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by John Arendt A wildfire which started just west of Summerland on Sunday afternoon was quickly contained and extinguished. George Pugh of the Summerland Fire Department said the fire was reported, near Bathville
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Road, on Sunday around 3 p.m. Four Summerland Fire Department vehicles responded. The fire reached 0.2 hectares in size. Firefighters from the provincial Ministry of Forests also attended. Helicopters were used
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to drop water on the blaze to control it. Summerland firefighters were on the scene around an hour and a half before the provincial forestry firefighters took over. Pugh said conditions in the region remain very dry. Because the weather
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was calm, the blaze could be controlled. “Fortunately, there was not much of a wind,” he said. “If there was a breeze, it would have gone off quite rapidly.” Melissa Welsh, a fire information officer with the Kamloops Fire Centre, said quick action on the
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part of firefighters kept the blaze from spreading. Firefighters from Summerland and the Penticton Indian Band were at the scene, as well as provincial forest fire crews. The fire is believed to have been caused by lightning.
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Silver medal
A baseball team with a Summerland player placed second in provincial action.
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Outlet opens
A new outlet store which will support community initiatives held its official opening on Friday.
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Tourism trends
The number of people stopping at the visitor centre in Summerland is higher this year than last year.
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Basketball
A three-on-three outdoor basketball tournament will be held in September.
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On stage
A one-woman Broadway play will be staged in the area.
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YOUR SMILE The first 90 per cent of the task takes 90 per cent of the time, the last 10 per cent takes the other 90 per cent.
Firefighting effort
Carla McLeod Special to the Summerland Review
Provincial forestry firefighters, in red shirts and blue pants, joined firefighters from Summerland and the Penticton Indian Band to respond to a wildfire off Bathville Road on Sunday afternoon. The fire was confined to 0.2 hectares and by Monday it had been extinguished.
Third roundabout opens today Large oval opened to replace four-way stop at busy intersection
The third of Summerland’s roundabouts, a large oval at the intersection of Prairie Valley Road and Victoria Road South, will officially open this morning. The roundabout replaces a four-way stop intersection which had caused traffic flow prob-
lems in the past. Mayor Janice Perrino said the construction of the intersection was difficult for those living nearby. “It was tough on residents in the area,” she said, adding that the municipality apologized for the inconvenience. “It was a lot for them to put up with.” The total cost of the project is $3.8 million. The contract for the work
was approved at council a year ago, in August, 2012. Construction on the intersection began in fall. To accommodate the roundabout, an aging house at the corner had to be torn down. The Darke house was one of the oldest houses in the community. In addition to the roundabout, work was done on utilities in the area, as well as road work
to allow for bike lanes and sidewalks. Earlier work was done in 2010 on Prairie Valley Road and Rosedale Avenue. This improvement led to the creation of Summerland’s first two roundabouts. Now that the intersection work has been completed, the next upgrade project for the municipality is in the Garnett Valley area.
The condition of the road has long been identified as a priority for the municipality, but the work on the road surface will not be done until a water system upgrade in the area goes ahead. Perrino said the municipality is now seeking grant funding to pay for the water and road upgrade. The project is expected to cost around $4 million.