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Friday, June 14, 2013
House plans on hold Sidney council holds off on granting permit until talks happen Steven Heywood News staff
Neighbours of a property on Amelia Avenue in Sidney will talk with the homeowner and town staff about ways to lessen the impact of planned renovations. The owner, Ken Wright, has applied to the town for a development variance permit to allow him to add a third story to the house. The variance would require the town to relax existing height and setback restrictions in its existing regulations. Nearby residents spoke to council June 10, expressing concern that a taller home — one that already does not conform to current bylaws — will negatively impact them. Their issues ranged from loss of privacy to something that doesn’t fit in with the character of the neighbourhood. Wright, also at the meeting, says he has lived there for 35 years, has no intention to leave and wants to upgrade his home. He said he didn’t want to be punished for having a home that was built in the 1920s and as the town’s rules changed, no longer conforms to current zoning rules. Please see: Neighbours, owner, page 4
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Parkland Secondary School creative writing students (from left to right) Brienne Gloeckler, Kaity Ramsey, Brenda Wood, Tessa Ekstrom, Bryanne Geary and Shania Justice stand with teacher Jackie Rioux (far left) at the school. The students and Rioux will be participating in a fundraiser on June 21 for the Sidney Literary Festival.
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Parkland Secondary School students supporting the Sidney Literary Festival
Devon MacKenzie News staff
Students from Parkland Secondary’s creative writing program will show their stuff this month during an evening in support of the Sidney Literary Festival scheduled for this fall.
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“Parkland has a very small but very committed creative writing program and the students have been working towards completing their portfolios all semester,” explained teacher Jackie Rioux. “During the open mic, there is going to be about 10 students sharing their final projects
which will include non fiction, fiction, short poems and even some dialogue from dramatic scenes that they’ve been working on.” “It will be really great.”
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