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WorkSafeBC has cited Meadow Creek Cedar for more than 30 safety violations on area logging roads and at its Lardeau Valley sawmill.

At the moment, the seven wooden pews all look the same. But by the end of May, they’ll be transformed into unique works of art thanks to seven local artists.

A Surrey transport company hauling logs for Meadow Creek Cedar has had four trucks taken off the road for safety violations and faces a provincial audit.

After making it into the final round of the Aviva Community Fund competition, Nelson’s outdoor skatepark didn’t bring home the funding it was hoping for.

KERR FUND HITS $60K

The city could spend between $75,000 and $350,000 cleaning, repairing and redecorating City Hall, if it approves one of the capital requests submitted for the 2011 budget. According to the request, the building’s stucco front is “dirty and dated” and mould may be growing in the space behind the wall because of improper cleaning in the past.

The latest hitch in the quest to build an outdoor skatepark in the Nelson and District Community Complex parking lot has some members of the area’s recreation commission wondering if it’s not time to find the park yet another site.