News Leader News for September 16, 2008
COUNCIL AWARDS RECYCLING CONTRACT
J-R Contracting and Recycling Ltd. has been awarded a contract for recycling depot services extending to August 31, 2014. The first two years wil cost $47,550 + GST per year. Years 3 and 4 will cost $54, 682 + GST per year, and years 5 and 6 will cost $62,884 + GST each year.
Council was pleased to award a long contract, saying the contractor is investing in the depot and equipment. Accepted recycled materials will remain the same.
Deputy Mayor Maria Sadegur stated the recycling company is doing an excellent job.
WHAT WILL TOWN DO ABOUT DEAD TREES?
Local residents wrote to Town Council expressing concern about bug killed trees within Town limits. The trees hold the potential for wildfires.
Town Council advised that residents should know there is a Wildfire Protection Plan in place. Some dead trees have been removed, but the hot summer months are not the time to do it. Council is hoping to remove more dead trees before winter and in the spring.
MUSEUM GEARS UP FOR RECORD
Visitors to Princeton Museum will probably reach a total that will set a record, says Operations Manager Nick Mills. He reported to the Museum Society on September 9, indicating nearly 5,000 visitors had toured the museum to date. Comparing this year to previous years, and considering the museum would be open another six weeks, Mills estimated the year end total would be close to 6,000 visitors, a record number.
The BC150 tea party was a huge success, and the displays in downtown windows were a great attraction as part of the provincial celebration at the local level. The museum provided the display materials.
The CD's of songs about Princeton are selling well at the museum. Anyone wishing to purchase these as Christmas gifts should do so before the closing date in October.
Planning is underway for the new library. These plans impact on the Museum Society, as expansion is planned for the museum when the library has moved. Members are being asked to think about how to relocate the museum during the expansion. There is no way the museum can display anything during the renovations. There will be much more discussion on this topic.
There will be only two more meetings before the annual general meeting in January. The meetings will be on October 28 and November 25 at 2:30 PM at the Chamber of Commerce meeting room.
PXA STILL WORKING HARD
Princeton Exhibition Association is still in full work mode. The new gate house and the new power house are nearly finished, but there are a lot of other jobs that are done as part of regular maintenance.
Dave Gould was thanked for putting a new door on the Ag barn. At the same time, Gould raised issues regarding the condition of the racetrack where he trains his horses.
He complained about the lack of consideration for horse trainers, e.g. rocks on the track and too much traffic driving over the track. Efforts will be made to rectify the situation. This has been a problem for many years due to the multi-purpose nature of the fairgrounds facility.
Area H has contributed $2,000 to the PXA for expenses.
People bringing horses to the fair did not seem to know about stables and corrals at the Ag barn. It was suggested a sign be put on the gate indicating visiting horses are welcome to use the facility.
Councillor Jim Manion, who is Town Council's liaison with the PXA, invited PXA executive members to attend a meeting at Town Hall to hear a presentation from ATV/BC regarding ATV events in the future in the Princeton area.
The next PXA meeting will be held in the fairgrounds office on October 14. Princeton Fire Department will be contacted to provide information as to whether or not they intend to host a Halloween party at the fairgrounds this year.
