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Mayoral final vote count was a nail biter
Overpass collapse to cause re-routing of all traffic
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Walter Gray is going back to the mayor’s office. And he will be joined on Kelowna city council by five new faces, as only three incumbents were reelected, Robert Hobson, Andre Blanleil and Luke Stack. The newcomers on council will be former fire chief Gerry Zimmermann, who topped the councillor poll, Gail Given, the widow of former city councillor Brian Given and a former board of education trustee, former CHBC television news reporters Colin Basran and Mohini Sigh and Maxine DeHart, a local hotelier and Capital News business columnist. In one of the closest mayoral races in Kelowna in memory, incumbent Sharon Shepherd led the race right until the last polling station’s numbers were reported—those cast during four days of advanced voting. In the end, Gray received 13,995 votes, or 47.14 per cent of the vote and Shepherd received 13,574 votes, 45.72 per cent of the vote. The three other mayoral candidates, Cal Condy, Ken Chung and Kim Ouellette all
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finished well back with just 1,000 votes (3.37 per cent), 749 votes (2.52 per cent) and 370 votes (1.25 per cent) respectively. “That was close,” said Gray, speaking after delivering his acceptance speech to about 100 supporters at the Coat Capri Hotel Saturday night. “If we had slowed down at one bend (during the campaign), we would have lost tonight.” Gray, who pledged during the campaign and again Saturday night to “get Kelowna moving again,” called the new make-up of council the “perfect team,” adding he did not feel it will be a developer-driven council but rather one that will signal to business and investors that the city is, in his words, open for business again. It was a message he hammered home during the campaign and one that Shepherd found herself defending against time and time again, despite citing examples of development that had occurred in Kelowna during the six years she was mayor. Gray told his supporters he wants to “re-inspire” the community over the next three years
Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER
WALTER GRAY celebrates his election win for Kelowna mayor on Saturday’s municipal election. Incumbent Sharon Shepherd (right), watching the election vote results with her husband Mike, was unable to win a third consecutive term as mayor. DOUG FARROW/CONTRIBUTOR
The nightmare scenario for West Kelowna traffic on Highway 97 should be over by today or Wednesday. In the aftermath of the new Westside overpass retaining wall collapse on Sunday, the ministry of highways detoured southbound Highway 97 traffic on Sunday, then expanded that order to all traffic on Monday to allow for repairs to be made to the overpass retaining walls. As well, the Westside Road underpass structure will be closed until further notice. The Westside Road Interchange Project is a partnership between Westbank First Nation and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Murray Tekano, district manager for the ministry of transportation and infrastructure, said that it’s difficult to speculate why the retaining wall crumbled. “It’s very hard to say, we really don’t know until the engineers have a look at it,” said Tekano on Sunday after initially assessing the damage. According to Tekano, there were no collisions or injuries as a result of the collapse. On Sunday, northbound traffic was still allowed to travel freely under the overpass on Sunday morning and Tekano said that there was no danger to those vehicles. “We’re satisfied that northbound traffic can move under the structure; it’s only on the southbound side that this wall has collapsed,” he said. But on Monday, all traffic was detoured to allow for the retaining wall repairs to be done. RCMP and fire crews redirected southbound traffic towards Bear Creek Road and then onto Parkinson Road in order to get back to the highway. Evelyn Lube, project communications for the Westside Road Interchange, said she is hopeful that engineers will be able to determine the cause of the collapse at some point on Sunday. She also said that the retaining wall on the other side of the overpass will likely be inspected.
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Final Kelowna Sweeping changes come to city council vote results ▼ KELOWNA
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Candidate Kelowna Mayor GRAY, Walter SHEPHERD, Sharon CONDY, Calvin (Cal) CHUNG, Ken OUELLETTE, Kim
ASSISTANT EDITOR
With five rookie councillors and a mayor who is returning to the office after six years way, it appears the new Kelowna city council will face a steep learning curve. And it will start with what is arguably council’s biggest task, dealing with Kelowna’s annual budget. Almost as soon as mayor-elect Walter Gray and his eight councillors—five of whom are first-timers to the office—are sworn in, they will have to get down to crunching the numbers. “I’m actually looking forward to the budget,” said Colin Basran, who placed third on the councillor poll in Saturday’s civic election. Basran said while he recognizes there are needs in the community that have to be addressed, he is also mindful of what he heard on the campaign trail from residents. “Many feel they are at the breaking point when it comes to taxes,” he said. For other newcomers, such as popular former fire chief Gerry Zimmermann, who topped the poll with more votes than anyone else running—including the mayoral candidates—the budget is not too daunting a process. “I had to prepare them for 25 years,” said Zimmermann, referring to his days in charge of the fire department. “So it won’t be that bad.” He said while he’s aware the current council wants city staff to strive towards no tax increase this year, he said that may not be possible. “What’s important is that the residents get value for every tax dollar spent,” he said. Zimmermann, secondplace finisher Gail Given
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and Basran all said they were surprised to finish atop the councillor poll in the election. “I was very pleased,” said Given, a former school district trustee and widow of the late former city councillor Brian Given. “I had hoped to finish seventh or eighth.” The top eight finishers in the 40-person councillor race all won seats on the new council, which will be sworn in Dec. 5. Joining the trio will be two other newcomers, local hotelier and Capital News business columnist Maxine DeHart and former CHBC news reporter Mohini Singh, who currently works for the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture. Long-time council stalwarts Robert Hobson and Andre Blanleil were re-elected, along with one-term incumbent Luke Stack. Five of the incumbents who were running— Graeme James, Kevin Craig, Angela Reid-Nagy, Charlie Hodge and Michele Rule—were not re-
elected. Craig, who won his seat on the current council in a by-election in 2009, said he will leave office “with my head held high,” happy with the accomplishments the current council has achieved. While he felt the hangover effects of the controversial CD-21 zone of two years ago was a big factor in organizing opposition to the current council, he said he believes the city is better off given that it has set the ground work with the new downtown plan and the Bernard Avenue revitalization project. That plan, which has yet to be finalized, appears to have the backing of Gray who, during the campaign, urged the public to get behind it. Hodge said he was disappointed by the results, noting that money was a big factor in this civic election campaign. “It was hard to compete against the money and machinery at work in this election,” he said. “Money talks.”
Hodge said he is proud of what the council was able to accomplish, despite the constant campaign rhetoric of being called a “do-nothing council.” “The reality is that this new council will be following through on a lot of the plans for the downtown, transit, Glenmore and the City Green development that this council undertook over the first three years,” he said. James, who said he would have liked to have been part of a council led by Gray, said while he was happy with what council has achieved, more could have been done and decisions could have been made quicker. He said while the downtown plan is good in large part, it neglects the Leon and Lawrence Avenue areas and that needs to be addressed. Unlike Craig, James was not one of the incumbents targeted by a local group of businesspeople who very publicly endorsed four new can-
didates and four incumbents. FourChange.org wanted Craig, Hodge, Rule and Reid-Nagy replaced and said it supported Hobson, Blanleil, James and Stack as well as Zimmermann, Given, Basran and unsuccessful candidate Carol Gran. While it was just one of several local groups that endorsed candidates, it gained notoriety first for going public with its “hit” list before identifying who it would endorse and then heavily advertising its endorsements during the last days of the campaign. Winners and losers in the election said they felt FourChange’s endorsements played a part in the outcome. On election night, Gray called the new council “perfect,” later clarifying he did not mean that it will be a developer-driven council, but rather one that he feels will represent the entire community. See Council A8
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Kelowna City Council (8) ZIMMERMANN, Gerry 18857 GIVEN, Gail 13111 BASRAN, Colin 13073 HOBSON, Robert 12413 BLANLEIL, Andre 12081 STACK, Luke 10279 DEHART, Maxine 10206 SINGH, Mohini 10077 GRAN, Carol 8702 JAMES, Graeme 8584 CRAIG, Kevin 7630 HODGE, Charlie 6463 HERRINGTON, Shane 6160 REID-NAGY, Angela 5770 RULE, Michele 4958 GRAHAM, Mary-Ann 4105 GOW, Will 3452 MABEY, Rob 3093 MCFADDEN, Peter 2744 KENNEDY, Bobby 2449 KALMANOVITCH, Tisha 2399 BATT, Tasha 2025 READY, Ron 1997 THOMPSON, Mark 1917 FEHR, Elizabeth 1884 SCANLAN, Gail 1808 ROSS, Scott 1790 VAN RYSWYK, Dayleen 1337 THORBURN, Dan 1011 SHAW, Simon 1007 BOYKO, David 757 POWELL, Andrew 748 KOVACIC, Willy 740 JACK, Erik 611 RATHWELL, JC 604 FRASER, Michael 473 CASS, Doug 457 FIDDLER, Darrin 425 MURPHY, James 351 UITVLUGT, Andrew 227
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Kelowna school board (4) CACCHIONI, Rolli 10646 GORMAN, Chris 8025 BRINKERHOFF, Joyce 6407 PENDHARKAR, Murli 6248 GRAY, Larry 5883 KNIGHT, Richard 4887 THOMPSON, Mark 4189 VOLK, Reg 3750 KLASSEN, Jeff 3748 HRISTOVSKI, Val 2293 FONDA, Torrie 1746 KRASICHYNSKY, Greg 1615 BECENKO, Chris 1280 HADDRELL, Darren 591
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Thank you Kelowna.
Thank You!
“Thank you for the opportunity and for electing me as your Mayor for the next 3 years. I am humbled by the support shown to my campaign. Thank you to everyone who got engaged in this election and took the time to go out to vote. I want to bring economic prosperity, the foundation of jobs and being open to and for business in our city. I plan to work to make our City a vibrant place for all generations and a place that cares and respects all of its citizens.”
Sincerely, Walter Gray
WALTER GRAY
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Exemplary service honours extended to four local cops Shirley Bond. The police officers honoured were: West Kelowna RCMP detachment: Constables Gregory Barnard, Denise Bendfeld and Ryan Routley, who safely evacuated residents who had become trapped by a swiftly moving forest fire.
Kelowna RCMP detachment: Sgt. Scott Rempel who, while off duty, rescued a male trapped in a burning vehicle. Province-wide, 69 officers received awards: • 43 for meritorious service, which involved actions above the call of duty
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Portions of Lot 44, Section 33, Township 26, ODYD, Plan KAP48643 Bylaw No. 10617 (OCP11-0003) Bylaw No. 10618 (Z11-0033) The applicant is proposing to amend the City of Kelowna Official Community Plan and rezone portions of the subject property in order to facilitate a proposed retail shopping centre and future multi-family development.
Council will hear representations from the public who deem an interest in the properties affected by proposed amendments to the Kelowna 2030 - Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 10500 and Zoning Bylaw No. 8000 for:
Official Community Plan Amendment: To change the Future Land Use Designation from the Multiple Unit Residential designation to the Commercial designation (See Map “A”) Requested zoning change: from the A1 – Agriculture 1 zone to the C3 – Community Commercial zone, the RM3 – Low Density Multiple Housing zone and the RM5 – Medium Density Multiple Housing zone (See Map “B”) Owner/Applicant: OCORP Development Ltd. / PC Urban Properties
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Bylaw No. 10423 (TA10-0007) The applicant is proposing to add the HD2 – Hospital and Health Support Services zone to Zoning Bylaw No. 8000 to provide for a range of institutional, health services, commercial and residential uses.
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your name and civic address. Petitions should be signed by each individual and show the address and/or legal description of the property he or she believes would be affected by the proposal. Correspondence and petitions received between November 10, 2011 and 4pm on Monday November 28, 2011 shall be copied and circulated to City Council for consideration at the public hearing. Any submissions received after 4pm on Monday, November 28, 2011 will not be accepted.
Requested zoning change: from the RU6 – Two Dwelling Housing zone to the HD2 – Hospital and Health Support Services zone. Owner/Applicant: Pinloco Holdings Inc. Comments can be made in person at the public hearing, or submitted online by email to cityclerk@kelowna.ca, or by letter to the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J4.
The public may review copies of the proposed bylaws, Council reports and related materials online at kelowna.ca/council or at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall from 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday, as of November 10, 2011 and up to and including November 29, 2011.
Presentations at the public hearing are limited to a maximum of five minutes. If a person has additional information they shall be given further opportunity to address Council after all other members of the public have been heard a first time.
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Notice is given that City Council will hold a public hearing on: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 6pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water Street Council Chambers
that enhance the image of policing in B.C. • 22 for valorous service, that being exemplary service in the face of extreme hazard and personal risk. • One retired RCMP deputy commissioner and three retired chief constables, for outstanding service.
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ne step back, one step forward is how one might sum up the results or the Kelowna elections for mayor and city council on Saturday. Reaching into the past was reflected in Kelowna voters, while by a very close margin, choosing to bring back Walter Gray as mayor. After he had served three terms as mayor before losing to Sharon Shepherd in the 2005 election, Gray seemingly drop-
ping out of political life, until the perceived inactions of the last council and no apparent credible candidate able to challenge that record brought him back into the local political game at age 71. His campaign was tightly controlled by his campaign managers, as Gray stuck to message, that under his leadership Kelowna would be open for business, while not getting dragged down on specifics. Gray had a few gaffes dur-
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ing the debates, but his campaign themes resonated with voters, leaving Shepherd on the defensive throughout the campaign. But as the votes were being counted, it became apparent that whoever would preside over a divided city. That division is less apparent on the new council, as five incumbents were voted out, something unheard of before in Kelowna’s civic election history. While the last group sitting around the council table were
often called a do-nothing council during the election campaign, the reality is the new council will be putting into action many of the policies the outgoing council established— downtown development, sustainable growth outlined in the Official Community Plan, revitalizing Bernard Avenue, establishing a growth plan for Glenmore and a development plan the Central Green project. The more things change, sometimes they stay the same.
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elowna voters wanted a change on city council. And they delivered one, big time. While the race for mayor was a close one, the councillor contest showed just how much many of the 33 per cent of eligible voters who cast a ballots really wanted new faces, and a more right-wing view, at the council table. They gave former mayor Walter Gray, who narrowly defeated twoterm incumbent Sharon Shepherd for the mayor’s job, what he called the “perfect” council. It’s one he feels will show the business and investor world Kelowna is open for business once again. Despite Gray’s repeated use of
the phrase during the CITY be done. campaign, it was never It was a strategy CONFIDENTIAL made clear when, or that worked for Gray how the city stopped and one he delivered being open for busiperfectly, staying on ness. And when asked message, focusing on how he planned to the current council inopen city hall up, he Alistair stead of Shepherd, and didn’t have a answer. Waters even deflecting conThat, he said, will be troversies from his up to the businesses past when they were that step forward to invest in the city. brought up. But that didn’t seem to bother Presenting himself as a big-picture many voters. guy, Gray repeatedly said Kelowna The phrase, after all, is a catchy needs to show it is open for business, one. And, for a challenger, if you say inferring that’s not the case now. it enough, you force your incumbent As the incumbent, Shepherd opponent to defend what has been didn’t have the luxury of simply saydone instead of focusing on what will ing “that’s not the case” and moving
on. She had to defend the past as well as promote the future. But while the mayor, a 15-year council veteran—nine as a councillor and six as mayor—came close to puling that off, a majority of those who served on her council did not. In the biggest turnover in memory, Kelowna voters sent five new faces to the council chamber, leaving five incumbents on the outside looking in. In a crowded 40-person field, name recognition helped in this election. There was never any doubt popular former fire chief Gerry Zimmermann would win a seat, but for others, like political newcomers Mohini Singh and Maxine DeHart, per-
sonal popularity played a big part in parlaying their charitable and media reputations into votes. As for former CHBC News reporter Colin Basran and former school board trustee Gail Given, widow of the late city councillor Brian Given, the flurry of free advertising that their endorsement from the pro-business group FourChange.org afforded them, helped too. The challenge for the new councillors will be to show they are not simply rubber-stampers of any development proposal that comes their way. Alistair Waters is the Capital News’ assistant editor. awaters@kelownacapnews.com
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Voters turned away seeing long lineup To the editor: What an absolute farce the voting station was at the Rutland YMCA. Lined up out the entrance door, in to the left, around a tower of some sort, back past the entrance door, down the hall, turn and come back up the hall to within 15 feet of the entrance door, into a small 30x40 foot room, sign a declaration, get in another line that wound around the centre of the room until a voting station was available. The tables and stations were so close together you could see who the people on either side of you were voting for.
The tables had to be moved, doors closed and people interrupted mid-vote so that a fellow in his motorized wheel chair could get in to vote. Not very handicap friendly. Good for him, by the way. Some people saw the line up and turned away saying “forget it.” Even those of us who stayed wondered out loud that it is no wonder voter turn out is so bad. And the handicap parking was full of cars without handicap cards. We had to park about 50 yards away. Why didn’t they set up at the high school on Rutland Road? If they could use Springval-
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ley’s school why not Rutland’s? A huge gym for more polling booths would have equalled faster line ups and perhaps more voter turn out. I would like to know what the other stations were like. Same, better? Also, those of you who voted for Walter: Open your wallets, he’s going to sell Kelowna to the highest buyer. Remember what he said? That if he was elected: “Kelowna would be open for business.”
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Moved here to escape concrete canyons To the editor: Looks like the 10 business people making up the deep pockets behind FourChange.org elected their mayor (Walter Gray) of choice and three out of four councillors (Gerry Zimmerman, Gail Given, Colin Basran) they also financed. I’ll be interested to see
the campaign contribution disclosure statements these folks must legally file. These election results, and how those results were financed and obtained, are an interesting and valuable lesson for the elections in November 2014. Footnote: If they’re
smart the next equivalent of FourChange—only this time with a different name like the Kelowna Peoples Party funded by other people without the vested financial interest in the outcome— should start campaigning now (and make better use of electronic and social media). They should
document every questionable decision made by the FourChange people elected and list those on their web site paying particular attention to following the money. Looks like CD-21 is a certainty and downtown becomes 30 to 40 storey highrises, concrete, glass and steel canyons—not
my vision of where I want to live: New York City, London, UK, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal—been there done that. I really fear for the future of this city that I chose to relocated to in 2003 from the Lower Mainland. Rick Simpson, Kelowna
young, old, inexperienced and experienced to focus on actual issues in this city. Rutland needs a revitalized core to support the growth in that area. Our transit system has improved over the years but we’re light years behind where we need to be. Downtown Kelowna is a ghost town. We need parks, bike paths, attractive and affordable areas for businesses to set up shop, not highrise luxury hotels that’ll continue to stay vacant because there is nothing to attract people to this dying city of ours. I really feel like our “new” mayor and media personality-infested council isn’t going to bring about any change. You know what’ll be funny? Three years from now, when we’re back at it again and Shepherd is elected. Are we really going to continue this ping pong game?
Gerry Zimmermann is quoted on Castanet saying: “I’m really happy, but this makes me happier with Walter as my boss again. I wanted this right from the beginning and we got everything we wanted.” You really got everything you wanted Gerry? Did this plan include driving every single young person out of Kelowna? It’s not even a matter of one foot in the grave—the people of Kelowna voted to leap head first into the grave and turn into Barkerville. While I’m looking for job opportunities and rental listings in more progressive areas of British Columbia, I’ll have my eye on this “new” mayor and council, fighting every step of the way and making sure they are held accountable. Jaclyn Locking, Kelowna
‘Wonderful’ Kelownians redeem shaky start to visit To the editor: On Nov. 11, after a harrowing drive up from Vancouver, my husband and I arrived in Kelowna to check out the city as potential residents rather than as tourists. We wanted to look into real-estate and schools for our four children. After checking into our hotel we stopped at a local fast food restaurant. In the parking lot, moments after finishing my meal, my tongue swelled and my breathing became laboured. Not knowing the city we rushed first to the Pharmasave where the kind pharmacist allowed me to take some Benedryl and advised me to go to the clinic up the street, which I did.
At the clinic a wonderful doctor took a look at me, gave me another shot and then sent me off to the Kelowna General Hospital ER. At the ER the friendly intake worker calmed my nerves by telling me about her similar experience. After a short wait we were seen by another lovely nurse and then a funny, kind and supportive young doctor (longish hair, big smile). Waiting for all the medications to work their magic my husband and I chatted with other patients—the wonderful young woman having an asthma attack who shared her advice about local schools, music stores and after-school programs;
the young couple there for a kidney stone who expressed their concern for me and apologized for our experience—the streaming nurse who checked on me and smiled often. Instead of meeting in person with a real estate agent we ended up chatting on the phone with an agent who was helpful, kind and supportive. Before heading home we managed to spend a little time driving around the beautiful city and without fail every Kelowna resident we came across was beyond helpful. An experience which could have literally and figuratively left us with a very bad taste in our mouth about Kelowna, ended up making us feel it
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Council from A3 Given echoed that, saying she did not feel there will be expectations on it from developers to approve their projects, but rather make decisions in a more speedy manner. She noted some of the newcomers have also been heavily involved with social issues through their charity work so the public should not feel that work will be neglected by the new council. Basran said he is offended by the thought the council will not pay attention to issues other than development and busi-
ness during the next three years. “I still care about social issues, the sporting community and other parts of the community,” he said. But Blanleil. speaking on election night, said the biggest social issue council will face is trying to help create more jobs in the community at a time when the economy is still in tough shape. That will help raise the standard of living for people in Kelowna, he added “The biggest social issue is getting people back to work,” said Blanleil.
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The District of West Kelowna council is going to look pretty familiar for the next three years. Mayor Doug Findlater retained his job as mayor and all incumbent councillors—except Rosalind Neis who ran for the mayor position—kept their seats on council as well. With 3,156 ballots with his name checked, Findlater beat out challenger Neis’s 2,126 votes. Findlater said that the public has spoken and declared that they are happy with the job being done by mayor and council. “The public has said this mayor and council have done a great job,” said Findlater shortly after hearing Saturday night’s results. “But that doesn’t mean that we can rest on our laurels because there’s a huge job ahead of us.”
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Rick de Jong was the only newcomer to earn a spot on council. According to Findlater, he’ll be a good addition to the group. “I think Rick will fit in great. Rick’s been in leadership positions and he’s been around local government, so he’ll stand in good stead.” The other incumbents returned to council were David Knowles, Gord Milsom, Duane Ophus, Bryden Winsby and Carol Zanon. One early concern that Findlater expressed is the
disproportionate number of women on council. “One of the areas I’m concerned with, now (that) Rosalind is departing, is we’re down to one woman on council. “I think that’s something that council’s going to have to talk about and address in some way. We’ll have to find a mechanism to make sure that we hear from women and their perspective as we go along.” But Neis doesn’t regret her decision to run for mayor, even though she felt she could have likely earned her spot back on council if she had run. “I’m very happy that I stood up for what I thought was right. I’m very happy with the situation as it is now, that I can get back to my life prior to politics,” said Neis. “I wish the council all the best.” When asked if she will run in the future, her an-
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NEWLY RE-ELECTED District of West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater gets a kiss on the cheek from his wife, Willie, after hearing the results on Saturday. swer was short and clear. “No.” A total of 5,865 ballots were cast. With an estimated 22,266 eligible vot-
ers, that indicates a 26.34 per cent turnout, significantly lower than the 42 per cent turnout in the 2008 election.
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and wants to re-energize people. “I won’t let you down and I will work hard,” he vowed. “I just love this city.” For Shepherd, who after nine years as a city councillor defeated Gray in the 2006 mayoral election and was then re-elected mayor in 2008, the loss ended a political career in a nail-biting evening where she watched her wafer-thin lead in the numbers evaporate at the last possible moment. “Well, my family will get me back,” said a disappointed Shepherd after being told she had lost the election by just 421 votes. To add to the tension
of the night, the city’s website—which was updating the election numbers—crashed with just the advance poll numbers and those from the Orchard Park Shopping Centre voting station to be announced. At that point, Shepherd was leading by just 0.3 per cent. But it was the advance poll numbers that put Gray, who describes himself as more of a chairman of the board than a mayor, over the top. Gray has been described as more of a “big picture” person than Shepherd, known for her attention to detail and her ability to cite examples of projects the city has taken on and completed.
When asked if there was one issue that may have cost her the election, Shepherd said the CD-21 zone that was rejected by council two years ago. The proposed rezoning, which Shepherd and a majority of council opposed, would have allowed highrise development in a four-block area of downtown. It was defeated at final reading by the current council shortly after it was elected in early 2009 following nearly three years of study and delay and support by the previous council in its early stages. Calling the opposition to her during the campaign some of the nastiest she has experienced dur-
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A new report that highlights a high rate of child poverty should be viewed by local politicians as a call to action, says a member of the organization that penned the document. “One in five children live in poverty. All levels of government need to hear this information because family friendly policies are a huge part of the solution,” said Myrna Kamakoff, a representative of Community Action Toward Children’s Health, which released the State of the Child report on Friday. The document examines rates of pre-natal smoking, teen pregnancy and obesity, among other things. Key to the entire report, however, is the plain fact that 22 per cent of local children lived in poverty in 2009—a slight decrease from the 26 per cent child poverty rate in 2000. Some of the root causes for the high, albeit improved, rate of poverty is the Okanagan’s much lamented high cost of living contrasted against typically low wages. New to the last dec-
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and bike lanes, are good news,” she said. “Our ability to move around without cars, helps with our health and is more cost efficient.” With that and the recent election in mind, Kalmakoff said she’s hoping the good-work already done, continues on into the future, despite the municipal shake-up. “When we support children and families now, there are longterm and short-term benefits to business,” she said, acknowledging that a number of newly elected councillors ran on a business first platform. For empirical evidence supporting Kalmakoff’s claim, United Way education director Harry Grossmith offered up some of his organization’s research. “Our research has shown, for every dollar we invest in children 0 to 6, the return is roughly $7,” he said. “By acting on prevention early, we have an opportunity to invest in children to ensure that they don’t use those services that are required later on when they experience difficulties. “ For example, children who have strong support in their early years are less likely to engage in detrimental behaviours, and avoid drug and alcohol addictions. “They have the greater potential to be productive adults, and in turn are a real plus for any society to have,” he said.
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With gasoline and diesel prices soaring, truck fleet operators in B.C. are discovering the benefits of converting to natural gas. Politicians from B.C., Alberta and the northwestern U.S. took a break from their annual economic region meeting last Thursday to look at the latest vehicles to switch to natural gas. The vehicles use converted diesel engines, which run on natural gas at half the cost of diesel or gasoline. The particulates of diesel are eliminated along with about a third of the greenhouse gas emissions of conventional fuels. Among the vehicles on display was a school bus that was driven from
I BELIEVE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WILL BE THE TRANSPORTATION FUEL OF THE FUTURE. Blair Lekstrom, B.C. Transportation Minister
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NATURAL GAS-POWERED school bus on display at the B.C. legislature last Thursday. It was driven from Kelowna to Metro Vancouver on one tank of fuel. shale gas being produced in northeast B.C. and elsewhere around North America means the province needs new markets, and he expects natural gas will eventually become a common fuel for all vehicles.
“I believe liquefied natural gas will be the transportation fuel of the future,” Lekstrom said. Chilliwack MLA Barry Penner has been an advocate of natural gas vehicles for years. He notes that IMW In-
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Model reflects how lake could be drained out Judie Steeves
who is a member of the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council, reported to the council at its November meeting on preliminary uses of the model to illustrate different scenarios. For instance, they’ve tried the model with all existing water licences in the basin fully used, and found that we run out of water, he said. In other words, if all users used all the water they’re entitled to, Okanagan Lake would drop or downstream users would be cut off—even if they have prior entitlements. In B.C., water licences are based on a principal called FITFIR—First In Time, First In Right. That means the first licences issued have priority over the most recent licences issued. Some of the older licences, however, are downstream, in the Osoyoos and Penticton areas, so it would be challen-
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There’s only a shortage of water in the Okanagan Valley during a drought year and even then only during a critical few weeks in August— but they are critical— so water supplies in the Okanagan Basin must be managed so the lake isn’t drained down during that period. Such scenarios and the impact of them can now be defined thanks to the information gathered in the valley’s water supply and demand model and the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system which can be used to simulate demand and how different factors influence supply. Brian Guy of Summit Environmental Consultants, which managed the water supply and demand project for the Okanagan Basin Water Board, and
ging to enforce FITFIR in times of a water shortage to prevent upstream users in Kelowna and Vernon from first taking more than their entitlement. “Okanagan Lake is managed to supply downstream users, yet we’re beginning to mine the lake in some years, and the kokanee wouldn’t like that,” Guy told council members. Another scenario involved making it a priority that the needs of fish for adequate water in valley streams take precedence over other uses of water in the basin. They found that it wouldn’t have affected other users between 1996 and 2006. Water supply and demand data from that period was used to run the model. “We found that would not have negatively affected any other water users in that period, so any mistrust (about giving fish flows a top priority) was
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Another abandoned firearm turned up by Kelowna RCMP Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER
Kelowna Mounties have been given the job of investigating an abandoned firearm concealed in an unexpected location, for the second time in under a month. The newest file found its way to Mounties around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, when cleaning staff at a
Lake Country hotel in the 2400 block of Highway 97 came upon a handgun. “One of the cleaning staff was making up the bed in the room and found a handgun between the mattress and the box spring,” said Const. Steve Holmes, noting the room was vacant. “The gun is a smaller calibre semi automatic and police are investi-
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NEWS ▼ DAVID MCGUIRE
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Brain injury survivor offers insights to students Discussing solutions to ‘‘ life’s challenges Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER
Students at Mount Boucherie left the gymnasium inspired on Friday after hearing David McGuire’s story. In 2005 McGuire sustained a traumatic brain injury, was in a coma for a week and had to have part of his skull removed to let his brain swell. At the time, doctors told McGuire’s family that he may never walk or talk again. McGuire has long since proved that theory false as he is currently in the process of completing his Run to Remember: A marathon a day across Canada through all kinds of weather. Since beginning in St. John’s, Newfoundland on April 1, McGuire has logged over 6,500 km on foot. And it hasn’t been easy. “I’ve had days where I’ve said, ‘Why am I doing this? Is anybody noticing? What’s the point?’” During the tough days, McGuire said he thinks of people such as Terry Fox, who have attempted the journey in far worse circumstances. On Friday, McGuire took a break from running to share his experience with students in West Kelowna. He told about the struggles that he has endured since his injury six years ago. He told students that his short-term memory loss is very similar to the movies 50 First Dates or Memento. The students were a captive audience as McGuire explained that he has visited the grocery
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store and then forgotten why he was there. According to McGuire, he shares his story with young people because they are at the highest risk. If you specifically look at brain injuries, 88 per cent of them come from 18 to 25-year-olds. (They are) mostly from taking risks and not wearing a helmet,” said McGuire. “If I can get these guys to prevent what I’ve gone through, then it’s worth it.” In Kelowna last Thursday, McGuire spoke to students at Kelowna Senior Secondary School about the importance of brain injury prevention. His presentation was followed by a short run with all 600 Grade 10 students from the school. His appearance at KSS was followed up by a lunch hosted by BDO and a reception later that day at the Best Western Hotel where he had the opportunity to ‘roll in’ with members of the Okanagan Roller Derby. Kelowna Mayor Sharon Shepherd also declared Nov. 17 as A Run to Remember Day.
A guest speaker with the Inner Peace Movement is bringing a message of finding inner contentment to Kelowna this month. Philip Ponchet, national director of the Inner Peace Movement of Canada, will speak here Nov. 29, 1 and 7:30 p.m., at the Best Western Hotel. “Trust your intuition and inner contentment will follow, the experience can have a life altering effect that can be felt to the core of who we are,” Ponchet says. “We need to explore the potential each of us has within and learn to trust ourselves, not think that someone else has the answers for us or is going to take care of us. “We all have the ability to sense what is right for us as long as we stay relaxed and listen to ourselves. “The Inner Peace Movement offers people practical tools and techniques to trust themselves, have patience and find a sense of fulfillment in all that they do.” Even when it is difficult we can find solutions, Ponchet believes. Things will work out because when we are relaxed, inspirations will come to us that will help us find solutions to chal-
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KDSCL fundraiser hits the right note Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER
When Teena Ree Gowdy met Curtis Tulman, both were proud parents of disabled sons and both were committed to their music— Tulman as a member of the Cruzeros, Gowdy as a jazz singer. “He was a wild guy,” said Gowdy, who used to watch the Cruzeros play at their old stomping grounds, the Corner Pin Inn in Rutland. The Cruzeros were a huge and almost instant hit when they released their first CD in the mid-90s, earning themselves a Juno award for Country Group of the Year among a string of accolades. It took them five years to come out with their second album. Though their sophomore effort, El Nino, earned a Canadian Independent Music Award for Best Country Album, in the intervening years, Tulman’s son, Lukas, had passed away having finally succumbed to the cancerous brain tumour that first paralyzed him, then stole his hearing as he struggled through surgeries and treatments that left him disabled. “He was a remarkable guy,” said Tulman, noting the five years they had with their son after his diagnosis were special years despite the struggles. Gowdy and Tulman remained friends after Lukas was gone, and she watched as the Cruzeros crazy frontman began to change. “He had a turnaround in his
life…then the next thing I knew they were doing Cowboy Bob, singing oldie jazz, Moon River, that sort of thing.” Cowboy Bob, Tulman’s current band, sounds like it would be a country band, but nothing could be further from the truth. The band does succumb to those twangy roots from time to time, but mostly they play jazz, swing, and whatever else sounds great on guitar. The should is a little bit of everything and it should go over really well when combined with Gowdy’s jazz and blues stylings and her daughter Julia Gowdy-Harnett’s dance moves in a fundraiser designed to bolster the Kelowna and District Society for Community Living’s coffers so they can eventually build new digs. KDSCL is an advocacy organization which tries to help those with disabilities participate and contribute to society as equal members of the community. They offer a wide range of services, from employment programs to the bi-monthly dances at Parkinson Recreation Centre that Gowdy’s son enjoys. KDSCL was the big winner of the Juicy Give, a $100,000 jackpot they received in a radio contest staged a couple of years back; but the group needs significantly more money to move from their small building into one that meets their needs. And so, this year, when Gowdy decided to host another Christmas extravaganza—she’s thrown two others— she decided the money would go to the society.
Her daughter, a mother of a sixyear-old son herself, immediately jumped on board, saying her experiences being a sister to someone with severe disabilities have taught her to have compassion for others and made her a better mother. “I feel like I’m compelled to do this because it’s something that means a lot to me and my family,” she said. Gowdy-Harnett was on So You Think You Can Dance Canada a couple of season back and is now chasing her dreams as a Latin dancer. Dancing the samba, cha cha, rumba, pasodoble and jive, she and new partner Matthew Michaelski have been madly preparing for their first competition in New York in January with hopes of making it to the Blackpool Dance Festival, the largest ballroom competition in the world, by May. The fundraiser will include music from Gowdy’s Christmas CD This is Christmas and runs Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. (matinee performance) and 7 p.m. Entertainment will include the Cowboy Bob Band with guest Jana Luksts on violin and Gowdy-Harnett and partner. The event takes place at the Laurel Packing House; tickets are $25 and $15 for KDSCL associates or those 65 and older. They are available at the KDSCL office (925 Sutherland Avenue) and Rutland Curves (150 Hollywood Road) and Lonnie’s Drum Studio (1751 Harvey Avenue).
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Last week’s weather made many Kelowna residents dread the 30-second trip from the front door to the car. Thermostat dials were turned up, logs were set in fire places and blankets were brought out of the closet. But for Kelowna’s less fortunate, those options weren’t necessarily available. With that in mind, the community came together on Saturday to hand out clothes to those in need at
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Rockets 2fer2 on the road Rockets get much needed four points. The Kelowna Rockets went out on the road and found a pair of wins in Prince George as the Western Hockey League team snapped a road losing skid and got back in the win column. The Rockets beat Prince George 4-2 and 3-2 in two games at the CN Centre in Prince George on the weekend improving to 8-11-2-1 on the season. “It’s never easy to come up here and get two wins,” said assistant coach Ryan Cuthbert. “It’s huge to come back and get the points because we desperately needed them.” The Rockets scored four straight goals to come from behind and beat the Cougars 4-2 on Saturday night. Mitchell Chapman, Zach Franko, Tyrell Goulbourne and Tyson Baillie scored in the victory “We knew we needed to come up here and get the wins,” said Cuthbert.
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KELOWNA ROCKETS forward Brett Bulmer works the puck against Prince George in weekend action. The Rockets won both games against the Cougars. “They’re a hard working team so for us to get the points was big.” Carter Rigby, Cody Chikie and Madison Bowey scored the Rockets on Friday while goalie Adam Brown played both games in net. The two teams will meet for the third straight game coming up this
Wednesday back in Kelowna. ••• Kelowna Rockets captain Colton Sissons is the highest ranked forward amongst the top 25 Western Hockey League skaters in the NHL Central Scouting Fall Rankings, released last week. Rockets defenceman
Damon Severson is also ranked, coming in as the 13th ranked skater in the WHL NHL Central Scouting director Dan Marr and his staff ranked the top 25 skaters and top goaltenders for the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Western Hockey League
and United States Hockey League, which has included the United States Under-18 National Team Developmental Program the past three seasons. The international rankings for eight countries were also released, as was a “watch” list for those prospects starring in college. Sissons, a native of
North Vancouver who is in his second season with the Rockets, is the first forward ranked after five defenceman are ranked 1 to 5. Sissons has 10 goals and six assists in 20 games with the Rockets this season and is coming off an excellent game Wednesday night with Team
WHL against the Russians in the Subway Super Series. He had 41 points in 63 games last year with the Rockets. Severson, from Melville, SK, is third in Rockets scoring this year with 16 points in 20 games. As a 16-year-old rookie last season Severson had 17 points in 64 games.
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Geo Elliot win their way to provincial volleyball championship The George Elliot Coyotes senior boys volleyball team went undefeated to claim the AA Okanagan Valley Championship in Kamloops on
Saturday. Looking for redemption after losing the host berth bid for the upcoming provincial championships to OKM the week
before, the Coyotes needed to finish in the top three to get back to provincials. Playing their best volleyball of the year, GESS cruised through Friday’s
round robin with straight set wins over Southern Okanagan of Oliver, Revelstoke, and Clarence Fulton of Vernon to advance directly to the semi-
final and a possible rematch with OKM on Saturday. Revelstoke ended OKM’s run for the title with a come from behind
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OKANAGAN ROCKETS forward Parker Bowles battles with a Vancouver player during major midget action in Kelowna this weekend.
The Okanagan Rockets saw an eight game unbeaten streak come to a crashing end on the weekend as the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs came into Kelowna and skated away with a win and a tie in B.C. Major Midget League action. The Chiefs defeated the Rockets 6-2 on Sunday, scoring the game’s last five goals after coming from behind on Saturday to tie the Rockets 5-5. The weekend saw the Rockets earn just a single point and fall back in the BCMML standings “Things are so tight at
the top, you just can’t afford to have a weekend like this” said general manager David Michaud. “Especially considering the circumstances around the tie on Saturday and the fact that we had two leads in this contest today. “We simply have to be better in all facets of our game if we plan on establishing ourselves as one of the elite teams in this league.” On Saturday the Rockets led 4-1 after the second period at the Capital News Centre before watching Vancouver come all the way back to tie the game
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with a 4-3 win in Kelowna. Renner, Kyle Clerke and Phil Bamber scored for Kelowna in the loss. The Chiefs record now sits at 10-13-0-1 as they get set to return to action Friday when they travel to Summerland. The Chiefs play Princeton on Saturday at Rutland Arena.
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blocking efforts. Kyle Bergsma and Mitch Olsen blocked well from the middle, the tandem of Justin Peasron and Cameron Lawrence shared the other starting power hitter spot with their best play of the year, and Dale Flowers-Johnson was a rock in the backrow with his calm, steady demeanor and excellent defense as the libero. Cole Meek, Riley Ca-
hill, and James Brown also played key roles, coming off the bench to make big plays at crucial moments. George Elliot looks to improve on last year’s fourth place finish at the “A”, “AA”, and “AAA” Provincial Championships which run from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 at various local high schools including George Elliot as well as UBCO.
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4-4 with the game eventually ending in a disappointing 5-5 tie. The Rockets now have an overall record of 7-5-4 on the season, good for 18 points and 5th place in the MML standings. Goal scorers on Sunday were Harlan Orr and Mitchell Cook while Harrison Whitlock stopped 26 of 32 in suffering his 2nd loss of the season. Up next for the Rockets is a trip to the Burnaby Winter Club and a date with the three time defending league champions, the Vancouver NW Giants.
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SPORTS ▼ BCHL
Warriors drop two weekend games on road The Westside Warriors struggles continued as the B.C. Hockey League team dropped a pair of games on the road this weekend and have now lost nine straight games with the BCHL season now over one-third completed. The Warriors earned a single point when it lost 5-4 in double overtime to Chilliwack on Saturday. But despite holding a 3-1 lead after the first and a 4-3 lead after two periods, Westside couldn’t snap its losing streak in Chilliwack. On Friday Westside lost 6-3 in Langley and now sit at 7-10-0-
4, sixth place in the eight team BCHL Interior. Warriors defenceman Peter MacIntosh admits his team is rattled by the losing skid but he says his team is doing a lot of things well. “It’s really frustrating, but we’ve just to keep working,” said the 20 yearold blueliner. “It’s going to come, if we keep working as team.” Shawn Hochhausen, Richard Vanderhoek, Travis Blanleil (SH), and Garrett Skrbich scored for the Warriors on Saturday in Chilliwack while Blanleil, Tyler Krause and
Izaak Berglund had Westside’s goals on Friday. The Warriors have now dropped nine straight hockey games, while outshooting their opponents in the past eight. “It’s coming,” said Richard Vanderhoek of the latest setback, adding “I feel we’re pretty unlucky right now. There’s a lot of pressure around here, and the boys are feeling it, but once we get than one [win], we’re going to go.” The Warriors host Merritt on Wednesday night before a home-andhome series against Trail next weekend.
Heat lose UBC Okanagan basketball teams continued to feel the heat in their first go around in the CIS men’s and women’s basketball leagues on the weekend. The men’s and women’s teams dropped both of their games against the University of Fraser Valley on the weekend. After losing Friday’s opener the UBCO women played a solid game on Saturday, sticking with the UFV Cascades for much of the game. Some foul trouble though saw the Heat fall short. “I thought that we came out way better tonight,” said UBC Oka-
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UBCO HEAT guardYassine Ghomari in action from a pair of CIS games against University of Fraser Valley on the weekend. nagan head coach Heather Semeniuk. “I really thought the girls played well.” The Heat were as close as five points with just under two minutes left to play in the first half. “We just had little lapses. We simply have too many people out.” Fourth year posts Audrey Siebert–Timmer (Calgary, AB) and Roz Hu-
ber (Kelowna, BC) both fouled out with five minutes left in the game; Roz played only 17 minutes total. The Heat were already down two players in guards Emily Kanester (1st year, Vernon, BC) as she tried to play on her bad shin, and Angela White (2nd year, N. Vancouver, BC) did not dress. The Heat women fell to 0-4 on the season after
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back to back weekends on the road. “I’m happy with the effort,” continued Semeniuk. “They didn’t quit, and they just keep playing hard.” Meanwhile the Heat men also suffered a pair of losses to UFV, including a lopsided loss on Saturday. UBC Okanagan coach Darren Semeniuk, although disappointed in the loss, had positive things to say about his team after the game. “I’m proud of my guys; it is really hard to come out in the second half and play hard when you are down 30. It was definitely a character building moment.” After back to back weekends on the road the Heat finally have a chance to play on their home court. This weekend will be the CIS home opener for the UBC Okanagan Heat women’s and men’s basketball teams. UBCO will host Regina on Friday and the University of Brandon on Saturday. as they host the top team in the nation, the University of Regina Cougars. The action will get underway at 6 p.m. with the women’s game each night followed by the men at 8 p.m.
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SPORTS ▼ BOBSLEIGH
Kripps blazing start a winner Summerland’s Justin Kripps showed he will be a force to be reckoned with in this year’s bobsleigh circuit, medaling in all four events in the season’s opener of the 20112012 international bobsleigh competition. Kripps won two gold medals in the two man bobsleigh as well as a gold and bronze medal in the four man bobsleigh at America’s Cup Races held in Park City Utah. In just his second season in the driver’s seat Kripps not only took gold in the first race but he and teammate Jesse Lumsden broke the Olympic track start record, one of the longest standing bobsleigh records, set at the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002. In the first heat the Canadians came close to the record of 4.79 secs with a push of 4.8 seconds. Word quickly spread and a crowd gathered at the top of the track hoping to see a new record set. They weren’t disappointed. With the crowd cheering them on Kripps and Lumsden surged to a 4.77 second start and roared down the track to take the first gold medal, edging out the home town USA teams who took second and third place. The record breaking start has already made it onto Youttube and can be seen via fa link on Justin’s website (justinkripps.ca). Kripps and Lumsden repeated their strong performance again the next day with another gold medal. Trying out a new rsled and with two new fteam members, they team took the bronze medal in the first four-man event of the season. But on the final day of the event, they rproved to be quick learners and after adjusting to kthe new conditions roared to gold again. Kripps is elated with his team’s performance. “We were hoping to make top three but since we had new equipment and a team who had never competed together before it was a bit of an unknown,” he said. “Three gold and a bronze…yes we are happy. And a track record, that was something we didn’t really extpect. That means Jesse and I pushed faster than all the top guys who have ever been here..Olympians…World Cham-
pions… It’s a pretty good start to the season.” There were 22 mens teams competing in the 4-day event from 10 countries. Kripps and two of his teammates headed straight to the airport after the final race, on to Austria to compete in the Europa Cup. Lumsden headed back to Calgary to crew with Lyndon Rush in the upcoming World Cup events. Kripps will be spending the next five weeks in Europe competing at five different Europa Cup events and learning the idiosyncracies of the different tracks. Although he has been down these tracks before it was as a brakeman, not a pilot. “A lot to learn” says Kripps “I don’t get a day off for five weeks but I am ready for it.” Kripps and Lumsden will receive official acknowledgement of their record-breaking performance with a certificate from the International Bobsleigh Federation.
Falcons schedule is set for 2012 West Coast League baseball season The Kelowna Falcons’ have released their schedule for the 2012 West Coast League baseball season. The Falcons will once again play 54 games, 27 of those at Elks Stadium. Kelowna will play all eight teams in the WCL, both home and away, and will play their Eastern Division rivals in four-game series (Bellingham, Walla Walla and Wenatchee). For the fourth consecutive season the Falcons will start on the road. This season they will visit Longview/Kelso, Wash. to face the Cowlitz Black Bears June 6 to 8 to open the year. The rest of the WCL begin their season on June 1, which gives the Falcons players and coaching staff a chance to get familiar with each other and play a couple of exhibition games. These games will be announced at a later date, as will the traditional free home opener game. The Falcons will get their first look at the defending Eastern Division pennant winners, the Walla Walla Sweets on Tuesday, June 19 at Elks Stadium in a four game series. The defending WCL champion Corvallis Knights make their visit to Kelowna on Friday, July 6. The Wenatchee Applesox won’t be in Kelowna until the final regular season home series, July 29 to Aug. 1. “We like the schedule and are excited to see how our players adapt to the four game series,” said Falcons GM Mark Nonis. “I’ve always liked starting on the road and the fact we start in Cowlitz gives our guys a taste of life on the road in the WCL. I know coach Cantwell and Gage will have our guys ready to go to improve on last season. Now that the schedule has been released we can begin to plan the rest of the summer.” “We feel this schedule is extremely attractive for our fans,” said WCL president Ken Wilson. “We are emphasizing games within each division late in the season, which should add to the excitement of the races for play-off spots.” The Falcons new ticket program, Group Double Play, has attracted a number of businesses to register. Groups of 20 or more (date dependant) can enjoy a game, a hotdog, pop and a bag of chips for just $10. Contact Ryan Watters at the Falcons headquarters and book your group party today. Call 250-763-4100.
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A U12 Kelowna girls ringette team has proved that there is no I in team. The Phantoms recently held a couple of fundraisers to raise money for costs such as tournaments and practice gear. But the young ladies’ hard work and unselfishness resulted in an ability to help out the greater community as well. “This year we saw that we did quite well, so we figured that we would give back to the community,” said one of the Phantoms’ coaches, Steve Gregory. The fundraising effort included a bottle drive and a pub night silent auction fundraiser that parents of the girls took part in. One stop on the bottle drive helped quickly boost the team’s funds. “At one stop on our bottle drive we did very well. There was someone there and they had way
more than we would take; we felt uncomfortable taking them all.” Gregory said that the team took approximately 30 per cent of the bottles and then decided that they would give the community back some of the money they had raised. “This team seems to have a real social conscience. We’re going to the food bank with $200 worth of groceries.” The Phantoms chose the food bank because they didn’t want to see anyone going hungry over the holiday season. According to Gregory, the Phantoms also wanted to help the Kelowna Ringette Association. “We’re donating one register for next year, so that’s a $350 value.” The other money raised will help the team fund some of their basic needs, such as tournament fees. “I’m really proud of the kids,” said Gregory.
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n Nov. 8, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered his latest economic update, providing a window into Canada’s current economic health. The good news is that Canada weathered the global recession better than most other industrialized countries and is the only G-7 country to have more than recovered both all of the output and all of the jobs lost during the recession. However, the economic turmoil being felt globally as a result of the sovereign debt and banking crisis in Europe is having an effect. Growth of the global economy has slowed and, as a result, private sector economists have revised down their outlook for Canadian economic growth since the 2011 budget.
Ron Cannan Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is now expected to grow by 2.2 per cent in 2011 and 2.1 per cent in 2012. The deterioration of the global economic situation is also impacting Canadian employment, which remains almost unchanged since July 2011. That is why the Government will remain focused on supporting jobs and growth, despite the fact that nearly 600,000 more Canadians are
working today than when the recession ended. Although EI rates were expected to rise by 10 cents, the government has announced that it will reduce the increase in Employment Insurance (EI) premium rates in 2012 from 10 cents to five cents. This will mean savings for employers and employees and will strike the necessary balance between supporting our economic recovery and ensuring that the EI program breaks even over time. It is also welcome news to local companies that Work-Sharing will be extended. Work-Sharing allows temporary layoffs when there is a reduction in the normal level of business activity that is beyond the control of the employer. The measure provides income support to em-
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ployees eligible for Employment Insurance benefits who work a temporarily reduced workweek while their employer recovers. Other initiatives, like the recently announced Hiring Credit for Small Business and investments in local economic engines like Accelerate Okanagan will also provide the incentives employers and entrepreneurs need to create jobs and grow new businesses. And I was pleased to learn that four companies in our riding, including automobile parts manufacturer Marshall Innovations Limited, have received almost $145,000 in funding through the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). While global uncertainty persists, ongoing efforts by local companies and support from the government should give us confidence that we are responding in a flexible and measured manner to support Canadian jobs and growth. At the same time, the government is following through on its deficit reduction action plan in order to achieve at least $4 billion in ongoing annual savings by 2014–15. These savings will support the government’s commitment to return to budgetary balance over the medium term. I’ll be meeting soon with Flaherty to give him recommendations on other measures to promote job creation and to ensure that your tax dollars are not wasted on duplication, inefficient operating expenses and programs that have outgrown their usefulness. If you have any suggestions in this regard, I’d be more than happy to share them with the minister. Just drop me a line at ron@cannan.ca. And congratulations to all the newly elected and re-elected members of council. I look forward to working together to keep our taxes low, grow our economy and create jobs. The bottom line is that there is only one tax payer. We are all in this together and I am confident that if we continue to proceed as we have, we will come out of this global turmoil stronger than ever. Ron Cannan is the Conservative MP for Kelowna-Lake Country.
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tors that the seniors are seeing, for what reasons and a complete list of all past and current medications they are taking. The list should include all surgeries and dates of the surgeries and all chronic conditions. Families should be able to concisely explain to the doctors the reason for the current visit. Doctors can then examine the seniors and speak with them, knowing that the families are hearing the discussion and will do their part by completing the necessary follow-up. When families are not available to be with their parents, part of my services includes taking over this important role for the families. Appointments do not have to be frustrating for doctors, or scary, confusing and intimating for seniors. Doctors might feel that the appointments were a waste of time for both them and the seniors. If doctors’ appointments become more efficient and effective, more doctors may take on elderly patients, more families would get involved and proper follow though would be done. Sharen Marteny is a services consultant for seniors in Kelowna.
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Best Buy making a big splash with new store The newest entry in the home electronics retail market, Best Buy, is officially opening its doors on Friday. The store actually had what is called a “soft opening” last week at its Orchard Park Shopping Centre location, giving the store and staff members a chance to work out the kinks before the grand opening splash. And that splash for Best Buy starts this weekend with a variety of special sales and events. On the entertainment event side, to celebrate the nearly 1,900 square feet of musical instrument department space in the new Best Buy, the store will sponsor a concert by singer Andrew Allen, joined by We Are The City, Calum Hughes, Jeff Piattelli and Mark Irving.
The concert takes place Saturday at The Habitat, 6:45 p.m., in downtown Kelowna, with tickets available at Best Buy on Wednesday or Thursday. Each day, the first 100 people at customer service will receive two free tickets to the show. And Vancouver Canucks fans can get the autograph of Alex Burrows on Sunday. The first 250 people in line at the store before 2 p.m. will have a chance to get Burrows’ signature. Best Buy also plans to donate $5,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Okanagan as part of the Kelowna store’s grand opening festivities. Since 2002, the company has donated millions of dollars and thousands of employee volunteer
hours to charitable organizations focused on youth. The goal of the Best Buy for Kids giving program is to help kids succeed and reach their full potential. As for store merchandise promotions, the first people to line up at the store on Friday, before 9:45 a.m., Saturday, before 8:45 a.m. or Sunday, before 9:45 a.m, will have a chance to win a $1,000 Best Buy Gift Card each day. There will be a draw on Sunday for a Smart TV and 3D home theatre package. Shoppers receive an additional ballot for every purchase made throughout the day. Plus, one $250 Best Buy gift card will be given away each hour.
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A recent case heard in the B.C. Supreme Court laid out some of the factors to be considered in instances when fired employees claim an entitlement to moral damages. Haftbaradaran was employed as the winemaker at St. Hubertus Estate Winery Ltd. During a stressful harvest period, Haftbaradaran and his employer had what could be characterized as a workplace blow-up. The circumstances were heated, Haftbaradaran was emotional and agitated, and the employer instructed him not to blow things out of proportion. The employer asked Haftbaradaran to leave the office, he refused, and this led to him being called a “pain in the ass” and being told, forcefully, to get out of the office and get back to making wine.
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lationship with its email. It awarded Haftbaradaran eight months’ wages in lieu of notice (which is definitely at the high end of the range for an employee with less than two years’ tenure). The court rejected Haftbaradaran’s claim for “moral damages consequent to the manner by which his employment was terminated.” It cited the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2008 decision involving Honda Canada Inc, for the premise that moral damages are only available when “the employer engages in conduct during the course of dismissal that is unfair or is in bad faith by being, for example, untruthful, misleading or unduly insensitive.”
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Haftbaradaran broke down emotionally and, after the conversation continued, the employer suggested to him that perhaps he should go look for another job. Haftbaradaran reacted by putting his keys on the desk, effectively inviting the employer to fire him, and walked out with the parting words, “good luck making wine.” The employer took the view that Haftbaradaran had resigned and followed up with an email attempting to establish the date on which he would be leaving his employment. Haftbaradaran’s view was that St. Hubertus had terminated his employment. Haftbaradaran sued for wrongful dismissal and the Court upheld his claim, finding that St. Hubertus effectively terminated the employment re-
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BUSINESS ▼ FINANCE
Time is now to get a head start on year-end tax planning Y ear-end investment decisions can result in substantial tax savings. Now is the time prior to Dec 31, 2011, to get your financial record keeping in order. Dec. 31 is the deadline for clients who turn age 71 this year to convert your RRSP to a RRIF. If you have a younger spouse, and your goal is to keep your RRIF income paid at the lowest mandatory RRIF pay-
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age 65, ensure $2,000 retirement income qualifies as pension income so you can claim the maximum pension credit. It is a nice financial bonus to receive $2,000 income per year and offset it with this pension credit. Pension income can be split for tax efficiency. CPP (Canada Pension Plan) should be split to equal income with your spouse. This is done at the CPP office. You can minimize
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account. Unfortunately many Canadians hold low paying interest paying accounts that pay one per cent annually. This is a good time to review what is held in your TFSA, to ensure you maximize the tax efficiency offered within your TFSA. In order to deduct any investment related expenses, they must be paid before Dec. 31. Tax deductible expenses include: interest paid on money borrowed for investing, investment counseling fees for nonregistered accounts, professional accounting services for business or rental income, and safety deposit box rental fees. Giving to charity can reduce your tax bill. You
can choose to donate to a registered charity of your choice. Gifting publicly traded securities, including mutual funds, with accrued capital gains to a registered charity or a private foundation will provide you with a tax receipt and also will eliminate any capital gain tax. Before we get too caught up in the spirit of the holidays, spend some time reviewing your year end tax planning strategies. Canadians pay too much tax throughout their lifetime. Make sure you do your year-end tax planning before Dec. 31. Doreen Smith is a CFP with Capri Wealth Management Inc. 250-869-3825 www.DoreenSmithCFP.com
▼ BUSINESS BRIEFS
JYSK celebrates reaching the 50-store mark in Canada JYSK CAR CONTEST
JYSK, the Scandinavian-based retailer with over 1,850 locations worldwide including their Kelowna store in Dilworth Plaza, is celebrating the 50th store opening in Canada with the Big 50 contest. During the month of November, customers can enter for a chance to win one of two Ford Fiestas or one of two $2,000 JYSK gift cards. JYSK is also offering big savings on a wide selection of products as part of the Big 50 event. The first Canadian JYSK store opened 15 years ago in the Lower Mainland community of Port Coquitlam.
Since then, the company has expanded rapidly, now with a coast-tocoast presence from B.C. to Nova Scotia and plans for further growth over the next several years. In addition to the “brick-and-mortar” stores, JYSK ships anywhere in Canada from its online store at www.jysk.ca. “At JYSK you don’t have to sacrifice comfort and style for affordability. JYSK, customers will find everything they need for their home at great prices; from furniture and mattresses to towels, bed linen and drapes. Duvets and pillows are a JYSK trademark since we are the world’s largest buyers of these products. We
carry a great assortment of gifts, and décor items, and because we buy very large volumes around the world, we can offer our customers the lowest prices possible,” said Lynne Williams, JYSK’s director of advertising.
SPIRIT AWARD
The spirit of Kelowna award for November goes to Jennifer Monaghan who with her fellow volunteers at the First Lutheran Christian School, 4901 Lakeshore Rd., organized the 15th annual Apple Pie event to raise funds for the school’s playground and sports field upgrades and classroom technology.
▼ COURT RULING
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In that 2008 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada stated that behaviour giving rise to moral damages might include “attacking the employee’s reputation by declarations made at the time of dismissal, misrepresentation regarding the reason for the decision, or dismissal meant to deprive the employee of a pension benefit or other right…” The court could not find the conduct of St. Hubertus towards Haftbaradaran to be unfair or unduly sensitive. Perhaps most importantly, the court found that moral damages should not
flow from the employer’s “honest mistake” in believing that Haftbaradaran had resigned from his employment. Haftbaradaran was unsuccessful in his claim for moral damages but the court’s comments provided useful guidance for employers in handling terminations in stressful, emotional circumstances. Robert Smithson is a labour and employment lawyer, and operates Smithson Employment Law in Kelowna. This subject matter is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as legal advice. www.smithsonlaw.ca/
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BUSINESS ▼ ENTREPRENEURS
Running a business team requires some tough decisions M
uch of my research over the years has supported the idea that the new venture creation process is quite often precipitated by a team of entrepreneurs rather than the individual zealot. t So as not to mislead you, an entrepreneurial team may be defined as two or more individuals who jointly envisage an opportunity and create an entrepreneurship venture in which they have a financial interest. After dabbling in this team thought, I wanted to remind all of us of the importance and relevance of entrepreneurial leadership in this same context, and how important this ingredient is to creating the entrepreneurial mindset. For an entrepreneurial leader, building a great team is crucial to successful launch and growth of a new venture. Early stage teams without such substantive leadership never seem to have the complete recipe of skills needed to take the perceived opportunity talong its new pathway. So, let’s get into some key questions and comments regarding creating rthe entrepreneurial “go” team. First, let’s identify
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Joel Young what skills we need? How do we find, attract and engage the best talent for our new venture? And critically perhaps, as the entrepreneurial leader, how do we motivate, lead and retain the created team toward our version of victory? Let me explain that entrepreneurial leaders are distinguished from other managers by their personal practices. Such practices fall into three categories I have discovered—setting the entrepreneurial work climate; orchestrating the venture opportunity-seeking and moving the new venture or ventures personally forward. Getting strategic in deciding what skills we need to make our dream venture become a reality is a great start to team creation. For example, what will make your new venture different from the perceived competition? What capabilities will
be crucial to your success? What skills must you have on your team to achieve your goals, to create value and, of course, to protect that newly created value? Simply put, you need to design, through a good strategy a target culture for the new venture. Let’s also try getting tactical, meaning to get your wonder team together and build a specification or a list of responsibilities for each key position in your new venture makeup. For example, make certain the parts add up to the whole. Assess how well the collective talent you have assembled matches up with what you will need to succeed during the early stages of your entrepreneurial launch. Then, I would like to suggest that you get the best. Depending on the stage of your venture and how much money you can and want to spend, your approach to finding the right candidate will vary. You will need to be proactive and aggressive while you are evaluating a potential team membership. After all, it is your business “dream ma-
chine” that you are creating. Appeal to your candidates need to win and appeal to not only their technical skills but their own values and cultural beliefs as well. Two more ingredients make up my recommended go team make-up recipe. Take a personal role in motivating and retaining this team you have created. It’s your job as the entrepreneurial leader in your new exciting venture creation. The way that you lead your team will be the most important factor. Share your vision and be open about the challenge. Share your entrepreneurial passion and demonstrate your determination. Teach and mentor, share your talent and perhaps, most important of all, demonstrate humility. You want to “hear” clearly and unmistakably what your new team may be telling you. Finally, a difficult step for many serial entrepreneurs is the need to get tough. Try your best to objectively evaluate each team member annually and update their list of re-
sponsibilities. Do hold people accountable. It’s really not that hard to know when you may need to change some element within your core team, but, it is very hard to decide to do it. I have had to during some of the periods of my entrepreneurial life and the decisions remained with me for a time.
Not enjoyable, but necessary I can assure you. In closing this week, please accept the absolute reality as a new entrepreneur, you cannot expect to succeed with everyone. If your new venture is changing rapidly, your needs change just as rapidly. But please, always make a needed change
the Okanagan Heritage Museum on Saturday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to noon • Book signing at Costco on Sunday, Nov. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon. • Reading and book signing at Okanagan College on Wednesday, Dec.
7, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Simpson’s book illuminates the history of the Okanagan. It is full of fascinating and quirky stories about the ordinary people that make the area one of the most extraordinary places on earth.
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NEWS ▼ CHRISTMAS SEALS
Campaign to stamp out lung disease For more than 100 years, the Lung Association, Canada’s oldest charity, has been using the holiday-themed seals on their mail in order to both raise awareness of and funds for lung disease. In the early days, the Association battled tuberculosis. Today the mission of the B.C. Lung Association is to promote lung health and clean air and support the growing number of British Columbians struggling with breath-
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ing problems including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and sleep apnea. “Christmas Seals are a very visible way of showing that people care about the continuing fight against lung disease,” said Walda Reszitnyk, a B.C. Lung Association volunteer director for the Kelowna region. “Our fundraising target for the 2011 campaign is $1 million. “We’re urging people
…HELP US MAINTAIN THE IMPORTANT LUNG HEALTH RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS WE DELIVER YEAR ROUND. Walda Reszitnyk
to give as much as they can to help us maintain the important lung health research and community education and patient support programs we deliver year round.” The money raised through donations to Christmas Seals is put to careful use funding medical research into the treatment and prevention of lung disease, patient support programs and services in communities across British Columbia, and helping children choose a
smoke-free lifestyle. Those wishing to make a donation can do so by calling 1-800-6655864 or visiting www. bc.lung.ca. The B.C. Lung Association is a volunteer-driven, non-profit society, the Lung Association is Canada’s oldest health charity. The association mission is to promote lung health and fight lung disease through fundraising activities that support medical research, patient education, support and advocacy.
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▼ MLA’S REPORT
Multiculturalism Week is a week worth celebrating in B.C.
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s you flip through the calendar, you can’t help but notice there are a lot of “recognition weeks.” These are weeks (sometimes days, sometimes months) set up to recognize or raise awareness for special causes and events. The week of Nov. 13 to 19 is one of my favourites every year— Multiculturalism Week in British Columbia. Why celebrate multiculturalism? Multiculturalism is an everyday fact of life for British Columbians and Canadians. But we should never forget that “everyday fact of life” is actually quite extraordinary. We celebrate multi-
Steve Thomson culturalism precisely because it’s an everyday fact of life for those of us fortunate enough to live here. Because peoples from many cultures, backgrounds and traditions living side by side in harmony is something to celebrate. Because we have found that our diversity is perhaps our greatest
strength. Because our everyday way of life so remarkable. In many respects, it’s actually quite wonderful that this has become normal. You don’t have to pay close attention to international headlines to see just how fortunate we are. To my mind, there are two main reasons to celebrate multiculturalism: the support for new British Columbians, and how it enriches and enlivens our communities. Let’s consider what multiculturalism does for new British Columbians first. Each year, B.C. welcomes more than 40,000 new immigrants from around the world.
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One of the many reasons immigrants choose to move to Canada is that they can find communities that already feel like home. That’s precisely why organizations like the Kelowna Canadian Italian Club are so valuable. Last weekend, the Italian Club celebrated its 45th anniversary. That’s 45 years of carrying Italian cultural traditions, promoting the Italian language and culture, through food, music, and wine. The club was founded in 1966 by 21 proud Italian Canadians. In 1998, the Club purchased their current home, the Clubhouse, on Lawrence Avenue. The Kelowna Canadian Italian Club is far more than just a social club. They support cultural groups like the Italian Youth Dancers, and Na-
tional Congress of Italian Canadians, but also support causes like the B.C. Summer Games, Variety Club—and raising funds for earthquake victims in Italy and Japan. The provincial government is doing a lot to mark Multiculturalism Week, including the launch of The B.C. Peoples Book, and the Provincial Nesika Awards, which honour and celebrate British Columbia’s cultural diversity and indigenous communities. If you’re interested —or even just a proud British Columbian— I encourage you to find out more at www.embracebc.ca. I was proud and honoured on Saturday to help the Kelowna Canadian Italian Club celebrate 45 years making Kelowna an even better place to live —which brings me to the second reason to celebrate
multiculturalism. From different cultural perspectives down to new and exciting cuisines, it has enriched our cities and towns immeasurably. Good food, delicious
wine, and great company. Who wouldn’t want to celebrate that? Steve Thomson is the Liberal MLA for Kelowna-Mission. www.stevethomsonmla.bc.ca
▼ NEW PARTNERSHIP
Entrepreneur groups agree to join forces The Okanagan Valley Entrepreneurs Society in partnership with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation will form a new partnership to help provide potential young entrepreneurs the opportunity to access start-up financing, a hand-matched mentor and business resources. “As the founding chair and creator of this unique and innovative Society in British Columbia, it gives
me great personal pleasure to be associated with a nationally recognized and extremely effective foundation such as CYBF whose mandate is aligned with ours—to contribute to the creation of new young entrepreneurs in the Okanagan Valley region,” said Joel Young, a Capital News business columnist. Founded in 1996, CYBF is a charitable organization that provides start-up mentoring, financing and business resources to young Canadians aged 18-34, based on their character and strong ideas, not collateral, who desire to start a new business. From trades, to retail, to high tech, CYBF supports entrepreneurs in a variety of fields. CYBF is able to deliver their vital programs from coast to coast through important community partnerships with organizations such as the Okanagan Valley Entrepreneurs Society Canadian Youth Business Foundation is a national non-profit organization that provides startup funding, on an unsecured basis, up to $15,000 for young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 34 years.
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NEWS â&#x2013;ź UBC OKANAGAN
Passion to help others leads to award for UBCO student Young people are curious about sex. It is a natural part of growing up, but not all young people have a trusted advisor they can go to for some advice. That is where Options for Sexual Health (OPT) comes in. The staff and volunteers are trained to help young people navigate the dangers, and joys, of sex. For her tireless work with the organization, Sarah Bryant was recently awarded the OPT Volunteer of the Year Award. OPT has 61 sites throughout the province and hundreds of volunteers. The Master of Arts in Education student at the UBC Okanagan campus has initiated numerous community outreach programs and has built up such a strong rapport with students that they do not hesitate to come to her for
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SARAH BRYANT has received the Options for Sexual Health Volunteer of theYear
Award. The Master of Arts in Education student at the University of British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Okanagan campus is passionate about volunteering and helping others. advice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a very approachable person,â&#x20AC;? said Bryant.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of students will ask me questions outside of the clinic.â&#x20AC;?
The main clinic is located in the health unit on Ellis Street in downtown
Kelowna, but there is also one on campus in the University Centre, where Bryant is busy helping students in need. One of the main areas of concern is sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the centre, which is open to all students, not only provides condoms, but instructions on how to properly use them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do a lot of awareness,â&#x20AC;? said Bryant, who has set up seminars in campus residences to educate people about sex. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The community stuff is a blast. I like the education portion of it.â&#x20AC;? She is a firm believer in providing students with affordable birth control. Bryant is a strong proponent of the need for more sex educationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it is what her masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thesis is onâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially after discovering how many
young people did not know the proper way to put on a condom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The positives about sex need more attention too. There are consequences of sex and we need to say that, but we also need to say we recognize why they (students) want to have sex,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sarah is fabulous, she has absolutely no compunction about talking about sexual healthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with anyone,â&#x20AC;? added Robert Whiteley, assistant professor with the UBCO Faculty of Education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her work truly is worthwhile and, though frequently seen as a taboo subject, her tenacity, willingness and passion to inform anyone of the issues related to sexual health is unwavering. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Currently she is analyzing middle school sex-
ual health curriculum and, based on analysis of best practices, will be making a series of recommendations to improve sexual health education in schools.â&#x20AC;? OPT is open to all men and women regardless of sexual orientation. There are also resources available for pregnant women. For more information on Options, go to www. optionsforsexualhealth. org. Bryant, who writes a sexual health column in campus paper, The Phoenix, also gets a lot of attention for her blog: educationsexpectations.blogspot.com If anyone has sex-related questions, but cannot make it to the clinic either on or off campus, Bryant recommends calling 1-800-SEX-SENSE, where they can ask any questions that need answering.
Volunteer program benefits community Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot more to university than books and studying and the Get Involved program wants to help introduce students to the world around them. Michelle Lowton heads up the program that is based in the University Centre at the UBC Okanagan campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Get Involvedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; means will really be determined by the students,â&#x20AC;? says Lowton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They want to do something that is cool, but that can be different for different people.â&#x20AC;? Often when people consider volunteering they think of traditional charitable organizations, but Lowton says there is a world of opportunity waiting for someone who is willing to give their time. Many volunteering opportunities are non-traditional and cover a broad spectrum of activities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the students who come here donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know Kelowna. Part of this is us helping them to know Kelowna better,â&#x20AC;? she says. t â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our students are strong leaders who are interested in contributing to the community. We have a lot of people who are exceptional with certain things, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to do with those skills.â&#x20AC;? Human Kinetics student Leah Donatiello r spent the past two summers volunteering in Peru, but she is also active on campus and she recom-
mends other students also sign up to get the most out of their university experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes you feel like you are doing more than just your studies,â&#x20AC;?
she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pick something you are interested in and go with it. Find out what you really like and put your energy into it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really rewarding.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want the centre to be
a place for students to get other students involved,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would also love nonprofit organizations to call us and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We want your students.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?
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n a past column I discussed one of the exciting new frontiers in research surrounding treatment of depression— deep brain stimulation. Several techniques of deep brain stimulation are currently in experimental stages and have the potential to become valuable tools in the fight against this devastating disorder. Today, I’d like to provide an update on one particularly encouraging form of deep brain stimulation being studied as a treatment for severe, treatment resistant depression. Intracranial electrical stimulation uses implanted electrodes to send electrical stimulus to certain targeted areas in the brain known to be involved in depression. To date there has been limited research into this treatment, but the small studies that have been done have shown some very positive results. The largest study involves just 20 patients who received 6 months of deep brain stimulation. These patients had to be in an episode of major depression for at least one year and failed to respond to at least four different treatments. The initial results showed a 60 per cent response rate with 30 per cent of participants expe-
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difficult and severe cases of depression, but it is promising to see such positive results to date even after a long term follow up. It is certainly shaping up to be a safe and effective treatment and a beacon of hope for the 30 percent of depression patients who do not respond well to other less invasive treatment options. If you are experiencing depression, there are several proven treatments already available that may provide relief. Speak with your doctor about what options are available to you. Don’t give up hope—help is available. ••• Okanagan Clinical Trials is conducting current studies in investigational treatments for depression. If you are an adult with depression you may be eligible to participate. Contact the Okanagan Clinical Trials office for a free, no obligation assessment and to learn more about ongoing studies. Call 250 862-8141 for more information. Paul Latimer is a psychiatrist and president of Okanagan Clinical Trials. 250-862-8141 dr@okanaganclinicaltrials.com
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While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in the Kelowna Capital News are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front. Exp. Hooktender. Permanent work, 210 plus days a year in the East Kootenays, full benefits & overtime. A good portion of work is done with Mobile Back Spar and Grapple. Excavator experience and spotting will be required.(250)349-5415 or fax (250)349-7522 HUGHSON TRUCKING INC. is looking for Class 1 Super-B flatdeck drivers. Safety and Performance Bonuses, benefits package, drug & alcohol policy. 2 years experience preferred. We will provide transportation to Southern Alberta. Call 1-800-647-7995 ext 228 or fax resume to 403-6472763 JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! No experience necessary, we will train. Must be 18+yrs. of age. Call 250-860-3590 or Email: info@plazio.ca
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FULL landscaping, rock walls, soil screening. Tremblay’s Excavating. 250-979-8033
SNOW PLOWING AND REMOVAL: Commercial, Residential, Roads and Parking Lots. No job too small. CALL MIKE @250-801-5369
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SAW FILER TOLKO INDUSTRIES LTD. is currently seeking a Saw Filer to join our team in Merritt, BC. Tolko is a forest products co. with marketing, resource management and manufacturing operations throughout Western Canada. TO APPLY: If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being a part of our community please visit our website at: www.tolko.com and submit your resume by December 4, 2011.
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Cleaning Services #1 Affordable Quality House Cleaning. Exc ref’s & rates. Wkly/Bi-weekly. 250-575-4001 CLEANING Lady, 25yrs exp., quality work, one time, wkly, biwkly. Exc ref’s.250-470-9629 CLEANING- weekly/ biweekly, residential, move-in & out. Organizing and elderly welcome. Serving in Kelowna and Westside. Please call 250-4481786 CLEARLY CLEAN we’ll make U house proud. Proudly serving Kelowna and area. Call 250-215-1073
Computer Services Services Mind Body Spirit #1 for a reason. Paradise Massage. Where men come to relax. 778-477-5050 Kelowna Abandon Stress Whole Body Swedish Massage. Affordable, excellent work.Linda 862-3929 ASIAN Ladie’s Massage. Lovely, Peaceful Setting, Men and women welcome $60/hr. Call (250)-317-3575 BLISS Massage 4 your every need. 10 yrs exp. men only . Call 4 appt. 250-215-7755 MAGGIES Massage Call 250317-4353 THAI Massage. Totally relax & energize your body & mind. Call 250-801-7188
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12/7 A MOBILE COMPUTER TECH.Certified computer technician, virus removal, repairs, upgrades. Let me come to you. (250)-717-6520. 12/7 In-Home Repairs. New Systems/Upgrades. 20+yrs Prof. Service. Peter 215-4137
Contractors KSK Framing & Foundations. Quality workmanship at reas rates. Free est 250-979-8948 WENINGER CONST. Family company commited to Kelowna & Big White. 250-765-6898
Electrical ALAN Dignam Electric. Resid/ Comm. Service calls, Reno’s, Upgrades. lic’d, bonded & Insured. Alan 250-808-6595 A&S ELECTRIC. Resid/Comm Wiring. New constr, renov. & service changes. lic’d & bonded. Steve 864-2099 (cont #90929) JRS ELECTRIC: Licns’d, bnded & insr’d. From new builds & renos to service calls. Russ 250-801-7178 (cont:98365)
Garage Door Services GARAGE Doors- install, service, repair all makes of doors & openers. 250-878-2911
Gutters & Downspouts KELOWNA GUTTER Cleaning and repairs, re-slope gutters,etc Richard 250-718-6718
Handypersons NEED a hand inside or out from painting to yard work. 250-215-1712, 250-768-5032 TERRY’S Handyman Service. Indoor/outdoor painting, carpentry, furniture repair, dump runs, No job too small! 250575-4258 or 250-450-6939
Heat, Air, Refrig. SOMMERFELD Heating. Replace/install AC’s, heat pumps fireplaces etc. Lic’d. 215-6767
Home Improvements MARAINE Construction, 30 yrs. Exp. Complete Home Building/Reno’’s.250-300-4657 OLD SCHOOL Construction. Interior renovation specialist. Done right the first time. Lic & ins. Sen. discount. Cory Doell 250-862-7094
Home Repairs A Full Home Reno Service. GaviaConstructionServices.ca Call Chris at 250-300-3534 High Caliber Construction. All home & office reno’s. No job too big or small. 250-864-0771 LARRY’S Handyman & Reno Serv., Lg. & Sm. jobs, Graffitti Removal etc., 250-718-8879
Irrigation/Sprinkler Systems ASPEN LANDSCAPING, irrigation blowout, fall clean-up 250-317-7773.
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MARYANNE’S KITCHEN. Free drawer upgrade. No HST in Oct. Call 250-317-7523
Floor Refinishing/ Installations
Floor Refinishing/ Installations
Machining & Metal Work
Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping
Executive Director The Kelowna Museums Society is currently recruiting for this Executive/Management position. We are seeking a dynamic, experienced professional to lead the Society’s operational and curatorial development. Closing date for applications is December 20, 2011. For details of the recruitment process please visit our website at: www.kelownamuseums.ca
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KELOWNA DECK & RAIL. Vinyl, Mod. Flooring, Alum., GlassTopless/Picket878-2483.
Moving & Storage
Tiling
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GUARANTEED Prof. installs tile, granite, travertine, hrdwd. granite countertops, pools, decks res/comm250-707-3828 MASTER TILES. Bathroom, kitchen, entrance way & steps. Call Joe 250-859-7026 TILE Setter. Artistic Ceramics. Custom tile setting. Call 250870-1009
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Painting & Decorating 1ST. In customer service, Cando Painting, prof. reliable crew, 15yrs. in business, Int/Ext. Eddie 250-863-3449 CALL COR’S PAINTING. On time, on budget. Neat & tidy. Focus on repaints. Lic & ins. Senior discount. Cory Doell 250-768-8439 DALE’S PAINTING Service. Painting Kelowna a better place since 1982. 862-9333 SEEGER & Son Painting. Quality painting, reasonable & reliable. Call Jason 762-4039
Plumbing BAYSIDE Plumbing & Gas Fitting Service. Qualified, reliable & Bonded. 250-317-2279 DREGER MECH. Plumbing, Gasfitting, comm/res & reno, ins’d, 24hr. Call 250-575-5878.
Roofing & Skylights GERMAN MASTER ROOFER. All kinds of roofs. 250-8638224 www.teamgerman.com RYDER ROOFING LTD. Free est, ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’ 250-7653191.
Pets & Livestock
Feed & Hay 800 lb round bales: this years grass hay $50./bale, last years grass hay $25./bale. Wheat Straw bales 3x3x8 700 lb $40/bale 250-804-6720 GOOD quality hay, no rain, barn stored, from $5-7/bale. Straw $5/bale (250)835-4748 HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Round bales $70 each, approx. 800lbs. Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton. Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250838-6630 *HAY-SALES-GUARANTEED Quality Grass, Alfalfa, Mixed square bales, round bales & Silage bales. Delivery avail. (250)804-6081,(250)833-6763.
Pets Bichon Pups, first shots, dewormed, litter trained, great dispositions. For more info and pricing call 250-832-4923 Pomeranian puppies, black w/white, cute & fluffy, have 1st shots, vet checked, $450, for pics email: 3winds@telus.net, (250)499-5397, delivery avail. Trinity Shepherds Malamute/ Shepherd cross, puppies, avail now, Vet checked all shots $250.ea 250-547-9763
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$100 & Under
TERRY THE JUNK GUY.ca 778931-0741 Rubbish, Cars, Junk, Reasonable Rates from a Reasonable Guy
2 Drawer Letter Size Filing Cabinet $30 Call (250)7651633 7’ christmas tree w/lights & pine cones. Used twice. $35. Call 250-762-5217 BOOKCASE $10 Call (250)765-1633 Brand New Bar stool(s) 32” from seat down. Backs, armrest etc. $150 (250)448-6253
Fruit & Vegetables
Fruit & Vegetables
Rubbish Removal #1 AAA Junk Removal.Anything,Anytime,Anywhere! Construction/Appls. 778-363-0127
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Professional Sanding & Finishing. Dustless Sanding System. Supply & Install of all Naturally 250-470-7406 The Best types of Hardwood.
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Graziano Orchards 3455 Rose Rd. East Kelowna Many varieties of apples sold throughout winter, all at 50 cents/lb, Empire Apples sold at special price for large orders. Bosc Pears & Homemade Apple Pie (250)-860-2644.
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Bosc & Anjou Pears. Gala, Ambrosia, Spartan Granny Smith, Fuji, Braeburn Apples & Fresh Apple Juice.
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Misc. for Sale
FOUR Kuomo All Season Tires, 195/70/R14 $25, 250860-5971. TECHNIQUE Turn Table Never Used $30 (250)765-1633
Sauer/Sohn, model 90, 300 win mag. fibreglass stock (black), 3x9 Swarovski scope, steal EAW mounts, two three round box clips, very good cond & a tack driver. FAC req. $1400 250-558-5702 Jim
FREE to a very good home, 2 three year old female spaid, indoor only house cats. Call (250)448-9835 after 6pm.
SEASONED APPLEWOOD. $110 full pick-up load. Free delivery in Kelowna. Also large pears at 70¢/lb and Apples from 40¢/lb.Call 250-765-8184
Heavy Duty Machinery
Classifieds Get Results! $200 & Under PLATFORM Scale Large 550 lbs $150 Call (250)762-8617 QUEEN hide-a-bed, very good condition. $150 obo Call 250-762-4951
$400 & Under CENTRAL Vac, E-hose, 3-way switch, PN, excellent. $349. (250)762-3468
Free Items 3 BLUE SPRUCE 12-16 FT For Christmas Trees. You cut. (250)-764-9242 FREE Kittens. Male/Female. 3 months old. Ready to go! Call 250-826-1844 FREE Loveseat for your spare/family room. You pick up.Capri Area 250-763-9086 FREE Pick-up of used bicycles that you no longer want. Ok if need repair 604-800-2104 FREE P/U- Appliances, Rads, Batteries, Old machinery, vehicles. Harley 778-821-1317
FREE Tools and Misc items, (mostly carpenters tools.) Call (250)768-4974
Furniture
Firewood/Fuel
SALE! SALE! SALE! New and Pre-Owned Office Furniture for SALE! Presently we are over stocked with beautiful WOOD desks, credenzas, and office task chairs.....Visit Our Showroom Today at Total Office Business Furnishings, Mon to Fri 8am to 4.30pm, 420 Banks Rd. Kel. 250-717-1626
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$185/crd, Jack Pine $150/cd, Ponderosa, $125. Jim, 250-762-5469 APPLEWOOD. Well seasoned cut & stacked. $50/apple bin. Call 250-763-5433 Dry Applewood, $150- round split-$200. Full Cord, (2ton truck) Serge 250-215-9273
6 Yard Sander $1200, Christy Carriage for yarding $1000, (250) 545-4653 or 308-0977 WANTED: Will pay cash for construction equipment, backhoes, excavators, dozers, farm tractors w/loaders, skidsteers, wheel loaders,screeners,lowbeds, any condition running or not. 250-260-0217. Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217
Solid Wood Used Furniture OK Estates Furniture & More 3292 Hwy 97N, Kelowna (1.5 Kms North of McCurdy) 11-5 Tues-Sat OKestates.ca (250)-807-7775
SHOPRIDER Scooters & Powerchairs. New & Used, Stairlifts, Vertical Platform lifts, Platform Stairlifts. Kelowna: 250-764-7757, Vernon: 250542-3745, Toll free: 1-888-5423745 www.okmobility.ca USED home care bed with mattress, bed was rental mattress new 6 months ago $1000 free standing power lift battery operated new $3999 bought as store model personally used 5 months $1500 (250)491-1129
Misc. for Sale CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad & get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5990.
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GENTLY used ice skates, cleats, ski helmets, ski pants, snowsuits & winter clothes, 0-10 yrs. With a sale off clothing 20-50%. Baby equipment, cribs, car seats, swings etc. Moms the Word 187 Hwy 33E past Rutland Rd 765-3422 V/S MC DD.
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1BDRM apt. for rent. Dec 15th, secure building, close to all amenities, $650+ utilities. (250)-861-4700 2BD Avail. Dec 1 incl. heat, NP, clean safe quiet environment, close to the lake, bus and shops. Call Heather at 250-763-7955 2Bd Corner View. SS., Granite, Avail. Nov 1.NS NP. $1200 West Kelowna 250-470-3383 2BD, frun’d with in-condo laundry, near superstore. Dec 1 $1195 incl utils.(250)764-8440 BELGO AREA, Rutland Rd. S. 2bd, $900 + hydro, f/s/w/d, NO PETS, bus. Avail.Now. 250491-3345, 869-9788 BROCKTON MANOR. 1 & 2 bedrooms. Please call us at 250-860-5220 FAIRLANE CRT. 2 & 3 bdrms, heat & hot water incl. Please call 250-860-4836 MILL CREEK ESTATES. 1588/ 1590 Spall Rd. Various floor plans. 250-860-4836. millcreekestates@shaw.ca TOP FLOOR. 2BED 2BATH, 1100 sqft. $1100/mth. Sean 250.212.1913 WILLOW PARK MANOR. Aurora and Hollywood. 1 & 2 bdrms. 250-763-3654 APARTMENTS FOR RENT in Granada Gardens for Nov & beyond, ranging from $800-$850/mo 250-766-4528, 250-718-0881
Commercial/ Industrial 900SF Warehouse/ Office w/600sf. mezzanine & 12’x20’ overhead door, incl. 10’x20’ fnc’d. area, $900/mo.+tax. 250-258-6566 FOR LEASE 600 sq.ft. Office Trailer fully serviced on fenced 1/2 acre. Zoned Heavy Industrial Including Auto Wrecking. $2500 + triple net. Fenced 1/2 to 1 acre serviced industrial lots available. Central Westside Location. will build to suit. 250-769-7424
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Duplex / 4 Plex 2BD duplex. Avail. Immed. $800/mo. incl. utils. 4BD home, $1400/mo. + utils. Call (250)681-1735 2BD duplex for rent 1371 Sylvania Crst. $800. NP. 2 Working People, Near Costco Call 250-763-1558, 250-575-8154 2BDRM unit, 1.5 bthm, F/S, W/D, side by side 4 plex, $850 mnth plus hydro, West Kelowna, Avail Dec1, 250-212-1282 3BDRM 2 full baths, carport, fenced yard, pets ok. 602 Bolotzky Crt. Available Dec 1st $1100 + utils.(250)-766-1117, 520-463-2404 4Bdrm 2bath newly reno’d Glenrosa, nr schools, NS./ NP. $1450 call/text(250)809-9989 Available Nov15th 4 plex unit 2bdrm + den 1.5 bath st ,fr, Quiet area 610 Katherine Rd near Westside Rd interchange $1000/mo + utils. 250-7690109, 250-878-9970 Hein Rd, Kelowna, 2 bdr, f/s, w/d, 1 or 1.5 bath, sundeck, rent starts from $900. Looking for management for reduced rent. Call 250-317-8844 or 250-490-0046.
NEAR KLO college, 1bd. suit mature wrkng cple. NP, NS, ref’s, 4 appl, deck, lg. yrd., private, $950. utils incl. Available Jan 1st Call 250-861-9013 RUTLAND 1/2 Duplex $1300+ util, 4 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl, cls to schools/bus. 250-718-4622 RUTLAND Updated. 3bdrm 6appls, a/c, built-in-vac parking, shed, cable. Quiet working couple NS. NP. $1200 + utils Dec.1st. Ref’s & D.D. Req’d (250)491-4264
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Mobile Homes & Pads PARTNER to share. Rent/buy a mobile ASAP. Honest NP ND NS Call (250)448-2390 RV Pad for rent, in Joe Rich Looking for long term. Full hook up & wi fi $450/mo. Also could lease a horse or bring your own. (250)491-1142
Homes for Rent $1450 + utilities, Avail. Immediately, Lakeview Heights, 3bd up, 1bd down, appliances incl. 250-769-6992. 250-808-1721 225 Murray Cres. 2bd, 2bth, hrwd fls, $1200 utils incl. NS. Avail Dec 1 Call 604-758-2206 2Bdrm Carriage house 5 appls clean comfortable bright & private. Westside $1050 incl utils. NS NP (250)769-7505
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2Bdrm Carriage house, Avail Dec 1st. DT. $1200/mo. utils. incl. NP. (250)212-8909 2Bdrm Townhouse. Rutland. 1.5 baths. New paint, laundry Hook Up. Balcony with view. NS. NP. $775 (250)765-6620 3BD, 1.5bath upstairs, 2bd suite downstairs. Near school, YMCA, Available Dec. 1. $1600 + utils, 250-860-4334. AVAIL. Nov. 15, 2bdrm, 2bath on 10 acres, fenced, possible horse property. $2500/mo Please call 403-634-7092. Cabin 1BD, $650 fridge, stove, utils incl. Avail Now. Call 250-765-2429 WOODLK. View 3bdrm 3bath side of dividable home, crprt $1250+utils.NS.(250)766-4322
Beautiful Executive Home on Shannon Lake golf course quiet cul de sac 3 bedrooms 2 and a half bathrooms NS small pets acceptable, W/D $1500 including utilities and satellite. Call 778-754-0092 DROWNING IN THE RENTAL POOL? If you can make monthly mortgage payments but don’t have a down payment, you may be eligible for a $45K non-repayable grant to put down on a brand new home-no strings attached! Contact us about the Project Build II Attainable Housing program today! Gino 250-3172707 or info@thepropertysource.ca
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Bright 3 bedroom family home steps away from shopping, ele mentary school and amenities. Gas fireplace in family room, updated paint, flooring and light fixtures. Private sun deck, rec room down stairs, 2 car garage, fenced back yard. High efficiency heat pump/AC 1 bedroom lower suit with separate entrance. Possible rent to own. No smoking, pets considered. Avail. Nov 15. 1750/ month 1700/month with 1 year lease. Call 250-545-4577 bruntona@telus.net
Large 4+bdrm home, in Winfield. 3bdrm, 2-bath on main. 1+bdrm, 1-bath suite in lower Beautiful view of the lake from back deck. No smoking, pets neg, $1850/mo. Off street parking for up to 4 vehicles. Easy access to College, Kelowna & Vernon. Quiet location on dead end street. Avail Dec15 . 250-558-8231
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Senior Assisted Living ROOM/Board for seniors w/ some care. Priv rm w/cble & own phone. 3 cooked meals, snacks, lndry, housekeeping. $1250/mo. CPR & 1st Aid Cert. Annie, 250-317-3341
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GLENROSA, 4bdrm,2.5baths, newly reno’d, lrge yard, tons of parking, avail immed. $1600+ utils. Pets neg. 250-769-5896. NEWLY Renovated 4bdrm 2.5 baths House West Kelowna $1400/mo NS. NP. Call (250)863-3213
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1Bdrm in Westbank, Share Kitchen, W/D, Cable, Int. & Utils Incl’d. $600 + DD. Call (250)-768-8930 1BD, shared. $500. Available Now. Downtown area. Call (250)-212-8909 Furnished Bdrm share everything else. utils, net,incl’d. Student/working female only pref.d $500 (250)765-6614 NEWLY reno’d furn’d Bedroom, Rutland, NP/NS, $530 +DD incl utils, cble, int. 250765-1633
GLENROSA Bright, Spacious, lower lev. incl family rm, 1bd, 3pc bath, sep. entry, $600, utils incl. Avail Dec 1. 778754-2048, Call to view. ROOMMATE wanted to share 2nd flr 2bd condo, recent upgrades, cbl incl, $450+ 1/2 utils, DD & ref’s. NP. Call (778)-478-7278
Suites, Lower 1 BDRM, $600 utilities included. Call (250)491-9383 1BDRM, N.Glenmore W/O, Spacious, private entry, laundry, near UBCO, $900 incl utils. Avail Dec 1, NS NP Call 250-868-8458 1BD suite. upper mission, bright, quiet, pr enterance, laundry,$825 1/2 utils. NP Call (250)764-9798 2BD, 1bth, WO, $900 utils incl. Westbank. Avail now. NS. NP. 250-769-7751, 250-864-4255 2BD bsmnt suite, w/o, 5appls, NS, NP. Ref’s. $950 incl utils. Nov 1. Call 250-317-0373 2BD. Glenrosa. Sep. ent., lg. bright, 2ba. $900 incl. int/cbl, dw & all utils. Pool. Pets/children ok. Immed.250-768-3890 2BD legal suite Rutland. Nr. bus & shopping. 4appl, ns, np. $950 + utils. Avail Dec 1st. Call 250-863-1155 2BD, New, Bright nr Hosp. ns/np, laundry. Mature & resp. adults w/ref. $895/mo. Avail Dec 1. Call 250-801-9900. 2Bdrm bright spacious & modern gr lvl bsmt ste. On acreage Ellison by Airport . View, priv entry, fr, st, dw, island w/d, covered patio. $900 + 1/2 utils. NS. NP. Ref’s Call after 6pm (250)-869-7464 2BDRM suite, N/S, N/P, 5 appl,prkng, Gordon in Mission. $850+util. Immed. 764-5413 2BD suite, avail immed. NP/NS. $750 incl. utils. Call 250-765-9471, 250-718-6505
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2bd suite, Springvalley/Cosco area. 1200sq’. all appl incl WD, NS, NP. $875 utils & net incl. Dec.15 250-861-6094 2 bedroom suite gas fireplace, F/S, W/D, N/S, cat okay, no parties, shower. $875 per month includes util. Call 250491-0431 . BRIGHT 2bd, Capri area, gas FP, own lndry, utils incl, cats ok. NS. 250-869-7144 Bright 2bdrm Suite 451 B Wallace Rd. sep entry,& laundry $900 NP (250)870-8230 BRIGHT 2bd suite in blackmountain, Avail Dec 15, fridge and stove, NS NP $850 + utils. Call 1(250)398-9188 BRIGHT w/o basement suite in peachland, close to lake, 2bd + den, new kitchen & fresh paint throughout, 5 appl, sep entrance, indoor storage unit. $850/mo. + 1/2 utils. NS,small pets only. Call (250)878-2193 FURNISHED 1500sq’ walk out with beautiful view. Toovey Rd Kelowna, car required. Priv. entrance, patio, laundry, fully equip. kitchen, gas FP, incl. utils. and sat. TV pref. prof single/ couple. Ref’s. NS, NP, DD. $1000. 250-491-3090 LRG Bachelor. Newer 5appls NS. NP. partly furn. Lakeview H. Working single male preferred. $975 utils cable incl’d. DD.req’d (250)-769-7217 RUTLAND 2bd gr level, yard, Avail immed. $750+ 40% utils. Badke Rd Townhome $825 + utils. NS NP 778-788-1636 RUTLAND. 2bd suite, grnd lvl, sep ent, NS, NP. $800 utils incl.no laundry near schools. Avail. Dec 1st 250-869-9530 TWO BEDROOM LEVEL ENTRY SUITE IN WEST KELOWNA AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. Asking rent: $695.00. This cozy suite has been freshly painted and re-carpeted. Rent includes: stove, fridge, parking and electricity. Laundry facility next door. Located near Bylands Nursery, and is close to bus stop. Adult oriented and no pets please. References and damage deposit required. Contact Ted @250 769 4444. WESTBANK. 2bdrm, 2bth Upper level. Quiet neighborhood. $1200 per month. Call 250-212-8282 for more information. WESTBANK, Near New Wal Mart area. Nice 2bdrm suite. Ideal for Seniors, gas fp, w/d, np, ns, Call 250-869-2140
EXECUTIVE Suite, 2bdrm Duplex. Close to hospital. NS, NP. $1250 Laundry & cable incl’d. Available Nov.15 Call (778)-478-6991
Townhouses BLACK MOUNTAIN-----Family oriented 3 Bed, 2.5 Bath, 2 car garage. Close to Parks and schools. Granite Kitchen, incl. professional series frid/stov/dw/mic/wd. call 2507187888 NEW upscale 2bdrm townhouse, near Art District $1350 incl 2 1/2bath 5appls fenced yard, 2 patios, yard maintenance, outdoor storage. NS. Avail Dec 1 250-212-1928
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Suites, Upper 1Bdrm suite Priv enrty lrg patio,suits working single NS pet negot $750 utils incl’d 250769-1106, or 778-363-1990 1BDRM Suite. Shared W/D. L.Mission. $750/mo + utils. Avail. Dec 1st .250-215-1562 2Bd Quite lower mission fourplex, Dec 1, large deck, parking, appliances, $850 + utils. 4345 Turner Rd 250-878-6159 2BDRM top floor plus den $1200/mo plus 1/2 utilities & DD....ALSO 1bdrm bsmt ste plus den $800/mo plus 1/2 utilities & DD in Peachland email tfairbrother@shaw.ca or call 250-212-4401 2bdrm, upper suite, suitable for 2 working adults or students, garage, Rutland area, references required, $950/mo incl. util. 250-545-5559 3Bdrm 1.5 bath 2 decks 1 car garage, Newer home. huge yard w/dog run. Glenmore $1350 utils inc’d(250)762-9703 3Bdrm top floor newly reno’d backyard deck & laundry 1.5 baths Available NOW. $1150 + utils.(250)448-1724 3 bedrm 2 ba Upper floor of house. Separate laundry, util., and entrance. Large yard and full attached garage. Rutland area close to schools and YMCA. 1350/month + utilities. NP NS Avail Dec 1st or ASAP. Contact Don at 250-764-8305. Bright 1 bdrm 2nd story suite Springfield & Burtch. Bus rte, furn optional, own bath, shr’d laundry, incl utils, NP, NS, NP, DD. ref’s req’d. Avail Dec 1 $600/mo suitable for student or single worker 778-436-9268 Bright Furn, Bach ste nr lake Pand shops Colg $695 incl. ns resp Adlt np 762-0317 Msg. CAPRI area, main floor, 2bd, NP, $1200 includes utilities. Ref’s Req’d. 1300 Belaire Ave. Call 250-718-9393
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CUISINE from Jude’s kitchen fishy chowders As the winds begin to blow all the leaves off the trees and the snow level gradually descends down the mountains around the valley to the bottom, thoughts of warm and comforting soups come to mind. And, there’s nothing quite so comforting as a bowl of hot seafood chowder on a blustery day. I know we don’t live next to the sea, but with good highways and dedicated seafood providers, we might as well be, for the fresh fish we have available to us here, now. It wasn’t always that way. But, now that we do have great, fresh seafood available, it’s become important that we do our part to ensure we always will have fresh seafood to include in our diets. That means we are responsible to look for the Ocean Wise logo wherever we buy or eat seafood, to be sure that fish has been caught in a manner that’s sustainable; that doesn’t include bycatch tossed overboard as waste or in any way that will end up depleting the marine life of our oceans. Ocean Wise is a program of the Vancouver Aquarium, where this week it’s being celebrated with a Chowder Chowdown by a dozen chefs and their favourite ocean-friendly chowder recipes, including two from the Okanagan. Codfather’s resident chef, Tyler Groenestyn is one, and Local chef Paul Cecconi is the other. Tyler has shared his chowder recipe with us, so think of him tomorrow as he competes and wish him luck. I too have a couple of favourite chowder recipes, but I’ve used them already in this column, so I went further afield for contributions from others. I hope you enjoy them. My favourite chowders can be found in my new book, Jude’s Kitchen, which is now available in local bookstores, VQA wine shops and winery gift shops. Or, you can pick one up and get me to personalize it at Summerland's newest hotel, the Summerland Waterfront Resort, where Local Lounge is, for the Light up the Vines event this Sat., Nov. 26, 12:30 to 2 p.m. where I'll be demonstrating an appetizer from the book. It would make a great gift.
Gail's Crabby Corn Chowder This version of a classic recipe gets good reviews. This recipe can be doubled to serve a crowd. Exact quantities of ingredients are not critical. 3 slices of lean bacon 2 tsp. (10 ml) olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, diced 1 lb. (454 g) potatoes 3 c. (750 ml) chicken stock 1/4 tsp. (1 ml) salt 1/4 tsp. (1 ml) paprika 15 oz. (444 ml) corn, drained 14 oz. (414 ml) creamed corn 1 c.(250 ml) fat-free evaporated milk 3 drops hot pepper sauce 1/2 lb. (240 g) (2 tins) crab meat, drained 2 tbsp. (30 ml) chopped green onions
Heat a small non-stick pan over medium heat and cook coarsely-chopped bacon until crisp. Transfer to paper towel to drain. Cool and then crumble. Heat oil in a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about six minutes. Peel, if necessary, and dice potatoes or use little new potatoes. Add potatoes, chicken broth, salt, paprika and bacon bits to the onion mix and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes. Add the corn, creamed corn, evaporated milk, hot pepper sauce and crab meat and return to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about two minutes. Remove from heat and add green onions. Serves 4.
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Tyler's Root Veg Chowder Tyler Groenestyn’s chowder is rich and mellow, full of the earthiness of root vegetables, fresh thyme and sweet seafood. You could make this as a vegetarian chowder, without the seafood, if you wish, but it wouldn’t be the same! We paired this with the Ganton and Larsen Prospect Winery Birch Canoe Pinot Blanc—a match made in heaven, with its crisp citrus flavours, subtle fruit and refreshing finish. 1 c. (250 ml) diced Yukon gold potato 1 c. (250 ml) diced onion 3/4 c. (175 ml) diced carrot 3/4 c. (175 ml) diced parsnip 3/4 c. (175 ml) diced celery root 1/2 lb. (200 g) thick cut diced bacon 2 tbsp. (30 ml) minced garlic 1 bay leaf 1/2 c. (125 ml) butter 1/2 c. (125 ml) flour 12 c. (3 l) fish or shellfish stock
2 c. (1/2 l) whipping cream 3 tbsp. (45 ml) fresh lemon thyme 1 lb. (400 g) fresh seafood Cut root vegetables into dice, about a half-inch. Cook potato three-quarters of the way through and set aside. Over medium heat in a heavy stock pot, render the bacon down. Add onion, carrot, parsnip, celery root, garlic and bay leaf with butter and sweat them off until softened. Add flour and stir for a minute or two until it’s cooked. Slowly add hot stock and bring it to simmering, while stirring. Simmer it for about 15 minutes until the soup has thickened. Remove the bay leaf and add the heavy cream, thyme or lemon thyme and partlycooked potato. Once heated through, add your choice of Ocean Wise seafood, scallops, shrimp, cod, clams, or whatever, and poach them in the chowder for a few minutes. Serves 8.
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