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Salvation Army provides hampers to hundreds of South Okanagan families Mark Brett
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Waiting in line Thursday morning outside the trade and convention centre, not even the winter winds and rain could dampen Brittany Dery’s Christmas spirit. With her nine-month-old daughter Nivaeh tucked warmly inside a covered stroller, Brittany and hundreds of others waited patiently for the centre’s doors to open so they could pick up their Christmas hampers. During the morning, over 600 boxes of food items, including a turkey, were distributed by Salvation Army staff and the many volunteers to those needing a helping hand at this time of year. As well, for young families like the Derys, there were additional bags containing a few toys to put under the tree for the little ones. In total this Christmas the agency will make the season a bit more merry for 849 local households. “I’m just so very thankful to all these people who have helped my family because it really means a lot, more than they can imagine,” said Brittany, whose husband is a seasonal worker and is currently unemployed. “I have a little baby I have to look after and I can’t work, so without this help I don’t know what we would do. We couldn’t do without it.” Meagan Smethurst, who was also at the centre to pick up her basket, agreed about the importance of the service: “Without this there would
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BRITTANY DERY adjusts her daughter Nivaeh’s hat before leaving the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre with their food hampers and the few toys they received from the Salvation Army Thursday morning. Waiting with them was Meagan Smethurst, who has a two-month-old daughter of her own waiting at home.
probably be no Christmas for us. We don’t have much money and we just had a new baby so this helps out tremendously.” Unable to work due to a medical condition, she, her husband and twomonth-old daughter are living with a family member until they can get back on their feet. “What they (Salvation Army) and these other people (volunteers) are doing is just amazing and I just hope they realize how much it means,” said Smethurst. “For us the whole pregnancy thing was unexpected so
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it’s just wonderful that these people would take time out to do this. It really does make it a merry Christmas for an awful lot of people.” As she has for so many Christmases, community ministries director Christine Simmons of the Salvation Army was at her command post early Thursday morning overseeing the efforts. Standing on a chair in the packing room, she told the volunteers not only about the importance of their physical labours, but of the compassion for those coming through the doors.
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After leading the group in a brief prayer, it was time for the real job to begin. “Christmas is supposed to be a joyous time but is tough for a lot of people,” said the director as the work went on around her. “A lot of people find it very stressful, especially if there are children involved, so we step in and if we can provide the Christmas meal and enough food for two or three days and some toys for the children, it takes a little of the burden off. “Those we help are just normal,
ordinary people like you and me, and everybody has a story.” She added many of those waiting in line have jobs, but just the cost of living can make it difficult to make ends meet, especially in the winter. The price of heating fuel, gasoline and even warm clothes can seriously cut into the family budget. “This is a busy city but there are hungry people out there, we see the evidence of that throughout the year and especially at Christmas,” said Simmons. As part of the accountability process, those who receive the hampers are required to pre-register and have a brief interview to determine their entitlement. The director also praised those who give of their time to do the work, saying the program would not be possible without them. During the day about 50 people donated time to fill and give out the baskets. Even before the distribution began, over 90 volunteer hours were spent in preparation. Other people loaded the goods in vehicles and there were even those who gave people who needed it a lift home from the centre. Shelly Hebert began volunteering with the hamper program while attending high school, and more than a decade later she still enjoys helping out. This year, however, she was not alone, her three-year-old son Eli was along to do his part. “I think it’s really important to show him that giving is the bigger picture and how good it feels to give than to receive,” she said. “That is the true spirit of Christmas.”
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Nigel AlAkijA (right) and his friend Stewart Pierce, 97, share a laugh while reading the newspaper at the Pierce residence during one of their regular weekly visits. The pair got together through the Seniors Wellness Society visitor program
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Home is where the heart is, and Myrna Demers and others like her are doing their part to keep it that way. As volunteers with the South Okanagan Seniors Wellness Society visitors program, the goal is to help people who might not otherwise be able to, live their lives the way they want to — independently. In many cases it may only be a matter of stopping by the person’s home to share some companionship once or twice a week, going for a drive or just lending an ear for a couple of hours. One of the first people Demers was matched up with was a 100-year-old area resident who was still living on her own but did not have any family residing nearby. They quickly became friends and the bond grew stronger right up until the woman’s passing in late September. During their all too brief time together, the two women shared much about their lives and Demers quickly discovered she benefited as much or more from the time together. “I was so blessed to have been placed with this very special person,” said Demers, who moved to the Okanagan from northern Ontario several years ago after her own husband died. “We tend to forget older people need a connection to our world, they need to be listened to, they need to laugh, they need to love and be loved. Not only do they need this connection, but we do also. “This lovely lady has given me this tenfold. I was also in the need of a friend and having my lady — I call her my lady because I’m not supposed to say her name — it really was a treasure.” While Demers was deeply saddened by the passing of her friend,
long as I’m in my home, as long as I can still cook and do the things I want to, I will be fine, but if there ever comes a point when I am no longer in my home, then it will be my time,’” said Demers. It was in July the woman, despite the visits and help from others, was moved to a seniors care facility. Demers still regularly went to see her and despite the woman’s usual happy demeanour, there was a noticeable change. “Then I went to visit her on Sept. 19 before I went on holiday and I said to her I would be back on Oct. 1 and she told me, ‘Well I really don’t think I’m going to be here when you get back, Myrna it’s my time,’” recalled Demers. That was the last time she saw her lady. “I miss her terribly but I know she chose her time and that’s what she wanted so it makes it better,” said her friend. “To me the wonderful thing was being able to be a part of her life, to enable her to be where she wanted to be for as long as she was able.” Demers still has another woman in her 60s she visits through the wellness society and plans to find a second person in the new year to share her time with. “It’s a wonderful program and it just gives me such great peace to know that I’m helping somebody live their lives the way they want to and it’s something I think more people should do,” she said. At age 97, Penticton’s Stewart Pierce also still lives in his own home and remains fiercely independent. “You bet, this is where I want to stay as long as a can,” said the former mechanic. He too has a friend from the society by the name of Nigel Alakija who comes by to talk about current events and, of course, the good old days. When asked how they get
along, Pierce replied: “Oh, we do just fine, we kind of disagree a little bit. I have my own thoughts about a lot of things and he has his, but we don’t actually argue we just talk things over but I probably have a broader viewpoint than he does.” Alakija just laughs as he slaps his friend on the back. “To be fair about the whole thing, I think I get as much from it (visitor program) as I’m supposed to be giving, there’s no doubt about it, and I think that’s the reason people do this for so many years,” said the retired BC Tel employee. “I plan to keep doing it until I can’t do it any longer. You’re supposed to talk with them and make them feel OK, but what I found at the end of the day is they make you feel OK.” Pierce has no doubt the visits help keep him sharp and is one of the main reasons to be where he wants to. “Because once you stop keeping your mind and body active, you’re done for,” he said. While program volunteers receive some training and are expected to remain somewhat at a distance, Nicole Peters, the society’s outreach program co-ordinator, admitted it can be a difficult challenge but in the end everyone benefits. Since taking over the job in October, she has come to know many of the people who give of their time and energy and has nothing but praise for their efforts and commitment. “The volunteers are fabulous and we couldn’t do this without them, they just make so much of a difference in the lives of these people who so badly need their help,” she said. Peters added there is still a waiting list of people who would also like to have a “friend” of their own, and in the new year she will be looking for additional people. Anyone who is interested in helping or would like more information can contact Peters at 250487-7455 and leave a message or at nicolesw@telus.net.
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DrummiNg up Support — Qwelxana Victoria Baptiste, one of the organizers of the idle No more rally held in penticton Dec. 21, uses a rattle to join in with drummers for one Heartbeat across turtle island, synchronized with similar groups across Canada. the rally, part of a movement to protest Bill C-45, an omnibus bill passed by the federal Conservatives, drew about 300 participants to gyro park.
rDoS plots budget increase Joe Fries Western News Staff
Property owners will have to wait awhile longer to find out how a modest 2013 budget increase proposed by the regional district will impact their pocketbooks. The board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen on Thursday gave first reading to its new budget that is tentatively planned to grow by 1.4 per cent to $56.5 million. On their own, total operating expenditures are set to increase by one per cent to $41.6 million, while capital budgets are slated to climb 2.4 per cent to $14.9 million. How that impacts individual property owners remains to be seen. RDOS finance manager Warren Everton said he has yet to calculate how much the proposed requisitions will cost the average homeowner in any of the eight electoral or seven local govern-
ment areas that make up the regional district. And he won’t have firmer numbers until public consultations wrap up in February. Further complicating that work is the uneven distribution of budget additions across the RDOS. In Area A, rural Osoyoos, the total requisition is set to rise 21.8 per cent to $1 million, thanks to payments on the northwest sewer project and the new Osoyoos Museum property. In Area D, Kaleden-Okanagan Falls, property owners will be on the hook for the purchase of Kenyon Park and improvements to Christie Memorial Park, which will bump up the total requisition there by 11.5 per cent to $2.5 million. On the municipal side, Penticton’s requisition is set to climb 4.5 per cent to $1.4 million, Summerland’s is expected to increase 7.4 per cent to $565,000, and Oliver has pencilled in a 5.7 per cent jump to $956,000.
The total requisition across the RDOS is tentatively set to climb 5.5 per cent to $13.2 million, but the increase won’t be shared equally. “In some ways it looks worse than it is because not everybody pays that money,” Everton said. The most notable exception is the general government budget, which includes wages for board members and administrative staff, and is expected to shrink by one per cent from $2.1 million last year. RDOS chair Dan Ashton cautioned that the budget is still a work in progress. “I’m quite sure that there will be some adjustments,” he said. Tom Siddon, the director for Kaleden-Okanagan Falls, said he was pleased with the document so far. “There’s always ups and downs in the budgeting process, but I for one feel pretty good,” he said. “We’re going to have some good numbers.”
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theft spoils family’s Christmas holiday Western News Staff
A thief capitalized on a Penticton family being away for the holidays, breaking into their home and making away with electronics, jewelry and liquor. Sgt. Rick Dellebuur said they received a call of an unsecured residence early Monday morning and found the glass in a door to a residence on Huth Avenue had been smashed. The occupants of the residence had been away for the holidays and when contact was made with them it was determined a small safe containing jewelry, including 30 gold bracelets and gold bars, had been taken. As well, a 50-inch Toshiba flat-screen TV, a 42-inch Samsung flat-screen TV, clothing, Christmas gifts, liquor and a CD and DVD player were all taken. Penticton RCMP remind that if you are going to be
away for the holidays to ensure someone is checking on the residence regularly. “Not only is this a good means of ensuring that your residence is secure, but also many insurance companies have a clause where this is required in the winter in the event that your heat goes out or a pipe bursts,” said Dellebuur. He added that homeowners should ensure the residence looks like someone is home to deter thieves by using things such as light timers and making sure your driveway or walk is cleared of snow. Anyone with concerns or questions concerning home security can contact the Community Policing Unit at the Penticton RCMP. The RCMP are continuing their investigation into the residential break-in and ask anyone with information concerning the incident to contact them at 250492-4300 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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EDITORIAL
Inquiry represents a wasted opportunity
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he Missing Women Inquiry, chaired by former judge and attorney-general Wally Oppal, was an exercise in wasted opportunities. The inquiry report tells the public almost nothing new about the sad case of the dozens of missing women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Many of them were murdered by Robert Willie Pickton, but he has only been convicted of six murders. Twenty other charges against him were stayed, ironically under Oppal’s watch as B.C.’s attorney-general. The inquiry itself became quickly bogged down with far too many lawyers representing police officers, current and retired, at taxpayers’ expense. The police officers had nothing to fear from any testimony. None of them have been disciplined in any way. The actual victims received minimal attention throughout much of the inquiry, although Oppal tried to make up for it with the title of his report, Forsaken, and some expressions of sympathy at his news conference. This is not a knock at him personally — he is a compassionate man — but the inquiry was flawed from the start, with limited terms of reference and insistence that police be represented by legions of lawyers. They went on to take control of the proceedings and bill to their heart’s content. They slowed it to such a degree that Oppal needed time extensions and had to rush some testimony. The Law Society of B.C. should be concerned about such legal over-representation and misuse ofPENTICTON scarce publicWESTERN funds, but no such concerns will come from that quarter. There will be no biting of the hand that feeds. This inquiry was launched with great fanfare by Premier Christy Clark, as proof that she was doing things differently. It has ended with a thud, with little to show for all Oppal’s efforts except a raft of lawyers’ bills.
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Dix seeks balance with business NDP leader Adrian Dix has completed year-end interviews with members of the legislative press gallery. Here are highlights from my discussion with him. TF: On the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion proposal, federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair says the federal environmental process would have to be strengthened before a project like that could get a thorough enough hearing. Do you agree? AD: The B.C. Liberal government has signed an equivalency agreement that says that the federal decision is the provincial decision on these projects. If it applies to Enbridge Northern Gateway, presumably the B.C. Liberals would apply it to Kinder Morgan. They could have done a joint process, where (the final decision) would have gone to both cabinets. They chose instead to give up jurisdiction. They were so afraid of making any decision on Northern Gateway that they sent it over to the federal government. So what we’ve said is within a week of coming to office, we would end that equivalency agreement, and British Columbia would make decisions
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B.C. Views about both Enbridge Northern Gateway, which applied in May 2010, and any other pipeline, including the Kinder Morgan proposal, for which no application has been made. Obviously it would have been desirable for everyone had they chosen a true joint review, as they have in Site C (dam proposed for Peace River), as they did with Kemess North (rejected mine expansion proposal) and other cases. TF: You don’t want duplicated review processes here, you just want a provincial cabinet say in the decision? AD: That’s right. TF: On your relationship with the B.C. Federation of La-
bour, your caucus is considering a proposal that B.C. should once again do away with secret ballots for union certification. AD: The B.C. Fed makes a case to the government on a series of issues on employment standards every year. Labour law, every year. WorkSafeBC, every year. Trades and training, every year. With respect to (accepting signed union cards for certification), it is a democratic process that the Newfoundland Conservative government just put into place a few months ago. So it’s a proposal from the labour movement and we’re looking at it. For most of B.C.’s modern history, since World War II, we’ve had that card-check system in place. The question would be whether (returning to that system) is a priority for this term in government. TF: So those kinds of things will be made clear in your platform? AD: Absolutely. TF: You picked up some serious money from the business community at a fundraiser in October. Is that some kind of a record for the NDP? AD: (Laughs.) It might be
a record, I don’t know. I think the business fundraiser we did at the Hotel Vancouver netted $350,000. I think what it reflects is, this year I’ve had about 230 meetings with the business community. The purpose of it has been principally to build understanding, particularly on issues of skills training. With the priority I give to skills training, I think I’m much more attuned to their concerns than the government has been. TF: I suppose that kind of success in fundraising might make it more difficult to follow through with your pledge to ban corporate and union donations. AD: I don’t think so. The B.C. Liberal Party has a very high level of corporate donations as a percentage of its total. We’re overwhelmingly dependent on individual donations. We get support from unions, but it’s not even close to what people would think. TF: So you’ll campaign for that, as you have before? AD: Yes. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Penticton team helps combat Chagas disease
Building community support
I would like to send out a big thank you to all the seniors and other interested parties who came out on Nov. 30 to the community meeting at the South Main Seniors Drop-in Centre for the United Way, Better at Home project. A total of 101 people (over 80 per cent seniors) participated; shared their personal experiences and provided input and creative ideas to find solutions for a number of challenges. Better at Home is a program that helps seniors with simple day-to-day tasks so that they can continue to live independently in their own homes and remain connected to their communities. It is not yet operating in Penticton but my job, as community developer, is to determine, with community input, which of the services (light housekeeping, grocery shopping, transportation, light yard work, friendly visiting, simple home repairs, snow shovelling) are needed in this community, what the priorities are; which non-profit agency is best suited to deliver this program and demonstrate community readiness. Although all services are needed and welcomed, what we heard, loud and clear, is that transportation is top priority in this community. For those of us who can jump in our cars and get where we need to go in a matter of minutes, we don’t always think about how much our independence is connected to our ability to drive. It concerns me when an elderly woman tells me that she is avoiding seeing her doctor because of the difficulty of access to transportation. Although HandyDART provides a crucial service JUST
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pins, crafts supplies and more, we hit the road with Ivan Guiterrez and Alex Rojas, heads of the Chagas project, to the town of Mizque, which has a 70 per cent infection rate. The six-hour trip took us over 150 kms of Bolivian countryside, with 60 km of highway and 90 km of washboard cobblestones, including a canyon with narrow roads and no guard rails. The deadly “kissing bug” that causes Chagas often lives in the cracks of homes that are not soundly constructed. Part of the help we were offering was to plaster the walls of homes to prevent the bugs from entering during the night. The first house we visited was that of David and Nadividad with their three young children. They needed to put on a new roof for their two-room house and move away the livestock. The first day, there was very little water so we went to the neighbour’s house for some. We added plaster to the water, waited, then at the right time had to move fast and apply it to mud and straw brick walls before it hardened. David and his helper put on the final coats for the walls and ceilings. In the end, it looked great — just like our walls at home. We also worked on Ameliana and Calesta’s home — a family with six children. I connected with their 18-year-old daughter Griselda and her young baby, Maria. We laughed, joked and practised English and Spanish. Our last day in Mizque involved bringing rocks into Ameliana’s home; they had completed dig-
to many, it does not have the capacity to meet the growing needs of this population. Our total senior population has risen by 6.5 per cent in the last 10 years. However, the number of residents over the age of 90 has increased by 147 per cent. I am encouraged by the community support including the interest of potential volunteers when this program is up and running. As I come to the end of this contract and write my final report, I am proud to be a part of the community of Penticton and look forward to the implementation of Better at Home services in the new year. Also, kudos to Carol and her team in the kitchen who worked all morning to prepare a home-style lunch, from scratch. Your teamwork and dedication is much appreciated. Myrna Tischer, community developer United Way Better at Home Program
Shatford wraps up first year
The Okanagan Summer School of the Arts began in 1960, on the Pen High campus with arts and culture pioneers George Gay, Eva Cleland and a team of visionaries that crystallized the need for an art school. Fifty years later, the Shatford Centre became an entrepreneurial, creativity centre and the bricks and mortar home of the Okanagan School of the Arts (OSA), The Shatford Centre ends its first full year of operation on Dec. 31. This creative community facility emerged through the support of all levels of government and community building organizations. It is one of those good news stories that has a life of its own and at the core, is
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part of us all. Some of the Shatford’s 2012 highlights include Pen High’s 100th Celebrations, Strings the Thing Week, Scott Woods — Fiddle Legends, Pentastic Jazz, We Love Documentary Film Festival, Broadway Bound International, Medieval Festival — Arts & Science, En’owkin Centre, Authors and Artists Christmas Faire, Dragon Dreaming Workshops with John Croft, Saskia and Darrell — Song of the Prairies and the South Okanagan Fibre Festival. There have also been forums, town hall meetings and opportunities to provide awareness on important issues, such as: the Okanagan Health Forum, CFSO Poverty Forum, Bullying & Cyberbullying and Ecstasy Nothing’s Free. Besides the OSA, the Shatford Centre is home to organizations, such as the Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance, Penticton Photography Club, Penticton Toastmasters, Peach Blossom Chorus, Naramata Scottish Dancers and Okanagan Youth Orchestra’s Penticton rehearsals. We are pleased to introduce the Okanagan School of the Arts 2013 board of director members: Cheryl Galloway, Debbie Tougas, Georgia Krebs, Jennifer Mlazgar, Nywyn Jefferson, Paul Crawford, Randy Manuel, Robin Robertson and Wes Hopkin. Although the Shatford Centre Okanagan School of the Arts has had its first full year of operation, it is still at the beginning of creating a legacy for future generations. It has a great foundation to build on and there is much that can be done. This project has been accom-
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It has been called “the new AIDS of the Americas” — a disease affecting the poorest of the poor in Central and South America. Chagas disease, caused by parasites which are spread by blood-sucking insects, kills about 20,000 people per year with an estimated 10 million people currently infected worldwide. People are bit by the Vinchuca bug while sleeping. They scratch the area and the feces enter the blood stream, introducing the Trypanosoma Cruzi parasite. Infection can also occur through a blood transfusion, pregnancy or by eating contaminated food. Initial symptoms are vague — aches and fever — so it often goes ignored. For the next 10 to 30 years, there may be no other symptoms. Then damage may occur in the heart, esophagus, intestine and central nervous system, causing much distress and early death. In September 2012, I had the privilege of returning to Bolivia with a team from Penticton, consisting of Janet and Brett Morgan, Beverley Webb and Karen Judenhagen, to meet people infected with Chagas, learn more about the disease and help with prevention efforts. We travelled with Canadian Baptist Ministries. Unfortunately there are no direct flights from Penticton to Cochabamba, Bolivia. But after five flights and three days of travel, we arrived. Our bags laden with work gloves, school supplies, a microscope, Summerland Sweets candies, Canada flag
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Maxwell joins political fray Former mechanic will run for B.C. First party in the next provincial election Steve Kidd
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Doug Maxwell wants to see change come to B.C. politics. Big change. And he is putting himself forward as the person to bring that change. Maxwell, a retired Penticton mechanic, is the latest person to come forward as a candidate in the 2013 provincial election. Maxwell will be putting himself up against NDP candidate Dick Cannings and Liberal candidate Dan Ashton in a bid to win the Penticton riding for the B.C. First party. “I haven’t got a lot of political experience. Maybe that is a positive instead of a negative,” said Maxwell, who owned a garage on Westminster Avenue for more than two decades. “For years, I have had a real problem with what I see happening and wasting our money. So I decided somebody had to step up and start talking about those kind of things, and I am going to do that.” Maxwell, now 63, retired four years ago and jokes that he had another important project to complete before he could get involved in politics. “I had to do my wife’s kitchen first,” he said, adding that he needed a little time to himself first. “After 30 years of doing my own business, I needed some relaxation time” But he continued, the more he read in the papers about how the government is spending tax money, the angrier he got. “Somebody has to step forward and start changing things. I am outraged, daily, to see how our government spends money just to get re-elected, not for the good of the people,” he said, noting selfcongratulatory government advertising campaigns. “They don’t really care about finances, they care about getting
re-elected. That has to stop. We have a $50 billion debt.” And it’s not a particular party or ideology that is at fault, Maxwell continued. No B.C. party Doug Maxwell since the invention of party politics, he said, has left government with a lower debt than they came in. “The legacy of the NDP is $17 billion added to our debt when they were in power. The Liberals have done the same thing, $17 billion added to our debt since they were in power,” said Maxwell. B.C. First, which bills itself as a coalition of independents, plans to break that trend by bringing some major changes, from electing the premier at large, all MLAs as independents in a 60seat House, and a referendum system for allowing a public veto on legislation. “We need to turn it around so people are at the top again, instead of the executive branch of government. That is basically what a dictatorship is and that is the way it seems to be going right now,” said Maxwell. He said independent MLAs wouldn’t be bound to the party line and could vote in the interests of their constituents. “I can speak out, I don’t have to toe the line for anybody,” he said. Getting elected in Penticton might be difficult, but Maxwell said the riding isn’t a lock for the provincial Liberals. “If I get my message out, then people will start listening and say, Doug’s right, we have to start changing, we just can’t go on like this,” said Maxwell. “We (B.C. First) don’t think we are going to get elected first term out. We don’t think we are going to form the next government, but we have to start somewhere, saying that things have to change.”
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Worth the Weight — team members (left to right) London Franco, gage Loignon, erin Moynes and Jacob Scheiber weigh their food hamper on the scales at Carmi elementary School this week. Students had a competition to see who could bring in the largest amount of goods which will be donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank. A total of 131 kilograms of non-perishable goods were donated by the school.
Developer runs into another obstacle Joe Fries Western News Staff
Another pothole has been placed in the path of a developer who’s asking the B.C. government to licence a permanent roadway to provide access to Sickle Point. The property on Skaha Lake just north of Kaleden has been at the centre of a decades-long battle between neighbours who want the wetland left alone and a developer who has proposed a five-lot subdivision on the site.
There is no approved access to the waterfront property, although in 1992 a roadway was constructed that owner Mel Reeves has now asked the province to licence. The decision rests with the Integrated Land Management Bureau, which requested comment from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. Allan Patton, the RDOS director for rural Oliver, led the opposition that culminated last Thursday with a unanimous vote to recommend the government deny the
application and decommission the road permanently. “There is no commitment by the ILMB or by the province to provide roads into properties such as this one. So I’d like to see that road removed and that area be returned to its original, natural state,” Patton said. RDOS chief administrative officer Bill Newell said the roadway that Reeves’ company, Reum Holdings, wants to make official was built under a permit two decades ago, but that permit has now
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expired. According to the management plan Reeves submitted as part of his application to the ILMB, the road would provide a connection to the KVR Trail and be used yearround to provide access to “current one family recreational use on Sickle Point with future five lot subdivision planned.” The application asks that the licence be granted in perpetuity and notes there are no plans to upgrade the road, but rather maintain it because it was built to unspecified “highways standards.” Ever since Sickle Point was sold by Canadian Pacific Railway to a private owner in the late 1970s, area residents have been concerned about the fate of the marshy, ecologically sensitive property. Tensions were ratcheted up in 2007 when Reeves cleared part of the land ostensibly to prepare it for a single-family dwelling. The work was undertaken without proper permits and later stopped under threat of legal action. In 2009, neighbours blocked access to the site to protest ongoing development there. One of the protesters was Tom Siddon, now the area director for the RDOS. Siddon recused himself from Thursday’s discussion because of the “strong views” he has previously expressed on the issue. An online real estate listing for the two-hectare Sickle Point property has it priced at $7.8 million.
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LittLest ReindeeR — Students of Wiltse Elementary School (left to righ) Afton Clarke, Callie Burnett, Sophia Gattrell and Ireland Koebel prepare for their parts in the production of the Littlest Reindeer at the Penticton Alliance Church. Schools throughout the district held special assemblies and concerts as part of the seasonal tradition.
Party away the Christmas blues Kristi Patton
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Don your most nightmarish holiday dress and be ready to party at A Nightmare After Xmas. After the hangover of Christmas and preparing people for New Year’s Eve celebrations, The Elite is hosting a holiday party featuring live music, costume contest and a hamper set up for the SPCA accepting donations of unopened pet toys and money. “The Halloween event called A Nightmare at The Elite went so well that it sold out so I thought I would do another one for Christmas,” said Stacy Franck, event promoter. “I hope people dress up in the evil mashed with Christmas theme — so evil sugar plum fairies or maybe your ugly
Christmas sweater and be a zombie, just anything nightmarish after Christmas. I thought it would be fun to do.” A full lineup of bands on the bill for the evening. The Poles are comprised of former Penticton musicians and Vancouver Cameron Bandy. Kelowna musician Mike Szalay is reintroducing himself as a solo artist under the name Great White North after splitting from his old band Tusk Mountain. Szalay will be performing songs off his forthcoming debut album with familiar sounds stemming from hard-hitting past projects and a new softer side which has grown from the experience as a solo singer-songwriter. Along with Szalay will be a rotating cast of backup musicians including Elite
After 6 favourite, Jack Rabbit. Also performing at Nightmare After Xmas is Kelowna band Cinged, Headcase from Penticton and Kabongé who are a collective of musicians that keep it simple and fun with a mix of pop-punk, ska, emo and metal. “Kabongé was going to do a show, they do a Festivus show every year, but we started talking and decided to do one big show instead of a few small ones,” said Franck. “That is why there is five bands on the bill. I told them they should each play a rendition of their favourite Christmas song so it should be quite entertaining.” Doors to the event open at 7 p.m. and there is a $7 cover charge. Prizes will be handed out for best Nightmare After Xmas costumes
and music will start at 7:30 p.m. “People always come really late to shows, but this is going to be an early start because there are so many bands. So if you want to see all the bands then you have to come early,” said Franck.
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If you can’t wait until A Nightmare After Xmas at The Elite, the The Mule can cure the Christmas blues with their 13th annual Boxing Day Bash. “It is going to be crazy with drink specials and we will be open late,” said Steve Parker, manager at The Mule. Expect Santa Claus to be in the house like you have never seen him before, promised Parker. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $5 and available at The Mule or at Green Beanz.
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Hot and spicy, New Orleans rockin’ roots and blues is coming to the Dream Café. Gary Comeau is a singer-songwriter and musician of unusual talent. Playing a range of instru-
ments from the guitar and mandolin to the fiddle and piano he delivers originally crafted, high energy music. Although his roots are French-Acadian, his soul belongs to the deep south of the U.S. Tearing it up behind him will be the Voodoo Allstars with their
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Summerland chapter honours longtime volunteers Steve Kidd Western News Staff
When the Summerland chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society shut
down earlier this month, it marked the end of a decades-old institution. And while the last group of volunteers haven’t been with the or-
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Tree of Dreams The Seventh Annual Tree of Dreams campaign is underway. Honour yourself or someone close to you by purchasing a bulb or a strand and help light the Tree of Dreams. The focus of this year’s campaign is to provide Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) with several pieces of essential medical equipment for a variety of departments including the Surgical, Renal Dialysis, Respiratory, the Emergency and the Intensive Care Unit. The goal is bold but these urgently needed pieces for PRH are critical. We must raise $632,500 by April 2013.
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Shirley Troubridge, a volunteer with the Summerland chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society, is overcome with emotion as regional director Sally ginter presents her with a certificate honouring her 32 years of service.
Her colleague, Joan Lansdell, has only been at it for 15 years. She said it has been a wonderful opportunity to get out in the community and meet more people, but times are changing. “All the different societies are getting old and people aren’t joining again,” said Lansdell. “But it is changing … people are doing things now to raise money individually. It’s a whole different aspect of fundraising. People are willing to give and they do it in different ways.” Jolley said it is very difficult to replace people who have this degree of history and service, agreeing that the nature of volunteering has changed, with people becoming more oriented to campaigns, rather than joining one group for the long
term. But the Summerland volunteers stand out, she said, for staying together for so long. “Talk about spirit … this is amazing, it’s very unusual,” said Jolley. “What I find is there is a real difference in the generations. They (older volunteers) tend to be formal, they follow processes, they are very consistent and reliable. And we don’t see the same thing in a lot of the younger volunteers coming forward.” The camaraderie, Lansdell said, was one of the things that kept them together, both in the local chapter and with the CCS volunteers. “It was a wonderful group to get involved in,” she said. “It was something that you could see the results in the community, you could see it wasn’t something that was
a one-time thing. And it is a larger community because you have everyone in the province doing the same thing.” May Lalonde, the chapter president, had more than two decades of service. “The co-operation from all of them and the help and the encouragement was nothing like anywhere. It takes all of us to make it go and make it a success,” she said. “I am sorry we had to quit doing this. It wasn’t all give, we all learned from it too.” Jolley said the CCS will continue to be active in the Summerland community, and while they may not have an official office, they will still be recruiting volunteers and conducting campaigns. CCS chapters continue in Penticton and Kelowna.
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account for nearly a third of the time it has been in existence. All together, the volunteer hours put in by May Lalonde, Lillian Thomson, Joan Lansdell, Ann Pomer, Roy Elander, Nellie Johansen and Shirley Troubridge total up to more than a century, with individual contributions ranging from 15 to more than 30 years. They were honoured this month in a presentation ceremony with Summerland Mayor Perrino, joined by Sally Ginter, regional director for the CCS and Shannon Jolley, team lead, annual giving. “This is the end of an era. Summerland still continues to be an important stakeholder for the CCS. We look forward to new ways to engage the community,” said Ginter. “It is very important that all the hard work and awareness that you ladies have instilled in Summerland remains part of your legacy.” These volunteers have helped to fight back against cancer through participating in numerous awareness and fundraising campaigns, by providing education, helping celebrate those lost to cancer, and by helping those in their cancer journeys find support along the way. But like many other service groups, the Summerland CCS volunteers are aging. “Sorry that we have to close down, but we can’t get any young ones to come in,” said Thomson, who began volunteering with the CCS in 1988.
Air Canada will be adding a fourth daily non-stop flight from Penticton. The additional new daily Vancouver to Penticton service is scheduled to start May 1, 2013. “Air Canada has responded to the opportunity to address Penticton’s challenges with respect to the lack of adequate seat capacity and flight frequency to Vancouver.” said Mayor Dan Ashton. “There is a definite need for this service as well as the need for direct service to Alberta, the top two destinations of local passengers.” Currently more than 50 percent of the local market uses the Kelowna International Airport to fly to these two destinations. The city has been aggressively pursuing enhanced air service for the Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) after forming a stakeholder steering committee earlier this year. Air travel within the South Okanagan
was extensively studied using actual ticket data from residents who travel by air from the region. In addition, consultation was carried out with surveys of local travel agencies, airport passengers and 70 key local businesses. Their responses were used to substantiate market demand for non-stop air service to Calgary, as well as the need for an additional daily flight to Vancouver. In 2011, Penticton Airport served approximately 80,000 passengers; however, market analysis identified that the total air travel market is more than 210,000 annual passengers — sufficient to support an additional daily flight to Vancouver and two daily flights to Calgary. “We are delighted to increase Air Canada Express service from Penticton to Vancouver which provides additional convenience
for people flying between these two cities, as well as more choices when connecting from the South Okanagan to Air Canada’s extensive worldwide network at our Vancouver hub,” said Mark Galardo, director of network planning at Air Canada. Penticton airport manager Dave Allen said, “It has been a long-term objective for Penticton airport to address the pent-up demand for more services to Vancouver and other destinations. This is very positive for the airport’s customers.” A City of Penticton delegation flew to Montreal last month to meet with Air Canada officials about the level of air service in the South Okanagan, and the potential opportunities for expanded offerings. The airline currently provides three daily flights from Penticton to Vancouver Monday through Saturday, with two flights on Sundays.
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City staff met recently with a veterans’ group to allay concerns about how downtown revitalization plans may impact the park that hosts Penticton’s cenotaph. Veterans’ Memorial Park lies beside the courthouse at the north end of the 100 block of Main Street, one of three areas the city intends to upgrade in 2014. Improvements to Gyro Park are likely on the agenda and that made some veterans nervous about what effect that might have on their park, which is right across the street. “I didn’t mean to make any trouble, but I wanted some answers,” said Joe Duffy, who represents the Penticton Naval Veterans’ Association on the Veterans’ Memorial Park Committee and
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Recent highlights for the Okanagan and Kootenay district Canada Border Services Agency included a pair of U.S. residents turned away at the Osoyoos border. The two U.S. travellers were seeking entry for a
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Danielle Ruocco comes to the Princess Margaret Mustangs junior girls basketball team from Keremeos. She’s determined to help her team get to provincials while improving her defensive place and layups. Coach Dan Van Os likes that she brings speed and shooting skills as he will be counting on Ruocco for offence. He also likes how she handles the ball and knows she will also be a leader.
L.V. ROGERS BOMBERS Matt Zukowski is hemmed in by Penticton Lakers Wes Van Camp (left) and Sunny Jhaj during action at the Fred Fedorak Christmas Classic senior boys basketball tournament at Penticton Secondary School, Thursday. The Lakers earned a fourthquarter, 55-45 win.
Nedohin’s rink excited for Continental Cup Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
A victory in the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women’s curling championship, did two things for Heather Nedohin’s rink. First, it earned the team the right to compete at this year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ont., as Team Canada. Second, it punched their ticket to the World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling, Jan. 10 to 13 in the South Okanagan Events Centre. Nedohin’s rink will be part of Team North America aiming to retake the lead against Team World. With the event nearing, Nedohin said her rink with Beth Iskiw, Jessica Mair and Laine Peters have been working at all aspects of their game and are very pleased at where they are positioned. “Our last event was in an arena and all our remaining events are, so it is really nice to get prepared for that and know how to adjust to the crowds, ice and rock conditions going forward,” said Nedohin in an email. Nedohin said there is always pressure when competing at this elite level but they are continuously working at staying strong on and off the ice. Refering to themselves as the rookies of the field, they are looking forward to performing their best and taking in all the exciting play that the unique event brings. “This is a thrill to be members of Team North America and we look forward to the big games,” said Nedohin. “As more
commercials are shown on TV to promote the event, we can feel the excitement building. This will be a wonderful event to kick off the new year.” After taking the national title, the Nedohin team represented Canada at the 2012 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship in Lethbridge where they won the bronze medal. Nedohin emerged on the competitive curling scene in Heather Nedohin 1996 when she led her young Alberta team to the top of the podium at both the Canadian and World junior curling championships. In 1998, playing third for Alberta’s Cathy King, she won her first Scotties Tournament of Hearts crown and a bronze medal at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship. Nedohin has appeared at the Scotties five times, skipping the Alberta representatives in 2000 and 2012. Currently, Nedhohin’s rink is seventh in the Canadian Team Ranking System. You can see the biggest names in the international game by purchasing tickets at the SOEC box office or by going to www. valleyfirsttix.com.
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Vee excited about world championship Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
While his teammates will be taking on the West Kelowna Warriors on Dec. 29, Ryan Gropp will be facing the Russians. The Kamloops minor hockey product will be representing the Penticton Vees as he suits up with Team Pacific during the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Quebec. Gropp is one of just three junior A players on the squad that is otherwise comprised of Western Hockey League talent and one Alberta AAA Midget Hockey League player. “It was definitely really exciting for me and my family,” said Gropp, regarding his selection in mid November. “It was a long process. I did lots of camps in the summer and just to be named is kind of a relief.” The thought of playing with the best players in the world is “kind of crazy” for him. The Okanagan Hockey Academy grad said it just means that he has to prepare himself as best he can. The six-foot-two, 180-pound forward has shown confidence in his first BCHL season. He utilizes his speed at both ends of the ice and eludes opponents with slick stick handling. “It’s definitely kind of risky. I like to think I play with some confidence to make those plays,” said Gropp, who has seven goals and 20 points in 33 games. Selected sixth overall in the 2011 bantam draft by the Seattle Thunderbirds, Gropp has loved playing with the Vees. When talking about the adjustments to junior A from midget, he chalks
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PENTICTON VEES ROOKIE Ryan Gropp, left, will be looking to win gold during the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Quebec from Dec. 29 to Jan. 4.
it up to hard work and being mentally strong. “Not get too down when things go bad and not get too high when you are playing well,” said Gropp, who will miss four Vees games. “I think I have been doing pretty well. At the start it was kind of tough adjusting to the speed and how big and strong some of the guys are.” During a Coach’s Corner segment in November, Vees coachGM Fred Harbinson said he hopes Gropp returns playing at another level. Harbinson said Gropp has been improving each week. “He’s like a sponge right now. He’s not afraid to learn,” said Harbinson during the show. “He
doesn’t believe he’s a player that has all the answers.” At the start of the year Harbinson said Gropp would make great offensive plays followed by some defensive lapses. That happens less now. Harbinson has also used Gropp as a centre and been impressed by how the 16-year-old has responded. In making the adjustment, Gropp has made himself more versatile for the Vees. “He’s got a pretty good, well-rounded package where he’s definitely got vision, very creative hands,” added Harbinson. “The biggest thing that has elevated his game from the beginning of last year, through the summer to now, is his foot speed
has increased. He’s very deceptive. He’s good at changing his speed.” Gropp is looking forward to the championship and meeting new players. “I think the hockey is going to be great over there,” he said. “Good to see good kids from other countries over in Europe so it’s going to be great.” Along with Russia, the championship features Sweden, Finland, Slovakia and the U.S. Team Pacific is joined by West, Ontario, Atlantic and Quebec representing Canada. Team Pacific plays Sweden on Dec. 31 and Finland on Jan. 1. Its final preliminary game is Jan. 2 against Team West. The gold and bronze medal games will be on Jan. 4.
Holiday tradition continues with WJC area in which Scotiabank Saddledome sits. Finally, I have a hockey team to cheer Unless everyone was celebrating in the on again. Molson Canada house, which had variI’m very excited about the World Junior ous games for fans to try as well as a Championship and watching Canada poslounge area, you wouldn’t even know sibly return home with gold. that Canada won bronze. I fully realize It all begins in the early hours of Boxing that us fans always expect our country Day, 1:30 a.m. to be precise, in Ufa, Russia. to win gold, but does that really mean a To watch a game that begins at that hour, medal of another colour is meaningless? there is no point in going to bed. I can We go from wanting to give every single remember in my teenage years getting up kid who participates in minor sports recas early at 6:30 a.m. to watch Canada. This Emanuel Sequeira ognition for just playing, to at this high might shock today’s teens who don’t get up On the Sidelines level accepting nothing short of gold. before noon unless they have to. There is Hard to comprehend. I could go on, but something about watching that tournament that’s not the topic of this column. during the holidays that just feels right. While watching the games on TV is fun, there is I experienced the ultimate when my wife and I travelled to Calgary to watch the tournament last year. nothing like the atmosphere of being there. I had a While it was disappointing that Canada didn’t play well blast with my family. Even watched some games that enough to compete for gold, I was still proud that we didn’t involve Canada with a friend. The atmosphere managed to earn a bronze. That proud feeling was also was absolutely wild. Find full column at www.penticaccompanied by disappointment walking around the tonwesternnews.com.
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course on Jan. 9, skating party on Jan. 10, High Roller Mountain Marathon on Jan. 11, and wrapping up with the Sun Peaks Family Cup and Tubing Party Jan. 12 to 13. Other great activities to participate in while at Sun Peaks includes the Snowshoe Marshmallow roasts. Experience the magic of a winter’s night on a moonlit snowshoe tour including a delicious camp fire treat of S’mores. An easy one-kilometre tour and guided trek takes guests through the beautiful forest trails, then they will enjoy a roaring fire, hot chocolate and treats at the cozy winter camp. The return journey offers beautiful views overlooking the picturesque village and its sparking lights. For a truly unique experience board the Sunburst Express Chairlift at 5 p.m. for a twilight ride up to the Sunburst Mid Mountain restaurant where you will be treat-
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FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687
AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Sine 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; w w w. b i g i r o n d r i l l i n g . c o m . Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. BIG BUILDING sale... “”This is a clearance sale. You don’t want to miss!”” 20x20 $3,985. 25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859. 35x48 $11,200. 40x52 $13,100. 47x76 $18,265. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel at: 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca Contents of home for sale; furniture, all in good condition, one day sale, Sat., Dec. 29th, 9am-6pm, 521B-10th Ave., Keremeos, (250)276-4423
2bdrm condo, freshly painted, new laminate floors, A/C, close to hosp., on bus route., N/S, N/P, $900/mo. incl. util., avail. Jan. 1, (250)276-0757 FURNISHED or un-furnished apt for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent ref’s & DD. No pets. Call 250-2951006 leave a message. Keremeos, DT location, 3bdrm (1400sqft.), newly reno’d, 5appl., parking, $850+util, 1bdrm+den (55sqft.), newly ren’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
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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. WANTED SHORT Logger and Hayrack for work till the end of March. Call 604-819-3393.
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Feed & Hay HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton. Round bales $70. each, approx. 800lbs. Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250-8386630 cell 250-804-6720
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Pets Purebred Beagles all females 9 weeks old, 1st shots, vet checked. Ready for Christmas! $450.ea (250)546-9571
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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 STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca WANTED: Vintage paintings, postcards, fishing rods, reels, tackle, old knives, Native baskets, old guns, saddles & gun rigs, military medals, pocket watches, etc. Silver & gold coins. Honest & Confidential! Cash Paid! 250-308-7342, 250-260-8069
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Boxing Week Specials in Effect: Norinco M14 308 cal incl. 520rds of ammo $833 tax in. Norinco AR-15 223 cal incl 1600rds of ammo $1299 tax in, other tax in specials at Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6
Western Star Auctions, the Okanagan’s Premier Auction Houses 161 Ellis Street, weekly auctions every Tuesday @ 6pm Always accepting consignments. 250-492-3203
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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
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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
1bdrm loft, Tiffany Gardens, no pets, $750/mo. (250)4920413 or 250-462-5854 Lrg. 2bdrm $850, & newly reno’d 1bdrm, $750, avail. now. 40+ building (250)-487-1136
Commercial/ Industrial 485 Warren Ave E, 2345 sq.ft., high profile corner building, shop, new lighting, new offices, 3 phase power, 10x10 overhead door, shop w/ 1 tonne center pole jib crane, etc. Pent. (250)490-9016, dana@trucktransformer.com 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 basement suite and 2 bdrm main floor suite in 1/2 duplex, f/s dw w/d, $850 & $950 incl. util, avail. now, 250492-5100 or 250-490-5354 2bdrm suite, adult oriented, $1000/mo, util. incl., avail. Dec. 15, (250)492-2637 4- 2bd West Kel., units. 2 avail 15th Dec. others avail 1st of Jan. Each reno’d. 5 appls.incl new w/d., prkg, NS. NP. $750$975 +utils. 250-767-6330
Homes for Rent 6bdrm 3bath, fully fenced, garage. Brand new W/d, F/s, D/W. Avail Jan1. $1600/mo + utils. N/S, N/P. (250)864-2786 Winfield, 3 bdrm, 2 bath house, quiet area, $1295 + util., n/s, n/p, 250-548-3378.
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Suites, Lower 2+bdrm, 1ba, fenced back yard, close to H, school & shopping, ns, np, $900 (incl. util)., Avail. immed., Jody, 250492-0500 2 bdrm. Recent reno, lrg windows, own wd, ns, np. inc util except cable. $700 + dd. avail jan 1st. 250-492-6604
Suites, Upper 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
Townhouses Avail. Feb. 1, 3bdrm, 1ba, Baskin Gardens, close to school/shopping, small pet ok, $1100+util., (250)276-3115
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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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RE: The Estate of GLORIA JUNE HAAVISTO also known as GLORIA HAAVISTO, late of 178 Dawson Avenue, Penticton, B.C. who died on April 15, 2012 (the “Estate”) Creditors and others having claims against the Estate are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims are required to be sent to the Administrator of the Estate at 101 - 123 Martin Street, Penticton, British Columbia, V2A 7X6, on or before January 28, 2013, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims of which the Administrator then has notice. Administrator: BRYAN STEVEN HAAVISTO Solicitor: BERNICE GREIG Gilchrist & Company 101 - 123 Martin Street Penticton, B.C. V2A 7X6 (250) 492-3033
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Wednesday
HOW SWEET IT IS! 2111 MAIN STREET • PENTICTON
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Hand and Foot canasta at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-492-7630 for info. Penticton duPlicate Bridge cluB holds weekly games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Penticton Library. Call Birgitta at 250-770-1154 for info. 65-Plus singles coFFee cluB meets at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. For info call 250-492-0459 or 250-770-1018. seniors’ recreation and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-4900468 for more information. F alls o kanagan seniors’ Activity Centre has exercise classes at 8 a.m., music and coffee hour at 9 a.m. followed by carpet bowling at 1 p.m. al-anon For Friends and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for info. Foster care inFo sessions every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250-7707524 or visit www.fosterbc.ca or www.mcf.gov. bc.ca/foster. oliver douBle o Quilters have dropin activities every Wednesday. kiwanis cluB Has a lunch meeting every Wednesday at noon at 390 Brunswick St. alcoHolics anonymous nigHt group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday noon at 361 Wade Ave. s eniors P enticton Drop-In Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., a coffee social and Medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., and easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m. and card games at 7 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. anavets has regular hours and no entertainment. P enticton u nited
cHurcH has a liturgical dance session at 696 Main St. the last Wednesday of each month from 2 to 3 p.m. Phone 250-4922684 to register, there is no fee. sigHts and sounds of Christmas can be enjoyed daily from 4 to 9 p.m. until Jan. 1. Drive by Valley Congregational Church at 30850 Black Sage Rd. in Oliver and see the displays and enjoy the music which are guaranteed to get you into the spirit of the season.
Thursday December 27
Franco 50-Plus cluB meets from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Drop-in program for French speakers wanting to socialize in French, including activities such as games, outings, discussions, hobbies and projects. Call Lina at 250-4922549 for info. Fitness Friends meets at 10 a.m. in the Legion Hall at 502 Martin St. Come, get in shape. Everyone is welcome. PeacH city toastmasters meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church. Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250-4922362 for info. toPs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Centre on Power Street. Call Merle at 250-770-8093. toPs B.c. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250-493-5968 or Liz at 250-493-7997 for more information. o kanagan F alls s eniors ’ Activity Centre has computer classes at 9 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and cribbage at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. o kanagan s outH i mmigrant and Community Services is offering free English classes. For more info, stop by the office at 508 Main St. or call 250492-6299. al-anon For Friends and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-490-9272. Penticton seniors Drop-In Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowl at 10 a.m., bingo at 1 p.m., with doors open
at noon, improver line dance at 12:30 p.m. and crafters meet at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. a l c o H o l i c s a nonymous nigHt group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. elks cluB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. All skill levels welcome. Penticton square dance Club is holding beginner square dance lessons every Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Shatford Centre on 760 Main St. Contact Elsie 250-492-5856.
Friday
December 28 s eniors s ingles luncH Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250496-5980 or 250-7708622. 890 wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. care closet tHriFt Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and silent auctions. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers always welcome. al-anon meets at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-4909272. 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. anavets has karaoke at 7 p.m. elks cluB on Ellis Street has drop-in darts/pool starts at 6:30 p.m. s u m m e r l a n d Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower hall of the Summerland Library.
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MakiNg Music — Yanti Rowland performs one of her songs on the stairs of the Naramata Heritage inn and spa during the community’s recent christmas craft Fair for the entertainment of the shoppers at the event and as a fundraiser for a local pre-school program.
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