Slaterville Community Barbecue

The residents of Slaterville got together for a community barbecue on Thursday September15th in Pop Price Park.  They were celebrating the new neighbourhood plan which has been a long time in coming but is now finally in progress.  Some city staff were on hand with a map of the area under consideration for some potential upgrades.

At a Mayor's Brown Bag Lunch of April 21st 2009 Steve Lehman talked about the lack of services to the area, including City transit, curbs, gutters and sidewalks, potholes in the roads and the narrow streets, which he suggested should be made one-way. Mayor Manjak advised that Cranbrook was working on the transit issue to the area.

The initiative to finally introduce the plan after months of no action came following a meeting in 2010 between Councillor Bob Whetham and several residents including Lynden and Steve Lehman who identified a number of long standing issues and concerns of their neighbourhood. The more significant issues were incorporated into a letter signed by twenty residents and property owners and directed to the Mayor and Council in December, 2010. Council subsequently agreed to include the neighbourhood plan into the City’s work plans for 2011.

After several years of being promised bus service, residents of this and other areas on the west side of the railway finally have some service. 

These thoughtful girls Desiree, (left) and Rachel brought treats for the pets who might attend the barbecue



Face painting



Roy Hales with the map showing the area of historical Slaterville under review