Kimberley Daily Bulletin, March 21, 2014

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FRIDAY MARCH 21, 2014

HEALTH

IN SESSION

GUEST SPEAKER

MLA REPORT

Norm Macdonald on the importance of the Legislature.

Dr. W. Gifford-Jones on Vitamin C and heart health.

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Tim Bozon out of coma ICE player moved out of ICU TRE VOR CR AWLEY Townsman Staff

More good news is coming out of Saskatoon on Tim Bozon’s health. The Kootenay Ice forward has been moved out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and into one of the hospital wards, and doctors have listed his condition as stable. Bozon’s parents say he is awake, moving around in his bed, trying to feed himself and trying to speak. Bozon was admitted to Royal University Hospital on March 1st and diagnosed with Neisseria meningitis. Since then, Bozon was put into an artificial coma, but doctors worked to slowly wake him as per the last update from the Saskatoon Health Region a week ago. Since arriving in Saskatoon, the family has received a lot of support from the hockey community, friends and even strangers. Anonymous gifts from restaurant vouchers, fruit baskets to a box containing blankets and other bedding has been brought to the hospital. The family wishes to pass along their gratitude for all the support that has come in around the world. While his condition continues to improve, Bozon faces a long recovery. The WHL has established a trust fund to assist him and his family with medical and rehabilitation costs.

THE REAL MCKENZIE PHOTOGRAPHY

There has been plenty of great spring skiing in recent days at the Kimberley Alpine Resort, although likely not Thursday when 8 cm of new snow was reported. The Resort is gearing up for the Spring Splash in just two weeks, which means it’s only two weeks until KAR closes for the season. See much more on Spring Splash in the Bulletin next week.

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA BYLAW

Medical marijuana grow ops and the ALR Medical marijuana considered a crop for land in ALR; RDEK is introducing zoning bylaw C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca

Next Wednesday evening at Centennial Hall, the RDEK will hold a public hearing on Bylaw 2511 - Medical Marijuana/Kimberley Rural. The zoning will establish regulations and require a Light Industrial zoning for medical marijuana operations in the Kimberley rural area. There is already one application for such an operation in Meadowbrook and RDEK

Area E Director Jane Walter says she is hearing from concerned residents and she has some concerns herself. “A gentleman from Langley has already made an application of intent and he has been in further contact with the RDEK,” Walter said. “The property he intends to develop for a medical marijuana grow op is in the ALR (Agricultural Land Reserve).” That makes a big difference in the type of control the RDEK will have over the application going forward, Walter says. “The Agricultural Land Commission has designated medical marijuana production as agriculture, so the only thing we can do is zoning.” But while the new bylaw will require a light industrial zoning for medical marijuana grow ops, properties in the ALR may not

An application for a medical marijuana grow op in Meadowbrook has been received by the RDEK. require that zoning. The federal government’s new guidelines around the production of medical marijua-

na go into effect on April 1 and the RDEK is racing to get this bylaw in place before that. After April, medical marijuana producers will need to seek local government zoning for the operation. It will be up to the local government to zone properties so that they can control where the medical marijuana operations are located. Previously, producers could set up operations wherever they wished, with a license from Health Canada and without the knowledge of local government. The new regulations will also contain stringent guidelines, including 24-hour monitoring of the site. But Walter says that these regulations don’t take into account the ALR.

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