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Enderby Fire Department’s Capt. Dan Doorn hoses down some of the burning rubble of a 100-year-old heritage building in the 700 block of Cliff Avenue Sunday after it went up in flames earlier in the morning. The building, which opened in 1911 as the Enderby Opera House, had been vacant for several years.

Fire guts Enderby heritage site ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff

It was built in 1911, originally home to the Enderby Opera House which staged its first production at Christmas of that same year. The 100-year-old twostorey Enderby heritage building in the 700 block of Cliff Avenue was reduced to charred rubble Sunday after a fire broke out in the vacated building at around 2 a.m. “This is a big part of our town’s history, and it’s very, very, very sad to see,” said Joan Cowan, curator of the Enderby Museum, who gathered to watch a handful of Enderby Fire Department firefighters mop up the blaze

just after noon Sunday. Cowan said the opera house was built by Samuel Polson and was used strictly for opera, plays, musicals, choirs and local choirs for the remainder of its first decade. By the 1920s, opera was no longer popular and the building became known as The Coliseum, said Cowan, housing silent movies until Enderby opened a regular theatre to show talking pictures. The Knights of Pythias service club took over the structure and used it as a community hall and meeting place for a number of years before it became an electronics outlet in the 1950s,

remaining as such for close to 30 years. Greyhound Bus Service was added to the building and it remained that way up until about three or four years ago. The bottom half of the building was used for commercial purposes and the top half was an apartment. Both were vacant at the time of the fire, which remains under investigation. Cowan said a new, unknown owner bought the building in 2007, but it had remained vacant. Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP said there had been issues with squatters in the facility over the years but the

building was believed to have been empty at the time of the fire. Smoke from Sunday morning’s fire could be seen all around the city. “I was delivering Morning Stars at around 6:30 and 7 a.m. up on Red Basket hill, and I saw the smoke coming straight up from a building,” said Corey Skead, 20. “For a second I thought it was the IGA (grocery store) because it’s pretty much kitty-corner from Greyhound. I walked down to Red Basket and the credit union, and saw flames shooting out of the building.” Witnesses reported the fire was coming out of the second level of the building. Enderby

fire chief Kevin Alstad said the blaze started at the southeast corner of the building, and told RCMP no one was found amid the debris. Alstad said two roommates in an adjoining apartment phoned in the report of the fire. An excavator was brought to the scene to help knock in the walls of the building, as it was deemed dangerous and at risk of falling down towards the street and a side alley. The machine was also used to go through the debris. Alstad said the cause of the fire remains undetermined due to severe damage to the structure, and the file is still being investigated.

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A case of street racing has led to a pair of Vernon teenagers having their vehicles impounded. RCMP officer noticed two vehicles northbound on Highway 97, shortly before midnight Monday, going over the 27th Street overpass at a very high rate of speed, and the officer noted that the vehicles appeared to be racing each other. “The two vehicles then accelerated, reaching speeds in excess of 150 km/h in the 90 zone,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “Our officer activated his emergency equipment.” One of the vehicles, a 1996 grey BMW 318, pulled over and stopped by the weigh scales. The officer was able to get the plate number of the Beamer as he went by and continued on past, and stopped and dealt with the driver of the 2000 GMC Sierra pick up that was also involved. “The BMW then drove through the weigh scale lot and headed southbound back into Vernon,” said Molendyk. The Beamer and the driver were later located in Vernon by a second officer. Both drivers are 18, from Vernon, and they have been charged with excessive speeding. The two vehicles have been impounded for seven days under the legislation for street racing.

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News Hansen relay wheels through region ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff

The City of Vernon has been recognized for its wheelchair accessibility from an organization who knows something about the topic. The Rick Hansen 25-year Man in Motion World tour anniversary wheeled into Vernon Sunday with a special ceremony at Polson Park. Among the highlights was the Hansen organization presenting Vernon Mayor Rob Sawatzky with a medal for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to making its amenities accessible for all residents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They (Hansen crew) visited a few places in town and were very happy to see how wheelchair accessible things are,â&#x20AC;? said Courtenay Pitcher, City of Vernon communications officer. While Rick Hansen himself wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t part of the North Okanagan portion of the tour, a crowd of 200 to 400 people gathered despite chilly weather conditions. Vernon Paralympians Sonja Gaudet and Josh Dueck had some of their adaptive equipment on hand for residents to look at. Dueck and Gaudet were piped in to the medal bearer ceremony by the Kalamalka Highlanders Pipe Band, and accompanied by RCMP in their traditional red serge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was one of the most inspirational parts of the afternoon,â&#x20AC;? said Pitcher. Prior to arriving at Polson Park, the relay rolled through Okanagan Indian Band territory where elder Patsy Gregoire waited to welcome participants as a personal tribute to

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Josh Dueck and Sonja Gaudet lead fellow relay participants into Polson Park Sunday during the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay celebration which is dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord injuries and creating more accessible communities. For more photos and video coverage of the relay visit vernonmorningstar.com

her younger brother, a man who was in an accident and spent â&#x20AC;&#x153;a good 20 yearsâ&#x20AC;? in a wheelchair as a quadriplegic before passing away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be able to have these people who are so busy and travelling all the time to make a little stop here and make the community aware of it, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonderful for them to do that,â&#x20AC;? said Gregoire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the elders of the community I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great because we know that there are people out there that can be examples for our youth.â&#x20AC;? The relay continued Tuesday morning in Vernon with provincial Lt.-Gov., the Honourable Steven L. Point among those running in Vernon as the event headed north. Spallumcheen hosted a six-minute celebration outside township chambers, while the City of Armstrong had the relay leave Pleasant Valley Secondary School for a

run through the city to McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Hundreds of students and residents lined the streets to cheer on the relay. Displaying a sign reading: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rick is my hero,â&#x20AC;? Grade 3 Armstrong Elementary student Ashlen Vigue said Hansen

is an inspiration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We read a book about him and he is really cool.â&#x20AC;? From Armstrong, the relay continued north to Enderby for an end of day celebration featuring games, activities and live entertainment.

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B.C. Lt.-Gov. Steven Point (above) greets the next runner, Geoff Dolman, on Pleasant Valley Road Tuesday in the Vernon leg of the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay. JOSE LAROCHELLE/MORNING STAR

Instructor Stewart Bexton (left) gives Jade Perterson the opportunity to try a sit-ski at Polson Park Sunday.

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Mission collects support RICHARD ROLKE Morning Star Staff

An agency that helps people get back on their feet is receiving a boost. The Upper Room Mission is receiving a $100,000 gaming grant that will ensure outreach programs are available to those who need assistance. “It’s foundational to making life changes,” said Lisa Froom, mission general manager. “It’s all about moving forward.” All registered clients can participate in Fresh Start, which focuses on health, finances, relationships, self-esteem and life goals. Some of the clients work and pay high rent, while others are on disability or old age pension. Others struggle with a lack of employment, substance abuse and mental health issues. As part of Fresh Start, some clients sort through beverage containers donated by community members. It’s a way of moving them towards employment. “It will make a world

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Lisa Froom, with the Upper Room Mission, accepts $100,000 from MLA Eric Foster for outreach programs. of difference,” said Jake Spoor, Upper Room president, of the government grant. The opportunity for a grant arose after Vernon-Monashee Eric Foster visited the mission last year.

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specifically the current renovation of the mission kitchen. The project’s total bill is $165,000 and about $110,000 is still required. “Really good people are doing everything they can to help us,” said Froom of donations. Kitchen renovations will continue for the next two to three weeks. To support the kitchen fundraiser, drop by the Upper Room Mission at 3403 27th Ave. or call 25-5491231.

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The Regional District of Central Okanagan has approved its 2012 budget. For the North Westside electoral area, a home assessed at $462,000 will see regional district taxes increase $4.67. Taxpayers across the region will see almost $22-million in capital projects this year including $1.1-million for the new Upper Fintry, Shalal Road and Valley of the Sun water system, along with distribution improvements for the Killiney Beach water system and acquisition of a new fire boat.

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City council wants marijuana decriminalized RICHARD ROLKE Morning Star Staff

Enderby politicians want marijuana decriminalized and taxed. A majority of council voted Monday to ask senior government to regulate cannabis as a way of reducing crime, rationalizing police resources and creating a new source of revenue for communities. “We’re not saying we agree with marijuana but the current process is not working and it fuels the gangs,” said Mayor Howie Cyr, a former RCMP officer. “Instead of throwing countless people into jail (for marijuana possession) and spending money on enforcement, treat it like cigarettes or prescription drugs.” Cyr believes marijuana-related investigations, which can take years, can be a drain on policing resources, and they prevent authorities

“We need to regulate it and tax it.” — Howie Cyr from dealing with other matters. “Smaller communities paying for policing are being hit really hard.” Cyr suggests a new approach to marijuana could also benefit those who use the substance. “We need to regulate it and tax it and put money into education and rehabilitation,” he said. Lone opposition came from Coun. Beryl Ludwig. “Any drug addicts or former addicts you talk to say they started with marijuana,” she said. “Marijuana is the gateway to harder

drugs.” Ludwig admits, though, that she understands the concerns about drug-related crime and police officers spending time on marijuana grow-ops that keep surfacing in the community. “It would be nice to have the taxes from marijuana but would the taxes be enough to pay for the people that need rehabilitation?” she said. “It’s hard to legalize something that wrecks so many lives.” The officer in charge of the North Okanagan RCMP was reluctant to comment on Enderby

council’s decision. “The RCMP’s position is the politicians make the laws and we enforce them,” said Supt. Reg Burgess. “At this point, we are going with the laws given to us to enforce and there is no change there.” Council decided to lobby for cannabis control after a request from Stop the Violence B.C., which advocates for a new approach to marijuana. “The coalition, along with other organizations such as the Health Officers Council of B.C. and the Canadian Public Health Association, believes that a strictly regulated legal market for marijuana could better control availability of the drug while at the same time starve organized crime of this enormous cash cow,” said Evan Wood, Stop the Violence B.C.

Lumby budget proceeds RICHARD ROLKE

The village will place $25,000 per year into reserves for infrastructure Lumby’s tax increase is rolling such as road upgrades. ahead. It’s expected the 2012 budget will Council gave three readings to the be adopted April 16. 2012 financial plan bylaw On Monday, council gave — including a 2.82 per cent final approval to this year’s tax hike — Monday. water fees. “Everyone has agreed The base rate is going to it and the budget is in from $12 to $12.35 per its final form,” said Mayor month, while the consumpKevin Acton. tion rate is increasing from The tax increase will 64 to 66 cents per cubic mean an extra $19.42 this metre. year for a home assessed at For the village’s sewer Kevin Acton $233,921. utility, the base rate will go There has been very from $12 to $12.35 a month little public feedback on the budget, while the consumption rate is climbeven at the official public hearing. ing from 40 cents to 41 cents per “The story on the street is it’s a cubic metre. responsible budget,” said Acton. Residential garbage is going from “There’s work to be done and $11 to $11.36 per month and recywe’re not wasting money. There are cling is increasing from $1.75 to $1.79 projects that need to be done.” per month.

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organizing graduation. The withdrawal of extracurricular activities is effective immediately through the North Okanagan-Shuswap Teachers’ Association boundaries, which includes the Enderby, Falkland and Armstrong areas. “As a group, we have had our constitutional rights removed by Bill 22 and there are very few ways for teachers to get their message out,” says Lynda Bennett, president of NOSTA. “Teachers should not be expected to continue to subsidize an underfunded system with our unpaid time and our own money.” Secondary school sports that will be impacted by the teacher’s recommendation

include: girls soccer, rugby, track and field, tennis, golf, and mountain biking. At the elementary level, crosscountry running and track and field will be curtailed. In some cases, efforts are being made for parents to coach teams or for community leagues to replace school-based activities. School District superintendent Dave Witt is attending meeting in Vancouver dealing with the implications of Bill 22 and could not be reached for comment by press time. Teachers in some other school districts, including Vernon, have already opted to withdraw participation in voluntary extracurricular activities of protest

the provincial government’s legislation, which imposes a netzero wage mandate and restricts job action. Education Minister George Abbott has assigned a mediator to intervene in the dispute, however, the mediator’s mandate requires the implementation of a net-zero contract, which is hotly disputed by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. While some teachers have sent out individual letters to students about the withdrawal of volunteer work, others have alerted students by word of mouth. Bennett says if parents or students have questions about the status of particular activities they should contact teachers directly.

New speed limit zones ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff

Vernon RCMP are cautioning motorists about a pair of speed limit decreases. Middleton Way, near Sawicki Park, is now posted as a 30-kilometre-an-hour zone seven days a week from dawn until dusk. A school zone on 25th Avenue – which turns into Okanagan Landing Road at Fulton Road – has been created near Ellison Elementary School and Fulton Secondary School. The posted speed limit there, for a school zone, is 30 kilometres an hour Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., when school is in session. “Our message is be aware and slow down in these two areas,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. Fines for speeding in these zones range from $196 to $253 depending on the speed your travelling. If you’re caught

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Two new speed zones have been initiated in Vernon — on Middleton Way and at Ellison Elementary. doing excessive speeds, which is more than 40 kilometres an hour over the posted limit, fines jump again and your vehicle could be impounded. ■ Members of the Vernon RCMP Safe Community Unit’s Citizens On Patrol will conduct a speed watch program today. The volunteers will use digital speed reader boards and a radar unit, and will be concentrat-

ing on school zones in and around Vernon, starting at 7:30 a.m. “The purpose of the speed watch program is to enhance safety and educate drivers around unsafe speed and dangerous driving,” said Courtenay Pitcher, City of Vernon communications officer. “This is done by reflecting drivers’ speeds and reinforcing the speed limit in that zone.”

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The pairing of wine and art proved to be a success for a charitable organization. Saturday’s fourth annual Art and Wine Gala at the Eclectic Med raised $58,715 for the North Okanagan Community Living Society, which works with people with developmental disabilities. “The entire evening was so positive from the beginning to the end,” said Garry Molitwenik, executive director. “We ended up over sold by one person – 76 people.” The silent auction included items by 13 local artists and a variety of wine baskets. “Darcy from Auction World was amazing. He was entertaining

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The event also featured a five-course meal, with a different Okanagan wine with every course. “The Arctic musk ox tenderloin was so good one cannot describe,” said Molitwenik. Of the $58,175, Pippa Shaw, of Designers Gallery, raised $10,950 in donations. The funds will assist NOCLS’ clients in moving from group homes to independent living with support. “As people move to their own places, there is more need for furnishings and household items. We see such a positive change as people feel more confident and have more choices,” said Molitwenik.

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ric Foster has been thrown under the bus. The Vernon-Monashee MLA had been promising for weeks that an announcement on Vernon Jubilee Hospital beds would be held April 2 or 3. But at virtually the 11th hour, the plug was pulled because Health Minister Michael de Jong’s schedule changed. Now obviously there are significant demands on de Jong’s time as a minister, but there has been no bigger issue in the North Okanagan than hospital overcrowding. Patients have been shoved into halls and surgeries have been cancelled. Foster, civic leaders, doctors, nurses and particularly residents have been lobbying loudly to have two shelled-in floors in the Polson tower developed into beds. “You have ensured in Richard Rolke the near future that I will be coming back,” said de Jong of rallies, letters and petitions while speaking to the media at a Vernon stop in October. It would be interesting to know what diverted de Jong from Vernon this week. Were there issues on the home front or constituency business he had to attend to? A crisis within the health care system wouldn’t be unusual. Or was he helping Premier Christy Clark shuffle the deck chairs after the iceberg known as John van Dongen’s defection to the Conservatives struck? Foster has put on a brave face and tried to alleviate concerns that de Jong’s no-show may mean money isn’t being pumped into VJH. “This isn’t a delay tactic with the announcement. Nobody needs to be concerned,” he said. But I’m hearing from health care workers and residents who believe the postponed press

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“This case still stinks.” The words are those of Leonard Krog, the NDP’s attorney general critic. The case to which he refers is the B.C. Rail scandal, in which former ministerial aides Dave Bassi and Bobby Virk pleaded guilty to charges of breach of trust. The charges were amended counts stemming from the investigation into the bribing of government officials by lobbyists who wanted access to secret documents relating to the sale of B.C. Rail. Despite their guilty pleas on the eve of what was to be the testimony of Gary Collins, the Liberal conference is a clear indication that the govgovernment paid Bassi and Virk’s ernment doesn’t take the North Okanagan legal bill — but no Liberal has seriously. And it’s becoming very easy for the opposi- ever explained why. Why would taxpayers foot the bill for two men tion to take a swing at the Liberals. “This government continues to play politics who admitted their roles in a bribwith our health care,” wrote Mark Olsen, the ery scandal? New Democrat who hopes to replace Foster in It doesn’t make sense, which is the 2013 election, on The Morning Star webone of the reasons cited by site. Abbotsford MLA John van Dongen “We have been raising this issue since 2006 in his decision to quit the Liberals and now because of scheduling conflicts we and join the B.C. Conservatives. have to continue to wait. This is sad.” Van Dongen has even gone so It’s also been suggested that a photo-op far as to hire a lawyer to look into with de Jong should be shelved if he can’t be the unanswered questions relating here in a timely fashion. to this sordid tale. “Mr. de Jong does not need to be here for the announcement. Mr. Foster get the press Yet, Premier Christy Clark — together and make it yourself,” states another who was deputy premier at the poster on our website. time of the scandal in 2003 — has It’s not known when a new announcement rejected calls for a public inquiry date will be set, but the longer it takes, the into the matter. Why? more eroded local support could be. Shouldn’t the premier — who Olsen is already acting like the election has professed innocence in the campaign is underway and the B.C. case and, indeed, who was long Conservatives are starting to make a lot of ago cleared of any wrongdoing noise (a new poll shows the Liberals and employed by Basi and Virk — Conservatives tied provincially at 23 per cent want to know why the government support, with the NDP leading the pack at 43 per cent). of the day agreed to pay the legal If the government is to hang on to Vernon- bills of two men who admitted Monashee, it needs to throw Foster a lifeline. guilt? The fact this government And while the recent infusion of cash for parks refuses to divulge information to and recreation facilities is great, that’s not those who paid the tab is astonishenough to turn the heads of dissatisfied coning. stituents. Only something the magnitude of A public inquiry would, at the addressing chronic hospital overcrowding will least, enable the public to finally help, and that’s not even a guarantee of elechear from those in government tion victory. above Basi and Virk and, ultimateUltimately, not only doesn’t the North ly, lead to the unanswered quesOkanagan fit into de Jong’s schedule, but it tion: Why did we pay the legal appears the Liberals don’t have time for their own man fighting in the trenches and waving tabs of criminals? the party flag. — Kamloops This Week

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n response to J. Bodkin’s letter 'Wary of Unintended Consequences' of water rate hikes, I agree that unintended consequences happen when government decisions are made. But in this instance, I believe reducing water consumption brings an opportunity to change our perception of water. We can use this as an opportunity to come up with innovative ways to use our water. With that being said, I am not in favour of hiking water rates 17 per cent in two successive years. This actually leads to a 37 per cent increase in two years because of compounding rates. Rather, I am suggesting this allows residents of the North Okanagan an opportunity to start using the free water that falls on the landscape in the form of precipitation — water harvesting. I am not talking about just rain barrels, although they are a start. I

DRUG COSTS Health care woes continue to pile up in B.C. According to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association journal, fully 17 per cent of British Columbians do not fill prescriptions because they are just too expensive, nearly double the national rate of 9.6 per cent. When people cannot afford to buy prescriptions, the end result is deteriorating health, which in turn results in increasing demands on our hospitals and emergency rooms. B.C. residents are already struggling with the HST, higher MSP premiums, hydro rates and growing housing costs, and now we'll be paying even more for prescribed drugs. Why? It's because of policies that put multi-national drug companies ahead of public health care. B.C. recently negotiated generic drug prices 40 per cent higher than levels set in Ontario and Quebec. That's bad enough, but B.C.'s failure to intervene in trade negotiations with Europe will likely push drug costs even higher, up to $250 million a year higher, by restricting our access to generics.

would like to propose small water harvesting earthworks to pacify and infiltrate our rain water in order to recharge ground water sources. These come in the form of swales, rain gardens, mulched basins and small ponds. The way storm water currently functions is to centralize all water collected from roofs, roads and other impermeable surfaces. The water gathers in storm sewers in mass volumes and is directed to I have to ask, in all of this, who is speaking out on behalf of the citizens of British Columbia? More importantly, who is acting on our behalf? Mark Olsen POTTERY ROAD How wonderful that our regional district has $100,000 to upgrade a walking path that users are able to use without this upgrade. Why are there funds available for these sorts of projects when there never seems to be any funds for fixing roads properly that are used daily by hundreds of vehicles? For example, Pottery Road was awful before the huge trucks were allowed to haul all of the fill from the VSS site to the end of Pottery. Instead of patching the road properly, it was done with leftovers from other projects, or so it seems. The people doing the patching just put patches over old patches that already had older patches. A logging road is in better shape than this road. Pottery is used by fire trucks using the fire training centre, parents dropping off and picking up their children at Hillview, school buses

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open water sources (stream, rivers, lakes). This massive flush of water causes erosion, increased sediment and other ecological problems. If we allow rain water to infiltrate instead of run off, we reduce the pressure on storm water system. When free rainwater is used in conjunction with alternative landscaping techniques, we can still have beautiful gardens and and residents on a daily basis. Another road that is used a lot and really should have a name change to 'Pothole Alley" is Mutrie Road. This road is used by the same people using Pottery whenever they need to go to the north Vernon shopping area. Mutrie has the most popular dog park in the district and is therefore used extensively. I ask you which is more important, a path used by few compared to a patched path used by hundreds daily? Politicians, just remember that the special interest groups are not the majority vote come election time. Common sense needs to rule. Mike Cucheran WITH THE TEACHERS The B.C. Retired Teachers’ Association, which represents 15,000 retired teachers in B.C., stands firmly with the active teachers in our province who seek to maintain quality education for their students. The current issues about class size and composition are the same issues that we fought for and thought were resolved in the past. Once again, as in 1993

thriving landscapes. This does not limit us to xeriscaping and rock gardening. It simply means we must learn from other dry climates to model our landscaping behaviours after. Also, I do not think we will see a reduction in landscaping associated sales/service but we might see a change in species/techniques being offered to suit our drier climate. Tucson, Arizona gets less than 10 inches of rain a year. They harvest all of their roof and road runoff and direct it through curb cuts into mulched basins to grow beautiful boulevards of trees. The soil microbes filter out all contaminants associated with road runoff so worrying that the trees will die from this is not true. The Okanagan Basin Water Board just released a book called Slow it, Spread it, Sink it, a homeowners' guide to implementing rainwater collection and dispersal and 1998, it seems that the government’s only answer is legislation. Everyone who has gone to school feels qualified to judge the education system, but just as the public does not fully comprehend the workload of doctors, nurses, firefighters and the police, so too do they not understand the time commitment in education. The work does not stop when the students are dismissed at the end of the instructional day, it just changes location. I can attest as a secondary school teacher, that marking alone added 28 hours a week to the visible working day. And in the classroom, if one special needs student demands 50 per cent of a teacher’s time what do the other 29 students get? Just as doctors and nurses are in the best position to guide us in the preservation of the health care system, so too are teachers in the best place to help us maintain quality education for our students. Supporting education today is building the future. Douglas Edgar President, BCRTA

systems. It's a book I was lucky enough to contribute to. It is well worth the read to reeducate the masses on alternative methods for water collection, usage and dispersal. Integrated design also shows that linking these water storage and usage techniques to growing more perennial crop/plants reduces water requirements. Perennial plants, unlike annuals, have more established root systems and can tap into deep-water reserves. If you would like to know more, Okanagan College offers courses on rain water harvesting for the Interior and more companies are starting to offer similar services. The rate changes are going to happen no matter what, so let's work together to find solutions instead of focusing on the problems. Gordon Hiebert

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The Shags, Derek Rush, Ryan Boesel and Evan Aasen are presented with a cheque for $1,500 from sponsor Kal Tire representative Alan Potts at Our Kids Have Talent held at the Prestige Hotel Saturday. The Vernon band topped the 12 finalists at the fourth annual competition for musical youth ages eight to 18.

These kids rock! Vernon band scoops up top prize at fourth annual Our Kids Have Talent KRISTIN FRONEMAN Morning Star Staff

If this weekend was any indication on where music trends are heading, it’s safe to say that retro rock still rules. Take the Junos. Saskatoon boogie-blues rockers The Sheepdogs topped the weekend awards ceremony in Ottawa with five Junos, including Single of the Year. In Vernon, a young band who have an affinity for ‘60s and ‘70s groove and fusion rock caught the ears of the judges at the fourth annual Our Kids Have Talent (OKHT) competition. Held in the ballrooms at the Prestige Hotel Saturday, a sold-out audience enjoyed music performances by all 12 OKHT finalists as well as appetizers served up by Ora Restaurant.

“Out of over 60 applicants this year, the judges (Jackson Mace, Betty Anne Northup and Nancy Nash) painfully decided their top 12, and again it was very hard to choose the top three,” said OKHT founder Kath Raeber of Vernon’s Rarearth Music Festival. Calling their band The Shags, guitarist Evan Aasen, 16, drummer Ryan Boesel, 17, and bassist Derek Rush, 16, who all attend Vernon Secondary School, took home the first place prize of $1,500, presented by Kal Tire. “We’re really into the ‘60s music, which is where we got the name from,” said Aasen, adding shag carpets, which were popular in the day, also had something to do with the band’s moniker. “We pretty much play every genre, and experiment with a lot of different

kinds of music.” Gathering almost daily to practice in Boesel’s basement, The Shags have been playing music together for one year. Ninety percent of their material is original, and the band demonstrated that Saturday playing two of their selfpenned songs. “We recently finished our demo, and are going to start selling those at our shows,” said Aasen, adding he and his bandmates are interested in eventually going on to Nelson’s Selkirk College to study music. But first they have a few gigs coming their way, thanks to OKHT. Along with the prize money, The Shags have also been automatically entered to perform at the Interior Provincial Exhibition Talent Show in Armstrong, and will receive $2,000 to perform at the IPE next year. “We’d like to thank all the people for giving us the opportunity,”

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said Aasen. The OKHT judges also recognized 16-year-old Salmon Arm singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Jesse Mast with second place and also as best marketer. Mast received 638 votes from the 1,824 views of his audition video on YouTube to determine the prize, which gives him the opportunity to perform at the Back to Earth Community Harvest Festival in Lavington this summer. “In three weeks there were 12,419 views of all the audition videos,” said Raeber, adding Mast also won $1,000, sponsored by Dr. Kim Daniel, as part of his second overall placing. Penticton’s Beamer Wigley, a nine-year-old guitar whiz who is

no stranger to the OKHT, took home third prize of $500, courtesy of Bannister GM Vernon. All 12 finalists will receive numerous performing opportunities this year, including appearances at the YAA (Youth Achievement and Appreciation) Festival in Vernon in May, as well as Vernon’s Sunshine Festival and the Summerland Action Festival in June. “Part of getting into Our Kids Have Talent is that I get them gigs all year round,” said Raeber, adding “A big thank you to all of you that helped to make Our Kids Have Talent 2012 a very successful event.” For more results and information on the competition, visit www. rarearthmusic.com.

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Sultry and sublime, charming and playful, rising star vocalist Andrea Superstein appears at the Vernon Jazz Club Saturday. Superstein embodies smoky blues and sassy swing, leading you into a fantastical world of dimly-lit speakeasies and lavish nightclubs. Joining Superstein on the journey is Victor Noriega on piano, Rene Worst on bass, and Andrew Millar on drums. Superstein’s “not-sostandard” standards and edgy renditions of contemporary tunes combine a masterful blend of jazz, Latin, and blues. “Modern vintage is how my style’s being dubbed these days,” said Superstein. “I’m doing something that’s fresh and original with a nod to the throwback years.” Superstein’s eclectic mix of songs includes the standards Love Me or Leave Me and Tonight You Belong to Me, the Eartha Kitt classic I Want to be Evil, and Radiohead’s Karma Police. With a voice described as “old school,” Superstein finds inspiration everywhere. “Inspiration comes from so many places – like Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. Ella

Fitzgerald inspires me because she is just perfect and I love Blossom Dearie too. I also look to more contemporary artists like The Beatles and Paul Simon for the pure joy I feel when I listen to their music,” explained Superstein. Superstein’s jazz career is rooted in her childhood musical theatre performances. “Later, I sang in a vocal quartet and many songs brought to the table were dubbed jazz. I thought, ‘Wait a second! I know these songs!’ Many of them were from the Great American Songbook that I loved so much in my youth,” said Superstein. Superstein burst onto the jazz scene at the 2010 Vancouver International Jazz Festival, earning her standing room only performances, rave reviews, and a Galaxie Award nomination for Emerging Talent. Superstein’s 2011 debut CD, One Night, was received with great acclaim. Two songs from the album were selected to appear on a Women in Jazz compilation CD. Pianist Noriega is one of the finest jazz pianists and composers to emerge in the past decade. He has won several Earshot Jazz Awards including the 2006 Northwest Instrumentalist of the

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Plaskett will document the process through social media with vlogs, Twitter and online chats, which will be available at www.cbc.ca/joelplaskett. Plaskett hails from Nova Scotia, where he has been a pop icon for over a decade, winning many awards including a Juno, two Canadian Folk Music Awards and numerous East Coast Music Awards, plus two Polaris prize nominations. In 2009, he opened for Paul McCartney in Halifax and in May 2011, he became the first artist ever to reach one million plays on CBC Radio 3. He writes catchy, infectious, lyrical rock and roll tunes that fill one with instant joy. Tickets for the Joel Plaskett Emergency are at Acorn Music in Salmon Arm (250-832-8669) and online at www.ticketbreak.com. For more information, contact 250-6793693 or visit www.seas.ca.

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