Archives for September 14, 2020

The murals that had been on display at the Okanagan Historical Society Kiosk in the Fairview town site have been restored and returned to the Fairview Kiosk.

The Fairview kiosk site consists of two adjoining lots that were the site of the Presbyterian Church, constructed at Fairview in 1899. In 1925 the Presbyterian Church was dismantled and moved to Okanagan Falls where it currently serves as the United Church. The windows were covered from the inside and a charge of dynamite was hung from the ceiling and lit. The explosion loosened the nails, making the dismantling of the church possible. As a result of this, it received a nick-name, the “Blasted Church”.

The Okanagan Historical Society acquired the Fairview properties from the United Church of Canada in 1970. The present kiosk with the Glenn Clarke murals was officially opened in May of 1997. Over time the murals faded and suffered minor damage. They were taken down late last year and restored by the original artist, who lives in Penticton. New polycarbonate protective coverings have also been purchased and installed. It is interesting that one reason the project took so long to complete is that the demand for (and the cost of) polycarbonate has increased dramatically recently, due to Covid 19 safety requirements.

The Okanagan Historical Society would like to acknowledge a donation from the Okanagan Archives Trust (OATS) that helped with the completion of this project.
The murals are interesting and the site is very attractive. They are certainly worth a visit.

The Fairview Heritage Townsite Society has tenure on an adjoining 80 acre parcel and has recently completed a major upgrade to a 1.1 kilometre trail that meanders through the old town site. Remains of the town site have faded with time but it is still a very pleasant walk and can be tied in with a visit to view the murals. The trail can be accessed from the Fairview kiosk site or a new parking area on Old Golf Course Road.

The photo below shows Bruce Hamilton, Larry Shannon and Ernie Dumais, with three of the twelve restored murals.

Written by Larry Shannon
Top photo by South Okanagan Photos
Bottom picture submitted

BC

New cases 317 (three day  – daily average 106)

Friday to Saturday 137
Saturday to Sunday 119
Sunday to Monday 61

 

New deaths 6

Total deaths  – 219

Total BC Cases – active 1594

In Hospital – 58
Of those…. in ICU – 16

 

In the Interior Health Region – 473 total cases

No new outbreaks

Something went wrong today – but both the Town of Oliver and its contractors not overly forthcoming on detail.

Most garbage on a Monday taken to the landfill and recycling that is picked up gets shipped to Penticton for sorting….etc. etc.

This morning garbage picked up late and all recycling bins left standing.

Was is the smoke or ?? Not enough trucks or drivers?

Your fearless leader ODN contacted Waste Management which assured me – it will be fixed tomorrow. A secretary at the Town of Oliver told me this happens on occasion and I said – ……”don’t think so”.

Not in the contract.

Smoky Daze – pix from last week

I am not Smoky the Bear

Ten minutes in a mask is not such a bad thing

Is this real or Memorex

Which one is real – which two are not ??

Slow down, watch for kids in school zones.

Source: as listed Kelowna RCMP

Sonia Furstenau, 49, is the MLA for Cowichan Valley (2017–present) and was deputy leader of the party (2016–present).

Main Message: This is NOT the time for an election in the middle of a series of crises.

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Sonia Furstenau is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Cowichan Valley as the leader of the Green Party of British Columbia.[1] On November 2, 2016, Green Party leader Andrew Weaver announced that Furstenau would replace Adam Olsen as one of the deputy leaders of the party. On January 27, 2020, Furstenau announced her candidacy for the leadership of the party.

In 2014, Furstenau started her political career when she was elected to serve as a director of Electoral Area B within the Cowichan Valley Regional District. This was after two years working with the Shawnigan Resident’s Association to protest and appeal a British Columbia Provincial permit that allowed the siting of a landfill on the banks of the community’s source of drinking water, Shawnigan Lake.

Prior to holding elected office, she was a high school teacher in Victoria and Shawnigan Lake. She has a BA and MA in History from the University of Victoria.

Source: Wikipedia

The cable of the Sea-to-Sky Gondola has been deliberately cut in the middle of the night for the second year in a row, leaving the tourist attraction in shambles and staff at the company completely bewildered.

The company and the RCMP confirmed the 55 millimetre-thick line of the gondola was severed overnight, sending cars crashing into the mountain.

General Manager Kirby Brown said his phone started ringing off the hook with the news before dawn.

“This is a repeat incident of what happened last year,” he said. “We’re all stunned and shocked.”

Source: CBC

 

OLIVER – Interior Health (IH) has declared the outbreak related to the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) over.

In total, seven staff tested positive for COVID-19 with no one in custody contracting the virus. The individuals were supported by Interior Health as they isolated at home and through active contact tracing, approximately 80 close contacts were ordered into self-isolation.

“I commend the Okanagan Correctional Centre’s staff and administrators for having infection control precautions in place to prevent COVID-19 transmission among people in custody and the community,” said Susan Brown, Interior Health president and CEO. “Thanks to efficient contact tracing and proactive engagement with Interior Health’s medical health officers, this outbreak is an example of how these challenging circumstances can be managed when partners work well together.”

Initial indications suggested transmission occurred during a training exercise, however, the exact source remains inconclusive. Interior Health reminds everyone that COVID-19 is circulating throughout our communities and we should all follow public health precautions to protect one another by preventing the spread.

A CN train has derailed near Hope.

The company says the derailment happened early Monday morning, with preliminary reports suggesting 20 cars are off the tracks.

It doesn’t look like anyone’s been hurt in the derailment, and CN says there are also no reports of fires or dangerous goods involved.

It’s still unclear what caused the train to derail.

A large police presence while driving past the derailment Monday.

Credit WX 1130

B.C. is a leader in creating extended producer responsibility (EPR) recycling programs. It has more programs than any other jurisdiction in North America.

B.C. has 22 industry-led EPR recycling programs covering 14 different product categories of consumer products, such as packaging, electronics and electrical products, residual solvents, beverage containers, tires and household hazardous wastes.

315,000 tonnes of plastics, such as those in electronics, beverage containers and other packaging, are already captured annually in B.C.’s EPR programs.

Over the last 25 years, more than 20 billion beverage containers have been diverted from landfills and waterways in B.C.

The Province is also laying the groundwork to allow local governments to ban certain types of plastic products. The Province is proposing to draft a new regulation under the Community Charter to allow local governments to ban single-use plastics, such as shopping bags, plastic straws and polystyrene foam take-out containers, without requiring provincial approval.