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New Zealand victims mourned By Sydney Morton
It was something neither Carina Reiss, nor the country she now calls home, could not prepare for. A Kelowna expatriate, Reiss lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, between the two mosques that 18-year-old Brenton Tarrant stormed into while live-streaming the killing of 50 worshipers and injuring 50 more. The gunman’s equipment was decorated with the names of white supremacists in white paint, in-
cluding the name of Alexandre Bissonnette, who opened fire in a mosque in Quebec and killed six men Jan. 29, 2017. “It’s been pretty horrible the past few days, the whole city has changed,” said Reiss. “No one is talking to each other, you can sense it in the city. “It’s a pretty horrible thought that an absolute stranger can come here and do this.” Reiss said there are flowers lining the perimeter set up around the mosques.
Her partner, who is in the military, called her during the shooting and told her to “get down, don’t answer the door.” Reiss and her housemates barricaded themselves inside and watched the news to stay updated on the situation. “There’s nothing that can prepare you for this. This isn’t normal in our Western society,” said Reiss. At UBC Okanagan, the Muslim Students’ Association held a vigil Monday in the UNC Building that included tear-filled speeches from students and a ceremonial Haka
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Okanagan beekeepers taking stock after winter By Carli Berry
While the winter season and sudden warm weather may be tough for honey bees, it’s too soon to determine if Central Okanagan beekeepers have experienced significant losses. January was a warmer month, with February being the second coldest on record in Kelowna. Bob Chisholm, with Kelowna’s Brainy Bee, said his hives seem healthy so far, but he still has to check all of his 175 hives. “We’ve got some losses but they aren’t serious. We can deal with it,� he said. Chisholm has been beekeeping since the early 2000s and said climate change, parasites and other environmental factors have made it more difficult to do his job now than in the past. A lost hive usually costs about $450 to replace the bees, he said. “We lose some, we always do,�
ing, saying a beekeeper in the Fraser Valley who experienced a loss of 6,000 out of 7,000 hives. Hive losses have varied across the province and it’s too early in the season to tell accurately if weather played a significant role. Abnormal winter patterns will always impact the bees, but how much has yet to be determined, he said. “It’s never a singular cause,� said van Westendorp. It’s also harder to be a bee keeper now compared to 30 years ago. The service of a honey bee colony is also far shorter than it was 30 years ago, and the maintenance to keep them healthy and happy is harder to do, he said. “With all these diseases, if Paul van Westendorp gives a presentation at Okanagan College Monday night to the North Okanagan Beekeepers club. - (Carli Berry/Capital News) you fail to look after them, (you lose them.) It’s become far he said. day night at Okanagan College, than 40 per cent of their hives, Paul van Westendorp, bee- more complex animal husbandAt a North Okanagan Bee- only one out of the 40 bee keep- not including beginner bee keeper with the province, gave ry than it was,� van Westendorp keepers’ Club meeting Mon- ers on hand said they lost more keepers with only a few hives. a presentation during the meet- added.
Fire department says stay off frozen lakes By Carli Berry
With the rapid swing in temperatures, this time of year is the most dangerous to be on the ice says the Kelowna Fire Department’s ice rescue trainer. Firefighter Shawn Wudrich said people need to be more careful as the warming temperatures are causing shore melt. “Because the weather’s nice, people are starting to get back outside again and they look at bodies of water and sheets of ice that have been stable all winter. Now that we start to get shore melt, the ice is starting to thin closer to the shore, and it’s thicker out in the middle,� he said. “So they can be out on an ice sheet for an extended period of time and that ice could thin and melt away when they try to come back to shore. It can happen very quickly, especially
with our huge weather swing happening right now.� Temperatures around the Okanagan are expected to reach highs of 13 C this week. But February was the second coldest on record for Kelowna. This year, the fire department has responded to three ice rescue calls, but all were false alarms. The amount of rescues depend on the year and the temperatures. This year has the potential for more rescues because people are on the lakes for extended periods of time, said Wudrich. His best advice is for people to stay off the ice. “That is the number one thing. Don’t be on the ice if you don’t have to (be). At this time of year, I would consider all ice sheets unstable based on the weather we’re getting right now.� Wudrich said crews respond to inci-
dents on Wood Lake and Duck Lake the most, due to rapidly changing conditions. “I’ve seen it where guys are ice fishing and they’re on an ice flow, where it’s shifting. So you can have that drift away from the shoreline,� she said. Debris and contaminants are also causing the water to warm unevenly, he said. Wudrich also warned about the ice at Mission Creek, and said running water has about 15 per cent weaker ice than lake ice. “Make sure your dogs are not off leash because the potential to have something happen there along the shore is quite high as well,� he said. The fire department has also responded to animal-related incidents on Duck and Wood Lake. “Shannon Lake (in West Kelowna) is potentially another huge risk and it sees a lot of recreation on it,� Fishers take to the frozen waters of Monte Lake for ice fishing Sunday, Feb. 17. (Nina Wudrich said. Monica Lim photo)
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The quest to assign blame A massacre at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday has left 50 people dead and many others injured. Attacks such as these, targeting Muslim worshippers, are becoming far too common. But some of the responses have been completely inappropriate. Instead of sympathy, some have worked either to distance themselves from these attacks or to assign blame. Soon after the attacks occurred, there were statements from New Zealand stating that the alleged shooter was an Australian, not a New Zealander. Later on Friday, Australian Sen. Fraser Anning blamed Muslim immigration for the tragedy. “Does anyone still dispute the link between Muslim immigration and violence?” he stated in a tweet. A lengthy manifesto written by the alleged shooter has detailed references to a far-right ideology and white supremacy. Understanding this motivation is an important part in preventing similar attacks from happening in the future. But some on the political right have stated that the actions of the shooter should not be seen as a representation of right-wing politics. Rush Limbaugh, an American conservative commentator and talk show host, went even further.In a broadcast on March 15— only hours after the massacre—Limbaugh speculated the shooter was someone from the political left, committing the horrible deeds in order to make his political opponents look bad. “You can’t immediately discount this,” he said on his radio show. “The left is this insane. They are this crazy.” Such speculation is not only implausible but also cruel and insensitive, using a tragedy as a political positioning tool. Assigning blame does nothing to explain why this tragedy happened, nor can it undo or alter the events which unfolded on Friday. Being able to identify the shooter’s nationality or ethnic background or politics will not reduce the number who died or alleviate the grief their families and friends are experiencing, nor will it minimize the injuries of those who were wounded. It is understandable to feel sadness, shock, horror, revulsion, anger or confusion when massive acts of violence occur. The quest to place blame benefits nobody. –Black Press
NDP’s farmland crisis dies on the vine B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham has launched the second phase of her remake of an NDP icon, the Agricultural Land Commission. In a determined push to plow under changes made since the Dave Barrett government hastily imposed the Agricultural Land Reserve in the early 1970s, Popham has introduced a new batch of legislative amendments. It’s an effort to stop what she claims is pressure from speculators, buying farmland and trying to get it sprung from the ALR so they can grow houses on it. The latest amendments dissolve the regional ALC panels set up to bring local knowledge to the table. The whole show will again be run from Burnaby, with token regional appointees on a central politburo, sorry, commission. When Popham proudly unveiled the amendments a couple of weeks ago, there was an awkward moment. The bill includes a new definition of “person,” changing it to a provincial or local government or their agencies. People, specifically farmers, will not
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be persons once the NDP-Green coalition pushes this nanny-state vision through. It’s awkward because Bill 15 was presented the day before International Women’s Day, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the “persons case” where five pioneering women won the right to vote in Canada. In B.C., women remain BC Views persons, unless they’re farmers. Tom Horrible optics fleTcher aside, it’s a minor change. Property owners applying to exclude land from the ALR have long had to obtain the view of their local government, to see if an exclusion fits with community plans for roads and utilities. Soon only state entities will be able to apply to remove land, if and when they see fit to judge the property owner’s wishes. After I reported this, Popham sent me a lengthy statement, including the following: “Over the last few years, we’ve seen people buying land in the ALR,
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A plea to end ‘wolf whacking’ contests To the editor: B.C. Interior hunting groups held contests to kill wolves, cougars, bears, coyotes and raccoons early this year. The so-called “wolf-whacking” name came from one of the sponsors, Chilcotin Gun. The contest ended on March 31, after nearly two months of terror and death for wildlife. Participants in the whacking were awarded points ranging from four for the larger animals to only one point for a raccoon. West Kootenay Outdoorsmen Club offered $500 for every wolf hunted or trapped as an incentive
to kill. I doubt that sadists of the woods need incentives to kill. Apologists among them claim they are protecting ungulates, but they don’t say that wolves kill what they themselves will hunt and kill. Hunters are simply eliminating competition while satisfying their lust to kill. Hunters often stand over the corpse of their victims and smile in satisfaction. Recent studies have shown that the bigger and fiercer their victim the more satisfaction on the hunter’s face. Someone should expand the research to see if there is a link be-
tween the picture-taking fetish of hunters and murderers. The photos may be souvenirs which aid both to relive the satisfaction of the kill. Killing wildlife disrupts the balance of nature, often leaving cubs and kits to fend for themselves without their dams. The orphans rarely survive. But hey, the killer believes he or she is better than nature to manage wildlife. More likely he doesn’t believe anything as long as his craving to kill is satisfied. Why kill the raccoon who does not pray on elk or deer? Fur. The victims of hunts such as wolf
whacking are killed for fun, not for their meat (sport would suggest the animals had a sporting chance to escape). A late winter hunt means the victims were lean and hungry, but their fur is worth something. An article about this hunt on the VHS website said a wolf skin is worth about $200. People who still wear fur, be it a coat or trim, cannot distinguish between wolf, coyote, or dog fur. Dogs who are killed on a trap line may also end up in a coat or as trim. Trophy hunting cannot be justified for being natural. In nature, predator
animals seek out the old, the weak and the sick to kill and then they and other animals eat it. They don’t waste it and they don’t go for the largest and fittest and most beautiful to kill. Nature wants those that are the fittest to pass on their genes. Nature has no control over a hunter and his gun because he is unnatural. Please write to your MLA, asking him or her to outlaw hunting of wildlife. You can find the link to your MLA by going to the VHS website. Joellen Broughton Kelowna
Preserve wildlife corridors in the Okanagan To the editor: I want to applaud Ian Pooley’s well-written letter to the editor on Wednesday, March 13, Concerns Over Disap-
pearing Habitat. Pooley’s letter has hit the nail on the head. We are in danger of damaging our natural habitat beyond repair.
It is not enough to set aside token parcels of land for parks or reserves, we must preserve wildlife corridors to facilitate our diverse wildlife
in this beautiful valley. Moose, elk, big horn sheep, mountain goats, badgers, insects, bears, reptiles and the list goes on. Our wild-
life absolutely requires safe All levels of government corridors to facilitate their need to integrate this sort of migrations, and allow for thinking before it is too late. breeding and to avoid inCraig Lewis Kelowna breeding.
Why don’t the worst polluters pay a carbon tax?
To the editor: is a worthy goal but does not go far The Justin Trudeau Liberals and enough to have any impact on climate John Horgan NDP have imposed a change. Canadians pay the carbon tax on carbon tax to save the world. This
everything we do, produce and transport. At the same time, we are eager to expand trade with China, the largest polluter in the world. Chinese cargo
ships pick up our raw materials and A simple question: Why don’t we then ship cheap goods back to us. make China pay the carbon tax? Bobbe Wemock This is economic suicide and is also Kelowna very bad for the environment.
Government should heed Unist’ot’en message I visited the Unist’ot’en camp near Kitimat, above another half degree, we’ll experience B.C., a year ago. The people, led by Chief climate chaos. The scale of humanity’s fossil fuel use, esFreda Huson, are trying to re-establish a sustainable relationship with the territory pecially by industrialized nations, created that has enabled them to flourthis crisis. The IPCC urged ish for millennia. Ever since emissions reductions of 45 per colonization and settlement, cent by 2030 and 100 per cent Science Matters much of that traditional way by 2050 to keep within a 1.5 C of life has been lost or seri- DaviD rise. Failure to achieve these ously constrained. These are Suzuki targets will have unpredictmodern people with all the acable consequences as the ecocoutrements of the globalized logical, social and economic repercussions of our current economy. As is obvious from news photos of the trajectory threaten the foundations of human RCMP intrusion, winter at Unist’ot’en camp civilization. That dramatic scenario comes is cold, which makes it all the more remark- from a virtually unanimous conclusion of able. It did not spring up in protest against the scientific community. a pipeline; it began in 2010, in a search for a After almost a decade with a government way to return to living on the land year-round. that did all it could to ignore climate change, Canada’s government has accepted the UN Canada elected a new one in 2015. On the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous global stage at UN climate talks in Paris, Peoples and committed to implementing the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that recommendations of our Truth and Recon- Canada was “back.” He not only committed ciliation Commission. Indigenous rights, the us to the Paris target of keeping temperalegitimacy of Indian Act–imposed band coun- ture rise between 1.5 and 2 C but announced cils, sovereignty over land and other issues a preference for the lower target. It was a will reverberate through the country for years. welcome relief to have a government that In fighting to protect the land and water based its position on science, not ideology and exert traditional values and priorities, or economics. the Unist’ot’en pipeline opposition is at the Despite that promise, Canada has taken forefront of a fight for all people in Canada. In little action to achieve the goal, even with November 2018, an Intergovernmental Panel the obvious “low-hanging fruit” that could on Climate Change special report warned that immediately be implemented: cease subsidies global average temperature has risen by 1 C to the fossil fuel industry; put money saved since the Industrial Revolution. If it increases into rapid renewable energy expansion, public
transit and electrification of all sectors; halt approval of new exploration or drilling; help workers with skills in the fossil fuel sector transition to renewables; phase out extreme energy sources, including oil sands, deep-sea drilling and fracking; and begin a massive program of public education to reduce energy use and convert to sustainable energy sources. When we elevate the economy above the atmosphere on our list of priorities, we raise a human construct over the air we breathe — air that brings us climate, weather and seasons. The people at Unist’ot’en camp show us a
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New Zealand terror attacks hit close to home By Carli Berry
After two attacks in New Zealand mosques left 49 people dead, a Kelowna student is encouraging others to connect with the Muslim community to end discrimination. “I think a lot of us have been distraught including myself. It hits close to home because Friday is a special day for us,” said Sumayia Abedin, president of the Muslim Students’ Association at UBC Okanagan. Jumu’ah is a weekly Friday prayer held just after 12 p.m. “Mosques are not just places of worship, they’re places where study circles happen, events happen. People gather for different types of events. It’s a community base, and weekly a lot of Muslims are gathering on Fridays. For a lot of Muslims, it’s a sanctuary,” Abedin said. “So to see something like this at a mosque
where people are getting killed … it hits close to home for a lot of students. It’s really painful.” In February, the Kelowna Islamic centre and UBCO Muslim students hosted an Open Mosque Day as part of a B.C. wide event to foster relationships. Hosting events like Open Mosque Day is a way to end discrimination against Muslims, as a way to show each other how alike we are, she said. “This attack isn’t coming out of nowhere. It’s a product of a long sustained hateful Islamic messaging,” Abedin said. If the perpetrators had actually taken time to learn about Muslims, they may have not committed the act, she said. As an international and visible Muslim student, Kelowna has been welcoming and accepting, she said. Her message is to stay
positive. “There are people who are concerned, (asking) should we be doing to the mosque today?” she said. “There’s no real fear as of now and I hope it doesn’t have to turn into a real fear.” It’s time to learn about each other, learn about our neighbours and discover more
about each other, she said. “If you have a Muslim colleague, neighbour, reach out to them. Learning about each other and sometimes if you have questions, it’s always better to ask your neighbour.” “See for yourself, learn for yourself what Islam is about.”
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Former social worker facing new lawsuits By Mackenzie Britton
More accusations against a former Kelowna social worker were filed in the B.C. Supreme Court March 13. The four new civil lawsuits are similar to allegations against Robert Riley Saunders regarding the theft of money from youth in his care when he was working as social worker. One of the new civil suits alleges Saunders lied about paying a teenager’s rent after being put into an independent living situation following foster care. The teen was then forced into a life of homelessness
Four new lawsuits have been added to the ones former social worker Robert Riley Saunders is already facing. (Facebook) and turned to drug use, the teen said in court documents. Saunders is accused of not acting in good faith, according to court documents
filed last week in Vancouver. “He knew that the did not have lawful authority to deprive the (teen) of funds and benefits desig-
nated for the (teen). Saunders knew that his actions and statements would harm the (teen).” In another recent case, court docu-
ments claim Saunders continued to take money from a teen who was removed from foster care and placed in independent living. Saunders is alleged to have sent the teen to his estranged father’s residence in Ontario. Court documents say the father was not considered a suitable parent. Towards the end of a 10-day stay with the teen’s father, Saunders was allegedly contacted by the teen to get a flight back to Kelowna, but Saunders ignored the plea. Court documents claim he failed to deliver the teen’s be-
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A Kelowna family is lending their voice to an annual mental health ride to honour their daughter’s wish to open up the conversation around depression and anxiety. The McAlpine family lost their daughter Georgia to suicide just before her 19th birthday. “Her wish was that as a family we tell the truth about why she died,” said Cam McAlpine, Georgia’s dad. “She wanted us to talk about it so no one else would feel that taking their life is the only option.” That’s why Cam and Jenny McAlpine are joining CMHA Kelowna’s The Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Ride as ambassadors for the 2019 event, according to CMHA’s news release. “We want to share Georgia’s story. We want to share her struggles, and our own struggles, with those who may be going through the same thing.” The annual ride is a national event that encourages Canadians to come together to Ride Don’t Hide, bring mental health into the light and encourage people to talk. In Kelowna, the ride is named after two local brothers who died by suicide. CMHA Kelowna executive director Shelagh Turner said as a community we have to keep the conversation going. “We have to talk about all aspects of this—mental health, mental illness, suicide—so that people don’t feel alone and aren’t afraid to say ‘I need help’ or ask ‘Do you need help?’” The 2018 ride saw 500 riders, many with their own personal stories, raise $140,000 for CMHA Kelowna pro-
The 2019 Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Ride takes place on June 23 (Wedded Bliss Photography) grams and services that help people of all ages live their best lives, the release said. This year, the event takes place June 23 at the ball diamond beside the Kelowna Curling Club. Registration is open and anyone who wants to take part will have the option of walking four or six kilometres, or riding six km, 25 km or 50 km. Anyone who joins Budd’s 100 and agrees to raise a minimum of $100 will have their $40 registration fee automatically waived and their $100 in fundraising will be matched. BNA Brewing Co. is also sponsoring the
group with an additional $25. That’s $125 in matching funds for anyone who joins Budd’s 100, the release said. For Cam and Jenny McAlpine, the emotional and community support the event provides is just as important as the fundraising. “None of us are perfect. We are all doing the best we can and so when we come together like this and be there for each other, it is really meaningful,” they said. To register for The Payton & Dillon Budd Memorial Ride go to www. ridedonthide.com/kelowna
longings and opened a bank account in his own name and took the teen’s financial benefits. “Saunders engaged in the same and sim-
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uments from March 13. None of the accusations have been proven in court and no charges have been laid.
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Realtor investigating earth homes for Okanagan By Mackenzie Britton
Housing affordability is one of the biggest issues facing B.C. Sally Hollingsworth, a Kelowna realtor, has been intrigued by the interest shown in earth homes since she’s been researching the viabilities of one in the Okanagan for a client. “(The client) wants to find an efficient green home, that
saves on heating and cooling,” said Hollingsworth. “I think people are getting more interested because there is this whole element of society that wants to leave a lighter footprint.” Earth homes are smaller sized houses that are often built underground or built into a slope of a hill. Often, a container house will be built into a caved hill and
covered with soil and dirt to insulate the house. The insulation allows less heating and cooling of the house, said Hollingsworth, as the earth homes have an average temperature of 16 C year-round. Construction costs are also less, lot sizes are smaller and the containers, which cost around $4,000, can be stack-able and built into a com-
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Motorbike thefts rise with the temperature By Carli Berry
Thieves have a hankering for recreational vehicles in the Central Okanagan. On the Central Okanagan Crime Stopper’s website, 60 motorbikes, 40 ATVs, 18 ski-doos, nine RVs and 13 boats have been stolen since 2014. Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, with the Kelowna RCMP,
said these thefts are often crimes of opportunity. With the warmer weather, there will often be an increase in thefts as people are more likely to leave motorbikes and ATVs outside. In the winter months, people are more likely to keep their vehicles locked inside, he said. ATVs and motorbikes are also easier to load into
a vehicle than to steal a vehicle, he said. However, over the past five years, the RCMP has seen a decrease in motorbike thefts, which also includes dirt bikes, he said. In 2016-2017, there were 72 reported thefts of motorbikes, while 2017-2018 saw 62 motorcycle thefts, O’Donaghey said. These numbers are rough
estimations. O’Donaghey said prevention is the best step to ensuring vehicles are kept safe. If a recreational vehicle is on a trailer, it makes it easier for thieves to simply pull up and attach the trailer to a vehicle. “Sometimes, it’s just as simple as putting them inside and ensuring they’re secure,” he said.
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Reality show in Penticton looking for participants By Kristi Patton Western News Staff
A real estate show is planning to film in the Penticton area and is looking for homeowners and realtors to participate. Visland Media announced that they are planning to shoot ten episodes of Seller’s Market, which follows four realtors as they compete to win a listing. “Right now we are looking for homeowners in the Penticton area who are looking to sell their home in the next six to nine months. The show features properties ranging from entry level condos to multimillion dollar mansions. Anyone who is interested should get in touch with us regardless of the type of home they own,” said executive producer Alex Miller. After walking viewers through the house, realtors have just 10 minutes to convince the homeowner that they are the best re-
altor for the job. One realtor goes home with the listing—and the potential to earn a commission on the sale—and the other three go home empty-handed. Through this series, viewers learn insider tips on what makes a property unique from the eyes of the experts and get an inside look into the reality of real estate. According to the show’s creator Darryl Reuter, a realtor himself, filming a season in Penticton is a “no brainer.” “The area has so much to offer and we are really excited to share that with our audience,” he said. The show will begin filming as soon as this spring and will air in early 2019 on their website SellersMarket.tv. Those interested in applying to appear on the show should contact Visland casting producer at A reality real estate show, Sellers Market, is looking for homeowners and real estate agents that would like to participate. (Submitted) Jennifer@Vislandmedia.com.
Osoyoos has lowest retail cannabis licence fees By Kristi Patton Western News Staff
Those wanting to set up retail cannabis business in Osoyoos will have to pay five times the fee a business that sells alcohol does. Even that pricey charge is still one of the lowest business licence fees for retail cannabis in the Okanagan. Having already had three readings, Osoyoos council voted on
Monday to pass the bylaw with no one from the public or the council table speaking further on the matter. Council did receive a letter from a concerned citizen regarding the $500 cost to obtain the licence, in comparison to the $100 fee for establishments selling alcohol in the town. “It is disturbing that this proposed bylaw reveals an attitude about the
sale of cannabis, one that is tacit and discriminates against those who would seek a business licence, and those who would purchase or use cannabis for health of psychological purposes or recreational purposes,” said Osoyoos resident Trevor Gambell, in a letter to Osoyoos council. The City of Penticton set their fees at $2,500 to apply to the city and a $5,000 yearly licence fee.
Other businesses in Penticton, including liquor stores, only pay $175 a year for their business licence. Vernon has set a $5,000 application and $2,000 fee for the licence. Summerland decided on a $1,500 application fee and a $400 fee for the licence. Lake County settled on a $550 licence fee. A business licence in Osoyoos can only be issued if site-specific
zoning is in place for the proposed business location. Community input on the location of retail cannabis stories is being sought through the rezoning process. The amendment to the business licence bylaw will be prepared by the planning and development services department later this year. Until that happens, a licence for a retail cannabis store cannot be issued.
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Transitioning and the journey elderhood The journey of elderhood and the process of transition go hand in hand. Letting go, the neutral zone and new beginnings become the stages that aging finds itself wrapped in continuously like a patchwork quilt. You look at the patches as the experiences of Engaging in your life, each Aging square depict- Marjorie ing the many Horne t ra n s i t i o n s you have gone through that have brought you full circle to where you are now. Elderhood presents us with many opportunities for growth and change, some that put us in a holding pattern while we figure out what comes next. All of the transition points we go through in life are merely practice sessions for the ultimate ending that comes to us all. As we move from work to retirement, from health to unexpected illnesses, from death of a loved one to the unfamiliar aloneness that follows, we can enter the emptiness of the neutral zone. This stage of transition can carry its own fear as it reawakens in us our childhood fears of abandonment. “It’s not so much that we’re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it’s that place in between that we fear.
“It’s like being in between trapezes, it’s Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There’s nothing to hold on to,” writes author Marilyn Ferguson. William Bridges, the guru on transition, says we avoid endings whenever possible, but even more so do we steer clear of the emptiness of the neutral-zone and its required time of stillness and waiting. These times of internal chaos are often experienced either as a jumble or as a time of empty nothingness and it makes us feel out of control and a little crazy. Patience and trust are required at these turning points and a recognition that real new beginnings, the kind that revitalize and bring a new order of things, comes out this chaotic neutral zone. Avoid the tendency to try to put together a plan that lays out a whole sequence of action steps that often don’t work. Living creatively in the neutral zone requires improvising, finding the way by trial and error, listening to your heart. Perhaps the best definition of transition there is describes it as “the natural process by which one dies to a new life”. Time slows down in the neu-
tral zone and it involves living with the uncomfortable feeling of uncertainty. This is where older people can become elders. If they can perceive, understand and appreciate the meaning of the meandering path of transitions they have followed through their life experiences, they can play such a significant social role by helping younger people to understand the significance of the transitions in their own lives. They can see and appreciate the lives they have lived as journeys that carry you along to their destination, not your own, and they help us discover whether we are still on the beam or not as you move along through life. This makes elderhood life’s richest phase. A dear friend spoke of it as “a time of harvest” and the burgeoning crop is the culmination of your life learnings that settle into wisdom. The true gifts of the harvest come when we can embrace aging, in all its many forms and adjustments. There are many events going on during the sixth annual Embrace Aging month during March here in the Okanagan. You can view all that is available to attend for free at okanaganembraceaging.com, or you can call 250-807-8072. If you wish to join other, like-minded aspiring elders to dive more
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A captivating topic and plenty of passion propelled Cassidy Wallis into the winner’s circle at UBC Okanagan’s sixth annual Three Minute Thesis competition. The Master of Arts in Psychology student wowed judges and audience members alike with her presentation, Non-offending Parental Support and its Impact on Delays in Reporting Child Sexual Abuse. She took home first place and the top prize of $3,000, according to UBCO in a news release. “The experience has been a thoroughly enjoyable one and I am so thrilled to have won such a tough competition,” said Wallis, a graduate student in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. “I think 3MT is a very valuable component of our academic experience. It emphasizes the importance of communicating our research effectively and how our research benefits others.” Kelowna’s Innovation Centre was filled to capacity for the final event on March 14, which saw eight graduate students take three minutes each to explain years of research to audience members. the release said. Engineering doctoral student Sepehr Zarif Mansour was awarded second place and $2,000 for his presentation, Sensor-less Micromanipulation,
while Megan Udala, a doctoral student in psychology, took home the People’s Choice award and $1,000 for her presentation, Legal Discrimination. “The 3MT event provides an incredible opportunity for our campus and the community at large to get a
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The March to Close All Slaughterhouses will return to Kelowna this summer. The march, which will start at Sails sculpture at the foot of Bernard Avenue downtown, will be an almost three-kilo-
metre walk through the city to voice demands for the end of violence towards animals. “As a society, we have marched against sexism, racism, and homophobia. Now, we ask you to join us to march against another oppression:
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Kelowna bobsledder looks to bridge financial gap By Mackenzie Britton
Keefer Joyce is pursuing his dreams of becoming an Olympic bobsledder. The KSS grad and former track star has embraced the life of a bobsledder since transitioning to the sport after high school. Now, the 25-yearold needs a helpful push to keep his Olympic dreams alive. “If I want to make it to the Olympics, it will take over my life mentally, physically and financially,” said Joyce. The cost for chasing one’s dream down an ice track has proven expensive, and Canada’s Olympic team only receives funding when they’re competing. Joyce, as well as many Olympians before him, has turned to sponsorships from local businesses and organizations to help alleviate the costs of competing and training as a full-time Olympic athlete. Canada’s Olympic Committee will pay for flights, accommodations, travel and basic food Kelowna bobsledder Keefer Joyce needs some help for his dream of becoming an Olympian. (Keefer Joyce photo) costs, but everything else is on the athlete’s dime, for myself.” said Joyce. athlete got his shot with RBC Training Ground, “I’m just getting started looking for sponsors,” The switch from track and field to bobsledding a program that identifies Olympic-level athletic he said. “It’s up to me to go out and advocate wasn’t a natural process for Joyce. The dedicated talent.
“I didn’t wake up saying I want to be a bobsledder,” Joyce laughed. Since then, it has been a successful and action-packed ride for Joyce. Competing for the National Team for the first time in 2019 in twoman and four-man bobsled races, Joyce earned a silver medal at the World Championships for a team event in Whistler at the beginning of March. The second place finish was the start of the off-season for Joyce. With travel and training planned in various spots in the U.S. and Canada, the bobsledder will both train hard and promote hard to continue his aspirations of an Olympic qualification. Sponsorships will help balance out the costs for Joyce, whether it’s rent expenses while away at competitions, additional travel costs or extra amenities while travelling. Joyce hopes the Kelowna community will rally behind him as he pursues his dreams while competing for Canada. “It’s been a lot more (difficult) than I thought. You gotta give up a lot of things, if (the Olympics) is what you want.” More information on supporting Joyce can be found at his GoFundMe.
Okanagan Firestorm cheerleaders takes home trophy Devynn Ulliac has no problems with being hoisted in the air by her peers. The 12-year-old Lake Country cheerleader recently travelled with her Okanagan Firestorm Intensity teammates to compete in the UCA International All Star Championship March 9 to 11 in Orlando, Florida. They came back with a large, shiny trophy and second place. What started with dancing at two-years-old grew into cheerleading at six, said her mother Amanda Ulliac. “It was very exciting, everybody was crying, I don’t get happy tears, but super excited
but happy about it,” Amanda said. “She was super excited, it was surreal.” Devynn said she enjoyed seeing other cheerleaders perform, like her idol Ryan Cummings, with Cheer Extreme Senior Elite. “I was sort of surprised,” she said, when she was told the team finished second with a score of 96.22 out of 100. For the past six years, Devynn has been with the Okanagan Fire Storm, competing in tournaments around B.C. The Grade 7 student at George Elliot Secondary is the only cheerleader on the Intensity team from Lake Country,
Amanda said. She hopes to one day compete in the Olympics. Amanda said the pair also received help from the Lake Country community, and was able to fundraise for their trip by collecting bottles. Placing in the top three means the team qualified for U.S. Finals which takes place May 11-12 in Las Vegas. They were selected from roughly 1,000 qualifying teams, said Nikki Parrotta, co-owner of Okanagan Firestorm Cheerleading and head coach with Intensity. The 24 girls, ages 11 to 16, won one of 30 bids. “This was a giant accomplishment,” she said, adding Intensity was the first team
from B.C. to ever participate in this competition. Intensity was one of eight teams competing from Trinidad, Columbia, the United States and Canada. On top of normal cheerleading practice, Intensity members spent an extra roughly 12 hours a month on top of their already busy training schedules to nail down the routine for Florida. On the regular competitive team, the girls spend four to six hours a week training. Intensity featured girls from Lake Country to Peachland. “We were over the moon, placing at UCA is hard to do let alone in top 3, our goal is to hit zero which means a clean Placing in the top three means the Okanagan Firestorm Intensity cheerleading team qualified for the U.S. Finals in May in Las Vegas. (Submitted) routine,” Parrotta said.
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Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin (33) and his brother and teammate Daniel Sedin (22) look on from the bench during second period NHL action against the Las Vegas Knights at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. (Jonathan Hayward – Canadian Press) and 830 assists, holding the record for the Canucks in all-time assists. He was the recipient of many individual awards including The Hart, Art Ross, King Clancy and NHL All-Star recognition. He also won Olympic and World Championship Medals for Sweden. He is the Canucks all-time leading points scorer. Daniel Sedin played 1,306
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Ancient Engines fueling up for new music video By Sydney Morton
Kelowna’s Ancient Engines have been busy and are about to release two music videos. Spitting Ghost will feature Jamie Fairbanks, Torrey Woody, Gary Saturday and Matt Sandy Jr. playing against a white backdrop and videos projected over their heads, across their faces and their instruments. All from different parts of the country, the bandmates ended up in Kelowna where they are now regulars on local line-ups. “Spitting Ghost is a statement on where you were mentally when you are growing up and then looking on where you wound up. Nothing turns out exactly the way you wanted it,” said Fairbanks. The drummer said the band’s secret to success is that they have kept their inner child alive. “We still always want to be a kid at heart, as an artist if you are not Ancient Engines on set of Spitting Ghost, one of two music videos the band is preparing to release. (Facebook) agery projected over the band di- message they are trying to convey. a kid at heart you have already creates good music.” The simplicity of the music video rectly correlates with the lyrics and The video is filmed by their fafailed,” he said. “The happy outgoing demeanour of a child is what is where the meaning lies, the im- challenges the viewer to analyze the vourite director in town, Chelsea
Oyama bakery aims to please with cozy vibe By Carli Berry
The smell of tasty baked goods wafts through the air of a Lake Country neighbourhood. The scent is coming from Oyama Sunblush Bakery, nestled along Oyama Road. Kate Warkentin has owned the store, next to her home, for the last nine years. “I’ve just always baked, even when I was about four. My mom used to give me a bowl and a mixing spoon,” she said. “I’d sit on the chair and help her in the kitchen. My grandmother was a baker, my aunts were all bakers.” It wasn’t until her children were older that she decided to open her own bakery. Being self-taught, her recipies are constantly changing,
Kate Warkentin, owner of Oyama Sunblush Bakery, holds a plate of baked goods. The bakery has been operating in Oyama for nine years. (Carli Berry – Capital News) adopting gluten-free, vegan and keto diet options. The keto options have been offered by the bakery for the past few weeks. “People are trying to eat healthier and more natural foods. We don’t do preservatives, we try to use locally grown produce. We try and use pure ingredients rather than processed and they
feel comfortable coming here. It’s homey. It’s comforting. I’ve been compared to other people’s grandmother’s with the way I cook,” she said. From cookies, cinnamon buns, breads, pies, soup, pickled items and more, Oyama Sunblush has a homey vibe, with small shelves filled with pickled produce and a wide-open
kitchen in the back. “I want people to feel comfortable coming here, and we do a lot of specialty stuff,” Warkentin said. She has a full-time employee and extra help in the kitchen, depending on catering events and the summer months. All the products are made fresh on a daily basis and orders can be placed ahead of time. The bakery also caters for events, weddings and delivers its baking and to stores like Simply Delicious and Gatzke Orchards, around the Central Okanagan. You can also find Warkentin at the Lake Country Farmer’s Market Visit Oyama Sunblush Bakery during business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays.
McEvoy, who they will be releasing a second music video with under the Storyhive Music Video Edition grant this year. In the music video for Two Hands Less, McEvoy will not only be producing a music video for Ancient Engines but introducing the world to Kelowna’s tight-knit and thriving music community. The video shows the band for what they are, working musicians who have full-time jobs while pursuing their dreams in their spare time. “We wanted to document the community and the camaraderie that comes from all of us and supports us in that struggle,” said Fairbank. “We all have careers and understand what it’s like to have a burning passion for something but to not be able to support our lifestyles with that burning passion and there is a certain amount of sorrow that comes with that. We wanted to document what it’s like for a lot of the musicians dealing with the exact same thing.”
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Well-known local hairdresser opens new salon How time flies. This month my column celebrates its 21st anniversary with the Kelowna Capital News. Huge thanks to all of you, our readers, friends, colleagues and clients for supporting the newspaper, this column and me. Your loyalty and continued support and encouragement have made our success. I appreciate all of you taking me into your confidence each week and certainly could not have made this milestone without your help. You might remember, or perhaps were a client at, Gini’s Hairport owned and operated by Rosalind Satar in the Dilworth Centre for 19 years from 1983 to 2002. Rosalind has now embarked on another adventure, reopening her legendary salon under the new
name of Gini’s Salon International located at 100-1631 Dickson Avenue in Landmark 6. Her s a l o n s Straight From h a v e DeHart won nuMAXINE m e ro u s DEHART national and international awards for both hair and makeup. Gini’s has seven staff and is a full service salon for both men and women. Along with full hair services, it also offers make-up, micro-blading, lash extensions, waxing and nails. Rosalind’s passion for education continues both as a mentor and teacher and also a life-long learner in the industry. Open Monday to Saturday. Call 778478-1447. www.ginis. salon Relocating from Vancouver where he was employed with
Sears for 40 years, Robert Evans is the new general manager of Hudson’s Bay Ke l ow n a . Robert’s position w i t h Sears w a s Western Canada operations manager. He will replace Darlene Strutt, who has been transferred to the Hudson’s Bay store in Vernon. Robert. evans@hbc.com. Well-known Kelowna Chamber of Commerce gal, Dicky Dack is celebrating 25 years with the chamber. Dicky started her career as a visitor information counselor, then transferred to finance, was promoted to events for about 12 to 14 years, worked with the board of directors and is now the office manager. She has held
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members Dave Krysko, Scott Lanigan, Diane Roy, Shane Worman and chairwoman Dr. Kyleen Myrah, representatives from the Lived Experience Circle on Homelessness, youth advocates and a number of ex-officio organization representatives and liaisons, including Mayor Colin Basran. Gaelene Askeland is the executive director of COJHS. Vice-president of Big White Ski Resort, Michael Ballingall is the new vice-chair of Destination B.C’s tourism marketing committee for 2019. This industry-led Crown corporation promotes B.C. as a world-class tourist destination, using the Super, Natural British Columbia brand as its main marketing slogan to the world. Its four strategic goals are industry, people, visitors and revenue and it is accountable to the taxpayers of B.C. www.destinationbc.ca The UCT/ACT Kelowna West Council 1003 had a new board of directors for 2019/2020 installed at its President’s Dinner and Pin Night. They are: president Susan Warner, vice-president, John Grant, vice-president, Rick Warner, treasurer Keith Preece and directors Cheri Melrose, Dick Melrose, Sheila Falk, Penn Pearston, Darlene Heickel, Terry Dowler and Gregg Turkington. The club was active in the community donating over $22,000.00 to 17 local charities and many
hundreds of hours of volunteering, along with three Bursaries/ Scholarships. The club’s motto is Giving Through Fellowship. Congratulations to John Grant as Member of the Year and to Alex McClelland for receiving the Roses for the Living Award. Previously with The Old Spaghetti Factory for seven years and originally hailing from England, Stuart Maguire is the new general manager of Match Eatery and Public House at Kelowna Playtime Casino on Water Street. smaguire@playtimecasino.ca Darlene Brule is the new executive director of Shoe Bank Canada. Darlene has been the executive director for Natures Wild Neighbours (a board that I sat on for a few years) and is still active as executive director for that organization. Jim Belshaw hired Darlene for Shoe Bank Canada and she is now a dual ED for two very important charities. Darlene@shoebankcanada.com The Uptown Rutland Association (URBA) has a new board of directors for 2019/2020. Bidding farewell to Mike Koutsantonis, (Olympia Greek Taverna); Curtis Fieseler (Revolution Pharmacy) and June Forman (MCC Thrift Shop) URBA has added Jon Garratt from Whisk Cake Co. and Michael Hansen from Benson Law LLP to the board. The remainder of the board is Dawn Thiessen, pres-
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our region. igor.pilipchuk@scotiabank. com Kelowna based Kris Stewart, CEO and clinical director of Advanced Home Care Solutions Inc. is one of three B.C. businesswomen and owners and the only Canadian home care provider selected to represent Canada in Japan as part of the upcoming Canada Pacific Trade Partnership Program. In all, 23 Canadian women business owners who want to provide services, products and solutions for the elderly and aging in Japan will participate in this Canadian Women-Only Business Mission to Japan April 1 to 3. www.advancedhomcaresolutions.com Birthdays of the week –Happy 40th Ryan Smith, City of Kelowna (Mar. 19); Lorraine Richmond (Mar. 20); Frank Singer (Mar. 21); Matthew Jensen (Mar. 21); Tracy Gilbert (Mar. 22); Natasha Frappier (Mar. 23); Ivy Cutting (Mar. 23); Jim Ross (Mar. 23); Martin Mills (Mar. 23); Ryan Donn (Mar. 24); Jock Tyre (Mar. 24); Jack Peters (Mar. 24); Bruce Falkins (Mar. 24); Normie Wylie (Mar. 25); Chris Gorman (Mar. 24); Sorcha Feeney (Mar. 24); Pat Moxness (Mar. 26); Paul Moxness (Mar. 26), Lark Willms (Mar. 26). Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna hotelier. Phone her at 250-9794546 or 250-862-7662 maxdehart@telus.net.
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Central Okanagan on flood watch as snow melts By Carli Berry
The Central Okanagan is on flood watch as warmer temperatures are causing the snowpack to melt. With the warmer weather, the Regional District of the Central Okanagan is expecting to see more snow melting at the lower and mid-elevations and flowing into creeks and streams, said communications officer Bruce Smith. “Local governments will be monitoring the creeks and streams for activity as the spring unfolds.” “Anyone living near lakes, creeks and streams and with low lying properties that have had high water issues or wet basements in the past are reminded they are responsible for having an emergency plan as well as having the tools and equipment needed to protect their properties from possible damage,” said Smith. In order to reduce the risk of damage, he recommends moving important documents to higher ground and having a sub pump in case of an emergency. In the event of an emergency, the Central Okanagan Emergency Centre is on standby, ready to respond. It not currently active however. While February was cooler, temperatures are rocketing past 10 C this week in the Okanagan. Until March 31, there may be short closures along sections of the Mission Creek Greenway for hazard tree removal, pruning and vegetation maintenance. The work is taking place along the trail on the north side of Mission Creek between Lakeshore Road upstream to KLO Road and along the south creekside trail between Lakeshore Road upstream to Casorso Road. A contractor with the Ministry of the Forests,
The Regional District of the Central Okanagan is asking residents to be prepared for flooding, especially if you live near a creek, like Mission Creek. Photo: Contributed Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, Pub- the Mill Creek flood protection project. the creek’s capacity by “rehabilitating creek rivlic Safety and Protection Branch is pruning and The $22 million comes as part of the Disaster erbanks, integrating increased drainage solutions, removing brush and hazardous trees so that the Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and will increase and adding new off-stream water storage areas.” dike can be visually inspected during periods of highs flows in Mission Creek. Flood protection work in Kelowna got a boost last week as federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale announced $22 million for
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NY artist bringing unique show to Penticton Art Gallery By Mark Brett Western News Staff
“Light like you’ve never seen it before.” That’s how renowned New York City artist Bentley Meeker describes his new show, Immaculate Refraction, coming to the Penticton Art Gallery on March 30. Including his 2017 participation in the group exhibit Grasslands in Penticton, his other credits span the gamut from the Whitney Museum of American Art to the National Arts Club. He was also commissioned by Michelle Obama to create a light sculpture for a state dinner at the White House. His ethereal awakening or calling, as he described it, to the art of light was born from the company he started, which has done light designs for everything from private parties for actors including Robert De Niro to celebrity weddings for the likes of Billy Joel. “The fascination with light came probably about 10 years in. One day I stopped looking at the lights and started looking at the light,” said Meeker in a telephone interview from his Harlem studio. “Some deeply personal stuff happened that really that focused me on the light itself. Rather than using lights to make money, it started becoming a fascinating spiritual quest and then the evolution of that became creating art.” Meeker’s first exposure to the world of light came at the age of 14, after getting kicked out of public school in Ontario and then a boarding school in New Hampshire. “I went to live with my father in New York and my father was like ‘you’ve got to go to school’ and no school would accept me with my record so he said
‘you’ve got to get a job,’” he recalled. “Was I a bad kid? Now that I’ve got a 19-year-old son of my own, I don’t think I was a bad kid. I just think we know a lot more now then we did back then.” That first job was as a photographer’s assistant for his dad’s neighbour, who lived in the apartment across the hall. “The photographer’s studio was on the 41st floor of a skyscraper in New York City and the elevators only went up to the 39th floor. They were loving me, I was 14 years old and I was ready to haul anything up two flights of stairs,” said Meeker. Some years later he again found himself on the street and one day wandered into the theatre at Hunter College on Manhattan’s upper east side, where he began working with lights again. “That turned into a freelance career that lasted five years and put me into one of the most famous nightclubs of all time, the Palladium here in New York,” said Meeker. From there he didn’t look back, leading up to the personal events that turned his life in the direction of light art. “I was really only able to act on it in a meaningful way in the 2010s,” he said. “In the commercial setting, there’s always an objective. You’re creating a message, you’re creating a spectacle for a movie premiere or an exciting environment for a wedding but things aren’t always as linear in life. “In order to encompass what light can be, that was the purest form of expression.” On his first visit to Penticton, Meeker fell in love with the people, the space and what the little art gallery had to offer.
The unique light art created by Bentley Meeker of New York City and coming to the Penticton Art Gallery. (Arnold Brower photo) “When I saw the work there I went ‘wow, this is not a major metropolitan centre’ but Paul (curator Paul Crawford) is doing quality work up there. That was a big part of the reason I wanted to come back and do this show. I thought Paul’s curatorial taste was phenomenal and I wanted to be a part of it,” he said. “I see a lot of art, and a lot of art shows in New York, and that is quality beyond quality up there (Penticton). Enough to get me to fly everything across the country when I could really just send it up to Brooklyn or downtown New York.” The Penticton show runs from March 30 to May 12. There will be an opening day reception from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Meeker will be giving an artist’s talk at 2 p.m.
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