Winston Szeto | CBC News | August 29, 2020
The lumber industry has been the lifeblood of Slocan, B.C., for more than four decades, but the municipality and its residents are now hoping to redefine their own identity, rezoning the waterfront left behind by a demolished sawmill.
Springer Creek Forest Products was the biggest employer in the Kootenay town of less than 300 people until its closure in 2013 and demolition the year after. Following passage of a bylaw in late July, the Village of Slocan is purchasing the mill’s nearly 20-acre lakeside land for $1.5 million, subject to the province’s approval by Sept. 15.
Should the deal be successful, Slocan residents will decide how the promenade will be used.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kootenay-village-rezoning-mill-lakeshore-1.5703102