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HOT ON THE TRAIL — Jason Bosscher of the B.C. Forest Service wildfire management branch ignites a section of grass and brush in the Bald Range area west of Summerland as part of the annual prescribed burn program. The ongoing work assists with ecosystem restoration and will take place when conditions permit. Mark Brett/Western News

POST-SURGERY DEATHS ABOVE NORM Joe Fries

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Penticton Regional Hospital is keeping pace with most B.C. acute-care facilities its size, according to a new database of performance indicators compiled by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. While it outperformed its peers in the area of patient safety, PRH lagged on 30-day readmission rates. And one surgical statistic was of particular concern. The rate of patients at PRH who died in hospital within ¿ve days of having major surgery was 15.73 per 1,000, well above its peer group’s average rate of 10.52. That particular statistic is “not as good as others,” allowed Allan Sinclair, Interior Health’s vice-president of acute services, “and we want to

¿nd out more about that.” The hospital also trailed on the 30-day pediatric readmission rate, which was 9.51 per 100, versus a peer average of 5.92 In contrast, the 30-day in-hospital mortality rate for heart attack victims was 6.47 per 100, below the peer average of 7.79. And the 28-day readmission rate for stroke victims at PRH was 5.87 per 100, well under its peers’ average of 7.22. On the 26 most recent available indicators for the years 2009 to 2011, PRH outperformed its 16 peers, including hospitals in Fort St. John and Campbell River, on half of them and fared worse on the balance. “Overall, we’re doing well,” Sinclair said. It should be noted, however, that the numbers provided in the Canadian Hospital Reporting Project are not absolutes, but rather risk-adjust-

ed rates. The risk adjustments take into account such things as a patient’s age and underlying conditions. That’s an important equalizer for hospitals like PRH that see a lot of seniors, Sinclair said, “but it’s more an art than a science. So the comparisons get better, but they never get perfect.” He also pointed out that the risk adjustments depend on doctors properly “coding” patients’ charts, to make sure their speci¿cs are correctly categorized and included in the calculations. The hospital reporting project, which is available online, contains information on 600 facilities across Canada and took two years to assemble, said CIHI’s manager of hospital reports, Jeanie Lacroix. Her team garnered the statistics from discharge abstract databases that aren’t ordinarily available to the public. CIHI secured access through agree-

ments with provincial health ministries. “This isn’t a ranking tool; it’s more about comparing hospitals so they can share best practices and improve,” Lacroix said. “Obviously there are some hospitals that will take this and say, ‘The data are wrong,’ or, ‘The data are bad,’ but for the most part we’re getting constructive comments.” It’s most important for hospitals to look at the data as a whole and examine year-to-year trends, Lacroix said, and PRH is “moving in the right direction.” Sinclair said Interior Health will now analyze the ¿gures in the reporting project and use them to improve both performance and reporting methods at PRH and its other sites. On a purely ¿nancial note, PRH spent $4,518.15 per patient in 2009-10, putting it safely under the peer average of $4,950.88.

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Group plans a down-to-earth celebration Steve Kidd Western News Staff

After two years of preparation, the Penticton Urban Agriculture Association is hitting their stride this year. And they’re kicking off the 2012 season with a big block party to celebrate. That’s happening from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 29, when the Centre for Urban Agriculture on Nanaimo Avenue will be transformed with booths and activities for anyone interested in urban food growing: chefs, farmers, beginner or experienced gardeners, families or anyone just wanting to enjoy a day outside with other members of our community. Events for the day include soup by Dana Ewart of Joy Road Catering, bouncy castle and face painting by Par-T-Perfect, both by donation. Artists Sarah Fahey and Amaya Black will begin painting a mural on the centre’s Ellis Street fence and there will be information booths for PUAA and other related organizations. “Sarah Fahey, she’s really keen on what we’re doing. Out of the blue, she said to us, ‘We should have a block party,’” said Eva Durance, chair of the association. “It’s a membership drive and a fundraiser for us, too.” Then, there will also be group adding to the xeriscape landscaping. “It’s just kind of a fun event to get people to come down,” said Durance. “We will give them tours

of the gardens and show them what we are doing and talk about where we are going with it.” The association’s main aim is to work towards greater food security in the South Okanagan. With three main goals, including education and core programs to enable people of all ages and economic circumstances to grow some of their food, assisting young farmers to acquire land and working with local food outlets to make locally grown foods more available. The association was formed in March 2010, and was able to lease a property at Ellis and Nanaimo Avenue from the City of Penticton to create their Centre for Urban Agriculture. Two summers later and Durance said they have a range of activities for people wanting to learn more about gardening in the city. One key program is Sharing Land 4 Food, which connects people needing land for gardening or farming with those having land they would like to see used more productively. “I want to expand that to farmers too and get young farmers involved,” said Durance, adding that they have plans to expand their composting programs and that educational courses have also started this month. Through September, the association is offering a series of monthly courses, with topics ranging from gardening in containers to preparing your garden for winter. Then there are also some one-day courses, like by Al Nichols, who will be offering

a class on rammed earth construction on May 5. He’ll also be building an honour wall for the group at the same time. “To thank all the people and companies that have donated, which has been wonderful. We’ve just had so much assistance,” said Durance. “We’ve just got a huge list of companies that have helped us. It’s very encouraging.” But, as with all non-pro¿t groups, there is always more they need. Under their charitable status, they have applied for funding for three critical items: a retro¿tted storage container for a readily moveable of¿ce-class-display building; materials to complete the landscaping around the parking area; and a gardening-instruction manual for people taking the gardening courses and workshops. And Durance has a list of smaller items they need for the teaching gardens like a drip-irrigation system, garden hoses and spray nozzles, gardening gloves, watering cans, pails, stakes, row-cover cloth, tools and a wheelbarrow. They would also be happy to accept any donation of vegetable bedding plants or plants suitable for a xeriscape garden. On the technical side, Durance said they need a portable scale, folding tables and chairs as well as a laptop and printer. For more information on Penticton Urban Agriculture including the schedule of courses and events, visit their website at puaa.wordpress. com or ¿nd them on Facebook at PentictonUrbanAgriculture.

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JENNIFER VINCENT of the Penticton Urban Agriculture Association does some early-season gardening at the group’s downtown location. The association is hosting a community block party at the Centre for Urban Agriculture, at the corner of Nanaimo and Ellis, April 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Longtime volunteer will usher in Hansen relay Western News Staff

Most who have met Amanda Lewis would not disagree that she is a person who tries to make a difference. Now, Lewis’s drive and determination to make a positive change has been recognized, after being given the honour of carrying the Rick Hansen medal into Penticton on May 3. The medal has been eight months on its way. Late last summer, the medal started its journey in Newfoundland, beginning a cross-country journey to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hansen’s Man in Motion tour. In every province, a relay of medal-bearers will pass along the singular Rick Hansen Medal, created by the Royal Canadian Mint for the occasion. Though their work differs, each of the medal bearers shares the common trait of making a difference in their community. So far, the medal has been carried by over 5,000 difference makers as it travels the long

relay route from east to west coast. While Hansen himself will be present at a number of cities and stops along the 25th anniversary relay, it will be some 7,000 medalbearers who will complete the nine-month, 12,000-km journey beLewis fore concluding in Vancouver on May 22. “Amanda is incredibly deserving of the community medal bearer title,” said Lori Mullin, City of Penticton recreation supervisor. “She embodies the spirit of Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion Tour and is an inspiration to us all.” The Penticton Relay Community Planning Team issued a call for nominations last fall, seeking “difference makers” throughout the area willing to not only take part in the relay, but be catalysts for positive change. Twenty-

three-year-old Lewis — a longtime volunteer, passionate advocate and motivational speaker — was selected. Lewis, as a person living with disabilities, is also an active director on the board of the Agur Lake Camp Society, which is creating a camp providing barrier-free outdoor experiences for those with physical, sensory and/or medical challenges. “Rick Hansen is an amazing role model, not just for people with special needs, but anybody,” Lewis said. “He was the one who championed the idea that it doesn’t matter what obstacles stand in your way, you can do whatever you dream of and what you set your mind to. He’s a personal hero of mine because of that. “I am so honoured to be part of this relay connected to this wonderful man, who has made such a difference.” Katie Bowling was selected as the medal bearer for the ¿rst leg on May 5, when the relay will depart the community from the Penticton

Farmers Market. In addition to working for the United Way, Bowling is long-time community volunteer who has been recognized with the Duke of Edinburgh Young Canadians Award. She will also serve as Lewis’s alternate, should the need arise. Details of the May 3 celebration in Penticton scheduled to mark the arrival of the relay will be released in the coming days. Lewis says she hopes the community marks the date on its calendar so they can take part in the planned activities. “It’s a day and an event for people to be proud of and for everybody, regardless of physical abilities or societal barriers, to come together and celebrate our community and this Canadian role model,” she said. “I think it ¿ts with my personal credo: The impossible isn’t impossible, it just takes a little longer.” For more information about the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay, visit www.rickhansenrelay.com.

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An aspiring pilot, astronomer and a pair of wannabe physicists from Penticton have all punched their tickets to a national science fair next month in P.E.I. “It’s people from all over the country, so you know there’s going to be a lot of smart projects,” said Joshua Gowe, a 13-yearold Grade 7 student at KVR Middle School. The budding physics teacher was one of the four locals who earned their stripes last week at a regional event in Kelowna. Gowe’s project tested the theory that turning off incandescent light bulbs reduces a home’s energy bill. According to his research, however, the small amount of heat the bulbs give off can actually bring down your overall energy costs. Leaving upstairs lights on in an average house during the winter will lower your bill by about 10 cents a day, he said, because your furnace will run less. Vincent Combret, 12, tested the dilatation of metals. In layman’s terms, dilatation refers to how much something stretches. He tested brass, copper and aluminum wires to see what metals are safest

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PENTICTON STUDENTS Joshua Gowe (left), Breanna Gowe, Meg Cumming and Vincent Combret will represent Penticton at next month’s Canada-Wide Science Fair in P.E.I.

in airplanes, which expand and contract during Àight due to temperature shifts. Combret, who wants to be a pilot and is also a Grade 7 student at KVR, is looking forward to nationals, but, “I’m thinking already for next year.” Meg Cumming and Breanna Gowe, both 14-year-old Grade 9 students at Penticton Secondary, teamed up on their project, An Iota of Colour on Io. Using a telescope and computer, they observed how the colours visible on the surface of Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, change as is rotates. No small feat, considering the closest Io

comes to earth is about 6.2 million kilometres. Breanna’s father is a physics teacher and amateur astronomer and piqued the pair’s interest in planets. Neither knows of any other amateurs who have completed a similar set of observation of Io, although they hope their work can be useful in the larger sky-gazer community. “We thought it would be a good way for amateur astronomers, if they saw a new planet, they could use our method to see how fast it rotates,” said Cumming, who’s considering a career as an astronomer. The duo also went

to nationals in Grade 7. Breanna, who is Joshua’s sister and wants to follow in her father’s career footsteps, said personal chemistry helps their chances. “I think because we’re such good friends, we’re a good team when we’re presenting.” Two Kelowna students will round out the Okanagan’s team at the CanadaWide Science Fair, which goes May 13-18 at the University of P.E.I. in Charlottetown. The top 500 Canadian science students in Grades 7-12 are expected at the event, according to its website, where they will compete for scholarships totalling almost $1 million.

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City of Penticton intends to repeal Business Licence Bylaw No. 2010-90 and replace it with Business Licence Bylaw 2012-5020. The purpose of the new bylaw is to include a deﬁnition of Farmer’s Market within the bylaw and to do housekeeping amendments to reﬂect current in house, provincial and federal legislative changes. Prior to adoption of the bylaw, the public will be given an opportunity to speak to the proposed changes at the May 7, 2012 Regular Council meeting at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 171 Main Street, Penticton. The above mentioned bylaw and supporting information may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to through Friday, excluding holidays, up to and including May 4, 2012, in the Corporate Administration Department at the City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton.

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IN CELEBRATION OF VOLUNTEERS — Carole Patane of Penticton Regional Hospital pours a glass of bubbly for Tyra Wells, sitting with Sharron O’Brien in the cafeteria during a special evening to honour hospital volunteers Wednesday as part of the National Volunteer Week celebrations.

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Albas backs changes to MP pensions Joe Fries Western News Staff

In light of coming changes to Canada’s Old Age Security plan, Dan Albas says he fully supports promised tweaks to MPs’ pension plans that will make them “more respectful of the taxpayer.” At present, federal politicians contribute about $1 to their pensions for every $5 pitched in by taxpayers, a ratio the Conservative government wants to see lowered to 1:1 for members of the next session of Parliament, likely after the 2015 federal election. “I have been supportive of changing the current pension plan. I believe we need to move toward something that is more respectful of the taxpayer. I’ve been very vocal in government caucus on this,” said Albas, the MP for Okanagan Coquihalla. He was more ambivalent on the other area of MPs’ pensions that has also drawn fresh ¿re: the ability of eligible members to begin drawing a cheque at age 55. But Albas would not say to what age he thinks that number should be raised, citing the need for proper consultation ¿rst. “Giving a number and then not following up on it, to me, that would be disrespectful to taxpayers,” he said. The Conservatives have, however, settled on a number for those who will draw on the Old Age Security program. The latest federal budget announced a gradual shift in the age of eligibility from 65 to 67. The change

will not affect those born before 1958 and will be phased in gradually beginning in 2023. Albas outlined the changes when he appeared Thursday at a committee meeting of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen. According to the government’s ¿gures, the cost of OAS will grow from $38 billion in 2011 to $108 billion by 2030. However, the ratio of working-age Canadians to seniors is expected to drop from 4:1 to 2:1 over that same period, placing a huge strain on the system. “At some point,” Albas said, “government does have to take a look at it and say, ‘What is our ability to pay?” RDOS director John Vassilaki, also a Penticton councillor, said increasing the age of eligibility is going to widen the spread between the haves and have-nots. “Those that aren’t as well off as some of us are going to have problems down the road, and it’s going to make great hardships for those people that either didn’t have the right jobs to begin with or didn’t save enough for their retirement,” Vassilaki said. “It’s a good thing that (the increase in age of eligibility) is not going to take effect for 12, 15 years from now, because we have to babysit a lot of people and try to make them save for the future.” Rural Oliver director Allan Patton took a contrarian view. He said baby boomers such as himself will be responsible for the antici-

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he long wait could soon be over for residents in a quiet Penticton neighbourhood. A rundown and rat-infested home that has been an eyesore and health concern for Bassett Street residents for the past ¿ve years could soon become just an unpleasant memory. What must have seemed to residents as an endless stream of promises, permit applications and excuses came to an end Monday night when Penticton council started the clock ticking on the home’s demolition. The property owners had been seeking an extension in order to move ahead with plans to construct a duplex on the property. While demolition would appear to be a logical precursor to construction, exactly why that would require an extension is unclear, as the property owners never bothered to show up in council chambers Monday night to speak to their request. And that was enough to stretch council’s patience to the breaking point. “I would like to not give these owners even one more day,” said Coun. Helen Konanz, adding the home is putting the safety of neighbourhood children in jeopardy. This is a signi¿cant departure from the response neighbours received from the city just last year, when they were told if the owners looked after the yard and kept the home boarded up it would not fall under the city’s unsightly premises bylaw. All that changed when council issued an order earlier this month declaring the property a hazard. The property owners now have 30 days to demolish the home before the city steps in and puts the demolition work out to tender. That work can’t start soon enough for Bassett Street residents anxious to give their neighbourhood a fresh start.

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Constitution no cause for celebration We are about to be assaulted with a media storm celebrating the 30th anniversary of the “repatriation” of Canada’s Constitution by then prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Most media outlets will wax poetic about this event being seminal, and ¿nally establishing Canada’s independence from Great Britain. There will be countless anecdotes of individuals and groups who have used the Charter to advance agenda and special interests. All this will be wrapped in a warm blanket of promoting diversity, tolerance and social justice. Trudeau’s ¿nal jab at Canadians will be portrayed as providing the country with a legislative framework that embraces democracy, freedom and fairness. None of this is true. In the ¿rst instance, the notion the Constitution was “repatriated” suggests somehow that Trudeau forced his way into Buckingham Palace and wrested Canada’s Constitution from Queen Elizabeth’s bony hands. Our constitutional conventions resided here, and were evident in every law and court ruling until 1982. No “repatriation” was required. Canada’s Constitution prior to repatriation was based on a series of acts of Parliament and conventions (Canadian and British) that de¿ned the limited powers of the federal and provincial governments and how the two levels of governments interacted. Individual freedoms were protected by

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At Random eight centuries of British common law, and God-given or natural (depending on your beliefs) rights were taken as a given. Freedoms of speech, religion, self-defence and property were de¿ned and applied equally to all individuals. Canada had, prior to Trudeau’s meddling, the freest society in the Western world, and next to the American Constitution, the most clearly de¿ned relationship between government and the people from whom government draws its authority to govern. That changed in 1982. Trudeau’s 1982 Constitution had nothing to do with protecting rights and freedoms, but everything to do with the politics of Quebec and its relationship with Canada. Trudeau’s ill-conceived notions of “enshrining” rights drawn from differences of culture and language created a challenge for Trudeau and his bureaucrats. If Quebecers were to be bribed to

stay in Canada by being offered special rights without appearing to be “favoured”, some mechanism would need to be manufactured to create an air of “fairness”. Thus we have the Charter, a part of the Constitution familiar to most Canadians, that provides all individuals are equal, but some are more equal than others. The Trudeau regime funded a series of Charter challenges on behalf of Natives, gay advocates and environmental groups in an effort to justify the precedence of distinct group privileges over individual rights. The Supreme Court of Canada was, and is, only too happy to indulge Trudeau and his legacy, leaving us with courtsponsored heroin shooting galleries, different sentencing rules for Natives and “others” and human rights commissions. Individual rights are diminished or extinguished under the Charter. In Trudeau’s Constitution, individuals do not enjoy private property rights. Freedom to worship became freedom of conscience and religion — two very different ideas. There is no express freedom of speech “enshrined” in the Constitution. In each case, within the document that is the Constitution, each traditional basic freedom Canadians enjoyed for two centuries, has been either rede¿ned in language so vague as to invite wide interpretation, or quali¿ed so as to be subservient to the application of “special” rights assigned to protected groups.

There is little, apart from the attitude of the current Conservative government regarding devolution of power, to stop a federal government backed by a Supreme Court from imposing tyranny on Canadians. Section 1 guarantees a series of fundamental freedoms (in Section 2), but only to the extent limits can be “demonstrably justi¿ed in a free and democratic society”. Section 33 allows a government, provincial or federal, to ignore interpretations of the Supreme Court of Canada by invoking the “notwithstanding clause” — but invoking Section 33 is a huge political risk, and is unlikely to happen, except in Quebec. In the end, Quebec never signed onto the Constitution, and despite Trudeau’s attempts to simultaneously bully and appease Quebec separatists to stay in confederation, Quebec was still holding referenda on separating a decade after Trudeau remade Canadian society. The 1982 Constitution elevated de¿ned and protected group privileges over individual rights and limited and quali¿ed those remaining individual freedoms such that these freedoms are not guaranteed. While the media and our elites in Toronto and Ottawa will celebrate Trudeau’s legacy, for the rest of us, there is little to celebrate in Trudeau’s blueprint for Canada, and much to fear. Mark Walker is the publisher of the Penticton Western News.

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Markets spread beneﬁts throughout region Just exactly where does Mrs. Slump think her food comes from (April 11 letter “Preference should be given to local vendors)? If she had read such books as Peter Kropotkin’s Fields, Factories and Workshops, she would understand that before we had modern railways and roads to transport goods, the size of towns were limited by how much food could be produced and brought into the cities by the type of farmer she is trying to discourage. The invention of glass greatly extended the amount of food that could be produced by such farmers. It seems to be splitting hairs when she wishes to discourage farmers who may not reside in the city but says nothing about the supermarkets who provide, by far, most of the food we eat that comes from places and other countries much farther away than the farmers who bring products into the farmers’ markets.

Budget veers off course

There are several features of the recent Harper government budget that make little sense. Increasing the allowance for the tax-free cross-border shopping. This is a serious slap in the face for hard-pressed Canadian shopkeepers. Canceling the Katimavic program. This is a small budget item that has been wonderful for both the volunteers and the communities that are helped. The approximately $270 million for First Nation education is nice, but until housing and health standards improve, the more building of schools will not really be as helpful as hoped. The CBC, the perennial whipping boy, suffers yet another cut. This truly Canadian entity has a proud history of innovating and broadcasting and also has been a spring board for countless articles in furthering their careers in various ¿elds. This is the only way many Canadians get to hear from fellow Canadians all across the country. The CBC investigative reporting is excellent and important. What were the items reducing environmental standards and time limits for hearings doing in the budget? Oh yes, the budget passes (see majority rule) and so do the environmental sections. This is the same devious procedure as in the previous budget where the inland navigable water legislated changes were considered “budget” items. In Canada we seem to believe in helping lucrative corporations, eg. oil, Those companies got tax breaks to augment the subsidies we already give them, plus the easing of ¿shery and other environmental restrictions. We allow raw material to be shipped overseas. No major manufacturing jobs for Johnny Canuck, just carry on as drawers of water, hewers of wood and diggers of holes. Banana Republic ideas. By contrast, Norway collects a share of the oil pro¿ts into a fund which the government may not touch until the oil is gone. In Norway the legacy is a pot of gold. In Canada the legacy is potholes. Tell your MP of your concerns, it is really important for the future of our country. Sheila White Summerland

Tax calculation available

Penticton taxpayers, City Hall staff has posted a residential property tax estimator to the City Web Page for your information and use. You can use this calculator to estimate your increase in the 2012 city portion of your property tax bill. Penticton taxpayers, if you would like to compare your estimated 2012 property taxes

Perhaps she hasn’t noticed, but in the 35 years or so I have lived here, farm land within the city has dwindled considerably. These days many municipalities around the world are encouraging markets that sell food that was grown within 10 to 25 kilometres of the very markets Mrs. Slump is apparently trying to limit in size, both to encourage healthy eating and limit the costs of transporting food to market. Transportation of goods accounts for well over 60 per cent of gasoline consumption in North America, of which transporting food is a major percentage. It is estimated that the average food item sold in the U.S.A. has travelled 2,000 kilometers — check the internet if you ¿nd this hard to believe. When we visited ex-Penticton resident Don Hole in Boissevain, Man. on our cross-Canada trip last summer, I commented to

to your 2011 property tax notice, then proceed as follows: Go to www.penticton.ca, then click on City Hall, Online Services and then click on the residential tax estimator (https://cityweb. penticton.ca/TaxEstimator/default.aspx). You will require your 2012 property assessed value notice and your 2011 property assessed value notice for comparative purposes. It would appear if your property assessed value remained unchanged from 2011, you will be faced with an estimated property tax increase of 1.3 per cent in city property taxes. If your property assessed value increased by ¿ve per cent, you will be faced with an estimated 5.5 per cent property tax increase in city property taxes. Please contact City Hall or your favourite council member if you have a problem understanding how to use the estimator. Please note that school and other charges have not been included in the estimator. Ted Wiltse Penticton

Don’t let park pass us by

A national park in the South Okanagan Similkameen would bring substantial bene¿ts to the economy, helping build businesses and strong families through a process of ‘amenity migration’, where people chose to live near lifestyle attractions such as parks. A national park would also be good for representing the cultures of locals, including First Nations, ranchers and others. Further, a national park would help conserve regional environmental priorities clearly expressed in public opinion polls. In partnership with B.C., Parks Canada has invested years undertaking a feasibility study. Parks Canada appears willing to proceed, bearing the lion’s share of costs of park establishment, but inexplicably B.C. wants to forfeit those many bene¿ts a park would bring. We all, each one of us, needs to see the recommendations of that feasibility study to judge if B.C.’s intention is justi¿ed. If a SOS national park is lost, this opportunity will never arise again. Forever after, generations to come may regret our lack of consensus courage to proceed. Bob Lincoln Kaleden

CBC cuts hurt rural areas

I am deeply concerned by the Conservative government’s plan to cut over $100 million from the CBC. This will threaten many key services; it is equivalent to almost the entire cost of producing CBC Radio. The CBC keeps Canada connected. It provides a common thread for all Canadians living across our massive and diverse country. These severe cuts will be hardest on rural and

Don that I felt somewhat frivolous burning up gas driving back and forth across Canada, as when I viewed the ¿elds that stretched on into the horizon in Manitoba I wondered where, in a few generations, all the gasoline was going to come from to propel the huge machines used in planting and harvesting. So, Mrs. Slump, when commenting on limiting/discouraging farmers who are bringing food to market in Penticton, please try to think outside the box that most of your food is in when it arrives in Penticton. Discouraging local farmers from bringing goods to market, be they from ¿ve kilometres or 50 kilometres away, is not going to solve anything. Brian Sutch Penticton

remote regions of Canada where the CBC is the main media presence. Good public media is important for our democracy, our culture and our digital economy. In a time of massive global change, we need strong Canadian institutions that can change and grow to meet the challenges of our times. We are watching the Internet break old business models and create new opportunities for people to connect with their world. This is a time for a national conversation about how we can take advantage of those opportunities. A majority of Canadians want to maintain or increase funding to the CBC. That’s why James Moore, on behalf of the Conservatives, promised that he would not cut the CBC’s funding during the last election. I expect Moore to keep their promise. It’s time to create, not cut. I urge all Canadians to send a message to the government at http://reimaginecbc.ca/ connected. Deborah Webb Penticton

All trips not created equal

While I fully and completely support the need for change in the school situation, as a parent of a middle school-age child, I too hear the student side of life. We talk as adults about the “level playing ¿elds” and that the schools are to be fair to all students and all their needs. There seems to be a bit of a “gap”, as some ¿eld trips that are out of the school hours are going ahead and some are not. Now listening to what my child and his friends are saying, I am hearing some very mature and adult thinking on this. Is it fair that the school has promoted in their view what you get at the end of your term there? For this school, it is an overnight camping and exploration trip. Due to job action, this has been cancelled. It seems though that “level playing ¿eld” does not apply, as the band trip still goes ahead. Is that fair? Honestly, as a student not in band, they are feeling it is not. This is to the students what us adults view as the haves and the have nots. I honestly feel that if one group’s ¿eld trips in the out-of-school hours are not a go, then they all should be not a go. That is like saying to the students, if you’re in the band you matter more than the rest, you’re put on the higher level. Let’s be honest, this job action is having an effect on the students, and they are not liking what they are seeing. Lynn Gibb Penticton

Out to pasture

I suppose it’s clear to anyone who knows me that I’ve left the ¿eldwork behind and de-

cided to try my hand at bioengineering. So don’t expect the bounty of harvested fruits and vegetables on your table this coming year, instead you will be treated to spider silk corn on the cob and three-eyed toad salad with toxic greens grown on mine reclamation sites. Don’t blame me just because I became too old to pull the weeds and plow the cold spring ground. It’s the powers that be that want you to eat nettles instead of spinach and that bread that we used to feed to squirrels with seeds that break your teeth. Me, I’m just an old broken down farmer. If you need tomatoes on the side, maybe I can hook you up. World food security — I think you’re gonna need a bigger tractor. James Kennedy Penticton

Centennial planned

The Town of Redcliff, Alta. will be hosting centennial celebrations during the weekend of July 13-15, 2012. If you lived in Redcliff or the surrounding area and want to reminisce with family and friends, there is a weekend of fun and entertainment planned. For more information in regards to the activity schedule, registration forms (parade entries, Friday meet and greet and Saturday banquet) and regular updates, visit www.town.redcliff.ab.ca or www.facebook.com/Redcliff.Alberta or contact Town of Redcliff Community Services (403) 5483232. Make sure to tell your family and friends to help make this an unforgettable homecoming event. Hope to see you there. Cindy Murray Redcliff Centennial Committee

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City committed to protecting privacy of pool patrons Kristi Patton Western News Staff

The City of Penticton is promising the safety of community centre patrons will remain paramount, in the wake of a Penticton man being convicted of mischief after snapping a photo of a nude woman at the facility. “This individual obviously made a effort, it wasn’t as if he was just passing by,” said Simone Blais, communications of¿cer with the City of Penticton. Last week, Stephen Lechinsky pled guilty to a count of mischief and was sentenced to a conditional discharge with three years probation. A charge of secretly observe/record nudity in a private place was stayed. The court heard that on Nov. 27, 2011 Lechinsky was in the family change room area at the Penticton Community Centre pool, adjacent to the women’s change room,

when a woman, who was with her young son, observed a Àash while she was naked and getting changed. The woman noticed a blue camera from the change area and Lechinsky was identi¿ed as the person operating the camera. The $23.3 million community centre renovation included a new concept in change rooms that saw the construction of a family/ universal change area along with separate men’s and women’s areas. The universal area allows lifeguards to monitor activities and for patrons to use lockers that are more exposed to deter theft. Blais said there is a few banks of change rooms that have doors, but they are not Àoor to ceiling. The communications of¿cer said as soon as lifeguards were noti¿ed of the situation of the man taking a photo they leapt into action, immediately notifying police and gathering information from the woman.

“Because of the actions of staff — they really did act very, very swiftly — they were able to get as much information to the RCMP as quickly as possible,” said Blais. The city does have a policy about recording devices at the community centre pool and change rooms that is posted on signage in the facilities. “This does include cellphones. Staff don’t search patrons, but they do advise them of the rules if they see the devices out and about. Staff do due diligence, even if it is innocent use like friends taking pictures of each other, group shots or those type of things, just to advise everyone of the policy. It is often never an issue because people understand change rooms and the pool aren’t the appropriate places to have cameras,” said Blais. The city also has surveillance cameras installed at the entrance of the community centre and around the building, except in the

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When Bertha Davies was diagnosed with diabetes last year, her life changed signiÂżcantly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It especially changed the way I think about meals,â&#x20AC;? she said. The struggle was Âżnding the right balance of eating properly to maintain her health and Âżnding a variety of foods that she could do that with. It is why she joined a free six-week nutrition education series for seniors, a collaboration with the Salvation Army Penticton and the Canadian Diabetes Association. After only her Âżrst class, Davies was already impressed with all she had learned. A spread of about 20 different vegetables showed her that she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to stick to the same old boring foods to maintain her diabetes. On this day, the group of 12 seniors made lasagna, salad, hummus and pita bread, roasted vegetables and peach cobbler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is awesome,â&#x20AC;? said Ellen Hibak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to coming back next week. I think this course would be good for everyone, not just those of us with diabetes.â&#x20AC;? More than nine million Canadians are living with diabetes or pre-diabetes, according to the Canadian Diabetes Association. If left untreated or improperly managed, diabetes can result in a variety of complications including heart disease, kidney disease, eye disease, nerve damage and more. The six-week class aims to educate seniors about diabetes and that having the disease does not mean giving up traditional foods. The class will even go on a Âżeld trip to a grocery store to learn how to read nutritional labels. Lorraine Pattison is the class nutrition consultant, who recently received training about eating with diabe-

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tes. Pattison is also available to speak to schools, churches, organizations and other groups on healthy eating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really it is about becoming mindful about what we eat, and eating in moderation is key,â&#x20AC;? said Pattison. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not only for people with diabetes but for everyone. It is about making food fun.â&#x20AC;? Pattison said one issue for seniors is the amount of food they make for a meal, which can be challenging if there is only one or two people eating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be throwing stuff out all the time. Here we teach people how to reuse leftovers for other dishes,â&#x20AC;? said Pattison. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The meals the diabetes association comes up with are easy to make, very tasty, there is very little salt used. You get the Ă&#x20AC;avour of the food.â&#x20AC;? Barb Stewart, Penticton program co-ordinator for the Salvation Army, said Interior Health approached her with the idea to host the classes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew immediately that we should do this because in the community kitchen we receive a lot of feedback about people wanting information about diabetes. There were so many questions about diabetes and other things that I was in constant contact with Interior Health,â&#x20AC;? said Stewart. The classes that run every Monday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. are full, but Stewart said there is a possibility they will be held again. For more information contact her at 250-492-4788. IN THEIR 50TH SEASON, THE NARAMATA COMMUNITY CHOIR PRESENTS

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MULTIMEDIA ARTIST Tracey Bonneau just got word that her new TV series, Wild Food, has been given the green light by Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. The Okanagan artist, filmmaker and documentarian plans to begin filming, with an expected $1.3 million budget, by June 2013.

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rally, I segued into a storytelling career.” Later, when she was older and came down to the reserve, Bonneau saw a different side of native life, with alcoholism, drugs and aftereffects of the residential schools and years of suppression of their culture. “That’s the type of work I have done in my career to create a greater understanding of who we are as indigenous people from a different perspective; saying ‘we’re talented, we’re creative,’” she said. “The other part is breaking down the stereotype. What images do you see of yourselves doing great things? That’s why I got into television.” Wild Food weaves together all those threads of Bonneau’s life. And it all came together when Bonneau’s doctor told her she was pre-diabetic. The doctor told her that if she didn’t take care, she would develop diabetes. “What I found in my research is that diabetes is killing First Nation People faster than alcoholism,” said Bonneau. “For me, I have always produced stories to make things better. I am not an idealist, I am

a realist. If we can get the facts out there in a sensitive, moving way, it might change someone’s thinking. “I had realized for myself that I wanted to tell a story that was fun, engaging and humorous. When I thought about a diabetes program, I thought, why don’t I do a food show,” said Bonneau, who describes herself as a foodie, who has enjoyed cooking since she was 10 years old. But Bonneau didn’t want to do a show just about food and diabetes. She wanted to be able to show off the Okanagan, and she wanted to talk about Okanagan culture. “I want to inform people about the four food chiefs. Our ancient laws go back to the four food chiefs; Okanagan people are actually governed by food,” she said. Bonneau’s short demo reel shows her on an outing with native actor Nathaniel Arcand, ¿rst trying to catch a ¿sh with a traditional gaffe and then grilling salmon on a plank on a barbecue in the woods. “I was working long hours, eating fast food, getting overweight and showing signs of pre diabetes. I was becoming

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depressed and I felt terrible. I wanted to do something about it. I want to understand what those four food chiefs are about,” Bonneau said in her voice-over. Each episode, Bonneau invites a different native actor as a guest. They will set out to gather and prepare traditional food, whether that be salmon, moose, root plants. “We try and do it on our own and we ¿nd out that we don’t know that much; breaking down the stereotype because you are native, you automatically know all the ways of hunting and ¿shing,” she said. “I am softly going to introduce in there that residential schools took this away from us, but it is not going to be beat over the head.” Bonneau and her guest will seek out an elder to ¿nd out the proper method. “It is going to be a gentle elder that says, okay we’re glad that you guys tried, but here’s the real way to do it,” she said. “We’re thinking we’re going to get a stoic elder, and of course we do have some really funny elders that we’re going to be working with.” That, she said, will show that these are very real people that are preserving their traditions, not the Hollywood image of a native elder. Bonneau is planning on a $1.8 million budget for Wild Food, and expects to begin ¿lming in June 2013, with herself as director and Hugh McClelland, in Of The Land Productions, as producer. Fellow Okanagan Arts Awards recipient Jiri Bakala will be director of photography.

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Whatever stereotype you have against hip hop, Robb O’Day wants you to toss it to the side. Talking about cash, cars and bling isn’t the end all and be all at Mad Melody Records. And, they are looking for more talent that can spit those other topics. “Every time people hear the word hip hop they think it is just money and talking about that kind of stuff. Hip hop is a new art in a sense, especially underground hip hop which is completely different,” said O’Day, owner of Mad Melody Records, who goes by MCBodhi on stage. It is part of the reason why Mad Melody is hosting a topic rap battle at Fibonacci Roastery and Cafe this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. that is open to all ages. O’Day said they are still looking for more hip hop artists, poets or slam poets who want to have their lyrics heard. The battles are judged by a panel of artists and producers from the Okanagan area. Competitors are scored on a 30-point scale system. Aspects of criteria include presence and showmanship, freestyle Àow, attitude, creative word combinations, speed, voice and breath-

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ing control, overall set and crowd reaction. O’Day has even put out a 10 commandments for the battle league which include thou shall not promote racism and to keep the insults and swearing to a minimum. “We are trying to create something for the youth in the community. When a person can make a song a banger without any low form of language it is pretty unique and it can be hard. Creativity marks for contenders will go down if you rely on that,” said O’Day. “Each winner gets pushed to the next battle, with four events happening overall. Then

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the four winners will be put up against the champion, JDK,” said O’Day. If the judges think one of the contenders is better than JDK, they earn themselves a four-song deal with Mad Melody Records to be recorded and produced by them. “JDK is from Kelowna and is one of the most talented freestylers and producers that I have ever met. He has a fast syllable count and jaw dropping metaphors. With everything he brings to the table you have to step up your game,” said O’Day. For O’Day, this is just the ¿rst step of creating a strong music and hip

hop scene in the Okanagan to bring together artists. O’Day comes from a rock background, he was once part of the local band The Pasties, but it was his love for all music that drew him towards starting up his own record label with Harley Pyrozyk, who is Mad Melody Records business/artist manager. “I have two solo albums that are rock albums, but I also do hip hop, electronic music, hand drums and world music. I just love what I do and it is my escape from reality,” said O’Day. For info visit www. madmelodyrecords.com

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Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following individuals who are wanted on provincewide warrants as of April 18. David William Coucill is wanted for breach of probation. Coucill is described Coucill as a 26-year-old Caucasian male, six-foot-one, 185 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Anthony Donavan Werden is wanted for breach of probation. Werden is deWerden scribed as a 20-year-old Caucasian male, ¿ve-foot-six, 140 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. Crime Stoppers will pay cash for information leading to the arrest of these individuals. If you see them, do not approach, but call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS) or leave a web tip at www.SouthOkanaganCrimeStoppers.ca or Text “sostips” and send your info to CRIMES (274637).

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Just after midnight on March 13, an explosion was reported to Summerland RCMP. Investigation showed that a Western News box had been blown up, scattering debris 300 feet in all directions. The remnants of a pipe bomb were also retrieved. The police are very concerned about this activity as someone could have been very seriously injured or killed.

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My name is Darren Weeks and I am one of the fortunate few who LOVES to talk about money. More specifically, I love to talk about the fundamentals that help people create and protect their wealth. Real independence comes when you learn how to make money work for you. Money knowledge needs to be at your side in all situations... like a trusted friend who does nice things for you on a regular basis.

When you understand the rules of the game...the money will find you! My company, the Fast Track Group, has been ranked among Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies for two straight years now. Last year, we finished 40th on PROFIT Magazine’s list. In 10 years, I have taken it from 5 employees in one tiny office, to over 100 employees and 12 offices. More than 350,000 Canadians have now attended Fast Track events. All our success has enabled us to support people that inspire us. The Fast Track Group is the title sponsor of Canada’s Luge team and we support them to the tune of over $1 million. On top of providing FREE financial education to all Canadians, my company is able to offer better returns and tax savings to our investors thanks to our partnerships with multinational Companies. We are not some “fly-by-night corporation.” My greatest pride in all of this? Seeing my clients, students and peers succeeding and thriving in the current economy. Rob Chaulk came to one of my events in the Spring of 2008. He grew up in a family with a poor dad, and a rich dad (his uncle). So Rob had been given a good start on his money education. But it wasn’t enough. Rob was a hard worker that knew his job wasn’t going to make life any easier. He held careers in the energy and industrial sector. He dabbled in some businesses along the way in the restaurant and towing business. When Rob read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, he took it seriously and within 30 days he bought his first rental property. He was hooked. He put together a plan for 10 properties in 10 years... his key to retirement. Right around this same time he had lunch with his rich dad (his multi-millionaire uncle). Not exactly an easy guy to talk to, his uncle “Frank” was self-made and not easy to approach

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you $25 an hour, without you having to do anything more. Frank showed him how to turn his rental property into 10 properties in just 12 months. Rob Met Darren Rob then came to a Get Rich in Canada event, hosted by myself... and was able to create a $4 million dollar property portfolio in just 24 months. As Rob says “Money is just the scorecard. When you understand the rules of the game - and how the game works - the money will find you! Now it’s my turn to pass on my knowledge and experience.” While he was building his portfolio of properties, Rob also took his health very seriously. Rob was overweight, had sleep apnea and was sluggish every waking hour. After dropping over 100 pounds Rob found a new lifestyle that had been long lost, and a money mindset that continues to help him and his family with all of the retirement and dreams. Is it your turn to master the money mindset? I am proud to share that my system has worked for everyone who aggressively applied it. You could be the one with a large real estate portfolio and a business or two that runs without you. ...Many people are broke, and will stay that way for the rest of their life. My company has organized an event coming up in your city and I would like you to join us. There is no cost to attend. My team is here to make sure you get the tools you need for creating the independence you crave.

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The City of Penticton has closed the deal on a new geographic information system that may make profound changes in how the city does business. “It’s a way of representing data geographically,” said Kristin Wilkes, the city’s information technology manager. “Almost all data that a municipality has is geographical, meaning it has an address or physical location. The new system will allow us to leverage the data that we currently have in our existing system.” That data, she explains, includes everything from the city’s tax rolls to the customers of the electric utility. But the possibilities go much further. If the electric department needs to know which of their power poles were installed in 2002, the new system would be able to pinpoint them all over the city. Or Public Works could conceivably use it to locate all the pipe in the city nearing the end of its expected lifespan. By seeing it graphically on a map, Wilkes explains, the departments will be able to plan their work more ef¿ciently and see what areas of the city they need to work in. The city’s current online mapping system doesn’t really compare to the possibilities of the new GIS, which will cost about $39,000 to implement. “A GIS is much more informative and all-encompassing. It really allows managers and staff to make good business decisions,” said Wilkes. “The difference between what we currently have and an enterprise system is breadth of information. It just does so much more.” Cost savings from the new system, however, will be harder to tally up. “What it is really going to do is improve our reporting abilities and provide ef¿ciencies in the ¿eld,” she said. “While we may not see hard dollar savings, we will certainly see more informed managers, better decision making and a more informed council.” The same system, made by Esri, a California software company, is already in use in West Kelowna and Kelowna, as well as at the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen. Having the same system will make sharing certain data with other communities easier as well, like mapping information for the ¿re department, which is now being dispatched out of Kelowna. Like the current system, the new GIS system, limited to public information, will be available to the public through an online interface. But the new system will be available to a far wider group. “Our current map it isn’t accessible from Apple or mobile devices, which is a big downfall in my opinion. The new system will be accessible by any browser in any device. That will open it up to anyone and everyone,” said Wilkes. That includes city workers out in the ¿eld, who will be able to access information about their worksite in real time.

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hatched although many species do emigrate — that is they undertake one-way migrations. Unfortunately the news about monarch butterÀies is not at all good. ButterÀy researchers at Texas A&M University estimate that monarch numbers will be down about 30 per cent this year. More importantly though than any single year is the fact that monarch populations have been in a long downward trend ever since of¿cial surveys began in 1994. As with most declining populations (whether birds or some other species), the prime cause appears to be loss of suitable habitat. Nearly all monarchs overwinter in the state of Michoacan in Mexico or in coastal California. Equally important is suitable habitat along the migration routes through the central U.S. and along the west coast. Milkweed plants are absolutely essential to breeding for monarchs. You can help by planting milkweed (native to the Okanagan) in your yard. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, The South Okanagan Naturalists’ Club and The Nature Conservancy of Canada (also celebrating its 50th anniversary) are joining with the Penticton Museum in presenting the exhibit Wild at Heart, on until Aug. 31. Amongst its many activities, the South Okanagan Naturalists’ Club has a weekly bird outing on Thursdays. Learn more about this and other club activities at: www.southokanagannature.com. Robert Handﬁeld is the past-president of the South Okanagan Naturalists’ Club.

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them. Once that puck drops it’s special how the hockey ramps up.” After sweeping the Powell River Kings, Vees captain Logan Johnston said the team had a good week of practice and time off. Now they’re excited to get going. This is Johnston’s second time in the Doyle Cup. He was an affiliate player with the Vees in ‘08. “It’s really exciting. I didn’t get to play last time at all,” he said. “This year is exciting to get another crack at it.” “It’s going to be fun, playing a team that we haven’t played

before,” said Vees forward Bryce Gervais. With Brooks 488 kilometres southwest of Gervais’ hometown of Battleford, Sask., he will have his own cheering section. “I think there are 27 convoying up from Alberta and Saskatchewan,” said Gervais. “It will be pretty cool. It’s very exciting. Most of them have never seen me play junior A hockey before. It’s a treat for them too.” Heading into the Doyle Cup, Gervais has 30 games of playoff experience with the Vees and Salmon Arm SilverBacks. The former Prince Albert

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When the Penticton Vees line up for the opening faceoff at Centennial Regional Arena in Brooks, Alta., they might see themselves. The big difference will be the colour of the jerseys that represent the Bandits during their tilt in the 2012 Doyle Cup championship. Vees assistant coach Michael Hengen described the Bandits as a high-flying team. “They’re going to come and try to make plays, especially off the rush,” said Hengen, filling in for Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson during the Vees online show, Coach’s Corner. “We get back to playing Vees hockey.” Hengen said, “as long as we can figure out how to beat ourselves I think we will be OK.” Both teams possess high-octane offences and good defence. They both also have goaltending, though the Vees might have the upper hand. While the Bandits have gone with Jan Obernesser, the Vees were forced to go with backup Chad Katunar to fill in for the injured Michael Garteig. He is now healthy. Should Katunar falter, the Vees can go back to their No. 1. “They have a younger coach over there and he’s teaching an offensive style game,” said Hengen, a former defenceman who played for the Vees in the Doyle Cup in 2008. “They are scoring some nice goals. We’re going to match up great with

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PENTICTON FIREFIGHTER Andrew Bird enjoys a battle with Angela Plasteras during the ninth annual B.C. Storm Power Soccer tournament held at Skaha Lake Middle School and Princess Margaret Secondary last weekend. Plasteras didn’t allow Bird to score on this chance.

Fireﬁghters get a kick from power chair soccer the rules. More important to him is showing support. “Just to be in their shoes and see what it’s like.” Cunningham said that visiting players enjoyed the weekend. Players came from different areas in the province, including Angela Plasteras of Nanaimo, to play. She made the trip because there aren’t many teams to play in Nanaimo and said this is a good tournament. “It’s the only opportunity to play,” said Plasteras, who played goal. It’s her fifth time playing and Plasteras likes the competition she gets. “It’s just fun to play a game that is first and foremost an able body sport.” Plasteras’ mother April said the sport is perfect for them. “They can focus on competing and teamwork without trying to figure out how to fit in,” said April. Cunningham said the level of play has improved. Cunningham noted there were fewer participants, but that was due to players completing university exams and couldn’t make the trip. “Most teams have some new players this year, but they weren’t quite ready to jump into a tournament. Next year we expect our numbers to be up again,” said

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Known as big supporters of muscular dystrophy, members of the Penticton Fire department decided to give power chair soccer a shot. The ninth annual B.C. Storm Power Soccer tournament was held at Skaha Lake Middle School and Princess Margaret Secondary Saturday and Sunday. Cathy Cunningham of the Okanagan Storm team said it was great to have the local firefighters play. “The firefighters raise about $1 million across Canada for muscular dystrophy, so they wanted to find out a bit more about the sport,” she said. Mike Wade discovered power chair soccer is tough. He was put in goal and watched four shots get past him. “It’s a lot of fun,” said Wade, adding he would play again. “There is lots of skill when you watch those guys play. You don’t realize it.” Andrew Bird also played for the first time and said it was great. For him he was trying to get used to the controls. “It’s something else,” he said. “It’s nice to see the guys out and having fun. It’s a happy bunch.” It was also a learning experience for Bird who doesn’t know

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Cunningham. As for winners, the provincial division was won by the Okanagan team featuring Penticton’s Daniel Cunningham, Sunny Khun Khun of Vernon and Kelowna’s Ian Wright. In the Open division, team Red won, which featured Okanagan players Steve Strangward and Harry Hutton joined by two from Vancouver and Nanaimo. Cunningham said that local businesses play a big part in helping the event be a success by donating goods and funds to help run the tournament. They rely on donations to keep the registration low for the athletes. She said they couldn’t do it without them. Cunningham said they are still determined to get more locals playing. Their goal is to get a team of eight then apply for gym time. “I know we have the people, but we can’t seem to get them to come out and commit to the sport,” she said. Currently they practice every Sunday in Kelowna, but she is confident they can get time in a local gym if they get more players. Cunningham said if anyone knows anyone that uses a power wheelchair and has good control of it to let them know about the sport. The only cost is the foot guard. She can be reached at c.cunningham@shaw.ca.

Tigers with four losses. The Tigers were on the road and lost to Cowichan 6-1 and 7-1. Then headed to Cloverdale where they were downed 5-2 and 13-8. This weekend the Tigers head to Vancouver Island to face Victoria then wrap up their trip with two games against Tri-City.

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Alyssa Kroeker returned to Penticton from New Brunswick with a shiny silver medal. The member of the Okanagan Similkameen Wrestling Club felt good about returning with a medal from the Freestyle Wrestling National Championships. However, she would have preferred a better performance against Ontario’s Emily Schaefer in the 46-kilogram weight class. “I feel like I learned a couple new moves just from watching others,” she said. “I saw some good matches in the finals.” Kroeker felt overwhelmed, especially after watching provincial action in Penticton. “I never thought that would happen with me,” she said. “When it

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ALYSSA KROEKER, left, earned silver during the Freestyle Wrestling National Championship, while Ontario’s Emily Schaefer, middle, won gold and Ashley Empey, also of Ontario, earned bronze.

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“We’ve had some peaks and valleys with the club. The one thing I would have to say is we’re still operating the team like we’re going to own it next year.” Tom McEvay is the director for PAJHS and said there have been people working behind the scenes the past month to create the society. McEvay said it will be better to operate the team as a nonprofit society because they can be funded differently. Other non-profit teams in the BCHL include Powell River, Prince George, Merritt and Trail. “They’re four of the longest-standing, stable franchises in the league,” he said. They have also consulted with people from the Lethbridge Hurricanes It’s a small of the Westproud commu- ern Hockey ue, nity that if they La e a gteam have the owner- M c E v a y is also ship and their said owned by a team that’s they society. June 1 key to longis the tarterm sustain- get date set to raise ability. $500,000, and their fi— Andy Oakes nal target is $1 million. McEvay stressed this is not the buying price for the shares, but the capital needed to move forward. Once they reach agreements with the owners, the deal still has to be approved by the league. There is a board of governors’ meeting on June 6. - story written with files from the Alberni Valley News.

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Rotary sets the table to salute Penticton’s pioneers Mark Brett

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The city’s past movers and shakers will be honoured again this year at the annual Rotary Pioneers

Reception. Sponsored by the service club since 1946, the event takes place Sunday from 2-4:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre on South Main Street.

“At the time, members felt we should be recognizing and thanking those people who have contributed each in their own individual way,” said the club’s reception commit-

tee chairman Ken Davis. Those people include politicians, developers, farmers, orchardists and even the 1955 world champion Penticton Vees. “It was just sort of any-

thing at all that we felt was a big bene¿t to the community,” said Davis. “I mean many of them were also just volunteers who did the kinds of things that helped.”

This is Rotary’s longest running continuous event. Originally, the reception — pioneers are generally regarded as people over the age of 65 who have lived in the region for 50

years or more — as a menonly event, however, that changed a few years later. Last year, over 250 attended the afternoon gathering and the chairman expects at least that many again on Sunday. “It’s just a great big fun event and it’s just a wonderful thing to see the expressions on their (pioneers’) faces,” said Davis. “We expect many of the people will be nearly 100 years old so there will be a lot of stories.” As in the past, the oldest man and woman at the reception will be recognized. The reception is open to the public and is free of charge.

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After 32 years of offering its popular Learn to Ride motorcycle training program in Kelowna, the Kelowna and District Safety Council is also offering courses in Penticton this year. Penticton’s ¿rst course starts the weekend of April 27 and another course is scheduled for late July and early August. “We have a fantastic program, and students travel from all over the Okanagan, northern B.C., the Kootenays and even from the Lower Mainland to take our courses,” said executive director Tania Meyer. The Learn to Ride program consists of eight hours of classroom theory, 10 hours of parking lot training, the ICBC Motorcycle Skills Assessment, and 12 hours of in-traf¿c training. “We provide the motorcycles, as well as fullface helmet, motorcycle jacket and gloves so that it makes it easier for students to get into the sport. Riding is becoming more and more popular and it’s our mission to help riders be as safe as possible on the road,” said Meyer. This ICBC-certi¿ed Learn to Ride course offers 30 hours of training over two weekends. The ¿rst weekend takes place on a Friday night and all day Saturday and Sunday; the second weekend is all day Saturday and Sunday. For more information about the program or course schedules, call KDSC toll free at 1-888580-7233 or visit www. kdsc.bc.ca. Online registration is also available through the website.

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London Drugs was ready and waiting when the opportunity to take over one of Penticton’s postal outlets came along. “London Drugs would always want to have a post office at every location, but it is only available when the opportunity rises,” said sales supervisor Corey Molyneaux. Because Canada Post only allows a certain number of postal outlets per city, the large retailer was unable to add that to the list of services they offer at their Penticton location. That is, until news broke in October 2011 that the Penticton Zellers, located in a mall across Main Street, was closing. Canadian retailer Loblaws is taking over the lease for the location, and is expected to open a Real Canadian Superstore there

London Drugs would always want to have a post ofﬁce at every location. — Corey Molyneaux

in 2013 after doing substantial renovations. The closing of Zellers, however, also included the postal outlet it hosted and London Drugs was successful in it’s application to take over the outlet. “I think there are about 13 locations with them, the closest being Westbank,” said Molyneaux. “They (London Drugs) would prefer we had post offices in every location where we can actually fit one.” The new postal outlet will be located in the back of the store, near the pharmacy.

“They’ve already started construction on it. The post office itself is supposed to open May 8,” said Molyneaux, who isn’t sure when the Zeller’s postal outlet will close completly. Molyneaux expects having the postal outlet will draw more visitors to the store. “It should be good for us from everything they are projecting,” he said. Besides retraining some existing staff to handle postal duties, Molyneaux said there will be new hires. “We are adding new staff to our location, that’s for sure,” he said. That training, he said, will be handled on location by Canada Post, though that process hasn’t begun yet. “Canada Post themselves do the training for it, but it’s actually not until quite a bit closer to the launch date,” said Molyneaux.

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FRANK BABAKAIFF Cabrini Babakaiff and Pamela Hanson would like to thank everyone who contributed to our event “Were Here for a Good Time” which was such a tremendous success. The band members from Flashback and Uncorked were fabulous and once again the people of Penticton rose to the occasion. Frank lived by the Desiderata. It contains a phrase that we believe is true: “With all its shame, drudgery and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy”. Its occasions like March the 16th that lets you know just how true that quote is. Thank you again Penticton. We’ve raised $8,436.64. We would like to give a special thank you to all the auction donors. The response has been so wonderful. We appreciate the thoughtfulness and generosity of all and look forward to being able to get a ceiling lift put into the rehab department at the Penticton Regional Hospital for future patients in honor of Frank Babakaiff. Thanks go out to... • Sherwood Trophies • Lakeside • Gillian Russell • Earl Joostema • Martyn Stephenson • Georgie Anderson – Nicam Appraisal • City Centre Gym • Grant Macdonald • Solus Massage • June’s B&B • Rusty Harris • Staples • Peach City Runners • Art Knapps • Whole Foods • Cabrini Babakaiff • Sonia Royston • Little Caesars • Dr. Terry Maguire • Susan Kelly • London Drugs • Okanagan Clinical Lab • Stephen King • Safeway • Theo’s • Link Snider • Rita Macdonnell • Ria Lundy • Barry Burgart • Parkers Motors • Shioki Yoga • Steve Thompson • MV Dental • Villa Rosa • Scott Rowlands • Boston Pizza • Bike Barn • Dan Hanratty • Honda • Summerland Sweets • Carol and Alana • Barry Beecroft Fuel • Dennis Stolen Beecroft • The Gym • Waves of Art • Kim Harris • Tom Cook • Vinegar Works • Margaret Steer and Jackson Triggs • Sage and Vine • Jacqueline Stewart • James Shalman • Trudy and Nick • Coleen Zibin – Apex Mountain Krabbendam • Phil Hare

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A COMMON GOAL — Penticton Vees centre Travis St. Denis (left), Penticton Vees co-owner Frank Darin, Vees captain Logan Johnston, Valley First president Paulette Rennie, Vees winger Joey Benik, director of broadcasting and media Fraser Rodgers and Vees defenceman Troy Stecher hold the banner representing the money donated by Valley First to Kidsport. The charity organization assists the families of young people who might not otherwise have an opportunity to access community sporting programs on their own. As they have in the past, Valley First will continue to support the Vees and donate $65 per goal throughout the Doyle Cup series against the Alberta champion Brooks Bandits. It is the company’s 65th year in business.

Winery hosts business get-together Join in the Business After Business being held next Thursday at Bonita’s Winery located at 20623 McDougald Rd. in Summerland. The event takes place

from 5 to 7 p.m. and is a great opportunity to meet others in the business community. Grape Escapes Wine Tours will provide a $5 shuttle service staging from the Penticton and Wine Country Visitor Centre, 553 Railway St. As seats are limited, please RSVP to Doug at 250-493-3238 as soon as possible. Bring your business cards and enjoy an evening of networking, refreshments and door prizes. All chamber members welcome at no charge and future chamber members can attend as a member guest for free or alone for $20 at the door.

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ELLA CAROLINE GAWNE

Passed away with her family by her side on April 11, 2012 in Penticton, BC at the age of 76 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her children; Shawn, Allan (Faye), and Donna (Alan) all from the Penticton area, seven grandchildren; Keri, Brett, Nairi, Julianne, Dustin, Jade and Blair. Sadly predeceased by her husband, Jack, parents; Allan and Vera Lawerence, sister, Beverly, two nieces, Beth and Susan. Shirley welcomed all close into her heart. She was a loving, generous and kind lady. A private service was held. Memorial tributes may be made to the 3rd floor pavilion of the Penticton Regional Hospital. Condolences may be directed through Providence Funeral Homes; providencefuneralhomes.com. Providence Funeral Homes Parkview Chapel (250) 493-1774

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Buy-Low Foods, grocery store in Osoyoos, is recruiting for a permanent F/T Journeyperson Meat Cutter and a F/T Journeyperson Meat Cutter for 5-6 months for the vacation season. The ideal candidates will possess excellent interpersonal skills, take a genuine interest in people and have a strong commitment to customer service; while demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills and delivering budgeted results consistent with store operating standards in merchandising excellence, quality and presentation. The successful candidates will have previous, relevant grocery experience and post secondary Meat Cutting training. Come join our friendly and outgoing team! We provide a ﬂexible work environment. Please reply in conﬁdence to: Human Resources: Fax (604) 882-5161 e-mail people@buy-low.com We look forward to hearing from you! We thank you in advance for taking the time to send a resume. We will respond to those whom we contact for an interview.

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On April 3, 2012, Ella Caroline Gawne, born in Drumheller, Alberta, passed away peacefully in Merritt at the age of 92 years. She is survived by her son Lanny Nevison of Penticton, B.C. and her daughter Vonnie Martin (Elliott Martin) of Vancouver, five grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. She is also survived by sister Thelma Williams of Hanna, Alberta and brothers Bill and Jack Greenwood of Calgary. Ella was recently pre-deceased by her living partner of twelve years, Archie Fink Sr., also of Merritt, B.C. A remembrance of Ella’s life will be held following the Sunday church service at Trinity United Church, Merritt, B.C., on April 22, 2012.

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It is with great sadness that the family of Bessie Jackson announces her passing at age 97 on April 14, 2012 surrounded by family at Moog and Friends Hospice. She was predeceased by husband, Harold in 20066 and by son, Donald in 2010. Bessie is survived by son, David (Heather) Jackson ckson of Campbell River and daughters; ht Shirley Pretty of Penticton and Linda (Grant) Wise of Trout Creek; daughter-in-law, Lorraine Jackson of Tara, Ontario, grandchildren Tina Laur, Shelley Jackson, Wendy Goodfellow, Harold Jackson, Jody Pretty, Lori Pretty, Kim Wise, Travis Wise and 12 ½ great-grandchildren. Bessie was born in Toronto, married Harold, the love of her life in 1939 and spent almost 20 years making a home wherever he was stationed with the RCAF. Bessie and Harold had fond memories of their war time posting to Penticton and in 1957 moved back to raise their family. She loved her family and her home and she will be greatly missed. Many thanks to all of her wonderful caregivers, Evelyn Gurr, Verona Malmquist, Home Support workers, palliative care nurses and finally the Hospice House staff. A private celebration of her life will be held at a later date. No flowers by request. Condolences may be directed through Providence Funeral Homes; providencefuneralhomes.com

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RAYMOND Passed away with his family by his side on April 13, 2012 at the age of 88 years. Raymond will be lovingly remembered by his children; Suzanne (Kirk Baker) Desabrais of Penticton, BC, Norman Desabrais of Penticton, BC, two grandchildren, Tyler Desabrais-Baker of Penticton, BC, Richard Desabrais of Elliot Lake, Ont, sister, Lillian Wilkins of Blind River, Ont and numerous nieces and nephews. Sadly predeceased by his parents, Hector and Ida, wife, Stella Desabrais (nee Gionette), son, Dennis, siblings; Ralph Desabrais, Laurier “Alice” Desabrais, Georgette Desabrais and Jeanne (Albert) Dupuis. Raymond loved life and the outdoors. He was famous for his cowboy attire. Raymond touched the lives of all who knew him. His sense of humour, generous spirit and thoughtfulness made him the man he was. He is loved deeply and will be sadly missed. A viewing will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 9:30 am at the Parkview Funeral Chapel, 1258 Main Street, Penticton, BC. Memorial tributes may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 101166 Main Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5A4. Condolences may be sent to the family through providencefuneralhomes.com. Providence Funeral Homes Parkview Chapel (250) 493-1774

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Westminster Party & Tent Rentals looking to hire a mature, friendly, out-going personality person for a multitask, full-time store assistant position. Duties: front counter customer service, answering calls, booking of rentals, help cleaning of rental returns (tableware). Please apply in person w/resume at: 357 Okanagan Ave. E, Penticton WJS is seeking various RCW positions in Penticton, preference will be given to applicants posessing diploma in Human Services ﬁeld with valid CPR, First Aid, NVCI, and a valid Class 4 DL, prefer at least 1 year experience working with developmentally challended adults, WJS will provide training for the right candidate, please fax resumes to program manager at 250493-2238 or email to: sclubb@wjscanada.com, only candidates who receive an interview will be contacted.

Sales WANTED immediately an experienced Technical Sales Rep for the HVAC and Plumbing market segments. Distributor experience would be an asset. Competitive salary and incentives. Please send resume to jobs@romcomm.com

Trades, Technical MACHINIST REQ’D for jobber/repair shop in Sundre, AB. Applicant should have exp in millwrighting/mechanics. Millwrights with machining exp may apply. Wages attractive. Resume to 403-638-4649 or e-mail to fmachine@telus.net

Work Wanted BOOKKEEPER with over 20 years experience in small business accounting. I am now accepting new clients and I deal primarily with small to medium sized businesses. My services include A/R, A/P, Bank Reconciliation,HST Filing,Source Deductions Filling,Monthly Financial Statements and more. Contact: Lori G o l d s t r a n d Phone:250.496.5923 Email:lgoldstrand@shaw.ca

Services

Financial Services NEED HELP MANAGING YOUR DEBT?

CEDARS $ 10

350

7-8 ft. for Other sizes available up to 9ft.

GIARDINO 250-493-0007 149 Upper Bench Rd. S.

LAWN CARE Now taking bookings for seasonal lawn maintenance. Space limited, reasonable rates. Call Del 250-488-8079 DIH Enterprises Protect your lawns & gardens from deer & geese naturally. $25 & up. 250-486-0047

Handypersons HANDYMAN4HIRE prompt service 250-499-9897 www.job4james.com

Home Improvements

HIGHLANDER

RENOVATIONS 40 YEARS Carpentry & Home Improvement Experience Decks - Siding - Fences - Sheds All Interior & Exterior Renos

250 486-3109 250 770-8063

BELCAN Painting & Renos Licensed-Insured-WCB, Painting, Tiles, Flooring, Finishing Carpentry, Kitchen & Bath Reno’s. Call Len 250-486-8800

MB Home Improvements & Construction Voted 1 of the top renovation companies by Okanagan Life Magazine Serving Penticton Since 2003 No job too big or small! -kitchens -bathrooms -doors & windows -all types of flooring -moldings -dry walling & painting -foundations to finishing Any project from start to finish Licensed & Insured (250)486-0767 www.mbhomeimprovements.com

VINYL DECKING Armor Decking sales & installation. **10 year warranty** Serving the Okanagan Valley for the past 9 yearsFree estimates for complete deck repairs Composite decking Structure repairs / Tiling S. Okanagan 250-490-5630 Kelowna 778-214-0824 email: info@ricklynrenos.ca

Services

FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687

Painting & Decorating Painting and Paper Hanging Excellent work. 35 years experience. Small jobs welcome. Dave Barnett Decorating 497-7912

Painting, Installs & Repairs. 20 yrs exp., References, Insured, Licensed, WCB, Timely & reasonable cost, Glenic Industries Inc., Nick (250)4862359

Help Wanted

Cattle manure for sale, composted or fresh. Fir bark mulch.$20 per yard on orders over 30 yards. 250-838-6630.

Help Wanted

Fountain Tire Penticton is looking for a motivated, experienced

COMMERCIAL TIRE TECHNICIAN Must have good drivers abstract and experience in commercial truck tires. Please apply in person with resume at Fountain Tire - Attention Scott 359 Dawson Avenue

Pets & Livestock

Rubbish Removal

Feed & Hay

Livestock

PENTICTON Junk Removal! Anything goes! Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827

Ginseng tarps 24’ x 165’ for shade or windbreak. Inexpensive and attractive solution for hay shed, livestock shelter etc. $150 each. 250-558-8322. Quote available for installation. HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Round bales $70 each, approx. 800lbs. Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton. Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250838-6630 *HAY-SALES-GUARANTEED Quality Grass, Alfalfa, Mixed square bales, round bales & Silage bales. Delivery avail. (250)804-6081,(250)833-6763. McLeery Ranch, Armstrong. Alfalfa/Alfalfa Grass small squares, exc hay $6. Haylage $40., Dry Rounds $50.; 1250-546-0420, 250-503-8184

PENGUIN MFG. HOT TUB COVERS. 250-493-5706

Tiling KALEDEN Tile - Installation of ceramic, porcelain, granite, & slate. I tile ﬂoors, decks, backsplashes, ﬁreplaces, showers, make shower pans & curbs. Free estimates, Insured, references & pictures available. No Job to big or small. Glen 250 488 1985

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay EXCELLENT Quality grass hay and grass alfalfa mix hay. No rain barn stored $4-$6 bale. Straw $5 bale. 250835-4748 or 250-833-9595

Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Conﬁdential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

Cleaning Services Ana’s House & Ofﬁce Cleaning service, reliable, exc ref’s, Move in-Move out, (778)4762227 Penticton & area HOUSECLEANING SERVICE. Weekly/Bi-weekly. (Penticton) Call Rosanne 778-476-3187.

Garden & Lawn HERBARIA Garden and Lawn. Quality landscape maintenance. Nine years experience. Call Paul at 250-493-3362.

Career Service / Job Search

Foundation Bred Buckskin Quarter Horse Stud (cutting line), Krugerrand Black Angus Bull (250)546-9766

Merchandise for Sale

Appliances Bar fridge, good working order, $40, (250)493-5361

Help Wanted

AUTO DETAILER

Experience is nice but not absolutely necessary. Pay will depend on experience.

PENTICTON KIA 550 Duncan Avenue W. Penticton

250-276-1200

HELP WANTED

SENIOR GROCERY CLERKS Askew’s is seeking Senior Grocery Clerks. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in a retail grocery setting and have experience in a supervisory role. Salary is negotiable, with full beneﬁts and pension plan. For more information please visit our website at askewsfoods.com under careers.

Trades, Technical

Have time to spare? Need to get out of the house?

NEEDING VOLUNTEERS - VOLUNTEER SALESPERSONS for a Charity Sales Lot to show and demonstrate ELECTRIC BICYCLES

Easy going environment with a FUN PRODUCT and a GREAT CAUSE! 3 to 5 mornings or what you can offer. Retired persons or someone on disability welcome. No experience needed. visit our website: call

www.CharityAutoSalesInc.com or

Garry at 250-809-7855 or 250-492-3488

A WINNING OPPORTUNITY FOR SEMI RETIRED INDIVIDUAL Nor-Mar Industries is looking for a part time or full time individual in the following areas: P. Eng

M.E.T.

Production/Assembly Supervision

These positions would be the perfect ﬁt for anyone who is semi retired and looking for a challenge.Good wage & beneﬁt plan. Please apply with resume to Nor-Mar Industries Ltd., 682 Okanagan Avenue East, Penticton, B.C. V2A 3K7 or fax to Human Resources 250-492-0686. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Career Service / Job Search

Garden & Lawn

MR. GREENJEANS SPRING CLEAN UP SPECIALS!

Job Hunting?

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com PRIVATE FINANCING based on security not credit. 1st,2nd,3rd Mortgages, Equity Loans, Consolidation Loans, Construction Financing, Farm, Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Equipment, Creative Financing Call 1-855-4903535 or email info@clearmortgage.ca.

PUG pups, 3 females. 2 males, 1st shots. Ready May 10.$750.eaFirm 250-503-2354 PUREBRED French Mastiff Puppies. Vet Checked, First Shots. Ready to Go. $800. 250-306-2477 WOLF HYBRID Cubs Avail. $850.Sun Valley Wolf Kennels Kelowna(250)-765-4996

Retired auto sales person also welcomed.

Need STRESS relief? One easy payment makes that possible!

Licensed, Government Approved, Canadian Company.

Pets DOBERMAN pups, Ready May 2. Females & males, $400.ea (778)212-2468

www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com

Livestock

We are now accepting applications for the position of...

Call FREE 1-877-220-3328

www.debtgone.ca

Shavings Friendly service from Summerland since 1972 Les Porter 250-490-1132

Be a part of the fastest growing auto dealership in the city.

Landscaping

Rob Hurren Carpentry, renovations big and small, kitchen and bath remodeling, doors trim work, ﬁnishing and more, professional design available, call Rob 250-809-7131

Services

Job Options BC is a placement and training program. If you are unemployed, and not eligible for EI, and have not received EI in the last three years-check us out. We have services for youth 18 or older, retirees interested in working, and everyone in between! Job Options BC offers a full range of services tailored to meet your individual needs, including: Classroom Training - Training allowances for four weeks of full time career development training - Career Exploration - Social Media and Job Search - Targeted Resume & Cover Letter Writing - Interview and Job Search Strategies Short Term Certificate Training - Customized to meet your goals - Options such as First Aid Training, WHMIS, Food Safe, PEAK Retail Training, & Basic Security Training Work Experience and Job Placement - Wage Subsidy - Job Placement Support - Employment support funds

Penticton Job Options BC 250.486.5383 | 1.888.388.4217 | www.MyJobOptionsBC.ca

Working together to help keep BC strong

• Aeration • Power Raking • Fertilizing • Hedge and Tree Pruning • Clean-Up Taking Bookings for Lawn and Garden Maintenance. Free Estimates!

CALL 250-809-5347

LAWN & GARDEN

VALLEY WIDE LAWN CARE

Serving the Penticton Area for 19 Years! Weekly Lawn Mowing!

• No Charge Slow Release Nitrogen Lawn Fertilizer Program • No Charge Liquid Broadleaf Weed Control (One Application, excluding Crabgrass)

• Dethatching, Aeration, Lawn Refurbishing • Professional Evergreen Hedge, Fruit Tree and Landscape Pruner • Experienced Xeriscape Garden Renovator • Basic Fruit Tree and Landscape p Pest Control Programs g

CALL 250-492-4731

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Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Rentals

Appliances

Heavy Duty Machinery

For Sale By Owner

Commercial/ Industrial

Slight scratch and dent. SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS! Washer/Dryer set starting at $399. Ranges starting at $299 LG TV 50’’ $499.CANADIAN LIQUIDATORS 250-490-0554.

Auctions BIG M AUCTION www.bigmtack.com Sat Apr 28th 11am @ 2970 Station Rd Falkland. Antiques, Colletibles, Tools, Saddles & Tack, Gift ware, Household Goods & More. Consignments Wanted 250-379-2078, 604-850-4238

Building Supplies CULVERT new at 1/2 the price of new. Over 80 pcs, delivery available. Tom 250-8642388

Farm Equipment Diesel tractor, comes with rototiller, single bottom plow, log splitter. $4000. (250)497-6165

Free Items free, King size bed shape, (250)492-5787

,good

Firewood/Fuel Dry ﬁr ﬁrewood, (a cord or more) $150 obo. (250)4920497 WANTED Applewood, will buy as rounds/logs, or can remove trees for wood. 604-970-4041

Furniture

PENTICTON BARGAIN STORE WE BUY AND SELL QUALITY FURNITURE IN STOCK THIS WEEK

• Hi-End Oak Dining Room • Hi-End Oak China Cabinet • Loveseats & Chairs • Dining Room Table Sets • Kitchen Table Sets • Dressers • Teak Bedroom Set New items coming in daily

256 Westminster Ave. W. Showroom Open 10-5 778-476-5919 www.pentictonbargainstore.com

Garage Sales 100 Edmonton Ave., Sat. April 21, 8:30 am, all high quality contents of 1.5 bdrm apt must go before April 26, (250)4937232 msg BCSPCA Flea Market, 1550 Main St. (in front of Wholesale Club), every Sunday, 7am2pm, for info (250)493-0136 Garage Sale, Apr 21, 22- 8-12 both days. 154 Laird Place. Lots of goodies. Rain or shine. Multi Garage Sale, 3315 Wilson St., Sunday, April 22, 8am-2pm

NARAMATA COMMUNITY YARD SALE 20+ locations in one small, scenic town Sat., April 21, 9-2, see MyNaramata.com for a map of sale locations

No early birds! 8am-2pm, Sat., April 21, 1348 Manitoba St. PENTICTON, 586 Redwing Dr., Sat, April. 21, 9am-2pm. Moving Sale. Linens, household items, kitchen stuff & more. Something for everyone Sat, April 12, 8am-2pm, 1091060 King St. Clothing, household items & more! YARD Sale, antiques, Jimmy RX2., tools, etc., Sat., April 21, 9-2 & Sun. April 22nd, 10-2, 570 Martin St. YARD SALES GALORE in OK Falls. Whole Neighbourhood of 14th Ave, Brockie Place & Mimac Court. Sat. April 21 8am - 2pm and Sun. April 22 10am - 1pm. LOTS OF GREAT STUFF!

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com Forklift, mid 90’s, 2 stage lifts, runs great. $4000. (250)4976165 Industrial Serger Sewing machine, Industrial Upholstery machine, large cutting table, (250)492-6556 Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217

Medical Supplies 4 wheel Shoprider, big wheels, $700 ﬁrm, (250)493-0729 Shoprider Mobility Scooters & Powerchairs. New & Used, New Stair & Platform Lifts, Kel: 250-764-7757 Vernon: 250542-3745 T-free 888-542-3745 www.okmobility.ca

Misc. for Sale 40” round table & 4 chairs, like new, maple ﬁnish. $250 obo. 32” Sony TV & stand, $120 obo.1 (250)495-4858 Due to renos, selling kitchen cabinets, Kenmore range, dishwasher, fridge, GE micro. All in good cond. Call 250-4937870 or 250-493-4306. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? TW 2000 wood ﬁred boiler, like new. $2000. (250)4976165

Misc. Wanted Local Coin Collector buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold & Silver Coins. Call Chad 250-499-0251

Musical Instruments Guitars, ampliﬁers, drums, keyboards, band & string instruments, music books & access., music lessons, sales & rentals, Skaha Sound, 51 Nanaimo Ave. E, 250-492-4710

Sporting Goods KAMLOOPS GUN SHOW: This weekend, April 21 & 22. Meet Chris from The Best Little Gunshop Around Weber & Markin 4-1691 Powick Rd, Kel. Tues-Sat 10-6 250-762-7575.

Real Estate Acreage for Sale

CUSTOM MODULAR HOME 2006 Moduline Modular Home 5 appls, deluxe carport & deck area, 2 bdrm, 2 bath. 2 RV parking, skylights

KEREMEOS $136,000 A MUST SEE!

Please phone

250-499-0131

MERRITT SxS Duplex. DOWNTOWN. 1 Side newly decorated and vacant. Other side rented. Each side has 4 bdrms, 3- 4 pce baths, garden area & storage shed. $337,900. (604)534-2748.

Houses For Sale ******* OKHomeseller.com Where smart sellers meet smart buyers! View Thompson Okanagan properties for sale.// Selling? No Commission. (250) 545-2383 or 1-877-291-7576 Panoramic Hilltop, 4-bdrm, 2.3Acres, 10min from Vernon, $549,000 (250)540-2788

Mobile Homes & Parks OPEN HOUSE: Sat-Sun, 128pm. 2636 2nd St, Olalla, $49,000. (250)499-7127

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Mr. Mobile Home Certiﬁed Factory Outlet. Spaces Available, Your location or crawlspace/basement models. Show homes 1680 Ross Rd. Kelowna 250-769-6614 www.accenthomes.ca

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

BROCKTON COURT

241 Scott Avenue 1 Bedroom from $650 Cable Included, 40+ Building, No Smoking, No Pets, Secure Building, Parking, Balcony

250-488-1800 250-488-2881 1 & 2 bdrm, newly reno’d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-7146 1bdrm unit, parking avail. great location, $750 heat/cable incl. n/s, cat ok w/deposit, 250-488-7902 296 & 298 Maple St., 3 or 4 bdrm, basement, garage, also 207-1410 Penticton Ave., 2bdrm, call 250-490-1215, 250-486-3791 AVAIL. May 1, 2bdrm apt, $800+util., np, ns, wd, f/s, storage incl. Niki 250-488-5729 BACHELOR apt in historic house on bus route, n/p, n/s quiet, responsible person, lakeview, furn’d $600/mo, 250-492-6319 Beautiful character 1 bdrm apt, historic bldg, burgundy walls, oak ﬂrs, quiet street, n/p, n/s, seek clean quiet person(s), 250-770-0536 Bright 1 bdr loft $750/mo, no pets. Tiffany Gardens, 3140 Wilson. Jim 250-492-0413

VERY PRIVATE HOBBY FARM 9.96 Acres, 3-bdrm, log house, full basement, all cleared land, $459,900 10min Northwest of Vernon. 4855 Miller Rd. Spallumcheen, (250)546-8630

For Sale By Owner Princeton, 3bdrm, double pane windows, laminate ﬂoors, nearly new appliances & furnace, fenced yard, $129,900, (250)276-6335

FURNISHED or un-furnished apt for rent in Princeton, Avail. now, need excellent ref’s & DD. No pets., rent starts at $525/mo., Call 250-295-1006 leave a message. LARGE 1 & 2bdrm apt. for rent. +40 bldg, $750 & $850 +util, ref’s req. 250-487-1136 Quiet ground ﬂ 2bdrm in 4plex, Pent. Ave. n/s, n/p, 40+, incl. h/water. 250-492-2006, 250-809-8952 Summerland Renovated 1 bdrm apt. 600 sq ft. Centrally located on Kelly Ave. W/D, F/S, outside deck, private entrance. $650/mo + utilities. Call Len 250-490-5889

2 MONTHS FREE RENT on 1024 sqft., 2148 sqft., 2280 commercial/whse/ ofﬁce spaces avail. on Government St in Penticton FREE local use of moving truck for move-in, FREE advertising on LED road sign call 250-493-9227 3715sqft, C7 zoning, excellent location, excellent rates, 1031 Eckhardt Ave. W, Penticton, for further info, (250)493-5361 APPLE Plaza 770sq.ft, suited for food related retail business, also 2300 sq.ft. available. Call Barbara 250-492-6319 Shop rental, Industrial area, 800 & 1200 sqft, priced to rent, (250)492-8324, 250-809-0728

Rentals

Transportation

Homes for Rent

Auto Financing

Cars - Sports & Imports

Winﬁeld, 3 bdrm, 2 bath house, quiet area, $1300 + util.,n/s, n/p,250-548-3378.

Motels,Hotels

GUARANTEED

Ofﬁce/Retail

Auto Loans or

Duplex / 4 Plex 3BDRM duplex, 5 appl, n/p, n/s, near Columbia school, $1150, 250-493-1201 KEREMEOS - Seniors 2 bdrm Duplex, near downtown, small fenced yard, 1 pet OK, 5 appl., $625/month + utilities. Avail. immediately. 250-499-9253

Room for rent, Close to OK lake. Room and sitting room. Private entrance, Share bathroom and kitchen. Fully furnished. Avail. immediately, $500/mo., 250-490-4717

Rooms for Rent

Misc for Rent

Suites, Lower

1 bdrm carriage house in Summerland. 670 sq ft, large covered deck. $800/mo plus utilities. NS NP. 250-462-0065

1BDRM on Wiltse, utilities incl, avail. now, n/s, n/p, $700/mo, avail now 250-492-2908 or 250-490-1025 2Bdrm, 1bath, f/s, w/d, Husula Highlands area. $850/mth incl util. 250-492-7182 2 bedroom basement suite on private half acre in Penticton. 5 minutes to town. Utilities incl, own laundry facilities. Available immediately. No pets, no smoking. $800 month plus $400 damage deposit. References a must. Owner lives on property. 250-2613356 A must see, spacious 2bdrm w/view, private entrance, laundry, close to all amenities, $900+util., 250-462-2472 HIGHLAND motel suites avail now n/pets. 1140 Burnaby Ave 250-488-2206 Wiltse area, 2bdrm ground level, w/d/dw, close to school, util. incl., a/c, np, ns, ref’s req, $850, (250)493-2109

Rock Creek, newly reno’d single wide mobile home in a quiet senior’s MHP (Triple Acres) 2 bdr, n/s, n/p. $550/mo. Avail immed. 250446-2902, 250-492-8503

Homes for Rent 3bdrm, 1100sqft, lg fenced yard, w/d, f/s, cable/internet & util. incl. $1100/mo. Downtown Summerland on very quiet st, sm. pet ok. 250-494-4320 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, dbl wide, country setting, private. 30 min drive south of Penticton, n/s. (250)498-3178.$875/mo+ utils. 3bdrm rancher, w/d, fp, close to school, nice yard, James St., $1250, (250)493-0310 4bdrm house, 2bath, living/rec room, big yard, $1400/mo. ref. req. Avail. May 01, 250-4600754, after 4pm 5bdrm, 2.5ba, swimming pool, near Columbia School, avail. May 1st, $1350/mo. +util., (250)493-5104 Beautiful, 3-bdrm, 2-bath, upper, Oyama, lakeview, 7min walk to beach, RV parking, w/d, $1100+1/2util, Avail now, n/s, n/p, R.R. (250)549-6774 FOR RENT Multi-family Units 2 & 3 bdrms, some w/basements Near school. No pets. LOCKE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. 528 Main St. Penticton BC 250-492-0346 JUNE 1st 1200 sq ft top ﬂoor of duplex. 3 BR, 1 bath. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer. Pet negotiable. NS,NP. $1200 + utilities. Call 250 462-1986

Keremeos area 2bdrm mobile. Rent $550 incl util, next to orchard. 1 bdrm house also avail $500. Cell 250-499-0558. Older 2 bdr house, orchard setting, private, located in Trout Creek, new windows, ﬂoors & painted. Avail immed.. $750 + utils. 250-494-8741 Summerland, 1bdrm newer house, orchard setting, New s/f/m/w/d, shower, Suitable for working singles or couples only, adults only, n/p, n/s, $700/mo.+util ($75-$150) Avail. now. Pictures avail., 250 494 4666

PRICE REDUCED! 2009 black Hyundai Sonata. Excellent condition. Loaded with options! Extended warranty and ﬁnancing available. 111k km, $10,900 obo. Drastically reduced, MUST SELL! 250-497-5191

$480 up Motel suites and RV pads. Located at Penticton and RV park Summerland. Good till May 31st. 250-4870268 LARGE 1bdrm suites & bachelor suites, avail for rental until June 2012. Fully furnished, utilities/cable incl., quiet location, near Mall & bus route. Call Valley Star Motel 250-492-7205.

1000-1500sq’ of Industrial/ Commercial Space for lease compounded yard w/security cameras, overhead doors. Warren Ave. 250-765-3295

Modular Homes

2000 Mercedes C230, 88K never winter driven, $10,000 250-542-9150, 250-545-7513

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock. We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

Auto Financing DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

Auto Services CONVERT TO PROPANE SAVE BIG $$ ON GAS BOULT AUTOMOTIVE PENTICTON (250)493-1464

Cars - Domestic 1998 Buick Century Ltd., loaded, 3.1L, V6 auto, cd, dual a/c, exc. cond., $1995, 250-4623505 2004 Z06 Corvette 405 hp 6 speed 29,000. kms 37,500. phone 542-8317.

YOU’RE APPROVED

1980 370 Suzuki Dirt bike, runs great, $700, 250-4965959 1983 Honda Shadow 500. 17,000kms, new tires, runs & looks like new. $2200obo. 250-492-4507 or250-493-7652 2001 Suzuki Volusia Intruder Motorcycle 800 VL 41,000 km new battery excellent condition $3650. 250-276-7470 ask for Glen 2011 Honda CBR 250. Very low kms. Brand new, black. $5000. (778)476-0111 or 250487-0373 Yamaha Scooter for sale, asking $450. Works good, but plastic is broken 778-476-4758

Recreational/Sale

1997 Honda Civic, 4 dr, sdn, 173000 kms, p/window, stereo, summer/winter tires. $4000.(250)486-4876

1994 Ford 350 27’ Motorhome rear queen bedroom, $11,500. obo. 250-306-3943 2003 25’ Kustom Koach fully loaded, mint cond., $13,500 obo. Call 250-503-1045 after 6pm or leave a return number. 2005 26’ RLS Okanagan Eclipse travel trailer, super slide, front queen bdrm, hidea-bed couch, 2 recliner chairs, round oak dining table+4 chairs, very good cond. $13900 obo. (778)476-4698 Summer Camping Special. 92 Rustler 22ft 5th wheel, incl. trailer hitch, 2 batteries & many other extras. $3500 obo. (250)493-3884.

Apt/Condo for Rent

GREAT Car! 2004 Pontiac Grand Am V6, silver. Good condition. 187,000 highway kms. Lady driven. Also includes new Hankook studded winter tires on rims! Asking $4995 obo. Please phone 250493-9569.

Cars - Sports & Imports

RENTALS

(250) 770-1948 101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD. Skaha Pl.: 1 Bdrm, f/s, a/c, 2nd floor. Secure Pent. Ave. 1 & 2 bdrm, F/S, W/D, A/C, storage, carport pkg. $69500 & $74500 incl. bldg. Pkg. $70000 incl. water water Downtown: 1 bdrm/bach, F/S, A/C, decks, incl. pkg. $58500-$62500 incl. util & cable (250) 770-1948 Property Management

Kingsview Properties

FOR RENT • 250-493-7626

ONE BEDROOM

TWO BEDROOM

Utilities Included

REALTY EXECUTIVES PENTICTON APARTMENTS: $600 $695 $670

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Motorcycles

All Makes, All Models. New & Used Inventory.

Antiques / Classics 1961 Ford Falcon Deluxe 2dr, new paint, motor & interior. $9500 obo. Must Sell. 250542-9150, 250-542-7513

We’re at the heart of things™

We Will Pay You $1000

Townhouses TOWNHOUSE For Rent 3 bed, 1.5 bath, f/s, w/d, fenced yard, no smoking, no pets, seeking long term tenants. $1100+utilities 250-486-4980

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Skaha Place, 1 bdrm grd ﬂr, coin op laundry, fridge, stove, walk to beach. Avail. May 1 (A355). 2 bdrm apt near dwntwn, f, s, coin-op laundry, bike shed, patio. Avail. NOW (SHM) 55+ 1 bdrm apt near downtown, hardwood ﬂoors, f,s, a/c, includes heat, hot water & cable. Extra Storage. Avail. May 1 (WT)

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April 20

ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has Okie Dokie karaoke at 6:30 p.m. SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN Centre has Friday night dances with Buzz Byer at 7:30 p.m. $5 per person. All welcome. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Entertainment by Roland at 7 p.m. All members and guests welcome to their hall at 1197 Main St. COMPUTER SENIORS’ CLUB meets at the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Members drop-in from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the main hall. Call 250-770-7848 for more information. PDSCL has bingo at 1 p.m. in the Leisure Centre on Winnipeg Street. Call Tarra at 250-490-0200, ext. 1 for more information. ANAVETS HAS KARAOKE with Monica at 7 p.m. AL-ANON MEETS AT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272. FUNTIMERS BALLROOM DANCE Club meets most Fridays upstairs at the Elks Club on Ellis Street from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For ballroom and Latin American dancing. Instruction is provided on certain Fridays. For more info please contact Brian at 250-492-7036 or visit www.funtimers.bravehost.com. THE PENTICTON ARTS Council will be distributing grants at 6:30 p.m. at the Leir House. OLIVERSENIORSONGSTERS has a western theme concert at 7:30 p.m. with conductor Trudy Weiler, pianist Dorothy Keene and guest artists Paul and Friends at the Oliver Senior Centre. Refreshments are $2. BEREAVEMENT WALKING GROUPS are offered in the spring starting from the Japanese Gardens from 9:45 a.m. to noon with coffee afterward at the Penticton Art Gallery. Open drop-in. No need to register. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has fish and chips at 11:30 a.m.

SATURDAY April 21

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., baron of beef at 11 a.m. and a Eastern Star dinner at 4 p.m. ANAVETS HAS BAHITI belly dancers at 6:30 p.m.

calendar and dinner by Stu. OASIS UNITED CHURCH on 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. invites the public to an evening of music from 7 to 9 p.m. Donations for the Oasis United Church Benevolent Fund will be accepted. The fund supports those in need in Penticton. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has hamburgers and fries from noon to 4 p.m. Beaver races at 4 p.m. Music by DJ Ivan at 6:30 p.m. Members and guests welcome to hall at 1197 Main St. ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Music at 6:30 p.m. with Nikita Afonso and Ain’t Misbehaving. LOVE NOTES CONCERT by the Penticton Concert Band is at 2:30 p.m. at the Oliver Alliance Church. Tickets are $10 at Sundance Video and at the door. Students 17 years and under are free. For info email OliverCAC@ gmail.com or 250-4980183 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS HAS the 12 Bells group at noon at 431 Winnipeg St., Penticton. Then at 8 p.m., the night group gathers at 431 Winnipeg St. In Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. UNITED CHURCH WOMEN are having a spring luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 696 Main St. Lunch is $6 per person. There will be a bake table, jewelry table, cup/saucer table and plants. Free admission. PENTICTONLIBRARYSPRING book sale starts at 10 a.m. There’s a new selection of new and used, regular and large print, hard cover and paper backs, movies, audio books, magazines and more. All proceeds support the library. SPRING HAFLA FUNDRAISER will be at Fibonacci’s from 6 to 11 p.m. with a middle eastern dance party and local belly dancers. Admission by donation. FRIENDSHIP DINNER HOSTED by Edina Chapter #33 OES and Job’s Daughters held at the Legion hall. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. dinner at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, call 250-490-9760.

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FRATERNAL ORDER OF the Eagles has euchre at 7 p.m. All members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has ladies fitness at 10 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and LA awards night. CITY OF PENTICTON invites the public to its downtown revitalization visioning sessions, Monday from 1 to 8 p.m. at 284 Main St., Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Senior’s Drop-In Centre at 2965 South Main St., and Wednesday from 1 to 8 p.m. at Okanagan College at 583 Duncan Ave. West. ELKS CLUB ON Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NUX group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road. Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United

Church basement. NEWSTART SUPPER CLUB meets every fourth Monday at 6 p.m. at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Hall at 1370 Church St. Everyone is welcome. Bring a vegetarian dish with recipe to share or $5. Call Betty at 250-493-7525 or Ernie at 250-770-1893 for info P ENTICTON G ROUP OF Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous has a free 12-step program held Monday’s at 6:30 p.m. in Room 103 of the Penticton United Church at 697 Main St. For info call 250-8093329 or visit www.foodaddicts.org. OKANAGAN BASIN WATER Board and the South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program invites the public to hear Brock Dolman, a renowned wildlife biologist and permaculturist, at 7 p.m. at Okanagan College’s Penticton campus in Lecture Theatre PL 127. Admission is by donation.

TUESDAY April 24

SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN Centre has cardio dance and novice bridge at 9:15 a.m., sing along at 10:30 a.m. Also a home cooked meal served from 11:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m., knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m. ANAVETS HAS KARAOKE with Monica at 7 p.m. B ETTER B REATHERS CLUB has its monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Alliance Church at 197 Brandon Ave. Speaker is Maureen Knight. AL-ANON for friends and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at 2800 South Main St. and 6:45 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St. Call 250490-9272 for information. S ENIOR ’ S C OMPUTER CLUB on 439 Winnipeg St. has membership information at 10:30 a.m. in the computer annex room.

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC BUICK GMC DEALERS DEALERS. bcgmcdealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GM DRIVE GMC iis a bbrandd off G Generall M Motors off C Canada d . ^// â&#x20AC;Ąâ&#x20AC;Ą/â&#x20AC; â&#x20AC; /*Off â&#x20AC;Ąâ&#x20AC;Ą/â&#x20AC; â&#x20AC; /*Offers apply l to the h purchase h off a 2012 Si Sierra EXT 2WD WD (R (R7H)/2012 H)/ Si Sierra KKodiak di k CCrew 4WD WD (R (R7C) C) equipped i d as ddescribed. ib d FFreight i h iincluded l d d ($ ($1,495).) Li License, iinsurance, registration, i i PPSA PPSA, administration d i i i ffees andd taxes not iincluded. l d d Dealers D l are free f to set individual i di id l prices. i Offer Off available il bl to retail customers in Canada. See Dealer for details. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC Buick GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. GMCL, Ally Credit or TD Auto Financing Services may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See GMC dealer for details. x$8,250 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit available on 2012 Sierra EXT 4WD/2012 Sierra Kodiak LD Crew Special Edition (tax exclusive) for retail customers only. Other cash credits available on most models. See your GM dealer for details. ÂĽâ&#x20AC; 2.99% purchase financing for 84 months on 2012 Sierra EXT 2WD on approved credit. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 2.99% for 84 months, the monthly payment is $132.09 Cost of borrowing is $1,095.9, total obligation is $11,095.39. Down payment and/or trade may be required. Monthly payments and cost of borrowing will also vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Biweekly payments based on a purchase price of $25,995 with $1,799 down on 2012 Sierra EXT 2WD, equipped as described. WBased on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. â&#x20AC;Ąâ&#x20AC;Ą2012 GMC Sierra 1500, equipped with available VortecTM 5.3L V8 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission, fuel consumption ratings based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Competitive fuel consumption ratings based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Large Pickup segment and Natural Resources Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011 Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Excludes hybrids and other GM models. â&#x20AC; Chrome Accessories Package offer available on light duty 2012 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra extended cab and crew cab trucks (excluding Denali crew cab) equipped with the PDJ package (â&#x20AC;&#x153;PDJ Packageâ&#x20AC;?). Kodiak package includes PDZ credit valued at $1,200. Dealer order or trade may be required. Offer available to retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between February 3, 2012 and April 30, 2012. Customers who opt to forego the PDJ Package may apply a $500 credit (tax exclusive) to the vehicle purchase price. This offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See your GM dealer. ~OnStar services require vehicle electrical system (including battery) wireless service and GPS satellite signals to be available and operating for features to function properly. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Subscription Service Agreement required. Call 1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) or visit onstar.ca for OnStarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and details and system limitations. Additional information can be found in the OnStar Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide. â&#x20AC;Ą0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by Ally Credit for 48 months on 2012 GMC Sierra Nevada EXT 4WD/2012 GMC Sierra Kodiak Crew 4WD. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $208.33 for 48 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight ($1,495) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers only. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details.

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