Plans by a locally owned wood products company to build a major expansion at its North Shore location have divided nearby residents, many of whom say they don’t want more industrial development near their rural homes. Spearhead, which is located about 15 kilometres east of Nelson, has applied with the Regional District of Central Kootenay to rezone three residential lots to allow for construction of a 54,000 square-foot facility with the possibility of a further 6,400 square feet of office space and employee child care to be added in the future. …The company produces customizable, and often elaborate, wood structures for residential and commercial use. The new facility, Spearhead’s owners say, will allow it to develop its own custom glue-laminated timber, also known as glulam, instead of purchasing it from outside the region. …Water was the most pressing concern raised by community members at the final public consultation meeting Jan. 28.