After saving their beach, Lake Country residents are beautifying it.

The Friends of Gable Beach association, made up of Carr香蕉视频直播檚 Landing residents, has fundraised almost $1,400 to build a bench for the beach at , which was originally approved by district council in May.

The bench came after Carr香蕉视频直播檚 Landing residents fought the District of Lake Country香蕉视频直播檚 decision to to Gable Beach Road end and won.

香蕉视频直播淚t was a feeling that we香蕉视频直播檙e not just doing this for us at the moment, or our visitors, or our friends that come and stay. This is something the community really strongly felt from the get go, that this is something we香蕉视频直播檙e doing for the future,香蕉视频直播� said Cara Reed, with Friends of Gable Beach.

香蕉视频直播淭hat this is part of a heritage that we香蕉视频直播檝e inherited and that we need to make sure that is there is five years time, in 20 years time. Carr香蕉视频直播檚 Landing and Lake Country, in general, is not getting any smaller, but the vast majority of people who live in Lake Country are not on the lake.

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Gable Beach Road end is currently maintained by the district, and $25,000 worth of upgrades have been listed in its Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the next six to 10 years to improve its use.

carli.berry@kelownacapnews.com
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