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VOLUME 68 • ISSUE NO. 45 • SUMMERLAND, B.C. • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 • $1.15 INCLUDING GST
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WHAT’S INSIDE:
Summerland remembers
Summerlanders took time to observe Remembrance Day on Nov. 11.
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Documentary
Crews were in Summerland and Penticton to film classroom scenes for an upcoming documentary.
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Business Walk
Members of the Summerland Chamber and municipal council met with business owners to hear their concerns.
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Supplemental income
Summerlanders are benefitting from a supplemental income program.
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Sports Day
Summerlanders will be given the opportunity to try new activities on Saturday during RBC Sports Day.
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Festive banners
John Arendt Summerland Review
Mark Henderson, a municipal worker, installs a seasonal banner on Jubilee Road West on Tuesday morning. Municipal crews have been installing the banners and lights to mark the start of the festive season, which kicks off next week Friday with the Festival of Lights.
School options discussed Future of Giant’s Head School building remains uncertain John Arendt Members of the public raised their concerns about the future of Giant’s Head School during a public meeting on Nov. 12. The meeting, at the gym of the elementary school, drew an esti-
mated 120 people to consider nine options in response to declining enrolment. Seven of the options were outlined in a report from the Okanagan Skaha School District in late October. Two more were raised at a closed board meeting on Nov. 9. Linda Van Alphen, chair of the school board, said there were many suggestions and comments
offered during the evening session. Of the nine suggestions, one involves shutting down Giant’s Head School and transferring the students to Summerland Middle School, which would then house Kindergarten to Grade 7 students. Students from Grades 8 to 12 would attend Summerland Secondary School. While this option has raised
strongest concerns within Summerland, Van Alphen said all options under consideration would have an impact on students throughout the region. “No matter what we do, it’s going to affect every child in the district,” she said. Other options for consideration involve closing and reconfiguring various schools within Penticton. See DISTRICT Page 3
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