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Regional district property owner told he cannot live in RV Scott Stanfield Record Staff
An Area B resident says he is receiving unfair treatment from the Comox Valley Regional District because of what he considers a “malicious” complaint from a neighbour. The CVRD, however, says John Reiter is contravening a bylaw by living in a recreational vehicle on his Farmview Road property off Dyke Road. The district has received a written complaint about JOHN REITER is pictured on his property off Dyke Road. the 63-year-old Reiter, who The regional district says he can’t use a trailer as a purchased the property in primary residence. PHOTO BY SCOTT STANFIELD 2006. It is zoned Rural ALR, which prohibits occupation of aging.” While a run-down been advised that material a trailer for longer than 60 trailer may not be suitable must be in sworn affidavits days in a 12-month period. in a Seal Bay subdivision, for it to support his response Reiter claims the 60-day he feels his setup is suitable to the district’s petition to the limit is only enforced when for his neck of the woods. Supreme Court. The CVRD there is a comHe cannot afford has also advised him to seek plaint. He says to build a house, independent legal counsel. The rest of his lifestyle does nor can he afford “Our lawyers tried to help not compromise the neighbourrent on top of him with that whole process,” the area. mortgage if he said Derald Lewis, manag“The rest of hood has supis forced off his er of bylaw compliance and the neighbour- ported me. Why property. special investigations. “We’ve hood has supLast year, the tried everything. We’re still would one bad ported me,” said CVRD board looking for compliance withReiter, a retired neighbour run the voted to proceed out going to court. He’s been mill worker. whole show? Do with legal action advised of that. We’d like to “Why would one in an effort to settle beforehand.” good neighbours bad neighbour obtain compliReiter feels the CVRD has run the whole not count? ance. The district lacked oversight and acted show? Do good since served with impunity, but Lewis John Reiter has neighbours not Reiter with a feels the district has exercount?” petition and sup- cised leniency by allowing He says the CVRD is aware porting affidavits regarding residents to live 60 days in that hundreds of people live the residential occupancy of a trailer. in RVs, which he feels is not his RV. Reiter responded with ... see REITER ■ 8 “intrinsically wrong or dam- his own evidence, but has
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TRINI HILL, who works in the lab at St. Joseph’s Hospital, hugs her daughter Emma after shaving her head Thursday as part of the hopsital’s annual cancer fundrasier. RIGHT, Glen Clark from housekeeping keeps a mop top while Chris Kelsey of the hospital board looks on. The event raised $9,100 for the Cancer Care expansion.
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