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	Newsletter \| June 2021 \| www.wildrosebay.bc.ca \|

	Newsletter for June, 2021 Hi Visitor Warm summers, friendly neighbors and kids running free!
	SUMMER IS A FEW SHORT DAYS AWAY! After more than 15 months of managing the spread of COVID world wide, we are finally seeing some tangible and lasting progress. Travel restrictions are easing and many are feeling a fresh breath of life..and hope.. families can come together and celebrate interconnection and the serenity of lake life in the Shuswap. This newsletter is devoted to keeping us all continually safe within the community. As we get ready to welcome our friends & family, we want to create awareness of local & provincial safety protocols as outlined below: MANAGING THE ELEMENTS OF MOTHER NATURE Fire Bans Fire Season is upon us! The Kamloops Fire Centre introduced Category 2 & 3 fire prohibitions on Friday, June 11, 2021 at 12:00 pm. These prohibitions are applicable to our community. This prohibition will remain in effect until noon on Oct. 15, 2021, or until the order is rescinded. Specifically, prohibited activities will include: Category 2 & Category 3 open fires; Fireworks, Sky Lanterns and Burn Barrels or Burn Cages of any size or description, except when used for a campfire as defined by the Wildfire Regulation. These prohibitions apply to all public and private land within the Kamloops Fire Centre jurisdiction, unless specified otherwise by local government authorities. Anyone found in contravention of an open burning prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1,150, required to pay an administrative penalty of up to $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs. This prohibition does not ban campfires that are a half-metre high by a high-metre wide or smaller and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane, or briquettes. FireSmart Program Do you ever notice during news coverage of wildfire devastation in neighbourhoods that some houses are untouched? That's usually because their home/yard were managed with Firesmart principles. We're at a HIGH risk for property loss due to wildfires! JOIN US! WRBP FireSmart Day- Saturday Morning, June 26, 2021 at 9:00 am Sponsored by BC's FireSmart Program, the CSRD is providing a chipper and bins and will help us remove fire hazards, plus say thanks with lunch! (Restrictions permitting). We will meet at the West end of the lower road where we will start with an overview from our FireSmart Rep, and then work on risks in common areas for the morning. You're free in the afternoon, however you may want to take advantage of the two FireSmart Reps who will be available to walk your lot and offer you specific free advice on how you can reduce your riskto property loss due to wildfire. Almost every lot has risks. If enough Owners participate, we can become a "FireSmart Canada Recognized Community" and get government $$ allocated to us annually! Bring gloves, safety glasses, pruners, saws, rakes, etc. A side benefit- we get to know each other better and hopefully meet some of the new Owners! LET US KNOW YOU'RE PLANNING ON COMING: USE THIS LINK: https://forms.gle/bp3sFpBqfGzjiBac6 Or EMAIL: councillor@wildrosebay.bc.ca Community Information MARINA Please review the following mooring diagrams on how to properly tie up your boats so when big winds hither bay you won't be scrambling to recover it, or worse, deal with the damage created. 'FLOATIES' AT THE DOCK All inflatable items should be attached to the dock rings (not the swim ladders) while they are being used down at the dock. They are not to be left attached unattended. Options for storage: store in your boat or boat slip, take them to shore, or to your lot. We've had some accidents in the past and want to ensure that doesn't happen in the future. Please respect these guidelines. COVID-19 Update COVID-SPECIFIC IMPACTS / GUIDELINES CURRENTLY IN PLACE AT WILD ROSE BAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Social Distancing: 1. As of this writing, the boat launch bathroom continues to remain closed. 2. The playground will remain open subject to BC CDC conditions: More detailed info can be found by clicking on the following link: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/community-settings/playgrounds BYLAW AWARENESS DID YOU KNOW?.... Strata Council approval (ie. Applications to Alter) are required for most work on your property as per Bylaw 5? You can find all our bylaws (and much more!) at your convenience on our website, specifically, at https://www.wildrosebay.bc.ca/documents-wrb#66-bylaws-and-rules
	News on the Street REMINDER TO ALL OWNERS AND GUESTS: SPEED LIMIT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY The speed limit within the community is 15 km/hr. 15 km/hr is slower than you think, and necessary because there are so many children of all ages on our road. They are not watching for traffic. We need to be careful and take personal responsibility for their safety & well-being. New speed bumps and signage have recently been installed to help enforce the 15 km/hr speed limit. PROPER DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE & RECYCLING Recently, the following prohibited items were discovered: 2 bags of cans in the old recycling area (there is a sign posted on the gate to that area clearly stating not to drop off bottles and cans!), 2 propane tanks and a set of stools set beside the garbage bins, a marine battery and a large amount of cardboard in the garbage bin. It would be very sad if we lost our garbage service due to prohibited materials. In the case of the garbage bins filling up with large recyclable materials such as cardboard during peak season, the bins fill up faster than they are emptied, causing other residents to leave their garbage on the ground outside the bins. This is a recipe for creating a human-bear interaction, which is exactly what we are trying to avoid by placing them out of the community. We are ALL responsible for proper disposal of items such as this at local amenities OUTSIDE of the community. Please review the following reminders carefully as they are a guide on how, and where, Owners can responsibly dispose of materials. The recycling area at the west end of the bottom road IS CLOSED for recyclables effective May 14. The Eagle Bay Hall has a recycling location and the proceeds go to the community. (And we all have to drive past there!) The blue garbage dumpsters are for regular household trash only - any other items should be taken to the appropriate facility, e.g. Recycling depots in Sorrento or Salmon Arm, Skimikin Transfer Station or Salmon Arm Landfill.






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