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Passenger service essential in region Dear Editor: From the time the Canadian Pacific Railway was built, subsidized passenger rail travel was provided — the distances in Canada
between settlements, towns and cities was too great. Ordinary people in the early days could not afford to pay the actual cost of passenger service.
Over the many years since passenger rail service was provided, the passenger trains always lost money. CPR and later CNR was paid a subsidy to keep the pas-
senger service rolling. Today, the one railway that is not openly subsidized is the Rocky Mountain Rail Service. Today bus service between towns and
cities is an essential service: The Okanagan Valley has large numbers of retired senior citizens: Many of those folks on limited pension, cannot afford the cost of air
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MAYOR: Janice Perrino COUNCILLORS: Lloyd Christopherson, Robert Hacking, Bruce Hallquist, Orv Robson, Marty Van Alphen, Peter Waterman
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Municipal Council will hold a Public Hearing to hear representations of interested persons who deem their interest in property affected by the below mentioned housekeeping text amendment to District of Summerland Zoning Bylaw No. 2000-450 at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Office, 13211 Henry Avenue, Summerland, B.C.: a) Bylaw Number 2012-025 Purpose: To adjust setbacks for agricultural uses. Applicant: District of Summerland Amendments: That Zoning Bylaw 2000-450 be amended as follows: • Section 8.1.6 – Siting Regulations – Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures within a Farm Home Plate and crop, machinery and/or chemical storage Buildings outside a Farm Home Plate (setbacks); Greenhouses; wineries, cideries, Buildings and Structures housing animals, livestock or poultry; livestock feeding stations; mushroom growing facilities; and all other Structures (setbacks). • Section 8.2.6 – Siting Regulations – Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures housing animals, livestock or poultry; livestock feeding stations; mushroom growing facilities; and all other Structures (setbacks); Greenhouses; wineries, cideries, Buildings and Structures housing animals, livestock or poultry; livestock feeding stations; mushroom growing facilities; and all other Structures (setbacks). Please note that all correspondence submitted to the District of Summerland in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda when this matter is before the Council or a Committee of Council. The District considers the author’s address relevant to Council’s consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. The author’s phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed.
allow Greyhound buses to carry first class mail. The government would kill two birds with one stone. Greyhound, in the 1950s actually started the courier business in North America. Bus Parcel Express was a winner; why Greyhound dropped their courier monopoly is a mystery. Regardless of why they did it should not matter. The mail service should be reinstated. The mail transportation business would actually not be a subsidy. Carrying passengers and first class mail would be a winner for everybody. A side bar to such an arrangement would to be to actually have daily mail service once again between towns and cities with shorter bus routes.. Ernie Slump Penticton
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Inquiries relative to the above proposed bylaws should be directed to the Municipal Office, 13211 Henry Avenue, Summerland, B.C. Copies of the bylaw and related correspondence are available for inspection at the Municipal Office during normal business hours (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Monday to Friday inclusive (excluding Statutory Holidays), up to and including Tuesday, November 13th, 2012. Council will receive no representation after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.
travel. In 1987 CN and CP was let off the passenger rail hook. A new passenger rail service Via Rail — a taxpayer subsidized passenger rail service was introduced. CN-CP Rail sold their passenger rail rolling stock to Via for $500 million. What Via — the taxpayers — had actually acquired was $500 million worth of rolling junk. Most CN-CP passenger rail cars were worn out. By the winter of 1991-92 one hundred cars were taken out of service due to major under carriage failure. Those worn out cars were replaced by the Quebec manufacturer, Bombardier. God only knows how much Bombardier was paid by taxpayers to build the new Via Rail cars. A simple means to provide the bus service would be to
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Dear Editor: Chinese investors RD to sue the RY right More than Fany OSBEthe other province British Canadian governNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Columbia should be ment if they feel demanding a detailed their interests have NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Municipal Council will hold a Public Hearing to hear representations of interested persons who deem their interest in property analysis and full dis- been adversely affected by the below mentioned amendments to Summerland Official Community Plan (2008) Bylaw No. 2000- 310 and District of Summerland Zoning Bylaw No. cussion of provisions affected by deci2000-450 at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Office, 13211 Henry Avenue, Summerland, B.C.: in a proposed invest- sions of any level of a) Bylaw Number 2012-022 ment treaty that has government: muniHOOFBEAT ST already been signed cipal, provincial or Location: 14806 Biagioni Avenue by Prime Minister federal. Owner: Johannes, Hendrik and Jannie Schonewille Stephen Harper, and This will make Legal: Lot 3, Block 2, District Lot 473, ODYD, Plan 1005 which was scheduled it difficult if not Current Official Community Plan Designation: LDR – Low Density Residential to come into force by impossible for the Proposed Official Community Plan Designation: A - Administrative Oct. 31. Government of CanPresent Zoning: RSD3 – Residential Estate This document ada to regulate and Proposed Zoning: I - lnstitutional may well be the Tro- manage resources jan Horse that gives in our national and Purpose: To amend the OCP and Zoning designation of the property to allow for the Chinese govern- environmental interthe construction of a Church. TURNER ST ment an unpreced- est. Inquiries relative to the above proposed bylaw should be directed to the Municipal Office, ented level of access Surely these are 13211 Henry Avenue, Summerland, B.C. Copies of the bylaw and related correspondence and control over issues that need to are available for inspection at the Municipal Office during normal business hours (9:00 resource industries in be examined before a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Monday to Friday inclusive (excluding Statutory Holidays), up to and Canada — industries we sign on to a treaty including November 13th, 2012. which China sees that will be in place as being of critical for at least 15 years, Please note that all correspondence submitted to the District of Summerland in response importance to its bur- and whose special to this Notice will form part of a public record and will be published in a meeting agenda geoning economic treatment of Chiwhen this matter is before the Council or a Committee of Council. The District considers SUBJECT PROPERTY future. nese investors and the author’s address relevant to Council’s consideration of this matter and will discuss this Article 7, Clause corporations will personal information. The author’s phone number and email address is not relevant and 3 gives anyone “in a be grandfathered should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal JULIA ST capacity that is man- for another 15 years information disclosed. agerial, executive if the treaty is canCouncil will receive no representation after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. or requires special- celled after that. I ized knowledge” the urge our provincial Maureen Fugeta, Corporate Officer MAY right to “enter and party leaders, MLAs NE P remain temporarily” and MPs to make L OPEN BURNING REGULATIONs FOR THE DIsTRICT OF sUmmERLAND in the host country their concerns about where an investment this ill-considered Open burning within the District of Summerland is only permitted on properties greater than two acres in size that have obtained a valid open burning permit from is made. treaty known before the Summerland Fire Department. Burning of residential yard waste is prohibited. T S Provisions in the it’s too late. Y VERIT Additional requirements in regards to permitted materials, and air quality regulations must be followed. agreement similar Jane Sterk VE For further information or to obtain an open burning permit, please contact the Summerland Fire Department, 10115 RJubilee Rd. West, telephone 250 494 7211. to “expectation of Green Party of BC IT profits” language in Leader Y Fire Chief, Glenn Noble ST NAFTA, will give Esquimalt 1111555 50000 2222222 2
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