Wednesday October 2nd, 7pm sharp, Celista Hall. An open town hall meeting is being held at Celista Hall to continue the conversation about North Shuswap Community Security. We will not gather to rant about the crime in our area. It is an opportunity to put our heads together and make some plans for how to deal with it in a legal, progressive way. The RCMP will be invited to discuss their efforts and how we can best help them. We…
Yes, I know it seems that they sometimes don’t care, sometimes they come out and do nothing, sometimes they don’t come even come out. So what the hell? Well, that’s what happens, or doesn’t happen, out here. After our Saturday night adventure on Hilliam Road, I had an interesting conversation with Sgt. Barry Kennedy from the Chase RCMP detachment. The Chase RCMP (the cops), live under a different reality from us. They only have a certain amount of staff at…
…but nary a drop of community water for Scotch Creek. Yes, it seems our application for a grant to help with the building of a Scotch Creek community water system has been denied. We were hoping to get 73% of the cost from a federal infrastructure grant. But that is not to be. It’ll likely be a few years before that generous a funding opportunity comes up again. (My cynical side suggests a year before the next federal election..?) So,…
Bylaw 5798 and the Alternative Approval Process Some community awareness is happening about this Youth Programming tax bylaw. That’s great! Up until Friday I’ve had maybe one call on it, but I’ve had a few emails and a few calls this weekend. Here is the process we’re going through right now:– your CSRD Director (me) feels in general that a program or service has a community benefit, and that the cost is not unreasonable. In this case, roughly $12,500 from…
WEATHER REPORT for the summer was just released and suggests we will have another hot, dry June-August. Not exactly what I would like to hear. My preference would be for it to rain every day (between 1am and 5am). Failing that, maybe every third or fourth day. Extra vigilance will be needed from everyone. Keep an eye out for smokers tossing butts, let them know we don’t appreciate it. Keep campfires low, while we can still have them. And protect…
At this time of year many calls I receive are about the state of the roads. The reality is that the CSRD has no control over what happens with the roads, it’s up to Ministry of Transport and their budget. But, I can make requests and give suggestions as well as get information. So here is what I know… Graders will be out re-shaping local gravel roads starting this week. New gravel will not be going on until the fall….
I recently heard that the Shuswap Lake RV Resort in Celista just bought another 3 acres that will provide them with another entrance area and room for more RV sites. Currently the plan on their website shows up to 122 RV lots, along with the needed services (water, septic, roads, etc.). The new property will likely allow them to add more. This is somewhat aggravating to the neighbours, and many are asking how can they put that many units in…
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…
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…
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…