Answers awaited after abattoir hearing
By Greg Amos
Pioneer Staff
Food security, local food production, and cost savings for farmers were weighed against the potential eyesore and possible reek of a proposed abattoir (slaughterhouse) during a packed public hearing meeting in Windermere on Wednesday, April 24th.
“The intent of this thing is a small-scale micro-abattoir,” explained John Zehnder of the Windermere District Farmers Institute to the crowd of more than 170 at the Windermere Community Hall, many of whom were hearing for the first time the details of the proposed abattoir at the crossroads of Highway 93/95 and …
Close call for historic church
By Dan Walton
Pioneer Staff
There are many churches in the valley that are rich with history, but the valley’s oldest, St. Mark’s church located between Brisco and Spillimacheen in the old hamlet of Galena, had a new chapter added last month after a close call with a chimney fire on Wednesday, April 17th.
While the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, many assume a passerby used the unlocked building to keep warm, naively firing up an old woodstove with a clogged stovepipe.
“Someone fired up the stove and I guess …
Bagri deadly driving case to resume in nine months
By Steve Hubrecht
Pioneer Staff
A trial confirmation hearing will be held on February 10th, 2014, for a Vancouver man facing four counts of dangerous driving causing death in connection with a fatal crash in Kootenay National Park on July 22nd, 2011.
Jaswinder Singh Bagri, 41, will be in Invermere Provincial Court for the hearing. The trial is expected to start next March and last for several days, possibly as many as seven.
“Part of the reason the hearing and trial is so far off is that it’s a seven-day trial and it’s harder …
Pano goes all-inclusive
By Steve Hubrecht
Pioneer Staff
Panorama Mountain Village is offering a new deal this winter, an all-inclusive pass that offers skiers and boarders free access to cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, tobogganing and snow tubing in addition to the ski hill.
“We feel that including these other activities with the lift ticket will encourage guests to experience more of what Panorama has to offer and get more value for their dollar,” said Scott Morgan, Panorama’s marketing manager.
The all-inclusive deal is valid for season’s passes, regular lift tickets and Snow Cards (which likely will be back …
Edgewater residents support commercial rezoning
By Steve Hubrecht
Pioneer Staff
A second public hearing in Edgewater on Tuesday, April 30th on a proposed change to a zoning bylaw went more peacefully than the first, although emotions still ran high on both sides of the issue.
Ken and Diana Ruault applied to amend Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw 2440 so their currently empty lot on Edgewater’s main street, directly across from Pip’s Country Store, can be rezoned from commercial one (C-1) to commercial two (C-2), allowing them to park commercial vehicles on the lot and potentially one day build …
