Four years ago, when Susan and Bruce McLellan decided to move from the Lower Mainland to the Shuswap, it didn’t take long for them to decide on Blind Bay.
Susan said she got a feeling from the place and from the friendliness of the people who live here.
“This is a good place… It’s the right place to be,” she says. “It’s not just us; friends who come to visit feel the same thing.”
When the Community Identity program in Blind Bay announced a slogan contest, Susan’s was one of the 244 responses which local residents felt best typified Blind Bay, Shuswap Lake Estates, Cedar Heights and McCarthur Heights.
Well-known for hosting one of the region’s best Canada Day celebrations, Blind Bay has many beautiful scenic elements, fantastic activities and three lively and active centres. However, after three meetings, the judges unanimously agreed that it is the friendly and welcoming people who make Blind Bay so unique and “Where Strangers Become Friends” best captured that spirit.
Susan’s winning entry earned her the prize of $250 and, even better, she will see her entry flying high around the community for many years to come.
