September 14th and October 11th. I have reserved the Celista Hall for a community meeting – Thursday September 14 at 6:30. Two days from now. I think it’s important to get together and share some of our trauma. I want to hear your concerns, but mainly I want to chat about recovery. We have a number of groups coming into the community to help those who’ve lost homes. Samaritans Purse for one, they’ll come and safely sift your homes ashes…
FUND RAISING FOR OUR WILDFIRE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES The Shuswap Community Foundation has set up an account for donations for Wildfire Relief. You can e-transfer or donate locally at SASCU branches. Recipient: info@shuswapfoundation.ca with memo/message “SCF Emergency Response Fund for the North Shuswap”. Please put the message “SCF Emergency Response Fund for the North Shuswap” in the message box of your e-transfer to make sure it goes to the North Shuswap area. Receipts for taxation purposes can be provided by taking…
I had a question from a local resident regarding the Shuswap Watershed Council. I thought it was a good question so I’ve provided that question and my response here. Hello Jay. We are talking about the the Shuswap Watershed Council. It being a nonregulatory body I was asked “Of what value is it?”Could that funding be better spent on the prevention of invasive species? Like more inspection stations? I recall when there was discussion about this subject at one of…
With the CSRD I mean… Now’s the time to let us know your pains, concerns, wants, desires and maybe even things we’re doing well!You’ve heard me talk about North Shuswap 2040. Now is the time to cast your imagination ahead about 15 years and decide what your community should look like, feel like, be like. We need input from all segments of the community. Working folks, single moms, retired people, pickleballers, sledders, gardeners and farmers. I especially want to encourage…
This summer we will have the opportunity to question the CSRD on it’s role and the services it provides to the North Shuswap. Our feedback will be compiled by an outside consultant and presented to the CSRD board in October or November. In preparation for this information gathering, a graphic outlining the various responsibilities of the different level of government may be helpful. Keep an eye out for the opportunities to provide your feedback or respond to a survey. The…
Every year, we pay taxes. It’s a bit frustrating, and even after all these years of paying them, it still feels like I’m not getting what I’m paying for. We’ve just gone through the painful process of the CSRD budget, and, well, looks like property taxes are going up again. Our properties are more valuable, although with interest rates where they are, it seems property sales are slowing and a price correction may be in store. And the value of…
Work is beginning in Anglemont this week to reduce wildfire risk in the Crown forests above the community. Kk’atsin Resources LLP will have crews on the western end of Anglemont, working eastward towards Evelyn falls. I’m not sure how long the planned work will continue but it’s great to see that we do have some work actually progressing, and we’re looking forward to more in Anglemont later this year.
Here’s a note from AIM road maintenance regarding a change in their contact information. Please be advised, effective March 1, 2023, the email aimroads.ca@acciona.com will be discontinued. Please remove this contact from your records and replace it with aimcommunications.ca@acciona.com. If you need to contact AIM Roads to report a road condition or event, you can do so in three different ways. Call us 24/7 at 1-866-222-4204, email us at aimcommunications.ca@acciona.com or complete a service request form on our website at…
Posted by the CSRD November 8, 2022 With winter storms or weather changes, often concerns with winter driving conditions start to crop up and the CSRD office begins to receive calls asking for service. This is a reminder to citizens that the CSRD does not have jurisdiction over roads within its boundaries. This includes any road issues such as: snowplowing, potholes, snowbanks, icy conditions or any other winter road-related concern. If you have a concern or comment, please contact the…
Bylaws and laws are in place to protect us from excesses and idiots. Some of the bylaws that are in place in the CSRD seem a bit too much ‘big-brother’, at least to me, but likely there was a relatively large issue at the time that indicated there should be some control over that particular problem. It seems to be much easier to get a bylaw or law in place than to remove it, something about government creep. Anyway, bylaws…