Board Seeks Say On Pot Shops

The Regional District Board is looking to have some control over potential cannabis shops wanting to open in Electoral Areas B, C and F.

That includes places like Silver Star, Swan Lake and Mabel Lake.

Board chair Bob Fleming says there is nothing covering that in their zoning bylaws now.

“That basically means they could set up at their will because there is no business licensing in the electoral areas. The provincial government doesn’t give us that mandate, so we don’t really have any means of knowing what’s being located where,” Fleming tells Beach Radio News.