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Fall Fair & Artisan Market today
Message from the Mayor
By Ute Juras
Village of Canal Flats
Fall is moving in fast and furious, although we have been lucky to be able to enjoy some warm days.
During a meeting with Premier Christy Clark and Minister Shirley Bond at Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) it was agreed to have a working group to explore options of other products or value added products for our mill.
Based on that commitment made by the Premier, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training co-facilitated the meeting and I felt it was very productive.
In addition, we had Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, a number of industry partners, First Nations as well as council members in attendance.
We spent most of the meeting brainstorming and scoping out opportunities and ideas to help Canal Flats move forward; but it was just the start of a process. Some really interesting ideas came out and I am looking forward to continuing to work together to flush out more ideas from others. I am pleased that Canfor committed to stay engaged in the process as we move forward.
On a lighter note, there have been a small group of ladies who have been working extremely hard in planning our first Fall Fair & Artisan Market, which will be held on Saturday, October 24 from 12 to 4 p.m.
It is promising to be a fun filled afternoon with lots of activities, games (for the young and the young at heart), contests, vendors from all over the Kootenays and some amazing prizes. I could tell you what they are but I have been sworn to secrecy 😉
Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to escape reality for a few hours and just enjoy being together having fun! Hope to see you all there.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions/concerns (Phone: 250-489-9070, E-mail: [email protected])
