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The first of three pods of precast concrete prison cells are in place at the $200 million Okanagan Correctional Centre near Oliver. The 378-cell, high-security facility being constructed on Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) land is proceeding on budget and on time for the 2016 fall completion date. “The project is going really well, construction is proceeding smoothly, safely and the quality is excellent,” said Richard Burley, vice president, project delivery for the Plenary Group. “We’re absolutely on schedule and we’re very pleased with the progress.” Plenary Justice Okanagan is the consortium selected to design, build, finance and maintain the centre over the life of the 30-plus year contract. Other consortium members are the Plenary Group, PCL Constructors Westcoast and Honeywell. The prison cells are being constructed by Oldcastle Precast Modular of Spokane, Wa. and are trucked to the site. “It’s (precast construction) not really new but it’s proven methodology, very innovative,” said Burley.
WORKERS ATTACH aluminum pieces at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver, Tuesday, Feb. 24. The specialized modules (shown in the background), each contain two cells.
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“It’s a safe way to build, it’s quicker, the quality is better and the end result is better value for the money. “It’s a lot like Lego blocks. When you see them being craned into position it’s literally just like blocks being put in place, very clever.” Each precast module contains two cells that can house two inmates each and comes complete with just plumbing and electrical connections
required after placement. The facility, dubbed the “centrepiece” of BC Corrections’ second-phase capital expansion plan, will be about 29,000-square metres in total area. It will include 11 living units and other amenities. OCC will more than double corrections capacity in B.C.’s Interior. Since the May, 2014 groundbreaking Oliver Mayor Ron Hovanes
indicated there has been an upswing in the local economy, something he expects will only get better. “Having a $200 million-plus construction job going on in our backyard has to have some real economic impact for our community and the South Okanagan,” said Hovanes. “But I think the real impact is going to be when it opens, when we have 250-plus jobs that are ongoing for
the next generation or two. It’s great to have this kind of a job outlook for the future.” For that, he credited the “bold” initiative of the OIB to go after the project in the first place. “We have a great relationship with our First Nations neighbours to the north and in a lot of ways we’re one community,” he said. “They’ve been a showcase worldwide already.” According to Burley, wherever possible, Plenary looks locally to source workers, supplies and services. “This is something everyone from the province right on down has been very pleased with,” he said. Currently there are about 75 workers on site. During the term of the construction 1,000 direct and indirect jobs are expected to be created and another 240 when the centre opens. The January, progress report showed two sub-contracting awards each to Penticton and Oliver companies, five to Kelowna businesses and nine others to B.C. firms. Three others for specialized work have gone to out-of-province companies.
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John devitt (above) was Mc for the night. natalie Preston (below right) of chic clothing and John Ferebee (below left).
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Each February, Penticton’s business community gathers for their first major event of the year, the annual Business Excellence Awards. With a sold out crowd of 330 people, the 28th annual awards, celebrating business excellence and community leadership, was one the best attended ever, according to John Devitt, executive director Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce. Mark Melissen, president of the Wildstone Group, was named business leader of the year for 2014 and Burger 55 took business of the year honours. Both Melissen and Chris Boehm, owner of Burger 55, said they were up against some serious competition in their respective categories. “I know all the other guys on the list, any one of them could have taken it,” said Melis-
sen. That list included Cary Schneiderat, Max Picton, Tarik Sayeed and Tim Hodgkinson, all nominated for an award which honours an individual who makes a notable contribution to the business environment by exemplifying excellence in their chosen field, overall business acumen, customer service, community involvement, leadership and employee relations. “Any individual award represents a team effort,” said Melissen. For him, that doesn’t stop at employees but includes his family and friends. “The people that you surround yourself with, they all contribute,” he said. Likewise, Boehm said his competitors for the business of the year award, which honours a business that stands out among peers as a leading organization both in its approach to business and in service to the community, were all well-known community leaders. “There were some pretty top guns all
aBoVE: ownEr/oPErator colin Powell of MarketPlace iga with the Business Excellence award for community support excellence he received at the recent Penticton and wine country chamber of commerce ceremonies at the Penticton trade and convention centre. awards were handed out in 13 categories.
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nominated for that,” said Boehm, who started Burger 55 five years ago. “I am out there and doing stuff, so I am not surprised to get nominated or get recognition for it, but when we do win those things, it is pretty surprising and cool.” Boehm said his mentors in the restaurant business taught him the value of being involved in your community. “Having that mindset moving into our business really helped. I think just being out there and giving it all you got for your community was important to us,” said Boehm. “We are just reaping the benefits of that now.” Boehm also gives credit to the Burger 55 staff. He shared the win with them Sunday via the company’s private Facebook page. “In order for me to win business of the year, they have to buy into the whole project. And they do. They work hard for me. They put extra love into what they do here,” said Boehm. “They are not just employees. These
guys really care for what they do. It’s huge. They definitely feel the win as well.” Over 80 nominations were received in 13 categories: New Business Award - Brodo Kitchen; Agriculture and Agri Business Excellence - Penticton Farmer’s Market; Home Based Business Excellence - Chic Clothing Company; Industrial and Manufacturing Excellence - Zep Okanagan; Professional Service Excellence - Pathways Addiction Resource Centre; Retail Excellence - Teas & Weaves; Hospitality/Tourism Excellence - Grape Escapes Wine Tours; Family Friendly Business Excellence - LocoLanding Adventure Park; Workplace Culture Excellence - White Kennedy Chartered Accountants; Sustainability Excellence - The Bench Market; Community Support Excellence - Marketplace IGA; Business of the Year - Burger 55; Business Leader of the Year - Mark Melissen, of Wildstone Group of Companies.
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event, I’ve been to it before, so I was excited to have some of my art displayed for something I’m enthusiastic about,” Szalay said. The festival takes place April 10-11 at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre featuring over 40 breweries and cideries, both local and from around the Pacific Northwest. Familiar local breweries will be returning to the festival joining some new craft breweries heading to the Festof-Ale for the first time. “We’re trying to reenergize and keep this festival fresh and current for everybody,” Martin Lewis, Fest-of-Ale director, said. Lewis added that the festival has eight
new breweries over last year’s event, setting a new record for the Festof-Ale. “It has changed a ton in the last 20 years as it pertains to the customer. They used to come to the booth and say ‘whatever’s strongest, give me lots.’ Now they ask you really intelligent questions. They want to know about IBUs and SRM,” Lewis said. This years festival will also feature a new outdoor component and the festival board is working with the City of Penticton on the details for an outdoor stage, brewers and food trucks. Also new this year will be the food and beer pairing stations, as well as expanding judging on beers at the event in-
cannot be accepted. Unlimited amounts can be collected, providing it meets the requirements. For more information Curbside Collection Calendars are available at City Hall and City Yards or call 250-4902500 or www.penticton.ca. Public Hearing Notice A Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 pm March 2, 2015 at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC to consider the following amendment to Zoning Bylaw 2011-23: Zoning Amendment Bylaw 201512 (115 Kinney Ave.) Rezone Lot 3, District Lot 116, Similkameen Division Yale District, Plan 9716, located at 115 Kinney Ave., from R1 (Large Lot Residential) to RM2 (Low Density Multiple Housing). The applicant is proposing to construct a 4-unit townhouse development. Any person whose interest may be affected by the proposed amendment may appear in person, by petition or by attorney. Delegations and Submissions will be received no later than 9:30 am, March 2, 2015 to Attention: Corporate Officer, City of Penticton, 171 Main St., 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
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cluding five judges and nine categories. It was also announced that the Penticton Hospitality Association is partnering with the Fest-of-Ale
Society this year providing marketing funding and support for the festival. “Fest-of-Ale is a wonderful example of
hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at 250-490-2400 prior to the meeting. The above mentioned bylaw and supporting information will be available for public inspection up to and including March 2, 2015 at the following locations during hours of operation: Development Services and Corporate Administration (City Hall,171 Main St.), Penticton Public Library (785 Main Street) and the Penticton Community Centre (325 Power St.); or online at www. penticton.ca/publicnotice. Notice of a brewery lounge endorsement Public Notice is hereby given that an application has been made for a Brewery Lounge Endorsement located at 198 Ellis Street. B.C. Local government support including public consultation is required by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch prior to authorizing the amendment request. The owners of The Cannery Brewing Company Ltd. have made application for a Brewery Lounge Endorsement with exterior patio with proposed hours of operation from Sunday to Saturday (10:00am to 11:00pm). On February 16, 2015, City Council directed staff to commence public notification of the Brewery Lounge Endorsement application. Any public comments as a result of the
how home-grown events can benefit the community as a whole. We should all be very proud of their efforts and what they have gifted back to the community,” Rob Appelman, president of the Hospitality Association, said. The Fest-of-Ale Society has put over $500,000 worth of proceeds back into the community through organizations including the B.C. SPCA and the Okanagan Boys and Girls Club. Tickets are now available in person at the Days Inn Penticton, at local breweries, the SOEC box office, Penticton and Wine Country Visitors Centre and online through www.valleyfirsttix.com.
public notice process will be compiled and forwarded to Council, along with final comments from the City’s Liquor License Technical Review Committee (LLTRC) for the March 2, 2015 Regular Council meeting. At that time, a full report with final recommendations will be brought forward for Council’s consideration. Any person who wishes to comment on the proposed application may appear in person, or by agent, at the 6:00 pm Council meeting. Submissions or written comments will be received no later than 12:00 pm noon on February 27, 2015 to the attention of the Building & Permitting Manager at the City of Penticton, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5A9. 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 250-4902501 prior to the meeting. A copy of the February 16, 2015 staff report may be inspected at the offices of the Building and Permitting Manager, located on the main floor at 171 Main Street between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, up to and including Monday, March 2, 2015. Alternatively, a copy of the report (agenda item 8.3) can also be viewed via the City of Penticton website at: www.penticton.ca/council and clicking on the Regular Agenda for February 16.
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The RCMP have yet to identify a suspect in their investigation regarding a threatening note found at Skaha Middle School last week. “Our message is hey, we just want to help somebody out here. If they’ve truly just made a mistake and need a hand, then as a community we will come together with those assists to help them. It’s not like I just want to throw somebody in jail. That’s not the answer here,” said superintendent of the RCMP Kevin Hewco. Over 200 parents gathered at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre on Feb. 22 for a community meeting regarding the threatening letter found last week at Skaha Middle School. The meeting was a collaboration with the RCMP and the Okanagan Skaha and OkanaganSimilkameen school districts. “We are confident there is no immediate threat to our students, however we want to assure you that we take the safety of our students and staff very seriously,” Wendy Hyer, superintendent for School District 67, said. Hyer was joined by Don MacIntyre, director of instruction and curriculum for School District 67, Hewco and Staff Sgt. Kurt Lozinski from the RCMP. Hewco applauded the community engagement and the turnout at this meeting and one that occurred earlier that day in Okanagan Falls. “Here we have someone who someone knows out there, some-
one knows this person. It might be a youth, might be an adult, a young adult. Someone somewhere knows something. That’s the critical piece for us,” Hewco said. Staff Sgt. Kurt Lozinski was in charge of the investigation as it unfolded last week. On Feb. 18 around 9:30 a.m. the RCMP received a phone call from Skaha Middle School regarding the discovery of letters of a threatening nature found on the school grounds. “We continue to get leads, we chase down those leads to the end,” Lozinski said. “We’re really no further ahead to identifying who the author of this letter is. That could speak volumes as to whether it was fictitious at the beginning, or if someone involved in this has gone underground.” The theme of the discussion was communication, something Derek Hurst, father of two daughters enrolled in the school district and chair of the District 67 parent advisory council, feels is of utmost importance in incidents like this one. “The bottom line that I’ve heard entirely is to communicate. Whether it’s the district communicating with the kids, the schools communicating with the kids, the district communicating with parents,” Hurst said. “Don’t put your head in the sand. Make sure you’re talking to your kids and know what they are doing online and offline. Make sure that they understand that stuff in this day and age can become much bigger than you ever anticipated it to be.”
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Hurst echoed Hewco’s advice during the discussion with parents. “Go home and talk to your kids. Make sure they are alive to this. I defer to the wisdom of the educator to ensure are children aren’t scared and (we) don’t start that culture of fear. It’s 2015 we have to deal with these challenges,” Hewco said. “Worst case scenario we don’t catch this bad guy or girl. Then what? Well, we’ll learn from this, we’ll work better together and we’ll keep engaged with each other.” After the discovery of the letter on Feb. 18, the RCMP asked the school district to give the investigating officers a couple of hours before making the information public. “There was no use in putting the letter out and creating a buzz if we could have solved it in the first little while,” Lozinski said. Eight detectives were working on the case at a given time and Lozinski said the RCMP immediately deployed a police presence in four of the district’s schools. Lozinski said the RCMP chased down any of the obvious leads from the information in the note. “We weighed the pros and cons of disseminating this letter out to the public and at that time we felt that the need was better than the spin off,” Lozinski said. The RCMP will maintain a presence at School District 67 schools for the remainder of this week. There will be no locker or backpack checks at the schools.
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EDITORIAL Efforts to end bullying cant stop at schools Schools across the province stand united in hopes of bringing an end to the devastating effects bullying can have on young lives. Pink Shirt Day takes place across B.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The anti-bullying day is celebrated across Canada and in 25 countries around the world on other dates. The movement aims to eliminate schoolyard bullying and alleviate the negative consequences bullying can have on children in school. And the consequences of bullying can be life-altering, not just for the victims but for their families, schoolmates and community. The statistics tell a frightening tale. Bullying is not just an occasional event. According to a report from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, at least one in three teenaged students in Canada report being bullied, while 47 per cent of Canadian parents report having a child who has been a victim of bullying. Among adult Canadians, 38 per cent of males and 30 per cent of females report having experienced occasional or frequent bullying during their school years. The numbers are even worse for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender as their rate of discrimination is three times higher than heterosexual youth. Any instances of bullying increase the risk of suicidal ideas in youth. The growing popularity of events such as Pink Shirt Day show that Canadians are committed to putting an end to the potentially tragic results of bullying. Strategies and legislation aimed at preventingPENTICTON bullying and helping victims of bullying are WESTERN certainly worthwhile ventures. But it bears noting that no one is born a bully, it is a behaviour children learn from those around them. It is something parents need to keep in mind the next time they’re angered by a passing motorist or something that takes place in the checkout line or neighbourhood rink. -Black Press
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Why cut taxes for the rich?
The B.C. government’s third straight budget surplus is the main battleground for provincial politicians this spring, with little else on the order paper to argue about. The main conflict is over the tax cut for the rich that results from removing a two-year surtax on personal income greater than $150,000 a year. It’s an outrage, says the NDP, starving our threadbare government services of more than $200 million over the next three years. NDP leader John Horgan set the tone in his reply to Finance Minister Mike de Jong’s budget speech: “I can appreciate that the minister was celebrating with the champagne-and-caviar set, but the rest of British Columbia saw $700 million in increased fees and taxes on their backs.” Old news, de Jong replied. It was a two-year
surtax on high-income earners to help get B.C. out of its post-recession red ink, and it expired as it was legislated to do. This political theatre doesn’t help people understand what’s actually going on. First, a lot of that red ink was B.C. Liberal blood from dismantling the harmonized sales tax and repaying Ottawa for that failed experiment. Second, this temporary tax on the rich was a political strategy by de Jong and Premier Christy Clark, limping into an election most expected them to lose. De Jong’s debut budget in February 2013 also accelerated a small increase in corporate income tax, stealing two populist planks from Adrian Dix’s NDP platform. Ending the surtax not only kept a promise, it kept B.C. competitive with Alberta on personal income taxes. Highwage earners and many of their businesses are
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more mobile every year, which is why this year’s budget also extended tax breaks for high-tech and digital media companies. Another tweak in de Jong’s budget was to increase the low-income cutoff for personal income tax from $18,000 to $19,000. Those with the lowest incomes are relieved not only of income tax but also medical premiums, which continue to march up by another four per cent, and are mostly paid by employers. As with the federal election set for this
fall, we will hear a lot about the burden on the vaguely defined “middle class.” In B.C. they have to dig deeper for car insurance, hydro, ferry rides and post-secondary tuition, while those tophatted champagne-sippers party on with their tax holiday? Well, not exactly. Here’s an assessment from Philip Cross, research co-ordinator at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and former chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada. Just after the 2013 B.C. election, Cross noted that Canada, its provinces, Europe and the United States have all been adjusting their tax systems to increase the load on wealthier people and ease it from the poor. This has closed the wage gap considerably in Canada. By 2010, the top 20 per cent of earners were paying 58.3 per cent of all income taxes. That’s up from 50
per cent in 1976, showing how long Canada’s income taxes have been “progressive.” This is the main reason why “income inequality,” that other great cause of the left, started leveling off in Canada around 1998. Cross points to measures like the low-income exemption from income tax. By 2013, the bottom 40 per cent of Canadian households were paying just 6.8 per cent of income taxes, and more than a third of income tax filers were paying none at all. Cross asks and answers the central question: Should the rich pay more? “If it’s a misinformed attempt to compensate for imaginary losses of low-income people, the answer is clearly no.” Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Boonstock credibility concerns I am supportive of festivals and they can be good for our town, however I remain opposed to Boonstock. Alberta’s Sturgeon County council and residents tolerated Boonstock for nine years before permanently shutting it down. During the last year’s festival, RCMP responded to 11 overdoses, 11 assaults with a weapon, three impaired-driving, two sexual assaults and two hit-and-run’s. There were 45 drug seizures, 56 arrests and 2,000 verbal warnings. But it was a home invasion when Counsellor Shaw said, they’ve had enough. Then they called it Ban-stock. Coun. McGillis noted that Boonstock cost the county a net $33,000. I don’t see it as being a big economic development opportunity for Sturgeon County? It’s a threat to neighbours. For Penticton last year, the police cost for Boonstock was $179,000, there were 38 arrests, 90 people taken to emergency for drug overdose, ambulance rides at $530 each, totaling $48,000. The cost for 90 emergency visits at $750 for a minimum cost is a cost of $68,000.00, in short the cost was $300,000 at a minimum. And we have not yet discussed that a young woman died at this concert. If we had an operation in Afghanistan where 90 young men and women
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The 49th annual Variety Show of Hearts Telethon was a resounding success, with generous donors across B.C. helping us to raise $5,886,973 for children who have special needs. At Variety, we see each child as a champion and we’re inspired by the courage and determination with which they meet their challenges and achieve little victories. We believe that, with support, each child is capable of fulfilling their unique and full potential. With the support of our donors, we’re able to help children who have special needs across our province. But the children give us so much more. From their example we have defined our work through three distinct pillars of excellence: positivity, celebration and teamwork. Every day we seek to look through a lens of positivity to see the opportunities instead of the challenges. We believe it’s important, on our journey with the children and
their families, to celebrate their little victories and share them with the many people who make those moments possible. Viewers who tuned in to the telethon saw those wonderful stories, and there are many, many more. These little victories are made possible because of teamwork. We know that we can’t do it alone, and appreciate the support and commitment of everyone who helps us in whatever way they can. Because we know that together we make an even bigger difference. Thank you Penticton for showing your hearts and making little victories happen for more children who have special needs. Bernice Scholten Executive director Variety - The Children’s Charity
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The Access Society would like to thank all those who helped make our Jazzy Night fundraiser such a success for us. This year we were able to raise over $4,500. First, we’d like to thank
were seriously injured and one died, would we call that a successful operation and want to see it happen again? If military intelligence is to intelligence what military music is to music, even the military would be hesitant. Can we not generate the revenue in another venue? How many drug overdoses did we have for the Family Challenge? How many arrests did we have for Jazz Fest? TED talks could bring as many as Boonstock. I feel that a festival is a great opportunity if held in Penticton, not on a remote site. There is a safety issue for young people and a credibility gap if we do not confront this ourselves. I am suggesting that we hold our own festival, and call it Penstock. We can use the contacts of SOEC to solicit performers. We have the land such as our parks to the areas on Campbell Mountain and Three Blind Mice. We will have the beer gardens, food, local accommodation and a large police presence who are asked to do as little as possible. We can conduct this in a profitable manor while supplying the safety and the fun that is needed for such events and our town. Steve Boultbee Penticton
the Thursday Night Jazz Band for their great music. They are a generous group who get better every year. As well, Brandon, Chris and staff at the Barking Parrot were very friendly and helpful, and worked hard to make the evening a success. We’d also want to thank all those who donated items to our silent auction We’d also like to thank Dale Boyd of the Penticton Western News for writing a great article about our organization.
He really captured what we do. Last, but not least, we’d like to thank all those who contributed by attending the event, purchasing auction items, and Mary Keen, who donated her 50/50 winnings back to us. As always, we thank our volunteers, who help to make everything we do possible. Thank you, to a caring community. Elmie Saaltink Chair, Access Society
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involved our investigator was involved, so that’s pretty much it,” said Williams. There was no one else in the home at the time. The second incident happened about 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in a townhouse at 298 Maple St. Upon their arrival the firefighters discovered a garage fully involved in flames. “Crews were able to extinguish the fire pretty fast and also able to rescue two people off the rear of the building using a ladder for one and the other one had jumped,” said Williams. “Both of them were taken by ambulance Penticton Regional Hospital. One of those people were treated from injuries sustained from the jump and the other what is believed to be smoke inhala-
tion. As well, another person may have gone to hospital as a result of smoke inhalation. As a precaution, natural gas to the block containing four residential buildings was shut off. Some residences were also evacuated due to the proximity of some acetylene gas tanks. The people living in three of the four residences were able to return that night. According to the fire chief the initial cause of the fire appears to be from smoking materials being used inside the garage on a mattress. There were no working smoke alarms and while the fire was put out before it reached the townhouse unit, there was considerable smoke damage. This fire was the third involving a structure in four days responded to by local fire crews. The other was an early-morning blaze Feb. 19 at a Greenwood Drive home where flames spread from a patio to the interior. The two elderly residents escaped injury. “It was pretty tough but they’re (firefighters) doing well,” said Williams “And then just watching them again last night, ‘we’re here, we’re doing our best.’ But your mood goes up because we’ve saved two people here that’s pretty good.”
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Canadian country star George Canyon is joining the lineup for the 68th annual Penticton Peach Festival. Presented by Peter Bros. Construction, George Canyon will play Okanagan Lake Park on Aug. 7. Canyon has been the most played Canadian artist on Canadian country radio and is one of the most requested stars on Country Music Television (CMT). “We’re thrilled to have George Canyon coming to Peachfest,” Bill Kolter, fesCANYON is joining the lineup for country music night at tival entertainment director, GEORGE the Penticton Peach Festival on Aug. 7. said. “There is no bigger star Submitted photo in Canadian country music.” Canyon has also had a bit work, Canyon is the national Nominated for 34 Canadian Country Music As- of an acting career earning spokesperson for the Juvenile sociation awards and seven starring roles in several mov- Diabetes Research FoundaCCMA awards, including be- ies as well as recurring roles tion. “George will be the highing named Male Artist of the on Canadian TV series’ TrailYear twice, Canyon has also er Park Boys and Heartland. light of the night and one of Well known for his charity the highlights of the festival. won two Juno Awards.
But, we have plenty of great entertainment on country music night, and thanks to Peter Bros. Construction, there is no admission charge,” Kolter said. Country music night starts off with Penticton’s own Beamer Wigley. Beamer started playing guitar in 2002 at the age of five and has won numerous talent competitions, including the PNE Star Showdown. Dale Seaman and Highway 97 will be up next, the third consecutive appearance at the Peachfest for Highway 97. Hitting the stage before Canyon will be King and Cash, fronted by Jordan Pritchett, former lead guitarist of Faber Drive. The Penticton Peach Festival is scheduled Aug. 5-9. For further information visit www.peachfest.com.
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You can’t help but feel sorry for Sara Hastings. Getting Sara Married, the first Many Hats production of 2015 playing through March 7 at the Cannery Stage, follows the harrowing tale of big city lawyer Sara Hastings and her insufferable Aunt Martha who will stop at nothing to try and get her married. Sara soon finds herself in hot water when Aunt Martha has an unconcious Brandon (Vance Potter) brought to her door by the enthusiastic delivery man Noogie Malloy (Martin Pedersen). Martha hopes this will somehow land Sara in a marrige, but Sara is more worried that it will
land her in jail. Pedersen clearly relishes in the character and it is evident as soon as he hits the stage. He brings an authenticity to the ruffian New Yorker, and most certainly takes the cake for the best New York accent in the production. The only issue with Pedersen’s performance is that we don’t get to see very much of him. Potter fits right in to the role of the wideeyed optimist Brandon, who spends the first half of the performance trying to remember who he is — which leads to an amusing series of dissapointing career fields he believes he is in. Aunt Martha (Jeanne Wnuk) plays a bit of a puppet master, arrang-
ing for Brandon to be “bonked” on the head and delivered to Sara’s apartment via Noogie Malloy. Martha is the typical New York family aunt and is bedazzled in so much glitter it’s hard not to laugh the second she appears in a scene. Sara acts as a catalyst for the wacky characters surrounding her, but gets her moment to shine in an all-telling monologue that felt like it was building up since the first act. All in all, Getting Sara Married is a wacky romp through an unlikely love story that gets off to a slow start, but builds to a funny finish. Dale Boyd is the arts and entertainment editor at the Western News
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When the Irish Rovers swing through Penticton on March 7 on their 50th anniversary tour, it may well be the last time they put in an appearance here. It won’t be the last time they perform live, but after 50 years on the road, the Rovers are planning to hang up their touring kits. After this tour is over, said George Millar, the band will be restricting their live performances to special events. “We are going to do some of the European folk festivals and some of the ones in North America as well,” said Millar. “The touring is for young men, and we are not young men anymore. It’s time to give it a bit of a rest and let some of the younger bands take over.” The Irish Rovers have put a lot of miles behind them since that fateful day in 1963 when Millar ran into Jim Ferguson, both of them new immigrants from Ireland, in Toronto. Millar still shakes his head in wonder over one of the band’s earliest hits, The Uni-
corn. “Back in the Unicorn days, 1968, No. 1 was the Beatles, No. 2 was the Irish Rovers and No. 3 was Strawberry Alarm Clock,” said Millar. “You don’t ever know what is going to take the fancy of the public. I am certainly glad it did, but I still look at those charts and I say, boy I don’t know how we did that. “It’s a wonderful ride on that little unicorn’s back that we have had all these years.” The Unicorn remains on the Irish Rovers’ set list, Millar said, by popular demand. “People do like the old songs. In our case, they want The Unicorn. They would lynch us if we didn’t sing that,” joked Millar. Other favourites like The Orange and the Green, the Black Velvet Band are also on the playlist for Penticton, along with new songs. Making sure the audience has a good time is what it is all about, he says. “I think we have reached a happy medium where I understand what the people want,” said Millar. See ROVERS on PG. 11
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split between new and old songs, in what Millar describes as a “pretty uptempo couple of hours. “We tell some gags, which they’ve probably heard a million times. There is a wee bit of patter, there is a couple of slow love songs that might bring a tear to the eye, and that’s okay too,” said Millar. “I always think if people are leaving and there is whistling The Drunken Sailor, then we have properly done our jobs.” Millar jokes that he has gotten to know every airport and hotel in the western world. But all that touring, with luggage and equipment and all the people needed, takes its toll. “The old back starts complaining after the years,” said Millar. “When you’re 21, it doesn’t matter. You can drink all night and party and still do a show everyday. We can’t do that anymore, we’ve learned.” While the band may
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Patt Dyck says she is spending a lot of time dancing with Victoria these days. The part-owner of The Cannery Brewing Company was referring to the amount of paperwork she has to deal with as the craft beer manufacturer prepares to shift operations to their new location on Ellis Street. Last week, Penticton city council directed staff to begin the public consultation process for Cannery Brewing’s brewery lounge at the new location, a necessary step before they can endorse it to the liquor board. It’s the same process the brewery went through last year to obtain a lounge license at their original location. “Every time you do anything to the lounge endorsement, you have to go through the same process as if it never happened before,” said Dyck. “The same goes for the manufacturing licence.” Dyck said construction of the new premises at 198 Ellis St. is going well, and while she doesn’t have a date for when they will be fully open, she hopes they will be brewing in the new building by the end of March. “The biggest push for us is to have the brew house up and functioning. This is the time of year where we have to start ramping up production to have any hope of meeting the demand of the summer,” said Dyck. “It is absolutely crucial for us that this process go forward.” The rest of the operation will depend on how construction proceeds, but Dyck hopes to have a seamless operation, with the store remaining open in the Cannery Trade Centre until they are ready to reopen
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on Ellis Street. “Our store will hopefully be able to stay open here until such time as we can get some kind of limited tasting room in our new location,” she said, noting that brewing remains the top priority. “It is a challenge every year for us at this time. I would love to spend January and February, the slow months, stacking beer up to the ceiling so we had lots for July and August,” she said. “You can’t do that with craft beer, it is a fresh product and it has to be fresh. Come April, we start to fill up the pipeline.”
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PENTICTON’S under-14 field lacrosse team won the B.C. Lacrosse Association Subway Provincial Field Lacrosse championship. Starting in the front row left to right: Logan Cote, Brendan Craig, Aiden Canada, Matt Carson, Aiden Warren, Connor Ramage, Aiden Danby, Kale Lawrence, Beau Chetner. Standing left to right – Dan Chetner (coach), Colin Duffield, Ty Ricard, Matt Marschall, Connor Nohr, Trenton Henson, Hayden Marschall, Dan Ricard (assistant coach) and Randy Craig (assistant coach). Below, Beau Chetner was named the B.C. Lacrosse Association Subway Provincial Field Lacrosse most valuable player. Chetner scored 15 goals in five games, including the championship winner.
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Of the 15 goals scored by Beau Chetner during the B.C. Lacrosse Association Subway Provincial Field Lacrosse under-14 Championship, none were bigger than the one netted in a 7-6 victory against the Richmond Roadrunners. Chetner scored twice in the championship, his final sewed up the Penticton Minor Lacrosse Association’s first provincial championship. “He was very good. He drew special coverage when they had the ball. He found ways to get himself open,” said coach Dan Chetner of Beau, named the most valuable player.
“His teammates were great. Working well as a team was their strength. There’s no way he could have done that without his teammates.” Chetner said it was an exciting win for his team and a great way to finish the season. Winning a provincial championship was something they talked about last spring. The coach added if his players performed their best, then they would have a good chance to be successful at the provincial level. Beau’s winner gave Penticton a 7-4 lead, but a string of penalties allowed the Roadrunners to get back in. Chetner said Rich-
mond was a tough team with skilled players. “I think probably the best team we played all year long,” he said. “It was a good matchup.” Panic didn’t set in when the Roadrunners cut their lead to one. Chetner said once they got control of the ball, they controlled the game clock. “Playing to our ability made it tough for any of
those other teams to beat us,” he said. Penticton finished the championship 5-0 with wins over the Langley Thunder, 7-4, 11-2 over the Coquitlam Adanacs No. 3, 7-3 over Mid Island and a semifinal win, 10-6 against Adanacs No. 2. Penticton’s other top scorers were Brendan Craig and Colin Duffield with eight goals each and Matt Carson with seven goals. Game MVPs went to goalie Trenton Henson, Duffield, Carson and Chetner. Along with the MVP honours, Penticton also picked up the Fair Play Award given to Ty Ricard. “Ty Ricard is a fantastic team player. We were short
a defender who was with us all year and decided not to come to the tournament. Ty stepped up and took on that role,” said Chetner, adding it wasn’t his preferred position. However, Ricard knew he could help his team and Chetner said he did a great job unselfishly. When asked what this feat means for the organization, Chetner said it’s a great accomplishment for a relatively small group of kids. “We are playing against clubs that have a lot more kids signed up than we do,” said Chetner. “The success is certainly an opportunity to build on our numbers. Make our association stronger.”
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A 10-4 blowout over the Kelowna Chiefs Sunday night has given the Summerland Steam a 2-1 series lead in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs. The voyage for the KIJHL championship
began over the weekend and the Steam hosted the opening two games. In Game 1 the Steam won 3-2 on goals by Daylan Robertson, Jarrett Malchow and Ethan Rusnack. Robertson and Malchow’s goals came 41 seconds apart in the third period to give the Steam the win. Brett Huber made 29 saves in the victory, while
Chris Turner took the loss for the Chiefs. The Chiefs bounced back back in Game 2, coming up with a 3-1 win. Rusnack would pot another goal for the Chiefs while Josh Kobelka’s second-period tally would stand as the winner. see PLAYOFFS pg. 15
Mattie Philip plays for the Pen High Lakers Grade 9 basketball team and finished with 11 points to help her team win the Okanagan championship. Philip’s coach, Blair Haddrell said she played her best game of the year. “She wants to be good,” he said. “She really worked hard and battled. “She’s a really good kid, is competitive and plays hard for her teammates.”
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2. What is your favourite hockey memory? Beating Powell River in double overtime after scoring twice in the last minute to tie it. 3. Do you have a pregame routine? If so, what is it? Breakfast, morning skate, stretch, pre-game meal, tape sticks, stretch and win.
4. Who is your favourite hockey player(s) and why? Of all time, Daniel Alfredsson, currently Ryan Suter. 5. What’s the best advice your parents gave you about playing hockey? Always work hard, have a great attitude, lead by example. 6. If you could have dinner with any hockey players, alive or dead, who would they be? Why? Theo Fleury — A lot of life experience.Sidney Crosby — great player and leader, Daniel Alfredsson — favourite player of all time. PENTICTON VEES forward Patrick Newell absorbs this check from Merritt Centennial Jake Clifford in BCHL action Feb. 20 at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Newell and the Vees won 4-1 with Newell scoring a goal. Emanuel Sequeira/Western News
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Penticton’s Abigail McCluskey had an awesome experience at the Canada Winter Games in Prince George last week. McCluskey earned four top 10 finishes in her events and earned silver in women’s pursuit. “It was a pretty cool race. We executed it perfectly,” said McCluskey. “There was a couple of PENTICTON’S ABI MCCLUSKEY, far right, earned a silver medal in women’s purfalls with Alberta and Sas- suit during the Canada Winter Games in Prince George. Stephen Maunder photo katchewan. They are some of our biggest competition. 1/600 of a second in the joyed taking in the experi- Freestyle Club product We all worked really well 500-m event. The skaters ence of the games off the finished sixth on Feb. 17, together.” complete two races with ice. Walking around the then missed the podium McCluskey said there the times combined. Mc- city in her B.C. gear, peo- with a fourth-place rewere medal hopes for her- Cluskey was second after ple wanted to have their sult in dual moguls the self, Sara Spence, Carolina the first race. photo taken with her. She same day. Kyle Parker, Hiller (Prince George) and “I was still really happy also loved the opening cer- an AFC alumni with the Emilie Medland-Marchen to finish in fourth,” she emonies. B.C. mogul team, had (Kelowna). said. “So much energy in his best results in single “It wasn’t quite as Before the speed skat- the building,” she said. “I and dual moguls, placing tough as we thought it was ing events began, weather thought they were really seventh in singles and going to be,” said Mc- conditions didn’t allow well put on.” 10th in duals. Mackenzie Cluskey, who earned two for the skaters to compete Schwinghamer fell short Freestyle skiing fourth-place finishes in the in Prince George. Instead, of the podium when she Penticton’s Noah finished fifth in moguls 500-metre and 1,000- m they went to Fort St. John, long track speed skating where they have an indoor Spence of the B.C. free- on Feb. 17 and placed events. facility. It was a move Mc- style mogul team placed sixth in dual moguls the The Pen High grad, Cluskey said benefitted 25th in the big air com- next day. now attending the Uni- her. “I skate better indoor petition on Feb. 15. In Find full story at slope style, Spence was www.pentictonwesternversity of Calgary, missed than outdoor,” she said. out on a bronze medal by McCluskey also en- 17. In moguls, the Apex news.com/sports
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Jack Mills scored the only goal for Summerland and Huber made 24 saves, while Turner was outstanding for the Chiefs stopping 31 of 32 shots. In Game 3, the Steam came out firing. Steam captain Paulsen Lautard recorded a hat trick while Robertson notched three assists. Braden Eliuk, Adam Jones, Cody Egilson,
and Kendell Wilson collected a goal and an assist each while Cole Woodliffe, Coleton Fisher and Calvin Hadley recorded a goal a piece. Tyson Klingspohn and Michael McEachern put up two assists and Huber came away with the win stopping 31 shots. Nick Josephs also collected four points for the Chiefs. Game 5 is on Thursday night in Summerland at 7:30 p.m.
The Osoyoos Coyotes and Princeton Posse are tied at one in their best-of-seven series. The Coyotes opened with a 4-0 win at the Sun Bowl before bowing 4-3 in overtime as Morton Johnston scored 30 seconds in. Scoring for the Coyotes were Colin Bell with two and Luc Gradisar. Stephen Heslop made 56 saves in the win, while Brett Soles made 25 saves for the Coyotes. In the
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With great sadness we announce the passing of Maureen Isabelle Porter. Maureen passed peacefully with her family surrounding her. Maureen was a strong, caring, loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was born in Faulkner, Manitoba, April 30, 1940. One of 3 siblings, she married her husband William Reuben Porter February 2, 1962. They soon after moved to Summerland and started their family and life together where they had 2 children Lorelei and Leslie. Maureen is predeceased by her husband William, bother Robert (Bobby), father and mother (Robert and Isabel). She is survived by her son Leslie and family (Tanya, Jacob, Brandon, and Isabel), her daughter Lorelei and son (Tyrrell) and brother George and his family. She will be greatly missed by anyone who has ever met her. Maureen’s Celebration of Life will be held on March 7th, 2015 at the Summerland Alliance Church at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Foundation.
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B.C. R etiRed GoveRnment Employees Association meets at 10 a.m. in the Penticton library theatre room. Guest speaker is Julie Fowler, author of Grande Dames of the Cariboo. topiCs and tea at the Penticton Art Gallery with Dianne Bersea and Drawing the Pieces Together: A Personal Journey from 2 to 3 p.m. Admission is free. Call 250-493-2938 for more info. Blood donoR CliniC from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Dropin Centre at 2965 South Main. Book your appointment online at www.blood. ca, GiveBlood app or call 1-888-236-6283 to check your eligibility prior to donating. To book group appointments or presentations for your office please contact Gayle Voyer at 250-448-4022 or gayle. voyer@blood.ca. liteRaCy now is offering a Plain Language Workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Penticton Visitor’s Centre. Cost is $30 including manual. Register by email at literacynowsos@ gmail.com or by phone at 250-770-0029. BeReavement the ResouRCe Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions at 6:30 p.m. Adults welcome. Call 250-4901107 for more info. alCoholiCs anonymous has daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours) for more information. BinGo eveRy wednesday in the Legion hall with the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m. Lunches are available. 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. south main dRop-in Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., coffee social 10 a.m. to noon, cribbage at 1 p.m., ukulele strumalong at 6:30 p.m. anavets has hump Day with Stu’s kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon, with dinner at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment by Shindigger at 6:30 p.m. oliveR douBle o Quilters have drop-in activities Wednesdays. the pentiCton 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 250-493-7977 for more info.
Thursday February 26
s outh o kanaGan natuRalists Club monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Penticton United Church. Speaker will be Tanya Luszcz with Cats, Glass And You on mortality of birds in relation to cats and homes and you. Blood donoR CliniC from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Dropin Centre at 2965 South Main. Book your appointment online at www.blood. ca, GiveBlood app or call 1-888-236-6283. line danCinG with Claire Denney every Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Oliver Seniors Centre, 5876 Airport St. Call Claire at 778-439-2070 for information. south main dRop-in Centre has Spanish conversation at 10 a.m., bingo and a crafters meeting at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. food addiCts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from eating disorders meets at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Community Church, 1825 Main St. (enter from rear). For more information call 778-476-0374 or 250-8093329 or visit www.foodaddicts.org. fitness fRiends meets every Monday and Thursday in the Legion hall, 502 Martin St. at 10 a.m. Come lose those extra pounds. Call Dot at 250-492-5400 for info. elks CluB has fun darts at 7 p.m. 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. Royal Canadian leGion branch 40 has crib at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. anavets has theiR kitchen open 9 a.m. to noon, 269 Darts club at 7:30 p.m. fRateRnal oRdeR of the Eagles has tacos at 5 p.m. and musical trivia bingo at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. tops (take off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250770-8093.
Friday
February 27 the Baha’i Communities of Penticton and Summerland along with over 85 other communities in Canada will be screening the documentary film To Light a Candle as part of the global Education Is Not a Crime campaign, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room PL 107 on the Okanagan College campus. o kanaGan s outh and i mmiGRant Community Services is putting on a one act play by Beyond Theatre Productions, Respect Lives Here! at the Shatford Centre at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. For more information call 250-492-6299. Blood donoR CliniC from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Dropin Centre at 2965 South Main. Book your appointment online at www.blood. ca, GiveBlood app or call 1-888-236-6283 to check your eligibility prior to donating. JodhpuRs and Jeans, at 6 p.m. in the Barley Mill in Penticton is the annual fundraiser for the Penticton Pony Club. Tickets include a roast beef dinner, silent and live auctions, karaoke and more. Proceeds from the event are used to help educate local youth about horses and riding. funtimeRs’ BallRoom danCe Club meet most Friday evenings, upstairs at the Elks Club, 343 Ellis St., from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening of ballroom and Latin American dance. Everyone welcome. For more information contact Robert McKenzie at 250-493-0601 or visit pentictonfuntimers.org. anavets has stu’s kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon. Mixed doubles pool at 7 p.m. and karoke at 7:30 p.m. south main dRop-in Centre has yoga at 9 a.m., Tai Chi at 10:30 a.m., mah jong at 1 p.m., beginnerplus line dance at 1 p.m. the BeReavement ResouRCe Centre at 626 Martin St. has 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, please call 250-490-1107. eaGle’s fRiday niGht Live with ham and scalloped potatos dinner at 5 p.m., Terri Bremner CD release party at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. Royal Canadian leGion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m.
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