2025-07-31 – What’s Happening at the District – July 31, 2025
🏖️ Recreation Updates
- Swimming Lessons at Dutch Lake: Our first round of swimming lessons wrapped up successfully with 60 kids participating! Another 50 eager swimmers are diving into the next session starting August 5th.
- Summer Camp: Don’t miss out on the final summer camp from August 11th-15th. Spots are still available—sign your kids up today!
- Children’s Art Festival: Mark your calendars for creativity and fun at the DLCC fields on August 7th from 2:30–5:30 pm.
- Starry Night with Astronomer Bill Burnyeat: Join us under the stars at the old airstrip on Camp 2 Road on August 12th. A big thank you to Borrow Enterprises for hosting this celestial event—stay tuned for more exciting details!
- North Thompson Sportsplex: Staff are hard at work getting the ice ready this week! NTSP reopens on August 19th for Rep Camp, followed by Hockey School from August 23rd–28th. Over 100 young athletes have already signed up—don’t miss out!
🌳 Parks News
- Yellow Flag Iris Control at Dutch Lake: Our efforts to manage the invasive Yellow Flag Iris have successfully covered 50% of Dutch Lake’s shoreline this year. While the bright yellow flowers may look attractive, Yellow Flag Iris is a harmful invasive species that can disrupt aquatic ecosystems and outcompete native plants. Residents are encouraged to continue picking the flowers where safe to do so. Since they’ve now gone to seed, please dispose of them in the garbage—not compost or green waste.
Want to learn more about why Yellow Flag Iris is a problem? Visit:
🔗 https://bcinvasives.ca/invasives/yellow-flag-iris - Water Quality: Ongoing tests at Dutch Lake Beach show great results, ensuring safe swimming for everyone!
🚧 Public Works Activities
- Murtle Crescent Repaving Project: Exciting improvements are coming to the 300 block of Murtle Crescent, located near the Buy-Low shopping centre, later this August. Single-lane traffic will remain open during most of the repaving project, expected to last several weeks. Stay tuned for more details!
- New Wayfinding Signage: Public Works crews are installing attractive, user-friendly signage thanks to the Rural Communities Development Grant. These signs feature trail maps and directional guides, making exploring Clearwater and Wells Gray Park even easier!
- Pothole Repairs: Crews are out tackling potholes across the District to keep our roads safe and smooth.
- Dry Well Maintenance: Scheduled to begin in early August, ensuring our stormwater system operates efficiently and remains debris-free.
🚒 Protective Services Highlights
- New Command Truck Ready: Our replacement Command Truck has been upgraded with new lights, sirens, and radio equipment, enhancing emergency response capabilities.
- Tender 3 Enhancements: Work is progressing smoothly on Tender 3 with the installation of a new deck and water tank, ensuring our Initial Attack firefighters have plenty of water available when needed.
- FireSmart Critical Infrastructure Mitigation: Important FireSmart activities are underway, including clearing at the RCMP property, improvements at Reginald Small Park green spaces, and providing residents with valuable FireSmart and sprinkler system information to enhance community safety.
🌎 Corporate Services and Climate Action
- Climate Action Report Available: The District of Clearwater’s 2024 Local Government Climate Action Report has been submitted. Check out the full report here.
📌 Planning Updates
- Official Community Plan (OCP) Update: On July 16th we had a fantastic turnout at our OCP kickoff event held at the Clearwater Ski Hill—thank you to everyone who participated! Our OCP community survey wrapped up this week, receiving an impressive 165 responses. Stay tuned as we gear up for more OCP events coming your way this September!
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue making Clearwater an even better place to live, work, and play!