At last week’s meeting, the Heritage Advisory Commission reviewed two issues .
First, the commission was informed by the Gartrell family that the historic Gartrell barn may now need to be demolished in the near future.
The barn is one of Summerland’s recognized heritage buildings and one of the oldest structures in our community.
Over the past few years some of the logs have deteriorated. The possibility of moving the structure to another location was explored several years ago, but many of the logs were too damaged to move and restore.
Now, one of the central beams of the barn is weakened and the structure has become a safety issue.
The Heritage Advisory Commission has also recommended to council that the three roundabouts in town be named.
The proposed name for the roundabout at the corner of Jubilee and Rosedale is the MacDonald Roundabout, to honour MacDonald School and teacher and principal S.A. MacDonald.
The proposed name for the roundabout by the Anglican Church is the Pierre Roundabout. This roundabout is close to the location of the Pierre family home in the 1880s.
The commission recommended that the new roundabout at Prairie Valley and Victoria Road be named after Fraser Smith. Smith, a well-known Summerlander, was killed at that intersection.
