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Students push climate issues By Kathy Michaels

Aidan Kenny’s cheerful outlook belies the seriousness of the work he and his peers have in front of them. He’s one, among countless students around the globe, who want to see an end to the inaction around climate change, and will be walking out of classes Friday to make sure their concerns are heard. Kenny, a UBC Okanagan student working in conjunction with environmentally minded high school students from schools across the region, has planned a peaceful march from Kerry Park to Stuart Park to raise awareness about climate issues in the Okanagan. There will be some speech making, success stories will be shared and they’re going to press political leaders to push toward a more sustainable

Kelowna for all. “I think it’s important for us because it’s the biggest problem we face as a generation right now. It’s such a far-reaching issue—there’s nobody it’s not going to impact,” said Kenny. “I think climate change something we all know about and something that’s been happening for so long without (enough) action from governments and business groups. Inaction today will cause more damage along the way.” Kenny’s generation of Okanaganites have seen spring and summer renamed flood and fire season, and they’ve grown used to the sight of smoke rolling over the valley as thousands of hectares of forest go up in smoke. That said, there’s not a feeling of

hopelessness among his peers. “I think we all have the capability to affect change and having youth, not just from Kelowna, B.C. or Canada, all say, ‘We are all going to speak together— it’s really powerful,’” he said. One of the more long-term goals Kenny said the group wants to see come from the youth movement is seeing Indigenous people have a more active role in discussions on mitigating climate change. For Friday, however, he’d like to see a big crowd. “This event is youth focused, but it’s important that we see friends and parents, aunts and uncles, show their support, too,” he said. “The more support we have, the more of an impact we can make.” The students encourage those who attend to listen to a lineup of local

speakers and memorialize the moment by joining our climate ribbon ritual—a symbolic art project—at the event. The walks are being held across the globe and were sparked by Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old Swedish student, who in August 2018 started an international movement of students by deciding to protest climate change instead of going to class. “Greta and so many that have followed her lead since then know that our planet has only a short time left before climate inaction will cause major changes to Earth as we know it. The effects of climate change can already be witnessed around the world,” reads a statement from the Kelowna group.

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Grenda school plan transforms classrooms By Carli Berry

Standing three storeys high with open space classrooms and glass windows connecting the gymnasium to the outdoors, design plans were unveiled for Lake Country’s new middle school. Parents and children alike gathered at George Elliot Secondary last Tuesday night for a glimpse at H.S. Grenda Middle School’s modern design plans as part of a public information session. Mitch Van Aller, director of operations with Central Okanagan Public Schools, said small changes will be made to the design, but this information session is about gathering feedback from the public. “This is what we call a 21st century learning model school. There’s a lot of glass, a lot of openness. It’s very bright inside. People will have pods, or podlike classrooms that

(From left) Taylor Hazen, 7, Cooper Hazen, 8, and Tanner Misfeldt, 8, go over the design plans for H.S. Grenda Middle School that were unveiled last Tuesday night at George Elliot Secondary. Cooper and Tanner may be among the first classes to attend the school if it’s completed on time. (Carli Berry - Capital News) will all open up into a centre area,” he said. Justin Dyck, an architect with CHP Architects, said the school will be broken into separate communities, retaining a traditional learning environment with the ability to open as larger spaces. With classrooms

connected by garage-like shutters, he said it does pose a challenge for noise when compared to a traditional classroom, but the rooms will have soundproof features. Maker spaces will also be featured thoughout, as additional learning spaces,

he said. Parent and teacher Susanne Ruzicka said both of her children will be attending the new school. “I think it’s creating some really good and interesting spaces,” she said. Initially, she was concerned with classroom

sizes and the amount of noise, but said by the end of the event, these concerns were addressed, she said. Growing up in Kelowna and living in Lake Country for the last 10 years, Ruzicka used to work with Grenda. “He was such a great

guy and a positive role model,” she said. Another parent, Josh Goode, is a third generation Lake Country resident, and has a daughter currently attending Peter Greer Elementary. He had the pleasure of having Grenda as a career teacher and coach. “To have a school named after him) is amazing. He was just an amazing teacher here and guidance counsellor,” he said. “I thought (the design) was really neat. It’s timeless enough and its not something too funky (that won’t look good in 10 years.) I was quite impressed.” The new middle school will be located at the north end of the property next to George Elliot Secondary, with Bottom Wood Lake Road extending alongside the school complete with roundabouts. The school will be heated and cooled

using geothermal technology. Construction for two sports fields on the old Aspen Grove Golf Course site, will begin in May. One field will also feature a running track and will be utilized by the high school. Plans for two additional fields will be left to the District of Lake Country. For H.S. Grenda Middle, construction will begin in June or July of this year, Van Aller said.

The school will house 600 students in 20 classrooms as well as contain other learning spaces: a cafeteria, gym, art, drama and home ec rooms. The province announced last year that it would provide $35.1 million for the project. The Central Okanagan School District will contribute $1.5 million to the project, in addition to the $3.8 million already spent on land for the new school.

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Kelowna videographer detects online cheque scam By Mackenzie Britton

A Kelowna videographer, who was nearly snared by an internet cheque scam that took aim at his career, wants to warn others of red flags they should take heed of. “They wanted a quote for an birthday party, and wanted to send the full amount right way, which I thought was a little weird,” said Conar Fair, of Fairstone Film. He explained it’s not uncommon to get requests from email and set up through online conversations. Normally, Fair asks for just a deposit for Fairstone Films, but the scam artist contacting him claimed to be organizing her own 80th birthday party and wasn’t exactly internet savvy. “Maybe she’s just old, I’ll roll with it,” Fair said he initially thought, but soon after more odd requests set off Fair’s suspicion. Along with sending the full payment, the supposed client said they were running low on paper cheques, and needed to send the payment for the party’s caterers included with Fair’s fee. They asked if once Fair received

A local videographer found himself the target of an “advance fee” scam. (File photo) the money, he could transfer the caterer’s fee to their “son-in-law.” Then the so-called son-in-law could make the payment to the caterers. “It was getting weird at that point. They said that they were in the hospital, and when I asked for the son-in-law’s contact information, they (avoided) the question. So, I didn’t think the money was even going to come,” said Fair. Sure enough, a few days later, Fair received the cheque which included his fee, and the amount that was meant to be transferred to the “son-in-law.”

“It was just odd, and suspicious, so I took the cheque to a bank teller,” said Fair. His suspicions were correct, as the bank noticed that the received cheque was falsified and how they get cheques of that kind two or three times a day. The scam artists’ foiled plot was to have Fair deposit the cheque into his account, transfer the rest to the “son-in-law,” and by the time the bank had noticed the scam, the money would have been taken from Fair’s account without any coverage from the bank. “If you do it, the bank does not

cover you,” said Fair. “The bank said it was smart to report (my suspicions).” This type of scam is a variation of an advance fee scheme, which the RCMP details on their website. March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada, and the RCMP has tips for catching would-be scammers including never accepting payment for a higher price than asked for, return the cheque to the buyer and ask for a new one if suspicious, and to be vigilant with any and all concerns. “In the original email, there were several other vendors attached, so I ended up calling a few to warn them. Turns out I was the only one chosen,” Fair said with a laugh. Fair, a small business owner, would almost never say no to a potential client and gave the benefit of the doubt initially, but followed his gut when the oddities became too recurrent. A close call this time, but just because there as no harm, doesn’t mean there was no foul. Fair said he urges others to simply double check at the bank if there are any doubts.

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Ninety-nine strangers will be tied together by their new red balloon tattoos. Darcy Cameron, owner of Jays and Arrows Tattoo Inc., commemorated International Women’s Day by holding a fundraiser March 9 that saw 99 red balloons tattooed onto 99 people in one day. Proceeds from the tattoos were donated to the Elizabeth Fry Society. The red balloon is a symbol of freedom to Cameron, as he once used a similar service to the Elizabeth Fry Society while living in Ontario. “When I was younger I would see a balloon float away and I would look up and wonder if I could be free like that.

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Darcy Cameron, owner of Jays and Arrows Tattooing Inc., etches his second red balloon of the day onto Chelsea Frank’s arm last Saturday as part of a fundraising event for the Elizabeth Fry Society. (Carli Berry - Capital News) It’s that sense of freedom,” he said. “We have a lot of grandmothers, mothers, daughters, getting tattoed today too, some people it’s their first tattoo today and they’re doing this so it’s super awesome.” All the credit for choosing to execute the red balloon flash tat-

toos near International Women’s Day goes to Cameron’s wife Jeanette and he says there was never a better time of year to do it. “The biggest accomplishment will be that 99 different people will be attached to a positive thing. People are going to see that (the tattoos) and it will start a con-

versation and get the word out. There are people that still need help and we are at a point where we can help make a change,” he said. Rebecca Woll, a customer who got a bright red balloon etched on her leg, said she decided to get the tattoo for a good cause. Four tattoo artists worked around the clock from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to give out 99 tattoos. Since creating the e-mail for people to sign up to join the cause, the tattoo shop owner says he has been flooded with beautiful stories from grandmothers, mothers and daughters who plan on getting the tattoos together. Cameron’s first tattoo of the day was completed in six minutes.

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Meeting our basic needs Affordable housing is one of the great social issues of our age. Middle-income households—and probably even some higher income—are struggling in the face of rising home prices and rental rates, if a rental unit can be found in the first place. And none are more affected than the lower-income bracket, far too many of which are being driven into homelessness There is a lot of discussions about solutions, and lots of well-intentioned and good-hearted people trying to do what they can. All levels of government are also looking at the problem and there is even some investment. The question we would like to address is whether enough is being done, particularly by those various levels of government. In his theory of human motivation, Abraham Maslow placed things like food, clothing and shelter in the broad base of his pyramid of need. In other words, these are elements people need to satisfy before they can move on to safety, love and more esoteric needs. It’s not unlike your home budget. You need to cover the cost of home and food before you can think about purchasing that new iPhone or 60-inch TV. And perhaps it is something that governments need to incorporate in their planning as well. There are lots of calls on our tax dollars, and for many necessities: roads, policing, health and education to name a few. But there is still spending in any budget that is optional. That could be steered toward building housing for the homeless and low-income sections of our society, but also for middle-income, as a way of putting the brakes on spiralling prices. Because if the government is offering enough rentals at 25 per cent below market rates, the market will soon adjust their prices to more attractive levels. Land is not something governments are short of. Whether it be local or federal, they own property that could be earmarked for housing. Or if a public building is needed on that lot, why not build three stories of rental housing on top of it? Yes, this is a utopian, and probably impossible, dream. But the only real solution to the lack of affordable housing is to build more affordable housing, and federal, provincial and local governments need to make it more of a priority. We have to look after our society’s most basic needs first. –Black Press

Defining the politics of perception In politics, as it is in life, perception is often reality. The current SNC-Lavalin affair that Prime Minster Justin Trudeau has found himself, and his office, embroiled in is a prime example of that. While laws may not have been broken, hearing a former justice minister tell the world City she felt undue pres- Confidential sure was placed ALISTAIR on her by the PM, WATERS through his staff and others, to make a political decision in a legal case does not sit well with Canadians. Of course, the public reaction was not helped by the shifting explanation of events by Trudeau in the immediate aftermath of the resignation from cabinet of Jody Wilson-Raybould, the aforementioned former justice minister. She was demoted in cabinet to

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Speak up for short-term rentals To the editor: Beware! City council has decided to take control of your home! On March 12, there was a public hearing to voice your thoughts on the proposed bylaw to limit your control on the guests that can stay in your home. As a homeowner or potential and future homeowner, we have rights and a voice. As landowners, we already pay the city numerous taxes and fees. Council is trying to force us to do long-term rentals in our secondary suites and carriage houses or give them up. By forcing their will on you, they believe this will allow for more long-term rentals and cure homelessness. Hotel rooms in the high season are sold out or prices are astronomical. It’s the hotel industry who is scared and intimidated by short-term rentals. Tourism itself

will continue to thrive in Kelowna but our guests need options. This council has also proposed to hire a third-party policing agency to hunt down and track rentals at a cost of $300,000 a year and likely to increase as time goes on. Because the NDP government stripped landowners of their ability to remove bad tenants, there is an underwhelming desire to rent long-term. The NDP has also demeaned long-term lease agreements to the point where they are basically useless; a contradiction to what they promote. This defeats the desire to do long term-rentals. The NDP, in hand with our local council, is making it so that there is no incentive to rent at all. As well, the legalization of marijuana opens the door for long-term tenants to grow in your home and outdoor space.

Our council disguises this bylaw as a solution to more long-term rentals and spins it as though it will reduce homelessness and reduce rental fees. This won’t happen, rent will continue to increase. Most of these short-term rentals will likely stay vacant or will rent to specific people instead. Through the new police force, illegal suites will be forced to comply. This will cost you, the homeowner, $20,000 or more to legalize your suite and you will be ruled by this new bylaw. You will have to evict your tenant. But because of the new NDP tenant laws, you will have to offer this suite back to them when completed at the same rental amount as when they rented from you as an illegal suite. After spending thousands of dollars and months of lost income to upgrade and become

compliant, the NDP and our local council won’t allow you to appreciate and enjoy an increase in rent to recoup your investment. Your previous tenant gets to enjoy this brand new legal suite at their previous price and the city pads its pockets with your hard earned dollars. Further, if you are a homeowner with an illegal suite, you and your tenant should be concerned, as you and your tenant will be displaced when forced to make it a legal secondary suite. Tenants may possibly never return if the owner chooses to make it part of their residence instead of a secondary suite. This bylaw is myopic, self-serving and does nothing to encourage long-term rentals and fix homelessness in our wonderful city. Nick Aubin Kelowna

Concerns over disappearing habitat To the editor: Kathy Michaels’ well-researched news item in (last) Wednesday’s Capital News that mentions council’s decision to water down a new planning policy in the interests of “utilizing infrastructure that has already been built out” reminds me of the creation of the Kelowna strategic plan 25 years ago. At that time, the advisory committee (I was on it) struggled with the problems of expansion and urban sprawl. In the end, the plan proposed densification of the downtown, the continued promotion of infill, and the establishment of dense commercial “nodes” beyond the downtown core, all of this to make a more efficient and liveable city. On the other hand, the final document stepped gingerly around the issue of suburban sprawl and how to reach a vision of what our more suburban and rural landscapes should end up looking like. In spite of the good intentions of the strategic plan, in the intervening 25 years, Kelowna has continued to expand outwards. Part of this has been driven, not only by a weak vision of where the

city should be going, but also by the weakening of rules that were once obstacles to the development of hills and ridges: the abandonment of the 30 per cent slope rule that limited building to slopes less than 30 per cent, and the decision to allow narrower roads to access isolated rural benchland and ridges that could more easily be developed. Over the last 25 years, we have seen the disappearance of the last significant natural land on Dilworth, the invasion of the South Slopes by urban sprawl on both sides of KLO Creek and Bellevue Creek, the reduction of the woodland on Kirschner Mountain and Mine Hill to small isolated tufts of trees, and the obliteration of forest habitat to establish expensive view properties on the high ridges of Wilden. There have been some successes, including the setting aside of the Johns property in the Mission and of part of Black Mountain east of Rutland, but I wonder if they have compensated for the losses. I have only the brief description of council’s decision in the Capital News to go by, but I wonder if the decision reflects our

continuing struggle as a community to better anticipate the consequences of poorly-planned future growth. If we don’t sharpen our vision of what we really want Kelowna to become and more shrewdly foresee what the effects of expansive growth may actually entail on our suburban and rural landscapes, what will the Central Okanagan look like 25 years from now? Already the last remaining grasslands and swaths of mixed bunch grass and forest north and south of Black Mountain and east of Duck Lake are in the hands of large holding companies. Twenty-five years from now, are we going to see the same old arguments trotted out, that we have to honour commitments to fully use infrastructure, commitments that were thoughtlessly made years before to developers? A quick search of the web brings up the mayor’s welcoming letter to newcomers. It quite rightly mentions the lake, the mountains, and the natural beauty of the Central Okanagan, but the devil is always in the details. The natural beauty of Kelowna is something that

attracts people to live here, and although it certainly depends on the lake and the mountains, it also lies embedded in the natural grasslands and the forested hills and ridges that border them. It’s more urgent than ever that we wake up to the fact that the last big chunks of these landscapes, some located in the regional district, could realistically be gone in the next couple of decades. If we recognize this, we can demand more from our local governments, better long-term planning, better budgeting and better im-

plementation of long-term policy. Finally, as citizens, we can more fully acknowledge our unique responsibility, because the Okanagan is a special place, to protect its rare and vulnerable natural landscapes. I fervently hope that in the next 25 years we will see a community with stabilized urban boundaries, living in closer harmony with its remaining hinterland, and still able to enjoy the benefits that an abundant and varied natural heritage brings to a healthy society. Ian Pooley Kelowna

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Rail Trail hikes one step closer to completion By Kathy Michaels

A bump in the road to completing the Okanagan Rail Trail has almost been smoothed out.

Andrew Gibbs, with the City of Kelowna, said an agreement has been reached with Bennett family, which owns a stretch of land bisected by the rail trail.

The Bennetts initially raised concerns about how the three-kilometre stretch that starts just north of Old Vernon Road would affect their farm, prompting

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An agreement with the Bennett family has smoothed out one of the bumps for the Okanagan Rail Trail. (File photo) that will happen. There’s also some Okanagan Indian Band Land that is in the process of being dealt with. The Department of Indigenous Services Canada is facilitating the transfer of corridor ownership from CN Rail to the federal government and

deemed the lands for the use and benefit of the Okanagan Indian Band, through the federal Addition to Reserve process, a report to Lake Country council said earlier this year The land transfer is expected to be completed by late 2019 or 2020.

Approximately $7.8 million was raised through fundraising and grant opportunities from 5,089 donors to develop the 49-kilometre trail, from Coldstream to Kelowna. The trail had an official opening in Oyama in September. Lake Country also still owes Kelowna for

Kelowna’s investment in Lake Country rail trail lands. Kelowna paid $2.6 million for Lake Country’s portion of rail trail lands and interest has been accruing on Kelowna’s investment since Lake Country failed to meet its three-year interest-free deadline.

Students exposed to mock code blue drill By Carli Berry

The least stressful code blue in KGH’s history was successfully handled by a group of Kelowna high school students. The group was presented with the mock code blue drill; Central Okanagan public school students were tasked with role-playing a nurse, doctor and other members of the medical team in order to gain an understanding of the different career paths offered at Kelowna General Hospital. Health Care Career Day, held at KGH for roughly 10 years, had 90 students participate in lectures, sessionals and more Friday. Okanagan Mission Secondary Grade 12 students Chris Rogers and Jenna Robinson have big aspirations for their career paths. “I know I’m going to be entering general sciences next year. I have an idea of what I want I to go into, which pharmacology …but I wanted to see what else is out there and learn more

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Hells Angels evidence deemed inadmissible By Kathy Michaels

A legal document mapping out what is and isn’t acceptable in trial evidence is offering a peek into Hells Angels clubhouses. The document was submitted by the civil forfeiture director, who is trying to get Hells Angels clubhouses in

Kelowna, East Vancouver and Nanaimo forfeited to the government as the instruments of criminal activity. The Hells Angels have counter-sued, claiming the Civil Forfeiture Act is unconstitutional. In his analysis of a report used in the case, B.C. Supreme Court

Justice Barry Davies discusses apparent biases in the by retired Ontario Provincial Police Det. Staff Sgt. Len Isnor. Davies ruled that Isnor’s evidence about Hells Angels establishes “serious concerns with respect to the extent that his opinions are tainted by confirmation bias,

speculation and tautological reasoning.” On Jan. 14, 2016, Isnor conducted an inspection of the exterior of the Kelowna Hells Angels clubhouse, and on March 4, 2016, acting on the consent order issued by Davies, undertook an inspection of the interior of the clubhouse and its

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Golden Retriever stolen from Kelowna yard A four-legged resident of Kelowna has gone missing. Atlas, a one and a halfyear-old Golden Retriever, was lured from his yard and taken into a dark SUV March 8, according to a social media post that has been shared more than 1,000 times. The dog was in Ian Galt’s gated backyard while his son, Atlas’ owner Taylor, is out of town for work. “He is a really special dog,” said Taylor. “The fact that I am not even there to help and I’m up north, it really puts a dagger into my chest.” Taylor says that Atlas has a distinctive white stripe of fur down the centre of his chest

and he has a completely black nose with the exception of some pink in the very centre. Atlas is very friendly and rarely barks. Taylor worries that someone took him hoping to sell Atlas online to make a profit. “I can’t imagine how this is for him, being taken from what he knows and being with a stranger, I feel so bad,” he said. Ian said Atlas was playing with his daughter’s dog, Jones, when he heard the heavy gate latch be lifted and the gate dragged across the cement. He then saw a woman running down the road with her hands in her pockets with

Atlas running after her. “I whistled and I called his name, then I whistled again. He usually responds nine times out of 10 and then he turned, hesitated, turned back and jumped into a vehicle.” Taylor’s dad last saw Atlas at the corner of Burtch Road and Pandosy Street after he hopped into the SUV that he described as being darkened by dirt. “I have had him since he was eight weeks old,” Taylor said. “Dogs are more than pets, they are our children, they are part of the family.” The family is offering $2,000 reward no questions asked. If found please contact Ian Galt at 250-212-3858.

contents. Davies ruled that some of Isnor’s interpretation of 156 photographs of the Kelowna clubhouse and its contents, as well as his commentary and opinion based upon that interpretation, is inadmissible as expert evidence. “Again, I reach that conclusion because of the extent to which much of Isnor’s interpretation of the photographs of the Kelowna clubhouse and his commentary and opinions based upon his interpretation exhibit confirmation bias,” writes Davies. Isnor goes over the exterior aspects of the clubhouse, including fencing, hedges, gates, the intercom system and cameras and offers commentary. “Fencing and gates like this goes beyond protection from burglary or vandalism, there can be only one purpose: to protect the occupants from attacks by rivals ands to impede

any entries made by law enforcement,” he wrote. Davies said that Isnor’s suggestion that the gates at the Kelowna clubhouse are to impede law enforcement are speculative, prejudicial and made without admissible evidentiary foundation. “As far as I am aware all entries into the Kelowna clubhouse by law enforcement have been judicially authorized and were unimpeded,” said Davies. Isnor also took issue with a motorcycle in the driveway during his visit. “These are the type of things the HA do to intimidate and I believe the HA placed that motorcycle there purposely to cause me to be apprehensive before I start my inspection,” Isnor said. That commentary, Davies said, illustrated “willingness to cloak even such an insignificant matter with prejudicial commentary.” Isnor also noted a photograph of a dino-

saur being ridden by a smaller reptilian figure with a Hells Angles death symbol. He stated that they are for “Intimidation and a reminder to individuals in the clubhouse the HA organization is large, organized, closely bonded, violent and that membership provides beneficial privilege. Two photos placed on the wall were most likely hung on the wall for my benefit,” reads a portion of the report. Davies took issue with that and said Isnor’s commentary about that statue as well as his suggestion that two photographs were placed there for his benefit is evidence of confirmation bias. “To the extent Mr. Isnor again personalized the motives of the members of the Kelowna Hells Angels in respect of his inspection the opinions he expresses are speculative and conclusory,” said Davies. In another piece of evidence, Isnor said a

“white/black board is used to communicate in regards to conversations that may be intercepted by law enforcement of their criminality or sensitive business of their HA organization. This boardroom table will be used for their HA meetings and weekly church meetings.” Davies pointed out that no source is cited for Mr. Isnor’s opinion about the use of white boards and “Mr. Isnor acknowledged that he has never attended a “church meeting.” His opinion evidence is also contrary to the evidence of Mr. Atwell adduced by the director,” he said. His concerns over the relability of the evidence, he explained, resulted in his decision that its probative value was outwieghed by risks to the trial process from “unsubstantiated assertions in the cloak of opinion evidence.” The trial is scheduled to pick back up on April 1.

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More service added to Kelowna-Vancouver bus route People who want to ride the bus between Kelowna and Vancouver now have more options. Alberta-based Ebus, which stepped in after Greyhound stopped its service in Western Canada service last October, will add additional trips on Fridays and Sundays to its schedule. Starting immediately, Ebus will include three departures on Fridays and Sundays —up from two—on both the Kelowna-Vancouver and Kamloops-Vancouver routes.

The additional Friday trip will leave Kelowna at 1:15 p.m. and on Sundays at 6 p.m. From Vancouver, the additional Friday trips will leave at 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sundays. The route includes stops in West Kelowna, Merritt, Hope , Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Surrey. The company was already providing service from Kelowna daily at 9:10 a.m. and 5:25 p.m. and from Vancouver at 7:30 a.m. and 3:35 p.m. Ebus also runs a route between Kelowna and Kamloops that includes

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Record collectors to descend on Kelowna By Barry Gerding

The endurance of classic rock music continues to be reflected in the renaissance of interest in vinyl records. For Kelowna record collector Doogie Irvine, he feels like more young people are coming around to his way of thinking, retaining his love for records as technology sent music fans looking for compact discs and then music streaming over the past 20 years. Evidence of that resurgence is shown by the participation in the Kelowna Music Collectors Show, which Irvine and is co-organizer partner John Gowland have assembled for the past two years. The event has a longer and sometimes troubled history, but Gowland and Irvine took over the collectors show last year in an attempt to put it back on sound organization footing. “We did the best we could to promote it on foot last year, going to concerts here like Steve Miller and Santana and handing out leaflets to generate interest leading up to last year’s event, coverage in Capital News as well, and we had a very positive response,” Irvine said. Those efforts have this year seen all 33 vendor tables rented out by both music and stereo equipment sellers from Osoyoos to Salmon Arm, along with generating interest from music buyers who come from the Lower Mainland and across the Southern Interior. “Some of our vendors are there to sell parts of their record collections and others are there selling repaired amps and turntables, Irvine said he accumulated about 3,000 albums in his lifetime, saying at times he almost felt like part of an underground

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movement, seeking out rare records that appeal to his own music interests. Most of his albums fall within the classic rock era, generally considered from the mid-1960s to the late 1980s, with the primary focus being the hard rock and pop music of the 1970s. Irvine looks at the late 60s and early 70s as the peak album interest years. “I look it as kind of a music regeneration what is going on now. You can walk into a store and see turntables for sales, something you Kelowna record collector Doogie Irvine. (Barry Gerding - Black Press) never used to see anymore. It is fantastic to see it come around full circle.” In an interview last year with the Capital News, Gowland talked about the mystique of listening to music played on a turntable. “There is something about that ritual of placing a record on a turntable, lifting the tone arm, dropping the needle and away you go. Listening to online or CDs is a much more sterile experience of listening to music,” Gowland said. “You can’t do much if you have a record that is damaged or scratched, but a qualiAt NexGen Hearing, our hearing professionals ty condition record on are committed to better hearing health. a good sound system takes you back to the Call today to arrange for a Free Hearing simplicity of listening Consultation and enjoy our 90 Day Trial period to records back to the old days.” with no money down for 21 days. Miller says the music of groups like The KELOWNA-SPALL PLAZA WEST KELOWNA PEACHLAND Beatles, Cream, The 778.754.1424 250.763.2335 778.754.1424 Doors, Led Zeppelin, 100–1940 Harvey Ave. 102–2139 Louie Drive By Appointment Only Pink Floyd and others across the classic rock genre will live on for Thank you for voting us as generations because the Best Hearing Clinic in of the enduring unithe Central Okanagan for versal appeal of the the 3rd year in a row music. The Kelowna Music Collectors Show takes place Sunday, March 31, at the Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 1091 Coronation Ave. nexgenhearing.com Admission is $5 for WorkSafeBC and other Provincial WCB Networks, VAC, BCEA early birds from 9 to and NIHB accepted 10 a.m.; and $3 generRegistered under the College of Speech al admission from 10 and Hearing Health Professionals of BC a.m. to 3 p.m.

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regional panels have worked well in dealing with applications concerning agricultural land use across B.C., there were concerns about overall consistency, from a provincial perspective, when it came to panel decisions. He said a return to a single commission, with regional representation on it, should address that. The government has proposed legislation that would: • Replace the current ALC governance model of six panel regions and an executive committee with one commission maintaining regional representation by requiring membership from all six administrative regions • Provide the chair of the ALC with more flexibility to organize commission

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Nations governments or the province, to encourage those type of applications to be done as “part of thoughtful land-use planning process” S h o r t ly after the NDP came to power, it eliminated the two-tier system the former Liberal government put in place that allowed some land in the Agricultural Land Reserve in certain parts of the province—the North, the Kootenays and the Central Interior—to be excluded for commercial purposes, another move Zimmermann agreed with. Zimmermann, the well-known retired Kelowna fire chief and a former city councillor, was originally appointed to the ALC by the Liberals and was reappointed by the NDP when it came to power in 2017. He said applications to take land out of the ALC are only a small part of what the ALC deals with. Subdivision and nonfarm use applications make up the bulk of the commission’s work. As for making it mandatory exclusion applications be made by local governments in future, Zimmermann noted local governments are now asked for input when applications are made, but do not always get it. He said with the new rule, the commission will always know where a local government stands on an application. The government’s proposed changes to the ALC have yet to be passed into law. The Agricultural Land Reserve includes 46,159 square kilometres of B.C., equivalent to five per cent of the total land base.

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Slope landslide hazard fix to cost $1.2 million Kelowna city council unanimously agreed Monday to spend up to $1.2 million from reserve funds to stabilize a slope in a Kirschner Mountain neighbourhood at risk of a landslide, despite sympathizing with residents who will carry the financial burden. Cracks were discovered in the slope near properties 2045 Loseth Rd. and 2001 Kloppenburg Ct. in 2018, and a geotechnical assessment determined there is a high risk of a landslide. Residents who live on the properties will have to foot the bill that could ring in at $1.2 million. They asked that remedial action be deferred, but council said that the risks were too high to wait. Sara Potten, a resident of one of the homes, told council in recent weeks that they will be financially devastated by the cost. As is, they can’t even afford to move from their home and pay for a rental. They purchased their house in April 2017 with mortgage of around $500,000, and they recently refinanced it for $820,000 to invest in business opportunity. “Now we have no ability to take equity from (our) home to pay for (fixing the slope,)” she said. Their business is also not in a position to incur the cost, being that it’s in its early days. Potten pointed out the geotechnical report indicated it was land developers and professionals who didn’t do their jobs properly and left them in that position. Further, she said, the city trusted these people to do the work and gave them the go ahead. James Kay, City of Kelowna development engineering manager, said at a community meeting last week to the best of the city’s knowledge, neither of the current own-

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ers of two properties living directly next to the slope are responsible for the slope degradation. Both have retained lawyers and kept in close contact with city officials with regards to taking civil action to protect their financial interests. “The forensics of who did what will come out later, as we are still trying to figure out who did what, who knew what and who signed off on what,” Kay said. “It is not just a case of one person being involved. There are several people involved.” Residents voiced concerns about the professional certification of engineers who signed off on these geotechnical projects, and the blasting further up the hill on Kirschner Mountain where new home lots are being developed. “The blasting going on up the hill has to have something to do with this. Sometimes it sounds like a bomb going off,” said one resident. “If your house is shaking from it then it has to have some impact below the ground as well.” Kay said at this point in the investigation, the dynamite blasting is not considered a factor in the slope weakening, but it was one explanation that didn’t initially raise consideration. He said while council has told staff it is a priority to tighten up blasting bylaw restrictions, ultimately approval rests with the province and not at the municipal level.

“But blasting is an issue we hear loud and clear about and we are working to address that,” Kay said. After the meeting, Kay said input from residents is helpful to city staff in trying to uncover responsibility for Erosion of this slope extending from Loseth Road down to Kloppenberg Court in a Kirschner Mountain subdivision has raised potential landslide concerns from city officials this spring. (Barry Gerding - Black Press) the landslide fears. “Our contractors and our EDUCATION | HOSPITALITY | HEALTH CARE | RETAIL | TECHNOLOGY | TRADES | WAREHOUSE crews are ready to go. The slope is susceptible to a highPRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH er risk with the groundwater at the level it is now so we are very concerned about that.” BRIN The city recently said it Actively Hiring Now! Visit BC Corrections website. G O R UR ESUYM can’t take on the cost and go E about finding compensation from the parties at fault, beN cause it would place the city ADMISSIO in the position of being an insurer, setting a dangerous precedent. So, given the urgency of the situation, the city will Rutland Centennial Park do the work, and try to recover costs from the current 215 Shepherd Rd. Kelowna BC landowners. The community charter doesn’t allow them to assess blame or go after previous owners. The city says the total cost of the work could be between $750,000 and $1.2 million.

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Relay for Life returns to UBC-Okanagan By Mackenzie Britton

For the sixth year, UBC Okanagan hosts a Relay For Life 12-hour relay, organized for the Canadian Cancer Society, to join the community together to battle cancer. Sanpreet Kaur, who has participated in the relay and has helped organize it for UBC Okanagan for the past three years, said that the run has been emotional in years past. “There’s a survivor lap, where cancer survivors are invited to join and tell stories, and share experiences, something we can all relate to and something we all want to fight to get rid of,” said Kaur. “There’s also a remembrance lap, where we take time to remember.” The relay invites team to partake in a 12 hour walk-a-thon where one member of every team walks around

the track for the duration of the 12 hours. It’s a non-competitive marathon that sets goals for fundraising for the Canadian Cancer Society. UBC Okanagan’s goal this year is $13, 000. Progress and information on how to donate can be found here. “One person walking around the track at all times symbolizes that the fight against cancer never stops,” said Kaur. Through social media, the UBC Okanagan teams have gathered momentum in fundraising for not only the relays, but also for the Canadian Cancer Society, that provides support for people and care-givers that have gone through the journey. The fundraiser is open to the entire community, and starts March 9, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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Security bolstered at George Pringle school By Mackenzie Britton

George Pringle Elementary will get some help from the City of West Kelowna monitoring the disposal of unsafe garbage and other activities at the school. The City of West Kelowna has added sweeps to GPE from Paladin security team, to help limit the amount of dangerous garbage, including broken glass, on the schoolgrounds. “It’s a busy community, safety for our students is the most important thing,” said George Pringle acting principal Michelle Kaupp. “It’s a great response from the city, interested

parents, and lots of community groups.” The Paladin security team patrols the bus exchange only a few blocks away from the school. A combined planning effort involving the school district, the city, local RCMP and parents thought adding the GPE patrol would help address student safety issues. “It was people coming together and focusing and being creative to ensure student safety,” said Kaupp. Paladin has included GPE in their security routines for almost two weeks, and Kaupp said she has seen improvements.

“It’s a work in progress, but there has been less activity, which results in less garbage.” The school’s leadership team have written letters in support of the City of West Kelowna’s plea to the B.C government to help bridge gaps in services to help create a community where persons experiencing homelessness receive the help they need, while students and staff can focus on learning. “It’s so important,” said Kaupp. As the warmer weather rolls in, the Paladin Paladin security will help control unsafe garbage security team will adjust its hours to help ensure disposal and other activity at West Kelowna’s George less dangerous garbage on GPE school grounds. Pringle Elemenatry. (Submitted)

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Electric boats innovator honoured A Kelowna man with years of sea experience is being honoured for his involvement in designing and constructing electric boats. Having spent 20 years at sea as a professional yacht captain, and a further 20 years operating an international yacht training company that has 300 nautical schools in 58 different countries, Mark Fry is being honoured by the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce’s Top 40 Over 40 program. Bringing his nautical expertise to Kelowna in 2008, Fry started The Templar Marine Group in 2017. The go-green initiative has catapulted the business models of multiple industries globally and the boating industry is no exception, according to the chamber in a news release. The Templar Marine Group has come up with a unique concept of electric boat building and manufacturing. The boats are designed and built here in Kelowna for the national and international market. There are currently two models available, the Templar 26-foot Cruiser and the Templar 26-foot Water Taxi with a further three models under development which are the Templar 26-foot Light Cargo, Templar 26-foot Sedan and Templar 26foot Ambulatory Care. All five boats are built using the same hull but with different cockpits and layouts,

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operate. The boats can be used year-round and do not require winterising as the motor is completely electric. They are almost completely silent when running and are exceptionally easy to operate as each boat comes with a bow thruster as standard equipment, the release said. Fry has been a superyacht captain and

Mark Fry of Templar Marine Group is being honoured in the Top 40 over 40. (Submitted) entrepreneur for 20 years, a “Master of Yachts” instructor and examiner, marine surveyor and a boat designer. He is also the founder and managing director of International Yacht Training

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News carrier all smiles with Special Olympics wins By Mackenzie Britton

An accomplished Special Olympian added to her many medals in early March with a bronze finish in curling at the 2019 Special Olympics in Vernon. Joanne Seefried has won past Special Olympics medals in curling, bowling and softball, but she has an additional achievement she’s proud of—being a newspaper carrier for the Capital News for more than 13 years. “It’s the feeling of giving,” said Seefried. The Special Olympian was all laughs and smiles when retelling the stories of glory in winning her bronze this year, and she has the same cheer when talking about her years with Capital News. “(I like) the smiling faces, because when the customers are happy, we’re happy,” she said. Seefried said she has no intentions of slowing down either with her Olympic prowess or her love for the newspaper world, having been in-

volved in the Kelowna newspaper industry for more than 20 years. It doesn’t have an impact on her athletic career, she said, but over the years she has come to love curling the most, as it’s much easier than bowling, but loves continuing her work in the newspaper biz. Seefried feels well supported by both her coach and team during their many competitions. “We weren’t sure on how well we were going to do until coach said to just do your best,” Seefried said. Coach Gary Wilson is Seefried’s number one fan. “(He said) how proud he was of us,” Seefried said through a mixture of pride and laughter. As for her future, Seefried wants to keep curling, and loves connecting to Kelowna through the newspaper aspect of her life. “We have the best home, (I) love being in a big Capital News carrier and Special Olympian Joann Seefried added to her medals at the Winter Games in Vernon city, and (especially love) the malls,” she said. recently. (Capital News photo)

Ex-NBAer encourages youth to pursue active lifestyle By Mackenzie Britton

Former NBA player Cedric Ceballos is now dedicating some of his time to creating awareness about Type 2 diabetes. (FaceBook)

Cedric Ceballos played an amazing 11 years in the NBA. His hoops career included seasons spent with the Los Angeles Lakers where he played along side future stars Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, as well as Canadian basketball legend Steve Nash during a stint with the Phoenix Suns. Today, the retired basketball star has joined a new team. Ceballos is joining kids from Kelowna Boys and Girls Clubs for the Sun Life Drunk for Diabetes program at UBC Okanagan on Friday night. For the past six weeks, the nation-wide program has been educating youth about Type 2 diabetes awareness and prevention. Sun Life, together with NBA Canada and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, hope to use the Dunk for Diabetes program to in-

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Knights win single A hoops provincial title By Mackenzie Britton

After three Okanagan teams advanced to the tournament finals at the 2019 BC Boys High School Basketball Championships, only the Kelowna Christian Knights were able to secure top honours in their division. Great runs from the Kelowna Secondary School Owls and Lake Country’s George Elliot Coyotes ended just short as both teams fell in the finals of their respective divisions to grab the silver medal at the tournament. For the first place Knights, it was a redemption win after finishing fifth at last years championships. “This year, we had a mission to not let that happen again,” said head coach Daniel Benson. “We fought all year to get here and everyone put in extra hours.” The Knights cruised to a 79-42 win over the Credo Christian Kodiaks, grabbing their sixth title in the last 12 years. Kelowna’s Indy Hallet grabbed the tournament’s Championship Player of the Game with 17 points, while Colin Christophe won the single A division tournament’s MVP after a 23 point performance and an overall solid tournament outing. Hallet was named to the tournament’s First Team All-Stars while teammate Josh Flood was named to the Second Team AllStars. In the AAAA finals, it was a battle between the seven seed Owls and the nine seed Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers, and though the Owls lead the finals by as much as 18 points, the Panthers showed no quit in a

comeback 91-86 victory over Kelowna. The Panthers comeback was fueled by a 25-0 run in the second half. “It’s a tough pill to swallow because if we played some defence, we would have won that game, but that’s sport,” said Owls coach Harry Parmar. Kelowna drilled some late shots to get to back within three points of the Panthers, but Lord Tweedsmuir’s Arjun Samra, who won the tournament’s MVP honours, iced the game from the free throw line. Owls’ Parker Johnstone continued his impressive point streak with 28 points in the finals, while Hunter Simson and Malcolm Greggor had 25 and 21 points respectively. K e l o w n a ’ s squad added some post-tournament honours with winning the Most Inspirational Team Award, Johnstone and Simson being named to the tournament’s First Team All-Stars, and Simson grabbing the Best Defensive Player Award. The George Elliot Coyotes were bested by the top seed Charles Hays Rainmakers of Prince Rupert at the AA championships. The Coyotes, the

Kelowna Christian Knights are the single A high school boys’ basketball provincial champions. (Paul Yates - Vancouver Sports Pictures) number two seed, had a stellar tournament run but ran into a well-coached Rainmakers in the finals and lost 78-51. The Coyotes threepoint shooting strategy that had worked well for them in the tournament, did not have the same effect against the Rainmakers. “They took the line away from us,” said coach Dave Lafontaine. “But you have to hit the shots.” Ben Hitchens led

the Coyotes with 19 points, while Nic Lafontaine finished an impressive tournament outing with 10 points and was named to the tournament’s First Team All-Stars, while Hitchens was named to the Second Team All-Stars. With the high school basketball season concluded, the Okanagan-based boys’ squads hauled in one gold medal and two silver medals.

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Home store opens second Kelowna location Lakehouse Home Store at 510 Bernard Ave. has opened a second downtown location at 1264 Ellis St. in the former Flashbacks heritage building, next to BNA. This will house their new 8,869 square foot furniture and home décor showroom on two floors. Owned and operated by Ben and Sue Boschman, Straight From this incred- DeHart ible, completely reno- MAXINE vated space DEHART was opened to give their furniture the show area it really needs. The store offers a huge variety of sofas (leather and cloth), light fixtures, accessories, tables, occasional tables and chairs, pictures, artwork, bar stools, dishes, mirrors, lamps, decorative pillows, ottomans, coffee and end tables. Clients can purchase by way of quick ship (in stock) or made to order. There is even a ping pong table at the entrance of the shop. Lakehouse is also preparing space to accommodate a full commercial cooking school with demonstration style classrooms within a portion of the second floor. Keep tuned for the opening of this addition. Makes sure you give yourself enough time to browse, as the Lakehouse is huge and there are literally hundreds of items to choose from. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Three well-known Kelowna women, who I am privileged to say are my friends, were honoured as B.C.’s Most Influential Women in Finance by BC Business and are featured in the BC Business March 2019 issue. Congratulations to Kathy Conway, president and CEO, Interior Savings Credit Union; Meryle Corbett, CFO, KF Capital and KF Aerospace Group; and Laurel Douglas,

CEO, Women’s Enterprise Centre. Well-known travel gal, Gloria Meeder, of Expedia CruiseShipsCenters in Orchard Plaza 2, is retiring from the travel business on March 15 after 51 years in the industry. Gloria has been in Kelowna for 18 of those years after relocating here from C a l g a r y. Gloria tells me that in her retirement she and her husband Joe are going to start going working on their bucket list. Pat Thompsonwill be taking over for Gloria. Call 250-763-2900; www.cruiseshipcenters.com. Tourism Kelowna has been named the province’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) Of The Year at the BC Tourism Industry Awards. It received top honours in the category of Destination Marketing Organization Professional Excellence recognizing the organizations outstanding performance, accountability and commitment to B.C’s tourism industry. Kelowna and the valley demonstrated industry leadership in several award categories. Congratulations to Jan Dobbener, Quails’ Gate Estate Winery, customer service award winner; Mario Arango Rodriguez, Kelowna Yacht Club, customer service award nominee; TOTA, innovation award winner, tied with Fishing BC; Accent Inns, employees first award winner; and The Paisley Notebook, remarkable experience award nominee. Lots of neat things happening at Orchard Park Shopping Centre. New stores under construction and opening this spring is Mr. Pretzels, which is a pioneering brand of aromatic

Lakehouse Home Store owners Sue and Ben Boschman. (Maxine DeHart photo) soft pretzels baked in a broad variety of flavours. Mr. Pretzels has been baking delicious hand-rolled soft pretzels since 1994, with more than 300 stores in 20 countries. Using only the finest quality natural ingredients and the pretzel dough is prepared right on the spot and hand rolled in front of their customers. The pretzels are made with whole wheat, are low in fat and contain no preservatives. Located next to Jugo Juice and Indigo. Meanwhile, Sunrise Records who recently were in the news about having purchased the HMV stores in the U.K, are doing significant

renovations and slated to reopen by the end of March. Freshly renovated and reopened is New York Fries, Tim Hortons and Claire’s Accessories. Roots will be renovating and expanding into the former Hyba location adding more than 70 per cent to their former space, which will permit them to carry all of their product lines. Hyba activewear, including yoga pants, printed tanks, hoodies and more is now available in-store exclusively at Reitman’s. The third Annual Golf for Julia Fundraiser, presented by RONA, is in August with all proceeds going directly to

little Julia’s spinal cord injury rehab and recovery. Julia Grassmick was paralyzed by a blood clot when she was just 17 months old and she is working very hard to learn how to walk again. The family travels to the U.S. for treatment which is very costly as well as Julia’s equipment is also expensive. They are looking for sponsorship packages to help her road to recovery. Golf registrations and silent auction donations are also needed. Call Melissa Grassmick at 250-863-9975 or melissagrassmick1985@gmail.com Birthdays of the week:

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Taking a vegan bite out of the donut market By Carli Berry

A Kelowna couple is sinking their teeth into the vegan, gluten-free market with their delicious donuts. Joel Murga and Jaide Hatfield, owners of Jaide & Joel’s Bakery, have been creating donuts for businesses around the Okanagan Valley for the past year. Starting their days at 4 a.m., the dynamic duo rents a commercial kitchen in Kelowna to bake roughly 300 donuts a day before delivering them to Nature’s Fare stores in Vernon and Kelowna on Tuesdays and Fridays, and on Mondays

and Thursdays in Penticton in West Kelowna. Hatfield also has another part-time job and Murga is taking science classes at UBCO, which he said comes in handy with the donut creations. “My sister, she owned her own bakery for about five years, and she ended up wanting to take a break from it for a while, so I decided I wanted to take part and do a different version of it,” Murga said. With celiac disease and allergies to a number of ingredients, Murga wanted to do vegan and gluten-free baking with Hatfield, who is

Three movies looking at filming in Kelowna By Sydney Morton

Kelowna could be the backdrop of as many as three feature films. Producer Graem Luis (nee Geen), of Blind Alley Entertainment, a Vancouver and Kelowna based company, has returned home to help boost the film industry in Kelowna. “(Kelowna) has done a number of feature films here but one of the things the industry really needs here is a series to give some stability,” said Luis. Luis says he is hoping to help provide longevity to the industry in Kelowna and draw back some of the talent that has moved either to California or Vancouver in hopes of making it to the big screen.

Producer Graem Luis (nee Geen), with Blind Alley Entertainment, a film production company with connections to Kelowna, has returned home to help boost the local film industry. (Submitted) One of the films he is scouting for is an action thriller that is also being filmed in Afghanistan. “In Kelowna there is a very unique look that you don’t find in other parts of the world The biggest attraction is that it’s not

super busy here and people still get excited about the industry (when filming),” he said. While Luis can’t yet confirm that the films will be shot in Kelowna, he says there is a very strong chance that there will

be film crews rolling into town in the next 18 months. There have been movie or TV shoots going every week in B.C. in 2019, though no full feature movies until April. Last year, film production in the valley brought in an estimated $31,845,000 of economic activity. A total of 452 movies were shot in B.C. in the fiscal year of 2017-18, which included more than 450 producers and businesses, and more than 60,000 workers. The nearly $3.5 billion contribution to the provincial economy from the film industry includes physical production, visual effects and animation. -With files from Roger Knox, Vernon Morning Star

also a vegan. The couple started selling donuts at farmer’s markets, and business took off from there. “Our main goal right now is to open up our very first cafe,” Murga said, with the aim to expand to into bread making, cinnamon buns and other vegan treats. “There’s such a big vegan community, and they’ve been so supportive, it’s awesome,” he said. Murga said as more people have become knowledgeable about how food is made and where it comes from, there’s been an uptick in

the vegan trend. “I think what’s sets us apart from the competition is also that we do all gluten-free baking. I believe our baking’s really good,” he chuckled. “I would say our niche is the donut making.” Ingredients are made fresh and organic. “When we first start making everything, we even … mix our own flours because it makes our donut fluffier and lighter,” he said. For first-timers, he recommends the vanilla Funfetti donut, “which is the best introduction to all of our donut making because most of the recipes are based off that donut.”

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Flea market vendors adopt Marie Kondo method By Carli Berry

Flea market sellers were inspired to purge their closets after using the popular Marie Kondo method. Marie Kondo, a Japanese organizer, author and star of a Netflix series, aims to spread cleanliness and organization one step at a time, and Kelowna residents are catching on to the trend. Silvana Kaufmann said she reorganized her entire home after watching the show. She was at the Spring Kelowna Closet Cleanout on March 9 at the Laurel Packinghouse. “It does actually give you ideas to downsize and get rid of a lot of things that you have,” she said. “I watched that and thought OK, I have a lot of clothes, and one thing kind of led to another.” Another flea market vendor watched the whole series and organized her drawers using Kondo’s guidelines. “The disposable clothing industry is one of our biggest environmental detriments and so this (flea market) fosters a good relationship that

we have with clothing. We can keep recycling it and reusing it and giving it to another person so they can spark joy in their life,” Taylor Hammer said. “I tidied up my house and did that whole purge. Seeing the show definitely helped give the motivation.” ‘Does it spark joy?’ is a question used by Kondo to help people decide what to keep and what to get rid of. If it brings you joy, keep it, if it doesn’t, you thank the article of clothing and send it on its way. Chalise McBlain, another vendor, wasn’t aware of Kondo, but this is her fifth time selling clothes at the flea market. As a former employee of different retail outlets, she knows all too well the culture of disposable clothing. “Now, I’m only buying what I need. I always try to get rid of stuff and I don’t just want to drop it off at the thrift store because I know that stuff ends up in Haiti, in their garbage dump,” she said. “I would rather myself knowing where my clothing is going. If I’m buying it, I’m responsi- Silvana Kaufmann adjusts a pair of boots during the Spring Closet Cleanout last Saturday at the Laurel ble to be the one to get rid of it in a proper way.” Packinghouse. (Carli Berry - Capital News)

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A $120,000 art project planned for Boyce-Gyro Beach Park came from a decision made in 2015 to add an interactive multimedia display to the park. A public call out for artists was made by the city last week and gathered a significant amount of online attention. David James, planning specialist with the City of Kelowna, said the city puts out a public art call first, as part of a two-stage process. James said roughly 50 to 75 artists will send their qualifications, and then the city narrows down the candidates from there. The $120,000 is for an interactive, multi-media display, he said. Back in 2015, a public consultation was held for the project and feedback was provided that the public wanted to see a more interactive display. James says the placement of the installation is ideal at Boyce-Gyro Beach, as it’s a high profile park as well as home to two main cycling corridors. Readers weighed in with roughly 70 comments on the Capital News Facebook page when the story about the call out was published March 2, calling the project “a waste of money” and referencing other issues in Kelowna where the funding could be used. “Meanwhile, there are two families that will lose the investment of their home in Black Mountain due to potential slide, and they can’t help them,” Cameron Colin wrote on the Facebook post. James said the project is part of the capital budget for park improvement and that there’s “intrinsic value” with having public art. “It’s something we feel makes a positive contribution to the community,” he said. The city wants to see more public art installations outside of the downtown core, and this one will promote cycling and movement, he said. The entire process from start to finish typically is between one to two years, he said.

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Our Class is Awesome By Macy M and Avery H Grade 2 Mrs. Knibbs grade 2 class is a loving, forgiving, respectful and kind class. We are all very good friends and all have a good sense of humour. Avery H and Macy M celebrating their fox art work We are very curious about the things that we with their grade two teacher, Mrs. Knibbs. are learning about. We are good at writing, reading and spelling, but know that making mistakes helps us learn. We sometimes make bad choices, but we can always solve problems together. When we don’t understand, we ask our teacher for help. Our learning is hard work. We love the Newspaper Club because we love to write and we can use our excellent imagination.

By Sophia H., Sarah B. and Ethan S. Grade 3

At our awesome school, Shannon Lake Elementary, we have a lunchtime Chess Club with Mr. MacLeod (school principal). Every grade is welcome! It’s fantastic and fun because you can hang out with your friends and learn Ethan S, Principal MacLeod, Sophia H and Sarah B to play chess. The playing pieces are; 1 Queen, 1 King, 2 Knights, 2 Bishops, (grade 3’s) getting ready to play chess. 2 Rooks and 8 Pawns. The chessboard is white and black. Each piece can move a different way on the board. The King moves exactly on square horizontally, vertically or diagonally. A special move with the King, known as Castling, is allowed only once per player per game. The Queen moves any number of vacant squares on a chessboard. That is only a quick introduction to this mind challenging game. Thanks for reading!

What We Do By Dawson G and Sofia G Grade 2

Grade Four Floor Hockey By Eli F. and Camryn G. Grade 4

Eli F and Camryn G (grade 4’s) thanking Mr. Sader for all his help with the lunchtime floor hockey program that he organizes.

At our school there is an activity called floor hockey. There is a teacher named Mr. Sader who is the one who is in charge of organizing all the hockey games. The team names are; The Scorpions, The Slapshots, The Purple Pandas and The Flying Pucks! It is very fun for all the students. In the

Dawson G and Sophia G posing with their grade two teacher, Mrs. Luciak in front of their snowmen art.

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championship games, the first place team and the fourth place teams will play against each other while the third and second place teams will verse each other. We all learn how to be a good sport, be active and have fun! Thanks Mr. Sader!

Leatherback Turtle

By Eva G. and Ezri V., Grade 4

Last year one of our teachers, Mrs. Malone, went on a trip to Grenada and donated money to save a leatherback turtle. Mrs. Malone made a difference by helping stop people from eating turtle eggs and eating baby turtles before they were fully developed. The class voted to name the adopted turtle“Coral”. Mrs. Malone got some information about how the turtle is doing just a few weeks ago. Coral has safely laid 596 eggs in total since May of 2017. We also learned that leatherback turtles have been around since the era of the dinosaurs. That is a long time! Let’s all try to do our best in saving the turtles!

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Bella S and her grade two teachers Ms. Buchanan and Mrs. Pazio.

By Sienna S., Kaylee W. and Mikka Y. Grade 4

By Emily R, Sienna N and Tyler M Grade 1

Emily R and Sienna N with their grade one teacher Mrs. Winia in front of SLE.

We are part of the Shannon Lake Elementary Basketball Club. In this group, our coach, Mrs. Semeniuk, teaches us skills, shooting and basketball tricks. She teaches us how to get control of the ball and get the ball in the hoop most of the time. Sometimes we play fun little basketball games like…last person to get their ball out of the square, wins. Our club starts at 7:55am on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and ends at 8:25am when the bell rings. The main thing is to have fun! Our first real competition we did was the free throw. I guess her showing us how to shoot really did paid off, as we all did so well. Thanks Mrs. Semeniuk for sharing all of your expertise!

A Healthy Schedule

By Bella S., Grade 2

Ms. Buchanan’s and Mrs. Pazio’s class is respectful, kind and loving. They both have a big heart! When someone gets hurt, we are kind and we help them. We are not just learning from the teachers, we are learning from each other…that is what school is all about – Kindness! Where there is a school, there is a community. Every child in our school is good at something. Some people are good at art, some people are good at drawing and some people are good at math. But all people can be good and kind with a big heart. Sometimes when children feel badly, their school community can help! Kindness is the key!

Our School

By Skyler B, Grade 3

Robooks INC is here! It’s the greatest book company ever! All books will be available at Shannon Lake Elementary before the end of the year. If principals from different schools want to use these books, they will be three dollars a book or fifteen bucks for a set. The creator of Robooks INC is Skyler B. from Mr. Luciak’s class. To find other helpers, go to Mrs. Malone’s or Ms. Sawatzky’s class. To buy the books, head to the black top area on Wednesdays starting May 8th or enjoy these original books at the library. You also can get coupons for two dollars. Come on in and enjoy! Hope you have a nice day

Basketball at Shannon Lake Elementary

As students, these are some of the activities we do at school; In the morning, we do “bell work”, reading with a partner, Daily 5 and math. We are writing a book called “Scaredy Squirrel Goes to Big White”. We are all good at reading and writing. Spelling mistakes are expected, inspected, and corrected. As a class, we are kind, loving and respectful. We love our classmates very much! S.L.E is a great place to be!

Our school does many things for the students. There are lots of field trips and extra activities we can do at lunch time. In class, we have lots of learning games. We use Raz Kids on the computer to help us learn to read. We do Flashlight reading which is reading with the lights off…so fun! We do lots of word work like making words with stamps, boogie boards, and letter blocks. All classes do math and art too. We have two gardens at our school. We plant a lot of food in our gardens. We are learning a lot and it is fun!

By Elvis N, Grade 3

Before the children wake up, make them a healthy breakfast such as scrambled eggs, bacon, oatmeal, yogurt, and pancakes. That will give them enough energy for school! A healthy lunch could be watermelon, juice, crackers and cheese, sandwiches, sliced bell peppers and some protein. When they come home, have a productive conversation with them about school. If they have homework, help them with it. When it gets dark, you should get dinner ready. You could eat cooked potatoes and some steak. That evening, get the children to brush their teeth then tuck them in and say“Goodnight Sweetie!”

Dylan H and Charlie H (grade 2’s) having fun on SLE’s snow hill.

This is Elvis N (grade 3) discussing healthy lunch choices.

Sienna S and Kaylee W (grade 4’s) enjoying learning some basketball skills from coach Semeniuk.

Here is Eva G and Ezri V (grade 4’s) showing the “Sea Turtle Adoption Certificate” received by Mrs. Malone.

Skyler B (grade 3) introducing his selection of “Robooks INC”.

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