AGRICULTURAL ISSUES
KEREMEOS KARATE CLUB
MP Atamanenko hosts Food Sovereignty forum See page 10
Kyukoshin Karate all about personal discipline See page 9
INTERSECTION REVISITED Work crews return to Seventh and Seventh See page 3
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Caught and fined in Hedley Vigilant residents work to stop illegal dumping Contributed
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Keremeos Village Council proclaimed April as Cancer month at the Mar. 19 council meeting. Carrol Neville of the Canadian Cancer Society is shown (left) holding the proclamation with Kermeos Mayor Manfred Bauer.
On the afternoon of March 21, up Rogers Road along 20 Mile Creek, two Hedley residents were seen dumping six or more garbage bags of garden waste and litter. They were asked by another resident to stop and were reminded that what they were doing is illegal dumping. Even though they were told about the monthly garden waste pick-ups by RDOS, they continued to unload their garbage in the wilderness protesting innocence and ignorance. The Conservation Authority was advised, issued fines and ensured that the mess was cleaned up by those that had dumped their garbage. These individuals, as well as anyone else who does not care
about the environment, should remember that not only will it cost them but that they should think about what illegal dumping does, as in these examples: - Damages wildlife and their habitat, soil, foliage, etc. - Introduces foreign and rampant-growth foliage - Reduces the beauty of natural areas, jeopardizing tourism - Reduces surrounding real estate prices - Allows people to access your personal information from personal garbage - Increases the potential for fire which puts lives and homes at risks - Increases the potential for disease - Degrades water quality - Causes injury to pets, residents, visitors, and children - Costs taxpayers money
Open Door Group to deliver a new job placement program in Keremeos Contributed Open Door Group, a non-profit organization with a long history of delivering employment services to British Columbians, is offering a 10-week Employment Program starting April 23 at their new office in Keremeos, located at 427 7th Avenue. Job Options BC is a free employment program aimed at helping unemployed British Columbians gain the skills, confidence and experience needed to find work in their local community. The program is split into two five week programs. The first half of the program consists of in-class ses-
sions where participants explore career planning and the second half of the program is focused on job placement in the local community. During the first half of the program there will be four stages of career development. The first is self-awareness and understanding in which students will explore and identify their career interests. Stage two will then move onto career possibilities, where students will discover where they best fit in the working world. The third stage has students creating a career plan and the stage four has them following through on that plan. This may include short term certificate training such as Food Safe and First Aid. The second half of the program is all about job
placement. The students will work with a job developer through Open Door Group who will help place them in paid work experience or a job. To qualify for Job Options BC you must be a B.C resident, legally entitled to work in Canada, be 18 years of age or older, unemployed, not a student and not eligible for EI benefits. This includes people who have been entrepreneurs, people who have not had enough hours for EI, or people want to get back in the workforce who have been looking and having difficulty getting a job. For more information or to apply for the program please call 1-866-377-3670 or email joboptions@ opendoorgroup.org
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Museum Social Afternoon Saturday, March 31 1:00 pm in the Ecumenical Church The Museum will be hosting a social afternoon. Museum Society meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm at the Ecumenical Church.
Enjoy “A Taste of Broadway” 2:30 pm Sunday, April 1st, at the Cleland Theatre, when the Penticton Tune Agers choir and orchestra present their annual spring concert. Tickets $15 available at the Penticton & Wine Country Visitors Centre. For information contact Pat at 250-770-1926.
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Saturday, March 31, 3 pm Meat Draw Benefitting the Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) Pork or Beef on a Bun for dinner. Peaches & Cream for Entertainment.
The first Harley Davidson Motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato can for a carburetor.
OKANAGAN FALLS SECOND MON: Communities for Kids OKFalls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr. at OK Falls Elementary, 250-498-8433 for more info. MON. & WED.: Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Seniorís Centre. TUESDAY: South Okanagan Toastmasters 7 - 9 p.m. at Best Western in Osoyoos. Call 498-4412, 499-2144. TUESDAY: Bingo at the Senior Citizenís Centre on Willow St. 1p.m. (except last Tues.). EVERY 3RD TUESDAY: Legion Branch #227 Gen Meeting 7 p.m. Jack Hill Room, OK Falls. WEDNESDAY: Join the Stroke Recovery Club for stroke survivors and caregivers, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society office, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. FIRST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls. THIRD WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting at the Falls Community Centre business at 7, entertainment at 8 p.m. Call Betty for more info - 497-6665. THURSDAY: Bridge 1 p.m. Seniors Centre. THURSDAY: Crib 7 p.m. Seniors Centre. THURSDAY: Computer classes 9 a.m. Seniorís Centre. FRIDAY: Arts group painting 1- 3 p.m. FRIDAY: Whist 7 p.m. 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY: A Wellness Clinic is held at the Seniors Centre, on Willow Street, 9 to 11 a.m. Have your blood pressure, heart and weight checked by a retired registered nurse. Open to everyone. FIRST FRIDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw. THIRD FRIDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion Ladies Auxiliary Steak Fry Dinner 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw. FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: The Okanagan Falls Legion Branch #227 has meat draws from 5:00 p.m. SATURDAY: OK Falls Legion Branch #227, Dinner and Dance 6:00 pm. FIRST SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls. THIRD SATURDAY OF MONTH: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St. KEREMEOS MONDAY: N.A. meets at 8 p.m. at the South Similkameen Health Centre. MONDAY: Men’s Recreation Hockey, Sim. Rec. Ctr. 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm 2nd MONDAY: Similkameen COPS, 7 p.m., Upstairs at the Legion (Legion Hall). Ben Gumm for info 499-0216 4th MONDAY: Orchard Haven - Friends and family council monthly meetings. Making a difference to residential care. MON, WED, FRI: KrossFit Fitness (similar to ‘boot camp’) 7:15 - 8 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Theresia 499-2029 or email trin51@yahoo.ca TUESDAY: Every 2nd, Caregiver Group, Activity Room, Orchard Haven 1:30 - 3 p.m. For info 499-3020 TUESDAY: AA Meetings, 7:30 p.m., in the Health Center Activity Room, info call Diane 499-0077 TUESDAY: Handguns 5:30 pm Fly Tying/22 Shoot, 7 pm, KCSA (Keremeos Cawston Sportsmans Association) Club House. More info call 250-499-7027. TUESDAY: Keremeos Bellringers, 7:30 pm, Cawston United Church, for more info call Herma @ 499-5292, Joan @ 499-2450. TUESDAY: Mites Hockey, 6:00 pm, Sim. Rec. Ctr. WEDNESDAY: Qigong exercise 9 a.m. Cawston Church Hall. 499-7852 for information. WEDNESDAY: Kyokushin Karate at Legion Hall from 5 - 7 p.m. Phone Lyle for info 292-8565. WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in attendance. Dr. referrals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550.
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We always have fun events going on at the Library. Be sure to check out what The Okanagan Falls Branch is is going on this winter and spring. located at 101 - 850 Railway Lane. For more information call 497-5886 Ph: (250)497-5886 THURSDAYS: AA meetings at 7:30 pm Health Centre activity room. Info. call Eleanor 499-5982. THURSDAY: KCSA Monthly meetings the last Thursday of each month at clubhouse 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY: STICKS & PUCKS (9 - 13 year olds) 5:00 pm THURSDAY: Men’s Rec Hockey, 8 - 10 pm. THURSDAY: Yoga, Cawston Hall in the WI Room 7:30 pm, for more info call Theresia 499-2029 or email trin51@yahoo.ca THURSDAY: Afternoon dances at the OAP Seniors Centre from 1:30 - 4 p.m. THURSDAY: Similkameen Adult Badminton Club, Oct. 16th to Dec. 18th, 7 pm to 9 pm, For more info call Manfred at 499-5290. THURSDAY: Weight Watchers, 5 pm, Elks Hall. More info call Sarah at 250-499-2878. FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Visitors & new members are welcome. Call Georgina at 499-0202 or Dianne Clifton at 499-5180 for more info. FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Carpet Bowling at 1:00 p.m. in the Cawston Hall. Bowlers needed. Call Glennys at 499-5409. SATURDAY: MITES HOCKEY 10:00 am SUNDAY: STICKS & PUCKS (9-13 year olds) 3:30 pm SUNDAY: KCSA Trap Shooting, 11:00 am to ?, Weather permitting. SUNDAY: Yoga at 8:00 am at Sim. Rec Centre, bring a yoga mat & blanket. Call Theresia (Certified Yoga Instructor) 499-2029 or email trin51@yahoo.ca SUNDAY: AA Meeting at 10:00 am in the Health Center Activity Room. Info call Eleanor at 499-5982. 3rd MONDAY: Kars Under the K Meeting, 7:00 pm, Meeting Room at Health Center, Call Marcel Morin for info 499-7775. 2nd TUESDAY: Can-Do General Meetings. Everyone Welcome. Phone 499-2420 for more information. 3RD TUESDAY: Legion General Meeting. 7:00 p.m. Keremeos Legion Hall. 1ST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: Regular meeting of the O.A.P. Branch #65, at 2 p.m. Keremeos. 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY: Search & Rescue meet 7-9 p.m., 8th Ave. & 4th St. Call 499-6067 or 499-5429. 2ND WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: The Similkameen Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the OAP Centre on Main Street in Keremeos.. Everyone is welcome. 2ND & 4TH THURSDAY: Keremeos Lions Club meet upstairs at the Legion hall at 7 p.m. 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY: The Royal Purple Lodge meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Info: 499-7073. LAST THURSDAY OF MONTH: KCSA Club meeting. EVERY 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY: Interval Training at the Rec. Center, 6am-7am, Call Annette @ 250-499-2238 1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Jam Session. OAP. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. 499-0112. HEDLEY TUESDAY: 2x’s a month Soup and Sandwich - OAPO Hall watch for posters. THURSDAY: Library 2 pm - 7 pm Hedley Happy Hall, free computer use. THURSDAY: Learn how to make Crafts - 6:30 pm to 9 pm at OAPO Hall 2ND MONDAY: Regular monthly meetings are held at 6 p.m. Hedley Happy Hall19 + & over welcome 2ND MONDAY: Hedley Museum meeting, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum 2ND SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast, Hedley Happy Hall, 8:00 am to 11:00 am, OAPO Hall 3RD MONDAY: Monthly meeting 2 pm at OAPO EVERY SUNDAY: Hedley Farmer’s Market, June 5 to October 9th, 9 am to 1 pm, follow the signs
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If it seems like it was just a few months ago that the sidewalk was reconstructed at the corner of Seventh and Seventh it’s because it was. Temporary road construction saw traffic delayed to a single lane at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street in Keremeos on Monday Mar. 26 and Tues. Mar. 27. A work crew was busy reforming the sidewalk because it had apparently cracked over the winter. Traffic was kept moving with as little disruption as possible.
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By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com
A presentation to Keremeos Village Council by Fortis Manager Bob Gibney was cancelled at the Mar.19 meeting of Keremeos Village Council. Council proclaimed April as Daffodil month after receiving a letter of request from the Canadian Cancer Society. The Mayor’s request for $500 to be transferred from the council contingency account to the Education on Substance Abuse Committee account was also approved. The request was made in order to fund the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) program for 2012, an adminmistrative correction. Council also approved the dispatch of a letter to MLA John Slater regarding the issues currently surrounding the Employment Program of B.C. in the
Village of Keremeos. The letter points out the loss of employment services anticipated under the new format, registering opposition to the reduction in service to a “satellite” condition, as well as opposing the realignment of Cawston’s services to Osoyoos rather than Keremeos. The letter requested a minimum level of service restoration to include a job board and computer access to be returned to the community. Public Works Report Conquergood Electric will retain the mandatory electrical operating permit on behalf of the village. - Victory Hall has a new fridge in the kitchen and new dinner plates have been purchased. - The budget must be finalized prior to continuing with village office upgrades. - The new blower for the upper bench sewer upgrade is on order and
is expected to be operating by late April. The OK Mobile Home Park is the only property left to hook up to the upper bench sewer. Council received the “Groundwater Under Direct Influence of Surface Water Assessment report at the Mar. 19 meeting. It concluded that the village’s west wells are considered at low risk of containing pathogens since river bank filtration seems to be effective in minimizing the risk of pathogens reaching the wells under current operating conditions and is acting as one level of treatment of surface water. Question period brought forward several queries, including such topics as a request for the village to do a core services review, an inquiry about future tax increases, the village’s interest acquired from their reserve funding, and several questions about the proposed water reservoir.
Camping Reservations soar during BC Parks season opener Ministry of Environment press release Environment Minister Terry Lake says Discover Camping saw a 41 per cent increase over 2011 when BC Parks opened for reservations on March 15. In the first hour, more than 2,100 reservations were made. This represents approximately 35 a minute. Overall, Discover Camping received
3,970 reservations on opening day compared to 2,815 in 2011, the majority of which were made online. Campers’ top two picks were: Bear Creek near Kelowna in the Okanagan and Porteau Cove on the Sea to Sky Highway south of Squamish. Discover Camping takes reservations up to 90 days in advance. Riding on the centennial high of 2011, BC Parks is enjoying a surge in
interest with many British Columbians re-discovering provincial parks in their own backyard. The proof is in the numbers. More than 90 per cent of the reservations were from British Columbia. New this year is the ability to make up to three reservations in one transaction - reservation fees apply for each booking. Reservations can be made in any one of 97 frontcountry campgrounds.
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Members of the Similkameen Valley Planning Society met last Wednesday at the Lower Similkameen Indian Band offices. Topics of discussion centred on a tourism initiative and moving forward on the upcoming Similkameen Valley Watershed Study.
SVPS deals with tourism plan, water study By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Members of the Similkameen Valley Planning Society met at the Lower Similkameen Indian Band offices on Mar. 21 to discuss tourism and watershed study issues. Local MLA John Slater was also in attendance to lend his expertise to discussions surrounding the planned watershed study. The recently held Tourism Advisory Council’s tourism workshop, held on Mar.14 in Hedley was the biggest in the province, said TAC Chair Joan McMurray, who also spoke to the group about the current status of TAC’s tourism strategy. The council made a request to SVPS for $16,000. The money is funding known as “leveraging” in that the TAC must find partnered funds to match the sum. The council also sought funding for a paid project manager that will be hired on a contract basis. The manager’s initial role will be to coordinate the stakeholders / features / products inventory that will be used as a master database for the regional tourist strategy being developed. The SVPS approved the request, which will provide the Tourist Advisory Council with a short term, leveraged budget (12 - 18 months) of $50,000, utilizing a maximum of $23,000 in matching funds from Community Tourism Opportunity (CTO). The TAC presently has $29,300 in confirmed funding available. During the budget request discussions, fears were raised with respect to “volunteer burnout” due to the scope of the project. Hiring a manager
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www.cawstontire.com 250-499-7815 under contract was deemed necessary to prevent *free pick up & delivery service* a loss of volunteer enthusiasm and to maintain the project’s momentum. Community Futures’ representatives Mary Ellen Heidt and Sue Baker gave a short presentation to the board on their “Economic Gardening” program. Community Futures was requesting $7,500 from the SVPS as part of a total budget of $217,000 needed to continue the project. SVPS members expressed interest in the program’s ability to target markets, but made no immediate decision to support Community Futures’ funding request. RDOS Public Works Department Manager Doug French was on hand to discuss intial steps in the SVPS directed Similkameen Watershed Study. The group, anxious to proceed, discussed prospective facilitators before agreeing with French that Janice Johnson, a former RDOS employee who worked as the Air Quality Coordinator prior to the elimination of that position after the regional district’s core services review, would be the most appropriate candidate for the job. Initial steps to be undertaken include forming a stakeholders and technical group. Get the training and support you need to find and keep a job in B.C. MLA Slater cautioned Job search resources • Personal employment planning • Workshops and training • Specialized services the group that “you guys are organizing this - make sure your consultants know what you want.”
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Former Keremeos firefighter fights termination by RDOS Wrongful dismissal claim launched By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Former Keremeos volunteer fireman Doug MacLeod is taking his dispute with the regional district to court. MacLeod filed a notice of claim for wrongful dismissal in small claims court last week, naming the Regional District Okangan Similkameen and the Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department as codefendants. According to MacLeod, in January of 2011, he was requested to attend a special executive meeting to discuss the topic of responding to calls out of the department’s fire protection district. When he arrived at the “meeting� only the chief, assistant chief and Dale Kronebusch, Emergency Services Supervisor for the regional district, was present. “The meeting turned into an interrogation of me and my understanding of policies and procedures,� MacLeod recalled. “I was then told by Kronebusch that the results of the meeting would go to RDOS human resources for action.� Later on that same month, MacLeod was again summoned to an executive meeting where he was requested to take three months off because of concerns for his health. “I asked if there were any other performance issues and they said no,� Macleod continued, “ but they continued to push the idea that I was somehow “stressed� to the point that I went and received counselling.� After getting a clean bill of health, in late March MacLeod was summoned once more to the firehall where a chat, initially warm and friendly, deteriorated
into a request for him to resign immediately or be terminated. “There was no discussion on the matter,� the 18 year firefighter said, who refused to resign and was let go on the spot. A week later, with no information coming from either the regional district or the fire department regarding the termination, MacLeod took his story to the press. In mid June, MacLeod was invited by the RDOS Community Services Manager, to attend the June 16 regional district board meeting regarding the matter of his termination. He was told the meeting was a “technicality� but with only two days’ notice, he asked for a postponement because of other commitments. With the meeting rescheduled until July 7, MacLeod asked Woods for more details regarding the process of the meeting. This time he was told that evidence would be submitted, there would be cross examinations and closing arguments. “I contacted a lawyer at this point, who needed some time to prepare,� MacLeod said, requesting a postponement until July 21. Prior to the upcoming meeting, MacLeod finally heard the reason for his dismissal - with cause, for taking a fire truck outside the department’s fire protection area, an allegation he said he was able to prove erroneous. The day of the hearing, MacLeod was told that the regional district’s process had changed yet again, and the meeting would only involve a question and
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Six volunteer Keremeos firefighters responded to a chimney fire on River Road on Mar. 20. The fire was extinguished before it had a chance to spread beyond the chimney, causing minimal damage to the residence. answer session. “By this time I had spent $12,000 on a lawyer,� MacLeod said. “My lawyer agreed to participate under protest to the changing process.� During the meeting, lawyers agreed to arrange a settlement, which, when presented several days later was so low it would not even cover MacLeod’s rising legal expenses. On August 4, the RDOS board voted to terminate MacLeod, this time “without cause.� Neither MacLeod or his lawyer heard about the decision for six days. “Shortly after that, the (Keremeos) fire chief called. I referred him to my lawyer,� MacLeod said. That was last year, and since then, MacLeod has heard nothing from the regional district. “There was another procedural error as well - I found out that the board voted on my dismissal last summer - they should have voted prior to dismissing me.� MacLeod’s court case is asking for the maximum allowed in small claims court $25,000. He feels that his termination was done without just cause, and his reputation has been damaged as a result. “After they dismissed me, a mass email was issued to fire department associates and suppliers, telling everyone that I wasn’t part of the fire department any more. The sudden disengage-
ment has resulted in me having had a number of people who once knew me treat me like I’ve been caught doing something wrong or inappropriate.� The regional district did not respond to emails sent on Mar. 23 by the Review to the Community Services Manager (copy to the Emergency Services
Supervisor) and to the Chief Administrative Officer for the regional district. A telephone call to Emergency Services Supervisor Dale Kronebusch on Mar. 26 elicited a response of no comment.
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THE REVIEW Publisher: Mark Walker 605 7th Ave, Keremeos Box 130, Keremeos, B.C. V0X 1N0
Editorial
911 transition problems continue The regional district’s cost cutting measure to reassign 911 service to Kelowna dispatch late last year continues to generate controversy as recipients of the service deal with changes to the level of service they were used to under the former Penticton 911 service. Stories continue to circulate out of the regional district fire departments regarding directional miscues, poor quality radio transmissions and decreased service levels. Most recently, several departments were subject to the loss of the twice daily radio checks that had been the norm of the former 911 service. One excuse heard was that Kelowna dispatch was “too busy” to conduct them, and arbitrarily dropped them until last week, when it appears that numerous complaints forced the radio checks to be reinstated. Changes to the burning permit process has left fire departments in the dark as to when burning permits are being activated in their fire protection areas, which effectively negates the whole purpose of having a permitting process; without a lot of extra work on the part of the department, it will now be much easier for illegal burns to go undetected. One could argue that the change over to Kelowna 911 is still in the transition phase. It’s still possible that these problems will eventually give way to a service that everyone is comfortable with. What isn’t comforting is the regional district’s seeming lack of communication with the public regarding these transition issues. It is the taxpayers of the region who pay, not only for the service, but for those who manage it. They have a right to be informed - at every step of the way - as to what the issues are, and the steps being taken to resolve them. It’s all about accountabilty.
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Payroll control and the BCTF By Tom Fletcher Black Press
Both NDP leader Adrian Dix and his education critic Robin Austin have recently tried to sell the media a fictitious story about the party’s successful history of negotiations with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. With the ritual combat between the BCTF and the B.C. government flaring once again in early March, Dix bragged to reporters that the last time he was involved in teacher talks, it resulted in a 0-0-2 wage settlement. That was in 1998, when Dix was working for thenpremier Glen Clark. The real 1998 story is useful, because then as now, the B.C. government was in a financial squeeze and looking at a huge set of negotiations with government unions in health and other sectors as well as education. Glen Clark, an ex-industrial union organizer, was known for pushing
negotiators aside and taking control of hot files. The premier’s office took the lead in teacher talks, trying to set a strong precedent for low wage settlements similar to today’s “net zero” mandate. The B.C. Public School Employers’Association, representing the school districts, was marginalized and treated with the same disdain that the BCTF still reserves for them. And the result was an agreement where the union bartered higher wages for hundreds more positions and other benefit gains. This was one of the key mistakes that led to today’s showdown over class size and composition. Once trustees got a look at the premier’s 1998 deal, they refused to sign. For the first and only time, the government had to legislate the settlement on school boards. The BCTF membership endorsed the 1998 deal by a large margin, and it did indeed set the tone for other union settlements in the late 1990s. Press reports at the
time put the total cost of this supposed wage freeze at an 11-per-cent increase in the provincial payroll. Before I get into the court battles that followed after the NDP government was dumped, there is a business principle here. One of the first things I had to learn as a private sector manager is that if you don’t control your budget, you aren’t really a manager. And no one who lets authority over staffing levels slip away can possibly control their budget. Control over staffing levels is what the NDP let slip to the BCTF in 1998. And it is what the B.C. Liberals took back in 2002, with legislation that removed class size and composition from bargaining. In the constantly repeated BCTF rhetoric, this was the “illegal stripping” of union contract terms that was struck down in April, 2011 by the B.C. Supreme Court. A closer reading of Justice Susan Griffin’s decision shows that she gave
Education Minister George Abbott an out. If the province replaces staffing level bargaining with “an equivalent process of good faith consultations or negotiation, then the legislation might not be an interference with freedom of association….” Bill 22 was written with this decision in mind, reasserting the government’s control over the payroll with a $165 million fund for special needs and a mediator to demonstrate those “good faith consultations.” University of Victoria business professor Ken Thornicroft noted last week that ceding control over class size to the union amounts to delegating authority over spending to someone who is not elected. The legality of that will no doubt be examined in the BCTF’s next courtroom assault on the provincial treasury. It’s an important comparison for voters. Which party is better able to represent the public interest in hardball negotiations with 300,000 unionized employees?
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Local food industry would be affected by national park To the Editor: With regard to the proposed national park debate, I think that some of the complex and serious issues have not been laid out clearly. At the outset, I want to state that I am one of the individuals who raise cattle within the proposed boundaries and would be adversely affected should this proposal be implemented. I think the world has changed a bit since former Prime Minister Jean Chretien started us down this road. We have become conscious that a “100 mile diet� may be a good thing, Cattle on grasslands provide a ready, dependable source of protein for Okanagan communities by grazing on grasses that connot economically be utilized in any other way. We are living in a world today that experiences food shortages. In a recent speech given in Brussels, Belgium (The Western Producer, February 2, 2012), Microsoft’s Bill Gates urged world governments to double agricultural research funding in order to increase agricultural output. Gates stated that there are one billion people now (15 per cent of the global population) who battle starvation every day. He said, “If you don’t fund the agricultural system, you leave these billion that wake up every day wondering if they’re going to get enough food.� It could be argued on this basis alone that
now is not the time to kill a healthy livestock industry. (The Parks Act does not allow livestock grazing in a national park.) As has been stated before, much of the proposed area is already in a “protected� status. As for the remainder of land, the public should be aware that livestock in B.C. can be grazed on Crown Land only upon issuance of a permit or license by the Ministry of Forests. Each permit or license has incorporated into it a management plan which sets out the number of animals authorized to be grazed, the time frame or how long they can be grazed, and the specific location where grazing can take place. This plan must be adhered to and is overseen by professional agroligists within the Ministry of Forests. In order to protect “species at risk� on Crown Land, the Ministry of Environment, in co-operation with the local ranching community and the Ministry of Forests, has identified and set aside Wildlife Habitat Areas to protect species identified to be at risk. Examples of these would be the Lewis woodpecker, tiger salamander, antelope brush, etc. I applaud Terry Lake for his decision to put this matter to rest. Local MLA John Slater is also to be commended. Ed Schmalz, Oliver
It takes a village to raise a flag In February this year, I replied to an email from Marji Basso, inquiring if she could direct me to a new Canadian flag for our Woodlie Park flagpole in Hedley. This was in response to a request for a new flag during an all-candidate’s meeting in Hedley, before the election for Area “G� Director on November 19, 2011. Happily, Marji responded by obtaining a flag for Hedley, and sending it through inter-school mail to the Keremeos High school. There, a fellow named Marcus held onto it until Hedley resident Don Molson was able to pick it up after one of his volunteer shifts as a “meals on wheels� driver. Then Don left the flag for me at the Hitching Post restaurant, where the restaurant owner Brenda Gould saw it. Seeing no instruction but having been present at the meeting where the
request was made, she took the initiative to hang the flag in the park, getting help from her staff member Levi Bell. Upon completion of this project, she spoke with Doug Bratt, proprietor of the Hedley Country Market, which is next door to Woodlie Park. When he had time, he took out a ladder and secured the flagpole and pulley system so that it could not be tampered with. This kind of cooperation and “just doing it� is what makes our valley so special. When I got home I received reports from three different people about what had happened, which is a great example of people taking care of one another, simply because they can. On a windy days our new Canadian flag flies rather proudly, welcoming visitors to our small park. Thank you all for your contributions. Best wishes, Angelique Wood
Educational opportunities should exist for all To the Editor: The announcement in the Mar.22 edition of the Review has encouraged this letter. We are going to celebrate an education week, sponsored by this paper. Very timely, indeed. It is a good time to encourage the children’s talents and the teachers in their “extra-cirricular� efforts that promote these accomplishments. Good students become good citizens. Many thanks to good teachers and supporting parents. Unfortunately, our paternalist dictatorial, narrow visioned provincial government is trying to strong arm out teachers into submission. Teachers won’t give an inch. We have an impasse. Neither faction is really considering how this is affecting the educational needs of the children, in particular, and the public, as a whole. There must be give and take. Sometimes it is the strongest who gives in. Here, in Keremeos, we are losing our WorkZone offices. True, not everyone uses this facility. Those folks who are seeking work, or help to qualify for jobs, need this assistance to further their search for a position in life. It is an educational resource for career counselling. Employers also use this office to locate workers.
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Is the YMCA going to employ this knowledgeable staff, who know the area and its needs? Our Keremeos Learning Centre is suffering funding cuts as well. This facility is well used by the high school students also. It is an educational centre for all age groups and nationalities. Many of our senior citizens are under threat of losing the privilege of having a drivers license. A very wily psychologist has developed “The Drive Able� computerized drivers test, targeting the senior driving public. Why was this discriminatory move not announced, by mail, to every B.C. driver? What can we do about it, you ask? Simple. Education. Of course, the best teacher would be the computer, to learn good eye-hand coordination, prior to taking your driver’s test. Also, a lesson from a driving instructor would help. “Drive Able� should be inflicted on all drivers, not just senior citizens. Education is a necessity for all age groups. There should be no cutbacks affecting education. Our marvelous MLA John Slater seems to have been, “absent without leave.� Playing golf - somewhere? Oh, well, he has never been really interested or interesting either. continued on page 16
The Royal Lepage & Village of Keremeos offices will help you register for Earth Hour
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SHOP TOWELS, PAPER TOWELS AND THE VILLAGE SEWER SYSTEM DON’T MIX! The Village is currently having problems with the sewer system in the lower level of Keremeos. We are asking that people do not flush shop towels or paper towels into the sewer system as they are too thick and do not break down like toilet paper. When shop towels or paper towels are flushed into our sewer system they cause a lift station to plug up which, in some cases, require overtime call outs of the Public Works crew.
EARTH HOUR CHALLENGE - POTENTIAL FOR UPGRADE FOR ELKS HALL This is a reminder to everyone to go to fortisbc.com/earthhour to pledge to participate in FortisBC’s Earth Hour on March 31st between 8:30 and 9:30pm. The Village has accepted a challenge from Princeton and are striving to secure the most amount of pledges this year. Currently we are behind Princeton in pledges. Please take the time to pledge if you haven’t already done so. Talk to your neighbors or anyone you know in the Keremeos/Cawston/Hedley /Olalla areas and make sure they have pledged. If Keremeos and surrounding area have the highest amount of pledges FortisBC will donate $5000.00 for energy efficient upgrades to the Elks Hall.
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sports Annual General Meeting Similkameen Valley Planning Society 3 pm, Wednesday April 18th, 2012 Snaza’ist Discovery Centre 161 Snaza’ist Drive, Hedley BC (1) (2) (3) (4) Photo contributed
To receive a report from the Directors To elect a President and Vice President To receive the Financial Report To consider and handle any other business which may be properly brought before the meeting
By order Brad Hope President
The Keremeos Kyukoshin Karate Club trains every Wednesday at 5 p.m, upstairs in the Keremeos Legion.
Kyokushin; The Ultimate Reality Contributed by Alex Rousseau A combination of many styles of martial arts, created by Masutatsu Oyama. A style that seeks to strengthen the bond between body and soul, through physical and mental exertion. Kyokushin focuses on the practicality of martial arts; if it doesn’t work, it’s probably not Kyokushin. Which also reminds me to say, Kyokushin is famous (Or infamous depending on how you look at it) for its “rough” aspect. Kyokushin is a full contact martial art; focusing on as much power as possible in every technique. Members, such as my young self, are encouraged to participate in any local tournament. Not only to show support for the organization as a whole, but to put technique practiced in a more controlled environment, and put it into practical application in a “Safe” environment. Despite how rough Kyokushin may get, it is part of how we learn. From personal experience, Kyokushin instills from three main tactics:
CHOOSE ONE: Check cardiac arrest patient’s oxygen level
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Assess a six year- old with head trauma
SRC Bowling scores for the week of Mar.19 - 22 Monday P.M. Alley Oops Ladies Bundie Page 242 Helen Witter 206 Claire Carleton 204 Men Paul Meikle 251, 236 - 646 Harold Desjardins 242, 201 - 609 Jack Popovich 214 John Bork 215 Norm Boucher 202 John Leiding 200
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With more patients than ever, nurses are forced to make difficult choices about who receives care first. When it comes to safer care, the choice is clear: hire more nurses.
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Colleen Ross of the National Farmers Union addresses an audience at Cawston Hall last Wednesday evening. Ross was a guest of MP Alex Atamanenko, who assembled a panel of local guests to speak about agricultural issues.
Food sovereignty reigns at Cawston meeting By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Approximately 30 interested residents turned out to Cawston Hall on Mar. 21 to hear Colleen Ross of the National Farmers Union speak about food sovereignty, the farm industry and government and corporate interference in the country’s agricultural system. Hosted by BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko, a panel of interested citizens were also on hand to deliver personal comments about their experience as farmers or food sovereignty advocates. Colleen Ross, who is a “farmer by trade and by nature� spoke on behalf of the National Farmers Union, telling the gathering that farmers are “being betrayed by Ottawa.� She advocated joining the NFU, noting that it was a group that “pushed back� against corporate-lobbied agricultural policies. The NFU contained farmers who acted as political activists, inaddition to supporting associate members who embraced the ideology of the organization, but were not farmers in their own right. “We need an alternative voice in Ottawa,� Ross said, “ and a paradigm shift in attitude toward food.� Ross gave the audience a brief summary of her agricultural experience, which led her to discover the NFU and what it was trying to do. “The NFU proposes solutions to our food system based on food sovereignty. We believe that the policy that works for the worst off in society is one that works for all.� (Wikepedia defines food sovereignty as the claimed “right� of peoples to define their own food, agriculture, livestock and fisheries systems, in contrast to having food largely subject to international market forces.) Ross noted that the present federal Conservative government had become difficult to deal with, isolating themselves from opinion contrary to official government policy.
“We used to be able to talk to MP’s Ross said, “not anymore. In the past we could meet with any government official, except the Conservatives.� She advised the gathering that, as farmers, if they “grow food that people want to eat, you’ll make money.� Free trade agreements like NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), WTO (World Trade Organization) and the currently under negotiation EFTA (European Free Trade Agreement) “screwed us over� by taking away local decision making with respect to food choices. Ross gave the example of an Ottawa initiative to request government procurers to use 20 per cent locally grown food in their daily restaurant and cafeteria offerings, only to be told that free trade agreements precluded this. At the same time, Ross noted, while reading a Chicago newspaper on a recent visit to that city she read a story where local politicians were making - and being granted - a similar request. “We need to rebuild our food systems,� she concluded, advocating a “revolution� in the industry. Guest panelists spoke next, explaining how their own personal farming and food experiences led them to become part of the food sovereignty movement. The topic of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) was also prominently discussed during the evening, with a number of the guest speakers taking the opportunity to note corporations Monsanto and Cargill’s role in “interfering� with the food supply. One comment from the audience that suggested the two corporation’s roles weren’t entirely evil elicited a moderate response from host Atamanenko. “It’s true the world is not black and white. In our society, the role of government is to act on our behalf - we can work with them (and the corporations) but we can’t allow them to interfere with the process (of democracy).�
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Rare alignment coming between Venus, the Sun
There is no way anyone can miss seeing the planet Venus in the western sky after sunset. It looks like an escaped aircraft landing light. That bright but definitely fainter object nearby is Jupiter. Venus is the second planet out from the Sun; we live on the third. As Venus circles the Sun, we see it oscillating either side of the Sun in the sky. When Venus is far enough from the Sun to be above the horizon when the Sun is below, we see it shining brightly in the sky before dawn as the “Morning Star”,
or in the sky after sunset as the “Evening Star”. Obviously there will be times when Venus is in line with the Sun, either on the near side or the far side. However, because its orbit is at a small angle compared with the Earth’s, Venus is only very rarely exactly in line with the Sun. Such events, called transits, occur in pairs, eight years apart, every hundred years or so. This June, we will have the second of the latest pair. For most of us this will be our last chance to see one of these events! On the 27th Venus reaches its greatest angle from the Sun; after that, as the planet moves between us and the Sun, it will drop back into the sunset glare. Then, on June 5 for us in the Western Hemisphere, it will pass
between us and the Sun. It will be visible as a small, black disc crossing the Sun’s face. It will start to cut into the edge of Sun at 18:09:38 EDT (15:09:38 PDT) and be fully on the disc at 18:27:38 (15:27:38). It will touch the opposite edge at 00:31:39 (21:31:39) and be fully off at 00:49:35 EDT (21:49:35 PDT). Unfortunately for most of Canada, this means the Sun will set before the transit is over. However, those in the Canadian Arctic will see the whole show. Before going further, here is a big note of caution. One should never, ever look through a telescope that is pointed at the Sun. The heat and light will destroy your sight permanently in far less than a second. The safe way is to point the telescope at the Sun and then project the im-
age from the eyepiece onto some stiff, white card. Point the telescope at the Sun by using its shadow on the card. If you have any doubts, don’t try it. A good option would be to contact the local amateur astronomy group. They are likely to have set up an organized session to observe the event. Transits of Venus have been critically important events in astronomy. They can be used to measure the distance between the Earth and Sun. We simply measure the start and end times of the transit, when Venus is in line with the edges of the solar disc, from widelyseparated locations on Earth. If we know the distance between those locations, simple triangulation will give us the Sun’s distance. The value of these measurements led
past astronomers to travel to distant locations on the Earth to make these observations. One poor individual travelled to the South Seas, saw nothing because of clouds, and decided to stick around until the last one of the pair, which would occur eight years later. Then, eight years later he was clouded out again. On the plus side, eight years on a tropical island, expenses paid, cannot be all bad. Astronomy is not like that any more. Mars is in the east, and Saturn rises about 10 p.m. The Moon will reach first quarter on the 30th. Ken Tapping is an astronomer with the National Research Council’s Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, and is based at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, Penticton.
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EXERCISE AND HEART ATTACKS
It’s revealing to put a number on the heart benefits of exercising. There was a “study of studies” done recently on the amount of exercise needed to benefit the heart. That number is 150 minutes per week. This resulted in a 15% reduction in heart attacks. Couch potatoes who started to exercise benefitted most. It’s important to check with your doctor before starting an exercise program.
BREASTFEEDING & OBESITY
Breastfeeding a newborn infant has many positive effects on the baby and the mother. One new idea being investigated is that breastfed babies have less of a chance of becoming obese. The link between obesity and breastfeeding isn’t totally proven but it may be another incentive to breastfeed for at least 6 months.
9/10 FOOT OPERATIONS ARE ON WOMEN
Nine out of ten foot operations are performed on women. The cause of the foot problems is primarily the type of shoes women wear. These foot problems include bunions, hammertoes and neuromas (swelling of a foot nerve due to tight-fitting shoes). Sometimes, just changing to a roomier shoe will relieve the discomfort. It may be hard to choose between comfort and style but your feet will be happy.
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Atamanenko angered by provincial decision on Jumbo Resort By Alex Atamanenko MP, BC Southern Interior Alex Atamanenko, Member of Parliament for BC Southern Interior voiced his dismay and anger at the B.C. provincial govAlex Atamanenko e r n m e n t ’s approval of the controversial Jumbo Alpine Glacier Resort. “The Liberal government has seen fit to make this decision in spite of years of fighting against the development of Jumbo by communities and individuals. Ignoring the voice of the people
and paving the way for an unwanted development is short-sighted and irresponsible,” said the NDP MP. “What is this government doing?” If built, the $1-billion Jumbo Glacier Resort would create a ski resort and recreational city on Crown land in the remote Jumbo Valley in the Purcell Mountains, 55 kilometres from Invermere. The site is home to grizzly bears and other wildlife whose habitat will be impacted by the development. The site is also carries historic and spiritual significance for the Ktunaxa First Nation. “This decision goes against the wishes of rural communities, a First Nation and the environment,” said Atamanenko. “The Jumbo resort is being proposed in a region that already has a dozen ski resorts within 150 kilometres. The proposed access road upgrade is at great
taxpayer expense. Climate change is a fact of life. Why the province chose to make this decision at this time is incomprehensible. Which British Columbians are benefitting from this project?” Jumbo developers are still looking for investors to finance the plans for the resort, which has divided residents in the Kootenays for more than two decades. “This decision makes no sense, economically and environmentally,” said Atamanenko. Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall and the provincial NDP have also voiced disappointment in the decision by the Liberal government, saying that to come down on the wrong side of the region is unacceptable. Atamanenko agrees: “I think that the Liberals will find that they will still have a fight on their hands when it comes to making the plans for Jumbo a reality,” he said.
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Are 1.7 million British Columbians opposed to smart meters? Contributed Contrary to official statistics, BC Hydro and the provincial government continue to claim that less than one per cent of BC residents oppose smart meters. In fact, 36 BC municipalities have voted in support of a moratorium or opt out with respect to BC Hydro’s Smart Meter program. These local governments represent 1.7 million people across the province. Based on B.C. figures, this represents 37 per cent of
the population. The number of local governments voting in favour of a moratorium or opt out continues to grow and is reflected in the fact that 55 per cent voted against the Smart Meter program at the UBCM convention in September 2011. In addition, the Chawathil First Nation has issued a statement banning BC Hydro from entering their territory for the purposes of installing smart meters. Steve Satow, President of StopSmartMeters.ca says: “If one truly believes
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Not that many years ago, living to 100 seemed an impossible dream. Not anymore. Population projections tell us that centenarians, those aged 100 and over, rose 87.7 per cent between 2004 and 20111 -- and the number of centenarians is expected to triple or quadruple by 20362. What all that means to you is this: You should not only reasonably expect to enjoy a much longer life, you should also begin planning for all those extra years of retirement right away. After all, you will want to be sure your income will extend for the 20 years beyond retirement that today’s 65-year-olds can expect to live, on average3. Start your income longevity planning with these tips. • Decide on your desired retirement lifestyle. • Add to your Registered Retirement Savings Plan income with a complementary portfolio of investments that are eligible plus non-registered investments. • Assess your projected spending for essential and discretionary expenses and adopt an investment strategy that will match your spending needs. For example, plan to meet such essential expenses as housing, food, clothing and medical treatments for longer than your life expectancy; plan to spend an increased amount for discretionary expenses like travel, dining out and a new car during the first ten years that diminishes thereafter. • After retirement, manage your retirement savings withdrawal rate based on the size of your retirement savings, the average return on your investments over time, and the number of years you plan to make withdrawals. • Use life insurance to shelter excess capital and maximize the value of your estate; consider a life annuity that will provide a guaranteed regular income no matter how long you live. • Protect your income (and your spouse’s) with life insurance and supplementary health insurance including disability, critical illness and long-term care coverage. • Revisit your plan regularly to assess investment performance, changes in expense levels or any other factors that can impact on how much you can spend in retirement for how long. Ask your professional advisor about how these and other income longevity strategies can help make sure you enjoy a comfortable retirement for
MANAGING Your Money a long time. 1 Annual population estimates by age group and sex at July 1, provincial perspective — Canada, Estimates are final intercensal up to 2005, final postcensal from 2006 to 2008, updated postcensal for 2009 and 2010 and preliminary postcensal for 2011. 2 The Daily (Statistics Canada), Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3 The Daily (Statistics Canada), Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - Deaths This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), and Investors Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Planning) presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your circumstances. For more information on this topic please contact your Investors Group Consultant.
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news continued from page 9 practical application (fighting/tournaments), repetition, and mental stimulation. I’m not talking about learning a single move, although that is part of it, but learning to make it all come together. It’s about making Kyokushin and your body work for you. The Keremeos Kyokushin Karate Club trains every Wednesday at 5 p.m., upstairs at the Keremeos Legion. The club would like to express their appreciation to the Legion for their ongoing support. Individuals, families, and kids over seven years old are welcome to drop by and try a class!
Fortis updates RDOS directors
EA ART TH HO OUR R IS COM MIN NG......... DID YOU REG GIST TER R?
Smart meters on the way By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Fortis BC representative Bob Gibney, Manager of Corporate and Aboriginal Affairs, told the regional district Environment and Infrastructure Committee that an engineering firm had completed a study of the Similkameen Hydro Project, which will be reviewed prior to the next course of action taken. Fortis is looking at the possibility of constructing a dam on the Similkameen River several kilometres upstream from Princeton. The company currently
holds the water rights for that section of the river. As yet, Fortis does not have a feasibility study completed for the project Gibney also spoke to the board about smart meters, which appear headed for residential homes in the regional district. Summerland Director Janice Perrino and Penticton Director Andrew Jakubeit expressed a desire to see the company keep the public up to date about their plans. Gibney told Jakubeit that the company was not considering an “opt out” policy for the smart meters, in spite of concerns.
EARTH HOUR CHALLENGE POTENTIAL FOR $5000 UPGRADE FOR ELKS HALL This is a reminder to everyone to go to fortisbc.com/earthhour to pledge to participate in FortisBC’s Earth Hour on March 31st between 8:30 and 9:30pm. The Village has accepted a challenge with Princeton and are striving to secure the most amount of pledges this year. Currently we are behind Princeton in pledges. Please take the time to pledge if you haven’t already done so. Talk to your neighbors or anyone you know in the Keremeos/ Cawston/Hedley /Olalla areas and make sure they have pledged. If the Keremeos and surrounding area have the highest amount of pledges FortisBC will donate $5000.00 for energy efficient upgrades to the Elks Hall.
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New $50 bill begins circulating
Wilf Miller recalls another form of fishing
The Bank of Canada began circulating the new $50 bill on Mar.26 - the first of the polymer bank note series that will be available in automated banking machines. The new $50 bill, which has an image of the Arctic research vessel CCGS Amundsen on the back of the note, will be featured at an official event taking place at the Canadian Coast Guard Base in Victoria, British Columbia.
To the Editor: This morning is a very miserable day with snow, etc. so it makes me shiver to watch so called sportsmen that go out and buy an expensive boat and expensive clothes and fishing equipment and go out on a cold and rainy day to spend hours in misery out there to catch some of the biggest fish in the lake, then tear half the mouth out of them to get the fish hook out so they can show their catch to an audience who do not care how big the fish in the lake are, and then they throw the tortured fish back in the lake to suffer and 25 per cent of the fish die. Now if they want to do something a little sportier why don’t they do like
Trial date set for Olalla man accused of fatal accident Contributed Frank Tamok appeared in court on Wednesday, Mar. 21 to set a trial date. The Olalla man was arrested after a July 3 motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of a 32 year old Vancouver man. The 72 year old man has been behind bars since the accident. He faces charges of criminal negligence and impaired driving causing death, failure to stop, and impaired driving causing bodily harm. Eight vehicles were involved in the accident, which took place on the Channel Parkway in Penticton. Tamok’s trial is scheduled to begin on April 24.
the young apprentices on the steam locomotives at Brookmere, B.C. used to do. They batched in an old freight train car and when they wanted fresh meat (which was rare for them) they would get a fish line with a worm on the end and throw it over the fence of the locomotive engineers’ who had chickens, and they would have fried chicken, and the chicken with a hook in its mouth could not even squawk, so no one was the wiser. At least the chicken didn’t suffer long, and it was received as a necessity of life, however ill it was acquired. Wilf Miller, Keremeos
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letters / continued from page 7 In my opinion, it is time to make some political changes. Provincially, we are supposed to be in a financial deficit. Premier Clark has ordered a deep audit of Trans Link. Perhaps, Premier Clark should order a “deep forensic audit” of this and the Campbell Liberal governments. We are confused by enigma and obfuscation. Why stifle education and enterprise? Why continue to take from the public with the carbon tax and the HST? Both of these negatively affect the public and education. We are being nickeled and dimed to death. Such a rich and wealthy province - and we are broke - how come? This is Education Week. Let us praise our children and their teachers. Let us all get educated. Flo Winfrey, Olalla
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Keremeos spay and neuter program on hold for now To the Editor: I would like to inform people of this area that I had announced earlier that the Similkameen cat spay and neuter program was going to continue, but due to the deficit, no transportation to the Lower Mainland and no connections - I am unable to continue like last year. One person with sources and no financial help cannot continue like the last four years. However, I will direct you to other sources like the Humane Society, who has a subsidized program. The SPCA has a program to help - you might try calling them in Penticton. If you are going to the Vancouver area, make an appointment and take your cat with you on the weekends, they are usually open every day - sometimes until midnight. You will have to take responsibility for your cats. Please don’t let the cat population get out of control. There is also a low cost cat spay and neuter clinic in Kamloops but you will have to make the plans and the appointment. I will try and help in other ways now. If you have
any questions regarding cats or cat care, call me, maybe I can help. My number is 250-499-5602. If you would like to continue donating your refundable cans and bottles for the future, I would really appreciate it. It takes a lot of bottles and cans to get enough money to spay and neuter a cat in Penticton, the average being around $300 for a female and $250 for a male. The costs were much lower in Cloverdale, which is why we were making trips to the Vancouver area but now, with just one person, this is not possible, at least for the forseeable future. Keep in mind that this is the time of year when all the unneutered male cats are out wandering the neighbourhood looking for females and fighting with each other. If you get them neutered, they will stay close to home. Don’t let the lady cats out of the house if they are not spayed, or you will be hearing little footsteps in the house in about a month; it’s kitten season. Betty Hansen, Keremeos
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OBITUARY LITTLEFIELD, BRENDA MARIA Eternity is what we are, what we were and what we will be. We are the keepers; our task is to make it beautiful. Brenda fulÀlled her task in the best possible way. Each morning just short of 57 years my lady has risen to be the sun in my sky. Showing me the other side of my perception; for like the poles of a great magnet we were always contrary but permanently joined. This was the power that drove the dynamo of our life and attracted wonder and enchantment. As I cradled this tired old and hurting lady in my arms with her little dog at our feet we saw the awesome chasm that led to eternity and knew she must go; leaving the essence of what she is to continue the things she began. We knew it was the proper time and that I must stay to welcome the new life of the approaching spring; that I must not tarnish this new young life with sadness, regrets or bitterness, these things must be left in the chasm between here and foreverland. But at ten past nine on the 7th of March 2012 my lady “Brenda Maria LittleÀeld” and the sun set and darkness will dominate my life. The heart of Brenda still beats loudly within me and bids me to smile on the life we forged together. As a 1950s teenager, Brenda had been employed as bookkeeper at a respected English auditor’s ofÀce; a time when accounts were balanced in heavy ledgers, pen in hand. There was no fudging the details, no slush funds, only honesty and loyalty could prevail; so it was the only and proper way to do things; integrity and punctuality became the foundation of Brenda’s personality. How could I resist the prettiest bookkeeper in the City of London? In 1955 we married and moved to Crawley, close to Gatwick airport UK. We were blessed with a little girl child; and Brenda who had afÀnity with animals got her Àrst Collie Dog and successfully bred, showed and judged the breed around the Market Towns and Cities of England. The little girl grew and started school; so Brenda became a bookkeeper for British Airways with opportunities to Áy to all the developing tourist places. In1967 we had a son making our family complete. We saved and Benda’s skill and responsibility enabled us to purchase the home we had been renting In 1980 we came to Vancouver, and were overwhelmed by the snow capped mountains and openhearted generosity of Canadians. I found a company that would sponsor our immigration and took residence in 1981workng for that company. Brenda worked as bookkeeper as opportunities arose and when I received unexpected settlement of debt from England we moved to a small rancher in Mission. Brenda kept books for a shake and shingle mill and quickly found her way into the hearts of the family run business, and our new neighbours and the friends and associates we touched along the way; Brenda had the knack of making real meaningful friendships. Empathy and Brenda are impossible to divide. We got tired of the constantly changing needs of commerce the reÀts the downsizing and crazy cost of economic development and the phony escalating property values. We sold our rancher to an eager market and looked for a place where the waters of time move more slowly. In peace and quiet we would share our allotted time together. We settled ten clicks north of Keremeos in a mobile overlooking Keremeos Creek and were quickly drawn into the big-hearted Keremeos community and Brenda worked her magic creating bonds stitching little gifts for to decorate the places of friends and neighbors of our home park, the library the medical centre Pharmasave and we visited Super Value and Value Village the People of Cawston and Korbau Park. The Pincushion and our very own Promenade and trail; the Review that speaks it how it is, the Council that plans and dreams as best they can and the critics that cackle their empty words like the rooks in a rookery. You the people of these places made us feel that we belonged; contentment and happiness can only bloom where you belong, its’ Ok if you shed a tear; for in my English Lady’s Victorian world men don’t cry. The ledger of Brenda’s life is beautiful there are no blotches or unÀnished accounts. It is my special treasure. Brenda’s empathy lives on in the hearts of our children Deb’s and Mark, they overcame their pain and desperation to help me do what had to be done.
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Help Wanted A&M ORCHARDS LTD requires 18 F/T Seasonal Workers for the 2012 Season starting in early March 2012. Workers will have 40 to 60 hours a week of work at $9.70 per hour. Duties include; Pruning, Thinning, General Farm work and picking fruit when ready. The farm is located at 921 Hwy. 3A in Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0 and the fruit that will be picked is as follows: Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, and Plums. Piece rate will be paid at the prevailing Min. wage per BC Employment Standards. To apply Ph: 250-499-5062 or Fax: 250499-5062 Deli counter attendant required for seasonal work, April to September. Weekends required. Email resume to dougshomestead@gmail.com. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Heavy Duty Mechanic Sunny Okanagan. Required for maintenance & repairs of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic systems, & diesel 2 & 4 stroke engines. For details or to apply: e-mail hr@nor-val.com T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Position comes with a competitive beneďŹ t package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Tyson Lambert. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-286-9502. Email:tysonlambert@t-mar.com
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CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certiďŹ cation, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
WANTED Applewood, will buy as rounds/logs, or can remove trees for wood. 604-970-4041
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Havanese & Bichon Pups available, good disposition, family oriented, ďŹ rst shots, dewormed, micro chipped for IdentiďŹ cation. For more info and pricing call 250-832-4923 or email: rleech@telus.net
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STEEL OF a deal - building sale! 20x24 $4798. 25x30 $5998. 30x42 $8458. 32x58 $12,960. 40x60 $15,915. 47x80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
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Kitchen Cabinets PHIL’’S Custom Wood Work. Kitchens, vanities and counter tops. For estimates call (250)499-2806 or (250)485-7001.
Landscaping EMERALD CEDAR EDGING Buy Direct From Grower, 6ft.-10 for $240, Planting + Delivery available. Call Budget Nurseries 250-498-2189
Merchandise for Sale
Auctions HUGE RANCH & Farm Equipment Auction. Saturday April 14, 11am for Allan Smashnuk at 6188 Vla Road, Chase BC, Tractors, Haying Equipment, Livestock Equipment, Welding Equipment, etc. Phone: BC Livestock (250)573-3939
Garage Sales It’s About Time! Yard Sale, 9 1 pm, March 31. Something for everyone, 3258 River Rd. KEREMEOS - 530 6th Street near Museum, Sat. March 31 & Sun. Apr. 1st, Moving Sale. 8:00 am to ? KEREMEOS - March 30 & 31, Eagle RV Park behind Fas Gas, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
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CLIFTON’S home grown beef. No hormone implants. Per side $3.25/lb cut and wrapped. Ground beef sold by the package $4.50/lb. Meat packages available. Gov’t inspected. Call Wade 250-499-2871 or Brad 250-499-5180. www.cliftonranch.com
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Local Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Mint & Proof Sets, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins etc. Any amount. Please call 250-499-0251
Grand Piano, Upright, Bell, Guelph Ont. Vintage 1910, Honky Tonk Model. Good Condition. $600 obo. 250-499-5337
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For Sale by Owner Valley Landmark and Business “Bear’s Farm” 21.8 acres of class 1 benchland, 2000 ft of prime highway frontage, corner lot bordering Hwy 3A and Keremeos Bypass, 8000 sqft of retail space,2 wells (1 domestic, 1 irrigation). Exceptional location with endless potential! Asking price: $3,300,000. Serious, qualified buyers only. Call Barry or Sue Frasch at 250-499-2644.
KEREMEOS - 2 bed, 1 bath, house w/basement, garage, gas forced air heat, large yard, washer/dryer, fridge, stove, part. furnished. 9 Ave. - 4 St. Area, 4 blocks to Village Centre. $825 Month plus utilities. No pets. No smoking. References Required. Avail. May 1. Call Tom 1-778-231-5890 or Yvonne 1-604-970-8787
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Rentals Misc for Rent Bachelor Suite, $550/month, includes utilities, above Riverbed Bistro. 250-499-9814 N/P
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OLALLA - 4 bedroom, avail. June 1st, good local references required, $850/month plus. 250-499-0241
Mobile Homes & Pads Clean renovated, 2 bdrm mobile, W/D & pad rent included, $525. 250-485-2960.
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2 bdrm house, 2 full baths, DW / W/D, wood stove, air cond., garage & car port. Large yard, no pets. Available May 1st, $950 + S.D. 250499-7073 CAWSTON - 3 bdrm house, 2126 Hwy 3, 3 bdrm mobile home 250-499-5258, cell# 250-499-9095.
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Available now! Office or retail space at 613 7th Avenue, 430 sqft, $460/month + utilities. 250-493-7774.
Suites, Lower KEREMEOS - Avail. Apr. 1, Cozy 1 bdrm suite, quiet area, rear of 613 7th Ave., $495/month + utilities. 250-493-7774.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHER RE: The Estate of GRANT DOUGLAS ETTY, deceased, formerly of 663 Lowe Drive, in the town of Cawston, in the Province of British Columbia, VOX 1N2, who died January 17, 2012. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of GRANT DOUGLAS ETTY are hereby notiÀed that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, Kayla Etty, 150 Granby Avenue, Penticton, BC, V2A 2Y8 on or before May 18, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.
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Argo Road Maintenance (South Okanagan) Inc., the Highways Maintenance Contractor for the South Okanagan Highways District is compiling a new Hired Equipment List and advises all persons or companies wishing to have their rentable equipment such as trucks, mowers, water trucks, sweepers, backhoes, loaders, excavators, brushing equipment, graders, rollers, or tractors listed, to contact the Administration OfÀce at 290 Waterloo Avenue, Penticton, B.C., where Registration Forms are available. Those who have equipment already registered with Argo Road Maintenance must re-register to be included on the list. Al Fraser, Operations Manager
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THE FUTURE IS FRIENDLY. GREG AND TUESDAY ONLY REALTORS IN KEREMEOS USING TOMORROWS TECHNOLOGY TODAY. BRINGING MORE BUYERS TO THEIR LISTINGS FASTER. QUICK RESPONSE CODE FOR SMART PHONE SCANNING. DON’T KNOW HOW? LET US SHOW YOU. #4 - 4354 HWY 3, KEREMEOS $99,000 * Beautiful gated resort * Park model, ownership! MLS®
622 6TH AVENUE, KEREMEOS $149,000 * 1 bdrm home & garage * 60x120 lot Multi-family zoned MLS® 1438 MAIN STREET S., OLALLA $160,000 * Lg corner lot, plenty of parking * Updated, open living area! MLS® 422 10TH AVENUE, KEREMEOS $199,900 * lg landscaped yard * basement w/ summer kitchen MLS® 133 - 4354 HWY 3, KEREMEOS $198,000 * park model in gated community * ownership, clubhouse, pool, ask! MLS®
421 10TH AVE., KEREMEOS $270,000 * 3 bedroom family home * great location! MLS® “NEW PRICE!”
803 10TH AVENUE, KEREMEOS $184,900 * Updated 2 bed home * large lot, u/g irrigated MLS®
717 9TH AVENUE, KEREMEOS $219,000
* 2 bed plus den, 2 bathroom * dbl garage & huge garden area! MLS®
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WHAT WE ARE UP TO AROUND TOWN? @rlptuesday 2616 HWY 3, KEREMEOS $175,000 * 3 bed, fenced yard * greenhouse & garage MLS® 524 3RD AVENUE, KEREMEOS $255,000 * full basement, family home! * 4 bed, 3 bath & detached garage MLS® #11 - 815 11TH AVENUE, KEREMEOS $174,900 * 2 bed, 2 bath adult community * parking, close to walks, ready to move in! MLS® #3 - 605 9TH STREET, KEREMEOS $215,000 * 3 bed, 2 bath adult complex * wheelchair accessable, garage, easy! MLS®
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2900 RIVER ROAD, KEREMEOS $589,000 * 2,500 sq ft 3 bed, 3bath & dble garage & shop * just over 2 acres on the River! MLS® 2108 MAIN ST., CAWSTON $550,000 *Commercial sized garage *almost 1/2 acre 5 bed, 4 bath MLS®
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1970 OSPREY LANE, CAWSTON $469,000 * Almost 7 acre organic farm! * 1,300 sq foot, 3 bedroom home MLS®
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524 6TH AVENUE, KEREMEOS $365,000 * 1/4 acre lot * New home + storage building! MLS®
357 COULTHARD RD, CAWSTON $399,000 * almost 5 acres, large house * fruit trees, open field, & seasonal creek at back! MLS® 336 BEECROFT RIVER ROAD, CAWSTON $570,000 * 5 acres * 5 bed, 4 bath (suited ) MLS® 1872 BARCELO RD, CAWSTON $1,150,000 * 10 ac. best benchland * Organic orchard, great house! MLS®
310 HWY 3, KEREMEOS $1,900,000 * Viable 30 unit Motel * 2 bedroom manager’s suite! MLS®
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#626 – 12th Avenue, Keremeos - LANDSCAPER REQUIRED for this great corner lot. Nicely done reno features new kitchen, gas stove, new main bath up and new 3 pc bath down, laminate flooring, vinyl windows. Hi-efficiency forced air furnace & central air. Room for your garage/shop at rear. $239,000 MLS® #135373
#621 Schneider Drive, Keremeos. BASK IN THE SUNSHINE & grow your own veggies on the sunny bench! Room for all in this family sized rancher on full basement. Some recent updates already done. Incredible view. Quiet area, not far from schools & rec centre. $247,000 MLS®#135922
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#6 – 435 Hwy 3A, Keremeos. A BRAND NEW HOME! Generous interior spaces – W/C accessible. Huge living room with fireplace. Master bedroom ensuite has a tub for her & shower for him. Landscaped – rear patio for your B-B-Q. Loads of storage – double garage too. $288,900 incl HST MLS®
#525 3rd Avenue, Keremeos. CLOSE TO SCHOOLS. Solid home by quality builder. Gener-
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#805 - 9th Avenue, Keremeos. ½ ACRE LOT FOR DEVELOPMENT IN LOWER KEREMEOS. Split zoning – duplex & R-3. Sub-division application suspended. Single title. Ideas? $159,000 MLS®#133250
#415 – 9th Avenue, Keremeos. MORTGAGE HELPER w/non-conforming suite. Under-used daylight basement freshly reno’d w/second laundry hook-up & full bath down. Small front & backyard. Attached single car garage. Walking distance to services. $180,000 MLS®#130097
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Well maintained open plan Mobile by the river. Private pad, Arizona landscaping, awesome valley & mountain views. Two good sized bdrms, bath has a soaker tub. Conservatory has sliding doors to home & huge covered deck & hot tub. $171,500 CALL GAIL mls®
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Hwy exposure cherry farm. 6 varieties with a total of 1900; 3 year old trees, some apple trees. 5.74 acres is completely deer fenced. u/g irrigation system on KID water. 1394 sq. ft. home, 2 bdrms, 1 bath is very quaint. $599,000 mls®
Organic 11.6 acre orchard in Cawston. Orchard contains a wide variety of apples. 2 acres of Peaches. Good drainage and good irrigation system. There is a cold storage, small packing shed at the end of Kurtz Road $999,999 CALL GAIL mls®
ous 1/4 acre lot for your green thumb. Garage/workshop at rear with wine cellar. Some TLC & sweat equity will add greatly to the value. Showings strictly by app’t - 24 hours advance notice.
$242,700 MLS®#134491
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Ask Gail about free air miles when you list or sell Unique, peaceful 4.77 acre property that has an Osprey family & endangered yellow breasted chat. 6yr old 2 story home, roomy kitchen w/island & cherry cabinets, 4 bdrms, 3 baths, geothermal, garage etc. Dupl. Listing #133476 $449,900 mls®
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Kassidy Todd performs well at Junior Nationals in Quebec Kassidy Todd of Keremeos was very successful at Junior nationals! She competed in the F4 category and placed 5th in Slopestyle, 4th in Big Air, and 4th in Moguls! There were 14 competitors in the F4 category from BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. She is now training for Provincials which will be held this coming week at Mount Washington. Pictured above and to the left, Kassidy Todd competing at the Junior Nationals held in La Relais, Quebec.
Pictured above and to the right, Max Todd of Keremeos Mogul and Big Air Training for the upcoming Provincials this week at Mount Washington.
First skating lessons of the season
Contributed from the December 15, 2011 Edition of the Review paper.
Ice related activities are well underway at the Keremeos ice rink. Similkameen weather cooled off just in time for the rink’s opening earlier this month, with the forecast calling for more of the same over the next two weeks.
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Youth Sports in the Similkameen
Photo by Steve Arstad
The Keremeos Swim Club staged a club swim meet at the Keremeos pool last Friday. Swimmers found the water and air temperatures more seasonal during the past week as some of the best weather of the summer season made for an ideal weekend. Contributed from the July 28 Edition of the Review Paper.
Kobau Koyotes travel to Provincials Contributed from the July 14, 2011 Edition of the Review paper. Kobau Koyotes travelled to the Provincials, which were held in Kamloops, over the weekend. The Koyotes finished 4th winning 4 of the 7 games they played. 16 teams were competeing for the title of Provincial champ. During league season they were undefeated, winning 3 out of 3 tournaments. The squirts challenged a pee wee team twice this year winning one of those games. The Cawston team will move up the division to be a pee wee team next year as per their age group. The team appreciated all the support from their sponsors and the community during the season.
Pictured above, the Similkameen Minor Spor ts Soccer program.
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Youth Group
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Thanks to the generosity of local individuals and businesses, as well as many friends and families, a group of teens from the Similkameen Christian Fellowship youth group was able to travel to Vicente Guerrero, Baja Mexico, during spring break to build a house for a needy Mexican family. The group travelled by bus 2,700 kilometres south, and worked extremely hard on the
building project. After five days of hard work – building, painting, digging, insulating and drywalling the project was completed on time. The group was also able to help furnish the house with beds, table and chairs and some sports equipment for the boys. A single mom with two sons was the recipient of a brand new home. This was the third time a group of local teens travelled to this same
area and this year’s group was able to revisit the previous building sites, and reunite with old friends and bring food to them as well. The Keremeos community support and the prayers of many were a huge part of making this a successful and fulfilling spring break experience. Contributed from the April 14, 2011 Edition of the Review paper.
What to do on Friday night? The age old question of teenagers in communities large and small all over the western world....In Keremeos countless teens have enjoyed activities organized and run by Stew and Sylvia Wright. Under the Wrights’ leadership, Similkameen Christian Fellowship Youth Group members have taken part in “barn nights”, mission trips to Mexico, tobogganing parties up Apex, Christian conferences in Kelowna, Christian rock concerts, volunteer work, camping trips up the Fairview and in Grand Forks. That list only begins to cover the fantastic experiences the Wrights have helped provide for local youth, regardless of religious denomination. As a parent of a teen, I have felt very grateful to the Wrights and to the Christian Fellowship for providing my daughter with so many fun and character building opportunities. I have often wished that I had had such a great youth group to belong to when I was her age. What a great alternative to bush parties! So parents and teens, if you see Stew and Sylvia around, give them a big thank you for all the work they have done on behalf of Keremeos youth. It is well-deserved!
Photo by Steve Arstad
SESS students prepare lunch at the school. The school’s salad bar program is considered one of the best in the province.
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Girl Guides of Canada Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada has impacted the lives of girls and women since its inception in 1910. As Canada’s largest organization for girls and women, Guiding has long contributed to success among girls and women by providing opportunities for fun, friendship, adventures, personal and leadership development, role models for girls and community involvement. Today, there are almost 135,000 Guiding Members—108,000 girl members and over 26,000 adult members. Photo contributed
While Guiding remains true to its ideals as a dynamic organization, it Nicole Teal received her Canada Cord at a Girl is changing with the times to reflect the needs and interests of today’s Guide ceremony held in Vernon recently. Her girls and women. leader Ione Cattell presented the award to her. Guiding is fun, bold, energetic, popular and real. It empowers girls and women to face challenges with confidence. Through Guiding’s various imaginative and innovative activity choices, girls are empowered to reach their potential, be independent, confident and caring as they learn to develop decision-making and life skills. Guiding helps them connect with their community and with the wider world.
Boy Scouts of Canada Beavers ages 5-7, Cubs ages 8-10 and Scouts ages 11-13 the 1st Similkameen Scouts meet every Wednesday at the Cawston school from 6-7pm. We are a coed group and have both girls and boys in all divisions. Beavers is all about working as a group and learning to share and do crafts. While cubs begin to work on various badges (pet care, home helper, collectors etc.) as well as beginning to learn proper camping skills. The motto of cubs is “do your best” and this is what we strive for the youth. Scouts also work on badges but at a more advanced level. Their motto is “Be prepared”. This group also does camping but again more in depth than the cubs. If you are interested you may contact Lillian Kyle 250-499-7734 Scouts, Daryn Sheppard 250-499-0181 or Connie Passmore 250-499-8006 for cubs/beavers and Keith Erickson 250-499-2141 for beavers. We meet from September to June just like the school year. We would love to have people come and check us out.
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Local Piano Students place well at 86th Kiwanis Music Festival Submitted by Helen Sanders Local piano students succeed at the 86th Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival held from March 8 through March 12, 2012. The Music & Speech Arts Highlights & Awards concert will be held on Friday, April 20,2012 at 6:30 pm in the Penticton Alliance Church, 197 Brandon Avenue, Penticton. Following is the list of piano students who participated at the festival: Senior Piano Evan Reichl, Grade 7 piano Additional Repertoire First Place Early Keyboard Second Place Sight Reading Third Place Sonatina or Sonata Second Place Twentieth & Twenty-First Century First Place Haley Porter, Grade 6 piano Early Keyboard Romantic Second Place Sight Reading Katie Frasch, Grade 5 piano Additional Repertoire First Place Canadian Composers Early keyboard First Place Sight Reading Third Place Twentieth & Twenty-First Century Junior Piano Jenna Beam, Grade 4 piano Additional Repertoire Third Place Early Keyboard First Place Sight Reading Sonatina or Sonata Second Place Twentieth & Twentieth-First Century Third Place Holland Potash, Grade 4 piano Additional Repertoire First Place
Twentieth & Twenty-First Century Third Place Madison Terbasket, Grade 4 piano Sight Reading Sonatina or Sonata Third Place Twentieth & Twenty-First Century Untitled Study/Etude First Place Mackenzie Lawrence, Grade 3 piano Additional Repertoire First Place Canadian Composers Third Place Classical Third Place Sight Reading Twentieth & Twenty-First Century Second Place Caroline Brunton, Grade 1 piano Additional Repertoire Canadian Composers Aidan Neilson, Grade 1 piano Additional Repertoire Third Place Canadian Composers Early Keyboard Third Place Sight Reading Aija Otto, Grade 1 piano Additional Repertoire First Place Canadian Composers Third Place David Schwetje, Grade 1 piano Canadian Composers Early Keyboard Dena Jalil, Introductory Level B Pianoforte Solo Zion Nimchuk, Introductory Level B Pianoforte Solo Second Place Introductory Level A, Pianoforte Solo, NonCompetitive Only Lamay Boshoff, Ayrelea Nimchuk, Danielle Boshoff, Travis Walta, Ava Cottrill, Esther Cottrill Allysa Manchur, Amanda Jerowsky and Skye Eriksen took to the street for a performance prior to the Keremeos Light Up parade earlier this month. The trio were raising money for the SESS band. Contributed from the December 22 Edition of the Review paper.
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Murder and mayhem at SESS this week SESS drama students rehearse for this week’s Little Theatre production of Rehearsal for Murder. Photo by Steve Arstad
Black Press A group of Similkameen students have chosen the darkest days of the year as the best time for murder — or at least a play about one. The Little Theatre Company at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School is in rehearsals now for its winter production, Rehearsal for Murder by D.D. Brooke. “Being that it is cold and windy outside, it is a suitable time to watch a cold-blooded murder take place,” said director Scott Tremblay. The play revolves around a desperate playwright — Alex Dennison, played by Jenna Sipponen — trying to find out who killed her best friend, Monica Wells (Dominique Dupuis). After Wells, who is also the leading lady in Dennison’s play, commits suicide, Dennison is devastated and becomes convinced her friend was murdered. One year later, on the anniversary of Wells’ death, Dennison gathers the cast and crew of her last play in an old theatre to work out what really
happened that fateful night. The production also features student actors Cherise White, Jamie Forner, Katie Frasch, Kelsey Mantle, Chris Best, Rebecca Webb, Zack Pijnnaken, Kyla Eglie and Erica Flynn. “Rehearsal for Murder is a small theatre production, so it was a good choice for this cast,” said Tremblay, adding that the cast includes several Grade 8 and 9 students who are appearing on stage for the first time. “However, I have cast some students that have been in my productions before, so the more seasoned actors have helped the younger students with their parts.” Their will be two performances of Rehearsal for Murder on Dec. 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. in the SESS elementary gym-theatre. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the door or from the cast. Contributed from the December 1 Edition of the Review paper.
Library offers important Storytime program for 2 - 5 year olds Mrs. Claus recently visited the library for a Christmas wind-up party. The storytime group of 2 - 5 year olds enjoyed Christmas stories and each child received a gift book bag. Mrs. Claus chatted with the children and brought cookies for everyone! Storytime will resume again in January. Register for this free program at the library or call: 250-499-2313. Contributed from the December 15 Edition of the Review paper.
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Bridging the generation(s) gap
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SESS students in grades five and seven displayed the fruits of a semester’s work on Monday, March 7 in the elementary gym at the school’s science fair. Students, who either paired up or went at it alone, created a plethora of science projects that explored a vast array of topics. There was a high degree of interest and curiousity apparent in the projects, from tests of paper towel for absorption characteristics to a complete assessment of how many calories and fats are in fast foods and how this type of diet has affected various populations. School district 67 plays host to a large district science fair each year, but unfortunately District 53 no longer hosts a district event.
Contributed from the March 10th Edition of the Review paper.
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The students of Cawston Primary School were visited by members of the Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department last week. They learned about what to do if they ever encountered a fire at home or at school. During this visit two students, Derek Brunton (Grade 4) and Arshdeep Bathal (Grade 1) won a chance to tour the fire department. Here Derek and Arsheep are pictured with firefighters Melanie Bagley and Jo Cotrill. Contributed from the November 3 Edition of the Review paper.
At eighty-six years of age, Jack Broderick’s knowledge of firearms allows him to connect with youth at the Keremeos - Cawston Sportsman’s Association Jack Broderick (second from left) with some of his students from the Keremeos - Cawston Sportsman’s Association. Right, Broderick provides instruction at the rifle range.