On Oct. 2 and Nov. 12, there were public hearings, the subject was the rezoning of a piece of property from residential to industrial.
The parcel of land in question was industrial and housed a saw mill, planer mill and a cement factory. The cost of cleaning up of this land makes it virtually useless for residential purposes.
We have not addressed the real problems for our “bedroom hamlet.” Here is my opinion and I will leave council with the difficult decision they were elected to do.
When I was a young boy, I remember running behind a DND truck spraying DDT to kill mosquitoes, and I was in that cloud of poisonous spray. I swam in sloughs that only creatures and fish resided in. I drank water from streams and ran barefoot on oiled gravel roads.
Chase B.C. is the best kept secret, but there are a few small problems that worry me.
We must go east or west for a decent meal, to buy clothing, visit our children or if we have serious health issues. You get my drift.
Many Chase residents are retired and have health issues; the vast majority of golfers, curlers and bowlers are on their last legs.
What’s really missing is young children playing games outside, laughing and enjoying life. When the piper plays his flute and leaves with our children that’s the day our town will get on their collective knees and beg forgiveness for their selfishness.
We need industry; we need our children and grandchildren in Chase.
This re-zoning is the first step. Council, take that step, pay the piper and bring back the life blood that is needed for our survival.
I leave you with this thought: How many residents burn wood, drive diesel trucks and have smoked?
P.F. van Hoof,Chase
