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South Okanagan Photos

A summary of new information from Oliver Parks

Maintenance Issues

We have seen an increase in the number of impaired individuals in our parks – Bylaw and RCMP have been involved in all cases. Copious amounts of drugs have also been discovered in our parks, and have been disposed of properly – RCMP is aware of this issue as well. Bylaw has been very helpful this season in dealing with difficult people, and being proactive about situations.

 

Programs

Sun Fun staff and some of our ½ day camp staff have been hired for the summer. Our Sun Fun Coordinator Cam starts on Monday June 20 and the rest of the staff starts on Monday June 27

 

Facilities

Diving Board has been delivered, and will be installed during a downtime in the pool.

Bleachers have been put together and put out in Community Park.

Signage will be delivered and installed before the end of June.

Maintenance has started pulling up vegetation along Diamond 1, and will be finishing up sometime in late June. A landscaping company will be taking over, and laying fabric, rocks, and decorative plants.

Pickleball lines have been painted on court 3. So far, only positive feedback has been received.

A funding request has been made to the RDOS board for the expansion of the weight room.

 

Community Development

The “Picker’s Picnic” is going ahead at Lion’s Park on June 23rd.

We’ve received food donations from Buy-Low, and local churches. Interior Health will be on-site to disseminate pamphlets, and answer questions. Seventh Day Adventist Church will be distributing socks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. Terry Schafer RDOS Director and Mayor Ron Hovanes will be opening up the event with a brief welcoming introduction.
The Sunshine Festival is in desperate need of volunteers – if you could spare some time on July 8th or 9th, please lets us know.

Shauna Hill, grants writer has hit the ground running with her applications applying for a Via Sport grant to host a “Run, Jump, Throw, and Wheel” course for local teens. She’s also working on a grant for the Canada 150 Infrastructure Grant to help us pay for some of the costs toward the weight-room expansion. She’s also working on a grant through Valley First that would allow us to host free cooking workshops for seniors and immigrants.