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FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE — Dance competitors Cameron Fraser-Munroe (front) and Sam Bregoliss participate in one of the workshops at the Penticton Kiwanis Music, Dance and Speech Art Festival at the Cleland Theatre this week. The festival wraps up with the music and speech arts highlight concert tonight at 6:30 p.m. and the dance highlights Saturday at 7 p.m. Both events are at the Cleland.

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An alleged bureaucratic mixup by the Okanagan Skaha School District led to an admitted sex offender being listed as the custodial parent of a Penticton teen. Now the biological father wants them to be held accountable. The man, whose name we have changed to Jones to protect the identity of his son, alleges the teen was befriended by Rene Marc Burke for the intention of being exploited. Jones said grooming tactics of making booze, cigarettes and partying available to the teen were used by Burke. “He told my son he was a millionaire and he was going to inherit everything,” said the dad. Burke has since pleaded guilty to charges of fear of a sexual offence in respect of a person under 14, touching a younger person for a sexual purpose and two breaches. Charges that all stem from contact with the teen. Burke appeared in court on Wednesday but the details of the charges have not been laid out in court yet, as the man’s sentencing was adjourned to another day. Jones said the 56-year-old Burke was a complete stranger to him. He said he first learned of Burke after finding out his son had arranged to transfer high schools in August 2011. Jones went into the School District 67 office looking for answers and was told the application had been filled out by Burke, who signed off as the parent/guardian. Jones showed his driver’s licence and demanded a copy of the file, but said the staff person denied him. He said he was told he would have to prove that he was the custodial parent. Half an hour after this exchange Jones returned to the school district office with custody papers, child tax credit papers for the previous year and his son’s name on papers addressed to him. He said he was denied again.

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“I told them I wanted the information to give to police to protect my kid.” He alleges a school district official informed him that a criminal background check would have to be done on both him and Burke in order to ensure the teen’s safety. “The school district warns parents about little Timmy walking home in the park and a stranger says ‘Hi’ to him, meanwhile they have got a parent right in front of them in their office saying a strange guy is trying to transfer my kid to a new school and they don’t do anything,” said Jones. “This man was a complete stranger to me.” After doing some of his own investigation work, Jones said he filed a complaint with RCMP and then a restraining order on Burke, who was arrested on Oct. 21, 2011 and has been behind bars since. The dad then filed a small claims action against School District 67, and on Wednesday he told the Western News he was waiting for the conclusion of Burke’s criminal proceedings before setting a date for small claims court. “All I want is a letter of apology and a small monetary penalty to penalize them and hold them accountable,” said Jones, who added he would use the money to help with his son’s rehabilitation, saying the teen has psychological problems from what Burke has done. “These are people put in place that you are supposed to trust with your kids. I think they should all be fired or removed.” The school district was contacted and assistant superintendent Dave Burgoyne said they do not make comments on cases that are currently before the courts. Burke was not sentenced on Wednesday, he is seeking enhanced credit because of delays and medical conditions — the specifics of which were not laid out in court. Using crutches as he walked into the prisoner’s box, Burke kept his eyes and head low during the short proceedings.

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Program a perfect fit for students Donated gowns don’t have to be of the Fairy Gradmother Project makes sure all Grade 12s will look their latest style, since a dress could be altered to look more modern. best for the prom Joe Fries

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There’s never been a better time to quit dreaming about squeezing into your old prom dress or tuxedo again, and instead give someone else the chance to look good in it. The Fairy Gradmother Project is seeking gently used formal wear it can distribute to local Grade 12 students who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend prom. “It’s not just the attire that we’re looking after, but we’re trying to do kind of the whole package for prom, even down to the tickets,” explained Michelle Glibbery, a member of the counselling team at Penticton Secondary School that’s organizing the project and also seeking cash donations and help from esthetics professionals. Assistance will be made available to students from both Penticton and Princess Margaret Secondary Schools through the program, which replaces a predecessor dubbed the Cinderella Project. Glibbery said students will have to apply for help, but the process is discreet. “We will sometimes give kids a tap on the shoulder and bring them in and talk to them, especially if we know we’ve helped out with… school fees or things like that. We kind of have an idea of who might need help, even if they don’t want to ask,” she said. Gifts are then tailored to the requests that students make in their applications. “Some people have a dress that their sister wore or something, so they might not need the dress, but they need their hair (styled), and shoes and ticket (purchased),” Glibbery said.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s current or not, it’s just nice that people are willing to help out teenagers,” she said. Jasmine Clarke knows what it’s like to be on the receiving end of such kindness. The 18-year-old got a dress last year through the Cinderella Project while she was living on her own and getting by on a tight budget. “A prom dress just wasn’t an option,” the Penticton Secondary School graduate said. Clarke estimates that buying a dress and shoes, plus having her hair and nails done, and purchasing a prom ticket would have set her back about $500, so she was grateful to get some help. In the end, the Cinderella Project gave her “a big princess dress” in which she had the night of her life. Prom “is one of the big milestones, especially in a girl’s life. They get to feel absolutely beautiful for one night and just have fun,” Clarke said. “It feels really good.” She is now donating that dress back to the Fairy Gradmother so another girl can feel like a princess for a night. Also helping out is the Penticton School of Hair, which is making its student stylists available as it did for the previous program. “It’s great experience for the students. It gives them an opportunity to do some of the latest styles and the updos on their peers,” said owner Nancy Fletcher. “We usually close the school for the day and cater just to them.” Student applications to the Fairy Gradmother Project are due in by the end of April. To apply for help, or to make a donation of clothing, cash or services, contact school counsellor Doug Scothburn at 250770-7754 or email dscotch@summer.com.

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JasMiNe Clarke tries on her prom dress one last time at Urbana Clothing Co. before donating it to the Fairy Gradmother program for another student to wear this year. The gown was given to her as part of the Cinderella Project in 2012.

Volunteers ready to give the brush off to vandalism Joe Fries Western News Staff

Sure-footed volunteers will next week scale Munson Mountain to cover up the work of vandals who tried to paint the town’s name red. Part of the E in the iconic Penticton sign was splashed with red paint, an act that has now provided the catalyst for a larger cleanup of the site. Andrew Drouin noticed something amiss with the big sign while driving home from Kelowna three weeks ago, and was bewildered after he went up the hill to take a closer look. “It’s some of the most senseless vandalism kids can do,” he said. It’s unclear what the culprits were up to. About half of the E is painted red, but none of the other letters appear to have been touched. An empty alcohol container was still perched at the top of the sign on Thursday. Drouin has organized a volunteer crew of about 10 people

through the South Okanagan Trail Alliance to clear up some of the brush around the sign and repaint all of the letters, which are composed of small rocks set into concrete. “I thought this would be a good opportunity for the trail alliance to jump in and do something good for the community,” he said. The workers expect the job to take 80 gallons of paint, and that’s where some local realtors come in. Peter Byrnes, who works for Coldwell Banker Okanagan Realty, learned of the vandalism from Drouin, and upon hearing of the need for supplies, asked his two dozen colleagues for help. “It was unanimous. Every realtor was in, and every realtor in our office is contributing towards buying paint for this,” he said. Some of the realtors are also expected to push up their sleeves and roll on some paint to restore the landmark. “This says Penticton — obviously — but it’s just one of those things that’s really unique to this town,” Byrne said. “It’s unfortunate that somebody’s decided to do this, but we’re going to make it right.”

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PeTer ByrNes and andrew Drouin are teaming up to help cover the work of vandals who splashed red paint on part of Penticton’s iconic Munson Mountain welcome sign.

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Studying nature is about as far removed as one can get from the hustle and bustle of B.C. politics, yet Dick Cannings still manages a comparison between the two worlds. “You feel like you’re making a difference,” he said of his work as a conservationist, “and that’s really why I decided to get into politics.” Cannings, a local biologist and author, is hoping to ride his New Democratic Party’s surging popularity to victory when B.C. voters go the polls on May 14. The 59-year-old grew up in Penticton and graduated from high school here in 1971. By 1978, he’d taken a job at the University of B.C., where he worked as a zoology instructor and curator at the school’s vertebrate museum. In 1995, he and his wife, Margaret, moved to Naramata to raise their children. Soon after, Cannings opened an environmental consulting company, and later served on B.C.’s Environmental Appeal board and Forest Appeals Commission. He also co-founded both the Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance and the Meadowlark Nature Festival. Although he found his work fulfilling, he was intrigued last year when the local NDP riding association asked him to consider a new job by letting his name stand for nomination, which he won in November by outpolling

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AFter speNdiNg most of his life as a naturalist, penticton Ndp candidate dick Cannings is ready to take on the sometimes unnatural world of B.C. politics.

Summerland’s David Finnis. Cannings said he’d been an NDP supporter for “many years,” but considers himself “more of a centrist” than a left-winger. “I’m a social democrat in the sense that I think government does have a role to play in making sure that, especially the shared resources we have in Canada and British Columbia, are developed… in the right way,” he said. “These are resources that belong to the people of British Columbia and we want to make sure they provide good jobs, and that those jobs provide good wages.” While both the NDP and rival Liberals speak often of jobs, Cannings said the parties differ in how they think government should be involved. The Liberals have been “doing

it from the top down, just giving tax breaks to big corporations and things like that, and hoping that will generate jobs,” he said. “It always sounds attractive in theory, but it hasn’t been working very well over the last few decades.” His party, if elected, would put an emphasis on keeping resourcerelated work in the province and providing more skills training to make sure people are qualified for higher-paying jobs of the future. Meanwhile, Cannings said his local priority will be getting a new ambulatory care tower built at Penticton Regional Hospital. Both the Liberal and NDP leaders have expressed support for the project, but there have been no commitments to construction timelines or funding.

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Accusations fly over hospital Steve Kidd Western News Staff

Claims that the NDP’s election platform leaves no room for a new tower at Penticton Regional Hospital are a complete and utter fabrication, according to local NDP candidate Dick Cannings. “It’s a desperate move,” said Cannings. “We will continue the process for the expansion and I look forward to the day it finally opens after all these Liberal delays.” During a visit to Penticton in March, party leader Adrian Dix promised that the long-awaited expansion would go ahead under an NDP government. “This hospital (tower) will be built,” said Dix. “Let’s be clear, there isn’t any choice here. People have to do something about the hospital, that has been evident for years. We’ve got to work through the process, but we’ve got to get on with it and that is what we are going to do.” However, Liberal candidate Dan Ashton said the NDP election platform released Wednesday has scuttled Dix’s promise.

On page 55 of their platform, the NDP states, “An NDP government will continue with projects that are currently underway,” but goes on to say that they “…will not be making capital commitments beyond what is available in the current capital plan.” “Mr. Dix says one thing when he visits Penticton, but when he announces his platform in Victoria his commitment to redevelop our hospital evaporates,” said Ashton. “Because of out-of-control spending promises, the NDP will not have the money to rebuild the hospital.” Cannings admits the Liberals are quoting the NDP platform correctly, though he reads the meaning differently. “Maybe the Liberals don’t consider the expansion at PRH underway. But that reflects more on them than us,” said Cannings. In March, Premier Christy Clark announced the government was moving ahead with plans for a new patient care tower at PRH by proceeding with a business case for redevelopment. “As mayor of Penticton and chair of the regional district, I’ve

been working non-stop to get the new patient tower built. As an MLA I will make sure the hospital’s business case is completed and construction start as soon as possible. We all know that redeveloping our hospital is the number one priority for our region and a B.C. Liberal government recognizes this. With the release of the NDP platform, the NDP have abandoned the people from the South Okanagan,” added Ashton. But according to Cannings, the NDP have been very clear they will honour any commitments made by the B.C. Liberals, quoting NDP health critic Mike Farnworth. “If elected, the NDP will make good on any Liberal commitments that have funding attached. If they have committed to a business plan, then we would definitely follow through on a business plan,” said Farnworth. This business case is expected to be completed by the end of the year or early 2014. Following approval of this business case, the procurement process for the construction of the new tower would commence.

Directors push for changes to meetings Joe Fries Western News Staff

Some municipal representatives on the regional district board think their time could be better spent not sitting through stretches of meetings during which they don’t have a vote on anything. The business of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen board is split two ways: rural matters, on which only directors from the eight electoral areas can vote; and corporate issues, on which the rural directors and their 10 colleagues from member municipalities all vote. Rural issues usually take up the first half of board meetings, which are held twice a month and last about two hours, followed by corporate business. All 18 directors also sit on five standing committees that meet prior to the board meetings. That legislative structure was up for review at a committee meeting last week, and while most directors agreed the system is working, some think the board meetings should be rejigged so rural matters are dealt with last and municipal directors, if they want, can leave when their votes are done. “I think that would be a lot more suitable for some of us who have to sit through two hours of debate… (to get to) five minutes of the last corporate votes we’re interested in,” said Andrew Jakubeit, a Penticton city councillor and RDOS director. Summerland Mayor Janice Perrino agreed. “We’re all living very, very busy lives. Many of us are doing three, four jobs,” she said. “To be honest with you, I could really use the hour and a half for other work.” Family Dentistry

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But Garry Litke, another Penticton city councillor and RDOS director, noted rural matters in surrounding areas like Naramata or the West Bench often impact his city, even though he doesn’t get to vote on them. “I think municipal directors should be sitting here through that debate just because it helps provide that entire environmental scan,” he said. Following 45 minutes of discussion, a motion to leave the legislative structure unchanged was defeated by a 9-8 vote. RDOS staff will now investigate the possibility of restructuring board meeting agendas. Directors then gave preliminary approval to bylaw tweaks that cover their pay and expenses, including a change that will provide for pay at a reduced rate for attending meetings via teleconference. The scale in place now pays directors $142 per board meeting and $47 per same-day committee meeting, but total pay for meeting days is capped at $284. Last Thursday, five committee meetings were scheduled between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and the board meeting was scheduled from 1-3 p.m. Meeting money is paid out on top of a regular monthly honorarium of $317 for municipal directors and $1,095 for rural directors. All remuneration and expense amounts are adjusted annually for cost of living increases. In 2011, the last year for which data is available, total compensation for the board’s salaries and expenses hit $449,559. The board also budgeted $16,968 this year for meeting-day lunches, condiments and supplies.

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he Boston Marathon bombing garnered a tremendous amount of public and media attention last week, largely because of where the attack occurred and the subsequent intense hunt for the two suspects. The hunt became even more intense last Friday, when virtually the entire city of Boston was shut down as police narrowed the search for the one remaining suspect. Police soon located the suspect and he was arrested and taken to hospital, where he remains in serious condition. The activities in Boston have again focused attention on acts of terrorism, and it appears this was such an act. The older suspect, who was killed during a shootout with police, was an ethnic Chechnyan who had recently spent six months there. According to a number of reports, he had become more of a fundamentalist Muslim in recent years. His younger brother is the wounded suspect. This week, we learned that two suspects were plotting to blow up a Via Rail train in Eastern Canada. The plan was linked to al-Qaeda. The two separate events show that there are people in both Canada and the U.S. prepared to commit terrorist attacks. The question is, how best do we as a society respond to this? The answer is not simply to bring in more and more laws. Restricting citizens’ rights actually lets the terrorists win. There are signiﬁcant anti-terrorism laws in place, and they help police uncover many of these incidents before they take place. There is no question that they are necessary. In Boston, one of the most important tools allowing police to narrow the ﬁeld of suspects was surveillance video from a nearby department store. PENTICTON WESTERN Such surveillance cameras should not be a problem for people going about their business in a lawabiding way. More such video cameras in public places may be necessary. As citizens, we should be able to move about freely and not be subject to arrest for no reason. More surveillance videos will help keep that a reality, while inhibiting terrorists.

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A rather small weapon of mass destruction George W. Bush wasn’t lying about Iraq after all, and those of us who said that he was owe him an apology. Saddam Hussein did have weapons of mass destruction. We just didn’t read the small print. When President Bush said in a speech: “Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the ﬁnal proof — the smoking gun — that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud,” we thought that he was talking about nuclear weapons. And many of us didn’t believe him. When Vice-President Dick Cheney assured us: “There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends… and against us,” we just assumed he was lying as usual. And when Colin Powell, the secretary of state, told the UN Security Council that “Saddam Hussein and his regime are concealing their efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction.... We know that Iraqi government ofﬁcials...have hidden prohibited items in their homes,” we thought he meant nukes and poison gas and nasty biological agents. Poor old Colin, we thought. An innocent soldier, too gullible for his own good. But we were all wrong. The real threat was pressure cookers, and there were thousands of them

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Dyer Straits in the homes of Iraqi ofﬁcials We shouldn’t be too hard on the Bush gang for not making full disclosure of what they actually meant by “weapons of mass destruction” at the time. Imagine how silly Colin Powell would have looked at the United Nations if he had shown the disbelieving audience not a vial of suspiciouslooking liquid (nerve gas? bubonic plague?), but merely a pressure cooker. But there can be no doubt now: there were “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq. These penitential thoughts are inspired by the charge brought against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving brother of the two young Chechen-Americans who detonated two pressure cookers stuffed with explosives and ball-bearings at the Boston Marathon last week, killing three and wounding several hundred. It

was a wicked deed that brought great sorrow to many families — but are pressure cookers really “weapons of mass destruction”? The U.S. Department of Justice certainly thinks so. On April 22 it charged the 19-year-old Tsarnaev with “using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property.” Not a nuclear weapon, or poison gas, or some filthy plague, but a homemade bomb that killed three people. The U.S. federal government’s definition of a “weapon of mass destruction”, it turns out, is quite different from the one we ordinary mortals use. It covers almost any explosive device, specifically including bombs, grenades, mines, and small rockets and missiles. The requirement seems to be that the weapon in question has to explode, so assault rifles with large magazines, for example, are exempt, even though they have been used to kill much larger numbers of innocent American civilians on several occasions. Of course, American bombs, grenades, mines and small rockets and missiles are not “weapons of mass destruction.” That would be unthinkable. Otherwise we would have to accept that President Barack Obama signs off on the use of drone-delivered weapons of mass destruction on the guilty and the innocent alike in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen almost

every morning. What’s really going on here is just another manifestation of what Americans themselves call “American exceptionalism”. In this context, it means that killing Americans, especially for political reasons, is a special crime that calls for special terms and special punishment. It’s the same logic that has been used to justify imprisoning people indeﬁnitely without trial and even torturing them in the endless “war on terror”. Don’t get too excited about it. One of the things that makes Americans completely unexceptional is that they are playing the same games with words and meanings that every great power has used to justify its actions since the dawn of time. Lewis Carroll nailed it a century and a half ago in Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master — that’s all.” Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Give thought to your democratic privilege In the world of B.C. politics, there is no set of rules such as those for boxing, i.e. Marquess of Queensberry Rules. The writ has been dropped; the campaigning starts and the dog and pony show is the order of the day until election day in May. That’s the way it has been in the past and it will likely be that way for some time to come. Let’s see how the scenario plays out before we visit or revisit Christy Clark’s pageant of the Liberals. The legislature was scheduled to meet a total of 66 days for this year’s session. This year, the House sat for 23 of those 66 scheduled days. There were several bills left unpassed. These might have passed had there not been a three-week spring break prior to the dropping of the writ Considering that after the last 29 per cent raise they got, MLAs are paid on average the sum of approximately $130,000 a year. If one does the basic math, based on this year’s in-session time, this equates to about $5,652 (before taxes) per in-sessional day (excluding the premier and leader of the opposition). Considering that the average family income in the province is around $53,000 a year, these poor MLAs need and deserve everything that they get

First-time voter has his say

The writ has now dropped in British Columbia — which means a lot to a first-time B.C. voter like me. It means on May 14 I will proudly exercise my right to vote for the MLA of my choosing. After 35-plus years of voting in another country, having a say in who forms the next B.C. provincial government is a pretty big deal to me. In my 10 years here in B.C., I’ve been a volunteer, donor and organizer for municipal, provincial and federal campaigns. And I’ve listened to my share of campaign speeches, political promises and candidate “guarantees.” What matters most to me is a candidate’s and a party’s ability to deliver on their most important responsibilities: improving the long-term health and welfare of the people of B.C. As a college professor and businessman, I tell students, clients and anyone else who’ll listen that the height of foolishness is doing the same thing over and over again... and expecting different results. Believe what you will about the B.C. Liberals’ track record for the last decade. But don’t kid yourself about what an Adrian Dix-led NDP government will do to the economy of B.C., and the longterm health and welfare of all of us. (Answer? The same thing they did in the ‘90s.) And that’s why I — and four other Ziebarths — will proudly cast our first-ever B.C. provincial election votes in support of Christy Clark’s and Dan Ashton’s B.C. Liberal platform. Mark T. Ziebarth Summerland

for services rendered. I don’t believe that their expense budgets are included in the salary, whereas the average family has to include everything. So much for Christy Clark’s Family First promise. Another part of the Liberal legacy? Maybe. There are some bones of contention out there and I’m sure that there will be some to follow before the election. These ones will be of the nature that could compare to two dogs fighting over the same scrap of meat or the same bone. One of these is the proposed budget, that didn’t get third reading in the House. The follow-up to that was the promise of a “balanced budget”. The opposition claims that the budget is far from balanced and, in fact, there is a deficit of about $750 million. Who’s right? Who or what do we believe? The election will not prove or disprove what’s the truth. We can liken this election to two trains on the same track, coming toward one another with the ultimate goal of reaching the station first. The Liberal train has had several glitches along the way. One cannot overlook the Family First promise; the massive job creation promise; the prudent spending promise (not to mention the $15 million ad campaign and the ethnic vote buying monies); the BC Rail sale and scandal; the Fast Ferry give away and the

B.C. needs change of direction

I am 87 years old and this is the first time I have ever written a letter about politics. But I am so disgusted, disillusioned and thoroughly fed up with our present government that it hurts me to be quiet. They have conducted themselves in an inept, backward, self-serving and morally deficient manner as to defy logic. They don’t help us, they help themselves. And to make matters worse, we have new people offering to join them to help destroy what’s left of our province. I can’t understand how anyone with self-respect could even think about running for a party with such a despicable record. Have they sunk so low that they don’t care what people think and how many people get hurt? Do they think we believe them when they say, “This time things will be different?” That they’ll somehow change things? Tell us another one. Must we continually reward rotten behaviour by voting for the new batch of Liberal candidates? It would be a step backward to elect anyone connected with the present government, and I know many other seniors feel the same way. Joyce Hopkins Penticton

NDP platform gets it right

The Boundary Similkameen constituency has a new NDP candidate. His name is Sam Hancheroff and he’ll be knocking on some doors over the next month. We’ve been seeing ad nauseam the ads that show Adrian Dix as a hardened criminal who is out to destroy our province. The NDP has unveiled part of its platform by

promise of a balanced budget. If I were in the Liberals’ position, I certainly wouldn’t want to have these things as part of a legacy. Would you? What is the lesson to be learned here, you might ask. Looking back, we allowed 51 per cent of eligible voters to determine our political fate last time. We can blame voter apathy stemming from whatever reasons those who did not vote may give. All of these reasons, from my perspective, are inexcusable, lame-duck reasons. We have a privilege in B.C. and in Canada. How is it that so many of us abuse this privilege and then sit around after the fact to try to justify as to why we didn’t exercise our right to vote? Well before election day, I encourage everyone to look carefully at parties, individuals and projected platforms before deciding to cast your ballot. Get rid of the “lesser of the two evils” theory. Give credence to those that truly reflect democratic principles. Don’t go in with the fear that voting for a lesser-known party or individual will damage the process. Vote with head and heart — but make sure that you vote. Ron Barillaro Penticton

first telling us how they will pay for it — always the first question asked. Both parties have vowed to raise the tax on corporations and high-income earners (over $150,000 in the NDP’s platform — an amount most of us can only dream of), and implement an oil and gas carbon tax. Where the NDP differs is they intend to tax the large banks and credit unions. This is something people have been squawking for for a long time. They claim that these taxes will pay for the social programs they are intending to implement. We’ve seen this Liberal government rip up contracts, promise one thing and do another, suck up to minorities in a most condescending way, and prove themselves untrustworthy many times over. If the Liberals get in, expect a huge fight over the Enbridge pipeline. With Christy Clark and Harper on the same page, we will need to physically stand in the way. Donna Stocker Cawston

Labour council backs NDP

The last 12 years have been particularly challenging for many labour organizations in B.C. The erosion of the Labour Code and the Employment Standards Act and legislation passed by the current government during that time has infuriated and frustrated many unions. Collective bargaining is a constitutional right, but that hasn’t deterred the Liberal government from legislating collective agreements instead of allowing employers and employees to negotiate. The South Okanagan Boundary Labour Council has heard from its affiliates in Boundary Similkameen and Penticton constituencies, and

they want change. A motion was put forward and passed unanimously at the labour council’s April meeting that The South Okanagan Boundary Labour Council endorse as their candidates in the upcoming provincial election, Richard Cannings in Penticton and Sam Hancheroff in the Boundary Similkameen. The 21 affiliates and over 4,300 members of the South Okanagan Boundary Labour Council stand together with working people and ask that everyone get out and vote on May 14 so that we can make a change in B.C., a change for the better. Brent Voss, president South Okanagan Boundary Labour Council

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Some regional districts understand their regional responsibilities very well. Take for example the Regional District of the North Okanagan, (RDNO). Within the RDNO, Vernon, Coldstream, Area B and C form Greater Vernon. Vernon’s population is 38,150 (2011) and the Greater Vernon population is 58,584. Working together in conjunction with the RDNO, Greater Vernon has provided many services including Wesbild where our famous Vees regularly duke it out with the Vernon Vipers. The RDNO collaborated with the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society to build their performing arts centre. Situated in Vernon, the RDNO owns the facility which is operated under a management and operating agreement with the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society. The RDNO recently held a Greater Vernon referendum for a new sports complex. The complex passed with a simple majority. Unfortunately the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) does not share the same sense of community responsibility as the RDNO.

An RDOS staff report recommends that voters use an alternate approval process on whether to go along with a fire dispatch upgrade of $1.6 million. Penticton will be on the hook for 38 per cent of $1.6 million, yet will benefit the least as most improvements are slated for rural areas. If you don’t want to support this $1.6 million expenditure you need to vote against it. Unless 10 per cent of the voters say no, the expenditure will go ahead. Watch the papers for more information. The RDNO practices community living supporting services in their area. Naramata, OK Falls, Kaleden, Heritage Hills and Skaha Estates do not support through their taxes the capital and yearly administration costs of public recreational services in Penticton. I will be voting no to this $1.6 million. If the referendum is denied and the RDOS decides to retaliate with a userpay fire dispatch system do you think that Penticton should opt out and go back to their original local service agreement?

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The Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta has held onto power for the past 40 years because of the lingering resentment over the harmful effects of the National Energy Program and the role the Liberal Party/federal government played in the whole fiasco. The National Energy Program also directly led to the creation of the Reform Party of Canada which mutated into the current Conservative Party of Canada. Mr. Harper and Ms. Redford both owe their political existence to the resentment that stemmed from Central Canada attempting to exploit Alberta. It’s ironic now that Alberta and the federal government are attempting to do the same to B.C. in regards to the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Ms. Redford even stated on national television that “This is not British Columbia’s coast, it’s Canada’s coast,” I wonder how Albertan’s would react if Quebec’s premier said the same thing on national TV about Alberta’s oil? Rage and indignation would be a good guess. Make no doubt about it, the Northern Gateway Pipeline is the Harper government’s National Energy Program moment. It’s been shown the benefactors of this project are Alberta, Ontario and China. B.C. the risk gets some OHF 100takes Mileall House Freeand Press scraps. We lose. The only difference is if ABN Abbotsford News approved, this disaster can’t be undone MNT Abbotsford Timesthe NEP. with the stroke ofMission a pen like Maybe our member of Parliament could CVR Commox Valley Record pass the message on to his bosses. If they FFP Fernieshot Free Press run rough over B.C.’s interests and approve this disaster they’re finished in KTW Kamloops This Week this province. Of course, given the silence KNA Kootenay News Advertiser of Mr Albas on this issue, I suspect he alLNT Times ready Langley knows this. MRN Maple Ridge News Cody Young Penticton NTC Northern Connector - Prince Rupert PVQ Parksville Qualicum PAN Peace Arch News PWN Penticton Western News PNV Prince Rupert N. View

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A buzz of energy from students filled the room during the lunch break at a workshop held by celebrated Ojibway author Richard Wagamese. “It is so awesome,” said Haley Regan, a Grade 11 student from Princess Margaret Secondary School. “Hearing his stories has really made me interested in what it would be like to be an author.” Wagamese was invited to lead the writing workshop held over three days this week with 13 students from Maggie and PenHigh. Regan said she first heard about the renowned author from her mom who works at the En’owkin Centre and immediately knew she wanted to be part of this workshop that is focused on inspiring kids to open their imagination and let their creative energy flow on paper, as well as gain confidence in reading their own work aloud. “I came from a very creative family. My nana is an arts teacher and my mom is a published author. I got into the writing, music and arts thing, but public speaking has always been one of my passions because I get to speak

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lan Kruger (left) who participated in a three-day workshop with the award-winning author.

about matters that are really important to me,” said Regan, who found the workshop helpful in improving her skills in this area. Some of the students said they gained confidence in standing in front of people to speak, others said it was interesting learning how to put their words into creative sentences. For Julian Kruger, a Grade 9 student at Maggie it

opened up a whole new passion. “Writing isn’t something that I am usually interested in, but this is pretty interesting. In school they give you a subject and they expect you to follow all the rules. (Wagamese) is letting us use our imaginations and write about whatever we want,” said Kruger. It is one of the things Wagamese, who regu-

larly visits universities and colleges to conduct workshops, had set out to do. “This is the whole reason why I do what I do. I come to schools because I believe if students can get even a short glimpse of the energy that is possible when you work at a heightened level that it will be attractive to them and they will want to do more with it. I can

see that happening with them already,” he said. Wagamese is one of Canada’s foremost First Nation authors and storytellers, working as a professional writer since 1979. He has been a newspaper columnist, reporter, radio and television broadcaster and producer, documentary producer.

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The final day of the 66th Penticton Peach Festival will be a magical one for children. On Aug. 11 kids will kick off the day of fun gathering at 10:30 a.m. in the City Centre parking lot for the annual Kiddies Day Parade with their decorated tricycles, bicycles and wagons. Prizes will be awarded in several age categories. A marching band and fire truck then will lead hundreds of children down Main Street to Okanagan Lake Park. The parade, sponsored by the Downtown Penticton Association, gets underway at 11:30 a.m. At the park, the Co-operators Kiddies Day entertainment includes well-known children’s performer Tony Prophet, who will be on stage at noon. For more than 25 years, Prophet has been thrilling youngsters with his novelty songs, costumes and humour. He has performed at dozens of children’s festivals and shows throughout the province. “Tony gets everyone involved with the fun,” said

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The paddling lifestyle will be brought to the screen when the International Paddling Film Festival comes to Penticton on May 3 at the Cannery Stage Theatre. The film tour is bringing the world’s best whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, stand up paddle board and kayak fishing action to the screen.

more than 20 years. There will be free face painting for youngsters from noon to 2 p.m. and other special activities throughout the park. At 2 p.m., the Peach Trio circus performers, including a world-class juggler, acrobat and aerialist, will entertain in the centre of Okanagan Lake

With over 25 inspiring paddling films short-listed for the world tour, including the 10 festival category winners, audiences can expect to see stand-up paddle surfing, hairy whitewater action, sea kayakers exploring remote coastlines, headwaters canoe expeditions, international river travel films, motivating environmental documentaries, gruelling kayak fishing battles and hilarious short films capturing the

Park. The Penticton Peach Festival is scheduled Aug. 7 to 11. The Penticton Peach Festival Society has updated their website with the full schedule of events. For more information on schedules and entertainment visit www.peachfest. com. lighter side of paddling life. The festival is presented by True Outdoors and Penticton SAR. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 ($12 cash at the door). Fun prizes will be handed out and a demo day is being held Saturday at the marina. For more on this story (including a full list of films) visit www. pentictonwesternnews.com/entertainment.

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Benefit concert helps change lives Western News Staff

Penticton residents have already helped change the life of one North African woman, simply by attending a concert. Tracy Fehr, a lyric coloratura soprano gives benefit concerts and workshops in Canada and North Africa to fundraise for the Association for Co-operation in Tunisia. Among other initiatives, this non-profit helps unwed mothers and marginalized women receive training and funds to set up small home-based businesses. Last December, a full house at the Voices In Song benefit concert raised more than $1,000 to purchase a motorcycle for a woman which she now uses to take her hand-crafted carpets to markets. The Voices in Song spring concert is on May 5 at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. This time the money raised will be specifically to initiate funding for a counsellor to work with the women. Tickets are $12 in advance (Leir House) or $15 at the door.

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Wagamese is the author of 11 titles from major Canadian publishers. His latest novel, Indian Horse, was featured on Canada Reads. He is also the recipient of many honours including the George Ryga award for Social Awareness in Literature in 2011. “Words and language and writing changed my life. It gave me a career, it gave me a passion and it gave me a reason for being. I know how valuable that is to somebody’s life, especially to a young life,” said Wagamese. “I come to schools as often as I can to be able to give some of that away and see it catch on. We did an exercise this morning and I saw it catch on around the room and I really believe when young people feel the energy of language working in them it becomes one of the most attractive and most addictive kind of energy they will ever encounter and I want to be able to give that away as

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Dr. Tom Lowery takes a wide-angle, inclusive approach to studying problems caused by pests in agriculture, so it’s no surprise that when being honoured with a Queen’s Jubilee medal, he took it in perspective. “It’s not all me. I am very fortunate that I work with great people. We have a large collaborative team,” said Lowery, who extended the award to represent the efforts of other Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers who work to benefit the Canadian public. Lowery specializes in integrated pest management and the study of insect-borne plant diseases as well as supervising research at both Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland and at the Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre in Vineland, Ont. Known as a hard worker and a collaborator by his colleagues in both Ontario and B.C., industry partners see Lowery as

an important researcher in entomology and plant disease vectors. “Tom Lowery has spearheaded and supported the move to more environmentally sustainable solutions in the field of pest control,” said Hans Buchler, chair of the B.C. Wine Grape Council. “He is the one researcher responsible for industry’s shift to reduced use of pest control products, contributing to the reduction of the overall environmental footprint of wine grape production.” “They are very interested in what we are doing. The bulk of our research is actually conducted in commercial vineyards, so we get that immediate feedback,” said Lowery, adding that including growers directly in his research helps to ensure that suggested solutions are feasible for growers to implement. His research focusing on non-chemical methods to manage insect and mite pests of grapevines has significantly influenced cultivation practices and reduced the use of chemi-

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cals in Canada’s wine regions, notably the Okanagan. In collaboration with colleagues working in other areas of viticulture, and with support from local industry, he has played an important role in the establishment of a strong wine grape research program at PARC. “I look at a whole system, so in this case, vineyards, and try to develop a thorough understanding of the pests and their relationships with other plants,” said Lowery. Terroir, for him, is not just the physical soil con-

ditions, it’s the entire environment, extending past the particular crop and pest to look at the entire system, even beyond that farm. As an example, Lowery refers to their work with the climbing cutworm, a pest that attacks buds of grapes in the spring. After monitoring and collecting a wide range of data, including working with the growers, Lowery and his team discovered that while some vineyards were constantly plagued by the cutworms, others had no

problem, had never even heard of it. “The difference was related to the presence or absence of certain plants, ground cover vegetation in the vineyards,” said Lowery. The particular plant of most interest was a common weed, shepherd’s purse. “We found out that if those plants were present in the vine row then it would provide complete control of climbing cutworm. When they are small, they can live on these plants, up until they reach the third instar larvae,” said Lowery, explaining the plants are deadly to older larvae. Many growers are now seeding their vine rows with shepherd’s purse, he said, as a way of reducing or eliminating the need to spray for the pest.

“The individual growers, many of them are interested in the well-being of not only their vineyard but the Okanagan,” said Lowery, explaining that not only is the industry interested in increasing quality of wines, but the image the area presents. “It ties in with the Okanagan as tourist destination. If we talk about the sustainable production, the industry is also interested in this environment, its sustain-

ability and how this is reflected.” Lowery is also very active in the community, involved in many school activities and outings and judging at local and regional science fairs. He is a member of several community organizations, is actively involved in his son’s sports teams, and is responsible for the construction of a butterfly garden at the Summerland Ornamental Garden at PARC.

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Work will begin soon to rehabilitate a portion of the KVR Trail around Skaha Lake. About three kilometres of the pathway from the old train trestle in Okanagan Falls to Ponderosa Point at the south end of Kaleden will get a makeover this spring.

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Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon at Okanagan College Penticton, the young entrepreneurs will face a panel of judges drawn from the community as they pitch their ideas with presentations developed during their mentorship with the Enactus students. Unlike the TV Dragons’ Den, the judges aren’t making investments, through they do have $3,000 in prize money to hand out. This year, the “dragons” will consist of Andrew Greer, Wayne Tymchuk, Bruce Schoenne, Cary Schneiderat, Andre Martin, Kim Lawton and Mary Ellen Heidt. Lancaster is impressed with the concepts the young entrepreneurs are coming up with, including one by a group redeveloping and expanding an idea they pitched last year. “They presented last year on a choose your own adventure card game they created themselves. Really kind of unique and wacky. Now they are trying to build a mobile version of the game so they can be more environmentally conscious, they don’t have to have cards and paper and packaging,” said Lancaster. The concept is to make the game into an app that will run on smart phones and pads. “We have been trying to connect them with some resources, cost of building the application and people that actually could build it if they decide to pursue it further,” said Lancaster. “They are super excited and both said if they actually won any financing they would be prone to investing it back into the business to see if they could get their idea up and going.”

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Setting up Louie Nanne to tie Game 6 of the BCHL championship at 1-1 was a good moment for Troy Stecher. The graduating Penticton Vees’ captain used one of his goto moves as he rushed down the left side, slid the puck between his legs to get by the Surrey Eagles defender, then fed a pass out front as he skated behind the net. “I saw an opportunity to make a move,” said Stecher on Tuesday as players were at the South Okanagan Events Centre for their exit meetings, and to clear their stalls. “I just made a wishful pass out front and Louie put it in. I think that can be the final cherry on top for myself.” It was an impressive play by a leader desperately wanting to keep the Vees’ season alive. He did it with a separated shoulder that was hurt in the last minute of Game 1 against Surrey. “Fred (Harbinson, Vees’ coach-GM) wasn’t going to let me play in Game 2,” said Stecher. “I just told him I’d rather sit on the bench than sit in the stands. I didn’t want to let the guys down. I felt I still had something to give.” Taking needles before every game to freeze his injury was a sacrifice Stecher, one of five nominees for the Canadian Junior Hockey League Defenceman of the Year award, was willing to make. Having won last year’s RBC Cup championship with Wade Murphy, Chad Katunar and Cody DePourcq, Stecher said it was disappointing for the team

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PENTICTON VEES CAPTAIN Troy Stecher did what he could with a separated shoulder to try and help his team repeat as BCHL champions. Stecher’s career with the Vees is over after three seasons and he will now play at the University of North Dakota in the fall and will be joined by teammate Wade Murphy.

to lose. However, he chooses to look at the positives from a season in which they exceeded fan expectations. “I just thank every guy in the dressing room for being who they were and making this a great season,” he said. After Eagles forward Adam Tambellini beat Katunar in double-overtime to win the Fred Page Cup, Stecher sat on the ice against the boards near the Vees’ bench. It was an emotional moment for the Richmond product.

“Before the game I thought to myself, win or lose, I will probably cry,” said Stecher. During that moment, he was consoled by DePourcq. The Vees’ spark plug told the 19-year-old he had a great three years. “It was an incredible journey for him,” said DePourcq. “An incredible junior career. He’s been a great player for this organization. He was a great player in the playoffs when he was 16. Someone I looked up to.

“What he went through in that series is deﬁnitely amazing to see,” continued DePourq in regard to the shoulder. “That just shows you right there what kind of leadership he has. The stuff he brings to the ice. He brings a lot of energy.” Asked to talk about some of his career highlights, Stecher said there are too many. His RBC Cup win is up there. He also mentioned being named a captain at 18, sharing playoff MVP honours with Logan

Johnston as a 16-year-old is remarkable to him. That led to him talking about teammate Ryan Gropp, who is a nominee for the CJHL Rookie of the Year award. “I have never seen a player as good as Gropp at 16 years old,” said Stecher. “To think how much better he is now than I was then, I can only imagine the success he is going to ﬁnd. He’s a lot better player than I am.” In talking about last year’s

playoff run compared to this year, Stecher, who was named Top D-man at last year’s RBC Cup, said that record-setting year was “surreal.” “This year is more reality,” he said. “This year I learned a lot more about life skills. Being a better human in the community. Better person and teammate.” Not being able to repeat as B.C. champs was also disappointing to Murphy. “I was in shock,” he said. “I didn’t want it to be over.” Being on the ice for the 2-2 equalizer, Murphy said that shift was “the most stressful last two minutes of my life.” “I was really relieved when that went in,” said Murphy. “After we lost I looked up at the banners and said I won those with my teammates. I was pretty proud of myself.” Katunar said it’s tough to work so hard at something and have it taken away that quickly. “I have to give ourselves credit; there was no quit in us,” said Katunar. “We battled to the end even with 30 seconds left and down. No one ever lost faith.” It never sunk in for DePourcq until BCHL commissioner John Grisdale handed the trophy to Eagles captain Brett Mulcahy. “It’s deﬁnitely tough to watch, especially in that way in overtime when we had so many chances,” said DePourcq. “We wanted to do it again. We really wanted to bring that RBC Cup back home.”

Repeating as national champions in Canada is a tough task As much as the Penticton Vees returnees wanted to win another RBC Cup, and the new guys their first, it was going to be a tough task. It all starts with 127 teams in 10 leagues vying for that coveted trophy. Since the Centennial/RBC Cup was first awarded in 1971, only three times has there been back-to-back winners. The first one was the Prince Albert Raiders in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 1981 and 1982, then it was the Vernon Lakers in 1990-91, then more recently the Vernon Vipers in 2009-10. Not long after the Vipers won the RBC Cup for the second straight year in 2010, I asked Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson his thoughts on what they accomplished. He said what the Vipers accomplished is a special feat. “For a team to win it’s tough, but back-to-back that’s really special,” said Nicholson, whose son Grant Nicholson won an RBC Cup with the Vees last season. “It certainly shows the job that ownership and coaches have done with that team.” In 2011, the Vipers nearly pulled off the unthinkable of winning it three years in a row but lost in overtime to the Pembroke Lumber Kings.

I did some digging to find out Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson what helped the teams that did pull said to me after the game would usuoff the feat. The 1981 Raiders had ally keep a player out for four to six 10 returning players. The 2010 verweeks. sion of the Vipers had 14. Only the They also had to deal with 1991 Lakers were able to repeat as goalie Michael Santaguida, who is national champions with the same among five nominees for the Canumber of returning players as the nadian Junior Hockey League Top Vees had this season: four. Goaltender Award. In 42 games this With the exception of that Lakseason, Santaguida posted 29 wins, ers team, it makes sense to need a Emanuel Sequeira six shutouts, a 1.83 goals against solid group of returnees in order to average and .939 save percentage. On the Sidelines have a good chance of repeating. In the playoffs, he’s 14-3 with four I say this because the players who shutouts and a 1.65 goals against have done that can convey what it takes to those average and .955 save percentage. He did make who haven’t. Cody DePourcq’s comments sound several key saves during the BCHL final, but he as though that wasn’t an issue. also got help from a goalie’s best friend, the post “Every thing you do, you do as hard as you and crossbar. The Vees also missed great chances, can,” he said. “It’s hard work. Look back at the especially in that deciding game. Murphy said he team we had last year that won, we did the exact was happy with his play, but he was denied more same thing.” times than he’d like. During the double-overtime, Something that didn’t help the Vees was hav- he took a beauty pass from John Siemer only to be ing to deal with injuries, but most teams battle that stuffed by Santaguida’s blocker and stick. through the playoffs. Captain Troy Stecher, howDuring the series, Murphy and Brad McClure ever, played with a separated shoulder, an injury each scored twice. The Vees had 11 goals in six

games to the Eagles’ 16. Sam Mellor, who showed off his passing skills, led his teammates with three assists. An inability to finish, despite their best efforts, hurt the Vees. It’s surprising considering the offensive weapons they possessed. As I watched the Vees miss out on several chances during the first overtime, the thought crept into my heads that the sporting gods were going to go against the Vees. What was nice to see, aside from a very large crowd, who may have been lured in by lower concession prices (joke aside, the team finally had an impressive crowd to play in front of), was that shortly after the dagger was put in the Vees, their fans expressed appreciation for their efforts. Chants of “Go Vees Go” were belted as the Eagles were about to receive the Fred Page Cup. I will take this moment to wish the departing Vees the best in their future, but especially to Stecher, Murphy and Chad Katunar from that RBC Cup team. It was a pleasure to watch you. Vees notes: Seven BCHLers have been ranked in the NHL Central Scouting final rankings, including Jedd Soleway at 131 for North American skaters and Katunar 28 for goalies.

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Competing in the CanAm Championship Para swimming earlier this month for Andrew Cooke and Avery Newton was about learning. KISU super juniors/intermediate coach Jane Bentley said one of the things that both para swimmers need to improve on is their mental side. Bentley described the Can Am Games meet as spectacular and the swimmers’ performances

are on track for being their best. Cooke’s best performance came in the 200 individual medley in which he placed second and swam a world qualifying time. Bentley said he was disqualified because he performed his butterfly illegally. Newton set a Canadian record in the 100-metre fly, which she completed in 1:52.01. “It was so awesome. Jane was really proud of me,” said Newton. “It was a really good experience. Jane is working me really

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Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Columbia and Russia. Bentley said they were pushed by the other athletes as the calibre keeps getting better. “I think there was something like 20 Canadian records set,” said Bentley. “Tells you how much Canadian para swimming is improving.” The ultimate goal now is to get to Brazil for the Paralympics in three years and they are on track for that. Bentley added they are hoping to qualify for the Canada Games.

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Pen High Lakers senior girls rugby team routed the South Kamloops Titans 66-0 on Monday then North Kamloops 30-5 on Wednesday. The win gave the Lakers first place in the AAA division. The top two teams in the division get berths at the provincial championships in May with the third place team being given a berth in a lower provincial championship pool. Lakers coach Ian Butters said it was a very good result against the Titans given that half of his 28 players are playing in their first rugby season. The starting 15 consisted of six rookies. The Lakers are

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JOHN CROSSLAND of Kelowna, Sunny Khun Kun of Vernon and Richard Quan of Vancouver battle for possession on Saturday during the 10th annual B.C. Storm Powersoccer tournament in Penticton. Tending goal in the background is Penticton’s Daniel Cunningham. Thirty players from around B.C. particpated in the weekend matches, which are played much like soccer using specialized powered wheelchairs that can withstand some banging and crashing.

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Penticton’s B.C. Storm Powersoccer tournament celebrated its 10th anniversary with record numbers. “We’ve had comments that it was the best one ever,” said organizer Cathy Cunningham, adding that there were 30 players. Only one change was made and that was having the players in the open and provincial divisions staying in the same gymnasiums at Skaha Lake Middle School and Princess Margaret the entire weekend. Once the open division was finished playing, they headed over to watch the final in the provincial division. Teams were named after wines in part to celebrate the anniversary, Cunningham said. They also celebrated with good vintage wine. The final featured Cabernet versus Merlot. Cabernet won 4-2 but not without a fight from Merlot. “It was 3-0 down to the last five minutes,” said Cunningham. “Merlot came back and scored two goals.

That was great.” Of the 30 players in attendance, two were locals, Daniel Cunningham and Andrew Cooke. Cunningham said the players were excited and instead of departing as early as possible on Sunday to return to their destinations, they hung out. “I walked out into the common room and everybody was there,” she said. “They make new friends.” Cunningham has been putting on the tournament annually in an attempt to grow the sport in Penticton. That has failed so far. “I don’t really know why,” she said. “A lot of them said that once you have a facility and practice time we will come out. We have to get the players before I can get the practice times. You are paying for a practice area that nobody shows up.” It’s a catch 22, as people are waiting for a gym that is expensive to rent. They do get donated time in Kelowna where they practice every Sunday, except this coming one,

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“The girls had some obvious nerves but competed very well,” said coach Chris Terris. “They had one dominant player who scored 23 points. That said, there was no quit in our girls.” Against the Mariners, Emma Terris led with eight points, while Liev Elder, Olivia Devito and Kaitlyn Hutcheson each scored four. “The girls were far more aggressive attacking the hoop,” said Terris.

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In Pinnacles FC district soccer action, Brooke Planedin and Sara Vriends scored twice, while Natalia Ibenez and Azayla Klippenstein added singles in a 6-0 win over Shuswap in under-14 action on Sunday. Jollee Perrier and Aillie Hayman had stellar games on defence. Find more sports briefs at www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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“The investigation is still ongoing and police in the Okanagan Valley are tracking down other frauds the suspect has allegedly committed from Penticton to Vernon and possibly the Lower Mainland,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. The RCMP said when the man was arrested he had many pieces of false identification on him as well as Vanilla Visa cards in the name of Baker. The Surrey man is described as Caucasian with a shaved head, good build and tattoos on his neck and shoulder. Charges of fraud, forgery, utter a forged document and using a forged credit card are being recommended as a result of the Vernon investigation. Penticton RCMP Sgt. Rick Dellebuur said at this time he is not aware of any fraudulent activity

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in Penticton that this is tied to. He added fraud has become a common allegation they investigate and quite frequently are warning the public about. “We have a lot of that here unfortunately,” said Dellebuur. “There is always a different twist on it. The latest one we have seen is where they get a cheque and they go to the money-cashing businesses and change the names and numbers on the cheque. All of these types of fraud are ongoing.” Counterfeiters use the latest computer devices to read and copy data encoded on a credit card’s magnetic stripe, eventually transferring the data to a counterfeit or blank card. Dellebuur said sometimes businesses don’t report the fraudulent events or report only to the credit card company because ultimately what they want is their money back.

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Exceptional opportunity for an experienced legal assistant is available immediately. Great benefits and salary available. This is a full-time, long-term opportunity in the most beautiful community in British Columbia. Great staff and lawyers and a busy practice with stimulating work.

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Please forward your resume now to Tom Johnston at tom@summerlandlawoffice.com.

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The Regional District is accepting applications from interested persons to work as a volunteer host at Osoyoos Lake Park for the term of June to September, 2013. Osoyoos Lake Park is a day use area located on the east shore of Osoyoos Lake. Amenities include beach, swimming area, boat launch and picnic tables. The Regional District will provide a campsite free of charge at the park in exchange for some basic maintenance and security duties. Host duties include: Opening and closing of gate Litter pick up Garbage removal Reporting unauthorized use of the Park to authorities

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250-862-5610

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Part-time cashier/merchandiser position available at Riverside Pharmasave in Penticton. Minimum 20 hours per week, no evenings. Apply in person, with resume, at 114 - 300 Riverside Drive.

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The Penticton Western News has Routes available in these areas for Wednesday & Friday: • Penticton • Oliver • Summerland • Trout Creek For more info please call Mark or Brian or email:

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Pre-Requisites for Hosts: Agree to volunteer host for a minimum of 4 weeks Must provide own RV for living accommodations Must be energetic, upbeat, and personable Must complete Criminal Record Check – copy to be provided to the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen x Be available to complete duties listed above throughout the term for no less than 5 days a week, preferably including weekends.

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Must have 3/4 ton or 1 ton Van 2 days a week - Wednesday & Friday Early morning deliveries • Okanagan Falls • Oliver • Osoyoos For more info please call Mark or Brian or email: circulation@pentictonwesternnews.com 250-492-0444 Ext: 219 or 205

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Contact the Okanagan School of Business To learn more call the Business Advisor at 1.888.862.5610 or email at business@okanagan.bc.ca

Seasonal Crew Leaders wanted at Coral Beach Farms Ltd. lake Country B.C. Previous experience required. Must have your own transportation and be capable of working in all weather conditions. 6-7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day beginning in Mid-July 2013. Work includes leading multiple cherry picking teams while maximizing quality and efficiency. Pay range is $16$18/hour. Apply by fax at 250766-0813 or E-mail jobs@coralbeach.ca

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Now Hiring, 426889 BC Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons 8907 Main Street, Osoyoos #150-34017 Hwy 97, Oliver 7710 Prairie Valley Rd, Summerland 1077 Westminster Ave, Penticton 1697 Fairview Road, Penticton #100-2695 Skaha Lake Road, Penticton Food Counter Attendant 20 Positions Available Flex Position: Full Time/Shift Work, Nights/Overnight’s, Early Mornings/Weekends $10.25/hr + Benefits Apply at store Email: b.sym@shaw.ca Fax: 1.778.476.5991

Employment

Interested applicants can submit their name and brief resume to Justin Shuttleworth, Parks and Facilities Coordinator at MVKXWWOHZRUWK#UGRV EF FD or through the contact information below. The deadline for applications is May 3, 2013 2:00PM Local Time.

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telephone 250.492.0237 toll free 1.877.610.3737

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Services

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

Help Wanted

Fencing

Moving & Storage

Free Items

Garage Sales

Seasonal Farm Laborer

FENCING - ALL TYPES, Wood Chainlink and Vinyl Fencing. Great Rates. Serving Summerland to Osoyoos. Call 250488-5338

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

6ftx31”wide wooden cupboard/bookcase with glass doors, very heavy, you must pick up, (250)497-8282 Free, window air conditioner, vertical style, (250)497-6232

GARAGE SALE. Glassware, electronics, books, furniture. Sat 27th, Sun 28th. 2426 WESTWOOD DR / PENTICTON Garage Sale, Saturday, April 27th, 8am-noon, 564 Papineau, small deep freeze, deep fryer, books, household items

Sat. & Sun., April 27 & 28th, 8am-4pm, 257 Brandon Ave., weather protected (sheltered), Nordic x/c trainer, antique pedestal table, antique snow sled, antique grain scale,antique Chautauqua Kindergarten drawing board & desk, Antique CNR Railway lantern, Vetta bicycle trainer, doberman pinsher collectables & custom made nylon coat & vest, older fiberglass kayak, Foosball table, kidney shaped water pond, Nishiki 18 spd street bike, Nishiki 21 Mountain bike, many household items.

Seasonal Laborer positions at Coral Beach Farms Ltd, Lake Country. No experience necessary. Must have own transportation. Applicant must be capable of physically demanding work, including heavy lifting, in all weather conditions. 6-7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day beginning approximately June 30, 2013. Work includes but is not limited to cherry picking, sorting, tree planting, pruning and irrigation. Pay $10.25/hour. Apply by fax at 250-766-0813 or Email: jobs@coralbeach.ca.

Professional/ Management PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR We are looking for a self-motivated Production Supervisor for our busy wood post manufacturing and treating facility in Princeton, BC. The successful candidate will be responsible for employee training and development, quality and cost control, production scheduling and safety. The ideal candidate will have a post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field. Minimum of 3-5 years supervisory experience in an industrial production operation, a post mill or wood production facility preferred. Must have a high degree of resourcefulness, flexibility and adaptability; and the ability to plan, organize, develop and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc. Good leadership skills, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a proven track record are required. Please email your resume to elizabeth@pwppost.com. For further information about our company visit our website at www.pwppost.com. Only those selected for interviews with be contacted.

Services

Counselling Counseling available for police and military personnel and those with chronic illness or disabilities. Reasonable rates starting at $75/hr. www.globalcounsellor.com or text message 250-488-5084

Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

Need CA$H Today? Own A Vehicle?

Borrow Up To $25,000

No Credit Checks!

Cash same day, local office.

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Home Care Elderly gentleman seeks lady 60+ to come in to home for cooking and home care, no cleaning, wage negotiable, live in an option, (250)770-8730

Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping Mary Income Tax Services

16 Years Experience Personal Tax Returns Pick up & Delivery E-File - Bookkeeping 250-492-7526

Cleaning Services Housekeeping - not just the basics, anything you can’t or don’t want to do, I’ll do it for you. Move-in’s, move-outs, 18 yrs. in the business’s & I’ve never had an unhappy client. You’ve had the rest, now try the best. (250)462-0644 MISS MOP N’ TASKER. Licensed, bonded & insured professional house cleaning service. Contact 250-809-7522

Drywall For all your renovation needs, boarding, painting, taping & texturing, and patching. Big & small jobs. 250-490-4085

Garden & Lawn HERBARIA GARDEN AND LAWN is taking on new customers for garden maint. and weekly lawn care in Penticton. Call Paul at 250-493-3362. Miguel Lawns, Grass Cutting, garden clean-up, call (778)476-2227 Valley Wide Lawn & Yard Care, weekly mowing, experienced pruner, Dry Valley Landscape renovator, 250492-4731

Handypersons Yard work & painting, fences, deck repair or new, garbage hauling, plumbing, roofing, licensed, ins., 250-462-2146

Painting & Decorating

UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

HERE COME THE PAINTERS, 12 years experience, Interior/Exterior, 250-486-2331

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299, 2 Coats Any Colour

WE BUY & SELL ESTATES! DOWNSIZING OR MOVING? GIVE US CALL! MANY ONE OF A KIND & UNIQUE ITEMS!

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

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

Rubbish Removal PENTICTON Junk Removal! Anything goes! Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827

NO HST

painting, tiling, ooring, kitchen/bath reno’s, carpentry nishing,

Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs

Painting & Reno’s over 15 years in business licensed, insured, WCB

Len (250)486-8800 www.belcan.ca lenmass@gmail.com

BWR Contracting, From Ground Up to Grass Down, Your Complete Builder. New construction or renos, specializing in ICF buildings, farm buildings, window/door replacing, flooring & siding. 2/5/10 Warranty, Insured, WCB. Penticton raised 48 years. Free Estimates. Call Bruce (250)488-2471. Cobblestone, bricks, driveways, walkways, retaining walls, patios & concrete work, reno’s, decks & fencing, free estimates, excellent ref’s, Edged In Stone, 778-476-1997

FLOORING SALE Over 300 Choices Lowest Prices Guaranteed! Laminates - $0.59/sq ft Engineered - $1.99 sq ft Hardwood - $2.79 sq ft

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!

www.kingofﬂoors.com

1.877.835.6670

For all your drywall, painting and ceiling repairs, big or small, call (250)488-1613, Insured & bondable, references upon request HOME RENOVATIONS. Bathrooms, Kitchens, Basements, Windows, Doors and more. Call 250-488-5338 Meadowvale Construction Reno’s, additions, new construction, bathrooms, tile, roofing & more, over 35 yrs experience, call Mark (250)809-8425

Landscaping Bobcat with operator $55/hour. (250)488-2471 Okanagan Pest Control Ltd., fully experienced landscape pruner, fruit trees, evergreen hedges, ornamental trees. Picture portfolio & ref. list of satisfied clients avail. Now booking 2013 Basic fruit tree maintenance Spray Programs, Phone Gerald at 250-493-5161

Financial Services

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NOW OPEN

Sundecks DECKS AND PATIOS. Wood, Composite or Vinyl Decking. New Construction or fixing up that tired looking Deck. Call 250-488-5338

BELCAN

PENTICTON BARGAIN STORE Open Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, 10am-4pm Closed Sun & Mon

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Home Improvements

Furniture

PENGUIN MFG. HOT TUB COVERS. 250-493-5706

Experienced Goods: Home Furnishings and Decor. Unique Finds! Affordable Staples! New, Used, Consignment. New Items Every Week. If we don’t have what you’re looking for, we will find it.

2203 DARTMOUTH DRIVE (across from the SPCA)

Open Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm

Pets & Livestock

Livestock Premium Wood Shavings New supplier of Animal bedding, starting at $250 for 54 cubic yards delivered, (250)770-0214

Merchandise for Sale

Double bed, box spring & mattress, frame & headboard, like new, paid $1800, asking $700 obo, (250)498-3829, must sell, need a medical bed *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ (1)(250)870-2562

Garage Sales

Surplus Farm Equip., 32’ Sprayteck boom sprayer, Tjets, $600, 6’ Terra Nova rototiller, $1800, 6’ wide land roller, water filled, $1800, 3 bottom John Deere hydraulic plow, $600, 11’ Brouer 5 gang reel mower, $800, 18’ Calkins skew treader, rotary harrow, $1500, Allis Chalmers PTO hay rake (antique), $300, assorted harrows, assorted sheep fence, 250-498-3094

2nd Annual Carmi Community Swap Meet, Sat., May 4th, 9am-1pm, Carmi Elementary School Gym, free admission!, for info on booking your spot, email: carmipac@gmail.com 3 family “Yard Sale”. Saturday April 27th 7am - 11am. 662 Wiltse Blvd. No “early birds” please. April 27th, 8am-2:30pm. Lakewood Estates 3096 South Main St. unit #44 Downsizing, Saturday, April 27th, 8 am - 2 pm, 151 Elm Ave., Penticton Garage Sale, Fri., April 26, 4-7 pm, Sat., April 27, 8 am-2pm, 144 Corry Pl., misc. household items, furniture/office furniture GARAGE Sale on Sat., Apr 27 from 8am-Noon - 137 Oak Ave, Kaleden (and surrounding homes).

Sales

Appliances 18” built in dishwasher, 5 cycle, like new, paid over $600, sacrifice, $225, 15 cuft. chest freezer, excellent cond., $250, Ab Pro King exerciser, $35, (250)497-6330

Farm Equipment

GIANT GARAGE AND BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER Springers Gymnastics will be holding a Garage and Bake sale fundraiser on Saturday, April 27th, 8 am #304 - 1475 Fairview Rd. The Cannery Huge Estate Garage Sale, 149 Brantford Ave., across from Skaha Marina, antiques, collectibles, tools, furniture, car parts, antique cream cans, $40 each, Sat/Sun., 8am-3pm HUGE GARAGE SALE APRIL 27th & 28th Saturday & Sunday 8am-1pm (no early birds) 2430 NARAMATA ROAD kids stuff, household items, furniture, china, collectables, tools, knick knacks, building hardware and 20 years worth of misc. items Huge Yard Sale, 332 McDonald St., 8-11am, Saturday, April 27th Moving Sale, baby items, toys, furniture, clothing, misc. household items, 7am-1pm, Sat., April 27, 1476 Ridgedale Ave. Mulit-family Yard Sales, 1650 Carmi Ave., Sat., April 27, 8am-2pm, no early birds Multi Family Moving/Garage Sale: Sat. Apr. 27, 8am-noon. 1897 & 1911 Sandstone Dr. Oliver Flea Market Indoor & Outdoor Sat. & Sun. 8am-4pm 6005 Station Street Ph: 250-506-0000. Concession on site New vendors Welcome. Sat., April 27, 8 am -? 101-672 Pickering St., (off Eckhardt & Gov’t.) WINDSOR AVENUE Yard Sale, misc. tile & hardwoods, good for RV’s or small rooms, household items, tools,lots of misc. items, Sat., 8 am-noon Yard Sale, Sat., April 27, 8am2pm, children’s toys, household items, lots of variety, 114695 Pineview Rd., Penticton

Garden & Lawn

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock. SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! 40’ Containers under $2500! Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com SCRAP PAPPY 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

Garden & Lawn

BROWN & SON LAWN & YARD MAINTENANCE Ken Brown Certified Landscape Horticulturist

250-488-4209

• Weekly Lawn Cuts • Pruning • Spring & Fall Clean Ups • Quality Work • Reasonable Rates

SERVING OKANAGAN FALLS TO SUMMERLAND

Contractors

➥ Decks ➥ Fencing ➥ Hardwood & Laminate Flooring ➥ Custom Woodwork & Finishing

www.okdeckworks.ca ➥ See what we can do for you! 250.487.8450

EXPERIENCED FULL-TIME SALES PERSON REQUIRED

Automotive or motor sports experience preferred but will train the right applicant. Must be willing to work weekends. Call Darren at 250-770-0404 or send resume to southoa@shaw.ca or apply in person to South Okanagan Auto/Cycle & Marine at Suite 3 - 1031 West Eckhardt Avenue, Penticton.

FREE CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION CALL 250.492.0866

Are you ready to take control of your ﬁnances? A consumer proposal may be your best option. Yvonne Sutton, Trustee 445 Ellis Street, Penticton 320-1620 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna* *Resident Ofﬁce Trustees in Bankruptcy & Proposal Administrators

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Merchandise for Sale

Friday, April 26, 2013 Penticton Western News

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Rentals

Transportation

Houses For Sale

Commercial/ Industrial

Auto Accessories/Parts

1300sqft, Downtown Penticton, 462 Main St., parking in front & back, 250-460-2499

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

Medical Supplies

Misc. for Sale

Misc. Wanted

Stair lifts, platform stair lifts, vertical platform lifts. Shoprider Scooters & Power chairs, new & used. Kel: 250-7647757, Vernon 250-542-3745. Toll Free 1-888-542-3745 www.okmobilty.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

True Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-250-499-0251

Misc. for Sale

Misc. Wanted

Musical Instruments

Golf Clubs, w/ bag & balls, used twice, $150, Shaw PVR, $100, Debbie Travis stand up bath cabinet, never used, $60. (250)-462-6275

COINS, Private Collector wanting to buy coins, tokens, medals. Canadian, US, Specialty Foreign. Collections, rolls, older bank bags of coins, special coins from safety deposit box, sets ect. Call Todd: 1-250-864-3521

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

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

For Sale By Owner

Quarters. I will pay $1 each for older 25¢. Loose, rolls, bags, ect. I will consider other coins as well. 1-778-932-2316

For Sale By Owner Executive Home in Princeton

$399,900.00

147 Tulameen Trail Princeton, BC V0X 1W0

250-295-2415

3 bdrm, 2.5 bath w/bonus room above the 22x26 oversized garage/ workshop. Interior completely repainted, gas fireplace, formal dining room and large kitchen. Paved parking for 5 vehicles plus RV parking. Fully landscaped with underground irrigation and mature shrubs. Enjoy the fully fenced backyard on the large deck. 10x10 garden shed, new gas furnace/air conditioner and exterior paint in Sept. 2012.

Help Wanted Apply Within

Italian large 120 bass accordian, beautiful shape, $250, (250)492-0462

IN PENTICTON

IT’S TIME TO CHANGE OUR SHOWHOMES 14’ WIDE, 16’ WIDE AND DOUBLE WIDES. SOME HOMES UP TO $20,000.00 OFF! CALL NOW!

250-493-6751

Plants /Nursery SPRUCE tree SALE! Starting @ $69.-6’ft, Larger sizes available, 50 tree minimum order. Perfect for front yard, wind or privacy hedge. Call 1-778-436-8776 or email mk1786@telus.net

Sporting Goods 25th Anniversary Deals at Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

Recreational FOR SALE: Beachfront lot, on OK lake. Westside rd. Leased land. 250-549-3377.

Acreage for Sale

Rentals

6.44 acres Arrow Lakes Area, well & road to site for trailer $96,600. 250-269-7328 Pic’s email selkirk8@telus.net

Apt/Condo for Rent TOWNHOUSE 3 or 4 bedroom 2½ bath, 5 appliances

For Sale By Owner 3 bedroom home with full basement on 1/3 acre, great location, tool shed & sharpening shop (will train),carport + garage, $385,000, 1288 Lyon St., Penticton, (250)493-9320

APARTMENT

1750 Atkinson Street 19+ building. Heated underground parking. A/C, 5 appliances, large deck, gas f/p.

250-490-1700 250-317-8844 483 Maurice St. - Penticton Open House, Sat., April 27 11 AM - 1 PM Phase 2 now complete. Top 5 nalist for Okanagan, Provincial & National Awards. Luxury 2BR, 3 bath townhouse, Lg. dbl. garage. Low Strata fees. 250-492-6756 ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576 PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888

Apt/Condo for Rent

1 & 2 bdrm, newly reno’d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-3626 1bdrm, $650+util., 2bdrm, $800+ util., adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250492-7328 BRIGHT updated corner 2nd floor condo unit, with 2 decks (1 enclosed) 19+ building, small pets ok, 3 appliances, laundry included, gas fireplace, 1 covered parking stall, outside locked storage, close to all amenities $1200 + utilities (water is included) Unit 208 1780 Atkinson Street Please call Kara 250.462.5347 FURNISHED or un-furnished apt for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent ref’s & DD. No pets. Call 250-2951006 leave a message.

RENTALS

(250) 770-1948 Property Management 101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD. Dwntwn: 1 bdrm: F/S, A/C, deck, util Fairview Exec. Condo: 1 bdrm, w/lrg den. F/s, w/d, d/w, a/c, pkg, storage and small and cable incl. $650.00. yard. Some pets ok. $985. incl water.

REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE

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 800 sqft Shop, front exposure, o/h door, parking, $475mo. + triple net, (250)492-8324, 250809-0728 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

Duplex / 4 Plex KEREMEOS $675/MONTH 10 YR OLD 2 BEDROOMS PLUS LARGE LAUNDRY. SENIORS GROUND FLOOR UNIT WITH SMALL FENCED YARD. 5 APP & GAS FIREPLACE. 250-499-6051 Newly reno’d 2bd West Kel. unit Avail. June 1st Can walk to shops, bus,schools & rec centre , 5 appls, incl new w/d. A/C. 1 level. Free prkng NS, NP.$900 + utils, 250-767-6330

Homes for Rent 3 BDRM upstairs fenced yard, share utilities. $899 OBO. Long term only. On Hansen street. Reference needed. 250-487-0268 4BDRM lakeview home in Oyama. 5appl, huge deck. $1500/mo. (250)540-7961 Save 40-50% of your rent Own your own home! With as low as $0 down. Call today 250-809-5004 Charlie Brooks

Royal LePage Locations West

Small 1+bdrm house, lg fenced yard. f/s/w/d, Avail now, near Safeway, Ref’s req, $800/mo., 250-494-1657

Suites, Lower 1bdrm daylight basement, close to Wiltse Elem. Sch., N/S, N/P, prefer mature responsible person, ref’s req., $650 incl. util., (250)493-5630 1bdrm furnished beautifully reno’d suite, secure access, util. incl., near two malls, ns, np, adult/senior oriented, short term possible, $675/mo., (778)476-7849 2bdrm, Kaleden, quiet, private ent., (TV-wifi), w/d/f/s, ns, $1100, (250)328-8969 HIGHLAND motel suites avail now, no pets. 1140 Burnaby Ave., 250-809-1253

Townhouses Adult Oriented, Twhse rancher in Penticton, beautifully upgraded, 2Br/2ba, oak flr in living & dining area, tiled & carpets, 5appl., central AC, patio, garage, no yd maint., NS, NP, long term lease pref., $1170+util., avail. June 30, 250-496-5267, 250-770-1790 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

APARTMENTS: $750 $900

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Recreational/Sale 2004 Nash 22N Trailer, queen air, tv, micro, new cond, heated tanks $9450. 250-549-3081 2008 Windsport Motorhome, as new condition. V10 Triton. 3slideouts, full body paint, auto leveling, etc. $85,000 obo. (250)260-8999 Immaculate 38’ 2007 Paradise Point 5th Wheel, 4 slide outs, fireplace, sliding glass doors between kitchen & LR, maple finish, Queen bed, a/c, washer/dryer combo, fridge/freezer, Onan gen, spare tire, $75,000 new, used 9 months, asking $44,900, call 778-476-4738 Westland RV Manufacturing, from custom building to major repairs, insurance claims and renovations, free estimates, reasonable rates, seniors discounts available, for all your RV needs, call 250-493-7445

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Trucks & Vans 1993 GMC Safari, winter/summer tires, 155,000kms, $3000, (250)492-2392 2006 E-350 Cargo Van, 124K, roof rack, air/cruise/tilt, $9,800.obo 1 (250)307-0002 2010 Chevy Silverado, 4wdr, 12,000kms, paid $42,000, asking $25,000, (250)496-5055

Cars - Sports & Imports 1992 Subaru, Legacy. Runs great. All maintenance receipts, new radials, new timing belt, all wheel drive second owner $1450 obo great student car 250-490-4748 1997 Subaru Impreza, 2 door, 197,000 kms, $4000, 250-4626275

Motorcycles 2003 Honda Shadow ACE, Harley Replica, rare, 750cc, custom paint, 25,000 kms, mint, cobra pipes, new tires, must see, $5500, 778-4762046 2007 Honda Shadow Spirit, red, mint, cobra pipes, new tires, 10,000 kms, 750 cc, $4500, 778-476-2046

LOWERED ‘93 SIERRA 2wd, 350ci, automatic, 2 door, extended cab, short box. Power windows & locks. Custom grille, tail lights & paint. 230,000km. Ready for Spring! $4,700. (Kelowna) Phone Derek: 250-718-4969 WANTED: Raised roof Van with a/c, mechanically sound, 250-492-8955

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1976 Toyota Motorhome, 4cyl std, cab interior immaculate, new tires, runs excellent, $4400 obo, 250-493-0566, 250-462-1000 1993 Travelaire Rustler 23ft Fifth Wheel. Exc cond, roof air, fridge, freezer, stove, microwave shower in bathroom, new furnace & water heater. $4500 obo. 1-250-541-0236 1998 23ft Sportsman 5th Wheel, sleeps 6, Q bed, lots of storage, awning, well looked after, hitch included, $6000, 250-494-1396

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1997 Larson 21’, excellent condition., 390 hours. $10,500.250-260-0533. 20ft Weekender, 3-sails, 6Hp Johnson, retractable keel, SS rigging, ez-loader trailer, fully equip. $4800 OBO. 250-4986532 Canoe, new paddles, excellent condition, $300, 778-476-2046

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SeniorS SingleS lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250770-8622. 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. 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. and 4:30 p.m. Jerry’s Jam old time country at 5 p.m. elkS club on Ellis Street has drop-in darts/pool at 6:30 p.m. and poker at 7 p.m. fraternal order of eagleS has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. with karaoke

at 7 p.m., by Affordable Music. All members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. anavetS has a pool pot luck at 5:30 p.m. and karaoke with Phil at 7 p.m. muSaic vocal enSemble under the direction of Tracy Stuchbery presents Sing Me to Heaven at 7:30 p.m. at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church in Penticton and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Summerland. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students and are available at the Penticton Visitor’s Centre. Penticton library has baby songs and rhymes for infants to 15 months old from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Friday until May 31. No program May 10. Toddlertime for 16 months to 36 months with caregiver is 10 to 10:30 a.m. until May 31 with no program May 10. bereavement the reSource Centre at 626 Martin St. is hosting weekly drop-in grief support sessions at 10:30 a.m. For more information call 250490-1107. All welcome. the city of Penticton will acknowledge the Annual Day of Mourning at 11 a.m., with a public

gathering at the memorial tree in front of McLaren Park Arena.

Saturday April 27

royal canadian legion branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., a meat draw at 2 p.m. and sing-a-long at 4 p.m. alcoholicS anonymouS has its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave., and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Call service 24-hours is 250-490-9216. anavetS has dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Diamond Road at 6:30 p.m. fraternal order of eagleS has a chilli cookoff with tasting at 7 p.m. at the hall at 1197 Main St. Prizes to be announced. elkS club on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., meat draw at 4:30 p.m., followed by a steak dinner and karaoke by Anita. Summerland rebekah spring sale is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the I.O.O.F. Hall at 9536 Main St.

Stop in for a coffee and a muffin and check out the flea market, chicken pot pies, bake sale, crafts, books, bedding plants and more. Strengthening familieS together course is for adults supporting a person with any mental health concern. Experienced family members teach the course Saturday through June 1 (except May 18) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch provided). Register by calling 250-493-7338. team mS Walk Fundraising Event is having a Movers and Shakers garage sale from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Curling Rink in Summerland. Contact Sandra Goodall for donations at 250-494-3135. laPS for liam McGrath will be at the Pen High track from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a bouncy castle, cookie walk, face painting, silent auction, dunk tank as well as music and food. It’s a fundraiser for Liam who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2011. For more info, go to the Laps for Liam Facebook page. the Salvation army Jubilee brass will present a concert at the Penticton Salvation Army Community Church at

2469 South Main St. at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation. On Sunday at 2 p.m., they will be at the The Salvation Army Church for a community hymn sing.

Sunday April 28

alcoholicS anonymouS meetS in OK Falls at 10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton at 11 a.m. for the women’s group at the Lawn Bowling Club at 260 Brunswick St. Also the Sunday 123 group meets at 8 p.m. in the Education Room in the basement of the Penticton Hospital. The closed men’s group meets at 11 a.m. at the Eagles hall at 1197 Main St., side door, upstairs. Alcoholics Anonymous Big book, 12x12 thumper group meets at 11 a.m. at United Church 696 Main St. Sunday evening danceS are at 7 p.m. at the Penticton South Main Drop-In Centre with entertainment by DJ Emil. Cost is $3. anavetS has horse races, meat draws at 2 p.m.

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LakeLands ChurCh holds Sunday services on the second floor of the Penticton Community Centre from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Come and share the love and grace of Jesus Christ. Everyone is welcome. For more info contact info@ lakelandschurch.com. eLks CLub on Ellis Street has dog races at 2:30 p.m. with an M&M food draw. Darts/pool.

FraternaL Order of the Eagles has a presidents breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. No membership required. Wings from 1 to 6 p.m. for 60 cents each. Meat draw at 4 p.m. All members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. b.C. sPCa has a community market 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1550 Main St. First annuaL PentiCtOn Radio Control swap meet

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MentaL WeLLness Centre has Brown Bag family support group from noon to 1 p.m. weekly and individual support for family members from 2 to 4 p.m. weekly. aLCOhOLiCs anOnyMOus nux group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road. Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United Church basement. Fitness Friends Meets at 10 a.m. in the Legion Hall at 502 Martin St. Come, get in shape. Everyone is welcome. PentiCtOn seniOrs DropIn Centre has improver line dance at 9 a.m., Scrabble at 10 a.m, carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., easy to intermediate line dance at 1 p.m., duplicate bridge at 1 p.m. and American Congress bright at 7 p.m. PentiCtOn aCadeMy OF Music women’s choir rehearses at the Leir House under the direction of Joanne Forsyth from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members welcome. For information please call 250-493-7977. eLks CLub on Ellis Street has pub league darts at 7:30 p.m. rOyaL Canadian LegiOn branch 40 has bridge at 1 p.m., wing night at 4 p.m. as well as an L/A honours and awards night at 4:30 p.m. and darts at 7 p.m. anavets has POOL and dart leagues 7 p.m. FOOd addiCts in reCOvery Anonymous is at 6:30 p.m. in Room 103 fo the Penticton United Church at 696 Main St. Care CLOset thriFt

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s Outh O kanagan tOastMasters meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the community services building at 5876 Airport St. in Oliver. Become a more confident speaker. Call Bill at 250-485-0006 or Melba at 250-498-8850 for details. tOPs b.C. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance. Meetings are downstairs. Phone Susan at 250-4965931 or Sally at 250-4926556. aL-anOn for friends and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at 2800 South Main St. and 6:45 p.m. at 157 Wade Ave. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Call 250-490-9272 for information. PentiCtOn seniOrs DropIn Centre has ultra beginner line dance at 9 a.m., novice bridge at 9:15 p.m., sing-a-long at 10:30 a.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m. and knitting and chrocheting at 1 p.m. MentaL WeLLness Centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. 890 Wing OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. Okanagan CaLedOnian PiPe band practises from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Legion hall on Martin Street. All are welcome. PentiCtOn COnCert band rehearses at 7 p.m. New members welcome. Intermediate to advanced

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