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It should look today like a gathering of the walking wounded as Penticton doctors stage a public rally to continue building support for a proposed $300-million hospital expansion project. The rally is scheduled for 11 a.m. on the lawn of the First Baptist Church at the corner of Carmi Avenue and Government Street, across from Penticton Regional Hospital. “The idea is we’re going to keep the issue in the forefront so we can move ahead with the project and get it approved,” explained Dr. David Paisley, president of the Penticton Medical Staff Society. A notice posted on the society’s website asks people to dress in black for the rally and bring props like bandages, crutches, wheelchairs and canes. Attendees are also encouraged to make signs bearing slogans like, “Build tower now,” or, “We’ve waited long enough.” Paisley said the suggested themes for attire and signs are meant “just to have a bit of impact.” “This rally is for the community of the South Okanagan. There’s no ﬁnancial gains for the physicians to stand up and make noise. This is for the community, for now and for decades down the road,” he said. The medical society is calling on the B.C. government to commit to funding its $160-million share of a new, four-storey ambulatory care tower to address a space crunch at the hospital, which opened in 1951. The balance of the cost would be covered by local taxpayers and the hospital foundation. Doctors ﬁrst went public with their con-

cerns at a town hall meeting on Feb. 6 that was attended by about 800 people. Two days later, Premier Christy Clark toured PRH and promised to “kick down those barriers” that have stalled the project for a decade. Clark told reporters she would ask Ministry of Health staff to expedite work on the project’s business case, which is expected to take six to eight months to complete and is the last stage in the planning process. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said Friday she has asked her deputy minister to make good on Clark’s promise, but it will likely be a few weeks yet before bureaucrats ﬁgure out just how to do that. “There’s a lot of stuff happening in the ministry right now that’s quite demanding, so I think within a couple of weeks they will be bringing forward some options to me. I don’t think it will take longer than that,” she said. “It doesn’t mean, ‘OK, now we’re going to blast ahead,’ but at least that’s when I’m going to have stuff presented to me.” But the minister is unsure exactly what the options will look like. “I can’t hypothesize about what’s going to be brought to me,” she said. “The premier’s direction was how can we make this happen more quickly, so I think that is what we’ll be looking at: What is the art of the possible?” MacDiarmid added that she’s aware of the need for the new tower and its status as a hotbutton issue in Penticton. “The community is very, very engaged and that’s not surprising,” she said. “The hospital’s very important to people there and I understand that.” Preparation of the business case is expected to be a joint effort of staff from Interior Health and the Ministry of Health. Interior Health spokesperson Lannea Parﬁtt said Tuesday that her agency had not yet been contacted by the ministry about the work.

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Loss of funding jeopardizes literacy program Steve Kidd Western News Staff

After five years promoting and developing literacy, Literacy Now may soon be closing up shop. Last week, organizers of Literacy Now received a letter notifying them that funding for the community literacy group had been eliminated. They are not alone. Around the province, 55 communities have seen their literacy funding cut by Decoda Literacy Solutions, a provincewide organization that receives its funding from the Ministry of Education. The Literacy Now executive has already met and drafted a response to the funding cuts expressing their concern that the complete loss of funding means the loss of the outreach co-ordinator position, ending the co-ordination of literacy

initiatives in the South Okanagan-Similkameen. “The message I get is that this function is too large for any one group to take on,” said Joan Chambers, the outreach co-ordinator. She describes her position as the link between the members of the task group, which represents service agencies across the South Okanagan and Similkameen, who meet regularly to share information about literacy programming, identify gaps and work on enhancing and promoting literacy services. The reason for the wholesale cuts, according to Decoda, is a lack of funding from the province. According to a letter received from Brenda Le Clair, CEO of Decoda, funding for the coordination of community literacy task groups was $2.5 million province-wide for the first three years, but last year, the Ministry of Education cut funding to $1 million.

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Decoda added $1.5 million from its reserves to address the shortfall last year, but are unable to do so this year. Not all community literacy groups are seeing their funding cut, however. Nearly 50 other groups will receive full or partial funding. “Some of the groups, like in the Lower Mainland, have made connections with industry and they (Decoda) see that as probably being sustainable,” said Chambers. According to a notice posted on the Decoda website, groups were chosen to receive funding based on whether they had developed other funding partnerships, such as with local industry, community foundations or trusts. “The very difficult decision about which communities to fund out of $1 million is based solely on actual and impending industry/business and regional trust support for literacy programs

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through community literacy task groups that we believe will continue and can be built upon to diversify funding across the province.” “It does seem that the communities that need it the most are not receiving the funding,” said Chambers. “The work has been tremendous, the plan has been carefully thought out based on our needs, and we have worked tirelessly at implementing many of the goals in the plan and have moved forward with creating literacy awareness and special literacy programming.” The Literacy Now executive shares Chambers’ concerns and are asking for more of an explanation as to how Decoda decided what communities to cut funding for, and why the decision was not made collaboratively. They also note that the groups that continue to receive funding are the task groups that rely the least on the funding from Decoda to continue.

New transit route faces opposition Joe Fries

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B.C. Transit has agreed to help create a new route between Okanagan Falls and Penticton, but the area’s local government representative said he won’t support the plan as written. The new service, which could begin as early as next year, would swing through the downtown area of Okanagan Falls, then run along the east side of Skaha Lake to Penticton. That plan is laid out in a B.C. Transit memorandum of understanding that will be presented Thursday to a committee of the board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. However, Tom Siddon, the RDOS director for the area, said while the idea of connecting Okanagan Falls and Penticton is a good one, he can’t support a new service that excludes residents on the west side of Skaha Lake. “It’s only a half-baked solution to a challenge to get more people using transit,” he said. Siddon suggested a better idea would be a new loop all the way around Skaha Lake to also provide easier access to transit service for residents of Kaleden, St. Andrews and Twin Lakes. Mark Woods, community services manager for the RDOS, said the proposed new route is based on a recommendation from a consultant who studied regional transit options in 2011. The consultant’s report pointed out that residents on the west side of Skaha Lake do have access to limited service provided by Osoyoos Transit, Woods said, and also identified a “stronger need” for transit on the east side. He added that B.C. Transit has the ultimate say. “The key thing here you’ve got to remember is within the provincial system, if you want to have a B.C. Transit-funded (route), they need to endorse that,” Woods said. “So what they chose to endorse was the Eastside Road course, and that’s what we’re presenting” to the committee on Thursday. Siddon said he’ll ask committee members to either refer the matter back to staff for further study or put off a decision until a more comprehensive regional transit plan is finished. That work, approved by the RDOS board in December, is expected to be completed by late 2013. B.C. Transit did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. According to an RDOS staff report attached to the B.C. Transit service offer, the process to implement the new Okanagan Falls-Penticton route would take eight to 10 months to complete. B.C. Transit estimates the service would cost RDOS Area D residents $67,500 annually, before revenue is deducted, and would operate with a single, small bus like the one used on the Naramata-Penticton route.

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Cougar destroyed after close encounter Kristi Patton Western News Staff

A conservation officer had to kill a cougar that had taken to a Summerland resident’s deck to watch over a domestic herd of goats. “Humans share the Okanagan Valley with all manner of wildlife including predators. Cougars are masters of stealth and are rarely seen by humans,” said conservation officer Bob Hamilton. “Unfortunately, this cougar crossed some behavioural boundaries and had to be dealt with. It was definitely a problem cougar.” Hamilton responded to the wildlife call on Friday on Simpson Road in Summerland. Homeowner Don Gemmell said he was surprised when he looked out his bedroom window to see the cougar casually sitting right below. “I have never seen a cougar here in 25 years, but the conservation officer called them ghost cats and I think that is a good explanation. With the colour of the cat and the way they are in general, there is probably more of them around here than we figure. It is just that they blend in so well.” It was about 8 a.m. Friday when Gemmell heard the coyotes howl-

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A CougAr that got comfortable on a Summerland resident’s deck had to be killed by a conservation officer after it ‘crossed behavioural boundaries.’

ing, which he found strange because they are nocturnal, and the neighbour’s German shepherd Caesar barking incessantly at the house. Gemmell said he peaked out

one side of his blinds and didn’t see anything, so glanced out the other side. “Whoa there is a cat virtually right at my feet. It is just sitting

there like a tabby cat, very comfortable and looking right down at the Caesar,” said Gemmell, who called his neighbour to tell them to take in the dog, fearing the cougar might

attack it. The conservation officer said an examination revealed the adult cougar had been feeding on domestic dogs and cats. “It was an equivalent of a perch right up on the deck. I think Caeser is the hero of the story. He was trying to tell somebody that the cat was there and he was doing his job,” said Gemmell. The cougar wasn’t dissuaded by the dog’s presence and didn’t move when the residents tried to shoo it away. Eventually it took off running down the hill, past the goats and slammed into a deer fence. It continued running along the eightfoot-high fence before disappearing near Simpson Road. An hour after the cougar ran off, conservation officer Hamilton arrived. He said he did not expect to find the cougar still on the property because “they are usually nocturnal and very secretive.” After seeing the photos of the cougar lying on the deck, Hamilton said the cat was demonstrating a dangerous character trait of a lack of fear of humans. Hamilton followed the tracks and located the cougar when it sprang from behind a small bush only a few feet away. He then dispatched the cat with his rifle.

Council gives green light to school safety initiative Steve Kidd Western News Staff

It appears Parkway Elementary is getting some help from the City of Penticton with purchasing a speed reader board after all. This week, council reversed a decision made at their Feb. 18 meeting, when the request for assistance from the Parkway Parent Advisory Committee was defeated in a tie vote. Tied in with the Parkway motion was a parallel request from the transportation committee that city council advocate with provincial bodies for a return of photo radar in school zones. Garry Litke, who was absent from the Feb. 18 meeting, asked that council reopen debate on the motion. It was a request that was supported by the rest of council, with the exception of Mayor Dan Ashton. “I am not sure that the issues were separated enough so that some clear direction could be taken,” said Litke. The whole issue started a couple of years

ago, he said, when a young crossing guard at Parkway had her feet run over by a passing motorist. Since that time, the school and the PAC have tried a variety of methods to slow traffic around the school, including lifelike cutouts and pylons, but feel a speed reader board will be the most effective. They have already raised $3,800 of the estimated $8,000 cost. “Strange as it may sound, some of those little paper cutouts of children crossing the street get run over by vehicles,” said Litke, who noted that the city has asked the local RCMP detachment to step up enforcement in school zones in the past and should continue to do so, especially as a new inspector takes over. “We need to remind our local police that this council considers that enforcement of speed around school zones to be of a high priority,” said Litke, as he moved that council support cost-sharing with Parkway PAC on the purchase of a speed reader board, separating it from the photo radar motion. “Here is an offer from a local parents’ organi-

zation … an offer to pay for another half of another one, asking the city to contribute its share,” said Litke. The city already owns three of the speed boards, which are moved around at six-month intervals. According to director of operations Mitch Moroziuk, none of the three boards have ever been placed at Parkway Elementary. Coun. Wes Hopkin argued that the city was bound to support the Parkway PAC, after having decided to provide assistance to the Apex Ski Club for one of their events. “I think we need to be careful here because we have already decided we were supporting $2,000 for a sports event that we decided to bail out,” said Hopkin. “If we are willing to fund that, we should be willing to fund this exercise, which is just as, if not more, important.” The vote to support Parkway PAC’s purchase of a speed reader board passed unanimously, but not without some concern that School District 67 wasn’t covering a portion of the costs as well. The school board has been dealing with signifi-

cant budget shortfalls for five years, and said there is just no money available. “I am going to express my dismay that this isn’t tripartite. We are stepping forward and it would be a lot easier to swallow if the school board would come forward and the three of us would do it. That would show the citizens of Penticton that we all have a concern,” said Ashton. “Money is tight absolutely everywhere. It’s my consideration that it is just as tight here at the City of Penticton as it is at the school district.” The motion to advocate at a provincial level for the return of photo radar in school zones also passed, but by a one-vote margin, with Ashton, along with Couns. Judy Sentes and Helena Konanz, voting against. Konanz was continuing to advocate for speed bumps in school zones, but Ashton was advocating for more enforcement. “I think that an RCMP officer makes a lot more difference than a ticket in the mail four or five weeks later does,” said Ashton. “I am vehemently opposed to photo radar. I think it becomes a cash grab on behalf of any government level.”

Penticton beaches soon to be off limits to smokers Steve Kidd Western News Staff

By summertime, smokers in Penticton are likely to find available space to indulge their habit shrinking again. This week, Penticton city council gave first reading to a bylaw amendment that will add beaches to the list of places where cigarette smoking is banned. Coun. John Vassilaki was the first to raise the simple question of how the City of Penticton, with only a few bylaw officers, is going to be able to police smoking on the beach, “It’s going to be an impossibility,” said Vassilaki. “Are we going to have people on the beach fighting because someone wants to smoke and the guy beside him is screaming at him?” Besides bylaw enforcement, said Mitch Moroziuk, director

of operations, RCMP would also be enforcing the ban, whether responding to complaints, on regular patrols or on one of their periodic drives to curb a particular issue. But Moroziuk said the plan is also to rely on a strong element of self-policing: beach goers telling their neighbours to stop smoking. “They have found that does reduce it. I am not saying you are going to completely eliminate conflict, you may indeed get that, but other places have found there is an element of self–policing in the bylaws,” said Moroziuk. Coun. Helena Konanz agreed with the concept, drawing the comparison of drinking on beaches, common in Europe, but non-existent in Canada. “Pretty much people follow the law. I think they just have to get used to it,” said Konanz, who wondered why parks were also not being placed under a smoking ban. “We might as well

bite the bullet and do the entire park system.” Coun. Wes Hopkin, the youngest member of council and a non-smoker, was the only councillor to oppose the smoking ban. “Smoking is filthy but it is not illegal, “ he said. He supports the ban for enclosed spaces like restaurants, but feels it is unnecessary on the beaches, where people can easily move away from smokers. “If you want to destroy your body, you have the right to do that.” Litke, on the other hand, argued that the point of such a ban is to create a disincentive for smokers and encourage them to change their lifestyle. “Their rights become our responsibility,” said Litke. “We end up paying for their health problems.” First reading of the amendment passed with a 6-1 vote.

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JulIus BlooMfIeld and wife Toni look over the guest book at the Naramata Heritage Inn and spa Tuesday. The Naramata couple has purchased the business operations of the century-old hotel which is scheduled to re-open for the season as usual in mid April.

Bloomfield buys Naramata Inn Steve Kidd

Julius Bloomfield has given up on his plans to run for mayor, should Dan Ashton win the upcoming provincial race. It’s not, however, because he feels he couldn’t win. Bloomfield and his wife Toni are the new owners of the Naramata Heritage Inn & Spa. “We’ve looked at it for a long time. We are a big fan of the hotel. We love that heritage aspect of it and it being the focal point of the village,” said Bloomfield. “When the opportunity to take it over came up, we just couldn’t resist. We thought long and hard about it.” Bloomfield, a realtor and former vice-president of the B.C. Green Party, was gearing up for a run at municipal politics this year, but decided, along with Toni, that he couldn’t pass off this opportunity for a possible mayoral run. “Dan (Mayor Ashton) has to win the provincial race, and who knows what may happen there. That’s not a foregone conclusion,” said Bloom-

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field. “I just couldn’t put this opportunity off based on what may happen in another scenario outside of my control.” This isn’t Bloomfield’s first experience in the hospitality industry. When he came to Naramata, he purchased the Camp Creek Station pub and ran that for three years. “We are hoping we can emulate that success with the hotel,” said Bloomfield, who also has extensive experience in Britain in the hospitality industry, including with heritage buildings like the Naramata Inn, which was built in 1908. “I bought a pub in Britain once that was 300 years old. The timbers in the pub came out of the Royal Navy when it was upgraded during the Tudors’ time,” said Bloomfield, adding that a title search on that pub went as far back as 1640. “Old buildings do not worry me at all,” said Bloomfield. The Hotel Naramata, built in 1908 by Naramata founder J.M. Robinson, underwent a complete rebuild in the late’90s under the direction of owners Norm and Janette Davies. “They did a fantastic job of ren-

ovating this building. It’s in tip top condition for a heritage building,” said Bloomfield, who explained that while he and his wife purchased the business, the Davies are retaining their ownership of the land and building. “They love the building as much as anybody else and probably more than most because of the restoration job they did on it,” Bloomfield said. “There are very few buildings like this in the Interior in this condition.” The Bloomfields plan to make some changes to the operation, including making it more accessible to local customers. “There is a dining room here, we are going to open that as a restaurant where families can dine,” said Bloomfield, who also has plans for the Cobblestone Wine Bar. “Toni has some pretty extensive experience and contacts in the wine industry here. We are going to use those contacts to help build on the existing base of the restaurant downstairs, the Cobblestone Wine Bar.” The Bloomfields are currently assessing the operation, and will be opening in mid-April, as usual.

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A Penticton businessman has been found to have engaged in illegal insider trading, ruled the Alberta Securities Commission. The panel found Randy Kowalchuk, who is the former president of the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce and past-president of B.C. Liberal Penticton Riding Association, traded in shares of Eveready Inc. in April of 2009. The ASC ruling said there was “reasonable inference” that his broker who is also his brother, Richard Kowalchuk, tipped him of the non-public proposed acquisition of Eveready by Clean Harbors for $176 million. In the 159-page decision, it was found Bert Holtby, a member of Eveready’s board of directors, illegally told his broker Richard Kowalchuk of the impending takeover before it became public knowledge, which is in contravention of the act. Holtby denies telling him that he thought the share price would increase and he should purchase shares before a proposed acquisition was publicly announced. Randy Kowalchuk denied all of the allegations of

having non-public knowledge and said he had in the years prior purchased Eveready shares and saw that they were deeply discounted in April of 2009. He admitted he had concerns about the company’s line of credit but when a resolution was reported in a press release, he believed it was time to buy again and did so. On the date of the acquisition becoming public knowledge, shares went from $3.47 to closing at $10.40. Richard Kowalchuk admitted in his settlement agreement to informing clients of the non-public proposed acquisition with a view to benefit them financially. “We think it equally, if not more, likely that Richard Kowalchuk’s admitted informing of his brother would have been done with the same objective,” said the ASC decision. Other clients of Richard Kowalchuk also implicated to be tipped off include Neil Tanner, a businessman from Banff who is friends with Randy Kowalchuk and owns a summer home in Penticton. Kenneth Burdeyney, Eric Jaschke, Gayle Walton, Ken Landsiedel, Dale Holtby and John Shepert were also named in the ruling. The ASC is expected to return with a ruling on sanctions or fines later this year. For more on this visit www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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Penticton man guilty of attack Kristi Patton Western News Staff

A jury has found Steven Cameron guilty on two counts of aggravated assault for stabbing two Penticton men. After deliberating since about noon on Friday, the jury reached a guilty verdict on both counts just before 9 p.m. that evening. The 21-year-old was taken into custody after his bail was revoked following the Supreme Court decision at the Penticton courthouse. “Everyone was tearful, his whole family was there and I don’t think there was many dry eyes,” said defence council Don Skogstad. It was during a Halloween party at a residence in the 500 block of Edmonton Avenue on Oct. 30, 2010 that Cameron got into a verbal argument with a close friend, Derek Robertson, that escalated to punches. A third man, Cody McNeil, jumped between the two to

stop his friends from fighting. In the few seconds between the fight starting and being broken up, both McNeil and Robertson had been stabbed. Robertson got the brunt of the attack, suffering five stab wounds, while McNeil was stabbed twice. Both men were have since recovered from their injuries. Skogstad said they are unlikely to appeal the decision. “It is not possible for house arrest for this kind of charge and with his bail being revoked we anticipate jail. The Crown had mentioned federal time is possible earlier today,” said Skogstad. Both Cameron and Robertson had consumed alcohol at the party. McNeil testified he had not been drinking that day but all three had been doing cocaine. Cameron said he had acted in self defence and that Robertson was choking him to the point he couldn’t breathe. The jury heard that Cameron had a history of be-

ing picked on and he testified that he had been scared when Robertson was choking him. McNeil did not mention anything in his testimony about seeing Cameron being choked but said there had been some sort of argument and both men exchanged punches. He said Robertson had told Cameron to leave his house on at least two occasions but he did not comply. Crown counsel John Swanson said in his closing arguments on Thursday that it was not believable that Robertson was a threat to Cameron. Swanson also argued Cameron’s timeline of the events does not fit as he would have had to have been choked out long enough that he would have feared for his life, pulled the spring-loaded knife out of his pocket, flung it open and stabbed the two men within a matter of seconds. A pre-sentence report has been requested before sentencing is to take place on April 29.

Workshop takes aim at discrimination Richard Rolke Black Press

Intolerance continues to generate pain in the community. South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services will host a Respect Network diversity workshop on Thursday. “We are working to promote respect for all and address discrimination issues,” said Annette Sharkey, one of the organizers. “We know there is racism and discrimination in the community.” The workshop — which is free and includes a lunch — is primarily directed towards non-profit societies, government agencies and businesses. “A participant could be someone working on the frontline or a human resources officer,” said Sharkey. The facilitator will be Jim Sands and he will ex-

plore the multiple dimensions of inclusion, the continuum of partnership and strategies for addressing current community issues. The Respect Network is funded by the provincial government and it includes community groups in the Thompson-Okanagan trying to ensure all residents are welcomed, valued and respected. The Penticton workshop will be held at the En’owkin Centre on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Organizations wishing to register for the workshop can email coyotefoxconsulting@gmail.com. For more information on the Respect Network, go to www.respectnetwork.ca. Sharkey admits that racism is an uncomfortable issue but she hopes the workshop will be well attended. “It’s all about opening our eyes to other cultures. The workshop is very positive so people can learn,” she said.

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Loss of literacy funds hurts most vulnerable

years-long campaign to raise literacy levels in B.C. suffered a serious setback last week, when 55 communities saw their literacy funding reduced to zero. As B.C. was coming onto the world stage and preparing for the 2010 Olympics, then-premier Gordon Campbell made the promise that B.C. was going to have the highest literacy level in the world by 2014. The statistics for literacy levels were staggering: more than two-thirds of the B.C. population functioning at either low literacy levels or none at all. The reasons are varied: some did not complete high school, some are immigrants for whom English is a second language, others have visual difﬁculties, while others have other physical, mental, or psychological conditions. Adults with low literacy levels are more likely to be homeless or unemployed, or hold very lowpaying jobs. Not only has the province seemingly given up on the laudable goal of ﬁxing the problem, but Decoda Literacy Solutions, which handles the funding, chose to direct their remaining funding not to the communities that need it the most, but those that have secured other sources of funding through community trusts or local industry. Literacy Now South Okanagan-Similkameen has been working on the problem since 2007. But with their funding eliminated, they will no longer be able to take on the huge job of co-ordinating and facilitating a task group to handle the job of raising literacy levels over such a large area. Both the provincial government and Decoda should be ashamed. PENTICTON WESTERN By cutting this funding, the province has failed some of the most vulnerable members of society. And Decoda, instead of working collaboratively with the literacy groups to make a more equitable distribution of funds, chose to put the cart before the horse; also leaving the most vulnerable of the groups they were supposed to support hanging out to dry.

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Joe Oliver on oil, gas and coal Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver attended last week’s international conference in Vancouver on liqueﬁed natural gas development. I spoke with him about Canada’s energy exports and emissions. Here are excerpts from that discussion: TF: President Barack Obama’s recent state of the union address seemed to hint at approval for the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to U.S. reﬁneries, with perhaps some measure to go along with it like a carbon cap and trade market. Your government has backed North American cap and trade before. Would you do it again? JO: No, we’re not thinking about that at all. The U.S. Congress is opposed to that concept from what I understand. TF: Your party ran ads targeting NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and equating cap and trade with a carbon tax. They’re not the same, are they? JO: The end result is that taxes increase because of how we handle carbon. It hasn’t been successful in Europe at all. Anyway, it’s not part of our thinking. We are making sig-

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B.C. Views nificant progress on greenhouse gas emissions. Our recent regulations regarding heavy-duty vehicles, the previous rules regarding cars and light trucks, which are identical to the U.S., are going to be helpful. And also the rules relating to coal-fired electricity. It’s our objective to see all those coal plants closed, and in that regard we’re certainly ahead of the U.S. Coal is contributing 40 times the greenhouse gas emissions of the oil sands. And actually the oil sands are less than half the emissions from coalfired electricity in the state of Illinois.

We’re moving with the U.S. on the over-arching objective of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 to 2020, but we’re also doing other things that the U.S. hasn’t yet decided to do. We’ve been approaching the reduction of emissions on a sectoral basis, and the next area of focus will be regulations in the oil and gas sector. TF: You’re comfortable with the idea that exporting LNG that replaces coal is an appropriate step at this time, one that’s doable as opposed to these Kyoto-type gestures? JO: It is doable. And on a global basis, this would be a very significant development. If China, for example, could significantly move from coal to gas, that would have a huge impact. Canada’s small. We’re about two per cent of global emissions. We have to do our part, that’s the responsible thing to do, but it’s the big emitters that are going to make the difference to global emissions. TF: International Energy Agency talks about self-suffi-

ciency in the U.S., oil and gas, by 2035. What does that mean for the Canadian economy? JO: Firstly, I don’t think they’re going to be self-sufficient in oil. North America will be self-sufficient in gas and oil. What it means is, for gas we’re going to have to find new markets, and for oil we’re going to have to find markets to sustain the growth in supply. The United States will still be a big buyer of Canadian oil. We’re shipping about two and a half million barrels a day, of which a million comes from the oil sands. Right now we’re losing about $50 million a day because of the crude oil bottleneck in the U.S. midwest, compared to international prices. We absolutely must find new markets, which is why our government in principle is supporting the transport of oil and gas to the west, to the east, continuing to the south and possibly even the north. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca.

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Efforts breathe new life into historic broadcast

On Feb. 19 at the Penticton Museum’s weekly Brown Bag lecture series, Craig Henderson (a member of the Peach City Community Radio Society) and I copresented a talk about a little-known aspect of one of radio’s roles during the Second World War. Short wave/ham radio operators were organized into groups that listened to broadcasts from Radio Tokyo and Radio Berlin. Any message/information heard about Allied troops, especially those as prisoners of war, was forwarded to the families of POWs in Canada and

the U.S.A. so they would know something of their relatives’ situation. I am in possession of several recordings sent to my mother during 1943/44 and at least two of them had messages recorded by my father as a POW in Japan. I had not listened to these recordings for decades, and considering their age and condition I wondered if any thing could be retrieved from them. Fortunately, Peach City Radio agreed to take on the task and found someone locally who was able to perform ‘magic’ and I now have

Other areas overlooked

Before the city goes about financing the removal then replacement of the existing sidewalks along Martin Street perhaps they should look at installing sidewalks on streets that currently have none. As a business operator on Riverside Drive, I feel that the city is neglecting and even perhaps setting themselves up for a potential legal action for the lack of any sidewalks along Burnaby Avenue and Riverside Drive. This area has heavy foot and vehicle traffic from nearby businesses and residents and offers nowhere but the road for foot traffic to travel. This problem gets magnified during our summer tourist season as this area is the launch area to float the channel, and with no real parking in the area (that’s a discussion left for another time), it is amazing that there has been no serious incidents. If the property owners along the 200 block of Martin wish to have their sidewalks torn up and replaced with gold bricks at their expense by all means allow them that opportunity, but in fairness how about giving all of us any sort of sidewalk for ours and our guests’ safety. Ken Lauzon Penticton

School zone hazard

I have read with interest your publication with the heading ‘Danger Zone’ on the front page of your Western News on Feb. 22 with regard to concern of children’s safety in school zone. I have the same concern after our car was hit by another car in a school zone in Okanagan Falls during the school hours a little while ago. There was ample evidence that the other car was driven a lot faster than the posted speed limit (30 km/h). As a result of the impact our car was completely destroyed. The police did not charge the other driver nor did ICBC. The police and ICBC completely cast a blind eye to the fact the incident happened in the school zone. I am very pleased and I am sure the other parents and grandparents must feel the same and we are all hoping authorities should take note and act to

a CD with the messages that are on the old recordings. After several months of working together, Craig and I have made an hour-long broadcast which is now posted on the Peach City site. I would like to publicly thank Craig, Dave Del Rizzo, Cameron Baughen and all the members of the Peach City Radio Society for helping see this project through to completion; Mickey Clark for performing his ‘magic’; the Penticton Museum staff and ‘Friends of the Museum’ for their encouragement; family and

make sure the children’s safety must have the highest priority. Souren Mukherjee Okanagan Falls

Harper hurting Canada

Our prime minister has got to go. We are going to be losing democracy as we know it today. China wants to take over our oilrich natural resources and our companies. So if they take our oil, what will be left? Then they will want to send their workers to take the jobs from the Canadians here in our country, then they were talking about our telecommunications which will undermine our national security. It seems that nothing good has ever come out of a Conservative government. Our so-called prime minister would rather sell us to the foreigners than fight for Canadians. We can’t lose our rights and freedoms that our forefathers fought for and died for. The Conservatives and Mr. Harper have got to go, he is not good for Canadians or Canada.

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The Osoyoos Rotary Club makes donations to a variety of charities in the South Okanagan, along with $1,000 donation for the SOS Medical Foundation for the Have a Heart Radiothon. “Every Saturday from 10:00am to 3:00pm at Market Place IGA, Penticton, there is a Bottle Drive fundraiser to support local charities including the Penticton Regional Hospital. The funds raised go towards the Have a Heart Radiothon. Our thanks to Pat Wand for all of her hard work and commitment to raising funds for pediatrics.”

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Seven local elementary schools showed improvement last year, according to new ratings released this week by the Fraser Institute. Uplands, Kaleden and Trout Creek Elementary Schools ended up in a three-way tie atop the local ratings with identical scores of 7.7 out of 10, which translated into a ranking of 141st out of 853 B.C. schools on the list. The ratings are based on the results of standardized Foundational Skills Assessment tests written during the 2011-12 school year by students in Grades 4 and 7. The tests evaluate their reading, writing and math abilities. But both the head of the local teachers’ union and a top school district administrator said Tuesday they hadn’t looked at the rankings. “They just don’t mean anything to me anymore,” said Don MacIntyre, director of instruction for Okanagan Skaha School District. “We’re very interested in our own results; we’re just not interested in comparison of our results to anyone else. It just doesn’t

have any meaning to me.” MacIntyre said pure test results don’t allow for fair schoolversus-school comparisons since there are myriad other factors that aren’t considered. “We don’t compare schoolto-school, because that would be like saying the Queen’s Park catchment area is the same as the Wiltse catchment area, and it’s just not,” he said. “Socioeconomically, they’re completely different, so the demographic is different, which means you’re going to have different kinds of learners in each of those settings.”

Local women recognized at awards gala Western News Staff

Women from across the South Okanagan were recognized for their passion and dedication to the community at SOWINS’ eighth annual Women Front and Centre Gala held on Saturday. The Arts, Culture and Design winner was Thea Haubrich. Haubrich has created a large network of people interested in Encaustic art by organizing workshops and demos, exhibitions, writing newsletters, blogging and more. The artist battled breast cancer in 2011 and suffered a stroke in the summer of 2012. Deborah O’Mara won the Community Build-

ing award. Hard-working, highly intelligent, extremely humble and down to earth were some of the words on Saturday used to describe her. O’Mara has raised significant money for charity, seeking positive change in the community through organizations such as the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan. The Education, Training and Development award went to Traci Fladager, who is a program co-ordinator with the Dragonfly Pond Family Society, a non-profit society that provides programs and services for children with disabilities and complex care needs. Fladager creates an in-

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“We’re not saying to eliminate the whole FSA to begin with, but do random samplings for a provincewide result, not school rankings.” In a press release accompanying release of the results, the Fraser Institute’s Peter Cowley noted that three of the top 10 fastestimproving schools in B.C. are in Cranbrook. “What are Cranbrook teachers doing that results in such significant improvement? The results they have achieved should be a beacon for educators across the province,” Cowley stated. “This shows the value of the FSAs. Without standardized testing, we wouldn’t know about success stories like Cranbrook.” The FSA results are not in the form of regular grades, but rather state simply whether each individual student is below, at, or above expectations for his or her grade in each of the subject areas. Among local schools, Kaleden was rated best in that area as just 8.9 per cent of students were below expectations; Giant’s Head was at the opposite end of the spectrum as 25.6 per cent of its students produced test results considered below expectations.

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The lineup of performers for Penticton’s Peach Festival is always outstanding, but when the annual event begins on Aug. 7 this year, the entertainment is going to be reaching some new heights. Kicking off this year’s edition of the festival will be the RCAF Snowbirds Demonstration Team, returning to Penticton after a three-year absence. The Snowbirds, sponsored by Peters Bros. Paving, will perform over Okanagan Lake on opening night. “We are thrilled to announce the return of the Snowbirds to the South Okanagan,” said committee chair Fred Trainor. “Our committee has been working on this for some time now, and thanks to the generous support of Peters Brothers Construction, the Snowbirds will fly again in the summer of 2013.” The last time the Snowbirds were in town was 2009, when they performed a short show at the event for the second year in a row. At that time, Trainor said the Snowbirds enjoyed their 2008 visit to Penticton so much

the SNOWBirdS perfOrm at the opening of the 2009 peach festival. the armed forces demonstration team will be back again this summer with a scheduled Aug. 7 show.

they asked Peachfest organizers to invite them back. The 2009 visit ended up being a brief flyby

when smoke from forest fires filled the valley, preventing them from doing a full performance.

Sal D’Angelo has a history of trying new things at his estate winery. The owner of D’Angelo Estate Winery on the Naramata Bench said that not only did he make the first ice wine based on Spanish Tempranillo red grapes, he’s now almost ready to release his first B.C. vintage of a fortified wine using an ice wine as its base. “It is different, that’s the whole idea. When I made the Tempranillo ice wine, I realized I have a unique product here,” said D’Angelo. “I am trying to replicate that uniqueness, trying to get known for having something different. And of course it has got to be good.” D’Angelo said he has to be careful about what he calls the product. While it is based on a combination of ice wine and brandy, both made from his own grapes, the VQA only allows 100 per cent ice wines to use that title. Instead, he has named his two wines Dolce Vita Bianco and Dolce Vita Rosso; Sweet Life White and Red. “It’s ice wine and brandy,” said D’Angelo, who uses Tempranillo grapes for the red and Viognier for the white. The brandy was also made with his own grapes, distilled by Jorg Engel of Maple Leaf Spirits. D’Angelo likens the process to that used to make port, where brandy is added to red wine halfway through the fermenting process. The high alcohol content of the brandy kills the yeast and stops the fermentation early, resulting in a wine that is both sweeter and stronger, normally containing about 20 per cent alcohol. “I took it a step further,” said D’Angelo. Instead of making pure ice wine with the juice squeezed from grapes gathered on the vine on a freezing morning, he took the sweet juice, put it through his own proprietary procedure to make his Dolce Vita wines. It’s not the first time he has made this type of wine. While he has been on the Bench since 2001, he was in the business for two decades before that in Ontario. There, he used Vidal grapes as the base. “We got a double gold. It was the only double gold in the fortified wine category in the country,” said D’Angelo. That original fortified wine couldn’t be shipped to B.C., at least not until recently, when the old law prohibiting shipping wine and spirits between provinces was changed. “I am trying to make something different. Everybody is trying to differentiate themselves from everybody else,” said D’Angelo. “It was a huge hit in Ontario. We poured it at wine shows and people were lined up 10 deep to get a taste of this new product.” D’Angelo describes the taste of Dolce Vita as not being as sweet as an ice wine, which typically has a high sugar rating with an alcohol level of about 10 per cent. “My final blend reverses that, so the sugar is a

is completely different. I’ve done numerous focus groups with friends and family. Everybody loves it.” While D’Angelo is hoping to be able to release the wine for May 1, he said it might be as much as a month later, but it definitely will be available for the summer season. He is expecting to have 9,000 bottles of the red Dolce Vita and 4,500 of the white, both of which will be available in the wine shop at D’Angelo Estate Winery on Lochore Road in Penticton.

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Fitness Friends meets at 10 a.m. in the Legion Hall at 502 Martin St. Come, get in shape. Everyone is welcome. royal canadian legion branch 40 has crib at 7 p.m. PeacH city toastmasters meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church, Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250492-2362 for info. F alls o Kanagan seniors’ Activity Centre has computer classes at

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soutH main droP-in Center at 2965 South Main St., has an evening of social dancing, music by Cathy K at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person. All welcome. 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

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Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272. alcoHolics anonymous Has a group meet in Naramata at 8 p.m. at 3740 3rd St. in Community Church hall. In Summerland, the step study meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Friends Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. at Oasis United Church. royal canadian legion branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday at 11:30 a.m. There will be prairie night — pasta dinner at 5:30 p.m. elKs cluB on Ellis Street has drop-in darts/pool at 6:30 p.m. and poker 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 at 250-492-7036. anavets has volunteer appreciation night at 6 p.m., pool and daraoke from 8 to 11 p.m. soaP Players Present the comedy Love, Loss and What I Wore 8 and 9 at the Osoyoos Minitheatre (OSS). Adults $18. Seniors (65-plus) and Students $15 at Sundance Video (Oliver), Your Dollar Store with More (Osoyoos), Dragon’s Den (Penticton) or The Sweet Tooth (Summerland). HaBitat For Humanity is having a garage sale on March 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items can be dropped off at Penticton Self-Storage March 8 and 9 between 3 and 6 p.m. If these times don’t work, phone 250-487-4888 ahead to make arrangements and donate items. Garage sale will be at Britco Industries at 1704 Government St.

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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 250492-7630 for info. Bingo every Wednesday in the Legion hall for the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m. Lunches are available. seniors’ recreation and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-490-0468 for more information. 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. iode tHriFt store on 464 Main St. has weekly specials and is open Monday to Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. summerland art cluB meets every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library’s lower floor on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. For info call Barb at 250-4943002. Foster care inFo sessions every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250-770-7524 or visit www.fosterbc.ca or www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/foster. Penticton Quilters meet on the second Wednesday (March. 13) of the month at the Salvation Army hall at 9 a.m. Check their website at www.pentictonquilt-

9 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and cribbage at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. al-anon For Friends and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272. Penticton seniors Dropin Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowl at 10 a.m., bingo, improver line dance and crafters meet at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. alcoHolics anonymous nigHt group meets at 8 p.m. on 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. Vineyard Church. Fraternal order of the Eagles have Joseph’s famous pizza from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by music trivia at 7 p.m. with Affordable Music. All members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. anavets has pool at 7 p.m. and 269 Dart Club at 7 p.m. elKs cluB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. All skill levels welcome. tHe ladies auxiliary to branch 40 Lunch Bunch will meet at the Bears Den Restaurant, at 950 W Westminster Ave. at 11:30 a.m.

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students will use this as preparation before their music exams or as a goal to work towards. “They also get to perform in front of an adjudicator that comes in, so not their regular teacher, and they have to play at a standard that is very high,” said Jan Webb, captain of the piano discipline. “Learning to be that kind of performer is exciting for these kids.” It is just one of the reasons why 10-year-old Cole Piche enjoys competing at the festival. “It is fun and I am really good at it,” he said. “I get to see how I am doing year-to-year.”

Piche has been playing the piano for about six years and will be performing with his sister Kate Piche in the pianoforte duet, but his favourite is the early keyboard category. “Piano is just a fun instrument. I like the sound of it. I like early keyboard because those are the styles of music that I like,” said Piche. For the first time ever, the festival is offering a new popular music discipline which includes rock, pop, country, jazz, blues, folk and original music which is scheduled to start on April 6. Those who move on from the

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After almost having to cancel the longstanding Kiwanis Music, Dance and Speech Arts Festival due to a lack of volunteers, it is back and stronger than ever. With a new board of directors in place the 87th annual festival starts today, running to April 27, and has an increase of 250 entries this year. “I have been stopped many times by people who noticed what was going on and expressed appreciation that we are able to continue,” said Kiwanis festival secretary Lorna Bull. “It is really wonderful that the festival is continuing on with more energy than ever.” Festival organizers had their backs against the wall in October walking into the annual general meeting with no leads on who could fill vital positions because of a series of untimely situations where key roles were left empty. A plea to the community was successful and the festival lives on. From March 6 to 13 contestants will be adjudicated on piano, classical voice and choral singing. Many of the

Penticton festival will compete in Chilliwack at the provincial level from May 26 to 30. The festival adjudicators for the first section of the festival (piano) is Ina Dkystra. The Alberta resident has over 30 years experience as an accompanist, performer, clinician, examiner, adjudicator and teacher. Dykstra holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Alberta, Graduate Degree courses in Art Song, Accompaniment, Chamber Music and Solo Performance, and holds a degree in Music Therapy from Capilano College. Adjudicators for the second half of the festival, which starts after spring break, include Marliss Weber, GayeLynn Kern, Andrea Gunnlaugson Furlan, Cathryn Croft, Sebastian Ostertag and Bob Gronowksi. The festival will wrap with the music and speech arts highlights and awards concert on April 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cleland Theatre and the dance highlights and awards concert on April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Cleland. Tickets are $8 for each performance and available at festival venues and at the door.

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Many of the challenges we thought we’d vanquished for women’s rights continue to resurface.

International Women’s Day is an important occasion to stop and think about women’s fight for gender equality, for better working conditions, and even for the right to vote and participate in political representation. This

special day is all the more important as past challenges, which we tend to believe were won and done with, continue to resurface in the political arena. Birth control, representation in decision making processes and in business management positions, and work and family life balance: so many obstacles are still relevant even after many decades of fighting for women’s rights. That makes March 8 an important date in the collective search for solutions that will improve women’s conditions around the world. In 1977 the United Nations adopted a resolution inviting all countries to celebrate the rights of women. It was at this moment that March 8 became International Women’s Day. Once again this year, communities around the world are organizing many activities around this theme. Non-profit organizations, women’s groups, unions, and community groups are planning walks, parties, and other events in which the public are invited to participate.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF GIRLS? Did you know that the UN has decreed October 11 as International Girls Day? The aim of this event is to put an end to inequality between the sexes and to promote the rights of girls around the world. Today, more than ever, is the time to unite our voices so that girls can be assured of their right to an education and safety from domestic violence and forced sex labour.

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Women are changing the face of politics International Women’s Day, held on March 8 every year, is an occasion to highlight the progress we’ve made in the fight for gender equality and the contribution to society made by women around the world. Among the advances in equity, women’s right to vote is, without doubt, one of the most important. Although women didn’t even have the right to vote in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century, they now represent an important part of the electorate, one that politicians no longer ignore. In fact, women voters have a major impact on the subjects debated during an electoral campaign as well as on the election results themselves. More and more women are also choosing careers in politics. Over the

last few years, many of them have been able to demonstrate that their leadership skills are equal, if not stronger, than their male colleagues. Think about Alison Redford, Christy Clark, Kathy Dunderdale, Elizabeth May, and Eva Aariak. These women have made a place for themselves by promoting their ideas for a better world, a scenario that would have been unthinkable even a century ago. Even though complete equality between the sexes has yet to be reached, important progress now allows women, at least in North America, to vote and to be able to make political choices that correspond to their values and convictions. This in itself is a major advance for women’s rights. On this International Women’s Day, take the time to think of those

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OWEN HAIGHT of Penticton attempts to knock the puck off the stick of Kamloops forward Evan Clark at centre ice during the Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association Atom Development Tier 2 and 3 tournament at McLaren Arena Sunday. Below, Penticton’s Ethan O’Rourke goes for a loose puck as Kamloops netminder Kimberley Davidson reaches out to grab it. Kamloops won 5-3.

Penticton team plays hard while battling flu vision and Revelstoke defeated the Kelowna peewee girls 3-2 in the Michie Division. There were three division titles up for grabs; Michie - Tier 3, Gold - Tier 2 (lower ranked six teams) and Platinum - Tier 2 (top eight ranked teams.)

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Neither Penticton atom development team went deep into their Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association playoff run. The Speedway Vees finished with a tie and three losses, while the Game Time Action Vees placed fourth. That didn’t diminish how both teams felt about the weekend in which their association held the 21-team tournament in collaboration with OMAHA. It was a tough go for the Speedway Vees. Coach Brad Heintz was impressed with his group of nine and 10 year olds, who midway through the tournament got hit with the flu bug. Twelve of 17 players became ill. “They fought hard, especially the last two games when it really hit us,” said Heintz. “The kids were quite resilient and their attitude was fantastic in terms of playing. We talked a lot about facing adversity even though they are only young kids. It was a good lesson learned in terms of fighting through challenges.” Heintz said he doesn’t put much emphasis on winning at this age. His focus is on the players having fun and developing. “I just wanted to end the season on a high note,” he said. “Have lots of fun with the kids.” There was no doubt to Heintz that they did have fun. “Actually when the kids were sick that was the comical part of the weekend,” said Heintz, who had a garbage can on the bench that was used.

“The kids were just playing really well against a lot of good teams. The thing people will remember about this season is just the playoffs this weekend, in terms of the cards being stacked against us.” Their counterparts, the Game Time Sports Vees lost to Kamloops 5-3. After finishing fourth overall in regular season play, the Game Time Sports Vees played through a tough round robin playoff schedule in the Platinum division and missed the semifinal round. “We were very pleased with our season overall, our standings and particularly the skill devel-

opment achieved by our group of both 2002 and 2003 players,” said coach Imre Togyi by email. “We were able to utilize our overall team speed and team first approach to our advantage and were consistently competitive in all our game play across the year.” Togyi added their season result is an excellent achievement reflecting the effort and commitment of our players. This is something they can take forward with them and build on as they continue their growth in the sport. Vernon team 1 defeated Vernon team 2 5-0 to win the Platinum Division. Merritt defeated Salmon Arm 6-5 in the gold di-

Atom recreation The Penticton atom Rockets continued to play well after a 16-0 season to win the league title and won the South Central Atom Rec playoffs going 6-0. During that stretch they had good tight games with both South Okanagan (Oliver) and second place league finisher Penticton Venom. In the first round, the Rockets easily defeated Westside by scores of 4-0 and 10-2. They faced South Okanagan in round 2 winning 7-1 and 8-2. “Both games were close, one-goal games at the end of the second period, at which time the Rockets fitness level and depth took control and dominated the final periods,” said coach Tony Orioli in an email. In the finals, the Rockets beat an improved Venom team. In Game 1, trailing 2-1 entering the third, the Rockets dug deep and scored five straight goals to win 6-2. Game 2 saw the Rockets win 6-1. Orioli praised the Venom team. “Hats off to a Venom team, coached by Rene Spence, who made great strides in skill development throughout the year to keep both games very close and gave the Rockets two of their toughest games played all year,” said Orioli. Next up is the OMAHA District Championships March 9 and 10 in Lumby.

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Alyssa Kroeker delivered the best results for Penticton wrestlers during the high school provincials in Duncan. Kroeker lost in the final to Smithers’ Alex Schell. It was a finish that left her stunned. “I guess I wasn’t mentally ready for the match,” said Alyssa, who represented Pen High but trains with her father Robert Kroeker in the Okanagan Similkameen Wrestling Club. “She (Schell) beat the girl who was supposed to win the provincials with a pin, so I think that scared everyone in our weight (47-kilogram) class. I walked into that match feeling like I was ready. I walked out and I was, OK, apparently I wasn’t.” Schell and Alyssa have a history together as she beat Schell during last year’s provincials, which took place in the South Okanagan Events Centre. Prior to that, Schell defeated her. “Overall I think I performed really well,” said Alyssa. “Up until the finals, no points were scored on me.” Robert said his daughter dominated until that final match. Next, Alyssa will represent B.C. at nationals held in Saskatoon in April and has been asked to try out for the Canada Games team. Also representing the OSWC were Josh Regier, Mason Poon, Justin Chahil and Leo Kruger. Kruger had to forfeit due to a shoulder injury. Chahil competed in the 66-kg weight group won two matches and lost two, the same results were achieved by Poon in the 60-kg class and Regier in the 110-kg group. Robert said they all wrestled well for their second year.

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“The B.C. provincials is a grade 8 to 12 tournament so many of the athletes have five years or more experience,” he said. From Pen High, Nico Carboni, Grade 12, and Aaron Ryan, Grade 11, placed 12th in the 74-kg and 70-kg weight groups, respectively. Carboni won one of his three matches while Ryan finished with the same result. Drew Boileau, in Grade 9, was 18th in the 63-kg boys. “Drew, being in his first year, he had strong competitors,” said coach Tony Ramsay. “He had a bye first round. In the second round, he tried to throw the individual and got caught pinned. I knew he would have a tough time.” Ramsay said with Carboni and Ryan being in weight groups of average men, there were a lot of strong competitors compared to their experience. Ramsay was pleased with the results. “Nico all year has put

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A 52-40 loss against the Kelowna Secondary School Owls resulted in the Pen High Lakers senior boys basketball team finishing fourth in the AAA Okanagan Valley championship. The Lakers began the tournament with a 66-63 win against the Mt. Boucherie Bears on Feb. 28. On March 1, the Lakers lost to the No. 1 ranked NorKam Saints 56-40. In the final, it was an all-Kamloops affair with the Saints taking on the South Kamloops Titans. The No. 2 ranked Titans prevailed 77-53. They advance to the provincial championship being hosted by Langley March 12 to 16. Laker Jordan Farmer was named to all-star team while teammate Kyle Gratton received an honourable mention.

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A pair of power-play goals cost the Okanagan Hockey Academy female prep team from winning the World Sport School Challenge. The goals by Daria O’Neill and Alex Serpico helped the Edge School win the championship 5-2 on Feb. 24. The teams met earlier in the tournament with OHA winning 4-3 in a shootout. “(Assistant coach) Gina (Kingsbury) and I both felt that five-on-five we actually carried most of the play,” said OHA coach Rebecca Russell. “Just got into some penalty trouble … and it was tough to come back from after that.” While the OHA didn’t achieve their early season goal of winning that tournament, Russell said her players understand the pressure that comes with a final game. In having a young team, Russell said she could see they possessed a nervous energy. “I think every time we go into a final like that, it’s a learning experience of how to handle the pressure of going into a championship game, the pressure of wanting to win it,” she said. “I thought it was great for all of our players.” OHA defenceman Sabrina Hosner said they were excited to beat Edge School for the first time and it gave them momentum.

“Playing Edge in the final was the best thing for us as they were our best competitors,” said Hosner. “I don’t think there was anything we could have changed.” Hosner said what the players gained from that was the belief they can compete with anyone. “That game we got closer as a team,” she said. Hannah Miller earned a spot on the tournament all-star team. Prior to playing in Winnipeg, the OHA team competed for the Challenge Cup in Washington, D.C. and missed out on semifinal action by one point. Russell said after a difficult start in which they tied the Boston Shamrocks 0-0, lost to Detroit’s Honeybaked 2-0 and Notre Dame from Saskatchewan 5-4, something lit a fire in her players. They defeated Michigan’s Little Caesars 6-2 and the St. Louis Blues 7-2 in their final game. “We just completely dominated two great teams,” she said. “That kind of led into us performing the way we did in Winnipeg.” Next up for the OHA female prep teams is a final league game against Notre Dame at the University of North Dakota and their Junior Women’s Hockey League playoffs. All 12 JWHL teams will convene in Grand Forks, North Dakota for the playoffs March 8 to 10. All games will be streamed live at no charge.

Staring at standings impacted Vees: Wade Murphy The Penticton Vees haven’t been very hungry as of late. It was evident in a 5-2 loss at home to the Merritt Centennials in front of 2,465 fans on Feb. 22. It was the same thing March 1 against the Trail Smoke Eaters, who are ﬁghting for their playoff lives, and defeated the Vees 3-2 in the South Okanagan Events. That performance resulted in captain Troy Stecher saying there were “too many passengers.” Stecher said the Smoke Eaters were the more desperate team.

AssisVi c t o r i a tant captain Grizzlies. Wade MurMurphy phy said he said they thinks they will be mowere just too tivated to concerned accomplish about the that. standings. If MurNow that phy is right, they have Emanuel Sequeira then there clinched the should be On the Sidelines Interior Divino reason to sion, Murphy worry about said they need to just play how the Vees will perform their game. Next on their in the playoffs. The right list is to defend the Ron drive, hunger, determinaBoileau Trophy as the best tion, whatever word you team in the BCHL. They want to use that it will take are currently tied with the for this group to go deep in

the playoffs will be there. Maybe Stecher will carry this team on his back as he made it clear he wants to win another national championship. The group can learn from him, Murphy, Cody DePourcq and Chad Katunar. Nic Renyard joined the Vees later in the playoffs last year. It sounds as though their hunger to win has reemerged from what Murphy said of their 5-4 victory over Trail in Cominco Arena March 2. Find full column in sports at www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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1 & 2bdrm 1353 Pent. Ave., updated, close to school & transit, $650-$750, Dennis at Realty Exec., 250-493-4372 1bdrm, 2nd floor, across from Skaha park, $650/mo., overlooking Oxbow, 250-497-8928

1bdrm Apt. in clean, quiet, ns bldg near Cherry Lane, adults 50+, bal., elev, 4appl., insuite storage, coin laundry,6mth lease then mth to mth, sorry np, $650+util., (250)492-4265 1BDRM Apt., totally reno’d, 3 new appl., A/C, in-suite storage, N/P, N/S, clean, quiet, secure, on bus route, near Walmart. Call 250-493-8500 1bdrm+ den, 575 Wade Ave. E, Lexington Pl., np, $750, 250-492-0413, 250-462-5854 1bdrm, large, gas/elec. incl., newly reno’d, DT at Orchard & Martin, $750, call Dennis at Realty Exec’s (250)493-4372 1bdrm unit, parking avail. great location, $700 heat/cable incl. n/s, cat ok w/deposit, 250-488-7902 2bdrm, 2ba condo w/secure ug parking, ns, np. $1000/mo. +util., Seeking good, long term people., Avail. March 1, 250490-8512.

2bdrm., 2 bath, 6 appl., insuite laundry, avail. now, U/G parking, N/S, N/P, $1000/mo. (250)328-9443 2bdrm, adult oriented, quiet, ns, no pets, 285 Edmonton Ave., $820, avail. April 1, call Dennis at Realty Executives, 250-488-5678 2nd floor, 1bdrm, avail. now. 40+ building, $750/mo., (250)487-1136 FURNISHED or un-furnished apt for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent ref’s & DD. No pets. Call 250-2951006 leave a message. NEWLY RENO’D 2 bdrm apt., Insuite W/D, parking, A/C, storage, located off Government & Penticton. NP/NS. Avail immediately. 250-4863539 or 1-888-669-9844.

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 Downtown offices, newly reno’d, 200sqft, $200/mo., 300sqft, $250/mo., 416sqft, $320/mo., + HST, call 778476-6026 PRIME Commercial Spaces: 2300sqft. in busy Plaza, ample parking, also 770sqft., in OK Market for food-related retail business, Barb 250-492-6319

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Townhouse 1bdrm + den 20 foot ceiling loft style, 6 appl. Avail. NOW. No pets. no smoking. (A426) $1050 Reno’d 3 bdrm townhouse, 1.5 bath, near high school and middle school, fence yard, np, ns. Avail. NOW (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.

2bdrm 2ba unit, laminate floors, central location, private parking, cat ok w/deposit, $900, 250-488-7902 2bdrm suite, adult oriented, $1000/mo, util. incl., avail. immed., (250)492-2637 2bdrm West Kelowna Unit, Avail now. Reno’d, 5 appls, incl’s new w/d & parking, NS, NP. $900 +utils, 250-767-6330 4bdrm, 2ba, 5appl., ns, np, avail. immed. $1300+util., (250)462-0669, avail. March 1 PENT, on bus route, upstairs, 2bdrm, 6appl, ns, cat neg., 2 parking spots, storage, deck, garden, $925+util., (incl water) 250-493-3141, 250-488-3340, 604-925-7878

Homes for Rent 3bdrm, 2ba, 5appl., detached garage, close to school, ns, np, large deck, lakeview, avail. immed., $1375, 250-486-2256 3BDRM, 2 bath, quiet Westbench area, 5appl., n/s, n/p. maintenance free yard, $1300+util. 250-486-7768 3 bdrm upstairs, fenced yard, share utilities. $999 OBO. Long term only. On Hansen street. Reference needed. 250-487-0268 98 Roy Ave, near Cherry Ln., 2+2bd, 2ba, bsmnt, yard, $1500, Vijay 250-490-1530 FEB - MAY 15/13 3 bdrm Furnished Lakeview home, single garage + extra pkg. N.S./N.P. $1000/mth + utils. Pics @ paradiseonskaha.webs.com 604-941-5010 Penticton, avail. April 15, 6bdrm, 2ba, fenced backyard, close to school, ns, pets on approval, ref’s, $1600/mo., (250)328-8542 after 4pm 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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Suites, Lower 1bdrm basement suite, ns, np, $600 (incl. util), no laundry, avail. April 1, 250-492-0556 2bdrm basement suite, 794 Armstrong Dr., ns, np, 250492-8421, 250-498-7427 HIGHLAND motel suites avail now, no pets. 1140 Burnaby Ave 250-809-1253, 250-4882206 newer, daylight suite, 1bdrm, garage w/sep. ent., f/sdw/w/d, $750+util., avail. April 1, (250)490-3440 evenings

3bdrm townhouse, close to school, bus, shopping, $1150, avail. March 1, (250)493-4211 freshly painted townhouse, 2bdrm, 2bath, den, fenced backyard, 5appl., close to mall, bus route, $1250+util., mature working person pref., ns, np, avail. immed., ref’s req., 250-493-5032

Smaller 2 bdrm home near OK beach, fenced yard, f, s, w.d, Avail. March 1 (H739) Lakefront on Skaha Beach, 3 bdrm, 3 level home, f,s, d/w, w.d. Avail. April 15 (H565) 2 bdrm + one house near Maggie, f,s, w.d, d/w, fenced yard with shed, finished bsmt. Avail. April or May 1 (H759) Reno’d 3 bdrm, 3 bath house, H.W. floors, fenced yard, 5 appl. Util incl np, ns. Avail. March 15 (H752-1) Across street from OK beach, ranch style, 2 bdrm, updated kitchen. Family room, garage, lease req’d. Avail. April 1 (OT579) Reno’d 3 bdrm 3 level home w/1 bdrm in-law suite, incredible lake and valley views, all appl. incld, no pets no smoking. Avail. NOW (OT565)

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Cars - Domestic 1992 Ford Crown Victoria, loaded, ac, auto, 188ks, excel. cond., c/w 2 snows on rims, $895 obo, (250)462-3505 1998 Ford Escort, green Zx2 Sport Coupe, tape deck+ trunk mount 5 stack CD, 5spd, stick shift, 143,000kms, car in new mint cond., $2600obo, call George (250)493-5881

Recreational/Sale 2000 Glendale Royal, 22.8’, Class C motorhome, large fridge, stove, oven, micro, a/c, full bath, sleeps 4, V-10 motor, low mileage, ex cond. Asking $20,000. View at Gilmay Entprises.,or call 250-503-2221 or 250-545-1117. New 5th wheel hitch, complete, 16,000lb Reese hitch, $350, (250)494-1002

Scrap Car Removal 1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Up to $100 cash for full size vehicles. 250-899-0460 ARMOUR TOWING Will meet or beat all competitors pricing, Call: 250-801-4199

Scrap car removal, will pay up to $120.We are licensed & insured, more weight, more money,250-328-8697, Pent.

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