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Penticton man who pleads guilty to manslaughter previously convicted for child’s death Kristi Patton
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Michael Richard Beauchamp will head back to jail after pleading guilty to manslaughter for a second time in his life. Beauchamp appeared at the Penticton courthouse on Monday, pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Terrence Dale Wooley, who was found beaten to death in the back alley of Slack Alice’s on April 25, 2009. A decade earlier Beauchamp pled guilty to the manslaughter death of a toddler in Ontario and received a 10-year sentence, which was cut in half because of credit for time served while awaiting trial. That law has since been changed and only gives prisoners credit on a ratio of 1:1.5 days, and only in severe circumstances. Penticton RCMP arrested Beauchamp, who was known to police as a “fairly new resident of Penticton,” on March 5, 2010, almost one year after Wooley’s death, and charged him with second-degree murder. The pair were not acquaintances. Wooley was found unconscious near the back door of the establishment on Front Street, which has since burned down and was not rebuilt. Mounties said Wooley was escorted out by Slack Alice’s staff members under the liquor control act and the assault took place after he exited the premises. Wooley was in critical condition with severe head injuries and remained in a coma until May 25, 2009 when he died as a result of his injuries while in care at the Andy
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SHERIFFS ESCORT Michael Richard Beauchamp to a waiting vehicle at the back of Penticton courthouse Monday after he pled guilty to manslaughter in the 2009 beating death of Terrence Dale Wooley.
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that he was going to spend the weekend at home relaxing and he would “see her on Monday.” “I didn’t only lose Terry that night, I lost my three other sons, they will never be the same ... I ask people how does someone murder someone they don’t even know and leave him to die in an alley?” she previously said. “At least thanks to the RCMP we have some relief knowing he is not going to hurt somebody else.” Wooley is not the first person to
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strument, probably a fist, and the girl showed multiple bruising from previous beatings. Beauchamp and the girl’s mother were drug addicts at the time of the girl’s death, using Dilaudid, morphine, heroin, cocaine and crack. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. His sentence was cut in half because he had served twoand-a-half years behind bars awaiting sentencing and was given credit for time and a half. On Monday Beauchamp also entered guilty pleas to seven of nine charges related to incidents with his girlfriend. Those included two counts of causing bodily harm in 2009 and 2010 by choking and hitting his girlfriend with a fan, uttering threats, assault and mischief causing damage to the girlfriend’s property. Sentencing is scheduled to take place Friday at the Penticton courthouse.
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Classics come out for a Cruise Joe Fries
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Parked alongside all the classics at the Peach City Beach Cruise were an off-roader, a bus and a distinctly unclassic 1997 Honda Civic that barely resembles its former self. Vashaun Henderson bought it for $4,000 in 2008 and planned to use it for commuting around the Lower Mainland. Soon after, he began working out of town and the car transformed from a daily driver into a hobby. So far, he’s plugged about $40,000 into the hatchback, which boasts a 1.6-litre engine that makes 300 horsepower, thanks to a turbo kit and custom exhaust. But what really catches eyes are the Lambo doors, which open up instead of out. “It kind of started as a joke between friends… and then I kind of looked into it and saw it’s actually not that hard to do and thought, I’ll do it,” he said. “People see it and go, ‘Hey, that’s pretty neat.’ It has the wow factor.” Henderson, who now lives in Kelowna, said despite the proliferation of classics at the Beach Cruise, he prefers to look beyond a vehicle’s vintage. “I appreciate more than the year of the car or the make of the car,” he explained. “I appreciate the work that went into the car.” Plenty of work went into all 609 entries in the 13th edition of the Cruise which were judged Saturday. The outright star of the show and triple crown winner this year was Mervyn Pidherney’s 1961 Ford Thunderbird concept car, the only one of its kind in the world.
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Lou SLoBodA of Penticton checks under the hood of the 1939 Nash Ambassador owned by her and husband Tony at the Peach City Beach Cruise on Lakeshore drive Sunday. owner dave Purcha of Purple Haze (right) is framed by the hood of his 1941 Willys outlaw Coupe which puts out an estimated 750 horse power.
The sleek, bright red machine with the double-bubble, canopy roof was front and centre at Gyro Park Sunday, shinning as brightly as its proud owner who trailered the vehicle here from Rocky Mountain House, Alta. “I’ve been coming to the show with cars for about four or five years but this one really turned some heads,” said Pidherney, glancing over his shoulder at his pride and joy. “I won the mayor’s choice, ‘60s modified and People’s Choice, but I think the People’s Choice is the best one.” The Alberta resident purchased the Thunderbird in Florida for a sum he declined to disclose.
“No way,” he replied when asked the price. “You’ll tell my wife.” Organizers make a point of welcoming all makes and models, including those that take up extra parking spots, like Sarah McPhee’s 1961 MCI bus, which she and her husband entered in the special interest category. “And it’s definitely a special interest,” she said with a laugh. In a past life, the bus was a Vancouver Island tourist coach, before it underwent a $120,000 retrofit. “You’ve got a washer and dryer in it, a big master bedroom, lots of storage. It’s a lot of fun,” said McPhee,
who lives in Sidney and has the bus for recreational use, like attending car shows. “It’s a lot more efficient to live in it and enter it, instead of paying for a hotel,” she explained. “We’re living right on it. It’s perfect.” Felix Menu hopes to have his 1968 Ford Bronco road-ready later this month. The Vernon man has spent four years and $15,000 restoring the offroader that’s now just a few weeks away from a government inspection that should make it street-legal. Like the Civic and the bus, the Bronco was without peers at the
Beach Cruise, although Menu hopes to change that. “I’ve had three people come up to me and say that they have Broncos as well,” he said, “so I took some names and numbers, and hopefully we can get our own club and show up at the shows and let everyone know what Broncos are about.” According to president Ron Muzzillo of the Penticton Historic Automobile Society, with the exception of a bit of rain, the weekend went well. “Overall people were very happy and they’re coming back. We’re already getting registrations for next year,” he said.
Alberta flooding sees tourism visits dip slightly Joe Fries Western News Staff
Despite epic flooding last week in the province next door, a Penticton hotelier isn’t worried about the disaster’s effects spilling over here. Penticton Lakeside Resort general manager David Prystay said the hotel last weekend saw just a handful of Albertan no-shows that were attributed to the flood situation. “We did have a couple cancellations, but when all is said and done it hasn’t affected tourism much here,” Prystay said. He noted that after B.C., Alberta is the second most common home province of his guests; however, there hasn’t been a wave of cancellations from people who now plan to stay home
and clean up. “We haven’t seen any of that whatsoever,” Prystay said. Besides freeing up some hotel rooms, flooding also undercut registrations in last weekend’s Peach City Beach Cruise. Ron Muzzillo, president of the host Penticton Historic Automobile Society, said about 100 fewer cars were entered this year, although a competing show in Vancouver also siphoned off some entrants. “There were a lot of cars that were registered to take part, but because of the flooding in Alberta they were simply not able to make it,” said Muzzillo. “It’s understandable when you consider what’s happened there and what people’s priorities are.” But acting mayor Garry Litke said he’s not
concerned those types of flood impacts will linger here. “I don’t really think that it has an immediate impact on Penticton,” Litke said, “aside from the continuing realization that climate change is having a dramatic effect, and we need to be aware of that and how we’re going to adapt in Penticton.” As of Tuesday afternoon, Alberta’s provincial government had 31 communities on its list of those affected by flooding, and 22 of them were still considered to be in a state of emergency. At the height of the disaster last week, upwards of 75,000 Calgarians were evacuated from their homes. How to help Alberta: n The Penticton Indian Band and other members of the Okanagan Nation Alliance are collect-
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i’m just very grateful today to know that going forward we’ll continue to work together in a better way for all of us. — Chief Jonathan Kruger
“We’re all here to stay. So when we’re all here to stay, that means we all have to learn how to work together,” said Penticton Indian Band Chief Jonathan Kruger. The protocol agreement sets out processes for consultation, collaboration and joint decisionmaking. “One thing I know about protocols, accords and all those things, is the bottom line is it’s commitment, it’s respect, and it’s the commitment to work together,” Kruger said. “So I’m just very grateful today to know that going forward we’ll continue to work together in a better way for all of us.” Mark Pendergraft, the RDOS director for rural Osoyoos and acting board chair, acknowledged the signing ceremony was set to coincide with National Aboriginal Day, which is meant to recognize and celebrate First Nations people. “It only seems fitting then for us, today, to celebrate a relationship of mutual respect and understanding, and a spirit of shared stewardship,” Pendergraft said. The protocol, he continued, formalizes the four parties’ “relationship as governments exercising jurisdiction over a common homeland.” Lower Similkameen
Indian Band Chief Robert Edwards said the protocol will be tested often. “Every time you sell a house lot off, it affects our title and rights to the land. It affects our food sources, our medicine, our sacred areas. So those are going to be the tests that are coming,” he said. “We have a lot to talk about, and we’re not going to get it done hiding behind an office door or running off to another meeting. It’s (done by) sitting down and talking about the problem and fixing it.” While the agreement doesn’t have an expiry date, it can be scrapped with 60 days’ notice from any party. The groups will meet twice a year to discuss matters of concern, establish a joint council to make recommendations to the member governments, and consider adding a First Nations seat at the RDOS board table. The agreement was signed by the First Nations in 2008, but never ratified by the RDOS board, due to contentious language within the protocol related to aboriginal title and rights. A new push to sign the deal emerged from a meeting this March between the groups. The board was told title and rights are a federal issue, so their presence in the agreement is of little consequence to the RDOS.
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Upgrades in the picture for hospital campaign Joe Fries Western News Staff
The vision of a new tower at Penticton Regional Hospital is slowly becoming reality, but a fundraising effort underway now is aiming for a much quicker turnaround. It began last week with the launch of the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation’s new Image is Everything campaign. Its goal is to raise $1.5 million to purchase three new X-ray machines and renovate the rooms in which they’re to be housed, plus add a new portable unit. “We sat back and really tried to say, ‘What would help?’ And that’s when it came out that if we had this technology, then it would help give more timely, accurate and safe testing for patients and families,” said hospital administrator Lori Motluk. The old machines still use cassettes similar to camera film that take time to process, digitize and share. The new machines will produce digital images that can be quickly enhanced and distributed. “It’s where (healthcare technology) is going
and we’ll be on the leading edge,” Motluk said. The new equipment will stay in the rooms currently assigned to the X-ray department, and won’t move to the planned patient care tower, Motluk said. In the run-up to the May provincial election,
the spotlight was turned on PRH, which doctors have said is overcrowded and outdated. The proposed four-storey tower filled mainly with outpatient services is seen as the cure. A business case for the structure, estimated to cost $300 million, will get underway soon.
And even though the new equipment isn’t destined for the tower, Mark Ziebarth, who’s leading the campaign for the hospital foundation, said he’s still hoping to capitalize on the tower’s publicity. “Businesses love to have visibility, our foun-
dation loves to have visibility, and the hospital can benefit by that,” he said. “We’re drawing more attention to the hospital and the needs that exist now, even before the new tower, which we hope to break ground on in the next few years. But we
from the Summerland Health Care Auxiliary and a $25,000 commitment from the Peach City Tees Up For Cancer golf tournament. With some money already in the bank, the first machine is expected to go in this fall, and the rest by June 2014.
may not. Who knows? “What we do know is within the next year we can have completely new X-ray machinery for everyone.” The Image is Everything campaign has already raised $850,000, which includes a $300,000 commitment
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An Oliver man found guilty of sexually assaulting his pre-teen stepdaughter will spend the next five years behind bars. Judge Meg Shaw said during her decision on Monday at the Penticton courthouse that sexual predators must pay a heavy price. The man, who cannot be identified in order to protect the girl, will also have to comply with the
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n the minds of many Canadians, the purpose of the Canadian Senate is a bit of a mystery. It’s a body that’s not elected, what it accomplishes is less than clear, and news about it only erupts when politicians talk about reform, or more recently, when senators play fast and loose with the purse strings of taxpayers. The original purpose of the Senate was to give a sober second thought to bills passed by elected Members of Parliament, and, according to its website, to bolster underrepresented groups, such as women, Aboriginal people and minorities. When it comes to being a champion of Aboriginal, women’s or minority rights, the Senate is perhaps the last organization that leaps to mind. As well intentioned as the Senate was when created in 1867, today the body is effectively a patronage system for the ruling party to reward loyal and often high-profile Canadians with prestigious well-paid jobs. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has long advocated reforming Senate terms and appointment procedures, or even doing away with it altogether. That hasn’t stopped him from appointing 56 Conservative senators (and two elected in Alberta) over his time in office. If Parliament can’t abolish the Senate or it accepts that it has a reason to exist, change is desperately needed. Does it make sense that New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have 10 senators each and Quebec has 24, while Alberta has six and B.C. has five? For the Senate to have credibility, rather than PENTICTON WESTERN act as a vehicle for patronage and self-serving party loyalty, each province should have an equal number of elected senators. Senators themselves should not be sitting silent, and should be seeking to reform an institution that has no accountability or credibility in terms of working in the interests of Canadians.
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Cabinet rookies handed hot files There are nine new faces in Premier Christy Clark’s cabinet, seven of them elected to the B.C. legislature for the first time on May 14. They have been handed some of the hottest problems, and Clark’s marching orders in “mandate letters” for each ministry. And this is the start of a four-year term, when unpopular reforms are attempted. Take Amrik Virk, the former RCMP inspector from Surrey who’s suddenly in charge of advanced education. His mandate includes: “Review the student loan program to make recommendations for improvement to ensure the loan program is meeting the needs of today’s students.” Virk must also set targets to “match the skills we need with the skills we are graduating” and require post-secondary schools to “ensure student seats are being filled.” B.C. can’t afford to keep cranking out university grads with $50,000 in debt and no job prospects in a system that’s subsidized 65 per cent. Virk will be working closely with Education Minister Peter Fassbender, who must “ensure seamless transitions” from high school to the workforce for
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B.C. Views post-secondary trades and apprenticeships. In his spare time, Fassbender is to overhaul the school district bargaining agency and achieve a 10-year peace with the teachers’ union. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton has worked as a Crown prosecutor, so she’ll have some insight into the system that still grapples with Stanley Cup rioters from two summers ago. Her orders are to get traffic tickets and other administrative penalties out of the courts, keep working on integrating police fiefdoms and generally treat the constipation that afflicts law enforcement today. Oh, and get that new Okanagan prison built, to relieve a
system that has inmates living in tents. And examine whether to spin off the Liquor Distribution Branch into a Crown corporation, a possible prelude to selling it. Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s first test was a grilling by the Vancouver media. Yup, this Kamloops hayseed has been to the Big Smoke a few times, ridden that fancy SkyTrain and taken the odd ferry, too. Now he has to impose the ferry route reductions that have been worked on by two previous ministers, and push Metro Vancouver through a referendum on ways to fund its own transit. If more tolls or taxes are going to be implemented, now is the time. Coralee Oakes has made a political leap from Quesnel city hall to the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. One of her key tasks is to invent a framework for a “rural dividend” from liquefied natural gas development in northwestern B.C. Oakes has to figure out how to “better provide provincial support” to sport and cultural organizations, but do it with no new money. All ministers have strict instructions to balance
their lean budgets and take part in the latest “core review” to identify government functions that can be sold, delegated or shut down. New Minister of International Trade Richmond’s Teresa Wat has to find a way to continue the growth of lumber and other exports to China, India and elsewhere on the Pacific Rim. On top of that, the alwaysdelicate softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. expires in three years. The last major eruption on that front was in 2009, when B.C. cut stumpage rates for remote coastal areas to give communities much-needed employment. The Americans were livid, just as they were with our beetlekill harvesting efforts. And of course, the U.S.-directed environmental movement continues to target Canadian industries. Third-term MLA John Rustad gets aboriginal relations, with specific instructions to deal with gas and perhaps oil pipelines through his Nechako Lakes constituency. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Logging will impact Apex I wonder how many in the community are aware of the logging happening within the government defined “Apex Intensive Recreation Area” more commonly known as Apex Mountain Ski Resort and Nickel Plate Nordic Centre, with logging specifically at Keremeos Creek Valley, Green Mountain, Dividend Mountain and Shatford Creek Valley? I wonder how many noticed a large clear cut on Green Mountain during the past ski season, ugly and clearly visible from the ski runs and village? Maybe, like me, you thought it was necessary due to the pine beetle. Thankfully an avid outdoorsman did more than just notice and assume; he questioned how this had come to be, in the process joining with other volunteers to become the Apex Forestry Committee. What they discovered, and shared with the public June 10 in an open
meeting at the Community Centre, is frankly astounding. It turns out pine beetle is not an issue. It’s far too complex to recap here so I urge you to visit www.apexcommunityforest. org and the forestry section at www.apexpropertyowners.com for details. Essentially, the supposedly protected intensive recreation area is in the process of having a total of four square kilometres clear cut. I agree with the committee in believing that clear cutting in this area is socially and economically irresponsible. I find it hard to believe that our local tourism bodies, city council, our MLA haven’t already taken action against this logging by Sn’pink’tn Forestry and Gorman Brothers which has happened and is happening, without any of the stakeholders being consulted, as the negative impact on the recreational users, businesses,
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owners is potentially huge. Why would anyone ski/hike in an area of unsightly clear cuts with so many other mountains nearby? Apparently the logging is set to start up again by the end of June unless we stop it by making our voices heard (as the ministry has told the committee we need to do to get their interest). So please, get informed, write letters, send emails, make phone calls — and do it quickly. I don’t believe anyone is against logging per se, but this is only four square kilometres within a supposedly protected area. Surely common sense can prevail. Surely four square km can be found nearby that won’t have the same extremely negative impact. Please work together now to find a solution.
can cut trees and how much money they can make. There has been no meaningful consultation as there is supposed to be in such a case with logging in a recreational and residential area. We owe it to the people of vision who came before us and saw what a wonderful place this was for everyone to come and enjoy, to protect for future generations this unique and awesome area. For further information I urge everyone to go to apexcommunityforest.org and see for themselves what the plans for logging in the Apex area are. I am sure you will be as dumbfounded as I was. Ralph Williamson Summerland
Logging practices must change
Is clear cut logging of large areas good stewardship of our land? I am so very sad that the logging practices in British Columbia appear to be without any respect for the land and environment with profit the only standard. We take and take and take from Mother Earth and what do we give back? Do we ever even give thanks? When the Idle No More rally took place in Penticton, I heard Native leaders young and old speaking so eloquently of how they want to leave things here a little better than they found them for future generations. I was raised with this ethic burned into
spired by their passion and clarity. The giant proposed clear cutting to take place on Green Mountain and what has already been done around Apex Mountain Resort cannot be a good thing for the eco system, water shed, possible erosion and flooding downstream. It certainly makes a statement about the thoughtless disrespect and arrogance towards the land by the people who want the harvest. This could be a very, very bitter harvest if allowed to proceed. There are better ways to carry out logging that are more gentle on the land and that future generations will look back upon with respect and gratitude for the people who stewarded the forests. Suzie Anderson Penticton
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On June 8 while hiking over the Dutton Meadows, our royal standard poodle, Buddy, was bitten by a timber rattlesnake (it struck then rattled). Saying we had a sick feeling of panic would be an understatement. After carrying our 80-pound “Buddy” a mile back to the truck and driving 10 miles down the mountain we finally got cellphone service, but who to call (all the veterinarians we deal with are closed after 5 p.m. and weekends). We phoned our friend Dave Sloan (of Matheson Creek
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help us. In five to 10 minutes Dave phoned back to say Dr. Stephen Harvey was waiting for us at his Penticton Veterinary Hospital with a veterinary technician and the anti-venom serum. I was praying to God and calling on all my angels, and Dr. Harvey was there to save our beloved Buddy. I don’t think Buddy would have lived if we had to drive to Kelowna. Our undying gratitude goes out to Dr. Stephen Harvey and all his staff. David Kern and Carol Amundsen-Kern OK Falls
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Our beloved Apex Mountain and Nickel Plate recreational areas are about to be devastated by a conglomerate made up of Gorman Bros., Wayerhaeuser, and our own Penticton Indian Band. Their proposal is to massively clear cut the forests immediately adjacent to the ski hill. They are planning to log within a very few metres of people’s homes and will totally change the landscape for generations. I don’t have to say what this area means to the people of Penticton and the persons that go there. It’s part of our culture and our souls and is a legacy to our children and our children’s children and cannot be allowed to be destroyed. In the past couple of years the logging has been stepped up on Green Mountain and Dividend Mountain, and if what we have witnessed there is any indication of the end result, the area will perish as a place to go. Hiding behind the aura of the pine beetle infestation these groups have seen fit to just mow down everything without any other considerations. My understanding is that the threat of the pine beetle has been greatly diminished in that area so the need for such invasive action is unwarranted. The plan as it stands is just to get in, cut everything down and then get out before anything is said. Then it is too late. It’s done without conscience or consideration by a group that
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Summerland growth strategy falls short Where do we grow from here? Summerland council and development assistance manager Ian MacIntosh want the community to support a change to a smaller growth area on the Official Community Plan. Consultants have been hired to gather community input and to develop growth boundary options that accommodate growth, presumably for the life of the OCP. About 75 people at three workshops were asked to describe what was most compelling about Summerland. The consultants said the answers were remarkably consistent. Access to nature and agriculture and the small-town neighborliness of the community was the consensus of the three workshops. They expected growth would be at replacement pace: that density would occur in the downtown core with
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The regional district has prepared an elector reverse approval form asking for approval to borrow $1.6 million for fire dispatch upgrades. These upgrades are not needed in Penticton, Osoyoos and Summerland. There is some balance as the board has agreed to credit Summerland for any recent upgrades.
some additional in Lower Town, Trout Creek and South Victoria, and that agricultural land, in general, and therefore Agricultural Land Reserve land, in particular, would be retained. I have heard this view at public hearings, open house presentations of the municipality and public meetings on development issues, yet councils have consistently approved rezoning and development applications opposed by the community. So, no surprise, when the consultants presented three growth boundary proposals and two required that lands now zoned ALR be rezoned for dense development. Participants at the presentation questioned why the proposals did not follow community input that had stressed the value of agricultural land to the
However, Summerlanders will still be subsidizing rural upgrades they do not need and their service will now be split with other regions. Pentictonites: Please consider your options carefully on whether or not you should be supporting spending hundreds of thousands of Penticton tax dollars (38 per cent) on fire dispatch
upgrades designed to improve rural areas. You can download a copy of the reverse approval form protesting this borrowing at: http:// rdos.bc.ca. Under popular links, click on 911 Emergency Service Loan Authorization. Sign the form and send it in or alternatively go to the regional district office, 101 Martin St. in
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Summerland, Keremeos, Princeton, Oliver, Osoyoos and Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. Unless 6,864 qualified electors submit signed elector response forms to prevent the regional district from adopting the bylaw, Penticton taxpayers will spend thousands of dollars upgrading rural and outlying area fire dispatch. Upgrades we do not need in Penticton. I am asking Pentictonites to please make your voice heard. Vote no. Pick up or download some extra forms and give them to your neighbours. Ask them to vote no too.
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future of Summerland as a small town with a beautiful, outdoor, quality of life. Ian Macintosh said that to get density downtown, the “trade off” was losing ALR properties. There was a zoning review in 2012 which gave single-family, sewered lots the ability to subdivide, allowed multi-family zones and allowed for carriage houses. Therefore the downtown core already has the tools for densifying: sewered corridors connecting to downtown. Community members suggested a fourth option combining density in the town core, retaining ALR land and focusing on Summerland’s existing strengths (agriculture, retirees, tourism, sport and others) when planning for growth. The community vision is not a Summerland city surrounded by rural agriculture.
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The vision is a patchwork. If it is not a patchwork then ALR lands will continue to be included in an ever-expanding downtown core as the growth boundary is amended and reamended. The bylaws approving higher density development and the areas where this density can occur have already been passed so it appears that the only function of revising the growth boundary is to create an opportunity to remove certain agricultural properties from ALR designation by amending the OCP. Once again, an expensive consultant is used to gather “public input” which was never needed but will be cited as vital to the decision. Elsa Gladwin Summerland
ety: $642.65. The Stamp Club had the honour and pleasure to welcome Randy Manual as their guest speaker. Randy enlightened us on the plans for the 2014 Steam Fest Celebrations. The stamp club intends to participate in one way or another with this celebration by designing, creating and issuing a postage stamp. The club is trying to negotiate the issuance of a stamp through Canada Post and failing that, create their own postage stamp. President Gus Boersma thanked all members and the public in general for their generous support and is looking forward to another exciting year come September. Donations of stamps and stamp material can be given throughout the summer by calling Gus at 250-492-3875, email: gboersma@telus.net or dropping it off at 2600 Cornwall Drive, Penticton, B.C. V2A 6X3. New members are always welcome and children with their parent(s) are encouraged to join the club. Membership to the club for adults is $10 per annum and children can join for $5. Our next meeting is Sept. 8 from 2-4 p.m. at the Blue Church on 696 Main St. If you intend to join please let Gus know and he will put you on the mailing list. Have a great summer. Gus Boersma President
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I have written many times regarding the underhanded and dictatorial methods of Fortis and their obscene rate hikes, but we are supposed to be protected by our highly paid members of the British Columbia Public Utilities Commission, and in my hum-
ble opinion the BCPUC has failed miserably. As private citizens we have no authority over Fortis and this is precisely why we have a public utilities commission in place, but instead of protecting the public they have played right into the hands of Fortis. They gave Fortis the mandate of finding a way of conserving electrical energy and this was like handing a child the keys to the candy store. In the meantime they must also produce a way that would not only decrease usage but increase profit for the store. The solution was the two-block system that might decrease consumption for a few, but those that do not have the protection of having an alternative form of energy must compensate for the loss to Fortis that Block One will generate. This is Block Two. The theory behind all this might seem reasonable, but the end results are totally different. Everyone is confronted with an enormous rate hike, but it is somewhat hidden in the fancy footwork presented by Fortis to our highly educated but apparently ignorant members of the BCPUC that liked the theory but could not, or would not, see the ultimate misery that many would face. All the diplomas in the world will not take the place of common sense and decency, and unfortunately the members of the commission seem to be lacking in both categories. We need someone on the commission that understands the need of the common citizen and will protect all citizens, not just the few and the greedy corporations. Donald E Thorsteinson Oliver
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Slide reSPonSe — emergency vehicles block a section of Highway 3 Sunday afternoon after a small rock slide left debris on the road and knocked down a power line starting a small brush fire in the area located about 11 kilometres west of Keremeos. The road was closed for about two hours. There were no injuries.
It’s hard to blame the members of Penticton city council who admitted to being confused about the ongoing name change for a short section of Westminster Avenue East. The proposition to change the name of Westminster Avenue East, and a portion of Robinson Street between Front
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and Wade, to Backstreet Boulevard came before council on May 6, the first of three times, so far. It was denied that time, then carried unanimously on a second visit. Now that approval has been rescinded after advice from the city’s corporate officer, Dana Schmidt. “The city doesn’t have a formal policy but our staff has found a resolution from 2003 that states that road name changes be done by bylaw. That wasn’t done in this case,” said Schmidt, who recommended that the May 21 resolutions be rescinded and the entire matter referred back to staff to go through a formal process. Is your head spinning? You’re in good company, because so were Couns. John Vassilaki and Wes Hopkin. At least, they were the two councillors openly admitting they found the matter confusing. “The first time this proposal came forward it was defeated. Notices were given to property owners the first time. Then it found its way back to council,” said Vassilaki. “I am really confused, now it is coming back again. We’re
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Maggie valedictorians ready for big night Joe Fries Western News Staff
If their first of career choices don’t work out, Princess Margaret Secondary School’s newest valedictorians may find work as performers, since they already know about building audience anticipation. Dana Klamut, 17, and Jon Hack, 18, are set to deliver their valedictory speech at the school’s convocation ceremony on Thursday at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. They’re not, however, giving away much about their address in advance. “That will be a surprise on the night of graduation,” said Klamut, who allowed only that the theme of the speech is “unique.” “When we started writing it, we were told: make them laugh, make them cry, and give them something to think about. Those were our guidelines.” The two have been friends since Grade 6 and were chosen in April by their peers to be
valedictorians. In the months that followed, they each wrote a speech, then combined their efforts to come up with a single version. Hack is optimistic there will be a few smiles in the audience. “We hope to get a couple laughs. It’ll be tough up there if there’s nothing, no reaction,” he said with a grin, “but I think it’ll be good.” In the fall, Hack will begin studying engineering at the University of Calgary, while Klamut will attend UBCOkanagan for math and computer science. Both valedictorians have spent most of their time away from school playing sports and volunteering wherever they were needed. And both are already a little wistful about their soon-to-be-former high school. “It’s hard to be sad, because it was so good,” Klamut said. “It’s a happy place and we have all these good memories, but at the same time, you don’t want to leave because it’s familiar.”
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"A Tradition Of Rock & Roll Excellence...CONTINUES!" The Penticton Elvis Society celebrates 12 YEARS of running the PENTICTON ELVIS FESTIVAL that brings Elvis Fans from far and wide to the perfect holiday haven - PENTICTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA to celebrate the KING OF ROCK AND ROLL - ELVIS PRESLEY! With dozens of tribute artists gracing the outdoor stages that are set around picturesque OKANAGAN LAKE along with special guests - FRIENDS OF ELVIS - it is a wonderful weekend of remembering the ELVIS through his wonderful musical library and touching stories from those who knew him on how Elvis touched their lives! We invite you to join us on our anniversary - where the spirit of Elvis is guaranteed to rock this summer holiday town in a way that Penticton has never experienced before!
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We would like to CONGRATULATE our CHAMPIONS for 2012! Professional Grand Champion - ELI WILLIAMS - Delta, B.C. Amateur Champion - ROGER ANDERSON - Seattle, WA Cruise down to Main Street Osoyoos and see our
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Inside Elvis Fine Jewellery
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Retail outlet fits the bill for Summerland “Penny Lane put $2 million into the community in the last 11 years and supported so many projects in Summerland that have to do with youth. There is still a need for a business like this and there is no place in Summerland right now to buy a pair of socks or clothes for the whole family,” said Nemeth. “I half-heartedly said I was going to save Penny Lane, and it has turned into a whole new project, which is awesome.”
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Summer celebratioN — Following an honour song from tinesha begaye, grass dancer Devin armstrong gets the aboriginal Day festivities underway at the ooknakane Friendship centre Friday, doing the dance traditionally used to beat down the grass and prepare for a powwow.
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Loretta Lynn will celebrate the 50th anniversary of her arrival on the country music scene with a tour that is stopping in Penticton at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Oct. 22.
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The Honky Tonk Girl is coming to the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her arrival on the music scene. Loretta Lynn was introduced to listeners with her debut single, I’m a Honky Tonk Girl, and since then has made over 160 songs, 60 albums, 10 No. 1 albums and 16 No.1 singles on the country charts. She is coming to the SOEC on Oct. 22. Lynn plans on a night you won’t forget. She will celebrate by looking back at her 50 years in the country music industry. “To make it in this business, you either have to be first, great or different,” said Lynn in a press release. “And, I was the first to ever go into Nashville, singin’ it like the women lived it.” Lynn’s instantly recognizable delivery is one of the greatest countrymusic voices in history, and no songwriter has a more distinctive body of work. As millions who read her 1976 autobiography or saw its Oscar winning 1980 film treatment are aware, Lynn is a coal miner’s daughter who was raised in dire poverty in a remote Appalachian Kentucky hamlet. She was honoured at the Kennedy Center in 2003, was inducted into the national
Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008, and she also was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. One of the most remarkable things about Lynn is how she renews her creativity time and again. Two years after she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983, she was back on the charts with the hit, Heart Don’t Do This to Me. In 1988, the year she entered the Country Music Hall of Fame, Lynn recorded with K.D. Lang. She earned a Gold record in 1994 with Honky Tonk Angels, a trio CD with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette. Lynn’s life is still a work in progress. She’s still out there on the road, still writing songs and still recording them as only she can. “I ain’t a star — a star is something up in the night sky,” said Lynn. “People say to me, ‘You’re a legend.’ I’m not a legend. I’m just a woman.” Tickets go on sale Friday, June 28 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at www.ValleyFirstTix.com by telephone at 1.877.SOEC.TIX (763.2849) or in person at the Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC) and Wine Country Visitor Centre. Tickets for Loretta Lynn 50th Anniversary Tour are $34, $44 and $54 (plus applicable taxes and service charges/fees).
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It’s any beer-geek’s dream, a 2,500 kilometre road trip around B.C. visiting as many craft beer hubs as possible. That is the craft beer odyssey author Joe Wiebe set out on to create his best-selling book, Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider’s Guide to B.C. Breweries which he will be unveiling at a book-launch party in Penticton on July 3. “It all started when I was doing a lot of travel writing and went to California wine country with a bunch of wine writers to write a story for the Vancouver Sun. They basically staged an intervention with me on the second night because all I did, I guess, was talk about beer while on this wine tasting tour. They said you need to do what we do, but write about beer,” said Wiebe. “That was a real turning point for me. I started calling myself the Thirsty Writer and found angles to get newspapers and magazines interested in beer stories. I was in the right place at the right time, the boom for craft brewing in B.C. really started taking off and I was riding that wave.” Wiebe profiled 50 craft breweries in the province, and his book is filled with info for rookie beer -tasters on tours and best brews in B.C. that will make an experienced beer connoisseur salivate. Expecting another 10-12 breweries to open within the next year in B.C. is proof the industry is growing in leaps and bounds. Wiebe said there are lots of different factors behind this. One is that Vancouver finally woke up to craft beer when the brews caught on with the foodie movement and people passing on the wine and grabbing a beer to pair with meals. Wiebe said he also has noticed more women
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have been opting for a cold beer and, coming out to beer events that use to be mainly dominated by men. One of the interesting trends Wiebe has noticed is big-name brewers breaking out from their standards and trying out many of the different styles craft brewers are known for. “That is kind of cool and I think really interesting. At the Canadian Brewing Awards in Victoria it was interesting to see some of the long standing brewers talking about that. They basically see it as a great thing. They are not challenged or scared by it either. They think it will bring more people over to craft brew when customers realize that there are all these different styles out there and take the next step of trying one of the crafts out,” he said. The book launch on July 3 will be celebrated with a collabor-ale from Penticton-based Tin Whistle Brewing (which won best overall at the Penticton Fest-of-Ale
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It will be a full palette for the Penticton Art Gallery’s 36th annual fundraising auction on Thursday. Tastes of the Palette, a celebration of community takes place at the Penticton Art Gallery and the Ikeda Japanese
for their Stag Apple Scotch Ale), Cannery Brewing and Oliver’s Firehall Brewery with a special cask called The 3-Brewers Plot, a limited edition Belgian Wit-style beer. Patt Dyck, co-owner of Cannery Brewing said the book is important because the passion Wiebe has for craft beer will help spread the word. “I think the message is good for us all because we all feel that we are little craft brew missionaries going to one beer drinker at a time. We are trying to get people to realize that beer is not that Molson Canadian or Labatt Blue that they have come to think of all their life,” said Dyck. Wiebe will be at the Kettle Valley Station Pub on July 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. with his book Craft Beer Revolution; The Insider’s Guide to B.C. Breweries. Hooked on Books will also be at the event selling copies for $19.95, which will include a pint of beer and some appetizers.
Gardens on Thursday featuring colour themed and specially designed hors d’oeuvres by the region’s finest chefs, a live and silent auction, regional wines and hand crafted beer. Each guest will be given a painter’s palette and be invited to taste the various colours offered.
Wine will be served from the Naramata Bench Association. Tickets are $40 for art gallery members and $45 for non-members. To purchase visit the Penticton Art Gallery or call 250-493-2928. Doors to the event open at 6:15 p.m. and it runs from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Hand and Foot canasta at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-492-7630 for info. 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. in the Penticton library. Call Birgitta at 250-7701154 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
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PedaLLInG FOr a Cause— nearly 50 riders, including acting Penticton Mayor Garry Litke (second from right) leave the starting point at the shoppers drug Mart ride don’t hide awareness and fundraising event on the KVr Trail near KVr Middle school sunday. Local participants raised over $12,000 for the Canadian Mental health association.
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. in the library’s lower floor on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. For info call Barb at 250-494-3002. 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 dropin 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 250490-9216. 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
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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. P enticton u nited cHurcH has a liturgical dance session at 696 Main St. the last Wednesday of each month from 2 to 3 p.m. Phone 250-492-2684 to register. There is no fee. elks on ellis Street has a lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Initiation of officers. t He B ereavement resource Centre at 626 Martin St. is hosting weekly drop-in grief support sessions at 6:30 p.m. All welcome.
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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 250498-4959. Newcomers welcome.
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calendar R oyal C anadian legion branch 40 has fitness friends at 10 a.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. and crib at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. City PeaCh toastmasteRs meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church. Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250-4922362 for info. toPs (take off P ounds s ensibly ) 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 250-493-5968 or Liz at 250-493-7997 for more information. o kanagan f alls s enioRs ’ Activity Centre has computer classes at 9 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and cribbage at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. 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 250-490-9272. south main dRoPin Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowl at 10 a.m., bingo, improver line dance and crafters meet at 1 p.m. Call 250-4932111 to confirm line dance activities. a l C o h o l i C s a nonymous night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Vineyard Church. f RateRnal o RdeR of the Eagles have Joseph’s famous pizza from 4 to 7 p.m. and musical bingo at 7 p.m. 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 levels welcome.
PentiCton aCademy of Music has 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. h eath i nteRioR faCilitates a caregiver support group for individuals who share a common experience of caring for a family member or friend, at home or in a care facility, who is frail and elderly, chronically or terminally ill or has a disability. Clients get together to share information and offer each other emotional support and practical information the second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Penticton Health Centre from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. No fee o k a n a g a n simikameen healthy Living Society has its annual general meeting at the Penticton Community Centre in meeting room 2 at 4 p.m. All current members and anyone interested in becoming a member is invited to
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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. ComPuteR senioR 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
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NEWS RELEASE: Penticton Charity Aims for the Million Dollar Mark! For the past 26 years the Penticton Golf and Country Club has proudly hosted the Penticton & Friends Charity Golf Classic. The first weekend in July, Penticton and Friends will again support local charities with this year’s lofty goal set to reach a combined $1,000,000.00 raised for those in need! The event that began in 1987 with NHL star Andy Moog and friends has been instrumental in the South Okanagan for raising funds for the Moog and Friends Hospice, supporting local athletes & families through the B.C. Special Olympics, Penticton and District Society for Community Living, O.S.N.S, Agur Lake, Good Samaritan Village by the Station, M.S. Society, Salvation Army Food Bank and Alzheimer Society. Guy Dow - Head Professional at Penticton Golf & Country Club says “we are extremely excited about this annual event as there seems to be a lot of excitement surrounding this year’s goal of raising $55,000 over the two day event which would eclipse the Million dollar mark in total moneys raised to date”. Participant numbers are up as well as sponsorships reports Guy - which he believes is a testament to our community in these tough economic times! The event which plays tribute to local sports heroes has several surprise guests participating in the two day event. This year’s Penticton and Friends Charity Golf Classic will take place July 5th and 6th, with approx 130 participants raising funds for South Okanagan charities. Penticton Home Hardware Building Centre will again be the presenting sponsor with other major sponsors including Boston Pizza, Coca Cola, Labatt, Constellation Brands (Jackson-Triggs), Adidas, The Penticton Golf and Country Club, and a host of local companies supporting this year’s event. For more information or to join us please contact Guy Dow at 250-492-8727 or guy@ pentictongolf.ca. c/o Penticton Golf & Country Club, 600 Comox Street, Box 158, Penticton, BC V2A 6K3 Phone (250) 492-8727 Fax (250) 492-5611
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growth in B.C., scares away Canadian or international businesses that might come grow jobs here, and mires everybody in red tape and nonsensical rules. Frankly, it’s an embarrassing tax.” “We understand there has to be some sort of tax. We know it can’t be changed overnight, but we also know that governments take a long time to get things done,” said Martin. “That’s one of the reasons we brought it to the B.C. chamber. We wanted to get it to the forefront so they can start working on some sort of valueadded tax for business.” One of the major issues, explains Martin, is that PST is charged at every step — from supplier to manufacturer, manufacturer to wholesaler, from wholesale to retail — rather than just
the end product. “It just adds another level of cost to the final product, which means our manufacturers become less competitive,” said Martin. The B.C. chamber called for temporary fixes while a VAT is developed and implemented, including widening PST exemptions on investment in machinery and equipment, to enable B.C. businesses to invest in needed technologies and equipment to keep competitive; and continue administrative improvements to the PST. “We have to put the HST debacle behind us, implement some quick fixes to the PST as a stop-gap solution, and build a made-in-B.C. tax solution that will grow B.C.’s prosperity — not undermine it,” said Winter.
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Harlequins advance to finals Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
Facing a depleted Vernon Jackals roster, the Penticton Harlequins took advantage with a 2922 win in the Okanagan Rugby Union semifinal. The Harlequins punched their ticket to the ORU championship, which they won last year, as Calum Lloyd scored three tries Saturday at McNicoll Park. Coach Ken Sommerfeldt used Lloyd on the wing for the first time and the move paid off. “He had just a super game,” said Sommerfeldt. “I think that was a big feather in his cap.” Supporing Lloyd offensively were Chris Hanon and Scott Naylor scoring the other tries. Sommerfeldt said his team played a strong game. “I thought that we had the edge in play all the way through in both possession and territory,” he said. “We made some mistakes in the first half that cost us.” After a discussion at half, the players didn’t make the mistakes again. The Harlequins backfield played strong and executed, said Sommefeldt. After getting pounded in Vernon on May 25 because of a lack of players, the Harlequins returned the favour. Mike Scheller, a veteran Jack-
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PLAYING THE VERNON Jackals in Vernon was a challenge for the Penticton Harlequins who generated little offence during a late May tilt. That wasn’t the case in Penticton June. 22 as the Harlequins won 29-22.
al, said that despite losing, he was happy with his teammates’ effort. “The previous week before against Merritt we were awful,” he said in an email to the Vernon
Morning Star. “We lacked intensity and tackled poorly. We improved on both areas in this game, but in the end, Penticton was the better team on the day. They held
more territory and ball possession than we did, especially in the second half, and they converted their chances.” Scoring for the Jackals were
Kevin Stecyk, Trevor Miyazaki, who also converted twice. The Jackals felt they played hard while shorthanded. “Their fresh legs made a difference in the contest,” said Scheller. “We tackled well, and improved in our rucks and mauls. Flanker Geoff Cranton had a very good game. He made a lot of tackles and stuffed their eight man picks. Travis Beck was also solid in the back row for us.” The Harlequins will look to defend their championship against the Salmon Arm/Enderby Manthers July 6 at McNicoll Park at 1 p.m. The Manthers defeated Merritt 17-10 in the other semifinal. Sommerfeld said the last time they played the Manthers at McNicoll Park, they lost by two points. “We’re expecting another tough game,” he said. “We’ll certainly use the next couple of weeks of practices to put together a game plan that will hopefully neutralize their strong points and emphasize ours.” A focus for the Harlequins will be the Manthers captain. “He was dominant in the line out,” said Sommerfeld, who led the Harlequins to a first-place finish in the league with a 4-2 record. “They have a big backfield. We have to deal with that.”
Vees coach-GM adds president to duties to workload Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
Fred Harbinson is now the president of the Penticton Vees. The club made the announcement Tuesday. Talk of the additional role to his duties as coach and general manager began over a week ago. He said it stems from their lease agreement with the city, which expired at the end of last season. Harbinson said negotiations have been ongoing for a couple of months and they have a big meeting Wednesday. “We’re hopeful that we can make some progress,” said Harbinson. “Graham felt that this was an area he wanted me to be involved in.” In the release, Harbinson said it’s crucial to develop the brand in the community. “This is an important time for the long-term future and success of our organization,” said Harbinson, who takes over the position from Frank Darin, one of the Vees’ owners. “Our majority owner, Mr. Graham Fraser, is entrusting me with a task, which is critical in building a true partnership between the Vees and the City of Penticton.” Harbinson, who joined the Vees in 2007, will enhance his role in the community by strengthening ties with local busi-
nesses, school groups, seniors and minor hockey. He described this opportunity as growth for his overall career. He sees it as a chance to be a little more hands-on on the business side. “I think the one thing we’ve done well on the hockey side is I’ve found a way to have good staff, make them accountable,” he said. “The same thing is going to go for the other side of this. It’s an area we need to clean up and be better at.” Harbinson also assures fans they don’t need to worry about the on-ice product. “My added responsibility to the overall business operations will not negatively impact hockey operations,” said Harbinson, adding that nothing changes in his contract that has six years remaining. “I am very fortunate to have strong support staff led by our two assistant coaches Mike Hengen and Steve Cawley. Our mandate will not change from player development and competing for championships.” The Vees will also establish a board of directors from its ownership group, which will be chaired by Fraser. The board will support and assist Harbinson in creating initiatives to benefit and enhance the Vees on and off the ice. In his six seasons behind the Vees bench, Harbinson has a .746 winning percentage with a 252-77-5-22
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record. He has led the Vees to two BCHL championships, a Doyle Cup Championship and the 2012 RBC Cup National Championship.
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kills Pinns lose tough battle Venom Flames season Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
A 15-minute lapse for the Penticton Pinnacles under-21 men’s team resulted in a 2-1 loss to the Abbotsford Mariners. Pinnacles keeper Travis Froehlich said his teammates battled hard, but the Mariners just battled a little harder to secure the victory in the Reserve Division of the Pacific Coast Soccer League on Sunday. “We know Abbotsford is the top team in the league,” said Froehlich. “We prepared well this week. Just came up short against a good squad.” Injuries to veteran players resulted in younger players for the Pinnacles getting more time. Pinnacles captain Wyatt Seddon Johnstone said they performed well. “We weren’t overplayed by them, even at the end,” he said. “I think that’s a positive to take from it.” Johnston said it was a tough loss in one of the most important regular season games. He wanted
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PENTICTON PINNACLES Enzo Paul heads the ball over teammate James Fraser and Abbotsford Mariners Koby Byrne in this first-half scoring attempt during Sunday’s Pacific Coast Soccer League men’s reserve match at Kings Park. The visitors scored a pair of unanswered goals to earn a 2-1 victory.
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South Okanagan Flames captain Ryan Harms was able to walk out of the dressing room with a smile, even after his team lost to the Kamloops Venom 11-8. The defeat eliminated the Flames from qualifying for the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League playoffs. “I’m pretty happy and kind of sad,” said Harms. “It was the best game of the year in my opinion. We stayed right in it until the end. It sucks that we’re done.” The Flames held an 8-7 lead going into the third period, they just couldn’t build on it as the Venom beat Flames goalie Dean Grimm with 17:13 remaining. With 8:39 left on the Memorial Arena clock, the Venom struck again for the winning tally. The Flames had chances but goalie Dallin Etter denied them. He also got help from the post where Jacob Hollenbeck fired a shot from close range. “It wasn’t so much that their goalie was that strong, it was just that we couldn’t put the ball where he wasn’t,” said Harms. Grimm didn’t throw any praise in his counterpart’s direction either. “I didn’t think he was too great, but we didn’t test him too much,” said Grimm. “We didn’t have that great of shots. Feel like we should have filled the net more.” Filling the net for the Flames was Josh Greenwood with three goals and five points despite having an injury, while Chris Pond also tallied three and added an assist. Liam Neary and Connor Walton added singles. When asked about their patience in the offensive zone, Harms said they wanted the right shot. “It was about the quality of the shot. It’s not how many we could take,” he said. Working against the Flames was a roster reduced to 13 runners after losing Levi Thompson to injury in their 11-3 loss to the Armstrong Shamrocks on June 21. Gage Buchanan and Kees Mooijer were suspended for the final game. The Venom had 18 runners. Flames coach Alex Gerk said his team “did awesome, we kept with them the whole game.” “Just a couple things near the end there and they won it,” said Gerk, who was also impressed his players took just nine minutes in penalties. “Everyone was going with a lot of heart.” The Flames ended their season going 3-11-2 for fifth place, while the Venom were 5-10-1, clinching the fourth and final playoff spot.
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DISTRICT 9 CHAMPIONS Penticton Power are as follows from back row left to right: coach Paul Kindel, head coach Jeff Korven, Kaylee Lesmeister, Caitlin Neary, Courtney Olexa, Emma Reiter, Paisley Anderson, Dana Ingram and coach Darren Wilms. Front Row is Jaedyn Foley, Kamryn Corsi, Tatiana Brazinha and Rebecca Livesey.
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Champs have Power Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
Penticton Power coach Jeff Korven said if there were Vegas odds on his team defeating the Kelowna Homers, they would have been 60-1. Taking on the favourites during the under-16 girls District 9 fastball championship, the Power dumped the Homers 8-3 at Summerland’s Dale Meadows Park on June 16. “Our pitching was unbelievable, that’s No.1,” said Korven of Tatiana Brazinha. “She was unbelievable. She pitched the game of her life.” The Power scored one run in the first and second inning, then watched as the Homers tied it at two in the third. It remained a 2-2
draw until the Power loaded the bases with Courtney Olexa at the plate. She connected for a three-run triple. “Just an amazing hit in the gap,” said Korven. Leading 5-2, the Power added another before the Homers made it 6-3. The Power scored two more runs to seal their berth to provincials. The Power opened the tournament, featuring two other Kelowna teams, one from Naramata, West Kelowna and Vernon, with a win, loss and tie. Korvin said the players didn’t perform to their potential to start the championship. The Power clinched a spot in the semifinals against Naramata. Korven said the most valuable players
were Caitlin Neary, Olexa and Brazinha, adding that Jaedyn Foley gave the Power strong pitching performances in three games. Korven, assisted by coaches Paul Kindel and Darren Wilms, said the focus during practice will be on hitting, defence and strategy. Provincials will be held in Chilliwack July 5 to 7 and will feature 16 teams. When the team heads to the Lower Mainland, they will have two new faces in Penticton’s Katy Huston and Naramata’s Madison Foster. The Power are also looking for local companies interested in making a donation to support their trip.
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Registration is now open for the fifth Penticton Minor Hoops Basketball Camp July 15 to 18. The camp is for kids aged six to 12. Dustin Hyde, former Pen High Lakers senior boys basketball coach, will be running the camp. While it is for kids in Grades 2 to 6, players in lower or higher grades will be accommodated depending on situation. Camp location is still to be determined. Sessions for younger kids will be from 9 a.m. to noon and older players from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Players must bring their own basketball. The cost per player is $75 and includes a T-shirt. To register, call Dustin Hyde at 250-4900050 or email at dhyde@summer.com. Payments can be made by E-transfer to dhyde@summer.com or dropping the payment off at the Pen High office or mail to 939 James St. Penticton, V2A 4A8.
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With nine players, the Sunrunners handed Kondola’s a 5-1 loss. Double D Tour edged Beercelona 2-1. Scoring for
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Senior Ladies championship
Gwen Redfern and Sheila Westgate are the 50-plus senior ladies champions from the Summerland Golf and Country Club. Redfern is the low gross winner, while Westgate claimed the low net from action on June 17 to 18. Runners up were Val Eibner and Vijai Vaagen, respectively. The first flight low gross winner is Lil Smith, while Marilyn Tamblyn, low net. Second flight winners are Linda Palmer taking low gross, while Helen Benallick is for low net.
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Okanagan Falls WasteWater Treatment Plant You are invited to attend and participate in a Grand Opening and Open House for the Okanagan Falls WasteWater Treatment Plant Wednesday, July 3, 2013 — 3 to 7 p.m. Located at 300 Rail Road The celebration program will include greetings from various elected officials, an unveiling of a commemorative plaque and a guided tour of the facility.
Senior men’s golf
Penticton senior men’s golf held a Stableford par points format. Bruce Johnston’s group with Chris Cottrill and Lew Norman won shooting 61. In second shooting 60 was Mike Crowson, Neil MacKie, Larry Badger, and Paul Bayston. Richard Tutt had a hole-in-one on 16.
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We require immediately Class 1 drivers for Canada and US for the following positions: • US Team drivers • Part Time /Casual Drivers for Canada/US • Drivers interested in a truck share program for Canada/US. We supply you with a paid company cell, fuel cards, all paid picks and drops, assigned units and regular home time. All you need is 3 yrs verifiable experience, clean abstract and a good attitude. Please indicate on your resume the position applying for. Please fax resumes and abstracts to 250546-0600, or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com No phone calls please.
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Information Remember Vinyl Records has 1,000’s of quality pre-owned LP’s & Tapes, 428 Main St., Penticton, (778)476-5838
Personals Alcoholics Anonymous, if your drinking is affecting you and those around you, call 250-490-9216
Lost & Found Found, budgie, Pineview area, (250)492-0068 LOST: MY son lost tan Rawlings baseball glove at McLaren field June 1. Reward offered. Please contact 250-7673431 or mavuca@telus.net to return, Lost, set of keys, if found please call (250)809-9856 MY daughter mistakenly left her mini iPad with RED folio cover in a shopping cart in the parking lot (North End) at Canadian Tire, Sat. Jun 22 -12:30pm. Any help in recovering this iPad is appreciated. Has E.L in marker on the back of the iPad and inside the folio. $100 REWARD. No questions asked.
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Vacation Spots Week Time-share at Lake Okanagan Resort. Can be traded for other resorts or other times. Week 37 (August) Annual maintenance fee of $687. 250-542-2668
Children Childcare Available LOVE’S Family Daycare, Young St. area, licensed, spots avail. for your children (babies.-5yr) evening spots also avail., 250-493-0566 Pam’s Family Daycare, licensed, spaces 1 years & up, CCRR member, 250-492-0113
Childcare Wanted Looking for Summer Childcare in my home from 8:45am- 5pm on Mon & Wed., please email: shaunnam11@hotmail.com
2-PERSON TEAM to manage all season wilderness resort and Front Desk/Server with strong sales and management skills. Fax 250-968-4445 or email: resort@terracana.com QUAD L Enterprises Ltd. - a Vegetation Maintenance company is looking for: CUA’s, CA’s, UTT’s, UTW’s and Labourer’s. Work locations throughout Alberta and British Columbia We offer: Competitive compensation Company benefits Excellent Health and Safety Program Please submit resumes with drivers abstract to: hr@isley.ca Fax: (780) 532-1250 USNR, a premier global supplier of wood processing equipment, is looking for talented, self-motivated ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS to join our Electrical Plant team at our Salmon Arm, BC location. Please submit resume to: Adrienne Bootsma, Electrical Plant Manager, adrienne.bootsma@usnr.com, www.usnr.com
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WJS is seeking various RCW positions in Penticton, preference will be given to applicants posessing diploma in Human Services field with valid CPR, First Aid, NVCI, and a valid Class 4 DL, prefer at least 1 year experience working with developmentally challended adults, WJS will provide training for the right candidate, please fax resumes to program manager at 250493-2238 or email resume to: seckenswiller@wjscanada.com, only candidates who receive an interview will be contacted. An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta. Needed immediately, Detailer/Wash person, starting wage $12/hour apply w/resume to Okanagan Travel Land, Trout Creek, Attention: Kim
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Nature’s Fare Markets Penticton
is looking for a Vitamin Purchaser/Supervisor for our Vitamin department. Experience purchasing and/or managing is an asset as well as previous knowledge about supplements and healthy living. We offer a competitive wage and benets. If interested please drop off resume to: #104 - 2210 Main Street or e-mail: toverhill@naturesfare.com
A Community where Health & Happiness are a Way of Life.
Business Assistant
2303 Government St Penticton, BC V2A 4W5 For more information please call Corinna at 250-493-4400
If you are an experienced Business Assistant who is passionate about details and enjoys working with a team that is dedicated to providing the highest standard of care and support to its clients, we invite you to apply by submitting your resume in confidence to:
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Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires P/T Class 1 Drivers for the Penticton area. Applicants must have LTL & P&D driving experience and must be familiar w/the Penticton region.
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Reporting to the Community (General) Manager, and in support to the leadership team, you will: • Assist in organizing and conducting the facility office and administrative services • Support the proper record keeping and activities regarding all resident admissions, departures and transfer including but not limited to contracts, comfort funds, deposits, reimbursements, collections and bookkeeping activities • Perform confidential administrative support to the leadership team • Provide input to the development and implementation of the marketing plan of the facility • Complete other designated administrative duties. Qualifications: • Applicable education plus 5 – 7 years experience in a similar role, preferable within a residential care environment • Exceptional customer services skills • Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated success working in a team environment • Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize and meet deadlines • Experience in bookkeeping
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Our significant and steady growth over the past few years has led us to search for the following position to join our enthusiastic & energetic team!
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Penticton Western News has part time positions available in our mailroom. Hiring for both day time and night time shifts which will consist of inserting papers. Must be physically t, energetic and considerate. No experience necessary but organization skills and productivity is key. Apply in person to Scott Baker, 2250 Camrose St., no phone calls please.
GUARANTEED JOB placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen for oil and gas industry. Call 24hr free recorded message for information: 1800-972-0209 North Enderby Timber is looking to hire a Heavy Duty Mechanic and a Millwright. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637. Parkway Chevron is looking for full and part time staff, we are looking for self-motivated individuals who enjoy dealing with the public, Please drop off resume @ 697 Eckhardt Ave.
Peters Bros. Paving is accepting applications for employment for the 2013 construction season as well as mechanics and apprentices. Applications can be picked up at 716 Okanagan Ave. E, Penticton, BC between 9:30am and 3pm. No resumes.
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Are you unhappy where you are? We offer an excellent product and some of the nicest used vehicles around. Come have a look and check it out. Great income potential, excellent hours, 2 days a week off (No stats). A fun positive place to work. Contact Ken at
250-276-1200 or stop in for a coffee, you’ll be glad you did. 550 Duncan Ave., Penticton, BC
Be Part of Our Team. Sales Position The Penticton Western News, the South Okanagan’s best read community newspaper, has a position available within our sales team. Ambitious hard working individual who can work in a fast paced deadline driven environment. You will be required to manage an existing account list assisting local merchants in growing their businesses. We offer competitive remunerations and a unique position where team work and customer service are paramount. No phone calls please. Email, fax or mail your resume to: Larry Mercier 2250 Camrose Street Penticton, BC V2A 8R1 Fax: 250-492-9843 larry@pentictonwesternnews.com
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Progressive Waste Solutions (BFI Canada) is looking for 2 Commercial Account Managers. One for the South Okanagan – Summerland to Osoyoos Area, One for the North Okanagan Vernon to Enderby Area. Must have own Car & Valid Drivers License, Excellent Written & Verbal Skills, Computer Skills essential. Previous Sales Experience is essential. Must live in the territory they are servicing. Please send your Resume’s to john.snelling@bficanada.com
Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services COOK required for Wheels to Meals program. Wheels to Meals takes place at the Lake Country Seniors Center once a week from September to June. Your application for this position should include: 1) A draft of a typical 4 week meal plan 2) Supplier for food service 3) Cost per Person 4) Staffing available 5) Time required for preparation and access to the kitchen Closing date for applications for tender is Friday July 19, 2013. Please submit applications to lakecountryhealthplanning@gmail.com HOUSEKEEPING staff needed at Riverside Motel, apply in person to 110 Riverside Dr.
Income Opportunity NOW HIRING! Earn extra cash, demand for simple work. P/T-F/T. Can be done from home. acceptance guaranteed, no experience required, all welcome! www.BCJobLinks.com
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Home Care MEAT CUTTER SUMMERLAND Our Summerland, Nesters grocery store location is recruiting for a relief Meat Cutter Journeyperson. Hours are flexible and negotiable. The successful candidate will have previous, relevant grocery experience and post-secondary Meat Cutting training. Please reply in confidence to: Human Resources: • Fax (604) 882-5161 • people@buy-low.com We look forward to hearing from you!
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Class 4 Engineer is required for Colonial Farms. Must be able to work Graveyard shift. Competitive Wages with Full Benefits. Drop Resume between 8am & 2pm. 3830 Okanagan Street, Armstrong. (250)546-3008
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER The South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society is a non-profit organization which supports individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries and promotes prevention and education. As Chief Executive Officer, you will be responsible for the society’s programs and services, clinical oversight, its housing facilities, its overall administration, the coordination and development of administrative policies, as well as advocacy and liaison with community partners. The successful applicant would be well served by an advanced education, experience in the non-profit sector, familiarity with proposal writing, fund-raising, and clinical oversight, as well as proven managerial skills. Salary: competitive with other similar-sized nonprofits in the area. Resume and cover letter should be addressed to: South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society Attention: Elmie Saaltink #2 – 996 Main Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5E4 Fax: 250-490-3912 Email: info@sosbis.com
Len (250)486-8800 www.belcan.ca lenmass@gmail.com
BWR Contracting, From Ground Up to Grass Down, Your Complete Builder. New construction or renos, specializing in ICF buildings, farm buildings, window/door replacing, flooring & siding. 2/5/10 Warranty, Insured, WCB. Penticton raised 48 years. Free Estimates. Call Bruce (250)488-2471.
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
Valleywide Painting Services Our Job is Your Satisfaction Office 250-770-9026 Cell 250-809-1779
Medical Health Peach City Medical is looking to fill a part-time position for a Medical Office Assistant, please drop resume off at 1662111 Main St.
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Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping BOOKKEEPER AVAILABLE. Payroll, AP/AR, all government remittances including GST/PST. Able to provide monthly financial statements and reconcile accounts. Call Shannon 250-486-5351
Carpet Cleaning
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painting, tiling, ooring, kitchen/bath reno’s, carpentry nishing,
Finally Available: Penticton Shopping Assisters, Door to Store to Door Conveyance, call (250)492-7760 for details
2 Coats Any Colour
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!
Rubbish Removal PENTICTON Junk Removal! Anything goes! Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827
GREEN VALLEY
CARPET CARE Dry in 2 hours only! Deep cleaning & environmentally friendly. Biodegradable and non-allergenic cleaning solutions. Uses cutting edge Encapsulation method! Great rates, ie: 1 Bed Rm + Living + Dining Rm + Hall only $99 CALL 250-809-4965
Pets & Livestock
Livestock Premium Wood Shavings New supplier of Animal bedding, starting at $250 for 54 cubic yards delivered, (250)770-0214
or visit:
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Carriers Needed
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 the Circulation Department or email: circulation@pentictonwesternnews.com
250-492-0444 Ext: 219 or 205
Closing Date is July 5, 2013 Thank you for your interest but only short listed candidates will be contacted. www.blackpress.ca
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Furniture 50yr old chrome table & 4chairs, mint cond., 2 lazy boy chairs with console, Victorian style Chesterfield & love seat, excl. cond., white & oak dining room set. 250-493-8083 7 piece practically new bedroom suite, $250 (250)4933469 King Sealy Posturepedic like new w/Sealy box-spring, paid $2400, sell$650,250-493-9334 *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ (1)(250)870-2562
Garage Sales Canada Day Flea Market July 1st, Vendor’s welcome, Legion Parking Lot, (778)476-1823 MOVING – EVERYTHING MUST GO! Cash only, call to view 250-488-6033 LR: IKEA brown leather loveseat, IKEA wall unit, IKEA chairs (2), footstool, (all IKEA items only 1 month old), 2 floor lamps, 32” SONY BRAVIA TV, dec. corner plant stand; BDRM: Qn box bed w/6 drwr pedestal frame, Qn plush restonic mattress, nite tble & lamp; DR: Pub style tble w/leaf & 4 chrs, wrought iron baker’s rack w/marble shelf & blt in wine rack; Den/office: Dble futon w/deluxe mattress, computer work stn with matching bkcase & printer stand, leather office chair, 2 drwr blk metal filing cab; Patio: gravity chair, bistro table w/2 folding chairs, 2 stone top triangle nesting tables; Bike: Schwinn Soto comfort mtn bike ladies 26”; Misc household: Singer sewing mach, folding clothes rack, iron & board, pots (Rachael Ray), vacuum, towels, bedding, dishes & kitchen misc ; 4 Snow tires on rims from 2000 Honda Accord P195/65HR15 used 4 Okanagan winters; RARE VELVET ELVIS painting 27” x 39”.
Garden Equipment New Craftsman lawnmower, still in box, 21” 190cc Briggs & Stratton, platinum w/high wheels, $370 value+ tax, sell for first $220, (250)490-4973
Heavy Duty Machinery 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
Medical Supplies Shoprider Scooters & power chairs, new & used. Stair lifts, platform stair lifts, vertical platform lifts. Kamloops: 250-3773705 Kelowna: 250-764-7757 Vernon: 250-542-3745 or call Toll Free 1-888-542-3745 www.okmobility.ca
Misc. for Sale AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; w w w. b i g i r o n d r i l l i n g . c o m . Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. Combination pool table, ping pong table & games table. Lots of fun. Good condition. $200 obo. 250-494-8524. KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit, Complete Room Treatment Solution. Odorless, Non-Staining. Available online homedepot.com (NOT IN STORES).
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We buy & sell it all: windows, doors, kit. cab., paint etc. Happy Harry’s Liquidations, 5201 27th St., Vernon, 250-549-7099
1bdrm, $650+util., adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250-492-7328 1bdrm, close to transit/school, updated, $650, call Dennis at Realty Exec’s, 250-493-4372 2bdrm, adult oriented, quiet, ns, no pets, 285 Edmonton Ave., $795, Dennis at Realty Executives, 250-488-5678 Avail. July 1, DT, large 2bdrm, 1.5bath, adult oriented, ns, np, heat incl., $800/mo., call Kathy after 5pm, 250-462-0589 Bach suite, DT, Orchard/Martin, updated, heat/ac/elec. incl., $650, call Dennis at Realty Exec’s, (250)493-4372 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.
SUMMERLAND. seniors 55+, retire with us! Bright spacious 2-bdrm townhome wonderfully updated in quiet area of town, walking distance to everything you need. Huge balcony, $860/mo includes lawn care and lots of parking. On-site owner, N/S, N/P, references. 250-404-0327 or 490-1739.
ARMOUR TOWING Scrap Removal,Will meet or beat all competitors pricing, 250-801-4199
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Thomas Claud Hammell, deceased, formerly of #218 317 Winnipeg Street, Penticton, B.C. Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Thomas Claud Hammell are hereby notified under section 38 of the TRUSTEE ACT that particulars of their claims should be sent to D.F. McKenzie, care of 2028 Urbana Rd. NW, Calgary, Ab, T2N 4B8 on or before July 25, 2013, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.
BEACH BUNNIES Upscale Men’s Spa #32-2789 Hwy 97 www.beachbunnies.ca 250-448-8854
Misc. Wanted 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
Tools Mastercraft Arc Welder, large, fairly good cond., $150 or offers, (250)494-5375
Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale 2bdrm, 1bath, big living room & kitchen, hardwood floors, ceramic tile in Kitchen & bath, between Cherry Lane & Safeway, 206-1820 Atkinson St., $190,000 (neg). 250-770-8730
For Sale By Owner 3 bdrm home w/full basement on 1/3 acre, quiet area, great location, tool shed, carport + garage, 1288 Lyon St., Penticton, (250)493-9320 call for appointment to view & discuss
483 Maurice St. - Penticton Open House, Sat., June 29 11AM - 1 PM Reduced Top 5 nalist for Okanagan, Provincial & National Awards. Luxury 2BR, 3 bath townhouse, Lg. dbl. garage. Low Strata fees. 250-492-6756 HOUSE For Sale. To Move, Two story house located in Penticton. More info call Rod 780-836-5469 or 250-2765469 ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576 PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888
Lakeshore LAKEFRONT home and acreage for sale on Francois Lake, BC. Guest cabin, 50x50 heated shop, 2 car carport, on over 3 private acres with approx. 350 ft of Lake Frontage. $380,000. 250-695-6975 or email: grantnmary@hotmail.com
Mobile Homes & Parks IN PENTICTON
We have lots available for new Mfg. Homes in an adult Park in Penticton. Walking distance to shopping, banks, and restaurants. All amenities.
250-493-6751 Open Houses Sat.,June 29th 726 Renshaw Rd. Kelowna 12-4pm 3165 sq ft.10ft ceil. Work shop in back.
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1 & 2 Bdrm - $750-900/mth Clean, updated - move in ready. Central - Near Safeway Mall, on bus route. Senior incentive - only $299 deposit. Call Al - 778-476-0036 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
Commercial/ Industrial 485 Warren Ave E, 2345 sq.ft., high profile corner building, shop, new lighting, new offices, 3-phase power, 10x10 o/h door, shop w/1 tonne center pole jib crane, etc., Penticton, (250)490-9016, for info email: dana@trucktransformer.com Commercial building for lease, 1300sqft, 462 Main St., can be split into 2 units, 250-460-2499 PRIME Commercial Spaces: 2300sqft. in busy Plaza, ample parking, also 770sqft., in OK Market for food-related retail business, Barb 250-492-6319
RETIRED PENTICTION professional couple with 2 small obedience-trained non-shedding dogs requires furnished or non-furnished home, Aug. 1, 2013 to Feb. 28, 2014 while new home being built. Call 250-493-5537, 250-490-5678. Rural Home Wanted Long-time South Okanagan family of 5 is looking for a perfect long-term rental situation. Seeking a quiet, out-of-town location, possibly with some land or in a rural setting. We work in the Oliver area, and our kids attend Oliver schools, but we are willing to take on a bit a of a drive. We have two wellbehaved dogs, a 6-yr-old indoor cat, an excellent track record when it comes to renting, and can provide solid references. 250-498-1713. The Penticton Western News is getting a new editor and he needs a place to stay that is dog friendly, bachelor to 2bdrm, 250-316-2183
Transportation
Weekly rental cottage on OK Lake, near Vernon. Avail July 13 to 27 & Aug 12 to Sept 7. Sleeps 6, hydro, indoor plumbing, dock, (250)542-7785, or 250-308-8437
Auto Accessories/Parts
Duplex / 4 Plex
Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock. We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton
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Homes for Rent 1bdrm house avail. now in Cawston, $650/mo. incl. util., 250-499-0558 296 Duncan Ave E, Pent., 5bdrm, full base 2200sqft., $1400, Vijay 250-490-1530 PRIVATE 4 bedroom home on large property overlooking Naramata, ideally suited for outdoor enthusiast. $1300. call Steve 250-487-8386 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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Summerland, new 3200sqft, 3bdrm, 2.5ba+den, ns, ref’s, avail. immed., $1800+util., (250)488-2471
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Rooms for Rent Responsible, clean, quiet person to rent room on my ranch in OK Falls, dorm style living, horses & some pets ok, (250)460-1760 ROOM, quiet, ND, NA, NS, no guests, welfare welcome, $400, (250)493-5087
Suites, Lower 1 BDRM + den daylight suite. Np, ns, w/d in suite. Sep entrance. New floor and paint. $750 + % of hydro. 250-4926604 BEAUTIFUL lg 2bd on estate w/lake view & water access, n/p, n/s $1000 (250)497-8130
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Cars - Sports & Imports 2006 Diesel Smart Car, auto, 1 owner, 82,000km, exc shape $7000.obo (250)309-2102
Recreational/Sale 1978 Okanagan Camper, 8 ft (lightweight), comes with Ice box, 3 burner stove & aluminum folding steps, asking $850 OBO, 250-488-9899 1985 5th Wheel 26 ft Komfort Good condition. $2950 Call (403)703-4777 Bob 1988 22’ Ford Econoline Motorhome, in great condition, new laminate flooring installed last year, everything works, AC, fridge, stove, furnace, toilet, shower, 3 beds (2 double, 1 king), 8 seat belsts, tons of cupboards and storage space, no leaks in roof, $4000, any questions call Casey, 250809-4802 1999 Four Winds 29’ Class C, Ford V10 Chassis, only 34,300 kms, sleeps 6-8, dual a/c, oven, MW gen, shower, Q-bed, sofa, $28,900, (250)495-3385 Osoyoos, cell/text: 250-4861565, karenchuck@eastlink.ca 2008 Class C Motorhome, E450 V10, new tires, 2 push outs, generator, electric steps, awning, $47,000, 250-4953584 2008 Winnebago Itasca 29’, 2 slides, 2 solar panels, 3 cameras, Onan Generator, Blue Ox Towing Bar, 7400 miles, V-10 Vortex motor, 1 owner. (250)542-5621 evenings Cushions from 75 Boler Trailer incl bench/bunk. Prof. reupholstered, like new $450 firm 250-308-9566
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REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE APARTMENTS: $525 1 and 2 bdrm near library and Safeway, f,s, balcony, coin-op /635/$800 laundry, cat. ok. Avail. NOW and July 1 (EFR 109/115/201) $800 Recently reno’d large 1 bdrm + den, 5 appl., tile flr through out, private patio. Avail. July 1 (H656-1)
FURNISHED AND UNFURNISHED TERM PROPERTIES: $1000 2 bdrm unfurnished house, 1 bath, large yard, fridge, stove, washer and dryer, pet on approval. Avail. Sept – June 2014 $1200 2 bdrm furnished, 2 bath, grd flr condo, 6 appl, garage, near Skaha Lake, H.W flrs. Pet on approval. Avail. Sept or Oct – June 2014 (A441) $1400 Alysen Place, 2 bdrm furnished 2 bath condo, 2 parking spots, 6th floor, No pets. Avail. Sept 1 – June 2014 (A420)
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Reno’d 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, large suite in 4 unit building, extra storage, fp, f,s, w.d., d/w, near Columbia School, pet on approval. Avail. NOW (H691-1) $1200 Smaller 1 bdrm + den home on private lot with spectacular view Lake/ beach, reno’d flrs/ new paint, f,s, w.d. Pet ok with pet deposit. Avail. July 1 (H764)
TOWNHOUSES: $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:
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Boats 10.6ft Zodiak-Seaeagle, 4 person, hard floor, canopy, new 9.9 Yamaha, 35hrs, must see, both $3600obo, 250-488-8545 1989 20’ Aqua Star Bowrider with trailer, 350 inboard/outboard GREAT Shape $9500, (250)488-2471
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OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW 2013-26 (275 WATERLOO AVENUE) A Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. to consider OCP Amendment Bylaw 2013-26 to amend Schedule H of OCP Bylaw 2002-20 as follows: Remove Lot A, District Lot 5, Group 7, Similkameen Division Yale (Formerly Yale-Lytton) District, Plan 28070 located at 275 Waterloo Avenue from the Business Park Development Permit Area. Any person whose interest may be affected by the proposed amendment may appear in person, by petition or by attorney. Delegations and Submissions will be received no later than 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013 to Attention: Corporate Officer, City of Penticton, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5A9; Email: publichearings@penticton.ca. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Please note that all submissions are a matter of public record. Those persons with special hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at 250-4902400 prior to the meeting. The above mentioned bylaw and supporting information may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, up to and including Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in the offices of Development Services and Corporate Administration at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton; Penticton Museum & Archives (hours vary), 785 Main Street, Penticton and the Penticton Community Centre (hours vary), 325 Power Street, Penticton or online at http://www.penticton.ca/EN/meta/city-news/latest-news.html. Anthony Haddad Director of Development Services
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Marker restores link with past
The Sixth Annual
Terry Leggett Memorial Golf Tournament
Many thanks to the Owners, Managers & Staff who sponsored this years event. Your support, once again, has made this years tournament a great success!
Mark Brett
Western News Staff
Welcoming the future through the past was the highlight of last week’s official unveiling of the Summerland roadside marker in Trout Creek. In 1939, two fieldstone cairns were erected at the original north and south entrances to Summerland by lumber executive John (Jack) McDonald of New Westminster. The Lower Mainland resident fell in love with the region during regular visits to the area with his family and decided to express his appreciation through the structures. Some time ago the Summerland Heritage Advisory Commission took on the $10,000 project to restore the two markers. Included in the work was moving the one in Trout Creek about one kilometre north of its original location where it had been barely visible to motorists. A special crane was used to lift the 15,000-pound rock structure to the Trout Creek tourist pullout. Funding for the work was supplied largely through the generosity of the Summerfair Shopping Centre, owned by John McDonald’s grandson Bruce McDonald, the Amm families and other donors. Bruce McDonald and Jack Amm, first cousin to the lumber executive, were at last week’s ceremonies. The second marker is still located on Bentley Road, which until 1956 served as the old highway and the northern entrance into Summerland. The markers originally featured two attractive appleshaped signs on each side: one reading Welcome to Summerland, and the other reading Good Luck. Replicas of the signs were created locally and installed earlier this month. The restoration work was particularly important to Bruce Made for families: printMcDonald. “First ofxall, is simply nice to see something that 10.3125 7 this in Ad I thought was gone and to have a little bit of history re-
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Great Canadian Oil Change Rona Sandman Hotel Penticton La Casa Ouzeria Ok Tire & Auto Service Debbie’s Diner Precision Glass Debbie Little Home Hardware Logan’s Mini Brew The Gym Clancy’s Pub
Kettle Valley Steam Railway Proceeds to the Heart Pepsi Co Canada & Stroke Foundation. EB Horsman Photography By Chris Thank you to all those Little Lotus who participated in Cindy Atkinson, Rolfer the tournament, Twin Cheesecakes and More Lakes Golf Course, The Gold Canyon, Lindsey Hayter Eagles Club & to Ivan for Affordable Music providing the music!! Bob McMillan Sincerely, Terry’s Joseph’s Pizza Westech Automotive Family
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS SCHOOL
We would like to acknowledge the support the community provides our schools and give a special THANK YOU to the following who supported the Uplands PAC Family Fun Night this year:
Thank You
Mark Brett/Western News
Bruce McDoNalD with the restored roadside marker which was officially unveiled last week in Trout creek. The stone marker was one of two erected in 1939 welcoming visitors to Summerland.
stored,” he said. “It is also wonderful to have this family connection, and even though I don’t live here I still feel like a part of the community and this re-enforces that.” Summerland Mayor Janice Perrino also spoke to the small gathering, saying the community should never forget the importance of the past as they move ahead to the future.
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MADE FOR FAMILIES. Planning a trip to the Lower Mainland with your clan? Make it easy on yourself. Plan to stay in Burnaby. With some of the best golfing around, BC’s largest shopping mall, countless parks and play structures it’s easy to enjoy the outdoors with your family.
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• Green Beanz Café • Heiress Salon & Boutique • Hooked on Books • Huber Bannister Chevrolet • IL Vecchio Delicatessen • Jack Kelly Coffee • Kal Tire • Landmark Cinemas • Little Caesars • Lordco • Mark’s Work Wearhouse • Miss Penticton Royalty & Candidates • Murray Buick GMC • Mykonos • Napa Auto Parts • Pacific Rim Equipment • Papa Murphy’s • Parent Volunteers • Penticton Community Centre • Penticton Fire Department • Penticton Honda • Penticton Hyundai • Penticton Kia • Penticton Lakeside • Penticton Racquet & Fitness Club • Penticton School of Dance • Pharmasave
• Pine Hills Golf Club • Reflexions Studio • Rona Home Centre • Roothouse Lifestyle • Safeway • Sandman Hotel & Denny’s • Sherwood Trophies • Sirius Science & Nature • Skaha Ford • Smart Shopper Value • Staples • Starbucks Coffee • Summerland Heritage Cider Co. • Sun Country Bowl • T-Bones Fresh Meal Market • The Apple Barn • The Bear’s Den • The Bike Barn • The Book Shop • The Bum Wrap • The Coast Penticton Hotel • The Grooveyard • The Gym • The Hooded Merganzer • Tim Horton’s • True Outdoors • Windmill Garden Centre • Winners
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