Corporation, bought up the 158
acres of number one grade
agricultural land, planning to have
it rezoned as industrial property —
in spite of there being more than
2,000 acres of land already zoned |
industrial nearby. Richmond
municipal council eagerly ac-
cepted the developers scheme and
rezoned the land.

The whole issue came to a head
during the municipal election,
campaign when a petition cam-
paign gathered 9,000 signatures
protesting the rezoning. The public
outcry against the project reached
the ears of the provincial govern-
ment and they ordered the land
held for its present use pending a
public hearing.

By JERRY EDWARDS

The provincial government’s

environmental and land use'
committee opened its public
hearing into the controversial
- Riverside Industrial complex last
‘Thursday in Richmond.

Municipal affairs minister Jim
Lorimer and health minister

- Dennis Cocke were present at the

_ Minoru Pavilion which filled to
capacity a half hour before the
meeting began.

The issue in question is a
- proposed multi-million dollar
- industrial complex to be con-
_ structed on 158 acres of Richmond
_ farm land, presently frozen for use -
‘as farm land under _ the
agricultural land reserve. The
eeeoopers, Nu-West Development

It was put to the people on
Thursday evening and 270 con-
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cerned citizens thronged the hall,
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speakers registering their op-
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A number of speakers pointed
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