The deck of the iconic Summerland pier is being removed Monday, May 15.
The District of Summerland has received approvals from the province to start the removal of the deck from the pier at Rotary Beach.
Work on the deck removal began Monday, May 15 by District crews and an environmental monitor. The pilings will be removed by a contractor in the early summer once the lake temperature warms up for mussel relocation.
The District is asking people to keep well away from the pier as it is an active construction zone.
The municipality of Summerland and the Rotary Club will work together on replacing the Kiwanis Pier at Gordon Beggs Rotary Beach.
At the April 24 Summerland meeting, council voted to accept the Rotary Club’s offer to engage the community and coordinate fundraising efforts for the replacement of the pier.
This agreement follows a decision by Summerland council to provide a portion of the money it received from the Growing Communities Fund to rebuilding the pier.
Council earmarked $300,000 of the $4.533 million Growing Communities Fund money for the pier. This $300,000 is in addition to the $200,000 earlier set aside for the removal of the existing pier.
The pier, which was built in 1999, has been closed to the public since November 2022. Most of the pilings have rotted and as a result, the pier is no longer safe.
The damage to the pilings came because untreated wood was used when the pier was built.
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