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THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
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District apologizes to property owners Admits mistakes in 15 grow-op searches
EXPANDING ROT POTS
BY CAROL AUN
District takes recycling to a new level with composting program for household food waste.
Mission Record
The District of Mission is apologizing to 15 property owners after a review found there was insufficient evidence to conclude their homes were being used for marijuana grow operations. Paul Gipps, Mission’s deputy chief administrative officer, spoke with a few property owners last Wednesday who requested to be kept up to date because of pending property transactions. In total 70 owners will be receiving review notices in the mail, and 15 will have their status as a controlled substance property changed, and fees reversed. An analysis of the 70 open files was completed June 1, said Gipps, adding a third party was used to help with the work. Open cases are those identified by the Public Safety Inspection Team where owners have not paid the $5,200 inspection fee. The district is now looking into closed cases in which homeowners have not completed the remediation orders, which detail hazards on the property that must be repaired, but have paid the fine. Reviews have been ongoing since March, and will be finished by month’s end, said Gipps. A summary will be presented to council June 27, at 7:30 p.m., at municipal hall, and a report regarding the future of the Public Safety Inspection program will be discussed at a later meeting. Mission’s Public Safety Inspection Program was launched in 2008 and suspended in January after a group of residents rallied together and threatened legal action against the district after their homes were searched.
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SECOND MAN CHARGED Another arrest has been made in the murder of Guthrie McKay and Lisa Dudley. The two accused appear in court today. PAGE 3
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Bernie & Red One of the highlights of the Seniors’ Week activities in Mission was the free kickoff performance by Bernie & Red on Sunday evening at the Clarke Theatre. BOB FRIESEN PHOTO
James Douglas Campbell, who had been on the lam, was traced to the Deroche convenience store, and soon picked up in Hope. PAGE 3
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