Salmon Arm Observer, August 08, 2014

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Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 25 No. 32 Aug. 8, 2014

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n Devon Schumacher creates a big wave as he puts his Sea Doo through a tight turn while enjoying the warm weather over the weekend on Shuswap Lake near Canoe Beach.

Cottonwoods sparks few concerns By Barb Brouwer

market news staff

A public hearing on the Cottonwoods Family Campground in Lee Creek was an uneventful affair. Both developer Greg Darroch and Columbia Shuswap Regional District senior planner Dan Passmore said they believe the light turnout – just nine people – is indicative of homework well done by both parties. “Most of them were in favour,” says Passmore. “A couple who

owned a house across the lake expressed concerns about boat traffic increase. They have a boathouse on the shoreline that’s being damaged.” But Passmore noted boating activity on the lake is not new and has nothing to do with the regional district, being under the jurisdiction of Nav Canada, the RCMP and Transport Canada. He says he is unaware of speed restrictions on the lake and if the boathouse is built right on the lake, it is likely going to be affected by boats during a time of high water.

“Cottonwoods is not responsible for all the boat action; there’s marinas, Little Shuswap River, all sorts of sources of traffic,” Passmore says, noting the rest of the public hearing was uneventful. New owner Darroch asked for a redesignation of the site from waterfront residential to secondary settlement area – commercial, and a rezoning from commercial 1 to comprehensive development. This will allow him to redevelop and expand the existing campground, and will permit subdivision

of recreational vehicle spaces into bare land strata lots. Darroch says 12 campsites will be kept for campers to reserve and rent as they do now. Passmore said another woman at the hearing expressed concerns about how the project fits Lee Creek’s new secondary settlement area (SSA) designation but did not speak against the proposal. “Her concern was these are not going to be full-time residents,

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