YEAR IN REVIEW | A look back at some of the headlines of 2014 [A6,7,11]
Morning gStar
2012 Buick Lacrosse
The
Sunday, December 28, 2014
P R O U D L Y
S E R V I N G
O U R
N O R T H
w w w. v e r n o n m o r n i n g s t a r. c o m
O K A N A G A N
C O M M U N I T I E S
F O R
2 5
Y E A R S
Leather, only 23,200 kms Stk# P14-780
SAVE OVER
$10,00! 0 vs NEW
$
29,800
*
*Plus $499 doc fee & taxes.
BANNISTER
4703 - 27th St. VERNON • 250-545-0606
GM DL#9133
STORY TIME LISA VANDERVELDE/MORNING STAR
Children’s librarian Judy Bartosh (above) reads a story at the Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional Library as Heath Louis, four, (left) and Brock, four, hang on every word, while Yujin Kim (right) sits and listens with her son Aron Yoon.
Splatsin drives rail corridor discussions RICHARD ROLKE Morning Star Staff
There appears to be interest in determining if public ownership of another rail corridor can be acquired. In the new year, the Splatsin First Nation wants to bring together local municipalities and regional districts to discuss options for acquiring the abandoned Canadian Pacific line from Spallumcheen to Sicamous, and possible long-term uses for the property. “I’m open to looking at it,” said Herman Halvorson, Regional District of North Okanagan director for rural Enderby. “It needs to be maintained as a transportation corridor but the big question is
how to organize the funds needed and the purchase price.” Between 2010 and 2012, RDNO went through a process looking at the corridor from Spallumcheen to Grindrod and the net salvage value at the time was $3.2 million. RDNO did not look at the cost for the line from Grindrod to Halvorson Sicamous. The Splatsin recently obtained 29stains acresand of odors the route after legal Reverse professional, deep-cleaning action with against the federal government and
STAINS, STAINS, GO AWAY!
carpet and upholstery care.
WINTER CLEANING COMPLETE SPECIAL 2 Rooms + 1 Hallway
HOUSE PACKAGES •5 ROOMS $ •HALLWAY to 500 sq. ft. • STAIRS up Limited-time offer. Call for details.
$49.95
CP. Beyond RDNO, other jurisdictions that will be invited to meet with the Splatsin are Armstrong, Enderby, Spallumcheen, Sicamous and the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District. “We are prepared to work with them but we’re not sure what they are thinking about for land use yet, whether it’s a trail or not,” said Janice Brown, Spallumcheen mayor. The Shuswap Trail Alliance will also be asked to participate in the discussions. “We look forward to supporting Splatsin leadership and local municipal, regional and provincial leadership in those discussions which still include the potential for a continuous linear greenway corridor for
walking and cycling,” said Phil McIntyrePaul, Shuswap Trail Alliance executive director. “We will also be following up with CP leadership to better understand their plans for dispersal of the remaining abandoned rail corridor.” McIntyre-Paul says his alliance welcomes the Splatsin’s successful negotiations with CP and the band being able to obtain 29 acres of the rail line. “It is an important acknowledgement of the title and rights of the Splatsin community and the wider Secwepemc Nation territory through which the abandoned rail corridor runs,” he said.
YOU HOST • THEY SPILL • WE CLEAN
99
and up
WE DON’T USE “TRICK” COUPONS , YOU GET THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AT THE BEST PRICE!
Spotless Carpet Cleaning
PRISTINE CARPET CLEANING COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Carpet & Upholstry Cleaning • House Cleaning • Janitorial Service Locally Owned and Operated Since 1975
Best Equipment - Fastest Steam Dry Time • Pristinecarpets.ca
Our Reputation... Is Spotless ~ 250-503-1111
FIND OUR AD IN THE TELUS PHONE BOOK
INSIDE BACK COVER!!