For both the residents and visitors to our fair corner of the North Okanagan the Rail trail is proving to be a treasure. Having walked and ridden the Kalamalka Lake portion of the trail I have nothing but praise for those who had the vision to preserve this right of way.
Really it is a world class asset and it is not yet as good as it is going to get when completed. Though presently portions of our end of the trail are closed for rock scaling(yes there are cliffs) I highly recommend a leisurely stroll or a railway grade bike ride on the finely crushed gravel path. Bring water and your camera for vistas of the Lake of Many Colors that you may not have seen before. What a treat! What a treasure! See you there.
Cheers Shawn
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Thursday 10 May 2018
Tempus Fugit but not quite accurately
The wind was pretty brisk on a noon walkabout the other day and I was a little pressed as I was returning to the office. Glancing up at the tower clock in front of the museum to check the time I noted a lack of synchronicity between the four faces. The North face displayed a different time than the other three which were correct. This is distressing to me as one of the last initiatives that I was involved in as a member of Vernon City Council was the approval of the installation of a new clock mechanism in the old tower. The old mechanism now safely functions inside the museum.
If my memory serves me $50,000 was spent 2011 on the new faces and a mechanism that would automatically reset the time if for some reason something went awry. Apparently this is not the case. The historical significance of the tower and its new timepiece seems not to carry much weight with those in trusted with the clock's care and maintenance.
I hope that this not the case and that a remedy will soon be found in a timely fashion.. As a taxpayer looking at a city clock that does not tell the correct time I begin to suspect there may be other things awry in the City of Vernon that are not quite as in your face as a tower clock that shows the incorrect time.
Cheers Shawn Lee a Vernon Taxpayer
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