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Search and rescue crew take to the skies for training mission Mark Brett Western News Staff

A small plane with three people on board is overdue at its destination after taking off from Kelowna International Airport eight hours ago.

With no communications since then it is believed to have crashed somewhere in the rugged mountains to the southwest.

At this stage, the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria has swung military aircraft into action.

That is the scenario facing the crew of the 19 Wing Comox 442 Squadron Buffalo aircraft as they take off from Penticton Regional Airport shortly after dawn on a recent training exercise mission.

On board the bright yellow and red, twin-engine workhorse — now nearly a half-century old — this day are nine souls.

That includes the two pilots, navigator, Àight engineer and three search and rescue technicians, better known in the business as SAR techs.

Pilot and ¿rst of¿cer Capt. Steve Kind is in charge on this Àight as part of his training to upgrade to aircraft captain.

Although based on the coast, he points out 442 Squadron is regularly tasked to incidents in the Interior,

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SEARCH AND RESCUE technician Master Cpl. Nathan King drops from the rear hatch of the Canadian Forces Buffalo aircraft over Osoyoos during a recent training exercise by members of the CFB Comox 442 Squadron. The military crews regularly come to the Okanagan to practice in the event of a real emergency.

which is why these exercises are critical.

“The mountains can be very challenging and those challenges come down mainly to weather conditions,” he said while waiting to leave. “Here you’re dealing with the different winds, and if the clouds are low, can you go down into the valleys because you have to have a way out.

“It can sneak up on you and that’s why we’re here today, to get

SAR TECHS (left to right) Sgt. Kaulin Damron, Master Cpl. George Beatteay and Master Cpl. Nathan King are geared up and waiting for the aircraft to reach altitude before jumping.

good at it so when that pager goes off at 11 o’clock at night you know what you’re going into.”

Like most military aircraft, there are no luxuries, rescue gear ranging from inÀatable boats to toboggans and parachutes are packed precisely along plane’s starboard side.

There are a few bench seats and rotating stools where spotters sometimes sit for hours looking out the large convex windows for the tiniest glint of metal in the dense forests below.

Safety lines and harnesses are attached to clips and rings throughout the plane The movements of the crew in the crowded, narrow con¿nes are more like a choreographed dance routine as preparations are made to drop the SAR techs by parachute to the scene.

In the background over the headphones are the voices of the men as they communicate technical data and the occasional joke before the real job begins.

Because this is a training exercise, part of the work includes building the camaraderie aspect of the team which is crucial in an actual event.

Pilots Kind and Dan Faux then land the aircraft on the short strip of asphalt, which also serves as the community drag strip on some Sunday afternoons.

Unlike most of the regular missions, the weather is bright and sunny, the only hint of a problem are the increasing crosswinds as the ground heats up.

The concern is evident in the voices of the pilots, and the ultimate decision is a full-power takeoff.

This particular aircraft is designated as a STOL (short take off and landing) for good reason, and why having the seat-belt securely fastened is a necessity.

Once safely in the air, crew members quickly move to the windows to check the engines, and with everything running smoothly, it’s back to Penticton and a debrie¿ng on the afternoon’s exercise.

That involves reviewing procedures, looking for ways to correct any problems or improve procedures, because from this exercise the success of the next actual emergency — and more importantly, lives — may depend on it.

See Wednesday’s Western News for more on search and rescue operations.

The small airstrip on the outside of Osoyoos was chosen as the “crash” site for this simulation.

While the accident is ¿ctional, what the crew and SAR techs are doing is very real and everyone must precisely know their roles.

That’s because jumping out of the rear hatch of the Buffalo at an altitude of just over 4,000 feet, there is little room for error.

In this case, two of the SAR techs, leader Kaulin Damron and George Beatteay, are using the static-line deployment where the parachutes open automatically as they leave the aircraft, and Nathan King will do a brief free fall before pulling the rip cord.

For safety reasons, the static-line method is the only one used in an actual mission.

Once on the ground, the three men quickly pack up their chutes and retrieve the SGT. KAULIN DAMRON prepares to touch gear packages which con- down in the midfield of the Penticton tain medical and other sup- Regional Airport. plies they dropped earlier.

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City looks to extend free parking Steve Kidd Western News Staff

According to Penticton Coun. John Vassilaki, the most complaint-driven subject in town is parking.

“Not the lack of parking, but the cost and the length of time free parking is permitted before one has to relocate his vehicle,” said Vassilaki. “In areas that have meters, drivers can stay as long as they like, as long as they remember to plug the meters.”

Vassilaki proposed this week that the time limit for free parking along Main Street, from Westminster to Eckhardt Avenue, be doubled to two hours. Over and over, he said, he hears complaints from merchants over the lack of time shoppers and diners have to ¿nish their errands before they have to move their vehicle.

After an extended discussion of the issue and a close 4-3 vote, council elected to include the changes in the 2013 budget planning process. But Vassilaki’s parking concerns aren’t the only ones to have surfaced

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CELEBRATING SENIORS — Penticton MLA Bill Barisoff performs the Bird Dance with costumed characters at the Village by the Station retirement centre this week. Centre residents, dignitaries and Penticton Secondary School students celebrated National Seniors’ Day by participating in the event.

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recently. In September, Coun. Judy Sentes questioned the level of parking enforcement and ticketing during major events like the recent Dragon Boat festival, which drew some 2,700 visitors.

City manager Annette Antoniak said she tends to agree with Sentes, and is in discussions with the city’s bylaw enforcement department regarding the concern.

“It’s a matter of using common sense. If people are blocking an emergency access or a driveway, that’s an issue,” said Antoniak. “When there is a big dragon boat festival or another big event going on, do you really want to annoy people? Is that the neighbourly thing to do?”

While he ended up supporting Vassilaki’s motion, Mayor Dan Ashton said Penticton doesn’t have a parking problem.

“A perfect example is the 400 block parking lot where the old Super-Valu store was. That lot was plugged. The minute they put a meter in, those cars are gone. You know where they are at, they are on Main Street, they are on the side streets,” said Ashton. He also pointed out a problem with owners and staff taking up the free parking on Main Street.

“I think it is behooving of any business to make sure that they, or their employees, are not taking up that space. They want the turnover,” Ashton said, adding that he doesn’t want to see pay parking on Main Street.

Rather, he would rather see the businesses police the problem themselves. “I don’t want to see it utilized as a parking lot for employees and business owners.”

Coun. Andrew Jakubeit, who operates The Grooveyard on Main Street, echoed Ashton’s concerns. There was some irony, he said, that when he was president of the Downtown Penticton Association, he had lobbied for two-hour free parking. But that, he said, should be in the back parking lots.

“We have this problem with people that if they can’t drive up to a business and park in front of it, they think there is no parking and go elsewhere,” he said. “We still have chronic problems with some businesses, their staff and their owners parking in front of their place of business and taking up a spot that should be reserved for a playing customer.”

Vassilaki, whose sister operates a restaurant on Main, argued that problem remains, no matter how long or short the parking time limit.

“They do the same thing now with just the one hour.

When the chalk person comes by, they go out there and rub the chalk off and it stays there for another hour,” said Vassilaki. “What I am trying to get away from is all the shoppers that continuously complain that they do not shop downtown because they have to pay to park or move their car every hour.”

Vassilaki was supported by a survey launched by the DPA in response to his notice of motion. They sent a survey to 202 of their members and received 129 responses. The majority, 108, supported a two-hour limit, with 21 opposed.

“This is not going to be a major cost. The only thing that has to be changed are the signs,” said Vassilaki.

“We don’t have to spend millions of dollars in order to bring more people downtown to shop.”

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A Penticton woman was cut from a knife and her dress was torn in an attack early Sunday morning.

Police say a 24-year-old woman walking near the Japanese Gardens around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday was attacked by an unknown male.

“The female had left a local bar and decided to go for a walk and was attacked by a male,” said Sgt. Rick Dellebuur.

The man is described as Caucasian but tanned, about ¿ve-foot-nine, in mis mid-30s, with short brown hair and wearing a long-sleeved dark blue shirt. The male Àed the area after stealing the female’s money.

“Police are reminding people to be cautious if they go for a late night walk alone and to be aware of their surroundings,” said Dellebuur.

Police continue to investigate the matter. Anyone with information is asked to contact RCMP at 250492-4300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Theatre ushers in a new era for city Kristi Patton Western News Staff

Brian McIntosh ¿gures at least three generations of movie-lovers have enjoyed ¿lms together at the Pen-Mar. The Landmark Cinemas CEO hopes that tradition will continue at the new Landmark Cinema 7 that opens today in Penticton.

“If you’re born in 1974 — the year that Landmark bought the Pen-Mar — you are now 38 years old. Your parents went to the Pen-Mar, you went to the Pen-Mar and your teenage children went to the Pen-Mar. We want to thank you for that and encourage all three generations to keep up the good work,” said McIntosh at the VIP event held on Wednesday evening.

Since the early 2000s, Landmark Cinemas has wanted to do something in Penticton. McIntosh admits although it was a bit of a “chore” jumping through environmental problems, real estate issues and other roadblocks, they are happy they found a home. The Winnipeg

Street site they have built on, that was once a Safeway, a Canadian Tire and eventually a Liquidation World store, was actually under contract in 2005.

“No one has wanted it worse than Landmark Cinemas. The Pen-Mar has under-serviced your community for a long, long time — we have known that and have tried to put something new in place,” said McIntosh.

The new 23,500-square-foot, stateof-the-art complex with 1,142 rocker seats has been designed and built with the ultimate customer experience in mind.

“The existing Landmark Cinema, the Pen-Mar, has served the Penticton area for nearly half a century and it is indeed past its best by date,” said Neil Campbell, chief operating of¿cer of Landmark Cinemas of Canada. “Penticton has shown Landmark Cinemas such tremendous support over the years, so we are extremely proud to open this state-of-the-art cinema complex in this community so that the people of Penticton can enjoy all the magic of the mov-

ies once again.”

Also in the Landmark Cinemas 7 Penticton is stadium seating for unobstructed sight lines, wall-to-wall wrap around screens and RealD 3D technology in ¿ve of the seven auditoriums.

Taking the rush out of the theatre experience is complimentary reserved seating and Landmark’s Quick Tix, a computerized ticketing system that provides the self-serve, same-day and advanced ticketing purchases online, mobile and at the theatre. The theatre is also equipped with closed-captioning devices and low-level hearing headsets.

Landmark Cinemas also stated they are committed to continuing to be an active member in the community.

“We have been part of the Penticton community for a long time now and this city really represents the type of family values and corporate commitment that we value as a company.

We look forward to working with our customers and local businesses in order to continue to be a real part of the community landscape” Campbell said.

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MOVIE PATRONS stock up on refreshments during the special VIP movie night Wednesday at the new Landmark Cinema 7 in Penticton. The seven-screen theatre opens to the public on Friday.

Twin Lakes resident fears fallout from potential slide Joe Fries Western News Staff

Two refrigerator-sized boulders have calved off a hillside above Sam Verigin’s home, and she’s worried it’s just a matter of time before the entire slope lets go.

“There’s no doubt in my mind it’s imminent,” said Verigin, whose home is perched on a hillside overlooking Highway 3A just a few kilometres from the Twin Lakes Golf Course.

“You can’t move this much vegetation and this much rock and soil without having repercussions.”

The material was removed when owners of the new Kaleden Acres subdivision punched in a road for the 20-lot development that borders Verigin’s property. The new access, dubbed Resolute Road, was paved last year, except for a steep, gravel switchback that leads to the upper reaches of the site.

That switchback is currently blocked by the two boulders, and a large, arch-shaped ¿ssure is visible on the hillside into which it’s cut. At the top of the hill, the rift looks in places to be 10 metres deep and three metres wide.

Verigin, whose home is about 300 metres downhill of the ¿ssure, said the chasm materialized in the spring and grew throughout the summer. She suspects blasting work on the switchback may be to blame.

The bed-and-breakfast operator has corresponded with government of¿cials about Kaleden Acres for the past few years, mostly around sewage, water and wildlife concerns.

“Now the main concern is the mountain is falling,” she said.

On Monday, Verigin sent photos of the ¿s-

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A FISSURE has opened up on a hillside above Sam Verigin’s home near Twin Lakes. Engineers have apparently determined her house, about 300 metres downhill, will be spared if the slope lets loose, but Verigin isn’t so sure.

sure to Tom Siddon, the area director for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, who promptly contacted the proper authorities.

Two B.C. government ministries then Àew engineers to the site by helicopter Tuesday morning to assess it.

“It was my instinct from seeing those pictures that something out of the ordinary is going on here,” said Siddon, who viewed the scene in person on Wednesday.

“You can see something has happened fairly recently,” he continued, noting the fresh-

looking trees that have been uprooted in the affected area.

Mark Woods, community services manger for the RDOS, also had a look for himself, but after discussing the situation with the engineers decided not to evacuate Verigin.

“As much as there is no doubt a lot of material there, and it appears it is failing and there could be an imminent failure of even more material, the level of risk to her and her home is quite limited,” Woods said.

Verigin said the engineers told her if the

slope does let go, they think the material will slide away perpendicular to her home, which is separated from the area of concern by some trees.

Woods said, however, that of¿cials will continue to monitor the situation and, “If we see a lot of rain activity, we’ll be back out there looking at it and assessing that.”

Any remediation work, he added, will be at the expense of the developer because it’s private property.

Kaleden Acres’ website says it’s a project of Unearth Enterprises, “a geological consulting company to the petroleum industry” that got into land development with a 28-lot residential subdivision in Peachland. Unearth’s website lists its two directors as Mark Goulden and Kathleen Jagger.

Reached via email, Goulden said: “We are aware of this slide problem and have been in touch with the engineers and geotechnical professionals who worked on the project ... and as soon as we are advised on the proper course of action, we will do what is necessary to correct it.”

Kaleden Acres went on the market in early 2012. Construction began last month on the subdivision’s ¿rst home.

According to Siddon, the B.C. Transportation Ministry is ultimately responsible for approving new rural subdivisions in the province.

The ministry did not respond by deadline to a request for comment.

Siddon told an RDOS board meeting Thursday that he doesn’t think Highway 3A would be in danger if the rock face above Verigin’s home fell, “but if I was living in this woman’s house, I’d be quite concerned.”

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A strongly worded letter from the Penticton Indian Band has prompted the Okanagan Skaha School District to scuttle a plan to hire someone to expand its aboriginal culture program.

The district advertised the position during the summer, but apparently didn’t speak with the PIB about it.

“As we are considered as the host First Nation community for this area, our concern and disappointment is with the fact that we were never consulted with or included in the development of the cultural position,” band councillor Joseph Pierre wrote in his letter to the school board.

He claims the position was instead developed in consultation with the Ooknakane Friendship Centre, which is “an urban aboriginal organization” that does not speak on behalf of the “original people” of the Syilx Nation.

Further, he writes that agreements between the school district and PIB outline the need for school of¿cials to consult with the band on development and

implementation of new programming to increase students’ awareness of its history and culture.

Pierre, who did not respond to a request for comment, noted though that the PIB agrees the new position is “an excellent idea” in principle.

A full review of the district’s aboriginal education program was completed last spring and the position was discussed with PIB education staff and others partner groups during that process, superintendent Wendy Hyer told the school board at its Monday meeting.

Nonetheless, the job posting has been withdrawn “to demonstrate that we do have a clear commitment” to consult with the PIB, Hyer said.

The job will remain in limbo until such time as fuller consultation can take place, which Hyer expects will take “awhile.” But she said she expects the position will be ¿lled by the start of the next school year if the district does indeed decide to repost it. In the meantime, the district will “reassign responsibilities” to others to meet the expected outcomes of the cancelled job.

The South Okanagan continues to be in the high or extreme ¿re danger rating, keeping the Wild¿re Management Branch busy.

“Crews have responded to 440 wild¿res so far this year, and seven wild¿res have started in the past week,” said Fionna Tollovsen, provincial ¿re information of¿cer. “The public is asked to remain vigilant and use extreme caution during this prolonged period of dry forest conditions.”

Wild¿re crews are working with the Keremeos Fire Department to control a blaze ¿ve kilometres south of Cawston that is estimated to be at 16 hectares.

On Wednesday, 24 ¿re¿ghters and two helicopters worked to establish ¿reguards in accessible areas around the ¿re and to apply water to cool down hot spots. The Wild¿re Management Branch said due to the steep and inaccessible terrain within the ¿re, crews will not be able to safely access some areas. They predict smoke from this ¿re will be visible until conditions cool down and the area receives precipitation.

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Just over $1 million worth of parking tickets have been issued

by Penticton bylaw of¿cers in the past ¿ve years, but the city has only collected a third of that amount.

Between Jan. 1, 2008 and Aug. 31, 2012, rule-breakers paid a total of $358,272 in ¿nes on tickets worth $1,045,689, according to ¿gures provided by the city. The ¿nes go into general revenue.

About half the total face value of the tickets, $513,642, was written off in the form of discounts for early payment, which turns a $35 ¿ne for parking in front of an expired meter into a $10 penalty if paid within 14 days.

Another $21,508 was cancelled after tickets were reversed, usually due to a meter malfunction, while another $2,280 was credited back to people who overpaid.

That still leaves $155,824 in outstanding ¿nes that the city is virtually powerless to collect.

About the only thing it can do is make life dif¿cult for repeat offenders by towing vehicles or referring overdue tickets to a collection agency.

Ken Kunka, the city’s building and permitting manager, said if a vehicle with three outstanding tickets is cited for a fourth, a tow truck is also called. The vehicle owner then has to pay towing and storage fees to have the vehicle released, but not the tickets that prompted the hook.

“That’s something that the city is working towards,” Kunka said.

Dena Swann, a Naramata woman who visits Penticton often, was surprised to learn how much money drivers owe on unpaid tickets. She said it should give the city pause to reÀect on whether it’s even worth it to keep up the ¿ght.

“Does it really make sense to have paid parking? I guess that question would come up,” she said last week, after pulling into the metered parking in front of Penticton City Hall and promptly depositing 50 cents to keep her car safe while she ran errands.

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DENA SWANN faithfully feeds parking meters after catching a break from a bylaw officer a year ago. Not everyone has been so lucky, as the city issued $1 million worth of tickets in the past five years.

Swann said she has faithfully paid the tolls since catching a break about a year ago from a bylaw of¿cer who caught her with a freshly expired meter.

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That bit of charity caught Swann by surprise, “so I took it as a gift and chose to pay from that point forward.”

Kunka said bylaw of¿cers are encouraged to have a heart when it’s a close call or if extenuating circumstances, like a medical emergency, are to blame for a parking violation.

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lation and rules that if they get bent too often it’s hard to keep a fair and even line for everyone.”

Parking offences and ¿nes have been trending upward since 2008, when 5,087 tickets were issued that netted the city $58,403. By 2011, the volume of tickets increased to 6,843 and payments totalled $82,100.

Through the ¿rst eight months of 2012, there were 5,478 tickets issued and $60,000 in ¿nes collected.

Kunka said both enforcement staf¿ng and ¿ne amounts have remained relatively stable over that time, so he was at a loss to explain the rising numbers. He said, though, that it’s a function of how much time bylaw of¿cers spend on traf¿c patrol, rather than investigating other complaints like property offences.

West Bench fire protection ironed out Steve Kidd Western News Staff

After not having a contract since 2010, the City of Penticton and West Bench will soon have a new ¿re protection agreement.

The last ¿re protection agreement expired at the end of 2010. Since then, the agreement has been mutually extend by resolution, both by Penticton city council and the Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen until a new agreement was prepared.

The main delay to negotiating a new agreement, said city treasurer Doug Leahy, was taxation changes after the Penticton Indian Band was granted taxing jurisdiction over band lands in 2009. Fire protection services for those areas, which includes the Red Wing resort, will now be handled under a separate agreement.

Under the new agreement, the regional district will be cost sharing in all ¿re department costs; previously, ¿re education services were not included.

Total costs of the ¿re department have also been modi¿ed to include depreciation on improvements and buildings, and the administration fee has increased from ¿ve to seven per cent.

The lone holdout was Coun. Helen Konanz, who voted against endorsing the new agreement. While she didn’t disagree with the terms, Konanz said that if West Bench wanted to use so many city services, the community should amalgamate with Penticton.

“They use every service that we have, basically. In every single way, they are a part of this community.

They work here, they play here, they ride their bikes, they do everything here. It’s a waste of money, time, everything, to have that community separate from Penticton,” said Konanz. “I don’t think we should keep promoting separating services or renting out our services to them. They should just amalgamate with us and become part of our community.”

Leahy said negotiations have commenced with the PIB to create a second agreement to cover bandowned lands in the area.

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Implications of law go beyond borders

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hange isn’t easy for most of us. Sometimes we require a little prodding to do things in a different way.

This was the case when the B.C. government instituted Grant’s Law, which included a requirement for gas stations to require their patrons to pay before pumping their gas.

The law was named to remember Grant de Patie, a Maple Ridge gas station attendant who was dragged more than seven kilometres under a stolen car during a 2005 gas-and-dash robbery for $12 worth of fuel.

Initially, some gas station owners were resistant, citing increased costs to convert gas pumps to new technology. Another concern was customer complaint. Some said requiring drivers to pay before pumping gas was an unnecessary inconvenience, requiring additional time for consumers.

After the law was passed, however, a different picture emerged. The crime of gas-anddash has been virtually eliminated, thereby saving gas companies previously lost revenue.

There are also savings realized to all taxpayers as police are no longer being called out to investigate this type of crime and the justice system is no longer dealing with these types of thefts on a regular basis.

By and large, B.C. residents accepted the new system with minimal fuss. With the advent of a similar death in Ontario, Grant de Patie’s father Doug is now renewing his ¿ght to bring in similar legislation across the country.

B.C.’s experience shows a simple change such as pay-before-you-pump can have farreaching implications, including where it counts most — helping to protect lives.

And that is a goal that stretches beyond all borders, political and geographic.

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Pen-Mar filled with memories Sticky Àoors be gone.

We have been a patient bunch, us movie-goers in Penticton. And ¿nally, today it has all paid off. The glimmering, modern-looking building that has gone up downtown is the home of our new Landmark Cinema 7 Penticton. And, compared to the Pen-Mar, it is a mansion.

I caught myself forgetting that I was in this luxurious new theatre for just a second at a special VIP night on Wednesday, but the wall-to-wall screen brought me back. By habit, I was leaning forward in my chair, trying to keep my legs and arms to myself, when I realized there was actually a head rest I could lean into; and could even spread out a little as I wasn’t encroaching on anyone’s bubble.

As much as I love this new shiny and high-tech theatre, I will always remember the PenMar. It is a bittersweet farewell to a place I worked at behind the concession and as a projectionist.

While popcorn messes and pop spills are no longer part of my life, the memories of work-

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At Random ing at the Pen-Mar will be the ones that stick. I forged many friendships with the people I worked with, and now, well over a decade later, I am still friends with many of those same people that put on those hideous clip-on maroon bowties and buttery aprons each night.

It was a place where work and social lives collided. Even well after shifts were over, I can remember hanging around the theatre — much to the dismay of our non-theatre friends who were also forced to wait for us there.

We would meet for latenight staff showings to preview movies coming out the next day, plaster the windows with black garbage bags and run around the theatre playing laser tag after hours, dance as we cleaned the auditoriums in between matinees and evening shows and would try and oneup each other in sales at the concession. Co-workers dated, broke up and became friends and did it all over again. For others, it was where they took the ¿rst steps to building a life together — the sales manager at the Western News met his wife when they both worked at the Pen-Mar. As a movie-goer, I wont miss the dark, outdated Pen-Mar. Computerized touch screens in the new theatre glow everywhere. Bright LCD screens dot the walls, replacing the brassy coloured, dusty poster frames at the Pen-Mar. As for the movies themselves, they no longer come in canisters full of ¿lm, everything is digital.

Now that I am older, it is easy to see where that family and friends type of atmosphere originated at the Pen-Mar. It is

evident in how the company runs itself.

On Wednesday, head of¿ce staff from Landmark Cinemas, who have probably travelled to Penticton more than any other place these past few years, took time to thank some of their partners, many of whom have worked with the company building theatres for over 20 years. Amazing in a time where the lowest bid usually wins over loyalty.

They thanked the Gerrits family, who sat on the potentially valuable piece of land that the theatre is built on for a long time, waiting for what they wanted to see in downtown Penticton. Opportunities may have been passed up, but they had a vision of what was needed in the city’s core, like many others in local government and business who supported the initiative.

While the Pen-Mar is no longer, the new building will take on its namesake and be a true landmark in the community.

Kristi Patton is the entertainment editor with the Penticton Western News.

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Insults drown out input on KVR Trail I attended the meeting about the KVR plan on Sept. 18.

Unfortunately the meeting was dominated in a very unpleasant way by the proponents of motorized traf¿c. I was very disheartened by the lack of civility and respect on the part of some of the participants.

The meeting began with area director Karla Kozakavich acknowledging the interest and the strong feelings that many people have regarding motorized/non-motorized use of the KVR Trail in the Naramata area. She asked for orderly and respectful discourse. Many people abided by this but quite a few supporters of motorized traf¿c showed no respect and constantly interrupted the presenter as well as some of the speakers by making loud, disruptive comments.

One example: When a resident was speaking about the noise and dust created by quads speeding regularly near his home, an opponent yelled at him to “move.” There are many local people who support the plan but it is no surprise that they did not wish to subject themselves to abusive remarks

Terry Fox’s dream is still alive

Sept. 16 was a beautiful sunny day, and thanks to all participants, pledges, volunteers and donors it was a huge success. Three hundred participants raised $5,255.52 for cancer research, so give yourself a big pat on the back for your support and commitment to the 32nd annual Terry Fox Run in Penticton.

I had the privilege to organize our run this year with the input and great work from the volunteers on the organizing committee and the volunteers who stepped forward on the day of the run. Job well done everyone. Our thanks to Steve King, Meghan McCafferty, Gillian Russell, Mayor Ashton and the pipers from the City of Penticton Pipe Band who sent everyone on a rousing send-off.

In the months leading up to the Terry Fox Run, I was introduced to so many wonderful people who helped by supplying time, products, talents and recourses to our cause, as we have no budget to operate, which in turn provides the highest percentage directly to cancer research, as was Terry’s desire and the Terry Fox Foundation has maintained, allowing 85 per cent of all donations to go directly to cancer research. Thank you so much.

The media did a fantastic job of getting the message out to everyone about the run. As well, the city and private businesses allowed us to put our message on signboards around the city and Cherry Lane mall and the farmers market allowed us to provide information, get pledges, and allowed people to donate to the run that couldn’t attend. Thank you for your contributions to help keep Terry’s dream alive.

This year’s run saw such a wide variety of everyone in the community from families with their children and pets, to grandparents with their grandchildren, teams coming together and folks who have been coming to the run for years and obviously bringing along friends and neighbours to create such a large crowd. There were quite a number of the crowd signing the board: “I am running for,” indicating the number of people affected by this terrible disease and wanting to do all they can to help end it.

And for anybody who took part in the run who did not get a sticker or ribbon, I now have them.

In conclusion, with immense gratitude from The Terry Fox Foundation I quote Terry Fox’s words: “Even if I don’t ¿nish, we need others to continue, it’s got to keep going without me.”

Thank you Penticton, we will see you again next year.

Bill Palmer Penticton

like that. Many offensive and crude comments were loudly made, often from the back of the room.

Those making the comments didn’t represent their cause very well as it can be assumed they have the same disrespectful attitude when driving vehicles on the trail. While not all drivers are like that, I personally have encountered quite a few who are extremely loud, do not slow down, race back and forth and who make no effort to share the trail. In one instance, there was no accommodation to make way for my young grandchildren, and another time, my dog came close to being hit by a fast-moving truck.

I was also surprised by comments expressed in the meeting indicating that public input should have been sought before now. I’ve been following this issue for a couple of years through local media and the RDOS site and, in my opinion, there has been plenty of information provided, including meetings and a survey to gather opinions.

Although I support non-motorized use of the trail, at least

Community has spoken

Having lived in Naramata for the past 15 years, I take exception to the point in Joe Fries’ article on the KVR Trail meeting that the vocal minority does not represent the broader community. I ¿nd there is an overwhelming number of people that are dead set against the development. In fact, a vast majority of the community oppose it.

Doug Weddell Naramata

Put legislature on the block

As the B.C. economy is stretched out of shape and the sale of B.C. gas has reached lows going back 10 years, I think the government should ¿nd new ways to economize.

For example, they could sell the legislative buildings in Victoria. This grand edi¿ce was used as a house of sober second thought for only 40-some days last year. There is no fall sitting planned this year.

The B.C. Liberals are no different than the NDP when they were in power. They didn’t know what it was for either.

This building is far too fancy and the real estate too expensive to be the repository for employees to rattle around in.

If we took the wrecking ball to it, at the price of copper today, the roof alone could help to meet our budget targets. Then look at the size of the lot it sits on. We could put affordable housing and shopping centres in there.

Or then again maybe we could sell it. Some rich entrepreneur like Bill Gates or Jimmy Pattison might ¿nd a use for it.

Or perhaps we should dignify it with palace status and the Royal Family could stay there when they come to Canada.

We could set up some Atco trailers in Kamloops — a more suitable place for the governance of the province — knock off some tables and benches and our esteemed politicians could use that for their sober second thought. While not in use for 10 months of the year, we move the trailers to school yards to use for classrooms or use them for dorms for hockey schools.

It would give the economy of Kamloops a boost and give the Interior residents a chance to see their government in action … if they were very quick and didn’t dawdle.

Elvena Slump Penticton

City cashes in on tips

After all the people that were here for the triathlon and in conversation with a friend who works at the trade and convention centre, I asked how they did on tips. I was informed that the city gets all the tips.

from Smethurst southward, I was at the meeting to learn as much as I could about the other side of the issue and to hear how compromises could be made. Some good points were raised, acknowledged by the panel and assurance was given that they will be taken into account. Despite that, it was quite obvious that some attendees wanted only to express anger and have their own demands met, not look for solutions.

The working group did an excellent job researching, preparing and presenting the material; they deserve to be thanked for their hard work. It is to their credit that they, particularly the main presenter, remained focused and responsive in the face of such disruption and insults.

It is always vital to have community input and involvement as all views need to be heard, but surely this can be accomplished without resorting to disrespectful and insulting behaviour.

Maureen Balcaen Naramata

These servers set up tables, serve the food, and do the cleanup after and they don’t get the tips?

I think it’s a disgrace. The people work hard and they deserve the tips, not the city. Maybe the city hopes to balance the budget on the backs of those who work in the service trades and try to make it a place people want to return to.

lish the relationship with their constituents, she will have to ban party discipline and insist our MLAs get their direction from the people and vote accordingly, without living in fear of reprisals from the party and leaders.

That would be a radical departure from the dictator-style governments we have in Canada today, but nothing less will make it happen.

Darline Harder Penticton

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Toy run rolling along

The Okanagan Motorcycle Riders Association, along with the Lions Club of Penticton and the Society of St. Vincent De Paul, would like to thank the generous sponsors who helped make the 25th annual South Okanagan Toy Run such a success. Further donations are always welcome at the Society of St. Vincent De Paul located at St. Ann’s Hall, 1296 Main St. Penticton.

Our sponsors are too many to list but we appreciate your generosity in helping the children of the South Okanagan who otherwise may not have a gift at Christmas.

A special thanks to all the participants who showed and rode. You helped to make this event the success it was.

Roy Colmer, toy run director Okanagan Motorcycle Riders Association

Political disconnect

Premier Christie Clark said the legislature leads to “bad ideas.” She is right about a number of things: Politicians have to reconnect with the people. They were elected as our trustees and they should be communicating with the people on a regular basis, just like directors of private corporations communicate with their shareholders.

The most effective way to bring about that dialogue is to hold town hall meetings on a regular basis, to listen to the people, and to discuss the merits of current and new programs and issues.

Her recent decision to let the Haisla Indian Band take ownership of a swath of coastal waterfront on the Douglas Channel near Kitimat is another example of a ‘bad idea’.

A public auction could conceivably have generated millions in revenues for the government directly by means of proceeds from the sale, and indirectly by means of tax revenues from potential future land users.

The disposition of these lands could impede the development of the land and the free Àow of seaborne traf¿c in the Douglas waterways.

She also says ‘this democracy’ belongs to the citizens, but party discipline has effectively destroyed that process.

If Clark wants to reconnect, and to re-estab-

Grateful for assistance

On Aug. 13, my husband collapsed after a beach volleyball game at Skaha Lake and help (911) was called immediately. Two men, one named Colin, helped me perform CPR on my husband.

Unfortunately, I left in the ambulance before ¿nding out the name of one young man. We are eternally grateful and would love to hear who he is. If anyone knows, we would appreciate letting us know. We are also thankful to the paramedics, Dr. Dyck and the rest of the staff in Emergency, ICU and SP3 for the care provided.

We would also like to thank all our friends for their ongoing support and help through this dif¿cult time. The SOVA beach league has also been very kind and thoughtful throughout this ordeal.

Great care was provided in Penticton Regional Hospital as well as Royal Jubillee in Victoria. Thank you to everyone. It is nice to see that there are good people out there. Blaine is healing slowly and happy to be home.

Shannon and Blaine Carver Penticton

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LYNN WELLS, Jenny Hunt and co-ordinator Cameron Baughen of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen solid waste program dig into some composting material at a seminar Sunday at the Vancouver Avenue community gardens.

It’s hoped a weekend workshop on the ¿ner points of composting will help the practice go viral.

Nine people earned the right to call themselves master composters after completing the two-day seminar offered by the Regional

District of OkanaganSimilkameen to ultimately help divert more organic waste from area land¿lls.

Instructor Cameron Baughen expects his students will now share their knowledge with others who might ¿nd the art of controlled decomposition a little yucky.

“Sometimes people

are afraid of composting for the wrong reasons: they think it has to be smelly or gross,” said Baughen, also the RDOS solid waste management co-ordinator.

“So by training a small group of people each year, it’s the nucleus for bigger change.”

The key, he said, is to bury food waste — like uncooked vegetable parts, but never cheese or meat — under other organic matter like leaves, to keep away Àies and eliminate odours. Then

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“This is what master composters are trying to do: help people that are already composting get a bit better, help people that haven’t composted before to learn more; and to maybe talk to people who are scared of composting and explain that it’s really easy,” Baughen said.

The weekend seminar consisted of a daylong classroom session that covered basics like the chemistry of decomposition, followed by a half-day at a Penticton community garden where students built a composter.

Part-time Hedley resident Bill Day was among the learners, and said he’ll use his newfound knowledge to help the community’s super-sized compost pile continue its slow rot.

In May, locals began building a raised garden called a hugelbeet, which is now a windrow of organic material that’s about three metres high, 10 metres wide and 50 metres long, according to Day. “It’s a way of dealing with the problem of large volumes of yard waste, which used to be just dumped around the community, which was unsightly and unhealthy and dangerous.”

Besides getting rid of the waste, Day continued, the hugelbeet is expected to one day be planted with decorative vegetation that cover the former mine tailings meadow upon which it was built.

This past weekend’s seminar was the fourth annual event offered by the RDOS, and two former students were honoured this week by the regional district for sharing their skills with the greater community.

The hounourees are Philip Watson, who took the class in 2010 and helped educate people on composting equipment in the Summerland area; and Elisabeth Rettke, who attended the workshop in 2011 and has since played a key role in maintaining the composting program at the Keremeos-area Sunkatchers RV Park where she lives.

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Kitchen Stove Film Festival heats up Weiwei is plain-spoken, irreverent and uncompromisingly critical of the arbitrary use of government power. The imprisonment, suppression and persecution of his father, the poet Ai Qing, has strongly impacted his art — his work often hints of violence while at other times is incredibly calm and expansive.

This timely ¿lm is essentially a portrait of a key contemporary artist but the camera lens also focuses on China’s internal politics in the wake of Olympic promise and growth.

“We recognized a long time ago a need for this kind of ¿lm in our community and people de¿nitely look forward to the series when the program is released,” said Fulbrook.

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“Because we are an art gallery we try to bring the ideas of art and art history into the series as much as possible. The second ¿lm deals with one of the most renowned contemporary artists practising internationally right now. It sounds like it is going to be an amazing documentary,” said Fulbrook.

The documentary, which will be shown on Nov. 8, is by Chinese and political activist Ai Weiwei with Never Sorry. Weiwei was the artistic design consultant for Beijing’s Olympic Bird’s Nest stadium and was runner-up for Time Magazine’s 2011 Person of the Year.

But in China, he is subject to surveillance and endures swift censorship of his work and activities. From 2008-10, Beijing-based journalist and ¿lmmaker Alison Klayman had close contact to Weiwei and documents his preparation of a major exhibition, captures intimate exchanges with his family and exposes his increasingly public clashes with the Chinese government.

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As movie-goers in Penticton rejoice that a new theatre has been opened, so too do the organizers of the Kitchen Stove Film Series.

“The Pen Mar certainly has its charm, but, theatrically in terms of seating, quality of sound, screen and whatnot we are all totally looking forward to this new theatre,” said Rosemarie Fulbrook, Penticton Art Gallery Administrator.

The Kitchen Stove Film Series is an income development initiative of the Penticton Art Gallery. Broadening the de¿nition of the visual arts to include the medium of ¿lm, the series aims to inspire, challenge, educate and entertain while showcasing excellence in the cinematic arts.

“We have a bit of a condensed program with the new Landmark Cinema 7 opening, so we thought at this point we would wait until January when we will have more new releases out to give us something a little more current,” said Fulbrook.

“During the selection process

we basically look for ¿lms that are getting awesome reviews and that we think the audience in Penticton will really enjoy.”

The ¿rst ¿lm of this year Beasts of the Southern Wild is showing on Oct. 18 at 4 and 7 p.m. Directed by Benh Zeitlin, this post-apocalyptic fable follows the story of Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis), a precocious six-year-old with a wild hairdo who tries to make sense of her place in a messy, shifting world. And, that is an island located in a Louisiana bayou cut off from civilization and industrialization. Hushpuppy lives with her terminally ill, alcoholic father, Wink (Dwight Henry, in a makeshift, self-reliant, if not exactly harmonious community. For all his lapses, Wink is trying to raise his daughter with suf¿cient skills and grit so when the temperatures rise, the waters surge and wild aurochs arrive, this resilient young heroine is equal to the task of survival.

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He has sold-out multiple cities in the United States, but Eric Church’s inaugural headlining arena tour, The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour, won’t stop there.

Announced Thursday, Church will commence his ¿rst-ever Canadian tour, which includes a stop in Penticton at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Feb. 1. Special guest Colt Ford will join Church on the tour.

Church was honoured as the mostnominated country artist by the 2012 CMA Awards, Church has become a household name in country music since the release of his RIAA-Platinum (U.S.) and Gold (Canada) certi¿ed album Chief, which has included two Canadian No. 1 singles to date, with Springsteen and Drink in My Hand.

Moreover, he performed Springsteen on the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMAs) this year, and fans can expect him to perform 90 dates on The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Not only has The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour received huge response from fans, but it has also been met with praise by many outlets including The Boston Globe which reported, “With his vivid songs, frenetic performances, and outsider allure, Church is a refreshing ¿gure on the country scene.”

The Reading Eagle added, “It’s been said a transcendent concert can resemble a religious experience, but this took it to a new level ... the 34year-old frequently exploded from the mic stand, arms pounding his chest, screaming at the crowd to boost an energy level that pyrotechnics and explosions had already elevated ... the energy roared.”

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Genova not to be neglected Writing this column, I’m lucky to have many people stop and chat with me about books. By far the most recommended read is Still Alice by Lisa Genova. In fact, while selecting eggs at the grocery store, a reader held onto my cart until she had ¿nished her passionate praise for the book.

The reader wasn’t impressed when I told her that while Still Alice sounded great, I was reluctant to delve into the subject matter — a woman’s rapid descent into early onset Alzheimer’s. When Genova released her second novel, Left Neglected, I wasn’t much tempted to read it either. Genova, who has a PhD from Harvard in neuroscience, had again decided to ¿ctionalize brain malfunction.

However, because

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readers were still stopping me and praising Genova’s superlative writing powers, I vowed to make my way through Left Neglected. Thank goodness I ¿nally listened. Left Neglected is the amazing story of a high-powered career woman and mother, who while talking on the phone gets in a horri¿c car accident. Sarah Nickerson’s skull is caved in so that she sustains brain damage to her right hemisphere.

This damage creates a bizarre condition — Sar-

ah no longer recognizes anything on the left side of her body. She doesn’t know she has a left hand, arm, foot. She doesn’t know anything exists on the left side of a room.

She doesn’t see anything placed on the left side of her plate. Even though she remembers the concept of left and right, when reminded to look left, she can’t ¿nd it. Sarah spends months in the hospital trying to relocate left, and learning to re-navigate the world without being aware of left. It is, understandably, a dif¿cult time.

She wonders how her husband, her family and co-workers will think of her now that she has this handicap. She wonders if she will ever work again.

And, if she doesn’t, how will she pay for all of her ongoing care?

Surprisingly, this is more a fascinating than depressing read. With her great imagination and character sensitivity, Genova is able to show readers exactly what it would be like to live with brain malfunction. It’s a treat to be in the hands of someone so knowledgeable about the human brain, and aside from a few clichés, to be in the hands a great storyteller.

I was so impressed

by Left Neglected, I will go back and give Still Alice a try. Genova has a brand new novel about autism coming out this fall called Love Anthony.

She is currently working on a fourth book. I plan to read them all. Otherwise, I’ll count on you to remind me!

Heather Allen is a writer and reader living in Penticton.

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DRUMMING UP SUPPORT —Treasurer Gail Pearce of the Pentastic Jazz Festival with music instructors Justin Glibbery (right) of Penticton Secondary School and Don Grant of Princess Margaret Secondary School talk with student musician Ben Stuchberry. On behalf of the festival, Pearce gave each of the instructors cheques for $1,000 towards the schools respective music programs. The money came from donations received at the free festival concert and gospel service.

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Oct. 5 — Tavis Weir will be performing at the Cobblestone Wine Bar and Restaurant at the Naramata Heritage Inn and Spa. Oct. 6 — Award winning Canadian play Jake’s Gift, a one-woman play by Julia Mackey at Dream Café. Tickets are $20.

Oct. 6 — Elvis Evolution will be on stage at the Barley Mill Pub at 8 p.m. Penticton’s very own Adam Fitzpatrick is breaking out his Blue Suede Shoes for a very special one night show. Tickets available for $10 each.

Oct. 13 — Sarah Hagen is giving a piano recital at 2 p.m. in Saint Saviour’s Church. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for seniors and free for children 12 and under. Purchase at Hooked On Books or the church ofÀce.

Oct. 17 — A blend of folk, hip hop, swing, jazz, rock and electronic; Dirty Grace is performing at Voodoo’s at 8 p.m.

Oct. 18 — Johnny Cash in concert by tribute artist Gary Kehoe. All proceeds will go towards Grand-

mothers For Africa for the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Show is 7 p.m. at the Barking Parrot. Tickets are $10 at the front desk or 250-492-7883.

Oct. 6 and 7 — 2012 Fall Art Trip. Self guided studio tours along the wine trails of the South Okanagan from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more info visit www.studiotour.wordpress.com.

Oct.7 — Annual Apple Day at the Keremeos Grist Mill and Gardens. Music, entertainment, interactive presentations, contests, prizes and more on the last weekend the mill will be open to visitors for the 2012 season.

Oct. 14 — Comedian Lorne Elliott performing The Upside of the Downturn at the Centre Stage Theatre in Summerland at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at Martin’s Flowers and the Dragon’s Den. A portion of the proceeds will go towards the creation of the annual George Ryga award for Social Awareness in B.C. writing and publishing.

Oct. 18 to 22 —South Okanagan Amateur Players present The Long Weekend by Norm Foster at the Cannery Stage. Showtimes are 8 p.m. and tickets are $18 at Dragon’s Den. Oct. 20 — Community Foundation of the South Okanagan is bringing together three comedians from Last Comic Standing at the Barking Parrot.

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SENIORS SINGLES LUNCH Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250770-8622.

SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN Centre invites the public to bring its dancing shoes

for an evening of entertainment with Borderline Swing at 7:30 p.m. $5 per person. Refreshments will be available.

890 WING OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. CARE CLOSET THRIFT Store at 574 Main St. has

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SENIOR COMPUTER DROPIN Sessions are held every Monday and Friday afternoons from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

These sessions are for members to help solve problems other members

may be experiencing with their computers.

PENTICTON SENIORS DROPIN Centre has chess at noon.

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 BIG book, 12x12 thumper group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Naramata group meets 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 Wade Ave. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday.

ANAVETS has karaoke from 7 p.m. to close.

BEREAVEMENT WALKING GROUP for those who are grieving the death of a loved one. Meeting Friday mornings until Oct. 26.

Come and meet at 9:45 a.m. at the Japanese Garden Gate behind the Penticton Art Gallery.

Leisurely walk followed by a coffee time afterward.

For more information, call Andrea at 250-492-9071 (ext. 2203).

ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has drop-in darts/pool starts at 6:30 p.m.

SUMMERLAND PLEASURE PAINTERS meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower hall of the Summerland Library.

BC SPCA has a canine companion youth workshop Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2200 Dartmouth Dr. Sign up by emailing Rachelle Kidd at kids@ spca.bc.ca. The cost is $30 per child, or $25 for Kids Club members when you use the discount code SPOT. SCHOOLS OUT DAYCAMP offers your favourite

games, activities, crafts, swimming and much more piled into one funfilled day Oct. 5 and 19 for kids aged six to 12 years. Cost is $25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an additional Keeners program for children wanting to attend before and after.

For more information call the Community Centre at 250-490-2426.

FRATERNAL ORDER of the Eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. with proceeds to charity. Entertainment by Buzz at 7 p.m.

F UNTIMERS T HE BALLROOM Dance Club holds a dance most Fridays upstairs at the Elks Club located at 343 Ellis St. at 7:30 p.m. Ballroom and Latin dancing. Nonmembers welcome.

Details at www.funtimers.bravehost.com or call Brian on 250-492-7036.

SATURDAY October 6

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m.

PENTICTON SENIORS DropIn Centre has partner cribbage every first and third Saturday of the month.

JEWISH LEARNING CENTRE for Christians is at 10 a.m. at the Bethel Pentecostal Church at 945 Main St. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS has its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave., and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. ANAVETS has fun pool at noon, supper at 5:30 p.m.

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ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has crib at 10 a.m., drop-in darts at 4 p.m., meat draw at 5:30 p.m. with a dinner at 5:30 p.m. and karaoke

by Anita at 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY October 7

SURVIVORSHIP DRAGON BOAT TEAM flea market runs every Sunday at 1652 Fairview Rd. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

BC SPCA FLEA market is at 1550 Main St. (in front of Wholesale Club) every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For info, call 250493-0136.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETS in OK Falls at 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 closed men’s group meets at 11 a.m. at the Eagle’s, 1197 Main St., side door, upstairs.

ANAVETS has horse races and a meat draw at 2 p.m. and hamburgers from 1 to 3 p.m.

FRATERNAL ORDER of the Eagles has burgers and fries from noon to 4 p.m.

Beaver races start at 4 p.m.

All proceeds going to charity.

CHURCH LAKELANDS holds Sunday services on the second floor of the Penticton Community Centre from 2 to 3:30 pm.

Come and share the love and grace of Jesus Christ.

Everyone is welcome. For more info call 250-4885275.

THE ANNUAL APPLE DAY end of season celebration at The Grist Mill in Keremeos will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Apple pie judging is at 2 p.m. with sales at 3 p.m. Entries are due at the apple pie baking contest booth by the tea room gift shop no later than 1 p.m.

PENTICTON AND DISTRICT STAMP Club is meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. at

the Penticton Library/ Museum. All visitors welcome.

LADIES AUXILIARY to cater food and beverage at the Sports Sunday at the hall at 502 Martin St. ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has dog races at 2:30 p.m., M&M meat draw, door prizes, Last Man Standing as well as pool and darts.

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M ENTAL 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.

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.

SENIORS PENTICTON Drop-In Centre has improver line dance at 9 a.m., Scrabble at 10 a.m, easy to intermediate line dance and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities.

PENTICTON ACADEMY OF Music women’s choir rehearses at the Leir House under the direction of Joanne Forsyth from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members welcome. For information please call 250-493-7977.

GOLDEN ECHOES CHOIR has sessions every Monday at the Seniors Centre on Winnipeg and Wade every Monday at 10 a.m. For information call 250-487-1550 or 250-487-2177.

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ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has pub league darts at 7 p.m.

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S OUTH O KANAGAN TOASTMASTERS meet Tuesdays 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 250-4965931 or Sally at 250-4926556.

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 157 Wade Ave. at St. Andrew’s Presbytarian Call 250-490-9272 for information.

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. PIECEFUL EVENING QUILT Guild meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Penticton Seniors DropIn Centre on 2965 South Main St. For more info call Sue 250-492-0890, Fran 250-497-7850 or PennyApril 250 493-8183.

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 1 and 7 p.m., fun league darts and yoga at 7 p.m.

N AVAL P ENTICTON VETERANS meet every second Tuesday at 1 p.m. at 502 Martin St. CONCERT PENTICTON 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 in the Ark at 1498 Government St. has free drop-off program for elementary aged kids from 2:45 to 5 p.m. A safe place to play games (computers, Wii, PS3, Lego, pool, airhockey), make crafts, gym time, snacks. Everyone is welcome.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 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. As well, the beginners’ meeting runs at 8 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbytirian Church at 157 Wade Ave. PENTICTON 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.

O KANAGAN S OUTH TOASTMASTERS in Oliver will improve your speaking and leadership skills, become a better listener.

They meet at 7 p.m. at 6129 Kootenay St. Come and check it out. Contact Rachel 250-490-6799 or Bill 250-485-0006.

WELLNESS SENIORS SOCIETY is partnering with the Rites of Passage Penticton: Conversations about Grief and Loss from 10 to 11:30 a.m. as well as Oct. 16 at 102-301 Main St. Call 250-487-7455 for more information.

ANAVETS HAS KARAOKE with Monica at 7 p.m. and sing for your supper twofor-one burgers by Stu. MUSEUM PENTICTON BROWN Bag lectures has Lisa Scott, a local biologist, discussing the topic of ‘Mussels and Rock

Snot and Snakeheads, oh my’ about alien aquatic species that are invading the waterways of western North America from noon to 1 p.m.

PENTICTON WOMEN IN Business has a luncheon at the Penticton Ramada Inn from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Pre-registration by Oct. 6 is necessary to pwib@ telus.net. Lunch is $20 for members and $25 for guests. Payable at the door and cash or cheque only.

PENTICTON WHOLE FOODS Market has a free seminar on organic versus conventional food systems from 7 to 8:30 p.m. No ticket required.

PENTICTON TUNE AGERS choir, for those 50 and over, under the direction of Gerald Nadeau is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the St. Anne’s Church basement at 1296 Main St. DO YOU SING high? Do you sing low? Whatever your range, we want to know.

A cappella at the Shatford Centre with Peach Blossom Chorus.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE Therapy Day is having an orientation for prospective handlers at 6:30 p.m. and there will be a dog evaluation on Oct. 20. For further info or to register, call 250493-5537.

is provided, learn new skills. Contact Angelika Eneas at 250-460-1282 or at AEneas@okanagan. bc.ca.

B.C. SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY Penticton branch is offering education programs for families in the fall, which are Kids in Control for children ages 8 to 13 and Teens in Control for ages 13-17.

These interactive group sessions provide the tools and coping skills that will help them grow up happy and healthy despite their challenges and risks.

Teens in Control starts Oct. 11 for eight weeks from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Kids in Control starts Oct. 13 for eight weeks from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Parent/guardian consent is required for the children and youth programs.

Strengthening Families Together for adult family members or other persons supporting a person with a mental health concern is every fourth Thursday of the month (except December) from 6 to 8 p.m. from Sept. 26 or five Saturdays Oct. 20 to Nov. 24 (except Nov. 10) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch provided).

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Richard (Rick) Thorpe Director - Western Canada The Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA) is pleased to announce the election of Richard (Rick) Thorpe as the association’s new director for Western Canada for the term 2012 – 2014.

Rick has had a long and distinguished career in public office, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2009.

During his time as an M.L.A., Rick served as a Minister, Member of Executive Council and Treasury Board for eight years. Prior to his time in public office, Rick enjoyed a successful career in the private sector both as an executive in the Canadian brewing industry and as a partner in an Okanagan winery.

Additionally, Rick brings a wealth of not-for-profit experience to the association.

Currently, Rick serves on the Board of the Penny Lane Society, and previously served on the Boards of Agur Lake Camp Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. and Yukon.

Rick currently serves on the Boards of the Canada Revenue Agency and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.

Rick and his wife Yasmin reside in Penticton, British Columbia and winter in Green Valley, Arizona.

Founded in 1992, the Canadian Snowbird Association is a national not-for-profit advocacy organization dedicated to actively defending and improving the rights and privileges of Canadian travellers.

COMING EVENTS GRANDMOTHERS FOR AFRICA regular monthly meeting will be held at the Penticton Community Centre on Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. in the upstairs meeting room No. 2. New members are welcome to come out and help raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation. There is no cost to join. For further information call Lynn at 778-476-0609.

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Smoke alarms save lives “Fall back” to smart home safety As most Canadians turn back the clocks on November 4, here are some timely smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) safety tips: • When you change your clocks, test your smoke arlam.

• You have less than three minutes to escape a fire.

So when smoke alarms sound, everyone must know what to do and where to go. Having and practising an escape plan is essential.

• Install one smoke alarm on every storey and outside bedrooms. Install inside bedrooms if you sleep with doors closed.

• Ensure all smoke alarms are fully powered. Never take out batteries or remove an alarm from ceiling due to a false alarm.

• If your home has any fuel-burning devices such as a gas furnace, gas water heater, gas appliances, or an attached garage or carport, install at least one CSAapproved carbon monoxide outside all sleeping areas.

One per storey is recommended.

• Replace smoke alarms every 10 years, and CO alarms every 7-10 years (depending on manufacturer) whether battery operated or hardwired into your home’s electrical system.

Carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless and tasteless.

So without a CO alarm, humans cannot detect its presence. Despite the average home having several potential sources of the deadly gas, studies show that nearly 60 per cent of Canadians have not installed a CO alarm. In addition to being impossible to detect, CO also has another nefarious trait. Symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure mimic the flu, without the fever. It is routinely responsible for thousands of clinic and hospital visits each year, and is commonly misdiagnosed. Prolonged or extreme exposure causes nausea, dizziness, confusion, the loss of physical mobility, brain damage and ultimately, death.

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Analysis was undertaken on almost 50,000 fires that occurred in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario over a 5-year period involving 663 fatalities. The findings demonstrated that the death rate per 1,000 fires in the absence of a present, functioning smoke alarm was 74% greater than when a functioning smoke alarm was present.

Thanksgiving turkey fires cause for concern at 9-1-1 centre E -Comm’s fire dispatch team is warning families to be mindful of their turkey cooking during Thanksgiving weekend. “A turkey isn’t something you typically see on a list of household fire hazards, but we get 9-1-1 calls about ovens going up in flames all the time,” says Corey Kelso, E-Comm fire dispatcher. “The result can be devastating if you’re not careful every time you have something cooking for an extended period of time.”

E-Comm has received some odd calls to 9-1-1 before – including someone wanting to know how long to cook a turkey – but a turkey fire is no joke. In fact, it is a leading cause of spikes in 9-1-1 calls over the holidays.

“A flame in your oven can start easily and escalate quickly,” says Kelso. “Oil drippings through a thin tinfoil turkey pan or bits of leftover food residue inside your oven are extremely flammable in a high temperature setting.”

Many fatal fires start at night Investigations into home fire deaths very often find that a smoke alarm did not sound.

It may have been disconnected or not in working order.

The batteries may have been dead, or someone may have taken them out.

Smoke alone won’t necessarily wake you up. In fact, the fumes could put you into an even deeper sleep. Often, victims never wake up. Seniors will

often need assistance from family members to put safety measures into place. As well, family members are in the best position to reinforce the precautions necessary to help their loved ones prevent or respond to a fire. Focus on these six priorities to help aging family members protect themselves against fire in the home.

■ INSTALL smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement.

■ Larger homes may need ADDITIONAL smoke alarms to provide enough protection.

■ For the best protection, INTERCONNECT all smoke alarms so when one sounds they all sound.

■ An IONIZATION smoke alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires and a PHOTOELECTRIC smoke alarm is generally more responsive to smoldering fires. For the best protection, both types of alarms or combination ionization and photoelectric alarms (also known as dual sensor alarms) are recommended.

■ Smoke alarms should be INSTALLED away from the kitchen to prevent false alarms. Generally, they should be at least 10 feet (3 meters) from a cooking appliance.

■ REPLACE all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old.

Penticton promotes fire safety at home Years of reminders of the importance of smoke alarms are still not sinking in, said Penticton fire operations assistant Jody Fotherby.

“When I teach kids in school it is surprising, one of the very first questions I have been asking is how many children and parents have actually practised your plan at home. Meaning your parent pushes the smoke alarm to make sure it is working, roll out of bed, crawl to your own window or door and go to your meeting place. On the average, for a 20-child class, it is three,” said Fotherby. “I’m really surprised at that.”

Despite all of the public education, almost 70 per cent of the houses that caught fire in B.C. in recent years did not have a working smoke alarm. Many of those were low-income homes, rental units, many on aboriginal reserves and other rural locations, according to a study of residential fire reports done by the University of the Fraser Valley.

“It shows in the study that although people have smoke alarms, they are not necessarily maintained.

It is one thing to have a smoke alarm installed, it is another thing to test it monthly,” said Fotherby.

According to the report, seniors, disabled people and young children were at greater risk of dying in a house fire. The Penticton Fire Department have conducted neighbourhood visits since 2005 to check on this demographic. Fotherby said the fire department will talk about smoke alarms, check to make sure a resident’s smoke alarm works, that they are not over the 10-year expiry date and go over other possible household hazards. Seniors, Fotherby said, sometimes don’t have anybody to help them check their alarms or even just change the batteries. She welcomes them to call the fire hall.

“We would be more than happy to help them. Several seniors come to the fire hall that have problems with their alarm and we give them a new one, or ask if they need help putting it in, and it is not a problem. We are happy to go into their home and help them. One smoke alarm can save a family’s life,” she said.

Fotherby said studies show that a smoke alarm will go off within 90 seconds of a

fire starting.

“Really that doesn’t give you much time to get out of the house. You have normally three minutes to get out of the house. By the time your smoke alarm activates, potentially it could take four to five minutes before your house is burned. Having said that, it is really important to have a working smoke alarm and definitely have a plan to get out,” said Fotherby, who stressed the importance of also practising that plan regularly.

Smoke alarm maker Kidde Canada donated two dozen new smoke alarms to the Penticton Fire Department to hand out to residents during the community checks. The company is donating 5,000 units with a retail value of $75,000 to be distributed to B.C.’s most vulnerable populations this fall. The B.C. government has launched a campaign to get a working smoke alarm in every home in the province.

Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis, president of the Fire Chiefs Association of B.C., said the study used data from B.C.’s Office of the Fire Commissioner from 2006 to 2011.

The study suggests that 69 lives could be saved each year if homes across Canada had working smoke detectors, he said.

“Smoke alarms give you time to escape from the fire — it seems pretty simple, doesn’t it?” Garis told a news conference at the B.C. legislature. “High-risk members of society are most likely to have a fire and least likely to have a working smoke alarm.”

The UFV study extrapolated that 69 deaths across Canada could be prevented each year if all Canadian homes had working smoke alarms.

The research also predicts that working smoke alarms could reduce annual fire deaths by as much as 32 per cent.

“This is a very poor report card on the state of functioning smoke alarms in our province and country.

As a fire service, we now have the opportunity to work together and make a real difference on this important safety issue. We’ve tackled this before, but this time we’ll be looking for permanent, sustainable solutions,” said Garis, who emphasized that all smoke alarms should be replaced after 10 years, and batteries changed annually.

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Penticton Indian Band volunteer firefighters Chris Marchand, on the nozzle, and Miah Kruger, competed against other B.C. First Nation fire departments to see which would earn the right to represent the province on the national stage.

Simple steps can save lives Despite the fact that fewer fire losses are reported in Canada, on average, eight Canadians die from fire every week.

Most of these fires are preventable and caused by careless behaviour. It is the reason why Fire Prevention Week is recognized every October, and this year it is set for Oct. 7 to 13.

“This year’s theme underscores the importance of making people aware of the simple preventative measures they can take to prevent disaster from occurring to them,” said Penticton Fire Chief Wayne Williams.

The message the fire department is conveying this year is that everyone should know two ways out of every room in their home in case there is a fire. Like a rabbit that has two ways out of their holes, the fire department has adopted the slogan be rabbit ready.

Having two potential exits is just as crucial as practising a home fire escape plan, said operations assistant at the Penticton Fire Department Jody Fotherby.

“If the smoke alarm goes and you have no plan, who is going to look after your kids or your little brother or sister? What if you can’t get through the door?

How do you get out the window?

People often don’t practise those types of things, so if the time comes and there is a fire in your home nobody knows what to do,”

said Fotherby.

She said it takes less than four minutes for your house to burn down. Fotherby added it also takes about 90 seconds before the smoke alarm activates when there is a fire.

“You have to be pretty organized.

You are left with three minutes, maybe, to get your act together.

This is compounded if you have elderly people in the home, children or a host of things that could make your escape plan

slow,” said Fotherby. “Elementary kids practise this every month so they know exactly what to do at the school if there is a fire. In your residence, very rarely do people seem to have a plan. They don’t practise it like they would at the school. When was the last time you have practised your plan at home? It is something so simple and takes a matter of minutes to practice.”

During Fire Prevention Week, all of the elementary schools in Penticton will be treated to a special presentation from drama students from Penticton Secondary School in conjunction with the Penticton Fire Department.

Fotherby said the students will be hosting a game show, similar to The Price Is Right.

“We get to pick contestants from the school population and the actors will ask them questions and we have prizes that we have put together,” said Fotherby.

Radio ads will feature Penticton firefighters alerting the public to the importance of smoke alarms. The fire department will also be at the Seniors Expo Oct. 12 and 13 to remind people why smoke alarms are part of an important home fire escape plan. Fotherby said working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half. She reminds the public that smoke alarms should be tested at least once a month using the test button.

The Fire Chief For A Day contest also runs next week for Penticton students. Those who work on their home fire escape plan will be entered for a chance to win Fire Chief For A Day and a pizza party for their classroom. On Oct. 18, the fire department will host an open house where the winners will be presented with a special certificate.

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SOYSA to learn from the Dutch Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Looking to improve player training, members of the South Okanagan Youth Soccer Association visited Excelsior Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

Ezra Cremers, head coach and executive director for SOYSA, Paulo Araujo and his son Joshua, along with Manuel Borba and his son Joaquim, visited SOYSA’s professional af¿liate team to learn how they develop their players.

Borba described it as an excellent trip.

“We got involved with their youth academies and watched their under-eight right through to how the under-19’s train,” said Borba, a coach and board member in SOYSA. The three got involved with the coaches (Marco van Lochem) and learned about their system, toured their facilities and talked to their manager (Ferry de Haan). They also watched the professional team train and play.

“They have the reputation of the best youth academies in the world,” said Borba. “They lived up to the expectations that we had.”

Upon their arrival, the two boys were included with the academy players immediately.

Araujo and Borba played four games for the academy and trained ¿ve times.

“For the boys it was a really good eye-opener,” said Manuel, adding that both boys brought

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JOACHIM BORBA received an unexpected chance to play in games for the Excelsior Rotterdam youth academy team during a South Okanagan Youth Soccer Association trip to the Netherlands.

their understanding of the commitment those players show and told their friends.

“Our goal next year is we take six to eight kids over there to train and we do this on a regular basis and give the kids an experience of a life-time,” said Manuel.

“He enjoyed it very much,” said Paulo of his son. “He got to play in a stadium and they were welcoming to him. The ¿rst day they put him playing with the team. He was pretty happy.”

Paulo described it as an amazing trip.

“For somebody that’s involved in football and the fact we spent all those days immersed in a professional program like that, is an opportunity that if any other coach has it, they should take it,” he said.

The concensus is that both sides can bene¿t from a partnership, especially the Pinnacles learning of the Dutch system.

“Holland is one of the leading countries on how to play the

game,” said Paulo. “Especially the possession game, their philosophy is pretty cool. If you see teams like Barcelona and the top teams of Europe, a lot of those tactics have originated from Holland,” he said. “It starts right with their youth at seven or eight-years-old teaching them how to play the game properly.

It was interesting to see compared to here, where we don’t even do that.”

Paulo also said Excelsior is using size ¿ve soccer balls with kids, but at a lighter weight.

That allows them to get used to the ball.

Cremers said the trip is “monumental to PFC as it has led to the general manager Ferry de Haan and youth head coach Marco van Lochem to come to Penticton (in November) to look at our club in more detail for future endeavours.”

While talking to de Haan and van Lochem, Manuel presented the SOYSA philosophy and expressed they feel there is an untapped market.

“All these kids are good athletes,” said Manuel. “Probably not technically as strong as what they are over there, but just as good of athletes.”

Chippy game ends in draw for Lakers, Voodoos Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Scoring goals has been the achilles heel of the Pen High Lakers boys soccer team.

It proved to be an issue again as the Lakers managed just one goal by Dan Thornton in a 1-1 draw against the Rutland Voodoos on Wednesday.

Lakers coach Brad Findlay said his team carried about 70 per cent of the play on home ¿eld, but Lucas Kot was there to deny them when they did ¿re a shot on goal.

“We had some great team play and good possession,” said Findlay. “Worked the ball up the ¿eld very nicely. There is a tendency not to take the shots when they’re available. We tend to make one more pass. One more play.”

Thornton countered for the Lakers on a penalty shot.

Findlay said the players felt they should have defeated the Voodoos.

“They are a scrappy, tough, competitive team,” said Findlay. “A couple of our players in the second half had a couple run-ins with a few of their players. I thought our guys did the right thing and walked away from any of the hard tackles on the ¿eld. The boys showed a lot of class in not getting involved.”

The Lakers next play Wednesday against South Kamloops at home.

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THERE WAS NO holding back between the Pen High Lakers and Rutland Voodoos during their match at Pen High field on Wednesday. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. The Lakers next host South Kamloops on Oct. 10.

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DANGEROUS PLAYMAKER — Kris Young weaves through traffic during a UBC Thunderbirds intersquad game Saturday at Pen High. Young, a third-year guard, holds UBC’s women’s basketball record for assists in a game with 12, and played on Canada’s national junior team. The Thunderbirds were in Penticton late last week for a training camp bonding trip. While at Pen High, a free clinic for girls in Grades 8 through 12 was held with 22 attending.

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Lakers struggling at both ends of rink Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Scoring goals and keeping them out has been a problem for the Penticton Lakers.

Goals against haven’t been a problem because of their goaltending. Lakers coach Robert Dirk has been very happy with the play of Niall McGregor early in their Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season.

“In three games he has been exceptional,” said Dirk.

“He has probably been our best player. The record doesn’t show it.”

The fact that McGregor has been their best player to Dirk is a good thing.

“If you’re going to have your best player as your goaltender, that’s a pretty good position to have it in,” he added.

McGregor, a Calgary, native started the season t u r n ing aside 28 of 31 shots in a loss to the division leading Osoyoos Coyotes. The next game, he made 44 saves against the Princeton Posse to give the Lakers their ¿rst win. In his last two starts, he has given up eight goals on 92 shots. His save percentage has yet to dip below .900.

McGregor, who played for Dirk on the midget prep team, is getting more of a chance to play after bouncing around a bit last season with the Kamloops Storm and the Milton Ice Hawks in the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

“I feel like I’m playing pretty good so far. Enjoying trying to keep the team in the game,” said McGregor.

“Having a chance to win.”

McGregor said the Lakers have a pretty good team.

“I think once everyone gets on the same page we will be pretty hard to beat,” he said.

As the Lakers prepare to hit the road and face the Summerland Steam and North Okanagan Knights, Dirk aims to correct their problems.

“Defensively, we’ve got to get a lot better,” said Dirk.

“We didn’t play that well defensively this past weekend.”

In a 6-1 loss to the Sicamous Eagles, the home team built a 4-0 lead before the Lakers ¿nally got on the board.

Four of the six goals were scored in the third period. During a 4-0 loss on Sept. 29, the Lakers were outshot 50-14.

“We have to create some more offence,” he said. “Everybody thinks it’s just about scoring goals but, if you’re better defensively, you are going to create turnovers and create odd man rushes going the other way” The good news for Dirk is he no longer has any players under suspension. Michael Sandor, who played for the Lakers in 2010-11, returned after starting the season with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and collecting one assist in four games. He played 56 games with the Victoria Grizzlies last season scoring six goals and adding seven assists.

Sandor scored on the weekend for the Lakers, but Dirk said he intends to try and catch on with a North America Hockey League team in the United States.

“If he can play at a higher level, good for him,” said Dirk.

The Lakers have another player who Dirk wouldn’t name that is on a tryout.

“We still have room to make moves and improve our hockey club, and if we can we will,” he said.

In facing the Steam (3-3-0-1), Dirk wants to see his players winning races, battles and outcompeting their opponent. Dirk isn’t surprised by the Steam’s start.

“They have de¿nitely upgraded their roster compared to last year,” said Dirk. “John DePourcq is a pretty knowledgable hockey guy. Pretty good coach. They are not doing anything I didn’t expect them to do. Arguably it’s going to be our No. 1 rivals. Hopefully it will be an entertaining game for fans and we get the win.”

The Steam feature a few former Lakers in Jordan Boultbee, Dylan Burton and Derek Grimm, who was their captain.

Mustangs junior girls’ volleyball team looking strong Western News Staff

With 10 wins in 14 sets, Princess Margaret Mustangs junior girls’ volleyball team is proving they are strong.

The Mustangs recently lost in the quarter-¿nal of a 32-team tournament to Vernon Secondary. They began pool play with splits against Kelowna Secondary School and Handsworth from North Vancouver. They defeated

Valleyview from Kamloops in straight sets and placed second in their pool, a good result according to coach Rich Corrie.

“We have quite a strong team this year for a smaller school and we compete in the valley and in tournaments against schools of all sizes, so it is nice to see the girls being competitive with the top teams in the valley,” said Corrie.

In mid-September, the Mus-

tangs placed ¿fth out of 19 teams in a KSS tournament.

They picked up wins against W.L. Seaton Secondary from Vernon, KLO Middle School in Kelowna and Kamloops’ Sahali Secondary.

In league play, the Mustangs are undefeated at 4-0 with wins coming against the Pen High Grade 10s, Pen High Grade 9 team, Summerland and Keremeos.

Request for proposal Penticton Community Developer Seniors are an important and growing part of our communities, and their active involvement enriches everyone’s lives. To ensure that seniors continue to play an active role in our communities, they often need support to live independently in their own homes, surrounded by family, friends, and neighbours. United Way of the Lower Mainland supports seniors to age with dignity and with funding provided by the BC government, will manage the Better at Home program in up to 60 communities across BC. Better at Home is designed to assist seniors with simple day-to-day tasks, thereby helping seniors maintain their independence and stay connected with their community.

United Way of Central & South Okanagan Similkameen is seeking a Community Developer to assess Penticton’s readiness to implement the Better at Home program, to identify non-medical home support services and to support the selection of a lead agency.

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LAST RACE OF THE YEAR! Biggest Destruction of the Season!

MASS CARNAGE! A MUST SEE! Sunday, October 7th @ 2PM Hornets, Street Stocks, Plus Hit To Pass Pullingg Boats & Travel Trailers!

ALSO SOME LUCKY PERSON WILL BE DRIVING HOME THE 2011 MUSTANG FROM THIS RACE! Remember, must be present to win it!

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It’s a matchup of ¿rst versus ¿fth in the Interior Division with the Penticton Vees (7-1-0) and the Vernon Vipers (2-3-0-2).

Vees captain Troy Stecher said any time they play the Vipers they have to be excited.

“It’s a rivalry that everyone understands and everyone can’t take for granted,” he said following practice.

However, the Vees intend to not make the same mistake twice when it comes to emotions.

“We can’t only be pumped up for that game, we have to be pumped up for Saturday (against the Trail Smoke Eaters),” said Stecher.

“This past weekend, Saturday we really excited about the home opener and then Sunday we kind of let go in the third period (4-3 win against Prince George Spruce Kings). We are

going to learn by that mistake. Trail is a good team. They were kind of rebuilding last year and this year they have put some numbers on the board. It doesn’t matter who we play, every game means the same.”

The last time the Vees played the Vipers was the second game of the BCHL Showcase. Rookie Michael Rebry was the Vees’ hero, scoring the double overtime winner in a 3-2 game. Stecher said that win will help them mentally.

“We’re going to have that upper edge on them,” he said.

Since the Vipers lost 5-2 against Prince George and 3-0 to Trail, Stecher is expecting some bad blood from the Vipers and a hunger to win in the South Okanagan Events Centre.

“We are going to have to match their intensity because they are going to come Àying,” he said.

Mustang giveaway adds to excitement at Speedway Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The weekend when Penticton’s Speedway gives away a 2011 Ford Mustang has Ànally arrived.

Sponsored by the Best Damn Sports Bar and Grill, action at the Speedway will get revved up at 2 p.m. for championship Ànal, Day of Destruction featuring Hornets, Streetstocks, plus Hit to Pass cars pulling boats and travel trailers.

Organizers promise mass carnage on the track that is a must see.

“The big thing is giving away the 2011 Mustang,” said Speedway owner Johnny Aantjes. “We should have a pretty good crowd.

Adding to the entertainment is Steve Gray from Dan’s Tires in Kelowna, who will be driving a car Dukes of Hazard style through a motorhome as Aantjes said.

“We could have some small clean-up with that,” said Aantjes. “It will be a little crowd pleaser. These guys are crazy.”

Gray is looking to clear both sides of the 40foot motor home, that will be secured by vehicles on each end.

“We have a lot of fun at the track,” joked Gray, on why he is doing it. “We have to do something a little bit crazy, so why not?”

The Penticton Speedway will be operating a full concession and tickets can be purchased at the gate. Family packs are available. For more details check www.pentictonspeedway.com.

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Business Match tries new way Steve Kidd

Western News Staff

Aboriginal Business Match is looking to make a few hookups when the annual conference arrives in Penticton next year.

Literally.

Using techniques borrowed from dating services and speed dating clubs, attendees will be matched up with business counterparts based on pro¿les ¿led in the months leading up to the February 2013 conference at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre.

ABM 2013 will bring leaders from well over half of First Nations in B.C. in contact with the broader business community to develop economic opportunities.

Delegates are able to choose one-on-one, 20-minute appointments based on detailed e-pro¿les, developed by all participants and hosted on the ABM website in preparation for the event. Business interests and opportunities are then computermatched to make the best connections.

“As a result, we have 9,000 individual delegate meetings over four days,” said Katrin Harry, managing partner at Raven Events, the company putting on the show, which will be co-hosted by the Penticton Indian Band.

Chief Jonathan Kruger is looking forward to the arrival of more than 150 private sector companies interested in partnering with First Nations.

“I am hoping it will be an opportunity for some of these developers to come right out on our Penticton Indian Reserve lands and look at the area for themselves to see if maybe we can spark some interest or some kind of future investment for the PIB,” said Kruger.

Harry said developers are only part of the picture.

“There will be service providers, such as engineering ¿rms, there will be technology companies looking for places to do business, manufacturers looking for workforce,” she said. “It’s a gamut of business opportunities and the private sector increasingly understands that First Nations can provide answers to their business development questions, such as the workforce, such as places to do business and so forth.”

Harry said there will also be a number of aboriginally owned companies at the event so there will be the opportunity for cross-pollination.

“It’s also an opportunity for us to network with each other. Some of our business models, we can de¿nitely use help in and I see us helping others as well,” said Kruger. “I see this as an opportunity for all of us to learn and grow. I think it is going to be a very educational experience.”

Besides the business matching, Harry said, there

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SUZAN MARIE, aboriginal relations manager with Horizon North Camps and Catering, chats about economic possibilities at the 2012 Aboriginal Business Match in Prince George.

I see this as an opportunity for all of us to learn and grow.

— Chief Jonathan Kruger

will also be a series of workshops designed to facilitate that kind of knowledge exchange.

While similar trade shows have take place over the last six years, this is only the second one to incorporate the business matching event.

Harry said that with people rotating through a series of 20-minute appointments, it makes for a very energetic event.

“It’s very intense. If you are well prepared, you can accomplish a lot in 20 minutes,” she said. “This is designed to create business relationships that then are investigated further.”

Penticton, she said, was chosen for a couple of reasons, including space to accommodate the large conference.

“We need a lot of space. We need 15,000 square feet of meeting space. In B.C. there are only three locations that can provide that space. There is Van-

couver, there is Victoria and there is Penticton, because Penticton has the second largest trade and convention centre in the province,” said Harry.

“That was one of the factors. The fact that the Penticton Indian Band is one of the economic development leaders amongst First Nations in B.C. was just a phenomenal bonus for us.

“And to have a very energetic team, the Penticton Indian Band Development Corporation team, to work with us. It was just one of those things that just worked out, really well.”

“There’s lots of stuff going on, it’s going to be a really exciting event,” said Kruger.

“I am looking forward to this event and I am hoping it sparks some opportunities for business in First Nations communities, right across B.C.,” he continued. “It’s going to spark some new beginnings for a lot of people.”

Local tech startup Mazza Innovation just got a $20,000 cash infusion thanks to a technology competition.

Six months of competition resulted in a win for Mazza Innovation, who were one of the winners of the 12th annual BCIC-New Ventures Competition announced in Vancouver last month.

The local company won the $20,000 B.C. Bioenergy Network prize for Dr. Joe Mazza’s development of a unique chemical-free method of extracting highvalue compounds from plants which can be incorporated into products such as foods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

“Each year our jury is extremely impressed with the quality of companies that enter the competition,” said Bob de Wit, of the New Ventures B.C. Society. “We know that all of our ¿nalists can look forward to great business success in the future, and we take pride in the fact that the educational series, events and mentorship that we have provided them during the competition will contribute to that success.”

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Crime Stoppers seeks suspects Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following individuals who are wanted on provincewide warrants as of Oct. 3.

Darcy Peter Colin is wanted for breach of probation. Colin is described as a 37-year-old Caucasian male, six-foot-four, 229 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

Dorothy Mary Gladue is wanted for theft and failing to attend court.

Gladue is described as a 43-year-old Aboriginal female, ¿ve-foot-nine,

Text “sostips” and send your info to CRIMES (274637).

Crime of the week Colin

Gladue

134 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Richard Joseph Seguin is wanted for two counts of breach of undertaking.

Seguin is described as a 48-year-old Caucasian male, ¿ve-foot-nine, 173 pounds, with grey hair and blue eyes.

Seguin

Crime Stoppers will pay cash for information leading to the arrest of these individuals. If you see them, do not approach, but call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS) or leave a tip at www.SouthOkanaganCrimeStoppers.ca or

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During the night of Sept. 30, a brown 1986 GMC truck, B.C. licence 4920YK, with a blue 2000 Yamaha Special Edition quad in the back was stolen from a residence on Kruger Hill Road. There were two other attempts on trucks with quads in them during this same time. Crime Stoppers and the police are asking anyone who leaves their quad, snow machine, motorcycles, etc. in their parked vehicle to seriously consider purchasing an approved anti-theft device.

Anyone with information on a crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or leave a tip on the website at www.SouthOkanaganCrimeStoppers.ca or text message sostips with your info and send it to CRIMES (274637) where you will remain anonymous.

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RECORD TURNOUT — Henna Saffron (left) and Colleen Milligan sort through the boxes of records for sale at Sunday’s Peach City Community Radio Okanagan Vinyl Fest at the Shatford Centre Auditorium. Organizers are hoping to make the event an annual one.

Woman found with date rape drug Western News Staff

Penticton RCMP arrested a woman with what they call a “signi¿cant quantity” of the date rape drug.

On Sept. 26, drug task force of¿cers arrested a 30-year-old Abbotsford woman for drug traf¿cking on Eckhardt Avenue.

Cpl. Brad Mhyre said the woman was found to be in possession of cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and GHB, or what is commonly known as the date rape drug. The woman also had cash and traf¿cking paraphernalia.

The Abbotsford resident had no prior criminal record and was held for court on Sept. 27.

COURAGE REMEMBERED HONOURING OUR VETERANS

The Penticton Western News is honouring and is in search of pictures of yourself, your family, loved ones, or friends who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Afghanistan or any of Canada’s Peacekeeping Missions.

On Wednesday, November 7, the Penticton Western News, with the generous support of the local business community, will pay tribute to those who have answered Canada’s call in time of need by publishing a very special pictorial section honouring our veterans.

Please make sure photos are clearly marked with your name and address so we can return them to you. We can reproduce black and white or colour photos of almost any size; however, we do require an original. We cannot reproduce photocopies of pictures. Mail or bring your photos before Friday, October 30th, 2012 and completed write-up to:

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BANNISTER AUTO GROUP If you are energetic, creative and motivated and have the desire to join a “Customer First Family”, then we should invite you to come grow with us. We are one of Western Canada’s fasted growing automotive companies. We have an opening at our GM store in Vernon for Sales Manager. Interested in joining our team?

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SYSCO Kelowna is currently seeking both Owner/Operators and regular Delivery Drivers to service our customers. Enjoy free weekends, performance awards and local based delivery runs - home every night.

Owner/Operator’s average net income after expenses: $90k+.

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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

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We require a truck driver with a valid Class 1 license.

Individual should have experience driving a tractor/trailer unit & be familiar with cross border hauling.

Forward resume to McLeod’s By-Products Ltd. 4559 Larkin Cross Rd, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B6

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Employment Help Wanted CLARK FREIGHTWAYS Clark Freightways is a recognized leader in LTL (less-than-truckload) transportation within the province of BC, specializing in the transportation of perishable and dry goods. We are a growing, progressive and well respected carrier with over 55 years of service to our valued customers. We pride ourselves on providing our customers with reliable, on-time, overnight service and providing unique transportation solutions. We are looking for an individual to support our CORE Values for future success at our Vernon Terminal.

We are currently looking for a FT Company Line Driver.

Requires a Class 1 license, consistent trips and start times. Please drop off resume, cover letter and abstract to: 920 Waddington Drive, Vernon, BC V1T 8T3, Fax (250) 542-6711, Attn: Rob Ihaksi.

Local HVAC Company looking for experienced furnace, Heat Pump and Air Conditioner installers.

Start immediately, competitive salary. Email resume to: aarongle@vip.net

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North Okanagan Sawmill is looking to hire trades persons as well as general laborers.

We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please Fax Resume to 250-838-9637

We require an Experienced Dispatcher for a local Transport Company. The right individual must have a working knowledge and experience with the Truck mate program as well as ACE manifesting and emanifesting. We require an individual who can work in a team environment as well as independently. Must have own transportation. Please reply with resume and references to Box # 10, c/o The Morning Star, 4407 - 25th Ave, Vernon, BC, V1T 1P5. or email: trucking031@hotmail.ca

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Penticton Western News Circulation Department is currently seeking drivers with a large Van, for South Okanagan box routes.

Call Mark O. or Brian L. in Circulation 250-492-3636, ext. 219 Tire Person required Full Time.

Experienced Tractor/Trailer Tire Person, Must be Mechanically Inclined.

Please Fax Resume to 250546-0600.

Wanted: self loading log trucks, steady work till March 2013, must be BC Safe Certified. Dennis, call 1(250)3495415 or fax 1(250)349-7522 Well established snow removal contractor is seeking men/women. Working hours very with weather, well suited for individuals with seasonal employment.

Fax resume; 250-492-4756, email: vbsexcavating@hotmail.com

Home Care/Support CERTIFIED Care Aides to provide professional, compassionate care in home care setting. Assist with personal care, meals, light homemaking.

Casual work, flexible work schedules, day and night shifts available in Penticton, Summerland and area. Own transportation, current CPR. Experience an asset. Benefits available. Apply at 102-3310 Skaha Lake Road, email pfedor@wecarecanada.com., www.wecare.ca.

Line cooks needed for family oriented business, Naramata Pub, fax resume: 250-4965594 or phone (250)496-5655 Part-time serving/ cleaning & security staff required for an Independant Seniors Facility.

Food Safe Certificate, First Aid Certificate, and Criminal Record check required. Previous experience desired. Apply in person to 170 Warren Ave. West, Penticton.

OfÀce Support RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATIVE Assistant Moduline Industries is adding to it’s administrative team. We are presently seeking an individual who has excellent communication, MS Word, MS Outlook, and Excel skills with the ability to multi-task and self-manage in a dynamic office environment. Applicants should fax their Cover Letter and Resume to Moduline attention HR at 250-493-0500.

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Local HVAC company requires a 3rd or 4th year Sheet Metal Apprentice. Competitive wage, great group plan. Full-time.

Fax resume to: 250-490-7044, or email to: aarongle@vip.net

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Education/Tutoring Tutoring. One to one tutoring to meet your child’s needs.

Experienced teacher & tutor.

All subjects grades 1-8, at my home in Penticton. Call Susan (778)476-0883

Financial Services

Civil Engineering Technologist II District of Kitimat, full time permanent - wage range $36.11 - $43.69, over 2 years.

Civil Technologist diploma required. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, duties include a variety of infrastructure investigations, surveying, design, contract preparation, inspection and material testing on projects related to the municipality’s water, sewer, drainage and transportation systems. Candidates should be proficient in using electronic survey equipment, computer assisted design using AutoCad 3D, and MS Office. Valid BC driver’s licence required.

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Part-Time Position Available: LASER TECHNICIAN (and Aesthetician) We are seeking the right individual to fill this unique position in our clinic. Duties will mainly as Laser Hair Removal and some Aesthetics (if and when necessary). Part- time up to 16 hours to begin with, with a FLEXI schedule.

Ideal behavioral characteristics: • Customer Service Oriented • Team Player • Outstanding Communications Skills • Flexible • Excellent Organizational Skills • Ability to Multi-Task • Able to take direction from others • High Energy – ability to work in fast-paced environment • Pleasant personality with a good sense of humor • Eager to learn Qualifications: • Basic aesthetics qualification • Experience in direct customer care and/or service • Basic computer skills Submit resumes and copies of relevant qualifications to the Clinic Manager, René Serbon by email, post, or drop-off in sealed envelope by Wednesday, 10 October 2012. Candidates will be notified by e-mail or phone about the status of application.

Interviews will take place after applications close, and a second interview may be necessary.

René Serbon ~ Clinic Manager Penticton Laser and Skin Clinic 140-1636 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 5G8 Email: rene@laserandskin.ca

Auctions Western Star Auctions, the Okanagan’s Premier Auction Houses 161 Ellis Street, weekly auctions every Tuesday @ 6pm Always accepting consignments. 250-492-3203

Fully experienced Landscape Pruner; Evergreen Hedges, Ornamental’s & fruit trees. Picture portfolio & reference list of satisfied clients available, Ph: Gerald at 250-493-5161

Cleaning Services

Progressive Natural Health Company in Penticton seeks to Àll the following position:

Merchandise for Sale

Firearms

D.H. Cleaning & Maint., window, wall & carpet cleaning, painting, (250)689-1672

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Hunting Rifles - Used & New, Beretta 92 Clone by Girsan from $499, at the Best Little Gunshop Around, Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, 4-1691 Powick Rd. Kelowna, 250-7627575, Tues - Sat, 10am-6pm

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Help Wanted

Pets my SENIOR mother going into care, desperately need loving home for her cat. Friendly, long hair, 6 yrs, spayed, shots, accessories 778-476-4792 WOLF Hybrid Cubs. Available now.

Sun Valley Wolf Kennels Kelowna (250)-765-4996

Landscaping

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Valley Wide Lawn Care, rejuvenate your lawn naturally with a Fall Core Aeration, only $79.99 for most sized lawns, includes Fall Feeder Fertilizer, Ph: Gerald at 250-492-4731

Pets & Livestock

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299, (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Pest Control Okanagan Pest Control Ltd., Peach leaf curl protectant control treatment now being applied in the month of September, only $39.99 per tree, Ph: Gerald at 250-493-5161

Rubbish Removal PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827 HAULING RUBBISH TO THE DUMP, serving Penticton, dump service, junk & yard waste, odd jobs, service with a smile, Pat 250-486-4867

Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs PENGUIN MFG. HOT TUB COVERS. 250-493-5706

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton.

Round bales $70. each, approx. 800lbs. Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250-8386630 cell 250-804-6720

Livestock Premium Wood Shavings Animal bedding, Mulching, Weed control, starting at $250 for 50 cubic yards delivered, (250)770-0214 Reg. Texel Ram Lamb; 2 Texel X Ram Lambs, 3/4 & 7/8’s Ewe Lambs. 1 (250)546-6223 Weaner Pigs. Healthy, naturally raised.

Castratedwormed. $80. discounts on lg orders. Vernon Area 250-5422517 or 250-309-0049

Pets Bull Mastiff Puppies, Brindle.

Ready to go. $1000, shots, Vet checked. 250-379-0009

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Fruit & Vegetables RARE APPLES. No spray

Rubinette, Boskoop & more European Varieties.

Organic Gardens 6721 Buchanan RD. 250-542-1032 SPARTAN Apples $7.00 box, bring your own box, 250-4928854 Trout Creek Fruit Stand, Open every day, 6215 Hwy 97. Local Ambrosia, Honey Crisp, Gala & all other apples, canning tomatoes, Roma, free-stone peaches, prune plums, pears, squash, pumpkin, winter & sweet onion, red/white potatoes, hot & sweet peppers, pickling cukes, beets, beans, Bartlett pears, & much more, 250-490-0046, 250-494-8344

Firewood/Fuel A-1 Firewood, split & delivered, full cords Pine $200, Fir $250, Mixed $225, 1/2 cord $100, 1/4 cord $50. Day. 250770-0827, Eve. 250-493-2687 FREE BROKEN PALLETS!!

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2250 Camrose St.

Furniture UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

PENTICTON BARGAIN STORE Open Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, 10am-4pm Closed Sun & Mon WE BUY & SELL ESTATES! DOWNSIZING OR MOVING? GIVE US CALL! MANY ONE OF A KIND & UNIQUE ITEMS!

256 Westminster Ave. W. Ph: 778-476-5919

www.pentictonbargainstore.com

Rosane’s

UNIQUE BOUTIQUE Consigned, Redesigned & New Furniture, Home Decor & Gifts Many one-of-a-kind items

1521 Main Street Penticton

778-476-5848

Tues-Sat 10-5, Sat 11-4 www.rosanesuniqueboutique.ca

2 twin adjustable beds, like new, Sealy mattresses, firm, will sell both for $1600 OBO, (Paid $3200), (250)490-9576 Are you looking for couches comfortable enough to fall asleep on? Then these 2 COUCHES are the ones for you! $250 OBO (250)462-5874

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Office/Retail

Townhouses

Beautiful 4pc china cupboard with light & server 8’x10’ wide, holds much! “Matching” table with 2 boards & 4 chairs, meddark pine $1200, and 1 sofa bed 54” color brown, very good condition $250.

(250)493-0838 Double bed with frame, $100, side by side double door fridge, $150, ceramic top Kenmore stove, $150, washer & dryer, $175 (both) can deliver & set up, 770-0827 love seat 3yrs old, beige, $300. 250-493-8133 Solid wood pedestal dining table with 4 chairs, one chair has arms, $150 obo, OK Falls, email: undertakerschick@hotmail.com Western Star Auctions, the Okanagan’s Premier Auction Houses 161 Ellis Street, weekly auctions every Tuesday @ 6pm Always accepting consignments. 250-492-3203

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

BROCKTON COURT

STORE FRONT on busy Rutland Road, in high traffic area available immediately. Contact (250)861-1565.

Sporting Goods

1 Bedroom from $650 2 Bedroom from $795

Very clean, 2 bdrm, 1 ba, Lrg. fenced cement covered backyard, lrg. storage, appl., close to malls, bus route, schools, $975/mo. +util. Mature working person only, N/S, N/P, Avail.

Nov. 1st, (250)493-5032 or (250)809-6748

Garage Sales Downsizing! Sat. Oct. 6th 10am-2pm, 516 Heather Rd., Penticton, preschool toys, Tv stand, household items, new golf clubs, plants.

Friday, Oct. 5, 4-7pm, Saturday, Oct. 6, 8am-12pm, ton of Halloween & X-mas decorating & costume items, nothing over $2, this is not to be missed, other items too, 1412 Allison St. Moving Sale, Oct 6 & 7, 8 am -2 pm, household items, bikes, etc., 110-1060 King St. Off Warren Ave. parking lot, Misc. household items, Sat. Oct. 6th, 8am-Noon.

Heavy Duty Machinery 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 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

Misc. for Sale 4 wheel Shoprider, big wheels, $500 firm, (250)493-0729 ‘98 Eddie Bauer Explorer, new winter tires, & all brakes are new. 1964 Honda 90 scooter, dual sprocket. & Firewood for sale (250)494-9125 Freezer beef, grain fed, no hormones, no antibiotics, by the side, $2.95 lb. CWF. 250-307-3430.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Located in Penticton Walk-In cooler $1,000. Meat Saw $1,250. Grinder, Wrapper, Stainless Steel Table, Paper Roll Holder $500.

Call 1-604-212-2277 queen size bed, $125, queen size hide a bed, $125, collection of old bottles, much more, 185 Yorkton (RV Park), call 250-493-0831 Window coverings, custom curtains & vertical blinds, various sizes, reasonable prices, (250)493-8891

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-499-0251

Musical Instruments CORT acoustic steel string guitar with cutaway, grover tuners and Fishman Pickup.

Beautiful wood and sound.

Must be seen and played to appreciate. $650 Call 250-517-8087 Guitar, Piano, Voice, Song Creation, Performance and Recording Lessons. Aidan Mayes, Tim Holman, Maiya Robbie & Mandy Cole. Phone 778-476-5917.

Golf clubs with bag, used twice $150, 250-462-6275 Quality Firearms Buy & Sell.

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

Real Estate For Sale By Owner

Keremeos BC, 2 houses for the price of one! NO HST! On .25 acre, fenced, New House 1400 sqft, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, barrier free, pantry, laminate & ceramic flrs, Guest House 2 bed, 1 bath, fireplace, $346,000.

REDUCED $299,000

(250)499-5337. www.comfree.com #333604 1220 Government St., 1071 sqft. bungalow, $238,000, comfree.com #356771, OPEN HOUSE, Sat., 12-2pm FOR Sale by Owner 3 & bdrm Home in Olalla. $149,000 OBO. Ph 250-496-4106 or 486-4106 ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576 PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000.

Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com

Mobile Homes & Parks ✰

241 Scott Avenue Cable Included, 40+ Building, No Smoking, No Pets, Secure Building, Parking, Balcony

250-488-2881

2bdrm, great location, private parking, quiet, secure building, large storage room, laminate floors, $850, heat/cable incl., cat ok with dep., ns, 250-4887902 FURNISHED or un-furnished apt for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent ref’s & DD. No pets. Call 250-2951006 leave a message.

KEREMEOS, newly renovated 2bdrm, large deck and yard, great view $700+ util., call 250-809-1185, 250-488-8035 LARGE 2bdrm Apt. $850 Avail. Now, & Large 1bdrm Apt. $750, Avail. Nov. 1st, 40+ building. Call (250)-487-1136 Penticton, VERANA condo, 2bdrm,2bath & den, 6-appl., Nov. 01, $1000. 403-2513319 or 250-494-7877 Two bedroom apartment, near Okanagan Lake, under cover parking, available asap call Pamela 250-486-1119

Commercial/ Industrial 2000 sq. ft. warehouse space.

Zoned for fitness/ boxing center etc., 22ft ceilings, 14’ overhead door, 3 phase power, washroom, office, access to fenced yard, $6.75/ sq.ft.

Triple-net. Syd- (250)493-5909 PRIME Commercial Spaces: 2300sqft. in busy Plaza, ample parking, also 770sqft., in OK Market for food-related retail business, Barb 250-492-6319

Duplex / 4 Plex

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Featuring SIERRAS family community, or single and multi-section homes for your property.

250-769-6614 www.accenthomes.ca

3BDRM, Penticton 3bath, f/s/dw, window coverings, a/c, close to school, town & lake, 250-809-4949, 250-490-0875 bright, 2bd, walk-out 3plex, near DT, hw/laundry incl, ns, cat ok, $700, 250-486-6930 UPPER Duplex 3bdrms, 1 bath, 2 Skylights, 2 Decks. $1300 including utilities. Oct 1st (250) 460-1387

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PUERTO VALLARTA, Mex. Condo, Penthouse, 2BDRM’s, ea. w/full ensuite. Fully furn’d. & decorated, overlooking Neuvo Vallarta Marina, 5 min’s. to beach, $275,000 for info Email rklister@sympatico.ca

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent TOWNHOUSE 296 & 298 Maple St. 3 or 4 bdrm - 2½ bath 250-490-1215 250-490-1700 998 Creston Ave. 1 bdrm, incl. utilities. $650 250-492-7570 307-1750 Atkinson St. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl. Adult Bldg. No Pets. Heated udrgrd prkg. Large deck.

250-486-3791 250-490-1700 966 King St. Small 2 bdrm house. F/S, W/D 1 & 2 bdrm, newly reno’d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-7146 1bdrm unit, parking avail. great location, $700 heat/cable incl. n/s, cat ok w/deposit, 250-488-7902 2 BDRM condo for rent Nov 1st. 55+ only, no pets, no smoking, In-suite washer/dryer, fridge, stove, dishwasher, secured parking, lots of storage, inc elec. $800 per mth.

Call 250-462-3670 after 4pm.

1bdrm orchard home, Summerland, near new building, 5 new appl., $700+ util., (Avg $100), suitable for single, Avail. Nov., 250-494-4666 2 bdrm, 1 bath, lg rec room, laundry-storage, appl incl. NS, pets neg.Avail Oct 1.$1200/mo + util. Call 250-494-1033.

2bdrm house, F/S, apartment sized W/D, lrg. yard deck, shed, NS, $1000+util., (250)493-3932 Cozy 2bdrm home, large private backyard, yard work req’d, N/S, small pets neg., ref’s, & 1yr lease req’d, $925 + util. (250)496-4031 New 3bdrm house, n/s, n/p, $1100/mo., +util., Avail. Oct. 1st, near Maggie school, 250493-4211 PENTICTON, close to Columbia school, 5 bdrm, 2.5bth, new wood fp, 2000sq.ft, lg fenced yard. $1600+util. Avail Nov 1. 250-493-9518 Save 40-50% of your rent Own your own home!

With as low as $0 down.

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Motels,Hotels $480 up Motel suites and RV pads. located at Penticton and RV park Summerland. Good till May 31st. 250-487-0268 Motel monthly rentals in Penticton & Oliver, Avail. until June 2013, LARGE 1bdrm suites & bachelor suites, Fully furnished, utilities/cable incl., quiet location, near Mall & bus route. Call Valley Star Motel 250-492-7205. Ext. 0 or Maple Leaf Motel Inn Towne, 250498-3497

Rentals

Rentals

Shared Accommodation Room for rent in my home, $450-500, includes everything.

(250)492-2543

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Suites, Lower 1bdrm daylight basement, close to Wiltse Elem. Sch., N/S, N/P, Avail. Oct.1st, $700 incl. util., (250)493-5630 1bdrm, new, near Wiltse school, ns, np, $650 (incl. util & cable), 250-486-2256 1BDRM on Wiltse, utilities incl, n/s, n/p, ref’s req., $650/mo, avail now,mature persons.

250-492-2908 or 250-4901025 2bdrm main floor suite, 80x24 sunroom, storage, $750/mo. incl. util.

Wiltse area.

(250)493-2220 2room, queen bed, util. incl., cable, req’s single senior, N/S, N/P. $675/mo. (250)490-3855 Adult oriented on Naramata Rd., 1900 sq. ft., 2bdrm, 2 ba., I util. rm., big patio with all lake and valley view, 7 appliances, N/S, N/P, long term lease pref’d, Avail. Oct.1st, $1050 +util. (250)496-5267 Bright & spacious 2bdrm basement suite, 4appl., np, ns, 250-770-1381, 250-462-2472

Auto Accessories/Parts Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock.

We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

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Townhouses 2bdrm, Baskin Gardens, reno’d, paint, f/s/w/d, fenced yard, large storage room, close to school, kids welcome, 1 small pet, $1000/mo. Avail.

Oct. 1st/ 15th (250)490-9082 3bdrm in Ok Falls, 1.5ba, full bsmt, window coverings, DW, F/S, close to school, town & lake, Avail. Nov. 1st, (250)8094949, (250)490-0875 Luxurious, Penticton townhouse, 3 levels, 2350 sq.ft., 3bdrm.+ den/office, 3ba., 3 Lrg. decks, overlooks golf course, covered parking & Lrg. storage rm., Incls. F/S, microwave, W/D, quiet, mature resp. tenants with ref’s req’d, $1550/mo.

Avail. immed.

(250)276-5447 Tiffany Gardens, 2bdrm, $800/mo. +util., F/S, W/D, DW, N/P, (250)492-0413

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(250) 770-1948 101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD. Naramata: Lrg. 1 Bdrm above Edmonton Ave.: 55 Plus, 2 bdrm, ground bsmt suite, f/s, d/w, w/d, 2 bath condo. F/S, W/D, D/W, f/p, garage. Deck with view. A/C, pkg and storage. $950.00 $900.00 incl. Utilities. incl. water, avail now Lakeshore Towers: 6th & 4th Fairview: Lrg, quiet, 1 bdrm floor, 1 bdrm w/den, 1 bath, and condo f/s, w/d, a/c, d/w, m/w. Pkg electric f/p, and 2 bdrm w/ 2 bath, & deck. $695.00 with incentives. f/s,w/d,d/w, m/w, deck, pkg and Incl. water. storage. Numerous amenities. $1200.00 & $1400.00 + elec.

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REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE APARTMENTS: $500 Bach, 1 bdrm & den and 2 bdrm condos, full size f, s, d/w, -$800 laundry h/u in units, new carpet & paint, private patios. No smoking building and no pets. Avail. NOW (OT557) $625 Large Bach suite, freshly painted, new carpet, f,s, laundry hook up, sec’d parking. Avail. Oct. 1 (CD105) $650 Skaha Pl. 1 bdrm condo, 2nd floor, fridge, stove, a/c, balcony, elevator, coin op laundry. Avail. Oct. 1 (A381) $750 Large 1 bdrm grd floor, f,s, shared free laundry, new laminate flrs and freshly painted. Avail. NOW (OT559)

HOUSES: $1100 Upper portion of house on Westbench 2 bdrm, 2 bath, large yard, pet on approval. Avail. Nov. 1 (H756-1) $1350 3 + 2 bdrm home near Middle school, finished bsmt, fenced back yard, updated kitchen. Avail. Nov. 1 (H754) $1800 Extensively reno’d 3 bdrm home in West Bench, 2.5 bath, den large private yard, garage & carport. Avail. Nov. 1 (H755)

FURNISHED HOUSES/CONDOS: $900

OK Falls 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 6 appl, central air, garage, daylight bsmt suite incl heat and hydro. Avail. NOW (OT558) 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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Trucks & Vans

Escorts

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan, Fully-loaded, high kms, but runs fine, A/C, power windows, new brakes, new winter tires, $2500 OBO, (250)4935854

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1997 Chrysler Intrepid 3.3 engine, 218,00kms, new front tires & brakes, $2100. 250492-3724 2002 MUSTANG GT, 5spd coupe, leather, all power options, keyless entry, tinted glass, MACH system 6CD, new tires (only used 2 months), like new condition inside & out, lady driven, 2nd owner, summer driven only, only 180,000kms. $7500.

250-351-5478.

For Sale or Trade- 1989 Volvo 240 Turbo station wagon, $2,200 or trade for 4x4 truck of equal value. Home (250)4922359, Cell (250)-486-4551

250-307-8174. Krystal 20, Brittany 26, Lily 24, Jasmine 28, Jina 45. In/out Up scale Discreet, Fun, Flirty Girls! Hiring.

Let Skyler make your summer a scorcher, 24/7, out/in, 250809-3733, Penticton

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Recreational/Sale 10’6” Camper, lengthwise queen bed, 1 step entry, solar panel, very good shape, $4000, (250)499-2408 1978 Sircco Ford Motorhome for sale, bathroom, shower, sleeps four, fridge, stove, furnace, All propane, Lots of storage. Good for hunting and summer camping, excellent condition, clean in and out. awning, new tires and batteries, asking $5000, open to offers, must be seen to be appreciated, nice little unit, goes anywhere, 250-490-4717 Sue or Larry

Scrap Car Removal 1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Min $60 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 250-899-0460 Scrap car removal, will pay up to $120.We are licensed & insured, more weight, more money,250-328-8697, Pent.

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Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen of Penticton BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Southern Service Region – Thompson Okanagan Service Centre, Crown Land Adjudication office, for a licence for swimming area purposes covering unsurveyed Crown land being the foreshore and bed of Skaha Lake fronting Lots 2, 3 and 4 of Block 1, District Lot 2883S, Plan 4397, and Lot A, District Lot 2883S, Plan KAP83935, Similkameen Division Yale District (SDYD) situated on Provincial Crown land located in the vicinity of Skaha Lake.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 3412601. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Crown Land Adjudication at 441 Columbia St, Kamloops BC V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until November 1, 2012.

MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp -> Search -> Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to the public upon request.

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