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Winfield, Oyama, Okanagan Centre and Carrs Landing since 1951
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Winfield, Oyama, Okanagan Centre and Carrs Landing since 1951
January 1, 2014
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before ski hills and organized sport, Lake Country residents enjoyed the great outdoors with sledding on local hills and skating on local ponds. Mary (Carter) Jeglum, Yoshiko Kobayashi (Mende), Beryl (Harrop) Smith and Doris (Gleed) Phillips enjoyed themselves on this day, though just when the photo was taken is unknown. May all of you also enjoy a happy winter season, from the Lake Country Museum.
Two exhibitions will share the space at the Lake Country Art Gallery to start off the New Year. ...............................
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LAKE COUNTRY
MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
▼ 2013 IN REVIEW The Legion in Oyama continues its giving ways with a donation in time for Christmas to the Lake Country Food Bank. ...............................
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Flyers ■ JYSK ■ Save On ■ Shoppers ■ Staples
Roads, new and old, were Lake Country’s top issue KEVIN PARNELL It’s hard to imagine a bigger change coming to Lake Country than what happened in 2013 with the opening of the new Highway 97 and the (eventual) handover of control of the old highway, now known as Pelmewash Parkway, from the province to the district. The new highway made travel through Lake Country safer and
gave the district seven kilometres of water-front property to develop. But it also came at a time when many of the other roads built around Lake Country are nearing the end of their life, meaning there will have to be increased taxes over the next 20 years to deal with the aging roads in the area, including Pelmewash Parkway. The transportation network, as well as the district’s water and sew-
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WE HAVE LOTS TO DO AND NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO DO IT WITH. Lake Country Mayor James Baker
age infrastructure plans, are paramount as Lake Country enters another year. “We have lots to do
and not enough money to do it with,” said Lake Country Mayor James Baker, in his third term in the mayor’s office. “Our focus is on the transportation plan and sustainable transportation. We have been making some repairs and we have to fix what needs fixing immediately and leave alone what can be left alone.” As the calendar opens on the year 2014, Lake Country council is in the
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WE HAVE BEEN MAKING SOME REPAIRS AND WE HAVE TO FIX WHAT NEEDS FIXING IMMEDIATELY AND LEAVE ALONE WHAT CAN BE LEFT ALONE. James Baker
process of implementing a transportation for to-
morrow plan, looking 20 years down the road at ways to fix, improve or replace the district’s roadways. Budget discussions are underway and a final budget is expected to be approved in early February, but the district is contemplating a tax hike to offset the costs of improving its infrastructure, including roads
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