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Multiculturalism Minister Teresa Wat came to Kelowna Tuesday to hear directly from members of area’s Chinese-Canadian community about the need for an apology from the province about the way B.C. treated their ancestors. And, the stories she heard struck a chord with Wat, herself an immigrant from China who moved to Canada 25 years ago. “I was quite touched by their stories,” said Wat, noting that unlike a similar, larger forum held recently in Vancouver, presenters here had more time to speak and, as a result, told personal stories. B.C. NDP multiculturalism critic Bruce Ralston, who was in the audience to listen, echoed Wat’s feeling about the Kelowna meeting, saying he was particularly touched by the impact the past wrongs have had on subsequent generations. Wat said the Liberal government plans to work with the Opposition NDP in drafting and presenting the apology during the upcoming spring session of the B.C. Legislature. In Kelowna, Wat was told historical wrongs, such as provincial legislation, rules and regulations and the hated Head Tax of the late 1800s and early 1900s—deeply affected both the Chinese

men who came to work in Canada, mainly building the railroad, and their families back in China. Legislation such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese immigrants from coming to Canada between 1923 and 1947 and the preceding Head Tax, which charged as much as $500 per person for each family member a worker wanted to bring to Canada, tore families apart. Shui Lee, a fifth generation Chinese-Canadian and president of the Chinese-Canadian Freemason’s Club in Kelowna, told of how his greatgreat-grandfather never saw his wife and children again after coming here in 1914 in search of a better life. He called the Kelowna forum, which was organized as a way for the public to give input into the promised apology, a “happy day and one I have been waiting for a for a long, long time.” As an audience of about 60—mainly Chinese Canadians—listened, seven speakers told Wat how important the apology will be. They spoke of how racist government laws and regulations of the past affected their ancestors and subsequent generations because, in some cases, non-Oriental people and businesses took their lead from the government and enacted their own racist

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NEWS ▼ SPACE TRAVEL

Students launch balloon with EPS camera far, far away Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER

A group of Kelowna students have had their lessons take them out of the classroom, and into space. Under the guidance of teacher Bruce Watts, students from Dr. Knox and Bankhead Elementary worked together this fall on a balloon space launch. “We saw a video on YouTube where a girl had done the same thing, and she won the science fair for the western side of the United States,” said Watts. “So I thought, ‘You know, I think we could do this.” And they did. A $1,000 kit, which was essentially a balloon with a GPS and camera onboard, was launched into space at the end of October. “(Upon release) the balloon settled itself over downtown Kelowna…and then it started to blow down lake. It gets to 90,000 feet, looking at Penticton and Oliver.” Eventually it popped and nestled itself into a spot in the Cascade Mountains, near Winthrop. Watts and another teach-

er took an expedition 270 km away from home to collect the equipment, so they could view the data. “The pictures it took of the valley are spectacular,” said Watts. “It’s also neat to watch the balloon pop…and the curvature of the Earth.” With all the images collected, students started to put together videos. The Grade 9 class even wrote NASA-esque scripts, which the elementary school partners read. Then they worked to get the word out. “All the students had a promotional plan and they have been putting up videos on social media, getting it shared with people who ran blogs, to try and get it placed in the (news),” he said. The class has had press coverage from one end of this province to the other, and Watts explained, that’s just part and parcel of a complete education these days. Getting the message out about their work, he explained, is about finding “an authentic audience.” There are plans in the works for another run, so stay tuned to the students’ YouTube entries, for the best view of this city.

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A bumper crop of toothy grins has led an online travel guide company to name Kelowna one of the happiest cities in Canada. “Smiles on the faces of millions of people in millions of photos are the most direct measure we have of happiness,” reads a statement by app maker JetPac City Guides, which took upon itself the task of ranking Canadian cities on their pearly whites. Using Instagram photos, JetPac sifted through 100 million snaps, counted and measured the smiles on people’s faces and gave them a score. A closed-mouth smile, for example, didn’t merit as much as a broad smile due to less toothy real estate.

Then, once the “smile score” was tabulated, cities were ranked. Kingston, Ont., captured the highest smile score of 40.2, while Regina, Sask. placed in second spot with a rating of 36.2. Tops in B.C., was Kelowna, which got a score of 29.4 and a rank of eighth. Upon closer examination of the app’s data, however, there may be an ensuing debate on Kelowna’s happy factor. Using the same methodology as the nationwide ranking, JetPac narrowed down where people were happiest in Kelowna, and according to their data this city’s smiliest people can be found in drinking and shopping locales. JetPac listed Orchard Park Mall food court as the happiest place in Kelowna, with a rank of 9.9.

Second was Rose’s Waterfront pub, third Doc Willoughby’s, fourth Cactus Club, fifth The Old Spaghetti Factory, sixth Kelly O’Bryans, seventh Flashbacks Nite Club, eighth Level Nightclub, ninth Montana’s Prospera Place. Of special note, JetPac said that Kelowna had an unusually high number of “wine lover” and “stoner” pictures. The full list of happiest Canadian cities, according to Jetpac City Guides is as follows: 1. Kingston, Ont.: Smile Score: 40.2 2. Regina, Sask.: 36.2 3. Quebec City, Que.: 34.5 4. Gatineau, Que.: 33.8 5. Saskatoon, Sask.: 33.4 6. London, Ont.: 32.3 7. Waterloo-Kitchener, Ont.: 29.8

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Okanagan Pride has created a youth scholarship award for graduating high school students this year. The award will be given to two Grade 12 students in the Central Okanagan who plan to enrol in a post-secondary educational institute in September 2014. Each scholarship will be valued at $250. The criteria for the award is for the student to have participated in activities that promote, foster and help create a safe and accepting environment for LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual & Intersexed) youth in their school and/or community. Recipients will be sought who are driven and passionate about celebrating diversity and equality. “We are very happy to make this award available,” said Okanagan Pride president Wilbur Turner. “LGBTI youth are frequently the targets of discrimination and bullying. In our work with local schools and our youth group we are very encouraged by youth in the community who are willing to step up and not only be a voice of support but also take action to create a safe environment for their peers.

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She added a spinoff benefit has been non-aboriginal students have gotten the opportunity to learn about aboriginal culture. There are currently 2,228 aboriginal students in the Central Okanagan School District for the 2013-14 school year, making up 11 per cent of the overall student population. Wednesday’s ceremony began with a grand march, featuring dancing by Central Okanagan School District aboriginal students, and concluded with the official signing ceremony. “We’ve come a long way,” said Pauline Terbasket, executive director with Okanagan Nation Alliance, who was speak-

ing on behalf of Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. “It’s been a hard journey, and continues to be a struggle. But what an opportunity this brings us.

It demonstrates that journey of coming along and finding ways and means to work together…for the better of our children.” wpaterson@kelownacapnews.com

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▼ PUBLIC FORUM

Acknowledging the wrongs of the past Apology from A1 Like others, he said he can remember racist incidents he experienced growing up, But, he said, over time that changed. But Wong, now 72, admitted he is still angry about how Chinese-Canadians were treated in the past in B.C. He said in addition to the apology, he wants to see a recognition of the hard work Chinese immigrants to Canada did over the years in helping to build this country and theloyalty they showed to Canada by volunteering to serve during World War II—despite not being granted full citizenship until 1947. He said the history of the Chinese Canada and how they were treated should also be mandatory education in the B.C. schools. During the Kelowna forum, Wat produced a thick binder with a record of all the discriminatory and racist legislation, regulations and rules past B.C. governments enacted or proposed to keep Chinese-Canadians from owning land, running for, or holding, public office, voting and long list of other rights modern-day Canadians take for granted. She said she wants to hear from all Canadians about the apology and encouraged everyone to send their suggestions and comments to apology.consultation@gov. bc.ca. before the end of February. More information can be found at embracebc.ca Three more public forums will be held before the end of the month—in Prince George, Richmond and Burnaby–before the government uses the collected data to come up with the wording of the apology that will likely be delivered in the B.C. Legislature. awaters@kelownacapnews.com

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Interested in naming a baby, but none of your own to label in the near future? A Kelowna couple has just the task for you. After learning his wife Alysha was going to give birth to a baby girl, Stephen McLaughlin decided to take to the Internet as a creative means of finding a name for the little bundle. He’s been collecting names, like Cthulhu,

Laquisha and Megatron on a redid page, and they’re kicked up to his website namemydaughter.com, where more than 100,000 votes have been cast, to date.

McLaughlin won’t just take any old name, though. “Unfortunately Internet I know better than to trust you,” he writes on the site.

“We will ultimately be making the final decision, alas my daughter shall not be named WackyTaco692. Sorry guys the wife wouldn’t go for a free for all.”

Inappropriate submissions are also being axed before they get on the leader-board. It’s a project that may forever haunt his child, and it’s also given him a bit of notoriety. So far the project has gained the interest of media outlets across the globe, and McLuaghlin has been quoted in the UK’s Daily Mail, as well some U.S. news organizations.

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Celebration to mark two milestones There will be plenty of special events and activities this year as 2014 marks two milestones for regional parks in the Central Okanagan. This is the 40th anniversary of the regional parks service and 20 years since the Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan opened its doors. Regional District of the Central Okanagan board chairman Robert Hobson said, “Our regional parks system began back in the fall of 1974 and the follow-

ing January we acquired Kaloya Regional Park in Lake Country.” “This 3.7-hectare waterfront property with beaches and swim areas, playground and covered picnic shelter was our first official regional park. “In the years since, we’ve grown and protected over 1,300 hectares of significant lands, encompassing 29 regional parks. “Last year alone, we acquired four additional properties, including the 700 plus hectare donation and creation of the Johns Family Nature Conserv-

ancy Regional Park.” Hobson said the RDCO board had the foresight to create the Parks Legacy and Acquisition funds several years ago. “As a result, we’ve been able to proactively save significant tracts of land as regional parks for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future residents. “These more natural, protected environments are significant features in providing a good quality of life right across the Central Okanagan. With

the ongoing support of the board, we hope to continue the growth of our regional parks system in the years ahead.” As for the 20th anniversary of the EECO or Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan this year, the log building located at the entrance to Mission Creek Regional Park has hosted dozens of exhibits designed to raise awareness of and appreciation for our regional parks and natural environment. It remains an extremely popular destina-

tion. Last year, more than 25,000 people passed through the EECO, taking in its exhibits and participating in numerous parks programs. Throughout 2014, special anniversary programs and activities will be held to celebrate the area’s regional parks and the EECO. For more information visit the Regional District Parks Services webpage regionaldistrict.com/ parks, email parks@cord. bc.ca or call 250-4696232.

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Equestrian centre hosts event for book club readers The Okanagan Regional Library kicksoff its annual Okanagan Reads Book Club with a special event on Satur-

day, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the K&S Elite Equestrian Centre, 3830 Casorso Rd. in Kelowna. Participants will have

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Parents interested in the French Immersion program for kindergarten students are invited to attend any of the following meetings. There will be a short presentation by Clara Sulz, Director of Instruction K-12, followed by a question and answer period.

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an opportunity meet author, Julie White, see some young horseback riders in action and enjoy a free hotdog and hot chocolate as well as a pony ride. Okanagan Reads for Kids is focused on kids ages 8 to 15. Take part in some of

the great activities in your local library branches, and win some great prizes, including iPad Minis as well as family packs for Caravan Farm Theatre and the Armstrong IPE, when you enter our bookmark, story-telling and book trailer contests.

The details can be found at www.okanaganreads.ca. White, a Canadian Children’s author from Armstrong, has written four books in a series. In addition to writing, White is also a Pony Club Examiner, riding instructor and course designer.

▼ JOE RICH

Grinchy burglar ruins Christmas for Cardinal Creek Road residents Police are searching for suspects after a pair of residential thefts occurred in a rural area over the Christmas holidays. The Kelowna RCMP received a report of a theft from a vehicle on the 1800 block of Cardinal Creek Road, Dec. 30. “Sometime overnight a window was smashed on a Ford F150. A white Rossignol snowboard with white and black bindings, white snowboard boots, brown North Face pants, pink and yellow Oakley goggles and other personal accessories were taken from the vehicle,” said Const. Kris Clark. The estimated value of the loss was over $1100, including the damage to the truck. “The following day police received

a report of a break and enter at a neighbouring residence,” he said. “The house had been vacant for the holidays but was likely targeted around the same time as the vehicle nearby.” The suspects apparently took their time to go through the residence and fled with various household items including a .22 calibre Gecado revolver, Apple iMac, Sony HD video camera, Bushnell binoculars, Sentry safe, bear spray, cash and an extensive collection of jewelry. The total value of the loss is estimated to be well over $8,000. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Kelowna RCMP, Const Lane, at 250-762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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NEWS ▼ INSURANCE CLAIMS

Injured accident victims shouldn’t just rely on adjuster W ith darkness fallen, you don’t notice that city workers have dug an unmarked pit in the middle of your favourite walking path. You fall and suffer a complex leg fracture, requiring plates and screws. You are off work as a framer and fear about your future in a job that requires you to be on your feet all the time. The city workers didn’t intend for you to be injured, but they were clearly negligent. You don’t need a law degree to know that you have a legal claim against the city for fair financial compensation for your injuries and losses. You have no idea, though, how our legal system comes up with a measure of what “fair financial compensation” means. Is $5,000 fair compensation for a complex leg fracture? Perhaps it’s $10,000? Maybe $50,000? Maybe it depends on how well it heals and how quickly it takes to get back to work? Maybe, even if you are able to get back to work as a 25 year old, it is fair to compensate you for your future losses due to complications that are likely to arise later in your working career? Maybe fair compensation is as much as $500,000 or $1 million? As much as your

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Paul Hergott mouth might be salivating over the delicious prospect of having a huge claim, I want you to remember that there is nothing “extra” in a claim beyond fair compensation for actual losses There is no “bonus.” Worse than that, if a lawyer is required to get you to fair, the lawyer takes one-third so you never end up with more than two-thirds of fair compensation. You notify the city. Knowing that their workers will cause injury to citizens from time to time, the city carries liability insurance. You are put in touch with the insurance company. It’s “plain as day” clear to you (I hope) that the insurance company is looking after the city’s interests, not yours. You hope that they will be fair with you, though, so you won’t have to end up with only two-thirds of fair compensation. What if the insurance adjuster sent you an email saying: “We want you to make an informed decision about your claim. So make sure you understand your rights—

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not just rumours. What would that mean to you? Would you think the adjuster means that you should come in to the adjuster’s office to make an informed decision based on what the adjuster tells you? I hope there’s a little voice in your head screaming: “Of course not!” Of all the people in the world to rely on to inform you about your claim, the very last person you would rely on

is the insurance adjuster representing the person you have a claim against, whose job description is to pay out as little as possible so as to maximize the insurance company’s profits. If the adjuster genuinely wants to ensure that you make an informed decision, the adjuster will provide you with a full, written, explanation of why a settlement offer is fair and will insist that you take that written ex-

planation to a lawyer to independently confirm the fairness of the offer. No lawyer will agree to take on your case if the offer is, indeed, a fair one. Like every other business person, lawyers rely on word of mouth referrals to make a living. You wouldn’t be in business long if your clients didn’t end up with more in their pockets after paying your one-third fee than what the insurance company offered.

Why is it that I have been handling personal injury cases for 18 years and an injured victim has never once come to me on the recommendation of an insurance adjuster to get independent advice about a settlement offer? Why is it that, instead, injured victims coming to me for advice are typically doing so against the insurance adjuster’s express recommendation? Why is it that the vast majority of my clients

are those making claims against an insurance company that is issuing a pamphlet (with annual insurance renewals) containing the exact words I quoted above? Has ICBC changed? Are ICBC adjusters all of a sudden changing their tune and recommending that injured victims get independent legal advice? Paul Hergott is a lawyer at Hergott Law in West Kelowna. paul@hlaw.ca

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Children’s entertainer returns to Kelowna with message about cyberbullying Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

There’s no song and dance in Raffi’s stance on the Internet; regulation and identification need to be part of the online world, in his view. The famed children’s performer can boast 30 million fans as a troubadour, but if there’s one area where he really wants people to listen to his

words, it’s in print. His new book, Lightweb Darkweb: Three Reasons To Reform Social Media Be4 It ReForms Us, is an analysis of the problems dealing with social media have generated for parents and kids. “The main thing is we want young users of the Internet to be safe,” says the self-professed tech enthusiast.

Sadly, the incident which precipitated this foray into advocacy was a horror story from his own backyard that caught the world’s attention. Watching the story of Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd’s death unfold from his Salt Spring Island home, he couldn’t help but voice concerns. Todd was a troubled 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after

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suggests social media providers need to make the first move and institute changes to protect young users. It encourages parents to regulate kids’ screen time by taking measures to restrict when and where technology is used. But it also takes these relatively common suggestions one step further, saying society needs to put regulations in place to make the Internet and social media more sustainable. Cavoukian wants to reduce the social, ecological and health hazards currently associated with the medium by bringing about policy change. Social media corporations generate huge profits off refusing to establish transparent, accountable means for people to connect, he points out. Yet in his view it is possible to put an end to the data mining practices that see photographs posted to private accounts reused in advertising and to the streams of nasty anonymous comments that often follow news stories. It is just going to take thorough regulation. “The onus is on the billion dollar corporations to make sure that pri-

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people. It’s not supposed to have this very vulnerable downside to it.” vacy is the default setting and to talk about some kind of I.D. verification for users,” said Cavoukian. “…We’re all responsible for our actions—or should be.” Raffi earns his living off Baby Beluga. While he’s written a memoir and edited an anthology, Child Honouring: How to Turn This World Around, his mainstay vocation still involves a Bananaphone. Beluga graduates, as he calls his fans born in the 1970s and ’80s, now

bring their children out to concerts where he gets to watch a bunch of big kids experience his music all over again with their children. He’s hoping the book—available at raffinews.com—proves a catalyst for the kind of change needed to keep those little ones safe. For those who wish to see him in concert, Raffi plays the Kelowna Community Theatre this Saturday, Jan. 18, 2 p.m. jsmith@kelownacapnews.com

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Nepal research project implications for Okanagan water management John Janmaat CONTRIBUTOR

I have been participating in a partnership project involving the Nepal office of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Okanagan Sustainability Institute (OSI) at UBC Okanagan. The project, titled Preparing for an Uncertain Water Future in Nepal through Sustainable Storage Development, was Dfunded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). CIDA no longer exists as an independent agency, having been integrated into the department of oForeign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. l This places support -for international development more directly under eministerial control, and tintegrates that support with other foreign policy goals of the Canadian pgovernment. Nepal is a small counotry sandwiched between India on the south and -China on the north. Its northern border joins some of the highest peaks in the world, including Sagarmatha (Everest), the world’s highest at 8,516 meters. Nepal is a small counPosition Title:

try, less than 900 kilometers long and less than 200 wide. Along the southwest border with India, elevations range between 60 and 180 meters above sea level, while most of the northern border with China is above 4,000 meters, sometimes substantially so. The cordillera is punctuated in a couple of places by deep canyons, the floors of which are only 2,000 meters above sea level, draining part of the Tibetan plateau. This elevation change occur over distances of less than 200 kilometers, the most extreme on Earth. The images show a horizon, simulated by Google Earth, as viewed from about 800 meters above Calgary and above Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Calgary sits at about 1,100 meters above sea level, while Kathmandu is slightly higher at about 1,300 meters. From Calgary, the 2,970-metre peak of Mount Cornwall is just over 70 kms away, while from Kathmandu, the 7,104 metre peak of Pabil is almost 80 kms away. The fact that Pabil rises almost four kms far-

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PEOPLE IN NEPAL AND PEOPLE HERE IN THE OKANAGAN ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE IN A COMPLEX, CHANGING WORLD.

ther up substantially changes the horizon. Nepal is a developing country, with more than 26 million people in an area that is less than five times the size of Vancouver Island, or about two and a half times the size of Nova Scotia. It has a gross domestic product (GDP) of about $1,200 per capita, when measured in terms of purchasing power (less than $750 at currency exchange rates). Here in British Columbia, our per capita GDP is more than $47,000. Nepal’s population has been growing at close to two per cent per year for most of the 21st century, with a drop during the civil war in 2009.

Life expectancy is less than 70 years, and more than 40 per cent of the population is illiterate. It also falls in the worst 30 per cent of countries in terms of corruption. Life expectancy in Canada is over 80 years, and we rank in the top five per cent of the least corrupt countries. Nepal has abundant water resources, having 7,296 m3 per person per year of renewable water. The U.S. has renewable water of 9,847 m3 and Canada has 87,255 m3. However, Nepal lacks the resources to both make full use of the water it has and to protect the quality of that water. In urban areas, water supplies are often inadequate and not safe to drink. During the monsoon, flooding and damage to infrastructure can be substantial. Months later, many communities face water shortages. Within this context, our project sought to help identify those storage

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A VILLAGE in the rural countryside of Nepal. technologies that would best help rural Nepali people sustain their livelihoods in the face of the many challenges that confront them. What can we learn about water management in the Okanagan by working with people in Nepal? In spite of the substantial differences between Nepal and Canada, there are some similarities that stand out. Nepal is a mountainous country with snowfall serving an important role in sustaining dry season streamflow. Like the Okanagan, climate change will likely reduce snowfall and increase rainfall, leading to higher spring (monsoon)

peaks and less water during low flow periods. Nepali communities, like communities throughout the world, struggle to find ways to work together on projects valuable to the community. Government intervention aimed at helping Nepali communities has sometimes had serious unintended consequences, a story not unfamiliar in Canada. Many of the challenges that Nepali academics and government officials identify—lack of communication between disciplines, lack of coordination and cooperation across departments, overlapping and confusing jurisdiction, public

apathy and ignorance— sound surprisingly familiar. And, fundamentally, people in Nepal and people here in the Okanagan are looking for ways to sustain and enhance their quality of life in a complex, changing world. Over the next few months I hope to provide a bit more detail on the ways I think working in Nepal has provided insights valuable to water management here in the Okanagan. John Janmaat is a UBCO professor with the Department of Economics at the I.K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. Blogs.ubc.ca/ubcowatershed/

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or Chilliwack shop teacher Eric Munshaw, it’s not a question of if a serious incident might occur, but when. Last week, the award-winning Mt. Slesse technology education teacher told the Chilliwack Progress newspaper that he had lost confidence in his local education system’s ability to safeguard students from serious injury. After 33 years, and recently earning a lifetime achievement award from the B.C. Technology

Education Association, Munshaw said he is retiring. Munshaw’s concerns are not new. He’s raised them before, both locally and at the ministry of education level. And despite assurance from Chilliwack school district officials that the kids will be alright, Munshaw is not convinced. But safety is just one issue. He’s also worried that the crowded classes, lack of available work spaces and the absence of one-on-one mentoring

will affect students’ desire to pursue careers in trades. And that’s contrary to goals stated by both provincial and federal politicians. They continue to promote their commitment to skills and trades training in an effort to ward off what they claim is an impending skills shortage. However, television ads promoting programs that don’t even exist yet will hardly fix that shortage. What’s needed is a concrete

commitment to skills and trades training, starting in the middle school years. Students need to be encouraged, inspired and captivated by this potential career path so they and their parents have the tools to make an informed choice. That can’t happen if crowded classrooms leave them frustrated on the sidelines—or recovering from a life-altering injury.

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rime Minister Stephen Harper’s latest visit to B.C. was portrayed as these things are today—besieged by protesters, hiding from an ever-vigilant media, cynically campaigning for the 2015 federal election. TV couldn’t get enough of the two “environmental activists” who dressed as waiters to slip onstage at a business breakfast in Vancouver. They’re not environmentalists, just all-purpose protesters using the flavour of the month. They are associat-

ed with a group calling itself “No One Is Illegal,” a collection of anarchist kooks that wants to do away with national borders, and of course capitalism. As their nowTom Fletcher famous sign said, they want “climate justice now.” Organizer Brigette DePape explained to a co-operative CBC TV host that the recent typhoon in the Philippines that killed thousands of people was caused by global warming, which of course is caused mainly by the Alberta “tar sands.”

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I won’t dwell on this routine idiocy, except to say the number of hurricanes that struck North America in 2013 was zero, and that hasn’t happened since 1994. Also, “climate justice” is like “social justice,” in that both require confiscation of earned wealth. DePape is the former Senate page fired in 2011 for a similar sign stunt. She’s now a professional Harper hater, with support from the U.S.-based Tides Foundation among others. One of the issues Harper didn’t take questions on was the consolidation of 11 federal fisheries libraries into two, one of them in Sidney, B.C. This is portrayed as part of Harp-

er’s so-called “war on science,” and has been compared with the Romans burning the library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt. Fisheries Minister Gail Shea defended the cost-cutting measure by pointing out that almost all access to these libraries is now digital, so maintaining 11 duplicated sets of printed reports is a waste of taxpayer dollars. An anonymous federal scientist fired back on his blog that the head of one of these libraries retired before the contents could even be catalogued, much less completely digitized for online access. So this material wasn’t even properly organized? Users were suppos-

ed to browse until they stumbled on something pertinent? The ministry reported that the average number of people other than federal fisheries staff who used these libraries averaged between five and 12 per year. That’s for all 11 facilities combined. And if anyone has even one example of information that was available and isn’t now, they should identify it. Harper’s got plenty to answer for, no question. To take one of many examples, spending our borrowed money on TV ads for a “Canada Job Grant” program that hasn’t even been See Fletcher A11

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Rewrite of Young lyric for oil development To the editor: Re: Neil Young Blasts Harper Government For Allowing Oilsands Development, (Canadian

Press, Jan. 12) For Young’s remaining benefit concerts for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s legal de-

fence fund, I suggest a rewrite of [Young’s song] Southern Man, with the chorus: Northern man, better

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Now your dirty oil is flowin’ fast Northern man. David Buckna, Kelowna

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BC Hydro owes us a refund for not-so-smart meters To the editor: I think if BC Hydro is going to charge people who don’t get the ‘notsmart’ meters $30 a month because they have to check the meters manu-

ally, then they should refund to everyone who has a smart meter $30 a month because they don’t have to check it manually. On the other hand, checking it manually was

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Legion Poppy Campaign thankful for support To the editor: We would like to offer a thank-you to the citizens of Westbank for their generosity and support during the 2013 Poppy Campaign. Your support enabled the Royal Canadian Legion branch 288 in Westbank to raise more than $35,000. These funds are held in trust and managed by branch 288 and are subjected to annual audits by the provincial and dominion Legion commands.

The donations are used solely for the benefit of needy veterans, their dependents and bursaries for the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of these veterans. Funds are also used for various community services as supported by the Royal Canadian Legion. We would like to thank all of the many volunteers who made this possible. Veterans, Legion volunteers, Navy League and Air Cadets, 1st Lakeview

and 1st Westside Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, and the Girl Guides of Canada. Many thanks as well to all Westside businesses who allowed us to place our poppy trays in their place of business or allowed our canvassers access to their premises. A very special thank you to David Pusey, with Century 21 of Vernon, and Dennis Perley, of Cafe Soleil in Kelowna, who donated to our Poppy Campaign after hearing that we had 13 collec-

tion trays stolen. This was above and beyond generous. Special thanks as well extended to the District of West Kelowna and the maintenance department at Royal LePage Place; RCL Ladies Auxiliary for preparing the sandwiches for those attending the Remembrance Day service; BCDs acting as cenotaph guards; RCMP for providing escorts for the colour party; bugler Richard Foster; bagpiper Kasey Wilson; singer Ciara My-

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To the editor: Re. Secular sobriety group celebrates. Congratulations to the Kelowna Secular Sobriety group on successfully completing its first full year. May it flourish for many more. It is gratifying to see that our city has suf-

ficiently progressed to accommodate a group that does not have to pretend that overcoming addictions can only be accomplished with the aid of a “higher power.” Based on the SMART program, (Self-Management and Recovery Training),

Photo-op gives expense ‘cover’ for party business Fletcher from A10 introduced in Parliament, much less set up, isn’t just wasteful. It’s dishonest and cruelly misleading to the unemployed people the ads pretend to offer help. Harper’s visit to B.C. added a couple of scripted events, starting with softball questions at the Vancouver business breakfast. Then he was off to a photo op at the Kinsol

trestle on Vancouver Island, where he announced three more years of funding for the Trans-Canada Trail. I’m as relieved as anyone that Harper is not killing this modest federal project that started in 1992, but this is not news. It was a fake public event to justify the cost of a trip so Harper could address a new Conservative riding association. And how is the feder-

al deficit after eight years of tight-fisted Conservative rule? We’re only borrowing about $1 billion a month now, down from the Harper government all-time record deficit of $55 billion in 2009. Some cost cutting is in order all right. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

the non-religious can now find help in a safe and welcoming gathering of like-minded individuals. This is an asset to the entire community. Guy King Kelowna

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Intermittent explosive disorder becoming much more common

ver the years I have written columns about most of the commonly occurring psychiatric disorders. One disorder that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been covered so far, but which is now known to be much more common than once thought, is called intermittent explosive disorder. The name describes it pretty well. It is a condition involving impulsive aggression. Individuals experiencing intermittent explosive disorder tend to blow up from time to time in aggressive outbursts. Of course, many people have the occasional outburst when faced with particularly stressful situations or peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re overly tired and the irritants of the day seem to be relentlessly pursuing us. In order to be diagnosed with this particular condition though, the individual has to have periodic aggressive outbursts that are impulsive in nature and involve aggression (verbal or physical) that is grossly out of step with the provocation or stressor involved.

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Paul Latimer Aggressive behaviour that is labeled intermittent explosive disorder must not be easily explained by another mental or physical illness or substance use. These are aggressive outbursts that clearly go beyond the scope of a normal snappy remark or shouting match. Think of extreme road rage scenarios as a good example. Stopping at an intersection to get out and use

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a golf club to seriously smash up a strangerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle because of getting cut offâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this goes well beyond a normal reaction to an admittedly infuriating experience. People experiencing this condition often describe their outbursts as brief (lasting less than an hour), being accompanied by physical symptoms such as sweating or palpitations and immediately followed by relief and later remorse. Obviously, outbursts such as these are extremely destructive for the people having them and everyone around them. Until recently, this condition was thought to be quite rare. Research over the past decade has now shown it is just as common as many other psychiatric conditionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;affecting anywhere from three to seven per cent of the population. It can begin in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood and it is chronic in nature. Studies have found it can persist for as few as 12 years or for most of

adult life. Although it is considered a unique disorder, intermittent explosive disorder often co-exists with other psychiatric conditions such as bipolar disorder, depression or anxiety. While there are some treatments that seem to help, much more research is needed. Cognitive behaviour therapy helps some people with impulsive aggression to recognize their behaviour and learn to control it. Some antidepressant medications have also shown promise in treating intermittent explosive disorder. If you think you or a loved one may experience intermittent explosive disorder, speak with your doctor about it. You will likely need an assessment from a mental health professional to rule out other conditions and determine the best option for moving forward. Paul Latimer is a psychiatrist and president of Okanagan Clinical Trials.

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COMMUNITY SERVICEâ&#x20AC;ŚA high school Rotary Club, called Interact,

has been started at Rutland Senior Secondary led by student club members (top row, left to right) Lhori Webster, Chantelle Siegrist, Amanda Nyirfa; and (bottom row, from left) Jennica Sedmak, Adrianna Cullen, Eric Cadham. What can Interact students do? Already these students have contacted the Royal Canadian Legion and assisted with the Legionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Poppy Program in November. As well,Â students may choose to raise money for RSS school programs, or students in Third World countries who need funds to attend school, or they may choose to help Rotary Clubs in town at fundraising dances. High school students are required to do volunteer work, so Interact involvement is a great way to have fun with other motivated students making a difference in the world.

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Book of Thel comes alive The haunting beauty and lyricism of William Blakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poetry classic The Book of Thel is reaching new audiences as a stage performance, soon coming to Kelowna. In a production by UBC Okanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre26 and the Faculty of Creative and Critical studies, Vancouver Island designer, performer

and director ClĂŠa Minaker breathes new life into Blakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existential masterwork. Her collaborative performance takes place Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 18, 8 p.m., at the Mary Irwin Theatre in the Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna. Admission at the door

is $15 for students, $20 for non-students. Tickets are available at the Rotary Centre for 250-862-8141 the Arts and the UBCO dr@okanaganclinicaltrials.com Bookstore. The Book of Thel is an original theatrical creation in experimental light-andshadow puppetry created and performed by Minaker and her collaborators, an adaptation of the poem first published in Britain in 1789 by the enigmatic and visionary Blake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I discovered that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy to make drama out of poetry,â&#x20AC;? Minaker told Robyn Fadden of Blouin Artinfo, in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But puppetry does lend itself to that. With poetry and puppetry,

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and art installation, The Book of Thel, evokes the terror and beauty of the sublime. The audience is taken on a mesmeriz ing journey to meet Thel, a young girl in grips with lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great paradox. She despairingly asks the question:, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why live if only to die?â&#x20AC;? Minakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work brings the language of contem porary puppetry to cre ations in theatre, opera, dance, video, film and live music.

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KLO Middle School Attitude is everything!

K.L.O. Leadership

By WEB Leaders Nicole and Nathalie Nojszewski The K.L.O. WEB Leaders have always strived to help and support students in their own school, but they also visit some elementary schools as well. Every WEB Leader has the opportunity to attend elementary school assemblies, collaborate to create the assembly activities, and become part of the large group performance component. All leaders take on a role or a responsibility in the assemblies. Some demo activities, some do the set-up, some select participants and some leaders use their public speaking skills if they have a talking role. This past assembly our goal was to introduce and practice some of the 21st century attributes of a learner: collaborator, contributor, innovator, thinker and learner. Every assembly that the Leaders prepare has a theme. This past theme was Australian outback–“you get back what you give”! So, all the activities that the Web Leaders prepared were based on that theme. Some fun examples were: “Sleeping Bag Drag”, “Hungry Crocs” and “Put it in the Pouch”. Willing participants had to work together

(collaborate) and do their part (contribute) for the success of the activity. All of the activities are fun, so that the elementary students can enjoy

rable assemblies. This year, K.L.O. WEB Leaders were given the task of creating Culture Club projects. These are projects that promote

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them, but they also have a message. Like a boomerang, good intentions and kind acts come back to you – “you get back what you give”. To engage the audience, the assemblies also included an opening and closing dance which was choreographed by the Dance WEB Leaders themselves! All of the assemblies the K.L.O. WEB Leaders have performed have been amazing this year. The elementary students seem to really love them and the elementary school teachers and principal always say that they would like us to come back! And we leaders are enjoying working together to create these creative and memo-

the Web Class Culture by giving back to the school and to the community and by recognizing different people’s efforts to make the school and the community a better place. Their class culture includes the “5 Cs”: contributing, connecting, caring, celebrating and comfort and risk. One recent Culture Club project that was done was “Candy and Cocoa for CAT”. This was a project where four WEB Leaders made hot chocolate and candy canes and cookies to celebrate all the work that the Community Action Team (CAT Leaders) has done so far. The four WEB Leaders also dressed up as Santa and his elves to

make it fun. The Leaders that organized this project were Megan Teare, Jasmine Pathak and Nathalie and Nicole Nojszewski. Several other deserving groups within our school have also been targeted to be recognized or appreciated. Some Culture Club projects also build the whole school spirit. Other than just doing their in-school projects, the K.L.O. WEB Leaders also do a lot of volunteer work inside and outside of the school. It is one way we contribute to the world around us. Sometimes they score keep or run music for community sporting events, sometimes they help run book fairs or elementary sports tournaments. No matter the event, small or large, the importance is to make an impact by doing our part. One recent event where WEB leaders volunteered was at the Arion Therapeutic Farm’s Winter Wonderland. Some Leaders dressed up as elves to help Santa, and some worked crafts with the children. K.L.O.’s WEB leaders are always giving back to the school and to the community and they work to develop themselves as important members of their community.

Community Connection January 2014

K.L.O. January Newsletter By Hailey Lawson, Robyn Solland, and Kensington Renneberg HAILEY: So far this year’s CAT initiatives have been very successful. In October we had our first campaign, which was We Scare Hunger. We beat our goal by a long shot; KLO students, families and teachers donated over 1200 items for the Kelowna Food Bank. We have also had great success with Warm Up Winter with almost 800 items donated. Our December campaigns were a Toy Drive and a Turkey Drive. ROBYN: Our Toy and Turkey Drives were a success this December, thanks to the generosity of our KLO community! The Turkey Drive raised enough money to provide four KLO families with a complete Christmas dinner. As for the Toy Drive, we were able to send almost 40 new toys and nearly 50 gently used toys to the KSS Daycare, the Paediatrics ward at The Kelowna General hospital and Kelowna’s Women’s Shelter to help give kids all over Kelowna a merrier Christmas. KENSI: In November and December CAT Leaders worked on an International Human Rights project. This year, to recognize International Human Rights Day, December 10th, CAT Leaders made presentations to other KLO Students. We received a Plan Profile of a child or teenager in a developing country. Along with writing a letter to our Pen Pal, our task was to create a PowerPoint presentation about how poverty in our selected developing country was related to Human Rights violations. CHRIS HADFIELD with CAT Leaders. This year, my Pen Pal’s name is Zertu Dukamo Hameso, who is from Ethiopia. In my PowerPoint, I got to show students a little bit about Zertu’s country, village, and living conditions, as well as tell them a little about what Human Rights are broken in her country. This is the second year in a row that I have participated in this project, and it has been extremely educational and we have raised lots of awareness about human/children’s rights during both years. In January, we will be focusing on our We Create Change campaign. We will be asking students to donate change to help create change. The change collected in M-Block will be donated through Free the Children, to help support education in a village in Sierra Leone. KLO has supported initiatives to provide clean water, alternative income opportunities and health care in Sierra Leone, for the past four years.

Learning Is Growing At École K.L.O. Middle School By: Mikera Ziolkoski, Avory Tillapaugh & Natasha Mudie. The École K.L.O. Middle School Eco-Club, Eco-Leaders, and Environmental Education classes consist of students who are passionate about the environment and would like to make a difference in the planet. We initiate a number of eco-activities such as building a Butterfly and Insect Garden on school grounds, and trying to restore the wetland, Fascieux Creek, that runs through the school grounds. As well, we are continually working to protect the Western Painted Turtles that nest on our school’s grounds. Mme. Hamilton, one of our teachers at K.L.O. started these classes to educate students about the importance of nature and to make a difference in the world and they have become a large success. The Eco-Leaders and the Environmental Education classes are part of our school curriculum, and the Eco-Club meets every Wednesday in Mme. Hamilton’s room. If you take a walk around our school, you

will find yourself completely surrounded by native plant life in some breath-taking garden plots from entrance to exit! These gardens are surrounding about half the entire school. The first garden you will notice on your way in, our Butterfly and Insect Garden, took many weeks, a lot of work, 2 different classes of Environmental Education students, Mme. Hamilton’s M-block eco-leaders, and the K.L.O. eco club, but it was all worth it in the end. As mentioned before, the garden is made of all native plants, shrubs, and trees, as the others are too. Our garden was approved, started, and finished all this year! We planted all these gardens to

bring back dozens of different endangered species, but our main goal with the butterfly garden is the flying beauty called the Monarch Butterfly. We are also using the gardens for learning purposes, they are the richest and most empowering text book we have ever read from. Subjects we use the gardens for include science, art, math, and English. On top of the academic knowledge we get from these gardens, we also use them for inspiration and the peace and beauty that they bring to the school grounds. It’s hard, here in nature-rich Kelowna, to fathom how the youth of today, my classmates and

myself included, can be so disconnected from the world around us. Without nature in our lives, it’s easy for many kids and adults alike to lose sight of the importance of preserving the Earth’s natural state. Our natural environment plays a huge role in the development of a healthy person, which is why, here at K.L.O., we take the time to incorporate nature into the learning environment of our school. By adding natural elements, such as gardens and native animals, not only are kids like myself able to be more aware of the significance of our natural environment, we also find ourselves instantly more engaged in classes. From nature, we gain a source of inspiration! Learning with nature promotes a healthy lifestyle and can give direct experience for all students studying environmental, scientific and even art topics. There are endless benefits of this natural-based-learning, but the most important of all is that it reconnects youth to the primitive yet complex balance of our Earth that we depend on to live.

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Recreation players enjoying Superleague Bantam and midget level teams can now play other valley teams Kevin Parnell STAFF REPORTER

Recreation players at the older levels of Kelowna Minor Hockey have been enjoying more competition and a variety of opponents like never before in the first year of a new Superleague, created this year in the Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association. The eight recreation teams at the midget and bantam levels within Kelowna Minor Hockey are playing this year in a league with teams from the

South Okanagan including West Kelowna, Summerland, Penticton and Oliver. In the past, Kelowna teams played only against the other teams in Kelowna, however the inclusion in the Superleague has given teams more opposition from recreation teams around the Okanagan Valley. “The kids have played the same teams throughout their entire careers in Kelowna so this gives them a chance to play other teams up and down the valley,” said Kelowna Minor Hockey executive director Leon-

ie Popoff. “In the past, they played strictly within Kelowna Minor Hockey and that was it. This way they get to play a lot of other competition. “The kids get really excited to play other teams in tournaments so this just seemed like a natural and the feedback seems to be very good so far.” The inclusion of the teams within the OMAHA Superleague could also change the way the recreation yearend tournament, known as the Tournament of Champions, is hosted.

There has been no decision made yet, but the midget and bantam players may play a playoff within the Superleague with the Tournament of Champions including teams at the lower levels of the recreation leagues. Recreation (formerly known as house league) teams make up the majority of Kelowna Minor Hockey’s 1,400 enrolled kids. There are 61 recreation teams and 15 rep teams that play under the KMHA banner. It means ice sheets around Kelowna are full of minor hockey teams most days of the week.

This year, for the first time, the KMHA has taken to renting ice in a neighbouring community to help ease the burden. Each weekend, teams from KMHA’s novice and initiation divisions have been given ice at the Okanagan Training Rink (OTR), the three-quarter size ice sheet in West Kelowna. “We need more ice, it’s the same mantra,” said Popoff.

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Hockey stick evolution from wood to composite Warren Henderson STAFF REPORTER

When he opened Chevy’s Source for Sports in 2002, the majority of the hockey sticks Greg Evtushevski carried were constructed mostly from wood. Just over a decade later, the manager of the Kelowna-based sports store estimates less than one per cent of some 3,000 sticks that come

through his business are made of lumber. Composite sticks, constructed of materials such as carbon fibres and fibreglass, have eclipsed the marketplace. “There’s a reason the kids can all shoot harder now,” said Evtushevki. “The evolution of the hockey stick has been incredible. The composite sticks are constantly getting better and better and pretty much everybody is

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using them.” Like all hockey equipment, dramatic technological advances have pushed the hockey stick into brave new territory over the last decade. The price per stick ranges from around $49 to $299, depending on the material used and overall quality of the stick. “The lower end sticks are generally a fibreglass-resin mixture, they’re more durable but not as responsive as the higher-end ones,” said Dale Mason, the manager-buyer for Chevy’s. “They’re more of a recreational stick, for messing round, for pond hockey…they can last a long time. “As you move up the ladder, you have more carbon fibre, things like graphites and kevlar mixed in. When you get up to the true one-piece stick they are the most expensive and generally the most responsive.” When Evtushevski played with the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers in the 1980s, he used the standard wooden sticks of the day like Koho, Titan and Sherwood. By the late 1990s, when he was playing pro

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CHEVY’S Source for Sports owner Greg Evtushevski, holding wooden (left) and graphite sticks, says there have been significant advances in stick technology over the last several years. in Germany, fibre shafts with wooden blades began to make in-roads. By 2006, composite sticks had pretty much taken over the game. And like all newer, more advanced hockey equipment, the reason for the evolution has been relatively straightforward. “Lighter, stronger, faster…that’s what it’s all about,” said Mason. Other advantages of carbon fibre or fibreglass over wood sticks, according Evtushevski is con-

it out the next year, the integrity of the stick would change. The composite stick doesn’t change much at all.” While composite sticks are more expensive than their older, nearly obsolete wooden relatives, Dale Mason says manufacturers are doing what they can to keep them affordable to as many youngsters as possible. “Someone playing peewee house isn’t going to buy a $249 stick, they may like but it’s prob-

ably not what they need,” Mason said. “As far as price points go, we try and qualify each customer for what their needs are. Credit to most of the companies for tailoring sticks for all needs.” Evtushevksi says the few wood sticks that are still in circulation are used by oldtimers and activities like ball hockey and pond hockey. whenderson@kelownacapnews.com

Focus on skills beginning to show dividends When Team Canada finished outside of the medals at this year’s World Junior Hockey Championships, Canadian head coach Brent Sutter immediately pointed to a lack of skills development in minor hockey across Canada as a problem.

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level. “Our focus has been on skills for eight years or more,” said Kelowna Minor Hockey head coach Trevor Erhardt. “It’s funny. He wanted to point a finger at minor hockey that we need to get back (to skills development.). A lot of minor hockey is already there. “We follow the Hockey Canada model and that model is skill development. You need skills development in minor hockey and we are doing that. “We focus on skills with every team all the way up to our top midget rep team. We don’t get away from it.” Erhardt has been the KMHA head coach on his own for three years after he and Ken Andrusiak took over together. In that time, he has brought on several mentors to work with area kids and has dipped into Kelowna’s hockey commun-

ity for experienced coaches such as Dave Whistle, Greg Holz and Misko Antisin as well as other former professional players. “That’s the benefit of living in Kelowna, we have very good hockey people in this town; guys that have retired and are staying in the area,” said Erhardt. “My on-ice mentors go out with the different teams and work with the coaches and the kids. In the past it has just been me trying to get out to see 76 teams. Now I have a group of guys that help me do that.” With his mentors hitting recreation (house) level, Erhardt will spend time with the association’s rep teams. He says that’s where the focus on skill is really beginning to show. “It’s definitely taking effect,” he said. “I look at our midget teams and we should win three (league)

banners. Kelowna Minor Hockey is looking at probably seven league banners this year. I totally notice the improvement of our players over the past five years. “We have 12 kids on the Okanagan Rockets (BCMML). We have players moving on to junior and I’m really proud of all of those kids.” Overall Erhardt says he sees good things happening within Kelowna Minor Hockey both at the player development level and in the board room, where there are some new faces bringing new ideas. “We have a new direction with a lot of new board members,” he said. “The direction of minor hockey from my point of view is really good. Over the next few years if we can continue with the way we are going and the way we are developing our coaches, we will do well.”

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Kelowna to host elite bantam tourney

There are no provincial championships being hosted in Kelowna this minor hockey season. But that doesn’t mean area fans won’t be able to see some top minor hockey prospects. Just the opposite as a matter of fact. Kelowna Minor Hockey will play host the top bantam teams from across Western Canada in early April as the association plays host to the Western Canada Bantam Hockey Championships April 3 to 6 at the Rutland arenas. Kelowna’s bantam tier 1 team will play as tournament host in the five team tournament which will Sfeature the provincial winners from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. “We have a berth but we are not thinking about

ACTION around the net during a novice hockey game at the Rutland Arena last Sunday. DOUG FARROW/CONTRIBUTOR

going in as hosts,” said Kelowna bantam tier 1 coach Tom Watters at the time Kelowna was awarded the tournament. “We would like to be going in as B.C. champs and that will be the goal.

“This is a once-in-alifetime opportunity for our kids.” It will be the biggest tournament for Kelowna Minor Hockey this year and a large event to pull off.

But KMHA executive director Leonie Popoff says they will be ready. “Our association carries with it an extreme sense of pride which will be very evident to all the teams attending the

Jamboree draws interest of girls Kevin Parnell STAFF REPORTER

Last spring, Kelowna Minor Hockey held a female hockey jamboree, an open event trying to attract girls to the sport of hockey. The association was hoping to boost interest in hockey amongst young girls with the aim of having a female-only team at every division. And the jamboree was a success with more girls enrolled in minor hockey this year. “The whole point of the jamboree was to get girls teams at every level,” said Kelowna Minor Hockey executive director Leonie Popoff.

“It gave the girls an opportunity to test the waters and see what hockey is all about. I think that was huge. Our numbers are up.” The biggest number of girls playing is in the pee wee (11-12) age category where there are two recreation teams as well as a pee wee rep team. There are girls teams playing at the novice and atom level as well as at the higher levels of bantam and midget where there are rep teams as well as a bantam/midget combined recreation league team. Popoff says girls are thriving in the sport because they are playing with other girls. “We found that the

girls were more likely to play the game if they could be on an all-girls team,” she said. “It seemed like that is what they wanted. There

are also all-girls teams up and down the valley that they can play.” kparnell@kelownacapnews. com.

event,” said Popoff. “We are committed to making this the highlight of these players’ hockey experience. We have an exceptional group of volunteers that will work tirelessly to succeed with that goal.” For more information on this event, contact Kelowna Minor Hockey at 250-861-5677.

Ice time remains an issue for minor hockey Superleague from A15 “If we had more ice it would be nice to be able to give recreation teams full ice sheets for their practices.” As it is, those teams share the ice for practices while the initiation and novice teams would normally split their ice sheet and play games going cross-ways on the ice. But this year, KMHA has been able to hold games on the OTR, playing just one game on a regular size ice sheet. Enrolment in Kelowna Minor Hockey is about the same as it has been for the past decade at some 1,400 kids and none were turned away this year. The organization has a new executive again this year and is also hosting a high level championship as the Western Canadian Bantam Hockey Championships (see story A17) will be held in Kelowna April 3 to 6 at Rutland Arena. The Kelowna Minor Hockey executive consists of: President - Chad Biafore 1st vice-president - Deanna Rainey 2nd vice-president - Pat Omoe 3rd vice-president - Dave Pattison Secretary - Kiersten Hincks Treasurer- Fiona Bodtker Registrar - Kevin Kingston Executive director -Leonie Popoff Head coach - Trevor Erhardt kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

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Writing contests build community between authors Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

“Books really saved my life. I had a really hard childhood and books really civilized me,” says Michael V. Smith, one of the UBCO professors who will host the 16th Annual Okanagan Short Story Contest. He’s working on a memoir about his experience of “being a weirdo man in the world and the relationship he had with his father.” Describing him as a blue collar, small-town dad, the book will explore how the pair coped with the upwardly mobile, big city life Smith grew to adopt. His father passed away last year and the rest of the family has already been warned not to read it. Writing began very early for Smith who was crafting poetry by the time he was in Grade 7.

“I was exceptionally jealous when Chantal Theoret wrote a book and had it hand bound in Grade 6,” he said with a giggle.

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I THINK IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO INTEREST PEOPLE IN THE POWER OF LANGUAGE AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE NATURE OF STORIES. Michael V. Smith

Four years later, he was entering adult contests en route to the career in which he’s found exceptional success. The competition element is a way of building community, Smith believes. With the valley

spread out as it is, holding an event like the Okanagan Short Story Contest offers a way for writers to meet and to have their work read, regardless of who wins. “I think it’s very important to interest people in the power of language and the transformative nature of stories,” he added. After 15 years of collecting stories, there has been talk of whether an Okanagan aesthetic has developed, but UBCO professor Nancy Holmes, the first to ponder the questions, hasn’t found it yet, Smith said. Whether it’s the spread of the valley or the spread of the country and how readily writers are able to access books, Smith says it would seem the perspectives are as vast as the styles they bring in each year. However, given the solitary nature of the art

form, it would be difficult to even consider what the body of work coming from the valley looked like without gatherings like the contest. Sponsored by UBC’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, the Capital News and the Central Okanagan Foundation, the contest offers cash prizes—$500 for the winning entry, $200 for second prize, and $100 for third prize. Judging will be done by writer Gerry Shikatani. Plus, the top prize includes a one-week residency at the Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre for the winning writer. Woodhaven’s rustic setting of whispering pines, trails and meandering wildlife offers an inspiring atmosphere for artists and writers to relax, work without distraction and discuss their projects. Entries for the Oka-

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AUTHOR Michael V. Smith says books had a civilizing effect on him as a child. nagan Short Story Contest must be original, unpublished works of 1,000 to 4,000 words, submitted on plain 81/2 by 11inch white paper, double spaced and typed. Submissions must include a

$15 entry fee (money order or cheque payable the University of British Columbia). All residents of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, from east of Hope, west of the Al-

berta border, north of the U.S. border and south of Williams Lake, are eligible to enter. A complete set of entry rules can be found at www.okstorycontest.org. jsmith@kelownacapnews.com

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Regional training workshops and community conversations Dawn Wilkinson COLUMNIST

It is time to learn something new, so sign up for regional workshops on offer. Provincial organizations are coming to our community on Jan. 28 and Feb. 13 to offer regional training and to engage us in community conversations. On Jan. 28, the morning session will feature a facilitator from AVRBC, the Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC. The topic is protecting volunteers and organizations by providing practical strategies for applying risk management principles. The cost is $15. If your non-proft works with children or vulnerable adult populations, come for the lunch session. The cost is $20. Volunteer BC will present information about

the new BC Ministry of Justice’s Criminal Records Review (CRR) process. You will learn how the CRR differs from the RCMP criminal record check to help you make an informed decision about which process best suits your needs. During the afternoon, learn about the regional and provincial results of the BC Non-Profits Survey conducted by SPARC BC. The session cost is $15.

Connect with other non-profits and build your network. You know non-profits are pivotal to our quality of life and economy, but the role and contribution of non-profits is often not well understood. Help build a shared understanding of the contribution of your organization, and the impact of non-profits. Share your knowledge, insight, stories and experience, and join us in a lively conversation.

On Feb. 13, Vantage Point will be offering an opportunity for senior not-for-profit leaders with HR responsibilities to attend a roundtable event supported by the Labour Market Partnership’s ‘Step Up BC’ initiative. During your free lunch, an HR expert will provide a short presentation on an HR topic related to performance management and engagement, which will be followed by a facilitated roundtable discussion. To register for these workshops, please go to www.kcr.ca, Community Services, Workshops and Training. Dawn Wilkinson manages the Community Information and Volunteer Centre at Kelowna Community Resources. View all the Volunteer Centre columns at: kcr.ca/volunteercolumn. 250-763-8008, ext 24 informkelowna@kcr.ca

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ENTERTAINMENT

Still time to see Golden Globe winners/Oscar contenders

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t is the Thursday after the Golden Globe Awards and that means the Academy Award nominations are in. Here is a rundown of where the big winners and nominees are playing in town leading up to the final leg of the awards season:

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American Hustle was a big winner last Sunday, picking up three Golden Globes. It is currently showing at the Landmark Grand 10 Cinemas and starts tomorrow at The Landmark 8 Xtreme. Leonardo DiCaprio won the Golden Globe for Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) for The Wolf of Wall Street, which is currently at the Landmark Paramount Theatre as well as the Grand 10. He mispronounced Philomena as he was announcing the nominees tfor Best Dramatic Motion Picture at the Globes, which is playing at the Paramount tonight and then moves to both the Grand 10 and the Landmark Xtreme starting tomorrow. Winning the Golden Globe for Best Director was Alfonso Cuaron who’s Gravity is still playing at the Landmark Encore Capitol Theatre as is Captain Phillips as well. Other nominees still in town are Saving Mr. Banks at the Paramount & Grand 10, Nebraska at the Grand 10 and August: Osage County at the Cineplex Orchard

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acclaimed film from the writing-directing team of Joel and Ethan Coen. Plaza Five. Also at the Orchard Plaza Five is Her, for which writer-director Spike Jonze won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. And the winner for Best Animated Feature, Frozen, is still playing at the Grand 10 and the Xtreme. Hopefully we will see nominees like Dallas Buyer’s Club and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom at theatres in the coming weeks. We may also see the return of 12 Years a Slave after winning the Golden Globe for Best Dramatic Picture. Another nominee opening this week at the Paramount is the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis. The creators of classics like Fargo, No Country for Old Men and True Grit now tell the story of a young folk singer as he struggles to make it as a musician in the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. And there is a large selection of other movies opening this week if you are not into the awards scene. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is a reboot

of Tom Clancy’s famous character with Chris Pine (Star Trek) taking over the title role and Kevin Costner, Keira Knightly and Kennith Branagh also starring. The Nut Job is an animated feature about a squirrel and a rat who plan a nut store robbery, featuring a voice cast including Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fraser and Liam Neeson.

In Ride Along, Kevin Hart plays a security guard who wants to impress his girlfriend’s hot-tempered police officer brother (Ice Cube) by joining him on patrol, which turns out to be the most insane day of his life. And Devil’s Due is the latest “found footage” horror movie about a newlywed couple who find strange things hap-

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A plot synopsis of the play: George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s Pulitzer Prize winning comedy, You Can’t Take It with You, premiered at the Booth Theater on December 14, 1936, and had a respectable run of 838 performances. It has since enjoyed several successful Broadway revivals and was the basis for the 1938 Academy Award winning film directed by Frank Capra. Life is pleasantly daft at the roomy uptown New York City home of Grandpa Vanderhof, a lifely little man of 75 who, for the last 35 years, has been determinedly “relaxing” and having fun--collecting snakes and attending commencement exercises. He has a small income from a rented house and an interesting family who, like Grandpa, do just as they please. For information call Bonny @ 250 766 3054 or Darby @ 250 878 5648

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One of Canada’s Hottest Roots Music Acts Shake Things Up with Revved Up Riffs JUNO nominees/2x CFMA winners, Sultans of String, release their high octane roots-worldbeat-symphonic mash-up Symphony! at music hotspot, the Creekside Theatre. Known for dizzying music jams, poly-rhythms and revved up riffs, the Sultans of String sound can’t be pinned down -- it’s Sable Island meets the Silk Road, with detours through the Gypsy-Jazz coffeehouses of Eastern Europe, next an East Coast Kitchen Party, then over to the majestic Arctic and bustling markets of Lebanon. Fiery violin dances with rumba-flamenca guitar while funky bass lays down unstoppable grooves. Throughout, acoustic mastery meets with a symphony of sound, deepened by world rhythms that inspire whole audiences to get up and dance.

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Sigh Kobayashi Memorial Bursary for the Arts/Spring Fling presents LORNE ELLIOTT in Concert. Bring out your spare funny bones! Lorne Elliott is set to send your giggles “madly off in all directions”. With his barely tamed afro, his rubbery face and his miniature guitar, the Canadian musical comedian is the master of all that is silly, side-splitting and strange. Combining dry humour with musical numbers and skits, Elliott is a shrewd observer of the behaviour of the Canadian human animal. Often self-deprecating, always silly and never profane, Elliott’s funny is family friendly. Well known as the host of his own CBC Radio Comedy Series which went on for 11 seasons, Elliott has been performing professionally on stage for more than two decades. His ability to entertain is as keen as his wit. Lorne has been featured on numerous Theatre Arts festivals, he is also an award-winning playwright and his plays are regularly produced across Canada.

Tickets: General $27. Students /seniors $25. Group of 4 tickets $92.

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eing a certified cookbook-a-holic, I having been gleefully pouring over the amazing selection of beautiful books that were published last year. Thankfully, the cookbook world has kept its pages intact, so to say. Numbers show that readers still prefer the hard copy of a cookbook to page through, drip butter on and show off on an open shelf—against the trend towards the digital book scene. I think there are many of us that love a stained, dog-eared cookbook—it is a sign of a one that is well used. Of course that doesn’t go for all titles, some are just too beautiful to mess up, and remain in the living room on the bookshelf to be admired without sticky fingers. The restaurant cookbooks that have come out recently are really amazing. I love books that contain the unique

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Jennifer Schell voice of the chef—swear words and all! That with, of course, creative recipes and beautiful photography. It may sound shallow, but how much fun is a cookbook without photos? How are you supposed to compare your creation with theirs? Here are a few of my favourite reads for 2013, published by Whitecap books: 1. Lately I feel the need to cook with as much wild game and/or friend-farmed (term I use for buying from a farmer that I know personally) products as possible. Le Pigeon—Cooking at the Dirty Bird immediately appealed. A wild

ride through the culinary journey of chef Gabriel Rucker at his now famous Le Pigeon restaurant in Portland Oregon, the dishes get the foodie heart beating fast. Andrew (Andy) Fortgang chimes in with wine suggestions in a fun and easy way, telling readers not to stress, “if the wine is good and the food is good, you are going to be okay! So follow your gut…Or call me at the restaurant and I’ll give you a suggestion. I mean it.” LOVE it! Chef Gabriel says: “The number

one thing to remember when using this book, or cooking anything, is to have fun.” This is the new generation of chef and restaurant team—they are fun, they are hip they are mavericks and you would die to be their friend. Further enticement: Page 84: Chicken-Fried Quail, Eggos, Foie Maple Syrup. Continued next week with Duck, Duck Goose—Recipes and Techniques for Cooking Ducks and Geese, both Wild and Domesticated by Hank Shaw and others. jennschell@shaw.ca

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CAPITAL NEWS

SPORTS

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Slovakian ready for debut with Rockets Warren Henderson STAFF REPORTER

Marek Tvrdon was already 23 games into his pro career when the call came. The 20-year-old Slovakian forward has been summoned back to the junior ranks after his WHL rights were traded last week to the Kelowna Rockets by the Vancouver Giants. The league-leading Rockets added the 6-foot2, 212 pound Tvrdon—a prospect of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings—to bolster their roster for a run at the WHL title. Tvrdon, who had been playing with the East Coast Hockey League’s Toledo Walleye, is com-

fortable with putting his pro career on hold until next season—particularly to join the Canadian Hockey League’s No. 1 team. “It is what it is, I take (the trade) and I will try my best here,” Tvrdon said Tuesday, prior to a team practise in Kelowna. “I want to help the team to go as far as we can. These guys have a chance to go to Memorial Cup, so it’s good. This is one more good stop and then back (to pro).” Tvrdon was acquired from Vancouver Jan. 8 after the Rockets shipped another 20-year-old forward, Zach Franko, to the Kootenay Ice. Due to some paperwork issues, Tvrdon

wasn’t eligible to play last weekend in Alberta but has since been cleared and will be ready to go Friday night when the Rockets visit the Victoria Royals. “Finally I’m going to play a game with my new team, so I’m pretty excited,” he said. A power forward with skill and a hard, accurate shot, Rockets assistant coach Dan Lambert has high expectations for the Slovakian-born forward. “There’s no doubt he’s a bigger guy with skill that we’re hoping he can do things well from the hashmarks in and provide offence for us,” said Lambert. “We certainly think he’ll help our power play. But also expect him to play a 200-foot game,

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The Rockets will wrap up a gruelling stretch of road games with a double-

NEWLY-ACQUIRED forward Marek Tvrdon will make his debut with the Kelowna Rockets Friday night in Victoria. WARREN HENDERSON/CAPITAL NEWS

header this weekend in Victoria as they meet the Royals Friday and Saturday. By Saturday, Kelow-

na will have played 16 of 18 games away from home…The Rockets return home next Wednes-

day to play the Everett Silvertips. Kelowna will then play 11 of its next 14 games at Prospera Place.

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Friend signs with LA Galaxy

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AFTER an 11-year pro career in Europe, Kelowna-raised soccer product Rob Friend has signed with the Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy.

be solid defensively and compete for pucks wherever he is on the ice.” During his three seasons with the Giants, Tvrdon struggled with injuries and missed 114 games. Still, when he was healthy Tvrdon was very productive with 45 goals and 107 points in 90 games. “I hope (the injuries) are done,” Tvrdon said. “It has been good this year.” In Toledo this season, he had nine goals and 13 points in 22 games. Tvrdon was selected by the Red Wings in the fourth round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

After playing his minor soccer in Canada and his collegiate soccer in the United States, Rob Friend left North America to pursue a professional career. More than a decade later, the Kelowna product will soon be back in North America as a member of Major League Soccer’s L.A. Galaxy. The Galaxy this week announced the signing of the 32-year Friend from the German club, TSV 1860 Munich. Friend’s entire pro career has been spent in Europe—in Norway, the Netherlands and Germany. Over the course of 11

years in the pro ranks, the 6-foot-5 forward scored 75 goals in nearly 260 appearances with eight clubs. “The addition of Rob Friend to our roster brings a different dimension to our attack,” said LA Galaxy general manager and head coach Bruce Arena. “Rob is a veteran player with a scoring pedigree and we are excited to bolster our roster by bringing him to LA.” After opening his pro career with Moss in Norway’s second division, Friend helped Molde of the first division to the Norway Football Cup in 2005.

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ROB IS A VETERAN WITH A SCORING PEDIGREE AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BOLSTER OUR ROSTER BY BRINGING HIM TO LA. Bruce Arena, Galaxy head coach

In 2006-07, Friend moved to Holland where he split time between Heerenveen and Heracles Almelo in the Dutch Eredivisie. In 2007, he moved to

Germany and signed with Borussia Monchengladbach where he enjoyed his finest season as a pro. He scored 18 goals in 33 league games in 200708, leading his side to the Bundesliga 2 title and promotion to the German Bundesliga. Friend made other stops in Germany with Hertha Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt and finally, TSV 1860 Munich in 2013. Friend also has 32 caps with Canada’s national program, scoring twice and adding two assists. The LA Galaxy will open the 2014 MLS regular season in March.

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RHKA dominates karate tourney Kelowna’s Rodney Hobson Karate Academy dominated the Kelowna Kumite Cup held Jan. 11. RHKA members won all the individual division championships at the tourney, which featured athletes from across the Zone 2/Okanagan region. The event was for youths, aged 8 to 13. Rodney Hobson Karate Academy results • Girls 8-10 years old Kumite - Group A Sara Nadon - Gold Anya Therrien - Silver Annika Bosma Bronze Payton Scott - Bronze • Girls 8-10 years old Kumite - Group B Callista Kronyk Gold Emilie Spanier - Silver Jade Clarke - Bronze Division champion— Emilie Spanier • Boys 8-9 years old Kumite Max D’Aoust - Silver Jade Wynne - Bronze Geoffrey Smith Bronze Division champion Max D’Aoust • Girls 11-12 years old Kumite Jennifer Werner Gold Hailey Freathy -

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Heat host Spartans Friday Both UBC Okanagan teams will be looking for their first wins of 2014 in Canada West basketball action this weekend when they play a home-andhome set with the Trinity Western Spartans. The Heat and Spartans will meet Friday night in Kelowna, then will travel to Langley for rematches on Saturday. In the men’s conference, TRU is at 7-5 on the season, while UBCO sits at 2-10. In women’s play, the Spartans are also 7-5,

while the Heat have two wins in 12 starts. Last weekend, both Heat teams came up empty on a trip to the Prairies. In women’s play Friday, UBCO lost 88-56 to the Regina Cougars. Emily Kanester led the Heat with 17 points, while Shenelle Tamminen came off the bench to fall just short of a doubledouble for the Heat, with 11 points, nine rebounds. On Saturday in Brandon, the Bobcats bettered the Heat for the first time in conference play, 70-63.

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KELOWNA athletes Curtis Walz (right) and Ryan Taylor spar at the Kelowna Kumite Cup last weekend. Bronze Division championJennifer Werner • Boys 10-11 years old Kumite - Group A Jason Sali - Gold Brennin Bennett-Bronze • Boys 10-11 years old Kumite - Group B Kevin Boynton - Gold Regan Nguyen - Silver Nikolas Bogdanovic -

Bronze Division champion Jason Sali • Boys 12-13 years old Kumite - Group A Kyle Beaudoin - Gold Brandon Nguyen Silver Conor Smith - Bronze Colby Maranda Bronze • Boys 12-13 years old Kumite - Group B Chris Catanzaro -

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f Tamminen lead the Heatt offense with 18 points andi four rebounds. t In men’s play Friday,a Regina dropped the Heat 72-64. The bulk of UBC7 Okanagan’s offence camec from Yassine Ghom-d ari and James Lum, whoo scored 19 and 18 points,s respectively. w On Saturday, anothero eight-point loss for the Heat, 74-66 to Brandon. b Continuing his strongd play, big man Stuart1 Wallensteen led the waye for the Heat notching 15i points and six rebounds. d i i S M s

Field set for Western Canada Basketball tourney The top team in B.C. will headline the 2014 edition of the Interior Savings Western Canada Basketball Tournament. The No. 1-ranked Walnut Grove Gators will be among eight teams competing at the 41st annual senior boys event, Feb. 6 to 8 at Kelowna Secondary School. The host KSS Owls will be joined by two other B.C. schools—No. 4 Holy Cross from Surrey, and the No. 10 Burnaby South Rebels. The field is rounded out by the Oak Raiders from Winnipeg, the No. 3-ranked team in Manitoba, the Jasper Place Rebels and Bishop O’Byrne Bobcats from Alberta,

and the Balfour Collegiate Redmen from Regina. Action begins Thursday, Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m., with the championship final set for Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:45 p.m. As always, the tournament also features the Slam Dunk Contest on Thursday evening, and the 3 Point Contest on Friday night.

OWL GIRLS AT CENTENNIAL

The KSS girls basketball squad will compete this weekend in the Centennial Top-Ten Shootout tournament in Coquitlam. The 10th-ranked Owls will play their first game Thursday morning against No. 8 Handsworth. KSS won two of three

g p t s t games at the MEI/Chilli-b wack senior girls tourney last weekend. S In the opener, fifth-w ranked W.J. Mouat de-m feated the Owls 79-42. Kaitlyn Lafontaine led the Owls with 15 points and four rebounds. In Game 2, KSS rebounded for a 66-34 victory over Maple Ridge. Lafontaine had 14 points, Charlotte Lewthwaite added 10, while Hannah Friesen had eight points and five rebounds. In the last game, the Owls beat Walnut Grove 72-49. Friesen and Lexi Percival scored 14 points each, while Lewthwaite added nine points, five rebounds and three assists.

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Big White’s Moffat doubles up on gold

Led by Ryan Moffat’s double-gold effort, the Big White Racers put din a solid performance at the TECK GS race Jan. 11 and 12 at Sun Peaks. Seventy ladies and C71 men battled a difficult ecourse, tough snow con-ditions and bad weather oover the two days but the ,strong became stronger when nature gave them no rother choice. e Big White Racers brought home 19 pogdium finishes and 44 top t10 results dominating the yevent. Moffat, competing in U16, displayed his standard strength and incredible talent winning gold in both races. Teammate Simon Bernard followed Moffat winning double silver. Ella Alfonso, in U16 girls, finished in second place in race 1, while teammate Olivia Baldassare was able to capture the bronze medal spot in both races. In U14, Sophie Schroeder finished the weekend with a gold medal effort earning her

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BIG WHITE’S Ryan Moffat won two gold medals last weekend at the TECK GS race at Sun Peaks. the first place position to accompany her fourth place finishes in day one. Gillian Callaghan also finished the weekend with a podium finish in third place to accompany her fifth place finishes in day 1. Following the lead of the ladies, Quinn Rasmussen, U14, also won a

bronze medal in race No. 3 up from ninth and sixth place in day 1. In U12, Pippa Kolking earned double gold in day 1 and shared the podium with her teamates Hallie Jenkins (second) and Ana Large (third) in race 1, Amy Jorgenson (second), Jaxon Slaney (third) and Ana Large (fourth) in race

The U12 girls finished strong on day 2, with Hallie Jenkins taking the gold medal and teammates Pippa Kolking in second and first year U12 Ana Large in fourth. Luke McMillan, U12, earned double gold in race 1 and 3.

• U12, three races Pippa Kolking—1st, 1st, 2nd Hallie Jenkins—2nd 1st Amy Jorgenson—2nd Ana Large— 3rd, 4th, 4th Jaxon Slaney—5th, 3rd, 5th Jenelle Giebelhaus—9th Luke McMillan—1st, 6th, 1st Adam Fricska 6, 4, 6 Nic Tonogai 7, 7, 8 • U14, three races Sophie Schroeder—4, 4, 1st Gillian Callaghan—5, 5, 3rd Quinn Rasmussen—9, 6, 3 • U16 2 Races Ella Alfonso—2 Olivia Baldassare—3rd, 3rd Brooke Lukinuk— 5th, 4th Ryan Moffat—1st, 1st Simon Bernard—2, 2nd Keefer Wells—9th, 8th Trygg Nelson—10th, 10th

Unbeaten Cougars win New Year’s tourney The KLO Cougars Grade 9 girls basketball team continued its winning ways by capturing the 5th annual New Year’s Classic tournament last weekend in Kelowna. The Cougars, who were the hosts of the 10team event, went 3-0 to win their third tourney in as many tries this season. KLO opened with a lopsided 52-9 win over Kalamalka. Alley Corrado, Courtney Donaldson and Jayne Reid all reached double digits in the victory. In the semi-finals, Constable Neil Bruce put up a better fight, but KLO emerged with a 42-29 win.

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KLO’S Sydney Burke (left) looks to move the ball past

OKM’s Marin Felt, with Courtney Donaldson (middle) in support during the final of the NewYear’s Classic girls basketball tournament Saturday at KSS. Corrado and Donaldson again led the way in scoring with 10 points each while guard Callie

Miller picked up seven rebounds and eight points. An all-Mission final featured KLO and the

OKM Huskies. Both teams battled hard early with the Cougars leading by just four points. But KLO pulled away in the second half to earn a 20-point victory, 53-33. Donaldson led both teams in scoring with 16 points. Corrado had her third straight doubledigit game with 11 while power forward Jayne Reid had a season high 14 rebounds for the winners. Hannah Walline, the sure-shooting Huskies point guard, led her team with 12 points including a pair of knock down threes. Both teams have several players who came up through the Jr. Heat pro-

gram. Other members of the KLO team are: Gabby Craddock, Sydney Burke, Emilie Rogers, Juliet Watts, Michaela Fink, Danika Lee, Madison Dickie and Janel Filipiak. CNB placed third with Knox and IMM coming in fourth and fifth KLO remains undefeated in Grade 9 league and tournament play. A scheduled league game re-match with the Huskies is set for Wednesday, Jan. 20 Four teams from the zone will represent the Valley at the provincials in Richmond at the end of February.

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▼ SUPER CURLING

▼ COLLEGE GAME

Kelowna Molson’s Super Curling League results

Kelowna products to TRU

Week 12 • MNP (Gary Brucker) vs Son Creek Transport (Wes McInnes): With the scored tied 3-3 after 5, the teams swapped singles in the sixth and seventh ends. It all came down to a steal of one by Team Brucker in the eighth end to win their first game of the second half 5-4. • Springfield Autobody (Justin Nillson) vs Molson Brewery (Tyler Jaeger): Springfield Autobody (6-5) came out strong, with the help from Tyrell Griffith, posting a deuce in the second end and then a steal of one in the third end for the early 3-0 lead. Team Molson (3-8) was held to a single in the fourth end and Team Nillson posted an easy deuce in the fifth end leading to a 5-2 win after seven ends. • Paramount Music (Gary Lipsett) vs Harvey & Associates (Ken Harvey): This game was decided by Paramount Music’s (4-7) big 4 ender in the second end and then a deuce in the fourth end for a huge 6-3 lead. After Team Harvey (38) was held to a single in the fifth end, the game was in Team Lipsett’s control which they held on to for the 8-5 victory. • Stolairus Aviation (Neil Cursons) vs Radian Mechanical (Ryan Gatti): Radian Mechanical (6-5) played a great game

against Stolairus Aviation (9-2) and had the 3 man team on the ropes all night and eventually posted a 5-3 victory to move Radian Mechanical up into a tie for fourth place in the overall standings. • Sunset Ranch (Jeff Richard) vs Ashley Furniture (Garry Gelowitz): The feature game saw Ashley Furniture (10-1) against Sunset Ranch (9-2) battle with Sunset Ranch on offense all night and posted a 3 ender in the fourth end for a big 5-1 lead. Ashley Furniture tried to battle back with a deuce in the fifth end but were not able to generate any more offense from there on in. Team Richard scored a 7-3 victory and a tie for first place in the overall standings.

STANDINGS:

Sunset Ranch (Richard) Ashley Furniture (Gelowitz) Stolairus Aviation (Cursons) Springfield Autobody (Nillson) Radian Mechanical (Gatti) Paramount Music (Lipsett) MNP (Brucker) Son Creek Transport (McInnes) Molson Brewery (Jaeger) Harvey & Associates (Harvey)

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A couple of Kelowna high school volleyball players have opted to head for Kamloops and Thompson Rivers University when they begin their post secondary athletic careers. TRU men’s volleyball coach Pat Hennelly and the WolfPack have announced a pair of Kelowna high schoolers as their first two recruits for the 2014-15 season. Cole Hanson, a middle/outisde hitter from Mount Boucherie and Isaac Smit, a libero at Okanagan Mission have committed to attend Thompson Rivers in the fall of 2014. “I love the community aspect of the team and the business program here,” said Smit, who was born in Merritt but moved to Kelowna as a youngster. “I also enjoy the team aspect of what is going on here at Thompson Rivers.” Smit was also considering attending other schools including UCLA and the University of Hawaii, but opted to stay a little closer to home. “TRU is close enough to my home yet far enough away,” he said with a laugh. While attending separate Kelowna high schools, Smit and Hanson are well known to each other and have been club volleyball teammates in Kelowna as well as on Team BC. Hanson says he will do all he can to step up to the CIS “This will be a huge step up,” said Hanson, whose dad Norm played CIAU (now CIS) volleyball for UBC and was a Canada West all-star in 1986. “I’ve seen games in Kelowna at UBCO and watched the WolfPack here. It will be a big adjustment from high school.” Playing together will likely help both of their transitions into the post secondary game, added Smit. “We get along together quite well,” he said. “It will be a fun time at TRU

Cole Hanson

Isaac Smit and we might be roommates when we stay here. That will be exciting time.” Kelowna club volleyball coach Paul Thiessen, who is also a former star player at UBC, says the pair will have instant chemistry. “They do work well together,” said Thiessen. “Cole is a middle blocker that benefits from having a player like Isaac beside him. With the quality of ball control that Isaac has, the middle hitters get more opportunities to be set and get involved in the offense. Cole follows instructions well and with his strong build, he can be

a force at the net both hitting and blocking.” Hennelly says the fact Smit and Hanson played together in club and Team BC will benefit them once they move to Thompson Rivers. “When you have played alongside someone and know them, it will help not only on the court but the whole university experience. The first three months of university is a huge transition from high school. The two guys are going to live together and that will be a benefit. It isn’t what we intentionally do when we recruit but when it falls into place it makes it easier.”

Telemarkers to Winter Games Two members of the Telemark Cross Country ski team have qualified for the Okanagan zone team for the 2014 B.C. Winter Games. Ian Williams and Ben Shipley both made the grade thanks to their performances Dec. 29 at the Okanagan Cup zone trials in Revelstoke. Williams was first in the midget 2 (born 2000) category 3.5 km classic with

a time of 12:56, while Shipley was third in 13:17. Telemark’s Matt Shipley placed fourth, but didn’t make the team as only three athletes qualify. Telemark had more than 20 racers in several categories competing at the Okanagan Cup. The B.C. Winter Games will be held Feb. 20 to 23 in Mission.

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MEIER, CHARLOTTE ELLA RUTH Charlotte Ella Ruth went into the arms of the Lord on January 13, 2014 at the age of 93 years. Survived by her son Rae (Gail) of Kelowna; daughter Carol (Bruce) Macdonald of Calgary; five grandchildren: Allison (Marcus), Colleen, Daniel, Bradley and Michael; one great grandson Grayson; sisters-in-law; numerous nieces and nephews. Charlotte found It very sad to be the last surviving member of her family, as she was not the youngest. Predeceased by her parents; her husband Harold; three brothers: John, Herman and Ron; six sisters: Ilsa, Alma, Kate, Carrie, Helen and Emma; as well as an infant son Ronald Harold. Charlotte was born on a farm in Saskatchewan on March 23, 1920. Married at St. John’s Lutheran Church on November 22, 1942 at Edenwald, SK. They lived in Balgonie, where she worked at the municipal office. In 1960, they moved to Davidson, where she had several accounting office jobs (Con’s Construction, Co-op and the doctor’s office). They retired to Saskatoon in 1975, then moved to Kelowna, BC in 1978. Charlotte was a loving and giving woman of God. She was known for her immaculate appearance, always wearing dresses or suits with matching accessories. She loved to entertain and was a gracious hostess. Everyone will remember her for her wonderful cooking and “to die for” baking. Charlotte was talented at knitting, sewing and crocheting. She loved to dance, play bridge and to be with her family and friends, but most of all spoiling her grandchildren. We will miss you Grandma! Special thanks to the staff at both Missionwood and Laurier Manor for their care and kindness. A memorial service will be held this summer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church (Memorial Fund), General Delivery, Zehner, Saskatchewan, S0G 5K0. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.

NELSON, DORIS It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Doris Merle Nelson at the age of 80. She is survived by her loving husband Robert Hannes Nelson, her two daughters Laurelee Nelson (Don Debienne) and Cindy Rhodes (Brian), her brother Ron Patmore (Carol), nephew Wesley Patmore, and nieces Tammie (Pete and RJ) and Jacqueline Patmore. Sadly, Doris is predeceased by her son, Garth Nelson. Doris will be greatly missed by her six grandchildren, Jennifer Starling (Andrew), Melanie Brandt (Paul), Chelsea Zeman (Jesse), Ashley Kratzer (Jarrett), Cory Davy (Allyssa Grant), Thomas Welder (Kirsty and Grayson Ganzini), and two great-grandchildren Ryder and Baylee Starling. To her friends and family, Doris will be remembered as a strong, extremely intelligent, reliable, and thoughtful woman who was very proud of her family and her accomplishments; a woman of true integrity. We take comfort in knowing she is now with her son Garth whom she loved dearly. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, January 17 at 1:00 pm at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. For those unable to attend, please join us online. The service will be streamed live through Doris’ memorial page by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com and selecting Doris Nelson’s obituary. Interment in Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, 2268 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 1T2.

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RUTKA, DOREEN Born January 5th, 1924 in Prudhomme, Saskatchewan passed away peacefully in Kelowna on January 9th, 2014. Survived by her two daughters: Lynda Lou Mitchell and Anita Helene Farrar and numerous extended family. Predeceased by her husband William “Bill” in 2003. As per her request there will be no service. Special thanks to the staff at the Dorchester and Brandts Creek Mews for all of their care and compassion. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mem.com and searching her name under stories. Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna, BC (250)762-2299.

MAGALDI, VINCENZO (VINCE) Passed away peacefully at home on January 11, 2014 at the age of 90. Survived by his loving wife Nina of 66 years; children: Joe (Louise); Fernanda (Rod), Elena (Cliff) and Cathy (Scott); seven grandchildren: Nicole, Colleen, Stacey, Ryan, Sasha, Jillian and Jason; four great grandchildren: Nathan, Mackenzie, Brooke and Zoey. Predeceased by two grandchildren: Christa and Vincent. Born in Italy and immigrated to Canada, Vince was a builder and orchardist who loved good food, wine and working in his garden. He worked hard and loved life. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 18th at 1:00 pm at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. Cremation. Interment at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

FARRAR, ELSIE JOSEPHINE (nee RIBOLZI)

Went to be with the Lord on January 11, 2014 at the age of 80. Survived by her loving husband Allan and adopted son Robert of Oshawa, ON. Predeceased by her parents Joe and Helen and her brother Frank. Elsie was born on March 9, 1933 in Hawk Lake, Ontario. She attended Dryden High School and after graduation moved to Toronto to enrol in nursing studies at the St. Joseph Hospital, graduating as an R.N. Her career included private duty nursing at major Toronto Hospitals and private residences. After her marriage to Allan, in 1957, she worked as Assistant Head Nurse, Medical, at East General Hospital and also at Providence Villa Geriatric Hospital, Scarborough, Ontario. A Prayer Service will be held on Thursday, January 16th at 7:00 pm, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, January 17th at 10:30 am both at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 839 Sutherland Ave., Kelowna, BC. Interment to follow in the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, #4 – 1551 Sutherland Ave., Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 9M9. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.

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BINGHAM, TERENCE (TERRY) THOMAS Passed away January 8th, 2014 of a stroke. At Terry’s request there will be no funeral or interment but his ashes will be spread on the outgoing tide of a special Oregon beach. Born August 13th, 1941 in Belfast, Ireland he immigrated to Canada as a young lad. Brought up in western Canada he held a particular soft spot for the Lincoln City area of the Oregon Coast where he spent many memorable times. After a spell in the Navy he obtained a Commerce degree and worked in British Columbia in various financial positions. He was a very private person so little is known of his personal life except he very much missed his wife Donna who predeceased him several years ago. In his later years, he gave his hand to writing crime novels and although still very private, he became a good, trusted friend with a quick wit, a wicked sense of humour, and a bright Irish smile. He will be missed but is now at peace and in a better place with Donna. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.

WECKER, ESTHER LINDA (nee Spenst) 1928 ~ 2014

Esther Spenst entered into rest January 13, 2014 at Kelowna, British Columbia at the age of 85. Esther will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 61 years, Walter, as well as by her three daughters: Judy (Terry) Foulston, Sandra Doucette (Chris Bowden-Green) and Glenda (Don) Quiring; grandchildren Jeanine (Adam Ruff), Rick (Melody) Foulston, Jeremy (Alyce) Foulston, Andrew Foulston (Lacy Sondrol), Nathan Doucette, Breanna Bowden-Green, Conner Bowden-Green, Alexandra Bowden-Green, Rebecca Quiring, Alison (Jonathan) Gerrans, Bryna (Joshua) Walker, Tyler Quiring, Mark (Terrie) Quering, and Roxanne (Todd) Vesely; great-grandchildren Kayla Anderson, Kiara Foulston, Kason Foulston, Tucker Quering and Coral Quering; brother Arthur (Dorothy) Spenst and sisters Beth (Elizabeth) Brown and Marion (Galen) Brown; in addition to her church family and a host of faithful and loving friends. She was predeceased by her parents, Jacob and Elizabeth Spenst, of Waldheim, Saskatchewan, and by her siblings, Katie (Catherine) Paul, Jake Spenst and Ann Garrett. Although Esther enjoyed her years of teaching and later on bookkeeping and treasurer’s work for the church, her greatest joy was experienced in raising her family and moments spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her friends and loved ones will miss her thoughtful and caring ways, and her organized planning. May she rest in peaceful sleep until Jesus wakes her on the Resurrection morning. A graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 2850 Dry Valley Road, Kelowna, BC. A memorial celebration will be held at the Rutland Seventh-day Adventist Church, 130 Gerstmar Road, Kelowna, BC on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial donations in Esther’s name can be made to ADRA Canada at 20 Robert St. W, Newcastle, ON L1B 1C6 or www.adra.ca Condolences may be sent to the family through the guest book at www.valleyviewfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to Valleyview Funeral Home, Kelowna, BC 250-765-3147

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ELVIS GOSPEL CONCERT and Art Show. Tribute Artist: ADAM FITZPATRICK as ELVIS

Jan 18, 2014. Tix: $20. Doors Open: Art Show, 6:30, Gospel Show 7:30. Kelowna First Baptist Church 1309 Bernard Ave. Tix @ www.eventbrite.ca, Tix available at door. Bell Tower Books (cash/chq only)

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SILVESTER, MARJORIE KATE Born in New Denver, BC, April 23, 1912 and passed away peacefully on January 9, 2014 at the Kelowna General Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband George in 1995 after 61 years of marriage, also predeceased by her son Dan in 1994 and her great-grandson Reggie in 1974. Mary will be lovingly remembered by her one daughter Joy (Ben) Warkentin of Cranbrook, BC; two sons Dave (Darlene) of Bellville, Ont., daughter-in-law Marg Quimet of St. Albert, Alberta, Len (Barb) of Kelowna. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and one great, great-grandchild. The family would like to thank the Hospital Staff at K.G.H. for all their loving help and support. A Family graveside service will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mem.com and searching her name under stories. Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial funeral Services, Kelowna, BC ph: 250-762-2299.

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VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 22 (VERNON) ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER School District No. 22 (Vernon) is inviting applications for the fulltime excluded position of Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, responsible for assisting the Secretary-Treasurer with the management of financial, payroll, accounting, purchasing, and information technology management for Vernon School District. We are seeking an experienced and accomplished business leader to take on this important and challenging role. Previous BC school district experience would be considered an asset. Start date is expected to be in April 2014. A complete job description is available on the district website www. sd22.bc.ca. Follow the links to Human Resources, Opportunities, Administrative positions. Interested candidates are invited to submit their application, complete with resume, cover letter and three (3) professional references, with permission to contact each with confidence. Applications will be accepted until 4:00 PM on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Interested applicants must apply electronically to: Lynn Jameson, Executive Assistant School District No. 22 (Vernon) 1401 - 15 Street Vernon, B.C. V1T 8S8 Email: ljameson@sd22.bc.ca While we appreciate all submitted applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GP SANDHER Holding ltd looking for farm workers. Winter pruning, thinning, cherry picking, sorting, apple picking. $10.25/hr or piece rate up to 40hrs. 6days/wk. Avail January 15,2014. 250-765-9471 billsandher@hotmail.com

POONI Farm in Kelowna BC. Workers needed, Start April October, 40hrs/wk, $10.34/hr. 250-765-9573, 2295 & 2355 McKenzie Rd.

TATLA Orchards is looking for Orchard Workers. $10.33/hr. Jan 8 2014-Oct 31 2014. 40-60hrs/wk. 1990 Ward Rd, East Kelowna, 250-212-0413

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KELOWNA company looking for truck driver. Class 1 license to drive low-bed, side dump, single & tandem axle dumps. Pay rate dependant on experience & performance. Please submit resume w/ abstract to Email: anndrea@lawrencegroup.ca or Fax: 250-7656091

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Smithers Public Library is seeking a Library Director.

The Director is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Smithers Municipal Library under the direction of the Smithers Library Board. 4ualiÀcations ([Serience (Gucation • Masters of Library Science or Library Technician Diploma or Community Library Training 3rogram CertiÀcate or ([tensive 3ublic Library ([perience. ([Serience • 3referred years of directly related e[perience. .noZleGge • Library management & administration • Community program development • Strategic planning • Financial management and budgeting. Skills • ([cellent communication and interpersonal skills • Supervision and staff recruitment • ConÁict resolution • Good working knowledge of library software. Suitability • Should enjoy the amenities & lifestyle of a small northern community. • Should be looking forward to making a long-term commitment to the community. &losing Date February 14, 2014 For a full job description, further TualiÀcations and application instructions visit: smithers.bclibrary.ca. (nTuires about this position can be sent to the library board: board@smitherslibrary.ca

Coral Beach Farms Ltd. is looking for full time, permanent Field Managers to manage large and diverse crews in year-round field work. Experience specific to cherry farming is necessary to efficiently manage crews and complete planting, grafting, pruning, spraying, irrigation and picking of cherries. Must also have experience with Quality Control of cherry picking, and be able to administer health and safety training to crews. Must be willing and able to work in all weather conditions, for 40-50 hours per week, 5-6 days per week. These hours are subject to change during our harvest season. A second language is an asset. Wage is $16$18/hour. Apply by fax at 250766-0813 or e-mail at: jobs@coralbeach.ca. Forestry - experienced processor operator needed in North Okanagan. Fax resume to 250-503-1148

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Hauling ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

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Misc. for Sale ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

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COLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from RC Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250864-3521 I make house calls! Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Estates, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Bills etc. Confidential 250-863-3082 PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

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Suites, Upper ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

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CHEFS at work for the Wine And Dine launch held Tuesday in Kelowna: (clockwise from top photo) Travis Pye, a sous chef from Joey’s, puts the final touches on a delicious dessert; Luigi Coccaro, of La Busola and a first-time Wine and Dine participant, serves up his popular steamy soup; Chris and Sia Koutsantonis, owners of Olympia Greek Taverna on Highway 33 in Rutland, dish up succulent lamb entree.

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Successful launch to annual Wine and Dine initiative Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTERS

Business is far from booming at Okanagan restaurants when the calendar year begins. “It’s a difficult time for this industry,” said Sia Koutsantonis, part-owner of Olympia Greek Taverna on Highway 33. That said, there’s a growing silver lining around what has traditionally been the dull spot

in the year. The Wine and Dine promotion, which was launched Tuesday night with a sampling extravaganza, gets the industry a much needed push in the right direction. Until Feb. 2, 34 of the 50 restaurants across the Thompson-Okanagan will highlight how they contribute to the region’s diverse gastronomic scene by offering three course dinners at a cost of $15, $25,

or $35. It’s a promotion that’s paid off in spades, so far. “We hear from lots of people who come in and tell us, ‘I’ve never been here before,’” said Chris Koutsantonis, who was serving up succulent slices of lamb Tuesday night, with a slice of pita and tzatziki. From that point on, a faithful customer is born. It’s a phenomenon that the

staff behind La Busola hope to capitalize on. The Coccaro family has owned the downtown Kelowna restaurant for 40 years, but it’s not until this year that they’ve figured it worthwhile to open their doors to customers in January. “This allows us to get involved in the community,” said Luigi Coccaro of the Wine and Dine event. It also allows them an

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elcome to 2014 and the month of New Year’s Resolutions. Apparently, less than 25 per cent of resolutions made on New Year’s Day are actually carried on past the first week of the new year. This year, one of your resolutions could be to get your income tax receipts organized early. If you have a sole proprietorship/partnership, you may require some-

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tribution changes. You need to have deducted CPP for all employees that are 60 to 65 years old, even if they are currently receiving their CPP and have not had CPP deducted in the past. If you are self employed, the CPP owing will be calculated when you have your tax return completed. For the employees aged 66 to 70, deduct the CPP unless they provide to you a completed form CPT30 to elect to stop contributing to the Canada Pension Plan. As an employer, if you have forgotten to deduct the CPP and the employee is no longer employed by your company, you are required to pay both the employee and the employer’s share and may be charged penalties and interest on the outstanding amount. Anyone who is 70 years old or older cannot contribute to CPP. The deadline to complete and file the T4s and T4A slips is Friday, Feb. 28. If you decide that you wish to prepare and file

your own slips, the Candad Revenue Agency has provided some comprehensive videos at www. cra-arc.gc.ca/vdgllry/ bsnss/srs-prprngt4t4aeng.html?clp=bsnss/ srs-prprngt4t4a5-eng&fmt=mp4. The CRA is now providing other videos to help you manage your small business. The topics are such items as manage on-line mail using my business account; GST/HST information for the new small business; keeping records; reporting business income and expenses; starting your business; payroll for the new small business and several more. These videos can be found at www. cra-arc.gc.ca/vdgllry/ bsnss/menu-eng.html?clp=bsnss/hnncngsrvc-eng&fmt=mp4 or by going to the CRA website and choosing the Videos tab half way down the page. You can claim the ‘First-Time Donor’s Super Credit’ if you or your spouse has not

claimed a charitable donation since 2007 up to a donation limit of $1,000. You can only claim this credit once between 2013 and 2017. Normally the donation tax credit is 15 per cent of the first $200 and 40 per cent of anything over. This super credit will give you 40 per cent on the first $200 and 54 per cent on anything over. The CRA cautions people that this credit is only available if the donation has been made to a registered charity. To check if the organization is registered please go to www.cra.gc.ca/charitylists . Also, if you have not filed any tax returns for several years, CRA has a voluntary disclosures program whereby you can file up to 10 years of back tax returns to bring you up to date without penalty. In order to qualify for this program, you need to comply before you receive the ‘Demand to File Letter’ from CRA. After you file, you may then become eligible

for the tax credits that you were not previously receiving because you were not filing your taxes. CRA is also promoting use of their on-line services at My Business Account and My Account to make any payments and receive any credits to your bank account. You can also use your bank’s online banking service. CRA has closed all the reception areas of all its offices across Canada, so the only means of communication is by phone or using the online service. That being said, there are some phishing schemes occurring using the telephone, mail and email. Always make sure whom you are speaking with and if unsure, ask for a number to call them back, especially if they are asking for personal information. Gabriele Banka is a Certified General Accountant and owner of Banka & Company, CGA, in Kelowna. 250-763-4528 info@bankaco.com

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SPORTS THE KELOWNA ROCKETS will debut their latest player, Marek Tvrdon, Friday night in Victoria vs the Royals. He is a prospect of the Detroit Red Wings.

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ENTERTAINMENT WRITING can be mind-blowing, or, as in author Michael V. Smith’s case, have a civilizing affect. He said submitting a story to a competition like the Okanagan Short Story Contest is a way for writers to get to know one another and create community.

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School district representatives, politicians and aboriginal students gathered at the Sensisyusten House of Learning gymnasium in Westbank Wednesday to celebrate the second five-year enhancement agreement to improve education for aboriginal students. The five-year agreements are commitments by school districts, local aboriginal communities and the Ministry of Education to work together to support aboriginal learners. Moyra Baxter, chairperson of School District 23’s Board of Education, said the original agreement brought significant progress. Academic supports— such as tutors in middle and secondary schools, breakfast and homework clubs— and unique programs such as the Academy of Indigenous Studies and Aboriginal Student Leadership courses have helped aboriginal students feel more connected to their schools. “The Aboriginal Educa-

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Multiculturalism Minister Teresa Wat came to Kelowna Tuesday to hear directly from Chinese-Canadians about the need for an apology from the province about the way B.C. treated their ancestors. The stories she heard struck a chord with Wat, herself an immigrant from China who moved to Canada 25 years ago. “I was quite touched by their stories,” said Wat, not-

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Grade 12 MBSS student Quentin Scott said he was grateful for those who helped him get through three tough years of high school by helping with difficult subjects and making sure he attended classes. Baxter noted the second agreement will continue to focus on student achieve-

ment. “This is a recommitment to working together on behalf of our students,” said Baxter. “Over the past five years our graduation rates have gone up. “That’s really positive because we don’t want to see any disparity between

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our aboriginal students and our other students.” She added a spinoff benefit has been non-aboriginal students have gotten the opportunity to learn about aboriginal culture. There are currently 2,228 aboriginal students in the Central Okanagan School District for the 2013-14 school year, making up 11 per cent of the overall student population. Wednesday’s ceremony began with a grand march, featuring dancing by Central Okanagan School District aboriginal students, and concluded with the official signing ceremony. “We’ve come a long way,” said Pauline Terbasket, executive director with Okanagan Nation Alliance, who was speaking on behalf of Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. “It’s been a hard journey, and continues to be a struggle. But what an opportunity this brings us. It demonstrates that journey of coming along and finding ways and means to work together…for the better of our children.”

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the apology during the upcoming spring session of the B.C. Legislature. In Kelowna, Wat was told historical wrongs, such as provincial legislation, rules and regulations and the hated Head Tax of the late 1800s and early 1900s—deeply affected both the Chinese men who came to work in Canada, mainly building the railroad, and their families back in China. Legislation such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese im-

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He called the Kelowna forum, which was organized as a way for the public to give input into the promised apology, a “happy day and one I have been waiting for a for a long, long time.” As an audience of about 60—mainly Chinese Canadians—listened, seven speakers told Wat how important the apology will be. Tun Wong grew up in Kelowna’s Chinatown— his family was the last to live there. He remembers

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West Kelowna business development officer John Perrott says 2014 will bring “a big workload” as the district continues with several economic development initiatives. West Kelowna council unanimously approved its 2014 Economic Development Strategy Tuesday. This year, the district will focus on improving its economic development website information. It will also look to establish a social media presence to connect with locals, investors and those interested in what’s happening in West Kelowna’s business community. “Westbank Centre continues to be a priority for us,” said Perrott. The district updated its brochure, highlighting recent investments made by the private and public sector in Westbank Centre. It has started developing a video to show-

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case the business activity that’s happening in the area. And, to celebrate the recent Brown Road improvements, the district is planning a kick-off event to showcase the area as a community gathering point and events location. Also included in the strategy is installing improved signage to the municipality’s industrial area. Perrott plans to attend out-of-town events, such as a shopping centre conference in Whistler to attract businesses to the area, as well as home shows in Fort McMurray and Edmonton to showcase the region to those who may want to work in northern Alberta, but spend their days off in the Okanagan. Ideas implemented in the strategy were gathered through strategic planning discussions, the 2013 Breakfast with Business and Manufacturing Roundtable events and various district master plans and documents.

Perrott also shared several highlights from 2013 at Tuesday’s council meeting, including: Improved connection with local businesses, process improvements to annual events and services, and growing awareness of the services available within the community. According to Perrott, business is improving throughout the district. “The business climate is much more optimistic. I think we’re seeing that through the number of inquiries coming through our front door, investments being made by our local businesses…they talk about being busy, looking for staff,” said Perrott. “To me there’s a lot of those informal indicators that really show we’re in a much more positive climate, compared to 18 or 24 months ago.” wpaterson @kelownacapnews.com Twitter: @PatersonWade

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afternoon. The Lions Hall was damaged by fire Sept. 1, 2013. Last November, the Lions Club learned the community centre suffered about 40 per cent damage and wouldn’t need to be entirely rebuilt. The goal is to have the renovations completed by September or October.

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their passing. He said over time the many racist incidents he experienced growing up grew fewer. But Wong, now 72, admitted he is still angry about how Chinese-Canadians were treated in the past in B.C. In addition to the apology, he wants to see a recognition of the hard work Chinese immigrants did over

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the years and the loyalty they showed to Canada by volunteering to serve during the Second World War—despite not being granted full citizenship until 1947. He would also like to see the history of the Chinese and how they were treated in Canada be mandatory education in B.C. schools.

Wat encouraged everyone to send their suggestions and comments to apology.consultation@gov.bc.ca. before the end of February. More information can be found at embracebc.ca Three more public forums will be held in B.C. with the finalized apology likely delivered in the B.C. Legislature.

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Increasing membership and working with other chambers of commerce in the region are the 2014 goals for the Greater Westside Board of Trade. The board of trade held its Annual General Meeting Monday evening at Two Eagles Golf Course in West Kelowna. Co-chair Norm LeCavalier said this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is growth and pros-

perity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One goal is to grow the membership, but more importantly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to start reaching out to the chambers south of us to grow the partnership under the board of trade,â&#x20AC;? said LeCavalier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got our plans well in place for that.â&#x20AC;? The board of trade also unveiled its new logo and mission statement: The Greater Westside Board of Trade will

THE Greater Westside Board of Trade unveiled a few versions of its new logo at its annual general meeting Monday night in West Kelowna. impact growth and pros-

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community by advocating opportunities, economic sustainability and collaboration among Greater Westside businesses and various levels of government. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting really good, positive feedback,â&#x20AC;? said co-chair Marek Bur-

yska. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really came down to the main message was clear with the board of what we wanted to do.â&#x20AC;? The Greater Westside Board of Trade also announced its 2013 highlights at the AGM. Perhaps most notable high-

light was that membership grew from 235 to 340. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen a great membership increaseâ&#x20AC;Śa lot of advocacy, supporting businesses and getting them to be sustainable,â&#x20AC;? said Buryska. wpaterson @kelownacapnews.com

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