Trout Lake is finally saying “So Long!” to one of the coldest winters in more than a decade. There will be no shortage of outdoor ‘cold storage’ right into the May long weekend! Marlene Savage, who records the annual snowfall for Trout Lake, said that we accumulated more than 31 feet of snow this season, which is slightly above our average 27 feet. Just over five feet of it arrived during a late assault in March.
It was a relatively quiet winter for Trout Lake Community Club activities as many folks opted for either some winter relief elsewhere, or chose to not battle the outdoors. During the next couple of months, preparations for summer projects and club meetings will get underway.
The TLCC winter exercise classes wrapped up at the end of March after another enjoyable season. My thanks go out to TLCC, and especially Carrol Christiansen and Krys Barnwell for their support. I’m sure everyone who attended reaped a few benefits, while putting some fun into our winter mornings!
In February, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) held a public hearing to announce the final proposed zoning bylaws for the Area B Official Community Plan. Twelve residents from Trout Lake and surrounding communities attended. Jan Thingsted, a planner with the CSRD, along with alternate electoral Area ‘B’ Director, Doug Stuart, and staff assistant, Christine LeFloch, fielded questions and concerns after the presentation.
Mr. Thingsted recently confirmed that Bylaw 850-1 (the Electoral Area ‘B’ Official Community Plan amendment) was given third reading by the CSRD Board on March 20, and it has been sent to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development in Victoria for approval. He also added that the public hearing for the proposed new Zoning Bylaw No. 851 will likely be in May.
John Wall, president of the Trout Lake BC Internet Society (TLBCIS), is pleased to announce that a second fibre optic cable connection from Telus has been installed in the main hub at Trout Lake. He said that the installation went smoothly and the additional service is a big step forward. The Trout Lake Internet was pushed to its usage capacity last summer and again this past winter. This supplementary connection will go a long way to relieve some of the pressure within the small network by increasing Internet bandwidth.