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December 11, 2013
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The cruisers were crammed over the weekend as the Lake Country RCMP collected donations for the local food bank. ...............................
THEY MAKE ICE
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the old fashioned way at Big White Ski Resort, home of Canada’s highest outdoor skating rink—5,149 ft. above sea level. For more on Big White’s early season, see page A3.
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figure skaters collect medals as the local club hosted the Okanagan Inter-club competition recently. ...............................
New tradition at Holiday Park
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KEVIN PARNELL Up until about five years ago, staff at the Holiday Park Resort in Lake Country celebrated Christmas like a lot of businesses, gathering around and exchanging gifts with each other. But after many years of the gift exchange, staff at the resort thought it was time for something different and started a new tradition of giving gifts back to the community.
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WE BASICALLY TURNED OUR STAFF CHRISTMAS PARTY INTO A FUNDRAISER FOR THE COMMUNITY. Yvette Mawson
“The tradition here was for 30 years everybody brought a gift and we had an exchange,” said Yvette Mawson, Holiday Park’s resort services manager.
“But about five years ago at the end of the party there was just so much stuff lying around and we just felt there was a better way to celebrate Christmas. “We decided everyone would bring a gift for a child, food donations to the food bank or cash and we would donate to charity.” With close to 50 staff members it didn’t take long for the resort to accumulate quite a few gifts for needy kids in Lake
For the record… The Lake Country Calendar would like to clarify its story on Lake Country’s Transportation for Tomorrow Plan, as published in the Dec. 4, 2013 edition of the newspaper. The Calendar inaccurately reported that the plan will cost Lake Country $200 million over 20 years. The actual figure is $92 million over 20 years. The Calendar apologizes for the error. The district says it is looking at increasing funding from $3.1 million to $4.6 million each year in its 20-year plan.That equates to $92 million over 20 years and includes maintenance as well as renewal and improvement projects. The district also says a proposed tax hike for Lake Country residents will equal $50 per $100,000 of assessed value for homeowners in Lake Country. Budget deliberations are underway in Lake Country.
SEE HOLIDAY PARK A3
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