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BUBBLING WITH JOY — Two-year-old Sydney Maier gets reacts to the surprise bubble coming from this small piece of plastic at one of the stations during the LocoLanding Easter Egg Hunt April 6. About 1,500 people took part again this year raising about $7,000 for the OSNS Child and Youth Development Centre. For story and more photos see Pages 26 and 27.

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KOOPMANS FATE LEFT TO JURY Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

The fate of the man accused of a double murder in Princeton will soon be in the hands of 12 jurors.

The closing arguments were made in the case of John Ike Koopmans, 51, in B.C. Supreme Court in Penticton Tuesday.

Koopmans is charged with two counts of murder in relation to the deaths of Robert Keith Wharton, 43, and Rosemary Fox, 32, and one count of attempted murder relating to the shooting of Bradley Martin, 51.

Before beginning his closing

arguments, defence counsel Don Skogstad said that despite a court order, Koopmans was unable to call his girlfriend over the Easter weekend.

“Their response to your order is ‘we’ll think about it,’” Skogstad said, calling it “deliberate arrogance” from those involved.

Skogstad also noted that Koopmans was unable to shower or brush his teeth upon arriving in Penticton and that even he had difficulties meeting his client in person and receiving phone calls from Koopmans.

Before he began reviewing the evidence, Skogstad noted the length

of the now three month long trial.

“It’s been a long, long trial. This is about as long as they get in this area,” Skogstad said.

Skogstad reminded the jurors of their duty as well.

“You’re in control here, you’re in charge. Not myself, not my friend, not the judge,” he said.

He said the evidence that was presented over the last few months “does not prove the case” and there were inconsistencies and anomalies to be explored.

Crown prosecutor Frank Dubenski disagreed in his closing arguments saying that the case comes down to basic facts.

Dubenski began by listing out the key facts including the blood stains on Koopmans’ jeans and jacket, the radiating blood spatter confirmed by experts, the ammunition for a .357 handgun and a holster found at Elaine Hoiland’s residence on the night of the incident and a swab from the bullets testing positive for Koopmans’ DNA. “It’s not a question of who did this, but why they did this,” Dubenski said.

Dubenski classified the discovery of the alleged murder weapon in the Similkameen river as “good police work” saying that investigators located a boot print, connected

the leaves in the area with the leaves found in Koopmans boot upon his arrest and connected the dots to locate the gun in the river.

Skogstad’s closing arguments started by focusing on the testimony of Bradley Martin, the lone eye witness who testified he was shot on March 30, 2013 by Koopmans.

Skogstad called him “opaquely unreliable” pointing to contradicting statements from emergency personnel on the scene who denied that they tried to prevent Martin from getting in to the ambulance that night.

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Woman sets artist block in motion Dan Walton

Western News Staff

An empty retail space in Penticton’s downtown will soon serve as a launch pad for emerging artists.

After taking part in the success of a similar project out of Perth, Australia, Vaelie Walkden-Brown is preparing to set the 557 Artist Block in motion.

“I’m excited to show people the multiplicity of the project,” she said. “You can come here to learn things; arts and crafts workshops, health and wellness lectures, and hear live music.”

The idea came to her at the end of a 20-year stint living in Australia – where she studied interior architecture. Walkden-Brown was born and raised in Edmonton, where her parents continued residing until they relocated to Penticton one year ago.

“I couldn’t even think about coming from Australia to visit Edmonton,” she said. “But once they moved to Penticton, I said, ‘OK I’m going to come home for the summer.’”

One summer in Penticton wasn’t enough however, and WalkdenBrown decided to move back to Canada.

“Last summer when I came to the Okanagan, I fell in love with it – and I don’t miss the beach because I live right by Okanagan Lake,” she said. “There’s a really strong creative energy in Pentcton. I’m meeting so many artists, makers, and designers that are really passionate about living here and creating beautiful things.”

And she hopes to recruit those

Vaelei Walkden-BroWn stands out front of 557 Main Street – the retail space she’s planning to convert into a launch pad for emerging artists.

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members of the creative community as featured artists at the 557 Artist Block, similar to how she gained experience as a designer in Perth.

After the closure of a multilevelled department store in Perth, two architects saw potential in the building, and found a way to connect artists in need with the empty space. One floor is used to sell creative retail, and the other floor to produce it. The project was only

due to last for a few months, but was extended indefinitely upon its success.

“I took inspiration from that on this project, just on a smaller scale,” she said. “It allows people to come and not just buy stuff, but they can come to hang out, look at art, and meet the people who make it.”

She hopes that the outlet’s location on Main Street will expand upon the nearby culture.

“There are lots of really good shops and cafés, places people like to spend their time.”

Inside of the building, the shop is well-positioned to catch natural light, with many large south-facing windows and a skylight in the middle of the ceiling.

“As an interior designer I’m obsessed with light.”

Walkden-Brown hopes to build a really strong identity for the 557

Artist Block, but will keep the surroundings neutral, “so that those who contribute their art, their art will be the colour of the space.”

Beside the main entrance, the building also offers a courtyard, which will be able to offer live music, yoga sessions, and Qigong classes – and once she’s laid the groundwork, Walkden-Brown plans to begin offering a cafe-style menu.

Within the first month of its opening, there will be a Pecha Kucha event; a Japanese-style architectural show, which features several artists and designers who share 20 slides of their work, and speak about them each for 20 seconds.

Among the many people supporting her venture is Paul Crawford, curator of the Penticton Art Gallery. He believes that there’s more than enough room in Penticton for such a gallery. There are more active artists now than ever before in history, though he said that it seems like there were more galleries in the past.

“There are a ton of great artists in the Okanagan Valley, but not necessarily a whole lot of places for them to show their work.”

Walkden-Brown has been actively seeking out local artists through Instagram, where she can be found under the username _haptic_.

Anybody that would like to volunteer, and artists (especially fashion designers) interested in becoming involved can contact Walkden-Brown at 587-988-8567, or vaelei@hapticdesign.com.au.

“Even people who just want to slap some paint on the walls.”

Crown and defence rest their cases in murder trial From KOOPMANS on PG.1 The testimony from police and EMTs on the scene also contradicted what Skogstad called “one of the most unusual pieces of evidence I had ever heard in my career” when Martin said he was asked for his height and weight in metric by the responding officer before allowing him into the ambulance.

Skogstad pointed out that Martin incorrectly identified what Wharton was wearing the night of the alleged shooting, which was refuted by photos of the crime scene.

Crown counsel Frank Dubenski asked the jury to give Martin “latitude” when considering his testimony.

“Minor discrepancies are understandable,” Dubenski said, noting that Martin would be in emotional distress and was

“fearing for his life” after being shot in the chest.

Skogstad also classified the testimony from an acquaintance of Koopmans, Steve Corlette-Parolin, as unreliable.

“He is so completely devoid of credibility you have to wonder why you were even troubled to listen to him,” Skogstad said.

Skogstad pointed out that there is an unsolved murder nearby in Hedley and he was unable to use information related to that case due to holdback evidence the RCMP is unable to disclose.

He also talked briefly about the charge and the options the jury is presented with. He said first degree murder requires prior planning and deliberation. He noted the receipts produced as evidence from a grocery store in Princeton that coincided with both Koopmans’ and his former girlfriend Elaine

Hoiland’s testimonies that they were going to have an Easter dinner of steak and crab legs that night.

“What was planned and deliberate was dinner,” Skogstad said.

He asked how the jury would feel if years down the road someone made a confession to a murder accounted for the gun in the Similkameen River.

“If you get uneasy about that — that’s what reasonable doubt is,” Skogstad said.

“Reasonable doubt is not speculation and needs to be based on logic,” Dubenski said.

He asked the jury to not to focus on the credibility of a single piece of evidence.

“Look at everything, and that should leave you with one conclusion, that he is the killer,” Dubenski said.

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RCMP officer ‘fortunate’ Cherry Lane confident he was not injured in chase despite store closures Western News Staff

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A traffic stop of a stolen vehicle ended up in a vehicle and foot pursuit before RCMP arrested an Oliver man.

Derek Ledgard, 21, was arrested and charged with theft under $5,000, using a weapon to strike an occupied police vehicle, flight from police, dangerous driving and resisting arrest.

On April 3, at approximately 11:57 p.m. an Osoyoos RCMP member stopped a stolen 1994 Toyota Camry on 87th Street. Cpl. Jason Bayda said as the officer pulled in behind the stolen vehicle the suspect put it into reverse, ramming the police cruiser.

The suspect then fled northbound towards Oliver.

“A pursuit was initiated and with the assistance of the Oliver RCMP a spike belt was successfully deployed on Main Street in Oliver rendering the stolen vehicle im-

The officer was fortunate he was not injured in this high risk incident.

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mobile,” said Bayda in a press release. “The suspect then fled on foot through yards before he was apprehended by pursuing officers.”

Bayda said the officer was “fortunate he was not injured in this high risk incident.”

Ledgard appeared in Penticton provincial court an Tuesday. RCMP said he will also be facing a breach of probation charge.

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Planned power outages Planned power outages are being scheduled in the area north of Huth Avenue, as a key part of upgrading the electrical infrastructure. These planned outages will happen between March 30 and May 1. Notices have gone out to affected residents and businesses, including maps, a tentative schedule and customer FAQs, as well as contact information. Customers are advised that, due to the nature of the work, there may be schedule changes. Up-to-date schedules and information are available online: www.penticton.ca and see “Planned power outages” under Latest News. We

It is onward and upward for the Cherry Lane Shopping centre after the announcement that three stores will be closing operations at the end of April.

“Shopping centres are always evolving and working with leasing agents to enhance the centre’s merchandising mix to improve customers shopping experience.

With Cherry Lane Centre’s sales showing increases in 2015 and the Okanagan market being strong we have been talking to new and exciting retailers for the Centre,” said Judy Richards, Cherry Lane Shopping Centre general manager, in an email.

Comark Inc., the parent company for Bootlegger, Cleo and Ricki’s announced their protection from creditors on March 26, leading to the closing of 56 Canadian retail outlets, including three stores in the Cherry Lane Shopping Centre. Comark said in a press release it will be closing under-performing stores over the next 30 days as part of company-wide restructuring.

Richards said the owners of the centre are committed to the Shopping Centre, Penticton and the Okanagan. A new renovation is coming down the pipe as well, currently in the design stages.

“We are confident that the future of Cherry Lane Shopping Centre will remain a strong and vibrant part of the Penticton Community,” Richards said.

Remunerating utility costs via the traditional method will is about to levy ratepayers an extra $12 each year.

Beginning on May 1, the City of Penticton will charge a $1 postage fee onto the bills being paid through the mail. Residents that pay for their utilities through e-billing will forego the fee.

“We’ve seen an increase in MyCity and e-bill users already over the past year, which is encouraging as we embrace new technology and innovation,” said Mayor Andrew Jakubeit. “This is in line with other utility and service providers that have moved toward e-billing for customers and cost recovery on paper bills.”

Council discussed the implementation of the postage fee during the 2015 budget process, after noting that last year the community’s 17,400 electric utility customers costed $183,000 in postage.

That number would otherwise be expected to increase because of inflating costs through Canada Post.

“E-bills are an easy, cost-effective solution — arriving each month directly to the customer’s email inbox,” reads the city’s press release. “If customers want to retain a hard copy of the bill, the PDF file format makes it easy to print it out at home.”

Those who are still receiving utility bills in the mail and would like to switch, online accounts can be set up at mycity.penticton.ca through the “register now” link.

Residents who are without an email address or the internet are reminded of the free internet and online assistance available at the Penticton Public Library.

Free computer workshops will be held on May 3 from 1 to 5 p.m., and May 13 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. To register, call the library at 250-770-7781, or speak with the front desk representative.

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Couples last wish was safe home for cat colony Dan Walton

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Thanks to the kindness of an elderly couple living at Sun Leisure Mobile Park Home, many vulnerable cats were able to find shelter, but with the recent passing of both caretakers – the cats are now in dire need of a new home.

Because of the various upbringings which led each one to the household refuge, they haven’t been conditioned to live as typical house cats.

“It’s not your typical case where we would adopt them out to somebody as indoor cats, because they’re used to living outside,” said December van den Berg, president of AlleyCATS Alliance.

Throughout the course of many years, the couple didn’t turn away any stray cat that was in need, and a colony then formed.

“It started out with people abandoning their cats, and mom and dad felt bad for them,” said their daughter Carol Hagen. “They started leaving food out for them, and then they started giving them a warm place to live. It sort of started to build from there.”

afteR the recent passing of her parents, carol hagen is looking to find a new home for a dozen cats, as they’ll have nowhere to live once the home of their caretakers is sold.

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Many of the cats arrived with their reproductive abilities, and later brought kittens into the colony. Then in 2013, AlleyCATS trapped a dozen of the cats to spray and neuter them, which ended the growth of the colony.

The efforts were made possible through the Trap-Neuter-Release program.

“We won’t release them into the wild,” van den Berg said. “We have to make sure that there’s someone who’s going to feed them and provide ongoing shelter.”

Before the intervention of AlleyCATS, the

colony was about 24 members in size, Hagen said. While the colony’s size has since dwindled, the home which had been altered for their wellbeing now has a “for sale” sign on its front lawn, and the cats are not included in the deed.

“This will leave the cats evicted from the garage — or worse — if something isn’t done right away,” van den Berg said.

So Hagen and AlleyCATS are looking to find them a new home, ideally in a barn.

“A barn provides safety, warmth, shelter,

and freedom to go outside,” van den Berg said.

And while adoptees aren’t expected to take on the whole pack, AlleyCATS is hoping to see them taken in groups or pairs.

“It can be pretty traumatic for them being moved from the only home they’ve ever known, and we’re going to be separating them,” van den Berg said. “[In groups or pairs] they feel comfortable and have somebody familiar there to hang out with.”

The cats have become partially accustomed to feral living, though with enough patience, Hagen believes that a handful of them can be tamed to become a house cat.

“There are a couple there that I think with some time spent, they would make really nice inside cats,” she said.

“You’d have to get them used to people. But if someone brought it inside, showed it love and fed it well – it would just take a bit of patience to do that.”

For felines suited for living in barns, AlleyCATS asks only for a donation to adopt.

Anybody thinking about taking a few of the cats in can get in touch with van den Berg at 250488-2223.

New top cop for Osoyoos Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

The new sergeant headed to the Osoyoos RCMP Detachment is “ecstatic” to get started.

Sgt. Randall Bosch from Prince George is slated to start around mid-June, and hopes to arrive earlier as soon as he sells his house.

Bosch’s previous experience includes working in the RCMP’s Federal Drug Section as well as working with auto theft and property crime and spending the last nine years with a homicide unit in Prince George.

Bosch thinks his federal drug experience might come in handy.

“With the border being so close I think that might be an asset to the area,” Bosch said.

His background in auto theft and property crime is also relevant with the current rash of property thefts throughout the South Okanagan.

“My understanding is that’s a

Sgt. RaNdall BOSch is slated to start at the Osoyoos RcMP detachment mid-June.

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bit of an issue down there right now,” Bosch said.

Bosch will be joining a limited force, with a burdened RCMP force taking on large case loads.

“Certainly it is an issue in that area, but it’s an issue everywhere, not just in that area. North District is having the same problems,” Bosch said.

“It’s a concern, without a doubt. Certainly it will be addressed as soon as I get there, or

at least we’ll take a look at the figures and what have you and meet with Penticton and see what we can do with it.”

Bosch noted it will take more than one person to tackle the issues in the community.

“It’s not a one-man show, we work as a team. My experience in the past coupled with the experience of the members who are there now, I think it’s going to be an asset,” Bosch said.

Bosch is replacing outgoing Sgt. Kevin Schur, who was appointed to a leadership training position in Kelowna. Schur was appointed last year, but his transfer was delayed until last month.

Mayor of Osoyoos, Sue McKortoff, has yet to meet Bosch, but knows that he has big shoes to fill.

“He (Kevin Schur) was terrific. He was just a really positive person for the town, so we’re hoping that the new officer in charge has the same good qualities that Kevin did because he was wonderful.”

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Cycle of support starts by choosing to shop local In Field of Dreams, a mysterious voice from the cornfield whispers to Kevin Costner, “If you build it, they will come.”

But that’s a movie. In reality supply follows demand, not the other way around. The voice from the cornfield should have been whispering “If you want it, you must use it.”

Over the past month, four Penticton businesses have either closed, or announced they are closing. Cormak Inc. is closing its Ricki’s, Cleo and Bootlegger outlets in Cherry Lane Shopping Centre and Corrie Corfield closed her Dogtown Coffee Co. last month. If you include Dogtown’s original Okanagan Falls location, that’s a total of five businesses leaving the area.

Penticton isn’t a big enough city for retailers to match every whim of shoppers. If you are after the $10,000 gold-plated Apple iWatch, you aren’t likely to find it at a local retailer. But local retailers can meet the majority of shoppers needs and desires.

That won’t be true, however, if shoppers head online, to neighbouring cities, or down across the border in search of bargains that often don’t turn out to be as good a deal, once you start adding in travel or shipping costs.

If we want to be able to shop for more than just the basic necessities of life, it’s up to us, the consumer. Shopping local helps local businesses to thrive and encourages more to locate here.

But shopping local isn’t something we do just to line the pockets of store owners. SpendingPENTICTON your dollars locally means not only supWESTERN porting the business you are purchasing from, but their families, as well as their employees and their families and all the businesses those people shop at.

It’s an infinite cycle of support that starts when you make as simple a decision as choosing to purchase an Okanagan apple rather than an import that costs a penny less a pound.

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B.C.’s labour market goes global

The labour situation in B.C. is showing increased signs of strain, even before a longpromised boom in heavy construction gets set to ramp up this summer.

Jobs Minister Shirley Bond announced last week that B.C. is suspending its “provincial nomination” program for 90 days. This program allows the province to recommend people for federal immigration, based on skills in demand in B.C. The B.C. provincial nomination program saw its number of applications triple to 1,200 for the month of December, as the federal government cracked down on the temporary foreign worker program. Thousands of temporary foreign workers who have hit the four-year deadline are being sent home, with many of them turning to the provincial nomination track.

Bond has been pleading with Ottawa to raise

B.C.’s annual provincial nomination quota from 5,000 to 7,000 or more.

The three-month pause is so her ministry can add staff and speed up processing time. Backlogged applicants will still be considered, and exemptions for health care workers and a northeast pilot program are being maintained.

Even with the current slump in energy prices and before anticipated pipeline and liquefied natural gas projects start, the labour shortage in the northeast is near crisis.

The last time I was in Dawson Creek, radio ads were offering signing bonuses for qualified truck drivers. In Fort St. John, grocery and hardware retailers have come to depend on foreign workers to keep going.

While supposedly educated young people work part-time and refuse to leave the comforts of southern city life, this is the reality up

Tom Fletcher

B.C. Views north, and it’s only going to get worse.

This summer, work is scheduled to start on the Site C dam on the Peace River, the most costly construction project in B.C. history. And a union vs. non-union battle reminiscent of the old Expo 86 labour wars is underway.

The B.C. and Yukon Building Trades (BCYT) are demanding a project agreement that requires all workers on Site C to be paid their rates, and are warning of chaos on the huge project if they don’t get their

way.

BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald told me that’s not all they want.

They are also seeking quotas for members of their unions on a project that will be a small city of 1,700 people at peak construction.

BCYT executive director Tom Sigurdson says that while all sides acknowledge the need for foreign workers for Site C, he wants to control that too, working with their affiliated unions in the United States.

There will be nonunion construction firms, some of them owned by aboriginal communities in the north. There will be contractors affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada. The BCYT hopes to set wages and conditions for them all, and influence Ottawa’s temporary foreign worker program to boot.

McDonald and Premier Christy Clark have

politely told them to pound sand. Their formula would add millions in costs to the project, driving up BC Hydro rates even more than they are already rising.

BC Hydro has already done dam upgrade projects using a “managed open site” model and it’s not inclined to return to the era of W.A.C. Bennett as Sigurdson demands.

Sigurdson makes a valid point that when two concrete masons compare paycheques on the Site C project and one sees he’s making $5 an hour less, he won’t be happy. He will want the higher rate, and the BCYT is taking BC Hydro to court to ensure they can recruit new members on the site.

It looks like a hot summer ahead.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Reasons to shop local My wife and I moved to Penticton from the UK over two years ago and we just love this place.

We bought all our new furniture from shops in town. Our car was purchased from a Penticton dealership. We had the house redecorated using a local company. All our grocery shopping is done in local stores.

The Christmas before last we bought all our Christmas presents from shops in the downtown core by parking in the 500 block and walking down one side of Main Street and back up the other buying the vast majority of our gifts.

In the first 12 months we spent well into six figures of money in Penticton. It never crossed our mind to go to

Generosity for veterans

Last week I parked my car on Main Street in Penticton and I was about to put money in the meter and a Penticton citizen let me know I didn’t have to put money in any Penticton city meters as I had veterans plates on my car.

I walked over to City Hall to confirm and was told it was true.

I didn’t know how long this generous offer from Penticton had been going on, but for many years I’ve been paying the meters as I have never seen any advertising about it.

How could any visiting veteran know about it if it’s not advertised?

I wonder how many veterans in Penticton realize this?

So to you veterans who have valid veteran plates on your vehicles remember there’s free parking at all city of Penticton parking meters.

Buzz Henshaw WWII vet Keremeos

Gone to the dogs

You know, I don’t presently own a dog, but I have in the past. I think it’s really too bad that some dog owners ruin it and cause problems for the owners that are respectful.

But, what is it with some owners that they feel they can allow their dogs to run without a leash and miles ahead of the owner?

No control what-soever of the dogs, like the Australian shepherd and Italian greyhound the other day; chasing the ducks and getting into residents yards, running

Kelowna. Why would we?

Now we learn three stores are going to close in the Cherry Lane Shopping Centre in addition to some of the recent closures in Main Street. If we want more empty lots in town then go and shop in Kelowna.

I want Penticton to become an even more vibrant town with lots of successful modern shops which will attract more young families here and help stop the town looking semi derelict and becoming what some people are already calling `Seniorsville` (and yes, I am over 60!).

Come on people, buy local.

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Raises funds for the medical facilities throughout the region, including the Penticton Regional Hospital, Moog & Friends Hospice House, Trinity Centre, Summerland Health Centre and Extended Care, Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge, South Similkameen Health Centre and Orchard Haven in Keremeos, South Okanagan General Hospital and Sunnybank Centre in Oliver.

Cherry Lane Shopping Centre (owner Standard Life Assurance) donated $9,323 from their 2014 Photos with Santa to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. This donation will be used for medical equipment in the Patient Care Tower at PRH. Cherry Lane marketing director Andrea Davison and general manager Judy Richards presented the cheque to Janice Perrino executive-director of the Medical Foundation. Thanks to everyone who purchased a photo with Santa.

Alan Warren Penticton

on the beach. There are signs at Skaha Beach.

Not just one, but a number of them, stating all dogs must be on a leash, and not allowed on the beach.

Yet, owners feel that because of the time of year, it doesn’t matter if their dogs are on the beach, defecating and peeing, even if the owner does clean it up.

There are specific areas that are dog-only areas, at beaches too.

One on Okanagan Lake by the art gallery and the other at Sunoka.

Is it so inconvenient for these dog owners to go there? Maybe you shouldn’t have a dog.

D Brown Penticton

Betting on politics of fear

Why is Harper so dishonest and racist?

Harper claims ISIS threatens Canada. This is untrue. Jason Kenny and the head of Canada’s military said there have been no ISIS terrorist attacks in Canada.

We have White Canadi-

ans so radicalized by the internet. They want to be famous like the shooters in America.

The radicalization has absolutely nothing to do with Muslims so why does Harper keep repeating this lie. Most ISIS terrorists can neither read or write that’s why ISIS used Canadians to threaten us. These terrorist do not have a clue where the West Edmonton Mall is, or Canada for that matter.

Harper, on three visits to Quebec says Muslims are to blame for terrorist attacks and wearing the Niqab. He peppers his speeches with Jihad and terrorism to blame Muslim Canadians. This is not true. Nor has he presented any facts to prove it.

When the Italians learned of terrorist attacks on Rome, they reacted with laughter. So should we Canadians.

Shame on the conservatives for using fear and racism to win votes in the election.

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Ryan Morcombe, controller and Brian Bendig, president and general manager of the Penticton Foundry present a donation for $10,000 for the Patient Care Tower at PRH. The Foundry’s goal is to donate a total of $50,000 over five years. Our thanks to the Foundry management and staff.

R. Muloin Penticton

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Thanks to the members of the Summerland Kiwanis Club, they presented a cheque for $513.57 for the Pediatric, Maternity and Nursery department for the EZRock Have a Heart Radiothon to be held at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre on April 30.

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A selection of comments on Penticton Western News stories found online:

On OSNS gifts hope to families:

“Great article, we are all so grateful for the support that the OSNS gives to you and all the other families in your area. All the hard work by the entire team will result in wonderful children who reach their full potential.”

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On Penticton long term care centres designated high risk by Interior Health: “I have worked at the Good Samaritan in Penticton for 10 years and have always been proud of the good quality of care the residents are given on a daily basis ... I wish the government and the ruling members of health care would wise up and get us the proper staffing and deal with the health and happiness of our residents, instead of all the paperwork and policies involved to appease the higher ups who are getting paid very large wages to waste the time of hard working nurses, careaides, managers and all staff.”

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Insult to the citizens of Penticton by our newly elected Mayor and council.

Embarrassed as a result.

Four months into the new council, health benefits, paid for by our fine citizens, when many elders in this city cannot afford to pay the basic health premiums of the province.

A private secret party for special invited guests, again paid for by our citizens. It should have been paid out of pocket by the organizer.

A raise in wages for our council, and to top it off, unless you use internet billing, you will be billed an extra $1 for a hard copy sent to your home.

I feel that these so called intellectuals think that all people in this city have computers.

Oh, it was suggested that the library could be used. How in heck can a lot of these elders travel to the library for this? Is the city not charging an exorbitant price for electricity as it is.

You should all be ashamed.

Council is not a hired position

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

— Edmund Burke.

And the only thing necessary to allow city council to become self-seeking mountebanks is for the electorate to do nothing and allow them.

For city council to vote themselves the benefits of medical expenses funded by the electorate is reprehensible and goes beyond their mandate to represent the people of Penticton.

They knew what the rewards were for representing the citizens of Penticton when they ran for council, and it did not include medical expenses. They are not staff, they are elected officials. Their integrity has been tainted and their ability to make sound rational decisions away from ‘what’s in it for me?’ is now questionable.

It would be interesting to know which one of the brain trust came up with the idea and convinced the rest of them to go along with the scam.

Jim Calvert Penticton

Council priorities

Step right up ladies and gentlemen and be prepared for a dazzling display of chicanery by the municipal circus we call our mayor and council.

Be prepared to be awed as they raise your property taxes, electric and water rates and then claim to be deserving of personal benefits for a job well done. And now be prepared to be insulted when they force you to pay the postage for paper utility bills.

The postage is too expensive but the council’s benefit package is not.

Michael Taenzer Penticton

Nickel and dimed

This latest electricity bill has me in a bit of a shocked state.

Not the price of electricity, not the amount I currently owe. Nope, what has me a wee bit peeved is that apparently come May 1 it will cost $1 to get a paper bill mailed to my address.

Now before I get carried away with these words I seem to love writing, it is not the loonie I am peeved about, nope, it is the

principle at the heart of this.

Not everyone is online at home. Not everyone has full access using new computers and having printers. Not everyone can afford to pay for internet, or keep up with the latest technology. I happen to be one of the many I have been reading, who for whatever reasons, have unexpected expenses.

I do keep up with paying my power bill.

I collect a disability assistance from the province. Some folks in my situation call it a pension, it is not, as most pension plans are indexed to inflation, this assistance we get is not indexed, stays the same for years, and with everything constantly rising in price, we have to continually balance budgets. Not so good for mental health. I digress, while I am fortunate enough to be able to work at times and can take advantage of having that extra income, not deducted (thanks to the government for that), I still cannot afford to pay a monthly cost just to go online at home and then get my power bill emailed to me, or whatever that jazz is all about.

Seriously, the extra $1 to have the computer at city hall to mail me the power bill each month (I doubt there is someone at city hall licking all them envelopes and folding all them inserts) is just another tiny aspect of everything.

Then considering the lack of mail Canada Post has to deal with in the economic sense. This will be yet another loss of mail for them to deliver. In this day and age, some are without, and getting loonied and toonied to financial obscurity (the old nickel and dimed) with ever increasing increments.

Brian Strong Penticton

No to property re-designation

We are writing this letter in regard to the city’s proposal to re-designate properties along South Beach Drive and 300 Sudbury Avenue to RM2 (medium density).

We strongly oppose this re-zoning and want to have it remain P2 (Parks and Recreation) as it is presently designated.

Penticton is a unique setting with lakes at each end and this is a huge tourist attraction. There are numerous medium-to-high density multi-family buildings within walking distance of Skaha Beach as well as property already designated for this but not yet built on (Alyson Place and Verana both with

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You are supposed to lead. If that is leading then God help us. Students in high school would have more sense and not commit these errors.

You seem to forget you are there representing us, the citizens of Penticton, and not the other way around. You are our employees.

In the corporate world I think you could be fired for possibly fraud by use of intrusted money for private use.

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needed if we want good people to come forward for these positions. Well, you now have it.

Are you more intelligent now, or better? Remember there were quite a number of people willing to be elected without all the above unnecessary spending. If it gets too hot in the kitchen then get out.

Reverse these stupid mistakes, you and the city will be better for it.

J.Paul Quevillon Penticton

unbuilt phases of their developments).

Skaha Breeze (condominium development) was built a number of years ago and remains empty. On the old waterslide property there are numerous townhouses being built and there is a property on Lee Avenue that was re-zoned medium-density, but remains empty. We feel city is just trying to increase the value of the property for the eventual sale, with the possible side effect of causing an unwanted tax increase due to increased land values.

In addition, this re-zoning would result in increased traffic and congestion in an area that was never designed for this. Safety, in terms of emergency vehicle access, would be an added problem.

Susan and Pieter Koster Penticton

NDP is a dying party

The recent meeting of the NDP party at the convention centre was just a waste of time and money.

Taxpayers all across Canada have no use for the NDP party. Alberta has 83 legislature seats, only four are NDP; B.C. has 85 legislature seats, only 34 are NDP; New Brunswick has 55 legislature seats, zero are NDP; Newfoundland has 48 legislature seats, only three are NDP; Nova Scotia has 51 legislature seats, only seven are NDP; Ontario has 107 legislature seats, only 21 are NDP; Quebec has 125 legislature seats, zero are NDP; Prince Edward Island has 27 legislature seats, zero are NDP; Saskatchewan has 58 legislature seats, nine are NDP. Manitoba does have a NDP provincial government, but in the next provincial election the NDP will be voted into opposition status because of the damage that they have done to Manitoba. Thomas Mulcair, NDP federal opposition leader, will take the federal NDP to third party status in this year’s federal election and losing official opposition status to Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals.

John Horgan will not be the B.C. NDP leader in the 2017 B.C. provincial election.

He will be booted out by NDP party brass.

The NDP is dying right across the country and taxpayers will no longer be fooled by lies and propaganda.

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Top 10 list of Harper’s mistakes It appears that Stephen Harper has struck again, this time rescinding a $5,000 grant from a Canadian artist. Why? Because she painted unflattering cartoons about the PM. So much for freedom of expression. Let’s take a David Letterman stance on this and we’ll do a Stephen Harper top 10 screw ups.

• No. 10 : Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau. I’m sure it will be discovered the PM and his office knew all about the whole affair; the opposition couldn’t have said it better when they said, “The worst three appointments since Caligula appointed his horse to the Senate.”

• No. 9: Muzzled scientists so they could not speak of global warming or the dangers of pipelines.

Educate yourself before the next vote I applaud Mark Billesberger and Dianne Varga for their letters about the creeping destruction of Canada’s central institutions and traditions under the autocratic reign of Stephen Harper – assisted by a compliant caucus.

From environmental regulations to scientific research, facilities and libraries to our Supreme Court, to Parliament itself, Harper’s contempt for Canada and our democratic system is very clear.

Perhaps you feel such alarm is exaggerated; if so, read even part of Michael Harris’s recent book Party of One (in library). As opposed to

• No. 8: Changed the status of the Humpback whale from and “endangered” species to a “species of concern,” to open up shipping lanes for oil. He also removed Federal protection on countless rivers, lakes and streams to pave the way for industrialization.

• No. 7: Ordered Canada Revenue Agency audits of organizations who dared to oppose his views or policies.

• No. 6: Made it a mandatory six month jail sentence for possession of seven pot plants (twice the amount of jail time for a first time pedophile).

• No. 5: Lost members of his own party because they lost faith in his leadership (smart people).

Bill C-51, the danger we need protection from is home-grown, residing in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Party of One is very readable, but horrifying in the chapter by chapter documentation of key attacks Harper’s government has made on our institutions and anyone who dares to disagree with the Harper agenda or who simply is no longer useful to him.

This is a PM who was cited for contempt of Parliament; who has changed his story on so many issues so often that a spinning top has nothing on him; who has said when he was still in the Reform Party that he wants to get rid of Medicare, the RCMP and the CBC; and who lauded veterans’ sacrifices

• No. 4: Signed a horrible deal with China, leaving Canada open to multi-million dollar lawsuits if the interests of the Canadian people are put before the bottom line.

• No. 3: Pardoned Graham James, convicted serial pedophile — so much for his tough stance on crime.

• No. 2: Did an about face with respect to the veterans at the eleventh hour, just to win their vote in an election year.

• No. 1: Took back a $5,000 grant from an artist because his feelings got hurt. Guess he can’t take the political heat.

I will not even mention the dictatorial, tyrannical bill C-51, which preys on the fears of Canadians and will mean we will lose many of

for Canada in one speech then dismissed in another speech any responsibility of the government for those veterans’ future care.

As Preston Manning said to Michael Harris, it has been his experience that “Stephen doesn’t think words mean much.” He appears to care even less about factual truth, a strange stance for a supposedly devout Christian.

The opening chapter on Harper’s rise to power is particularly damning. In 1997, he gave a (supposedly secret) speech to an extreme Republican organization, the Council on National Policy. The description he gives of the Canadian parliamentary system, institutions and other parties is contemp-

the rights we have fought for over the past 148 years. What absolute wussies we have become to sit back and allow this to come to fruition.

For you Harper supporters out there, do you still think he is a great leader?

On a completely different note, I was recently informed that Alison Redford, former disgraced Premier of Alberta, will not face a single criminal charge after everything she did.

Is anyone surprised? If Sir John A. MacDonald and Sir Wilfred Laurier could see what was going on in Ottawa, they would be rolling over in their graves. I doubt this was their vision for Canada’s future.

tuous in the extreme. He also said that the party in power has absolute control over bills passed and policies adopted.

These pages (29-33) were, to me, a clear explanation of Harper’s agenda for the past eight years: eg. the muzzling of his own ministers; truncated discussion of bills in the house and refusal to amend even with massive country-wide opposition; huge and piecemeal omnibus; and refusal to meet with the provincial premiers, much less the media.

As former PMs, career civil servants and current MPs have said, Harper is well on his way to destroying Canada as a parliamentary democracy with an opposition

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whose role is taken seriously.

If you think that the vote doesn’t matter and all politicians are the same, get off your duff and educate yourself about Canada under Harper’s control (literally).

Otherwise, you may well wake up one morning to find you no longer recognize your country and that most of the institutions that make us, in John Ralston Saul’s words, “a fair country” are gone such as Medicare, a public, non-corporate broadcaster (CBC), support for the vulnerable including injured veterans and regulations against mass destruction of our essential natural environment.

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It is always a joy to read Dan Albas’s reports from the House of Commons. The message delivered March 18 was no exception.

I have to challenge Albas, though, on his presentation and use of percentages to demonstrate how the Harper government has weighted tax cuts to most benefit ‘low middle income earners,’ or households earning between $12,200 and $23,300.

The math suggests otherwise.

According to Albas’s numbers, a four per cent increase in after-tax income for those low middle-income households (earning up to $23,300) amounts to a maximum gain of $938.

Meanwhile, the net after-tax gain for the top 10 per cent of income earners (earning at least $159,444 according to the report cited), which Albas presented at 1.4 per cent, calculates at a minimum of $2,232. That is more than double the savings delivered to low middle-income earners.

The difference is even more dramatic if we use the 1.4 per cent increase in after-tax gain for the high-income earners, the top 1 per cent with a median income

of $324,298. Those income earners came away with $4,540 in after-tax gain.

To humour Mr. Albas, If we retain consistency with his messaging and present using percentages, that suggests the top one per cent came away with 500 per cent more in after-tax gain.

Albas’s research is taken from a May 2014 Parliamentary Budget Officer report entitled Revenue and Distribution Analysis of Federal Tax Changes: 20052013. Specifically, it appears to be taken from the key points summary at the beginning of the document. Had Dan or his team dug a little deeper into the report they would have uncovered this paragraph: “In absolute dollar terms, reduced tax burdens from (personal income tax) rate reductions skews toward households with larger incomes. These households are most likely to have multiple income earners who most fully benefit from a lower tax rate on the first $43,953 of taxable income. The top 20 per cent of income earners accrue almost half of the financial benefits of a PIT rate reduction.”

Disagree with column

I was dismayed at the lack of Dale Boyd’s research in his column (Penticton Western News, April 3, Canada is a war-keeping nation).

He has selective memory of high school history and selective response to what is going on today.

High school must also taught you of Canada’s great history of assistance to our fellow nations and working with organizations like NATO to push back and get rid of invaders.

In the First World War Canada gave the greatest per capita of military forces of any other nation. We since have always been at the forefront in support of others including up to today.

The great history of providing military forces is just as impressive as peacekeeping (we lead the world in troops provided for peacekeeping) .

Peacekeeping started in the 60s, I believe, so its history is much shorter.

I am not sure what you mean by ‘war keeping nation.’ We are at the forefront of peacemaking and peacekeeping. Our military are there to be used when needed.

We could be just as surprised as the drop in oil prices as when the conditions change up in the Arctic and Russia comes calling with much more force.

For the record, it’s not just personal income tax reductions that benefit higher-income homes. The report also found: “In absolute dollar terms, the fiscal impact of the Child Tax Credit skews toward households with larger incomes. The top 20 per cent of households (income of $109,197 or more) accrue half of the financial benefits of the credit.”

Not surprisingly, additional language suggests similar benefits for high-income Canadians in other areas as well.

Curiously, the Harper government plans to do away with the two measures the PBO suggested most benefited lower income Canadians, the Working Income Tax Benefit and Canada Child Tax Benefit.

The numbers as presented by Mr. Albas do not add up to a net benefit for lower income Canadians. I’d like to believe in this case Mr. Albas is guilty of not doing his homework.

The alternative would otherwise suggest a deliberate attempt to mislead his constituents.

Andrew Stuckey West Kelowna

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Province aims to protect Okanagan waterways Alistair Waters Black Press

The provincial government is taking aim at invasive mussels with a $1.3-million boost for programs that focus on early detection and rapid response.

Through this program, teams will inspect and, if necessary, decontaminate boats entering B.C. from Alberta.

They also will respond to boats from the U.S. identified as a concern by the Canadian Border Services Agency, as well as U.S. partner agencies.

In an announcement made in Kelowna last week by Environment Minister Mary Pollack, she said B.C. will work with a number of partners to keep zebra and quagga mussels out of the provincial waters, including Alberta and Washington, and the federal government, as well as the Canadian Border Security Agency and corporations like B.C. Hydro.

She said each crew will be equipped with mobile self-contained decontamination units.

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The provincial government is financially boosting programs to focus on detection and response to the destructive zebra and quagga mussels.

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sist of trained auxiliary conservation officers coming from university compliance training programs offered by Vancouver Island University, providing valuable experience for students and recent graduates Twenty-four new highway signs featuring the Clean, Drain, Dry program are also being installed at significant entry points into the province.

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sure these little critters do not get into out lakes and waters,” she said.

For three and a half years, the Okanagan Basin Water Board has been sounding the alarm about the strong possibility of invasive zebra and quagga mussels coming into the valley, asking the Province of B.C. and the federal government to act to protect the water. The water board launched its own ‘Don’t Move

a Mussel’ campaign to help raise awareness.

While the province’s latest move doesn’t go as far as the Okanagan Basin Water Board would have liked, chairman Doug Findlater, Mayor of West Kelowna, said he’s happy to see something being done.

“It’s a good start, and we thank the province for taking action,” said Findlater. “It’s a foundation to build upon.

And if the province determines that the threat of these mussels needs greater attention, we hope to see enhanced protection.”

He said the OBWB would likely watch how the new moves are going before renewing any calls for monitoring stations at all major road entrances to B.C. Last March a Canadian border guard at the Osoyoos crossing spotted what appeared to be the invasive mussels on a boat being transported by a commercial hauler, who told officers the boat, which was on its way north from Texas, was going to be moored in Okanagan Lake.

The trucker voluntarily agreed to stop and allow

the vessel to be inspected. B.C. conservation officers decontaminated the boat and it was later determined the mussels were dead. Despite the boat being stopped from bringing the dead mussels over the border, the Canadian Border Services had no legal right to prevent the boat from coming over.

Pollack said although these invasive species have never been detected alive in British Columbia, this program expansion increases protection of B.C.’s lakes and rivers against the threat of quagga and

zebra mussels.

In a news release from her cabinet colleague Todd Stone, B.C. transportation minister, Stone said: “My ministry is proud to be part of this important program.

Preventing invasive mussel species from entering our province is crucial to protecting our waterways. I hope to see every boat entering B.C. clean, drained and dry.”

On Tuesday in Kelowna, environment ministry officials gave a demonstration of how to clean, and dry boats that have been in the water to make sure they have

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The drunk driver who hit two street signs and a telephone pole injuring one of his friends will spend 91 days in jail.

Tyler Jeffery White, 25, is convicted of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and impaired driving causing bodily harm in relation to an incident on Aug. 4, 2014.

White, who has no prior criminal record, was driving through downtown Penticton after a night out at the bar and was followed by police after it was determined he was driving dangerously. After an RCMP officer lost sight of the vehicle, White struck a stop sign on White Avenue and continued to drive.

White was later located by RCMP and did not pull over for officers, reaching speeds of 80 to 100 kilometres an hour and striking another street sign near the Penticton Regional Hospital on Carmi Av-

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White continued to drive and struck a telephone pole on Okanagan Avenue where police apprehended him.

One of the passengers suffered an injured elbow that required 40 staples and a week-long stay at the hospital.

RCMP said White had watery eyes, a flushed face and there was a strong odour of liquor when he was arrested. He also vomited multiple times at the police station.

“I have remorse for it,” White told the court before being sentenced to the minimum 90 days, with an additional day added to pay for the monetary charges.

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What happens when two former lovers, separated by a span of decades, suddenly finds themselves brought together?

That’s the question delved into in the latest offering from Many Hat’s Theatre Co., a production of Steven Dietz’ Shooting Star, opening at The Cannery Stage this week.

“We have a couple of former college lovers who are snowed in a middle America airport,” explains director Jeanne Wnuk, who calls the play a romantic comedy. “There are comic elements in it, there are dramatic elements in it. It’s kind of a bittersweet romantic comedy.”

Reed (played by Eric Hanston) and Elena (Jane Pilkey) have not seen each other since amicably ending their relationship over twenty five years earlier.

Elena, still a quirky post-hippie macrame lover, is unattached because, as she says, “I got too interesting. A woman needs to marry before she grows interesting.”

Reed, on the other hand, traded in the macrame and the secondhand sofa for a blue business suit, an unfulfilling job and a marriage teetering on the edge of breaking down.

“Each of the characters has little spotlights where they explain things that have gone on in their past,” said Wnuk. “So we understand what has gone in the past that has gotten them to where they are now.”

Wnuk, who is making her Many Hats directorial debut with Shooting Stars, said the challenge of getting the nuances of the comedy, drama and bittersweet lost love across to the audience has been eased by the quality of actors she is working with.

“It’s been very easy for me because I have

Eric Hanston plays reed and Jane Pikey plays Elena in the Many Hats production of steven Dietz' shooting star, about two former lovers running into each other in a snowed in airport, the first time they have met since amicably ending their relationship over 25 years earlier.

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two very seasoned actors. It’s been really more of a team effort more than just me dictating where they should go and where they should stand,” she said.

“They are not just puppets whose strings I am pulling. They have thoughts and ideas about their character. It’s just been a joy to di-

rect both of these people.”

Both actors are Many Hats veterans.

Pilkey last seen in Boeing Boeing last season and Hanston last appeared in Caught in the Net. Shooting Star is the second show of the Many Hats 2015 season, and company’s 37th production in eight years.

The play runs from April 9 to May 2, with shows on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees starting at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $22 at the Penticton and Wine Country Visitor’s Centre or reserve by phone at 250-276-2170 or toll-free at 1-800-6635052.

West Coast Lumberjacks show returning to Peach Festival The West Coast Lumberjacks are returning to the Penticton Peach Festival.

The action-packed show, sponsored by the Lakeside Resort and Penticton Honda Centre, will be in the middle of Okanagan Lake Park from Aug. 5-8, 2015.

Besides being world-class lumberjacks, the group has become television celebrities. They have appeared on Bachelor Canada, Canada’s Got

Talent and the Amazing Race.

“The last time the loggers were at Peachfest (in 2012), they attracted huge crowds,” said Peach Festival Entertainment Director Bill Kolter.

“What a fantastic, family show.”

The West Coast Lumberjacks have appeared at events throughout North America including the Pacific National Exhibition, in Vancouver, and the Canadian National Exhibition, in Toronto.

Their high-energy show includes: Chainsaw carving, standing block

chop, axe throwing, tree climbing, underhand chop, log rolling and springboard chop.

There is no admission charge for the loggers show. The 68th annual Penticton Peach Festival is scheduled Aug. 5-9. For further information go to peachfest.com. saWing, climbing, chopping; the West coast Lumberjacks drew big crowds at the Penticton Peach Festival in 2012 and are set to return this summer.

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It’s not always easy being a beer drinker in the heart of Okanagan wine country.

But it’s time for wine lovers to make room, especially this weekend during the Okanagan Fest-of-Ale, which celebrates small breweries from around the Pacific Northwest.

In fact, craft breweries are opening around B.C. at an unprecedented rate. Two years ago B.C. was home to 50 breweries; that number has since swelled to 90.

The rise in popularity of good locally-brewed beer can be tasted in Penticton — with the recent opening of Bad Tattoo Brewing, and expansion of both Cannery Brewing and Tin Whistle Brewing.

So, in addition to visiting the Fest-of-Ale beer stalls, how can a beer drinker keep up

with such rapid industry change?

One of Canada’s best-known beer writers, Joe Wiebe, is here to help with the launch of the second edition of his book, Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider’s Guide to BC Breweries.

This is a fascinating tour of B.C.’s flourishing craft beer industry.

I picked up Craft Beer Revolution thinking I would just peruse the section on the Okanagan, but instead found myself reading it from cover to cover, even reading aloud sections to my husband to convince him of stops we need to make the next time we’re in Kamloops.

Along with profiling each of the province’s breweries in an easyto-read, organized but breezy fashion, Craft Beer Revolution lists best brews, entertaining trivia, history of craft beer, and highlights colourful characters behind the kegs and casks.

Wiebe is affable but honest in his assessment of the different beers, breweries and tap houses in B.C. If a beer falls flat, he’ll let you know.

So when he heaps on praise for another beer, it feels genuine. Wiebe lists his favourite beers from each region. In the

Thompson-Okanagan that includes: Cannery Brewing Nut Brown Ale, Firehall Brewery Holy Smoke Stout, Noble Pig Brewhouse Empress of India Imperial Rye IPA, Red Collar Brewing Marzen and Tree Brewing Hop Head Black India Pale Ale. Wiebe has created a career around craft beer culture — beer making that is about inventive recipes and high-quality ingredients, not about sales volumes.

Also known as The Thirsty Writer, Wiebe writes for publications such as The Globe and Mail, and is the craft beer correspondent for CBC Radio’s All Points West. The first edition of Craft Brew Revolution was a B.C. bestseller and won the Gourmand Award for Best Beer Book in Canada.

I’d tuck a copy of Craft Beer Revolution under your arm if you’re heading to the beer festival this weekend. In fact, Wiebe is currently in town to launch his book, so you might just be lucky enough to get your copy signed, or to chat with him over a glass of finely crafted brew.

BIG BIRD — During a visit to Penticton by West Coast Amusements over the Easter weekend, Ava Gaudreau took home a plush Angry Bird that’s nearly bigger than her, which was won from the Long Range Hoops game by her father, Steve Gaudreau.

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On May 3 kids fly free at Penticton Regional Airport.

For many the roundtrip, non-stop adventure in the air, taking in the beauty of the Okanagan Valley with views of Naramata and Summerland, will be the flight of a lifetime.

The COPA (Canadian Owners and Pilots Association) for Kids program, sponsored by AIG Insurance Company of Canada, has been operating out of the local airport for about 30 years.

Starting at 9 a.m. young people between the ages of eight and 17 will take part in a 20-minute ground school before boarding an aircraft.

“It’s just something I’m passionate about, getting young kids involved in aviation and most of us in the club want to see that,” said Summerland’s Don Hudgeon, event coordinator who has been involved in the program for the last five years.

“In most cases it is their first flight and the pilots really enjoy that.

They really like to see the reaction from the kids.

“Kids have so much to distract them now and when we were kids aviation was a big deal ,but now kids have so much stuff we just want to bring them down to ground level and say there is something else other than playing with your computer.”

There will be about eight aircraft, including the club’s own plane participating in the two-hour event.

Pilots donate their time and equipment

and in total there will be about 30 volunteers.

There are currently about 50 club members ranging in age from 21 to 83.

In Penticton about 120 kids take part in the program annually which usually lasts about three to four hours, however Hudgeon said they do their best to make sure everyone registered gets a ride.

“But as you can imagine things get pretty hectic, so we encourage everyone to get here as early as they can,” he said. “Ground school is mostly about safety around the aircraft and a little bit about why they stay in the air and then it’s about 30 minutes from the time they get in the plane until they get out.”

He added there are always a few nervous young passengers, but that often changes to excitement and enjoyment as their aerial experience continues.

“Yes some of them are hanging on to their mom’s leg and they don’t want to go at all but then the older brother goes and then the plane comes down to land and then they decide to go,” said Hudgeon, who got his private pilot’s license in 1962. “I love the freedom of it (flying) and it gives me the ability to do something a little bit different.”

Parents are asked to visit www.copanational.org/files/COPABrochure.pdf to print the brochure and registration form.

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Trail of the Okanagans expected to open soon John Arendt Black Press

The first portion of a multi-use trail in the Okanagan Valley is expected to open in July.

The 1.3-kilometre section will extend parallel to Highway 97 from Lakeshore Drive in Summerland to the

Summerland RV Park.

The recreational pathway is the first part of the Trail of the Okanagans initiative.

Organizers hope to extend the multi-use trail throughout the region.

“I’ve worked with and learned from some incredible people in North America and

overseas while developing routes and cycling events,” said Ian Lobb, the newly appointed chair of the trail steering committee.

“Our goal is to bring people together and help create a connection to communities for residents and visitors alike to experience the beauty

of the Interior.”

Earlier, Lobb was involved with the Waterfront Trail in Ontario.

That trail features more than 700 kilometres of pathways around Lake Ontario.

Last year in late spring, the province and the municipality announced a total of

trail.

The pathway will be constructed by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

It is expected to be a minimum of two metres wide.

A concrete barrier will separate it from the shoulder of the highway making it safe for cy-

clists and pedestrians.

The 1.3-kilometre segment is the first phase of the trail project. The second phase will extend the pathway through Trout Creek to Sunoka Provincial Park and to Penticton.

The funding and exact route have yet to be determined.

Parks society welcomes Cannings for annual meeting

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Naturalist and author Dick Cannings will be providing the entertainment during the Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society’s 2015 annual general meeting.

Cannings, who’s a member of Bird Studies Canada, has taken his birding knowledge around the world, guiding natural history tours on every continent aside from Europe and Antarctica.

In light of the recent publication of the third edition of his awardwinning book, British Columbia: A Natural History, Cannings will be part of the meeting to offer a presentation on

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Under the agreement, the province is contributing $420,000 while the municipality is contributing $80,000.

In addition, the municipality had earlier contributed $20,000 for the design concept of the

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the eclectic living conditions found throughout the divergent habitats in British Columbia.

“Dick was born and raised in the South Okanagan in a family

keenly interested in natural history,” said Parks Society chair Ian Graham. “Over the years, the Cannings family has contributed greatly to the public’s knowledge of that history. Our society is therefore particularly pleased that Dick will be our guest speaker as we celebrate our 50th AGM.” The meeting begins at 7 p.m. on April 17 and takes place in the Centre Stage Theatre in the Summerland Secondary School on Main Street.

There is no charge to attend although donations are welcome. To find out more, call 250-494-8343 or visit okanagansimilkameenparkssociety. ca.

RV show looking for volunteers Western News Staff

The BC Interior RV Show taking place at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre and the South Okanagan Events Centre and the BC Interior RV Society is looking to the community for volunteer support.

The BC Interior RV Society has invited exhibitors, April 24 to 26, who sell and promote products, services and properties related to the RV industry, including of course RV’s.

Suppliers to the RV lifestyle such as satellite dishes, solar panels, outdoor activities, tourism associations,

resorts, RV camping sites will be onsite too.

The three-day event will host workshops and educational sessions, and volunteers will have access to visit the show and participate in the free sessions.

The show needs hosts to sell and attach wristbands at the two main entrances, plus to assist in directing guests between the PTCC and the SOEC for all three days. The shifts are only four hours long and volunteers receive a $5 concession coupon per shift and a weekend wristband to enjoy the event.

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Vees goalie loved starting debut Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Brendan Barry had all day to think about his first career BCHL playoff start April 2.

The Penticton Vees rookie goalie spent most of it thinking about how he would play and felt nerves on the ferry.

“I was nervous at the start. After I made the first save there I kind of got into it,” said Barry, who turned aside 33 shots in a 2-0 loss against the Nanaimo Clippers. “My teammates helped me out, complimented me on saves. It was a big crowd (1,821 at Frank Crane Arena). I kind of owned the moment and I thought I did pretty well.”

As did his net minding partner Hunter Miska, who was given the day off after the Vees had already clinched their spot in the Fred Page Cup championship.

“He came in and did his job. He gave our guys a chance to win the game,” said Miska.

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“A lot of good second chances and I loved it. It was awesome,” said Barry, whose father is NHL player agent J.P. Barry.

Barry, 17, who is committed to the Clarkson University Golden Knights for

NANAIMO CLIPPERS defenceman Edwin Hookenson, left, checks Penticton Vees forward Demico Hannoun during Thursday’s B.C. Hockey League playoff game at Nanaimo’s Frank Crane Arena. The Clippers won the game 2-0.

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2017-18, got his first taste of playoff action in the second round against the Vernon Vipers. He came in to relieve Miska for four minutes and allowed one goal on four shots.

Barry said last year’s

run with the Rockets helps him but this year is different with bigger guys and bigger shooters.

“It’s harder but I like the challenge,” said Barry, whose favorite goalie is Mon-

treal’s Carey Price.

Before his first start, Barry received helpful advice from Miska, who he teamed up with to form the BCHL’s best tandem.

“He just told me to keep it calm, said

you’re good, you can do this,” said Barry.

Miska said it can be tough to be ready when a goalie hasn’t seen a lot of action, especially in the playoffs when there is less practice time. The six-foot, 175

pound crease protecter impressed Miska with his confidence.

“We just couldn’t score any goals. We had a couple off the post,” said Miska. “I thought we deserved to win that game.”

Challenge Penticton hosting open house Western News Staff

Valley First Challenge Penticton is hosting an open house on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn to share its plans for the 2015 event.

All interested parties are welcome to attend. Food and drinks will be served. Videos and speeches from new race directors Michael Brown and Kevin Cutjar, including details of the new run course along the River Channel, will be shown and discussed.

Brown and Cutjar will be joined by two-time race champion and local Jeff Symonds, who will speak about his win in Melbourne.

In addition, a Challenge Half registration (race is half the distance of the full triathlon) will be auctioned in support of Feed the Valley — an initiative by Valley First to tackle hunger in the Okanagan, Similkameen and Thompson valleys. There will also be door prizes and giveaways.

“One of the major reasons this event has been successful for so long is because of the support we receive from the community around us,” said Challenge Penticton race director Kevin Cutjar in

a press release. “It’s important we connect with local residents to share our plans for this race, because without their support the event wouldn’t be a success year after year and have such a positive impact on the city and surrounding region.”

“It is exciting to see the new ownership innovating and adapting to re-brand and return the race to being Penticton’s premiere signature event,” said Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit. “I am also excited to hear from hometown hero Jeff Symonds on his experiences and what makes the Penticton course so special.”

Since taking over ownership of the triathlon from the city in August, the new race directors have announced a series of changes designed to strengthen and grow the multi-sport festival.

Among them are a new, spectator-friendly run course; finish line stadium and expo compound; and a new Energy Zone for fans and spectators. The initiatives are all designed to make the event more exciting and open it up to residents and visitors.

In the 33 years that Penticton has hosted Ironman and now Valley First Challenge Penticton, tens of thousands of athletes have crossed the finish line since 1983. The week-long family festival culminates in the running of a triathlon featuring a 3.8 kilometre swim, 180 km bike and 42.2 km marathon run, and also features a half distance triathlon, and relays over both distances.

The course through the South Okanagan is challenging due to hill climbs, strong winds and high heat.

The event attracts more than one thousand participants and thousands of spectators, and has a year-round effect on the economy as athletes visit the region to train in the weeks and months leading up to the race.

Valley First Challenge Penticton is part of the Challenge Family series of events, which is known for providing superior athlete experiences and memorable events.

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Apex Freestyle Club members stepped up while competing against the best in Canada.

AFC was in Vernon March 30 to April 4 for the Difference Capital Canadian Junior Nationals presented by Bannister Vernon GM. The local club returned with several medals in freestyle skiing, including five gold from Brayden Kuroda in the under-14 age group, in slope style, big air, hybrid-air, which is a transition from an aerial jump, moguls, dual moguls and silver in aggregate air and medals.

When it came to Brayden’s performance, coach Kenni Kuroda said he was proud of his son.

“It’s not easy to even win a gold, but to win five and a silver is pretty special,” he said. “This is the big one and he just focused and did his best.”

“It was really awesome. I had a real fun time there,” said Brayden, 14. “It was pretty nerveracking the first couple times. Then I got back into the groove of it. Just took some deep breathes and focused on what I had to do.”

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Brayden said it was a difficult field to compete against but it forced him to do his more difficult tricks.

“I felt super good about how I did. It was really awesome taking home some medals,” he said.

In slope style, Brayden credited coach Jessica Warll in helping him earn gold.

“Brayden is just such a strong competitive kid that pulled it together,” she said. “He does really well, especially for not

always being in the park.

He trains really hard in moguls. I think where I helped him out most was ... to put a run together that he could land.”

Knowing the tricks he could do consistently, they stuck with what worked, especially on how the course and conditions were.

Other AFC skiers medals: Liam Collyer, U14, silver in slope style; air, U18 Kassidy Todd, gold, U20 Mason Barzilay gold, U16 Koleton Phipps, gold, Hayden Person silver,

U18 Joe Durham gold; moguls, U16 Madison Parker, bronze, U20 Barzilay silver, U16 Person silver; dual moguls, U16, Anna Spence bronze, Person, silver, U20 Barzilay, silver; air and moguls combined, Todd, gold, Phipps, gold, Barzilay and Person, bronze.

“I’d say they did remarkable,” said Kenni.

Just missing the podium were James Naude, U16, landing fourth in dual moguls, Mackenzie Schwinghamer fourth in moguls and dual moguls,

Silver just fine for Penticton curler Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The potential for victory in the Canadian Police Curling Championship (CPCC) was in Chris Cottrill’s hands.

“It came down to the last rock. I had a chance actually to tie the game if I make my last shot,” said Cottrill, who skipped Penticton’s Bob Lee, as well as Darren Regush, who used to be stationed in Penticton, plus Brad Sullivan and Bill Taylor in the final in Sudbury on March 28. “It was just a one shot game. We played well, but not well enough.”

Cottrill and Lee dropped the championship 8-5 to an Ontario rink representing Saskatchewan, since that province didn’t have a team to represent them. Cottrill and his team, which went 9-2 in round robin play, had defeated the

Ontario side two other times.

“It was a great week,” said Cottrill, who won the championship back in 1991 when it was hosted by Kelowna. “Neither team expected to be playing for the final. We were both kind of dark horses out there.”

The favourites, said Cottrill, were Newfoundland, Ontario and Team Canada, which featured Summerland’s Glen Brennan, who was named to the Reed all-star team with teammate Randy Nelson. The CPCC featured teams that were a step below those that have competed in the Tim Horton’s Brier. Cottrill also said there were teams with players who had competed in the championship before, while his team had two making their national debuts. Teams qualify by winning their respective provincials championships. The event is put on by the Ca-

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“This was probably the best field I’ve ever seen,” said Cottrill, who has competed in the championship three times and was told by others it was the most competitive field in years.

Cottrill hoped that Brennan’s rink would have advanced to the final for the chance to face them. Throughout the championship, Cottrill said his team played consistently.

“To walk away with silver is a pretty good accomplishment,” he said. “I was quite pleased to be able to say that we finished top in the round robin.”

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and Kyle Parker fourth in dual moguls.

Kenni said Todd, Spence, Phipps and Person all skied very well in tough conditions caused by warm weather.

“For them to ski as well as they did, in those conditions, I applaud them,” he said. “I was very proud of all my athletes.”

After taking a year off, Kenni said that Collyer came back with a vengeance taking second in slope style in his first junior nationals.

“He was there for showdown on the weekend and he also competed in the Timber Tour before so he had gotten a lot of practice on there,” said Warll. “I think that helped him out.”

In slope style, Chloe Kober was fifth and eighth in big air, while Shaina Finlayson was sixth in both.

“It’s really good for them,” said Warll.

“They are stronger in moguls. They can come and they hit the big jumps. They go big and they can still put a run together competing against girls who are in the park all the time. It’s pretty neat.”

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Easter soccer feast Western News Staff

Great weather and pitches made the first annual Pinnacles FC Easter Soccer Invitational fantastic.

That’s how Pinnacles FC executive director and head coach Ezra Cremers felt.

“I ordered the weather obviously,” he joked.

The tournament featured 37 teams in age groups under-11 to 18 for boys and girls.

There were eight teams from Alberta, three from the Lower Mainland and the Kootenay’s, and the rest from the Thompson Okanagan. Cremers was happy with the number of teams they had, which made for a competitive tournament.

Pinnacles teams won the U14 age groups as well as U16/18 girls and U18 boys. The U12 boys and girls teams lost to the Calgary Blizzard Gunners and Bayern, respectively.

Cremers said the threeweek training camps for the teams helped the Pinnacles perform well.

“Not just on the score sheet but just the way they played,” said Cremers. “With roughly more than 400 players training in the fall and winter, their hard work and their effort has really shown on the field.”

In the U11boys division, Calgary Blizzard Arsenal defeated the SOYSA Soccaskool, while Shuswap FC defeated the West Kelowna Bumble Bees for the U11 girls division. The U14 girls division was

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IN BRIEF Pentictonite joins Thunder

Penticton’s Carter Rigby has made the jump to the pro ranks.

Rigby, who just completed his WHL career with the Swift Current Broncos after they were swept from the playoffs, has signed a four-game tryout contract with the East Coast Hockey League’s Stockton Thunder in California.

Rigby, 21, who finished his WHL career with 70 goals and 132 points in 226 games, mostly with the Kelowna Rockets, collected an assist in his first game.

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Mohoruk, Moore sink wins

Viv Mohoruk and Lois Moore opened Ladies night action on March 31 at the Penticton Golf and Country Club by carding the top scores. Teeing off from the silver markers, Mohoruk scored 90 in low gross, while Hee Won Park scored 69 in low net on March 31.

From the green tees, Moore carded 97 in the first low gross, while Birgitta Faraday scored 98. Lois Sapach and Doreen Prowse tied for 78 in the low net. The event had 17 ladies competing.

PENTICTON PINNACLES FC U18 boys Excelsior Bjorn Borren evades a tackle by Kelowna United FC player Kyle Taylor during a game on April 4 at King’s Park.

The teams drew to a 0-0 tie at the Pinnacles Easter Invitational.

a showdown between PFC U14 and PFC 13, while PFC defeated Coquitlam Metro Ford TNT in the U16/18 girls and Kelowna United in U18 boys.

Pinnacles FC received nothing but positive feedback from visiting clubs, who are impressed with the facilities and being able to play on grass.

The Lower Mainland mainly plays on turf, while Calgary can’t get rid of winter weather.

The soccer association built the tournament around the Calgary Blizzard, who has come every year as part of their training camp.

The tournament also provides local families a tournament so they don’t have to leave town and boosted the economy.

This weekend Pinnacles FC is hosting the opening of Thompson Okanagan Youth Soccer League on Saturday. The majority of

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games are in Penticton because the fields at King’s Park are in better shape, said Cremers.

Penticton will also be hosting the B.C. Soccer provincials for the age groups of U15 and older and a different age group next season.

“It’s nice to know we are becoming a destination, being known for running a great tournament,” said Cremers.

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Chopaka Rodeo no easy ride

An unidentified bullfighter rushes to help Pentictonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chad Eneas, top, who was at the mercy of the bull Come Apart after being bucked off during the 50th Chopaka Rodeo.

The rider was not hurt thanks to the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick actions. At left, cow rider Andru Wester is unceremoniously dropped during the junior cow riding event.

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Jordana Keller, at left, dashes to the finish line of ladies barrel racing competition. Breanne Watson (above) of Keremeos races down the home straight to the finish line in ladies barrel racing.

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Pig Out at Covert Farms Western News Staff

One of B.C.’s most unique food and wine events is returning to the South Okanagan this spring.

May 2 is your chance to Pig Out at the fourth annual party at Covert Farm, from 1 to 4 p.m. Join the 36 wineries of the Oliver Osoyoos Winery Association at the al fresco tented affair, which showcases new release wines and fan favourites.

Chefs from eight local restaurants, including Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, Platinum Bench Bakery, Watermark Beach Resort and Covert

Mirror, Mirror — Chloe Hernes, 2, takes a glance at her freshly painted face during the Cherry Lane Easter Eggstravaganza held on Saturday, March 4. The shopping centre also had crafts and games for families.

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Osoyoos Oyster Festival returns Western News Staff

The Osoyoos Oyster Festival returns to the South Okanagan, April 22-25.

Now in its fourth year, the event showcases oysters produced by West Coast fishermen, alongside Canadian wines and craft beers.

A number of delicious events are happening during the festival, including: the signature event of the festival, Art of the Oyster Pearl Gala at Watermark Beach Resort, featuring oyster creations from South Okanagan chefs paired with wines from Oliver Osoyoos wineries. Two new events have been added to this year’s line-up: Seaside to Greenside at the Osoyoos Golf Club, pairing oysters with scotch and noteworthy gin from Gallagher Lake-based distillery, The Dubh Glas Distillery; and Oysters in the Garden, an afternoon event at Walnut Beach Resort.

In addition, two pairing competitions will take place during the festival: The Canadian Oyster Wine Competition and The Canadian Oyster Craft Beer Competition, with teams of expert judges determining which Canadian wines and craft beers pair best with oysters.

The complete line-up for the Osoyoos Oyster Festival includes: The Miradoro Long Table Dinner, April 22. Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn Creek Winery offers a three-course dinner dedicated to the oyster.

Under the Tuscan Sea – Oysters, Bubbles and Pizza at Terrafina, on April 23 Terrafina at Hester Creek Estate Winery invites guests to sample pizza and oysters paired with spring releases from Hester Creek and tastings from the winery’s ‘bubbly’ neighbours.

Oyster Catch and Brew Bash at Spirit Ridge Vineyard Resort & Spa, on April 24. An evening of oysters and culinary creations, craft beer and ciders from local breweries and live entertainment. Results from the Oyster Craft Beer Competition will be announced at the event.

Amateur Shuck ‘n Suck Competition at The Sage Pub, on April 25. Come to compete or come to cheer as teams of two compete to win the cov-

eted title of the Best Shuck ‘n Suck Team in the Okanagan. One team member shucks while the other sucks back the oysters.

Spirit Ridge Vineyard Resort & Spa, Walnut Beach Resort and Watermark Beach Resort are offering Oyster Festival room rates.

A special offer includes for every two-night booking at any of the resorts (from April 21-26), receive one complimentary ticket to the Oysters in the Garden event on April 25.

For more information and to purchase event tickets, visit: osoyoosoysterfestival.com.

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Farms, will be taking part in the day and the chefs’ pig roasting skills will be put to the test when they are challenged to be creative with the theme ‘if pigs could swim.’ Taste the results when top local chefs combine pork with the best food to be found in the water, from seaweed to local salmon.

Pig Out tickets ($49) are available online and include entertainment from local musicians, a souvenir wine glass, food and wine.

Helicopter rides over McIntyre Bluff will also be available for $50 per person. For more information visit www.CovertFarms.ca.

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May 3 The Raptor Recovery Centre outside Oliver invites you to their annual open house. We leave Penticton Visitors Centre at 11:00am and back about 3:00pm. Price $15.00 plus donation at the door.

May 9 Off to the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong for the outdoor staged play “In Like a Lion”, a story of Greek goddesses.

We leave the Penticton Visitors Centre at 4:30pm (show time 7:30pm) and back before midnight. Price is $70.00 including show admission.

June 6 Enjoy the largest craft fare in the Okanagan...Creative Chaos fills three buildings at the Vernon Recreation Centre with more than 300 exhibitors. We leave Penticton Visitors Centre at 9:00am. $25 and there’s no entrance fee.

June 8 The Daytripper is supporting the Penticton Museum’s summer exhibit featuring the KVR. We take a trip to Summerland to look at the train, the station and Trout Creek Bridge Departure time from the Visitors Centre is 11:45am ... A $20 value!

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Wednesday April 8

T he B ereavemenT 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. volunTeer Income Program on T ax Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Salvation Army and Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Saviours Anglican church until the end of April. s enIor s Ingles from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. Call 250492-7078 for more info. elks lodge 51 on Ellis Street has a management meeting at 6:30 p.m. a l c o h o l I c s anonymous has daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours) for more information.

BIngo e v e ry Wednesday in the Legion hall with the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m. Daily lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. olIver douBle o Quilters have drop-in activities Wednesdays.

T he P enTIcTon 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. care closeT ThrIfT Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and special auctions. Spring to summer changeover on March 30. Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds to the local hospital and hospice. Donations welcome. anaveTs has humP Day with Stu’s kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon.

Entertainment by Paul James. Dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. 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. kIWanIs cluB meeTs at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 390 Brunswick St. Call 250-493-8901 for info. 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, easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m., tai chi at 3:30 p.m., ukulele strum-along at 6:30 p.m. c arPeT B oWlIng from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Recreation and Wellness Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. okanagan falls senIors’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and carpet bowling at 1 p.m. summerland arT cluB meets Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Summerland Library.

Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. Contact Mary at 250494-5851 for info. fosTer care Info sessions every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at MCFD Resource Office.

For info call Moe at 250770-7524 or visit www. fosterbc.ca or www.mcf. gov.bc.ca/foster.

PenTIcTon duPlIcaTe BrIdge Club has 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 Legion on Martin St. Call Birgitta at 250-770-1154 for info. senIors’ recreaTIon and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Call Betty at 250-4900468 for more information. 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 250-490-9216.

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. 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 250492-7630 for info.

Thursday April 9

Pmfsa season oPener Parents Night Out Fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. at The Barley Mill. Tickets are $15, and include a burger of your choice (chicken, beef or veggie). There will be 50/50, raffle baskets, and more. Any donations for the raffle baskets are greatly appreciated.

Tickets available through your child’s coach, or visit the PMFSA Facebook page or website to order. 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. f rIendshIP f orce P enTIcTon -o kanagan has a luncheon meeting at 11:45 a.m. in the Days Inn every second Thursday of the month. Call Sharon Hudson 250-493-1649 for details. All welcome. f ITness f rIends 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 snowball darts at 7 p.m. Dance lessons 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. r oyal c anadIan legIon branch 40 has lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., crib at 7 p.m., 502 Martin St. 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. souTh maIn droPIn Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowling at 10 a.m., improver line dance, bingo and a crafters meeting 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. lIne dancIng aT the Oliver Senior Centre at 10 a.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778439-2070 for more info. al-anon for frIends and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272. a l c o h o l I c s

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a nonymous nIghT group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St. and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Vineyard Church. anaveTs has TheIr kitchen open 9 a.m. to noon, 269 Darts club at 7:30 p.m.

Friday April 10

anaveTs has sTu’s kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon. Mixed doubles pool at 7 p.m. and karaoke at 7:30 p.m.

T he B ereavemenT resource Centre at 626 Martin St. has weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Adults welcome.

For more info on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-4901107. funTImers’ Ballroom d ance 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. eagles frIday nIghT Live with a ham dinner at 5 p.m. and entertainment by Roland at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. r oyal c anadIan legIon branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m. Karaoke with Paul James at 6:30 p.m. al-anon meeTs aT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.

P enTIcTon s enIors comPuTer Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 439 Winnipeg St. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class on Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. senIors sIngles lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622. elks cluB on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m.

The olIver senIor Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m.

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Kids go loco for Easter

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Scrambling for eggs.

About 1,500 people, some wearing rabbit ears and carrying brightly-coloured baskets, took part in the fifth annual LocoLanding Easter Egg Hunt and Fun Day. According to organizer and adventure park owner Diana Stirling, net results are expected to boil down to around $7,000.

As in the two previous years the money raised will go to the OSNS Child and Youth Development Centre.

“It was fantastic, it really turned out great and we just want to thank everybody who came out and supported us,” said Stirling, who at one point had to go out and get more chocolate. “We all need to have more fun and any time there’s an opportunity to do that with our families… I love it.”

Among those on the hunt for the 10,000-plus chocolate-stuffed colourful plastic eggs were Anne Ellis and four-year-old daughter Amy. “I feel like a kid again,” said mom as she scoured the park grounds for the largest cache of goodies with her daughter in tow.

“It really is a family event.”

According to Stirling, the par-

EagEr participants scramble to get their share of the Easter egg bounty on the grounds surrounding LocoLanding adventure Park during the annual Easter Egg Hunt and Fun Day to raise money for the OSNS Child and Youth Development Centre.

Mark Brett/Western News

ticipation this year of Penticton Fire Rescue added another dimension of enjoyment and community feel.

“The fire truck was a huge highlight for kids it was so neat,” she said. “It was new this year and I just thought it was so great to have that community involvement, they (firefighters) were so amazing and let the kids climb around it and that’s a huge highlight.

“This is a true Penticton com-

munity event for sure.”

Executive director Manisha Willms of the Child and Youth Development Centre, who was at the park with some of her staff was also thrilled with the results.

“It’s a fantastic community service and as well it will provide this really very accessible, cost effective way for families to spend a wonderful time together,” said Willms. “It’s wonderful to have a corporate partner like LocoLanding.”

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ParticiPants scramble at the starting gate to get the advantage in the search for the chocolate treasures at the annual Loco Landing easter egg Hunt and Fun Day which is a fundraiser for the Osns.

Eggcellent day western news photos by Mark Brett

sHawn LanDriauLt helps daughter chloe, 3, with her search for some of the easter egg bounty.

Drew reiD, 6, dressed in her easter finest competes in the egg roll competition.

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