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MAXINE DEHART says Sport Chek in Orchard Park Shopping Centre is trying a new idea to help entice more golfers to shop at their store, creating a boutique department within the store called Golf Experts.
HISTORIC BENVOULIN Church has become a mainstay of Kelowna’s Christmas concert season over the past 20 years, and this year is no different with a special concert planned for this Sunday.
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Archaic wine Premier says ‘thanks’ to project workers laws targeted by local MP Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER
It’s easier and more convenient for a local winery to sell a bottle of wine to a resident of another country than to a Canadian resident in another province of Canada. It’s also illegal to take a bottle of wine across the border with you into Alberta, or any other province in this country. The reason is federal legislation that puts up interprovincial trade barriers. It’s called the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, and it was enacted in 1928, likely related to prohibition. However, some provinces still favour it, in order to protect local liquor industries. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Ron Cannan is determined to at least secure a personal exemption to the legislation, permitting residents of Canada to purchase wine from other provinces in Canada. “It’s archaic legislation. I’d like to bring some common sense to this issue,” said the Conservative MP. He has tabled a motion in the House of Commons to amend the ancient legislation to permit out-of-province consumers to purchase directly from wineries. Motion 601 specifically would permit “any person to import, send, take or transport Canadian wine into any province or territory directly from a winery, liquor board, liquor commission or similar outlet for the sale of wine located in any other province or territory within Canada for consumption by that person and not for resale, further distribution, sale or for any use other than personal consumption.” Cannan says he realizes there’s a lot of negotiation ahead before the motion is successful, much less before it becomes a bill and goes before the Commons for a vote. However, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is a champion of the motion as is Okanagan Coquihalla MP Stockwell Day, who is also president of the Treasury Board. There’s also a grassroots movement, epitomized in a website called freemygrapes.ca which encourages
From a vantage point above a stretch of Highway 97 that links Penticton to Kelowna, some of the most memorable characters from the recently completed widening project made an appearance at Premier Gordon Campbell’s homage to construction workers. “They show up everywhere I go now,” said rock scaler Mike Hall Monday morning, referring to mountain goats that were said to be trolling the area near the newly widened highway. Hall was hailed as a bit of a hero to local wildlife during the widening to four lanes of the highway from Penticton to Greata Ranch. During blasting, a rock fracture appeared and swallowed a mountain goat, whose herd was indigenous to the region. “I got a call from the ministry of environment saying, ‘Go get that goat,’” he recalled. “I said, ‘You go get it.’ Then my wife, who’s a greeny, said, ‘You get that goat or don’t come home.’” So, Hall recruited his brother Bill and the two headed through shifting ground, to do some goatsaving. “I lassoed his head, and Bill gave him a shot in the ass,” Hall said. “We guessed the weight on the goat, so
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Vernon resident Phyllis Beardsley is an expert at celebrating her son Tommy Milburn’s life. Milburn died in Vancouver, a hair off his 21st birthday in 2008, after climbing onto the roof of a Main Street-restaurant to watch the sunrise with a friend. Police reports indicate he was jumping up and down when he missed his footing, coming down on a skylight and falling 30 feet to the stone floor below. “I just feel really sad and depressed when I feel I can’t talk about him,” said Beardsley, who is now a member of The Compassionate Friends, a local support group for bereaved parents. She will be among the sea of Okanagan mothers and fathers to light a candle for a lost child at the 15th annual World-Wide Candle Lighting Ceremony in Kelowna this month. In the immediate aftermath of Milburn’s death, Beardsley found there were plenty of friends to share memories with and to talk about him with over coffee. Milburn had lived in Vancouver with his father for many years and Beardsley moved to the Coast to get to know the huge crew of musicians and friends who loved him when he passed away. As the drummer for
the post-hardcore experimental group the SSRIs, his passing warranted a full story in the Georgia Straight (which would go on to write a cover feature on the band this past summer for the release of its latest album, dedicated to Milburn). He had only been with the band for a few months when he died, but is credited as a driving force in the band’s first album. “We’d been friends with him for years. He was a huge creative spark and we were way more productive in that short period of time than we had been in the past yearand-a-half,” guitarist Elliot Langford told the Straight in July of 2008.
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“We had a band where everyone was best friends, and everybody was on the same page musically.” And this is more or less where Beardsley found herself in the year after the accident—on the same page as many of his friends, remembering and mourning. There was support, friends to meet, people to talk to about the fantas-
tic little Star Wars fiend who gave up George Lucas for skateboarding then gave up the jumps for the drums. But the world moves on faster than a parent, any parent, can possibly recover from such a tragedy, Beardsley found. “It just shakes your whole foundation,” she said. “All you can do is grow around the pain… You figure out a new way to be in the world.” The first few years, many friends found she was unbearable to be around becuase her pain was so palpable. Eventually, that passed and the grieving stopped being an everyday, every hour experience. Joining The Compassionate Friends gave her a place to meet those who understood and could handle her grief during the first ugly stage, and the group continues to provide space for the ongoing grieving she needs now that she has some distance from his death. “We all know what it is to lose our child. And that’s just huge to feel that I’m not alone on this incredible journey I didn’t want to be on,” she explained. Today she said the most important part of The Compassionate Friends for her is that it’s a place where she can speak freely about her son. North American society is so intolerant of death it can be difficult to talk about her son during
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PHYLIS BEARDSLEY with her late son Tommy Milburn. Beardsley will particpate in a world-wide candle lighting event Dec. 12 to remember children who have passed away. regular conversation, she said. If someone doesn’t know about Milburn, for example, and she has to explain something as simple as how many children she has, she stumbles. It is hard to find a way to include her son in common conversation without making others uncomfortable, she said. During the holiday season, dealing with a child’s death can be particularly difficult. The candle lighting ceremony is intended to give parents, like Beardsley, an outlet and provide much-needed support to those who may need a shoulder to lean on. ••• The Kelowna chapter of The Compassionate Friends is inviting all to attend the 15th annu-
al World Wide Candle Lighting Ceremony Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at First United Church, 721 Bernard Avenue. Local will join with tens of thousands of bereaved parents, their families and friends around the world who will start lighting candles in New Zealand at 7 p.m. there. Organizers say this wave of light will travel around the world for 24 hours. Participants are asked to bring a picture or memento of your child for the table of remembrance. Refreshments will be served following the service and donations of goodies are appreciated. Email tcfkelowna@ shaw.ca or call Glen or Linda Woods at 250-8072487 before Dec 10th if planing to attend. Siblings or grandparents who
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One Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery Tree of Memories will be dedicated to the couple who spent their time caring for the trees donated each year to build the memorial.
Toni and Helen Gaigg, of Swamp Road Tree Farm, both died this year, Toni passing away just three weeks ago. The couple donated one of the two memorial trees for several years running, after the need for the memorial outgrew the ori-
ginal Blue Spruce in the Bennett Memorial Circle at the cemetery. “The son and the family wanted to continue the tradition,” said cemetery manager Norman Ryder, noting their only request was that this year’s tree be dedicated to
their parents. The trees are used by members of the community who have lost loved ones and want to honour their lives. Ornaments can be placed on either tree between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day between Dec. 4
and Jan. 9. The Tree of Memories program is celebrating its 12th year this year. Previous years’ ornaments are placed on the memorial trees as perpetual memories. Visitors who want to keep their ornament should retrieve
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reporters was brief, he did touch on how well caucus is functioning. It’s an issue that gained attention recently when MLA Bill Bennett got the boot from cabinet and caucus after publicly depicting Campbell as an out-ofcontrol bully who could reduce cabinet ministers to tears. The caucus, he said, were comparable to battered women who put up with an abusive spouse—a far cry from how Campbell characterized elected officials. “In Canada we are some of the most open in terms of the caucus,” Campbell said. “We’ve had three votes in the house and there’s no penalty for anyone for voting against the government. We just say let’s make sure everyone knows what’s going on, what’s taking place and be respectful.” The future of the party, however, lies in its ability to connect with constituents across the province, he said, and there needs to be balance among the 85 constituencies. “Public life is changing. Citizen engagement is going to be far, far more involving, I think,” he said. “We’re still going to have debate, still going to have make decisions and still going to make choices, but I think there’s a really exciting time ahead for B.C.”
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Candidates for the Liberal leadership are coming out of the woodwork, but the premier isn’t offering any hints about whom he’s championing behind the scenes. “I’m not picking anybody to be leader,” Gordon Campbell said, during a brief Monday afternoon stop in the Okanagan. “There’s a lot of opportunity to build the province, so I’m really looking forward to hearing their ideas. That’s why you have a shift in leadership. We need some new eyes and new vision for B.C.” That new vision won’t likely include the policies he tried to enact during the stretch preceding the announcement he’d step down next February, specifically, the proposed 15 per cent reduction in income tax. “I am a big fan (of the cut) because I think it puts more choice into the hands of families and it’s a way to drive the economy forward,” he said. “But I think it’s important, when you decide to step aside and let someone take on the leadership of the party, not to tie their hands.” While Campbell’s time to speak with
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A former Kelowna man who admitted to luring teenaged girls over the Internet will find out in the new year whether he will go to jail or if he will get to serve his sentence conditionally. Eric Raymond Morneau, 33, originally pleaded guilty to three counts of luring back in March and a sentencing hearing was held Tuesday afternoon. The judge decided to reserve his decision after
hearing sentencing submissions and a tearful apology from Morneau. The man first came to the attention of police in November 2008, after the mother of a girl who had just turned 15 discovered sexually explicit messages sent to her daughter on Facebook. Crown counsel Norm Yates said Morneau tried to lure the girl into meeting so he could perform sexual acts with her. “It’s Mr. Morneau that’s driving that,” said Yates, adding the girl wasn’t receptive to his
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of probation. “Mr. Morneau is deemed to be at the low end of the spectrum for reoffending,” said Yates. “However, at the end of the day Mr. Morneau is before you (the judge) on some serious charges.” Defence lawyer Grant Gray, however, argued for a six- to 12-month conditional sentence. That would allow Morneau to serve his sentence at home and comes with the caveat that if he were to breach the conditions placed upon him, he may have to serve the remainder of his sentence in jail. A key factor in considering a conditional sentence is a person’s risk to re-offend, said Gray. “The level of risk, if
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The number of weapons charges against a group of Kelowna men police say are associated with the Hells Angels motorcycle club has risen. t The four, who were arrested after police indicated they seized a small arsenal of weapons from a fvehicle on Thursday night, made their first court appearances in Salmon Arm on Monday morning and court records indicate the number of charges against the group has doubled since last week. Carl Ryan Ennis, 39, Dennis John Miner, 35, Cory Joseph Montemurro, 40, and Joseph Bruce Skreptak, 43, each face four counts of possession of a prohibited/restricted firearm with ammunition, two counts of occupying a vehicle in which there is a firearm, one count of storage of a firearm contrary to regulation and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Montemurro also faces a charge of carrying a concealed weapon and Skreptak is charged with possession of a controlled
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tected an odour of marijuana and then searched the car. They say they found several firearms including a sawed off shot gun, three handguns and a large quantity of ammunition. Police also recovered a bulletproof vest, baseball bat, axe handle, knives, bear spray and a radio jamming device designed to block outgoing transmissions. “Loaded weapons were all within reach of the vehicle occupants,”
alleged Salmon Arm Staff Sgt. Kevin Keane, who noted all four were sporting Hells Angels insignia and were in possession of black balaclavas. RCMP say the men’s destination and intentions are unknown. The men, who remain in custody, were scheduled to have their case before a judicial case manager again on Tuesday afternoon. —with files from Tracy Hughes
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Police believe missing West Kelowna man Geoffrey Meisner has been murdered because of his association with criminal organizations involved in the trafficking and distribution of drugs. That admission was made in court documents recently filed in support of Tammy Meisner’s application for an order to have her husband, missing now
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ed Monday. In an affidavit filed by Sgt. Joanne Skrine, it was said police believe Geoffrey, 33, was the victim of a homicide at the hands of those organized crime groups. Prior to his disappearance Tammy said she had limited knowledge that her husband was associated and/or affiliated with the Hells Angels motorcycle club and another criminal gang known as the King Pin Crew.
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West Kelowna and the B.C. Ambulance Service are both seeking ways to reduce ambulance response times on the western side of the lake. West Kelowna mayor Doug Findlater and district staff met recently with the B.C. Ambulance Service on changes that may improve ambulance response times on the Westside. At West Kelowna council on Nov. 23, Coun. David Knowles said there was a 25-minute response time for an ambulance when he had an allergic reaction to a wasp sting at the Westbank Yacht Club last year. Knowles said if he had gone into anaphylactic shock, he would not be here today. He noted there are many heart attacks in the area, and the district has an older community. “I’m just not happy with this.” Knowles said Westbank ambulances are often used in Kelowna because the ambulance service does not have the full number of vehicles necessary to look after that major centre. He later added that if there is not enough ambulance coverage in Kelowna, units are called out from Westbank. “Their response time into Kelowna is obviously substantially increased.” He added that subsequent calls from Westbank are also responded to more slowly. “It’s a terrible situation, where both ends are getting reduced response.” He noted that with the province still trying to get out of the recession and debt at current levels, he did not see the provincial government providing improved service. Mayor Doug Findlater noted the district can lobby politically for improved ambulance service, but he was not sure whether that would be fruitful.
He added that the fire department often arrives ahead of ambulances at Westside emergencies. B.C. Ambulance South Okanagan superintendent Norm Matheson said the service dispatches the closest available unit to emergencies, regardless of that ambulance unit’s home base. A Summerland ambulance could be passing through Westbank and end up attending a West Kelowna call if they are the closest unit. “We don’t have jurisdiction or boundaries,” Matheson said. He said this arrangement allows the ambulance service to cross-cover neighboring areas when required. He said there are several instances when Westbank ambulances would be used in Kelowna. When units have just cleared the hospital, they are more likely to do ambulance calls in Kelowna. If the city is busy, the same situation applies. Matheson added that if Westbankbased ambulances are held on the east side of the lake, the service cross-covers West Kelowna with other units. He said the arrangement makes for similar response times on both sides of the water. “Their response times compare to Kelowna.” Interior Health has contracted a private company called Medi-van to perform inter-hospital transfers for patients where the transfers are pre-booked, or the patients are not in medical distress. Matheson said the service has reduced B.C. Ambulance transfer trips by 20 per cent, and improved call response time. “It makes us more available to do the emergency work, and high acuity transfers.” Additional resources for the ambulance service are not foreseen under the current provincial economy. Matheson said the service is always looking for ways to find more efficiencies.
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lot has been that Penticton cut CITY deal made in recent with the company that CONFIDENTIAL runs its arena would months about the seeming success of indicate while activiPenticton’s South Okaty may have dropped nagan Events Centre here, this city did a and the fall from grace much better job negoof Kelowna’s Prospera Alistair tiating to get its arena Place when it comes to Waters built. And for that, taxattracting entertainers. payers here should be As the new kid on thankful. the entertainment block, the SOEC The Penticton report, by the union has appeared to be the destination of that represents that city’s civic workchoice for many acts passing through ers, is titled A White Elephant In the Okanagan, leaving its once-hot Wine Country. And it paints an un11-year-old Kelowna cousin out in flattering picture of the deal Penticthe cold. ton made with Global Spectrum, the But a report on the two-year-old company that runs the SOEC, as well
as its trade and convention centre and its memorial arena. The deal is slammed as one steeply tipped in favour of the company, one that does not protect the financial interests of Penticton taxpayers and one the city cannot easily get out of. In addition to paying Global Spectrum nearly $21,000 a month to run the three facilities, Penticton picks up the tab for major maintenance—a bill estimated at $350,000 per year— and pays employees at all three facilities. This year Penticton will subsidize the operation of all three buildings to the tune of $1.8 million. And, to find the money, it is laying off city workers. The SOEC cost Penticton $81
million to build, $25 million more than originally estimated. Contrast that with Kelowna’s deal to get a similar-sized arena built here. Eleven years ago “public-private partnership” was a foreign term for municipalities as far as the B.C. government was concerned. Back in the late 1990s, Kelowna had to seek special permission from Victoria to make its deal with arena builder RG Properties. In return for what amounted to a series of leases totaling 25 years for the “air space” above the ground the building sits on, and a $6-million investment to be returned after 20 years, RG agreed to build, run and maintain the arena and
hand it over to the city in 2024. During its first 10 years in operation, it proved a popular place for entertainers headed to or from Vancouver who found they had a night or two to spare and a desire to play a concert in a smaller B.C. city. Things may have slowed at Prospera but the deal the city cut means the financial burden from that does not fall on taxpayers’ shoulders. The deal keeps civic money out of the arena and lets it operate as a business. Penticton’s deal uses taxpayer money to prop up a business. In both cities the show must go on. But at what cost? awaters@kelownacapnews.com
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Young people can’t afford to populate schools To the editor: More school closures? I recently read about Osoyoos Secondary closing. This is hard to understand, but not surprising. What with all the taxes, the lowest minimum wage, cuts in all the government run departments and no new plans for more work, young people cannot afford to marry and raise families to populate schools anyway. That is
why our school population is dropping steadily—who can afford it? Canada was built on the idea that it is a place where young people can come, raise families, and prosper. That idea is not alive in B.C. where cuts are the way to save money. I am not surprised that Gordon Campbell quit. It was the smartest thing he could have done, as the “cuts� would have gotten to him
anyway, and may his successor stay healthy. We have so much in B.C. to develop and use to our advantage, but if it is run by politicians, it will die before it is allowed to come alive. I received most of my education in B.C. and am glad I did, because if I hadn’t, in a few years I couldn’t. Ron Barnard, Westbank
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age inappropriate behaviour.� Has any study been done to see if this worked? I have been going to this park at least twice a week for years and I see that most of the dogs there are medium or large dogs. As to inappropriate behaviour, I would challenge anyone to tell me that big dogs are more likely to misbehave than small dogs. The stats simply don’t back that up. Dog behaviour is based on training and the skills of the dog owner, not on the size of the dog so why are dogs being judged on their size rather than their behaviour? I see no backing for the decision that was made and so I have a few questions I’d like to have answered. 1) Who has experience with dogs and is willing to say that small dogs and large dogs cannot be in the same area at the same time? Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer and a top flight dog psychologist who is a renowned dog expert has small dogs and large dogs living together in his pack. His position is that balanced dogs get along. Only unbalanced dogs whose owners don’t provide exercise, discipline and affection in that order, behave poorly, and small dogs are not exempt from this. 2) Is the decision to make this a small dog park about dogs at all or is it about dog owners
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who feel threatened by medium and large dogs? 3) Why are all medium and large dogs banned? How about we deal with poorly behaving dogs one at a time, after the animal in question has actually done something wrong, rather than damning all dogs taller than 45 cm regardless of their actual behaviours. Humans are considered to be innocent until proven guilty, why is my dog considered guilty of bad behaviour, and banned from the park, even though she has never caused a problem? 4) What’s next? Chihuahua only parks? One dog at a time parks? White dogs only parks? A final thought. Is the bylaw officer going to take a measuring tape and a scale to the park? For anyone who wants to see the report I am quoting the link is: http://www.kelowna. ca/CityPage/Docs/PDFs%5C%5CCouncil% 5CMeetings%5CCouncil%20Meetings%20 2008%5C2008-04-07%5CItem%205.7%20 -%20New%20On%20and%20Off%20 Leash%20Dog%20Parks.pdf.
Without fail, whenever waterfront land is acquired by the city, the bureaucrats regard it as a surplus commodity and want it sold off to subsidize the self-centred business elite of developers and the chamber of commerece. Is it any wonder that the City of Kelowna is regarded as the foolish
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Plugged in hot plate sets house on fire Fire officials say a hot plate left on in a basement in the 4300-block of Gordon Drive led to fire breaking out early Monday morning. Firefighters were called about the basement fire just before 1 a.m. and arrived with 17 firefighters. The fire was contained to the family room in the basement, said assistant fire chief Thomas Doherty, but the home suffered smoke damage throughout. Five people were home at the time of the fire, but managed to escape uninjured, along with the family pets. They were placed in the care of Emergency Social Services following the incident. Damage from the fire is estimated at about $40,000.
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Albert Baldeo that’s a waste of time anyway. Give me a hug.” It is quite an experience to see a video of him getting dressed and he has trouble doing up buttons. He looks forward to being married someday and to becoming a father who will take his daughter down the aisle. He has a dream. Nick does not see himself as being disabled, although he did question God why he doesn’t have arms and legs like everyone else. I use Nick as an introduction to the theme of my column this week. The United Nations has declared Friday, Dec. 3, as The International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
IN A SENSE WE ALL HAVE DISABILITIES OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER. LET US CELEBRATE OUR ABILITIES INSTEAD OF GRIEVING OVER OUR DISABILITIES.
Around 10 per cent of the world’s population, or 650 million people, live with disabilities. The United Nation’s convention promotes and protects the human rights of persons with disabilities in civil, cultural, economic, political and social life. All over the world, people with disabilities continue to face barriers to their participation in society and are often forced
to live on the margins of society. The annual observance of The International Day of Persons with Disability aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and to mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well being of persons with disabilities. The theme of the day is based on the goal which is a full and equal enjoyment of human rights and participation in society. To observe this day,
Shopper’s Home Health Care Store, in Capri Mall at 1835 Gordon Dr., has arranged for a specialist in caring for disabilities to be present at a display of equipment that will assist people with disabilities on Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone welcome. Jesus constantly reached out to people who were suffering with all kinds of disabilities and sicknesses. One story tells of him reaching out to 10 men with the dreaded dis-
ease of leprosy and they were healed. The rich young ruler came to Jesus because he was suffering from a spiritual disability. A mother appealed to Jesus to come and heal her son because he was suffering with physical disabilities. In a sense we all have disabilities of one kind or another. Let us celebrate our abilities instead of grieving over our disabilities.
Let us give thanks for the things that we can do instead of focusing on the things that we cannot do. Our attitude is the most important thing there is in dealing with what happens to us and how we respond to it. Two men were looking out of prison bars; one saw mud, the other stars. God help us to see the stars and be grateful. Albert Baldeo is a retired United Church minister.
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The month of December could be moving month for the Westside Warriors, one of the hottest teams in the BCHL over the past 10 games. The Warriors will look to continue its upward move in the BCHL standings when they play 10 games in 18 days to begin the month of December. The stretch will see the Warriors make up gamesin-hand they have on every team in the BCHL Interior. “We haven’t played a boat-load of games early in the season so this is a chance to make up some ground,” said Warriors coach Darren Yopyk. “We’ve got a lot of games in December but that’s good. Right now guys want to be playing.” And why not? After an inconsistent start the Warriors have gone 8-1-0-1 in its past 10 games, climbing to within seven points of first place in the BCHL Interior Conference and to within four points of third place. The Warriors busy schedule began last night when they hosted Victoria (results unavailable). Tonight (Wednesday) they play in Penticton and Friday the Warriors travel to Vernon. “These are teams we’re chasing,” said Yopyk. “We dug ourselves a little bit of a hole with inconsistency early but lately we’ve been playing pretty well. I think the biggest difference is our effort.”
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There were times when Geordie Wudrick wondered if he would ever find the back of the net again. Lately, however, a lot of what the Kelowna Rockets forward touches is turning to gold. After a forgettable start to the WHL season with just one goal in his first 13 games, Wudrick has regained his penchant for burning opposing netminders. The 6-foot-3 210-pound Abbotsford product is coming off a red-hot month of November during which he scored 11 goals in 11 games, including a pair of hat-tricks. It’s no small coincidence that the Rockets have also rebounded during the same stretch, boosting their record from a lowly 4-10 to 14-11. Asked to pinpoint the reason for the turnaround in his game, Wudrick insisted there are no secrets—just simple, basic hard work. Not to men-
tion a firm nudge from the coaching staff. “I think the main thing for us to get to this point was just working hard,” said Wudrick, who has 12 goals and three assists in 24 games. “I know for myself when I was a healthy scratch about a month ago, that was kind of a wake-up call for me. I took that to heart, I just tried to work really hard, working harder in the gym, harder at practise. I think it’s translated to results on the ice.” Wudrick is looking these days a lot more like the player the Rockets hoped he would be as a 20-year-old veteran leader with offensive talent. Rockets head coach Ryan Huska said Wudrick’s re-emergence as a scoring threat has taken the heat off the rest of the team. “Intsead of looking at one line to handle the bulk of the scoring, we now have two that are getting the job done,” Huska said. “It takes the pressure off our young guys, and it’s your older guys that
KELOWNA ROCKETS forward Geordie Wudrick struck for 11 goals in November. you want handling that responsibility. Geordie is getting rewarded because he’s working hard and the team is benefitting from that.” Wudrick has been known as a streaky player during his WHL career, as evidenced by an 11-game drought last year with Swift Current, as well as this year’s hot and cold stretches with Kelowna. With the help of linemates Evan Bloodoff and Andreas Stene, it’s a label
Wudrick would like to shed once and for all. “For everyone consistency is a tough thing to master, especially when you’re relied upon to score goals,” he said. “For me, if you’re not scoring, you’re not doing your job out there. Hopefully I can keep it going and help the team win in any way I can. We’ve got some good chemistry going with Evan and Andreas right now, so hopefully that’ll continue too.”
The start of Wudrick’s and his team’s hot streak also happened to coincide with Movember, a moustache-growing exercise that raises funds and awareness for prostate cancer. Sporting his own thatch of hair above his upper lip, Wudrick wondered this week if he should tamper with what’s been working. “We’re pretty hot right now, we’ll have to see what the boss decides,
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whether to keep them or not,” he said with a smile. “It’s been a lot of fun, and it’s for a good cause, too.”
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The Rockets (14-11-00) won 10 of 11 games in November and are within two points of top spot in the B.C. Division… Kelowna will host Seattle Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Prospera Place…The Rockets will visit Chilliwack Friday. whenderson@kelownacapnews.com
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Barrie and Hamilton make it to selection camp One Kelowna Rocket and one Kelowna minor hockey product are each a step away from landing a spot on Team Canada’s final roster for the 2011 world junior hockey championship. Rockets captain Tyson Barrie and Saskatoon Blades forward Curtis Hamilton were among 39 players who this week earned invites to Hockey Canada’s final selection camp, Dec. 12 to 15 in To-
ronto. Twenty-two players will make the final grade for the world junior tournament Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Buffalo. With 11 other defenceman at camp competing for jobs, Barrie is taking nothing for granted. “At the beginning of the year and especially in the summer it was a goal of mine to be a part of this team,” said Barrie. “I mean I’m not quite there
Tyson Barrie yet…this camp is going to be tough, and you know I’m really looking for-
ward to it. It’s obviously going to be intense, there’s a lot of skill, so you know I gotta be ready to go. Barrie, 19, who began the WHL season on the sidelines with a groin injury, has been the catalyst in the Rockets’ emergence from an early season slump. The 5-foot-10 190 pound rearguard has four goals and 18 assists in 22 games. While Barrie didn’t
necessarily consider the injury a blessing, it did turn his focus away from trying to make the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, and back toward the Rockets and Canada’s junior team. “I mean it’s never good to get injured but I’m back here and I’ve focused on what I’ve got to do here,” he said. “This is one of my goals and I’m fortunate to get a chance to show them what I can do.” Hamilton, 18, has
been a key figure in the Blades ascent to the top of the Eastern Conference standings. The 6-foot-3 205 pound forward leads Saskatoon with 15 goals and 21 assists in 25 games. He also leads the WHL in plus-minus at +27. Rockets head coach Ryan Huska, who will serve as an assistant coach for Team Canada, will leave Dec. 10 for Toronto. Barrie will leave the following day.
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Heat knock off defending b’ball champs Some late-game heroics from fourth-year guard Alex Roth sent the UBC Okanagan men’s basketball squad into the first semester break on a win. Roth nailed a pair of three-pointers in a 13-second span to lift the Heat to an 86-85 win over the defending national champs Saturday in BCCAA men’s basketball action in Prince George. The winning bucket by Roth came with just seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The three-point play was UBCO’s big weapon against the UNBC Timerwolves as they went 11-for-19 from beyond the arc, with Roth going 5-for-7.
The Heat also received a big effort from 6-foot5 forward Dave Mackay who had 22 points, including nine in the third quarter, and 13 rebounds. Micah Cockrill had 12 points and six boards, while Dan Briscoe scored eight of his 12 points in the third quarter. Heat coach Darren Semeniuk commended his players for their effort against the defending Canadian champs. “As great as this win was I’m extremely happy at how well our team was able to execute,” said Semeniuk. “We played one of the top teams in the country, to play as we did and in their gym, will
make us set a new standard of play to live up to in the second half.” The Heat (4-3) will return to BCCAA action Friday, Jan. 14 at Columbia Bible College.
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Like the UBCO men, the Heat women will enter the break with a 4-3 record after a 65-58 loss to UNBC on Saturday night. Another stellar effort by Jenna Kantz wasn’t enough as the fifth-year Heat captain scored 25 points, and added eight rebounds and six assists. The Timberwolves trailed by four at the half but took over the game in the third quarter, outscor-
ing the Heat 25-13. Turnovers also cost the Heat as they committed 13 in the first half and 14 more in the second, many of which led directly to points for UNBC. “I was disappointed with the loss because we showed that we could compete with UNBC for most of the game,” said Heat coach Heather Semeniuk. Ashley Briker scored 12 points and had six rebounds for UBCO, while Laura Campbell added 10 points and seven rebounds. The Heat’s next BCCAA action is Jan. 14 and 15 in Abbotsford against Columbia Bible College.
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GUARD ALEX ROTH (right) led the UBC Okanagan Heat past UNBC Saturday with two key baskets in the final minute.
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KCS, Immaculata medal at BCs The pre-tournament projections suggested both the Kelowna Christian Knights and Immaculata Mustangs would have to play beyond expectations to earn a top-three placing at the B.C. high school boys A volleyball championship. Consider it mission accomplished for both local teams. The No. 7-ranked
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Knights climbed five spots to capture the silver medal, while the No. 4 Mustangs claimed the bronze at the 2010 provincial tournament over the weekend in Duncan. The Knights reached the gold medal final of the 12-team tourney on Saturday before losing to No. 1 Credo Christian in four sets (25-21, 15-25, 7-25, 18-25).
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V’ball BCs from A20 “When we started fthis year we weren’t even ranked,� said Knights head coach Rob Smith. “Most of the guys goals were just to get to provincials. Nobody really thought we could do what we did. We didn’t have expectations for a medal, so to come out of it with a silver is very exciting.� KCS started slowly at the tournament, going 2-3 in the round robin before kicking their game into gear for the playoffs. The Knights biggest and most emotional win of the tournament came against top team from the Lower Mainland in the quarterfinals, as they defeated No. 2 Richmond Christian in straight sets (25-19, 25-23, 25-21). “We finished fourth in our pool and they were first, so to cross over and beat them was exciting,�
Smith said. “Fo the team and the parents, it was really the highlight of the tournament.� In the semifinals, KCS battled their local rivals before taking down Immaculata 3-1 (22-25, 2522, 25-18, 25-13). The Mustangs rebounded nicely from the semifinal loss to KCS and went on to beat Bulkey Valley Christian in the third-place match 3-1 (2025, 26-24, 25-21, 27-25) to win bronze. Immaculata went 3-2 in the round robin, then defeated Cedars 3-0 in the quarters. The silver medal winning KCS Knights are: Benton Leong, Jon Jackson (first team allstar), Bryce Csolle, Bryce Mathews, Connor Loewen, Leigh Goossen (first team all-star), Kai McGrath, Jason Issler, Ryan Linttell, Jon Sipos, Ben Van Dyk and Joshua
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Ok Rockets sweep Bruins A pair of wins on home ice has kept the Okanagan Rockets in the thick of the race in the B.C. Major Midget League. The Rockets swept the visiting Fraser Valley Bruins at the Capital News Centre to push their record to 9-10-1 and are within three points of the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs for sixth spot. On Saturday, goaltender Adam Todd was stellar making 41 saves for the Rockets in a 2-0 win. Mitchell Cook and Alex Jewell scored third period goals for Okanagan. On Sunday, the Rockets biggest offensive outburst of the season resulted in a 9-2 win over the Bruins. Alex Gillies paced the attack with two goals and an assist. Other markers came from Mat Lambert, Dallas Barker, Alex Jewell, Alex Gran,
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OKANAGAN ROCKETS defenceman Nathan Browne blasts a shot at Fraser Val-
ley Bruins goaltender Joshua Halpenny in B.C. Major Midget League action Saturday at CNC. Josh Ellis, Mitchell Cook and David London. Connor De Melo earned his fourth win of the season in goal for the Rockets as he stopped 30 of 32 shots. The Rockets return to action this weekend as they host the Valley West Hawks Saturday and Sunday at CNC.
FEMALE AAA ROCKETS
The Thompson Okanagan Rockets solidified their hold on top spot in the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League with two victories over the Fraser Valley Phantom over the weekend. Colby Williams scored two shorthanded goals in
a 4-3 Thompson Okanagan win Saturday, while Stephanie Schaupmeyer scored a goal and an assist. On Sunday, Shelby Tse posted the shutout as the Rockets beat the Phantom 5-0. See Ok Rockets A23
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The only thing that would have been better was a win. But on Saturday night the Kelowna Chiefs had a more important cause than the scoreboard as the local junior B team took a slap shot at cancer during its home game against the Osoyoos Coyotes at the Rutland Arena. And while Osoyoos claimed a 5-1 win over Kelowna, the Chiefs raised nearly $5,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. “It was great,� said Jon Bruenig, Chiefs marketing director. “We had a good crowd and the silent auctions went well. It was our goal to raise money and spread awareness for the Cancer Society and I think it went well.� The slap shot for cancer night came about partly due to Chiefs defenceman Bobby Brown, whose father passed away from cancer and whose mother and other family members also suffer from the disease. Prior to the game Jeanette Brown dropped the puck for the ceremonial face-off, taken by her son, before receiving a hug from all of the Chiefs players. About 500 fans watched the game for the relocated Chiefs franchise
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Chiefs’ player Bobby Brown, and Ed Millman of the Canadian Cancer Society acknowledge the efforts of the KIJHL team’s Slap Shot at Cancer fund raiser Saturday at Rutland Arena. as the club tries to build a fan base in the Rutland area of Kelowna in its first season in the KIJHL. “We had some people in here that we’ve never seen before,� said Bruenig. “Hopefully they
spread the word.� The Chiefs are back home this weekend with a Saturday night game against Princeton. Check out the team’s web site at www.kelownachiefs.com.
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Dragons move on to Minor football provincial final One more win. That’s what stands between the Kelowna Dragons and the B.C. junior bantam football championship. On Saturday afternoon at McLeod Stadium in Langley, the Dragons will battle the Coquitlam Raiders in the provincial final. The Raiders are coming off a semifinal win over the Victoria Renegades. A big, physical team with a 13-0 record, Coquitlam is favoured by many observers. But according to Dragons head coach Bob Chamerblain, his
team—which is also 13-0—shouldn’t be overlooked. “They are big and strong and so far most pundits are calling for them to beat us badly,” said Chamberlain. “Our group is too good to get dominated and I honestly like our chances.” The Dragons were dominant in their B.C. semifinal game, thumping the Abbotsford Falcons 42-16 on Saturday in Chilliwack. “We just took it to them,” said Chamberlain, whose team led 36-0 at the half. “Our defense was great, too. Our guys shut them down from the get-go.”
Quarterback Eli Clarke paced the Dragons attack with more than 100 yards rushing. Mitchell Walz caught a pair of touchdown passes, with Michael Vallido, Cam Feil and and Ryan Samuelsson scoring the other majors. The final game Saturday will be broadcast live online. Fans can go to kelownaminorfootball.com
to link through to the live feed. Kelowna Mission Lions vs Chilliwack Even with three of their top players on the sidelines with injuries, the Kelowna Mission Lions played hard to the end. The peewee football season came to a conclusion for the Lions Saturday as they dropped a 4430 decision to the home-
town Chilliwack Giants in the B.C. semifinal. The Kelowna team— the Southern Interior Conference champs—lost its quarterback, a receiver and a defensive back in the first quarter and was forced to try and play catch up the rest of the way. “They just came out and beat us,” said Lions head coach Arden Knoll.
“But our kids never quit. We were the only team to score more than 12 points against (Chilliwack) all year. It was a great effort by the boys.” Alexander Gross scored three touchdowns for the Lions. Taylor Knoll, filling in at quarterback, threw a TD pass and ran for close to 100 yards. It was an eventful year for the Lions. In addition
to winning the conference title, the Kelowna boys played an exhibition game in September at Seattle’s Qwest Field prior to the start of an NFL game between the Seahawks and Chargers. “It was just a great year all around,” said Knoll. “The boys improved a lot as the season went on. Most important, they had fun. That was No. 1.”
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Warriors #2 in scoring Warriors from A19 ning streak. Westside has scored 114 goals, the second most in the BCHL Interior and fourth most
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Preparing for ’11 Apple Triathlon; wrestling medals The Kelowna Apple Triathlon Society is holding its annual AGM today (Wednesday) from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. An information open house will follow from 5 to 6 p.m. to discuss the planning, organizing and volunteer opportunities for the 2011 Apple Triathlon.
The 29th edition of the event will be held Aug. 20 to 22 and, for the fourth consecutive year, will also serve as the Canadian championships, the ITU Pan American Cup and FINA Open Water Swims. The weekend will also include a Business Challenge Relay in which teams swim 750 m, bike
10 km and run 5 km For further information on the meeting contact Tabitha Balfour at 250-980-3368.
WRESTLING MEDALS…
Three members of the Central Okanagan Wrestling Association brought home medals from a tournament held on Saturday at Westsyde Secondary
School in Kamloops. Kris Saccary of Kelowna Secondary School won gold in the senior boys 63 to 70 kg class. He won all three of his matches by pins in the first period over Michael Kron of Norkam Secondary, Landon Wigley of South Okanagan Wrestling club of Penticton and Jagger Ross of Rutland
Storefront. Meanwhile, Jagger Ross went on to win the silver medal. Ross defeated Sam Mossing of Penticton by a pin in the second period, then won over Adan Jeneway of Westsyde Secondary by a pin in the first period, before losing to Kris Sacarry in the final matchup.
In the boys 60 to 70 kg division, KLO’s Louis Snedden won the bronze medal. Snedden lost to Brian Fisher of South Okanagan Wrestling Club of Penticton by a decision, won over Mark Peters Of Valleyview Secondary by a pin and defeated Marcus Pratt of Sahali Secondary by a pin.
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Smacking golf balls leads to T-Bird scholarship Kevin Michell CONTRIBUTOR
As a young kid, Conner Kozak used to smack golf balls into Okanagan Lake from the family cabin on Westside Road. He would retrieve the banged up Titleists and Top-Flites with a windsurfer and goggles and hit some more. Great way to spend a summer and jumpstart a golf career which has
seen the Seaton Grade 12 multi-sport athlete earn a scholarship with the UBC Thunderbirds golf team in Vancouver. Kozak looked at offers from the Oregon, Washington, Lousville and UTEP before choosing UBC, where he will study kinetics and pyschology. “I couldn’t think of any reason not to pick UBC,” said Kozak. “UBC’s spring schedule is said to rival any
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Outdated policies hurt local wineries Archaic from A1 people to sign a petition and write letters of support for this change in legislation, to local MPs. Such input from constituents is invaluable, says Cannan, who is hopeful the motion will get support from all parties. “It’s hard to say how much wineries have lost as a result of this law,” he commented. While neither Miles Prodan, executive-director of the B.C. Wine Institute, nor Ingo Grady, director of wine education for Mission Hill Family Estate, could put a dollar figure on what the legislation has cost the B.C. wine industry over the years, they agree it has been costly. “There is a black market in existence,” noted Prodan, who said it’s all about satisfying customers. Grady agreed, saying Mission Hill actually created a Mission Hill Ontario website where they offer wines which have gone through the Ontario Liquor Control Board to customers who live in Ontario. Customers who visit the winery from another province feel guilty about shipping wine home, he noted. “We have many fans across the country and we can’t ship to them,” he said. “It’s easier to take wine home with you across the international border than it is to take it across a provincial border within the country,” he added. He called it antiquat-
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New director to sit on IH board Interior Health’s board of directors has appointed a new member. Findlay (Frank) Quinn was appointed to the board Tuesday, according to chairman Norman Embree. “Frank is a welcome addition to IH’s board of directors,” said Embree “He brings a diverse skill set and a long resume of professional and community involvement which will benefit all communities within IH.” Quinn received his law degree in 1980 from the University of Ottawa. He was called to the bar of B.C. in 1981 and for the past 25 years has focused his practice on finance, bankruptcy and insolvency. In 1990, Quinn designed and developed a web-based software program utilized by a number of Canadian law firms in providing legal services to financial institutions.
A member of the board of governors at the University College of the Cariboo, Quinn continued to serve on the board at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) following its formation. He played an integral role in the decision to create TRU’s First Nations School of Business,
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LOCAL WINERIES are supportive of local MP Ron Cannan’s desire to amend what he calls outdated laws about shipping wine from B.C. to other provinces. ed law that should be replaced by reasonable, sensible, up-to-date legislation. Introduction of the motion is a good example of an MP listening to his constituents, he said. “We’re thrilled.” But, already the provincial government of Nova Scotia has come out against the motion, and
Cannan says he has heard verbally that the Ontario government is not too supportive. B.C. has not yet responded officially. There’s free trade between Canada and the U.S., but not between the provinces within Canada, noted Cannan. “I can’t comprehend why we’re not a free trading country,” he added.
It would be spring before the motion would be voted on, and it would then have to be further discussed before a bill could be prepared. So it would be some time before a B.C. resident could order a case of wine from an Ontario winery, even if it was successful. jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com
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Treat yourself to an indoor treat—a potted amaryllis I f you want to have a treat this Christmas that will most likely give pleasure for years to come, I suggest you go an get an amaryllis bulb. Even maybe buy a few of them, because they may be on special now in the garden shops. Thousands of these
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Bridge builders saluted for their efforts Thanks from A1 when we pulled him out we realized we OD’d him.” That’s when Hall started giving the goat CPR, pumping his legs, pushing on his chest, and finally breathing air into the creature’s mouth. “I thought, if that don’t bring him back, nothing will,” he said. “Then he just got up and we got pictures of him walking into the sunset. Those pictures got national circulation, and Hall became a bit of a rockstar in the construction scene. It might lead one to believe that having his name included on the plaque with 715 of his coworkers less than impressive, but that’s far from the case. “It’s beautiful,” he said. “I told my kids if they made me a grandparent before 60, I’d take them out of the will, but it looks like that’s going to be OK,” he said. “So I’m looking forward to bringing them here now to show them my name.” And, beyond personal attention, Hall said he’s happy that his co-workers will finally get their due. “I’m here to talk for all the workers that did this amazing job,” he said. “This is for all of us… the flag people who show up every morning, in 20 below and 30 above to deal with 17,000 pissed off people.” It’s for contractors, surveyors, fencers, scalers, ministry of transportation workers and admin staff. “For each and every one of them who took a part in making this road, when I drive it I’m proud, and I’m sure they’re just as proud,” Hall said. The plaques are being set up near the numerous
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Springvalley breakfast program needs volunteers Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, especially for growing children and youth. Yet 31 per cent of elementary and 62 per cent of secondary school students in Canada do not eat a healthy breakfast daily. Undernourished students are less able to concentrate on the tasks at hand, have lower self-esteem and are absent from school more often. Armed with that information, two years ago Rick Potter started the
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on a chilly Monday afternoon commemorating the workers who built the Bennett Bridge. Sharing Campbell’s enthusiasm were Transportation Minister Shirley Bond (right) and local MLA Norm Letnick. s projects that turned B.C. into a massive construction zone and Campbell said what they’ve done has made the province safer, and that deserves acknowledgement. “When you think about it, the construction workers who are building our roads, our bridges, our hospitals…they’re out in the worst weather and the best weather and they’re the ones who actually build the province,” Hall said. “Those are the ones we should say thank you to.” Campbell said he conceived of the homage program in 2008 or 2009, and now that the projects are nearly all complete, it was time to do the unveiling, which locally included stops along Highway 97 near Summerland and on WR Bennett Bridge.
Both, said the premier, are key to B.C.’s health as the region expands in economic might and population.
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A similar ceremony took place Monday afternoon at the foot of the William Bennett Bridge, as the premier unveiled a plaque bearing all the names of those who worked on the bridge project. Campbell noted that 1,484 people worked on different phases of the project, and he acknowledged the weather conditions weren’t always ideal. “This is an incredibly important project for this
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UBCO student raises money for three Haitian families After spending two weeks volunteering with a medical team in earthquake-ravaged Haiti in September, third-year UBCO nursing student Fallon Smith returned to the Okanagan determined to maintain her connections to Haiti and continue helping the people who live there. Smith says that after the devastating earthquake in Haiti last January, she felt a strong desire to become involved in the disaster relief efforts and applied to volunteer with a number of organizations lending a hand. “I was desperate to get involved,” said Smith. “For months I wasn’t able to find a way. Then, someone from an organization called New Reality International contacted me saying I was invited to join their September 1 medical team.”
Although the 20-yearold nursing student had no prior experience in disaster relief nursing, Smith was chosen as the first North American university student ever accepted to go on a mission with the group. During the trip she assisted hundreds of patients with medical emergencies and sicknesses, some scenarios ending in jubilation and others in gut-wrenching disappointment. “It was extreme emotions and circumstances,” she says, describing her time assisting in the Haitian Christian Mission’s operating rooms, preand post-surgical rooms, emergency, and the walkin clinic, “and I helped in the obstetrics room with the Haitian midwives, where I had the incredible experience of assisting a birth.” However, Smith also
witnessed a young pregnant woman and her unborn child die due to preeclampsia—a hypertension condition not uncommon among pregnant women in Haiti. Smith became very close with three Haitian interpreters—Ribinson Cherisma, Robenson Louis and Merizema Shadrac —who accompanied the medical team throughout their travels. “The interpreters became like family to me,” she says. “Eventually I learned that these young men had their homes destroyed in the earthquake —leaving two of their families living in the decrepit remains of what used to be their homes, and another living in a tent with his six family members.” Upon her return to Canada, Smith and fellow traveller Nicole Wolf
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Sports store adds boutique section for golfers arryl Low, formerly with Nevada Bob’s Golf for more than15 years, is new the new department manager for the Golf Experts boutique department located within the Sport Chek store at Orchard Park Shopping Centre. Just in time for Christmas, Sport Chek’s new golf department has a great product selection of top brands—TaylorMade, Callaway, Titleist, Adams and Nike. Their pricing is competitive and with Darryl’s background in the golf industry he is glad to help his former and new customers get fitted with new gear or find golf gifts. Call 250-860-7669. Doug Watson is the new branch manager of the CIBC Bank in Lake Country, 6-10051 Highway 97. Watson was most recently with Valley First Credit Union for several years. Call 250-766-2551. Dyck’s Pharmacists are moving into the former CIBC Bank Building, beside Lakeview Market on Pandosy Street. Watch this column for more opening day information to come. Along with Ken Fix, of the Komatsu Japanese Market, the Stewart Centre businesses on Kirschner Road have now reopened for business after the building was badly damaged in a fire last summer. It took three months, but the Stewart Centre tenants want everyone to know they are back in business. Eric von Krosigk, owner of EVK Winery Consulting and winemaker at Summerhill Pyramid Winery, is the new president of the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society. Directors are Erik
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In Max’s column today: Doug Watson is the new CIBC branch manager in Lake Country; Stewart Centre tenants are back open for business; Leanne Wilson is the new CEO for Paradigm Mortgage Corporation; Steve Tuck retires as president of the Okanagan College Foundation; Kerry Lomax is the new president of the Okanagan Mission Residents’ Association board; Claude Uzelman’s two A&W locations lead fight against cystic fibrosis through fundraiser.
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DARRYL LOW is the manager of the new boutique department in Sport Check called Golf Experts, tailored to meet all your golfing needs either for Christmas gifts or to gear up for the golf season next spring. Mortgage Corp. A licensed mortgage broker, Wilson has been the general manager of Paradigm since 2003, having started with founders Rae Meier and Don Crompton in 1995. Call 250-979-2911. If you haven’t tried Bina’s Beijing Cooking House, at 573 Lawrence Ave., you will be pleasantly surprised with the quality and variety of the food and Bina Qu is a delight. Bina’s prepare authentic Beijing Cuisine and have a super reasonable buffet lunch from Monday to Friday for only $6.99 plus HST, probably one of the best deals in town. Ran into two fans of Bina’s at the
restaurant, Carol Kaye and Colin Gumbert. They absolutely feel the hot and sour soup, Kung Pao chicken and Kung Pao prawns are the best anywhere. I love the Chinese crepes and Beijing dumplings. Call 250-7638888. With a decade of service as president of the Okanagan College Foundation, Steve Tuck has retired. He was the inaugural president of the foundation, which has grown to boast an endowment of more than $7 million and a record of giving out more than $1 million annually in scholarships and bursaries to students. Jim Henderson, of Penticton,
will move from the role of vice-president to replace Tuck as president of the foundation. The three new vice-presidents are Frank Richter (finance), Lorraine McGrath (fundraising and marketing) and Jim Cookson (governance). Leave the driving to them. What an opportune time to start thenightclubexpress.com operated by Richard Scott, which is a professional transportation service. They pick you or your group up from your home or hotel and return you home after your night out. No more waiting when you want to leave for a night out and no more waiting at
the end of the night when you want to leave. They are licensed under the passenger transportation board with 15 passenger vans. Drivers are properly licensed and trained for safe service. Call 250448-9131 for reservations or 250-448-9131 on the day or time of your pickup or contact richardscott@hotmail.com. Lots happening at Urban Links, 20-1405 Stevens Rd. in West Kelowna. Paul Wammer and Camber Golf are teaming up with Urban Links offering both golf instruction, club fitting and merchandise products year-round. Sean Richardson, who was suc-
cessfully nominated for the Golf Teacher of the Year Award and is the head teaching professional at Predator Ridge, will be teaching all winter and spring at Urban as well. Other CPGA professionals teaching this year are Scott Allen, Mike Soergel and Glen Erickson. Urban Links will also be a part of the successful Golf Kelowna package in 2011. Call 250-769-0339 www.rubanlinkskelowna.com. Doc Willoughby’s on Bernard Avenue is the first neighbourhood pub to become “Green Table See DeHart B5
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Used for disrespectful, damaging, derogatory purposes A s I wrap up my Legal Ease series of columns for this year, it seems fitting to address one of the latest emerging problems for employers. Employees’ use of social media websites, such as Facebook, to make negative comments about their employer has become a real headache. It seems to have become fashionable for employees to publish critical comments about their employer (or former employer) on the Internet. The nature of the comments often crosses the boundary into being legally actionable for, as an example, defamation. As Internet networking sites became more prevalent as a forum of social interaction, it was perhaps inevitable that the commentary they con-
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posting damaging comments on-line is worse than publishing them in a newspaper because the range of possible readers is unlimited. The words of the person doing the posting are preserved in print, if only electronically. They can (and will) be copied and forwarded and circulated verbatim. The really critical point is that an Internet “conversation” is in no way private. It has the potential (and likelihood) of being accessed by many, many Internet users and of being duplicated and forwarded to unlimited potential readers. It’s easy to see that making negative on-line comments about one’s employer can cause exponentially more damage than making the same comment in a one-on-one
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conversation. The B.C. Labour Relations Board recently dealt with just such a situation. The employer was the operator of West Coast Mazda in Pitt Meadows. The employees in question were members of a bargaining unit newly certified by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Between them, the two employees had almost 500 “friends” associated with their Facebook accounts. Commencing in August 2010, a manager raised concerns about troubling on-line postings made by the two employees. As a result, the employer began to monitor the employees’ ongoing Facebook activity. Soon, the postings began to speak of things like “unfair labour practices,” “workplace harassment,” responding to a “mental “attack” with stabbings, and began using obsceni-
ties to describe members of management. Not satisfied to stop there, the employees began making highly objectionable comments regarding the sexuality and sexual activities of supervisory staff and then waded into openly obscene chatter. The commentary drew, in an extremely derogatory manner, conclusions about the employer’s business practices and accused it of being “f*#$in crooks” and “greedy…lowlife scumbags.” The employer conducted an investigation and interviewed the two employees. They (surprise!) denied being the authors of the postings and claimed that others could have accessed their Facebook accounts without their knowledge. That form of “someone tampered with my water bottle” defence didn’t work for Ben Johnson at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, and it had a sim-
ilar impact here. The two employees were dismissed for just cause reasons for making disrespectful, damaging and derogatory comments on Facebook. Their union complained that the terminations were evidence of anti-union animus on the employer’s part. The B.C. Labour Relations Board viewed the employees’ postings as damaging comments about the employer’s business and rejected the concept that the employees could, in the circumstances, have any serious expectation of privacy. The employees’ comments were characterized as offensive, insulting and disrespectful, amounting to insubordination. The Labour Relations Board rejected the assertion that the employer’s response had antiunion animus as its inspiration, and concluded that the terminations were not out of proportion with the misconduct—there was proper cause for summary
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dismissal in these circumstances. It is difficult to imagine that these two individuals thought their employer wouldn’t ever come to hear about their on-line commentary. The fact is that people keep making the same mistake and, more and more frequently, the price for this misdeed is a loss of employment. Robert Smithson is a labour and employment lawyer. He will be commencing a new column series in January 2011. This subject matter is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice. Smithson@pushormitchell.com
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Business connects with seniors Kristi Patton CONTRIBUTOR
Old notions of work and retirement are changing, and a pilot project taking in place in the South Okanagan wants to make use of skills of those 50 years and older. The area was one of 14 communities chosen across the country, the only in B.C., to participate in a website tool that assists Canadian workers between 50 and 65 in getting employment. Third Quarter connects Canadians to businesses and organizations that need the maturity and skills that come with years of experience. It helps older Canadians, who want to stay in the workforce or have left through retirement or other circumstances, find jobs. “This area was chosen because of demographics. There is the whole notion that when baby boomers retire there is going to be a huge gap,” said Michou Szabo, South Okanagan co-ordinator. “There is going to be a shortage of labourers, so we are trying to get employers to think differently around retaining people that are in their third quarSee Seniors B3
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Madison building businesses love their new locations Jan Johnson CONTRIBUTOR
I have to share with you a walk I took a few days ago, along Kelowna’s downtown waterfront walkway. The day was fading and, as I stopped to look back towards The Sails statue, my heart was filled as I took in the beauty of the warm lights glowing against the darkness. Gold, green, red— warm and welcoming in the early winter evening. Intriguing shopfronts, candles flickering in restaurant windows, the lake like liquid silver flowing to the mountains across
the way. Such charm is rare in most cities these days. It makes me feel so lucky to live in a place where it’s right at my fingertips anytime I want. OK, enough sappy stuff—let’s get to what’s going on under the surface of this charming place. I took a stroll over to the Madison building at the corner of Ellis and Doyle recently to check out the new shops that have opened there. Chatted with Kate, who owns Posh (1393 Ellis), and she tells me that they’ve been thrilled with the move they made to the Madison last
spring. The new shop is hip and modern, with cork floors, concrete block walls, industrial lighting and dark wood accents. The jewelry is so artfully displayed under glass, you just want to stay awhile and check it all out. As well as their Pandora bead line, Posh carries the Canadian jewellery lines Bloodline and Pyrrha, as well as Scott Kay for men. This hip new location is definitely worth a visit. Beside Posh is another great downtown store that made a similar move to the Madison— owner Denise of dlux Boutique
(1391 Ellis) is also very happy with her new location. When you enter, the feeling is very “warehouse modern,” with painted concrete floors, gigantic mirrors and shiny chandeliers. Denise tells me she’s very happy with her new location too. She loves being closer to all the activity around the library area, and really enjoys the wonderful open view of the library’s greenspace from the huge windows. Some of the lines dlux carries are Genetic Denim, Bailey 44, Laundry, Tracy Reese...and coming in Spring 2011,
Putting life-long learned skills to positive use Seniors from B2 ter, and also, what a great resource we have in people that are retired or semi-retired. They bring maturity and experience and can act as mentors.” Registering with www.thirdquarter.ca, individuals will have their experience and skills assessed. These will then be presented to attract employers, either in business or volunteer organ-
izations. Szabo said it is a opportunity for a person who might have always tinkered with cars but was an accountant by trade to go back into the workforce as a part-time mechanic helper in a shop. “People are not just a product of their work history, rather they bring a whole bunch of skills that they might not even think they do have. Some people just pigeonhole themselves. For instance, I
was an accountant and that is who I am. Maybe they were a Boy Scout leader or organized the hockey tournaments. They have a lot more different skills than they think,” said Szabo. Joe Morelli, general manager at Days Inn in Penticton, said he wants to take advantage of the website when the tourist season gears back up. Already about 70 per cent of his staff fall in the
third-quarter age group. He added this also helps with retention because most young workers are moving away to go to school or seek other opportunities in Vancouver or other cities, while the third-quarter age group are looking for a job that fits into their life. “This allows me to employ more people and they aren’t dealing with a job stressing them out five days a week.”
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they’ll feature designer Michael Kors. Next door is the beautiful new location of Cream Hair & Makeup Lounge. And beside that is the future home of Fashion Foundations, who plan to make that move in the New Year. Just a few more doors north, you’ll find the beautiful Water Garden, which is just chock full of fabulous jewelry, homewares, purses, hats and Christmas ornaments. Be sure to pop in there when you’re in the Ellis Street area, you don’t want to miss this one! If you’re looking to do some good deeds at Christmas this year, stop by Tigerlily and choose a child from their “Giving Tree,” then you just bring back a present for that child (preferably before Dec. 15 ) and the pre-
sents are all delivered at the Women’s Resource Centre Christmas Party to children who are otherwise not going to have a great Christmas this year. Another way you can participate in Christmas giving through either Tigerlily or Mosaic Books is the “Book Angel” program, which helps Project Literacy to purchase new books for adults who are just learning to read. This is a very worthy cause which doesn’t get much funding and needs lots of help. Just come in to either store and ask how you can be a Book Angel. Two last pieces of good news: Kelowna has once again renewed Free Saturday Parking in December. And finally, the DKA has started a new trad-
ition this year with the Downtown Courtesy Gift Wrapping program operated out of a storefront at 426 Bernard Ave. from now until Dec.24, Santa’s elves will work their wrapping magic for you. It’s free for downtown shoppers (just bring a receipt from a downtown shop) although donations to three suggested charities are greatly appreciated. There’s just sooooo much to enjoy downtown this season—how lucky we all are. Merry Christmas! Jan Johnson has coowned Tigerlily Fashions downtown for 24 years now. If you have any news about downtown shop openings and/or events, please email them to her at tigerlilyfashion@shaw. ca.
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Choosing the best optionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;salary vs. dividend T â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; here has always been a question as to what would be the best option for a shareholder to receive money from a owner/managed businessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;dividends or salary. In the past, when the corporate tax rates were higher, the answer would have been to pay out salary so that the corporation could get the tax deduction. Now things are changing and the corporate tax rates are getting lower, so the answer is not as clear. Some accountants will automatically advise the payment of dividends to reduce taxes. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s look at the benefits of taking a salary. First, there is a monthly amount paid to the shareholder and also the payroll taxes are remitted on a monthly basis which is easier on the cash flow. Paying a salary also requires the payment into the Canada Pension Plan and will create RRSP contribution room. If the shareholder
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Gabriele Banka withdraws money from the company on a regular basis anyway, this may be a good option. There have been cases of the Canada Revenue Agency ruling against a company stating that the company should have been paying a salary and withholding the taxes due to the amount of regular withdrawals being made by the shareholder. The company would have then been charged a penalty and interest for not making payroll remittances. Dividends on the other hand, do not require the payment of any taxes withheld to the CRA, nor any payments into the Canada Pension Plan, nor will there be any RRSP
contribution room created. Dividends are paid by the corporation with after tax profit which means that the corporation needs to pay taxes on the income before distributing any dividends. From a Corporate perspective, there is a basic tax rate of 38 per cent that is levied on corporations that have offshore owners or whose incomes are derived from investment, rental or capital gains. There are a number of federal deductions to this rate bringing it down to about 28 per cent. Then there is the small business deduction of 17 for the first $500,000 of active business income for a corporation that is considered to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canadian controlled private corporation,â&#x20AC;? meaning that the ownership is entirely Canadian. When you add the current B.C. corporate tax rate of 2.5 per cent, the combined corporate tax rate is 13.5 per cent which is expected to go down to
11 per cent in 2012. Compare that rate with the lowest federal personal rate of 15 per cent corporately plus 5.06 per cent provincially and you can see that it may now make sense to pay out dividends. I have recently seen a number of cases whereby dividends have been paid out to zero out the debit balance in shareholderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loan account. But because the owner had withdrawn more funds that their original investment, the dividend payout put the company in a negative retained earnings position, which in my mind is inherently wrong. How can you dividend out more earnings than the company has made? Apparently this is not an issue with the CRA because retained earnings represent after tax income. It does become an issue for creditors because if after payment of these dividends, the company becomes unable to pay
THE OTHER ISSUE WITH PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS IS WHETHER IT WILL PUT THE SHAREHOLDER IN A HIGHER TAX BRACKET.
its creditors as due, then those creditors may be able to seek satisfaction from the owners which negates the limited liability protection of incorporation. The other issue with payment of dividends is whether it will put the shareholder in a higher tax bracket. If it does, then more personal taxes will need to be paid by the shareholder and may result in more taxes being paid overall. If the shareholder has additional sources of income, this may certainly be the case.
Dividends are grossed up by 25 per cent in the hands of the shareholder, so in order to avoid taxes on the dividends, the amount of dividends need to be limited to the level of the lowest tax bracket or $40,970. The taxpayer will then receive a dividend tax credit of 13.33 per cent which is supposed to offset the gross up and put the taxpayer in the same position that the corporation issuing the dividends would have been in. There have been some legislative changes to separate the issuing of dividends by a privately owned corporation from a publicly held corporation. The dividends issued by a publicly held corporation are classified as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;eligibleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dividends and their gross up is 45 per cent and the tax credit attached to this kind of dividend is 18.97 per cent. Although there is nothing that indicates that a privately owned corporation cannot issue eligible dividends, the classi-
fication is normally only used by public corporations. Another problem with the issuing of too high of a dividend also arises in the case of those credits that are based on taxable income (line 234) of the income tax return. Some of these items are OAS, GIS, HST, Age Credit and Pharmacare. If line 234 is over a certain threshold amount (different for each credit) then these credits or a portion of them are â&#x20AC;&#x153;clawed backâ&#x20AC;? as taxes until the next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s income tax return is filed. The key to getting the best overall tax reduction is to discuss your situation with your accountant on a regular basis or even several times a year as your situation changes.
Gabriele Banka is Certified General Accountant and the owner of Banka & Company Inc. 250-763-4528 info@bankaco.com
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Doc Willoughby’s embraces ‘green’ DeHart from B1 Certified.” Doc Willoughby’s has eliminated polystyrene and non-recyclable plastics, implemented container and paper recycling programs, installed low-flow fixtures on all dish/cleaning sinks, installed new energy efficient lighting in their kitchen, purchase only PCF paper products, adopted a basic sustainable purchasing policy and added Oceanwise protein to their menu. Donna Bellamy has started a consulting business, with her focus to help small and medium sized businesses increase growth and profitability. Along with completing a bachelor’s degree in business in 2007, Bellamy has many years of management and marketing experience. Brain Works Strategic Business Consulting is the name of her new firm. She will help you strengthen your competitive advantage, stimulate growth and improve overall business performance. Services offered are strategic planning, feasibility studies, research and analysis, marketing management and sales and customer service training, with one-hour free consultations. 250860-2078; www.brainworkscanada.com. The Greenroom Restaurant, 1360 Ellis St., has extended the Singing Server Program to include Thursdays and Sunday evenings. It’s a great place
to have dinner prior to attending the Kelowna Actors Studio. Servers burst into your favourite Broadway songs every 15 minutes and December will feature Nathan Flavel, Kelly Whelan and Delphine Litke as singing servers. Team that with a menu prepared by chef Scot Nystrom and it’s a complete evening. Call 250-869-0193 for reservations. Patti Skogg, president of Inspired Leadership Consulting, is the new authorized Crestcom licensee for the Thompson Okanagan region. Through Crestcom, she is offering The Bullet Proof manager series, a unique combination of live and video-based classroom leadership training. Participants attend a halfday, monthly session for 12 months. Each session concentrates on two specific management skills, such as leadership, motivation, customer service, communication, strategic thinking, problem solving and hiring/ recruiting with a session starting Dec. 14. Call 250868-0009; patti.skogg@ crestcom.com. Along with offering their wonderful bowed cupcakes for the holidays season, Janet and Joanne at Cupcasions on Enterprise Way will host their secnd annual Santa’s Bake Shop on Saturday, Dec. 18, at various times. Cost is $5 per child and parents are free. They offer cupcake crafts, prizes,
face painting, coffee cupcake samples and a visit from Santa. Call 250-8603690 to register. The Okanagan Mission Residents’ Association has a new board. Congrats to president Kerry Lomax. The board directors are Ron Hallick (past-president); Mark Ranger, vice-president); Sue Goodwin (secretary); Peter Pugsley (treasurer); Ron Erickson, Mark Thompson, Gary Toombs and Wayne Wolfe. Kelowna city councilor Charlie Hodge was presented with a Lifetime Honourary Membership to The Bridge Youth & Family Services, acknowledging his continued commitment to supporting youth and families through his involvement with the society. Charlie and Curtis Tulman have produced a wonderful CD called An Okanagan Christmas, with all proceeds going to The Bridge. It’s available at Mosaic Books, the Grateful Fed and The Bridge Society, located at 1890 Chandler St., for only $10. Call 250-7630456. Sandy Rosdal, owner of Cantina Express, makes a great holiday stocking stuffing or hostess gift. Her Snowman Candy Box is handmade and holds chocolate covered almonds. They sell for $3.50 each or a fourpack for $12. She will be at the Winfield Memorial Hall Christmas Craft
Fair on Dec. 5 or call 250763-9407. The 4th Street Place in Peachland has been completely renovated with a new floor, paint and new back wall. The Peachland Lions Club came through with a $2,000 donation to have the kitchen rebuilt. The facility is now ready to host the Peachland Players production of Mother Goose, from Dec. 9 to 12 with tickets at the Wash Tub and Peachland Pharmacy. The A&W restaurants in Kelowna at Leathead and Highway 97 and in Lake Country on Highway 97, both owned by Claude Uzelman, are hosting the Breath of Life Day for Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 4. One-half of the entire day’s proceeds will be go to this cause. There will be super specials, free Root Beer refills and prizes. The Great Root Bear will be visiting at both locations with a day of fun. Last year more than $20,000 was presented to the charity’s foundation by Uzelman’s A&Ws. Birthdays of the week: Dave Hobson (Dec. 1); Happy 75th Vern Martindale (Dec.1); Beth Meyers, Q103 (Dec. 3); Anne Schneider (Dec. 6); Dallas Gray, K963 (Dec. 6); Vern Willms (Dec. 2); Marilyn Willms (Dec. 3). Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna hotelier. Phone her at 250-979-4546, fax 250-860-3173, email maxdehart@telus.net.
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astritis is an umbrella term for a group of conditions that all share a common symptom of inflammation of the stomach lining. Gastritis can be chronic or acute, and for most people it is not serious and resolves quickly with treatment. Symptoms include a gnawing or burning pain or ache in the upper abdomen that may be either worse or better with eating, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, belching, bloating, a feeling of fullness in the upper abdomen after eating, and weight loss. Acute gastritis happens suddenly and is more likely to cause nausea and burning pain or discomfort in the upper abdomen. Chronic gastritis develops gradually and
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James Kaufman symptoms are usually a dull pain and a feeling of fullness or a loss of appetite after a small amount of food. In many people, chronic gastritis may cause no symptoms at all. In rare, severe cases, gastritis may cause stomach bleeding—something that should be addressed promptly with medical care. Gastritis is a result of the stomach’s protective layer becoming weak or damaged. The stomach has a mucus-lined barrier that protects it from the acids
that help digest food. Weakness in the barrier exposes the stomach lining to damage and inflammation from digestive juices. This can result from a bacterial infection, regular use of pain relief medications, severe stress, alcohol intake, bile reflux disease (when bile flows up into the stomach), an autoimmune dysfunction, or it can be a result of different conditions or diseases. Treatment may involve addressing the underlying problem, such as stopping the use of substances which lead to gastritis or taking antibiotics if it is due to a bacterial infection, or taking medications to reduce or neutralize stomach acid. In Chinese medicine, gastritis conditions are classified as stomach pain, which includes both gastritis and ulcers.
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to day may also be factors. Emotional upset such as anger, frustration, resentment, worry and stress can lead to stomach problems, as can overwork and physical overexertion. And finally, our inherited constitution may mean for some people a weakness in the stomach, which makes it prone to disorders such as gastritis.
Because of the accuracy in diagnosis, acupuncture and Chinese medicine can yield excellent results in the treatment of gastritis and promote healing of the stomach lining. Acupuncture can also help with many of the symptoms of gastritis including nausea, pain, and vomiting, and can help to reduce stress and improve overall digestive functioning. Combined with lifestyle and dietary changes, it can be an effective treatment option for resolving gastritis, strengthening a weak digestive system, and preventing future stomach disorders from occurring. James Kaufman is a registered acupuncturist at Okanagan Acupuncture Centre, 1625 Ellis St, in Kelowna. 250-861-8863 www.okanagan acupuncture.com
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hat does it take to be a successful leader? Education, training and experience are one side of the coin. What about common sense and personality? One can reasonably argue that both sides are important and of course they are not mutually exclusive, meaning it isn’t necessarily an either/or issue. f This concept is explored in depth by Steven J. Stein and Howard E. Book in their fascinating book, The EQ Edge. As Stein and Book explain, our level of intellect—commonly known as IQ—is measured with a specific test of our cogtnitive and rational abilities. Research has shown though, that those with high IQ’s are not guaranteed success in life, while others with lower scores—or little formal education—have excelled. This debate about tschool smarts vs. street smarts is not new and it continues to challenge our perceptions about intelligence. Much research has been done on what is now widely known as “emotional intelligence” or a person’s ability to ksuccessfully cope and interact with the rest of the world. The term emotional intelligence relates to kself awareness, self control and an ability to understand one’s impact on others. It also has a strong component of empathy or being able to see things from someone else’s perspective. These characteristics have been directly linked to success in the world of work and with leadership in particular. Successful leaders know how to read and navigate political and social environments; remain unruffled by stress; intuitively comprehend others’ wants/ needs, strengths and weaknesses; and engage people by being the kind of person that others want to be around. All these skills may sound impossible to find in one person but the
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rritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is generally classified as a “functional” disorder. A functional disorder refers to a disorder or disease where the primary abnormality is an altered physiological function (the way the body works), rather than an identifiable structural or biochemical cause. It characterizes a disorder that generally cannot be diagnosed in a traditional way as an inflammatory, infectious, or structural abnormality that can be seen by commonly used examination, x-ray, or blood test. IBS occurs when muscles in your intestines contract faster or slower than normal. This causes pain, cramping, gassiness, sudden bouts of diarrhea, and constipation. It is also known as spastic colon. Though no prescrip-
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stipation, dry mouth, reduced sweating or thirst. Some people with IBS have greater trouble absorbing the sugars lactose (as found in milk), fructose (as found in high concentration in fruit juice and dried fruit), and sorbitol (as found in some dietetic candy) than do people without IBS. In a recent study, restricting intake of these sugars led to reduction in symptoms in 40 per cent of people with IBS. There are many other dietary factors to consider for a person dealing with IBS, such as avoiding dairy products and increasing fibre in the diet as well as, supplementing your diet with essential fatty acids that are present in oils such as flax and primrose. By no stretch of the imagination is this list complete it is merely a start. But the treatment of IBS with homeopathy has an incredible success rate. According to the Women’s and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, one homeopathic remedy, Asafoetida, has been evaluated as a potential treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. In a 14-week, doubleblind trial, about 100 people with irritable
bowel syndrome received Asafoetida in a 3X potency or placebo. The results indicated that participants taking the homeopathic remedy improved to a greater extent than those taking a placebo. Two other remedies have also been found to be quite effective with IBS, colocynthis and Lycopodium. The remedy Colocynthis, which is, indicated when abdominal pain is described as cutting or cramping, often coming in waves, and relieved by firm pressure or by doubling over. Pain is usually increased by eating or drinking, as well as by the emotions of anger or indignation. Pain often reaches its peak just prior to diarrhea. The homeopathic remedy Lycopodium is indicated when symptoms include band-like pain around the waist, severe flatulence and bloating, and frequent heartburn. Asafoetida, the remedy tested in the doubleblind study described above, is indicated when there is constipation alternating with profuse, offensive, watery diarrhea, abdominal distention with
much flatulence, and the sensation of a lump in the throat that is relieved by swallowing and belching. Symptoms are worse after eating, from sitting, at night, and on the left side, but relieved by pressure and by motion in the open air. These are just three possible remedies for IBS, it is important to keep in mind that in classical homeopathy there are many possible remedies for any one chronic disease, depending on an individuals symptom picture. Other diseases of the bowel that can benefit from homeopathy are Crohn’s disease and Colitis. Crohn’s disease usually affects the endmost portion of the small intestine, called the “ileum.” Ulcerative colitis shows up in the lower intestine and the rectum. These conditions however do take longer to treat and may require some time to get the desired results. John Sherman is a professional classical homeopath in Kelowna. His column is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as medical advice. 250-764-2487 Cedarlake@telus.net
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A faulty electrical cord on a living room lamp led to a Clifton Road family being burned out of their home, fire officials say. During the dinner hour on Saturday, fire crews were called to a blaze at 261 Clifton Rd. and arrived to find the home “fully involved” with fire. “The family’s smoke alarm alerted the occupants to the fire, which enabled them to escape without injury,” said assistant fire chief Thomas Doherty. “Unfortunately, two cats perished in the blaze.” A dog did go missing during the blaze, but was located later that night. He said fire investigators have determined that the fire, which displaced the couple living in the home, started in the living room area and was caused by a faulty electrical cord on a lamp. Damage to the home is substantial and is estimated at $330,000. cwierda@kelowna
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Four pillar approach to managing your business Mills from B7 tion skills, particularly in listening and consensus building. The fourth pillar—being tough-minded—re-
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lates to personal resilience. It means being able to persevere when things get difficult and lead with confidence in the face of obstacles and pressure. More detail on the subsets of skills required for each of these four pillars is available in The EQ Edge. It’s a great book and the EQ-i assessment, which I use with my clients, is an excellent tool for personal development. Whether you are in a leadership role now or hope to be soon, improving your emotional intelligence just may give you the edge you need to really succeed. Laurie Mills is a certified coach and human resource professional. Her company is Lighthouse Professiona l Development Consulting Services. The subject matter in this article is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as professional advice. 250-869-7523 www.lighthousepdcs.com
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Little church a survivor Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER
For a church once earmarked to be burned to the ground at the hands of the local fire department, the small heritage site on Benvoulin Road holds an exalted position in this city. Not only is the Benvoulin Heritage Church, near the busy Springfield Road intersection, the birthplace of the Central Okanagan Heritage Society, but the Christmas concerts hosted within its walls have become a mainstay of Kelowna’s festive season. And one of those concerts is to celebrate the society itself. Every year for roughly the last 20 years, members of the society are invited to enjoy a small group performance, open to the public, from some of the best musicians in town. The 2010 celebration is no different, although one member of the society admits organizing the
event is getting trickier. “It just keeps you on your toes trying to find a different small group to play each year,” said Loraine McLarty, noting this year’s selection of Consortio, a subgroup of the The Merrie Pipers Recorder Orchestra, is considered a good snag. The pipers are a group of retirees based out of the Society for Learning in Retirement, who play medieval music on recorders. The members playing are a small group within the orchestra. For this concert they will be joined by former school teacher Colleen Knox who is reading a children’s Christmas story. “We will be doing a variety of Christmas music—and mostly carols,” said musician Carol Postle. One can imagine it’s probably a more elaborate program than the Christmas services originally planned for the Presbyterian congregation who filled the pews when the church was first erected.
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BENVOULIN CHURCH has a long and storied history. The building holds 100 people at best, so whether it’s the singers with M.A.S.K. or a performance from members of Viva Musica, the society has to be very selective with its choice of entertainment to ensure the
event does not spill out the church doors. And this is a somewhat ironic turn for a building twice abandoned and once quite derelict, or so McLarty explained. “It was built in 1892 and used as a church until
the late ’60s when the population just couldn’t support it,” she said, relaying the story of how this church-cum-community hall won its spot in the weddings and Christmas concerts of Kelowna.
The congregation of the small white wooden structure, with its distinctive steeple, was among the roughly two-thirds of Presbyterian churches to join the United Church of Canada after its creation in 1925 and remained a church for nearly another four decades, closing in 1964. Through to the 1970s, young people breathed life into the building, using it as a coffee house and youth centre. But its doors closed once again in 1976 and it sat empty for many years until the church found a saviour in a local physician. In the fall of 1981 it was so rundown the Kelowna Fire Department had decided the site might make a good practise burn, but a doctor stepped up to argue the building had far more worth. Dr. Walter Anderson was a member of the local historic society and asked that the church be left to stand as testament to the work of the area’s
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pioneers. The Gothic Revival architecture was based on the Crathie Kirk, a small church in Aberdeen, Scotland, best known as the holiday worship spot for British royalty and the original parish where Lord and Lady Aberdeen, who helped finance Kelowna’s version after immigrating to the Vernon area, would have worshiped. Anderson mustered some support and the Central Okanagan Heritage Society formed, saving the church as their first project. The Christmas concert is open to the public by donation. It will be held Sunday, Dec. 5, 2 p.m., at 2279 Benvoulin Rd. For the Christian community, such celebrations mark the birth of Christ, but this particular Christmas concert is a thank you to the group who gave new life to the church and a celebration of the extraordinary work they’ve done throughout the community ever since.
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Glee phenomenon keeps growing GLEE; THE MUSIC, THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM (COLUMBIA)
I was at a supermarket check out over the weekend and there at the till was this tome of a magazine dedicated strictly to the phenomenon that is Glee. The weighty mag is a true indication of just how popular this TV series has become and the cast keeps releasing CDs at a furious pace. I think this is disc number five for this year, after the Halloweenthemed Rocky Horror Show mini album. Anyway, this Christmas album has made its debut at the lofty No.3 spot and offers Broadway, show tune cast versions of common fare such as Jingle Bells, O Christmas Tree and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. But the song that is bound to get the most attention here is the gay duet between Chris Colfer and Darren Criss on the highly seductive Baby Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cold outside which is quite a daring leap for a conventional TV series about high school singing clubs. Fans have already made this yet another blockbuster.
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The tiny and cute as a button 12 year old Jackie Evancho offers a short and sweet Yuletide package with this four-song CD and 12-minute DVD set. She sings traditional fare such as Pie Jesu, Panis Angelicus and the title song with her popera crossover style. The DVD offers a short interview and the few performances she made with Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talent. Despite of the slim volume here this CD/ DVD set still made its debut with an impressive top 10 showing. A talent to watch over the coming decades. C+
peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s albums and this wonderful 18-track CD collects several of those guest spots for this warm and inviting album. These cameos, duets and collaborations all sound like the Norah Jones adult alternative genre with some accessible side trips into jazz, but on most of these tunes Jones is front and center. There is some solid eclecticism here with the samba music with The Foo Fighters on Virginia Moon, the C&W with Sasha Dobson singing Rodney Crowellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bull Rider and hip hop with OutKast, Q-Tip and Talib Kweli. Included are Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fine collaborations with Ray Charles on Here We Go Again from the Genius Loves Company and the pure jazz of Court & Spark from River: The Joni Letters that surprisingly won the Grammy for Album Of The Year for Herbie Hancock a couple of years ago. A solid set of songs for the ever growing Norah Jones fan base. B+
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James blunt seemed to be heading for one hit wonder status after the overly moody and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;serious artisteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; he tried to put across on his sophomore album. This time out Blunt has loosened up with some radio-friendly and very hooky pop/rock/folk songs that beguile without pretension. Some Kind Of Trouble made its debut at the No.6 spot the week before this one and fans of his first album will find plenty to enjoy on this much superior third outing. After the gravitas of his All The Lost Souls album Blunt failed to place a hit in the top 10 after his debut smash Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Beautiful, but this new CD has plenty of ear catching songs where I hear the potential for maybe three hits, including the buoyant Stay The Night, along with the upbeat femme fatale song Dangerous.
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Here is a fine seasonal stocking stuffer with the Deluxe Hits package from P!NK that includes a lengthy 18-track CD and a loaded DVD recorded live at Wembley, as well as Australia, along with a few other DVD goodies. She has only released four albums, but P!NK has scored so many hits they cannot be included on a single CD and as a result some of her hits are recorded for posterity on the video disc. P!NK has proven to be a big success at a variety of genres including bratty pop-punk on Trouble, hip hop on There See Mitchell B11
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abitat is excited to announce the return of Bahamas to Kelowna on Wednesday, Dec. 8. This will be Bahamas’ third date in Kelowna since his first at Habitat as part of the highly acclaimed Bonfire Ball tour with Jason Collett and Zeus as well as his second appearance opening for Sarah Harmer at the Kelowna Community Theatre in September. Joining Bahamas this time around will be Toronto folk rocker Doug Paisley. Afie Jurvanen, who performs as Bahamas, recorded his debut, Pink Strat (Nevado Records), in a cabin in rural Ontario in the winter of 2008,
with his roommate at the time, Robbie Lackritz (Jamie Lidell, Feist). Many of the songs were saved up over a period of five years of touring as part of Jason Collett’s band, and then Feist’s band. Similar to an old John Hammond or J.J. Cale recording, the production is straight-forward, simple and full of character— highlighting the storytelling and quaintness of the performances. Though the arrangements are sparse, Jurvanen plays bass, drums, piano, various percussion, organ, slide, acoustic and nylon string guitars and his friends from Zeus, The Great Lake Swim-
mers, and Feist also join him on a few of the tracks. Since the release of Pink Strat in the summer of 2009, Bahamas has performed with Elvis Costello, Sam Roberts, the Weakerthans, the Constantines, Amy Millan and Wilco. Bahamas also received his first Juno nomination in 2010 for Roots Album of the Year. Bahamas is currently finishing production on a second album and is embarking on their first Cross-Canada headlining tour. Doug Paisley may come from Toronto but it would be no surprise if I found that he is originally from the Southern States. His latest album, Constant Companion, is made up of simple acoustic and piano songs accompanied
by Doug’s voice that blurs the line between country and folk. Leslie Feist also makes an appearance on the album on the breakup ballad Don’t Make Me Wait. The album received four stars from Rolling Stone and was deemed one of the best singer/songwriter albums of 2010. If you haven’t yet had the chance to see Bahamas live, then I suggest you won’t want to miss out on this. Afie is a talented musician who really connects with his audience and with his sly sense of humor he also tends to attract the attention of young ladies (so boys, don’t let your girlfriends go to this one alone). Bahamas and Doug Paisley are the perfect
pairing for a wintry night. Paisley will sympathize with your current dismal state of seasonal despair just to be followed by Bahamas whose lazy Sunday music will make you feel like a warm summer breeze is swaying your hammock back and forth. Tickets for Bahamas at Habitat are $10 advance and $15 at the door. Advance tickets are available at Leo’s Video, Tweaked and Yummy Vintage Apparel or on the Habitat eStore (estore. thehabitat.ca). Doors are open at 8 p.m. with the show starting at 9 p.m. For more information visit www.thehabitat.ca.
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Mitchell’s CD reviews Mitchell from B11 You Go, pure dance club pop on Get The Party Started, ballads with the poignant Family Portrait and dance rock on U + Ur Hand. Although P!NK released all four of her albums on a box set last year, Greatest Hits…So Far is an excellent sampler and the Deluxe booklet shows the unconventionally handsome P!NK in different lights (I still think she would make a solid midget wrestler). A winning collection that includes a couple of new songs that are also climbing the charts. B+ bwcmitchell@shaw.ca
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Alternator members’ show Utopia is a much contested and theorized concept within artistic discourse. First appearing in early Renaissance paintings of the ideal Italian city, and continuing through to the post-war avant-gardes, utopian desires have permeated human consciousness for decades, provid-
ing raw creative material, collective sensibility, critical thought and ideological reflection. Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art members are exhibiting their visions of utopia in their members’ exhibition, at the gallery in the Rotary Centre until Dec. 11. Member artists were
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Tap in to your KAG artists reveal images inner child of identity in with Peter Pan members’ exhibit The Kelowna Art Gallery presents its members’ exhibition: Marking Identity, showing until Jan. 9. Installed in the front project space at the Water Street gallery, the exhibition features more than 50 unique and provocative works by local artists in acrylic, mixed media, photography and sculpture. Marking Identity gives local artists who hold annual memberships with the KAG an opportunity to have their work viewed by the community at large. The theme of this year’s members’ exhibition mirrors that of the gallery’s large fall exhibition, Constructions of Identity. Member artists were encouraged to reflect on ways they define themselves and how they embrace or challenge their identities. “Our city is full of such amazing talent,” said
Renée Burgess, head of public programming at the KAG. “The Kelowna Art Gallery is a place where artists can gather and feel supported, and we are proud to showcase these works,” she said. The members’ works are on view through Jan. 9, 2011. The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water St., in the heart of the Cultural District in downtown Kelowna. Hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday until 9 p.m.; Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. and closed Mondays. Admission to the gallery is $5 for individuals, $4 for students and seniors, or $10 for a family. Admission is free every Thursday from 3 to 9 p.m. Visit the Kelowna Art Gallery online at www. kelownaartgallery.com.
This holiday season, Theatre Kelowna presents the story of the boy who never grew up, Peter Pan. This timeless tale never fails to capture the imagination of children who dream of flying off to Neverland with Peter Pan. Adults, those allgrown-up children, will be captivated as well, remembering the innocence and simplicity of childhood. That is the beauty and power of theatre—to take us on journeys where we could never hope to go in real life. This is Theatre Kelowna’s 61st annual Christmas show, this year directed and written by Linda Beaven. Flying is by ZFX. Actors include Jessica Johnson as Peter Pan; Zoe Plant as Wendy; Don Plant as Captain Hook; Antony Knight as John; Kate Hammer as Michael and Denise Wolfe as Tiger Lilly. They are supported by a cast of 40 pirates, mer-
maids, lost boys, gnomes, warrior women, as well as Tinkerbell and a Crocodile. As Peter Pan says, “Come with us, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings!” Peter Pan flies until Dec. 5 at the Kelowna Community Theatre. Showtimes are Wednesday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are available from selectyourtickets. com; by phoning 250762-5050 or from the Prospera Place box office. Adults: $20; student/senior $18; kids 12 and under $10. Tickets for a family of four cost $40, while groups of 10 or more get at 10 per cent discount. There is a service charge on each seat of $3.75) For more about Theatre Kelowna visit the website www.theatrekelowna.org.
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The original Herman’s Kelowna student awarded prestigious Hermit to perform at KCT $100,000 Rhodes Scholarship Those who remember the British music invasion of the 1960s to North America will be reliving a lot of old musical memories when part of that musical airwaves flotilla performs at the Kelowna Community Theatre on Tuesday, April 5, 7:30 p.m. Peter Noone is a multitalented entertainer who has been delighting audiences nearly all his life. He was born in Manchester, England, where he studied voice and acting at St. Bede’s College and the Manchester School of Music and Drama. As a child, he played “Stanley Fairclough” on the long-running British soap opera, Coronation Street. But it was at the age of 15 that Noone achieved international fame as the lead singer for the pop music band Herman’s Hermits. Their classic hits included “I’m Into Something Good,” “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat,” Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” “I’m Henry Vlll, I Am,”“Listen People” and “There’s A
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PETER NOONE will bring his current rendition of Herman’s Hermits to Kelowna for a concert at the Kelowna Community Theatre on April 5, 2011. Kind of Hush.” Ultimately, the band sold over 52 million recordings Noone subsequently performed on numerous television shows and appeared with such luminaries as Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason and Dean Martin. He also starred in three highly successful feature films—Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Love-
ly Daughter; Hold On! ; and When The Boys Meet The Girls. In the 1980s, Noone spent most of his time performing on stage in various Broadway productions. The ’90s found him embarking on a four-year stint as the winsome host of VH1’s My Generation. Tickets for the Kelowna show are available at Ticketmaster or by phone at 250-860-1470.
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Mount Allison University fourth-year international relations student Kelly O’Connor has been awarded one of the most prestigious academic awards in the world— the Rhodes Scholarship from England’s University of Oxford, valued at over $100,000. A resident of Kelowna, O’Connor will begin her Master’s in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies at Oxford next fall. Eight Mount Allison students have received the prestigious award in the past 10 years, with 49 Mount Allison students being named Rhodes Scholars in the University’s history. This is the second year in a row that a Mount Allison student has been selected for the Rhodes scholarship from the Maritime region. “I feel very lucky and humbled to be selected for the Rhodes scholarship,” O’Connor said. “The news hasn’t really sunk in yet. I’m very excited to continue my studies at Oxford and know that my experience at Mount Allison has prepared me well for this next step.”
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KELLY O’CONNOR at the Mount Allison University campus in Sackville, New Brunswick. Mount Allison University president and vice-chancellor Dr. Robert Campbell said, “Kelly O’Connor is an exceptional student who has contributed greatly to her community, both at Mount Allison and beyond. She joins a long list of Mount Allison graduates who have gone on to study
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LARESSER, RUDOLPH KARL Rudy was a well-known baker and businessman in the East Kootenays and the Okanagan for many years. He was born December 4th, 1935 in Graz, Austria, and started baking at an early age. His family immigrated to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1953 and he baked his way thru Prince George, Dawson Creek and settled at Dominion Store on Main in Vancouver, where he met his lovely wife Valerie. In 1964, they moved to Invermere, BC and bought their first bakery, along with his mother and step-father. They successfully ran Quality Bakery for 17 years and made many friends from Calgary to Cranbrook to Revelstoke. In 1983, Rudy created Specialty Bakery in Kelowna, first on Bredin Road, then the Tea Room on Gordon (1987) and now at Finns Road (1998), where his legacy continues with his son, Chris. Rudy was a very good businessman, and was always happy to help people get started on their own. Rudy was a strong a competitive athlete in downhill and cross-country skiing, swimming, tennis, cycling, golf and triathlon. Together he and Valerie cycled the Hope-Princeton pass and a favourite holiday was a three month cycling tour of New Zealand. Rudy considered himself a “Philosopher Baker” and always enjoyed a good argument. He will be greatly missed by Valerie, his partner in work, life, love and play, so happy to have recently celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary; his children Cindy (Glenn and their son Leonard) of North Vancouver, Wendy (Brian and their children Elizabeth, Brody, Cade & Rylan) of Peachland, and Chris (Brenda and their children Jessica, Amanda and Ethan) of Kelowna. “OPA, WE WILL MISS YOU!” He will also be missed by his brother Max (Gail) Tritscher of Kelowna, Eddie (Lucy) Tritscher of Whitehorse, and his sister-in-law and brother-in-law Ros and John Walker of Victoria. Over the course of his life, Rudy was blessed to have many longtime friends and his presence will be deeply missed. He has many cousins and relatives in his home country of Austria. Rudy’s family extends heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Auret Van Heerden for his friendship and professional influence. A “Celebration of Life” will be held at Specialty Bakery on Finns Road in Kelowna on Saturday, December 4th, 2010 from 2pm to 5pm. On this Saturday, it would have been Rudy’s 75th birthday, the day he came into this world and this is the day we have chosen to gather and celebrate his life with family and friends. “Work was his religion – the bakery was his church”. By son-in-law, Glenn. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Rudy’s memory to The Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC, or The Alzheimer Society of Canada would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mem.com. Arrangements in care of First Memorial Funeral Services, (250) 762-2299.
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Born October 7th, 1937 in Bellsite, Manitoba. Passed away suddenly on November 28th, 2010 in Kelowna. Bruce is survived by his wife Doreen. Son Darrin; mother Marie in Kamloops; sisters Gladie in Salmon Arm and Roxanna in Scotsdale, Arizona; brother Harold (Lani) in Kamloops and Many other relatives. Family and friends will gather at First Memorial Funeral Services, 1211 Sutherland Ave, Kelowna on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 1:00 PM for an informal celebration of Bruce’s Life. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kelowna General Hospital ICU in memory of Bruce. Condolences may be sent to the family by visitingwww.mem.com. Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna. 250-762-2299
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Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 12, 1957 and passed away at Sunpointe Village in Kelowna on November 23, 2010. Rose is survived by her two daughters; Amanda (Jonathon), and Meghann (Ryan), two grandchildren; Kenton and Tiernan, sister; Angie, parents; Alfred and Irma. A Memorial Service will take place on Friday, December 3, 2010 at 1:00 pm from Christ Lutheran Church, 2091 Gordon Drive, Kelowna. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1501 – 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC, V5H 4G7. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www. everdenrust.com.
Grief Shared Is Grief Diminished As Christmas draws near we realize that the holiday season can be a difficult time for families that have lost a loved one. Believing that this is a time for remembering together, we welcome you to attend our free 18th Annual “Christmas Candlelight Memorial Service” Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 At 7:00 P.M. Kelowna Community Church of the Salvation Army 1480 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, BC Sponsored by: First Memorial Funeral Services, Lakeview Memorial Gardens and Valleyview Funeral Home For information call: 250-762-2299, 250-765-2929 or 250-765-3147 Everyone is welcome
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“Until the pendulum of time itself ceases, is our love for you!” Your loving wife and son Brenda and Owen. Gary was a loving and devoted husband and father. He had an irrefutable reputation in the community, built on respect, loyalty, honor and honesty. He never lacked for his smiles or wit and was fondly known by many as ‘Garush’. ‘Garebear’, and of course ‘Mr. Deep’. His solid reputation, built his business of ‘Deep Clean Carpet Care’ for 25 years, and Gary wished all to know his son continues on his legacy. There are many family, friends and associates too numerous to name, that touched his heart and all will miss him fondly. A memorial service of his death will be held on Saturday December 4th at 1:30 pm at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 1880 Dallas Rd in Glenmore.
HOKAZONO, AIJI Born October 30, 1914 in Kagoshima city on the southern island of Kyushu in Japan. Passed away peacefully and entered the Pure Land on Monday, November 22, 2010. Aiji came to Kelowna as a sponsored agricultural labourer at the young age of 19 years. He then continued on to become a very successful vegetable farmer and orchardist, while raising his family of four children. He was sadly predeceased by his wife Mary Mitsuko in November 2000 and also sadly predeceased by his daughter Eileen Toyoko in February 2004. He is survived and lovingly remembered by his sons: Ken, his wife Gloria and their children of Delta; Roger, his wife Nicki and their children: Briana and Nathan of Kelowna; Lloyd, his partner Ali and Lloyd’s children: Kris and Alan of Calgary. Dad’s extended family from Toronto: Tom Shimizu and family; Charlie Shimizu and family; Kazuko Shimizu and family; Margaret Yamada, her husband Haruo and family; Roy Kobayashi; Ruby Nagasuye, her husband Joe and family and also many family members still residing in different cities within Japan. A viewing service will be held on Sunday, December 12th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. A Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, December 12th at 7:00 pm at the Kelowna Buddhist Temple, 1089 Borden Avenue, Kelowna, BC with Reverend Y. Miyakawa officiating. Interment to follow in the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Koden gratefully declined. If desired, donations can be made to the BC Special Olympics, #226-1367 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6H 4A9 or a charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.
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Accounting Representative FBC, a progressive organization that prides itself on delivering creative solutions to extraordinary business needs is looking for an individual for our Kelowna Regional Office who is ready to take on a challenging and rewarding opportunity as an Accounting Representative. Following are some of the main responsibilities of this role: •Pre-arranging meetings with clients in your designated area. •Travel to their place of business where you will use state-of-the-art computer equipment and company-designed software to collect tax and other financial data, as well as represent them during audits. •Ensure complete and accurate input of this data onto our tax database, from which it will be retrieved and worked on by our tax specialists. •Represent our members in dealings with Canada Revenue Agency. •Communicate with Members regarding membership benefits and collect yearly membership fees. •Acquisition of New Members through the generation of current Member referral leads and general prospecting. Our requirements are as follows and our commitment is to train, develop and support individuals who are motivated to take on this challenging opportunity: •The ability to travel throughout the region, with some overnight stays required (a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation are essential). •A background in Accounting/Bookkeeping and/or tax preparation; customer service in either the retail, call centre or help desk environment would be a definite asset. •Your ability to work with minimal supervision. •Residence in the Kelowna area is not a requisite of this position. This position will appeal to individuals who are looking for a professional environment to create a rewarding career. In return we will provide flexibility, support and exceptional career growth along with a comprehensive compensation package. Please apply in strict confidence to Mr. Diamond via email to gdiamond@fbc.ca or via fax to (250) 861-8012. We will be happy to discuss your background and interest to ensure this opportunity fits your needs.
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WANTED CNC Plasma Programmer/Designer with minimum 2 years experience. Job duties are as follows; Creating programs for CNC table from AutoCad drawings and Material allocation from nests. Creating and issuing detailed drawings for shop fabrication. Individual should have excellent communication skills, work well with others, and willing to learn new skill sets. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Fax Resume to 250766-1568 or Call Jim 250-7661566
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$165/cd, Jackpine, $145/cd.Ponderosa, $120/cd. Jim, 250-762-5469 APPLE $150. Fir $110. Pine $70. Split/Dry. 2/3 cord. Free delivery Kel. 250-762-6552 Chimney Sweeping. Kelowna area. Reasonable Rates (250)717-7045 EDSON’S 1 Ton Dump Truck Guaranteed Dry JackPine. Rounds, (250)-718-1595 SEASONED Apple wood $50 per apple bin. (250)-763 5433, or (250)-762-9673
Furniture COUCH & matching love seat, brown, microfiber, 2yrs old, ask $750 obo. 250-769-0547. LARGE Selection of Gently Used Furniture; Tables & Chairs from $99, Sofa’s ,Hidea-beds from $99. Much more in store. OK Estates Furniture and More 3292 Hwy 97N( beside Sheepskin Boutique) (250)-807-7775 SKLAR Peppler, 2 love seats, EZ chair, like new. $800. Kenmore Super Cap Washer & dryer, good shape, $500. Stainless steel truck tool box, $175. 250-769-3056.
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Misc. Wanted 12GAUGE pump action shot gun. 250-764-2482. I am a private collector and will buy your old coin collection & accumulations. Todd, 250864-3521 Old unwanted violin..possibly with case. (250)-801-2907 A desire to see if I can still play. Silver Buyer in Town Now. Buying Sterling, Silver, Coins, Bars, Flatware, Gold, Jewelry etc. 1800 948 8816 We Buy Estates, Antiques, Silver, Coins Moorcroft, China, Furniture, Native Artifacts etc. Please call 250-863-3082
Musical Instruments DRUM SET. Mark II, black, 4pce, High Hat & Symbols, near new, excl cond., $400 obo. 250-767-2687 MOIR Pianos Christmas Piano Sale. Lay-Away & Delivery for Christmas. New & Used Grand & Upright Pianos. Call Richard Moir @ 764-8800 PIANO- Henry Herbert made by Mason & Rish, apartment size, $1200. 250-868-2168.
Sporting Goods 50% OFF all WAKE BOARD’S, SKI’S, LIFE JACKETS AND TUBS clearing out old inventory to bring in the new! Come in and check it out, at K&R Marine 1721 Harvey Ave Kelowna, or call with questions 250-860-4447 STOCKING Stuffers from The Best Little Gunshop Around: Gift certificates for repairs, refinishing, customizing, knives, AR-15’s, CZ-858’s & 75’s, SKS’s, Glock’s, SIG’s, S&W’s, Ruger’s, Colt’s, Remington’s, Winchester’s. Weber & Markin 4-1691 Powick Rd, Kel. Call 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat, 10-6
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2003 Rubber Track mini excavator, 303.5 cat, close cab swing boom, 3 attach. 2900 hrs, $23,500. 250-308-9237
4 COINCO CT 48 Compact Pop vending mach’s., tble or wall, also 1 mech. tble. $500. ea or $2000/all 250-769-2037 Are you looking for AVON products, but don’t know where to find them? Call Candice (250)-764-3671 candice.munro@hotmail.com Your Indepentant Sales Representative . BULK CANDY Supplies, 50% off listed price, going out of business sale; 250-769-2037 FRIDGE. Magic Chef, $250. Door with window, $50. Mirrored sliding closet doors, $50. GE microwave, $25. 250-7175685 GREAT Xmas gift for a boy, many rescue Hero items. 250763-5212.
18” TV, $65, 250-491-8177 (4) 14” winter rims, 4 holes on 4” centers, excl cond., $80. 250-862-6149 Peachland. (4) 14” winter rims, 5 holes on 4.25” centers, excl cond., $80. 250-862-6149 Peachland. 4 TRACTION KING WINTER TIRES 235-75-R15 GOOD COND. $100 (250)317-4608 ALL Black Leather Recliner chair, good cond, $100. 778480-3733. BED. Queen size. $50. 250769-6482 BRAND new Magic grip tire change & emergency kit, $50. 250-979-7642. CAMPING gear, tents, sleeping bags etc. $60/all. 250-4918177 FREE run eggs for sale. $3/carton. 778-478-0672 FUTON couch, barely used, $75. 250-762-5706 Glass & Brass Coffee Table 3x3 glass 18 inch high. $50 obo. (250)868-2474 Leather recliner chair, $50. 250-769-6482 Metal Frame Lounge w/full cushion.Adjustable.Comes w/ cover $50 obo. (250)868-2474 OFFICE chair w/arms, greyish tweed, $45. From Costco. 250-762-5706
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$100 & Under OFFICE plastic mat for front of desk, $12. 250-762-5706 SHEEP wool quilt, new lining & new cover, $80. Call 250762-0369 SMALL Electric snow blower, used 1 season, $80. 778-4803733. WINCHESTER Pine xmas tree, 7’, 300 pre-lit lights. 961 tips. $49. 250-762-5706
$200 & Under 155/80R13 Hankook Winter tires, used 1 winter, very good cond, $200. 250-491-7719. (4) winter tires, P195/60R15 87H, $125. 250-491-8177 BOXSPRING, mattress & frame, Queen, like new, $200. 250-765-6411 BRAND new windows, (2), sealed, beige, 48x30, $100ea. Call 250-491-8177 CUSTOM made warming cabinet for wine making, $150. 250-763-5212. DININGRM Table w/6chairs, honey brown, very good cond. $125. Call 250-763-8018 FRENCH Provincial greenish chesterfireld & chair, good shape. $120. 250-763-8018 NETBOOK computer, $200, Windows XP Call 250-8604560 PORTABLE Singer sewing machine, $150 obo. 250-7638018
$300 & Under 12EA, Country Rose, cups, saucers, desert & luncheon plates. $225. 250-763-5212. 32” TV & Motorolla Shaw Dolby digital box, as pkg deal, exc cond, $300. 250-763-4259.
$400 & Under BRAND new central vac, end attachments, $349 no tax. 250-762-3468 Elliptical Cross Trainer Infinity Euro Sport $400 obo (250)868-2474 KNECHTEL solid maple buffet & hutch + dining table, 6chairs. $400. 250-470-7733.
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Garage Sales EVERYTHING ORGANIZED. Hosted Estate Sale, Saturday & Sunday Dec 4th & 5th, 9-5. Middlebench Drive in Oyama. Follow signs. Antiques, furniture, household items, tools etc. everythingorganized.net
Acreage for Sale SPECTACULAR Black Mountain View Lots! Fully serviced & graded sites from $169,900 plus HST. Loseth Drive to Nishi Court. Call 250-863-2717 or go to www.minehill.ca
Apt/Condos for Sale 2BD, 2bth, 1500sq’, bright top flr corner unit, great loc. MLS $199,900. Betsy Price, RE/ MAX Kelowna. 250-212-5520 2BDRM, totally reno’d, close to downtown, quiet, secure building, elevator, insuite laundry, $149,900. 250-307-5522. THINKING OF SELLING? For a confidential, no obligation, free market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-762-9446 or 250-860-1100 anytime.
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Gallaghers Canyon $495,000 A 3 Bedroom 2 bath Home with 2300 sq. ft. finished backing on the 3rd fairway. Wonderful amenities and clubhouse. For viewing,call Dick (250)-712-0812 or dickjoba@shaw Open House Sundays INN AT Big White, #307, sleeps-4, FP, pool, hottub. Owner use or rental income. $66,000. See www.okhomesellers.com Call 250-768-5510 THINKING OF SELLING? For a confidential, no obligation, free market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-762-9446 or 250-860-1100 anytime.
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Townhouses NICELY updated 3bd+den, 3bth, central loc, low strata fees, rentals & pets ok. MLS $299,900. Betsy Price, RE/ MAX Kelowna. 250-212-5520
Apt/Condo for Rent 1bd $795 Bach $695 2bd $995 utils incl. Like new, Central, immed. 250-718-8866 1BD, avail Dec 1, secure building, new paint, lino, blinds. Call 250-861-4700 between 5 & 6 pm. 1BD or 2bd, avail immed. Quiet, secured, updated building located in DT area. Walking dist to shopping. Cultural District, Waterfront Park, bus route. Incl FS, DW. Building amenities include beautiful landscaped courtyard, laundry room & covered secure prking. Price starts at $820-$950. Avail now. Contact Jagoda for more info at 250-762-0571 2BD, 2bath, 55+. 5 year old secure UG. parking + storage 6 appls. Avail Dec. 1 $995/mth 1-(204)624-5274 2 BDRM condo. f/p, swimming pool, gym. Close to University. $1000/mo. incl everything. Avail Dec 1 (250)-862-6976, or (250)-801-9070 t_rippel@hotmail.com
2Bdrm Furnished UBC/Quail Upgraded Deluxe Furniture Top Floor. View. Avail now. $1495 utils included. 250-5400539, 250-859-1300. To view okbccondos.com/cc1614.html 3Bdrm Furnished XL Deluxe Waterfront, 2 Pools, Gym, etc $1895 utils incl. Avail now. 250-540-0539, 250-859-1300. To view: okbccondos.com/disc138.html 625 Rowcliffe Rd. K-S, bright, quiet, 2 bdrm, nice, very clean, NP, NS, close to dwtwn and bus stop. Avail immed. 250717-1182. (250)-861-8435 ARIA, W. Kelowna. 2bd, 2bth, SS appls, ug prking, FP, WD. $1100. Mike, 250-769-1595
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ARIA 3353 CARRINGTON RD. Beautiful 1 BDRM & Den 726 sqft. grnd flr w/view of Golf Course & lrg patio. Luxury unit w/SS appls, granite, f/p, 2 prkg. Available now! N/P, N/S $950/m. Rent or Rent to OWN! Call 604-417-4830 to inquire. ATTENTION Seniors. We are offering 1 & 2bd suites for lease. We have a park like setting with Mill Creek as our backyard oasis. Our building is well maintained, secure, clean & quiet. We are close to bus stops, hospital, shopping, parks, beaches. 250-762-4160 Avail Immed. 1bd + den 2bath geothermal, 6appls. secured UG parking. Walk to DT. NS NP. $1050+utils. (250)-2121024, or (250)-863-2180 AVAIL immed, 1 or 2bd, quiet, secure updated building located in DT area. The building is within walking distance to shopping, the culteral district & Waterfront Park, on bus route. Apartment incl FS, DW. Building amens incl beautiful landscaped courtyard, lndry rm & cov’d secure prking. We’re accepting cat. Contact Jagoda for more info at 250-762-0571 BELGO AREA, Rutland Rd. South. 2bd, $975 hydro, f/s, NO PETS, bus route, Avail. now. 250-491-3345, 869-9788 FAIRLANE Crt. Close to shopping, on bus route, 2bd aprt, heat & hot water incl, $900. 250-860-4836 LAKESHORE near Eldorado, furn’d aprt. Adult. $600 incl utils, cbl. Jan 1. 250-878-4259 LOFT located Downtown on Sunset Dr. next to Waterfront Park & Prospera Place. Featuring over height ceilings and windows, rooftop deck, 2 bdrms, 2bath, 5appls. window coverings, secure covered parking, avail immed. $1350/mth. 250-763-6600, 250-878-5968 NEWLY Reno’d 2Bdrm DT utils incl’d $950 available now.(250)-550-5561 RUTLAND: THUNDERBIRD EVERGREEN APTS. 435/395 Franklyn Road 1 & 2 bdrm suites, 3/appls, AC, drapes, walk-in storage, u/g secure parking, hot water included. Laundry facilities on site. Close to excellent shopping, major bus routes (excellent bus service to all campuses, Orchard Park Mall & downtown), theaters, medical facilities & restaurants. 250-762-5932 for appointment to view UBCO PINNICLE Point 2 BDR/2 BTH 2 prkg 1 U/G, 4 SS apps, WD NS $1295 inc Gas & Water 250-860-0291 WEST Kelowna. 3790 Brown Rd. 3bd, 5 major appl’s, utils incl. Dec 1. $1200. NS, NP. Call 250-768-5183 1&2BD suites. Kelowna’s best apartment complex. www.thepalisade.ca. 250-762-3455 APARTMENTS FOR RENT in Granada Gardens for Dec. 1 & beyond, ranging from $800-$850/mo (250)766-4528. 2 Bdrm. apt. Spacious, close to all amenities, NS, NP, 1yr lease, avail Dec 1st. incl heat. 250-763-6600
501 & 505 Hein Rd and 447 McCurdy Rd. 2 bdrm, $900/mo. Stove, fridge, washer, dryer. 250-317-8844.
For Male Student shr’d bdrm all inclusive net bus route pets ok Smoke out 250-861-9585
Commercial/ Industrial 1/2 - 4 acre serviced, fenced industrial lots for lease. Light, heavy or industrial use including auto wrecker & storage. 7000sq’ serviced coverall shelter for storage or workspace or build to suit. Westbank Industrial Park. 250-769-7424
Cottages / Cabins BEACHFRONT in Peachland. Avail for monthly rentals until May 1 & 2bd cottages starting at $850. Pets welcome. 250767-2355 www.daviscove.com
Duplex / 4 Plex 225 Woods Rd. 1/2 duplex behind Costco, 2 bdrm, carport, stove, fridge, washer, dryer. $900. 250-317-8844. 3BD, 2bth upper unit 4plex, in N. Glenmore, ns, np, Avail. Jan 1st, 5 appl., priv. ent./ deck, $1200. 250-212-2603 3BD. Upper lev. duplex, ac, lndry, garage, close to UBCO. $1350 incl utils. 250-801-9621. 4-PLEX in Orchard, 2 units 2bd. Avail. immed. $850mo. incl. utils, + dd. 250-317-4810, 250-863-9737 WESTBANK RTO- $2100, 4bd, 2bth, reno’d, low dwn pymnt or $1650/mo. 768-6773
Homes for Rent 1BD Cottage, in Country setting with scenic view, just 5 min. from Orchard Park. Quiet clean. Pet negot. 1 person only. NS $750 + power.Available. Nov. 1 (250)762-6627 2BD Home close to Abbott corridor, beach,+ hospital NS $1200 + utils (250)768-7291 2BD + Loft 2dr garage ns np incl wd fr st $1290 + utils avail Dec 1 Northend(250)826-6957 2BD Mnflr,Westside,hge deck, lakeview, 6appls, FP, reno’d. $1250+utils. 250-769-7109 2BD mobile home, must be 55+. $700+utils. Call 250-8264347 3BD, 1.5bth, $1600 utils incl, close to schools/shops, Golf view Estates. 250-861-8465 3BD. +den, 2ba. $1400.mo share util., avail Dec. 15. Also 2bd. suite, lev. ent., $850mo. share utils, Dan 250-317-4429 3 bdrm 2 car garage with deck 2 baths w/d dishwasher fridge /stove $1295/mth +utils NS.NP Avail now Must be working people. 250-870-8496 after 11am please. 3Bdrm house, 1.5bath, 5appl, Glenrosa pet negot. DD req’d. Dec 1 $1300. 250-767-9550 4-5 Bdrm home DT/ Glenmore garage all appls Lrg yard $1600 + utils 250-212-8511 6BD, 3.5bth, dbl gar., 1fmlyrm, 1lvngrm, city/lake view. Ellison area, Available. 3060 Lakha Rd. NDogs. $1800 (250)-8692186, 250-765-5267 Bernard/Highland Dr. S. Beautiful home, privacy, 4bd+den, 3bths, NP, NS, $1800+utils. 250-807-7816, 250-681-6108 CAPRI area- top level of house, 2 bdrm, sm. garage & wrk. shop, shr’d. laundry, lots of prkng., $1000/mo + util, 250-448-8507 CLEAN, bright 2bd, 1bth Rutland house for rent, Dec 1st/ Jan 1st. Central location near shops & bus. $975. Email heinkathy@hotmail.com FREE DOWN PAYMENT! Sound too good to be true? It’s not! Project Build II Attainable Housing Project is an innovative program that provides a non-repayable grant to individuals who can service a mortgage but haven’t been able to save for a down payment. For more information contact Gino Dal Ponte at 250.317.2707 or info@thepropertysource.ca FREE Month, fully furnished, 2bd./den (3rd bd.) top floor. on Westside, 5mins. fr. Bridge. Pay for 6mos. & 7th is FREE. Gorgeous as new executive home. Rent neg.250-762-7837 FULL house, big yard, 3bd, 2bth, Kelowna. $1800+ utils. 250-469-2322, 250-717-3010 FURN’D Westbank 45+, 3 month rental avail Jan. 1500 sq’, 2bd, 2bth, clubhouse, sml dog ok, NS. $1150 incl utils, cbl, phone, int. 250-768-0837 GLENROSA Area. 3/bdrm $1500 mo+utils. Available now. NO PETS. Lrg back fenced yard. 250-869-9788 or 250-491-3345 LAKESHORE Home for rent. 16920 Coral Beach Rd. Fully furn’d 3bd, 2.5bth, $1200+utils avail immed until end of May. 250-717-5685 OKANAGAN Center Lakefront Large 3-4 bdrm partially furnished, short or long term $1900 1-(604)-218-9929 SENIORS 55+ 2Bd 2ba. manufactured home. w/d,fr. st,dw,close to beach bus & hospital. sm pets on approval $825-$1000+DD 763-2878 Waterfront+ Dock W.Kelowna $1900+Util. 250-869-8504. 5Bed 2.5Bath. 5Appl. NS.NP. WESTBANK. For Rent/ RTO, 3bd, 1.5bth, lrg addtn. $1350 mo. Reno’d. 250-768-6773 WOODLKE VIEW, dividable 2-kit, 5bd, 5ba, carprt, grg/wrk shp, in-grd pool, acreage, pet negot. $1800 + utils., 250-7664322, 250-862-6646 4BD, 4appl, FamRm, Deck, Carport, $1400 OR 5bd, 5appl, FamRm, Gar,$1750.860-1961Reg Online www.cdnhomefinders.ca
Office/Retail Hwy97 N, comp. area & 1800 sf’ of retail. Rutland, 2100sq’ of Office/Retail for lease. 250765-3295, 250-860-5239
Rooms for Rent A-1 clean furn’d cbl. & w/d, wl int, quiet, monthly avail. immed. 250-862-9223 A-1 furn’d rms/suites. Bertram St.DT. Wifi, WD, $475+up.Utils incl, quiet male. 250-861-5757 SINGLE working female pref., $400. util/cbl. incl. not a party hse., on Dilworth acreage exotic animals on farm, very nice, 250-215-3612 MODERN Furn’d. bdrm. all cbl/utils. incl’d., $450mo. Call 250-861-8907, 250-317-2546
Shared Accommodation DOWNTOWN- Room for rent, FS, WD, TV, $500/mo. Call 250-212-8909. ROOMMATE req’d. 5bd house 2bth, fully furn’d. Currently occupied by 3girls/1guy, all students. $600 incl utils. Dallon, 250-488-7910 lve msg. CLEAN Roommate. ND, ND, NP. From $445/mth (250)8608106, 250-718-1621
Storage INDUSTRIAL LOTS, Fenced, Storage Yards, with Sheds, & Power. Leathead Rd. $600$900 (250)-765-5578
Suites, Lower 1-BD, 4-Appl, Patio, $700 Incl Util OR 2bd, 4appl, Patio, $850 Incl Utils. 250-860-1961 Reg Online www.cdnhomefinders.ca 1BD bsmt. L. Mission. Sep ent lounger, shr’d kitchen. $500 utils incl. Call 250-764-8183 1BD. Bsmt. ste. Cent. Rutland, f/s, wireless, shared laundry, incl. util/sat. tv. ns, np, $750. Avail. now. 250-765-7303 1BD. Clean & bright, 1-person Ph & cble not incl, NS, NDrinking, NP, $700 1/2dd. Avail now on bus rte.765-4662,878-0977 1BD furn’d. Nice family home, priv ent, no stairs, near bus & UBC, $700 incl utils/int. NP, NS.250-807-7816, 681-6108 1BD. Newer Upper Miss., cable/ac, int/util/wd incl., priv. prkng/ent., ns, np, $825.Won’t Last! Avail now. 250-764-6383 1Bdrm $695 Utilities. includ’d Westbank bus route Shar’d laundry NS. NP. Call 768-2469 (250)-859-6582 1BDRM at Lakeview Hts, fireplace, laudry, appl, patio w/o. $740. NS, NP. 250-769-6379 1BDRM ground lvl suite in Glenmore home. Fully furn’d except bdrm. Priv ent, in-suite laundry. Close to bus & shopping. Single working person or student. All utils, cable, int incl. $900. 250-212-9440. 1Bdrm suite lrg bright kit, gas fp in lvngrm claw foot bathtub/shower shr’d laundry $650 incl utils.NS NP 250- 868-0750 1BDRM suite W. Kelowna Gr level w/o with garden view Avail now. perfer reliable working person New appls utils incl’d $700 ok4now@shaw.ca (250)-212-3305 1Bdrm w/o suite, Black Mtn. Brand new, fr, st, w/d, ca, heat, net, incl’d, must connect own electricty &. phone, sep entry,legal suite.small pet negot. NP. NS. $1000+DD (250)212-7112,or 212-7113 1BD suite, lrg master bdrm, walk in closet NS, NP. $750 all utils incl. 250-769-9285 2BD+Den, Lawrence Ave, close to DT, FS, WD, all utils incl, NP, NS, Dec 1. $850. Call 778-821-1527 2BD. Hosp. area, fireplace, cable TV, lg. yrd. w/creek, $875.+1/2utils, 250-863-5164 2BD Lrg, french country kitchen, pellet stove, all appls., great view. Pets ok. Quiet & clean. $900mo. 250-766-1265 2BD, nice open kit., all new appls, close to school, Ben Lee Park & shopping centre, Cosco. Looking for long-term, good tenent. $875+utils. Dec 1.250-860-5949,250-762-0126 Brand new gr level suite all utils cable incl’d Shannon Lake area $800 (250)-212-8511 CENTRAL. Newly reno’d 2bd bsmt suite, close to all amens, utils incl. $800. NP. Lots of prking. Lrg yard 250-763-1090 DT Westbank. Mira Vista 2 bdrm 2bthrm IMMACULATE ground floor $ 1195 VACANT call Will 250 768-8334
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Suites, Lower LAKEVIEW Heights Newly renovated 1Bdrm suite. new 4 appls.+ garage, close to bus station. $675 utils. incl’d. NP NS. (250)769-0516 LARGE 2bd bsmt suite, near Greenway, school/bus, 5appl, pet ? $1050. util incl 575-3839 LWR. Mission, furn’d. 2bd., newly reno’d, mature, priv ent ns, np,$1000 inc. util 764-4865 New 2 bdrm suite view of city & lake dw own lndry heat control.NS.NP.avail/now 860-7687 NEWER, lrg 2bd bsmt suite on Kirschner Mnt. Wonderful view of lake & Kelowna. NS, ND, no pets or children. Ideal for working couple or student. All utils incl, only $1000. Nov 15. Call 250-491-5992 NEW Reno’s, 2bd, 4pc. ba., f/s, w/d, Old Glenmore, $1075. inc. util., patio & parking., ns, np, 250-215-1073 N. GLENMORE. 1 bdrm, Furnished Sep entry. Park like for quiet single. NS. Incls. cable utils.& laundry $695 250-8684800 or 250-525-0237 OKANGAN CENTRE in Lake Country, 1bdrm + den, own entrance, parking for 2, 5 appl, large deck, gas f/p, view of lake. NP, NS, $750/mo utils & cable incl. Avail Dec 1. 250470-8551 cell. Night 250-7661800 ask for Ray or Susan RUTLAND. 1bd bsmt suite, NS, NP, $750. Avail. now. 250-765-3002, 250-863-5616 RUTLAND. Beautiful Grnd-lvl, priv ent, 2bd, 5appl, NS, NP, no parties, avail now. Legal suite. Mature people only. $1000+ 1/2 DD 250-762-6519 RUTLAND- Tartan. Newly reno’d 2bdrm. Kitch, WD. Looking for mature tenants only. $875/mo incl everything. Cbl, internet, prkng. 250-451-6931. RUTLAND: Walking to shop, schools, bus, New 2 bdrm legal suite, new appl, avail now, $1000. 250-317-2879. TOOVEY area, Dec 1st. 1bd wo, priv ent/patio,NS/NP. $650 incl utils & cble. 250-765-5118 UBCO 2 BD, Main Floor, sep. entrance, newer, bright, covered walk-out patio, sep. laundry, 5 min. from UBCO, near bus rt. $1100 incl. ALL util. + sat. TV w/PVR. NS. NP. Ref. Avail. Dec.1/10 ph. 250-8088558
Suites, Upper 2BD seperate entry & laundry. Near bus stop, on quiet street. Rutland. NS. No parties, Indoor cat ok. $925 incl. utils., cable or $800 single person Avail. Nov. 30 (250)870-7093 2BD. W.O. Pkg. Patio. $895 (1/2mth free/6mth lease). NS, adlt, NP. Lk/clg. 762-0317 6rg AVAIL immed. 2bd, NS, NP, $900 incl utils. Rutland. Call 250-864-3512, 250-765-2459 PEACHLAND, 1Bd. Lkview furn’d., w/d, f/s, f/p pet OK, avail. immed, $800.mo. utils. incl., msg 250-767-6433
Townhouses RUTLAND: 4bdrm, 2 baths, 5appl, laundry rm, bonus rm, fenced yard, storage shed, close to schools, rec center & shopping. Avail immed. $1400 plus utils. 250-864-2361. THINKING OF SELLING? For a confidential, no obligation, free market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-762-9446 or 250-860-1100 anytime.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of Peter Jensen formerly of 2111069 KLO Road, Kelowna, British Columbia. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Administratrix at 301-1665 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 2B3, on or before December 31, 2010, after which date the Administratrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which the Administratrix then has notice. Helen Jensen, Administratrix by PUSHOR MITCHELL Lawyers Attention: Curtis Darmohray, 250-762-2108 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF LYN STIRLING, aka LINDA JOAN STIRLING, deceased,formerly of 1344 Bear Creek Road. West Kelowna, BC. V1Z 2P9, Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Lyn Stirling are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the executors c/o Aaron Dow at Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Suite #800-1708 Dolphin Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9S4 on or before December 23, 2010, after which date the executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executors then have notice Notice to Creditors and Others Re:THE ESTATE OF LORETTA MARLENE McGOVERN, DECEASED, Formerly of 4840 Scotty Creek Road, Kelowna, BC, V1X 6J8. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Loretta Marlene McGovern are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor at 434 Glenwood Ave, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 5M1 on or before December 31, 2010, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS. Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of ROBERT STANLEY CAMPBELL aka ROBERT CAMPBELL aka ROBERT S. CAMPBELL, Deceased, who died on March 6, 2010, are hereby required to send them to the attention of the Executor, Nancy Campbell, c/o Davidson Lawyers LLP, 4th floor, 3205 32nd St Vernon, B.C. V1T 2M4, on or before December 23, 2010, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which she has notice. By: CAROL M. CASH Barrister and Solicitor. Davidson Lawyers LLP
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