Summerland Review, January 15, 2015

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Returning player

A former member of the Summerland Steam is back on the Junior B team.

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Meter update

A special meeting later this month will provide further information on the Nov. 26 power surge.

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Racing challenge

A Summerland racing driver is preparing to compete in the Daytona 200 in Florida next month.

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Organ music

An organist will perform a variety of classical pieces at an upcoming concert.

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Bonspiel action

A total of 32 teams from around the province competed in the Summerland Mixed Bushspiel on the weekend.

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Curling

John Arendt Summerland Review

Hillary Robertson, 11 years old, curls a rock during a junior curling practice. There are 22 youths in the junior curling program this year, most of them in Grade 6 and 7. See related story Page 2.

Snow schedule changes Trout Creek streets to receive higher priority by John Arendt After heavy snowfall clogged Summerland streets last week, the municipality’s public works department will revisit the way it handles snow removal. Don Darling, director of engineering and public works for the municipal-

ity, said the existing snow clearing schedule has collector routes and bus routes as priority areas, with secondary roads cleared later. In the past, Trout Creek has also been given a lower priority for snow removal. Darling said this is because the area, along the lake, tends to receive less snow and the snow tends to melt faster than in the rest of the com-

munity. However, the recent snowfall also affected access in Trout Creek. “This last snow event has opened our eyes,” he said. By late last week, there was still considerable snow in the Trout Creek area, he said. Snow removal crews will give a higher priority to the neighbourhood during future snow events.

“Trout Creek residents had difficulties,” Mayor Peter Waterman said at the municipal council meeting on Monday. “In the future, as snowfalls reach approximately four to six inches, collectors and bus routes will de done as quickly as possible, just like the other areas of town.” Warmer temperatures later in the week had municipal crews working to remove excess

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snow and to inspect catch basins to ensure they are ready for the runoff. Waterman said the public works crews responded quickly to clear the streets. “I think staff did an excellent job,” he said. The municipality has four trucks for snow clearing. The public works department clears snow from 315 lane kilometres.

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