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Please see below the report from Mr Paul Gipps CAO for the District of Lake Country on the Water System Planning Update meeting held at the District on July 23 2025.
On the evening of July 23, I met with over 100 members of the Carrs Landing community at City Hall to provide an update on the District’s future plans for our water utility. I also addressed as many questions as possible during the session. Below is a summary of the information I shared, along with specific responses to some of the questions raised.
The District is currently exploring options to meet the requirements of our licence to purvey (deliver) water to the community. Within our boundaries, there are several water systems—some owned and operated by the District, and others privately managed. We can only control the systems we own and operate, but we also plan for future capacity to accommodate those who may wish to join the District later. This includes the majority of the Carrs Landing neighbourhood, where the Coral Beach water system is District-owned.
The District has two primary water sources in the Okanagan Centre/Winfield system and two in the Oyama system. These systems are not interconnected. If Carrs Landing chooses to receive water from the District in the future, the most likely connection would be through the Okanagan Centre/Winfield system.
Between October and May, the Okanagan Centre/Winfield system draws most of its water from Okanagan Lake, with minimal—if any—use of Beaver Lake. However, during the summer months, irrigation demands increase significantly—about eight times higher than winter usage—making Beaver Lake essential for maintaining system capacity.
Interior Health has confirmed that the current treatment for water from Okanagan Lake is sufficient and does not require further upgrades at this time. However, we are required to upgrade the treatment for water sourced from Beaver Lake.
The specific location, timing, and type of treatment required are still under evaluation in collaboration with Interior Health, engineering specialists, and Council.
The District is also assessing the potential for federal and provincial grant programs to help offset the costs of future treatment facilities and determine which projects may qualify.
Carrs Landing includes a mix of private and community water systems. Aside from Coral Beach, the District has limited management responsibility and therefore little influence over operations and planning. For example, the Eastside Utilities area is overseen by the province. While the District cannot directly manage it, we continue to encourage the province to communicate their future plans more openly.
I have reached out to Interior Health to request their participation in providing updates to the Carrs Landing neighbourhood regarding the regulations they oversee for the various water systems. I will be in Victoria in late September for provincial meetings, where I plan to connect with the Comptroller of Eastside Utilities and advocate for improved communication with water system users about any upcoming plans.
Kind Regards,
Amorie Zanotto on behalf of Paul Gipps
Executive Assistant – Mayor and CAO
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Carr’s Landing Community & Recreation Association is collaborating with the Lake Country Fire Department (LCFD) on a pilot of the FireSmart Neighbourhood Champions program.
This program encourages self-organized groups of residents to take the lead in implementing solutions for wildfire safety on their own properties.
We need two or three neighbourhood champions to head up the projects in their immediate neighbourhood of between five and twelve homes, where all or most neighbours are willing to commit to take part. LCFD will be training firefighters to be the staff support to such efforts, providing an info session to residents and then undertaking a FireSmart survey of the homes/yards involved.
The neighbourhood champion will rally the neighbours and ensure they are committed to action, act as a liaison between the LCFD and neighbours, organize work parties and ensure the recommendations are planned and carried out (may be over a period of years in the case of labour-intense or more expensive actions). The survey, recommendations and expectations of the Neighbourhood program will be at a slightly reduced level from the 3 hour Advanced Home Assessments that have been offered by LCFD.
Neighbourhood champions should be committed to spending at least 25 hours between now and late fall 2024. They will take a one-hour training, meet with LCFD staff, speak to each neighbour, organize and co-present a neighbourhood info session, organize work bees and assist neighbours in understanding expectations, finding resources, carrying out needed work and arranging, with the LCFD, for disposal of materials removed from neighbourhood premises. Reporting on the success of the initiative and assessing the challenges and benefits at the end of the year is also expected.
Please go to firesmartcanada.ca/programs/neighbourhood-recognition-program/ to find out more.
The Future of Water in Carr’s Landing
March 5th, 2024
https://calendar.lakecountry.bc.ca/meetings/Detail/2024-03-05-1730-Strategy-Session
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Other strategy sessions videos (and regular council meetings) are posted on the District of Lake Country's website.
https://calendar.lakecountry.bc.ca/meetings
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Important Notice for Carr's Landing Homeowners re: the new Short-Term Rental Accommodation Act and extension of the Speculation & Vacancy Tax Act to the District of Lake Country.
The BC Government has made two recent decisions that impact homeowners in our area. The Speculation & Vacancy Tax was expanded to include our area and others in the Okanagan, effective January 1, 2024. The Short-Term Rental Accommodation Act comes into force on May 1, 2024 and applies to all short term rentals in the province. Both pieces of legislation are in addition to any similar regulations in place locally or nationally. For the Spec Tax, all District of Lake Country homeowners will complete a declaration, early in 2025, about the use of their homes in 2024, which will determine if an additional tax (of 0.5 or 2% of the assessed value of the home) will be applied to the property tax due July 2025. Declaration of STR use of a property and more Spec Tax information is available at:
District of Lake Country presentation regarding the new provincial STR rules:
For more information contact:
Stan Brynjofson
CLCRA is sad to share the news that long time volunteer and Board member, Stan Brynjolfson, passed away on October 4th. Stan and his wife, Edith, lived in Vancouver, Delta and Langley over their working years, during which Stan was an Analytical Chemist. Upon retirement, they moved to their home on Commonage in fall 2000 and both quickly became involved with the Community & Recreation Association. Stan was involved with the development of the Carr’s Landing Neighbourhood Plan as well as with the local Environmental Association. A long time Board member of CLCRA, Stan's last term officially ended at the Annual General Meeting the day after her died. Stan was actively involved in the barbeques that used to be held at Coral Beach Park and worked on initiatives like the Coral Beach float and tennis court surfacing. When not volunteering, Stan enjoyed making beer and wine, visits from his grandchildren and working on his classic 1951 Chevy. One of Stan’s last outings was to a mini show and shine on Schaad Road, with his two sons. A memorial for Stan was held Saturday, November 5th, in Langley.
FireSmart BC
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We can’t control or predict when a wildfire will start, but we can control how we prepare ourselves and our community using the FireSmart principles. If you would like to know more about FireSmart visit: https://firesmartbc.ca/