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
FEBRUARY
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WHAT’S INSIDE:
Connecting with heritage
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Expansion plans
Construction will begin in April as the Summerland Credit Union undergoes an expansion.
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Grant given
A Summerland service club is one of five South Okanagan organizations to receive gaming grant funding from the province.
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Contract awarded
A Summerland consulting firm has received a contract from Environment Canada.
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In the pool
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YOUR SMILE There’s no time like the present but a couple of minutes ago probably bore a striking similarity.
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Trail given support by John Arendt
The Heritage Advisory Commission has selected a house, a tree and a site with historical importance.
The Orca Swim Club hosted its annual Swim-a-thon event on the weekend with close to 100 swimmers participating.
PA G E S
Taking aim
John Arendt Summerland Review
Jacob Webb, a Grade 1 student, aims at a target during a game at a carnival at Trout Creek Elementary School on Friday evening. Beside him is Talan Windrum, a Grade 2 student. The carnival was to raise money for the school’s Parent Advisory Council.
A proposed multi-use trail along Okanagan Lake is a little closer to becoming a reality now that the Summerland Rotary Club has become involved with the project. At the municipal council meeting on Feb. 12, council voted to endorse the Rotary Club to apply for any available grants for the proposed design and construction of a multi-use trail between Lowertown and Trout Creek. Don Gemmell, long a proponent of the trail, said Rotary’s involvement is good news for the project. “The people of Summerland are blessed to have an energetic and visionary community building organization that is our local Rotary Club,” he said. “I am so happy to see our hard working town council backing Rotary on this project.” Members of council said the Rotary involvement will help to make the path a reality. “We’re thrilled Rotary is picking up this project,” said Mayor Janice Perrino. Coun. Peter Waterman said the trail is needed between Lowertown and Trout Creek. At present, trail users have had to go onto Highway 97 to go between the lakefront area and Trout Creek. “It will be a good addition to our community,” he said. The resolution allows the Summerland Rotary Club to apply for grants as they become available. The first grant is for around $30,000. Gemmell said the support for the trail has been increasing. “The momentum is building for Summerland,” he said. “People are getting excited.”
Hearing set for industrial area by John Arendt
Council will hear from the public on a proposed change to the Official Community Plan and zoning for the Bentley Road Industrial Area. At the municipal council meeting of Feb. 12, council gave first reading to a bylaw amending the
community plan and zoning for the area. A public hearing on the changes will be held on Feb. 25. Municipal planner Ian McIntosh said the process to get the industrial area zoning and designation changed has been lengthy. “It’s taken about 14
years to get here,” he said. Discussions first began in 1995. In 1998, the land was conditionally approved for exclusion from the Agricultural Land Reserve, but this exclusion was not acted on until 2010. A block exclusion of land from the Agricul-
tural Land Reserve came before council in 2011 and was approved. In February, 2012, the municipality conducted a planning study which included interviews with residents of the area, a traffic study, a drainage study and open houses. If the community plan
and zoning changes are approved, the change must then go to the Agricultural Land Commission for approval. Coun. Lloyd Christopherson said McIntosh and Julie McGuire have worked hard on the planning for the industrial area. See BYLAW Page 3