Town of Osoyoos Committee of the Whole November 16, 2015

TOWN OF OSOYOOS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NOVEMBER 16, 2015

PRESENT: Mayor McKortoff Councillors Rhodes, Youngberg, Campol and King Staff: Barry Romanko, CAO Alain Cunningham, Director of Planning and Development Services Lori Scott, Deputy Corporate Officer Brianne Hillson, Deputy Corporate Officer

Mayor McKortoff called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM.

INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS

1. None

The agenda for the Committee of the Whole meeting was adopted by consensus.

DELEGATIONS

1. CR-904 Heritage Conservation Presentation - Presented by Lindsay Bourque, RDOS Rural Projects Coordinator and Mark Woods, RDOS Community Services Manager - Mayor McKortoff introduced Mark Woods and Lindsay Bourque - Mark Woods talked about background of Heritage Conservation throughout Okanagan region and how the plan was adopted by the RDOS Board of Directors. - The purpose is to create a Heritage Conservation Commission region wide - Ms. Bourque provided a power presentation which is attached to these minutes. - It was noted that Ms. Kara Burton, Museum Manager of the Osoyoos Museum was part of the working group - 1st and 2nd reading of Heritage bylaw has taken place at the RDOS - Working on implementation project for 2016 - Authority remains with local jurisdiction for local Heritage programs - Promote heritage throughout region - Marketing and promotion of Heritage - Working on website and online resources - Heritage Story MP (online resource) available on website - Ms. Bourque circulated the Statement of Significance for the Granite Creek Town Site and Cemetery which is attached to these minutes. - Areas identified during Osoyoos open house – Haynes property, Mine Manager’s house, Plaskett house, Inkameep Church and St. Gregory’s - Osoyoos would be responsible for collecting $.34 cents per average household which would be approximately $1700/year or 9% of the cost. - Discussed next steps which include establishment of regional commission - Heritage BC is hosting Statements of Significance workshop in the summer - Throughout 2016 RDOS participating in local festivals to promote community heritage - Mayor McKortoff clarified that the RDOS is asking the Town Osoyoos to be involved with other communities within the region - Bylaw for Regional Service at board table – need consent from all the municipalities

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- Ms. Bourque clarified that Osoyoos would be required to enact its own Bylaw on Heritage Conservation. - Councillor Rhodes inquired about potential heritage sites on private property, specifically the Haynes/Fraser property. - Legislation states that the owner consent is not required to list the site, however, it is not best practice to register without informing the owner. - CAO Romanko requested clarification as to work that would be required of the Town as Heritage conservation has not been put in Business plan. o Ms. Bourque clarified the Town would just need to present a bylaw o Museum could take on as part of their role o Option could be to provide $1,700 to Museum to undertake the heritage designation process - Requirements of Province of the Statement of Significance o Benefit for Osoyoos would be through promotion o No work to set up register, RDOS would support the Town in preparing the heritage register - Mayor McKortoff thanked the delegation for their presentation.

The delegation left the meeting at 9:27 AM.

ACTION: The presentation was received for information.

2. Osoyoos Refugee Project - Michael and Vera Ryan thanked Council for the opportunity speak on behalf of the Osoyoos Refugee Project. - The purpose of the project is to raise $30,000 to help transport a Syrian refugee family to Osoyoos and provide them with living and settlement expenses for one year and surround them with support as they integrate into our community. - A Syrian family has been selected and is registered with the United Nations and their selection is vetted by the Government of Canada. This family has been living in a refugee camp in Lebanon for some time. The family was put on a list and prioritized using a select criteria. The Osoyoos family was placed on high importance as they need to be relocated out of the country as soon as possible. - Mr and Mrs Ryan spoke about the committee and introduced the members. - Additionally they have circulated a letter hoping to raise $100 from 100 individuals in the community towards their fundraising goal. A copy of the letter is attached to these minutes. - Cheques can be dropped off to the Osoyoos Times and be made out to St. Anne’s Parish, Re: Refugee Project. - Mrs. Ryan said that they are grateful for the help of the committee and the donations received. - Ms. Eileen Hopkins came forward to discuss fundraising to date. - Going very fast, rolling out fundraising in small-town way. - $1169 donations received this weekend from table set up at the AG Foods and Buy-Low. - The committee has now raised $11,169 to date. - Mr. Ryan spoke about upcoming major fundraising. He referred to the One Hundred People Who Care and Can Share letter. Inviting individuals by personal letter to consider giving a $100 to the project, goal of about $30,000. - The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Lebanon have brought the plight of

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refugees to everyone’s minds. Mr. Ryan quoted former President Roosevelt, “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself.” Mr. Ryan pointed out that there is a difference between a refugee, immigrant and migrant. Refugees are fleeing for their lives out of necessity, not by choice. - Our community needs to help them as it is in both our national and local economic interest. - Mr. Ryan asked members of the community to open their hearts to a new family, as they did for the families affected by the fires in Rock Creek and Oliver this past summer. - The committee is asking Council and the community to stand with the committee in supporting this initiative. - Mayor McKortoff thanked the Committee and other agencies who are helping to support this family. - The Canadian government has loaned money to them to cover their transport, part of the committee funds raised will repay this debt to the Canadian government. - Mayor McKortoff wished the committee the best of luck and thanked them for their hard work.

ACTION: The presentation was received for information.

The delegation left the meeting at 9:52 AM.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION C 35/15 Moved by Councillor Campol and seconded by Councillor Rhodes and resolved that the meeting be adjourned at 9:52 AM. CARRIED

APPROVED: CERTIFIED CORRECT:

Original Signed by Mayor Sue McKortoff Original Signed by Brianne Hillson

MAYOR McKORTOFF DEPUTY CORPORATE OFFICER

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October 5, 2015 Bylaw No. 2706

Ms. Janette Van Vianen Corporate Officer Town of Osoyoos PO Box 3010 Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V0

Dear Ms. Van Vianen:

Re: Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Heritage Conservation Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2706, 2015

Please find enclosed a copy of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Heritage Conservation Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2706, 2015, which has been given three readings by the Board of the Regional District. The purpose of the bylaw is to establish Heritage Conservation as a regional service in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. As you know, when a Regional Service is established, consent is required by all proposed parties.

As part of the process for establishing this service, we respectfully request that your council invite Lindsay Bourque, Regional Projects Coordinator, to an upcoming council meeting to discuss the proposed Regional Heritage Conservation Service prior to your council considering provision of consent for the bylaw to move forward. I have enclosed a copy of the Regional Heritage Plan for your reference.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (250) 490-4146.

Sincerely,

Christy Malden Manager of Legislative Services

Enc.

www.rdos.bc.ca

The Regional Heritage Strategic Plan The RDOS Heritage Conservation Service has been functioning as a sub-regional service since 2007 with Electoral Areas A,C,D,G,H contributing into the service. In 2014, the RDOS Board of Directors identified heritage planning as a strategic objective and embarked on a regional heritage strategic planning process to provide future direction, policies, priorities, standards and actions Lt. Governor Frank Ross and Washington Governor Dan for the RDOS and its partners with respect to heritage Evans officially open new HWY 97 South c. 1965 planning in the region. The objectives of the strategic plan were to:

• Produce context study and conduct community engagement • Create community vision, mission and goal statements • Develop a marketing strategy • Develop a regulatory impact assessment • Recommend a model of governance • Generate a list of sites that are of regional interest • Development of an implementation strategy

The Regional Heritage Strategic Plan was adopted by the Board at the September 17 meeting. One of the primary Main Street Osoyoos c. 1940 recommendations to come out of the strategic plan is the creation of a regional service, with each member municipality and electoral area paying into the service. A coordinated program takes advantage of the strengths of each electoral area and member municipality, and the heritage groups, organizations and agencies active within each. It will result in a greater opportunity for dialogue with First Nations, and represents a democratic approach in which the whole region is represented and accrues the benefits that stem from heritage conservation.

Three goals were laid out to guide the implementation process over the next five years, in the following pages, these goals are laid out with their corresponding annual Tomato Hot Caps in spring, Osoyoos c. 1935 actions and detailed for Year 1 (2016).

Regional Heritage Strategy November 2015 | 1 Implementation Strategy

Timeline Action Annual Goal 1: Understanding, recognition and support of a wide range of heritage resources 1A Select five resources to add to the heritage register that further represent the area’s historical themes. 1B Identify heritage resources in each electoral area for inclusion on the heritage register Continue to add resources to the heritage register taking care to address all the historical themes. 1C Utilize in-house expertise for marketing and promotion, such as the preparation of informational, interpretive and heritage tour brochures. Partner with South Okanagan Heritage Alliance and local Chambers of Commerce. Take advantage of expertise of other organizations such as Heritage BC, Canadian Museums Associ- ation etc. 1D Utilize other departments to support heritage integration into projects - engineering, parks, public works etc. - through staff time and budget allocation. 1E Heritage program to synergize with and contribute to Trails Strategy with research, content and budget for trail signs, markers, wayfinding. 1F Develop online resources: • GIS layering • Web-based information • Weekly/monthly photo opportunity • Heritage mapping, walking/ cycling / touring guides, heritage calendar, trails and other heritage information 1G Continue to identify heritage resources in each Electoral Area and place on the heritage register Identify and budget for joint heritage projects such as the conservation of buildings and landscape features, signs etc. in all electoral areas. Annual Goal 2: Coordinating partnerships and educational opportunities 2A Support and take part in festivals and events with a heritage component, for example: • Meadowlark Festival 2B Continue outreach to En’owkin Centre dialogue to discuss First Nations’ engagement with the heritage program. Maintain outreach and relationship throughout life of heritage program. 2C Outreach to heritage contacts in the region, provide resources and support, facilitate a communica- tion forum on heritage programs to provide collaboration and exchanges of ideas. Provide support and resources to relevant heritage contacts, programs and events and help identify shared heritage values, efforts and benefits in collaboration with each other.

Regional Heritage Strategy November 2015 | 2 Timeline Action 2D Work with museums and archives to plan for publications (brochures or online content) and programs (heritage tours) that emphasize the relevance and benefits of heritage to everyday life. Promote citizen action and involvement in heritage recognition and conservation through events, project or initiatives identified by RDOS and Regional Heritage Commission. For example: • A photograph contest of best heritage landscape

Annual Goal 3: Conserving heritage resources to support regional identity and character 3A Build consensus among communities for an initiative to list, register or designate high priority built and landscape features in the region. 3B Prepare a calendar of cultural heritage events. Identify sites that may be appropriate for new events as finding new uses supports conservation. Year 1 (2016) Goal 1: Understanding, recognition and support of a wide range of heritage resources 2016 Update the bylaw to establish a region-wide Regional Heritage Commission that includes all electoral areas and member municipalities. 2016 Explore the establishment of a Regional Heritage Commission. 2016 Prepare a calendar of cultural heritage events. Identify sites that may be appropriate for new events as finding new uses support conservation. Compile a comprehensive list existing events and traditions and identify who is responsible. 2016 Hold a one day statement of significance workshop with the Regional Heritage Commission facilitated by Heritage BC. 2016 Partner with the Granite Creek Preservation Society to provide heritage advice, technical support and a brochure. Incorporate information on the Granite Creek project on the heritage website. Year 1 (2016) Goal 3*: Conserving heritage resources to support regional identity and character 2016 Select five landscape resources for the heritage register that best demonstrate the diversity of the region such as those identified as priorities by the community. For example: • Cemeteries • Granite Creek • Twin Lakes Prepare statements of significance for selected resources. 2016 Compile a comprehensive list existing events and traditions and identify who is responsible. *Other than Goal 2 Actions to be carried out annually, the primary focus in Year 1 (2016) will be Goals 1 and 3. Years 2-5 will be heavily focused on Goal 2 Actions.

Regional Heritage Strategy November 2015 | 3 Budget It is expected that the regional heritage program will operate on an annual budget of $15,000-$20,000 and continue its role of supporting existing heritage groups through shared knowledge, resources and promotion. The goal of the regional program would be to extend these benefits to all electoral areas and member municipalities to promote heritage in a coordinated way across the region.

The numbers provided here* reflect a $20,000 annual budget for the purposes of discussion; a detailed budget will be presented to the regional district board for approval during the budget cycle each year. Figure 1

*Projections based on BC Assessment Authority 2014 Revised Roll Jurisdiction Average/ Household Penticton 0.39 Summerland 0.45 Keremeos 0.22 Oliver 0.32 Osoyoos 0.34 Princeton 0.21 Area A 0.41 Area B 0.22 Area C 0.29 Area D 0.39 Area E 0.5 Area F 0.51 Area G 0.2 Area H 0.28 Figure 2 Figure 3 Performance Measures The Regional Heritage Strategic Plan includes performance measures for the proposed program (found on p.58 of the plan). The purpose of these performance measures is to provide a consistent approach for systematically collecting, analyzing, utilizing and reporting on the performance of the RDOS heritage programs and activities. This creates a road map that outlines the linkage between allocated resources and expected outcomes and results for each of the areas outlined below. This charts the regional district’s level of achievement and provides information for work plans and budgets. As initial strategic actions are completed and the heritage program matures, performance indicators will be reviewed yearly.

Regional Heritage Strategy November 2015 | 4 RDOS REGIONAL HERITAGE PROGRAM November 16, 2015

Main Street Osoyoos c. 1940 Photo Courtesy of Osoyoos and District Museum & Archives Heritage Program

• 2007: Sub-regional service: A,C,D,G,H • 2009: Regional Heritage Strategic Plan • Goal: Define future direction, policies, priorities, standards and actions for the Regional District and its partners with respect to heritage planning in the region. Objectives of the Regional Heritage Plan:

Working Board First Nations Board 1 and 2 Reading Implementation RFP Group Update Engagement Workshop Heritage Bylaw Strategy

2013 2014 2015

Award Open Interim En’owkin Presentation of Municipal Houses Report Final Plan Presentations Heritage Conservation Program

Heritage Management Public Register Tools Education/ Awareness Addition of 5 heritage resources to the heritage register annually • Hold a one day statement of significance workshop with Heritage groups facilitated by Heritage BC

Statement of Significance for the Granite Creek

Town Site and Cemetery Community Services DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORIC PLACE:

The Granite Creek Town Site is a Creek redirected interest in the area ghost town located 1.1 km southeast from fur trading to mining. Built by of Coalmont on the northwest side miners searching for gold, the town is of Granite Creek, just upstream of a testament to early British Columbia where it flows into the Tulameen mining history. Two thousand River. It is positioned on Lot 781, people participated in the gold rush Blocks A–F including the road at Granite Creek and it was the third allowances. The area between Blocks largest centre of population in the E and F and Granite Creek, and the province at that time. A cairn erected Cemetery which sits on Lot 731 are in 1958 is located in the eastern also to be included. Lots 781 and 731 portion of the town and indicates the are Crown Land. historical significance of the site.

The Town Site consists of a cleared, This historic place is a symbol of the Character-Defining Elements: grassy bench overlooking Granite tenacity of early placer miners who The character-defining elements of the Creek with a few scattered remains carved from the wilderness a town Granite Creek Town Site and Cemetery of log buildings, dirt roads and a far from civilized society. The small include: commemorative cairn. The Granite physical dimensions of the town are Creek Cemetery, with numerous extraordinary given that thousands of • The ruins of approximately six fenced plots and headstones, is prospectors were drawn to the area. crude log buildings located on a higher, mostly treed bench, overlooking the Granite Creek The Granite Creek Town Site is • Wagon roads built and used by Town Site. notable for its significant Chinese prospectors and pack teams presence. A Chinese section in the northeastern portion of the town • The Town Site’s unique location HERITAGE VALUES illustrates their segregation from the on a distinctive bench overlooking other miners. Granite Creek The Granite Creek Town Site is valued because it is the oldest town in The outstanding determination of • Depressions in the Chinese section the area, as well as being the location the early prospectors is evident in the of the Cemetery from exhumed of a major placer gold rush in 1885. fact that the Granite Creek Town Site graves The discovery of gold at Granite remained active until approximately • Headstone of Foxcrowle Percival Cook

above: “Plaque” Photo courtesy Princeton and District Museum and Archives

Granite Creek After Fire (bef. 1912) Photo courtesy Princeton and District Museum and Archives 1 HERITAGE WEEK FEBRUARY 16-222015 Marketing and Naramata

Summerland c.1913

Coalmont c. 1901 Penticton promotion: Granite Creek Princeton c.1912 c.1945

Hedley c.1938 Okanagan Falls c.1916-17 Informational,

oldphotos.ca

Keremeos Fairview interpretive and Oliver heritage tour Osoyoos c1940

MAIN STREET At the Heart of the Community brochures

What is the Veterans’ Land Act? Veterans’ Land Act (VLA), passed July 20 1942, following a Canadian tradition dating also encouraged to settle small rural or suburban holdings as part-time farmers or to from the 17th century of settling ex-soldiers on the land. The VLA plan was designed substitute commercial fishing for full-time farming. In 1950 the VLA began to provide to give WWII veterans choices. With only a small down payment, ex-servicemen loans to veterans who wished to construct their own homes. Under the Veterans’ could purchase land with the help of a government loan; additional funds were Land Administration, a branch of the Department of Veterans Affairs, over 140 000 available for livestock and equipment. Repayment terms allowed settlers time to re- ex-servicemen had sought assistance before new loans were terminated in 1977. establish themselves without incurring heavy financial obligations. Veterans were

A 300 acre extension of Phase 2 MAY 22 opens for Lot Draws. Total area of 1957 Phase 2: 600 acres.

“(T)his extension will be an asset to the community...all who Luck of the Draw: select a site here will be MAY 17 Phase 2 of the VLA Project very fortunate indeed.” JAN 29 Begins 34 Veterans Participate -Dave Burgess 1957 First choice goes to G.S Dominion President of the Canadian 1960 Wiseman who chose Lot 159 Legion MAY 27 1957 Develop online resources: • GIS layer • Web-based information • Quarterly Newsletter • Heritage mapping, walking/ cycling / touring guides, heritage calendar, trails and other heritage information Heritage Story Map Application RESOURCES IN VILLAGES, TOWNS AND CITIES OSOYOOS D1 Old Fraser/J.Haynes house D2 Haynes Residence and Customs House D3 Mines Manager’s House D4 Plaskett House G9 Inkameep Church G10 St. Gregory’s Budget Breakdown

Jurisdiction Average/ Household Penticton 0.39 Summerland 0.45 Keremeos 0.22 Oliver 0.32 Osoyoos 0.34 Princeton 0.21 Area A 0.41 Area B 0.22 Area C 0.29 Area D 0.39 Area E 0.5 Area F 0.51 Area G 0.2 Area H 0.28 Budget Breakdown

Implementation Regional Heritage Heritage Participate in Add 5 heritage assets Strategy Commission Newsletter Local Festivals to Register

2015 2016 2017

Municipal Calendar of Heritage SoS Workshop Granite Creek Presentations Cultural Events Week Interpretive Signs Thank You! Main Street Osoyoos c. 1940 Photo Courtesy of Osoyoos and District Museum & Archives