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om Selleck, Burt Reynolds, Ned Flanders, the guy on a can of Pringles. These icons of manhood have been celebrated and idolized over the past 30 days as razors have avoided the area between average

men’s noses and upper lips. For an entire month, members of the male population have documented the work of their follicles with hopes of raising hairs, dollars and awareness for men’s mental health and prostate cancer. Kelowna Mounties, businessmen, politicians, bankers, entrepreneurs, high school students and professional hockey players

are just some of the locals who participated in Movember 2012. Some already have a fresh can of shaving cream sitting beside the sink as they wait anxiously for the calendar to flip. Others have spent a considerable amount of time looking in mirrors, asking themselves if this could be their new look. Regardless of whether the image is ap-

MEMBERS OF Kelowna Jaycees distract Dan Audy as he gets a moustache trim at Plan B Headquarters.

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pealing or not, about 245,000 Mo Bros throughout Canada are part of a movement that’s taken off in recent years. It’s a movement that is—to borrow a famous Movember tagline—truly changing the face of men’s health. See story A3

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‘Stache fraternity growing from A1 Travis Garone and Luke Slattery from Melbourne, Australia, are largely responsible for the moustaches currently disguising millions of men across the globe. According to the movember.com account of the founding fathers, the two lads conceived the Movember concept while sipping a pint and discussing recurring fashion trends in 2003. Since then, the movement has grown exponentially, with Canada taking a lead role in the fundraising effort. “I think Canadians have really caught onto the campaign because it’s a combination of fun and (raising money) for some great causes,” says Pete Bombaci, national director of Movember Canada. “Men’s health has never really had priority on the charity front…but prostate cancer and men’s mental health touch so many people in this country. “People really want to stand up and do something good. They’re growing moustaches and making an impact.” As of Thursday morning, Canada led all other

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nations with $30.3 million raised through movember.com. The United Kingdom led the way in terms of participants, with 360,000 registered on the site. Movember is often solely associated with prostate cancer, but Canada has placed equal importance on men’s mental health through this year’s campaign. Bombaci says most men find both health issues difficult to talk about. “If we can begin talking and start removing some of the stigmas that come with these issues— that’s the most powerful thing a moustache can do,” he says. Kelowna Jaycees are aware of the impact their facial hair can have on the community. The group of young professionals, ages 18 to 40, strives to positively impact the Kelowna area by providing businessmen development opportunities in leadership, social responsibility, entrepreneurship and fellowship. “We’ve got 35 guys growing moustaches,” says James Kay, treasurer of Kelowna Jaycees. “It gets people’s attention. We were able to

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#1: I’ve lost a few family members from cancer. It’s just shitty when stuff like that happens to people. #2: Through my company every month I donate $5 from every cheque. #3: Oh yeah. Last year it was a little more patchy than this year.

#1: I’m doing Movember because I’ve had family members who have passed away because of cancer. I do it to support cancer fundraising, period. Not just men’s cancer. #2: I have $10 taken off every pay cheque that goes toward the Canadian Cancer Society. So far I’ve probably raised about $100. #3 I’m very happy with it. This is my fourth year doing it; I grow the same moustache every year.

Do you support Movember guys? Of course! How could you not? But my boyfriend shaved his (Tuesday) night because he couldn’t handle it anymore. Did your boyfriend choose to raise money? No. Everyone says you should raise money if you’re growing a moustache, but I think if you’re doing the moustache, you’re supporting people. It’s like wearing a poppy. Were you happy with his moustache growth? I thought it was hilarious. He grows in really patchy; I had to dye it.

#1: Because it’s fun. #2: No, I’m just growing a moustache. I might try to raise money someday, but right now it’s just trying to get a good moustache going. #3: I don’t manufacture good colour.

#1: It’s a great thing for guys to get involved with. #2: We do a big fundraiser at home in Nanaimo, we rent a bar and do a fundraiser. We’ve raised up to $10,000 at the pub in past years. #3: I’ve got to clean it up a bit, but I’m happy with the growth. It’s my best year so far.

leverage our contacts and connections and get people to open their wallets a little bit, laugh at us and say, ‘Hey, if you can wear that for a month, I can throw $25 at the cause.’” So far, the group has brought in over $7,500; they’re ranked 361 out of more than 23,000 fundraising teams throughout the country. “This is the first year we really put the whole unit behind it… we’re thrilled with the re-

sponse.” Along with the focus of raising funds, Kay says the group of male professionals have also kept close tabs on each other’s moustache growth. “Some guys can grow a moustache in about eight hours. I’m one of the least productive ‘staches. “Three weeks in I looked like a 12-year-old boy, so I’m taking a good ribbing.” The amount raised will increase Friday even-

ing as the group hosts the Jaycees’ Movember Bash at Flashbacks Nite Club. The $10 charge at the door will be put toward the Movember cause. Prizes will be given out for best moustaches and Plan B hairdressers will be shaving off upper lip hair at the end of the night. “We’d like to think that’s part of a normal Friday night and we can raise some serious funds from that event.” One man who may

be having less fun Friday evening is local journalist Wayne Moore. Moore recently wrote a first-person story, explaining the details of his challenge against Steve Francis from 103.9 The Juice. The men are competing to see who can raise more money for a West Kelowna Warriors fundraiser that will benefit the Canadian Cancer Society. The initial bet suggested the loser would have to shave his head

at centre ice of Royal LePage Place during the third intermission of the Warriors game against the Vernon Vipers Friday. But Moore decided to up the ante. In his story, Moore says he will shave his head, win or lose, if donations surpass $750. If he hits the $1,000 mark, he has agreed to shave the moustache that has been with him for nearly 35 years.

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number of private companies to augment city equipment in the event of a huge snowfall. But while the city clears roads of ice and snow in the winter, it also depends on the public to help. Residents are responsible for removing snow and ice from driveways and sidewalks along their property. Drivers are also asked to think about where they park during the winter as parked cars on roads can hamper snow clearing efforts, especially in areas where there are hills and sharp curves on streets, such as Dilworth Mountain and the top of Southridge in the Mission. The city is once again pushing its Snow Busters program, in an effort to have neighbours help neighbours with snow clearing. During this time of year, some Kelowna residents find it almost impossible to keep sidewalks free of snow and ice. The city’s Snow Busters program encourages residents to lend a helping hand and aims to rec-

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The Downtown Kelowna Association with present the 24th annual light up on Saturday, with events scheduled from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The light up will officially kickoff the holiday season with various events happening in multiple venues throughout the downtown core. Highlights of the day will include the Rotary Centre of the Arts hosting arts and crafts for kids and the Wentworth Music musical petting zoo, the Re/Max hot air balloon will provide rides and Santa Claus will make a stop at the Laurel Packinghouse for pictures and cookie decorating. For a complete schedule of events visit www.downtownkelowna/lightup.

There will also be a number of live performances at the Stuart Park ice rink as well as free skating. In fact, most of the activities will be free. FortisBC will also be on hand with its holiday light exchange. Representatives will be set up in the Laurel Packinghouse, encouraging people to bring their old strands of incandescent lights and exchange them for a complimentary strands of LED lights. Visitors can bring up to five strands to be exchanged while supplies last. The evening will culminate with Santa Claus lighting up the trees in Kerry Park at 6 p.m. “It’s a wonderful event,” said Downtown Kelowna Association

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Movember campaign vision is expanding

Growing from A3 With $1,100 currently raised on the website and cash donations yet to be

added, the end of Moore’s moustache streak is inevitable. “People are donating, so what the heck, (I’ll) give them a show,” says Moore. “My whole head is going to be cold. I’m going to look funny. I’m going to look strange. “But it’s for the cause—hair grows back.” Considering the history Moore has with his moustache, he says the opposite Movember approach probably takes “more guts” than the traditional practice of growing a ‘stache for one month, but he admires the men who participated in Movember and the women who supported them. Female supporters— also known as Mo Sistas—are a big part of what Movember is all about. With the lockout keeping local NHL players off the rink, several wives of the athletes organized an event to get them back on the ice for a good cause. The NHLPA Curl for Movember event brought out present and past hockey stars, along with their wives, who are currently residing in the Kelowna area. Brent and Dayna Seabrook, Keaton and Lauren Ellerby, Jordin and Jen Tootoo, Luke and Jeska Schenn, Blake and Lacey Comeau, Wade and Danica Redden and Todd Simpson brought out the brooms last Saturday in support of men’s health. The public was invited to watch the event, get players’ autographs, bid on silent auction items and donate to Movember. Jock Tyre, general manager of Kelowna Curling Club, said about $5,000 was raised at the event. “Considering it was short notice…I thought it went really well,” says Tyre. He adds the wives

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Wings, high-fives his wife, Jen, at the NHLPA Curl for Movember fundraiser, held last Saturday at the Kelowna Curling Club. The event raised about $5,000 for the cause. were an integral part of organizing the fundraiser. “Getting the decorations organized, getting the silent auction organized—that was all the wives.” Although the players plan to be playing hockey for their respective teams next November, Tyre notes this event has opened the doors to other fundraising possibilities. “Last summer, we put ice in Kelowna for the first time in about 30 years. We’re looking at doing some summer ice again and seeing if we can do another fundraiser of some kind in July when there might be even more players around.” Although Movem-

ber is a new concept for some, there are local veterans who have been letting the hair below their noses grow freely during the eleventh month, the last few years. Movember, 2012 was the fourth season of growth for Adam Semeniuk. “One of the reasons I started is that I had an uncle who was battling prostate cancer for about 16 years,” says Semeniuk. “Sadly, he succumbed to it and passed away about six months ago. “But he’s the reason that I do this.” Semeniuk is the captain of his team of co-workers: Stacheky and Hutch Squad. Cur-

rently they’ve raised over $1,200. “Each year I grab 11 guys from the office and we create a fun Movember calendar—we sell that to raise extra donations. On top of it being a great cause, it’s a lot of fun to do.” One of Semeniuk’s favourite things about the Movember season is passing by other participants on the street, acknowledging their ‘stache and feeling like “part of a club.” With the explosion of Canadian participation over the past few years, some might question whether that club has any more room to grow in this country. For Bombaci, the answer is yes. “It’s not about reinventing the wheel—we’re going to be about growing moustaches again next year,” says Bombaci. “I think it’s about inviting more people from different walks of society into the campaign.” He says the 245,000 registered Canadians only represents a small piece of the pie. “We’re talking about two per cent of the male population; it really gives us a sense that we have so much (further) to go.” This weekend, as most men bid adieu to their moustaches, those behind the Movember cause will still be busy, tallying donations and preparing for next year’s campaign. “We communicate with the Mo Bros, Mo Sistas and those who donated money three or four times a year, letting them know what’s happened with their money,” says Bombaci. “An important part of this campaign is making sure people understand their money is being invested in the very best research and programs supporting men.” wpaterson@kelownacapnews.

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Monday, December 10, 2012, 1:30pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water street – Council Chambers Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the City intends to sell the “Closed Road” under Bylaw No. 10764, being a portion of Road South of Frost Road to No. 21 Great Projects Ltd., having an area of 112.4 m2 in exchange for additional road dedication. The public may review copies of the proposed Road Closure and Removal Dedication Bylaw 10764 on kelowna.ca or at the Office of the City Clerk, at City Hall, 3rd Floor, from 8am4pm, Monday to Friday. inFo: 250 469-8610

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Council will consider the permanent closure and removal of the highway dedication of a portion of Road North of Frost Road adjacent to 1355 Steele Road on: Monday, December 10, 2012, 1:30pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water street – Council Chambers Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the City intends to sell the “Closed Road” under Bylaw No. 10765, being a portion of Road South of Frost Road, adjacent to 1355 Steele Road, to Callahan Property Group, having an area of 133.9 m2 in exchange for additional road dedication. The public may review copies of the proposed Road Closure and Removal Dedication Bylaw 10765 on kelowna.ca or at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 3rd Floor, from 8am4pm, Monday to Friday. inFo: 250 469-8610

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Council will consider the permanent closure and removal of the highway dedication of a portion of 4465 Nottingham Road on: Monday, December 3, 2012, 1:30pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water street – Council Chambers Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the City intends to sell the “Closed Road” under Bylaw No. 10763, being a portion of 4465 Nottingham Road to David & Rosemarie Stevens, having an approximate area of 155.0 m2 for a price of $17,497.00. The public may review copies of the proposed Road Closure and Removal Dedication Bylaw 10763 on kelowna.ca or at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall 3rd Floor City Hall, from 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday. inFo: 250 469-8610

Council will consider the permanent closure and removal of the highway dedication of a portion of Road South of Frost Road adjacent to 1355 Steele Road on:

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neer of Faith in the Northwest, chronicles Pandosy’s adventures. From the eastern seaboard, Pandosy joined a wagon train and traveled west to the Oregon and Washington territories. There, Pandosy became an advocate for the Yakima people. Something of a linguist, Pandosy developed the first rudimentary dictionary of the Yakima language and became fairly fluent in their language. Pandosy also had a bit of rebelliousness in him. His efforts to assist the aboriginal people in Oregon eventually led him to fleeing the U.S. military and traveling north to Canada and eventually to the Okanagan. Once here, Pandosy endured many hardships, often with little support from his superiors, yet continued in his quest to offer assistance to his flock. He developed strong

friendships with the local aboriginal population. Pandosy is credited with planting the first grape vines in the area, ostensibly for the wine used to minister to his followers. Pandosy’s life reads like an adventure novel. This historical narrative will take you from Pandosy’s early years in France, to his North American adventures and finally, to the end of his life on a frosty night in Penticton where he died in the home of Chief Francois. It is an epic story, full of drama, hardship and the faith of one man. The book is available now at local bookstores. The Kelowna Museums Society will be hosting a talk about Father Pandosy by Edmond Rivère on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Okanagan Heritage Museum. The public is invited to attend.

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At the third of four regional meetings held annually by the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association on Wednesday night in Kelowna, incumbent Kirpal Boparai declined a nomination to run for president. Instead, incumbent vice-president Jeet Dhukia, of Vernon, was nominated to the post, as well as Fred Steele, of Kelowna, who was defeated last year by Boparai. Boparai, a Kelowna grower, was ousted from the Okanagan Tree Fruit Cooperative earlier this year for not honouring his contract, and there was a resolution passed by members at the co-op’s annual general meeting in October calling for him to be removed from his position heading up the BCFGA. In all three regional meetings, former BCFGA president Joe Sardinha, who stepped down from the executive after seven years in the top post, was nominated for vice-president. For regional and district positions, incumbents Amarjit Lalli, of Kelowna, Jora Dhaliwal, of Kelowna, Madeleine van Roechoudt, of Lake Country, and newcomer Sukhpaul Bal, of Kelowna, were nominated at Wednesday’s meeting. About 30 growers attended the Kelowna meeting, at which Boparai read his annual president’s report and where members proposed resolutions to be discussed at the annual general meeting Jan. 19 in Penticton. At that meeting, those attending of the 600 eligible growers can vote to open the floor to further nominations. The North Okanagan Region’s meeting was last night, after the Capital News deadline. jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com

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With the opening of the new Parkinson Activity Centre, the city’s plan for redevelopment of a key stretch of its downtown lakeshore is falling into place. The activity centre, built adjacent to the Parkinson Recreation Centre, is the new home for seniors’ recreation needs in Kelowna. And its departure from its longstanding location on Water Street downtown means the Water Street Seniors’ Centre building can now be torn down to make way for a new Kelowna Yacht Club building. The old KYC building will, in turn be torn down to make room for an expansion of Jim Stuart Park. At the same time, the marina in front of the yacht club is being expanded and the city is pressing on with its plan to have a new pubic pier and adjacent day-moorage marina built at the foot of Queensway. “This is all really a win-win situation for everyone,” said Kelowna’s strategic land development manager Derek Edstrom, noting the new yacht club building will house a public waterfront restaurant, a banquet room that can be rented by the public, and the indoor and outdoor yacht club facilities. Now that the seniors’ centre has been vacated, work is underway to figure out how much asbestos was used in its construction. The amount will influence the cost and procedure for demolishing the building, work that is expected to take place either in late December or early January. When asbestos is found in a building being demolished, the debris must be bagged and

transported separately to its disposal point—in this case the Glenmore landfill—and the dust created during the demolition must be controlled for both the safety of work crews and the public. Once the building is torn down, the land it sits on will be trans-

ferred to the Kelowna Yacht Club to accommodate construction of its new two-storey, 24,000 square-foot clubhouse. The project has not been tendered yet, but construction is expected to start next spring and be complete by the late spring of 2014.

Work to expand the marina out front of the existing yacht club building has already seen many of the new boat slips added. When finished, yacht club officials say it will be one of the biggest marinas in Western Canada. The existing yacht club building, across the

road from Kelowna City Hall’s parking lot, will not come down until the new building is complete, said Mayor Walter Gray earlier this week. During Monday’s council meeting, he talked about the series of lakefront improvements that will begin to occur now

that the seniors centre has moved. “It’s very exciting,” he told city council. The existing yacht club building is owned by the city and will be removed to make room for an expansion of the Jim Stuart Park. But that work will

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Statistics reveal poverty of politics continues B. C.’s ritual day of shame over child poverty has come and gone once again, with politicians trading blame and timeworn talking points. The occasion was an annual gathering staged at the B.C. Teachers’ Federation office in downtown Vancouver. It is organized by First Call, an umbrella group sponsored by the BCTF, the B.C. Government Employees’ Union and a collection of like-minded “anti-poverty activists,” as they describe themselves in their latest report. The familiar script unfolded. The report misinterprets federal income statistics from two years ago and calls for a long list of uncosted, but hugely ex-

pensive measures that they assert will make B.C. the first jurisdiction in human history to eradicate poverty. A sampling: Provide raises for employees and Tom contractors at all levels Fletcher of government until they are making an unspecified “living wage,” because we all know how public sector workers uniquely suffer from pay and pension inequality. • Raise the minimum wage again and index it to inflation. • Establish universal public dental care, prescription drug and eye care programs, and daycare. (Dismiss targeted programs that already provide this.) • Raise welfare rates and expand eli-

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gibility for employment insurance. • Cut tuition and provide more student grants. • Eliminate homelessness. And so it continues toward a socialist Utopia and certain bankruptcy for provincial and federal governments already deeply in the red. I wrote about these numbers when Statistics Canada released them back in June. They showed a modest improvement nationally and provincially in what they measure, which is not poverty, but the relative relationship between income groups. First Call dismisses that improvement as “a dismal record.” My point is not to deny that there are many poor people in B.C. and Canada. There are. But at this point we don’t even have a reliable way of measuring the problem, let alone effective

solutions. The report states: “Statistics Canada said the child poverty rate in Greater Vancouver was 18.4 per cent in 2010 F …” No, Statistics Canada didn’t say that. They said what they always say; that Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO) figures, are not an accurate measure of poverty. The political response was equally predictable. Veteran NDP MP Libby Davies led the charge in Ottawa. The government must establish a national anti-poverty strategy with firm annual goals, she said, reciting the identical script of the B.C. NDP. Davies didn’t mention that Manitoba is among the provinces with such a plan. It’s the only province that finished below B.C. in the percentage of chil-

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To the editor: Yesterday I was reading a book I picked up at the Westbank Library by an author I had never read before. The book is called Outrage, written by Robert K. Tanenbaum (a good crime mystery by the way). In the story two young Jewish men preparing their final report for their bar mitzvah have chosen to interview an older Jewish man who spent time in a concentration camp in Germany during the Second World War. During the interview the man quotes Martin Niemoller, a German mister and phil-

osopher: “First they came for the Communists, but I was not a communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the trade unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when the came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.” Last night I was watching Global News and The National and was shocked when I saw the aftermath of the fire in a Bangladesh sweatshop that claimed over 100 lives. I thought to myself,

someone should really do something about that. Bing, the light bulb went on. The only people who can force a change in the deplorable working and living conditions of those workers are you and me, the consumers. The workers risk their lives daily for $45 a month because nobody speaks for them. What would happen if all of us in Kelowna would do one simple thing? Look at the label before you purchase an item. If it is made in Bangladesh call the clerk over and say, “I refuse to buy this product until the store

improves wages, living conditions and worker safety in Bangladesh.” Better yet, take the item to customer service and ask to speak to the manager and say, “I refuse to shop in your store until the company improves wages, living conditions and worker safety in Bangladesh.” Then walk out. If the majority of us do that and spread the word across Canada, very soon the owners of the big box stores will panic and bow to the almighty dollar. Think of the ripple effect if the majority of people in North America

followed our lead. If we could force the big box stores in North America to cut their billions of dollars in profits by just a few per cent we could save thousands of lives and improve the lives of millions. Maybe, just maybe, the governments in China and India would be watching. Do you think they would risk the hundreds of billions of dollars in exports for a couple of million? We can change the world. We are the end of the line in the manufacturing and textile industry. We have the power. Richard Callihan, West Kelowna

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Fletcher from A10 dren living in low-income homes. These plans are mainly gesture politics, providing the appearance of action. Social Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux spoke on behalf of the B.C. Liberal government, and she, too, stuck to a familiar script. The best path out of poverty is a job, she said. This is true, but also obvious. Then Cadieux went on about the B.C. Jobs

Plan, which has its own sorry record of misrepresented federal statistics. Here’s one of the report’s more blindingly obvious section headings: “Child poverty concentrated in big cities.” No kidding. The whole population is concentrated in big cities. Herein lies a clue that is missed by “activists” for ever-larger government. Poor people are increasingly crowded into the most expensive places. If I’m on welfare or working in a low-wage

Heavy trucks 1,215 2012 Total vehicles 9,510 Heavy Trucks 770 I think this is proof that closing Ellis Street as a truck route will not add 400 more trucks daily to Gordon Drive, even when Ellis Street was closed. The full report is on the City of Kelowna’s website www.kelowna.ca. I encourage everyone to read it. City council did do their homework, and has been responsible for making decisions based on these facts. Rod Friesen, Kelowna

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A slight flinch of Buddy Tavares’ hands as he went onto all fours when being arrested by Kelowna RCMP Const. Geoff Mantler “is not significant enough a threat to precipitate” the kick Mantler gave to Tavares’ head, an expert in police use of force testified Thursday afternoon. The court also heard that the arrest was botched from the beginning, as Mantler did not follow police training when he stopped Tavares’ truck on Jan. 7, 2011, after receiving a report of shots fired at the Harvest Golf Club. Sgt. Jeremy Lane, an Abbotsford police officer giving expert opinion about police use of force in the trial, said that Mantler, while still alone, got out and approached Tavares truck after stopping it. “That would not be in accordance with (police) training,” said Lane. “Did that action put Const. Mantler at risk?” asked Crown counsel William Burrows. “Yes, it certainly did.” “Once you leave your position of cover…you leave yourself vulnerable as you approach that vehicle,” said Lane. “The problem you have there… things get complicated very quickly if we don’t follow our training.” Police are trained ideally to wait for backup before making a high risk arrest and then to remain with their vehicle and

give commands to the suspect over their PA to get out and then crawl to the police vehicles to be handcuffed. Instead, Mantler placed himself closer to the driver, who was believed to be armed, and was also faced with another officer who arrived soon after standing at the passenger window. That created a cross-fire situation for the officers, said Lane. Once Tavares got out of the vehicle, Mantler should have been creating distance between himself and Tavares, as the “reactionary gap” was dangerous for the officer, said Lane. As Tavares got out of the truck, Mantler could be heard telling Tavares to “get down,” instructions Lane indicated were not as clear as they should be. While Mantler knew what he was instructing Tavares to do, Tavares “may or may not have known what that meant.” Lane also said the five seconds between Tavares getting out of his truck and the time he was kicked was “not an unreasonable amount of time for Mr. Tavares to be getting down. Cross-examination of Lane is expected Friday. His opinions are based on materials used to train RCMP officers and materials gathered to support recommending the criminal charge of assault causing bodily harm. He did not have a statement or report from Mantler to use when coming to his conclusions.

30 agencies that actively work to assist people struggling with substance abuse were on hand for the fourth annual open house at Trinity Baptist Church during National Addictions Awareness Week. “We’ve had several recovery homes close in this community in the last year. We had a couple resources close their doors permanently,” said Christene Walsh, social development coordinator with the Regional District of the Central Okanagan. “Sometimes you have a brief window when people need help—there’s only so long you can engage them before you lose them again. “So when you lose a service or a service changes, if people don’t know or were not in tune with each other to work together, people who have complex issues can fall through the cracks and then lots of other things happen in our community: Some people turn to crime, other people die. It really has a strong impact.” Many of those in attendance were family members or friends of people affected by addictions. The open house gave them an opportunity to gather information about how they can help

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women. Clients spend time in group counselling and completing workshops that help them deal with “the whole picture.” Wagner said Crossroads has also had to deal with cuts to funding. “We’ve probably been experiencing that for a number of years, so we are in discussions with the health authority, who is our primary funding source, around trying to find funding that matches the actual service that we’re delivering. “There are lots of ways as a clinical direc-

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Stecko show off their wreaths during the Green Christmas Decorative Workshop held last Saturday at the Mission Creek Regional Park’s Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan. According to Alison Campbell Urness, park interpreter with the Regional District of the Central Okanagan, early registration was necessary due to the popularity of the event. Participants used natural materials such as prunings of Douglas fir, cedar boughs, Oregon grape leaves, snowberries and other items gathered from regional parks during fall pruning. The event, which has been held for more than five years, was free. “Our mandate is to enable people to enjoy and learn about our parks. If we can make it a pleasant experience, then that’s what it’s about,” said Campbell Urness.

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Choosing what to include in your landscape

hen deciding on changes to your landscaping, or creating a new landscape, it’s important to consider the needs/ wants of everyone in the household. Here are some things to consider: 1) How much lawn do you need? Lawn is mostly used by children, pets and perhaps to play bocce ball. As lawn is the highest maintenance and water-use landscaping choice, it makes sense to limit the area planted. It should be on at least six inches of good topsoil, located on level ground, and shaped for easy watering and mowing. 2) Where do people naturally walk? Hard surface pathways in these places will eliminate maintenance and watering. Make sure they are functional in all weather. 3) Where do you wish to entertain and barbecue? Hard surfaced patios and decks do not require water or garden maintenance. 4) Where do you want shade? 5) Do you want a flower garden? Choose mostly perennial flowers as they are much less work and cost less in the long term. To get the most blooms, the garden needs to be in good soil and full sun. Locate where you will see it the most from inside and outside. A shaded flower gar-

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Gwen Steele den has much less bloom so choose shade-loving plants and concentrate on selecting for good foliage texture and colour. 6) Do you want to grow food such as vegetables, berry bushes, fruit trees, and herbs? Food growing areas need full sun, good soil, and a water source. You may want a compost area and perhaps a greenhouse and potting shed. 7) If you have children, consider making a natural creative play area with big rocks, logs, places to dig and tunnel, bushes and trees to make into forts and hiding places. Get them to help plan and create it. Include a place they can plant veggies and flowers of their own choosing. A great tee-pee can be made from a few poles and scarlet runner beans. 8) Creating a ‘wild’ area of native plants, that reflects the natural beauty of the Okanagan, will be very low-maintenance and need little water. Planting a diversity of plants will encourage birds, butterflies and beneficial insects into your landscape. Check the plant database at www.

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(Chrysothamnus nauseosus), a late summer blooming native plant. okanaganxeriscape.org for native plants, and ones that attract birds and butterflies. 9) Storage areas may be needed for tools, bicycles, and yard/recycling/garbage bins. These should be easily accessible but not in a prime view. 10) Perhaps you want an area for badminton, basketball, tennis or a swimming pool. 11) Do you need a dog run? The dog will need some shade in summer. 12) Do you want a pond? This is very labour intensive. Make the pond deep enough for fish to overwinter and create places and plant cover to hide them from predator birds. Next week, I’ll write about things to consider as you set priorities for your landscaping. Gwen Steele is executive director of the non-profit Okanagan Xeriscape Association. Learn more about gardening with nature and plants for the Okanagan at www.okanaganxeriscape.org.

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When the West Kelowna Warriors hit the ice Friday night in the first of three straight games against the Vernon Vipers, there will be more on the line than just two points. The Warriors will wrap up a month-long campaign to raise money and awareness for the Canadian Cancer Society with its annual fundraiser game. “This year we are doing things a little differently,’’ explained Warriors’ director of business operations Andrew Deans. “The players and coaches are doing Movember, we’ve done a poster that will be for sale and we have a raffle going on. The whole idea is to have as big of an outreach as we can. We want to create as much buzz as we can to draw out the fans and help the cancer society. So far the Warriors have raised close to

$6,000 in its month long campaign, already more than what the club was able to raise in its cancer fundraiser last season. Warriors’ captain Max French, who has been out of the lineup for six weeks, has spent plenty of that time out in the community drumming up support for the Warriors’ fundraising efforts. The 20-year-old West Kelowna native says the work in the community has been a good distraction while he rehabs his injury. “It’s been a lot of fun,” said French, who is targeting a Dec. 7 return to the lineup. “To have something like Movember we can get the team involved and were raising money so it’s a great way to get really strong community involvement. I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been able to be out in the stands during our games and promoting our efforts as much as I can.” Friday night’s game

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WEST KELOWNA WARRIORS captain Max French shows off the one-of-a-kind poster that will be raffled off at the Warriors game Friday night as part of the team’s fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. kicks off three straight games against the Vipers as the teams will also play Saturday in Vernon and then next Friday back in Royal LePage Place, when French may return from injury. The Warriors enter the

weekend in a heated battle for position in the BCHL Interior. At 10-7-1-6, the club is one point behind second place Merritt and just four points ahead of sixth place Trail. French says it’s important to have good re-

sults against the Vipers, who enter the weekend three points behind West Kelowna. “Playing them three times in a row it’s like a playoff series,” said French. “You have to send a message early. You have

to get a great start and really focus on staying consistent.” The Warriors are expecting fellow 20-yearold Brett McKinnon to be back in the lineup for Friday night’s game. kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

Rockets take aim for 10 straight wins at home Warren Henderson STAFF REPORTER

It’s been seven seasons since the Kelowna Rockets have been able to protect home ice with such efficiency. On Friday night, the Rockets will pursue their 10th consecutive WHL victory at Prospera Place when they play host to the Moose Jaw Warriors. It’s the longest run of home prosperity since the club won 11 consecutive games from Nov. 9, 2005 to Jan. 7, 2006. While then-assistant coach Ryan Huska can’t recall precisely what the recipe was for success seven years ago, the cur-

rent head coach points to leadership as the key factor in 2012-13. “I think (captain) Colton Sissons has done a good job with leadership in our dressing room, he’s done a good job of getting our co-captains and older players rallied,” said Huska. “Those guys are showing a lot of pride in playing at home, and they’re coming to the rink prepared to play and work hard.” While not nearly as impressive as their previous three victories on home ice—by a combined score of 23-4—the Rockets (16-8-1-1) found a way to run their winning streak at Prospera to

nine games on Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory over Tri-City. Huska wasn’t overly pleased with the effort and said his team took its foot off the gas after jumping out to an early 2-0 lead. “I thought Tri-City was the better team,” said Huska. “We were thinking after the first two goals things were going to come easy without putting the work in, but that’s not the way not works. “The reality is that every team in this league is good, and those games we won by wide margins, we can’t expect that to continue. We need to keep playing hard as a team.” Huska has a similar

message for Friday’s encounter with the Warriors, a team that opened its western B.C. road swing with wins over Victoria and Vancouver. “(Moose Jaw) is a good, young team that works very hard,” Huska said. “They’re going to force us to be a lot better than we were (Wednesday) if we want to have success against them.” On Saturday, the Rockets will travel to Seattle to take on the Thunderbirds.

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KELOWNA ROCKETS defence man Cole

Kelowna Rockets players will be shaving off their moustaches at the end of the month as the Rockets participation in the Movember movement comes to an end. Rockets players and coaches have raised close to $3,000 towards men’s health issues as part of the Canadian Hockey League’s Movember participation. Overall the CHL has raised $144,867. The Movember fundraiser is a continuation of several fundraising initiatives by the Western Hockey League team this year. Figures have now been released from the Rockets Pink Power Play night in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation where players wore pink jerseys, laces and tape for a one night fundraiser. The jersey’s were auctioned off and raised over $3,500 while the sale of pink pucks at the game raised a further $2,400. “What the Rockets have done for us is outstanding,” said Barb Hoy, the volunteer run director for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, which is normally held around the same time as the Rockets

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Winterhawks disciplined by WHL not permitted under WHL Regulations and were not disclosed to the WHL.” In response to the disciplinary action, Mike Johnston and the Winterhawks released a statement on Wednesday which included the following: The Winterhawks were found to have committed the following violations: • A player contract signed in 2009, involving flights for the player’s family and a summer training program • Over the last five years, seven families were provided flights 2-4 times per season based on financial need and their distance from Portland • Twice in the last five years the team paid for

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to distribute amongst their forwards, the Rockets made a move Thursday by dealing winger Filip Vasko to the Red Deer Rebels.

In exchange, Kelowna receives a conditional sixth-round draft choice in 2013. Vasko, a native of Humenne, Slovakia, was in his second season with the Rockets and had three

goals and seven assists in 19 games this season. An import draft selection in 2011, he joined the Rockets for the 201112 WHL season and had 12 assists in 51 games as a rookie.

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out of their way for us. It’s areal highlight of our year.” The annual Run for the Cure has raised close to $300,000 for breast

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two players to each have a one-week summer training regimen • The Winterhawks provided a cell phone for its team captain for a period of three seasons The WHL’s audit found no violations involving monetary payments made to players, their families or agents, or any violations related to the league’s educational packages. “After fully cooperating with the league’s investigation, we were extremely surprised at the excessive nature of the sanctions, and we don’t feel they are in line with the scope of the

violations we were found to have committed,” said Johnston. “We believe that apart from recruiting trips and parents’ weekend, there is no prohibition in the rules governing flights for players’ parents, which were the majority of the infractions,” continued Johnston. “We are currently exploring our options on how we will proceed. Despite our objections, the league has made its decision, and our players will continue to pursue the goal of winning a WHL championship.”

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Okanagan Rockets’ Saturday game for the food bank Off to an excellent start to the B.C. Major Midget League season the Okanagan Rockets are in a giving mood this weekend: Off the ice rather than on it. The Rockets have partnered with Kelowna Chrysler and Save On Foods for the Okanagan Rockets inaugural game

in support of the Kelowna Food Bank when the Rockets host the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds on Saturday. While admission to Okanagan Rockets games has always been nocharge, the Rockets are asking families and fans to bring non-perishable food items for the Ke-

lowna Food Bank to this Saturday’s game (3 p.m. CNC). Rockets general manager David Michaud said it is the time of the year when demand is high at the food bank adding it’s a good chance for the Rockets to give back to the community. “If we are in the game

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of hockey we are blessed,” he said. “We stay in great hotels, eat at fantastic restaurants and have access to a lot of things that just aren’t a reality for a lot of families. “Our goal is to fill a Dodge Ram Truck full of food and send it to the food bank to hopefully make a difference in the lives of some families this holiday season.” Donation bags will be

available at the game for $5 if fans don’t feel like raiding your cupboard before heading to the Capital News Centre on Saturday. “The bags will have items that the food bank is most in need of. It’s a simple, inexpensive way to help make a big difference,” said Michaud who called on other local businesses to come to the table as well. The Rockets are ask-

ing local businesses to step up as well. “Kelowna Chrysler got us started with a generous donation and we are hoping some other local businesses will be able to help as well.” The Rockets are coming off a big weekend against the 1st place Vancouver NW Giants and they are hoping to keep the momentum going this weekend. “The Kelowna Rock-

ets are on the road and with any luck we can talk a few of their fans into coming down to the Capital News Centre this weekend to watch our exciting hockey club. It would be great to fill the rink, fill the Dodge Ram for the food bank, and with any luck get a win to make everyone happy.” The Rockets host Fraser Valley at 3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday.

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The Kelowna Skating Club made its presence felt at the Snowball Freeskate Competition last weekend in Oliver as 40 skaters brought home 27 medals—the highest total of any participating club. Kelowna skaters proved dominant at several levels, as they swept the podium in the Preliminary Creative (group 1), Silver Elements, Star 4 Girls under 10, and Juvenile Women’s divisions. At the Juvenile level, 11-year-old Rochelle Reeve skated a clean and inspired program in winning the gold medal with a personal best score of 33.48 points, with club mate Kristen Ciurka just behind with 32.94, also a personal best. Reeve also took gold in Gold Elements.

Other Kelowna skaters striking gold in their respective events were Mikayla Consiglio (2), Alyssa Dobbs, Kaiya MacLeod, Carter Hiob, Ashley Sales, Kenedi Woodcox, Olivia Gran, and Vienna Harwood. Here are the full results: Pre-Juvenile Women: Alyssa Dobbs 1st; Daria Carr 2nd Juvenile Women: Rochelle Reeve 1st; Kristen Ciurka 2nd ; Olivia Gran 3rd; Ashley Sales 4th; Madison Delcourt 5th; Abbey Reiter 6th Star 4 Girls under 10: MIkayla Consiglio 1st; Maya Rose 2nd ; Alexis Garost 3rd; Summer Peitsch 4th; Kenedi Woodcox 5th. Star 4 girls under 13: Kaiya MacLeod 1st; Sally Haaheim 2nd ; Makenna

Jensen 6th. Star 4 Girls over 13: Paula Aguirre 2nd Senior Bronze Women: Savana Sheardown 3rd Junior Silver Women: Taylor Sheardown exhibition Senior Silver Women: Rachel Hiob exhibition Bronze Elements group 1: Kaiya MacLeod 2nd ; Alexis Garost 4th; Maya Rose 6th; Kenedi Woodcox 7th Bronze Elements group 2: Mikayla Consiglio 1st; Sally Haaheim 3rd; Summer Peitsch 7th; Ryder MacLeod 8th Silver Elements: Ashley Sales 1st Olivia Gran 2nd ; Taylor Sheardown 3rd; Alyssa Dobbs 5th Gold Elements: Rochelle Reeve 1st; Kristen Ciurka 2nd Preliminary Creative

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Midget girls win Junior Mustangs fourth at provincials Kamloops tourney The Kelowna Rockets female midget A Rockets captured first place at the Kamloops Ice tournament last weekend. In Sunday’s final against Tri-Cities, the teams played to a 3-3 tie through regulation. After a scoreless fiveminute overtime session, the game went to a shootout where each team scored once on its first four attempts. After Tri-Cities failed

on its fifth shot, Riley Henderson secured the win for the Rockets by scoring on Kelowna’s fifth attempt. After wins over Tri-Cities and Cranbrook to open the round robin, Kelowna played to a hardfought 0-0 tie with Salmon Arm to finish the preliminary round at 2-0-1 and in first place. The Rockets then defeated Smithers 5-1 to advance to Sunday’s final.

In their first ever appearance at a provincial junior girls volleyball championship, the Immaculata Mustangs more than held their own with a fourth-place showing out of 24 teams. At the B.C. championship last weekend in Delta, the Mustangs played three tight matches to open the tournament Friday against Ballenas, Langley Fundamental and Riverside, winning each one in the third set, 17-15. On Saturday, the Mustangs defeated Hatzic, be-

fore losing matches to Handsworth and Pacific Academy. Immaculata qualified for the bronze medal match where the Mustangs pushed Cedar Creek to a third set before losing 13-15. Katie Spiess and Kyra Cabral received player of the day awards. Megan Hart and Nicole Hart both received trophies for Most Valuable Players. “Their heart and love of the game allowed them to place in the top five,” said Immaculata junior team teacher sponsor Carmella Mathieu.

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es, who dedicate their time and effort coaching and building the skills and

more importantly sharing their passion for the game.”

Chiefs on road for weekend set The Kelowna Chiefs are on the road for a pair of KIJHL games this weekend. On Friday, the Chiefs are in Invermere to visit the Columbia Valley Rockies. Then on Saturday, Kelowna travels to Golden to take on the Rockets. The Chiefs (14-10-1) will be looking to extend their

winning streak to three games after a 5-1 victory over the hometown Osoyoos Coyotes on Wednesday night. Jordan Salahor scored twice and Scott Renner added a goal and two assists in the win, while Tyler O’Donnell stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Chiefs net. The Chiefs’ next home action is Saturday, Dec. 8 against the Summerland Steam.

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The home track proved to be very much to Eric Neilson’s liking on the World Cup skeleton circuit. The 31-year-old from Kelowna equalled his career-best finish on the World Cup with a fifth-place showing last Saturday in Whistler. Neilson turned in a fifth-place finish last year in Winterberg, Germany during his rookie season with Canada’s elite men’s team. On Saturday in Whistler, where he was 19th one year ago, Neilson posted a two-run time of 1:48.39. “It could have been a little better, but I’ll take that any day,” said Neilson. “It’s a really good turnaround from last year. Things started to click this year in selection races here. I started to understand the track a little bit more. Hopefully we can just keep going from here.”

A week earlier, Neilson placed sixth at a World Cup in Utah. He is also the defending Canadian champion.

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It’s another milestone for a Kelowna man, who like the Energizer bunny, just keeps going and going and going. When Bob Purdy hits the waters of Okanagan Lake on Friday on his stand-up paddle board, it will be the 700th straight day of paddling for Purdy and his campaign to change the way we live. Called Paddle for the Planet, Purdy has been paddling and raising money for nearly two years straight, every day and in any weather. “People tell me all the time they think I am a bit weird for paddling every day,” said Purdy. “I tell them I can’t imagine not paddling every day. Besides there is work to be done to change the way we live on the planet.” Purdy is promoting sustainable living on the planet for his efforts and is attempting to raise money. His movement started in Kelowna but has grown to include events around the globe. In October paddlers around the world will unite for the World Paddle for the Planet Day, to take place Oct. 10 to 13. You can find out more at www.facebook.com/pftplanet.

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Upgrading of Westside Road continues to be a priority for transportation ministry

hortly after I was first elected MLA for Westside-Kelowna, I attended a public meeting at Wilson’s Landing. There was a significant turnout, and the message was clear: Westside Road needs attention. They were right. Westside Road was never intended for the amount of traffic it now receives, there were limited opportunities to pass, and many residents felt that several stretches of the road were simply unsafe. The B.C. Ministry of Transportation acted immediately, starting with extensive survey work. Since the fall of 2009, our government has spent over $2.945 million including engineering, constructing five slow-moving vehicle pullouts and road realignment at Dimitri Creek, 5.4 kilometres of road resurfacing at three sites north of the LaCasa resort, and com-

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Ben Stewart plete sign upgrade and delineator installations along the entire 70-kilometre length of the corridor. The list does not and will not stop there. Recently, we announced two projects with a combined value of $4.6 million to realign and widen Westside Road at Cinnabar Creek and near Blue Grouse Road. On every step of the way, we’ve worked closely with the public, including and particularly the Westside Road Improvement Committee. Their input has been invaluable. I have heard complaints that Highway 97 receives more attention, but the two roads aren’t

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make a real difference. For example, I recently drove down Westside Road, following a vehicle which used the pullout, allowing me to pass easily. Those traffic pullouts have transformed not only Westside Road, but the experience of driving it. It’s an easier, less stressful, and with spots for slower-moving vehicles to pull over and allow cars behind them to pass, significantly less frustrating for slower and faster-moving vehicles alike. At that first public meeting I attended in October 2009, I realized Westside Road would have to be one of my priorities as MLA. Since then, we’ve invested over $7.5 million improving it. The work isn’t done yet, but it’s already made a significant difference. Ben Stewart is the Liberal MLA for Westide-Kelowna.

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Worldbeat violinists jam at Doc Willoughby’s Pub Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

What do you get when you mix a good backbeat and a fiddle? Michael Fraser and Kyla LeBlanc, a.k.a. Kytami. Put a violin in either of their hands and there’s no telling what will happen next. There might be florescent strobes, thunderous drums, probably some vinyl spinning somewhere in the room—and possibly a sitar. The worldbeat artists are taking a new career turn pairing their solo experimental electro-violin acts on an unusual and, hopefully, unforgettable bill. The Beats, Strings and Life Tour launches next week on Salt Spring Island and they’ll stop at Doc Willoughby’s Pub for the second performance, Kytami’s third time through the bar this year

after a couple of dates with her DJ collective F.U.C. “I think it’s going to get quite collaborative when the crowd gets going,” said Fraser, who played with Tambura Rasa before branching into this new genre. Fraser describes his music as Django Style, saying it’s a mix of the jazz and gypsy violin he grew up developing and the house beats he’s worked to perfect in sideline ventures as a DJ. Kytami, for as similar as she is mixing violin and back- beats, is totally the opposite. Her Celtic fiddling pairs with an electronic hip hop, dance vibe like a Guinness beer and stew as she stomps her audience into believing she’s every bit a “badass” rocker. Both grew up attending the iconic Vancouver Academy of Music and, given their

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KYLA LEBLANC performs with Michael Fraser Dec. 7 at Doc Willoughby’s similar ages and instruments, figure they must have crossed paths without knowing it. But it took several years to evolve into acts noticeably bound to share a stage. Kytami, perhaps best known as a founding member of Delhi to Dublin, moved to Whistler to pursue snowboarding and fell into her career jamming with friends.

“I started playing with bands in Whistler and this one guitar player would just throw songs at me— he was like the human jukebox—and I would have to make it up on the spot. I wouldn’t know which song he was going to play next so it really taught me how to improvise,” she told Monday Magazine this summer. “…I was snowboarding everyday, and I still love

going, but somewhere along the way the music took over.” Fraser, on the other hand, got his start in front of the webcam filming himself sampling a little Daft Punk on his violin around the same time YouTube was really taking off. The video got 70,000 hits. He’s since been featured on the sites of DJs like Wolfgang Gartner and Yelle, a French electro-pop band, and has played famous electronic festivals like Shambhala and tours extensively. As for next Friday’s performance, even he says he doesn’t know what to expect as they’re both known for their ability to improvise. Kytami and Michael Fraser play Doc Willoughby’s Pub on Dec. 7 from 8 p.m. to midnight. There is a cover charge. jsmith@kelownacapnews.com

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Lotus unlikely chart-topper for Aguilera Bruce Mitchell COLUMNIST

CHRISTINA AGUILERA: LOTUS (RCA)

After the relative failure of her last album, Bionic, to score a major hit and the tepid response to her acting debut in the box office blunder Burlesque, things could only look up for Christina Aguilera. She was all over radio this summer with her collaboration with Maroon 5 and the smash Moves Like Jagger and Aguilera scored a hot spot as a judge on the NBC singing competition The Voice.

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This really should have set Aguilera up for a huge selling comeback album but it hasn’t yet happened although this fifth studio disc Lotus has only been out for a couple of weeks. There is no major hit here as the controversial and too-much-information single Your Body enjoyed only a minor presence on the pop charts. The rest of Lotus has its moments but not enough of them to make this a bona fide album that will return Aguilera to the top of the pops and Lotus

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Classic country set for Terri Clark Mitchell from A28 has stalled outside of the top ten album sales. She was able to hook The Voice star judges Cee Lo Green to help out on the dance pop song Make The World Move and she duets with Blake Shelton the semi country power ballad Just A Fool but again these songs just are not very commanding. Meanwhile I thought I heard a smidgen of influence of The Rolling Stones’ Heart Of Stone on her plaintive ballad Best Of Me while Aguilera proves she remains the randy lass of Your Body on the hip hop styled Around The World. Only hard core fans will want the Deluxe Edition that features a few more tracks including a radically remixed and remodelled version of Your Body. Not sure if the non Deluxe Edition has all the cheese cake photos of the scantily clad Aguilera in the inner booklet but she righteously shows off her extra curvy, yummy mummy bodywhich just may be the highlight of this release that exploits its stars sexuality to the max. C+

TERRI CLARK: CLASSIC (BARE TRACK/EMI)

Community Calendar IN THE LOOP Diabetes support group meets the first Tuesday of every month 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Green Bay Bible Camp, 1441 Green Bay Rd. in West Kelowna, starting Dec. 4. Contact gabriela. stuerle@interiorhealth.ca Chordial Invitations the Kelowna chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, invites men of all ages to join their four-part harmony, Monday nights, 6:30-9 p.m. at Parkinson Activity Centre. Call 250868-3796 or email m_s@ telus.net. Dancing every Thursday night, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., at Parkinson Recreation Centre. Enjoy two-step, foxtrot, waltz, polka, schottische etc. to the music of Vic & Company. For more info call 250-860-4391. To be included email edit@kelownacapnews. com or fax 250-763-8469.

Alberta’s Terri Clark has had a very solid career in country music on both sides of the border which is a major coup for a new traditionalist singer from the great white north. True, she may not have had the superstar career of the likes of Anne Murray or Shania Twain but Clark is solidly in the second tier of Canadian country success stories from the distaff side of our country music scene. Her albums consistently sell well in the USA country charts and her Greatest Hits package a few years ago even sold high in the mainstream album charts. Clark has paid her dues and has earned every right to record an album of all cover country classics and this eleven track CD will delight for both its rowdy honky tonk rockers as well as its thoughtful ballad remakes. Clark grew up listening to her family’s country album collection so it is no wonder that there are older evergreens here such as the ramped up take of Kitty Wells’ It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels and Loretta Lynn’s like minded rocker Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind). However, the song

that seems to be getting the most attention here is a lovely country folk rendering of the classic Glen Campbell hit Gentle On My Mind while the very familiar Love Is A Rose as covered by both Linda Ronstadt and Neil Young is also very nicely realized. But Clark seems to be happiest as a country rocker on this fine set with rousing takes of Merle Haggard’s Swinging Doors and the Delbert McClinton/Emmylou Harris gem Two More Bottles Of Wine. The duet with Tanya Tucker on her famous Delta Dawn is a bit of a clunker with its slowed down approach while the up-tempo closer and fellow Canadian Hank Snow’s I’m Moving On done with Dean Brody, is worth the price of admission alone. Noted other duet singers include Reba McIntyre, Jann Arden and Dierks Bentley. A solid set of Classics. B-

SUSAN BOYLE: STANDING OVATION (COLUMBIA)

I was disappointed that Susan Boyle did not score a big hit with her cover of Lou Reed’s Perfect Day, the lead off song from The Gift of a couple of years ago.

I thought having a song such as this, which is a little off of the beaten track of the type of standard repertoire that was destined for Boyle’s career, would have made things much more interesting. Anyhow, this brings us to Boyle’s fourth album Standing Ovation and its all too predictable subtitle The Greatest Songs From The Stage. Here Boyle belts out well known stage and screen songs such as Harold Arlen’s Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Stephen Sondheim’s Send In The Clowns and ABBA’s The Winner Takes It All (via Mama Mia). Boyle also covers three of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s well known songs including The Music of The Night with the actual Phantom stage performer Michael Crawford himself while Boyle shares a couple of duets with her childhood idol Donnie Osmond on This Is The Moment and All I Ask Of You. Susan Boyle fans will almost certainly enjoy these nuggets but don’t you agree it would have been fascinating to hear Boyle and Reed duetting on his Perfect Day? C+ mooseman19@telus.net

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Regional BoaRd HigHligHts – novemBeR 2012 Building inspection services tax Requisition The Regional Board has endorsed a plan for a 2013 tax requisition from property owners in the electoral areas to fund building inspection services. Based on 2012 assessments, an average home valued at $490,000 in Central Okanagan East will pay $28.42 while the average home valued at $462,000 in Central Okanagan West will pay $26.80. With the downturn in construction experienced over the past few years, revenues from permits fees have not kept pace with expenditures even though there have been reductions in staffing and inspection days to try and reduce costs. Bylaw adjudication Participation The Regional Board has taken the first step in a process that will see the Regional District participate with other local governments in the Southern Interior Bylaw Adjudication program. Approval for RDCO participation is required by the Provincial Cabinet and may take up to three months before Board consideration of a formal Bylaw Notice Enforcement bylaw. The Bylaw Adjudication program is designed to provide a simpler, speedier and more cost effective resolution for minor bylaw infractions, rather than going through the court system. sunset Ranch Utilities ownership The Regional Board has agreed to an agreement to take over ownership of the water and sanitary sewer utilities of the five strata corporations at the Sunset Ranch development. Before proceeding with a legal agreement, the transfer requires the support of at least 75% of the members of each strata corporation. october Building statistics During October, Development Services approved 22 building permits for a construction projects valued at $1,657,939 in the Central Okanagan East and Central Okanagan West Electoral Areas. In the first ten months of 2012, 115 building permits have been approved in the electoral areas for projects valued at $8.5-million. agricultural advisory Commission members The Regional Board has reappointed two members of the Agricultural Advisory Commission. Serving an additional three year term are Bob Fugger and Lisa Cameron. environmental advisory Commission members The Regional Board has approved seven new appointments to the Environmental Advisory Commission. Serving a three year term are Wesley Miles, Peter Dill, Pete Spencer, Rose Gunoff, Melony Catana and Jacqueline Foley while Jenna Gall will serve a one year term. Regional Board and Committee meetings The Regional Board has approved its schedule of meetings for 2013, including 12 meetings of the Governance and Services Committee. To view a full list of meetings visit regionaldistrict.com. next Regional Board meetings • monday, december 10th – inaugural meeting – 7:00 pm • thursday, January 17th – after an 8:30 am Governance and Services Committee meeting

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▼ PASSING OF KEN NOBLE

Colourful character enshrined as part of Kelowna’s history

’m rather surprised the sad fact did not garner more media acknowledgement, and I am equally sad I did not have the ability to personally bid him a fond farewell. Kelowna lost a hard working, well-known, and respected savvy businessman last week with the death of long-time resident Ken Noble. With Ken’s physical departure from our community, another unique character in the mosaic of people who compose the Kelowna quilt has disappeared. Ironically, and perhaps fittingly, the equally wellknown building which he owned and managed for so many years of his life, the Willow Inn Hotel, fell before he did. Noble succumbed to cancer last week, and much like his life, he never gave in easily. He was not a big man but he had a big and bold heart, despite his occasional attempt at times to be gruff.

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Charlie Hodge His employees had a healthy fear of the diminutive man who, while helpful and kind, did not suffer fools. Over the years, I knew Ken on a variety of levels and in a variety of rolls; however, my best and favourite memories of the man were during my younger days when I not only worked for Ken but I also actually lived in the hotel. To suggest those were interesting times is an understatement to say the least. I have no doubts that there were probably many a day when I drove Ken Noble to the end of his tether—either as a tenant or an employee. On the other hand, anyone capable of running such a ne-

farious and unique hotel and related facilities was probably hardly fazed by the odd and often unpredictable antics of a 20year old beer and food slinger such as moi. I am still not sure if it was bad luck, good luck or simply twisted luck that played a role in the fact that I wound up working at the Willow. It may have had something to do with my father’s meddling to find me work (dad and Ken knew each other fairly well), or that Ken was simply desperate to find yet another soul brave or dumb enough to actually work there. Regardless, there was certainly some bizarre humour involved, evoked by some strange source I am sure, the day that I first picked up a bar tray and started slinging draft beer around the Willow Inn bar and lounge. When I was not working in the bar or lounge I also often worked in the restaurant either serving tables or cooking in the

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kitchen. Ralph, one of my best high school buds, and I decided that with school ending we should take a mixology course together and get jobs as bartenders. After completing the night school course, Ralph went to work at the classy and relatively calm Royal Anne Lounge, while I wound up slinging in the Willow. That scenario hardly seemed fair or logical. Ralph was not only eight or nine inches taller than me and 50 pounds heavier, he was also a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do while I was a couple of belts lower than he. It only took me several months and several stitches and bruises to figure out that perhaps I was wiser to return to pouring out words on paper than beers into a glass. By the time another character named Patrick Denton hired me to work as the first reporter at the Capital News, I was ready for anything. But I sure had a lot of fun and amazing memories learning those life lessons. Ken Noble gave me that chance and I have no doubts he had his share of chuckles and head shakes

in the process. One of my best memories of a ‘Noble moment’ involved a small scolding I received early one morning when I was in the kitchen making up sandwiches for the inmates at the Kelowna cop shop jail cells. (The Willow had the contract for such food prep.) Ken wandered into the kitchen in his particular, no-nonsense style of entrance, and announced, “Charlie, you have to keep your damn TV quieter late at night. I had three complaints from the front desk about the TV in your room being way too loud last night. What’s that about?” When I explained that the working girl who was residing in the hotel room next to mine at that particular time was very loud entertaining her customers, and I was simply trying to drown out the graphic sounds, Ken just shook his head and said, “Charlie, that sort of noise is par for the course around here. Front desk staff and other reg-

ular guests around here are used to that sort of noise, but your TV—you got to tone that down my friend.” Another time when I was making sandwiches he admonished me for putting too much egg into the egg salad slabs. “Look, the guys eating them could not care less, the guys serving them certainly don’t care, and the only ones paying for them are the taxpayers,” he lectured. A few weeks later when another bar worker and I had survived a wild and woolly night of bar brawls and silliness which had led to a slightly earlier than normal closing time, Ken showed up during the clean-up and threatened to fire us. “I ought to run your butts out of here. I walk in the back, start walking down the hall, and there is some guy lying on the floor in the hall bleeding all over the place. I can’t have that. It’s just not good for business,” he said, stomping away. The other bartend-

er looked at me in shock and said, “The !$#!!* guy thinks he’s running The Hilton for God’s sake.” I never dared laugh until Ken was out of sight. Kelowna will never be the same without the Willow Inn Hotel and certainly not the same without Ken Noble, R.I.P. Ken—thanks for being there. ••• With Christmas on the horizon, the gazillionth annual Charlie’s Angels Christmas List is also pending. Readers are encouraged to email me the names of people who they consider personal angels in their lives; folks who have gone above and beyond in kindness to help others in the year. Send them to me and I will run them in a column before Christmas. It is your way of acknowledging someone who has done something nice without any expectation of a thank you. Email your names and reasons to hodgepodge2@shaw.ca.

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WASHINGTON— There’s more to Saudi Arabia than sand, oil and camels. The proof is at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., with the Roads of Arabia exhibit, on display until Feb. 23. The exhibit has more than 300 objects drawn from Saudi institutions showing the influences of their neighbours on Arabian art. It draws on treasures discovered over the

last 40 years at 10 sites on the Arabian Peninsula. Ali al-Ghabban, vice-president of Antiquities and Museums in Saudi Arabia, says that it shows civilization in the area dated back thousands of years: “We are not a closed civilization.” The exhibit is broken into three parts. Part one covers the history starting with the Neolithic human-like sandstone stele and flaked stone axes going back to the 4th millennium BCE. Displayed in one of several large-sized photo-

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Stuart Park outdoor skating rink about to open for skaters Alistair Waters ASSISTANT EDITOR

Now that winter is here, the City of Kelowna says this is the perfect time to get those skates sharpened, pull on your toque and get ready for free family skating at Stuart Park starting this weekend. “Nothing says winter holidays in Kelowna like watching the Downtown Light Up at Kerry Park or drinking a hot chocolate while enjoying a late evening skate at Stuart Park,” said Jim Gabriel, Kelowna’s recreation and cultural services director. “The outdoor skating rink provides a fun and affordable opportunity for residents to stay active during the winter months. It’s also a gathering place in downtown Kelowna.” City crews started making ice at the outdoor downtown rink Monday night and expect to have enough made to open the rink Saturday.

Once up and running , it will be open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. (ice maintenance permitting) and will be periodically monitored by security contractors. Signs posted around the rink explain the regulations for rink users, such as no hockey games. The ice surface will be flooded at regular times each day by an ice resurfacing machine, says the city. If temperatures become too warm or the ice quality is affected by midday sunshine, the rink will be temporarily closed until conditions improve. Once again, there will be a food vendor on site but the city was unable to find a company willing to offer skate rentals this year, so you will have to bring your own skates. The City of Kelowna’s public skate schedule hotline is 250-469-8800 (option 4). Public skating schedules for all city-operated facilities are available at kelowna.ca/recreation.

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THE STUART PARK outdoor ice rink will be open to skaters again this winter beginning on Saturday.

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Impaired driving enforcement campaign on the road again On average, 36 people are killed each year in the Southern Interior in impaired-related crashes. That is one notable reason why again this December, the provincial government, police and ICBC have launched the 35th annual CounterAttack program. In 1976, the year before CounterAttack road-

checks started, more than 300 people were killed in impaired related crashes every year in our province. While attitudes towards drinking and driving have changed considerably since then, an average of 113 lives are still lost each year as impaired driving remains the second leading cause of

car crash fatalities in B.C. “The CounterAttack program is a remarkable initiative that has helped save countless lives, but we still have work to do,” said Mary Polak, B.C Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. “The reality is 31 per cent of fatal crashes that occur every year in B.C. involve impaired driving.

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Toyota ups flagship’s 2013 styling Lorne Drury CONTRIBUTOR

ANN ARBOR, MI: Toyota’s chief executive Akio Toyoda has said he wants his firm to build vehicles that stir peoples’ emotions. Since that pronouncement, the first new Toyota model that might actually create an emotional attachment is an unlikely one—the mid-size 2013 Avalon sedan. I say unlikely because the Avalon has been a niche car for Toyota for many years. Sales have been so small in Canada that many people don’t even know it exists and the last generation, although a very good car, was bland and uninspiring. But the Avalon won’t languish in obscurity for

much longer as Toyota Canada says it is putting its full advertising and promotional support behind the new Avalon just like it does with Camrys and Corollas and the like. The Avalon is seen as symbolizing Toyota’s new design and product direction. As Toyota’s flagship sedan, the Avalon has an exciting new look on the outside and a refined, upscale interior. Toyota executives call it the most North American Toyota ever as everything from the design concept to the production has been done on this side of the pond. The styling came from Toyota’s Calty Design studios in Newport Beach, CA, and Ann Arbor, MI, while the car is assembled See Toyota B3

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years to actually turn heads like the Venza does on the CUV side. With a drag coefficient of 0.28, the Avalon is sleek, and, dare I say, even sexy—a dramatic styling change from the outgoing Avalon. The flowing roofline has been lowered 25 mm, the front overhang is 15 mm shorter and the rear overhang has been reduced by 45 mm, yet amazingly the interior space and cargo capacity have not been compromised. Looking at the silhouette of the car from the side, one would think rear seat headroom would be a problem with the steep rake of the C pillar, but that is not the case at all. Even for a six-footer like myself, there is plenty of head and legroom in back. The head of the interior design team was a transplanted Canadian, Benjamin Jimenez, born in Hamilton, Ont. Jimen-

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THE AVALON uses the same all-aluminum 3.5-litre DOHC V6 engine that powers the Lexus ES 350. The engine produces 268 hp and 248 lb/ft of torque.

has skimped on the standard content. Features such as navigation system, paddle shifters, drive modes, back-up camera and passenger knee and rear seat side airbags are standard fare. Prices start at $36,800 for the Avalon XLE trim that was priced at $41,195 in 2012. The Limited model adds features like heated and cooled premium leather front seats, Blind Spot Monitor, Rear Cross Traffic Alert system, LED daytime running lights and unique interior illumination system. This is priced at $38,900. Top-of-the-line is the Avalon Premium at $41,850 and it has all the Limited features plus heated rear seats, rear sunshade, pre-collision system, an adaptive radarbased cruise control and premium JBL audio system. This is the fourth generation of the Avalon and

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wearing gloves in the winter, Toyota says. The Avalon is offered with only one engine choice, a 3.5-litre DOHC Dual VVT-I (Dual Variable Valve Timing, with intelligence) V6 engine that also powers the Lexus ES 350. It produces 268 hp and 248 lb/ft of torque. The six-speed hydraulic automatic transmission has been optimized for improved fuel economy without sacrificing performance. Steering wheel mounted paddle shifters are standard for those who prefer to use manual shifting on occasion. Although this isn’t a high performance sports sedan, you can have some fun with it by punching up the Sport Mode button— one of three drive mode settings along with Normal and Eco. The Eco mode, as the name implies, prioritizes fuel efficiency by limit-

ing acceleration response, while Sport provides a more engaging driving experience by adjusting throttle response and enhancing the electric power steering effort. The Normal mode basically performs half way in the middle. A stiffened suspension does wonders for the ride and handling of the Avalon. More high-strength steel has also been used to add to the body rigidity. Punch the Sport button, though, and you have a car that offers a touch of performance to go along with the luxury and accoutrements that come with it. During our ride and drive, I found the cabin to be extremely comfortable and quiet. Lots of noise deadening material has been used and the results are nothing but positive. Although the price has been adjusted downward, don’t think that Toyota

a huge step forward over the outgoing model. With the price reduced, the content increased and styling dialed up considerably, this upgraded premium sedan is set to make a bigger splash than ever before. The 2013 Avalon will be at dealers in mid-December.

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“I’m here for the stripper,” I announced with a grin. Sometimes I think I’m pretty funny. In the parlance of the automotive trade, a “stripper” is a bare-bones base vehicle. No bells. No whistles. In fact, not a whole lot of anything. The Other Rob, who works at Mercedes-Benz Canada, just sort of looked at me. He knew I was pulling his leg. I just wasn’t doing it too effectively. Because, while the Mercedes S 350 BlueTEC diesel lurks near the lower end of their large sedan lineup, the Sonderklasse (German for Special Class) is the culmination of Mercedes’ sedan expertise and even the bottom rung of this prestigious lineup ranks right

up there in the rarefied strata of premium price and product. I was even technically wrong because another vehicle—the S 400 hybrid—is actually the lowest priced car in the S-Class stable, costing a couple of thousand less than the diesel. The Other Rob handed over the S 350 key fob and led me outside to demonstrate that there is no such thing as a buttnaked Benz. The car is, of course, beautiful. The sleek design of latest generation S-Class styling combines a just right mix of refinement and muscularity that, in this case, was dipped in Obsidian Black and bejeweled with just enough chrome and LED lighting highlights. The big Mercedes sedans always look best in black, although silver, taking its cues from the historic Silver Arrows

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list of standard equipment this S 350 tester added $17,300 worth of options including a Premium Package with wood/leather tilt/telescopic steering wheel, door-integrated roller blinds for rear side windows, Climate Comfort heated and cooled 16way power front Drive Dynamic seats with three memory positions and massage function, heated

rear seats, rear view camera and Panoramic Sunroof. An Advanced Driving Package added DISTRONIC PLUS (radar controlled cruise), Active Blind Spot Assist, Active Lane Keeping Assist and Night View Assist Plus. And an AMG Sport Package added AMG styling and appearance package bolstered by option-

al 20-inch AMG 5-spoke wheels. After a head-spinning series of demonstrations, the Other Rob asked if I needed any more information or if he should integrate my cell phone into the Bluetooth communication system? I said no, I had plans for the rest of the day. Point taken. I started the engine and drove away.

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. bcgmcdealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. */†/¥Offers apply to the purchase of a 2013 Terrain SLE-1 and Sierra Light Duty Extended or Crew Cab, equipped as described. Freight included ($1,500). License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC Buick GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. †0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by Ally Credit/TD Auto Financing for 48/60 months on new or demonstrator 2013 GMC Terrain/Sierra Light Duty. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/ trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $208/$167 for 48/60 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. 0% financing offers are unconditionally interest-free. ¥Based on a 0.9%, 48 month lease for new (demonstrator not eligible) 2013 GMC Terrain SLE-1, equipped as described. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. OAC by GM Financial. Lease APR may vary depending on down payment/trade. Down payment or trade of $3,949 and security deposit may be required. Total obligation is $18,332. Option to purchase at lease end is $12,421 plus applicable taxes. Other lease options available. >Visit OnStar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. ‡Based on Wardsauto.com 2012 Middle Cross/Utility Vehicle segmentation and latest 2012 model year competitive information available at time of printing. Excludes other GM models.◊2013 Sierra XFE equipped with available Vortec 5.3L V8 and 6-speed automatic transmission. Fuel consumption ratings based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Competitive fuel consumption ratings based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2012 Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Excludes hybrids and other GM models. ≠To qualify for GMCL’s Cash For Clunkers incentive, you must: (1) turn in a 2006 or older MY vehicle that is in running condition and has been registered and properly insured in your name for the last 3 months (2) turn in a 2006 or older MY vehicle that is in running condition and has been registered and properly insured under a small business name for the last 3 months. GMCL will provide eligible consumers with a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) to be used towards the purchase/finance/lease of a new eligible 2012 or 2013 MY Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, or Chevrolet Avalanche delivered between October 2, 2012 and January 2, 2013. Incentive ranges from $1500 to $3,000, depending on model purchased. Incentive may not be combined with certain other offers. By participating in the Cash For Clunkers program you will not be eligible for any trade-in value for your vehicle. See your participating GM dealer for additional program conditions and details. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate program in whole or in part at any time without notice. ^5 year/160,000 km (whichever comes first) Powertrain Component warranty. Conditions and limitations apply.

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MCDONALD, EDWARD (TED) WALLACE Passed away at the Central Okanagan Hospice House in Kelowna on November 27, 2012. Born on December 31, 1934 in Vancouver, Ted is survived by his wife, Heather Olla, mother of Brian (Shannon) and Craig Telford of Prince George. Predeceased by wife, Mary Ann - mother of Dan (Colleen), Shawn, Jim (Linda) McDonald and Lynn (Ron) Babbings. Also survived by siblings, Ken (Randy), Richard and Gladys; grandchildren, Brock, Brady, Dylan, Kylie, Mark (Stacey), Jarrod (Mary Lou), Brendan, Stashia and Hayden; great-grandchildren, Cash, Willow and Ella. A celebration of Ted’s Life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2012 from the chapel of Everden Rust Funeral Services, 1910 Windsor Road, Kelowna. A special thank you to the staff at Kelowna Hospice House for their care and support. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Central Okanagan Hospice House c/o 2035 Ethel Street, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 2Z6, would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.everdenrust.com

LANG, JOSEPH FRANK Joseph Frank Lang was born in Grayson, Saskatchewan on May 31, 1938. He married Judy (Parkin) on October 10, 1959. They resided in Swift Current, Sask until October 31, 1990 before moving to British Columbia, eventually making their home in Westbank. Joe loved camping & fishing. He also loved to see new things and enjoyed traveling for both work & pleasure. His love for his wife, children and grandchildren was foremost in his life, and he will be very deeply missed. He passed away on November 22, 2012 after an intense battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Judy of 53 years, daughter Lorna (Jim), son Ron (Gillian) daughter Wanda (Joe), eleven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, brother Al (Marg), sisters Irene, Kathy, Gloria (Gerald) and Mary-Anne (Karsten), sisters-in-law Joan & Iris, and numerous nieces & nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Frank & Mary Lang, three brothers, three brothers-in-law, one sister-inlaw, and one nephew. A private family service will be held.

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FRANKIE, RAYMOND Ray Frankie, of Kelowna, BC passed away on November 28, 2012 at Kelowna General Hospital at the age of 81 years. Ray will be lovingly remembered by his children: Judy (Bill) Ricker, Diane (Bob) Kam, Roxy Paul, Robin (Rosalyn) Frankie and Greg (Tammy) Frankie; 10 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; two sisters; one brother; and numerous nieces and nephews. He will be especially missed by his faithful companion Rue. He is sadly predeceased by his wife, Lenora in 1997; and 8 brothers and sisters. A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Valleyview Funeral Home, 165 Valleyview Road, Kelowna, BC. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday December 3, 2012, also at Valleyview Funeral Home. Interment in Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2012. Memorial donations in Ray’s memory to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, #4-1551 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9M9 would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.valleyviewfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to Valleyview Funeral Home, Kelowna, BC 250-765-3147.

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The Abbotsford News, a bi-weekly publication serving more than 45,000 homes, has an opening for a fulltime, multi-media journalist. Candidates will have outstanding and diverse writing abilities, including a flair for narrative. Advanced photography and video skills will be key attributes, along with a strong grasp of social media best practices (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), a passion for online journalism, and an understanding of how to tailor content accordingly.Â The successful applicant for this entry-level position will be a key contributor to the print product, while bringing creativity and innovation to our web-based branding. You should have a diploma/degree in journalism, and/ or related experience. Knowledge of basic Photoshop, iMovie and InDesign is a must.Â Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a critical thinker, with keen attention to detail, and the ability to work well under deadline pressures. The Abbotsford News is part of Black Press, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest private, independent newspaper company, with more than 150 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii. Those interested should submit a resume, writing and photography samples, and a cover letter to: Andrew Holota, Editor The Abbotsford News 34375 Gladys Avenue, Abbotsford, B.C. V2S2H5 e-mail: aholota@blackpress.ca Deadline for applications: November 30, 2012 We thank everyone who is interested in this position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Employment Career Opportunities

Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. is looking for an AREA MANAGER in McBride, B.C. You will be responsible for a small road maintenance crew for the highways and public roads around McBride. Highways maintenance experience and management experience are an asset.

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required in Invermere, B.C. Permanent full-time position. Wage based on experience. $30 – $38. Benefit package available. Please fax or email resume to 250-342-0212 max@maxhelmer.ca

For more details on this posting and more, please visit: www.ldmltd.ca/careers RUSSAM HOLDINGS HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: Super-B log truck driver Vernon/Kamloops area. Log truck driver - Okanagan /Shuswap area. Highway driver Okanagan to Calgary runs. Commercial Transport Mechanic - Armstrong shop *Possible parttime positions available *Please email a resume and current abstract to Gerry@russamholdings.com or fax to 250-546-0602

ASSISTANT Manager, Creston Warehouse Facility Individual with strong work ethic to join fast paced environment. 5-8 yrs logistic/warehousing exp, min 5 yrs mgmt exp. For full ad please see online classifieds. Please submit application to: hr@bctree.com

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking Class 1 Drivers to haul dry vans Western Canada & US. Only drivers with 2 years exp. & US border crossing capability. Local Drivers also required. Dedicated tractors, paid drops, direct deposit. No phone calls Fax 250-546-0600 LOGGING Trucks needed for Louisiana-Pacific operations in Malakwa, BC. Must be long log configuration. Call Garry at: Office 250-836-5208; Cell 250-833-7527

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Employment

Farm Workers

Help Wanted

GP SANDHER Holding ltd looking for farm workers. Winter pruning, thinning, cherry picking, sorting, apple picking. $10.25/hr or piece rate up to 40hrs. 6days/wk. Avail January 15,2013. 250-765-9471 billsandher@hotmail.com VOLCANIC Hills Estate Winery and TBA Farm Ltd. Needs workers, 5-6 days/wk, 40-50 hrs/wk., $10.25/hr. Feb. 1Dec. 30. Apple thinning, picking, cherry picking & work in vineyard - tying, sukering, green pruning, new planting, picking. We also need workers to help in wine cellar. Submit Resume by fax: 778-755-5595 or by mail: 3030 Elliott Rd. Westbank V4T 1M2. Phone: 250-768-5768

Help Wanted ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! call 250-979-4357 to set up your FREE consultation in Kelowna. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience. BDO Canada Limited. Trustee in Bankruptcy. #200-1628 Dickson Avenue. Kelowna, BC V1Y 9X1 Seasonal labourer positions at Coral Beach Farms Ltd. 16351 Carr’s Landing, Lake Country BC. No experience necessary. Must have own transportation. Applicant must be capable of physically demanding (incl. heavy lifting) work in all weather conditions. 6-7 days a week. 10-12 hours a day beginning approximately February 15th. 2012. Work includes tree planting, pruning & irrigation. Pay $10.25/hour. Apply by fax at 250-766-0813 or email at jobs@coralbeach.ca Skilled Millwrights, Welders, Fabricators required for sawmill construction in the Nelson area. Please email resume to timberlinemill@shaw.ca

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LOOKING for exp’d pool/spa tech. Offering year round employment in the Central Okanagan. Strong customer service, diagnostic, electrical & plumbing skills req’d. Competitive salary, benefit package. Resume:pooltubtech@shaw.ca Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780725-4430

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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. AP Sandher Holding Ltd. is looking for Farm Workers, for pruning, thinning, cherry & apple picking, $10.25/hr. Piece work up to 40hrs, 6 days/week. Avail February 25th. Email: sandher72@hotmail.com or (250)765-3884

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Are you into exercise, motivated and wanting some extra income? Capital News is looking for a person or persons with a reliable vehicle to deliver newspapers door to door in the Kelowna and Westside areas. Various sized routes on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Your papers would be dropped at your home early in the morning, and you would have the whole day to complete your deliveries. Work as much or as little as you want. To apply for this position, please call Capital News Circulation at 250-763-7575 and ask for Richard.

ON Site Property Manager Up to 90 Rental units. Experienced Couple Preferred. Email resume to office@rdcgroup.ca

Sales A GIFTED SALES PROFESSIONAL who would like to work with the leading, cutting edge RV dealer in BC is needed! Voyager RV is currently looking for the right person(s) to work with our customers on the internet and here on the lot. We are striving to stay ahead with new business practices, and encourage our customers to use all the technological tools when shopping. So we need our sales persons to also thrive this way, and be willing to do things the ‘new way’. Huge earning potential with benefits! Apply by email to jfriesen@voyagerrv.ca and attach your resume, and/or send a 1-minute video saying why you’d be a great fit at Voyager RV.

Trades, Technical EXP’D EAVESTROUGHERS for the Edmonton area. Must have clean drivers abstract. Call (780)435-1492. RV Techs, looking for a change? Come join our team in the pool & spa business. Year round employment, competitive salary, benefit package. Strong customer skills, plumbing, electrical, diagnostics req’d. Email resume to: pooltubtech@shaw.ca TERA ENVIRONMENTAL Consultants (TERA) has immediate openings for positions in the environmental field. TERA is an environmental consulting services company specializing in the Canadian pipeline, power line, and oil and gas industries. TERA provides its employees with competitive compensation and benefits, flexible working schedules, career growth opportunities and more. For current and future opening visit our website www.teraenv.com. To apply e-mail your cover letter and resume to careers@teraenv.com

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Household Services

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Equestrian

$100 & Under

Firearms

Firewood/Fuel

NEW 15” Western Rawhide Saddle walnut color Complete with matching bridle & Myler bit. Breast collar. Diamond wool. Saddle pad Mohair cinch fancy enough for show or comfortable pleasure riding $1150 obo Call (250)764-9401

3 gallon Bird Of Paradise. In Bloom $45 Call (250)-7120557 or (250)-864-4321

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, The Best Little Gunshop Around for the Sportsman’s Christmas Wish List, Kel, 4-1691 Powick 250-762-7575, Tues-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

APPLEWOOD $170, Fir $120 full size P/U, 2/3rds of a cord, split & dry, Free Delivery Ke-

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

Hauling ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

Pets BORDER Collie Pups Purebred. Tri-Color. 778-754-2277 nancythbay.wix.com/ underfoot-puppies Mini Dachshund puppies, 1 L/H male & 2 smooth females,1st shots, de-wormed $500 each. 250-260-4074.

Merchandise for Sale

Appliances WALK-IN Tubs, Slide-in Baths, Remodeler Showers Aquassure Showroom @ 1048 Richter Kel 250-868-1220

Auctions KWIKAUCTIONS.COM New & Used Restaurant Equipment Auction, Sat, Dec 8th @11am 7305 Meadow, Burnaby BC

$100 & Under

3 position, 1 year size crib, from crib to playpen, with extras. $85 OBO, 250-862-9571 Brand New Portable Oak Table. $45 (250)769-6255 Brand New Vehicle Camera $25 Call (250)769-6255 Canary Bird Cage $45 Call (250)769-6255 Christmas Bear Collection for your display, Kids love it! $45 for all. Call: 250-763-3495 DVD machine $25 (250)7696255 Older set Men’s golf clubs. Ben Hogan Woods. Heavy Duty bag $75 (250)764-9401 Over 1000 books, $1/book. Novels & non fiction. Great Xmas gifts. 2120 Tomat Ave. Portable go and grow booster seat with tray, $20. Phone: (250)862-9571 Power Steamer $75 (250)769-6255 Rose colored low back sofa, loveseat, chair & ottoman, $100 OBO. 250-862-9571

$200 & Under 12 cu ft. Beaumont Chest Freezer, As New, $165. Phone: 250-768-3404 FOUR All Season Tires with studs, P21565 R16, $160 for all 4. Phone: (250)768-3809 HEAVY Duty Walker in Excellent Condition, $150. Phone: (250)763-0574 KENMORE Washer & Dryer, Good working condition, $200 for both. Call: (250)768-5787

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Garage Sales

Clearance prices on high quality solid wood, leather, antiques and collectibles. Up to 50% off our already low prices. OK Estates Furniture and More. 3292 Highway 97N beside Kelowna Hyundai 250-807-7775 11-5 Tues-Sat. Shop online at okestates.ca

WANTED : Just moved to Kelowna. Nr downtown area. Free items would be greatly appreciated. Clean bed, queen preferred. Kitchen table & chairs. Clean gently used Couch. 403-763-5285

Heavy Duty Machinery

WANTED : Just moved to Kelowna. Nr downtown area. Free items would be greatly appreciated. Clean bed, queen preferred. Kitchen table & chairs. Clean gently used Couch. 403-763-5285

Bobcat 1999, 763, 2500 hrs, Good running condition. $11,900. (250)558-9589 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

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CENTRAL, SPCA (Aux) Sale. Saturday, Dec. 8, 10-1. Lunch. White elephant, linen, books clothes, jewellery, baking. First United Church, 721 Bernard

U.Mission, 4944 Harrison Crt. Sat. Dec 1st, 9-1. 56” Hi Def Flat screen TV, 2 leather chairs,one reclines,one sofa Brand new Barbecue & MORE

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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

MIRAGE 34 DV GAS FIREPLACE, Pacific energy, B vent model, wedgwood lub porcelain enamel, gold plating, glass, heat exchanger, firebox and glowing embers,25,000 btu. Excellent cond. $500.obo. 250-5426541. Need Christmas Cash? Lifetime Collector seeks old Antique fishing reels & tackle... Anything fishy! All quality items bought with cash! Please call Craig (250)5428405, 250-308-3742

Misc. for Sale ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

Recollectables is now open! Collectables, antiques, furniture & quality used goods. 191 Asher Road, 778-753-6169. We buy select items & estates. WANTED : Just moved to Kelowna. Nr downtown area. Free items would be greatly appreciated. Clean bed, queen preferred. Kitchen table & chairs. Clean gently used Couch. 403-763-5285

Check our ad out in Heavy Equipment. Scrap Pappy. Phone 250-260-0217. CORT acoustic steel string guitar with cutaway, grover tuners and Fishman Pickup. Beautiful wood and sound. Must be seen and played to appreciate. $500 Call 250-517-8087

Fresh From the Fields

Farm Equipment

Garage Sales

VINTAGE ESTATE FURNITURE

FREE Pick-up of used bicycles that you no longer want. Ok if need repair 604-800-2104 FREE P/U- Appliances, Rads, Batteries, Old machinery & vehicles. Harley 778-821-1317

Furniture

FREE: Berber carpet remnant, oatmeal color, 5x5 approx. raw edges, will deliver in Westbank. Call: (250)769-1548

ANTIQUE Rocking Chair in Excellent cond. $300 obo. 250-808-3235 (778)821-0053 WEIDER Total Gym, Retails $700, Asking $250. Phone: 250-768-3404

12 H.P. Tractor with Mower, Snow Blade, Sweeper, Misc. Good Motor, $1150. Phone: 250-764-2290

Firewood For Sale: Fir Pine. Call: (250)491-4641

Computer/Laptop desperately needed by Jamaican business student at Okanagan college. Must have Exel 2008 and Microsoft 2008 or better. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Call (250)-763-8003

$300 & Under

3 Brand new sets cordless phones $95 Call (250)7696255 Bathroom Mirror $25 Call (250)769-6255

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Merchandise for Sale

Curtis John

Kyla Bea

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Feb. 2, 2008Feb.5, 2011

Betty Sue

June 2, 1918 June 3, 2011

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Hobby Farm, 10 acres, w/ 3 bdrm, basement home. $398,000. 4855 Miller Rd. Armstrong BC 1-250-546-8630 Large 3bdrm house, large lot, very private, 9308-Aberdeen Rd, Coldstream, $398,000. 250-546-8630. ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576

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COMICS Wanted, preferrably pre 1965, Action, Western etc. Phone Tom at 250-763-4879 PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

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Homes for Rent

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Winﬁeld, 3 bdrm, 2 bath house, quiet area, $1295 + util.,n/s, n/p,250-548-3378.

WINFIELD. 2bd. lovely lakeview, country setting, 6appl, ns, np, fp, sing/prof. cpl, $950 utils/cbl incl Avail 250-317-2279

Auto Accessories/Parts

Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

RECORDS Wanted, Pandosy Books #138-1889 Springfield Rd. nr. Bulk Foods, 861-4995

WANTED Dodge Dually 3500 4x4 or 2500,diesel 94-2002 models.Prefer 12v automatic. Bob (403)703-4777

Sporting Goods

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, The Best Little Gunshop Around for the Sportsman’s Christmas Wish List, Kel, 4-1691 Powick 250-762-7575, Tues-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

Real Estate Houses For Sale

BETTER THAN NEW Completely Redone Beauty 2200sq ft, 1 level. Many features not found in a new home n this price range. 9 top of the ine appls. 4 rooms with F/P, built in wall to wall entertainment center, huge garage & much more. Quiet country setting, in a great, friendly, active community. Compare value, you won’t be disappointed. Must be seen to be appreciated. $498,900. Open house: 186 Crown Crescent Vernon area. Sat, 1pm-4pm or call for appt. 1-403-540-2991.

BUYING or SELLING? For professional info call Grant Assoc. Broker, Premiere Canadian Properties (250)-8626436, FREE Evaluation

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Mobile Homes & Parks

EXCLUSIVE Canadian Built SRI’s in Belaire Estates. Hurry, only 3 lots left! For more information and to view show homes call Lake Country Modular 515 Beaver Lake Road, Kelowna (adjacent to SRI’s factory )1-866-766-2214 www.LCMhomes.com

MOVE into your Brand New home before Xmas & get 6 Whirlpool appliances FREE. 3 bedroom, 2 bath California drywall homes. #1317 SIERRAS $159,900.00 #606 SIERRAS $169,900.00 #601 SIERRAS $209,900.00 or pre owned 2001 Westpoint 4 bedroom, 2 bath home @ $658.27 per month OAC. Good clean condition. Accent Homes 250-769-6614

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WOW economical living in East Kelowna adult park. 2 bedrm, 2 bath home backs on to open land, w/covered deck, appliances, lawn shed and clean as a whistle. MLS# 10056571 $37,000. Ph Allyn Bentz Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty 250-470-2413

Rentals

FOR LEASE 1000 sq.ft. Office Trailer fully serviced on fenced 1/2 acre. Zoned Heavy Industrial Including Auto Wrecking. $3000 triple net incl. Fenced 1/2 acre service industrial lot available. Central Westside Location. will build to suit. 250-769-7424

Rooms for Rent

3Bedroom 2 bathroom upper level 1/2 duplex. Nice and clean and good size at 1250 square feet. Master bedroom has an ensuite and the other two bedrooms are good size. Large fenced yard, covered garage, back deck, air conditioning, shared laundry. $1,200 plus utilities that are partially shared. Perfect for families or working people. Close to all amenities in nice residential area in Rutland. No parties and non smoking unit. Looking for solid, working tenants and will reduce the rent after 6 months for good people. Available Dec. 15 or Jan. 1. E-mail : kevin@kelownarockets.com

Room for rent: $475 & small trailer,$500. Mature mail only, tv/cbl/utils incl’d. lndry, 250861-8907, 250-899-1235 RUTLAND Area 1bd $425 all utils incl, int & cab. For female NS, NP, NB, No Drugs, on bus route. 250-862-9749, 250-5759109. Rutland furn’d rooms for working man, 30+, livingrm, TV, kitchen, lndry, utils incl, $400 & $525 + DD. 250-215-1561

AVAIL Dec. 1. Upper 1bdrm, near KLO college, 2.5bath, 4appl, cov’d patio, garage. $950 utils incl. NP, ref’s req’d 250-861-9013, 250-878-2049 Avail now, 2bd tri-plex end unit on acreage in Rutland. Bright, clean, F/S, W/D, NS, NP. $775 + utils.250-491-0303 CLEAN Quiet 3bd 1/2 Duplex. Adults preferred, Avail. Dec 1st Call: 250-765-8096

Misc for Rent Studio/Apartment DT Kelowna. $1060/mo. + DD includes utilities. Phone: (587)215-0922

Homes for Rent 1BD Cottage in Country setting with scenic view, just 5 min. from Orchard Park. Quiet clean. Small Pet negot. NS $795 + utils Available Dec 1 Call (250)762-6627p 3 BDM full house 2 floors, Dogs/Kids OK, w/d, air, d/w $1280. 2 bdrm large bsmt suite, Westbank, w/d, air, garage $950. Call or Text 250862-1181 3bdrm, 2bath house in Lake Country. Fenced yard, Sauna FP. 5 appl’s, lrg deck with lake view, NS, pets neg. $1500 + utils. Avail Asap 250-212-2603 3bdrm, 2 bath, jetted tub, lg house/lot, priv beach, 5-appl, f/p, 4 car carport, term lease, n/s, pets neg. Avail Dec 1. $1850+util. (250)306-3511 4bdrm, 2 bath, 4 appliances, window blinds, carport. Avail Dec 1, Phone: 250-860-8583 FREE DOWN PAYMENT......REALLY? If you can make monthly mortgage payments but don’t have a downpayment saved, you may be eligible for a $45K non-repayable grant to put down on a brand new home. Contact us today! info@thepropertysource.ca or Gino 250.317.2707 RUTLAND. 3bdrm main floo.r 2bth,w/d. Avail now. Close to schools & store. 250-7655476,or 250-862-1025

APARTMENTS FOR RENT in Granada Gardens for OCT & beyond, ranging from $800$850/mo, Call 250-765-6578

CENTRE of Kelowna. New affordable lux 1&2bd, 5appls, ug prking, NS/NP. 250-763-6600. www.rentcentrepoint.com

Winﬁeld 3bd 2ba No bsmt., 6appl, a/c, avail now, NS, NP, ref’s req’d. $1250 + DD & utils. 250-766-3395, 250-861-0656

2 bedroom. Downtown. New carpet, tile, hardwood, new paint, new fridge, & new sink. $950/mo. Call 778-214-0087 or 778-753-1210

Retail, Office or Fitness, newly reno’d, main floor, Avail now, 1300sqft,ample parking, Westbank Town Centre, 718-9083

Duplex / 4 Plex

Apt/Condo for Rent

Ofﬁce/Retail

Senior Assisted Living Mission area home, get some care & keep your independance. Includes priv bd with cable, 3 home cooked meals and snacks, laundry & housekeeping done & all utilities. $1250, Phone: (250)317-3341

Shared Accommodation 1Bdrm in Westbank, Fully Furn’d Share Kitchen, W/D, Cable, Int. & Utils Incl’d. $575 + DD. Call (250)-768-8930 WANTED quiet responsible roommate, semi furnished, wifi, shr’d kitchen/bathrm/livinrm. NP Rutland $525/mo Ref’s Req’d. DD. (250)-763-7010

Suites, Lower 1BDRM Clean & Quiet. Glenmore area. Close to schools, plaza bus rte. NP. NS. $700 utils included. (250)712-0466 2BD bsmt suite in N. Rutland. Near schools & shops. NS, NP, no laundry, $850 incl utils. Call 250-491-1829 Brand new bright 2bdrm , sep entry & parking. NP, NS, NP. Incl utils, cable, internet, $825 cls to school 250-212-4556 EAST Hill Basement Suite available Dec 1, 2012. 988 sq ft (entire level), fully finished, ground level w/o, separate parking, bus service within block, n/s. 1 bedroom and library/office, mostly carpeted, gas fireplace, some furnishings negotiable. $700/month + utilities Contact: 250-5038344, email-jljuell@shaw.ca Large 2bd bsmt suite, Greenway, school & bus, FP, 5appl, $1100 util incl’d 250-575-3839 NEW 1bdrm + den. Utils & int incl’d, NP & No parties. Avail now, $800, 250-763-7553 NEWER, lrg 2bd bsmt suite on Kirschner Mnt. Wonderful view of lake & Kelowna. NS, ND, no pets or children. Ideal for working couple or student. All utils incl, only $1000. Dec.1 Call 250-491-5992 RUTLAND 1bd Daylight incl utils/wi-fi. Avail now, NP. NS. Parkng. $750 (250)-491-0917 RUTLAND Lrg, 2bd, Clean, Comfy & Bright. Sep. Entry, & Laundry,Carport,NS, NP, Ref’s required. $1000/mo incl utils. Avail Immed. 250-878-4062

Apt/Condo for Rent

Suites, Upper 1427 Athans Crt. Very close to DT. 1bd legal suite, $650. All incl. DD, 1 working man, 250762-7275 1BD, $700 includes utils & appliances. Avail now, Contact 765-9167 or 317-4843. 3bd, 2bath Main, Open plan, 10 min walk to Prospera. NS, Dogs negotiable, Dec. 1st. $1250 + utils. 250-769-9291 3bd, main flr of house. $1600 utils incl’d, 5 appls, FP, large yard, pets ok. 250- 575-3839 ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition. ON The Lake near Eldorado. Avail now, Furn’d (linens/kitchenware) 1bdrm cottage, w/d, $975 incl utils. 250-764-7110

SCRAP Car Removal. $100 cash paid for unwanted vehicles. 7 days/week Call Paul Haul (250)808-9593

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1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Up to $100 cash for full size vehicles. 250-899-0460

1981 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, 2dr, hard top, fully loaded, antique collector’s series, 205,000 km, was $4000, 50% off, now $2000. 250-575-2191. Financing & Free Storage Available.

1983 Chrysler Cordoba, 2dr, hard top, fully loaded, antique collector’s series, 1 owner, 84,000 original kms. Was $4000 now 50% off, now $2000. Phone 250-575-2191, Financing & Free Storage Available.

Auto Accessories/Parts LYLE’S TOWING. Free Removal of unwanted vehicles. Pay up to $1000 for good vehicles. Lots of used parts for sale. (250)-765-8537

1AAArmour Towing & Scrap Removal. Will meet or beat all competors pricing.250-801-4199

SCRAP Car Removal, $100 cash paid for unwanted vehicles. 7 days a week. Call Paul Haul (250)808-9593 DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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2002 MUSTANG GT, 5spd coupe, black 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 $5500. 250-351-5478.

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Snowmobiles LOOKING FOR: New reverse kit for a 2000 MXZ Ski-Doo! Please call 250-212-7042

Cars - Domestic 1988 Toyota Celica GTS 5 speed Stdard. 230kms Primo cond.,$1000 (250)681-0767

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Escorts 1*AAA* Kelowna’s Finest Mature Lady Hot Busty Blonde *Independant* Daily Specials. BRANDY (250)-826-8615

1985 5th Wheel 26 ft Komfort Exc cond. $4950 Call (403)703-4777 Bob

Scrap Car Removal

Antiques / Classics

WAREHOUSEMAN’S Lien Act. Under the terms of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, Goods and Personal Property of these persons listed below, deposited at Sexsmith Self Storage Ltd., have been seized and will be sold, to recover the cost for unpaid storage rent. Name: Unit # Dave Darchangelo 126 Mark Anderson 301 Brad Cuthbert 297

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Avoid Christmas tragedy of accidental home fire It’s the Christmas holiday season, our most treasured time of the year—it’s a time of celebration, joy and sharing time with family and friends. Unfortunately, this important time can also be one marked by tragedy if precautions are not taken against accidental fire. According to the Canadian Safety Council, every year about 400 Canadians lose their lives in an accidental household fire. In fact, it’s during the holiday season that the number of deaths caused by accidental household fires is at its highest. Patrice De Luca, vicepresident of marketing

and business development for Reliance Protectron Security Services, says the major culprit for this significant increase is the famed Christmas tree. “You need to take every possible precaution to minimize the risks of fire, especially if you choose a natural tree,” he said. Here are safety tips to consider advocated by Protectron’s Saving Lives Program: • If possible, consider an artificial tree. They are much safer and cleaner. • Leave the tree outside until you’re ready to decorate. • The tree stand should hold at least one gallon of water. It’s crucial to check

the water level every day. • Detectors for smoke and carbon monoxide should be installed at strategic locations—your kitchen, stairwell, bedroom hallways and other high-traffic household areas. Monitored smoke detectors can save lives by having operators standing by 24/7 and dispatching emergency services if required (for example if fire occurs while sleeping). • Keep the tree away from floor heaters, fireplaces, or other heat sources. • Use only CSA-listed lights, and no more than three strands linked together. • Use miniature lights which have cool-burning

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securely and point the sockets down to avoid moisture build up. • Avoid overloading wall outlets and extension cords. • Have an operable fire extinguisher readily available.

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Maintaining a healthy mortgage market balance The next few years could see mortgage brokers becoming more essential to maintaining a healthy mortgage market balance in the Okanagan. Heightened competition generally leads to better mortgage products—more choice and lower prices. It’s interesting to note that competition doesn’t always lead to the lowest rate or best deal in the mortgage and banking markets. Getting the best deal on a mortgage also requires research. When a consumer chooses to work with a mortgage broker, they are outsourcing this research (i.e., comparison shopping) to a qualified expert. The broker uses his or her knowledge of the market, access to multiple lenders and evaluation of the client’s unique needs to identify suitable options.

On average, brokers deal with about six different lenders for each client. These lenders will all vie for the broker client’s business. Studies have found that consumers who use mortgage brokers save an average of 19 basis points on their interest rate. That equates to the difference between a rate of 3.19% and a rate of 3.00%. It’s surprising then that CMHC’s latest mortgage consumer survey found that a whopping 73% of mortgage consumers still choose to not use a broker. This may in large part be due to a lack of awareness about what brokers really do. In 2005, a report was released titled “Structure of the Canadian Housing Market and Finance System.” In that report, Virginie Traclet, assistant chief of the Bank

of Canada, wrote: “As competition in the housing finance market became more intense…Canadian consumers benefited from increasing choice in terms of rate and term options and payment features for their mortgage loans.” She named virtual banks and mortgage brokers as the market’s new competitors. Evidence shows that a strong broker market keeps lenders competitive and is in the best interest of consumers. Case in point is another report from the Bank of Canada that found borrowers are more likely to use a broker when there are many lenders creating more options for buyers to consider. Additional evidence comes from a separate Bank of Canada’s finding that banks do not treat all customers the same. Banks, for example, offer larger discounts to new customers that existing cus-

tomers may not receive. They do so to maximize profits when faced with reduced competition. Of all the reasons to support and work with a mortgage broker, perhaps the most compelling is that consumers are better off when the broker channel is strong as this promotes lender transparency that results in more aggressive pricing for all consumers, not just the best negotiators. Today, mortgage broker market share hovers near 30%. One can imagine the savings to consumers if it were closer to 50%. Of Prime Interest is a collaboration of mortgage professionals Trish Balaberde, 250-470-8324, trishb@kelownahomemortgages.ca; Darwyn Sloat, 250-7184117, dsloat@kelownahomemortgages.ca; and Kristin Rosdal, 250-878-3007, kristin@kelownahomemortgages.ca.

he Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation have recently reported that construction started on 17,507 new homes across Canada for October. That’s more than seven per cent lower than what was reported in October 2011. But despite the decline in new home starts of late, home builders in Kelowna’s housing market still continue to build and sell spec homes. Logan Contracting Ltd. has been building homes in the Okanagan for the REAL ESTATE past 40 years. Recently, RUNDOWN the firm has been focused on building customized single-family homes as well as spec homes for the booming Tallus Ridge development in West Ceinwen Kelowna. Morgan “We were drawn to the Tallus Ridge subdivision because of the well priced lots that allow us to build a combination of houses at excellent prices,” said builder Norbert Krogstad. “We work with our customers to find ways to make the pricing work for them in today’s market so that everyone can be satisfied.” I also had the pleasure of recently interviewing two more builders who mutually agree that the new housing market is not all doom and gloom. Peter Teschner, builder of Cherry Lane Homes Ltd., is currently building spec homes in the Black Mountain area and is in the process of purchasing more lots for future development. “I’m very optimistic of Kelowna’s new housing market and I’m looking to have my best year ever in 2013,” said Teschner, who is also in the process of achieving his green builder certification. Tony Pulice, builder/developer of Pulice Construction Ltd., has been building houses for the past 30 years. His company most recently has built and sold a two storey spec home situated on Wilkinson Street in Kelowna’s Springfield/Spall area. “It’s positive out here in the Kelowna new home market. That’s why I am still here building,” Pulice said. “Kelowna will always keep growing and there will always be a need for new homes.” In CMHC’s Housing Outlook forecast, it was predicted that Kelowna will have a strong start for new home construction in 2013, with up to 1,050 new homes anticipated to start construction. That is up from 2012, which reflected only 820 new housing starts. That is a positive forecast from CMHC which might alleviate some of the negative reports about Kelowna’s housing market, and to look ahead to 2013 with a greater sense of optimism. Ceinwen Morgan has worked in the Kelowna real estate industry for the past five years.

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