Developer backs off on marina
Shuswap Lake marina proposal cut from resort plan after fears Adams River sockeye could be endangered!

The Vancouver Sun story By Randy Shore April 23/08

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The developer of a controversial resort community on Shuswap Lake withdrew the marina component of the plan just as a packed public hearing into the project was about to begin on Monday. After weeks of rallies, a letter-writing campaign and media coverage about the possible negative impact that motorized boat traffic could have on the Adams River sockeye spawning grounds adjacent to the 21-acre site, New Future Building Group downsized the West Beach project, dropping a plan to build a 160-slip marina from the rezoning application and lowering the height of the proposed condominium building.

The hearing, which drew hundreds of people, continued on the remaining 218 condominiums and 10,000 square feet of commercial space. The 100-seat hall at Scotch Creek was full and an overflow crowd milled around outside under a tent, warmed by two propane heaters. ...

The Columbia Shuswap regional district will likely consider approving the rezoning at its May 15 meeting, manager of development services Jay Simons said. The board has three options: approve the original bylaw with the condominium tower and marina, reject the rezoning outright, or alter the bylaw to reflect the developer's amendments. Even if the rezoning is allowed as originally proposed, the provincial government would still have to approve the marina component before it can be built.

Opponents of West Beach had hoped to slow progress of the project until two major planning documents are completed. The regional district is nearing completion of an official community plan, which would guide the form and scale of development in the region. The district is also collaborating with the provincial government to complete the Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process, which would guide development on Shuswap and Mara Lakes with more stringent environmental guidelines.

With the marina all but dead, but the condo community very much alive, Cooperman is changing his focus to pressuring the provincial government to purchase the former campground to be held as a protected ecological conservancy. The property is next to Roderick Haig-Brown Park, which is home to North America's biggest sockeye salmon spawning grounds, drawing millions of fish in peak years. Environment Minister Barry Penner has asked his staff to consider buying the property through a program that identifies and acquires ecologically sensitive areas and converts some of them to provincial parks. ...

How many LEAKY CONDOS has New Future Building Group given this province so far?

Let's look up Team Members Marnie McEachern, Ken Ellerbeck, Mike Rink, Alvin McGrath, Gary Klassen, Dennis Fontaine, Kimron David Rink, Simeon Patenio, Ebeth Patenio, Christopher Sundquist, Michelle O'Morrow. If only we could!

Our e-mail to the Courts of B.C. webmaster:

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From: editor
To: Webmaster
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:35 AM
Subject: Courts website

Each time I search the 'Search Judgments' database, the result is worse. It's now just about impossible now to limit searches in any meaningful way... And the site warning regarding the no less than 300 hits only clouds the issue.

Are the courts and the judgments rendered a matter of PUBLIC record, or are they NOT?!

In view of SO MANY OF US now forced to represent ourselves even in complex civil actions, why is the database getting LESS rather than MORE user-friendly?

What's the problem?

What's being done to FIX IT?!

Haven't taxpayers already paid for this service?!

Send your own flame to the courts today!

Our e-mail to planner Beeching:

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From: editor
To: sbeeching@ csrd.bc.ca
Cc: editor
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:01 PM
Subject: How many leaky condos has New Future Builders Group given to B.C. ... so far?

Hello Planner Beeching,

We're a leaky condo consumer advocacy group, and we've been covering the protest against New Future's dubious development plans for salmon spawning grounds along the Adams River. See http://bccondos.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1304#1304, especially where we admonish the B.C. Courts webmaster for ensuring that it's now just about impossible to search for judgments against developers at the site. It occurs to us that planning authorities AS WELL AS residents might inquire at this stage in the proceedings into the condo litigation history of applicants. While the team may belong to provincially-mandated self-governing professions, where's the harm in asking? And if they've built leakers, how did they address design flaws and other problems? Were owners forced to sue, thus enriching the legal profession? How nice would it be if FOR ONCE planning authorities were on the side of the angels? Think how awful it will feel if the condos go ahead and they fail as they do predictably throughout this pristine wilderness, compromising forever both the environment and bitter owner/voters, who'd be right to ask planning authorities to account.

Just a thought.

Ed.
http://www.bccondos.ca
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