Getting the message out

Getting the message out

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During the election I ran on a platform of reasonable growth and communicating with the people of the North Shuswap. Almost 6 months in now (wow, that’s gone fast), and I’m still working on both. And I think they’re both getting better. Growth possibilities are happening with new job opportunities being built and in planning stages, and I’m getting better at this Facebook thing. Also, monthly Kicker articles let you know what’s coming up. Communication in the North Shuswap is…

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Town Hall Results

Town Hall Results

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I got around to tabulating some results today. So far I have received 45 survey responses, most from the meeting, but a few from the website (www.NorthShuswap.Info). It’s wonderful to see the interest out there. The top categories of interest are: Emergencies – Preparing for them Housing and Health and Tourism. The top individual vote getter was Roadside Parallel Trails followed closely by Health Care & Services. The great thing is that every topic has at least a few people…

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Town Hall Success!

Town Hall Success!

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First Town Hall meeting was a great success!I was really happy to see about 60 North Shu residents come out to discuss community topics. We had some great conversations on a variety of topics like Fire proofing your lot to independent housing for seniors. Of the 60 people there, we got back over 30 questionnaires listing their areas of interest or concern and over 20 are willing to discuss it with me further. From my point of view that is…

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Town Hall – March 9th 1pm

Town Hall – March 9th 1pm

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Yes, the first town hall of 2019 will be held Saturday March 9th at 1pm at the Celista Hall. I’m looking forward to getting feedback from the community on a variety of topics. My plan is to begin with wider area concerns, kinda the bigger picture items, and then narrow down to more specific areas of concern. For instance, we’ll begin by chatting about our Forests and Logging as one of the main employers in the North Shuswap. We’ll then…

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Budget time…

Budget time…

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So, awesome sunrises and sun sets are one of the many great things about the NS. There is, unfortunately, a balance in life. My week has been taken up with Budget discussions! 🙁 Actually, it’s not all bad. More an education in the ways of local government and their taxing/spending powers. So, I know, you’re waiting for me to tell you that taxes are going down. Well, have they ever gone down? Not in my memory. The only time that might…

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Gas anyone? Natural I mean..

Gas anyone? Natural I mean..

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One of our neighbours in Magna Bay was inquiring about the possibility of Natural Gas coming out to the North Shuswap. Here’s a reply from Peter Hill of Fortis… “…given the distribution system would need to be extended from either Chase or Sorrento and cross the water twice, Its unlikely the costing would be of interest to you and your neighbors. Cheers, Peter”. No surprise there!?

Cannabis… anyone?

Cannabis… anyone?

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So, let’s add another interesting few days to my list. We’re running into some headwinds regarding the medical cannabis production facility in Celista. There is some opposition to the project from a couple of directions but that doesn’t give me the picture from a community perspective.   The down side is that the organic medical cannabis facility is covering just over 2 acres of Celista bench farmland with cement in order to create a bio-secure facility (required to make medical…

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Cannabis facility meeting

Cannabis facility meeting

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An interesting meeting at Celista Hall today re: the Garland Road cannabis production facility. About 300 residents came out to hear the company discuss the facility, job opportunities and have questions answered. The meeting lasted a full two hours and there were some concerned community members asking some pointed questions of the company reps. Not all went away feeling great, but we have to recognise that there will always be some drawbacks to any change. Those that came looking for…

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I’m in!

I’m in!

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Ok, I’m officially indoctrinated! Just spent two days at the CSRD offices. Day 1: Get new phone number and email… 250-517-9578 and JSimpson@csrd.bc.ca. The rest of the day we listened to a very good lawyer discuss how we might get ourselves in trouble. Things like Conflict of Interest, how to run a public hearing so everything counts, not discussing a situation after a public hearing as it’s not fair to the public that don’t have access to that information, etc,…

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Website setup

Website setup

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This website is being built to provide information to the Area F – North Shuswap population about the various activities and issues that arise. I encourage dialogue and feedback on any of the issues presented here.