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Vol.16 Number 28
Thursday, July, 10, 2014
Serving the communities of Keremeos, Cawston, Okanagan Falls and Kaleden
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REVAMPED FUEL FACILITIES
Major upgrade for Twin Lakes Market See page 3
SOCCER TRIP TO SWEDEN
Photo by Steve Arstad
Jetson Gibbs of Cawston is off to Gothia Cup See page 12
SIDEWALK FOR LAKEHILL ROAD
Pedestrian walkway announced for Kaleden See page 4
Keremeos Ambassadors Selena Nugteren, Téa Hartfield and Jamie Forner take part in official ceremonies during Canada Day celebrations in Keremeos. Also present were Boundary - Similkameen MLA Linda Larsen, Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer, and Cawston Regional District Director George Bush. The events at Memorial Park and at the Grist Mill were well attended this year. For more photos and story, please see pages 10-11.
Keremeos receives a financial boost through local government funding By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Oliver, Keremeos, Osoyoos and the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District are receiving over $900,000 from the Strategic Community Investment Fund to invest in local policing and community safety, services and projects, MLA Linda Larson announced July 7. It is part of almost $74 million being invested through the Fund into communities across B.C. this year. Local communities have discretion and flexibility to use this unconditional funding to meet their needs in various ways in-
cluding more policing, new equipment, increased community safety initiatives, infrastructure, administration and service delivery priorities. “These grants given to our small communities from the provincial government help ensure that public safety services are adequately funded,” said Larson, MLA for Boundary - Similkameen. “With our government’s commitment to sharing these funds we will continue to see a better quality of life developed in our communities.” Communities receiving Small Community Grants: $236,470 – Keremeos $317,847 – Osoyoos
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$328,515 – Oliver Regional District Grant: $109,195 – Okanagan-Similkameen Village Chief Administrative Officer Laurie Taylor said the annual funding is placed in the operating funds budget, used to fund various projects in the community. The Strategic Community Investment Fund includes the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing Program, Small Community Grant and Regional District Grant Programs. Small Community Grants apply to communities with less than 20,000 and are used for infrastructure, to ensure stable administration and service delivery priorities.
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