Another single vehicle rollover on the Lac des Roches hill on Feb. 21 justifies the concerns voiced by several nearby residents of the feasibility of the proposed access point at the bottom of the hill for a new subdivision. The combination of slope, curve, shade and existing road accesses make this particular corner dangerous, even when driving the posted speed limit of 90 km/hr. This is a bad piece of road in the best weather conditions. Most locals know to use extra caution when travelling down the hill, especially since there is a school bus stop at the bottom of it, but there is no signage to warn the unwary traveller that this can be a dicey spot.
Thank you
Reportedly, the three young people involved in the Feb. 21 vehicle accident were not badly hurt and did not require the ambulance that was dispatched to the scene. A big thank you goes out to our members of the Interlakes Volunteer Fire Department who provided immediate medical aid to the victims at their home. It seems our local member was just leaving his home in response to an incident near Bell Road and came upon the Lac des Roches accident. It is comforting to know our neighbourhood has dedicated individuals with significant medical knowledge.
Aquatic Society
The South Cariboo Aquatic Society made a presentation to eight area residents who attended a public meeting on Feb. 24. The society’s work is at a very preliminary stage, but they envision that, once built through government grants and private fundraising, the aquatic facility’s operation and maintenance costs would be funded through property taxation. Despite the low turnout at the meeting, which included one Lac des Roches resident, the society feels there is significant support from
the outlying regional residents for their vision of an aquatic facility in 100 Mile House. Not all of the attendees indicated their support for the facility through anticipated use, but everyone had suggestions for the society to consider.
Birds count
The backyard bird count between Feb. 13 and 16 attracted more responses than any of the previous years’ counts, according to the website www.birdcount.org. By Feb. 25, six checklists had been submitted for the Bridge Lake area, which includes Lac des Roches, and 16 bird species had been identified. Although more submissions may have been added to the website by the March 1 deadline, remarkably over 89,000 checklists had been submitted for North America, tallying almost 12 million birds. Now that is participation! Thanks go out to all that participated in our area and beyond.
Not spring yet
During the two days of spring-like conditions early last week, a confused willow tree on our property produced its first furry bud for the season. Ironically, I found our first pussy willow hanging at eye level on my walk path, as the limb was bent over further from the additional weight of last week’s snow on the already heavy burden of snow and ice from this harsh winter. I think this wayward bud was a fluke and we have a few weeks left to go before we will see the tell-tale signs of spring, one of which is the budding out of willow trees around Lac des Roches.