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Rib-Tastic—Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran (left), Corinne Johnson with Interior Savings Credit Union, and Brian Wrightson, a member of Sunrise Rotary, enjoy some ribs at an announcement for RibFest 2016. The inaugural Kelowna RibFest will be held Sept. 16 to 18.
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Two years ago, Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran wasn’t sure what a ribfest was. On a trip to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Ontario, some of Basran’s political friends from out east were bragging about their own city’s ribfests. But Basran was out of the loop when it came to rib-friendly festivals. “I said, ‘Is it what it sounds like? You just eat ribs? Because that would be awesome,’” said Basran at a press conference to announce Kelowna RibFest 2016, to take place Sept. 16 to 18 this year. “I’m excited to go back and tell
them to check out our ribfest.” RibFest 2016 was announced on Tuesday at Kelowna City Park. It’s described as a family event, free to attend and will include a rib cooking contest with judging by members of the public as well as entertainment in the form of music and a beer garden. Hosted by the Kelowna Sunrise Rotary Club, the event will feature ribs cooked by five renowned ‘ribbers’ from across Canada. “This will be a free, let me emphasize free, no admission, three-day family-friendly festival which we hope will be the first of many such annual family festivals of fantastic food and fun,” said Bill Reynolds of Sunrise Rotary. “We’re anticipating we will
have a minimum of 30,000 people attend so this is a significant event for Kelowna. “Some of the ribbers will also offer pulled pork, BBQ chicken along with coleslaw so you will have your choice. “They will be competing for the honours of best ribs and best sauce and the public will have the chance to taste them and vote.” Kelowna RibFest 2016 will not only be a sensation for the senses, it is a charitable event. For the inaugural event, Shoe Bank Canada, the Kelowna-based charity that collects shoes for people in need, will be the charity of choice. People in attendance are asked to bring used shoes to RibFest as a
donation. “This is fun for the whole family to enjoy,” said Corinne Johnson, with Interior Savings Credit Union, the title sponsor of the event. “Not only will people be having fun, enjoying great music and salivating over ribs, they will also be helping to build a stronger community. Funds raised from every rib sold, every corn of cob sold, every drink, is money that will go back into this community.” Though new to Kelowna (and its mayor) ribfests are popular events around Canada and regularly draw big crowds.
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Mourning the loss of our friend The Kelowna Capital News lost a co-worker, a friend and an inspirational photographer when Sean Connor succumbed to a long battle with cancer last Friday. Sean went on sick leave more than five years ago after being diagnosed with a rare and brutal form of cancer, a chordoma tumour lodged in his brain. What started out as a nagging kink in his neck was eventually diagnosed as something far more serious that even he ever imagined. “It was like how bad is that?” he recalled in a feature we did about his recovery process back in 2011. “At that point I went, OK, this could be the end of Sean Connor the train ride.” Though removal of the tumour was impossible because of its growth weaving through veins and arteries, pushing nerves controlling vital functions out of the way as it advanced in growth, Sean traveled to the Loma Linda Medical Center in California for innovative radiation treatments. A fundraiser was held for Sean at the Kelowna Community Theatre to help off-set the expenses for the travel and accommodation Sean and his wife Sandra needed in California during the two-month treatment process. The turnout for that event was reflective of the impact Sean made on this community after moving here from Edmonton in the mid-1990s. He loved being a news photographer, equally adept at confronting the grit and heartache of an accident or crime scene, but also having the sensitivity to seek out wildlife photo ops, especially of birds at his favourite haunts—the Rotary marshes or the Maude Roxby sanctuary. The photos included on this page are a small reflection of that diversity of photographic interests. Sean was a big supporter of all aspects of the arts, and he staged his own photo art exhibit during his time at the Capital News. He also loved hitting the road on his Harley with his biker buddies. The opportunities to ride his motorcycle became fewer as the progression of the tumour’s growth impacted his vision, but he still managed to get in one last ride to Beaverdell and another outing with friends from Edmonton this year. We are all better for having known this talented, gentle and kind man. Our thoughts are with his family, who fought the good fight along with him all these years. He lived longer after his cancer diagnosis than most medical experts probably thought he would, and he did so with a sense of grace, inner strength and remarkable positivity. RIP, Sean. A Celebration of Life service will be held for Sean Conner on Monday, July 18, 1 p.m., at the Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Rd. The family is also asking that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Chordoma Foundation.
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A West Kelowna man who was charged with child pornography is walking away from the courts with a clean record after prosecutors found a lack of evidence to pursue the case to trial. On July 4, Crown counsel directed a stay of proceedings against all charges faced by Tyler Nowek. “The decision followed a thorough review of the file materials, current case law and preliminary hearing transcripts,” said Dan McLaughlin communications counsel for the Criminal Justice Branch. “Following this
review the prosecutor concluded the charge approval standard could no longer be met. In these circumstances, a stay of proceedings is the appropriate course of action.” McLaughlin went on to say that in B.C. a rigorous charge assessment process is employed and the criminal justice branch must be satisfied that there is a substantial likelihood of conviction and the prosecution must be in the public interest. A substantial likelihood of conviction exists where Crown counsel is satisfied there is a strong, solid case of substance to present to the court. “This test applies at all
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Police alleged that the 29-year-old was on an online chat forum in March 2014, when he came across someone he believed to be a 13-yearold girl, and sparked a conversation. “The chat between the accused and (the) girl quickly became sexually explicit,” said Sgt. Mat Van Laer, of the BC Integrated Child Exploitation unit, shortly after Nowek was charged. During the conversation, Nowek admitted he should not
be interacting with the girl as he could get into trouble if caught. Regardless of that understanding, Nowek then allegedly ramped up the relationship and suggested meeting the girl for a date. Instead of the planned face-to-face with the 13-year-old, however, Nowek was met April 2 with investigators from the West Kelowna RCMP and the BC ICE Unit, at his place of business, Ultimate Hockey and Skate Store. Van Laer said at
the time that Nowek’s case illustrates how quickly and brazenly child predators develop relationships online with children. It’s also an example of how seriously the RCMP are taking any hint of sexual exploitation. Explaining the charges that Nowek faced, Van Laer explained the definition of making child pornography in Canada is relatively broad, and its intention is to protect children from any sexual exploitation. That means any visual
or written representation of child pornography, or any writing that advocates or counsels someone how to take part in child porn are fodder for the charge. “Whether it’s fictitious or real child pornography makes no difference in Canada,” he said. Nowek once was an owner partner in the West Kelowna business, Ultimate Hockey and Skate Store. After charges were laid, Nowek dissolved those business interests.
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More young people will get the chance to gain valuable job experience this summer thanks to an increase in funding for the Canada Summer Jobs program. On Tuesday, federal Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger announced in Kelowna that Ottawa has approved funding for 203 summer jobs in 93 projects for a total of $612,611 in the federal riding of Kelowna-Lake Country this year. That, she said, is a 190 per cent increase over the 70 student jobs that were approved last year through the program. “I’m very happy to say that more local youth will be able to join the job market this summer,” said Chagger, who was brought to town by local MP Stephen Fuhr
as part of his grand plan to educate as many new Liberal MPs and ministers as possible about the entire Central Okanagan. “I want them to see what we have to offer,” Fuhr said. Chagger said she felt it is important to invest in Canada’s youth, as they are “the future of our work force.” The federal Liberal government approved funding for close to 7,800 student jobs in B.C. this year in 42 federal constituencies, more than double the number approved last year. A total of 77,000 student jobs were approved across the country under annual Canada Summer Job this year. The Canada Summer Jobs programs funds notfor-profit organizations, public sector employers and small business with 50 or fewer employees to create summer jobs
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Federal Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger, flanked by Kelowna Art Galley student employees Victoria Moore (left) and Asia Jong, announcing more federal funding for student jobs. for youth intending to return to their studies the following year. It pays part of, or all of, the wages for the young workers and is administered by Service Canada. Companies and organizations apply for summer student funding as part of the program. The announcement was made at the Kelowna Art Galley, which has two summer students working to develop, organize and run arts programs for children up to the age of 12. Victoria Moore and Asia Jong are both arts students at UBCO and said they have learned a lot during their first
month of working at the art gallery and expect to learn more before they end their job stint at KAG in August. Both said the experience they are getting will be invaluable in helping enter their respective chosen fields in the arts sectors after they graduate. Chagger’s appearance in Kelowna was the first of what Fuhr promised will be a long list of Liberal MPs and ministers he plans to bring to town over the summer. They will include the parliamentary secretary for democratic reform Mark Holland, coming here July 18 to hold an
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Theodor Geisel may be one of the most famous artists in North America that few people know about. While his original claim to fame was probably his series of Dr. Seuss books for children, Geisel was involved in many different aspects of media, from documentary films to advertisement marketing campaigns. His interest in art was reflected in the Dr. Seuss books, but he gave his wife permission that, after his death in 1991, she could release his personal collection of work that he had done for himself over the course of his life, much of it reflecting his famous Dr. Seuss characters. Art investment collectors are expected to take a keen interest in the exhibition and sale of limited editions of his personal art archive, being presented from now until July 23, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort and Conference Centre in downtown Kelowna by the Calgarybased firm ArtEvolution. com. The company just finished a similar exhibition and sale for
Christopher Talbot, president of ArtEvolution.com with one of the Salvador Dali sculptures from his art exhibition and sale which concluded July 10. The company’s Dr. Seuss art collection and sale is on until July 23. limited edition artworks of Salvador Dali, which was hosted at Sandhill Winery in Kelowna. Christopher Talbot, president and founder of ArtEvolution, said it is astounding how Geisel’s artistry has grown in value from original edition releases, which remain tightly controlled by his estate. “I would call his art work as an investment as solid as a rock,” Talbot said. “Prints that originally
were sold for $1,800 are now presently valued at $30,000. It’s amazing to see what has happened.” Talbot credits both the audience of Dr. Seuss, books read by more than a billion people, along with rigid control of the limited edition artworks that are released to art
buyers. “There are more buyers than there is product and that creates a demand for the product and accelerates its value,” Talbot said. Geisel was born to German parents in 1904 and was often teased about his heritage at school. He began drawing as a child, and contributed to school magazines as a teenager. Geisel attended Dartmouth College where he was voted the person most likely to succeed. After graduation, he went to Oxford to become a doctor, something his father wanted him to do, but soon after dropped out to pursue a career as an artist. That part of his career led him into drawing political cartoons, working for magazines and on major advertising marketing campaigns. He worked as a political cartoonist, creating more than 400 cartoons that took aim often at issues such as racism, inflation,
taxes and anti-Semitism. The title of Dr. Seuss came from Geisel’s middle name combined with his father’s wish for him to become a doctor. His first children’s book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, in 1937 was originally rejected by 27 publishing companies. During the Second World War years, Geisel turned his attention to making training and propaganda documentaries for the United States Army, including Design For Death which later won an Academy Award for best documentary. After the war, he returned to writing children’s books, but with symbolic messages related to racism, protecting our environment and lessons from history contained
The Dilemma Fish, part of the Dr. Seuss art collection limited edition exhibition and sale in Kelowna. throughout the Dr. Seuss collection. The Cat In The Hat addressed child literature issues by writing a beginner’s reading book using only 236 words. Following up on a challenge from his publisher, he wrote Green Eggs And Ham using only
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The crowning of a new Miss Kelowna Lady of the Lake this week will mark the end of representing the City of Kelowna for the past year for the reigning Miss Kelowna Camyrn Peters and the Miss Kelowna Princess Sophia Rideout. The two have enjoyed
the past 12 months traveling around B.C., and in Peters’ case a visit to Kelowna’s sister city of Kasagai, Japan, as both ambassadors for the city and role models for their peers. “It’s not what I thought it would be but I’ve really enjoyed it,” said Peters. “It didn’t really hit me what it meant until we started going to volunteer
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events and people would see us wearing our sashes and say, ‘Wow, you are actually a queen or a princess.’ “The responsibility felt great, I liked the feeling,” Peters said. “It felt more comfortable as time went on and it gave me the opportunity to feel like I was making a difference for my community.” Rideout said she was glad to have gone through the pageant program, and has been able to put the skills training she learned as a pageant participant to work as a representative of the city. In particular, she grew to appreciate the time management skills of balancing her obligations as Kelowna’s royalty with her other personal commitments of school and a part-time job. Peters feels the two of them learned a lot about their city, how it has grown during their years growing up here but still retains a small town feel. “All the events we volunteered for or events we were asked to attend, there was always someone there we would know or a friend of someone you knew.” In sharing a unique
The responsibility felt great, I liked the feeling. It felt more comfortable as time went on and it gave me the opportunity to feel like I was making a difference for my community” Camyrn Peters, Miss Kelowna 2015-16
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For the past year Camyrn Peters (left) has been Miss Kelowna, with Sophia Rideout acting as her Miss Kelowna Princess. They crown new Kelowna Lady of the Lake royalty this Friday, July 15, 7 p.m. at the Kelowna Community Theatre. challenge this past year, both Peters and Rideout have become good friends, something they expect to continue as their lives carry on. “I think we have bonded over this past year because of our shared experiences,” said Peters. “I know Sophia invited me shortly after the pageant to go with her to a Taylor Swift
concert because she had an extra ticket and that was a lot of fun to do together and get to know each other.” For their immediate future, Peters has finished her first year of postsecondary studies in the sciences, and is looking to graduate into working in human kinetics in a sports field, working in injury prevention
and rehabilitation with athletes. Rideout is also studying the sciences, planning to get her degree from UBC and go on to medical school. Linda Swanson, president of the Miss Kelowna Lake of the Lake Society, said both girls have been stellar ambassadors for the city over the past year, citing
in particular Peters’ trip to Kasagai and how warmly she was received. Swanson said eight strong candidates will be vying to become Kelowna’s new royalty, all worthy of the title which she says will make it difficult for the judges to make their final decision. “All of them would make amazing representatives for our city over the next year so good luck to them all and I hope people come out to watch the pageant finale,” she said. The pageant takes place Friday, July 15, 7 p.m. at the Kelowna Community Theatre at Water and Doyle. Tickets are available at the door, $20 per person.
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along the city’s lakeshore promenade, say Kelowna RCMP. Friday morning a member of the RCMP’s downtown bike patrol and a city bylaw officer responded to multiple calls reporting mischief in progress in Stuart Park concerning the piano. The callers reported a man was damaging one of the brightly coloured pianos, which are placed along the waterfront, as well as in other parks in the city. “An officer with the Kelowna RCMP bike patrol unit, partnered with a City of Kelowna bylaw officer, intercepted the man not far from the scene,” said Const. Jesse O’Donaghey of the Kelowna RCMP. “(The man) was placed under arrest and taken into custody without incident.” The suspect, a 23-yearold Kelowna man of
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This piano was damaged by a man who appeared to be in an agitated state, Friday. He was seen yelling and swearing as he walked along the waterfront toward Stuart Park, before he apparently smashed the piano. no fixed address, faces potential charges of mischief and causing a disturbance. He was held in custody. Police are asking witnesses who have not yet spoken to them to contact the Kelowna detachment at 250-762-
3300. This is not the first time a piano at that location has been damaged. Last July, shortly after the pianos were first installed at various locations around downtown, the piano stool and the front of the piano on the
lakeshore promenade in Stuart Park were smashed. On the whole, however, there has been relatively little vandalism done to the pianos since they were first put out for the public to play last summer.
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B.C.’s wine industry is set to move in a new direction. Following a lengthy process to suss out where it was falling short and what direction it should go in, BC Wine Authority members and non-members alike voted in favour of changes aimed at raising the industry to international standards. All but one of 11 recommendations set out by the BC Wine Appellation task group received double majorities of license holder support and production volume. “(The recommendations) will bring integrity to our appellation system, and set us as an industry on a course based on a sense of place and premium value,” said Ezra Cipes, one of the 15-member task group, which was formed in March 2015, Among the changes that industry members want to see is mandatory membership in a governing body. “As a condition of having a BC winery licence, producers making wine from 100 per cent BC grown grapes should be required to become a member of the authority and be subject to audits conducted and enforced as per the regulation,” reads the document heading to agriculture minister Norm Letnick. The Wine Authority will one day be given the power to prohibit the use of any unregulated geographical indication associated with B.C. members wine labels and new geographical indications be established for wine growing areas in the Thompson Valley, Shuswap, Lillooet-Lytton and Kootenays will be set. New sub geographical indications will also be formalized so they can be on labels. “There’s going to be a process until this kicks in,” said Cipes, noting that simply mapping the subgeographical regions will likely take time. Mapping out how the grapes in Oliver and Osoyoos are different than the grapes in Kelowna, and all the shades in between due to soil type and aspect, and then mapping it out, will take some time. “We put forward a map showing 15 subgeographical regions, based on those factors,” said Cipes, CEO of Summerhill Winery in Kelowna. “Now the producers in those regions have to finalize the borders and come up with names for those regions that will allow them to develop a reputation for quality within those designations.” Although it’s new for B.C., it’s how the rest of the world operates already. “Now we are going to understand Okanagan terroir and vineyards in the same way as they do in, for example, Burgandy,” said Cipes.
West Kelowna council says it would prefer to see a second electricity transmission line run under Okanagan Lake and link into FortisBC’s line on the Kelowna side, rather than see the line built anywhere else on the west side of the lake. The surprise endorsement of a route came Tuesday during council’s discussion of a staff proposal to ask B.C. Hydro to do a wildfire risk assessment on all three route options currently under consideration. “I do think, from our point of view, under the lake is the best,” said Mayor Doug Findlater. Council expressed concern about the threat to both the current single transmission line and any new one built in the future if the route took it through forested land on the west side that the city says is an area historically threatened by wildfire. One of the three routes currently under consideration would take the new line from a substation near Vernon along the west side of Okanagan Lake, while another would take it from a substation in Merritt to West Kelowna in the general vicinity of the existing power line. The city’s preferred route would be one of two possible versions that would take the line
through West Kelowna to Okanagan Lake and, either by the William Bennett Bridge or further north, go underground and cross under the lake to re-emerge on the Kelowna side and link into the Fortis power grid. While saying it favours the under-the-lake option, the mayor warned there would likely be some visible drawbacks, such as a powerline going through the city to the lake and “pot heads” on either side of the water where it would disappear into the ground and reemerge. But that aside, council said it felt the threat of wildfire to the lines if built on the west side of the lake was just too great. City staff had asked the council to call on B.C. Hydro to do a wildfire risk assessment on all three
proposed route. Council went one further. It asked that wildfire risk assessment be part of the criteria used by Hydro to settle on a preferred route. While Coun. Bryden Winsby noted that the wildfire threat to what is
currently the only power transmission line into West Kelonwa also exists near the Nicola substation on the east side of the lake, wildfire was what prompted the city to act in the first place. His colleague Coun. Rosalind Neis said given
that threat, there was only one real choice— under the lake. And, in a rare move, her council colleagues agreed with her, something that seldom happens on West Kelowna council.
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School zone speed changes You are going to have to drive slower for longer in Kelowna school zones starting in September. The city has agreed to extend speed limit hours in local school zones by 30 minutes just in time for a return to school by local students. The new times for the zones, many of which have a speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour on weekdays, will be from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. instead of the existing 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Kelowna city council approved the
change after being told by staff the earlier start times will accommodate earlier programs at area schools. The change will mean repainting about 100 city signs, something city staff say was already planned for this year. As a result, the cost to the the city will be “minimal.” The city and the local school district will develop a joint communications strategy to get word out to motorists about the change priorto school restarting up in September.
Shoe donation initative supported RIBFEST FROM A1 In Pickering, Ont., 70,000 attended its RibFest in 2015 while Kamloops hosted 40,000 people and Penticton 20,000 in their respective RibFests in 2015. Kelowna business owner Jim Belshaw, at Shoe Bank Canada, says being partnered with the new event will be a major boon for his growing charity. “We believe no Canadian should want for a pair of shoes,” said Belshaw. “Of the tens of thousands of shoes we have so far given away, there is a small misconception that most of these shoes are going to the homeless which is not correct. “About 20 to 25 per cent go to the homeless. The majority
go to people like us, people that struggle from month to month to make ends meet. I want to encourage people to get down here to have some ribs and fun and for goodness sake don’t forget to bring a pair of shoes.” The inaugural Kelowna RibFest 2016 will take place Sept. 16 to 18 in
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Politicians tearing the U.S. apart Is the United States defying its name, tearing apart at the seems in light of the police shootings of this past week? The death toll last week was disheartening, but it’s a situation that has been percolating for years, the divide between police and the often poverty-stricken African American inner city communities, and the absence of any political solutions due to the partisan politics of Washington D.C., where winning elections is more important than the job congress members and senators are elected to do—govern the country. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that is so, with the number of fatal shootings involving African Americans and white cops of late, and the act of violence by a sniper in Dallas, Tex., last week that resulted in the death of five police officers and wounding of seven others. Donald Trump’s candidacy for the Republican Party nomination has been described by some as a perfect marriage. The party has gotten what it deserves. From a Republican perspective, what Trump says is not really that far off-base from the feelings of the rank-in-file membership, it’s just not how the party insiders would like to market themselves to voters. But the reality is that the Republicans have clearly given themselves a mandate for the past eight years to obstruct President Barack Obama at every turn; and in turn Obama has not had the political smarts or advisors around him to handle the Washington beltway opposition. So after eight years, that continual negativism has created an opportunity for a candidate like Trump to rise to the surface, has created a dysfunctional government that gets nothing done, sits on the fence while the social issues of their time are allowed to fester and be left unresolved. Politics is always about power, but in the U.S. that has gradually overshadowed the role of politicians to serve their country in elected office rather than the lobbyists who fund and support their campaigns. That attitude has consequences, and for our neighbours to the south, we are seeing those ramifications coming home to roost today. The resiliency of the U.S. as a nation has been tested many times in its history, but the racial and economic divide now poses one of its greatest challenges yet.
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City ‘heartless’ on accessible parking To the editor: The heartlessness of Dave Duncan, Kelowna’s city parking manager, knows no bounds. [Kelowna Downtown Lacks Dedicated Parking for Disabled, July 8 Kelowna Capital News.] Why doesn’t he just run all the disabled and low income seniors out of town? He might just as well. Now we are expected to pay for parking in metered stalls. We are only supposed
to park in designated parking spaces, notwithstanding the fact that there are very few disabled parking spaces on the city streets near where disabled people need to park. This Kelowna council and city management has got really mean and greedy. Kelowna is quickly being turned into a horrible Vancouver 2.0. Parkades are city property too. Either make a lot more designated handicapped parking
areas or just leave things alone, Mr. Duncan. You say you are slated to revisit this state of affairs next year. Why the wait? Get going now. I wonder how you would feel if you were disabled, Mr. Duncan, and had to struggle financially and physically trying to find an appropriate parking stall. I think the outcome would be a very different story.
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City’s parking manager misses the point To the editor: Re: Kelowna Downtown Lacks Dedicated Parking for Disabled, July 8 Capital News. Duncan [Kelowna’s parking services manager Dave Duncan] skirts the point by saying: “If someone with a pass parks in a regular metered spot on a city street, he or she must pay the metered rate…However, they are allowed to park longer than the stated time limit, as long as they top up the meter to pay for the extra time.” This is the whole issue in a nutshell. At $1.25 per hour, $2.50 per two hours and $3.75 for the third hour, etc, this makes paying to park in the downtown core—where all the services, support and peers are— prohibitive to many with placards including those on disability and those, including seniors, who live well below the poverty line.… Even at a low time estimate of two hours, paid parking per day over five days a week adds up to $50 per month. Absolutely no one has a spare 50 bucks when they live on $1,000 or less a month.
And isolation comes into play when individuals cannot get out to see their friends. Isolation is not good for anyone.… I myself, would be willing to pay a higher fee upon renewing my placard. A higher onetime user fee, plus renewals, might allow the city to recoup any losses while at the same time save the marginalized about $50 per month. Duncan, at the end of the piece suggests going to review the city’s policy online. [The [bylaw] is nothing we do not already know. Just prior to that, Duncan concedes problems with the program and points out that “the program is slated to be reviewed... next year” and suggests [the city is] “trying to do some education.” The “trying to do some education” translates to me as nothing will change and they will find better ways of informing disabled placard holders that they will rarely get a parking space near where they are going and to get one will cost you unless you are one of the lucky few who managed to find one of the few dedicated spaces.
For business owners, new progressive accessibility parking bylaws could bring more disabled drivers downtown as they probably now prefer to go to malls and private shopping centres where businesses are clued in to the need for disability parking. Not all placard holders live under the poverty line…There are some good restaurants and boutiques which might be interested in the well-heeled baby boomer money—if only the potential customer could find an empty designated spot near where they wanted to go. And finally, Duncan did not mention when the matter of accessibility parking passes will be reviewed or if the public can submit ideas or be at the review process. In fact he basically blew off the point of the questions and glossed them over with existing bylaws online. Kimberlee, Kelowna Editor’s note: To read the full transcript of this letter, go to kelownacapnews.com under the Opinion section.
Kelowna still lets motorbikes blast away To the editor: Re: Motorcycles Turn Kelowna into ‘A Strange Hick Town,’ July 8, Kelowna Capital News. That quote is a little off the wall! Kelowna, while not the basis for world recognition as the most sophisticated small city in the world, has a lot going for it, as recognized by the Toronto four-some in their letter [above mentioned] to the Capital News. But what they are complaining about is the unnecessary noise from most motorcycles and many cars and pickup trucks. The creators of this ear-shattering din claim it is necessary to warn everybody—drivers, adults, kids, their pets and wildlife—that they are on the road. That is unadulterated BS.
There isn’t a traffic safety expert in the world who agrees. And here is proof of that: Not one of those experts has ever suggested that we all get rid of our present quiet exhaust systems and go for the ‘straight pipes.’ Some cities across Canada are taking action. Not Kelowna. The city fathers do absolutely nothing except make excuses. I have a few emails from city hall saying that there will be developments soon. Some of them are more than five years old. This year’s meeting of mayors and municipalities in B.C. didn’t even have that issue on the agenda. All the while, Premier Christy Clark ignores the present legislation
‘Fix it’ order would address loud vehicles nuisance To the editor: Re: Motorcycles Turn Kelowna into ‘a Strange Hick Town’ July 8 Capital News. I believe mufflers on lawn mowers, pressure washers, quads, dirt bikes, Harleys and other motorcycles, some vehicles and aircraft need to be addressed, but in the meantime, there is one thing the RCMP can do about loud vehicles and motorcycles. They can issue a ‘fix it’ order to have a vehicle checked to make sure the vehicle being driven has a stock or conforming muffler.
So if you feel there may be an aftermarket muffler on a vehicle, you can complain about that to the RCMP, but the RCMP have to catch the vehicle being driven and then the RCMP can issue a ‘fix it’ order where the owner of the vehicle is required to take the vehicle in for a fix, or get something from the repair shop to show the RCMP that their vehicle conforms. Sharon Schnurr, Kelowna
that forbids exchanging exhaust systems on motor vehicles in B.C. The window-shaking sound waves of a motorcycle clearing its throat at 6 a.m. or 2 a.m. is beyond stupid. Perhaps residents against the noise should rent a few bikes, altered of course, and start revving the motors outside the homes of the MLAs. The RCMP will not arrest you for making the racket, there is no enforcement of that law. G. Morrison, Kelowna
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Dog agility club members to perform at Peach Fest
Dog agility will be on display at the annual Penticton Peach Festival, courtesy of the Central Okanagan Dog Agility Club members in Kelowna. we had a golden retriever stray off the course straight to a nearby lake.” Dog agility was born at the 1978 Crufts Dog Show in England, where it was loosely based on equestrian jumping events, growing in popularity ever since. Trudel says the Central Okanagan Dog Agility Club’s mission is to provide training in the sport of dog agility for handlers and their canine partners using positive training methods to build the team. The club has performed at the Armstrong IPE Fair for eight years, recently held a demo at Westside Daze and host trials several times throughout the year with dogs and their owners from across the valley, who train with them at the Kelowna Dog
Sport Centre. “We have different components to our club from those interested in having fun and playing with their dogs to those who are interested in competing, including one person and their dog that have competed at a world championship,” said Trudel. “We will have an information booth set up at the Penticton Peach Festival and, if there is time, we invite people after the show to visit with the dogs and their owners.” The Central Okanagan Dog Agility Club will conduct demos at Okanagan Lake Park as part of the Penticton Peach Festival events. For more information on the Penticton Peach Festival visit peachfest. com.
International Pollinator Week has come and gone but it has left something behind at the Kelowna Art Gallery—more than 10,000 bees have taken over the walls of the art gallery’s front project space. These bees have been constructed from hand-made paper and now form an exhibition entitled For All Is For Yourself. During the past winter, more than 300 sheets of seed-embedded paper were created at workshops throughout the Okanagan with the help of hundreds of local volunteers, both individuals as well as groups and organizations. The paper was sent to exhibition partner chART Collective in Vancouver, who laser-cut it to make 5,000 of the bees on view —the other half had been created in 2015 for the exhibition’s installation at the Richmond Art Gallery. The exhibition is organized by a public art initiative called Border Free Bees headed by Cameron Cartiere, associate professor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and
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It is one of the fastestgrowing dog sports in the world and it is coming to the Penticton Peach Festival for the first time. The Central Okanagan Dog Agility Club, based out of Kelowna, will run a demonstration at Peach Fest of their dogs and handlers in action, running through numbered courses to perform obstacles within a certain time limit. The competitions are exciting, whether you’re watching in the crowd or participating, said Lenore Trudel, Central Okanagan Dog Agility Club chairperson. “We will have dogs of all abilities and breeds so it will really be quite a lot of fun watching them,” said Trudel. “We will demonstrate what agility is and how we train the dogs, then we will have two identical courses and two dogs at a time will race. “The crowd will be encouraged to cheer for their favourites. Usually the fastest dogs get the most cheers, but then again you really see the dog’s personalities shine in these events and sometimes the beginner dogs turn out to be the best received. “It is very entertaining because with the beginner dogs you never know what they are going to do. “One year at a demo
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Laser-cut handmade bees made of paper, seeds and birch plywood at the Kelowna Art Gallery’s For All Is For Yourself exhibit, meant to draw attention to the importance of bees as pollinators. Nancy Holmes, associate professor with the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBCO. It is intended to raise awareness of the plight of wild pollinators and to empower communities to actively engage in solutions for habitat loss and create urban spaces as viable pollinator pastures. A number of public talks, workshops and presentations at the Kelowna Art Gallery have been organized in conjunction with the
exhibition: On Thursday, July 21, 7 p.m., Claudette and Eain Lamont will give a free talk and share their vast knowledge and experience from more than 50 years of beekeeping in the Okanagan. On Sunday, Aug. 21, from 1 to 4 p.m., the art gallery will host a special free Family Sundays entitled Bees Live Here, leading participants through a variety of hands-on art activities that explore the homes of
our bee friends. On Saturday, Oct. 1, as part of the Canada-wide Culture Days celebrations, the gallery will host a daylong event entitled Create an Insect Hotel/Wild Bienenhaus. Participants will help to build a home for pollinators and pest controllers that will be placed permanently at Brent’s Grist Mill Heritage site. On Thursday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m., Mark Winston, author of the Governor General’s Award-winning book Bee Time: Lessons From the Hive, will give a talk to conclude the exhibition. Following this, the public is invited to take the paper bees embedded with Gaillardia seed off the walls of the gallery to plant in their own gardens. For All is For Yourself will be on view through Oct. 6. The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water St. in downtown Kelowna. For more information about the exhibition, visit the website kelownaartgallery.com or call 250-762-2226.
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Two City of Kelownaowned properties on Ellis Street in the downtown core are being eyed for residential, mixed use development. A strong residential base is key to establishing a vibrant downtown and is one the initiatives outlined in the City of Kelowna’s Downtown Plan. Bordered by its central location to lakefront, mountain views and the Cultural District, to city planners the downtown is expected to be one of the areas most desired to live, work and enjoy. The mixed-use plan for the two Ellis lots are intended to reflect those characteristics. “With the addition of
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strategic disposition of these properties will continue to achieve the goals of attracting people, increasing vibrancy and building on the economy of our city,” said Graham Hood, Kelowna’s strategic land development manager.
“Enabling residential growth downtown will allow for easy access to transit, services and other amenities and less reliance on vehicles.” The properties were purchased by the City of Kelowna in 2012 for $1.7 million and used as a
temporary parking lot. The lots are listed for sale at $2.35 million. In alignment with the Downtown Plan, Hood said increased density is anticipated for the Ellis Street properties. The majority of investment in the
downtown has been through commercial and institutional office projects in the last five years and the lots on Ellis Street will support the ongoing revitalization of the downtown, according to the city. Commercial space at
the ground-floor would contribute to the active street life envisioned for the downtown. The final price and purchaser for this site will be subject to city council’s final approval.
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Caregivers must take time to care for themselves I have had several calls lately from caregivers. It is always a time of acknowledging them for taking one small step to reach out for support. I know this takes courage, as caregivers often fall into a pattern of internalizing their own needs in an effort to meet the demands that accumulate on them from their environment. It can lead to a shutting off of emotions in an effort to cope with a growing
frustration that, if not recognized Engaging In and named, can Aging manifest into an increasing sense MARJORIE of isolation and HORNE despair. James Sherman in his book excited about the Preventing Caregiver progress or response Burnout, describes this of the care recipient to despair as a feeling of quality care. A connection helplessness that puts becomes lost outwardly one adrift. The caregiver to the community and is unable to concentrate social contact becomes and loses effectiveness minimal, enhancing a as a caregiver, no longer sense of disconnection
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as well with one’s own enjoyment of life. I was watching a movie last night, happened on by chance, called At First Sight. It is a true story of a man who had been blind since early childhood and regained his sight later in life following an operation to remove his cataracts. His caregiving sister described her brother as someone who found it difficult to reach out and emotionally connect and she felt it was his own coping mechanism to the isolation he felt from his blindness. It became clear as the movie progressed, that her caregiving role of him for most of her life had also led her to an inability to fully realize her own natural inclination towards creating joy in her own life. This took me back to my own intense caregiving experience
of my mom over the last year of her life and the process I found myself falling into as the demands of taking care of her kept increasing to the point of sheer exhaustion and sensory overload. I felt myself withdrawing inwardly in an effort to cope and began feeling gradually disconnected from a ‘normal’ state of interaction with others. I came to realize, perhaps in the nick of time, that reaching out was the key to turning this around, despite the fact that it was the exact opposite of what I felt like doing at the time. Some of the symptoms of caregiver burnout given by Sherman in his book are: 1) Disrupted sleep patterns, including insomnia or habitually oversleeping and never feeling rested even when the primary caregiver has managed to have a full night’s sleep or, sleep troubled by disturbing dreams or nightmares 2) Altered eating patterns, including not being able to eat or overeating, significant weight gain or loss 3) Increased sugar consumption or use of alcohol or drugs 4) Frequent headaches or sudden onset of back pain with an increased reliance on over-thecounter pain remedies or prescribed drugs 5) Irritability
6) High levels of stress or anxiety 7) Impatience 8) The inability to handle one or more problems or crises 9) Overreacting to commonplace accidents such as dropping a glass or misplacing something 10) Overreacting to criticism 11) Alienation, even from those who offer relief and help 12) Feeling trapped 13) Feeling emotional withdrawal 14) Thinking of disappearing or running away 15) Feeling hopeless most of the time 16) Loss of compassion 17) Resenting the care recipient and/or the situation 18) Playing the “if only” game: Saying over and over “if only this would happen” or “if only this hadn’t happened”. A key to guarding against burnout is a willingness to take a close look at our lives in order to become more conscious of our thoughts and behaviors. We have to ask ourselves the question of why we are burning out and then what can we do to correct it by making the necessary changes to take care of ourselves. Having never-ending tasks that appear to lack both a beginning and an end; having more work to do
than we can complete in a given amount of time; having tasks that we are physically unable to do, even though we feel we should be able to do them; being overly perfectionistic and focusing on what needs to be improved, rather than what has been accomplished; trying to play multiple roles in our lives; suppressing a buildup of unspoken feelings that can result in being chronically late, frequently forgetting things or reacting in ways that are inappropriate to the situation. All of these things may be signs that burnout has taken hold. I believe that we have to name something to tame it. The first step in making a change is to identify what is happening and to raise your intention in correcting it for your own necessary well-being. Going within through mindfulness and stillness helps to open a space for new awareness and insight to be created and from there the energy to take action and reach out is strengthened. Go to tarabrach.com for some great guided meditations. One first step is all you need. Marjorie Horne is the founder of Caresmart Seniors Consulting. caresmart.ca. 250-863-9577 marjorie@caresmart.ca
Series explores future of education The next generation of learning is upon us. As smartphones and portable devices replace textbooks and paper, educators are constantly evolving their teaching techniques and learning strategies. The University of B.C. Okanagan’s Summer Speaker Series is an annual event that invites teachers, students, parents and the general public to participate in discussions relating to education. In this summer’s series, educators from across the Okanagan will discuss hot topics in education and
share insights. Speakers will address broad subject areas including inclusive education, wellness, kindness research, global education, Aboriginal Enhancement Agreements, and the new B.C. curriculum. Each Wednesday session kicks off with an interactive lecture followed by a question and answer period from noon to 1 p.m. Who: Educators and community members in the Okanagan Valley What: Summer Institute in
Education Summer Speaker Series When: Every Wednesday starting July 13 to Aug. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. Where: Engineering, Management and Education building, UBC Okanagan campus, 1137 Alumni Ave, room 050 (theatre) These events are free and open to the public. For a full schedule of presentations and more information visit: speakerseries.
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“It was a great event,” he said. The ball comes one year after the city installed a rainbow crosswalk at a downtown intersection in an effort to promote inclusion. The crosswalk had unanimous support from city council, but there was some backlash from a few residents. In an online forum, one community member referred to “Mayor Sugarplum” in an effort to insult Basran for supporting the installation of the crosswalk. Basran decided to embrace the name— thus, the ball. @kelownanewsKAT
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Ben Macauley was hopeful choosing a starting quarterback for the Okanagan Sun would cause some consternation for his coaching staff. With returnee Keith Zyla and newcomer Foster Martens going neck-andneck for the No. 1 job, it looks like the new Sun head coach has been granted his wish. Based on their performances on the opening weekend of the Sun’s main camp, Macauley said the position should be in capable hands in 2016. “They both responded really well under the pressure to perform,” Macauley said of Zyla and Martens following Sunday’s practise. “They’re making a difficult job for us which is exactly what we want, you never want that to be an easy question. “The competition has been high between them,” he said, “and they’ve been bonding really well with each other. That’s what we want to see.” The starter’s job came open this year with the departures of the team’s top two quarterbacks from 2015, Cam Bedore (graduation) and Josiah Joseph (University of Calgary). The Sun initially had five pivots in the running, but have since seen the field reduced to three with Zyla, Martens and Nick Wenman, who is back for his second season with the team, now sharing the duties. Zyla, 20, who is entering his second full season with the Sun, got his feet wet at QB in 2015, completing 5-of-14
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Returnee Keith Zyla (right) and newcomer Foster Martens will battle for the Sun’s No. 1 job at quarterback this season. passes for 194 yards while rushing for 84 yards on 12 carries. Considered more of an athletic, running type of quarterback than Martens, Macauley said the Sun may not hesitate to use Zyla in other positions this season. Still, Zyla plans to focus on securing the No. 1 job on offense. “Quarterback is my
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preference, that’s the position I’d like to play but I’ll play anywhere the coaches want, whatever helps the team win,” said Zyla, who was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL. “Our offence is based a bit on my style, I think that would work well for me. But Foster is looking really good, too, so it’ll be a battle no matter what.” A native of Steinbach, MB, Martens has some CIS experience having spent the previous three seasons with the University of Manitoba Bisons. A U of M, he played alongside former Okanagan quarterback and close friend, Theo Deezar. More of a pocket passer than Zyla, Martens expects the competition
at Sun camp to only bring out the best in both players. “Keith’s a great athlete and him and I are getting to be close, so there’s no tension about it at all,” said Martens, 20. “It’s pretty open, we’re both here to win, so whoever gets the start and gets to play on game day, we’ll be rooting for each other.” The 6-foot-2, 215 pound Martens had several options for the two seasons of junior football he had remaining, but said the Sun stood out above the rest. “It’s a winning organization, the Sun is known for being successful, so I wanted to go where I thought I
could have success right away and compete for a championship,” he said. “When I came out for spring camp it was a good atmosphere, a tightknit group and a familyoriented team. It just felt right.” While the battle for No. 1 comes down to Zyla and Martens, coach Ben Macauley said sophomore Nick Wenman provides solid backup support. “Nick has a great attitude, he goes out and fights on every rep, and he has no problem hanging in with those other guys. He’s come in this year with a lot of confidence.”
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Just as Ben Macauley is new to the head coaching job, about half the 76-man roster is also new to the B.C. Football Conference club this season. After watching the first two days of the club’s main camp on Saturday and Sunday at the Apple Bowl practise field, Macauley said, as expected, there are still plenty of questions yet to be answered. Still, the first-year field boss is excited to see the club’s identity take shape as the 2016 season progresses.
“There’s some uncertainty still of what kind of team we’re going to be, so I think we have a role as coaches to shape that a little bit,” said Macauley, who was an assistant coach with the Sun in 2012 and 2013. “Obviously each player brings something unique and it’s gong to be up to us, finding out what their strengths are, and taking advantage of those. “We really want to set the standard high as far as character goes and the way we approach the game.” The Sun opens the BCFC regular season July 23 in Chilliwack.
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The North Shore Twins came to Kelowna looking to solidify their grasp on first place in the B.C. Premier Baseball League. The red-hot Okanagan Athletics were more than happy to send them back home empty-handed. The A’s completed a four-game sweep of the Twins over the weekend at Elks Stadium, running their winning streak to 12 games. The result moves the Athletics (28-12) into a tie for second with North Shore (26-10), just 1/2 game back of first-place Langley. “I think we outplayed them in every aspect of the game,” A’s head coach Evan Bailey said of the four-game sweep. “When we play the highend teams, we tend to do pretty well. I’ve asked
the guys to believe in themselves and they’re doing that. When we play the way we’re capable of playing, we’re right there at the top with the best. It was a great weekend.” The series opened on Saturday with another stellar pitching performance by the A’s Matt Brodt who tossed a three-hit shutout in a 6-0 victory over the Twins. Brodt leads with PBL with a 9-1 record and a 1.00 ERA. McCoy Pearce paced the offense with a pair of RBIs in a six-run fourth inning. In Game 2, David Tongue (6-4) was equally effective, tossing a twohitter in a 4-1 victory. Sean Haylow supplied a pair of RBIs. On Sunday morning, the A’s rallied with two runs in the bottom of the eighth to edge the Twins 4-3. A strong start by
Cole Van Every was closed off by Brendan Coulter for his second win. Sam Avila and Markus Glowacki had two hits apiece. In the series finale, the A’s gave up four runs in the first, but rallied for a 10-5 win. Avila, who is now batting .411, paced the offence with two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs, while Coulter earned his second win of the day in relief. Okanagan has now swept four of its last five series and is an eyepopping 25-5 over its last 30 PBL games. The A’s are also 21-3 at home. Not surprisingly, Bailey and his Athletics have been enjoying the ride. “I think that’s the most fun I’ve had in all my years in baseball,” Bailey said of the sweep over North Shore. “Every single kid contributed and in a big way. Guys stepped
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Okanagan Athletics’ shortstop Sam Avila gets a force at second base against the North Shore Twins in B.C. Premier Baseball League action Sunday at Elks Stadium. up when they needed to, and when guys made mistakes they redeemed themselves. “To sweep a series is hard, but we did
something fairly special,” he added. “To give a team four losses that came in here at 26-6, that’s impressive.” Bailey said his team is
already in playoff mode as it heads into the final weekend of the regular season. The A’s, who are wellpositioned to finish in
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The Falcons will play the second of a threegame West Coast League series tonight in Washington against the Kitsap Bluejackets. The Falcons and Jackets are in the process of playing six consecutive games against one another, as the teams open another three-game set Friday at Elks Stadium. First pitch is 6:35 p.m. Kelowna will then host Yakima Valley and Wenatchee as part of a nine-game home stand running through to July 28.
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JUNIOR GOLF
An eventful summer of golf for one of Kelowna’s most promising young players continues this week in Pemberton. The Kelowna Golf and Country Club’s Tiegan Taylor is among 40 players competing at the B.C. Junior Girls Golf Championship which began Tuesday at Big Sky Golf Club. Taylor is coming off a strong finish last week at the B.C. women’s amateur golf championship in Tsawwassen. Taylor, competing against mostly older and more experienced players, carded a final round of four-under par 68 on Friday at the Beach Grove Golf and Country, the lowest score of the day among 37 players who made the cut. The 17-year-old Taylor finished in a tie for 14th place with a 303 total. Kylie Jack of Two Eagles was 17th at 305, while the Harvest Club’s Madison Kapchinsky came in 18th at 306. Following the B.C. junior girls championship this week, Taylor will head south to play in the USGA junior national tournament, July 18 to 23 in New Jersey. She qualified for the American tourney after finishing first in a qualifier last month in Boise,
Idaho. Taylor’s swing coach, the Harvest Club’s Sean Richardson, said the young golfer continues to progress in all aspects of her game. “Tiegan’s success this season is really a progression on the improvements she’s made over the last few years,” Richardson said. “She works on her strength and fitness all winter and has a golf simulator in her garage which allows her to hit balls year round. “This summer, she’s been making very good contact with the ball,” he added. “She’s also gained considerable yardage with all of her clubs over the last two seasons.” With her performances at both the USGA qualifier and the B.C. amateur, Taylor has also earned her share of attention from NCAA golf programs. “She now has several schools quite interested and will be able to choose between a few different options,” said Richardson. “I’ve been quite fortunate to have coached several girls who have played and won at that level and believe Tiegan will do quite well.” Later this summer, Taylor will compete in the Canadian junior girls championship Aug. 2 to 5 in Nova Scotia.
The summer season began on the right foot for Taylor who won the Okanagan Zone 2 junior girls title in early June at Gallagher’s Canyon. Her dominance of the junior circuit continued earlier this month at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s Ford Series at the Dunes in Kamloops. Taylor’s winning twoday score of 147 (77-70) was 12 shots better than runner-up Rhiannon Jones of West Kelowna.
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Kelowna’s Tiegan Taylor is competing this week in the B.C. junior girls golf championship being held in Pemberton.
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Palahniuk wins Ogopogo for second time Palahniuk finished at 9-under par 207, while Kucher, Bellingham’s Craig Roth and Doug Chivers of Marine Drive shared second place at 211. It was the second Ogopogo title for the 38-year-old for Palahniuk who first won the event back in 2011. “It means a lot to me, it’s the biggest tournament of the year I play in,” said Palahniuk
who has worked at KGCC for 20 years. “I only play in two tournaments a year, the other is the Men’s Open here at the club, so it’s nice to get this one.” The battle between Palahniuk and Kucher remained tight until midway through the back nine when Kucher double-bogeyed the 14th hole. Palahniuk then took advantage of a Kucher
bogey on the 15th with a birdie, then added another birdie on 18, rolling in a 20-foot putt to secure the win. “I hit the ball pretty good, but I mostly had a good day with my putter,” he said of his final round 70. “I had 12 one-putts, so that was important for me.” After going 67-66 the first two days, Kucher struggled to a final round of six-over par 78.
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Raiders host Rattlers Friday in playoff preview In a tune up for the playoffs, the Kelowna Raiders will host the Kamloops Rattlers Friday in Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League action. Face off at Memorial Arena is 8 p.m. The Raiders and Rattlers will meet again in the best-of-three opening round of the postseason next week. The Armstrong Shamrocks, who will finish first in TOSLL, have the first round bye. Kelowna slipped to 3-6 on the season with a 7-4 loss to the ‘Rocks Friday night in Vernon. Despite numerous power play opportunities, the Raiders were unable to solve Armstrong goalie Chad Pieper . Missed passes and lack of ball possession allowed
the Shamrocks to take full advantage of the Raiders’ mistakes. Led by goalie Graham Cousins, the Raiders defence managed to contain the Shamrock shooters for much of the second half of the game. Ryan Lindstrom, Nick Evans, Joe Brown and Matt Gorges scored for the Raiders who were coming off a three-week break. Joel Castle had a hat trick for Armstrong.
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Jays finish in third place at Baseball Blast The host Kelowna Jays settled for third place at their annual Canada Day weekend baseball tournament. In a rematch of last year’s final, Kelowna lost 8-1 in the semifinal of the 13th annual Baseball Blast to the Calgary Diamondbacks.
In the championship game, the D’Backs needed an extra inning to defeat the Nanaimo Muckers 7-4.
Using international rules—each team bats for a half inning with a runner starting at second base—Calgary scored
three times in the top of the inning to break a 4-4 tie. The Muckers failed to score in their at bat as the Diamondbacks won the tournament title for the first time. Calgary pitcher Jarod Wong was named tournament MVP, winning two games and
getting some key hits while playing a first base. The host Jays played well in the tournament, defeating Parkland White Sox 9-4 and Swift Current Yard Goats 5-4 in international rules, while losing to Calgary in the round robin, using international rules, 5-4.
Centre fielder Nick Ono had an outstanding tournament both defensively and offensively for Kelowna. The Jays played well defensively and had some key hits from Riley Jepson, Josh Keithly, Ryan Green,and Trevor Loftstrom.
The Okanagan Athletics, after starting the tournament with a one-sided loss to Calgary, bounced back with a good performance in a loss to an older Victoria Mavericks team, and a hard-fought win against Swift Current.
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settlements, of course, were a key part of the cover up. The lawyer was portrayed as a villain for his complicity in the cover up. In answer to the defence that he was simply doing his job, one journalist drew an analogy to those complicit in the Holocaust who had been “just doing their jobs.” The analogy felt very uncomfortable to me. I, too, have entered into settlements on behalf of clients that contained confidentiality clauses. Those settlements have included sexual abuse claims. Have I been complicit in the cover up and perpetuation of abuse? Mr. MacLeish comes to his own defence in a Facebook post where he sets the record straight. The reality is that without legal advocates like Mr. MacLeish and others, the power of the justice system behind them, the widespread and systemic abuse within the church might still be covered up. Priests preyed on underprivileged, vulnerable youth. Abuse often contributed to the development of alcohol and drug addiction. Put the allegations of an addict, of events occurring years previously,
up against a highly respected priest and who is going to believed? Add to that the legal framework at the time in Boston, that claims made more than three years after the abuse occurred were barred, and it’s a wonder any lawyers took on these very difficult cases. But they did, and that important work brought justice to the abused victims they acted for. Settlements were achieved only on the condition, imposed by the church, of confidentiality. The victims instructed their lawyers to agree to that condition because without it there would be no settlement. Confidentiality in the settlement of legal disputes is a problem. In the case of the systemic abuse within the church, that confidentiality delayed public exposure that has led to more abuse victims being compensated and, most importantly, has led to steps being taken to prevent the abuse from continuing. Every confidential settlement covers up whatever “wrong” it was that led to the claim. That “wrong” might be a public danger that, covered up, will continue to cause damage. It might
be an employment breach that, if not exposed to the public, might lead other employees to be similarly mistreated. Whatever the situation, keeping the settlement of legal claims confidential is a strike against accountability and prevention. How might we fix this problem? Some jurisdictions have laws that prohibit confidentiality terms in certain types of settlements. Should British Columbia move in that direction? I definitely think that our political leaders should explore it. On the one hand, confidentiality terms result in higher settlements (or any settlement at all) for many injured victims. On the other hand, those terms have covered up wrongs that would best be avoided in the future if a spotlight were shone on them. Interested in a copy of Mr. MacLeish’s Facebook post, or of a legal paper discussing confidentiality agreements in general, e-mail me and I will be happy to send them to you. Paul Hergott is a personal injury lawyer at Hergott Law in West Kelowna. paul@hlaw.ca
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Guided tour of Cultural District From uncharted wilderness to the beginnings of the flourishing fruit industry, to today’s thriving Cultural District, this summer’s Cultural Walking Tours provide an insider’s look at Kelowna’s cultural journey. The guided walking tours run until Aug. 27, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to noon. Residents and visitors are invited to follow a two kilometre route that begins and ends at the Laurel Packinghouse, located at the corner of Ellis Street and Cawston Avenue. Points of interest include public art installations, Kasugai Gardens and cultural venues such as the Kelowna Art Gallery and the Kelowna Community Theatre. Registration is not required and all tours are free. The cultural development of Kelowna ramped up in the early 1970s, when a committee formed to study the possibilities of developing a Cultural Arts Centre. In 1989, Kelowna established the Mayor’s Task Force to create cultural policy. Kelowna’s Cultural District is located in downtown Kelowna which was once the centre of the Okanagan fruit packing industry. Now home to artists and
performers, the Cultural District offers a variety of activities and experiences for residents and visitors. The Kelowna Community Theatre, Kelowna Art Gallery, Rotary Centre for the Arts, the main branch of the Kelowna Library (Okanagan Regional Library system), all four Kelowna Museums and other exciting cultural facilities are situated within the Cultural District. The area also houses an assortment of private galleries, restaurants and unique shops. The Cultural District promises experiences that appeal to every age and interest. Within the district’s eclectic six blocks, there are also 18 pieces of public art on display, created by local, regional, national and international artists. “Experienced travelers already know that guided tours are a great way to get inside a destination,” said City of Kelowna cultural services manager Sandra Kochan, “But I think that locals can learn a lot on these tours as well. How often do you walk by something every day and not really know anything about it? Here’s your chance to indulge your curiosity. If you’ve got house guests, why not join them for the tour?”
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Located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, Nixon Wenger is one of the largest, fastest, growing law firms outside of Greater Vancouver. Currently with 23 lawyers and a newly constructed office building, our Vernon, B.C. office has an opening for a Conveyancer. Our successful candidate will have experience and must be able to complete residential and commercial deals from start to finish. The applicant will have strong communication skills, will be very detail-oriented and must be highly organized. In addition, the applicant must be knowledgeable with E-Filing through BC Online and experience with econveyance would be an asset. Responsibilities will also involve interacting with clients by phone and email.
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GEORGE’S DELIVERY. Pick-Up Truck for HIRE. Local & Long Distant phone before 8pm (250)-212-5034
Garage Door Services ABC Overhead Door. Install. Service.We Repair All Makes Doors /Openers 250-878-2911
Home Improvements www.paintspecial.com. 3 rooms for $299! Price incls. Cloverdale High Performance paint. NO PAYMENT until the job is completed! Free Est. (1) 250-899-3163
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CUSTOM YARD CARE Roto-tilling & ALL Your Lawn Care Needs!!! 250-826-5774 or 250-862-0821 Edging
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direct from Okanagan grower, acclimatized for this area. SPECIAL • 5ft. tall - 10 for $200 • 7ft. tall - 10 for $300 • 8ft. $65.00/each Delivery & Planting Available BUDGET NURSERIES (George) 250-498-2189 georgedemelo@mail.com
I will cut your grass. Call Doug or Kevin for an estimate today. (250)-765-7927
Kitchen Cabinets Kitchen & Bathroom Renovations. GEMINI BATHS 250-862-6991.Free Estimates
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Got Bored
• Decks • Stairs • Railings • Gates • Fencing & Repairs • Doors • Windows • Siding • Expert Painting & Drywall • Multi Trade Skills • References on Request
250-870-8851
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Stamped, Exposed & Broom Free Estimates • Call Dan
250-863-5419
GUTTER CLEANING
ABC
We install, service, & repair all makes of doors & openers. Broken Springs, Cables, Rollers... WE DO IT ALL!
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• Gutter and Window cleaning • Pressure washing: patios, sidewalks, driveways & so much more!
Office: 778-753-6936
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CELL: 250-859-4952 HOME: 250-862-3615
MOVING & STORAGE
First Month +GST +E Editions
Nirvana Concrete
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TNTTRUCKING
Free Estimates For all your moving needs in & out of town. Seniors Discount
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SENIOR SERVICE PAINTING, DECORATING & HOME REPAIRS.
If you need something painting or fixing. Call Dave 250-859-2000 FREE ESTIMATES
RENOVATIONS Deck & Rail Kelowna
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Vinyl decking, all types of aluminum railings, topless glass railings, short & regular posts, fences & gates.
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• Gutter and Window cleaning • Pressure washing: patios, sidewalks, driveways & so much more!
Office: 778-753-6936
www.selectpropertymaintenance.ca
Altru Contracting Ltd.
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Concrete driveways, patios, stairs and much more.
P: 250-801-1167
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MOVING & STORAGE AM YARD SERVICE SERVING KELOWNA Helping people with yard work & odd jobs. Ask about senior discounts. Hourly or Flat Rates.
Call 250-300-1768
Joe’s Moving Service “The Professionals” Joe’s • Local/long distance Moving • Storage Available Service • No job too small • Free Estimates Call Joe Anytime 250-470-8194
PAINTING & DECORATING
• GRAVEL • YARD CLEAN-UP • JUNK REMOVAL • MOVING LIGHT FLAT-DECK No load too small
250-801-5969
COUNTERTOPS
LANDSCAPING SUMMER SERVICES
OVERHEAD DOORS
$86.02
CONCRETE
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From roof to wall, we cover it all! ROOFING, SIDING , PAINTING & MORE Free Estimates Phone: 250-491-7451 info@wcebc.com • www.wceb.com
Interior/exterior renovations Kitchen • Bath • Living Area
Let us find the hidden equity in your home
778-214-0866
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3 rooms for $299 (2 coats any colour) Ceiling and trim extra
Price includes Cloverdale HIGH PERFORMANCE paint. NO PAYMENT Until Job Is Completed!
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RYDER ROOFING LTD. Free estimates, senior discounts,
Wilderness Custom Exterior
member of B.B.B. Fully insured, WCB coverage. All types of shingle roofing & torch on roofing systems. ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’
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Erik & His Truck
Call for Full Service Rubbish Removal
HAULS from $39.99 & UP
Fast, Friendly, and Reliable Service
We do all the loading & Sorting
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A+ Service: JOE’S MOVING Reasonable Rates, Fully Equip’d Trucks, Local-long Distance, Storage Available. No Job Too Small! Free Estimates. Call Joe: 250-470-8194
OK Roofing All repairs, maint., & re-roofs. Warranty on all work. Free Est., 250-878-1172
FREE PALLETS
Grizzly Bear Rug, excellent condition, $ 750.00 Phone: 250-861-1424
Spectacular Shuswap Lakefront Property
55+ Quiet adult building. Includes free power with rent. 1 & 2 bdrms available. Clean & Affordable. NS. NP. 1779 Pandosy St. Please call 250801-6404 Rent $800 - $900
FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687
RYDER Roofing Ltd. ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’ Call: 250-765-3191
Capital News~ Front bay door facing Enterprise Way. Wednesday & Fridays are the best days to check for them.
Trucking/ Bull Dozing
Furniture
TNT TRUCKING. No load too small. Junk removal, sand, gravel & Moving 250-862-0821
Freezer $40.Leather Sofa $500.Dining set $300.Dodge Van $1500. (250)769-6482
RED Merits Pioneer Scooter c/w canopy, rain ryder enclosure rear basket Very low usage. $1950 (250)491-4856
Spectacular lake front property with natural sand beach on the south end of Mara Lake in Shuswap, BC offering year round recreational opportunities.
High Chair like new only used twice $90. Take along play yard $75. 236-420-3050
Painting & Decorating
Heavy Duty Machinery
WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM
(1) 250-899-3163
3 Rooms For $299 2 Coats Any Colour (Ceiling & Trim extra)
Price incls. Cloverdale High Performance Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!
Pets & Livestock
Pets 2 Male Kittens, Free to good homes, short tails, dewormed, shots given. 778-215-4171 2 parrot coloured love birds comes with cage, feed, feeders etc. $65 778-478-7278
www.spca.bc.ca
A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifications possible doors, windows, walls etc., as office or living workshop etc.,Custom Modifications Office / Home” Call for price. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Misc. for Sale CERAMIC Urns for your loved ones or pets, hand painted. Phone Colleen: (250)766-4405
Commercial/ Industrial
Various quilt kits & fat quarters plus cross stitch picture kits Call for Prices. 250-763-1777
Real Estate Acreage for Sale 5 forested acres overlooking beautiful Shuswap Lake. Perfect Okanagan getaway. 1250-320-6669
Houses For Sale
FREE HOME EVALUATION
Discover the CURRENT VALUE of your home?
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Fresh From the Fields
Crystal Sands is a gated, fully serviced, 110 lot lake front community with 24/7 on-site managers, security, paved roads and spectacular lake front properties. The development includes a playground, baseball diamond, tennis court, beach volleyball courts & clubhouse There is year round boat storage and a 50 slip marina with a large concrete boat ramp for the exclusive use of owners. Located 30 minutes from Salmon Arm, 40 min. from Vernon and Silver Star Ski Resort, and just over an hour from Kelowna (airport), the lot is build-ready and fully serviced. For more info please contact 604-226-6476 or 604-852-9898 or visit http://www.lakefront crystalsands.com/
7200 Sq.Ft. Coverall shelter with 450 sq.ft. enclosed office trailer. Fenced on 1/2 acre with power, water and sewer. Zoned Heavy Industrial including auto wrecking. Up to two acres available. Central Westside location. 250-769-7424 FOR LEASE 1250sqft shop w/office & 3phs power, 22’ ceiling, $1500/mo+ triple net. Zoned for contractor sales. Industrial shop, landscaping business, etc. Fenced 1/2 acre service industrial lot available. Central Westside Location. will build to suit. 250-769-7424
BIG, Juicy Okanagan Cherries Opening Saturday June 4th Mike’s Fruit Stand 8:am-7pm We take Orders 3625 Benvoulin Rd, 250-859-3544
Kids Welcome. GRIFFIN FARMS
3344 Elliott Rd. Westbank Cherries, Sour Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, & Apple Juice. U-pick, or We-pick 250-768-3343 Closed Sundays
FRESH & LOCAL BLUEBERRIES Sohal Orchards Winfield 10391 Chase Rd
$2.50lb Picked 250-766-0473 250-470-9661
Graziano Orchards
3455 Rose Rd. E. Kelowna BEAUTIFUL LAPIN CHERRIES Small or large orders (250)-860-2644
K&J Pacific Peaches Now Open with U- Pick Raspberries Picked Cherries Picked Blueberries 1145 Morrison Rd ( Must take McCurdy Rd to Morrison) 250-765-8184
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‘FRESH BLUEBERRIES’
Daily fresh hand-picked directly from the fields. (minimum order 10lbs.)
10lb box - $21
Gary at 604.825.3402 or 250.317.3464 email at thandir@hotmail.com SINCE 1960
DON O’ RAY VEGETABLES FROM OUR ROOTS TO YOUR TABLE
NOW OPEN
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Strawberries, Cherries, Kale, Beets, Potatoes, Radishes, Peaches, Rhubarb, Apricots, Lettuce, Pickling Cukes, Beans, Blueberries, Raspberries, Basil, Garlic, Peas, Poppyseed, Apples, Nectarines Walla Walla Onions, Carrots Also Vintage Drinks, Fresh Homemade Juices, Pies, Strudel, Jams & Jellies. Fresh Samosas made daily, Butter Chicken Sauce, Hot Sauces & Turmeric Bread!
3443 Benvoulin Rd. 250-860-2557 250-575-7806
Want to Rent RENTAL ACCOMMODATION URGENTLY WANTED Working Professional single mother with one kindergarten age child seeking 2/bedroom home in West Bank, Peachland, Summerland area. 250-808-5307
Transportation
Scrap Car Removal #1 SCRAP Vehicle & Steel Hauling. Pak Rat Towing. A Portion of proceeds go to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. Call 778-581-CARS (2277)
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Kelowna Furnished 2 bdrm. Lrg yard, reno’d, w/d, private, weekly/monthly 250-862-6991
4 door sedan, 4 mounted snows, air conditioning. Electric driver seat, windows & side view mirrors. Only 42,000 original kms! $4,500 Call: 250-860-2172
250-763-7114
Phone Bruce Duggan
Suites, Lower
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To place an ad...call the Kelowna Capital News
417 Valley Road. Big & Sweet Cherries, Peaches Apricots. We take pre-orders. 9:30am-5pm Call 250-869-6564
shows like new, is very clean, bright & quiet. Secluded located along Mission Creek. Only 5 min drive to Orchard Park. Max 2 people. Small pet negot. N/S. $1150. + Utils. Avail August 1st 250-762-6627
Cars - Domestic
“Local Produce at Your Doorstep”
Raspberries & Blueberries
2Bdrm HOME
Garage Sale
3361 Hall Rd. Friday, July 15 Saturday, July 16 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lots of hand made crochet, slippers, hats, baby wear etc. Double trolley overhead winch, tools, clark wire feed welder and much more!
Auctions
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AUCTION SUNDAY, JULY 17TH View and browse the catalogue on-line
Partial List Includes: Extravagant 9’6” long Detailed Mahoagny Ball & Claw foot dining room table with 8 matching chairs, Original Beetles poster, Outstanding early Canadiana split pedestal oak dining room table, Desirable early Belgian stained glass door cupboard, 1930’s tricycle and vintage pedal bikes, Rare c1910 Whitney Reed Child’s Rocking horse on platform, Beautifully detailed Belgian mahogany sideboard and matching china cabinet, Sterling Silver Natural Garnet and Peridot detailed Bracelet (Appraised at $2,640.00), Remarkable Belgian detailed oak 6’ long cupboard, Large assortment of high-end jewellery and sterling silver, Early Solid Maple Butcher’s Block, Painted Country Primitive Baker’s rack, Collectable assortment of Native artefacts and Museum quality stone implements, Selection of Original pictures & prints, Vintage oak double pedestal desk, Custom design figural weather vanes, Selection of Victorian double barrel 12 gauge shot guns including Remington, Country primitives, Early advertising, Selection of early petite display cases, c1909 Model McLaughton Horse drawn Cutter, Collectable early European sleighs, Selection of early tools, Moorcroft, Vintage toys, boxed lots and so much more….
ATTN Shelley Hein of 2987 Lowe Court Kelowna B.C 1988 Dodge Ram50 Pickup JB7FM55E0JP035422 to be sold 01/09/2016 10am. at/by Sheldon Sipe 2486 Selkirk Drive Kelowna B.C. $900 owed for storage/towing/processing.
Adult PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: Spectacular 3 acre parcel owner financing. 250-558-7888
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CENTRE of Kelowna. New affordable luxury 1 & 2 bdrms, 5 appliances, Under Ground parking, NS/NP. 250-763-6600. www.rentcentrepoint.com
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Clarifying the appraisal process to obtain a mortgage Every property has unique characteristics that make it different from the next. Even identical looking houses on the same street can have hidden factors that could create differences in the value of neighbouring properties. For instance, one house could have a newly renovated kitchen with brand new appliances and a finished basement while the other house may be in need of major interior repairs and lack overall interior design pizazz of the other. These differences are not obvious on the outside, but will greatly affect
the value of the property using the comparables of sales of similar properties within the last 90 days. Along with providing comparable sales, the appraisal will physically measure the rooms of your home and access the overall condition of the property. If you are financing an older home, the appraiser will assess what the “remaining economic life” of the home might be, to help determine the amortization period for the mortgage application. An appraisal for a standard home will cost in the neighbourhood of $300 to $350. For the most part,
conduct an appraisal for real estate properties, the most common option for residential properties is the comparative or market method. This method compares recently sold properties which are similar in characteristics and location area. This information is generally provided by the regional Multiple Listing board (MLS). After comparable recently sold properties are indentified, adjustments are made up or down for any differences in the properties. No less than three comparative sales are used in the appraisal process. An appraisal will show
the value and sale price of the two homes. In order for a financial institution to have an understanding of the value of a specific property against a mortgage application, the property must be inspected by an appraiser to give both the lender and the mortgage seeker a recommendation of its true value. That appraised value of a home determines how much money the mortgage lender will lend for a purchase, home renovations, renewals or investment. While there is more than one way that qualified appraisers
appraisals are a necessary part of the mortgage process and financing is always based on the lesser of the appraised value or the purchase price. When it comes to property sizes of more than five acres, some lenders will only accept appraisals based on a maximum five acres plus the residence. Others will give value for the full acreage and whatever other improvements are on the property. Of Prime Interest is a collaboration of mortgage professionals Trish Balaberde, 250-470-8324l; Christine Hawkins, 250-826-2001; and Darwyn Sloat, 250-718-4117.
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MAXINE DEHART 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check out the website talkingtreespa.com for more information. Next door to the spa is the Talking Tree Diner, also owned by Sako and Russel Boris with their son Chris Boris, who is the general manager of the business. The restaurant has been renovated and is now a little smaller and a lot brighter. Talking Tree offers breakfast, lunch and dinner long with junior meals seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Two specialties on their breakfast menu include a family recipe Country Style Biscuits and Gravy and Len’s Farmer’s Sausage and Eggs, which is the grandfather’s sausage recipe. I tried Sako’s Home-Style Curry, a Japanese staple of sweet brown curry with port, carrots, potato and onions, served with rice which is on the dinner menu. It was delicious. Call 778-738-2202. MNP LLP, one of Canada’s largest national accounting and business consulting firms will merge with Bruce Martin & Associates LLP, a Kamloops-based accounting firm with offices in Clearwater and Fort St. John effective Sept. 16. While Bruce Martin was looking to add much needed resources and expand their specialty services to clients, MNP was looking to establish a presence in Kamloops. The merger will add two new offices for MNP in Kamloops and Clearwater, while adding more resources to MNP in Fort St. John. MNP has more than 75 offices across Canada
with over 3,500 team members. The Local MNP office is located at 600-1628 Dickson Ave. in Kelowna. Call 250-76-8919. I was delighted to hear of the dedication of the lobby of the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre at KGH to cardiologist Dr. Richard Hooper. Long overdue, Dr. Hooper was the person who spearheaded the drive to bring full cardiac care service, including open heart surgery to Kelowna and never for one minute did he give up on his vision for all of us. I have always believed that citizens in our community who put themselves forward for a Talking Tree Nails and Spa co-owner Sako Boris vision for all local citizens (left) and general manager Catherine Allard. should be rewarded in some way. We are manager Sam Samaddar together with the very lucky to have our Aboriginal Tourism wonderful hospital facility has been elected vicechairman of the Canadian Association of B.C. and also lucky to have Dr. (AtBC) has added a Hooper in our community. Airports Council, which regional aboriginal represents more than The Kelowna Chamber tourism specialist to 100 airports of all sizes of Commerce celebrated the team. Greg Hopf, across the country. its 110th anniversary last Howard Eng, CEO of the from the Yellowknives week. With only a few Dene First National and Greater Toronto Airports members, the Chamber raised in Fort Simpson, Authority, was elected started as the Kelowna will be responsible for chairman. Board of Trade in 1906 developing a cultural The Thompson with Daniel Sutherland tourism strategy for the Okanagan Tourism as the first president. It two tourism promotion Association (TOTA) became a Chamber of Commerce in 1961 and today has a membership of 1,400. Tom Dyas, of TD Employee Benefits, is the current president. I was honoured to be on the Chamber board from 1992 to 1997. After 22 years of being fender bender menders, Garry, Pat and Jolene Grigg have sold their family business, Springfield Autobody, located at 100-1765 Springfield Rd. Garry and Pat will retire and are looking forward to long overdue traveling. Over the years the Griggs felt fortunate to have hundreds of clients trust them with their vehicles and the award winning services they offered. Nuvue Optometry owners Drs. Dr. Devon Almond Kelowna airport (left) and Brad Almond
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Two new businesses have opened on the Westside, side-by-side with the same owners. Talking Tree Nails & Spa has opened at 1655 Westgate Rd. (in the Super 8 Motel, facing the highway). Owned by Sako and Russel Boris, esthetician Sako and the spa’s manager, massage therapist Catherine Allard, are experienced in their industry, both having worked at the Cove Lakeside Spa. The spa offers several types of body massage, such as the Cocoon Bliss Body Wrap, a dry brushing treatment, and Treat of the Feet, created purely for relaxation. The new spa will also offer waxing, tinting, Japanese silk threading, facials, manicures, pedicures with Shellac or nail polish and gel nails. I had a wonderful pedicure with Shellac (#9 beautiful red) and experienced a white clay honey leg massage. It was delightful. They practice excellent cleanliness techniques with throw-away tub liners, nail files and buffers and reasonable pricing. Talking Tree retails Barefoot Venus and Natural Concept body products, both Kelowna based-businesses. Open Monday to Saturday,
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This week’s column is dedicated to a very dear long-time friend Sean Connor, who passed away after a long and brave battle with chordoma cancer, a tumour that affected his brain and upper spine. Along with being a media friend where he worked as a photographer for the Kelowna Capital News for many years, Sean was a lover of arts, culture, music and our community. A celebration of life service will be held for Sean on Monday, July 18, at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Rd., in Kelowna, 1 p.m.
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Talking Tree Diner co-owner and general manager Chris Boris. organizations. Drs. Brad and Devon Almond, of Nuvue Optometry located at112 -1950 Harvey Ave., have added the Sunglass Cove to their office. It’s essentially a store within their offices. The Sunglass Cove is an optometry retailer located in select professional offices. Not only are sunglasses essential to protect your eyes but now are a bold fashion accessory that can add an exciting element to your look. Nuvue will display 200 fashion brands as an ultimate sunglass destination for quality, fashion, function and affordability. Call 250-826-3061. At the Kelowna Okanagan Mission Rotary Club installation, several awards were given out. The Colin Pritchard Award, Service Above Self was given to John McCormack for his dedication and commitment to Rotary for the past 34 years and in recognition of being one of the founding members of Rotoplast Canada and subsequently Restor Canada for 10 years. The Lois Serwa Award went
to Laurence Gaymer for his dedication and enthusiasm to Rotary both in the UK and Kelowna for the past 25 years. The David Hobson Memorial Award went to Steve Wolfenden, recognizing his tireless commitment to Rotary. The Unsung Hero Award went to Dr. Warren Cunningham, bestowed by Rotary District Governor Vern Nielsen, of Kelowna, for dependability, competence, supportive of club activities and looking for ways to help. Both the Rotarians of the Year and Club Service awards went to Ross and Monika Grimmer. This year’s club executive and directors are Irma Lux (president), Rita Henderson (vicepresident), Dr. Iain Allan (past president), Ross Grimmer (secretary), Monika Grimmer (treasurer) and Neil Williams (Sgt. at Arms). The board directors are Lois Serwa, Steve Wolfenden, Howard Peet, Ken Kilcullen, Laurie Gaymer and
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business __________________________________ DEHART FROM A32 Marie-Yvonne Cleaver. Look for these two new businesses coming to Landmark Centre on Dickson Avenue. Cloud SFY is a cloud solutions provider which was started in 2000 in Kelowna and will be opening in Landmark 5 on Aug. 1. Echo Early Learning Center, a childcare facility, will open on Sept. 1 at 1605 Sutherland Ave. New additions to the Landmark towers in 2016 were inSite Housing, Landmark 2 (hospitality and health, full scope supportive housing, assisted living and complex care services for seniors); Club Appetite, LM2 (connects food banks, businesses and users); WestX Business Solutions, LM2 (Xerox authorized agency); Sun Life Financial, LM3; End of the Roll, LM3 (Head office); Martketer Inc., LM5 (Marketing, web and graphic design); Landmark Dental Centre, LM6; Xchange Tapas, Bar & Lunch, 250-1615 Dickson Ave. Just recently opened were DunnEnzies Pizza, 1886 Dayton Ave., and Green Publishing, in LM1. Dallas Gray is the marketing agent commercial properties for Al Stober Construction Ltd. Congratulations to grandparents Terry and Will Hoogewoonink on the birth of their granddaughter Presley Kahlia Phoenix on July 3, born to daughter Amanda and son-in-law Shane Nevdoff.
Presley was born at home while the ambulance was still in the driveway. Accolades to the West Kelowna first responders for delivering the baby. For over 17 years, Kelowna Yacht Club members have hosted visually impaired guests along with their guides. That tradition continues on Saturday, July 23, as the yacht club members will head out at 9:30 a.m. in their boats, some with fishing gear and visions of a fish that wins the trophy, while others will embark on a narrated lake tour. Lunch will follow. If you are blind or visually impaired, the yacht club invites you to participate in this year’s Blind Fishing Derby. For more details or to register call 250-762-3310. Suzanne Delisle and Arlene Buick will host a book signing at Chapters on Saturday, July 23, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. promoting their book “Travelling Grannies Without GPS.” It’s about two mature ladies who decided to go on an adventure to explore France and Italy flying by the seat of their pants, without GPS. Available as e-book or paperback, including a section of valuable travel hints on Amazon. Shakespeare Kelowna presents Romeo and Juliet, July 20 to 30, at Okanagan Villa Estate Winery, 3240 Pooley Rd., 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for seniors/students and $30 for adults, available at Kelownatickets. com or call Kelowna Tickets Box Office at 250-862-2867. We have attended these performances in the past and they are absolutely
wonderful. Wendy Sanderson is the theatre publicity agent. Contact her at 250-878-5021 or email wendy.sanderson.tks@gmail.com. The Miss Lady of the Lake Pageant finale is Friday, July 15, 7 p.m., at the Kelowna Community Theatre. Tickets $20/person available from any of the candidates or at the door. Join the Friends of Fintry at Fintry Estate Provincial Park on Sunday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for the organization’s summer fair. Admission by donation. Check out the website for more info at www. fintry.ca. Birthdays of the week: Happy 90th Remi Picco (July 3); happy 70th Pat (Loyst) Oliver (July 15); happy 75th Gerry Dow (July 16); Cathy Comben (July 13); Henry and Albert Willms, twins (July 13); Gerry Moller (July 13); Moni Schiller (July 13); Stacey Metcalf (July 14); Bo Skapski (July 14); Robert Jay (July 14); Magda Kapp (July 15); Lillian Moller (July 16); Mario Pare (July 17); Bill Jack (July 17); Linda Yandel (July 17); Dave McLean (July 18); pastor Don Richmond (July 18); Cheryl Stecko (July 19); Phil Parker (July 19); in memory of Ben Lee (July 17). Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna city councilor and a local hotelier. Phone her at 250-979-4546 or 250-8627662, fax 250-860-3173, e-mail maxdehart@telus.net.
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I would like to share some thoughts today about creating a climate for entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is a very sought after but often not an easily understood phenomenon. In regions like ours across the Okanagan, entrepreneurship harmonizes with the philosophy that our problems are best solved by solutions generated from within. Thriving communities, it seems, have adopted
an attitude that outside assistance isn’t needed to propose strategies for economic redemption. Entrepreneurial activity is a suitable strategy for rural regions. While it comes with its own brand of uncertainty, it doesn’t bear the fear of a major employer, for example, closing shop and moving to perceive greener pastures. Homegrown entrepreneurs have a connection with their communities, the region in which they live, and
Entrepreneurial Spirit JOEL YOUNG re-invest financially and emotionally in their immediate locale. Because many rural regions like the Okanagan do not have a complete business infrastructure, entrepreneurship encourages regional interplay as well as regional identity, both real
parts of a healthy economic strategy manifested recently in cluster and corridor development philosophies. Entrepreneurs are influenced by their operating environment. A rigid business environment, for example, doesn’t provide ample opportunity for innovation and creativity—the cornerstones for new venture creation.
A financial climate where seed capital can’t be obtained will hamper the momentum for new business start-ups. A community or regional culture that penalizes change, or even success itself, will not support the necessary ambitions or idea generation of entrepreneurs. Regional leaders at all levels need to understand why the existing and aspiring entrepreneurs are very important to the socio-
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