The Review, Thursday, July 11, 2013 — Page 13
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Pride in the present comes from knowledge of the past By Steve Arstad Residents of Olalla are discovering a new found pride in their community, spearheaded by a local group of concerned citizens known as the “Friends of Olalla.” The group is dedicated to improving the public’s perception of the community by subtle improvements to tidiness of the community, and recently by the construction and placement of identifying signs at either entrance to the hamlet. In a further effort to improve public perception of the community and provide residents with a link to Olalla’s colourful past, the Review will be running a series of articles in the coming weeks that describe Olalla’s proud links to the past, as well as its significance to the development of the Lower Similkameen. Part 1 Highway 3A has been described as having a “gentle ascent” up the Keremeos valley and over the height of land at Yellow Lake. Indeed, it does slope mildly, but steadily upward as the highway leaves the outskirts of Keremeos, passing Bears Fruit Stand and the location of what was formerly known as “Keremeos Centre.” Just off the bypass road to the west, in pioneer times Harry Tweddle built a two story hotel known as the Central, along with a livery barn. There was a jail here as well, which subsequently moved to the present location of Keremeos in 1917. A kilometre or so further north, near the present day Keremeos Cemetery, was the site of Upper Keremeos, where Emanuel Barcelo’s hotel and Sam McCurdy’s butcher shop once stood. In 2003, a travel guide described Olalla, located seven kilometres from the junction of Highway 3,
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as “a thorpe of converted school buses now immobilized to shady yards occupied by single and double wide manufactured homes, swing sets and pet collies.” The nature of Olalla continues to slowly change over the years, as newer, bigger homes gradually replace the manufactured homes of a decade ago. However, in 1914, provincial mining maps of the day indicated big days ahead for the community, as a patchwork of claims dotted the mountains on both sides of the valley. It was the promise of gold, silver and copper that spurred interest in the area, and established the community. The copper rich Dolphin group of claims were the most developed properties in the Olalla area. An aerial tram ran buckets of ore to the road on the valley floor, where it was waggoned to the railhead at Keremeos. The ore was stored in 40 ton ore bunkers in Keremeos before ultimately being shipped to Northport, Washington, for smelting. The mine never met expectations for output, however, and the ore bins were seldom full. Promising orebearing veins in the Olalla mountainsides pinched out, frustrating and disappointing mining interests who had difficulty soliciting investment capital. Hedley Monarch Mines eventually consolidated 72 properties in the region in the 1940’s, but they too failed to make money. Ore bins from their operations were located and visible from the highway just south of Olalla until last July, when a nearby adit (mine tunnel) was filled in and the structure removed for safety reasons. The ore bin had been a part of the Olalla landscape for more than five decades, and with its removal, the last visible reminder of Olalla’s mining past disppeared forever.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Zoning Bylaw Textual Amendments (RSM1 Zones)
Amendment Bylaw No. 2626, 2013
Electoral Areas ‘C’, ‘D-1’ and ‘D-2’ Zoning Bylaws Date: Time: Location:
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 7:00 pm Oliver Community Centre
36003 – 79th Street, Oliver, BC
PURPOSE: To Amend the Electoral Area ‘C’ Oliver Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 2453, 2008; Electoral Area ‘D-1’ East Skaha, Vaseux Zoning Bylaw No. 2455, 2008; and Electoral Area ‘D-2’ Kaleden-Apex Southwest Sector Zoning Bylaw No. 2457, 2008, in order to amend the zoning provisions related to the minimum separation required between manufactured homes in a manufactured home park. Specifically, it is being proposed to delete Section 11.4.7(d) — being the requirement for a 6.0 metre separation between manufactured homes— in the RSM1 Zone of the Electoral Areas ‘C’ and ‘D’ Zoning Bylaws and to replace this with a new Section 11.4.8 (Amenity Area) that will require each dwelling unit in a manufactured home park (MHP) be provided with an amenity and open space area that complies with the following: a contiguous area of not less than 40m2;
i) ii)
to be located immediately adjacent to and be accessible from a habitable room of the dwelling unit; iii) shall not include any required storage area, driveway, off-street parking area or building setback area except the rear setback area; and iv) must be marked on the site plan submitted with the Building Permit application for the development of a dwelling unit on the parcel.
VIEW COPIES OF THE DRAFT BYLAWS & SUPPORTING INFORMATION AT: Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC on weekdays (excluding statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw amendments can present written information or speak at the public hearing. All correspondence for the public hearing to be addressed to: Public Hearing Bylaw No. 2626, 2013, c/o Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received after the conclusion of the public hearing. This public hearing has been delegated to a Director of the Regional District.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: Telephone: 250-490-4107 www.rdos.bc.ca
Fax: 250-492-0063
Email: planning@rdos.bc.ca
Donna Butler, MCIP Manager of Development Services
Bill Newell Chief Administrative Officer
SIMILKAMEEN ELEMENTARY SECONDARY SCHOOL 2013 YEAR END AWARDS - ELEMENTARY
“We’re so Proud of our Students!”
Vice Principal’s List All Year Grade 5
Grade 6 Grade 7
Derek Brunton Veronika Chaicomdee Daxon Helm Ty Lawrence Carter Thompson Zoe Vriends Naomi Antler Livia Bains Taylor Lezard Melissa Vesper Jazlyn Agar Parmeet Brar Cedar Carter Simran Dhaliwal Chase Mair Ainsley Neilson Max Todd Taya Vissia Savanna Yamamoto
Honour Roll All Year Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7
Derek Brunton Carter Thompson Josie Hillman Jack Weber Joshua Chaicomdee Brody Porter Sasha Zebroff
Principal’s List All Year Grade 7
Tyson Douangpanya Dylan Mackay Sofia Zebroff Carter Crow Caroline Brunton Katelyn Forner Brody Porter Sydney Wabnegger Sasha Zebroff
Daxon Helm Zoe Vriends Taylor Lezard
Dylan Mackay Sofia Zebroff Melissa Vesper
Ainsley Neilson Evan Reichl
Aija Otto Taya Vissia
Caroline Brunton Cedar Carter Chase Mair Max Todd Savanna Yamamoto
Katelyn Forner Sydney Wabnegger
Perfect Attendance Awards Grade 5 - Dayton Hockey Grade 6 - Dana McRae-Weller Grade 7 - Caroline Brunton
Citizenship Awards Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7
Fine Arts Grade 5
Grade 6
Fine Arts cont. Grade 7
Aliya Bickner Katelyn Forner Savanna Yamamoto
Caroline Brunton Taya Vissia Sasha Zebroff
Cedar Carter Sydney Wabnegger
Top Okanagan Language Students Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7
Olivia Lezard Taylor Lezard Sheena Louie
Athletic Awards Grade 5
Grade 6 Grade 7
Derek Brunton Ty Lawrence Sofia Zebroff Shianna Allison Jughraj Boparai Yan Peron Joseph Wiebe Caroline Brunton Alex Helm Brody Porter Taya Vissia Sasha Zebroff
Tyson Douangpanya Carter Thompson
Daxon Helm Zoe Vriends
Blayre Bittner Marcus Nugteren Jack Weber
Harjaap Bengag Jai Minshull Melissa Vesper
Cedar Carter Chelsea Matzick Payton Pozzobon Sydney Wabnegger
Katelyn Forner Aija Otto Max Todd Savanna Yamamoto
Top Reader Awards Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7
Myllha Kangas Naomi Antler Evan Reichl
Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7
Abby Lee Jessie Turcotte Alex Helm
Grade 6 Grade 7
Melissa Vesper Caroline Brunton Sydney Wabnegger
Awards of Distinction
Nobal Bhathal Ty Lawrence Naomi Antler Aylaghn Shuster Cedar Carter
Eliana Beglaw Kailey Lusted Livia Bains Melissa Vesper
Jada Bottemiller Daxon Helm Conor Macdonald Tristin Young Carter Crow Pavi Kahlon Caroline Brunton
Danielle Boshoff Andrew Reichl Jade Demchuck Jack Weber
Academic Awards
Top Junior Athlete Trophies Abby Lee Taylor Lezard Simone Wilkinson
Female - Savanna Yamamoto Male - Tyrell Allison
Top Overall Student Trophies
Female - Sydney Wabnegger Male - Max Todd
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Cedar Carter Katelyn Forner Savanna Yamamoto