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VALLEY MOMS JOIN THE BREASTFEEDING CHALLENGE
A cheerful group of moms gathers at Duncan’s busy City Square during market day on Saturday, Oct. 3 to take part in the annual cross-Canada breastfeeding challenge. The event, which has been held each year at several locations, is aimed at educating the public about the benefits of breastfeeding babies. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
Duncan power moving underground SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
One of Duncan’s main drags could look noticeably less cluttered in the next year or so. City council set aside more than half a million dollars at their committee of the whole meeting on Oct. 5 to facilitate the relocation of utility
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lines from above Canada Avenue to below. “It’s something we’ve actually applied to with BC Hydro’s beautification program,” Duncan Mayor Phil Kent explained. The program aims to help municipalities with environmental concerns to enhance visual aes-
thetics and while the money must be paid up front, some costs can be recovered. Of the $540,000 council authorized, the City is in line to recover more than one-third from a local developer. The builders of Dakova Square (the new mixed-use building at the corner of Trunk Road
and Canada Avenue), will contribute approximately $225,000 as part of their development agreement. A similar arrangement was undertaken with the developer of the new building on Kenneth Street. “With any new development
that comes along it provides the opportunity to connect underground rather than overhead,” Kent said. The City will pay for a third of the project and Hydro will also chip in. See FEWER POWER, Page 5