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RIDE ‘EM COWBOY — Matt O’Flynn of Quesnel prepares to hit the ground courtesy of bull 851 Famous Amos during the bull riding competition at the 75th running of the Keremeos Elks Rodeo. Competitors and participants took part in a wide range of events throughout the three-day, western fest which attracted large crowds, especially Sunday and Monday.

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CITY SEES SOLID START TO TOURIST SEASON Joe Fries Western News Staff

Athletes, quilters and birders were among the range of visitors who poured into Penticton last weekend for the unofﬁcial start of the summer tourist season. Tourism Penticton CEO Jessie Campbell said local businesses like wineries, restaurants and other attractions are still tallying numbers to compare to previous years, but seem to have enjoyed a solid long weekend. “I’ve had a chance to speak with a number of businesses, who all report it was gangbusters for the most part this weekend. So that’s really fantastic news to hear that that sector was seeing some really positive numbers,” Campbell said. “A strong, May long weekend obviously allows businesses to breathe a little easier as we enter our peak tourism season,” she added, partly

because it helps refresh the word-of-mouth advertising visitors spread on behalf of the city. “It’s a pretty important weekend, and so far we’re feeling generally pretty positive about the results,” Campbell said. Weekend events were highlighted by the Meadowlark Nature Festival, which lured people to the South Okanagan for 90-plus tours and events, many of them in and around the Penticton area. The ﬁve-day festival wrapped up Monday. Meanwhile, the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre played host to the Quilt B.C. 2013 national juried show and exhibition, which was spread over a total of six days. Organizers were expecting to draw at least 1,000 people through the doors. On the sporting side of things, a 20-team softball tournament took over Lions Park, a 22-team soccer tournament invaded Kings Park, and 170 people crossed the ﬁnish line on Sunday to com-

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plete the Peach City RunFest races. All of those out-of-towners provided a lift for local accommodation providers. The South Beach Gardens Campground on Skaha Lake ﬁlled up to 30 of its sites during the weekend, said part-owner Kim Anweiler. She noted that not all of the 270-site property has opened yet, but said this May long weekend’s numbers were “basically the same” as last year. Traditional rooms were also popular with visitors. “I’ve just talked to a few of the hotels and motels, and I know the larger ones said that they were full,” said Rob Appelman, president of the Penticton Hospitality Association. He said some smaller sites, such as his own Lakeside Villa Motel, only reached about halfcapacity. “But the weather itself was not the greatest and I think a lot of people do wait. If they’re go-

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City gears up for Bike to Work Week Steve Kidd Western News Staff

Next week, Penticton commuters can expect to see more cyclists on the road during their morning drive. Or perhaps, you’re one of the cyclists who has chosen to take part in Bike to Work Week, which takes place from May 27 to May 31. This is the fifth year Penticton has taken part in the event, which has the goal of raising awareness about cycling as a commuter choice and a healthy lifestyle. But this year, participants will also be enjoying some of the city’s first steps to implementing Penticton’s cycling and trails network plan. “We are trying hard to provide a safer infrastructure. Our surveys have indicated that more people would cycle if they felt safer about it. The way it is right now, they end up only being weekend cyclists, when they can get to the KVR Trail,” said acting mayor Garry Litke. “There are a lot of people that do cycle but they don’t feel safe on the streets, so we are trying to fix that.” Cyclists are invited to ride to work as many times as they want, and can travel part way, one way or both ways by bike. All levels of participation are encouraged and all workplaces that register will be entered to win bicycles and other prizes. The event started in Victoria in 1995 with about 500 participants. But in 2012, there were nearly 20,000 participants, commuting for a total of 903,216 kilometres and saving 209,610 kilograms of CO2. Penticton

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contributed 241 cyclists commuting 10,475 kilometres to that total. Coun. Andrew Jakubeit has prepared a video to help promote Bike to Work week. It features the results of the last two City Hall/Regional District challenges, which ended up with city hall on the losing side and Mayor Dan Ashton paying the price, which included riding a tricycle and a penny

farthing bike. The annual competition is to see which organization contributes the most bicycle commuter hours. It’s a challenge that Penticton has yet to win, though Litke hopes this will be the year to break city hall’s string of defeats. “I’ve already been biking to work, I will be biking all next week and I’m

just saying to the RDOS folks they can eat my dust,” said Litke, already an avid cyclist. “They just have a younger demographic over there. We have more experienced folks over here. They happen to have youth on their side.” This year, the losing organization’s administrator and an elected official will be riding a bike built for

two while wearing chicken and deer costumes. It’s all in fun, but Jakubeit said getting more people commuting by cycling has some serious benefits. He spreads the challenge out to the rest of the community. “Our challenge to the regional district staff is in the hope that other organizations and businesses in the community challenge their colleagues to a friendly competition to engage their workforce. A healthy employee is a happy employee,” said Jakubeit, who is also a cyclist. Biking to work, partaking in some exercise and fresh air, he added, is invigorating and leaves you ready to face the day. “This is all about motivating people to do it on a regular basis. Whether we can get more of the staff to follow us down the bike path, I don’t know,” said Litke. Other events during the week include bike and helmet safety checks at the Bike Barn and Freedom Bike Shop. And all registered teams are also invited to the free events held throughout Penticton each morning from 7 to 9 a.m. during bike to work week. Stop by for free coffee, snacks and a chance to win prizes. Monday kicks off with the Celebration Station at Gyro Park for a burrito breakfast. On Tuesday, the location moves to the First Baptist Church, Wednesday the Shaw Cable parking lot, and Thursday to the Penticton Fire Hall on Dawson Avenue. On Friday, the Celebration Station heads back downtown for smoothies at Nanaimo Square.

Customers steamed over soaring water rates Joe Fries Western News Staff

Homeowners on the east side of Skaha Lake are preparing to do battle over a proposed doubling of their water utility rate. Residents of the Heritage Hills, Lakeshore Highlands and Vintage Views subdivisions received notice in April that the operator of the privately owned utility that supplies water there had applied to the B.C. government regulator to hike the annual rate to $912. Johnny Antjes, who last year assumed ownership of Lakeshore Waterworks, said he understands customers’ concerns, but needs to build up a contingency fund for the system. “Nobody ever wants to see rate increases, but at the same time, the alternative to that may be service interruptions because we’re not keeping our system up,” Antjes said.

Lakeshore Waterworks, with about 250 connections, has been subsidized to date by its owners, he continued, adding the increase is meant to top up the utility’s $60,000 reserve for repairs and maintenance to “a few hundred thousand.” Antjes noted that customers haven’t seen a rate increase for 10 years, and even if the price doubled, it would still be far less than what residents pay on the West Bench, where the average bill is about $1,800 annually, according to an estimate from the Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen. Doug Lychak, president of the Heritage Hills/Lakeshore Highlands Homeowners’ Association, acknowledged the need to save money in case the system needs repairs, but said residents aren’t prepared to buck up until they have a clearer understanding of the utility’s finances. “We’ve asked for a lot of information, prior to any decisions being made about increasing

rates, which hasn’t been provided,” said Lychak. Homeowners were provided with a slim set of financial statements for the Lakeshore Waterworks that didn’t include explanations of management fees, nor a full accounting of past or planned improvements, Lychak said, adding water quality test results have also been hard to get. “A lot of the numbers don’t jive, they don’t make sense,” he said. “We just think there needs to be more transparency.” The homeowners last year asked the RDOS to attempt to purchase the utility, but the area director said the two sides are far apart in negotiations. Tom Siddon said the asking price was too high, and the RDOS won’t spend a dime until it knows more about the system’s health. “We wouldn’t want to do anything without

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doing due diligence, so I can tell you, the bottom line is they’d virtually have to give it to us to take it over, in the state of uncertainty we’re facing,” Siddon said. He also thinks the proposed price increase is too much, too soon. “You can’t just double the rates like that. You have to cushion it and provide people some reason to believe this additional money is going to be put to good purpose,” Siddon said. Water rates are regulated by B.C.’s deputy comptroller of water rights. The public comment period on the Lakeshore Waterworks application closed May 19. The comptroller can now request more information, call a public hearing or approve a smaller rate increase. A decision is expected within 30 days. Lychak said his association sent a letter to the comptroller outlining its concerns, and would continue fighting the rate increase as proposed.

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Chin school on the Osoyoos Indian Band got to experience just that in a mock accident scene on Friday in which a car was dropped 100 feet from a crane. Osoyoos Indian Band Youth Group member Jordan Bower holds a driver’s licence and said the exercise had an immense impact on her. “I am really more aware of how dangerous it is and how big the situation is. So much can happen in just a matter of seconds and it is really important to wear your seat-belt, not drink and drive or even get into a vehicle with anyone that is drinking and driving,” said the 18-year-old. Const. A.J. Rodrigues of the South Okanagan Traffic Services said there were 72 collisions last year due to distracted driving in this district. She said it is not just impaired drivers the RCMP in the Okanagan are looking for, they now have two drug recognition experts and have cracked down on drivers who they believe are impaired due to illegal or prescription drugs. While students easily rattled off reasons for distracted driving such as texting, talking on

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Oliver firefighterS work at the scene of a mock car crash on friday. A vehicle was dropped 100 feet from a crane to demonstrate what can happen in an accident caused by impaired or distracted driving.

the phone or with passengers in the car instead of watching the road, the constables noted one they missed. “When you have a late night and were at a nice party and think you are sober and can drive home, did you know that you are still impaired because you don’t have enough sleep and your judgement drops?” she asked. Forensic collision deconstructionist Cpl. Dwayne Breitkreutz explained to the students after the car drop dem-

onstration what his role is at the scene of an accident as the firefighters used the jaws of life to cut the roof off the vehicle and paramedics attended to the victim, a mannequin. “I have been to a lot of fatal accidents because it is my job,” said Breitkreutz. “At the accidents I can tell you that 65 to 80 per cent of the people would be alive today if they were wearing their seat-belts.” Oliver fire chief Dan Skaros said the exercise was to reinforce the

message of save driving habits and to give emergency personnel a training exercise where they can use the tools that save lives by recreating an accident scene. “(They) said we are not trying to scare you, but we actually are. Wear your seat-belts, don’t drink and drive. It is nasty when we come to a scene and there are people in a car,” said Skaros. “Nobody likes to see that and we sure don’t like to see kids in cars that have been in accidents.”

CAO tops regional district payroll Joe Fries Western News Staff

The number of high-paid regional district employees increased in 2012, although pay for top managers increased only slightly. A total of 14 employees of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen earned over $75,000 in 2012, up from 11 people the previous year. Public-sector organizations are required to issue an annual statement of financial information that contains the names and pay for all employees who exceeded the $75,000 salary benchmark. The RDOS board on Thursday accepted the 2012 edition without comment. Three of the new names on the $75,000-plus list this year are building inspectors. Chief administrative officer Bill Newell remained the top-paid

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employee. He collected a salary of $130,893, up $583 from the previous year. Next was public works manager Doug French, who earned $101,728, a $2,753 bump from 2011. Chief water distribution operator David Carlson took home $85,865, up $987 from a year earlier, while community services manager Mark Woods collected $85,431 in 2012, a decrease of $480 from 2011. A freeze on management wages has been in place at the RDOS for several years, although the board re-examined the issue behind closed doors earlier this year. Compensation for the board itself last year cost taxpayers $398,746, plus $73,769 in expenses. That was up from $379,865 and $69,694, respectively, in 2011. The highest paid among 18 directors and their alternates was

Penticton representative and chair Dan Ashton, who collected $41,563 and billed $4,611 in expenses. Vice-chair Mark Pendergraft, the director for rural Osoyoos, was next on the list with pay of $35,902, plus expenses of $10,585. The highest expense claim belonged to Princeton Director Brad Hope, who billed $12,224, in addition to pay of $27,398, followed by Pendergraft, then rural Oliver Director Allan Patton at $9,997 in addition to remuneration of $28,360. Ashton, who was elected as MLA last week, is on a leave of absence from his job as mayor of Penticton and chair of the RDOS. His leave from the RDOS is good until June 7. He’s expected to formally resign after being sworn in as MLA in mid-June. Once his resignation is received, the RDOS board will elect a new chair and vice-chair.

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Voters to have say on dispatch Joe Fries Western News Staff

Another consultant has backed a plan to upgrade the regional fire dispatch system, and now voters will get their say. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen will next week open the alternate approval process to obtain the electorate’s consent to borrow the necessary $1.6 million. At its meeting Thursday, the board agreed to begin advertising the AAP next week with responses due in by July 2. A full referendum on the borrowing would be triggered if more than 10 per cent of 68,635 eligible voters register opposition. The money is needed to follow through on a consulting engineer’s November 2012 recommendation to upgrade regional fire dispatch equipment. The centrepiece of the plan is a new radio repeater on Okanagan Mountain that will combine with two existing units to group 16 fire departments into three zones, each of which will share a radio link to dispatchers in Kelowna. Penticton would maintain its separate direct line since it receives 70 per cent of the area’s calls.

RDOS directors have struggled with the engineer’s complex report and had difficulty countering opposition in Summerland and Osoyoos, so a second consultant was hired to review the upgrade plan and answer questions. That consultant, Doug Joinson, appeared at a board committee meeting Thursday and told directors that he could “fully support and recommend” the plan as proposed. But Joinson, former manager of communication and information services for the Fraser Valley Regional District, noted the importance of establishing a working group of fire chiefs to help them understand and shape the new system. “It’s something that the fire chiefs (and) fire departments have to buy into, and that’s probably the first, most critical step,” he said. RDOS directors for Summerland are concerned that because the upgrade calls for the elimination of their department’s direct line to dispatch in favour of a radio link it will share with four other departments, it will amount to a reduction in service. “While it sounds selfserving, I don’t want to

hear Naramata’s calls on the operational channel,” said Summerland Fire Chief Glenn Noble, who also attended the meeting. Joinson acknowledged that concern, but said the shared radio link could provide a benefit in that it will allow neighbouring fire departments to monitor what’s going on around them. Summerland Mayor Janice Perrino is also concerned that taxpayers who already paid to upgrade the local system are being asked to pay again to update other systems in the region that didn’t budget adequately. But RDOS chief administrative officer Bill Newell said individual departments will have to pay for whatever equipment they need for their fire halls, and that Summerland could be reimbursed for what it’s purchased if it’s part of the recommended upgrade package. Perrino’s concerns were allayed further when the RDOS board agreed to have the fire chiefs examine the feasibility of adding a fifth zone to the new system that would maintain Summerland’s direct link. Joinson also warned against a second, more costly upgrade option that

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Political polling firms lose their credibility

ollsters are going to have to come up with a different formula for how to gauge public voting methodology prior to elections, because their last two attempts have been so far off they’re on the verge of rendering themselves incompetent. All major pollsters had written the B.C. Liberals off prior to last week’s provincial election — not one of the polling companies got it right. The surprising Liberal win could have been considered a fluke, except that pollsters blew it in Alberta’s election in 2012, predicting incorrectly the Wildrose Alliance would win over the Conservatives. The Conservatives cruised to victory. These misfires lead to the inevitable question: Should pollsters play a role in elections? The truth is they do. While some voters are consistently faithful to a certain political party, a significant amount decide who they will vote for in the final days or hours before casting a ballot. Polls play a part in the decision-making process, and therefore election outcomes. They shouldn’t. One has to wonder how much of a role the inaccurate polling and resulting media attention played in B.C.’s election results. Pollsters blamed low voter turnout — only 52 per cent of eligible voters voted — and fickle young voters for their poor projections, but aren’t these the very people who would be most influenced by polls? The bottom line is polling has become more of an obstacle in the election process than an asset. Elections belong to the people, not the pollsters. Does it really matter which party has the momentum three months, three weeks or three days PENTICTON WESTERN before an election? Not really. As any veteran politician will tell you, one day in politics can feel like a year. Next time, let’s leave it to the pollsters to predict trivial things like Canadian Idol winners or hockey champions, and leave the important stuff, like elections, to the real experts: the public.

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Polarized politics a costly system One beneﬁt of the surprising fourth term for the B.C. Liberal Party is that the provincial government won’t be subjected to another big, expensive ideological remake. Taxpayers are spared a bill of millions in severance pay for deputy ministers and other senior staff who would be purged in large numbers in the left-right lurch that has deﬁned B.C. politics for a generation. BC Ferries will continue as an arms-length operation, with ferry commissioner Gord Macatee in charge of service levels as well as fare caps. The service rationalization that the government set out in the past year will continue. The NDP platform vowed to “position BC Ferries as an integral part of B.C.’s transportation infrastructure.” Freely translated, that means “suck BC Ferries back into government,” as one of their strident supporters likes to say. That would conceal the growth of the subsidy and facilitate the kind of political and union interference that resulted in the current structure. There will be no $10 million rehash of the BC Rail sale and subsequent seven-year trial, to

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B.C. Views enrich elite lawyers once again. The NDP promised an inquiry for strictly political reasons, to drag their opponents through the scandal one more time. It was not a prelude to “nationalizing” the province’s train service, dream scenarios of the NDP provincial council notwithstanding. Costly legal confrontations over development projects have been avoided. The Jumbo Glacier Resort proponents ﬁnally won a 20-year ﬁght for permits, and the NDP promised to take them away. A larger ideological battle over private power contracts has also been avoided. The B.C. Liberals have been caught by a sudden shift in power markets

caused by cheap, abundant natural gas, but the billions in commitments to independent power producers isn’t the ﬁasco that critics have described. If all those privately developed run-of-river hydro projects were owned and operated by BC Hydro, the Crown corporation would have to staff them and maintain them all for the next 40 years. There are differing views about the future demand for electricity in B.C., but it can only rise with industry and population growth. A decade of federal and provincial work to end duplication of environmental assessment won’t be undone. NDP leader Adrian Dix’s promise for “made in B.C.” reviews was a strategy to choke resource projects to death under endless procedure, which may yet be the fate the Jumbo resort. We will have a Seniors’ Advocate ofﬁce, but it won’t be staffed up to duplicate the Ombudsperson’s role of taking complaints. That’s good, since the Ombudsperson has become ineffective, labouring for years over a massive seniors’ report with so many recommendations it sank like a stone.

We have 85 seniors’ advocates now. They’re called MLAs, and they definitely take complaints. They have staffed offices in their home communities and in Victoria. When they’re not doing political work that everyone denies is going on in constituency offices, those office staffers try to help people through the labyrinth of seniors’ at-home and institutional care. A new seniors’ advocate can offer advice at the management level to help the health care system evolve, but only elected politicians are positioned to tell individuals they can’t have what they are demanding. The government should be adding more direct services, not more bureaucrats. There will be many arguments about the failure of the NDP to win against an unpopular B.C. Liberal government that is still weighed down by the harmonized sales tax and other heavy baggage. This election could be the beginning of the end for the old left-right model for B.C. politics. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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letters Lower rates would make province more competitive I read and hear the many complaints about the high cost of electricity. People need look no further than the destruction of BC Hydro as it was set up by W.A.C. Bennett. It was an efficient utility supplying electricity to most of B.C. at a reasonable price. Then along came Gordon Campbell, Rick Coleman, Christy Clark and all who decided BC Hydro should be dismembered. Customer services went to an outside group; transmission lines to another; new power to be produced by non-BC Hydro people. BC Hydro was thus

left as a shadow of its former robust self. Next, run-of-river power was introduced as a new source of electricity. Private bidders were given permission to build “necessary” dams, roads, transmission lines, etc. Many of its 45 completed projects (and 23 other abuilding) are on fish rivers, so could have damaging affect. There were also many more applications forthcoming. BC Hydro was not allowed to bid; instead was forced to assume a $50 billion contractual obligation to buy the run-ofriver power which comes when BC Hydro has plen-

Natural beauty destroyed

I along with many others have been waiting passionately for the good weather to materialize; cabin fever will be a thing of the past in a week or two, we hope. So my son and I decided to go scout out some of our favourite fishing lakes which are just west of Oliver. On our arrival at the Rippley Madden Lake junction is a large meadow which was absolutely butchered by hooligans and their monster-tire trucks. It makes my blood boil that kids do this for fun, sponsored by vodka, rum whiskey and weed. I had a feeling in my bones that it was about to greet us on our arrival by the never-ending trail of beer cans from town. Not to mention the accident markers or memorials of young kids gone before. It’s heart-breaking to see the age of some victims in the cemetery, row on row of them and by summer’s end, there will be more. Rippley was our first stop, and you guessed it, there were more churnedup picnic sites burned to ashes. My bird nest boxes were smashed from the trees with the nests in them. The outhouse was ripped from its foundation, used for ice fishing no less. Lucky some old timers rescued it apparently before the ice came off. All I can say to those airheads is your day of reckoning will come. But in the meantime, may the hairs on your bums turn to drum sticks and beat your balls off. Andy Homan Penticton

Premier in Penticton

After Christy Clark’s defeat in her riding, she needs a secure seat. I heartily recommend our Penticton riding. Dan Ashton is an inexperienced MLA and still has a political voice as mayor and head of the regional district. Just imagine how attentive she will be to us after losing her seat. Just imagine how fast the hospital tower will be built. Imagine how fast the twinning of the highway to the U.S. will happen. Imagine the benefits for Penticton and area. Jane Turnell Penticton

Disappointed by turnout

Only 52 per cent of the eligible population felt it valuable to exercise

ty (spring runoff time). Unfortunately, Powerx (CEO paid nearly $1 million) can only get a much lower price than the price BC Hydro is forced to pay, so you and I pay high electric rates to allow for this “business deal.” B.C. residents used to enjoy the lowest electrical costs — our climate and geography allowed this, but our present distressing and unnecessary situation came about directly due to Gordon Campbell and his Liberal government’s dangerous and inept handling of our public utility. Electricity is essential to modern living. B.C.

their democratic duty to vote. That is pathetic and sad. To those 48 per cent that — for whatever reason — do not feel it is worth their time, or perhaps not their duty to get up out of their armchairs and vote, do not complain. You have no voice by your own choice. Engagement in the electoral process is key to having accurate and true representation. It is our right. It is our duty as Canadians. Regardless of the outcome of this election, to see the number of people that got out to vote is beyond an embarrassment and needs to be addressed. Lorraine Sopow Penticton

has been robbed of its ability to have low elec-

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Raises funds for the medical facilities throughout the region, including the Penticton Regional Hospital, Moog & Friends Hospice House, Trinity Centre, Summerland Health Centre and Extended Care, Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge, South Similkameen Health Centre and Orchard Haven in Keremeos, South Okanagan General Hospital and Sunnybank Centre in Oliver.

The Astral Media, Have a Heart Radiothon raised more than $106,000 on May 2nd at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre. Thank you to everyone on the team at Astral Media, to our people who made donations, the community groups, service groups, businesses and our auxiliaries. Thank you for your support of the Maternity, Nursery and Pediatric departments at Penticton Regional Hospital. Murray Grandy, President and Al McNeil, Poppy Chairman of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 40 presented the Medical Foundation’s executive director, Janice Perrino with a cheque for $5,000 to help change Cassette X-Ray over to state of the art Digital X-Rays for the Imaging Department at Penticton Regional Hospital. On behalf of staff, board members and patients, thank you Legion members for all you do for all of us.

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The Penticton Western News welcomes letters to the editor for publication. We suggest a maximum length of 400 words and reserve the right to edit letters for length, brevity, clarity, legality, abusive language, accuracy and good taste. All published letters remain the property of the Penticton Western News, which is the sole judge of suitability for publication. Letters must include the writer’s address and daytime phone number, which will not be published. Letters should be signed with the writer’s full name and be sent by e-mail to letters@ pentictonwesternnews.com; mailed to the Penticton Western News, 2250 Camrose St., Penticton, B.C., V2A 8R1; or faxed to 250-492-9843.

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We would like to thank the many people who supported the recent IODE garage sale. All proceeds went to our shop at 464 Main St. and will be given out in scholarships to the high schools and Okanagan College, as well as to music and dance students, and many others. Many thanks to all our volunteers.

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Carole Patane, Coordinator of Volunteers at Penticton Regional Hospital and MaryBeth Zelent, Manager of the SOS Café, celebrate the incredible work of the hospitals volunteers and Auxiliary members by hosting a Mardi Gras dinner event to thank everyone for their years of service and dedication. The Auxiliaries have helped improve patient comfort and care for over 100 years at Penticton Regional Hospital. National Auxiliary Day is May 10; join us for coffee and cookies in the hospital lobby from 11:00am -2:00pm.

We would like to thank all the individuals, service organizations and business groups for their dedication and thoughtfulness by making donations to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation 550 Carmi Avenue, Penticton, B.C. V2A 3G6 Phone: 250-492-9027 • Toll Free: 1-866-771-0994 www.sosmedicalfoundation.com

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Similkameen politicians join in power struggle Joe Fries Western News Staff

Local politicians in the B.C. Southern Interior are pressing for changes to a new electricity rate structure they feel unfairly penalizes people who can least afford it. Earlier this month, members of the Southern Interior Local Government Association adopted a pair of resolutions calling on the B.C. Utilities Commission to review, or amend, the new two-tier conservation rate that it forced on utility companies. The issue was cast into the spotlight this winter when some residents in rural areas of the Similkameen sounded off about skyrocketing energy bills. Angelique Wood, the Area G director for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, is

Olalla man Robby Kilborn told the Western News in March that the electricity bill for his home was $2,110.94 for the four-month period ended Feb. 26, 2013, up $553.67 from a year earlier. In its submission to the B.C. Utilities Commission, FortisBC noted 95 per cent of its customers were expected to see billing increases of no more than 10 per cent as a result of the new rate structure. “But the five per cent who are being impacted are the five per cent of our population who are already at-risk people anyway,” Wood said. “They’re the elderly, they’re people on fixed incomes, they’re people in remote areas who are already losing a bunch of other services.” She’s also disappointed with BCUC responses to letters both she and the RDOS sent to outline concerns.

among the politicians who have taken up the case. “I feel like the more we keep this in the media, (then) the more provincial government, the B.C. Utilities Commission and Fortis have to pay attention.” The two-tier rate structure implemented by FortisBC in January uses a threshold to charge for electricity consumption. Usage below the 1,600-kilowatt-hour mark is billed at a lower rate, with higher rates charged above that mark. The intent of the new rate structure is to encourage energy conservation. However, people who have no choice but to heat with electricity are being unfairly punished, Wood said. “It takes a lot of electricity to make heat, and therefore they hit the conservation rate almost right away, and then everything they’re billed on after that is almost double the rate,” she explained.

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The BCUC returned near-identical letters that said FortisBC is expected to report out on the conservation rate’s impact and effectiveness in 2014, and that the commission is logging complaints. “I thought they were pretty callous,” Wood said. She’s heartened, however, by the response of colleagues at the SILGA meeting. “It’s not just the Southern Okanagan that’s experiencing this. At that convention, I don’t think there was a mayor or councillor present who wasn’t aware of this problem in their community,” Wood said. The SILGA resolutions will now be sent to the Union of B.C. Municipalities for approval at its fall meeting. If approved there, they will be forwarded to the BCUC and provincial government as requests for action.

Police cleared in crash Western News Staff

The motorcycle crash near Penticton that claimed the life of a West Kelowna man was not the fault of RCMP, according to the Independent Investigation Office. A report released on Friday by the IIO confirmed it will not proceed with an investigation into a Penticton RCMP officer’s involvement in the May 11 crash where Clint Schoening died and his wife, Crystal Sylvester, sustained serious injuries. Information obtained from the RCMP in-car video camera that was mounted in the officer’s vehicle showed that a motorcycle registered a speed of 137 km/h while on Eastside Road when it passed the officer at 8:52:08 p.m. Seconds later the officer activated his emergency lights and at 8:52:16 p.m. a second motorcycle travelling north passed him. The officer waited until the second bike passed before turning the police vehicle around to travel northbound. At 8:52:59 p.m. the officer then passed the second motorcycle that had pulled over at the side of the road, but the first motorcycle was not visible. The officer then turned off the emergency lights and braked for a curve in the road. At 8:53:12 p.m. the officer rounded the curve in the road and observed a “large dust cloud” ahead of him. He re-activated his emergency lights, and 14 seconds later arrived at the scene of the crash. According to the analysis, the total time from the first sight of the motorcycle until the crash was 67 seconds. The traffic reconstruction analyst determined that the motorcycle was a considerable distance north of the officer when he first activated the emergency lights. “While the crash did result in death and other serious harm to the affected person, the chief civilian director determined that the officer’s actions were non-contributory in the crash. The IIO file will be closed with no further action,” said the report.

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A musical homecoming Awna Teixeira returns to Penticton to play at The Elite on Saturday her mom bought her from a garage sale that Western News Staff she played Christmas Playing in Pentic- carols on. Funding from ton is a homecoming her school band program of sorts for Portuguese- was cut and it seemed Canadian singer/song- music was always one step ahead of her and she writer Awna Teixeira. “It is really fun to couldn’t catch up. Then come back,” she said. at 19 a friend bought her “The first time I came a bass guitar. “I was a troubled through was with Po’Girl and we sold out teen and went through the Dream Café for two a bunch of stuff before I nights in a row and it felt figured out some things, really good. It was like a so it took me awhile to big victory returning to get music in my life the this stomping grounds way I needed it to be. I where I went through distinctly remember dea lot of stuff as a teen ciding when I was 20 living in foster homes, or 21 that I was going group homes and got to play in one capacity into trouble with the law. or another for the rest of I felt like I was coming my life which felt like an amazing thing to discovfull circle.” She returns on May er,” said Teixeira. You can feel the mu25 to perform at The Elite, but this time carry- sical diversity in her dising her own accordion, cography — Portuguese guitar, banjo, harmonica folk music from her and ukulele, singing off family, old-time hillbilly her solo album Where jams on the banjo, folk The Darkness Goes, music when she picks up which she brought to the guitar, European flair life with the help of web on the accordion and so on. fundraiser H e r Kickstartparents er. After were imtouring the migrants world with to Canada successful You can write and Teixindie-roots said sensation a lot of crap, eira their foPo’Girl as the co- but you have to cus was on workleader for an write that crap ing hard eight-year so the good stuff to become something stretch, they mutu- can find its way here, learning the lanally sepaout as well. guage and rated to trying to work on — Awna Teixeira assimilate. their own “It wasn’t until I was projects for now. “It is a challenge as 27 that I realized how a writer to write for just musical my grandfather yourself but it gives me actually was. I went the opportunity to figure home with a ukulele of out what is more natural all instruments and he for me. You can write a said, ‘Oh, I use to play lot of crap, but you have this,’ and picked it up to write that crap so the and starting playing this good stuff can find its crazy rhythm and singway out as well,” she ing in Portuguese. I was like what the heck, how said. The way she handles am I only learning about a variety of instruments this now?” she said. While that part of her would lead listeners to believe she picked up heritage also came later the guitar earlier than in life, Teixeira said she 19. Heavily into music doesn’t want it to be lost all her life, she was nev- again for a generation. er afforded the opportuIt is why she chose nity to play instruments, songs such as Minha besides a small organ Querida on her latest al-

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JoiNt effort — father and son team Ben Daum (front) and Bradley Cooper cross the finish line at Skaha Lake Park Sunday morning at the conclusion of the 5K for United Way fundraising event. the run/walk was held in conjunction with the annual Peach City runfest. final figures are still being calculated.

A $35,440 grant will help the Agur Lake Camp Society establish a permanent administration office. The Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen committed the money during its budget process. “The society has wanted to create a physical administrative presence since March 2012,” society president Carla Ohmenzetter said in a press release. “We feel this is the best way for prospective donors, clients and the general public to visit with us, view progress and evaluate the benefits of participation.” The release did not provide details about the new office location. The camp itself, about 20 kilometres west of Summerland, is a barrier-free facility that now boasts three cabins and 1,500 metres of wheelchair-accessible trails. In its grant application, the society noted there are approximately 150 families in the region, and 52,000 in B.C., who could benefit from a visit to the camp. The RDOS has budgeted a total of $182,740 this year for community grants in aid. Agur Lake Camp will be hosting its first campers this summer. Opening date will be July 6.

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To Tell in concerT at 6 p.m. in Bethel Church, 945 Main St., Penticton. Tickets are $7 per person (includes a slice of pizza and a pop). Contact Pastor Joe or Brenna McLeod at Bethel Church 250-4933911 to book advance tickets or purchase at the door. Hand and FooT canasTa at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-492-7630 for info. Newcomers welcome. PenTicTon duPlicaTe Bridge cluB holds weekly games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Penticton library. Call Birgitta at 250-770-1154 for info. 65-Plus singles coFFee cluB meets at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. For info call 250-492-0459 or 250770-1018. Bingo every Wednesday in the Legion hall for the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m. Lunches are available. seniors’ recreaTion and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call

Betty at 250-490-0468 for more information. o kanagan F alls seniors’ Activity Centre has exercise classes at 8 a.m., music and coffee hour at 9 a.m., followed by carpet bowling at 1 p.m. al-anon For Friends and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for info. iode THriFT sTore on 464 Main St. has weekly specials and is open Monday to Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. summerland arT cluB meets every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the library’s lower floor on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. For info call Barb at 250-4943002. FosTer care inFo sessions every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250-770-7524 or visit www.fosterbc.ca or www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/foster. oliver douBle o Quilters have drop-in activities every Wednesday. kiWanis cluB Has a lunch meeting every Wednesday at noon at 390 Brunswick St. alcoHolics anonymous Has Nooners meetings Monday to Friday noon at 361 Wade Ave. Call service 24-hours is 250-4909216. Night group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30

p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement. souTH main droP-in Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., a coffee social and Medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., and easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. anaveTs Has HumP Day with dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and music by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m. PenTicTon academy oF Music String orchestra rehearses at the Leir House under the direction of John Suderman from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. New members welcome. For information please call 250-493-7977. FraTernal order oF Eagles has lunch served from noon to 2 p.m., soup and sandwich for $5. All members and guests welcome to hall at 1197 Main St. elks on ellis Street has a lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Initiation of officers. PenTicTon regional HosPiTal Auxiliary is operating a Meals on Wheels service every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If you would like a delivery of meals they can accommodate you. They are also seeking new volunteers who have a couple of hours to spare to assem-

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THe skies THe limiT, a look at the newest trends in container gardening presented by co-president Diane Schlamp at the monthly meeting of the Penticton & District Garden Club at 7:30 p.m. in the Penticton library auditorium. Franco 50-Plus cluB meets from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Drop-in program for French speakers wanting to socialize in French, including activities such as games, outings, discussions, hobbies and projects. Call Lina at 250-492-2549 for info. deserT sage sPinners and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Members create beautiful handworks. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@telus. net or 250-498-4959. Newcomers welcome. FiTness Friends meeTs at 10 a.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. Come, get in shape. Everyone is welcome.

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calendar Royal Canadian legion branch 40 has crib at 7 p.m. PeaCh City toastmasteRs meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church. Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250492-2362 for info. toPs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250770-8093. toPs B.C. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250493-5968 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more information. o kanagan F alls senioRs’ Activity Centre has computer classes at 9 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and cribbage at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. s outh o kanagan i mmigRant and Community Services is offering free English classes. For more info, stop by the office at 508 Main St. or call 250-492-6299. al-anon FoR FRiends and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272. south main dRoP-in Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowl at 10 a.m., bingo, improver line dance and crafters meet at 1 p.m. Call 250493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. alCoholiCs anonymous night group meets at 8 p.m. on 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Vineyard Church. FRateRnal oRdeR oF the eagles have Joseph’s famous pizza from 4 to 7 p.m., followed by music trivia at 7 p.m. with Affordable Music. All members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. anavets have drop-in pool 7 p.m. elks CluB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. All skill

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levels welcome. PentiCton aCademy oF musiC has a Broadway Debut and Triple Threat Musical Theatre classes 4 to 7 p.m. for ages six to 15 with Melanie Konynenberg. Check their website for details www. pentictonacademyofmusic. ca or call 250-493-7977. o kanagan s outh newComeRs Group meets at the Oliver Senior Centre at 5876 Airport St. from 2 to 3:30 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday of the month. If you want more information contact Max or Janet Uhlemann at 250498-2121.

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with fish and chips on Friday at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. At 6 p.m. will be music bingo with Russ Treit. elks CluB on Ellis Street has drop-in darts/ pool starting at 6:30 p.m. summeRland PleasuRe PainteRs meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Harold Simpson Youth Centre at 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. FRateRnal oRdeR oF Eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Entertainment by Alan Jackson tribute band Almost Alan at 7 p.m. Homemade apple pies are on sale for $5.

See Cindy or the bartender. All members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. P entiCton s enioRs dRoP-in Centre has Tai Chi Chuan and evening of dance at 7:30 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. anavets have kaRaoke, pool and a pot luck dinner at 7 p.m. t he B eReavement ResouRCe Centre at 626 Martin St. is hosting weekly drop-in grief support sessions at 10:30 a.m. For more information on other available programs or pet loss call 250-490-1107.

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BriNGiNG BaCK SaLMON — an elder releases a salmon fry into the waters of the Okanagan river Channel while drummers and singers perform the ceremonial music. The event was part of the annual release of fry in an effort to return salmon stocks to their traditional levels in local waterways.

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senioRs singles lunCh Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622. 890 wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. CaRe Closet thRiFt Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and silent auctions. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds go to our local hospital and hospice. s enioR C omPuteR dRoP-in Sessions are held Monday and Friday afternoons from 1 to 2:30 p.m. These sessions are for members to help solve problems other members may be experiencing with their computers. al-anon meets at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272. a l C o h o l i C s 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. R oyal C anadian legion branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday,

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All ABoArd — Phillip Young of the Summerland ATV Club pilots a group of young passengers aboard his specialty locomotive at the makeshift kids park in okanagan Falls recently. The okanagan International Children’s Festival partnered with Par-T-Perfect and the oK Falls Hotel to put on two days of activities in support of the festival which is scheduled to return in 2014.

Sewer system carries costs for OK Falls Steve Arstad Black Press

A new wastewater treatment system is now up and running in Okanagan Falls, and residents will soon have to pay for it. At a recent public meeting, Tom Siddon, the area director for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, helped walk about 20 residents through the coming cost increases. The regional district will be increasing sewer rates over the next three years in order to begin repayment of a $4.9-million loan that was the community’s one-third portion of the total cost for the new system.

“It’s time for the community to pay the balance,” Siddon said. “The cost must be presented to the community.” The plant is now running in the commission stage, which involves the possible temporary use of the old treatment plant while the new one works through any startup issues that might occur as it moves towards a fully operational phase. Once that is achieved, the old plant will be decommissioned, and most of the infrastructure will be removed. What remains will serve as a sewage lift station. Okanagan Falls’ sewer user rates cover all costs associated with the operation of the sewer system.

RDOS financial manager Sandy Croteau said the annual debt service cost on the $4.9-million loan for an average single family dwelling will be $260, which will be phased in over a three-year period. This year’s increment will be $114. Monthly payment plan options are available. Residents were assured that should future developments and other communities wish to hook up to the system, the new users will pay for any additional costs needed to service them. The plant was built with room for future increases in capacity, but there will be additional capital expenditure associated with a large increase in users.

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CHAD FORMAN of Courvas (Salmon Arm) takes a tumble against the Penticton Tim Horton’s Pinnacles Robin Whittaker during the 52 annual Pacific Western Brewery May Classic at Kings Park on Saturday. The Pinnacles finished second after losing to Williams Lake FC.

Organizer thrilled with May Classic soccer tournament Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Twenty-two teams with over 400 players flooded Kings Park during the 52nd Pacific Western Brewery May Classic. Winning the men’s side of the soccer tournament for a second straight year was Williams Lake FC. They defeated the Penticton Tim Horton’s Pinnacles 3-2. The Richmond All Blacks finished third. Dan Thornton of the Pinnacles was named most valuable player, while Cam Stokes of the All Blacks was the goal scoring leader with eight. Organizer Charlie Goeckel said the final game between Williams Lake and the Pinnacles was really good. “Williams Lake went up 1-0 in the first minute,” he said. “In the final 15 minutes, the Pinnacles had numerous chances, including hitting a post and the goalkeeper making a save on the line.” The Penticton Greenscape Pinnacles under-21 women’s team lost the

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Vees coach excited to see players in spring camp Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Filling the holes in the Penticton Vees roster will start with the junior A club’s spring camp. From May 23 to 26, 160 players will try to leave a lasting impression. “We have eight or nine returning players from last year,” said Harbinson. “We’re excited about this week coming up. I think we will have a better vision of how our roster will look after this weekend.” Harbinson anticipates a lot of competitive play during the week with spots available at every position. The lone returnee on defence

is Brayden Park. Both jobs between the pipes are open. Back-up goalie Nic Renyard was sent to Coquitlam with Mike Rebry to complete the John Siemer trade. Along with Park, the Vees have regulars Brad McClure, Ryan Gropp, Brock Balson, Travis Blanleil, Cody DePourcq, Cam Amantea, Jordan McCallum and Louie Nanne, who won’t be able to play until around Christmas after having successful shoulder surgery. The Vees also have affiliate player Jordan Boultbee returning and Josh Blanchard, who will take part in the spring camp. Harbinson said the camp will consist of players aged 15 to 19. Of the 160 play-

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ers, he ideally wants to see 40 advance to the main camp in August. The Vees have a strong group of players coming in thanks to the efforts of the scouting staff and coaches. Players check in at 3 p.m. in the South Okanagan Events Centre. The Vees will conduct goalie sessions and fitness testing during the first day and give tours of the facility. Friday to Sunday will consist of games starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, 7:45 a.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday with the final game at noon. The final day will also have exit interviews. The entire camp will take place at the SOEC.

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A 3-2 victory over the Kalmalka Lakers clinched the AA Okanagan Valley championship for the Princess Margaret Mustangs senior girls soccer team. The Mustangs were rewarded after a hardfought win in Vernon. “These girls play their hearts out, have high skills and are very coachable, all while being multi-sport athletes,” said coach John Buckley. The Mustangs, who are also South Zone champs, opened the valley’s with a loss to the Fulton Lady Maroons in penalty kicks. Buckley said his players dominated possession and created several good scoring chances. They bounced back in the second game, defeating Seaton Secondary Sonics from Vernon 4-0. Nicole Mann led with three goals, while Ardessa Alleyn added the fourth. Jessie Olfert, Taylor Corrie, Jasper Pankratz and Shayla Hearne performed strong in the midfield building the attack. Jessica Castle and Gillian Kennedy used their speed on the wing, while Lexi Grady and Jordan

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ALEX CARTER (right) of the Kalamalka Lakers tussles with Jessie Olfert of the Princess Margaret Mustangs of Penticton in the Okanagan Valley Senior AA Girls Soccer Championships Wednesday at Marshall Field in Vernon.

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Broe’s strong work ethic in tackling established possession. The third game was against Kamloops’ Sahali Sabres, a veteran squad. The Mustangs built a solid 3-0 lead with great passing and fast attacks. Mann tallied a pair of goals while Corrie scored the third. The Sabres scored a late marker for a 3-1 final. Play-

ing strong defence for the Mustangs were McKenzie Ricard, Deb Rose, Kari-Grace Pym, Sydney McKinlay and Riley McKinlay. Caitlyn Spooner played her best game in goal on the championship day. The Mustangs, who won 15 of 17 games this season, will travel to Courtney for provincials May 29 to June 1. “Princess Marga-

ret’s athletic program is on a roll as it has captured three valley championships, two seconds and three third places in volleyball, basketball, tennis and soccer,” said Buckley. “This is the seventh Mustang squad to qualify for provincials over two school years in a school loaded with athletes and strong coaches.”

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Penticton Athletics Club has eyes on big events Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Penticton Athletics Club members have their sights set on high level competitions. Coach Gustav Allander said the main goal for the older athletes is the B.C. High School provincial championship at the end of the month in Langley. Nationals are also in Langley. “It’s a huge opportunity for kids to compete in nationals,” said Allander. “An opportunity that might not be there unless they made Team B.C.” Allander said that sisters Hunter and Haven Dufty, along with Nicole Mann, are all looking to qualify for nationals. The trio went to P.E.I. for the event last year. Lucas Hooper is looking to accomplish that also. The goal Allander said is to improve on

last year placings. He also wants to see consistent hard work and practice. Mann has focused her season on training for the 400 and 800-metre run. She said it’s hard training just because of the long distance sprints. “It doesn’t feel good. I would prefer the 100-m,” she said. “It’s much easier training.” The first competition for her season was the Kamloops Centennials during the Victoria Day long weekend. She is focused on completing her event in under two minutes, 30 seconds. Results weren’t available at press time. “I know personal best (2:24) is probably out of reach,” she said. “It’s too early to top that.” She will also compete in the Jack Brow

in Kelowna then youth provincials in Coquitlam. Mann said competing in P.E.I gave her an idea of what the competition in Canada is like. “The speed is incredible,” said Mann, who uses track as cross training for soccer. “You want to be as good as the best in Canada.” Allander said a lot of the younger athletes have yet to compete, but senior high school members had been to meets. Hunter Dufty, Grade 8, and Haven Dufty Grade 9, have competed against older athletes and are “doing extremely well.” He anticipates them qualifying for B.C. High Schools in the senior category. The same for Hooper. Both Dufty sisters along with Maya Venkataraman and Megan

Avery, competed in the third annual Province Gran Forza V presented by TELUS in Richmond on April 6. They set a meet record with 3,716 points according to Gran Forza website. Their efforts also won money for Summerland Secondary School. In other club news, a recent coaching clinic saw eight people receive their level one certificate. Allander said he hopes this leads to them being able to grow the club. So far, he has carried the load. “It’s a lot of work trying to juggle all the different events, make sure they get the exposure at every event,” he said. “New coaches can join whenever they want.” The club is also always accepting new members. For information, check www.penathletics.com.

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Telling the story of the Okanagan Kevin Parnell Black Press

As Gordon Fitzpatrick sits in his office at Cedar Creek Estate Winery, he watches out over an amazing view of Okanagan Lake and marvels at the spectacular area of the world he is operating his winery out of. Cyclists cruise by on their bikes as the sun pierces down and begins its rise toward the 30 degree mark, bringing more activity onto Okanagan Lake, filling up area golf courses and heating up the region known primarily for its great weather. “As I look out my window I just think what a wonderful playground we live in,” says Fitzpatrick, the 52-year-old president of Cedar Creek. “First of all the climate is unbelievable, and with the lake and the mountains and the wine and the culinary scene, it’s all very exciting. We are turning heads internationally. But we have other world-class tourism products in the region. The skiing, the golf, there are safaris where you can watch grizzly bears. There is the adventure tourism and eco-tourism and the (cycling) gran fondos. It’s an extremely desirable place that most people don’t know about and that’s one of our challenges: We need to make people more aware of what’s here.” And that challenge is being taken on by the

It’s an extremely desirable place that most people don’t know about and that’s one of our challenges: We need to make people more aware of what’s here. — Gordon Fitzpatrick

Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, the regional tourism group that represents the region’s 3,200 tourism operators. For the past two years TOTA has been working with all of its stakeholders, developing a new 10-year plan to help the tourism industry grow from what is now a seasonal industry to one that can sustain itself outside of the four-month peak period. According to TOTA, every stakeholder that works in tourism and every jurisdiction in the region has signed off on the plan that asks for co-operation rather than competition amongst the tourism operators in the Thompson Okanagan. “We need tourism operators to see that the competition is not in the room or across the street but in fact the competition is in Arizona or New Zealand or Australia,” says Glenn Mandziuk, the president and CEO of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association. “There has to be a principle that in order to achieve success we

need to work together. We need to package together and promote together because the goal is to get on the radar screen of visitors and get them to come to the area.” In the office of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, Mandziuk points out a map of the region, one of six tourism regions in the province. It’s massive, roughly the size of Ireland, and its features span both ends of the spectrum, from the mountain peak of Mt. Robson, to the dessert climes of Osoyoos. TOTA represents 90 communities and hamlets, 28 First Nations groups and over 3,000 tourism operators. There are nine ski hills, almost 90 golf courses and 125 wineries. There are 15,000 full-time equivalent jobs in tourism in the region and it generates $1.75 billion in direct revenue each year, making it the largest economic sector in the Thompson Okanagan. “We have a very diverse product,” says Mandziuk. “From a geographic point of view,

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it’s really amazing that you can have the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies all the way to a true desert in Osoyoos. All of these areas are in different phases of their maturity. There are some areas that are generating full-on and some that are just emerging as tourism destinations. We had to create a plan that resonated in every jurisdiction in the region.” Developing a new 10year vision, TOTA had to take a hard look at the past tourism practices and how people outside of the region view the area. Focus sessions were held in Vancouver, Calgary and Seattle, asking them about the perception of the area. “We asked people their perception of the region for the past 15 years and the first word to come out of their mouths is that it’s hot,” says Mandziuk. “They don’t think of us as anything more than a place to go to the beach. We need to change their image. We need to deepen the story as to what we stand for as a region because we know we stand for a helluva lot more than ‘it’s hot.’” Another area TOTA looked at was revenue, and Mandziuk says despite the fact that revenue was on the rise, 80 per cent of the money made in tourism is being made in just a four-month period, leaving tourism operators not much chance to keep employees on during the soft, shoulder seasons. “The industry has been plagued by the fact it is extraordinarily seasonal,” says Mandziuk. “It’s not sustainable in the sense that you can’t keep your labour year round, you can’t get funding from the bank for an expansion because they don’t know if you can pay your mortgage. We need to change

the way we are doing business and we can do that by creating experiences.” Mandziuk says that by creating experiences that tourists want and marketing those experiences to a specific consumer, the region will become known for more than just heat in the next 10 years. Back at the Cedar Creek Estate Winery, Gordon Fitzpatrick is excited about several new ideas that will be unveiled this year by the winery and are designed to give visitors the experience of an authentic look at the wine-making industry. A new vineyard trail called the Senator’s trail is named after Gordon’s father Ross, a retired Canadian senator who at 80 years of age, still walks the property every morning. The trail will take people amongst the vines, with guides and signage explaining the story of Cedar Creek. “That will be another level of experience and it will be authentic,” says Fitzpatrick. “It makes a big difference when you can kick the dirt and see where the grapes come from and provide interesting stories. We want to intrigue people with what we do. We have a lot of great stories to tell.” The telling of stories is one of the pillars of the new 10-year tourism plan. “We can’t keep promoting summer, sun and fun,” said Mandziuk. “While that’s important and we can’t lose that, we need to add a new dimension to our marketing and our product developments. The exciting thing is people are embracing it and that’s because the timing was right. The biggest thing is if we work as a collective around this for the next 10 years our image will change.”

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Professional/ Management SOFTWARE Developer for Engineering Applications Lucidyne Technologies, an industry leader in Automated Lumber Grading is seeking an experienced & talented person to join our software/engineering development team. We offer rewarding challenges, a stimulating work environment, 401K with employer contributions and the college town amenities of Corvallis, Oregon. Our scanning systems include multiple cameras and sensors, electronics, multiple PCs and network equipment. The mechanical and electrical components of the system are highly integrated into the customer’s production flow and equipment. Software developers must understand the underlying technology and also appreciate the perspective of end users (operators, technicians, etc.), to develop efficient applications. We’re looking for a person that will take pride in their work and will help us make our product the best it can be. Job Description Implement and test machine vision algorithms to classify defects in lumber with our senior image processing staff. Validate code changes using regression testing against an archive of customer data Verify sensor performance using custom calibration software and analysis tools Interact with customers to capture requirements for software upgrades Maintain and update C++ code for image processing improvements and computational geometry extensions Experience Must have 3-5 years experience with C++ and a degree in either engineering or computer science. Good mathematics and troubleshooting skills are required. Vision to see big picture and problem solving ability are also a must. Additional desired experience in: Real time systems, Subversion, Xml, Windows OS, PC troubleshooting, and basic electronics skills. This is a real-time software coding position. Your code will control our customer’s production lines so errors are expensive. Please use your cover letter to describe what modern software engineering principles you have used to help you write bug-free code while holding to ontime delivery schedules. Applicants must be fluent in English and have the energy to produce results under time constraints. Salary commensurate with experience and education. Email cover letter and resume to ellenn@lucidyne.com.

Trades, Technical

LOCAL Logging Co. looking for a qualified hydraulic loader operator. Must have minimum 5yrs exp. Malakwa area. email westwaylogging@shaw.ca LOCAL Logging Co. looking for certified heavy duty mechanic. westwaylogging@shaw.ca LOCAL Logging Co. looking for qualified fallers or falling contractor Malakwa area. Email westwaylogging@shaw.ca LUMBER Inspectors - Supervisor required (CMSA). BC Central Interior Locations. Excellent salary, benefits and potential for advancement. Please submit your resume to forestry2012@hotmail.com SYSTEMS Software Developer Lucidyne Technologies, an industry leader in Automated Lumber Grading is seeking an experienced & talented person to join our software/engineering development team as a Systems Software Developer. We are looking for a person to design and program GUI and software components that acquire and visualize electronic, scientific and production data. Must have 3-5 years experience with .Net framework and ADO.Net. Experience with many of the following: NET VB/C#, Subversion, SQL Server, Xml, Windows OS, PC troubleshooting, ADO.NET, user-interface design, MS Report Viewer, networking, basic electronics skills, PLC systems. Good mathematics and troubleshooting skills. Vision to see big picture and problem solving ability a must. Requires degree in engineering or computer science. Our scanning systems include multiple cameras and sensors, electronics, multiple PCs and network equipment. The mechanical and electrical components of the system are highly integrated into the customer’s production flow and equipment. Software developers must understand the underlying technology and also appreciate the perspective of end users (operators, technicians, etc.), to develop supporting applications. We’re looking for a person that will get a kick out of joining our team and help us make our product the best it can be. Applicants must be fluent in English and have the energy to produce results under time constraints. Salary commensurate with experience and education. Email cover letter and resume to ellenn@lucidyne.com

Services

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Cleaning Services MISS MOP N’ TASKER. Licensed, bonded & insured professional house cleaning service. Contact 250-809-7522 Seniors, are you in need of assistance for day to day care? I am a certified Home Care worker with 5yrs exp., willing to cook, clean & assist for appt’s & shopping, Tina 778476-3381

Garden & Lawn Miguel Lawns, Grass Cutting, garden clean-up, call 250-4889742, 778-476-2227 lve msg Valley Wide Lawn & Yard Care, weekly mowing, experienced pruner, Dry Valley Landscape renovator, 250492-4731

Services

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!

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1.877.835.6670

Landscaping Bobcat with operator $55/hour. (250)488-2471

Moving & Storage 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

Painting & Decorating HERE COME THE PAINTERS, 12 years experience, Interior/Exterior, 250-486-2331 WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

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

Livestock

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

10 Weaner Pigs for sale Ready to go. 1-250-546-9766. Black Angus grass calves for Sale and 2 registered Black Angus Bulls. 1-250-546-9766 Premium Wood Shavings New supplier of Animal bedding, starting at $250 for 54 cubic yards delivered, (250)770-0214

ARE YOU WANTING TO RENOVATE? Framing, gyproc, painting, plumbing, tiling, ooring, bathrooms, decks, windows and doors 35 years experience home/business References Available Ted Lund (250)490-7991

Misc. lumber pieces, good for sheds, play houses, etc., also mahogany 1/2” to 1 1/2”, up to 2” x 6ft, cheap, 250-492-0903

Len (250)486-8800

Furniture

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FOR SALE: Queen Mattress Set BRAND NEW - Mfr. warranty Must sell! $200 (1)-(250)870-2562

Trades, Technical

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Misc. for Sale 16ft Fibreglass boat on galvanized trailer, 80hp merc motor, bottom end needs work, $1000, 3 season portable A/C, 8000 BTU, $100, 1980 Lincoln Continental, Mark 6, 2dr, 351 engine, $4000, (250)499-7148

1991 Knight Car Dolly Utility Trailer For Sale in Nelson. Good shape. New wiring and repacked bearings. Two sets of straps - one for larger vehicle & one for smaller vehicle. $500 firm. 250-354-7471.

SAWMILLS from only $3997 Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD:

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1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x 40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x 150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. Wanted

2 Days a Week - Early Mornings

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:

Medical Supplies Shoprider Scooters & power chairs, new & used. Stair lifts, platform stair lifts, vertical platform lifts. Kel: 250-764-7757, Vernon 250-542-3745. Toll Free 1-888-542-3745 www.okmobility.ca

Good used Fridges, Stoves with warranty, call Lake City Appliance, (250)493-4220

NO HST

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

204 Excavator + attachments; 2004 gravel box for tandem truck; Palfinger Crane 36 ton, fits tandem truck; 2004 Volvo Loader, Lowbed trailer. Call 250-309-0404 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

Appliances

Building Supplies

over 15 years in business licensed, insured, WCB

Heavy Duty Machinery

Merchandise for Sale

BELCAN

Painting & Reno’s

Garage Sales MASSIVE multi family yard sale. Guy stuff, boating, household, electronics. May 25 8-11 am 1454 Balfour St.

Pets & Livestock

Handypersons

Home Improvements

Merchandise for Sale

TRADE JOURNEYMAN BRIDGEWORKER Argo Road Maintenance, the Road and Bridge Maintenance Contractor for the South Okanagan Highways District is accepting resumes for the position of Trade Journeyman Bridgeworker based at the Penticton Yard location. This position requires a competent, energetic and highly self-motivated individual with a valid Certificate of Qualifications issued by the B.C. Ministry of Labour or the Industry Training Authority. Must hold a valid BC Driver’s License, Class 3 with Air Brakes. Competitive wage and benefits package as per Union Contract. Qualified applicants may forward their Resumes to argosok@argoroads.ca or by fax to (250) 493-6427.

TRADE APPRENTICE BRIDGEWORKER Argo Road Maintenance, the Road and Bridge Maintenance Contractor for the South Okanagan Highways District is accepting resumes for the position of Trade Apprentice Bridgeworker based at the Penticton Yard location. This position requires a competent, energetic and highly self-motivated individual currently registered with BC’s Industry Training Authority for Carpentry (prefer 2nd or 3rd year specializing in Rough Carpe try). Must hold a valid BC Driver’s License (preferably Class 3 with Air Brake Endorsement). Sponsorship, competitive wage and benefits package as per Union Contract. Qualified applicants may forward their Resumes to argosok@argoroads.ca or by fax to: (250) 493-6427.

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

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

Sporting Goods FUN for all ages: Fancy shooting a firearm? Try it on Sunday, May 26, 10-2 at the Kelowna & District Fish & Game Club’s “JUG SHOOT” Sponsored by The Best Little Gun Shop Around, Weber & Markin, 4-1691 Powick Rd, Kel 250-762-7575. Tues-Sat, 10-6.

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For Sale By Owner

Commercial/ Industrial

Auto Financing

Cars - Sports & Imports

3 bdrm home w/full basement on 1/3 acre, quiet area, great location, tool shed & sharpening shop (will train),carport + garage, 1288 Lyon St., Penticton, (250)493-9320 ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576

Downtown offices, newly reno’d, 300sqft, $250/mo., 416sqft, $320/mo., + HST, call 778-476-6026 PRIME Commercial Spaces: 2300sqft. in busy Plaza, ample parking, also 770sqft., in OK Market for food-related retail business, Barb 250-492-6319

Homes for Rent

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888

In Summerland, 3-bdrm home & den in Orchard, Avail. Immed. n/s, n/p $1300/mo. 250-809-6249

Houses For Sale

Royal LePage Locations West

Rooms for Rent

We have lots available for new Mfg. Homes in an adult Park in Penticton. Walking distance to shopping, banks, and restaurants. All amenities.

ROOM, quiet, ND, NA, NS, no guests, welfare welcome, $400, (250)493-5087

Shared Accommodation Couple has large furnished home to share with n/s daytime working person, ref’s $550/mo., 250-462-6729

250-493-6751

Suites, Lower

Mobile Homes & Parks SHERWOOD Park, Summerland. 2bed 2bath, 1300sqft CH/AC 1 level home. Many upgrades, incl: roof and appilances. $155,000. Call 2504941349.

Rentals 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, $700+util., 2bdrm, $825 incl. cable, + util., adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250-492-7328 ENDERBY, 1 bdrm Apt. Heat & Hot water inc. Available now. 250-3089299

FURNISHED or un-furnished apt’s for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent ref’s & DD. No pets. $450 & up. Call 250-295-1006 leave a message.

Commercial/ Industrial 485 Warren Ave E, 2345 sq.ft., high profile corner building, shop, new lighting, new offices, 3 phase power, 10x10 overhead door, shop w/ 1 tonne center pole jib crane, etc. Pent. (250)490-9016, dana@trucktransformer.com

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 2bdrm, 1 full bath, living rm, kitchen, cable incl., (250)4933458 or 250-809-5807 2BDRM, large living room, close to Wiltse School, a/c, ns, np, 250-809-7514, 250490-2028

Freshly painted townhouse, 2bdrm, 2bath, den, fp, fenced backyard, 5appl., close to mall, bus route, $1200+util., mature working person pref., ns, pet on approval, avail. immed., ref’s, 250-493-5032

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock. We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

Auto Financing DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Apt/Condo for Rent

1-800-961-7022

1978 Okanagan Camper, 8 ft (lightweight), comes with Ice box, 3 burner stove & aluminum folding steps, asking $850 OBO, 250-488-9899 1989 Ford Ecoline Moterhome Class”C” 28 ft asking $8000 Call 1 (250)765-4387 2007 Big Horn 5th wheel, 38’, 4 slides, Maytag HE washer, king bed, Island kitchen, Corian counters, F.P., skirted & set up by lake in RV park in Oliver, $35,500, 250-498-0848 Hunter’s Special Tent Trailer, older model, (250)493-2039 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

Boats

Escorts

1989 20’ Aqua Star Bowrider with trailer, 350 inboard/outboard GREAT Shape $8500, (250)488-2471

Sport Utility Vehicle

Legal

BEACH BUNNIES Be Spoiled At Kelowna’s Only 5 Star Men’s Spa #32-2789 Hwy 97 Blue Heights www.beachbunnies.ca 250-448-8854

2002 Ford Explorer Ltd 4x4, V8, auto, fully loaded, excellent condition, senior quitting driving, $4950, no reasonable offer refused, (778)476-1696

Trucks & Vans 1980 Chevy 1/2 ton Good work truck $750 OBO 1-(250)765-4387 2007 Lincoln Mark LT 4x4 PU, totally loaded, beautiful cond., like new, senior no longer driving, $23,300 , no reasonable offer refused, (778)476-1696

LOWERED ‘93 SIERRA 2wd, 350ci, automatic, 2 door, extended cab, short box. Power windows & locks. New custom grille, tail lights & paint. 230,000km. Ready for Spring! $3,800. (Kelowna) Phone Derek: 250-718-4969

Utility Trailers Wardhaul 8’ x 16’ flat deck trailer, dual axles, ramps. $2,200. Call 250-494-5199.

Mustang Convertible 2010, Black w/cream interior, pristine condition, retiree owned, 21086/km, vinaudit available, asking $22,500. 250-442-5810

Scrap Car Removal

Boats

ARMOUR TOWING Scrap Removal,Will meet or beat all competitors pricing, 250-801-4199

14ft long aluminum boat, electric motor & battery, good cond., $800, (250)493-5854

Legal Notices

1 bdrm near library and Safeway, f, s, balcony, coin-op laundry. Avail. June 1 (EFR 310/210) 1 or 2 bdrm 55+ 1 bath, f, s includes heat and hot water and cable. Avail. NOW (WT ) 1 bdrm, deck, f,s, washer/ dryer hook up, sec’d parking, close to IGA. Avail. June 1 (CD101)

TOWNHOUSES: $950

3 bdrm + den twnhse, 1.5 bath, f, s, common area green space, close to schools and bus, no pets, no smoking. Avail. NOW ( Th480) $1200 Near Pen hi and downtown, end unit in 3 plex, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, wood fp, f, s, d/w laundry. h/u. Avail. June 15 (OT581) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:

280 MAIN STREET, PENTICTON, B.C. V2A 5B2 PHONE: 250-493-4372 - www.rentalspenticton.com Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF ALAN STUART WALTERS, late of 1135 Matson Avenue, Penticton, B.C. who died on January 27, 2013 (the “Estate”) Creditors and others having claims against the Estate are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims are required to be sent to the Administrator of the Estate at 101 - 123 Martin Street, Penticton, British Columbia, V2A 7X6, on or before June 17, 2013, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims of which the Administrator then has notice. Administrator: ALISHA ELEANOR WALTERS Solicitor: BERNICE GREIG Gilchrist & Company 101 - 123 Martin Street Penticton, B.C. V2A 7X6 (250)492-3033

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Notice of Alternative Approval Process

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 86 of the Community Charter, that the Board of Directors of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen seek the approval of the electors within the boundaries of the Regional District for the adoption of the 9-1-1 Emergency Service Loan Authorization Bylaw 2623, 2013. In general terms, the bylaw is to authorize borrowing upon the credit of the Regional District a sum not exceeding one million six hundred and forty thousand ($1,640,000) for the purpose of completing upgrades to the 9-1-1 Emergency Services system for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. The alternative approval process applies to qualified electors within the entire Regional District which comprises the City of Penticton, the District of Summerland, the Village of Keremeos, the Town of Princeton, the Town of Oliver, the Town of Osoyoos and Electoral Areas “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, “E”, “F”, “G”, and “H”. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Regional District may proceed with the approval of the 9-1-1 Emergency Service Loan Authorization Bylaw 2623, 2013 to borrow the specified funds, unless at least ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors (those meeting the criteria below) within the Regional District indicate their opposition by signing the Elector Response Form. The Regional District has estimated the total number of qualified electors in the service area to be 68,635 and that 10% of that number, or 6,864 qualified electors, must submit signed Elector Response Forms to prevent the Regional District from adopting the bylaw without the full assent of the electors by referendum. An elector response form must be in the form established by the Regional District. Elector Response Forms are available from the Regional District office, including by mail, fax, or e-mail, on request or on the Regional District website at www.rdos.bc.ca. As well, copies may be obtained at the office of the participating municipalities, upon request.

The only persons entitled to sign an Elector Response Form are those who meet the following criteria:

APARTMENTS:

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9-1-1 Emergency Service Loan Authorization Bylaw BYLAW 2623, 2013

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REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE

Adult

Scrap Car Removal

The deadline for delivering the original signed Elector Response Form to the Regional District is 4:30 pm on Tuesday July 2, 2013.

(250) 770-1948

Transportation

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

RENTALS Downtown: 1 bdrm, f/s, a/c Fairview Exec. Condo: 1 bdrm, w/large den, f/s, pkg and deck. Utilities and w/d, d/w, a/c, gated parking, storage and small cable included. $650 yard. Some pets okay. $925, incl. water.

$690 -$795 $650

Cars - Domestic 2010 SUBARU FORESTER 2.5XS in excellent condition; Jade green; UNDER 25000 kms; Car Fax avail. $22,500 (250) 809-8420 /770-8110

Townhouses

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

$635

Recreational/Sale

Save 40-50% of your rent Own your own home! With as low as $0 down. Call today 250-809-5004 Charlie Brooks

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Property Management

Mint 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si Auto w/ paddles, nav, new tires, perform pkg, 55kms, white/tan $23,900 250-490-7662

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Resident electors must: (a) be 18 years of age or older; (b) be a Canadian citizen; (c) be a resident of British Columbia, for at least 6 months; (d) be a resident of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen for at least 30 days; and (e) not be disqualified by an Provincial enactment, or otherwise disqualified by law, from voting in an election. Non-Resident property electors must: (a) not be entitled to register as a resident elector of the Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen (b) be 18 years of age or older; (c) be a Canadian citizen; (d) be a resident of British Columbia, for at least 6 months; (e) be a registered owner of real property in Regional District for at least 30 days; (f) not be disqualified by any Provincial enactment or otherwise disqualified by law, from voting in an election; and (g) only register as a non-resident property elector in relation to one parcel of real property in the Regional District.

The bylaw is available for public inspection at the Regional District Office 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5J9, during regular office hours, or alternatively, on our website at www.rdos.bc.ca. For more information on the alternative approval process please contact: Christy Malden, Deputy Corporate Officer 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC V2A 2A5 250-490-4146 1-877-610-3737 [toll free] cmalden@rdos.bc.ca

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Region boasts rich diversity of butterflies Last week’s Meadowlark Festival is a celebration of the natural world around us. It could not be better timed. Most, if not all, of our migrant birds are back, antelope brush is in full bloom and while arrowleaved balsamroot, our spectacular spring “sunflower” has gone to seed in the drier parts of the valley, some remain in flower and are joined by a changing pallet of colour as a procession of other wildflowers come into bloom.

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Nature Wise The profusion of new plant growth coincides with the ﬂight season of a rich assemblage of

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butterflies — probably the highest diversity in Canada. The next couple of weeks should bring the greatest abundance and variety of butterflies at low elevations in the valley — weather permitting. Our earliest butterflies are those that have overwintered as hibernating adults. They have been on the wing on warm days since early March but, because of our remarkably cool April, are still around engaged in the business of producing the next generation. The warm days of May have brought out a wave of true spring butterflies. These are species which have overwintered as pupae and first emerged as adults with the end of winter. The emergence of new species will continue over the coming weeks until early August, and some spring butterflies will have second or even third generations before winter sets in. One of the fascinating spectacles among the butterflies emerging in spring and summer are “puddle parties”. These are often groups of related species — most notably swallowtails

and blues — gathered at moist cutbanks, old firepits or drying puddles. These aggregations are invariably all-male affairs and the attraction isn’t moisture per-se but salt which they extract from the damp soil. Prior to the industrial revolution, and the globalization of trade, salt (sodium chloride) was also a precious commodity for humans in many parts of the world Sodium is too scarce in the vegetation that the caterpillar stage feeds on to meet the requirements of the eggs and embryos of the next generation. So while the female butterfly provides most of the protein and energy to the eggs developing in her body, the males donate sodium along with the sperm, in a gelatinous package called the spermatophore. A “nuptial gift” as it were. Puddles are not the only sources of sodium — sweaty hikers are another convenient source, but it’s unusual to attract more than one butterfly at a time. Perhaps the most bizarre or disgusting source of sodium, and probably other nutrients, are carni-

vore feces. Coyote dung seems to be especially favoured by anglewing butterflies. Seeing a group apparently feasting on such vile fare must be rather a shock to those used to thinking of butterflies as faerie-like creatures flitting amongst the flowers. But don’t pass judgment — remember they’re doing it for their “children”. The next meeting of the South Okanagan Naturalists’ Club will be on Thursday. Lauren Meads, South Okanagan site co-ordinator for the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of B.C., will present a program on the re-introduction of burrowing owls to the south Okanagan Valley, including how they are raised and the steps taken to release them safely in the wild. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the basement hall of the Penticton United Church on Main Street. Everyone is welcome. Dennis St. John is a member of the South Okanagan Naturalists’ Club, retired university professor and consultant wildlife biologist.

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Pennies can be donated to SPCA Western News Staff

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Animal lovers can put the big jar of pennies they’ve been collecting to good use this spring to help animals in need. The South Okanagan Similkameen SPCA branch in Penticton is collecting donations (pre-rolled pennies preferred) until May 31. “Many people have a jar of coins sitting in a closet or drawer in their home,” said Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for

the B.C. SPCA. “We are so grateful to anyone who gives their pennies to help animals in their community.” Since the Royal Canadian Mint stopped distributing pennies on Feb. 4, the B.C. SPCA is hoping the phasedout coin can make a big difference to dogs, cats, rabbits, gerbils, hamsters and more. “Every penny counts,” said Chortyk. “We rely solely on donations to improve the welfare of animals in British Columbia.”

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Program has kids flying high Mark Brett Western News Staff

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Pilot Ed FEstEl goes over some of the basics with Emmitt shorty prior to take off as sarah Murray watches from the rear seat. through the Canadian owners and Pilots Association, kids had an opportunity recently to take a free flight at the Penticton Flying Club with local pilots.

Forget the video games and flight simulators, 13-year-old Jacob Gagnon has flown the real deal. Although still a few years away from getting his driver’s licence, it was thanks to the COPA (Canadian Owners and Pilots Association) for Kids program he had the unique opportunity. In fact, the local teen had so much fun he was back of the Penticton Flying Club recently for another opportunity to take to the friendly skies. “Way cool,” was his description of operating the controls of a small, single-engine Cessna during his first flight. “I was a little scared at first but after that it was really fun and I just can’t wait to do it again.” “It’s so neat sitting at the controls and just how touchy they are when you move your hands.”

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During the day he and nearly 100 other kids had an opportunity to go with experienced pilots for a 20-minute ride north to Naramata and back. Calliste Murray, 14, was surprised at just how different the perspective was from 800 feet above ground level. “It was just really neat, looking down and seeing how small things are from up it was just rethere; you just don’t realize it when you’re ally neat, looking here,” she said after down and seeing touching down. “I think this is re- how small things ally great because it are from up there; gives kids a chance to you just don’t get involved in aviation and it sparks an realize it when interest in aviation.” Most of the young you’re here. passengers admitted to — Calliste Murray being a little nervous prior to the flight but all agreed afterwards they were glad they decided to go. Don Hudgeon is one of the organizers of the program and definitely believes in love at first flight, although he agreed that initial experience can be a little frightening for most of the young people. “When they first get in the airplane they’re scared but when they come out they’re not,” he said while loading another group into a waiting Cessna. “I guess we’re still always really amazed when the kids actually get in our airplanes and go for that flight, but I haven’t seen a kid yet come out of the plane afterwards and say: ‘Aw, that wasn’t much.’ They all have a smile on their face and they look pretty happy about it.” The purpose of the program, which takes place at many other airports in the Okanagan Similkameen, is to introduce young people to aviation at an impressionable age. Everyone involved volunteers their time and use of the aircraft. “There is no remuneration, and what I think the other pilots get out of it personally is just the satisfaction of having a bunch of really happy kids,” said Hudgeon, who got his pilot’s licence at the age of 21 shortly after his first flight. “And who knows? They may end up taking it up as a career or a hobby and that’s the object of the whole exercise. “After all, most of us in the aviation community are getting a little long in the tooth because we did it because there wasn’t as much for kids to do then as there is now.” In addition to the actual flying, the young people also had an opportunity for a brief ground school and according to organizers, are welcome to return next year.

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CAllistE MurrAy (left) prepares for her ride with pilot Maryse rajotte as she begins her taxi to the runway at Penticton regional Airport. A similar event is scheduled, weather permitting, in Princeton this weekend with the goal to generate interest in aviation.