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Capital News stand up paddlers (from left) Megan Munro, Nancy Blow, Christine Mould and Rob Lindsay.
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Regional Board Highlights – June 2015
January – June Program and Service Update The Regional Board has received an update on program and service accomplishments during the first half of the year. Among the key highlights: the successful negotiation and ratification of a new five year collective agreement; RDCO staff went on the road holding five well-attended Information Open Houses in several neighbourhoods of the two electoral areas to answer questions about programs and services; launching of the new RDCO website with improved site search capabilities and adoption of the 2015-2019 Financial Plan. Gas Tax Community Works Funding The Regional Board has authorized spending $152,000 in Federal Gas Tax Community Works funding for water improvement projects in the Joe Rich area. This funding will cover higher than expected costs in implementing improvements to the Joe Rich Community Hall/Fire Hall water system and Goudie Road Fire Hall water system. Central Okanagan West Commission Appointments The Regional Board has approved the appointment of five members to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission. Norm MacLeod, Jeff Deacoff and Ben Hansen have been reappointed to serve three year terms, while Cheryll Hordo and Colin Andrews are new appointments to the Commission and will also serve through July 2018. Regional Growth Strategy Context Statement The Regional Board has approved a proposed Regional Context Statement from the District of Lake Country. The statement, to be included in the District of Lake Country Official Community Plan is required under Provincial legislation. Next Regional Board Meetings • Monday, August 24th – 7:00 pm • Thursday, September 10th – following 8:30 am Governance and Services Committee meeting
BC Day Holiday Closures All services and programs provided from offices in the Regional District of Central Okanagan on KLO Road will be closed on Monday, August 3rd for the BC Day holiday. During this time any emergencies for Regional District water systems should be directed to 250868-5299. We look forward to serving you again at 8:00 am Tuesday, August 4th. Regular curbside garbage collection will continue normally on Monday and the Westside Residential Waste Disposal and Recycling Centre on Asquith Road in West Kelowna will also be open during normal hours on Monday. The Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan (EECO) in Mission Creek Regional Park will be closed Monday, August 3rd.
into a lesson in life for staff members of the Kelowna Capital News. Four people had signed on as a team for a paddleboarding fundraiser in support of BrainTrust Canada, set to take place Sunday, Aug. 9, at Rotary Beach in Kelowna. But the purpose behind BrainTrust Canada, to educate and fund research about brain injury prevention and recovery, hit home when one of the newspaper’s production staff, Janice Collier, was hit by a vehicle while on a crosswalk in Vernon on July 11. Collier suffered severe injuries to her knee, pelvis and ankle along with head trauma that caused swelling in her brain. The vehicle, a Jeep Liberty, was driven by a 92-year-old male who, after colliding with Collier, then sheared off a light standard before coming to a stop. “It was a pretty sombre Monday morning to come looking to get support to paddle to raise money for brain injury prevention only to find one of our colleagues fighting for her life with a severe brain injury,” said Rob Lindsay, a Capital News advertising rep. “It brought home to
us the importance of what BrainTrust Canada does. The accident was a random thing for someone to get hit on a crosswalk, but it sure made what we were doing, to raise money for BrainTrust, seem a lot more important. “It’s not just a paddle board race for charity anymore. It will have a deeper meaning for all of us.” As a result, the Capital News team representation has increased as well with two four-person teams now entered in the event: The Capital News Cruisers—Rob Lindsay, Kevin Parnell, Al Tomiak and Nancy Blow; and SUPDawgz—Christine Mould, Megan Munro, ReMax realtor Tamara Terlesky and Christy Phillips. The fundraising goal is for each team to raise $1,000, which will work out to $250 a paddler. The overall goal of BrainTrust for the event is to raise $50,000. To make a donation to either team, go to www. paddleforprevention. myevent.com/ participant/209108. Lindsay said he first started paddle boarding in 2011 when the sport was relatively new on the scene. He had a lot of questions about the finer
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points of the sport and nowhere to find answers, so he took a certified instructor’s course through Paddle Canada. “I never really wanted to be an instructor. I just wanted to be able to give good information to people with the same questions I had,” said Lindsay. Now one of the fastest recreational sports activities in the world, paddle boarding’s roots date back thousands of years. It’s popularity in the modern era tends to come from Hawaii, where in the 1940s surf instructors in Waikiki would take paddles and stand on their surf boards to get a better view of the surfers in the water and incoming swells. Lindsay said paddle boarding is a very accessible activity for people of all ages, which is why he encourages anyone interested to take part in the fun race planned for the BrainTrust fundraiser, regardless of whether you have ever stood up on a paddle board. The event kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with a Moksha Yoga warmup, followed by individual and team relays from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be a barbecue put on for participants from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. by sponsors Costco and the Kelowna Sunrise Rotary Club. There will also be other fun family “Twoonie Activities,” face painting and a bouncy house for the kids. For more about this event or brain injury, check out the website braintrustcanada. com.