Williams Lake Tribune, August 22, 2013

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013

Closing remarks Aug. 23

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SPORTS A9 William wins King of the Hill. COMMUNITY 4-H awards presented.

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GOSPEL JAMBOREE CELEBRATES 18TH YEAR

The closing remarks session for the New Prosperity Mine will be hosted this Friday, Aug. 23 at CJ’s Southwestern Grill in Williams Lake from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Livain Michaud, panel manager for the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, said deadlines for interested parties wishing to make an oral presentation passed Aug. 21, however, anyone wishing to send a written outline can still make a submission. “Interested parties who choose not to present their closing remarks orally may file written closing remarks with the panel,” Michaud said. “These remarks must be submitted no later than the start of the closing remarks session on Aug. 23.”

NEWS Children’s author inspires.

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Weather outlook: Sun/cloud today, high of 29 C. Sunny Friday, high of 28 C.

Bev and Lea Butler perform on fiddle at the 7-Bar-7 Gospel Jamboree held recently at Cochin Lake The 18th annual event drew participants from as far away at Fort St. John, Prince George, Bella Coola, Williams Lake, the Okanagan, Alberta, Seattle and Arizona. For more on the story turn to Page A14.

Advisor and Tribune papers unite You asked for it and we’re delivering. Black Press-owned newspapers the Williams Lake Tribune, the Cariboo Advisor and the Tribune Weekend, will be amalgamated beginning Sept. 4 to offer two completely free newspapers to more than 10,500 homes throughout the region. This will include a Wednesday Williams Lake Tribune edition and a Friday Weekend Advisor edition — both filled with the award-winning content that has made the Tribune the community paper of record for more than 75

years. Tribune publisher Lisa Bowering said she’s thrilled to be able to offer two fresh newspapers at a broader reach. “I am so excited with the amalgamation of our three great papers,” Bowering said. “We want to give our community the absolute best newspaper we can with the broadest reach. That is why this amalgamation of the Tribune, its weekend edition and the Cariboo Advisor is such exciting news.” “These changes will allow us to continue with an amazing editorial team that has the depth and

experience to bring our community the complete story every time — whether it be hard news, business, sports or coverage of a community event.” The Tribune’s website, www. wltribune.com, also no longer requires a subscription to access and will be updated with stories and current events on a daily basis. This includes our Facebook and Twitter pages. “With our broader reach of more than 10,500 copies partnered with the free website with full page views and complete eeditions of the paper you will al-

ways have access to the breaking news you want,” she said. The first edition of the Williams Lake Tribune Wednesday edition will hit the streets Sept. 4, followed by the first Friday Advisor Sept. 6. Bowering thanked the Tribune’s valued subscribers and said they will be refunded by mail the current unused portion of their subscriptions. Next week’s Tuesday and Thursday editions of the Tribune and Friday’s Tribune Weekend will be delivered to subscribers as usual.

Zoning amendment long overdue: realtor Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer

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Williams Lake realtor Henry van Soest said it’s about time a city lot on Proctor Street is turned back into residential property. “This place has been in existence as a residential property since day one, since I think about 1959,” van Soest said.

When the city incorporated areas that were taken out of the regional district, they were put into municipal boundaries and there was a change to their zoning. “There was very little understanding of it and people in the circumstances afterwards paid commercial taxes for all these years, which is a real shame,” van Soest told the Tribune. At Tuesday’s regular council

meeting city council passed a zoning amendment bylaw and an official community plan amendment bylaw to change the property zoning at 907 Proctor Street from Mixed Use to Residential Single Family. During the public hearing before the bylaw was passed, van Soest told council the lot on Proctor Street has been owned by the same family since the

1950s and they have been paying “excessive” commercial taxes ever since the property was incorporated into the city. “So they’ve paid their dues and supported the community through commercial taxation all the while being strictly a residential property. See CHANGES Page A2


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