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Highrises still in downtown’s growth future Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER

Kelowna will never be a mecca for highrise construction, but in a century the downtown could be peppered with the contentious buildings, says a Kelowna city staffer. Signe Bagh, a city planner, brought the topic of building heights back to the political arena Monday afternoon, as formal discussions continue on the downtown plan. “This is more what the future looks like in Kelowna in 70 or 100 years ,” said Bagh, adding that it’s expected that no more than three to four towers will be built per decade. The report, which will next be seen at a public hearing, explains where those highrises will be built, how high and far THIS IS A GOOD apart they’ll be set. START … I’M “A mix in heights and LOOKING separating towers were FORWARD TO liked (by charette particiTHIS GOING TO pants,)” said Bagh, as she laid out some of the spePUBLIC HEARING cifics in the area of highAND LISTENING rises, noting buildings TO WHAT PEOPLE will be spread at least 120 HAVE TO SAY.. feet apart. “It doesn’t have a Charlie Hodge, negative impact on shadcity councillor owing, views or other elements here.” To achieve a look all would be pleased with, city staff recommended six storey height limits along Bernard Avenue, but put in place incentives to encourage keeping buildings to four storeys. Along Leon and Lawrence avenues heights would be greater, and then they’d be stepped down around the lake, until they joined the neighbourhoods to the east. Parking requirements for anything less than four storeys would be waived. Anything over four storeys would trigger extensive parking requirements. It was a plan that resonated with the council that’s

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WESTSIDE-KELOWNA MLA Ben Stewart (right) and B.C. Ministry of Transportation district manager Murray Tekano met with the media Tuesday to announce there will be a review of the appraisal of 698 acres of land in the Rose Valley reservoir area being offered to the WFN.

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Second look taken on WFN land appraisal Alistair Waters ASSISTANT EDITOR

The province is taking another look at the appraisal used to evaluate the land it is offering the Westbank First Nation in a controversial land exchange. The appraisal, done by a company hired by the WFN and then accepted by the province, has come under fire from the District of West Kelowna, which opposes the land swap because of con-

cerns about the impact on nearby Rose Valley reservoir and the loss of land from Rose Valley Regional Park. The appraisal puts the value of 698 acres around the north end of the reservoir at $5.9 million. The District of West Kelowna says the real value is between $28 million and $42 million undeveloped and as much as $60 million when developed. The province is proposing to exchange the land for eight acres it has

already received from the WFN for the Westside Road overpass project That land is located at the construction site. On Tuesday, WestsideKelowna MLA Ben Stewart announced the review, saying it was prompted by public opposition and questions raised by West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater. Up until last week, the negotiations were private, having been conducted behind closed doors. Stewart said despite Find-

later’s demand that the government do so, it will not release any more details of the proposed land exchange. “That just won’t happen,” he said. On Monday, Findlater also demanded the province make the documents that the province based its evaluation of the land on, public. The government is refusing, saying that is up to the WFN because the appraisal was ordered by it, not Victoria. Stewart said the gov-

ernment has no intention of making details of the exchange proposal with the WFN public because the negotiations are private and between the province and the self-governing WFN. West Kelowna was asked to participate, he said, because its land sits adjacent to the Crown land proposed for the exchange. At a news conference with Murray Tekano, disSee Appraisal A4

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Victim’s mom says dog awareness danger lacking Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER

Tamie Williams is doing everything in her power to expose dangerous dogs. “We would like to work with all levels of government when it comes to dealing with dogs that are an obvious threat to public safety, whether it has just mauled another dog or a person,” said Williams. “We also want to see information about dangerous dogs—dogs who have showed aggressive behaviour towards other dogs or people—given to the neighbourhood that the dog resides, for public safety.” Williams’ son, Zach, was bitten on the cheek by a pit bull last Friday. The bite required Zach to get 40 stitches in his cheek in order to close the wound. Williams wanted to set the record straight that she was unaware that a pit bull lived next door. “I did not know that these people owned a pit bull. Without knowing there was a dangerous dog there, there is no way I could know that the dog had recently committed an act that was deemed dangerous by the regional district. “If I had known this, I would of never allowed (Zach) to go into that home.” According to Bruce Smith, communications coordinator for the Regional District of Central Okanagan, there is currently no bylaw to alert neighbourhoods about dangerous dogs; however, people may notice the aggressive dogs locked up in cages. “A dog that is deemed aggressive or dangerous must be kept in a locked enclosure when outside on its property,” said Smith.

Custody fatality put to public inquest The B.C. Coroners Service has ordered a public inquest into the death of Brandt Zimmer, a Kelowna man who went into

medical distress while being taken into custody by the Kelowna RCMP. Despite receiving medical attention, he died

on Aug.15, 2010. Presiding coroner Mark Coleman and a jury will hear evidence from subpoenaed witnesses to

Smith explained the classification of dogs that may be dangerous to the public. “The first level of an aggressive dog is a dog that, without provocation, causes minor injury or chases a person—on public or private property—in an attitude of attack. It has to be showing some kind of aggression towards a person,” said Smith. “If it chases another animal in an aggressive manner or inflicts injury to any kind of animal, without any kind of provocation, then it would (also) be deemed aggressive.” According to Smith, a dog will achieve ‘dangerous’ status if it kills or seriously injures a person or animal. Despite the fact that it was specifically a pit bull that hurt Zach, Williams was clear that she wasn’t simply going after one breed of dog. “We’re not on a witch hunt for a specific breed or owner; we are more interested in the prevention of incidents such as this,” said Williams. Williams attended a separate court hearing on Monday in an attempt to further her cause. “We were there as a show of what we are trying to accomplish. We sat beside regional district officials as a ‘face’ of what a dangerous dog bite can look like.” Shortly after the incident, Williams attempted to set up a Facebook page about changes she would like to see made to regional district bylaws; however, the page became a “war zone” and she was forced to take it down. The victim’s mother has also sent a letter to the regional district that she hopes will lead to discussions of a policy change among the CORD board of regional directors.

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Housing starts show growth Conditions are looking up in Kelowna’s construction sector. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reported Monday that Kelowna area housing starts totalled 173 in July 2011 compared to 64 the same month a year ago. “Multi-family construction, including townhouses and apartment

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condominiums, boosted July housing starts to the highest monthly level this year,” said CMHC market analyst Paul Fabri. “Detached home starts were lower than in July 2010.” Kamloops was in a similar position to Kelowna, while Vernon and Penticton housing starts were down from levels record-

ed in July 2010. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of total housing starts increased to 205,100 units in July, from 196,600 units in June. In B.C. July’s seasonally adjusted rate of urban housing starts moved higher to 28,200 units from 21,200 units in the previous month.

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TOYS OF SUMMER… Nickolas Popiline, 9, exercises some practice firing his Supersoaker water gun at Gyro Beach before an unsuspecting photographer.

determine the facts surrounding this death. The jury will have the opportunity to make recommendations aimed at preventing deaths under similar circumstances in the future. The inquest venue and date has yet to be confirmed. An inquest is a formal court process that allows for public presentation of all evidence relating to a death. An independent review into Zimmer’s death concluded earlier this year that there was no evidence of criminality or wrongdoing by those who dealt with the man in the moments leading up to his death. A 9-1-1 call about a customer’s bizarre outburst at a Rutland gaming centre on Aug. 15, 2010, initially brought police in contact with Zimmer, 40. When police arrived, Zimmer was showing obvious signs of distress and was screaming, jumping and smashing video games. Police arrested Zimmer for mischief and then took him to hospital, where he died that day. Central Saanich police were called in to independently investigate the death, and their conclusions were publicly released in January. “There was no evidence of criminality or wrongdoing,” said Central Saanich Cpl. Janis Jean. She said investigators found that Zimmer was in medical distress that day when being dealt with by police. Jean said their investigation determined that Zimmer, who suffered from substance abuse, was under the influence of nonprescription and prescription drugs that day. “We want to recognize how hard this is for the Zimmer family,” Jean said when their findings were revealed to the public. “It’s a really sad case for the Zimmer family.”

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High rise plan up for debate

Foul play ruled out in death of Ethel Street resident

Future from A1 been openly finicky when it comes to building high rises in the downtown. “This looks at the entire downtown rather than a really small area, and I’ve always felt you have to look at big picture,” said Coun. Charlie Hodge. “This is a good start …I’m looking forward to this going to public hearing and listening to what people have to say.” Coun. Kevin Craig noted that the revised plan dealt with a number of councillors’ concerns, and that was heartening. The plan resonated with Craig, who noted the report is a very good summation of council’s desires for building downtown. “You get a horseshoe around the downtown which has been talked about as a guideline for heights,” he said. A public hearing date will be announced in the near future.

An autopsy was performed earlier this week on the 21-year-old man involved in an Aug. 6 suspicious death and its findings has prompted the end of the RCMP’s investigation. “The autopsy revealed no evidence of death relating to foul play and, as a result, the Kelowna RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit is concluding its investigation into this incident,” said Const. Steve Holmes. The Coroner’s Service is continuing their investigation into the circumstances and exact cause of Craig Kelly’s death. Police were called to

the house Kelly had been partying at the night before. The investigation revealed Kelly and about 20 other people were at the house for a party and, sometime during the evening, a physical altercation broke out between the young man and his 22-year-old friend. Kelly laid down on the couch to sleep after the tussle and was found at 10:15 a.m. by the resident of the home.

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The Central Okanagan’s traffic cops conducted a day long initia-

ranks were: • 36 drivers ticketed for talking on cellular phones while driving • Three drivers ticketed for texting while driving • Six motorists received tickets for failing to yield at a traffic device • 15 persons were given seatbelt tickets • One driver was seen drinking hard liquor while driving. He was given a 90 day immediate roadside prohibition and his vehicle was impounded • Nine other persons received assorted Motor Vehicle Act tickets • Seven motorists were given notice and orders

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Public reaction at HST hysteria level Appraisal from A1 trict manager for the B.C. Ministry of Transportation, Stewart also revealed the WFN is getting an additional $8 million as part of the compensation for the eight acres of reserve

land the province needed for the overpass project. The WFN was awarded the contract to oversee construction of the $44-million overpass project last year. The first phase of the work—the overpass—is

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expected to be complete in the fall. The second phase, an underpass at nearby Highway 97 and Nancee Way will be completed by next fall. The local MLA said parts of the land the government is looking at giving the WFN has slopes greater than 25 per cent, meaning it would be difficult, if not impossible to develop. But on Wednesday, Findlater disagreed. Speaking on a local radio phone-in show, he said it could be done “if you have enough dynamite.” He also said he did not know about the additional $8 million in compensation for the WFN until it was reported by the media Tuesday afternoon. “That means we are on the right track in needing to see the (entire) deal,” said Findlater.

“Even the MLA (Stewart) has admitted he’s never seen (details of) the deal.” Part of the mayor’s concern is that once the land in question is owned by the WFN, it will become reserve land and as such, will not be subject to rules other than those put in place by the WFN. While he praised the WFN for what he called its good negotiating skills, Findlater criticized the province for being what he called poor negotiators who have not followed proper process. Meanwhile, Stewart said public reaction from Westside residents to the land exchange controversy has rivaled public opposition to the HST in terms of the calls, e-mails and letters his office has received. awaters@kelownacapnews.com

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A Kelowna woman was sentenced to nine months in jail for mowing down three pedestrians following an argument with her husband. Sandra Curliss, 46, was in court Tuesday to learn she’ll face a total of nine months in jail for Motor Vehicle Act offences of driving without due care and attention and failing to remain at the scene of an accident. She also received a two-year driving prohibition and $4,000 in fines. The sentence jives with Crown and defence submissions made earlier this year for the Kelowna mother’s near-deadly driving on Dec. 31, 2008. Curliss was driving her husband’s truck near Thornloe Crescent along Gordon Drive, trying to beat him home after they had a late-night argument where the topic of divorce was raised. Curliss told an officer she thought she had slowed enough when she approached the curve and believed she “scared” three women with the sound of her brakes. She later learned through a newspaper article that the damage was more substantial. Three friends were walking when Curliss failed to make the turn and drove onto the sidewalk and hit them. One woman, who was hit by the quarter panel of the truck, managed to leave the scene and call 911, while the other two suffered “severe life threatening injuries” to their legs and ankles. A dog the women had

been walking perished following the crash. Curliss came forward several days later, and the court heard it is unlikely police would have been able to find enough evidence to charge her with the crash, if she hadn’t.

FIRE BUGS

Just as the heat arrives, so too do fire bugs. Mounties are on the lookout for anyone who may have been near a school on Clements Crescent in Peachland on Aug. 6 at 5:22 a.m. At that time, there were two fires approximately 900 square feet in size and several other smaller ones in proximity to the larger ones. The fires are considered suspicious in nature and police are asking for any information concerning this investigation. Please call the West Kelowna Detachment at 250768-2880 or Crime Stoppers to report.

WATER SAFETY

Within the past week, police received two distress calls from Okanagan Lake that involved flashing signals. “Both incidents occurred after dark and both callers believed the flashing lights (five flashes in 15 seconds repeated) were from persons in distress,” said Const. Steve Holmes. “Upon investigation it was discovered that the origin of the flashing lights were from evaporation buoys placed by Environment Canada, at three locations in Okanagan Lake. Police would like the public to be aware that these buoys are in place in the lake until the evaporation study is completed.

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Time to rethink vintage wine laws In 2013, the wine bloggers conference is coming to the Okanagan. Wouldn’t it be nice if the attendees, at least the Canadian ones, were able to ship some Okanagan wines home to enjoy there? As it stands now, they would be committing a criminal act if they tried, thanks to a 1928 law restricting the shipment of wine across provincial borders unless it is purchased by or on behalf of a provincial liquor board. It’s often referred to as a pro-

hibition-era statute, but in truth it comes from just after the alcohol prohibition laws were repealed in 1927. That’s when the government brought in the shipping regulations, along with a near 50-year moratorium on licences for new wineries, which was lifted in 1974. But the ban on shipping wines, or any alcohol, has lingered. In 1974, it was probably not that noticeable. The few B.C. wine producers of the time were larger interests, with the resources to deal with the li-

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But governments move glacially slow, and even then progress can be lost through an election, like the private members bill to amend the act submitted by Kelowna Lake Country MP Ron Cannan, which had to be re-submitted in June. It’s really up to the people to show the government this is an important issue and we’ve only got two years left to make sure those wine bloggers can take home some samples of B.C. wines.

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‘Lost generation’ take their frustration to Britain’s streets

wo weeks ago. I was living in an apartment in Camden Town, London, the same neighbourhood where Amy Winehouse died and where rioters set shops on fire this week. When I saw the footage of the riots on TV, I recognized some of the streets where I had been. My first concern was where were the tourists who were living in the hotels and apartments in this area. I also began to take a hard look at the neighbourhood and remembered how so many young people just hang out.

In particular, I remember a group of about four young men, probably no older than 18 years of age, who hung out on the front steps of our apartment Jane for most of the day. They seemed Muskens friendly enough, but they didn’t seem to have much to do to occupy their time besides sitting together and chatting. Beyond our front steps there were similar groups of young people loitering near the shops and the local market down the street. Many looked as purposeless as those four young men. Does it sur-

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prise me that this area was targeted by rioters? No. Great Britain has a high youth unemployment rate that hovers around 20.3 per cent—the highest it’s been since 1992. There are population pockets where you can expect this number to be much higher, including low-income neighbourhoods in London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester. Along with this, England has also increased its post-secondary education tuition fees. Where students paid on average about $9,500 per year they are now facing yearly fees starting at about $14,000. Young adults who could barely afford to go to university before the increase are mostly likely being pushed

into a labour market where there are very few jobs. On top of all this, some living costs are fairly high including housing and transportation. While I was there, the government drastically increased the cost of gas by 19 per cent and electricity by 10 per cent. Newspapers highlighted how the poor had to face the dilemma of whether to eat or heat their homes. All of this adds to social unrest and a generation of youth who don’t see any avenue to moving forward. In the last four years, much has been written about the so=called “lost generation,” young people who can’t find their place in our communities either through school or employment. Most Western European coun-

tries, including Great Britain, are concentrating on European Union bailout packages and austerity measures to rein in their spending. During all of this, they can’t forget their young adults and the generation coming up behind them. They need to find a way to help these people to get the education and training they need to help them participate as full members of society hopefully adding some meaning to their lives beyond being angry. Education that leads to gainful employment and allows transition from a life of poverty is one of the keys to a peaceful society. Without that, expect more riots in the future. jmuskens@okanagan.bc.ca

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LETTERS W WEST KELOWNA

It’s just political posturing to complain about Rose Valley land swap now To the editor: Re: District Against Land Swap, Aug. 4 Capital News. The latest land transfer of almost 700 acres of provincial Crown land near Rose Valley Regional Park in exchange for eight acres of highway frontage for the new Westside Road overpass in West Kelowna might not be so important today, but it will seem like the steal of the decade in 30 years when there are 100,000 people living on the Westside and water is worth its weight in gold. West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater and council are too late to do much about this deal as it was really done two years ago and well before the heavy equipment starting digging. Mayor Findlater is really trying to boost his tough guy image just in time for the next civic election in November 2011.

The issue is between the Westbank First Nation and the provincial government as they needed to expand the highway and the land they wanted belonged to WFN. If it was not WFN land then the province would have paid market value for the land to the owner(s) out of taxpayer’s pockets and thus kept the Rose Valley land. If the mayor thought this Crown land was so valuable then, as a member of council back in 2007, he should have had the province add it to the Rose Valley Regional Park. He and council had the pick of the litter back then. This is the same park that is under District of West Kelowna jurisdiction. End of story. What he is really doing is complaining after the sale. We have all had a few of those in our lifetime—the one that got away. You know—the

mint ’65 Mustang convertible that sold for a song at an estate sale. Even our own MLA Ben Stewart, aka Quails’ Gate Winery, thought it was a fair deal. I wonder if he would trade a cow for a hand full of beans, I mean almost 700 acres for eight? Come on, Mayor Findlater and council, you missed out and now are pointing fingers. WFN had a prized commodity and traded it for a future prospect. Plus they can develop this remaining land with a commercial strip mall with no red lights and a stone’s throw to Kelowna. Sounds like a great deal to me if I was WFN. Good luck in the next election Mayor Findlater, but it may be too late to play tough guy. Dirty Harry you are not. Randall Kovacs,West Kelowna

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Land claims compromise B.C.’s economy To the editor: Re: District Against Land Swap, Aug. 4 Capital News. Why was the land not secured before the beginning of this highway development? The B.C. government has no mandate to arbitrarily award Indian lands, rights to harvest, royalties and/or other concessions without consulting with the legal land owners— the citizens of British Columbia. Settlements like the Nisga’a and the Tlingit have included millions of acres and billions of dollars. We cannot blame the Indians for those settlements, it’s our politicians who are re-

sponsible for those one-sided and unsustainable agreements. Politicians are elected to protect and to preserve the integrity of the ownership of that land. Have they forgotten that they were elected to perform as our trustees? This is only the tip of the iceberg that represents the biggest impediment to economic growth in our province; Indian land claims. B.C. resource industries play a vital role in our provincial economy, but it continues to be severely compromised by the uncertainty associated with pending land claims. To end that uncertainty, and to entice investors to commit the billions of dollars need-

ed to kick-start the B.C. mining industry, the B.C. government has to put closure to those issues. Our provincial government desperately needs revenues to pay for infrastructure and services for all of us, Indians included, and industry needs those permits to secure sustainable long term economic activity in our province. At the end of the day we all need to know who owns what land, Indians included, and we need to know that we will have access.

Land swap deal is ‘totally out to lunch’ mous tool to take to the bargaining table with the province. Boy are we being suckered. I understand that Westside-Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart is an astute businessman. Sadly, in this case, I do not think that MLA Stewart is exercising his business acumen on behalf of the constituents who elected him to his position of trust as their MLA. Looking after the interests of the people who voted for him is his job. I humbly suggest that MLA Stewart looks around at all sources of media and assess the level of disapproval for the land swap. The Regional District of the Central Okanagan does not agree with the swap. The District of West Kelowna does not agree with it. Local news media are voicing their disapproval. Forums have a majority of posters disagreeing with the swap. Pray, MLA Stewart,

listen to the voices that voted for you. We do not want this inequitable travisty to go ahead. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Blair Lekstrom says: “We can’t enter into an agreement that would jeopardize the watershed,” and “There will be a solution for that.” What is his idea of jeopardizing the watershed? What is the “solution?” What if WFN feel that their plans (now or in the future) don’t jeopardize the watershed? Who is going to fight that battle—the province? Dont forget—WFN land does not come under the jurisdiction of the province. They would be totally helpless because WFN is self-governing and only “answer” to the Federal government. The WFN were compensated for the bridge land by receiving land on Devon Road. If I remember correctly, under the

province, that land was an orchard in the ALR. Immediately when the WFN took it into their ownership the ALR designation was voided because it was no longer under provincial jurisdiction. WFN can build whatever they wish on the land. WFN is self governing and does not answer to the province. So why would the province be able to have any

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To the editor: The proposed swap of eight acres of Westbank First Nations land for 698 acres of Crown land is totally out to lunch. The WFN are not really “giving up” the eight acres of land because the interchange development on Highway 97 offers them the most benefit. 1. The Band has the management contract to build the interchange. 2. They no longer have a set of inconvenient traffic lights by their headquarters. 3. The interchange gives smooth, attractive access to huge WFN planned developments— both commercial and residential (new shopping mall, West Harbour, etc.) 4. The interchange will increase the development potential of land around the corner that’s owned by both the band and individual band members. 5. “Giving up” this land gave WFN an enor-

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Na’vi, the invented language spoken by alien characters in the top-grossing Hollywood blockbuster Avatar, is getting scholarly scrutiny by a University of British Columbia anthropology professor. Christine Schreyer, an assistant professor of Anthropology in Community, Culture and Global Studies at the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at UBC’s Oka-

Christine Schreyer nagan campus, is surveying the popularity of the

Na’vi language around the globe. The survey, which began June 14 and wraps up at the end of July, is intended to discover the ages, genders and nationalities of the global community who uses the created language made popular by the 2009 movie. “Within the field of linguistic anthropology, few studies have focused on the speakers of created languages,” said Schreyer. “In particular, the identities of speakers of mediadriven created languages such as Klingon, used in Star Trek, and Na’vi in the movie Avatar, have not been considered.” The response to date has been well beyond Schreyer’s expectations. “The support and enthusiasm from the Na’vi speaking community has been outstanding and overwhelming,” said Schreyer. She has received more than 120 responses in just over a month. Volunteers even of-

fered to translate the survey into other languages such as Russian, Ukrainian, German, French, Hungarian, and Na-vi itself, since there are individuals learning Na’vi who do not speak English. Among early discoveries, Schreyer has found there are those around the world who speak different root languages and converse in Na’vi to communicate with one other. Schreyer says the popularity of Na’vi is poised to surpass that of Klingon, the invented language used in the Star Trek movies and multiple TV series. Schreyer has also examined the popularity of Klingon, created in 1984 by Mark Okrand for the Star Trek franchise, via other scholarly works. “Due to the fact that Klingon has been around for decades, more attention has been provided to this language and its speakers than the newly created language of Na’vi,” said Schreyer,

“But Na’vi’s growth has been exponentially faster than Klingon. For instance, there are translations of the Na’vi/English dictionary in eight other languages.” Paul Frommer, the retired California linguist and creator of Na’vi, has emailed Schreyer with his support for the survey and a request to see the results of the research when it is done, as he too wonders just why this language has become so popular, so quickly. A participant from San Francisco is particularly pleased to be included in Schreyer’s study. “I’m delighted that a well-known university is supporting research on the Na’vi language community on Earth and very much look forward to the project’s results,” emailed Britton Watkins. “I am hopeful that they will reveal interesting impressions from students and speakers from numerous regions across our world about the language and what it means to be a member of the community,” Watkins said. Avatar is the highest-grossing movie of all time, earning $2.8 billion at the box office. Canadian-born filmmaker James Cameron wrote and directed the film and has reportedly said a sequel to Avatar will be released in 2014.

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Steve Mairs will boldly go where few undergrads have gone before. The third-year physics and astronomy student at UBC’s Okanagan campus leaves for Hawaii early next month for two weeks study at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Mairs’ research at the renowned telescope supports his honours thesis of how giant molecular clouds collapse to form stars. “We’re fairly sure we know the life cycle of a star—how it lives and breathes,” said Mairs, 20, who is from Kelowna. “But there are a lot of questions about the time between, such as when a star dies and when a new star will form.” He credits his professor, Erik Roslowsky of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences with motivating him to pursue his interest. “He propelled my interest infinitely in the subject. I think this is really a beautiful science.” Plus, the intimacy of the classroom experience on the UBC Okanagan campus has added a dimension to his education that he would not get elsewhere, Mairs said. “This is a really good school with an amazing faculty.” Roslowsky and Mairs developed a research collaboration with colleagues in France, who are provid-

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CHBC staff evacuated their Leon Avenue offices on Monday morning due to reports of smoke in the building. The fire department responded and isolated the smoke to crews laying down a fresh layer of tar on the building’s roof.

The Fusion Festival will pick up where the Mardi Gras Festival left off this weekend, but with a fewer road closures and even more family fun. The Downtown Kelowna Association’s summer celebration of local food, music and culture takes place Saturday, Aug. 13, from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. This year’s festival will be centred in and around Stuart Park and Kerry Park. For more information on the festival, visit kelownafusionfestival.com. Bernard Avenue will remain open to vehicle traffic this year, while Mill Street and Queensway Avenue are converted to pedestrian streets for the day.

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The plan to slash hundreds of jobs at Environment Canada will not affect the agency’s small Kelowna office. The man in charge here, Kent Johnson, manager of public weather services, was told the recently announced plan to eliminate 300 positions and affect 700 employees, or 11 per cent of the agency’s entire national workforce, will not have any short-term impact here. But he said given Ottawa’s order for every government agency to look for ways to reduce their budgets to help Ottawa find $4 billion in savings by 2014-15, there are no guarantees the local office will be spared from future cuts. Those mandated budget reductions are to start next year. The local Environ-

weather office gauge what sort of programs the public wants from Environment Canada, how best to get information out to the public and how it can be tailored to specific needs. He said up to now it has tended to be a oneway street with the weather office providing weather forecasts without much input from the public. “The question is how do we hear the voices of the people? There are lots of things to consider when we have choices to make (about the information provided for the public.)” As for the current round of cuts, Environment Canada has said many of the positions to be eliminated are currently vacant and it also hopes to meet its goal, in part, through attrition. While some employees will likely lose their jobs, others could be moved within the federal civil service.

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Employee, independent contractor distinction eroding I ‘‘ n recent months, I’ve written about legal developments which blur the traditional line separating employment relationships from others such as those involving independent contractors. A decision of the B.C. Supreme Court relating to the status of a law firm partner bolsters the view that this blurring is well underway. Recent examples of the erosion of the distinction between employees and other, more independent contractors have oc-

Not having that aspect of Canada’s social security net to fall back on was just one risk of being selfemployed and operating as an independent contractor. The federal Fairness for the Self-Employed Act changed that, permitting self-employed persons to opt into the EI program to receive certain special benefits. The EI coverage for which the self-employed are now eligible includes maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate

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moulin LLP could be considered to be employed for the purposes of the Human Rights Code. The tribunal’s decision has now been upheld by this province’s Supreme Court. Fasken’s had attempted to force equity partner John McCormick to retire from the practice of law, at age 65, in accordance with the firm’s partnership agreement. McCormick filed a complaint of discrimination pursuant to the code. Fasken’s argued that the tribunal had no jurisdiction because McCormick was not in a relationship of “employment” with the firm. The tribunal disagreed, gave a broad, liberal, and purposive interpretation to the code, and held that McCormick was employed by Fasken’s for the purposes of the code. Reviewing the tribunal’s decision, the court has given voice to the quasi-constitutional nature of human rights leg-

FOR EMPLOYERS, IT MEANS THAT THE RISKS OF RELYING ON THE NON-EMPLOYED STATUS OF SEEMINGLY INDEPENDENT ACTORS ARE INCREASING.

islation and also adopted the “broad, liberal, and purposive” approach to its application. The court stated that it would be inconsistent with the code’s objectives to exclude a category of persons from its protections by using a strict, legalistic view of their status at common law. The court also noted that Fasken’s partnership agreement contemplated the kind of control traditionally present in an employer/employee rela-

tionship. It gave management control over the type services partners provided, how they were provided, whom they were provided to, the partners’ compensation level, etc. While this decision of the tribunal and the B.C. Supreme Court is situation-specific, it is a signal that the exclusion of independent actors from the benefits of employment will be sparingly applied. For employers, it means that the risks of relying on the non-employed status of seemingly independent actors are increasing. Robert Smithson is a labour and employment lawyer, and operates Smithson Employment Law in Kelowna. This subject matter is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as legal advice. 778-478-0150 robert@smithsonlaw.ca www.smithsonlaw.ca

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PRESENTING A donation of $6,913 to the Kelowna SPCA branch, accepted by branch manager Suzanne Pugh (centre), are Angela Norman and Cory Anthony from Westwood Fine Cabinetry.

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SPCA, food bank recipients of donations from fundraiser An auction of showroom cabinetry and appliances being removed to make way for new product design has resulted in donations for both the Kelowna Community Food Bank and the Kelowna branch of the SPCA. Westwood Fine Cabinetry staged the auction in the lead-up to last Christmas, which initially resulted in a $5,000 donation to the SPCA, followed up by another close to $1,000 donation on July 27. The food bank received the same

donation amount. To make the most of this opportunity, Westwood’s senior sales designer Cory Anthony proposed the idea of a fundraiser to benefit local charities. In keeping with the Christmas season, the campaign was called Stuff a Stocking. Patrons to the Westwood showroom were invited to put in a bid on showroom cabinets and/or appliances that were displayed with a “stocking.”

The highest bidder was able to purchase the cabinets and/or appliances, with the entire purchase price donated to local charities. In total, just short of $12,000 was raised for the two non-profit groups. On May 11, each agency was presented with a cheque in the amount of $5,913. Shortly after this presentation, another showroom display was sold for $2,000. Additional cheques of $1000 were again offered to the two organizations.

W SCHMIRLER FOUNDATION Thank you to Duncan Robinson and his team from DF Robinson Construction for volunteering time and skills to ﬁx bunk beds, restore a shed and build a new platform for the zipline at Silver Lake Camp. Their generosity and hard work made summer fun continue at the camp, now operated in partnership with the YM-YWCA of the Central Okanagan.

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food from around the world. Our downtown businesses will showcase the wide variety of unique and trendy products and services that they provide in the heart of our city centre. This festival is a result of creative thinking, hard work and great sponsors. I hope you will listen to the music, appreciate the culture, sample the food, and support our downtown merchants by experiencing the

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SPORTS W YOUTH TRACK AND FIELD

Stroda top BC/Yukon Team performer at national track meet Kevin Parnell STAFF REPORTER

A pair of Kelowna track and field athletes arrived back in the Okanagan on Tuesday sporting gold medals as two of the top midget level track athletes in the country. Keely Watts-Watling and Aaron Stroda brought home a combined total of five medals from the Canadian National Midget and Youth Track and Field Championships in Ottawa last weekend. Stroda, a 15-year-old OKM student was the top performer for the BC/ Yukon Team that consisted of 40 athletes. He won the javelin and discus events and added a silver medal each in the shot put and with the 4x100m boys relay. “I was happy with my performances in Ottawa,” said Stroda, who holds the national midget record in discus. “It was my first trip

with the B.C. team and we had a good time—on and off the track.” For Watts-Watling, her victory in the pentathlon event was extra sweet. The 15-year-old Okanagan Athletics Club member wasn’t named to Team B.C. to go to the event but opted to attend as an unaffiliated participant. She then proceeded to win the girls pentathlon. “It was a really good feeling just because I didn’t get picked for Team B.C.,” she said. “It felt better to win because I went unattached.” Both Stroda and WattsWatling are members of the Okanagan Athletics Club and are coached by Verena Stroda, herself a former national multievent athlete. Verena said winning the Canadian midget championships is as good as it gets for 15-year-old athletes in Canada. “This is the highest ac-

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KELOWNA track athlete Aaron Stroda is greeted by friends and family as he arrives back at the Kelowna airport on Tuesday with four Canadian national medals. complishment they can reach at their age,” said Stroda. “They cannot compete internationally at their age so this is a huge accomplishment for both athletes.” The victory concluded Watts-Watling’s competi-

tive track season on a high note as she now gets set to move to Kelowna Secondary School to pursue multiple sports like cross country, volleyball and basketball. “Keely had an almost perfect competition at na-

tionals,” said Verena. “She was fully determined to give her best in each of the five disciplines (hurdles, long jump, high jump, shot put and 800m). She is a pleasure to train with and has lots of potential for the years to come.”

(left) and Keely Watts-Watling (right) claimed gold medals at the midget nationals. They are joined by their coach Verena Stroda. As for Aaron Stroda he is off this weekend to continue training and competing and will get the chance to practice with a former Olympic champion in discus. Stroda will throw with 1976 Olympic champion Mac Wilkins this weekend before taking part in

a throwers competition on Saturday. “This is going to be very special to meet and train with Mac. It’s like playing hockey with Wayne Gretzky, or golf with Tiger Woods,” said Aaron. kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

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day) it will all be worked out when the coin toss decides final standings heading into tonight’s playoff games. The winner of the coin toss will play Advance Precast, the 5-4-1 team that were the only ones to defeat Crows Touch this season. The coin toss loser will play the 7-3 Ghost Riders, who wear their teams down with a fastpaced, straight-ahead attack. Both of these teams could upset either of the

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A Kelowna wheelchair athlete has earned a medal at the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops. Patrick Ryan of Kelowna and his partner Mike Ishikawa of Vancouver claimed one of seven gold medals for team B.C. on the tennis courts, Tuesday in Kamloops. Ryan and Ishikawa beat a team from Alberta

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Wudrick to continue hockey career in Europe me hockey-wise was to start a pro career and start a pro resume and to grow myself as a professional hockey player.” In 2010-11 Wudrick closed out his Western Hockey League career with his best season ever. He played in 71 games for the Rockets in 201011, scoring a team high 43 goals, the best total of a five year career. This off-season Wudrick attended the Buffalo Sabres prospects camp after getting chances with the LA Kings and Phoe-

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Wudrick will continue his playing career in Europe after signing a one year deal with Rosenheim in Germany’s second division. saw Stepan Novotny and a prospect go the other

way and brought the likable Wudrick to Kelowna.

In 38 games that season, Wudrick had 19 goals and 15 assists for 34 points. This past season Wudrick was a dangerous scorer who lit the lamp a career best 43 times. “The last year and a half was really good for me, being in Kelowna, it’s such a phenomenal organization that grows so many pro hockey players,” he said. “They have a great track record of producing NHL players and hopefully I can eventually be one of those guys.” Wudrick played the first four seasons in Swift Current, playing 14 times as a 15-year-old before scoring over 20 goals twice in a Broncos uniform. A native of Abbotsford, B.C., Wudrick ended his WHL career with 400 total games played and 157 goals scored. “Playing so many games and having so many different experiences, I had a lot of really neat experiences that will be memories for a lifetime,” he said.

Warriors get Salmon Arm defenceman The tinkering continues for Westside Warriors new general manager Rylan Ferster. Just days after acquiring a 20-year-old scoring forward, the Warriors have added a young defenceman in a trade with the Salmon Arm SilverBacks. The Warriors acquired blueliner Dusin Cave from Salmon Arm in exchange for forward Stefan Nicholishen. “Acquiring Dustin gives us some added size and toughness to our back

end,” said Ferster. “I know Dustin quite well having watched him since midget. He is a first class young man with an outstanding work ethic” Nicholishen played in 40 games last year split between Penticton and Westside amassing nine points. Cave played in 46 games last year for the ‘Backs and tallied 4 points and 24 penalty minutes. He also had 2 goals and 1 assist in 15 playoff games. Earlier this week the Warriors acquired Richard

Vanderhoek from the Surrey Eagles in exchange for defenceman Matt Cronin. Vanderhoek is the highest scoring returning player in the entire BCHL. ••• The Warriors have released its main training camp dates as well as its pre-season schedule. The Warriors open camp on Aug. 31 this season, continuing on Sept. 1 and 2. Players will be on the ice starting at 8 a.m. each day. The Warriors will play

three home exhibition games as well as two road games prior to the start of the BCHL season. Westside plays Merritt on Sept. 3., Salmon Arm on Sept. 10 and Vernon on Sept. 13 at Royal LePage Place. The team will be in Vernon on Sept. 9 and in Salmon Arm Sept. 16 for pre season . The Warriors open the BCHL regular season on Sept. 23 in Trail. Its home opener is Sept. 30 against Vernon.

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SPORTS W KIM DENNIS

National win sends power lifter to World Championship Bobbi-Sue Menard CONTRIBUTOR

Power lifting is a sport for the dedicated. It can take years to build memrory and resilience into the muscle and sinew of the fbody only to have injury appear from nowhere. Kim Dennis is Kelowna’s only female power lifter and she is on her way to the World Championships in St. Catherines, Ontario after winning her weight class at the Canadian Nationals held in Charlottetown this past March. Dennis has a background in competitive gymnastics—she is a national certified judge in the sport—and is able to bring that body type and intense training regime to power lifting. The sport of power lifting is decep-

tively simple on the surface. Three types of lifts: the squat, the bench press and the dead lift. In competition, the athlete has three attempts at each lift, the best attempt at each lift goes to the combined score, highest score wins. It is a competition of power and strength. “There is not a lot of room for errors,” says Dennis. “You ask a lot of your body.” A year ago, Dennis experienced a terrifying injury to her hand. After cortisone shot in her hand to combat a rare condition something went terribly wrong and she lost all ability to flex the tendon in her thumb. Emergency surgery took the second tendon from her index finger and replaced the ruptured tendon in her right hand thumb.

“It was three months of recovery. I started in a cast from my fingertips to past my elbow. As a teacher I could not grip chalk. Being right handed with no mobility was humbling,” says Dennis. It took months of careful training during recovery to get her thumb to grip the bar for lifting. But the strength is back and Dennis says it lasting effect is occasional confidence issues as she heads to worlds. .

In an effort to broaden her training in the past year Dennis has turned to a surprising place, The Highland Games. She spent the August long weekend in just outside Seattle at the North American Highland Games Championships participating in throwing in the heavy events. Stones, hammers, weights and the caber are thrown for distance. Dennis placed second in the ladies master’s class. It was a stellar result, as

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Cross, Erickson team up to take ladies two-ball at Sunset Ranch Close to 130 women golfers from around the province converged on Sunset Ranch Golf and Country Club earlier this week. The linksters were taking part in the popular Ladies Club Two-ball Championship on Aug. 8. And when the dust settled Debbie Cross of Michaelbrook teamed up with Val Erickson of River Spirit to claim the low gross title with a score of 73. That score was six better than the 70 posted by the team of Peggi Hayashi and Bea Yamaoka from Sunset Ranch, who finished second. Kelowna Springs golfers Lise Ma-

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Kelowna Falcons pitcher Brandon Marris closed out his final week in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Coast League (WCL) season on a high note. Marris has been named the WCL Player of the Week. Marris helped the Falcons take two series last week, beating Wenatchee on the road and Kitsap at home. Marris appeared three times and only allowed one run over 12 and twothirds innings pitched. He tossed a two-hit complete game shutout against the Blue Jackets on Friday. Marris joined the Fal-

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The Kelowna Heat Bantam B girls fastball team played well at the nine-team Western Canadian Softball Championships in Saskatoon late last month. The Heat travelled to Saskatoon in late July after earning a berth by winning a bronze medal at the B.C. Provincial Championships. The team played six games in the round robin over a three day period and came up just short of making a tiebreaker game to advance to the championship round. Instead the team settled for a fifth place showing at the 11 team event. Kelowna fared well

being one of the only B classified fastball teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the teams at the championship were classified as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? teams except B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said coach Darran Light. â&#x20AC;&#x153;B.C. sent the top â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;? teams to this tournament so it can be very challenging for us but also very rewarding.â&#x20AC;? Nine teams attend the tournament with only four carrying on to the championship round. The Kelowna Heat placed 5th in the tournament narrowly missing out on a chance to get into the playoffs after losing there final game 6-5 to Alberta 1. Kelowna beat Alberta 2 (Callahoo Erins) 8-2 and Manitoba 1 (Mani-

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Sam Demelo picked the right time to shut down the best peewee AA baseball team in the province. The Kelowna pitcher shut out the top ranked Cloverdale Spurs 7-0 in the semi final game at the peewee AA provincials in Surrey last week. Timely hitting from the Kelowna bats gave Demelo enough run support and Kelowna cruised into the provincial final with the win. In the final the Kelowna kids fell just short, losing a heartbreaking championship game 4-3 to the Surrey Canadians. The silver medal capped a solid week of

play for the Kelowna AA peewee team which was 3-1 in the round robin before making it to the final game. Demelo was named the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top pitcher while Mason Bourcier was selected as the top defensive player at the tournament. Game MVP honors during the event went to Liam Hughes, Wyatt Head, Sara Miki and Bourcier. After the tournament Demelo was selected by the winning team to join them and represent Team B.C. this month in Manitoba for the Western Canadian Championships.

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NEWS W MLA’S REPORT

Summer fire season: We are not out of the woods yet F Steve Thomson vast majority of the 114 wildfires that did occur were completely preventable. Some 90 of the114 fires, or 79 per cent, were caused by human activity —compared with just 24 caused by lightning. While some fires are inevitable, most happen simply because of laziness or negligence. That has meant unattended campfires or something as small as a still-smouldering cigarette, carelessly flicked into the underbrush. Unnecessary wildfires are bad enough, but that carelessness could, as it has in the past, easily re-

sult in someone’s home burning down, or worse, the loss of life. This is troubling, because the primary reason we’ve had comparatively fewer wildfires hasn’t been improved prevention or greater responsibility, but luck. Specifically, the weather. 2011 has seen substantially above-normal levels of precipitation and unusually low temperatures. But that situation is changing, as we return to the Okanagan’s usual warm, dry summer conditions. For most of us, that’s great news, but it also means an increased risk for fire. Just over the last weekend, the Kamloops Fire Centre responded to 12 different abandoned or unattended campfires. Responding to these preventable incidents costs time, money and resources. Each of them could easily have spread into something much more

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to be extreme. Please continue to exercise caution when enjoying the outdoors. If you see smoke or flame, remember you can report it on your cell phone, by dialing *5555. Steve Thomson is the Liberal MLA for Kelowna-Mission. www.stevethomsonmla.bc.ca

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or Okanagan residents and visitors alike, summer is a time for water sports, barbecues, and hopefully, taking some time off. Unfortunately, summer is also forest fire season. So far this year in B.C., we’ve been extraordinarily fortunate, with the slowest provincial fire season start in the last decade—334 fires have burned 11,765 hectares. Our 10-year average has been 1,442 fires burning 65,020 hectares. In other words, 2011 has been something of an anomaly. Locally, it’s been a comparatively quiet fire season as well. Since April 1, the Kamloops Fire Centre (which includes the Kelowna area) has had a total of 114 wildfires. First, the good news— this is significantly fewer fires than in previous years. The 10-year average is 381 wildfires. Now, the bad news which is sobering—the

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NEWS W MENTAL HEALTH

Exercise is good for the brain

ere is a newsflash—physical exercise is good for you. Obviously, we all know this having been given many reasons why lacing up the walking shoes or heading to the gym on a regular basis are beneficial activities. In past columns, I have even mentioned that exercise can also be great for reducing stress and improving mental health by getting those endorphins flowing. It has also been shown to improve memory and mental ability and was theorized to be useful in the maintenance of cognitive functioning as we get older. Finally, a couple of new studies have shed a bit more light onto the specific ways in which physical exercise may protect our brains from deterioration and possibly even prevent the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at University of Pittsburgh have recently published a couple of studies examining the effects of physical

HEALING MINDS

Paul Latimer exercise on the brain. One study examined 299 cognitively normal adults with a mean age of 78. At baseline, the volunteers’ exercise levels were assessed based on the average number of blocks walked each week. Researchers then gave them MRI scans two or three years later, another high resolution MRI after nine years and cognitive assessments at nine and 13 years after baseline. During this time, 116 of the volunteers experienced mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Study results found that the baseline weekly walking predicted gray matter volume at the nine year follow up—those with the most physical exercise had significantly higher gray matter vol-

ume than those who exercised less frequently. In this study, walking six to nine miles a week was associated with the greatest gray matter volumes—associated with reduced risk of cognitive impairment or dementia. Walking more than that did not make a further difference. Another study by the same group of researchers and published this year in February found even beginning a moderate exercise program late in life led to increased brain volumes and improved memory function. A different group of researchers from Washington University examined the relationship between exercise and four known Alzheimer’s biomarkers in 69 normal adults aged 55 to 88. Researchers analyzed exercise levels in volunteers over the last 10 years and found that those with the lowest amount of physical exercise had elevations in one biomarker associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s dis-

Focus THE DIRECTION OF BUSINESS IN THE CENTRAL OKANAGAN

ease (Pittsburgh Compound B binding). Those who exercised more frequently experienced lower levels of this as well as higher amyloid B42 (a protective biomarker). All of these studies seem to associate physical exercise with brain health in older adulthood. More research is needed to better understand what it is about the exercise that provides the protective effect—some theories suggest aerobic exercise sends oxygenrich blood into the brain, which is the organ that needs the most blood. This kind of exercise is also known to increase levels of a chemical called brain derived neurotrophic factor, which promotes growth of new brain cells and protects them from age-related damage. This information gives just a few more reasons why it is important to keep getting the recommended amount of exercise (30 minutes a day at least five days a week) to maintain optimal health. Paul Latimer is a psychiatrist and president of Okanagan Clinical Trials. 250-862-8141 dr@okanaganclinicaltrials.com

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HITTING A HOME RUN…The recent 3rd annual Bats for a

Cause for B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation raised $40,414.48 to the cause. In the photo above are (from left) co-chair Angela McLean-O’Heir, Prospera Credit Union; Sunny Leung, B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation; and cochair Jane Fletcher, UBC Okanagan. This is the third year the softball tournament has been held in Kelowna, raising more than $85,000 in total.

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tor Cross riders, with support from their families and friends, raised more than $14,000 for the B.C. Cancer Foundation in support of the B.C. Cancer Agency on May 15 as participants in the second aAnnual MX Ride for A Cure. Riders aged 6 to 60 did laps to bring in the donations to support the local cancer centre, the B.C. Cancer Agency Centre for the Southern Interior.

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ENTERTAINMENT W THEATRE KELOWNA

Musical memory lane to the ’60s Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

It’s hard to imagine putting the music of the 1960s in a single show. From Motown to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones to the Everly Brothers, even Elvis and the Beach Boys were making waves with a new sound in a decade’s worth of musical foundations that would create spin-off genres for generations to come. And yet, after seven successive blow-out success stories on the musical front, the Theatre Kelowna Society has decided to take on this daunting challenge and create a 1960s musical—The Swingin’ Sixties. “We’re targeting those who might remember the ’60s,” said stalwart TKS performer/director Jeff Samin, adding “or those who might not remember them.”

They say if one remembers the ’60s, they weren’t really there. Whether you fall in this category or not, the playback on artists of the era is so strong one of the newest TKS members, 16-year-old Jericho Taetz, is the biggest fan in the production. He has more than 1,000 songs from the time period on his computer. Taetz and his mother, Lori, are among the newer members who will be joining this year’s cast as Theatre Kelowna brings in some new blood. Despite the consistent sell-outs and the clearly successful formula established by Samin and his usual collaborator Roger Ward along with others like promoter/actor Debby Helf, there’s always room for more talent. For example, Samin noted singers Gina Savage and Holli Broomfield are also new to the group of amateur

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WE’RE TARGETING THOSE WHO MIGHT REMEMBER THE ’60S. Jeff Saminv

actors this year. The new faces are joining TKS staples like Andrew Powell, Deborah Ward and James Avery, among others, in the humorous, music-heavy production. Mixing in a little Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In comedy including that TV show’s famous psychedelic set, the evening should prove as big a success as musical reviews the group has done before, like Superintendent of Schools 1950s musical ensemble, The Fabulous ’50s, The

Dirty Thirties, BC Follies, Old Time Music Hall, Pig n’Whistle and Sentimental Journey. The show is being presented in the Black Box Theatre, 1375 Water Street (Kelowna Community Theatre’s backdoor), though the headquarters for the society has moved over to the Rotary Centre for the Arts. If you want to catch this entertaining show, buy your tickets early as the last couple of shows have sold out weeks in advance. The Swingin’ Sixties runs Sept. 15 to Oct. 2 Thursday through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for students or $25 at the door for all, provided it’s not sold out. For tickets call 250-7625050 or go to www.selectyourtickets.com.

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JEFF SAMIN knows the music of the 1960s and 70s well; the walls of his home are

adorned with fantastic rock and roll memorabilia—not to mention his own guitar rack full of instruments.

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Bench Market Naramata’s deliciousness hub Enrich the lives deli, a bistro, a gourmet food shop, a caterer and the coolest place to hang out in wine country. Uncover a local secret at Naramata’s The Bench Market. Owners Dawn Lennie and sister Debbie Halladay have created an atmosphere that combines urban appeal with a grassroots vibe. Perfectly located smack dab at the base of one of our most famous wine regions, the Naramata Bench, The Bench is a local’s hub as well a visitor’s favorite. Majoring in deliciousness, everything on this menu is fabulous. Head chef Stewart Glynes recently joined the team after relocating from Vancouver and he has done amazing things with the menu. He continues The Bench’s mantra, focusing on local food and utilizing a field-to-plate philosophy. The Bench is open for breakfast and lunch and offers take away deli items including take and bake pizzas for those who want to eat at home.

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THE BENCH is the kind of place you wish would open up in your own neighbourhood. Gourmet food offerings like local cheeses, crackers, house made dips, panini’s and sweet treats make perfect picnic ingredients to take along on your wine tour. I love the array of grocery items—many local—that line the shelves. They even sell Indian style Tiffin lunch tins!

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et.com. Dawn and Debbie are also advocates of the local art and music scene. Showcasing two local artists per month, they have created a gallery on their walls for visitors to enjoy. Settle in and listen to the variety of musicians that will be playing on their cozy patio on Sunday

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afternoons. Like me, I promise that you will fall in love with this neighbourhood treasure and just wish they would open one up on your street. Jennifer Schell is editor of B.C. Wine Trails Magazine. jennschell@shaw.ca twitter.com/theclubkitchen

Spring Valley Care Centre knows that volunteers add so much to the resident’s lives on a daily basis. The centre is looking for people who care and want to make a difference for our seniors. There are three ways you can get involved. You can go with residents to their medical appointments, lend a helping hand with a variety of activities including crafts, games and outings, or you can visit a resident on a regular basis and gain a friend. Volunteers interested in helping residents with appointments will be called in advance to reserve your time. You would meet at Spring Valley Care Centre, travel to the appointment with the resident, stay with them during their appointment and travel back to Spring Valley with them. Based on your interest, activities volunteers

might lead crafts, operate the mobile corner store, attend outings such as shopping or lunches, garden with residents, or engage in active games such as bowling. One-on-one visiting gives each volunteer a chance to get to know a specific resident. Regular visits might involve playing cards, chatting, going for walks, or other activities of mutual interest. Spring Valley Care Centre is an accredited 150-bed residential care home at 355 Terai Court in Kelowna. The home specializes in providing customized care for the physically frail, while some are cognitively challenged. All clients receive 24-hour professional care in a supportive and homelike environment. If you are interested in enriching the lives of seniors, volunteer coordinator Jamie Ault would love to hear from you. Contact her at 250See Volunteer A25

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Church coming in, Travis (possibly?) going out of country ERIC CHURCH: CHIEF (EMI) Eric Church is not prolific when it comes to country music where artists like to release an album a year. Chief is Church’s third album in six years but it will also firmly establish him as a new, bona fide superstar. It is true that he won Top New Solo Artist at last year’s Academy of Country Music awards but this new album, to my ears, is loaded with as many as four or five hits and Chief has made its debut at the No.1 spot on the Canadian country charts (No.4 in his native USA). There is not a dull track on this exceptional disc where Church seems to wear his influences on his sleeve but manages to make his original tunes sound fresh and indelible. Church positions himself as something of a neo-outlaw in his song style and content where he has scored several hits looking at the rebel side of country with plenty of drinking and bar room shenanigans. His lead off single, Homeboy, is reminiscent of Alan Jackson’s She’s Gone Country, although Church’s song is more topical about an abusive son who hopefully will become the prodigal son for his small hometown roots. But there are far more

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Bruce Mitchell better songs on Chief. Check out the Steve Earle Copperhead Road dynamics of Creeping, the Rolling Stones-like swagger of Drink In My Hand (think too of Whiskey For My Men, Beer For My Horses) and the J.J. Cale meets Mark Knopfler groove of Jack Daniels. My fave track here is a romantic and nostalgic look at his late teen years on the song simply titled Springsteen where Church waxes sensitively without hurting his owtlaw image. All of the tunes mentioned above are very strong candidates for hit singles while there is only one so-so song on Chief with Country Music Jesus which is a little too goofy with its gospel/bluegrass overtones and a call for a C&W messiah “preaching from the book of Johnny Cash.” Eric Church has one of, if not the best, new country albums this year and look for scads of hits and awards. B+

NEIL YOUNG INTERNATIONAL HARVESTERS: A TREASURE (REPRISE)

For decades Neil Young was telling his fans he had a massive catalogue of releasable material that he had built up over his now five decade career. A Treasure, with the International Harvesters band, is his ninth issue of archival material and it is a concert, two-disc set with a 12-track CD and a Blu-Ray DVD with a few bootleg live tunes, a “personal commentary of the album,” a 1984 TV interview and a few more goodies. Back in the mid-’80s Young released a country-styled album, Old Ways. It wasn’t very well received by his fans but

Young still took his assembled country act on the road and this archival album chronicles this. The International Harvesters included old Nashville session luminaries such as Rufus Thibodeaux on fiddle, Anthony Crawford on banjo, Spooner Oldham and Hargus “Pig” Robbins on piano with Joe Allen on bass. I happened to see one of the gigs on this tour when it stopped in Kamloops. I never saw a more nervous opener in my life than the extremely fidgety Johnny Paycheck and when I shook hands with Young I was surprised how delicate and boney his grip was for a guy six foot tall. Anyway, true to form, the always unpredictable

Young performs only a couple of tunes from Old Ways on this concert CD while he works through a few classics like Are You Ready For The Country?, Southern Pacific and a cool quasi-country take of the old Buffalo Springfield nugget Flying On The Ground Is Wrong. This disc opens with the hitherto unreleased Amber Jean, a paternal love song to his then newborn daughter, and it closes with an extended band workout in a Crazy Horse vein with Grey Riders. While this album is titled A Treasure it isn’t exactly essential Neil Young listening. There is some solid country here but this set is best suited for the hard core Neil Young fan while the liner

note concert review from a reverential Scott Benarde makes for delightful reading. C+

RANDY TRAVIS; 25 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (WARNER)

Randy Travis has been a professional country music performer for more than 25 years. This Anniversary album celebrates his groundbreaking Storms Of Life release which revolutionized country (as much as it can ever be revolutionized) as it kicked off the new traditionalist movement that brought on board stars such as Dwight Yoakam and Garth Brooks along with many others. This celebration cum

tribute album is absolutely loaded with superstars of country music and there are just too many to mention them all. Highlights on this album and its stars who all duet with Travis include Brad Paisley on Everything And All, Zac Brown on Forever And Ever Amen, Carrie Underwood on Is It Over? and John Anderson on Diggin’ Up Bones. Alan Jackson helps out too with a medley of his and Travis’ hits Better Class Of Losers/She’s Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues) that is also a standout. Unfortunately, hot new country radio does not revere its older stars (who helped put country radio back to the forefront, ironically) so none of these great tribute covers have become a hit. But this is a great celebration album and I wonder somewhat about Travis’ health. He looks awfully skinny in the liner notes and there are some very poignant end of life songs here with the galvanizing More Life (with Don Henley) and Road To Surrender with fellow geezers Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. At 17 tracks this is a generous anniversary set and a bonus for big Randy Travis fans. B mooseman19@shaw.ca

Make friends with a senior Volunteer from A24 979-6000 or jault@parkplaceseniorsliving.com. You might also want to check out the activity assistant at White Heather

Manor, volunteer visitors with Westside Health Network, or an appointment companion at the Good Samaritan Society. Go to www.kcr.ca, Volunteer Opportunities Search.

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Fusion Festival makes use of downtown’s park space Pyper Geddes CONTRIBUTOR

With the Downtown Kelowna Fusion Festival now just a couple days away, it is shaping up to be another great festival addition to the Okanagan’s summer months. This one day free, family-friendly event taking place in Downtown Kelowna on Saturday, Aug. 13 features a little bit of everything from culture to music to food and I believe that it will become a flagship event on Kelowna’s cultural calendar. Downtown Kelowna has so much to offer for locals and tourists alike boasting a wide

variety of shops, restaurants and popular hangout locales. Another great feature of downtown is the spectacular views of Lake Okanagan as well as the amazing park space. At any given time you can see people relaxing on the lush green lawns of Kerry Park or making use of Stuart Park’s concrete plaza but both park spaces have never been used for a large event before and that’s something that I think will set Fusion Festival apart from other events. The Downtown Kelowna Fusion Festival offers programming ranging from Kerry Park to Stuart Park and every-

where in between. There is sure to never be a dull moment throughout the day with programming scheduled from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. The full schedule has now been announced online so you can see for yourself some of the great acts that will be performing on the Kerry Park and Stuart Park stages. But it doesn’t just stop at those two stages; there is a wide range of activities, displays and vendors to explore as well. With two Kids Zones, an Aboriginal Village, the Taste Around the World food court and a Downtown Marketplace featuring a variety of vendors and

artisans, the festival has created a variety of entertainment, activities and displays that will keep attendees on their feet and make them eager to keep exploring the event site. Another great addition to the Downtown Kelowna Fusion Festival is Kelowna’s second installation of PechaKucha Night presented by City of Kelowna Cultural Services. PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the

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The Help a ’60s social examination

et in Mississippi during the 1960s, The Help stars Emma Stone (Easy A; Crazy, Stupid, Love) as Skeeter, a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends’ lives—and a small Mississippi town— upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Viola Davis (Eat Pray Love) stars as Aibileen, Skeeter’s best friend’s housekeeper, who is the first to open up—to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter’s life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories—and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly—and unwillingly—caught up in the changing times. Also starring is Bryce Dallas Howard who played Gwen Stacey in Spider-Man 3. Coincidentally, Emma Stone is playing the same character in next summer’s franchise reboot The Amazing SpiderMan. ••• Stone also stood out in Zombieland, and the director and star of that mov-

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Rick Davis ie are back with another action-comedy. 30 Minutes or Less stars Jesse Eisenberg as a small town pizza delivery guy named Nick whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds. The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. He enlists his ex-best friend to help and while they must work through their differences, they also must deal with the police, hired assassins and flamethrowers. 30 Minutes or Less also stars Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari and Nick Swardson. ••• I really liked the first Final Destination movie. The concept that if you cheat death, death will find you and fulfill your destiny in an even more horrible way made a really good horror movie. However, now that we are at number five, and the second to be in 3D, the concept is really wearing thin. What keeps the movies interesting to my sadistic side are the incredible ways that the people inevitably die. ••• Gleeks who just cannot get enough of the hit TV show will want to check out Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.

Starring 14 members of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning television show’s cast and shot live during the recent summer concert tour, the movie will capture the unique concert experience

along with special moments involving the characters themselves. Rick Davis is the manager of the Capitol Theatre in West Kelowna. capitol_wes@ landmarkcinemas.ca

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FINAL DESTINATION 5 (3D) Nightly at 6:45, 7:10. 9:10 & 9:45, Daily Mats at 12:45, 1:10, 3:10 & 3:45 (18A) *3D PRICING IN EFFECT* HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS ll (3D) Nightly at 6:40 & 9:40, Daily Mats at 12:40 & 3:40 (PG) *3D PRICING IN EFFECT* SMURFS 3D Nightly at 7:05 & 9:25, Daily Mats at 1:05 & 3:25 (G) *3D PRICING IN EFFECT* CHANGE UP Nightly at 6:50 & 9:20, Daily Mats at 12:50 & 3:20 (18A) *NO PASSES ACCEPTED (until August 19th) - G.C. Always Accepted* HORRIBLE BOSSES Nightly at 7:15 & 9:35, Daily Mats at 1:15 & 3:35 (14A) TRANSFORMERS 3: DARK OF THE MOON (Not 3D) Nightly (except Sunday) at 7:30, Daily Mat (except Sunday) at 1:30 (PG) Sunday at 12:45 only *PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO 7:30 PM SHOWING ON SUNDAY AUGUST 14, 2011* RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Nightly at 6:35, 7:00, 9:15 & 9:50, Daily Mats at 12:35, 1:00, 3:15 & 3:50 (PG) *NO PASSES ACCEPTED (until August 19th) - G.C. Always Accepted* COWBOYS & ALIENS Nighly at 6:55 & 9:30; Daily Mats 12:45 & 3:30 (14A)

Paramount Landmark THE CHANGE-UP (14A) 7:05 & 9:40; Sat & Sun Matinees 1:05 & 3:40; Daily Matinee at 3:30 *NO PASSES ACCEPTED (GIFT CERTS ALWAYS ACCEPTED) FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A) 6:55 & 9:20, Sat & Sun Matinees 12:55 & 3:20 Daily Matinee 3:20 SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN (PG) 7:15 & 9:30; Sat & Sun Matinees 1:15 & 3:30; Daily Matinee 3:30

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Okanagan Feast of Fields Van Western Vineyards & Orchards, Naramata Sunday, August 21, 2011 1:00-5:00 pm. A gourmet wandering harvest festival, Feast of fields is FarmFolkCityFolk’s largest annual fundraiser. With a wine glass and linen napkins in hand, taste the best of BC’s extraordinary chef, vintners, brewers, farmers and food artisans. Witness the connection between farmers and chefs, food producers and consumers, farm folks and city folks: Learn to appreciate and understand local agriculture, and see that a sustainable, local food system is possible. Tickets $85 available at www.feastoffields.com and Choices Markets.

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