Suppressing the voice of the people
August 15, 2009 by CVNews
Filed under BC government, Freedom, Letters, Local government
On August 7th the British Columbia government in concert with eight Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) directors and a Vancouver real estate promoter launched an attack on democratic process and local autonomy. It was an attack from which the region and the province may never recover.
The attack was in the form of a motion put forth at a RDEK directors meeting by Mayor David Wilks of Sparwood. It states that the regional district should walk away from its authority and responsibility to settle the Jumbo zoning issue by sending it to the provincial government for resolution. [Read more]
Lake Windermere management plan – public consultation
June 29, 2009 by CVNews
Filed under Coming events, Community, Environment, Local government, Nature, Windermere
July 20, Windermere –
In an effort to manage the lake to address the public’s concerns, the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) has initiated the Lake Windermere Management Plan. Public consultaton is critical to this process, since a management plan for the lake will be more successful if property owners and lake users support the recommendations.
- “We can’t use the lake the way we used to.”
- “Our family worries about the quality of the lake.”
- “The lake is our asset for the future.”
The comments above are typical of public input regarding Lake Windermere. [Read more]
