Four hundred voters turned out to the community vote on Sunday, April 22, 2012. Their votes determined which community projects would receive CBT funding; here are the results.
For projects under $10,000, the final break down was as follows: Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services Food Bank, with 359 votes; Cultural Community of Nakusp Serving kitchen completion, 340 votes; Nakusp Ski Club Association Backpack Project, 320 votes; Bayview Residents Association Fire equipment, Siren, Pump, 299 votes; Arrow Lakes Running Group 5K/10K Run, 277 votes for $700 in partial funding.
Projects over $10,000 were very close in results: Nakusp Public Library’s ten projects to modernize the Library, 277 votes; Arrow Lakes Search and Rescue Emergency response equipment, 275 votes; Nakusp Ski Club Association Foundation to Phase 1 rental shop, 255 votes; Arrow Lakes Historical Society Complete two-storey addition to Centennial project, 242 votes; Halcyon Assisted Living Senior’s life enhancement project, 242 votes; Nakusp Branch 71 Senior Citizens Association Heating System Upgrade to Senior Centre, 237 votes; Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services Kuskanax Mountain Trail Expansion Project 228 votes for $17,407 in partial funding.