The North Shuswap Kicker
April 2022
Multiple Topics at Town Hall Meeting By Jo Anne Malpass vices from Kamloops came to the North About 50 people at a town hall Shuswap one day each week, with four meeting March 26 put on by Area F Di- extra cars. This was successful as many rector Jay Simpson heard information cars were impounded and several drivfrom six presenters on topics ranging ers under prohibition were charged, from policing to forests, roads to eco- mostly the same people, until they had nomic development. no cars left to drive. This policy will Sidney Potter, Ministry of Forcontinue this summer. ests Land and Resource Coordinator for He said there were five people Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource causing most of the trouble for RCMP District talked about a Crown Land last year wildfire risk reducbut three of tion program develthose have oped to put a buffer left the around communities area, afprotecting human ter RCMP life, communities and went to critical infrastructure. repeat A project is happenoffender ing this fall around residences Anglemont and three at varimore projects are ous times in the development over many stage for treatment nights to in the fall of 2023. make sure These areas are a they were buffer at Lee Creek, abiding by above and around conditions Celista protecting the and curegress route and in fews. Shuswap Lake ProRCMP vincial Park. are happy CSRD with the FireSmart Coordinumber nator Len Youden of phone talked about a recent calls to the Area F Wildfire Prodetachtection Plan which ment that Informative Town Hall Meeting shows the best way Top: FireSmart Len Youden with Director Jay Simpson. are helping to reduce damage to RCMP find Bottom L: Highways Mike Scott and homes is to reduce hazthe people R: Sgt. Barry Kennedy ards on private propand try to erty. Wildfires usually spread to urban proceed to get charges laid by Crown areas from large flying embers. The Council. “Eventually we’ll catch them main danger of wildfires spreading to in a car with stolen property.” homes is from embers from fires within Mike Scott, Ministry of High2 km. There’s a 90% chance your home ways Road Area Manager – North will not burn if the first 10m around Okanagan/Shuswap answered severyour home has no flammable material. al questions posed to him by Director Resources are available for communi- Simpson. The Ministry can remove ties and individuals and information is vehicles if they are abandoned but available from FireSmart BC and Cana- this does not include licensed vehicles da and on the CSRD website. parked on the side of the road that are Chase RCMP Sgt. Barry Kennot impeding road maintenance. nedy said seven police officers patrol The 60km speed limit at the enfrom Monte Creek to Sorrento, to the trance to Scotch Creek will be extended north end of Adams Lake, to Seymour to the other side of the S-curve. This is Arm. Last year from June to September, just waiting for the engineer to sign off there was at least one police car on the on. North Shuswap each day. Traffic ser-
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