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RAISING THEIR VOICES — Uplands Elementary School choir members (left to right) Gracee Garrett, Miles Kincade, Makayla Parker, Lucas Badger and Miguel Araujo perform one of their songs at the Penticton Lakeside Resort recently. The group, made up of Grades 1,2 and 3 students, will also be singing at Canadian Tire and two seniors residences on Dec. 14. Mark Brett/Western News
FALL ON BUS TRIGGERS LAWSUIT Joe Fries Western News Staff
Penticton’s transit service operator was in small claims court this week fighting a $25,000 lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was injured on a city bus. Ashleigh Brianne Norman, 28, is seeking a judgment against Berry and Smith Trucking and its subsidiary, Penticton Transit. Norman’s notice of claim alleges she was injured on Sept. 22, 2010, when she fell on her back on the stairs used to access the elevated seating area at the rear of a bus she had just boarded on Duncan Avenue near Okanagan College. The notice alleges the unnamed bus driver was negligent on at least three counts: for fail-
ing to ensure Norman was seated before pulling away from the stop; for accelerating too quickly and causing the bus to jerk forward; and for failing to protect the safety of passengers. In its reply, Penticton Transit denies all the allegations and instead claims: that Norman should have known that moving around on the bus in the manner she did, and at the time she did, could have resulted in injury; that she failed to wear proper footwear; and that she did not pay proper attention to where she was standing. The court heard some evidence at trial Tuesday in Penticton, but ran out of time. The judge asked lawyers for both sides to submit final arguments in writing in January with a judgment to follow on an unspecified later date.
Michael Welsh, who represented Norman, said his client suffered headaches, back pain and stiffness as a result of her injuries, and also had difficulty lifting and bending, although now “she’s pretty much fully recovered.” The notice of claim states Norman quit her studies at Okanagan College as a result of her injuries and also suffered a loss of income and earning potential. Welsh said his client is still taking a break from school as she cares for her young children. Lawyers agreed before the trial to divide up the issues of liability and further damages, so if the judge finds the bus company responsible, both sides would then try to establish through negotiation or the courts the amount to which Norman is entitled. The $25,000 sought for pain and suffering
in the small claims lawsuit is the maximum allowed at that level of court. Welsh said people routinely claim that amount so as not to limit a possible judgment. He declined to speculate on the outcome of the transit case. “The issue of liability is highly contested and something the parties have not been able to resolve, so that’s why we’re seeking a court determination of it,” Welsh said. Matt Berry, president of Berry and Smith Trucking, was similarly circumspect. “We’re hoping for our side, but I’m sure (Norman’s) hoping for hers too, so we’ll let the courts decide where that goes,” he said. As the company’s insurer, ICBC provided the defence lawyer for the case. Neither the lawyer nor ICBC would comment on the matter because it’s still before the court.
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SaNta’S helper Bob Otway checks the mailbox for letters from children to the Jolly Gent with their special Christmas requests. the penticton resident has been helping with the letter campaign for a number of years.
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Next year, Bob Otway will have been helping answer letters to Santa for 20 years. It’s not a job he gets a lot of public feedback on, except for the occasional comment or letter to the editor. He rarely gets any response from the children’s parents. “I don’t think anyone knows that I do them,” said Otway. “I am sure that most parents are pretty happy; I did 30 on Friday and I was thinking that the kids when they get the letter the must be really happy.” But there is one thing that keeps him going. “It’s a lot of fun,” said Otway, who co-ordinates Santa’s helpers for the South Okanagan region. Last year, he answered about 800 letters for Penticton, and thinks there was easily 1,500 over the whole region. While most children tell Santa
what a good boy or girl they have been, or check what food Santa would like to have waiting for him, there are always a few gems that stand out. “Last year, one little girl asked ‘Can you get rid of my brother for me?’ said Otway, laughing. “And of course, some will send two or three pages of toys or stuff they want and they will have the catalogue numbers and the prices and everything.” Canada Post supplies a form letter for Santa’s helpers to use, but Otway said they are sure to add a personal touch to each one. “We do read every letter and try to make comments based on the letter,” explained Otway. If the child sends a Christmas card, he said, they will likely be told Mrs. Claus has put it on the fireplace. “So they think wow, their Christmas card is on Santa’s fireplace. If they draw a nice picture, I’ll say Mrs Claus has hung it in the workshop so all the elves can see it,” he said. “But no promises. We never ever make any promises.” Otway asks that rather than putting letters to Santa in the red
mailboxes, they be given over the counter at the main post office or one of the three retail postal outlets in Penticton. They can also be put in the mailbox at Santa’s Castle in Cherry Lane shopping centre, which Otway checks daily. That, he said, will allow for a faster turnaround on Santa’s replies as well as allowing, in some cases, Otway to use his local knowledge to get the letter back to the right person if the information, like the return address, is not complete. However, Otway does ask that parents lend a hand by making sure all the info is there, including a clear spelling of the children’s names. Letters in many languages, he adds, will be answered. This year, letters should be at the post office or other drop off location to make sure there is time to get them back to the children, though Otway does his best to be sure everyone gets a reply. “I do go down to the office on the 24th and any letters that are there, I answer and I take them right to the letter carrier,” he said. “But if they can have them mailed before the 21st, that would be great.”
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Victim bursts into tears during testimony Kristi Patton Western News Staff
The woman who is accusing Brian Louie of an atrocious sexual assault had to face him in court on Wednesday. Taking several times to compose herself, includ-
ing having to leave the courtroom once because she was crying hysterically, she began explaining the details of what is alleged to have happened on May 11, 2012 at a residence in Oliver. “I never felt anything like that in my life,” said
the woman, who cannot be named because of a publication ban to protect her identity. She said the assault continued in the form of 34-year-old Louie stomping, punching and kicking her as she lay on the floor with her hands up trying
to protect herself. It was just hours before the assault she had been at a friend’s house where a party was taking place. The woman said she was driving Louie home and planned to return to the party house, where she was going to sleep. She said Louie jumped out of her rolling car and went to an acquaintance’s house where he spoke with someone through a window then returned to the vehicle “grumbling” something. She took
Louie to his residence and he told her to wait, after about five minutes she said he returned and decided to go with her. As they drove down a hill she said Louie grabbed the emergency brake and sent them into a 360 spin into some bushes. The woman said she was “frustrated” and questioned him on why he would try and wreck her car and only got a reply of “I’m sorry.” The pair eventually made it back to the party
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trial one of the witnesses confirmed that Louie had been violent with the woman in the past. The pair continued getting intimate when the brother left and that is when she says the attack started. She said the assault that included biting her genitals has left her with lingering pain, postconcussion syndrome and severe anxiety. “I don’t feel normal anymore,” she said. “I can’t imagine being in a relationship with someone down the road. I get stuck on words and I stutter. I’m not the same as I was before.” On cross-examination, defence counsel James Pennington asked if there were any words spoken immediately before the attack, which she responded no. He then asked if foreplay had ever involved biting. “Never, I’m not into rough sex. This was unexpected,” answered the woman. The woman explained she didn’t even fight back, when defence asked how bruises and scratches got on Louie’s face. Louie is charged with aggravated sexual assault and assault causing bodily harm. His lawyer has on repeated occasions held up his hand to the accused, who sits in the prisoner’s box, to tell him “be quiet” and to “shut up” during the trial at Penticton provincial courthouse because of outbursts. This includes one occasion where Louie called the complainant a “hypochondriac” during the testimony of a doctor. The Crown rested its case Thursday afternoon, while the defence expects to call Louie to the stand when the trial resumes Dec. 13.
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We all knew it was too good to last. By the time you are reading this, the unseasonably balmy weather that Penticton and the South Okanagan have been enjoying will be just a warm memory. “What’s kind of rare is we haven’t had a lot of cold air pushed down from the north. Over the next couple of days, that is finally going to happen,” said Matt MacDonald, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. These kind of warm events aren’t uncommon in October and November, but rarely show up as late as December. “You’ve had daily highs of 8 to 10 degrees, even 11 degrees,” said MacDonald. “On Saturday, you guys broke a record in Penticton; it reached 11.2 C. The previous record was in 1949, so it was a good one.” In normal years, the high this time of year is 0 C, with lows dropping down to -6 C. Those temperatures will be returning on Friday and through the weekend as the south flow that has been bringing warm air, rain and storms up from the southwest breaks down and arctic flows begin pushing into the region. “It was widespread, the whole southern half of the province experienced a really mild November period,” said MacDonald. “The only people that have seen a taste of winter are up in
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SteveN Scroggie negotiates a section of the slack line stretched between two trees on the shore of okanagan Lake much to the enjoyment of those taking advantage of one of the recent milder, sunny days in the okanagan. temperatures are expected to drop considerably in the coming week.
Peace Country and down to Prince George. But the arctic air hasn’t been able to move farther south than that so far this season.” That wet and warm November saw Penticton receive almost twice the amount of usual rain: 43 mm of total precipitation versus the normal of 27. However, only five centimetres of snow fell — on just three days of
the month — compared to the normal eight centimetres. “It was definitely a wet month, a lot of storms rolling through with that sustained circulation from the southwest,” said MacDonald. There is no good explanation, he said, for how the weather pattern came about. “It’s just luck of the draw, we get stuck in
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ou can’t legislate kindness. It’s a lesson that sunk in with Penticton council this week. A lack of public response prompted Penticton council to scrap the city’s Snow Angel program. The program aimed to line up volunteers with seniors and others unable to clear the snow from walkways in front of their home. However, while 48 residents signed up to receive assistance in 2011, only six volunteers were registered. The problem: The need for a criminal record check to protect vulnerable residents and other aspects of the application process left many potential volunteers feeling they would be spending more time dealing with red tape than snow-covered sidewalks. Council’s decision came as a blow to Coun. John Vassilaki, who introduced the program, but it had become evident that the Snow Angel program has proven to be too cumbersome to effectively administer. But City Hall isn’t about to just sit back and tell the most vulnerable members of the community to fend for themselves. City public works manager Len Robson recommended replacing the initiative with an advertising-based program that promotes neighbours helping neighbours. “We want to encourage people to look around their neighbourhoods and determine who requires assistance, and provide that,” he said. And it is in our own neighbourhoods where PENTICTON WESTERN this type of effort can be most effectively administered. Hopefully, we have not reached the point where we need government to tell us when to lend a hand to our neighbours in need. Penticton residents have shown time and again that helping those less fortunate is something woven into the fabric that has always held the community together.
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Mideast peace process is dead It’s as if the world’s leaders were earnestly warning us that global warming will cause the extinction of the dinosaurs. They’ve actually been dead for a long time already. So has the Middle East “peace process”. As soon as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will build 3,000 homes on “East One” (E-1), the last piece of land connecting East Jerusalem with the West Bank that is not already covered with Jewish settlements, the ritual condemnations started to flow. Even U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that “these activities set back the cause of a negotiated peace,” and others went a lot further. The British minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, warned that “the settlements plan ... has the potential to alter the situation on the ground on a scale that threatens the viability of a two-state solution.” France called in the Israeli ambassador and told him that “settlements are illegal under international law ... and constitute an obstacle to a fair peace based on a two-state solution.” In almost all the media coverage, the Israeli announcement is explained as an angry response for the United Nations General Assembly’s vote last month to grant the Palestinian Authority permanent observer status at the UN, which is tantamount to rec-
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Dyer Straits ognizing Palestine as an independent state. As if Netanyahu were an impulsive man who had just lost his temper, not a wily strategist who thinks long-term. Building in the “E-1” area, which covers most of the space between the Jewish settlements that ring East Jerusalem and the huge Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim in the Palestinian West Bank, is definitely a game-changer. It effectively separates the West Bank from East Jerusalem, the city that the Palestinians see as the capital of their future state. It also almost cuts the West Bank in two. But it’s not a new idea. The Israeli government declared its intention to build on this land 14 years ago, when Netanyahu was prime minister for the first time. The plan was frozen in response to outraged protests
from practically all of Israel’s allies, who had invested a great deal of political capital in the two-state solution. But it was never abandoned. Successive U.S. presidents were assured by various Israeli governments that construction would not proceed there, but most of those governments went on preparing for the day when a pretext to break the freeze would present itself. The land is still deserted today, but there are street lights, electric cables and water mains. Now a pretext has arisen, even if the UN General Assembly’s recognition of a Palestinian state makes little practical difference. Netanyahu has seized the opportunity, as he undoubtedly always planned to. And you can’t kill the “two-state solution.” To Netanyahu’s considerable satisfaction, it is already dead. Creating two independent states, Israeli and Palestinian, separated by the “green line” that was Israel’s border until it conquered the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 war, was the goal of the 1993 Oslo Accords. That’s what the “peace process” was all about, but it was really doomed when Yitzhak Rabin, the prime minister who signed the Oslo deal, was assassinated by a rightwing Jewish fanatic in 1995. Netanyahu was elected prime
minister after Rabin’s death, and spent the next three years stalling on the transfers of land and political authority to the Palestinian Authority that were required under the Oslo Accords. Meanwhile, he supported a vastly expanded program of Jewish settlement in the West Bank, although it was obvious that this would ultimately make a Palestinian state impossible. The number of Jews living in the West Bank has doubled in the past 12 years, and they now account for one-fifth of the population there. Jewish settlements, roads reserved for Jewish settlers, and Israeli military bases and reservations now cover 40 per cent of the West Bank’s territory. But to retain U.S. support, Netanyahu still has to pretend that he is really interested in a two-state solution. That’s why he had to wait for the right excuse before building on “E-1” and sealing East Jerusalem off from the West Bank. But he always intended to kill off the “peace process,” and in practice he succeeded long ago. Why do his Western allies in the United States and elsewhere put up with this fraud? Because they cannot think of anything else to do. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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Canada on the losing end It has been suggested that anyone interested in the FIPA with China read the document on line. Great. But unless you are well-versed in international law you will probably not understand the full impact of such an agreement. Gus Van Harten, an international investment law expert and associate professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, is certainly more qualified than ordinary citizens (and I include myself) or Conservative MPs to speak to this issue. Van Harten says “taxpayers will assume more of the risks and more of the constraints than their Chinese counterparts…” According to Van Harten, the deal “doesn’t deliver on market access and investment.” “We come out on the losing side on both.” “We should insist on reciprocity.” “China could sue for decisions made by any level of government in Canada.” “Arbitration would happen behind closed doors and if the arbitrators found Canada at fault, Canadian taxpayers could be footing the bill. Several countries have already faced stiff punishment under such treaties.” This, according to Van Harten, also calls into question whether the treaty is unconstitutional. According to Van Harten, “it is quite possible” that Canada is conceding something now that we were not prepared to concede under previous governments. No one is opposed to foreign investment, but to continue to not obtain the maximum from our resources should not be acceptable. We ship vast amount of lumber overseas to create jobs in foreign countries.
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Andy Homan got it right (re: Nov. 21 letter Accident waiting to happen). The last time there was a crash at the corner (Martin and Eckhardt) it badly damaged the stop light system including the important pedestrian signal, so that the “little man” couldn’t stay and watch; he ran away for several days. Until the pedestrian crossing was re-established, I avoided the intersection all together, even changing bus routes. Note to my sister seniors: do not assume that the driver making a “right” has even seen you, with your armload of books. The letter writer has identified a major accident prone corner. He wants to be able to enjoy times with his family and I want a direct route to the public library. Helen M. Moore Penticton
Wildlife must be valued
We are writing to correct some misinformation about the deer situation in Invermere. Our mayor said the lawsuit is about a failure to properly consult. The other main issue is failure to assure life and death decisions are based on solid scientific facts. Science for the purpose of conservation and biology cannot be applied to populated areas. The counts done recently in B.C. towns compare rough estimates of deer to an undetermined or arbitrary “socially tolerable” density. U.S. jurisdictions pulled numbers out of midair to justify ongoing, ineffective culling. District of Invermere counts deer — not with
Why are we not milling this lumber in Canada and creating jobs here? Why do we insist on moving bitumen across pristine territory to be shipped to foreign countries to create jobs there? Why are we not refining the oil at source thus creating Canadian jobs and greatly decreasing environmental concerns? Why are we not shipping refined oil east to make Canada self-sufficient? Why are we not insisting on joint-venture projects with foreign firms? Why do we allow foreign workers into Canada to be paid at lower rates than local workers? I could ask myriad similar questions from this government, but I already witness the slurs to every single person who questions Harper’s policies. Conservatives remind me of the pot calling the kettle black. Oh, by the way, one should realize what takes priority in these agreements. China could claim damages at the municipal, provincial, territorial or federal levels. Good deal for we townsfolk. I suppose the Conservative Party still supports NAFTA, notwithstanding the U.S. Lone Pine Resources recently announced intention to sue Quebec over Quebec’s decision to impose a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Another wonderful agreement not well thought-out. Finally, do we want to give Chinese–Communist enterprises this kind of power? What then happens to our democracy or is this OK by Harper et al — but maybe that’s where we’re headed?
the admirable objective of determining population trends, demographics or distribution — but to justify killing more deer. They decided to kill deer based on anecdotes and exaggerated complaints about plant damage and “threat”. Their poorly thought-out foray into amateur wildlife management exacerbates intolerance for all wildlife. Rather than showing leadership to encourage citizens to live with wildlife in our small town they chose to follow the advice and example of Helena, Mont. The methods of killing are cruel whether it is the bolt gun used in Invermere or arrow — animals suffer violence and die in backyards for no reason. District of Invermere did not follow the Helena advice to notify neighbours when traps were set just over the fence from dissenters. There was no effort to focus the killing in any way — by gender, species, age, location, “aggression” and there is no methodology to measure the effectiveness of killing. We must appreciate our healthy, natural, stable deer population and understand we do not know enough about our ecosystem to mess with it. In some parts of North America deer numbers have declined drastically and the vacant habitat is now populated with other ungulate species. In other jurisdictions, culling goes on and on, year after year, because the survivors respond biologically and repopulate habitat. The B.C. government states they are not responsible for the behaviour of wildlife. Why then are B.C. towns determined to assume liability by foolishly assur-
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ing complainers they can eliminate the already minuscule risk of wildlife conflict? Towns must educate citizens of our shared responsibility for wildlife and that fencing, avoidance, dog leashing and other non-lethal actions are effective. The Invermere Deer Protection Society believes we must value wildlife in our communities. Please, Penticton, don’t wait for the conclusion of our lawsuit to do the right thing. You can value, protect and live with wildlife now. Devin Kazakoff, president Invermere Deer Protection Society
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American political system protects the wealthy I couldn’t help but pick up on a little existential panic in Mark Walker’s Nov. 6 column about the re-election of Obama and the subsequent decline of the American empire. But have no fear Mr. Walker, the largely white, 45-year-old-plus male that make up the majority of the one per cent of wage earners is doing quite all right south of the border. For now. The United States was set up as a constitutional republic modeled after classical republics like Rome. Modeled after a Roman society that had distinct class lines, the domini (masters of energy) and the servi (providers of energy), masters and slaves. With the domini, a small elite, being the ones with all the privileges and running the show. The American founding fathers were the domini of their time and were white males, 45-years-plus, wealthy and owned slaves. They feared and detested democracy and were hell bent on creating a system that catered to and protected the holders of property, the original one per cent. That’s a fact. A quick glance at the history of indenturement and slavery in the United States proves my point. It would be the wealthy that had the rights to vote and to run for office just like in Rome, the rest of the ‘rabble’ could rot as far as they were concerned. Case in point, the American Congress and the Senate are made up of largely of white middle-aged men who have a million plus in their bank accounts. Excluding Obama,
Another mayoral candidate
I have noticed like everyone else has, the hype over Dan Ashton’s possible vacating the mayor’s chair In May 2013. That is if he wins in the provincial election. The names mentioned are Coun. Garry, Litke who speck out of both sides of his face; Julius Bloomfield, who wants the city to go further in debt by producing electric power on all the waterways around the city; and Katie Robinson, who thinks building a performing arts centre is not considered a nicety. As much as I applaud the information of the press, there was one more individual that ran for the mayor’s seat in the last election that was not mentioned nor was he contacted. I thank you very much. That person was yours truly (Vic Powell). Just because I ran as the underdog in the last election don’t think for one minute that I wouldn’t run again. I am a straight talker and won’t beat around the bush when asked a question. As a taxpayer, I am not about to stand by and watch our tax money thrown around like water — such as, the Eckhardt Avenue property fiasco, $8 million proposal for the Lakeshore Drive and who knows how much for the downtown revitalizations project. I hope this clears everyone thinking that I am not about to back down from seeking the mayor’s seat. I have never been known for giving up that easily. I thank you for your support. Vic Powell Penticton
Council overstepping role
Should the City of Penticton go into the banking business and offer homeowners loans to upgrade their homes? This issue is currently before the city council. Indeed, the city, pursuant to a consultant’s advice, is on the verge of providing such loans in the presumed interest of helping homeowners to save energy by means of
every American president has been a white man. Liberty to founding fathers meant the freedom to exploit other human beings as pieces of property for their own advantage, these men were provided wealth, leisure and comfort from the toil of other human beings and this system the founding fathers set up is still functioning as originally intended today. But it has taken a different form, it not only protects wealthy individuals of Wall Street but the corporation as well. Case in point is that of Cindi Davis of North Carolina. Cindi has stage four breast cancer, her medical bills equal $1,100 a month. Wells Fargo, a financial institution that was bailed out with Cindi’s own tax dollars, is foreclosing on her house because she cannot make the $900 a month payment. This is exactly how the founding fathers set up the United States. Here we have a parasitic financial institution of the one per cent which shouldn’t exist at all but still does because the system protected it by bailing it out, attempting to extract the remaining wealth from a woman dying of cancer. A woman that may or may not spend the last days of her life living in a pickup truck. Just imagine for a second a woman that you love having to spend the last days of her life battling cancer in a pickup truck because some psychopaths on Wall Street got their golf bud-
‘green’ upgrades to their homes. My concern, as an economist who thinks deeply about the implications of governmental action and inaction and voter complacency, is whether such an intervention, however worthy its intention, meets the standard for government’s role in a mixed economy such as Canada’s. Quite simply, our economy optimally relies, in the first instance, upon an allocation mechanism in which the private sector produces economic goods in accordance with a pricing mechanism that relies on market value and the desire of private individuals to make a profit. In that process useful goods are created and individuals receive employment in producing them. To the extent the private sector fails to provide employment or to provide useful goods, it is the role of the government, in the second instance, to step in and either provide welfare support or to produce goods and services itself. To flesh this out in the current context, one must ask the questions: Will not the private sector, left to its own devices, provide loans, within the private banking system, for energy system upgrades? If not, is it the proper role for government to intervene to provide such loans? I am concerned that the mayor and council are not asking these questions or even thinking about them. The implication of this decision is that ultimately tax money will be utilized to support government funding of selected taxpayers who may choose to utilize such assistance. While the voters support government provision of health care out of tax money, which gives a comparative advantage to Canada’s industry vis a vis the United States, would they greet with such alacrity the provision of special benefit to a mere few out of tax money that all must pay? At the very least, if the council does decide to pursue this scheme, should not the voters be told why private sector banks and credit
unions will not facilitate such credit, and why the government accordingly must step in? This is a very important and elemental question in a mixed economy such as Canada’s. A few years ago, I had the opportunity, along with research colleagues from Sweden, to discuss with the mayors of Penticton, Summerland, Kelowna and Vernon the need for comparative research relating the municipality’s role of Sweden to those of British Columbia. The object of this research would have been to increase understanding of the allocation mechanism and its faults (including taxation systems) insofar as it might enhance or hamper sustainable economic development and employment in regional economies such as that of the Okanagan. The object of this discussion was to encourage a focus, based on the experience and thinking of other mixed economies, upon the proper roles for government and its municipalities versus the private sector in a ‘mixed economy’. I should remind my reader that the private sector and the government sector each has areas of responsibility, and each must consider the proper role of the other. What then is the proper role of the government? The government, which is elected by the people, is accountable to the people for its own behaviour as well as for the behaviour of the private sector. Furthermore, the government, by virtue of its judicial function, in effect monitors itself to assure that it does not overstep its proper bounds. Since economic production and employment are primarily the responsibility of the private sector, what is the role of government and its municipalities in a limited geographical area such as Penticton, in the economy, and should the private sector be the initial source for green loans? I ask this only so as to further the discussion of the proper role for a municipality in the broader realms of economic development, taxation and authority in the Okanagan regional area. Perhaps even Victoria or Ottawa
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The value of community
I would like to take a moment of my and your time to question the state our society is in. I believe that community-minded thinking is going to be our salvation. If we see the value in each other, if we help each other, share with each other, and care about each other, we will create a home of our city for future generations to live in. However, if we continue to tune slackjawed into the television and if we sell ourselves for the cheapest and most plentiful material possessions being offered by big-box stores that gut thriving downtowns (Westbank, Kelowna), we squander the future of our children and grandchildren. Hand in hand with the capitalist greed we are facing goes the dismal state our local governance is in. When did it become acceptable that we have to request and fill out an application to speak (if the application is approved) at a public meeting that our elected council holds twice a month? How is this democracy? A public meeting is to be open to the community to speak for the community about all community issues and concerns — not issues and concerns that our council deems worthy of their attention. So, come on, turn off the television, you’re smarter than that. Stand up, speak out. If you don’t, what stops the steady decline in our freedoms of thought and expression? Who holds our community together? Are you for totalitarianism? Monica Hoffman Penticton
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dies to bail them out. It’s a sick system, a system that Mark Walker laments the decline of. The fate of America was sealed the moment the largely white, 45-year-old-plus male founding fathers created a society that had inequality built into its very structure. Inequality is toxic and was a major factor in the collapse of Rome and will be a major factor in the collapse of the United States. It would have happened a long time ago but FDR managed to save American capitalism by making it less brutal by spreading the wealth around. Letters to the editor debating whether Obama or Romney would be better for the U.S. kind of miss the point, as Gore Vidal put it: There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party and it has two wings: Democrat and Republican — the system is the problem. Mr Walker is right the alternatives could be much worse or they could be much better, it depends on where the American people decide to take it. A good start would be to start building an alternative society while gradually dismantling a system that was set up to benefit a small segment of American society. It’s going to happen one way or another and it’s going to happen soon.
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James Blumhagen is ready to put himself out there, just like The Woodsman character he is portraying in the Princess Margaret Secondary School production of Mirror Image, a Real Enchanted Musical. The Woodsman is well known in the fairy tale world — he is in Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood and so many other stories — but always in the background. “He is the wanna be incidental of the fairy tale world. One day he decides why is he always just the Woodsman. He wants to be something more — a hero,” said Blumhagen, a Grade 12 student at Princess Margaret. “He wants his own story and to be in a proper fairy tale. He is told he can’t be and he is just the Woodsman and will never be anything more, but he is on a mission to change that.” Fantasy comes face-to-face with the hard reality of high school in this pop musical adventure. When Cindarella’s stepsisters find a portal to another world they get transported out of fairy tale land to a real high school. The Woodsman jumps at the chance to rescue them but the stepsisters have no intention of returning. He enlists the help of Danica, a high school student who ironically is a realist running for
It shows that it doesn’t matter what your stereotype is, you can be more than that. — James Blumhagen
class president and never believed in fairy tales. Just like the Woodsman, Blumhagen is stepping into a new world. Having previously played the role of Mike TeaVee in the school’s drama department (Horseshoe Theatre) production of Willy Wonka and he acted in Once Upon A Mattress, Blumhagen gets to tackle singing this time around. “I pantomimed the whole thing in Once Upon A Mattress and didn’t speak at all except two lines at the end. This year I have a complete song to myself and since I am not the most comfortable singing it has been tough. But it is one of those things that if you don’t try and put yourself out there, you will never know,” said Blumhagen.
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Dec. 7 — Hip hop artist K.A.S.P. and Indelible at the Penticton Art Gallery for The End of The World As We Know It exhibit. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cover is by donation. All-ages event. Dec. 8 — Sage Valley Voices present their annual Christmas concert at the Oliver United Church at 7 p.m. and Dec. 8 at 2:30 p.m.Tickets are $10 at door. Dec. 8 — Penticton trio Tavis Weir, Stefan Bienz and Michael Treadway at the Dream Café. Tickets $14. Dec. 11 — Rock n’ Roll at the Cleland Theatre. Tickets are $39.75 and available at the Penticton Community Centre. Dec. 14 and 15 — Vancouver-based Sojourners make authentic gospel music not just for Sundays. They are an unbuttoned mix of doo wop, R&B, country and blues that are playing the Dream Café. Tickets are $32. Dec. 15 — Hip Hop For Hunger Food Drive with the Mad Melody Records family at Voodoo’s. Bring any non-perishable food item plus a $2 cover, or $5 without the donation. All food will be donated to the Penticton food bank. Music starts at 8 p.m. Dec. 21 — Okanagan Symphony presents Christmas Reflections with guest artists Alan Corbishley, narrator and baritone, and the Okanagan Symphony Youth Chorus. Show is at 7 p.m. at the Cleland Theatre. Jan. 26 — Canadian country musician Dean Brody brings his Dirt Tour to the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Tickets are $39.50 and available at the Penticton & Wine Country Visitors Centre or at www.ValleyFirstTix.com.
events Dec. 7 to 9 — Cawston Players present A Christmas Chaos at the Cawston Community Hall. Shows at 7 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Dec. 7, 8, 14 and 15 — St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and Acting Classes by Jacqueline present their production of It’s A Wonderful Life. Dec. 7 at 7 p.m., Dec. 8 at 2 and 7 p.m., Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets at Dragon’s Den and at the door. Dec. 14 — Tumbleweed Gallery open house from 3 to 5 p.m. in conjunction with Ad Hoc, St. Germaine and the Penticton Academy of music. Cello musicians and artists in attendance. Dec. 13 to 15 — Princess Margaret Secondary drama department presents Mirror Image. Showtime is 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Until Dec. 20 — South Okanagan Naturalists’ Club highlight 50th anniversary with juried art show at the Penticton Museum. Until Dec. 21 — George and Friends art exhibition at the Leir House. Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon Brian Simons hosts a palette knife painting demo and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Megan Traicheff hosts a polychromos pencil demo. Dec. 19 and 22 — Sound Stage Productions presents Whistle Down the Wind at the Penticton Lakeside Resort with lyrics from rock legend Jim Steinman and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Dec. 19 to 21, performances at 7 p.m. and Dec. 22 performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $28 plus tax and available at the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Jan. 26 — Naramata Scottish Country Dancers and the Shatford Centre host a full-scale Burns Supper. Entertainment from Fiddlekids, Summerland Pipes and Drums, Naramata Scottish Dancers, Liz Lupton, Bob Moss and Kristi Lind. Tickets are $40 at Shatford Centre or The Book Shop.
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small boat in the back stage,” said Dunn. A varying cast of actors from Penticton and the South Okanagan will be familiar to audiences that have seen productions from Many Hats Theatre Company, Penticton Chamber, Bare Bones and the Summerland Singers and Players. The show is headed by Paul Varga in the role of George Bailey, Cal Meikeljohn as Mr. Potter and Jill Barnes as Mary Hatch-Bailey. As a twist Kathie Hemmingson will fill the role of Clara the angel. “We have some strong actors in the roles and we gender-bended a little bit with Kathie Hemmingson as Clara the angel instead of the original Clarence the angel,” said Dunn. With 34 characters and just 15 actors, means the audience will see many faces play more than just one role. Dunn said after coercing one actor to take a small role, she realized she miscalculated and the actor is now playing
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Killing Them Softly is the preferred method of gangster heavy Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt). By keeping his distance and not making things personal, Jackie believes the business of murder is less stressful for both he and his victims. Unfortunately, it seems even in the world of professional tough guys, life gets in the way of day to day business and everybody wants to talk about it. We say, it’s a boring movie disguised as a clever movie. TAYLOR: I think this movie shoots itself in the foot. The plot is simple: three dumb guys
rob a gangster poker game and then have to deal with the consequences. But this isn’t only a gangster movie. The setting is during the 2008 Obama election, around the time of the Wall Street bailout. The film makes a narrative of a political and economic siren’s song. So much so that it takes away from what should have been the focus. HOWE: It felt like they had a concept of a movie that lasted roughly over an hour and fifteen minutes and that was just a tad too short. Instead of spicing the storyline up a little, they cheaped out, throwing in 15 minutes worth of election speeches here and there to fill it up. I feel a snooze coming on. TAYLOR: Everyone in this movie is suffering under the American way and I get the point this film makes about trickledown gangsternomics.
I just don’t care. If they had focused more on the idiot gangsters, it could have been a dark comedy. As it was I just felt sorry for all these sweaty losers, doomed to count out their last, few paranoid hours before becoming statistics. This is a film of political, economical and social satire that isn’t funny, mashed into a world of monsters with issues and ultraviolence, rather than the other way around. One heist at a time fellas ... HOWE: I can see what director/writer Andrew Dominik was after, a Tarantino-type movie and to some extent he was able to pull it off; the long convoluted conversations, the old style music and lots of blood. But to me it just doesn’t work, there’s something lacking. TAYLOR: The subtext takes over. They put a bunch of tough guys together and made a
gangster film about economics. Sure, it’s artfully captured, loud and colourful. But if you hear a comedian tell a joke and rather than laugh, you nod your head and say, “I see where you’re going with that,” has the joke failed, or the comedian? HOWE: I thought the entire cast did a fine job, but why did they cast James Gandolfini to play Mickey, the washed up hit man? He is so annoying as an actor. Did the film company run out of money spending it on Pitt’s pay and had to settle instead for the cheap man’s version of DeNiro? Howe gives it 2.5 washing up gloves out of five. Taylor gives it two panty hose masks out of five. Brian Taylor and Peter Howe are movie reviewers from the Okanagan.
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Some of the top results from a citizen’s survey done in Penticton recently did not come as much of a surprise for city councillors reading the report. “I think we all knew that the most important issue facing us is lack of jobs and poor economy,” said Coun. Helen Konanz. “And that’s what we have been working on since the term started for this council. But I am surprised that affordable housing wasn’t a higher priority for people as an issue.” Jobs and the economy garnered a striking result, with 41 per cent of the 401 people contacted for the phone survey singling that out as their top issue. Affordable housing, a long-standing issue in Penticton, only attracted eight per cent of the vote. Other responses were even less surprising, like the fact that 34 per cent of the respondents said that the climate was their
I am surprised that affordable housing wasn’t a higher priority for people as an issue. — Helen Konanz
favourite thing about living in Penticton. Coun. John Vassilaki was concerned by the response to a question about future development. Downtown topped the list for development at 74 per cent, but a significant percentage selected the Skaha and Okanagan lake waterfronts. “I was surprised to see that 23 and 27 per cent of the those that you contacted want development on the lakefront at Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake. We always keep hearing, leave those areas alone,” said Vassilaki. “Is it actual economic development they want to take place down there, or is it they want the beaches and the lake
areas improved? The way that question was asked, it doesn’t tell me one way or the other.” Communications office Simone Blais, who oversaw the survey process for the city, suggested that results might have been a little skewed as the survey was done in September, while there was considerable controversy over plans for the Okanagan Lake waterfront. That question might return a very different result, she explained, when the survey is repeated, and the beach is not such a hot topic. The survey was implemented to establish a baseline of citizen satisfaction with city service levels and provision and is expected to
be repeated on a regular basis. “The best value that we can get is a year over year comparative data,” said Blais. Kelowna has been doing a similar survey over the course of 15 years. “You can see the satisfaction ratings change as their spin changes in the city,”said Cale Lewis of Discovery Research, the company contracted to do the survey. “It’s important to do it either every year or every second year. You have to allow for some time for changes to take effect.” In addition to the 401 participants contacted by phone, at random,
477 people filled out the survey online. Their answers, however, are listed in separate columns. “The issue with an online survey is there is a degree of self-selection bias. Sometimes, people who are motivated to complete a survey … they’ve got maybe a bone to pick,” said Lewis. “When we do a self-selecting methodology, we have to be wary of that. But allowing the online survey lets everyone speak their opinions.” The full 2012 Citizen Survey report, including the online survey results, is available on the City of Penticton’s website at www.penticton.ca.
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that, many families are faced with the stress of unemployment or are headed by single parents or even both parents working more than one job to make ends meet. “Finding the time and capacity to access help or assistance for their kids can be extremely difficult during an already stressful period.” Other partners in this venture include: Communities for Kids, Success By 6 and the Penticton School District. Supporting agencies include: Interior Health, OSNS Child Development Centre, Mental Health, Child Care Resource and Referral, Boys and Girls Club and the Ministry of Children and Families. “I think what this is doing is bringing the social services to the community, that just helps get the assistance that families need to them,” said Riley Gettens, director of South Okanagan Similkameen United Way which also participates in the venture. “It’s (program development) been going on for a few years and we always are trying to help build the community and we know that we can’t do it alone. “The great part about this is that
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It’s almost back to business as usual now that the Penticton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has formed a new, barebones executive. Members on Monday elected three executives by acclamation and another three were appointed by incoming president Murray Grandy. He and two others were elected to their posts back on Nov. 19, but a second round of voting was required to fill out the roster. “Just barely squeaked it in, but at least they can operate,” said Ed Findlater, under whose trusteeship the branch was placed after the former 12-member executive was terminated. B.C.-Yukon Command turfed the group in May after issues cropped up with liquor and gaming licences, and concerns were raised about the branch not following Legion bylaws. Findlater will remain on as trustee until Dec. 31. and the new executive’s mandate begins Jan. 1, although it doesn’t look like Legion higher-ups will be ready to let go at that point. “Really from a financial oversight (standpoint), the trusteeship’s not going to come off right away because you’ve got a rookie executive in there now and we’re not going to let them flail on their
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own. We’re going to help them,” said Inga Kruse, executive director of B.C.-Yukon Command. “Trusteeship is a protection mechanism, but it’s also a coaching and assistance mechanism for people,” she said, adding local control will be handed back when the executive is ready to take over for real. Members were told at the November meeting that the branch was at risk of closing if an executive couldn’t be formed at Monday’s get-together. Kruse said with the key position of treasurer now filled, command is satisfied with the “near-complete” executive. “We’re just so happy that we’ve stabilized the branch in Penticton because we don’t want that community to lose that branch,” she said.
Findlater said he was pleased with the “good turnout” of 77 people who showed up to Monday’s meeting, although at least three more members of the executive committee will have to be elected at the next meeting in January. Grandy, the president-elect, said he’s taking a hands-off approach until his mandate begins Jan. 1. However, the members to whom he’s spoken seem keen on the Legion’s future and its ability to fill out the executive. “They’re optimistic and they figure we’ll get people,” Grandy said. Grandy is the only new executive to be elected to his position. Elected by acclamation that same night were secretary Al McNeil and first vice-president Ed Begg. Monday’s meeting saw the election of treasurer Bill Wennington and executive committee members Bob Sudbury and Marina Ashley, all by acclamation. The president then appointed sergeant-at-arms Bill Wood, padre John Briscall and service officer Bill Bowen.
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The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan is getting some major help responding to a challenge. “We are expanding. We have a unique opportunity to take advantage of the generosity of an anonymous donor that wants to help us more effectively serve the entire region,” said Aaron McRann, executive director of the CFSO. “It’s a pretty incredible opportunity and it comes at a time when we are trying to figure out how to work on this national program called Smart and Caring Communities.” A group of anonymous investors is putting up $100,000 in matching funds, to help the CFSO hire a worker to support their services throughout the area. Last year, David Johnston, Canada’s Governor General, challenged the country’s 180 community foundations to join in what he called the Smart and Caring initiative, and ensure that every community in the country is served by a foundation by 2012, the 150th anniversary of Canada’s founding. “We had no idea of what that meant at the time or if it was going to be taken seriously,” said McRann. “In our case, we already serve other communities, because we cover the regional district. But we really don’t serve those other communities adequately, in our opinion.” McRann cited two problems with helping out in the communities scattered throughout the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen: money and distance. “Most of our donors will request that we spend the money in the town that they live in. Not always, but that tends to be the case,” he said. “So it is a little bit more difficult for us to provide granting in the smaller communities because we don’t have funding in those communities.” Then there is the factor of not being able to be on the scene in all the communities. “I don’t have my finger on the pulse of what the needs are in those communities,” said McRann. “What it came down to, is we need to build our ca-
pacity. We needed to have the ability to spend more time in those communities and listen to what each community needs.” Because the CFSO is able to support a wide variety of projects, what McRann calls 360-degree funding, he said they are in a unique position to support local efforts. So, they worked out that their response to the Smart and Caring initiative should be to spend more time in those communities, listen to what their citizens want and help them get it. “Whether that is helping them organize a project or helping them fund a project, it will depend. Every community will probably have their own opinion of how we can help,” said McRann. “We don’t want to be prescriptive, we don’t have any idea what Cawston needs, compared to Osoyoos.” That, said McRann, left them with a plan but
no funding to implement. Another piece of the puzzle fell into place when the group of investors came into the picture. “It all happened at the right time. We are in the position now where we have an exciting vision about providing better charitable and philanthropic support throughout the region and we will have the resources to do it,” said McRann. “Usually you have big visions and no money.” McRann is careful about protecting the identity of the donor group, only describing them as a small group of people that believe in the need to build the non-profit sector and believe in the effect that community foundations can have. “This group believes in the concept of community foundations and they believe in the process of non-profits building communities,” he said.
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Fred Harbinson can only hope Dexter Dancs won’t come back to victimize his team like Dexter Morgan, the serial killer, does on the TV show Dexter. The Penticton Vees coach-GM made a deal with its Interior Division rival Vernon Vipers sending Dancs to the six-time national champions for Jedd Soleway. The last time both teams got on the phone to make a deal was October of 2003 when the Vipers sent Jason Blucke to the Panthers for future considerations. The league’s website only goes as far back as 2003/04 with transactions. Soleway, 18, tallied 18 goals and 41 points in 84 games with the Vipers dating back to last season. “It was a little surprising but definitely if you’re going to pick another team in the BCHL, it would be Penticton so I think it’s exciting,” said Soleway, who stands six-foot-three, 208-pounds. Once given the news by Vipers coach-GM Jason Williamson, Soleway said he didn’t really know what to say. He was just relieved when he heard it was Penticton since he’s joining an-
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PLAYERS ON THE PENTICTON Vees won’t have to worry about getting hit by Jedd Soleway anymore, at least not in games. The newest member of the Vees joined the team Wednesday in a trade from the Vernon Vipers for Dexter Dancs.
other strong organization. Soleway is excited about helping the Vees win games and hopes to provide them with offense and a physical edge. “I protect the puck well down low,” said Soleway, who skated with Wade Murphy and Louie Nanne in his first practice. “Move it out front and get good shots.” Harbinson said the move was about shaking things up. Harbinson said he and his staff did
everything they could think of to find the right fit for Dancs, 17, to succeed. “We’re getting a little older player out of it, a little bigger,” said Harbinson. “That’s kind of what we were looking for. He’s a hard competitor. He’s another big body that can play the middle of the ice. Whenever we played against him he plays real hard and he’s just a physical specimen. I think he’s a guy
that come playoff time … those are the kind of guys that step forward at that time of year.” Once the Vees get Michael Rebry back, which Harbinson said is still unknown when that is, he will have versatile forwards he can interchange. “I have learned to win championships that’s what you need,” said Harbinson. “We’re starting to build a lot of that right now.” With Dancs, the Vi-
pers had their eye on him for a while. “We recruited him in the summer and we’re going to expect big things from him,” Williamson told the Vernon Morning Star. “He’s a big left-shot guy and we needed to add that to our lineup.” Williamson has also witnessed first-hand that Dancs can play with an edge when necessary. Find full story at www.pentictonwesternnews.com.
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KVR Express couldn’t be stopped as they rolled through the Abbotsford Middle School tournament last weekend. The Express ran over the hosts 61-8, cruised past Walnut Grove 38-11 and Pitt Meadows 38-17. Express coach René Aubin said the opposition couldn’t handle his team. Defensively, KVR averaged 17 steals per game with 12 forced turnovers. “Annick Cole, Tianna Apps and Kyra Wallace are the head of our defensive pressure and they create havoc for the other teams,” said Aubin. “They are fast and read the play well to get steals and turnovers.” Offensively, Hannah Clarke had strong ball control and went four-for-eight beyond the three-point line. Lyndzie Caron also contributed as top scorer averaging 15 points per game and shooting 50
per cent from beyond the three-point line. Coach Aubin commented: “There are a lot of ways that we can score,” said Aubin. “We like to run the floor and score quickly, we take advantage of turnovers, we shoot the ball well, and, when we have to, we don’t mind settling into our half court offense. It’s fun to watch these girls play ball.” Mariah Gray and Kiera Moroziuk received team awards for their effort on the court while Clarke, Caron, Apps and Cole were recognized with Player of the Game awards. “We accomplished our goals for the weekend,” said Aubin. “We solidified our team defence concept and came together as a team rather than a group of individuals. I am proud of the girls for the work they have put in and the way they are coming together.” The Express began their season Thursday against host Skaha Lake Middle School and play at Pen High this Friday and Saturday in a Grade 9 Tournament.
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“Very challenging and nerve wracking.” Having joined the dojo a year-and-a-half ago, Bartier said the experience was validating. Bartier only wanted to see how she compared to other competitors. Now she knows what work lies ahead. The biggest challenge for her was patience. “There was a lot of waiting involved,” she said, adding she waited as long as 45 minutes before her bout. In the kumite, her second event, Bartier enjoyed that. “It put me out of my comfort level. Which is good for me,” she said. “Fighting another woman is a different experience for me. It was quite fun. Gave insight to what I still have to learn.” Also bringing home medals were Takeshi Smith in 12 to 13 boys ku-
mite silver, Taylor Hunter a silver in 16 to 17 boys kumite, Darian Lewis with a bronze in intermediate mens kata, Brett Michaud earning the 14 to 15 elite boys kumite bronze, Jackson Tribe with a bronze in 14 to 15 elite boys kumite and Branden Tutkaluk winning bronze in seven and under boys kumite. Having a chance for a spot on the B.C. team are Boothe, Rhiannon Jones, Avneet Kaloty, Sukhresh Kaloty, Brett Michaud, Braden Sebastian, Tribe, Sarah Watson and Wright. In addition to medals won in competition, Karate B.C. honoured Taneda Karate Dojo athlete Jessica Michaud with the Junior Sportsmanship Award and Mike Ditson with the Karate B.C. High Performance Coach of the Year award. The championship featured 500 competitors.
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Facing the top karate athletes in B.C. at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, members of Taneda Karate Dojo won 38 medals. Taneda Karate Dojo Penticton/Summerland had six double medallists on the Nov. 17 weekend. Will Wright brought home gold in the boys 16/17 elite kumite and gold in intermediate kata. Wright said he knew he would have gold as he fought the same opponent the year before. “I knew what to expect and it was a close fight, 7-5, in kumite,” said Wright. Motivation for Wright came from knowing he didn’t perform as well as he could have last year. He won bronze in kumite and gold in the non-competitive division. Wright said he has taken positive steps forward.
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PENTICTON LAKERS goalie Joel Wilson has no chance on this shot by Osoyoos Coyotes forward Colin Chmelka, who scored the Coyotes’ lone power play goal. Wilson made 41 saves in a 6-4 Lakers loss at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action.
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Reilly O’Connor received a text message from his coach Robert Dirk Wednesday morning. It said congratulations. The thing was, he didn’t know what the Penticton Lakers coach was commending him for. Dirk broke the news that O’Connor was chosen as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Player of the Month for November in the Okanagan Conference. Former Laker Colten Schell is the recipient in the Kootenay Conference with the Nelson Leafs. His response to Dirk? “That’s pretty cool.” “I was pretty surprised,” said O’Connor, following his team’s 6-4 loss to the Osoyoos Coyotes Wednesday night in the community rink of the South Okanagan Events Centre. “I have been working pretty hard and it’s nice to see it pay off.” In the nomination sent to the league, the coaching staff wrote that their co-captain has taken on a key leadership role.
“He consistently leads by being a positive influence with our team and in the community on and off the ice,” wrote the Lakers, which was published on the KIJHL website with the other nominees. “He maintains his strong character by setting a great example of hard work and commitment. He demonstrates consistent effort in the gym, practice, games and always strives to be a positive player with his teammates that sometimes go unnoticed. Reilly is a dedicated
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College building recognized with engineering awards Okanagan College’s new building at its Penticton campus continues to make its name known at awards ceremonies nationwide — this time with two awards presented at the 2012 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards Gala. The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada and Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine presented the Tree for Life Award and an Award of Excellence to AME Consulting Group Ltd. for its work on the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation. The Tree for Life Award, one of two special awards handed out this year, is given for outstanding environmental stewardship. In this case, that involved providing full mechanical consulting services and virtual environment modeling on the project. Sustainability objectives included striving to meet the
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Premier Christy Clark and Jim Pattison officially open the Jim Pattison Centre of excellence at Okanagan College last December. the building picked up a pair of awards at the 2012 Canadian Consulting engineering awards Gala.
objectives of both the LEED Platinum target and the International Living Building Challenge. In accepting the awards, AME Consulting thanked the entire design team led by CEI Architecture
Planning Interiors, and the staff at Okanagan College. “Projects like the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence only come to fruition with clients such as Okanagan College, who possess the vi-
sion, foresight and determination to conceive of highly sustainable facilities that truly lend to outstanding environmental stewardship,” said AME principle Harold Stewart. On hearing the news, South Okanagan regional dean Donna Lomas said both awards are well deserved. “It was tremendous working with AME Consulting Group throughout the project,” Lomas said. “This work was exemplary, not just for this region, but as a testament to what can be accomplished when the right team comes together.” Winners were selected by a panel of 12 jurors organized by Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine. The awards have been held for the last 44 years, and represent the highest recognition for the Canadian consulting engineering industry, which is a $21.4 billion a year industry that employs more than 100,000 Canadians.
These latest awards means the building, which opened its doors in the fall of 2011, has now received awards for numerous aspects of its construction: n Lighting (Illuminating Engineering Society) n Architectural design (European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design) n Green building design (SAB - the Sustainable Architecture and Building Magazine) n Conservation (FortisBC) n Leadership Excellence (FortisBC) The Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation was also one of two buildings chosen to represent Canada at the World Sustainable Building Conference held in Helsinki, Finland last year.
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When Dennis Walker found himself out of work after the new owners of Giant FM laid off all the on-air staff, it didn’t take long for the veteran radio personality to be back on his feet and back in business. “I felt sorry for myself for about three minutes,” said Walker, who has been broadcasting for nearly four decades. Within three weeks of his termination in April, Walker had built a studio in his kitchen and had a new business, broadcasting online at socountry.ca. “For people that heard me on Giant FM, I do the same thing here, just talking local,” said Walker, pointing out that with more than 200 satellite stations available, you’re still not going to hear what’s going on in Penticton on any of them. “The local conversation is as big a part of it, maybe more than the music is,” said Walker. “At Giant FM, we learned that people who didn’t like country music were listening to get local information. That was always a compliment to us.” Walker brushes aside a recent report that suggested Pentictonites have lost their taste for talk radio. “I think it’s what they are being offered. What all the big corporations are doing is they are chasing
the 18 to 30 year old crowd. I will take all the rest if they don’t want them,” said Walker. “People that don’t have computers are going to great lengths to listen. I have been to two houses now, just to help people turn it on.” And Walker is already finding Pentictonites are tuning in all over the world to keep tabs on what is happening at home. He has listeners in Victoria and France, even Pentictonites on vacation floating down the Rhine on a houseboat tuning in. “One big segment of my listening audience right now are snowbirds,” said Walker. “I’ve got people listening in Apache Junction, Palm Desert, Yuma and Mexico.” While technology has made it possible for an owner/operator to run an Internet radio station, Walker said he didn’t do it without a lot of help. Getting started in his kitchen wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Harry Shaw, also a former Giant FM employee, who dropped by to lend a hand after he was also terminated. Then, after interviewing Manuel Borba about local soccer, he received an invitation from the soccer club to build a studio at the Adidas Sportsplex. From there, business support rolled in for the popular Penticton voice to help him put the studio together, which he moved into last week.
“All the work that you see is donated time and donated material,” said Walker. For now, Walker is the sole on air personality at SO Country, but he hopes to be able to expand as the listenership grows and advertising revenue starts to flow in. That part of the business is just getting started, now that he has a public location. Even with ads, though, he likes the personal touch. “I am not doing taped commercials, I am doing live script,” he said. “That’s another thing we often did at Giant FM. People like it, it’s personal.” One key to the dedication of his listeners, according to Walker, is the loyalty of the traditional country audience. But it’s more than just that, he continued, it’s also community. Groups like the Downtown Penticton Association, council, school board all felt they could come in and get on the air. “It’s business as usual. There is no one that I phoned that didn’t want to come do the interview and to my surprise, they took it very seriously, coming into my kitchen,” he said. “The listenership really spiked after Gary Fjellgaard and Valdy played live in my kitchen. I will always be grateful for that and they didn’t think anything of it.” SO Country broadcasts on a four-hour loop, repeated throughout the day.
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Snowy owls land in Okanagan Despite the lack of winter weather so far, we are undergoing a “snowy” invasion of sorts here in the Okanagan. Pretty well every year at least one or two snowy owls are seen in southern B.C., but generally at the coast. However, this fall, there have already been reports of at least four snowy owls in the central and southern Okanagan — one in Kelowna and three in Penticton. Local bird expert Dick Cannings believes the last time a snowy owl was seen in Penticton was in 1996, so to have three within a four-week period is extremely unusual. For local birders (including me) who are still seeking this “lifer”, we can be optimistic that this might be the year we are successful. Unfortunately we know for certain that these birds were all different individuals rather than one or two moving about. The first two Penticton birds both died — the first from unknown causes after it was taken to SORCO because it appeared sick and unable to fly and the second bird was hit by an auto on Highway 97 just north of Penticton. The third Penticton snowy owl was seen on Dec. 1 — its current whereabouts are not known. And just as I was about to send this in, a report came that the Kelowna owl, which had been hanging about the Bennett Bridge, was also killed in traffic. It is a sad fact that snowy owls do not acquire traffic smarts in the Arctic. Snowy owls are known to spread out from their normal Arctic tundra habitat every so often, especially if lemmings (their favourite food) are in short supply. These fantastic large white birds have been seen as far south as the state of Georgia, so like all flying birds, they are able to really get around. Another snowy owl was reported in Victoria in November as well as another in Vernon and yet another at Kamloops, so all of these birds may be a sign of things to come this winter. Snowy owls are diurnal — they hunt in the day as well as at night, so if another does come this way there is a good chance of seeing
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A SNOWY OWL takes a break from hunting to rest on a Penticton rooftop. Like most snowy owls seen in southern B.C., this one is an immature owl as evidenced by the abundant brown bars. Adults tend to be all white (males) or slightly barred (females).
it — certainly easier than spotting a nocturnal species. Depending on which bird book you read, they may be described as the largest members of the owl family — being slightly larger than a great horned owl. Great horned owls weigh in at about 1.3 kg whereas snowy owls get up to 1.8 kg. They are pretty close in length but the wingspan of a snowy owl is typically somewhat longer than those of the great horned owl. However, great grey owls are larger than either of those two in body length but less in body weight (1.1 kg). Interestingly enough, almost half of the total weight of snowy owls is made up by their feathers — they need lots of feathers to keep warm in the long Arctic nights.
A reminder that there are numerous opportunities to give your friends and family eco-friendly gifts for Christmas with the choices ranging from shade-grown coffee (great for our birds that winter in the tropics) to sponsorship of habitat for endangered species. Check out The Nature Conservancy of Canada at www.natureconservancy.ca, Bird Studies Canada at www.bsc-eoc. org or Ducks Unlimited Canada at www.ducks.ca. The next monthly meeting of the South Okanagan Naturalists’ Club will take place on Jan. 24. Eva Antonijevic, community programs director for the Friends of Summerland Ornamental Gardens, will give a brief historical overview of the gardens, followed by a presentation on the Pilot Water Conservation Proj-
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Are you looking for couches comfortable enough to fall asleep on? Then these 2 COUCHES are the ones for you! $180 OBO (250)462-5874 Pedestal dining table, 42â&#x20AC;? round, 60â&#x20AC;? oval w/leaf, chocolate color, new 5 months ago, $175 firm, (778)476-2992 Western Star Auctions, the Okanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Premier Auction Houses 161 Ellis Street, weekly auctions every Tuesday @ 6pm Always accepting consignments. 250-492-3203
Garage Sales Indoor Garage Sale, antiques, collectibles, misc., Sunday, 9am-2pm, 535 Main St. MISC items for sale including: office desks, filing cabinets, fabric, kids bicycles, industrial sewing machines and more.. 9am to 12pm Saturday, December 8th. 380 Cherry Ave.
Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63â&#x20AC;&#x2122; & 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cabsâ&#x20AC;?20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;53â&#x20AC;&#x2122; New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217
Misc. for Sale 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 Golf Clubs, w/ bag & balls, used twice, $120. Motorola DVR 1100, 160 GB, $80. Debbie Travis stand up bath cabinet, never used, $60. Dart board, new, $20, Call (250)-462-6275 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? 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. Wanted I like to buy $100 coins, coin collections & specialty foreign coins. Todd 250-864-3521 Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-499-0251 WANTED Dodge Dually 3500 4x4 or 2500,diesel 94-2002 models.Prefer 12v automatic. Bob (403)703-4777
Musical Instruments Guitar, Piano, Voice, Song Creation, Performance and Recording Lessons. Aidan Mayes, Tim Holman, Maiya Robbie & Mandy Cole. Phone 778-476-5917. Guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards, band & string instruments, music books & access., music lessons, sales & rentals, Skaha Sound, 51 Nanaimo Ave. E, 250-492-4710
Sporting Goods like new, treadmill, Sportcraft TX-390, $100 obo, (250)4936348 Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, The Best Little Gunshop Around for the Sportsmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Wish List, Kel, 4-1691 Powick 250-762-7575, Tues-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin
Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale 2bdrm, $700, N/S, N/P, Call Dennis 250-488-5678 or 778515-1616
For Sale By Owner Bright, charming, 3bdrm, 1.5ba, 2 story, no strata duplex, no age limit, pets welcome, lots of storage, walking distance to buses, recreation, beach, new price, $234,900, #101-415 Maurice St., 250490-0992 ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576
TOWNHOUSE 296 & 298 Maple St. 3 or 4 bdrm - 2½ bath 1750 Atkinson St. Deluxe 2 bdrm, 2 bath, apt in adult bldg, 19+. Heated undrgrd prkg, 5 appl. Lrg deck, A/C, gas fireplace 1168 Johnson Rd., 5 bdrm, 2 bath house in private location. F/S, W/D, large sundeck. Avail. Dec. 1 1042 Govnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t St., basement suite. 2 bdrm, utilities inc. Avail Dec. 1
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2 BDRM, 2 BTHRM condo. $850 + Utilities. No pets. 250809-1629 FURNISHED or un-furnished apt for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & DD. No pets. Call 250-2951006 leave a message. Keremeos, DT location, 3bdrm (1400sqft.), newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, 5appl., parking, $850+util, 1bdrm+den (55sqft.), newly renâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, 3appl., $500+util., 250492-7610, 250-492-1137 RENOVATED & Clean - 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites - great locations on bus route - 2 buildings to choose from . Call Chris 250809-0015
PRIME Commercial Spaces: 2300sqft. in busy Plaza, ample parking, also 770sqft., in OK Market for food-related retail business, Barb 250-492-6319 up to 1600 sqft. DT store front, plus 400 sqft. of warehouse, loading & parking facilities, negotiable, (250)492-7610 or 250-492-1137
Duplex / 4 Plex 2bdrm, 1.5ba., close to DT, 5appl., avail. immed., $900/mo., (250)809-0276 2bdrm suite, adult oriented, $1000/mo, util. incl., avail. Dec. 15, (250)492-2637 3bdrm duplex, avail. Jan. 1, $800/mo., to view call, (250)492-2238 4- 2bd West Kel., units. 2 avail 15th Dec. others avail 1st of Jan. Each renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. 5 appls.incl new w/d., prkg, NS. NP. $750$975 +utils. 250-767-6330
Homes for Rent 3bdrm, 2ba, 5appl., detached garage, close to school, ns, np, large deck, lakeview, avail. immed., $1400, 250-486-2256 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 3bdrm+den, 5appl., built-in vac, complete reno, np, ns, 1 yr lease, refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, $1600/mo., (250)492-5684 Avail. Jan. 1, well kept 3bdrm, 1ba rancher, newer appl., fenced backyard, hot tub, loads of parking, ns, sm. dog on approval, $1475+DD, accepting inquiries until Dec. 15, Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s req., (250)493-8736 or 250-462-0442 Save 40-50% of your rent Own your own home! With as low as $0 down. Call today 250-809-5004 Charlie Brooks
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SKAHA Lake Executive Home, 2 BR + DEN, 2.5 BA, W/D/DW, AC, NS, NP, 1,800 sq ft, $1,195/m + Hydro 604230-6816 OR skaharentals@shaw.ca OR http://bit.ly/QtkhZC
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SKAHA Lake Executive Home, 2 BR + DEN, 2.5 BA, W/D/DW, AC, NS, NP, 1,800 sq ft, $1,195/m + Hydro 604230-6816 OR skaharentals@shaw.ca OR http://bit.ly/QtkhZC
For Rent in Penticton, Modern, High Profile, Individual Professional Offices for rent in a professional building. Rent includes utilities, use of boardroom, lots of parking, reception and security. Offices starting at $350/mo. Call Janet 250-492-2266 for further information and viewing.
Skaha Lake Rental
December 15, 2012 - May 15, 2013. 1,600sf. furnished 3 bdrm. lake view home, single car garage + 2 prkg. spots, n/s, n/p, $1200 + utils. View photos at: paradise onskaha.webs.com bryan15@telus.net or 604-941-5010
Shared Accommodation Room for rent in my home, $450-500, includes everything. (250)492-2543
WinďŹ eld, 3 bdrm, 2 bath house, quiet area, $1295 + util., n/s, n/p, 250-548-3378.
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Suites, Lower 1bdrm, near Wiltse school, ns, np, mature working persons, $650 (incl. util & cable), 250486-2256 2+bdrm, 1ba, fenced back yard, close to H, school & shopping, ns, np, $950 (incl. util)., avail. Dec. 1, Jody, 250492-0500
Suites, Upper
$480 up Motel rooms and RV pads. Located at Penticton and RV park Summerland. good till May 31st. Taxes if apply. 250-487-0268 Motel monthly rentals in Penticton & Oliver, Avail. until June 2013, LARGE 1bdrm suites & bachelor suites, Fully furnished, utilities/cable incl., quiet location, near Mall & bus route. Call Valley Star Motel 250-492-7205. Ext. 0 or Maple Leaf Motel Inn Towne, 250498-3497
3bdrm FURNISHED gem on Kal Lake, Coldstream, by Vernon, spacious private townhome, f/p, 6 appl. $1350/mo incl util, tel., wi-fi. Short term, 4-6months. 1-403-547-5345
Apt/Condo for Rent
Apt/Condo for Rent
1BDRM suite, beautiful park like setting, w/d, very private, n/s, pets-neg, $850 incl util, cable & WIFI, 3kms to DT. Avail. immed., 250-492-7313
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Yorkton & & Edmonton Yorkton Edmonton Ave.: Ave.: 55 55 Plus, Plus, bdrm, 22 bath bath condo. condo. F/S, F/S, W/D, 22 bdrm, W/D, D/W, A/C, A/C, pkg pkg and and storage. storage. $795.00 $795.00 D/W, & $850.00 incl. water, avail now & $850.00 incl. water, avail now Kaleden: 44 bdrm bdrm house house w/ w/ garage. garage. Kaleden: F/S, W/D, W/D, D/W, D/W, cent cent air/Heat, air/Heat, fire fire F/S, place, lrg place, lrg yard, yard, pets pets ok. ok. $1375.00 $1375.00 + util. util. +
Lakeshore Towers: Lakeshore Towers: 8th 8th floor, floor, 11 bdrm, bdrm, 11 bath bath & & Den. Den. and and 4th 4th floor, floor, 22 bdrm, bdrm, 22 bath, bath, f/s, f/s, w/d, w/d, d/w, d/w, m/w, m/w, cent air and heat, pkg, deck, storage, cent air and heat, pkg, deck, storage, pool, sauna, sauna, hot hot tub tub and and more. more. Avail. Avail. pool, Now $1150.00 $1150.00 & & $1400.00 $1400.00 + + elec. elec. Now Dwntwn: 1 bdrms/bach: f/S, A/C, Dwntwn: 1 bdrms/bach: f/S, A/C, deck, and ltd pkg, util and cable incl. deck, and& ltd pkg, utilavail andnow cable incl. $600.00 $650.00. $600.00 & $650.00. avail now Middle Bench: 2 bdrm, bath, f/s, Middle Bench: 2 bdrm, bath, f/s, Vanhorne: 2 bdrm house w/garage w/d, d/w, floor, deck, deck, pkg pkg and and w/d, d/w, top top floor, and pkg. F/S, W/D, 1 bath, fenced 250-770-1948 utilities incl. incl. $850.00 $850.00 avail avail now now utilities yard. avail Dec. 15. $925.00 + util.
REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE APARTMENTS: $600 $620 $650 $695 $700 $775 $800 $950
Skaha Pl. ground floor, 1 bdrm condo, some updates, incl. water. Avail. NOW (A355) Skaha Pl., 3rd floor, 1 bdrm condo, renovated, incl. hot water. Avail. Dec. 15 (A389) Near beach & park, renovated bathroom, 1 bdrm condo. Avail. NOW (A381) Downtown close to shopping, quiet building, 2 bdrm apt w/extra storage. Avail. NOW (SHM201) Near college & OK Beach, 2 bdrm corner condo, elevator, balcony. Avail. NOW (A333) Across from Wal-mart, 2nd floor walk-up, 2 bdrm, 5 appliances, wood fp, children welcome. Avail. NOW (A421) By OK Beach, large 2 bdrm apt., new flooring, paint, & kitchen cabinets, f, s, extra storage. Avail. NOW (A334) Alysen pl, 6th floor, 1 bdrm + den condo, 6 appliances, incl. heat, secâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d parking. Avail. NOW (OT410)
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Near OK Beach & downtown, cute 2 bdrm rancher, fenced yard, f, s, w, d. Avail. NOW (H559) $950 Quebec St., lower 3 bdrm duplex, new kitchen cabinets & some new flooring, f, s, w, d. Avail. NOW (H721-1) $950 By Safeway & downtown, 2 bdrm upstairs of home, shared laundry, laminate floors . Avail. NOW (H673-1) $1000 Near KVR school & IGA, 2 bdrm home w/fenced yard, hardwood floors, f, s, w, d. Avail. NOW (H730) $1300 Fairway Village, 55+, freshly painted, 2 bdrm & den, 2 bath, rancher w/double garage. Looking onto golf course. Avail. Jan. 1/13 Lease required. (H755)
FURNISHED HOUSES/CONDOS: $1250 OK Falls, furnished, 3 bdrm condo by Skaha Lake. Flexible w/terms. (A448)
TOWNHOUSE: $1100 South Main St., near schools, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, renovated townhouse, 5 appliances, fenced yard. Avail. Dec. 1 (TH499) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:
280 MAIN STREET, PENTICTON, B.C. V2A 5B2 PHONE: 250-493-4372 - www.rentalspenticton.com Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
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Auto Accessories/Parts Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock. We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton
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2003 CHEVY TRACKER ZR2 SUV 4X4 AUTOMATIC
124,000 kms, well maintained and in excellent shape, no accidents. $7,590.00. 250-770-1994.
MUST GO!!
2012 FORD FUSION SEL
2.5L 4 cyl, 6 spd auto, full load, leather. Sunroof, dual power heated seats, microsoft sync, alloys, rear spoiler, 6 stacker CD, satellite radio, Sony 12 speaker sound, balance of factory warranty, & more. REDFIRE METALLIC, great value P1201A Was $22,970
NOW $21,850
2012 FORD FUSION SEL
2.5L 4 cyl, auto, full load, sunroof, dual power seats, satellite radio, microsoft sync, alloys, balance of factory warranty, PEARL WHITE. Nice, Nice Car. P1202A Was $19,880
NOW $18,940
MUST GO!!
MUST GO!!
MUST GO!!
2010 CHEVROLET 1500 REG CAB 4X4
8 ft. box, economical 4.8L V8, auto, air conditioned, nice clean truck, 42,000 kms. WHITE. Local. P1204A Was $16,980 $
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2009 CHEVROLET AVEO LT SEDAN
1.6L DOHC 4 cyl, auto, full load, power sunroof, satellite radio, alloys, rear spoiler, fog lights,only 36,000 kms, balance of factory warranty, IMPERIAL BLUE METALLIC. P1141B Was $11,570
NOW $9,980
FINAL MUST GO!
2008 DODGE 1500 RAM QUADCAB SLT 4X4
5.7L V8 Hemi engine, automatic transmission, alloy wheels with 35 Dick Cepek off road tires, 4” full suspension lift kit, Flowmaster exhaust. 6” Lund tube steps. This is one heck of a truck!!! Must be seen to be appreciated. WHITE P1150A Was $29,880
NOW $24,880
MUST GO!!
2007 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LS 2DR SPORTS COUPE
2008 FORD ESCAPE ALL WHEEL DRIVE XLT
2008 TOYOTA DOUBLE CAB SR5 4X4
Leather, power sunroof, alloy wheels, 3.0L V6 engine, satellite radio, 6 disc CD player and mush mor eon tis 73,000 kms SILVER BEAUTY. P1146A Was $20,880
4.0L V6 engine automatic transmission, alloy wheels, CD player, tonneau cover, only 59,700 kms! One owner, school teacher. Tan. P1173A. Was $27,880
NOW $17,880
NOW $24,490
WEEK!
MUST GO!!
2008 BUICK LUCERNE CXL 4 DR. LUXURY SEDAN
This awesome car has it all! 3.8L V6 engine, alloy wheels, leather heated and cooled power seats with memory, woodgrain accents and steering wheel, Satellite radio and plenty more. DARK MOCHA. P1145A Was $19,880
NOW $16,880 MUST GO!
2006 FORD F-150 XLT SUPERCAB 4X4
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Many vehicles to choose from!
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2007 Toyota Corolla, very economical, 4 door sedan, low km’s, lots of extras, $9500 obo, (250)496-5939
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250-307-8174. Krystal 20, Paris 23, Lily 24, Jasmine 28, Jina 45. In/out Up scale Discreet, Fun, Flirty Girls! Hiring.
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1991 Ford Crew Cab, 4x4 F350, on propane, brand new clutch, low mileage on re-built motor, recent paint job, new brakes all around, $4800 OBO (250)770-0827 1994 Chev Silverado diesel 2500 4x4, 374k, new tires, transmission, front brakes, alternator, $1995, 250-498-3094
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2008 TOYOTA YARIS RS 4 DR HATCHBACK
1.5L 4 cylinder engine, automatic transmission, power windows, power locks, CD player and lots more on this 34,900 km SILVER BABY. P1151A Was $16,998 P1151A
NOW $12,980
MUST GO!
4 OUT OF 5 PEOPLE WITH DIABETES DIE OF HEART DISEASE.
MUST GO!!
2007 CHEVROLET 1500 LT EX CAB 4X4
Full load, 5.3L auto, dual power seats, sunroof, 6 stacker, sat. radio, 20 in. wheels, local, lady driven, never off road, desert BROWN METALLIC, sweet. P1160B. Was $21,970
NOW $19,430
MUST GO!!
3.5L V6 engine, automatic transmission, alloy wheels, traction control, power seat, Onstar,rear spoiler. Super sharp. WHITE. P1112B Was $8,920
5.4L V8 automatic, 6.5 ft. box. Full load, boxliner, only 94,000 kms. BLACK. Sweet truck. P1159A Was $19,900
4 cyl., automatic, full load, equipped for dinghy towing, local senior driven, very well cared for. BURGUNDY OVER SILVER. P1134B Was $6,998
2002 CHEVROLET TRACKER 4X4 4DR HARD TOP
2001 MAZDA MPV 7 PASSENGER VAN V6 auto, full load, local, one owner. SILVER. Was $7,490
NOW $6,990
NOW $15,990
NOW $6,490
NOW $5,950
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calendar December 7 Care Closet thrift Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and silent auctions. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers always welcome. C omputer s enior D rop -i n Sessions are held Monday and Friday afternoons from 1 to 2:30 p.m. These sessions are for members to help solve problems other members may be experiencing with their computers. a l C o h o l i C s anonymous Big book, 12x12 thumper group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 102-1825 Main St. Naramata group meets at 8 p.m. at 3740 3rd St. In Summerland, the step study meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday at noon at 361 Wade Ave. r oyal C anaDian legion branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Karaoke with Lloyd is at 6:30 p.m. anavets has karaoke at 7 p.m. elks CluB on Ellis Street has drop-in darts/pool starts at 7 p.m. funtimers Ballroom DanCe Club holds a dance most Fridays upstairs at the Elks Club at 343 Ellis St. at 7:30 p.m. There is ballroom and Latin dancing. Non-members welcome. Details at www.pentictonfuntimers.org or call Brian on 250-492-7036. the ss siCamous will be filled with unique, handmade and vintage goods. Artists, artisans and crafters are travelling from all over the Okanagan to be there. There will be food, giveaways and live music too. Doors
open at 11 a.m. until Dec. 9. Entry is $2, and under 10s will go free. Proceeds will go to the SS Sicamous Restoration Fund. o rDer f raternal of eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m., proceeds to charity. Entertainment by DJ Johnny Rock featuring music trivia and great dance music at 7 p.m. pentiCton Women in Business has a luncheon at the Ramada Inn on Dec. 11. Tickets must be purchased by today and are available by calling Harpreet Sidhu at 250-462-1712. There will be entertainment, a special PWIB signature beverage, networking, prizes and cash bar. Members $30 and guests $35. Contributions at the door of items for the food bank, or school breakfast program are appreciated. For further information, please contact pwib@ telus.net. o ur r eDeemer lutheran Church has a Christmas Gift Song from 7 to 9 p.m. for all ages. Cost is $20 and $10 for 12 and under.
Saturday December 8
royal CanaDian legion branch 40 has a meat draw at 2 p.m. and sing-along at 4 p.m. pentiCton seniors DropIn Centre has partner cribbage every first and third Saturday of the month. alCoholiCs anonymous has its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave., and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. anavets has fun pool at 12:30 p.m., supper at 5:30 p.m. by Stu, and entertainment by Diamond Road at 6:30 p.m. elks CluB on Ellis Street
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4 p.m. weekly. alCoholiCs anonyMous nux group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road. Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United Church basement.
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December 11 s outh o kanagan toastMasters meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the community services building at 6129 Kootenay St., Oliver. Become a more confident speaker. Call Corinne at 250-689-0676 for details. toPs b.C. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance. Meetings are downstairs. Phone Susan at 250-496-5931 or Sally at 250-492-6556. al-anon for friends and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at 2800 South Main St. and 6:45 p.m. at 157 Wade Ave. at St. Andrew’s Presbytarian
Call 250-490-9272 for information. PentiCton seniors DropIn Centre has a luncheon served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m., and knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m. W ellness M ental Centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. 890 Wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. PieCeFul evening Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Penticton Seniors Drop-in Centre on 2965 South Main St. For more info call Sue 250-4920890, Fran 250-497-7850 or Penny-April 250 4938183. okanagan Caledonian PiPe band practises from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Legion hall on Martin Street. All are welcome. elks Club on Ellis Street has crib wars at 1 p.m., as well as fun league darts, yoga and crib at 7 p.m. P entiCton n aval veterans meet on the second Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m. at 502
Martin St. PentiCton ConCert band rehearses at 7 p.m. Intermediate to advanced musicians, as well as rusty encouraged to join the group. It is an opportunity to renew playing of an instrument in a concert band and an opportunity to join a vital musical group for personal enjoyment and camaraderie. Wide variety of musical selections. The Penticton Concert Band is available for performances. Phone 250-809-2087 for info. First baPtist ChurCh in the Ark at 1498 Government St. has free drop-off program for elementary-aged kids from 2:45 to 5 p.m. A safe place to play games (computers, Wii, PS3, Lego, pool, airhockey), make crafts, gym time, snacks. Everyone is welcome. alCoholiCs anonyMous young person’s group at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. Call/text Guy at 250-460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798. As well, the beginners’ meeting runs at 8 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbytirian Church at 157 Wade Ave. P e n t i C t o n toastMasters Meets every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shatford
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