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BASEBALL is just around the corner as Kelowna Falcons unveil their 37-player roster for 2012 West Coast League regular season.
MAXINE DEHART celebrates the 14th anniversary of her business column leading off with an update on the Carmelis Goat Cheese farm and shop in south Kelowna.
WEST KELOWNA community groups made their pitch to district council this week talking about what they do and areas of interest they feel the district needs to improve upon.
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Reasons cited to celebrate valued resource Judie Steeves STAFF REPORTER
Wearing moccasins, colourful long skirts and head scarves or bandannas, three generations of the Manuel family drummed and sang the Okanagan song for the water, as part of the opening ceremonies for Canada Water Week at UBCO Tuesday. Trish Manuel is a knowledge keeper for the Okanagan Nation and explained that the words they sang in the Okanagan language essentially mean that we must take care of the land and the water or we’ll be ‘the last ones’. She was joined by her daughter Golden Butterfly and granddaughter One Who Likes Water, each with their own hand drums, while gusty winds send dark clouds scudding across the sky, threatening to present some liquid sunshine on those assembled to celebrate it. Chief Byron Louis, of the Okanagan Nation ,warned that the streams of the Okanagan basin are over-allocated, and if everyone used their allocation we would run out of water. With so little water here, we should look to using native landscaping in order to conserve water, he said. This sub-basin of the Columbia River system used to support 16 million salmon and now there are none that return to Okanagan Lake. “We have been fighting since the early ’90s to get the salmon re-introduced here,” he said. “This lake is like an ark for different species,” he added. He suggested everyone think about what the value of their home and their property would be without water. “The loss would hurt every one of us. The beauty of this valley is also what killed it,” he commented. Not only is water essential to people, but also to many species, some unique, that depend on it, he noted. Louis said he is the third generation of his family to live here, and his grandfather was here when Father Pandosy built the mission in Kelowna. Lake Country Mayor James Baker expressed his concern about water for food, noting that his municipality is 40 per cent in the Agricultural Land Reserve, yet not all that land has any rights to water. See Resource A6
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KELOWNA paramedics and firefighters attend to the injuries of the male driver and female passenger of a Harley Davidson motorcycle that was hit by Jeep Cherokee at the intersection of Cooper and Harvey on Tuesday afternoon. The driver later died of his injuries.
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Motorcyclist killed in collision with SUV Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER
Mounties are voicing concerns about driving behaviour in the Central Okanagan, following a spate of deaths on local streets. “This time last year, there had been no fatal crashes, with a total of 14 for the entire year,” he said. As of Tuesday, however, the death toll reached seven. It’s a growing number Clark eerily warned Okanagan drivers to be mindful of just a day ear-
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lier, saying, “people are losing their lives to teach us lessons, and we’re not learning those lessons.” The latest deadly traffic accident happened on Harvey Avenue at Cooper Road, at around 3:20 p.m., Tuesday. “A 59-year-old Kelowna man and his 56-year-old wife were riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and were apparently stopped behind a white Dodge van when they were struck from behind by a black Jeep Cherokee,” said Clark.
“The force of the collision thrust the two riders into the back of the Dodge van.” The man driving the bike was rushed to hospital, but died from injuries he sustained in the crash. The woman suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. No one else was injured. Clark says Central Okanagan Traffic Services continue to investigate and are attempting to determine whether the use of a cell phone was a factor in the crash. At press time it was unknown
what charges may be recommended. “Anytime a driver uses a hand held device while driving it takes their attention away from the road around them,” he said. “There are no messages or conversations that are so important that you need to endanger yourself or others.” Anyone who has information about this crash, call the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.crimestoppers.net.
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RCMP contract still puzzling for the city Alistair Waters ASSISTANT EDITOR
It may be one of the biggest line items in Kelowna’s municipal budget, but the city’s mayor was still in the dark Wednesday about how the new contract between the province and the federal government for RCMP service in B.C. will affect Kelowna. Walter Gray said while city hall has received a draft report about the agreement, it has not gone to council yet and neither he nor his council had been briefed on it by city general manager of corporate services Paul Macklem. With the province and federal government signed the new 20-year deal in Surrey on Wednesday, Gray said he expected council will hear from Macklem on Monday. “At this point it is too early to say,” said Gray when asked if he was happy with the new RCMP contract. The deal does not change the cost-sharing formula currently in place—the city will continue to pay 90 per cent of policing costs with the remaining 10 per cent picked up by Ottawa. But it does give B.C. municipalities more say in controlling costs and standards, said Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender, who was an observer during the contract negotiations between the provincial
and federal governments on behalf of the Union of B.C. Municipalities. Fassbender has said the new deal includes several improvements for municipalities, including what he called cost containment, accountability and transparency. The deal also gives the province and individual municipalities an opportunity to opt out with two years notice if they want to form their own provincial or municipal police forces instead of using the RCMP. B.C. Attorney General Shirley Bond said municipalities can expect to see a one per cent increase in policing costs in the first year of the new deal and a potential retroactive pay increase for RCMP officers could be an outstanding cost from the old contract. Currently, policing costs Kelowna nearly $20 million per year and, recently, a consultant hired to look at how many RCMP officers Kelowna should have recommended hiring 15 more cops. In its recent budget deliberations, the city council agreed to fund four more officers and a crime analyst. With 128 municipal RCMP officers, Kelowna has been rated as the most under-policed metropolitan area in the country when its caseload per officer is taken into account. Gray, who during the municipal election cam-
paign said he supports keeping the RCMP as the city’s police force and feels a move to a city force would be more expensive, said it is unclear to him if the draft copy of the agreement the city received will be changed now that the final agreement has been signed. One of the provisions of the new deal is that it will be reviewed every five years to make sure it is working properly for each municipality in B.C. that contracts the RCMP to provide police services in their community. The deal also calls for increased financial reporting by the RCMP and provincial approval for the adoption of new security equipment, building improvements, changing administrative staffing levels and changing policies or standards that impact how many offers service in B.C. Currently, there are 13 municipal police forces in B.C. and several First Nations have their own cops as well. Fassbender said the new contract will give municipalities much stronger input because it is now recognizer they pay the “lion’s share.” In non-incorporated areas, B.C. pays 70 per cent of the costs and Ottawa pays 30 per cent, while in municipalities with 5,000 to 15,000 people, the municipality picks up the 70 per cent share. awaters@kelownacapnews.com
Plan to reduce greenhouse gases A Community Climate Action Plan open house for the City of Kelowna will be held Tuesday, March 27, 3 to 6 p.m., at the Laurel Packinghouse. Kelowna has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent below 2007 levels by 2020. The open house will showcase the draft Community Climate Action Plan
which outlines the reduction initiatives required to meet this target. A presentation on the draft Community Climate Action Plan will be given from 4:30 to 5 p.m. at the open house. . Each person attending the Open House will receive a light bulb and enter a draw for a free energy audit provided by FortisBC (valued at $300).
Mayor Doug Findlater was in a wheelchair at Tuesday’s council meeting after braking his leg while snowboarding last weekend. WADE PATERSON/CAPITAL NEWS
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Mayor catches a bad break while snowboarding at Big White Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER
West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater announced a break on Tuesday. Unfortunately for West Kelowna residents, it had nothing to do with reduced taxes. Even more unfortunately for Findlater, the break has inflicted physical pain. This past weekend, Findlater broke his left leg in two places while snowboarding at Big White. The 21-year snowboarding veteran said that this is the first time he has ever broken a bone while on the mountain. The Westside mayor explained
that he caught an edge and then felt something snap. “It could’ve been worse. I went down immediately when I felt it and everything stayed in place—it just broke,” said Findlater. “If everything had dislocated in some way, then I’d be looking at surgery and pins.” Findlater, who was supposed to compete in a race this coming weekend, was taken away from the slopes by ambulance. The advanced snowboarder couldn’t help but laugh when admitting that the injury happened on “Serwa’s, the easiest run on the hill.” Although Findlater had never been injured on a snowboard be-
fore last weekend’s accident, he explained that he was t-boned by a drunk driver nearly 30 years ago. That incident left him with a broken pelvis and nerve damage in his leg. For now, Findlater’s mode of transportation is a wheelchair. He said he hopes to shed the wheels by May or June and will eventually get fitted into a walking cast. Findlater said he is thankful to have gotten 29 days on the hill this year and figures that he’ll be back carving powder by next season. “I’ll be on a board next year… it’s what I do, it’s my passion.” wpaterson@kelownacapnews.com
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District has ‘need’ for Hockeyville money
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Although the winner of Kraft Hockeyville 2012 has yet to be named, participating has been worth West Kelowna’s while. Hockeyville co-chairs Adam Less and Andrew Deans have been quick to highlight the non-financial benefits, pointing at high levels of community spirit and the unifying factor of the competition. But the cash wouldn’t bad, either. West Kelowna has a reasonable shot at winning the whole competition, which would produce $100,000 for arena upgrades. On top of that, the Westside would host an NHL preseason game this fall while soaking up all the national recognition that comes with the Hockeyville title. Even if the municipality doesn’t outvote the four other Canadian communities in the finals, it has already earned a minimum
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ALL SIX West Kelowna councillors focus on voting for West Kelowna to become Kraft Hockeyville 2012. The council members headed straight to the Hockeyville voting centre after Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting.
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But West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater didn’t hesitate when asked to think of possible uses for the money. “There have been some saying ‘No, we don’t need it,’ but really there’s a lot of need there to really help this facility reach its full capacity. Neither arena is completely adequate,” said Findlater, speaking about both Royal LePage Place and Jim Lind Arena. He said that the District of West Kelowna council is aware of over $1 million in upgrades that are necessary for both arenas. Findlater said several aspects of Royal Le-
Page—such as washrooms and concessions— were made to service an arena with 500 seats: Royal LePage has 1,500. “On the other hand, Jim Lind is in tough shape. It’s a 30- to 35-year-old arena. The floor under the ice, the piping infrastructure and so on all has a shelf life. It’s approaching the end of (that) shelf life. “We know that has to be fixed or the whole thing could fail on us.” Findlater said he would also like to see new boards put in at Jim Lind Arena, in the same configuration as the boards at Royal LePage Place. He noted that if this were done, the district’s dry floor would work properly in either arena. “(We) could really turn it into a tournament centre if we make it so we can put the dry floor in the other arena.” The mayor said that no official decision has been made yet as to where the Hockeyville prize money will go. “We (will) sit down with the Hockeyville (organizers) who have taken the initiative and see where their thoughts are—it’s a bit early to decide that.” Findlater is still hopeful that West Kelowna will take home the grand prize and said he contributed “a couple thousand votes” of his own to help the cause. wpaterson @kelownacapnews.com
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THE MYRA CANYON railway route with its historic trestles remains a popular tourist attraction in the Okanagan.
KVR volunteers will welcome new blood Judie Steeves STAFF REPORTER
Although there’s still deep snow covering the historic railway route through Myra Canyon at 1,200 metres in elevation, in a matter of months there’ll be another 50,000 or more visitors riding cycles and walking the route—so maintenance is essential. That’s where the Myra Canyon Trestle Restoration Society’s small army of volunteers comes in. And, they always welcome newcomers interested in lending a hand, says director Ken Campbell. The society has just signed a Park Use Permit with B.C. Parks for the coming year, with its agreement that volunteers will continue maintenance of the popular hiking and cycling route through the canyon high above Kelowna. Last year, Campbell says they widened the boardwalk on the longest trestle, number 6, as well as adding some more benches along the route. It is the former Kettle Valley Railway and includes a total of 18 trestles and two tunnels between the historic stations of Myra and Ruth. As well they replaced some of the interpretive signs, added gravel where it was needed, and removed some hazardous trees left from the 2003 wildfire that burned 12 of the trestles and damaged a couple more. This year, he said the plan is to continue removal of hazardous trees, add gravel where needed to maintain the trail, as well as widen trestle number 9, the other steel one, and perhaps build a shelter in the wide space on the trail at the end of trestle number 11. There’s not much shelter from squalls except in the tunnels, he noted. First, though, there’s always maintenance required once the snow melts off the trail, so rock clearing and tree removal will be the first order of business, but likely not until mid-May, said Campbell. Plans are to hire a couple of trail hosts again this year, students who ride through the canyon, answering visitors’ questions about history and natural history and doing some minor bike repairs, he said. Last year, he said one of the hosts commented that it was a dream job. Slides of some of the work that’s been done in the past year will be shown to the public at the MCTRS annual general meeting to be held Thurs., Mar. 29 in the EECO in Mission Creek Regional Park on Springfield Road, beginning at 7 p.m. The society was started by a group of residents who felt it was important the trestles be made more safe for the growing number of people interested in hiking and cycling along the historic right-of-way. Myra Canyon was declared a National Historic Site in 2003 by the federal government. The route is fairly level and there’s handicapped access to the site. For more details, visit the website at: www.myratrestles.com jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com
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BCTF ready to challenge Bill 22 in court while returning to work Tom Fletcher & Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTERS
The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is going back to court to challenge the legislation that has put an end to its latest strike action, but teachers will be back on the job once spring break is over. Wednesday afternoon newly re-elected BCTF president Susan Lambert announced teachers will take part in a provincewide vote on April 17 and 18 to decide if they will withhold voluntary extracurricular duties as a means of protesting Bill 22. A second member vote will have to be held should they decide to stage a strike in defiance of the bill, which triggers fines of $1.3 million a day for the union and $475 a day for individual teach-
ers who defy the bill. The decision on work outside of regular hours will be made on an individual local basis, however the Central Okanagan Teachers’ Association could not be reached on deadline for comment on how that vote might flush out locally. COTA president Alice Rees said she would be out of the country for a couple of days taking time for herself. Rees was among those who wanted to see a change in leadership when the teachers re-elected Susan Lambert earlier this week. “I believe the coming down of Bill 22 raised an element of reluctance to change the leadership at this time,” she told radio station AM 1150 Tuesday after learning it would be status quo. The interview made
clear she finds Lambert’s approach less than conciliatory and would have preferred to see someone more dedicated to finding solutions to the problems at hand. The bulk of the delegates present for the BC Teachers’ Federation annual general meeting did not agree. Lambert defeated her challenger, Rick Guenther, nearly two to one. At the press conference she held Wednesday to unveil the teachers’ plan of attack on Bill 22, Lambert appeared to rule out any further workto-rule action as students return from spring break, saying report cards will be completed to allow those applying for scholarships and post-secondary education to do so. Bill 22 goes beyond forcing an end to the strike that has had teachers re-
fusing to complete report cards or meet with administrators since last September. It reimposes restrictions on class size and special needs support that a B.C. Supreme Court decision last year ruled were done without adequate consultation. Lambert said that will be a focus of new legal action. “Bill 22 addresses the judgment by repealing it in one paragraph and reinstating it in the next,” she said. “That’s more than arrogant.” Education Minister George Abbott returns next week from a 10-day visit to China promoting educational exchange. Abbott said he will appoint a mediator when he returns to seek agreement within the terms of the government’s two-year wage freeze. The BCTF did not re-
City to flush water mains The City of Kelowna’s water utility crews have begun their annual program of flushing our city’s water mains. A complete flush is expected to be complete by the end of October. While there should be no interruption in service, customers may experience temporary lower than normal water pressure and possibly discoloured water for short periods of time. If discolouration is noticed, run the cold water tap until the water is clear. “During this period, residents are asked to watch for flushing trucks in their neighbourhood and for best results, wash laundry after flushing is done for the day,” said Mike Murrell, city utilities supervisor. During the next few weeks, flushing will occur between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the following areas: March 16 to 23: Timberline Road to Swick Road, including Rimrock Court and Rimrock Road; and March 23 to April 6: Dilworth Drive to Silver Place between Summit Drive and Monashee Place.
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than 30 students. Lambert termed the extra pay offer “cash for kids” and called it “totally unethical.”
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High-tech firm’s product catches military’s interest Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER
In just a few years, Kelowna resident Gary Symons has transformed from CBC reporter to the face of a growing technology company that’s helping the Canadian military to become a lean, mean, self-publishing machine. Symons, one of the founding members of VeriCorder Technology, announced this week that the Defence Public Affairs Learning Centre was trading in its clunky TV cameras for iPhones, allowing its members to fold VeriCorder technology into day-to-day operations. It’s a major partnership that will add a few new jobs to the local market in the short term, and a dozen more in the next couple years. And, it was sparked by a simple request for hardware a year earlier. “(The military) was already looking, as many companies are, to use mobile devices for reporting,� said Symons, whose company has been selling hardware that transform iPhones into mini media centres, allowing jour-
nalists to dump the heavy cameras and computers that once weighed them down. “We sold them some mikes, then we called them up and said, ‘did you know we have all this other stuff?’� At the time, Vericorder’s software side was primarily the Voddio app that could be downloaded to an iPhone, and used to edit video in the palm of the user’s hand. “They loved it, so we trained them in how to use it and they’ve been using it ever since,� he said. Then Symons told them about a content management system they were building. Using Voddio, the military will be able to post directly to an online publishing system called VeriLocal. Back at home base, military personnel will be able to track every officer in the field using their MyReporters management system, creating a newsroom that’s free of boundaries that have traditionally existed, “revolutionizing� information See Firm A14
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The Okanagan’s concerns about water pale in comparison to those in countries such as Ethiopia, where rain is unpredictable at best. That was made clear by Yehalem Metiku of Ethiopia, who is a representative of the Kelownabased Partners in the Horn of Africa, which does volunteer community development work there. As part of Canada Water Week activities, the Okanagan Basin Water Board presented a panel of speakers Tuesday night to an overflow crowd at Summerhill Pyramid Winery, on U.N. World Water Day, to discuss water for food. Metiku was one of the speakers, along with permaculturists Javan Bernakevitch and Michael Nickels, UBCO anthropology professor John Wagner, Ted van der Gulik of the provincial agriculture ministry and Anna Warwick Sears of the OBWB. Although there are other water-related concerns as well, Metiku noted, “In our part of the world, it’s whether you get it or not that’s of most concern.�
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Although Ethiopia is similar in size to B.C., it has a population of 85 million, compared to four million here. Bernakevitch believes the solution lies in permaculture which he explains as a combination of two words, permanent and agriculture; a science and design system that is ethical-based, regenerative and based on nature. He pointed out that people can become rich simply by dropping their needs. Water is life in permaculture, he noted. It’s also important to take care of the planet, and think of it as a bank from which you can only withdraw what you put in; so limits must be set on consumption. Nickels suggested in water-short areas all water needs to be captured, with such techniques as swales, so it can be used for making food; and clearcutting forest is a sin, because of its impact on the health of the landscape. Nickels pointed out that water storage could be stocked with fish to provide more protein for people, and in its flow down hill, power could be created. Such storage would also provide firefighting capability in the hills, he added. Schools should be teaching kids how to grow food, so that they would better value it and the process involved, including the need for water. Wagner pointed out that in B.C. the issue of food security is less critical because of the Agricul-
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YEHALEM METIKU, from Ethiopia, was one of the panel participants discussing protecting our water resource, at a forum hosted Tuesday by the Okanagan Basin Water Board at the Summerhill Pyramid Winery. tural Land Reserve, which prevents farmland from being built over. “Maybe one day we’ll need it for ourselves, not for food we export,� he added. Van der Gulik warned that it would be challenging for us to increase production as much as would be needed in order for B.C. to be self-reliant. Using figures from 2005, he said B.C. farmers produce 48 per cent of all foods consumed in B.C. and 56 per cent of foods consumed that can be economically grown in B.C. More than half a hectare of farmland is needed to produce a healthy diet of food for one person for a year. That would mean we must increase the amount of acreage that has access to irrigation by
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For food security reasons, it’s important that all farmland have water, he added. Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray pointed out the irony that World Water Day is only 19 years old, yet Earth Day has been around for 42 years, “Without water, there would be no Earth Day; there’d be no life.� Speaking for the Okanagan Basin Water Board, Corinne Jackson warned there is less water available per resident here, yet we use twice the water of residents in the rest of the country. Of that, 24 per cent goes on lawns and gardens, she noted, while the largest amount, 55 per cent is used for agriculture. “That’s working water, that’s used to grow food, while that used on lawns is just for esthetic purposes,� she pointed out. Instead, we should consider using drought-tolerant turf and ensure we’re irrigating sensibly and not using more than is necessary. jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com
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Spending hike won’t raise taxes Alistair Waters ASSISTANT EDITOR
The bottom line of Kelowna’s 2012 municipal budget has jumped by $79 million, but the increase will not mean the planned average tax hike for residential property owners of 0.11 per cent will change. That’s because the additional money is for projects carried over from previous years. The money for those projects was previously budgeted. According to the city, many of the carry-over items are multi-year projects and projects the city was unable to be complete last year. As a result, they will not affect the proposed tax demand for 2012. While the final tax rate will be set in May, it is not expected to deviate much, if at all, from the 0.11 increase settled on by council during its budget deliberations earlier this year. According to city finance officials, of the $79 million being added to the budget, $74 million is for capital projects including: • $5.5 million for building projects such as improvements to the Kelowna Family Y, the Parkinson Activity Centre and H2O Aquatic Centre, as well as the design of a new RCMP building • $14.2 million for roads, transit, sidewalks and multiuse pathways, including a UBCO pathway, RapidBus expansion, Orchard Park and Rutland transit exchanges, a Lakeshore Road upgrade and construction of John Hindle Way near UBCO • $10.2 million for park projects, including: land acquisition and upgrades to medians along Highway 97, the second phase of Jim Stuart Park downtown, the planned Glenmore Recreation Park and the new waterfront promenade in City Park • $13.9 million to upgrade the Kelowna International Airport • $13 million to upgrades the Glenmore Landfill and the Ogogrow compost facility • $11 million for water utility upgrading and work on the city’s wastewater and electrical systems • $1.7 million for vehicle additions • $900,000 to upgrade the city’s information systems The remaining $4.95 million of carry-over is for operating costs to provide for the continuation of a number of initiatives, including: • Community and corporate climate action plans and a district energy system • Grants for sporting events, cultural groups and nonprofit housing • Integrated water supply plan, foreshore erosion and creek drainage and restoration projects • Upgrades to street lights, traffic signals and traffic operation • Kelowna Marina expansion and the Central Green development • Restoration plans for civic heritage sites at Brent’s Grist Mill, Bellevue Creek and St. Aidan’s Church • Graffiti eradication and prevention and for copper wire replacements due to theft.
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Kelowna once again failed to break into the Top 100 Best Places to Live in MoneySense magazine’s ranking of Canadian cities, prompting one community booster to turn his nose up at the report. “It’s an annual tradition that we’re on the deep-end of the list, so when it comes out we look at the other communities ahead of us, and ask, ‘Where would you rather live?’” said Robert Fine, of the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission. “The last census shows we have the fourth fastest growing population in Canada, and
the fastest growing population in B.C.—it’s where people want to be.” That said, MoneySense magazine’s editors may not be packing their bags to relocate to Kelowna, the 144th of 190 cities ranked— a fall from last year’s ranking of 121st, and 2010’s 110th placement. It’s even ranked worst among Okanagan cities, with Vernon being 127th and Penticton 132nd. Cities were placed after numbers were crunched under a variety of different criteria, including household and discretionary incomes, population growth, crime rates, the availability of doctors and the number of people who
walk and bike to work. This year, the business magazine added three new categories to its survey including: Best Places to Retire, Best Places to Raise Kids and Best Places for Jobs— none of which cast Kelowna in a positive light, as it was slotted in at 111th, 170th and 110th, respectively. “Other indicators we got penalized for was having too much sunshine, and not enough precipitation,” said Fine. “That’s actually what caused a lot of people to move here recently—particularly people who moved here from the UK.” Ultimately, said Fine, it’s just one viewpoint among many,
however it’s not one he puts much stock in. “Vancouver was ranked No. 56, meanwhile the economic intelligence unit, for The Economist magazine, ranks Vancouver No. 1 in the world,” he said. “So you kind of go, ‘Hmm…Economist vs. MoneySense, what would I rather be attached to?’” Ottawa was been named the best place in Canada to live for the third straight year by MoneySense magazine. Rounding out the top 10 were Burlington, Ont., second: Kingston, third; Regina, fifth; Halifax, fourth; Brandon, sixth; Fredericton, seventh; Edmonton, eighth; Red Deer, ninth; and Winnipeg, 10th.
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD “Light has come into the world.” The Gospel says, and it feels that way to me. I love the transition back onto daylight savings time. When we switched last week I instantly felt uplifted. Now the weight of dark winter has been removed and we can look toward spring. Darkness and light have many ways that they play into our lives. In the realm of literature and movies you always have the good guys who are the light and the bad guys who are the dark. In religion we talk about sin being the darkness and Christ being the light, which breaks through that darkness and illuminates us, setting us free from the dark. The Israelites I think understood the depths of darkness and the light of God better than anyone. In Numbers 21:4-9 they have been brought out of the land of Egypt where they were slaves. It was a dark time in their history and now they are free, led by God in the desert toward the Promised Land. They complained about food and God provided. They complained about water and God provided. But it is not enough
assumed that they were being led things on our own, to die. we think we know better than God that So what does God do? He we can live outside sends venomous snakes into their his commands and camp and people get bit and they the law comes back die. When the people realize that to bite us again and the snakes are overrunning them again, always with the same result, and that there is nothing that they death. can do they go to Moses and ask him to pray that God would forgive Death is what we deserve, it is them. They realized that they had what we create for ourselves it is spoken against God and that they what we always bring, but it does needed him to save them and not have to have the last word. forgive them. God creates the law that puts us to death but he also provides through John 3:19-21 says, “This is the our repentance, forgiveness in him. verdict: Light has come into the As with the Israelites, God has world, but people loved darkness mercy. Moses prays and God offers instead of light because their deeds a new way, a salvation. He put a were evil. Everyone who does evil snake of bronze on a pole, lifted hates the light, and will not come it up so the people could look at it into the light for fear that their deeds and be saved. The snake of bronze will be exposed. But whoever lives was without venom and as the by the truth comes into the light, so snake was lifted up so too, Christ that it may be seen plainly that what is hoisted up on the cross, Christ they have done has been done in is like that snake without venom. the sight of God.” Christ offers us eternal life, even in the midst of his death. And when The Israelites had been brought we find ourselves bitten by the law out of Egypt into the light. They and staring into the face of death, had been provided for and yet they we hear the Word and we turn to loved the darkness and turned in the only thing that can save us. on themselves away from God and accused Him of setting out to harm We turn to the cross. This awful them. symbol of death, we turn our heads and look at Jesus Christ, lifted up Do you every act like the and we are healed. We are cleansed Israelites? I do. I have been saved of the poison of our own darkness by Jesus Christ, His light broke and we behold the light of eternal into the darkness of my sin, set me life with a God that loves us enough free from slavery and set me on a to die for us and hold us always… path to the promised land, a place set aside for me with Him, and yet In His Grip, along the path I accuse Him of abandoning me, of using His law Pastor Karen Seifert to restrict me, of not providing me with enough things to live in the Please join us for worship at manner to which I think I deserve. 10:30 every Sunday with Sunday I love my darkness and I wrap it School offered for children ages 2 around me to block out God’s light. to Grade 6. This is condition of sin in which we all live. GRACE LUTHERAN
The people begin to get impatient with how long things are taking. They are bored with eating the same thing over and over, so they start to grumble. “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!” The life of following God was not exactly what they had expected. There were hardships still, they had to be on His time and learn His ways. Their freedom was theirs and yet still they were bound to God’s will. God provided everything that they needed but not in their time or in their way and so they complained and wrapped the darkness of their Romans tells us that the wages sinful hearts around themselves blocking out God’s light until of sin is death. The people sinned they were no longer able to see against God and the snakes were the goodness in God’s ways and the law. We think we can handle
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he teenage boy who died in the head-on collision recently in Maple Ridge was violating conditions of his driver’s learning permit. Dawson Spencer, 17, was driving a mini-van with two male passengers. It crossed the centre line and collided with a car carrying three young girls, one of whom also died. Police said the van was weaving in and out of traffic. Speed and inexperience were definitely factors. Spencer shouldn’t have been
driving after midnight, based on restrictions under ICBC’s graduated licensing program. Nor should he have had any passengers with him. The female driver of the other vehicle in the crash was a novice, under ICBC regulations, and shouldn’t have had more than one passenger. B.C. introduced the graduated licensing program for a reason – to reduce fatalities among young drivers. And it has worked. Since it was introduced in 1998, fatal crashes involving drivers 15 to
19 years old have fallen 65 per cent. But it doesn’t go far enough. Teens can’t vote or drink until they’re 19; a 16-year-old can’t even see an R-rated movie alone. Yet, they can drive dad’s car. Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers. Our roads are cluttered with roadside memorials. Speeding is often to blame, as is alcohol, inexperience, immaturity. The legal age to drive in B.C. should be raised to at least 18, as
it is around much of the world. It may not seem fair to penalize all young drivers because a few make poor decisions. But there is no good reason why teens younger than 18 need to drive. Most live close enough to walk or bike to school, or their parents drive them, or they can take a bus. If they need a ride home from work or a party, again, call home. Call a cab. The risk of giving teens a licence to drive is too great, the consequences too often tragic.
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ears ago in elementary school my brother-in-law took a career test and was told he should become a farmer. If you were to meet my brotherin-law today you would realize right away that he is far from the farmer type. This is a man who enjoys living in a large city, has no pets and doesn’t even do that well with houseplants. Through the years a number of tests have been developed to help people figure out what career best suits their personality. In 1985, John Holland created one of the most popular theories to support career testing. He developed six personality types and six matching model environments in the belief that people seek out work environments that best suit their personality type.
His six personality types are: Realistic: These people are frank, practical, inflexible, not insightful and uninvolved. They are usually competent in manual, mechanical, agricultural and technical areas. They prefer to work with objects, tools, machines and animals. Your farmer and trades person. Investigative: Described as analytical, intellectual, precise, reserved and cautious, many of these people are competent in science and mathematics. They usually prefer work that values science and scientific reasoning—this would include engineering.
Artistic: Tending to be emotional, expressive, original, imaginative and impulsive, they are usually competent in artistic areas such as language, Jane art, music, drama and Muskens writing. They prefer spontaneous, creative and unregulated activities that lead to the creation of various art forms. Today this can be applied to software development such as computer and video games. Social: We have all met people who fit this category. They are cooperative, friendly, helpful, empathic and tactful. They value helping others and like working in places where they can educate, inform, cure or enlight-
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en. These are your teachers, caregivers and human resource workers. Enterprising: You appreciate this person, but they can drive you crazy at a dinner party. They tend to be domineering, extraverted, self-confident, talkative and adventurous. They often value political and economic achievement preferring to work with others to achieve organizational goals or material outcomes. I would expect to see them in sales and marketing. Conventional: This person can be best described as conforming, efficient, inflexible, practical and unimaginative. These people tend to be competent at clerical and computer tasks. They often value business and monetary achievements. Daily activities include work that is achieved in a systematic orderly way. An accoun-
tant may fit this type. Although these personality types provide some interesting information I would be careful not to slot most people into these definitions. The best way to determine your career choice, as far as I’m concerned, is through research. You need to figure out what you like to do, what careers are associated with this activity, and what is required in terms of education and experience to achieve your career goals. Don’t forget to consider how much money you will make on average (if your goal is to own a house and raise a family) and the impact some careers can have on your health. Jane Muskens is the registrar at Okanagan College. jmuskens@okanagan.bc.ca
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Kelowna Art Gallery sets a world record of 4x6 Inch Works of Art Displayed in a Gallery. We also have begun the application process with the more widely-known Guinness World Records group. Due to the incredible level of involvement from our members, as well as community groups, local artists, media outlets, media personalities,
schools and other eager fans, we surpassed our goal to receive a minimum of 2,500 submissions and ultimately collected 4,154 original works of art on paper. While most of the 4 x6 inch-sized works arrived from Kelowna and the Okanagan region, the gallery also received submissions from the Low-
er Mainland of B.C., from Texas and from as far away as India. Watching this project grow was both fascinating and inspiring, and it became far more than the sum of its parts. While setting this record is exciting, what was most uplifting was the level of engagement and spirit of cooperation that was displayed
by all participants and supporters to create art. I truly hope our project inspires other museums, galleries and cultural organizations to challenge our record and undertake projects such as this of their own accord. Nataley Nagy, executive director, Kelowna Art Gallery
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Dispensing fees don’t need gov’t regulation To the editor: Re: Ask Your Pharmacy What it Charges to Fill Your Prescribed Needs, March 16 Capital News. In response to letter writer Diane Bognar: You had me in agreement all the way until your last paragraph. I agree with you that “consumers have to question the pharmacist be-
fore we leave a prescription as to whether or not they charge their customers over and above the amount Pharmacare will pay.” Makes lots of sense—no different from dealing with any other business. And, I agree with you that “we can decide if we want to use that pharmacy or go to one that charges only within the Pharma-
care amount.” Again, perfect sense. I can’t agree with you, however, in the last paragraph where you feel that the government needs to make new regulations to prevent pharmacies from running their business in the best way they see fit. I am strongly of the opinion that governments at all levels interfere unnecessarily in our lives too much al-
ready—I’m sure the market place can, and will, determine which pharmacies (or any other business for that matter) keep their customers and which ones lose their customers. You say that “in numbers we can stand up and let our voices be heard and then, just maybe, change will happen.” I totally agree. I guarantee that change will
happen a lot faster if the majority of customers leave that particular pharmacy in question than if we wait for Victoria or Ottawa to “do something on our behalf.” Thank you, Diane, for bringing an important, and perhaps little understood, issue into the light. Lloyd Vinish, Kelowna
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• $1.6 billion is to be repaid to the federal government. During the 2010/11 fiscal year, the 85 elected MLAs cost us taxpayers practically $14 million: Salaries—$10 million ($117,647/MLA or $9,804/mo) Living Expenses— $1.2 million ($14,118 $1,177 Business travel—$2.5 million ($29,412 $2,451) Totals—$13.7 million $161,177 $13, 432) The teachers are asking for a 15 per cent increase in wages over three years and the funds have to come from somebody. A suggested solution would be to decrease the exorbitant salaries of the bureaucratic MLAs, deputy ministers and specifically the premiers’ resent salary of $195,532/year. In addition limit and control their expenses. Otherwise, guess what—you and I will again be footing the bill together with the future costs pertaining to the pending elimination of the unjust and undesirable HST. Rest assured this government will continue to increase our MSP health premiums which should be exempt to all seniors. Peter Anutooshkin, Kelowna
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If Mitchell Chapman is fit and ready to go this weekend for the start of the WHL playoffs, there’s no mystery what his job will entail against the high-octane Portland Winterhawks. The big, physical, shut-down defenceman knows he’ll have his hands full with the likes of Ty Rattie (57 goals), Sven Bartschi (94 points) and Brad Ross (42 goals), but it’s a role the 19-year-old Chapman relishes. “I’m excited about the challenge,” said Chapman, who hopes to return to the lineup for Game 1 Friday in Portland after missing the last five games of the regular season with an upper-body injury. “I feel like it elevates my game when I get to play against players like that. They’re great players and it’s going to be a big test. I’m excited to get it going.” In Portland, the Rockets will have to contend with both the WHL’s highest-scoring team and the most potent power play. The ‘Hawks scored
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DEFENCEMAN Mitchell Chapman (left) hopes to be in the lineup Friday when his Kelowna Rockets visit Nicholas Petan and the Portland Winterhawks in their WHL opening-round playoff series. 328 times in 2011-12, including 104 times (29.1 per cent) with the man ad-
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“I feel much more confident coming into this year, after last season’s learning curve. Our guys will compete every night and we have pieces of our game to compliment others; great starting pitching, followed by short and long relievers and then one or two guys that will compete for the closer’s role.” Cantwell said the roster is larger this season than in the past but that not all of the players are likely to report due to school commitments, the draft, and other factors. Following the three-game series in Cowlitz, the Falcons will host their traditional free home opener on Sunday, June 10 against the Kitsap Bluejackets.
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SCORECARD WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS
ROCKETS 2011-12 STATISTICS
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x * - Tri-City Americans x * - Kamloops Blazers x Portland Winterhawks x Vancouver Giants x Spokane Chiefs Kelowna Rockets Victoria Royals Seattle Thunderbirds Everett Silvertips Prince George Cougars
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L 15 16 15 23 22 29 38 39 37 42
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SL 2 3 1 3 3 6 4 1 8 2
PTS 93 92 92 76 75 61 46 44 43 40
Eastern Conference 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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W 50 47 49 40 38 31 24 22 25 24
L 18 20 19 26 25 31 41 40 45 46
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PTS 104 99 102 86 85 72 55 54 52 50
WHL Playoffs Western Conference quarterfinal Kelowna Rockets vs Portland Winterhawks Friday, March 23 Saturday, March 24 Tuesday, Mach 27 Thursday, March 29 Saturday, March 31 Monday, April 2 Wednesday, April 4
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A 46 28 15 26 25 30 15 23 15 18 13 12 14 8 12 6 6 4 8 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
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Saturday, March 26 Bellingham United @ Okanagan Challenge 7 p.m.
Sun, Mar. 25— 7p.m. (if necessary) Sicamous Eagles @ Kelowna Chiefs
Sunday, March 27 Vancouver Thunderbirds @ Okanagan Challenge 2p.m.
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Pair of gold medals and a silver at nationals for Ranson West Kelowna’s Julia Ransom won three medals, including a pair of gold, at the Canadian Biathlon Championships last weekend in Valcartier, Quebec. Ransom won both the youth women’s 10 km individual sprint and the 7.5 km pursuit event. She added a silver medal in the 6 km sprint. Other results for local athletes included:
• Jasper MacKenzie— fifth in 12 km mass start; 8th in 10 km sprint; and 8th in 12.5 km pursuit. • Eric Byram—13th in 7.5 km individual; sixth in 6 km sprint. • Carson MacKenzie—22nd in individual 7.5 km; 30th in 6 km sprint; and 21st in 7.5 km pursuit. • Mirena Dimova— 19th in 7.5 km individual; seventh in 7.5 km pursuit.
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THOMPSON Okanagan Rockets forward Jesse Keca carries the puck against Vancouver Fusion’s Jessica Su in B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League playoff action Saturday at Rutland Arena.
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Midget AAA Hockey League title. The Rockets will visit the Fraser Valley Phantom this weekend in the best-of-three championship series. All games will be played at the Langley Sportsplex, with Game 1 on Friday, Game 2 Saturday and a third, if needed, on Sunday. The Rockets (15-9-4), who finished second behind the Phantom (24-2-2) during the regular season, won once and tied one in
five meetings against Fraser Valley this season. “We had some close games with them this year, so I expect that’s how it’s going to be this weekend,” said Rockets coach Mark Elder. “We hope we can make it three in a row.” Thompson Okanagan advanced to the final with a 2-0 series win over the Vancouver Fusion last weekend. On Friday, Kennedy Kneller and Jesse Keca scored in a 2-1 victory
over Vancouver. On Saturday, Cora Sutton and Colby Williams scored the goals in another 2-1 victory as solid goaltending kept the Fusion in both games. “We got the lead in both games and that was enough for us to win,” Elder said. “Their goaltending was very good, so the girls just had to grind it out.” The winner of the B.C. title will take on the Alberta champion in the Pacific zone playoff.
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Joseph wins middleweight boxing belt
Becoming B.C.’s newest amateur middleweight boxing champ was an opportunity Daniel (The Cuban) Joseph was willing to pay the price for. Joseph, from the host Madkatz Boxing Club, out-dueled Shawn (Fatty) McDonald in a fiveround split decision Saturday night in West Kelowna to seize the Combsport (British Columbia Combative Sports Association) junior super middleweight crown. Madkatz coach Geoff Lawrence said both fighters—in the 154-pound weight class—left it all in the ring. “It was a super exciting fight,” Lawrence said. “Both guys gave and both guys took. Daniel was hurt when it was over, but he was happy. “He said ‘I’m still puffy and I’m still pretty’,” added Lawrence with a laugh. The nine-bout card, dubbed a Night of Action, was hosted by Madkatz and drew more than 400 fans for a sellout at the Westbank Community Centre. The first seven fights used Olympic-style international rules, while the last two employed old school guidelines. The night’s opening bout was an open spar between a pair of local 12-year-olds, Paul Jung and Danny Buckley. “It was wonderful display by both boys,” Lawrence said. At 162 pounds, Shooter Droover of Madkatz lost a unanimous decision to Chilliwack’s Shane Wiebe but earned plenty of respect from his coach. “Shooter was unbelievable,” Lawrence
▼ BRIEFS
Kelowna hosts West Canada ringette champs Fifteen teams in three divisions have converged on Kelowna this week for the Western Canadian Ringette Championships. The host city will be represented by teams in the U16/Junior A (Kelowna Rage) U19/Belle A (Kelowna Rush) and U18+/Open (Kelowna Chiefs) categories. All three divisions also feature the champions
from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Action began Thursday morning with games at the Capital News Centre. Games continue on Friday, with all three finals set for Saturday at CNC. The U16A championship will be played at 12:45 p.m., the U19A final at 2:15 p.m., and the 18+A final at 3:45.
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MADKATZ Boxing Club’s Daniel Joseph celebrates his middleweight title win at A Night Of Action Saturday night in West Kelowna. said, “he lost the fight but gained stature and respect.” A pair of fighters from Toshido Mixed Martial Arts in Kelowna stepped into the ring for their first bouts and performed admirably. Kevin Kellerman won his bout by split decision, while Joe Piorrta battled to the finish before losing in a split. “Those guys did their club proud, they showed unbelievable skill. David Lea (Toshido head coach) is to be commended for his fighters.” Another local MMA fighter, Team Havoc’s Ryan Hayward stepped into the ring but his bout with was stopped in the second round because of a cut. Madkatz fighter Cole Beers, 18, who Lawrence
calls his ‘Golden Boy’, went toe-to-toe with Francis Codilla before losing a controversial split decision. In what was judged the Fight of the Night, Nicholas Austin of Madkatz stepped up from the lightweight class to battle LeStage’s Duncan Wilson in an old-school cruiserweight bout. Wilson won in a second-round stoppage. “Win, lose or draw, my boys all made me proud,” Lawrence said. Madkatz is planning another full card of boxing for June 9. Lawrence said Joseph’s middleweight belt will be up for grabs and challengers are welcome. “I want to see someone come try and take it away from Daniel.”
The Okanagan College Coyotes open their Canadian College Baseball Conference season this weekend by hosting a three-team tournament. Action begins Friday at Elks Stadium with the Coyotes taking on the University of Calgary Dinos at 6:30 p.m. Thompson Rivers University will also be here as
all teams play four games during the weekend. OC also plays TTU at noon Saturday, Calgary again Saturday at 6 p.m. and TRU Sunday at 1 p.m. The Coyotes are coming off a month long spring training exhibition season that saw them play 18 games against several top U.S. junior colleges.
Coyotes take 3rd The Okanagan College Coyotes settled for third best in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League’s season-ending championship tournament. The Coyotes fell 4-3 to Simon Fraser University in the semifinal game Saturday night in Kamloops. Chris Glen, Patrik Martin and Layne Stopanski scored for the Coyotes in a losing effort.
OC split its first two games of the championship, beating Thompson Rivers 3-2 on March 14, then dropping a 7-6 overtime decision to the University of Victoria. Victoria went on to beat SFU 4-3 in overtime Sunday in the championship game. The Coyotes finished the BCIHL regular season in second place with a solid 16-4-4 record.
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Annual UBCO scholarship breakfast aids Heat athletics
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BROOKE LUKINUK of the Big White Racers cuts around a gate during the K1 Teck provincials last weekend at Big White Resort.
Big White hosts 10-12 age racers Members of the Big White Racers turned in some solid performances, including three podium finishes, as the local club played host to the K1 Teck Provincial Games last weekend. With everything from snow storms to beautiful blue skies, the three-day event showcased over 200 racers aged 10 to 12 from across the province. The girls slalom on Saturday morning saw blustery winter conditions mixed with snow and poor visibility, but Big
White still managed three top-20 finishes. Brooke Lukinuk took 11th, Sophie Schroeder 12th and Gillian Callaghan 18th. In the afternoon race Lukinuk with a 12th, Hannah Walline 18th and Emily Pilon 19th. Sunday was a whole new day under brilliant blue skies while local Brooke Lukinuk finished 6th and Walline managed at 19th in the morning’s runs. In the afternoon Lukinuk had an unfortunate crash crashed but her team mates Walline and
Pilon managed an 12th and 15th respectively. Monday was the introduction of Ski Cross to the K1 Provincial races. It was a typical mix of spring weather but it paid off for Brooke Lukinuk who managed to make the podium with a third place finish for a bonze medal. Also making the top 10 was Hannah Walline with a 10th-place finish. For the boys on Saturday in the Giant Slalom 8th place went to Zane Torres, Tyler Clark took 12th and Marcus Athans
in 19th The afternoon race saw Torres 6th, Clark 9th and Cole Pederson 20th. Sunday in SL Tyler Clark pulled out a 6th place finish while Torres was right behind in 7th, close in the mix was Marcus Athans in 11th. The afternoon Torres found himself on the podium with a third place while Athans 17th and Clark 18th. Ski Cross on Sunday was equalling kind to Zane Torres who managed his second 3rd place finish, Tyler Clark 11th and Cole Pederson 12th.
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Sports have always been a big part of Greg Niemantsverdriet’s life, and thanks to scholarships, the UBC Okanagan Heat volleyball player can pursue an education while continuing to compete. The Heat recently completed their first season in Canadian Interuniversity Sports’ Canada West division—Canada’s highest level of post-secondary play—and Niemantsverdriet, of Vernon, relished the level of competition. “There are not a lot of errors in this league,” he says. “Every game is really important. Everybody is good including their benches.” Niemantsverdriet says scholarships are very important to student athletes. “To have the chance to play and get an education is a privilege not a lot of students have,” he says. Rob Johnson, director of athletics and recreation at UBC’s Okanagan campus, says the first year of Canada West competition met all expectations. “We knew it would be challenging and we believed we could compete. Our student athletes and coaches really stepped up,” says Johnson. “We didn’t win as many games as we would have liked, but we won more than anyone outside UBC’s Okanagan campus predicted. What is more important to me than winning, our student athletes competed as hard as they could, the whole game, every game. You can’t ask for any more than that.” Johnson says the Okanagan campus is starting to establish a reputation with recruits. “I am sure a lot of people were watching closely to see if we really were an option for them as they make their post-second-
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HEAT volleyball player Greg Niemantsverdriet has benefitted from the UBC Okanagan Athletics Scholarship program. ary decisions,” he says. “Based on the number and quality of recruits we have signed so far, it seems they liked what they saw and want to help us develop our programs. This wouldn’t be possible without the support we get from the community in terms of spectators and financial support of our scholarships.” Like Niemantsverdriet, scholarships played a significant role for basketball player Emily Kanester, from Vernon, who doubts she would have been able to play, go to class and work all at the
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same time. “I wanted to play a sport in university since I was in high school. The scholarships were really important. It paid for my tuition. It was such a big help,” she says. “I don’t think there is any way I could do school and basketball without the scholarships.” Tickets for the seventh-annual Valley First/ UBC Okanagan Athletics Scholarship Breakfast are now on sale. The event will be held at the Capri Hotel March 29 and features renowned sport psychologist David Cox. For more than 25 years, Cox has worked with athletes from grassroots to international levels. In particular, he has worked extensively with Tennis Canada, the Canadian Davis Cup Team, Skate Canada, Rugby Canada and a host of other Canadian national teams. He has attended the Olympics on numerous occasions, most recently in support of the Canadian Snow Board Team at the 2010 Games. For more information on the event, UBC athletics or how to purchase tickets, go to www.goheat. ca or call 250-807-9168.
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Some common myths about psychiatry Weight challenge set at 7 pounds M
yths and stereotypes have always been part of the perception surrounding psychiatry—in part because mental illness was a taboo subject and something most people knew very little about. But psychiatry is coming more and more out of the shadows as many of the old assumptions have disappeared. Today, I’ll shed some light on five of the misconceptions that are still common. 1. A psychiatric diagnosis made in a few minutes can’t possibly be right. Many people have a hard time believing their mental health issues could possibly be categorized or diagnosed within a short interview. In truth, psychiatric diagnosis is essentially pattern recognition. Criteria have been agreed upon for each condition and if a patient meets those criteria, a diagnosis is made. As long as there is enough information and it is accurate, a reliable diagnosis can be made regardless of whether that information is coming directly from the patient, a referring doctor, family members, questionnaires or another source. Of course, a diagnosis is not the only thing that matters. It may take much longer to explain the diagnosis, provide education about its implications, carry out treatment or deal with other problems in a person’s life. 2. Psychiatric problems result from unconscious, hidden conflicts that must be uncovered to resolve the issues. It is very common for people to believe a psychiatric appointment will involve a lot of time in discussion about childhood issues, their parents
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Paul Latimer or dreams. In reality, although childhood events certainly shape who we become, psychiatric treatment often focuses primarily on solving current issues rather than dwelling on past ones. 3. A drug is a drug. A lot of misunderstanding persists surrounding psychiatric medications. Many believe that psychiatric medication, even when prescribed and taken as directed, is no better than using street drugs. This used to be a familiar refrain in AA meetings. Although it is not so common in that setting now, it is still present more often than you might think and it is enough to dissuade many psychiatric patients from attending AA or acknowledging their diagnoses or medications even if they do attend. Psychiatric medication is very different from street drugs and each medication is formulated differently to deal with specific symptoms. When used as directed, these medications can help a very ill individual return to normal functioning. 4. Counselling can solve every problem. When patients get frustrated with their lack of response to treatment, they inevitably suggest they need more counselling. Many psychiatric problems are very difficult to treat and may not get better even with the best treatment.
Counselling, although helpful, is not the solution to every problem. Further, a person’s perception of what issues need counselling can vary depending on mood. Problems that seem in desperate need of counselling to a depressed individual can evaporate when the depression lifts. Manic individuals are notoriously ruthless in their evaluation of others when they are ill. Their perception can be quite different when
they are well. 5. Many or most psychiatric diagnoses are manufactured by drug companies to sell drugs. This is a blatant conspiracy theory with no basis in reality. Try telling this to someone who lives with a psychiatric illness or to their family who is trying to cope with it. Definitions evolve over time, but examples of most common psychiatric illnesses can be found in documentation
from the pre-pharmaceutical era. Psychiatric hospitals were overflowing before there were any effective treatments – pharmaceutical or otherwise. I look forward to the day when myths about psychiatry are no longer a real barrier for people experiencing mental health conditions.
Paul Latimer is a psychiatrist and president of Okanagan Clinical Trials. dr@okanaganclinicaltrials.com
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Touching the lives of local business community My column today is dedicated to a very special person. Sylvia Wesley passed away on March 2. We have been friends of the Wesley/Erickson family for many years and our personal condolences go out to Mr. Wesley, their family and many friends.
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ow time flies! Guess what everyone? This month celebrates my 14th year with the Capital News. And, I’m still here! Thanks to all of you, our readers, friends, colleagues and clients for supporting the newspaper, this column and me. My editor, Barry Gerding, and I figured out (give or take) that I have written about some 36,400 people/businesses/events/articles/ birthdays combined in the past 14 years. Granted, we did not count them all (ha!) but we took an average, more or less. Your loyalty and continued support and encouragement have made this column a success. Thanks for all the leads, faxes, emails, phone calls, letters, Facebook messages, LinkedIn messages, referrals, stops on the street and visits to the Ramada Hotel (where I hang my hat). Keep them coming. I appreciate everything, especially all of you taking me into your confidence each week. I certainly could not have made this great milestone without your help. Now that spring is here, Carmelis Goat Cheese Artisan, owned and operated by Ofri and Ofer Barmor at 170
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Maxine DeHart Timberline Rd., has some new and old cheeses at their goat cheese farm. New to their line is gouda and among their famous good old stand-by cheeses is the chevry, which is a beautiful, spreadable dreamy and delicious cheese. Carmelis also has a wide variety of soft ripened cheeses, such as brie and camembert. The hard -aged cheeses are very unique and versatile from the new gouda to the goat gruyere, which is a Swissstyle aged cheese. Try their Italian-style cheeses and their one-of-akind Goatgonzola which is a spicy, earthy, nutty, creamy blue cheese— that says it all. Their famous goats milk gelato, made from the milk produced by their farm goats, comes in 24 distinct and creamy flavours. If you have never been to the farm or tasted the gelato, it is well worth a visit. Call 250-764-9033; www.carmelisgoatcheese. com. Long-time Orchard Park Shopping Centre marketing manager Natalie Walstrom has taken on a new job—senior development officer with the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation. Walstrom’s last day at Orchard Park is March 30 and she starts her new job
on April 2. A neighbourhood record shop has opened and it sounds like a neat place to visit. Milkcrate Records and Home of Packinghouse Pie and Coffee is located right beside DunnEnzies Pizza at 1551 Ellis St. The owners of DunnEnzies—Deb Dunnigan and Karyn MacKenzie—have a small piece of the pie, so to speak, with partner/owner Pete Jeffry, so this new venture is sure to be a winner. In addition to carrying thousands of pre-loved vinyl and CD titles, Milkcrate will also carry a large selection of new vinyl and CDs. The business will also support the local music scene by stocking independent releases and featuring live, in-store performances. The owners want their business to be the place where music lovers can meet to share their passion and will focus on special orders as well. They will also be a ticket seller for local, live performances and will carry new and used turntables as well as music related merchandise. The grand opening is on “Record Day,” April 21. Sandhill Chardonnay 2010 has won a gold medal at the Chardonnay de Monde competition in Burgundy, France. It was the only gold given to a Canadian wine. Red Rooster Reserve 2011 won a bronze medal. There were just under 1,000 entrants from 45 countries. Watch for the wines on the shelves. Moving back to B.C.
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OFRI BARMOR feeds the kids at the Carmelis Goat Cheese farm in south Kelowna while the adults help themselves to a morning breakfast. is Lisa Stephenson as the new director of corporate and community relations of Prestige Hotels and Resorts as of April 2. Lisa’s husband Dave Stephenson recently received a promotion to president of Sysco Kelowna. Judy and Tim Foster are the new owners of Excel Spa at 2695 Pandosy St. Previous owner Janinne Cleary is still working in the shop. Excel Spa, in business for 28 years, has undergone extensive renovations in the last six months. The shop’s experienced stylists and estheticians are trained in the latest trends, treatments and colours to consistently deliver great results and superior customer service. In giving back to the community, Judy and Tim have donated $2,600 of salon products to the Kelowna Gospel Mission. Call 250763-9655;www.excelspa.
com. Mark Nicholls is the new owners of Okanagan Pizza, a little pizza shop tucked away in an industrial area at 1043699 Highway 97N. He plans to bring a complete facelift to the old OK Pizza business and replace it with a fresh Okanagan Pizza. Nicholls has been working at adding toppings to the pizzas to give them more flavour and will be altering the menu with more selection and new pizza ideas. He has also evened out their delivery charge, offering a uniform rate to almost everywhere in Kelowna, delivery to Lake Country as well, and free delivery to the UBC Okanagan campus. The great lunch slice deal of three slices and a can of pop or water for $7.14 is still available. My favourite has always been their “cheesy garlic.” You can now purchase it
in a full eight inch size. I often use it as a side dish, which will be featured that way on the new menu. It’s fabulous. If you are coming back from the airport, or in the Rutland/ Reid’s Corner area make sure you drop in and also don’t forget about their delivery service everywhere in Kelowna. Call 250-765-5551; www.okanaganpizza.ca. Jarrett Yamaoka is the new general manager of Keldon Electric & Data Ltd. at 1909 Bredin Rd. Call 250-469-4427. Points West Audio Visual Ltd., owned by David and Tracey Cochrane, has entered into an agreement with LifeSize Communications, a division of Logitech, to distribute LifeSize HD video communications solutions. This agreement enables Points West Audio Visual Ltd. to offer the award winning LifeSize
products in B.C., Yukon and Northwest Territories, delivering to customers a superior quality communications experience in industry-leading price performance solutions. Other products include SMART interactive whiteboards and accessories, NEC projectors, displays and monitors, chief mounts and carts, FrontRow classroom sound systems, Shure microphones, audio visual design and installations and specialized training. Call 250861-525424; www. pointswestav.com. I’m delighted that Picture Perfect and Perpetual Booms, 339 Bernard Ave., owned by Linda Winnick, is coming on board with well-known artist Alex Fong as sponsor of the Maxine DeHart, United Way-Ra-
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Ballet Kelowna has new exec director Course management helps DeHart from A20 mada Hotel Drive-Thru Breakfast on Oct. 4. Fong has been a previous sponsor of the drive-thru. Picture Perfect’s artwork is local, done by local artists and their business also offers custom framing on premise and has for over 30 years. The store features one local artist in their front window each month, and for March it is the work of Fong. Perpetual Blooms is a place that you will need lots of time to browse. Tracy Regan is the retail sales manager of the store. Call 250763-6966 Meaghan Williams has been appointed the new executive director of Ballet Kelowna. She has worked as a professional musician for over 15 years, currently playing bass in both the Okanagan and Kamloops Symphony Orchestras. Jamie Maw is the president of Ballet Kelowna. Sherri Paiement, marketing/communications officer at the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, has moved on and is now the new executive director for the Canadian Home Builders Association. Rob Voros, of AcuTruss Industries, is the president of the association. The CHBA is hosting the 21st “Real” Home Show from March 30 to April 1 at the Kelowna Curling Club, 551 Recreation Ave. This year, FortisBC is backing CHBACO as a major sponsor. There will be live cooking demos courtesy of Savour Magazine all weekend on the working kitchen main stage and no shortage of booths and products to see. See www.chbaco. com for more details. Kelowna’s first speed networking event is similar to the concept of speed dating. It a fun and fantastic way to develop your business and sharpen your networking skills with a large number of business professionals in a short amount of time. It will be held at Cabana Bar & Grille from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 4 with seats still available. Tickets are $30 and must be purchased in advance. Don’t forget your business cards. Call Kimberly Timpany, of Tom Harrison Cellular, at 250-2159884. Doug Leopp and Andrew Murdoch, from Power 104 and Q103, have been nominated for
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n many ways, I think that successful investing is analogous to playing great golf. Golf is a sport where scratch players win not by necessarily hitting the most number of great shots. They win because they hit the fewest number of bad shots. I think that outstanding real life investment success also proceeds from simply not making the equivalent of a ‘bad shot’ in golf. One of those bad shots that I repeatedly see is that people don’t have a financial plan or an investment strategy to accomplish that plan. We have all seen this situation evolve. A regular guy goes to his bank or talks to his neighbours, his friends and his financial product salesperson and makes his annual RSP contribution. Every year, he puts his money into the latest, greatest fund that performed really well last year. Ten years later, he has a haphazard and cluttered collection of 10 different mutual funds. Perhaps even worse, he has spread those three or four funds with three or four different financial product salespersons at three of four financial institutions. By neither having a financial plan nor an investment strategy for carrying it out, our friend is the proud owner of the world’s least efficient portfolio, with gaps, redundancies and fee inefficiencies that would drive him crazy if he were even
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long does the income need to last? This investor without a financial plan or investment strategy is, in essence, making a large number of bad shots. Just in the last few months, I have seen people that have bought rear load and front load versions of the exact same fund. I have seen people buy dividend funds and return of capital funds (ROC) in their RSPs and not need the income. I have seen people buy three different large cap Canadian equity funds. I have seen people with very low risk tolerance buying ‘high yield’ funds. My message to investors is that all they have to have a plan. They have to know how the golf course is laid out. They have to know the shot that each club in their golf bag is best suited for. Then, all they have to do is stay on the short grass and don’t make bad shots! Robert Oleksyn is an investment advisor and financial planner with |BMO Nesbitt Burns.
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NEWS
Gardening still remains grounded in our digital world I
n just a few years, smart phones have taken over the job of keeping in touch more than any device in history.
We can now Tweet, blog, like, chat, text and shop from anywhere we find ourselves. And yes we can even make an old
fashioned phone call. What did we ever do without these tools and even more so where are we heading from here?
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It is mind boggling to think how far technology has come in just a couple of generations. My mom used to tell the story of my grandfather building a crystal radio set which was the first in their neighbourhood. The year was about 1922 in Calgary and several neighbours gathered round the set, passing the headphones about, each marveling at the voices and music magically coming from within. That was only about one lifetime ago. All this advancement in technology has made much of our lives better however there is some debate on whether it has had a positive or negative effect on our stress levels. It is wonderful to
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There is one activity that has changed very little over time. Even with all the new technology at hand the gardening experience has changed very little over the past several centuries. Even the tools we use today are similar to those of our predecessors. Wheel barrows, trowels, shovels, forks, weeding devices and cultivators have changed little. Gardeners today enjoy the same pleasure of nurturing their plants as they have done since Roman times and more and more are coming into the fold to grow their own healthy vegetables. Gardening is a wonderful way to get some exercise but even more so it gives us a sense of ac-
complishment when we sit on our garden bench and enjoy the fruits of our labour. My grandfather was ahead of his time when he invited his friends over to listen to his crystal set 90 years ago. The next morning, when he went out in the garden to move some compost with his wheel barrow, he was doing something that was done for centuries before and is still being done today in 2012. If you want to stay grounded and get some relief from the stress that comes from the modern digital world spend some time in the garden. Tune in to The Don Burnett Garden Show on AM 1150 from 8 to 10 a.m.
Help city make it a clean sweep of streets As the City of Kelowna shifts from clearing snow to sweeping local roads, crews are asking residents for help to get the work done properly. City crews will begin the spring sweep Monday, March 26, and work should be completed by the end of April. “The spring sweep is particular-
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Laughing at ourselves mutes the ills that pain our lives I
t dawned on me as I was watching Dancing With the Stars. The dancers always make their performances look so easy as they glide along the dance floor with poise and grace. What I also noticed is that each one of them has a huge grin plastered on their face. And yet, I know that they really aren’t feeling that happy—in fact most of them are probably nervous as hell—but there they are, flashing their best Cheshire cat smile. And through all this dancing and smiling, I found that I couldn’t help but smile too. I was caught up in the emotion that they were displaying—whether it was real or not. And as I smiled I could feel my body engaged in a feeling of happiness, feeling the grace of movement flow through my body as if I had become the dancer. And so I started to ponder this question: Is there a benefit to the old adage, ‘Fake it ‘til you
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Annie Hopper make it?’ According to neuroscience research, there is. When you smile, whether it is heartfelt or not, your brain responds to the act of smiling as if it is real, sending positive hormones through your system that are responsible for feelings of happiness. And moreover, when you are with people who are smiling, the mirror neurons in your brain want to mimic what is around you and you will naturally start smiling too. One activity that demonstrates both of these attributes of smiling is laughter yoga. To be honest with you, when I attended a class I felt completely out of my comfort zone. I was a bit nervous
and didn’t feel at all like laughing. But as the exercises continued and we were taught to laugh in different ways (laughing at each other as a greeting rather than saying words), I couldn’t help but to genuinely start to laugh. I was laughing at myself, I was laughing at other people laughing, and I was laughing at the absurdity of it all. It’s also funny (no pun intended) how the brain
works by association. As I am writing this article, my brain is scouring my memory files for experiences of laughter. And one particular experience stands out above the rest. It was during a period when I was having difficulty sleeping and I had borrowed a relaxation cassette (yes, I am dating myself here) from a good friend. During the middle of the night, while not sleeping, I decided to get up
and put the tape on. So I position myself comfortably on the floor, ready to embrace relaxation and sleep. The tape starts and, to my shock and surprise, I realized that I had accidently pressed the fast forward button instead of the play button. Now, I’m not exactly sure why, but the whole experience struck me as hysterically funny. There I am, lying on the floor at 3 in the morn-
ing trying to relax to a tape that sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks on crack. Imagine them saying one, two, three, breath— in a helium sounding voice at warp speed. I am immediately thrown into a fit of laughter as I roll around on the floor with tears streaming down my face. My thought was: “Is this what my life has come to?” Being able to laugh at ourselves not only makes
life easier, but in the long run, it also makes us happier. So whether it’s real or not, the act of smiling will release the hormones associated with happiness, despite how you may be feeling. Laughter truly is the best medicine. Annie Hopper is a limbic system rehabilitation specialist in Kelowna. www.dnrsytem.com
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ENTERTAINMENT ▼ FINE BOOKS
Okanagan College gets antique and fine press book exhibit Okanagan College writing and publishing program is exhibiting a rare collection of books Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER
Many an avid reader aspires to write the great Canadian or American novel and publish it in a story that runs through fame, fortune and the next love of their life, somewhat similar to J. K. Rowling’s plot. The reality of the book publishing industry, of course, is a little different for most aspiring authors and, as those who attend the exhibit of antiquarian and contemporary, handcrafted books being unveiled at Okanagan College will soon see, there are times when the book itself is a story. “Lucie is really interesting because she commissions four or five different people to do each project. So she commissions an author, a printer, a binder and then she acts as director,” says Jason Dewinetz, the instructor behind the exhibit. The “Lucie” is Lucie Lambert of Lucie Lambert Editions in Vancouver and she’s a fine book publisher who creates her books like one might create a film, building a cast of artisans. A visual artist herself, she once painted a series of alphabetical letters then commissioned a French and English poet to write a corresponding set of verse for each letter to publish a stunning book. These fine press artists create one of a kind editions and very small print runs with each book worth thousands of dollars to collectors. Dewinetz spent a summer hand-cranking his own press some
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WILL YAMADA, a student in Okanagan College’s writing and publishing diploma program, holds a copy of a Pie Tree Press book—The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The linocut image here offers a prime example of the colourful artistry involved in the contemporary Canadian letterpress printer’s work. For more information about the exhibit on display at Okanagan College go to www.kalamalkapress.com. 12,000 times to produce work for his own company, Greenboathouse Press. Next week, the students in his writing and publishing diploma program will unveil an interesting collection of books from printers with this same penchant for perfection. From Jan and Crispin Elsted’s Barbarian Press to Will Reuter at Aliquando Press and Jim Rimmer at Pie Tree Press, the painstakingly built projects can see the printers make their own paper or build a press to exact specifications all to print a single book. The college is about to renovate its Vernon campus to accommodate its
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IT’S DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME REALLY DRAMATIC WOODCUT SCENES IN THE BOOK, SO WE JUST HAVE TO CHOOSE OUR FAVOURITE. Joanne Carey, Okanagan College writing and publishing program student
own press equipment so students can get a hands on taste of the craft. Dewinetz is installing 40,000 pounds of press and 10,000 pounds of antique type into the school, to be ready for the fifth year of the diploma program. While most of the students will wind up working for publishers who are
entirely computerized, understanding the process and appreciating the steps which lead to the more automated printing processes helps students perfect their craft, Dewinetz said. Students will be able to see, for example, why offset lithography produces an image that’s darker than intended—a phe-
nomenon known as dot gain that all graphic designers account for in their designs. The press should also introduce an element of appreciation for the craft these small, fine press publishers inspire. “It’s really a labour of love,” said Will Yamada, a writing and publishing student who worked on
the Pie Tree Press books in next week’s exhibit. Each student took either a fine press publisher or antique book and wrote a very brief essay those who attend the exhibit can skim to better understand what they’re viewing. Rimmer started Pie Tree after retiring and learned each printing process to create his stunning, colourful books, Yamada said. He uses a particularly impressive linocut demonstration known as a suicide cut, slicing away layers of image to be printed individually. There is no correcting a misstep if he makes the wrong cut in the linoleum—hence the name
suicide cut—so there are few who use the process to his level of artistry. Yamada said building the exhibit gave him a new appreciation for why these books are worth so much; although, as fellow student Joanne Carey found, the beauty of the work does make it very difficult to pick one page to display over others. She spent her time working on books from Barbarian Press, a Mission-area publisher considered the cream of the crop in the field. “It’s difficult because there are some really dramatic wood-cut scenes in the book, so we just have to choose our favourite,” she said. Before every class, the students had to wash their hands to reduce the amount of oils hitting the page. There will likely be limits on what people can touch once the books go on display in the library, the students said. Dewinetz has a collection of exceptional books that date back to the 15th century to include in the display with some borrowed from other book collectors. The opening reception is on Monday, March 26, 7 p.m., and will include a presentation from Dewinetz. The exhibit can be seen from Monday, March 26, to Thursday March 29, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday, March 30, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the library at Okanagan College’s KLO Road campus in Kelowna. jsmith@kelownacapnews.com
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Susan Steen DeLuise. Trust me, there is just awful language, sexual innuendo, scenes of teenagers at their worst, but through it all there are moments with really good laughs. If you can get past the gratuitous swearing, it’s worth seeing. Captain Dickson, played by Ice Cube, has his hands full with these two immature cops as they try to track down a high school drug dealer, played by Dave Franco, the younger brother of James Franco. Dave was formerly in a couple of other films such as Fright Night, but this is his big movie debut. As mentioned earlier, Depp cut his teeth on
21 Jump Street and he has a cameo in this one (try to spot him). I’m not sure which crowd will enjoy this, the theatre was fairly full with teens to 30 somethings and for some of us “wrinklies” this will be fun and enjoyable. I’m not talking about your grandmother here, unless she’s heard and seen it all, but if you overlook the really bad behaviour, the lack of intelligence and the insanity, you might enjoy the show. I would mention a best line, but it wouldn’t pass the censors and might offend a big part of the population. So I’m giving this 3 1/2 reels for those of you who Tweet, three reels for those of you who don’t know how to turn on a computer and don’t know what an app is. Susan Steen is a local movie buff. susansteen1234@shaw.ca
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I truly wasn’t prepared to find this one funny. My benchmark for funny in recent months has been Bridesmaids—can we forget the scene in the bridal salon, really? While 21 Jump Street is not of the laugh ’til you cry quality, it is funny. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, as Schmidt and Jenko respectively, play cops who don’t quite cut it and are assigned to the end of the line—undercover work the headquarters of which is a church at 21 Jump Street, ergo the name. Hill and Stephen J. Cannell are two of the writers and of course some of us will remember the TV show of the same name. 21 Jump Street was a hit series from 1987 to 1991 and launched the career of Johnny Depp. That series also starred Dustin Nguyen and Peter DeLuise, the handsome son of comedian Dom
nce a year, Volunteer Canada sets aside time to recognize and thank volunteers for their incredible impact in our community. This year National Volunteer Week is April 15 to 21. A legacy of caring is the result of volunteer gifts of time, skills and money. Here are some
practical ways you can catch people who ‘do good’ every day. Snap a photo. Capture those smiles and passion in action. Enter that photo in a contest. If your photo features a leader of volunteers, email the jpeg to Maureen.Curtis@variety.bc.ca by April 9. All
photos will be posted and the top three picks will receive prizes announced on the Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC (AVRBC) website. Maybe your best photo shows how an organization or individual volunteer takes action to benefit others. Volunteer BC wants your jpeg picture sent to volbcphotos@gmail. com by April 9. Prizes and recognition in The
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et ready for the next big phenomenon. Like Harry Potter and Twilight, The Hunger Games is based upon a popular series of young adult books, the movie versions of which will likely be as or more successful than its hugely successful predecessors. With performances starting at midnight tonight, it is predicted that The Hunger Games could break box office records. And even though some of the story and themes are familiar, it will likely break free of its key demographic and appeal to a much larger audience. As soon as the synopsis of a movie starts off with “Set in a dystopian future…” images of classic books and movies like Brave New World and Blade Runner pop into my head. In the case of The Hunger Games, the story reminds me of everything from The Most Dangerous Game to Logan’s Run to The Running Man. In the future world of The Hunger Games, North America is no more and is split up into 12 districts that make up the nation of Panem. Each year, the evil Capitol forces each of the districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in a nationally-televised event in which “Tributes” must fight each other until only one survives. These competitions are a twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, but entering the lottery to become a Tribute is encouraged as it gives the family extra rations and the winner receives enough hon-
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Rick Davis our, gifts and food to not want for anything again. In this world, 16-yearold Katniss (Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence) has been entering the lottery since she first could, at age 12. When her now 12year-old sister gets picked after entering for the first time, Katniss volunteers to take her place. Along with her childhood friend, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson),
they enter The Hunger Games and must make impossible choices that weigh survival against humanity and love. Also starring Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Lenny Kravitz, it is directed by Gary Ross, who is best known for Seabiscuit and has dabbled in dystopia before with Pleasantville. He also co-wrote the screenplay with author Suzanne Collins. The reason I say that it could break out of its target demographic is that critics are already heaping praise on the movie, saying that even though the material is familiar, the
filmmakers do a good job working with a solid science fiction story that will also appeal to those who like the genre. From the near future to ancient Greek mythology, Wrath of the Titans opens next Thursday with 10 p.m. shows at the Grand 10, Paramount and Capitol Theatres. Sam Worthington returns as Perseus, as well as Ralph Fiennes as Hades and Liam Neeson as Zeus. Advance tickets are on sale now. Rick Davis is the manager of the Capitol Theatre in West Kelowna. capitol_wes@ landmarkcinemas.ca
WRATH OF THE TITANS (3D) Sneak Preview Show at 10pm on March 29th (14A) *3D PRICING IN EFFECT* *No Passes Accepted (until Apr. 13th) – G.C’s always accepted* THE HUNGER GAMES Nightly at 6:35, 6:45, 6:55, 7:20, 9:30, 9:45 & 9:55, Fri - Sun Mats at 12:35, 12:45, 12:55, 1:20, 3:30, 3:45 & 3:55 (G) *No Passes Accepted (until Apr. 6th) – G.C’s always accepted* DR. SEUSS: THE LORAX (3D) Nightly at 7:10 & 9:15, Fri - Sun Mats at 1:10 & 3:15 (G) *3D PRICING IN EFFECT* JOHN CARTER (3D) Nightly at 6:50 & 9:35, Fri – Sun Mats at 12:50 only (PG) *3D PRICING IN EFFECT* *Note: There will be no 9:35 showing on Mar. 29th* JOHN CARTER (2D) Fri - Sun Mats at 3:35 only (PG) GOON Nightly at 7:05 & 9:50 (18A) THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY Fri - Sun Mats only at 1:05 & 3:50 (G) WANDERLUST Nightly at 7:00 & 9:25 (14A) 1000 WORDS Fri - Sun Mats only at 1:00 & 3:25 (PG) SAFE HOUSE Nightly at 6:40 & 9:40, Fri – Sun Mats at 12:40 & 3:40 (PG) DR. SEUSS: THE LORAX (2D) Nightly at 6:30 & 9:05, Fri - Sun Mats at 12:30 & 3:05 (G) EZ Rock Presents a Special Advance Screening of “Titanic 3D” at 6:30 pm on April 2nd TITANIC GOLD 3D glasses along with limited-edition lithographs will be given out to customers for this event only, PROMO DETAILS: There will be snacks courtesy of Cupcasions, a prize given out in the theatre for a dinner cruise for 2 courtesy of Executive Boardroom Houseboat, plus guests will be entered to win a grand prize package which includes Hotel Accommodations at any Prestige Hotel & Resort property, Dinner for 2 at Ric’s Grill plus more! (Tickets are on sale now) Sun FM Presents: “THE HUNGER GAMES” Sneak Preview Shows at 12:01am March 23rd Watch Hunger Games opening night and you can enter to win a “Head To Toe Make Over” Courtesy of Amici’s Hair & Body Spa (includes: haircut & color, manicure, pedicure and make up) plus “The Hunger Games” trilogy box set courtesy of Chapters, Movie Promo Items & More! We encourage you to join the staff and dress up in Hunger Games attire (Tickets are on sale now)
Paramount Landmark JOHN CARTER (2D) PG See it on the Okanagan’s LARGEST screen 7:00 & 9:45; Fri-Sun Matinees 1:00 & 3:45 THE HUNGER GAMES PG See it on the Okanagan’s LARGEST screen 6:50 & 9:45; Fri-Sun Matinees 12:50 & 3:45 NO PASSES ACCEPTED A SEPARATION G 7:10 & 9:50; Fri-Sun Matinees 1:10 & 3:50 *Oscar WINNER Best Foreign Language Film* HUNGER GAMES CONTEST! See “The Hunger Games” and read the bestselling Hunger Games novel. Tell us what you loved about the movie and the book by writing your very own movie review in 200 words or less. Submit all entries to paramount_kel@landmarkcinemas.ca by April 5th and the top movie review will be published in the Capital News plus receive a Hunger Games T-shirt and prize pack courtesy of Alliance films. The Hunger Games is presented by 99.9 Sun FM. Sun FM Presents “The Hunger Games” In-Theatre Event Tuesday, March 27th @ 6:30 pm Many prizes to be won courtesy of Kelly O Bryans, Gorgeous George’s and so much more! Come dressed as your favourite Hunger Games character too!
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had a constituent contact our office recently because of an incident with her credit card. A department store transaction had resulted in an interest charge that seemed entirely unfair to her. Interest charges on department credit cards are usually the highest at 29.9 per cent and, as with any credit card, the failure to pay your credit card debt within the 30 days allowed certainly can end up costing you. It’s the reason it is so important to understand the terms and conditions in place when we sign on to receive a credit card. To be fair though, all the fine print and terms and conditions associated with financial products can be confusing. For that reason, the federal government has been busy working to make the everyday financial products you use fairer and more transparent. Canadians deserve clear and direct information so they can make the
interest rates. Advance notice must now be provided on monthly credit cards statements if interest rates are going to increase during the next statement period. But beyond these new rules for credit cards there is more. Starting in August, we’re shortening the cheque hold period to give immediate access to the first $100 of a cheque cashed at a federal financial institution to give Canadians timely access to their own money. We’ve also brought in a new code of conduct to ensure more transparent information for homebuyers on the often confusing issue of mortgage prepayments. This is especially important because with clearer information, Canadians can better manage what is often the biggest investment of their lifetime—their home. The code of conduct will require mortgage lenders to provide
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Ron Cannan best financial decisions in their best interests—and that’s happening more and more with pro-consumer measures. Under new rules, all credit card applications and agreements must have all significant information, like interest rates, grace periods and fees, clearly and noticeably stated in plain language; no more text so small you need a magnifying glass to read it and more plain language so you don’t need a legal dictionary to understand it. As well, monthly credit cards statements must now include a clear indication of how long it would take someone to pay off a balance when only making the minimum payments, at current
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straightforward details on what rights home-buyers have and what obligations they face (including potential penalties) when paying down their mortgages. Additionally, the code also requires this information also be provided at renewal and in annual statements. And, finally, we are banning unsolicited credit card cheques that you’ll often see in your mailbox. These ‘cheques,’ if used, are considered cash advances, which generally means higher interest rates and fees, and, like cash advances, interest begins to accrue immediately. By banning unsolicited credit card cheques, consumers will now only receive them if and when they request them, and when they have made a fully informed decision to do so. The bottom line? Be informed before you sign on the dotted line. If you would like more information on these and other pro-consumer measures introduced by our government please visit www.fcac. gc.ca. Ron Cannan is the Conservative MP for Kelowna-Lake Country. 250-470-5075 ron@cannan.ca.
Myths about reducing sodium intake challenged Christina Grieve CONTRIBUTOR
As March is Nutrition Month, registered dietitians take this opportunity to focus on eating well. This year, our goal is to give you the facts about common nutrition myths. There are many myths about how to lower the amount of sodium we consume. Sodium, the main component of salt, helps our bodies balance fluid and blood pressure, but many of us consume too much of it. MYTH #1: Only people who have high blood pressure need to cut down on sodium. Cutting down on sodium reduces the risk of developing high blood pressure. Too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and kidney disease. Reducing sodium can also improve bone health. Most Canadians consume 3,400 mg of sodium daily, but our bodies only need 1,500 mg. That is over double what we need. MYTH #2: If you don’t
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Christina Grieve use a salt shaker, you won’t eat too much salt. For the average Canadian, 75 per cent of the sodium we eat comes from processed and packaged foods, not from the shaker. Soups, deli meats, bread, cheese, bottled drinks, condiments and even desserts and sweets can contain hidden sodium. Always check the sodium on packaged foods before putting them in your grocery chart by reading the nutrition label. Look for foods that contain less than 15 per cent DV (daily value) sodium. You can also reduce sodium by eating less processed foods and cooking meals at home whenever possible. When you do eat out, ask your server about low sodium options. MYTH #3: Sea salt is lower in sodium than table salt. All types of salt—sea
salt, kosher salt and table salt—have about the same amount of sodium. Try adding flavour to food with salt-free spices, herbs, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic and onion instead of salt. MYTH #4: There’s no such thing as “too much sodium” for kids. Kids only need 1,000 to 1,500 mg of sodium per day. Most Canadian children consume more than this and in the long term it can lead to health problems like heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and high blood pressure. Snack foods that are popular with kids, like crackers, chips, instant noodles, beef jerky and packaged lunch kits, often contain a lot of sodium. Instead, choose low sodium fun snacks like fruit and veggie sticks, salt-free peanut butter with low sodium crackers, unsweetened applesauce or yogurt cups, or unsalted trail mix. Try making sandwiches with leftover homecooked meat instead of deli meat. Looking for more information about sodium? Visit www.healthyfamiliesbc.ca to learn more about sodium and your family’s health. Christina Grieve is a dietetic intern with Interior Health.
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Community groups pitch council for funding help Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER
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WESTSIDE-KELOWNA MLA Ben Stewart announces a grant of $400,000 for the Westlake Community Park Sports Field at the site on Tuesday.
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Province ready to invest in Westlake sports field project Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER
The province will cover nearly half the tab of a new sports field in Rose Valley. Westside-Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart announced that the province will contribute $400,000 towards the creation of Westlake Community Park Sports Field. The total cost of the field is $908,000. The money is one of several community recreation grants the province has announced this week. In all, $30 million in grants will be given province-wide through the program. The sports field will lie adjacent to a proposed elementary school, which is tentatively set to open in September 2014 with 400 students.
West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater and School District 23 Chair Rolli Cacchioni were also on hand for Tuesday morning’s announcement. Findlater said that the idea for this sports field goes back two years to the start of the DWK’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan. “Council learned through that process through the community and the user groups, we need more playing field space. That has been a recurring theme all the way through— we need more places for football, soccer and other outdoor games,” said Findlater. As the field is “shovel ready,” construction on the project is set to begin this summer, the hope being it will be put to use in the spring of 2013.
“The end result will be a full size sports field plus room for end zones and side zones.” Findlater said that the field will also be a gathering place for Rose Valley residents. The mayor thanked Stewart for his work in getting funding for the park. “This project is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the dedication that Ben has displayed in the legislature, working hard on our behalf,” he noted. “What we’re doing on this site will be more than a soccer pitch and some goal posts. It’s a legacy infrastructure project, something that will benefit this community for decades to come, it fills a gap, it meets a need, it will shine as an example when the government and community work together.”
West Kelowna community groups are used to keeping a close ear on council meetings. But during Tuesday’s committee of the whole council meeting, DWK council members were the ones listening. Eight community groups faced the seven members of council to share their own past, present and future endeavours while also suggesting areas where they felt the district needs to improve. The acting mayor for the meeting was Coun. David Knowles. He explained that the purpose of the session was for district staff to gather information. He added that there was “no intention to reach any conclusions,” during Tuesday’s meeting. “(Staff is) taking copious notes and will be reporting back to council,” said Knowles. Mary Mandarino, with the Westside Residents’ and Business Association, started things off by making several requests, including a plea that the district review the sign bylaw as soon as possible. Mayor Doug Findlater said that a review of the bylaw will occur at some point in 2012. “We hear a lot about that from all perspectives …sometime this year we’ll have a roaring debate on it,” said Findlater. Karen Thompson, of the Westbank and District Chamber of Commerce, said several chamber members have also shown concern over the sign by-
law. “The other thing we’ve talked to many people about is the downtown revitalization. It has got to get going; people are very upset about that,” said Thompson. Larry Mintz, with the West Kelowna Residents’ Association, shared the group’s background, purpose, past activities, current board of directors and current initiatives. Mintz explained the issues that the association is currently involved with include affordable housing, the Westbank couplet proposal, a West Kelowna urgent care centre, B.C. Assessment Authority anomalies, foreshore and public beach accesses, the WFN land swap issue, Gellatly Bay trails and parks, bylaw enforcement and support for the Mission Hill Winery development. Rita Milne, of the Lakeview Heights Community Association, presented a report to council including the association’s history, an overview of 2011 and a projection for 2012. Gordon Ficke explained the values and history of the Historic Westbank Association. He said that the association is greatly anticipating council’s downtown revitalization plan. Betty Hersey, from the Historic Westbank Association, was also on hand to tell council about the Westbank Outdoor Market. She said that the market started in 2010 with 12 vendors. This year, already 33 vendors have al-
ready committed to the first market of the summer. Gary Gylytiuk, president of the Green Bay Property Owners’ Association, started his presentation by illustrating the beauty of Green Bay to council. He said that 85 per cent of the sedimentation filling Green Bay is from overland soil transfer from the effects of a dysfunctional storm sewer. He told council that the existing storm system needs to be upgraded to prevent continuing contamination of the bay. Knowles assured Gylytiuk that there would be a full report coming to council on the issue. Michael Trenn, of the Glenrosa Residents’ Association, explained the group is currently focused on traffic and transportation issues. He noted that speeding is an ongoing issue on Webber Road and Glenrosa Road and said that there is a consensus from the neighbourhood that signage is not a deterrent to speeding, so it’s felt other measures are required to support and enforce the signs. The Casa Loma Community Association was the final group represented on Tuesday. The association’s top concern was that the district will follow through on the estimated $1 million required to help alleviate the existing surface water management problems that exist in Casa Loma. wpaterson @kelownacapnews.com
Lakeview community hall re-opening A grand re-opening will be held on Monday, March 26, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., at Lakeview Heights Community Hall to mark the completion of a renovation at the historic facility at 860 An-
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 Capital News
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with my mind closed. We weren’t there to hear about the time share —we were there because they provided a cheap excursion in exchange for our time. Wouldn’t you know it, though, this second package sounded even better than that first. I found myself asking to see the paperwork. The salesperson seemed a little taken aback. What? I wanted to actually read the contract? This special request took a while for the salesperson to comply with. I didn’t get through the first half of the first page without getting stuck. The words on the printed page were simply
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not jiving with the words coming out of the salesman’s mouth. I have to hand it to them, they were very compelling. At the ends of both pitches, the similar but differently packaged products looked mighty attractive. They were at that “too good to be true” level. It was like deciding not to sign up was throwing money away. The deals were, indeed, too good to be true. The clever packaging unraveled when carefully considered and the contract wordings didn’t match some of what was being promised. The fact that I came close to committing leads me to wonder how many
others must be taking the plunge. It’s a heck of a thing— subjecting yourself to a carefully scripted sales pitch, delivered by some of the best in the business, and being asked to make a snap decision without legal advice. My father would say “buyer beware.” Sure, there was no gun to my head. No prudent consumer would make the snap purchase decision without careful consideration and without all those verbal promises being clearly set out in a written contract. Yet obviously many, many people make that snap decision. Laws have, in fact, developed to protect us from
ourselves in these circumstances. The protection is a brief time frame to wake up to the reality of what you’ve done and get out of the deal. In B.C., that time frame is 10 days. I have no Mexican law expertise, but the research I’ve done leads me to believe that there is a similar law in Mexico. If I got it right, the time limit is five days. Mexican law would apply to a purchase made in Mexico. I don’t know what technical steps must be taken within those time limits, nor whether it’s calendar or business days. My suggestion would be to immediately hand deliver written notice of
your intention to reverse the deal and then get urgent legal advice to find out whether or not that was sufficient. Got cold feet after the time limit has expired? An Internet search will uncover companies willing to help you. When I read through their online sales pitches, though, I wonder if they might be just as bad as the time share salespeople. This column is intended to provide general information about injury claims. It is not a substitute for retaining a lawyer to provide legal advice specifically pertaining to your case. Paul Hergott is a lawyer at Hergott Law in West Kelowna. paul@hlaw.ca
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SANDALWOOD RETIREMENT RESORT— TEAM MEMBERS WANTED!! The Okanagan’s Finest Senior Residence is growing; fun-loving seniors from all over Western Canada are coming to live with us! We have full and parttime opportunities open for the following positions; CONCIERGE/SECURITY; you captain the cruise ship either on evening or night shift, you are personable, energetic, and a great multi-tasker. You are equally adept with either microphone or vacuum cleaner, and you thrive in an active environment. Common sense is your forte. FRONT DESK/RECEPTION; your smiling face and agreeable disposition provide our first impression to visitors and guests, and lasting impressions with our residents. You have great language and PR skills, understand MS Office, and are systematic and well organized. You are a team player, and you may work weekdays and/or weekends. Currently we have a weekends 8 AM to 4PM position open. Regency Retirement Resorts is local and family- operated. We offer a competitive wage and benefits program, and a great work environment. If you feel you would be an asset to our team at Sandalwood, please e-mail or deliver your professional resume to Dennis Campbell General Manager, at dennisc@regencyresorts.ca.
Medical/Dental Dental Assistant required Reply to Dr. Harvey Thompson, #22-665 Front St., Quesnel, BC V2J5J5. 250-992-3771 DENTAL RECEPTIONIST Position available. Applicant with knowledge of Power Practice Software & Clinical experience required. This is a FT position. Mon - Thurs, no evenings or weekends. Position available due to team member moving to the coast. Resumes to: Dr. T.A. Martin #22 - 1710 Ellis St. Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 2B5 or Fax: 250-762-0702
Trades, Technical DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Laborers and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Canada. Red Seal Preferred. Laborers will possess competency in assisting on the installation of all types of formwork, performing general labor work and placing concrete. Have the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to patton@bakerconcrete.com
Help Wanted
Volunteers * Models Needed * Joico and Iso are world-wide Beauty Industry leaders in fashion forward cutting, coloring, and texture design. Award winning Hair Dressers and Stage Artists will be in Kelowna presenting new looks for the Spring 2012 season. We are looking for volunteers interested in being hair fashion models at an upcoming education forum in April. Please call West Coast Beauty at 250.861.1420 for information
Services
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Cleaning Services EUROPEAN hardworking lady Christian with experience looking to clean houses/offices. Call 250-707-1771
Computer Services 12/7 A MOBILE COMPUTER TECH. Certified computer technician, virus removal, repairs, upgrades. Let me come to you. (250)-717-6520. 12/7 In-Home Repairs. New Systems/Upgrades. 20+yrs Prof. Service. Peter 215-4137
Contractors JOURNEYMAN Carpenter for framing, finishing, additions, decks. Richard. 250-717-7043 KSK Framing & Foundations. Quality workmanship at reas rates. Free est 250-979-8948
Countertops REFACE Countertops. 1/2 the Cost of Replacing. Granite & Corian Designs. 470-2235.
Drywall ARCH-AIDE Contracting. Boarding, Taping, Texturing & Steel Studs. 250-870-6301 PESL DRYWALL Service Inc. Renovations, new construction and repairs. Boarding, taping, textured ceilings. Call Tomas at 250-212-4483 or 860-3495. Small Repairs/Reno’s. Drywall, Framing, Painting, Fin’d Carpentry etc. Ken, 250-212-9588
Electrical ALAN Dignam Electric. Resid/ Comm. Service calls, Reno’s, Upgrades. lic’d, bonded & Insured. Alan 250-808-6595 A&S ELECTRIC. Resid/Comm Wiring. New constr, renov. & service changes. lic’d & bonded. Steve 864-2099 (cont #90929) JRS ELECTRIC: Licns’d, bnded & insr’d. From new builds & renos to service calls. Russ 250-801-7178 (cont:98365) MJB ELECTRIC Residential & commercial repairs and service work. Fast & Friendly Service. 250-212-5610
Excavating & Drainage COLLEE Excavating & Bobcat Sewer Hookups, Rock Walls, Rock Breaking, 250-860-5670
Fencing CEDAR Panels, Gates, Custom fencing & Decks. Quality Work. Josef 250-864-7755.
Floor Refinishing/ Installations LEW Cat Ent. Carpet, Lino, Tiles, Hrdwd, Lam. Free est. Great rates. Lewis @ 3176889 Work Guaranteed. NEED Installer? We install carpet, lino, hardwood, laminate. Andreas 250-863-3402.
Framing SEMOH HOMES LTD. Framing, Foundations & Renovations. Mark at 250-878-0424
Garage Door Services GARAGE Doors- install, service, repair all makes of doors & openers. 250-878-2911
Garden & Lawn 1-1-1- All Exterior Hedge & Tree Specialist. Downsizing bracing, trimming, pruning, sculpturing & removing of hedges & trees. Fully Insured. Call Dave (250)-212-1716 AAA Lawn & Yard. Great Spring Specials, power raking, fertilizer, yard clean-up, mowing, landscaping, excavation. Father & Son. 250-212-7512 Ace of Spades. Tree, hedge & shrub pruning. Aeration & Power Raking. 250-878-1315 Aspen Landscaping. Aerating, power raking, irrigation start ups. No HST. 250-317-7773 Don’t call anyone about Lawn cutting, power raking, aeration, or pruning until you speak with us! Serving Kelowna & Area for over 7yrs. Ryan, 250-4691288. www.vantagekelowna.com
M&S LAWN & GARDEN Power Raking, Mowing, Pruning, Yard Clean-up, General Maintenance, Irrigation, Complete Landscaping, Retainer Walls, Water Features. Free Estimates Jim 250-861-3693
Handypersons NEED a hand inside or out from painting to yard work. 250-215-1712, 250-768-5032 SENIOR Fenton’s Handyman Services. Fencing, Painting, House Maint.(250)863-2129
Home Improvements BUILDING? Renovating? See www.buildmyhouse.org. Only the best trades! GREAT Canadian Builders Ltd. All interior & exterior renovation work. 1-250-488-0407 OLD SCHOOL Construction. framing to flooring. Lg & sm renos, quality workmanship. Organized jobsites. Lic & ins. Sen. disc. Cory 250-862-7094
Home Repairs LARRY’S Handyman & Reno Serv., Lg. & Sm. jobs, Graffitti Removal etc., 250-718-8879
Kitchen Cabinets MARYANNE’S Kitchen Designs. Dealer for kitchen craft, Merit & Leelynn.250-317-7523
Landscaping #1 STOP FOR ROCKS. www.bcrocks.com. Please call 250-862-0862 APM Landscaping, Low bobcat/excavator rates and no HST. 250-808-3227 CALL Exquisite Lawn & Landscaping to book your Spring Cleanup and Weekly LawnMaintenance. 250.300.0520 Cattle manure for sale, composted or fresh. Fir bark mulch.$20 per yard on orders over 30 yards. 250-838-6630. GLM Landscaping & Irrigation Our 1st 10 customers save their HST! 250-864-5450
Machining & Metal Work GET BENT Metal Fab, fences, gates, railings, security bars, 863-4418www.getbentmetalfab.ca
Moving & Storage AAA Best Rates Moving $59+. FLAT Rates long dist. Weekly trips BC/AB. 250-861-3400 DAN-MEL MOVING SERVICES Local & long distance, also Fifth Wheel moving. 250-2150147 or 250-766-1282 FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687 JOE’S MOVING.reasble rates fully equip’d trucks, local-long dist, no job too small470-8194 NORTH END Moving Service Local/Long Distance. Free Estimates 250-470-9498
Painting & Decorating 1ST. In customer service, Cando Painting, prof. reliable crew, 15yrs. in business, Int/Ext. Eddie 250-863-3449 CALL COR’S PAINTING. On time, on budget. Neat & tidy. Focus on repaints. Lic & ins. Senior discount. Cory Doell 250-768-8439
DALE’S PAINTING Service. Painting Kelowna a better place since 1982. 862-9333 F.J. MARK LTD. PAINTING Quality workmanship & service. Call Fred 250-863-9373 I.L. Painting & Decorating. Nice, clean & quality painting. In/Out painting. 250-707-1771 RADAS Custom Painting. 24 yrs exp., Prof. and Clean. DJ 250-808-5555, Rada 863-7606
Plumbing BAYSIDE Plumbing & Gas Fitting Service. H/W tanks. Qualified & Reliable. 250-317-2279
Roofing & Skylights
RIGHT Way Roofing. Specializing in repairs & re-roofs. Much more!Ask 250-808-1473 RYDER ROOFING LTD. Free est, ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’ 250-7653191.
Rubbish Removal
250-808-0733 SKYHIGH DISPOSAL. Full service Junk Removal & Bin Rentals.
ERIK the STUDENT RUBBISH REMOVAL, TREE REMOVAL HAULS FROM $39.99 & UP. HEDGES, HEDGES, HEDGES
250-859-9053
OK Junk. Best rates, free est. Call 250-469-3275 okjunk.com
Snowclearing
SNOW Removal, sanding, comm.lots/acreage.Tremblay’s Excavating. 250-979-8033
Sundecks
KELOWNA DECK & RAIL. Vinyl, Mod. Flooring, Alum., GlassTopless/Picket878-2483.
Tiling
TILE Setter. Artistic Ceramics. Custom tile setting. Call 250870-1009
Tree Services
1-1-1- All Exterior Hedge & Tree Specialist. Downsizing bracing, trimming, pruning, sculpturing & removing of hedges & trees. Fully Insured. Call Dave (250)-212-1716
Trucking/ Bull Dozing
TNT TRUCKING. No load too small. Junk removal, sand, gravel, etc. (250)862-0821 (250)765-2778.
Pets & Livestock
Feed & Hay
Dairy quality 2nd & 3rd cut alfalfa 3x3x8 bales,test avail, Delivery avail. Shavings & sawdust available as well. 250-838-6630. HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Round bales $70 each, approx. 800lbs. Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton. Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250838-6630 *HAY-SALES-GUARANTEED Quality Grass, Alfalfa, Mixed square bales, round bales & Silage bales. Delivery avail. (250)804-6081,(250)833-6763. McLeery Ranch, Armstrong. Alfalfa/Alfalfa Grass small squares, exc hay $6. Haylage $40., Dry Rounds $50.; 1250-546-0420, 250-503-8184
QUALITY Grass/Alfalfa Hay For Sale, small squares. Delivery available. PH: 250 442 8066
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Pet Services ACTIVE Dog? Training fr $80/mth CALL NOW Pawsitive Choices 250-768-2011
Pets
AKC Yorkie puppies avail now, champion blood lines, home raised, beautiful baby doll & traditional, adorable puppies.$650.1-806-402-9414. Email: tom5291@gmail.com WOLF HYBRID Cubs reserve. now. Sun Valley Wolf Kennels www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com 250-765-4996 Kelowna, BC
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DRYWALL Boarding, taping & texture. Framing, painting, finishing carpentry etc.
A & S Electric
Residential & Commercial Wiring, New Construction, Renovations & Service Changes. Complete telephone & data cabling services, Prompt quality service. Licensed & Bonded Call Steve 250-864-2099
NATURAL STONE
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MJB ELECTRIC Res/Comm Repairs & Service Work. Fast & Friendly Service.
250-212-5610
FLOORING
FRAMING
GARAGE DOOR SERVICES
LEW CAT ENT.
SEMOH HOMES LTD.
ABC
Carpet, lino, tiles, hardwood, laminate. Free estimates. Great rates. Lewis @ 250-317-6889. Work Guaranteed.
Framing, foundations & renovations. Mark @250-878-0424 semohhomes@shaw.ca
OVERHEAD DOORS We install, service, & repair all makes of doors & openers. FREE ESTIMATES • INSURANCE CLAIMS Call for appointment
250-878-2911 abcohdoors@gmail.com
KITCHEN CABINETS
KITCHENS
FURNITURE Plus MFG
Maryanne’s Kitchen Design
Made in Kelowna. Kitchens, vanities, chairs, countertops, tables & bar stools! Re-upholstery also available. 1040 Richter St. 250-215-1903
59.00 SF
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ELECTRICAL
SMALL REPAIRS & RENOVATIONS
Dealer for Kitchen Kraft, Merit & Leelynn We do all facets of your renovations 250-317-7523
**NO GST**
“Dare to be Different” Save LOTS of MONEY!!
Landscaping, irrigation, patios, retaining walls & water features. 250-317-7773 www.aspenlandscaping.ca
Low Maintenance Landscapes & Irrigation Call Ryan 250-469-1288
TREMBLAY’S EXCAVATING LTD.
• Snow Removal • Full Landscaping • Rock Retaining Walls • Portable Soil Screener CELL: (250) 979-8033 BUS: (250) 861-1500
Senior’s Specials Experience & Quality New Homes & Repaints Ceilings Bondable. Insurance Work Call Terry
250-863-9830 or 250-768-1098
24 yrs. exp., prof. and clean. Interior and exterior specialists. Senior discount. Many references. Call DJ (250) 808-5555 Call Rada (250) 863-7606
APM LANDSCAPING Low bobcat/excavator rates. You name it, we build it! Free estimates & no HST!
I.L. PAINTING & DECORATING Nice, clean & quality painting. In/Out painting,
250-707-1771
FEATURE
RENOVATIONS
Great Canadian Builders Ltd.
Deck & Rail
Kelowna
Turning houses into homes. Your complete renovation specialist, 25 years experience. All interior and exterior work, concrete, garages, fence, decks, kitchen & bath renovations.
1.250.488.0407
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250-470-2235
Reliable Contractor, over 20 yrs. experience. Book by April 10 and be entered for a 1 in 5 chance for a new 55” LED TV!! References available. Call Today!! 250-769-7603 www.vantagekelowna.com
COLLEE
Excavating & Bobcat Services
250-860-5670
107 3677 Hwy 97 North Kelowna
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• Interior & Exterior Renovations • Carpentry • Painting • Small Repairs • Pressure Washing
• Kitchen & Bathroom Upgrades • Yard Maintenance • Fences, Decks • Tile • Graffiti Removal
250-718-8879
Seníor Fenton’s
Handyman Services Fencing, Painting, Concrete, House and Yard Maintenance & Repair, Lawnmower Tuneups Worksafe Registered
FLOORING SOLUTIONS
Turning houses into homes. Your complete renovation specialist, 25 years experience. All interior and exterior work, concrete, garages, fence, decks, kitchen & bath renovations.
Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country
1.250.488.0407
Lawn & Landscaping Ltd.
250.863.8935
North End Moving Services
Local or Long Distance Polite & Professional
Ph: 250-869-0697 Cell 250-470-9498
Capable & willing to take on ALL your landscaping needs
250-300-0520
Our 1st 10 customers save their HST! Landscaping, irrigation, patios, retaining walls & water features.
250-864-5450
Serving the Okanagan 14 yrs. Vinyl Decking up to 80 mil., Modular Flooring, Aluminum, Glass, Topless, Picket Railings, Fences & Gates. Free Estimates
250-878-2483
DALE’S PAINTING SERVICE
862-9333 PAINTING KELOWNA A BETTER PLACE SINCE 1982 www.dalespaintingservice.ca
member of B.B.B. Fully insured, WCB coverage. All types of shingle roofing & torch on roofing systems. ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’
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250-765-3191
TRUCK/BULL DOZING
WELDING
TNTTRUCKING
No load too small • BARK MULCH • SAND • GRAVEL • YARD CLEAN-UP • JUNK REMOVAL LIGHT FLAT-DECK Nick Nixon - Trish Nebot Cell 250-862-0821 Office 250-765-2778
Joe’s Moving Service “The Professionals”
• Local/long distance • Storage Available • No job too small • Free Estimates Call Joe Anytime 250-470-8194
METAL FABRICATION LTD. Fences • Gates • Railings • Security Bars • Cargo Racks • Rollcages • Boat Railings & more. Tube Bending Specialists www.getbentmetalfab.ca
250-863-4418
www.buildmyhouse.org Only the Best Trades
HONEY DO CUSTOM GARDEN/CARPENTRY Cedar panels, gates, custom fencing & decks. Quality workmanship. Reliable. Call Josef 250-864-7755
AAA BEST RATE MOVING
F.J. MARK LTD. PAINTING
250-861-3400
Call Fred 250-863-9373
$59+. FLAT rates for long distance. Weekly trips between BC/AB. Why pay more?
Quality Workmanship. Interior or Exterior. Senior Discount. Full WCB Coverage.
RENOVATIONS
Bayside Plumbing & Gas Fitting Qualified, reliable, bonded. Over 30 years exp. res./comm. service renovations, new installations, h/water tanks, dishwashers, washers, dryers. 250-317-2279
ROOFING
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Indoor & Outdoor Eco Friendly Flooring
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LAWN AND GARDEN
Boarding, taping, texturing & steel studs. Repairs. Any size job. Call 250-870-6301
HOME IMPROVEMENT
HANDYMAN & Renovation Services
ARCH-AIDE CONTRACTING
Darcy Martin Phl 250-469-9302 www.ecoflexfloors.com
www.collee-excavating.ca
Larry’s Handyman
DRYWALL
FLOOR REFINISHING
MOVING/STORAGE
250-808-3227
RADAS Custom Painting
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PAINTING/DECORATING AFFORDABLE PAINTING
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EXCAVATION
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DECKS & FENCING
COUNTERTOPS
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Tar Gravel/Repairs/Torch On/All types of roofs/Sun decks. Much more, just ask. JOHN BROOKE
EXPERIENCED CRAFTSMEN QUALITY WORKMANSHIP SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST
• Bath Remodels • Decks • Drywall
• Kitchen Remodels • Painting • Plumbing
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Carpet, lino, tiles, hardwood, laminate. Get Free estimates. Featured! Great rates. Call Lewis @ 250-317-6889. 250-763-7114 Work Guaranteed. 250-808-1473
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Merchandise for Sale
Merchandise for Sale
$100 & Under
Heavy Duty Machinery
2 Tall Display Cabinets with glass & lights. Excellent Condition. $100, 778-478-6672
FM/AM Receiver (250)768-6834
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PLYWOOD Yard Sale Table, Folding Legs, 30 x 72. $20, Call (250)860-2101
$200 & Under PRETTY Ivory & blue floral sofa & loveseat set. $150. 250-862-9669 WASHER, Dryer, in working condition Come and see, $170. 250-868-3415
$300 & Under 89” Sage brown sofa clean No pets,smoker stains. Like new $240 (250)768-2710 aft 4pm SHAW HD digital terminal box Motorolo. Easy H.U. for TV. 4 oulets $280 250-768-5787
$400 & Under LIKE New King Mattress, Memory & high density foam. Sacrifice $375, 778-478-6672
$500 & Under MATCHING Burgundy Leather Loveseats, Very Good Condition, $500/both. 250-862-9669
Free Items FREE: 27” JVC TV, 20” Samsung Monitor, Canon I560 Printer. Excellent working condition. Various lengths of lumber & big O pipe. 764-8074 FREE: 2 year old Chocolate point Siamese Cat to give away. 250-878-8444 FREE pick up , appliances or any kind of metal. Call (250)765-9303, 250-212-3122 Free pickup, of aluminum windows, wire, pipe, air conditioners & batteries. 250-717-0581 FREE P/U- Appliances, Rads, Batteries, Old machinery, vehicles. Harley 778-821-1317 FREE UPRIGHT BEER FRIDGE. YOU PICK UP(250)859-5455 FREE: White Truck Canopy, Good Condition. Fits 8ft Box. 250-764-7517
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Medical Supplies
$185/crd, Jack Pine $150/cd, Ponderosa, $125. Jim, 250-762-5469 WANTED Applewood, will buy as rounds/logs, or can remove trees for wood. 604-970-4041
Furniture ALL MARCH LONG Pink Tag Sale save up to 50% off the last tag price! USED FURNITURE ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES MANY RECENT ARRIVALS!
OK Estates Furniture and More, 3292 Hwy 97N, 1.5km N of McCurdy. 250-807-7775 11-5 Tues-Sat OAK COFFEE table and end tables, $175. 250-491-2566. STAR STORES NOW OPEN look for the RED awnings #9-1753 Dolphin Ave Kel (corner of Kirshner & Dolphin). Antiques, furniture, tools, hardware & much more! Come in & Browse 9:30am-5:00pm MonSat. We also buy quality items, households & estates pls phone 250-212-6144 WESTERN STAR AUCTIONS. Buying Estates, Tools, Collectable’s and Furniture. Cash Paid or Consignment to Auction. #8-730 Stremel Rd. (778)753-5580
Real Estate
Real Estate
Rentals
Misc. Wanted
Houses For Sale
Open Houses
Commercial/ Industrial
LOCAL Coin Collector, looking to buy collections, Mint & Proof sets, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins Etc. Any amount. Please Call Chad at 250-863-3082. PRIVATE Collector buying coins from Royal Canadian Mint. I can buy big coin collections too! Todd 250-864-3521
Townhouses THINKING OF SELLING YOUR PROPERTY? For a confidential, no obligation, FREE market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-861-6002 or cell 250-717-6330 anytime.
Musical Instruments KIMBALL Electric Organ individual Instrumental sound. Full orchestra sound. Simple finger chords with bench & 3 music books. $1200 (250)768-5787
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1BD, $650+utils, close to all amens, NP. AVAIL MAY 1ST Call 250-861-4700
Misc. for Sale FOR
SALE
Charming Gas Fireplace Perfect for curling up of Perfect for curling up in front in front of with that with that special someone. (house someone. included) special (house included)
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Sporting Goods BEN HOGAN Irons, 2-SW. $85. Taylor made Rac Irons, $85. Titleist 909D Driver, $90. Titleist & Mizuno 3 Woods, $60. 250-764-2218
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Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale $126,000 Rutland. Seniors Top Flr. Great view. Secured Parking. MLS Ken Dempsey Remax (250)-717-5000 CLEAN, Bright Top Floor 55+ Condo. Fresh paint. 6 Appliances. $185,900 MLS. Charlene Bertrand Coldwell Banker(250)-870-1870 THINKING OF SELLING YOUR PROPERTY? For a confidential, no obligation, FREE market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-861-6002 or cell 250-717-6330 anytime.
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$269,000 Rutland 3bd, 2baths Rancher. 1 gas FP. Fenced yard, MLS. Ken Dempsey Remax (250)-717-5000 $314,000 Downtown with suite 3bdrms 2bths 2 laundry’s 2 FP’s MLS Ken Dempsey Remax (250)-717-5000 MORTGAGES LOW RATES. 4YR. 2.99% 10 YR. 3.99% Trish at 250-470-8324 ******* OKHomeseller.com Where smart sellers meet smart buyers! View Thompson Okanagan properties for sale.// Selling? No Commission. (250) 545-2383 or 1-877-291-7576 THINKING OF SELLING YOUR PROPERTY? For a confidential, no obligation, FREE market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-861-6002 or cell 250-717-6330 anytime.
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1BD Very Clean. Fresh paint. Adult Builiding. NS. NP. Walk to DT. or Hospital. Laundry facilities and Utils incl’d Rental Incentives avail. Avail immed. $795. Call 250-878-0119 or 250 878-0136 1 Month FREE! 1Bdrm Apt, 55+, NS, ND, NP, Appliances. Excellent condition. Gordon Manor near Capri Centre. $775/mo. Includes Strata Fee! Call (250)764-5151 2-bdrm BELGO AREA, Rutland Rd. S. $900 + hydro, f/s/w/d, NO PETS, on bus rte. 250-491-3345, 250-869-9788 2BDRM suite L. Mission. Avail Mar 1. Steps to Beach & Greenway. All appl’s, NS, NP, $1025 & $1150. Only responsible people call: 863-6645 2 Bedroom 2 Bath condo near H2O. $1000, utilities extra, NS, NP. 250-317-8990 BROCKTON MANOR. 1 & 2 bedrooms. The large, bright units are a short walk to downtown, hospital, beach & shopping. Transit is right outside the door. Please call us at 250-860-5220 FAIRLANE CRT. 2 & 3 bdrms, heat & hot water incl. Located on Lawrence near Gordon, close to downtown & Capri shopping mall. Please call 250-860-4836 LAKEFRONT 1, 2, & 3 bdrm. Fully furn’d. Central. Available. to May From $1290 / 30days. (250)769-4630 www.casaloma.com
MILL CREEK ESTATES. Various floor plans avail. 1, 2 & 3 bdrms within walking distance of the Parkinson rec center, Apple Bowl, Kelowna Golf & Country Club & Spall Plaza. 250-860-4836. millcreekestates@shaw.ca ROTH Towers, 1938 Pandosy St. 2bd suite, 6-storey concrete building, on bus rt., near hospital, lake & Downtown. Heat & hot water incl. $895. Call 250-878-7953 WILLOW PARK MANOR. Aurora and Hollywood. 1 & 2 bdrms. Steps away from Willow Park shopping center, transit & the other shops of Rutland. Direct bus route to UBCO. 12-15mins. 250-7633654 AFFORDABLE Luxury in the centre of Kelowna. New 1&2bd, 5 appl’s, in-building prking. NS, NP. www.rentcentrepoint.com 250-763-6600
1500sq/ft. shop 22ft ceilings Shop on 1/4 acre, fully serviced & fenced, $1500/mo + triple net. Light or heavy industrial use & storage. Fully Serviced. WESTBANK INDUSTRIAL PARK, (250)769-7424 FOR LEASE 600 sq.ft. Office Trailer fully serviced on fenced 1/2 acre. Zoned Heavy Industrial Including Auto Wrecking. $2500 triple net incl. Fenced 1/2 to 1 acre serviced industrial lots available. Central Westside Location. will build to suit. 250-769-7424
Duplex / 4 Plex 2 BDRM, 1.5 bath, 1220 sq.ft., side by side 4-plex, $850/mo hydro extra, West Kelowna, avail April 1, 250-212-1282 or 250-212-9447, 2Bd units Rutland. Mugford Rd, Newly reno’d/end unit. Nr shopping bus pool rec centre. Balcony laudry 4/5 appls lrg shared yard NS sm dog negot $890/mo. Irene 1-250-2608518, 1-250-542-1862 3BD & 2BD, 2 full bath, livingrm, diningrm, kitchen, 5appls, all window blinds, 2 balconies, garage. NP. Avail April 1. Call 250-860-8583 3 bedroom in upper level of 1/2 duplex. Large clean unit. 1250 square feet. Two bathrooms, shared laundry, dishwasher, large fenced yard, covered parking spot, deck, air conditioning. Located in central Rutland. $1,200 plus shared utilities. Non-smoking, no parties, pets negotiable. Email kparnell@shaw.ca. NICE Rancher style 1/2 duplex, 2bd, 1.5bth, hrdwd flrs, 5appls, close to Cottonwoods. $950+utils. Prefer NS, NP, wrking or retired couple. 250764-2057 or 250-212-9189 WHEELCHAIR Accessibility Newly Painted Central location Gordon /Bernard. 3 bdrm 2baths partially furnished include all appls. Avail. Mar.15th $1200/mo + utils. NS Contact Wendy 1-(604)-798-8080
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2BD Mobile on private property, newly reno’d, KLO area, working couple pref, max 2 people, NS, small pet neg. $875+utils. 250-762-6627
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2BDRM 1bath Duplex. 1 unit comes w/ 2 car garage W/D, fr, st, DW, Hottub. $850/mo. 1 unit comes w/ covered parking, shed, W/D, fr, st. $750/mo NS. NP. Ready April 1st. 780217-0612 or 250-542-6668 2BDRM, Winfield, country setting, NP, NS, prof/single cpl, ref’s. April 1st, $1200 utils & cable incl. 250-317-2279 3bd, 2bth House in Ellison, close to school, very quiet, city & lake view. $1150+utils. NP, NS. March 15. 250-448-6541 3BDRM House, close to all ammenities, $1100. NS, NP. Old Glenmore. 250-470-7291 3 or 4 bdrm, Winfield area, $1575+util, backs onto Range land, f/s, d/w, w/d, a/c, May 1, Prefer no pets, but might consider some. 250-869-9788 4BD. 3 baths $1800 NP. NS. E.Kel. near bus Call Paramjit 250-878-5761, or 250-3175047 or 250-860-2297 4bdrm 1.5 bath renovated hobby farm/home on 28 beautiful acres in Lumby backing onto Crown Land, detached garage/shop,fs/wd.$3000+utils DD required.Responsible renters. Avail Apr 1. 250-769-1230 AVAIL APRIL 1st. $1200 mo. Steps to Lake Ok. Clean, bright 2 bdrm Rancher. Lge lot, new flooring, laundry/mud room. All appls, gas F/P, air cond, sunroom/dining or den, garage. Located in beautiful Fintry, a serene lakeside community approx. 40 min to Kelowna or Vernon. N/S, pet neg. refs req’d. Prefer long term. Call Leeann at 250-769-3065 or Kristi at 1-604-862-8039. MAIN floor, absolutely beautiful open concept 3bdrm 1 bath + family room all appls, w/d gas stove, single garage, beautiful yard, A/C, BI-Vac Must like yard, pets welcome Rutland area. $1450/mo Avail. May 1st (250)878-3072 RUTLAND - 3bdrm, 2baths, near school/bus. Very nice, quiet neighborhood Avail. now. NP, $1300/mo + utils. Call 250-765-3002, 250-863-5616
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Office/Retail 191 ASHER ROAD, 1750 sq/ft. Plenty of parking. 250765-9448 HWY 97 North, 1800sq’ of retail, 1500-3300sq’ of indust. & compound. Rutland area. 2000sq’ Retail. 250-765-3295 NEWLY reno’d office space, w/lake view. 700sq.ft. $750 + T.N. 250-768-9083 Westbank
Rooms for Rent #1 Accesible address. DT area, furn’d, cable, w/d, w.int, quiet, avail immed. 862-9223 #1 Available, Furn’d. Quiet DT area,Int,Cbl/Utils. WD. Wrking/ studnt/senior $400+ 861-5757 Room for rent. Furn’d bdrm, $475/mo. Call 250-317-2546 ROOM For Rent, with small kitchen & full bathroom, $500 incl utils. 250-491-9340
Shared Accommodation 1BD in 2bd newly reno’d bsmnt suite, utils, cbl incl, NS, NP. $530+DD. 250-765-1633
Storage FALCON Self Storage, 747 Fitzpatrick Rd. has gated and secure space avail for your boats & vehicles and all your storage needs. Vehicle storage starting at $85/month. Please call 250-765-1477
Suites, Lower 1BDRM Bright Beautiful gr level sep entry fr st internet, bus rte $650 utils incl’d. 10 min to UBCO NS NP Avail April 1st (778)753-0301 1BDRM furn’d suite, $800 all utils incl. parking for 1 vehiccle, bus stop near by, recently reno’d, clean and bright, NS, NP. 250-878-5780 1 Person, 1200 sqft. NS, NP, pet, $900 incl all utils, close to ammens. Glenrosa, 768-6764 2BD bsmt suite, $900 incl utils. NP, NS, avail immed. 250-769-0076, 250-864-4255 2BD. Hosp. area, fireplace, lg. yrd. w/creek, bus school $800.+1/2utils, 250-868-9059 2BD legal suite Rutland. Nr. bus & shopping. 4appl, ns, np. $900 + utils. Avail Apr 1st. Call 250-863-1155 2BDRM, 1bath, Rutland, close to ammens, Available now. $850, NS, NP, 250-864-1341 2BDRM, Above ground suite with view of the city. Close to UBCO. NS. NP. $975 utilities included. 250-491-9340 2Bdrm bsmt.ste. New flooring, paint,fixtures, fr, st, W/D.-H.U. $875 utils.incl’d. 250-215-2925 AVAIL immed. 2bd bsmnt suite, $1000. 5appl, NS, NP. Near Nesters. 250-470-3449
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AVAILABLE April 1st, 2bdrm, 1bath, $1050 utils not included. Laundry hookups, NS, NP, Rutland area. 250-763-9693 BE the first to rent this West Kelowna suite with 2 large bedrooms overlooking the lake. Work in your home office sit by fireplace or do laundry in your suite. Lrg fenced back yard. All for $950/mo + shared utils. Non smoking suite. To view send email to dhenke@kelhisc.com or Call (250)768-4947 Dilworth 2bd lrg 1300 sqft. Open concept. Insuite laundry SS appls. NP. NS. $1000 incl utils. April 1st (250)448-6483 FULLY Furn’d, near Costco, utils, int, W/D incl. 1 person only, bath & kitch. upstairs, $480/mo. Annette 869-1867. SOUTH Rutland 1bd bsmt suite for rent. Nice kitchen, incl F/S, full bth, side entry, NS, NP, suitable for single person. $600. $250DD. 250-765-7626 WALK out Bachelor Suite in Black Mountain.(10 min from Orchard Park) includes utilities and shared laundry. Suit professional or student. Small pet negotiable. $500 monthly ph: or text 250-575-6045 WINFIELD spac 3 bdrm gas f/p ldry beautiful country setting lakeview. NS/NP, school bus rte $1070. 250-766-0499
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Suites, Upper 1Bd & 2bd Newly reno’ed Rutland, private utils/cbl. incl., np, ns, $600 & $900.+DD. 250-807-7864, 250-718-4167 3BD, 1bth, Rutland, recent reno, NS, NP, not suitable for younger children. $1050+utils Lndry hook-ups. 250-763-9693 ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.
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SCRAP Car Removal, $100 cash paid for unwanted vehicles. 7 days a week. Call Paul Haul (250)808-9593
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AWD Mint Condition In & Out A/C Heated Seats P/W P/L Cruise CD Tilt Keyless Entry Alloy Wheels Runs Great $5990 # 221 Call 250-862-2555 Visit www.kfmauto.com
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Trucks & Vans 1975 FORD One Ton with Hoist. Ideal for Landscaping & Deliveries $3000 OBO. (250)768-8301 2007 Pontiac Montana 3.9 V6, 7 pass, 191,000 kms, new tires.$6200 obo 250-307-0002 2008 Ford Ranger, supercab sport. 74,000km, 5spd, 6 cylinder, stereo, tinted windows, sprayed box liner, winter tires. $8,995, 250-762-3116
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JIMMY
ID#262159
3 YEARS JACK RUSSELL TERRIER NEUTERED MALE
JR’s tend to be extremely intelligent, athletic, fearless and vocal dogs. They can become moody or destructive if not properly stimulated and exercised. Their high energy means that Jimmy needs a very active home where he can get all the attention & love he needs. He gets along with other dogs and would benefit from having a home of his own. Please come to the shelter and spend some time getting to know him.
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ID#261465
ID#259901
ID#167950
1 YEAR 2 WEEKS LABRADOR RETRIEVER X NEUTERED MALE Gordo is goofy lab looking for his ‘forever home’. Their temperament is fun-loving & boisterous. As he has not yet matured he has a significant amount of puppy-like energy, so will need an energetic environment, and continued training so he understands that you are in command. They are curious and exploratory and love company. If you have the ideal home for this great guy, come down and ask for an introduction.
4 YEARS 7 MOS SHAR-PEI SPAYED FEMALE Sugar is a very sweet girl. She will require regular exercise to keep her the healthy happy dog we know she can be. Her breed is naturally suspicious of strangers, but warms up quickly. They are a loyal and loving family dog while being very protective and independent. If you think that Sugar would be a good fit for your family please come down and ask the staff to help you meet this wonderful girl.
5 YEARS (approx) MINI PINSCHER X NEUTERED MALE
Adoption Information By making the BC SPCA your first adoption option you are helping to ensure that great animals find new homes and have a happy life that they deserve. So many of the animals that come into our care have been surrendered by their previous guardians for different reasons, but deserve a second chance at a new beginning.
BILLY
ID#262160
2 YEARS 4 MOS SCHNAUZER/WIREHAIRED FOX TERRIER X NEUTERED MALE
Peanut is a shy boy looking for his forever home. He likes to run and play with other dogs and also enjoys snuggling with you on his big fluffy bed. Peanut needs further socialization as he can be fearful with new situations including grooming. If you are interested in getting to know Peanut, please speak with the kennel staff.
11 YEARS MINIATURE POODLE/ TERRIER X NEUTERED MALE
Min Pins are for experienced dog owners. They are assertive, outgoing, active and independent breed, energetic and need a yard to run in. They make great agility dogs, and are super escape artists. Billy is OK with dogs and should be in a home with adults or teenagers, not young children. If you have the time and energy to offer this little guy, come down for a meet and greet.
Sparky is a real delight. He walks well on leash, enjoys a good back scratch and loves to be loved! He also gets a kick out of swimming and car/truck rides. He can be possessive of his toys, does know his basic commands but could benefit from shedding a few pounds. He still has a lot of life left in him, so come down and spend some time with him.
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ZEKE
ID#259036
9 MONTHS PIT BULL/HUSKY X NEUTERED MALE
Zeke is a sweet, shy boy looking for his ‘forever home’. He loves to play with other dogs and quickly warms up to new people. He is active and fun and he is enjoying having food around to nibble on all day. With further socialization, Zeke will become the best dog he can be.
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BRANDY
HANNAH
10 YEARS TOY POODLE X SPAYED FEMALE
5 YEARS AMERICAN COCKER X SPAYED FEMALE
Sweet Pea is a senior girl looking for her retirement home. She enjoys hanging out with people, other dogs and going for walks. If you have time to spend with a small but feisty dog and can take on grooming and dental care, please speak to our kennel staff about giving this pooch a second chance.
Brandy is a playful, affectionate & cuddly girl looking for her ‘forever home.’ She is good with cats and dogs which makes her a good fit for most homes. Her breed prefers to be around people and is not suited for lots of alone time. They can be easily stressed by loud noises and rough treatment or handling. If you have a good loving home to offer Brandy, please speak with our kennel staff and come spend some time with her.
1 YEAR 1 MO AUSTRALIAN TERRER X SPAYED FEMALE
ID# 259856
ID#249430
ID#262104
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***WELL BELOW REPLACEMENT COST*** The best location in Canyon Ridge with Panoramic Lakeviews from every room in the house. Oak Hardwood, s/s appliances, two very private lakeview decks and patio in the backyard is wired and ready for that lake view hot tub. 2 bed 2 bath and den w/o rancher with high end finishing throughout. Double attached garage and a full unfinished basement ready for your ideas and potential equity booster. A great 55+ community, gated and secure & full access to the new clubhouse, you could easily call this place home. MLS®10043470
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