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RDEK Board Highlights
Lot 48 officially designated a conservation property
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors July 5 unanimously adopted Bylaws No. 2471 and 2472 amending the Fairmont Hot Springs Area OCP and the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw to designate District Lot 48, located on the east side of Columbia Lake, as a conservation property.
The bylaw amendments will help preserve the property’s cultural, ecological and recreational values and contribute to the overall vision for the east side of the Columbia Lake as a cultural and conservation landscape.
Letter sent to ministry regarding invasive plant control funding
The RDEK has sent a letter to the Ministry of Transportation expressing the board’s disappointment in the amount of funding dedicated towards invasive plant control within the ministry’s rights of way. The letter also requests a revision to the scheduling of highway shoulder mowing in order to minimize invasive plant spread.
RDEK set to participate in EK Energy Diet
The RDEK will participate in the East Kootenay Energy Diet. The EK Energy Diet, a program aimed at encouraging homeowners to complete home energy audits and achieve energy efficiency, will launch later this month. Through the program, the first 50 home energy audits will be credited $50/home from the RDEK’s Energy Conservation Reserve Fund. More details will be announced in conjunction with the Program launch.
Elk Valley flooding—tipping fees waived for flood damaged loads
The RDEK board has ratified its decision to waive tipping fees in the Elk Valley Subregion for all loads associated with the clean up efforts from the recent flooding. The decision was made late last month and the fees have been waived since then; however, the decision required formal ratification at this month’s board meeting.
Discretionary Grant in Aid (DGIA) funding
– The City of Fernie will receive $3,000 from the Electoral Area A DGIA account to help offset costs of the City of Fernie Canada Day celebration.
– The East Kootenay P.A.R.T.Y. Program will receive $500 from the Electoral Area B DGIA account, $1,500 from the Electoral Area C DGIA account, and $500 from the Electoral Area E DGIA. The $2,500 will go towards program and operational funding.
– The Kimberley Nordic Club will receive $1, 000 from the Electoral Area E DGIA account for Phase 3 of its Storage/Maintenance Building Project.
– The City of Cranbrook will receive $1,000 from the Electoral Area C DGIA account for its Mosquito Control Program.
– The Rocky Mountain Rogues Rugby Football Club will receive $1,500 from the Electoral Area C DGIA account and $250 from the Electoral Area E DGIA account for the purchase of equipment.
– The Fairmont Business Association will receive $2,500 from the Electoral Area F DGIA account for summer staffing at the Information Centre.
– The Groundswell Network Society will receive $1,500 from the Electoral Area F DGIA and $1,000 from the Electoral Area G DGIA account for the Society’s composting trial.
– The Windermere Community Association will receive $2,460 in 2013 and $10,000 in 2014 from the Electoral Area F DGIA account for upgrades to the Windermere Community Hall.
Area G Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, July 23—7 p.m. at Brisco Community Hall.
Wilmer OCP Open House
Monday, July 29—7 to 9 p.m. at Wilmer Community Hall—9179 West Avenue.
The Open House will review a draft of the Steamboat-Jubilee Mountain OCP amendment that will incorporate Wilmer into the existing OCP.
Dry Gulch OCP Open House
Tuesday, July 30—7 to 9 p.m. at the Prestige Inn—7493 Main Street West, Radium Hot Springs. The Open House will review a draft of the Steamboat-Jubilee Mountain OCP amendment that will incorporate Dry Gulch into the existing OCP.
Columbia Valley Community Directed Funds Committee – August 27—10:30 a.m.at the Windermere Fire Hall—1627 Highway 93, Invermere.
Public hearings
Tuesday, July 23 —4 p.m.
Baynes Lake Community Hall, 468 Jaffray-Baynes Lake Road, Baynes Lake. For Bylaw 2480—Regional District of East Kootenay—Baynes Lake Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2319, 2011 – Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2013 (Sharpe Road / Seaborn) and Bylaw 2481—Regional District of East Kootenay—South Country Zoning and Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2320, 2011 – Amendment Bylaw No. 4, 2013 (Sharpe Road / Seaborn)
Tuesday, July 23—7 p.m.
Hosmer Community Hall—Front Street & 6th Avenue, Hosmer. For Bylaw 2477—Regional District of East Kootenay—Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 829, 1990 – Amendment Bylaw No. 66, 2013 (Stephenson Road / Kraps).
Next board meetings
Thursday August 1 – Committee Meetings TBA
Friday August 2 – RDEK Board Meeting 9 a.m. and KERHD Board Meeting 11 a.m.
For more information on RDEK meetings, programs and services, please visit our website: www.rdek.bc.ca
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