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Slide closes highway, again Tara Bowie Review Staff
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Piper Patrick Buchanan plays the colour party back to the Legion following Remembrance Day ceremonies in Keremeos.
Despite extensive work this past spring and summer, heavy rains helped bring down large rocks on Highway 3 Monday evening. The slide happened about 4:20 p.m. Monday evening. All three lanes were closed for about four hours. One lane was reopened at about 8 p.m. The ministry stated if conditions changed that lane would be closed overnight. About five cubic metres of rock debris fell in the west lane. Ministry crews were on site Monday night. A geotechnical assessment was expected to be completed first thing Tuesday morning. A ministry spokesperson told the Review the entire roadway could not be reopened before the geotechnical assessment. “Road will be closed until geo tech assessment is complete to ensure it will be safe for travel,” the spokesperson stated in an email Monday evening.
Before it reopened, traffic was re-routed meaning many motorists determined on making their destinations were forced to back track a significant distance. East travelling traffic was detoured into Princeton to Highway 5A and traffic at Osoyoos and Penticton/ Kaleden Junction will be detoured via Highway 97/97C. The news of the slide travelled quickly through news social media sites with many locals voicing frustration. “Well good thing we are not going anywhere. They have been going to fix that for months here we go again,” a commenter on the Review Facebook page stated. At least three significant slides have taken place in the last two years on that stretch of highway about nine kilometres west of Keremeos The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure completed the second phase of a twophase project to reduce the impact of slides just last month. In the last year the minis-
try has removed about 35,000 cubic metres of rock debris and dug a ditch more than a half-kilometre long to create a large catchment area. Phase one of the project saw the construction of a three-metre high concrete block wall in the west slow lane to increase rock catchment. Prior to this slide the last major slide occurred in early December 2014 when rocks came tumbling down. The slide occurred about 3:40 p.m. meaning some children were stranded in Keremeos and not able to return home from school. The community and the school pitched in and found places for the students to stay. The highway was closed overnight and not reopened until about noon the next day. Previous to that slide, a major slide occurred in January 2014 bringing down boulders the size of pickup trucks that came crashing down onto the roadway hitting several vehicles and hospitalizing one person.
High school student cooking up hot lunches for other students Tara Bowie Review Staff
Grade 12 student Elijah Vesprey is getting a real world experience right in his own high school cafeteria. Elijah, who is in the high school apprentice chef program, has taken on the large task of feeding Cawston Primary School students a hot lunch once a week. “It’s cool. I enjoy it,” he said. “I want to be a chef so this is perfect training.” Although Similkameen Elementary Secondary School has had a credit cafeteria program for students the last several years, this is the first time in School Board #53 that one school is making lunch for another. “It’s pretty exciting and a real learning experience for Elijah,” teacher Nicola Haamers said. Haamers oversees Elijah but allows him to come up with the menu, prepare and cook the food. So far this year the menu has consisted of macaroni and cheese with a salad, chili with a bun, grilled cheese with
tomato soup. “We want it to be a mix of things so the kids don’t get bored,” he said.
Elijah cooks and packages about 100 meals for the school one day a week. They keep the meals hot by packaging them and them covering them in blankets while they are transported to the school. In the New Year they are hoping to increase it two days a week. “It’s a pretty big undertaking for Elijah. We hope to keep this program going as long as we have apprentices at the school,” Haamers said. In addition to making the Cawston Primary School lunch, Elijah also helps out in the cafeteria kitchen. About 25 students in the Grade 11/12 cafeteria course prepare lunch for about 300 to 350 students each day. Elijah plans to continue his culinary arts studies in university next year.
Elijah Vesprey
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2nd MON: Communities for Kids OK Falls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr., 250-498-8433 for more info. TUESDAY: South Okanagan Toastmasters 7 - 9 p.m. at Best Western in Osoyoos. Call 498-4412, 499-2144. TUESDAY: Bingo at the Senior Citizenís Centre on Willow St. 1p.m. (except last Tues.). 3RD TUESDAY: Legion Branch #227 Gen Meeting 7 p.m. Jack Hill Room, OK Falls. WED. & SAT.: Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Seniorís Centre. WEDNESDAY: Join the Stroke Recovery Club for stroke survivors and caregivers, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society office, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. 1st WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls. 3rd WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting, Falls Community Centre. Call Betty for more info - 497-6665. THURSDAY: Bridge 1 p.m. Seniors Centre. THURSDAY: Crib 7 p.m. Seniors Centre. THURSDAY: Computer classes 9 a.m. Seniorís Centre. FRIDAY: Arts group painting 1- 3 p.m. FRIDAY: Whist 7 p.m. 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY: A Wellness Clinic is held at the Seniors Centre, on Willow Street, 9 to 11 a.m. Have your blood pressure, heart and weight checked by a retired registered nurse. Open to everyone. 1st FRIDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw. 3rd FRIDAY: OK Falls Legion Ladies Auxiliary Steak Fry Dinner 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw. FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: The Okanagan Falls Legion Branch #227 has meat draws from 5:00 p.m. SATURDAY: OK Falls Legion Branch #227, Dinner and Dance 6:00 pm. 1st SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls. 3rd SATURDAY: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St.
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MONDAY: N.A. meets at 7:30 p.m. at the South Similkameen Health Centre. MONDAY: Keremeos Bellringers, 7:30 pm, Cawston United Church, for info call Herma @ 499-5292, Joan @ 499-2450. 4th MONDAY: Orchard Haven - Friends and family council monthly meetings. Making a difference to residential care. MON, WED, FRI: Boot Camp 6 - 7 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Annette 499-2238 2nd TUESDAY: Similkameen COPS, 7 p.m., Ranch Restaurant. Ben Gumm for info 499-0216 TUESDAY: Tumble Bumble, 10:00 - 11:30 am upstairs at the Legion Hall. AGes 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. TUESDAY: Every 2nd, Caregiver Group, Activity Room, Orchard Haven 1:30 - 3 p.m. For info 499-3020 TUESDAY: AA Meetings, 7:30 p.m., in the Health Center Activity Room, info call Diane 499-1177 or Bill 499-5995 TUESDAY: Handguns 5:30 pm Fly Tying/22 Shoot, 7 pm, KCSA Club House. More info call 250-499-7027. Nov. to Mar. WEDNESDAY: Mother Goose 10:00-11:30 am, Strong Start at Cawston Primary. Ages 0-6. For info 499-2352 ext. 106. WEDNESDAY: Qigong exercise 9 a.m. Cawston Church Hall. 499-7852 for information. WEDNESDAY: Kyokushin Karate at Legion Hall from 5 - 7 p.m. Phone Lyle for info 292-8565. WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in attendance. Dr. referrals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550. WEDNESDAY: Keremeos Search & Rescue meetings, 7 pm, little brown building behind the Village Office. WEDNESDAY: Songster Sing-a-long, 10 - 11:15 am, Keremeos Seniors Centre, Starts October 8th. 1st THURSDAY: South Similkameen Museum Society Meeting, 7 pm, at the Ecumenical Church in Keremeos THURSDAY: Tumble Bumble, 3:00 - 4:30 pm upstairs at the Legion. Ages 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: Positively Pregnant, 10:00 - 11:30 am at the Family Centre. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: AA meetings at 7:30 pm Health Centre activity room. Info. call Eleanor 499-5982 or Hugh 499-2273 THURSDAY: KCSA Monthly meetings the last Thursday of each month at clubhouse 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY: Afternoon dances at the Keremeos Seniors Centre from 1:30 - 4 p.m (starts in October). Whist 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm THURSDAY: Weight Watchers, 5 pm, Elks Hall. More info call Sarah at 250-499-2878. THURSDAY: Learning about Stroke by the SOSBI. FREE Starting April 24th. Call 250-490-0613 for more information. FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Call Georgina at 499-0202 FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Keremeos Seniors Centre Bingo, 1:00 pm. - THURSDAYS until October. SUNDAY: KCSA Trap Shooting, 10:00 am to ?, Weather permitting. SUNDAY: AA Meeting at 10:00 am in the Health Center Activity Room. Info call Eleanor at 499-5982 or Marilyn 250-506-3026. 3RD SUNDAY: Legion General Meeting. 2:00 p.m. Keremeos Legion Hall. 3rd MONDAY: Kars Under the K Meeting, 7:00 pm, Meeting Room at Health Center, Call Marcel Morin for info 499-7775. 2nd TUESDAY: Can-Do General Meetings. Everyone Welcome. Phone 499-2420 for more information. 1ST WEDNESDAY: Regular meeting of the Keremeos Seniors Centre, at 2 p.m. Keremeos. 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY: Search & Rescue meet 7-9 p.m., 8th Ave. & 4th St. Call 499-6067 or 499-5429. 2ND WEDNESDAY: The Similkameen Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Keremeos Seniors Centre, 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY: The Royal Purple Lodge meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Info: 499-7073. LAST THURSDAY: KCSA Club meeting. 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. 1ST SUNDAY: Jam Session. Keremeos Seniors Centre. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. Starts in September. 499-0112.
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KEREMEOS SENIORS CENTRE ACTIVITIES: Flu Shots: Nov. 24, 9-Noon Activities Include: Carpet Bowling, Indoor curling, Floor shuffle board, Bridge, Cribbage, Mens & Ladies Billiards...
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invites you to our lunch & loonie auction 12:00 noon, 1st Wednesday of every month at Keremeos Elk’s Hall Everyone Welcome!
Elks & Royal Purple Friday Night Bingo Doors Open at 5:30 pm
No Lunch in August (too Hot)!
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Proceeds to local charity.
An octopus in captivity is regularly given puzzles to solve in order to challenge them, otherwise they get bored and can become naughty!
The Keremeos Branch is located at 638 - 7th Avenue. Ph: (250)499-2313
We have LEGO Builders Club in the Keremeos Library every month! Children ages 7 and up can register for this free program at 250-499-2313 or visit the library for more details.
HEDLEY
TUESDAY: Once a month Soup and Sandwich. Hedley Seniors’ Center on Scott Ave. THURSDAY: Library 2 pm - 7 pm Hedley Seniors’ Center, free computer use. 1ST MONDAY: Hedley Heritage Museum meeting, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum, Everyone welcome to attend. 2ND SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast, Hedley Seniors’ Center, 8:00 am to 10:00 am. 3RD MONDAY: Monthly meeting at Seniors’ Center, 2 pm. 3RD MONDAY: Community Club meeting at 7 pm at the Club. DAILY: Coffee & good conversation at the Seniors’ Center 6:30 am - 8 am. Every Mon./Wed./Sat. Exercise at 9 am. SUNDAY: Church Service at 9:30 am, Hedley Grace Church. Sunday school for the children. SUNDAY: Hedley Farmers Market 9-1, July - Oct. DAILY: Hedley Heritage Museum - Closed for season - open in May. TUESDAY & THURSDAY: Exercise at 9:00 am.
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Food bank moves ahead with holiday food/gift collection Tara Bowie Review Staff
The Keremeos Cawston food bank is preparing for a possible increase of people in need this holiday season. It was announced earlier this fall that the long running Christmas hamper program folded and no one at this point has stepped up to take over running the much needed program in the community. The program offered special Christmas hampers to more than 100 people in need during the holidays. “We will be having a Christmas dinner like we do every year,” Ingrid Percival of the food bank said. “We’re not sure if numbers will change we’re just going to keep on going.” Each month there are anywhere between 80 to 90 hampers given out at the food bank which represents between 130 to 140 people. Percival said this past summer less people used the food bank than usual. She wasn’t sure why but saw it as a good sign. “People are out working so maybe that’s why there’s less. But during the winter there are added costs,” she said. Volunteers from the food bank will be putting out collection cans in local businesses and establishments to help collect money for holiday groceries. “People tend to be more generous during the Christmas season. But there are some people who say they don’t give to the food bank and a lot of people don’t seem to understand that almost everyone is a pay check away from needing the food bank,” she said. The food bank will continue to partner with Valley First to collect groceries and financial donations. Valley First holds the annual Feed the Valley Holiday program.
FREE FLU CLINICS Get your Free Flu shot at: PENtICtoN Penticton seniors Drop-In Centre 2965 South Main Street
SUmmERLaNd st. John’s lutheran Church 15244 N. Victoria Road
okaNagaN FaLLS okanagan Falls seniors Centre 1128 Willow Street Friday Nov. 20, 10am - 1pm
kEREmEoS Keremeos senior Centre
421 - 7th Avenue Tuesday Nov. 24, 9am - 12noon The food bank will most likely see an increase of need this holiday season as the Christmas hamper program has shut down.
Members and staff are encouraged to take a holiday tag and return it with a gift or food item to help a child or senior in need this holiday season. Valley First in Keremeos will display a decorated Christmas Tree (or designated holiday space) with holiday tags, each representing a child or senior in the local community, and food tags representing the most wanted Christmas food hamper items in our local food banks.
Mayor calling for change in funding for small libraries Tara Bowie Review Staff
hEdLEy snaza’ist Discovery Centre
161 Snaza’ist Drive Wednesday Nov. 18, 2pm - 3:30pm
PRINCEtoN senior Citizens Centre Branch 30 hall 162 Angela Avenue
oLIvER oliver seniors’ Centre 5876 Airport Street
oSoyooS osoyoos seniors’ Centre 17 Park Place
Mayor Manfred Bauer is hoping the province will re-look at the way it funds libraries especially those in communities under 5,000. “The funding formula is really unfair to rural communities,” he said. The funding formula which is based on a variation of population and property values often leaves small communities struggling to keep libraries open. Bauer recently spoke to MLA Linda Larson about the issue and plans to write a resolution to be presented at SILGA and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. The province has not increased funding to libraries in 10 years. As a result of not receiving increased funding the ORL went through an in depth review and is now implementing funding changes. Those funding changes have directly impacted the Keremeos Library. The study showed that the Keremeos library receives about $30,000 too much, meaning a reduction of hours might need to take place to balance the budget. A tentative plan has been put in place
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that would see taxpayers in Area B, Area G (excluding Hedley) and Keremeos see an increase of about $8 to $10 a year to keep the library open the same number of hours each week. “At the meeting (recent library meeting) what the other directors and myself heard and saw is that the public supports that we compensate the library,” Bauer said. The ORL has stated they will present a report from the recent library meeting to Keremeos, Area B and Area G by midDecember. Regardless if a report is received a decision to raise taxes to compensate the library
Keremeos home to fastest car charger The Similkameen Valley’s first electric vehicle fast charging station has opened in Keremeos. The station is located just north of the village office on 4th Street. The station was installed as part of an initiative supported by BC Hydro, the province, the federal government and various municipal and industry stakeholders to increase electric vehicle refuelling infrastructure The station is equipped with both the CHAdeMO and SAE combo fast charging standards and will be able to serve most electric vehicles including the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Spark EV and BMW i3.
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The Tesla Model S may also be charged at this station but will require a special adaptor. The station will be able to charge electric vehicles up to 80 per cent in about 30 minutes time, which is significantly less compared to other electric vehicle charging stations in the Similkameen Valley and surrounding areas. Users of this station will pay for charging transactions through a preregistered account with a company called Greenlots Sky Network, which offer a flexible station management platform through their Smartphone app.
board has to be made by the end of 2015 or staffing will be cut. Bauer said although the decision will be discussed thoroughly at Keremeos council, the official vote to implement a regional service bylaw takes place at Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen. Bauer also recently raised issues to MLA Larson about the ongoing issue with people living at the riverbed in the warm months and challenges of meeting with the ministry to discuss possible solutions and a request to have street lights converted over to LED to save the municipality money and other issues.
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Flu shots are safe, effective, and free for many groups including: • People 65 years and older and their caregivers/household contacts • All children age 6 to 59 months of age • Household contacts and caregivers of infants and children 0-59 months of age • Aboriginal people • Children and adults with chronic health conditions and their household contacts • And more … to view a full list of those who can get their flu shot for free visit www.interiorhealth.ca/ FluClinics The flu (influenza) is highly contagious. Getting your flu shot protects you and those around you – at home, school and work.
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Too sad to live
Amanda Todd’s video and suicide at age 15 became an international symbol for the dangers of online bullying.
Instruction to protect children from “cyberbullying” should be included in B.C.’s new school curriculum, according to a new report from the province’s independent child welfare and privacy officers. The B.C. government’s school anti-bullying program was put in place in June 2012. Four months later, 15-year-old Amanda Todd posted a video of her online treatment before she killed herself at her Port Coquitlam home, putting an international face on the dangers faced by young people socializing online. In 2013, Nova Scotia teen Rehtaeh Parsons was also driven to suicide after explicit pictures of her were circulated on social media. Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham surveyed the laws and strategies in place inside and outside B.C. since then. “The circumstances leading to the deaths of these two young women highlight the significant pain and suffering young people can endure when they are faced with repeated cruel treatment by their peers through online means,” Denham and Turpel-Lafond conclude. Their report, presented Friday to the B.C. government, calls for more measures in schools in addition to the ERASE (Expect Respect And a Safe Education) strategy put in place in 2012. That strategy provides for anonymous reporting by students or parents of bullying, either online or in person. The report calls for the education ministry to “ensure that developmentally appropriate learning objectives about cyberbullying and digital citizenship be included in the provincial school curriculum and delivered to all school-age children as soon as possible.” Education Minister Mike Bernier said Friday the new school curriculum, which began implementation this fall, already includes “a focus on bullying behaviour and discrimination starting in Grade 4.” Bernier said in a statement the ministry has developed resources for teachers, with course objectives for different grades “about cyberbullying, internet safety, privacy and security, relationships and communication.” Denham and Turpel-Lafond cite research showing that 99 per cent of young people have online access outside of school, and that by Grade 11, more than half sleep with their phones nearby so they can exchange messages at night. They caution against parental efforts to monitor young people’s communications around the clock, or to cut off their access. “For young people, halting use of social media, websites, cellphones or email accounts is an impractical solution,” the report states. “It would be equivalent to house arrest and social deprivation.” - Tom Fletcher
Green shift returns, goes global
VICTORIA – We will soon learn what Premier Christy Clark and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have in mind for Canada’s renewed effort to influence climate change. As they prepare to join the 40,000 people jetting to Paris for the next big United Nations summit to deal with human impact on the world’s weather, here is some context for what is to come in December and beyond. Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion served as environment minister under former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin. Then, as Liberal leader, Dion’s proposed “green shift” carbon tax was pivotal only in ending his leadership. With a majority government this time, he promises the entire federal cabinet will be involved. Dion gave a revealing interview to The Globe and Mail last week about his experience in government. “The old system was to give the file of the environment to the minister of the environment and say, ‘deal with it, be the hero of the environment groups, but don’t bother us
because we have national carbon tax jobs to create and use the proceeds and an economy to eliminate child to grow’,” Dion poverty. said. “That will This concept is not work.” back, on a global It certainly scale. If you’ve been didn’t work, to the movies lately, which is not you may have seen TOM FLETCHER surprising a slick animated since Dion commercial is admitting sponsored by the the Liberals UN, featuring considered the animals running environment ministry a mere the world from the seats of the public relations tool. This was General Assembly. “We have the period when Canada signed a plan,” trumpets the elegant on to the Kyoto Protocol, then llama at the podium, not only pretended to care about it as to fix climate change but to the United States rejected it in eliminate poverty as well. a unanimous vote of Congress. One problem with Kyoto We now understand more was that it left emerging about those environmental economies like China and India groups, most funded by U.S. untouched. And while Canada billionaires to target the endures false allegations of Canadian oil and gas industry subsidizing fossil fuels, actual while the U.S. booms. Their subsidies are huge in petrotactics were on display in the states like Venezuela, Saudi defeat of the Keystone XL Arabia, Iran, Algeria and oil pipeline to the U.S., with Indonesia, where gasoline arguments that even President sells on average at a third of Barack Obama acknowledged Canadian prices. were exaggerated. China and India’s carbon Dion’s ill-fated “green shift” emissions have about tripled wasn’t just about greenhouse since the Kyoto public relations gases. He intended to impose a gesture in 1997. That growth is
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one reason why Canada’s share of global emissions has now fallen to below two per cent. Here in B.C., Clark intends to unveil her “Climate 2.0” plan before heading to Paris. We’ll see if it includes another increase in B.C.’s vaunted carbon tax, which now translates to about seven cents on a litre of gasoline. Even without carbon taxes, about a third of the pump price Canadians pay is federal, provincial and local tax. In Metro Vancouver, it’s closer to 40 per cent. In Venezuela, a big winner in the Keystone XL decision, gas sells for around two cents a litre. The B.C. government admits its post-carbon tax reduction in greenhouse gas emissions was largely due to the global recession of 2008-09. Now with crude oil at historic low prices, B.C.’s carbon tax is a weak signal lost in the noise of a world-wide glut of oil and gas. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc
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“Now I understand that my purpose is to love” Art Martens living significantly.ca
Sitting at the round table in our sun room this week, Richmond attorney Veronica Armstrong talked about her life and her legal practice. She had given a free presentation on wills and personal planning at the Hedley Seniors’ Centre Saturday evening. Linda and I invited her to come for coffee before returning to her home Monday morning. “My husband and I moved to Canada from South Africa in 1998,” she told us. “Our home was in Johannesburg, a leading financial centre at the time. We came for our three children. There was a lot of crime. We didn’t want them to have to look over their shoulders all the time.” As with many immigrants, the move proved to be difficult for her. Having experienced the end of Apartheid, she had very much wanted to be part of the transition to a more equitable society. Not knowing many people in her new community, she felt deeply lonely. Also, in spite of solid legal experience in the financial realm in South Africa, finding employment in Canada was challenging. Veronica is fluent in English and Afrikaans, and also speaks enough Cantonese to get by. “In South Africa I worked for a huge bank,” she said. “I was head of the bank’s international legal division. When I looked for work in Canada, employers intimated I had come from some remote backwater. The only job I could get initially was at a Taco Time.” In 1999 the B.C. Securities Commission advertised a position. The competition had actually closed a week earlier, but she called and asked if she could still apply. When she told them she had considerable experience with derivatives, they
instructed her to fax her resume immediately. They were looking at applications that afternoon. Veronica was hired and worked for the Commission from 19992007, then joined a start-up company in real estate. When the crash of 2008 killed the company, she founded her own law practice, Veronica Armstrong Law Corporation, and started over. Her focus now is primarily on wills and personal planning, including power of attorney and representative agreements. She also does some small business contracts. All her clients, many of whom are women, come to her by referral. “Sometimes they just need to talk about their planning,” she said. “When they know they have done it right, they can relax.” I asked Veronica what basic counsel she has for people. “Wills aren’t important just for people up in age,” she said. “It‘s a good idea for younger people to have a will too. Also, review the will, especially when there has been a major change such as a birth or a death in the family. Begin to have a conversation with the executor of your will or whoever has the power of attorney. Make your wishes known. Deal with legal and financial matters.” “It’s also a good idea to have a Representative Agreement,” she continued. “This puts in writing your wishes concerning personal care and health care.” Legal advice is important so it’s done right, she suggested. We then went on to ask Veronica further about her interests and activities away from her office. She smiled broadly as she talked with great enthusiasm about her three children. There was also excitement in her voice when she told us about her role in music at the
Veronica Armstrong on a recent visit to Hedley.
church she attends. “There are about 3,000 families,” she said. “We have people from the Philippines, Goa (India), Africa and China, as well as many Caucasians.” She sings in two choirs and leads one church choir. Music is a joy and she continues to take voice lessons. Sensing her excitement when she talked
about the church involvement, it was easy to conclude this is where she finds a great deal of inclusion and fulfillment. When I asked about her purpose in life, she said, “I tried to figure this out for about a year. Now I understand that my purpose is to love. I smile at people a lot when
I’m out walking. Some smile back. Some probably think I’m crazy.” When we bade her goodbye, she smiled and gave us each a warm hug. An attorney whose interest goes far beyond wills and contracts, she does indeed love people. It’s easy to smile when Veronica smiles.
There’s more than one way to tell a whopper There are fish stories. And there are fish stories. The DeMeer family – which at times has been bound together with little more than hooks, lines and sinkers – has a large archive of angling tales. My favorite ones reside in dusty tomes – memories of carrying smelly little boys from the dock up the dark stairs to their cottage beds above the boat house on Balsam Lake in Ontario’s Kawarthas, after they’d fallen asleep in camp chairs with fingers still clutching their poles and muttering “Just one more cast. Just one more cast.” A close finalist in the best fishing memories category unfolded on the same dock one July Friday evening, when a quartet of bearded and disgruntled (also smelly) men disembarked from a small boat and stumped off towards their own campfires. A distant voice called: Get anything? One of the fishers shouted: Squat. We got squat. A six-year-old DeMeer, clutching a Styrofoam container of worms and looking up with admiration at the bedraggled group jumped with excitement. “Squat? I didn’t know there was Squat in this lake!” He’s always been the most passionate, some could say freakish, of the boys about
Creek but don’t look at me. fishing. No doubt there exists a I didn’t come up with the spectrum with an explanation. name.) From a young age he fished in A destination for trout every condition. Hurricane winds, fishers from across the thunder, lightning, debilitated province Whiteman’s was from flu, or enveloped in a literally in our own backyard mushroom cloud of mosquitos. and there wasn’t an inch of The mantra was always the same. that shoreline, not one rock, Just one more cast. ANDREA DEMEER not one pool or rapid or eddy, One of the things that’s most that the boys didn’t know surprising about the way the boys old dog intimately. pursued their fishing interests as new tricks They understood every they got older is the levels of “spot” on the river that was subterfuge they are willing to prime for fishing, and they plumb for success. Fishing stories? Some of them ought to be protected that knowledge like it was the recipe for Coca-Cola, or the codes to the written by Tom Clancy. Serious fishing is not the way you’d missile silos. Rule number one: never admit to another be forgiven for imagining it – a healthy and social out-of-doors activity that lends angler on the creek that you have caught a itself to making friends with similar interests, fish at a “spot.” A natural opening for fishers enjoying a shared knowledge of nature and meeting along the bank is the seeminglyskills and celebrating one another’s triumphs, innocent question: Any luck? Nope. Nada. Nothing. commiserating with common defeat. I have witnessed my teenage son declare Camping, maybe that’s more like camping. Fishing DeMeer style is cutthroat, “not even a nibble” to complete and well meaning strangers, while just behind him suspicious, and always highly secretive. This first began to develop near our home a 28” steelhead is doing backflips under a in Ontario, at a popular trout fishing venue hastily-arranged rain poncho. The same child has been known to attempt about a kilometer from town – Whiteman’s Creek. (Yeah, it’s really called Whiteman’s stuffing a chain full of eaters down his pants,
on his way back to the truck, in attempt to hide the location of a good “spot.” Rule number two: protect a good spot at all costs, even if it means misdirecting others to “spots” that are complete duds. Heard some guys were doing pretty good up near the bridge this morning. (No one ever caught a fish up near the bridge. Even I know that.) Another method often employed by the boys, when trying to discourage other fishers from lingering, is for one of them to shift into wild-cast gear. That middle boy – the freakish one – is best at it, possibly because some of the biggest catches in his young life include the dog, and a large inflatable raft piloted by five - eventually hysterical – teenaged girls. When he starts casting recklessly all who value sight in both their eyes give him a wide berth. Naturally the Similkameen Valley, with its almost embarrassing abundance of rivers and lakes, provides endless opportunities for the boys to pursue their hobby. We have dined – and lunched and breakfasted – on more fresh trout in the past year than we consumed all told in the previous two decades. Would love to tell you where we are getting all that fish. But then someone would have to kill me.
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Letter writer unhappy with Remembrance Day coverage To the Editor: I attended the Remembrance Day Services, as I have each and every year, regardless of the city, town or village I’m residing in at the time. This year I attended in the Village of Keremeos. I come from a family with a strong military background and I was involved with the deployment of non-military Support personnel. My family, as did so many others, fought for our rights and were willing to sacrifice their lives for this freedom. There are those that will offer an opinion that will make your blood boil and as much as we may disagree, we will fight and defend their rights to offer their opinion. At the service there was a local journalist beside me taking photos reporting on this solemn and special occasion. I couldn’t help but notice the journalist taking photos during the two-minutes of silence as the clicking of her camera was the only sound that was heard. This journalist was there representing the paper and reporting for those that could not attend. It is my opinion that the two minutes of silence should have been observed by her out of respect for the subject of which she was reporting on. I was appalled at this disrespectful behaviour. Did she have the right to ignore the moment of silence – yes. Do I have the right to voice my opinion on her behaviour – yes. Please Journalists if you are reporting on a delicate subject set an example and do so with dignity and respect. The people you are reporting on deserve it. Shannon Haladay Keremeos
Routine HIV testing rolls out Patients can expect to be offered an HIV test when receiving blood work in Interior Health hospitals. To date, seven Interior Health emergency departments have started offering an HIV test routinely and additional sites are expected to be on board in the coming months. The expanded testing is a part of the provincial Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV/AIDS (STOP HIV/AIDS) program, which aims to reduce HIV transmission and improve the health outcomes of those living with HIV by offering widespread HIV testing, treatment, and early engagement into care. People with HIV often have no symptoms for many years. During this time, their health may be affected without them even knowing it. Research has shown that an early diagnosis in combination with anti-HIV medicines, called antiretroviral therapy, means people living with HIV can expect to live as long as those without HIV. In the Interior Health region, 65 per cent of people diagnosed with HIV are diagnosed long after becoming infected. As a result, their immune systems can already be quite damaged, making full recovery more difficult. Patients at IH hospitals will be offered an HIV test whenever other blood tests are ordered. As with all medical tests, the patient has the right to decline or refuse the test and only those patients able to make a decision on their own will be offered a test. Patients who test positive for HIV will be offered support and referred to appropriate care and treatment services.
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Chopaka resident rebuts Penticton business owner’s view on park To the Editor: Re: Penticton Business Owner in favour of National Park I was born and raised in Kelowna too, obviously before you as the population was less than 5000 people, from Shops Capri to the Airport and beyond was mainly truck gardens. I live in the Chopaka area of Cawston and Hwy 3 reminds me a lot of what the Barlee Stretch used to look like. Smaller holdings with fruit stalls, fresh produce during growing season, local packing houses etc. Fortunately we the residents of the Similkameen Valley have committees and groups, both local and government, helping us keep the development in the valley bottom. If anyone over steps their boundaries into the riparian or protected areas they are soon made to replace and put the land back to the way it was, which is no easy feat if you have removed sagebrush and large rocks. Consequently we do not look like the valley from Osoyoos north to Kelowna, Vernon and beyond. Furthermore we do not want thousands of people
leaving the highway to trample our wild plants, pick wild flowers which will not grow again once picked. If you want a National Park find another area to put it in, leave us alone. National Park Status will do nothing for this area except disrupt and destroy the quality of life we have in the Similkameen Valley, taking away our valuable agricultural land. It will never become another Banff-Jasper , there is nothing unique about this Valley (except to us - the people who live here). You can go West-North-East from here in British Columbia and find valleys exactly the same. Your figure of 3.6 million passing through Banff National Park sounds good, but how many stopped?? After all that is a major west-east route. Have your Okanagan National Park but leave the Similkameen out of it. It was stated NO PARK signs would soon disappear but there are more now than last year.
Alyce Coggan Cawston (Chopaka) B.C.
Chamber open house next week It’s time for the business community to get together to celebrate the year and start planning next year. Similkameen Country, the Keremeos chamber of commerce will hold its annual general meeting November 26 at the Info Centre. But before the meeting an open house for members and perspective members will be held starting at 6 p.m. The open house will give owners a chance to
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Agencies working like elves in Keremeos and Penticton to make Christmas bright Mark Brett Black Press
Christmas would not be the same for hundreds of children this year without the donations from the first Gateway Gives and LocoLanding Community Toy Drive. People who bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Nov. 26 sit-down breakfast from 6 to 9 a.m. at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre will be doing something nice for kids from Summerland to Princeton including Keremeos. In total 16 agencies will receive the toys to distribute to families whose youngsters who might otherwise receive little or nothing. In fact, according program coordinator Traci Fladager of the Dragonfly Pond Society, without the toys, her Christmas party would have to be changed or cancelled altogether. “Ever since we started Dragonfly Pond we’ve relied heavily on the breakfast to get toys for the party,” said Fladager, whose agency works with kids with disabilities throughout the South Okanagan and Similkameen. “We don’t get toys from anywhere else and it is just so important for the children and such a big part of their Christmas to have Santa call their name and to come and sit on his knee - even the older ones - and just to see the joy in their faces...” Over the years the number of families helped by Dragonfly has grown to 74 and according to the coordinator, the Christmas event is one of the few where everyone can get together in a comfortable setting. “Especially for those who have complex care needs, perhaps if the child is loud or perhaps unable to sit through an event, it’s okay,” said Fladager. “There’s things for everybody to do. It’s in auditorium large auditorium and there are quiet rooms places where they can do crafts until Santa comes. “It is so important for these children to receive something at this time of year because they are all dealing with disabilities so they all really believe (in Santa) every one of them believes.” Tanya Behardian Executive director of the Penticton and District Community Resources Society is
someone else who has experienced first hand a family’s happiness to get something, no matter how small, to give to their children. “Oh my goodness yes, I actually took some toys myself to a family, we arranged it at time when the kids were not going to be at home,” she recalled. “The mom answered the door and we started to bring the boxes in and she just burst into tears. She was just overcome and relieved that anyone was going to do that for her, that she could actually provide something like that for her kids was really gratifying and relieving for her you could see how much stress it really was.” She added number families needing help continues to grow each and many of her agencies clients are often working two or more jobs and still can’t make ends meet and that stress is only compounded at this time of year. “So we’re just trying to give them an experience they can enjoy over the holidays and part of that is providing the toys they can give to the kids,” said Behardian. “Really special to be able to do that and I’m glad we will be able to do that again this year thanks to these people (Gateway Casinos and Entertainment and LocoLanding). Her society helps over 115 families and last year gave out 450 toys in addition to the other services it provides year round. “I’ve also been directly involved with distributing the toys to families who need them,” said coordinator Cheri Mitchell, of the Community Action Plan for Children program in Keremeos which operates under the umbrella of the Lower Similkameen Community Services. “What I’ve seen is that people are really touched that there are still people out there that are trying make things better for people who aren’t able to access things for themselves. “Perhaps it’s your opportunity to pay forward a little bit of the gifts you have and that goes along with the spirit of Christmas.” Empty stockings to be filled can be picked up and dropped at Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce office at 553 Vees Dr. for those unable to attend the breakfast.
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A rollicking pre-Christmas comedy is the newest offering from The Cawston Players. The Odd Couple, a female version, is on stage at The Cawston Community Hall for three performances this December 4th to 6th. Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau gave us the Hollywood version of The Odd Couple with their characters of Felix and Oscar in the 1960’s and they are reconfigured by Neil Simon in this a totally hilarious female version. Since this version’s first Broadway appearance in 1985, it’s had audiences falling about with laughter in countless professional and community theatres. Come and meet Florence and Olive (players Emily Shepherd and Holly Hart) trying to share an apartment as totally opposite personalities. Compulsively neat and tidy Florence and incurably
mess-indifferent Olive turn each others lives into one crisis after another. Hilarity ensues when the girls get together for an evening of Trivial Pursuit with a bevy of friends. Then, the two brothers Costazuela (players John Butcher and Mitch Winlaw) appear to add to the fun. Players in support are the character Sylvie, played by Sarah Martin, Mickey played by Robynne Frasch, Renee played by Kelly Terbasket and Vera played by Taina Sipponen. Directors are Bob McAtamney and Amanda Elyzen. Stage Manger is Heather Paananen The dates are Friday and Saturday, December 4th and 5th at 7:30 p.m. with an afternoon performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon December 6th. A bar and light refreshments will be on hand Tickets are $12 at Similkameen Agencies, The Grist Mill and at The Cawston Marketplace.
Keremeos library to hold Zentangle fun Zentangle is a new artistic hobby gaining popularity throughout the world as an easy-to-learn and relaxing method to create unique images by drawing structured patterns. Local instructor Connie Francoeur will be hosting a free Zentangle workshop specially designed for children aged eight and above on Saturday,
November 21 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Keremeos Library to help children get started with the craft. The repetitive line artistry is said to increase focus and creativity. Participation is limited to 10 children; register by contacting the Keremeos Library at 250-499-2313.
Wayne tops the bowling charts this week The Review received bowling scores from the Thursday coffee league this week. The top scorer in the league for this week was Wayne R with a score
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Ambrosia growers to consider levy renewal When the Ambrosia apple was first introduced to the market it was recognized that special funds would be needed to promote this exciting new variety. Consequently the Ambrosia growers voted in 2001 to introduce a special levy for marketing and research. Over the next few months the New Tree Fruit Varieties Development Council (NTFVDC) will be inviting input from the B.C. Ambrosia growers and packers regarding the future and renewal of the current mandatory levy of $0.025 per pound of Ambrosia apples. Ambrosia growers have supported the levy, and the role of the NTFVDC, since its inception in 2001. The original mandate was extended in 2006 and again in 2011. The current five year mandate expires in June 2016. A plebiscite of Ambrosia growers will be held in the spring of 2016 to decide on the future of the mandate. The council, along with growers, packers, researchers and selling agencies, have been very successful at improving and promoting Ambrosia. It is now ranked among the most promising apple varieties W ATM NO LE! B AVAILA
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New videos help COPD patients Move into Health A newly released series of research-based videos by Interior Health and the UBC Okanagan Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health offers safe exercise options for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD). COPD slowly damages and blocks the airways of the lungs, making it difficult to breathe. People with COPD often experience a long-lasting cough and serious shortness of breath, and many are reluctant to exercise for fear of making their symptoms worse. The Canadian Thoracic Society recommends COPD patients participate in pulmonary rehabilitation within one month after an acute episode or “flare-up” of COPD. Pulmonary rehab introduces exercise, education and support for COPD patients. Research shows this improves symptom control and health-related quality of life, and reduces hospital admissions and mortality compared with care that does not include such rehab.
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These new videos are a useful resource for rural and remote patients who may not have access to a formal pulmonary rehabilitation program, but can work with community rehab respiratory therapists and physiotherapists. There are eight videos in the Moving into Health series. The videos are posted on Interior Health’s YouTube channel. Interior Health’s Breathe Well program worked with professor Neil Eves and Jinelle Gelinas at UBC Okanagan’s Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health to create the videos. COPD is the third leading cause of death in the world and the fourth in Canada. Within Interior Health, close to 10 per cent of residents have COPD, and it is largely underdiagnosed. This year Nov. 18 marks World COPD Day. To learn more about COPD, visit the Canadian Lung Association.
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JAYESH PATEL HEARTBURN COMMON Heartburn is a common problem that often can be treated with non-prescription drugs. However, if the condition becomes chronic and you experience symptoms like HELLO BOOMERS - DO YOU REMEMBER SOME OF THE SLANG WE USED? By Carole Fawcett PART II difficulty swallowing, coughing, hoarseness, chest pain, vomiting or black tarry stools, seek medical help right We are so enamoured with ourselves that we are now denying our actual age. You’ve likely heard the comments, “50 away. It could be a serious problem.
is the new 40; or “you don’t LOOK 60, you ‘only’ look 50”.
We are having a hard time giving up our youth. Having found the true essence of who we are, we do not like the image looking back at us from our mirrors. So, we obsess about our appearance and have Botox injections, producing skin that is tighter and smoother than it was 40 years ago. Almond shaped eyes are becoming trendier as we ‘lift’ our faces. We can colour our hair, improve our vision, remove our second (and third) chins, wear undergarments that squeeze, lift and re-shift our burgeoning waists, and replace our knees and hips when necessary. We can re-shape our bodies in a whole variety of ways. We are more aware of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and know that exercise is good for us, understanding that there is a direct relationship between what we eat and how we feel and look. We may live longer than our parents. Our own ex-Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, the U.S. President, Barack Obama, the future King of England, Prince Charles, Elton John, Stephen Spielberg, Anne Murray, Twiggy (remember Twiggy?) and many more represent the Baby Boom generation. We are a motley crew.……and yes, they are Boomers too. (they just spell it differently) We are having an impact on the workforce, as some of us retire early and some of us have “freedom 90” in mind. There is a website for those who may be interested……. www.thirdquarter.ca . It is a website that “helps older Canadian workers under 65 who want to stay in the workforce or have left through retirement or other circumstances.” To say we are an interesting generation is an understatement Peace man. This article is of the copyright of OK in Health and the author; any reproduction, duplication and transmission of the article are to have prior written approval by OK in Health or the authorThese articles are provided by OK In Health eMagazine. To sign up for your free eMagazine go to www.OKinHealth.com for more great articles, events, recipes, and more. This column and articles are provided by OK In Health. Come visit HYPERLINK “http:// www.OKinHealth.com” www.OKinHealth.com Your on-line community events and wellness magazineGet Connected! Sign up for your FREE monthly OK In Health’s E-Magazine.OK In Health - Your Wellness Community at Your Finger-Tips!
RED BLOOD CELLS DO HUGE JOBS Sometimes the smallest things in our body do huge jobs. One teaspoonful of blood contains about 25 million red blood cells. These cells are made in the bone marrow in about 7 days and last for about three months. Their main job is to transport oxygen to the lungs and other body tissues. A pretty important job. CARBON MONOXIDE ALSO IN CIGARETTES Carbon monoxide, that poisonous gas found in car exhaust, is also found in cigarette smoke. The gas sticks to the red blood cells better than oxygen thus depriving the body of the life-given oxygen. Another “con” on the list of pros and cons of smoking tobacco. It is said that smoking is one of the hardest addictions to kick. If stopping smoking is still on your 2015 list of resolutions, talk to our pharmacists about the various methods to stop. We’d be happy to help.
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SIMILKAMEEN RECREATION CENTRE Similkameen Recreation Centre 311 9th Street, Keremeos • 250-499-2400
Birthdate:
Address:
Phone:
Group:
Parent/Guardian: Phone
Home:
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Email ___________________ Medical Services Plan # Doctor's name Please advise the coach of any relevant medical or physical concerns. Volunteer help would be much appreciated, contact the coach. The Recreation Centre does not carry insurance for sports related injuries and parent/guardian is advised to obtain adequate insurance. Waiver : The Recreation Centre, staff and volunteers accept no responsibility for losses or injuries incurred by participants in this program.
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LEARNplease TO complete SKATEandPROGRAM DATES: return to the Recreation Centre Box 496 Keremeos V0X 1N0 Sundays - December 13, 20 and 27, January 3 and 10 Wednesdays - December 16, 23 please 9, detatch andand retain30, January 6 and 13 3 - 6 years old
Sundays 3:30 - 4:00 and Wednesdays 5:00 - 5:30
Program dates: 7 years and up Sundays 4:00 and Wednesdays 5:30 Mondays - December 9,16 and 13 and 20 Note - the instructor will30 confiJanuary rm lesson6,times. COST: Fridays - December 13, 20 and 27 January 3, 10 and 17
Group 1 3 - 6 years, 11 lessons, 30 mins, $60.00 (3 yr old must be assisted) Group 2 73 years andold up, 11 lessons, mins, $60.00 - 6 years 4.30 5.00 -30 5.00 5.30 3 years old must be assisted Helmets Mandatory ~ Registration by November 30, 2015
Similkameen Recreation Centre
Cost: Group 1 Group 2
• Rink is not supervised • ASA = approved skate aids permitted
OFFICIAL ICE OPENER Sunday, December 6, 1 - 3:30 pm Sponsored by Pharmasave #250, Keremeos Open: Boxing Day & New Years Day, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Closed: Christmas Eve & New Years Eve at 12:00 pm, Christmas Day Ice Rink Admission Fees 2015/16 Child $3.75 Family Teen $4.25 Parent/tot Adult $4.75 Skate Rent Flex Pass 10 sessions $30.00 Learn to Skate Registration by Nov. 30/15 3 - 6 years 3 years must be assisted 7& older Helmets Mandatory Mite’s Hockey 5 - 8 years - Boys & Girls Drop-In Only Non Contact and Protective Equipment Mandatory Sticks & Pucks 9 - 14 years Helmets Mandatory Non Contact and Protective Equipment Recommended Sticks & Pucks Adult Helmets Mandatory Non Contact and Protective Equipment Recommended Ice Rental School Age Keremeos Adult Keremeos
499 2400 3 -Mite's 6 years 12 lessons 30 mins $65.00 Form 2013 Hockey Registration Mite’s Hockey Registration Form 2015 7This years and up 12 lessons 45 minschildren $95.00 is a recreational program forbeginners beginners This is a recreational programfor for children,isfor Helmets mandatory aged aged 55 to to 88 years years and and is is non non contact. contact. Registration by November 30 Name: ___________________ Birthdate: ___________________ Address:Supported ___________________ by Friends of the Keremeos Rink ___________________ Parent/Guardian: ___________________ Phone Home: ___________________ Business: ___________________ E mail ___________________ ___________________ Doctor's name:________________
Please advise the coach of any relevant medical or physical concerns.
$10.00 $6.00 $2.25
Volunteer help would be much appreciated, contact the coach. Insurance :
The Recreation Centre does not carry insurance for sports related injuries and parent/guardian is advised to obtain adequate insurance.
Equipment : Mandatory - CSA approved helmet w/face mask, neck guard and elbow pads Optional (but advised) - pants, shoulder pads, cup, gloves and shin pads.
$60.00 $90.00
Waiver :
The Recreation Centre, staff and volunteers accept no responsibility for losses or injuries incurred by participants in this program.
$5.00 $4.50 $8.00
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please return to Recreation Centre Box 496 Keremeos V0X 1N0 MITE’S HOCKEY PROGRAM DATES: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. detatch retain16 10:00 - 11:00 am Saturdays - December 12, 19,please January 2,and 9 and Program dates: 14, January 21 and 28 5 - Jan 11 and 18 -10.00 11.00am Tuesdays - DecemberSaturdays 8, 15, 22 Dec and7,29, and4, 12 6:00 7:00- pm Wednesdays Dec 11 and 18 - Jan 8, and 15 6.00 - 7.00pm
COST: $5.00 per session, drop in only Registration $ 50.00 by November 30 Please sign the above registration and drop off at the Rec. Centre
Cost :
Drop in $5.00 per session
$75.00 per hour $95.00 per hour
FALL AND WINTER ACTIVITIES
Bowling Adult League Golden Age Special Olympics Public Bowling
7 yearsSupported and up 5.45 -of 6.30 by Friends the Keremeos Rink
Medical Plan #
Mon, Wed 7:00 pm Wed & Thurs 9:30 am Thurs 3:00 - 5:00 pm Fri. 7:00 - 9:00 pm (Nov - Feb) Will open for bowling during public skating. Bowling Rental $65 per hour
Please complete and return to the Recreation Centre Box 496, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0
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Please complete and return to the Recreation Centre Box 496, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0
Effective Dec 5 - Jan 24
499 2400
Learn SkateRegistration Registration Form Learn to to Skate Form2013 2015
Make cheques payable to : Similkameen Recreation Centre EQUIPMENT: Mandatory - CSA approved helmet w/face mask, neck guard and
sign(but the above and-drop off shoulder at the Rec.pads, Centre elbow pads. Please Optional advised) pants, cup, gloves and shin pads. Equipment : Mandatory - CSA approved helmetof w/face neck guard and elbow pads Supported by Friends the mask, Keremeos Rink Optional (but advised) - pants, shoulder pads, cup, gloves and shin pads.
Fitness Room Supported Memberships during bowling. by Friends of the available Keremeos Rink Squash & Racquetball Memberships available during bowling. Boot Camp Annette Riegling 250-499-2238 Climbing Wall Please check for available times. Ice Rink Opens December 4th All facilities are available to rent for birthday parties, family functions and group activities. For further information please phone 250-499-2400.
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ICE RINK SCHEDULE DECEMBER 2015
Rink Opens 7:00 pm Friday, December 4, 2015
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Farm Workers 7 Farm workers required for River Valley Orchards Ltd., February 5 - April 14, 2016. Pruning and general orchard labour. $10.49/hr., email sellmer@nethop.net A&J Bhathal Organic Orchard, Cawston needs 4 temp. farm workers for pruning, weeding, thinning, picking tree fruits, Mar. 20 to Nov. 15, 2016, $10.50/hr or as per Employment Standard rates, up to 40 to 60 hr/week. Send resume bbhathal@nethop.net or 250499-8974
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Lower Similkameen Community Services Society (LSCSS) is seeking a Housekeeper to provide services at Kyalami Place Assisted Living in Keremeos. A job description is available, please contact us for a copy. 4XDOL¿FDWLRQV LQFOXGH Housekeeping/cleaning experience; Basic First Aid with CPR; Food Safe Level I; Understanding of WHMIS protocols and infection control guidelines; Ability to work productively without supervision. Clearance through the Criminal Records Review Program is required. Applications will be accepted until Noon, November 27th, 2015 Send applications marked ³CoQ¿GeQWLal MSW 15-01” to: Eileen Oliver-Bauer, Administrator Lower Similkameen Community Services Society 720 – 3rd Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N3 E-mail: Admin@LSCSS.com Fax: (250)499-2333
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Furniture APPROXIMATELY 400 Rooms of High End, 5 Star, Hotel Furnishings avail. Each Room sold with either 2 Queen Headboards OR 1 King Headboard and includes: 2 Bedside-2 door, tables c/w glass tops, 2 Brass Table Lamps, 1 Dresser, 3 drawers and 1 door c/w glass top, 1 Mirror, 3 framed pictures, 2 Upholstered Arm Chairs, 1 Round Pedestal Table c/w glass top, 1 Desk c/w glass top, 1 Brass Floor Lamp, Upholstered Bench. Avail to preview in Surrey call 604-371-1190 or Email buyit@activeauctionmart.com for pricing details and to book your room purchases.
Heavy Duty Machinery A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers. Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com Wanted:Will pay cash for construction equipment, backhoes, excavators, dozers, (farm tractors w/loaders)1985 or newer. Skid steers, wheel loaders, screeners, low beds, any condition running or not. 250-260-0217.
STEEL BUILDING sale. “Really big sale-year end clear out!” 21x22 $5,190 25x24 $5,988 27x28 $7,498 30x32 $8,646 35x34 $11,844 42x54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca Water Softener for sale, 2011 MW-15 Kenmore/2012. Used less then 4 years by two people. $250 250-267-1220
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Students from Similkameen Elementary Secondary School gathered last week in the elementary gym to learn more about Diwali also known as the Hindu Festival of Lights. Left to right, students Kirandeep Dhaliwal, Karmpreet Gill and Harina Dhaliwali were amongst the performers.
Tara Bowie
Harina Dhaliwal, Mehak Mundi, Gurneet Sidhu performed a special number with the rest of the dancers at the Diwali celebrations at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School last week.
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Karmpreet Gill and Harina Dhaliwal perform a dance at Diwali celebrations at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School last week.
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