SUMMERLAND REVIEW THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1908
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T H U R S D AY,
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2013
WHATâS INSIDE:
Colourful flowers will grace the newly constructed roundabout at the intersection of Prairie Valley Road and Victoria Road South.
Ryga Week
This week has been proclaimed George Ryga Week in British Columbia.
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Longboarding
Longboarders from around North America will descend on Giantâs Head Mountain during a freeride event.
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Upgrade work
Capital upgrade work has been approved for 2013.
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Youth triathlon
YOUR SMILE Junk is something you keep for years and then throw out two weeks before you need it.
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Fibre optic upgrade
John Arendt Summerland Review
Chris McInerney of Telus installs a fibre optic upgrade to a telephone line in Summerland. Telus is spending $3 million to bring fibre optic cables to the community. The upgrade is part of a provincewide three-year, $3 billion improvement.
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Housing concepts sought by John Arendt
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Municipality seeks to add affordable housing at former RCMP site
Planting flowers
Young triathletes have participated in a training camp and are preparing for an upcoming competition.
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a pocket neighbourhood, on the site, but Mayor Janice Perrino said a housing initiative would be best left to developers. âIt was a good plan, but not as viable for us,â she said. âItâs much better for a developer to take it on.â For years, municipal councils have been examining ways to bring affordable housing to the community. Perrino said there are not many lower priced properties in Summerland. This in turn affects the market prices.
When the municipality issues its request for proposals for the former RCMP site on Jubilee Road East, the plans will involve an affordable housing component. A memo from municipal administrator Tom Day said the two objectives for the project are to raise revenues from alternate âThereâs not a lot of sources and to inventory in moderately provide additional alterna- priced homes for families. tive housing We donât have enough options. homes available in the The site has lower, more affordable been vacant for around a year, range.â Janice Perrino since the Summerland RCMP detachment moved into âThereâs not a lot of a newer and larger Pineo inventory in moderCourt location. The former RCMP ately priced homes for location is owned by the families,â she said. âWe donât have enough homes municipality. Earlier, the municipal- available in the lower, ity had considered setting more affordable range.â See RESTRICTIONS Page 6 up its own development,
Proposed trail examined
$20,000 set for conceptual design work
by John Arendt The municipality will contribute up to $20,000 for the conceptual design of the proposed lakeshore trail. Mayor Janice Perrino said the proposed trail is not in the plans as a municipal budget item, although
the study will come from municipal funds. âIf we can do the design, they can do the project,â Perrino said. A group has been formed to create the trail. At present, it has more than a dozen members, representing the Trans Canada Trail, the Summerland Rotary Club, the Summerland Chamber of Commerce, the Okanagan
Similkameen Parks Society, Economic Development Penticton, Tourism Penticton and the Summerland Credit Union. âIf this is doable, it could be a huge economic driver,â Perrino said of the proposed trail. While the group promoting the trail is looking to raise the money to put it in place, Coun. Bruce Hallquist said the ongoing
maintenance would likely become the municipalityâs responsibility. âWe have infrastructure and services Bruce we canât take Hallquist care of,â he said. Coun. Peter Waterman said the trail would serve
as a good link between the Lowertown area and Trout Creek. âBy doing this, we will set it up properly for the community,â he said. Coun. Martin Van Alphen said a lakefront walking trail in Peachland draws many visitors there. He said the Summerland trail could have a similar effect. See STUDY Page 2