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COUNCIL MEETINGS: BREEZE PARK - PAST AND PRESENT SNOWMOBILE SAFETY Every 3rd Monday of the month, As you descend into the valley on highway 56, the land on TRAINING COURSE 7:00 pm the South side of the lake welcomes you. This is the East All snowmobile operators born on or after at the Katepwa Community and West Maples, now known as Breeze Park, after the late January 1, 1989 are required by law to complete Centre. Public forum for fifteen Ed Breeze, former Mayor of South Katepwa. a snowmobile safety-training course before minutes following meeting. operating a snowmobile on public land. You District of Katepwa About eight years ago a committee known as South must be at least 12 years old to enrol in a WINTER GARBAGE PICK-UP: Katepwa Recreation Committee was formed to try to create snowmobile course. To find a course near Tuesdays some recreational facilities in this area. Many hours were you, Call Toll Free: 1-800-499-7533 or visit: (returns to Monday the week volunteered by these Committee members: Sue Borys, www.sasksnowmobiling.sk.ca/trail_maps.htm. following May long weekend). Gail & Jodi Wheatley, Ed & Carmel Breeze, John & Eldeen Boehmer, Laura Hollick, Mickey Boyle, Vivian Robinson, PLEASE, keep garbage bag Virginia Jedlik, Cory & Glenda Hodson. I apologize if I HEY CHECK THAT ICE FIRST! weight to NOT more than 20 lbs. missed anyone from that committee. Always be sure to measure clear hard ice in several areas before venturing out. WINTER LANDFILL HOURS: Some of the planning ideas included: a driving range (later MINIMUM ICE THICKNESS RULES FOR NEW Saturday 1:00 - 3:00 developed in the West Maples area), a recreation center, CLEAR HARD ICE (weather permitting ball diamond, horseshoe pitch, lawn bowling, skate centre, 3” (7 cm) or less - Stay OFF! NEWSLETTER or by appointment) tennis courts, a walking path, tree planting….and the vision 4” (10 cm) - ice fishing, walking, went on!! Over $13,500 was generated to help develop the cross country skiing www.katepwabeach.com NOVEMBER 2010 area. Sadly, over the years the vision of Breeze Park fell by WINTER OFFICE HOURS: 5” (12 cm) - one vehicle - the way side. Some money was initially spent on planning 9:00am -12:00pm snowmobile or ATV incidentals but in the end, the Breeze Park account was left KATEPWA’s Official COMMUNITY PLAN DEMYSTIFIED 8-12” (20-30 cm) - one vehicle - car or and 1:00pm - 3:00pm with a $10,500 balance. Just 50 minutes east of Regina lies a unique oasis – a glacier-developed valley and lake set apart from the usual prairie landscape. Renewed Monday thru Friday. small pick-up enthusiasm about the provincial economy, coupled with baby boomers starting to plan their retirement, is making Katepwa one of the most Closed all Stat Holidays Fast forward to 2010! A new committee was struck by Glen 12-15” (30-38 cm) - one vehicle - sought after resort areas in Southern Saskatchewan. As the traditional sites of development along the shoreline and in the “village” are taken, Horvath with a fresh vision for Breeze Park developments. medium truck there becomes more pressure to develop other parts of the valley. Phone 332-6645 or email at Because of the Valley’s status as a “hot commodity”, it is necessary for the District to implement a plan to clearly define what we want our [email protected] The Committee consists of Bob Burnett, John Boehmer, Eileen Fisher, Cory Hodson and Mayor Fred Weekley as LION’S CLUB REPORT: Valley to be and to develop guiding principles that will protect the valley’s unique environment. Enter the Official Community Plan (OCP). DO YOU HAVE an advisor. The OCP being planned for Katepwa is not unique to our area but is part of a provincial initiative to transfer more control of local planning BOOKS TO DONATE? New Christmas Lights: and development to the municipal level – in our case the District of Katepwa. Over time, this responsibility has changed. In the 1970 and In the spirit of the season, the Lion’s Club Thanks to Blanch McRorie and The vision.... building a new approach/access on the south 80’s, some of you may remember the Qu’Appelle Valley Authority – a government agency that had broad responsibility for overseeing has donated new Christmas Lights and development in the valley. This responsibility was subsequently transferred to a Provincial Department and now, with passage of the her group of dedicated volunteers side of Breeze Park, with a parking area and bathroom who spend many hours stamping, will be hanging them throughout Katepwa Provincial Planning Act, 2007, responsibility now rests with the local community. facilities. A new regulation 60x120ft tennis court is being organizing and shelving books. Due South and Sandy Beach. Once passed by our council and formally approved by the Dept of Municipal Affairs, the OCP will be the guiding policy and protocol for built. Thank you to Cory Hodson for doing the foundation to limited shelf space the library will Council, developers, and individuals who are planning any development in our District. The OCP will be fully enforceable and it will clearly You may notice new playground now only accept donations of books work! Funding for this work is in part from the Breeze Park define matters that will impact the Valley like building and zoning bylaws. It will clarify land usage (ie: development verses conservation) and equipment in the Katepwa Regional Park. published within the last 10 years. account and from the District of Katepwa ($3,000 towards it will identify infrastructure needs like the building of roads, lake access points, etc. A plan like this is absolutely essential. If you have books to donate that you labour). The actual paving of the court has been donated It was donated by the Lions Club and Kids at Katepwa and installed by volunteers. In August the Committee in charge of this plan, led by Ted Alport along with Council and John Wolfenberg (Certified Community Planner), feel would be an asset and don’t fall by Brian Lawton, of BLS Paving (thank you BLS Paving) in this guideline, please call Blanche held an open house to give ratepayers clarity on the purpose of the plan, why it is necessary, and reasons why we need to take this plan at 332-6002, Elaine at and will be completed next summer. The tennis court will Katepwa and District Lions are continuing seriously. The meeting was well attended and the presenters did a great job demystifying the Official Community Plan (OCP). 332-1460 or Sue at 332-4258. also have two basketball backboards at opposite sides the Fishing Derby tradition. It will be on The “community plan” is well named because it is intended to reflect the views and values of those people who live in the community. This They are not currently in need of of one end and a 10ft fence around the perimeter of the March 13, 2011. Watch for news about can obviously only be achieved if you share your views and ideas on the kind of community you would like to live in five or ten years from puzzles or games. tennis court. All the needed equipment (nets, basketball the Fishing Derby on the web site www. now. This means that the Community at large needs to consider and weigh in on the long-range sustainability plans of the Valley and not just If you wish to order books, e-books or backboards, etc.) have been purchased and will be installed katepwabeach.com our own immediate property or that of our neighbours. The development of the OCP will include consultation with bordering municipalities audio books on line and do not have in the spring/summer of 2011. Volunteers will be needed in who are responsible for making decisions about land use adjacent to our District (technically, only about 60% of the Katepwa lake shore line Thanks to all the District residents who a Southeast Region Library card you the spring to help install the tennis posts, net, and painting is in the Katepwa District). may fill in a form in our library (kept donated items to our flea market in July. John Wolfenberg is a certified community planner and has been instrumental in helping many communities develop their plans. Our Council’s near the check-out binder) and it will the lines. If you are interested please contact any of the Fund raised go to our community projects. committee members or myself at 551-5315. number one concern is to protect the sides of the valley from unsafe use and to define the physical limitations of this land. The best tool be sent in for you. You may also To all of you who purchased Grey Cup Pool available to help Council in this effort is the OCP. secure a card from any full service Tickets...Good Luck! branch of Southeast Regional Library, An area by the alfalpha field is going to be used for an It is worth noting that we aren’t leading the pack with the development of our OCP – many other Saskatchewan communities have, or are developing their own plan. Fort San and B- Saytah, at Echo Lake, already have their plans in place. While we won’t have the first plan, with Fort Qu-Appelle is the closest branch. un-boarded rink this winter. The area has already been 7 large Cartons of E-Waste Recycled! your help, we hope to have one of the best plans. cleared and will be ready for the skating season. KATEPWA JOB SHOP.CA: The Katepwa & District Lions thank all The development and implementation of the OCP is expected to be a year-long process.