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Mailbox thieves deliver big credit card bill Review Staff
In three days criminals racked up almost $3,000 on a Keremeos family’s new credit card. “It was just bad timing. My new credit card had come in and they got lucky because that’s when they happened to break in,” Jesce Walker said calmly during a phone interview with the Review. At this point she’s now on the hook for at least paying the accumulating interest on the MasterCard that was stolen from her community mailbox sometime in early April. She trusts the credit card company will work it out but it might take up to three billing cycles. “I understand their fraud department is excellent so I’m sure they’re going to figure this out,” she said. Walker and her husband moved to their new home on Upper Bench Road in early January. Since then their mailbox has been broken into twice. “The first time we noticed we
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Community mailboxes in rural areas are an easy target for thieves. Between 2008 and 2013 there was almost 5,000 incidents of mailbox tampering from vandalism and arson to mail theft.
hadn’t gotten mail for a couple days. It was some time in the beginning of April but we didn’t think
much of it and then one morning there was a notice that our mailbox had been broken into and we need-
cleared out more than 100 tires up along 20 Mile Creek behind Hedley. They also disposed of 20 dirty mattresses, washing machines, abandoned furniture and ditched vehicles. Although fines of up to $2,500 have been handed out to illegal dumpers in the area over the last few years it hasn’t dissuaded everyone. Just a few weeks ago Sawicki spotted new piles of metal and shop waste including discarded toxic containers. She’s organized volunteers to clean it up. Part of the problem is that the area near Hedley still has leftover mine waste that has not been cleaned up. Sawicki along with a few others repurposed cyanide barrel lids to make no dumping signs. Some
signs have been torn down while others have been shot at. “That makes some people think that because the mine didn’t clean their stuff up it’s okay for them to dump there,” she said. “There’s just a few people that bloody well won’t stop doing it.” She gathers as many volunteers as possible of all ages to help cleanup so hopefully that will create a cultural shift around dumping. “If I could talk to these people I would say there are lasting consequences. They think it’s just a point of unloading their truck and it’s gone but there are consequences for the short and long term for the wildlife and the people that live here,” she said. In addition to destroying the natural beauty of the region illegal dumping also threatens the health of humans, wildlife and the envi-
ed to go to the post office,” she said. It didn’t click in right away that thieves had made off with the new MasterCard. But when the card didn’t show up Walker put two-and-two together. “By then they’d already used the card on a shopping spree in Penticton for about three days in mid-April. I think it was the 14, 15, and 16th,” she said. “They must have needed it. They used it at places like Winners, Safeway, and gas. It was used all over Penticton.” Walker said she’s still stumped as to how the thieves could have activated the card. “I could see if it was a replacement but how on earth did they activate a new card? When I called MasterCard they said it’s not uncommon and the crooks have found a way to do everything,” she said. Their mailbox was broken into
again just last week. Walker didn’t think any cards were stolen this time. Canada Post has since installed new mailboxes. “Once they’ve been broken into their structure is compromised and that’s why it’s easier to get into. Now we have new boxes so hopefully that will stop this from happening again. This is costing Canada Post a pretty penny,” she said. Between 2008 and 2013 Canada Post recorded about 4,880 incidents involving community mailboxes, ranging from vandalism and arson to mail theft. Tips listed on Canada Post’s website to prevent mail theft and protect your identity include collecting mail promptly after delivery, putting a hold on delivery if you’re going to be away, shred documents that contain personal financial information, such as statements and credit card offers.
Hedley resident done with being dumped on Tara Bowie Staff
Tires, rusty cars, old mattresses and piles of bent metal are among items Lydia Sawicki has found while walking trails throughout the area – and she’s fed up. The Hedley resident said since moving to the Similkameen Valley five years ago she and others have spent hundreds of hours cleaning up after those that still think it’s their right to dump garbage on Crown land. “It’s gotten better. You don’t see people throwing away large items like you used to but it’s disheartening. It’s like we clean up an area and then someone decides to dump stuff all over again. And you have to clean it up or it just encourages others to dump stuff,” she said. Over the years local volunteers
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SECOND MON: Communities for Kids OKFalls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr. at OK Falls Elementary, 250-498-8433 for more info. TUESDAY: South Okanagan Toastmasters 7 - 9 p.m. at Best Western in Osoyoos. Call 498-4412, 499-2144. TUESDAY: Bingo at the Senior Citizenís Centre on Willow St. 1p.m. (except last Tues.). EVERY 3RD TUESDAY: Legion Branch #227 Gen Meeting 7 p.m. Jack Hill Room, OK Falls. WED. & SAT.: Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Seniorís Centre. WEDNESDAY: Join the Stroke Recovery Club for stroke survivors and caregivers, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society office, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. FIRST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls. THIRD WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting at the Falls Community Centre business at 7, entertainment at 8 p.m. Call Betty for more info - 497-6665. THURSDAY: Bridge 1 p.m. Seniors Centre. THURSDAY: Crib 7 p.m. Seniors Centre. THURSDAY: Computer classes 9 a.m. Seniorís Centre. FRIDAY: Arts group painting 1- 3 p.m. FRIDAY: Whist 7 p.m. 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY: A Wellness Clinic is held at the Seniors Centre, on Willow Street, 9 to 11 a.m. Have your blood pressure, heart and weight checked by a retired registered nurse. Open to everyone. FIRST FRIDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw. THIRD FRIDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion Ladies Auxiliary Steak Fry Dinner 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw. FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: The Okanagan Falls Legion Branch #227 has meat draws from 5:00 p.m. SATURDAY: OK Falls Legion Branch #227, Dinner and Dance 6:00 pm. FIRST SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls. THIRD SATURDAY OF MONTH: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St.
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MONDAY: N.A. meets at 8 p.m. at the South Similkameen Health Centre. MONDAY: Keremeos Bellringers, 7:30 pm, Cawston United Church, for info call Herma @ 499-5292, Joan @ 499-2450. 2nd MONDAY: Similkameen COPS, 7 p.m., Upstairs at the Legion (Legion Hall). Ben Gumm for info 499-0216 4th MONDAY: Orchard Haven - Friends and family council monthly meetings. Making a difference to residential care. MON, WED, FRI: Boot Camp 6 - 7 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Annette 499-2238 TUESDAY: Tumble Bumble, 10:00 - 11:30 am upstairs at the Legion Hall. AGes 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. TUESDAY: Every 2nd, Caregiver Group, Activity Room, Orchard Haven 1:30 - 3 p.m. For info 499-3020 TUESDAY: AA Meetings, 7:30 p.m., in the Health Center Activity Room, info call Diane 499-1177 TUESDAY: Handguns 5:30 pm Fly Tying/22 Shoot, 7 pm, KCSA (Keremeos Cawston Sportsmans Association) Club House. More info call 250-499-7027. WEDNESDAY: Mother Goose 10:00-11:30 am, Strong Start at Cawston Primary. Ages 0-6. For info 499-2352 ext. 106. WEDNESDAY: Qigong exercise 9 a.m. Cawston Church Hall. 499-7852 for information. WEDNESDAY: Kyokushin Karate at Legion Hall from 5 - 7 p.m. Phone Lyle for info 292-8565.
WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in attendance. Dr. referrals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550. WEDNESDAY: Yoga at Cawston Hall, 6 - 7:30 pm WEDNESDAY: Keremeos Search & Rescue meetings, 7 pm, little brown building behind the Village Office. 1st THURSDAY: South Similkameen Museum Society Meeting, 7 pm, at the Ecumenical Church in Keremeos THURSDAY: Tumble Bumble, 3:00 - 4:30 pm upstairs at the Legion. Ages 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: Positively Pregnant, 10:00 - 11:30 am at the Family Centre. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: AA meetings at 7:30 pm Health Centre activity room. Info. call Eleanor 499-5982. THURSDAY: KCSA Monthly meetings the last Thursday of each month at clubhouse 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY: Afternoon dances at the Keremeos Seniors Centre from 1:30 - 4 p.m. Whist 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm THURSDAY: Similkameen Adult Badminton Club, Oct. 16th to Dec. 18th, 7 pm to 9 pm, For more info call Manfred at 499-5290. THURSDAY: Weight Watchers, 5 pm, Elks Hall. More info call Sarah at 250-499-2878. THURSDAY: Learning about Stroke by the SOSBI. FREE Starting April 24th. Call 250-490-0613 for more information. FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Visitors & new members are welcome. Call Georgina at 499-0202 for more info. FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Keremeos Seniors Centre Bingo, 1:00 pm. SUNDAY: KCSA Trap Shooting, 11:00 am to ?, Weather permitting. SUNDAY: AA Meeting at 10:00 am in the Health Center Activity Room. Info call Eleanor at 499-5982. 3RD SUNDAY: Legion General Meeting. 2:00 p.m. Keremeos Legion Hall. 3rd MONDAY: Kars Under the K Meeting, 7:00 pm, Meeting Room at Health Center, Call Marcel Morin for info 499-7775. 2nd TUESDAY: Can-Do General Meetings. Everyone Welcome. Phone 499-2420 for more information. 1ST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: Regular meeting of the Keremeos Seniors Centre, at 2 p.m. Keremeos. 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY: Search & Rescue meet 7-9 p.m., 8th Ave. & 4th St. Call 499-6067 or 499-5429. 2ND WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: The Similkameen Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Keremeos Seniors Centre, 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY: The Royal Purple Lodge meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Info: 499-7073. LAST THURSDAY OF MONTH: KCSA Club meeting. EVERY 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. 1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Jam Session. Keremeos Seniors Centre. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. 499-0112. 1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Friends of Olalla, 4 pm, contact 250-599-9090.
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TUESDAY: Once a month Soup and Sandwich - watch for posters.Hedley Seniors’ Center on Scott Ave. THURSDAY: Library 2 pm - 7 pm Hedley Seniors’ Center, free computer use. 1ST MONDAY: Hedley Heritage Museum meeting, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum, Everyone welcome to attend. 2ND SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast, Hedley Seniors’ Center, 8:00 am to 10:00 am. 3RD MONDAY: Monthly meeting at Seniors’ Center, 2 pm. 3RD MONDAY: Community Club meeting at 7 pm at the Club. DAILY: Coffee & good conversation at the Seniors’ Center 6:30 am - 8 am. Every Mon./Wed./Sat. Exercise at 9 am. EVERY SUNDAY: Church Service at 9:30 am, Hedley Grace Church. EVERY SUNDAY: Hedley Farmers Market 9-1, July - Oct. DAILY: Hedley Heritage Museum open daily 9am - 4pm, Daly Ave. EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY: Exercise at 9:00 am.
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Dog virus reported in area
Reports of cases of kennel cough and a possible new parvovirus strain have surfaced in the area. Several local dogs have been to veterinarians over the last few weeks with symptoms ranging from hacking, running nose or eye discharge. Kennel cough is highly contagious. Just like human colds, Kennel cough can be caused by many different viruses. One of the most common causes is a bacterium called Bordetella bronchiseptica -- which is why kennel cough is often called Bordetella. Most dogs that become infected with Bordetella are infected with a virus at the same time. These viruses, which are known to make dogs more susceptible to contracting Bordetella infection, include canine adenovirus, canine distemper virus, canine herpes virus, parainfluenza virus and canine reovirus. Dogs catch kennel cough by inhal-
ing bacteria or virus particles into their respiratory tract. This tract is normally lined with a coating of mucus that traps infectious particles, but there are a number of factors that can weaken this protection and make dogs prone to kennel cough infection. The infection results in inflammation of the larynx (voice box) and trachea (windpipe). There are several situations that induce the chances of a dog getting kennel cough including exposure to crowded and/or poorly ventilated conditions, such as are found in many kennels and shelters, cold temperatures, exposure to dust or cigarette smoke and travel-induced stress. The classic symptom of kennel cough is a persistent, forceful cough that often sounds like a goose honk. If you think your dog might have the condition, you should keep him away from other animals and contact your veterinarian.
Although most cases of kennel cough will resolve without treatment, medications may speed recovery or minimize symptoms during the course of infection. These include antibiotics that target Bordetella bacteria and cough medicines. Keeping the dog in a well-humidified area and using a harness instead of a collar, especially for dogs that strain against a leash, will minimize the coughing. The parvovirus changes strains every few years. Dogs can contract the virus, by smelling other dogs behinds, smelling other dog’s feces or by getting into garbage. Parvovirus causes kidney failure, blood, fluid and bone marrow loss and other organ failure. Symptoms can include vomiting and diarrhea, blood in stool, lethargy and loss of appetite. Parvovirus is treatable Reports of kennel cough and the parvovirus have surfaced with vaccination. in the area.
Late night raid nets two most wanted Review Staff
Two known criminals from the Lower Mainland are facing charges in the Okanagan following a rash of vehicle and house break ins in the area. Multiple police units from Penticton, Kelowna and the Lower Mainland were involved in the investigation which culminated in multiple arrests in the early hours of May 7. The suspects were located at a
Best Western in Penticton. When officers moved into make the arrest one of the men involved ran from police. He was seen throwing a handgun into a bush. The K-9 unit was called in and the man was tracked down and apprehended. Two women and another man were also arrested without incident in relation to a rash of vehicle and house break ins over the previous few days. It all started May 5, when
Penticton RCMP received numerous calls reporting theft in Okanagan Falls and Penticton. Identification, credit and bank cards, cash, jewellery, garage door remotes, keys and other various items were taken. The suspects allegedly used many of the credit and bank cards right after they were stolen in bank machines and stores in Penticton. Penticton RCMP identified a suspect vehicle that was stolen out
of White Rock. Members of the Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team came to Penticton to assist local officers in apprehending the criminals. The Kelowna RCMP Street Enforcement Team also helped in the arrest of suspects. Two of the suspects have 17 outstanding warrants out for their arrest in relation to numerous offences in the Lower Mainland and Okanagan over the past several months.
Matthew Soper, 28, and Laetitia Acera, 21, were arrested in connection with the crimes. Both Soper and Acera were featured as one of the top ten most wanted vehicle crime offenders in the province. Soper was also on Surrey’s Most wanted list. Soper and Acera remain in custody. The second male suspect was released pending further investigation.
Local youth needs your vote Review Staff
It’s time to show your support for a local youth and get online and vote. Téa Hartfield, 17, from Olalla is working towards representing the community and province in this year’s BC Ambassador competition. The competition will be held this August in Merritt. As part of the competition there is a People’s Choice Award and that’s where the community can support Hartfield without leaving the comfort of their home. To vote
go to www.bcambassadorsprogram.com and click People’s Choice and then Hartfield’s picture. “People can vote for me everyday online and the contestant with the most votes wins. It will be announced at the pageant in August,” she said. At this point it’s unknown where Hartfield is in the rankings as vote counts are not made public on the website. The winner earns a bursary towards post secondary
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education. The BC Ambassador competition if for youth and young adults aged 17 to 24. Hartfield is currently a Keremeos Ambassador until Sunday night when the new crop is decided at a competition in Victory Hall starting at 7 p.m. In addition to fire practice, community volunteering, a part-time cleaning job, and her role as a local ambassador,
Hartfield is also busy fundraising for the BC competition. She has already secured sponsorships totalling $800 from the Keremeos Fire Department and Grist Mill and Gardens. “I just want to thank everyone for their support. The whole community has been supportive and especially my sponsors the fire department and the Grist Mill,” she said.
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The 2014 Annual Municipal Report for the Village of Keremeos is now available for public inspection. Copies will be available at the Village Office during regular office hours and is on the website at www.keremeos.ca. The report includes the 2014 audited annual financial statements, a report respecting municipal services and operations for 2014, and a statement of municipal objectives and the measures that will be used to determine progress respecting those objectives, for the current and next year. Council will be considering the Annual Report at its meeting scheduled for 4:30 pm Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 and will be receiving submissions and questions from the public at that meeting.
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Open windows can cause cracks in child safety As the weather warms up, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and BC Children’s Hospital are reminding parents and caregivers of young children to make sure their window and balcony safety locks are in place. In 2013, BC Children’s Hospital cared for 21 children who fell through windows or off balconies. Paramedics see the critical injuries that result from falls from windows and balconies, most often including broken bones and facial and head trauma. “If you look after young children or have kids visiting your home, window and door safety locks are your best friend,” said BCEHS Unit Chief Marilyn Oberg. “Little children move quickly and sometimes without reason or warning, so ensuring security locks are in place is a simple and effective safety measure for the warmer months.” “With temperatures rising, we often see an increase in falls from windows, and young children are particularly vulnerable to these falls,” said Dr. Ash Singhal, pediatric neurosurgeon and medical director, BC Children’s Hospital Trauma Program. “Many of the injuries can be quite severe, including skull fractures and brain injuries and potentially cause long term effects for the child.” While it might be tempting to leave a window open a crack to let in some fresh air during the warmer months, remember that young children are innately curious and natural climbers, and do not understand the risk of their actions. They can be strong enough to widen an unlocked window. Toddlers have a high centre of gravity, so even leaning on a screen can cause a fall, likely headfirst, which can lead to serious injuries. Safety tips to prevent falls from windows: ·Don’t underestimate a child’s mobility; children begin climbing before they can walk. ·Move household items away from windows to discourage children from climbing to peer out. Toddlers may use anything as a step stool to get higher. ·Be aware that window screens will not prevent children from falling through – they keep bugs out, not children in. ·Install window guards on windows above the ground level. These act as a gate in front of the window. · Or, fasten the windows, so that they cannot open more than 10 centimetres (four inches). Children can fit through spaces as small as 12 centimetres (five inches) wide. In either case, ensure there is a safe release option in case of a house fire. ·Don’t leave children unattended on balconies or decks. Move furniture or planters away from the edges as kids can climb up and over. ·Talk to your children about the dangers of opening and playing near windows, particularly on upper floors of the home.
Is the Orange Tsunami headed west? Tom Fletcher Black Press
VICTORIA – Albertans have always laughed about their long-standing reputation as a reckless, immature society. The classic bumper sticker, now available as a T-shirt or coffee cup in several variations, states: “Please God, give us one more oil boom, we promise not to p--- it away this time.” Now they’ve thrown out the government that finally tried to stop blowing money like a roughneck fresh out of the bush. Jim Prentice had the gall to propose raising income taxes for high wage earners, doing away with former Alberta treasurer Stockwell Day’s signature flat tax. In response, voters have abruptly replaced the 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty with an upstart NDP that wants to tax the rich and corporations even more. Facing an oil slump, layoffs and a huge structural deficit in Alberta’s lavish public service, NDP premier-elect Rachel Notley is committed to a 50-per-cent increase in the minimum wage and another “review” of resource royalties. One headline in a national paper summed it up: “Go home, Alberta. You’re drunk.” In the sober days after the election, a few truths emerge. Alberta hasn’t been a fiscally conservative, smallgovernment place for a long time. Among other things, it has ratcheted
up teacher and nurse wages across the country. Alberta is broke, again, and even the NDP is afraid to resort to a sales tax. The minimum wage hike is a pet policy of Canada’s labour federations, which somehow remain convinced that poverty can be eliminated by state order. On the positive side, Notley has promised to end corporate and union donations to political parties, as has already been done federally. B.C. should be next, but the gravy train of business donations is too tempting for our nominally Liberal government. Here at the B.C. legislature, an NDP staffer passed out cans of Orange Crush to celebrate. NDP leader John Horgan pronounced himself “ecstatic,” and hastened to assure reporters that Notley is “as competent as she sounds.” Notley now has to sort through a caucus that includes typical NDP place-holders, college students and union staff running in faint-hope constituencies. Soon after the result, the party pulled down its website platform and candidate biographies, as Notley began phoning energy companies to reassure them Alberta will be “A-OK” on her watch. Horgan likes to describe the “capital flight” from new NDP governments as if it’s just a show put on by big business. Plummeting stock prices and relocation of corporate offices are all
staged, according to the party line, nothing to do with actual investment conditions created by NDP policies. This fiction is all Horgan dares to say publicly, because it’s what his party base devoutly believes. Besides, they’re only branch offices of multinational oil companies like Shell, Horgan said. He used his favourite Tommy Douglas quote, about the bad news of a big oil company leaving. “The good news is, the oil is staying here.” B.C.’s natural gas might be staying here too. Horgan insists he supports a natural gas export industry, but his party seems more concerned with an ascending Green Party, and an urban base that believes you can run a resource economy on windmills and solar panels. Notley supports twinning the TransMountain pipeline, while Horgan continues to insist he has no opinion on the project Adrian Dix so memorably opposed.
The Alberta NDP has a steep learning curve ahead. The B.C. NDP has a couple of years to see if the appearance of a like-minded Alberta government is a boost for them, or a cautionary tale for voters. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca
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Time to stand together against smart meters To the Editor: On May 5, 2015 there was at the Cawston Hall an information session given by Dr. Malcolm Paterson, PhD in regards to the health effects of electro magnetics on health. It was well attended. It was very informative and really more people should have attended. One of the topic was the effect of smart meter or advance meter on our health. As you may know Fortis is getting ready to install those new meters in our area in the near future. I am sharing here the letter I am sending to the CEO of Fortis BC. I would urge people to write letters as well and take action on this important issue. Dear Sir, This letter is to inform you that I do not want my meter changed to the advance meter. The digital meter I have now is working just fine and it would be a waste to take it out. It works just fine as I have received all my bills in the last years, which I duly paid. I phoned your enquiry line and was told that you would turn my power off if I refuse to change to the advance meter. I phoned the BC Commission and they said that you
have to provide me with power as long as I use your equipment, which I am already. In the news yesterday, it showed that the Saskatchewan Utility has now decided to remove all advance meters they have installed. I don’t know how much it is going to cost them but you may want to check this out so you don’t make the same mistake. It might not go well with the shareholders. Although they have been doing just fine last year as you said that Fortis “had strong financial performance with combined electric and gas 2014 earnings of $186 million.” This technical update supposedly will put more money in your pocket and less in mine. I am being held hostage by your company due to the fact that I am not able to change the service to another company. These advance meters are a fire hazard and a health hazard. You are forcing the population to expose themselves in order for your company to make more money. I am willing to pay the $60 not to have the new meter and to pay the reading fees. Yours truly,
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Grist Mill looking for help for upcoming season To the Editor: The Grist Mill Heritage Club is welcoming new volunteers during the opening of the 2015 Season at The Keremeos Grist Mill and Gardens. Victoria Day on May 18th, this Monday, focuses on children’s activities. Kid stuff is a feature of all of the special events days, including Father’s Day, Canada Day, BC Day, Labour Day and the end of season Apple Day on each Thanksgiving Monday. Volunteers can register at the Grist Mill and receive an orientation session. The hours that volunteers contribute will help the cause of preserving our heritage treasure’ the old 1877 water driven flour mill on Keremeos Creek. The Grist Mill Heritage Club is a committee of The Grist Mill
Foundation, a non-profit society and a registered charity. One current project is expanding our inventory of period costumes for volunteers and staff who mingle with visitors at the Grist Mill Provincial Historic Site at 2691 Upper Bench Road in Keremeos. The Heritage Players are volunteers who write and perform short plays in period costume at the mill. Anyone interested in joining the volunteer crew on May 18th, Victoria Day, or at anytime during the May to October period can call 250-499-5417 or the The Grist Mill at 250-499-2888. Join in for a great season of family fun and great heritage experience in the Lower Similkameen.
To the Editor: Congratulations to Susie Bridgman, the winner of dinner for two in the Ranch Restaurant’s first annual Mother’s Day contest. Thank you to
all of the moms who entered. Look for more fun throughout the year at the Ranch.
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Ranch mother’s day winner announced Traci Russell Keremeos
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“If we want to age in Hedley, something has to be done” Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca
Recently I received an e-mail that thoroughly mystified me. It was a copy of a grim diatribe against a concept being floated by a couple of community advocates in Hedley. As reported in this paper last week, Angelique Wood and Kim English are asking local residents to think about establishing a Community Land Trust here. The concept was first instituted in India and has been successfully implemented in a number of North American communities. Without providing any documentation, the nay-sayer raises a number of complaints against Community Land Trusts and those associated with them. Since there is no reference to sources, we have to ask whether the complaints are based on facts or mere assumptions. The writer says, for example, “Most CLT proponents espouse anti-development and collectivist ideologies generally detrimental to any community.” This is a pretty sweeping, all-encompassing assertion. If there is a case to be made against Community Land Trusts, it needs to be based on solid research, not on skimpy information gleaned from a negative on-line article. I do believe a community can benefit from those who take the time to rigorously examine proposals like this. We need to know that the vision of the proponents is backed up by a thorough understanding of the needs of the community. Questions based on scrupulous research will require the proponents to explain why their idea has merit. If the questioners and proponents are willing to enter
into a productive dialogue, the idea may become even more beneficial. We’ll never make progress if we automatically throw out ideas just because they are unfamiliar. If a new concept will benefit the people in our community, why would we let a “knee jerk” response turn us against it? In spite of this nay-sayer’s rather bitter opposition, a Community Land Trust does appear to offer possibilities and, in my view, warrants careful consideration. For English and Wood, their vision for a Community Land Trust appears to be a means to an end, not an end in itself. They speak of it in conjunction with a variety of services that would enable seniors to stay in this community. These services might include Meals on Wheels, the presence of a nurse on a part-time basis, more adequate transportation to medical facilities in Penticton, etc. Margaret Skaar, is a longterm Hedley resident who contributes many volunteer hours to local groups. She would like to live here as long as possible. She says, “when moving here 25 years ago, we had a much better health care support service. This has been eroded over the years. If we want to age in Hedley, something has to be done to turn this around. To leave things as they are, we will be either a dying community or will be eaten up by a land grab with prices sky rocketing along with our taxes. We need to examine the potential of a Community Land Trust by assessing the needs of Hedley’s residents.” A few negative agitators can put a stranglehold on an idea that could have positive potential for a com-
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munity. With their bold attacks it is possible some citizens might be persuaded to agree with them. Often they speak with a note of authority. Faced with their onslaught, the proponents may become discouraged. The nay-sayer in this case concluded with the words, “We therefore suggest that Angelique Wood and Kim English care for ‘the poor’ somewhere else.” Very likely some individuals with a negative mind-set toward
improving a community honestly believe they are right. In some instances, if they are listened to respectfully, they become willing to work collaboratively with positive minded people. When agitators are motivated by jealousy or vengefulness it is unlikely they will change their thinking. If they are not resisted, they have the potential to turn people against those who wish to improve conditions. There are times when it
is not a good idea to “live and let live.” There are times when a community should not remain silent. I don’t know enough about Community Land Trusts to recommend this as a good approach for Hedley. However, if we want constructive change that enables young families to buy homes here, and permits seniors to stay longer, we will need to listen to individuals who have positive ideas and the will to make them a reality.
A plea for the return of the traditional baby name book The only thing worth remembering from Journalism 101 – and yes that it what the course was actually called – is this: Always, always, always check the spelling of names. Journalism 101 was taught by a grizzled veteran of the newspaper wars named Bob Trotter. It was a long time ago. There were typewriters on the desks in Journalism 101. While smoking in class wasn’t encouraged, it was permitted in the back row. Professor Bob was fond of saying that if a reporter fails to ask for the correct spelling of John Smith it will for certain be spelled Jon Smythe. A bit of a frustrated thespian, he would storm across the front of the lecture hall beating his pocket protector. “I don’t care
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smoking by laws – but obviously there is no longer a need to beat the question into young reporters’ thick skulls. “How do you spell your name?” The standard baby name book on which parents so relied has been tossed onto the fire and thoroughly consumed by the flames of let’sbe-different. The only rule that can safely be applied to names is there is no rule. Asking isn’t an option. It’s enough to make any journalist of a certain age want to throw herself with abandon into the arms of the nearest Jon Smythe. It makes covering a school or minor sporting event physically painful. You want to give up before you even get out of the car. Alexzandre, Ayden,
Braedyn, Cydnee and Jaxson – just your average, phonetically powered, tyke soccer line-up these days. These children are committed at birth to a lifetime of spelling out their names – not just to hapless reporters but to teachers, camp counselors, prospective employers and form-filler-outers of all stripes. And they have to repeat them over and over, even to the same person. The western brain is not linguistically hardwired to process the spelling of Mykel on the first round. Creativity is a wonderful thing and new parents should consider
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Bike polo rolling into Hedley Tara Bowie Review Staff
Google maps led a group of bicycle riding polo players to Hedley. “We were looking for a good location for a retreat weekend and believe it or not we started looking through Google Maps. We need a big surface like an outside ice rink or tennis courts that can easily be used. We saw the rink in Hedley and we were able to organize it last year,” Shannon Frey a bike polo enthusiast. This year mark’s the second that an old ball hockey rink turned skate park will be used for bicycle polo. “We loved it so much last year. It was a lot of fun and the (local) people seemed to enjoy it,” she said. “The local people were so happy to have us there and we were so happy to be there. It’s a great mesh.” Frey’s been playing in an East Vancouver Bike Polo league for the past five or six years but the sport has been around at least twice that long. “It’s like hockey but on bikes,” she said. Each team has three players. Pickup games usually go to five goals but league play is usually higher. The sport started in Seattle and there are now leagues all over the world. “It’s really taken off,” she said. At one time all the equipment had to be custom made. Now there are companies W ATM NO LE! B A L I AVA
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that manufacture equipment specifically for the sport. The sticks players use are very similar to croquet mallets. Many players make slight modifications to the mallet to use in games. There are no special bikes made for the sport but most are regular bikes converted. “It needs to be a bike with a tight turn ration and the gears need to be modified,” she said. Players generally hold the mallet in their right hand and then break with their left. Protectors also need to put in the wheels so mallets and balls can’t go through and cause an accident. “There are injuries sometimes but nothing too serious. Mostly bumps and bruises. Everyone where’s helmets, big gloves, knee pads and elbow pads,” she said. The group of about 40 players from Vancouver, Seattle and other places around the world will start gathering in Hedley Friday night for their retreat weekend. They will play pickup games throughout the weekend and a pancake breakfast is being held for them and the public Saturday morning. “Spectators are absolutely welcome to come watch and see what it’s all about,” she said.
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ARE YOU DOING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR CHILDREN PART II By Maggie Reigh Doing too much for others and not enough for ourselves has many drawbacks. Take a moment to put yourself in your child’s shoes... if mom or dad is giving and giving and giving, what are children doing? Taking, and taking, and taking! Now ask yourself how fulfilling it is to simply take and not give... to never be needed! When children perceive themselves as needed and truly contributing to the family, their sense of self esteem and importance in the world increases and they learn to be increasingly self-sufficient…which is our goal as parents, remember? So do yourself and your kids a favor - invite and teach your children to do more to contribute to your home, and then step back and recognize the new strengths and abilities that your child is developing. Don’t expect them to perform tasks as well as you can, allow for mistakes, and appreciate what they do accomplish. Refrain from doing it over. However, you may want to make a mental note to work alongside of them next time! As they are ready to handle it, let go and give them new responsibilities and power in other areas of their lives as well. Otherwise, you’ll probably find yourself in ongoing power struggles. A two-year-old’s resounding “No!” is often a signal that they are ready to handle more power. Is this a chore, task or a decision that they can make themselves? Are they now ready to dress themselves, clear their own plate, pick up their own toys etc? Psychologist and author Rudolph Dreikurs said, “Never do for a child what they can do for themselves.” (This includes, teen-agers, by the way!) Now I know that it just seems easier and a lot more efficient to do it yourself sometimes, but taking the time to help children to learn to do for themselves and patiently supporting them in doing so will reap benefits for the rest of your lives. Your children to mature into self-sufficient, caring human beings if you recognize and honor their growing capacity to make decisions for themselves and at the same time expect them to take more responsibility in contributing to the home environment. And the joy of this is that it will free you up to devote more attention to your own dreams. Isn’t it wonderful to know that the greatest gift you can give your children is to live your own life fully and joyfully? Celebrate your life and remember, “Your children are watching you. You can best inspire them to live their dreams by living yours. You inspire them to be all that they can be by being all that you can be. Making time for yourself and taking care of you and your dreams is not selfish; it is essential to the happiness of your family, it is essential to the health of your children. You will not “find” this time to look after you; you have to take it; you have to create it.*” This article is of the copyright of OK in Health and the author; any reproduction, duplication and transmission of the article are to have prior written approval by OK in Health or the authorThese articles are provided by OK In Health eMagazine. To sign up for your free eMagazine go to www.OKinHealth.com for more great articles, events, recipes, and more. This column and articles are provided by OK In Health. Come visit HYPERLINK “http:// www.OKinHealth.com” www.OKinHealth.com Your on-line community events and wellness magazineGet Connected! Sign up for your FREE monthly OK In Health’s E-Magazine.OK In Health - Your Wellness Community at Your Finger-Tips!
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Area student among top junior chefs in province Review Staff
She hasn’t even completed school yet and her career is already cooking. Marja Nugteren recently earned silver in both the regional and provincial Skills Canada culinary arts competitions this spring. The recently turned 18-year-old student was competing for Similkameen Elementary Secondary School through the dual credit program with Okanagan College. “It was so exciting. I was fairly confident in the regional competition but the provincial competition was a little nerve wracking,” she said during a phone interview. She competed for SESS last year but did not place. This year she was determined to place third or higher. “I have the biggest passion for culinary arts. I didn’t place last year but it was a great experience. The whole thing made me realize it was something I love and that I wanted to pursue,” she said. A small mistake could have cost her the silver during the regional competition held in March at Okanagan College in Kelowna. She accidentally cut her finger while cutting basil for plating a ricotta spinach filled ravioli in tomato basil cream sauce appetizer. “It was being timed. It was a three-hour competition. I cut myself but I managed to recover,” she said. For the entree Nugteren had to prepare a restaurant favourite of meat loaf with a brown sauce, whipped potatoes, asparagus and braised red cabbage. It went off without any snags and her efforts earned
her second out of the six contestants. “I was happy but a little sad that I wouldn’t be competing provincially,” she said. Only the first place winners were to move on but the winner in her region was not able to make it to the competition. Nugteren was even more determined to place provincially. “This one was different. The public could come and watch and ask questions and there was a dessert round,” she said. The entree was meatloaf again, but contestants had to perfect two cream puffs for the judges. “It was going pretty well but the last half hour went by really quickly. I wasn’t feeling so confident then. I learned a lot about time management,” she said. Despite her concerns the judges thought she did well enough to be named the second best junior chef in the province. Nugteren started her culinary arts course this past February and will complete it a full-year later in February 2016. She plans to compete in the post secondary competition next year. Her dream is to earn her red seal as a chef, butcher and pastry chef. “It might seem like an odd combination but I think it would be good to learn all three and then I can do more things,” she said. She hopes to one day own a restaurant of her own. “I just love food and cooking for people,” she said.
Elks hit grant jackpot for bingo equipment Review Staff
The Elks didn’t yell Bingo when they got the call they had earned a Community Foundation grant, but it felt just as good as winning a lottery. At the end of April the club received word they had received a grant for $9,855 from the foundation to buy new Bingo equipment. Delegates from the club were at a recent council meeting extending their gratitude to councillors for supporting their request.
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Spots still open for some Meadowlark festival tours Meadowlark Nature Festival is set to start Thursday May 14th, running throughout the longweekend with the final events taking place Monday May 18th. “It’s been great fun putting together the Festival’s programming for the past several months and now we get to see it all play out,” said Jayme Friedt, Festival Coordinator. “Everyone is so excited for
Birdwatching is part of several tours held throughout the festival.
the Festival to start. It’s going to be an awesome weekend.” With over 75 tours to choose from, participants take part in a full range of events including hiking, cycling, canoeing, art walks, film screenings, indigenous cultural events, bird watching, back-country horseback riding, geological tours, astronomy events, art exhibitions, photography, writing and painting workshops, children’s programming and more – all led by experts in their fields and designed to be entertaining, interactive and informative. “There are still tickets available for anyone wanting to join in,” said Friedt. “We’ve got spots in a couple of our horseback rides and on our canoeing trip. There are spots available in hikes like the Birch Trail in Osoyoos, Wildlife, Wildflowers and Campfire Roast in Naramata and our Rock Oven Hike around Skaha Bluffs. Tickets to our Saturday Night at the Movies are still available, where for $10 you get to see eight short films with a panel discussion. So, it’s not too late for people to get out there and explore our stunning landscapes and fascinating natural environment!” For more information and a look at the full program and ticket availability go to meadowlarkfestival.bc.ca.
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Beryl Wallace from the Hedley Seniors’ Centre presents Margaret English with her prize of a Mother’s Day Basket after a busy Mother’s Day pancake breakfast Sunday.
Fire restrictions on Crown land start Friday Black Press
So far this year the Kamloops Fire Centre has dealt with fewer forest fires than a year ago, however of the 28 fires that have burned in the region, every single one of them has been caused by humans. The Kamloops Fire Centre will put a restriction on open burning this Friday, limiting the size of open burns in what will likely be the first step towards a full campfire ban coming at some point later this summer. In the Central Okanagan Regional District, open burning has not been allowed in the regional district or its municipalities since May 1. Some areas of the Kamloops Fire Centre region are already into extreme fire hazard (Salmon Arm, Clearwater) while elsewhere the fire hazard ranges from moderate to high. The restriction to limit the size of open burns is a regular restriction that takes place every year. “Because we have had such an early drying trend in the spring we are putting the entire region under
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this restriction,” said Kelsey Winter, Kamloops Fire Centre fire information officer. “Early in the year we encourage people to fire-smart their properties by getting rid of downed bushes and any extra fuel. But the fire danger can escalate quite quickly.” With that in mind, people wanting to perform open burns on Crown land will have new restrictions as of Friday including: • The burning of any waste, slash or other materials (piled or unpiled) at a size larger than one-half metre by one-half metre. • The burning of more than two open fires of any size at the same time. • Stubble or grass fires of any size over any area. • The use of fireworks, sky lanterns or burning barrels of any size or description. Campfires are yet to be banned but likely will come under scrutiny later in the summer, once more is known about just how dry the region is going to get, said Winter. A thank you to the Community of Keremeos We are humbled by the show of support and love for our family. Helga would be proud of our decision to raise our children in this valley. Thank you to all who attended her Celebration of Life and worked so hard to make it happen. Thank you for all the cards, messages of support, flowers, phone calls, visits and prayers.
Helga, we will always remember you with love.
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