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Volume 67, No. 40 | Thursday, October 1, 2015
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Twenty-five votes cast, 25 yes votes. On Sept. 24, Lower Kootenay Band (LKB) voters approved a land swap that gives them cash, economic development funds and property on Kootenay Lake. “This decision is of great significance,” LKB Chief Jason Louie said on Friday. “It was a rollercoaster of emotions last night when the results
came in. We’re talking about 100 years at least of our people not having a presence on Kootenay Lake.” After years of discussion and negotiation between the LKB and Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) officials, a tentative agreement that would allow the RDCK to acquire about 20 acres of land adjacent to its Lister landfill site was reached earlier this year. Approval of LKB voters was required.
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“In the first round of voting (in August) the law required that 75 per cent of eligible voters approve the agreement,” Louie said. That didn’t happen, but 30 of the 33 people who did vote were in favour of the deal, which includes $300,000 in cash (determined by an independent evaluation) and an additional $300,000 for a joint LKB-RDCK economic development initiative “to examine and expand opportunities for
LKB’s community economic activities.” Additionally, the province offered 474 acres at Burden’s Cut and LaFrance Creek on Kootenay Lake through an “incremental treaty agreement”. The LKB will hold the property in fee simple until a treaty is settled with the Ktunaxa Nation, at which point the parcel becomes Ktunaxa land.
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