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Crossing the street may finally get a bit safer for students at Parkway Elementary School after the City of Penticton chose to go ahead with proposed traffic calming measures. Kelly Jones, the principal at Parkway, is happy to hear that the measures, which include narrowing the road and raising the crosswalks into “speed humps” are going ahead. Parents and staff at the school have been fighting to bring awareness to the traffic problems there since a Grade 5 student was hit by a vehicle in the middle of the crosswalk and was seriously injured. “Unfortunately, it does get used as a bypass. And just the fact that it is such a long straight stretch allows people to get going faster than they need to,” said Jones. Traffic calming, in Parkway’s case, means a combination of methods. The street will be narrowed through the use of delineators, raised crosswalks and temporary speed humps. Mitch Moroziuk, director of operations for the city, explained the humps are larger versions of speed bumps, suited for the traffic and speed conditions on Kinney Avenue. The projected cost of the measures, $56,600, is higher than the $35,000 budgeted, though Moroziuk said the difference can be drawn from the budget of a justcompleted project, which was completed for less than planned. Coun. Andrew Jakubeit had another suggestion for how the difference could be made up. “With speed cameras, not photo radar, we can probably generate the revenue to make up that shortfall,” said Jakubeit, referring to a Penticton-backed resolution at the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention, requesting the province allow

municipalities to use photo radar in school zones. The provincial government has not responded to the request. Coun. John Vassilaki is just happy to see speed bumps. He has long advocated their use in a variety of areas to control traffic. “After five years, we are getting speed bumps,” said Vassilaki. “We should do all that prevention prior to anyone getting hurt anywhere, not just in front of schools, but all the streets that need traffic calming.” While the effect of speed bumps is wellknown, the effect of delineator posts, forcing traffic into a narrower area, is more psychological. “The principle is if you physically narrow down the road, you will not feel comfortable driving as fast,” said city engineer Ian Chapman. It’s a system Jones has already been using, putting out cones each day, along with the school’s own warning signs. “I know just narrowing that road certainly does slow down the traffic,” said Jones. “To have it permanently out there will slow it down all of the time, which I think we certainly need, especially with the playground and park right there.” Last week, a public consultation session was held at Parkway School, drawing about 18 attendees from adjacent residents, the Parent Advisory Council and school staff. Despite some heated debate, Jones said the general consensus was that something needed to be done about the speeding. “There was certainly only a few people there that were speaking out against it. I wouldn’t even say they were speaking against it, they were in favour of slowing the traffic, they just wanted to have a chance to explore all options,” said Jones. One of those options is a three-way stop at Kinney and McGraw, which city staff are now investigating.

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Coroner links alcohol to woman’s death Joe Fries

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An accident-prevention worker said the death of a woman who fell from a truck in Naramata is a grim reminder of the danger that results from mixing booze with risky activities. Kyra Holt, 39, died on April 26, 2013, when she tumbled out of the back of a pickup truck and struck her head on the asphalt road. She worked as a unit clerk at Penticton Regional Hospital and left behind an adult son. According to a coroner’s report released this month to the Western News, a toxicology test conducted on Holt “revealed a high level of intoxication from alcohol,” which was deemed a “contributing factor” to her death as a result of head trauma. “It is unfortunate that it does take a tragedy, but yes, (Holt’s case) definitely raises the profile of the issue,” said Dr. Shelina Babul, a spokesperson for The Community Against Preventable Injuries. The group is composed of 80 organizations across Canada that have banded together to help reduce preventable injuries and death. “Intoxicated or not, riding in the back of an open pickup truck, there’s inherent risks as you’re not belted down. If the (truck) brakes forward or skids or is hit by another vehicle, chances are you’re going to fall out the back of that truck and you have no protection,” said

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Babul, also the associate director and sports injury specialist at the B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit. “Having a high blood-alcohol level, you’ve got the lack of co-ordination and lack of reaction time associated with that,” she added. Holt had been on the KVR Trail near Little Tunnel with friends before she and another

person, along with two dogs, climbed into the back of a 1997 Ford F-150 pickup truck that had a plastic bed liner and was headed for the Naramata store, coroner Jed Maddock wrote in his report. Witnesses noted Holt was sitting with her back against the passenger side of the truck box as the Ford approached Naramata Elementary School while travelling westbound

on Robinson Road. Then, “Ms. Holt began changing her position from being seated to moving into a standing position. She was observed using her arm against the wheel well to assist in pushing herself up,” Maddock wrote. “Before she became upright she lost her balance and fell backwards and head first over and out of the right side of the cargo area of the pickup truck.” The coroner noted that other passengers reported “no noticeable decrease or increase in the vehicle speed or general direction prior to Ms. Holt falling out,” and an RCMP collision analyst later determined the truck was moving “at a minimum speed of 29 km/h” when the incident occurred. Holt was pronounced dead at the scene. Maddock noted the presence of beer cans in the back of the truck and that Holt was “reported to have consumed alcohol during the hours prior to her death.” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said the police investigation is ongoing, but charges have not yet been recommended against the truck driver. “Ms. Holt’s death is a grave reminder of the tragic consequences and outcomes that can occur when drivers permit passengers to be improperly seated in pickup truck boxes,” Moskaluk said in a statement. “Pickup truck box areas are designed and meant to carry cargo, not people.”

Chamber unveils new logo and improved website Steve Kidd

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The Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce is changing with the times. Tuesday evening, the chamber unveiled not only a new logo, but a new website and a range of changes and updates to its operations. “Like our members, change is really growth and a reflection on the success of the past. Our organization will continue to evolve to suit our stakeholders, and these new initiatives and look are all part of our growth,” said chamber president Andre Martin. “We have been working diligently throughout the summer to bring progressive changes to the organization,” said John Devitt, general manager for the chamber. “We set our target months ago and are all very excited to finally reveal all that hard work to the community.”

At the core of the changes, Devitt said, is communication. “We just kind of make assumptions that people understand our product and understand who we are, what we do,” said Devitt. When the chamber’s board of directors started talking about changes in May, the consideration was how to enhance value to members and how to communicate that value better. “Everything we’ve done has been examined through that lens. Is our website valuable to members, if not, why not?” said Devitt. The core feature of Tuesday’s launch is the new logo and updated website, which Devitt said will “exponentially” improve their service to the Penticton business community. Devitt describes the new logo as a “fresh coat of paint” to go along with the forward thinking they’ve been doing, but the website is the real key. “People are going to be amazed. Everything we do is there, right

down to the fact that we provide certificates of origin for people that are exporting out of Canada. I don’t think that is something that is really widely known,” said Devitt. The other thrust is supporting and promoting connections with an enhanced business directory, making it the first stop when people are going out to shop or looking for a business in town. “This isn’t the end of the work, but this is a large portion of the beginning and we wanted to have as much of it created as possible, the website and the logo change being two of the biggest pieces before taking our next step with examin-

ing the potential addition of new benefits and services,” said Devitt. The chamber is still in conversation about what those new benefits or services might be, but a couple of new events have been added, like the Top 40 under 40, which begins in today’s Western News with the first of 40 recipients, Max Picton (see Page A8). Partnering with local media and JCI Penticton, the chamber will select a young entrepreneur or community leader for each of the next 40 weeks to be honoured. “It’s important for the chamber of commerce to be supporting that, to be the voice of business, the voice of those leaders,” said Devitt. “Our motto has always been: a catalyst in the community. “All these changes will be a catalyst for our membership, the Top 40 campaign being a catalyst for the community in terms of recognizing those young leaders.” The chamber also has plans a

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Murderer appeals ‘excessive’ sentence Kristi Patton

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A Penticton man convicted of second-degree murder has filed an appeal claiming his sentence is “excessive.” In a hand-written court document filed on Aug. 23, Keith Wiens states his “unblemished past” was not properly presented to court at sentencing and the length of non-eligibility for parole is unfair given his background. Wiens was charged and convicted of shooting to death his common-law partner Lynn Kalmring in the couple’s Penticton home on Aug. 16, 2011. The trial by jury took place this past summer in Kelowna. It took jurors just six hours of deliberation before coming back with the guilty verdict. They believed evidence heard at trial that Wiens shot Kalmring in the face with a nine-millimetre handgun after a long-brewing argument over finances finally boiled over. Justice Geoff Barrow sentenced Wiens to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years. The former Mountie still faces two breach of bail condition charges, to which he has pled not guilty. Wiens is also appealing the conviction because Justice Barrow apparently did not give proper weight to the evidence given by Joseph Slemko, a blood spatter expert. “This evidence was very credible, but Justice Barrow more or less excluded it. The evidence by Mr. Slemko should have/could have acquitted me,” claims Wiens, who also suggests proper weight was not put onto the fact no DNA fingerprints or gunshot residue was found on the knife. Throughout the trial, Wiens asserted he acted in self-defence. He said Kalmring had a knife and came after him. Crown counsel suggested to the jury that Wiens placed the knife in Kalmring’s hand after her death. Wiens argues a Crown counsel “suggestion” in court caused “very severe bias” of the jury against him. He also claims that during a voir dire, a trial within a trial to see if evidence can be submitted to the jury, testimony of Shelly Pertelson, one of Kalmring’s sisters, was disallowed. He wrote that during Crown counsel Colin Forsyth’s charge to the jury he told them her evidence was “credible and should be believed.” Among other points, Wiens states Justice Barrow said at sentencing the shooting was “senseless, impulsive and fuelled by alcohol.” “Is this not manslaughter?” Wiens wrote. Donna Irwin, sister of Kalmring, said she received a letter about Wiens’ intentions five days after he filed for appeal. “This is like a slap in the face,” said Irwin. “He obviously has no remorse in what he has done. The family continues to be in pain.” Irwin expected an appeal, but she doesn’t believe he will get it. Still, there is always a chance. “Yes, it scares me and the rest of the family. We still haven’t really had the chance to mourn and grieve and we

Keith Wiens, who was convicted of the second-degree murder of Lynn Kalmring has appealed his sentence and conviction.

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might have to go through this all over again,” said Irwin. A civil suit was launched by Kalmring’s estate against Wiens on Dec. 22, 2011. Irwin also has a civil suit versus Wiens filed on Jan. 20, 2012. The townhouse Kalmring was murdered in, where the couple resided, did not have her name on the title, but Irwin said her sister’s name is on the title of another property in Arizona. Even though it has been over two years since Kalmring was killed, the family has not had access to either residence where many of her personal effects are kept. “We haven’t been able to get to any of her things. She has gifts for her grandchildren in those homes and things that she would want her daughter to have,” said Irwin, who expects the civil procedures to take up to two years before they get solved. “It just shows that victims’ families have no rights and we want to see that changed.” Kalmring’s family is also concerned Wiens has people working for him outside of jail that do have access to the Penticton home and could be getting rid of the sentimental items they want back. It is why they are still raising their voices asking the federal government for stricter bail requirements for violent crimes and for amendments to the National Victims Bill of Rights. Irwin said Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas has presented their petition to the House of Commons and the family potentially could be going to Ottawa to present their petition and personal story.

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Government stays out of Fortis BC review Joe Fries

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It doesn’t appear B.C.’s energy minister is interested in wading into the controversy over FortisBC’s twotiered electricity rate. “While the ministry is monitoring the impact of the conservation rate structure, FortisBC is a privately-owned utility and its rates are regulated by the (B.C. Utilities Commission),” Energy Ministry spokesperson Matt Gordon said in a statement. “FortisBC is conducting a review of the residential conservation rate as required by the BCUC and will be submitting a report this fall. Customers who have concerns are encouraged to participate in this review by contacting the BCUC.” The report was ordered by the BCUC following customer complaints about the new rate structure, which reduced the price for energy use below 1,600 kilowatthours in each billing cycle, but increased the cost for consumption over that mark. The rate, a version of which is already in use by BC Hydro, is meant to encourage energy conservation and was expected to reduce costs for 75 per cent of FortisBC’s customers when it was implemented in July 2012. However, local governments officials from around southern B.C. have raised concerns about the rate’s impact on people who have no choice but to heat their homes with electricity. Three resolutions regarding the issue were on the

No doubt that there’s a lot of unhappiness out there in regard to the two-tier rate system. — Manfred Bauer

agenda at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention last week in Vancouver, although delegates only had time to vote on one of them. Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer, whose council sponsored one of the resolutions that was not addressed, nonetheless found plenty of support among counterparts. “No doubt that there’s a lot of unhappiness out there in regard to the two-tier rate system,” he said. Bauer also noted that even if 75 per cent of FortisBC customers do realize savings with the new rate, “they’re still ignoring the 25 per cent who are usually at the lower end of the pay scale. That assumption will be tested in the company’s rate review, which will examine the initiative’s effectiveness and impacts on the bottom-line of both the business and its customers. FortisBC originally planned to prepare a report by the end of April 2014, but the BCUC ordered a preliminary review by the end of October after receiving 149 customer complaints during the rate’s first year in operation. That’s about five times the total number

of FortisBC customer complaints received by the BCUC over the previous three years, according to a briefing note prepared by a commission employee and obtained by the Western News under freedom of information legislation. Most of the seven-page briefing note dated Aug. 20, 2013, was redacted to protect policy recommendations. However, it did contain excerpts of complaints from

seven unidentified customers, four of whom mentioned the increasing cost of operating environmentally friendly heating systems. “We have spent a tremendous amount of our personal financial resources in an attempt to do the right thing for the environment,” said one writer. “Please don’t punish us forevermore with exorbitantly high electrical rates,” wrote one customer with a

geothermal unit.” Another customer with a heat pump noted he or she once had a utility bill under $1,200 for an entire year, “until your utilities commission and the power company ... began to jack the rates regularly. The end result now is my bill is $1,025.63 and that is just the first quarter of 2013.” The BCUC briefing note is available with this story at www. pentictonwesternnews. com.

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Premier counts unhatched chicks There is a perplexing situation surrounding the B.C. Liberals hinging the economic future of the province on liquefied natural gas to the tune of more than $400 billion in revenue. The importance of natural gas to the Liberal government first made light during the election campaign, when the Liberals promised to clear the provincial debt and establish a Prosperity Fund with natural gas royalties and revenues. Since winning the election, the Liberals have continued to rest much of the province’s future economic success on the natural gas industry. In fact, Clark is heading out on tour, to essentially promote the natural gas industry in British Columbia. With this kind of talk, the province is counting its chickens before they’ve hatched. The problem is, the natural gas industry in British Columbia is in its infancy. Of the handful of proposed liquefied natural gas plants alluded to in the Prosperity Fund calculations, three have received export permits, although clients have yet to be secured, and only two have passed environmental review. Then there are the pipelines needed to get the natural gas to the LNG plants, most of which have not passed through the environmental assessment stage. But Clark is going out there, telling the world B.C.’s natural gas industry will be providing clean energy to the rest of Canada and the world, although environmental groups dispute the “clean” PENTICTON WESTERN part. Hinging the province’s future on what can best be called unhatched chickens is not very prudent. Unless, of course, Clark knows something about the regulatory process she isn’t sharing right now.

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Assad survives with concessions

It was already looking likely that President Bashar alAssad’s regime would survive – it has had the upper hand militarily in the Syrian civil war for at least six months now – but the events of the past two weeks have made it virtually certain. Syria has already complied with the two initial demands of the Russian-American deal concluded over Assad’s head last week. It has signed the Chemical Weapons Convention, and it has given a list of all Syria’s poison gas facilities and storage depots to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. That means that the United States cannot attack it for at least a year. President Barack Obama’s ability to order such an attack was already in doubt because of opposition in Congress. Now he could not bomb without endangering UN inspectors, who will be all over the regime-controlled parts of Syria by November to take control of the estimated thousand tonnes of chemical

weapons. Syria has a year to destroy them all, and until and unless it fails to meet that deadline, bombing is out of the question. The civil war will probably continue during the coming year, and possibly for a good deal longer. Assad’s troops have been winning back territory in the centre of the country, but they have yet to make much progress in the north, the south or the east. They lack the numbers to ﬁnish the job now, but the tide is running in their direction. Close to a 1,000 separate rebel units are now operating in Syria, but there is no uniﬁed rebel army. The armed groups can be roughly divided into jihadists (many of them foreign) who want to create an Islamic caliphate in Syria, and more moderate groups who originally took up arms hoping to create a democratic Syria freed from the Baath Party’s tyranny. Most of the less radical groups want an Islamic republic too, but they are repelled by the extremism of the jihadists.

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Dyer Straits They hoped that the West would destroy Assad’s forces and put them in power instead (while keeping the jihadists out), and they are now very angry at the United States for letting them down. But they are also deeply disappointed, for the realists among them can see no other way to win this fight. Many of these fighters would now be open to a regime offer of a ceasefire, an amnesty, and a gradual transition to a less corrupt and repressive political system, and the Baathist regime is likely to make such an offer soon (whether it means it or not). It would not neutralize the jihadists and restore peace to the country, but it might

seduce enough of the other rebels to shift the military balance sharply in Assad’s favour. Much cruel fighting would remain to defeat the jihadists, but at least the country would emerge intact. Or the war may just go on and on, ending eventually in partition. But at least we have been spared the spectacle of the United States and its sidekicks attacking yet another Muslim country, only to realize in the end (as in the case of the imaginary “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq) that its excuse for doing so was false. The pretext this time was going to be Assad’s use of poison gas against his own people. But the timing was weird. (UN inspectors had just arrived in Damascus when nerve gas was fired at the rebel-held eastern suburbs). The target was pointless. (Why civilians, not rebel fighters?) And why would Assad use a weapon that might trigger Western bombing when he was already winning the war

without it? Now the Russians are saying (off the record, so far) that the serial numbers of the rockets that delivered the nerve gas reveal that they did not belong to the Syrian army. They were made in Russia in 1967 and sold to Yemen, Egypt and Libya’ s Colonel Gaddafi – who filled some of them with nerve gas. He had about a thousand tonnes of the stuff. A lot of Gaddafi’s arsenal went missing after he was overthrown two years ago, sold off by the victorious rebel militias. Some of the nerve gas-filled rockets could easily have ended up in Syria, in rebel hands, and the temptation to use them in order to trigger Western military intervention would have been hard to resist. If that is really the case, then President Obama should be even more grateful to Moscow for saving his bacon. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Compliance with new regulations unlikely It is quite wonderful that the fifth estate in B.C. is finally making some comments on the new recycling regulations that will be coming into effect in the next year or so. Everyone, including most businesses, loves to recycle and the intent of the new laws are most welcome and quite laudable. The new regulations are intended to significantly increase recycling rates in B.C. which will dramatically reduce landfill rates and may even lead to less materials being introduced into the consumer waste stream. Who can argue with that? So far, the press has focused on the way that municipalities will be affected. Very little attention has been paid to the key change in how responsibility for funding our entire recycling system is going to change. The intention of the new regulations is to shift the cost for recycling from governments to those that produce and distribute recyclables. Currently, 100 per cent of nonrefundable beverage container recycling is the responsibility of municipal governments. When the new legislation comes into effect, this will shift almost entirely to the business community to completely fund and organize the recycling of all packaging and all paper products distributed in B.C. Taxpayers will no longer be on the hook for these costs and ultimately it will be the consumers of the packaging and paper products who will actually pay for their recycling. Again, this will likely turn out to be a good thing as it will hopefully lead to less production and consumption of these recyclables. Here is the challenge. Virtually every one of tens of thousands of B.C. businesses are obliged to participate in this program. There is no minimum business size threshold for this obligation. In addition, there is almost no single packaging component for any type of product other than milk containers and refundable beverage containers that is excluded from the applicable list of recyclables. It also includes every single piece of paper that a business produces and gives or distributes in B.C. For example, it includes every receipt and every bag that is given to a consumer when they make a purchase in a retail store. So far, this may sound very reasonable. Here is where it falls apart. Each business is required to keep track of every single component of all packaging material and every single piece of paper that they sell or that they give away. This includes all of the many packaging components that may be required to contain a single consumer item. They are required to report these quantities along with the weight of each packaging or paper component. After that, an as yet undetermined fee will be levied and paid into a general fund which will then be sent to the municipalities to pay for the

collection, sorting and the actual recycling of all of these materials. Again, this may all sound very reasonable on the surface. However, even businesses with fairly sophisticated operating software and systems do not have very much, if any, information regarding the weight of each component of each package of anything that they sell or distribute. Reporting any sort of accurate information is virtually impossible. Here is the punchline to this quite unbelievable scenario. The penalty for non-compliance with these new regulations is up to $200,000. Currently, there is a non-profit society that was formed by some of the biggest retail players in the province called Multi Materials BC (see www.multimaterialbc.ca) that is attempting to formulate a plan to make this process work. The arbitrary and uninformed processes that they are proposing are virtually impossible to comply with. Much of the information provided by this organization is contradictory, incomplete and inaccurate. Thousands of businesses in B.C. don’t even know that these regulations are soon to be the law of the land. Most businesses who are aware believe that these regulations don’t apply to them. The legislation and the resulting implementation process is deeply flawed. It is entirely unworkable and it is going to implode. Government and big business should get the message sooner rather than later that there has to be a massive re-think on how to make this work. Finally, the fifth estate has to take a hard look at this and not just focus on the easy part of how the municipalities are going to be affected by these new regulations. Richard Hunt Penticton

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Raises funds for the medical facilities throughout the region, including the Penticton Regional Hospital, Moog & Friends Hospice House, Trinity Centre, Summerland Health Centre and Extended Care, Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge, South Similkameen Health Centre and Orchard Haven in Keremeos, South Okanagan General Hospital and Sunnybank Centre in Oliver. On behalf of the Vant Geloof family, Mrs. Joan Vant Geloof presented Janice Perrino, with the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation with a cheque for $50,000. These funds will be used for the Image is Everything campaign to change all of the old cassette X-Ray equipment to digital X-Ray. The board of directors, management and staff of Penticton Regional Hospital would like to sincerely thank the Vant Geloof Family for their continued and profound generosity.

The Telus Team, Secretary Barb Hansen and Telus Ambassador Gloria Dutz, presented the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation’s Janice Perrino with a donation of $900. Special thanks to employees Karl Johansen and Wilfred Lister who made donations that were matched by the Telus Charitable Giving Program. Funds will be used for the purchase of critical care medical equipment. Thank you to everyone who attended the Murder Mystery Event on June 8, 2013 that raised $1,533.28 for the Pediatric department at the PRH. Left to right: Jaquie Enns, JCI Social Director/Event Chair, Janice Perrino, Medical Foundation, Carlo Carbajal, JCI 2013 President, Lana Boyd, Event Committee, Marko Pastulovic, Silent Auction Coordinator and Monica Horning, JCI 2013 Vice President.

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Picton’s vision nets Top 40 spot In association with the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce and JCI International, the Western News presents Top 40 Under 40, with Max Picton as the first of 40 weekly spotlights on local entrepreneurs, nominated by their peers, deemed to be among the very best in Penticton. Joe Fries

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As many people his age left Penticton to chase down work elsewhere, Max Picton decided instead to build his own dream job here. “Penticton is home. I absolutely love this place,” he said. “But I realized that if I wanted to be able to live here and do so comfortably and be able to afford the lifestyle I wanted to have, it was going to require me getting into business for myself and creating my own opportunities.” Picton, 32, is the president of the Barefoot Beach Resort, which has won praise for not only beautifying the southern entrance to the city at Skaha Lake, but also offering a unique visitor experience with its 11 yurts and 130 campsites. This week, the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with JCI International, announced Picton as the first nominee in its Top 40 under 40 event, sponsored by Prospera Credit Union. He was also singled out for praise in this past winter when he won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the chamber’s Business Excellence Awards. Picton took on the Barefoot Beach Resort project full-time in the spring of 2013 following a dozen years spent mainly in the bar industry, the final three of which were as general manager of the Best Damn Sports Bar. He’s done it all with minimal post-secondary education. “I took a bartending course in college, but that hardly counts,” he said with a laugh. When he began work at the Best Damn Sports Bar, Picton intended to learn the ropes and eventually buy out the business owners, but the plan changed.

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“We kind of had different visions of the company at hand and I had an opportunity to go pursue Barefoot here. For me, when I looked at the options, that was more the direction I wanted to head in,” he explained. Best Damn Sports Bar owner Duane Jordan said he and Picton are still friendly, despite their business arrangement not working out. “He’s a sharp guy and he sees the big picture of things,” Jordan said of his one-time protege. “He has the awareness of what’s going on. He has a vision that he wants to make things better, and

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The construction kind of overlapped our opening, so we never really had time to take a deep breath after building it to say, ‘OK, now how are we going to market this and push it and get it out there?’” He said the yurts’ occupancy rate neared 90 per cent by August and the units are already 25 per cent booked for next summer. Picton, who works 12 to 16 hours a day and enjoys exercising in his free time, was pleased to hear Jordan described him as a big-picture thinker. “There’s nothing wrong with fo-

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Fox legacy strong in Pencticton Schools host terry Fox run thursday Mark Brett

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Doug Alward met Terry Fox in elementary school in Port Coquitlam and they quickly became lifelong friends. In the decades since then, millions of young people have come to know Terry Fox during their school years. Thursday, students and educators in Penticton will join others across the country in the National School Run Day to help make Terry’s dream of a world without cancer come true. One vivid memory Alward has of those early days was his friend’s tenacity, especially in making the school basketball team. “In Grade 8, every guy in the school went out for the team,” said Alward. “I always thought Terry was a terrible player, maybe a fifth or sixth string guard.” Fortunately the coach at the time had a policy on not cutting any player if he showed up to practice and games. Alward remembers Fox sitting at the end of the bench for two years without giving up. Then one day he got

Belle Grant walks with audrie, left, and Caleb Bedard at the start of the annual terry Fox run from the Penticton rose Gardens Sunday. about 270 people took part in this year’s fundraiser which brought in $5,675.

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his chance and never looked back, eventually becoming a starter and team captain. Fox later told his friend he intended to make the Simon Fraser University basketball team as an unheralded walk-on, and did just that. However, three months into the season Fox began having pain in his right knee. He was diagnosed with cancer and the leg was amputated. “It was devastating,”

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said Alward. “But he was not a quitter and even when he was having the cancer treatments, no matter how bad he felt, he would hide it from everybody. “If you went to visit him he would get up, get dressed, sit up and put on a brave face.” So it was no surprise to Alward when Fox announced to him he intended to run across the country on his artificial limb (far outdated by today’s standards) and raise a dollar from each Canadian to fight cancer “I didn’t say to Terry it was impossible, I didn’t say anything at all,” said Alward. “I knew better.” To this day, Alward still marvels at what has transpired, not just in Canada, but around the world as a result of the Marathon of Hope. He described the 143 days on the road with Fox, driving the motorhome and working as chief cook and bottle washer, as the hardest thing in his life. “I actually got the feeling he was going to run to his death and I felt my job was to prevent him from doing so,” said Alward.

He admitted being surprised when he read in Fox’s journal, which he only received a copy of about a month ago, about the agony Fox endured. “He would never let on and I guess I was just so close to the whole thing I was just sort of numb,” said Alward. “But thinking back, I guess I could see it in the faces of the people who stopped on the highway to watch, when they came to the van to donate money they were crying.” Now, having read the journal and looking back when the marathon ended with the return of the cancer, he believed Fox knew in his heart he would not complete the journey. “After the run ended they had a telethon that raised a dollar for every Canadian. Terry and I looked at it like God had a bigger plan for him,” said Alward. “Maybe it required Terry passing away to raise all that money to save and improve those thousands of lives.” About that Fox wrote in his journal: “Even if I don’t finish, we need others to continue. It’s got to keep going without me.”

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A total of 16 organizations benefited from the thirsty patrons who attended the18th annual Okanagan Festof-Ale. At a special gathering recently at the Cannery Brewing Company, the $30,000 raised during the spring event was distributed to recipients. In total, since 2003, the society which looks after the Fest-of-Ale has poured $450,000 back into the communities. Registered charitable groups put in requests each year to receive funding from the net proceeds. In addition to the host business this year which supplied beverages, Flambé provided appetizers for the gathering. According to Festof-Ale marketing chair, Wayne Schmuck, the society has five goals: to

promote overnight visits to Penticton during the shoulder season, to ensure all micro brewers are able to promote their products at an affordable event; to ensure it does not compete with local restaurants, pubs and nightclubs during peak hours, and to run a responsible consumer-tasting event in partnership with BC Liquor’s Get Home Safe Program. “Most importantly (is) to support a number of local registered charities,” he said. Among the groups which received grants from the organization this year was the Penticton Seniors DropIn Centre which used the funds to purchase some badly needed chairs. “The chairs get a lot of use and they wear and tear and so of course for the safety of our seniors we need

to upgrade them all the time,” said centre manager Glenda Ross. “Especially for seniors and because we have so many different events it is important for them to be comfortable.” Regular activities run daily during the week at the South Main Street location, with special events taking place regularly on weekends. “Grants like this from the Fest-of-Ale are very important to us because we do run on limited funding and the place is run by volunteers so it’s important to get what we can,” said Ross. Over the year the centre averages about 500 members. Other organizations receiving money included: Agur

Lake Camp Society, Birthright of Penticton, BC SPCA, Community Foundation of the Okanagan, Dragonfly Pond Family Society, Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs, Okanagan Foundation (education grant) OSNS Child Development Centre, Options for Sexual Health, Penticton Community Soupateria Society, Penticton Fire Department, SS Sicamous Restoration Society, Princess Margaret, Penticton and Summerland secondary schools (education grants), South Okanagan Children’s Charity and the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. Next year’s Fest-ofAle takes place April 4 and 5 at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre.

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If Penticton is a urban country city, on Friday night they found their No. 1 honky tonk man at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Playing a good mix of his older hits and songs off his more recent album, Dwight Yoakam had people two-stepping most of the night away. The country legend appeared to be having fun on stage rolling into one song after the other, dancing his trademark shuffle, hip swivel and boot scootin.’ Yoakam, accompanied by his band wearing bejewelled jackets, started off the almost two-hour show with Take Hold of My Hand (a song he co-wrote and featured on the 2012 album 3 Pears) and didn’t waste any time getting into Elvis Presley’s Little Sister. He played with the crowd during Streets of Bakersfield with the music coming to an abrupt stop after stating, “I spent some time in Bakersfield”, only to restart with him singing “I spent some time in Kamloops”, and restart again until he got to “I spent some time up in Penticton.” This, of course, drew the loudest cheer. While those at the back of the floor had no qualms about getting up and dancing it took some coercing near the front of the stage to get bums out of the seats. A few Elvis-like dance moves on stage with his trademark tight, faded jeans and his recognizable twang drew some screams. Playing hits like Pocket of a Clown had the crowd back into it. Yoakam seemed to respond and the tempo of the show matched the audience’s energy. “I came to Penticton to play for you. I have been all over B.C. but this is the first time I have been here,” said Yoakam during rare banter with the audience. “Thank you very much for coming. Thank you for coming out I am gracious,” he said. “I’m going to play some things from my newest album 3 Pears and some more from the last 27 years.” Earlier in the week he was given the Americana Music Artist of the Year award, based on his 3 Pears album. The songs he performed off it fit seamlessly into the set and were well received by the audience. Still, it was Yoakam’s hits of the 80s and 90s that really

Dwight Yoakam in Prince george at the CN Centre tuesday night. Yoakam hit all the right notes Friday when he played in Penticton at the South okanagan Events Centre.

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got them going. A rendition of Burning Ring of Fire, Honky Tonk Man, Thousand Miles to Nowhere and Guitars and Cadillacs amongst some of the crowd favourites. Just as quickly as he got into the evening, Yoakam finished off with Fast As You (from his 1993 album This Time,) gave a quick wave and he peeled off out of sight. He was beckoned back onto the stage by the audience where he introduced his band and played two more songs.

With so many people holding up their cell phones to take pictures and snapping away with point and shoots it is a shame Yoakam refused to let the media take their own pictures. His demand of no photos was also forced on charismatic opener, and rising Alberta country singer Brett Kissel. Kissel jumped the gun on his slated start time, excited to just get up on stage and play. He was an amazing warm-up for the night and had some of

the biggest cheers and engagement from the audience for an opening country act at the SOEC that I have ever seen. The 23-year-old played tunes from his forthcoming album Started With A Song and some country classics like Thank God I’m A Country Boy with genuine enthusiasm and great showmanship. If you missed him, don’t make that mistake again. He will also be opening for Loretta Lynn at the SOEC in November.

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to join the collective arose, Hibberd submitted his curriculum vitae and was chosen. They were looking for an active member who could work one Friday a month at the gallery and someone who would fit in well with the group. “We like his style of work and believe he will be a good fit with the group of artists,” said Marshall. “We took note of the fact he is always moving forward and openminded with his art. “As well he is trying different things, but largely does landscape and figurative work and

that fits well with us.” Working in oils primarily, Hibberd attempts to connect with whatever subject he is interested in and fashion a visual poem. He believes painting should be door opened for others to enter into a unique space. The artist has called Summerland home for over 20 years and has a studio on Johnson Street in Trout Creek. “Painting has always been a passion of mine, but I had to get into business to support my family,” said Hibberd. “I always painted when I could, and then when I was able to, I

shut down the business and became a full-time artist.” Hibbard’s 100 portraits, My Tribe, was recently part of an exhibit at the Penticton Art Gallery and Summerland Art Gallery. Earlier this summer, Hibberd was informed the Summerland Art Gallery acquired some of his work for their permanent collection. “I am committed to a life-long adventure, standing on the shoulders of great painters from the past, honing my skills to be a better painter and, hopefully, an artist,” said Hibberd.

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TErESa WaLTErS, one of the top tier pianists in the world, is performing at the Cleland Community Theatre on Wednesday.

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Penticton area. Over the years they have presented nearly 300 concerts and have filled over 200,000 seats. This season they will be bringing the New Oxford String Quartet on Oct. 11, Bergmann Piano Duo, Artists of the Royal Conservatory Ensemble on March 22, 2014, and will have a showcase devoted to local artists on May 7, 2014. Season tickets for all five concerts can be purchased at the Shatford Centre. These tickets are $90 for adults and $15 for students. For the first time in its 60 year history, Penticton Community Concerts is selling single tickets and their first show is Wednesday, Sept. 25, with Walters. Single tickets can be purchased at the Shatford Centre or at the door at the Cleland Community Theatre on the concert night. Tickets are $30 for an adult and $5 for a student.

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The Okanagan grape harvest is in full swing, and many wineries are currently harvesting grapes destined for sparkling wine, in addition to white varieties such as gewürztraminer, pinot gris and chardonnay. Early reports suggest that 2013 will be an excellent vintage with great quality potential. “We harvested this vineyard a full three weeks earlier than last year, and the quality of the fruit looks very good. Prepare for a great 2013 vintage from the Okanagan,” said Michael Bartier, chief winemaker at Okanagan Crush Pad, who has harvested gewürztraminer from a Summerland vineyard owned by his brother Don Bartier, to be used for their Bartier Brothers wine. Christine Coletta, co-owner of Okanagan Crush Pad, expects to process 420 tonnes this year. The grapes are coming from as far north as Kamloops and as far south as Osoyoos. “Grapes are ripening quickly and the fruit flavours on these early picks have been exceptional. But it is not over until it is over, so we are cautiously optimistic that harvest will continue to be a smooth sail,” she said.

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with dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and music by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m. 65-PLus singLes coffee cLub meets at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. For info call 250-492-0459 or 250-770-1018. KiWanis cLub has a lunch meeting every Wednesday at noon at 390 Brunswick St. 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. oLiver DoubLe o Quilters have dropin activities every Wednesday. seniors’ recreation and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-4900468 for more info. 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 information. f aLLs o Kanagan seniors’ Activity Centre has exercise classes at 8 a.m., music and coffee hour at 9 a.m., followed by carpet bowling at 1 p.m. 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.

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September 26 Penticton & District Arts Council is holding their AGM at 7 p.m. in Leir House. Open to all PDCAC members. New members welcome, $15 per year for individuals, $35 for groups. s outh o Kanagan naturaLists’ Club monthly meeting Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Penticton United Church. Speaker is botanist Harold Baumbrough: Exploring the Wild Flowers of Southwestern Turkey. ioDe thrift shoP has a bag sale until Oct. 10. Garbage bag $8, grocery bag $3. anavets have 269 dart club at 7 p.m. fraternaL orDer of the Eagles has Joseph’s famous pizza at 4 p.m. and musical bingo at 7 p.m. All members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. interior heaLth faciLitates a caregiver support group for individuals caring for a family member or friend, at home or in a care facility in the Penticton Health Centre on the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Contact Interior Health at 250-770-3486 for information. eLKs cLub on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. All skill levels welcome. fitness frienDs meet in the Royal Canadian Legion, 502 Martin St. at 10 a.m. Get in shape. For info call Dot at 250492-5400. 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. the Penticton PubLic Library has started its fall session of story times with Bedtime Stories (Age: 3 and up) from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 28. No session on Oct. 10. All programs are free. For more information, please call Julia Cox at 250-7707783 or ask in the children’s library. Peach city toastmasters meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church. Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250-4922362 for info. o Kanagan s outh and i mmigrant Community Services is offering free English classes. For more info, stop by the office at 508 Main St. or call 250492-6299. Desert sage sPinners and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@telus. net or 250-498-4959. Newcomers welcome. c anaDian r oyaL Legion branch 40 has NFL football at 5:30 p.m., crib and drop-in eight ball pool at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. f aLLs o Kanagan seniors’ Activity Centre has computer classes at 9 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and cribbage at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. aL-anon for frienDs and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272. toPs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250770-8093.

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Shade-grown coffee best for birds Do you drink coffee? Do you like birds? I’ve written before about shade-grown coffee and birds but the issue is so important that it bears repeating. If you drink coffee and enjoy watching birds you need to be drinking shade-grown coffee. If you aren’t drinking shade-grown coffee you are directly contributing to the destruction of bird habitat and should definitely re-think your coffee buying habits. We need to remember that many of the birds we enjoy so much here in the Okanagan Valley are neotropical migrants. They spend the summers here and raise their young here but they actually spend a larger portion of their life in the tropics and lack of suitable habitat in the winter is just as critical as lack of habitat here. Interestingly enough, up until about 1970 or so, most coffee produced in the world was shade-grown coffee. That’s because the coffee plant is by nature a shade-loving plant — it evolved in the tropical forests under the canopy of larger trees. So coffee plantations were generally very shady places. It was only when the big multinational companies wanted to increase yields and thus developed a coffee plant that could be grown in the sun did things start to go bad for the birds — thousands upon thousands of acres of tropical forest were mowed down to make room for sun-grown coffee. Besides leading to de-forestation, sun-grown coffee requires extensive use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides and with the removal of trees, it also leads to leaching of the tropical soils. More than 50 scientific studies have been carried out that show conclusively that shade-grown coffee is more environmentally friendly and bird-friendly than sun-grown coffee. These studies show the overall biodiversity of shade-grown coffee farms is significantly higher than for sun-grown coffee farms. So how do you know if the coffee you are drinking has been grown in a bird-friendly manner? It is relatively simple: look for the certification provided by several different organizations. The highest level is certified as bird friendly by the Smithsonian. This has the most rigorous standards of any program. But others are also much better than sungrown; look for the Rainforest Alliance Certification or the U.S. or Canadian organic certification. Another label often seen is fair-trade coffee. Quite often Fair-trade coffee is shade grown but not always, so if the package only says fair-trade and is not certified shade-grown or organic, don’t buy it. When visiting your local coffee house, ask for shadegrown coffee – some places won’t know what you are talking about (as I found out myself) but some others are quite aware. For the coffee you brew at home, you can easily find shade-grown coffee in Penticton. London Drugs has one of the more extensive selections but Safeway, amongst others, also has a choice of several different shade-grown coffees. Yes, I know shade-grown coffee costs a little more than the bulk-produced sun-grown coffee but even if you drink two cups every single day of the year, it will amount to no more than about $125 over the year. That seems a small price to pay to help preserve our feathered friends, especially when you consider the amount you spend on gas getting around to see the birds or to buy your daily cup of java. We often lament that in today’s world, one person can’t really make a difference in changing things; well one person can when it comes to helping to save birds. It is actually very simple: the next time you have a cup of coffee, picture a Bullock’s Oriole or a Yellow Warbler and ask yourself: do I care if these birds return again next spring? If the answer is yes, you must drink shade-grown coffee!

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Mustangs Mania good to local teams Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Mustang Mania provided the perfect opportunity for the home team to improve. While the Princess Margaret Mustangs senior girls’ volleyball team finished seventh among 12 teams, coach Tim Haberstock was very pleased. “Huge improvement in serve and receive and knowing their positions,” said Haberstock. “Their level of compete has jumped up a lot, too. We’re only four or five games into the season, but already huge changes from last Wednesday.” The Mustangs defeated Kamloops’ Valleyview Secondary for the seventh position. Prior to their final match, the Mustangs faced Burnaby’s St. Thomas More, currently ranked fourth in the AA standings. “We were with them point for point, a few unforced errors in the third game is probably the difference,” said Haberstock. “We didn’t make them return the ball.” Now the Mustangs need to work on eliminating unforced errors. However, Haberstock feels his players have gained momentum, especially establishing the starting six. The challenge is getting the bench players where his starters are. Against Valleyview, the Mustangs sent a clear message: they are playing an attacking style this season. “It’s been a very successful tournament. Competition has been great,” said Haberstock, who also commended the officials on their work. The Lakers, coached by Robert Gunning, finished second, losing to Kelowna Christian School in the gold medal game. Gunning, whose team maintained its No. 6 ranking in the AAAA standings, said his team played well. They scrambled and worked hard. He was also pleased with their passing and attack. “We do need to improve our serving, and shore up our defence a little in spots,” he said. “It was a good start to the season, and a chance for our Grade 11 players to get a feel for what to expect.” Gunning said they had a good match against St. Thomas More, who they de-

feated, and a strong match against KCS. The Lakers coach said it would have been nice to beat KCS in the final, but the players lacked a little fire and killer instinct. “That will need to improve as the season moves ahead,” he said. “We will play some tough teams this weekend down at Trinity Western, so we will need to step up our game a bit.” Among the players who shined for the Lakers were Kaylie Loewen with 63 kills and 16 aces, Annaka Ramsay who had 25 kills, and Georgia Hurry, who added 21 kills and nine aces. Mikala Vujcich led the team in digs, while Jo Gunning led the team in passing. Hurry had 11 blocks to lead the way while newcomers Elena Greig and Ciska Bakkeren added six and five, respectively. St. Thomas More, Vernon Secondary, Merritt, Fulton, Valleyview, Revelstoke, Rutland and Summerland finished third through 12.

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PEN HIGH LAKER Amy Woodhouse gets under a ball on Saturday versus Merritt. The Lakers finished second during the Mustang Mania senior girls tournament on the weekend. Mackenzi Haberstock, top left, and the Mustangs finished seventh.

Vees not taking last-place Vipers for granted Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Penticton Vees are ignoring the Vernon Vipers’ record of one win in six games. Tied for last in the BCHL’s Interior Division with the Salmon Arm SilverBacks, the Vees coach and players know they must still be prepared for a battle at Kal Tire Place on Wednesday. “The way for them to get their season kicked off on the right foot would be to knock us off tomorrow night at home where they are always tough to play

against,” said Vees coach Fred Harbinson, whose team picked up its first loss against the Prince George Spruce Kings, 4-3 last Friday. Heading into their final road game before the home opener against the Merritt Centennials at the South Okanagan Events Centre (7 p.m. start) on Friday, regardless of the result, the Vees will have a better record than what Harbinson hoped for. “I was hoping for at least 3-3, and right now we are 4-1,” he said. Facing what Harbin-

son said it likely the biggest team in the BCHL, the Vees coach said it will be important for them to use their speed. Harbinson doesn’t want to allow the Vipers to slow the game down. When having puck possession, Harbinson doesn’t want to see his players turning the puck over. “If we don’t support the puck in the offensive zone, we will end up playing a lot in our own end,” he said. Find full story in sports at www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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Penticton product gets captaincy Emanuel Sequeira

With the guys that have been captain before me, being recognized like that by my teammates and coaches is definitely a huge honour.

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Penticton’s Matt Needham is going to be a captain for the third time in his hockey career, this time for the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers. Needham, 18, was captain for his bantam and peewee teams, but said this leadership role is definitely the biggest. “It’s a huge honour. With the guys that have been captain before me, being recognized like that by my teammates and coaches is definitely a huge honour,” said Needham. Heading into his third full season with the Blazers, the Penticton minor hockey product said he was hoping to take more of a leadership role. Needham, who didn’t wear a letter for the team last season, said that being a younger captain, it’s going to be a group effort with the older players. Taking on that role also isn’t going to change Needham’s approach on the ice and he said he can’t think about it too much,

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PENTICTON’S MATT NEEDHAM of the Kamloops Blazers is entering his third full season with the team and has been named captain. File photo

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Formed six months ago, the Elk Valley Rugby Football Club Bulls didn’t dream of winning the 2013 Saratoga Cup. Rather, the Bulls figured they would play a few friendly games and give area teams competition. They later entered the Kootenay Rugby Union and decided they would try and show teams who was boss. They finished the season 4-0. “After beating Nelson, we had a good feeling of something special,” said Parker, the Bulls president and player. After winning the KRU, they entered the 2013 Saratoga Cup hosted by Penticton on the weekend as the No. 4 seed. The Bulls defeated the topranked Okanagan Rugby Union champion Manthers, 23-7 in the first semifinal. The Brit Lions of Delta, ranked No. 2, defeated Williams Lake RFC 13-10. The Bulls then defeated the Bri Lions 26-10. Parker said it’s “absolutely unbelievable” to win the Saratoga Cup. Just minutes before the Bulls began their championship celebration, two players exchanged words about the antlers the Brit Lions had taken the night before during the championship party at the Penticton Harlequins clubhouse. The verbal exchanges turned

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into a fight as the players left the field to get involved. After the game, Parker and their co-coach joked that the Lions shouldn’t have taken their antlers. On the B.C. Rugby website, Parker posted a summary of the Bulls season, which included their thoughts on the antler stealing.

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“Everyone supported each other,” said Parker of why they won. “We hit hard.” “They were very good for a first-year team,” said Brit Lions coach Andrew Walker. “Their size and physicality was a factor. “They were strong and they communicated well.”

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“The disappearance of our mascot headgear (pair of elk antlers mounted to a hard hat) the previous night fired us up even more and we were determined to show you don’t mess with a Bulls antlers,” he said. Heading into the final, Parker said they wanted to play solid rugby.

Glengarry Figure Skating Club is aiming to get the attention of judges this season. Trevor Buttenham, the club’s new coach, has five events lined up, three of them being Super Series events. “The more anybody competes, the better they get at it,” said Buttenham, who after completing a six-week contract with the club agreed to another deal. “It’s a learned skill.” The list of competitions begins with the Autumn Leaves scheduled for Chilliwack in the middle of October, Winfield at the end of November and Penticton in early February. Club members competed in Burnaby Aug. 15 to 18 for the BC/YK Section Super Series SummerSkate competition. Jordana McEachern placed fifth in the under-13 Star 4, while

Nadia Snyman was eighth. In Star 3, Madison Maywood was eighth. Buttenham is excited for the Autumn Leaves event because results are given like a report card that enables skaters to see where they picked up points. They can make the adjustments in the areas needed. Buttenham also received feedback from other coaches in the area on where to pick up points. Buttenham would like the skaters to earn a 10 per cent increase, the equivalent of one point. “That’s dramatic,” said Buttenham, who has coached since 1998 and has his NCCP StarSkate Certified (Level 1). “That’s what I’m shooting for.” Helping him accomplish that will be assistant coaches Shirley McNally and Katerina Buttenham. Find full story in sports at www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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On Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. there will be a 7.4 kilometre adult cross-country running race and a 3.2-km kids’ race beginning near the Summerland Rodeo Grounds and the Kettle Valley Steam Railway station. The adults’ race will be the second of five crosscountry races put on by the Interior Running Association and sponsored by the Vernon running and outdoor store, The Starting Block. The 7.4-km route will have runners make their way along the relatively flat Trans-Canada Trail towards Summerland, and then at the 3.5-km mark they will head back towards the Rodeo Grounds along a higher trail, which includes a few hills before a generally flat and downhill 1.5-km to the finish. The adults’ race is suitable for both casual joggers as well as more competitive runners. This year sees the ad-

dition of a 3.2-km kids’ race beginning at the same time. Runners 15 years old and under will also run along the Trans-Canada Trail towards Summerland and then loop back to the start via a 350 metre hill. If there are adults who are not up to running 7.4 km they are welcome to run the shorter distance with the younger runners. The races will have washroom facilities at the start, spotters along the route and draw prizes. There will also be prizes for the first three finishers in each of the five-year age categories for the adults’ race, and for the top three in the Under 12 as well as the 13 to 15 categories. Steve King, well known announcer of the Challenge Penticton, will be encouraging runners at the finish line. To register for either race go to www. zone4.ca. The entry fee for the 7.4 km race is $12 and for the 3.2 km race it is $8. Organizers thanked Dale McDonald at the Summerland Recreation

Department for his support, to Summerland Sweets/Sleeping Giant Fruit Winery for prizes, and to TriPower Triathlon Club for helping with the kids’ race. For more information on the 7.4-km race, or if you would like to volunteer, email Bill Head at theheadband@live.com. For more information on the kids’ race please contact Mike Braid at jamibraid@ shaw.ca.

BRONZE FINISH — Penticton’s Carl Peterson finished third in his age group, 60 to 64, during the 2013 London ITU Aquathlon World Championship. Peterson is happy with his training as he is getting ready for the World Xterra Triathlon in Maui scheduled for late October. Submitted photo

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Guy Dow and Jeff Hollman of the Penticton Golf and Country Club are nominated for PGA of B.C. awards. Nominated by their peers in the Interior zone, Hollman is a finalist for Coach of the Year, while Dow is in the running for the Golf Professional of the year presented by PinHigh Golf. “The big thing is being recognized by the peers in the B.C. PGA,” said Dow. “To be recognized is pretty unexpected, it’s kind of an honour I guess,” said Hollman. Both feel this is good for the Guy Dow club, which received great feedback from its membership. Also nominated from the area are Tye Babkirk and Greg Machtaler of the Summerland Golf and Country Club, as well as Fairview Mountain Golf Club in Osoyoos for Golf Facility of the Year. Babkirk is nominated for Junior Golf Leader of the Year presented by Rampion Enterprises Ltd. and Machtaler is nominated for Apprentice of the Year, presented by Cleveland Golf/ Jeff Hollman Srixon Canada. “It would be really awesome to win. I’m in pretty good company,” said Machtaler, a PGA of Canada assistant pro who is up against three other nominees. Babkirk said his nomination isn’t personal recognition, but for their facility. “That’s the biggest thing. It’s just a testament to the dedication of all of our professional staff,” he said. “To try and grow the game and increase the longevity of our membership. Giving back to our community.” Winners will be announced during the awards reception at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond on Oct. 16.

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R O O D $199 S R E H CRAS Work Gloves

5 Gallon Buckets

Compact Fluorescents

Limit of 5 Per Customer 51105434

Pack of 2 Limit of 5 Per Customer 51010268

$ 99

Limit of 5 Per Customer 51073309/3310

$ 99

FLOORING BLITZ

PAINT BLITZ

All RONA and SICO Brand Paint

% OFF

SHOW SPECIAL

YOUR CHOICE Only

SHOW SPECIAL

329

Regular $398.00 51028336

10 Inch Table Saw

SHOW SPECIAL

639 51119808

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51073958

199 Regular $239.00 51090554

ALL MASONITE SPECIAL ORDER DOORS

$ 49 ea

PL Premium Construction Adhesive

SHOW SPECIAL 10 INCH

12 INCH

Regular $39.99

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29 39

99 $

51066244/6245

First Anniversary Sale 18V Lithium Drill Combo Pack

save

6G Compressor with Brad Nailer and Hose

To celebrate our first amazing year we are doing something special! 15% off all Beachcomber Hot Tubs!

4 Piece 18V Combo Tool Kit

SHOW SPECIAL Save

Exchange-A-Blade Circular Saw Blades 2 Pack

24100571

12 Inch Mitre Saw with Stand

Expocrete Garden Accent Block Walls

239

51059814

Regular Prices

ONE TIME SPECIAL

17012571

% OFF

299

OFF

Regular $314.00

PHENOMENAL SHOW SPECIAL

209 Regular $329.00

14 Kg Fall Fertilizer

Single Door Entry

Regular $31.99

10 Inch Garden Mums

51065120/51057022/ 19102034

BUY 1 GET 2ND AT

OFF

Regular $5.29

ONE TIME SPECIAL

Regular $699.00

3/8 14.4V Cordless Drill, 11A Reciprocating Saw or 7 1/4 Inch Circular Saw

save up to

21ea

$ 77

SHOW SPECIAL

RONA Fall Kitchen Extravaganza. Save up to 50% on a RONA Installed Kitchen!

BUY 1 GET 2ND AT

SHOW SPECIAL

51039824

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50 50 50 BUY 1 GET 2ND AT

Buy 2 Cans and Receive the 3rd Can Free!

Regular $9.99

Phantom Professional Series Retractable Screen Doors. Professionally Installed.

Engineered Hardwood Flooring

Long Plank Laminate Flooring

Envy, Portraits and Easystreet Laminate

OFFICIAL DEALER

On Your Project!

Enviro Paving rubber paving. Come check out an amazing solution for old and cracked concrete!

SHOW SPECIAL

Post hole filler. You have to see this product! 1 bag replaces 2 bags of concrete!

12 ea

Regular $15.99 51108279

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Penticton Western News Wednesday, September 25, 2013

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TRULY CANADIAN

OUR FOURTH ANNUAL

HOME SHOW Saturday, September 28, 2013 • 9am to 3pm

30 VENDORS! $5,000 IN PRIZES TO BE WON! AMAZING IN-STORE SPECIALS! Take part in our Fundraising Barbecue for Penticton Minor Hockey

Yard Waste Bags

Pack of 5 Limit of 5 Per Customer 51090639

R O O D $199 S R E H CRAS Work Gloves

5 Gallon Buckets

Compact Fluorescents

Limit of 5 Per Customer 51105434

Pack of 2 Limit of 5 Per Customer 51010268

$ 99

Limit of 5 Per Customer 51073309/3310

$ 99

FLOORING BLITZ

PAINT BLITZ

All RONA and SICO Brand Paint

% OFF

SHOW SPECIAL

YOUR CHOICE Only

SHOW SPECIAL

329

Regular $398.00 51028336

10 Inch Table Saw

SHOW SPECIAL

639 51119808

SHOW SPECIAL

51073958

199 Regular $239.00 51090554

ALL MASONITE SPECIAL ORDER DOORS

$ 49 ea

PL Premium Construction Adhesive

SHOW SPECIAL 10 INCH

12 INCH

Regular $39.99

Regular $49.99

29 39

99 $

51066244/6245

First Anniversary Sale 18V Lithium Drill Combo Pack

save

6G Compressor with Brad Nailer and Hose

To celebrate our first amazing year we are doing something special! 15% off all Beachcomber Hot Tubs!

4 Piece 18V Combo Tool Kit

SHOW SPECIAL Save

Exchange-A-Blade Circular Saw Blades 2 Pack

24100571

12 Inch Mitre Saw with Stand

Expocrete Garden Accent Block Walls

239

51059814

Regular Prices

ONE TIME SPECIAL

17012571

% OFF

299

OFF

Regular $314.00

PHENOMENAL SHOW SPECIAL

209 Regular $329.00

14 Kg Fall Fertilizer

Single Door Entry

Regular $31.99

10 Inch Garden Mums

51065120/51057022/ 19102034

BUY 1 GET 2ND AT

OFF

Regular $5.29

ONE TIME SPECIAL

Regular $699.00

3/8 14.4V Cordless Drill, 11A Reciprocating Saw or 7 1/4 Inch Circular Saw

save up to

21ea

$ 77

SHOW SPECIAL

RONA Fall Kitchen Extravaganza. Save up to 50% on a RONA Installed Kitchen!

BUY 1 GET 2ND AT

SHOW SPECIAL

51039824

SHOW SPECIAL

50 50 50 BUY 1 GET 2ND AT

Buy 2 Cans and Receive the 3rd Can Free!

Regular $9.99

Phantom Professional Series Retractable Screen Doors. Professionally Installed.

Engineered Hardwood Flooring

Long Plank Laminate Flooring

Envy, Portraits and Easystreet Laminate

OFFICIAL DEALER

On Your Project!

Enviro Paving rubber paving. Come check out an amazing solution for old and cracked concrete!

SHOW SPECIAL

Post hole filler. You have to see this product! 1 bag replaces 2 bags of concrete!

12 ea

Regular $15.99 51108279

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The Penticton Metal Detectors Club is pleased to announce the winner of the West Jet trip for two to any scheduled West Jet destination was; “Matthew Doctor” of Burnaby, BC, Gaming event license #54262

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Cremations done locally

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$990 + taxes

Basic Cremation No hidden costs.

24 Hrs 250-493-3912 New Location 101-596 Martin St., Penticton V2A 5L4 (corner of Martin and White)

Lost: cat from Bennett Ave on Sept. 16th. neutered male, 4yrs old, tattooed, orange with 4-white paws and white on face around mouth. Any info please call 250-492-5449 LOST, Diamond engagement ring, $500 reward offered, white gold band, single diamond, 0.98 carats, please call (778)227-1856

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Mature woman, reliable, honest, friendly with 20 years experience seeking part-time (up to 16 hours per week) employment as a receptionist, desk clerk or recreation therapist/activity Aid. Experienced in secretarial, receptionist, both legal & general, bank teller, Recreation Therapist, willing to learn, contact Box #250, c/o Penticton Western News, 2250 Camrose St., Penticton, BC, V2A 8R1

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

LOVE’S Family Daycare, Young St. area, licensed, spots avail. for your children (babies.-5yr) 250-493-0566

Employment Business Opportunities ALL CASH drink/snack vending business route. Complete training. Small invest. req’d. 1888-979-VEND (8363). www.healthydrinkvending.co SERIOUS RETIREMENT IMPACT Do you want more in your retirement: Great income potential. FREE online training. Flx hrs. Health/Wellness. www.project4wellness.com

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

(P/T) CLASS 1 DRIVERS Pick-Up & Delivery 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.

We Offer Above Average Wages! To join our team of professional drivers please drop off a resume and current drivers abstract to our Penticton terminal: 2303 Government St Penticton, BC V2A 4W5 For more information please call Carol at 250-493-4400

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Help Wanted ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! Call 250-979-4357 to set up your FREE consultation in Penticton. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience. BDO Canada Limited. Trustee in Bankruptcy. 200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna , BC V1Y 9X1

Education/Trade Schools

Vacation Spots

Services

Health Products

Patricia L.

Cupcake Lady Cafe hiring for 2 positions; one Fri-Sat, oneSat., exp. pref., apply in person w/resume 66 Front St.

Medical/Dental FULL time medical office assistant required for Penticton Family Practice office. Resumes can be faxed to 250492-5541 or dropped off at 10-626 Main St., Penticton. Medical Office Space, Old Heritage House Downtown, Low overheads. 250-545-3233 or cell 778-930-1451

Trades, Technical

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Van-Kam is committed to employment equity and environmental responsibility. We thank all applicants for your interest!

Local Roofing Company looking for labourers to start IMMEDIATELY, Apprenticeships offered in sheet metal as well as roofing, Benefits package, please call 250809-8778 for interview

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Education/Trade Schools

Patti passed away peacefully at home on Sept 19/13 after a lengthy battle with cancer surrounded by her family. Patti was an exceptional loving and caring person who touched the hearts of many. She was the loving wife to John for 45 years and the best mother to daughter Allison Peck (Mark) and sons John–Paul (Barb) and Jamie (Melissa), as well as 6 grandchildren. Patti is also survived by sisters Susan McGregor, Catherine MacInnes and brother Scott McGregor. Patti worked for 23 years at the Penticton Public Library where she made many lifelong friends. Our heartfelt thank you goes out to Dr. Caskey for his care and compassion during this journey. For the hard working, cheerful nurses in Oncology, you made Patti’s treatments more than bearable. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Oncology Dept. at the Penticton Regional Hospital c/o SOS Medical Foundation (250-492-9027). A Memorial drop-in tea will be held for friends and family 1:30 pm to 4 pm Nov. 9 at the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT -

WINTER IN MEXICO Firstclass econo villas. 250-5587888. www.casalindamex.com

WENGER

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

110 GROW MARIJUANA commercially. Canadian Commercial Production Licensing Convention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriott Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.com Tickets: 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

Obituaries

An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

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Coming Events

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If you are always organized, can manage tasks, and support others in the most efficient way possible – or would like to be – the Administrative Assistant program may be perfect for you. Career Opportunities:

Administrative Assistant O Payroll Support Receptionist O Invoice Clerk O Executive Assistant

CALL PENTICTON: 250.770.2277 OR VISIT SPROTTSHAW.COM

Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour. Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other ﬁnancing options available to qualiﬁed applicants.

Toll Free:

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Services

Financial Services

Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping

Carpet Cleaning

Home Improvements

Need Cash? Own A Vehicle? Borrow Up To $25,000 Snapcarcash.com

1-855-653-5450

FLOORING SALE

AB Bookkeeping Service, AP, AR, Bank reconciliations, Simply Accounting, 250-809-7244, bookkeeping_s@yahoo.ca

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

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Landscaping Owner - Operator

GREEN VALLEY CARPET CARE Green - Clean - Thorough Environmentally Safe Dry in 2 hours only! Honest & Reliable Service. CALL 250-809-4965

Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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Help Wanted

or visit:

Fountain Tire Penticton is looking for a motivated, experienced

COMMERCIAL TIRE TECHNICIAN Must have good drivers abstract and experience in commercial truck tires. Please apply in person with resume at Fountain Tire - Attention Scott 359 Dawson Avenue

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IRRIGATION BLOW-OUTS $55 Hook-Up & First 5 Zones Additional Zones $5 each www.ValleyIrrigation.ca (250)540-1770

Misc Services RV and boat storage. $50/mo. Phone 250-274-4634.

www.greenvalleycarpetcare.ca

Moving & Storage

Cleaning Services

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

Cleaning, house sitting, animal sitting avail. immed., ref’s avail., call 250-492-5907 Cleaning Services in your home or business, reas. rates, (250)498-7963, Pent-Osoyoos

Garden & Lawn HERBARIA Garden and Lawn. Quality landscape maintenance. Ten years experience. Call Paul for your pruning, hedge-trimming and general gardening needs. Free visit for first-time customers to answer any questions. 250-493-3362

Valley Wide Lawn & Yard Care; Fall Lawn care aeration plus fall fertilizer only $79.99 most sized lawns, fully experienced landscape & fruit tree pruner, leaf & yard clean-ups, debris removal, Gerald 250493-5161, please book early

Handypersons Plumbing, taps, toilets, dishwashers, electrical, light fixtures, switches, plugs & many other services, call Gord, (250)328-2710 Yard work & painting, fences, deck repair or new, garbage hauling, demolition work, site clean-ups, roofing, licensed, ins., call 250-462-2146

Home Improvements

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

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299, 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

Telephone Services DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect home phone service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call National Teleconnect today! 1866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com

For more info please call 250-492-0444 Ext: 219 or 205 or email: circulation@pentictonwesternnews.com

Heavy Duty Machinery

RV Sites

Pets BRITISH Bulldog Puppies. Pure breed, CKC and home trained. $700. M/F, 2 months old, current shots. 778-800-1369. Email: statohe@gmail.com

Our replacement hens arriving, we need space. 2 yr old laying hens, still producing, for sale. $6-7 tel 250-306-7287

Granite kitchen counter top 9 1/2 ft. x 26 inch w/hole for under-mount sink, also matching 6 1/2 ft. x 15 inch bar-top all with back splash pieces. Brand new - can’t use in our reno’s. $1600, 250-488-1478

Genuine Coin Collector Buyer Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 250-499-0251 Private Collector looking to buy a coin collection, Can., US & specialty foreign coins. Also looking for error coins. Todd: 250-864-3521

www.okanaganauctions.com

Estate Sales DISPERSAL AUCTION: Sat. Sept 28th 10 AM, 150 Desmazes Road, Westbridge. Woodworking power tools, sporting/camping goods, chainsaw, floor jack, meat grinder. ROTHWELL AUCTIONS 250-306-1112 www.rothwellsoldit.com

Johnston Meier Insurance Summerland requires a FULL TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE for personal lines and auto. Level 2 license preferred. Competitive salary and benefits.

Please email resume to: gayle.clingwall@jmins.com

Home Improvements

HOME RENOVATIONS • Bathrooms • Basement Renos • Kitchens • Decks/Fences

1-250-488-5338 KELOWNA 1-250-808-5339 Fax: 1-250-497-6337 www.cactusvc.com

• Windows/Doors • Tiling • Flooring • Handyman Repairs

Old spoon collector, 864-3521 Wanted to buy Jewelry to repair or recycle or out of date. 1-778-932-2316

Front Street Realty Property Management #2 Front Street Penticton, B.C.

CONDOMINIUMS

246 HASTINGS AVENUE

2 bed, 2 bath, 5 appliances, 4th floor, 1 parking stall. Avail. OCT. 1

$1050.00

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202 EDMONTON AVENUE

2 bed, 2 bath, 2nd floor corner, 5 appliances, 1 parking stall. (55+ Adult Building). Avail. NOW

$1100.00

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329 RIGSBY STREET

2 bed, 2 bath, ground level, large deck, 5 appliances, gas f/p, 1 secured parking stall. (19+ Building). Avail. NOW

$1200.00 DUPLEX’S / HOUSES

HEALES AVENUE

$1100.00

Musical Instruments MUSIC LESSONS! Guitar, piano, voice, ukulele. Maeve Lily School of Music, Penticton, (778)476-5917, info@maevelily.com

Gala and Mac Apples, 1260 Broughton Ave., off Upper Bench Rd., $0.70/lb, delivery in Penticton, (250)487-9295

Apt/Condo for Rent

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Free range eggs, will deliver in Penticton, limited weekly quantity, 250-490-6577

Fruit & Vegetables

Rentals

2 bed, furnished house, 4 appliances. Avail. Sept 15 - May 31

Food Products

Sporting Goods ***2009 Electric Golf Carts*** $2100 each, Club Cars (250)493-6791

955 ROBINSON AVENUE

3 bed townhouse, f/s, dishwasher, garage. Avail. OCT. 1

$1150.00

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LINDEN AVENUE KALEDEN 2 + 2 bed house, f/s, dishwasher. Avail. OCT. 1

$1200.00

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SAGE MESA DRIVE

Real Estate

3 bed, 1 bath house, 5 appliances, double garage. Avail. NOW

Firewood/Fuel

For Sale By Owner

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A-1 Firewood, split & delivered, full cords Pine $200, 1/2 cord $125, 1/4 cord $75., mixed, $225 cord, incl. free delivery, 250-770-0827, 250809-0127 eves.

Grindrod 11+ acres level productive farmland, newer 3 bdrm, 2 bath home, 2 car garage, $400,000. 250-309-1420 PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888

Furniture NEW QUEEN Mattress Set $200 Company Coming? Tired of your old mattress? Still in plastic! Mfg. warranty 250.870.2562

Insurance Agencies Group

Phone: 250-763-3686

Misc. Wanted

AUCTION SALE Thursday Sept. 26 - 6pm 825 Westminster Ave. Penticton 778-476-5522 viewing day of sale or preview online:

LAYING HENS

Len (250)486-8800

Misc. for Sale

Building Supplies

Auctions

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

licensed, insured, WCB

1000 Trails, including Naco, Leisure World + Resort Management in Palm Springs.

Antiques, collectibles, ne furnishings and much more!

Merchandise for Sale

CAMPGROUND MEMBERSHIPS

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. www.scrappappy.ca 250-260-0217.

7pce dining set, (Espresso), 5’ TV console (dark walnut), 2 coffee tables, 36” s/s range hood, (250)494-7829 STEEL BUILDING Sizzling Summer Savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44$8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel, 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS, metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca Two 54L (12 gal.), wine demijohns, $25 ea., Sears Craftsman Radial arm saw, little used, $125, (250)494-8615

Livestock

BELCAN

PENTICTON

www.blackpress.ca

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

Painting & Reno’s

www.blackpress.ca

Must have 3/4 ton or 1 ton Van 2 days a week - Wednesday & Friday Early morning deliveries

Real Estate

U-pick Merlot grape wine first week in oct., .65/lb. Call for appt. 250-404-4261

Insurance

Sub-Contractor Driver

Merchandise for Sale

Pets & Livestock

www.belcan.ca lenmass@gmail.com

Be Part of Our Team.

Pets & Livestock

Garage Sales 2 FOR 1 YARD SALE Barb’s “Front Yard” Year End Sale / Norm’s Annual GINORMOUS “by donation” Sale Back Alley Access Only 213 Conklin Ave. Friday 1pm-dusk, Sat. 8-4pm, Sun. 8am-? Giant Garage Sale, Cherry Lane Towers, 2245-2285 Atkinson St., Penticton, Sat., Sept. 28, 9am-2pm, no early birds.

Houses For Sale AFFORDABLE LUXURY. Over 2100 sq.ft on one level of professionally designed & decorated beauty. This home has it all - one of a kind floor plan. Nice country setting, great yard, friendly neighbourhood. A must see! Vendor motivated. $549,900. Reduce to $498,900. (403)540-2991.

Mobile Homes & Parks FOR RENT. 3 bdrm. mobile. Furnished. Carport. Fenced Yard. Pets OK. 2 Bdrm. for sale. 488-1239 or 462-0603

$1250.00

ALLISON STREET

4 bed, 2 bath duplex, rec room, decent sized yard, 5 appliances. Located close to Columbia school. Avail. NOW

$1250.00

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SPILLER ROAD

1+2 bed, lakeview, furnished. Avail. Oct. 25 - May 31

$1350.00

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499 ECKHARDT AVENUE EAST

3 bed duplex plus fully finished basement with 2 bed and family room. Avail. NOW

$1450.00 MONDAY - FRIDAY

250-492-2233 ASK FOR DEBBIE

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

Adopt a Shelter Cat! The BC SPCA cares for thousands of orphaned and abandoned cats each year. If you can give a homeless cat a second chance at happiness, please visit your local shelter today. www.spca.bc.ca

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Rentals

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 Penticton Western News

Transportation

Apt/Condo for Rent

Suites, Lower

Cars - Domestic

Recreational/Sale

2bdrm, $750, 1bdrm $650, adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250-492-7328 CONDO suite/Mexico. Oceanside condo suite in quaint fishing village - 3 hrs south of PV Mexico. Everything you need for a relaxing holiday. Avail time Dec-Jan $65 nightly 250546-8104 FURNISHED or un-furnished aptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & DD. No pets. $450 & up. Call 250-295-1006 leave a message. PENTICTON, 2 BDRM condo, 2 bathrooms, AC, secure ug parking, newer building, in suite laundry, available now. $950/mo. Tel: 250-462-4007

Bright 1bdrm suite, lake access, separate entrance, w/d, f/s, n/s, n/p. $750/mo + partial util., 250-809-5583

1989 Honda Civic, 3 door, 5 speed, good reliable car, winter/summer tires, $1500, call 250-493-3031 after 6pm

Large 2 bedroom bsmt suite, 1200 sq ft. Recent reno, lg windows, W/D, new F/S, walk to town. NP, NS. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Phone 403-606-1362.

2009 Silver mini cooper w/moon roof, 35,000kms, $17,000 OBO. 778-515-0014

Illness Forces Sale: 1999 FourWinds Class C 29â&#x20AC;&#x2122; MH. Ford V10. ONLY 34,300 KM!!! REDUCED TO: $24,900. Sleeps 8. Private BdRm: Walk Around Q-bed, new memory foam mattress. Shower with skylight + Outdoor shower. Dual 2 door fridge. 3 burner gas range with oven & exhaust hood. MW. Tons of storage space inside and out. Chesterfield. Accordian dual blinds. Winter tank heaters. New Marine battery. BU camera. Generator-inside controls. Roof & dash AC. Cable hookups. AC/DC TV avail. Offers considered. For Pics email: karenchuck@eastlink.ca 250-495-3385 or 250486-1565

Commercial/ Industrial 476 Rene Ave., 2 retail or office w/front waiting rm, Unit A-$458, C-$358(incl. util.), mixed commercial, live in option, do business or use one rm as your office, $795+util., (604)779-8860 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 PRIME Commercial Space: 2300sqft. in busy Apple Plaza, ample parking. Call Barb 250492-6319

Duplex / 4 Plex 2bdrm, 3plex dwtn, n/s, pet neg.,lease,$725 inc h/w/laund. 250-497-6369, 250-486-6930

Homes for Rent 1bdrm clean, close to Cherry Lane and Superstore, $650 avail. immed., (250)492-4878 2bdrm 1bath, 5appl., beside Cherry Lane, ns, np, Nov. 1, $1200/mo.+ util., mature couple pref., (250)493-0090 3bdrm new executive, avail. Oct. 1, south end of Penticton, reliable previous landlord refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & DD req., np, working prof. couple pref., $1600+util., (778)476-1190 4bdrm, south end of Penticton, np, previous landlord refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as well as proof of employment/income req., $1400+util & DD, (778)476-1190 732 Winnipeg St., 4bd, 2ba, garage, fenced yard, $1400, 485 Bennett Ave., 3bd, fenced yard, $1150, 124 Roy Ave., 5bd, fenced yard, garage, $1500, VJ 250-490-1530 Exec. Waterfront Home W/ Prvt. beach. Fully Furn., cable, LED T.V, and wi-fi, 4bdrms, 2.5ba, 5 min. walk to Skaha Beach. $2200/mo. util. incl., avail. Sept. 1st - June 30th, Ph. 604-421-8027, emailelaineallison01@gmail.com Olalla, spacious bright 3bdrm, 1 full bath, laundry room, w/d/f/s, garage, large deck, landscaped, No pets, No smoking, ref.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, avail. Nov. 1, $875/mo., (250)499-5700 Osoyoos, 2bd main flr, 5appl., large yard, long term rental, $900+util., 780-478-2549

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Waterfront brand new deluxe suite, 2bdrm, 1bath, fully furn., bring only your cloths and groceries,$1500/mo util. incl. 604421-8027, email: elaineallison01@gmail.com

Townhouses 2bdrm, 1.5ba, private backyard, coin laundry, np, ns, $750/mo., (250)490-4198 2bdrm, 1bath, covered cement patio, new s/s appliances, great location, close to bus route, school & mall, $950+util., ns, avail. Nov.1, (250)493-5032 Oliver, furnished, 2bed, 2bath, walk to all amenities, short or long term, $650+util., 55+, np, call 250-328-8351 or email: pinkladydat@gmail.com

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

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Trucks & Vans 1998 BMW Z3 Roadster 1.9 Convertible Soft top, 5 speed manual. Heated leather seats,power windows, seats & mirrors. 4 new Uniroyal tires, Alpine stereo w/ipod wired in. Wind blocker on roll bars, Air bags and more. Summer driven only and garage stored during winter. Very Sleek looking & Well maintained. $14,000. (250)804-6399 2001 Rouche MUSTANG, low km, standard short shift, very good condition. $10,900 OBO 250 486-6022 2006 Toyota Sienna Van, AWD, 6-cyl, 7-seat, auto, air, new tires, 86K $12,975.; 2006 Toyota Matrix, 4-cyl, 5-spd, 124K, $5975.; 2009 Toyota Yaris, 4-dr sedan, 4-cy, auto, loaded, 23,150 km, $8975.; Government Inspected Rebuilt Vehicles. Knut at Lego Auto Sales is retiring and these vehicles must be sold. (250)260-4415 DL# 9462

SOLD! White protected finish, front bucket seats c/w centre console, white leather interior w/ black trim, power white top, V6 auto, 3 speed, Michelin tires. Summer driven only, garage stored, well maintained/serviced, 43,000 miles, no accidents. $6,500 OBO 250-868-2040 after 11am

Motorcycles 2005 Kawasaki KLR 650, 10,800kms, aluminum skid plate, rear h/d pivot kit, new knuckle buster hand guards, $3300 obo, (250)492-4089

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Cars - Domestic

1978 Okanagan Camper, 8 ft (lightweight), comes with Ice box, 3 burner stove & aluminum folding steps, asking $500 OBO, 250-488-9899

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1984 GMC Dually rebuilt 454, rebuilt Turbo 400 tranny, lots & lots done, flatback, cowl hood, runs as new, no rust or bondo, 130,000kms, $4000, call 778476-2046 1993 Ford Econoline Van 150, 302 cu. in., runs exc., exc. work truck or hauler, new 3 core rad, exhaust, fuel pump, tune up, everything works, burns no oil, $2500, call 778476-2046

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$10,500

Boats 2006 25.5 ft. Glastron Bowrider Big engine, convertible top, special exhaust, Volvo drive, parked on the lake, low hours, extra clean. $34,900 Call: 778-484-0023 or 780-499-0126 northpeace@hotmail.com

Adult Escorts BEACH BUNNIES Upscale Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spa #32-2789 Hwy 97 www.beachbunnies.ca 250-448-8854 MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95, waxing, intimate grooming & skin care. Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048 SOOO SEXY SANDY The Original K-Town Girl. 38D, 29, 34. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Play! 878-1514 Vernonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best! Jayde 24, Starla 40, Savanna 21,Alice 19. Short notice appts.For your safety & comfort, in/out 250-307-8174. DTWN. Hiring!

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Room for rent, clean quiet person, $395-$475, includes everything. (250)492-2543

Automatic, 4 door. New tires & after market rims. Power everything for the year. New brake pads, stereo & speakers (installed). 282,000kms Oil and filter replaced beginning of September. Minor rust behind back wheel wells.

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2007 Volvo XC70 for sale. Fully loaded, with DVD entertainment package included. One owner. Black exterior & interior. 2.5 L turbo charged. Excellent condition. High kms at 210,000, but most are highway kms. Winter tires included. This is a really great car. $12,900 OBO. Call 250 354-7471

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1bd daylight basement, close to Wiltse Elem. Sch., N/S, N/P, prefer mature resp. person, refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s req., $700 incl. util., avail. Oct. 1, 250-493-5630 1bdrm fully furnished suite, $800 incl. util., ns, large landscaped garden, 250-490-3442 2bdrm basement suite, Wiltse area, avail. immed., np, ns, $900 (incl. cable & util.), 778476-2007 (evenings) 2bdrm, close to Safeway, $850/mo., 250-770-1381 Immaculate spacious & bright, 2bdrm with view, close to ammenities, $1000+util., 250-462-2472 BEAUTIFUL lg 2bd on estate water access, n/p, n/s $900/mo., (250)497-8130

Cars - Sports & Imports

1995 Chrysler Lebaron GTC Convert

ROOM, quiet, ND, NA, NS, no guests, welfare welcome, $410, (250)493-5087

Suites, Lower

Last offering, 4 Lincoln Continentals, 78-79, 2 running, 1 is a collector series model, very restorable, 1 ideal for demolition derby, must sell by 25th, $1500 takes all, (firm), 250485-3205 or 250-493-3570

1 bdrm top flr, f,s, a/c, elevator, extra storage, across from library and near downtown. Avail. NOW (ot594) $750 Top floor 2 bdrm walk up, quiet building, fridge, stove, coin op laundry, extra storage. Avail. Oct. 1 (SHM 301) $1300 Alysen place, 4th floor, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, H.W floors, 6 appl, secâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d parking, large balcony. Avail. Oct. 1 (OT590)

UNFURNISHED AND FURNISHED TERM RENTALS $950

Near college & SOEC, 2 bdrm unfurnished older home, f, s, w, d, fenced yard. Avail. Sept to June 30/14. (H679) $1000 6 MONTH MIN. LEASE, grd flr, 2 bdrm furnished suite, 5 appl, yard off street parking, small dog ok. Avail. NOW (OT596) $1200 Newer ground floor 2 bdrm, 2 bath furnished condo by Skaha Beach, garage. Avail. Sept or Oct. to June 30/14 (A441)

HOUSES $1400 Near Columbia school, 3 bdrm large family home w/ 1 bdrm in-law suite, 5 appliances, garage, low maintenance yard. $500 rent incentive with one year lease. Avail. NOW (H656-1)

TOWNHOUSES $1100 Near Wal-Mart Superstore & schools, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, end unit townhouse, 5 appl. Avail. Oct. 1 (Th481) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:

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