Imishini yokudlala evame ukuphithizela izingane ngosuku libalele iqoshwa ngeteyipu “yokuqapha” ephuzi, ivaliwe ukuze kunqandwe ukusabalala kwe-coronavirus yenoveli. Eduze, okwamanje, idolobha lilungiselela isimo esiphuthumayo sesibili - izikhukhula.
NgoMsombuluko, abasebenzi basedolobheni baqale ukufaka umgoqo oyikhilomitha ubude, osebangeni lezempi ngemuva kwe-Rivers Trail belindele esinye sezikhukhula seminyaka engu-20, okulindeleke ukuthi sidale ukuthi imifula inyuke phezu kosebe futhi iye endaweni eluhlaza.
"Uma singazange sibeke izivikelo epaki kulo nyaka, ukuqagela kwethu kukhombisa ukuthi amanzi afika e-Heritage House," imenenja yezinsiza ze-City of Kamloops u-Greg Wightman etshela i-KTW. "Isiteshi sokuthutha indle, izinkundla zebhola lebhola, ipaki lonke lizoba ngaphansi kwamanzi."
I-barricade iqukethe obhasikidi be-Hesco. Enziwe nge-wire mesh kanye ne-burlap liner, obhasikidi bakleliswa futhi/noma bayapakishwa futhi bagcwaliswe ukungcola ukuze bakhe udonga, empeleni usebe lomfula lokwenziwa. Esikhathini esedlule, bezisetshenziselwa izinjongo zezempi futhi zagcina ukubonakala eRiverside Park ngo-2012.
Kulo nyaka, umgoqo uzohlanganisa amamitha angu-900 ngemuva kwe-Rivers Trail, ukusuka e-Uji Garden kuze udlule nje kumagumbi okugeza asempumalanga yepaki. UWightman uchaze ukuthi lo mgoqo uzovikela ingqalasizinda ebalulekile. Yize abasebenzisi bepaki bengase bangaboni lapho behambahamba ku-Rivers Trail, ingqalasizinda yendle ifihliwe ngaphansi kwendawo eluhlaza, nomgodi ongajwayelekile onezimpawu zamapayipi angaphansi komhlaba. U-Wightman uthe amapayipi endle adonsela phansi aholela esiteshini sokumpompa ngemuva kwezinkundla zethenisi ne-pickleball.
“Lesi ngesinye seziteshi zethu ezinkulu zokuthutha indle edolobheni,” kusho uWightman. “Konke okwenzeka ngaphakathi kwaleli paki, ukusebenzela ama-concessions, amagumbi okugeza, i-Heritage House, konke okungena kuleso siteshi sokumpompa. Uma imigodi egcwele ipaki yonke, emhlabathini, iqala ukufaka amanzi kuyo, ingaqala ukugcwala kuleso siteshi sokumpompa. Ingasekela izinto kuwo wonke umuntu osempumalanga yepaki.”
UWightman uthe ukhiye ekuvikelweni kwezikhukhula wukusebenzisa izinsiza ukuvikela ingqalasizinda ebalulekile. Ngo-2012, isibonelo, indawo yokupaka ngemuva kweSandman Centre yagcwala amanzi futhi kungenzeka iphinde yenzeke kulo nyaka. Ngeke ivikelwe.
"Indawo yokupaka akusona isisetshenziswa esibalulekile," kusho uWightman. “Asikwazi ukusebenzisa imali noma izinsiza zesifundazwe ukuvikela lokho, ngakho sivumela leyo ndawo yokupaka igcwale. I-pier, sizosusa izinsimbi lapha kusasa. Kuzoba ngaphansi kwamanzi kulo nyaka. Sivikela ingqalasizinda ebalulekile.'
Isifundazwe, ngokusebenzisa i-Emergency Management BC, sixhasa ngezimali lolu hlelo, olulinganiselwa u-Wightman olulinganiselwa ku-$200,000. U-Wightman uthe idolobha lihlinzekwa ngolwazi oluvela esifundazweni nsuku zonke, nolwazi kusukela ngesonto eledlule lusabikezela okungenani izikhukhula zonyaka owodwa kwengama-20 eKamloops kule ntwasahlobo, nokuqagela okuphakeme njengezikhukhula zomlando ezisukela ngo-1972.
Ngokuqondene nabasebenzisi bepaki, u-Wightman uthe: “Kuzoba nomthelela omkhulu, ngokuqinisekile. Ngisho namanje, i-Rivers Trail entshonalanga ye-pier ivaliwe. Kuyohlala kunjalo. Kusukela kusasa, pier izovalwa. Ibhishi ngeke livunyelwe. Impela, lezi zithiyo ze-Hesco esizibekayo, sidinga abantu ukuthi bangangeni kulezo. Kuzofakwa izimpawu eziningi, kodwa ngeke kuphephe ukuba kuzo.”
Ngezinselelo, ngenxa yezinyathelo zokuqhela ngokomzimba ezikhona ukuze kunqandwe ukusabalala kwe-COVID-19, idolobha lilungiselela kusenesikhathi. UWightman uthe enye indawo okungavalwa kuyo imigoqo kulo nyaka yiMcArthur Island phakathi kweMackenzie Avenue no-12th Avenue, okuyizindawo zokungena ezimbili.
UMeya uKen Christian ukhulume ngodaba lwamalungiselelo ezikhukhula ngesikhathi kuqhubeka isithangami sabezindaba. Utshele abezindaba ukuthi izindawo ezisedolobheni ezisengozini enkulu yezikhukhula ziseSchubert Drive naseRiverside Park, okuwumhubhe onengqalasizinda ebalulekile.
Ebuzwa ngezinhlelo zedolobha uma abantu bedinga ukukhishwa ngenxa yezikhukhula, uChristian uthe umasipala unenqwaba yezindawo zomphakathi ezingasetshenziswa futhi, ngenxa ye-COVID-19, maningi amahhotela anezikhala, ahlinzeka ngenye indlela.
“Siyethemba ukuthi uhlelo lwethu lwe-diking luzoba [lo] ubuqotho obuhle ngokwanele ukuthi ngeke kudingeke ukuthi sisebenzise lolo hlobo lokuphendula,” kusho uChristian.
Ukusabela enhlekeleleni ye-COVID-19, i-Kamloops Leli viki manje icela iminikelo kubafundi. Lolu hlelo luklanyelwe ukusekela ubuntatheli bethu basendaweni esikhathini lapho abakhangisi bethu bengakwazi khona ngenxa yezinkinga zabo zomnotho. I-Kamloops Leli viki ibilokhu ingumkhiqizo wamahhala futhi izoqhubeka imahhala. Lena yindlela yalabo abangakwazi ukusekela imithombo yezindaba yasendaweni ukuze basize ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi labo abangakwazi ukukhokhela bangakwazi ukufinyelela olwazini lwendawo oluthenjwayo. Ungenza umnikelo wesikhathi esisodwa noma wanyanga zonke wanoma yiliphi inani futhi ukhansele noma kunini.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: May-18-2020