SUMMERLAND REVIEW THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1908
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WHAT’S INSIDE:
Busker
Summerland has produced a draft policy to allow street entertainers to work on local streets.
Page 3
Water demand
The district is asking residents to be careful about water use as the Water Treatment Plant approaches capacity.
Page 3
Kinship
Summerland Kiwanis support a variety of communty causes.
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Political season
A Liberal party heavyweight visits the South Okanagan in support of local candidate.
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Canada Day
The Review takes a look at the community’s Canada Day celebrations.
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Burning up
Carla McLeod Summerland Review
A forestry service helicopter dumps a load of water on a wildfire in Summerland on the afternoon of July 2. The extremely dry conditions have prompted a province-wide campfire ban, including in Summerland.
Hot and dry July ahead Steve Kidd Calls to be careful with fire are coming from all levels, all the way from the provincial government to the RCMP, local fire departments and even individual residents. Summerland got a small taste of what other areas of the province are experiencing when a wildfire broke out on the afternoon of July 2 on Canyon View Road near Belvedere Place. Fire crews, both
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from the Ministry of Forests, and the district fire department responded, and had the fire under control and mostly extinguished over the course of a few hours. The fire eventually covered 1.3 hectares, and took 13 Summerland firefighters, along with three vehicles on scene, including the bush truck, plus a forestry crew and water-bombing helicopter to extinguish the blaze. The fire was burning vig-
orously up the hillside when crews arrived, but Lieutenant fire chief Rob Robinson said that winds were light at the time, and weren’t a factor in the spread of the blaze. Nearby homes weren’t in imminent danger, according to Robinson, who said the flames were 75 feet away from structures at their closest. An absence of any likely natural causes, like lightning, means it is likely the blaze
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was caused by humans. Summerland RCMP consider the blaze suspicious and are investigating. Any information regarding any suspicious persons or vehicles in the area of this fire can be directed to the Summerland RCMP at 250-494-7416. A complete campfire ban went into effect on July 3 for the District of Summerland and surrounding areas. Until further notice, all open burning, including campfires and
fireworks, will be prohibited throughout the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen in conjunction with the municipalities of Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos, Princeton, Village of Keremeos and the Hedley Improvement District. This step is being taken to help prevent human-caused wildfires, which in addition to their potential for destruction, draw resources away from wildfires started by natural causes.
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