The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
School is out and it appears that we are well into the holiday season. Youngsters, who are normally in school, are noted to be out sliding on the various hills about the community, skating on backyard rinks, and ice fishing on good old Snow Lake. There are also a number of familiar faces showing up in the stores and local watering holes, as University students take advantage of a well deserved break from their studies and enjoy being home for the holidays. About a week before the holidays began, council members from the Town of Snow Lake sat down with representatives from the Communities Economic Development Fund, Western Economic Diversification Fund, New Britannia Mine, Education and Training, KCC, Intergovernmental Affairs, Greenstone, Canada Mortgage and Housing, Community Adjustment, and the local MLA, Gerard Jennissen. The informal get together was an orientation on the services available to the community in the face of some recent uncertainty, and also served as an introduction of those who deliver these services. Jennissen began the orientation with words that will no doubt be reflected upon in the months to come. He stated that solutions to the present dilemma were in the room, adding that Snow Lake has a lot of positive features and that as the community's representative in the Legislature, he would fight hard to keep the town viable. The Mayor, Garry Zamzow, stated that he felt the afternoon was a success, not only in being able to put faces to the names the town will be dealing with in future months, but also to give the community a firm grasp on what is out there and available to them. In policing news, the RCMP served notice that as of January 1, 2004, fines for offences relating to Provincial statutes such as the Highway Traffic, Liquor Control, and Off Road Vehicle Acts will be increased substantially. Additionally, a new Justice Services Surcharge of $30 will be applied to all tickets issued and the late payment penalty for tickets will rise from $35 to $50. Cpl. Bob MacKnight of the Snow Lake RCMP, gave four examples of how the new fee structure would affect various fines. He stated that prior to January 1, 2004, the fine for failing to wear a seat belt was $100 and two demerit points on a license. After that date the fine will be $230, in addition to the two demerit points. The fine for speeding 20 km in excess of the posted limit was $108. It will rise to $230. The fine for supplying liquor to a minor was $900, it will rise to $1,030. And the fine for failing to register an Off Road Vehicle was $90, it will rise to $130. On a closing note, I would like to wish the readers of the Reminder peace, prosperity, and a positive outlook over this festive season and into the New Year.
