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Search turns into recovery mission ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
Search and rescue personnel will comb the banks of Cherry Creek near Cherryville to search for a Vernon man missing and presumed drowned in the creek. They will not, however, go onto the fast-flowing waters of the Shuswap River tributary to search for safety reasons. Lumby RCMP received a report of a man falling into the creek near the Gold Panner Campground Friday at around 5 p.m. Reports indicate the man, 31, was goldpanning when he went into the creek to retrieve his dog, who had previously gone into the water. Police report that both the man and dog were swept away. The man hasn’t been seen since, and there are unconfirmed reports that a dog was found along the creek banks and taken to a vet in Nakusp. “Vernon Search and Rescue will continue to monitor Cherry Creek. The creek is running higher today than it was on the weekend,” said RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk Monday morning. “Logs that were visible in the creek Saturday are now gone.” Molendyk said the professionally trained search and rescue volunteers will continue to check the water to determine when they can
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Search and Rescue teams drive through the Gold Panner Campground in Cherryville Saturday on their way to Cherry Creek to search for a 31-year-old man who went missing after jumping into the creek to try to rescue his dog that had gone into the swift flowing creek and been swept away. safely go in and continue their search. Police believe the man did not make it out of the water. “Search and rescue and the RCMP do not want to put any
body else’s life in danger in order to search,” said Molendyk. “The sad thing is we’re probably now looking at a recovery situation.” Search and rescue were called immediately to the scene Friday
and searched throughout the weekend for the missing man, whose name has not been released. The RCMP helicopter was also involved in looking for the missing goldpanner.
“Search and rescue will continue to search and use their training,” said Molendyk. “Last summer, we lost a young fellow on the Shuswap River. Search and rescue combed that water for several weeks and located that individual. The same is likely to happen here, but it’s safety first.” Police encourage all residents to use precaution when visiting waterways such as creeks and rivers. RCMP and search and rescue volunteers will not go near a high creek or river without a flotation device or life jacket. “The other thing is that with high water, the banks will get eroded because the water is going so fast,” said Molendyk. “You can appreciate that tributaries routinely change course because of high water. “You think you can go down to the water’s edge safely, but the ground is slippery and, boom, you’re in the water. Or the bank is undermined, you put pressure on the ground and all of a sudden you’re in the water. Molendyk said people often underestimate the power of water. “We just ask people to be careful, be very careful,” he said. “We don’t want another accident, but it seems every year we have to report on these tragedies.”
Health authority taking action against overcrowding RICHARD ROLKE Morning Star Staff
The Interior Health Authority is defending its handling of overcrowding at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Vernon city council was told Tuesday that a number of measures have been taken to ensure patients’ needs are a priority, including an additional 23 beds being added in the last Pat Furey two years. “We are not sitting still,” said Pat Furey, VJH administrator.
“We are addressing the capacity issues.” VJH is funded for 148 acute care beds but daily occupancy generally runs above 100 per cent. Physicians and nurses have launched a campaign demanding the provincial government develop two shelled-in floors in the new patient care tower so more acute care beds can be opened. Twenty to 30 people a day in acute care beds require residential care but they remain in the hospital until space can be found for them. Furey isn’t sure if opening the two floors will improve the situation. “Acute beds cost $1,000 a day (to operate) while residential are $125. If you are keeping
residential patients in acute, that’s an expensive place to keep them,” she said. It could cost about $10 million to develop each of the shelled-in floors for use by patients, and then $10 million each annually to operate the floors. IHA is currently soliciting bids to develop 46 new residential care beds in the North Okanagan and Furey says the goal is to discharge patients to the appropriate residential care or home care setting. “If we had 20 to 30 beds freed up, we’d have no problem handling acute care flow.” Furey also discussed indicators related to quality of care, and she insists they have remained the same or improved at VJH.
“Despite the capacity challenges, we are providing quality care comparable with similar-sized facilities in Canada,” she said. The $180 million patient care tower opens in September. “The emergency department will be four times the size of the current one. There will be larger operating rooms,” said Furey. “The intensive care unit will be four times the size of the current one and we’re going from two to four ambulance bays.” The tower will lead to about 55,000-squarefeet of space being vacated in the existing hospital building. “That will help us deal with some of our capacity issues,” said Furey.
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News Bears show up in Vernon neighbourhoods ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
Conservation officers had to destroy a pair of young bears in the Vernon city limits on the long weekend. One of the bears took officers on quite a tour of the city. “It started Friday night with a call that a bear was in the hospital parking lot, then Saturday morning at Polson Park,� said conservation officer Sgt. Josh Lockwood. “The bear went downtown, behind the courthouse, through backyards, day cares, nurseries, we had a hard time keeping up.� The bear was finally destroyed by officers behind the City of Vernon yards on 48th Avenue near Pleasant Valley Road. “The bear wouldn’t be treed, then it turned on us, we had to destroy it,� said Lockwood. The day before, another young bear was disposed of by officers in the Vernon Cemetery
after it climbed up a tree. Both of the bears were about two years old and habituated to garbage, said
Lockwood. “They were both skinny and malnourished, consistent with a garbage habituated bear,� he said.
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The Gardiner family was able to snap a photo of a bear climbing into a tree and enjoying an apple at their East Hill residence Friday (left). A conservation officer (above) search for a bear sighted on East Hill near Pleasant Valley Road on Saturday.
Council drives ahead with controversial road work RICHARD ROLKE Morning Star Staff
Attempts to sideline a contentious change to traffic flow hit a dead end. Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to deny a motion for a two-year delay for a median on 30th Avenue that would prevent left turns from 28th Street. “People in Vernon don’t like change,� said Coun. Jack Gilroy, who wants the project to proceed this summer. “If we do it now, it’s done. If we defer it for two years, there will be more problems.�
The motion to delay the project was made by Coun. Bob Spiers, who says a ban on left-hand turns will force vehicles on to other roads. “We’re going to get a bunch more traffic past St. James school,� he said. “I’m really worried about traffic flow past the school.� The median is part of the 25th Avenue extension, which may not occur for 10 years. The catalyst for the median now is the new library and the Nixon Wenger office at 30th Avenue and 28th Street. “If we don’t put it in now, the
library and law office will get used to a traffic pattern that will drastically have to change in the future,� said Ed Stranks, engineering development services manager. Staff also reports there have been about five accidents at the intersection in three years, and traffic will increase because of the library branch. “It’s a matter of safety and we put safety before convenience,� said Rob Dickinson, engineering manager. However, some businesses on 28th Street have concerns that a median will prevent customers
from accessing their storefronts. “There has to be more consideration of the businesses,� said Coun. Patrick Nicol, who supported Spiers’ motion. “We always say small business drives the economy but that doesn’t prove out with this. We shouldn’t be doing this at this time.� The debate began when Coun. Shawn Lee expressed some concerns about the median and whether it is necessary. But, in the end, he voted against Spiers’ motion and supported the project. “I don’t want to be a micromanager,� said Spiers.
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Support launched for park RICHARD ROLKE Morning Star Staff
A Vernon politician wants to sink boat launch plans if a popular park is placed at risk. On Tuesday, council discussed a draft study on boat launches in Greater Vernon, and particularly a consultant’s recommendations for Paddlewheel Park. “We can’t overrun the park because it’s one of the best parks on Okanagan Lake,” said Coun. Mary-Jo O’Keefe. “We can’t ruin it for a boat launch.” The consultant recommends the Paddlewheel launch being expanded to increase boat capacity. That could include relocation of the tennis courts. The study, which was commissioned by the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee, has come under fire from the Okanagan Landing Community Association, which owns much of Paddlewheel Park. “The recommendations in the consultant’s report are completely contrary to the consensus of the (public) planning session,” said Victor Cumming, association president, in a letter to GVAC. “The boat launch already has a detrimental impact on people using the beach and swimming area. Increasing the size of the launch and creating greater capacity for boat launching will only add
“We can’t ruin it for a boat launch.” — Mary-Jo O’Keefe to this situation and the concerns of the people using the park.” The launch is on land owned by the association. “This fact does not appear to be considered in her (consultant’s) recommendations,” said Cumming. One of the goals of the study is to consider ways to meet current and future needs among boaters. “Every single community is facing this issue. There is more demand on boat launches,” said O’Keefe. The consultant suggested that long-term demand for launching boats will exceed the ultimate carrying capacity of Kalamalka and Okanagan Lakes. But there were no recommendations presented. “It’s not addressed in the report. It’s a bit of an oversight,” said Coun. Buffy Baumbrough. City staff will review the boat launch study further.
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Kids compete to grab the flag off a calf’s tail for prizes Sunday afternoon at the Falkland Stampede.
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and above the potential for flooding. One issue that could have kept competitors out of the ring is an equine herpes outbreak, which was being rumoured much larger than it actually is. “That was a huge issue for us,” said Churchill, as rumours were spreading that hundreds of horses were dying of the disease, when in fact only seven have. “It all stemmed from a cutting horse competition in Ogden, Utah.” The outbreak forced several of Western Canada’s rodeos to postpone (including 100 Mile House’s Little Britches rodeo) and there are three horses in Vernon suspected of having the virus. While a few barrel racers were kept away from Falkland’s Stampede, due to concerns about the proximity to Vernon, Churchill says those informed weren’t scared away from the show. The May long weekend event also went off without a hitch. “It was probably one of our most problem free-ers,” said Churchill as no major incidents took place, no ambulances were needed and no animals were injured. Poor weather also
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hristy Clark has been teasing us with the possibility of a provincial election ever since becoming premier. Not once has she dismissed rumours that British Columbians will head off to the polls some time this year although legislation doesn’t require the writ to be dropped until May 14, 2013. And while some may be chomping at the bit to start campaigning, it’s unlikely Eric Foster is one of them. Consider that the year started with attempts to launch a recall effort against the VernonRichard Rolke Monashee Liberal MLA over the government’s bungling of the harmonized sales tax. Recall has yet to materialize but there are still people questioning Foster’s endorsement of the tax when more people signed a petition against it than voted for him. Next was the divisive and often painful debate over a proposed correctional facility in Lumby. Foster initiated some of the initial talks on a jail when he was mayor and as MLA, he certainly facilitated discussions between current council and the Ministry of Solicitor General. Much has been made of Foster apparently saying a 70 per cent yes vote would be the benchmark the government needs before considering Lumby as the site of a prison. In an interview with Sun FM, Foster clarified the situation. “Someone asked me one day what would you like to see and I said I’d love to see it go 70 per cent one way or the other and that makes it easy. But this is just a simple referendum, 50 per cent plus one, and the Village of Lumby voted 56 per cent,” he said. The bottom line is many residents believe
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their concerns have either not been addressed or they have been completely dismissed. As a member of the Liberal caucus, Foster is going to be the whipping boy for any misstep Victoria has taken or is perceived to have taken. It’s likely Foster has been permanently removed from some Christmas card lists in Lumby. But the most intense public scrutiny has come over Vernon Jubilee Hospital and chronic overcrowding. Patients are being stacked up in hallways like cord wood and surgeries are being cancelled. Code purple has become the standard. Foster has had numerous meetings with physicians and he has lobbied the Ministry of Health behind the scenes for more acute care beds. But still new funding hasn’t surfaced and that has led to numerous letters to the editor demanding that Foster become more outspoken. More and more people are wearing purple ribbons to show solidarity with the doctors and nurses. The pressure on Foster is going to remain intense until construction begins on the two shelled-in floors at VJH. And if an election comes first, the health care crisis could play a significant factor at the ballot box. Consider that during the 2009 provincial election, there were only 1,317 ballots separating Foster from the NDP in second place — not a slam-dunk victory. If the NDP were to present a credible local candidate who takes advantage of public anxiety over the HST, the prison, the hospital and other contentious issues, Foster could be on shaky ground. But, of course, the public can have a short memory and politicians can easily be forgiven. If an election call comes later than sooner, that could work to Foster’s advantage.
Many of us had wonderful, carefree long weekends enjoying the great outdoors at campsites, or possibly taking in the 93rd annual Falkland Stampede or just getting things done around the house with the luxury of an extra day off. It was a welcome change to our everyday routine and the sign of the beginning of summer in the Okanagan, despite what the weather may be saying about the issue. However this particular long weekend also served as the final days on Earth for a pair of young bears in the Vernon area. One bear was destroyed in the Vernon Cemetery Friday and then another mere blocks away on Saturday at the City of Vernon works yard. Conservation officer Josh Lockwood says both bears were malnourished, apparently telltale signs of garbage-dependent bruins. Officers had little choice but to get rid of the problem bears who are threats to the wellbeing of children, adults and pets alike. However we as responsible residents living in close proximity to bear habitat do have a choice in helping to prevent these occurrences. Keep garbage and decaying fruit from being a possible meal for hungry bears. If the attractant is minimized, there is less of a chance for a bear to become addicted to a too-easy meal with oftentimes tragic consequences. It’s too bad that when nature and civilization clash that it usually doesn’t end well for wildlife. However let’s make sure that we all do our part and keep these potential problems to a minimum.
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olumnist Tom Fletcher revealed some interesting and revealing ideas in his article “Clash of visions in political spring.” First of all Mr. Fletcher asked Stephen Harper if B.C.’s poor unemployment record and investment performance “suggest that not all of the (tax) savings are being reinvested.” Harper’s reply was his usual one-trick pony about stable government - yet the corporations could care less about ‘stable’ government as long as they are able to make profits from our resources and as usual take the money and run to invest in more lucrative financial endeavours that caused our current economic crisis in the first place. Harper then uses Ireland as an example as “Ireland’s bankrupt, and it's not raising its business taxes.” True, but the reason behind it is not because the people of Ireland do not want to, but that they have no real say in it. The real say comes from the “Washington consensus” of the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other corporate entities that ‘govern’ supranationally - above the national level. Their goal is to maximize profits, and require national governments to cut social services while imposing so-called “austerity programs” on the general population, creating a debt fund that will pour money into corporate coffers for decades to come. Sure, taxes won’t go up, but neither will real wages, TDM IS THE FUTURE I’m a member of the spandex-clad hoards which Barry Beardsell claims are the sole beneficiaries of TDM and I have some bad news for him. No, we won’t soon be forcing him from his single-occupancy vehicle; “peak oil” and the rising price of fuel will do that. But TDM has morphed into mobility management. We walk among you, cleverly disguised as office workers in rayon and polyester, riding the bus to work. Businesspeople in cashmere, or wool blends, carpooling to free up parking spaces. Seniors in wool sweaters and sensible shoes, walking downtown to shop. Children and youth in denim and nylon, walking with their friends to school. Young adults wearing hemp or recycled clothing catching the UBC-O bus at Okanagan College. Mobility management is about ensuring that there are alternatives, so that we can maintain our mobile lifestyle and business enterprise when the price of gas goes to $1.50 a litre in July, and $2 or $2.50 next year. It’s about avoiding costly transportation infrastructure upgrades that will be required if we continue the one-person, one-vehicle approach to transportation as the
nor will employment, at the same time that health services, pension plans and other social services are either privatized for more profit, or done away with altogether. Credit to Mr. Fletcher as he recognizes that what little economic progress is being made in B.C. and Canada has not so much to do with policy, as with the rising prices for commodities, our oil, gas, lumber, wheat and other resources that Canada sells for corporate profit taking. Mr. Fletcher then turns to the new NDP leader for B.C. Adrian Dix, and after several comments about his rhetoric he summarizes by saying “on the economy, he is diametrically opposed to the global consensus.” Well, the global consensus is as described above: governments subordinated to the demands of the Washington consensus, imposing austerity
population grows. The Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, actively supported by the City of Vernon, TDM committee and many other volunteer organizations, has been instrumental in getting funding for school travel plans (one of only two communities in B.C. to do so), bicycle training for youth, and donations for many community events that demonstrate the transportation alternatives that exist. The TDM committee and coordinator have given a voice to seniors and those that are mobility challenged, enhancing transit and taxi service to many. All these initiatives will prove to be worthwhile, longterm investments. Many in Vernon are in the fortunate position to be able to afford the increasing price of fuel. But you will still benefit, because for every trip we make by bicycle, bus, or on foot, we free up litres of fuel, parking spaces, and road infrastructure for you to consume. Even so, with increasing population in the Okanagan, and increasing fuel prices, we expect the day will come when more will be forced to join us and consider alternative transportation. Mr Beardsell, like it or not,
Mobility Management (TDM) is the future. Resistance is futile; you will be assimilated. I’m not sure how you will look in spandex though. Perhaps some baggy board shorts and an oversized cotton polyester rugby shirt? Kim Young FREE FLIGHT In the Great Depression (19291939) $10 was a lot of money. It was also the cost of a local 10-minute stunt airplane ride. Bill Brown had dreams of one day having one of those rides. And on his 70th birthday he had squirreled away enough nickels and dimes to make this possible. He approached the stunt pilot and asked for a flight ticket. The pilot knew this man well, knowing he was an incessant talker. "Bill," he said. "I'll make you an offer. I'll take you and your wife for the ride of your lives and if, when we land, you haven't said one word, the flight is free." They agreed and away they went. The pilot pushed the plane to its limit, performing every stunt he knew. When they landed, he turned to the man and said: "I just can't believe you never once said a word."
programs to overcome the financial collapse and indebtedness that the governments and corporations themselves helped create. To be diametrically opposed to this is good news, not bad as implied by Mr. Fletcher. Argentina and Iceland had the correct response to indebtedness, caused by the control of the IMF and World Bank (in Argentina) or by the greed of big business and big bank loans for real estate development (in Iceland). Argentina defaulted on their debt, the GDP fell some 23 per cent the first year, and then they had a decade of strong recovery with a 60 per cent increase in GDP (the economists favourite number to work with). In Iceland, the voters were given the chance in a referendum (what a novel idea) - and wisely rejected by 90 per cent - their own government's plan to pay off the debts of their main banks that were owed mainly to British and Netherlands banks. If they had done otherwise, the average Icelander would have had to pay about one quarter of their income for eight years to pay for the mistakes of the banks and the IMF/WTO governance. While Canada managed to survive the recession based on commodities, we are still part of the global corporate economic pattern that impoverishes the many and enriches the few. Stephen Harper’s agenda is in full accord with that pattern. Jim Miles
Bill replied, "Well, it wasn't easy. On one of your rolls I almost yelled when my wife fell out." Gordon Anderson TAXPAYER MONEY As Canadian taxpayers should we not be informed of the cost per day to house, feed, guard, court costs and lawyer fees of the nearly 600 migrants who fled their war-torn shores to land illegally in British Columbia over the past two years by cargo ships? The courts are busy trying to prove who among them belongs to the terrorist group called the Tamil Tigers. Would not the millions it's costing us taxpayers be better spent on our education and health care? Ron. G. Bencher THANK YOU On behalf of the North Okanagan Community Concert Association, I would like to thank The Morning Star, and in particular Kristin Froneman and Christine Pilgrim for the excellent coverage of our music series. As a not-for-profit society run entirely by volunteers, we rely on your paper to help spread the word about the first-rate concerts we offer. We very much appreciate the
publicity we receive for our community-based organization, and look forward to your continued support. Nina Langton
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Band finds its sequence in the studio Armstrong’s Cold Driven is refreshed and ready to rock with The Wicked Side of Me KRISTIN FRONEMAN Morning Star Staff
Billy Nickell takes a sip of his cold drink before launching into a description of the music sequencing his band Cold Driven has been working on lately. He’s talking about a computer program they discovered on the Internet that uses ACA samplers and condenses drummer triggered sequences down to an iPod. He may as well be talking about the Big Bang Theory. Far from being a computer nerd, the lead singer of North Okanagan’s popular hard rock band is all about learning new ways to be on the cutting edge of technology. And using a computer program for recording, editing and programming music, along with blasting out thumping, melodic rock with two guitars, drums, bass and vocals, is what people can expect upon hearing Cold Driven’s new EP, The Wicked Side of Me, which is officially being released this week. If it seems like ages since Cold Driven emerged from the dark depths of the recording studio with its last CD, Steel Chambers, it was, in fact, four years ago. “We’ve gone from touring all over the country to our garages from one end of Armstrong to the other,” said Billy, who with his bassist brother Dennis Nickell, fellow siblings and guitarists Ben and Shane Bouthillier, and drummer Jeremy McLachlan make up Cold Driven’s creative force. With the success of Steel Chambers and the single Heavier than Heaven –– the album won the band five awards at the Okanagan Music Awards (now the B.C. Indie Awards) and helped them reach the top 5 position in CFox’s well-known SEEDS contest –– Cold Driven has high hopes for The Wicked Side of Me. The band has already released lead-off single Kingdom Come through online submissions to rock stations across the country. “Stations can access our data bank and
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Cold Driven’s Dennis Nickell (standing, left), Jeremy McLachlan, Shane Bouthiller, Ben Bouthillier and Billy Nickell (sitting) are touring on the release of their first album in four years. The Wicked Side of Me CD release party takes place at Vernon’s Club 2929 Friday. we don’t have to send them out a CD, which saves on shipping costs,” said Billy. And that’s just part of the technology Cold Driven has been delving into on its new effort. “We’re sequence driven, so we threw some names out to mix the album, and Dave “Rave” Ogilvie’s was the one that came to mind, so we threw it at him to see if he’d be interested” said Billy. “When we looked at his credentials, we were impressed,” added Dennis. The one-time member and producer of ‘80s industrial band Skinny Puppy, Ogilvie has worked with a wide swath of musicians such as Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and Xavier Rudd. “(Ogilvie) was super fun to work with. We’d bounce ideas off him and he’d help us solidify them. We only had two-and-a-
half days to get the sequencing done, so we burned the candle at both ends,” said Billy, adding his bandmate Ben also worked with Ogilvie and Ogilvie’s writing partner Collin Janz on the sequencing and programming. “(Janz) does all this orchestral programming and symphony stuff. Watching this guy play was a treat... He and Dave come from completely different spectrums. While Dave does the programming, (Janz) does the melodic part. “They were both amazing to work with. We’d throw out ideas, but we’d realize later that they didn’t sound as good than what was initially in our heads, so they’d come up with 10 more ideas. They’d take charge when we needed that to happen.” Cold Driven was just as impressed with Danny Craig, the drummer and producer of band Default, who recorded The Wicked Side
of Me at his Coach House Studios in Langley. (The drums were recorded at Vancouver’s famed Factory Studios.) And the feeling must have been mutual as Craig agreed to work with Cold Driven after the band handed him a copy of Steel Chambers while Default was playing a gig in Kelowna. “He has a great ear for music.. At first we were writing material that was an extension of Steel Chambers and they would become these long productions. He helped us cut off the fat and challenged us to be better,” said Billy. “And if anyone challenged him, he’d just point out (Default’s) platinum record on the studio wall in a joking way to remind us who was boss,” laughed Dennis. The result is an album with catchier melodies that don’t lose their edge while hooking listeners in, say the brothers. “We want to write stuff that will cross over on radio while still playing the stuff we love,” said Billy. “We have to have songs people will get behind.” And the album has translated well for the relationship between the sibling musicians, and their newest member, McLachlan, a longtime friend who also hails from Armstrong. “When you’re in a band with your brother, you can really get pissed off with each other, but now we’re listening to each other,” said Billy. “Before we’d be yelling at each other to get our ideas across, now it’s like we’ll try any idea each other comes up with. We’ve spawned some middle ground.” And that symbiotic relationship has helped when the band has been on the road. “Before we’d be out there for 10 minutes then we’d blow up, now the second we’re on the road, you’ve never seen a group of people get along so well... It’s a sign we need to be on the road,” added Dennis. Cold Driven is about to do just that as it launches its tour in support of The Wicked Side of Me, starting with a CD release party in Vernon Friday. Cold Driven takes the stage at Vernon’s Club 2929 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20, available at the club, Dangerous Clothing and online at www.colddriven.com. The band also plays Armstrong’s Branding Iron Pub June 3 and returns to Vernon to open for Great White at the Funtastic Music Festival July 2.
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Lizzie (Melanie Issac, left), Creston Hall’s student council president, is less than impressed with the school’s journalism team (Reuben Smid, Olivia Bieniada, Christian Armstrong and Evanie Smid) in the play, Pressing For Answers.
Stepping out in faith. Standing up for what you believe in. Sounds easy on paper, doesn’t it? Well, for Kate (Evanie Smid), the student editor of The Creston Hall Monitor, following her heart is a very tough road to travel. In the brand new play, Pressing For Answers, Kate, sick of going through the motions, convinces her team to make their small publication more than just a fluff publicity piece for the egotistical school council president (Melanie Issac) by posing some challenging theological questions to the student body.
But the waves such a move creates do more than simply ruffle a few feathers –– they quickly threaten to destroy friendships. And Kate’s faith, along with her courage, is tested more than ever before. Pressing For Answers, a drama/ comedy written and directed by Aisle Seat’s Jason Armstrong, is the second dessert theatre production for Vernon Christian School, following up from last year’s successful play Bugles and Blu Rays. Armstrong says the venue for the production, the Agape Studio for the Performing Arts, along with his “ridiculously talented
cast,” will make for a great evening of family entertainment. “Agape has such an intimate, classic playhouse atmosphere, a lot of the usual bells and whistles just aren’t required,” he said. “It’s all about telling a story, and I think we have a very good one to unravel here.” Pressing For Answers runs this Thursday to Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the Agape studio, 43rd Avenue, above Napa Auto Parts. Tickets, which include cheesecake and coffee at intermission, are $15 each and are available in advance at the Vernon Christian School office or at the door.
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Take a ride with trio for last gig of the season DVOIRA YANOVSKY Vernon Jazz Society
Pulling out all the stops for the season’s last gig this Saturday, the Vernon Jazz Club presents an evening with Karin Plato, one of Canada’s finest jazz vocalists. Known for her rich alto voice and elegantly smooth vocal stylings, Plato’s current trio, Song Amusement Park, performs a fun, eclectic repertoire of swing, bebop, blues, bossa nova, and ballads. The trio includes celebrated pianist Michael Creber and rising star clarinettist James Danderfer. The trio mingles entertaining tunes like Save the Bones for Henry Jones and Johnny One Note with wellloved standards such as Sonny Rollins’ Doxy and Gershwin’s It Ain’t Necessarily So. A talented composer, Plato also performs some of her original tunes like Big Black Crow and I’d
Rather Be Somewhere Hot from her latest CD, Out of Town. Recorded with Montreal pianist John Roney, the double CD has received raved reviews. Ju n o - n o m i n a te d Plato studied classical music throughout her childhood on the Saskatchewan prairies before being drawn into the jazz idiom. “It was a slow process but a complete one,� said Plato. “I love the notion of simply painting a song, whereby the very simple recipe of a melody, lyric, and chord changes will take on a particular existence as the musicians explore and interpret it.� Plato describes her musical style as, “quite straight ahead and mainstream in the world of jazz.� “No ‘skronks or squeaks’ coming from my voice –– at least not intentionally,� she laughed. Plato is pleased to return to her Vernon
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Vancouver jazz composer/vocalist Karin Plato returns to the Vernon Jazz Club with her new trio, Song Amusement Park, Saturday. audience. “I love singing in Vernon,� said Plato. “I especially look forward to presenting some of this enjoyable repertoire. Some of the songs make me laugh and I think the combination of laughter and
music is wonderful,� she added. Future plans include a new recording with more folk-based music since Plato has become fascinated with arranging some of the old traditional folk song tunes. She has also been
learning to play the ukulele. “I’ll be bringing it along and playing something in it for the Song Amusement Park show since it is a rather amusing little instrument,� said Plato. Not only a gifted singer and composer, Plato is also committed to music education. “I continue to teach a roster of piano, singing, and theory students in an attempt to share my passion for music of various kinds.� Keyboardist, composer, and producer Creber has worked with many artists including k.d. lang, The Irish Rovers, Shirley Bassey, Jim Byrnes, and many others. Creber is the music director for various live concert music productions in Vancouver and is also very busy producing CDs for other artists.
Danderfer is originally from Vancouver and has been traveling, studying, and performing around the world since the age of 16. He has recorded and performed with Kenny Werner, Don Thompson, and Brad Turner, among others, and has recorded two albums of original music. Danderfer is currently involved in a con-
temporary swing trio with Miles Black and Joe Poole, as well as an electro jazz project with Chris Gestrin. Karin Plato and Song Amusement Park take the stage at the Vernon Jazz Club, 3000-31st St., Saturday at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $20 ($15 for VJS members) available at the Bean Scene and Bean to Cup coffee houses.
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Of Gods and Men, the Grand Jury winner at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, will be shown by the Vernon Film Society Monday. Based on a true story, the film follows French Cistercian monks living in the Atlas mountains of Algeria who were abducted from their monastery in 1996 by the GIA (Armed Islamic Group). The movie begins by showing the routine of the eight monks as they go about their day-today life in the austere monastery. One is a doctor who holds daily clinics for local villagers, others work in the garden, help local people and bottle the honey they sell in the market. Their elected leader, Brother Christian, a 50-ish intellectual is portrayed writing and studying his books. The monks mix easily with the Arab population and live a quiet life of contemplation and service until a group of Croatians working on a construction project is massacred by terrorists. The escalating unrest builds and the monks are offered protection, which they feel they cannot take as they do not wish to be seen as siding with the government against the Islamists. The situation leads the monks to question their lives, faith and relationship to God. The audience gets to know them more as individuals dealing with a difficult problem as they discuss whether to stay or leave. On Christmas Eve
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Split Pea Soup (and variations) 2 cups split peas, rinsed 6 cups cold water 5 cups chicken broth 1 carrot, finely chopped 1 celery stalk, with leaves, finely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tsp. sugar (optional) 2 tsp. lemon juice 1 bay leaf Salt and pepper to taste Dash each of parsley, thyme, marjoram and cayenne pepper In a large pot add peas to cold water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1-1/2 hours until the split peas are tender. Add chicken broth, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, sugar, lemon juice, bay leaf and all the spices. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for another 30 minutes or until carrots are soft. Remove bay leaf. Cool slightly. Purée in a blender for a smooth soup or leave as is. Variations: ■ Omit the chicken stock and simmer the soup with a ham bone, for a traditional split pea and ham soup. ■ Replace the chicken stock with vegetable stock for a hearty vegetarian soup. This soup freezes well. Serves 8.
Meaty Mushroom Veggie Burger 4 tbsp. olive oil 1/2 finely chopped onion 4 cloves garlic, minced 1-1/2 lbs. white mushrooms, sliced 1/2 tsp. dried oregano 2/3 cups rolled oats 3/4 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. black pepper In a large frying pan, add 2 tbsp. olive oil; heat to medium-high. Add onion and garlic and stir occasionally until onion is almost soft. Add mushrooms, and a good pinch of salt; sauté until almost all the water is dried out of the pan. Add oregano, stir and continue cooking until mushrooms begin to colour a bit. Remove from heat and place in bowl. Add oatmeal, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, cheese and beaten eggs; mix well. Let sit for about 5-6 minutes before making into patties to allow moisture to soak into oatmeal, crumbs, salt and pepper. Fry in remaining oil until golden brown. Serve in a fresh roll with your favourite toppings (tomato, lettuce, onion, pickles, cheese, avocado, etc.) and desired condiments.
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“Finding Balance” is the theme this week as instructor Victoria Jacob offers yoga and meditation classes in Armstrong. Jacob’s Feeling Alive and Centred classes take place Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Zion United Church Hall in
Armstrong. Registration is not necessary, as this is a drop-in class, with an admission of $11. “Always wanted to do yoga? To learn how to meditate? Classes offer breathing exercises, open heart hatha and vinyasa flow yoga and guide into silent medita-
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Every May we recognize the importance of child care in the lives of families with young children. Child care can include licensed group full or part-day child care, preschool, licensed family child care, license-not-required child care, child minding and residential care. Group child care and preschool are provided by licensed early childhood educators who usually have taken a two-year diploma or may be in the process of completing their education. Family and LNR Child Care are operated out of family homes and the provider may have ECE, Family Child Care training or courses in early childhood development. Licensed ECE’s are required to participate in continuing education to stay licensed. Many ECE’s also have additional training as Infant/Toddler Educators, Special Needs (Supported Child Development) Educators or specialties such as Montessori, Waldorf, High Scope or Reggio Emiliainspired training. Early childhood educators also work in Child Care Resource and Referral, Supported Child Development or may be involved with Early Years Community Development through local Early Childhood D e v e l o p m e n t Coalitions. Supported Child Development also provides trained staff to work in programs with children who need extra support to be fully included in community programs. Whatever type of child care children attend, quality programs are essential for their healthy development. More children than ever before are spending some or most of their waking hours in child care facilities. Research shows that child care is beneficial to children if it is of high quality. Some of the indicators of a high quality program include level and quality of staff training, staff to child
ratio, the quality of adult/child interactions, smaller group sizes, and environmental factors such as healthy building materials, size and layout of the facility, and access to safe, natural, creative play environments both indoors and outdoors. The active involvement of parents is also essential. Children feel safe and secure when they see a nurturing relationship between their parents and their care providers. Many families use child care on a part-time basis when their children are very young so that they can achieve work/life balance and depend on the support and knowledge of the child care provider to help them in their important role as parents and the first educator of their child. The greatest asset of any child care program is the early childhood care and education practitioner. While
people sometimes think of child care as a place to keep children safe so that their parents can work, it is so much more than that. It is an important part of healthy early childhood development, early learning and school readiness. Many developing countries in the world spend a much greater percentage of their GDP than Canada does on early care and education, as they know this is the key to a healthy, educated, civil society. Both the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and UNICEF have rated Canada very low among the G20 countries for our poor commitment to early childhood development. Only about 20 per cent of families in Canada needing quality child care for their children can access it in order to work or complete their education. This is a situation that
needs to change as more and more families find they need two incomes in order to provide for their children, and research shows that 90 per cent of a child’s brain develops by the age of five. Many of these families with two incomes fall into the category of the working poor due to the high cost of housing, food and child care. Despite these troubling facts, we have much to celebrate. The North Okanagan has many excellent child care facilities staffed by dedicated and inspired educators. On May 5, a Caregiver Appreciation Night was hosted by the North Okanagan Branch of the Early Childhood Educators of BC, Supported Child Development (NONA), Child Care Resource and Referral (Boys and Girls Club), and the North Okanagan Early Childhood Development Coalition.
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More than 40 ECE’s and child care providers got together at the Coldstream Women’s Institute for snacks, to make bracelets representing their commitment to the children and families that they serve, and to share displays of the creative and cutting edge programs they provide for our
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2011 PROPERTY TAX NOTICES Property Tax Notices for the Township of Spallumcheen have been mailed. If you are the registered owner of property within the Township of Spallumcheen and have not received your Property Tax Notice for 2011, please contact the Tax Department, Municipal Hall, 4144 Spallumcheen Way, Spallumcheen, BC, or call 250-546-3013. Please note that current taxes and rates are due by 4:30 p.m., Monday, July 4th, 2011. Any current taxes and rates unpaid after July 4th, 2011 shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the unpaid amount of current taxes and rates. A payment towards current taxes and rates does not have to be made for eligible owners to claim their Provincial Home Owner’s Grant. Provincial Home Owner Grants for the Township of Spallumcheen can be claimed over the internet from Spallumcheen’s website www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca. Click on the “Virtual City Hall” link. To claim the grant, property owners will need their Roll Number and Access Code, both of which are located on the Property Tax Notice. Payment towards current taxes and rates may be made in the following manner: • In person at the Municipal Hall, 4144 Spallumcheen Way, Spallumcheen, BC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays. • By mail to the Township of Spallumcheen, 4144 Spallumcheen Way, Spallumcheen, BC, V0E 1B6. • In the event of job action by CUPW, property owners are responsible to ensure payment is delivered to the Spallumcheen Municipal Of¿ce by the due date of July 4th, 2011 to avoid penalty. Postmarks will not be accepted as proof of payment by the due date. • In person at the Valley First Credit Union, 2575 Patterson Avenue, Armstrong, BC, during the following hours, except statutory holidays: Monday - Friday Saturday
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• In person at the Vantage One Credit Union, 3300 Smith Drive, Armstrong, BC, during the following hours, except statutory holidays: Monday - Friday Saturday
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Over the internet at the following ¿nancial institutions: the Credit Unions of British Columbia, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Royal Bank of Canada. Property Owners who make payments over the internet and are eligible for the Provincial Home Owners Grant, are responsible to submit their completed Grant Application to the Municipal Of¿ce on or before July 4th, 2011.
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St. John ‘s Lutheran Church as it looked in 1913 — the congregation celebrates 100 years of worship this year.
St. John’s celebrates centennial The congregation of St. John’s Lutheran Church gives thanks for 100 years of worship, fellowship and service this year. The beginnings of the congregation can be traced to 1902 when four Lutheran families from Alberta moved to the Vernon area, settling near Mabel Lake. In this group were four Sigalet brothers, and the Holland and Bieler families. In 1907, another group of Lutheran families came from Manitoba and they continued services in homes, with the first chapel built in Vernon in 1910. On Oct. 15, 1911, the congregation joined the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod as St. John’s Lutheran Church. The first church was built on 27th Street in Vernon in 1913 for the congregation of 164. A larger church was needed by 1952 and it was in use until the present building on Alain Road, which now has a congregation of more than 300 families,
was built in 1985. The present pastor is Roy White, who has been at the church since 2001. The Centennial Committee is busy planning celebrations with the theme, A Century of Blessings, throughout the year. “I think it’s fabulous. There’s a lot of pride to be able to say, yes, the Lutheran church has been here for 100 years,” said Irene Hirschmiller, committee member. “When you think of all the hardships the pioneers had to go through and all the people who brought the church this far, it’s really exciting for us all to be a part of it.” There will be an open house and special entertainment at the church the weekend of Nov. 11, 12, 13. Any former members or anyone who has any history or memorabilia about the church is invited to share it. For more information, call the church at 250-549-2244, e-mail church@stjohnsvernon.com or see www.stjohnsvernon.com.
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Spring is here and another tradition throughout the educated world takes place. Yes, once again it’s time for the high school graduation. Like so many other towns and communities in British Columbia, the village of Lumby is no exception. Charles Bloom secondary school will hold Grade 12 graduation ceremonies on Friday. This celebration of the transformation from childhood to young adults begins at 5 p.m. in the school gym. The event is open to all who would like to attend. The graduates, all dressed to the nines, receive their recognition for 12 long years of hard work and study. It’s also a time when proud parents can see their child up on stage, ready to take on the world, as they reflect back on the day when they had to let go of that little hand on their first day of Grade 1.
The second part of the ceremony takes place at the Lumby curling club at 7 p.m., where dinner is served by Big Steve’s catering. After dinner, grads will mingle with friends and family before they depart at 11 p.m. for
Scandia Fun Centre, for their all-night safe grad event. Throughout the year, the grads, with a little help from their parents and teachers, held many fundraisers supported by the community to help pay for this fun event.
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NOTICE OF POWER INTERRUPTION ENDERBY Time: 5 am to 9 am When: Sunday, May 29, 2011 We will be making electrical system improvements in Enderby on Sunday, May 29, 2011. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately four hours, from 05:00 am - 09:00 am. The area affected is King Ave heading south down Highway 97-A to the Drive-In theatre and will include all of Fortune Rd, Back Enderby Rd, part of Canyon Rd, and side roads. Please protect all sensitive equipment. We recognize the inconvenience this may cause, and will restore service safely and as efficiently as possible. Shorten restoration time during a power outage by switching lights and electrical equipment off. Wait one hour after power is restored before switching on multiple appliances to allow the system time to stabilize.
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am appalled when I see the floods in Manitoba. I grew up about 18 miles from Portage la Prairie, and the land description of the farm site was section 19, township 10, range 8. That area is now in the flooded area. I heard a comment recently that I found humourous. This fellow mentioned that in 2010, farmers were praying for rain. Their prayers were answered, just a year late. Due to the late season, some of the flower shows may not have as many entries as we would like. One of the shrubs we normally see in bloom early in May is the flowering plum, although it is about 15 days later than usual. I checked the Hospice House rose garden recently and there is no sign of flower buds. There won’t be any roses in bloom until June 10, a good 10 days later than usual. Okanagan Gardens and Roses held their annual planter and basket night recently at one of the large garden centres. There
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MAY 25
Feature Event: Bokashi composting movie and presentation
FORMER KITIMAT RESIDENTS are invited to Okanagan Valley reunion May 25 at 11 a.m., Cousins Park, Peachland. Special visit by Paul Henning, B.C. Operations manager for Rio Tinto Alcan, talking about plant expansion. Lunch provided. Bring folding chairs and hat. RSVP appreciated. Call Pat Grieve at 250-767-6509. ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA Okanagan Centre Vernon, meets at the Okanagan Science Centre May 25, 7:15 p.m. Featured speaker will be Okanagan Centre president Dave Gamble talking about night sky photography. His talk, entitled “Imaging from Snapshots to Guided Multiple Exposures” is of interest to both beginners and advanced astrophotographers. Public is welcome. MOVE FOR LIFE DVD EXERCISES promoted by ActionNowBC, demonstrated by Cristie Voth May 25 at Lumby Seniors Drop-in Wellness Day (1751 Glencaird St.) Exercises can be performed sitting down, done indoors or out, to help seniors strengthen and stretch their muscles. Day also provides blood pressure and weight checks with consultation by a retired LPN. Call Olena at 250-547-8866. KINDALE THRIFT STORE At 2725 Patterson Ave., Armstrong, is having a 25 cents Yellow Tag Sale (excluding boutique) from May 25 through 28. The Thrift Store is open from Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed. Please stop by the Thrift Store and see Joyce or call Cindy at 250-546-3005. SUMMER SOLSTICE SOIREE June 3, Paddlewheel Hall, Okanagan Lake, second annual fundraiser hosted by the North Okanagan Child Care Society in an elegant evening celebrating our love for children and the longest dance of the Okanagan Sun. Doors open 7 p.m., tapas tour served at 7:30 p.m., silent auction 7 to 9:30 p.m., dancing starts 10 p.m. Black tie and flip-flops suggested. Only 200 tickets available, advance purchase required by May 25. Tickets, $50 each, with $25 charitable donation receipt provided for each ticket purchased. Tickets available at www.noccs.ca or by calling 250-558-9963, ext. 202. BC CONSERVATIVES HOST LUNCH BC Conservatives leader John Cummins will be at The Pantry Restaurant May 25, 11:30 - 1:30. Come hear our plan for getting B.C. back on track. Menu a la carte. WESTSIDE RESPONSE SERVICES SOCIETY WRS offers blood pressure testing, Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - noon at the Killiney Beach Hall and Annex on Udell Road. AA MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAYS Upon Awakening meeting, Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m., Anglican Church, 3205-27th St. (back door), Vernon. Nooner Solution Group Monday to Friday, noon, open, VTC, 2810-48th Ave. (H). Open meeting (X), 8 p.m. at VTC, 2810-48 Ave., Vernon. Tradition meeting (X) closed meeting, 8 p.m., Albert Place, 3610-25 Ave, Vernon. AA meeting (X), open, 8 p.m., at VTC 2810-48 Ave. (H) Handicap access. (X) no access. THE VERNON DIET CLUB MEETS Every Wednesday in the basement of Peace Lutheran Church. Weigh-in between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Short meeting to follow. Anyone wishing support in weightmanagement is most welcome. Call 542-3252. IS SCRABBLE ON YOUR “TO DO” LIST? Join the local “Scrabblers” every Wednesday at 10 a.m., Schubert Centre. Come out and learn with us! Call Sharon at 545-8092 for more information. THE SCHUBERT CENTRE We have many activities for seniors 50+ to enjoy. We’re open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The pool room and coffee shop are open daily. The Thrift Shop is open Monday to Friday. For more information, please call 250-549-4201. Thursdays it’s tai chi, seniors’ support group (fourth Thursday), Fun Time for Seniors, line dancing, exercise class, wood carving, Friday’s it’s canasta, mah jongg, happy hour with live music. PARENT AND CHILD WALK IN THE PARK Hosted by Aboriginal Infant and Early Childhood Development Centre. Everyone welcome, meet 10 a.m., Wednesdays at 2905-29th Ave. Meet other parents, get fit and win a prize. Step challenge, pedometer supplied for the walk. Join anytime. For more information, call 542-7578. ENDERBY WHEELS TO MEALS Every Wednesday, full-course
ruce Mol will present his documentary Thursday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Schubert Centre in a free presentation. Bokashi – food for your soil describes the process that took place in September 2010 at the five-day Armstrong IPE, where a program was piloted to process two tons of food fair scraps anaerobically, using microorganisms. This process, known as bokashi, ferments food scraps to create a nutrient-rich natural fertilizer. Three weeks later the bokashi was tilled into a farmer’s field. The bokashi movie documents the pilot project while illustrating the effectiveness, benefits and scalability of bokashi fermentation. See www. bokashimovie.com. Event sponsored by the Sustainable Environment Network Society.
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MAY 26
VERNON MS SOCIETY SUPPORT GROUP Meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m., room 105 of the People Place. Call 542-2241 for more information. THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS TCF is an international, nonprofit, non-denominational, self-help organization for parents who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause. Meetings are held at 7 p.m., on the last Thursday of the month at the People Place, 3402-27th Ave. For further information, please call Darlene or Al at 250-558-5026, Natalie at 250-558-7605. Please note: May 26 is our last meeting for the summer.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED The North Okanagan Valley Gleaners used furniture store (A-4405-29th St., call 309-8854) is looking for people who could donate four hours each week working in the store. Volunteers also needed in the processing plant in Lavington, which runs Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 250-545-1672. VERNON RESTHOLM Annual Spring Tea, May 26 at 2808 - 35th St. from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Strawberry shortcake is $3 per person. Also be a raffle, bake sale, craft sale and 50/50 draw. CNIB SUPPORT GROUP MEETS At the Schubert Centre the Pedicure & Manicure Combo SPECIAL fourth Thursday of the month. There will be speakers and preGel Nails $ 00 sentations at each meeting. All CNIB members are encouraged to attend.Our meetings are open to the general public as well as including paraffin wax our members. If interested in attending please call Gail Pifer at $ Wax 1500 Lips & Eyebrows Surong 250-549-8418. Anyone interested in speaking to the group may with with Pedicure $3000 including paraffin wax 20Esthetician years experience also contact Gail. CNIB members interested in other forms of support group meetings please call Gail. The CNIB is always looking Call Surong for rates at 250-306-6685 for new ideas and innovations to enhance our vision. Volunteers MON. - SAT. 9 - 6 • EVENINGS & WEEKEND BY APPT. 5300 26th Street (Located inside the Vital Path Health Centre) always needed. KNITTING CIRCLE ARMSTRONG We invite you Visit VoyagerRV.ca for our to a relaxing evening of sharing, learning and meeting new friends. Bring a project — needles and yarn — or just yourself. Beginners welcome. See www.knittingcircle.ca or call Judy at 5469475 or Marlene at 546-6325. Meet first, second, fourth Thursdays of the month. VERNON 9/11 TRUTH MEETS the last Thursday of every month to discuss how best to educate others locally about the actual events of 9/11, 2001. For more information contact Mike at 503-1009 or visit www.vernon911truth.org. NORTH OKANAGAN HOME LEARNERS SUPPORT Parents’ meeting is the last Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., Bean to Cup in the basement. New members welcome. Please call Jill Catlin at 545-2681 for more information. OUR WORLD COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE Meets the last Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. We are a network of concerned citizens in ALL New JAYCO RV's ON SALE! • Get FACTORY REBATES up to $2,000! the federal riding of Okanagan-Shuswap who Hwy 97, Winfield are willing to put varied amounts of energy into 1-800-668-1447 projects to improve the state of the world Call www.VoyagerRV.ca Your Road to Freedom! Darren at 275-7420 or see www.votetoday.ca
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) The thoughtful concern you show to everyone will be deeply appreciated and make you very popular among your peers. The focus you show on others’ work will indicate your sincerity.
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There will be plenty of opportunity to watch how the experts get it done. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) It won’t be possible to deceive you with outward appearances. Little do people know that you are born to see things for what they are. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Rehash an issue down to its smallest detail with someone who is equally as discerning as yourself. What you don’t think of, he or she will, and collectively you can figure out what you’re seeking. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Don’t expect others to make a big deal out of one of your victories, regardless of how clever you are in your accomplishment. The only thing that’s important is that you appreciate the results. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) What makes you so popular is your ability to put people at ease and get them talking about themselves. This will turn out to be a very valuable asset at any gathering.
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Roller Girls make Enderby debut Saturday night JENNIFER SMITH Morning Star Staff
The River Town Roller Girls are literally putting the ‘derby’ in En-derby. The girls on skates make history as they host their first homegame at the Enderby Arena Saturday. Going up against the Lake City Derby Girls from Williams Lake, this will be Enderby’s first roller derby event ever held in the arena. “Most events are held in Armstrong so it’s
great to play in our own community and show off our sponsors,” said roller girl Dawn Mace, known on the track as the Redneck Whiskey Devil. Still on a high from their first win against the Reign Valley Vixen’s Smash Test Betties in Abbotsford April 23, the River Town girls are eager to lace up again. “This was our first game in which we all felt prepared for and it showed in our win,” said Mace.
Now the local derby dolls are ready to take on the Lake City ladies. Since Lake City is a small group of women, the Tournament City Derby Girls (Kamloops) are joining them on the track to fill out the team. “Both groups are very talented ladies and will definitely give us a run for our money,” said Mace. While a win would make the historic game even more memorable, the River Town girls are
most excited about getting their derby fix in. Ever since the team formed almost two years ago, their motto has been: Eat, sleep, derby, rinse...repeat. “Some people were born to skate and the rest of us have to work really hard to gain the skills to be able to bout properly,” explains Mace. “Once you’ve
worked yourself to a point of total exhaustion along with even the smallest success, you’re hooked.” Along with continuously learning new skills to become better skaters, the girls enjoy the camaraderie of the sport. “The RTRG have a strong sense of family, each other and other
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Stolen-vehicle spree leads to raft of charges against trio ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
Three vehicles stolen from the Armstrong area in April have led to a variety of charges against two area men and a teenager. Police report the three vehicles were stolen between April 2 and 8. One of the vehicles was burned on
“They were finally able to identify suspects and get enough evidence to lay charges.” — Gord Molendyk Salmon River Road, one vehicle had its battery and fuel removed, and the third
Canadian Tire gets kids in the game Morning Star Staff
One in three Canadian families cannot afford to enrol their children in organized sport or recreation activities because of financial barriers (Ipsos-Reid 2009). For 16-year-old Abigail, her family’s limited budget was stretched by a parent illness that required travel across the province for treatment. “It was tough to explain to her why we couldn’t afford to have her in basketball for the next season,” said Abigail’s mom, Carrie Fogg. “The last thing we wanted was to keep her off the court because she just loves playing ball and finds such joy in it.” Therefore Canadian Tire has stepped up to give kids like Abigail a jumpstart into sports. Customers are encouraged to lend their support by shopping at Canadian Tire on Saturday: national Jumpstart Day. In Vernon, the Boys and Girls Club members will wash your car from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $5 with all proceeds going to Jumpstart. There is also a radar pitching cage, bouncy castle, freezie sale and draw to win a bike for anyone who makes a donation. For every $1 you donate, Canadian Tire will donate $2 to help financially disadvantaged kids participate in organized sport and recreation through the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program. You can also visit any Mark’s on May 28 to help kids have a sporting chance and celebrate Jumpstart Day. For every purchase made, Mark’s will donate $1 to help financially disadvantaged kids participate in organized sport and recreation through the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program. Kids who are able to participate in organized sport and recreation, outside of school hours, gain many short and long term benefits including: increased self-esteem, greater self-confidence, leadership skills, and better grades. “Participation equips a child for life and the benefits of play go far beyond their childhood years,” said Nicole Forrester, Olympian and the reigning Canadian champion in the high jump. “Programs like Canadian Tire Jumpstart are dedicated to removing barriers so financially disadvantaged children can participate in organized sport and recreation.” Despite the financial hardships many Canadian parents are facing, there is a way to get kids into the game, no matter what barrier. By covering the cost of registration, equipment and/or transportation, Canadian Tire Jumpstart has helped more than 315,000 children like Abigail get in the game. “On the court she gets to work out things that are overwhelming for her,” said Abigail’s mom. “She found some happiness in a really tough time. She has a gift and Jumpstart has helped in the development of that gift.”
had its fuel stolen and some property was damaged in the vehicle.
“It took awhile to report on this as our officer had to continue to work on these files and follow up, and they were finally able to identify suspects and get enough evidence to lay charges,” said RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. The three suspects are all from Armstrong.
A 22-year-old man is facing a total of 15 counts, including five counts of theft under $5,000, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, mischief under $5,000, arson, damage to property, two counts of theft over $5,000 and four counts of trespassing. A 20-year-old man is
charged with arson, theft over $5,000 and damage to property. The third suspect, 17, is charged with theft over $5,000 and theft under $5,000. The trio was released from custody and all three are expected to appear in Vernon Provincial Court next month on their charges.
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Traditionally, a kekuli is the winter home of the Okanagan First Nations. And this summer, students in the Vernon School District will have the chance to experience a kekuli house, thanks to a collaboration between the district’s Aboriginal Education Committee and the Okanagan Indian Band. Board chairman Bill Turanski said one of the more ambitious projects for the committee is the construction of a kekuli house at Komasket Park, where it will be used as an outdoor classroom for all students in the district to learn more about the Okanagan people and their culture. Nature and ecology will also be studied in the kekuli. Band member Eric
Mitchell, who has planned and supervised the project, showed trustees a scale model and outlined details of the timber frame construction. “In understanding the word kekuli, it depends which oldtimer you talk to, but it actually comes from the Chinook Jargon that Indians taught fur traders,� he said. (Editor’s note: Chinook Jargon is a trade language that was used extensively in the 19th century and first part of the 20th century for communication between Europeans and First Nations people in much of the Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia.) “I found out that all of our Interior people on the plateau have our own word for it, and our Okanagan word
is different from other nations, but in English we would say pit house,� said Mitchell. “In Chinook Jargon, kekuli means something underneath, so we have to call it a kekuli house.� Mitchell said a crew has been working on the project for three weeks. In building the kekuli house, some modern materials will be used to ensure the wheelchairaccessible structure lasts a long time. Early next week, the concrete will be poured, followed by preparing the main rafters. “Once we do that, it will appear to go quite quickly,� said Mitchell. “I’ve got people volunteering to peel logs, and we hope to have the project completed by early July, first week of August. “We’ll have substan-
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Miles, water sustainability co-ordinator. ‘Both new and experienced agricultural irrigators will benefit from attending this workshop on technology that will help you ensure the right amount of water gets to your crop at the right time, maximizing productivity.” The workshop will include an introduction to two online irrigation management tools: the Okanagan irrigation management program (www.okim.ca)
The North Okanagan Regional District will be hosting a workshop for Greater Vernon farmers on the latest online technology to make irrigation planning easier. NORD is working with the Ministry of Agriculture to present an irrigation workshop June 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “All agricultural customers are invited to learn about some of the latest advances in irrigation management,” said Jennifer
and the agricultural irrigation scheduling Calculator. “These tools take advantage of realtime climate data, along with detailed information on local soils and crop types, to help take the guesswork out of irrigation scheduling,” said Miles. “Participants will also see demonstrations of field devices that aid in understanding soil moisture levels – information critical to knowing the right amount
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Kyle Bowers runs into trouble as his hand gets caught in the rigging during the bareback riding event Sunday afternoon at the 93rd annual Falkland Stampede; Above left: Luke Walker is in for a turbulent eight seconds in bareback riding. Visit www.vernonmorningstar.com for a slide show of weekend highlights from the Stampede.
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The Ted Luszcz Bulldozing Dozers used a 16run first inning to thump the Devils 28-14 in Vernon Women’s Slo-Pitch League play. Newcomer Lindsay Anderson made a monster debut by hitting for the cycle and driving in 11 runs. Rebecca Warnes wen 4-for-4 with five ribbies, while Tanis Ricketts, Courtney Bissell and Sheri Sidwell each supplied three hits. The Devils got four hits from Nancy Lafreniere and three from Leanne Kiley.
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NOU's Lena Dean (left) meets the ball with a high kick past Edmonton NARF's Angela Loonen in National Oldtimers Soccer Tournament play Saturday at Marshall Field. The Relics banked $300 for third place with a 2-0 win over the BMW Eagles of Calgary. Team NARF of Edmonton not only jumpstarted the bavarian garden fun all weekend, but they claimed the women’s 40+ crown with a 1-0 victory over Ripe & Reddy’s of Edmonton Monday morning at Marshall Field #3. Defender Angela (Molly) Loonen, 45, scored for NARF and was selected MVP of the seven-team division. Former Vernonite Sue Vriens earned the shutout. “Angela gives 110 per cent on the field, on the dance floor and in the beer garden, and she goes hard, winning all the 50-50 balls,” said NARF veteran Donna Hill, here for the 13th straight May long weekend event. Team NARF, who got great support from local ladies Edeen Ramsey, Kim Wiebe, Vicki Ryan and Karen Zupp, toppled BC United of Salmon Arm 2-0, blanked North Okanagan United of Vernon 2-0 and shut down the Calgary
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Stingy defence, great goalkeeping and stellar showings by a pair of emergency Vernon pick-ups carried the Calgary Tsunami Blues to their second straight title in the 32nd annual Vernon National Oldtimers Soccer Tournament. Jacquie Hertlein scored twice and Lee Grieco-Savoy earned the shutout as the Blues bounced league rival Calgary Jags 4-0 in Monday morning’s women’s 35+ division final at MacDonald Park. Melanie Blair and Andrea Feaver also tallied for the Blues, who got thoroughbred running all weekend from local Tori Haller and skilled minutes from Emma Louie, also of the Vernon masters league. “We only had one goal against all tournament so the defenders and our keeper were doing their jobs and our strikers were able to get the finishing,” said Blues’ veteran Wendy Lumby, an Olympic skier who suffered an injury in the tourney opener and ended up coaching from the sidelines. The Blues, who lost to the University of Alberta Green & Gold in the provincial indoor finals, pocketed $600, while the Jags took home $500. Hertlein, a 44-year-old Calgary cop who played university soccer in Florida, was named MVP of the 10-team division. The tall striker scored both goals as the Blues grounded the Port Coquitlam Cougars 2-0 in their opener. Hertlein (2) and Marica Toon handled the Blues’ offence in a 3-0 win over the Vancouver Divas, whle Hertlein and Blair each bagged two goals in a 4-1 victory over the Classic Relics of Calgary. The Blues were anchored by 40-yearold sweeper Sophie Gronmyr (nee Spilborghs), who spent five years with the USL Vancouver Whitecaps in her early 30s after playing for UBC Thunderbirds. “We held them for as long as we could,” chuckled Jags’ coach Dominique Kaumeyer, whose club lost 5-0 to the Blues in league play a few days before the tournament. “They have tryouts and this is what they do. They’re a talented team.” The Jags got goals from Kelly Hozjan and Dana Barnes in a 2-0 opening win over the Fusion F.C. of Calgary and then tied the Cougars 1-1 on a penalty kick goal by Sarah Nielsen. The Jags finished pool play by downing the Divas 3-1 with Hozjan, Barnes and Elaine MacDonald (penalty kick) converting.
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Calgary United for crown KEVIN MITCHELL Morning Star Staff
Three years ago, the Calgary United TFC defeated Germany in penalty kicks to win a soccer tournament in Hawaii. Taking the men’s 35+ division title in the 32nd annual Vernon National Oldtimers Soccer Tournament wasn’t quite as sweet, but they were still pretty stoked after grounding Surrey United 1-0 Monday afternoon at MacDonald Park. “This was nice because they beat us 2-0 in the final last year so this was a revenge match,” smiled Calgary captain David Fried, who amassed a “mix and match” of players to complement his core group. Vince Tucker unleashed a corker that struck the crossbar and crossed the line for Calgary’s goal midway through the opening half. In preliminary play, Calgary tied Vernon United 1-1, crushed the Port Coquitlam Celtics 7-0 and shut down the Calgary Lads 3-0. “Our midfield worked hard all weekend and our MVP (James David) was the engine behind our team,” added Fried. “Our midfield wore the other teams down.” Calgary earned $600, while Surrey settled for $500 and the Chinook Blackstars clipped Vernon United 2-1 for third place and $400. Mike Daly scored for Vernon, who along with Bryan Schenker, handled most of the offence as United also tied the Blackstars 1-1, drew 1-1 with the Calgary Gunners and downed the Celtics 4-0. Surrey reached the final by blanking the Gunners 3-0, stopping the Lads 4-0 and brushing off the Blackstars 3-1 in the seven-team pool. Mission United claimed the 40+ title with a thrilling 3-2 (4-1) penalty kicks victory over PIVA Financial of Kamloops. Steve Roberts, Ahcene Adinda, Chris Edwards and Rob Ciridino buried penalty spot shots for Mission, whose keeper Rob Mills was only beaten on one of four Kamloops attempts. Rod Kirkland equalized for Mission with nine minutes remaining on a gorgeous header, shortly after Edwards’ header was stopped. Colin Whitworth just missed a chance at the right post a few minutes before both headers. Adinda supplied Mission’s other regulation goal, while John Ramsay and Andy Swain, on a penalty kick, handled the Kamloops offence. Kenny Clarke of Mission was named MVP. “It was a very close game,” said Mission coach Chris Roberts, “We showed a lot of desire against a very good team. Our guys didn’t quit. Look around, they guys are all banged up.” One Mission player was on crutches, while another slowly walked, with an ice bag on his quad muscle, to the middle of the field for a team photo. “Penalty kicks are a lousy way to lose, but we’ve been on the other end too,” added Roberts. “We got solid goaltending and the whole team was very good all weekend.” Mission United took third by forfeit when the Tequila Shooters of Victoria headed home early. The PoCo Celtics from the 35+ category played Mission in a friendly, and combined with their Bavarian gardens support and a donation to the local
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Vernon United's Mark Oehler (right) leaps up for a header before Calgary United TFC's John Preskal can react in National Oldtimers Soccer Tournament play Saturday at Marshall Field. Soccer Patch program, the Celtics earned the George Stein Memorial Triple S (Skill, Sportsmanship and Service) award for the second straight year. Peach Arch of White Rock clipped the Delta Stingers 2-1 in Monday’s 45+ men’s final, pocketing their third straight title. An own goal and a strike by Andy Bell pushed Peace Arch past the Stingers for $600. Brian Critchley of Peace Arch was chosen division MVP. The Edmonton Karpaty shut out Calgary TFC 1-0 in the consolation final at Marshall Field #4. There were a dozen teams in the 45+ class. In the men’s 50+ division, the Southside Rangers of Edmonton stopped Prince George 1-0 in the final, while the Vancouver Nomads edged the Surrey Classics 1-0 in the consolation final. The Vernon Masters bowed 2-1 to Prince George with Nick Wood scoring a beauty on a 25-yard direct kick over a wall into the top corner, fell 3-1 to the Calgary Eagles (Kerry Zubot goal) and lost 4-0 to
the Edmonton Trojans. El Ladha of the Nomads took MVP. The North Island Spartans of Courtenay took the four-team men’s 55+ division by blanking Vernon Masters 2-0, tying Richmond Pioneers 1-1 and stuffing South Hill of Vancouver 6-0. Vernon ambushed South Hill 8-0 in their second game, getting three goals from Al Bensmiller, two each from John Wilson and Wolfgang Bopp, and one from Mike Siemens. The locals, who earned $300, finished by drawing 2-2 with Richmond with Bopp and Denis Chabot scoring. Larry Vermette of North Island was MVP.
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Fruit isn’t the only thing the Okanagan Valley is producing these days. There is an ever-growing list of homegrown athletic talent being snatched up by college recruiters, with Vernon Panther grad Emily Kanester the latest to be signed to the college ranks. A standout combo guard with the Cats, Kanester recently committed to Heather Semeniuk’s UBC Okanagan Heat for the coming Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) season, the Heat’s inaugural year at this level. Semeniuk knows it can be difficult to make the jump from high school to the university level, but she believes Kanester can handle the pressure, and she fully intends to test her work ethic in practice. “Emily played the point guard position for both her high school team and for her club team. She will have to transition to the CIS level and be able to handle off-guard duties as well,” said Semeniuk. “I really see her pushing the veterans for playing time.” The 5-foot-6 Kanester appears ready to embrace the opportunity. “I look forward to challenging the incumbent guards in practice,” she said. “I’m willing to fight for whatever role on the team that I can. “I will work hard, especially on defence, which I really enjoy playing. I really like to play a full-court, man-to-man up-tempo style, pressuring the ball all the way up the court.” Kanester’s high school coach, Bobby Mitchell, can confirm her work ethic. “It is some of the best I have ever seen. She was always in the gym working on her weaknesses or improving on something, which I think will carry over to the next level. “Her potential as a CIS player is big, and the main reason why she is as competitive as she is, it drives her to win and be a winner, which is something you can’t teach.” Kanester averaged 19 points, seven rebounds, and four assists per game in her senior year and has always had a nose for the hoop, constantly finding different ways to score.
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Emily Kanester, a Vernon Panther grad, has committed to play the coming women’s basketball season with the UBC Okanagan Heat. “Many of my points come from the charity stripe,” she said. “I like to go to the rim and draw the foul, but if my defender backs off I will knock down an open shot.” In addition to the Heat’s reputable basketball program, Kanester chose UBC Okanagan because it is just as strong academically. “I felt this school best fit with my academic goals,” she said. “I will enrol in the bachelor of science program with hopes of majoring in biology and then on to marine biology.” Semeniuk’s coaching style was also influential in her decision. “It is the same type of playing atmosphere I experienced in high school and I wanted to continue on with that same style, when the team is like a family. I like that and I really like the girls that are already on the team.”
The Vernon Jackals guaranteed themselves first place in the Okanagan Rugby Union with a 24-17 win over the host West Kelowna Grizzlies Saturday. In a hard-fought game from the start, the Grizzlies ran the opening kick back for a try. “When that happened, it really woke the guys up to remember were in a game,” said Jackal captain Rob Miles, a Welsh product. Shortly after, Devon Hospice scored his first of two tries on a shifty run. “Hospice played great today for us, probably his best game of the season. Ran hard and had a couple big hits. We were very impressed with his ball handling today,” said Miles. Bryan Bateman gave the Jackals their first lead with his first try of the season on a quick
pick-and-go from the three-yard line. “It wasn't pretty but I’ll take it,” grinned Bateman. West Kelowna came out fired up in the second half and started moving the ball well. Vernon put up defensive wall, but took several penalties that led to another Grizzlies’ try. Dion Kaszas, playing his typical hard-
hitting game, set up Adam Morad for a try. Hospice added his second score to complete Vernon’s scoring. Miles booted two converts. West Kelowna squeaked in a try in the closing minutes.
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The Quesnel Millionaires are all but ready to begin the coming B.C. Hockey League season in Chilliwack. After going to a vote by the league board of governors, the proposed sale and relocation of the Mills was unanimously accepted, subject to formal approval from BC Hockey. Chiefs Development Group (CDG), formerly the owners of the Langley Chiefs and consisting mainly of Moray Keith and Jim Bond, has purchased the financially beleaguered Quesnel franchise with the intent of moving it to Chilliwack. Longtime Chiefs’ head coach and general manager Harvey Smyl has agreed to an ownership position within the new group. “I’m very happy to have the great support of the BCHL board of governors and that they’d vote unanimously to bring Chilliwack back into our league,” said board chairman Darcy
Rota, a former Vancouver Canuck. “There are still some points that need to be cleared up before it’s official but we’re sure that will happen very soon.” CDG recently sold the Langley franchise, but retained the rights to the Chiefs nickname. Nothing has been made official yet as to a name for the relocating franchise though the last time the BCHL had a team in Chilliwack, in the 200506 season, they were known as the Chiefs. The Langley franchise, now owned by Roy and John Henderson, will be known as the Rivermen. The Chilliwack team will play in the Interior Conference for the coming season and the league will be realigned after that. Due to the late timing of the application, BC Hockey will be holding an exceptional conference call of its executive committee in order to formalize, review and approve the sale and relocation of the club.
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The Vernon Silver Star Mountain Lions captured their third Under 12 boys soccer tournament title in as many tries, winning the 33rd annual Slurpee Cup Sunday afternoon on McArthur Island in Kamloops. The Lions’ quest began with a 2-0 win over Whistler Avalanche Saturday. Kevin Thibault opened the scoring just five minutes in, tucking away a Malcolm Wiens cross. After some end-to-end action, Vernon sealed the deal with eight minutes left when Wiens (Game MVP) slotted home a Mees Geelkerken through ball. Charis Ondrik and Morgan Nichols shared the shut out. “We pressed and controlled a lot of the game and were rewarded in the end,” said Vernon coach Rob Eggert. Saturday afternoon, Vernon downed Calgary Memorial United 5-1. Elias Jensen opened the scoring at the 10-minute mark, collecting a Wiens cross in the 18 and then beating the United goalie to the right. Wiens fired a pair of goals to make it 3-0 before halftime, but Calgary replied early in the second half with a strike just under the crossbar. Nichols came up with a huge stop on a penalty shot to preserve Venron’s two-goal cushion. A pair of goals by Game MVP Geelkerken, the first off a nice volley just outside the sixyard box, sealed the win. “The Kamloops coach had informed us that United had a very skilled right midfielder, but our left mids (Stewart Wilson and Langdon Kersey) and defenders (Peter Hirschkorn and Wyatt Carter) did an excellent job of taking him out the game,” said Vernon coach Rolf Hirschkorn. The Lions only needed a tie to advance to the A final, and that’s what they got in a 0-0 draw against Kamloops Blaze #2. Nichols, who shared the shutout with Ondrik, was named Game MVP for his outstanding play. The Lions rallied for a 2-1 win over the Calgary Foothills Titans to earn the Slurpee Cup. After a scoreless first half, the Titans broke the deadlock with a converted a corner kick with 10 minutes left. Undeterred, Vernon equalized when Reed Cashato streaked down the right side and found Geelkerken just inside the box. After
his initial shot was blocked, Geelkerken collected the rebound and sent in a left-footed rocket into the back of the net. Six minutes later, Wiens corralled a monster Ondrik goal kick just past midfield. He then fended off a Titan defender and drove home the winner low to the left. Carter was awarded the game MVP. “The boys showed great character,” said coach Hirschkorn. “It would have been easy for them to fold after being down 1-0, but they’ve showed us lately that they won’t be intimidated by anyone, or give up.” In U13 Slurpee Cup action, Vernon United opened the tourney with a 2-0 loss to the Prince George Kodiaks. In a tightly called match, Prince George netted an early goal and then finished Vernon off with a late strike. Aidan Weber Concannon played a strong game on defence, Mac Gourdine patrolled the midfield with some hard running and crisp passing and goalie Austin White took Game MVP. Vernon’s Saturday afternoon match saw United overwhelm the Quesnel Strikers 3-1. United out shot Quesnel 17-1 in the first half but Gourdine (Game MVP), on a solid strike from 18 yards out, was the only player to find the net. United continued pressing the tempo in the second half and their hard work paid off with a set piece from 25 yards out. Nick Klymchyk delivered a perfect free kick to the head of Bryn Bedard, who flicked it on just under the crossbar. Cole Benjaminsen made it 3-0 on a nice half-volley before the Strikers broke the shutout late in the game on a counterattack. Vernon trounced 100 Mile House Storm 8-0 Sunday. United dominated the Storm for the entire game, getting offence from Bedard (2), Klymchyck, Gage Kopp, Benjaminsen, Gourdine, Justin Haverkamp (Game MVP) and Dane Carriere. Vernon’s final match saw them drop a seesaw battle with the Whalley Whitecaps 1-0 to finish third in their division. Defenders Troy Atkinson, Daniel Aspenlieder and Logan Imrich had strong games. White took his second Man of the Match honors. In the U12 division, Vernon United #2 went 2-1 in Kamloops, starting with a 4-0 shutout of the Williams Lake Storm #2.
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Ashley Glinsbockel, assisted by Lexi Jones and Ailish Curran, Emma Nesbitt, from Sam Head and Glinsbockel, Alex Drury, unassisted, and Curran, off a corner kick, handled Vernon’s scoring. Madison Catt earned the shutout, and Glinsbockel was Game MVP. Drury fired a pair of goals and earned Game MVP as Vernon thumped the Quesnel Strikers 5-0 in their second game. Other offence came from Nesbitt, assisted by Glinsbockel, and two more unassisted markers by Glinsbockel. Curran (Game MVP) collected Vernon’s lone goal as United fell 2-1 to the Kamloops Blaze. Despite a solid effort and unyielding • The Right Agents pressure, Vernon bowed 2-0 to Kamloops in • The Right Company a rematch in the final. Glinsbockel was named Game MVP. • The Right Choice Vernon United #1 went 2-1-1 in U12 Slurpee Cup play last weekend. Caleb Pope earned the win as Vernon Insurance Agencies Group brushed back the Williams Lake Storm 3-1 250-545-5311 Saturday. 3118 - 32 Avenue, Vernon • Mon - Fri 8:30 - 5:30 • Sat 9:00 - 5:00 Cayleigh Graham and Game MVP Andie Kaneda scored off penalty kicks. S a i g e to everyone who helped to make this year’s Woodliffe and Graham handled the scoring and Kendra Ostaphie posted a tremendous success. the shutout in a 2-0 win over the This year we raised over $12,000 through the Prince George tournament, raffle and silent auction. Kodiaks later All proceeds will be going to the BC Children’s Hospital. that day. A b b e y We would like to acknowledge businesses or individuals Hughes was who helped make this possible: named Game Okanagan Spring Brewery Tolko Industries MVP. Ka n e d a Save-On Foods Vernon Harvest Meats earned United’s Okanagan Training Rinks Weston Bakeries lone goal and Silver Star Mountain Resort Pepsi-Cola Woodliffe took The Mortgage Group - Randy Kazemir Old Dutch Game MVP in Summit Financial - Rob Bauml Aaron’s Sales & Leasing a 1-1 tie with Vernon Square Liguor Store Aquaman Ice - Murray Vetsch the Nanaimo Bannister GM Jim’s Place Pizza Emeralds. Vernon fell Fermco Rental & Sales Canada Bread - Chris 2-0 to Kamloops Johnson Meier Insurance Schneiders Meats #1 in the goldNightmoves Entertainment Frito-Lay medal game.
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McLEAN, William Ferguson (Fergie) December 20, 1948 – May 8, 2011 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Fergie McLean May 8th, 2011 at Hospice House, Vernon, British Columbia, at 62 years of age. He passed away peacefully with his loved ones by his side after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his partner, Sylvia; son Fergie Jr.; brothers, Alex (LeAnn), Tim (Janice); sisters, Maradee (Ed), Shea (Steve); many nieces and nephews; Sylvia’s daughters, Karen, Leah and Kimberly and by his close friends Derek and Ellen. He was predeceased by his parents Joseph (Bus) and Genevieve and by his brothers, John, Danny and David. Fergie was born in Vancouver and grew up in Tsawwassen. He lived in New Zealand for 13 years where his son was born. In 1991 they returned to Canada to be closer to family and settled in Calgary. An avid baseball player and sports junkie, he loved the Yankees and the Habs. Fergie moved to Vernon in 2005, worked at Dodds Auction in the summers and enjoyed the winters in Arizona where he and Sylvia continued to share their love of tennis, pickle ball and more baseball. He was a caring, considerate and gentle man who lived his life with honesty and integrity. He will be truly missed. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. DeBeer and the staff at North Okanagan Hospice Society (3506 – 27th Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 1S4) in Vernon for their care and compassion during this difficult time. A Celebration of Fergie’s Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 28th, 2011 at Vernon Christian Fellowship (4506 – 29th Street, Vernon, British Columbia). In lieu of flowers, donations to the NOHS would be greatly appreciated. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family via email: vernon@myalternatives.ca Arrangements entrusted to Personal Alternative Funeral Services Vernon 250-558-0866, Armstrong 250-546-7237
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In Loving Memory
Henry Desnoyer April 23, 1926 May 26, 2001
Nov. 3, 1927 - May 15, 2011 Born Vernon, B.C. November 3, 1927, died Kingston, ON May 15, 2011. Predeceased by Cora Lantz, Lenley Lantz, Frank Kowalski and Alex Kowalski. Survived by: Len (Marlene) Kowalski, Mill Bay B.C., Gordon (Elaine) Kowalski and sons Henry and Adam, Odessa ON, and Deborah Williams, Lethbridge, Alta. No service by request. UnƟl we meet again.
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Susan McNeil September 7, 1967 - May 25, 2008
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Those we love remain with us For love itself lives on, And cherished memories never fade Because a loved one·s gone. Those we love can never be More than a thought apart, Far as long as there is memory, They·ll live on in the heart. For my Dad, forever in my heart, Love Shelley
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ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! Call Harry Martens, Estate Administrator (28 years experience) at 250-503-5300 today, To set up your FREE consultation in Vernon. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP KPMG Inc. Trustee in Bankruptcy, #300 - 3205 - 32 Street, Vernon, BC V1T 9A2
Enderby Preschool seeks University Student Full time Supervisor for July & August To work with 5-12 year old children in our Kid’s Club Training, experience & First aid required. Call Cheryl 546-2939 Deadline June 4th
HEY YOU... YEAH YOU! WANT A JOB? Kelowna company is looking for hard working individuals. We provide full training, no experience required. $2,500+/mo! Must be 18+ and able to start immediately.
CALL 250-860-9480 ADMIN ASSISTANT trainees needed! Large and small firms seeking admin staff! No experience? Need training? Career training and job placement available. 1-888-512-7116. Required- a qualified cabinet installer & a qualified stone countertop installer. 549-2875
Bookkeeper/Vernon/ P/T to start, must have at least 2 years experience using Sage Accpac software or something compatible with particular emphasis on AR/AP, experience in purchasing, order entry, inventory control a definite asset. Interested candidates should email their resume & cover letter to mary-eljay@telus.net We wish to thank all applicants in advance, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. BRABY MOTORS Salmon Arm has two great employment opportunities. Business Manager and Controller. Long term stability with career advancement opportunities. Work with a dynamic management team with a 46 year established client base. Email res u m e derrick@brabymotors.com, fax 1-250-832-4545 or apply in person 1250 TCH. Salmon Arm. BUSY AUTOMOTIVE Dealer expanding operations seeking competent people to fill the following positions: Service Adviser, Service Technician, Shop Foreman, Parts Technician, Sales Consultant. If you have a proven track record in the automotive industry then we want to add you to our winning team. Email resume to: alberta.autodealer@gmail.com. Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051. GET PAID daily! Now Accepting: Simple p/t & f/t online computer related work & paid surveys is available. No fees or charges to participate. Start today, www.BCWOC.com JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! No experience necessary, we will train. Must be 18+yrs. of age. Call 250-860-3590 or Email: info@plazio.ca
Medical/Dental FULL Time CDA position available at a busy preventative based dental practice. Candidate must be a motivated team player. Prosthodontics module preferred. Monday to Friday. Send resume to Courtview Dental #200- 2801 27th Street, V1T 4W3. 250-549-3070.
Buy, Rent, Sell! Trades, Technical Licensed Trailer Mechanic or Commercial Transport Mechanic with BC Inspection Certificate. Full time with benefit package. $27.50/hr. Fax Resume to 250-545-0683 WELDERS - seeking welders for custom manufacturing environment. Competitive wages, Benefits, RRSP’s & Apprenticeship opportunities. Apply to: Do All Metal Fabricating, Estevan, SK. Email: jhoward@doallmetal.com Fax: 306-634-8389”
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DUMPRUNZ (Vernon’s Own) Fast courteous service. Yard waste, household junk, we haul it all. 250-307-9449
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Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) is responsible for the on-going planning and delivery of community supports and services for adults with developmental disabilities and their families throughout the province. Analyst position available in the Vernon Quality Service Office. Please see competition #2011.076 posted on our website for details and mention you saw the ad in this paper. Closing date is May 30, 2011. For more information on this and all other available positions, visit our website: www. communitylivingbc.ca.
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MUSIC SCHOOL SUMMER STUDENT OFFICE ADMINISTRATION CLERK • 12 weeks - June, July, August - 35 hrs per week Qualifications: • Excellent communication skills • Excellent computer skills • The ability to learn new computer programs • The ability to work independently Qualified persons are invited to submit resumes to: vcmscorinne@shaw.ca
PROJECT MANAGER ASSISTANT Restoration company in Vernon is seeking a Project Manager Assistant to cover a maternity leave position. Position requirements: • Valid BC drivers license • Must be bondable • Administrative duties • Microsoft Word/Excel experience • Xactimate software and Xactanalysis experience an asset • Construction/Restoration experience Please submit resume to Box #4 c/o The Morning Star, 4407 25th Ave., Vernon, BC V1T 1P5 or by fax 250-542-5814 or e-mail to careers@okrestore.com. We thank all applicants but only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
DRYWALLER/TAPER REQUIRED Restoration company in Vernon is seeking an experienced Drywaller/Taper Position Requirements: • Valid BC Driver’s License • Must be Bondable • Proficient in boarding, taping and all types of texturing Please submit Resume to Box #8 c/o The Morning Star, 4407 25th Ave., Vernon, BC V1T 1P5 or by fax at 250-542-5814 or e-mail to careers@okrestore.com We thank all applicants, but only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
RESIDENTIAL CARE AIDE/GROUP HOME COUNSELLOR IN VERNON AND ARMSTRONG Casual/On Call (must be willing to work evenings and weekends) Qualifications - Special Needs Worker Certificate or Extended Worker Certificate or Human Service Worker Certificate or Care Aid Certificate or Community Support Worker Certificate and First Aid. Skills - Ability to use positive reinforcement techniques, bridge non verbal communications, assessments and programming, computer literate and work in a team environment. Start rate per hour - $15.23 per hour + benefits Forward resume with cover letter, qualifications and references to: Kindale Developmental Association PO Box 94 Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0 E-mail: kindale@kindale.net Fax: 250-546-3053 PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS OR DROP INS Wages per BCGEU Agreement
Deadline: 5pm Friday, May 27, 2011
WEST FRASER MILLS LTD. Williams Lake Lumber Division The Interior Provincial Exhibition in Armstrong, BC is looking for team players to assist us as we prepare for the 112th IPE. All positions require excellent customer service and computer skills, must be highly motivated, multi tasker, flexible and enjoy working with people. Some physical work may be required. Looking for a 3 month temporary opportunity? Accounting Assistant – if working with numbers is your passion and you have knowledge of Simply Accounting, know Microsoft Excel this may be a fun opportunity for you. Starting in June and going to the end of September. Event Assistant – will be assisting with various event planning functions plus working with public, exhibitor entries, rodeo seating reservations, selling gate passes, and handling guest inquiries and various office administration tasks. Applicants must be between 15 – 30 yrs of age, currently attending and returning to post secondary school in the fall and be available to work fulltime. Must be available the days of the Fair (with extended hours from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5) Please email your covering letter and resume to: bryan@armstrongipe.com VOLUNTEERS – If you are available on August 31st to Sept. 4th, we are looking for great people with amazing talents to experience the Fair in a variety of volunteer positions. Call the office at 250-546-9406 for more information.
General Handyman – our Property Management Team are looking for a general handyman to help take care of their properties. The position includes general maintaining, general cleaning, laundry, landscaping, garbage removal and requires physical labour. This is a full time year round position @ $12.00 per hour based on a 40 hour week to start as soon as possible. Apprentice Carpenter – our Building Maintenance Department are looking for an energetic individual to join their team and start an apprentice carpentry program. The position will report to our Building Maintenance Department who are responsible for the up keep of all our buildings. This position is full time year round @ the starting wage of $13 per hour based on a 40 hour week to start as soon as possible. For a detailed job description, please visit our website at www.skisilverstar.com or contact Alison Crick, Human Resources Manager - hr@skisilverstar.com
SKISILVERSTAR.COM
CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN/ APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN We are currently seeking a Journeyman Electrician with a Provincial or Inter-Provincial Ticket for sawmill maintenance, or 4th year Apprentice and needing hours to complete certi¿cation for our Williams Lake Lumber Division. Consideration will be given to applicants with the following skills: • Allen Bradley, PLC 5, Control Logix • Modern sawmill optimization experience • Good problem solving skills and willing to be part of a team • Must be prepared to work rotating shifts This position offers a competitive hourly wage and bene¿t package. Send your resume along with a completed application to the undersigned by Friday, June 10, 2011. Please contact us to obtain an application. Only those applicants short listed will be contacted. Corky Berkelaar, Maintenance Superintendent Box 4360 (4255 Rottacker Road), Williams Lake, BC V2G 2V4 Phone: 250- 392-7784 Fax: 250-392-7010 Email: wlk.admin@westfraser.com
Of¿ce manager required for full time employment at local manufacturing ¿rm. Must be a self starter with good organization skills. The successful applicant will possess excellent inter-personal skills, have a strong work ethic, be physically ¿t and work well with others. Good computer skills are also an asset. Applicant should have at least one year managerial experience and/or a business diploma. This is a key, long-term position. Central Tarp and Awning Ltd has a 30 year track record of excellence in quality and customer service. Duties include: Ó In-house sales Ó Answering phones Ó Assisting in the scheduling of manufacturing production Ó Inventory management Ó Shipping/Receiving Bene¿ts: Ó Competitive wages Ó Medical and Dental Program Ó Positive working environment Apply in person: Central Tarp and Awning Ltd. #104 – 1710 Kosmina Rd Vernon, B.C. V1T8T2 ( Ask for Ray or Dean) or email to: ray@centraltarp.com
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Services
Services
Pets & Livestock
Work Wanted
Countertops
Rubbish Removal
Pets
Handymen: Repairs, Reno’s, Painting, Window Cleaning, pressure washing, yard work, dump runs... 250-550-9099 Mark’s Yard Maintenance Tree pruning, hedges, yard clean up, dump runs & tree removal. Small landscape jobs. Call (250)307-0683 Reasonably Priced! Painting, Dump Runs, Eves Trough Cleaning, Tree Removal, Yard Work. Chris @ 250-938-3583
GRANITE SLAB SALE 30% OFF All Kitchens, kitchen counters, bathroom counters, vessel sinks. 150 colors to choose from GREAT QUALITY & SERVICE Open 9-4 Mon-Fri, 10-2 Sat. Showroom: 1115 Gordon Dr. Free Est. 250-870-1577
JUNK REMOVAL We haul it all. Call anytime. Ray 250-307-0837.
ANIMAL CARE SOCIETY
Auctions
Weber & Markin, The Best Little Gun Shop Around. SKS, Glock, SIG, AR-15, S&W, Ammo, etc 4-1691 Powick Rd, Kel 250-762-7575. Tues-Sat, 10-6.
Employment
Services
Alternative Health Mountain Acupuncture & Laser Therapy Marcel Mallette, Registered Acupuncturist. 7639 Silver Star Rd. Vernon 250-260-3892
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Fencing BUY DIRECT! Fence Panels, Fencing, Siding, Decking, Rough Lumber, Posts & Beams. 1-800-838-6036 or 250-546-6038,
Garden & Lawn ARMSTONG AREA- reliable weekly lawn cuts, from $25. 250-546-6050, 250-317-5940. Lawn Cutting, yard maint., reasonable rates, seniors disc. Free est. Doug 250-503-6870
Landscaping BARK MULCH Fir or Cedar,$20 per yard. Delivery included on orders over 30 yards. Shavings and Sawdust available. 250-838-6630. LOCALLY Grown Pyramid Emerald Cedars 6’-7’ $20. 8’ + $30. Many other Junipers & shrubs. Ph: 250-542-6004
Moving & Storage
Classifieds = Results! Help Wanted
CERTIFIED climber will safely remove danger trees Fruit tree and hedge pruning Clean up done right! Professional service at great rates 250-558-9030
Cheap danger tree removal by Certified faller. 250-546-6299 250-804-5113
Pets & Livestock
Feed & Hay 2nd cut grass hay, small square bales, $7/bale. 250838-6725 Excellent horse hay, 25% alfalfa, 75% grass, barn stored, no rain, round bales, $60/bale, Ford Tractor 7600, $8000.obo. 250-558-9791 Ginseng tarps 24’ x 165’ for shade or windbreak. Inexpensive and attractive solution for hay shed, livestock shelter etc. $150 each. 250-558-8322. Quote available for installation. HAY FOR SALE, easy access. Call (250)545-1817 *HAY-SALES-GUARANTEED Quality Grass, Alfalfa, Mixed square bales, round bales & Silage bales. Delivery avail. (250)804-6081,(250)833-6763. PREMIUM quality horse hay. No rain $6.50/bale. Delivery available Enderby 250 838 6669
Livestock
FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687
Painting & Decorating BUDGET PAINTING, Interior, Exterior, Residential, Commercial, Summer Special 25% Off, 15 Years Experience, Excellent References, Fully Insured, 100% Customer Satisfaction, Senior Discounts, Free Estimates, 1(250)571-9722
Organic certified Black Angus Loala cows, heifers,steers, yearling bulls.Bred sows, NZ Border collies,250 -547 -6253. Riverside Natural Meats Your one stop for custom slaughter. Provincially inspected, Quality guaranteed. Delivered to your cut shop or farm. No surcharge on Custom Slaughter. Can cut & wrap (250)832-0012 rivmeats@telus.net
Pets
DUMPRUNZ (Vernon’s Own) Fast courteous service. Yard waste, household junk, we haul it all. 250-307-9449
Computer Services
Computer Services
MicroSolve Computer Solutions
In the convenience of your Home Computer Troubleshooting, Repair, Performance Maintenance & Virus Control. Personalized in-home Computer Training with your programs, Internet, E-mail, scanner, camera, printer & cleaning up harddrive.
Cheryl Andrus Microsoft Professional + Internet Microsoft Certified System Engineer A+ Service Technician
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
ARMSTRONG RT 516 Springview Pl & Sidney Cres Available July 1
COLDSTREAM RT 208 Cactus Dr & Primrose Dr Available May 13
OKANAGAN LANDING RT 417 OK Ave & Cummins Rd Available now
BX RT 83 48 Ave & Anderson Way Available now
RT 218 Kalamalka Rd & Aberdeen Rd Available May 13
SWAN LAKE RT 313 Herry Rd & Pleasant Valley Rd Available now
COLDSTREAM RT 207 Kalamalka Rd & Creek Dr Available May 13
www.vernonanimalcare.com
BOOSHAY’S TRAINING ACADEMY Novice obedience classes, all age & breeds welcome. New class June 9th. Enroll now, class fills fast. (250)558-5322 Rescue Chihuahua’s. All are fixed, vaccinated, micro chipped, all females. $300 6 pound chocolate brown, 7 pound Min Pin cross, 12 pound Min Pin Chi cross, 8 lb blonde Chihuahua. 250541-7778. Trinity Shepherds Old World Style Shepherd puppies, 10-16 weeks, $350$500. Vet checked, all shots. (250)547-9763 Wolf/Shepherd/Rotti X puppies, family raised, 9wks $200. 250-379-2977 Falkland
Shop from home! Merchandise for Sale
Antiques / Vintage 2 24” square antique side tables, $100. ea (250)542-1707 23rd ANNUAL ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE sponsored by the Vernon Collectors Club at Vernon Curling Rink on Fri. May 27th from 3pm-8pm & Sat. May 28th from 10am-4pm. Approx. 120 tables. $2 admission is good for both days.
Appliances
Fertilizers
Furniture
#1 Choice, Washer & Dryer $250. Many other items. We also buy appliances. Wayne 250-549-6649
Chicken Manure compost, Top Soil, Peat, (250)260-0604
BIG M Auction Sale Saturday, May 28th, 11:00 am. 5765 Falkland Road, Falkland. Saddles & tack, Antiques, collectable’s, tools, gift wear, household goods. Already consigned: 5 wood butter churns, grain thresher, old wood bowl & kitchen tools, wood rake & hay fork, chrystal set, cream cans, oxen hames & collar, wagon flower planter, driving harness w/German collar, pony driving harness, gold scales, amythest & quartz, organ & electric piano, gas stove, large amount of saddles & tack, & much more. Consignments welcome, no buyers fees. 250379-2078 or 604-850-4238. Visa, M/C, interac. HUGE RESTAURANT AUCTION Deli & Food Services Equipment. Consignment now being accepted. June 4, 11am at Dodds Auction, 3311 - 28 Ave Vernon. View photos at doddsauction.com 250-5453259
RT 216 Giles Dr & DeJong Dr Available now EAST HILL RT 84 30 Ave & 11 St Available May 20 RT 46 9 St & 35 Ave Available now ENDERBY RT 906 Sicamous/Granville/George Available now
contact Donna Tuesday-Friday, 250-550-7901 for more info
Firearms
Firewood/Fuel PREMIUM FIREWOOD 14yrs in business. Guaranteed dry, cut & Split. All species. Delivery 250-260-7932.
Furniture
16-18ft treated fir beams @ $100. (250)307-6562 Quality Patio Covers @ reasonable prices. www.glaluminumpatiocovers.com Reno sale, 3 toilets complete with seats, 1 vanity with pedestal, all in excellent condition. $150 for all. (250)558-6167
Farm Equipment
Antique Armoire, 4”Wx72”T, bevelled mirrors, $495. (250)542-1707
40 pieces, 4x40 aluminum irrigation pipe, good cond. Berkly pump. 250-838-9523. Front End Loader for 135 Massey Ferguson or Ford Low Platform $350. (250)547-9645 Hay Rake 3-pth $275. (250)547-9645
Landscaping
Landscaping
French Provincial dining room suite- oak table, 6 chairs & stand up hutch. Exc. Cond. $900. 250-308-7965 New Platform Bed with New mattress, all still in package. Clearout $490, (250)550-6647 PILLOWTOP mattress, box. Queen. Brand New! MFR warranty. Worth $1100, sell $390 250-550-6647 Two good twin mattresses with box springs for sale. $150 each. 250-542-6845.
small ads,
BIG deals!
the classifieds
Colonial Solid Maple dining rm table/4chrs, china cabinet. $375. (250)260-5990, delivery. KING size pillowtop boxspring & mattress. Brand New! Worth $1300,sell $495 250-550-6647
250-550-7900
Livestock
Livestock
LIVESTOCK HAULING Reliable and committed Call Paul:
250-938-0868
Building Supplies
• Topsoil • Bark Mulches • Decorative Rock • Flagstone • Landscape Supplies
Authorized Dealer
250-542-8191
4620-23rd Street
www.vernonlandscape.com • Behind ICBC OFFICES, OFF SILVER STAR RD.
SPRING HOURS Monday to Friday 8-6 Saturday 8-5 Closed Sunday
542-8620
Consider being an independent carrier for The Morning Star. Students & Adults both welcomed.
CITY RT 70 27 St & 45 Ave (Village Green area) Available now
Phone (250) 545-7535
Merchandise for Sale
OWNERS: KEVIN & LORI WOURNELL
™
Routes Available
RT 101 39 Ave & Mutrie Available now
Cats and kittens available for adoption to approved homes. Neutered, tattooed & vaccinated.
Merchandise for Sale
SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR - Regular & Screened Sizes -
REIMER’S FARM SERVICES
250-260-0110 Auctions
Auctions
Convenient IN TOWN Location • Delivery Available • FREE Onsite Loading
Australian Shepherd Blue Merle pups. Australian Shepherd/Border CollieX. Blue Merle pups. $500. 769-6795 Basset Hound Puppies, ready May 21, vet checked, 1st shots. (250)833-4081
Rubbish Removal
Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed record removal. 100% free information booklet. 1-8Now-Pardon 1-866-972-7366. Speak with a specialist- No obligation. www.PardonServicesCanada.com. A+BBB Rating. 20+ Yrs Experience. Confidential. Fast.
Tree Services
Merchandise for Sale
Selling by auction is the most competitive and effective way of marketing new or used merchandise, everything from household items to complete estate and warehouse dispersals. Let our staff with over 47 years of experience help you market your goods the auction way. Hauling is also available.
& TACK SALE NEXT REGULAR SALE HORSE HUGE WAREHOUSE THURSDAY, JUNE 2 FRI, DISPERSAL MAY 27 • 4 PM www.valleyauction.ca or call us at 250-546-9420 903 Raffan Rd., Armstrong, B.C.
Owners & Auctioneers: Don & Peter Raffan mail@valleyauction.ca • www.valleyauction.ca
We load pickups, trailers, etc … and we deliver! • Screened Topsoil • Decorative Rock • Natures Gold Products • Bark Mulch • Manure and Peat • Sand and Gravel
542.7520
Independently owned and operated by the Raffan Family since 1963. Household, Estate, Warehouse Dispersals and Miscellaneous consignments.
s Dodd Dodd s WEDNESDAY MAY 25 • 6:00 P.M.
AUCTION
ACROSS FROM VERNON GOLF COURSE ENTRANCE
609 KAL LAKE ROAD
LARGE. SMALL 250.541.0111 VISA DECORATIVE DEBIT SPRING HOURS MASTERCARD Mon. - Fri. INTERACT 8:00 am - 4:30 pm LAVA ROCK SENIORS DISCOUNT Sat. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm SLATE Sun. 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Closed Stat Holidays LANDSCAPE BLAST ROCK WHITE DOLOMITE BARK MULCH www.justrocks.ca TOP SOIL SAND & GRAVEL
JUST
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NO ROCK TOO BIG NO PURCHASE TOO SMALL
186 GREENHOW RD., VERNON 1 KM NORTH OF SWAN LAKE NURSERYLAND
ESTATE AUCTION
Antiques • Collectables • Modern Furnishings • Tools Acting On The Instructions Of The Public Trustee. We Will Auction An Ashcroft Estate Plus Other Consigned Items. Partial List Includes: Antiques: Oak Roll Top Desk, Dining Tables, Side Board, Glass Door China Cabinets, Corner Shelf, Occ Tables, Drop Front Writing Desk With Bookcase, Round Oak Table, Rocking Chair, Royal Albert China, Waterford Crystal, Wash Bowl & Jug, China Florals, Oil Lamps, Treadle Sewing Machine, Bridge Lamps, Bottle Collections, Violin, Pictures Prints, Wash Boards, Snow Shoes, Glass Floats, Royal Doulton Figurines, Tin Car, German War Memorabilia, Clocks, Coins & Bills, Radios,, Records, Silver Cutlery, Sleigh, Moorcroft Bowl & Much More!
Over 25 Pcs New & Estate Jewellery With Up To $3500 Appraisal Modern Furniture & Appliances: Sofa & Love Seat Sets, Recliners, Coffee & End Table, Dining Table & 6 Chairs, Dressers & Chests, Desk, Dinette Table Sets, Shelf Units, Gas SS Stove, 24” Fridge, Freezer, Dishwashers, TV’s, Stereos, Art Plants, Mirrors, Pictures, Meat Grinder, Port Air Cond, Lamps, File Cabinet, Oak Rocker, Stainless Steel BBQ & More.
Large Selection of Glass Display Cabinets From Gun Shop Tools & Misc: 5 HP 20 Gal Compressor, 2500 Watt Generator, Chainsaws, Floor Jack & Axle Stands, 295 Amp Welder, Mechanics Tools, Battery Chargers, Elec & Air Hand Tools, Ext & Step Ladders, Lawnmower, Wheelbarrow, Elec Heaters, Gun Cases, Metal Detector, Garden Arbor, Golf Clubs, Tires, Fishing Rods, Pot Cooker, Large Cooler, Plus Much More.
www.doddsauction.com Viewing all day Wednesday at 3311-28th Avenue in Vernon Open for consignments: Mon - Fri 8:30 to 5:00 • Sat ‘til noon
DODDS AUCTION
250-545-3259
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HOME MAINTENANCE / RENOVATIONS CONSTRUCTION
WHITESTONE
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House Washing
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starting at $
15000
We do Painting too!
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GEORGE SIMMONS C: 250-309-0621 H: 250-838-0449 Fax: 250-838-0459
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Light Framing, Decks, Sheds, Ceramic Tile, Drywall Repairs, Painting, Door/Window Installations, Kitchen Renovations, Cabinet Installations, Insurance Restorations
No job too small! Annette & Dennis 250-307-6484 (Cell)
250-542-8368 (Home)
R. I. P. Mudjacking
& Underpinning Ltd.
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Journeyman, Licensed, Bonded Framing, Tile, Flooring, Bathroom, Decks, Custom Finishing, Window & Door Installs, Renos and Accenting, etc. Dana Ross 250-308-7540 DIY Consulting and Recommendations
Wood Design
Renovations Inside & Outside Carpentry & Finishing â&#x20AC;˘ 30 Years Experience
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Loubc@telus.net
Call Marc - Cell: 250.306.5505 or Home: 250.546.2406
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CCS
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Cliff Battensby 250-308-1193 TO ADVERTISE IN THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY PLEASE CONTACT THE CLASSIFIEDS DEPARTMENT AT
250-550-7900 DECK/PATIO COVERS
ELECTRICAL ADAIR ELECTRIC LTD. RENOS, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL Free Estimates/Emergency Service Bonded and Insured License #92048 BBB Member â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Quality Work BOB ADAIR 250-275-4780
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250-550-7900
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RV REPAIR
ON SITE RV
REPAIRS, RESTORATIONS & DELIVERIES NEW HORIZON RV 250-545-3238
CLEANING 3D
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www.vernonmorningstar.com
DRYWALL DAVIES DRYWALL
All Your Drywalling Needs
CUSTOM HOME DRYWALLER NEW OR RENO BOARD, TAPE & SPRAY CALL KYLE 250-308-4663
Additions, Basements, Renovations, Steel Stud Framing, Drywalling, Taping, Dropped Ceilings Call Attila: 250-546-6282
CONCRETE CUTTING & CORING
Interior CONCRETE
CUTTING SERVICES
Wall Sawing Slab Sawing Core Drilling Cutouts for Windows & Doors
* Quality Cleaning * Eco Friendly Products
Tannis 250-558-8552 tannismorrison@gmail.com
Serving the Interior of BC
1-877-475-8700
LANDSCAPING NAGY LANDSCAPING
WEEKLY LAWN MAINTENANCE, TREE PRUNING & REMOVAL, HEDGE TRIMMING, WEED CONTROL, YARD CLEANUP, LANDSCAPE RENEWALS, LANDSCAPING Licenced & Insured
250-547-2429 • 250-306-9896
• Design • Installation • Maintenance
558-3507
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LAWN MOWING THE
LAWNMOWER
Strata MAN Residential, & Commercial
“Making Green Space YOUR Space”
A.S. (Andi) Towns • Driveways Owner • Patios • Walkways OFFICE: (250) 542-8316 • Rockwalls CELL: (250) 309-4539 Stone Paving & Landscaping
EMAIL: heritagestonepaving@hotmail.com
Over 15 years Experience • Call for a Free Quote
BOOKING NOW:
250-545-7818
MERIDIAN LAWN & GARDEN CARE
Landscape Renewals - Journeyman Gardener BOOK-250.540.0202-NOW!
PAINTING DAN’S PAINTING & REPAIRS RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING RELIABLE - WORK GUARANTEED - CHEAPEST RATES IN TOWN - WCB INSURED
250-542-2599 250-540-3484
BUSINESS DIRECTORY QUESTIONS?
250-550-7900
Lawn Mowing, Weeding, Hedge & Shrub,Trim & Shape, Garden Recovery etc.
SIMPLY CEILINGS AND WALLS
Repaints our specialty! • Walls • Doors • Windows • Trim • Textured Ceilings Painted - Repaired or Retextured GET MY ESTIMATE OR PAY TOO MUCH! Free Estimates • www.timetopaint.com or
308-9783 549-5140
College Pro PAINTERS Residential Exterior Painting • Quality Work • Competitively Priced • 2 Year Warranty
250-309-9754
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FREE ESTIMATES WORK GUARANTEED 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE
549-0115
WINDOW CLEANING
Brighter Outlook
WINDOWS & DOORS
Retired guy looking to keep busy. Reasonable rates for weekly or one time work. Call Warren
250-545-2298 or 250-306-3395
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STUCCO
Stucco, Re-stucco & Repairs
Ph: 307-0387
CUSTOM ROCKWORK SPECIALIST C: 250-938-2189 | H: 250-542-5300 | E: dsbernhardt@shaw.ca
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Merchandise for Sale
Garage Sales
MEGA Garage & Plant Sale th
Sat. May 28 , 8am - 4pm Sun. May 29th, 9am - 3pm Sat. June 4th, 8am - 2pm (Bargain Day!) at 250 Allan Brooks Way (Just above the Army Camp off Mission Rd)
Donations appreciated only if it is saleable & in good working condition. Please call the Centre at 250-260-4227 to make an appointment for drop off or for pick up. Proceeds go towards the development & promotion of educational programs and the purchase of resource materials.
GARAGE SALE DIRECTORY STARTS APRIL 8th/2011
DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY 2PM 3 LINES OR LESS (approx 10-12 words) $17.36 INCLUDES TAX Includes 2 garage sale signs Please remove your garage sale signs after the sale. $1.95 per extra line SAT May 21 & Sun May 22, 4210 16th AVE. Books, sports cards, household items, music and more.
Garden Equipment DEER PROBLEMS? Problem solved! Bobbex Deer repellent available in Canada. Easy, economical, safe. Available at local garden centres. Dealer inquiries welcome. Ask for BOBBEX. www.bobbex.ca Honda lawn tractor. $350. Gas lawn mower. $80. 250260-5819.
Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges 20’40’45’53’ Used / Damaged 40’ insulated makes great shop. Only $2300! Needs door and 40’HC $2800 No Rust! Semi Trailers for Hiway & storage. Delivery BC and AB Call 24 hrs 1-866-528-7108 www.rtccontainer.com FREE Removal of unwanted equipment etc. Dead or Alive Auto Recycling. Call Leo (250)550-5245
Medical Supplies SHOPRIDER Scooters & Power Chairs, Lift Chairs, Walkers & ramps, new & used. www.okmobilityscootersplus.ca Shoprider Dealer, Kelowna: 250-764-7757, Vernon: 250542-3745, Toll free: 1-888-5423745
Misc. for Sale
BUY-SELL-CONSIGN Quality furniture, household appliances, antiques, collectables and vehicles for CONSIGNMENT. www.doddsauction.com.
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PIANO SALE, blow-out prices on used grands, uprights, serviced, tuned and delivered. Call Kamloops: 250-319-4062, Kelowna: 250-869-0819, Toll Free 1-800-663-5183.
Mobile Homes & Parks
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1.5hp Treadmill, $75, nice. 14” Homelite Chainsaw, $75, 14” Weedeater, Rotorblade Lawnmower. (250)542-0531 1x4 Cedar T/G plained 5’ Long $1 per board, approx. 500 boards to a lift. (2) 150 Gal. alum. fuel tanks, freight liner. Christie Carriage - skyline logging. Collectors Items, 1986 Honda Shadow, 1100 cc, great cond., 34,000 kms. 250545-4653 or 250-308-0977 23rd ANNUAL ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE sponsored by the Vernon Collectors Club at Vernon Curling Rink on Fri. May 27th from 3pm-8pm & Sat. May 28th from 10am-4pm. Approx. 120 tables.$2 admission is good for both days. 2 new 4x4 Pic. windows reno Flang $140.ea. 4x4 new skylight mounting kit $90., 2 turbine roof vents $30.ea, white double cast iron sink $80. (250)542-6829 4-drawer oak Mate’s Bed w/headboard & extra storage $195. (250)307-4167 A FREE Telephone Service. Get your first month free. Bad credit, don’t sweat it. No deposits. No credit checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. BRAND new 5 stage reverse osmosis water filtration system. Retail price: $795. Now: $250. Call 250-863-1544 BUILDING SALE Rock Bottom Prices! 25x40 $7995. 30x40 $9840. 35x50 $12,995. 40x80 $22,600. 47x100 $35,690. Ends included. Many others. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers since 1980. Call 1800-668-5422. CAN’T GET up your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. 1-866-981-6591. COLORADO BLUE Spruce, 2 year old: $1.49/each for a box of 150 ($223.50). Full range of trees, shrubs, cherries and berries. Free shipping. 1-866873-3846 or treetime.ca. DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel Buildings Priced to clear Make an offer! Ask about free delivery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170. Eco digital salt water softener system, w/remote monitor, like new. $150. obo. 250-5587924. Falkland cedar 2 seat bench arbour, new $450, asking $199. (250)545-3849 Freezer beef, grain fed, no hormones, no antibiotics, by the side, $2.65 lb. CWF. 250307-3430. Glass railing, 24’, Regal style, less than 1/2 price. $450. 250545-1552 Hardy Water Lilies. Various colours. Fertilized in 1 gallon pots, ready for your pond, $15 or 2 for $25. (250)545-9642 HOT TUB Covers & Accessories. Lowest price, highest quality. All sizes and colours available. 1-888-611-7660. www.spasuppliesonline.ca. Osburn wood stove with 3 30” insulated stove pipes $495. (250)542-1707 Pantry Shelf Unit 65”x32”x16” with doors, wood grain $50., Shelf unit 72”x30”x12” with doors $25. 250-545-3392 SAWMILLS - Band/Chainsaw Spring Sale - Cut lumber any dimension, anytime. Make money and save money In stock ready to ship. Starting at $1,195. http://www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext.400OT WANTED: Good used furniture, beds also. Phone Furniture Emporium, 250-545-0240 White Truck Canopy $150., Samsung 19” flat screen monitor $50. Ford extenda mirrors $25. 10” Craftsman miter saw w/stand $50. Metal 3-drwr tool stand $10. (250)542-1707
Misc. Wanted CASH - I buy Pellet guns, working or not. Curley’s Trading Post, Enderby Flee market. 250-804-8698 Wanted: Kash for copper/ brass- radiators, wire, plumbing. Also clean up yards/metal haul away. 250-546-3556 Wanted: treated landscape ties, 3 1/2”x 4 1/2” x 8’. 250542-5439.
Sporting Goods Weber & Markin, The Best Little Gun Shop Around. SKS, Glock, SIG, AR-15, S&W, Ammo, etc 4-1691 Powick Rd, Kel 250-762-7575. Tues-Sat, 10-6.
Seniors Building Home & Lot Packages
Tools 2’-0” paper sheer, cuts also light sheet metal,$100. Floor jack,$35, 250 amp ac welder,$100. smoker.$45 250-5468938.
Real Estate Acreage for Sale 20acres 8.5km East of Enderby. Hwy frontage, treed, level, fenced, well in. Close to school & store. Building spots with Valley view. Year round recreation area. Asking $349,000. Call Rob: 250-8387284, cell: 250-306-7284 3 Acres, Whitevale Area, Lumby. Flat, trees, drilled well, gas/hydro to driveway. Price $230,000.00 + HST OBO. 250-547-6932. 5.5 acres $89,900 Ideal forsnowbirds. 250-269-7328 Pics email: selkirk8@telus.net
Apt/Condos for Sale Private sale in Vernon, 1bdrm condo, completely reno’d new fridge, stove & hotwater tank, $89,500.obo. 250-545-5530.
For Sale By Owner
OPEN HOUSE May 29th 2-4PM EAST HILL House for Sale or rent to own 3103 26th St. 5 Bedroom (Incls in-law-suite)
832-6699
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listing@ 9716
Call 604-723-7004 1bdrm,vaulted ceilings, 19+ bldg, overlooking Becker Park, Centennial Dr. $149,000 250-550-8080. PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $150,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888
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DISTRESS SALES
FREE computerized printout of foreclosure properties www.OkanaganForeclosures.com Salt Team, Re/Max Vernon
250-549-7258 ******* OKHomeseller.com Where smart sellers meet smart buyers! View Thompson Okanagan properties for sale.// Selling? No Commission. (250) 545-2383 or 1-877-291-7576 3bdrm heritage hse, in Lumby On large lot. Near all amens. $219,900. 250-547-9659
EAST HILL House for Sale or rent to own 3103 26th St.
5 Bedroom (Incls in-law-suite)
(A must see) $325,000 Property Guys listing# 9716
1604 - 31 St, Vernon • 1 or 2 Bedroom • Includes Heat, Water, Elevator, Parking, Coin Laundry • No Smoking / No Pets
Move In Incentives
250-558-9696
www.countrysidemanufacturedhomes.com BEST PRICES - US HOMES FOR CANADA - CANADIAN DEALER Mobiles, modualrs, 2 story homes, rancher style and Park models all available, www.ColumbiaRiverHomes.ca Call 1-800-921-2166
Westmount Apts
THOUSANDS IN OPTIONS FREE!! Canada’s largest builder, SRI Homes are offering unbelievable discounts. Call or visit Lake Country Modular Homes Inc., conveniently located next to SRI’s Winfield Factory. Custom designs, factory tours, expert advice & service. Call Alan or Robert toll free at 1-866-7662214 www.LCMhomes.com WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxurious 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installation only US $109,950. Many other plans available. The Home Boys 877-976-3737 509-4819830 or www.hbmodular.com We will beat ANYONE’S price!
2 Bdrm Apartment +40 Adult, Secure Building No Pets, No Smoking, Covered Parking, Elevator, Cable Included
Mortgages Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
Rentals Rent To Own Middleton Mnt. 2bdrm twnhse near park/amens. N/S. w/d a/c June 1. $840+. 250-545-8699
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Horizon Apartments 1903 - 31A Street
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250-558-9696
NORTHLAND PROPERTIES Adult building Clean, quiet and bright 1 bdrm suites F/S, DW, AC, appliances and 24 hour access to restaurant Swimming pool 250-260-1162 Best location for Great living
250-545-7251
MORRIS MANOR Large 2 bedroom 2 Bath, 1 large bachelor suite and 1 bedroom available. Senior oriented building, downtown across from Schubert Centre. Heat included. For more information call
250-542-8989
GREEN VALLEY ESTATES Armstrong
Seniors 55+ 1 bedroom Apartment 660 sq. ft. Walk to downtown $ 700 per month Call Troy at 250.546-3933 or cell 250.833-9158
Discover the Secret!
Hawthorn Lane Renovated condos with private courtyard — enjoy air conditioning and large deck, located in a convenient location right in the heart of Vernon. Affordable family living. In-house manager. Ask about rental incentives. 2 bdrm … $825 per month 3 bdrm … $925 per month To view, please call:
250-503-1257 A New Tradition of Quality Living
ALEXIS PARK MANOR • Bright 1 and 2 bdrms. • Renovated, Spacious, Air Conditioned Suites • Adult Oriented • Close to Bus • Park-like Settings • Clean, Well-Managed Building
250-549-2770
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT *Apartments * Duplexes * Suites *
1 bdrm 1 bath rural suite Pets consid. $750 Incl util 6980 PV Road Incl Fr St Wa Dr avail Now 1 bdrm 1 bath condo near hospital u/g parkade $725+util #204, 1801 32 St. Appl incl avail July 3 bdrm 1 bath main floor Alexis Park $1000+util 3400 Alexis Park Dr Appl incl avail June 2 bdrm 1 bath downtown townhouse $750+util 38-3413 Okanagan Ave incl appl CONTACT DOUG WILLIAMS 250-260-0198 • email: d-williams@shaw.ca See pictures & maps at
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NEWLY RENOVATED with ceramic & laminate, Enderby, 1 & 2 bdrm apartments. 250-308-9299 New Studio apt, lake access community, 30 min from Vernon. $525./mo (250)558-5929 RENT INCENTIVE AVAILABLE Arlington, Embers, Century & Rickford Manor - 1 & 2 bdrm, NP, NS, close to Bus/Shopping & Schubert Centre Clean & Well Maintained, 250275-8066
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F/S, W/D, D/W, A/C, + heat, hot water and hydro all included. Great quality living in a clean and spacious secure building. N/S, N/P. Good building for Seniors!
250-542-1701 1bdrm, overlooking Vernon Golf Club, W/D, D/W, A/C, $800/mo. +util. (250)306-1936 1bdrm,wood fireplace,washer dryer h/u, close to town, cat ok. $725 util incl. 250-5424310 or 250-308-9738. 1bed & 2bdrm, bright & clean in a quiet, well managed Apt building on bus route/walk to dwntwn. incl’s appls, heat, hot water, cable, locker/ prkg. Also, avail. furnished. n/p. Starts at $685. 250-550-4069 2bdrm, 1 bath newly renovated, close to amenities, laundry avail, small pet okay, F/S/AC, R.R. Contact 8am-8pm. $810+. 250-306-8252 www.rentinvernon.com 2 bdrm 2 bath luxury condo. Secure mature adult, NS Prop. Many extras! $955 incl. heat. No stairs from car to unit! Cat OK. Must see! 250-309-2000 2bdrm avail June 1, East Hill/ Lakeview Manor, hardwood flrs, N/S, N/P. On site laundry, heat incl. Avail immed. 250260-5870 2bdrm, close to DT, reno’d, insuite laundry h/u. $850/mo. 1 month free rent or $400 grocery voucher! 250-549-0440. 2 bdrm + office, No stairs, park by door! Lrg bright corner unit, pleasant patio, in unit laundry. Mature person NS,NP Property. $835 Must see! 250309-2000 A-1 Condo Winfield area, 2bdrm, 1.5 bath, 1025 sq/ft fully furn’d with 5appl, avail Sept 1- April 30. $1800. N/S, N/P. 1 month DD. Perfect for student. 403-803-2577 Bach. suite in quiet D/T location, 35+ H/W cable incl. a/c, coin laundry, elevator, no/pets, $580 +DD. 250-549-4220 Free month. Updated central 2bdrm condo, in-suite w/d, top floor, view, $875/mo. RR. 604727-1518 Large 1 & 2 bdrm,$600-$750, close to Rec Centre, no dogs. 250-307-4948, 250-545-8443. LARGE 2bdrm apt. $800/mo. +hydro, NO PETS, Avail. Now. 250-869-9788 Luxury 3bdrm, 3.5bath 1/2 duplex, Lwr East Hill. Walk to town. Low main yard. $1350/ mo + utils. 250-542-5902 NEW, 2bdrm, downtown Vernon, $1050/mo incl all appl., A/C, W/D, Secured heated U/G parking. Call Mel 604-936-8513, 604-816-9835
Commercial/ Industrial
On Site Mangers 1bdrm, 1bdrm + den, 2bdrm 1.5 bath, f/s, d/w, a/c, balcony, secure prkg, adult oriented, n/p. 250545-5773 or 250-550-0243. Rural, Private, furn’d, loft style apartment 720sq/ft. Suitable for one person, $750. W/D, Internet, & util. incl. Avail. June 1st. N/S N/P 250-549-3344 SILVERSTAR condo. Fully furnished king bed plus double bunks. Bottom floor, well behaved dog ok. $750/month inc utilities, cable, internet. Avail now - Nov. (250) 5484153
Spacious 2bdrm condo, 5-appl. + insuite laundry, 3rd floor walkup in a well maintained building, ns, np, $875. + util. 250-308-9402
Apartment Furnished 3 bedroom two bathroom FULLY furnished condo for rent from June to Nov at Silver Star mtn -has laundry- heated garage-and granit counters. $2400 per month. Contact Christina at 250 308 9936.
Commercial/ Industrial 2038 FT. COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL SPACE IN NORTH END 9’ X 9’ OVERHEAD DOOR $1495 PER MONTH CALL RAY @ 250-549-0198 Body Shop, 2000 sq. ft., Available July 1. rent $1200./mo. (250)545-6998 Commercial/Retail space in busy Spallumcheen Industrial Park, 600-1100sq.ft avail. immed. 250-549-0141 Plaza 43, 4300 Block on 27th St, Vernon. Small retail or office space. Excellent street exposure on major intersection. Complex fully occupied with onsite restaurant and lots of parking. Call 250-542-2060, leave message. Warehouse/office 2400 sq.ft., 2-14’ overhead doors, 821 Fairweather Rd. $2000./mo tripple net, fork lift avail. 250306-1936
Duplex / 4 Plex 2bdrm $950, avail July 1. Bachelor suite, $650, avail immed, utils incl 250-308-2264 2bdrm, lower East Hill, F/P, no smokers, no pets, storage, $890. avail.now 250-549-8424
Commercial/ Industrial
COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS * Retail Commercial and Industrial Space * 1854 sq ft Main flr corner unit New Train Stn Office/Rest $2165/mo incl Tnet Avail now 1160 sq ft Main floor Old Train Station Office/Retail $1355/mo incl Tnet Avail now 696 sq ft Second floor Old Train Station Office space $725/mo incl Tnet Avail now 7652 sq ft N. Vernon Warehouse/Office/Manufacturing $12.00 sq ft incl Tnet Avail now PLUS 5480 sq ft N. Vernon Whse. incl LOADING DOCK $9.00 sq ft incl Tnet Avail now
CONTACT DOUG WILLIAMS 250-260-0198 email: d-williams@shaw.ca
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PROPERTY NOT SELLING? sells more Real Estate in the North Okanagan than all other real estate companies.* Why not call a top negotiator today at Vernon 250-549-4161; Armstrong 250-546-3119; Lumby 250-547-9266; Enderby 250-838-0025 (Not intended To Solicit Properties Currently Listed For Sale) *OMREB MLS North Okanagan Listings 12/31/10
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Senior Assisted Living
Suites, Lower
2bdrm 1bath townhouse, recently reno’d, priv fenced yard, n/s, n/cats, avail immed. $875. 250-549-8360, 250-549-8866 2bdrm home, in Grindrod, lrg yard, shed, $800pm $400 D.D. Pay own utilities., Phone after 5pm 250-540-3455. 2bdrm private country setting, Lumby, avail June 15, $1150 pm + util., 250-308-7672.
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Recently renovated Big yard, pet friendly $995 + util. Available now…
250-540-2525
½ DUPLEX FOR RENT Great area, 3 bdrm., 1 bath, $915 plus 2/3 utility, N/S, N/P, references
250-549-0665 1 Acre, view, large, bright, just renovated, 2-bdrm, level-entry unit, near Butcher Boys, incl F/S, W/D, D/W, covered parking, HD satellite, HS internet, $950/875. No Smoking (250)558-0311 after 5pm 3bdrm 1/2 duplex, 2yr old, full bsmnt, parking, Lumby. $1100/mo. 250-550-4396 3bdrm, 1.5 bath, w/d h/u, storage, near amenities. $925+util June1 or July1. 250-260-2882 3bdrm, 2bath, family rm, avail. now. ns, np, n/parties, RR. $1100/mo. 250-549-2338 3bdrm, 2baths, 6appl, fully renovated with garage. Close to downtown. $1200/mo + utils. Avail now. 250-542-9107 3bdrm, 4-plex, 5 appl, 2 decks, carport/storage, fenced yard, June 1. 250-545-6619. 3bdrm, F/S, laundry hookup, N/S, call (250)542-9419 Bright, clean, 2bdrm, lower suite, close to downtown, n/s, n/p, must see, $875/mo. incl util. 250-306-4088. Large 3bdrm, 1.5bath suite, NS/NP, $925/mo includes most util. 250-542-1210.
Mobile Homes & Pads 3bdrm in Lumby, f/s, gas/heat, n/p $850/mo immed. (250)503-7044 IN Lumby, 2-bdrm, gas f/s, w/d, n/p, $750/mo immed. (250)503-7044
w/d, avail heat, avail.
Homes for Rent
Thor
250-309-1742 • 2 bdrm apartment in central location (Mountain View). Renovated, parking, 5 appliances, very nice. $850.
2BR, 3br,5br houses for rent from 1100/mo+util 250-309-2565
3bdrm Walmart area, 2bath, fenced yard, single garage. Avail immed. Prefer n/p. $1425 + utils. 250-869-9788 3bdrm w/basement, Middleton Mountain Area, June 23, n/p, n/s, $1400/mo (250)545-5841 4-5bdrm Vernon home, 4appls, 2baths. $1200 + utils. N/P. 778-475-0122 4-bdrm upper level 2000sf Exe home, 6appl, near Predator Ridge, n/s, n/p, $1500 incl/util, short term ok. Avail immed. 250-549-3140 after 5pm 5938 Learmouth Rd, 4bdrms, 1bath, 4 appl. Avail June 1. $1295/mo. (250)308-0045 5bdrm, 2 bath, upper floor of house. $1,000. 2bdrm, 1 bath, basement suite, $800. Or rent whole house for $1600. Enderby. 250-838-6630. 5bdrm, East Hill, f/s, dw, w/d, large yard, n/s. Avail immed. $1500 + utils. (250)308-4940 Coldstream on acreage, 3bdrm house,basement, 2 car garage, $1350 + util. n/s n/p June 1.250-542-9591. Older large 4bdrm, South Vernon area, lg kitchen, big yard, $1600 util. extra. avail. May 1. 250-545-8443, 250-307-4948 PAY NO UTILITIES! This is a beautiful newer 3-bdrm home in Enderby, in great area close to shopping and schools! Features a fireplace, a/c, 2-car garage, back deck w/view, lg master bdrm with en-suite. The yard is fully landscaped w/auto watering system, includes lawn care. $1575./mo.1 (250)550-4096 RENT-TO-OWN: 3br,4br,5br Vernon & Peachland from 1600/ mo with 5k down 250-309-2565
Small house, 3 bdrm 1 bath, $550. + hydro. (250)558-2988 Updated house, close to all amenities, n/s, n/p. $1300+util. Avail June 1. 250-545-6926. Upper level, 3bdrm, 2 bath, avail now, n/p, n/s. $1075 + 60% Hydro. 250-558-2988.
Office/Retail Downtown Office Space for Lease
• 2 bdrm above ground suite in Alexis Park. Just renovated, F&S, shared laundry, yard, parking, utilities incl. $925 or $825 for single person.
Single or multiple offices High traffic location 250.550.4221 for details
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• 3 bdrm lower suite of home, incl. utilities. Lower East Hill. Yard, street parking, shared laundry. Pets OK. $1,000. • 3 bdrm townhome in Birchland Gardens (Lower Mission Hill). 1½ baths, updates, F&S, W&D, dedicated parking, patio area, baseboard heating. $950.
vernonhomes.ca/forrent • 4 bdrm home in Fintry (Westside Rd) close to Killiney Beach, 35 min to Vernon. 1½ bath, large deck, wood fireplace, pellet stove, elec. baseboards. 1 dog OK. $1,100. 01 june, daylight suite, 2bdrm, lrg private yard, Bella Vista area. 250-542-0060 1bdrm house, Lavington, 4 appl., 250-542-9419. 1bdrm, Lavington, F/S, use of barn & acreage,suitable for 2 horses, 250-309-5956.
Recreation Beach cottages Mable Lake Lumby end, motorhome stalls w/ RV hook up. 250-542-3276.
RV Pads FARM COUNTRY RV PARK Best view. Best rates. Full service incl wi/fi & cable. Daily, Weekly & Monthy Rates.
Certified care aid has rooms avail for Independent/Semi-independent seniors. Meals. Respite. On Bus route. Beautiful view. 250-549-3066 SUITES FROM $1025/MO. 3 home cooked meals daily. Includes utils. 250-545-3351 Silver Springs Residence.
Shared Accommodation 1BDRM, no-drugs, no-parties, downtown. $450 incl.util. N/P, furniture, cable. 250-549-0644 1 bedroom, laundry and utilities included. $500. (250)541-0554 Character house upper loft, East Hill, sep/bath $500 share with health prof. 250-308-6339 HONEST N/S Handyman to help property owner in lieu of room & board. 250-545-9874 Nice home environment, quiet, by bus, good loc, utils $385. 250-549-7418, 250-307-9407 Quiet, lakeview room for rent, incl util., n/s, n/p, no drugs, parties, $550. 250-558-0638 Shared rms or top flr of hse, $700-$1800. Lower East hill character, reno’d w/view, organic garden. 250-558-4527
Suites, Lower 1-bdrm, 1 bath, Bella Vista, sep/ent, 5-appl, pool, wifi, satelite TV. n/s, pet negotiable, util/included, DD, RR $850. (250)503-7875 1bdrm, Avail now, East Hill, 1 person only, 5-appl., util., cable & internet, ns, np, $750 250-558-4670 1bdrm, clean, Harwood area, NS/NP, $675/mo incl. util. 250-309-4657 1-bdrm daysuite on acreage, large living area, fully furn’d. Sauna/shower, bbq, priv ent/ deck. Satellite & internet. $800/mo. 250-558-2906 1bdrm, East Hill, private entrance, w/d, incl all uitl., n/s, n/p, $750. 250-558-3510. 1-bdrm level entry, completely reno’d, quiet bldg, tree’d backyard, hot water/incl, N/S only, N/P $600 (250)545-1220 1BDRM, newly reno’d, semifurnished, NS/NP, $750 util & cable incl 250-309-6340 1bdrm, sep/entr, NS, NP, North end Swan Lake, FS WD sat/TV util/incl $700. 545-6090 1-PERSON, bright, clean, quiet, private, daylight 2BDRM suite, walk d/t, f/s, w/d, pool, n/s, no/dogs, June 1st. $750+ 1/2 util. 250-542-0825. 2 Bdrm bsmnt suite, ground level, new floors, close to park and school. $800/mo incl/util. Call 250-503-7642 2bdrm East Hill newly reno’d. daylight lvl entry, ns, np, w/d, f/s, 1car garage, avail. now $850. incl/util. 250-542-8831 2-bdrm East Hill,storage, sep. entry & laundry, reno’d, ns/np, $875/mo incl. util/cable. July 1. RR/DD 250-938-8983 3bdrm, modern, daylight suite. Incl; in-floor heating, H.D. satellite, 4-appl. only 15 min. from town. $975. 250-503-8468. 3bdrm suite, downstairs, garage, adult oriented util/incl. $1000/mo. 250-545-8191 $750 - 2 bedroom available June 1st. Centrally located near downtown Vernon. Call Ken or Darlene 250 762-5459
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FREE Removal of unwanted vehicles etc. Dead or Alive Auto Recycling. Call Leo (250)550-5245 Jeep TJ Soft-Top 97-05 Black (tinted) (no door softeners or tailgate bar) $650. (250)5492710 (Lonnie) RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINES 2 Year, 60,000 km, Warranty. 250-542-2685. WRECKING GM FWD CARS, motors from $250; trannies from $200; doors from $50. All parts on shelf. Since 1994. Armstrong. 250-546-9055.
Bright 1-bdrm, bsmt suite, suits 1person, shared laundry, Middleton area, $600 incl/util, 250-558-4158 bright 1 bdr suite. Private laundry, entrance, storage & parking, N/S, N/P, reference req. Avail June 1, $695/mon, plus util 250-275-0665 Bright 2-bdrm lower 1/2 of house, rural, n/s, small pet ok, Refs. Grow own food. June 1, $750 + 1/3util 250-307-4820 Cottage Coldstream/Lavington, 2 bdrm on acreage, f/s, w/d,clean & cozy, n/s, n/p, utils & cable incl. $800.Refs req, DD. 250-503-2546
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1983 Honda 650 Night Hawk, good starter bike, well maintained. $2200. 250-549-2790 2003 Suzuki Intruder 800, original owner, 46,000km, many extras $3300.; 1986 Yamaha 125 Scooter, new battery, new back tire $900. (250)379-6872 evenings. 2005 Honda VTX, 1300c, new tires & wind shield, like new, $6300. (250)832-5297
1996 Toyota Tacoma, ex cab, 4spd, 4cyl, 4wheel dr. Canopy, 8000lb winch, $6,300. Ph after 6pm (250)542-4107
Recreational/Sale 1994 29’ Corsair 5th wheel, 1-slide, F/S microwave, A/C, shower, 2 propane tanks, $8,500 obo. 250-306-1434 2002 Coleman YUMA tent Trailer $5200. 8.5ft sleeps 6 mint cond. 250-860-1877 2004 Palomino Tent Trailer - $5200 - good condition, sleeps 6, queen & double beds, 3-way fridge, in/out stove. Call for photos or to view: 250-558-6913
LARGE 1bdrm, Lake Country, priv/entry, f/p, laundry, 1 block to 2 lakes, near by transit, n/s, n/p, $700/mo cable,util/incl, 250-7661488, (604)290-1707
2008 Forest River Puma 245RKS 25’ 8” Fifth Wheel, Dinette slide, surround sound, oak interior, queen bed, 2 swivelling chairs, 30,000 btu furnace. $14,900 obo. Call Ray at 250-550-5602 2008 Legends 31RE 5th-wh, 3 slides, storage/extras, like new $32,000. (250)832-5297 Frontier 8’ camper, hydraulic jacks. F/S, furnace. Good cond. $1000. (250)547-2463
New 2bdrm daylight suite, 6 appl. priv entry/deck, n/s, n/p $850/mo+dd 250-558-8823 Spacious 1bdrm suite in Coldstream Christian home, $700util/incl. ns, np, w/d, single profs. 250-558-8411
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Professional seeking quiet sleeping quarters, room to rent within 3km from Tolko in Armstrong. Shift work 4days on, 4days off. 250-836-3437
1 2010 Elantra Touring GLS. White, 1 owner, 28,000km, S&W tires. H. front seats. Trip comp, fog L, A/C, automatic, p/l, p/w. ABS Br. Tilt, cruise. Full warranty. MUST SELL! $14,900. Cell: (250)306-6262 1986 Olds, V6, auto, buckets & mags. Runs well. $500. (250)545-0110 1989 Ford Escort 4-dr hb, 126K, good mechanical, auto, $998. 250-550-5322 1992 Ford Crown Victoria, good cond. in/out, pw all, 114K, $1400. (250)503-7642 1995 Ford Crown Vic, great cond, all work receipts avail. $2750. obo. 250-547-6540. 1998 blue Cavalier, 240,000KM, new tires & parts. $1000. (250)836-3437 2002 Saturn View, fwd, 127,000 kms, good on fuel.$2600.obo. 250-558-5766 2002 Sunfire, 4 door, 5 speed, 112,000km, $3750. Immaculate. (250)542-8293 2003 Crown Victoria, silver, w/grey interior, mint cond. 190,000km. All options, $4,250.obo. 250-306-9218 2004 Chev Aveo, blue, 4dr, hbk, 5spd, manual, 1.6, 4 cyl., a/c, winter tires/rims rims, 236,000kms, $3900. obo. 250306-6429. 2005 Chev Cavalier, 180km, 2dr auto, a/c, looks & runs exc.,$3950.obo.250-307-0002. 2007 Chrysler Sebring, loaded, new brakes, 43,000 kms, $12,500. (250)306-6554
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250-275-6224 1bdrm, Downtown N/S, W/D, cable, Wi-Fi & util/incl. $800, avail. now. (250)260-3196 1Bdrm, main level, bright, clean, near Kal Beach, private entry, parking, storage, AC, util/incl’d. NS/NP. $650 + D.D. Avail immed. 250-541-0523 1bdrm ste avail June 15. Util incl. W/d, f/s, N/S, N/P. $685/mo. Anne 250-545-8932 3-bdrm Mission Hill, laundry, yard, storage, very nice, bright, cat ok, $1075 +util, June 1.or ? (250)558-8243 EAST Hill brand new 1 bdrm bsmt suite, June 1, $650 incl. util., dlux kitchenette, parking, sep bsmt entr, shared laund, n/s, n/p, 250-2756206
MATURE NS person, new suite, 4appl., patio, garden, Deep Creek Rd., $650/mo. light caretaker duties could offset some rent (250)546-6186 NEWER 2 Bdrm, 2 bath, main floor in lower east hill. w/d, d/w, n/s, n/p, garage, utilities incl. $1200. 3088796
Upper suite, Immaculate 3bdrm, 6 appl., a/c, n/s, $1350 pm+50% util., Alexis Park, July 1. 250-545-1229.
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1998 GMC SAFARI AWD. Good Condition, runs well. $1,600 OBO. Call 307-2100
1998 Ford MiniVan, completely rebuilt, ac, auto, exc. cond., $3000. obo 250-275-4783 2004 Ford Freestar SE, 167,000 km, remote starter, stereo, with DVD, 2nd row buckets, rear stow n go great cond. $4900. Call Cole for more info 250-833-2637.
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Boats 12’ Harbor Craft Built, c/w 7.5 hp Johnson, oars, seats, fish finder $1750. (250)503-8257 1984 Malibu 162 Yamaha 130 hp outboard, 2 props, CD player, wake tower $5900 250.308.0558 50% CO-OWNER sought for professionally managed late model Meridian 391 luxury motor yacht with prime moorage downtown Vancouver. Skippering/training available. 6 0 4 - 6 6 9 - 2 2 4 8 . www.one4yacht.com
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1994 F350 Cubevan diesel $4500.obo; 1972 Dodge 1 ton, 12’ deck $1000.obo; 1985 J.C.B. Rubber Tire Hoe $7500.obo. (250)260-0604 1994 GMC Sierra Ex.Cab, lowkms, winters & summers exc.cond,$5700.250-545-4179 1995 Chev S-10 Ext.cab. 4.3 auto, 220K, canopy, runs well. $3500. obo (250)308-5633
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Sport Utility Vehicle 2001 Mazda Tribute, 4cyl. 5 spd, 4x4, a/c, power options, only 132,000 kms, $5,950. Immac, like new.250-938-8370. 2003 Nissan Pathfinder LE, fully loaded, V6, 1 owner, exc. cond., 99,000 kms, $11,995. (250)542-1707
Trucks & Vans 1994 GMC 2500 4X4 EXT CAB Long box, 190,000 kms, automatic, A/C, new tires, regular maintenance. $3,900 OBO. Call 250-309-9100
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y now you’ve probably been exposed up the NDP’s oldest scarecrow, that big to the B.C. government’s “stick man” “Liberal donor corporations” are the main ad campaign to raise awareness of beneficiaries of the HST. This is a vital the harmonized sales tax. point for rural B.C., which depends on Stick men, or rather stick persons, sort resource industries with huge machinery out conflicting claims about the tax by investments, and he has it exactly wrong. going to the B.C. governIn fact the entire ‘big business ment’s website to get an accubenefits most from HST’ narrative rate summary of what is and is false. isn’t costing them more. Vancouver tax lawyer David Later versions will no Robertson points out that this is one doubt feature stick persons of the “myths and misrepresentachecking their mail for brotions” propagated by Bill Vander chures offering arguments for Zalm, who has effectively set NDP and against the HST, and of tax policy since their limping retreat course, those all-important on the carbon tax. mail-in ballots that will arrive Tom Fletcher In 24 pages, Robertson has writin June. ten the clearest analysis I’ve seen This is an urgent pre-requisite to an so far, including a thorough demolition informed vote. Anyone who listens in to of Vander Zalm’s crude scare campaign a telephone town hall or phone-in show, known as FightHST, which has singled out or gets reader feedback such as I receive, banks and large resource companies. knows that the basic facts are still widely Robertson notes that banks are actually misunderstood. worse off. So what does the NDP opposition focus “…unlike most businesses, banks, on? The ads cost $5 million, grumbles NDP financial institutions and insurance comfinance critic Bruce Ralston. Add that to panies cannot recover GST/HST they pay town halls and mailers and the referendum on expenses,” he writes. They actually pay funding boils down to $7 million for promore under HST than they did under the HST and a mere $250,000 for the FightHST old provincial sales tax (PST). effort. As for FightHST’s other specified vilThis is a classic “straw man” argument, lains, “large corporations” and “large where one sets up a false premise and then resource companies,” their machinery knocks it down. The ads do not advocate, and production equipment were long ago they merely inform. exempted from sales tax. No change there. Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson propped “What the PST legislation did not
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Under HST, 80% of what we buy costs the same. Some things cost more, while a few items – like diapers – cost less.
contain were PST exemptions aimed specifically at small, independent businesses,” Robertson writes. “So construction workers like welders, plumbers, electricians and other tradespersons had to pay an additional seven per cent PST on their work trucks, tools and equipment that they used to earn a living; retailers and corner store operators had to pay an additional seven per cent on their shelving, refrigerators and cash registers; accountants and other professionals had to pay PST on their office furniture, computers and software; truckers had to pay an additional seven per cent PST on their truck tractors and trailers …” and so forth. This is what the HST fixes. Obviously, Big Labour doesn’t like all these independent contractors. Therefore the NDP must also “fight” HST. I’ve mentioned before that the NDPVander Zalm axis of nonsense wants to deprive the poor of a modest tax shift in their favour, paid for by voluntary purchases of more affluent consumers. I’ve talked about the trend towards self-employment and small business as the Canadian economy adapts in a fast-changing world. You may not like that trend, and you may wish that everyone could have a union job with an employer-subsidized pension. That’s not what is happening today. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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B.C. seeks ways to ease ferry fare hikes TOM FLETCHER Black Press
BC Ferries isn’t allowed to use revenue from its busy routes to prevent steeper increases on the smaller island and northern runs. That is one of the regulations imposed by the B.C. government in 2003 that is being reviewed by Gordon Macatee, the new B.C. Ferry Commissioner. Another is the mandate to move toward a user-pay system, which has resulted in fuel surcharges along with higher fares on BC Ferries’ 25 salt-water routes. Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Minister Blair Lekstrom said he has heard loud and clear from ferry users that they’ve had enough of big increases, and he wants “a primary focus on affordability” to consider tourism and other business as well as residents. BC Ferries CEO David Hahn has said the mandate of the quasiindependent Crown corporation and its current public subsidy could result in a doubling of rates for some routes in the coming years, and substantial increases across the fleet. Lekstrom said he doesn’t accept that, but he wouldn’t comment on the possibility of increasing the provincial subsidy.
BC Ferries is returning to fuel surcharges in June as fuel prices have soared, and has requested rate increases for next spring. Lekstrom said the fuel surcharges will go ahead. BC Ferries is seeking rate increases of about four per cent on major
routes and eight per cent on others to take effect next year. Lekstrom said he is considering legislation to allow temporary relief before the spring legislative session ends June 2. Macatee’s review is to be complete at the end of September.
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New ferries have added costs to the BC Ferries fleet. Fares are going up across the fleet, but more quickly on smaller routes.
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