SUMMERLAND REVIEW THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1908
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S U M M E R L A N D,
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T H U R S D AY,
MARCH
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WHAT’S INSIDE:
Skating concert
The Summerland Skating Club held its annual pop concert at the arena on Sunday afternoon.
Cougar seen
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Long service
A Summerland paramedic received recognition for 35 years of service.
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Snow levels
Time change
Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend. Clocks move ahead one hour on Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. Please reset your clocks and change the batteries in your smoke alarms this weekend.
YOUR SMILE A clear conscience is often the sign of a bad memory.
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Water rate plans eyed by John Arendt
A cougar made an appearance on a deck of a Summerland home.
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Two water consumption billing systems will be shown at open house
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Although much of the snow is gone at lower elevations, the snow pack figures show an ample supply.
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Figure skating
Carla McLeod Special to the Summerland Review
Senior figure skater Anne Lu was one of the many performers at the Summerland Skating Club’s annual pop concert at the Summerland Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Five nominees for new chamber board by John Arendt
Five candidates are on the ballot for four spots on the Summerland Chamber of Economic Development and Tourism board of directors. Thor Clausen, Connie Denesiuk, Arlene Fenrich and Maged Said are all part of the present chamber board. David Gregory has also put his name forward.
Clausen, an arborist, recently sold his business, Arbortech, to Bartlett Tree Experts. Denesiuk, a longtime school trustee, is a partner in R. Denesiuk Construction with her husband Bob for more than 30 years. Fenrich, the owner of Edgy Petals, was the chamber president over the past year. Said has worked in environmental
health and safety with the mining industry around the world. He and his family moved to Summerland in 2003 to open and operate Radio Shack (now Bad Robot Computers and Electronics.) Today he also owns Mission Bottle Washing Co. Gregory has served as a municipal councillor for two terms and as Summerland’s
mayor for one term. He is also involved in minor hockey and minor baseball. The board will be elected at the chamber’s annual general meeting on March 12 at Summerland Seniors Village, 12803 Atkinson Road from 5 to 7 p.m. Advance voting will be held March 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Summerland Chamber Office, 15600 Hwy. 97.
As the municipality continues to look for a water metering solution, the public will be able to raise concerns and opinions at an open house on March 14. At present, Summerlanders pay a flat rate for water use, but the municipality is moving to a metering system in order to manage the water supply and stop those who are wasting water. “It’s probably the hardest thing we’ve ever done,” Mayor Janice Perrino said of the search to find a good metering sys- Janice tem. “It’s a very comPerrino plicated issue.” At present, the municipality has two billing systems which will be presented. Municipal planner Ian McIntosh said the two options both begin with a base rate for the service, followed by rates for the amount of water used. The first option begins with a base rate of $24 for the water service. The use rates are based on the size of the property. A rate of 25¢ a cubic metre will be charged for 114 millimetres of water a month, on 70 per cent of the size of the property. This figure is based on the amount of water needed to irrigate a property. On an average residential lot, the house, garage and driveway account for 30 per cent of the area of the land, leaving 70 per cent which can be irrigated. A rate of $1 per cubic metre is charged for any water use above the amount allowed according to the formula. See PLANS Page 8