For 41 years the Castlegar-Selkirk Lions have been involved in Castlegar. Shopping locally, giving funds back to the community. Everyone living here has probably been touched in some way by Lions ” maybe just buying at our concession, visiting Pass Creek Park, playing Bingo, accessing the Food Bank, staying at Easter Seal House and yes ” visiting the Chamber office.

In 1986, Lions donated funds and labour to help build the Chamber building. An agreement was signed allowing lifetime use by the existing Lions Club of a portion of the basement for storage of equipment.

In October we were issued an eviction notice for Dec. 14. We responded immediately requesting a meeting between the two boards to resolve the issue. No response. I called several times and was told they were busy with elections, so we could have a 30 day extension, still no response to a meeting. On Dec. 23 a letter arrived issuing the final decision of out by Feb. 15. On Jan. 3, five of our executive met with Pam MacLeod and Kerry Hobbs, President. We were told they had been instructed to “not discuss” the reason and we were not to contact individual directors as they had also agreed not to discuss it. It was “nothing personal” as the Shriners and United Way were also evicted.

They grudgingly granted our request to meet their board and on Jan. 19 we attended. Upon arrival, we were told to present our case, there would be no discussion. Strange ? Begs the question Why?

Why can’t they say they need the space, or they want a new building or something ?

Without storage space for our equipment we have

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