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COLD WATER TRAINING — Penticton firefighters Brent Ryll (right) and Eric Jorgensen pull “victim” David Scott and fellow firefighter Jay Johnson to safety along the ice at the Penticton Marina during an ice-rescue skills training exercise on the weekend. Scott is a Rescue Canada certified instructor who regularly works with Penticton Fire Rescue.

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FORTIS GIVES BUDGET UNEXPECTED JOLT Steve Kidd

Western News Staff

The ink is hardly dry on the City of Penticton’s 2014 budget, but city council is already wrestling with a nearly $1 million addition.

On Jan. 7, FortisBC informed the city it would be tacking an additional $750,000 on to the price tag for a major upgrade to the Westminster Avenue substation, which had been expected to cost about $6.5 million. The price may now go as high as $7.21 million.

“I am flabbergasted and I kind of feel like I am getting screwed with my pants on in this situation,” said Coun. Wes Hopkin, questioning why the city was only informed of the markup in January.

“I am concerned about this and about when this particular cost came up.

“I just look at the way this relationship has developed and this lack of trust.”

Preliminary planning with FortisBC has been going on for two years, Hopkin pointed out, and the estimate was received

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in June, an agreement was drafted and a deposit of $1.9 million issued in October.

City council gave staff the go-ahead on Dec. 2 to commence final negotiations with FortisBC based on a $4.97 million estimate provided by FortisBC in July 2013, allowing for cost overruns up to 30 per cent.

The project is planned for 2015, and the city has been putting money aside, $3 million in both the 2013 and 2014 budgets.

“The estimate that was provided was solely the estimate for FortisBC to construct the works. The commercial agreement had still not been negotiated to surround that work,” said Dennis Swanson, director of regulatory affairs with FortisBC. Swanson explained the markup, which FortisBC refers to as “commercial compensation,” was common practice and necessary for two reasons.

It both shows that the company is not trying to undercut local contractors and is exercising its primary responsibility to focus on projects that are of benefit to its customers.

“I find it odd that if this is so typical and you do it so commonly, why was it done so poorly and we are just hearing

about it now. It’s almost a million, we are not talking peanuts here,” said Coun. Katie Robinson, adding that the last minute addition was not acceptable for an agreement two to three years in the making.

“Regardless of what happens with market conditions, we are simply saying there is a $750,000 benefit we can assure our customers of. At the same time we are not competing in the industry in terms of trying to undercut them, and take work away from other vendors in the field,” said Paul Chernikhowsky, director of engineering services for FortisBC. While the city doesn’t own the equipment in the substation, it is paying for the upgrades to the station operated by FortisBC. The city, said director of operations Mitch Moroziuk, doesn’t have staff capable of overseeing the upgrade.

“We don’t operate substations, design substations or work in them,” said Moroziuk. “There would be other contractors that would have the ability to do this work, and as FortisBC has indicated, they would most likely go out to tender to select those contractors.”

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hy is heart attack the number one killer in this country? Ninety-nine percent of doctors say it’s due to atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) and that cholesterol lowering drugs are the primary way to treat it. But I suggest cardiologists have closed minds and are ignoring facts that could save thousands of North Americans from coronary attack.

Years later Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Noble Prize winner, is ignored for reporting that large amounts of vitamin C and lysine are needed to prevent coronary attacks.

Twenty-five years ago Pauling reported that animals make vitamin C and humans do not.

That’s why sailors died of scurvy during long sea voyages, but the ship’s cat survived.

Vitamin C is required to manufacture healthy collagen, the glue that holds coronary cells together, just like mortar is needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in cement, makes collagen stronger. Pauling claimed it takes a mere 10 milligrams to prevent scurvy, but several thousand to prevent heart attack.

Williams Stehbens, Professor of Anatomy at Wellington University in New Zealand, proved Pauling was right. Stebhens’ research showed that coronary arteries closest to the heart are under the greatest pressure. This causes collagen to fracture resulting in the formation of a blood clot and death.

Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, has now proved that vitamin C can reverse atherosclerosis. Bush took retinal photographs, then started his patients on high doses of vitamin C and lysine. One year later additional pictures showed atherosclerosis had regressed in retinal arteries.

So what has happened to these monumental findings? Bush, like Semmelweiss, has been ridiculed by cardiologists. One has to ask whether cardiologists, by ignoring his results, are condemning thousands of people to an early coronary heart attack.

Fourteen years ago following my own coronary attack, cardiologists claimed it was sheer madness for me to refuse cholesterol-lowering drugs. Instead, I decided to take high doses of vitamin C plus lysine with

breakfast and the evening meal, for several reasons.

I knew that Dr. Graveline, a physician and NASA astronaut, had twice developed transient global amnesia from taking Lipitor. I was also aware that patients have died from CLDs. Others have developed kidney, liver and muscle complications. I also believed the research of Pauling and Stehbens irrefutable.

Now, the work of Dr. Bush has convinced me my decision was prudent.

But to take large doses of vitamin C and lysine requires swallowing many pills daily.

It’s a tall order for those who dislike swallowing one pill. So for several years I’ve been trying to find a company that would manufacture a combination of vitamin C and lysine powder. Now Medi-C Plus is available at health food stores.

The dosage for the Medi-C Plus combination is one flat scoop with breakfast and the evening meal. Those at greater risk should take one flat scoop three times a day. If high doses cause diarrhea, the dose should be decreased.

This column does not recommend that those taking CLDs should stop them. This is a decision that can only be made by patients and doctors.

Most of today’s, cardiologists are impervious to persuasion. They continue to believe that cholesterol-lowering drugs are the be-alland-end-all to prevent heart attack. They’ve been brain-washed by millions of dollars worth of promotion by pharmaceutical companies. It reminds me of the saying that cautions “It’s not what you don’t know what gets you into trouble, it’s the things you know for sure that ain’t so!”

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With honouree Betty McNally and family in the lead, about 100 people began the annual Investors Group Walk for Memories Sunday morning at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre.

According to support and education coordinator Laurie Myres of the local chapter of the Alzheimer’s Society of BC, the final figure in pledges was just under $25,000.

“We are very happy with that amount, it is higher than last year when we brought in just under $20,000,” said Myres. “But it is also sad in a way because I think this amount kind of proves the disease is becoming more prevalent in our aging society and more and more people are being impacted by it.”

At the walk, Betty McNally, 81, who has early-stage Alzheimer’s, was very appreciative of the many people she recognized who had come out in support of

MeMbers of the McNally faMily, including investors Group Walk for Memories honouree betty McNally (centre), lead about 100 people through cherry lane shopping centre sunday morning. With betty are her daughter liz (left) granddaughter Kim (right).

the cause. She was also a little disappointed the bagpiper who was supposed to lead the walk was late in arriving.

“I guess that’s alright though because I forgot my cane at home and I was going to use that to lift his kilt as I walked by,” she said with her usual candour and wink of an eye. “Seriously, this is wonderful to see and it means a lot.”

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Elections BC has just released its breakdown of the 2013 provincial election, and it contains a number of interesting, well, numbers.

Like the number showing voter turnout was 57.1 per cent, up from a record low of 55.1 per cent set in the 2013 election.

The Penticton riding did a little better than that, with 58.3 per cent turning out to vote, while Boundary-Similkameen was best with 61.9 per cent.

Both, however, are still far down from the record turnout for a provincial election of 77 per cent, set in 1983, or even the median turnout of 68 to 69 per cent

“So this is very important for me to be here. I wouldn’t miss it,” she continued.

The largest individual contribution for the day again this year was by 97-year-old Margaret McLennan who got over $2,400 in pledges.

As well, Myres credited the efforts of chairman Judi Feather and her committee who organized the event.

through most of the province’s voting history.

MLA Dan Ashton said the low voter turnout is a cause for concern.

“I don’t think it’s right. If you have that right (to vote) then you should use that right,” said Ashton, though he doesn’t think mandatory voting should be legislated.

What each of those votes cost is still a mystery, however; that figure has not been finalized. But in 2005, each vote cost the province $8.05, rising to $11.77 in 2013. The low, by the way, was set in 1949, when each vote only cost 43 cents.

Liberal Linda Larson was elected in Boundary Similkameen with a solid 46.6 per cent

of the vote, and former Penticton mayor Ashton with 45.9 per cent in the Penticton riding.

But breaking out the larger communities shows that Penticton was the weakest community for Ashton. In Peachland and Summerland, Ashton drew about double the votes of his nearest challenger, NDP candidate Dick Cannings. In Penticton, though, Ashton had less than a 500-vote lead on Cannings.

Advance polls were also in Cannings’ favour, showing him leading Ashton by a 48-vote margin.

Ashton said negative issues like the hockey dorm controversy from his time as Penticton mayor may have drawn down his vote in Penticton.

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Rock slide closes Highway 3 Steve Arstad

Keremeos Review Staff

Highway 3 remained closed Tuesday after a rockslide covered four lanes of the road with debris around noon on Monday.

Police, Argo Road Maintenance, Fortis and Telus officials attended the scene, located about one kilometre west of The Crossings youth addiction treatment facility, approximately 11 kilometres west of Keremeos.

Boulders the size of pickup trucks covered four lanes of Highway 3, and several large boulders crossed the road into the river, damaging high voltage power lines on both sides of the highway.

RCMP on scene Mondy said the highway would remain closed until a geotechnical inspection of the mountain slope above the road is completed.

Moving rock high above the roadway raised dust plumes on the mountain Monday afternoon, as the unstable, steep slope continued to make the area extremely dangerous.

Two of three vehicles caught in

the slide remained on scene, as police cordoned off several hundred metres of roadway on either side of the slide, which is approximately 150 metres wide.

One woman was reported to have been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after driving her car through the slide as it was coming down.

Several Upper Similkameen residents working in Keremeos — as well as Lower Similkameen residents working in Princeton — said they would detour up Nickle Plate Road to Apex and Green Mountain Road in order to return to their homes while the road remains closed.

A rockfall on June 24, 2013, which occurred about two kilometres east of Monday’s slide, brought down power lines and caused a grass fire, in addition to littering the highway with boulders.

Residents of the Similkameen were also without power for up to an hour Monday afternoon after the slide damaged power lines between Hedley and Keremeos.

Student seating had to be hastily

An RCMP CRuiSeR keeps the public from getting too close to a rockslide that closed Highway 3 between Keremeos and Hedley Monday afternoon. Three cars were damaged in the slide, but no serious injuries were reported.

rearranged at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School after the senior gym was plunged into darkness on the first day of exam week.

Principal Cate Turner said students were moved into classrooms

to complete their exams before power was restored about 20 minutes later.

Downtown businesses in Keremeos had to temporarily close their doors, without access to debit or

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credit card services.

The power outage was widespread, as reports of power out was received from as far west as Princeton, north to Apex and east to Oliver.

Alleged assault and property crimes keep Keremeos RCMP busy

Co-owneRS LARRy wHiLeS (LefT) And LARRy PidPeRyHoRA of Penticton Toyota on the lot of the dealership where four new vehicles with a total value of about $170,000, were stolen earlier this week.

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Stolen vehicles recovered Mark Brett

Western News Staff

Reportedly none the worse for wear, all four 2014 Toyota vehicles stolen from the Penticton dealership nearly two weeks ago are now back.

Sgt. Rick Dellebuur of the Penticton RCMP confirmed Monday morning the latest recovery was the bronze Tundra pickup which was spotted in a densely forested area in Lake Country on Friday.

Earlier that day the second RAV4 was discovered in a Kelowna parking lot.

Larry Pidperyhora, the general sales manager and dealership co-owner, received a call from a woman Friday and the RCMP in Penticton and Kelowna were contacted about that vehicle’s location.

The other RAV4 was found in Penticton last Tuesday and the Toyota 4Runner was located in a Kelowna parking lot the following day. According to Dellebuur, no suspects have been arrested in connection with the thefts, however, he does not feel the caper was as organized as some people first thought.

“It depends on individuals who take them,” he said.

“If you get individuals who aren’t quite that experienced, taking vehicles of this type, their biggest problem is what do we do next.

“They (thieves) basically drive them and leave them. They’re just opportunists.”

Also he pointed to the belief two of the vehicles were taken soon after they were delivered to the dealership the night of Jan. 14 and the other two were taken later the following morning at about 6:45 a.m. and were spotted leaving the lot by an employee.

“We’re just going through the information now in hopes arrests will be made soon,” said Dellebuur.

Toyota dealership sales manager Clif Martins was obviously pleased with getting the vehicles back, especially in such good condition.

“Some of them have a couple of extra kilometres on them but basically they’re in the same condition as when they left,” he said.

“I’m very surprised. I guess we thought it was a bit more organized than it was.”

Martins added changes and upgrades in the security protocols have been made since the theft, and it is not likely to happen again.

Those responsible had somehow managed to obtain the keys after a delivery truck had unloaded the vehicles.

Keremeos RCMP are seeking the public’s help in identifying three young males who are accused of assaulting a 14-year-old Keremeos female in the back alley near the Keremeos library at approximately 6 p.m. on Jan. 16.

The victim told police that three young males in dark hoodies approached her from behind, pushed her down and attempted to grope her.

She was able to break away and run home.

The victim is reported to have suffered bruises to her back and face in the incident.

Police are continuing their investigation and attempting to identify the attackers involved in this incident.

Anyone who has any information with regard to this file is asked to please contact police at 250-4995511 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- 8477.

Charges laid A co-ordinated effort by Penticton and Keremeos RCMP and the Oliver serious crime unit resulted in 11 charges against Mike Minchau of Keremeos.

According to Cpl. Mike Gallagher of the Keremeos RCMP, the charges relate to numerous alleged property crimes in the Similkameen during the past two months.

Minchau was released on $4,000 bail and will appear again in provincial court at the end of January.

Further details were not available.

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Falls-Kaleden said he’s worried “But regulations can be changed, that monitoring and enforcement and so let’s try this new set of rules of such facilities will essentially be that will take into account some of downloaded onto police and local the considerations I’ve heard, and governments. as we learn how this new market “It puts a huge burden on the operates and this new system oper(police) if that is your only means ates, we can continue to work on of ensuring standards are met and corrective actions when needed.” community concerns are respectAlbas appeared before a comed,” Tom Siddon said. mittee of the Regional District of Albas was also asked about the Okanagan-Similkameen last week government’s plan to shut down atto discuss a host of local issues, but home grow operations that will be Dan Albas pot dominated discussion. banned as of April, but he said the Earlier this month the RDOS onus will be on licensees to quit. passed a motion calling on the Agricultural Land “Human nature is that there may be (some) that Commission to reverse a ruling that makes produc- do not comply, but they do so at their own peril,” tion of medical marijuana an allowable farm use. he said.

Rural Oliver Director Allan Patton, who made Canada Post’s decision to phase out home delivthe motion, told Albas he’s concerned local govern- ery of mail over the next five years was also raised ments will have no say over siting of such operations with the MP, who told the committee the matter has on agricultural land, even if they’re beside a school. generated surprisingly little heat in his riding.

“This kind of thing we need to be able to do and “I’ve received very little feedback from constituwe can’t do it now because the ALC has said that it ents,” Albas said. (growing medical marijuana) is an allowable farm “In fact, the amount of people that are unhappy use,” Patton said. about it are smaller than the people that have said Albas said the ALC’s pronouncement is a “made- they understand the need for any corporation, given in-B.C. issue” that should be taken up with the pro- the circumstance that they’ve been given, to make vincial government, but he noted that each applica- changes to its business model.” tion to grow pot will be judged carefully by Health Albas said the change will affect about 12,000 Canada. households in his riding, while another 38,600 “If you take a situation, the worst-case scenario households already pick up their own mail.

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Potential energy sought in local winds Joe Fries

Western News Staff

Mountainous terrain west of Summerland continues to generate interest from companies exploring the area’s potential for wind energy.

The board of the Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen learned last week that an independent power producer is seeking to erect up to five test towers about 25 kilometres west of the town near Brent Mountain.

SB Hedley Holdings Corp. first needs an investigative licence from the B.C. government in order to go on the land to erect up to five test towers 60 to 80 metre in height in an area that is accessible by logging roads.

James Griffiths, a spokesman for parent company Sea Breeze Power Corp., said the firm will likely start with one tower and go from there.

Existing data for the site, he added, shows it’s “middle of the road” in terms of its potential for wind energy, and given its distance from highways and transmission lines the company would need excellent test results to warrant further exploration.

“You’d need fairly good winds to make that site a go,” Griffiths said.

At least two other firms have filed for similar permission on, or near, Brent Mountain, but the RDOS director for the area doesn’t expect a windfall from wind farms.

“I do not foresee much in terms of economic development for Area F from these projects: the hardware is (I believe) mostly European and construction activity on-site is likely to be of a short duration,” Michael Brydon said via email.

“These projects are really about a global problem and doing our small bit to facilitate a solution.”

He pointed out that two of the four projects planned for west of Summerland have a combined

Wind turbines may soon dot the landscape west of summerland.

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capacity of 30 megawatts, much less than what would be produced by larger facilities like the proposed Site C dam in northeast B.C. “So in terms of energy generation, these projects are a drop in the bucket. We have no illusions about saving the world here,” Brydon said.

“However, my own view is that we have to start somewhere. Putting aside the subsidies provided

by BC Hydro to third-party power producers, these are private companies doing their own due diligence and risking their own capital to create green energy.”

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Teachers optimistic Supreme Court ruling will lead to positive change Joe Fries

Western News Staff

It’s unclear how a long-awaited court ruling issued Monday will affect B.C.’s education system, although the head of the local teachers’ union expects it to cost a lot of money.

“It’s in the billions of dollars,” said Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union president Leslea Woodward.

The B.C. Supreme Court ruling confirmed teachers’ assertion that in 2002 the provincial government illegally stripped their right to collectively bargain things like class size and composition.

In the 12 years since, said Woodward, hundreds of teachers lost their jobs and many students did without extra help they needed. How the government intends to make amends now is still up in the air.

“I’m not sure yet how it’s going to pan out,” said Woodward, but “it means that parents should be able to have their kids in smaller classes.”

Okanagan Skaha School District superintendent Wendy Hyer said she needs more information from government to determine how the ruling will affect her operations, but does

expect additional costs.

“Likely yes, however we won’t know how much more and when those costs will be incurred until we receive further information,” she said via email.

Hyer is still unsure if the ruling, which is retroactive, will need to be applied to the balance of the 2013-14 school year.

Woodward said old contract language limited class sizes in high schools at 28 students, below the current cap of 30, while the number of students with behavioural designations allowed in each section was set at three, a ceiling that no longer exists.

“We’ve had some years where there’s been nine designated students in one classroom, and that doesn’t even include the grey-area kids,” Woodward said.

But the number of over-sized classes in the school district is down by two-thirds since 2007, according to a report prepared in November for the board of the Okanagan Skaha School District.

There were 14 over-sized classes of 31 or more students last fall, down from 49 just seven years ago.

Five of the big classes were French immersion sections, which triggered additional compensation for the teachers, while the

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Lost wages and extra childcare costs are among the concerns expected to come out during consultation on a proposal to incorporate more professionaldevelopment days into the school calendar.

The Okanagan Skaha School District has suggested for the 2014-15 year that teachers’ pro-D days, most of which are currently scheduled in August, instead be interspersed throughout the year, resulting in four of five extra noninstructional days, depending on the proximity of Easter to spring break.

School days would be lengthened by eight minutes to make up for the lost instructional time, but the Canadian Union of Public Employees is worried its members won’t have the same opportunity to make up lost wages.

Jose van Berkel, secretarytreasurer for CUPE Local 523, said the change would affect 80 per cent of her members, like custodians and certified educational assistants.

“So they would lose five days of pay, unless the board comes

up with some strategic plan to allow these members to work,” she said.

Van Berkel suggested the CEAs could do professional development of their own, while custodians could devote their time to undertake maintenance projects not possible with students around.

The change was floated in December and the Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union was initially concerned it was being used as “a scapegoat for the seemingly predetermined decision to eliminate five days of work for CUPE,” president Leslea Woodward wrote in a letter to the school board.

Secretary-treasurer Bonnie Roller Routley acknowledged at this month’s school board meeting the move could save up to $50,000 on CUPE wages, but insisted money was not the motivation.

“I just want to be very, very clear as well that this was not brought forward as a cost-saving measure,” she said.

“This was brought forward as a way to look at better models for pro-D.” “Perhaps some of the savings will allow us to add some

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Wendy Hyer rest were non-academic courses like leadership, band and theatre classes.

B.C. teachers’ last contract expired in June 2013 and the government has expressed a desire to sign a 10-year deal with educators.

In her ruling, Justice Susan Griffin found the B.C. government did not negotiate in good faith with teachers during the last round of contract negotiations in 2011 and instead took a hard line to try to provoke a strike.

“The government thought that a teachers strike would give the government a political advantage in imposing legislation that the public might otherwise not support,” Griffin wrote.

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pro-D time for CUPE members throughout the school year.”

Woodward said she’s satisfied now the district’s intentions were good, and noted that interspersing pro-D days throughout the school year will help teachers make regular adjustments to their methods through continuous training.

“If it’s ongoing throughout the year, it’s skill-building,” she said.

Assistant superintendent Dave Burgoyne noted OSTU would have to agree to any changes, which will be fully explored in meetings with partner groups during a two-month consultation process, double what’s required because “it is quite a change to the calendar that’s being proposed.”

He said the proposed switch was made possible by recent changes to the School Act. Keeping kids busy on those additional days off is another key concern, said Derek Hurst, chairman of the district parent advisory council.

“It’s five extra days of figuring out what you’re going to do with your kid,” he said.

“I think it’s going to cause more of an issue for elementary schools.”

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The facts are alarming In his last column (Old man take a look at your facts, Western News, Jan. 22) Tom Fletcher took a much deserved swipe at Neil Young’s obfuscation of the facts surrounding the oilsands development in Alberta.

Unfortunately, David Schindler was also in Young’s entourage and Fletcher took a swipe at him as well.

Schindler is a limnologist who founded and directed the Experimental Lakes Project near Kenora, Ont., where he led interdisciplinary research on the effects of eutrophication and acid rain on boreal ecosystems.

Schindler’s research is responsible for eliminating phosphate from detergents, to protect our lakes from eutrophication and led the way in mitigating the effects of acid rain on lakes.

Schindler’s research has informed government policy, not only in Canada, but around the world, wherever there is freshwater.

Fletcher took aim at Schindler for his most recent study which found the concentrations of certain contaminants in Athabasca River, downstream of the oilsands, exceed Canadian guidelines.

Fletcher mocked Schindler’s concern for the health of the river and humans and downplayed the importance of the results some of the contaminants are found in higher concentrations in the rivers around large cities.

Mr. Fletcher might be right, but one does not obviate the other.

PENTICTON WESTERN Schindler’s point was that we are polluting the very thing that allows life on the planet, whether that water is around the oilsands, a city or in a prairie field.

It is OK to stir the pot, but please do not muddy the water or the facts.

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Tug of war for transportation taxes Premier Christy Clark has set off a storm of protest by imposing a referendum on new Lower Mainland transportation improvements, timed with the province-wide municipal elections on Nov. 15.

Even if you don’t live in Metro Vancouver, you’re not immune from this longrunning saga.

Provincial and federal governments use your tax dollars for the big stuff, including the SkyTrain Canada Line to Vancouver airport and the South Fraser Perimeter Road, a new truck route to port facilities at Tsawwassen.

Clark has promised a bridge replacement for the George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River, which may or may not be tolled like the Port Mann bridge.

The patchwork of Lower Mainland tolls is a growing political liability for the B.C. Liberal government, and if further tolls are avoided, major works elsewhere in

the province may be delayed as the budget is eaten up by the big cities.

Clark announced the Massey tunnel replacement in a September 2012 speech to the Union of B.C. Municipalities.

In the same speech, she also pledged to complete the fourlaning of the last 240 kilometres of the TransCanada Highway from Kamloops to the Alberta border.

That’s one of the most mountainous stretches of highway in Canada, and the province’s cost was estimated at the time to be $650 million over 10 years. Time will tell if that promise is kept.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone inherited the mess left behind by former minister Kevin Falcon, who took transit authority away from Metro Vancouver politicians.

He appointed a board of experts and set up a toothless mayors’ council to rubber-stamp

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B.C. Views their decisions, after forcing through the Canada Line ahead of a long-promised transit extension to the east.

Local politicians wrangled for years over that eastern extension.

They finally settled on surface light rail, only to be overruled by the province, which wanted the vastly more expensive SkyTrain.

The latest rebuke to the mayors’ council was when they decided not to proceed with a costly new electronic fare card system.

Falcon reversed that

one after taking a junket to London and falling in love with their Oyster card subway system.

All the glitches from TransLink’s new Compass card program will be encountered this summer, just before those mayors go to the polls to face voter wrath.

Speaking of reversals, Stone is now demanding the mayors come up with their list of priorities for new projects.

They are expected to believe their choices won’t be overruled again.

Stone correctly notes that Vancouver wants SkyTrain on Broadway, Surrey wants new surface light rail, and other Lower Mainland communities want new road and bridge works.

Local governments have a long history of parochial squabbling, getting their pet projects done and then suddenly developing the urge to rein in spending once it’s time to dig deep for their neighbours.

Lower Mainland

taxpayers are weary and confused by all this reorganizing and infighting.

Many likely believe that it is their regional government that has imposed the Port Mann bridge tolls, when in fact that is a provincial highway project over which they had no say.

Clark has made it clear there is no going back from a November referendum on new regional transportation financing tools, a promise explicit in the B.C. Liberal election platform.

She hopes it will increase the dismal voter turnout for local votes.

If it does that, it may be worth it. Right now, civic elections are dismal affairs, with voter turnout and awareness of local issues drifting from bad to worse.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress. ca.

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Bieber an embarrassment

The Canadian Bieber has become an embarrassment to our nation.

The only comparison he has to Michael Jackson is a glove and possible crotch itch.

A moon walker Justin is not but a cadet lost in space perhaps.

There is only one way I would ever buy a Bieber record and that is to have a sex change and turn my age back to that of a teary-eyed teeny bopper high on the substance.

As far as crying out that he is only 19 years old makes me want to puke.

Many young men have joined the Canadian Armed Forces to serve our country if the need arises, before reaching the adult age of Bieber.

I speak as one of them and each month during training I received $88 from the paymaster !

Too bad baby Bieber is on a path that has lead to suicide for many others who just couldn’t handle the golden goose that landed in their life !

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Cartoon lacks tact

Upon reading your publication Jan 24/14, I found the cartoon you printed to be in very poor taste.

I have great respect for people like Tim Jones, who risked their lives for others almost daily, this gentleman has not even been gone a week and you saw fit to let this go to publication.

In my opinion this is very tacky, very poor taste.

Cindy Joy Penticton

ALRs are essential

Concepts from a book written by Dr. E. F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful – Economics as if People Mattered, are relevant to the current debate surrounding the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Municipalities throughout BC have tended to view agricultural lands simply as a source of taxation and

as a land-bank for development, as a quarry for exploitation much like a gravel pit.

Those of us involved in agriculture have a much deeper understanding of what it means to be part of our towns and cities, of our province and of our country.

Besides having a deep affection for the soil, and for the food it produces, we have four goals we need to fulfill – health, beauty, permanence, and productivity: To keep man in touch with living nature, of which he is and remains a highly vulnerable part; to humanize and ennoble man’s wider habitat; to bring forth the foodstuffs and other materials which are needed for a becoming life for others, and; to provide ourselves and those that depend on us with a living income.

We cannot achieve these goals through tourism, sight-seeing or other leisure-time activities.

We need to keep people on the land, with their hands in the soil, having the gratification of producing a product that they can use for their own fortification as well as others.

If we decimate our agricultural land reserves we will die. We cannot depend on food supplies coming from far away forever.

“Instead of searching for means to accelerate the drift out of agriculture, we should be searching for policies to reconstruct rural culture, to open the land for the gainful occupation to larger numbers

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of people, whether it be on a full-time or a part-time basis, and to orientate all our actions on the lands towards the ideals of health, beauty, permanence and sustainability.

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Les Mis magnificent Many thanks to Soundstage Productions for bringing ‘Les Mis’ to Penticton. It was a truly wonderful show and all the cast should be congratulated. What talent we have, and all amateurs. Thank you so much for a really memorable evening.

Please can we have some more. From a very proud mother and grandmother.

and that it will most likely become coyote food. It is a young deer maybe a year old and instead of coming

letters out here and putting it down they would rather have it eaten alive by coyotes.

I think that is animal

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Today I noticed a young deer in my yard in OK Falls and its back leg was coming off due to maybe a car accident.

I took a video and called the SPCA right away. They told me to call the RCMP and they would come out and put it down.

So I did and they said to call the conservation officer and they would come out here and shoot it.

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Wednesday is DreamLift Day. From 6 a.m. until closing the Penticton Wendy’s Restaurant is donating net sales along with staff, management and owners’ wages to make the Disneyland dream come true for some special kids.

No one knows better just how much that one day means to the children with severe disabilities and life threatening illnesses than Orange County, Calif., sheriff Mike Toledo.

For two decades he has volunteered his time to escort some of the young Canadians on their whirlwind day-tour of the park.

“It is an incredible experience just to watch them and see how much fun they have,” said Toledo, Tuesday following his arrival in Penticton.

“It’s almost indescribable, just watching those kids get off that plane, many of them need assistance you have to carry them if they’re wheelchair bound.”

He is joining local celebrities and dignitaries during the day to flip burgers, serve customers and whatever else is necessary to make the day a success.

The trips are organized through the Interior chapter of the Sunshine Foundation of Canada independent charity.

“I been coming up to the Okanagan Valley for four years but I’ve been on the Disneyland side of it for about 20 years,” said Toledo.

“I first got involved when I was a young deputy sheriff.

That was my first exposure to DreamLift and I just loved it so much I’ve been a part of it every since.

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Orange COunty, Calif., Sheriff Mike toledo was at the Penticton Wendy’s restuarant tuesday to prepare for today’s DreamLift Day festivities to raise money to help send children with special needs or life-threatening illnesses to Disneyland. Staff, management and owner’s wages are all donated to the cause.

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Sherriff loves Canada DREAM from p.8 This is his second year in Penticton.

“I love it up here,” he said. “You Canadians are very laid back, it’s refreshing.

“I love the people, everyone is so generous and they’re always smiling.

“When we come up here they always take very good care of us.”

While the one day in Disneyland goes by quickly Toledo noted there is a very strong bond between the sheriffs and their young

friends in a short time.

“They’re exhausted at the end of the day but we have a very close relationship,” said Toledo. “It’s amazing to watch them go through it. They get to do more in that time than the average person would in a weekend.”

Penticton’s Al Sismey, regional coordinator for the South Okanagan Similkameen Crime Stoppers program who was with Toledo Tuesday had his first opportunity last month to make the trip to California to see what

the work he does up here is all about.

“It really is hard to appreciate exactly what goes on until you’re there to witness it,” said Sismey. “It really does your heart good to see what you do makes people so happy.”

Meanwhile sheriff Toledo had a special invitation for Western News readers: “Everybody come down to Wendy’s tomorrow, don’t go shopping, don’t cook and I hope to see as many people as we can.”

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Sayeed chases dreams into Top 40 Mark Brett

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Leaving a full-time job and striking out on your own for most people is a scary proposition but for Tarik Sayeed the hard part was deciding which dream to chase first.

In a few short months Penticton’s latest inductee into the Top 40 Under 40 has become prominent in the news for his work as inventor, designer and entrepreneur all rolled into one energy-plus package.

“I have a lot of ideas but there are three things I have always been working on and I just needed that push to help me believe in what I was going to do and then start doing it,” said the 36-year-old who previously worked in internet technologies. “It was a little frightening at first but when you see the community is actually supporting you when you are doing that work and trying to make a social difference as well, means a lot.”

He added his selection as a member of the Top 40 under 40 was not only humbling but a validation of the direction he’s going.

“There are so many people doing so many good things I’m not sure I would have ever made the top 40,” said Sayeed. “It feels good though, it’s just amazing how many good people are out there and now, with this, it’s a network we can build together.

“I feel that I have been selected not just for my circumstances but because of the decisions I have made. It feels great to be part of the top 40, it means a lot .”

When not busy with his other works, he can be found doing volunteer duties with other projects including helping with the rejuvenation of the PenMar Theatre and the upcoming OneWorld Penticton Festival.

Sayeed first showed up on the business radar locally last November when he unveiled his Zero Plastic Bags project.

The idea was to replace the disposable bags with reusable cotton mesh carriers.

Now, having partnered with the Sneha Foundation, the concept has caught the attention of Muhammad Yunus, social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

Yunus founded the Grameen Bank and pioneered the concepts of microcredit and microfinance to loan money in a different way than the traditional bank loan.

The prize was awarded jointly to Yunus and the bank for creating “economic and social development from below.”

“He’s (Yunus) going to be reviewing our plan in February and once he gives the nod the bags will be coming in hard,” said Sayeed.

His second project, which also earned him international attention, is a software design which converts American Sign Language to written and audio formats.

As well as interest from the electronics wizards in California’s Silicon Valley, his company Baby Taxi was among the top 10 presenters in the invitation-only Accelerate Okanagan’s Jump: Start: Challenge recently in Kelowna.

For that victory he receives a wide range of support initiatives for his design. The third concept he is working on, which is already in place at several area businesses, is the installation of electronic screens in waiting areas which he refers to as digital signage. It features the use of locally produced videos from different sources including students,

Tarik Sayeed is this week’s Top 40 under 40 inductee for his work on several high-profile projects including this one which converts american Sign Language into audio and written formats.

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interspersed by short advertisements.

“This is something that is very successful in the big cities like Toronto and Vancouver, but in the Okanagan, no one else is doing it I feel proud to be the first one to bring the medium into the community,” he said.

“This is affordable advertising for medium and small businesses and gets kids more inspired in the arts at the same time.”

With the three projects running at once, Sayeed is quickly joining the ranks of multiple business operators called “parallel entrepreneurs.”

“As I said before, Penticton is very soon going to be on the map for what we are doing for entrepreneurism, not just for tourism,” he said.

Sayeed feels it is important to keep community in the forefront of the work he does.

“There is an ulterior motive to every single one of the things I am doing and now is the opportunity for me to give it back to

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The young businessman also believes failure in any venture should not be a setback but a challenge.

“The way I see it is there will be times when we fall down and what matters is how quickly and how strongly we pick up ourselves up,” he said. “To some it may feel like people are throwing bricks at you but it’s what you make from those bricks that matters most.”

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Exhibit looks at war and trade Steve Kidd

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The War of 1812, between the U.S. and Britain, was predominantly an eastern conflict, but a new exhibit at the Penticton Museum shows how the war affected the development of the west and continues to affect it to this day.

The War of 1812 in the West was developed

by Ken Favrholdt, formerly of the Osoyoos Museum, and the exhibit is making its final stop in Penticton until March 14.

“What this exhibit shows is there was an effect here. That struggle between Britain and the U.S. back then was about claiming property and land. On this side of the country, that struggle was represented through fur trading land rights,” said Peter Ord, curator of the Penticton Museum.

And trade, continued Ord, was a key factor in the development of the Okanagan, starting with First Nations traders.

“The Okanagan has served as a transport corridor for thousands of years, first of all with First Nations traders up and down, then fur traders with the arrival of the Europeans, and then you have the cattle drives, bringing cattle all the way up to Barkerville and the Cariboo,” said Ord. Penticton has always had a special relationship to transportation and trade, which probably reached its modern height with the arrival of the steamships on the lake and the Kettle Valley Railway.

And you can’t talk about trade in the west with talking about the Hudson’s Bay Company.

Roderick McLean

KAREN COLLINS holds up a picture of her great-grandfather, Roderick McLean, a key figure in the development of the Hudson’s Bay Company in the Okanagan and Similkameen.

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was a key figure in the HBC’s history in the area, hired to manage their fort in Keremeos at a time when the company was consolidating its Canadian interests north of the new border.

“They enlisted him because he had been the best axeman on the Boundary commission.

So he was already in the Similkameen area when they enlisted him,” said Karen Collins, McLean’s great-granddaughter. “This post was really important because they were trying to bring

all the HBC interests into B.C., away from Fort Colville.

“Even though he was responsible for trying to gather furs and what not, really the main reason they had the post in Keremeos was to raise horses.”

McLean worked for the HBC from 1863 to 1867, when pack trains were still the main way of moving furs and other products from centre to centre and it was the responsibility of the Keremeos fort to provide the horses.

“He was very good at everything he did, but not with the books and he extended too much credit,” said Collins.

That was why McLean eventually left the HBC, but not without a reputation for being a tough horseman.

“At the same time there are great stories.

There is a story about one winter taking a pack train through to New Westminster, they would go up over the Hope-Princeton, he lost 25 horses because of the weather,” said Collins.

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McLean still managed to get the pack train through, though.

“He was known for being a really good pack man,” said Collins, who works for the HBC herself.

“I feel like I am in the family business,” she said, remembering visiting the HBC in what is now the city centre building as a child.

That building, she said, was built by Greyback Construction, the same company that just finished a $1-million renovation on the modern store in Cherry Lane Shopping Centre.

McLean was also responsible for moving the Keremeos post from its original location to the upper bench, near the site of the grist mill. He also encouraged HBC to open another post in Osoyoos.

“It was a much better location coming up and down the valley, so now you think the main entry coming into the Okanagan is in Osoyoos.

Whoever controls Osoyoos controls the trade,” she said. “They always looked to have control of those important trading networks.”

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Touring in support of his latest album, Prairieography, Del Barber can hardly wait to hit the stage at the Dream Cafe.

“It’s one of those magical places,” said Barber who is making his third appearance at the Penticton venue.

“You can’t manufacture that, they’ve put a lot of work and care into the place.

“They’ve set the bar high, and I feel I have to meet those expectations and it brings out good things in me.”

With more than 110,000 kilometres worth of touring last year alone, Barber said he doesn’t mind the travelling, in fact prefers to do it all by car whenever possible.

“It gives me a sense of where I am, a sense of place,” he said.

At the same time, Barber explained, playing venues like the Dream Cafe and the opportunity to engage with audience members before and after the shows is one of his favourite things about touring.

It is the stories his audiences share that the story-

teller in him welcomes and cherishes.

“Hearing about their lives, that’s a pretty amazing part of this job,” said Barber.

A native of St. Norbert, Man, Barber admits Prairie life, from work to play, has influenced his music and songwriting.

“The language and disposition I have in my music comes directly from the Prairies,” he said.

Barber also draws on his own experience, working jobs across Canada and into the U.S., from the Prairies to the mountains of B.C., from taxi cabs to fishing boats.

Not exactly the perfect life, but it is the nuances of imperfection, the imperfections and ironies of life, that inspire Barber.

In addition to being a skilled storyteller, Barber is also a skilled musician.

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Some Assembly Required follows an eclectic and mismatched group of kids who operate Knickknack Toys.

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Dylan Playfair, who is from Fort St. James, but spent summers at the Okanagan Hockey School and a year playing for the junior B Penticton Lakers and later the junior A Merritt Centennials, has taken his game off the ice and onto the screen.

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Playfair was the lead role in Stanley Cup Odyssey, a 3-D short feature.

Since then Playfair said his life has been a whirlwind between classes at Vancouver Acting School and the Actors Foundry, a role as Marty Howe in Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story, the horror film Grave Encounters 2 among other projects.

Coming from a family with hockey roots, with two younger brothers still hitting the ice in the WHL, Playfair surprisingly received little flack from his family about his fledgling career.

“My parents have been really supportive and saw the hours I was putting in as a production assistance working sometimes 18-19 hour days. Once they saw I was passionate about it they got behind me and now they are my biggest fans.

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Penticton actor Travis Turner plays the king of swag on the kids TV show.

He takes on the role of Aster Vanderberg, who is creative, confident and completely comfortable with who he is.

The character enjoys the finer things in life and doesn’t understand why anyone would ever want anything less than the best.

“He is super into fashion and is in charge of the design of the toys. He likes people who look good and he likes to look good,” said Turner of his character.

“He is fastidious and quick-witted. He can be quick to dish out some pretty funny one-liners.

“At times a bit sarcastic, but underneath his exterior he is a pretty nice guy, but don’t tell anyone.”

Since his character likes to dress in creative outfits for Some Assembly Required, Turner said he had do really do his research.

“I have never really been passionate about fashion. I relate it to music though. If I hear something bad, its like nails on a chalkboard.

I have to ask to change or leave the room. Aster is very much like that.

If he doesn’t like your outfit he will let you know,” said Turner.

While their fashion sense may not be the same, Turner said there are a few traits they share.

“Aster and I are both very blunt at times. We make good first impressions and we like looking good and people who look good. We have a sense of humour and have swag. We are also good at advice and a little wiser than we look,” said Turner.

Turner also involved in the music scene as a hip hop artist going by the name Little T and has performed with acts like Warren G, Swollen Members, Kyprios, BReal and others.

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This makes comets not only messengers from the outer reaches of the Solar System, but also messengers from our distant past. That is why we have such a great interest in them.

In 1986 the Giotto spacecraft flew by the head of Halley’s Comet.

Now we are on the threshold of getting the best look at a comet we’ve ever had.

Ten years ago an Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from the European Space Agency’s launch site at Kourou, in French Guiana.

On board was Rosetta, a roughly 2-metre box-shaped spacecraft. Its mission is to rendezvous with Comet 67P/ ChuryumovGerasimenko as it heads inward for its next visit to the inner solar system.

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land a 100-kilogram probe, called Philae, on the surface of the comet.

This is a very different process from landing a spacecraft on a larger body, like the moon, where gravity pulls strongly downwards and retrorockets are used to slow the descent.

Comets are typically only a few kilometres in size, and their gravity is scarcely strong enough to hold them together.

Therefore Philae will just drift slowly to the comet, and when it lands it will fire a spike into the comet to hold itself down.

To stop the recoil from firing the spike pushing the probe off into space again, a small jet has to fire, to hold it down.

The logical way to do a space mission like this is to launch, drift to the comet and then rendezvous. However, that is beyond even the largest launch vehicles we have at the moment.

So, to get to the right place, at the right time and at the right velocity involved circling the sun four times, using close encounters with the Earth and Mars to boost its speed and to steer the spacecraft.

This 10-year mission required Rosetta to be put into hibernation for most of the trip.

It is now approaching its destination, and on Jan. 20 the delicate task of

waking the spacecraft was carried out.

At 18:17 Universal Time, the ESA satellite tracking facility at Darmstadt, Germany picked up Rosetta’s signal, confirming she is awake and functioning.

When Rosetta arrives at the comet, things will be pretty quiet.

However, as the comet, together with Rosetta and Philae, speeds into the inner solar system, the increasing solar heat will start to evaporate the comet’s material, so that great jets of gas and dust will blast out of the lump, forming the glowing tails we associate with comets.

This will enable us to determine not only what is in and near the comet, but also what’s inside.

In addition, we will have our first on-thespot view of what happens when a comet passes close to the sun.

The spacecraft is called Rosetta because we hope it will produce revelations regarding comets and our origins the way the Rosetta Stone changed our understanding of history.

We are accustomed to space missions yielding spectacular results, and this one is likely to live up to our expectations.

Venus rises about 6 a.m. Jupiter dominates the sky overnight, Mars rises around 1a.m. and Saturn at 3 a.m. The Moon will be new on Jan. 30.

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Summerland’s Justin Kripps is headed back to the Olympics and he’s more than happy about it.

“It’s an amazing feeling to be chosen to represent Canada at the Olympics,” said Kripps via email about his selection for the Sochi Olympics in Russia.

“There is nothing better than competing on the biggest stage in the world with Canada across your back.”

Kripps, who was a push athlete for Pierre Lueders in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, posted the news on his blog Jan. 20.

He qualified in the twoand four-man events with world rankings of 11th and ninth, respectively.

After the announcement regarding his selection, Global News.ca wrote a profile about Kripps, including that his team isn’t expected to reach the podium as Canada’s thirdranked sled. Kripps posted a Twitter message about it and added he intends to prove them wrong. When asked about it, Kripps said he doesn’t blame the media for writing what they did.

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“It is awesome. I can’t believe it,” said Kripps, in a statement released by Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. “Things have been going pretty well so I had a goal of getting in the top10 ... but I am a bit in shock for sure. All of the Canadians and athletes from the other countries were at the bottom jumping around

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Kripps was still feeling the emotions from the death of his grandmother Agnes, who died on his birthday, Jan.6. Kripps said he knew his Baba was with him and that was for her.

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Firefighter hockey tournament slushy but fun Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Sunny, warm weather only reduced the action, but not the fun players had during the 10th annual Penticton Firefighters Hockey Tournament.

Temperatures well above 0C forced all but two games to be cancelled on Saturday, but Sunday’s finals went ahead with just one game cancelled.

Organizer Marc Tougas said they hoped to get games going Saturday afternoon when the sun went down, but temperatures were still high. It wasn’t until 4 a.m. on Sunday that the ice began to freeze again. Four hours later, it was game on.

“We played some games until the teams didn’t want to play anymore,” joked Tougas.

Winning the A division were the Richmond firefighters, while the B division was won by Saanich.

Kitimat took the C division and the

335’s won the women’s side.

Trevor Northrup of the Richmond Fire Rescue, who have played in the tournament for four years, said the weekend was filled with laughs with friends they just met or returnees from years past.

“All too often, beer league hockey forgets that it’s just beer league hockey,” said Northrup. “Not in the context of Apex Mountain and Marc Tougas. The score matters far less than the laughter. Even in the top division where major junior and past professionals ply their trade, there is nothing more than friendly chirps, some sweet plays, and lots of humour. Marc puts on a wonderful tournament for a great cause and he can rest assured that we will return for more of the same.”

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In the previous five games from Jan. 10-18, they only managed to light the lamp nine times.

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PAYING THE PRICE in the dirty area, Penticton Vees forward Shane McColgan was unable to get his stick on this chance. McColgan did score on Trail Smoke Eaters goalie Adam Todd, helping the Vees win 5-2 at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Jan. 25.

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constructed, as they were aggressive on the puck and taking the body. Steen Cooper opened the scoring, then Brad McClure, McColgan, Nic Pierog and Ben Dalpe beat Smoke Eaters goalie Adam Todd.

Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson said it comes back to them entering the zone with speed. It enables them to create off of the forecheck.

Part of the Vees’ offensive struggles stemmed from Harbinson and his staff trying to find the right combinations for their lines following roster moves prior to and at the Jan. 10 BCHL deadline.

The changes helped boost the depth at the forward position to match the defence and goaltending.

As the Vees were generating some chances in games, Harbinson said they just tried to stay positive.

“You look at the week before, we hit the post a bunch of times. Just didn’t finish our chances,” he said. “I think everything

with us is, when we’re playing at a high pace, opportunities will come for us. Sooner or later they will go in.”

Pierog said keeping things simple contributed to the Vees’ success, and added the lines are more settled down after a few weeks of practice.

“I think we’re starting to gel and get a lot more points,” he said. “Things are starting to work out for us, which is nice.”

The Vees’ coaching staff would have had bigger problems to address had the goaltending and defence not performed as strong as it has. In their last three losses, the Vees gave up seven goals.

The work in practice last week worked to generate more goals, but it’s not over. One successful weekend is in the books, but the Vees must keep moving forward. When asked if the focus remains the same this week, the answer from Harbinson is it remains for the rest of the season.

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adding that it was noticeable the way they moved the puck better and went to the dirty areas.

Vees notes: Max Coatta participated in full practice on Monday but is still listed as day-to-day.

The School Spirit Challenge raised more than $6,100 for the Penticton Soupateria and the South Okanagan Boys and Girls Club on Jan. 18 with 3,375 in attendance.

CIBC Wood Gundy generously donated $3,375 to the Okanagan Boys and Girls Club, a dollar for every person in attendance.

The Vees donated $1,532, the BC Hockey Hall of Fame donated $1,200 from 50/50 proceeds to the Penticton Soupateria. Uplands Elementary School received $500 for highest attendance, while Parkway Elementary School was given $500 for winning the school spirit award.

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from the path they are on because of a successful two games.

“Doesn’t matter who we’re playing,” said Harbinson. “One of our strongest attributes is our team speed and our depth. We were able to use both last weekend.”

If the Vees can continue to build heading into the final stretch leading into the playoffs, it could be scary in a good way for fans, to see what this group can do.

One thing for sure, performances like they just put on will have Penticton and the crowds in the South Okanagan Events Centre buzzing.

During the Vees’ offensive struggles, captain Brad McClure said they knew they were fighting things a bit offensively and they talked about that.

What was important to them was maintaining focus on the process.

“Not thinking too much about the goals and they will come and that’s exactly what we did this weekend,” said McClure,

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Sunday’s finals are scheduled for 9, 10 and 11 a.m.

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Diamonds to come alive Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Little League/Cal Ripken Canada Baseball is coming to Okanagan Falls, Oliver and Osoyoos.

It’s the first time in several years organized little league will be in the South Okanagan. Tony Orioli, who will coach the 11 and 12-year-olds, said baseball is in demand as families living in those areas made several inquiries about the league.

“By creating Little League/Cal Ripken in Okanagan Falls, it will make travel easier for practices and home games,” said Orioli. “The team will be based out of Okanagan Falls, but we will try to combine practices using both Okanagan Falls and Oliver ball fields.”

The league will help develop players ages nine to 13 from April to June. For players who would like to challenge their skills at the next level, Orioli said they have the option of playing on a summer all-star team from mid-June to the end of August. This team travels more.

The hope is to have two teams, one at the major level for ages 11 to 12, and one for kids ages eight to 10.

“Both the coaches and Parks and Rec-

reation staff in Okanagan Falls and Oliver are excited to be bringing organized baseball back to these areas,” said Orioli.

“They have great baseball diamonds that were not being used in the spring.”

Orioli added that Little League and Cal Ripken baseball are both very large worldwide organizations. According to the Little League Canada website, more than three million youth play worldwide in over 75 countries. Canada has more than 35,000 youth playing.

“They both host World Series that are played every August in either Williamsport, Pa. (Little League) and Maryland (Cal Ripken) involving the top teams from Canada, U.S., Asia, South America and many other parts of the world,” said Orioli.

The Thompson-Okanagan for B.C. 12 and under Cal Ripken Districts is comprised of Kamloops, Penticton, Vernon, Kelowna, Keremeos, West Kelowna, Rutland, Oliver-Osoyoos, Summerland, Naramata, Princeton, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Chase and Sicamous.

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The Pen High Dry Grad committee is holding a Super Bowl Dry Grad fundraiser at the Barley Mill Brew Pub. With the Seahawks in the NFL championships, this Sunday’s party is expected to sell out. Tickets are available in advance at the Barley Mill, 2460 Skaha Lake Road or call 250-493-8000. Tickets are $15 and includes a half-time burger (beef, chicken or veggie) and a salad bar, along with door prizes, a silent auction and various games in between the action on the big screen TVs. After the final whistle of Superbowl LXVIII, parents on the Dry Grad committee are offering a safe ride home for a donation.

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KVR short on offence Western News Staff

The KVR Express girls Grade 7 basketball team didn’t have enough steam to push them to victory in district action.

On Saturday, the Express lost to the McNicoll Park Dragons 32-9, then 28-19 against the Skaha Lake Sharks.

Moonlite Supernault dropped 12 points for the Dragons, while Lyn Deakin and Kalli Loewen finished with six and four points, respectively.

“We didn’t space the floor well enough, which among other things meant too many of our shots were in the middle of a crowd,” said coach Chris Terris. “Cassidy Thomsen attacked the hoop well in transition, which was a real positive.”

Against the Sharks, Grace Robinson rang up 12 points for the winning team.

Marissa Lemoler and Julia Cerutti finished with nine and four points, respectively for the Express. “Sarah Newsted, who had two points, played really well defensively,” said Terris. “She rebounded the ball well and was active helping her teammates.”

The coaches from the Sharks and Dragons couldn’t be reached for full results.

On Monday the Dragons took on the Okanagan Hoops, winning 43-36. The Dragons were led by Emma Schneider, who drained 26 points. For the Hoops, it was Kayley Davies with eight points, Olivia Devito with seven, Emma Terris with six points and four rebounds and Kalli Doell KVR’s Marrisa Lemoler bounces around McNicoll’s Lyn Deakin with six points. during Grade 7 basketball action at KVR Middle School. McNicoll Next middle school action is scheduled Park won 32-9. for Feb. 15.

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Kirk McLean is the centrepiece of the 2014 inductees into the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame.

Others include Nelson’s Pat Price, the Kelowna Rockets 2003-04 Memorial Cup championship team and administrator Bill Ennos.

“I think we have a pretty decent class,” said B.C. HHoF executive director Bruce Judd. “With McLean heading it, No. 6 for Nashville is pretty good too, Shea Weber. Maybe Pat Price has been forgotten about a bit, but not really. Everyone knows what (Price) accomplished.”

McLean played 11 seasons with the Vancouver Canucks. The native of Willowdale, Ont., still holds Canucks records for games played (516), playoff games (68) and playoff wins (34), two ahead of Roberto Luongo. A Vezina Trophy finalist twice, McLean won 245 of his 612 NHL games and collected 22 shutouts with the New Jersey Devils, Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers. McLean is remembered for his play in the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which included a season-saving stop against the Calgary Flames in the first round and leading the Canucks to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final before losing to the Rangers.

Price is known as a standout defenceman with the Saskatoon Blades. Price was drafted 11th overall by the New York Islanders in 1975. Instead of joining the Islanders, he chose to sign with the World Hockey Association’s Vancouver Blazers for $1.3 million. He eventually joined the Islanders and also played for the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers and Minnesota, dressing in 726 NHL games.

The Rockets will be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their championship while being inducted in the team category. They captured the Memorial Cup under coach Marc Habscheid and general Manager Bruce Hamilton. They won the regular season championship and went undefeated in the Memorial Cup winning four straight. Defenceman Shea Weber was a tournament all-star, goalie Kelly Guard was most valuable player and hometown product Josh Gorges of the Montreal Canadiens was winner of the most sportsmanlike award.

Ennos has been part of amateur hockey development in British Columbia for many years. He joined BC Amateur Hockey Association (now BC Hockey) as program co-ordinator in 1980. In 1989, he succeeded Bob Nicholson as development co-ordinator. He is presently associate director-programs. He was a leader in developing the B.C. Junior Olympic Program and its transition into the Best Ever Program of Excellence.

Ennos also played hockey with the UBC Thunderbirds.

He has received many awards including the BC Hockey Life Member’s Award for his outstanding contribution to the development and growth of amateur hockey.

Judd said Ennos was instrumental with the rules and regulations in place now.

“He’s very deserving of it,” said Judd, who praised Ennos’s work at the grassroots level of hockey.

During the ceremony to be held July 25 at the South Okanagan Events Centre, the first Bernie Pascall Award for Officiating and Announcing will be handed out.

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In the Shuswap, the salmon run at Adams River has long been a draw for ecotourism, as visitors stop to marvel at the river teeming with a carpet of brilliant red spawners.

The return of the sockeye run to the Okanagan River in recent years is also a sight for locals and tourists alike, but along with salmon, coastal communities can boast another spawning run that is no less a pageant for the smaller size of the fish.

With their endless sand beaches and warm Pacific waters, the popular coastal communities of Parksville and Qualicum Beach have long been a summertime hot spot for locals and tourists alike.

But thanks to an annual wildlife spectacle, the area’s shores bloom with a different kind of visitor in the spring.

Between mid-March and early April, the coastline comes to life and plays host to the country’s largest Pacific herring spawn. In addition to tinting the area’s

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“We have tens of thousands of migratory waterfowl that basically follow this pulse of productivity that starts down in California and moves northward as the water warms,” said Brian Kingzett, Deep Bay Marine Field Station manager.

“I sort of liken it to the marine equivalent of the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, where every spring the bloom moves from southern Japan to northern Japan.”

Its shallow waters, sheltered coves and abundance of eelgrass has long made the Parksville Qualicum Beach area a favoured breeding spot for the small silver fish on their annual migration north, but there was a period from the 70s through the 90s when the stocks fell to critically low levels, as did the Okana-

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Ongoing work by the Okanagan Nation Alliance is strengthening the local sockeye run, but Kingzett said stricter fishing regulations and better environmental practices have herring numbers on the rebound. The size of the stock can vary from year to year – depending on factors including water temperature and survival rates from the previous year – but Kingzett hopes this year’s numbers to exceed 2013’s total of 93,000 tonnes.

“That’s small compared to some of the historic runs,” he said.

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Known for its favourable climate and abundance of authentic outdoor activities, Vancouver Island is used to its share of tourism and the spawning season is no different.

Over the years, the herring spawn has become a major component of the annual Brant Wildlife Festival, which celebrates the recent resurgence of the Brant geese population and draws nature enthusiasts from around the world.

After getting involved with the festival in 2013, Kingzett said the Deep Bay Marine Field Station will play a bigger role this year, providing the public with lectures as well as boat tours.

“On a regional level, what we’re trying to do here is illustrate these really large biological events that are happening in our waters,” he

said. “It’s also a great opportunity to talk about conservation and the need to continue to promote the health of the marine environment here.”

Kingzett, who looks forward to the spawning spectacle every spring, more as a nature lover than as a researcher, recommends anyone with an interest in nature visit Parksville Qualicum Beach in the coming weeks.

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Please email resume and references to: sosdivision@shaw.ca Or fax: 778-476-5992 Closing date: Friday, February 7, 2014

YOUTH AGAINST VIOLENCE LINE

1-800-680-4264

info@youthagainstviolence.com Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Be Part of Our Team.

Sub-Contractor Driver Must have 1 ton Van 2 days a week - Wednesday & Friday Early morning deliveries For more info please call 250-492-0444 Ext: 219 or 205 or email: circulation@pentictonwesternnews.com

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

$990 + taxes

Basic Cremation No hidden costs.

MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGER POSITION Princeton, B.C.

1929 – 2014

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Our loving father Bastiaan van Oosterom passed away peacefully on Friday, January 24, 2014 at Penticton Regional Hospital. He is survived by his son, Pierre (Paulette) van Oosterom; daughters, Ellis van Oosterom (partner Dan) and Yolanda Gillard; 3 grandchildren, Kim, Marino and Kaitlyn and 1 great granddaughter, Loren. He is also survived by brothers, Chris, Huib; and sister, Neltje. A Celebration of his Life will be held at the Legion in Okanagan Falls (5009 12 Ave.) on Thursday, January 30 at 1:00 p.m.

Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com

Education/Trade Schools

Education/Trade Schools

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EAR Basic & Post Basic

Do y you enjoy working with children?

Early Childhood Educators not only teach childr children, they aim to help children devel develop good habits in learning and in life.

Career Opportunities: Preschools O Strong Start Facilitators O Group Child Care Cruise Ships and Resorts O Supported Child Development

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CALL PENTICTON: 250.770.2277 OR VISIT SPROTTSHAW.COM

Job Posting - Executive Director The South Okanagan Women in Need Society (SOWINS) is a dynamic non profit organization providing services throughout the South Okanagan and Keremeos to women and their children who are experiencing, have experienced, or are at risk of experiencing abuse.

As our Executive Director is retiring after more than 15 years of dedicated service to SOWINS, the Board of Directors is seeking a highly motivated, committed and entrepreneurial Executive Director to provide the strong leadership that will continue to move our organization toward ever increasing effectiveness and the expansion of our services and programs.

The ideal candidate will have a broad knowledge of women’s services and the non profit sector, hold a University Degree or a Diploma in non profit management or other relevant discipline, have experience with Board governance, financial and human resource management as well as programming and delivery of services. They will also have a strong interest in using new technologies for building community capacity and information dissemination, including expertise in MS Office applications.

Please visit www.sowins.com/employmentopportunities for the full Job Posting, Job Description and How to Apply.

The application closing deadline is February 28th, 2014.

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Employment

Services

Services

Real Estate

Rentals

Rentals

Transportation

Trades, Technical

Carpet Cleaning

Telephone Services

Lots

Duplex / 4 Plex

Suites, Lower

Auto Financing

GPRC, Fairview Campus, Alberta needs Power Engineering Instructors. No teaching experience, no problem.

Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca

Owner - Operator

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

By Owner 1 acre Okanagan Lake View Lot off Tronson Rd, serviced, secure w/private lake access. Offers. 250-275-1626

Grnd fl, garden, 2bdrm, 6appl, cat neg., NS, on bus route, central Penticton, $900/mo. +util., (water incl.), storage, 2 parking, avail. Feb. 1, text 250-488-3340, 250-493-3141

2 bedroom basement suite, $900/mo. (incl. util), f/s/w/d, (250)493-7485, 250-460-0800

JM ELECTRICIAN- 3-4 yr apprentice wanted email resume: okelectricresumes@gmail.com JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS Fort McMurray & Leduc Alberta Gladiator Equipment Ltd. has immediate positions for Journeyman Heavy Duty, off road Certified Mechanics for work in Fort McMurray and Leduc, Alberta. Excellent wages and benefits. www.gladiatorequipment.com fax 1-780-986-7051. hr@gladiatorequipment.com

Marine Technician

Primary duties include maint. troubleshooting & repair of diesel & gas marine engines.

Knowledgeable in vessel electrical systems.

Must have own tools and a valid drivers license.

Compensation Based On Experience.

Please forward resume to vancouveroutboard@ telus.net NOW HIRING Class 1 Drivers to transport dangerous goods for oilfield service company in northern Alberta. Competitive wages, benefits and lodging.

Experience hauling fluids preferred. Send an email to: dispatch@brekkaas.com.

We are looking for an experienced Electrical/Estimator Manager to join our firm. The successful candidate must be skilled in electrical design, and be able to manage the day to day operations of a small to medium-sized firm, including dispatching, purchasing and cost accounting. Excellent benefit package including a vehicle.

Please send resume to: sandrak@vip.net

Services

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

Lakeview Lakeview Terraces, Terraces, 22 bdrm bdrm furnished furnished condo. condo.

2BDRM, 1 full bath, 4 appl., fenced grass yard on the Similkameen River. 5 km west of Hedley. N/P, N/S, $800/mo. incl. elec., Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & DD req.

Avail. now., 250-292-8190 4 BD/3 BR 2,400sqft executive home in Heritage Hills. Attached double garage, large private yard. Avail. Mar 1st. $1,950. NP/NS. 250-486-1870 Olalla, spacious, bright 3bdrm, 1 full bath, laundry room, w/d/f/s, garage, large deck, landscaped. No pets, No smoking, Ref.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Available Mar. 1, $875/mo., (250)499-5700

HOUSES HOUSeS

Motels,Hotels

Pets & Livestock GREEN VALLEY CARPET CARE

Green - Clean - Thorough Dry in 2 hours only!

CALL 250-809-4965 or visit:

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

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Cleaning Services

Pets

Cleaning, house sitting, animal sitting avail. immed., refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s avail., call 250-492-5907

1 Bulldog puppy 10 wks, 1 Boston Terrier puppy 14 wks Int Champion Blood Lines, vet checked, 1st shots, family raised. Call (250)546-9741 And All Breed Grooming.

Hamster supplies wanted: cage, games, mazes, toys etc., free if possible, call 250486-0861

Countertops REFACE Countertops.

1/2 the Cost of Replacing. Granite & Corian Designs. 470-2235.

Garden & Lawn Valley Wide Lawn & Yard Care. Fully experienced fruit tree and landscape pruner.

Now booking 2014 lawn care packages. Mowing, power raking and aeration. NO charge fertilizer program, free estimates. Phone Gerald at 250493-5161. Serving Penticton to Osoyoos areas.

Home Improvements

HOME RENOVATIONS

â&#x20AC;˘ Bathrooms â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Basements â&#x20AC;˘

250-488-5338 BELCAN

Merchandise for Sale Firewood/Fuel A-1 Firewood, Full cords mixed, $250, Pine, $200, Fir $200, mixed $225, split & delivered, 1/2 cords & 1/4 cords avail., free delivery, 250-7700827, 250-809-0127 eves.

Furniture SLIDE INTO COMFORT w/ A BRAND NEW QUEEN MATTRESS $160. Still in plastic, mfg. warranty.

250.870.2562

Medical Supplies WALK-IN TUBS & SHOWERS Kelowna Showroom, 1048 Richter. Save $$. 1-866-4048827 www.aquassure.com

Painting & Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Misc. for Sale

painting, tiling, ď&#x192;&#x;ooring, kitchen/bath renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, carpentry ď&#x192;&#x17E;nishing,

CK&S Home Improvements.

Finish carpentry, concrete, framing , windows, doors, full kitchen/bath, basements, garages, tile, hardwood & laminate. No job too small, licensed & insured, Chris 250488-4147 HOME IMPROVEMENT, Addition, Renovation, Finishing and more, call Adolf, # 250809-4027

2 automatic garage doors, hardware & remotes incl., like new, Erin 250-462-5994 STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca STEEL BUILDING. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The big year end clear out!â&#x20AC;? 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Moving & Storage

Misc. Wanted

U1ST - MOVING 2 ton. Prices starting at $65/hr. Call 250859-8362.

FAMILY Movers. Moving?

Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687

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 250-499-0251

licensed, insured, WCB

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

Painting & Decorating Accurate Painting Company quality work, call Rob for a free estimate, (250)488-5682 HERE COME THE PAINTERS, 13 years experience, Interior/Exterior, 250-486-2331 HOME PAINTING SERVICES, 20 years experience, free quotations, 20% seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or disability discounts, small jobs welcome, DAVE BARNETT DECORATING, 250-487-0873 WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

Apt/Condo for Rent

2 Coats Any Colour

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

Rubbish Removal PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827

3311 WILSON ST

Verana, 2 bed + den, 2 bath, top floor, floor, gourmet gourmet kitchen. kitchen.

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3 bed, 2 bath, large fenced yard.

AVAIL AvAil NOW $1300 NARAMATA NaraMaTa

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3 bed, 3 bath, overlooking lake and vineyard, covâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d deck, hot tub, double double garage, garage, all all appl. appl.

AVAIL AvAil FEB FEB 11 $1850 $1850 MONDAY - FRIDAY

250-492-2233 ASK ASk FOR PROPERTY PROPeRtY MANAGEMENT MANAgeMeNt

1 & 2 bdrm, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-3626 1bdrm $650, 2bdrm, $750, adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250-492-7328 2 & 3 bdrm Apartments, $825$1000, Updated Flooring, bright, spacious, D/T location, laundry on site, ample parking, N/S N/P R/R, Okanagan Strata Management, 102 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 95 Eckhardt Ave., Penticton, BC, Owen, 250-328-2183 Call or Text 2bdrm + den at Lakeshore towers, facing lake, pool, hottub, sauna, gym, $1600 Dennis 250-493-4372 50+ condo, larger 2bdrm 2ba corner unit, 5appl., close to Skaha Lake, recent renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, ns, np, ug secure parking, additional storage behind stall, $1050/mo., 250-462-2658 Large 2 Bedroom, 3rd floor, $850/ month plus utilities, 40+ Building, 250-487-1136

$725 $850

1bd daylight basement, close to Wiltse Elem. School, N/S, N/P, prefer mature resp. person, refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s req., $650 incl. util., avail. immed., 250-493-5630 2bdrm 1bath bsmnt suite on Green Ave., $800 (incl.util.), no cable (250)493-8961 2bdrm basement suite, Wiltse area, avail. immed., np, ns, $850 (incl. cable & util.), 778476-2007 (evenings)

Apt/Condo for Rent

Third floor walk up, bachelor unit, close to OK Beach, incl util. Avail Feb 1 (WGA) Downtown, top floor 2 bdrm apt, f, s, extra storage, quiet building. Avail NOW (SHM) Large 2 bdrm, 1 bath suite, f, s, w/d, laminate floors, unique floor plan, walk up, 2nd floor, near downtown.

Avail Feb 1 (OT608) Newer, 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 1/2 duplex near Can Tire, laminate floor, s/s appliances, w/d. Avail NOW (H714) Quiet location, 2 bdrm & den, 1.5 bath, f, s, townhouse near walkways & school. Avail NOW (TH480-2) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:

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

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com Townhouses 2-bdrm Townhouse, spacious, walkout, renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d bldg, parking, patio, a/c, water incl, $850. Pet friendly & large storage, in Vernon. Half month free rent.

250-769-0626 or 250-3178673 2 or 3bdrm, Baskin Gardens, renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, painted, f/s/w/d, fenced yard, large storage room, close to school, kids welcome, 1 small pet, $1050/mo. Avail.

Feb. 15, (250)490-9082

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts 4 rims/tires off Ford truck, P235-75-15, balanced, etc., 2 winters as new, BF Goodrich, new cost, $425 for two, sell all for $350, 778-476-2046

Cars - Domestic Moving out of province, selling 1979 Mercury Cougar, XR7, 351 engine, p/s, p/b, p/w, a/c, new tires, very clean, exc. cond., open to offers, Penticton 250-490-9884, or 250-4884817

Recreational/Sale 17â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Okanagan 5th $1500, 778-476-2046

Wheel,

Adult Escorts MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048

Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock.

We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

Vernonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best! New Grand Location! Discrete, Upscale, Beautiful Attendants. In/out Spoil yourself! 250-307-8174.

Hiring!

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B UD G E T ME E T I N G A N D O PE N H O U S E Electoral Area â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Okanagan Falls/Kaleden/Apex/Upper Carmi)

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Kaleden Community Centre 320 Lakehill Rd. Kaleden Budget Presentation 7:00 pm 8:00 pm. Open Discussion 8:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 pm

Area â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dâ&#x20AC;? Director Tom Siddon

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an opportunity for ratepayers to review and comment on the 2014 Operating Budget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I welcome and encourage all those interested in the budget to attend.â&#x20AC;?

The open house will include a presentation from the Regional District's Finance team and allow for questions and comments from Area â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dâ&#x20AC;? residents. The presentation will focus on tax requisitions, services and user fees specific to Electoral Area â&#x20AC;&#x153;D.â&#x20AC;?

For more information, contact Director Tom Siddon at 250-809-2548 or tsiddon@rdos.bc.ca

C I T Y PA G E THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PENTICTON 171 Main Street Penticton, B.C. V2A 5A9 250-490-2400 (phone) 250-490-2402 (fax) www.penticton.ca

Duplex / 4 Plex 2bdrm 40+, ns premises, large bright suite, private patio, near everything, $800+util., water incl., (250)492-0274 mornings

TOWNHOUSES: $850

Suites, Lower

APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location, 2300sqft. in busy plaza, ample parking, also 5821100 sqft. shared office space avail., call Barb 250-492-6319

HOUSES: $1000

Motel monthly rentals in Penticton & Oliver, Avail. until June 2014, LARGE 1bdrm suites & bachelor suites, Fully furnished, utilities/cable incl., quiet location, near Mall & bus route. Call Valley Star Motel 250-492-7205. Ext. 0 or Maple Leaf Motel Inn Towne, 250498-3497

Commercial/ Industrial

APARTMENTS:

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299,

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

REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE $575

Homes for Rent

HIGHLAND motel suites avail now, 1140 Burnaby Ave., 250809-1253, 250-488-2206

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 2014-06 (948 Naramata Road) A Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday, February 3, 2014 at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC to consider Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2014-06 to amend Zoning Bylaw 2011-23 as follows: Add under Section 9.2 A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Agriculture: 9.2.7 SITE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS .9

On Parcel B (DD 28224F) on Plan B1152 of Block C, DL 204, Similkameen Division Yale District, Plan 305 Except part on Plan 35371 located at 948 Naramata Road, Craft Brewery/Distillery shall be permitted.

Any person whose interest may be affected by the proposed amendment may appear in person, by petition or by attorney. Delegations and Submissions will be received no later than 9:30 a.m. on Monday, February 3, 2014 to Attention: Corporate Officer, City of Penticton, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5A9; Email: publichearings@penticton.ca. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Please note that all submissions are a matter of public record. Those persons with special hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at 250-490-2400 prior to the meeting.

The above-mentioned bylaw and supporting information will be available for public inspection up to and including Monday, February 3, 2014 at the following locations during hours of operation: Development Services and Corporate Administration (City Hall, 171 Main St.), Penticton Public Library (785 Main Street) and the Penticton Community Centre (325 Power St.); or online at http:// www.penticton.ca/EN/meta/city-news/latest-news.html.

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WEDNESDAY January 29

The PenTicTon AcAdemy of Music String Orchestra rehearses from 7:15-8:45 p.m. in the lounge of the Leir House, 220 Manor Park Ave. New members welcome. Please call 250493-7977 for more info.

The nArAmATA ScoTTiSh Country Dance Club has classes at 7 p.m. Please bring soft-soled shoes to wear for dancing.

For more information call Davina at 250-4871272. Classes are held Wednesdays through April from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Shatford Centre.

Neither Scottish background nor a partner is required.

The PenTicTon Public Library has preschool storytime (ages 3-5) from 11 to 11:30 a.m. until Mar. 26. Stories, songs and rhymes, plus fun with the felt board and playful puppets.

This is a free drop-in program. For more info, call Julia Cox at 250770-7783 or ask in the children’s library. okAnAgAn FAllS SeniorS’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to

10:30 a.m. and carpet bowling at 1 p.m.

SummerlAnd ArT club meets Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Summerland Library.

Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. Contact Mary at 250-494-5851 for info. bereAvemenT The reSource Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-4901107.

FoSTer cAre inFo sessions every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250770-7524 or visit www. fosterbc.ca or www.mcf. gov.bc.ca/foster.

PenTicTon duPlicATe bridge club holds weekly games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Penticton library.

Call Birgitta at 250-7701154 for info.

Al-Anon For FriendS and family of alcoholics

at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for info. oliver double o Quilters have drop-in activities Wednesdays.

Everyone welcome. bingo every WedneSdAy in the Legion hall with the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m.

Lunches are available.

SeniorS’ recreATion and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Call Betty at 250-4900468 for more information.

AnAveTS hAS humP Day with dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and music by Shindigger at 6:30 p.m. kiWAniS club hAS a lunch meeting every Wednesday at noon at 390 Brunswick St. hAnd And FooT cAnASTA at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-492-7630 for info.

AlcoholicS AnonymouS hAS Nooners meetings Monday to Friday noon at 352 Winnipeg St. Call

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service 24 hours is 250490-9216. Night group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement.

65-PluS SingleS coFFee club meets at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. For info call 250-492-0459 or 250-770-1018.

SouTh mAin droP-in Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., a coffee social and medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., and easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. eAgleS hAve A $5 lunch from noon to 2 p.m.

Members and guests welcome.

The order oF St. Luke meets on the first and third Wednesdays in St. Saviours’ Church at noon for healing prayer.

SouTh okAnAgAn and i mmigrAnT Community Services is offering free English classes. For more info, stop by the office at 508 Main St. or call 250492-6299.

THURSDAY January 30

SouTh mAin droPin Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowl at 10 a.m., bingo, improver line dance and crafters meet at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities.

FiTneSS FriendS meeT at 10 a.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. Come get in shape. Call Dot at 250-492-5400.

The PenTicTon Public Library has bedtime stories (ages 3 and up) from 6:45 – 7:15 p.m. until March 27 except March 6. Stories, songs and rhymes, plus fun with the felt board and playful puppets. This is a free drop-in program.

For more info, call Julia Cox at 250-770-7783 or ask in the children’s library. elkS club on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m.

All skill levels welcome.

ToPS b.c. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250-493-5968 or Liz at 250-493-7997 for more info.

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calendar Okanagan Falls seniOrs’ Centre has Scrabble at 10 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and crib at 7 p.m.

TOPs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250770-8093.

FraTernal Order OF the Eagles has musical trivia bingo at 7 p.m.

Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. alcOhOlics anOnymOus nighT group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Vineyard Church. deserT sage sPinners and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@telus.net or 250-498-4959. al-anOn FOr Friends and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272. anaveTs have Fun pool at 7 p.m. and 269 dart club at 7:30 p.m. rOyal canadian legiOn branch 40 has crib and drop-in eight-ball pool at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. Peach ciTy meet TOasTmasTers from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church. Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250-4922362 for info.

FRIDAY

January 31 Friday sOcial dance at South Main DropIn Centre, 2965 South Main St. Join us for music by Vic and the Band Masters starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person, all welcome. summerland Pleasure PainTers meet every

Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. New members and drop-ins are welcome. Contact Ruth at 494-7627 for info.

PenTicTOn seniOrs cOmPuTer Club drop-in sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved.

Lectures on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on computingrelated topics.

WinTer sTOry Time for preschoolers at the Keremeos Library, 638 7th Ave., runs from Jan. 17 through March 14 on Friday mornings from 11:15 a.m. until noon. No registration is required for this free program.

Oliver seniOr cenTre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. rOyal canadian legiOn branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday at 11:30 a.m. Friday dinner at 4:30 p.m. anaveTs has karaOke at 7 p.m. with Smart Ass Entertainment, Scotch doubles pool at 6:30 p.m. seniOrs singles lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622. elks club On Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m.

The bereavemenT resOurce Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-490-1107.

890 Wing OF South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. alcOhOlics anOnymOus has a group meet in Naramata at 8 p.m. at 3740 3rd St. in Community Church hall. In Summerland, the step study meeting

is at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Friends Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. at Oasis United Church. al-anOn meeTs aT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.

The PenTicTOn Public Library invites all kids ages 5 to 12 to celebrate Team Canada and the Winter Olympics with stories, songs, crafts and a puppet show from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the children’s library. For more information on this free program, call Julia Cox at 250-7707783 or ask in the children’s library.

The PenTicTOn Public Library has toddler time (age 16 months to 3 years, with caregiver) from 10 to 10:30 a.m. and baby songs and rhymes (infant to 15 months, with caregiver) from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. until March 28 except March 7. Stories, songs and rhymes, plus fun with the felt board and playful puppets. This is a free drop-in program.

For more info, call Julia Cox at 250-770-7783 or ask in the children’s library. eagles have a ham dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. and Karoke by Affordable Music from 7 to 11 p.m.

Members and guests welcome.

Okanagan Falls seniOrs’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and crib at 1 p.m.

SATURDAY February 1

Oliver seniOr cenTre, 5876 Airport St., has dancing to old-time music from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. rOyal canadian legiOn branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., a meat draw at 2 p.m. and sing-along at 4 p.m. Robbie Burns dinner at 4 p.m.

FraTernal Order OF Eagles have hamburgers from noon to 4 p.m.

Beaver races at 4 p.m.

Members and guests welcome. anaveTs has Fun pool

at noon and entertainment by Smart Ass Entertainment, dinner

by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Glory Days at 6:30 p.m. chariTy bOTTle drive with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital pediatric ward, SPCA and Critteraid.

Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at IGA on Government Street. a l c O h O l i c s anOnymOus has its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday night group meets at 8 p.m.

at 150 Orchard Ave. and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Call service 24 hours is 250-490-9216.

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