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Price control being lifted for affordable housing project in Naramata Joe Fries
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One of the few affordable housing options in Naramata will be exposed to the full force of the market seven years ahead of schedule. Although the 18-unit Naramata Court townhouse development faced stiff opposition when ¿rst proposed, public opinion was partly swayed by a covenant placed on the title that dictated units be sold at 10 per cent below market value for seven years. In March 2009, that covenant helped win developer Wildstone Holdings support for the necessary rezoning approvals from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. The homes went on the market in October 2010, and since then, only three units have sold. To get sales moving, Wildstone asked the RDOS to modify the covenant so that it’s lifted from each unit after initial purchase from Wildstone. RDOS directors agreed to the request at a board meeting last week. Listing realtor Julius Bloom¿eld said the covenant was simply too subjective. Different appraisers may have come back with different opinions on a unit’s market value, he explained, leading to higher legal costs for buyers, sellers and the RDOS on every sale for seven years. “That unknown quality of the future sale was off-putting to a lot of buyers,” Bloom¿eld said. “The principle of the covenant was good, in as much as they were
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REALTOR JULIUS BLOOMFIELD stands in front of Naramata Court, an affordable housing project that will soon be opened up to market forces.
trying to create affordable housing, but the mechanics could have been better.” He suggested a better route to ensure affordability in a similar development would be to restrict sales to owner-occupiers, which would help stop wealthy out-of-town speculators from driving up prices. Bloom¿eld said since the RDOS decision on Naramata Court last week, “We’ve certainly seen an increase in inquiries and an uptick in activity, and we’ve put them on at lower prices to reÀect market conditions now.”
The cheapest unit, a 1,424-squarefoot home with two bedrooms, three bathrooms and a garage, was originally listed at $355,050, but has now been reduced to $299,900. Naramata RDOS director Karla Kozakevich acknowledged “it’s a possibility” that modifying the covenant will open the door for speculators to purchase units at a 10 per cent discount and quickly Àip them at full price, but, “We need to move forward on it and get some families living there.” Wildstone principal Jim Morrison did not return a call for comment, but minutes from a public hearing
on the matter in April state he told the meeting that the covenant would still apply to him, so he doesn’t stand to gain ¿nancially as a result of its modi¿cation. Naramata resident Dennis Smith was the only person at that hearing who spoke against the idea. “I was just a little concerned that Wildstone’s commitment to what they’re calling affordable housing was pretty weak,” Smith, a Penticton ¿re¿ghter, said in an interview. “I think that their idea was good, and they should stick with it a little while.”
Smith’s wife and two daughters are realtors, so “I know a little bit about real estate,” and he thinks blame for sluggish sales has been misplaced on the covenant. “It doesn’t pass the smell test for me,” he said. “I think this is just a bunch of Àuff from people trying to sell their project that they have overpriced.” Naramata Court ¿rst went to a public hearing in December 2008 when the initial rezoning application was still before the RDOS. Minutes from that hearing show eight people spoke out against the project, with most concerned about increased density in the village. Such opposition was not unexpected, said Tom Chapman, who was the RDOS director there at the time. “Everything runs into stiff opposition in Naramata,” Chapman said in an interview. At the time, a red-hot real estate market pressed the need to attract families to the community and kids to the elementary school, which was at risk of closing due to declining enrolment. A pure social housing project wasn’t seen as a good ¿t for Naramata because there are too few amenities, the former director continued, so Wildstone’s plan seemed like a good alternative. In hindsight, though, “Had we recognized that the market was going to collapse the way it did, I wouldn’t have pushed for that covenant.” Chapman’s not disappointed with the way things turned out, and he sympathizes with Wildstone: “I admire the developer for taking the risk that he did. At this point in time, he’s sitting with a couple million dollars in inventory that’s going nowhere.”
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There is always a lot of talk around the Meadowlark Festival, but this year there’s going to be even more conversation, thanks to the Penticton Community Radio Society. Peach City Radio will be back on the air for Meadowlark, broadcasting from downtown Penticton on 94.5 FM, starting on May 16 and continuing through to May 21. But their members will also be out and about at the festival searching for stories to tell. “Some of our volunteers have already done quite a few interviews with presenters. We’ll be out and about with our people and trying to get stuff that happens on Friday on the air later in the weekend,” said Dave
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CAMERON BAUGHEN takes to the airwaves during Peach City Community Radio’s first broadcasts last June, part of an exhibition at the Penticton Museum.
and do an interview with them.” Del Rizzo hopes they will be also be able to incorporate coverage of the Penticton Secondary 100th anniversary celebrations, which also happen over the May long weekend. “We are broadcasting from the Penticton Co-
Del Rizzo, the current president of the society. “As we get closer, we will be scheduling live interviews with people from Meadowlark, tour guides, presenters and such. Hopefully, they’ll be able to pop by our studios and sit down with whoever is the host or producer on the day
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Meadowlark Festival returns next week for a 15th season Steve Waldner Western News Staff
With bird tours, guided hikes, barbecue boat-cruises and even the chance a ride on a 100-year-old steam engine coming to town, the Okanagan and Similkameen areas are about to get a whole lot busier. The Meadowlark Festival, which runs from May 17- 21, will be celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. The festival attempts to shine a spotlight on the natural beauty of the valleys’ unique ecosystems while educating the public about the environment, said Anita Dunford, Meadowlark festival coordinator. Over the past 15 years, the festival has seen a steady growth in its number of participants, having over 3,000 individuals partaking in the events last year. Dunford said festival organizers expect to have at least 2,500 this year, if not more to break last year’s record. Visitor numbers and accolades aside, Dunford said ¿rst and foremost, she wants people to enjoy themselves. To this end, the festival offers over 90 different events, includ-
ing tours, lectures, children’s programming and presentations. This year, the festival is introducing new events such as the History & Geology Tour On Rails, which is touted by the festival as a steamengine tour through the Prairie Valley’s past, including the history of some of its more notable characters as well as its geology and water system. However, Dunford added that old favorites — such as the Okanagan Lake BBQ, Nature & Music Cruise, where participants will spend the early evening enjoying a barbecue on a boat on the Okanagan lake, and the KVR Birding Cycling Tour with Dick Cannings, a guided bicycle tour of the Kettle Valley Railway Trail, which mixes bird-watching with a history lesson of the trail — will still be around. Following last year’s theme of water, Dunford said that this year’s theme is climate change, and with this in mind, the keynote speaker for the festival will be Jim Hoggan, chair of the David Suzuki Foundation and trustee of the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education. Hoggan and a small panel of local experts will be taking questions and talking about his 2009 book Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming, which
famed environmentalist David Suzuki described as documenting “one of the most disgusting stories ever hidden about corporate disinformation.” Hoggan will be speaking at Penticton’s Shatford Centre on May 17 during the festival kick-off. Tickets are $10. As well, this year’s featured artist is Summerland’s Val Eibner, who will be displaying a number of her fused-glass pieces during the festival in the exhibition Exploration of Light at the Penticton Art Gallery. Eibner is a self-described “Okanagan-Valley girl” who, after running a pottery studio, working as a sculptor and a set dresser in the ¿lm industry, made her way to Summerland where she developed her ability to create impressive works of art with fused glass, building an impressive portfolio of both small and large-scale works. Eibner’s mounted sculpture Eye Spy a Meadowlark, which was inspired by her experience growing up on the Prairies, will be rafÀed away at the 15th Anniversary Celebration Event in Linden Gardens in Kaleden on May 18. For more information or to purchase tickets for the various events going on throughout the festival, visit www.meadowlarkfestival. bc.ca.
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KEIRA SCHRAMM tests the softness of a seal pelt at last year’s Meadowlark Festival.
Council defers costs for smart meter alternative Steve Kidd Western News Staff
Penticton residents will have the option to choose to have a manual utility meter, but how much it will cost them to do so is still up in the air. At Monday night’s meeting, Penticton council adopted a policy that will allow residents to opt out of having Automatic Meter Reading devices — or smart meters — installed. Instead they will be able to choose the old-style meters that require a manual reading, on a monthly basis. But council didn’t accept the fee schedule proposed by staff, which would have seen residents paying $105 for a manual electric meter and $26.25 for each monthly reading. Water meters were priced at $40, with the same cost for readings, but only twice a year. The new policy started in January, when a small group began lobbying council about potential health concerns caused by the smart meters,
which the city has been gradually switching over to since 2003. A public meeting in February, attended by 70 people, with only 15 asking questions, resulted in council directing staff to draft an opt-out policy. Moroziuk said staff used three principles as a foundation to draft the policy. First, that it is the role of federal authorities, not municipal, to evaluate health, safety and privacy concerns related to smart meters, and that the meters being used in Penticton meet federal and provincial regulations. The third principal was to lay the cost of opting out squarely on the shoulders of those that choose to do so. “All the costs associated with changing out the meters or reading the meters is being borne by the person who is making the request, it is not being borne by the other customers of the electrical or water utility,” said Moroziuk, explaining that the option will be available to everyone that has a smart meter, with the exception of those whose meters are in a bank, such as in a condo
complex or apartment block. In that case, Moroziuk said, you could have anything from a single individual to everyone on the bank wanting to opt out. In those cases, he said, a decision from the strata council would be required, with costs being split among all members of the strata, including those that might have voted against the proposition. But it was the ongoing costs that stuck in the craw of some of the council members. “It does appear that these rates are rather onerous on the people wanting to opt out,” said Mayor Dan Ashton, echoing comments made by Coun. Andrew Jakubeit, who wondered if the frequency of meter readings couldn’t be reduced. Adding together staff and administration costs, Moroziuk said the $26.25 was what was needed to cover the extra cost of returning to reading individual meters. “We have no idea where these (opted-out) meters are going to be located. You go to one house, and the next might be ¿ve kilometres away, we
don’t really know,” said Moroziuk. “We have made an assumption that it is going to take us 30 minutes per meter.” Considering that there are 17,000 electric utility customers in Penticton, chief ¿nancial of¿cer Doug Leahy con¿rmed that using two systems for reading the meters would be costly. “Anytime we are starting to go outside of our normal procedure, then that takes extra time. If we were going to only bill select meters twice a year, then that is de¿nitely going to take either the meter reader more time or accounting more time,” said Leahy. “There is de¿nitely going to be a lot more manual intervention when we are trying to go to a system of more automated meter reading as it is. It is possible, certainly. But it doesn’t come without its work at a staff level.” Council eventually voted in favour of a motion brought forward by Coun. Garry Litke, that the city adopt the policy as presented by staff and delay the fees presented in the bylaw until there was a better picture of the costs.
Police investigate alleged theft from Campbell Mountain landfill Joe Fries Western News Staff
Mounties are reinvestigating an allegation of metal theft by an employee of a company that just last week had its contract renewed to provide services at the Campbell Mountain Land¿ll. Dan Ashton, chair of the Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen, said the newest allegation came to light “a few months ago” and the matter was turned over to the RCMP. Penticton RCMP spokesman Sgt. Rick Dellebuur said the detachment was ¿rst advised of alleged metal thefts at the land¿ll in 2010, but didn’t pursue the matter. “My understanding is I believe the regional district dealt with it, but now it’s come to light again,” Dellebuur said.
“We’re just reviewing the previous report and seeing if there’s anything further.” CHBC News broke the story Tuesday, and reported the employee, identi¿ed as Wayne Wedhorn, had for years been allegedly taking copper from the metal recycling pile and selling it on his own. In effect, he is alleged to have stolen from the RDOS, which sells metal and other recyclable material to recoup costs. The report includes photos of a truck full of scrap metal provided by whistle-blower Rob Ymeriach, who also worked for the company and was apparently let go last year for stealing metal. Ashton said the RDOS board will discuss the latest allegation at its next board meeting May 17. He expects board members will decide that, “If criminal charges are due that they be proceeded with, and that we get restitution. “This is taxpayer money and taxpayers need to be compen-
sated for the loss,” Ashton said. Wedhorn works for SSG Holdings. The Maple Ridge-based company did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday. Last Thursday, the RDOS agreed to renew a ¿ve-year deal with SSG Holdings worth $525,000 plus taxes to operate and maintain equipment at Campbell Mountain. Ashton does not expect the allegation to sink the deal. “This is an employee,” he said, “and I would expect the company would be dealing with this appropriately.” At that same meeting, the RDOS board also awarded two other ¿ve-year land¿ll contracts: a $173,000 deal to B&B Group Ventures Inc. for services in Oliver; and a $389,000 agreement for Wildstone Construction and Engineering to handle duties in Okanagan Falls, which is expected to become a regional hub for mixed demolition waste.
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It’s not the ¿rst time the Àedgling community radio station has been on the air. Peach City Radio was on-air for a month last June from a studio set up at the Penticton Museum as part of an exhibit on local broadcasting history, with one of their broadcasts, Immigrant Stories, earning them and the South Okanagan Immigrant and
Community Services Society the Riasat Ali Khan Diversity Award. Del Rizzo said it is an exciting time for the society as the hard work society members have been putting in for the past two years is beginning to pay off. “People are starting to notice us and realize we’re not just a Àash in the pan. We’re here to stay, we’re go-
ing to stick around and see this thing through. We’re looking forward to working with community groups and getting involved with the community, really giving Penticton a true, community-based radio station,” said Del Rizzo. “We’ve made a lot of progress in this past year.” The society also has a website at peachcity.org, where you can join
their email list, or follow them on Twitter and Facebook. “We are using social media to the full extent to get the word out about all of our events. Usually, our events are free and we encourage as many people to come out as possible,” said Del Rizzo, adding that supporters can also help by buying a $10 membership to the society.
A place to stay forever PUBLIC NOTICE CLARIFICATION ON WATERFRONT SURVEY Some people have noted they had problems accessing the online survey that gauges public input on the West Okanagan Lake revitalization. If you were typing in the address in your browser, please note that what appear to be spaces are actually the underscore character which looks like: “_” You achieve this by pressing the Shift key and typing – (the dash). Underscore characters are not readily apparent when a link is underlined. The correct URL for the survey is: https:// w w w. s u r v e y m o n k e y. c o m / s / F I N A L _ M a y _ 2 0 1 2 _ We s t _ O k a n a g a n _ L a k e _ Waterfront_Survey. You can also access the survey on the city’s website: www.penticton. ca/waterfront. Go to the section for “Public Engagement” and click on the link in the large, bolded sentence that appears right after the presentation. The survey is open until May 18, 2012.
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Any person whose interest may be affected by the proposed amendment may appear in person, by petition or by attorney. Delegations and Submissions will be received no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Attention: Corporate Officer, City of Penticton, 171 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 5A9; Email: publichearings@penticton. ca. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Please note that all submissions are a matter of public record. Those persons with special hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at 250-490-2400 prior to the meeting.
SPRING RUN-OFF Local creeks can become dangerous during the spring runoff. Water volumes and velocities increase creating unstable banks and dangerous conditions. Please ensure the safety of yourself and your family and keep a safe distance from the creeks during spring runoff.
NEW SIDEWALK INSTALLATION The City of Penticton is installing new sidewalk on the west side of Fairview Road from Waterloo to Duncan Avenue. The construction will begin May 14, 2012 with approximate completion by May 25, 2012. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions please contact the City Yards at 250-490-2500.
ZONING AMENDMENT 577 CARMI AVENUE BYLAW 2012-10 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. to consider Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2012-10 to amend Zoning Bylaw 2011-23 as follows: Rezone 577 Carmi Ave. (Lot 5, DL 250, SDYD, Plan 6505) from R1 (Large Lot Residential) to C1 (Commercial Transition). The applicant proposes to convert the existing building into a doctor’s office.
ZONING AMENDMENT 147 & 151 NANAIMO AVE. E. BYLAW 2012-11
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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. to consider Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2012-11 to amend Zoning Bylaw 2011-23 as follows:
Drinking Water Week: May 13 - 19, 2012. How will you be participating in BC Drinking Water Week? Need some ideas? Visit us at Penticton Farmer’s Market on May 5 for water conserving ideas and free products. Make a decision to reduce water waste by paying attention every time you water
Rezone Parcel A (DD 114980F and Plan B5452) of Lots 16 and 17, Block 25, District Lot 202 S.D.Y.D., Plan 479, located at 151 Nanaimo Ave. E., and Parcel Z (DD 114981F and Plan B5639) of Lots 14 and 15, Block 25, District Lot 202, S.D.Y.D. Plan 479, located at 147 Nanaimo Ave. E. from RD2
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The above mentioned bylaws and supporting information may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, up to and including Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in the offices of the Development Services Department and Corporate Administration Department at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton; Penticton Public Library (hours vary), 785 Main Street, Penticton and the Penticton Community Centre (hours vary), 325 Power Street, Penticton or online at http://www.penticton.ca/EN/meta/citynews/latest-news.html.
NOTICE OF A WINERY LOUNGE AREA ENDORSEMENT (PATIO) 170 UPPER BENCH ROAD S. PENTICTON, B.C. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been made for a Winery Lounge Area Endorsement (patio) located at 170 Upper Bench Rd S, Penticton, B.C. The applicant has made application for a Winery Lounge Area Endorsement (patio) with proposed hours of operation from Sunday to Thursday (11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and Friday to Saturday (11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.). Council will consider this application at a Regular Meeting scheduled for Monday, May 22, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. Any person who wishes to comment on the proposed application may appear in person, or by agent, at the 6:00 p.m. Council meeting. Submissions or written comments will be received no later than 12:00 p.m. noon on Friday, May 18, 2012 attention to the Building & Permitting Manager. Those persons with special hearing, language or
access needs should contact City Hall at 250-490-2400 prior to the meeting. The proposed application and supporting documentation may be inspected at the offices of the Building and Permitting Manager, located on the 2nd floor at 171 Main Street between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, up to and including Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
NOTICE OF A WINERY LOUNGE AREA ENDORSEMENT AND SPECIAL EVENT AREA ENDORSEMENT (SEA) 375 UPPER BENCH ROAD N. PENTICTON, B.C. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been made for a Winery Lounge Area Endorsement and Special Event Area Endorsement (SEA) located at 375 Upper Bench Rd. N., Penticton, B.C. The applicant has made application for a Winery Lounge Area Endorsement and Special Event Area Endorsement with proposed hours of operation from Sunday to Thursday (9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and Friday to Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.). Council will consider this application at a Regular Meeting scheduled for Monday, May 22, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. Any person who wishes to comment on the proposed application may appear in person, or by agent, at the 6:00 p.m. Council meeting. Submissions or written comments will be received no later than 12:00 p.m. noon on Friday, May 18, 2012 attention to the Building & Permitting Manager. Those persons with special hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at 250-490-2400 prior to the meeting. The proposed application and supporting documentation may be inspected at the offices of the Building and Permitting Manager, located on the 2nd floor at 171 Main Street between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, up to and including Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
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Hotel key to Oliver’s growth
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Business is booming for the town of Oliver’s wine industry. From wine tours to actually selling the stuff, Oliver has gained no small amount of renown for its wineries. However, those who wish to come from out of town to visit the “Wine Capital of Canada” can face headaches from more than the occasional hangover. A lack of lodging options has those looking to visit Oliver staying in other communities. Hidden Chapel Winery proprietor Deborah Wilde said although business has been booming, the situation has limited her business’s potential. “I just know we need more accommodation in Oliver,” she said. “Often, Osoyoos hotels are full too, so (tourists) end up in Penticton, which is too far for them to drive, quite often, to come down here.” Wilde said the area’s wine industry is key to the town’s continued economic success. “The wine industry is Oliver,” she said. “I think the whole economy of Oliver is based on farming, and a lot of that now is vineyards, and the vineyards provide the wineries.” To remedy this problem, Oliver town council passed a resolution to request proposals for a hotel feasibility study. The study would investigate if building a hotel would make economic sense for a developer. “It’s something that everyone has wanted for quite some time,” said Beth Garrish, chair of the Oliver Tourism Association. “We’ve
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THE “WINE CAPITAL OF CANADA” is looking to boost its tourism and business by attracting the development of a hotel.
got a number of smaller motels and (bed and breakfasts), but we don’t have a lot of accommodation for visitors. I think it’s something that everybody in Oliver is in agreement — it’s something we need to have.” Garrish pointed out that Oliver offers many different draws for tourists during the summer months, such as its wineries and eco-tourism. While the winter months see less tourists, people still need places to stay in the town for sports events like hockey tournaments or bonspiels. Mayor Ron Hovanes said the study would not only provide useful information for town council, but could also be used to attract developers. “It’s kind of a double-edge thing,” he said. “It’s there for a comfort level for the council and the taxpayers at large, and to use as a marketing tool as well.” Hovanes said in the past there have been talks with developers about opening a hotel in Oliver, but these were derailed by 2008’s
economic downturn. However, he added the new provincial prison being built in the area has re-sparked interest by developers to create a hotel. Bonnie Dancey, CEO of the South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce, said not only does the lack of lodging create headaches for visitors, it hurts local businesses. “So many of our visitors go to Osoyoos and Penticton for their accommodation, and then the Oliver businesses lose out,” she says. “A tourist spends, on average, $100 a day, B.C. tourism estimates. We’re losing that revenue in this community as well.” Dancey estimates the number of rooms in Oliver from all the motels and bed and breakfasts to be just over 60, a number she says is not enough to support the demand by tourists looking to take advantage of what Oliver has to offer. Town council hopes to have the study completed this year.
B.C. mayors converge on Penticton Steve Kidd Western News Staff
Next week, Penticton plays host to a singular conference, when 86 mayors from across the province will gather for the inaugural B.C. Mayors Caucus. Smaller groups of mayors meet regularly, for example, the quarterly meetings of the Okanagan Valley mayors. But this is the ¿rst time a meeting has been organized for mayors from across the province to share discussions on common issues and goals. “In my tenure as an elected of¿cial in Penticton, I’ve never heard of a mayor’s conference before. That’s why my hat is off to Mayor Watts for suggesting this,” said Mayor Dan Ashton. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, Ashton added, was key to putting the conference together and choosing Penticton as the location for the inaugural event. “I want to thank her for selecting Penticton, it’s a wonderful opportunity for all of us to share best practices,” said Ashton, who is also a part of the nine-mayor steering committee. This gives mayors an opportunity, Ashton added, to talk about the issues they face as well as the opportunities and how their cities conduct their business. Sharing that kind of information is nothing new, Ashton said, but it is rare to be able to do it face to face in a forum setting. “When we went through the consolidation the City of Penticton did, that was shared with many municipalities,” said Ashton. “My phone rang off the hook on that stuff.”
The goals of the caucus include information sharing on common issues facing municipalities in British Columbia, forging policy agreements to bring forward to the federal and provincial governments, exploring mutual support in the delivery of municipal services, seeking economic bene¿ts through shared resources and pursuing joint economic development. “B.C.’s municipalities need a new deal with the provincial and federal governments to provide the services our constituents expect. The current model is broken, and as mayors we need to meet to discuss a collaborative approach to reversing the unsustainable trend that most municipalities are facing,” said Watts. “Municipalities provide the vast majority of the service in areas such as infrastructure while being given only eight cents out of every tax dollar to do it. We know that taxpayers are at their limit, so it’s time to discuss new partnerships with the other orders of government.” The cost of the three-day conference, which runs from May 16 to 18, is $200 and mayors are expected to cover their own accommodation expenses. And while Ashton said this will be a business meeting, not a junket for the mayors, that hasn’t stopped him from promoting Penticton. “This is business, but there will be opportunities and I am going to make sure what Penticton has to offer will be shared with my peers,” he said. “We made sure that Penticton was on the radar screen when the idea was proposed.”
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udging by Penticton council’s reaction to a small lobby opposing smart meters, the old adage of the squeaky wheel getting the grease certainly has some truth in it. Smart meters are nothing new. In Penticton, they go back to 2003, which is when the city’s electric utility began a program of replacing manually read meters with ones that can be read at a distance, wirelessly. But recently, smart meters have become the latest thing to protest, as happened with cellphones, wireless internet routers, microwave ovens, etc. With a vocal minority protesting the introduction of smart meters, council made the decision to allow people to “opt out” of having smart electrical and water meters in their homes. A fairly sensible decision, even though it was based on Àimsy evidence brought forward by the anti-smart meter lobby, and Àies in the face of provincial and federal regulatory studies as well as common sense — smart meters transmit only intermittently and at very low levels. No, where council dropped the ball was with the decision over who is going to pay for the cost of some people reverting to manual-read meters, balking at the staff recommendation that the full cost ($100 for an electric meter and $26.25 per monthly meter reading) should be borne by the person choosing to opt out, and not be shared among other users. The opt-out policy was already full of holes, like the multitude of problems that will come in strata developments, when a group of owners forces everyone in the building to opt out. But staff got it right when they said the person opting out should pay for it. Smart meters, after all, are a cost-saving measure for the city. By offering the opt-out policy, council gave this vocal minority all the latitude they deserve. It’s time for them to pay the cost for getting what they desire, not force the rest of the population to pick up the tab for their views.
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Greek default not fatal for Europe Last year, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel warned: “Nobody should believe that another half-century of peace in Europe is a given. If the euro collapses, Europe collapses. That can’t happen.” But there is now a risk that the euro, the 10-year-old common European currency, might indeed collapse. The trigger could turn out to be last weekend’s election in Greece. New Democracy and PASOK, the centre-right and centre-left parties that have alternated in power since democracy returned to Greece in 1974, were abandoned by voters in revolt against the savage austerity measures that those parties had accepted in order to keep the country in the euro. The bene¿ciaries were radical parties of the extreme right and left. Most shocking was the rise of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party. Its shaven-headed street-¿ghters give the Nazi salute and systematically attack immigrants on the streets — and it got seven per cent of the vote. Golden Dawn, together with two other ultra-nationalist parties that are equally hostile to immigrants, the euro and indeed the European Union itself, got the votes of one Greek in ¿ve. Even more Greeks backed the hard-left parties which also reject the deal with the EU and the International Monetary Fund that gave Athens enough money to go on paying its immense debts. The price was brutal cuts in domestic
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Dyer Straits spending in Greece, and the voters revolted against it. Greek incomes have fallen sharply and one-quarter of the workforce is unemployed. It’s not a recession in Greece, it’s a full-blown depression, and Greek voters don’t want to hear about how massive foreign borrowing and corruption at home got them into this mess. They just want it to stop. The main target for their ire is the deal that forced this austerity on Greece, and the chief victims have been the two traditionally dominant centrist parties that signed it. Between them, three years ago, they got almost 80 per cent of the vote. This time they got just over 30 per cent. The missing 50 per cent mostly went to parties of the extreme right or radical left that reject the deal. Those parties are too far apart on other issues to form a gov-
ernment in Athens with majority support in parliament, so there will probably be another election in June. If no coalition that will abide by the deal comes out of that election, then the EU will halt its ¿nancial aid to Greece — and when the next big payment on the country’s debt falls due at the end of June, Greece will default. This raises two questions. What will happen to Greece if it defaults on its debts and crashes out of the euro? More importantly, what will then happen to the common currency, and to the European Union itself? Countries that default on their debts have a very hard time. When Argentina defaulted in 2001, there was a 60 per cent fall in domestic consumption. Bank accounts were frozen, supermarkets emptied, and imported goods disappeared from the market. On the other hand, Greece is experiencing a good deal of this misery already. Unemployment is as bad as Argentina’s was at its worst. But in a few years, freed from its burden of insupportable debt, Argentina’s economy took off. Foreign banks started lending to it again, and for nine years now its GDP has grown at around eight per cent a year. Many Greek voters think they can renegotiate the deal with the EU and stay in the euro. That is almost certainly untrue. But in the end default may turn out to be better for them than staying in the euro and suffering endless auster-
ity while trying to pay off an impossible load of debt. The bigger question is: what happens to the euro if Greece leaves? Without a single authority that can enforce the necessary ¿scal and budgetary disciplines, such a currency is bound to fail. Last Monday Jacques Attali, the former adviser to the late French president, Francois Mitterand, said that the euro will not last ¿ve more years “unless there is a single European state.” He’s probably right, but there is obviously not going to be a single European state in ¿ve years’ time. Therefore, by Attali’s own logic, the euro as we know it is doomed. But Angela Merkel is probably wrong: that is unlikely to spell the end of the European Union itself. The EU survived perfectly well for 40 years without a single currency. The Greeks will probably be using new drachmas before long. The Spanish may also be back to pesetas and the Italians to liras before we are much older. Perhaps the euro will survive as the common currency of the rich and ef¿cient economies of northern Europe, and perhaps not. But the demise of the euro would not mean the end of the EU or of peace in Europe. Gwynne Dyer is a Londonbased independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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Road costs should be shared I agree with the letter writer, Mr. Wyllie from Okanagan Falls, that the costs of improvements to Eastside Road should be shared. I pay a full year’s insurance for my car, and pay the licence fee, yet I personally drove an average of 3,230 kilometers per year for the past three years. Most of those kilometers are to make at least two trips to Vancouver annually. If I am paying my property taxes to Penticton to maintain our city roads and paying my ICBC fees, yet I am not using the roads very much, then I am paying more than my share of maintaining the roads we have around Penticton. By Mr. Wyllie’s thinking, I should be able to claim a refund. My. Wyllie is in essence advocating a user fee system, which I actually would agree with, since in the long run, I would be paying less. Most of my commuting is by bicycle. I also do not know an avid cyclist in town that does not own at least one vehicle. This implies that each cyclist we see on the road already has insurance through ICBC, pays annual licence fees, and if a resident of Penticton, presumably pays property taxes which helps to pay for the maintenance of our roads. I wonder if they could also rate a refund for paying more than their share of the cost of maintaining our roads. Many of these cyclists tend to be on the healthier
side of life, and rarely go to visit their local doctor. I believe I have visited my doctor about once every two years. And I am paying monthly medical fees. But I am rather certain there will be no chance of a refund on medical fees. I have volunteered over the years to clean up litter along Eastside Road. Each time, the majority of litter is not from cyclists or runners. The majority of litter is cigarette butts, paper containers from Tim Hortons, Starbucks and fast food outlets. Perhaps we as volunteers should be paid from the extra revenue generated by the “user fee” system. Then I again would be paying less. I also ¿nd it interesting that Mr. Wyllie suggests cyclists share the cost for special-interest groups needs. If he is from Okanagan Falls, and frequently using Eastside Road and going into Penticton, then he is gaining from the use of roads ¿nanced by property owners of Penticton. I hope he often shops in Penticton to help fund the city’s revenues to help maintain the roads. And I must say that part of what Mr. Wyllie does not say, is that some of those cyclists must consider “sharing the road” with the cars. Using the road is one thing, obstructing traf¿c is another matter. My point is, be careful what you ask for. Brad Lee Penticton
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ICBC invests in roads
We were extremely surprised to see that the president of the Penticton and Area Cycling Association, Rowena Tansley, believes “ICBC contributes nothing to road building” (Penticton Western News, May 2 letters). ICBC launched its road improvement program in 1989 and, since then, has invested more than $100 million in projects across B.C. In 2011 alone, ICBC invested approximately $1.3 million in projects in the Southern Interior, including $189,000 in the South Okanagan. Many of your readers have likely driven on Highway 97 from Osoyoos Lake to Road No. 22 and noticed the multi-purpose biking and hiking trail. This is just one of the road improvements ICBC invested in last year to help make Penticton and its surrounding communities safer for everyone. In addition, we also spent more than $65,000 last year to install traf¿c signals along Warren Avenue, at the intersections of Atkinson Street and Government Street. We care about people’s wellbeing and are always looking for new ways to create safer roads. Jill Blacklock, manager, road safety ICBC
Some things should be free
In response to John Wyllie, I agree that “share the road” should be implemented. Sharing to me means using the road in a manner that allows for the Àow of traf¿c without hindering and endangering others. The suggestion that cyclists should be licensed and pay a fee to ICBC is preposterous and shows the lack of concern and understanding by John Wyllie for the right to freedom of movement. Cycling and walking are not
the same as driving motor vehicles that pollute and cause injuries and death. Are people so brainwashed now that they demand to be licensed and pay a fee for everything, including walking, sunbathing on the beach, gardening and reading the paper, because if such mindless ideas are implemented, we will become slaves to an ever-increasing bureaucracy. Rolf Loth Penticton
Solution needed for road
This is in response to the letter from Rowena Tansley: Neither motorists nor cyclists are “the problem” on our local roads. Both are valid users of our system of roadways and each deserve to travel those roads in safety. Roads that are not wide enough to safely accommodate cars and bicycles create problems for everyone and only a collaborative approach can solve the problem. Motorists need to expect slower travel in peak biking season, exercise caution and slow when approaching cyclists from behind, especially when approaching corners and other places where vision is restricted. Cyclists need to respect other users of the road, be diligent in riding single ¿le and maintain awareness of other traf¿c on the road. As a major route for both local and tourist traf¿c and cycling, Eastside Road is in desperate need of widening to include a bike lane. This is not the fault of cyclists or motorists — it simply is. Rather than posturing and name calling — how about getting together to ¿nd funding to rectify the situation? Lobby the government, approach cycling sponsors, fundraise locally. All users of the roads can contribute to the solution. Jill Moreton Eastside Road
Disappointed by decision
I just want to add my expression of disappointment in the decision to remove Dennis, Kevin, Scott and Stu from the airwaves. On May 5, for the ¿rst time since the early ‘80s, I turned the dial away from 100.7 FM. Kathrine Lucier Penticton
The day the music died
Music being the whole entity that Giant FM represented — the music was the people that ran the station, the many formats, interaction with their audience, as well as numerous entertainers, businesses, community events, etc. too many to mention. All will be sadly missed. I, too, have changed the station. Mary Churchill Farleigh Lake
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Attacks diminish teachers’ dedication to students
I see Ron Barillaro is continuing his barrage of letters against the teaching profession by “throwing enough mud at the wall approach and hoping some will stick” (his words from another letter) in the May 4 Western. It so happens that my older boy is a teacher, so I know how hard he works and how seriously he takes his profession. Like myself when I coached soccer, he realizes that children have to have other interests outside schoolwork if they are to grow up as well-rounded citizens and stay out of trouble. To this end, he has always coached rugby in his own time at the schools at which he has taught and also coaches the kids at hockey on the weekend. Being a member of a band, he also spent a considerable amount of his own time ¿rst convincing a group of kids that they could ‘do it’ and then, after they formed a band, coaching them to the point that they played at their own graduation. He
Relay unites community
The Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay arrived in Penticton on May 3, day 254 of the journey which started on Aug. 24, 2011 in St. John’s NÀd. It was my pleasure to represent the City of Penticton to host an End of Day Celebration together with many community organizations and individuals. Over 30 local residents who were identi¿ed as being “difference makers” were selected as medal bearers. These individuals donned the 25th Anniversary Relay Medal, a powerful symbol of hope. The relay highlights the progress made over the past 25 years and tells the stories of Canadians — those everyday heroes who are making a difference in their communities, their country and the world. I had the pleasure of meeting many of the medal bearers and was overwhelmed by their stories of adversity, advocacy and connections to Rick Hansen. I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to everyone who came
also took his entire class down to see a Canucks game, making sure no kid was left out, an experience they will never forget — some of the kids had never even seen the sea before. I have seen how tired he is on some nights preparing material for the class on the weekend when I have been visiting him. I don’t know what type of teacher you were Ron, or what experience would have traumatized you to the extent that you feel you have to constantly attack the profession in your letters. So please tell me why, as an ex-teacher, you constantly attack the profession. Otherwise, I can only put it down to your rightof-the-Liberals political beliefs that you often espouse. Also, perhaps you should dwell on the fact that teachers are charged with the dif¿cult job of teaching kids how to think and developing their minds, a far more important job in my opinion than most of the medical profession, who are charged with mainly ¿xing parts of the body when they malfunction or
together to put on this event and create such a warm welcome to the relay in Penticton. A big shout out to the amazing staff of the Downtown Penticton Association, who set up the park and recruited the talents of Nikita Afonso, Will Schlackl, Jolene Hayter and Dr. Eclectic as well as Camille the face painter and Par-T Perfect activities. Thanks to Dennis and Kevin, our celebrity emcees, the Penticton Indian Band Drumming Group and the organizers and participants of the power wheelchair soccer game. Appreciation also to all the community groups who participated on the community committee and participated in the event: Scotiabank, Agur Lake Camp, Quota International, School District 67, Penticton Indian Band, OSNS, SOSBIS, Girl Guides, DragonÀy Pond, and the Kinette Club. And ¿nally, a thanks to all the city staff who contributed to the success of the event. I believe our community event achieved Rick Hansen’s goal of “uniting the community,
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recognizing difference makers and encouraging others to believe anything is possible”. Lori Mullin, chair Rick Hansen Relay Community Committee
Info sought on missing niece
Unbelievably, my 20-year-old niece, Madison Scott, remains missing after mysteriously disappearing on May 28, 2011, from the Hogsback Lake forestry campsite 25 kilometres south of Vanderhoof, one hour west of Prince George. She was camping with a group of young people from Vanderhoof who were celebrating a friend’s birthday. Everyone left the party by about 4 a.m., and Maddy was left alone at the campsite. Something happened that led to Maddy’s disappearance; foul play is suspected. Maddy remains missing despite a vigorous and in-depth RCMP investigation and ongoing efforts by family and friends. We believe
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become injured. Yet it is health costs that eat up 42 per cent of the provincial budget, and I do not hear you constantly railing against the medical profession. Finally, with regards to your comment that things have got to the point of saying: “If you don’t play the game my way, I’ll take my bat and ball and go home,” the Liberals already did that when one of the ¿rst things they did was rip up a legally negotiated contract and told the teachers: “If you want to play, these are my rules”. As I have said before, the teaching profession is probably made up of a cross-spectrum of people with different political beliefs, so I would suggest you get off your political highhorse, as nobody can blame them for reacting against the way they have been bullied by the current government.
someone knows where she is, but they have not come forward with the truth. The purpose of this letter is to appeal to all British Columbians and visitors to be watchful for and mindful of anything suspicious as they head out into the outdoors as spring and summer approach. Our family needs everyone’s help. If anyone has any information that will help bring Madison home to her family, come forward now. If you have information, or were at Hogsback Lake the weekend she went missing and have not yet come forward, please call the Vanderhoof RCMP at 250-567-2222 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Our hearts are shattered by Maddy’s disappearance. Further information, including photos of Maddy, can be found on madisonscott. ca or the Help Find Madison Scott Facebook page. Thank you for helping us to ¿nd Maddy and bringing her home where she belongs. Sandra Kelly Klassen Williams Lake, B.C.
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With plenty of hip-swiveling action, a strong vocal range and a medley of authentic and unique costumes by his own private tailor, Steve Elliott is planning on mesmerizing the crowd with his uncanny likeness to young Elvis. Elliott recreates the raw and energetic charisma of the King of Rock and Roll at the Cleland Community Theatre on May 19. The Elvis Elite show brings a fresh experience to the greatest and to one of the most universal performers that ever lived. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Penticton launched my career so it is my way of coming back home, so to speak, putting it on for them,â&#x20AC;? said Elliott. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elvis Elite actually comes from the Elite restaurant downtown. We performed there for the Âżrst year of the (Elvis) festival. I would go in there and perform every lunch and dinner and the owner said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Elvis Elite at my restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and I thought what a catchy name. I owe everything to Penticton.â&#x20AC;? Elliott was crowned the Top Canadian Champion in 2004 at the Penticton Elvis Festival. He then headlined the show the following year, which had over 5,000 people in attendance at Gyro Park. It has been over Âżve years since Elliott has been to Penticton and he wants to showcase his own exclusive seven-piece band the Blue Suede Boys, who play a live and authentic rockabilly style that will get the crowds feet stomping and hands clapping. Using authentic instruments from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s, Elliott said the group provides a sound pretty close to what it was back in the day. They focus more on the rockabilly era for the majority of the show including songs such as Heartbreak Hotel, Hounddog and Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Be Cruel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sound is exceptional. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole experience and you feed off each other when you have the band on stage. It adds some humour and how it was with Elvis when he would turn around and talk to his bandmates and throw
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things at them so they would have to improvise,â&#x20AC;? said Elliott. The show leads up into the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s-era Elvis, with the glamourous suits and high production. But, Elliott said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s those high energy â&#x20AC;&#x153;young-Elvisâ&#x20AC;? songs that people seem to really appreciate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Âżnd the music is timeless. No matter who performs it the crowd reacts to that kind of music. It is a simple 1-2-3 beat that everybody likes and Elvis knew what he was doing with it from the way he would move with his guitar, serenade the audience or sing to his guitar like it was a woman,â&#x20AC;? said Elliott. Born and raised in Nanaimo, Elliott had many artistic abilities before stumbling upon his career as a singer and entertainer. His mother, a very talented artist of all trades, encouraged Elliott at a very young age to draw and be creative with expressions and originality. With no prior singing abilities,
he walked into a karaoke contest at a local mall and was intrigued by the performers caught in their acts. The contest was set in the era of classic rock and early crooners. Elliott decided to enter last minute for fun and found that he had a natural ability to sing and entertain. He won a prize set of Elvis Presley CDs and discovered the rawness and sensualities in Presleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice which led him to his new found career as a performer. Since then, Elliott has perfected his act as a tribute artist using the energy in the music of Elvis to express to people of all ages the memories and magic of the young King. Doors to the Elvis Elite show open at 6:30 p.m. at the Cleland Community Theatre with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Cleland box ofÂżce by calling 250490-2426.
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Clay plays well on the high seas The Pirates! Band of Mis¿ts follows the misadventures of the hapless Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant), who, after years of mediocre debauchery, nominates himself for the coveted Pirate of the Year award. Although his crew adores him, and the Pirate Captain strikes fear in the hearts of landlubbers, in the eyes of his peers he is a bit of a laughing stock. Will he ¿nd the respect he yearns for? Will Queen Victoria have him beheaded? Will he become Pirate of the Year? We say, Arrh me mateys! Scallywags will love this treasure chest of laughs. TAYLOR: The people who brought us Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run are back, this time working their stop-motion magic on Gideon Defoe’s Pirates!
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as a family atmosphere.” To this end, the rally will not only offer attractions for adults, such as the bike show, tattoo competition and beverage garden, but will also offer attractions for children, including an entire children’s area with a rock wall, inÀatable maze and more. There will also be pie-making and facepainting contests. Organizers are also planning to have a battle of the bands event featuring local musicians. Despite all the other attractions at the rally, the event is still very much about the bikes. Jay Ostrikoff is the owner of Penticton’s CG Custom Motorcycles, and is helping to organize the bike show. He said the event is going to offer a lot of variety for anyone interested in bikes. “They can expect to see full-blown custom bikes, vintage motorcycles and custom baggers,” he said. “It’s hard to say, there’s going to be lots. There’s going to be lots of bikes there. “There’s the concept of coming to see what you can do to a Harley Davidson, from customization to paint jobs to motors,” he continued.
“There’s a list of things that people will get to see, from the big touring bikes to the full-blown custom choppers.” The event will be kicking off Friday with a poker run, where bikers tour the valley collecting cards from various stops along the way. At the end of the run, the person with the best poker hand made from the collected cards wins a yet-to-beannounced prize. The rally itself will be held Saturday and Sunday at Okanagan Falls’ Centennial Park, along with some surrounding areas. The main grounds are open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. for both days. The children’s park will be open from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Those looking to participate in the poker run, registration is on Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Grey Sage Pub. Proceeds from the event will be going to Shalee’s Walk, a charity for juvenile diabetes. For those concerned about transportation, there will a shuttle service to and from Penticton’s Best Damn Sports Bar.
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An outburst in court by a Penticton man alleged to have pimped out his step-daughter did not help his cause in trying to face his accuser during trial proceedings. Judge Greg Korturbash decided to allow the Crown’s application to have the teenage step-daughter testify via closed-circuit television during the four-day trial scheduled to start May 28. Also approved on Wednesday at the Penticton provincial courthouse was the application for the teenage girl to have a support person with her while she testi¿es. “The outburst at court last week during testimony of any witness could harm the effort to have a full and candid account,” said Korturbash. “The court is not willing to take
the risk that it will happen again.” On Friday, the step-father, who cannot be named in order to protect the alleged victim, held up a handful of papers stating his step-daughter had sent cards, poems and photos to him in prison. He questioned why she needs a support person. The stepfather was charged in July 2011 with 10 offences, including sexual assault and living off the avails of prostitution of a person under 18. Korturbash said reasons for allowing the applications are threefold, and even though the step-father will not literally be able to face his accuser, he still will be able to hear the case against him. The ¿rst reason Korturbash gave for his decision was the victim’s age. He said although the girl is 18, and technically an adult, she is still “relatively young.”
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Secondly, the judge said because of the relationship between the victim and the step-father, it is understandable why it would be dif¿cult to face him. Korturbash said testimony heard on Tuesday from an RCMP victim services support worker that the step-daughter was scared of the man even if he didn’t say anything was reliable and trustworthy. Finally, Korturbash said the outburst by the step-father in court is something the step-daughter should not have to witness should it happen again. “It will not insulate her, but at least remove or provide some separation should there be any outbursts,” said Korturbash. During the judge’s decision, the step-father remained quiet, dropping his head and looking downwards while shaking it back and forth as the reasons were read.
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Citing concerns about landslides, sinkholes and other dangers, residents from Skaha Benches strata development turned out in force this week to oppose a variance to a neighbouring property. Lisa McCall, of 3945 Finnerty Road, had hoped council would endorse a variance that would have allowed her to subdivide her property, with the intention of building up to two duplexes on the steeply graded property rising above Skaha Lake, off Lakeside Road. McCall’s property, as well as part of Skaha Benches, is situated in a “red zone,” an area that the city has Àagged as possibly unstable. “We just had a new study done in November 2011, with a new bore hole sample and we also have the new land slip assurance documents signed by a registered geotechnical engineer,” said Tony White, Mc-
Call’s husband. He also cited two previous studies that con¿rmed the stability of the ground. “We know the ground is solid from a professional standpoint.” “The City of Penticton, unfortunately, has been the recipient of some slippage to the south of you,” said Mayor Dan Ashton. “We’re the ones with the deep pockets that everybody usually comes after. That’s one of the concerns here.” Many of those objecting to the variance cited that same incident, where heavy rainfall in June 2006 caused a mudslide on an unstable slope and forced the residents of a condo complex on Gabion Court to evacuate, some for several months. Council listened to the arguments and counter arguments before coming to their decision. “This is not a small change, it is a signi¿cant change,” said Coun. Judy Sentes, pointing out that variances are usually for minor changes to zon-
ing regulations. She also said she was nervous about the risk not only to city ¿nances, but to life and property. Those concerns were shared by some other members of council, including Coun. Garry Litke, who visited the property and brought back examples of the soil. “It’s not a matter of if this is coming down, it’s when,” Litke said, crumbling a clod of earth to sand as he spoke. “Eighty-eight people will sue the city. Taxpayers are at risk of legal action. I can’t support this.” Coun. Wes Hopkin, who supported the variance, took exception to Litke’s theatrics. “That’s not science, it’s hocus pocus,” said Hopkin, who felt the decision over the validity of a geotechnical survey should be left to trained city staff. Finally, with three councillors opposed and two supporting it of the six present, the decision came down to Ashton. Though he agreed the owner would be able
to develop the property with different goals, he felt council did not have enough information on their current intentions to allow a variance.
“For myself, I am not comfortable tonight. If it had have been something that would have ¿t, or something council would have been more
comfortable with,” he said, casting his vote against supporting the variance and adding a warning to the Skaha Benches residents. “But
I need to say to each and every one of you folks, there will be some development on that property, and it could be a duplex right in front of you.”
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Following a winter of construction, Penticton’s Community Garden is ¿nally ready to of¿cially unveil its muchneeded expansion. There will be a grand opening for the expansion at noon on Saturday during the Vancouver Avenue garden’s ¿rst annual open house. The garden’s expansion, which increased the number of plots from 26 to 51, came as a result of “miraculous” efforts of community members, said Carol Allen, president of the Penticton Community Garden Society. She estimated the cost of the expansion to be between $25,000 to $30,000 — a cost which was covered complete-
ly by donations from the community and grants. “It’s really humbling how good local businesses have been to us,” she said. “It’s nice to see that kind of support from within the community. You’d hope that would be there, but it really far exceeded anything we had anticipated.” Dennis Hyrcun, a life-long gardener, has been sowing his seeds on the community plots for the last two years. He said he’s seen an increase in the interest for his life-long hobby. “Obviously there’s more and more interest every year, at least with the people I know and talk to,” he said. “People wanting to grow their own vegetables — there’s that big kick on organic and that kind of stuff. I know a lot of young people are getting interested, whereas
CONSTRUCTION ZONE — Apprentice carpenter Rob Ponto cuts a piece of wood on the Main Street construction site for the White Spot restaurant. After the original restaurant burned down last summer, owner Al Mansfield said the restaurant would change to a “contemporary west-coast look.” Construction is expected be complete by August or September.
20 years ago they wouldn’t have even wanted to talk about gardening.” Allen said this year’s open house is hopefully the ¿rst of many annual events and, aside from offering an opportunity to meet and greet members of the community, provides a chance to learn from a number of local gardening experts. As well, there will be refreshments and gardening items for sale. However, the expansion isn’t ¿nished just yet, said Allen. “We’re still desperately in need of a shed, or rather, we’re prepared to build it, and we do have the framing material, but we do need roo¿ng material, siding material and Àooring material, and if anybody wanted to step forward for that, we would be very, very grateful,” she said.
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N Limit your shower time to 5 minutes per day. N Install a low-flow fixture or appliance. Look for the WaterSense label on retail shelves across BC. N Return unused or expired medications to the pharmacy for proper disposal. N Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth, shaving and doing dishes. N Dispose of household wastes such as cleaners, paints and grease responsibly, instead of putting them down your sink or toilet.
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When you turn on your tap asks you to “Get to know and clean, safe water comes your H2O.” Think about the out, do you ever wonder how impact of your everyday acit got there or what happens tions and how a few simple when it goes down the drain? changes really can make a Or why you should care? difference. “It is often said that the Have you thought about ability to provide clean how much water you can drinking wasave by ter and treat limiting sewage is the your shower greatest contime to five tribution to minutes, or public health by turning off our world has the tap while seen se en,” ssay ayss brus br ushi hing ng Daisy Foster, your teeth? CEO of BC How about Water & by reducing Waste Assolawn waterciation. “Yet, drinkingwaterweek.org ing or raising in our part of the level of the world, we your lawn take for granted that we can mower blade to cut down on simply turn on the tap and evaporation? clean water gushes out. We Did you know that what we forget that we use that same put down our sink or toilet treated water to hose down can have a serious impact p our driveways and water our on fish and the aquatic lawns. We flush our toilets environment? Detergents, and away it goes along with medications, and many other whatever we put down there.” household products end She adds, “We make the up at wastewater treatment effort to turn out lights to plants where special processconserve energy, yet we es are required to minimize don’t make the connection the impact on the receiving between energy and water waters. Fats, oils and grease use. Many of us are unaware that we put down our drains of the energy that is used to can often cause blockages in treat and distribute water.” sewer lines resulting in costly During Drinking Water repairs. During Drinking Week, May 13 – 19, 2012, BC Water Week, take the time to Water & Waste Association find out about safer disposal
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N 26% of British Columbians have no idea where the water that flows from their tap comes from.* N The average Canadian uses 329 litres of water per day. However, the average Canadian thinks they only use 132 litres per day.* N We use up to 50% more water in the summertime when people are watering their lawns and gardens.** *2011 Canadian Water Attitudes Study, commissioned by RBC and Unilever Canada **BC Stats 2009
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Three serious collisions on a single day are a part of an alarming trend being witnessed by
Penticton RCMP. “It would appear that a recent safety education campaign seems to have done little in the way some drivers are
approaching intersection safety,” said Cpl. Ted Manchulenko. A spring traf¿c blitz conducted in Penticton last month not only
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RCMP handed out a number of tickets and warnings during the blitz, but the message isn’t getting through said Manchulenko, cit-
ing three accidents that occurred at intersections on April 26. Two of the collisions resulted in drivers being taken to hospital by ambulance.
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Three vehicles were involved at Barnes Street and Warren Avenue when a Ford truck driven by a 54-year-old failed to yield after a stop at a marked intersection. The Ford, in turn, broad-sided a Subaru. The Subaru was forced off the road, striking a parked SUV that was unattended. The driver of the Subaru was taken to Penticton Regional Hospital with non-life threatening injury. A 52-year-old Penticton resident driving a 2010 Audi was charged with failing to stop at a red light at the corner of Government Street and Eckhardt Avenue. The Audi collided with a 2008 Volkswagen and both vehicles sustained damage that led to them having to be towed from the road. Manchulenko said fortunately no one was injured. Another collision near Kinney Avenue on Skaha Lake Road occurred when a 47-yearold driver of a Ford pickup was stopping for an intersection control light. The Ford was hit from behind by a late model Dodge. The driver of the Ford was taken to Penticton Regional Hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injury. The other driver, a 53-year-old, was returned to the detachment where subsequent samples of his breath were obtained relating to alcohol consumption. Manchulenko said impaired driving charges are pending. “Penticton RCMP are reminding motorists to approach intersections cautiously. Reducing speed, coming to complete stops and using courtesy at intersections where four-way stops are required, goes a long way to improving road safety,” said Manchulenko. ICBC and RCMP have launched a driving awareness campaign, stating that approximately 60 per cent of crashes happen at intersections in B.C., representing 241 crashes per day. The campaign focuses on behaviours that are common causes of crashes like speeding, failure to yield, following too closely, ignoring a traf¿c control device and improper passing.
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PENTICTON VEES forward Bryce Gervais fires a shot to the stickside of Portage Terriers goalie Shea Cooper. Gervais didn’t score on the play, but the Vees beat him three times to earn their second win. The Vees will play in the second semifinal starting at 5 p.m. Saturday. Below, Travis St. Denis collected one assist and was the Player of the Game for the Vees against the Terriers.
Season-saving stop leads to Vees win Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
Penticton Vees goalie Michael Garteig was three years old when Kirk McLean made a season-saving stop against the Calgary Flames in 1994. The Vees goalie knows about the big pad stack save on the goal line the Vancouver Canucks goalie made. Now he has his own stop he can talk about too. Midway through the second period, with his team trailing the Portage Terriers during the RBC Cup Wednesday, Garteig made what Vees coachGM Fred Harbinson described as the “save of the season.” “We’re down 1-0 and minute or so later they had a chance to make it 2-0,” said Harbinson. “He made a desperation save. He dove back and got his paddle on it and froze it. They make it 2-0, in these tight games, that might have been a tough one for us to come back on.” Saves like that are why the Vees acquired the former Powell River King from the Victoria Grizzlies. Garteig said it was “one of my biggest saves in my career, I guess.” The Vees had to wait until the third period to get the equalizer, scored by Curtis Loik two minutes in. The North Vancouver resident pounced on a loose puck and shovelled it past Terriers’ goalie Shea Cooper. Vees captain Logan Johnston potted the winner in similar fashion. Johnston stuffed a loose puck into the open side, then Vees defenceman Mike Reilly sealed the game on the power play after taking a feed from Travis St. Denis, who was named the Vees’ Player of the Game, and wired a shot past Cooper. “He competed real hard,” said Harbinson of St. Denis, who has three assists in the tournament. “Biggest
thing with Travis is trying to compete to the level where you’re not taking penalties. I thought the last few minutes of the third, he was unbelievable protecting the puck. He’s an emotional leader. He’s a small guy that plays like he’s three feet bigger than he is (five-foot-eight).” Harbinson, selected as the FortisBC Fan Favourite Coach in a poll by the BCHL, asked his players to win one period. He could see the frustration in his players, who fired 18 shots on Cooper without reward. “It’s been tough to score over the course of the last few games,” said Harbinson. “We have won so many periods this year. If we just win the period by a goal then we go into overtime. It’s really not that big of a mountain to climb. I think we felt pretty good that if we kept pressing we’d find a way to score a goal.” Harbinson saw the players’ energy level shoot up on the bench after the first goal. “They played hard,” said Harbinson of Portage, who he said is an older team that is more mature in certain areas. “With the exception of a 10-minute spell in the second, I thought we carried the play. They are a heck of a team.” Should the Vees win their semifinal match Saturday (opponent was determined following Thursday’s games), the South Okanagan Events Centre will be open to the public to watch the RBC Cup final for free. This game is tentatively scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on May 13. Doors will open half an hour prior to puck drop. Ice chips: Check www.pentictonwesternnews.com for Connor Reilly’s blog. St. Denis leads the team with three points in as many games. Joey Benik and Wade Murphy are tied for the team lead with two goals.
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the S14 category for the 200-IM, 100-metre fly and 50-m fly while earning silver in the 100-m backstroke and bronze in the 100-m freestyle. After experiencing nerves the first day, Newton settled down and Emanuel Sequeira/Western News enjoyed the expe- AVERY NEWTON returned to Penticton with five medals from rience. “It was really a Defi Sportif swim camp. tough,” said Newton of the events. While competing, Newton’s only focus was to do her best, which she said she did and was proud of that. She also credited coach Jane Bentley, who worked her hard during training. Newton is at the Penticton Community Centre pool six days a week, for one to two hours each time. “She’s a really awesome coach,” said Newton. “First time with her, I didn’t know strokes well and she improved me.” Her strokes were an area Newton felt she continued improving on during the competition, especially the butterfly.Newton said she enjoyed her time in Montreal because she made new friends. Her main goal entering 2013 is to qualify for the Canada Games.
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TONS OF FOOD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; With 2012 not yet half over, Valley First is already closing in on their goal of collecting 6,500 pounds of food by the end of the year. Currently, members and employees in the valley have already collected 5,000 pounds, helped along by this huge basket of food collected at a packed Penticton Vees game earlier this year.
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the community, and the area has been pursuing a certificate of compliance since then. But it is slow going, Powell said, dealing with higher levels of government. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone is doing what they can, but these things take time,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is nothing we can do to speed it up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taking a long long time. My priority at the moment is to identify the kind of businesses we want to attract once we are ready to go.â&#x20AC;? Powell is currently researching green technologies as one sector that might be a good fit. But what kind of technologies is what he is trying to home in on, to see how the area might develop a specialty. Companies like Unit Electrical Engineering are already working on an international level out of the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am building a relationship with Okanagan
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existing agricultural and wine sectors or water conservation. Whatever businesses are attracted need to complement existing ones, according to Powell. He cites a conversation with one business owner who told him one of their problems was attracting engineers to the area. They need more engineers, Powell said, but drawing them in is a problem, because there is no career progression for them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We might get an engineer, but then they want to press their career. They look around and say there are no other jobs here for me, so they will move off to wherever else. â&#x20AC;? Powell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to change. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to give people the incentive to stay and build a life there, to bring up their kids and send them to school.â&#x20AC;?
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Aileen Martha Young Aileen Martha Young passed away in the Penticton Regional Hospital May 6, 2012 at the age of 86. She is survived by two daughters. Barbara (Richard) Otke of Summerland, BC and Gayle (Ted) McIntosh of Medicine Hat, AB; one sister Dorothy (LeGuilloux) of Kelowna and one brother John (Bud) Johanson from The Pas, MB; 4 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents Emil and Beatrice Johanson of The Pas, MB, one sister Thelma Walker of Windsor, ON and one brother Edwin Johanson of The Pas, MB. Aileen was born and raised at The Pas, MB. She worked for the Town of The Pas in a clerical position for a number of years. She moved to the Okanagan Valley in the summer of 1973 to be closer to her family.
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Service Manager Heavy Duty Trucks Are you a team leader? Looking for the big town business in a small town setting? Are you a high achiever, always wanting your department heading towards that next step up? Close to quading, snowmobiling and skiing, International truck dealership in Northeastern BC is looking for a self motivated Service Manager, with experience in the Heavy Duty truck industry, preferably International Trucks, to oversee it’s service department. Will be responsible for overseeing all service personnel as well as developing strong customer relationships for utmost customer satisfaction in the service department. Will be responsible for maintaining employee morale, setting and reaching sales and profit objectives, while maintaining the highest ethical standards. Must have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, be computer literate, and have the ability to lead a team to success. If you would like to be part of our growing company,, please submit your resume to:
Email: andy.schurmann@gearorama.ca Fax: 250-782-8142
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GUARD COUNTER CLERK RCMP The Guard/Counter Clerk provides care and handling of incarcerated persons in the detachment. The successful candidate will have: x Completed Adult Correction Officer Program through the BC Justice Institute or equivalent; x Experience in the care and handling of incarcerated persons in a policing environment; x Knowledge of RCMP computer applications; RCMP policy and police radio equipment; x RCMP Enhanced Security Clearance; x First Aid Ticket and CPR Certificate; x Interpersonal Communication Skills (conflict resolution); x Strong ethics. The salary for this position is $20.20 per hour. If you are interested in this challenging opportunity, please forward your resume by 4:00pm, Monday, May 14, 2012 to:
The City of Penticton, Human Resources 171 Main Street, Penticton BC V2A 5A9 apply@city.penticton.bc.ca Quote Competition #12-41E We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position and advise that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
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Employment
Employment
Employment Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
New Subway in Summerland now hiring Sandwich Artists. We are looking for friendly, motivated, responsible team players who enjoy working with people. Please apply at the Subway on Martin St. in Penticton. Please specify for Summerland. No phone calls please.
Part time dishwasher position available, must have Food Safe Certificate and criminal record check, related work experience required, apply in person to 170 Warren Ave. West, no phone calls please
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
Journeyman Service Technician Commercial Vehicle International Truck dealership in Northeastern BC is seeking Journeyman Service Technicians to join our team. With quading, snowmobiling and skiing at our back door, our area has a lot to offer when the work day is done. Successful candidate must be self motivated, computer literate and possess strong mechanical and diagnostic skills, preferably in International trucks. If you would like to join our team of professionals, please send your resume to: Email: andy.schurmann@gearorama.ca Fax: 250-782-8142
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Be Part of Our Team. Administrative Support The Penticton Western News, has an opening for a Classified Advisor/ Administrative Support Person, part-time. This position will offer a variety of duties in a fast paced customer service driven environment. If you are experienced in computer applications and have great keyboarding skills this could be the right opportunity for you. Please email resume to: office@pentictonwesternnews.com No Phone Calls
CLARK FREIGHTWAYS Growing, progressive and well established Coquitlam Based LTL carrier hiring a P/T Branch Clerk for a 12 month Maternity Leave contract. Required at our Vernon Terminal for a 1:00pm start time, M-F. Must have excellent data entry and typing skills, good command of the English language, and a strong attention to detail. Pref. given to those candidates with prev. exp. in the transportation industry. Please fax resume with cover letter to 604-472-2136 Attn: HR Manager or email to hrfrt@telus.net Part Time Retail Sales Clerk Positions - Expand your retail and business knowledge while working in a fun retail environment! We are looking for enthusiastic and friendly staff members to fill the positions of Part Time Sales Clerks. If you enjoy working with the public in a fast paced, exciting retail environment and you love dollar stores, then this job is for you. The ideal candidate will be a quick learner, customer oriented, with a passion to work as part of a fun team. We offer competitive wages and career growth. If you’re interested in pursuing this opportunity, email your resume to: 102@dollarstore.ca or drop a resume off at our store - Your Dollar Store with More 106 2210 Main St., Lougheed Centre. Part time Security position available in a Senior Facility. Must have Occupational Level First Aid Certificate and criminal background check, hours: Friday and Saturday, 12 midnight to 8 am, apply in person to 170 Warren Ave. West, no phone calls please.
Employment
Employment
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Peach City Medical is seeking a personable, in dependant multi-tasking leader to work as a part time receptionist on weekends and holidays, no medical training necessary, opportunity to grow into full time position, drop resume off at 3090 Skaha Lake Rd. Penticton and District Society for Community Living is now hiring relief Youth Service & Residential Support Worker positions. If you are looking to increase your income or gain experience for permanent employment then our fast paced and friendly work environment may be right for you. Resumes can be dropped off at 180 Industrial Ave. W., email: tarrakenney@pdscl.org or Fax to: 250-493-9113 Resident caretaker required for 46 unit rental building in Penticton, general maintenance experience required, working closely with local property management firm, drop off resumes to: Realty Executives at 280 Main St., only qualified applicants will be contacted RV PARK in Penticton requires a mature couple with RV. (No pets pls). Required to work 5 days a week - June 22 to Sept 1st. Office / computer skills. Outside duties. Remuneration: free RV pad, contract wage. Resume requested. invatech@shaw.ca. SAND BLASTER wanted in Winfield. Experienced. Please fax resume to 250-766-1350 or phone 250-862-1345
Help Wanted
SALES PROFESSIONAL
Sentes Chevrolet is looking for an enthusiastic and energetic individual who would like become a member of the Sales Team. If you are interested in pursuing a professional sales career in the automotive industry please forward your resume to dougsharpe@sentes.com. Our apprentice program and salary guarantee may be exactly what you are looking for.
NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE Enjoy a creative environment? Understand the power of advertising? The Kelowna Capital News is on the hunt for a full-time salesperson. For 82 years, the Capital News has been an essential part of Kelowna and the surrounding area—now you can be an essential part of the Capital News. We are looking for an exceptional sales person that’s as comfortable talking to tattoo artists as boardroom executives. You are creative, persuasive, fearless and have passion in everything you do. Every day you will take our incredible brand out into the Kelowna market and convey the many benefits of advertising with the Capital News. Valid driver’s license and vehicle in good working order required for this position. For the right individual this could be the best job in the Okanagan. If you’re ready for a sales challenge and all the benefits that come with it, send your resume by Friday, May 18th, 2012. Attention: Karen Hill Publisher, Kelowna Capital News 2495 Enterprise Way Kelowna, BC V1X 7K2 fax: 250-862-5275 email: khill@kelownacapnews.com No phone calls please.
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Medical/Dental BUSY Chiropractic office requires a part time office assistant immediately. Computer skills, the ability to multi-task, and an energetic personality are an asset. Please submit resumes in person at 3373 Skaha Lake Road by Friday, May 18.
Trades, Technical EXPERIENCED LAMINATE countertop installer required for shop based out of Vernon, serving the Okanagan Region. Willing to train the right person with related experience. Will require your own tools and transportation. Please fax resume to Ian 1- 250-260-3235
RV Technician wanted. Experience necessary, Send resumes to: info@advance-rv.ca or fax to 250-497-8992 or apply at Advance RV ltd. 1756 Alba rd., Ok Falls BC WILLIAMS Machinery is looking for an experienced Forklift/Bobcat Technician in Kelowna or Vernon to perform routine and scheduled maintenance services and safety inspections. More details at williamsmachiner y.com/aboutus/careers or send resumes to careers@williamsmachinery.com
Work Wanted 21 years exp. in apartment management, small or large, ref’s avail., (778)476-0129
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Askew’s is seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to provide customers with friendly, helpful service and support in our Wellness Center located in our new Salmon Arm store. As a part of the Askew’s team, you must possess excellent customer skills and have an interest in and an extensive knowledge of herbs, vitamins, minerals, homeopathies, and special diets. Product knowledge is essential. This is a full time permanent position. Visit our website at www.askewsfoods. com for more information on this position.
Trades, Technical
Trades, Technical
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Certified Millwrights & Electricians Across British Columbia TOLKO INDUSTRIES LTD. is currently seeking Certified Millwrights and Electricians to join our teams across BC. We are an equal opportunity employer and this position offers an excellent pension and benefit program.
MILLWRIGHTS • Interprovincial Journeyperson Certificate required • Mill experience a definite asset • Welding certificate would be a benefit
ELECTRICIANS • Interprovincial Journeyperson Certificate required • PLC experience a definite asset • Industrial construction experience a plus Strong values of Safety, Respect, Progressiveness, Open Communication, Integrity and Profit guide us at Tolko. READY TO APPLY YOURSELF? If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being part of our community, please visit our website at: www.tolko.com and submit your resume by May 21, 2012 or fax: (1)250.546.2240
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Cleaning Services House Cleaning & More Services, weekly/bi-weekly, call MaidsPlus 250-809-7977, Penticton House & office cleaning services, weekly/biweekly. Penticton area (250)490-0884
Contractors PHIL KENNEDY Master Carpenter Old Fashioned Service (250)492-5202
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Merchandise for Sale
Merchandise for Sale
Real Estate
Heavy Duty Machinery
Houses For Sale
Apt/Condo for Rent
Duplex / 4 Plex
******* 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
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.
SUMMERLAND. seniors 55+, retire with us! Bright spacious 2-bdrm townhome wonderfully updated in quiet area of town, walking distance to everything you need. Huge balcony, private yard. $860/mo includes garden/ lawn care and lots of parking. On-site owner, N/S, N/P, references, credit check. 250-404-0327 or 490-1739.
Garden & Lawn
Tree Services
Garage Sales
Locally Grown Hedging
Walt’s Stump Grinding. For all your stump removal needs. Fast and friendly service, call 250-492-2494, 250-488-6401
1002 Peachcliff Dr., OK Falls, off McLean Creek Rd., follow lime green signs, stay on left hand side, Sat 8-3, Sun 9-1
Pets & Livestock
Assortment of great items, great prices. 134 Blairmore Cres. Sat, 8am-1pm Friday, May 11, 2:00-7:00pm, 2515 McKenzie St., household goods, tools, etc. Garage Sale, 1491 Balfour St., (alley), Sat., May 12, 8-12, household, clothes, TV, furniture, saddle, horse tack, etc. Garage Sale, Husula Highland, 2617 Forsyth Dr., Sat., May 12, 8-12, quilting fabric, yarn, computer scanner, monitor, camping gear, Honda mower, Stihl blower, lots more! Garage Sale, Sat. May 12, 8am-1pm, 1412 Allison St., variety of items Giant Yard Sale, 382 Rigsby, Sat/Sun, 8am-4pm. Books, dishes, tires, tools & more!
CEDARS $ 10
350
7-8 ft. for Other sizes available up to 9ft.
GIARDINO 250-493-0007 149 Upper Bench Rd. S.
Feed & Hay
Yard maintenance and handyman services, call Paul for free estimate, (250)462-6516
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.
Home Improvements
Livestock
Handypersons Reno’s, landscaping, decks, fences, lawn mowing, hedge trimming, painting, retaining walls, dump hauls, will do anything, (250)809-1454
BELCAN Painting & Renos Licensed-Insured-WCB, Painting, Tiles, Flooring, Finishing Carpentry, Kitchen & Bath Reno’s. Call Len 250-486-8800
BWR Contracting, From Ground Up to Grass Down, Your Complete Builder. New construction or renos, specializing in ICF buildings, farm buildings, window/door replacing, flooring & siding. 2/5/10 Warranty, Insured, WCB. Penticton raised 48 years. Free Estimates. Call Bruce (250)488-2471. 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
SAVE HST, BOOK NOW Journeyman Carpenter available for new home construction & reno’s. We do: framing, fencing, decks, garages, roofs, basements, siding soffit, facia etc. Serving the Okanagan, avail. by contract or hourly. 10% seniors disc., free estimates, book before May 18 and WE WILL PAY THE HST! Call now, (250)770-1314
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
Landscaping Bobcat with operator $50/hour. (250)488-2471 EMERALD CEDAR EDGING Buy Direct From Grower, 6ft.-10 for $240, Planting + Delivery available. Call Budget Nurseries 250-498-2189
Moving & Storage 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 Here Come the Painters, local & in 11th year, interior/exterior, free estimate, 250-486-2331 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, Nick (250)486-2359
Rubbish Removal PENTICTON Junk Removal! Anything goes! Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827 Small soil gravel loads, delivery up to 6 yards. Call (250)488-2471
Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs PENGUIN MFG. HOT TUB COVERS. 250-493-5706
Shavings Friendly service from Summerland since 1972 Les Porter 250-490-1132 SPRING LAMBS - order now. Ready Aug., also young rams, Call (250)497-6049.
Pets Free to approved home, spayed cat, approx. 8 months old, call Theresa 250-4976733 or 250-492-4921 ROTTWEILER puppies for sale. Family raised. Born Mar 21, ready May 19. Will make great family pets. Contact Tracy 250-498-6553 or cnemeth1@telus.net. $800.
Merchandise for Sale
Appliances 3 yr old black GE fridge/freezer 30” range, micro hood fan, excellent shape. $650 for all. 10 years white Whirlpool, 30” cooktop, wall oven, sxs fridge/freezer, dishwasher, hood fan, white sink w/taps, in good shape. $650 for all. (250)488-2471 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.
Building Supplies 2000 sqft, 3/4 x 8” larch floor planking, ready for install. $4500. (250)488-2471
Farm Equipment Cherry Hydro cooler, 2 compressors, 7.5hp & 5hp, stainless steel tank, 40-50 boxes per hour, good condition, $50,000obo, (250)498-9696
Free Items Blue - grey (250)497-8109
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seat,
Furniture 1 yr old solid wood table, hidden leaf, 6 chairs, exc. cond. $500.(250)488-2471
Garage Sales
HUGE GARAGE SALE OASIS UNITED CHURCH 2964 Skaha Lake Rd., Sat., May 12, 8am-noon collectables, jewelry, gardening tools, small appliances, lots of other interesting items Oasis United Church (250)770-0182 Kaleden Fire Department Annual garage sale, Sat. May 12 8am-noon, 303 Lakehill Rd. Lots of household items, clothes, boat, canoe, misc. Sat. 8am-12. 872 Johnson Rd Misc household items, tools, May 12 & 13, #3-3999 Skaha Lake Rd., Sun Leisure MHP Multi-Family Yard Sale. Sat. May 12, starts at 9am. 171 Van Horne St
Royal LePage National Garage Sale for Shelter Penticton Curling Rink Saturday, May 12, 8 am - 1 pm Tim Hortons coffee & muffins Hot Dogs by donation Sat/Sun, May 12 & 13, 8amnoon, dryer, shed, vertical blind, bike, treadmill, lots of household items, 6851 Mountainview Dr., Oliver, original address was 37043-83rd St. Summerland, proceeds to BC Cancer Foundation, pro woodwork tools, kids stuff, more, 14008 King Ave., Sat/Sun, 8-4 Yard sale, Sat 8am-1pm, 106 Brentview Court, little girl clothes, shoes, books, dvd’s, etc for 2-4 yrs, all brand name items, crib mattress, potty, small toys, various other household items. Yard Sale, Sat., May 12, 8-2, collectibles, household, yard goods, 1646 Carmi Ave.
Heavy Duty Machinery 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
575 Wade Ave. E, Sat., May 12, 8am, multi-family
Garden & Lawn
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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
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
Misc. for Sale 1991 Knight Car Dolly $1,000 OBO. Perfect for towing mid to small vehicles. Recently rewired, repacked bearings, 2 sets of straps, 13” & 15”. It’s ugly but works great & tows wonderfully. Located in Nelson. Call 250-354-7471. 1995 Kodiak Camper 9’5” Brand new air condition $7,500. Call home 250-4992161 cell 250-502- 5000 Child’s loft bed w/desk underneath, lounger incl’d. Pd $899, sell $200 obo.(778)476-0018 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 296 & 298 Maple St. 3 bdrm townhouses 250-490-1215 207-1410 Penticton Ave. 2 bdrm, apt. 149-1458 Penticton Ave. 3 bdrm, full basement 3 bdrm daylight basement suite in Summerland 13611 Bloomfield 250-490-1700 250-486-3791
BROCKTON COURT
241 Scott Avenue 1 & 2 Bedroom
Cable Included, 40+ Building, No Smoking, No Pets, Secure Building, Parking, Balcony
250-488-1800 250-488-2881
RUTLAND Bench, 4 bedroom Home on 2.5 acres. Completely Private. 250-491-0823
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 1 bdr apt ground floor ns np adult building near Skaha park $625. Phone 488 1951 2bdrm 2ba, near Skaha Lake in Skaha 1, all appl., air, secure park, 1 year lease, avail June 1, call Dennis at Realty Executives, (250)493-4372 2 bdrm, 2 bath, executive, stainless appls, f/s, d/w, micro, w/d. 1 blk from lake & park, n/p. $1000/mo. Dennis @ Realty Exec. (250)493-4372 2 BED/2 BATH like new condo for rent. In-suite laundry, 6 new appliances, a/c, u/g parking, balcony. $1100/mth, security deposit $550. Contact: cleo1958@shaw.ca or call 250-404-8680. 3bdrm at Verana, 2 secure parking stalls, all appl., patio w/small yard, avail. now, 1 year lease, $1200, call Dennis at Realty Executives, (250)493-4372 900sf 2bdrm in 4 plex, newly reno’d, incl inste w/d, $850 + util,n/p, n/s, Inc prkg, a/c. June 250-486-3539,1-888-669-9844 Bright, very clean, spacious 2 bdrm suite in adult complex close to downtown Summerland. Avail May 1. NP NS. $650/mo includes fridge & stove. Security deposit & references required. 778-480-2007 LARGE 1 & 2bdrm apt. for rent. +40 bldg, $750 & $850 +util, ref’s req. 250-487-1136
Auctions
Auctions
Invacare Auriga four wheel scooter, used about 15 times. 24k range, 10 MPH. $1400.(250)493-7018
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
Real Estate Acreage for Sale 3 Acres, Whitevale Area, Lumby. Flat, trees, drilled well, Services to driveway. Price $230,000.00 + HST OBO. 250-547-6932. $97,500 10.4 acres Lot H Arrow Lakes area 250-269-7328 Pic’s email selkirk8@telus.net
For Sale By Owner
ROLLIE BILADEAU
ANTIQUE TRACTOR AUCTION CAWSTON. BC
SATURDAY MAY 26, 2012 11:00 AM Approximately 32 tractors to be sold with some incredibly rare models, along with a garage full of misc. tools, parts etc. Sale conducted by
250-546-9420
List of items and a photo preview available at www.valleyauction.ca
Rentals
Rentals
Penthouse, 3bdrm at Lakeshore towers, facing lake, nicest in Penticton, granite counter-tops, all appl., extremely spacious, 2 secure parking, avail. July 1, 1-2 year lease, $2750, call Dennis at Realty Executives, (250)493-4372
Commercial/ Industrial 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
Misc for Rent 1 bdrm carriage house in Summerland. 670 sq ft, large covered deck. $800/mo plus utilities. NS NP. 250-490-7451
Homes for Rent
APPLE Plaza 770sq.ft, suited for food related retail business, also 2300 sq.ft. available. Call Barbara 250-492-6319
2 bdrm house in Summerland, 10 min from town. $1,000/mo includes heat. 250-460-2286 2bdrm house, large yard, f/s/w/d, $1100, avail. June 1, (250)493-7110, 250-809-1221
Shop rental, Industrial area, 800 & 1200 sqft, priced to rent, (250)492-8324, 250-809-0728
3 Bedroom, 1 1/2 bathrooms, lakeview home on 5 acre orchard in Kaleden. Available June 1st $1,050 per month. Call 250-497-8039
Duplex / 4 Plex AVAIL June 1st 1200 sq ft top floor of duplex. 3 BR, 1 Bath, deck & covered parking. F,S,W,D. NS/NP. $1100 + utilities. Pets negotiable. 250 462-1986
Bright, 2bd, walk-out, near DT, hw/laundry incl., ns, cat ok, June 1, $725, (250)486-6930 HOUSE for rent: 1/2 duplex fully updated. Excellent location - close to main shop mall,transit,school,restaurants,Skaha beach. Clean & comfortable - Fenced yard, carport, w/d, fridge/stove, central a/c. $950 + Utilities. NO PETS! NO SMOKING! To view please call 250-4880771.
KEREMEOS - Seniors 2 bdrm Duplex, near downtown, small fenced yard, 1 pet OK, 5 appl., $625/month + utilities. Avail. immediately. 250-499-9253
3 bdrm on Twin Lakes lakefront, 2 full bath, great view, quiet, 15 mins from town, $1100/mo +utils.Avail now. (250)488-5925 511 FORESTBROOK. 5 bed 2000 sq.ft. house with basement and fenced yard. $1200 plus utilities. 250-490-5077 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
SUMMERLAND, near town, 2bdrm, 1bath, ns, np, $800+ util., (250)494-9331
Summerland, brand new, 3200 sqft. 3 bdrm + den, 2.5 bath, central air/heat, n/s, pets neg $1700 +utils (250)488-2471 Summerland, July 1st, 2bdrm, 2ba rancher, airtight stove, walking distance to downtown, n/s, n/p. $1000/mo + utils. (250)494-0668 Winfield, 3 bdrm, 2 bath house, quiet area, $1295 + util.,n/s, n/p,250-548-3378.
Apt/Condo for Rent
Apt/Condo for Rent
OK Falls 2bdrm in quiet 4plex, $800+util, n/s, pets ok. Call Bronwyn @ Royal LePage 250-497-5541
Kingsview Properties
FOR RENT • 250-493-7626
ONE BEDROOM
TWO BEDROOM
Utilities Included
Utilities Included
RENTALS
(250) 770-1948 Property Management 101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD. Skaha Pl.: 1 Bdrm, f/s, a/c, main floor. Secure Pent. Ave. 1 & 2 bdrm, F/S, W/D, A/C, storage, carport pkg. $69500 & $74500 incl. bldg. Pkg. $60000 incl. water water Naramata: 1 Bdrm 900 sq.ft suite, f/s, d/w, w/d, f/p, garage. Partial wrap around deck with Downtown: 1 bdrm/bach, F/S, A/C, decks, incl. pkg. $55000-$60000 incl. util & cable extraordinary view. $900 incl. utilities
REALTY EXECUTIVES PENTICTON APARTMENTS: $600 $625 $650 $660 $695 $670
Skaha Place, 1 bdrm grd flr, coin op laundry, fridge, stove, walk to beach. Avail. NOW (A355) Grd flr, large bach, insuite laundry hook up, f, s, large patio, sec’d parking. Avail. June 1 (CD105) Near dwntwn, and OK Beach, 1 bdrm apt, 3rd flr walk up, incl. cable and free laundry. Avail. NOW (ITA303) Near IGA, top floor, walk up very bright, 1 bdrm, f, s, coin op laundry. Avail. June 1 (KBD304) 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. NOW (WT)
HOUSES: $1000 3 bdrm lower duplex, 1 bath, 5 appl, laminate flrs, recently updated. Avail. NOW (H721-1) $1100 Freshly painted, new laminate floors. Near McNicoll School and bus transit, quiet 3 bdrm + 1 1/2 duplex with finished basement, f, s, d/w. Avail. NOW (H615-4) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:
280 MAIN STREET, PENTICTON, B.C. V2A 5B2 PHONE: 250-493-4372 - www.rentalspenticton.com Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
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2bdrm suite, shared kitchen, $650, no pets, 152 Heather Pl., (250)492-4832 Room for rent in my home, $450-600 incls everything. (250)492-2543
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2bdrm basement suite, ns, np, quiet people, $800 (incl.util.), (250)493-8961 HIGHLAND motel suites avail now n/pets. 1140 Burnaby Ave 250-488-2206
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Advance Voting opportunities will be held on: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC
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Elector Registration There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for voting will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: x x x x
18 years of age or older Canadian citizen resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day (Monday, January 2, 2012) resident of OR registered owner of real property in the West Bench Water Supply and Distribution System Service Area for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day (May 4, 2012) x not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.
Check with the Regional District for more detailed explanation of registration procedures. Mail-in Ballot Voters in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen are eligible to vote using a mail-in ballot if they: x x
Have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity. If voters expect to be absent from the Regional District on voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities.
To receive a mail-in ballot package you MUST first submit a Mail-in Ballot Application to the Regional District office between May 16, 2012 and May 31, 2012. If there is no challenge to registering you as an eligible elector, we will put your name on a list to receive a mail-in ballot package. The mail-in ballot package contains instructions, a ballot and the necessary return envelopes that will protect the secrecy of your vote.
1997 Olds Cutlass Supreme, 4dr, V6, 174K, new brakes, sage green, $1500 obo, (250)497-6134 2004 Z06 Corvette 405 hp 6 speed 29,000. kms 37,500. phone 542-8317. 2007 Chev Malibu LTZ, V6, 36,000km, 1 owner, many options, leather int., Champagne color, 4dr, sunroof, a/c winter tires, Sirius radio equipped. $11,500. Debbie 250-5491445 or 250-549-0793.
Cars - Sports & Imports 1975 Red MG, Model MGB, refurbished, ready to go, $9000, 250-494-5444
Non-Resident Elector Registration Non-Resident Electors meeting the requirements above, may register in advance or at the voting place. However, if you choose to register at the time you vote, you must produce proof that you are the registered owner of the property and that you have consent, in writing, from the majority of all owners to vote as the non-resident elector for the property.
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ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE The 18th Annual Barley Mill Pub Bare Bones Duathlon will be held on Saturday May 12, 2012 at Skaha Lake Park. Traffic will be flagged at Lee Avenue and South Main Street. The parking lot section at the east end of the Skaha Lake Park off Elm Avenue will be closed from 10:00am until 5:00pm. Traffic will be limited to one lane on the 300 block of Lee Avenue.
12ft Harbourcraft aluminum boat, 10hp Evinrude motor, used 150hrs, 7ft metal box home made trailer, all 3 for $1000 or will consider selling separately, (250)492-0016 1981 Chevy 18’, ClassC motorhome, 145,000kms, nice condition, $7500, 250-558-7888 1988 21ft Toyota Slumber Queen MH, propane stove fridge, ac, 132K, $9200 obo, (250)497-6134 1990 Toyota Itasca, 21’ V6, auto, 100,000 miles, with a little bit of work, this could be a gem, best offer, 250-492-3527 1992-25 Ft JAYCO 5th Wheel. Great shape, recent upgrades include larger 10 ply tires, new battery, storage pod, fan, roof vents, 26 in flat screen TV, DVD/CD, mattress. All appliances including air work great. Hitch & bike rack. $5000 TEL:(250) 492-6320 or email thecrossleys@shaw.ca 1998 Kodiak 5Th Wheel, 22+2. $10,900 Awesome/Beautiful condition. One really has to see it to believe. Solar panel, sleeps six, micros wave/convection oven, awning, many others. Bob 250 488-2723 Pictures available: http://photoshare.shaw.ca/ view/291324129261334875491-78510/ 2008 Everest 34ft 5th wheel, excellent condition, 3 slides w/covers, winter pkg, 3 holding tanks, outdoor shower, magic fan, electric awning, all vents covered, 50 amp service, $36,500obo, (250)276-3134 2008 Jayco Eagle SuperLite 32’ 5th-wheel, like new, 1 super slide, queen bed, free standing table/chairs, ducted ac/heat, heated tanks. ext Warr.$24,900.1(250)275-1258 2009 28’ Cougar 5th wheel. 1 super slide, Arctic pkg, transferable warrenty. $26,000. 250-765-1633 2010 Jayco Feather Lite Eagle 22’, like new, loaded, Asking $18,650.obo (250)309-4240 Older truck & camper, 12’ rubber boat, solid bottom, (250)492-6333
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Non-Resident Property Electors MUST also complete Non-Resident Property Elector Application and Non-Resident Property Elector Consent forms to accompany the mail-in ballot application. In order for your ballot to be counted in the election, it is your responsibility to return the mail-in ballot package to West Bench Elementary School no later than 8:00 pm on General Voting Day – June 2, 2012. Mail in packages must be received by the Chief Election Officer by the close of the polling station(s) June 2, 2012 – 8:00 pm Identification All electors will be required to produce two pieces of identification that TOGETHER prove who they are and where they live. One of the pieces of identification MUST have a signature on it. SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED BYLAWS
WEST BENCH WATER SUPPLY and DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM The purpose of Bylaw No. 2590, 2012 is to authorize the Regional District to borrow a sum not to exceed $4,050,000 (four million and fifty thousand dollars) for the capital costs associated with the upgrade of the West Bench Water Supply and Distribution System situated within a portion of Electoral Area F of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. “Are you in favour of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen adopting West Bench Water Supply and Distribution System Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2590, 2012 to upgrade the water system in the West Bench Water Service area by entering into an agreement with the City of Penticton to purchase bulk water, construct a pump station, construct a transmission line from the pump station to the West Bench distribution system, install water meters and up-grade the distribution system at a total cost of $9,780,000; consisting of $5,730,000 Federal & Provincial grants and $4,050,000 borrowing?” The estimated annual debt payment on $4,050,000 over 20 years is $298,000. The annual parcel tax per Residential or Business property will not exceed $850.00. The maximum tax rate is set by bylaw and is subject to elector assent. TAKE NOTICE that the above is a synopsis of the proposed bylaws and that this synopsis is not intended to be and is not to be understood as an interpretation of the bylaws. The full bylaws may be inspected at the Regional District office, 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC during regular office hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. Additionally the bylaws are available on the Regional District website at www.rdos.bc.ca click on News & Events > Other Voting. For further information on the bylaws or the voting process, please call either at (250)492-0237: Christy Malden, Chief Election Officer Diane Vaykovich, Deputy Chief Election Officer Christy Malden Chief Election Officer
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PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors within the West Bench Water Supply and Distribution System Service Area, that a vote will be held on:
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2001 Yamaha Road Star 1600, completely custom show bike, custom paint, wheels, raked, 250 rear tire, Avon tires, Bob pipes, Dakota speedo/tach, over $30,000 invested, $9900, 250-490-6046
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
HIGHLY RESTORABLE Classic 79 Cadillac Sedan, deville, d’Elegance.Priced to sell 250542-7738.
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Request for Proposal Mariposa and Selby Parks Maintenance Contract The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is inviting Proposals from qualified professionals to undertake maintenance and park services at Mariposa and Selby Parks located on the West Bench of Electoral Area ‘F’. The Park Maintenance Contract covers the period from June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013. Proposals, clearly marked “Mariposa and Selby Parks Maintenance Contract” will be received at the Regional District Office or electronically until 4:00 p.m. local time, Friday, May 25, 2012 to mwoods@rdos.bc.ca RFP documents may be obtained from the Regional District website at www.rdos.bc.ca Questions can be directed to Mark Woods, Community Services Manager at mwoods@rdos.bc.ca or 250.490.4132. REGIONAL DISTRICT of OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN 101 Martin Street Penticton, British Columbia
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Scrap Car Removal 1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Min $60 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 250-899-0460 Scrap Batteries Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288 Scrap car removal, will pay up to $120.We are licensed & insured, more weight, more money,250-328-8697, Pent.
Trucks & Vans 1953 Whilleys Jeep, must see. $6,000. obo. 250-308-6185. 2001 Dodge Dakota Sport, V6 5-spd, 4x4, 180,000 kms, $5800. 250-308-4337 Hank. 2004 Montana Mini Van, new rebuilt trans - 1yr warranty, V6, remote start, trailer pkg, 4 winter tires. $7,000 778-480-1185 2005 Dodge 3500 SLT Sport 4x4 diesel Cummins, 1 owner 99K, $27,500. 250-540-0945 2005 GMC Extended Cab, 4 wheel drive, Nevada Edition, fully loaded, 87km, $23,000 obo, (250)492-3527 2005 Pontiac Monterey Van, V6, a/t, 58,400 miles, p/d, family ent. pkg, too many options to list, spotless inside/out, $9500, 250-493-3899 after 6pm Ford 150 truck canopy, excellent condition. $200 obo. (778)476-0018
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Legal Notices NOTICE OF SALE Property Stored by the following will be sold by auction June 2, 2012 at approximately 1:00 pm. Advantage Mini Storage, 440 Duncan Ave, West, Penticton, BC, V2A 7N1 Owner of goods to be sold: Jacqueline Burdock Unit #313 TV’s (x3), portable stereo, mattresses (x6), sofa bed, chair, bike frames, microwave, suitcases, boxes of misc. household items. Amount owing: $915 Prowse Siding & Roofing Unit #317 Fascia, siding, gutter odds & ends, tires (x6), car door. Amount owing: $4875.45 Devin Bateman - Unit #546 Stereo, CD player, videos, assorted tools, suitcases. Amount owing: $1227.60 Brad Gustauson - Unit #637 Mattress, headboard/footborad, TV, PVR, table, vaccuum cleaner, shelving, bench seat for a car, misc. household items. Amount owing: $3486.99 David Martin - Unit #638 Loveseat, TV, Christmas tree, mattress and misc items. Amount owing: $1658.40
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FRIDAY May 11
ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has Okie Dokie karaoke 6:30 p.m. SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN Centre has Friday night dances with Borderline Swing Band at 7:30 p.m. $5 per person. All welcome. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Proceeds go to Heart and Stroke Foundation. Entertainment by Mikie Spillet at 7 p.m. All members and guests welcome to their hall at 1197 Main St. SENIORS’ COMPUTER 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. SENIORS SINGLES LUNCH Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622. ANAVETS HAS KARAOKE at 6 p.m. 890 WING OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. 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. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS HAS a big book meeting and 12x12 thumper group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St. in Penticton. Naramata group is at 8 p.m. at 3740 3rd St. In Summerland, the step study meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday at noon at 361 Ade Ave. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has fish and chips at 11:30 a.m. OKANAGAN FALLS LEGION has a meat draw at 5 p.m. Everyone welcome.
SATURDAY May 12
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., baron of beef at 11 a.m. and a meat draw at 2 p.m. ANAVETS HAS POOL at 12:30 p.m., dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Buzz Byer at 7 p.m. JEWISH LEARNING CENTRE for Christians is at 10 a.m. at the Bethel Pentecostal Church at 945 Main St. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has hamburgers and fries from noon to 4 p.m. Dinner for the
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calendar Terry Leggett Memorial Golf tournament. 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., dropin darts/pool, meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment provided by Hal. 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. BC SPCA IS having its annual open house from noon to 4 p.m. at 2200 Dartmouth Dr. S U M M E R L A N D ORNAMENTAL GARDENS has its annual spring plant sale Saturday (from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Sunday (from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) All proceeds go towards the gardens. ANNUAL SUMMERLAND MOTHER’S Day event will have the exhibit of Young at Heart featuring toys from Days Gone By from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Summerland Museum at 9521 Wharton St. All Mothers will receive a gift and everyone who visits can enjoy Grandma Stone’s famous ginger cookies and milk. THE SECOND ANNUAL rubber ducky race for Penticton Regional Hospital is at 10 a.m. The rubber ducks will be put into the river channel from the Eckhardt Street bridge (Hwy 97) near Coyote Cruises. Great prizes to the ticket holders corresponding to the first three ducks across the finish line. THE FIFTH ANNUAL Terry Legget Memorial Golf tournament provides nine holes of action at Skaha Meadows Golf Course along wth a burger and beverage at the Eagles Club. There is a noon shotgun start/co-ed team of four to five and a max of 18 teams. Proceeds go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. To sign up, contact Jeannie at 778476-5526. Tickets are $35. TREASURES FROM THE Attic is the Penticton Art Gallery’s annual spring fundraiser featuring a garage sale and silent auction from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A wide range of items from original works of art, crafts, household items, unique items and treasures from both the gallery and our membership are available. All proceeds will benefit the gallery
and their programming. For more information call the gallery at (250) 4932928. OKANAGAN FALLS LEGION has a meat draw at 5 p.m. Everyone welcome.
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7 p.m. with DJ Emil at the South Main Drop-In Centre on South Main Street. $3 per person. Call 250-493-2111 for more info. ELKS CLUB ON Ellis Street has a crib tournament at 9 a.m. for
$15, dog races, meat draw, door prizes and last man standing at 2:30 p.m. R OYAL C ANADIAN LEGION and the Legion Ladies invite everyone, mothers and their families to come to their pancake breakfast in the hall at 502 Martin St. from 8:30 a.m. to noon. $4 gets you pancakes, sausages, ham, orange juice and coffee. For just 50 cents more you can add strawberries and cream. A meat draw is at 2:30 p.m. O KANAGAN F ALLS LEGION has Grandmothers’s Day breakfast from 8 to 11
a.m. for $4. Open to everyone. ANAVETS HAS MOTHER’S Day breakfast at 9:30 to 11 a.m. Free for mom’s at 9:30 a.m. Horse races and mystery draw at 2 p.m. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has a Mother’s Day breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. to support local charities. Members and guests welcome to hall at 1197 Main St. BC SPCA FLEA market is at 1550 Main St. (in front of Whole Sale Club) every Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. For info, call 250-493-0136.
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10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton at 11 a.m. for the women’s group at the Lawn Bowling Club at 260 Brunswick St. Also the Sunday 123 group meets at 8 p.m. in the Education Room in the basement of the Penticton Hospital. THE 29TH ANNUAL Mother’s Day Walk for Peace where American and Canadian peace activists meet at the Osoyoos-Oroville border park. The Americans meet at the Oroville Library at noon to walk to the border. Canadians meet at the parking lot at Haynes Point Provincial Park at 1 p.m. for the
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walk. Participants are encouraged to bring an umbrella for sun or rain, a seat for themselves, water, a snack and a song or a poem to share with the assembly. The celebration begins at 2 p.m. For more information call 250-499-5417 in the Okanagan-Similkameen, 250-442-7495 in the Kootenay Boundary and 509-476-4072 in the U.S. Okonogan. SURVIVORSHIP DRAGON BOAT Team Flea Market runs every Sunday weather permitting at 1652 Fairview Rd. (Fairview Plaza) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All funds raised go to team activities and breast cancer awareness. For table rental and more info call 250-493-6604.
MONDAY May 14
MENTAL WELLNESS CENTRE has Brown Bag family support group from noon to 1 p.m. weekly and individual support for family members from 2 to 4 p.m. weekly. FRATERNAL ORDER OF the Eagles has dart league play 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. SENIOR’S COMPUTER CLUB has sessions at 439 Winnipeg St. from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Call 250-7707848 for more info.
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SENIORS WELLNESS SOCIETY has stress and relaxation from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the United Church at 696 Main St. 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. PENTICTON GROUP FOOD Addicts in Recovery Anonymous has a 12-step program Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in Room 103 in the Penticton United Church at 696 Main St. Call 250809-3329 for info or visit www.foodaddicts.org. GOLDEN ECHOES CHOIR meets Monday’s at 10 a.m. at the Senior’s Centre on Wade and Winnipeg Avenue. For info, contact Ernie at 250-487-1550 or Pat at 250-487- 2177.
TUESDAY May 15
PENTICTON CONCERT BAND holds rehearsals every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dixieland, Broadway, big band music, classical and more. New members welcome. Phone Gerald at 250-8092087 for info. ANAVETS HAS KARAOKE with Monica at 7 p.m. THE PEACH BLOSSOM Chorus has Step Out, Have Fun, Come Sing from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Shatford Centre. OKANAGAN SOUTH TOASTMASTERS meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Best Western in Osoyoos. Become a more confident speaker. Call Corinne at 250-689-0676 for details. TOPS B.C. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance. Meetings are downstairs. Phone Susan at 250-496-5931 or Sally at 250-492-6556. VICTORY CHURCH OF Penticton has a weekly men’s breakfast Bible study Tuesdays at 6 a.m. at Gathering Grounds Cafe on 756 Eckhardt Ave. 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 250-490-9272 for information. MENTAL WELLNESS CENTRE has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. 890 WING OF South
Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. OKANAGAN CALEDONIAN PIPE band practises from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Legion hall on Martin Street. All are welcome. ELKS CLUB ON Ellis Street has crib at 7 p.m. NAVAL PENTICTON VETERANS meet every second Tuesday at 1 p.m. at 502 Martin St. PENTICTON CONCERT BAND rehearses at 7 p.m. Intermediate to advanced musicians, as well as rusty encouraged to join the group. It is an opportunity to renew playing of an instrument in a concert band and an opportunity to join a vital musical group for personal enjoyment and camaraderie. Wide variety of musical selections. The Penticton Concert Band is available for performances. Phone 250-809-2087 for info. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Nooners meeting at 8 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St. and young person’s group at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. Call/text Guy at 250-460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798. P E N T I C T O N TOASTMASTERS MEETS every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shatford Centre at 760 Main St. Toastmasters is an excellent way to enhance confidence, speaking and leadership skills in a fun, supportive setting. Membership is open to anyone 18 and up. Guests are always welcome and allowed up to three free meetings. Call 250-4922362 for more info. PENTICTON GOLF AND Country Club has mixed spring bridge every Tuesday at 10 a.m. For info call 250-492-6884. S ENIORS W ELLNESS S OCIETY welcomes Bob Urbanovitch, certified professional consultant on aging, with CHIP Home Income Plan Provided by HomeEquity, speaking on income options available for seniors visa-vis reverse mortgages from 10 to 11 a.m. at 102-301 Main St. R OYAL C ANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has a branch executive meeting at 10 a.m. and service officer event at 2 p.m. M ETAL P ENTICTON DETECTORS Club will hold their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at 785 Main St. (library/ museum building.) All welcome. For more info call 250-497-8595.
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