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John McArthur gets his flu shot from public health nurse Kerryn Keryluke at the flu clinic Thursday at Vernon’s Schubert Centre. The next clinic is Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Schubert Centre and family flu clinics, by appointment only, are at the Vernon Health Centre Nov. 12, Nov. 27 and Dec. 10 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Call 250-549-5721 to book or visit immunizebc.ca for more information.
A politician insists landfill hours are inconvenient for residents. Director Doug Dirk isn’t impressed with winter hours being implemented at Regional District of North Okanagan landfills Nov. 1, including a 9:30 a.m. start Saturdays and complete closure Sundays. “The issue is realigning free yard waste with the open times on the weekend so people can get there,” he said. Landfills provide free dropDoug Dirk off for yard waste from Oct. 15 to Nov. 30. “It’s counter-productive,” said Dirk of limiting access on Saturdays and Sundays when most people are available to haul leaves and limbs away. “The Regional District of Central Okanagan doesn’t have winter hours. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen’s winter hours start Dec. 1 and the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District is open weekends year-round. We need to look at the hours.” Dirk isn’t sure what it would cost to keep local landfills open Sundays throughout the year, but he doesn’t believe the price tag should be the only factor. “It might cost more but it’s a multi-milliondollar function, so if we can have good customer service, it’s not significant.” Landfill hours and possible options will be discussed by the RDNO board.
Mayor seeks details in Stickle project Vernon. Mund admits the ministry’s proposal Vernon’s mayor hopes to doesn’t reflect the demands for many learn more about proposed residents and businesses for a trafchanges to a dangerous interfic signal at Highway 97 and Stickle section. Road. Akbal Mund will meet with “They aren’t giving us a light or Ministry of Transportation reducing the speed on the highway so representatives today to diswe have to work with them,” he said. cuss Stickle Road, and the “The priority is to get traffic back likely option of extending into town.” Akbal Mund 20th Street from Rona to Two previous options for moving Vernon Volkswagen to cretraffic at the intersection were abanate another link between Stickle Road and doned by the ministry because of public RICHARD ROLKE
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opposition. However, the ministry remains opposed to a traffic signal because it claims a light could lead to increased accidents on the highway and cause long lines of vehicles waiting to turn left on Stickle Road. Mund says there is a need now to find a solution that satisfies everyone. “Sometimes you have to come to a compromise instead of fighting.” According to the ministry, it has been working collaboratively with various stakeholders to improve the intersection at Stickle Road.
“The ministry heard from the community through public feedback at open houses that access needs, particularly from Stickle Road to 27th Street, need to be addressed,” it states in an e-mail. “Since the open house in July, the ministry has been working with local government to explore options to address these concerns. We expect to be ready to present the results of this follow-up work in the next few weeks.” The ministry states a third public open house will be arranged as it moves into the detailed design phase later this winter.
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