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The president of Kelowna and Area Cycling Coalition says his group is disappointed with a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that bars cyclists from using a privately owned extension off Curtis Road to access the UBCO campus. Landon Bradshaw said he had hoped something could have been worked out between the cyclists and area residents who went to court claiming years of use by cyclists and walkers, who they feel have made the private easement a public road to UBCO, was an intrusion and an invasion of their privacy. “We’re quite disappointed in several different ways,” said Bradshaw. “Not the least of which is that there will not be a safe route to the university.” He said there are safety concerns with using the one remaining route, Highway 97, because of traffic and the condition of the shoulder on the traffic flyover that now crosses the highway. Last Friday, the Kelowna lawyer for the residents, Tom Smithwick, announced the ruling by the B.C. Supreme Court, saying the court action was launched because residents were upset that their private “driveway” was being used by students, staff and others at the university as a public road. “The easement grants only a private right of way, and the respondent (UBCO) has no right thereunder to hold out to any person that the right of way is other than a private right of way on private land nor to allow any person to use the right of way in a manner inconsistent with the private right of way,” said the court ruling. And it added: “For greater clarity, the use of the easement as a private right of way does not include use of it for field trips to Robert Lake, nor does it include use of it as part of a running race course. Further, it does not include using it for exercise by walking or cycling.” The court said it will be up to the university to take “reasonable steps” to ensure, the any extent possible, that the easement is not used in such a manner. The university had contended the easement could be used by students who walked or cycled on the route. A few years ago a gate was installed by the residents but the courts had ruled it must be left open.
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HEALTHY KIDS DAY… The annual free event put on by the Okanagan YMCA-YWCA at the Kelowna Family Y in Rutland last Sunday attracted a large crowd of kids able to take part in free activities and snacks while their parents learned more about available resources to help raise healthy kids. Some of those activities included watching acrobatics in the air (top photo), contributing to a giant Healthy Kids Day banner (lower left) or creating the popular Capital News Do-Dah Birds (lower right).
The Okanagan’s two biggest ski mountains will no longer function as one. Big White and Silver Star have “severed their ties,” said Michael J. Ballingall, senior vicepresident of Big White. “They’re acting as independent companies right now.” Ballingall was tight lipped on what prompted the split, saying it was for “personal family reasons.” “There’s nothing untoward here,” he said. “The presidents remain the same—they’re brother and sister—and everybody is going to go about their business…the two teams will still work closely.” Internally, the change will mean smoother operations, in terms of diminished paperwork. Kelowna residents should only notice that dual mountain passes are off the table. In the months to come, however, the change may take another form. Ballingall said he expects to see each distinct
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