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Penny Lane closes Charity shops contributed $2 million for youth by John Arendt Summerland’s Penny Lane Bargain Outlet stores, which provided funding for the youth of
the community, will close their doors at the end of May. The Summerland Charity Shops Society announced the closures on Monday. The first of the two shops, on Victoria Road North, opened in July,
2002, with a second location, on Main Street, opening after that. In the past, Sears Canada had been the supplier for Penny Lane, but that relationship came to an end at the end of October. “We are very thankful
to Sears Canada for their many years of partnership with Penny Lane,” the society said in a news release. “Without the support of Sears, Penny Lane would have never been able to help the youth and groups of the South Okanagan.”
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Once the stores are closed, the society plans to find tenants for both locations. The society also plans to establish the Penny Lane Foundation, in order to continue assisting the youth of Summerland. See YOUTH Page 8
Murals
Young patients at the Summerland Health Centre can enjoy art on the walls inside the building now that a mural project has been completed.
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Sani-dump
A sani-dump service will be put in place for the summer months on a trial basis.
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Fall Fair
The Summerland Fall Fair still needs a few volunteer conveners for this year.
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Climate funds
The municipality has received more than $26,000 through the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program.
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Fashion show
Two Summerland designers will have their fashions shown in Richmond later this month.
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YOUR SMILE I was looking to buy some camouflage pants the other day. I couldn’t find any.
Contemplating growth
Municipal planner Ian McIntosh is compiling data and comments for the review of the municipality’s new Urban Growth Strategy. The strategy will be part of the Official Community Plan. Members of council and municipal staff hope to have at least 1,000 people providing input.
Input sought about growth by John Arendt
Members of council and planning staff want input from the public for the municipality’s new Urban Growth Strategy. The engagement campaign, Where do we Grow from Here?, runs from April to September. It begins with an online
survey at www.futuresummerland.com. The survey is also available at municipal hall. Updates are also available online via Twitter through @summerlandbc and at Facebook.com/ summerlandbc. Community dialogues will be held at municipal
hall on April 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. and on April 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. An interactive familyfriendly Cardboard City event will be held at the Earth week street festival on April 19 from 3 to 6 p.m. Municipal planner Ian McIntosh said the growth
strategy covers some of the contents of the Official Community Plan, which was adopted in 2008. Section 4.3 covers the municipal growth strategy. The community plan passed on a 4-3 vote and since its adoption, several significant changes have taken place.
The biggest of these came early in 2010 when the Summerland Hills Golf Resort development was abandoned. When the plan was adopted, Summerland Hills was the only area set aside for future growth in the community. See QUESTIONS Page 10