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KARIN SIEMENS suffers from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. She is 45 and figures she has had it it since she was eight. She was officially diagnosed in 1979 when she was 15.

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New policy to apply DCCs to farmers could be crippling Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

Members of Kelowna’s agricultural advis-

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that are built on farmland. Until last year, development cost charges, or DCCs, were only applied to development with four or more units; but the province has now made it possible for communities to charge the levies on individual buildings, meaning DCCs can now be charged on commercial ventures on farms. “Even within the development community (we find) confusion as to what a DCC is, when it is applied and how they are determined and what they pay for,” said John Vos, City of Kelowna community services general manager. Figuring out how to apply the new rules is open to interpretation and the process has not come easily in Kelowna where local government staff have to try and explain the complicated DCC system, then explain what

has changed. Still, the city’s agricultural advisory committee came armed with concerns the new charge could cripple legitimate farmers. “If you had an operation where you were peeling garlic (in a new building), then you’re never going to recoup the DCC on that,” said longtime farmer Domenic Rampone, noting there are major differences between the types of commercial agriculture operating within the valley. At times the discussion was specific. For example, the city only plans to charge DCCs on fruit stands where the building is worth more than $150,000. The AAC members said it’s still entirely possible a farmer could pay that out to build a stand, particularly with the storage and refrigeration need-

ed, and still not pull down a profit large enough to ensure the DCC does not kill the business. Vos countered the argument, saying the same rational could just as easily be applied to a residential homeowner who has several children and needs a large home to house them, but doesn’t have much money to spare for the tax. It was a moot point for committee member Brian Heichert who argued the city needs to understand agriculture is a societal issue. “It’s not apples to apples,” he said. The plan is essentially to apply commercial DCCs to farms building new commercial buildings, but Heirchert pointed out the problem. “…You can’t take a system that’s built for industry and apply it to agriculture,” he said. Where industry can

react to market change and a manufacturer can switch products, or adjust their product to meet market demand, to a certain extend food production and feeding the masses isn’t always something you can tinker with, he said. And a city needs food. The municipality will consult the Economic Development Commission and the B.C. Tree Fruit Association as city staff try to hone in on a formula that works. When all three parties have been consulted, the matter will return to council. City council sent the matter out to the advisory bodies for extra feedback after they failed to agree on how the legislative changes should be applied, expressing concern they did not have enough information. jsmith@kelownacapnews.com

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Police say a known gangster had a loaded gun within reach when he was arrested Thursday night as officers executed a drug warrant at two apartments in the north end of Kelowna. Just after 8:30 p.m., members of the local drug section, accompanied by the Southeast District Emergency Response Team, converged on two units in a building at 1108 Sunset Drive and immediately arrested a 28-year-old man. Police say the Burnaby resident is a known member of the Red

Scorpions gang. “The male was found within reach of a loaded handgun at the time of his arrest,” said Const. Steve Holmes. That gun is believed to be stolen. As a result of the search, officers seized three ounces of crystal methamphetamine, half an ounce of powdered cocaine, 1.5 ounces of crack cocaine, a large quantity of steroids, a bulletproof vest, $25,000 cash and other stolen items. As well, two young women came to the units while police were there, and were arrested. A 20-year-old woman has been released on a promise to appear in

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‘I don’t want to die’ A Kelowna woman’s nearly life-long struggle with an eating disorder personifies the difficulty of breaking free from such a disease.

Alistair Waters ASSISTANT EDITOR

he sits at a small table in the lobby of Kelowna General Hospital drinking a coffee, talking. She’s thin. Very thin. Dressed in a hospital robe and hooked up to an bag of liquid nutrients that feed her 24-hours day via a tube that enters her body through her nose, it’s clear Karin Siemens is a patient at the hospital. During the conversation, someone she has not seen in a while walks by. She notices Siemens and stops to say hi. “You’re looking good,” says the woman. “It looks like you’ve put on a little weight.” She obviously means it as a compliment and encouragement. But after the woman moves on, Siemens confides her unease at the remark. “When she said that, I immediately thought, ‘I’m getting fat. I need to lose some weight.’” Siemens suffers from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. She is 45 and figures she has had it since she was eight. She was officially diagnosed in 1979 when she was 15. The daughter of missionaries who served in Africa, she remembers growing up there and finding it to be a hard adjustment when the family moved back to Canada.

“I just didn’t fit in,” she said. She remembers her mother finding her hiding in a dark closet and when asked what she was doing, she said she wanted to go back to Africa. She told her mother to take her back or she would stop eating. That, she now feels, was the beginning of her life-long battle with the eating disorder that has come close to costing her life. Twice her heart has stopped beating due to massive weight loss and once, when her weight dipped below 76 pounds, she had to be kept in an induced coma.

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She has been a drug addict and lived on the street. Her “normal” weight is around 90 pounds, but even then her appetite wanes. She says the disorder has robbed her of her creativity, her ability to work and most of all, it has hurt her relationship with her 14-year -old son. “There’s no way you can tell me he’s not angry with me,” says Siemens. Her son lives with his her parents and she gets to see him once a week for four hours. But it is her deep religious faith and thoughts of her son that help her face her challenges, she says.

Despite past thoughts of suicide and the death of friends who have also battled eating disorders, Siemens is fighting for her life. She would like to go to a special eating disorders centre in Arizona, a Christian ranch where she has been before and had success. But the B.C. government does not pays for out-of-province treatment for eating disorders, she says, despite the efforts of her doctors to have that policy changed. ••• Karin Siemens is just one of thousands of Canadian women and men who suffer from an eating disorder.

While anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are the two most wellknown, there are other disorders and many tend to have their origins in areas such as genetic disposition, personality traits and other mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. As well, there are a myriad of “triggers” for people suffering from such disorders. According to the Canadian National Eating Disorder Information Centre, a 2002 survey, showed 1.5 per cent of Canadian women aged 15 to 24 had an eating disorder. (It is estimated that men make up about 10

per cent of the total number of eating disorder cases.) Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness in Canada and it is estimated 10 per cent of individuals with anorexia will die within 10 years of the onset of the disorder. In Kelowna, Interior Health operates an eating disorders outpatient program for the Central and south Okanagan, run by a team of six specialists — a clinical nurse specialist and team leader, a consulting psychiatrist, two therapists and two dietitians. The program has been designed to provide

assessment, consultation and treatment for people affected by anorexia and bulimia. Because eating disorders are very complex —multiple factors can influence a person’s susceptibility to developing an eating disorder— a multidisciplinary approach was developed. It includes therapy, both individual and group, work with dietitians and a psychiatrist, as well as referrals to more specialized services and work with both the patients and their families. There is not, however, an eating disorder support group here. A voluntary program that operates on referrals from doctors, the local program saw 80 patients last year and over the years has seen people ranging in age from 10-years-old to 60. But while the program normally runs anywhere from one to two years for participants, nurse specialist and eating disorders program leader Mary Lamoureux says full recovery for many can take seven to 10 years. And even then, nothing is guaranteed. Statistics show 40 per cent to 50 per cent of people who suffer from an eating disorder go on to full recovery from treatment, while another 30 per cent to 40 per cent are classified as recovering. But 20 per cent to 30 See Disorder A4

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Curing a fear of eating can be a long-term struggle Disorder from A3 per cent become longterm “chronic” cases and for them the struggle continues. But there is help available and anyone who feels they have a problem, or some one who knows of a person with a problem, is urged to contact their doctor to start the process of healing. While the local program is a home-based one, B.C. offers more acute care, hospital-based programs at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver (for adults) and at B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver (for kids). Here, if some one is beyond the point of the therapeutic treatment offered through the local program, the option is the psychiatric unit at the Kelowna General. That’s where Karin

Siemens spent the first eight weeks of this year after being told at Christmas by her doctors that if she didn’t get immediate help, she would die. But Siemens says she needs more than just the continous feeding she received at KGH. That’s why she wants to go to the treatment centre in Arizona. “I need help making the right decisions,” she says of her situation. For someone who can spend her whole day trying to keep one thing down—vomiting 20 times a day is not unusual for her—the need for help is ongoing. While she recognizes there is help for young people, she feels eating disorder sufferers of her age are falling though the cracks. “This is not a selective disease,” she says.

•••• For many, especially girls and young women, the pressure to be thin is enormous. Whether it is images in the media, peer pressure or underlying mental health issues such as stress and depression, the seeds of eating disorders can be sown at a young age. A 2003 survey reported by the National Eating Disorder Information Centre showed 30 per cent of Grade 7 to 12 girls and 25 per cent of boys reported teasing by peers about their weight and many said that teasing continued at home at well. A 2008 study found 37 per cent of girls in Grade 9 and 40 per cent of girls in Grade 10 perceived themselves as too fat. And with the increasing popularity of the Internet and social media, the dangerous trend of glamorizing extreme weight loss has become a wor-

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IN KELOWNA, Interior Health operates an eating disorders outpatient program for the Central and south Okanagan, run by a team of six specialists that consists of Loreen Toth, Sophie Vinette, Mary Lamoureux, Linda Trepanier and Fatima Correia. risome facet of the battle against eating disorders, especially among young people. Sites showing pictures of painfully thin women—their ribs, spines, breast and hip bones clearly identifiable under a thin layer of skin—accompany discussions about best ways to lose weight. The shocking skeletal pictures and unhealthy in-

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formation has become a concern for many health professionals and there have been calls to shut down “pro-ana” sites (as some anorexia websites are known). Advertising in the mainsteam media has long been accused of hurting the cause of healthy body image by featuring modes who are very thin. Some companies, such as Dove soap, have launched campaigns to counter that by featuring and promoting all body shapes, but such moves are few and far between. In other cases, steps have been taken to change the image of the ultra thin fashion model. A few years ago Spain made it mandatory for models to have certain healthy body mass index numbers to be allowed walk the runways at fashion shows. But that move has not become widespread in the fashion industry. As a result, pictures of perceived beauty have skewed young, impressionable minds into believing skinny equals looking good. As one local 14-year-old said: “The

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skinny girls are seen as the pretty ones.” She added fat jokes are made in schools “all the time.” And that all needs to change, say health professionals, because not only are unrealistic images sending the wrong message, in some cases they are pushing both young women and men into dangerous areas, resulting in eating disorders that adversely affect them for the rest of their lives, and, in some cases, can kill them. According to the United Kingdom’s Eating Disorder Association, 20 per cent of those who become seriously affected with an eating disorder die prematurely and are at a particularly high risk of suicide. Karin Siemens has seen that first-hand, Four months ago, one of her good friends died as a result of an eating disorder. And in one sixmonth period, four others she knew with eating disorders died. “I don’t want to die,” she says. But she admits she has to take it “day to day” at times. “I’m so scared I won’t make it.”

•••• But Siemens has made it this far. Her life has been a struggle but she continues her fight. She has goals, both personal and healthwise, but is covering also covering her bases, she says. She has made what she calls her “bucket” list— a list things she wants to do in her life‚ and is slowly trying to check them off. Many revolve around her relationship with her son. She wants to ride in a hot balloon with him, hike Vancouver’s West Coast Trail and ride dirt bikes together. She also wants to help others, meet someone, settle down with her son and and maybe, one day, build a treatment ranch similar to the one she longs to go back to in Arizona. But first she must fight the disorder that has robbed her of so much. “You lose a sense of being as a person,” she says of anorexia. “Ultimately it takes your life if you do not get treatment.” awaters@kelownacapnews.com

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SPCA donations targeted by thief Cheryl Wierda STAFF REPORTER

Police suspect a series of Friday morning break and entersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in which the thief only found $5â&#x20AC;&#x201D;may be related. At 4:22 a.m., police were called after the front door of a pet hospital in the 1700-block of Baron Road was smashed out with a rock. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were signs that the culprit(s) searched through the front counter area, but nothing appeared to have been taken,â&#x20AC;? said Const. Steve Holmes. Then, 10 minutes later, security footage at the SPCA shows a man between the ages of 20 and 35 running toward the front door with a rock in hand. In one motion,

the rock, and then the suspectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body, crash through the glass pane, said Mike McGee, the SPCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s animal management coordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was quite an acrobatic feat.â&#x20AC;? The suspect grabbed a donation box used to collect Canadian Tire money, but he discarded it outside the building after he fled. The cash donation container thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s normally out during the day was safely locked away, said McGee. Last June, the Casorso Road facility was broken into in a similar fashion, and that time the donation box was taken. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since then, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned from our mistake,â&#x20AC;? said McGee. While nothing was

ANIMAL management co-ordinator Mike McGee holds the rock used by someone to break into the SPCA to steal Canadian Tire money from the box on the counter, held by Sandy MacArther, the cat supervisor. SEAN CONNOR/CAPITAL NEWS

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Christopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to host annual fundraiser A local restaurant is again teaming up with the SPCA for an evening to benefit the animals of the community. The second annual Christopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant SPCA fundraiser is scheduled for March 25. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m half-way sold out,â&#x20AC;? said Christopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general manager Chris Racette of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to sell out.â&#x20AC;?

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▼ WATER STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP

Need to safeguard water supply a collective concern Judie Steeves STAFF REPORTER

Indigenous people view the issues around water through a different lens, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, chairman of the Okanagan Nation Alliance and president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, told those attending a workshop on the modernization of the province’s century-old

Water Act Friday. “Water is sacred to all indigenous people,” he said. He cautioned that the timeline for renovating the old legislation is very short, considering the amount of consultation that should go into it. The provincial government plans to have draft legislation prepared by this fall, and the deadline for public submis-

sions on it is April 30. However, he said, it has caught the attention of First Nations governments around the province. “When the Water Act first came forward a hundred years ago, First Nations were not consulted.” Indigenous science, traditional and ecological knowledge, must be taken into consideration, he said. “We’re all here to-

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day and we’re friends and neighbours. “We must safeguard the supply of water so it is sustainable for future generations,” he said. He warned it’s not going to be easy to reach consensus on a new act, but it’s important, he said, that “we do our utmost for the sake of our children and our grandchildren.” Phillip was one of about 150 people from this region attending Friday’s workshop discussing priority principles which should form the basis for new legislation. They included valley mayors and politicians, foresters, scientists, farmers, business people, First See Concern A7

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JOHN SLATER, parliamentary secretary for water supply and allocation, says the supply of water is the most limiting factor for future growth.

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â&#x2013;ź WATER WORKSHOP

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Water supply data is lacking STAFF REPORTER

You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t manage what you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t measure. But, the Okanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s network of hydrometric stations measuring the amount of water flowing in streams throughout the Okanagan Basinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watersheds, was dismantled in the 1980s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s as a budget-cutting measure by the federal government. A total of 156 such stations were discontinued. That lack of current information can lead to problems managing water in the valley. Hydrologist Don Dobson has been assessing and reporting on water in the Okanagan basin for all levels of government, water utilities and industry for a number of decades and he made a plea to members of the Oka-

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nagan Water Stewardship Council Thursday. He warned that without re-instating an adequate hydrometric network, we could be making decisions based on erroneous data. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If precipitation patterns are changing and we use old data, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re basing our decisions on mistaken assumptions.â&#x20AC;? In fact, with significant watershed changes due to wildfire, pine beetle-ravaged timber and other climate change-related effects, he warned we are probably already doing some of that. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needed is the re-activation of 65 of those stations and creation of 28 new ones, to add to the 25 active Water Survey of Canada stations and the 32 operated by others, such as by water utilities, he told the council. That would bring the network

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HYDROLOGIST Don Dobson said a lack of accurate information could lead to improper managing our water resource in the Okanagan Valley. up to 150 stations. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to convince the Okanagan Basin Water Board, to which the stewardship council reports, to take the lead in establishing a new regional system of hydrology stations to be operated in the basin. Without federal or provincial funds, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely going to be up to local government to take care of it, he commented. He estimated that for $515,000 it would be possible to build enough sta-

tions, and for a further $750,000 annually, to operate them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looks daunting,â&#x20AC;? he admitted, but he said already most water utilities in the valley maintain several upland stations, so if the data from those was gathered by staff but made available in a central archive, that cost could drop substantially. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We should begin by identifying existing stations,â&#x20AC;? he said, and encourage water suppliers

to establish or re-establish stations. The OWSC, a technical advisory body to the OBWB, which is made up of regional district directors from throughout the basin, agreed to appoint a sub-committee to hammer out a proposal. Chairman Bernie Bauer agreed itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important the basin be self-sufficient in measuring water throughout the watershed so that water management decisions are based on current information.

Phillip: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Water is sacred to all indigenous peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Concern from A6 Nations, environmentalists, anglers and water purveyors. They were welcomed by Fawn DeGuevara of the Westbank First Nation, who sung to the beat of a drum and then offered up a prayer in her native tongue. John Slater, parliamentary secretary for water supply and allocation, termed it a â&#x20AC;&#x153;call to action for water in B.C. Water is the most limiting factor for growth.â&#x20AC;? Management of water is essential, whether there is plenty of it in a watershed, or whether thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a marginal supply of it, he said. Right now, he noted that eight ministries have some control of water in B.C., which can create some confusion at times. What the final document is completed, he said it must be one that reflects what the people of B.C. want. Glen Davidson, director of management and standards for the water stewardship division of the environment ministry, said the four goals in modernizing the legislation are to protect stream health, improve governance, introduce more flexibility and efficiency in water allocation and regulate groundwater extraction and use.

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They are part of a discussion paper on the Water Act modernization, which is available on the website at www.livingwatersmart. ca/water-act/.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a blog on that website where anyone can post their comments and read those posted by others. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interactive and includes explanations or

information posted by ministry staff as well. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first time the Internet has been used in that way to encourage public participation on

legislative changes. The Kelowna workshop was just one of a series being held around the province. jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com

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Diabolical musical presented by Kelowna Actors Studio Based on legends that may or may not be true, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street serves up a tasty feast of diabolical fun. The show will run April 1 to 25, with tickets to Stephen Sondheim’s thrilling musical masterpiece now on sale. A full-scale production of Sweeney Todd has never been produced for Kelowna audiences. The multi-talented cast was hand-selected by the show’s director Randy Leslie. It includes Neville Bowman as the vengeful Sweeney Todd and Kelly Whelan as his dazzlingly demented accomplice, Mrs. Lovett. SweeneyTodd opened on Broadway in 1979 starring Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou and went on to win eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. Sondheim composed the razor-sharp score and his brilliant lyrics are alternately gleeful and gruesome.

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dominant places where fathers found they could comfortably smoke: on the job, at home and in private spaces. Many of the men’s photographs showed male-oriented workplaces, such as the construction and trades industries. Smoking on the job was seen as a strategy to reduce stress, kill time and reward success. As well, smoking was often thought to be less of a risk to some men than the everyday dangers in their jobs. There were also examples where workplace smoking was promoted as a normal and acceptable way to bond with male coworkers, and for the boss to control aggression and to provide a calm work environment. The second place many new fathers found refuge to smoke was at home, although mostly in places such as the garage or patio. Many participants believed they were practicing responsible smoking by physically separating themselves from their families to smoke on their balconies, porches and decks. “Acknowledging that the inside of the family home was a non-smoking area—borders marking the inside and the outside—forced many men to chose between smok-

ing and direct fathering, which in turn, led some men to choose between their need to smoke and their desire to be with their child,” said Oliffe. Finally, the study showed a significant number of fathers who smoked alone. Smoking in solitude provided a means to manage the competing identities of father and smoker. In other words, smoking alone was justified as an individual choice that could be taken up without harming others. Typically the best opportunities for solitary smoking are travelling back and forth from work in their car. “The research showed that most men are interested in reducing and stopping smoking as well as being ‘good’ fathers,” said Oliffe. A national survey reports 29 per cent of Canadian men continue to smoke during their childrearing years, 15 per cent of households have at least one person who smokes inside the house every day, and almost 10 per cent ofchildren under the age of 12 are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke. “The challenge for us is to find effective ways to assist expectant and new fathers to reduce or quit smoking,” said Bottorff.

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B.C.’s aboriginal relations minister believes it’s time to resolve the logging dispute at Browns Creek. The Okanagan Indian Band has asked the federal and provincial governments to appoint negotiators in the conflict between it and Tolko Industries. “It’s something I’d be interested in discussing with Chief (Fabian) Alexis,” said George Abbott, who is also Shuswap MLA. “It’s a positive and constructive step by Chief Alexis and I welcome the request. I hope this is a bit of an olive branch on the part of the band in trying to reach a negotiated resolution.” The band established a camp at Browns Creek in October to gather archeological evidence and prevent Tolko from logging. A judge ruled in January that the band can’t interfere with harvesting. But the camp was reestablished a month ago because of concerns logging may negatively impact the community’s watershed. A judge has ruled the blockade must be removed. The band is also seeking action from federal Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl, but MP Colin Mayes doesn’t believe there is a role for Ottawa to play at this time. “I’ve talked to the minister (Strahl) and he’s talked to his provincial counterpart. The message he received is this is a provincial issue and if they need assistance, they’ll contact the minister,” said Mayes. “It’s up to Minister

Abbott if he wants participation from the federal minister.” Mayes says Tolko has followed a process established by the province and the courts, but adds the dispute can’t be ignored. “It would be good for all parties to sit down but there has to be a willingness to resolve it,” he said. Fabian Alexis, Okanagan Indian Band chief,

insists the onus is on the federal and provincial governments to get involved. “The fact is that it is the province that created this conflict by taking the watershed that supplies our community’s drinking water and selling it off as a tree farm license in the 1960s,” he said. Tolko is awaiting details on what form of ne-

gotiation the band wants. “We can’t resolve land and title issues. Only the governments can resolve that,” said Murray Wilson, Okanagan woodlands manager for Tolko. “We’ve never been opposed to discussions.” While logging at Browns Creek is currently on hold, Wilson says the company is still looking at harvesting timber

this spring. “We’ve had court rulings and followed those impartial decisions,” he said. The band was expected to be in court Fri-

day to appeal the judge’s decision to remove the blockade, but that bid was withdrawn the same day. Both sides will be back in court April 9 to discuss the archeologic-

al assessment of Browns Creek. According to Alexis, the blockade will remain in place. “We’ve said no logging in the watershed,” he said.

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Discovering your life purpose can present a challenge T

hat’s a really big question and sometimes finding the answer can be very challenging to say the least. And let’s not confuse your life purpose with what you do for a living. One might actually serve the other, but that is not always the case, nor does it need to be. Each and every one of us has a special calling that needs to be expressed in the world. For some people this seems to come easy for them. But for the major-

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I feel excited and completely passionate about the information that I share and so grateful to facilitate healing in such a profound and transformative way. When I am researching brain function and neuroplasticity, I feel curious, excited, energized and in the universal flow. When I write articles, or appear on radio, it’s like writing in my journal, or talking to a friend—it represents another avenue for self expression and sharing information. This does not seem

like work for me—it just is me. This is merely an extension of who I am, not what I do. My life purpose is to know myself, to encourage others and to communicate the experience of being human. Within this one of my roles is to facilitate healing on a global scale and promote a message of environmental awareness. I am incredibly grateful to know my life purpose, yet getting to this stage of my life was not always easy, nor is it al-

ways comfortable. For those of you who have followed my column over that past five years, you know the story of how that played out in my life. There were times along the journey of my life when the suffering seemed so overwhelming that I almost lost faith. There were times when I felt like I was alone, trying to stay afloat in a turbulent ocean storm. Yet those times also represented a period of profound spiritual growth that brought me clarity of my life purpose. As a result of those life events, I now get to share my knowledge of healing and the importance of environmental awareness with others. Exactly how this shows up in my life can take many different forms. And because my intent is to serve humanity and facilitate healing on a global scale, opportunities to do so appear on a regular basis.

It still scares me sometimes to fully step into that role, however, in order for me to live my life purpose, I need to push past the fear and remember my intent. In the process of discovering your life purpose you will naturally uncover your talents and gifts. What you will also discover is that living your life purpose is not always an easy task and that is also requires that you face and overcome your fear. Whatever self limiting beliefs you may have about yourself will come bubbling to the surface to be examined and ultimately dismissed as you step into your life purpose. Discovering your life purpose and living it requires that you step out of the smallness of your limited thinking and step into the highest potential that you can imagine for yourself and the world. Annie Hopper is a core belief counsellor. www.anniehopper.com

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Note to self: keep tongue in mouth WELBOURNE

olding my breath I watched footage of myself from the media launch for the “Swinging with the Stars” fundraiser I’m competing in on March 26th at the Capri in Kelowna. At the end of my gawky dance demo with my instructor, my tongue inexplicably made an appearance reminiscent of Gene Simmons. After viewing the short clip on TV with my children, they looked at me with surprised eyes and open mouths. “Why did you stick your tongue out like that?” my six year old daughter questioned. “Are you super embarrassed right

now?” asked my nine year old son. Laughing it off I told the kids that I was nervous dancing in front of a room full of people and didn’t even realize what I’d done. “Well, you should remember not to do that again,” Daisy counseled. “Yeah mom,” agreed Sam. “No one needs to see your tongue.” With the competition only weeks away, that’s not the only thing I need to remember. I also need to memorize when to put my left foot here, my right foot there, my left arm high, my right arm low, my shoulders down, my chin up, my chest out, my tummy in, my toes pointed and keep a smile on my face. Heck. It’s no wonder my tongue fell out a little bit. For an uptight, rhythmically challenged gal like me, my lessons have been interesting to say the least. “Can you shimmy like this?” my instructor Warren

Eaton asked as he swiftly shook his shoulders back and forth. “Sure,” I replied jolting my left shoulder forward and then sharply sending it back so that my right shoulder could make it’s graceless appearance. “Um, okay,” he said nodding. “We can work on that.” “Can you walk like this?” he asked at another lesson while

“Are you okay?” he asked standing over me, laughing good naturedly, probably making a mental note to wear a protective cup to our practices from now on. But as steep a learning curve as this continues to be, I keep reminding myself that it’s all for a great cause. It’s the reason the other competitors and I are willing to put ourselves in a potentially embarrassing situation in front of a large audience as well as a ¿lm crew. Raising money for Hospice, this event will assist the association with their efforts to help people with terminal illnesses pass on with the dignity and respect they deserve. It’s a place many of us could encounter one day, either for ourselves or a cherished loved one. So, yes, there’s going to be lots to remember the night of March 26th. Keeping my tongue in my mouth, my butt off the ground and a smile on my face are the things that I hope to remember as much as the reason we’re there. To donate to this worthy cause and read more information about Hospice, please visit www.hospicecoha.org

gliding across the room, swaying his hips dramatically from side to side. “You bet,” I said, mimicking his movements with all my might. Unfortunately I resembled Roger Rabbit more than the sultry Jessica Rabbit he had in mind. And if that weren’t bad enough, we quickly discovered that I’m pigeon toed and don’t instinctively know my left from my right. “Kick your left leg up” Warren instructed. “Okay, let’s try your other left leg.” And then there was the lesson in which I landed on the ground for no apparent reason. “How did you end up down there?” he asked after I inadvertently did some painful looking splits and then fell completely backwards. “I think I tripped over my pants,” I explained. That makes sense. A few more lessons after that, it happened again. This time, I could feel myself giving him a hard smack as I fell to the Àoor.

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bonus draw. The relatively new but popular band Cowboy Bob will provide the background sounds and songs for the event during the mix and mingle session prior to the awards. Cowboy Bob is comprised of Bob Verge, Rod Millar, Gary Smythe and Curtis Tulman—the latter two of Cruzeros fame. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. ••• The NHL continues to act ostrich-like in its response to cheap-shot hits to the head.

I find it boggling that Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke did not receive any suspension for his blindside hit on Boston Bruin Marc Savard last week. Savard left the ice on a stretcher with a significant concussion. A star player for the Bruins (struggling to snag the final playoff spot) Savard may be out of action for several weeks. Ironically the league is debating how to resolve the ongoing issue of head shots with recommendations being made for next season.

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Future plans for Westside landfill to be outlined at forums Residents living on the west side of Okanagan Lake will have a few opportunities to learn more about the future plans for services at the Westside landfill. “Five public information open houses are planned during April to bring residents up to date as the regional district progresses on developing a temporary convenience solid waste disposal and recycling centre at the site along Asquith Road,” said Bruce Smith, Central Okanagan Regional District spokesperson. The landfill’s active life is nearing an end and we plan to stop burying

garbage by mid-year. “At that point we’ll continue to offer an outdoor, residential drop-off for self-hauled garbage, recycling, yard waste, wood waste and appliances and will be open four days each week, which reflects customer use for disposal service,” he said. “But instead of burying the garbage in the landfill, once it’s closed we’ll be transporting garbage and yard waste for disposal at the Glenmore Landfill which will be the only active landfill in the Central Okanagan.” The sessions will also update residents on the costs associated with

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They’ll also have the opportunity to make suggestions about possible future uses for the landfill site and provide feedback on options for the residential waste disposal and recycling centre operations. The open houses are scheduled for: • Monday, April 12, in Peachland at the Peachland Recreation Centre, 4450 6th St., 4 to to 8 p.m. • Tuesday, April 13, in West Kelowna at the West-

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DARIEN, Ga.— Coastal Georgia is wild, verdant and very not-Florida. It is so not-Florida that 42-year-old Shane Ward, a naval mechanic from Jacksonville, prefers it to his own state for a little relaxation. “Everything is still natural here,” Ward said on a ferry to Georgia’s Cumberland Island. “Florida is just too built up.” The177-kilometre coast is a rugged mix of living history and terrain so thickly green that

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ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands—Let’s call it Diving Lite. Snorkeling, the colorful yet cautious cousin of scuba diving, is a way to see the sea without— glub, glub—going under. You don’t even have to know how to swim. “I had a family of four the other day, and after I gave them the lesson and put them in the water, I discovered not one of them could swim. That is when I took them one by one and just dragged them with me so they could at least enjoy the fish of Bonaire,” says Renee Leach of Renee Snorkel Trips in Bonaire, a snorkel-friendly island in the southern Caribbean. Around for thousands of years—since the first person thought of breathing through a reed poking above water—snorkeling is also called skin diving. It can mean anything from beginners gingerly stick-

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COKI BEACH in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands is a popular snorkeling spot. There are underwater statues just off shore to see, too. (www.cozumelparks. com) Once you’ve got your snorkeling comfort, graduate to spots like Honduras, Bonaire, Hawaii, Belize or St. Lucia. As your body adjusts to the underwater world, magical things float by— schools of fish that look like they were splashed by Crayola, waving plants, sea fans, urchins, coral, snails. Suddenly, snorkeling is fun. Snorkeling is cool. Actually, snorkeling is like diving. Or close enough.

PHOTOGRAPHY

To shoot fantastic underwater snorkeling photos, you need a waterproof housing for your camera or a decent waterproof camera. Here are some tips: • Shoot near the surface on a bright sunny day for best light. Below 20 feet, you need a strobe.

• Shoot up, not down on the creatures and plants, and get as close as you can. • Be as still as possible while shooting. • A cheap underwater disposable camera costs about $10. I tried a Fuji disposable, and only two of the 27 photos were decent. A photo editor used a Canon PowerShot SD960 with the additional waterproof housing (Canon WP-DC32). The results were excellent.

DESTINATIONS:

• Roatan, Honduras. One resort, Anthony’s Key, offers snorkeling packages that include lodging, meals and several snorkeling trips, including one at night. (www.anthonyskey. com) • Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. One of the most famous diving spots in the world, the southern Caribbean island also has multiple shore diving/snorkeling opportunities, notably at Andrea II Shallow and

Klein Bonaire. • Hawaii, Three Tables or Hanuma Bay, Oahu. The surf can be rough at Three Tables, but, when it’s calm, you can snorkel in an intriguing reef close to shore. Tidal pools are nearby for those who would rather wade. • Southern Belize. The South Water Cay Marine Reserve reef, one of the most pristine in the world, has amazing coral and fish. • Anse Chastanet Beach, St. Lucia. Protected and relatively shallow marine reserve. • Jellyfish Lake, Palau. I’ve never been there, but apparently the jellyfish in this lake have lost their sting, so you can snorkel while hundreds of blobby little creatures bob against you. • Buck Island, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Underwater preserve with excellent snorkeling. • Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Remote location with walk-

in reef snorkeling. • Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, Fiji. One of the best dive resorts in the world also offers guided snorkeling. (www.fijiresort.com)

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Ask your resort about snorkeling gear rental, good spots or day trips. Consult a specialist in scuba/snorkel vacations, such as Caradonna Worldwide Dive Vacations (www.caradonna. com, 800-328-2288). In Bonaire, see Renee Snorkel Trips (www.reneesnorkeltrips.com).

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OJO CALIENTE, N.M.—When gray winter skies linger for weeks, I daydream about Ojo Caliente, N.M. Ojo, as the locals call it, is a little town between Santa Fe and Taos that seems to exist solely to tprovide a zip code for the natural hot springs of the same name. The first time a friend told me about Ojo, she said, “Go north from Santa Fe to Espanola and take a left.” Those directions aren’t far off: The town is about an hour and 15 minutes from Santa Fe—and worth every minute of the commute. Luxurious without tpretension, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa (800-222-9162; ojoca lientesprings.com) has deep roots in the past but has been updated for spa rlovers. And everyone who works there seems happy, maybe because they can tuse the spa for free. No one knows exactly how long the springs have been used, but the ruins of a pueblo remain on the cliff above the spa. You can hike up, see the village’s footprint and view the petroglyphs that inspired Ojo’s concentriccircles logo. Archaeologists have determined that the Posi pueblo was last active in the 15th century, said Laurie Moreau, executive assistant at the resort. The Spaniards arrived in the 1500s, and though they didn’t find their elu-

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He is a highly-decorated world championship curler and now Kelowna’s Gerry Austgarden is hoping to add to his trophy case playing out of his home rink. Austgarden and the rest of Team B.C. are among the 10 rinks competing in the 2010 TMX Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships that begin on Monday at the Kelowna Curling Club. Austgarden, who plays second on Team B.C. but throws skip stones for the rink, has medalled at the nationals three times before as a member of Team B.C. and has also represented Canada at the World Wheelchair Curling Championships. He also won a gold medal at the 2006 Paralympics in Torino. As a member of Team B.C. this week, Austgarden and his rink will be competing against the best wheelchair curlers in Canada.

For the first time ever the national championship is being held at the Kelowna Curling Club. “It’s great to have a high profile event like the wheelchair nationals here in Kelowna,” said Jock Tyre, general manager of the Kelowna Curling Club. “We have a lot of disability curlers that use the Kelowna Curling Club as home and this is a great opportunity for us to help expose wheelchair curling to the public.” The opening ceremonies for the wheelchair nationals are set for 6 p.m. Monday at the Kelowna Curling Club. The opening draw goes at 7:30 p.m. Monday and curling takes place all week with two draws each day: 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The playoffs and championship game is next weekend. You can find more information on the web at www.kelownacurling.com. kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

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It may not be the same sheet of ice he once skated on as a player in Kelowna, but Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock may recall his playing days when he brings his team to Kelowna this week. The Red Wings have now opened the doors to both of its practises being held in Kelowna this week as the Red Wings will skate at 11 a.m. at Prospera Place both Wednesday and Thursday of this week. For Babcock, fresh off an Olympic gold medal with Team Canada, it will be a return to a part of his hockey background. In the 1982-83 Western Hockey League season, Babcock played 68 games for the Kelowna Wings, scoring 21 goals and 36 assists to go

along with 155 penalsaid Kelowna Rockty minutes. ets president and genHe’s also no straneral manager Bruce ger to the WHL, havHamilton. ing coached for eight “It’s a great opyears in the league, portunity for everyguiding both Moose one to watch one of Jaw and Spokane. the best NHL organTwice he was izations operate.” named WHL coach of Admission to the year and he took each of the practices Spokane to the Meis by a donation to the morial Cup tournaKelowna CommunMike Babcock ment during one of ity Food Bank. his years. Joining members This week the Red Wings have of the food bank will be students a break in their schedule between from Okanagan College’s Students NHL games in Calgary and Edmon- in Free Enterprise (SIFE) program, ton. who will receive course credits for Staying in Kelowna for three helping out. days, the team will practice twice. Practices will begin at 11 a.m. “We’re very excited that the each day, with the doors to Prospera Red Wings are coming to our city,” Place opening at 10 a.m.

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UBCO men’s volleyball coach earns CCAA coach of the year honours UBC Okanagan’s Greg Poitras has been named coach of the year in CCAA men’s volleyball. Poitras, in his fifth season with the Heat, lead the team to a 16-0 record and a first-place showing in the BCCAA in 2009-10. The UBCO team, which won bronze at the provincials, are in Edmonton this weekend for the national championships. f In the last four years at UBCO under Poitras, the team has won three provincial titles and a silver medal at national championships. In that time, the team has posted a combined league and playoff record of 66 wins and 26 losses.

When not coaching with the Heat, Poitras can usually be found somewhere on the hardwood in his continual involvement with volleyball as the president of the Kelowna Volleyball Club, Team B.C. beach volleyball coach (nationals 2009),Volleyball B.C. High Performance committee member, senior men’s Canadian national team (guest coach) and a mentor coach for various groups. Meanwhile, two Heat players earned all-Canadian team honours. Second-year power hitter Nate Speijer and third-year setter Preston Tucker were named to the CCAA first team.

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Basso named CCAA player of the year UBC Okanagan volleyball player Alex Basso has been named the 2010 Canadian collegiate female volleyball player of the year. Basso, a co-captain and second year player for the Heat, is known as one of the most spectacular power hitters in the Canadian College’s Athletic Association. She helped lead her team to another stellar season with a 16-1 record

having lost only three sets in league play en route to capturing the BCCAA provincial championships. Even with the Heat’s balanced offence, Basso continued to be a dominant force in the BCCAA. This season she was ranked third in kills with 3.55 per game.

Basso is an extremely dedicated and driven student-athlete, excelling on the court and in the Human Kinetics program. She gives back to her sport and community as a referee, coaching at various volleyball camps and clinics, and as a volunteer for the food bank’s Stuff the Bus program. Player of the Year re-

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Personal best times recorded by speed skating duo four distances. Beluetz, a Grade 4 student at Casorso Elementary, took the overall bronze medal in the Bantam Regional 1 category. Epp, from Kelowna Christian School, placed fifth overall in the Bantam Regional 2 division.

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CD-21 project needs to be approved Open letter to Kelowna city council: With regard to the proposed CD-21 project, I think that this is such a valuable proposal for our community. I moved to Kelowna last year from Vancouver and have fallen in love with every bit of this city. I would love to be able to spend more time down by the water but quite frankly I am scared to even walk down there. By revamping the Lawrence/Leon area, this would dramatically help revitalize the downtown core by adding sustainable living which then would increase population density. I think the number one reason why there are not many people down by the water, other than in the summer, is because seeing people is so sparse. If you are in a situation with someone doing drugs, selling drugs, asking for money, it’s not a nice place to be by yourself—this is a common occurrence down there.

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he real estate industry is nothing if not eternally optimistic. It doesn’t seem to matter what the conditions are on the ground in the buying and selling housing game, good times are always just around the corner. Case in point, a story making the rounds last week about another housing market study. This one offers the revelation that young Canadians are expected to give a boost to Canada’s housing market this year as more of them tie the knot, get full-time jobs and see those opportunities as major reasons to take the plunge and buy a home. This new study, commissioned by the Royal Bank, found that Can-

adians aged 18 to 24 are about to take the real estate market by storm, with about 15 per cent of those surveyed in that age bracket saying they are very likely to buy. Barry That must come as Gerding welcome news to those Kelowna parents who see their children in that age bracket still living at home because there are no well-paying, full-time jobs and they can’t afford to rent, never mind buy, a place of their own. While a national study of this nature is hard to relate to every community’s specific issues, if you talk to local real estate people, not many of them are pinning their hopes on young people to pump up sales in our real estate market. That’s because so many of our younger people are leaving town so

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they can find good paying jobs,and opportunities for the future elsewhere. If there is going to be another boom in our real estate industry in the foreseeable future, it will not come from young people in our community. It will come from people retiring, cashing in on the equity of their homes in the Lower Mainland or Alberta or Saskatchewan, and moving here. Realtors used to say when things were booming during the middle part of this decade if a house went up for sale, it was marketed across Western Canada, not just in Kelowna or West Kelowna. And as housing prices doubled, the dark cloud behind the silver lining of that period of time is that we lost control of our housing market. Prices today have dropped since then, but more often than not they still don’t reflect the realities of what our lo-

cal economy can sustain. But that doesn’t matter, as long as people with money continue to flock here to enjoy the Okanagan lifestyle that we keep telling people so much about. But what that says for younger people here is pretty depressing, considering the lack of any substantial industrial development taking place in the Central Okanagan, outside of perhaps the high-tech sector. When I moved here in 2000, a young man who was part of my moving crew told me t he wanted to get out of Kelowna because there was nothing here for him. Sadly, a decade later, that same young man would probably say the same thing. j bgerding@kelownacapnews.com

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ate from the B.C. public school system, I cannot disagree with this statement more. Let me preface this by saying that I was an honours student all the way through high school, in accelerated math programs, and now attaining very high marks in first year calculus classes at the university. However, while studying for the entrance exam for a very respected

degree, I realized that my practical math skills were seriously lacking. As someone who has taken multiple math courses in high school and university, has the system not somehow failed me by not teaching me sufficient skills to be able to perform useful, everyday calculations? Luckily, I was able to spend several hours working on these applications, and managed to sharp-

en them. But it makes me wonder if I am not the only one who “succeeded” in the current system without learning sufficient everyday life skills. What do I feel is the problem with the current school system with respect to math? Not enough practical teaching. We are graduating students who are prepared for 100 level calculus, who can prove lengthy trigonometric identities, but can-

not perform the practical skills that most average citizens need in every day life. I think that the school system adding more practical math, not only for those who struggle with math but also those who excel, is one of the best ideas they have come up with recently. Melissa Twaites, Kelowna

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To the editor: Here’s my two cents worth in regard to the CD-21 development proposal. t I would like each council member to dwalk those blocks during any given summer day and would defy them to do so at night. City Park (and the surrounding area) should be the beautiful centrepiece of the city. n Instead, it remains a haven for drug abuse and drug dealing. My wife feels that the park’s play area is perfect for our dtwo children, but I don’t let my family go there during the day without me. I fear them being exposed to the danhgers that rampant drug use could expose them to wandering zombie drug addicts and the needles/pipes they leave behind. I have to literally leave work mid-day tso my family can play in City Park. My

fears stem from an assault I witnessed downtown. The victim was allegedly being disciplined by fellow drug users for leaving his needle under a tree at City Park after shooting up there. Council’s decision to take the CD21 zone development plan back to first reading is a slap in the face to the council members that worked so diligently for years before you to put it together. This city is growing, and it can’t expanding outwards. It has to go up. My sincerest apologies to those who want Kelowna to remain a quaint little village, but progress must progress. In the duration, perhaps a sign on the east side of the William R. Bennett Bridge that reads “Welcome to Kelowna, Please Do Not Look Left” would be appropriate. Jason Colvig, Kelowna

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Project from A24 The summer is a true glimpse at what could become of the downtown area. It is so lively and colourful. Why? Because the majority are tourists who really truly do not have any idea of the kind of people that live down there. The locals rarely even visit City Park. We go to the secluded beaches elsewhere, away from the homeless doing drugs in the bushes. I have seen this. When I first suggested to friends to go to City Park after living here a few months, I was replied to with, “Why would you want to go down there? It’s dirty. Have you seen what goes on down there…I guess you never really look hard enough.” I was once an oblivious tourist and it took me just shy of a year to come to grips with the down-

town core and define it. Downtown is an area that you go to if you need a haircut or maybe for groceries/gas if you’re in the area. It is not a place to walk your dog unless on the weekends when its sunny, when more people are around and it seems “cleaner.” Downtown is certainly not a place you would walk around at night or even walk through City Park without feeling like something might happen. I believe that you guys have the power to make a drastic change to this city and I believe (the downtown) has all the true potential of being amazing. Kelowna is already a terrific place to live. I would love to see the city revamp the downtown and lakefront area so that more people can get the most out of our city’s beauty. Revitalizing our community is essential to

growth. If we don’t take the time now to expand with highrises proposed in an organized fashion, it is bound to happen in a disorderly manner expanding outwards and not upwards to be sustainable. This will lead to destruction of untouched land when you have the chance to change commercial land instead. Council also has to stop and remember that this will also create jobs for people who have been laid off because they can’t find work in B.C. This will provide job creation for those living in Kelowna who also truly do want to make Kelowna a beautiful place to live. Please consider going forward with CD-21 because if you put this on the back burner for any longer, think of how it will effect this community. Leslie Grieve, Kelowna

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called to task for layoffs To the editor: I am shocked that clean energy companies in B.C. are currently laying off significant numbers of staff. How can this possibly be happening in a world crying out for clean energy? This is beyond regrettable; it’s unconscionable. And B.C. Hydro seems to be at fault. Despite a clear need for clean energy in this province and nearby regions, B.C. Hydro has been dragging its feet and taking its sweet old time SOMEONE NEEDS finalizing energy conTO RECTIFY THIS tracts with clean energy SITUATION AS companies. SOON AS POSSIBLE B.C. Hydro bureaucrats keep asking for AND LIGHT A deadline extensions, and FIRE UNDER THE bureaucrats at the utilities BUREAUCRATS. commission keep granting them, which is why the contract awarding process is nearly two years behind schedule. Someone needs to rectify this situation as soon as possible and light a fire under the bureaucrats. A promising new B.C. industry, one that could be providing thousands of new jobs and adding badly needed revenue to the provincial coffers for education, health care and various other wants and needs, could vanish right before our eyes before it has a chance to make a positive contribution to our province. People should be writing, phoning and emailing their MLAs to insist that B.C. Hydro’s bureaucrats get off the pot and finish the job they started before they kill the bright future of this province. Michael McBratney, Port Moody

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Funding loss at $30,000 and home series that each team has,” said Long. “We will face a challenge early in the season, as we play the Raiders back to back in games three and four. We also face a challenge at the end of the season playing the Rebels back to back.” Playoff games and dates are yet to be determined. However the winner of the BCFC will host the 2010 Intergold Game, the national semi final, against the winner from the Ontario Football Conference. Below is the complete schedule for the 2010 season: Saturday July 24 @ Kamloops Broncos, 7:00 pm Saturday July 31 vs. South Surrey Rams, 7 p.m. Saturday Aug. 7 vs. Vancouver Island Raiders, 7 p.m. Saturday Aug. 14 @ Vancouver Island Raiders, 4 p.m. Saturday Aug. 21 @ Chilliwack Huskers, 7 p.m. Saturday Aug. 28 vs. Kamloops Broncos, 7 p.m. Sunday Sept. 12 vs. Chilliwack Huskers, 2 p.m. Saturday Sept. 18 @ South Surrey Rams, 7 p.m. Sunday Sept. 26 @ Victoria Rebels, 1 p.m. Sunday Oct. 3 vs. Victoria Rebels, 1 p.m.

OKANAGAN Sun defensive back Wyatt Smith and the rest of the Okanagan Sun will continue this season despite less operating money after provincial gaming grants were cut. CAPITAL NEWS FILE

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On the heels of a gaming grant announcement earlier this week the Okanagan Sun Football Club is moving forward and has announced its schedule for the 30th anniversary season. The Sun are among a host of local sports clubs that will lose out on funds from B.C. gaming saying they will be without $30,000 it received last year. But the Sun will continue to operate and will open the season on the road in Kamloops with a game against their Valley rival the Broncos on Saturday July 24. Another highlight of the schedule will be a home and home set of games with back to back national champion teams the Vancouver Island Raiders and the Victoria Rebels. The Sun will play a balanced 10 game schedule: Five road games and five home games at the Apple Bowl, with the potential to host two playoff games plus the 2010 Intergold Game, the national semi final. The Sun and second year head coach Pete McCall are looking to improve on their 6-4 record in 2009 and a return to the BCFC Cullen Cup; a game they have played in 23 times in the last 24 years. Sun President Bill Long says the schedule is a little different this year. “It has some different aspects to it this year, one of which are the two home

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UBCO GUARD Jenna Kantz is looking forward to the Canadian College’s Athletic Association women’s basketball nationals, starting Thursday in Kelowna. year is that UBCO will play host to the CCAA championships in an eight team tournament that

opens Thursday. Despite having a spot secured as the host club, UBCO won its way into

Serwa reaches the World Cup ski cross medal podium Kelowna ski cross racer Kelsey Serwa stood atop the podium at a World Cup ski cross race in Switzerland on Thursday. Serwa captured the gold medal while fellow Canadians Ashleigh McIvor won silver and Danielle Poleschuk won bronze as Canadian women swept the podium. “I feel great,” said Serwa on a media conference call following the race. “I’m so glad that we were able to get to the finals as Canadian girls and to come out one-two-three. “I was so excited. I just kept thinking how awesome it was gong to be to get a race together.” It was the second race since the Olympic games and Serwa captured enough points to keep her in third place overall in the World Cup standings. Canadian team coach Eric Archer

says Serwa is starting to establish herself as a top racer in just her second season. “We saw talent right from the beginning but she’s starting to believe that she should be the one that everyone else is looking at to beat,” said Archer. “That plays a big part in the sport. You have to have confidence and she’s starting to learn all the tricks that help make you successful in the sport.” Serwa and her teammates were also racing on Saturday as the World Cup season continues. The Kelowna skier says she is committed to race at least until the next Winter Olympics in 2014. “I’m going to do it at least until the next Olympics,” she said. “I missed out on that podium so I have to get an Olympic medal. I’m just going to do it as long as I am having fun.”

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Jenna Kantz remembers the last time the UBC Okanagan women’s basketball team played for a Canadian championship. The year was 2007 and Kantz was in her first year. She was on the bench though after suffering a torn ACL and watched as her team battled against the top teams in the country. “That was a pretty exciting tournament,” she recalled. “The games were very close. It was probably tougher being on the bench. But I was glad I was able to experience that.” UBCO is again back at the Canadian College’s Athletic Association (CCAA) women’s basketball championships, this time playing host to the event that begins this week. Kantz, now in her fourth year and one of the team’s captains, was one of five players who were just starting out with UBCO at the CCAA championships that year. Katie Woodman, Bailey Radley, Meghan McGill and Melissa Irish also got to experience the event. “They were there and they know what it’s like,” said UBCO women’s basketball coach Heather Semeniuk. “They know the pressure and the level of play. That’s a good thing. They will help the others adjust.” The big difference this

proved that we really do deserve to be in the nationals. We’re excited to be playing in our home gym and in front of friends and family. I think we’re definitely ready.” UBCO will open the event against two time defending champion Cegep de Sainte Foy, a wildcard selection from Quebec in an important game one. Win the first game and a team will move onto the winner’s side of the draw. A loss on the other hand and the best you can finish is third. “We’re watching game tapes and trying to prepare as much as we can,” said Kantz. “We want to be on the gold side of the draw. We feel we’re a contender.” Playing on their home court at UBCO will give the Heat an advantage over the teams that have not played in Kelowna before. A friendly and raucous home crowd will also help. Coach Semeniuk says her team has been playing well all season and thinks it will continue at the nationals. “The excitement and the energy all year has been at such a high-level because we’re hosting the event,” she said. “Our mantra has been team unity and they have really bought into it. “That’s what they are playing for: That team spirit and desire to accomplish something together.” The journey continues later this week when UBCO opens the CCAA nationals against Sainte Foy at 6 p.m. on Thursday. kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

The tournament line-up The eight teams participating in the 2010 CCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship are: (In their seeded order) #1 – Sheridan College (Ontario Conference Champion) #2 –Dawson College (Quebec Conference Champion) #3 – SAIT Polytechnic (Alberta Conference Champion) #4 – UBC Okanagan (BC Conference Champion and Host seed) #5 – Cegep de Sainte Foy (Wildcard selection and two time defending Champion) #6 – Mount Saint Vincent University (Atlantic Conference Champion) #7 – Lethbridge College (Wildcard selection) #8 – Camosun College (BC representative, lost to UBC Okanagan in BC nal)

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KLO team wins award The KLO Grade 9 girls basketball team capped a great season with a solid record and a team award at the B.C. championships on the weekend. The KLO girls sported an impressive 3-1 record and took the silver medal for team spirit at the awards banquet. Overall KLO was sixth at the 12 team event while Carly Corrado was selected as a first team all star and Cayte Wilson made the second all-star team. After winning three straight to open the tour-

nament, KLO dropped a tight 37-35 loss to Collingwood in a game that was tied with seven seconds to play. It was only the Cougars fourth loss of the season. Earlier in the tournament KLO defeated St. Mikes from Victoria 4030 in a scrappy game. Wilson was selected game MVP. Game two saw KLO dump Steveston-London 52-26 with a balanced attack that saw every player get on the scoresheet. Kirsten Fisk filled in for missing centre Cas-

sidy Whitiker and had nine points while Nav Bahai had a season high with eight. A low scoring first half in KLO’s third game saw the Cougars finally turn it on the second half, leading to a 35-18 win. Wilson and Corrado connected for 29 of the teams 35 points with Corrado receiving her second tournament MVP honours. “It was a great provincials and a nice way to cap off a great season,” said coach Jay Corrado, whose team finished the season at 35-4 record. CONTRIBUTED

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Meadows club that had defeated Kelowna 8-3 in the tournament’s opening game. “We felt (the loss) was a good thing,” said coach Brent Gilchrist. “We didn’t play that bad but we lost a little discipline. To go through that in the first game gives you an understanding of how tough it is going to be. “Once that happened the boys settled into the tournament and they ran

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Loose blade overcome by local speed skater Major midgets ured my whole weekend was over.” Neykov’s coach approached co-ordinator Anne Pousette of find out if Chris could get another skate so he could continue to compete at the Games. “We just helped a club in Terrace start, so I put him in touch with Chris Thomas who has taken the reins of the brand new Terrace Stealth Speed Skating Club,” said Pousette. “Luckily we had a

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The Okanagan Rockets major midget hockey season may have come to an end but several players from the hockey team are continuing their seasons with junior hockey clubs. The Okanagan Rockets were ousted from the playoffs last weekend, losing two straight games to the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs in the first playoff round. It was the eighth and ninth losses in a row for the team that once stood near the top of the BCMML standings. “Our commitment to defense wasn’t what it should have been,” said head coach Misko Antisin. “It seemed like WE SHOULD some of the guys had a HAVE EIGHT KIDS different agenda.” TO JUNIOR A With a once-promising season over, several NEXT YEAR. I’M players have kept the year REALLY PROUD alive by heading to junOF WHAT WE ior clubs. ACCOMPLISHED. Defenceman Max Mowat, who was the WE HAVE REALLY third highest scorer on the GOOD KIDS. Rockets, has joined the Misko Antisin, Kamloops Blazers of the WHL and forward Zac McPhee is with the WHL’s Tri City Americans. Leading scorer Brett Mulcahy may join the Westside Warriors after playing as an affiliate with the BCHL club earlier this season. It’s not known yet just when or if the players will be into a junior lineup but Antisin said his team will send plenty of players to junior next year. “We should have eight kids to junior A next year,” said Antisin. “I’m really proud of what we accomplished. We have really good kids.” It was Antisin’s first year coaching in the BCMML and he said the talent level in the league surprised him. “It’s much better hockey than I thought or expected,” said the former European pro. “I thought it was excellent. We went through our trials and tribulations but it was outstanding. We’ve got a solid group that should be back next year.” Antisin says he has applied to coach the team again and expects a decision from B.C. Hockey in the near future.

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Question: Explain the history of The Village of Kettle Valley. How it has come to be what it is today? Bermudez: The Village of Kettle Valley was conceived about 14 years ago as Kelownaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first, and to this day only, true neo-traditional community. Although the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;neo-traditionalâ&#x20AC;? is often used to describe communities with a certain architectural style, in reality the term implies significantly more. A neo-traditional community is premised on the idea that a richer living experience can be created by offering residents the ability to walk to many of the amenities they enjoy and services they require. To this end, the Village of Kettle Valley has been designed to include a charming mixed-use residential and commercial Village Centre, eight beautiful parks, a large playscape with waterpark, more than 40 acres of natural green space, and the newly opened Chute Lake Elementary School. Q: What are some of the reasons that families have chosen to live in Kettle Valley over other neighborhoods in Kelowna? Bermudez: Regardless of whether people have grown up here or re-

located from elsewhere, people in Kelowna share a common appreciation for the outdoors and for quality time spent with family and friends. The Village of Kettle Valley makes it easier for people to enjoy these things because of the abundance of natural green spaces and the convenience of having a Village Centre and the brand new Chute Lake Elementary school located within a short walking distance. When you combine this with attractive streetscapes, a safe living environment, and high-quality home construction, you create a value proposition that is very difficult to match. It really is an ideal Okanagan neighbourhood; clean and green, with stunning views of the lake and mountains. Q: Detail the awards that the community has won. What is their significance? What does this mean to residents of Kettle Valley? Bermudez: Our community is very proud of the fact that by winning a Tommie (Canadian Home Builders Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Okanagan), UDI (CHBAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;BC), and SAM (CHBAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Calgary) award for Best Community, we are the only residential development in Kelowna to be recognized as such at the regional, provincial, and national level. The Village of Kettle Valley was also rec-

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Kettle Valley development in south Kelowna. ognized as one of two runner-ups for the Gold Nugget award, which recognizes excellence in real estate development at the international level and draws nominees from countries including Australia, Japan, and the United States. Although these accolades are a source of pride for all of us, the greatest satisfaction comes from knowing that we are creating a community where people are consistently choosing to live, raise their families and spend their retirement years. Q: How many homes are in the community today and how many do you expect? Bermudez: The Village of Kettle Valley currently includes approximately 500 homes, con-

sisting of about 425 single-family homes and 75 multi-family homes. Although we do not have a final count at this time, we know that upon completion our community will contain approximately 1,000 homes, 75 per cent of which will be single-family homes. We think this size is nearly ideal because it is large enough to create diversity and the critical mass necessary to provide the various amenities and services planned, yet small enough to create a strong sense of community. Q: Who are the key building partners? Bermudez: Every home in The Village of Kettle Valley must be built by one of our existing select builders. This require-

ment is in place to assure that each home meets our communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards in terms of both construction and architectural quality. This is important not only to maintain the aesthetic appeal of our community but also to promote property values for our existing residents. Our current list of select builders includes Kentland Homes, Rykon Construction, Pars Construction, Rockwood Homes, Harmony Homes, Edgecombe Builders, RLJ Homes, and Vintage Design. With so many topquality home builders to choose from, the Village of Kettle Valley buyers have the variety and selection they need in order to find the builder that is the best fit for them.

Q: For someone looking to buy in the Village of Kettle Valley, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently available? Bermudez: Someone interested in making the Village of Kettle Valley their home can purchase a homesite and build their custom home through one of our select builders or purchase a completed home from our select buildersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; standing inventory of new homes. Although our available inventory of homesites varies over time, our current inventory is especially attractive because we have just released our latest subdivision, The Pointe at Kettle Valley. This spectacular new hillside subdivision contains larger homesites, many of which are suit-

able for three car garages and swimming pools. Many of these homesites also contain breathtaking panoramic views of Okanagan Lake. Furthermore, all remaining homesites in our prior subdivision, The Crossing at Kettle Valley, are currently being discounted resulting in a great opportunity to purchase in our community at a value conscious price. For those preferring to purchase an existing new home, our select builders currently have approximately 12 completed new homes listed for sale and ready for occupancy. These beautiful homes vary in style from walkout ranchers to large two-story homes, and vary in price from about $650,000 to over $2,000,000. I strongly encourage anyone considering a move to come visit us to learn more about our terrific selection of homesites and new homes, as well as to learn more about the exciting changes taking place in our development. Q: What do you plan to bring to market in the future? Bermudez: Once we approach sell out of The Pointe at Kettle Valley, we will turn our attention to one of our two remaining undeveloped subdivisions. Because the timing for the launch of either of these remaining subdivisions is in large part a function of how quickly our existing inventory of See Reality B9

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Offering a unique living experience Reality from B7 homesites sell, it is difficult to predict when these homesites will be brought to market. Having said that, very strong recent sales activity in our community has been very encouraging and gives us reason to think that it may be sooner than we had previously expected. Q: Can we expect to see any other changes in the Village of Kettle Valley over the next 12 months? Bermudez: Although launching The Pointe at Kettle Valley is the most significant event occurring in 2010, there are a few other very exciting projects that we hope to initiate and/or complete this year. Our Village Centre will likely see construction begin on 21 new townhouses as well as approximately 15,000 square feet of additional commercial space. These projects will add significant vibrancy to our Village Centre and expand on the list of amenities and services offered within walking distance. Although tenants for the new commercial space have not been finalized, every effort is being made to attract a grocery store, coffee shop, beauty salon and other high demand commercial offerings. Other changes that we expect to see in 2010 include completion of another park and completion of the median along Chute Lake Road and South Perimeter. These two projects

Providing ﬁscal support Backing from B8 If, for example, they wish to purchase their own home in a few years or take on any major debt such as a car/boat, they may not qualify because of their commitment as a guarantor or co-signer. Of Prime Interest is a collaboration of mortgage professionals Trish Balaberde (250-4708324) and Darwyn Sloat (250-718-4117). inquiries@kelownahomemortgages.ca

will further beautify our already impressive streetscapes. And finally, what has been the most rewarding part of being involved in the development of this award winning community? When it is all said and done, our goal is to create a community where

people want to live because they appreciate the aesthetic quality of our community and because we offer a living experience that is consistent with their quality of life priorities. When we get a purchaser who has been referred by an existing resident or see a current

resident move to another home still within the Village of Kettle Valley, it is especially rewarding because it indicates to us that we are succeeding in creating a community that is, as expressed by our slogan, “Where you want to live…How you want to live.”

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hot properties #139-1188 Houghton Rd

• Rutland North • Townhouse • Built in 2003 • 1,244 sq.ft. • Gorgeous end unit rancher with 2 spacious bedrooms, 2 full baths. Gas ﬁreplace in living room, bright kitchen & dining areas, private patio. Finished double garage, central air/ vac, security, all appliances; walk to all amenities! MLS®9228090 $349,900 Jason Hymers RE/MAX Kelowna, 250-764-9075

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• Upper Mission/Kettle Valley • Single Family Home • Built in 2006 • 1,453 sqft • 2 Bed • 2 Bath • Ideally laid out home in a perfect family neighbourhood, close new Chute Lk Elem. Bright open kit, neutral color palette, great ﬁnishings, shows like new. Flat bkyrd, very close to parks, waterpark, soccer ﬁeld, tennis courts. MLS®10002549 $499,900 Darcy Nyrose, Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty Kelowna, 250-575-1946

#222-1028 Sunset Dr

• Kelowna North • Townhouse • Built in 2003 • 1,624 sqft • 3 Bed • 3 Bath • Beautiful, best location waterfront townhome, steps to the beach, boat slips, dwntwn, restaurants. Cool, breezy layout w/vltd ceilings, all bdrms face lake; easy access to parkade. Outstanding on-site amenities; in-outdoor pools, sauna, hot tubs, clubhouse; 2 parking stalls. MLS®9224680 $849,000

Rom Houtstra, Century21 Assurance Realty Ltd. Kelowna, 250-317-6405

Yaletown

• North Glenmore • Condo • Built in 2008 • 373-904 sqft • Studio, 1-2 Bed • 1-2 Baths • Cool, modern layout and design. Great location close to UBC-O, several parks and trails. Excellent amenities coming; gym, guest suites, parking, social room. Priced from $135,000 no GST! Darcy Nyrose, Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty Kelowna, 250-575-1946

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• Upper Mission • Single Family • Built in 2010 • 2,619 sqft • 4 Bed • 3 Bath • Hardi-plank exterior, maple cabinetry, granite, hardwood throughout. 9 and 11 ft ceilings on the main with tray ceilings in the master. I-POD docking station, wired for security and sound. MLS®10002206 $519,900

4350 Ponderosa Dr. Peachland, BC

• Silver Star • Condo • Built in 2009 • 555 sqft • 1 Bed • 1 Bath • Firelight at the Pond. Brand new Silver Star condo conveniently located beside Brewer Pond & Tube Town; easy walk to town centre. Fully furnished, w/beautiful modern decor & ski hill view. Granite countertops, gas f/p, balcony. MLS®9225945 $384,900 Cliff Wenger, RE/MAX Vernon, 250-549-4161

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Rebates pay for over 45% of Swiss Solar heating systems There are many home owners in the Okanagan installing solar hot water heating systems in their homes. According to Roger Huber, with Swiss Solar Tech Ltd., 46 solar systems have been installed by his company alone across the Okanagan in the past 10 months, providing energy savings to their clients. One of those clients includes Kelowna Mayor Sharon Shepherd, who recently in-

stalled a solar water heating system in her home. SolarBC has doubled their incentive amount from $1,000 to $2,000 as of Feb. 1, 2010, and have now extended the deadline indefinitely. FortisBC also contributes $300 if the system is installed in their service area and if an electrical back-up system is used. After a home energy assessment, any homeowner will also qualify for the $1,250 re-

bate by the ecoENERGY for Retrofit Home program initiated be NRCan. Swiss Solar Tech Ltd. is eager to install another 100 systems this year and offers to pay for the home energy assessment ($150) if done by March 31, 2010, and if the home owner commits to buy a solar system from their company. On top of that, Swiss Solar offers another rebate of $300 as a spring 2010 rebate until May

31, 2010. In total, these potential rebates will cover 47 per cent of the costs and result in an installations savings of $4,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you ask me, there was never a better time to install a solar system than now and the energy savings will pay for the system within five years. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a pay-back with any other conventional system,â&#x20AC;? Huber said. You could almost see it as a nip-and-tuck race between the

various Okanagan cities when looking at the numbers of installed systems: Kelowna 16, Penticton 7, Summerland 7, Naramata 6, Lake Country 2, Oliver 2, Cawston 2, OK Falls 1, Kaleden 1, Osoyoos 1, Winfield 1. SolarBC has also increased its incentives for schools, with up to 90 per cent of the costs now covered through SolarBC and the Natural Resources Canada ecoENERGY for Re-

newable Heat Program. Most people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize that heating water accounts for about 30 per cent of a typical B.C. householdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy use. A solar hot water system can provide up to half of that energy on an annual basis (often all of it during the summer months), cutting energy costs by around $300 a year and reducing annual greenhouse gas emissions by up to one tonne.

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SIMONS, JACK

SKI & STAY at Sun Peaks Resort! Spring Special: Stay 6 nights, pay for 4, Vacation rentals, Condos/Chalets, 1-4 bdrms. Full kitch, f/p, hot tubs, 1-800-811-4588 www.BearCountry.ca

Childcare Available AT TIGGER & ME Too Daycare: Spots available for 21/2 5year olds & Kindercare. 250765-4900 (Rutland). AUNTIE NANNY’S DAYCARE has 1 opening for ages 1-5yrs. Fun, caring, safe environment, healthy snacks incl. Park next door. References. 250-8618484. passed away in Kelowna, March 4, 2010. Survived by his loving wife Jean of 61 years; five children Joy (Barry) Huculak, Merrie-Jean (Patrick) Mulhern, Tom (Nadine) Simons, Shelley (Glen) Sondergaard, Tod (Renee) Simons; nine grandchildren Rebecca (Zach), Derrick, Devon (Megan), Tyler, Emily, Michael, Jacob, Kyle, Cody; two nephews Jim and Jerry Stewart. A Celebration of Life will be held March 20 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Church, 721 Bernard Avenue, Rev. Karen Medland officiating. In lieu of flowers donations to First United Church or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. The family wishes to thank the staff at Springvalley Care Home and Three Links Manor for the many kindnesses shown to both Jack and Jean. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mem.com. Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna. 250-7622299.

Personals 1st Class Mystique Escorts Gorgeous ladies of all ages to suit every need 24/7 outcall service. (250)860-6778. mystiqueescorts.ca. NOW HIRING. MAGIC HANDS! full body relaxation. Lessons & prostate massage avail. 20 yrs. exp. 250-979-8248 SWM, late 60’s, NS, ND. Financially secure. Enjoys travel & the outdoors. Seeks ﬁnancially secure SWF with similar interests. Reply to box#290 c/o Capital News. 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.

EXP. Childcare provider in Black Mountain area (5 mins from Rutland). Safe & fun environment. Lots of toys, crafts & games. Fully fnc’d. Strict N/S environment. Up to date First Aid/CPR and crim. records check. Providing care for infants to 8 yrs. Receipts. Call Alison @ 250-491-8254 for more info and availability.

MQN Architects in Vernon, BC is a 31 person architectural firm with offices in Vernon and Vancouver BC, and an Interior Design office in Vernon. We specialize in educational, recreational, commercial, institutional and residential projects. We are seeking a SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST in our Vernon office with a minimum of 8 years Canadian experience producing architectural contract documents using AutoCAD. Experience with Architectural Desktop is an asset. The successful applicant should be self-motivated, able to work in a team environment and will report to the overall Project Manager. Apply by email only to: jobs@mqn.ca

Childcare A RAY of Sun Family Daycare. Licenced, ECE training. First Aid. Capri area. Space avail 2.5-5yrs. 250-763-7288. LIVE-IN Caregiver for 2 boys. Flexible time. Driving required. Rachel 769-9341, 864-0428

Education/Trade Schools Become a Psychiatric Nurse –train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $29/hour. www.stenbergcollege.com

Farm Workers EXP. Apple thinners & pickers, starting mid June-Sept 30. $9.14/hr. Please fax resume to 250-763-5421 to SDO Farms, Kelowna BC. HARMAN Sidhu Orchard Kelowna needs Farm Workers, thinning, picking, $9.14/hr. or piece rate, up to 50-60 hrs. per wk. June 1 to Oct. 31, Sukh Sidhu, 1655 Geen Rd. Kel. 250-491-1829

ARE you highly motivated and looking for a home based online business? Flexible hours, free training, great income and incentives, real support. www.greenlivingconnection.ca HIGHLY PROFITABLE recession proof business looking to expand. Email info@TechProSolutions.ca or call (250) 540-8898. PRESSURE washing business for sale, equip. & van. Call 250-260-8473 PROMOTIONAL Products Business in Kelowna for sale. Ideal for a semi-retired person looking for extra income. Flexible hours with owner willing to train buyer. Lots of opportunity for growth. For further details email>berniefm@telus.net

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ORCHARD Workers needed fr. June 1 to Dec. 15, $9.14/hr. thinning, picking, pruning, all piece work, Call 250-317-6384

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A memorial gift is a meaningful way to express sympathy to someone who has lost a friend or loved one. For more information go to: www.kghfoundation.com Kelowna General Hospital Foundation 2268 Pandosy Street Kelowna, BC V1Y 1T2 Ph: (250) 862-4438 WELLINGTON: SONJA ASTRID (NEE: TEIPEL) Passed away on March 7, 2010 at Kelowna, BC at the age of 47 years. She was predeceased by her husband Ken Wellington and her mother Christa Teipel. She is survived by her son Andrew Snowdon; her brother Andrew and his wife Lissi and her nephew Maximo; her beloved aunt Edelfraud and Uncle Bernd Reinike of Germany, as well as life long friends Klemens and Karin Planz and many other numerous friends. To pay your respects a Memorial Gathering will be held on Monday, March 15th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Valleyview Funeral Home 165 Valleyview Road. In lieu of ﬂowers donations to the Central Okanagan Hospice Association, #202-1456 St. Paul Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2E6 would be appreciated. Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting : www.valleyviewfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of VALLEYVIEW DIGNITY FUNERAL HOME. 250-765-3147.

Lost & Found HAS anyone picked up by mistake, a black leather zippered jacket, size small by Danier Leather. Have wrong black jacket, similar, medium, by Marvin Richard. Picked up at Christophers or Shapers, Thurs Feb 18. If this is yours Please call 250-863-8077 LOST black folder style wallet, on or by the tables of Save On Foods & Future Shop in Orchard Plaza. Contains personal content. Call 250-859-7243 LOST: Gold chain w/heart shaped pendant encrusted in diamonds (not real). Lost outside Subway in Dilworth Center. Call 250-769-6678 LOST hearing aid possibly Walmart, Safeway, Save-On in Kelowna. If found pls contact 250-762-0092. LOST in Quail Ridge subdivision, 16mo old blk & white short haired cat. 18lbs, very friendly, answers to Rascal. Missing since Tues eve. Please call 250-470-0108 SADLY Missed Ragdoll cross cat. Edith Gay Rd area. Name Koko. Male. 250-765-2693

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MANDERIOLI – On March 11th, 2010 Luis Man derioli passed away peacefully at Cottonwoods Extended Care. Survived by her loving family, husband Mario of 60 years, two sons: Flavio Nereyda) and Marzio (Anita), grand-children: Jordan and Soﬁa, her sister Ada Orlandi, niece Gloria (Geoff) Lillos and their children Sarah and Stefan. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 839 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, BC. Interment to follow at the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery. 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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ORCHARD Workers needed fr. June 1 to Dec. 15, $9.14/hr. thinning, picking, pruning, all piece work, Call 250-317-4843

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KELOWNA BASED Environmental Company seeking Truck Driver with minimum Class 3 Drivers Licence with air & good driving record. Full time position offers competitive wages, full beneďŹ ts & challenging work environment. Preference will be given to candidates with vacuum truck or similar experience but not mandatory. The position requires occasional weekends, overtime & can be labour intensive. Email resume & drivers abstract to stacey@dlenvironmental.com or fax 250-766-3254

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Located in scenic Sidney, B.C., has an opening for the position of publisher. The News Review is published twice a week and has a circulation of 15,000. We are seeking an individual with proven leadership skills and a record of community involvement. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of community newspaper operations, with an emphasis on sales, marketing and ďŹ nancial management. Black Press is Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest privately held, independent newspaper company with more than 150 newspapers. We offer a generous compensation and beneďŹ ts package, as well as the opportunity for career advancement.

PT Guest Service Rep for Witmar Hotels. Competitve wage & beneďŹ t pkg. Please submit resume by email to info@recreationinn.com or by fax at 250-860-1095 STUDENTS Spring Break Cash. Ages 11 & up earn up to $40/day. 1-866-856-5655 WAREHOUSE Person & Delivery Drivers reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. for local food distributer. Seasonal employment may lead permanant. Must have valid BC. Drivers Licence w/Air indorsement, also reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Driver w/Class 1, experience prefered. Pls. fax Drivers Abstract with Resume to: 250-769-1204

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Finance (Part Time - Temporary) May 11 - August 2010 approximately Competition #: 19-COV-10 Closing Date: Internal Applicants â&#x20AC;&#x201D; March 16, 2010 External Applicants â&#x20AC;&#x201D; March 23, 2010 Rate of Pay: $21.22 per hour (as per CUPE, Local 626, Vernon Civic Employees Collective Agreement) Band: 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Schedule A (as per CUPE, Local 626, Vernon Civic Employees Collective Agreement) Days/Hours: Monday to Friday, hours vary between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm NOTE: Primary responsibilities are data entry in the Finance Deparment. -------------------------------Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for complete job descriptions and method of application.

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Labourers INTERIOR Portable Rentals is seeking a full-time Driver/Service Tech. to join our team. Must have a good work ethic & be physically ďŹ t. Apply in person with a resume & drivers abstract to: 235 Neave Rd. Mon-Fri. 9am-12noon, no calls

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MECHANIC With MVI Ticket required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd, Penticton, BC. Detroit Diesel & Allison experience would be considered an asset. Union Shop. Full BeneďŹ ts. Factory Training. Flexible Shifts. Interested individuals fax or

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Carpet Cleaning BONDED & Insured. Top of the line equipment & supplies. $60./4rms & hall extra $10./rm. Call Jeff @ 250-681-4245 CARPET Care. Res & Comm. All types of Vehicles. Truck mounted unit. 250-212-0340

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Concrete & Placing DANFORMS Concrete offers Certified Tradesman for driveways, sidewalks, floors, foundations, retaining walls, stairs, wheelchair ramps. Stamped, Exposed & Broom. Free Estimates. Call Dan 250863-5419 FOR All your Concrete you need done, big or small, Please call Orlando for Free Estimate 250-862-5255 OKANAGAN’S Concrete Specialist. FOR all your concrete needs, prep, place & finish, any style, also concrete repairs of any kind. 451-6944

Contractors DCR Contracting. New construction & reno’s. Free estimates. 250-862-1746 KSK Woodworking, Framing, ﬁnishing, foundations & more. Quality workmanship at reasonable prices. 250-979-8948 WENINGER CONST. Family company commited to Kelowna & Big White. 250-765-6898

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Eavestrough KELOWNA GUTTER Cleaning and repair, ﬁx leaks re slope gutters etc, also fascia and metal capping call Richard 250-718-6718

Electrical A&S ELECTRIC. Resid/Comm Wiring. New constr, renov. & service changes. lic’d & bonded. Steve 864-2099 (cont #90929) BEST Choice Electrical Contracting, sm. jobs, service changes/upgrades, 215-1646 CHIPSTERS Electrical, Res. & Comm. Lic’d. & Bonded. Service calls welcome. 808-6595

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Excavating & Drainage ERBAN Construction. Underground utilities, sewer tie ins, basements, backﬁlling, driveway prep, land clearing, site prep. Free est. 250-317-1034

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Custom tile setting. Travertine, marble, granite & ceramic. Decks, kitchen, baths. Guaranteed work.

Call 250-870-1009

BLINDS & DRAPES EXCAVATING Iron Mule Design & Window Fashion’s Since 1989

Window Coverings Quality Products • Alterations & Repairs Free Estimates

250-764-0228

“Ask About This Months Discount”

To book your space, call

250-763-7114

and speak with a classiﬁed rep today!

Excavating & Landscping

• Excavating • Bobcat • Dump Truck • Foundations • Retaining Walls • Soil • Etc. Delivery - Clean Up

250.863.1418

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Lawn & Garden

1-1 All Exterior Hedge & Tree Service. Downsizing, trimming, bracing, pruning, sculpturing, etc. Insured. Free quotes. For quality service. Call Dave 250212-1716. 25% Discount for Seniors. An Experienced Gardener, trimming hedges & shrubs, pruning trees, spring garden cleanup. Excel. ref’s. 250-864-0768 $39.95 “Lawn Cutting Special” Great rates on all yard work. Also wooden fence repair, painting, new fence building 250-863-7539 ACE OF SPADES. Aeration, thatching, hedge & shrub pruning, lawn service, multch, rock, rototilling. Exp’d, ins’d. Michael, 250-878-1315 ✁ ✁ ✁ AERATING, thatch removal, yard clean-ups, grounds maint w w w. a l l t h i n g s e x t e r i o r. o r g (250) 869-5349 ALLIUM LAWN CARE Spring Clean-ups & Lawn Maintenance. Experienced & Insured. Call Wesley @ 250-307-4933 Hedge Hog L3 - lawns, landscapes, lighting. Discounts for early bookings. Professional/ Reliable/Insured. Combining organic and traditional services reducing chemical dependence. References. KelownaVernon. Vincent 250-826-8814 IAN’S Yrd. Maint. Comm. & Res. De-Thatching, Pruning, Tree Removal, Fertilizing, Wkly. Lawncare, U/G Sprinklers, 250-765-3215 I WANT TO CUT Your Lawn! Plain & simple, your lawn needs cutting, and I cut lawns. I’m asking for your business, and in exchange, you will receive both excellent value and exceptional service, GUARANTEED! Weekly maintenance, power raking, pruning, aerating, spring clean-ups, etc. Senior’s discounts, all inquiries welcome! 250-878-7283 ...Common Sense Yard Care... KATH’S Yard Care. Spring clean up. Pruning roses, etc. Call 250-212-7003 Mission Creek Landscaping Ltd. Spring cleanup, Aerating, Dethatching, Power raking, Top dressing, Debris removal, Res/Com lawn and garden care, Landscape design and installation, Affordable rates. P. 250.859.5450 Email: info@ missioncreeklandscaping.ca

M&S LAWN & GARDEN Power Raking, Mowing, Pruning, Yard Clean-up, General Maintenance, Irrigation, Complete Landscaping, Retainer Walls, Water Features. Free Estimates Jim 250-861-3693

RANDY’S Yard Care. Beat the rush, book now. Powerraking, clean-ups, fertilizing, pruning, landscapes, retaining walls, paver patios & more. 250-8687107, 250-768-1517 START Early CALL Ryan now @ 250-469-1288 & ask about our yard cleanups/pruning. TAM’S Gardening. Spring clean-ups/Maint. Planting, weeding, pruning. 250-575-3750 YARDWORKS. Book you aerating and de-thatching needs now. Father & Son team entering their 13th yr. of business. Kelowna only. 250-764-5172

Handypersons PROFESSIONAL Home Services. Electrical, plumbing, general repairs. 250-764-0570

Hauling & Salvage GEORGE’S DELIVERY.......... PICK-UP TRUCK FOR HIRE. 250-763-8911, 250-212-5034.

Heat, Air, Refrig. SOMMERFELD Heating A/C, Install & Repair Heat Pumps, F/P, Gas Fitting Lic. 215-6767 SOUTHERN BC Heating & Air Conditioning. Over 30yrs exp. Call 250-681-3869

Home Improvements ADDITIONS, finished bsmts, kitchen & bth reno’’s, tile, hrwd & laminate flooring. Drywall, painting. Ext/int finishing. Call 250-870-3187 AFFORDABLE reno’s by qualified trades people. Honest & reliable. Serving Kelowna since 1992. Licensed & insured. Seniors discount. Doug’s Contracting. 250-2588887 ER Renovations- Reliable & Exc. service. No job too small. Ernie 765-0879 Rick 765-3553

Home Improvements

Landscaping

Moving & Storage

Plumbing

Rubbish Removal

INTERIOR Finishing & Reno’’s. No Job too small, Install & Repairs. Drywall, Plumbing, Doors/Win, Baseboards, Cab., Kitchens, Bthrms. 859-2787 KATAMA Contracting. Reno’s, Additions, Gen Contracting, New Home Const. 864-0033 NATURAL WOOD FLOORING FIR, HEMLOCK & PINE www.rouckbros.com Rouck Bros. Lumby, BC 1-800-960-3388 RESTYLING your living space? Freedom contracting makes your vision into reality. Remodelling - Interiors/Exteriors. Laminate ﬂooring, painting, patios, pergolas etc. Call Doug, 250-575-7006 for estimates. ROSTKA ENT. Ltd. Complete int/ext. reno’s. Carpentry, drywall, painting, bsmt, decks & more. Lic’d & Insured. BBB Accred. Call: Rob 878-8049. ofﬁce 764-5449. THE Old Pro’’s, Licence & Insured, Reno’’s, Remodeling etc. Barry @ 250-826-2599 WELLERMADE. Additions, Reno’s, Sun-decks, Bsmt. stes., etc.768-2202 878-6967 WOODLAKE COUNTERTOPS. Counter-tops In-stock. Kitchen Cabinets. Cutting & Finishing Services. Flat lay & Cabinetry. 250-300-6980

BARK Mulch, good quality top soil & landscape supplies, Sunoaka Valley Transport Ltd. 2696 Kyle Rd. Open Mon. Sat. 8-5pm, 250-769-9094 We Deliver.

JOE’S MOVING.reasble rates, fully equip’d trucks, local-long dist, no job too small.470-8194 LOW COST MOVING AND DELIVERY, FULLY INSURED, RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL MOVES, KITCHEN CABINET DELIVERIES. #1 IN SERVICE & RELIABLILITY. PLEASE CALL TODAY 250-470-8284 www.cchdeliveries.com NORTH END Moving Services Local/Long Distance welcome, Vancouver Special? Free Estimates 250-470-9498

XCEL PLUMBING, Irrigation, Gas Fitting and drain cleaning. Comm/res and reno’’s. Service & hot water tanks. 575-3839 PERFECTION PLUMBING & Gas Fitting 250-762-4458, Reno’s & New Const., Service/Repairs,HWT,BBQs, Lic’d & Bonded, Free Est. Reas. rates, Seniors Dis. Visa, M/C & Debit, Great Customer Serv.

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A 49.99 1/2ton truck. Load junk & yard waste. Haul away special. Will haul just about anything. Cal Cal 250863-7539

Home Repairs LARRY’S Handyman & Reno Serv., Lg. & Sm. jobs, Grafﬁtti Removal etc., 250-718-8879 SMALL household & yard repairs. Seniors friend! Free estimates. Call 250-826-5627

Kitchen Cabinets BATHROOM RENO’S. Plum bing Repairs. Bathrooms By Gemini 862-6991, 764-0189

Landscaping #1 STOP FOR ROCKS. www.bcrocks.com. Please call 250-862-0862 ASPEN LANDSCAPING. Spring clean up, aerating, pruning, etc. 250-317-7773. C & C LANDSCAPING. Rock walls, irrig, bobcat, design etc. Call 250-212-2692

EDGING Emerald Cedars Okanagan Grown SPECIAL!

6 ft-10 for $280 5 ft-10 for $189 4ft-10 for $150 2 Gal.-10 for $135 1 Gal.-20 for $95 3 ft-Blue Spruce-10 for $250 Volume Discounts Free Delivery

Painting & Decorating

Budget Nurseries Toll free 1-866-498-2189 ENSIGN BROS. Call us for a quote on all your excavating & landscaping needs. Mon-Sat. 250-769-7298

100% AFFORDABLE Painting Exp, quality. Int Paint/ceilings. Winter Specials. Terry 8639830 or 768-1098 1ST. In customer service, Cando Painting, prof. reliable crew, 15yrs. in business, Int/Ext. Eddie 250-863-3449 ✔ 100% Guaranteed Prestige Painting, European Craftsmanship, Fine Detail work, Ext/Int. Guaranteed Results. 250-864-1041.

GREENCO Landscaping. Yard maint, spring clean-up, pruning, weekly cuttings, sprinkler repair. For best service call 250-681-3200, 250-863-9393. Retaining Walls, interlock pavers, irrigation, full landscaping. Stonevalley Landscaping. 250-317-5644 10yrs Kelowna. TREMBLAY’S EXCAVATING retaining walls, full landscaping. Exc/Bobcat.250-979-8033

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PAINTING Interior/Exterior Painting. Seniors Discount. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Serving Western Canada for 35yrs. Call P&D Painting for Spring Special Price Call Derek 769-0228, 803-7382

Machining & Metal Work GET BENT Metal Fab, fences, gates, railings, security bars, boat railings. 863-4418 www.getbentmetalfab.ca

ACCENT Painting & Decor. 30yrs exp, int/ext, ceiling paint, texture, repaint specialists, seniors disc. 250-717-6070 BRIT-CAN Painting Services. 20yrs exp. Senior discount. Free estimates. 250-863-1389 COLOR Brite Pro Painting. Int/ Ext, Com/Res, 30yrs exp. Qual. Aff. price. 778-478-3660 DALE’S PAINTING Service. Painting Kelowna a better place since 1982, 862-9333 ULTIMATE Painters & Renos. Work guaranteed. 250-8785540 for free estimates.

Moving & Storage

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AAA Best Rates Moving $59+. “Why Pay More” Short/Long Distance. Free Est. Res/Comm, 861-3400 DAN-MEL MOVING. 16’’ One ton 7x12 Trailer. Local/Long Haul. Bonded/Insured. Dan 215-0147/250-766-1282. FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance throughout 2009. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250493-2687

Plumbing KOSKI Plumbing-Heating Gas Fitting Reno’s Res. Bonded/Insured Troy @ 718-0209

Roofing & Skylights A TEAM MASTER ROOFER Experienced in all kinds of roofing. New, Reroof & Repair. European Quality 2 yrs. Warranty. Call Steffen C#: 8638224 W#:778-754-1015 Master & Visa cards welcome COCOMO Enterprises, Your roofing Specialist & Home Repairs, call Darcy 250-864-5765 DO IT RIGHT ROOFING AND SIDING. Free Est. Pat 250826-3807. EAGLE ROOFING. CEDAR CONVERSIONS, NEW CONSRUCTION, REROOF. FREE EST. CALL 250-826-3311

Rubbish Removal ‘#1 - BBB Kelowna Junk Removal Ltd. (1998) Scrap metal, wood, appls, etc. House, yard, building site, rental properties, renovations, etc. WCB Coverage. Lrg 3/2/1 & 1/2ton trucks 718-0992 or 861-7066 kelownajunkremoval.com 250-808-0733 SKYHIGH DISPOSAL Full Service Junk Removal & Bin Rentals.

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LARRY’S LITTLE DUMPER We haul little loads of anything, landscaping materials, & Junk to the dump Call 250-718-1114 ✔✔✔ THAT GUY & His Work Truck LTD. Junk Removal & Bin Rentals 10,15 & 20 yard Bins. We haul EVERYTHING

Home or Jobsite, Renovations Cheapest rates in the Valley www.thatguysworktruck.com 250-575-5383

BOB’S ONE TON. Clean-up, 25yrs satisﬁed customers. 765-2789, 861-0303 pgr ERIK & His Truck Junk Removal, loads from $39.99 250-859-9053, 250-868-8454. SMALL Hauls. Truck for hire. Rubbish, Small Moves, Boat Hauling 250-864-0696 Reza

Sundecks KELOWNA DECK & RAIL. Serving the Okanagan 13+ Yrs. Vinyl Decking, Modular Flooring, Aluminum, Glass, Topless & Picket Railings. Starting @ $30/ft. installed. Call George @ 250-878-2483. Showroom #9-3310 Appaloosa Rd. off Sexsmith Road.

Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs POOLS/ Landscapes/ Decks/ Fences/ Concrete/ Design. Call Unique 250-801-9273

Tiling TILE Setter. Artistic Ceramics. Custom tile setting. Call 250870-1009 TILING: Ceramic, porcelain, slate, travertine, etc. European quality, affordable. Free est. Call Jeremy, 250-801-7303

Tree Services 1-1 All Exterior Hedge & Tree Service. Downsizing, trimming, bracing, pruning, sculpturing, etc. Insured. Free quotes. For quality service. Call Dave 250212-1716. ROB’S Tree Care Ltd. For all your tree care needs...Insured & Cert. WCB. 250-212-8656 STANS CHIPPING. Tree Removal & Chipping. Free Est. 808-2447. Licensed & Insured. STUMP BE GONE. Fully Insured, Stump Grinding & Exposed Root Removal, Exceptional Cleanup, Dependable Service, Free Estimates. Call 250-317-0747

SALES & SERVICE DIRECTORY RENOVATIONS

ROSTKA

HOME RENOVATIONS

Enterprises Ltd.

The Okanagan’s Renovation Specialists Residential and Commercial, Additions, Garages, Basements, Windows, Doors, Decks, Fencing, Carpentry, Drywalling, Painting Top Quality Worksmanship & Service

Rob 250-878-8049 Off. 250-764-5449 Lic. & Insured - Ref’s available (WCB Coverage)

DRYWALL DRYWALL SERVICES & REPAIRS New work & renovation work. Over 30 yrs. experience. Framing, boarding, taping, texture t-bar ceilings & insulation. Call Ken 250-212-9588

DEMOLITION

ALL WEST DEMOLITION LTD.

All types of demolition. Locally owned & operated. FREE ESTIMATES

call 250-808-0895

BATHROOM RENOS Well Built Construction • Acrylic tub liners installed right over your old tub & tiles • Tub to shower conversions • Complete renovations

#1-1255 Bernard Ave., Kelowna, BC V1Y 6R3

250-826-2284

EXPERIENCED CRAFTSMEN

• Bath Remodels • Decks • Drywall

• Kitchen Remodels • Painting • Plumbing

•Electrical • Tile Work • To-Do Lists • Much More

QUALITY WORKMANSHIP

A Division of Bayside Developments Ltd.

SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST

Qualified, Reliable. • Bonded •Installations • Repairs • Renovations • H. Water Tank • Washer, Dryer • Dishwasher Over 30 yrs. Experience

MEMBER

Kelowna • 250-717-5500 kelowna.handymanconnection.com

Independently Owned and Locally Operated

ELECTRICAL

PLUMBING

A & S Electric

KOSKI PLUMBING, HEATING & GAS FITTING

Residential & Commercial Wiring, New Construction, Renovations & Service Changes. Complete telephone & data cabling services, Prompt quality service. Licensed & Bonded Call Steve 250-864-2099

Southern BC Heating & Air Conditioning

THE OLD PRO’S

Small Household & Yard Repairs. A man that helps seniors get little jobs done. From lighting fixture upgrades, cleaning eaves troughs to re-keying locks and desktop computer upgrades & virus scans.

ROOFING

RYDER ROOFING LTD. Free estimates, senior discounts, member of B.B.B. Fully insured, WCB coverage. All types of shingle rooﬁng & torch on rooﬁng systems. ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’

250-765-3191

(250)

826-5627 (jobs)

ESTIMATES ARE ALWAYS FREE!

KRENNYS EXCAVATING

Excavator & Bobcat Service, Sewer Hookups, Underground Utilities, Footing, Backﬁlling, Basements, Driveways, Landscaping, Retaining Walls, Rubber Track Excavator w/ blade. Estimates, Fully Insured. Kory 250-451-9095 Cell: 250-869-9125 Serving Kelowna, Westside, Lk Country

WELDING & FABRICATION

Electrical & Renovations Allan Hoce, General Contractor

(250)826-0091 aghoce@telus.net

Alan 250-808-6595 (lic. #102788)

IMPERIAL DRYWALL

Drywall, Taping, Painting, Texture Ceiling. We Do Houses, Basement & Commercial

CALL NOW FOR FREE ESTIMATE 250.801.5335

D. FRANCIS ELECTRIC LTD Residential/Commercial/Industrial. Small jobs, new construction & renovations, panel changes, quality workmanship. Contractor #91625.

250-768-9967 250-317-6843

PAINTING “ONE ROOM, OR YOUR WHOLE CASTLE”

DALE’S

250-863-4418

PAINTING KELOWNA A BETTER PLACE SINCE 1982

MOVING

LAWN & GARDEN

REMODELING

Joe’s Moving Service

We Guarantee to keep Scheduled Appointments.

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“The Professionals” Local/long distance Storage Available No job too small Free Estimates Call Joe Anytime 250-470-8194

Don’t call anyone about yard care until you speak to Ryan @ VANTAGE POINT. Book your clean-up & receive a FREE Aeration

250-469-1288

ELECTRICAL & RENO’S DRYWALL/PAINTING YARD MAINTENANCE CONSTRUCTION Chipster’s

ELECTRICAL

862-9333

Call Troy, 250-718-0209

LITTLE REPAIRS

EXCAVATING

METAL FABRICATION LTD. Fences • Gates • Railings • Security Bars • Cargo Racks • Rollcages • Boat Railings & more. Tube Bending Specialists www.getbentmetalfab.ca

Call Wayne (250) 215-6767

REMODELING

250-826-2599

SOMMERFELD HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

• New & Existing Heating Systems • Heat pumps, A/C • Gas ﬁtting • Licensed & Insured. • Replacement Furnace.

HEATING & A/C

Call Barry

HEATING

•Renovations •New construction •Plumbing Service & Repairs •H/W tank replacement • Furnace Service & Installs • Gas f/p Service and Installs Bonded & Insured

www.well-built.ca

Licensed & Insured

Call Walter 250-766-5580 Cell 250-317-2279

Licensed, Bonded & Insured

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• Heat Pumps Over 30 Years • Fireplaces Experience • Furnaces Serving the • Repair Okanagan Valley • Install • Sales 250-681-3869

PLUMBING

BAYSIDE PLUMBING & Gas Fitting

It’s Spring

• Yard & Property Maintenance • Residential & Commercial • Power Raking • Aeration • Fertilizing • Clean-up • Free Quotes Call Jason@250-808-0624

DCR CONTRACTING New Construction & Renos

• Garages • Flooring • Driveways • Concrete • Decks • Retaining • Finishing • Patios Walls

Free Estimates

250.862.1746

PAINTING SERVICE

llermade We

Additions, Renovations Sun-decks, Bsmt. suites, etc. Call Dave @ 250-768-2202 or 250-878-6967

CALL 250-763-7114 TO BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY

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Trucking/ Bull Dozing TNT TRUCKING. No load too small. Junk removal, sand, gravel, etc. (250)862-0821 (250)765-2778.

Feed & Hay *HAY SALES GUARANTEED Quality Grass, Alfalfa, Mixed square bales, round bales & Silage bales. Delivery avail. (250)804-6081,(250)833-6763.

Livestock

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Pets Beautiful Great Pyrenees Border Collie puppies, 9wks old guardian/ great family pet, $350. 250-260-2627 Beautiful Maremma/Kangal and Akbash/Kangal puppies, guardian,predator control 1.shot/deworming. $300.-400. 250 547 6253. Pure Shar-pei puppies, ready to go, $400. (250)547-8876

Appliances

Pets

3 YEAR old, stainless steel Frigidaire Pro Series stove with Duel fuel - gas oven/electric oven excellent working condition - $800. 3 year old, stainless steel Frigidaire Pro Series dishwasher excellent working condition - $250. 8 year old white Frigidaire deep freezer (10 cubic feet) - $150. Please call Joe(250) 764-8663

Basset Hound Puppies, ready April 2nd, vet checked, 1st shots, $600 (250)833-4081

LIKE new Kenmore washer & dryer, $425/pr. Fridgidair refrigerator, $375. 250-762-3743

3 - 2 year old Bulls; 6 yearling bulls; 6 yearling Steer calves; 11 yearling Heifers; Cow Calf pairs - Call (250)992-2294 HORSE Disposal, Call Dave @ 250-309-0629

Building Supplies EXTERIOR sidings: board & batten, channel, bevel, log cabin. Dry. T&G; fir, cedar & pine (1x4 1x6). Fencing; fir & cedar. Latice panels. Timbers & beams. Lumber for garden boxes, retaining walls, hobby wood. 1-800-838-6036 Armstrong. FULL size white kitchen with island & double sink & pull out taps. Sacrifice at $650. Call 250-878-4753 Soaker tub, corner shower, vanity, toilet, excellent cond., $650 obo. 250-764-7940

Farm Equipment 1961 John Deere 1010 gas utility tractor. Restored. 37 HP, P/S, deluxe seat, 22hrs on rebuilt engine. Comes w/3 PT. rearblade + John Deere mower & chains $9800. Email pics avail phone: 250-494-5051

Free Items FOUND: GMC Keys, off Frolich Rd. Call 250-491-3900 FREE: 7 Person Hot tub, with 3/4hp pump & motor, 250-7629686 FREE well rotted horse manure. Dilworth area. Call 250762-4600 IRONING BOARD. Call 250763-2889 QUEEN Bed, Mattress & Boxspring, 1 sofa, 1 hide-a-bed sofa, 778-478-2991, 215-6561 SMALL truck canopy, free. Call for more info, 250-8691377

Check Classiﬁeds! Firewood/Fuel

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1992 FORD F250 SUPERCAB. 215,000KMS. CLEAN. NEW TIRES, RUNS GOOD. $2500 OBO. 250-317-4003

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Furniture

Misc. for Sale

$200 & Under

6PC Cherry sleigh bdrm set. Queen bed, dresser, mirror, chest, 2 night stands. New!! Still boxed. Worth $5000, Sell $1295 Can deliver. call 1- 250550-6648, 250-550-6647 DININGROOM Suite, Ashley black cherry buffet & hutch, table + 6chairs. Like new. $1500. Call 250-763-1834 HOME SELL OUT!!!!! 3 Dbl. beds w/mattresses $125$175. Dbl. bed & single bunk with mattresses $175. Dining Room Table, Buffet & Chairs $185. Rose colored leather couch & loveseat $150. Bedroom suite $275. Solid wood desk $50. Lawn Mower $50. Little Tykes Kitchen $50. Small Mtn. Bike $35. TV $45. View/Purchase this Sunday 1-4pm on McCallum Rd. in Lakeview Heights. Call 764-6135 for details. NEW 3-pc Sectional Sofa w/ottoman, In orig. pkg. Worth $1499, Must Sell $899 250550-6647 can deliver

WALK-IN TUB. Massage jets, brand new display model, right hand door, as seen on TV. Installation available. For info call 250-862-0813

OFFICE Desk w/computer table and bookshelves. $150. (250)763-5023 ROYAL Albert Bone China “American Beauty Rose” Din. set plus more, $150. 763-5023 SELF-CLEANING Fridgeaire Stove, White, $175. 250-4918177 WHIRLPOOL refridgerator, like new, $200. 250-769-9215

Heavy Duty Machinery 1981 Ford single axle dumptruck, certiﬁed, new clutch & breaks, new front tires, GVW 14,500kg. $7900. Call Roger, 250-718-8283 1998 Bobcat 773, heated cab, 4500hrs, rebuilt engine, new tires, fully serviced, excellent condition, $14,500obo. 1998 Bobcat 763, open cab, 2100hrs, new tires, fully serviced, excellent condition, $14,500 obo. 250-212-1550 2003 EX 200 LC c/w Q/A & new cleanout bucket, 3200hrs, very clean machine $69,500 obo. Len 250-550-4100. 2009 Dual axle trailer, 7 ton ﬂatdeck, used 4mos, $4950. Call Roger, 250-718-8283 A-STEEL Shipping Containers Super Sale On NowNew/Used/Damaged. BEST PRICES. 20,’24,’40,’45,’48,’53’.Insulated Reefer Containers 20’40’53’. CHEAP 40’ Farmers Specials all under $2,000! Semi Trailers for hiway & storage. We are Overstocked, Delivery BC & AB 1-866-528-7108 Call 24 hours.

Jewels, Furs Kelowna Gold Brokers.com turns your unwanted gold and platinum jewelry, silver coins and silverware into cash. With 25 years buying experience in Kelowna we look forward to your call for a no obligation quote. Call Jeremy @ 250575-4363.

Misc. for Sale 4 Galv racks (breadracks) 2’xWx6’L on castors $300ea. 1 Bunrounder div by Eberhardt, heavy duty $1700 250-4941299 after 5pm BRAND new 5 stage reverse osmosis water ﬁltration system. Retail price: $795. Now: $250. Call 250-863-1544 CEDAR Fence Panels, $20.ea. 250-764-2445 DO YOU NEED LARGE AMOUNTS OF FREE FILL? no trucking charge 250-307-3839 Dacron Enterprises LTD. EXCELLENT condition. 1 36” white screen door with etched side panels - H/R. 1 36” steel insulated ext door, H/L. $60. each. Call 250-491-5080

Misc. Wanted LOOKING for a greenhouse and a water bed with heater. 250-878-6822, 250-767-6188

Musical Instruments

$300 & Under

PIANOS Warehouse Sale @ Moir Pianos. STEINWAY, HEINTZMAN, YAMAHA and more !! Priced to Sell !! Call Richard @ 764-8800

BOAT Trailer, 15’ long 4-80-4 tires, 2000lb. hitch, $300. 250860-0793 COMPUTER LAPTOP, WIN XP, internet, excellent condition, $300. 250-869-2363 (Kel) EXTENDA box, ﬁts Ford ‘03‘08. $250 obo. 250-869-5233 aft 6 KIRBY Vacuum Cleaner $300. (250)763-5023

Sporting Goods RUSSIAN SKS’’s - top choice, cleaned, oiled & inspected, from $299. Ammo - 1120 RDS-Case $195. 12 ga shotgun ammo & clay targets $99. Quality Firearms bought & sold. GLOCKs + accessories stocking dealer. Weber & Markin Gunsmiths. 4-1691 Powick Rd, Kelowna, (250)762-7575

Stereo / DVD / TV PROFESSIONALLY installed Satelite’s. Okanagan Valley. Access avail. 250-451-9057

$100 & Under 1 Dozen 1qt. canning jars $3.00/doz. 250-491-0384 2 AM Standard bisque bathroom sinks with Moen taps, $40. 250-860-1960. 4 wheel walker, good condition, needs brake cable, $60 obo. 250-860-6555 ASSORTED electronics, $25$35ea. 250-769-9215 ASSORTED TV’s, 25”-29”, $50ea. 250-769-9215 BABY Bassinette, white fabic lined on rollers, $40. 250-7120793 BLACK & Decker Dewalt Radial Arm saw, $40. 250-4910384 CHEST Of Drawers $50. (250)763-5023 ELECTRIC Lawnmower, good condition, $25. 250-762-9686 FRENCH DOORS, $100/pr. 250-769-9215 GAS Lawnmower, rear bagger, excellent condition $50. 250-762-9686 LAMINATE ﬂooring, 45¢/sq’. Min 400 sq’. 250-769-9215 LIGHT Pine Queensize Sleigh bed, ex. cond. $100. 250-7120793. LIKE New Queen Pastel ﬂoral Comforter & matching headboard, $90. 250-712-0793 PROPANE BBQ, good cond., side burner, cover, ex tank, $60 obo. 250-767-3403 SELLING 100 Skeins Rayon Floss $50. Seeking person to do needlework. 250-545-8914 WICKER sofa table, antique style, very funky, $100. Call 250-860-0849

$200 & Under 18’X22’ Used L/R. Carpet, clean no stains, neutral color, good quality, $150. 868-1412 4X8 Pool table, Brunswick, $200. 250-769-9215 COMPUTER System, WIN XP, Internet ready, excellent condition, $200. 869-2363 Kel COUCH & Matching Chair, Sklar Peppler, like new, $125.obo. (250)768-1566 W/B OFFICE desk & ﬁle cabinets, $200. 250-769-9215

$400 & Under 1 Near New Single Bed, mattress & frame, $400. (250)763-5023

$500 & Under 8HP Honda, long shaft outboard motor, very low hours, $500 obo. 250-869-5233 aft 6 9.9 Merc outboard motor, very good shape, $500 obo. 250869-5233 aft 6 CHINA Cabinet w/matching table & 6 chairs. $500. 1 (250)763-5023 ENT. Cabinet. beautiful carved pine, made in Mexico, was $1600. $475. 250-860-0849

Garage Sales FOUND: Remains of cream colored shih-tzu at Postle Lake For more info please call 250868-1230

Acreage for Sale READY to build on this 3 acres in Whitevale area, Lumby. Flat, few trees, drilled well. Gas/hydro to driveway. Price $245,000 GST.obo. 250-5476932. SHUSWAP RIVER FRONT 11.3 acres w/shop $400,000. 1985 house on 22.5 acres $799,000. 15.9 acres $400,000. Water and services. 250-838-7660.

Apt/Condos for Sale 2BD Condo in Rutland. $154,900. Jessica Levy, Prudential. Call 250-470-0264 50+ Clean, high security condo, Enderby. 2-bdrm, en-suite, balcony, elevator, newly renovated. $225,000 (250)838-0121 LIKE BRAND NEW! 1 bdrm with Laundry at 1860 Richter. Free maintenance and taxes for 1yr. Asking $134,900. Vacant, must see! Call Will Loudoun 470-1144 Realty Executives Kelowna. MLS. REDUCED For quick possession 1215sf., 2Bd., 2Ba., new appl’s., close to all services, sec. u/g prkng., smoke-free, 50+, $179,900. 250-765-4423 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.

For Sale By Owner Reno’d in Springvalley, 3bd, ﬁnis’d bsmt, carport, sundeck, RV prking. Near bus & shopping., $385,000. 250-868-6007

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Lots 1/2 acre lot with a view of Shuswap Lake. This is one of the last undeveloped lots in Shuswap Lake Estates, 16 km from Salmon Arm. Asking $99,900 or will make trade as downpayment on property in Kelowna. Contact Ron or Annette at 250-563-2356 or raparnell@shaw.ca for more information. Lakeview Lot. Superb unobstructed southern exposure lakeview lot. 80’x100’ on a dead end street. Overlooks adjascent organic vineyard, fully serviced and ideal for walk out rancher. Located at 921 Stevenson Rd in West Kelowna. $249,000 no GST. Call Chris, 250-769-1557 LUMBY: 3 view lots on new subdivision (Schunter Drive) Lot 2: $115,000 + GST. Lot 3: $120,000 + GST. Lot 4: $125,000 + GST. Call Mike 250-547-9402, 250-309-1042 MOVE to the Upper East Side, lot for sale by owner, city & lake views, large building platform, asking $285,000. Call 250-859-3510, 250-451-9162

Mobile Homes & Parks 16’x66’ SRI mobile home purchased new July 2008. 2bdrm, 2full bath, heat pump w/AC, 2 steps, vinyl skirting. Immaculate. Must be moved. Taking offers. 250-517-0543. 2bdrm modular home in Armstrong, BC features large lease lot, privacy, exc. access, $129,500. Call Vern at Re/max Enderby 888-609-7764 or cell: 250-308-2110 BLOWOUT! Vacant 3bdrm and new kitchen. NOW $59,000. Trade for down payment. Hurry! Call Will Loudoun, 470-1144 Realty Executives Kelowna

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Townhouses Luxury 3bdrm townhouse, open modern architecture, S/S appl. laminated wood ﬂooring, quiet location, borders creek. Selling $30,000 below assessed value at $429,000. qualiﬁed buyers 250-545-2219 NEW MODULAR HOMES 1835 Westside Road South 250-317-5504 www. KelownaAffordableHomes.net RANCHER TOWNHOME 1250sq’. No steps. Attached carport. Age 50+. $199,900. Fred Maier 717-7316 Remax TUSCANY TOWNHOME IN QUAIL RIDGE, 2745sq’, dbl garage, lavish oversize master suite, views over fairways, 2 fp, $519,000. Open house Wed & Sun 1-4. Team Maier Remax Fred 717-7316 Paul 215-1297.

Apt/Condo for Rent 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 $800. Ask about signing bonus avail for Mar/Apr. Contact Jagoda for more info at 250-762-0571 1 BDRM: Top ﬂoor. Spectacular lakeviews. Award winning gardens. 1/2 blk to Gyro beach, bus & Mission Park shops. Indoor pool, hot tub & ﬁtness center. $875-$960. No pets. 3195 Walnut. 250-7623455 www.thepalisade.ca

Apt/Condo for Rent 1BD. SENIOR’s Apt. 60+, ns, np, no alcohol, $432.mo. (250)862-9518 2100 Boucherie Rd., 2bd. 2ba. NEW Adult bldg., 1230sf., blinds, 5appl., gas fp, u/g prkng, pool, hottub, gym, np, ns, nkids, $1100.mo. Myles @ 306-536-7955 2bd apartment, Spacious, close to Capri Mall, NS, NP, 1yr lease, avail March 1. $895 incl heat. 250-763-6600 2BD+den. Executive 1380sf. 7appl., on Shannon Lake Golf Course. $1200. 250-470-9384 after 5pm 2BD. MARTIN Lofts - D/T, Amazing 1360sf, 2.5ba., Exec. condo, HW, SSappl., ns, np, $1375. Mar. 1, 250-862-6770 2 BDRM, $975 hydro, f/s, NO PETS, on Rutland Rd. South, Belgo Area, on bus route, Avail. now. 491-3345 or 869-9788 (Cell) 2 BDRM: Top floor, DW, W/D hook-ups. Spectacular lakeviews. Award winning gardens. 1/2 blk to Gyro beach, bus & Mission Park shops. Indoor pool, hot tub & fitness center. $980-$1145. No pets. 3195 Walnut. 250-762-3455 www.thepalisade.ca 2BD. WESTBANK top flr, lakeview, vaulted ceilings, spacious, bright, upgraded, utils. incl’d., $1390. 250-859-1300 AVAIL - APRIL 1ST. Seniors (55+) Independant, Affordable, Secured Living. Attractive 1 bdrm ste w/balcony - Couples only. Bldg offers games/exercise rm, libr, storage and coinop laundry. NP, NS. $491/mth incl. util (Subsidy may apply) Please call 250-763-2660 or email admin@kiwanistower.ca FURNISHED, Secure, 1bd., sunrm, 2ba., 6appl., u/g prkng, ns, np, $1250. incl. pwr., June 1st-Oct.+neg. 250-491-4464 HAWTHORN PK. 55+. Furn’d. or unfurn’d., $900.mo., Avail. Immediately, Marlene Braun Coldwell Banker250-878-5242 In Madison Kelownas’ New West and best upscale downtown.1bd+den.1130sq’+500sq’ terrace. $1400. 250-869-1850 NEW CONDO 2bd 2bth Sec pkg grn bldg lrg close to lake/trails huge deck ldry hdwd tile gourmet kit SS appl. Walk to 250-718-8677 NEW Condo, Shannon Lake area, 2bd, 2bth, 6appl, granite counters, hrdwd. Avail immed. Outdoor pool & hottub. $1300 incl utils. 250-765-6829 THE WESTWYND POINT APARTMENTS Behind Orchard Park Mall, adult oriented, NS, NP. 1bd, 1bth from $770. Please call for appointment 868-3432 or 470-8026

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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 1570 Steven’s Rd., Westside Industrial Pk., 21,000sf., parking/storage, 750sf ofﬁce space, paved & chainlink fence, good corner exposure, $2200/mo. 250-769-4293 FOR LEASE 2400sq’, 690 McCurdy Rd, avail May 1. Rick 250-770-0903. HWY 97N for lease 1acre of Industrial compounded yard, 250-765-3295 - 250-860-5239

Cottages / Cabins BRAND new Cabin. 2bd. 2355 McKenzie Rd. $850/mo + utils. NP. Avail now. 250-765-9573, 250-212-1357

Duplex / 4 Plex 1/2 duplex avail April 1. Kelowna South. 1 level. 2 bdrm, 2 baths, maple kitch, lrg fenced yard, $1000/mo+ all utils. 1 cat ok. Mike 250-862-7548. 1/2 Duplex, McCurdy area, 2bd up, 1bd down, 2.5bth, lndry, 1car garage, nice clean backyard, $1400+utils. Avail April 1. Call 250-878-9585

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1BD near KLO college, suitable for working couple. NP, ref’s, 4appl, $900 utils incl. Immed. DD. 250-861-9013 2bd unit in 6-plex, newly reno’d, 1.5bth, Rutland area. $1050+uitls. Pets neg., 250681-1848 APRIL1. 2bd upper ﬂr in 4plex near OUC (KLO) FS, WD, AC, NP, NS. Double driveway. $1150+utils. 250-717-3407 AVAIL immed., 2bd, 1bth, all appl, utils not incl, cat, small dog neg. 912 El Paso Rd. $1000. Call 250-808-1593 Fourplex for sale in Summerland, BC. Two bedroom units. Excellent location, close to all amenities. Level entry with front & back doors. Private sale. 250-494-8685; 250-8097383. LOWER duplex, 2bd, 1bth, nice Springvalley neighborhood, FS, WD, sep ent & prking, in/out storage, $900 incl utils. NS, NP. April 1. 250765-3642 RECENT reno, 3lrg bdrms, 2bths, quiet street close to Capri Mall & bus, NS, NP, incl hydro. WD hookups. $1275. 250763-9693

3BD, Winfield Home, no bsmt, 6appl, AC, deck, Avail now. NS, NP, $1250., utils. 250861-0656 Cell 4/5BD. In Rose Valley, 4yrs old, 3ba., 6appl, ac, c/v, mp, ns, no yrd. maint., $1800. +util. Avail. May 1, 250-769-3160 4BD, 2ba, Duplex w/2bd. suite, share/inlaws/friends, $1695. 250-860-6995 4BD House, 1bth, lrg cov’d deck, lrg fenc’d yard. NS, outdoor pet only. WD hookups, newly reno’d. Shop space also avail. 15mins from Cosco. $1500. 250-764-5498 A Clean lrg 4bd+den house, 1.5bth, incl 6appl, CA, ug sprinklers, lrg yard, lawn maint & utils incl. NS. Small pet neg. On quiet street. $1895. 1-250371-3382 DT 2bd house close to Centuria, middle age, long-term pref., FS, garden etc. Ref’s req’d, Nparties. $1200+utils & DD. For appnt. 250-860-1038 GLENMORE 3BR Bright main floor including 5 appl. Central Air, Creek/Orchard view. Near bus & 10 mins to mall. NS NP No Parties. $1100/mo. Avail anytime. 250-575-5523 HOSPITAL 3 bdrm, 3 bath duplex, w/garage, new floors, $1400/mo, utilities extra. 250762-6272 HOSPITAL area, 2bd, 2bth, 6 SS appl, tile, hrdw, FP, heated garage, $1200+util. 861-5505 HOUSE for rent. Sep ent. Utils incl. 2bd, 1.5bth, $1200. Lake Country. Also 2bd reno’d. bsmt suite, 1bth, utils incl. Sep ent. $675. Call 250-766-9261 LOCATION ROCKS!!! Costco area. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, large ktchn with a 1 bdrm in lawsuite (w/separate ent) all at ground level. Bright. 2x fridge, stove, share laundry. Freshly painted, new counters in kitchens. Avail now or Apr 1. $1650 + utils. Pls call 250-826-6111. NEW MODULAR HOMES 1835 Westside Road South 250-317-5504 www. KelownaAffordableHomes.net RENT or Rent-to-Own with $20,000.downpymnt. Westside Rd/LaCasa. 2bdrm+den cottage/home Av. now. F/P, lrg deck, garage, w/d, 30mins. to Kelowna, $1500. +utils. ns/np. 250-769-0980 VERY clean 2br mobile in quiet park, walking distance to beach, nice yard, dbl prkng, f/s, w/d. Avail April 1 or sooner. $895/mo. 250-861-1805.

OFFICE/RETAIL space for lease. 160 & 164 Rutland Rd North. 750 & 1200sq’. Mike for more details, 250-862-7313

1BD. Rutland, shared w/d, n/s, n/p, near bus, female pref, $700mo. incls. utils. 801-9621. 1BD w/o, single occupancy, NS, NP, WD, Lakeview Heights, $750 inclusive. Call 250-863-4373 1BD. W/O Winfield, bright, spacious, share w/d, cls. UBC, quiet single, ns, np, incl. utils/int., $650. +dd & refs req’d, 250-766-4985 Available 1-BEDROOM 4-Appliances, Deck, $750. Including Internet. OR 2-Bedroom, 2-Appliances, Patio, $800. Both Include Cable & Utilities. 250-8601961 Register Online www.homefinders.ca 2BD. 1ba. lg. liv.rm., 1 lg. kit., $750.mo. laundry incl., 250765-3884 & 250-878-9303 2BD., All appls., Pets & Horses ok. Priv. quiet, rural, Winfield $900.mo. 250-766-1265 2BD. BEAUTIFUL Lg. Legal suite, utils/cbl. incl. shared w/d, cls. to bus rte., Rose Valley area, Japanese Gdn. setting, covr’d. patio, adults only, ns, nprty’s, np, $975. +dd, Avail. Apr. 1st. 250-769-0222 2BD bsmt suite, utils incl, Kelowna S. area, $800. 250-4709384 after 5pm 2BD. Cent. loc., Hosp. area, lg. yrd. w/creek, 4appl., $900. +1/2 utils., 250-868-9059 2BD close to bus, shops, lam. flrs, priv backyard, NS, NP, Refs, $800 incl utils 250-8647502 2BD. incl. utils., ns, np, no prtys., $850.mo. avail. now, DD req’d., gr. lev. 763-5420 2BD. In Lwr. Glenrosa, $800.utils incl. Fnc’d yrd., ns, np, April 1st., 250-768-0358 2BD legal suite Rutland. Nr. bus & shopping. 4appl, ns, np. $900 + utils. Mar. 1. 863-1155 2BDRM bsmt on 729 Renshaw Rd. April 1. Call anytime, 250-765-9294 & 250-307-4486 but can only view bsmt every Sunday after lunch 2 BDRM, BSMT suite, Brown RD Westbank, Gas fireplace, fenced yard, shared laundry, NS, NP. showing March 19 & 20 Avail April15 $850. Utilities included 250-767-9166 2 BDRM bsmt suite, NS, NP, No Partying, close to UBCO & bus stops. $950/mth incl utils, DD req’d. 778-753-1356 2BDRM Utils incl. Cls. to bus. 2mins. to UBCO. Nice & clean. $800/mo. Call 250-766-1314, 250-718-1975 2BD. Rutland, np, ns, $800. sep. ent., nr. bus/shops, Avail. now, 250-491-0163 2BD suite, close to Max store Rutland, close to bus & school $800. Call 250-575-0940 2BD suite, kit., lvingrm, lndry, approx 900sq’, 4appl, carport. Rutland upper bench, NP, NS, quiet neighborhood. $825 incl utils. Phone 250-765-1589

Housesitting QUALIFIED Housesitter. Ex. Ref’s. avail., 15yrs. experience, pets included. Kitty @ 250-769-9453 RESPONSIBLE Housesitter avail., 5mo min. Exp’d, clean, ref’s. Kelowna 250-808-0830

Misc for Rent Tenant wanted to sublet rec. property. Must have own camper/trailer. (250)542-0944

Homes for Rent 1000sq’ 1bd house, newly reno’d, DW, WD, storage shed, 1521 Bernard, natural gas, bus stop nearby, NP, $1000 all utils incl. Avail immed. Call Anthony, 250-491-0626 1BD. 650sq’, 4.5acrs, NS, NDrink, incl water & cbl, dd & ref’s. $750. Reply to box 289 c/o Capital News. 1BD. lower ste. ns, np, wd, $750. & 3Bd. upper ste. np, ns, garage, wd, $1400. Corinne @ 250-861-6708 2BD. Cottage in Country setting w/scenic view, just 5min. fr. Orchard Pk., quiet, clean, pet neg., pref. working cpl/sing., ns, $975.+util. 250762-6627 2BD. +den & bsmt. w/d, incl. utils. $900. nr. school/bus, 380 Hardie Rd. Rutland, 862-5756 Ruth or Jai. 2BD House, Hospital area, fresh paint, bright, fireplace, close to all amens, 4-appl, $1000. Call 250-470-1315 2BDRM house, new maple kit, SS appl, AC, 1500sq’, heat pump. $1000. 250-491-0444 2 BDRM main North end newer reno 4 app. fenced yard, $1000 + utili. No smoking. Ph. 250-878-0400 2BDRM Rutland Townhouse 1000sqft, large yard, DW, WD, FS, $900+ free cbl. Call 250450-9761 2-BEDROOM 5-Appliances, Garage, Patio, Pet OK $1200. OR 3-Bedroom, 3-Baths, 5-Appliances, Deck, Garage, Pet OK $1500. 250-860-1961 - Register Online www.homefinders.ca 2BRM, lrg priv fenc’d yard, priv patio, across from beach, 4appl, cov’d prking, pets neg. $1200+utils. 250-878-5867 340 Pearson Rd. House for sale. Close to schools & amens. 4bd, 2bth, livingroom, family room. Big lot. $395,000. 250-718-4177, 250-215-1217 3/4BDRM, Winfield area, $1550+utils. NO PETS. Avail now. Overlooks Wood Lake on East side. Close to schools. Call 250-869-9788 or 250-491-3345 3BD 2ba., main flr house, lg. sundeck, fruit trees, Rutland, close to bus, school. Avail. Now. ns, np, $1000. 250-5750940 3BD, NS, NP, Rutland area, avail immed. WD, FS. 250765-9575 3BD. Prefab home avail. immed., furn’d or unfurn’d., 6appl, AC, fnc’d. yrd., np, ns, water, yard/lawn maint. incl. $800. +util. 250-718-0978. 3BDRM GLENROSA Area. $1575mo+utils. Available now. NO PETS. 250-8699788 or 250-491-3345

Office/Retail AVAIL NOW! 2nd flr office use at 1511 Sutherland Ave. Open concept w/private window offices. Sized at 707sf. & 926sf. Base rent $8.50/per sf + common expenses. To view call Keith @ 250-448-6797 HWY 97 North, 1800sq’ of retail, 2100sq’ of Office/Retail for lease. Rutland area 250-7653295, 250-860-5239

Recreation DESERT SPRINGS CA., 2Bd. +den 1600sf. house, next to Executive Golf Course, only 10min. from Palm Springs located in secure gated community. Pics. avail: louellacowie@ hotmail.com 1-250-392-3058

Rooms for Rent CLEAN Furn rooms/suites DT Kel., WD, utils incl. $475.+/mo. Quiet male 250-861-5757 FURN Bdrm, sep ent, ktn, bth, lndry, BBQ pool tbl, HTub util incl $150DD $525 765-0746

Shared Accommodation 1BD furn’d, student/working female, NS, NP, utils incl, Rutland, $500. 250-765-6614 1BD furn’d’/unfurn’d. WL int, lndry, prking, TV, must be responsible. 250-718-9057 1BDRM, near OK College, close to bus/ shopping. NP. $550 utils incl. 778-478-7906. AVAIL Now, DT, large bdrm, share house & yard, looking for quiet, clean & responsible person. $500+1/2 elec. (cbl & int incl) 250-470-1179 ROOM for rent. Cbl, FS, TV, NS, NP. Rutland. Near amens. $500 utils incl. DD req’d. 250979-0599 SHARE Home, cls. to UBC/Bus, $500.mo. +1/3 utils., Avail. Apr. 1. 250-762-4670

Suites, Lower 1BD. Avail. Immed., bright, roomy, Springvalley area, sing. occ., w/d, util. incl., priv. ent. ex. strge., ns, np, $750. 250-717-1126 nr. Orchard Pk. 1BD. Bsmt. nr. Springvalley, priv. drive/ent. f/p, utils incl. ns, np, adults only, $680.+dd, Avail. Apr. 1, 250-769-6941 1BD located by Nesters Market DT. $725 incl utils. sep WD, NS, NP. 250-763-9693 1BD., Lwr. lev., sep. ent., shr’d. w/d, female working/student pref., cls. to DT, ns, nprtys, $675. incl. utils except cbl., 250-868-3565 1BD. McClure & Gordon, non smoker, quiet working single, $680. incl. utils. Avail now Aug 31. 250-764-2831 1bd. new, bright, w/o. 5appl. 1person, np, ns $790. Avail now 250-768-6728, 718-7456 1BD. Newer home in W-Kel. full ba., cent. air, 4appl., priv. ent. deck, incls. cbl/int/pwr., very priv., ns, np, $750. on bus rte. sing. person, 718-3255 1BDRM. Clean, Bright in Winﬁeld, cls. to bus rte/UBC, utils, wd, incl. cvr’d. patio, ns, np, $750. 250-863-0003.

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2BD. Webber Rd. W-Bank, pet or kid ok, priv. w/d, garage, h/w flr., Avail. Immed, $950. incl. util., 250-862-1181 2BD. Winfield bsmt, priv ent., FS, NS, NP, avail NOW, $790 incl utils, DD. 250-861-0656 2BD. W/O, cls. to UBC/bus, sep. prkng., w/d, $950. Avail. Apr. 1, 250-762-4670 2BD. W/O, in Glenmore Orchard, $900. nr. shops, banks, medical, Apr. 1, 250-681-2406 2 LG. bdrms. dining rm. w/fireplace, 5appl., $800. ns, np, 250-878-3250, 250-764-1613 GLENMORE. 2bd bsmt suite, all appl, shr’d WD, utils, cbl incl. $1100. 250-762-0400 GLENROSA- 2bd. All utils incl. Mature, working, sgl person only. NS, NP. Avail March 15. $625. Barb 250-768-7444. LAKEVIEW Heights, reno’d 1bd suite, lrg livingroom, fireplace, 4appl, carport, close to bus, shopping. $900 incl heat, elec & cbl. Avail April 1st. Call 250-864-2988 NEWLY Renovated Lg. 2Bd. 1Ba. bsmt. ste., 6appl., prkng, $850.+40%utils., sm. pet neg., Avail. Apr. 1, 250-575-0830 SPACIOUS 3BDRM, gas FP, laundry, garden setting w/lakeview, Winfield. NS, NP. $1200 utils incl. School-bus route. Avail now. 250-766-0499 or 250-863-9171 WESTSIDE, R.Valley, 1Bd. , ns, np, quiet adult home, pref. 1 adult male, $700. 250-7697703.

Townhouses 2BD, 1.5ba, newly painted, WD h/u. Nr Mission shpg cntr & lake. NP. $950+ utils. Av imm. 250-860-8127. 2BD Townhouses. Conveniently located in Central Westbank. 1 unit, $825+utils, 1 unit, completely reno’d, $975+utils. Min 6mo lease. NP. Call 250763-2300 AFFORDABLE 2Bd End Unit. Reno’d, fenced yd., cvr’d. parking, 4-appl.Rutland near. school/shop/parks. Avail. $950 + utils. Irene 1-250-542-1862. 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.

Antiques / Classics 1986 Pontiac Trans AM, 305 V8, fully loaded, ex. cond., 135ks. Best offer. 868-2832

Auto Accessories/Parts (4) 235/70R16 All Season Tires. 75-80% tread, EXCELLENT condition. MUST sell. 778-478-7769, 250-869-7362 BMW 318i, ‘94, 4dr. stnd., good running gears, must sell entire car for parts, 870-8082 LYLE’’S TOWING Free removal of unwanted vehicles. Pay up to $1000 for good vehicles. Lots of used parts for sale. 765-8537

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CUISINE from Jude’s kitchen Irish spring spuds I simply can’t imagine being so poor that potatoes were a staple of the family menu, and if the crop failed, we starved, but that’s essentially how it was during the Great Famine in Ireland in the mid-1800s that led to our association of potatoes with everything Irish. I have a little Irish in me, like most people in mid-March, it seems, but my love of spuds in their many and varied guises probably has little to do with my cultural heritage. St. Patrick’s day is this week, though, so we might as well take the opportunity to celebrate Ireland with a sip of green beer and a spud or two. An old friend whose roots were in Ireland always took a couple of warm baked potatoes on a hike or hunting trip in the fall. First, they would keep his hands warm in his pockets—and later he’d eat them. Potatoes are one of the most versatile vegetables I can think of. They’re good for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks; baked, barbecued, boiled, fried, roasted and mashed; and they’re good with eggs, ham, roasts, sandwiches, spinach, onions, garlic and cheese, to name just a few favourite companions. They’re pretty easy to grow, but there are such a variety of them now in the store or at markets, that you don’t need to bother. It’s also the beginning of spring at the end of the week, something I’ve felt coming for a few weeks now. My crocus are out and I’ve got spinach up in a cold frame. Celebrate the arrival of both spring and St. Paddy’s day with a bite of something delicious made from the venerable old potato, a staple food in most households still. Incidentally, for those who have enjoyed some of the recipes I’ve shared with readers over the past dozen years or so, I’m planning to gather some favourites together in a book to be published this fall by the Okanagan Institute. If you’d like to make sure you can get a copy before they sell out, go to my website and order your copy ahead of time at: www.judiesteeves.com

Spicy Stuffed Spuds There are infinite variations on the old stuffed, baked potatoes, but this is one that’s particularly good, with the bit of a kick from jalapenos. Add as little or as much as you like, and feel free to add a little chili pepper to spice them up a little further. These could serve as an entire meal. 4 large russet potatoes 3 green onions 1/4 red pepper 1 minced jalapeno 1/2 c. (125 ml) plain yogurt 1/2 c. (125 ml) cheese salt and freshly-grated black pepper Preheat oven to 350 F. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes, or until soft enough to scoop out the insides. Mince green onions, red pepper and jala-

peno pepper and set aside. Grate the cheese of your choice: cheddar, gouda or havarti would be good choices. Remove and slice off the top so you can carefully scoop out the flesh inside the skin, leaving a quarter-inch or so as your shell. Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl with the potato flesh, except for four spoonfuls of grated cheese for the topping and mix together well. Carefully spoon the filling back into the potato shells and top with reserved cheese. Bake for 20 minutes more or until the cheese melts. You can prepare them ahead of time, then pop them into the oven to reheat and melt the cheese, but bake for at least 30 minutes to ensure they’re heated through. Serves 4.

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Egg & Potato Flip This is one of my favourite weekend brunch dishes, but it could also be served with a steak or chop for dinner, or for lunch. 2 eggs 2 potatoes 1 onion 2 tbsp. (30 ml) Swiss cheese 1 tbsp. (15 ml) pepperoni salt and pepper to taste 1 tbsp. (15 ml) butter Grate scrubbed potatoes, without peeling, into a medium-sized bowl. Add finely chopped onion, grated Swiss cheese, minced pepperoni, ham or bacon, and salt and pepper to taste.

Beat eggs and add, combining everything well. Melt butter over medium-high heat, in a frypan large enough to hold it all. I sometimes use an electric pan, but a large cast iron pan or a non-stick frypan works well as does a griddle. You could make individual "pancakes" by pressing spoonfuls onto the hot pan, or cook it all in one mass and then use a spatula to cut it into wedges to turn. Cook until the underside is nicely browned, then flip. Cook for 20 minutes or so, until the potatoes are cooked, turning as necessary. Serves 2-4.

Contact Jude’s Kitchen at The Kelowna Capital News, 2495 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, B.C. , V1X 7K2; jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com

Some simple guidelines for readers of Jude's Kitchen There are some basics about my cooking that you should know about in using the recipes created for Jude’s Kitchen. *I mean a large egg when a recipe calls for an egg *usually, butter and margarine are interchangeable *usually, salt and pepper is added to your taste *I generally use sea salt

*fresh ingredients top frozen or canned *organic products are my first choice *wherever possible, I use whole grains, not processed *include a variety of them, when possible *wherever possible, I use fresh herbs *fewer quantities of dried herbs are needed than fresh

*I use extra virgin olive oil *I use grapeseed or olive oil to cook with *I don’t deep fry *feel free to substitute. I do *have fun in the kitchen *encourage others to as well

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Forest fire clean-up work in progress

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WORKERS with R.J.P. Holdings Ltd. load burnt tree stumps into a utility vehicle as widespread clean up continues around Gellatly Heritage Park post last July’s forest fire.

‘Divorce’ gets messy when it comes to parks Jason Luciw STAFF REPORTER

The ownership of two regional parks continues to be batted between the Central Okanagan Regional District board and the District of West Kelowna council, with council asserting its position this week that it wants full title of Gellatly Heritage Regional Park and one-half undivided interest in Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park. The regional parks department recently recommended that the regional board give full title of a third park on Mount Boucherie to West Kelowna, at the municipality’s request. However, regional parks manager Murray Kopp told the board

Duane Ophus last month that Gellatly Heritage and Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Parks’ titles should remain in the hands of the regional district. His research shows about half the nut farm was purchased in 2002, through the regional parks function and a $240,000 contribution from the Gellatly Nut Farm Society. West Kelowna tax-

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payers paid for about $1.8 million of the $3.5 million purchase price. Those findings prompted West Kelowna council to reaffirm its stance this week with a motion officially asking for undivided one-half interest in the nut farm. Mayor Doug Findlater and Coun. Duane Ophus, who represent West Kelowna on the regional board, have been asked to stand behind council’s position when the issue resurfaces, likely on March 22. Ophus said council is not raising the ownership issue to upset West Kelowna’s relationship with the regional district. “We all agree that this is a regional park and we want to have it operated as a regional park. The only

issue is the ownership of the underlying asset,” said Ophus. “Our taxpayers bought and paid for (part of) it. We own (part of) it and we should be making sure the paper reflects the reality. “It’s really important to get clarification, to use the mayor’s phrase, so that we settle the final conditions of the divorce sooner rather than later.” If West Kelowna doesn’t deal with this issue now, it would effectively be writing off municipal taxpayers’ $1.8 million investment, said Ophus. However, Coun. Carol Zanon voted against the request for half ownership of the nut farm, feeling it could open up the municipality to unforeseen operational costs.

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Meanwhile, Kopp found that the Gellatly Heritage Regional Park property was acquired in 1987 for $133,220 as part

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WE ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS A REGIONAL PARK…THE ONLY ISSUE IS THE OWNERSHIP OF THE UNDERLYING ASSET. Duane Ophus

of the purchase of land for the nearby Waste Water Treatment Plant on Gellatly Road. Council noted that

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it would eventually seek ownership of the wastewater treatment plant from the regional district and it is preemptively requesting the title of the adjacent heritage park. Ophus said the park ownership issues should have been resolved two years ago. “It was one of those things that should have been caught through the incorporation process but wasn’t, and now we’re going to try and clear it up.” Should the regional board agree to the ownership change, West Kelowna said it would continue to allow the regional district to manage the parks through a renewable fiveyear lease.

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The charcoal smeared clear across their faces and foreheads was evidence enough that cleaning up all that debris, the remains of a forest fire ripping through Gellatly Heritage Regional Park eight months ago, was no easy task. More than a half-dozen men, clad in steel-toed boots, hard hats and reflective overalls––employees with R.J.P. Holdings of East Kelowna–– were clear across the lake in the park in West Kelowna this week, chain saws and tractors with them, cutting down charred trees and hauling them off for chipping. Foreman Rick Pasutto said the Central Okanagan Regional District had also contracted out his company to remove hazardous beetle killed trees in the park. Gellatly Heritage Park has been closed since last July’s Glenrosa forest fire, which jumped Highway 97 just south of Gorman’s mill and quickly spread across Goat’s Peak where the fire ran out of fuel in and around the park and the adjacent Westside Waste Water Treatment Plant. Fire fighters saved the nearby caretaker’s house and the sewage facility with walls of water. The regional district’s past work clearing out forest fire fuels in the park also got some of the credit for stopping the spread of the blaze. There is no date scheduled for the re-opening of Gellatly Heritage Park. Signs remain posted indicating the indefinite closure. On a related note, parts of nearby Glen Canyon Regional Park are also closed while crews remove hazardous beetleinfested trees.

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Kelowna Jays make pitch to play in West Kelowna Jason Luciw STAFF REPORTER

The Kelowna Jays say they’re feeling a bit of a squeeze at Elks Stadium and are ready to give West Kelowna a try, at least for a few regular season games this year. “I can see the squeeze marks,” said Jays’ president Bill Bayne, who told the Capital News on Thursday that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to get quality time slots at Elks Stadium because of demand from several user groups. The comment came on the heels of a presentation Bayne made two days earlier to West Kelowna council as his club sought support for a few dates at the Boucherie Baseball Fields on East Boundary Road. “We are very happy playing at Elks Stadium in Kelowna and over the years have been a major contributor to its upkeep,

upgrades and to the Kelowna economy,” Bayne told West Kelowna council. “However, we are not the major tenants there. The Kelowna Falcons are and we are gradually losing good park times there.” The Athletics, junior, senior and college ball are also all competing for premium times at Kelowna’s big baseball stadium, according to Jays coach Geoff White. With the tight schedule, the Jays can no longer advance its program at Elks Stadium, Bayne mentioned. “However, in a location like West Kelowna I see nothing but great possibilities.” The club is aiming for only a few regular season games at the Boucherie field this year, on June 26 and 27 and July 1, 2 and 3. Coun. Duane Ophus said he was looking for-

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ward to coming out for the first game. Bayne added that if all worked out this year, the Jays might be willing to make the move permanent in 2011. “In 2010, there are some minor upgrades that would be required to make it playable for this level of ball.” Minor adjustments to fencing and backstops and portable bleachers would be required this year at a cost of $10,000. In the longer-term field lights and permanent bleachers would be required, said Bayne. The Jays would be willing to help with fundraising to help pay for the improvements, he added. Coun. Rosalind Neis said that a sport like baseball is a necessity for West Kelowna to foster healthy living and provide activities for youth. “I will absolutely back your organization to come here this summer,

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KELOWNA JAYS infielder Liam Foran (left) makes a play for the out during a Jays regular season game last summer at Kelowna’s Elks Stadium. The team is looking at playing some games this season in West Kelowna. try it out, see how it goes and enter into negotiations with staff as far as costs of upgrades and how that funding can be applied to do anything we can to bring sports and kids and families and that kind of thing to our community,” said Neis. “I applaud you for what you’re doing.” Council has asked

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staff to work with the Kelowna Jays and bring forward a report on costs of short-term and long-term upgrades to the Boucherie ball field. Westside Minor Baseball president Tom Katelnikoff said the addition of Jays’ games would be a great boost for ball on this side of the lake and

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the improvements to the Boucherie field would definitely be welcomed. The club has already started working with West Kelowna parks staff to try to get lights for the Boucherie field, in order to optimize field availability. Costs have been prohibitive.

Incidentally, the minor ball club has just opened a new batting cage at the Boucherie fields in order to advance player development. The organization is also holding a sign up session for spring leagues at Walmart on March 20, said Katelnikoff. jluciw@kelownacapnews.com

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Council eases up on its planned secondary suite rules Jason Luciw STAFF REPORTER

Owners will not be required to occupy homes with secondary suites in West Kelowna, according to a new policy council approved this week. Earlier this year, council was intent to make owner-occupancy mandatory in all cases. But after researching the policy and receiving feedback from homeowners, planning manager Nancy Henderson recommended council add more flexibility to the policy. She recommended council permit homeowners to use a property manager as a fallback position, in cases where owner occupancy wasn’t possible. “I started looking at things more critically and I could see if I was a property owner and I wanted to retire somewhere else, or travel, and I had a son or daughter living here

David Knowles that could look after (the suite), I might want them to be the property manager,” explained Henderson. Coun. David Knowles said he supported Henderson’s recommendation, noting as many as 400 tenants in suites around West Kelowna could be evicted if owner occupancy was the only option. “I just couldn’t live with the potential for those kinds of numbers of evictions,” said Knowles. Coun. Gord Milsom was also supportive, noting that stringent owner

occupancy rules would create a competitive disadvantage for West Kelowna’s real estate market. “Investors who live outside our community and wish to make an investment in a house with a secondary suite, the restrictive policy (with) just the owner occupancy requirement would not allow them to purchase that house with the intent of renting out the secondary suite (in the) house,” he added. “Their real estate investment dollars would go elsewhere, for example, across the bridge.” Milsom also noted the owner occupancy rule could stifle housing sales to baby boomers and potentially steer them away from retiring in West Kelowna. “Many people who wish to retire in the Okanagan consider buying their retirement house prior to their actual retire date

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SIGNS ADVERTISING suites in homes are hard to come across in West Kelowna, but they will likely become more common when West Kelowna introduces rules aimed at getting owners to legalize their rental units. in order to gain a foothold in our housing market before prices escalate and become more unafford-

able. While they continue to work prior to retirement, many rent out their houses to help cover their

finance costs.” Coun. Rosalind Neis was the only councillor fundamentally op-

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Creative number-crunching gives council more money

est Kelowna’s mayor may have given back his $2,763 raise this year, but the gesture was just window dressing because he and his councillors were making too much money to begin with. Do a little digging and it appears the numbers were massaged to justify giving the mayor an annual salary $6,000 greater than it should have been. Councillors appear to be getting $300 too much this year. Perhaps to some that appears like chump change and hardly worth writing about. But remember, this is a council that won’t give a permanent $6,100 tax exemption to the food bank, wants out of a program to buy more park-

land, folds its parks department into general operations to save a dime or two, won’t scale back a proposed $115 annual registration fee for secondary Jason suites to $75 and went Luciw cheap on municipal entry signs on Highway 97. And keep in mind, there really are councils out there that are willing to sacrifice salaries for the sake of services. But, in true political fashion, when it’s time to set their own salaries, West Kelowna council members seem to have found a policy where numbers can be fiddled with in order to produce pay increases. As a matter of principal, council should be as frugal with its salaries as

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it is with everything else. Council’s policy states that, “In selecting the (B.C.) municipalities for comparison purposes, three municipalities have been identified as those closest to (West Kelowna’s) population greater than 28,500: Campbell River, Penticton and Vernon; and three municipalities closest to Westside’s population lower than 28,500: Langley, Port Moody and North Cowichan.” When the median mayoral and councillor salaries were taken from these municipalities, the mayor would have earned $60,853 this year, compared to $58,090 last year. Councillors’ compensation went from to $20,654 from $20,502. The problem is, the assumptions were incorrect and Penticton and Vernon should never have been placed in the equation.

Based on the policy, Courtenay and Langford on Vancouver Island should have been used instead. Inconveniently for West Kelowna’s mayor and council, Langford and Courtenay pay their mayors and councillors far less, and adding them into the mix would have skewed the numbers significantly for this council. Langford, with a population of 26,000 pays its mayor a mere $33,204 per year and there was no raise given this year. Its councillors get $15,607. Like West Kelowna, Langford is a relatively new municipality, less than 20 years old. That combined with its population make the community a good comparison for West Kelowna. Courtenay, with a population of 24,000, pays its mayor $46,138 and its councillors get $19,839. Had these numbers been added to

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the formula as they should have been, West Kelowna’s mayor would be making only $54,888 and councillors would be getting $20,337. Given these findings, it’s clearly time that a new light be shed on council’s remuneration policy––one with a taxpayer’s touch. Council must do the right thing and appoint an independent committee, kept at arm’s length from municipal staff and local politicians, to examine remuneration. After all, it’s much harder to make a case against compensation when those paying the bill are setting the salaries. Jason Luciw is the Capital News’ Westside reporter and can be heard on AM 1150 with Phil Johnson and Mayor Doug Findlater from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of every month.

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Success is not something that should be left up to ‘fate’ F or a time, the kitschy catch-word was “karma.” When bad things happened to other people, we called it karma. “What comes around, goes around” we would say. Interestingly, the same phrase was rarely used when we looked at our own experience. And if it was, it was used with a sense of defeatism. You could almost hear the shoulder shrug— I can’t do anything about it, it’s my lot in life. Karma is not, in fact, fate. Fate is something that Western culture like to carry around as a way

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Karin Wilson to wiggle out of situations, or force our way into situations to try and “change fate.” In political and philosophical circles, fate appears as “determinism”— the general understanding that events outside of our control determine our destiny. Personally, I don’t believe in fate. What I do believe in

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is cause and effect. My favourite philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson put it this way: Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence. Another well-regarded writer and spiritual teacher, Ernest Holmes, argued that fate is nothing more than the result of a principle that is played out in our lives and in the world of nature repeatedly— that of cause and effect. Like Emerson, Holmes says what we see as fate is nothing more than a hindsight without the understanding that at some point we (as an individual, as a society or

as a culture) engaged in that most important element—choice or free will. Once we recognize the power that we have to change our experience, we can move mountains. For years now, scientists have worked with the notion of how the mind incorporates information. Cancer patients have been encouraged to take on a variety of practices to calm the mind and infuse it with powerful positive thoughts to counteract, if nothing else, what can be an emotionally debilitating piece of news. One woman told me of being on the operating table heading into surgery

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perience and lend love to others as they go through their own journey—whatever form that takes. Fate is an old construct. I encourage you to bless it, kiss it goodbye, j and embrace the new. Open yourself up to the possibility that there is another way. That is “cause” in action. Then see what you reap. Rev. Karin Wilson is a journalist and staff minister at the Centre for Spiritual Living in Kelowna where she hosts The Gratitude Cafe. karinwilson@telus.net

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who believed in her and believed in her ability to heal herself—in whatever form that took—including whatever medical science could bring to her. My gut feeling is that if either of these women had gone into their experience with a fatalistic attitude, their results would have been much different. There is a healing that takes place within the mind, and it can turn a depressed person into a happy one, an ill person into a well one and a poor person into a rich one. It can happen overnight, but typically it doesn’t. We need to love ourselves through the ex-

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to see the municipality could give residents a bit of break. “This is a good news story,” said Milsom. “Pretty good that we can make it much more affordable for all concerned.” Council’s decision leaves just $52,000 in the sewer reserve. However, the municipality noted that with federal and provincial grants now secured, West Kelowna is able to complete all 1,433 connections, which were identified in the sewer expansion strategy. The reserves were being set aside for these specific areas, noted Zaffino. Meanwhile, the municipality said it would like staff to continue to develop a strategy for replenishing reserves so sewers could be extended to several rural properties outside the sewer expansion strategy areas. For now, sewer expansions will proceed on Pineridge Place, Web-

ber Road North, McGinnis and Gates Roads and Hudson Road. Work must be completed before March 31, 2011 under terms of the federal/provincial economic stimulus grant. Ranch Road and Country Pines work, which began last year, will wrap up this spring. Beyond March 31, 2011, sewers will be expanded to Dunbarton Road, northern sections of Thacker and Boucherie Roads and Hayman Road. That work will be completed by the end of 2013. Money for the expansion is broken down as follows: $6 million from the federal/provincial Building Canada infrastructure program, $5.1 million in federal/provincial economic stimulus funding, $2.6 million from reserves and $13.7 million from charges to residents. jluciw@kelownacapnews.com

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▼ LAW

Sometimes injury compensation is not just for what you see A recent decision of British Columbia’s Supreme Court has shed light on what it means to be fairly compensated for car crash injuries. The case is called Cabral v. Brice and the judgment was rendered on Feb. 15. The injured plaintiff, Mr. Cabral, was injured when a commercial truck smashed into the back of his pick-up truck. He has suffered from neck pain ever since. Cabral missed only three days of work. He was on light duties for about a month and then returned to his full duties.

He has never required assistance from co-workers and has never asked to reduce his hours despite working 10 1/2-hour days. He undertook a Paul three-month course of Hergott physiotherapy and was able to return to all his pre-accident sports activities, including competitive soccer and floor hockey, within four to five months of the crash. I know what you’re thinking. This has to be a really small case, right? That’s what the insurance company wants you to think. An insurance company would typically offer an unrepresented injury victim less than $10,000 to settle this

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kind of case. But those few details, which the insurance company lawyer emphasized at the trial, fail to tell the whole story. Yes, Cabral has been able to work full duties but he has had to modify how he does things. Whenever possible, he avoids working with his arms extended in front of, or above, his body. He avoids sitting or standing in one position for extended periods of time. He has a job that allows him to take short breaks and stretch after completing tasks, and his job duties give him freedom to alter his position frequently. He often comes home from work in pain, causing him to be fatigued and irritable. Some activities with his children cause increased neck pain.

He uses up most of his energy to make it through his work day, so his wife is left to perform all the housework and take on most of the child care. Take video footage of Cabral working or playing competitive soccer and you might have no idea that he suffered an injury. The insurance company would point to the footage and say he was fully recovered. The judge who presided over the case, heard the full story and saw past the insurance company arguments. She awarded Cabral $50,000 to compensate him for his chronic neck pain. She also awarded him compensation for the fact his ability to work has been negatively impacted. Yes, his income loss ended within three days of the crash but he has been

able to work because of modifications to the way he does things.His capacity to work has clearly been reduced. The judge awarded Cabral another $25,000 for his loss of work capacity. In total, the compensation awarded to Cabral was $89,146. That was probably double what the insurance company was prepared to pay to settle the case before the trial and likely several times what the company would have been prepared to pay before Cabral hired a lawyer. This column is intended to provide general information about injury claims. It is not a substitute for retaining a lawyer to provide legal advice specifically pertaining to your case. Paul Hergott is a lawyer at Hergott Law in West Kelowna. paul@hlaw.ca

▼ COUNCIL

Public hearing planned for blanket suite rezoning May 11 Suite from C3 erty manager option, feeling owner occupancy was the best means of ensuring the suites were properly supervised. The owner occupancy rule also fit with the two main reasons secondary suite applicants had been giving council for legalizing the rental units up to this point, she said. One purpose would be to help with the mortgage and the other would be to allow family members to live with them in their homes, Neis commented. “All the applicants, they all intended, at least they said they did, to live in the house.” Coun. Bryden Winsby also opposed the property

manager option, feeling that council should have required some means of confirming the qualifications or legitimacy of the property managers overseeing the suites. Mayor Doug Findlater, Coun. Carol Zanon and Duane Ophus joined Milsom and Knowles in support of adding the property manager alternative. Council also confirmed other criteria in its secondary suite policy this week. For example, in order for a suite to be legalized the house must either be connected to sewer, unless it sits on a property larger than one-hectare and has an Interior Health-approved septic system. Suites will also be permitted on properties under

one-hectare where sewers are being extended over the next three years. However, the owner would need to sign an agreement to hook the house up to sewer once trunk lines reached the property. Council also confirmed that it would require a $115 annual registration fee for a suite. Winsby and Milsom were opposed to the fee, however, feeling it should have been reduced to $75 so it was more in keeping with a business licence charge, which is $85. Milsom said business-

es make more money in a year than a suite would and therefore it would be unfair to charge an annual secondary suite registration fee that was higher than the business licence fee. Council now plans to educate the public about its policy before implementing it. Email bursts and advertising in various media will begin the last week of March and community workshops will be scheduled. Several residential bylaws must also be

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changed, allowing suites to be legalized in singlefamily houses and some multiple-family zones anywhere in the municipality, subject to the health and safety standards of the

rental units. The blanket rezoning will be the subject of a public hearing scheduled on May 11 and final adoption is slated for one week later. That will trigger a one-year amnesty period, during which time suite owners could apply to legalize their rental units without paying the upfront $115 registration fee. Legalization would be subject to inspection and completion of any ne-

cessary building code upgrades. During the amnesty period, which would end in May 2011, West Kelowna would also continue to educate residents about the blanket zoning for suites, the health and safety requirements, the additional fees and charges and other regulations. The municipality will use newsletters, media and new media methods to get the word out. jluciw@kelownacapnews.com

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▼ MP’S REPORT

MP touts the federal budget as proof government is working

t’s Monday morning. A week ago the streets of Vancouver were quiet. Quiet? Yes. Especially compared to all the previous nights during the Winter Olympics. Only hours before, the downtown was jammed with 150,000 delirious cheering Canadians. “Can’t the afterglow last a little longer?” I thought. I didn’t have to wait long for the Olympic flame to rekindle. Abut 48 hours later I was on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in another crowd. This time, it was cheering, flag-waving school kids. They were there to applaud (wildly) our paralympic athletes who were lighting the torch that would g o through 31

Stockwell Day Canadian cities on its way to Vancouver. The prime minister greeted our athletes in front of the Peace Tower and wished them all the best in their quest for gold. Like athletes everywhere, each one of our paralympians carries a story of overcoming the odds and pressing on with

their dreams. There will be more than 50 hours of the Paralympic Games coverage on television. Tune in. You will be thrilled by what you see. Go Canada Go. ••• Talking about gold, the next day Finance Minister Jim Flaherty unveiled about $270 billion of it in his budget. Yes, that’s a big number. Here’s what it looks like in bite-size pieces. But first, imagine you were given your own portable ATM machine and you were told you could go shopping. You would be allowed to pull money from the machine at a rate of $1,000 per hour, only

resting one day a week to respect any local Sunday shopping bylaws. Do you know how long it would take you to spend $1 billion at that pace? Three hundred and seventy-five years. And that’s only $1 billion. We’re going to spend $270 billion in just one year. So now you understand why I shake my head when our critics say there’s was nothing in the budget. It’s one thing to disagree on the spending priorities. That’s fair comment. But it’s another thing to tell the hard-working taxpayers there’s nothing there. A total of $36 billion dollars for seniors is not

nothing. More than $1 billion for the the environment is not nothing. Our national defense cost $18 billion to protect this country. Foreign aid to help others is $5 billion. Youth opportunity and employment training programs are in the hundreds of millions. And on it goes. That’s not nothing. It’s something! The budget also sets us on a course to get rid of the deficit and balance the budget by 2014/15. It will not be done by slashing the health and education transfers to provinces. (As a matter of fact we will increase the health transfer). Program funding for seniors and families will

also increase. And not by raising taxes. Instead, we will put a lid on government operations. All department spending will be frozen for the next three years. We’re also introducing legislation to freeze ministerial, MP and senators’ salaries. What kind of rating are we getting on our tight fiscal management? The International Monetary Fund, the World Economic Forum, the OECD and the Economist Intelligence Unit all say we are now in the best position financially of the G8 countries. International investment advisors are saying Canada is the place to be becuase of our financial

management. Our debt ratio is the lowest in the G8. Four of the last six months we have seen the job numbers increase. This last quarter, our economic performance surprised analysts with five per cent annualized growth. We’re certainly not perfect. We still need to do some things better. But you’ve told us you expect us to manage responsibly. The same way you’ve had to. Thank you for that clear advice. That’s the plan. Stockwell Day is the Conservative MP for Okanagan-Coquihalla and Canada’s Treasury Board president.

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and appliances and will be open four days each week, which reflects customer use for disposal service. But instead of burying the garbage in the landfill, once it’s closed we’ll be transporting garbage and yard waste for disposal at the Glenmore Landfill which will be the only active landfill in the Central Okanagan.” The open houses will also update residents on the costs associated with operating the temporary Westside residential waste disposal and recycling centre for the convenience of people living in West Kelowna, Peachland, the Central Okanagan West electoral area and the Westbank First Nation reserves. As well, those attending will learn about what the landfill will look

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▼ ENVIRONMENT

Budget time offers a glimpse into the future – but how far?

t’s budget time. How refreshing it was, then, to hear these words: “We cannot continue to ignore the clean energy challenge and stand still while other countries move forward in the emerging industries of the 21st century.” If only they had come from our own government instead of U.S. President Barack Obama. In his budget address in February, the president said, “Because we know the nation that leads in clean energy will be the nation that leads the world, the budget creates the incentives to build a new clean energy economy.” The budget speech by Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty last week didn’t even mention energy—green or otherwise. The budget document itself references green energy but emphasizes untested technologies like carbon capture and storage and unsafe, expensive, and decidedly non-green technologies like nuclear power (which also relies on a non-renewable resource, uran-

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David Suzuki ium). The government summarized its position on the issue under the heading Green Jobs and Growth. “Canada has established itself as an energy superpower, being the third-largest global producer of gas, seventh in oil production, and the world’s largest supplier of uranium. Our international reputation as a safe and reliable energy supplier creates unprecedented opportunities for exporting our energy products within an integrated North American energy market and to the rest of the world,” it said. And so, the budget continues to pin our hopes, our future, and our economy on rapidly dwindling and highly polluting resources while much of the rest of the world creates jobs and

new opportunities with green energy. To be fair, Obama must contend with antiscience politicians intent on stalling every progressive piece of legislation that hits the U.S. Congress. But the U.S. is already investing about 14 times more than Canada in green energy. China and South Korea are also way ahead, according to an HSBC Bank study that shows Canada is investing less in green initiatives than many other countries. Of the recent stimulus spending by governments around the world, South Korea has allocated 81 per cent to green areas, the European Union 59 per cent, China 38 per cent, the U.S. 12 per cent and Canada eight per cent, according to the study, titled A Climate for Recovery. In actual dollars, that works out to $221 billion US for China, $112 billion for the U.S., and $3 billion for Canada. Even if infinite growth on a planet with finite resources and a fi-

nite biosphere were possible, the federal government’s “jobs and growth” budget would make little sense from a long-range perspective. Where will the jobs— and indeed, the growth— be when the oil runs out, or when all of our economic resources have to be put toward controlling or adapting to the devastating effects of climate change? Aside from climate change—one of the greatest crises ever faced by humanity—our reliance on fossil fuels like oil and gas and uranium is still suicidal. The pollution alone from burning fossil fuels is degrading the health of humans and all life on this planet. The consumer mentality that it encourages is also fueling rapid depletion of other resources, as well as the destruction of agricultural lands and habitats for plants and animals that are essential to our survival. The fact that we’re not even extracting the resources we have in a sustainable way that benefits

DWK chips in for aggregate study

A study to determine where aggregate reserves are located in the Central Okanagan Regional District is getting financial support from the District of West Kelowna. The new Aggregate Task Force, which is looking to identify suitable locations for mining gravel, has asked local municipalities to chip in for the study, with the amount of the contribution to be based on their percentages of population in the regional district. West Kelowna will

chip in a maximum of $10,560, or 17.6 per cent, for a study costing no more than $60,000. Coun. Rosalind Neis was opposed to giving the money, however, noting that the Westbank First Nation wasn’t contributing financially to the study. The WFN has already submitted one permit to the provincial government to explore for gravel in hopes of creating a quarry up Westside Road. Neis said it would be foolish to think that the

band wouldn’t benefit from such a study, therefore it should be asked to contribute as well. Meanwhile, Peachland and the Central Okanagan West rural area have been asked to contribute $1,980 and $1,800, or 3.3 and 3.0 per cent, respectively. About $40,000 would come from Kelowna, $4,380 from Lake Country and $1,260 from the least populated Joe Rich and Ellison area. While the aggregate supply study is conducted, the aggregate commit-

all Canadians will only compound the long-term problems for our country and the rest of the world. The good news is that we have an incredible opportunity. If we start focusing on energy conservation and new forms of sustainable energy, as well as new ways of looking at how we live on this fragile and finite planet, we and our children and grand-

children should be able to live healthy and prosperous lives long into the future. We have a choice: either we move into the 21st century with some innovative solutions to the problems we’ve created or we go the way of the dinosaurs. It’s up to all of us to make this choice. Many Canadians have shown that they are

willing to take action in their own lives to reduce their environmental impact. Now we must let our government know that we expect them to move forward with the times as well. —with Faisal Moola David Suzuki is a scientist and broadcaster based in Vancouver. www.davidsuzuki.org.

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Smith wins gold and silver in pool The Liquid Lightning swim club sent 17 swimmers to the Swim B.C. AAA short course championships last weekend at the Commonwealth Plaec pool in Saanich on Vancouver Island. The event saw almost 600 of the fastest swimmers from across B.C. and the Yukon compete in preliminary races in the morning, with the top swimmers returning to the pool in the afternoon for finals. Lightning swimmers responded with 84 personal best times from 103 swims, earning three medals, breaking three club records and finishing in 20th place with 310 points. Kierra Smith, 16, brought home gold in the 200-metre breaststroke with a 2:32.06. Smith also took silver in the 100-metre breaststroke with a 1:10.39. She knocked six seconds off her time in the 200-metre individual medley for fifth place.

Makayla Skrlac, 13, powered through the water in the 200-metre breaststroke final to take almost three seconds off her personal best for a 2:45.59 and win the bronze medal. Skrlac finished fourth in the 100-metre breaststroke final with a personal best 1:18.19. Craig Mathieson, 11, went eight for nine in personal best times at the meet. He made three finals and finished fourth in the 200-metre breaststroke, fifth in the 100-metre breaststroke and sixth in the 100-metre backstroke. Liz Aguiar, 12, took over 20 seconds off her 800-metre freestyle for a 12 year old age group national time and fifth place. Aguiar went nine for ten in best times and made finals in four events. She improved on her preliminary time in the 100-metre butterfly to set a club record time of 1:13.00 and finish sixth. Aguiar finished sixth in the 200

metre backstroke with an age group national qualifying time and seventh in both the 100-metre and 200-metre freestyle events. Anthony Russo, 16, swam to all personal best times including setting new club records in the 100-metre freestyle with a 57.14 and the 200-metre freestyle with a 2:03.99. Anthony also chopped over 15 seconds off his 1500-metre freestyle and almost 13 seconds off his 400-metre free. Jennifer Short, 15, went seven for eight on best times. Short qualified for two finals and finished fifth in both the 100 and 200-metre backstroke events. Christina Russo, 14, made finals in two events. She took over nine seconds off her best time in the 200-metre butterfly for sixth and finished seventh in the 100-metre backstroke. She earned eight best times in 11

swims including lopping over 13 seconds off her 800-metre freestyle. Andraya Skrlac, 11, qualified for her first final at provincial championships in the 100-metre backstroke and finished eighth. She went seven for eight on best times over the weekend. Angus Mathieson, 13, made finals in the 200-metre butterfly by taking over seven seconds off his best time. He finished eighth. Angus swam to 100 per cent best times over the weekend. Luke McIntosh, 14, took almost eight seconds off his best time in the 400-metre freestyle. Chantelle Douglas, 10, swam eight personal best times in nine swims. She made two finals and finished eighth in both the 50-metre butterfly and the 200-metre individual medley. Kassidie Cornell, 14, swam four personal bests over the weekend and

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al bests and swam a AAA winter standard in the 100-metre breaststroke. Lacey Falkingham, 13, earned five personal bests in six swims and took almost five seconds off her 100-metre freestyle. Lauren Fauchon, 13,

took over 14 seconds off her 200-metre backstroke time. Quinn Kristiansen, 13, took almost four seconds off his 200-metre individual medley. For information about the club, go online to www.liquid-lightning.ca.

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Health is about so much more than just outward appearance

o you know a fat skinny person—someone who perhaps looks to be of average weight or even on the lighter side but, appearance aside, is the unhealthiest person you know? The fat skinny person is constantly in the process of getting sick, being sick or recovering from being sick. Outwardly this person appears normal. They don’t suffer from obes-

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Nina Heyes ity and so we as a society do not categorize them or carry any prejudice against them. Even health professionals can be fooled by the fat skinnies.

Conditions such as type 2-diabetes, which affect predominantly overweight people, can go undiagnosed because the patient doesn’t appear to be obese. But what’s going on beneath the surface? You might be surprised to learn that this type of person could potentially be much less healthy than a person who is overweight. The problem is that illness often can’t be seen

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mal while the lungs, heart and vascular system may be diseased or damaged. It’s a shame that we don’t allow ourselves to feel successful with our health and fitness goals due to unrealistic expectations, many of which are instilled through the media. Often, they don’t illustrate real bodies in the first place. Our entire body is worthy of attention—inside and out. I can’t imagine a room full of fitness program participants discussing their displeasure at not having decreased their blood pressure by five points. But we are always

talking about those stubborn last five pounds. Why? It’s all about outward appearances. We pay attention to what we can see in the mirror. We can’t see what our organs look like. If we could, things would probably be different. Out of sight, out of mind is the common mindset. While we often think the perfect woman is a size five, it’s too bad that we can’t look inside that size five to see just what kind of rating her internal health gets. By no means am I condoning obesity. Obviously there are numer-

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Pipe work becomes West Kelowna infrastructure priority The 200-kilometre network of sewer pipes in West Kelowna is about to change hands. West Kelowna said it would assume operation and maintenance of the local sewage collection system within its boundaries as of May 15. Mayor Doug Findlat-

er said that West Kelowna residents currently pay user fees to the Central Okanagan Regional District for maintenance of the system. “This is our infrastructure as indicated in our Letters Patent issued by the Ministry of Community Development at the

time of incorporation in 2007, but we haven’t had the resources until now to assume its operation,” Findlater explained. “This is an opportunity for the district to address the level of operation and maintenance we intend to dedicate to this important amenity.”

Two full-time employees will be hired to operate and maintain the underground utilities, said Findlater. West Kelowna has earmarked $869,332 in its 2010-2014 financial plan for this new service and this move does not impact the projected property tax

increase of 2.35 per cent. The fee that West Kelowna will charge its residents for the service remains under review, according to the mayor. In the meantime, West Kelowna is also exploring options of taking over the Westside Waste Water Treatment Plant on Gel-

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Representative of the Westside Warriors hockey club are being asked to appear before a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing April 19 to 21 at the Kelowna Law Courts after a former employee made a complaint of sexual harassment against a club volunteer. But the hockey club’s former owner, who owned the team when the alleged harassment is said to have taken place, says the team has been improperly named in the case. Former Westside Warriors owner Gary Gelinas responded to the complaint.

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Gary Gelinas He wrote the tribunal on April 14, 2009, noting that Brent Fournier had never been an employee of Vision Sports Group LLP or the Westside Warriors Junior A hockey team. “We have been improperly named in this case,” he said. Former Warriors em-

The regional district board has adopted two resolutions that will provide some assistance to some riders of the Kelowna regional transit system.

ployee Marie Carrothers filed a complaint with the tribunal on Feb. 5, 2009, alleging that in April 2008 Warriors “technical manager” Brent Fournier inappropriately touched her at the hockey club’s office as he returned money he had borrowed from Carrothers and her husband. “Instead of handing it to me, he put his hand inside my blouse and stuck the money in my bra,” Carrothers claimed. “He turned and left the back office before I had a chance to react. I was shocked, but there were other people in the office and I did not say anything to anyone.” Fournier’s actions were “unwanted and un-

solicited,” Carrothers continued. In her written complaint Carrothers said she did not mention the incident to the Warriors because “there was a lot of instability in the office and I was concerned for my job.” But according to Gelinas, Fournier was a volunteer at the hockey club, a fan and a ticket holder. “He provides services on Internet related matters as part of his business and we compensate through trade.” In a written response to Carrother’s complaint, Fournier denied putting money down Carrothers’ top. “The exchange of

money was done in the main office. The money was in a bank envelope and was handed under the counter so no one would see it,” Fournier stated. He said the handoff was done discretely because he did not want others to see that he needed to borrow money from Carrothers and her husband. Carrothers also accused Fournier of making another sexual advance against her on Jan. 14, 2009, as she was getting ready to lock up the Warriors’ office at the Mount Boucherie Community Centre. Fournier was leaving the building at the same time.

In what the system calls the “interest of continuing to provide good customer service,” effective April 1, at the beginning of each month transit drivers will be al-

lowed to provide a threeday extension for a riders’ recently expired monthly bus pass. This grace period will allow monthly pass holders time to buy a new

monthly pass from retailers. As well, the CORD board has approved a request to provide an average of 700 transit tickets each month to the Central

“Brent came out of the back office. He put his hand on my shoulder and pushed, which caused me to turn towards him. He bent down and kissed me on the lips. The action took me completely by surprise,” she said. “I couldn’t believe what he had done and (I) wanted to get away as quickly as possible. Carrothers said she informed the Warriors of the incident one week later. “I was terminated from my position on Jan. 19, 2009, and that is why I chose to file (the complain on Feb. 5, 2009) because my job (was) not in jeopardy any longer,” she wrote in her statement of complaint.

Okanagan United Way. The United Way in turn will then provide the tickets to 17 social service organizations to help their clients with bus transportation around the

Fournier also denied kissing Carrothers. “I was in Vernon at the BCHL hockey allstar tournament,” Fournier wrote on April 20, 2009. “I never kissed her. We were friends and I respected her husband, a coworker and volunteer at the hockey games.” Gelinas also said at the time that he felt his company was improperly named in the complaint because Carrothers never disclosed the incident while she was employed with the hockey club. He noted that Carrothers had a personal friendship with Fournier. jluciw@kelownacapnews.com

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longer required in my house. When I lived in Vancouver, I With growing children, clothes would think about what would be the are often recycled to help another most important things take if I was family. Children often limited in the amount change in taste as they I could take from my mature too, so those home. items find a place at Maybe you should the local thrift shop. look at your items in a Clothes, however, similar way. can be difficult for By pairing down, adults to get rid of. you will see how much I’M SURE YOU Often I see what simpler our lives can be HAVE HEARD OF some women have in in cleaning, and in foRE-GIFTING? their closets, and often cusing on the items that only 20 per cent are are of importance in worn. every part of our lives. Women tend hold Now I know you onto items that are too imare probably thinking you mature for them due to trends, clothes just cannot rid of the precious items that are too small, and items that just you have picked up on the many travdon’t suit them. els you have made.

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