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| KLEECA Timelines 2010 • April 29 KLEECA’s Preliminary Layout Application is filed with the Ministry of Transportation. • March 22-31 On-going communication with the Ministry of Transportation prior to submission of the PLA Application. • March 19 Site visit by Engineer, Paul Kernan, of Highland Consulting Ltd. to assess the property and water system design. • March 9 Road discovery work begins • March 4 Deverney Engineering Services Ltd. of Nelson is retained for engineering work on the design of the road and community water system. • February 10 Steel Wheels Ltd. performs percolation tests on the subject property for the Interior Health Authority. No restrictive layers of soils are found to limit the septic capability of the property. • February KLEECA advertises for volunteer office administrator. We get no responses. • January 16 Twenty-eight people attend an investor’s meeting at Fran & Glen Kinder’s home to learn about the progress of KLEECA’s project. Nelson-based financial planner, Bradley Raulston explains various ways to invest in the cooperative. • January 15 – 18 Owens Drilling Co. is contracted to drill a well on the Kinder property. The results are excellent - water at 130 feet with production of 20-25 gallons per minute. Results of the water quality tests performed by KaizenLAB of Calgary indicate the water is excellent. • January 11, 12, 13 KLEECA directors host community information meetings in Boswell, Riondel and Crawford Bay. • January 9 Chair, Peter Duryea; project manager, Johanne Bedard; and Peter and Leslie Hamblin-Cobb (who wrote our business plan) travel to Kamloops to meet with lawyer, John O’Fee. KLEECA retains him because he is a specialist in co-operative housing. • January 1 Johanne Bedard of Gray Creek is hired as project manager to take us through the Preliminary Layout Application (PLA) process with the Ministry of Transportation. 2009 • December Interviews are held with two candidates for our Project Manager. • November & December We hold our annual holiday raffle. We raise $600 from donations made by Stevi Jukes and Nancy Galloway. • September 28 KLEECA signs a two-year option to purchase with Fran & Glen Kinder and this document is filed with the Land Titles office. • September 10 & 11 Spectrum Geotechnical Services of Kootenay Bay is contracted to complete a topographical survey of the 7.1 acre property – a baseline requirement for planning. A permit to drill for water is obtained from IHA and site clearing begins. • August KLEECA volunteers raise almost $1,000 at Flea Market in Crawford Bay Park. • July The Nelson Lions Club donates $30,000 to our co-operative - money they received from former Kootenay Bay resident, Hilary Harper. • June 6 2009 KLEECA holds its fifth AGM. Thirty-nine members approve a motion that the board negotiate an option to purchase land at 16213 Hwy. 3A from Fran and Glen Kinder. • The board holds several meetings with lawyer, Ken Watson, of Nelson. We retain his services to counsel us on land transactions, strata subdivisions and organizational structures for the planned development. • A grant application made to a local foundation – The Eastshore Project – is successful! KLEECA receives a ‘targeted donation’ to be spent on infrastructure requirements for the Preliminary Layout Approvals (PLA’s) for 8 proposed strata title lots on a Crawford Bay property located at 16213 Highway 3A. (PLA’s require developers to prove the ability to provide adequate water and sewer capability, suitable access, etc. before lots can be sold to interested buyers.) • KLEECA received $10,000 as a ‘forgivable loan” from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, to pay for the creation of a business plan based on this specific piece of property. We hire Peter and Leslie Hamblin-Cobb of ArcticFacts Consulting to do this work. • On February 15, 2009 the board of directors received the business plan from ArticFacts Consulting. This comprehensive plan is based on two essential principles: maintaining the highest degree of local control and involving prospective residents in the early stages to develop policies for the development. These policies will initially define criteria for residency, covenants on property to guide development, rules for management, choices of suitable services and more. Phase One of the plan includes the sale of one commercial lot adjacent to Crawford Bay Auto, and eight strata title lots on the eastern edge of the property. Phase Two proposes construction of 8 garden apartments for seniors who desire less space and require higher levels of assistance. Sale of four additional strata title lots that have been held in reserve will help to finance the costs of Phase 2. Also included in Phase Two is the renovation of the existing house and construction of additional common rooms in the apartment complex to accommodate activities, a guest suite, tub room and laundry room. • As of April, KLEECA’s ‘Expression of Interest Account’ stands at $42,000. This account was established in 2008 to allow supporters to deposit money in the Eastshore Branch of the Nelson & District Credit Union to demonstrate support of the eldercare community project. • On May 28, KLEECA hosted a public Information Meeting with 38 members in attendance. The interactive meeting used a PowerPoint presentation to present the highlights of the business plan. After the meeting, several members took a walking tour of the subject property. 2008 • KLEECA contracts Liam Brown of Small Army Communications Inc. to research funding sources relevant to the goals of our cooperative. The report we receive in March recommendations to proceed with applications to six private foundations and four government sources for funding. • KLEECA directors attend an Affordable Housing Conference in Cranbrook hosted by the Columbia Basin Trust where we meet with representatives from Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, BC Housing and the BC Real Estate Board. • KLEECA joins the Upper Columbia Cooperative Council and its affiliates including eight other groups from the Columbia Basin who are pursuing the same goals as us. (www.uccc.coop) • KLEECA’s Financial Committee meets with Bradley Roulston, Doug Stoddard and Allan Turberfield of the Nelson & District Credit Union to discuss financing opportunities. • In May our annual EldercareAware newsletter was sent out to 237 members. • After investigating more than two dozen properties over 3 years, the Land Acquisition Committee recommends KLEECA attempt to purchase land at 16213 Hwy. 3A in Crawford Bay. The Board agrees by consensus, but not unanimously, to prepare information to present at the 2008 AGM. • KLEECA launches a website (kleeca.coop) with funds provided by the Nelson & District Credit Union. • On June 11, the AGM is held at Boccalino Restaurant in Kootenay Bay with 58 members present. Two motions are passed which allow the board to move ahead to prepare and present an option to purchase a suitable property for approval of the members. • KLEECA signed an option to purchase with the owners of a property located at 16213 Highway 3A in Crawford Bay. • In August more than two dozen community volunteers helped with a two day Flea Market and Bake Sale that raises $1,600. • In October RDCK director, Verna Mayers-McKenzie gave us a $1,000 Discretionary Funding grant to assist with a special Member Meeting scheduled in October. • In November, Many Hands Quilters Guild donated a beautiful handmade patchwork quilt to our co-op. We raffled it and raise $600. • In late November a Silent Auction, supported by more than 200 person hours of volunteer time raises $9,000. • On the final day of 2008 KLEECA directors hold their second, half-day Strategy & Planning Session. It is reported that our directors have put in 1,297 hours of volunteer time. 2007 • April, annual newsletter mailed to members • 3nd Annual General Meeting, June 2, 2007 held at the Crawford Bay Hall with guest • speaker MLA, Corky Evans and 51 members in attendance. • June 11, 2007 – Directors and working committees meet for an annual Strategic Planning Process to revisit our vision, consider our mission and set goals and strategies for the coming year. • KLEECA hosts seven Sunday Markets in the Crawford Bay Park and raises more than $4,000. A Pre-Christmas Quilt Draw raises a further $500. • The Nelson Lions Club pledges $30,000 from a bequest given to them by Hilary Harper of Kootenay Bay in response to a request from KLEECA directors. The pledge is conditional – land must be found and substantial financing must be in place before October 2009. 2006 • April, KLEECA’s annual EldercareAware newsletter is mailed to more than 100 members. Kane Bensten of Bensten Developments Inc. of Kelowna completes the KLEECA business plan project in May 2006 with “Business Plan for Supportive Living Residences from Kootenay Lake Eastshore Eldercare Co-operative Association”. • 2nd Annual General Meeting, May 31, 2006, held at the Gray Creek Hall with 34 people present • KLEECA’s first “Looking for Land” article published in Mainstreet newspaper asking local residents to help us find an appropriate location for our facility. 2005 • Directors establish Working Committees: Membership & Local Fundraising, Land Acquisition, Financial, Advocacy, Services & Operations. • Spring, KLEECA hosts ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ again and raises $800. • 1st Annual General Meeting is held on May 25, 2005 in the Riondel Community Center with 52 people in attendance. • KLEECA receives a $10,000 grant plus a forgivable loan for $2,000 from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for a community Needs Survey and preliminary business plan. • November KLEECA receives the final report on the Community Needs Survey. 115 Eastshore residents from Riondel to Boswell completed questionnaires. 2004 • Members of KLEECA meet with health care officials, tour regional facilities, seek funding sources, hold fundraisers, implement a membership drive and investigate several suitable Eastshore properties. • Spring, KLEECA hosts ‘Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner’ – a community mixer-fundraiser during which $1,100 is raised and many Eastshore residents learn about our goals to build local supportive housing. • Work begins on our by-laws, constitution, and rules of incorporation. We receive approval and official status on January 5, 2005. • KLEECA’s Advocacy Committee begins to submit regular articles to Mainstreet to keep Eastshore residents abreast of our activities. • November, KLEECA begins to sell scenic fridge magnets featuring local images donated by John Smith. Sales of these items have earned almost $1,000 to date. 2003 • The Kootenay Lake Eastshore Eldercare Co-operative Association (KLEECA) is founded by a group of Eastshore residents committed to establishing a multi-level elder care housing facility on the Eastshore of Kootenay Lake. Back to top of page |
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“What lies behind us
and what lies before
us are small matters
compared to what lies
within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson