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Residents opposed to zoning, not planned usage A R N E P E T RYS H E N
A plan by the Ktunaxa Nation to set up a 20 bed residential facility in a residence on 13th Ave S prompted a petition to be sent to council by neighbourhood
residents. The story documenting the discussion among mayor and council ran in Wednesday’s Townsman. Erin Stevenson, one of the neighbours of the prop-
erty who signed the petition, wanted to clarify on Wednesday that the opposition was to do with the zoning parameters rather than the planned use of the building.
She worried that the petitioners had come across as against the facility itself, but they are concerned that the Public Institutional Zoning does not allow for the type of institution that the Ktu-
naxa Nation’s plan calls for. Dale LeClair, Chief Administrative Officer for the Ktunaxa Nation, said he recently met with Mayor Wayne Stetski regarding the petition.
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The local Knights of Columbus Council #8631 (Christ the Servant Church) put on a free hot dog and popsicle lunch for all the students of St. Mary’s Catholic School on Tuesday, September 16. Students enjoyed the wonderful weather as they ate outside. This was the second last event for the Knights Council as they are disbanding their council after 25 years of service to the community.
Leclair said Scotty’s House fits well within the zoning bylaws for that property. “We’ve taken a very thorough look at the bylaws and feel very comfortable,” he said, adding they would not want to go beyond the legal regulations for the property. LeClair also met with city staff a couple of weeks ago to make sure the proposed uses fit the zoning requirements. He said in regards to the petition, “the Nation is very cognizant of the needs of the surrounding neighbourhood and would not in any way want them to feel we are putting them in any kind of danger or any kind of situation where they may or may not believe they have any kind of undesirable people in the area.” LeClair said there may be some connections mistakenly being drawn between the Nation’s successful Street Angel program. “I think they are making the connection between Street Angels and taking individuals who are on the fringe of society and very troubled who we care for, both Nation and non-Nation, and somehow connected to Scotty’s Home.”
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Barriers coming down, Stetski tells business community TRE VOR CR AWLEY
Cranbrook is moving in the right direction. That was the message from Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Stetski as he ad-
dressed the business community at a monthly Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday at the Heritage Inn. Stetski touched on a
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number of subjects of interest to the business community, including accomplishments in arts and culture, community health and the economy.
“Cranbrook is a good place to do business and the city is working to make it an even better place to do business,” Stetski said. He recalled a story he
heard when running for mayor three years ago on how he kept hearing feedback that the city isn’t friendly for business. Digging deeper into that perception,
he said he never found anyone who could articulate exactly why it was that people would believe that.
See STETSKI, Page 3