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At age 88, Vince Rabbitte is not over the hill, in fact, he’s usually on top of it. Every winter when ski season rolls around the Penticton octogenarian trades his tennis shoes for ski boots and heads for the hills. At least three times a week Rabbitte, a retired high school teacher originally from New Zealand, gets to enjoy a little downhill fun and exhilaration. A popular face, even behind the multi-coloured fire iridium goggles, he gets warm greetings from regulars of all ages who frequent Apex Mountain. “The freedom of coming down the ski runs with the wind in your face is part of it, but it’s the whole atmosphere,” said Rabbitte, pausing for a moment. “I think sometimes when you look at the snow and the trees and the mountains beyond you really see a part of creation. “The other side is the energy you get from being around young people and I think thirdly the discussions you have in the coffee shop.” Rabbitte actually began skiing in 1945 in his homeland of New Zealand and worked for 60 years as a teacher before moving to Penticton after retiring in 1991. “Back in those days, when I first started, the skis didn’t even have edges and they had kind of a spring binding and the leather boots would often come out,” said Rabbitte. The Penticton resident is fastpaced proof you are as young as

Vince Rabbitte 88, glides down the one of the runs at apex Mountain Resort this week. For years the Penticton resident has worked as an instructor at the mountain’s snow school and still loves getting out several times a week.

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you feel and a body in motion stays in motion, especially on a slippery slope. “Plus the energy I get saves me from taking medication and that saves me thousands of dollars. They’ll pump anything into you these days.” And even though he’s getting older, he’s still getting better. “Skiing’s been one of the most elusive sports for me to master but actually, yesterday, my skiing improved,” he said. “My turning is much better, I’m more aggressive,

I’m more confident. I even went to the top of the mountain, but my older legs aren’t quite as good on the steeper stuff now. Once I get down to say the blue runs or wellgroomed black run I can do it quite OK.” Sticking to his philosophical roots, Rabbitte who has a PhD in physical education, believes in zen and the sport of skiing and incorporated that during his many years of instruction with the Apex snow school. See SKI on PG. 2

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A lifetime on the slopes From SKI on PG. 1 His most recent publication, Skiing, Competing and Winning has had worldwide circulation. “Vince wrote the book on the philosophy of skiing. He is just a very passionate skier,” said Apex general manager James Shalman. “He’s loved by everybody and still gets out there all the time. He loves to bring the different philosophies of skiing and movement, the physics of it. He is a fun and entertaining man.” Fun is the key element in what ever Rabbitte does and is what he feels is missing in sports, especially at the higher

levels of hockey and football. “True, certain people are going to be tops in tennis but they don’t beat the other fellow over the head with their racquet. They try to get better to win,” he said. And even though he is retired, Rabbitte is not neglectful of his domestic duties: “I do house work on Thursdays and it makes me anxious to get up there (Apex) tomorrow. Cleaning the toilet isn’t as exciting as skiing down the slopes, but it has to be done.” But it’s standing on the top of the mountain where his life and the world around him truly Vince Rabbitte shares a coffee and some conversation with carole Davies at the edge bistro at apex Mountain comes into focus and where he Resort aprés skiing this week. plans to be for as long as he can. Mark brett/Western news

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Parents and residents spoke out on Tuesday evening in opposition to the possible closure of Trout Creek School. The option, presented earlier this month, calls for the closure of Trout Creek School and the reconfiguration of other Summerland schools. Under the proposal, students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 would attend Giant’s Head School, students in Grades 4 to 7 would attend Summerland Middle School and students in Grades 8 to 12 would attend Summerland Secondary School. The plan is one of many possible school closures under consideration as the Okanagan Skaha School Board looks to trim its operating budget. Closing this school and reconfiguring other schools in Summerland would save an estimated $423,882, according to information from the school district. “There isn’t any trustee here who wants to close any school,” said Bill Bidlake, vice-chair of the board. “There’s not enough money in education. If we could avoid closing schools, we’d do it.” However, those at a public meeting at the school on Tuesday evening were not in favour of the proposal. Glenn Sinclair said the reconfiguration is “a very flawed concept.” He said the middle school system was brought in to meet the developmental needs of students from Grades 6 to 8. Re-adjusting the grade levels at a middle school defeats the purpose of having this facility. Meghann Pleasance, the parent of a special needs student, said she and her family moved to Summerland from the Lower Mainland in order to be close to the elementary school. “Trout Creek School is an amazing school with a dedicated staff,” she said. Naomi DeLury said the option to close Trout Creek School was announced just days before the public meeting, without allowing adequate time to receive input on the proposal. Christy Thiessen asked the board to consider closing West Bench Elementary School and transferring those students to Trout Creek School instead. Pleasance also suggested closing West Bench as a way of keeping Trout Creek School open. Glen Herman asked that the school board move slowly when making a decision on school closures. “You need to take some more time,” he said. “A capital decision like closing a school is huge.” The school board will continue to gather feedback until Jan. 15. At an open meeting later this month, the board will make its decision on school closures. The meeting will be held Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the IMC building behind the school board office at 425 Jermyn Ave., Penticton.

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New Canadians sworn in at ceremony Mark Brett Western News Staff

The dollar may be sinking but Canada is culturally much richer following Wednesday’s citizenship ceremonies at the Cleland Theatre. Egyptian-born molecular biologist Hala Khalil was among the 52 new Canadians from 23 countries who took the oath of allegiance on Wednesday. Freedom is what Khalil loves most about her new home. “In Canada you can have your own culture and have a peaceful life without any comments about what you are wearing,” she said while waiting for the ceremonies to begin. “I find the community here is more respectful. It’s respecting women more, I have equal opportunity to do anything. I am from a different country and a different background, but I don’t feel any different than any person. “That’s what I like about Canada and I am so proud to be a Canadian.” Khalil originally came here to study and is currently working at the Pacific Agriculture Research Centre in Summerland. She does miss her homeland and her family and still returns each year to visit, but is looking forward to the future in her new country. “I’m happy to be a citizen. To belong to the community, to have a right to vote, to say what you want,” said Khalil. This was the second annual citizenship service hosted by South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services. Martyn Lewis first came to Canada in 2010 from the United Kingdom, arriving with nothing but the shirt on his back. “That’s because they had lost my bags on the flight and I didn’t have anything,” recalled Lewis, a licenced pharmacist and business owner. “There was a group of ladies at the Vancouver Airport wearing green fleece for the Olympics and they immediately rallied around and got me some money so I could get a taxi to Vancouver. “It was a really friendly welcome and I appreciated that. I had never experienced anything like that anywhere in the world.” Becoming a citizen for Lewis was not easy due to some bureaucratic hurdles he had to clear, but he feels the effort has been worth it. “It’s a huge day for me and it’s a real big relief to have it over and done,” he said. “Canada has been everything I hoped it would be

Khamfong SriSroi of Thailand (above) is congratulated by on-stage dignitaries after receiving her Canadian citizenship documents at Wednesday’s ceremonies hosted by South okanagan immigrant and Community Services at the Cleland Theatre. (Below) Some of the faces of the 52 immigrants who took the oath of allegiance in front of friends and families on Wednesday.

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and way more.” Former Penticton resident Gerald Pash was again back in his home town as the presiding Citizenship Judge. “I think the significance to me is actually seeing these folks here and being the instrument for the final aspect of their dream and wish to become a part of this great family,” he said. “There are people who came here for opportunity and they wrenched themselves away from all that was familiar.” Pash added the new citizens came to this country for different reasons, like Khalil to study or Lewis to work and start a new life, but there are others. “I can bet there is somebody in this room who spent months or even years in refugee camps wondering if they would ever be safe. Living under canvas or living under a tin roof in some barren location and they’re here today to become a Canadian citizen,” he said. “That is what freedom is all about.”

RCMP seeking good samaritan couple in Christmas Eve crash Western News Staff

RCMP South Okanagan Traffic Services investigators are seeking a middle-aged couple who tended to the injured parties in a Christmas Eve collision north of Penticton on Highway 97 Dec. 24.

A woman is in serious but stable condition in Penticton Regional Hospital after a Honda Odyssey driven by a male crossed the centre line and collided with a Chevrolet Spark. The man and woman were the sole occupants of each vehicle. Both were transported to Penticton Re-

gional Hospital, the male driver was injured but has since been released from hospital. Both were from the Summerland area. While on scene, an RCMP officer observed a middle-aged couple providing medical assistance to the male driver. The couple provided assistance until BC Ambulance arrived

on scene. RCMP investigators are looking to speak to the couple who left the scene prior to being identified and interviewed by investigators. The investigation into the collision continues and South Okanagan Traffic Services are asking that the couple or anyone who knows who they are to call 250-499-2250.

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It was a joyous moment when Mohammad Al Lwisi, his wife and three children arrived at the Penticton Regional Airport in December, but despite applying for refugee status at the same time, his mother, sister and brother were left behind in a refugee camp in Lebanon. The Al Lwisi’s received good news this week, as Mohammad’s 18-year-old brother, 22-year-old sister and 55-year-old mother have now attained refugee status, completed their screenings and are awaiting word on whether they will be reunited in Oliver. “They are definitely ecstatic, they are very hopeful that they will reunite. They are looking forward to it, counting the days until they see their family again,” said Ayman Kanaan, who works with the Summerland Refugee Group and has been acting as a translator for Syrian refugee families in media interviews. “We were all together on this one file. When they called us they just called me and my children. Not my mother, not my siblings, which was a shock for me,” Mohammad said during an interview with the Western News in December. He described the terrible conditions in the refugee camp, and the persecution his young brother faced. “My brother wanted to study. What they did when he said I want to study, I want to go to college, I want to do something, build my future. They hit him until he bleeds.” Kanaan said there was no particular reason the rest of the family was left behind, other than timing. The family lived together in

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Syria prior to being forced out of their home, and were together in the refugee camp in Lebanon as well. The Oliver Syrian Refugee Support Committee helped bring the Al Lwisis to the community, setting them up in their new home, and now the committee is working to keep the family together, something that is likely, but not guaranteed according to Kanaan. “We’re hoping the federal government, whoever makes the decision, will see this as a family reunification and it will be cost efficient because they will live in the same house, they’ll have the same volunteers. We’re hoping they will see it in a more humanitarian view that they can reunite the family and not put them somewhere else in the country,” Kanaan said. Kanaan is one of the many members in the community supporting the refugees transition to life in Canada. The Albetar family arrived in Summerland in March 2015, and have been connecting

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with the Al Lwisis for the past month and a half. “It’s been going great. We’ve spent many nights together. We went up to Oliver for New Year’s, at Christmas time we were up there. We’ve been seeing them quite often,” Kanaan said. The Summerland Refugee Committee is looking to bring three more Syrian families to the community and are hosting a fundraiser Jan. 21 at the Summerland Waterfront Resort. Kanaan said Mayor Peter Waterman and members of Summerland council will be attending and hopes MP Dan Albas and MLA Dan Ashton will make an appearance. The fundraiser is a cocktail party and is set to feature Syrian food, wine tasting with wine from four local wineries and a presentation on refugees. The Albetar family, who were sponsored by the United Church in 2015, will be attending and Kanaan hopes the Al Lwisis will attend as well. The event is by donation.

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Concern over bad image of vacant lots Steve Kidd Western News Staff

Besides being unsightly, Penticton City Council is concerned that vacant lots in the downtown core may be painting a poor picture of economic conditions in the city. According to Mitch Moroziuk, the city’s director of operations, there are 24 vacant lots in downtown Penticton. Some of these lots have been vacant for years, he said, despite the best efforts of planners to encourage development, including the downtown and major economic investment zone bylaws,

as well as reductions in development cost charges. “Despite the incentives in place, existence of vacant lots in the downtown core persists,” said Moroziuk. But carrots, rather than sticks, seem to be the only way for city hall to deal with unsightly vacant lots. After consulting with the city’s legal consultant, the city doesn’t have many legal tools to spur development of vacant lots. For example, these lots can’t be taxed at a higher rate than others in the same property class. Penticton does have

the ability to order basic clean up of a property — removing weeds, cleaning graffiti — under the “Good Neighbour” bylaw, but it can’t require owners to install landscaping or plant gardens on vacant lots to beautify them. “The authority to regulate the use of land does not include the authority to require that a property owner actively use his or her land for any specific purpose,” said Moroziuk, adding that nothing prevents a property owner from holding land for investment purposes without developing it. Moroziuk’s first recommendation, that the

city provide additional incentives, did not go over well with council, nor did a suggestion the city lease the vacant lots to create pocket parks themselves. “We have tried, but this is like giving a kid a lollipop when he does something wrong,” said Coun. Tarik Sayeed. Coun. Judy Sentes said she also struggled with the idea of giving additional incentives when council had already been generous. “I think that would be an affront to other developers in town because these chose to hang back and allow their properties to remain dormant.

And then we come back and gift them even more,” said Sentes. Sentes was also concerned that leasing the lots would be a cost the city couldn’t sustain. Leasing did get some support from Coun. Helena Konanz, who suggested the city could lease a few of the high-

Possibly we could get some community groups to help us.” A motion to consider leasing the lots was defeated 4-3, with Konanz, Sentes and Coun. Andre Martin in support and Mayor Andre Jakubeit and Couns. Sayeed, Campbell Watt and Max Picton in opposition.

profile lots, including the former Three Gables and Lloyd Gallery lots on Main Street. “There are really only a couple of lots that really are a stain on our downtown,” said Konanz. “I think there is something we could do, at least temporarily, and make them into small pocket parks.

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Osoyoos school on chopping block Kristi Patton

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In what School District 53 expects to be the first of more changes in the future, they put forward a motion to close the elementary school in Osoyoos. “Closing schools is not why any of us became trustees. We don’t have much of an option how are we going to save this money and my fear is that this is only the beginning,” said chairperson Marieze Tarr. Facing a deficit that could grow to $1.4 million in 2017-2018 and declining enrolment that would see 800 seats vacant across the district, the board moved two recommendations at a special meeting held on Wednesday. The first to close Osoyoos Elementary School and change Osoyoos Secondary School to kindergarten to Grade 9 and the second to take Grades 10 to 12 students from the high school and transfer them to the South Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver. The total potential savings if the two recommendations are implemented is $200,000 to $400,000 from the operating budget. The rationale behind choosing these options over others, explained school board staff, is it would provide a greater range of curricular and extra-curricular options for Osoyoos students — both those that will remain in the community and those that will transfer

to the high school in Oliver. The changes would require the addition of more bussing services and a “minor” renovation at SOSS to accommodate the new students. As well, the Osoyoos high school would require a renovation of $430,000 that would come from the capital budget. The recommendations hit hard for some in the audience. “I find it very difficult to accept that either one of these options is acceptable, certainly not to people in Osoyoos,” said the town’s Mayor Sue McKortoff. “I know that when you have consultation in Osoyoos you are going to run into a great deal of confusion. It is going to be a huge issue.” The second option of closing Osoyoos Secondary School and moving kids to the elementary school, “doesn’t even make sense” said McKortoff. According to the long-range facilities report, the school is graded as one of the best facilities in the district. The bulk of them fall in the “poor” category including Cawston Primary, Okanagan Falls Elementary, Oliver Elementary, Osoyoos Secondary and Tuc-El-Nuit. Okanagan Falls trustee Sam Hancheroff expressed his frustration with government cutbacks to funding that saw the district lose programs such as ULearn for adult education which further impacted their enrolment numbers. “They told us we have to cut things from our schools to make

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sure we don’t have deficits. I can vouch for the past six years we have been cutting, cutting, cutting, cutting,” he said of the budget which the board has saved $1 million since 2009. “It is a sad day for School District 53 education.”. Village of Keremeos councillor Sherri Philpott-Adhikary said Hancheroff hit the nail in the head with his comments. “It’s none of our fault. It’s the governments fault. We are not given sufficient funds to actually run the schools and I think we should be doing more lobbying as parents, as employees of the district and as trustees and senior staff. We need to have more money in our systems to enable us to function properly,” said Philpott-Adhikary who was given a round of applause by those in the audience after speaking. “I don’t understand why we are not rising up and saying ‘give us the money for heaven’s sake.’ We are ruining a whole generation of kids who are not going to have as bright of futures as we have had. I think we need to keep that in our heads as the underlying message here.” Public consultation will take place on Feb. 9 at Osoyoos Secondary School at 7 p.m. and on March 8 at Osoyoos Elementary School at 7 p.m. The board will meet on April 6 to make a decision on the motions, the venue is still to be determined. Comments can also be submitted by email osoyoosconsult@sd53.bc.ca

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Pay to play It’s doubtful that anyone would admit to liking to pay for parking, though it is a fact of life in many communities idyllic Penticton has managed to avoid facing reality. So far it’s not surprising that there was an immediate backlash to Penticton’s new parking strategy, which will see pay parking expanded along Main Street, Lakeshore Drive, nearby beach parking lots and Skaha Lake Park. But paying for parking isn’t likely to affect the city’s tourism trafﬁc, even if Penticton is giving up a competitive advantage over neighbouring tourist destinations. Visitors traveling here from larger urban areas, used to paying for parking, likely won’t even think twice about paying six to 10 dollars to park at the beach for a day. No, the people that are really going to be affected by more pay parking are the locals, used to free access to local beaches and playgrounds. There are options the city could take to lessen this blow, perhaps by dropping the parking fees in the off season, or implementing a system of monthly parking passes at a greatly reduced price for local users. After all, the citizens of this community already pay property taxes. Isn’t access to public parks and beaches part of what we are paying for? Of more concern than expanding pay parking was a comment by the city staff member presenting the plan, when he said one of the reasons to do this was to “better utilize an important city asset to its fullest potential.” Penticton City Council already ran into problems this year with the deal to lease a portion of Skaha Lake Park to a private interest. PENTICTON WESTERN More pay parking may be an appropriate way to generate badly needed income for the city, but looking at all public spaces and properties as possible revenue generators is an attitude that city council and staff need to leave behind. Some space needs to be left for people to live in this city.

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Sometimes we all need a little Harvey in our lives The number one, sure ﬁre, feel good, warmyour-cockles ﬁlm of the twentieth century has got to be the 1950 gem Harvey, starring Jimmy Stewart and Josephine Hull, and based on the Pulitzer prize winning play by Mary Chase. Take it to the bank, nothing brightens a gloomy or anxious day like a date with Harvey, a 6’ 4” invisible rabbit known as a pooka. The full version of the movie is available on YouTube for a mere $3.99. You will not be sorry. The role of Elwood P. Dowd is the most quintessential of Stewart’s career. Harvey contains no special effects, no car chases and very little action. It is mostly Dowd, wandering around his hometown in gentle, eccentric and sometimes slightly inebriated fashion, having conversations with his best friend Harvey, whom nobody else can see. It’s an odd but enviable relationship that creates confusion and consternation for the people in Dowd’s life and there is much to glean about goodness,

and priorities, and the right way to treat others. One of Dowd’s character’s deﬁning habits — other than daily trips to the local tavern — is his insistence on handing out business cards to people who don’t want them. Each time he points to the card and explains: “If you want to call me, don’t call me at that number, that’s the old one. Call me at this other number here.” That’s ridiculous right? Printing a business card with an old phone number on it? Who would do anything like that? As it turns out, most people have a little Elwood P. Dowd in them. There lives a good example on one of the computers at The Similkameen Spotlight, which runs the design software used to produce the paper each week. Something like three years ago the style sheets for various typefaces and sizes were updated, to give the paper a bit of a facelift. The person who set up the new system carefully created sheets for new body copy, new cutlines, new headlines and

Andrea DeMeer Guest column new bylines. To this day, right beside them, are sheets called “old” body copy, “old” cutlines etc. The old style sheets are completely useless, somewhat ugly, and they often lead to font mixups on a production day. The paper’s own Elwood just couldn’t throw them away and no one else in the ofﬁce knows how to delete them. Many years ago at the invitation of senior managers in my company (invitation, insistence, you say tomato) I attended a series of seminars designed to hone organization skills. The one lesson that proved to be a worthwhile take-away was an exercise involving keys. The presenter asked each of the 150 attendees to take the key rings

from their pockets and purses and remove all of the keys that belonged to houses and apartments where they no longer lived, and vehicles they no longer owned. The pile of keys accumulated on the centre table was impressive. There were hundreds of keys handed over that day. The facilitator said old key collecting was a regular part of his seminars, and while at one time he carried a satchel of keys to each new course, he soon lost the ability to lift them all. It’s entirely possible that today the aforementioned organizational expert is a successful housebreaker and car thief. But he had a good point about how hard it is to let go. A completely unrelated aside: the only other course in the program that was at all memorable was called something like “Time Management for the Professional Woman.” After dropping the kids at day care, stopping at the office to send a few emails and fighting commuter traffic for 90 minutes it was maddening to hear the ses-

sion leader introduce her topic by sharing that she had recently returned to the workplace after choosing to be a stayat-home Mom. “I’m not here to judge anyone,” she condescended. “For me it was important to spend those most formative years with my child.” Women and all parents need to stick together regardless of their choices and circumstances. Stay-at-home mothering or fathering is a great thing, and so is being a Mom or Dad who works outside the home. If another woman expects to be heard on the issues of time management for her gender, she needs to bring something more to the table than guilt — like practical tips for removing baby spit up from a pair of dress pants while driving a car, applying lip gloss and talking on the phone. Ugh. Indeed, some feelings are just hard to let go. Think maybe a dose of Harvey is in order. Andrea DeMeer is the editor/publisher of the Similkameen Spotlight.

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The people want proportional representation While voters are confused about how the different electoral systems work, they have made it abundantly clear they want all parties fairly represented in our parliaments. Proportional representation (PR) is the only electoral system that addresses this issue, and that is why it is used in virtually all democratic societies in the so-called free world. Another very important reason to use a proportional system is that it encourages the development of more parties, opening the doors for more people to get involved with the political process. To make sure the majority of the MPs are elected in the geographic regions where they live, larger electoral districts will be created to include several fed-

It is in a way a win-win ballot, because you can vote for your favourite party and candidate without penalty. – Andy Thomsen eral ridings. The process of nominating candidates does not change, but there are many ways of ranking the candidates on the so-called party list, the list of candidates representing the different parties in an election. Using a proportional ballot, voters mark the ballot to indicate the party of choice to establish how many seats it will get in the legislature, while on the same ballot they vote for and

Snow priority

I am writing in complaint of the poor job of snow removal from all of the bus stops, except for those that are covered stops. Why is it the city say they will fine home owners for not clearing sidewalks in front of (and sides) of their home but bus stops are not a priority for the city? Does the city not know how many elderly people, those in wheelchairs; walkers, canes, including those who are blind, young mothers with strollers, use the bus stops and have to fight through lots of snow/ice to get to the bus stops. Quite often the busses are not able to put their ramp down to the curb for people getting on and off the bus because of so much snow. I think our city (mayor, councillors, city supervisors, etc.) who do the budget for snow removal and also their priorities for removing snow need to be revised. Bus stops, as well as your number one roads, even those streets that have the bus stops, need to be your number one priority in removing snow. I get the bus on Churchill Avenue and the road and bus stops are terrible, especially with snow. Furthermore, those people who park on roadways when they have parking spots at their homes or apartments should be fined. Many places show no parking after midnight yet many ignore these signs and do as they please. Perhaps the bylaw officers should work split shifts and check these places out, especially in winter. R. Carey Penticton

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No reason to move

This is in response to the proposed move of the art gallery, library, and City Hall to the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre on Power Street. I have no problem with the first two moving, but City Hall should remain where it is for two reasons. The first reason is it’s strategic location close to the court house. If people from the court building need pa-

rank the candidates. That makes it about as simple, honest, and fair as it can possibly get. It is in a way a win-win ballot, because you can vote for your favourite party and candidate without penalty. It is also the only balloting system where every single vote is used to elect a candidate. The big bonus is that this system of balloting consistently produces governments that are politically stable,

perwork from City Hall, it is right across the street. The second and more important reason is the fact, and correct me if I am wrong, but did we not just spend God knows how many hundreds of thousands of dollars (maybe more) completely reconfiguring City Hall? Spending this much on an upgrade and then up and moving would be a colossally irresponsible waste of taxpayer’s money. Maybe if you (and Dan Ashton) had been a little more frugal with our money, we wouldn’t be facing such a large property tax increase. We are all being hit with a double whammy; taxes have gone up and my property value has risen by about eight per cent. When you start collection in 2016, try and spend it wisely. I know it is a lot to ask, but try anyways. From what I have seen so far performance-wise, it is time in 2018 for a clean slate. You all have scored a big fat “F” for “Failure” Mark Billesberger Penticton

Loving care

I should like to thank the staff at Haven Hill for all the excellent care they have shown my wife over the last few years. The staff became like a second family through their loving care. Near the end, she not only worried about me and our family, but would also tell staff members to take time for themselves and not to wear themselves out. Thank you all very much for the excellent and loving care you showed my wife. Bob Richards Penticton

Thanks for giving

Penticton & District Community Resources Society (PDCRS) would like to thank everyone in the community — individuals and businesses — who participated in our 13th Annual Holiday Give. From those who came in to make a cash donation or those who chose stars from our Wishing Trees to the businesses who sponsored a family, we thank you for helping to make so many wishes come true this holiday season. We were able to provide a Christmas basket including holiday treats,

efficient and productive. Mixed Member Proportional (MMP), and Trudeau’s preferential, ‘instant run-off’ models are both monumental disasters. A preferential ballot will undermine the party structure, because millions of the voters will be obliged to choose between party or candidate. It will also produce results that are similar to using our current electoral system: Minority governments that miraculously get most of the seats. STV for B.C. was a preferential ballot, not a proportional ballot. That is why the referendum failed – twice. The people wanted proportional representation. Andy Thomsen Peachland

grocery gift cards and specific presents to 100 families as well as 30 seniors and youth living independently. I was most impacted by the overwhelming gratitude from those who received these gifts and would like to let everyone know that your generosity is very much appreciated. We could not have fulfilled as many wishes without the support of local businesses and from the Community Toy Drive, spearheaded by Diana Stirling. Our community enthusiastically contributed to this event. We also extend a special thank you to Chad Mielke and the staff at Rona Penticton who embrace our community through their efforts year round. They are an incredible team and really came through once again in support of the Holiday Give this year.

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

On Pay parking coming to Penticton beaches and parks:

“Do you actually think that tourists coming from Vancouver or Alberta, who spend thousands of dollars in hotels, restaurants, golf and wine tours are going to hear about parking costs (the equivalent of $5 a day) and say ‘oh that’s it! $35 in parking for my 1 week stay? No way I am going now.’ Locals are unhappy because they have to pay. Don’t try to say this is going to effect tourism.”

— posted by Tracy Van Raes

“Parking meters are not beneficial to any business anywhere at anytime. Beaches are for everyone to enjoy. They shouldn’t have to worry about plugging a stupid parking meter.”

— posted by Ryan Allsbrook

Tanya Behardien, Executive Director

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Play within a play comes to Venables Dale Boyd

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The next production by the South Okanagan Amateur Players (SOAP) is going to be a disaster, intentionally. The group is taking on the 1982 comedy Noises Off by English playwright Michael Frayn, featuring a play within a play and a large twist of a set.

“We knew that it would be a big undertaking. It’s probably the most demanding or challenging comedy that you can do because of the fact that you’re going to have a set that’s going to revolve,” said Ted Osborne, director of Noises Off. The play follows the exploits of a travelling acting troupe in modern-

day B.C. as they attempt, poorly, to put on a one-set satire of the British sex farces of the ‘70s and ‘80s entitled Nothing On. The audience sees the dysfunctional cast and crew from a few different perspectives including a dress rehearsal, then back stage after a bit of a set rotation and the play within a play itself in the

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final act. “For six of the cast, they are playing two roles. They are playing the actor and they are playing the character within the world of the play Nothing On,” Osborne said. The original script takes place in England, but the SOAP have relocated the fictional cast to modern-day B.C. Act three shows the last night of the provincewide run of Nothing On. Playing characters who aren’t the greatest of actors is eased by the script Osborne said. “They don’t have to work at it too hard because they are written to be not the most effective group, but you have, within the world of the play, a lot of conflicts between the actors,” Osborne said. “On top of the fact that they’re not great actors, there are some really great actors among the poor actors.” Jealousy, tension, rivalries and love affairs run through the layers of the two plays as act two features a more open look at the characters as the set turns putting the audience backstage during a performance. Trevor Leigh, who plays Lloyd Dallas, the ambitious, temperamental director of Nothing On, is taking on his first production with SOAP since he moved to the South Okanagan from Calgary a few years ago. He has performed in a range of productions in Alberta and after meeting up for a coffee with Osborne, the director said “he would be a perfect Lloyd,” Osborne laughed. “It has been a great

CARRIE LYLE gets hit by some unexpected, and smelly, sardines by Craig Bjornson during rehearsals for Noises Off, debuting at the Frank Venables Theatre in Oliver on Jan. 21.

challenge, but it has been a lot of fun. Really sidesplitting laughter, the play is brilliant, it’s an absolutely brilliant play,” Leigh said. “Cracking it open and discovering the humour and joy in it has been a lot of fun.” On the other end of the spectrum, Michael Ryan has been performing with SOAP for 13 years. Ryan, plays Selsdon Mowbray a long-time actor with a weakness for the bottle who is just happy to have

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nabbed a role. “He gets a bad wrap because there’s always the assumption that he’s up to no good,” Ryan said. “He really isn’t, he’s just catching cat naps and so on. He’s determined if there’s a bottle around that he’s going to get it.” Ryan has only been in the audience at the Frank Venables Theatre since it opened, but it will be his first time on this particular stage. “When you’re actu-

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My mother-in-law heaved a large bag of books onto her kitchen counter. She’d just purchased a set of 12 novels from a bookstore bargain bin for her next book club meeting. “Would you mind reading this and telling me if you think it’ll be good for our group?” she asked. I often don’t have the same reading tastes, but I really hoped I’d like this one. I was relieved that she had chosen Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda. This author’s last book, Secret Daughter,

was a New York Times best-seller and has been optioned for a movie. Like Secret Daughter, which is set in rural India and features a mother that must give up her daughter because of extreme poverty, Golden Son is also partially set in India. This time, rather than focusing on an unwanted girl, Gowda centres her new story on the eldest son of a well-off family. Destined to greatness, Anil leaves his village in India to study medicine at a prestigious hospital in the United States. Golden Son highlights Anil’s personal struggles as a medical student, but also the difﬁculties of immigrating to a new country. He is caught between two worlds. Rather than having two homes, he is made to feel out of place in both. A parallel story in Golden Son features Leena, Anil’s childhood

friend and ﬁrst love. A poor, lower class girl, Leena can never leave her village or get an education. She is soon married off to an abusive husband. Gowda is terriﬁc at switching between the two worlds, and capitalizes on every chance to pull the reader’s heartstrings. I sped through this book in just a few sittings. It may have helped that I was on holidays, because, while I was compelled to read on, I was also irritated by this story. Gowda is less than subtle about where she wants to push her story, and can be pretty heavy-handed with her themes and metaphors. She covers most of the clichés: an arrogant doctor loses a patient just at the plot moment when he needs to be cut down a notch. Thugs arrive to beat up immigrants just as they begin to feel comfortable. A down-and-out

victim suddenly becomes a talented craftsperson when she needs to get back on her feet. Over the holidays I also read cartoonist Joe Sacco’s Journalism, which is a collection of stories he drew while

working as a war correspondent in various parts of the world. One of the longer works in the book depicts the lives of the Dalit in rural India – the lowest of the low caste. Perhaps it’s not fair to compare two different

genres, but Gowda’s writing didn’t come close to the long lasting power of just a few of Sacco’s panels. Even though I have some quibbles with Golden Son, I thankfully could recommend it to

my mother-in-law as a good book club choice. It’s a crowd pleaser, and sure to generate lots of discussion. Heather Allen is an avid book reader and reviewer for the Penticton Western News

Auditions for A Bench in the Sun Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

Summerland Singers and Players are looking for actors who can pull off the role of bickering old-timers. Auditions for the group’s ﬁrst production of 2016, A Bench in the Sun by Ron Clark, take place Jan. 19 and Jan. 24. Summerland Singers and Players are seeking three senior actors (60-plus) to take on the roles of the dapper, nattily dressed Harold, the sloppily dressed, true pessimist and selfproclaimed realist Burt, and Adrienne, a former

actress and eternal optimist who still manages to be a ﬂirt. Burt and Harold spend their days bickering on a bench at their retirement home when Adrienne moves in “giving them something new to argue about,” said Bryan Laver, director of the production. When the three learn that the retirement home is about to be sold, they join forces to prevent the upsetting development. The play debuts on April 21 runs until April 24. Rehearsals begin in the ﬁrst week of March on Tuesdays, Thursdays and optional afternoons on Saturdays or Sundays

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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reports that though housing starts across Canada are down, numbers for urban areas in B.C. remain stable. Housing starts in urban areas were trending at 30,598 units in December compared to 30,840 units in November, according to the CMHC. “The trend level of housing starts has hovered just over 30,000 units since mid-2015, a level consistent with an active resale housing market and underlying population and employment growth in the province,” said Carol Frketich, CMHC regional economist for B.C. “For the year as a whole, housing starts in B.C. increased compared to 2014 as more single-detached and multiple-family homes got underway. Most centres in the province recorded increased

housing starts last year.” That stability in the housing market is mirrored in the South Okanagan, where the South Okanagan Real Estate board is reporting a substantial increase in both sales and dollar value over the course of 2015. The SOREB statistics show 2,322 residential and non-residential sales in 2015, for a total dollar value of over $795.9 million. That compares to 2,010 sales in 2014 for a total of about $642.1 million. SOREB president Garry Gratton said the increase appears to be part of a historical cycle in the South Okanagan. “You typically have anywhere from a six to eight-year down cycle, when both sales and prices are down, and that is always followed by approximately a five-year up cycle,” said Gratton. Proof that the South Okanagan is at the very

beginning of an up cycle, he said, is shown in the recent property assessments, which showed an increase of about eight to 12 per cent on average for a residential home in Penticton, and similar increases in most South Okanagan communities. The down cycle started in 2008 with the global economic downturn. Gratton said losses were in the range of approximately 15 per cent of value applied to each residential home from 2008 to 2015 “When 2015 arrived, it took about six months for that up cycle to begin,” said Gratton. But when it did kick in, he continued, losses were rapidly recovered in the last half of 2015. There are no guarantees, Gratton said, but the outlook is promising. “If history repeats itself the way it has done for 40 or 50 years with these real estate cycles then we are definitely

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F. Anthony (Tony) Lloyd, a well-known Penticton resident and retired lawyer, passed away on April 19, 2015.

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what we had to do and we did it.” It was a game highlighted be speed and physical play. There was a casualty from the hitting as Vees rookie Desi Burgart was injured by Austin Chavez when the two collided at the neutral zone near the Vees bench. Burgart did not return. Along with playing without injured forwards Demico Hannoun and Mitch Brooks, Tyson Jost did not dress and the Three Vees blog reported that he is probable for the weekend. With the win, the Vees improve to 35-5-0-1, 19 points ahead of second place Salmon Arm, and 20-1-1-0 at the SOEC. Attendance was 2,575. The Vees travel to Merritt on Friday to face the Centennials, 14-25-3-0, then return home to host Powell River, 22-17-2-0, at the SOEC Saturday at 6 p.m.

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Kali Loewen’s 10-point performance helped the Pen High 9s win the Laker Invitational basketball tournament on the weekend. The Lakers defeated Vernon Secondary School 44-29. Also providing offence were Emma Terris with nine points, while Kalli Doell and Jennifer Hayman chipped in eight each. Emma earned the player of the game. “It’s always nice to play under the pressure of a championship-type game and to see how players perform,” said Lakers coach Chris Terris. “Winning always breeds confidence, which is important for any group of athletes but particularly young players.” Chris said that Emma had a big weekend and responded when asked to handle the ball more. Loewen has also become a force and Chris said she’s just scraping the surface of her potential. The Laker 9s opened the Laker Invitational with a 52-38 win over the Mt. Boucherie Bears. Loewen scored 11 points, while Kayley Davies earned player of the game. “We usually bring Kayley off the bench because she brings such consistent energy and aggressiveness,” said Chris. “She provides a real spark.” The Laker 9s then cruised past the Princeton Rebels 68-28 in the semifinal.

Winning always breeds confidence, which is important for any group of athletes, but particularly young players. – Chris Terris, coach of the Laker 9 girls basketball team Doell led with 14 points. “The most pleasing part of the weekend was that we got progressively better individually and collectively,” said Chris. The Lakers coach watched his players raise their performance level. Emma, Liev Elder and Kinsey Corday all took significant leaps forward. The Laker 9s are 4-0 in league play and 10-4 overall. “Collectively, the girls took another leap forward this weekend,” said Chris. “Our depth gives us an ability to put a lot of pressure on teams and wear them down. The key now, like most young teams, is to become more consistent.” The junior Lakers also played going winless in their first tournament of the season. The Lakers hosted Similkameen on Thursday in league play then travel to Vernon for VSS Junior Girls’ tournament next weekend.

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A chance to give out medals for curling at the BC Winter Games in Penticton next month is taking a local chef full circle. When he was just 16, Stewart Glynes was on the sheet himself competing in the games and winning a gold medal with his rink. “I still have a poster at home, and I still have the medal and everything. I showed it to my kids when I heard that we were hosting it again,” said Glynes, who grew up on the coast, and came to Penticton in 1990, representing Zone 2. “When we heard, a

little over a year ago, right away my memories clicked in to when I was competing. And my thoughts went to wow, that was 25 years ago,” said Glynes, who moved to Penticton six years ago, and now owns the Bench Market along with his wife Heather. Glynes said he will deﬁnitely be down at the Penticton curling club to watch some of the BC Winter Games competition, and he has volunteered to be an ofﬁcial, spending last weekend going through Level 1 and 2 training. But the Glynes’ commitment to the games doesn’t stop with watching and volunteering. The Bench Market is also a Friend of the

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Jacinta Jay is volunteering for the Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games in the Security Directorate as the Sport Venue Chair. “It is a great way to get involved with the community and the number of hours people want to volunteer is up to them. Most of it is indoors and there JACINTA JAY is a lot of exciting sports that they can be involved with. I really encourage people to be part of this great thing happening in Penticton to help make it a successful event for our city and the athletes.” VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED. TO SIGN UP, VISIT BCGAMES.ORG, CALL THE PENTICTON 2016 BC WINTER GAMES OFFICE AT 250-492-2026 OR STOP BY THE GAMES OFFICE IN PERSON AT 90-246 MARTIN ST.

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Games, showing their support for the event, which takes place from Feb. 25-28 at a variety of venues. Part of that sponsorship is being able to hand out the medals at curling. Glynes remembers receiving his own gold medal, which started a career in curling lasting more than a decade. “I did go to three national championships when I was a junior, and then went on to the World Curling Tour, where I travelled around Western Canada competing,” said Glynes. “All the stuff you see on TV now, I used to be involved in that. That was the 1990s for me, all the way up to 2001, when my career kind of took over.” Glynes has clear memories of those 1990 games, which were the ﬁrst provincial championships for juvenile curlers. Prior to that, the highest a young curler could aspire to was to win their regional play downs, which Glynes had done. The 1990 BC Winter Games were Glynes’ ﬁrst opportunity to compete with other curlers from around the province. “Right away, I wanted to go on that,” he said. “The Okanagan was someplace I might have been to a couple of times in my life. It was a great opportunity to go and meet other people, other people your age that are playing your sport all around the province.” His memories start with the bus ride, starting in Langley and then

STEWART GLYNES with the gold medal he won in curling at the 1990 BC Winter Games in Penticton. The owner of The Bench Market will be one of the medal presenters and a sponsor of the upcoming games here next month.

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stopping at town after town on the way to Penticton. “We just kept picking up other competitors along the way. Every stop, we would run into another curling team from another city, or ﬁgure skaters, or other competitors. By the time we got to Penticton, after a good six or seven hour bus ride, we all knew each other when we got off the bus,” said Glynes. “The camaraderie was amazing.” By the time the long bus trip ended in Penticton, the athletes were herded straight off to the opening ceremonies.

Coming from the coast, Glynes said they weren’t quite prepared for the weather, with nighttime temperatures dropping below freezing. “We still had our west coast clothes on; we had spring jackets. We were deﬁnitely not dressed for the conditions,” said Glynes. “Here we are standing in the parking lot with hundreds of other athletes — all waiting to get marched into Memorial Arena—and it is just absolutely freezing, doing jumping jacks and blowing into our hands and just trying to stay warm.” Glynes joked that his

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mother, who coached his team also has a fond memory, of sleeping on the ﬂoor in a classroom in the Shatford Centre. The 1990 Winter Games wasn’t the last time Glynes visited Penticton. Over the years Glynes visited for a number of competitions, especially with his teammate and friend Andrew Paul. “I golfed a lot. My best friend Andrew and I, we were golfers in the summertime, curlers in the wintertime,” said Glynes. “We would come up here for golf tournaments in the Okanagan. I remember a

few weekends sleeping on the beach, because the hotels were full.” Now a full-time chef Glynes said he is fulﬁlling a dream running the Bench Market with wife Heather. “It just has a warm feeling to it. And then to be in a position to give back to the community at all kinds of events, let alone the ones that I have a history in,” said Glynes. “The Winter Games is really kind of something that catapulted the next 11 years of my life and probably still has a huge inﬂuence on who I am today and what I do.”

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Mary Babiuk passed away peacefully with family by her side, at Oliver Hospital. Predeceased by her husband, Mike Babiuk , brothers John Chernuka, Bill Chernuka, sister Anne Didow, and son-inlaw, Ron Reinertson. Remembered and sadly missed by her son, Kerry (Orrie), daughter, Marlene Reinertson (Alf Norrish), her two granddaughters, Kristen Reinertson and Robin Reinertson (Adam Connor), and an anticipated great grandchild in March, 2016, sister-in-law & dear friend Olga Chernuka, brother Pete Chernuka, and many nieces & nephews. Mary was a bright, energetic woman who loved her family, garage sales, playing cards, gardening, listening to music, and sewing. She enjoyed working for Casabello Wines for 20 years. A special thank you to Dr. R. Tatham, Dr. M. Teo, Wound Care Nurses and the Mariposa Care Centre Staff, Osoyoos for the excellent care given to Mom. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 16th, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. at the Providence Funeral Home, 1258 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Tributes may be made to Penticton & District Community Resources Society (Better at Home) or the charity of your choice.

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Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Loose, Sets, etc Chad: 1-250-499-0251 Local Used Wine Barrels wanted for purchase, 250-488-4911

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Newly reno’d 1bdrm unit, $850, heat/cable incl., ns, cat ok w/deposit, (250)488-7902 Penticton studio suite $600-1bdrm apt $700, 2bdrm apt $800, clean quiet, close to DT, adult 55+, n/s, n/p, util. extra, 250-492-7328 to view

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Support & Education/First Link Coordinator (Full Time) - KELOWNA First Link® referral systems, outreach to clients, and delivery of support, education programs within assigned area. Works as part of a team to build strong community, health-care professional relationships. Key responsibilities include: ensure Society’s core programs & services (information, support services and education) are consistently delivered, using various delivery methods and responding to needs of primary target groups; deliver standardized workshops for caregivers, people with early symptoms of dementia, and the public; develop, oversee support groups for family/friend caregivers and people with early symptoms of dementia, recruit/support volunteer facilitators. Also develop/maintain relationships with health care professionals through presentations, manage referral process to facilitate early intervention, maintain proactive outreach and follow up with people with dementia and families. Volunteer management is a key activity. Qualifications: Candidates must have: degree in related field with 3-5 yrs exp in health or social agency; extensive knowledge of and experience with Alzheimer’s disease/dementia and caregiving issues; volunteer management experience; experience providing support/education in human services environment; public speaking skills, exp. presenting structured education programs, group facilitation, peer support interventions; ability to work independently; exp. developing/building community connections. Must be able to travel occasionally. Some evening, weekend work is required. Flexibility with regards to scheduling is required. Note: Must be able to drive and have reliable transportation. Minds in Motion Coordinator (Part Time 28 hrs/week) - KELOWNA Minds in Motion® is a fitness & social program for people experiencing early stage memory loss. The Coordinator is responsible for development, management of the Society’s Minds in Motion programs including partnerships with community centres and volunteer management. Due to expansion, the Coordinator will develop new Minds in Motion programs in the Okanagan in 2016. When in Resource Centre, works with other staff to provide admin support, office coverage, cohesive services for families. Key responsibilities include: develop/manage partnerships with community, or seniors’ centres; facilitate social interaction, encourage involvement in activities that engage people with dementia and their care partners; evaluate participants, manage transition process; consult with fitness instructor, provides assistance during fitness program; connect participants to ASBC services and other community resources; recruit, screen, train and supervise program volunteers. Qualifications: Candidates must have: degree with related designations and 1-3 yrs exp in health or social agency related function; exp providing support/information in human services environment; knowledge and experience with dementia; volunteer management experience; able to lift program equipment; knowledge of Microsoft Office and database experience; strong organizational/time management; excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; able to work independently. Must be able to travel occasionally. Some evening, weekend work is required. Flexibility with regards to scheduling is required. Note: Must be able to drive and have reliable transportation. To apply: Please identify the position to which you are applying. Resume w/ cover letter and salary expectations to: humanresources@alzheimerbc.org Human Resources, Alzheimer Society of B.C. 300 - 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E2 Postings close on January 24, 2016. Please no job enquiry phone calls to the Kelowna Resource Centre. For complete job description(s), visit our website www.alzheimerbc.org

Penticton Kia is looking for an experienced controller who is knowledgeable with CDK/ADP, Excel, Sage (Simply Accounting). Ability to produce and analyze monthly and yearly financial statements, process and submit government remittances and have reconciliation skills is required. The controller would also be responsible for daily cash management as well as communicating directly with the dealer principle. Benefits are available and remuneration would be dependent on experience. Please forward resume and covering letter to dnewman@ pentictonkia.com

Paradise, 100 steps from beach, walking trails & park, 2bdrm bsmt suite, bright & cheery, separate entrance, shared laundry & FP, would suit mature person or couple, $750+ 1/2 util., avail. immed., (250)497-6308

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock. We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel, 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

Cars - Domestic 2003 Impala, excellent shape, 166,000 km, runs like new, $4400, (250)493-5881

Scrap Car Removal #1 GET the MOST for Your Junk Vehicle and scrap steel. A Portion of proceeds to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. Call 778-581-cars (2277)

Sport Utility Vehicle 2002 GMC Yukon Denali auto, AWD, 268K, 2 tv/dvd, full load, leather $5900. (250)938-0278

Trucks & Vans FOR Sale or Trade, White 2003 Chev. Ventura Van. In Mint Condition. Asking $4000.00. Or Trade for An early to mid 90’s Chev. Camper Van with furnace, stove, fridge and bed. Call 250 493 0185

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

IT Systems Support Technician Grand Forks Credit Union has an exciting career opportunity for an experienced Information Technology Systems Support Technician. As the first point of contact for employees and directors, strong teamwork and interpersonal skills are required to effectively support and communicate with users at all levels of expertise in matters related to the installation and use of GFCU technology tools. Working together with the Technology & Systems Administrator, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks including the day-to-day oversight of GFCU’s computer systems and networks, hardware and software and problem resolution. Find out more about this career opportunity at www.creditunioncareers.ca where you will find a detailed overview of the position, qualifications and application details. www.gfdscu.com • 447 Market Avenue, Grand Forks

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On November 7, 2015, at Greenwood Drive and Dafoe Street, Penticton, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Penticton RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $6,105 CAD, on or about 23:47 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (Possession of property obtained by crime) of the Criminal Code of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3268, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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January 15 Friday Social dance with Vic and the Band Masters at the South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. starting at 7:30 p.m. $7 per person.

c anadian r oyal legion branch 40 has a beef dip lunch at 11 a.m., steak or rib dinner at 5:50 p.m. and music by Terry Brenner at 7 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. [Fr]

Saturday January 16

anavetS haS the kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon, drop-in pool at noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m. alcoholicS anonymouS

haS daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours).

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January 17 South main drop-in Centre has R&R Rounders at 12:30 p.m.[su]

royal canadian legion branch 40 has a branch buffet breakfast at 8 a.m., meat and 50/50 draws at 2 p.m. the multicultural Society of Penticton has card games on Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m. at 135 Winnipeg St. Everyone

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welcome. Call 250-4939124 for more info.[su] new beginningS church holds Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. at 96 Edmonton Ave. Everyone welcome. come dance to the greatest dance music ever made with DJ Emil from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. $3 per person, everyone is welcome to come enjoy the music.[su] anavetS haS a general meeting at 11 a.m., horse races and meat draws at 2 p.m. Hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch.

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the language oF Loss, a journaling group focused on grief. No previous writing experience necessary. Drop-in to the Bereavement Resource Centre, 129 Nanaimo Ave. W. on Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Call 250-490-1107 for more information. t he p enticton newcomerS Club meets at 7 p.m. at the South Main Drop-in Centre. Make friends and learn about your new home while indulging in a number of social activities.[018p] in ok FallS we need affordable housing for all, and we need to act now. Join us at our the AGM for the South Skaha Housing Society on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Legion building.[0118p] the okanagan SpeakerS Series takes place at the Penticton campus lecture theatre from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 with Okanagan College business professor Robert Ryan on Affordable Housing in British Columbia. Admission is by donation, benefitting the college’s emergency student bursary program. Parking on campus is complimentary for the events. Everyone welcome.[018p] 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 a.m. General meeting at 1 p.m.

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January 19 brown bag lectureS from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton Museum Auditorium with Elmie Saatink on the history of the Access society. Suggested donation is $2 for adults, $1 for children and includes include coffee, tea and confections.[019p] r oyal c anadian legion has lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., DVA officer at 1 p.m. and wings night at 6 p.m. Jam contest hosted by the Surf Cats at 7 p.m. an evening oF yoga for everyone with a 45-minute easy program followed by meditation and a vegetarian supper upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Donations accepted. elkS on elliS Street has yoga at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday Dart League and 10-card crib at 7 p.m. 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.

upcoMing eventS healing Service in St. Saviour’s church at noon on Jan. 20. The Order of St. Luke meets at 10 a.m. Everyone welcome.[012p] the penticton royal Canadian Legion is hosting a Robbie Burns Supper on Jan. 23 with dinner, bagpiping and dancing. Ticket will be on sale at some locations where posters are located Call Robert for more information at 250-492-4371.[0123p] oliver Senior centre, 5876 Airport St., has a pool tournament on Jan. 25 starting at 9:30 a.m. Preregestration is neccesary, call Ross Aston at 250-408-4597.[0125p] new indoor walk at the Oliver Senior Centre, 5876 Airport St., every Tues. starting Jan.19 at 10 a.m. Bring a friend and walk to music.[019p]

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