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NEWS ▼ SHIP LAUNCH THE LADY KATHARINA, replica of a 17th century pirate ship, was hoisted across Poplar Point Drive from its dryland home to Okanagan Lake on Monday morning. Ship captain and designer Doug Mayzes (lower photo, left) saluted the success of the operation as the vessel was towed to a moorage site on the Westside where the remaining work required for the ship will be carried out.
Successful debut for pirate vessel The launch of a rendition of a pirate ship has been a long-time dream for boat builder Doug
Mayzes. But that dream took a huge step closer to reality when Mayzes, owner
of Classic Woodenboat Cruises and Charters Ltd. and The Spirit of Kelowna Lake Tours, launched
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CENTRAL OKANAGAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 School District No. 23 (CENTRAL OKANAGAN)
2011-2012 BUS TRANSPORTATION
The SD23 Transportation Department is finalizing the lists of eligible riders for school bus transportation in September 2011. Parents of students who wish to access school bus services should review the following: Step 1: (application for transportation services) All non-transitioning students who were issued bus passes during the 2011-2012 school year should have received confirmation of seat assignment. (If so, move to Step 2; if not please register on line asap) Students who are new to bus transportation in SD23 or are transitioning to a new school should apply on line immediately at https://ereg.sd23.bc.ca/transportation/ Before June 30th, the Transportation office will attempt to confirm online applications received for students who are eligible riders. Parents and guardians of eligible students will receive confirmation by e-mail, phone, or letter. Step 2: Parents of riders who receive confirmation of seat assignment must make arrangements for the $225 Student Transportation Charge online, or at their local school prior to June 30th to guarantee a seat in September. (After June 30th, seats not confirmed through arrangements made for the Student Transportation Charge are released and re-assigned to courtesy riders.)
NOTE: Early registration and payment of at least the 1st installment of the Student Transportation charge by June 30th will result in a discount of $25 per child.
All confirmed riders who have made arrangements for the $225 Student Transportation Charge should refer to the Transportation Website after August 30th, where you will find the most current information as well as bus stop locations and estimated pick-up and drop-off times. Bus passes will also be distributed through your local school starting August 30th. Local schools will also have bus stop locations posted for riders with passes. Please note that seats for courtesy riders may not be confirmed until all eligible riders have been accommodated in September. Parents may need to make other arrangements for the transportation of their children beginning on Sept. 6th until the number of courtesy seats can be confirmed, seats assigned, the Student Transportation Charge accounted for, and bus passes printed and distributed.
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his vessel into Okanagan Lake from its Poplar Point Drive dryland location. Christened Lady Katherina in honour of Mayzes’ wife, a lifelong supporter of his boat dreams. The ship was hoisted across the road and gently lowered into the lake, before being towed over to new moorage on the Westside, where construction will continue. The scaled replica is based on 17th century pirate ship galleons. It will ultimately feature three masts, a raised forecastle and a raised captain’s deck above the aft cabin. Other features Mayzes plans to add include a 20-square-foot glass bottom viewing windows along with the traditional brass and varnished finishings that were typical of vessels that plied the oceans during the 17th century. Mayzes will carry out those finishing touches, he says, with an eye to maintaining authenticity mixed with fun and education for all those who sail on her. In a nod to the pirate sailing tradition of the past, Mayzes says he hopes not to have to resort “to the age old practice of trolling local watering holes and press gang unsuspecting patrons into the Queens Service.” He is looking to find able-bodied sea men and women, craftspersons and landlubbers alike to sign on for a summer sailing adventure on Okanagan Lake, starting next summer.
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