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Town hall meeting draws feedback CRAIG LINDSAY
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Local residents had plenty of questions and feedback for Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Area E/West Boundary Director Vicki Gee at a town hall meeting on March 3 at the Rock Creek fairgrounds. About two dozen people attended the meeting. Some of the hot button topics were the proposed Rock Creek fire protection referendum, new wildfire forced evacuation laws, and parks and trails stewardship. Gee and staff also reviewed the 2016-19 five-year financial plan and explained how the RDKB works. Gee said the budget will be voted on at the March 24 RDKB meeting. “A lot of the PowerPoint was about how regional districts work and how the different services work and how taxes work,” said Gee. “There weren’t people calling for changes on what was presented but there were people asking about when we were going to referendum on the Rock Creek fire protection issue.”
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Rock Creek fire protection referendum Gee said she expects there to be a decision and information on dates and locations coming in September or October. “That wasn’t soon enough,” she said. “They wanted it sooner but I pointed out that taxation can’t start until 2017 anyways. We’ve got 2016 to be able to pull the pieces together and present the case in favour of this service. We want to do it right because there
Pee wees play hard
The Boundary Predator Pee Wee Hockey Team played hard in the West Kootenay Pee Wee Championships over the weekend of Feb. 27-28, although it would be the Grand Forks squad that captured the championship in the final. Pictured, the Predators faced Nakusp; they also took on Couer d’Alene. The tournament brought out the fans for a great weekend of hockey. PHOTO: ANDREW TRIPP
have already been three referendums that haven’t passed.” Gee said currently there is no fire department in Rock Creek. She said after the last referendum failed Midway Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) worked with community members from the Kettle Valley and they became volunteers with the MFD. “So people would pay a fee to get coverage,” she said. “If you paid your X number of dollars and you had a fire on your property they would come out. If you didn’t pay they wouldn’t come out. This deal was done in desparation after a failed referendum.” Gee said there are about 16 members of the MFD from the Kettle Valley at present. She said they are looking at setting up a regional fire service that includes Midway and the Kettle Valley,
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and includes a satellite hall in Rock Creek. “This isn’t just the regional district working with me to put a proposal together and to go to referendum,” said Gee. “This is the regional district, myself and Midway village working together trying to establish a regional service.” Gee said the three failed referendums was for a stand-alone fire hall and fire service in Rock Creek at a hefty cost for starting a whole fire department. “With a regional service and only having a satellite fire hall just to house fire trucks will be a lot cheaper,” she said. “Ultimately, it’ll be up to the voters. I really think it’s a completely different model this time in terms of cost.”
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