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April 30, 2014
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David Black presents part one of his views on a Canadianbuilt bitumen refinery for Kitimat. ...............................
THE EASTER
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bunny was busy in Lake Country on Good Friday. Close to 1,000 people came out to the District of Lake Country’s annual Easter egg hunt, sponsored by Lake Country’s parks and recreation department. Around 600 kids had a fun day full of activities and chocolate at Jack Seaton Park.
Hoe and Grow Ken Salvail resumes his gardening columns which will appear every two weeks in the Lake Country Calendar. ...............................
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Flyers ■ Home Depot ■ Jysk ■ MTF ■ Rona ■ Save On ■ Shoppers ■ Smartsource ■ Staples ■ Summit Tools
CONTRIBUTED
▼ DRINKING WATER
Watershed drainage assessment gets $10 grand The Okanagan Basin Water Board has awarded the District of Lake Country a $10,000 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement grant to support the Vernon Creek Watershed/Beaver Lake Road Drainage Assessment project. “The work was identified as a necessary risk management action,” said Lake Country mayor James Baker. “It in-
volves investigating the drainage of culverts and ditches along Beaver Lake Road and connections between sediment sources on Vernon Creek that may be influencing terrain stability.” A 2010 source water assessment of the Vernon Creek watershed looked at drinking water health hazards and vulnerabilities. Slope failures and landslides upstream of Lake Coun-
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try’s water intake on Vernon Creek posed a high risk to water quality and infrastructure. Of the risk management actions that were proposed in 2010 for the Vernon Creek watershed, the only remaining high priority district-led action to be completed is the project that is currently being funded through this grant to identify areas along Beaver Lake Road. At issue
are areas where downslope terrain instability may potentially be linked with road drainage issues. The results of this work will provide clear direction to the district and stakeholders on how best to mitigate the potential risks. Information will be collected using GPS technology along with a photo log to gather spatially accurate pictures of drainage features
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and potential sediment sources. “The overall purpose of the project is to improve drinking water quality,” said Michael Mercer, District of Lake Country director of engineering and operations. “The District is very proactive in taking action on water conservation and water quality improvements for our community. We have a full-time water qual-
ity technician and adhere to a strict water quality monitoring program. “Additionally,” Mecder said, “Lake Country’s Water Master Plan approved in 2012 was developed to provide direction on work to be undertaken to meet defined provincial objectives and health requirements for drinking water. We are very pleased with the progress made thus far.”
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