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Some of you may remember this from last year, although it may feel like it, you are not stuck in an endless groundhog's day loop. This issue is still not resolved and only getting worse.
The Village of Salmo is not backing down on their effort to remove us from our property. For the past year, we feel like we have been subjected to a relentless campaign of fear and harassment tactics.
Last year in the depths of the pandemic, the Village cancelled our building permit (6 months into a 3 year building permit) and pinned a no-occupancy order on the structure’s door.
Almost a year to the day after the first incident, we were served with a petition from a lawyer hired by the Village. This legal document calls for our eviction as well as the demolition of a large, well-built, grandfathered log structure that is nearly 50 years old.
We assume that the Village has been hemorrhaging taxpayer dollars on this matter, and as a result of this recent petition, we have been forced to engage a lawyer to represent us - a route we were hoping to avoid as we are trying to build our home on the property, and would have to choose between paying for a lawyer, or building our home.
We have started this Gofundme in an effort to recover some of the legal fees that we have incurred to fight this injustice, but more importantly, we felt it necessary to inform our community of the manner in which our Village representatives are dealing with citizens of Salmo.
We need your help, and every little bit goes a long way. We understand that this is a very precarious time for people - if you’re not in a position to donate, we ask that you please share this post along. This is just as valuable as a dollar!
Help us send a message to the Village of Salmo that we support one another, we do not support a culture of intimidation and bullying.
Organizer
Cody Puckett
Organizer
Salmo, BC