A group of local musicians plan to present weekly music events during the summer in Clearwater, Gerda Faber told Clearwater town council during its May 20 meeting.
The events will be held every Thursday evening at the Wells Gray Infocenter starting in June, she said.
The events will be a revival of similar outdoor musical evenings held at the Flower Meadow Bakery for several years.
Holding them on Thursday evenings should minimize conflicts with other events in and around the community, she felt.
District of Barriere has be hosting Music in the Park for several years, Faber noted. There is a stage and sound equipment, and a municipal employee helps organize.
Acts are paid $50 for a half-hour or $100 for a full hour. They need to audition to perform.
Although Faber was not asking that the musicians be paid for this summer's events, she asked that council consider it for the future.
Similar outdoor musical events are held in Kamloops, Revelstoke and Salmon Arm.
Government reviewing forest tenures
Clearwater council member Barry Banford, a longtime employee of BC Forest Service before he retired, proved his value during a recent public input session on the province's review of forest tenure changes, mayor John Harwood reported.
“He knew everyone at the table,” the mayor said.
Banford suggested during the session that there needs to be a conversation with local governments about tenure reform.
Those companies that contribute to rural British Columbia should benefit, while those that do not should have their annual allowable cuts rolled back.
Converting more of the province's forest lands from volume-based forest licenses to area-based tree farm licenses could have important benefits, Banford said.
However, he felt the 60 days the provincial government has allocated to the review was too short.
Weather station to open in June
Environment Canada will be activating a weather station for Clearwater at the end of June, according to a report given during a recent infrastructure committee meeting.
District of Clearwater chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx is working with the federal agency on a data sharing agreement.
The District will be responsible for ground maintenance while Environment Canada will be responsible for equipment maintenance.
There will be a launch with radio, CBC and Global once the station is functional.
The weather station will be located near the eco-depot.
Having a weather station in the community is felt to be important for more accurate forecasts, which will help tourism, forestry and agriculture, as well as local residents.
Grass not short enough
Councillor Jon Kreke told council that he and his family are celebrating 25 years of owning Dutch Lake Resort.
Recently, he saw something that he hadn't seen during those 25 years, he said.
A woman in an RV staying at the resort got out a small lawn mower and mowed the grass around the vehicle.
Shorts not short enough
Clearwater Secondary School is reviewing its dress code for students, Junior Council representative Robyn Kreke reported to town council.
The present dress code requires that girls wear shorts that extend past their finger tips, she said.
Unfortunately, stores no longer sell shorts that long.
Mayor John Harwood recalled that when he first started teaching in local schools, the code required that female students wear a dress to school, even if it was 50 below.
The school librarian (who happened to be the principal's wife) got it changed so the girls could wear slacks to school – and then change into dresses.