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Under the Sea Correlieu Players are very excited to present, for the first time in Quesnel, Disney’s Little Mermaid, Jr., based on the animated 1989 Disney film of the same name and the classic story of the Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a mermaid who dreams of the world above the sea and gives up her beautiful voice to find love. All the beloved Disney characters including Ariel, Sebastian, Ursula, Scuttle, Flounder, Prince Eric and a cast of colour sea creatures are vividly brought to life thanks to the hard work of students on costumes and sets and many energetic dance numbers. A show for the whole family. Tickets are $10 (adults) and $8 (students and OAP) available at Correlieu senior secondary school. Show times are April 9 – 12, Wednesday to Saturday, 7 p.m. in Chuck Mobley Theatre. There’s a special matinee at 2 p.m. April 12. Annie Gallant photo
Quesnel Lions housing project moving forward AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter The Quesnel Lions Club is yet another step forward on their senior housing project. Presenting to council during a delegation session, Lions Club member Mitch Vik provided mayor and council with an update on their goal of
developing an affordable housing project for seniors. “The Lions conducted an in-house survey a couple years ago which asked the community ‘what project do you think we should do?’” Vik said. “The majority of responses indicated that we should be focussed on seniors and specifically a seniors housing project of
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some sort. “Also, through our community involvement we had numerous people approach us about housing issues.” The proposed project is a four-floor, three and a half storey apartment building with up to 30 units; featuring an elevator and other accessibility provisions; located on the corner of McNaughton Avenue and
Reid Street; is intended for “fully independent” seniors needing affordable housing, with an estimated cost: $4.5 million to $5 million, including land and predevelopment costs. Vik pointed to community and council support as big factors in moving forward. “Council was very supportive to our initiative
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during our preliminary planning work,” he said. “They provided us a letter of support which was valuable in acquiring seed funding grants from BC Housing, CMHC and Northern Health. We also received generous support from the Quesnel Lions Club, the local Rotary club and many private donations.” However, he said, the
real test of support will come in the near future when the club asks for variances in zoning, DCC exemptions, property tax exemptions and utility hook ups. “It is essential that we get this assistance from the city as our pending application to BC Housing for funding will be stronger with city support,” he said.
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