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“Ruthless killer” gets 22 years minimum Dale Boyd Black Press
There were feelings of relief for the family of a Princeton murder victim after a “long, torturous haul.” John Ike Koopmans, 51, received two life sentences and will be ineligible for parole for 22 years after Justice Miriam Maisonville handed down Koopmans’ sentence on Oct. 6 in Penticton Supreme Court. “We’re ready to move forward,” said Cheri Franklin, sister of Robert Keith Wharton, 43, who was shot and killed on a rural Princeton property March 2013 alongside Rosemary Fox, 32. Koopmans was found guilty of two counts of second degree murder and the attempted murder of Bradley Martin, 51, by a jury in April. Franklin, who spoke on behalf of the Wharton family outside the courthouse after the sentence was handed down, said she is “unbelievably happy that it’s over.” “We can maybe go forward and feel good — I can’t believe the Crown did this, he did it for us and wow. I don’t even know what to say. Such relief, such anxiety just lifted off my shoulders,” Franklin said fighting back tears. “It’s amazing, it’s amazing.” “The justice system finally worked,”
Franklin said. “No possibility of parole for 22 years, he’s going to be an old man.” Koopmans who wore a brown, collared shirt and black pants at the hearing chose not to address the court when given the opportunity. He said nothing through the sentencing proceedings and showed no emotion. “I’ve known John for quite a long time and he’s never showed any kind of emotion through the whole thing. There’s not been one bit of emotion from him, so I had no expectations of him saying anything you know. He’s a ruthless killer, what can you say?” Franklin said. Facing two life sentences, the decision Justice Maisonville faced was one of parole eligibility. Koopmans’ defence suggested a 17-year period of ineligibility, while Crown put forward two consecutive periods of 15 years, totalling 30 years before he would be eligible for parole. Maisonville included relatively new legislation in her decision, Bill C-48, which amended the Criminal Code in 2011 aiming to enable judges to use parole ineligibility periods as instruments of denunciation. The new sections of the Criminal Code were first used in 2013 in the case of Travis Baumgartner. It also allows juries to make continued page 15
Robert Keith Wharton, 43 of Princeton, pictured here with his mother, was killed in March 2013 along with his girlfriend Rosemary Fox, 32. Last week John Ike Koopmans was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison for the murders and Wharton’s family said the sentence is a relief that will help them move on.
Residents urged to consider health care at polls Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff
While health care is important to all Canadians, its future is even more critical for people living in towns like Princeton, British Columbia, according to a local health care advocate. “Absolutely,” said Ed Staples, president of the town’s Support Our Health Care Society. “Health care is such a personal issue because it affects everybody and because people living in rural, remote areas seem to have the most difficulty accessing health care services. For people living in Princeton it’s a major issue.” Staples is also a member of the BC Healthcare Coalition, a non-partisan group
promoting health related policies. He said he urges local voters to consider federal parties’ plans for health care as they head to the polls. The coalition recently published a guide outlining the parties’ stands on five key health care issues. “The guide reflects what we’ve heard from our local candidates in meetings held with them over the past several weeks,” says Staples. “We met twice in person with Angelique Wood, the NDP candidate; twice with Karley Scott, running for the Liberals, once by telephone and once in person; and one telephone interview with Dan Albas for the Conservatives. We were unable to arrange a meeting with Robert Mellalieu with the Greens.”
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SOHC has been talking with voters in Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola over the summer and fall about the future of health care and encouraging them to pledge to vote for better public health care on October 19th. Top concerns voiced by local residents include lack of adequate support for seniors care, hard to get a family doctor, federal cuts to health care budgets, and the movement toward private for-profit health care along the lines of the American system. Despite a newly released Ekos poll that indicates health care is the number one priority with voters, Staples acknowledged it has flown under the radar for most of the election campaign. “I think this is a situation, frankly, where an
issue that is critically important to Canadians and especially to rural Canadians and to rural Canadians like people In Princeton that it hasn’t been discussed. When it does come up in debates it gets very, very little air time and that’s disappointing,” he said. “Certainly the promises that are being made by the various parties , if they can follow through on those promises will have a very profound effect on health care in our local community on everything from being able to access a family physician to reducing wait times to being able to access transportation.” The BC Healthcare Coalition’s election guide can be viewed at: http://www.votepublichealthbc.ca/election_evaluation.
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Lumber industry waits for more information on trade deal Spotlight Staff
Princeton’s largest employer isn’t going out on a limb to predict how recent trade agreement news will impact its business. “We don’t have a lot to say because it is very early,” said Wayne Roznowsky, manager of public affairs for Canadian Weyerhaeuser, one of the largest sustainable forest products companies in the world. “We will not speculate on what might or might not happen. In general terms Weyerhaeuser supports long-term fair trade in softwood lumber across the CanadaUS border. A negotiated softwood lumber agreement between Canada and the United States will provide trade certainly.” The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement doesn’t resolve Canada’s long-running dispute with the United States over softwood lumber, or remove restrictions on log exports from B.C. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the Canadian government would like to renew the Canada-
U.S. softwood agreement, expired as of Thanksgiving Day. It’s a side deal outside the North American Free Trade Agreement, and it won’t be covered by the Pacific Rim trade either. “Obviously we would like to see this agreement move forward, and I think industry on both sides of the border would, but for reasons that were not entirely clear, the American administration hasn’t seen it that way,” Harper said in an interview with Black Press. “In terms of forestry, what the TPP does do is provide new tarifffree access to many Asian countries, including enhanced access to the Japanese market.” Restrictions on log exports from B.C. are also not eased by the TPP, which includes Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand and Australia. B.C.’s control over Crown land log prices has long been an irritant with the U.S. and Japan, while private and aboriginal land log producers are restricted by federal rules.
“B.C. was able to ensure that both provincial and federal log export controls will not change as a result of the TPP, despite pressure from Japan to eliminate them,” B.C. International Trade Minister Teresa Wat said in a statement. “B.C.’s objectives for the forestry sector during the TPP negotiations were to gain market access for forestry products to important TPP markets such as Japan, while maintaining existing log export controls.” Premier Christy Clark said this week her first call to Ottawa after the Oct. 19 federal election will be about continuing the U.S. softwood lumber talks. Harper expressed confidence that despite the history of U.S. legal and trade actions over the years, the existing deal can be extended. “We’ve managed to export a lot of lumber over the years and I’m confident we will continue to,” Harper said. With files from Tom Fletcher, Black Press.
be a $100. “He arrived at his residence with a knife in hand. The two spoke through the door. Mr. Lynch threatened to slash his two tires and then he went out and punctured the two tires on the driver’s side,” Frolick said. In open court, Lynch stated an apology to his victim. “I’m sorry. I lost my temper. I’m sorry. It won’t happen again,” he said from the accused’s box. His victim accepted the apology. Provincial court judge Meg Shaw handed down a sentence of 107 days and stiff probation orders. Last month Lynch pleaded guilty to breach of recognizance for attending the Princeton Beer and Wine Store, which he was barred from being within a certain distance. He was sentenced to 40 days and used time served at a rate of time-and-a-half for that sentence as well.
Shaw stated she was concerned about Lynch’s quickness to temper. “It’s extremely serious, sir, when anger takes over and you’re involved in incidents such as this,” she said. Stipulations of his probation include, keeping the peace and no communication with his victim. For the first month he must obey a curfew and be in his home between the hours of 9 p.m. And 6 a.m. He also cannot possess any weapons including knives except for the purpose of eating. Lynch cannot consume any alcohol outside of his residence including at friend’s homes, bars or restaurants. He also cannot attend any store, government or private, that sells alcohol in Princeton. Lynch has been ordered to take anger management and any other course suggested by his probation officer.
Tire slasher must control temper Tara Bowie Spotlight Staff
A 44-year-old Princeton man received time served for puncturing the tires of a family friend with a knife last May. Kevin Lynch, while representing himself Thursday in Princeton court, pleaded guilty to mischief under $5,000 and possessing weapon for a dangerous purpose. A charge of uttering threats was dropped. Lynch has been in custody since the incident which occurred May 23, 2015. Crown Attorney Vernon Frolick presented a joint submission of the events. A feud between Lynch and a longtime family friend over money resulted in Lynch appearing at the man’s doorway with a knife at about 10 p.m. Lynch lent the man money and there was a discrepancy in the amount. The man paid back $50 and Lynch thought it should
Gatzky trial pending Spotlight Staff
By month’s end a trial date should be set for Karl Gatzke. A meeting between a judicial case manager and Gatzke’s lawyer will take place Oct. 19. It’s expected a three-day trial date will be set then. Gatzke did not appear in court or by phone but was represented by his lawyer Paul Evans via cell phone. Gazke is facing numerous charges relating to a feud in the small village of Coalmont that took place over a period of several years culminating in a street brawl between neighbours. A special Crown attorney is expected to be assigned to the case in the coming weeks. “We hope a Crown is specially assigned to these matters but it hasn’t happened yet,” Crown Attorney Vernon Frolick said. “We hope it is in the next day or two.” Gatzke currently faces charges of two counts of criminal harassment, two counts of criminal harassment – threatening conduct, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and causing disturbance.
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How fear and ignorance can get you elected
Seeing the forest and the trees The best thing that could happen right now to the Harper Conservatives is for somebody to rob a convenience store while wearing a niqab. Wouldn’t that just put the M in Majority? Polls indicate most Canadians support Harper and his red herring positioning on manners of Muslim dress, including proposed legislation to ban the niqab at citizenship ceremonies and more recently a suggestion that a new Conservative government would look at extending a prohibition of the niqab and burka to women who work for the federal civil service. Tough talk – and anyone scanning the headlines in the past week could be forgiven for imagining Ottawa is currently under attack from armies of veiled, robed and ultra-orthodox followers of Islam. Harper recently conceded to the CBC that the niqab is “not the biggest issue” in the coming vote. Given that in the past four years 680,000 women have taken the Canadian citizenship oath, and the issue of unveiling has come up exactly twice, it’s reassuring to see the prime minister at least has the crisis in perspective. The Conservatives are playing to two of the lowest common denominators: fear and ignorance. And it is nothing more than a carefully crafted strategy to wrong-foot the opposition in a matter of misguided public opinion. The essential wrong-thinking behind limiting religious freedom and rights of expression hardly needs analysis. Suffice to say that Stephen Harper is on the record as stating he would not want his daughter to be forced to wear a niqab. The same law that ensures that is not going to ever happen in this country is the same law that protects women from being told they can’t wear one. Every Canadian should know that. The government of the day is not empowered to auction off the Charter of Rights and Freedoms just to win an election. But apparently it’s not above promoting and exploiting xenophobia to earn a few votes. That’s what should really frighten people. - AD
VICTORIA – There was a flurry of excitement in the B.C. legislature last week, as Delta South independent MLA Vicki Huntington released documents suggesting that a multinational manufacturing company continued to buy up B.C. farms for carbon offsets after they said last June they would stop. False alarm, as it turns out. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick clarified that three more farms in the Peace and Cariboo region had indeed been bought, but the company was merely following legal advice to close deals on farms that it had already agreed to purchase. The company, Britishbased cleaning product and pharmaceutical maker Reckitt Benckiser (RB) confirmed this. A company official reiterated that its program to buy farms and replant them with trees is suspended. By the time the B.C. government became aware of this global public relations scheme, thanks to the work of NDP MLA Lana Popham and others, about 10,000 hectares of farmland was already planted with seedlings. RB initially said they were buying up abandoned and unproductive farms, but local
government was a report issued officials disputlate this summer ed that. by the B.C. Forest RB soon Practices Board realized that about forest stewundermining ardship plans. already preThe board carious farmreviewed 43 stewing communiardship plans ties was going from all regions TOM FLETCHER to provide the of B.C., prepared opposite of the as required under green publicity provincial law by they sought, at forest tenure holdleast in B.C. The company told ers on Crown land. They are me it is now looking to switch supposed to deal with things its carbon offset program to like where roads go and how replanting forest areas depleted streams are protected. by pine beetle and fire. This is the management sysI’ll believe that when I see tem put in place in 2003, when it, but on the face of it, this the B.C. Liberal government sounds almost as questionable changed its approach to foras converting farmland back to est management. Gone was the forests. Pine forests need fire to NDP’s infamous seven-volume regenerate, so fires have been “Forest Practices Code,” which part of the regeneration of the attempted to micromanage ecosystem since the retreat of every detail of a timber licence, the last Ice Age. right down to inspecting for litBeetle-kill areas are already ter left at a logging site. coming back, and they were In came “results-based” fornever completely denuded in est management, where licence any case, so the notion of man- holders had to produce a plan ual planting these areas seems showing stream protection impractical. Most are now and other values. The Forest criss-crossed with deadfall and Practices Board has found all but impassible. these plans often aren’t good Another situation that for much, although results are received little public attention generally good when they fol-
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low up with on-the-ground audits of actual timber harvest areas. The investigation found that many of the plans cover “vast and overlapping areas of the province, and were written using legal language that makes them very difficult for public understanding or review.” Little has changed since a similar finding in 2006. During that time, the forests ministry was turned into Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, with greatly increased responsibility over wildlife, mining, gas drilling and so on. Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, who traveled the province as NDP forests critic in recent years, says the problem now is there just aren’t enough people on the ground to assess what’s going on in our huge expanse of Crown land. Meanwhile the city media covers professional protesters issuing demands about the Walbran Valley. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca
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Baseball and politics have much in common Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca
There is a common thread running through both professional baseball and party politics in Canada. When an umpire calls the last “out!” in the 2015 World Series, the players will pick up their fat paycheques, retrieve their golf clubs and head to the links. The disciplined ones will continue their conditioning regime. At the management level, there will be frenzied preparation for the next season of ball. The fans, having cheered until they are hoarse, will go home and focus on other interests until the umpires again call, “play ball.” When the current federal election campaign has run its course, the voters, like the baseball fans, will also resume other pursuits. Having voted, we believe those we have elected will now carry out their duties with an acceptable degree of diligence, having in mind what is best for citizens and the nation. We need to understand though, that the serious politicians, whether
winners or losers, will now begin planning and strategizing to win the next election. Just as for players, managers and owners, baseball is about winning, for career politicians, politics is also about winning. Many of their decisions will likely have little to do with good governance. We should not forget that over the past four years, the political parties have been engaged in an aggressive, perpetual “dog fight,” seeking to score political points. In baseball it’s not a problem that fans are inactive in the off season. In politics though, when the people are not involved between elections, there is a significant down side. As citizens, we are stakeholders in our nation. If we are not attentive, we may one day understand to our chagrin, politics is often more about achieving and maintaining power than governing prudently. In contending this, I certainly do not mean to slam the many fine individuals running for election. Recently I attended a local all-
candidates meeting and concluded each is a reputable person with honourable intentions. If the party hierarchy listened more frequently to our representatives, we would almost certainly have a superior form of government. In our country, as in every country around the globe, there are ambitious individuals aggressively grasping for the levers of government, whatever its form. And those holding the levers cling to them tenaciously, doing whatever is necessary to thwart rivals. Too often this results in decisions designed to gain favour with multi-national corporations, or with particular elements of the electorate, not to provide sound gover-
nance. This dynamic has prevailed throughout history. The decline and fall of the Roman Empire is one of the most thoroughly documented cases of often mutually destructive struggles between ambitious individuals, sapping the vitality of a nation and in time contributing to its down fall. In “How Rome Fell: Death of a Super Power”, Adrian K Goldsworthy says, “there was never a shortage of men wanting to be Emperor. Being killed by a rival remained the most frequent cause of death of Emperors.” At times powerful army commanders challenged the Emperor. If the challenge was successful, the usurper usually had the Emperor killed. Goldsworthy states further, “senior officials regularly arranged for the disgrace and even death of colleagues. Personal survival and success were the foremost goals of most officials.” By the third century of the Empire’s existence, Emperors and their administrations were thinking less of the good of
the Empire than their own survival. It was not a recipe for efficiency. Goldsworthy sees parallels in our time and suggests “perhaps we should expect more from our political leaders. If they do not set an example by placing the wider good above personal or party interests, it is most unlikely anyone else will behave any better. A greater willingness to take genuine responsibility would be a good place to start.” Although Canadian political experience is considerably more civilized than that of the Roman empire, the grasping for power is uncomfortably real. For this reason, it is essential we encourage all politicians to work first for the good of Canada and its citizens, not for party advantage. After this election we need to continue asking questions and demanding substantive answers of those elected to represent us. Unlike the game of baseball, politics does impact us, our children and our grandchildren. We can play a part in the well being of this great country.
Teenagers, husbands – they drive ya crazy
One thing nobody stresses enough to women preparing to become mothers is this: It’s important to pay really, really close attention in the prenatal classes. You are going to need to practice that deep, focused breathing not just during childbirth, but everyday for the rest of your life. In, two, three, four. Hold, two, three, four, Out, two, three four. This is a strategy that ensures survival through everything from emergency room visits to calls from the principal’s office and double overtime. It is also pretty darned important to remember when your kids begin driving anything larger than a Little Tykes coupe. At last count there were three DeMeer progeny licensed by their respective governments to drive. In, two, three, four. Hold, two, three, four, Out, two, three four. The newest driver recently passed his beginner’s exam and now there is a large bright “L” in the rear window of the Ford Taurus. As an aside, in our home province of Ontario, there are no “Ls” or “Ns” on cars to warn the motoring public that a driver might be lacking in experience. There are just those magnets that say
“Baby on Board.” Same differLet me out. I will hitchence. hike to Keremeos. I will walk Occupying the passenger seat to Keremeos. I will crawl on beside someone you gave birth to broken glass to Keremeos but requires a calm courage for sure. I will not sit in this car any Gravol helps as well, and not longer and listen to the two of just because it’s a lovely pill that you bicker about safe driving makes you sleppy. New driver practices. are – for lack of a better descripMr. DeMeer has many, ANDREA DEMEER many talents and numerous tion – jerky. They brake hard, qualities to recommend him as accelerate erratically and have a old dog a life partner. Offering driving tendency to bounce between the new tricks instruction is not among them. centre line and the shoulder like Doubtless he is well meanthe car is one large golf ball at the mini-putt course. Even a quick trip to town is ing. However every time he opens his mouth enough to induce nausea, to say nothing of in a vehicle my father-in-law leaps out. He whiplash. wants to correct but it sounds like criticism. But I’ve breathed through worse and can He wants to impart wisdom and knowledge handle driving with a teenage son. and it sounds like condescension. What is unbearable, however, is driving This goes back much farther than having with a teenage son and a husband in the same three children of driving age. vehicle. The DeMeers met more than thirty years A couple of Saturdays ago we travelled to ago when one of us just old enough to drive Keremeos to visit the fruit stands. The two and the other had been driving for some time. DeMeer men sat up front and I was relegated Draw your own conclusions. to the back seat much like a child. When I finally got my “Baby on Board” We weren’t to Bromley Rock before deep pass my husband-to-be offered to teach me regret took root and by the time we got to how to drive his 1972 Dodge Ram pick up Hedley I was unbuckling the seat belt, claw- truck, with manual steering and brakes. That lasted a day. ing at the automatic locks and begging to be In Mr. DeMeer’s defense I did almost set free.
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run over an old man, in a small town called Drumbo, Ontario, whose only crime was to be outside at dusk watering his garden. When the truck jumped the curb and careened across his lawn he dropped his hose and ran into the house. (Don’t judge, manual steering is pretty tricky.) The following week I spent what might be the most significant $500 of my whole life, and enrolled in a Young Drivers of Canada program. The rest is not exactly history as the story lives on. We can’t go anywhere, when I’m driving, that every perceived error in judgment isn’t noted and catalogued. You are following too close. Hmmmmm, you must be in a hurry eh? Don’t ride the brakes, just relax. (Relax????) If I fail to signal a turn in a timely fashion he makes an irritating click-click, click-noise with his tongue, as a reminder. It doesn’t help at all when I remind him I’ve been driving for more than thirty years and I’ve got the Young Drivers of Canada diploma to prove my competence. Some old drivers are – for lack of a better description –jerky.
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Writer slams NDP, predicts minority Liberal government To the editor Well it’s nitty gritty time, as we prepare ourselves to take to the polling booths once more. It’s been a long haul to the final plebiscite and the candidates must be pretty exhausted by now. I think that we all feel exhausted, as we now get around to thinking about where to place that all important cross. If we believe in the polls then the NDP has gone from leader to tail end in a very short time, and it appears that “their moment has passed”. The Liberals are galloping, and the Conservatives are sitting back awaiting. What has happened? Well that old expression is that you can’t fool all of the people all of the time, has finally come to roost with Mulcair shooting himself in the foot repeatedly. His grand plan of insignificant tax raises, increases in social spending (which is of course standard NDP policy) and a balanced budget has just not cut it with any average thinking Canadian. These are all of course centrist policies which do not sit well with the old guard lefties, and finally the NDP has now, with no choice left, reverted to their old far left style policy with their decision to oppose (if needed) and renounce any signing of Canada’s participation of the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) and the power to cancel any such agreement should Canada sign it before the election. This is of course if they get elected into power. It all appears to be like a drowning man grasping at the straw with his last gasp of air. For those readers who are not yet au fait with the TPP it is briefly as follows.The TPP is the largest trade deal that Canada will ever have signed since the original Canada-US Agreement, and would mean that the NDP could in fact renege on Canada creating the largest free trade area in the world, an area in fact bigger than the entire European Economic Union or NAFTA. This will cover 40 per cent of the world’s economy (yes more than a third of the entire worlds GDP), and rescues or eliminates barriers in a wide range of sectors, which could lead to tremendous increases in Canadian exports of pork, beef, sea food, wood, canola, cheese and high-tech machinery to name just a few. This is a deal which in reality is going to change the face of the economy of this country for ever, and believe it or not, the NDP is threatening to boycott it in exactly the same way that they threatened to boycott NAFTA many years ago. Well of course when Mulcair got himself into a tight corner with his apparent devastat-
ing support for the niqab in Quebec, his foreign policy of Canada’s avoidance of its role in combating ISIL, his ridiculous demand for the boycotting of Saudi Arabia (resulting in a $15 billion defence contract which Canada will lose), his absolute insistence of a balanced budget over a three year period (but still managing to pay for all his social reforms) and the fact that now he has threatened to cancel the biggest trade deal in the world should the NDP get into power, then no wonder he is coming third in the polls. He has now lost all credibility and my feeling is that he is going to pass into total obscurity post election. This is not a leader of an NDP party that we have grown to know over the years, and certainly nothing like previously entrenched NDP policy. Wow does the party need a Jack Layton now! According to 60 per cent of Canadians polled, this election really revolves around the question of the economy and the economy only. All the other irrelevancies such as the niqab, the environment, abortion, foreign policy, taxes, electoral reform, big government, international reputation, the Mike Duffy affair, all remain important in their own right but are secondary in the grand scheme of things. For Canada to survive in an increasingly
difficult environment, such as the environmentalists wanting to destroy our oil and gas industry, with manufacturing jobs fleeing overseas, as well as untested ideology from inexperienced and as yet unelected political parties, then the need for a government which is open to new trade agreements, has steered Canada through difficult economic times, and has some experience with dealing with these weighty issues is patently obvious. As of the moment of writing this letter the position that Trudeau will take on the TPP was still not clear but he tentatively, and thankfully, appears to be supporting it. So if we leave the NDP out of this discussion, then that leaves us with the other two parties. Do we go for a “Justin just not ready yet”, or do we go for the “Devil that we know”. There is no doubt in my mind that we are heading for a minority government probably Liberal. Another election soon after the upcoming one would of course, be on the cards, as we certainly do not have another Trudeau (if elected) who has the power or charisma of his father to go to bed with the NDP to force a majority (1972). All speculation of course but very interesting. David v Smith Princeton
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Forwards (pick 1)
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Forwards (pick 1)
__ Crosby, S (PIT) __ Ovechkin, A (WAS) __ Seguin, T (DAL) __ Stamkos, S (TB) __ Tavares, J (NYI) __ Voracek, J (PHI)
__ Benn, J (DAL) __ Giroux, C (PHI) __ Johnson, T (TB) __ Malkin, E (PIT) __ Perry, C (ANA) __ Tarasenko, V (STL)
__ Backstrom, N (WAS) __ Getzlaf, R (ANA) __ Johansen, R (CBJ) __ Kane, P (CHI) __ Kessel, P (PIT) __ Sedin, D (VAN)
Forwards (pick 1)
Forwards (pick 1)
Forwards (pick 1)
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Forwards (pick 1)
__ Hall, T (EDM) __ Hossa, M (CHI) __ Kucherov, N (TB) __ MacKinnon, N (COL) __ Schwartz, J (STL) __ Stone, M (OTT)
__ Couture, L (SJ) __ Eberle, J (EDM) __ Landeskog, G (COL) __ Monahan, S (CGY) __ Palat, O (TB) __ Steen, A (STL)
__ Duchene, M (COL) __ Kopitar, A (LA) __ Nugent-Hopkins, R (EDM) __ Oshie, T (WAS) __ Spezza, J (DAL) __ Tatar, T (DET)
__ Bergeron, P (BOS) __ Brassard, D (NYR) __ Plekanec, T (MTL) __ Ribeiro, M (NAS) __ Staal, E (CAR) __ Turris, K (OTT)
__ Carter, J (LA) __ Krejci, D (BOS) __ Thornton, J (SJ) __ van Riemsdyk, J (TOR) __ Vrbata, R (VAN) __ Wheeler, B (WPG)
Forwards (pick 1)
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Forwards (pick 1)
Forwards (pick 1)
__ Hornqvist, P (PIT) __ Huberdeau, J (FLA) __ Iginla, J (COL) __ Ladd, A (WPG) __ McDavid, C (EDM) __ Nyquist, G (DET)
__ Backes, D (STL) __ Hartnell, S (CBJ) __ Pominville, J (MIN) __ O’Reilly, R (BUF) __ Ryan, B (OTT) __ Stepan, D (NYR)
__ Callahan, R (TB) __ Kuznetsov, E (WAS) __ Little, B (WPG) __ Marleau, P (SJ) __ Okposo, K (NYI) __ Simmonds, W (PHI)
__ Desharnais, D (MTL) __ Gaborik, M (LA) __ Jagr, J (FLA) __ Vanek, T (MIN) __ Saad, B (CBJ) __ Strome, R (NYI)
__ Filppula, V (TB) __ Gallagher, B (MTL) __ Hoffman, M (OTT) __ Kane, E (BUF) __ Kesler, R (ANA) __ Lucic, M (LA)
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Defence (pick 1)
Defence (pick 1)
Defence (pick 1)
Defence (pick 1)
__ Bjugstad, N (FLA) __ Bozak, T (TOR) __ Galchenyuk, A (MTL) __ Scheifele, M (WPG) __ Toffoli, T (LA) __ Zibanejad, M (OTT)
__ Burns, B (SJ) __ Giordano, M (CGY) __ Karlsson, E (OTT) __ Letang, K (PIT) __ Shattenkirk, K (STL) __ Subban, P (MTL)
__ Barrie, T (COL) __ Byfuglien, D (WPG) __ Carlson, J (WAS) __ Streit, M (PHI) __ Weber, S (NAS) __ Yandle, K (NYR)
__ Doughty, D (LA) __ Faulk, J (CAR) __ Josi, R (NAS) __ Keith, D (CHI) __ Markov, A (MTL) __ Wideman, D (CGY)
__ Ekblad, A (FLA) __ Ekman-Larsson, O (ARI) __ Green, M (DET) __ Hamilton, D (CGY) __ Hedman, V (TB) __ Pietrangelo, A (STL)
Defence (pick 1)
Goalies (pick 1)
Goalies (pick 1)
Goalies (pick 1)
__ Bishop, B (TB) __ Holtby, B (WAS) __ Lundqvist, H (NYR) __ Price, C (MTL) __ Quick, J (LA) __ Rinne, P (NAS)
__ Anderson, F (ANA) __ Dubnyk, D (MIN) __ Fleury, M (PIT) __ Halak, J (NYI) __ Luongo, R (FLA) __ Rask, T (BOS)
__ Bobrovsky, S (CBJ) __ Crawford, C (CHI) __ Hiller, J (CGY) __ Miller, R (VAN) __ Schneider, C (NJ) __ Varlamov, S (COL)
__ Daley, T (CHI) __ Johnson, J (CBJ) __ Klingberg, J (DAL) __ Kronwall, N (DET) __ Krug, T (BOS) __ Muzzin, J (LA)
Forwards (pick 1) __ Datsyuk, P (DET) __ Foligno, N (CBJ) __ Hudler, J (CGY) __ Pavelski, J (SJ) __ Sedin, H (VAN) __ Toews, J (CHI)
Forwards (pick 1) __ Forsberg, F (NAS) __ Gaudreau, J (CGY) __ Nash, R (NYR) __ Pacioretty, M (MTL) __ Parise, Z (MIN) __ Zetterberg, H (DET)
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CANADA Candidates discuss trust and governance
VOTES!
20 15 Dan Albas Conservative
If you are elected but your party is not the governing party, how will you ensure our concerns are heard at the federal level?
My Private Members Bill that opened the Canadians wine market for our local vintners was passed both in the House of Commons and the Senate with unanimous support. It is rare to achieve unanimous support on anything in Ottawa and this reflects my approach to work with other elected officials and public servants respectfully and collaboratively. Those who read my weekly reports will know I avoid excessive partisanship and do not use profanity or alarmist language when in the House of Commons. During my four years as a Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla I have maintained a positive working relationship with all local mayors and
council, MLA’s, local First Nations leaders and senior staff at various levels of government. In my view the importance of people working together is how things get done. Finger pointing, heavy rhetoric, extreme language and excessive partisanship might make for great headlines however these things all serve as barriers to productive governance. People deserve to be heard and treated respectfully to create positive working relationships that get results. That has always been my goal and will continue to be my focus regardless of who forms government. If a vote arises on a controversial issue and there is a conflict between your party’s direction, the dominant view of your constituents and your own conscience, how would you make your decision. I experienced something simi-
lar to this during the previous 41st Parliament. In the 2011 election I campaigned on a promise from our Prime Minister that if elected, our government would not re-open a debate on the termination of a pregnancy. As some may recall, a motion from one of my Conservative colleagues came before the House of Commons that in my view if supported, would have broken that commitment that I had campaigned on. Although a number of citizens encouraged that I vote in support of this motion, the majority I heard from were opposed. As a result I voted against this motion, a decision that was disappointing to many citizens, including some supporters. Each week I make a point of writing a weekly report and request feedback from citizens on the issues I raise. This weekly feedback is what I take to Ottawa and
is part of what I share in caucus, along with my speeches in the House and in my voting record. This is the reason why I make every effort to never miss a vote, a commitment that is important to me as citizens deserve to be represented in a manner they can be proud of. Why should we trust you and your party to represent us in Ottawa? Canadians famously will recall the Liberal party once promised, if elected, they would abolish the GST. This is why trust is so important in this election. Our government made a commitment to reduce the GST and we delivered on it. Eliminating the long gun registry, repealing the Canadian wheat board that only applied to western farmers and not farmers located in eastern Canada were also promises made that our government delivered on.
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Karley Scott, Liberal Why should we trust you and your party to represent us in Ottawa? The Liberal Party of Canada contacted me in early 2014 about the possibility of running for Parliament. At that time I had more than enough on my plate with a demanding career and a young family so I did not commit to anything more than to think about the possibility. Over the course of
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Comparing works styles and experience a year, the party contacted me many more times and I had the opportunity to discuss the possibility with members of caucus, the party executive and Justin Trudeau. Central to all of these discussions was the role of critical and independent thinkers in caucus. I have spent the last several years working towards becoming a lawyer and I value being able to speak my mind. As stated above, I strongly believe that caucus should be filled with critical, independent thinkers who have the ability to disagree without being disagreeable and a leader who welcomes contrasting ideas. This riding deserves a representative who has these skills and
the freedom to exercise them in Ottawa - I believe I am that person. I have never been a member of any political party before agreeing to run with this team. I spent the last several years working towards becoming a lawyer and I did not put that on hold to pursue a career that would stifle my voice I am also a strong believer in using fact and evidence to inform decision-making. The Liberal Party of Canada has a plan to invest in growth and Canadians because that is what Canadians are telling us and it is what the evidence concludes. I am committed to using my skills to stand up for this riding in Ottawa and the Liberal Party of Canada
is committed to making decisions based on evidence – those two factors are fundamental and I hope they instill the degree of confidence you will need to place your trust in me. If you are elected but your party is not the governing party, how will you ensure our concerns are heard at the federal level? This is where my ability to work collaboratively is highlighted. A large part of my role in the 10 years that I worked for the federal government was to develop strong, respectful relationships with all other levels of government and community based organizations, regardless of political stripe or objective.
I was often tasked with leading new projects that required collaboration between all these stakeholders but were very politically charged. I have a proven track record of negotiating agreement between parties with long-standing disagreements and this will be a significant asset should I be elected but the Liberal Party not form government.
I take this responsibility very seriously and I will advocate for this riding to the best of my ability regardless of what party forms government. If a vote arises on a controversial issue and there is a conflict between your party’s direction, the dominant view of your constituents and your own conscience, how would you make your decision.
As a lawyer I am trained to ensure that facts and evidence support my arguments and positions. I would look to evidence as the primary lens for any decision, especially where there may be conflicting views.
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THE SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY CALENDAR
HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR UP TO DATE. Please remember to check your listing in the Spotlight Community Calendar. If changes to your listing are needed, please call us at 250-295-3535 or email editor@similkameenspotlight.com
Princeton Baptist Church Across from Arena Old Hedley Road Family Worship 10:00 am
250-295-7752
Arts
Community:
St. Paul’s United Anglican Church Office: 250-295-7714 WORSHIP - 10:00 AM 190 - 1st Avenue Everyone Welcome
Health
Living Water
Community Church Invites You to 38 Kenley Avenue
10:30 AM Morning Worship Pastor Jason Neufield Tel: 250-295-7733 Cell: 250-293-6224
Princeton Pentecostal Church 165 Vermilion Avenue invites you to join us in Sunday Worship 10:30 am Pastor Jack McNeil 250-295-7951
Club Notes:
HEDLEY SENIORS’ CENTRE: COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings - Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of Everyone welcome. 2nd Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 am Shirley Haker at 250-295-3607. sehaker@persona.ca each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact kvrrid - 10 am. Daily Coffee & conversation 6:30 am to 8 am. er@gmail.com New Members welcome!  �� LINE: GARDEN CLUB: PEACH CRISIS Every Tuesday & Thursday exercise at 9 am. CHBC
� � �   �  � �    € � ‚ ƒ � � „ … † your call  �  � ƒ  � �    You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and is PXA MEETING: Meets third Tuesday of every month, 1 PM, Seniors KNOW ƒ BRANCH  † „„ � is 250-493 ƒ SENIORS #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: € … † ‡ confidential and anonymous. The crisis line Branch 30. Call ƒ Doreen @ 250-295-1577 Held on the third Tuesday € … † ‡ of each month. 7 p.m., at the KSPS �  €� ƒ € � ˆ ‚ � ˆ ‚  ‚ Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. 6622. Or call collect„‰ Š � ‰ Š from locations within the South Princeton PXA Grounds. � New Members welcome! ARTS COUNCIL: † € � � ‹ ƒ Œ KHQ � ƒ � † € �  �  † � � � Members can invite Ž € a guest. Okanagan Similkameen: 250-493-6622. Meets at Noon on the third Wednesday of the‘ ‡ month. ‘ ‡ † € € ƒ ‚ ‘ � � ’ ƒ PRINCETON FISH & GAME: KREM � „ … † ‚ ‘ �  � ƒ  � �  ‹  POOL TOURNAMENT: ALCOHOLICS Everyone Welcome! Contact Marjorie Pres., MEMBERS Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second A&E � Holland, � ONLY � � ANONYMOUS: � � � Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Meet Friday & Saturday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Li250-295-6718 or Joann Gabriel, Sec., 250-295-3361 “† � Wednesday the Month at the Princeton Library, conKXLY “† �  � � „ € � � � Centre.  � “† �  of ‹
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Centre from 10 ‰ Â?Â? Â? - 3 p.m.. Everyone Welcome! Contact PM. Coffee & refreshments included. 250-295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663 at the PXA Grounds at 6:30 p.m. H YTV Â? Â? •  Â? Â? – Â? ÂŽ ƒ Â? Â? Â? ‹ †… ‹ †… Â? ÂŽ Sharon 250-295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511 VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BR. #185: AL-ANON: N Â?Â? Â? † Â?  ‡ Â? Â? ƒ  TSN ƒ Â?  Â? ƒ Â?  Â? ƒ Â?  Â? ROTARY CLUB: ƒ Â?  Â? PRINCETON PRINCETON Regular meetings second Friday of every at 2 Are you concerned someone’s drinking? Contact @ POTTERS MC Â?Â?Â?Â? GUILD, ‹ ‚ Â?  Â? month  ÂÂÂ? — Â?˜™š›œ about Â? – € ‚ € Â? Â? — ˜‘žš›œ Meets every Wednesday @ 6 p.m.‚ Heartland Restaurant RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO: R p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m. Central Referral @1-604-688-1716 ƒ  €Â? ‘žšÂ&#x; CTVBC  Ž Â? Â? Â? For more info. Â? † Â? Â? Â? (dining room). Call Judy  @ 250-295Access to E the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop opDISC „€ † ‡ ‚ Â? € „Â?‰ „Â?‰ „€ † ‡ ‚ Â? € „Â?‰ „Â?‰ „Â?‰ „Â?‰ 0217. New members welcome! SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: portunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to F TOON „ ƒ Â? „ ƒ Â? • Â?
Â? ƒ Â? ƒ Š ‰ ‡ Š Â? € „ Â? — ˜‘žš‘œ Meetings will be held on the first and third Tuesday of Meets every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in COPPERHILL LANES: G Â? Â?Â? Â? Â? „Â? Â—Â Â˜ÂšÂĄÂĄÂ&#x;Âœ  Â? ‚ €€ ƒ ‰ „Â? „Â? Â—Â Â˜ÂšÂĄÂĄÂ&#x;Âœ  Â? ‚ €€ join. 250-295-0527 FAM ‰ „Â? Â? every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for Chamber Basement 7:00 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809Â&#x; Â? Â? šš YBC Bowling Saturday AM. Club 55. Mens, Ladies KTLA I † Â&#x; Â? † Â&#x; Â?  ” – ‹ Â? ÂŽ † Â&#x; Â? Â? šž 10 PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY: more information. and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 J Â? € †  ƒ ƒ RSP † ƒ Â? Â?  Â? ƒ Â? Club ƒ Â? Â?  Â? ƒ Â? Â?  Â? ƒ Â? Â?  Â? for more Notes: The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the information. K € ƒ CITY ‘ ‡ NURSERY  Â? Â? Â?  ‚ Š –Â? † ˆ Â?  Â?€ FOLKS SCHOOL: Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featur- LITTLE FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER: Y HIST „€  Â?  Â? „€ ‚ €‡  Â?  Â?  Â?  Â? Â? Â? € €‡ Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at “Oâ€? BOARD; ing traditional music from many places. The three-day Freemasonry active in B.C. for over 130 years. It SPECIAL W Â?€ COM  ‹ Â? † ‹ †… ƒ ¢ Â? ƒ ‹ Â? † has been Â? Â? Â? ‹
† Š 250-295-3083 Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 festival is B free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ LFNS. is a fraternity men of all races and religions. Â? Â? If SPC Â… Â?Â? Â? Â? — ˜‘žššœ „ ƒ € „ Š Â? Â? „ Â? Â? open to Â? Â?  Â? for meeting place & time. musiciansU and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you are of good character and want more information, PRINCETON LEGION #56: € Â? Â? Â? BRAV Â? Š BRANCH  € Â? Â? Â? you wouldA likeƒ  to help out with the festival, con- Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes ‚ Â? Â? home please SHOW † Â? ‡ please  ” – † Â? contact:  ” – † • ¢ Â… ÂŽ ÂŁ Â? „ ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB: LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S tact Jon or Rika Â? ÂŽ @ 250-295-6010 Â? ÂŽ #95 visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060 WGN Â?Â? Â? Â? The Secretary Â? Â? Similkameen Â? Â? Lodge Â? Â? ‚  ‚ ƒ ‚ ƒ Meetings‚  held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. A.F. & A.M. C/O ¢“ ‘¤ Â? Box 174 KAYU JA
Â? GARDEN: Â? ‚ ƒ Â?  • š¼‘ Â? Â?   for Riverside  Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 Community: SCHOOL & COMMUNITY SPIKE  ƒ  ƒ  ƒ New  ƒ  ƒ  ƒ Princeton, ‹ BC V0X 1W0 ‹ ‹ ‰ Â? € ÂŽ more info. New members ‰ Â? € ÂŽ welcome! members invited to volunteer ƒ as “garden angelsâ€? INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION? ROYAL PURPLE: attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND: For people who want to learn to pray with great simMeets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band plicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or Meetings first and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton. Room. New musicians welcome! Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are JAE School 250-295-6727 ELKS: at a dead end, for people who want to get to know themat 250-295-3949. PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: CINDY Contact Chris PRINCETON CURLING CLUB: selves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We Princeton crisis intervention, emotional supPEACH and area,
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Â? € Â? € ‚ „ Â?   Â?  Â? Â…  Â? Â?    Thurs Day League. www.princetoncurlingclub.com or Meet first Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Clarke at 250-295-3541. cases of abuse women in relationships. Call the KNOW Â…  ‚ Ġ Â?  against Â? Â?Â… Â? Â? ‡  Â?  ‚ Ġ Â?  250-295-6400 Â? ‡  Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037 KSPS Â? ˆ ‰… ˆ Â? Â? Â? Â?  Š Â? 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for confiORL- PRINCETON BRANCH: RECREATIONAL BADMINTON: „ ˆ Â? Â? ‹ Â… ÂŒ KHQ Â? ÂŽ ˆ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION:  ˆ „ ˆ Â?  Â?  „ Â? Â? Â? dential services. Â? † Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Mondays  at Â? Â…  Â? Â? 8:00 pm at PSS gym, beginners welcome. KREM Š ‘ Â? Â? Â’ Â… ‘ “ ‘ “ Â? € Â? € ‚ Â? ƒ held „ Â? Š ‘ Â?  ‹  General meeting on the third Sunday of each month Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. NIGHT Â? BRIDGE: Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Adult & Juniors (age 12+) Â? Â? Â? MONDAY A&E Â? Â? Â?  Â? at 1:00 PM. Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. @ € Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge necKXLY ”„ Â? ”„ Â?  Â? Â? Â…Â… Â? ƒ Â? Â? €Â„ Â? “ ”„ Â?  ‹ „ † Youth  Â? Â? Saturdays: 10 a.m. 1 p.m. essary. Call Gail @ 250-295-0171 GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION P Â? GBL  Â? Â?   Â? € Â? € ‚ Â? ƒ „ Â? SOCIETY: Â?  Â? Â…  Â? Â?    Meet the third of every month at 1:00 p.m. in Â? Â…  Â? Â? GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA: V  Â
CITV  � � „ � DUPLICATE BRIDGE � € CLUB: � € ‚ � ƒ Thursday �     � � PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: the Princeton Museum  � ‚ � � Archive Room (upstairs). EveryContact:  � � Carol Mack 250-295-7085 D Avenue   Ž ˆ † �  � � Š ˆ“ ˆ ‘‘ �  Š † � Š ˆ“ ˆ ‘‘ � CBUT 10:30-3. 167 Vermilion 250-295-7588 ‹ „‚ Wednesdays @ Riverside Centre Call Arlen @ one is welcome! There “ will be no meetings in July & Aug. Q  “ TLC  “ ƒ „ ��  “  “ ƒ „ ��
 “ Â? Â? Â? Â? princetonmuseum@gmail.com 250-295-6157 PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY: H Â? Â? •  Â? “ YTV Â? ÂŽ Â… Â? Â? ‹ „‚ ‹ „‚ Â? ÂŽ www.princetonmuseum.org PRINCETON LADIES Â? AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Lori Gullison 250-295-3977 Health  Â?Â? N Â… Â?  Â? TSN  … –—  … –— ˆ“ ‘ Â? Â? Â… Â?  Â? Â… Â?  Â? Â… Â?  Â? Â… Â?  Â? Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ WELCOME WAGON! @ SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: MC Â?Â? ˜ ™‘—–š› Š Â? Â? ‹ Â? ˜ ™‘—–š› † Âœ ž p.m. Â?  ˜ Â&#x; ™¥–¢› ÂŽ Â? Â? € € Â? Legion Hall at 7:00 Are you aR new Â? ÂŽ ˆ † to Princeton? If so, we have information SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN: Â? €Â„ 250-295-3909 250-295-7374 CTVBC “ CANCER  €‚  Â?  Ž Â? Â? Â? Â? or  „ Â? Â? Â? regardingE local, “ civic, community facilities. If interested HEDLEY in attending, please call: DISC services and
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Working for local interests a universal campaign theme
Why should we trust you and your party to represent us in Ottawa?
nomic stability, and we need torefocus the priorities from subsidizing the gas and oil industry back into our country’s citizens who have worked hard their whole lives. The Parliamentary Budget Office has released a report which shows that the NDP has the best track record in Canada, of both provincial and federal parties for balanced budgets. We can’t even believe the Harper Conservatives when they tell us we’re not in a recession when the impartial reports tell us that we are actually in a recession.
The NDP knows that we need to work on our eco-
If you are elected but your party is not the governing
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20 15 Robert Mellalieu, Green Party Why should we trust you and your party to
represent us in Ottawa? Trust is a very big issue with voters. Voters see the corruption in government (not just bad mistakes). I believe this is one of the main reasons that the voter turnout is so low. The Green Party has always been a beacon of solid science and facts. We make evidence based decisions. Being a long time Conservative before being Green I am very careful to ensure we can be accountable
Angelique Wood, NDP
for the dollars and the environment – and to my amazement it works every time. I have run my business for 23 years in the Okanagan. Many of my clients have been with me all those years. I feel that is also very good evidence that I am trustworthy. If you are elected but your party is not the governing party, how will you ensure our concerns are heard at the federal level?
Elizabeth May is the consummate politician. I have watched her garner agreements where the odds were not in her favour. I too have had to work with clients that are very angry about the problems they are having. With Elizabeth at the helm and my skills in conflict resolution we can make a great difference. Politics and democracy is about coming to a consensus. It isn’t all about the power – that’s dictatorship – and we have enough
party, how willyou ensure our concerns are heard at the federal level? I have always believed in working across party lines and will strive to represent the citizens of this area no matter what. My NDP MP Alex Atamanenko was elected for three terms and always worked with the Conservative government, introducing private member’s bills and making sure that services were available to our ridings’ citizens. He brought the passport “mobile office” concept to our riding, helping people to get their passport paperwork filed without them having to travel to Kelowna or
of that. If a vote arises on a controversial issue and there is a conflict between your party’s direction, the dominant view of your constituents and your own conscience, how would you make your decision. If I have to pick between my conscience, my party and my constituents – my constituents win every time. A Green Party Minister is the only one that can make
Seven out of twelve jurors sought 30 years without parole in Koopmans sentencing continued from page one recommendations on parole ineligibility periods. Maisonville told the court that the two consecutive 15-year periods of parole ineligibility suggested by the Crown and seven of the 12 jurors would be “unduly long.”
She said that the new section in the Criminal Code, which allows judges to use their discretion when determining whether parole ineligibility periods should be served consecutively or at the same time “is a new section and it remains to be seen how its applications will evolve.”
“Instead I interpret the jury’s recommendation as an indication that the jury felt that this was a very serious crime,” she said. She made sure to note that a parole eligibility period “means just that.” “Mr. Koopmans will be eligible for parole, not that he will be granted parole, the sentence
remains one of life,” Maisonville said. “I think it’s within the range, it’s within the appropriate range of sentence,” said Crown prosecutor Frank Dubenski. “It’s still a significant sentence in this province. Generally cases of multiple murder have attracted minimum eligibility for parole at 20 years.”
HUFF, LEROY (ROY) MARSHELL
HAY AND STRAW FOR SALE! Available by the bale in Cawston, or by the truckload. Timothy (Feeder Hay), Alfalfa, and Straw! Call Vesper Transport at 1-250-499-5773
October 12, 1921 ~ October 2, 2015 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Leroy (Roy) Marshell Huff at Ridgewood Lodge, Princeton BC on October 2, 2015 at the age of 93. He leaves to mourn his passing his loving wife Nita of 63 years, daughter Diana, son Kenneth (Jody), also daughter Patricia (Dennis). Roy also leaves to mourn seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. A celebration of life to be held Saturday October 17, 2015 At the Seniors Hall at 1:30 pm
Saturday October 17, 2015
Cries of relief could be heard outside the courthouse from the Wharton family. “He got what he deserved. My family can finally move on,”
Vancouver. I will continue to offer such services throughout our riding. If a vote arises on a controversial issue and there is a conflict between your party’s direction, the dominant view of your constituents and your own conscience, how would you make your decision. I believe in making evidencebased decisions, and in the greatest good for the greatest number. In the case of a controversial issue, I would look to protecting the rights and safety of the citizens of our area as the first priority. I would stand for my constituents before following a party line.
that promise since we will not be whipped in Parliament. We do not have to vote the same way as our leader. I will not be minion. I will try to not have this situation come forward – this where leadership and patience will work. Very often people have a knee jerk reaction – I expect that –
no one likes change. But with patient understanding, listening and explantions I may get people to see the other side of an issue. I will be a Federal Minister of Parliament and uphold my constitutional responsibility to represent my constituents in parliament.
Thank You The Huff and Petersen families would like to extend their sincere and heartfelt thank you to Doctor Black and all the staff at Ridgewood Lodge for their wonderful and loving care towards Roy in his last years. Your compassion and understanding has been a tremendous comfort to our family.
TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW At the October 19, 2015 Regular Meeting Town Council will consider providing permissive tax exemption for the following properties for the 2016 taxation year in accordance with Section 224 of the Community Charter. Name
2015 Exemption
Roman Catholic Church 43 Billiter 411.29 Foursquare Gospel Church 38 Kenley 381.67 Foursquare Gospel Church Kenley Ave 139.61 Foursquare Gospel Church Kenley Ave 39.67 Foursquare Gospel Church Halliford Ave 18.58 Pentecostal Assemblies 165 Vermilion 298.80 St Paul’s Presbyterian Church 190 1st St 509.72 Princeton Long Term Care Society 98 Ridgewood 327.05 Interior Health Authority 595 Ridgewood 1,898.28 Princeton Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses 604 Ridgewood 880.34 Crown Provincial BC - trails 19.08 Crown Provincial BC - trails 22.60 Baptist Church of Princeton 160 Old Hedley 460.51 Crown Provincial BC - trails 13.06 Crown Provincial BC - trails 72.32 Princeton & District Community Services 262 Poplar 117.74 Princeton & District Community Services 88 Fenchurch 298.40 Princeton & District Community Services 252 Lachine 133.00 This bylaw proposes to exempt properties from taxation that would have otherwise generated approximately $6,000 annual tax revenue. Shirley McMahon, Director of Finance Town of Princeton
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