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BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Long-term thinking, broad in scope, integration and collaboration are all the buzz words of a province-wide initiative that focuses on climate change and strategies to create healthier communities. Armed with a cool $56,000, a local township is ready to walk into a greener future. Montrose announced Wednesday that Columbia Basin Trust granted $25,000 and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities $31,000, for the village to develop a framework for Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (ICSP). For almost 10 years the ICSP program has been gathering momentum by asking B.C. towns and cities to take a fresh look at their environmental footprint and how it affects the world around them. Through the program’s integrated and guided process that includes engaging community members, words are put into action in ways that lead to cleaner and more sustainable lifestyles. Developing a long-range community plan that incorporates the principles of sustainable living is a current priority for Kevin Chartres. Earlier this year, the Montrose chief administrative officer (CAO) applied for grant money so the village could move ahead and develop a long term vision and comprehensive sustainable plan that identifies and acts on matters like land use, energy, waste and water management, and transportation services. “The ICSP will be the lens for all our decision and for how we do business in the future,” said Chartres. “Along with council and staff we are encouraging our resident and community partners to get engaged in the ICSP development.” For the 1,000 people living in Montrose, that means more opportunities to partake in the See ONLINE, Page 3
On a warm Wednesday night, gardeners and local leaders gathered at the Piazza Colombo to celebrate a successful gardening season. Trail in Bloom handed out awards after judging over 60 gardens in 15 categories while guests sipped wine and tried to stay cool in the evening sun. Chair of the Trail in Bloom committee, Annette Gallatin, said she was happy with the entries and the winners. “We are absolutely proud,” she said. “The gardeners have their passion and they live it and they share it. You walk into a yard and you are just 'wow'ed. It is everything from the rustic to the elegant to the whimsical. The gardeners' personalities just come through.” For Gail Winters, it was a night of firsts. She won first place in the ‘First Time Entry” category at the awards ceremony. Her reason for putting her garden on the judges list? “My family has always been bugging me to enter,” she said after the ceremony was finished. “My husband put so much work into it, I thought I’d better enter.” Her favourite plant in her garden are the peonies because they are easy to cultivate. “They are so pretty and they are the least amount of work,” she said while laugh-
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Ede Kruggel accepts the award for Best Overall Garden from Teck’s Carol Vanelli-Worosz at the annual Trail in Bloom awards ceremony on Wednesday night. More photos on Page 19. ing. “I know they aren’t a weed!” As for the actual awards ceremony, Gallatin says it was a great success for the committee. “They went beautifully,” she said. “It was our first year on our own because the person
who did it for six years retired, but everything was alright. Everybody feels happy about it.” The Trail in Bloom Committee already has some ideas for next year's ceremony. “We have a list of to-dos for next year,” she said. “We'll be ahead of the game.”
Buckley day-use area reopened to visitors BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
After closing down for over a week, Buckley Campground is back open for day-use visitors as of this afternoon. The grounds, including the boat launch, were closed due to public complaints over day-use visitors acting inappropriately. Sabrina Locicero, community
engagement officer for BC Hydro, said the complaints included excessive consumption of alcohol and dangerous behaviours that put the safety of visitors in question. After talking with the visitors who were the cause of the complaints, Locicero said there was no resolution and BC Hydro had to take action by closing the area. Security was put on the site
and according to Locicero the day-use area is now back open for business. “We had a meeting [Wednesday] and things have gone well so we are reopening as of Friday July 18” she said, adding that security will remain on site after the park opens today. “We're going to continue to have security on site to maintain the momentum.”
Locicero says the feedback she has received from overnight campers has been positive and helped with the decision to reopen. “We had reports from those using the campground and they thanked us for making the public safety effort,” she said. “It is good news.” The park remained open to overnight campers during the day-use closure.
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