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Agriculture, Tourism, Housing…job creation in Summerland

I believe that vineyards, orchards and wineries do most certainly bring many benefits to our area, not the least of which is economic, but also esthetics, ambience, PIZZAZZ & beauty. However, what I took from the Globe & Mail article … Continue reading

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AUTUMN in the Okanagan is a beautiful season!

In Summerland, it’s Newton, elsewhere: Einstein & Zuckerberg While the rest of the world comes to realize that Einstein just can’t draw the same crowd as Zuckerberg, (North Americans spent more time online debating the changes to facebook this weekend … Continue reading

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Sports Tourism in Summerland

Enjoyed the Summerland Steam team on home ice, it’s a great small town effort.  For info on the Summerland Steam, click this: http://www.summerlandsteam.com/ Young Stars Tournament at SOEC was a huge success, and yet another indicator of the positive impact … Continue reading

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Summerland Sportsmans Association

Summerland Sportsman’s Association had a major house cleaning this weekend at the shooting range.  This was well attended by many volunteers and included raking, digging, pulling, cleaning and clearing!  Lots of work but it sure looks better! For those who … Continue reading

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Marilyn…”quad” were you thinking?

Summerland Council responded to a Ministry of Environment request to close Garnet Valley to off road traffic…I think this is brilliant, and I am sure some of the credit needs to go to David Gregory as well, who is always … Continue reading

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