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Exploring apparent evolutionary leads Faith writer Jim Taylor sees strengths and weaknesses as possibly good things ...............................
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LAKE COUNTRY firefighters Ben Burbine and Randy McMillan, along with Rylan Carnegie (centre) took part in a swift water rescue exercise on Okanagan River during a spring training seminar for firefighters in Oliver on May 5-6.
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Routes Grill new culinary home for local restaurant trio BOBBI-SUE MENARD Routes Grill is Lake Country’s newest restaurant and it is a family destination featuring fresh, accessible food. The young partners include husband and wife duo Jeff Kreckau in the kitchen and Cody Kreckau on the floor, along with Michael
Coates. Between them they have a wealth of experience in some of the Okanagan Valley’s top restaurants including Cabana, Sparkling Hill, Grey Monk and the Globe restaurants at Big White and Sun Peaks. Jeff and Michael went to culinary school together in Alberta a
decade ago and kept in touch. Jeff and Cody moved to Lake Country three years ago. Owning a restaurant had been a longtime dream and last year they began to consider the former Mama Shpengis location for their first foray into ownership. The dream became
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reality this spring and the new ownership team spent time and elbow grease freshening up the space and developing a new menu. “We’ve had a tremendous response already,” said Jeff. “We have had people come in for lunch thinking it was the old restaurant and bring their family back in the
evening.” With the soft launch behind them and most of the kinks ironed out of the system, Jeff said the team is ready for larger crowds, although the line-ups on a Friday evening have been gratifying. Reservations are available. Reaction online has
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been very positive with good reviews on social foodie websites like Urban Spoon. “This is such a great location,” said Jeff. The menu focuses on fresh and local ingredients wherever possible. Multiple Lake
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