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Growth plan decried by John Arendt
Summerland’s proposed Urban Growth Strategy came under fire at a public hearing on
Tuesday evening as nearly all the speakers raised concerns and opposition to the plan. The hearing was held
in the Summerland Secondary School gym and lasted for more than three hours. The proposal calls
for the removal of 80.34 hectares of land within the Agricultural Land Reserve close to the core of the community. At the
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same time, 91.7 hectares in the Prairie Valley area would be added to the provincial land reserve. See PUBLIC Page 3
Medical marijuana
A Summerland family would like access to a special medical marijuana hybrid to treat a twoyear-old’s epilepsy.
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Bears destroyed
Three problem bears were killed in Lowertown last week.
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Earth Week
Many activities for all ages are planned for this year’s Earth Week celebrations in Summerland.
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New directors
Agur Lake Camp Society has a new board of directors in place for the coming year.
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Robin Hood
A well-loved story will be dramatized at Centre Stage Theatre this weekend.
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YOUR SMILE I slept like a log last night. I woke up in the fireplace.
Finding Easter eggs
Carla McLeod Special to the Review
Seven-year-old Scout Parson, offers to share an Easter egg with four-year-old Cana Marsh, during the Easter Egg Hunt held at Summerland Spirit Square, Peach Orchard Park on Sunday. The event was sponsored by the Rotary Club.
Midway returns to Action Fest by John Arendt For the first time since 2006, the Summerland Action Festival will include a midway this year. Pat Bell, chair of the Action Festival board, said the board has made an agreement with West Coast Amusements. “This gives the teens and pre-teens something
to do that’s a little more exciting for them,” he said. With the loss of the midway, the festival saw changes in the people attending, especially in Memorial Park. “We want to attract as many different age groups as possible,” he said. The midway will be
similar in size and scope to a similar midway attraction in Penticton near the beginning of this month. The previous midway attractions were from a company which was set up to provide more rides than Summerland could accommodate, Bell said. As a result, when an opportunity became
available for the midway to provide its amusements at a larger venue, the Summerland service was discontinued. “We’ve been looking ever since to get someone back,” Bell said. “We were finally able to get someone who can come up here.” The Action Festival runs from June 6 to 8. It
includes a 72-team slopitch tournament, the Giant’s Head Run, the Man of Steel Triathlon, a parade and plenty of weekend entertainment. The festival has been a Summerland tradition for the past 31 years. In past years, attendance at the festival has been around 15,000 people.