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First Nations request seat at RDEK table TRE VOR CR AWLEY
Can representatives from First Nations have a seat at the regional district board table? That was the question asked by Chief Lorne Shovar
of the Akisqnuk First Nation in a letter to the Regional District of East Kootenay in March. However, there is no allowance for First Nation seats on regional district boards
that have not completed the treaty process, according to legislation contained within the Local Government Act. The RDEK voted to send a letter back to Shovar and the Akisqnuk First Nation with
that information, but some board directors said there are ways for First Nations across the region to provide input when making decisions. RDEK board chair Rob Gay said while First Nations
don’t currently have voting rights at the regional board table, they can still be involved in the decision-making process. He uses Area Planning Commissions as an example.
“For the rural areas, we have an area planning commission and the commissioners are basically hand-picked by the directors,” Gay said. “What we try to do is get people around the region, so in the case of Area C, I have someone from Moyie, I have someone from Ft. Steele, someone from Wardner, and these people volunteer their time to look at planning and development applications and provide advice.”
See FIRST, Page 4
Snow pack at 76% of normal C AROLYN GR ANT
BARRY COULTER PHOTO
Rob Porter of Just Liquid Sports — Cranbrook’s comprehensive water sports business — is pictured with Cranbrook Youth Ambassadors Burke Bidder and Devon Kennedy at the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Business Excellence Awards, held Saturday, April 11, at St. Eugene Resort. The sold-out event saw honours handed out in 11 wide and diverse categories, reflecting the cross section of the business community. Just Liquid Sports was the recipient of three of these awards. See full coverage and a special photo feature in Tuesday’s Daily Townsman.
The snow pack in the East Kootenay remains unchanged from last month at 76 per cent of normal, according to the BC River Forecast Centre’s latest report. That is considered moderately low. However, there are a couple of areas in the province where the snow packs are extremely low, those being the South Coast at 13 per cent of normal and Vancouver Island at 15 per cent. Snow pack accumulation trends from early in the season have persisted throughout March.
See SNOW PACK, Page 3
LETS GO Cranbrook & Kimberley! Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bowl 4 Kids Friday April 17th, 2015 – Jupiter Lanes – 6pm
Big Brothers Big Sisters
An evening of fun for a great cause - Community Kids!! We’re down to the crunch but Donations & Teams Welcomed. For more info call 250-489-3111 or mikayla.walker@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca