ZipZone protects water supply
Dear Editor;
On Thursday, ZipZone was very pleased to be able to assist the District of Peachland in safeguarding our water supply.
On Wednesday afternoon we discovered that a vehicle had lost its load. A sofa, television, children’s toys, clothes and a mattress had fallen into the valley above Deep Creek.
The sofa and TV came to rest right on the edge of the vertical drop off into the creek and there was an immediate danger that these would fall into our water supply.
Using our fall protection equipment and some of the specialized equipment we have for construction, we were able to winch the sofa and TV up the hill so that District staff could remove the debris.
ZipZone is grateful to the District of Peachland for responding so quickly to remove this immediate threat to our water supply and we are pleased that we could use our expertise and tools to help.
Kevin Bennett
Peachland
ZipZone Adventures Ltd.
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8:15 PM
Kevin, we just got home from an evening drive up past the Zip Line… got a very sincere suggestion for you!
You must tie flags of some type on the cable across the entrance to the Zip-Zone area. An individual on a motorbike crusing in there at this time of day will not see that cable!
I had a good friend going “fast” down a driveway on his peddle bike, hit an unexpected, half tore-down clothesline… back in about 1957… He was lucky that he caught it in his mouth and tore out all his teeth on the upper right side of his face. They alway figured if he had caught it under his chin he would have probably been dead!
Must mark those cables in some way or another.
ZipZone emailed the District when we discovered the sofa & debris and we are very grateful that the staff responded to remove it. We were able to use our specialized lifting equipment to retrieve it from the cliff edge and place it on the road where the DoP could recover it.
I don’t believe that there has been an additional emphasis on cleaning up the valley, but because we operate in that area we are very active in monitoring garbage etc.
The road is also getting much busier as people are discovering the camping and recreation possibilities, so it’s likely that there may be more attention given to the valley in the future, which is a good thing.
The DoP are, quite rightly, very protective of the watershed. We support them 100% in this and are very glad to see how quickly they responded to this threat to our water.
Princeton Avenue runs through some beautiful scenery and is a gem that people are starting to discover. It’s getting to be a very busy road and has the potential for more businesses like ZipZone to open up and offer outdoor recreation and camping services.
We are lucky to have this valley right on our doorstep and I for one am going to protect this resource as much as I can. Any time the DoP needs us to recover debris from a cliff edge, we will oblige.
“District of Peachland for responding so quickly to remove this immediate threat”
I don’t recall seeing the number to call for reporting illegal dumping that corresponds with the District of Peachland. All the number I have ever collected to report illegal activity has always leaded me to the Regional District. Always before they seemed to just shrug it off if there was something dumped past the boundaries of Peachland. Its funny how all of a sudden the district is so involved in appearance since the Zip Zone has become neighbors.
Good on you Kevin!
Did the rightful owner of said “household belongings” claim their ‘lost’ stuff? (or), …is there a play on words here somewhere???
It’s good to see the Municipal staff also concerned and involved in the care of our water shed.
In the past the staff have often watched the “belongings” being hauled past their Princeton Office and still not take the initiative to stop the dumping. Many times, it would be so much easier to observe and question …before it happens.