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Abattoir rules considered Bylaw examines regulations on slaughterhouses in community by John Arendt While members of municipal council agree abattoirs or slaughterhouses should be allowed
in the community, determining where they should go is a difficult question. On Monday morning, at a special meeting, council gave first reading to a bylaw prohibiting abattoirs in industrial zones. At present, the
M2-Heavy Industrial zone and the M1-Light Industrial zone both permit primary and secondary processing of agricultural products as one of the permitted uses within the municipality’s zoning bylaw. The bylaw does not specify whether abattoirs are included in this use.
Members of council had concerns about allowing slaughterhouses in these areas, especially in the James Lake Industrial Area where an abattoir has been proposed. “Businesses have to be compatible with their neighbourhoods,” said Coun. Bruce Hallquist.
“I don’t find this all that compatible with this neighbourhood.” Coun. Martin Van Alphen agreed. “My biggest concern is with the neighbourhood across the street to the south,” he said. “I have difficulties with the location.” See NOISE Page 3
Providing help
Students from Summerland Secondary School took part in a work project in Tanzania.
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Jazz award
A jazz combo from Summerland Secondary School excelled in a music competition in Kelowna.
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Pioneer Tea
The Summerland Rotary Club will hold its annual Pioneer Tea to honour those who have served the community.
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Learning to fly
Pilots will give youth an introduction to aviation this spring.
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Athletic effort
Summerland athletes excelled at a recent pentathlon tournament in Richmond.
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Rescue demonstration
John Arendt Summerland Review
Michelle Tennisco and Thomas Ratcliffe of the B.C. Ambulance Service in Summerland demonstrate a rescue call for participants at an introduction to health care careers on Saturday. The one-day event, held in Summerland, was for students between 13 and 18 years of age. It was sponsored by the Penticton Regional Hospital Auxiliary and the Summerland Health Care Auxiliary. A total of 75 participants from around the province attended.
Extended vet care sought by John Arendt
Veterinarians, members of Critteraid and others concerned with the well-being of animals met last week to discuss a way to provide emergency or on-call veterinarian services in the South Okanagan. Deborah Silk of Critteraid said the meeting was called after one Summerland resident began a petition calling for extended veterinary services in the
South Okanagan. “There are some very, very unhappy pet owners out there,” she said. On-call service was available in the area until a year and a half ago. Without after-hours service in the South Okanagan, pet owners must travel to the nearest veterinary hospital in Kelowna to get treatment for their animals. The trip takes a minimum of 45 minutes from Summerland and is much
longer for those who live in Penticton or farther south. While a long-term solution was not reached at the meeting last week, Silk said the in-depth discussion was useful. “It was the first step in the process to develop a plan for pet owners in the region,” she said. Barrie Hume, a Summerland veterinarian, said veterinarians from the area will meet to discuss ways of providing
additional service to the South Okanagan. She said the veterinary hospital in Kelowna is able to provide staffing around the clock and has equipment which is not available in smaller centres. Hume said creating that level of service in this region would prove difficult. “There are not enough emergency calls here to provide that service,” she said.
While veterinarians used to provide on-call services and house calls more often, she said veterinary medicine is different now. “Things we would do 20 years ago on call are no longer acceptable today,” she said. The changes have come about in part because of expectations of animal owners and in part because of provincial standards of veterinary care.