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Gardens board replaced New directors elected at special meeting on Friday by John Arendt The Friends of the Ornamental Gardens has elected a new board of directors, following a spe-
cial meeting on Fri- “The gardens is always in day. a precarious financial posBoard e l e c t i o n s ition because of our special are nor- status.” mally held Don Gayton in March, with directors elected for the members are elected two-year terms. Half of each year.
The special election on Friday was held as a result of differences of opinion of members of the society over how to respond to financial difficulties. “The gardens is always in a precarious financial position because of our
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special status,” said Don Gayton, a former board member who was elected to the new board. The limitation comes because the gardens, at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, are on federal land. See FUNDING Page 3
Farm work
A family-run farm will harvest and package more than 300 tonnes of cherries this year.
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Wildfire risk
The wildfire danger in the region is high to extreme at present.
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International aid
Summerlanders will join a humanitarian mission to the Philippines this fall.
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Invasive species
Two students have been spending the summer working to control invasive species in the region.
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Golf winner
A Summerland athlete has become this year’s first Canadian winner on the PGA Tour Canada.
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YOUR SMILE I had forgotten how to throw a boomerang. Then it came back to me.
Kayaking
Carla McLeod Special to the Review
Kurumi Dendo and Sae Watanabe, both 14, from Toyokoro Japan paddled kayaks on Okanagan Lake. The kayaks were provided by Shane Smith. This adventure was part of the farewell party held for the students at Peach Orchard Beach on Friday evening.
Library to enhance Main Street by John Arendt
Summerland’s new library building will have considerably more space than the existing building and it will provide easier accessibility, municipal council was told on Monday. At a Committee of the Whole meeting in the afternoon, architects and representatives of the Okanagan Regional Library outlined some of the details of the new facility. Shelley Craig of Vancouver-based Urban Arts Architecture said the one-
storey building, to be constructed on Main Street at Kelly Avenue, is designed to accommodate a variety of users. It will include a multipurpose room, accessible from the outside, as well as various spaces within the main part of the library. An outside readers’ terrace and green spaces have also been incorporated into the design. She said the building will enhance the block of Main Street between Kelly Avenue and Rosedale Avenue. “It’s another vendor
on the street,” she said. “There’s not much to attract people to that block right now.” While there are other businesses on that block, Mayor Janice Perrino said the library is a busy facility. According to library representatives, the library has 6,381 registered users and had 70,203 visitors pass through its doors in 2013. Municipal administrator Tom Day said the new building will be more accessible than the existing building, since it is all on one level. Unlike the present
library building, the new facility will not include an additional level with public meeting spaces. Day said the existing library building will remain in place after the new facility is opened. Coun. Bruce Hallquist said the new building will be the Okanagan Regional Library’s facility, not the municipality’s building. The cost of the building, estimated at $3.2 million, will be paid by the regional library system, not the municipality. The new facility, at 743 square metres, is more than twice the size of the
existing library at 316 square metres. Summerland’s existing library is less than half the size recommended to serve the community. Before construction can begin, the Summerland Design Committee will review the plans and municipal council must approve the proposal. The council approval is expected at the next municipal council meeting on Aug. 25. Work on the new facility is expected to begin by the fall, with completion expected by May 20, 2015.