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▼ COMMUNITY
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Quail Trail a safe link
For the kids Sisters prepare to shear their long tresses in aid of Camp Winfield. ...............................
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Thompson Okanagan Tourism Assoc. has been awarded for its 10-year policy planning strategy: Embracing Our Potential. ...............................
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Flyers ■ Budget Blinds ■ Home Depot ■ Pro Steam Plus ■ Rona ■ Shoppers Drug Mart ■ Staples
Quail Trail is open for travel. With a little planning, some funding and a good working partnership, safer links have been made in Lake Country between neighbourhoods, schools and parks. Quail Trail connects Clearwater/Copperhill neighbourhoods from Bonnie and Quail road ends with Lodge Road—a pathway frequently traveled by students heading to George Elliot Secondary School. Lake Country Mayor James Baker, council members and others involved in the process, gathered on Tuesday, July 16, to cut the ribbon on the Quail Trail, celebrating what an effective partnership can accomplish. Planning of the trail started as a result of parkland dedication
CONTRIBUTED
ON HAND to share in cutting the ribbon on the Quail Trail were WALC representative Dev Fraser, PARC chair Rod Derksen and Rotary representative Tom Roth, cheered along by Lake Country Mayor James Baker, district councillors, WALC executive, active community volunteers, area residents and district staff.
through the townhouse development on Quail Road. Council approved building the trail through the development permit process. The
Rotary Club of Lake Country initially donated most of the funding and acknowledged the financial support of the Province of B.C. Walk Around Lake
Country (WALC) volunteers worked along with Rotary and District of Lake Country staff and a number of businesses to make the trail connector a success.
A permanent traillevel rail crossing was arranged to connect to the recently completed Lodge Road upgrade. Gerry Lay of Horizon Geotechnical, Gary
Lowe Contracting and Pier Mac also generously contributed to this community project with materials, time, expertise and good value for services and products.
▼ WOOD LAKE
Near miss for family in RV; other driver taken to hospital WADE PATERSON An Edmonton family is thanking a higher power after they escaped unscathed from a crash Thursdau afternoon that nearly sent their 28-foot
motorhome into Wood Lake. Mark Norris was driving his two children, Claudia and Jack, as well as Claudia’s boyfriend and another friend southbound on Highway
97 near Oyama Road, when a car travelling in the same direction, attempted to pass their vehicle in the righthand lane, just before the lanes merge. An RCMP officer on
the scene explained the woman driving the car lost control, went into the ditch, came back out of the ditch and collided with the recreational vehicle. Both vehicles skid-
ded eastbound across the highway, toward Wood Lake; however, a tree prevented the vehicles from entering the water. “God showed up here today, it’s an absolute miracle,” said Mark.
The female driver was taken to Kelowna General Hospital with undetermined injuries; all five passengers of the
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