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No. 131 NOVEMBER 4, 2014 | Volume 27 No
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ANOTH ANOTHER HER MASCHMEYER MOMENT AT ISC?
Emerance, Bronson’s sister, is in net for Canada in the Four Nations Cup
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This time, it is not Sedric’s Plan for destination water park, KXA space, will be debated by next city council ANDREA KLASSEN STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
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SPINNING THEIR WHEEL
Eight-year-old Ben Lyster and his sister Amy, 10, were among those who took advantage of an open house at the Big Little Science Centre on Saturday, Nov. 1. The sibling duo were spinning a wheel to learn why only one in 100 salmon survive to spawn.
Advance voting this week The first votes in the Kamloops civic election will be cast this week, with two days of advance voting. Early birds can cast their ballots on Wednesday, Nov. 5 and Thursday, Nov. 6 at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St., from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. A third day of advanced polling is slated to run on
Wednesday, Nov. 12. To be eligible to vote, a person must be over the age of 18, a Canadian citizen, a resident of B.C. since at least May 13, 2014, and of Kamloops since at least Oct. 15, 2014. In order to vote, residents must bring two pieces of identification to the polls.
At least one piece of ID must have the voter’s signature, and one his or her address. Accepted forms of identification include a B.C. driver’s licence or care card, a social insurance card, a utility bill for electricity, gas, water, telephone or cable services, or a credit card.
A plan to bring a destination water park, more agricultural production and a permanent home for the Kamloops Exhibition Association to the Tournament Capital Ranch will be among the first items debated by Kamloops’ next city council. Parks planner Mike Doll said staff is putting finishing touches on an application to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) for a mix of permitted and non-farm uses on its undeveloped, 80-hectare parcel of land. The city held public information sessions on the project this summer Doll called “incredibly positive,” with just under 80 per cent of attendees backing the KXA’s proposed tradeshow and exhibition facility and 71 per cent backing a destination water park. “For the most part, everyone was quite excited about the uses we are proposing out there,” said Doll. About 300 people weighed in on the plan. While many comments the city
received are positive, a number of those who turned out to view the plans expressed a desire to keep the entire ranch site agricultural. “I am against anything other than food production,” wrote one. “If you guys don’t stop giving away farm land, it is only a question of time until all our food will be grown in plastic beads.” Other commenters expressed concerns about the locations of the ranch, which they said would be difficult to access without a car. Several suggested the city should develop a multi-use path connecting the site to downtown Kamloops or the Halston connector, or consider other alternative transportation options. Doll said if the city is successful with the ALC, it will have to look at public concerns and suggestions more closely as it works out the finer points of the plan. At that point, the city would look to council to approve a lease agreement for the water park, which would be privately developed.
See WATER PARK, page A6
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