To the Editor:
As most are aware, Yellow Lake, located on Highway 3-A between Keremeos and Kaleden, is currently the location of a large highway safety improvement project.
What you possibly might not be aware of, that at the completion of the project, the five current highway pullouts allowing access to the lake will be downsized to three. The north and south end recreation areas as well as a small pump house access. The two other large pullouts will be blocked off by concrete roadside barriers (CRB), making safe lake access to these locations difficult.
Yellow Lake is an extremely important, highway access lake in the Southern Interior, with unique shore fishing opportunities. Hundreds of anglers spend thousands of fishing days on this lake year round. Cutting off mid-lake access would, without question, limit the ability of local residents and tourists alike to enjoy what this lake has to offer.
The Keremeos-Cawston Sportsmen Association as well as the Okanagan Region of the B.C. Wildlife Federation, feel that this is unacceptable. Therefore, an informational meeting with concerned organizations is being arranged at the Clubhouse ( 2486 Upper Bench Rd) of the Keremeos-Cawston Sportsmen Association in mid to late July. The project manager, Rampaul Dulay of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has been invited to attend.
This is an important issue for all residents of the South Okanagan and Similkameen and your representative’s attendance when this meeting is arranged will be requested.
Yours in Conservation
Doug Boult, President, K-CSA