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Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7
Town gets $130K grant ient community, with tremendous commuTHE CHRONICLE nity support thanks A $130,000 grant from to the involvement of the federal Gas Tax hundreds of Ladysmith Fund will help the Town citizens in the developof Ladysmith update its ment of both documents,” said Mayor zoning bylaw. This will support Rob Hutchins. “Now the implementation we need to make sure o f t h e C o m m u n i t y that their recommendaSustainability Vision tions are reflected in and Community Energy the finest details of all Plan — and “greener” related bylaws, plans development in town and policies.” Ladysmith’s exist— according to a press release from the town. ing zoning bylaw was As the key piece of adopted in 1997. It has municipal legislation undergone numerous pertaining to land use amendments since that regulations, the zoning time — more than 60 to bylaw needs immediate date — and some reguattention to ensure the lations date as far back community’s invest- as the 1960s. In the meantime, the ments in sustainability planning are carried t o w n h a s i n v e s t e d out at the operational c o n s i d e r a b l e t i m e and decision-making and resources into the development of levels, it noted. “ O u r Vi s i o n f o r a several overarching, Sustainable Community sustainability-focused and our Community planning documents, Energy Plan provide a including a new Official clear path for a resil- Community Plan (OCP) Staff Writer
in 2003, as well as the national awardwinning Community Sustainability Vision and Community Energy Plan in 2009. According to the town, some of the outcomes from this project include: • an updated zoning bylaw that supports the implementation of the Community Vision and Energy Plan • a technically sound document with improved bylaw clarity and clear regulations • consistency with the direction of the Official Community Plan • attention to zoning regulations in special areas such as the downtown zoning to support economic development in target sectors and existing job centres (e.g. retail, industrial, marine-related business, professional and knowledge-based business, tourism infra-
structure) • integration of detached secondary suite regulations as Phase 2 of the secondary suite project • supporting density in areas where services are located (e.g. downtown) and at a density to support transit • modernized parking standards that will also support bicycle parking and greener parking areas • consideration of landscaping and screening to mask or separate uses and enhance the natural environment.
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Playing Family Feud will support students Fundraiser for Chemainus, Crofton students Feb. 10 Survey says ... raise money for students in Chemainus and Crofton by playing Family Feud. The Chemainus Crofton Community Schools Association (CCSA) is hosting its third annual fundraising games night for local child and youth programs this Friday (Feb. 10) at Chemainus Secondary School. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner is at 6 p.m. It will be a humourous community school version of the television game show Family Feud. This fun fundraising evening also features a home-cooked lasagna dinner, a 50/50 draw and a silent auction. The event will be hosted by Darrell Dawson from Crofton Elementary School and will feature students from Chemainus Elementary, Chemainus Secondary and Crofton Elementary as hosts, servers and team families.
Everyone is welcome to watch the game or enter a team. If you don’t want to play Family Feud, you can watch this hilarious event, enjoy a meat or vegetarian lasagna dinner and support the CCSA. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for children younger than 12 and free for children younger than four. Ti c k e t s a r e a v a i l a b l e a t Chemainus Secondary School, Chemainus Elementary School, Crofton Elementary School and the CCSA office at 3172 Garner St. in Chemainus. For more information or to enter a team, contact the CCSA office at 250-246-3588 or e-mail ccsa@sd79.bc.ca. Family Feud is open to all individuals and organizations, and it costs $150 to enter a team (family) of five players. — Submitted
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