SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012 Cont’d from page 22 approve the contract. There will be a ratification vote Dec. 28. But those same members were officially back to work Dec. 18. “It’s business as usual in highway maintenance,” McTavish said. While bargaining was progressing, union workers put in extraordinary hours over the Dec. 16/17 weekend clearing up the aftermath of the windstorm, McTavish said. That was required under the essential services clause written into the strike. Residents react to OCP Dec. 22, 2009 It may be a horse designed by a committee but Councillor Dave Bennett thinks it is a racehorse. The Official Community Plan, now in its fifth draft was presented to council at the regular December 14 council meeting At the meeting, Councillors Sheila Beech,
Bev Berger and Herb Haldane stepped out of chambers stating they were advised they could be in a conflict situation. Berger and Haldane because they are involved in the building trade and Beech because she has a rental suite. Haldane has sought independent legal advice. Residents came forward earlier to speak to items on the agenda and the item drawing the biggest response was the OCP. Concerns were expressed as to waterfront access, foreshore leases, landowners’ rights on the waterfront, private docks, comprehensive development zoning, and the vision of a boardwalk stretching from the Sooke River to Whiffin Spit.
ciation held its latest meeting on Dec. 15, and, expecting a heavy turnout, booked the district council chambers for the event. It was hoped the function would help to have an assortment of restrictions relaxed or eliminated, leading to a more streamlined
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economical process for local builders. A crowd of close to 50 was on hand for the discussion moderated by Wendal Milne and featuring Bob Lapham -- the Capital Regional District’s General Manager of Planning and Protective Services;
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Builders vent frustration with red tape Dec. 22, 2010 The Sooke Community Development Asso-
Elizabeth Nelson, Director of Engineering, District of Sooke; and Tony Bastone, District of Sooke building official. The predominate sentiment was that builders and local residents face a punitive array of obstacles on their way toward the construc-
tion of homes and additions or other types of buildings Laurie Wallace heads the SCDA and welcomed the gallery, pointing out that considering the HST and other factors, the term “affordable” is less applicable than ever in terms of hous-
ing. “Too much red tape” and a “cadre of professionals” add time and expense to any sort of construction, said Wallace before turning the floor over the panel experts.
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