A Pelican Visits the Little Lake

Look what we spotted this morning on the Little Lake. What a surprise! Photo by Jeff Perry.

Lost dogs

Do you recognize these dogs? They have been hanging around Lac Le Jeune Park Drive West for 3 days. Both are very friendly, healthy, well trained, and are obviously good pals. They both respond to the name "hey" :-)

Chris Wingenbach checked with the SPCA, arranged for an announcement on radio NL, knocked on doors... but no luck so far. If you can offer a home with a fenced yard so we can keep these dogs safe until the owner is found that would be appreciated! Leave a comment on the blog or email/call Sylvia (sylvia@webbedfeat.com, 250-377-0063)

Slow down

Lac Le Jeune residents used to be able to go for leisurely strolls with dogs and kids without having to worry about traffic. Unfortunately, the number of vehicles on our roads has increased dramatically over the past 10 years. It's just a fact of life and there's not a lot we can do about it. 

However, we can control the SPEED of our vehicles. I often give the "slow down wave" to visitors to our community (extend your arm out to the side and wave your hand up and down). I suggest you do the same. But these past few years I've noticed Lac Le Jeune residents are the ones needing the wave. 

A couple years ago, several concerned residents contacted the RCMP to see about putting up more signs, or finding other ways to encourage drivers to slow down. The RCMP assisted in collecting data to assess the problem. The average speed passing the gate by the ski hill was 70 km per hour. Now remember, average means that some people were driving faster than that. Woah! Kids and animals don't have a chance at that speed. 

Please... slow down.

For the record

For the record, here are the ice off dates since 1982. Any corrections? Does anybody have records prior to 1982?

1982 May 19
1983 May 10
1984 May 15
1985 May 9
1986 May 3
1987 April 30
1988 May 10
1989 April 30
1990 April 18
1991 May 12
1992 April 18
1993 May 2
1994 April 23
1995 May 8
1996 May 4
1997 May 10
1998 May 2
1999 May 11
2000 April 27
2001 May 7
2002 May 11
2003 April 27
2004 April 20
2005 April 24
2006 April 30
2007 April 28
2008 May 16

2009 May 5

Soccer fundraiser

Help support girls soccer by coming out to a fundraising event at Rock 'n Firkins pub on Thursday, May 14th. Contact Marguerite Langdeau 250-314-1145 (home) or 250-851-6154 (cell) for tickets.

Boat Exchange at Lac Le Jeune

I was wondering if anyone is interested in exchanging use of a Harbercraft Flyfisher 9' aluminum boat for a small canoe. My boat is located lakeside below Osprey drive and I would like to exchange the use of my boat for one of the canoes located in the same area, from time to time.
Please email me or post a comment if anyone is interested.

Aldo

Photos by Peter Sulzle

This photo was taken by Peter Sulzle, a Kamloops photographer. Yesterday he was birdwatching around the little lake when he spotted this lynx.

To see more of Peter's work visit petersulzle.com. There are more photos of the lynx in the Kamloops Gallery, and also information about Peter's new book: Kamloops Wildlife Portfolio - A Collection of Natural History Images.

There were several lynx sightings yesterday. Expect more stories and photos!

Buy your fishing licence online

It won't be long now! Just a reminder to buy your fishing licence online.

Looking for Friends

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Susie Q's Housecleaning

No job too small. Reasonable rates /years of experience. Let me help you with your spring cleaning! Call me Susie 250-372-5920 Lac Le Jeune resident.