Councillor Lewis attended Oyama Days and had a great time.
Councillor Reed thanked staff, volunteers, and parents who attended Peter Greer Elementary Family Fun Night last Thursday. She thanked Ryan Donn, Cultural Coordinator and the department for bringing well-known artists to Lake Country this summer. She noted the Lake Country Farmers Market will start up again soon which is a great community event. The Carr's Landing Community & Recreation Association (CLC&RA) will be hosting a Fire Smart Presentation at the Carr's Landing Fire Hall on June 12th at 7:00 p.m.. Community members are encouraged to RSVP through the CLC&RA website. Lastly, Councillor Reed thanked Danielle, Wendy and staff for their ORL presentation.
Councillor Patel had a great time at Peter Greer Elementary Family Fun Night and noted Oyama Days was fantastic. He is excited for Live! In Lake Country to begin.
Councillor Brett thanked Lynn Lashuk and the Lake Country Farmers' Institute for attending Public Comment this evening. She attended Ashes to Action at Kelowna Community Theatre last night where there was discussion around coexistence with fire. Messages for the public included taking care of our health and implementing FireSmart behaviours.
Councillor McKenzie noted Oyama days was great and thanked all the volunteers. He acknowledged the Food Bank fundraiser recently held at Gatzke Orchardand gave a shoutout to Scott Unser, Public Works Manager who coordinated a meeting regarding the placement of a BC Hydro power pole with residents on Oyama Road. Councillor McKenzie concluded by noting he is happy to see more traffic enforcement in the area.
Youth Councillor Domanski thanked Mayor and Council and Staff, on behalf of her peers, for everything they do for Lake Country.
Councillor Irvine had a great time at Oyama Days and gave a shoutout to Councillor McKenzie and his son, as well as the 3 youth that volunteered at the juice corner. She also thanked the regular Oyama Volunteers for their continuous hard work.
Mayor Ireland noted that consideration of on-going annual funding for the Community Halls has been discussed at a staff level and will be brought forward at budget time. He noted that the launch of Make Water Work week was held at Lakestone Villas where there was a lot of discussion related to the fires last year and water conservation. Mayor Ireland shared comments from the Okanagan Basin Water Board meeting today who are impressed with Lake Country's community spirit. The Mayor concluded by announcing he will be attending the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference (FCM) in Calgary this week with Councillor Reed.