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Kelowna’s mayor has gone public with the city’s push to have residents served by one integrated water system instead of the five separate independent systems that currently exist. Colin Basran used his annual state of the city address to the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce on Thursday to state publicly for the first time not only does the city want to have just one water system, it wants the final say about that system to rest with his council. “We represent the entire city,” said Basran following his remarks to the chamber. During his speech, Basran said the public would not stand for five different fire departments, with five different fire chiefs, all separately funded, so he questioned why there are five different water systems serving the city. Currently, in addition to the CIty of Kelowna’s own water utility, Black Mountain Irrigation District, Rutland Water Works, the Glenmore-Ellison Irrigation District and the South-East Kelowna Irrigation District all provide water to residents in different parts of the city. Each water district is selfgoverned and all raise their own revenues through taxation. Basran, who in the past has been reluctant to speak publicly about the issue despite repeatedly saying water is the number one issue for his council, said he felt it was time for the public to hear the call for one integrated water network directly from him. While there are no finalized plans as to how the system would work, what it would look like or how it would operate, all five water purveyors have sat behind closed doors in a joint water committee for the last three years discussing the issue. But that process appeared to have broken down because the parties could not agree about how
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Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran was the keynote speaker at the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday. to set the terms of reference for a formal study to look at the issue. Basran revealed Thursday, the province has now stepped in and appointed two mediators, one of whom is former Shuswap area MLA and provincial cabinet minister, George Abbott, to break the impasse. Mediation will wrap up in a few weeks time, the mayor said. Basran said there has already been “pushback” from the other
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water purveyors, and he expects to hear more now that he has gone public. But Basran said he believes the public will support a call for one integrated water network instead of five separate systems, all requiring different levels of maintenance and improvement. He said the city is not calling for a radical change right away but eventually it wants to see a single system across the city.
And, he stressed, whoever runs that system must answer to city council. Asked about going public during his annual state of the city address, the mayor said he felt it was time to start getting the message out, adding the move would make local water supplies safer—at any give time he said 35 per cent of the city’s population is on some type of water advisory.
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Some 1,500 educators gathered in Kelowna on Tuesday to learn about plans to revamp the school curriculum. Kevin Parnell kparnell@kelownacapnews.com
For the first time in more than two decades, teachers, principals and vice-principals, along with senior staff from the Central Okanagan School District, gathered under one roof for a collaborative learning session this week as educators began to delve into a redesigned curriculum being implemented in B.C. schools. More than 1,500 strong took in the day-long working session designed to help educators understand the changes being implemented from kindergarten to Grade 12, some of which is already in place in schools and some which is still being worked on. Local teachers facilitated the 60 different sessions offered at the event, held at KSS, with the motto “Together We Learn” as educators explored the redesigned curriculum. “What was really exciting, as someone new to the district, was having everyone together with a common purpose,” said Central Okanagan school superintendent Kevin Kaardal, who replaced his predecessor Hugh Gloster in December. “I’m so thrilled with the leadership of all of our partners, particularly with the collaborative approach that the Central Okanagan Teachers Association and our joint educational change committee took. “I was very impressed with the 60 teachers that stepped forward to share their expertise with their colleagues
as facilitators. “That takes a certain amount of courage.” Called Building Student Success: B.C.’s New Curriculum, the redesign of the curriculum in B.C. schools is being implemented across the province beginning this year and over the next two years. Changes in K to Grade 9 are optional this year but will be the official curriculum next year, while changes in Grades 10 to 12 will be optional next year and official in 2017-18. Mandated by the provincial government, the new curriculum will place more emphasis on the deeper understanding of concepts and the application of processes rather than on the memorization of isolated facts and information, according to the government’s website detailing the changes (curriculum.gov.bc.ca/). Across the province, educators have been given two learning days this school session where kids are not in school and educators can learn the redesign. In the Central Okanagan, the first one was Tuesday and another day will follow in late May. “Never before has a curriculum been changed top to bottom,” said Susan Bauhart, the president of the Central Okanagan Teachers Association. “It really was just the start and the level of expertise in the district is varied. Some teachers are using it this year, others are planning to move into it next year when it’s
At this week’s non-instructional day for teachers in the Central Okanagan, much work was done to study the redesigned B.C. curriculum by 1,500 educators, from teachers to principals to senior staff, school board members and students. mandated and the 10 to 12 curriculum is only in the draft phase so they don’t know what it’s going to look like. “But the fundamental principles are there and that’s what Tuesday was all about. It was a wonderful opportunity for us all to be together. I don’t remember another single event that drew everyone together.” For the past several months the school district’s joint education change committee—consisting of teachers, principals and senior staff—worked together to design the day-long session. “It was just a phenomenal day of bringing everyone
together under one roof to learn together,” said assistant superintendent Terry Beaudry. “We went to multiple sessions and really heard from our teachers excellent questions but also excitement about the next steps as we move forward with the redesign.” At the heart of the redesigned curriculum are literacy and numeracy foundations of reading and writing as well as essential learning: What students are expected to know, be able to do and understand at each grade. It also focuses on core competencies of creative and critical thinking,
communication and personal and social responsibilities. As teachers begin to put those into practice in local schools the first of two noninstructional days this year was certainly seen as a big success. “It was a great day,” concluded Kaardal. “It was a career highlight for many people because it brought everyone together and we were working together for a common purpose: To improve learning for our students and that was fantastic.” @KP_media1
• Personalized learning: The redesign provides flexibility to inspire the personalization of learning and addresses the diverse needs and interests of B.C. students. • Ecology and the environment: Revisions to the science curriculum were made to ensure better representation of ecology and environmental learning. • Historical wrongs: The curriculum includes the history of the Asian and South Asian communities and their contributions to the development of our province, as well as the injustices they experienced. • Flexible learning environments: Teachers will have great flexibility in creating learning environments that are relevant, engaging and novel, giving consideration to local contexts and place–based learning. • Aboriginal perspectives and knowledge: Aboriginal culture and perspectives have been integrated throughout all areas of learning using the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Those are: – Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family the community, the land, the spirits and the ancestors – Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships and a sense of place) – Learning involves recognizing the consequences of one’s actions – Learning involves generational roles and responsibilities – Learning recognizes the role of indigenous knowledge – Learning involves patience and time – Learning requires exploration of one’s identity – Learning involves recognizing that some knowledge is sacred and only shared with permission and/or in certain situations.
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Delay for new hotel project The much anticipated start of construction on a 24-storey Kelowna hotel, downtown at the foot of Queensway, has been delayed. Construction was expected to begin in March, but the company behind the project, Alberta-based Westcorp, announced Tuesday it has pushed back its plans to start construction until this fall. “Over the last number of months, Westcorp has continued work on the detailed design and engineering of our downtown hotel project,” Westcorp’s vicepresident of stakeholder management Gail Temple said in a news release issued Tuesday. “Although progress has been good, some elements of the design are still being finalized.”
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Construction of the proposed new downtown hotel by Westcorp, set to start in March, has been pushed back to later this fall. With the delay in the finalization of construction drawings, the lead-in time associated with the demolition of the Water Street buildings on the site and typical risks associated with going into the ground, the company
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construction. The release indicated Westcorp will continue to go full steam ahead with the interior design work and branding. “With an expected two-year build, it remains our intention to time the opening of the hotel with the slow part of the tourist cycle in order to properly ramp up operations. The expected hotel opening will be late 2018 or early 2019,” said Westcorp release. “Despite the delay in construction commencement, we will move ahead with prepping the site this spring and will seek a demolition permit for the existing Water Street buildings. “We expect to have them removed prior to May and, after demolition is complete, the east side of the site will be leveled so that it can be used for temporary pay parking throughout the busy summer months. “The leadership of Metro Community (which is located in one of the Water Street buildings to be demolished) is excited and supportive of the new development. It is keen to see it proceed and plan to vacate the premises on March 1.” Westcorp said Metro will initially move to a temporary location, with a plan to move into a long-term, permanent location sometime in 2017. “We are working with them through this transition and wish them all the best as they continue with their efforts to make a difference in our community.” Westcorp said while the delay of the construction start date is unfortunate, it hopes the change will allow it to better coordinate the construction with the city’s planned reconstruction of Kerry Park. The new hotel will front onto the park. Now you can use the Internet to add your own non-profit event to the Capital News Stuff to Do. Simply go to kelownacapnews.com, look for the calendar and click on Add Event.
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Conceptual rendition of what the new West Kelowna city hall building will look like at the proposed Elliott Road site. proposed to build an office building and two residential buildings as well as a public plaza as its contribution to the project. In December 2015, council announced that Interior Health had agreed to locate its services within the office building, contingent on West Kelowna voter approval of borrowing for the city hall portion of the project. The economic benefits to West Kelowna’s downtown stemming from the construction of a new city hall and the other elements of the West Kelowna Civic Centre are estimated at $49.13 million for the estimated $31.9 million construction project, according to the city. Benefits from direct and indirect jobs will also come and the project meets many of the goals of the Westbank Centre Revitalization Plan. “The vision council had is within our reach and we are particularly excited about the prospect that we will not only have more people living
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report in 2015, B.C. cherry exports increased dramatically from the previous year to 13,600 metric tonnes—a 56 per cent increase—to a value of $91.7 million—a 70 per cent increase,” said Letnick. “The data also includes a significant rise in sour cherry exports from $2.7 million in 2014 to $11.2 million in 2015. With the bulk of Canada’s cherries grown in the Okanagan the increases are good news for growers here. According to Kelowna grower Chancal Bal, whose son Sukpal is the president of the B.C. Cherry Association, changes that helped open the China market to Canadian cherries have been a big help in prompting those increases. “There is a lot of demand from China for Canadian cherries,” said Bal. Sukpal is currently in Germany at an
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Mayor advocates publicly for city control STORY FROM A1 Basran noted the consolidation would also stop duplication, improvements could be done in a cheaper, and more cost effectively way and all city water users in Kelowna would benefit. In West Kelowna, the irrigation districts were brought under the city’s umbrella over the course of five years. While Victoria has not ordered Kelowna to do the same, Basran said the government has made it clear any future provincial funding for irrigation district improvements here will have to go through the city. “So, we’re just doing what it appears the province wants us to do,” said Basran. ••• In his address the mayor highlighted many of the city’s accomplishments in 2015, but Basran also addressed the recent BMO report that said Kelowna is the worst place in the country to find a job. The mayor questioned the study’s conclusion, saying he has concerns in part because the study that the report was based on was a one-month “snapshot” and the sample size used was extremely small. According to Basran, just 100 homes were included and, he added, even Statistics Canada warns about putting too much stock in the study because of the small sample size. Still, he said the city is always looking at ways it can help increase employment here, citing economic development initiatives such as publicly-funded construction projects, moves to attract business and helping businesses succeed with projects like its fibre optic network. That network, set up primarily for the city to connect its facilities, allows clients to move large amounts of data through the system. He credited the network for the arrival of a large animation studio in the city and said council has added money to the budget to extend the fibre network all the way out to the airport. The network connects city facilities and offers use to large corporate clients for a fee.
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GORDON DRIVE LOCATION CLOSURE Dyck’s Pharmacists Remedy’s Rx Gordon Drive location is NOW CLOSED We will be happy to continue serving your health and wellness needs at our 4 other Dyck’s Pharmacists Remedy’s Rx locations in Kelowna. Cameron and Sue will be happy to continue to care for you at our Springfield and Mission locations.
Council will consider the permanent closure and removal of the highway dedication of a portion of laneway adjacent to Rutland Road N on: Monday, Feb. 22, 1:30pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water Street – Council Chambers Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the City intends to sell the “Closed Road” under Bylaw No. 11181, being an exchange of a portion of laneway adjacent to Rutland Road N to Cornell Epp and Terra Landscaping & Bobcat Services Ltd. where the City would close and transfer 208.7 m2 and receive 136.5 m2 of road dedication in return.
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Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter and Council Policy No. 76, Disposal of City Property, notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Kelowna intends to enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement over a portion of Lot 7 and 8 Section 35 Township 26 ODYD Plan 4375, being 2189 and 2195 Rutland Road N to Cornell Epp and Terra Landscaping & Bobcat Services Ltd.
The Kelowna & District Genealogical Society MISSION SPRINGFIELD Cameron has worked will host a family history 3039 Pandosy St. 1111 Springfield Rd. as a Pharmacist with forum at the downtown 778-478-0360 250-762-7774 Dyck’s Pharmacists Kelowna library, 1380 Ellis since 2009. St., on Feb. 22, 7 p.m. KGH DOWNTOWN The topic of discussion He looks forward to Kelowna General Hospital 1460 St. Paul St. serving you at the will be using ancestry 2268 Pandosy St. Springfield and Mission 250-762-3333 resources at the library. 778-484-3836 locations. For more information 16.KelownaAABannerAd 16-02-03 1:57 PMof Page 1 call 250-764-8264. Speak to one our pharmacy team members for a quick and easy transfer of your patient file.
The City will also receive $115,945.00 in compensation for the above dispositions. The public may review copies of the proposed Road Closure and Removal Dedication Bylaw No. 11181 on kelowna.ca or at the Real Estate department at City Hall, 4th Floor, from 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday, and/or be given an opportunity to address Council on Monday, Feb. 22, pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter. INFO: 250-469-8610 City Hall | 1435 Water Street | Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J4 | 250-469-8500 | kelowna.ca
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Years before Syria feels training benefit To the editor: Tuesday (Feb. 9, 2016) our Prime Minister said “The lethal enemy of barbarism isn’t hatred, its reason. And the people terrorized by ISIL every day don’t need our vengeance, they need our help.” Thus he attempts to justify the withdrawal of Canada’s F18
LETTER OF THE WEEK fighter/bomber squadron from the fight against ISIL. Is this just poor grammar or is it muddled thinking? Reason has not worked with Barbarians since ancient Greek times; and as by modern standards the ‘ISIL Barbarian’ is a murderous, inhumane psychopathic lot bent on indiscriminate murder, savagery beyond belief, torture, enslavement, rape and other crimes against anyone who does not adhere to their twisted form of Islamic religion and against
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humanity around the world. They do not accept any reason but ISIL’s dogma. Yes, the peoples of Syria, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries caught up in this Holy War need our help. At no time has the coalition fighting ISIL been wreaking “vengeance” on the terrorized peoples in the war zone. Civilian populations are trapped there and held there by ISIL who are cowards, dressed as civilians, hiding in schools, hospitals, residential areas to escape those trying for the restoration of civil governance in the region. Unfortunately peaceful civilians are in the middle and many are killed, wounded and separated from family by the unholy war in the region. The coalition military are not bringing vengeance to the Syrians or Iraqis. It is, unfortunately, the only path to capturing and stopping the extremists in ISIL. The coalition members are trying to help the region and its people to escape from a barbaric tyranny that
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Protesters fear peace in forest After 20 years of representing Victoria News B.C. coastal First Nations to negotiate what TOM U.S.-directed FLETCHER activists labeled the Great Bear Rainforest agreement, a weary Dallas Smith expressed his relief and frustration. At a ceremony to sign the final agreement in Vancouver last week, Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Council of remote Central Coast communities like Bella Bella, joked that he’s finally out of a job. Then he got serious. “My communities still aren’t better places to live yet,” he said. But the land use agreement with the province and forest companies over a vast coastal area up to the Alaska border means the years ahead will be better. He said when he started it was like being caught in a divorce between the B.C. forest industry and international environmental groups. Dutch-based Greenpeace, its California offshoot ForestEthics and others moved on from their Clayoquot Sound battle
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to the B.C. coast, looking to continue the blockades against logging. “It’s the First Nations of the Coast who stood up and said ‘no, this is how it’s going to work’,” Smith said. How it’s going to work is that logging will continue on 550,000 hectares of coastal forest, with a greater share for First Nations, and with 85 per cent of the region preserved after a century of logging that began with sailing ships. Aside from a few diehards who are either paid to protest or can’t get past issuing demands, B.C. aboriginal people have grown tired of being used as props in global de-marketing campaigns directed from San Francisco or Amsterdam. The protesters’ tactic of organizing customer boycotts that damage far-away economies might be good for international fundraising, but it’s bad for poor people. Formally begun 10 years ago with $30 million from Ottawa, $30 million from B.C. and $60 million from a group of wealthy U.S. family foundations with a larger anti-development agenda, the land use plan remains under attack. Among the many protest outfits is Pacific Wild, which has specialized in Great Bear Rainforest campaigns and now needs a new enemy. Their
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credibility was demonstrated recently when pottymouthed U.S. pop star Miley Cyrus decided to speak out against B.C.’s wolf kill. Typical of celebrities, Cyrus had no idea about the struggle to preserve dwindling herds of mountain caribou. She barely knows where B.C. is, a fact made plain when Pacific Wild toured her around the North Coast, far from the Kootenay and South Peace regions where the wolves in question actually roam. Cyrus’s handlers spoon-fed video and statements to urban media, who were so anxious to exploit her global popularity that they played down the fact she was at the wrong end of the province spouting nonsense. After periodically attacking their own B.C. agreement as inadequate, Greenpeace and ForestEthics have moved on to what they call the “boreal forest,” which we like to call northern Canada. The same bully tactics with forest products customers and producers have been featured. This time, a Quebec company that signed an accord in 2010 is suing Greenpeace for “defamation, malicious falsehood and intentional
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Currency should stay under gov’t control To the editor: Thanks to Capital News for giving Mr. Nicholson’s ideas on the economy the coverage that it did. (Bitcoin Accepted Here: Banks Face Competition from Virtual Currencies, Feb. 5 Kelowna Capital News.) Mr. Nicholson has brought to light the serious problem with our present control of our currency. He goes into, some detail of the bitcoin. Our currency used to be based on commodities such as gold or silver, but now it is based on no physical commodity. I wonder then, why do we still continue to go into debt?
I would support a system that created money based on need rather than any physical commodity. The value and purpose of money should be based on its ability of what it can acquire in goods and service. If we can agree with this concept, then there would be no need to base its value on any physical commodity. I admit I am not fully understanding of the bitcoin principles, but I question Mr. Nicholson’s suggestion that our currency should not be controlled by the federal government. We can see what happened when our petroleum and electrical power came into private enterprise.
We will, however, require some strict controls to guarantee fair distribution of our currency. If it is government controlled then at least we will have the choice to dump them every four years. We will have to establish a system that allows the common labourer to be part of the governing. Our present governing seems to be dominated by the wealthy who serve only the wealthy. Banks have, it seems, to have outlived there usefulness—they seem to offer very few services to the general public. If money availability was based on need, think of the progress we would make. Art Ferguson, West Kelowna
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Value of ALR is in fertility of the land To the editor: The Agriculture Land Reserve comprises just five per cent of B.C.’s total land base, so I don’t agree with E Barry Patterson’s letter in support of an RV park on ALR land. (Healthy Farm Income Good for Economy, Feb. 3 Kelowna Capital News) Agricultural land has been recognized as a finite resource by the government, and therefore it’s protected from development for the public good. Research shows it could cost up to $100,000 to develop these 10 sites, so it
doesn’t make sense for a land owner to remove them once the land is developed in this way. As well, an RV park doesn’t at all support agriculture, it merely replaces it on valuable food-growing land. Whether neighbours object to it or not isn’t the point, as ALR land is held for the public interest. And if people choose to grow hay on acreage that’s fertile and could grow much more, that’s their choice, and there’s no reason for the city to approve RV sites on the property. The strawberry farm at the corner of KLO
and Benvoulin asked for exclusion from the ALR and the city didn’t support it. The Bennett lot on Springfield was turned down from coming out of the ALR. Why then would this piece, in this same corner of town, be allowed to develop RV sites? The city is setting a dangerous precedent, as there is no public value to an RV park, but there is immense value for all of us in arable land. Moni Schiller, Kelowna
CANADA’S ROLE
ISIL needs ‘pointy end of guns, bombs’ ISIL is. Would “reason” have ended the First, the Second or the Korean War? No. Mr. Chamberlain tried that with Hitler and we know how that turned out; it took the combined might of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Russia, USA, and the European free forces to defeat him and his barbaric regime. Just as direct military action with boots on the ground, ships at sea, and planes raining bombs and artillery were necessary then, it now is the only “reason” ISIL will listen to. Yes, expanded training of local military groups fighting ISIL is a great addition and Canadian role, but Canadians have proven themselves to be the very best at modern warfare starting with the War of 1812, Boer War, WW 1, WW2, Korea, and in many
peacekeeping missions like Cyprus, Bosnia and others. Our fighter pilots have proven themselves to be equal to any in the world, why deprive the coalition of our best (and personnel wise, safest) weapon? Think about this, if we used the PM’s above “logic”—if Canada were to empty its jails and mental institutions of all the murderers, rapists, child molesters and psychopaths, trained their leaders to organize and evade capture, gave them unlimited financing, took the police out of the conflict, then tried to control the wave of crime by reasoning with them. The outcome would be a disaster and Canadian would not stand for it. Why do Liberals propose the same reasoning for Syria/Iraq and a tyrannical ISIL? Please do not do that to the oppressed
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FLETCHER FROM A8 interference in economic relations.” Aboriginal companies on the B.C. coast will continue to log, including areas of oldgrowth forest and secondary growth. They will continue to export logs as economics dictate. They will continue to harvest animals, including grizzly bears. And, I expect, they will continue to be
subjected to attempts to supervise and direct them by members of urban society’s new religion—environmentalism. The leaders of this movement don’t like peace. It’s bad for their business. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca @tomfletcherbc
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peoples of the region. Their best hope is the pointy end of the guns and bombs raining down on ISIL until the military training proposed takes effect months or even years from now. Thus the question is answered. Mr. Prime Minister: You have used illogical and muddled thinking to arrive at your “justification” for withdrawal of the F18s. Please reconsider that decision while the expanded training is developed. Doug Waines, Kelowna
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Popular activity that’s accessible to practically everyone Have you ever wondered why gardening remains to be so popular? Why is it I see in most obituaries for people, gardening is very often listed as one of that person’s favourite activities? Gardening can be traced back to ancient times when forest
gardening was the way to produce food for the table. Basically, people would encourage fruit trees, berry bushes and vegetables to grow naturally along river banks and other areas where there was a natural support system. While this form of
gardening has taken on a new life in the past 30 years, I will leave that topic for another article. Gradually over time people began to cultivate vegetables and fruits in specified locations and introduce irrigation and other tools to enhance production. At the same time,
From The Ground Up DON BURNETT aesthetics became important to these gardeners. The beauty of flowers
and foliage was introduced alongside the food crops. At first, gardening as we know it today was reserved for the wealthy, with most regular families only allotted small plots of land in communal spaces
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to grow food. Today, people of all levels of economic status can take full advantage of what to me is an activity which provides so much to our lives. Just wonder at the diversity and magnitude of all aspects of horticulture, from the magic of a seed germinating to the amazing ability of plants to take sunlight and through photosynthesis, combined with elements that produce the starches and sugars which form the basis of our diet. As well, plants are the source of the precious oxygen we breath. How about the fact that the plant kingdom includes over 260,000 species and with modern breeding techniques the numbers are growing? By modern I mean since Abbot Mendel began crossing various pea plants in the mid-1800s to produce variations in pod size, plant size and other traits. I love to observe the differences and similarities between the various plant families. I also love to see how some plants can withstand severe cold conditions yet others will succumb to the slightest frost. Many gardeners have the desire to enjoy plants from all parts of the world both indoor and out from
orchids to pine trees. The process of how we can take a piece of one plant and graft it on to another is another wonder in this world of gardening. There is something special about having several varieties of fruit on one tree or several colours of blossoms on one climbing rose. ••• This Saturday and Sunday, I will be a guest presenter for the Kelowna Home Show at Prospera Place. My presentation will be about the passion of gardening and why it is so endearing to so many people. Join with me to celebrate how gardening has changed over the years and see what is new and exciting in plant material and methodology. This will be an ideal way to kick off the gardening season while enjoying your time at the home show. My presentation times are 11 a.m. for both days. Watch as well at 2 p.m. on both days for my fellow presenters, the interior design team of Cheryl Gillespie and Sam Sakura. See you at the show! Tune in to The Don Burnett Garden Show on AM 1150, 8 to 10 a.m.
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With more than 1,200 participants, 200 volunteers, 50 officials and eight different ice rinks on the go, organizing the annual Kelowna Sweetheart Ringette Tournament seems like it would be a daunting task. But when you’ve been doing it for as long as the Kelowna Ringette Association has, experience pays off. And last weekend was no different as ringette teams from all across B.C. and Alberta arrived in the Central Okanagan to take part in the sweetheart tournament, this year celebrating its 26th anniversary. “It definitely has its challenges but the rink staff and the people that
we deal with in all the arenas are really good to work with,” said tournament director Tina Pomponio. “It’s pretty seamless. We’ve been doing it for awhile. Every year we try to improve on some things.” The tournament is one of the largest tournaments of its kind, definitely in B.C. and likely in Western Canada as players starting as young as seven hit the ice beginning last Friday morning. Twelve games a day took place at each of the different ice rinks as games began Friday morning and ended with the finals on Sunday afternoon. When the dust settled, four Kelowna teams had won their divisions on the weekend: The Under-14 A team and the U-19 A team each captured
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Action from the 26th Annual Kelowna Sweetheart Ringette Tournament on the weekend, featuring more than 1,200 ringette players from all over B.C. and Alberta. gold while the U-16 A and Kelowna Open team won bronze medals. The Shuswap Open team, featuring several Kelowna players, won the gold medal in the open division. While the players are competitive on the ice, tournament organizers say they try to make
the sweetheart event about much more than just results and credit the success of the longrunning event, at least in part, due to the fun nature of the tournament. “I think the success comes because it’s fun; we try to have some different unique things for the kids to do rather
than just come and play,” said Pomponio. “That’s ultimately what they are here for but there is a really fun element too. We have an awesome opening ceremonies where we have team spirit prizes and we have lots of fun things like raffle baskets and a photo booth and of course it’s
the Okanagan, so who wouldn’t want to come here.” Pomponio also credited the many volunteers who help support the event each year. “We’d like to thank all of our sponsors and volunteers for such a great event and their continued support,” she
WHL HOCKEY
Rockets on road for 5 of next 8 games After playing nine of its past 11 games at home, the Kelowna Rockets hit the road this weekend for a pair of Western Hockey League games in Prince George. The Rockets are coming off a 6-0 loss in Seattle on Tuesday, which completed a tough part of its schedule as they played four games in five nights,
including a BC Family Day game in Kelowna on Monday, in which they beat Seattle. The two teams then traveled to Seattle for Tuesday’s rematch, won by the Thunderbirds, before the Rockets traveled to Prince George to prepare to meet the Cougars. Kelowna will now
play five of its next eight games away from Prospera Place as the WHL winds its way toward the final month of the season. The Rockets (37-153-0) enter the weekend in a tie for first place in the WHL and WHL Western Conference as the Rockets and Victoria Royals both sit atop the
standings with 77 points. Kelowna will play the Cougars in Prince George on Friday and Saturday nights before the team returns to Prospera Place to meet Red Deer on Tuesday Feb. 16. ••• The Rockets are one of three WHL teams ranked in the top 10 in the weekly BMO/CHL Top
10 rankings, voted on by a panel of NHL scouts. The Rockets are ranked seventh, one behind Victoria who is ranked sixth and one ahead of Lethbridge, which is ranked eighth. The OHL’s Erie Otters are the top-ranked team in the province.
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An Okanagan fencer and coach will be representing Canada at a World Cup event to be held at the Olympic Richmond oval Feb. 12 to 14. Matt Clarke has been fencing since 1998, and head coach of the Okanagan Freestyle Fencing club since 2008. “I’ve always been a competitive fencer, I love to train hard and earn medals at tournaments. My hard work paid off in my 2015 season with a second place finish in a Western Canada championship, and a seventh place finish at the Canadian Nationals last May,” he said. Clarke is currently ranked 22 in Canada
and will be one of 18 other fencers chosen to represent Canada in this event, which marks the end of the Olympic qualifying season. “Anyone who’s anyone will be there who wants to get in the Olympics,” Clarke said. “I couldn’t possibly earn a spot for Rio, but I’m very eager to test my training against some of the world’s top fencers. My hard work and passion for my sport has brought me here and I feel very blessed to have this opportunity given to me.” Clarke won’t be going in alone. His coach, Brendan Robertson, who has been an instructor with the School District
22 fencing club since Clarke first picked up the sword, will be there in his pupil’s corner. Robertson is no novice when it comes to these events and has in fact competed in six of his own World Cup/Grand Prix tournaments. “As a fencer and a coach for the last 25 years I haven’t had any athlete as dedicated to learning and pushing himself as Matt,” Robertson said. “Matt has proven himself as one of the top fencers in Canada and it is no surprise that he will be representing our country for the last qualifying World Cup before the Olympics. Matt and I have been working hard
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Fencer Matt Clarke (right) has qualified to compete at a World Cup event for his sport in Richmond this weekend. preparing for this event and we expect him to do well.”
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Young gymnasts show continued improvement Two Kelowna gymnasts and their coach took part in the Elite Canada competition in Halifax on the weekend, returning with solid results, including the top performance from a B.C. athlete in the age 12-13 event. Athletes Lucia Jakab and Gabriela Beselt, along with their coach Sergei Chelest, travelled to Halifax to compete in the High Performance Novice category for their second year. Both girls are 12, turning 13 this year
Lucia Jakab
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and in their final year of Novice. Next year they will need to move into the Junior category due to their age. The two-day
competition featured the best gymnasts from across the country and overall results came from both days of competition. The top 36 athletes from the first day, competed on the second day and both Kelowna gymnasts made it to day two. Jakab improved on her 10th place overall showing on day one, to finish third overall on day two, giving her an overall placing of fifth at the event. It was the top placing for a B.C. athlete. Forty-nine girls born in 2003 or earlier began the competition. Jakab’s best finish was in the vault where she was in sixth place heading into the second day of competition. She also placed eighth place on the uneven bars going into day two. For Beselt, it was an event that saw her overcome several injuries from the past few
Lucia
JAKAB Kelowna gymnast Lucia Jakab, 12, was fifth overall at an Elite Canada gymnastics competition
in Halifax last weekend. Jakab’s best finish was in the vault event where she was in sixth place heading into the second day of competition. She also placed eighth place on the uneven bars going into day two. Jakab improved on her 10th place overall showing from the first day of competition to finish third overall on day two and give her an overall placing of 5th at the event. It was the top placing for a BC athlete.
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Okanagan-raised dressage rider Janine Little won the High Score Award at the 2016 Adequan Global Dressage Festival held recently in Wellington, Florida. The competition is one of the sport’s highest-calibre international equestrian events, attracting top riders and horses from the Americas, Europe and around the world. Little and her mount Ebony, a seven yearold Friesian mare owned by Kelowna’s Shawneen Jacobs, earned the highest score of the entire week of competition. Despite torrential rains and severe winds during the pair’s performance, they won all classes entered in their division and earned the highest national score of the entire show. The High Score Award trecognizes outstanding performances in the show ring. Such excellence is made possible by the years of training, perseverance and teamwork it takes to get there. “Achieving an honour such as the High Score Award at Global is exciting,” Little said. “Ebony was very brave and demonstrated excellent ability to focus despite the challenging weather and busy show atmosphere.” Little has been training Jacobs’ black mare for just over a year, with much success. Though not raised in a ‘horsey’
family, Little always dreamed of representing Canada at the highest levels of equestrian sport. After earning accolades at the regional, provincial, national and international levels, she established Little Dressage, a training and coaching business with its roots in the Okanagan. The business has since evolved to include clients and competitions throughout western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and Florida. She has coached several riders to gold medal wins at the North American Junior/Young Rider Championships over the years and was herself short-listed to the Canadian team a few years ago. “The owners of the horses in my program are committed to the best possible care of their horses and believe in my philosophy of treating each horse as an individual—of bringing them along with patience rather than pressure—and celebrating achievements as they come,” Little said. She is currently training numerous horses, from Grand Prix prospects to several young up-andcoming Okanagan-owned talents, such as Billionaire, a five year-old Oldenburg known for his silly antics around the barn; Finley, a seven year-old Westphalian gelding; and Demitra, an eight yearold Dutch Warmblood mare. Whereas Bono has yet to make his show ring
debut, Finley and Demitra have won every class entered with Little, at top Florida competitions. The goal for all of these horses is to compete at the FEI (Fédération Equestre Internationale) level in the next year or two. “It truly takes a village to produce top dressage horses,” Little said. Beyond supportive owners and sponsors, the horses’ well-being and successes are made possible thanks to Little’s professional groom and working student, Larisa Anderson. Raised in Kelowna, Anderson, 20, began training with Little as a young teenager and earned numerous victories in dressage rings throughout western Canada, including the 2013 Alberta Provincial Junior Championship. Working alongside world-class trainers, coaches and horses—plus travelling internationally and being responsible for a team of equine athletes on a daily basis—has provided Anderson with unique skills, insights and opportunities. Little Dressage, with its record of success and a strong vision for the future, proves that small businesses, when driven by determination and hard work and supported by the right team, can achieve big results. “When you see it all start to come together,” Little said, “it’s all worth it.”
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months which had limited her training. She was planning on attending Elite Canada and possibly only compete on the uneven bars, but once she arrived, she was able to compete in all four events for two days in a row. Beselt finished the second day of competition in 28th spot,
but with an improvement of 0.10 over her first day of competition. Her two day total landed her in 27th out of the 49 competitors. “This competition was a great experience for these young athletes, not only competing with the top athletes in the country in their age category but also having the opportunity
to watch the senior athletes who will be representing Canada in Rio with a full Canadian women’s team,” said the Okanagan Gymnastics Club in a press release. Both girls will continue preparing for the upcoming Canadian Championships which will take place at the beginning of June in Edmonton.
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Rider Janine Little (left) and horse Ebony owner Shawneen Jacobs (right) accept the High Score Award at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida.
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Mustang girls better the best let up. The Mustangs opened the exhibition weekend with a 65-49 win over the host squad from Holy Cross. Four players scored in double digits in the balanced attack as Ashlyn Day led the way with 20 points, seven steals, seven assists and four rebounds while Teaghan Wallace added 18 points, Nicole Hart scored 11 and Kate Johnson had 10. In a 70-67 win over 5th-ranked Riverside, Hart poured in 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Day had 23 points and six steals. With two players in foul trouble early, Gini spread out the minutes and got big performances from Wallace and Amanda Grant, who had one of
her best defensive games of the year. The Mustangs closed out the event with another balanced attack getting plenty of scoring from five players in a 7064 win over Oak Bay, the 8th-ranked AAA team in the province. “We played well against a very big Oak Bay team,” said Gini. “It was a team effort with nearly six players in double figures.” Hart led the offense with 17 points while Day had 16, Johnson 15 and Grant 12 in the win. With just one more league game this week, Immaculata is now getting set for the Okanagan Valley championships Feb. 18 and 19.
Robison 5-yr contract renewed The WHL has renewed the contract of its commissioner for another five years. Western Hockey League chairman of the board and Kelowna Rockets president/GM Bruce Hamilton made the announcement this week as the WHL held its annual board of governors meeting, renewing a new five-year contract extension with WHL Commissioner Ron Robison. Robison, who joined the WHL prior to the 2000-01 season, is currently in his 16th season as commissioner and CEO of the WHL. The new contract will extend Robison through the 2020-21 season. “The WHL Governors voted unanimously to extend Ron Robison’s contract,” said Hamilton.
“We continue to be pleased with the job Ron is doing and believe it is in the best interest of the league to secure him to another longterm contract. In the years to come, Ron’s leadership will be important as the WHL continues to be a world leader in both hockey development and our player experience.” Under Robison’s leadership since 2000-01, the WHL has experienced unprecedented growth. The WHL, with 22 member clubs throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest, is a leading supplier to the NHL, Canada’s National hockey teams and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) hockey programs. The WHL has also continued to expand its broadcast partnerships which has provided more exposure for the
league and its member clubs than ever before. Most recently, the WHL has strengthened its player experience under Robison with expanded support services under the WHL Players First program and also awarded a record number of WHL Scholarships to its graduates in 2015-16. “It is an honour and a privilege to be entrusted by the Board of Governors to continue serving as WHL Commissioner,” commented WHL Commissioner Ron Robison. “In our 50th season, the WHL continues to grow and serve as a world leader in the hockey industry and I look forward to playing a key leadership role in the seasons ahead.”
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12 for the first Okanagan Hockey Heroes weekend. And regular (nonprofessional) players will have the chance to play alongside the NHL skaters. Hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, this is a 16-team tournament that will welcome NHL alumni as well as hockey players of all levels to the Capital News Centre in Kelowna. Players expected to play will be coming from throughout B.C., Alberta and Washington State in order to fundraise and get their chance to play with an NHL great all weekend long. The three-day event consists of fun on and off the ice kicking off with the Alumni Draft Night and followed up with two full days of tournament play. The weekend wraps up with a Heroes game on Sunday afternoon featuring the 16 top fundraisers playing with the 16 alumni in a game that will be open to the public. “This weekend is about raising money for Heart and Stroke, and creating a fun memorable experience for our teams,” said Jessica Samuels, the Okanagan and Kootenay area manager for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. “We are working with area golf courses for teams to hit the links between hockey games, there will be plenty of great prizes to be won throughout the tournament, and of course the opportunity to spend all weekend with
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milestone for ski racers as it marks their first multisport experience. The Games feature racers 13 to14 years old and are the youngest group of carded racers in the national ski racing system.
The racers hail from both the Big White and Apex ski club programs and will compete slalom and giant slalom events on Apex Mountain.
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Kelowna skiers take 8 of 21 spots on Okanagan Alpine Ski Team Several local skiers will be heading to Penticton later this month as members of the Okanagan Zone alpine ski team. To qualify for the honour of representing the Okanagan Zone,
more than 120 U-14 racers from Revelstoke, Sun Peaks, Silver Star, Big White and Apex ski clubs competed at Sun Peaks in giant slalom and slalom disciplines, looking to qualify for the multi-sport event.
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Registration for Okanagan Hockey Heroes Weekend is now open, individuals and teams can register at www. hockeyheroesweekend. com or contact Christina Ferreira, Hockey Heroes Weekend coordinator at cferreira@hsf.bc.ca or 778.313.8090.
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Columnist sends out a special Valentine of thanks Not sure what your plans are for Sunday on Valentine’s Day, but Tez and I will likely spend it lazily enjoying each other’s company while hiding at home. Our tradition is to spend certain special days of the year, like Valentine’s Day along with Mother’s or Father’s Day, at home away from the cramped crowds while celebrating the special event either the day before or after. This year, I anticipate an afternoon of daydreaming and planning our flower and vegetable gardens for spring planting since it helps us forget we are stuck in the gray days of February. We have yet to discover why our yard never quite reaches, by late summer, our visions created back in mid-winter. Regardless, like many of you, while we recognize Valentine’s Day has become an absurdly lucrative marketing
Hodge Podge CHARLIE HODGE day for card, flower and chocolate retail businesses, it is also a chance to slow down and thankfully acknowledge others in our life. Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to recognize and truly appreciative that special person in your world. The reality is many folks are not fortunate (and sometimes not deserving) enough to have a special partner. All jesting aside, I can’t imagine the frustration and complication of living with me. If I had a choice I would probably leave myself. I am not sure what is more difficult to deal with—Charlie the procrastinating writer, the lone-wolf politician, the wanna be gardener, musician and hockey
addict, or Charlie the spoiled husband. Regardless, the task must be endlessly mind boggling and, let’s admit it, the pay is lousy. On top of all the frustrations and broken promises that Teresa must deal with on a daily basis, there is another major issue that happens routinely around our house. Tez pretty much does everything while I somehow get all the glory and credit. As many of you know, for the past half dozen years I have been living with emphysema, a terminal condition which truly is a breath-taking experience. As time moves forward, my overall health is being set back and with it my ability to sometimes do the simplest of tasks. The mind may be willing but the lungs at 18 per cent capacity simply refuse.
Every day, the challenge to repeat yesterday’s chore gets tougher and yet every day it is my sweet Tez that takes up the slack and takes care of whatever it is I have not. While it is equally frustrating and aggravating for me, I can only imagine how tiring it is for my sweetie. However, Tez constantly does the work of two while pretending the stress and extra work is not a big deal. Like a true trooper, she simply continues to work full speed accomplishing the work of two— work that we use to do together but I now often can only sit back and observe. The guilt factor I place on myself naturally eats away at my ego, which ironically results in my jerk-factor increasing. Not only does Tez have to deal with an incapacitated male, but a grouchy, self absorbed one as well.
What I know is most difficult for my life partner is to watch me slowly dissipate in front of her knowing there is little she can do but simply be there. She does so with no complaints, a smile on her face and more love than I ever thought was possible. Teresa Hodge is indeed my wonder woman, the wind beneath my wings, and my best friend. She will not be pleased that I have written this, extolling her kindness, love, dedication and willingness to do whatever it takes. Thankfully, this column is about the only thing she has not taken over in my world. So this week, I want her to know that not only do I love and acknowledge what she does for me, but also for all the others that cross our path. I want her to know that I admire her heart, her compassion for
others (including our four kittens), her endless wit, and her joy for life. Most important I love her for her. Like our dear friend Deb Stone wrote in her song (which she sang at our wedding): “You may not have had my first kiss but you have my last.” I love you Tez and happy Valentine’s Day. ••• It’s a good thing I manage to occasionally drag myself out of the house and into the real world. It humbles me to see that the world holds many active, dedicated, focused, determined and caring people. On Wednesday, I was part of a large crowd gathered at the Rotary Centre of the Arts for the 2016 Community Sports Hero Awards reception. As the title might suggest, the annual awards event recognizes local athletes and volunteers for their contribution and success in sports.
Recipients in the sport hero award category (coaches, organizers) were Dan Bernheisel (basketball), Ken Boe (rugby), George Curran (rugby), Scott Jacobsen (soccer), Ben Macauley (football), Todd Russell (baseball), Paul Thiessen (volleyball), Johnny Vesterinen (tennis), Mike Walsh (athletics), Travis Wray (lacrosse). Athletes taking home the Athletic Excellence Award were Tekarra Banser (biathlon), Hannah Bennison (athletics), Olivia Gran (figure skating), Danielle Gruber (gymnastics), Kailin Jones (volleyball), Riley McLean (para-swimming) who drew the largest applause from the crowd, Ryan Moffat (alpine skiing) Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (basketball) and Heather Wurtele (triathlon) The Sport Hosting Award recipient was Joe Gluska, president of the BC Community Football Association.
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environment, we are reviewing the opportunities and challenges being presented in 2016.” The session is open to both employers and employees and topics will include: • Escalating damages before human rights tribunals • Just cause in employee terminations • Employee disabilities and frustration of contract • Family status discrimination • Notice periods and noncompetition agreements. “A live issue right now for businesses of all sizes is with respect
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risk. However, up to 90 per cent of injuries are preventable through changes in behaviour, such as wearing a helmet For Skate Smart-Brain Safe Day, children are invited to skate with the West Kelowna Warriors at Stuart Park’s outdoor rink, on Water Street across from Kelowna City Hall. BrainTrust Canada will have an information booth distributing information cards along with juice and fruit snacks. There will also be an opportunity for anyone wearing a helmet to enter a prize draw for one of five
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On Oct. 24, 2015, 37-year-old Aaron Peter Olfert passed away
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On hand for the music bursary presentation in memory of Aaron Olfert were his family, Wentworth Music staff and the two bursary recipients. what he wanted.” When Aaron first began lessons, under the suggestion of Wentworth and help from his youth pastor and mom, they created a way that he could hold a guitar pick by wearing a modified golf glove so he could
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strum. Wentworth said it taught him an important life lesson that just about anything could be overcome with desire and a little ingenuity. After his passing, the Olfert family approached Wentworth Music to set up a bursary to honour the memory and passion Aaron had for music. Instead of flowers, the family requested that people send funds to a special account set aside at Wentworth Music to provide an instrument to a student in need. “When he wasn’t at work, he was playing music,” explained Kristen Newman, Aaron’s sister. “To have donations go into this bursary for him meant another young person could carry on his love of playing music.” By the end of December, with the help
of Wentworth Music providing the instruments at family pricing, the amount donated was enough to provide not only a new guitar to a student who fit the criteria set by the family, but also a set of electronic drums to a family of three students. The bursary presentation held at Wentworth Music had many of Aaron’s family on hand as well as the executive team of Wentworth Music who presented two families this one-time bursary in the form of a Taylor acoustic guitar and Roland TD11-KS electronic drum set. “We all thought this was such a fitting way to pay tribute to an extraordinary person who’s love of music impacted so many,” said Wentworth.
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The Golden Gate Bridge from Battery Spencer at Fort Baker in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area just after sunset in San Francisco
Explore Golden Gate National Recreation Area CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS contributor Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Calif.— The busiest unit in our national park system isn’t a park at all. In fact, plenty of visitors never notice that they’re in it— not when they’re half-lost in the redwoods of Marin County’s Muir Woods, not when they’re deep into a conversation about robots at San Francisco’s Fort Mason, not when they’re roaming the vast beach flats of Fort Funston, near the San Mateo County line. So be advised: The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is an 80,000-acre noncontiguous realm that flanks the Golden Gate Bridge and includes Alcatraz Island and chunks of three counties. The GGNRA was born in 1972 and since then its grown bit by bit into an urban/rural, old/ new hybrid that, like many national parks, has something for just about everyone. In many ways, the GGNRA reflects how much the national parks have changed since 1916. In other respects—such as the congressional mandate that the GGNRA’s Presidio area earn enough to pay for its own upkeep—this park unit is like no other. It has public-transit-accessible urban acreage, rural acreage that will require a car (and perhaps a bike or horse) and a legion of old
military sites repurposed as lodgings, museums, arts venues, businesses and private residences. It’s got 59 miles of rugged coastline and hundreds of historic buildings, most left behind by the Army. It has traffic problems (not surprising, with 15 million visitors a year). It has forests, beaches, trampolines, high-end hotels, $31-a-night hostels and $5 draft beers with a Golden Gate Bridge view. To cover all its territory would take months. But if you treat the GGNRA as a travel sports event— as I did in a pair of recent visits—you can complete multiple feats of tourism, presented here in no particular order.
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1. Road tripping, Marin Headlands After you cross the Golden Gate Bridge, exit at Alexander Avenue, cross under the 101 and turn on Conzelman Road to begin the drive into the Marin Headlands. If you’re on the road at sunset, park at Battery Spencer and take the short path to a Golden Gate viewpoint that puts just about all other scenic bays and bridges to shame. When you’re ready, drive a mile and a half up the road and park at the Hawk Hill viewing platform, which is buffeted by wind and beloved by birders. If it’s daylight, marvel at
the hawks and gulls as they ride the powerful gusts. If it’s getting dark, you may spot the lonely glow of the Point Bonita Lighthouse. And if it’s early afternoon on a Saturday, Sunday or Monday (12:30-3:30 p.m.), the lighthouse will be open and you should head for it. It stands just beyond the end of Conzelman Road at the southernmost tip of the headlands. From the small parking area, you walk past a Nike missile site dating to Cold War days, then head through a tunnel handcarved in the 1870s by Chinese immigrants, then tiptoe across an elevated walkway. The snug ground floor of the lighthouse is packed with reminders of maritime days gone by. Info: www. nps.gov/goga/marinheadlands.htm; www. nps.gov/goga/pobo.htm. 2. Mountain biking, Muir Beach and Dias Ridge Mountain biking was born in the 1970s a few miles from here in Mount Tamalpais State Park, so why not ramble the Marin hills yourself? I rented a bike ($75 for the day from Bicycle Odyssey in Sausalito) to try the relatively new Dias Ridge Trail. I started at Muir Beach, climbed into the hills on the Middle Green Gulch Trail, followed a sevenmile loop, gained about 1,000 feet in altitude, then zoomed down by way of the Miwok Trail
and Dias Ridge, which is open to bikers, hikers and horses. (Part of my route was inside the GGNRA, part outside.) There were views of the hills and the distant Pacific, along with distant glimpses of Muir Woods. Most trail guides call Dias Ridge a moderate ride, but the route kicked my butt. At trail’s end (Muir Beach again), you can rest and recuperate at the Pelican Inn, a neoElizabethan pub in which many a mountain biker has downed many a pint. At the Muir Beach Overlook, a bluff top you can reach by hike or car about a mile west of Muir Beach, there’s a great panorama of raw coastline, with almost no signs of civilization. Info: www.nps.gov/goga/ planyourvisit/muirbeach. htm. 3. Horseback riding, Tennessee Valley Saddle up at Miwok Livery Stables ((415) 383-8048, www. miwokstables.com) in the Tennessee Valley, about four miles northwest of Sausalito, and soon you’ll be clopping along in the middle of rolling hills and old dairy farms. The Marincello Trail, named for a thwarted real estate development that would have added 30,000 residents to the area, is one of three riding options from the stables, which has 42 horses. Led by instructor Kendall Robinson-Clarke, photographer Brian van der Brug and I spent
an hour riding out and back on Old Springs Road ($100 per person), savouring peekaboo views of the sea and city
skyscrapers. I especially liked the way RobinsonClarke firmly instructed passing mountain-bikers to stop and walk their
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some roadside parking. Arrive as close to the 8 a.m. opening time as you can or catch a Marin Transit shuttle bus from a nearby pickup point. Info: www.marintransit.org/ routes/66.html. 5. Discovering, Fort Baker This 335-acre chunk of land just north of the Golden Gate Bridge was an Army base from 1866 to 1994 and was added to the GGNRA in 2002. Without noticing, you’ve probably passed it on the way to Sausalito. You can take your young kids to the neighbouring Bay Area Discovery Museum (www.baykidsmuseum.org). Or work up a thirst with a mile-long loop hike on Drown Road and the Chapel Steps Trail, which starts with a climb through a eucalyptus grove near the museum (www.parksconservancy.org/ visit/park-sites/fort-baker.html). Thirsty now? Head to the far end of the parking lot, where Travis Air Force Base still operates a small marina and bar on the east side of Horseshoe Bay. Open to the public Thursdays through Sundays, the Travis Marina Bar, a.k.a. Presidio Yacht Club, is easy to miss. But inside, some tables offer priceless views of the Golden Gate Bridge. The interior and prices are refreshingly unprettified: draft beers, $5.
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6. Escaping to Alcatraz This place has been a tourist attraction for longer than it was a federal prison—42 years versus 29. Ferry tickets sell out weeks in advance and they aren’t cheap; the round trip from San Francisco’s Pier 33 costs $31$38 for adults. The history concentrated on the island’s 22 acres is richer than you can imagine, including the island’s first
use as a military installation in the 1850s; the imprisonment of Native Americans there in the 1890s; the involuntary residence of Al Capone, the Bird Man and others; and finally its addition to the national park system in 1973. Lately, it’s been drawing visitors of a different stripe. After the success of artist Ai Weiwei’s installation on political prisoners there in 2014-15, Alcatraz’s lightfilled, splendidly dilapidated New Industries Building is likely to become a prime venue for art displays. The current show (through June) is Prisoners of Age, a striking collection of 60 photographs by Ron Levine accompanied by quotes from American and Canadian convicts who are senior citizens. Info: www. alcatrazcruises.com. 7. Feeding the mind, Fort Mason Since the 1970s, this former Army port of embarkation has been a haven for arts, education and cultural organizations, including the Museo Italo Americano, the Mexican Museum, art galleries and a couple of theatres, one of which offers improv shows on Friday and Saturday nights. If you’re a more contemplative soul, step into the Interval, a bar/cafe opened in 2014 by the nonprofit Long Now Foundation. Outfitted with tall bookshelves, strange metal devices, a cozy bar and a chalk-drawing robot named Otto, the 49-seat space is Long Now’s way of starting conversations about long-term thinking. On the night I visited, Kirk Citron was lecturing on the decline of disease, the rise of robots and the unwarranted pessimism and short-term thinking of traditional news outlets. “If I could choose to be born any day in the last 10,000 years, I would choose today,” he said. Info: www.fortmason.org.
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Children’s Dental Health Month Tips HOW TO MAKE FOOD CHOICES WEARING BRACES Certain foods can break brackets or bend wires, while others can get stuck in rubber bands used when wearing braces. Monitoring diet can prolong the life of the braces and shorten the amount of time they need to be worn. Hard foods, such as nuts, ice cubes, apples, and crunchy crusts, can damage the fragile components of the braces. Sticky foods, such as caramel, gummy candies, gum, and taffy, can pull apart braces or get wrapped around the hardware, making for a difficult time cleaning the teeth. Similarly, sweet foods, including some fruits that are high in sugar, can feed bacteria on the teeth. Braces make it more difficult to clean the teeth effectively, so consuming excessive amounts of sugar may result in decay. Here are the foods that you may want to avoid for the duration of your time wearing braces.
EMPHASIZE ORAL HYGIENE IN THE YEAR AHEAD One of the keys to oral health is the use of fluoride to prevent dental caries. In fact, many health professionals will say that exposure to fluoride, whether through use of toothpaste or fluoridated water supplies, is probably the most effective cavity-prevention treatment available. Fluoride helps the teeth in a number of ways. Fluoride can promote tooth remineralization. This means it attracts other minerals, particularly calcium, to the areas of the teeth where
tooth decay can form, helping to strengthen teeth. Fluoride also helps to make teeth more resistant to decay. New tooth mineral created when fluoride is present helps to make teeth harder, making it more difficult for acids and bacteria to penetrate the enamel of the teeth and cause damage.
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Forty Years ago, February 11, 1976 Gert Knudsen and Soren Kornerup opened the first ScanDesigns on No. 3 Road in Richmond. In the years since, ScanDesigns has expanded to six locations in Coquitlam, Richmond, Langley, Victoria, Nanaimo and Kelowna. Over the years, the furniture market has changed and ScanDesigns, a family owned company, evolved and adopted new ideas to furnish everyroom of the home. Today ScanDesigns is a leader in the contemporary furniture retail industry. For forty years of success, we wish to extend our gratitude to our devoted customers and will be offering special Anniversary Offers throughout the year. For details on ScanDesigns & upcoming sales visit: SCANDESIGNS.COM
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Finding new roads with the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS Eventually, we pulled into John’s City Diner in Birmingham for a late dinner of some deep-fried goodness. Over dinner, we debated the next step: we could stay in Birmingham or push forward to Jackson, Mississippi. Staying in Alabama would make for a longer journey the next day. We pushed on and when I shut her down at that chosen destination I had clocked 1,291 kilometres (807 miles). Surprisingly, after over 12 hours behind the wheel, my back wasn’t aching as much as I had expected. The sport seats proved to be firm yet flexible enough to still be comfortable and keep me in place. Even with the chassis 28 percent stiffer, the ride isn’t bone-jarring, not for me at least. Though, don’t expect it to take road imperfections gingerly. It is a performance vehicle after all so running a tight ship is mandatory. Besides, there aren’t 455 horses under the hood without reason. My voice had tired from singing at the top of my lungs and talking on the phone – I was driving alone, after all. The desire to venture along this section of the program that spanned over the 48 contiguous states was purely personal. I’d never driven in this part of the United States – with the exception of Florida – and wanted to experience what it had to offer. The scenery wasn’t quite as epic as the sultry waves of Florida’s coastline, and all in all, it was quite barren, but there was still joy in the journey. From downtown Jackson, Mississippi, we continued our last leg of the trip towards New Orleans, Louisiana. The total count of states we had driven
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10 most romantic movie cars for Valentines By John Mayhead For those of us who also love automobiles, the best romantic films are those that feature an interesting car or two.
PRETTY WOMAN—1989 LOTUS ESPRIT SE
Richard Gere’s high-flying businessman Edward was bound to own an exotic “foreign” classic, but when both Ferrari and Porsche declined to be associated with a film linked to prostitution, Lotus stepped in. The gamble paid off and sales of the Esprit (actually a modified 1990 model SE).
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THE NOTEBOOK—1946 HUDSON COMMODORE Through the tears, you may be able to spot the 1946 Hudson Commodore Eight Club Coupe driven by Rachel McAdams’ character.
BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY—1969 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SE CONVERTIBLE
Hugh Grant’s smoothtalking Daniel Cleaver had the coolest car. His 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SE Convertible in blue has the 2778cc inline-6 M130 engine and is an earlier “high
1967 Park Royal Routemaster.
NOTTING HILL—1967 PARK ROYAL AEC ROUTEMASTER BUS
OK, so it’s not exactly a star in the film, but we love the old Routemaster, brought into service in 1967 by London Transport, and now available for weddings and special events!
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY—1976 TOYOTA CORONA STATION WAGON (ESTATE)
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Love Actually—1992 Saab 900 XS
Colin Firth’s character Jamie famously learned Portuguese in order to woo his housekeeper, but we all know it was his Saab 900 that really attracted Aurelia, played by Lucia Moniz.
grille” car.
TRUE ROMANCE—1988 PORSCHE 911 FLACHBAU CABRIOLET
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THE GRADUATE—1966 ALFA ROMEO DUETTO SPIDER
When a young Dustin Hoffman was cast as Benjamin Braddock, his uncle offered to supply the character’s car. The uncle was the legendary U.S. car importer Max Hoffman, and the car was the newly released Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider.
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Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider Roundtail.
THE LOVE BUG—1963 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
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Sorento gets new look, new engine for 2016
By Neil Moore
Kia’s mid-size CUV has come light years since arriving here in 2003. Gone is Sorento’s dreadful cladding from the first-generation, and the timid grille of the second. The all-new 2016 model raises the styling bar with a look that some describe as German, although I’m more inclined to say Swedish. It’s a nod to Volvo’s XC 90, which for me is high praise. The new sheet metal is cleaner than its predecessor, with stronger shoulders, a high beltline and narrow side glass that may not help visibility, but looks handsome nonetheless. The new grille gulps rather than sips at the oncoming air, flanked by narrow-cut
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projector headlamps for a bold first impression. The wheelbase is now longer to allow for more interior room—a key consideration in this segment. Mid-size crossovers need to be efficient at carving out space when they offer a third row. Seven-passenger Sorentos now offer 320 litres behind the 50/50 third row, 1,077
behind the second row, and a max of 2,066. Five-passenger models are up a bit at 1,099 and 2,082 litres. Sorento comes not only in two- and three-row models, but offers both AWD and FWD in several trim levels. And there’s a choice of three engines. Carrying over is a naturally aspirated 2.4-litre DOHC four cylinder (185 hp and 178 lb/ft of torque) as well as a 3.3-litre V6 (290 hp, 252 lb/ft), capable of towing 5,000 lbs. New for 2016 is a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder that delivers 240 hp and a stout 260 lb/ft of torque. All engines are mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. My tester—the SX Turbo AWD—had the latter
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part of the SX package. The tradeoff in not having a third row was its copious underfloor storage. Beneath the entire cargo deck were right-sized compartments, ideal for laptops and other electronic gear—not only to hide, but also keep things from sliding around. Accessing the cargo hold is made easier in top-trim models via the available ‘Smart’ power tailgate. You no longer have to wave hands, feet or do the hokey-pokey. With the smart key in pocket or purse, just stand behind the hatch and it opens. After a couple of warning beeps, of course, so you don’t get whacked by the door. The interior is not only more upscale than past Sorentos, but quieter thanks to sound-deadening efforts, along with an increased use of high-strength steel, more structural adhesives and advanced welding techniques. Kia, like most automakers, isn’t afraid to toss around numbers. For example, 53 per cent of the unit body is now made of advanced
high-strength steel, and torsional rigidity is up by 14 per cent. This may sound impressive, but it wasn’t until I hit a few bumps, potholes and ruts that I noticed how solid and well put together it felt. Indeed, Kia has steadily been refining its product, adding not only more value in terms of content, but also in build quality. Case in point is their high J.D. Power ranking, with Sorento scoring top marks in its segment for initial quality. All points to consider when shopping this crowded and competitive marketplace. What’s Best: More premium look and feel at a non-premium price. What’s Worst: Top-trim models are getting pricey. What’s Interesting: ‘Smart’ power hatch requires no waving of hands and feet. www.kia.ca Neil Moore is an automotive reporter for Metroland Media.
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slow. In the real world we averaged 4.6L/100 km over a morning of driving—right where Toyota said it would be. Most of our time was spent in the Base car with TSS. When the engine was running, it was well muffled with Breton making the most of regenerative braking and using the engine to charge the battery, instead of the more wasteful engine driving the wheels rather than the motor. Later, we found the topline Touring to be quieter than the Base, with the level of premium equipment making it a very pleasant place to be. Ride quality is much improved over the 2015 model, thanks in part to the rear double wishbone suspension that not only lowers the car to improve handling, but makes for extra cargo room. Prius is also one of the first vehicles to use the Toyota New Global Platform that dramatically improves rigidity. Starting price is $25,995 or $26,305 with TSS plus heated front seats. Top end is the Technology with Advanced Package at $31,990. Standard equipment includes: 6.1-inch Display Audio system with six speakers; voice recognition; Bluetooth capability; air conditioning with automatic temperature control; 60/40 split fold down rear seat; the Smart Key System and Push Button Start. It is expected a Prius c compact and Prius v people mover will be coming along soon in the product cycle. Toyota/Lexus has led, and still leads, in hybrid propulsion, so this decision to take Prius and make it a player in the mid-size sedan segment was not done lightly. Competitively priced against “normal” mid-size sedans, Toyota is playing the fuel-economy card to go along with room for five. For instance, Toyota compared the Prius to the current Ford Fiesta sub-compact. With its four-cylinder, 1.8-litre engine/electric motor, Prius averages 4.5L/100 km. With its 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine, Fiesta gets 6.6L/100 km. Toyota uses the tagline “Going Beyond The Possible” with the 2016 Prius. Knowing Toyota, it’s just possible they will successfully inject Prius into the mainstream.
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The smart smartens up By Rob Beintema “We’re taking the smart car?” my wife asked, with that one eyebrow raised, usually reserved for questioning spousal sanity. “Yeah, but don’t worry, the stuff will all fit in,” I tried to reassure her. We were supposed to trek two hours down the highway, to another city and a painting party at our daughter’s new home, bringing paint brushes, rollers and a giant crockpot of chili, along with a little wine, willing hands and our questionable renovating abilities. I mentally ticked the ladder off my take-along list but did manage to wedge a broomstick roller extender between the seats. And, yes, everything else fit into the 190-litre luggage compartment directly behind the two passenger seats. If you have to, you can even remove the world’s smallest cargo cover to expand the storage space to 350 litres (measuring up to the headliner of the car). And, if you’re travelling solo, you can also fold the front passenger seat forward for longer, awkward objects. This all new, third generation 2016 model may still be the smallest car in Canada, but it is also the biggest smart fortwo ever built. Designers were determined to stick to their guns when it came to maneuverability and the diminutive 2.69 metre length of the car, but the track and width have both been stretched by 100 mm (4”), allowing for a little more elbow room, a little more luggage space, and for a more planted and stable road stance. Complementing the smart’s tight dimensions and short
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overhangs, the fortwo chassis dynamics and ride characteristics were also tweaked substantially for 2016, with revised axles incorporating C-Class elements and with increased spring travel and higher tire sidewalls. New trickle-down technologies from Mercedes include Crosswind Assist (standard) and a forward collision warning system (optional). But, most importantly, the go-kart like qualities of a micro machine never properly realized, have finally been enhanced with a renewed emphasis on nimble performance and maneuverability. The smart fortwo’s turning circle has been reduced to just less than seven metres. U-turns are a cinch even on narrow city streets and sometimes it feels almost like the car is turning on its own axis. You’ll soon find yourself looking for any excuse to demonstrate that agility to friends, neighbours or any pedestrian passing by. Sticking with the nimble performance theme, the 2016 smart fortwo powertrain has also been revised for vastly improved performance. Anemic powertrains of the past are best forgotten. Ditto for the predecessor’s simply awful automatic transmission, a hesitant mismatch of gears that made you feel like you were
driving grandma’s rocking chair. The North American versions of the 2016 smart fortwo get the most powerful engine in the lineup, an 898 cc inline three-cylinder mill with a new turbocharger, all neatly tucked under the cargo floor and driving the rear wheels with 89 hp and 100 lb/ft of torque to the tune of an improved 0-100 km/h time of just over 11 seconds. OK, those numbers won’t make anyone swoon but the motor is willing enough and can now be mated to either a standard five-speed manual or, as tested here, spinning a new and very competent twinamic sixspeed dual clutch automatic ($1,400). Fuel economy is rated at 7.5/6.1L/100km (city/hwy). My mixed driving averages worked out to 6.3L/100km (comb) and on our return from the painting party, sticking to the highway speed limit, maybe benefiting from a bit of a tailwind, we managed a surprising 5.0L/100km (hwy). The 2016 smart fortwo comes in three trim levels - pure ($17,300), passion ($18,800) and prime ($20,900). As tested, our passion model came in Lava Orange and Black with a brilliantly matching two-tone interior in the same colours that highlighted the kitschy and whimsical interior design perfectly. The novelty of the smart fortwo may have worn off over the years, but the spirit, style and design of this pocket-sized city car remains as fervently youthful as ever. The smart fortwo is a niche player in Canada’s automotive market. It would be an exaggeration to say that Honda sells 100 Civics for every smart car sale, al-
though, really, the numbers aren’t that far off. But each of the 26,500 smart cars sold in this country over the past dozen or more years have been more of a purchase of the heart, rather than the head. The fortwo isn’t just a car. It’s a fashion accessory, a lifestyle statement, a purchase reflecting personality more than practicality. Owners buy their smart fortwos because this little car resonates with them. And with the inherent city car qualities of park-anywhere nimble maneuverability now enhanced with modern techy bits and with a little more performance elan and boosted driving “enjoyability”, the smart fortwo should appeal to that eclectic customer base more than ever. smart.ca What’s Best: Park-anywhere urban agility matched to a peppier engine and a new optional automatic transmission that actually works. This is as much car as anyone needs 90 per cent of the time.
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What’s Worst: Prices are out of economy range to compete with small four- or five-passenger alternatives. Paying 20 per cent more at the pumps for premium fuel doesn’t help either, although it’s hard to blame Mercedes for wanting to squeeze every bit of horsepower from the little 898 cc three-cylinder turbo engine. What’s Interesting: Just how much you can fit into a 190-litre luggage space (350 litres if you stack your stuff up to the roof). Rob Beintema is an automotive reporter for Metroland Media.
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In Loving Memory of Tiŵany 7Li^Ye &rYGOner May 10, 1988-February 14, 2013
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If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I’d walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken no time to say goodbye you were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why. My heart still aches in sadness and secret tears still ƪow, what it meant to lose you, no one will ever know. Author Unkown
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BRADSHAW, LAWRENCE Passed away suddenly on February 9, 2016 at the age of 76. Survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Sandra; daughter Alysa Bradshaw and her two sons Jesse Bradshaw and Dustin Hourie and son Jeremy (Karin Boelke) Bradshaw. Predeceased by his sister Carol McAdam and brother Peter Bradshaw. A celebration of Lawrence’s life will be held in the spring. Date and time to be announced. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kelowna Food Bank www.cofoodbank.com or the Kelowna Women’s Shelter, Box 20193 RPO Town Centre, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 9H2. For more on Lawrence’s life or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.
EVES, FLORENCE (BUNNY) MAYME It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Florence Mayme Eves (Bunny) at the age of 75. She passed away on January 18 2016 at Brookhaven Care Home West Kelowna, B.C. Bunny is survived by her daughter Jodee Eves (Bruce Gabriel) of Mission B.C., Grand-daughter Jenelle Quast (Dustin Quast), great grandson Keane Quast, her grandson Cody Eves of Calgary Alberta and her sister Johanne Lund of Taber Alberta as well as many nieces, nephews and in-laws. Bunny is pre-deceased by her husband Ross Eves, her son Donald Eves and brother in-laws Pat Lund and Russ Erickson. Bunny will fondly remembered and sadly missed by her family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society of B.C. 300-828 West 8th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1E2. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneralkelowna.com Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna. 250-762-2299
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PEARSON, BARBARA ANN May 16, 1936 ~ January 22, 2016
Passed away suddenly in West Kelowna on Friday, January 22, 2016. A memorial service will be held on February 22, 2016 at 11:00am at Everden Rust Funeral Services. 1910 Windsor Rd. Kelowna. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shriners Children’s Hospital.
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SCHISLER, STAN Born January 24, 1928 in Princeton, BC and passed away peacefully in Kelowna, BC on February 7, 2016. Survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Olga; three daughters: Wendy Kim, Georgie (Marc) Pezzin, Sandy (Shawn) O’Reilly; son Ken (Carle) Schisler; seven grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sister Doreen Burnett and brother Ken (Sandy). Predeceased by one sister Joyce. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 13, at 1:00 pm at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kelowna SPCA, 3785 Casorso Road, Kelowna, BC V1W 4M7 For more information on Stan’s life or to send condolences to the family, please visit: www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077
IN LOVING MEMORY OF GILLANDERS, REGINALD GEORGE 1924 ~ 2016 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our Dad, George Gillanders on February 7, 2016 in Kelowna, BC. George was born on May 26, 1924 at Kinistino, Saskatchewan, the third son and fifth child of James and Maria Gillanders. George graduated from high school in Kinistino and carried on farming the family farm through 1960. George met the love of his life Hazel at a dance in 1949, and they were married April 14, 1950. In 1960, Dad began his career in the Co-op organization, starting at the store in Kinistino and moving to Carrot River, Saskatchewan in 1963, Delisle, Saskatchewan in 1965, Luseland, Saskatchewan in 1967 and finally to Bonnyville, Alberta in 1971, where Dad was the General Manager of the Beaver River Co-op for many years. After leaving the Co-op, Dad served as the Head Accountant for the Municipal District of Bonnyville until his retirement in 1990. Dad and Mom enjoyed many years of travel, golf, gardening, and visiting with friends and family. In 1996, they moved to Kelowna, initially residing at Sunrise Village and finally calling the Missionwood Retirement Resort home for the last 5 years. Dad was blessed with and is survived by 4 children: Don, Beth, Bruce and Joe; 9 grandchildren: Dione, Devon, Mandy, Mike, Danielle, Rob, Matt, Christina and Jason; 8 great grandchildren; and siblings Belle, Dick and Bill. George was predeceased by his wife Hazel in 2014, as well as by his siblings Ernie and Eileen. We love him and will miss him dearly. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations in George’s name can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society www.cancer.ca Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.
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I, Alka, daughter of Kamlesh Kumar, holder of Indian Passport No. #M1815597, issued at Chandigarh on 01/09/2014 permanent resident of House No 708/1 Street No. 2 Basti Jodhewal, Ludhiana Pin. 141007, Punjab, India and presently residing at 358 Fizet Avenue, Kelowna, BC, Canada V1X 7P5 do hereby change my name from Alka to, Alka Bali, with immediate effect.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS: RE: Estate of DAVID JOHNSTONE McNISH COLDWELL formerly of 216 2085 GORDON DR. Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 8S1 Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hearby notificed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, Bill Coldwell, at Box 437 Canoe, BC, V0E 1K0 on or before March 2nd, 2016 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. BILL COLDWELL 250-832-3879
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Notice is hereby given by the City of Kelowna of its intent to contract with Lahawk Enterprises of Peachland, BC to provide Goose and Nuisance Bird Control Services. The contract will be for two (2) years with three (3) possible one (1) year extensions. This contract will not exceed $210,000 plus applicable taxes. The City has chosen not to call for supplier proposals for the following reasons: 1. Goose scare operations are sensitive to the environment and surrounding neighborhoods. The current contractor has an established relationship with local, provincial and federal authorities. 2. Goose scare operations are a critical component of the City of Kelowna’s goose management plan. Services supplied by the contract have proven to be consistent and effective in providing clean beaches and good water quality. 3. The City is satisfied with the current contractor’s performance and service levels. 4. Pricing is within the City’s acceptable levels for the goose scare program. Suppliers wishing to object to this decision should contact the person identified below either by fax or email on or before 4pm on Feb. 19, 2016 presenting specific reason for their objection. If justified a suppliers meeting with City representatives will be called to receive supplier presentations regarding this contract. Supplier ability to offer product and/or services resulting in the same or better solutions at a lower cost during the same time frame will the key criterion with regard to the supplier objections. For additional information please contact: Ryan Chernoff, Senior Buyer, City of Kelowna Purchasing Department, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna BC V1Y 1J4, telephone 250-469-8530 or fax 250-862-3392 or email purchasing@kelowna.ca. City Hall | 250-469-8500 | kelowna.ca
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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDEALERS.CA 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the lease of a 2016 Terrain SLE-1 AWD (3SA), 2016 Acadia (3SA) and purchase or finance of a 2015 Sierra 2500HD. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. †† Lease based on a purchase price of $31,345/$40,530, including $670/$670 Loyalty Cash (tax exclusive) and $500/$1,000 lease cash for a new eligible 2016 Terrain SLE-1 AWD (3SA)/ 2016 Acadia SLE-1 AWD (3SA). Bi-weekly payment is $184/$209 for 48/48 months at 0.9%/0.49% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $0 down payment and a $0 security deposit is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $19,104/$21,648, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $13,036/$19,467. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. * Offer valid to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial and accept delivery between February 2 and February 29, 2016 of a new or demonstrator 2016 model year GMC model excluding GMC Canyon 2SA. 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