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Armstrong street banner designs selected

City received 10 entries; have chosen six for banners
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Armstrong council received 10 entries in its call for artists for its 2017-19 street banner design project. - Image credit: Roger Knox/Morning Star

The City of Armstrong has moved closer to finalizing the designs for its 2017-2019 street banner project.

A call for artists went out Jan. 30 with a deadline of March 3 to submit work.

“There were 10 entries received from the high school (Pleasant Valley Secondary), North Okanagan Junior Academy and one private individual,” said Coun. Linda Werner.

Of the 10 entries received, four were selected by the printing company that, in their professional opinion, would translate well into a banner. Two extras were also selected and will be sent to a graphic artist to see if the colours work well on a banner.

“If they do, we’ll go with six banners,” said Mayor Chris Pieper. “If they don’t we’ll go with four.”

A decision will likely be made at the next council meeting March 27.

Huculak Park

City staff will host a workshop for council to discuss what the finished product for Huculak Park will look like, as Phase 1 implementation nears completion.

“It’s going to be a continuing saga as planning a park is,” said Pieper. “People have come forward with possibilities of what they’d like to see in the park.”

Phase 1 has been broken down into two components: a municipally budgeted infrastructure development and non-funded enhancement input ideas from community members. Those ideas have included an initiative for a Chinese heritage gazebo, recognizing the Chinese contribution to the city’s history, and an initiative for additional riparian planting on the south side of Meighan Creek.

Coun. Paul Britton moved for city staff to put together a workshop for staff and council. A second workshop will likely be held for groups interested in the park.

“We want to nail down some direction of what we’re doing with Huculak Park,” said Britton, whose motion was unanimously supported.

Permits up

Building permits were up in February.

Four residential permits worth $1,020,000 were issued in the month, up from one in the same month a year ago worth $300,000.

Six permits worth slightly more than $1.4 million have been issued in 2017, up from five worth $892,000 over the same time in 2016.

Road closure

Council unanimously gave its support to a request from the Cam Jammers Car Club to close a couple of roads for its scheduled car show Saturday, Aug. 12.

The Cam Jammers have asked to close both the north and south sides of Pleasant Valley Boulevard from Mill Street to Okanagan Street, and added a new request to close Pleasant Valley Road from Okanagan Street to Bridge Street. Okanagan will remain open.

The roads will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Since their first show in 2013, our Centennial year, the Cam Jammers’ show has increased in size and popularity,” said Pieper. “It’s expanding each year. It’s a fantastic show.”



Roger Knox

About the Author: Roger Knox

I am a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. I started my career in radio and have spent the last 21 years working with Black Press Media.
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