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City Council gets earful on proposed zoning change TREVOR CRAWLEY
Cranbrook city council got an earful from concerned residents concerned about the proposed rezoning of two parcels of property near the Mount Royal neighbourhood at a public hearing on Monday night. The properties, which are on either side of Eagleridge Crescent adjacent to 30th Avenue North, are currently zoned at R1 - Single Family Extended Resident, however, the property owner is appealing to council to rezone the classification to R2 Three and Four Family Residential Zone. Neighbouring homeowners, who came out in droves with standing room only in council chambers, took turns
“We’ve been around Cranbrook a long time, we’re not out here to step on anyone’s toes. I guess I’m still old-school — a man’s word … but lots of people don’t buy that.” Wayne Ostash making their submission to council — universally arguing against the proposed rezoning. Karen Churchill, who lives in the area, said she consulted with her neighbours and wrote a letter to the city, which she read in front of council. Churchill wrote that
she is strongly opposed to the proposed rezoning, noting that the potential construction of duplexes, triplex or a four-plex will depreciate nearby property values, be an eyesore and attract low-income and “certain types of people.” Gerry Vanhooren, president of the Northwood Estates strata council — a gated community that abuts the south side of one of the properties — argued his concerns about neighbourhood compatibility “I noticed in some submissions or some reports that, on the recommendation side from staff, that compatibility with the neighbourhood was not addressed at all,” Vanhooren said.
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Semifinals of Stone Chef Barnes advances to finals of Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge
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COURTESY WAR AMPS
Nicole Byford of Cranbrook is pictured using her cross-country skiing device thanks to public support of the War Amps’ Key Tag Service. Nicole was born a partial left hand amputee and has received financial assistance for the cost of recreational devices. See more Page 2.
Chef Graham Barnes is off to the Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge final. Barnes, representing Max’s Place, came out on top of the first semifinal matchup against Chef Lindsay Waugh of Hot Shots Cafe on Tuesday as the first clash between four semifinalists went down at the Salvation Army soup kitchen. Both ended up cre-
ating a turkey vegetable soup, however, Barnes opted to toss in some rice while Waugh decided to add some pasta. In the end, it was Barnes’ 22 years of culinary experience that helped propel him to a 24-19 victory as voted by the Salvation Army clientele. Barnes’ opponent, Waugh, gave him a good challenge, as she has been creating soups
with Hot Shots Cafe for close to three years and is a first-year student in the Culinary Arts program at the College of the Rockies. With the conclusion of the opening round, the semifinals did not include the twist of chefs presenting a mystery ingredient that the opposing chef had to use in their soup.
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