Lake Country Calendar, February 24, 2016

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Science World On the Go brought a touring show of science demonstrations to the Okanagan last week with several presentations to schools in the Central Okanagan School District. In the photo, program coordinator Stephan Adamus gets the science of air pressure demonstrated on him. The program takes Science World out of Vancouver and visits schools in the Interior. For more information and to request an appearance at a local school, go to the group’s website scienceworld.ca/ontheroad.

New perinatal unit at KGH Expectant parents Fiona and Pete Patterson were among those given a sneak peak at the new maternity ward. ...............................

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Budget shuffle Mayor James Baker says the District of Lake Country has added $1.4 million in capital projects for 2016, but not among them will be the planned renovation for Winfield Arena ...............................

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OKIB joins the trail development coalition

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The mayor of Lake Country says it’s something he was hoping for right from the start of the acquisition of the former CN Rail corridor. James Baker says it was a good news announcement from the Okanagan Indian Band that they are joining the inter-jurisdictional development team that will oversee the planning and con-

struction of the 47.5 km rail corridor from Coldstream to Kelowna. That team consists of representatives from Kelowna, Lake Country, the North Okanagan Regional District and now the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB). “I think it’s great,” said Baker of last week’s announcement from the OKIB. “That’s what I was hoping they would do from the get-go because it can be

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a good benefit and an advantage for them, as well they are part of the partnership and the planning of what goes along the corridor. “They own the corridor where it goes through IR-7 (a 2.5 km stretch near Duck Lake) and they can look at development possibilities there and in some places where there was traditional winter dwelling.” The announcement from the OKIB

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last week means they become a partner with Lake Country, Kelowna and the North Okanagan Regional District as the group is now in the planning stages of moving forward with the CN Rail Corridor, now being called the Okanagan Corridor. “We want to be a good partner,” said Allan Louis, OKIB councillor.

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