Spruce Kings

Council voted unanimously to send Mayor Chris Beach to Prince George for a meeting in July about a planned exhibition game between the Prince George Spruce Kings and the Merritt Centennials. BC Hockey League players are expected to lead hockey workshops for children following the exhibition match, which is slated for late August.

Holey highway

Lakes District Maintenance (LDM) has told the Village of 亚洲天堂 Lake that they鈥檙e planning to repair the area of Highway 16 near Home Hardware in June, according to Chief Administrative Officer Sheryl Worthing. LDM previously told the Lakes District 亚洲天堂 that the stretch would be permanently repaired in late May.

LDM told village staff that other damaged sections of Highway 16 passing through 亚洲天堂 Lake would be repaired in 2019, Worthing said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not in their budget for this year,鈥� said Worthing.

The issue came up after Councillor Susan Schienbein said the road鈥檚 quality was worsening. 鈥淭o cross the intersection at Fifth Avenue, I鈥檓 going to wear out the shocks on my car,鈥� she said.

Painted bikes, rainbow crosswalk

Council gave its support in principle to a pair of 鈥渜uick start projects鈥� brought forward by Councillor Michael Riis-Christianson on behalf of the 亚洲天堂 Lake economic diversification committee, which he chairs. The initiatives are meant to add a splash of colour to 亚洲天堂 Lake.

The projects include painting fire hydrants and bike racks and installing 鈥渂ike art鈥� around town, which would involve a contest in which residents would paint old bicycles.

鈥淵ou could actually insert them in various locations around town as art pieces,鈥� said Riis-Christianson. During the discussion, Councillor Kelly Holliday also brought up the possibility of establishing a rainbow crosswalk near Alternative Grounds or another central location in 亚洲天堂 Lake.

Art gallery alternatives spurned

As for the proposal by local artists Claire Singleton and Hilda Earl to turn the shuttered Anglican Church into an art gallery, it鈥檚 still in the works, according to Worthing.

The artists told Worthing they鈥檙e not interested in alternative sites, but would rather wait for possible upgrades to the former church. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e willing to wait until next year if they have to,鈥� said Worthing.

Fire chief Rob Krause said in April that repairs and upgrades would be necessary to make the site safe for the general public, and a consultant is expected to provide an estimate about the potential costs in the coming weeks.