all in a days meetings

Yesterday, an onsite introduction to the Farrell’s Field with the Parks Commission, discussion revolved around plans and concerns.  It is thrilling to see such accomplishment by community drive; it is an incredible thing to have a regulation size hockey rink pretty much done with community effort and money.

                A meeting of the Parks Advisory Commission discussed Farrell’s Field, Capital Budget, Conflicts of Interests, Communication strategy, Towns for Tomorrow grant (walking trail in Scotch Creek) and what conservation is. /recreation Park anyways.

                Later, I, I, I and Joan Bristow (our dedicated Tourism Development representative) met with some folks from the Roots & Blues Festival. We are exploring the possibility of having an outreach part of the music festival on the North Shuswap. What I see that could happen are we having some of the bands they import set up a venue at the NSCA hall. Maybe include tours of our sights; the Winery, Crowfoot, Agra –tours and Jacks shop. We went to the Celista Hall (NSCA hall) and the Lakeview Center. They were visibly impressed what was available and the quality of the halls.  A tour of our well kept secret farming district along Line 17 was also a pleasant surprise.  Hopefully we will be able to work something out; it would be a great benefit to both us and the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues festival.  If you have any ideas that could make this concept a better experience please contacts me.

                I was unable to attend the North Shuswap Historical Society meeting at 2:oo pm because of the touring but there a sure are a lot of people who came to the meeting.  If you get a chance it is a very interesting  meeting with discussion of the history of the  area. What I like best is  hearing those nuggets  that cannot be written of.