A new commercial space service for residents in the Edgewater area will not proceed after eligible Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Electoral Area G electors voted not to establish the service.

On November 22, the community was asked if they were in favour of setting up a new service to enable the construction and operation of a modular building that could be leased for use as a post office, or other agencies, and borrowing money to fund it.

“The request for us to look into this service came from residents of the proposed service area, and I am grateful to everyone for taking part in the process and casting their ballots,” said RDEK Area G Director Roberta Schnider.

“We were asked to provide details on what a proposed service would look like and cost. We gave electors the opportunity to decide, and the process worked as intended. The voters considered the question and made a clear choice.”

The results have now been officially declared by the Chief Election Officer. There were 352 valid ballots cast in the Edgewater Commercial Space Service Assent Vote, and the results are as follows:

YES: 86

NO: 266

“Since a service will not be established, there will be no new tax.  The costs incurred to bring the question forward will be covered by the electoral area administration budget, which is paid for by all rural property owners in the RDEK,” added Schnider.

Moving forward, it will be up to the postmaster and Canada Post to look at postal service options for the community.

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