Who says you can’t get things done? Peter Bernacki and his friends, many of whom are members of the Rid & Gun Club, are proof that if you complain loudly enough you can, in fact, even reverse decisions made by the federal bureaucracy. Take this buoy at the entrance to Beaton Arm in Upper Arrow Lake, which had been slated for removal. “We have received numerous communications from members of the public regarding this aid to navigation all of which refer to the necessity of keeping the buoy in place,” Glenna Evans, acting superintendent of the Aids to Navigation & Waterways Canadian Coast Guard Western Region, told him in a recent e-mail. “I would like to advise that it is our intention to have (the) buoy replaced in its advertised position at some point in late July early August of this year, depending the availability of the contractor being employed to replace the buoy and the necessary CCG personnel to complete the position verification process.” The Coast Guard did replace it. According to the Canadian Hydrographic Chart it is Chart 3057B SHOREHOLME TO/À ARROWHEAD. It is in 43.5 feet of water and is anchored by 100 feet of chain to a one ton concrete anchor. Position in degrees minutes and seconds, NAD 83: Lat: 50° 40’ 22.195” N Long: 117° 54’ 31.121” W. That same position in decimals: NAD 83 Lat: 50 40.3699’ N, Long: 117 54.5172’ W. The buoy itself is a Tideland SB-98 Green, with a Carmanah 860 Green light. Photo courtesy of the Canadian Coast Guard
