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Pool Yes – Debt No

July 20, 2011

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[Nienke Klaver] ~ Let me go on record that I am in favour of Princeton getting a new pool, however I feel I cannot vote for this pool for a variety of reasons. In today’s economic climate I think it is very unwise to put our town in debt for this amount of money as […]

Area H amalgamated with Princeton

July 20, 2011

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[Edward Staples] ~ I think one of the most contentious issues in the Princeton Aquatic Centre Referendum is the amalgamation of the Town of Princeton and Area H into one voting district. This creates a potential situation where Princeton residents, whose population stands to benefit the most from the proposed Centre, could possibly vote for […]

About Area H

* The population (2006) is 2.208.
* Of the eight electoral areas contained within the RDOS, Electorial Area H, at 4,815 square kilometres is the largest, and represents approximately 46.2% of the total region.
* The long-term demographic trend in Electoral Area H has seen an increase in the average age of residents.
* In 2006, the average age of year round residents was 56 years.
* 74.4% of the residents in Area-H are composed of either 1 person or couples with no children.
* 46% of the Area H residents are seasonal.
* The main communities are Tulameen, Eastgate, Missezula Lake, Coalmont, Osprey Lake, Princeton Fringe, Allison Lake, and Princeton-Summerland Corridor (Five Mile Valley and Chain Lake Area). These are all addressed in the Electoral Area H Official Community Plan Bylaw.

Draft 2011 OCP

The community is now invited to provide preliminary feedback on these documents prior to their consideration by the Regional District Board later this fall.
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