Okanagan Mission
Review www.omra.ca
Spring 2013
Published quarterly by the Okanagan Mission Residents’ Association, Kelowna, BC
SPECIAL SECTION
Living in
Okanagan
Mission PAGE 11
AGM guest speakers
RObert hobson & ron cannan DETAILS PAGE 8
OKM Secondary growing up PAGE 13
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Reflections on Year ending April 30, 2013 Membership and Leadership
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our Community Association thrives when membership is high. When we approach City Council they seem to always ask just how many people do you represent? Apparently the higher the number the more credit our presentations are given. Membership numbers in addition to the substance of our presentations are considered. We encourage you to participate on an annual basis for only $10 dollars. You will see a membership application in this publication on page 8. You can also apply online at www.omra. ca . The Directors are elected from the active membership annually at the AGM and we strive to have representation from each neighbourhood. On average Directors spend 2-3 hours per month for 9 months of the year. The Directors elect the officers of the Association. If a director takes on a committee position, it will on average amount to a further 2-3 hours for 3- 5 meetings per year. If you don’t have the time suggested perhaps you could offer yourself as a prospective committee member.
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informative. We will be posting more information than ever on our website in an effort to keep our community informed. We expect to administer surveys to learn more about your priorities. We appreciate your feedback and you can always send your thoughts to info@omra.ca.
The REVIEW Thank-you for taking the time to read this community publication. Your Board has worked to enrich this magazine as a primary source of communication to our community. This edition is our largest number of pages ever and we truly thank our advertisers for making it possible. This edition will be distributed to approximately 10,000 mail boxes. The Review is also published on our Website in an effort to meet a wide audience and to allow an archive of each edition. We encourage you to patronize the advertisers that support this community magazine. Our intention is to make the Review interesting and informative. We do appreciate receiving your letters and articles which our editorial staff will consider publishing. In this issue we are profiling Okanagan Mission Secondary School and Principal Leanne Zorn. Leanne does great service to our community and she rises to the challenge of managcontinued on page 6
The articles contained within this newsmagazine are the expressed opinion of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OMRA Board of Directors. They are for information purposes only and, while they cannot be guaranteed, they were obtained from sources believed to be reliable.
ISSUE
From the President Editorial Notes OMRA Directors List Mayor’s Report Spotlight on OKM The Simpson Files Coffee and Community New Business Report In the Works Real Estate Trends Area History Election Time Mission Resident Profile Going Green Councillor Profile Message from KLOCNA Major Development
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FROM THE PRESIDENT — continued from page 5
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Okanagan Mission Boundaries This issue contains a great article on the history of Okanagan Mission prepared by Ron Hallick, a past president of our association. On digging into the history of Okanagan Mission I found it very interesting that at one time the whole area of the current City of Kelowna as we know it today was considered to be part of “The District of Okanagan Mission.” While our association boundaries have been set at the Mission Creek on the north side, it is abundantly clear that the Father Pandosy Mission, the Guisachan Ranch, the first Post Office of this part of the valley called Okanagan Mission Post Office, the community of Benvoulin and the General store all of which were north of the Mission Creek would logically be part of an area known today as Okanagan Mission. The north Boundary of our Community Association was apparently arbitrarily set without necessarily considering the historic significance of the above. Recently your community association contributed to the placement of a statue of Father Pandosy in the Father Pandosy Mission site north of the Mission Creek in part because it is a natural part of the history of Okanagan Mission.
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Your Community association presented the following priorities to the City of Kelowna on behalf of Okanagan Mission in the first quarter of 2013. ompletion of the Dehart Park (Now a park in plan• C ning for over a decade and no clear capital plan to complete the park over any reasonable time line.) • C ompletion of the Lakeshore Road widening project and Mission Creek Bridge dditional arterial connection to the area, Gordon • A and Lakeshore insufficient for future growth • I mprove safety with better speed prevention programs – speed is an issue on various roads like Gordon and Lakeshore Roads both with numerous school zones. ndorsement and participation including funding of • E the Community Schools Initiative which will improve coordination and provision of public meeting Space • I mprovement in Transit Services for the area • A ssignment of two Councillors designated as liaison Councillors for the area • E nhanced community facility hours of operation • I mproved park maintenance • C larity of distinct neighbourhoods
Community Associations Working Together As of November 2012 we started meeting monthly with other Kelowna Resident/Community Associations in Kelowna resulting in a draft Position Paper called “Advancing the Participation and Effectiveness of Community Associations”. This draft paper is now being considered internally by community associations and it will be the subject of a meeting with City management. We hope to be in a position to present the Position Paper and its recommendations to City Council in the second quarter of 2013. In this issue working together includes inviting President Richard Borroughs of the KLO Neighbourhood association to report on what’s happening on Pandosy/ Lakeshore Road. Pandosy/Lakeshore Road is one of two main entrances into Okanagan Mission. Property developments and the redesign and improvements to the transportation infrastructure is of great interest to our community. People like Richard are a great asset to our City and bring new leadership and perspectives for consideration.
Annual General Meeting The AGM will be held on May 16th at Summerhill Pyramid Winery, 4870 Chute Lake Road beginning at 7PM. The AGM is the official opportunity to report to our members what your Community Association has been doing, what priorities we see for the future, provide an up to date financial report and elect new directors. This year we will place before you a new proposed Constitution and Bylaws. The old and the new proposed Constitution and Bylaws are available on our new website (omra.ca). The predominant reason for the proposed changes is to make the association more inclusive in addition to dealing with contradictory and unworkable clauses in the old Constitution. Given that amendments were considered the Board also included various clauses to improve the operations of the association. The new proposed Constitution and Bylaws also notes that the operations of the Association are bound by the BC Societies Act legislation. Your Board of Directors is recommending adoption of this new Constitution and Bylaws and we look forward to answering your questions. At our AGM we will treat you with Guest Speakers MP Ron Cannan and Councillor and Chairman Robert Hobson whom we have asked to speak on “Community” and in general answer questions you put forward on the subject of your choice. OMR
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Okanagan Mission Residents Association Notice of 2013 Annual General Meeting
Thursday May 16, 2013 • Summerhill Pyramid Winery • 7pm to 9pm
Editorial Notes Mark Thompson
CONTACTS Officers
Reaching out to our Community
President
Mark Thompson 250-764-9357 president@omra.ca Secretary
Brenda Sbrozzi 250-808-5221 info@omra.ca TREASURER
Billie Aaltonen 250-575-5478 billie@billiebroker.com
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Guest Speakers:
Ron Cannan • MP Kelowna-Lake Country Robert Hobson • Kelowna City Councillor
IMpORtAnt IteMS • Report by the Board to the Members tO be cOMpleted • Approval of the Financial Statements • Election of Directors • Resolution to amend the Constitution and Bylaws
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municate better. You are encouraged to t is a pleasure to serve as guest edisend your comments to info@omra.ca tor for this edition of the Okanagan In the Works by Len McFarlane are Mission Review. The articles abound great articles that continue to inform with good stories about matters affectour community. Len is responsible for ing Okanagan Mission. We thank our the continuous building of this publicawriters and our advertisers for making tion and we thank him for his perseverthis publication continue to grow. The ance. The President’s Report provides diversity and the uniqueness of Okanaan update on the activities and direction gan Mission Community glows and I encourage you to read about our heritage of your association. Your association is of the attitude, don’t let what we can not written by past President Ron Hallick. do stop us from doing what we can do. In this issue we have created a In this edition we include articles special section called “Living in about important matters beyond our Okanagan Mission” with a special borders (Hiawatha feature “Spotlight on Project and the KlO Okanagan Mission “Don’t let what we Neighbourhood AsSecondary School”. can not do stop us sociation). We realWithout question from doing what ize we are not an isthe expansion of we can do.” land unto ourselves the school will and therefore we impact Okanagan consider it important to bring perspecMission for many years to come. tives and information from beyond our Principal Leanne Zorn will impact the borders. Understanding the environment lives of many for a very long time. I close to us is both interesting and vital. encourage you to get to know her. If you have ideas about articles Your Community Association utilizes you would like to see please do not this publication in addition to Social hesitate to contact us directly. OMR Media to continuously strive to com-
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Directors Ian Disbery 250-764-9652 i.disbery@shaw.ca Melissa McCall 778-214-1265 Len McFarlane 250-764-5196 len.mcfarlane@shaw.ca Wanda McMechan 250-450-6595 Kelly Roth 250-764-2852 kdroth@shaw.ca
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COVER PHOTO This photo of Councillor and Chairman Robert Hobson and MP Ron Cannan was taken on the Summerhill Estate Winery property to highlight the location of the upcoming Okanagan Mission Residents’ Association Annual General Meeting. You will find more AGM information on the facing page and in the President’s Report on page 7. The log house in the background is the original homestead of the Mallam family, early pioneers of Okanagan Mission. You will find more information on Okanagan Mission’s pioneer history on page 24.
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City Council Contact List
Similarly, the following people know that in order to vote on matters in your best interest they must hear from you.
Mayor Walter Gray
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Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray
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Councillor André Blanleil 250-862-0592 ablanleil@andres1.com
Councillor Maxine DeHart
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Councillor Robert Hobson 250-469-6224 robert.hobson@cord.bc.ca
Councillor Mohini Singh 250-469-8949 msingh@kelowna.ca
Councillor Luke Stack 250-878-4990 lstack@kelowna.ca
Councillor Gerry Zimmermann
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Living in Okanagan Mission
Spring brings ‘green’ ways to get around obins warbling, sparrows singing – it must be the start of construction season in Kelowna. We saw the unveiling of two longterm projects in the Mission area, with a development permit approved for the Manteo Resort expansion and a public hearing on March 26 for the eventual redevelopment of the Hiawatha property. For 2013, though, much of the construction planned by the City of Kelowna can be described as sustainable construction.
Councillor Colin Basran
Okanagan Mission Review Feature
The View from City Hall
Good communication with people can make a difference in the way you live in your community.
I was pleased to collect a Sustainable Community Award from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities last month. The federation presented the City of Kelowna with an award in the energy category for our ongoing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The FCM award, one of only 12 presented, recognizes two plans the City developed to tackle greenhouse gas emissions. One outlines what the City of Kelowna as an organization will do and the other is a broader community plan. The Community Climate Action Plan identifies actions to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent below the 2007 levels by 2020. The Plan also addresses the community’s desire to create a compact and walkable community, which residents have been
asking for through citizen surveys and input into the Official Community Plan. More than half the actions in the Plan are aimed at reducing transportation emissions, the largest greenhouse gas source in Kelowna. Programs and projects underway include: • The smartTRIPS neighbourhood program, an individualized active transportation program that was piloted in the Pandosy neighbourhood in 2012. It will debut in the Springvalley area this spring. • The expansion and improvement of the City’s active transportation networks. More than 655 metres of new sidewalk, 1,353 metres of new gravel trails and 1,100 metres of improved bike lanes were added last year.
Spotlight on OKM secondary school PAGE 15
Principal Leanne Zorn with Vice Principals Mark Watson (L) and Michael Kormany (R) and students look with excitement upon architectural drawings for the $15 million expansion project at OKM
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That momentum continues this year, with the announcement March 14 of funding for Phase 2 of Rails With Trails. This nearly $3-million cycling infrastructure project will be a 4.5-metre-wide pathway that connects the end of Rails With Trails Phase 1 at Spall Road to Dilworth Drive. For more information about Rails with Trails visit kelowna.ca/cityprojects.
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Spotlight on Okanagan Mission Secondary School An interview with Okanagan Mission Secondary School Principal Leanne Zorn celebrates some of the recent success stories on campus
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eanne Zorn is the new Principal at Okanagan Mission Secondary and is excited about what OKM has to offer. With degrees in Math and English, a Degree in Education and Master’s in Educational Administration, Ms. Zorn brings a broad educational experience to OKM. In her 19 years as an educator, Zorn taught high-school Math and English before going into administration. Prior administration experiPrincipal, Leanne Zorn ence includes
Vice-Principal of Rutland Senior and Principal of Belgo and Anne McClymont Elementary schools and she is thrilled to now be at the helm at OKM. “I continue to be amazed by the caliber and commitment of the staff, students, and parents of OKM, “she says. It’s clear that she feels that it is the people in the building who set high standards, as Zorn continues, “This school truly exemplifies its motto: Excellence through Effort.”
Academics OKM offers top-notch academic programs, including Honours, Enrich-
ment and Advanced Placement courses. Its scholarship, report card and provincial exam results are consistently well above the district and provincial averages. These stats are certainly important, but Zorn is the first to mention that OKM ensures varying help for all of its students. “I am exceptionally proud of the unbelievable support network that OKM provides, including learning assistance, behaviour, resource, counselling and homework support, which ensures our students have a variety of ways to achieve success.” continued on page 14
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Athletics “As a Grade 8-12 school, we have incredible depth and variety in terms of our sports offerings from volleyball, basketball, football, rugby and track, to tennis, badminton, ultimate frisbee, cross-country running, and field hockey,” Zorn explains. OKM produced many teams which successfully went on to valleys and provincials this year and the OKM Boys Soccer Team won provincial gold and have been nominated for the 2012 Kelowna Civic Award for Team of the Year. The OKM hockey, soccer and swim academies have had great success as well.
Fine Arts Building on previous successes like Footloose, Hairspray and Viva, the OKM FAME (Fine Arts Music Education) Academy will present the classic Broadway Musical, 42nd Street May 7-11/2013 at 7:00 pm at the Mary Irwin Theatre at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. Tickets are $20.00 and are available through www.selectyourtickets. com. (See advertisement page 37). The OKM Senior Jazz band travelled to Moscow, Idaho in February and competed in the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival with great success. Several OKM Students received distinction awards at the prestigious festival, and Zorn recognizes the talent and dedication. “Our Fine and Performing Arts students commit them-
selves to delivering professional and captivating live shows that are sure to entertain and remain in the hearts of our community for years to come.”
New programs Social Media
The OKM Social Media class has been celebrated for its huge success with the Gangnam Style video on YouTube (almost 42,000 hits) that generated incredible school spirit. Its ongoing Twitter (#okmlyfe) and Facebook (OKMMedia) presence celebrates OKM’s accomplishments and connects students to current events at the school, according to Zorn. The “OKM Cares” initiative on Facebook celebrates “cyber-caring” through the recognition of student kindness and diversity. All of the hard work on these initiatives have been noticed and rewarded, Zorn explains. “OKM’s Social Media class recently applied for and won a $15,000 provincial anti-bullying grant to teach digital citizenship, online awareness and a posi-
tive digital footprint.”
Environmental Studies Zorn discusses the new Environmental Studies course with equal excitement. “This newly created program provides an opportunity for OKM’s students to gain knowledge and understanding of the different ways that humans impact the environment and society. Current environmental topics are approached from social, economic and cultural viewpoints while exploring sustainable solutions,” she says. The class recently completed a school-wide Environmental Waste Audit, the results of which helped form our new school-wide recycling and composting initiative and the program has plans for cre-
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MLA Steve Thomson, Principal Leanne Zorn, Trustee Chris Gorman, Social Media Teacher Carolyn Durley and the Social Media Class.
ating a sustainable school garden on site at OKM. Building Project The 15 million dollar expansion project at OKM has already begun with a projected completion of September 2014. The expansion includes a new gymnasium, drama facility, classroom wing and courtyard. A partnership with the City of Kelowna will result in OKM
evolving into a “Neighbourhood of Learning”; the City is looking to offer evening and weekend programs for individuals and families, such as Yoga, Tae Kwon Do, team sports, etc. at the facility. Zorn feels that the building project is timely. “With the continued growth in Okanagan Mission, this expansion will create an attractive, functional facility that meets the needs of both OKM students and the greater community.” OMR
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The barn behind the Surtees home An Artistic Centre?
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ere’s another chapter to my previous stories in the Review about the almost-derelict Ritz Café which became the historic Surtees family home at the intersection of Lakeshore and Collett Roads. Barely visible behind the old house and the scrubby trees, sits a wonderfully decrepit red barn, boarded up and draped with sheets of plastic which likely provide no protection against the elements. Built by Allan and Ishbel Surtees around 1927, Greenways was the finest barn in the district -- the first to have electricity, while its double walls, draft-free windows, and hay chutes were designed to house the prize dairy cattle the Surtees were importing from the Channel Islands, those tiny dots of land off the Normandy coast in the English Channel. Ishbel Surtees died just before World War II and her husband, Allan, sold the house and farm and left to fight overseas. Early in the 1960s, Allan’s son John bought the house he had been born in and set out to establish a small artists’ colony in the barn. Walter Dexter and Bob Kingsmill, both well-known potters, set up their work-
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Kettle Valley Merchants association
shop on the ground floor. Kingsmill’s colourful carved stoneware tiles form the mural, A Quiet Beauty Assumes Our Valley, in the Kelowna Community Theatre lobby. Painters Gwen Lamont and Don Li-Leger created their studio upstairs. Lamont captured many scenes of early Kelowna while Li-Leger became one of Canada’s foremost wildlife painters and print makers. To add a little more flavour to the site, Barbara Keller, widow of Kelowna’s most decorated soldier, Rodney Keller, ran Jesters Antiques in part of the lower floor. Barbara was a character, serving tea on the cups and saucers she had for sale while the ever-present cigarette ash wafted over and into everything. She was legendary for her prolific use of the saltiest language in town. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to reignite their legacy and create a new artistic centre! Comments or queries welcome – sharronsimpson@shaw.ca OMR
What’s in a coffee house?
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f you had asked me 5 years ago where I thought I would be in 5 years, I would have never imagined that I would be making lattes and cupcakes for a living. Heck, I was climbing the corporate ladder; I was making complicated excel spreadsheets, and reading S&P reports in my spare time. My name is Billie Aaltonen and I am the owner and creative visionary behind Mission House Coffee www.missionhousecoffee.ca and Cupcakes www.missionhousecupcakes.ca in beautiful Kettle Valley. My vision is to be the best little coffee house we can be. I want to support our local farmers and coffee roasters. I want people to come to the Coffee House with friends and family, and relax… take in the art, the music, and of course the coffee. Kettle Valley is an amazing little “Village”, with an eclectic mix of people. I have the most interesting and wonderful staff, and the nicest customers. It’s great! Why Coffee? I’ve always wanted to be my own boss. Truthfully, the Coffee House was supposed to be more of a hobby, so that I could focus on other things (family, my mortgage business, becoming the oldest and shortest professional beach volleyball player in Canada). But it’s more than a hobby at this point: It’s a lifestyle. My husband and I moved here three years ago so that he could develop “Village Heights”, and I could focus on the oh-so-important part of the transactions: the mortgages (www.billiebroker. com). But I really wanted to open the coffee house. I was obsessed! All I thought about was coffee!… for months. And then we opened and I realized that we are actually a frozen yogurt shop that sells coffee… lol, but I’ll take it. If you come to Mission House Coffee you are supporting the Okanagan, and that’s something that’s very important to me. Where do we go from here? Well, Mission House Coffee makes the best cupcakes in the Okanagan. For real. Think of us the next time you are celebrating a birthday, or you are throwing a shower for someone. We are also trying to promote our local artistic talents! “Like” us on facebook to keep up to speed on all of our music events and featured artists. Or come on by to say hi! OMR
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New Business Report Deanna Merrick
From boats to blossoms W e live in Okanagan Mission for good reason. It’s an enviable lifestyle, a great place for families. The weather is (usually!) spot on and the recreational facilities, beaches and parks are second to none. For many of the same reasons, more and more businesses have decided to call this area home, creating a solid economic base and opportunities for employment.
Yacht Training in Kettle Valley? A prolific international yacht training company is found right here in Okanagan Mission, where the business was moved from the USA after the owner fell in love with the area while on vacation. In founder Mark Fry’s words, International Yacht Training Worldwide has developed an international driver’s
employees are exceedingly high. license for recreational yachts, which “We train people who want to work is taught in nearly 50 countries around on the world’s super yachts. From the globe. The training program is deck hand and stewardess to captain delivered through 150-plus school and first mate, we train basically all partners, teaching 32 courses from the of the crew,” says Fry. “It is an exUK to the USA, and Australia to the citing and ideal United Arab Emir“We train people who way for a young ates. Fry describes person to experihis unique busiwant to work on the ness succinctly. world’s super yachts.” ence the world.” Fry says “International the most challenging aspect of his Yacht Training (IYT) operates more business is the time it takes to seyachting courses with more governcure approvals from international ment approvals through more schools, governments. Things are getin more countries and in more lanting simpler over time, though. guages than any other yachting orga“It can take years and years to nization in the world,” he explains. get these government approvals. International Yacht Training offers The first countries were hard. It is courses for everyone who works in the easier now because we have some super yachting industry. Many of the of the biggest governments in the yachts belong to the world’s wealthiworld endorsing us,” Fry explains. est people and their expectations for Mark Fry was a super yacht captain himself for over 20 years prior to getting into the business of instruction. Considered an international expert in yacht and sailboat education, he also writes for yachting industry publications and speaks at conferences world-wide. International Yacht Training has attracted massive amounts of international media attention. They have been featured several times in Forbes, on CNN and in Cruising World, to name but a few. The luxurious yachts themselves are
the things dreams are made of. They range in value from $60 million to over $200 million, and are as well-appointed as any six star hotel. About 16 to 20 employees are needed to cater to guests onboard the super yachts, which can often reach 65 meters or longer. This entire operation is run out of International Yachting Training’s head office in Kettle Valley, which employs eight people on site. In 2013, the company has 16 groundbreaking new initiatives on the books and they are enjoying growth as high as 20 per cent per annum. Here in Kelowna, says Fry, the company will be opening a school for international certification late in 2013. They are also custom building two yachts for International Yacht Training – a 45 foot sailboat and a 47 foot motor yacht. They’ll be used for training, each sleep ten people and will be docked in Kelowna.
also calls Kettle Valley home. This is a charming and quaint shop offering custom floral arrangements, gifts and potted plants for any occasion. Mike and Sandy Buchner have operated Flower Scene for just over a year. They jumped at the opportunity when it became available, and set about making the business thrive by providing customized and quality service. Flower Scene is succeeding. Business is steady and they’ve already done renovations to make room for more inventory. At Flower Scene, Leanne Wilson creates fabulous floral pieces for any occasion. “We regard floral design as a form of art,” says Wilson. Their in-store selection reflects a unique and cre-
ative approach to their work. Along with beautiful floral creations at Flower Scene, there is a good selection of mostly Canadianmade gifts and jewellery. One of their jewellery lines, Old Tin Roof from the Yukon, features necklaces and earrings created from the recycled materials found in old tin roofs!… fashionable and environmentally friendly at the same time! Business is thriving in Okanagan Mission, due to a combination of hard work, a solid market and the pioneering spirit that is so common to this area. Support your local businesses... you’ll find quality and a commitment to customer service that is second to none. OMR
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Safety Review of 2011
In the Works
In September 2011 a Safety Review by D.C. Dean Associates was released which addressed OMRA’s concern and provided some hard facts.
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Rear end collisions
Stellar Booster Station Upgrade
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here will be some construction work on Stellar Drive in the next few months, which will have some long-term effects on our quality of life, namely a secure water supply. Currently, much of the drinking water for Okanagan Mission residents comes from Okanagan Lake and is delivered to us through a gravity-fed system of water mains originating from reservoirs located high in the hills above us. The Adam’s Reservoir is one such facility and is situated above the Kettle Valley subdivision, 200 metres above lake level. There are two powerful pump stations that serve the reservoirs; one is at the Cedar Creek Pump Station below St. Hubertus winery, which raises the water 117 metres to the Stellar Drive Booster station in the Belcara subdivision.
Excavation work will take place in the green space on the right
The pumps at the Stellar Drive station then push the water up the remaining 83 metres to the Adam’s Reservoir. The Cedar Creek Pump station was recently upgraded to a larger capacity and with new pumps in 2011 with a scheduled upgrade for the Steller Street Booster Station to match it in 2013. The Steller station currently has a reservoir capacity of 180 cubic metres and will increase to 460 cubic metres once construction is completed. The first phase of the project will require the excavation of part of the hill adjacent to the current reservoir followed by the construction of two 140 cubic metre concrete reservoirs.
The existing site will be restored by simply landscaping with primarily grass. There will also be some additional structural improvements on the north side of the building to allow for future expansion without additional external construction. Work will continue inside the building over the winter months in order to complete the required electrical and mechanical upgrades. No water-supply issues are anticipated during construction and the transition in capacity should go unnoticed by residents. The cost of this upgrade is $2.1 million and is estimated to meet a 50-year water demand.
Lakeshore Bridge Update City staff hosted an information meeting at the Manteo Resort on Thursday, April 18 from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm to inform the public of the progress on the Lakeshore Road Project. This project outlines the redesign of Lakeshore Road from Richter Street to Barnaby Road with construction taking place in separate stages over a 20 year period. The first phase, between Richter and Lexington, will take place within the next five years, contingent upon budget approvals.
Following a public information meeting in June 2011 city staff selected a Preliminary Design for the Lakeshore Bridge that entailed a hybrid concept (OMRA’s term) that combines the two elements of: 1) a grade level intersection at Truswell Road and 2) an elevated bridge deck over Mission Creek. OMRA expressed concern with city staff regarding public safety issues at Truswell Road with this
design and offered a feasibility drawing to initiate a dialogue regarding an overpass at this intersection. The estimate of the cost of this concept, however, proved to be prohibitive.
Since the Lakeshore and Truswell intersection became signalized in 2006 there have been a total of 16 collisions recorded by ICBC at this intersection during the five year period between 2006 and 2010. 11 of the 16 were rearenders and 12 of the crashes occurred between the months of May and September.
Northbound queue length With an elevated bridge northbound motorists will see the intersection queue as they crest the bridge’s vertical curve, and safety is determined by how much time and distance they have to stop prior to reaching the queue. The average northbound queue length in the AM peak hour is 20 metres and the PM peak hour is 65 metres. The 2011 Dean report also reported on the speed characteristics of the approaching traffic to the bridge which were representative of the current operating speed. Data from studies conducted in 2007 and 2011 revealed that, although the average speed was 49.6 km/h, the 85th percentile speed* was 62.3 km/h. *The 85th percentile speed is the speed at or below which 85 percent of drivers are operating their vehicles. The data is acquired from an adequate sample of free-flowing vehicles (not impeded by other vehicles) operating at their desired speed at the measurement location. The report indicated that any lower-
The deck of the new Lakeshore Road Bridge across Mission Creek will be 2 metres higher than the old one.
ing of the Design Speed will require sufficient components that adequately reduce the current operating speeds on the approach to the bridge.
New Preliminary Design of 2013 Subsequently a second engineering firm, Urban Systems Ltd. was hired to revise the Preliminary Design, the results of which were shown at the April 18 open house. The information panels are now available on line at www.kelowna.ca/cityprojects, and speak to the review of sight line distances at the Truswell intersection. OMRA directors are supportive of the overall design including upgrades to the sewer main to accommodate for future growth in the area, continuation of the multi-use pathway and on-street bike lanes, and improved traffic flow and safety. Of particular concern, however, is still the Truswell intersection portion of the project The current design team is anticipating that improvements to Lakeshore Road such as bike lanes, narrowed
travel lanes, a centre raised median and posted speed limit signs of 50 km/h will meet the speed reduction demands. Of concern to OMRA is the choice of Design Speed for the bridge of 50 km/h. This allows the Sight Stopping Distances (SSD) to be calculated at 50 to 65 metres. The “Bridge Profile” panel demonstrates an SSD of 71.2 metres. This seems to leave little room for error or distractions on the part of the driver. Also, this bridge concept is similar to that of the Casorso Bridge and will necessitate the closure of the Mission Creek Greenway underpass during periods of high water. This will increase the activity of the pedestrian crosswalk signal lights at Truswell which will, in turn decrease the functionality of this new design.
A 2nd Safety Review Fortunately, The City of Kelowna will undertake another Safety Review as part of the detailed design phase, which could begin as early as 2014. OMRA representatives will be meeting with the design team in the near future to discuss these details and more. IN THE WORKS — continued on page 22
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IN THE WORKS — continued from page 21
Overcrowded Schools
The line ups in February for Kindergarten registration at Chute Lake Elementary caught the public’s attention and many questions were being asked regarding the overcrowding in our local schools and the registration process. 76 kindergarten students were registered for next year’s program at Chute Lake Elementary. With only 2 classrooms available there are places for only 44, meaning approximately 32 will be bused to Anne McClymont Elementary School in September 2013. The overcrowding problem stems from a variety of sources including a rapid increase of young families moving into the Kettle Valley area, a general increase in the birth rate and the recent province wide introduction of full day kindergarten.
The Middle School Solution The provision of a middle school in Okanagan Mission is one of the top priorities in the district’s 5-Year Capital Plan. As a part of its Long-Term Facility Plan School District No. 23 is recommending the implementation of a junior
Real Estate Lisa Moldenhauer
Okanagan Mission Real Estate Trends
Ryan Lee was one of several parents waiting in line on a cold Sunday afternoon in February.
middle school model across the district which will make elementary schools K-5, middle schools grades 6-8 and high schools grades 9-12. The opening of a middle school in Okanagan Mission would eventually pull grades 6 and 7 out of the local elementary schools providing some capacity relief. In the longer term it is likely that another elementary school will also be required. Unfortunately, the process to construct a new school can be a lengthy one as it is dependent on many issues
including existing enrolments, projected enrolments, capacity of surrounding schools, available funding and competing local and provincial priorities. One of the first steps in getting approval for our new middle school is for our school district to submit a Project Identification Report to the Ministry of Education, which our district is planning to complete by the end of 2013. This report must outline the need for a new school, possible school locations/sizes and estimated costs.
New on-leash dog parks There are several new on-leash dog parks in town including three in Okanagan Mission. 1) Bellevue Creek Greenway 2) Kuipers Peak Park 3) Hill Spring Park This adds to the 27 on-leash parks
Who would have guessed? The average sized dog produces about 275 pounds of waste per year and that, nationally, 10% is not picked up by their owners.
already existing in our community that meet the criteria of having trails or sidewalks for the dog handlers to follow. These new parks come with a few reminders including the obvious, that dogs must be on a leash at all times. The leash must be no longer than 2 metres (6 feet) and dogs must be kept separated from and not allowed in children’s playground areas, swimming areas and sports fields. Noncompliance can result in fines up to $500. The off-leash parks in our area continue to be restricted to Cedar Creek Park and the Mission Recreation Park. OMR
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Recent scientific studies have revealed that by staring into your dog’s eyes one releases the “nursing” hormone, Oxytocin, in the human blood stream; the same hormone that bonds a person to a human child.
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kanagan Mission…. a neighbourhood rich in history while offering an abundance of modern facilities for every walk of life. It derives its name from the Father Pandosy Mission, which was the first non-native settlement in the Okanagan Valley. Real estate in Okanagan Mission has long been recognized as highly desirable, and presents even the most discerning buyer extensive opportunities, whether looking for newly constructed homes, or an older build in a well-established area. Fabulous high quality view homes can be found in the Upper Mission as well as sought after Lakefront homes in the Lower Mission. Newer condominiums, townhomes, and entry level homes offer young families and first time buyers the ability to enjoy the ‘Mission lifestyle’ as well. The Real estate market in any geographical area goes through certain specific market cycles and the Mission area is no exception. We all know that the market from 2003 till the end of 2007 was a boom. This boom was probably one of the biggest in the history of the Okanagan. Then the market went through a definite correction which started in January of 2008. Sales activity decreased, housing inventory rose and the absorption began to fall. By 2009 prices were slowly creeping down. Has
the market turned and is it now starting to strengthen? From April 1 2011 to April 1 2012 there were 522 residential transactions in the Mission area and the average price of those transactions was $502,273. One year later, from April 1 2012 to April 1 2013 there were 547 transactions in the Mission area with an average price of $503,423. What these statistics tells us is that sales activity is up 5% and prices have stopped going down in that time period. We also know that the inventory is creeping down and the average absorption (the percentage of the total inventory that sells on a monthly basis) has risen from below 9% to just over 10% in the same time period. What this all spells out is that our market in the Kelowna area and specifically the Mission area has definitely turned the corner and is now in recovery. It will be a slow cautious recovery which is always healthier than a boom. Adding to the appeal of the Mission are local attractions such as the H2O Centre (www.h2okelowna.com) and the Capital News Centre (www. capitalnewscentre.com), ensuring children have a wealth of activities to keep them busy, while sandy beaches, walking trails, wineries and urban shopping entice residents of all ages. Welcome home. OMR
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Area History Ron Hallick
Okanagan Mission Heritage Father Pandosy
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he year was 1860. Abraham Lincoln would be elected President of the United States, the American Civil War would begin, and the founding of the first permanent European settlement in the Okanagan Valley would occur. Father Charles Marie Pandosy of the Missionary Oblates arrived here to found a mission. Pandosy and several of his followers spent the winter of 1859-60 at Duck Lake in Lake Country. The winter was extreme with cold and snow which caused near starvation. They got by with the help of the natives, and by slaughtering their horses to survive. In the spring
Pandosy, with native guidance, found an area which would prove to be much more suitable for survival. The Okanagan natives called the place N’Wha-quisten, meaning “a stone found there for shaping weapons of the chase and of war”. The French fur traders named the area L’Anse au Sable which means “The Cove of Sand”. It refers to the large sand bar at the mouth of Mission Creek in Okanagan Lake which would serve as a natural landmark from the water, and a safe and protected landing site. This is the name which Pandosy would use during the early years of the settlement. Pandosy writes, “We arrived tonight at a place which we have chosen for our Mission. It is a great valley situated on the left bank of the Great Lake Okanagan, and rather near the middle of the Lake. L’Anse au Sable is the largest valley of all the surrounding country, all who know it, praise it.”
Eli Lequime Eli Lequime and his wife, Marie Louise, were the next prominent people to come to Okanagan Mission. Lequime was a Frenchman from Bordeaux, and came to the country through California, where he operated a laundry in San
A statue of Father Pandosy at the Pandosy Mission historical site.
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In the early days of Okanagan Mission the settlement began at the Father Pandosy site at the south and followed the Mission Creek and its fertile flood plain to the north northeast to about where the Benvoulin Church building stands today. The settlement of Okanagan Mission south of Mission Creek began to unfold after the turn of the last century.
Francisco. They followed the gold rush and sailed to British Columbia, and eventually walked the trail from Hope to Rock Creek with their two children. There they opened a saloon and store for the gold miners. In 1861 the gold ran out and the Lequimes went broke. They had heard of the Valley de L’Anse au Sable from Father Pandosy whom they had met on several occasions and who advised the young family to go into business at his new Mission. So they walked from Rock Creek to Okanagan Mission with their family and began, what would become, a successful business and life. By 1865 Eli Lequime had a pack train of about thirty horses and mules that made three to four trips each summer over the Hope Trail to the outside in order to supply his new Okanagan Mission store. He brought in the first piano and the first pool table, along with all the other necessities of life. This was the only transportation setup in the valley in the 1860’s. According to a letter from the Superintendent of Post Office Service, Ottawa, the first post office was established at Okanagan Mission in 1872. Eli Lequime was the first Postmaster. By 1873 a fellow called George Whelan came to the valley looking to work himself into a homestead. When Whelan asked around for work he was informed that the only person in these parts who could supply a job was the King – go and see him. He was told that Eli Lequime was considered King of these parts, because of his opulence and vested interests. This clearly shows how well Eli Lequime was doing for himself and his family. By 1885 Lequime had acquired a great deal of land with a couple of thousand cattle and built a flour mill across the road from his store. With the C.P. Railroad now operating to the north, the price of beef rose and the store supplied the needs of all the farmers, ranchers, and miners in the valley.
Historical information was taken from Ogopogo’s Vigil by F. M. Buckland and published by: Okanagan Historical Society, Kelowna Branch, P.O. Box 83, OKANAGAN MISSION, B.C. Canada VOH 1SO
Eli Lequime was looking to make something big out of Okanagan Mission.
Railways & STeamships About 1890 the Vernon and Okanagan Railway Company had plans to build south through to the border, and Okanagan Mission would be a station site. In those days the coming of a railroad meant big business and rising land prices. George G. MacKay and his associates built a town site, a hotel, a store, a blacksmith shop and a Chinese laundry. The place was named Benvoulin, “for one of the loved mountains in Old Scotland,” where MacKay was from. In the end the railway was never built. Steamships would service the Okanagan Valley instead. The town site of Benvoulin failed. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company launched the steamboat Aberdeen on Okanagan Lake May 3rd. 1892. A stern wheeler, 146 feet in length with a 29 foot beam. The steamships were coming and Okanagan Mission had no lake port.
birth of kelowna Eli Lequimes’ son Bernard, realizing what needed to be done, arranged to have property he had acquired on the waterfront laid out as a townsite. August Gillard held the Crown Grant for a half section of land, or 320 acres. Gillard conveyed the property to Bernard and Leon Lequime on March 1st. 1890. The land survey was completed in 1891. Map 462 is the original Map of the Townsite of Kelowna and was deposited on the 13th day of August 1892, originally filed with the Registrar General at Victoria, and is now in the Kamloops office. Mr. Lequime needed to select a name for his new town. August Gillard, who had pre-empted the property thirty years before, had a native nick name given to him. It was Kin-ach-touch and means brown bear. Wishing to acknowledge his friend who had owned the property
first. Lequime considered the name, but found it to difficult to say. He remembered August Gillard’s oft told story of how he had killed a California Grizzly bear with his black powder shot gun. He found the native name for grizzly bear was Ke-low-na, so the new townsite was registered “Kelowna” in 1892. Now Eli and Marie Louise Lequime’s sons were Bernard and Leon. Bernard was born in 1857 and Leon in 1870. Therefore when the Kelowna townsite was laid out in 1892 Bernard Lequime would have been 35 years old and an Okanagan Mission resident for 31 of his 35 years. Leon Lequime who was born in 1870 would have been 22 years old at the time of the founding of Kelowna, and a life long Okanagan Mission resident. Therefore it is the plain truth that Okanagan Mission residents, using their own earned funds, purchased the Kelowna town site, had the land surveyed, laid out the streets and avenues according to true north, named them, including Bernard and Leon avenues, built a new dry goods store, sold lots, and named the place Kelowna. Okanagan Mission residents founded Kelowna. This is a fact which all Okanagan Mission residents should be well aware of and also very proud of. The town of Kelowna became an immediate success. At that time two cultures began to live side by side. Those who wanted commerce and the related hustle and bustle, and those who chose to remain more rural and peaceful. One is not right and the other wrong… just different cultures. To recognize and appreciate these two cultures has become more difficult in modern times. The beauty and appeal of Okanagan Mission is not an accident or an oversight, it is through decades of history and hard work by people like your residents association. OMR
Election Time Mark Thompson
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e should all mark time in our calendars to vote on May 14th. As a Community Association it is not our role to tell people how to vote. On the other hand it is fair to say that all eligible voters should vote as it enriches our community if we do. People in other countries envy our democratic right to vote and find it difficult to understand why so many Canadians fail to vote. Getting out to vote is important and it is also important to try to understand the issues. Those who vote primarily on a single issue basis may get satisfaction but often with a hidden expense. It is a wide cross section of issues that matter. I look for a favorable balance on all the important issues. Health, Education, Justice, Finance, Transportation and the Environment are all important. Separating reality from fiction is difficult, especially in today’s preponderance of the use of “Spin Doctors.” Seeing how each of the candidates responds to balancing all the issues while stating their considered priority to invest either more or less in our children tells me a lot. I look forward to meaningful debate in the respective candidate/party policy discussions. After Election Day, will BC have a better sense of direction? Will BC be competitive with other jurisdictions? Will BC continue to have ever improving quality of life? Will BC try to be fair to all of its citizens? Will the population of BC be prepared to pay for the infrastructure and services they say they want? Will the BC politicians always place the people’s interests above their own? OMR For more info visit www.elections.bc.ca Okanagan Mission Review | Spring 2013 25
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Mission Resident Profile Geoff Millar
Bonnie Gratz W hen Bonnie Gratz and her family moved to Okanagan Mission in February 2011 she had intended on working strictly as a freelance artist; happily writing plays, directing and acting when the next project presented itself. It had just been ten busy years of running a successful touring theatre company based in Calgary, so she was ready to work on her own. “By the time my husband Derek was offered the opportunity to take a job at UBCO, my company had over 60 artists contracted a season and was touring all year long, performing for thousands of audience members throughout Western Canada. It was incredibly rewarding but also very grueling so we jumped at the opportunity to change course and move to beautiful Kelowna, a place we vacationed to each year with our sons
artists to work professionally here in Kelowna, something missing since the demise of Sunshine Theatre. Bonnie often talked about this sad situation with cast members from Waiting For The Parade, a play she did here in June 2012 for Playhouse 25. This is what spurred her and a few other like-minded theatre artists, some from
Brock and Reid.”, says Gratz. Bonnie spent the next full year of traveling back and forth to Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver working as an actor, director and playwright doing gigs as diverse as acting in films and performing in a small touring play, working as an artist in residence and consultant for Calgary Public & Separate Schools and performing at The Jubilee Auditorium. It was not long, though, before Gratz missed home and being a part of a local theatre community. She saw the need to develop opportunities for theatre
that very cast, to start New Vintage Theatre in the summer of 2012. “There is an incredible amount of talent in our small city. We are thrilled at the outpouring of support for New Vintage Theatre. The growth and opportunities presented to us have been a result of the organic nature of the projects we do where everyone can be involved and feel like they are a part of something cool and innovative right here in the Okanagan.” New Vintage Theatre offers classes for adults in acting and playwriting, has monthly play readings at Pulp Fiction Coffeehouse and has just launched a first full season of plays. Artists often meet up at Bonnie and Derek’s home in Okanagan Mission to plan and celebrate upcoming plays and projects. “We are really proud members of our new community and are so grateful to all who have warmly welcomed us. We truly appreciate your kindness.” Hot off the directing of Bumbershoot Theatre’s Charlotte’s Web and New Vintage Theatre’s season launch play Super 8, Gratz encourages people to come out and see their next play, Calendar Girls, which will run June 5-8 at Benvoulin Church and The Vibrant Vine Winery. OMR For more information about Bonnie Gratz you can check out her website at www. bonnie-gratz.com and learn more about New Vintage Theatre at www.NewVintage.ca
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n evolving trend for heating residential swimming pools promises to be positive for our environment and for homeowners’ fun quotient and budgets. Solar energy as the preferred heating source for these backyard havens is growing in application in our community. Greene Road residents Christine and Tyler moved to Kelowna from Ireland in 2003. The family embraced their new-to-them home that included an 18 by 36 foot pool. The existing old
gas heater soon failed and the family managed initially in an unheated pool, but by late August the cooler evenings had them sitting on the side. “The following year we thought we’d
manage with no heat and just a pool cover, but we really only used it on the hot days when cooling off was the main focus,” said Christine. Traditional heating sources such as gas heaters or electric air source heat pumps can be expensive, inefficient and often result in pool owners not heating their pools as much as they would like. Replacing the gas heater with a new one didn’t sit continued on page 35
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ohini Singh is a new member needs Kelowna faces. “People have several issues,” she says. “They want of Kelowna City Council, to see more employment opportunibut she brings a wealth ties in Kelowna. They want to see the of knowledge and experience to this downtown developed and we are movcoveted position. Almost two decades ing it forward, building on the work with CHBC television has made her a of past councils. I’m excited about our familiar face on the streets of Kelowna. downtown and the new marina. In the But her work behind the scenes speaks end, the people of Kelowna just want to the truly formidable woman who to see balance in the community and cares passionately about her hometown we are attempting to provide that.” as well as the poor and destitute children on the streets of Kolkata, India. Mohini has a strong desire to A Busy Background have a voice in the direction KelowMohini immigrated to Canada in 1983, na is taking, hence her successwhen a nursing shortage prompted ful election as a city councillor. an invitation to her mother, an ex“Kelowna is home. I believe our perienced nurse, to move here. city needed to move As well as her 20 forward a bit more. years as a reporter “We in Kelowna I wanted to be part are ready for the for CHBC television, of the progress and Mohini spent time spirit of inclusion.” face the tough deas a freelance procisions. I am raisducer and writer, as ing my family here and I wanted to well as a news anchor for CBC Radio. have a hand in Kelowna’s future. She was also a journalism instructor It is a labour of love,” she says. at UBCO and Okanagan College. She believes that the diversity of Along with her council duties, Kelowna’s city council is reflected in Mohini currently holds a posithe different strengths and philosophies tion as communications officer for each of the councillors bring to the city. the BC Ministry of Agriculture. “We in Kelowna are ready for “I have always had a love of agriculthe spirit of inclusion – to embrace ture and supporting the farmers in BC. people of all backgrounds. That is It’s not just a profession – I believe it is what I hope I signify,” she observes. a duty to the province and the country. I Mohini is also aware of the many really appreciate this position,” she says.
Humanitarian at Heart Outside of her professional involvements, Mohini’s life is filled with numerous passionate pursuits of a personal nature. Her list of personal accomplishments is long and includes such recognition as the Sarah Treadgold Memorial Award for Kelowna Woman of the Year. Other distinctions include The Order of British Columbia, Global Humanitarian Award from CHBC, a Jack Webster Fellowship and Okanagan Resident of the Year. Mohini has been active with the Kelowna Women’s Shelter for 18 years, offering various forms of one on one support to women in need. She says she stopped there one day many years ago and simply never left. “I also started the East meets West Orphans Foundation in 2005,” says Mohini. “It was organized to help abandoned children with illnesses and we support a crèche for small children in India. We have 32 kids and we pay for food, doctor’s visits and teachers.” Mohini sees this initiative as fulfilling her duty to her home country. continued on page 34
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A message from KLOCNA KLOCNA President Richard Borroughs
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n behalf of KLOCNA it is a pleasure to have this opportunity to share with you some updates on what is happening in our community. We are neighbours and have a lot in common. Okanagan Mission and KLOCNA have the rare privilege of living in a very beautiful area of Kelowna. The KLOCNA neighbourhood is directly north of Okanagan Mission and begins at Mission Creek Bridge. Detailed community association maps are on the City’s website The invitation to contribute to OMRA’s newsletter is a powerful example of a new theme of “collaboration” that is emerging with our neighbours, fellow Kelowna citizens, City Hall and other important organizations. Last January, City Council graciously extended an invitation to all Kelowna community associations to present an update on our respective communities. This was a very positive initiative that resulted in an agreement to meet again in the near future. We also had the opportunity to table a “draft” framework document of how the relationship with the City and the community associations could be strengthened to meet mutual goals. OMRA president Mark Thompson has been a great catalyst in this initiative and a tireless, well almost, typist. We expect to meet with the City in May to further this opportunity. Please contact Mark or myself
with your comments or suggestions. An example from other cities is very useful. KLOCNA executive continues to work on establishing a visionary design for the “Cedar Ave Park Plaza” utilizing an inclusive process. This would include the City-owned waterfront lots at Cedar Ave. Engagement of stakeholders is key and numerous meetings and a survey have been used to build our communitybased goals for this area. We are also collaborating on creating some overall design parameters for the “Pandosy Village by the Lake” area. The “journey” is ongoing and your input is welcome. Please see contact information below. KLOCNA is a “gold nugget”. We continue to grow and have so much to offer in addition to prime location. We are pleased that residents can go to school (all ages), shop, and work, obtain many services, play, and enjoy a high quality of life within a short distance of home. The Association is in support of reasonable densification and has supported recent developments in our community by Worman Group and Manteo Resort. With all good things there are challenges, some of which we share with OMRA. These include infrastructure, transportation, Lakeshore/ Pandosy congestion and the “bridge”. Again, we are in collaboration with applicable parties to resolve these issues. We appreciate everyone’s input and participation. We need to con-
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nect with each other to build strong neighbourhoods. Please contact the association at: kloneighborhoodassociation@gmail.com. The annual general meeting will be in June. New members are welcome! OMR
well with the family’s environmental beliefs so they explored the Internet for solar products to heat the pool – but found them expensive, or were not convinced of their long-term viability. They connected with Lower Mission local – and solar specialist – John Cawley of Resolution Electric and he checked out their site. “About 40 per cent of homes with pools can effectively utilize a solar pool heater,” says Cawley. “The home’s roof style, directional orientation, pitch, and the amount of shading trees blocking the roof area all play a part.” For Christine and Tyler, solar was
an option. Now collectors cover 300 square feet of their home’s roof space, about half the surface area of the pool’s dimensions. The pool is well-heated, even for morning and evening swims. A ruling made by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) steered FortisBC to make a rate base change in July 2012. This change was designed to encourage electricity consumers to take control of their consumption and adopt energy reducing measures, the new two-tier tariff system sees those who consume power in excess of a 1600 kWh threshold in any bi-monthly
billing cycle, pay a 4.149 cents per kWh premium on additional energy use. Solar pool heaters can be a complete alternative to other energy sources, where suitable, or can be integrated with existing gas or electric heaters to reduce energy consumption throughout the pool season and help offset a significant portion, if not all, of the pool owner’s heating costs. For Christine and Tyler, they will be using their well-heated pool from late spring this year. “And, I’m glad to know we will never get another utility bill for heating it,” says Tyler. OMR
MOHINI SINGH — continued from page 33
Her philanthropic efforts also include the Deepak Binning Foundation, which has raised $30,000 to $40,000 per year for the cancer centre and hospice house in Kelowna.
But It’s Still Family First Mohini is married to a first-generation Irishman, Finbar O’Sullivan, and has one daughter, Tara. She was adopted from India after a ten month wait and is now a thriving young girl enjoying life in Canada. Mohini Singh is a busy woman, one who thrives on helping others and making a difference. It was a natural question to ask her if politics will play a role in her future. “At this stage, I have no political aspirations,” she responds. “Kelowna City Council is my civic duty. I have a young child. I want to stay focused.” Then she pauses and adds, “But who knows what I’ll be doing a few years from now.” Whatever it is, her decision will be based on …..will it be possible for both her family and our community? OMR
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Major Development Gail Temple Westcorp
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few weeks ago, on April 8th, Kelowna City Council approved the rezoning of the Hiawatha Mobile Home and RV Park, an 18 acre site on Lakeshore Rd. across from Manteo Resort and Rotary Beach; the zoning was changed from mobile home park and campground uses to tourist commercial and residential uses. For over 40 years, this property had accommodated approximately 100 mobile homes and a host of visitors wishing to experience Kelowna from a location very close to
the lake. In 2008, the long-time owner/ operators decided that the time had come to sell. The purchaser was Westcorp, a real estate and development company active in Edmonton, Calgary, Kelowna, Winnipeg, and Bonnyville. Westcorp has over 30 years of experience specializing in infill development, and owns and operates six hotels and over 3,000 rental units. Their strategic management team recognized this site as an ideal location for a touristoriented mixed-use infill development. The sheer size of the site (18 acres) and
the existence of Wilson Creek running along the south boundary presented some excellent opportunities in terms of urban design. Some 250 hotel and apartment hotel units and approximately 650 residential units in compact building forms will be accommodated on the property which will create a project that feels open and connected to the community and the future Wilson Creek Linear Park. As envisioned in the demonstration site plan, the property will be approximately 60% green space. One of the requirements of the rezoning
was a significant setback from Wilson Creek. The required green space created an excellent opportunity for environmental stewardship and community contribution. Working with environmental consultants and the Ministry of Environment, a restoration plan (not a requirement of the rezoning) was created for Wilson Creek that will see the creation of riparian islands to provide protected habitat for wildlife, and additional plantings of 404 trees, 63 large shrubs, 2200 shrubs, 2800 groundcovers, and 1460 aquatic plants. This restored riparian habitat will effectively clean the water and restore animal ecosystems. A public trail within the 2.5 acre linear park will provide a pedestrian connection from the Mission Springs neighbourhood through to the lake – a connection that has not been an option for many decades. Today, much of that future green space is occupied by campground sites and mobile homes. Timing for the linear park will be completion of 300 units or 5 years, whichever comes first. Development traffic will be accommodated through two accesses, one on Lakeshore Rd. and one at Bird Place (with the construction of a new bridge over Wilson Creek) to connect to Cook Rd. Two other accesses to the east (into the Mission Springs neighbourhood) will provide emergency access and connectivity for cyclists and pedestrians. Parking for the project will be accommodated on site in an underground parkade.
The first phase of the development (planned for the east side of the site) will be 3 ½ storey stacked townhomes. The two and three bedroom units are well suited for young families because each townhome will have direct access to grade, something especially important for children. These units provide an affordable alternative to young families who are not yet ready to purchase a single family home. The balance of the residential area will be developed with a range of housing to accommodate a wide demographic. Units will include stacked townhomes, apartment units, and housing appropriate for seniors. From this site, children can walk to school, young singles or couples can walk to work or step out their door to transit, and seniors can locate close to shopping and health services. The project will give an additional choice for those people who seek a lifestyle that is less reliant on personal vehicles than is the norm in Kelowna. To support this goal, Westcorp intends to provide car share programs in both its hotel and residential properties.
With rising energy costs, this is the way of the future, and for young singles and couples, it is believed this will be a highly valued amenity of the project. It is also Westcorp’s intention to provide a significant number of rental units within the residential portion of the project. A survey of rental housing within Kelowna shows that rental units appropriate for young families are in particularly low supply which is why the stacked townhomes will be included in the first phase of the project. The core area of the site will consist of buildings ranging up to nine storeys (inclusive of the underground parkade level). Heights in the central core were proposed in order to achieve very significant green space within the site, continued on page 38
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NOTE: This guest article with edits was contributed on request. It is intended to inform our community on a very significant development at one of two major entrances to Okanagan Mission. WestCorp provided a significant donation which is much appreciated.
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something that will add to the livability and aesthetics of the project. Phasing of the residential housing will be dictated by market demand, with full build-out expected to take approximately 10 years. The tourist commercial focus of the project will be on Lakeshore Rd. where two hotel properties are proposed, one a boutique hotel and the other an apartment hotel for extended stays. Both of these properties will be operated by Westcorp’s experienced hotel division and they will add to the synergy and vibrancy of this area of Kelowna. At the time of purchase of the site, 94 seniors owned mobile homes in Hiawatha Park. One of the most sensitive aspects of the redevelopment was how best to deal with the relocation of individuals who had been renting mobile home pads on the property. Westcorp enlisted the help of a land agent who had been doing the same relocation work on behalf of the City of Kelowna in a nearby mobile home park,
and over the last 5 years to the present time, all but 16 of the mobile home owners have been successfully relocated. The full relocation plan details (and additional project details) are available on Westcorp’s website at www.westcorp. net/development/Kelowna/CD24. According to provincial legislation, once approvals for redevelopment have been obtained, 12 months’ notice can be given to the remaining home owners. This means that the remaining 16 residents have another full year to determine their relocation plans. To assist them, Westcorp has engaged Seniors Outreach to help each individual with their decision, plans and logistics. Westcorp will now begin the work of preparing architectural drawings for the proposed buildings, with the intention to begin construction sometime in the latter half of 2014. Westcorp is excited to be part of the renewal and evolution of this special area of Kelowna. OMR
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