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FIREFIGHTERS GET $2 MILLION RETROACTIVE Steve Kidd
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Retroactive pay for Penticton’s firefighters is going to set the city back almost two million dollars. According to Gillian Kenny, human resources manager for the City of Penticton, retroactive pay for the five years Penticton firefighters were without a contract totals $1.89 million. After being in off and on negotiations since Dec. 2009, the city and the firefighters agreed to go to binding arbitration in 2014. The arguments were finally heard in June 2015 and the arbitrator, David McPhillips, returned his decision in July, awarding the firefighters a five-year contract with 1.5 per cent increases in January and June of the first two years, then 2.5 per cent each year after that. Because of accounting software
changes at city hall, the total cost of the retroactive payments took some time to work out. Mayor Andrew Jakubeit said the final $1.89 million figure hasn’t come before council yet, but he expects it will be part of the budget presentation and planning process beginning late this month. The cost of the settlement won’t come as a shock to the city’s budget, according to chief financial officer Colin Fisher, who explained the city has been quietly building a reserve fund during the last five years of negotiations, which covered the total amount. Kenny said the city has just finished making the last retroactive payment to the firefighters, and they are working on one final detail of the arbitration. “We still have a difference of opinion on one small issue, but we are working that out,” said Kenny, who
explained the issue revolved around retractive premiums for employees who were on short-term disability. “I am sure we will find a resolution. It’s how you calculate the information. It would be so minor you wouldn’t see a difference in that ($1.89 million) number.” Penticton’s firefighters will soon be negotiating a new contract, since the arbitrated agreement only covers up to Dec. 31, 2015. Before a new round of negotiations can begin, a replacement will need to be brought in for fire chief Wayne Williams, who is retiring on Dec. 31. The posting for Williams’ replacement closes on Nov. 6, but Kenny expects it will take some time to choose his replacement and get that person in place. She said they will sort through the applications and then start interviewing. Typically these are panel
interviews with two to three people, according to Kenny. “In this particular position, it will be myself as well as our CAO (Eric Sorenson) interviewing. We haven’t determined anybody else on the panel at this point,” said Kenny, adding that the process is likely to take a month, depending on schedules. “On top of that, it may take a while for the successful candidate to get into position, depending on their personal circumstances,” said Kenny. Williams is currently on medical leave, with deputy chief Dave Spalding taking over his responsibilities. Kenny said that will be the case after Williams’ Dec. 31 retirement as well, until the new chief takes over. Mike Richards, president of the Penticton local of the International Association of Fire Fighters, said the department is struggling a little with-
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Mt. Baldy deal in “deadlock” Dale Boyd
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With a deal on the table and all the pieces in place to open up for the ski season, the current operator of the Oliver-area ski resort Mount Baldy is disappointed that yet another deal has been struck down by the receiver of the mountain. The mountain was preparing to open Dec. 18, but the current operator, the Baldy Capital Corporation, had yet to seal the deal and acquire the property currently in receivership with the Vancouver-based GForce Group. A 10-month effort to formalize the purchase of the asset came down to a “drop dead” deadline set by the Baldy Capital Corporation to accept the deal on Nov. 4. The deal was not accepted by G-Force at the deadline, leaving the resort in jeopardy of not opening this year. There was some debate as to whether or not Baldy Capital Corporation would open the mountain this year and a press release issued by receiver G-Force Group in September said that the offer “was not acceptable to the primary secured creditor or receiver.” “We have not receive an offer that could be accepted, from anybody,” Gary Powroznik with the G-Force Group said. “Despite what you’ve heard, that’s the reality.” G. Powroznik Group Inc, part of G-Force Real Estate Inc., was appointed marketing agent for the assets by the Supreme Court of B.C. in mid-July, 2014 by a secured creditor
under a court-supervised foreclosure action. Financing and “the inability by any of the potential buyers or operators to arrange sufficient financing to ensure that all creditors can be paid during the upcoming ski season,” has been the key hurdle for G-Force according to a press release issued Nov. 5. “The secured creditor has been very reasonable in its support to the receiver and potential purchasers to complete a purchase or find an operator for the resort on reasonable terms,” the press release said. “Unfortunately none of the potential purchasers or operators has arranged financing needed to buy the resort or to operate it.” The release said that G-Force is still “hopeful that one of the prospects we are speaking to can raise the required financing to support the re-opening of the resort for this year.” Though Fred Johnston, president of the Baldy Capital Corporation, said the deal is bigger to the community than the dollars and cents. “It was not accepted. They are still trying to run out the clock on it. There seems to be little concern from Vancouver about the ski hill operating in the Interior,” said Johnston. “There is no regard for the community, no regard for the 50 people who won’t have work this winter. Not a pretty situation.” Baldy Capital Corporation was working together with the community and initiatives have been in place during the build up to opening
day including a new ticketing and administration office in Osoyoos, new on-hill accommodations, a rental program, ski-and-stay partnerships with 14 off-hill hotels, new school programs, renovations to the lodge and the reinstatement of bussing to and from the hill. “We’ve done a lot of groundwork that hasn’t been in place for many years and we were looking forward to a stellar season, so it’s more than a little disappointing,” Johnston said. “The long and short of it is we did enter an agreement on December of last year and we’ve not been able to bring conclusion to that agreement, the goal post keeps moving,” Johnston said. The insurance company for the resort has advised the Baldy Capital Corporation that they are not willing to renew insurance for next year if the receiver is still in place as of Dec. 1, 2015. Due to this, the ownership and operation are now connected. With the insurance deadline, there is now an even smaller window for this deal to result in the hill operating this year. “There is a window that’s very narrow now, what it is exactly I can’t say for certain, but the clock is definitely running out,” Johnston said. He said G-Force group is failing to see the efforts and desire from the communities surrounding Mt. Baldy. “We’ve used up all our bullets in trying to come to an agreement. If the other side cannot realize the concern in the community then it probably won’t open,” Johnston said.
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RCMP looking for trailer owner Western News Staff
Penticton RCMP located an abandoned travel trailer, which had a stolen British Columbia License plate attached to it, parked in the Penticton Walmart parking lot on October 31. “All Vehicle Identification Numbers have been removed.” said Cst. Mike Rampone, “And we would really like to find the owner”. The license plate attached to this trailer
was stolen from an Okanagan Falls residence on Sept. 29 of this year. Police are hoping the owner will come forward with appropriate proof that this is their trailer. “It may have been stolen in another area, or possibly not stolen at all, and maybe the owner is worried about being implicated with the stolen plates,” said Cst. Rampone. If you have information about the ownership of this trailer, contact Cst. Rampone at 250-492-4300. REPAIRS to the leisure pool at the Penticton Community Centre are taking longer than expected. The pool has been closed since summer.
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The City of Penticton and contractors are making progress on leisure pool repairs, but have identified that plumbing fittings from the drains are not available and will have
to be custom-ordered. As a result, the opening date of the leisure pool will be delayed until December. The pool has been closed since August, when cracks were discovered after the surface tiles were replaced. The weekly cel-
ebrations organized by the city to thank customers for their patience continue as Canadian Tire partners with the Community Centre to mark the fall season. Kraft paper bags for yard waste will be given away, and customers who come
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Supporting random acts of kindness Jessica Brodeur Guest Columnist
For each person, a random act of kindness has its own personal meaning. We all have different comfort levels, therefore ones random act could be as simple as making eye contact to a stranger on the street or as impactful as buying someone lunch. It’s just one random act that has an impact on someone else. Nothing planned or organized, these acts are spontaneous and are meant to brighten someone’s day – this is how a closer-knit community is formed. For me, I have daily practices of smiling to people in the hallways at school and saying “Hi, how’s it going?” to as many people as possible. A few weeks ago, I was commenting to a friend on how the atmosphere at school felt distant and divided. At that moment, I decided I
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I have daily practices of smiling to people in the hallways at school and saying “Hi, how’s it going?” to as many people as possible. would have “Compliment Fridays” where I would try and make someone feel good about themselves by giving them a sincere compliment, hoping that it would play a small role in uniting the 1,300 students at Pen High. I personally feel content and more connected with my school
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when I am able to do the simplest things like addressing my peers by name when greeting them in the halls. I think this connectedness forms a ripple effect because if you just start by saying hi to one kid by name, they feel recognized by their peers and are more indulged to recognize someone else and the ripple only grows. Not one student at Pen High is ever told often enough to feel good about themselves but additionally to make others feel good about themselves. Therefore Random Act of Kindness Day is a great reminder and gateway to engage one another and to be appreciative of each other. I challenge you to go out into the community on Nov. 6 and simply make one person’s day by a simple act of kindness. Be kind to one another. Jessica Broder is a Grade 10 student attending Penticton Secondary School
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School goes all out for Remembrance Dan Walton
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Belle Grant, a Grade 12 student, wants to make Remembrance Day this year a participatory experience for her fellow students and herself. “I’ll be able to talk about my grandpa and how he fought in the Second World War on the fighter jets,” Grant said. “It shows that this actually matters, this affected my family. I want people to realize that it’s important, it’s not just a slide show of people we don’t really know.” Grant has seen organizers improve upon Remembrance Day ceremonies at each year she has attended Princess Margaret Secondary School and now, in her senior year, she’s teamed up with Grade 9 student Grace Robinson to take it a step further. In past years, the student body commemorated the day by travelling to Penticton’s cenotaph to pay respect, and also held a ceremony on the shores of Skaha Lake where the sand was lined with white crosses. “And then this year we’re going extreme,” Grant said. “We’re bussing the entire school up Evergreen Drive,” said Robinson. Remembrance Day is a civic holiday, so the school ceremony takes place a day early, on Nov. 10, with performances from the Penticton community choir. Four stations will be set up on the hill above Evergreen Drive. Students will be separated by grade and walk through each station to experience different aspects of Canada and Penticton’s military history. “It’s like you walk through a story,” Rob-
inson said. “Each grade will go through and we all end up at the same spot at the end where there’s a very nice view.” “And we’re going to let each grade go through one at a time so it won’t be as many people at each station,” Grant said. At one of the stations, Grant and Robinson have arranged for a slam poetry reading relating to Remembrance Day, written by Grade 12 English students. Another station will give each student an opportunity to share their personal connection to Canada’s military history. “People will stand up and say the names of their loved ones who have been involved with the armed forces and I think it will be really good for everybody to connect like that,” said Belle. Robinson will be composing a letter which delves into a soldier’s point of view throughout the ages, exploring the evolving ambitions of army men from the First World War up to the modern forces. “I’ve read through a stack of letters and many different perspectives so I can understand what they were thinking about while they were there, and the main reasons on why they did go,” Robinson said. “I’ll be looking at one soldier from past and one from modern day; why Canada was worth fighting for in the past and why it continues to be worth fighting for today.” Students will also experience a station where famous and powerful speeches delivered during the Second World War by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and others will be rebroadcast. “I think everybody
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will interpret it a little bit differently,” Grant said. Around 11 a.m., the student population will amass for a closing ceremony. “We all come together at the same spot at the end and it’s such a nice view,” Grant said. “You can see the whole entire valley almost.” Grant and Belle want the ceremony to help their peers sympathize and empathize with those whose sacrifices contributed to the freedoms now enjoyed by Canadians, some of whom were the same age as Grade 12 students. “It’s about remembering people who fought for our countries in trenches, with broken legs, watching their best friends blow up beside them; all this awful stuff, and they were doing it for their country,” Grant said. “We can undergo
a little bit of discomfort (walking and standing outside) to thank them.” “It’s important for us as a school community to think somewhat in the same way,” Robinson said. “Having a common goal brings our school together as a community and it makes the school a better place.” Robinson and Grant are also inviting the public to be part of their ceremony. “We would love it for the community to come,” said Grant. “It’s a bit of a walk but if you’re able and willing to go, please join us.” Students will begin going through the stations earlier in the day, and the public is welcome to participate by arriving before 10:10 a.m. To access the site, follow Pineview Road to Evergreen Drive, and then to the end of the road.
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For scammers, ‘tis the season too If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That’s an expression worth remembering as we get closer to the busy shopping season, a time when what we might receive at Christmas starts to cloud our minds. In fact, it’s something everyone, of any age, should have etched into their brains, as incidents of fraud and scams press on unabated. It should be a good thing if someone steps up and wants to hand over thousands of dollars — or a bridge — for seemingly no reason. Or at least for no reason a person would reasonably expect to have anything to do with them. Unfortunately, windfalls like that are usually pipe dreams. Whether it’s greed, a simple feeling of not wanting to upset people or for some other reason, folks fall for scams all the time. And so, the scammers keep calling, emailing and writing, hoping for a response — just enough to encourage the behaviour. Police and financial institutions fight hard to try to prevent scams and the people who run them from taking advantage of people. Even so, we cannot rely on them. Individuals must be on guard — for the day will come when someone will try to weasel our hard-earned cash from our pockets. When that happens, and the whole thing makes you curious or uncomfortable, just ask questions. Ask them who they are. Ask for their phone number. Ask for their boss. Then ask to phone them back. And if you are still not feeling good about it, just hang up. It’s the equivalent of walking away from panhandlers on the street. Police tell us the best way to find out if something is a scam or not is to call the agency purported to be offering the windfall. Contact them directly and ask if the offer is on the up and up. PENTICTON Most times, WESTERN if it’s a bank or Canada Revenue Agency, they’ll tell you it’s a scam and you should ignore it. There are people out there who want to separate us from our money for nasty reasons. It’s up to us to know the difference; sometimes, all it takes to be sure is to ask.
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Let’s not do the time warp
One of the benefits of falling back to standard time is we get back that hour we lost in the spring when we jumped ahead to Daylight Saving Time. But many feel that’s the only benefit and from now on it’s a much darker time of year and the beginning of the end of the world as we know it, or winter in other words. Now this dreaded time change has been played with before when in 2007 clocks were moved forward three weeks earlier across North America in an attempt to save energy and, I assume, make our lives a little bit brighter. In fact, according to one article I read, that’s where all this started back during the First World War when it was launched as an energy conservation measure. And it makes sense on many levels, especially for those of us who like long summer nights. Of course if you live in Saskatchewan, or
Creston, B.C. apparently, you don’t have to ever worry about forgetting to change your clock because they don’t believe in it. I don’t know how this affects clock radios and cell phones etc. in those jurisdictions but I’m sure there’s an app for that. It may have something to do with farmers, and apparently brewmasters, who like more daylight in the morning hours when the rest of us are sleeping but I can see it causing problems in the Kootenays where everyone else is, well, out of step. “Reality is, it’s basically confusing,” Creston’s mayor Ron Toyota told Kamloops This Week. You see for eight months the city is in time with its B.C. neighbours like Nelson and Castlegar and for the other four months its clocks are in time with its eastern neighbours like Cranbrook, Lethbridge and the
Glenn Mitchell Guest columnist rest of Alberta. Apparently, as you could imagine, it screws up people’s work schedules and doctor’s appointments if they happen to have them in neighbouring communities. Of course on the plus side it may help everyone’s math skills by utilizing addition and subtraction skills on a daily basis. According to the article in KTW some residents would like it changed but many are quite content because it’s been that way for a long time and besides, they’re
not the ones with the problem. “It’s not that we go back and forth,” said Toyota. “We don’t change.” True enough, and if people are wondering why they do this apparently it dates back to the building of the railroad. So now, looking to the future, a Kamloops businessman is advocating we also never change our clocks, except he wants to keep with Daylight Saving Time year round. Now I don’t know how Creston feels about this, actually it might make things easier for them in a weird way, the movement is gaining some momentum with an online petition. Now, although I understand the benefits – less hassle, more sunshine hours through the dark days of winter when we want them, no more adapting to the time change, energy savings – it also seems wrong somehow.
If you steal an hour of sunshine in the spring and don’t give it back in the fall, did that hour never exist? If there’s no standard time then what’s the standard? Isn’t it impolite to borrow an hour from Mother Nature and not give it back? Where’s our manners? You know what they say about trying to fool Mother Nature? What about Saskatchewan, they’d always be behind the times, so to speak? Would it screw up future time travellers like Marty McFly and cause unforeseen consequences like yet another Back to the Future movie? I think we should think about the possible consequences before we leap into the great unknown. As for me? I’m going back to bed and enjoy that extra hour of sleep. Glenn Mitchell is managing editor of our sister paper, the Vernon Morning Star.
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Parks make a community Never ever forget to take notice of the beauty changes can bring. Welcome the unexpected changes of life, learn to bend with grace and humility. These lines of an unknown Japanese poet in a café in Greenwich Village inspired me to look at parks of New York around us. What an eye-opener this was. With so many people living in the highrise apartments you really appreciate how important parks are and how they must not be traded away. These parks exist because of the determination, vision and tenacity of one man. His name was Robert Moses and a 1,200-page biography is a tribute to how he fought everybody to achieve his goal. Although never elected to any legistlature he battled with the city, state and federal governments over straightening and enlarging corridors of traffic. He scrapped with unions, churches many interest groups and even fell foul of Franklin Roosevelt over his desire to improve the lives of people in his huge metropolis. The jewel in the crown of this nation is its parks. The three parks adjacent to 13th Street West were Union Square, Washington Square and The High Line. Though not large in acre-
No passing the buck
Very few people I know have a subscription to Maclean’s magazine, so I don’t think Scott Gilmore will mind if I borrow part of his column, “A Real Nation Would Not Let This Happen.” At the time he wrote it, we were just 60 days into the election process and all the parties had made a lot of promises they couldn’t keep and some things they weren’t even thinking were important enough to talk about. What wasn’t mentioned was one of the biggest problems we have in Canada – what is happening to our Aboriginal people. During those 60 pre-election days, 1,425 Aboriginal students dropped out of school; 45 infants died before their first birthday; 1,073 Aboriginal children were sexually assaulted; 6,265 women were sexually assaulted; 33,534 women were violently victimized; 183 Aboriginals committed suicide; and 11 were murdered. One would surmise that the next 60 days aren’t going to change that much – if we don’t change as a nation, as a people who care. This is not just about what Justin Trudeau decides is good for Canada. It is what all Canadians know has to be done. Promises don’t mean a thing to governments, it seems. But this issue is too big to be ignored. We need action now. And, where is the best place to start, but Ottawa. Prime Minister Trudeau, the buck stops with you. Frank Martens Summerland
It led me to believe that we must guard our parks. age, they had enormous usage. Union Square was about 20 acres in size but had wonderful shade, calmness, seating and peacefulness. It had some simple rules because of usage and confestion. No games, organized sports, smoking, barbecues or dogs. These simple rules added quietness, serenity and restfulness admist the towering maples, beech and oak trees overhead. Washington Square had all kinds of fun games that were tolerated here. An acrobatic group practised, very young children playing, dogs and walkers. It was a wonderful place for people watching. Two students seemed to be moving digs and were pushing a heavy load up a gentle slope on a strong trolley. They stopped, unloaded a heavy portion from
Not what it used to be
Democracy is not what it used to be when I grew up. I have several relatives who fought in the Second World War and growing up we were proud to respect our veterans and our democratic way of life. Even simple family arguments were won by a show of hands. Majority rules, end of story. With the Trio lease and with many supporting to ignore democracy, I have come to realize times have changed. A lot of the younger generations do not respect democracy, maybe they have not been taught it the same as older generations. This appears to go beyond Penticton and our municipal government to the national level. Do they no longer teach democracy in school or at home? I fear that Canada is slowly becoming fascist minded with each new generation where democracy is becoming an option if it favours what you want. The Trio lease goes against democracy when 90 per cent of those who voted in the 2002 referendum said to make all Penticton’s parks designated parks, not to be developed without a referendum. The public believed their parks were now safe for present and future generations and they could trust city hall to honour this referendum forever without manipulating its intent. The group wanting the Trio waterslide know this, yet choose to ignore what is democratic. They will even show themselves to the world to make a heart in Skaha Park this weekend, while ironically a few days later is Remembrance Day to honour those who died to preserve our freedoms, rights and democratic way of life. I hold no disrespect
the pile then started assembling something. The mushroom cover was lifted upwards and voila — a grand piano was there. An able pianist delighted us with classical music. The High Line was the most exciting park in New York. An old high railway line above the streets ran from a meat processing plant to the waiting ships. The meat preparation industry had long gone and it was suggested that the line should be torn down until a group of citizens intervened and suggested it become a park above the city streets. The older buildings have been spruced up and even developed into condominiums and apartments that look down on the magnificent garden pathway. As the poet says, “never ever forget to take notice of the beauty changes can bring.” It was a wonderful experience to live in Greenwich Village and the parks were in easy walking of each other. It led me to believe that we must guard our parks in honour of the deep fiduciary trust that early citizens and councils have passed on to us. To fail in this regard would be disasterous. Think well on it.
to this group, just disappointment that this may be the new direction of future generations. Maybe it is time to re-introduce the values of democracy into the classrooms of our children. Lest we forget. Clifford Martin Penticton
Privy Council still rules
On Nov. 4, Justin Trudeau is officially sworn in as Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister. The problem is that Trudeau did not swear allegiance to Canada nor Canadian citizens. Trudeau swore to serve her royal majesty the Queen of England and the British Empire not the people of Canada! He also swore secrecy to her in all business conducted by the monarch’s Privy Council. Many Canadians still believe that the Privy Council of Canada is merely a relic of old traditions long dead, exercising no more control than the Queen. It should be understood that along with the Privy Council Office, entities such as the Power Corporation and the Canadian Council of Chief Executives function as our country’s real government. The chief officer of the CCCE is John Manley, a fellow Privy Councillor and a key adviser to Justin Trudeau. Unfortunately, there is more bad news … Trudeau’s appointed Minister of Science is one Kirsty Duncan who is an anti-science global warming alarmist who like far too many other foolish individuals actually believe that our earth’s cyclical climate patterns are a result of CO2 emissions. The rabidly Russo-phobic Chrystia Freeland, another special adviser to Trudeau is Minister of In-
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ternational Trade and will most certainly champion Canada’s entry into the very destructive Trans Pacific Partnership as opposed to truly productive global trade agreements offered by the BRICS nations and China’s One Belt-One Road infrastructure projects. For Canadians who are unfamiliar of this swearing-in oath, full text can be found at canadianpatriot.org/what-isthe-privy-council-of-canada. Brian Gray Penticton
Stuck in the past
Canada is stuck in time as witnessed in the Trudeau cabinet swear in, pledging allegiance to a very gracious, dedicated Queen of a foreign country, the UK. by way of her Canadian appointed Governor-General. When Queen Elizabeth II’s reign concludes, Canada could appoint it’s own home-born symbolic head of state which in this environmental era could be a beaver, snow owl or Saskatchewan prairie dog. Joe Schwarz Penticton
Fletcher makes sense
I have not read a column penned by Tom Fletcher which I have not agreed with. Good common sense writing. The mayor of Okanagan Falls states we ought to do away with capitalism and perhaps Tom Fletcher while we are at it. I have never understood any benefit to mankind of a system that would replace capitalism. If it (capitalism) were to be done away with, you have communism, which is just plain absurd! Paul Crossley Penticton
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On Being kind is the best lifestyle
We should not have a special day to be kind on. Take every chance you have to be kind, no matter what day of the year it is!
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On New toy drive comes to Penticton
I’m so happy to hear this great news! What a disappointment it was to read that the annual (former) event had been cancelled. All children deserve to have gifts on Christmas morning.
— posted by Kelly Carter Holzhaus
Now that’s working in and for the community. Well done.
— posted by Anthony Scarth Heazell On Penticton Indian Band successes
The casino should stay and be centrally located in our municipality. The 400 block on Martin Street might be a good place for a new casino & other facilities.
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Ten years ago Rylan Hernberg made a promise to a friend who passed away to be happy, since then he has found being kind to others is his favourite way of staying upbeat. “I evaluated what makes me happy and figured doing things for other people makes me happy. I look for opportunities all the time now just to do things for other people and it really fulfills me, so that’s why I do it,” said Hernberg, sales manager at the Ramada Penticton. With Random Acts of Kindness Day, Nov. 6, gaining steam in its second year headed by the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan, it’s like Christmas and a birthday all rolled into one for Hernberg. He has been focused on doing random acts of kindness since 2011 and is excited that the community in Penticton is jumping on board with such enthusiasm. He said seeing the community embrace the spirit of the day last year was “the best feeling ever.” “It’s contagious, you could just feel different. It was a different feeling in the city and it made me really proud, really proud to be living in a city that promotes that. It was a special day for sure,” Hernberg said. Many businesses throughout the community will be joining the Ramada Penticton in participating in kind acts including a partnership with Blenz Coffee House, MarketPlace IGA and the Western News giving out free coffee and cookie from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Blenz. The Community Foundation is also giving out random act of kindness cards once again this year, so many they had to order more last week, letting people know about the day and reminding them to pay it forward after being the recipient of a kind act. Hernberg was visibly giddy about this year and plans to bring some surprise kindness to the guests at the Ramada Penticton as well as those visiting the Kettle Valley Station Pub, though he is being tight-lipped about the specifics, wanting the acts to truly be random and maintaining the surprise factor. Free goodies will be given out randomly to guests at the Ramada Penticton and the Kettle Valley Station Pub’s executive chef James Bryan is preparing some special dishes for restaurant-goers. Hernberg likes a specific type of kindness where he is not around to see the result.
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AMBER GROUETTE is greeted with flowers at the door of Ramanda Penticton by hotel sales manager Ryland Hernberg who will be just one of those celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day Friday (Nov. 6).
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“It is a lot of fun when it’s secretive,” Hernberg said. “There’s this ripple effect. I usually go and do them and get out of the way.” Putting change in laundry machines and vending machines, or leaving a $20 bill with a note saying pay it forward in the menu at a restaurant, those are his favourite types of anonymous kind acts. “I’ll never know who got that menu,” Hernberg said. “I love that.” Random acts of kindness can take many shapes and Hernberg has been doing them so long, he’s constantly on the lookout. A trip to the grocery store is a treasure trove of kind acts for him. “I know there’s 17 opportunities, different things I can do to be kind,” Hernberg
said. “In Penticton there’s a lot of people who can’t reach the top shelf. Elderly people or people in wheelchairs, without fail at the grocery store there’s always someone who needs a hand with the top shelf, it doesn’t have to cost money.” The celebration is not meant to have all your kindness focused on one day, just to get the ball rolling and bring attention to how easy it is to be kind, and Hernberg hopes others will find it as addicting as he does. “This day really brings out the awareness of kindness. When people start doing it they start to feel good and then they are going to probably do it more throughout their lives because they had that experience, the positive experience,” Hernberg said.
“I encourage everyone just to try it and see how you feel. It’s my quickest way to get out of a bad mood,” Hernberg said. “If I’m feeling down, I just look for something to do for someone else and it picks me up, right away, it changes my whole mood. I encourage other people to try that.” The Western News is looking for stories of random acts of kindness to share and spread the good word. If you were the recipient of a random act of kindness or performed one, share your story in 150 words or less via email to editor@pentictonwesternnews.com with the subject line RAKDAYSOS, or drop your story off at the Penticton Western News located at 2250 Camrose St.
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my keys out of my truck. I was on my lunch break and had no cash with me so couldn’t pay him. He said it was his act of kindness and to have a good day. I was very thankful as I live in OK Falls. Thanks again Marty!
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My coworker at the Penticton Museum and Archives, Darryl Pace, noticed a man trying to sleep in the drizzling cold outside of the Library/Museum building. Instead of chasing him off, he waited until the man woke up and gave him a cup of coffee inside to help him warm up.
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I received a random act of kindness from a man named Marty who works at OK tire. I was at Subway by Walmart and left my keys locked in my truck. I also had forgotten my phone at home. There was a man parked beside me who called OK tire and “Marty” came and fished
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Board Meeting – Decisions DecemberMeeting 10, 2015,– 7:00 p.m. at Queen’s Elementary January 20,Park 2016, 6:30 p.m. Queen’s ParkatElementary Queen’s Park Elementary December 10,Elementary 2015,Public 7:00 p.m. atMeeting January 20, 2016, 6:30 p.m. atOffice Board – Decisions Queen’s Park IMC Building behind School Board Public Board Meeting – Decisions Queen’s ParkIMC Elementary Building behind School Board January 20, 2016, 6:30 p.m. atOffice Public Board Meeting – Decisions Public Board Meeting – Decisions January 20, 2016, p.m. at Public Board Meeting –6:30 Decisions IMC Building behind School Board Office January 20, 2016, 6:30 p.m. at Public Board Meeting – Decisions Please refer to the school district website www.sd67.bc.ca January 20,School 2016, 6:30 at Building behind Board Office January 20, 2016, 6:30 p.m. atp.m. Public 20, Board Meeting –IMC Decisions Please refer to the school district website www.sd67.bc.ca IMC p.m. Building behind School Board Office for descriptions of 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The South Okanagan Performing Arts Centre Society has received a five-figure sum that lay hidden within School District 67’s budget lines for around two decades, and the money is now sitting in a much more prosperous environment. Bonnie Roller-Routley’s pair of fresh eyes noticed the $10,800 shortly after she took over as the new secretary-treasurer at SD67. The money was raised in the early 1990s as a fundraiser for SOPAC’s predecessor, the Penticton and District Performing Arts Facilities Society. The seats in the auditorium at Penticton Secondary School were on their dying breath, so the society ini-
tiated an adopt-a-seat program and saw hundreds of seats purchased for $75 each. School District 67 served as the treasurer and steward for the donations in the 1990s. The society raised more than enough to re-upholster the seats, and the extra funds remained in the same account. The money was put back to use on Nov. 4 when chair for SD67 Linda Van Alphen presented a cheque for $10,800 to SOPAC Society treasurer Ken Barron. “A lot of people purchased seats in memory of their children, to support the building of the auditorium, and so that’s how it originally accumulated,” Alphen said. “I was very pleased to find out we had this money avail-
able,” Barron said. “It’s not that much when we’re talking about a $35 million project, but it’s indicative of the community’s support.” Barron, who’s a retired acoustical consultant, said he joined the SOPAC Society to ensure the venue has a strong emphasis on its acoustics. “I’ve seen too many community theatres where the acoustics were ignored, and as a result it’s an incredible waste of money,” he said. Because the society is still working towards reaching their target, the money is in the hands of the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan, which allows the society to benefit from a larger investment pool. Since launching 24 years ago “our average five year return is
eight per cent, so it will make a difference, it’s better than one or less than one per cent sitting in the bank,” said Aaron McRann, executive director of the foundation. “Obviously there are market risks, but if it’s invested over the next 10 years it’ll make a significant difference in the long run. Moving the money from the school district to SOPAC is essentially changing bank accounts because it’s just sitting there. So the SOPAC board decided to invest that money over the longterm during the process of raising capital for the project, and that’s our role.” Some of the seats have been re-sold, but names of those who donated to the campaign were plated and are being preserved for commemoration again in the future.
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Open House Monday, November 16, 2015 7:00 – 9:00 pm Senior’s Centre 1128 Willow St Okanagan Falls Counterpoint Communications and Urban Forum Associates will be in Okanagan Falls with a presentation of the concepts and recommendations recently gathered from the Charrette workshop and the public review. The entire community is invited to attend this presentation to shape the revitalization of Okanagan Falls. Working together for our future!
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Members of the Naramata Community Choir wasted no time from the beginning of their season to prepare a concert for Remembrance Day. “This is our first remembrance concert in a long time,” said vice president Karen Hanley. “Since we begin in September, sometimes it’s tough to get the music down for an early November concert, but we’ve worked really hard this year.” The choir’s artistic director, Justin Glibbery, has arranged the poem In Flanders Field into a song. “It’s arranged with thought of the poem and the feeling around that,”
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Heather Allen Armchair Book Club
If you’ve been asked to pick a novel for your next book club, you can’t go wrong with Jonathan Franzen’s newly published, Purity. Franzen is one of the top literary writers in the United States, and is best known for The Corrections, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Freedom. Purity is a sprawling, intelligent and humorous epic, featuring three main characters. Purity Tyler works at a BCFGA call centre, lives in an anarchistREPLANT squat house
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for each other that I wanted to shout into the pages for him to run away. So if you can get past some troubling scenes, here are five reasons to suggest Purity for discussion at your next book club: 1.) Franzen is brilliant. He is the master of dialogue, and portrays the messiness and flawed nature of humanity like no one else. 2.) He doesn’t shy away from taking on trendy and/or controversial topics. 3.) He’s funny. Franzen can set up the most incongruous comical moments, that at the same time will have you squirming with sympathy and laughing out loud. 4.) You’ll upset a few people. Not that you want to cause a fight, but this book
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covers controversial material. It sweeps across continents, raising questionable ideas about feminism, journalism and much more that are sure to get the conversation rolling. 5.) Oprah has forgiven him. Back in 2001, when The Corrections was published and chosen to be on Oprah’s book club, Franzen refused to be interviewed by the talk show host. He said Oprah’s book choices were schmaltzy and one-dimensional. Nine years later, Franzen and Oprah mended fences enough for him to make an appearance on the show. Like its characters, Purity has some flaws, but even running at 563 pages, it is time well spent. Heather Allen is a book-lover and reviewer living in Penticton
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the war – it was a lot of hardship and they did it so we could live in a free and democratic society.” The choir will be performing A Shining Light at the Penticton United Church on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The duration of the performance will be shorter than most, Hanley said. “The United Church has got a very good sound and it can hold about 300-350 people.” Tickets cost $10 and are available at the door or through your favourite choir member. Earlier in the day on Nov. 10., members of the Naramata Community Choir will be lending their voices to the Remembrance Day event happening at Penticton Secondary.
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wingspan makes sense that they could fly.” Korinetz said a reader will find it helpful to have read the first three books in the series, “But I’ve tried to write it in such a way that you’ve got enough information so that you won’t feel lost.” The plot of Warlock expands upon the same characters from the previous books, though their adventure has brought them to a new continent. Now that Korinetz is four books deep into the series, he’s gone deeper into exploring characters whose roles were previously minor. “My stories are very character-driven, you’re getting to know them better with each book.” Korinetz said he wasn’t sure how deep he would dive into his imagination after the publication of his first book in the series, FireDrakes (2007), which could have ended up
as a stand-alone story had his readers not demanded more. To publish a trilogy, he began preparing for two more books, Sorcerus (2009) and Halfling (2011), which he was able to release in intervals of two years. Warlock has been written as the first installation of his second trilogy, and he said any subsequent ideas for novels will be formulated as trilogies as well. “I always leave little threads I can pick up on.” He couldn’t fit all of the ideas from his 10,000-word outline into Warlock, so he’ll be taking some of those themes into the next novel. Korinetz will be reading from Warlock at MakeIt at 2 p.m. on both days. Plans to launch Warlock last month were pushed back after a fire damaged Hooked on Books in Penticton, where he originally hoped to host the debut.
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When the smoke finally cleared in the Penticton Soupateria kitchen last Sunday, Theo’s Jaymz Miller was left holding the silver ladle. His hot and hearty beef barely was judged the people’s choice in the championship round of the first Souper Sunday cook off. Miller, who knocked off his co-worker, executive chef David Stern, edged Lakeside Resort’s Aaron Armstrong who had earlier defeated Paul Cecconi of Brodo Kitchen. During the three-week competition over 300 of the Soupateria’s regular clientele along with some VIP judges had an opportunity to sample some super soups and help out. Event co-organizer Wayne McDougall was especially pleased with the results and the
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Stargazing On Halloween, Earth had a close encounter with a dead comet: a ball of ice and dust some 400 metres in diametre and moving at 35 kilometres a second. It passed by at a safe distance of 490,000 km, further away than the Moon. Compared with the 12,756-km diameter of our world, that sounds like a lot. However, by cosmic standards it is tiny. Assume a really big archery target with a diameter of 980,000 km (two times a radius of 490,000 km). In the middle is a bulls-eye with a diameter of 12,756 km. Arrows are
fired randomly in the direction of the target by a really bad shot. On the basis of the fraction of the target occupied by the bulls-eye, on average one in 6,000 of these random shots will hit it. Similarly, we can assume that on average, one in every 6,000 comets or asteroids passing within 490,000 km of Earth might hit us. If one of these objects passes by every year, that does not guarantee 6,000 years between impacts, but that maybe over 6 million years the Earth might be hit a total of 1,000 times. The Observer’s Handbook of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada lists 60 significant impact craters still visible on the Earth, dating back as far as two billion years. With plate tectonics and weathering constantly renewing the Earth’s surface, the number of craters formed over the last two billion years by significant impacts must have been many times that. The most recent impacts were
in 1908, when something came into the atmosphere and exploded over Siberia, and in 2013, when an object about 20-m in diameter caused a large amount of damage in Russia. These events fit our current ideas about the birth of the Solar System. It involves things smashing together at high speed, with the energy released by repeated impacts resulting in huge balls of molten rock that eventually cooled to form the planets. This picture has raised some serious questions. Firstly, why does the Earth have so much water, and for that matter it looks as though in the past Mars did too? Why wasn’t it all boiled off? Secondly, we know that many of the carbon-based chemicals in cosmic clouds are the building blocks for life as we know it, and they seem to be present on most planets, even on Pluto. Molten rock temperatures would have destroyed them. Venus is a greenhouse-effect driven inferno and any
organic chemicals it had must be long gone. Now we are getting a hint of an answer. Not all impacts were high speed ones. In 2014 the Rosetta spacecraft went into low orbit around Comet 67p/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Our first close-up view of the comet was a surprise, because it looks like two lumps of stuff stuck together. Analysis of the gases emitted by the comet has revealed something we had definitely not expected. The comet is giving off oxygen. This is really strange. Oxygen is a highly reactive gas, and given any opportunity it will combine with other elements. For example, it rusts iron to form iron oxide, and makes carbon-based molecules burn, turning the carbon into carbon dioxide. It is extremely unlikely there are plants on the comet, so it must have been there a long time — millions or billions of years — without reacting with anything.
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It all comes down to Nov. 8 for the Penticton Heat under-15 field lacrosse team. The Heat will be looking to defend its Interior Field Lacrosse League crown to advance to provincials. Heat coach Dan Chetner said it’s always nerve wracking heading into playoffs. “Here you go 12-0 in the league and that doesn’t really matter,” said Chetner. “If you lose a game in the playoff weekend you are done.” The Heat scored 183 goals, while allowing 40. Feeling pressure is always in the back of Chetner’s mind. He added it’s important they do the right things to put in place the opportunity to be their best on that day. “If we want to go and compete at provincials, then we have to win the next two games,” said Chetner, who guided the U15s last year to a provincial championship on Feb. 22. “It doesn’t matter what we have done up until now.” With the league at the U15 level not as strong, Heat players had to push each other in practice to develop their skills and work on systems and game situations. Chetner said they are looking forward to testing themselves against other competition in the province and see if they are able to compete. The Heat open the playoffs against the Kelowna Kodiaks, while the North Okanagan Legends take on the Kamloops Rattlers. Chetner figures his squad will face the Rattlers for the championship. To him, they play a better team game and Chetner said they are
better suited to the game. There is excitement among the players about possibly achieving their season goal. “There is definite anticipation and excitement of winning the league,” he said. Practice this week was mainly a matter of reviewing and fine-tuning. “Everyone has the proper mindset,” said Chetner.
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Heat coach Chris Danby said his team is excited about competing in the playoffs. The Heat finished the season 6-5. Not only was it the association’s first winning season in that age group, they had never won games before. The Heat will face the Shuswap Outlaws while Kamloops will face Kelowna.
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Dan MacDonald’s squad is ready for the playoffs. The Heat will face the Kodiaks and the winner will meet the Rattlers for the championship. On Nov. 1, the Heat shutout Kelowna 7-0 then lost 11-5 to Kamloops. MacDonald said his team stepped up its play as the group found another level. MacDonald was happy to see the things the team worked on in practice getting done in the games so he knows it works. This week MacDonald put his players through runs and various drills as well as continued work on basic skills. MacDonald said that some teams don’t put enough emphasis on that. “They have come a long way,” said MacDonald. The Heat finished the season 4-8.
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Familiar foes meet again Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
A rematch of last year’s Fred Page Cup championship hits the ice at the South Okanagan Events Centre at 6 p.m. with the Nanaimo Clippers. “We’re excited about that. Playing at home on Saturday, it should be a good week to get ready for the one game,” said Penticton Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson. It’s a matchup that also features the top four scorers (Tyson Jost, Scott Conway, Sheldon Rempal (18-16-20-36) and Matthew Hoover (18-15-11-26) in the league. The Clippers, 11-7-0, last played on Halloween and lost 4-2 to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. The Clippers will be in Trail Friday taking on the Smoke Eaters before facing the Vees, ranked No.1 in the Canadian Junior Hockey League. After playing three games in under three days, the Vees, who are 18-1-0, got back to work on Wednesday. The Vees coaching staff gave the players an extra day off to recuperate from injuries. The Vees received another blow to its blue line as Seamus Donohue was placed on long-term injury reserve after getting hurt in Trail on Nov. 1. Gabe Bast is out indefinitely and Dante Fabbro has missed six games with a lower body injury. To help the blue line, Harbinson traded future considerations to the Langley Rivermen for 18-year-old Domenic Masellis. The Burnaby product is six-foot-three and listed at 225 pounds. In 118 career regular sea-
son games with the Rivermen and Surrey Eagles, Masellis has two goals and 12 points to go with 165 penalty minutes. When asked what fans can expect from him, Masellis said “a big presence out there.” “I like to hit. I like to get shots on net, make a good first pass,” he said. “I get a little chippy. I guess that gets the fans excited a little bit.” He also won’t be afraid to drop his mitts if required. “I can stand my own. I can throw them,” he said. Masellis, who also has 12 playoff games under his belt with the Eagles and Rivermen, is excited to join the Vees. He was getting ready to step on the ice at Langley Events Centre for practice when coach and general manager Bobby Henderson called Masellis into his office. “When I asked him to who, he told me Penticton,” said Masellis. “I hate to say it, but a big smile came on my face when I heard Penticton.” Masellis looks forward to making his debut in such a big game. “Considering the Vees and the Clippers went toe-to-toe last year for the Fred Page Cup, I think it’s going to be pretty intense,” he said. Masellis said they have a strong front line and “their team is pretty good as a whole.” “They got Rempal up there and a couple of pretty exceptional forwards,” he said. “I think if we shut them down we should be able to win.”
6. Along with hockey, what other sports have you played that you enjoy? Baseball and golf. 7. What do you consider your best hockey skill? My skating. 8. Why do you wear the number that you do? My dad wore it.
3. What age did you start playing hockey? I was playing when I was four and skating by two.
9. What are your superstitions if you have any? It’s a superstition not to say.
4.Who is your favourite hockey player and why? Mark Giordano, he has been an underrated player his whole life and he is a great
10. Who has the best sense of humour on the team? Why? Dante Fabbro — he is a bit strange and is a fun guy.
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PENTICTON VEES GOALIE Lawrence Langan helped lead his team to a 6-2 win against Salmon Arm Silvertips on Oct. 31. This weekend Langan and the Vees head to Abbotsford for a tournament. Steve Kidd/Western News
Work ethic pushes Vees Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
A consistent work ethic has helped the Penticton midget Tier 2 Peerless Vees build a 4-0 record in the Okanagan Mainland Amateur Hockey Association. The Vees pushed their record to that mark with a 6-2 win over Salmon Arm and 4-2 win against the West Kelowna Warriors. Vees coach Dave Coombes said on Oct. 30 against Salmon Arm, their work ethic shined through. “We got a really good team as far as guys battling one-on-one and out competing the opposition,” he said. “A consistent work ethic and never letting down. Sometimes our goals are not pretty goals or they are more in front of the net, crash and bang. They just find ways to score.” Providing offence against Salmon Arm was Morey Babakaiff, Carson Erhardt, Reid Newson and Billy Beecroft. Alyck Coombes made 21 saves. Against West Kelowna, Beecroft, Erhardt, Babakaiff and Nick Graham scored, while Bobby Milligan was
SCOTIABANK PENTICTON SCORED big for the Penticton Minor Hockey Association by donating $2,000 including giving players swag bags. Pictured are the bantam Tier 2 Vees with Scotiabank manager Lyle Sajna, in the front on far right. Submitted photo
between the pipes. The other thing the Vees are willing to do for wins is sacrifice the body. Coombes said his players block shots with a teamfirst attitude. “Our guys are buying into the sacrifice part of it. Blocking a shot is a huge part,” added Coombes. “The majority of our guys, if they are not good at it, at least they are attempting it.” The Vees next action is this weekend in Abbotsford for the Hawks’ 19th Midget Memorial tournament. On Nov. 15 the Vees host the Castlegar
Rebels. This weekend Penticton Minor Hockey Association is hosting a bantam Tier 2 tournament, featuring 12 teams, including Spokane, the Calgary Royals and Wranglers and Tri-Cities. Teams will be playing for the Scotiabank trophy. Scotiabank Penticton made a $2,000 donation to PMHA and gave its players a swag bag containing a toque, Canadian Tire Gift Card and crest. Scotiabank manager Lyle Sajna visited with teams on Nov. 3 and shared stories of his playing days and presented the
players with their bags. Cara Garnett, community relations director for PMHA, said the players loved the bags and were seen leaving the rink with them. Sajna will be present during the championship game of the tournament at Memorial Arena at 1:15 p.m. to present the trophy. Penticton opens the tournament Nov. 6 at 5:45 p.m. as they face Semiahmoo. Their second game is Nov. 7 at Memorial Arena at 8:45 a.m. against Port Coquitlam. At 3:30 p.m., they play Spokane.
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Scary finale for Speedway track Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff
Drivers impressed Johnny Aantjes at the Penticton Speedway Championship for Eve of Destruction on Oct. 25. Not only were the races great, vehicles looked good while smashing into each other. “Got some good costumes going on with some theme cars,” said Aantjes, owner of Penticton Speedway. “We had really good attendance. I wish we had a few more spectators that participated in the (costume) contest. We had a bunch of little people that were into it so that was great. It was a lot of fun for the kids. It was a beautiful October afternoon. We had a bunch of cars from out of town.” Among the vehicles was the crowd favourite “tank” as well as Superman and Batman themed cars. When it came to the racing, fans watched Kale Shaw claim the Hit to Pass championship with 844 points. Rick Richet took second, finishing 35 points behind, while Norm Swerdfeger was third with 769 points. “Kale Shaw had another good season. Rick Richet was right in there,” said Aantjes. “The three of them had a good battle for a few years.” With Shaw taking next season off, Aantjes said Richet will take a run at the championship. Included in the results for Hit to Pass was Flying Destruction, which took place twice and added a “ton of fun” the Aantjes said. That will continue as spectators loved it, though Aantjes learned from some driver that they felt it was hard on the cars. “There was a couple of people that were not happy with a stock car being used for the first one,” he said. “They didn’t take into account the fact that it was an old tired stock car whose days of glory have been long since used up. It was a new chance for some glory and it definitely got it with that first jump we hit.” Winning the street stock championship was Aaron Yazlovasky over Ashley/Darren Patton by 283 points with 1012. Shaun Ross rounded out the top three with 626 points. Aantjes felt the street stocks had a good year, with only three low driver turnouts in 16 events. The Hornets class was also strong. Clayton Campbell edged out Dakota Lyons, 972 to 928 for the Hornet championship. Conrad Brightman took third with 909 points. With the dwarf group, won by Ron Brewer, Aantjes wants to see more cars. There are 15 cars in the valley, however, only six to eight turned out unless it was a special event like the Gord Mannes Memorial. Aantjes plans to put in work to improve the numbers in that group. Contributing to the success on the track was promotional work done with the Penticton Hospitality Association. Doing two-day events attracted tourists. The Gordie Mannes Memorial Weekend, sponsored by Underwriters Insurance, attracted a record-setting crowd of more than 7,000. The tailgate section was always full as well. Aantjes thanked his long-time sponsors and staff for the success enjoyed. Next year Aantjes wants to push young people racing and family fun. He said anyone interested in getting involved with the racing should contact him. Whatever their interest is, he will do what he can to help. Johnny Aantjes can be reached at speedway17@shaw.ca.
Lakers loss close Western News Staff
Rob Gunning saw something as the Pen High Lakers senior boys volleyball team lost in three games to the Kelowna Owls Wednesday. He let his player in on what he saw by delivering this message. “We are very competitive with the best teams in the province,” the Lakers coach said. “We just have to play hard for every point.” On enemy court, the Lakers, ranked fifth provincially in 3A, ended season play losing 25-22, 25-21 and 25-23 to the No.2 Owls. “We played pretty well, as did KSS,” said Gunning. “Very competitive match throughout. We passed and served quite well and played pretty good defence all night. We just relaxed a couple of times throughout the match and gave up a few too many easy points.”
AFTER EXTENSIVELY DECORATING their vehicles for Halloween, like Eddie Kehn in his black pickup with beer-swilling skeletons or Rylan Pfob in his pink SUV, they hitched up trailers and proceeded to destroy their work in the last Day of Destruction of the season. Steve Kidd/Western News
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PENTICTON CITY HALL was on lockdown for a few hours on Nov. 4 after a caller left a threatening voicemail.
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The BC Cancer Foundation is the largest funder of cancer research in BC. To learn more or to make a donation, please visit bccancerfoundation.com or call 604.877.6040 (toll free 1.888.906.2873).
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A 39-year-old Penticton man has been charged with uttering threats following an allegedly threatening voicemail that locked down City Hall Wednesday. Police responded to City Hall on Nov. 4 following complaints of a threat received relating to local residents who had their power shut off. RCMP assisted in a brief lockdown of City Hall out of precaution. RCMP reported that officers attended the residence of the male in question and he answered the door with two hunting knives in his hands. Police say the man confronted the RCMP officers verbally before retreating inside. “There was no indication of any heightened threat, other than he he had a hunting knife in his hand,” Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth said. “Eventually he did come out, very co-operative, no issues with the arrest.” RCMP said that the man and his wife were eventually co-operative with police after the initial confrontation with the knives. “It was a critical incident that was quickly deescalated by the police on scene,” Wriggleworth said. “It was kind of surreal for a lot of people. I was in the building at the same time and to have the heightened security, it was the kind of thing you don’t think happens in good ol’ little Penticton,” Mayor Andrew Jakubeit said. He said a city employee was at the residence of the man in question earlier that day to shut off the power meter to his residence. “It was a little nerve-wracking for some of the staff and just kind of an eerie feeling,” Jakubeit said. “But it was dealt with right away very profes-
sionally by the RCMP and everything is back to normal.” There was heightened security, but operations continued at City Hall on Wednesday. “Any measures that we put in place were out of an abundance of caution and making sure our staff and the public were safe. That’s absolutely paramount. It was a nerve-wracking experience, but things are obviously back to normal operations now,” said Simone Blais, communications officer for the City of Penticton. City staff received two messages that were threatening in nature according to Blais. “There were no locked doors per se,” Blais said. “We had staff posted at entrances and exits just to monitor customers coming in and out. There was no incident.” There was a police presence on site Nov. 4 as an investigation was underway, and staff handed all related materials over to the RCMP. Blais said that it is not the first time the police have been called to City Hall in the last few years, if incidents get serious enough staff have procedures in place for events like this. Staff and employees at City Hall were advised that the man was released from cells on Nov. 5 and RCMP said he was “very calm and co-operative.” The man was taken to the Penticton Regional Hospital for a mental health assessment after his arrest. He was then released from the hospital into the custody of the RCMP and lodged in cells before being released with a court date on Dec. 16. An investigation is currently underway. A second residence was attended to by RCMP, which also had its power cut off and called City Hall, but did not make any threats police said.
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December 18, 1926 ~ October 14, 2015 Miny finished her earthly journey on October 14, 2015 at Haven Hill, Penticton. Her pilgrimage began December 18, 1926, in Steenwijkerwold, Holland. She married Hendrik ten Veen in 1946, and together with their first child, immigrated in 1953 to Smithers, Canada, leaving behind her parents, Willem and Sophie (Groen) Bos, her four brothers and two sisters. Until Henry’s passing in 1997, they lived in several different regions and towns throughout British Columbia, where both inside and outside the home, plants and flowers flourished under the care of her green thumb. Miny enjoyed swimming and working hard, especially baking, cooking, cleaning, knitting and sewing. She could never get enough of fishing or flowers! Miny moved to Penticton after marrying Dan Power on March 15, 2003. She leaves behind Dan and his family; a sister, Gea van Assenbergh, in Holland; seven great-grandchildren, nine grandchildren and four children—Victor & Lucille, Kamloops; Netty & Gordon Palmer, Calgary; Henny & David Thormoset, Calgary; Bill & Cheryl, Prince George. We celebrate her 88 years and final arrival home, reunited with son, grandson and countless others enjoying the love and grace of Jesus, our Saviour and Lord. Internment Peachland Cemetery Nov 7/15 @ 1:00 pm. Condolences may be sent to the family through www.providencefuneralhomes.com. 250-493-1774
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Deep pockets are going to be less of a factor in the next BC municipal election in 2018. Peter Fassbender, the minister for Community, Sport and Cultural Development introduced legislation this week that will put a cap on election spending by candidates running for mayor, councillor, electoral area director or school board trustee in any B.C. city, based on a sliding scale indexed to population. Under the new rules, candidates for Penticton mayor will have to limit their campaign spending to about $25,000 and council candidates to about $12,500 in 2018. That wouldn’t have made any difference in the 2014 Penticton election race, where Mayor Andrew Jakubeit won with a budget of $22,398 and the highest amount spent by an elected councillor was $8,282, well below the spending cap. In communities with a population over 10,000, mayoral candidates are capped at $1 per capita for the first 15,000 people, 55 cents per capita up to 150,000, 60 cents per capita for 150,000 to 200,000 and only 15 cents for communities larger than that. Councillors are limited to half those amounts. In communities with a population of 10,000 or less, a mayoral candidate would have a flat $10,000 campaign spending limit, and councillors would be limited to $5,000.
With a population of 11,280, according to the 2011 census, Summerland is just over the limit defining small communities; municipal candidates there would be capped at no more than $11,280 to run for mayor and $5,640 for a council or school board seat. Like Penticton, the spending limits would not have affected the 2014 election in Summerland, where Mayor Peter Waterman’s campaign was well below the spending limit with a total of $6,043. His mayor contenders David Gregory ($2,911) and Orv Robson, ($3,051) were also below the limit, though a fourth contender, Roch Fortin, might have had his wings clipped a little after spending $11,401 on his mayoral campaign. In Kelowna, Mayor Colin Basran might have had to cut back a bit having spent $76,452 on his campaign, when the limit would have been about $71,270. According to the report released by the special legislative committee on local election financing in June, 31 mayoral candidates and 69 council candidates across B.C. spent more last year than the proposed new limit will allow. Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart, who chaired the committee on local election financing as it toured the province earlier this year, said the limits are aimed to make running for local government “accessible and affordable,” while recognizing the vast difference between political campaigns
in large cities and those in small communities. Dermod Travis, executive director for Integrity B.C., said the sliding scale reflects the different needs of small and large communities. “It’s unfortunate the other half of the equation is not being tackled at the same time, which would be donations. But I think they’ve found a good middle for where those caps should be on expenses.” It will make it harder for wellfunded candidates to use advertising firepower to beat their opponents, he predicted. “You’re going to see less money getting spent, which means candidates have to raise less money. Which means that they’re actually going to have to campaign more in terms of meeting voters rather than buying ads.” Third-party advertisers are to be limited to spending no more than five per cent of the cap of a candidate within a 28-day campaign period, up to a cumulative maximum of $150,000 provincewide. The expense limits would apply from Jan. 1 of the election year until voting day. The committee’s recommendations, which were released in June 2015, have support of both the BC Liberals and NDP, as well as the Union of B.C. Municipalities. The government is taking public comments in a final round of consultations until Nov 27 before the bill is expected to pass.
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November 6 First Fridays at the Penticton Art Gallery is an open microphone event, starting at 7:30 p.m. Bring your songs, poems and stories to share or just come to be entertained. This is an all-ages, free event. Refreshments available by donation. Information at 250-493-2928.[106p] Friday social dance with Vince’s Orchestra at the South Main DropIn Centre, 2965 South Main St. starting at 7:30 p.m. $7 per person. singles lunch group for 65-plus seniors meets at
noon. Meet new friends and chat. Call 250-4965980 or 250-770-8622 for more info. eagles club has Friday Night Live dinner at 5 p.m. and entertainment at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome. south Main drop-in Centre has Tai Chi at 10:30 a.m. and Mah Jong at 1 p.m. [fr] anavets has their kitchen open from noon to 4 p.m., mixed doubles at 7 p.m. Karaoke with Candy at 7:30 p.m. royal canadian legion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m. Steak or rib dinner at 5:30 p.m.
elks club on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. Funtime Dancers upstairs at 7 p.m. al-anon Meets at the Bethel Pentecostal Church at 945 Main St. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272. the oliver senior Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. Everyone welcome. okanagan Falls legion has meat draws and 50-50 draws on Friday and Saturday at 5 p.m.[107s] the oliver seniors’ Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo at 1 p.m.
every Friday and regular drop-in pool Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:30 p.m.[091c] alcoholics anonyMous has Nooners meetings Monday to Friday noon at 1265 Fairview Rd. Call service 24 hours is 250-490-9216. Friends group meets at Bethel Church at 7:30 p.m., 945 Main St. The Summerland group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement.
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alcoholics anonyMous has daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours). the oliver seniors’ Centre, 5876 Airport St., has dancing at 10 a.m. to the Oliver Seniors Volunteer Band.[0912c] eagles club has member appreciation day, burgers and fries at noon, beaver races at 4 p.m. charity bottle drive with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital paediatric ward, SPCA, Critteraid and the Summerland food bank. Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays at Penticton and Summerland IGA stores. royal canadian legion branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., beef dip lunch at 11 a.m., meat draw and Ladies Auxiliary 50/50 draw at 2 p.m. anavets has the kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon, drop-in pool at noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment by Diane Ball at 6:30 p.m.[sa]
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everyone is welcoMe to the Penticton Legion Ladies Auxiliary pancake breakfast in the hall from 8:30 a.m. till noon. For $5 you get pancakes, ham, sausage, orange juice and coffee and 50 cents more will get you strawberries and cream.[108p] coMe dance to the greatest dance music ever made with DJ Emil from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Main DropIn Centre, 2965 South Main St. $3 per person, all welcome.[su] royal canadian legion branch 40 has meat and 50-50 draws at 2 p.m. in the hall, 502 Martin St. elks club on Ellis Street has dog races at 2 p.m., food draw and door prizes, Last Man Standing, pool and darts. okanagan Falls legion has Sunday Funday with bingo, horse races, hot dogs.[10p] lakelands church holds Sunday services at 1265 Fairview Rd. (the Greek Orthodox Church) at 10:30 a.m. Everyone welcome. For more info contact info@ lakelandschurch.com. anavets has horse races and meat draws at 2 p.m. Hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch. survivorship’s Flea Market runs every
Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. weather permitting at Fairview Plaza, 1652 Fairview Rd. For info, call 250-493-6604.
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November 9 FoodFlicks, Fall edition: eat.drink.watch. discuss on Nov. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Centre of Excellence, Okanagan College Penticton, 583 Duncan Ave W. Tackle big topics with food, drink, and conversation, brought to you by FarmFolk, CityFolk, Slow Food Thompson Okanagan, and Okanagan College’s Food, Wine and Tourism program. This season’s theme is food wastage, featuring the awardwinning film Just Eat It. After the film we will host a facilitated discussion bringing ideas raised in the film into context for our region. Panelists will answer questions and give practical advice on practical ways to address food waste in the Okanagan. More info at foodflicksfall2015.eventbrite.ca.[109p] Floor curling every Monday from 1:30 to 3 p.m., with coffee after, at the Seniors’ Recreation Centre, 439 Winnipeg St.[102s] south Main drop-in Centre has improver line dance at 9 a.m., Scrabble and Mah Jong at 10 a.m., carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., intermediate line dance and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m. Drop-in computer help from 1 to 3 p.m.[mo] anavets have their kitchen open at noon. Pool and dart leagues at 7 p.m. elks club on Ellis Street has American crib at 7 p.m. and pub league darts at 7:30 p.m. royal canadian legion branch 40 has lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., dart dolls at 11 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m., Fitness Friends Ladies Fitness class at 10:30 a.m. Veterans’ lunch at noon. iode thriFt shop at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Clothing, kitchenwares, China items and more. line dancing at the Oliver Senior Centre at 7 p.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778439-2070 for more info. Fraternal order oF the Eagles has league darts at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St.
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calendar Weekly support group at the Penticton Regional Hospital Mood Clinic for family or friends of any person who has a mental illness from noon to 1 p.m. Call 250-4937338 for details.
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November 10 BroWn Bag lectures return every Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton Museum Auditorium. This week’s lecture is by Tom Beardsley with The Sinking of the SS Lusitania in 1915. Suggested donation for admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children and includes include coffee, tea and confections. Everyone welcome.[10c] the penticton concert Band practices weekly, September through June from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Intermediate to advanced players welcome to audition. Call musical director Dave Brunelle for more information or visit www.pentictonconcertband.ca.[092s] Mixed fall Bridge at the Penticton Golf and Country Club on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. starting Nov. 3. Make up a table and join, if you don’t have a foursome, put your name on the spare list. For more information, call 250493-0203.[103s] contract Bridge at St. Stephen Anglican Church in Summerland every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun, refreshments available. For more information, please call Sheila at 250494-8996.[106s] penticton tune-agers choir practice with conductor Gordon Dawson on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Shatford Centre 760 Main St. Over 50 and enjoy singing? Come and check us out, or call Gordon at 250-492-9844.[098s]
toastMasters, Where leaders are made. Drop in to South Okanagan Toastmasters any Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 5876 Airport St., Oliver. See and hear what we are all about. Contact Bill at 250-485-0006 or stillbill938@gmail.com. anavets has pool and dart leagues at 7 p.m., Wing specials from 3 to 6 p.m. yoga Meditation/vegetarian supper is upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Donations accepted. Everyone welcome. p e n t i c t o n toastMasters Meet from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 200 of the Shatford Centre, 760 Main St. Have you ever want to improve your public speaking skills? More information at 2392. toastmastersclubs.org.[0915s] vispassana (insight) Meditation for beginners or mature practitioners every Tuesday evening from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Please call Debora for details at 250-462-7340 Everyone welcome. south Main drop-in Centre has ultra-beginner line dance at 9 a.m., social bridge at 9:15 a.m., sing-along at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m., knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m., square dance sessions from 6 to 9 p.m. tops B.c. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance. Meetings are downstairs. Phone Pat at 250-493-7887 or Sally at 250-492-6556. fraternal order of the Eagles has drop-in euchre at 7 p.m. Mental Wellness centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. elks on ellis Street has yoga at 6:30 p.m.,
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Tuesday Dart League and 10-card crib at 7 p.m. royal canadian legion has an executive meeting at 10 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., service officer at 1 p.m. and wings night at 6 p.m. Jam contest hosted by the Surf Cats at 7 p.m. the south okanagan and Similkameen MS Society has an informal coffee group that meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre. For more info, call Sherry at 250-4936564 or email sherry. wezner@mssociety.ca. penticton photography cluB welcomes all photographers for slide shows, speakers, tips and networking every
fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shatford Centre. More info at pentictonphotoclub@gmail.com. $5 drop-in, $50/year.[tu04] 890 Wing of South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. Mother-to-Mother Breastfeeding support
with the Penticton/ Summerland chapter of La Leche League Canada. Meetings on the third and fourth Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 250494-1894 or email pentictonlllc@gmail.com for the location of the meeting. All mothers
and babies are welcome. More info at www.lllc.ca.[tu034] alcoholics anonyMous young at Heart group at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. Call/text Guy at 250-460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798. al-anon for friends and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at the Concordia Lutheran Church, 2800 South Main St. Call 250-4909272 for information.
UPCOMING EVENTS the penticton legion Ladies Auxiliary will cater a lunch in the hall at 502 Martin St. after the Remembrance Day ceremonies on Nov.
11, which start at 10:30 a.m. at the Trade and Convention Centre.[1p] holly tea and bake sale at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Martin St. and Wade Ave., on Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Speciality shortbread, Christmas crafts and jewelry.[14p] christMas kettle volunteer orientation night on Nov. 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Salvation Army Church, South Main Street. As The Salvation Army embarks on its Christmas campaign, it counts on the goodwill of volunteers to make Christmas memorable for people who need care, two-hour shifts are available at various
locations around town from November 21 to December 24.[17p] the south Main Drop-In Centre will be presenting their Christmas Crafts Galore craft fair on Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.[12p] the penticton hospital Auxiliary has two fundraisers, starting with Plan your Dream trip raffle. First prize is a trip for two anywhere WestJet flies plus $500. Tickets are $5 each and are available at the Hospital Gift Shop. Draw will take place Dec. 21. The group is also looking for volunteers in December to gift wrap at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre. Call 250-490-9786 for more information.[12p]
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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the finance of a 2015 Sierra 2500/3500HD 1SA Double Cab 4X2, Sierra 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1SA, Terrain SLE-1 AWD, Acadia SLE-1 AWD. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. * Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between November 3rd and November 30th, 2015. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on select new or demonstrator 2015 GMC vehicles excluding Yukon, Yukon XL, Sierra 2500 HD Diesel, Savana, Canyon 2SA and Canyon 4x4. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $45,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $535.71 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $45,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight, air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA/movable property registry fees, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. †† $11,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $10,000 Cash Credit (tax exclusive) available on 2015 GMC Sierra HD Gas models (excluding HD Gas Double Cab 1SA 4x2), $1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $10,000 credit, which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. † $10,380 is a combined total credit consisting of a $3,000 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) $5,195 Cash Credit (tax exclusive) available on 2015 GMC Sierra Double Cab 1SA 4WD models, $1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive), $750 manufacturer-to-dealer Elevation Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Sierra 1SA Elevation Edition with 5.3L Engine and a $435 manufacturer-to-dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on any 2015 GMC Sierra Elevation double cab all-wheel drive with a 5.3L engine, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $5,630 credit, which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ¥ Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between November 3rd and November 30th, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA, Sierra Light Duty and Heavy Duty); $1,000 credit available on all GMC Sierras. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ‡‡ $5,000/$1,750 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000/$750 Owner Cash (tax inclusive), $3,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Sierra Light Duty Double Cab and a $1,000/$1,000 manufacturer to dealer finance cash (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Sierra 1500/Terrain, which is available for finance offers only and cannot be combined with special lease rates and cash purchase. ‡ $4,950/$4,750 is a combined total credit consisting of $750/$750 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and a $4,200/$4,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Terrain SLE-1 FWD/Acadia SLE-1 FWD, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $4,200/$4,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes Terrain SLE-1 AWD/Acadia SLE-1 AWD. ** Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov).
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