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Culture needs raised Concerns raised about delays in getting new museum and library buildings by John Arendt Members of Summerland’s arts and cultural
community are concerned their needs will not be met under the proposed Wharton Street development. The development is to include a mix of residential units, commercial space and space for arts and cultural facilities, including spaces for the
library and the museum. In April, the Community Cultural Development Committee sent a letter to council outlining concerns about the proposed development. The letter urged council to consider leasing the land to the developer or, failing that option, to sell
the land in a sequential manner. Concerns were also raised about the effect on the economic, social and cultural sustainability of the community, the timeline for the project, the costs, the transparency of the project and the reduction in community green
spaces. Under the proposal, the first phase of the development would have residential units and commercial development. The library and the museum would not be built until the second phase. See PRESENT Page 3
An evening of sketch comedy Summerland Secondary School drama students will present comedy sketches this evening.
Page 19 Buffer zones Two councillors believe the present buffer zone requirements on agricultural land do not make sense in Summerland.
Page 7 Donation given The Summerland Rodeo Grounds Equine Development Committee has received a generous donation.
Page 11 Arts courses The Summer Arts Program will offer plenty of activities for children this summer.
Page 10 Remembering Long-time residents are urged to share their memories of Summerland’s earlier years for a special historical project.
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YOUR SMILE How can one careless match start a forest fire when it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
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Junior musical theatre students at Summerland School of Dance presented Firework, one of the numbers during Dancin’ 2012, Summerland School of Dance’s Glee Project. The dance show was at Centre Stage Theatre on the weekend. Junior musical theatre students were Eva Braam, Annika Carlson, McKenna Carlson, Sophia Ferlizza, Emily Goodall, Charli Hoyer, Zairia Jenkins, Mikayla Joynt, Lauren Keilty, Julia Nixon, Emma Redding-Noël, Kiara Sandrelli, Emily Walton and Haley Wiens.
Sani-dump station stays shut by John Arendt Summerland will not operate a sani-dump station for recreation vehicle operators to dump their sewage. In previous years, a dump site had been in place at Peach Orchard Beach and later at a pullout area along Highway 97 near Trout Creek. The dump station was shut down suddenly near the end of last summer as
it had put the municipal sewage system at risk. “The location coupled with heavy usage by through tourists and illegal dumping have caused considerable problems in the plant,” said Devon van der Meulen, deputy director of engineering and public works for the municipality. The deodorizers and other chemicals used to treat the wastes in the tank jeopardize the sewer
system, he said. He added that Summerland is too small to handle the volume of waste being dumped at the station. “Other municipalities who do have sani-dumps generally have sewage volumes multiple times what we see in Summerland and are therefore able to handle emulsifiers and other unwanted chemicals illegally dumped through the
sheer volume of sewage with which it is diluted,” he said. Mayor Janice Perrino said the latest location for the dump station, at the Trout Creek pullout, was convenient and as a result, travelers passing through the area would stop to use it. The cost of the system, at between $25,000 and $100,000, was too expensive for the municipality, she said.
“It is our taxpayers who would have to pay the extra money to make it happen,” she said. “To ask our taxpayers to fund the entire cost of this is unreasonable.” The nearest sani-dump site is in Penticton, at the Canadian Tire facility. Perrino said the store is able to cope with the dumping of wastes and the Penticton sewer system can manage the volume.