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LAKE COUNTRY residents will have a chance to comment on the design of the Okanagan Rail Trail planned for the former CN Rail line, on March 14 at the Oyama Community Hall from 4 to 6:30 p.m. e Okanagan Indian Band will host a session March 16 at the Win eld Memorial Hall from 4 to 6 p.m.

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While CN Rail con-tinues to remove ties and rails along the old CN Rail corridor, de-sign plans are being drawn up for what will be a continuous trail be-tween Kelowna and Coldstream. Members of the public will soon have their chance to give input on what will be-

come the early days of the Okanagan rail trail.

Public consulta-tion meetings have been scheduled by the District of Lake Country and the Okanagan Indian Band, as well as in Ke-lowna and Coldstream, to gather input and feed-back on plans for the corridor, a trail linking the Central and North Okanagan that likely

wont be open for public use until mid 2017.

e rail trails Inter-jurisdictional De-velopment Team (IDT) has spent the winter in-volved in a planning and design process to cre-ate a continuous corridor on the recently acquired rail route and will take its preliminary work to the public this month.

e intention is to

develop the corridor in phases, with the initial phase being construc-tion of a gravel trail with road crossings, signage, fencing, and barriers to provide a basic level of safe and accessible use by pedestrians and cyclists, said Andrew Gibbs, IDT project manager.

In Lake Coun-try, residents are invit-ed to review the concept

and give their feedback on March 14 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Oyama Community Hall. Sta from the IDT will be on hand to answer questions regarding the design and provide an opportun-ity for input. ose com-ments will be gathered for the initial phase of trail development and additional feedback col-lected from the engage-

ment process will be re-tained for future refer-ence, for use in any future planning and develop-ment of the trail corridor.

Meetings will also be held in the di erent communities with prop-erty owners where the rail trail crosses into pri-vate property.

Plans for Okanagan Rail Trail up for public viewing

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A trio of emergency personnel from Lake Country as well as three individuals were recog-nized on Friday (March 4) by the Governor Gen-eral of Canada with Decorations for Brav-ery for their attempts to save the life of a woman whose vehicle plunged into Wood Lake in De-cember of 2012.

Lake Country RCMP corporal Michael Loerke (retired), Lake Coun-try constable Russell Stene and Lake Coun-try deputy re chief Brent Penner, along with Cindy Rogers and Kevin Hiebert of Kelowna and Blind Bay resident Don-ald St. Pierre, were all honoured with Decor-ations for Bravery from the Governor General.

All six of them put their own lives on the line on a frozen even-ing in December of 2012 when a Jeep went o the old Highway 97 and into Wood Lake, submerging in freezing water.

Everyone involved worked so hard in the rescue trying to achieve a successful outcome, Penner had said about the accident. I was most

impressed by the valiant e orts of passing motor-ists that stopped to help, with little regard for their own safety.

Stopping at the scene of the accident, Rogers and St. Pierre swam out six metres through the freezing water to reach the jeep and attempt to break its windows. Mul-tiple attempts were made to break the windows of the vehicle which had been submerged in about two metres of water.

Hiebert, Corporal Loerke, Deputy Fire ChiefPenner and Con-stable Stene wrapped ropes around the vehicle to have it pulled to shore. Once in shallower wat-

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Monday Mar. 14 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.Oyama Community Hall, 15710 Oyama Rd., hosted by the District of Lake Country Tuesday Mar. 15 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.Parkinson Recreation Centre, 1800 Parkinson Way, hosted by the City of Kelowna Wednesday Mar. 16 from 4 to 6 p.m.Win eld Memorial Hall, 10130 Bottom Wood Lake Rd. hosted by the Okanagan Indian Band Thursday Mar. 17 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.Coldstream Municipal Hall, 9901 Kalamalka Rd. hosted by the District of Coldstream.

Residents can also provide feedback through an online survey at www.getinvolved.kelowna.ca between Monday, March 14 and Sunday, March 27. The trail development plan is anticipated to be submitted to respective councils and board for consideration this spring.

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e communities of Lake Country and Ke-lowna, the North Oka-nagan Regional District and the province pur-chased the 47.5 km cor-ridor from CN Rail for $22 million last year. e corridor runs through the two-kilometre long Duck Lake reserve of the OKIB which maintains ownership of that stretch and late last month an-nounced it was sup-porting the trail.

Were really happy to have the OKIB at the table, they will be instru-mental as we move for-ward in creating this, said Duane omson, who spearheaded the yes campaign in last years Lake Country referen-dum.

e inclusion of First Nations people is real-ly important. It was a gaping hole before this. Im very excited to see the plans, speci cally on

the isthmus of Oyama. e possibility of having a linear park owned by the municipality in that area will be amazing and could become iconic.

Lake Country pur-chased its portion for $2.6 million and owes the City of Kelowna a further $2.6 million if and when it decides to purchase the other half. e IDT says coun-cils wont be asked to put more money into de-velopment of the trail.

Due to the signi -cant investment in pur-chase of the corridor, and in light of other pre-ex-isting community prior-ities, local governments are not in a position to make any signi cant -nancial commitments to development of a trail in the short-term, said Gibbs. Opportunities are being explored to work with the commun-ity, external fundraisers and granting agencies to secure the funds neces-

sary to develop the corri-dor for recreational use.

Once the trail plan is approved by the di er-ent governing bodies in-volved, its expected the Vernon-based Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative will take over fundraising for the development of the trail.RAIL FACTS: e corridor is ap-proximately 47.5 km long extending from Ke-lownas north end to Mile 88 in Coldstream. e CN Rail line was constructed in 1925 to bring the produce and lumber of the Okanagan Valley to markets across the country. Challenged with high costs and low revenues Kelowna Paci c Railway, which operated the line in recent years, entered receivership and ceased rail service in July 2013. Purchase of the discon-tinued rail line was nal-ized on June 1, 2015 by

the City of Kelowna, the District of Lake Coun-try, the Regional District of North Okanagan and

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impressed by the valiant e orts of passing motor-ists that stopped to help, with little regard for their own safety.

Stopping at the scene of the accident, Rogers and St. Pierre swam out six metres through the freezing water to reach the jeep and attempt to break its windows. Mul-tiple attempts were made to break the windows of the vehicle which had been submerged in about two metres of water.

Hiebert, Corporal Loerke, Deputy Fire ChiefPenner and Con-stable Stene wrapped ropes around the vehicle to have it pulled to shore. Once in shallower wat-

Sextet honoured for their bravery

ers, they were able to pull the victim out, but sadly, she did not survive.

I just thought if someone is in the car I have got to get them out, said Rogers of the accident. It was as sim-ple as that. I just think its what everyone would do. Faced with that situ-ation again, I would do the same thing.

Rogers had previous-ly been awarded a silver medal for bravery while 11 others who were at the scene were also hon-oured by the Royal Can-adian Humane Associ-ation.

e six honourees re-ceived their accolades at ceremonies being held last Friday in Vancouver.

More than 150 re-markable Canadians were being recognized for their excellence, cour-

age or exceptional dedi-cation to service with one of the following honours: e Governor Generals Caring Can-adian Award, an Exem-plary Service Medal, a Decoration for Bravery or a Meritorious Service Decoration.

e Governor Gen-eral presents honours on behalf of all Canadians in communities across the country to help share inspiring stories, cele-brate tremendous con-tributions to our society and connect with Can-adians. From community volunteers to astronauts, from actors to mem-bers of the military, from scholars to everyday cit-izens, hundreds of Can-adians were honoured. For more informa-tion about honours or to nominate someone who inspires you, visit www.gg.ca/honours.

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Stop, Stay, Shop and Play.

ats the new motto for Lake Country as it moves forward with a three-year tourism strat-egy aimed at getting more people to come to Lake Country, stay in the area and spend valuable tourism dollars within Lake Country.

Lake Country coun-cil unanimously adopted the strategy at last weeks council meeting, moving forward with the plans that outline a high-level vision centred on improving ways for visitors to Lake Coun-try to stop, stay, shop and play in the community, the report stated.

e vision is that Lake Country will be-come a hub for tour-ism activity in the Cen-tral Okanagan and pos-ition the community as a memorable place to stop, stay, shop and play, said Lake Country commun-

ity development man-ager Jamie McEwan. We want to get people to stay in the community and spent their money here.

e tourism strat-egy lays out the strengths of Lake Country when it comes to tourism, in-cluding its strategic pos-ition in the Okanagan Valley, its proximity to the Kelowna Inter-national Airport and UBCO, the rural and quiet environment, small town atmosphere, high quality wineries, beaches and lakes as well as cyc-ling routes.

It also lays out fu-ture opportunities like the Okanagan Rail Trail and Pelmewash Parkway and talks about the aspir-ations to attract inter-national travellers and become widely known as a place to explore within the Okanagan.

But one part of the planto commission a hotel feasibility study in 2017 to assess Lake

Countrys readiness for a potential hotel develop-menthad one council-lor asking why the dis-trict would pay to study market conditions for a hotel in Lake Country.

Why would we be allocating a signi -cant amount of money to do a feasibility study for a hotel? Wouldnt the developer do that?

questioned Coun. Penny Gambell. I dont think we are going to get a de-veloper coming here un-less they see this is an area they are going to in-vest in. ey are going to do all the numbers. ey are going to do the an-alysis. I dont see why we are going to do the work for them.

In response, McEwan

said a potential feasibility study for a hotel would be another way to attract a potential developer to the community.

It just becomes an-other tool in the tool-kit such as the statis-tics around our building permits and popula-tion growth, said Mc-Ewan. Its just an ex-tra complimentary docu-

ment that could bene t us. It would not only as-sess speci c sites but also Lake Countrys readiness so we have targeted ways we could approach hotel developers.

e feasibility study has not been approved by council as specif-ic plans within the tour-ism strategy still need to get funding approv-al but McEwan says the cost would be less than $10,000 and the infor-mation could be critical in attracting a larger ho-tel that would also have meeting and conference rooms available.

For a number of years council has looked at at-tracting a hotel or con-vention centre so we have space that can be rented out for conven-tion purposes, he said. It would provide addi-tional places for people to stay when they come through town so they dont have to seek ac-commodation in sur-rounding communities.

Another part of the tourism strategy centres around short-term va-cation rentals and work is underway to create a policy on those rent-als that are for less than 30 days. Currently those short term rentals are not allowed under Lake Countrys zoning bylaws, but bylaw contraventions are only enforced if there are public complaints.

Overall, the tourism strategy is the rst time Lake Country has had a speci c strategy aimed at increasing tourism for the district and the plan was done in-house, meaning other than sta time there were no extra costs associated with its development.

Its a certainly a posi-tive for the commun-ity (to have this plan), said McEwan. As the community grows were looking at ways to keep people in the commun-ity. is provides a foun-dation for us to move ahead.

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Do you own a business? Do you own shares in a corporation? ere are a number of import-ant estate planning con-siderations which arise for you if you have a business that is incor-porated or hold shares in a company, speci cally legal, tax and nancial considerations.

In some cases, a share-holders agreement for the company in which you hold shares may exist. is will impact the transfer of your shares on death, and may af-fect who you intend to leave your shares to. e shareholders agree-ment and the articles of the company in which you hold shares should be reviewed carefully in

Every now and then a good news story comes along that I have to share.

is one starts at a re-sort community some-where in the Okanagan Valley. Like all resort communities, people come and go; some stay longer than others.

is particular re-sort works hard at build-ing a real sense of com-munity. So residents have their pets. Even if some of those pets are a little

unusual.So you might see

a man taking his pet pig for a walk along the shore. Or a woman cycling to the recrea-tion centre with a hen perched proudly on her handlebars, looking like an old-fashioned auto-mobile emblem.

And if you followed that hen home, dur-ing the last month, you would have found her nesting on a clutch of seven eggs. Two eggs looked like what you might buy in a super-market; the other ve were pale brown.

ey were fertilized Chantecler eggs.

Chantecler chick-ens are uniquely Can-adian. In the early 1900s, Brother Wilfred Chat-elain was a monk at the Abbey of Notre Dame du Lac in Oka, Que-

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on in our communityPremier Christy Clark

had her dancing shoes on as yet another climate change meeting ended in disarray in Vancouver last week.

is is not the end, Clark assured repor-ters after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers emerged with no agreement on a na-tional minimum carbon price. No kidding.

Trudeau declared vic-tory by announcing the unanimous consent to a Vancouver Declaration, which basically pays lip service to the concept of carbon pricing and kicks another grand fed-eral election promise down the road.

As the rest headed for jets waiting at Vancouver airport, Clark expressed the hope that the pub-lic would say they got together and they made progress. Did they? Lets take a look.

Going into the Whistler-Vancouver stop on Trudeaus globe-trot-ting glamour tour, Clark correctly noted that its

other provinces that need to make progress. B.C. has a clear price on car-bon emissions; its been heldat$30 a tonne since Clark succeeded its cre-ator, Gordon Campbell.

Clarks advice for other premiers is to fol-low Campbells example of a revenue-neutral car-bon tax, o set by income tax reductions. You wont build public support for a carbon tax that makes people poorer, she said.

Of course thats what Alberta is doing, at a time when many residents are getting poorer already. Albertas NDP government plans

to match the rate of B.C.s carbon tax within two years and spend the proceeds.

Other premiers have more creative de nitions for pricing carbon.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil point-ed to transmission lines and power purchases from the Muskrat Falls dam under construction in Labrador, to substi-tute hydro for coal- red power. e highest elec-tricity prices in Canada are their carbon pricing plan.

Saskatchewan Pre-mier Brad Wall pointed to SaskPowers Bound-ary Dam carbon cap-ture and storage pro-ject. It is the worlds rst coal- red power station to capture carbon diox-ide after combustion. e CO2 is sold to oil- eld operators who inject it into declining wells to push more oil out, and the project intends to capture sulphur diox-ide and y ash to process and sell for other indus-trial uses.

Wall is the only Can-adian leader to state a couple of inconvenient truths. e purpose of this exercise is to reduce carbon emissions, not to raise tax revenues. And now is the worst possible time to impose more taxes on the oil and gas industry.

Clarks stand-pat strategy on the B.C. carbon tax is going to change this year, as po-sitioning begins for the 2017 election. A B.C. government advisory panel has recommended a 33 per cent increase, conveniently starting in 2018, with annual in-creases after that.

e current seven-cent-per-litre carbon tax on gasoline sold in B.C. is hardly a deter-rent these days, as pump prices have tumbled and could stay low for years to come. And with a fra-gile economy, it seems unlikely that a big boost in carbon taxes will nd favour with voters a year from now.

e B.C. NDP is try-

ing to rebuild its cred-ibility on climate policy. NDP leader John Hor-gan tried to revise the partys history, claiming in year-end interviews that the NDP didnt op-pose the carbon tax, only making it revenue neu-tral rather than spending the money on green in-itiatives, as Alberta wants to do.

Alas, the NDPs axe the tax campaign going into the 2009 election is a matter of record. e partys election platform warned that Campbells plan increases taxes for average families by trip-ling the gas tax to its current level.

Last week the NDP issued a news release de-nouncing Clark for pre-siding over increasing greenhouse gas emis-sions.

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Do you own a business? Do you own shares in a corporation? ere are a number of import-ant estate planning con-siderations which arise for you if you have a business that is incor-porated or hold shares in a company, speci cally legal, tax and nancial considerations.

In some cases, a share-holders agreement for the company in which you hold shares may exist. is will impact the transfer of your shares on death, and may af-fect who you intend to leave your shares to. e shareholders agree-ment and the articles of the company in which you hold shares should be reviewed carefully in

the course of your estate planning, and should be seen by your lawyer and your accountant so that they can come up with the best possible estate plan for you.

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pass awaywho will take that over? Do you have a succession plan in place?

ere are a number of ways of arranging the transfer of shares to meet your wishes. In some cases, you may have a child or other family member who will be tak-ing over the business. In others, you will want the company to be sold and the proceeds from the sale to be available for distribution to the bene- ciaries.

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becthe same place that produces a distinct-ive semi-soft Canadian cheese, and where First Nations people and po-lice forces had an armed stando for 11 weeks in 1990. Brother Wil-fred realized that all hens in Canada came from warmer climates. ey didnt cope well with Canadian winters. So he crossbred hens, until they produced a breed that could stand low temper-atures. Down to minus 30 C, I understand.

e breeds name de-rives from a Middle Ages fable about a roost-er named Chanticleer who outsmarted a fox named Reynard.

ree of the ve Chantecler eggs hatched. When those chicks ma-ture enough to look af-ter themselves, they will be ownas airline cargo, not under their own powerall the way north to Inuvik, on the Mackenzie River del-ta 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.

In Inuvik, eggs can cost as much as $6 each. Even at that price, like the vegetables also own in from warmer climes, theyre only sort of fresh.

But this year, if all goes well, Inuvik will have its own fresh-laid eggs. Up to 200 eggs a year, from each hen.

e idea came from Raygan Solotski, man-ager of what her step-

father brags is the largest greenhouse north of the Arctic Circle. Owned by the 3,400 citizens of Inuvik, the commun-ity greenhouse provides a limited supply of fresh vegetables.

e three little Chan-ticleer hens, and others that may follow them, will live in an insulat-ed hen house connected to the relatively protect-

ed environment of the greenhouse, providing the rst fresh eggs that Inuvik has ever known.

To add a further twist to this story, some au-thorities declared the Chantecler extinct in 1979, when what was believed to be the last rooster died, at the Uni-versity of Saskatchewan. But a few private farms and enthusiasts didnt ac-

cept the over-hasty ver-dict. ey kept the breed going. And soon their descendants will be lay-ing fresh eggs near the edge of the Arctic Ocean.

It shows what can happen when people de-cide to work together.

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bylaw was turned down by Lake Country council on Feb. 2.

Last week the issue was brought back for reconsideration with two new options, either building the home deep-er into the rock to drop the level three metres and allow for better sight lines for its neighbours or move the construc-tion back, out of the way of one neighbour but still infringing on the second neighbour.

eyve owned the property since 1993 and theyd like to build their dream home, said Charles Kullen of Team Construction. ey want to join the fabric of the neighbourhoodthey are interested in keeping the sight lines as clear as possible.

e couple did not appear at the meeting, but both sets of neigh-bours did speak to coun-cil and neither was happy with the proposed de-velopment, arguing that the house should not im-pede on their views and potential rock blast-ing could also negative-ly a ect their properties, the topography of which features rocks and trees and a steep drop toward Okanagan Lake.

We are concerned were going to be star-ing at the side of another home, said one resident who owns the property to the north of the pro-posed development. e builder says its not going to a ect the value of our home but we disagree with that.

New plans showed the builder would move the proposed home back on the property, a narrow, 2.22 acre parcel, but the home would still be lo-cated ahead of each of the neighbour properties.

Lake Country sta had recommended ap-proving the new plans saying that the topog-raphy of the land means the sight line bylaw could be amended.

is variance re-quest has merit given that there is a signi cant topographical change between the two existing residences and the pro-posed residence, stat-ed a report to coun-cil. Further the existing lot is densely vegetat-ed sight lines up and down the lake for ex-isting dwellings are ob-scured and therefore not truly impacted.

Councillors werent convinced through and asked the developer to go back to the two neigh-bour properties and try

to work out a comprom-ise. Council heard one way to alleviate the prob-lem would be to move the building back so

that it is parallel to the two neighbour homes, but the builder said that wasnt an ideal option either.

If they moved the property back every-bodys privacy would be really reduced, said Kul-len. e decks would be

side by side and every-one could see everyone walking around in their underwear.

e issue is expected

to be back at council in the future.

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How big a view of Okanagan Lake is left for neighbours has be-

come an issue after de-signs for a proposed sin-gle family home on Finch Road in Lake Country became public.

Lake Country coun-cil has left the problem up to the three property owners involved to come up with a comprom-ise before the approv-al process comes back to

council. Council deferred a

decision to allow Team Construction to begin building a 2,840 square foot single family home on Finch Road due to the fact the plans for the home infringe upon the districts sight line bylaw.

at bylaw protects the lake view of existing

homes so that they have a 120 degree panoramic view of the lake, keeping new homes from block-ing sight lines of existing properties. In essence, a new home must not be built inside a 60 degree line coming from their neighbours home.

On Finch Road, the couple in question have

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VIEWS FROM A6leash dog park in Oyama for years may have to keep their pets close at hand in the future, now that the District of Lake Country owns the old CN Rail corridor run-ning the length of the Oyama isthmus.

At last weeks Lake Country council meeting, Coun. Owen Dickie did not nd sup-port around the table for a notice of motion that would have made the rail corridor across the isth-mus and along the east side of Wood Lake to the end of the Canada Lands an o -leash area for dogs, with the excep-tion of public beaches in the area.

For years and years the isthmus has been a dogs-o -leash area, Dickie said, adding that since the district bought

the corridor, there has been increased enforce-ment.

We promised every-one there would be no changes (on the corri-dor) until public consul-tation, Dickie said. It seems like the region-al district has taken a dif-ferent view and has been harassing people on the corridor. e area should remain an o -leash dog area until consultations can be held and deci-sions about what the area should be are made.

Dickies notion of mo-tion brought a quick re-sponse from Lake Coun-try Mayor James Baker who said no changes have been made in the area, which has never been designated as an of- cial o -leash dog park.

I think its pre-mature to advertise that

as an o -leash area, said Baker. You will have everybody in the Cen-tral Okanagan coming with their dogs. ere will be major con icts in the area for people that have issues with dogs. Its not changing the use by enforcing a bylaw that is in e ect that hasnt been enforced before.

In Lake Country, and the rest of the Cen-tral Okanagan, dog con-trol bylaws are enforced by the Regional District of the Central Okanagan (RDCO). Commun-ities such as Lake Coun-try inform the RDCO of their speci c on and o -leash dog parks so by-law o cers can enforce the rules.

Each municipal-ity determines its o -leash areas and then we enforce it, said Bruce

Smith, RDCO spokes-person. ey designate or advise us. We only en-force what they suggest.

e problem with the CN corridor is that Lake Country has yet to set policy on the corridor about dogs and wheth-er they need to be on or o leash.

Dickie said the fact remains that people were told nothing would change with the pur-chase of the corridor and now it appears things have changed with in-creased enforcement of what used to be an o -leash area.

When we proceeded to buy this property we said things would not change and were not be-ing fair or honest to the people, said Dickie. Its a signi cant change.

In the end Dick-

ies motion did not re-ceive a second and in-stead a motion to ask for a sta report on the issue for the March 15 coun-cil meeting passed with Dickie the lone council-lor opposed.

Until we designate a park or an area of the trail as o -leash, dogs have to be on leash any-time they are out, said Baker.

Currently in Lake Country there are three areas that the district has designated as o cial o -leash dog areas: An area o Woodsdale Road and o Bottom Wood Lake Road at Wood Lake in Win eld and the North End of Coral Beach in Carrs Landing.

ere are no designated o leash dog parks in Oyama.

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bylaw was turned down by Lake Country council on Feb. 2.

Last week the issue was brought back for reconsideration with two new options, either building the home deep-er into the rock to drop the level three metres and allow for better sight lines for its neighbours or move the construc-tion back, out of the way of one neighbour but still infringing on the second neighbour.

eyve owned the property since 1993 and theyd like to build their dream home, said Charles Kullen of Team Construction. ey want to join the fabric of the neighbourhoodthey are interested in keeping the sight lines as clear as possible.

e couple did not appear at the meeting, but both sets of neigh-bours did speak to coun-cil and neither was happy with the proposed de-velopment, arguing that the house should not im-pede on their views and potential rock blast-ing could also negative-ly a ect their properties, the topography of which features rocks and trees and a steep drop toward Okanagan Lake.

We are concerned were going to be star-ing at the side of another home, said one resident who owns the property to the north of the pro-posed development. e builder says its not going to a ect the value of our home but we disagree with that.

New plans showed the builder would move the proposed home back on the property, a narrow, 2.22 acre parcel, but the home would still be lo-cated ahead of each of the neighbour properties.

Lake Country sta had recommended ap-proving the new plans saying that the topog-raphy of the land means the sight line bylaw could be amended.

is variance re-quest has merit given that there is a signi cant topographical change between the two existing residences and the pro-posed residence, stat-ed a report to coun-cil. Further the existing lot is densely vegetat-ed sight lines up and down the lake for ex-isting dwellings are ob-scured and therefore not truly impacted.

Councillors werent convinced through and asked the developer to go back to the two neigh-bour properties and try

to work out a comprom-ise. Council heard one way to alleviate the prob-lem would be to move the building back so

that it is parallel to the two neighbour homes, but the builder said that wasnt an ideal option either.

If they moved the property back every-bodys privacy would be really reduced, said Kul-len. e decks would be

side by side and every-one could see everyone walking around in their underwear.

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British Columbians are urged to help make Lumby Kraft Hockey-ville.

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We want to get everyone involved, said Mayor Kevin Acton.

I have sent letters to all mayors in B.C. and we hope they will sup-port small town B.C.

If Lumby receives the funds, the goal is to en-sure a proper change room at Pat Duke Me-morial Arena for female hockey players.

eir eight-foot-by-10-foot closet area that up to four teams may share at a time is not enough, said Clowry.

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Instead of following sta s recommendation to deny the grant, council voted last week to pro-vide $550 to the North Okanagan Pipe and Drums.

I wanted to do more but council was being very parsimonious, said Mayor James Baker.

e band applied for $2,200 to purchase four new kilts, but council de-cided to purchase one kilt at $550.

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ey do provide a presence at our Novem-ber 11 (Remembrance Day) ceremony, he said.

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Requests for grants by organizations whose function is regional or national in nature will not be considered by council.

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A recent distract-ed driving enforce-ment campaign by lo-cal RCMP came up with some surprising results. O cers found many more infractions than the usual distractions.

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