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Jakob Litwyn, three, practises his roping skills at the Mother’s Day event Sunday at O’Keefe Ranch, which was opening weekend for the historic site.
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It may not be easy to have funding cuts reversed for O’Keefe Ranch. On Monday, representatives from the historic site asked Vernon council to back off a reduction in taxpayer grants set to begin in 2017. “I see no reason to change the direction of council,” said Coun. Bob Spiers after the meeting. “The subsidy should not continue.” Coun. Juliette Cunningham is also reluctant to say whether the city may change direction. “We have to look at their finances first before we make a decision on the ranch.”
The ranch, which is owned by the city, currently receives $150,000 a year from taxpayers. However, it was decided in 2013 that the grant would be reduced to $100,000 in 2017, $50,000 in 2018 and $10,000 in 2019. City staff say $10,000 was selected because it’s outlined in a contract between the city and the O’Keefe Ranch Society. On Monday, ranch officials urged council to maintain the status quo. “We’d like to see it retained at the level it is now,” said Glen Taylor, general manager. In 2015, 26,474 people passed through the gate, a 21 per cent increase, while more
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events have been added to the schedule. And while the city has pushed the ranch to be more self-sufficient financially, the events have led the B.C. Arts Council to trim its grant from $42,000 to $34,000. “They want us to be more focused on the heritage of the ranch,” said Taylor, adding that the corn maze and other activities don’t infringe on the heritage footprint of the site. “If we have 50 acres, why not use it and generate extra cash?” About $224,834 has been spent on infrastructure in the last five years, and volunteers provide about 8,350 hours of labour annually. “We have great community support,” said Taylor.
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Three men from the Lumby area suffered only minor cuts and scrapes following a plane crash north of the village Tuesday morning. A small single-engine de Havilland Beaver float plane crashed on private property in the on Mabel Lake Road at around 10:45 a.m. It went down shortly after taking off from a neighbouring private airstrip. “All three occupants were able to scramble to safety before the plane became fully engulfed in flames,” said Cpl. Trevor Tribes with the Lumby RCMP detachment. The three men are all in their 50s, and it is not known if they were on a business or pleasure trip. The pilot is the owner of the plane and has been flying for approximately 12 years. “He is an experienced pilot with lots of hours flown in that plane,” said Tribes. “He has been fully cooperative with us.” The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The case has been turned over to the Transportation Safety Board with the Lumby RCMP offering any help they can with the investigation.
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