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District obtains legal right of way to reservoir
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By Lorene Keitch THE OBSERVER
District of Kent staff are drinking in the relief of finally owning the right of way to the water reservoir. Residents can raise a glass to toast Clair Lee, director of corporate services, who worked hard to ensure the statutory right of way was signed over to the district. According to a staff report submitted to Council, a licence of
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occupation was granted by Canada to the District in 2005 in order to construct the new water reservoir as well as pipeline and road access modifications. The water reservoir, located partway up Green Mountain behind the research station, was finished by mid-2007 after a request for extension to complete it was sent to the government. In that request, the District also asked for more permanent access to the reservoir
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by way of either an easement or statutory right of way. Staff discovered in June, 2011 that the District did not have legal access to its water reservoir site. No documentation could be found from the government that provided the District with the legal right-ofway in spite of the request made back in 2007. “Both organizations (Canada and the District) have experienced staff
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turnover during this period, which unfortunately resulted in a loss of corporate knowledge,” Lee’s report to Council states. She adds there were never issues of physical access since the reservoir was completed. However, on paper, there were no legal rights. The concern was that the lands, owned by the government of Canada, could be sold and the District might be Continued on 2
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