The South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department (SGLVFD) Auxiliary had a very successful Garage and Pie Sale on May 20.
Key organizer Cheryl Groves says people began lining up an hour earlier than the start time, so auxiliary members opened the doors 10 minutes early.
“The rush to get to the pies was on.”
Apple, blueberry, cherry, strawberry rhubarb and the new apple blueberry pies went fast and furious, and at the end of the day, they only had about 75 left of the more than 700 that were made.
The treasures were even more spectacular and varied than previous years, Groves adds.
“People smiled as they paid for their items and went home to put them in their special places.”
Groves notes the hot dogs were sold out by 12:15 p.m.
“We must have had a lot of hungry people or maybe the hot dog crew makes the greatest hot dogs.”
The four raffle prizes were wonderful, she says.
“Everyone was hoping they would win the quilted Canadian maple leaf wall hanging that Diana Sullivan made and then donated.
“The young lady who won the children’s basket was ecstatic. She had purchased quite a few tickets and it was nice to see her win.”
The auxiliary really appreciates everyone who volunteered, dropped off treasures, and purchased pies, hotdogs, garage sale items or raffle tickets.
“You made the day a great success and our most successful garage sale to date. Pies will be available at our annual Community Day Open House on Aug. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.”
SGLVFD report
South Green Lake Volunteer First Department fire chief Peter McKie reports the SGLVFD is still working on a solution to resolve its major concern – Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
“South Green Lake VFD – being in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and a society fire department – is still not governed by bylaws from some level of local government for fire services.
“We are concerned about being left without an authority to point [to] if we are challenged by a property owner during a fire or any other event, we could respond to.”
The liability risk for the firefighters and society board members is becoming a very serious concern, the fire chief explains.
“Legally, we have no right to enter private property without permission from the landowner or a local government bylaw. Another solution is to become a TNRD volunteer fire department.”
McKie says the first step in this process is to have a Fire Service review of the SGLVFD.
“We have started this process in partnership with the TNRD.”
The consultant will be looking at all aspects of the SGLVFD:
• Current organization
• Current operations model
• Response times
• WorkSafeBC compliance
• Administrative structure
• Fire hall apparatus and equipment review
The review will have recommendations for:
• Potential service changes
• Potential bylaw and policy changes
• Level of service recommendations
• High-level action plan for implementation.