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VOL. 51 NO. 04
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Parking lot ahead for Grafton Lake GRAVEL LOT PASSES SPLIT VOTE ALEX KURIAL Editor
ROOKIES OF THE YEAR The Island Pacific School basketball team is set to wrap up a successful season - the school’s first ever on the court - under the guidance of coach Dylan Gromen (right). Head over to Page 3 to read more about everything this spirited group achieved during the year, and find out about the special guest speaker who will talk to them and the community next week. / Alex Kurial photo
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Construction of the Multi-Use Path along Grafton Lake will include the addition of a new parking lot. The municipality entered into a Collaborative Projects Services Agreement with Island Garden Estates, the developer in charge of constructing the Grafton Lake subdivision, for creation of the two elements. The Multi-Use Path (MUP) portion of the agreement stems from the original 2018 rezoning of the lake area, where Island Garden Estates agreed to pay for a portion of the path along Grafton Road ending across from the entrance to the Agricultural Commons. The idea of a gravel parking lot was suggested by the developer as a way to attract people to the newly established Art Rennison Nature Park, dedicated in 2023 after they transferred 166 acres of land to the municipality under another part of the rezoning conditions. In September 2023 council referred the proposal to several committees and the Bowen Island Conservancy. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8