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Thursday, July 17, 2014
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ARMS WIDE OPEN Cheam First Nation welcomes Äshers into traditional territory
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JESSICA PETERS / OBSERVER
A massive crowd turned out to enjoy the UFV Bhangra Club dance performance on Sunday afternoon, as part of the Harrison Festival of the Arts. The festival runs through to Sunday night, with art, music and activities available throughout the community. For more photos and listings, see page 11.
QUINN AND TONIC Young Fraser Valley rock band kicks of Twilight Concert Series
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Council votes unanimously to preserve park boundary Jackson warns that province will make its own decision
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Jessica Peters
AGASSIZ OBSERVER
Harrison's mayor and council has voted unanimously to not support the proposed Sasquatch Park boundary adjustment. The decision was the final item of business on the Monday night council meeting, and when council voted, some members of the public in the gallery let out a sigh of relief. The boundary adjustment would allow logging truck traffic to travel through a portion of Sasquatch Park.
The proposal is coming from Seabird Island and Tamihi Logging, and is only in the early application process to the Ministry of Environment. While the Village of Harrison's opposition to the proposal will be taken into account, a final decision will eventually be made at the provincial level. If the proposal makes it through its next application process, it will be considered by Minister of Environment Mary Polak. It's a long process, and in the
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meantime a growing number of people are opposing the plan, including Todd Kabaluk. He has been following the process closely, attending public meetings held by Tamihi and Seabird in Agassiz and Chilliwack. He said he's thankful that council took the time to consider the matter over the last several months. "We appreciate that the council listened to local residents and read their letters. It was also clear that each one of them gave this issue
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thoughtful consideration and demonstrated the value they place in parks," he wrote in an email to The Observer. "The decision was a real boost of support on the eve of Canada's Parks Day (July 19)." Council spoke strongly about their opposition to the proposal, on various points. Coun. John Buckley said that once the decision is made to remove a portion of the road through Sasquatch Park to allow for logging Continued on 2
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