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NOVEMBER 13, 2019 | Volume 32, No. 91
WEDNESDAY
A DAY TO REMEMBER TODAY’S WEATHER
Mix of sun and cloud High 6 C, Low 1 C
BLAZERS ROLLING
Thousands gather in Riverside Park for Remembrance Day
Perfect weekend has Kamloops atop the Western Conference
NEWS/A10-11
SPORTS/A23
Public pushback leads to TNRD review of rules about RV living High costs of fuel, housing cited as factors JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com
Following public pushback, the Thompson Nicola Regional District will review its policies around people living in RVs. Despite possible changes to the rules, however, lawsuits already in the works by the regional district will continue. “If they raised the speeding limit on the Coquihalla to 120, does that mean all the people who got a ticket 10 years ago don’t have to pay?” TNRD development director Regina Sadilkova asked, reinforcing changes at this point are speculative and the fact that those living in RVs are currently contravening regional district zoning. The board approved last week at its regular meeting policy review that could pave way for people to live in recreational vehicles in the region — either in certain zoned areas (yet to be determined) or on a case-by-case
basis, via a temporary-use permit. It is a step toward loosening the rules. At this time, living in an RV is prohibited in the regional district. About 100 RVs are permanently parked on rural property, primarily on lakes, in the region, due to high fuel and housing prices and aging larger RVs being used on rural property as homes. TNRD bylaw files have increased in recent years, with five in 2014 and 20 in 2017. In the past six years, the regional district has pursued legal action eight times. In a recent notice of civil claim filed on Oct. 29 against Patrick James Mackenzie, Joyce Enns, David Poirier, Lynn George and Richard March, the TNRD alleges use of one or more recreational vehicles as dwelling units, construction of an accessory building and storage of vehicles, boats, equipment and trailers on land on Skimikin Road in Tappen.
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SNOW DAY
Traffic was snarled on Tuesday as Kamloops motorists woke to the season’s first real snowfall. Above-freezing temperatures made for wet and slushy conditions for much of the day, and the snow won’t be around for long if the forecast holds — predicting rain and temperatures as high as 8 C by Thursday and potentially in double-digits Sunday.
See LAWSUIT, A7
CONDITIONS CHANGE. SO SHOULD YOUR SPEED. Winter driving can double your risk of being in a crash. Slow down and increase your following distance. Learn more at ShiftIntoWinter.ca. ShiftIntoWinter.ca
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