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Cutjar and Brown get nod to run Challenge Penticton

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PICKETS LEAVE STUDENTS IN LIMBO Joe Fries

Western News Staff

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PENTICTON TEACHERS Marsha Saldat and Philipp de Loi wave to drivers on Eckhardt Avenue near Penticton Secondary School during Monday’s first in a series of scheduled rotating strikes by the B.C. Teachers Federation who were joined on the picket lines by members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

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In the wake of one-day strikes and with less than a month left in the school year, some parents are worried about how it will end for the most senior students. “The biggest and strongest concern that I’m hearing currently is: What about grad?” said Derek Hurst, president of the Okanagan Skaha district parent advisory council. Graduation ceremonies are among the extra-curricular activities currently in limbo due to the partial lockout of teachers by the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association. Under terms of the lockout, teachers have been ordered to show up for work no more than 45 minutes before class begins, and to leave school property within 45 minutes of the ﬁnal bell. High school teachers will then be fully locked out June 25 and 26, while all teachers will be off the job June 27. That throws a wrench into plans for graduation ceremonies here, but administrators are working to ensure the shows go on, said Okanagan Skaha superintendent Wendy Hyer. “At the moment, in speaking with all of the high school principals, grad ceremonies will continue,” she said Tuesday. “They may look different, but they’ll continue.” The ceremonies begin locally with Penticton Secondary on June 13, followed by Princess Margaret on June 26 and Summerland Secondary on June 27. Hyer said the events will likely be scaled-down affairs that rely on help from parents and administrators from

other schools; Summerland’s ceremony has already been bumped from the morning to late afternoon to make it easier for volunteers to attend. Some other school events have, however, been cancelled outright by teachers. Hyer said a handful of elementary schools’ swimming programs were scuttled this week, as was a middle school’s year-end camping trip, even though the lockout is not meant to not apply to extra-curricular activities. But the president of the Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union said members are concerned about liability and health insurance coverage while engaged in extra-curricular activities outside regular school hours. “Our legal advice is that we follow that lockout until we hear differently,” explained Leslea Woodward. She said teachers’ continued involvement in volunteer activities and the possibility or further strikes will depend on what happens this week during contract talks and at a hearing with the Labour Relations Board in regard to a 10 per cent wage cut intended to reﬂect their reduced duties during job action. “We’re taking it day by day,” Woodward said. “If (teachers) are going to be expected to do all of their jobs and be locked out and have their pay cut by 10 per cent, they’re not going to be feeling too happy about it.” Teachers have been without a contract since June 2013. According to BCPSEA, its last offer was a six-year deal with a 7.3 per cent wage increase, while the counterproposal was a fouryear agreement with a 16 per cent pay hike.

Centre at Naramata management closes doors amidst labour dispute Joe Fries

Western News Staff

Some bookings at the Centre at Naramata have now been cancelled as a result of the ongoing labour dispute there. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees went on strike May 15, but the facility was able to continue operating through the use of replacement workers. CUPE later applied to the Labour Relations Board to have the replacement workers declared illegal, but prior to a formal

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hearing, the Centre’s management acknowledged it was in the wrong, then closed the doors Monday. “We’ve currently ceased operations while we review what our options are,” said Jim Simpson, director of development and strategic partnerships. He said events up to six weeks out, representing 2,800 person-nights at the Centre, have been cancelled, resulting in a major hit to revenue. Simpson said the options management are reviewing include shutting the facility for good or staying closed until a deal is reached with workers. CUPE national

representative Tom O’Leary said the Centre, which is aligned with the United Church of Canada, should also consider a wholesale change of management. “We didn’t want to see the Centre cease operations at all; we want it to see it managed properly,” he said. “Managed properly, it’s a great facility.” O’Leary said no contract talks are scheduled and the workers are planning a rally at the venue on Saturday from 12-2 p.m. The Centre’s last offer to workers proposed contracting out six of 30 positions in a bid to reduce costs.

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Cutjar and Brown gearing up for Challenge 2015 Steve Kidd

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Penticton has followed through on its search to find new operators for the Challenge Penticton race, which the city negotiated a licence for in 2012 after ending a 30-year relationship with Ironman Canada. The 2014 race will still be operated by the Penticton Triathlon Race Society at the behest of the city, but for 2015, the city has recommended the Challenge Family negotiate a licence with Kevin Cutjar and Michael Brown. Cutjar made contact with the Challenge Family almost immediately. “I just received a message from one of their representatives and they are looking forward to starting those negotiations,” said Cutjar. Friday. “We’re also looking forward to getting through that process and moving on.” The second Challenge Penticton takes place on Aug. 24 this year, and will be the final year the city has responsibility for the race, as long as Cutjar and Brown are successful in their bid to negotiate a new licence. Cutjar and Brown have also committed to a guaranteed five-year debt repayment plan. In December, the Western News revealed that the City of Penticton had co-signed on a line of credit for up to $200,000 to cover losses from the first year of operation, losses that were later revealed to total $377,032. Cutjar, a professional triathlete with several top 10 finishes in Ironman Canada, said he and Brown have the skills needed to make the race a success. “We haven’t taken on this big a project together, but Mike is the

owner and race director for a triathlon up in Stoney Plain, Alta. “It has 800 to 1,000 competitors in that and he has a strong business background and is involved on that race on all levels of operation and management,” said Cutjar, who also brings his experience as owner and race director of the B.C. Duathlon Championships to the table. “We think one of our bigger strengths is our reach into the broader triathlon community, not only in our local region,” said Cutjar. “We’ve built relationships with influential people, clubs and coaches and these are the connections we have that will aim to develop and encourage people back into Penticton to train and do the race.” Cutjar and Brown were one of three groups that filed expressions of interest with the city to take over the race. Bruce Schoenne, a local businessman, and Steve Brown, owner of Peach City Runners, were the first group to put their bid in, though they recently pulled out of the competition. Schoenne said he and Steve Brown were concerned over the time it was taking the city to come to a decision, asking for a response by May 15, in order to have the maximum time to put their plans into effects. The city did ask for an extension to May 21, the day they conducted personal interviews with the bidding groups. But, according to Schoenne, they still didn’t hear from the city, so came to the decision to withdraw. “There are no sour grapes. Steve and I looked at this as a business decision,” said Schoenne, adding that they still believe the race has

Penticton’s Kevin cutjar and his alberta business partner Michael Brown have been recommended by the city of Penticton to begin negotiations to operate the challenge Penticton event for 2015.

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a chance to succeed. “This process for Steve and I has been almost six months, far longer than it was for the other bidders. “We were right off the mark, this has been a long process. We had a plan to put in place, and a very aggressive plan to bring people back into this community.” Schoenne said they wish Cutjar and Brown all the best for a successful race in 2015. Cutjar admits it’s a big task they

have taken on to bring the Penticton race back to the levels it was at during the Ironman decades. They plan to focus on the relationship with the athletes to build the brand reputation. “Ironman is a massive player in the triathlon world. That is always going to be a challenge to go up against them, but I think if we can become the best other option and really look after the athletes and make sure the experience … is bet-

ter than anything else they experience, that is going to be the focus for us,” said Cutjar. “We’ve got enough experience as athletes and in the triathlon industry to know that it is those sort of things that encourage people to go back to a race. “It is the experience they have there and the relationships they build with the people that organize the race and how they are treated by the race.”

neglected and abandoned horses taxing local resources Kristi Patton

Western News Staff

For the third time this month, Theresa Nolet has found herself coming to the rescue of a foal. “It is very alarming to me to see so many foals being abandoned. It is really not natural herd behaviour,” said Nolet. Nolet, of One At A Time Success horse rescue, helped recover one foal at the beginning of the month, another was pulled to safety from the swollen river in Trout Creek. The latest foal was found injured and abandoned

behind the Summerland Research Station. “A woman came across the foal all alone and it appeared to be injured in an attack. The foal has puncture wounds on his neck, marks on his rear hip and its belly was swollen. The vet thinks it was stepped on, possibly by its mom,” said Nolet, who believes the foal was born the day it was found. Earlier this month, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen heard nearly 600 wild horses were counted on the Penticton Indian Band lands in March during an aerial survey. The two governments are working to find

a cost-effective solution to the issue of wild horses. Nolet feels something needs to be done quick. “I think more pressure needs to be applied to this situation. Some of these horses roaming around, especially on the West Bench, are branded,” she said. “They (owners) should be caring for them, not letting them roam wild to fall in rivers, left hurt and abandoned and to cross highways. That is not appropriate in my mind.” The latest foal was taken to a vet in Kelowna, the cost was partially taken care for by Critteraid and O.A.T.S.

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Mansiere rides light all the way to national gold that’s what I got, where there’s light there’s crime,” said Grant. “I just want to get the word out and people to When it comes to light, less can definitely be think about it.’ more according to a research project by Summerland His interest in the matter came following the murMiddle School student Grant Mansiere. der of hockey mom Julie Paskall in Surrey and the In fact, the thoroughness and quality of his work, request by area residents for increased lighting. as well as the somewhat surprising results, wowed “But the relationship (between light and crime) the judges so much at this year’s Canseemed more complex,” he said. “My ada-Wide Science Fair in Windsor, question was, is there a connection Ont. the Trout Creek teen received between light from streetlights and multiple awards. homes (measured as skyglow) and In addition to the gold medal in the different types of crimes?” junior excellence category, Grant won His results came from using three the Actuarial Foundation of Canada methods of light analysis and RCMP honours and the Award for Excellence data to determine crime rates per i just want to in Astronomy. street in Summerland and Penticton. get the word That included a $4,000 entrance In addition to the crime ratio to scholarship to Western University and skyglow, Grant also believes it can out there and cause health other cash and prizes totalling $1,700. problems for people, “Certainly I was surprised when negative issues for plants and animals people think I first got to the science fair I didn’t and difficulty for astronomers. about it. think I had a chance, there are some Part of his project was also looking incredibly smart kids out there,” said at lighting options to reduce skyglow. — Grant Mansiere Grant. “Competition was very stiff Grant is the son of Gerald and Sharon Mansiere who were obviously but I had a great time and met some proud of his achievements. wonderful people.” “He loves to take a problem on and wrestle it to One of the most significant findings of Grant’s research and something which has been identified in completion,” said Gerald. “It’s not just the outcome similar studies, is that more light does not mean less we’re pleased with his efforts” Another local medal winner at the national comcrime and can actually increase it. While he has been able to convince most of the petition was Penticton’s Charley Smith, 14, who brought home a bronze for his Wood Fuels My Car. doubters, not everyone is convinced. The Grade 8 student at McNicoll Park Middle “It’s hard for people to understand but what surprised me is how nicely things lined up. I wasn’t School designed and built a wood-powered converexpecting such a blunt response from my study, but sion kit which he installed in a full size car.

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Jobs, policing still concerns as new jail moves forward Joe Fries

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Putting locals into jobs created by the new Okanagan Correctional Centre remains a concern for the First Nation land owner and the region’s top Mountie. Construction of the jail north of Oliver likely won’t begin until mid-summer, but dignitaries gathered at the site Friday for the official groundbreaking. “We can’t start any construction until the design is reviewed by the province and goes through the whole process,” Richard Burley, an executive with Plenary Group, explained afterwards. His firm heads the consortium of companies that will finance, build and maintain the $193-million jail through a public-private partnership with the B.C. government. Burley noted the 378 concrete prisoner cells will be pre-cast by a specialty firm outside B.C. that he declined to name,

while other components will be pre-fabricated “not far from here,” so “while you can’t see a whole lot happening on site now, we’re absolutely on schedule.” Clarence Louie, chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band, which leased the jail site to the B.C. government, said there is no agreement in place to guarantee work for band members, and he remains concerned about how much local employment will be created. “We want to see as much as possible that those local business people get the benefit from this project,” he said. Meanwhile, the regional RCMP commander has recommended local politicians start lobbying the B.C. government now for more officers. “Our workload will go up in perpetuity with respect to that facility, because of the workers it will attract, the family of inmates, et cetera, et cetera. It’s kind of a no-brainer,” Supt. Kevin Hewco last week

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told the board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said Friday she would entertain such requests, but disagrees with Hewco. “We always like to have the right amount of police,” she said, “but I don’t anticipate a facility like this necessarily creates the need for more police.” The facility is expected to welcome its first inmates in fall 2016.

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A man with a firearm made off with money and prescription pills from The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy on Thursday. RCMP said a lone male entered through the front door around 10 a.m. and exited out the back. The RCMP Dog Service team attended and was able to track the suspect for several blocks, however, they were unsuccessful in locating the male. Michael Kidd, pharmacist and owner of The Medicine Shoppe which is located in the Penticton Power Centre near the SuperStore, said he was not in the store at the time but his two staff that were confronted by the man were shaken up. “This is the first time something like this has happened here. I was worried about my staff when I was told what happened. It is always surprising when something like this happens,” said Kidd, who gave the two staff members the weekend off. Kidd confirmed the robber who confronted the staff members had a handgun and there was no customers in the store at that time. He said he is not sure what type prescription drugs were stolen at this time Sgt. Kurt Lozinski said the suspect is described as wearing a white bandana with black design, sunglasses and a black ball cap with white skull design, baggy jean pants and a gray hoodie. RCMP are asking for the community’s assistance in identifying the person(s) responsible for this incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or text SOSTIPS to 274637 (CRIMES).

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Students bear the brunt Students across the province missed a day of school this week, thanks to a rotating strike by teachers, as the contract dispute with the provincial government continues. This is unacceptable for everyone involved — students, teachers, parents, school districts and the provincial government. The two sides need to compromise far more than they have thus far. Teachers have some very legitimate concerns about the makeup of their classes and the extra demands being placed on them by continuing shifts in education policy. The government does have signiﬁcant budgeting challenges, and teachers need to modify their wage demands signiﬁcantly. Most importantly, both sides need to really focus on students, and not just pay lip service to the concept. Strikes, even of one day’s duration, impact education. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation has said there will be other rotating strikes, and this is simply unacceptable. Yet the province claims that depriving students of an education is not acceptable, but is prepared, through the employers’ association, to lock out teachers at the end of the school year. The association has issued a directive that limits student-teacher contact. This is no better. Education is more essential than it has ever been. The global nature of the economy means that B.C. students will be competing with students from all parts of the world as they leave the school system. They will be PENTICTON competing for WESTERN spaces in post-secondary institutions, and for jobs. Holding up their progress, for months or even years, due to a labour dispute will do immeasurable damage to their future prospects. - Black Press

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Are our public schools racist?

Last week’s column on the proposal to add a mandatory high school course on the effects of Canada’s aboriginal residential school policy attracted a range of responses – some of which are printable. I referred to comments made by B.C. Teachers’ Federation vice-president Glen Hansman at a 2012 aboriginal education conference, where he insisted that “racism is the norm in public schools – still today” because of a colonial perspective that remains ingrained in our culture. Aboriginal education has been built into social studies curriculum for years. It’s come a long way from my high school days, where Mr. Spillers, my Grade 8 English teacher, assigned us an essay proposing solutions to Canada’s “Indian problem.” That was 1972, and it was the only time the subject came up. My lone aboriginal classmate wasn’t

around by then. I never saw him again after we graduated from our rural elementary school. How are things now? I received a thoughtful letter from a young woman who graduated from high school in the Okanagan last year. She writes: “The idea that infor- Tom Fletcher mation about residential B.C. Views schools is not presented to students is entirely incorrect. attended, I would be “The social studies inclined to suggest that curriculum that I went it is because students are through included a tired of being taught the large emphasis on First same limited perspecNations culture and tive over and over, and, post-European coloniza- if of European descent, tion history. being made to feel “First Nations studsomehow responsible ies began in elementary for all possible troubles school and continued plaguing First Nations to the last mandatory today.” social studies course in Another reply I’d Grade 11. like to share is from “I can say with no Keith Thor Carlson, edihesitation that if anytor of the Stó:lo Nation thing, I have been inhistorical atlas I referred formed too often about to last week. the residential schools, Carlson is now a and the horrendous history professor at the things that occurred University of Saskatchthere. ewan, specializing in “If aboriginal culture the Salish people of courses are poorly B.C. and the Métis of

Northern Saskatchewan. He writes: “We do need to teach the history of the First Peoples of this country in our schools, and we do need to keep vigilant about the racism that continues to haunt the hallways and classrooms where our children learn. “Of course aboriginal history should never be reduced to victim history, and with the Stó:lo atlas we sought to show the complexity of aboriginal history, and we sought to show that not only are there aboriginal people in Canada’s history, but that Canada is in aboriginal peoples’ histories. “There were times in the past when aboriginal people were victimized (residential schools being a tragic example), and there were times when aboriginal people showed great agency (retaining the masked dance, and continuing to ﬁsh salmon, for example). “Knowing that native society was not a Utopia

when Europeans arrived does not take away from the importance of learning about the full history of aboriginal people and their relationship with Canadian society. “And of course, as Ernie Crey has reminded me many times, let’s never forget that native rights are not based on race. “Rather, they are rights based on prior occupation. “And let’s also not forget that it is British and Canadian law that recognizes aboriginal peoples’ inherent rights. “Let’s teach good history to our youth so they can understand the complex relationship between settler society and aboriginal society. “Through knowledge comes understanding and through understanding can come reconciliation.” Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomﬂetcherbc Email: tﬂetcher@blackpress. ca.

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Church, management not respectful Employees at the United Church’s Naramata Centre, members of CUPE 608 are taking job action to protect jobs in the face of a management approach that has treated loyal and long-term employees in an uncaring manner. We also fail to see how the approach the current management has taken will fix the monumental problems facing the centre. When the centre first advised its employees last December that it intended to contract out at least half of the approximately 30 jobs at the centre, staff were devastated. There had been no attempt to jointly solve problems. The management style has meant that unionized employees at the Centre were treated as the problem, not part of the solution. The CUPE members who work at the centre care deeply about its future. They observe that in the past number of years it has been chronically understaffed, forcing excessive amounts of overtime and undermining guest services. There has also been a lack of a vigorous promotional plan, with the

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Relay For Life is an event that is emotional, powerful, and a life altering experience. Your help is needed to volunteer or to participate as a team. I relay for my grandma, who fought (and won) the fight against breast cancer like a pro. I relay for my cousin, who was such an inspiration and she is missed, cancer took her so quickly. I relay for all the women in my family who have lost a piece of themselves to cancer. I relay for my grandfather, my sister, my friends, and my co-workers. But most importantly, I relay for my daughter. I want for her to grow up in a world where cancer isn’t feared, a world where the words “it’s cancer” mean help, support and absolute survival. I relay because I want to have hope. To join me in this fight, you can find out more information at relayforlife.ca/penticton. Jacqueline Salvino Kelowna

Time to renew political parties

I am not a political person in the sense that I’m a card carrying Liberal, NDP or “thingamajig” but I have been political for much of my life. Sadly, we seem to have such poor politicians in Canada that more often than not, I am voting against them rather than for them. One of the few exceptions was Chuck Cadman. He wasn’t a politician, but a human being who entered politics to make changes for the better. I’m thoroughly opposed to the party machine politics we have in place in Canada and one of the best things to happen to Canada was when the Progressive Conservatives went down to a massive defeat. Sadly though, the Liberals have never been a good party either before or since that time. The NDP are unproven federally but provincially in B.C. they proved to be just as corrupt as the present day

... the employees of Naramata Centre feel disrespected and cast aside ... resulting stagnation and loss of revenue. It is typical of the current management that despite having their employees off the job and a picket line up around the centre operations, they continue to say they can perform business as usual and attempt to convince themselves and others that they can avoid an impact on church centre guests. The centre is now doing damage control claiming only

Liberal Party of B.C. In my opinion, only one politician in B.C. deserves to be re-elected, Tom Siddon. In the past, I could never have voted for him and his P.C. party but as a candidate for local election, he at least is a palatable choice, especially given his efforts to help improve Okanagan Falls. I believe every B.C. Liberal and every NDP MLA should be voted out of office and retired forever. Especially the so-called leader Christy Clark. All of the Conservative MPs should also be summarily rejected at election time and Stephen Harper should be sent packing into obscurity as with Justin Trudeau and his Liberal lackeys. Patrick Longworth Okanagan Falls

Harper feigns interest in reform

Prime Minister Harper has had ample opportunity to make the changes to the Supreme Court he may have wanted. He wrote the Blue Book, the policy manual for the Reform Party of Canada, and was a vocal advocate for reforming our justice system. He knows what is wrong with the system. Over the years it has evolved into a legal system where lawyers waste time and taxpayers money arguing points of law. The judges are appointed by the prime minister of the day, not elected, and are accountable to absolutely nobody. The courts have hijacked the justice system, and instead of enforcing the laws written by the people they have reinterpreted and rewritten them. Harper’s pre-occupation with the Supreme Court is easily justified, but his contempt for parliamentary procedures and the democratic process has become an even bigger concern for millions of Canadians. A justice system is rooted in a constitu-

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Dan Albas has to step up to the plate to stop the government from invading the privacy of its citizens. Our tax dollars are being used for the purpose to find the following information; financial status, to our medical history, our sexual orientation and even our religious and political beliefs. Did I leave anything out? An independent inquiry recently found CSEC (Communications Security Establishment Canada) guilty of misusing public funds and “serious breaches” of values and ethics. Bill-13 must be killed. Harper has no right to stick his nose into anyone’s business through spying. I encourage each and every Canadian to learn more about our right to privacy at OurPrivacy.ca.

I wonder how many people are aware they may be throwing away a considerable amount of the sun cream? At the end of last summer I had a container of a well-known brand of sun cream which appeared to be nearly empty. I stored it all winter upside down so that all remaining cream would collect near the nozzle. When I went to use it this year, it only produced a small dollop of cream before refusing to eject any more despite much squeezing. I could see there was still some cream inside, so I cut the container open using a hacksaw. What I found amazed me! There was about a teaspoonful of cream near the nozzle but there was a large quantity of cream at the bottom of the container which had not moved down to the bottom despite having been stood upside down for several months. The total amount of cream remaining in the container was about 15 per cent of the original total contents. This stuff is far from cheap. How much of it are we throwing away simply because we can’t squeeze it out through the nozzle?

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tion, and a statute is not a constitution. Our Constitution is about as phoney as a Canadian $3 bill. Harper understands that intimately, and instead of picking a fight with the Supreme Court he should initiate the process of bringing resolution to this issue. It’s time to sever our colonial ties with Britain and start building a sovereign democratic society where the constitution belongs to the people, not the government. But that is obviously the last thing in the world Harper wants to get involved with.

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some of the 30 employees will be affected in the first round of contracting out jobs. Let’s be clear, the centre is in a financial mess largely of its own making and has suffered from serious mismanagement, particularly in the past five years. The way the current centre management handled the proposed contracting out and bargaining only made a bad situation worse. There are many partners in the centre, including the B.C. Conference of the United Church, which has provided significant financial assistance. All profess to be caring communities that pride themselves on treating everyone with respect. I can tell you that the employees of Naramata Centre feel disrespected and cast aside by the centre management and the United Church. The problems facing the United Church Centre are real. But they will not be solved by the road we are on.

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After winning his own battle against the bottle, a former Penticton therapist has written a book he hopes will make the case for more help for addicts. Having spent most of the past six years in the Vancouver area, Mike Pond was nervous about facing old friends when he returned here last week for a reading of The Couch of Willingness, which details his troubles and subsequent recovery. “These are people I used to party with and hang out with. These are long-term friends, and when I left here it wasn’t pretty. I was

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an ugly mess. I know that there’s a lot of people that (know) how much I hurt my boys, how much I hurt their mother, but that’s not my character,” he said. “I just had this disorder that took over my life.” Pond moved to Penticton in the 1990s with his wife and three sons — now in their 20s — and later opened up a counselling business that counted public sector agencies among its larger clients. Besides being genetically predisposed to alcoholism, Pond thinks that vicariously living his clients’ trauma led to his downfall, as did having extra time on his hands when his boys became adolescents in the early 2000s. “The business was running almost by itself by then — I had four or five associates — and I just started drinking more and more.” While he kept on counselling, Pond, who later had his credentials temporarily suspended, acknowledges his clients rarely got his best. “I’d go in really hungover and still stinking and probably three or four hours without a drink, but I had this rule I wouldn’t have booze at the office,” he said. “I was just a hypocrite.” By 2008, his business had fallen apart, he’d separated from his wife and was in a new relationship with a fellow alcoholic, whom he followed to the Lower Mainland. After a few unsuccessful attempts at recovery, Pond spent 29 days in hospital, where he nearly died from pneumonia brought on by inhaling his own vomit. It was while in hospital that he finally understood he needed to help himself. “I’d been to AA, I’d been to treatment, I’d been to rehab, and I just finally absorbed that

and integrated it into my being that this was up to me,” he said. “That was basically the paradigm shift that I had, but that first year was brutal. I slipped into depression, anxiety disorder. I was still very ill mentally.” The name of the book comes from a sofa at one of the recovery houses where he stayed. The couch, stained with vomit and urine, was left that way for newcomers who slept on it to demonstrate a desire to surrender to the house’s program. In the book, Pond, who did 20 days in jail for impaired driving offences, recalls a suicide and attempted sexual assault at the house, which he said was unregulated and based on a dated 12-step program. “I got sober despite the recovery house. I got sober, I believe, because I said, ‘I’m not going to let you ... take me down,’ and I just got very defiant,” Pond said. Twelve-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous are “based on religion and folklore, not science,” he continued, and while great for camaraderie and support, “it’s not treatment.” Pond, who has reestablished his practice in North Vancouver, is now calling on government to treat addiction as it would any other disease, and begin pumping money into finding ways to curb it. “We spend billions of dollars on law enforcement and corrections, and we spend peanuts on prevention and research and early intervention. That’s where the money has to go,” he said. “The little guy, he’s got to stand up, and I’m going to be a voice for them.” The Couch of Willingness, written with the help of Pond’s partner, Maureen Palmer, is available online at www. amazon.ca and at most local book stores.

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Showing off her recently learned model pose, Ravneet Aujla absolutely beams while talking about her experience strutting down the catwalk. “It was fun and made me feel pretty good,” said Aujla. “I liked it when everyone was cheering and clapping for us.” While she wasn’t parading clothes on a runway in Milan, London or New York for fashion week, for her it felt like it. The 14-year-old was among 29 models with complex care needs and disabilities that took the spotlight at the Uniquely Fashionable Fashion Show hosted by Dragonfly Pond Society and the Penticton and District Community Resource Society last week at the Ramada. Showcasing their style, smiles and determined energy, the event was about promoting inclusion and diversity in the South Okanagan. “A child with a disability doesn’t have ballet recitals, hockey games or soccer matches and not a lot puts them in the spotlight,” said Traci Fladager, program co-ordinator. “This event did just that so parents, family and friends could come out and watch these kids shine, and they sure did.” Dragonfly Pond Family Society is a collaboration of parents, professionals and community partners whose mandate is to provide services for families with children 0 to 18 years old who have complex care needs and/or disabilities and who live in the South Okanagan-Similkameen region. After Fladager was left a “blubbering mess” having watched a YouTube video of a similar fashion show in the U.S., she knew it would be a great event for Dragonfly Pond. The board of directors agreed and work began on planning the show over a year ago with Penticton and District Community Resource Society. They were awarded a Youth Grant Initiative though the United Way and in January they dug in with rehearsals, organizing and making decorations in preparation to host the fashion show. The Bay, Bodies on Power, Le Cheap C’est Chic, Peekaboo Beans, Dead Fish Reconstruction, Suburban Princess, The GrooveYard and other clothiers stepped in to help outfit the models.

4 CANDACE HAYWARD (middle) received a helping hand from volunteers Marleen Keen (left) and Richard Xiang (right) to walk down the runway at the Uniquely Fashionable Fashion Show hosted by Dragonfly Pond Society and the Penticton and District Community Resource Society May 22 at the Penticton Ramada.

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Hair, makeup and professional photos were all donated by community businesses. While some items of clothing in each model’s outfit were donated, the grant money allowed Dragonfly Pond to purchase the rest for each person modelling them. One of the teens participating as a greeter and host has already promised to host the fashion show next year. Fladager said Hector Grieg, the youth group representative and honorary board member, has used Dragonfly’s services since he was five years old. This year he graduates from Pen High. “He is an amazing role model for the younger kids through his volunteering, organizing and hosting this event,” said Fladager, of the teen who helped write the application for the United Way grant. Dragonfly Pond strictly works with kids up to the age of 18 years old, but the fashion show was opened up to young adults. “Many of the young adults

went through our programs as children. It showed many of these parents who might have a newly diagnosed child that might be thinking the future looks scary that there are individuals out there enjoying life and doing great things,” said Fladager. She also praised the help of Penticton high school leadership groups who provide support for the Dragonfly Pond programs. “A lot of them are the same age as the kids and know them from school. This generation is totally going to bridge the gap and that is going to be amazing,” said Fladager. Dragonfly Pond is gearing up for their summer programs running at the Community Centre including swimming and gym activities to work on fine and gross motor skills and allow children the chance to meet new friends. The summer programs are free for all family members that are part of Dragonfly Pond. Fladager said they also are planning an art program later this summer thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation.

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The last few years have seen dramatic increases in the number of sockeye salmon returning to spawn in the Okanagan River, including a few even making it as far Skaha Lake. But this year could be the year Skaha Lake sees a significant return, said Karilyn Alex, a fisheries biologist with the Okanagan Nation Alliance. “This spring, fish passage will potentially exist at the outlet of Skaha dam. Fish will make it up as far as Penticton,” said Alex, who made a presentation to council last week on a plan to restore salmon spawning beds lost when the Okanagan River was channelized in the 50s. The ONA has been working with agencies from all levels of government under the Okanagan River Restoration Initiative to rehabilitate the river, she explained, though most of the projects have been in the Oliver area. “Between 2008 and 2013, we’ve reconnected sections of the river, we have connected side channels, created islands and bars and then spawning platforms,” said Alex. “After quite a few years of work, there is a reintroduction of salmon migrating up the Columbia River, 900 kilometres from the ocean, back into Penticton where they once were over 100 years ago.” The returning salmon include not only large numbers of sockeye, but some chinook and steelhead as well. Those will be looking for spawning areas, as are the resident kokanee and rainbow trout. “These fish will be back and this could be some of the largest runs of sockeye salmon we have ever seen on record returning this year,” said Alex. In the 70s, spawning platforms were built that were suitable for the kokanee and rainbow trout. Alex said the plan is to now build two spawning areas suitable for the larger fish between the Okanagan Lake outlet dam and the first bridge on the channel. Coun. Helena Konanz wanted

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to know if the spawning platforms would affect rafters travelling down the channel. “I don’t want them to disrupt the platform, and obviously, we have some people that really look forward to that every summer,” Konanz said. Alex said the recreational component had been a big part of their considerations, not only for the long term when the platforms are done, but also during the construction period. It would become a problem, she said, only if the river dropped to unusually low levels, levels that haven’t been seen in the last 20 years. As well, the sockeye and steelhead spawning periods both fall outside the tourist season, when the number of rafters is at its height. “The peak spawning for this run has been, in Oliver, between Oct. 15 to Oct. 20. The steelhead are similar to the rainbow trout, so they would be spawning in April and May,” said Alex. “You wouldn’t have a lot of overlap with recreational interests.”

But in order to not interrupt either the spawning time or the eggs, the construction will have to be done in a narrow window, between July 22 and Aug. 30. “You can get an extension and we have up until Sept. 15. We feel very confident we know when these fish will be returning and it is not in that window,” said Alex. The timing of the work will depend on a number of factors, including the water level in the river, but the hope is to take advantage of the extension and do the work as late in the season as possible. “Our preference originally was to work just after the long weekend to Sept. 15, just because we know it would be much easier from a safety perspective,” said Alex. Even if they were only able to do one of the platforms this year, she added, it wouldn’t be huge problem for the project. “We could easily do one and come back the next year and finish it up,” she said. “The funds have been secured for that.”

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Quartet brings fun back to jazz Kristi Patton

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Anna Jacyszyn is ready to bring fun back to the jazz genre. “I’ve had audience members say I don’t in age from 13-17 years old and we will need like jazz, but I like your This high level program focuses on positive homes for 90 players. personal growth in the areas of jazz,” said Jacyszyn, Academics, Athletics and Citizenship. who is performing at the This high focuses ona positive Welevel rely onprogram Billet Homes to provide home away fromgrowth home forinthese personal the young areaspeople. of Dream Café on Saturday Daily transportation is provided the Academy. Academics, Athletics andbyCitizenship. with the Jazz Café QuarBillet families will receive $600.00/month and We Season’s rely on Tickets Billet to Homes to provide a the Penticton Vees. tet. “We have this group homeIf away from home for these young people. you would like more information about opening of accomplished musiDaily transportation is provided the Academy. your home to a player and being part of thisby exciting opportunity contact: cians who are fearless, Billet families willplease receive $600.00/month and Season’s Tickets to the Penticton Vees. knowledgeable, have a Ms. Daryl Meyers If you would likeDirector moreofinformation Residential Life about opening lot of experience com250.809.4202 your home to a player and being part of this exciting opportunity darylmeyers@hockeyschools.com bined with a cheeky stoplease contact: rytelling singer who enMs. Daryl Meyers joys her job and ensures Director of Residential Life the audience enjoys their 250.809.4202 darylmeyers@hockeyschools.com time too.” The quartet includes Penticton Okanagan Jacyszyn on vocals, Bernie Addington on double Rotary Club bass and bow, Neville thanks all of the Bowman on piano and vocals and Scott Gamble sponsors for its on drums. They create a multiAnnual award winning combiUsed Book Sale nation of internationally respected musicians BFI Waste & Recycling Services who are all now based in Cannery Trade Centre Kelowna. Each member is conCherry Lane Shopping Centre stantly honing their craft MarketPlace IGA and sharpening their Penticton Herald chops through various side projects. Quality Greens Farm Market The years of experiReal Canadian Superstore ence behind them bring inspirational original Realty Executives Penticton arrangements of clasRiverside Village Mall sic jazz songs. Jacyszyn Save-On-Foods said their improvised solos, stylistic rhythms Shoppers Home Health Care and the life they inject Skaha Pharmacy into every song is a “true Wholesale Club representation of how much fun jazz music is Whole Foods Market supposed to be like.” Windward Software Inc. “The band has taught me so much on how to approach a song then break all the rules. We take classics and put our own spin on it to keep things fresh. They say We are recruiting Billet Families in the Penticton, Westbench and Summerland areas to host a male player in their home for the We are recruiting Billet Families in the Penticton, Westbench and upcoming school year beginning in September. Summerland areas to host malewith player in their home for the This year OHA will have 7ateams, 140 athletes ranging upcoming school year beginning in age from 13-17 years old and wein willSeptember. need homes for 90 players. This year OHA will have 7 teams, with 140 athletes ranging

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JAZZ-INFUSED MUSIC will fill the Dream Café in Penticton this Saturday with the Jazz Café Quartet including Anna Jacyszyn (front) and Bernie Addington on double bass and bow.

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the difference between classical and jazz is they work towards perfecting each note and we work really hard at learning the essence of what makes the song so great then putting our own stink on it,” she said. To say Jacyszyn has had a lush life full of adventure would be an understatement. She spent years in living and working in Asia, including three in Shanghai, and returned home to family in Kelowna with dreams

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of building a speakeasystyle jazz club. The experience of working and living abroad as a musician has followed her. “I was always considered a novice in the jazz genre, but in China all musicians from western countries who were looking for gigs were thrown into the same pool. I worked so hard there expanding my knowledge in music and my confidence level was 100 per cent up because I had the balls to take the

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best musicians and work with them and now the quartet is quite a strong team,” said Jacyszyn. Jacyszyn is the founder of the Jazz Café in Kelowna, which has presented five sold out seasons at the monthly membership club/speakeasy. The showcase, hosted each month by Jacyszyn, was held at the Black Box in Kelowna. Performing as the house band helped grow the quartet’s reputation for

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quality musicianship. Now they are taking a sabbatical so Jacyszyn and the quartet can pursue other avenues and work on a new album. While some of the quartet have performed at the Dream Café in Penticton before, Jacyszyn makes her debut at the music house this weekend. “The members and guests who made up the audience at the Jazz Café were very respectful and although we had café-style seating plan, the crowd was silent in-order for the performance on stage to come alive to create those subtle nuances that come through creative jazz musicians. This respect for the performer is what Dream Café also demands and it’s a treat to get this chance,” said Jacyszyn. The singer said she approaches performing like reading a good book, she wants the audience gripped to every twist and turn. “We have catered our set list specifically for the evening to make sure the Dream Café audience feels special. We will start off bringing sensuality and heat then something thought provoking followed by extremely hard jazz pieces. Jazz lovers who know their music will say, ‘Wow,’” Jacyszyn said. The Jazz Café Quartet perform at the Dream Café on Saturday, May 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18 and can be reserved at www. thedreamcafe.ca, by phone at 250-490-9012 or by email at admin@ thedreamcafe.ca.

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After taking one year hiatus, the Okanagan International Children’s Festival returned with enthusiasm last weekend. “From the community’s perspective, they were all really excited to see it back. We had many, many people thanking us, including teachers and kids. That was great to see,” said Barb Haynes, executive director of the festival. Organizers conservatively estimate that over the three days they had around 9,000 people come through the gates to enjoy entertainment, including headliner Fred Penner. In 2012 there were just over 10,000 people who attended. “The entertainment was phenomenal, kids were great and Friday we were probably pretty close to being sold out. We were packed to the rafters for most of the shows,” said Haynes. New to the festival this year was the fundrais-

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ing gala geared for adults called Illumination. “It was so much fun. I think we had 150 people and the proceeds of every ticket went right to the bottom line, which was what we needed. The show had rave reviews and was kids’ entertainment with an adult twist. People were laughing hysterically,” said Haynes. Organizers and volunteers are still in the process of cleaning up and debriefing the festival, but are looking forward at bringing it back again next year. “It went so well this year I don’t see any reason for it to not go forward,” said Haynes. Schools from across the region, as far away as Merritt, Princeton, Beaverdale and Vernon attended this year. Grants, fundraising efforts and donor support helped the festival financially. “The children’s festival is one of those events that is only sustained by the generosity of this community, businesses and grants,” said Haynes.

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Dedication to service drives Lyle into Top 40 Percy N. Hébert Western News Staff

For Graham Lyle, a graduate of Summerland Secondary School, being an entrepreneur has allowed him to help others, both his clients and the community. Lyle, 31, who once expected to have a career in the golf industry, is this week’s Top 40 Under 40 inductee. Active in sports since his youth, Lyle currently enjoys recreational hockey and slopitch, and is a member of the Summerland Curling Club as well as the Summerland Golf Club. “Golf is one of my biggest passions,” said Lyle. After graduating high school, Lyle who has a +5 handicap, attended Okanagan University College in Kelowna for a couple of years before enrolling in the Turf Grass Management program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. When he completed the program in 2005 he landed a job as assistant superintendent at the Summerland Golf Club. “I thought I was going to be working on golf courses my whole life,” said Lyle. But after three years, Lyle left the golf course behind to nurture his entrepreneurial spirit and took a sales position with Evergro in Kelowna, a company that, among other things, sells fertilizers to golf courses. Looking for a better opportunity, Lyle then teed off another career in the fall of 2009 as a consultant with Investors Group in Penticton. The job, explained Lyle, allowed him to tap into his entrepreneurial spirit. “I was looking for something where I could control my own destiny, my own income,” said Lyle. “Something where I could build a business and build something that was successful. “How hard I work is how high I get rewarded.” The hard work has certainly paid off for the young entrepreneur. Today, not quite five years after first stepping into the Investors Group office, Lyle is the division director and branch manager. “It’s been good,” said Lyle of his time with Investors Group thus far. “It’s worked out well.” In addition to feeding into his entrepreneurial spirit, tending to his clients and their financial well-being is what most captivates Lyle’s interest. “The most rewarding is helping people change their financial lives,” said Lyle. “As you take people through the transition, take them on as clients, you can sometimes see the financial weight lifted off their shoulders. “You’re changing their financial world and consequently their lives.

Graham LyLe, division director and branch manager Penticton Investors Group office is this weeks inductee into the Top 40 Under 40. an avid golfer, Lyle takes pride in the service he provides his clients and local community organizations.

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“It’s very rewarding on that aspect.” That success, in part, Lyle said comes from his commitment to his clients. “What sets me apart from everybody else is the service side, the trust factor, and doing the complete planning, working with my clients and truly caring about their success,” he said. Also, Lyle knows his clients have many other options for financial advice in Penticton, and he underpins the service he provides his clients with one key understanding. “I can’t control the stock market, I don’t have a crystal ball to tell me where the world is going,” he said. “I control what I can control and I think my clients like that.” When not in the office, or spending time with his family, partner Jodie and three-yearold daughter, Hanna, Lyle spends time helping several community organizations. Chief among them is the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen where he sits on the board of directors. “I truly enjoy it,” said Lyle. “It was my first experience joining a board and it’s nice to give back to the community in which I work and which feeds my family.” As a member of the board, Lyle sits on the investment committee, and is also the chair

for the annual comedy festival which raises between $20 and $30,000 a year. One of his duties with the comedy festival is to serve as the master of ceremonies. In fact, Lyle admits serving as an MC and holding a microphone, is one of his favourite things to do. “I do lots of MC-ing, I do love the microphone,” he said with a chuckle. For example, at the recent Giants Head Grind, which raises funds and awareness for colon cancer research, Lyle not only completed the trek, he also chipped in as master of ceremonies. His next gig as an MC comes July 12 when the Agur Lake Camp Society hosts their Swing for Kids golf tournament at the Summerland Golf Club. Reflecting on his selection to the Top 40 Under 40, Lyle first points to the individuals selected in previous weeks. “There’s a lot of people under 40 doing excellent entrepreneurial and philanthropic things,” said Lyle. “It’s an honour to even be considered for the Top 40. I do appreciate the honour. I do work very hard to balance a very heavy work schedule, trying to do what I can in the community and also spend time with my family.

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“It’s nice to know the long hours and the hard work I’m putting in are starting to pay off.” Looking to the future, Lyle said he wants to grow his practice and to become even more involved in the community. “I am a very proud member of the Summerland community, I do like it there,” said Lyle. “It’s a great place to live and have a family.” As for living and working in the Okanagan Valley, Lyle said it is a matter of choice. “The biggest thing for me is that I love the people and I love the area, the weather, everything is wonderful. “I just love the fact that I found something that allows me to live in the most beautiful place in the world and raise my family.” Penticton Top 40 under 40 is presented by the Prospera Credit Union and White Kennedy LLP Chartered Accountants in partnership with the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce, JCI Penticton with support from Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen. Nominations should be sent to manager@penticton.org with the subject line ‘Top 40 Nomination. Please include nominees contact info and a brief reason for nomination.

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Mustangs chase B.C. title Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Princess Margaret Mustangs girls soccer team is playing their best heading into provincials and their timing is perfect. The Mustangs host the AA provincial championship at King’s Park beginning Thursday. Coach John Buckley said their play has resulted in a nine-game win streak, including defending their AA Okanagan Valley championship, without giving up a goal in those games. Confidence is growing for the Mustangs as the players feel good against any opponent. “It’s a good sign if they can live up to that potential for the provincials,” said Buckley. “I think they are in a healthy mind space right now.” After losing just one player from last year’s team that finished 14th out of 16 teams in the 2013 provincial championship, Buckley knew he would have a confident group with strong leadership this year. With the strong finish to their season, the team has, “kind of lived up to their billing,” said Buckley. What makes the Mustangs strong is their depth. When asked what they do better, score or defend, Buckley had to think about it. “To pick one over the other I’m not really sure,”said Buckley. “We haven’t given up a lot of goals. They have also scored a lot. I like the balance we have.” On offence, Nicole Mann and Jasper Pankratz have been strong. The Mustangs also give teams headaches on the outside with Danielle Ruocco, Kaycee McKinnon and Sydney McKinlay, who possess speed and skill. With those qualities, the Mustangs also pressure their opponents without the ball. Buckley said their goal is to pressure first, get ball possession, then build up and attack. The Mustangs also haven’t needed to rely on one player to score and Buckley said that is important. Jesse Olfert, Taylor Corrie and Ardessa

Alleyn bring a strong presence in the middle by winning tackles and possession. The only player Buckley has concerns about is Mann, who got hurt during warmups in their second game of the season and didn’t play in the Okanagan Valley championship. “If she is on her game, I think that gives us a whole other dimension of goal scoring,” said Buckley. While the Mustangs coach preferred to have Mann for the valley championship, it was a good test as it gave the players confidence that they can perform without her. “She’s a natural goal scorer. Delivers a lot of our attack for sure,” said Buckley of Mann. The Mustangs open Pool C play against the Smithers Secondary Gryphons at 11 a.m. Thursday, then face Nelson’s L.V. Rogers Bombers at 3 p.m. On Friday, the Mustangs play their final pool match at 9 a.m. when they face the Mark Isfeld Secondary Ice from Courtenay. Buckley said the Mustangs have tried to gather information on opposing teams to gain any advantage possible. Placing first in the pool puts teams into the top flight. It’s the Mustangs’ goal to win the championship and Buckley hopes they can achieve their potential, adding that “pressure is what you put on yourself.” The Mustangs plan is to break down each game into 10-minute cycles then refocus. “I find they play better that way,” said Buckley, who thanked sponsors, parents, staff, students and the community for its support for the provincial championship. Pool A features Lambrick Park, Little Flower Academy, George Elliot and Surrey Christian. Pool B has St. Thomas More, Sands, Valleyview and Duchess Park and Pool D has Archbishop Carney, Windsor, North Delta Secondary School and Crofton House. Profiles on each Mustang player can be found on www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

Pikes coach brings vast pool experience Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Cole Midtdal is a rookie when it comes to coaching swimmers, however, the new Penticton Pikes head coach brings a wealth of experience in competitive swimming. At 18, Midtdal has been in the pool since he was three and just finished his first season with the

University of Lethbridge Pronghorns varsity program. With the Pronghorns, the Okotoks, Alta., product swam side by side against athletes who competed in Olympic trials and have won national meets. What attracted the Pikes to Midtdal during an interview conducted over Skype was his passion for the sport and working with kids.

“He loves being at the pool and helping kids to set goals and improve,” said Pikes vice-president Christina Krause. “He has an infectious energy and we are excited to have him as our head coach.” “I like teaching these kids. They are pretty eager,” said Midtdal, who was told about the position by his former Okotoks swimming coach. “I love swimming. I

like passing on my knowledge.” Nearly three weeks into the job, Midtdal said things have been great. Along with his own experiences in the pool from practice and competitions, Midtdal will look to his former and current coaches for advice when needed. Find full story at www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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Pinns hit bumpy road Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

THROWING THE HEAT — Penticton AA peewee Thunder pitcher Seth Kennedy is in motion to unload his pitch against Rutland at Kiwanis Field on May 22. The visitors defeated Penticton in five innings. On May 16, Penticton rallied against West Kelowna only to lose 9-8. Emanuel Sequeira/Western News

It was a tough weekend for both Penticton Pinnacles under-21 teams in the Pacific Coast Soccer League. Hosting at King’s Park, the Hyundai Pinnacles women’s team looked sluggish to coach Ray Hintz, who said, “I just thought we were running in mud.” Despite not having their usual speed, the Pinnacles earned a 3-2 win in Reserve Division play against the Fraser Valley Action. LaDawn Latawiec scored the winner on a well-timed header. “When we made it 2-1, it gave us life before half,” said Hintz. “I thought our last goal, a cross from Mel Shannon to LaDawn … was a nice header.” Hintz said his group showed character in the comeback win. Another win just wasn’t in the cards Sunday against the Peninsula Co-op Highlanders from Victoria, as the Pinnacles bowed 1-0 to the visitors. The Pinnacles had good moments, but the Highlanders had better chances. “The game before took a lot out of us,” said Hintz. “I think we put a lot of effort into the weekend.” Hintz said adjustments need to be made when they face Kelowna United at UBC-O Nonis Field this Sunday. “Even though we are creating chances, we are not creating enough,” said Hintz, adding that the players struggled with passing and touch. The Pinnacles also dealt with injuries, but Hintz refused to use that as an excuse. They were without Gabby Levesque in the second game after she played a half on Saturday. Player/coach Jana Yates played 20

minutes of the second game and Latawiec has a knee injury, but battled through the second game. “Kacia Erzinger and Jesse Olfert played really well for us,” he said.

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The Penticton Tim Hortons Pinnacles men’s team were dumped 5-1 by Ladysmith’s Mid Isle Highlanders on Saturday, then were handed another loss, 3-0, by the Victoria Highlanders Sunday. “There was no real commitment, no real desire to compete,” said Pinnacles coach Wyatt Seddon-Johnstone, adding that they didn’t get their lone goal against the Highlanders until the dying minutes. “There was no urgency.” Seddon-Johnstone said it was a little bit frustrating to watch, especially because of the bad mistakes. The Pinnacles improved their play against Victoria. “All I asked of the players was to bring a level of compete and urgency and they responded,” he said. “It was a lot better.” The Highlanders scored on two set plays and one on a fast break. SeddonJohnstone said the defence held up well in open play and there were other things he was happy with. “Sunday’s effort is a good starting point, something to build off,” he added. Now the Pinnacles shift their focus to having two good practices this week before heading to UBC-O Nonis Field to face Kelowna. In facing their Okanagan rival, Seddon-Johnstone said they have a point to prove: that they are the best in the valley. “It should be fun,” he said.

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BMXers thrive at home Emanuel Sequeira

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Penticton BMX riders took advantage of home turf to earn great results in a provincial qualifying race. The club hosted the qualifier at Lion’s Park Sunday evening. “We were ecstatic about the results and the turnout,” said club president Andrew Bayston, adding the event attracted 120 riders, including their own, from Vernon, Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George, Alberta and the U.S. Penticton riders who performed well were Nash Bayston, nine, first in the novice moto, Josh Holland, first in 15-16 expert class, Ambrose Colbeck was first in the four to five novice moto, while Marquez Gonzalez placed third in Vernon, second in Kelowna and won at home in six novice moto. Paige Haamers, 17, also had a good showing, as did Jeff Babuin and Corey Brown in the 40plus moto. “Penticton on home turf dominated,” said Bayston. Members also competed in Vernon Saturday night and travelled to Kelowna Sunday morning. While results weren’t available, Bayston said the riders performed well. Bayston said the provincial qualifiers give the riders a chance to get into nationals, which Kelowna is hosting in two to three weeks, and Chilliwack hosts a larger (roughly 1,000 riders) national competition in the fall. All of the races are sanctioned by the American Bicycle Association. Before hosting the race, Penticton BMX volunteers completed track renovations to make it better and Bayston said it “made a huge difference.” The club received positive comments from visitors on the changes. “People were happy we’ve done what we’ve done,” he said. In other club news, membership has doubled from the 25 regular riders they had last season. Once the soccer and baseball seasons end, Bayston anticipates they will get some of those kids. The club has race days every Thursday with registration at 6 p.m. and racing 30 minutes later.

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The Penticton Vees’ 2014-15 BCHL roster has filled up a bit more following a strong spring camp. Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson said their camp, held May 22-25 in the OHA Training Centre, went extremely well. “The kids that we have been tracking for some time gave us even more confidence with why we have been tracking them and had great camps,” said Harbinson. “I think this group, the commitments we get out of this camp to go along with our returning players, we’re going to have a really strong hockey club.” While there might have been some surprises, Harbinson praised the local products as there were several who did extremely well. “Greg Brydon, a young kid that is play-

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Marquez Gonzalez has been racing hard this season for the Penticton BMX Club. Gonzalez has also picked up some wins while improving his racing skills. Gonzalez competed in his first provincial qualifier and performed well winning on his home track, then finishing third in Vernon and second in Kelowna. His eight wins on the season puts him two away from advancing to the intermediate level.

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PENTICTON BMX RIDER Nash Bayston, right, didn’t let Okanagan rival Toby Harman of Vernon intimidate him from racing to a strong result. Bayston won the novice moto during a provincial qualifying race hosted by Penticton BMX Sunday. Kristi Patton/Western News

ing with the Okanagan Hockey Academy ... I thought had an outstanding camp,” he said. “Raphael Bassot had a great camp.” The Vees liked what they saw from the younger players who will get opportunities as affiliates. Harbinson said times have changed and what they will be doing following their spring camp is combining the prep and main camp to start working with their roster. Young players will attend the main camp to try and secure spots as affiliates or for the following season. It’s a change from what the Vees usually do, but Harbinson said other teams are giving out commitments. They will have 22 players ready, including their returning group. “There is a difference between making a team and playing on a team,” said Harbinson. “That in itself will put a lot of competition (in camp). If players show up not ready to go, then things change.”

On Tuesday morning the Vees announced eight players from spring camp who will join their list of 10 returnees. Among them are Miles Gendron, Gabe Bast, Mike Lee and Connor Russell on defence. Josh Laframboise, Lewis Zerter and Neil Robinson join the forward group. In goal, Hunter Miska’s new net minding partner is Brendan Barry. Gendron played last season in Massachusetts for Rivers School and skates effortlessly with his 6-2, 81 kilogram frame and has high-end skill. His potential piqued the interest of several junior teams as he’s ranked 74th by NHL Central Scouting for the 2014 NHL draft. Gendron was named the Independent School League’s 2013-14 MVP, won the league Sportmanship award and was named a league all-star. For full story, check www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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Capturing the experiences of a West Coast road trip, blogger Mayssam Samaha is making a pit stop in Penticton and Osoyoos to highlight the area. Together with Zipcar, a world leader in car sharing, Coast Hotels kicked off the interactive Great Coast Road Trip in Lethbridge, Alta., earlier this month. The trip will cruise through 21 cities across Canada and down the U.S. West Coast ending 4,264 kilometres later in Santa Barbara, Calif. on June 14. Coming through Kelowna, Penticton and Osoyoos on the fourth leg is Samaha, known for her blog willtravelforfood.com. It was a finalist in Saveur Magazine’s best Food Blog award. Her portion of the trip, called Okanagan Uncorked (roadtrip.coasthotels.com) will feature a feast of recreational activities and cultural offerings. “I have always wanted to come to the Okanagan. I have been to Vancouver before but never here so when they contacted me about doing this and offered the Okanagan leg I said yes I want to do it,” said Samaha. “I had heard of the area because of the wines but I am interested in the agriculture part too. I wish it was more into the season so I could go to orchards and taste the fruit.” Samaha’s itinerary is

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full of Okanagan experiences. Her trip started on Monday in Kelowna where she visited wineries and in Penticton on Tuesday she went to The Vanilla Pod at Poplar Grove Winery. On Wednesday, she will experience a breakfast kayak tour with Hoodoo’s Adventures then is headed to a tour of Hillside Winery and dinner at The Bistro. The bloggers are also offered some free time with suggestions to try places like Ogo’s Ice Cream, walk by the peach at Okanagan Lake and visit the Ikeda Japanese Gardens. Samaha then heads to Osoyoos for a day where they will join Wine Tour Gone

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South for a three-hour winery tour, have dinner at Campo restaurant then lunch the following day at Lake Village Bakery before heading to Vancouver. Having been on a few road trips through Tuscany and across the desert from Las Vegas to California then up the West Coast, Samaha said she looks forward to this adventure which doesn’t have a lot of kilometres behind the wheel. “It is perfect for making a lot of stops along the way. That is one tip I would give is to not be too rigid with your itinerary on road trips. Take time to wander and smell the fruit. A road trip is meant to wander and find things that are not planned out. If you

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plan too much you miss out on the fun stuff,” she said. Samaha encourages people to stop them and give them any ideas of things to do in the area and to also snap photos of the bright purple car with the Coast Hotels logo on it. “You can’t miss it,” she said. “We would love to hear from people and there is a contest on social media so take a picture of the car and tag it #GreatCoastRoadTrip and you can win a trip, the leg of your choice. Or, tag your own favourite road trip picture,” said Samaha. In April, Coast Hotels hosted a search for a budding blogger to join the international journey. The travel-savvy

bloggers each complete one leg of the monthlong promotion before handing off the Zipcar, a Ford Escape, to the next participant and keep the adventure going. The group of bloggers will capture their own on-theroad experiences through blog posts and photography that will be featured on the Great Coast Road Trip website and distributed via the brand’s social media channels “We’re thrilled to kick off this interactive campaign and showcase our great accommodations, uniquely local experiences and the adventurous spirit of the writers along the way,” said Sarah Kirby Yung, executive director marketing and communications for Coast Hotels. “This will be a truly memorable journey for those participating and we hope it will inspire those at home to plan their own summer road trip getaways and keep an eye out for our bright and colourful Great Coast Road Trip branded Zipcar as it passes through cities.”

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Margaret ‘Edna’ passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014 after a short battle with cancer at the age of 77 years. Edna was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan but grew up in Courtenay, BC. She will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her three sons; Fred (Abbey) of Penticton, BC, Bob (Cindy) of Rollyview, AB., Doug (Lynn) of Edmonton, AB., and her only daughter Joan, also of Penticton as well as 9 grandchildren, 16 “great” great-grandchildren, her brother Bert, and her four sisters, Nadine, Kay, Davina (Norm), and Roberta (Bruce). She was sadly predeceased by her husband of 57 ½ years Allan Friesen and first son Donald. Edna was always crocheting an afghan for someone and loved a good game of Skip-Bo. She was a great mom, grandmother, aunt, sister and will be missed by all who knew her. There will be a funeral service at Bethel Tabernacle 945 Main Street, Penticton with Pastor Darwin Pichette officiating on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 2:00 pm with a viewing at 1:00 pm for those who wish to pay their respects. Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting www.Hansonsfuneral.ca.

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Moving & Storage At U1ST - MOVING 2 men on a two ton truck. $70/hr. Call 250-859-8362. 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

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Auto Accessories/Parts

Cars - Sports & Imports

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

2005 Miata, soft top, 34,000kms, lady driven, excellent condition, offers on $15,500, (250)493-3649

Feed & Hay

Misc. for Sale

Homes for Rent

Ginseng tarps 24’ x 80’ for shade or windbreak. Inexpensive and attractive solution for hay shed, livestock shelter etc. $150 each. 250-558-8322. Quote available for installation. 22’ gooseneck tip pg trailer, 27,000lb axles, 95lb winch.

Martin Acoustic guitar, $2250, Adult sleeping bag, never used, $65, 4 china or curio cabinets, solid wood, $150$450, collectibles & over 100 original oil paintings, large black velvet sea-scape painting, call 250-497-5618 after 5pm or weekends

Gallagher Lake Oliver, 4bdrm, 2.5ba, large home, large fenced lot, 5appl., ref’s & security dep. req., np, ns, $1300+util., (250)462-4007

Pets Border Collie pups, well bred, well marked, good farm or cattle dogs, ready now, many satisfied customers, going fast, (250)498-3343

Merchandise for Sale

Appliances Kenmore Washer & Dryer, 1 year old, like new, $400, White Kenmore Fridge, Maytag Washer & Dryer, mint, $300, can deliver, 250-770-0827

Auctions “Antique & Collectables Auction”

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Free Items Free Kittens to good homes, 3 pure black, (250)488-7619 Free Mason Rich upright piano and bench circa 1940’s, 250497-8706, Ok Falls old styled rocking chair, in good shape. 250-493-8404

Furniture

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Misc. Wanted BUYING Coin Collections, Estates, Antiques, Native Art, Silver, Jewelry 250-499-0251 FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. Please call 1.866.960.0045 or visit us online: www.dollars4guns.com.

Real Estate

Recreation

6.27 Ac. near Edgewood, full RV hookup, $89,900, cash offers, e mail for pics: selkirk8@telus.net 250-269-7328

1978 20ft Prowler, fix me upper, $1200 obo, (250)4934646

For Sale By Owner PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: Spectacular 3 acre parcel owner financing. 250-558-7888

Recreational From custom building to major repairs, insurance claims, renovations & parts. Free estimates, reasonable rates and seniors’ discounts available. For all your RV Needs, call 250-493-7445 Penticton

Rentals

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Apt/Condo for Rent

COMPLETE House sell out Furniture, Upright Freezer. Bar fridge, TV, China, Crystal, Garden Tools, Patio furniture, Xmas decorations, Coolers etc. Everything has to go. May 24, 8-3 p.m. 182 Gordon Place Penticton MULTI - Family Garage Sale. Saturday May 31st from 8:00 to 1:00. 3462 South Main St Penticton (Skaha Gardens).

1bdrm $650, adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250-492-7328 FURNISHED condo at Silverstar. King bed plus dble bunks, utilities & wifi inc. $850/month Jun-Nov. Non-smokers & refs required. Call or text 778-2157609

22 Rifle Marlon lever action, model golden 39A, new, $250, email jherbwatt@yahoo.ca leave phone #. 2 Electric bikes, lights, security, cruise control, low mileage, no license, #1 has new batteries, $950, #2, $800, call (250)492-7666 5 Stair Steppers, some $20, some free, phone Bill 250-4947978 ALL wool felt hats 20% off including top hats, bowlers, fedoras, western & more at Hat HideAway - Penticton 441 Main St. www.HatHideAway.ca Dble bed chesterfield, S.West print, $75, crystal glasses, Qu. box spring mattress w/frame, $130, metal glass-top counter hgt dining table w/6 padded chairs, $360, light green swivel chair, $50, (250)770-1989 KILL BED bugs & their eggs! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.

OLALLA - Clean Spacious bright house park like area, bright 3 bdrm, 1 full bath, laundry room, W/D F/S Garage, Lg. deck, No Smoking, References required Small pet ok. Avail. Now $900/mo., 250499-5700 Olalla, Clean, spacious house, park like setting, 2bdrm, 1.5ba, laundry rm, front rm, kitchen, rec rm, sundeck, w/d/f/s/dw, workshop, $925/mo., ref’s, NO SMOKING, 1 pet ok, avail. July 1, (250)499-5700 SEMI-RETIRED couple requires long-term house rental in Penticton/Naramata or Summerland area. 2 bdrm., garage preferred, great ref., n/s. (250)328-5055 or e-mail : juanbarnez@shaw.ca Thank you

Acreage for Sale

Like new, kids pine Canwood bunk bed, pics avail., $200 obo., text to 250-462-4995

Misc. for Sale

Keremeos 524 6th Ave., NEW 3 beds, 2 baths, W/D, fenced yard, $950/month plus hydro, N/S Pets iffy. Must verify income. Apply in person evenings.

Commercial/ Industrial

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Trucks & Vans

Escorts

1984 GMC, 1 ton dually, flat black, rebuilt 454, turbo 400, new interior, cowl hood, headers, lots done, runs excellent, $3000 obo, 778-476-2046

JANICE, A delightful mistress for the discerning gentleman. I’m choosy, you should be too. Attractive, clean & affectionate, afternoons, Penticton, appointments only,250-460-1713

2007 GMC 2500 4x4, Duramax, Allison A/T, 5th wheel hitch, alum. tool box, 80,000 kms, $28,000, (778)476-3031 Dec. 2010/2011 GM Avalanche, dark grey, full equip., 42,000 kms, tires 85%, 1 1/2 years on road, $32,495 obo, warranty until 2015, 250-4945436 (8am-noon), evenings 6-9pm

MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048 SOOO SEXY SANDY The Original K-Town Girl. 38D, 29, 34. Let’s Play! 878-1514

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Boats 2009 14’ Lund boat, 6hp, 4 stroke, merc., elec. motor, EZ loader trailer, comes complete with life jackets, 3 low back seats, travel cover, $4500, (250)770-7800

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Unique opportunity, shared house, respectable neighbourhood, on bus route, male or female, prefer employed person, np, call (250)462-2658

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Very quiet, n/s, or drinker, great ref., sm. 2-bed hse, reasonable rent, Penticton/Naramata or Summerland area, 250-487-2204

Transportation

Antiques / Classics 72 Lincoln Cont. 460, 4-dr, collector plates, matching #’s, no rust.$2,400 will trade for motorcycle. 250-306-3635

Cars - Domestic 2005 Malibu,v6, 4-dr, exc cond most options, no accidents, $4200. (250)558-3820

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A Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2014 at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC to consider the following amendments to Zoning Bylaw 2011-23. Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2014-28 Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2014-28 proposes amendments to the secondary suite regulations of Zoning Bylaw 2011-23 summarized as follows: • Allowing secondary suites in duplex buildings • Removing the owner occupancy rule for secondary suites, and • Increasing the density of the RD2 (Duplex Housing: Lane) zone from 0.80 to 0.95 to accommodate basement suites in that zone. Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2014-29 Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2014-29 proposes a number of housekeeping amendments to Zoning Bylaw 2011-23 summarized as follows:

Keremeos, 1bdrm units, avail. immed., year round rentals, $600 (incl. util), 250-499-5802

Duplex / 4 Plex

Homes for Rent

Adult

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Cottages / Cabins

Cawston, 2bdrm mobile, 3bdrm mobile & 1 bdrm cottage, country (beside orchard) $700 (incl util)., 250-499-0558 Clean, 1bdrm cabin, Ok Falls, suitable for single, np, $495/mo., incl. gas heat, avail. immed., (250)497-7115

1982 Okanagan 5th Wheel, 17ft, all amenities, sleeps 5, great cond., $900, call 778476-2046 2011 Kenkraft slide-in camper very lightly used, for import/small trucks. Propane system, cooktop, canoe racks, nice cupboards. Lightweight for camping/hunting. $4900. Call 250-545-5458 (Vernon).

APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location, 2300sqft. in busy plaza, ample parking, also 220 sqft. shared office space avail., call Barb 250-492-6319 WARREN Ave. 1000&1500sq’ units of comm/industrial w/ compounded yard & overhead doors. 250-765-3295

2BRM. Washer/dryer. over 1000 sqf. on Van Horne str. Fenced yard. Longterm only. $850 plus utilities. 250-4870268 563 Burns St Penticton 3 bed, 1 bath, 1200sqft, 5 appl: $1200/mo. Available July 1st call 250-492-2070

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OFFERED BY OWNER Located in picturesque Summerland, BC on the shores of Lake Okanagan, this stunning lake view villa-style home is just steps away from the beach, tennis courts, yacht club and ﬁne dining.

• Adding the use ‘personal service’ to the C7 (Service Commercial) zone • Adding the use ‘tourist accommodation’ as a site specific use for those properties featuring motels located in the C7 (Service Commercial) zone • Amending the definition of ‘agri tourism accommodation’ to limit the number of units to 10 units • Reducing the side yard exterior setback from 3.5m to 3.0m in the R2 (Small Lot Residential) and R3 (Small Lot Residential: Lane) zones • Increasing the permitted height of structures in the P2 (Parks & Recreation) zone from 12m to 16m • Reducing the side yard setback in the A

(Agriculture) zone from 7.0m to 4.5m, • Clarifying the wording of the maximum floor area of flex-units in the RM5 (Urban Residential) zone, and • Adding the use ‘minor home occupation (subject to specific use regulation 8.4)’ to the C6 (Mixed Use Commercial) zone. Any person whose interest may be affected by the proposed zoning amendment bylaws may appear in person, by petition or by attorney. Delegations and Submissions will be received no later than 9:30 a.m., Monday, June 9, 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 bylaws and supporting information will be available for public inspection up to and including Monday, June 9, 2014 at the following locations during hours of operation: Development Services and Corporate Administration (City Hall, 171 Main Street), Penticton Public Library (785 Main Street) and the Penticton Community Centre (325 Power Street); or online at http://www.penticton.ca/EN/meta/ city-news/latest-news.html.

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April from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Shatford Centre. Neither Scottish background nor a partner is required. S outh o kanaGan 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. t he B ereavement reSourCe Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Adults welcome. a l C o h o l i C S haS a nonymouS Nooners meetings Monday to Friday noon at 1197 Main St. Call service 24 hours is 250490-9216. Night group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement. Care CloSet thrift Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and special auctions. Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds to the local hospital and hospice. Donations always welcome. 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. 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. 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. 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. P entiCton t he aCademy of Music String Orchestra rehearses from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. in the lounge of the Leir House, 220 Manor Park Ave. New members welcome. Please call 250-4937977 for more info. new to the Oliver Senior Centre: Zumba lessons, all-around active exercise. Every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Call 250-498-6142 for more information. Everyone welcome. e v e ry BinGo wedneSday in the Legion hall with the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m. Lunches are available. okanaGan fallS SeniorS’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and carpet bowling at 1 p.m. SeniorS’ reCreation and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-490-0468 for more information. the order of St. Luke meets on the first and third Wednesdays in St. Saviours’ Church at noon for healing prayer. oliver douBle o Quilters have drop-in activities Wednesdays. 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. anavetS haS humP Day with Stu’s kitchen open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Entertainment by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m. 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. kiwaniS CluB meetS at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 390 Brunswick St. Call 250-493-8901 for information.

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life tranSitionS: a new workshop series for people who have received a lifealtering health diagnosis or health change, starts May 29. Call the Bereavement Resource Centre at 250-490-1107 for more information or to register. C anadian r oyal leGion branch 40 has crib and drop-in pool at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. C anadian C eliaC aSSoCiation, Penticton satellite quarterly coffee meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. in Room 138 of Interior Health Unit at Government and Carmi. For info, contact pentictonceliac-gf@yahoo. com or call 250-4938542. fraternal order of the Eagles has musical trivia bingo at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. toPS B.C. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250493-5968 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more info. 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. 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. 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. anavetS have StruCtured pool at 6:30 p.m. elkS CluB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. All skill levels welcome. f allS o kanaGan SeniorS’ Centre has Scrabble at 10 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and crib at 7 p.m. a l C o h o l i C S niGht a nonymouS 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. toPS (take off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250-770-8093. al-anon for friendS and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272. City PeaCh toaStmaSterS meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church. Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250-4922362 for info.

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calendar The PenTicTon Radio Control Club is holding their off-road trophy race, Electric Shoot-Out 2014, at 3803 McLean Creek Rd., OK Falls from May 30 to June 1. May 30: check in from 4 p.m. to dusk; May 31: qualifiers from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; June 1: last chance qualifiers at 9:30 a.m. with main races to follow. Spectators are welcome. dRoP inTo The IODE Thrift Shop at 464 Main Street from May 30 until June 5 for a huge bag sale. We will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. (Saturday opening at 10 a.m.) daily. See how much you can cram into a grocery bag for $3, or a garbage bag for $8. All staff are volunteers and monies raised go back into the community. PeniTcTon hosPiTal auxilaRy gift shop is celebrating its 70th anniversary. All past and present gift shop volunteers are invited on May 30 at 11:30 a.m. for birthday cake and 30 per cent off gifts and toys and up to 70 per cent off clearance items. Sale continues May 31. FRiday social dance at South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St., Join us for music by Shindigger starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person, all welcome. The oliveR senioR Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. PenTicTon senioRs comPuTeR Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class on Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. eighT week gRieFsuPPoRT walking group on alternate Friday and Wednesday mornings starting at the Penticton Art Gallery from 10 a.m. to noon, April 11 to May 30. Please call Andrea at 250-4929071 ext. 2203 for more information.

R oyal c anadian legion branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday at 11:30 a.m., allyou-can-eat spaghetti at 6 p.m. for $7 and Johnny Rock in the lounge at 6:30 p.m. 890 wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. anaveTs has a steak dinner at 5:30 p.m., karaoke with Jack at 8 p.m., Scotch doubles pool at 6:30 p.m. T he B eReavemenT ResouRce Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, call 250490-1107. elks cluB on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. eagles have dinneR from 5 to 7 p.m. with entertainment following. alcoholics anonymous has a Primary Purpose meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre on Green Mountain Road. Bring your Big Book.

UPCOMING EVENTS FRiends oF summeRland Ornamental Gardens present Sara Williams, renowned Canadian author, horticulturist and xeriscape gardener, as she explores the topic of Creating the Prairie Xeriscape from 10 a.m. to noon on May 31 in the I.O.O.F. Hall, 9536 Main St., Summerland Her talk will deal with the subjects of low maintenance, water-conserving landscaping. Sara will delve deeply into the principles of xeriscape design, illustrating ideas that conserve water, improve soil and irrigation efficiency and teach us how to reduce conventional lawn areas. This free workshop will introduce the audience to the hundreds of hardy, drought-tolerant trees, shrubs, vines,

bulbs and perennials that can survive with minimal water. Everyone welcome. saFeTy PenTicTon village at 490 Edmonton Ave. is holding a family event on June 4 from 3 to 6 p.m. Healthy snacks will be provided and children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, email info@ sosbis.com. The legion ladies Auxiliary Lunch Bunch meets at 11:30 a.m. on June 5 in the Kettle Valley Station Pub, 1070 Eckhardt Ave. W. leaRning aT lunch: the first and third Fridays of each month at noon, a topic of interest to seniors will be presented in the library/museum auditorium. Everyone is welcome to attend these sessions, so bring your lunch; tea and cookies will be served. On June 6, Cheryl and Arthur Halsted will present on memory and aging, how memory functions and changes and tips for maintaining and improving memory. The PenTicTon PuBlic Library is holding its spring Dirty Book Sale. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first come, first served when the doors open at 10 a.m. sharp on June 7 in the Library/Museum Auditorium. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great selection of books new and old, items for children and teens, audiobooks and movies, magazines, large print books and reference sets. All proceeds support the public library. u weighT loss Clinic is holding a fundraiser for their Relay for Life team on June 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Barefoot Beach resort. Minimum $10 donation for adults and donation for kids for a burger and a beer or burger and a salad. PenTicTon legion ladies Auxiliary is hosting a pancake breakfast from from 8:30 a.m. till noon on June 8 in the hall, 502 Martin St. $4 gets you pancakes, sausage, ham, orange juice and coffee. Fifty cents more for strawberries and cream.

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QUEEN SET

$329.99

DOUBLE SET

SINGLE SET

$299.99 $249.99

TOP QUALITY MICROFIBRE RECLINING SET

KING SET

QUEEN SET

DOUBLE SET

Ask About Taking $1099.99 $699.99 $649.99

4 Y ear s ! LOUIS PHILLIPE 6-PC. BEDROOM SUITE To Pay with NO Interest & NO Down Payment!

HOMETOWN ALL 6 PIECES

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Dresser, Mirror, 1 Night Table, Headboard, Footboard and Rails.

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4 Years!

To Pay with NO Interest To Pay with NO Interest To Pay with NO Interest & NO Down Payment! & NO Down Payment! & NO Down Payment!

RECLINING SOFA

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RECLINING LOVESEAT

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RECLINING CHAIR

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2-PC. BONDED LEATHER SOFA & LOVESEAT SET While Supplies Last

17cuft FRIDGE FAMILY SIZE

$499.99

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Self Clean RANGE

$449.99

Easy Clean $399.99

2-PIECES

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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! 2549 SKAHA LAKE ROAD PENTICTON

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SINCE 1988 ~ BY

KONDOLAS

JOE KANDOLA Owner / Operator

WE DELIVER TO OLIVER, OSOYOOS, KEREMEOS, WESTBANK, PEACHLAND, GRAND FORKS AND PRINCETON

WHILE QUANTITIES LAST!