Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 23 No. 34 Friday, August 24, 2012
Market News
Inside
Salmon Arm
Music turned visual
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# Local artist Lori Talerico works on a painting of the Blues stage for the Arts Swarm at the 20th annual Roots and Blues Festival held over the weekend at the Salmon Arm fairgrounds. For more coverage of the festival, see pages 11-13.
Demolition Derby Event goes Sunday at the fairgrounds. Plus South Shuswap A8,9 Sports A18,19
Chase
A21 Clean-up Work begins at the site of a trailer court fire. Plus Chase Heat A22 What’s On A24
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CSRD supports White Lake concerns Logging: Ministry plans to proceed with harvesting plans approved in the ’90s. By Barb Brouwer MARKET NEWS STAFF
White Lake residents got support from directors at last week’s Columbia Shuswap Regional District board meeting but were angered the BC Forest Timber Sales officials were also allowed to speak without being on the agenda. White Lake resident Alf Davy spoke on behalf of the local association, explaining the group’s outrage at
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Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations plans to move forward with a logging plan that was originally approved in the late 1990s without communicating with the community. Davy said he had recently met with Forest Minister Steve Thomson, who agreed there should have been some communication and asked him to call after the board meeting to relay the board’s response.
“They don’t want to stop logging, but they want us to have some input,” said Davy of Thomson’s reaction. “I hope the board will at least say to us that they support us.” Board chair Dave Raven advised Davy the regional district does not have any role other than to offer moral support. But Area A Rural Revelstoke director Loni Parker said she believes it’s important for people to be made
aware of what’s happening in their own communities. “It may not be our jurisdiction, but I think their interests need to put forward,” she said. “I would like to support White Lake residents and if that requires a letter from us I would like to move that we send one.” Area D director René Talbot seconded the motion, which received unanimous agreement. Although not scheduled to appear before the board,
BC Timber sales woodland supervisor Colin Johnston was then permitted to address the board. He explained that while the cut blocks originally appeared in 1997, they also appeared in subsequent development plans in 2002. “They were open to public response at any time during that period and then again in the forest stewardship plan in 2006,” he said. See Plans on page 2
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