SUMMERLAND REVIEW THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1908
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S U M M E R L A N D,
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WWW.SUMMERLANDREVIEW.COM
T H U R S D AY,
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26,
2012
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$1.15
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Skate ramp added
WHAT’S INSIDE:
by John Arendt
Summer concerts Musicians will perform at a series of house concerts.
Page 8 Supporting health care Summerland council has added its voice to those calling for a proposed patient care facility at the Penticton Regional Hospital.
Page 3 Businesses on the move Several downtown businesses have recently moved.
Page 9 Riding for a cause Several cyclists will soon pass through Summerland as they raise awareness and funds for families living with ALS.
Page 2 Tourism benefits Summerland’s tourism businesses are bringing jobs and money to the community.
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The Summerland Asset Development Initiative has added a skate park ramp at the Unity Youth Centre. The new half pipe, which was completed last week, will be officially opened today. R.J. Dueck, a professional skate park designer and builder, designed the facility. He has directed the construction on more than 50 of the largest and most recognized skate parks in North America, including the Penticton Skate Park. Other professionals in the field, as well as volunteers and students came out to support the construction. Shawn Hoffarth of Skatelife Canada, a division of Young Life Canada, helped to build the half pipe with the students. Laceydawn Loeppky, youth activities coordinator at the youth centre, said the cost of the facility was $900. In addition, Summerland Builders’ Mart donated around $700 worth of materials for the half pipe. While Summerland has had a skateboard park in place since the 1990s, Loeppky said the new facility is needed. “It’s another place kids can hang out in a safe environment,” she said. She added that SADI organizers hope to attract more students with the opening of the skate park ramp. The ramp will be available while the youth centre is open Monday to Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. Students must bring their own helmets, but in the near future, Loeppky said the youth organization hopes to be able to supply helmets to students who do not bring their own. The grand opening of the half pipe is at the Skateboard action Brad Riemer, a youth worker at the Summerland Asset Development Initiative’s Unity Youth Centre, Unity Youth Centre on Giant’s Head Road on tests out the new skateboarding ramp. The ramp adds to the activities available at the youth centre. Thursday, July 26 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Police station took years to complete by John Arendt While the construction of the new Summerland RCMP station was done over the past year, getting a new building for the detachment was a long process. The official opening of the facility takes place tomorrow. Mayor Janice Perrino said discussions about a new facility had been in
the works over 12 years and five municipal councils. “It is a day that has taken a long time to come,” Perrino said. “The police have been very patient, very understanding.” The new building replaces the station on Jubilee Road East, which had been the home of the RCMP since 1975. When the building was con-
structed in 1969, it was originally a restaurant. The RCMP detachment which moved into the
In recent years, the building had been plagued with maintenance problems as well as
“It is a day that has taken a long time to come. The police have been very patient, very understanding.” Janice Perrino facility was less than half the size it is today.
crowding. The cells were condemned in 2005 and
prisoners are now taken to cells in Penticton. The new facility has around 835 square metres of usable area and around 450 square metres in the basement. The basement may not be used for office space or cells. The new building had a cost of $4.5 million “The detachment is here for the next 50 years,” Perrino said.