Creston Valley Advance, October 17, 2013

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Council Reach a Reader raises literacy funds approves brewery rezoning Advance Staff

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Lorne Eckersley

After twice delaying a decision on a rezoning application for a 14th Avenue property Creston town council voted unanimously to pass the bylaw’s third reading on Friday. A third day of public hearings proved a charm for the Columbia Brewery, which has an offer to purchase a parcel of adjacent property, conditional on its rezoning from residential to light industrial. Final approval of the rezoning will allow the brewery to construct a railway spur on its property that will provide for the storage of four railcars, two each holding malt and syrup. Brewery manager Murray Oswald estimates the four cars will provide for four or five days of brewing at peak capacity. The third meeting included a key change to the brewery’s proposal, increasing the distance of the rail line to neighbouring residences. Town manager Lou Varela reported that staff recommended approval of the application with conditions including “a site plan, developed to the satisfaction of staff, detailing a separation between the centre of the proposed spur line and adjacent residential construction of not less than 15 metres.” See REZONING, page 3

“I’m thrilled,” said Creston literacy coordinator Linda Steward on Oct. 10, as she walked away with nearly $350 in donations collected in the Reach a Reader campaign. “Do you know how many things we can do with that money?” In exchange for donations to the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL), volunteers offered Oct. 10 editions of the Creston Valley Advance to passersby at the Canyon Street Walkthrough and the Creston Valley Public Library. Among the volunteers were members of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats hockey team, Regional District of Central Kootenay Area C director Larry Binks, Couns. Scott Veitch and Joanna Wilson and Advance staff. “Literacy is important to a community in so many different ways,” said Advance publisher Jacky Smith Lorne Eckersley. “We are proud to support the Reach a Reader volunteers included (above) Town of Creston Couns. Scott Veitch and efforts of Linda Steward and CBAL yearJoanna Wilson, (below) Creston Valley Thunder Cats Jesse Collins and Logan Styler, round and we thank those who made contriand (right) Creston Valley Public Library chief librarian Aaron Francis and Advance butions, and to volunteers who braved the chilly weather.” sales co-ordinator Anita Horton.

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