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s Kelowna grows, so does the number of vehicles on local roads and the driving public’s desire for more places to park those vehicles.

So the city is turning its attention to the always controversial issue of parking and introducing a series of parking-related measures this fall.

Included will be a new $30 fee for residents who live on streets where there are currently daily time-limits on parking if the residents want to park on the street in front of their homes, tougher enforcement of parking rules and even the threat of towing cars of drivers who rack up too many parking tickets.

But the city is also looking to promote other forms of transportation in a bid to get people out of their cars and into public transit.

Capital News assistant editor Alistair Waters looks at what the city is doing to help curb local parking problems.

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CLOSE-UP

City seeks a balance to parking demands Alistair Waters ASSISTANT EDITOR

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t’s a problem cities throughout the industrialized world grapple with— parking.

As growth leads to more cars on the road, municipalities are finding it harder and harder to come up with places for those cars to park. And Kelowna is no different.

While the scale of the problem may be smaller in Kelowna than in bigger cities, growth here in the last 20 years has fueled a race for space of sorts—parking space.

“It’s a case of managing it as the city grows,” says Derek Edstrom, the city’s acting director of real estate building services and the man who recently took on the job of parking management for the city.

For Edstrom, parking has taken on more significance in recent weeks as the city outlined a series of plans it wants to implement in the fall aimed at addressing some of Kelowna’s most pressing parking issues.

The moves include: • the introduction of a $30 annual fee for drivers who live on streets in areas where there are time limits on parking and who want to park on the street • tougher enforcement measures such as towing vehicles that get more than four parking tickets in a year and increased enforcement in timed areas • more creative moves like giving up vehicle parking spaces downtown to accommodate bi-

cycle parking • wider sidewalks and skinnier streets downtown • the ongoing promotion of public transit to get more people out of their cars and onto buses.

For the city, dealing with parking has to be a multipronged approach.

But, according to Edstrom, one of the most effective measures in changing parking behaviour has been to hit offenders in the pocketbook.

A few years ago, the city changed its policy about paying parking tickets.

Where the old plan offered someone with a ticket a huge reduction in the fine if he or she paid the ticket within 10 days—$30 reduced to $5—the new plan introduced July 2010 reverses that and gives only a $5 reduction if paid within 14 days. If a ticket is not paid within 28 days, $5 is added.

“We have seen a huge reduction in the number of tickets issued as a result,” he said.

Following the introduction of the new system, the number of parking tickets the city issued per month dropped to between 300 and 400 from previously just under 1,300.

“It has changed parking behaviour,” says Edstrom.

The city plans to follow that move with stepped up enforcement, especially in the area around Kelowna General Hospital, with bylaw enforcement officers patrolling from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday, instead of the current 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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GIOVANNI LAURETTA sips a cup of morning brew in downtown Kelowna outside his Gio Bean coffee shop, where two on-street parking stalls were swapped to create space for a permanent bicycle lockup.

The move is one of many the city is either implementing or considering as a result of meetings with residents and officials from the hospital as it tries to deal with an area that has seen parking problems for years.

Other initiatives have been made to deal with the issue, such as the construction of two parkades at the hospital, increased surface parking and the use of a lot a few blocks away for staff parking.

But, as city council was told last week, there are still many hospital employees who park on streets around KGH and move their cars every few hours to avoid a ticket.

City property manager Ron Forbes said some hospital staff

will move their vehicles on coffee and lunch breaks, doing a type of parking shuffle because of the two-hour time restriction on parking in the area.

For the city, in managing public parking around a facility such as the hospital, there has to be a balance between the parking needs of the hospital staff and visitors, and the desire of residents in the area to keep their streets clear of cars and trucks driven by outsiders and left on the street all day.

On one hand, it says, the hospital is a valuable community resource, one that provides a great service to the community and not only employs thousands of people but is used by the public every day.

On the other hand, the resi-

dential streets around KGH need to be respected as just that—residential streets. Still, public streets are public, not the personal property of homes or business on them, the city has reminded local residents in recent weeks.

So, instead of making streets around KGH for residential parking only, the city plans to introduce an annual $30 fee to allow residents to park on the street outside their homes.

Currently, free parking passes are available but there is concern, both from the city and residents, that the current system is open to abuse. Anyone can get a pass simply by showing a paper with a local address printed on it.

Passes can also be passed from person to person.

The new system would be tied to licence places and the information would appear on the city’s “autoview” machines, used to identify illegal parking.

The machines are part of a move away from old technology when it comes to parking in favour of newer but more expensive technology.

In other parts of the city, such as downtown, Kelowna is moving to what is known as the “pay and display” system, where centralized machines are located on a street and drivers park, go to the machine to

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Vigilantes pursue driver suspected of hit and run A suspected drunk driver who ran his truck into a child Wednesday night was turned from perpetrator to victim in a matter of minutes, courtesy of local vigilantes.

West Kelowna RCMP received a report of a hit and run involving ped-

estrians on July 18, 8:15 p.m., at the 3500 block of McIver Road. “Apparently, a grey Ford F150 driven by a 23-year-old West Kelowna man had driven into three teenage girls walking along the side of the road,� said Const. Kris Clark.

“One of the girls was unable to avoid the truck and was hit, suffering minor injuries. The driver fled the scene on foot but was followed by two men and assaulted. “Both the driver and the injured 12-year-old girl were taken to hospi-

City in Action PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Disposition Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Kelowna intends to enter into a Contract of Sale over Lot 1 Section 29 Township 26 Osoyoos Division Yale District Plan EPP14446, being 1515 Highland Drive North at a price of $1,200,000.00 to Molenbeek Ventures Development Corporation.

The public may review copies of the proposed disposition at the OďŹƒce of the City Clerk at City Hall, 3rd Floor, from 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

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tal and later released. Police believe alcohol to be a factor in the crash.�

Police have identified one of the men involved in the assault but are looking for the public’s assistance in identifying the second.

The unknown suspect is described as a man with

Council will consider the permanent closure and removal of the highway dedication of a portion of Road South of Doyle Avenue between Ellis Street and St. Paul Street on: Monday, July 23, 1:30pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water Street – Council Chambers

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Properties aected by the proposed Business Improvement Area Bylaw No. 10730 are those lands within the area shown outlined in black on the map.

A Business Improvement Area allows property owners in an area to pool their eorts and funds for marketing, planning and management activities that can improve the business area. The term “BIAâ€? refers both to the organization (in this case, the Uptown Rutland Business Improvement Association) that administrates the activities of the BIA and to the geographic area within which property owners and businesses participate in the BIA. It is the intention of the Uptown Rutland Business Association to conduct a ďŹ ve-year business promotion scheme for the beneďŹ t of the BIA during the 2013 to 2017 period.

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Annual costs The annual cost of the BIA will not exceed $176,160.00 and is to be paid for by the beneďŹ ting property owners and is recovered on the basis of a rate per $1,000 of assessed actual value of both land and improvements which fall within Class 5 or 6 of the Assessments - Class Percentage Levels Regulation, B.C. Reg. 438/81. Federal, provincial and municipal owned property used for government purposes is excluded.

The rate shall be calculated in the same manner as the annual general municipal rate and is levied annually during the ďŹ ve year term on the property tax notice. There is no provision to cash commute (prepay) the annual charges of this Uptown Rutland Business Improvement Area.

Petitions against Aected property owners may petition, pursuant to the rules set out in the Community Charter of British Columbia, against the proposed establishment of the Uptown Rutland BIA as follows: 1. Any person who is the owner of a parcel liable to be specially charged may petition against the proposed BIA and unless, within one month from the date this notice is published, a majority of owners representing at least 50 per cent of the assessed value of the parcels liable to be specially charged petition against it, Council may proceed with the establishment of the BIA through Bylaw No. 10730.

2. Petitions must be in writing, signed by the owner(s) of the parcels liable to be specially charged, and show the legal description of the owner(s)’ property. Where a property is owned by more than one person, a majority of the owners must sign the petition for it to be counted in relation to that property.

Petitions may be by individual letter or may be circulated and contain the names of several aected owners.

3. Petitions must be received on or before Monday, August 20, 2012 at 4 p.m. in the OďŹƒce of the City Clerk, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 1J4.

Petition forms are available at the OďŹƒce of the City Clerk.

Tenants Under current legislation, only property owners are levied charges and can petition against the project from proceeding. However, any tenants objecting to the proposal can write to the Mayor and Council expressing their opinions or

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a dark or tanned complexion, about 5-foot-9, 180 to 190 pounds, in his late 20s or early 30s. The man was seen wearing a tan or beige ribbed tank top, grey knee-length cargo shorts and work boots.

The investigation of the incident is continuing.

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concerns. Correspondence can be sent to email to: mayorandcouncil@kelowna.ca.

Copies of the bylaw Copies of all relevant bylaws and legislation pertaining to this notice are available for inspection during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, at the OďŹƒce of the City Clerk.

Individual notices specifying estimated annual charges for individual properties have been mailed to all owners of property within the BIA covered by the proposed Bylaw No. 10730. If you are an owner and you have not received a notice, call the OďŹƒce of the City Clerk at 250-469-8645.

INFO: OďŹƒce of the City Clerk Corinne Boback 250 469-8653 3rd Floor City Hall, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 1J4 Questions relating to the petitioning procedure Financial Services George King 250 469-8564 City Hall 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 1J4 Questions pertaining to annual charges for property owners Uptown Rutland Business Association – Executive Director 250 451-9861 Uptown Rutland Business Association, 203 – 125 Highway 33 East, Kelowna, B.C. V1X 2A1 Questions pertaining to the establishment of the Uptown Rutland BIA or to the business promotion scheme.

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Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the City intends to sell the “Closed Road� under Bylaw No. 10725, being a portion of Road South of Doyle Avenue between Ellis Street and St. Paul Street to the City of Kelowna, having an area of 238.3 m2.

The public may review copies of the proposed Road Closure and Removal Dedication Bylaw 10725 on kelowna.ca or at the OďŹƒce of the City Clerk at City Hall, 3rd Floor, from 8am4pm, Monday to Friday.

INFO: 250 469-8610

Uptown Rutland Business Improvement Area The Uptown Rutland Business Association has requested City Council establish a business improvement area for the purpose of annually funding the Uptown Rutland Business Improvement Area (BIA) for a ďŹ ve year period commencing in 2013, pursuant to section 215 of the Community Charter of British Columbia.

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CLOSE-UP ▼ PARK AID

Parking enforcement goes high-tech Balance from A3 buy a picket and display it in the window of their vehicle.

But while the way parking is managed has changed with advances in technology, so has the cost.

Where a parking meter costs $600, a pay and display machine costs

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The technology exists today to have parking controlled by cellphones, where a driver pulls in to a space, keys a stall identification number and vehicle licence number

into a phone app and pays for parking via the phone.

The information is sent to a handheld device operated by a bylaw enforcement officer so the officer knows the space is paid for.

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given the choice to pay for more parking time via the phone.

While such a system is not here yet, it is the future when it comes to parking management.

But in the case of Kelowna, parking is not just an issue concerning residential areas.

A prime concern for city officials is creating a turnover of available parking spaces downtown to help businesses located there.

While there are two city parkades located downtown, short-term parking on the street is what many businesses, especially retail, rely on to keep their customers coming back.

Studies have shown that parking, and the availability of it, does influence shopping decisions.

The city, as part of its long-range parking plans, is looking at more spaces downtown and possibly construction of another parkade.

But such structures are very expensive and land has to be available in a location that makes it feasible, and most importantly, useable.

Despite its close proximity to Bernard Avenue, the Chapman Parkade, when it was first built, was not heavily used by drivers because some felt it was too far to walk to their destinations.

Over time, that has changed as both the Chapman Parkade and the Library Parkade are now well used, according to the city.

“Our advice to people is if they are going to be more than two hours, park in a parkade or a parking

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A CHANGE in the City of Kelowna’s parking ticket policy by imposing tougher fines has proved beneficial in reducing the number of parking tickets handed out. lot,” says Forbes.

“If they are going to be there for a shorter time, park at a meter.”

In Kelowna, the issue of parking is not about vehicles.

The city, in addition to promoting its transit system as a way of getting people out of their cars and easing the need for more parking, is also advancing the idea of what it called active transportation, the use of cycling and walking and other “people-powered” transportation instead of driving.

To further that objective, the city has invested heavily in trails and cycling routes in recent years and its a move Kelowna’s mayor says appears to be paying off.

Mayor Walter Gray said the most recent example was a request from a local coffee shop owner to give up two street parking spaces outside his business to have them dedicated to bicycle parking.

“By putting it out on the street (rather than on the sidewalk), we are making a statement that fits with the city’s strategy of active transportation,”

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I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS ALL OVER THE CITY. Giovanni Lauretta owner of Giobean Espresso and advocate for more bicycle parking space

said Gray.

The coffee shop owner, Giovanni Lauretta of Giobean Espresso on Water Street, said the idea of the bicycle parking came from his customers.

“I would love to see this all over the city,” he said.

Adding he does not consider the bike parking to be only for his business, but rather open to anyone downtown looking for a safe spot to park a bicycle, he said in other cities—typically in Europe where bicycle commuting is more common— the sight of streetside cycle parking is not uncommon.

Last week, the city converted two car parking spaces that were controlled by meters into

space for 24 bicycles.

There is no charge for the spaces and the conversion is a pilot project over the summer.

The bike racks and pillars separating the space from the road can easily be removed and Lauretta said he can see it being retuned to vehicle parking in the cold winter months.

“It just makes so much sense,” he says, adding credit for the move belongs to the city for agreeing to do it.

“I tell my customers who thanks me, go thank the (city) council.”

The area, close to Prospera Place, is another one where parking is an issue.

With events taking place at the arena all year long, including Kelowna Rockets hockey games, the city is considering extending the current two-hour time restriction for street parking to three hours to accommodate games.

The move is yet another attempt to address parking needs in the area while trying to maintain that ever tricky balance. awaters@kelownacapnews.com

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A Lake Country family’s campaign to save their death row dog is gaining support as their beloved pet is now being cast in the public eye as an unlikely victim.

The perception tilting case played out in a Kelowna courtroom this week. In particular, it dealt with the regional district’s request to euthanize Jennifer and Peter Madsen’s malamute, Shadow.

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Officials contend that Shadow, which was then 13 months old, had approached a woman and her leashed dog during their walk, and viciously attacked.

It left the woman’s leg ripped apart, with multiple gashes that took months to heal.

The Madsens and several witnesses to the injury-causing episode, however, believe Shadow may have been unleashed and inappropriately near the woman— after burrowing under their fence

to freedom—but it wasn’t the aggressor.

In fact, they say the woman’s German shepherd, Bella, was sent into a frenzy when Shadow approached, and may have bitten its owner.

It’s a point of view tha’s largely fallen on deaf ears in the months that have passed, but this week the Madsens offered a compelling defence in court that caught the attention of CHBC news cameras and, in turn, the public.

Along with Gary Gibson, a renowned dog assessor from the

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“He had his hands in her mouth, and was pulling at her, and—nothing,” said Jennifer Madsen, noting she’s been inundated with community support since the footage aired.

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To the editor: Kudos to Andrew Farquhar for his right-on-themark column in Capital News July 13, (Diabetes Remains A Frustrating, Unpredictable Disease).

This gentleman is shining a light on the misery that people inflict on diabetes sufferers in Canada and elsewhere. And I can take this further.

I am a disabled person apart from having diabetes. I am tired of doctors and specialists accusing me of not being proactive in my fight to enjoy a comparatively normal life in the face of this horrible assault, both from the disease itself and from the medical community who, it seems to me, have only exacerbated the situation.

I exercise to the best of my ability, watch my diet and take what medications I can afford.

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Let’s keep our vigilantes in the pages of comic books

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ere’s a confession most selfrespecting adult women won’t make: I love superheroes.

Not in a wishywashy, I-like-blockbuster-movies-and-the-leadactors-are-so-handsome way.

A Marvel comic puts my outfits at risk, as there’s a distinct possibility I’ll salivate with childlike excitement upon reading.

There are even certain passages from volumes of Spiderman that have made me verklempt, while others made me laugh out loud. As an aside, DC is fine, too. Just devoid of Stan Lee’s knack for pithy dialogue, but I digress.

While my detractors have surmised I’m a drooling, pre-teen boy tragically caught in the body of an aging woman,

I know better.

My love of superheroes comes from a fondness for the cut and dry heroism and sacrifice they display in everyday life.

These fictional cruKathy Michaels saders are flawed people abandoning their personal problems to protect others. Frankly, why anyone wouldn’t be inspired by their reckless abandon of social norms in exchange for martyrdom and the greater good, is beyond me.

Plus, superheroes have great toys.

Thing is, while I revel in a good story about good versus evil and the heights some will go to in pursuit of balance, I also know real life is far too complicated for these types of characters to really exist.

KATHARTIC

In real life, Peter Parker would be a flexible narcissist and Bruce Wayne (aka Batman) would be a creepy, rich psychopath.

Above all else, they’d be vigilantes—something Okanaganites got a chance to ponder the actions of Thursday morning when a police report about events from the night before was released.

Quick recap: At 8 p.m. Wednesday, an allegedly drunk driver was served quick retribution for nearly wiping out three teenagers with his truck in West Kelowna. He apparently ran from the scene where a 12-year-old sat injured, but two men in pursuit caught up, allegedly beat the snot out of him and he was taken away in an ambulance.

Admittedly, the first thing I thought was “this (expletive) got what was coming to him.”

Upon re-evaluation, however, I

was far less enthusiastic.

Cut and dry good-versus-evil is the domain of fiction, not reality. Our world is filled with complicated twists and turns and while succumbing to violence may sound good on the pages of a comic book, it’s hardly an earmark of an evolved society, which is really the problem.

It seems we give away a little bit of our hard earned civility each day and episodes like this are just the tip of the iceberg. Spend a day at the courthouse if you don’t believe me.

These men who beat up the alleged drunk snot weren’t sacrificing themselves for the greater good, they were weakly giving in to their base emotions and that’s the furthest thing from heroism.

Kathy Michaels is a reporter with the Capital News. kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com

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To the editor: If the paleo diet fad is so healthy and responsible for brain growth, then why didn’t the Neanderthals survive and thrive? They had 300,000 years in Europe following the diet to

make themselves into “Einsteins!” Speaking of Albert Einstein, this is what he had to say on the subject of health and survival: “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” http:// www.veganfitness.net/viewtopic.php?t=723 & http://nutritionfacts.org/.

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Get diet information from educated source To the editor: Thank you Kelly! Finally, someone writing in the Capital News with the necessary credentials regarding diet/nutrition. (Discuss your Diet with a Registered Dietician, July 17 Capital News.)

Perhaps the Capital News could employ

you to be a regular columnist regarding nutritional advice. I believe having a registered dietitian writing about nutrition/diet would be a major asset to the Capital News and its readers.

I have seen first hand the dangers of people getting nutritional and diet information from

underqualified sources. Registered dietitians are highly qualified and know what they are doing. We would all do well to tap into their services and expertise regarding nutrition.

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Not enough money coming back to education To the editor: Recently Premier Christy Clark said her government will be putting $200 million into classrooms specifically for special needs kids, starting in September.

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The $200 million figure is considerably less than the estimated $300 million per year the Liberals have removed from public education during

their time in office—a grand total of $3 billion.

During this same period, there have been steady increases in funding for the private education system, where Ms. Clark has enrolled her own son.

The draconian Bill 22 legislated B.C. teach-

ers back to work in April from a legal strike, and removes all limits on class size and composition, which will negatively impact students. The Liberals did this in spite of B.C. Supreme Court Justice Griffin’s 2011 decision that stripping class size

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for, or drugs with terrible side effects. When I don’t adhere to their ridiculous demands I am accused of not doing enough.

Well, I have decided that if I have a shorter life, at least it will be a happier life than the

supposed long one envisioned by medical socalled “specialists”—a future life of trying to financially support and tolerate their drugs and their awful side effects as they try and guinea pig me with their latest toxic brew.

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NEWS ▼ CANADA DAY QUIZ

Judie Steeves STAFF REPORTER

Thank you to our Capital News readers for participating in our Canada Day quiz.

All those who correctly answered all the questions had their names put in a draw for our three quiz prizes.

Our three winners were: first, Ruth Galinas of Kelowna, winner of passes to a movie at the new Landmark 8 theatres in West Kelowna; second, Morris Sobool of Peachland, winner of coffee table book called Canada’s National Park, A Celebration, donated by Mosaic Books; and third, Emily Reid of Kelowna, winner of Kelowna Falcons baseball tickets.

Galinas said she was happy just to do the quiz and test her knowledge, while Reid, 12, who is entering Grade 7 at Rutland Middle School this fall, said she did the test without any help from her parents.

Below are the questions along with the answers: 1. How many time zones are there across Canada?

Six 2. Who was Canada’s second prime minister?

Alexander Mackenzie, who was Prime Minister from 1873 to 1878.

3. Actor Leslie Nielsen’s brother was a politician representing what part of Canada? Where and when did he die?

Leslie Nielsen’s brother Eric Nielsen represented the Yukon as a Conservative from 1957 to 1987, including a stint as deputy prime minister.

He died in Kelowna in 2008.

4. Which two Alberta premiers played for the

Edmonton Eskimos?

Don Getty and Peter Lougheed.

5. Who is Canada’s top Canadian singer?

Celine Dion. I know, I know, it seems subjective, but it’s based on economics and so many of you did get it right.

6. Who was Louis Riel’s military second in command?

Gabriel Dumont.

7. Name all members of the famous Group of Seven.

Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, Alexander Young Jackson, Arthur Lismer, JEH MacDonald, Franklin Johnston and Fred Varley. AJ Casson was added in 1926.

8. What year did Conrad Black lose his Order of Canada?

I’m sorry, this was a trick question, so you had to think tricky and not get taken in by the tone of it. He hasn’t lost it yet, but that’s under review because of his criminal conviction.

9. What great Canadian fund-raiser lost his Order of Canada?

Steve Fonyo was stripped of his Order of Canada in January 2010 for minor criminal offences, although he raised $13 million for cancer research during his 1984-85 run across Canada.

10. What’s Prince Edward Island’s main agricultural crop?

Potatoes.

11. What is the biggest cash crop grown in B.C.?

Marijuana. No one got this wrong.

12. In what year was the loonie added to Canadian currency? The toonie?

1987. 1996.

13. Which cities in Canada have hosted the Olympics?

Montreal in 1976, Calgary in 1988 and Vancouver/Whistler in 2010.

14. Who were the five Crazy Canucks? Why were they?

Ken Read, Dave Irwin, Steve Podborski, Dave Murray and Jim Hunter for their daredevil, but winning skiing styles.

15. Why did Princess Margaret visit Kelowna in the 1950s?

To open the Okanagan Lake Bridge.

16. What was the first capital of B.C.?

The Colony of B.C. capital was New Westminster from 1858 to 1866, known as The Royal City at the time.

17. What Alberta fort was the centre of the whisky trade in the 1800s?

Fort Whoop-Up, earlier known as Fort Hamilton.

18. Where were the invasive zebra mussels introduced into Canada?

The Great Lakes basin—Lake St. Clair, which is part of Lake Erie.

19. What is the longest bridge in Canada?

The Confederation Bridge between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, which is 12.9 kilometres long.

20. What did the Vikings call Newfoundland when they first arrived?

Vinland.

21. What was Billy Bishop known for?

He was Canada’s top World War I flying ace with 72 enemy aircraft downed.

22. Who shot down the Red Baron (Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen) in World War I? Roy Brown, although that’s somewhat controversial to this day.

23. Poet and musician Leonard Cohen was

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The questions range from trivia about sports and music to history and politics, and you can just use them as the basis for a fun discussion with a group of friends, or you can enter our contest and vie for one of the prizes. Either way, you can compare your answers to the correct ones when they’re published.

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Montreal, Quebec in 1934.

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The War Measures Act was invoked by Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

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Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

26. Which famous Canadian actor was known as the Voice of Doom during World War II? Lorne Greene.

27. What does poet Pauline Johnson’s Mohawk name mean?

Tekahionwake means double life or double wampum.

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Fiddleheads, or ostrich fern.

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A a recreational fishery for them will open July 27 in Osoyoos Lake.

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As well, we can’t forget Mother Nature’s management of conditions in the Pacific Ocean, where in recent years such phenomena as the Pacific Decadel Oscillation and La Nina have provided favourable conditions for their survival.

ONA senior fisheries biologist Howie Wright has been involved since the beginning with these efforts, and he admits it is rewarding to see the natives’ traditions and cul-

ture returning to honouring the salmon and remembering to respect the salmon now that they’re returning here.

He recalls in the 1990s when there were returns of only 1,500 salmon.’

He says back then, if you’d asked anyone then if they expected this kind of return, they’d have said you’re crazy.

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If you decide to keep the fish, he asks that you contact him with the date and time of the catch, the length, weight and sex of the fish, if possible. Email the information to: harvest@syilx.org or call him at 250-707-0095.

To celebrate the return of the sockeye, the ONA has collaborated with the Pacific Salmon Foundation to host a gala dinner at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort on Thursday, Aug. 2, called Many Happy Returns.

In addition to fabulous food, the gala will include live music and entertainment, a silent and live auction that will include everything from helicopter trips and fishing excursions to dinners and weekend getaways, First Nations artwork and even a copy of my book, Jude’s Kitchen, with 200 recipes for using fresh, local B.C. food throughout the seasons.

All funds raised will go toward habitat restoration projects in the Okanagan. For tickets, email Tracey Bussanich at: tbussanich@siylx.org or 250707-0095.

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SPORTS ‘Freedom from disability’ in the form of a sail boat Bobbi-Sue Menard CONTRIBUTOR

From the vantage point of Hot Sands Beach, or the heights of the W.R. Bennett Bridge, the small, sleek Martin-16 sailboat rounding some race markers may seem unremarkable.

Until you meet the captain, his crew of one and the support team in the Boston Whaler steadily bobbing along in the sailboat’s wake, you won’t realize precisely how remarkable is the sportsman who has taken to the water of Okanagan Lake.

The captain of the boat named Shredder is Frank Novakowski and he operates the sail boat with the tiniest puffs of air. The Martin-16 is specially outfitted to respond to Novakowski’s every gentle yet directed exhalation to turn the rudder and maintain course and speed. Novakowski takes part in the Disabled Sailing Association of B.C. (DSA) program in Kelowna, run out of the Kelowna Yacht Club.

Seven years ago Novakowski found out he had ALS, and five years ago he became fully quadriplegic and moved to Kelowna from Nanaimo.

It was a major life change in a progression of big choices made to cope with his ALS. He took up sailing with the DSA in response to a newspaper advertisement. With wry understatement Novakowski can recall his motivation to become a sailor, “I decided I needed to get out more.�

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FRANK NOVAKOWSKI (left) and his nurse, Emily, get set to head out on Okanagan Lake. cursion is a culmination of organization, effort and love from those around Novakowski. Everyone involved is deeply committed to the enterprise.

Gathered in the shade, near the sheds at the north end of the Kelowna Yacht Club everyone gathers around Novakowski as he gives an interview and is prepped for the sail. Everyone goes quiet when Novakowski starts to speak, it costs him tremendous effort to form the words around the tracheotomy he had this spring.

The device required a multi-month stay in the ICU and hospital, plus recovery. After five minutes of talking Novakowski’s care aide and nurse, Emily, brings out a head set and speaker to amplify his voice. His thoughts and determination remain crystal clear. “When I sail I am the boss,� said Novakowski. “It doesn’t feel like any real time at all when you

are out there, it flies.�

Novakowski was a long term employee of TelusBC, living in Dawson Creek and then Nanaimo, where he and his family took to the water in a power boat. Sailing with the DSA is, “A great opportunity,� said Novakowski and not just for himself. “Of all the activities available this is the biggest one.�

Miriam Van Keening is the executive director for the DSA in Kelowna and she is looking to meet the needs of a group of people in Kelowna many citizens will never see. “I would like people to see this opportunity,�

Van Keening said. It is important for severely disabled people, who might be scared to see Frank do this. Maybe they will say if he can do it, I can do it.�

Currently about 35 people participate in DSA’s Kelowna programs, and there are sailing slots available for

more. The program has three Martin-16 sailboats, a coach boat and two instructors, Tracey Delorme and Kathleen Hutton. The Martin-16 has a specially designed keel for amazing stability in the water while remaining agile.

The design of the boat is important. Last summer in a freak storm, the coach boat, a Boston whaler could not get close enough to the Martin-16 to make certain Novakowski could make it back to the yacht club docks.

Novakowski’s wife Michelle remembers the moment vividly, “He got in trouble where we couldn’t get to him, but when we get back to land, Frank was never worried, he just knew he could do it.�

Watching Novakowski expertly navigate Shredder around the buoys, it is easy to see his mastery. His coach Tracey Delorme exudes absolute confidence in his ability

while keeping watch from the bench of the support boat. Delorme only calls out instruction to remind Novakowski time is running short and to keep an eye out for boating traffic he might not be able to see.

It is now simpler for Novakowski to operate the boat with a ‘sip ‘n puff’ of air than it is for him to speak, the ALS is advancing. It is a change from last summer, when Novakowski was on the water several times a week and occasionally racing. This year, Novakowski is out on the water once a week.

Emily his nurse, who by sheer luck is also an avid and well-trained sailor, is in the boat with him every single time. “There is an immediacy now,� explains Michelle. “He has a ventilator; he has to have someone with him 24 hours a day.�

The team around Novakowski has a routine

drilled in to make the process smooth. After the hoist lowers Novakowski into the sailboat, Emily follows and she is handed a large back of emergency breathing equipment should things go awry.

The hoist is waiting at the end of the sail and Novakowski is gently placed in his wheel chair. The effort is made easier by the contentment radiating from Novakowski, “He is just joyful after a sail, I can’t even describe how happy this makes Frank. After he was in ICU we weren’t certain he could do this again, but here we are,� said Michelle.

Novakowski has no problem describing the experience of a quadriplegic sailing a boat, saying it is, “a lot like freedom from disability.�

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If the Philadelphia Flyers have their way, Shea Weber will have played his last game with the NHL’s Nasvhille Predators.

The Flyers have signed the former Kelowna Rockets defenceman to a 14-year offer sheet worth more than $100 million.

As first reported by The Sports Network, the deal would include $68 million in bonuses over the first six years.

The Predators will have one week to match the offer.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Sicamous native played for Nasvhille on a $7.5 million arbitrator’s award in 2011-12.

Weber, who had 19 and 30 assists last season, has been a finalist for the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman and an all-star in each of the last two years.

Weber has played seven seasons with the Predators, scoring 99 goals and 263 points in 480 games.

Nashville has already lost a key member of fhe blue line during the offseason as Ryan Suter signed earlier this month with the Minnesota Wild on July 4.

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Raiders repeat To call the Kelowna Raiders a dominant force in senior men’s lacrosse in the B.C. Interior would be an understatement.

For the second straight year—and sixth time in the last seven seasons— the Raiders are the Shaw Cup champions.

Kelowna secured the 2012 Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League championship Wednesday night in Armstrong with a 14-9 win over the Shamrocks.

The Raiders took the best-of-three final in straight games.

With the score tied 9-9 in the third period, the Raiders pulled away with five unanswered goals, including three from reliable veteran Pho Heng. “We really wanted to wrap it up, so we came out really focused, played 60 minutes and got the job done,� said Heng, in his eighth season with the Raiders. “They’re always tough games against Armstrong, they’re not the most skilled team, but they’re hardworking, and we had to battle through it. The guys did a great job.�

The Raiders jumped on the Rocks early with seven first period goals, including a pair from Jordan Innes. Heng finished with four on the night, Innes had three, while Vic Wiens added a pair of goals. Luke Bailey tallied a goal and five assists, with single markers coming from Joe Brown, Jared MacLennan, Andrew Habib, and Jacob Illichmann.

After a slow start to the 2012 season, with two losses to Armstrong in the first four weeks, the Raiders have lost since May 11, a span of 11 games.

Captain Jacob Illichmann said the club’s success is due to a true team effort. “This is the best gelled team I’ve ever been on,� said Illichmann, who has won five valley titles with the Raiders. “Everybody is on the same page, we all play for each other, there are no individuals. It’s just a good team.�

Kelowna will represent the Thompson Okanagan next month at the BCLA senior C provincial championship in Port Coquitlam.

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KELOWNA’S Ron Baldassare cools off on the way to a 16th place finish in the Olympic distance race of the Peach Classic Triathlon last weekend in Penticton.

Wade 7th at Peach City tri Gary Wade was the first Kelowna athlete to cross the finish line in the Olympic distance at the Peach Classic Triathlon.

Wade, won the men’s 45 to 49 age class, completed the 1,500m swim, 40 km bike ride and 10 km run last weekend in Penticton, in a time of two hours 15 minutes eight seconds to place seventh overall.

Penticton’s Jeff Symonds won the race in 2:00:24.

Two other Kelowna athletes cracked the top 20—Todd Martin was 15th in 2:25:31, while

Ron Baldassare was 16th in 2:26:12.

The women’s winner was Yvonne Timewell of Kamloops who was 17th overall in 2:26:17.

The first Kelowna woman to finish was Laurelee Nelson who captured the women’s 55 to 59 age group in 2:44:02.

In the sprint event, Gord McInnes was the first Kelowna triathlete across the line. McInnes, who captured the men’s 45 to 49 age division, was fourth overall in the 750m swim, 20 km bike ride and five km run in 1:16:08.

Kelowna’s Ryan Moir

was ninth in 1:22:34.

Calgary’s Calvin Zaryski won the sprint in 1:10:22.

The first woman to finish was Alesha Miller of Vernon who was eighth in 1:21:48.

Jennifer Koga was the first Kelowna woman across the line and the 35 to 39 age class winner in 1:30:03.

Other local age group winners were: Quinn Middleton of Winfield (Male 16-19) in 1:18:35; Layne McDougall (Female 25 to 29) in 1:40:18; and Marie Jones (F 55 to 59) in 1:56:47.

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SPORTS

Cyclists push to bring velodrome to Kelowna Wade Paterson CONTRIBUTOR

A group of local cycling enthusiasts are kicking their dream of bringing a cycle-racing track to Kelowna into high gear.

Darrin Caruso, owner and operator of ChainLine Cycle, is one of the driving forces behind the plan. He said that the idea of bringing a velodrome to Kelowna has been tossed around for a while.

“I’ve heard people talk about it for the last 15 years. We just thought it could never happen bercause it’d be too much money. Then I bumped into one of the executives from the Victoria velodrome. He told me the costs they ensued to get theirs done and (now) it seems like a reality,” said Caruso.

Caruso said the $120,000 price tag to build a velodrome will be the easy part; the more difficult task will be finding the appropriate land and a building.

To take on the challenge, Caruso and sever-

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Joyce on Cdn jr. track & field team

Keefer Joyce has been named to Team B.C. for the Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships later this month The Kelowna sprinter will compete in the 100 and 200 metre events July 27 to 29 in Winnipeg.

Joyce secured a spot at nationals after tying for the gold medal in the 100 last weekend at the B.C. Track and Field Championships in Coquitlam. Joyce and James Linde of Coquitlam were both timed at 11.00 seconds flat.

Due to a number of injuries, no one ran in the 200 metres at provincials.

Meanwhile, Kelowna’s Elisa Joyce won the youth women’s 100m race in 12.45 seconds.

Adele Joyce placed eighth in 13.12.

al others are in the process of setting up a non-profit society for the velodrome club. The next challenge will be choosing executives to take on various tasks such as getting funding, finding a building and selling memberships.

The goal of the group is to create a facility that will attract amateur and expert riders from all over the interior.

One of Caruso’s strategies is to develop a track that isn’t as steep as others in the province.

“The track in Burnaby is about 42-degrees around the corners—you have to be doing about 35 km/h just to stay on the track. That is something we want to avoid.

“Our goal is 22-degrees, that way when you’re riding around, you don’t have to be holding a lot of speed to stay on it.”

Although planning is in the early stages, Caruso is optimistic that construction could begin on the project as early as next spring.

“There are indoor and outdoor possibilities. In-

door is what we’re shooting for, because if it’s indoor, then from October to March it would be a highly used area. Instead of riding indoor trainers in the basement, looking at walls all winter, people will be able to go and actually ride two or three times a week.”

The ultimate goal is to create a full-length track that is adequate for the Commonwealth Games; however, Caruso admits that dream is a long-shot.

If an indoor velodrome isn’t a possibility, Caruso said he would consider creating an outdoor facility where riders could train from the spring to fall.

Those interested in getting involved with the velodrome non-profit society are welcome to attend the group’s next meeting, which is being held at Gio Bean Espresso Aug. 1 at 6 p.m.

For more information, e-mail Caruso at bikes@ chainlinecycle.com.

DOUG FARROW/CONTRIBUTOR

OKANAGAN A’S second baseman Davis Todosichuk puts the tag on a North Shore baserunner in B.C. Premier Baseball League action Wednesday at Elks Stadium. The teams split a doubleheader, then met for two more games Thursday as the A’s closed out the regular season. Okanagan will host a first-round BCBPL playoff series on the weekend of July 28 and 29.

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SPORTS ▼ ACROSS THE LAKE SWIM

Swimmers acclaimed for their long-distance performances Swimmers and coaches from Okanagan Masters Swim Club (OMSC) again demonstrated the kind of talent and determination that thrives in the Okanagan.

OMSC’s Conny Stamhuis, a sprightly 80-yearold, received the Jan Morrow Award from Across the Lake Swim Society for determination and her contribution to the local swimming community.

On Saturday, Conny beat 74 younger swimmers to the finish line at the 64th annual Across

The Lake Swim in an impressive time of 50:48, also as the most senior competitor to complete the 2.1 kilometer race.

Commenting on the award and her first crossing, Conny said, “Usually you get all this praise in a eulogy at your own funeral, but I am hearing it all while still alive. I don’t know how to thank everyone who helped me get there, coaches and swimmers alike.

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ly crossing the lake themselves.

Earlier in the month and further from home, Brent Hobbs and Marjon Zambon achieved podium positions at the 2012 Marriott Summer Nationals in Omaha, Nebraska.

Brent took first place in the 1500 meter (long course) freestyle in a time of 18:28.03, breaking the BC Provincial 45-49 age group record by 13 seconds. Marjon placed second in both the 50 meter and 100 meter (long course) breaststroke

events in times of 45.26 and 1:42.59 respectively, for the age group 65-69.

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Royal Cup men’s fourth round update In the fourth round of Royal Cup play, there were some good matches and setting up some interesting potential matchups for the quarter-finals to take place Sunday, Aug. 19 Illegal Aliens continued on in the tournament with a close win over Subcity/Executive Flooring, 2-1.

Each team played with only 10 players in the scorching heat and it would take the Aliens’ Igal Rogalsky until the second half to get a goal after being played through

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Well-known to his friends for conquering the English Channel in 2008, OMSC member Brent Hobbs accompanied his 10-year-old son, Connor Hobbs across the lake on Saturday.

Connor, a member of Ogopogo Summer Swim Club, has inherited his dad’s love for swimming, and at age 10, was the youngest 2012 competitor to complete the Okanagan Lake crossing.

To prove they have more to offer than on-deck

a penalty kick to bring the teams even again, before the same Aliens combo would link up to score the winner.

This time it was Rogalsky slotting a perfect pass to Morris who finished for their second, and winning, goal.

Invisi-bulls would upend their division two rivals, Euro FC, with a 5-1 win.

Much like the previous game, this one was played with both teams only having nine players on the pitch.

This played into the young and fit hands of the Invisi-bulls with Shane Mudaliar (2), Robert

Hewitt (2) and Tim Krupa getting the goals for the winners.

YOLO FC scored early and put the game out of reach for FBFC to move onto the next round with a 3-0 win.

Early goals by Spencer Lytton and Jordan Groves would put YOLO in a comfortable spot, however they didn’t get their without some potential issues as YOLO’s keeper Spencer Brown was forced into a great save on a penalty kick by FBFC to preserve the lead.

Jeremy Kler would put the nail in the coffin from in close for YOLO’s third and the eventual win.

Brandt’s Creek Pub FC moved on with an exclamation point on Sunday beating Dakoda’s Celtic 10-0.

With Celtic only with one substitute on the bench, the Pubbers took advantage with three early goals to kill Celtic’s hope of an upset.

Brandt’s goals would come from: Ben Goward (2), Sean Murphy (2), Dave Crawford, Scott Johnston, Gary Allen, Kyle Bilinski, Jack Orchard, and Mike Jaschke.

Todd Swaby would pick up the easy clean sheet in the goals for Brandt’s Creek.

Ecora FC would up-

end division one rivals LCSC Woody’s Pub with a tight 1-0 win and earning a spot in the quarterfinals with Mario Grbelja getting the lone goal.

In the other game, Boca Juniors moved on via a forfeit victory by Iris Optometry Wave, while the division three Topline Selections beat the division two Lifeworks Chiropractic, 2-1, for the only real upset of the fourth round of play.

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NEWS â–ź LIFE IN THE OKANAGAN

Valley offers ample reasons why it’s a great place to live I

am sorry to break this thunderbolt thought upon you so quickly, but in case you didn’t know it already, we are totally blessed to live here.

As a spoiled born and raised Okanagan lad, I have sometimes taken for granted just how fortunate we are to live here in the heartland of B.C. Like many other locals, I often get caught up in the intricacies and personal challenges of life and forget just how lucky I truly am to exist where I do in this game of life.

Teresa and I were reminded a couple times in the past few weeks just how wonderful our Okanagan Valley is to live.

Recently, we drove to Okanagan Falls and the two of us marvelled at the remarkable beauty and diverse, abundant landscape.

We wound up getting wonderfully lost in the lower regions of Kaleeden and Okanagan

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Charlie Hodge Falls, before slowly taking the back road behind Dog Lake (Skaha) on the trek home to Kelowna.

It was akin to discovering a completely new world in our own backyard. A great day on the road.

Then last week, we journeyed downtown to listen to some live outdoor music at Kerry Park.

As we stretched out our lawn chairs in the warm and wonderfully open, green setting and listened to amazing live musical talent on a community stage, I once again had to marvel at our good fortune.

Hundreds of music fans were peacefully gath-

ered on the grass enjoying the idyllic scenario.

I could not help but ponder how many of those in the audience had travelled great distances to spend their holiday in our fair town.

For more than an hour, we were entertained by dynamic Canadian musicians—and it cost the crowd absolutely zero dollars to enjoy. Marvellous.

Thankfully, the good tunes and great entertainment is far from finished for the summer.

For instance on Saturday, Aug.18, the very popular and talented Deb Stone Band will host a concert and dance at Kelowna Community Theatre. Make sure and take your dancing shoes as Stone is a tremendous singer with an equally superb band.

Meanwhile, on Aug. 10 also at KCT, gifted Kelowna musician Rann Berry will hold his One

Hit Wonder’s showcase.

This will be another show definitely worth the price of admission. I can’t wait.

If golf is your bag then this is your last warning to sign up now for the 7th annual Ugly Jacket Classic Golf Tournament, presented by Bellamy Homes, Your Dollar Store With More, and Country 100.7.

To register for this fabulous and fun fundraiser, go to www.wishcometruesociety.com or www.gonzoonline.ca. ••• I am blissfully blaming it all on the cold nights of November but regardless, I seem to be surrounded by a plethora of wonderful people who were born in July.

Step-daughter Lisa was born on July 16 as was dear friend Trudy Janicki.

Foster son Shayne celebrated his birthday on July 17 while my lifelong

pal Jim Krahn will celebrate his birth date on July 21.

And step-daughter Shauna came into the world on July 31.

There was another very important date in my life last week.

On July 17, Tez and I celebrated our wedding anniversary and I figure

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ENTERTAINMENT ▼ CD REVIEWS

Cesar’s for dogs and people Apple’s pithy observations Bruce Mitchell be oblique and difficult to discern.

But where Apple shines is in her lyrical bomb snippets that sort of take you by surprise, as with: “I stared at you and cut myself” on Valentine and: “kiss me while I calculate and calibrate” on Jonathan. There is a hint of Carole King’s influence on the former while the latter carries an odd, jazzy time signature that is one of the keystones of Apple’s piano play.

The moodiest song here is Regret while Left Alone hears Apple singing “the tears calcify in my tummy” to an altblues vernacular.

Hard core fans will want to search out the two disc CD/DVD version that has five tunes recorded at this years SXSW fest, while the hard book cover jacket has 40 pages of hand-drawn lyrics and sketches and a fold out poster.

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REBECCA FERGUSON: HEAVEN (COLUMBIA) She is, as of yet, mostly unknown in Canada and just like Adele, Rebecca Ferguson’s very first exposure in North America is via CBC Radio and a Jian Gomeshi interview.

But Ferguson is best known in her native England as the runner up in 2010’s The X Factor and her huge endorsement from the very same Adele who put her phone on speed dial to keep adding her vote to the shows election box.

Adele’s management team has since picked up Ferguson for promotions.

This album came out a year ago in the U.K. where it reached the top of the R&B and soul charts but Heaven has only recently been released in Canada and with a different CD cover than the Brit version and one more song, Backtrack, added on to the tail end.

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DOG BEHAVIOUR expert Cesar Millan, here with Junior, brings his live show to the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton on Nov. 8. ter understand how to see the world through a dog’s eyes.

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This new studio album from Fiona Apple will forever be known as The Idler Wheel although for the record the full title is The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do. Oddly enough, this is not even the longest title of an Apple recording where the full title of her 1999 album When The Pawn…is the beginning of an eight line poem!

Apple isn’t very prolific having released just four albums since 1996’s simply titled Tidal, and The Idler Wheel was seven years in the making.

But Apple’s large cult fan base has never left her, making this new album debut high up the charts without any airplay and nearly no chance of ever getting any.

Apple writes and performs quirky, alt-adult contemporary pop with jazz overtones with nary a hooky chorus in earshot.

Her fans know what to expect and Apple does not disappoint with her pithy observations on mature relationships that can

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ate an environment of balance and calmness for their dogs. This will prevent and resolve every day problems. I hope that through understanding the world dogs live in, people will transform their dogs and maybe a bit of themselves at the same time.”

Oprah Winfrey, Scarlett Johansson, Will Smith and Nicolas Cage have all had their dogs trained and balanced by Cesar Millan, host of the hit TV series Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, seen in Canada on National Geographic Channel. Known for his uncanny instinct and ability with canines, he has rehabilitated countless dogs with extreme behavioural issues—ranging from insecurity to severe “red zone” aggression.

Born and raised in Mexico, Millan went to America to pursue his dream of becoming the greatest dog trainer in the world. Through years of observation, awareness and firsthand experience, He developed his own formulas to keep dogs balanced, calm, and submissive. He does not train dogs in the sense of teaching them commands like “sit,” “stay,” and “heel,” he rehabilitates “unbalanced” dogs and helps retrain their owners to bet-

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Dog behaviour expert Cesar Millan will stop in Penticton this fall with a brand new seminar, sharing his secrets on how to build happier, healthier relationships between humans and their canine companions.

On this all-new, live seminar tour, which comes to the South Okanagan Events Centre on Nov. 8, Millan will share valuable lessons and insights including: • How to read your dog’s body language in order to prevent and resolve remedial problems.

• How you can tune into your dog’s instincts and energy.

• Understanding a dog’s instinctual world and how it impacts their behaviour.

• Identify triggers and learn to recognize what true aggression is.

• Learn how your energy combined with your dog’s instincts is the key in resolving aggression.

“A dog’s world is one of instincts—this world is very different from the human world, which is fastpaced, full of stress and ultimately creates unbalance in dogs. The instinctual world is one of energy, harmony and calmness,” said Millan. “My new seminar tour will give dog owners the tools to recognize how to cre-

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ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment IN THE LOOP

LIVE MUSIC

Andrew Allen July 19 at CedarCreek Estate Winery. $50 from www. selectyourtickets.com.

Cynthia Leigh-Ann July 19 at Second Cup in Westbank.

Cove Resort: July 20 Loni Moger; July 26 Kim McMechan; July 27 Andrew Smith. 250-7071810 http://bonfiregrillatthecove.com/ Darren Johnson July 20 at Minstrel.

Twisted Salsa July 21 at Habitat.

The Phantom of the Opera Returns with Peter Karrie and Melina Moore, 7:30 pm July 23

@ Summerhill Winery.

Tickets: www.virtualverT nnon.com Shooglenifty from Edinburgh July 24 at E M Minstrel.

Harpdog Brown July 226 at Minstrel.

Chris Isaak July 27 at Mission Hill Winery.

Anna Jacyszyn July 27 & 28 at Capri Hotel Vintners Poolside Lounge.

Project Mars, Riding Shotgun July 27 at Dave’s Sports Bar.

WEST KELOWNA In Memorial Park every Friday from 7-9 pm.: Daisy and the Sparrow July 20; Scissor Kick July 27.

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ROTARY CENTRE Golf: The Musical presented by Kelowna Summer Theatre Festival and Viva Musica July 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, Aug 1, 3, 5, 9 &11 at RCA’s Outdoor Performance Court.

Fortune’s Fool July 26, 28, Aug 2, 4, 8, 10 & 12 at RCA’s Outdoor Performance Court. Tickets www. kelownasummertheatrefestival.com. Visit rotarycentreforthearts.com or 250-717-5304.

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IN THE LOOP The Ch Cherry F Fair Th i iis Saturday, July 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Laurel Packinghouse, 1304 Ellis St. Admission is $2/person or $5 family of four ($1 each additional family member).

Carr’s Landing Community Family Fun Picnic July 28 at Kopje Park from 2:30 to 5:50 p.m. with kid’s games, hot dogs and fun. Bring a picnic, chairs or blanket to enjoy performances 6 to 9 p.m. 250-766-1940.

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well as (to go back a few years to the original TV Bat Girl) award winning jazz/cabaret singer Eartha Kitt.

But the accolades just keep pouring in.

The Daily Mirror dubbed this “heavenly indeed� while The Sun chipped in with “a new diva is born.�

Most of the tunes here are soulful old school styled ballads but there is a hint of club music with the throbbing bass lines of Glitter & Gold, the Michael Jackson grooves of Run Free, and the hip hop-lite of the Fugees on Fighting Suspicions.

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THE ABC & D OF BOOGIE WOOGIE: LIVE IN PARIS (EAGLE RECORDS) The band’s name and its eponymous album title may not sound very promising but this foursome includes blues piano masters Alex Zwingenberger and Ben Waters (out of London who played at the Salmon Arm Music festival last year).

The rhythm team is made up of 71-year-old Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts and bass player Dave Green. But it is the former who will most likely boost sales of this excellent live-jazz club recording made in France a couple of years ago.

The two aforementioned piano players are considered high

luminaries of the usually fast-paced blues boogie woogie piano style associated with early legends such as Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons and Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis from the ’20s and ’30s and the group covers evergreens such as Roll ’Em Pete, Low Down Dog Blues, St. Louis Blues, and (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66—a song the Stones covered on their debut.

There are 14 tracks on this lengthy and generous album recorded in a very small and intimate blues club. It is a blast to hear the warts and all in these sessions where the lyrics are only half stabbed at on Chuck Berry’s gem Down The Road Apiece (as covered by the Stones

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Porkies aren’t Rockies, but a great reason to head for the hills Josh Noel CONTRIBUTED

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But in the Midwest, we take our mountains where we can get them. And over three warm summer days, William the Photographer and I were called. All that pristine land. All that Lake Superior shoreline.

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Packs loaded at 25 to 30 pounds—an appalling amount for two nights, but

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Twenty minutes later, we pressed those cans to our lips and stared out at the curved horizon. A family of ducks floated by.

We dragged our second beers back to the cabin and chopped and sawed wood. Before long, smoke rose from the old metal stove to our chimney, allowing us to make freeze-dried meals that could never taste so decadent close to a cellphone signal. As we took turns tending to the stove, I flipped through the cabin journal full of the chronicles of people who had slept in those beds and cooked on that stove.

“We had a great getaway here,” one recent entry read. “We bathed in the lake, made love on the beach and enjoyed the campfires. Plus enjoyed

the cooler temperatures away from our home state of Arkansas!”

It was signed “Two happily retired 60-yearolds.”

Others immortalized their stays more simply.

“Go Packers,” one young hand wrote.

“My birthday!” wrote another. “I’m twelve!”

Another carried this warning: “The mice will take advantage of anything left out.”

William and I returned to the beach to watch the sky turn dark and darker still, threaded with orange. A foraging deer emerged from the trees, looked briefly at us, then continued along the rocks.

The orange burned along the horizon—dimmer, dimmer and dimmer— until sometime past 11

p.m. The air was chilly and clean.

William and I headed to our bunk beds and soon found out about the mice for ourselves when a scampering and rustling of plastic prodded us awake. Blinking in the darkness, my mind went to the worst—an ornery raccoon, perhaps—but I faced my fear long enough to grab a flashlight.

As my beam fell across the cabin, the rustling stopped, and I crossed the wood floor to find a tiny hole chewed into a sea of nuts and raisins. I threw the poor, hapless bag of trail mix into a pot, closed the lid and went back to sleep.

The next morning, as we lit another fire for

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Boots laced tight, we hauled those packs to our backs one weekday afternoon and began walking into a world of trees and mosquitoes. William had never done this kind of thing; I told him to be thankful that the Porkies’ notorious biting flies were on hiatus until later in the summer.

For the next several hours, we put one foot in front of the other through thick green and countless trees.

Despite the park’s name, the route was mostly flat and the inclines gradual. The dirt trails were well marked and maintained, often with worn wooden footbridges leading us through the thickest patches. We passed several rushing streams that made us think in the first moment, “How can we get across this?” In the second moment, we just figured it out.

Over time we would

come across a father and son in the midst of a fourday trip who had shooed a bat from their cabin the previous night, a yellow and black garter snake that fluttered its little tongue at us, and sisters from Minnesota who were supposed to be backpacking in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. Bad weather out West had redirected them to this Midwestern option.

“This isn’t as strenuous, but it’s nice to have,”

said Rebecca Lindquist, 22. “It’s a good alternative for a last-minute change of plans.”

A couple of hours before sunset, William and I arrived at a dark brown cabin that seemed more appropriate for 12-yearolds at summer camp.

But it was tidy and freshly swept, and a deck of playing cards, two rolls of toilet paper and old newspaper had been left behind, along with ample firewood from the previ-

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“Get this stuff off of me,” William said, shedding his backpack.

I traded my hiking boots for sandals, covered my feet with bug spray and headed 100 yards from our door through thick greenery to a rocky beach along the shore of chilly Lake Superior. We dropped our beers in the water and let nature’s refrigerator go to work.

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“I don’t know if I’ll be back next year, so I really soaked this all in,” she wrote. “I’ll be back someday—hopefully soon!”

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Focus ST combines North American/European designers by the time you hit the limits of second. I might wish for shorter throws but the stick shift sweetly enough through the cogs.

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And half the fun of driving this car is the interplay of sound from front and back—the constant moan from the centred hexagonal dual exhausts countered by the grittier snarls from under the hood.

That duet puts a smile on your face whether you’re cruising slowly through town or blasting down a straightaway.

Ford has not determined fuel economy ratings with this engine configuration yet and the ST comes mated only to a sixspeed manual Durashift transmission.

If you are bothered by either of those factors, you are shopping in the wrong Focus aisle, buddy.

Ford was not about to subject two rare pre-production models to the tender mercies of hooligan journalists on a racetrack but I managed to snag the Tangerine Scream version for a run through the quiet country highways around Calabogie.

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The engine includes an overboost feature.

When the driver needs an extra burst of acceleration, say to complete a pass, the ST engine can automatically spin the turbocharger to even higher rpms for up to 15 seconds at time. The result is up to 7.4 percent more output in the heart of the torque curve between 3,000—4,500 rpm.

It’s sort of like hitting the turbo-boost button in a video racing game. But for real.

Stab the starter and the engine erupts with a delightfully wicked snarl.

The previous-generation European Focus ST was acclaimed for its unique five-cylinder engine sound so Ford sound engineers worked hard to build in the same kind or robust tone from this new four-cylinder model. Part of this process is the reworking of the famed sound symposer, first found on the previous Focus ST and subsequently employed on European Focus RS and RS500 models.

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The 2013 Focus ST comes to Canada in a fivedoor hatchback layout.

Europe gets a wagon as well, so prepare for a little more whining, especially from our Quebec counterparts.

But there won’t be any crying about engine power.

The ST harnesses a 2.0-litre Ford EcoBoost four-cylinder, a turbocharged motor originally designed to boost both power and fuel efficiency.

This is really its first debut as a high performance mill and, making 252 hp and 270 lb/ft of torque, this latest model offers almost twice the power of the original ST.

am not prepared to swear to that statement.

To give you an idea of the car’s character, it will cruise quite sedately at

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MOTORING

Turn radio off, hear engine sing Focus from B3

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shift will bump the engine spin up by 500 rpm segments, with a bigger jump in third gear, up to about 4500 rpm.

And that worked out to be the sweet spot for me, downshifting from sixth to third to make a pass, often just playing between second and third gears through the twisty bits of that smooth country highway, feeling the rhythm and letting the engine sing, radio off, just absorbing the sound of engine and exhaust.

Power without control is nothing, so the ST strokes Ford’s “C” platform with a lowered chassis, sport suspension, bigger brakes and an electric power-assisted sport steering (EPAS) system aided by Ford’s torque steer compensation to handle power put to the road through front-wheeldrive.

An enhanced Electronic Stability Control (ESC) offers three mode settings—“Normal” for every day all weather driving, “Sport” for more driver control or “Off” for track or autocross competition.

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No stretch at all to find beauty in this beast Rob Beintema

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It stands for “muscle� and the unabashed power that this bike promises within the Boulevard cruiser lineup. The “109� signifies engine size—109 cubic inches or 1783 cc.

And the “R� hints at GSX-R influences because, despite the vast differences between Gixxers and cruisers, the M109R reaps some of the fuel-injected performance benefits and braking lessons from race-derived sportbike technology.

The M109R has an over-the-top style all its own—the hunkered down stance, distinctive shroud-

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I had a date with a monster.

OK, maybe not a fair characterization of Suzuki’s M109R. Frankly, I’d booked this bike simply to fill a gap between other tests.

When it comes to heavyweight cruisers, rwell, I’ve been there and done that.

I’ve wrestled their unnecessary mass through fcity streets and country corners, fought the weight in parking lots and have zero interest in peeing contests over “mine is bigger than yours.�

To be fair, my attittude might also have been based on a little twinge of unease, remembering my last ride on an M109R— the power, the roar, an ignorant twist of the wrist and the way the bike tried to leave without me.

So this motorcycle derserved at least an unbiased opportunity to prove itself.

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ed headlamp, wide tank, fat quarters and huge rear tire.

This particular 2012 M109R Limited Edition model came in the new Metallic Triton Blue, contrasted by a Glass Splash White stripe running the length of the bike. Limited Edition models bump the price up by $500 and also add blacked out wheels and white lenses on the signal lamps and LED taillight.

It’s not hard to find beauty in this beast and the bike looks impressive from any quarter, al-

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MOTORING

Riding position leaves something to be desired–comfort Suzuki from B5 though the white stripe almost disappears in a side view, shifting to a black and blue profile.

Which led to the wild thought that, hmm, white wheels might make a nice match to this colour combo. The Limited Edition is also available in Glass Sparkle Black, striped with Candy Max Orange.

Throw a leg over and you slide into a seat that is low (705 mm or 27.8 in) and wide. The seat itself is easy to take over the long haul but I’m not sure I can say the same about the riding posture.

With feet forward and arms stretched straight out, it feels more like the position for giving birth, which I hear can also be somewhat of an uncomfortable experience. Seating is OK on smoother stretches but over frost heaves and railroad crossings, your spine becomes part of the suspension.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Slip the key into the traditional engine-mounted ignition, thumb the starter and the motor explodes into life. Huge 112 mm (4.4 in) forged alum-

inum-alloy pistons, two of the largest engine pistons being used in any production passenger car or

motorcycle, start banging up and down with glee.

At idle, the mechanical, almost locomotive-like

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“chuff-a-chuff� comes up and into your helmet.

But if the thought of one litre paint can-sized pistons exploding under your nether parts gives you pause, all is soon forgotten when you twist the throttle and ride. Motorcycle companies don’t tend to hand out power stats but other sources have quoted 127 hp and torque ratings that vary from 90-110 lb/ft.

I might have been a little tentative remembering my earlier experience but fear evaporates

with familiarity.

Suzuki spent a lot of time and effort optimizing power and sound with the digitally controlled SET (Suzuki Exhaust Tuning) system that blasts a bellow through a 2-into-1-into-2 stainless steel chromed pipes, occasionally setting off a chorus of car alarms.

Stomping the lever into first thunks the bike forward with impatience.

Accelerate away and it pulls easily up to 80 kph before redlining at 7500 rpm. Second gear blips

to highway speed and beyond before you work into the higher cogs.

When you’re working through the gears, the sound out of the back rips, snorts and occasionally burbles like it’s submerged under water.

In fifth gear, the engine settles into easy cruising mode at around 3000 rpm.

Actually, with this kind of torque, fifth will handle anything from 70 kph and up and gear selection becomes almost optional. Clutch pull is rela-

tively light, but I would often skip-shift and toot around town in just second and fourth.

Cockpit instrumentation is well laid out in retro style. A digital tachometer with the gear selection readout and assorted idiot lights sits atop the headlight cowl. A tank-mounted analogue speedo has the fuel gauge to the left, trip/odo on the right.

Bonus points for two features that should be on every bike—gear selection indicator and the fuel gauge, although the fuel readout was not exactly linear, showing full five bars until 180 km.

I refueled at 250 km with two bars showing, for a potential range of 325 km. My fuel economy (mostly highway) worked out to 6L/100km, although that might improve as the nearly new engine loosens up.

You know, I was initially tentative about the M109R but its brazen muscularity, honest power and boisterous exuberance can’t help but win you over.

The current muscle bike trend started with the turn of the millennium.

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Lexus IS 250 still a fresh look among compact sport sedans Neil Moore CONTRIBUTOR

It was the bad boy of the Lexus lineup and I loved it.

The original IS compact sports sedan, which hit our shores in 2001, was really quite ‘old school.’

With a gutsy 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine, bulletproof five-speed manual gearbox and ‘tuner car’ styling, the IS 300 was unlike any other Lexus in the lineup.

It was more sport than luxury, and although its specs weren’t particularly impressive at 215 hp and 218 lb/ft of torque, the IS 300 was surprisingly nimble. Its mill delivered plenty of low-end grunt, and with the manual shift,

you could exploit its broad torque curve.

The all-new IS came as a 2006 model, with a more sophisticated look, thanks to the company’s L-finesse design philosophy. Its body was longer and wider, with a sleek, coupe-like profile. Short front and rear overhangs, and pronounced wheel flares gave this car an athletic, hunkered-down appearance.

This second-generation IS was introduced in two flavours: the IS 250 with 2.5-litre V6 (204 hp and 185 lb/ft of torque) and the IS 350 with 3.5-litre V6 (306 hp and 277 lb/ft of torque).

The ISF came along two years later with more tricked-out styling (in-

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THE 2012 IS 250 AWD is coupe-like in appearance with its long, tapering hood and short rear deck. Combined with pronounced wheel flares and short overhangs, this vehicle has a muscular stance. cluding quad-exhaust diffusers), and more importantly a 5.0-litre V8 under the hood that delivered a whopping 416 hp and 371 lb/ft

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But for its 2.5-litre sibling, you can now find comparable power in a naturally-aspirated four cylinder.

Still, there’s something to be said about the entire IS series, be it the styling that is still fresh, the impeccable Lexus fit and finish on the inside, and the company’s legendary build quality.

And all this can be had for a starting MSRP of $32,900. Not that this is chump change, but in the base rear-drive 2012 IS 250, it buys a lot of car.

For starters, you get a six-speed manual transmission. The six-speed automatic (with paddle shifters) is available for another $1,600, but with this powerplant I’d suggest you save the cash.

You also get 17-inch alloys, power heated mirrors with integrated signals, automatic headlamps, smart key with pushbutton start, dualzone automatic climate control, leather-wrapped tilt/telescopic steering with audio and cruise controls, power windows with auto up/down for all, multi-info display, Bluetooth and 13-speaker AM/FM CD/ MP3/WMA audio system with 6-CD changer.

You can option it up with, for example, the $5,400 sport package (which includes moonroof, heated and power See Lexus B9

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Add luxury, technology with optional packages system, which I’ve driven both in snowy and dry conditions, does a good job routing power where needed. It distributes 70 per cent to the rear—for more of a performance feel—and up to 50 percent to the front, depending on wheel slippage.

Speaking of power,

the IS 250 is no road rocket. I remember the RWD version of this car launching from rest to 100 km/h in around eight seconds.

The AWD version isn’t as quick.

And despite the small-

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THE IS 250 may sit lower on the pricing ladder, but like all Lexus interiors, it has a premium look and feel with sumptuous leathers, piano inserts and metallic accents. The look is high-end and inviting.

adjustable leather seats, sport-tuned suspension, r18-inch alloys and more), and a pile of pricey FSport options, like $3K for a set of forged aluminum wheels. And before you know it, this $33,000 car is now in the high $40s.

My tester was the IS 250’s AWD variant, which for another $5,100 (MSRP $38,000) adds not only the company’s rearbias all-wheel-drive system, but a six-speed automatic and some interior niceties like power adjust tfor the driver’s seat.

If budget allows, there’s also a $3,700 Leather and Moonroof rpackage, a $11,300 Luxury with Navigation package or, as tested, the $7,250 Leather with Moonroof and Navigation trim. This includes (as you’d expect) leather seating surfaces, moonroof and hard-drive based navigation, along with front seat heating and backup camera.

My vehicle had no shortage of soft-touch surfaces on the dash and door panels, and its piano black on the centre console, door inserts and around /the gearshift (with chrome bling) enhanced its premium look and feel. As did the double-stitched leather seating.

Controls are intuitive and the large buttons rand generous navigation screen are ideal for aging baby boomers. The moon-

roof added much-needed light to its mostly charcoal interior.

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ly styled but there’s scant kneeroom or headroom for anybody much over five-foot-nine. And only if front occupants aren’t seated too far back.

Suspension up front for all IS models is independent double-wish-

bone with gas shocks, coil springs and stabilizer bar.

Rear suspension is multilink with gas shocks, coils springs and stabilizer bar.

You can tighten it up with F-Sport sway bars, performance shocks and lowering springs, but I

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Ride is firm enough for reasonably flat cornering, without undue harshness over rough pavement.

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LEXUS IS 250 AWD 2012

Body Style: compact premium sport sedan Drive Method: frontengine, all wheel drive Engine: 2.5-litre, 24-valve DOHC V6 (204 hp; 185 lb/ft of torque) Fuel Economy: 10.5/7.4/9.1 L/100km (city/hwy/combined) Cargo: 378 litres (13.3 cubic feet) Curb Weight: 1,656 kg (3,651 lbs) Price: base $38,000, as tested with Leather, Moonroof and Navigation package $45,250 Web: www.lexus.ca

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Obituaries BECK, ART

Passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the age of 88 years. Survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Kay; three sons: Don Beck (Janice), Allan Beck (Cindy), John Beck (Karen); step-children: Gail, Judy, Jim and extended family. Sadly predeceased by his daughter Joanne. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 21st at 11:00 am at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1380 Bertram Street, Kelowna, BC. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

ALLEN, FRANCES JOYCE It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the age of 88. She will be remembered for her loving, quiet, gentle nature, and her spirit will live on with us.

Gone before her is her husband T.A.G. Allen, her granddaughter Angela, and son-in-law Todd Ford.

She is survived by her sons Tom (Ornella), Kevin (Laura), Glenn (Leah) and daughters Brenda Weintz, Lesley (Wade) Schmidt, Judy (John) Murray, grandchildren Chris (Leanne) Weintz, Carina (Jason) Jean, Jonathan (Meri) Ford, Kaitlin (Curtis) Hansen, Matthew (Samara) Schmidt, Stacy Schmidt, Colin and Emily Allen, Ramsay and Ewan Murray, great-grandchildren Seth and Ajay Weintz, Angela Jean, Kezia and Samuel Ford.

We would like to thank the caregivers at Heron Grove Cottage #3 in Vernon for their kindness and compassion.

A small private service to honor her memory will be held on Friday, July 20th at 9 am at the Springfield Funeral Home in Kelowna.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

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CZETO, CHARLES LOUIS It is with heavy hearts that his family announces that Charles Louis Czeto passed away July 16, 2012 in Kelowna BC, at the age of 80 years.

Charles is lovingly remembered by his children: Cindy (Ralph) Webber, Dwight (Heidi) Czeto, and Andrew (Robin) Czeto; grandchildren Jeremy, Matthew, & Bryce Webber and Brett & Chloe Czeto.

He was sadly predeceased by his wife Adrienne in 2009.

A celebration of Charles’ life will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Sunday July 22, 2012, at the Parkinson Recreation Centre (Orchard Room), 1800 Parkinson Way, Kelowna, BC. Memorial donations in Charles’ name to the Canadian Cancer Society, #202, 1835 Gordon Drive, Kelowna, BC V1Y 3H5 would be appreciated.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.valleyviewfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements entrusted to Valleyview Funeral Home, Kelowna, BC 250-765-3147.

COOK, ARNOLD (Cookie) Arnold Cook known to his friends as Cookie, passed away on July 13, 2012 at the age of 76 with his dog Abby. Cookie lived life to the fullest, while being blessed with a great sense of humor. He was predeceased by his sweetheart Donalda of 51 years, his daughter Tracey Lee and granddaughter Taylor Colleen.

He was born in Jasper, Alberta in 1935 but made his home here in Kelowna where he raised his four children, Doug (Val), Don (Lynn), Shaun (Wendy), Colleen (Terry). Cookie’s nine grandchildren were not only his legacy but also his pride, Cody, Dylan, Tyson, Taija, Devin, Trevor, Lindsay, Jesse and Jady. He is also survived by his brother Brian (Donna) and sister Sharon (Arden). Cookie spent years doing what he loved, working on the pipeline that gave him the opportunity to make many lifelong friends and colleagues. He would often be overheard unleashing his clever one-liners. After Donalda’s death Cookie restored a 1955 Buick convertible of which was the same type of car he drove when he and Donalda met. We invite all family and friends to celebrate Cookie’s life on August 18, 2012, 2pm at the Parkinson Rec Centre, 1800 Parkinson Way, Kelowna, BC. As they would say on the pipeline his drag up party! Friends are welcome to share their stories and memories of the man we love.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.

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Great opportunity for those willing to grow with our company.

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

EXPERIENCED Care giver with certiďŹ cate needed for home care company, part time & some weekends. Send resume to lgbeck@shaw.ca

ORCHARD WORKERS Pruning, harvesting $10.25/hr or piece rate. 10hrs/ day, Sept to Oct. Gutknecht Orchards Ltd., Vernon FAX: 250-5426647 email: begutknecht@shaw.ca

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While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in the Kelowna Capital News are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front.

G&U Orchard Apple Pickers for September 1st. 2711 Lakha Rd. $10.25hr 250-491-9608 KARMJIT GILL ORCHARDS looking for Apple Pickers in Kelowna. $10.25/hr, 40hrswk.

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Graymontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pavilion Plant is accepting applications for an Industrial Electrician. Candidate must possess current B.C. Red Seal certiďŹ cation. Preference will be given to well-rounded individuals willing to also perform other nonelectrical maintenance work as part of the maintenance team. A background in lime or cement industry along with computer and or PLC skills is preferred as well as a proven track record of developing and maintaining a safe work culture. Additional skills required:

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EXCELLENT CAREER OPPORTUNITY FIXED/SERVICE/PARTS MANAGER A long standing Interior of British Columbia auto dealership requires an experienced Fixed / Service / Parts Manager.

Candidate must have Service / ďŹ xed / parts Management experience.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to): â&#x20AC;˘ Hire, train, develop and motivates the service and parts staff and monitors their performance. â&#x20AC;˘ Forecast goals and objectives for the departments and ensure they are met. â&#x20AC;˘ Ensure that common courtesy is shown to all customers by every parts & service department employee to promote customer satisfaction. â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain daily sales and production records as required by dealership management.

Understands and ensures compliance with Manufacturer warranty and policy procedures. â&#x20AC;˘ Administer warranty claims, review warranty policy adjustments, understands and applies warranty guidelines, ensures correct processing of claims and communicates warranty information and clariďŹ cations to customers. â&#x20AC;˘ Develop and monitor budgets for the parts & service departments and keep dealership management informed of variances. â&#x20AC;˘ Ensure that the service department meets all customer satisfaction (CSI) and ďŹ nancial goals. â&#x20AC;˘ Handle customer complaints tactfully, promptly, and with concern for the customer. â&#x20AC;˘ Establish promotional parts & service pricing. â&#x20AC;˘ Schedule training as necessary. â&#x20AC;˘ Stay up to date on product changes and new products.

Thank you to all candidates for your interest, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please send cover letter and resume via e-mail to: okanaganjobs@gmail.com

DJ HILDEBRANDT HOMES INC.- hiring for a CASUAL position, Supporting adults with developmental disabilities in a residential setting in Kelowna.

Applicants must have education and or experience in the human service ďŹ eld, as well as Class 5 BC. DL. Please send Resumes to: administration@hildebrandthomes.com or Fax : 250-717-1883 EI CLAIM Denied? Need Help? 18yrs Exp. As an EI OfďŹ cer. Will prepare & Present Appeals. Reasonable Rates.

Call Bernie Hughes, Toll Free at 1-877-581-1122.

EXPERIENCED prep person required by local painting company. Duties includes patching woodwork, sending, caulking, masking. Please call 250-8686002.

Forestry - Skidder Operator needed for Vernon, BC area.

Experience required. Fax Resume with experience and references: 250-503-1148. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd/ Newcastle Timber Have vacancies in the following job: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic 2)Driller/Blaster 3)Swamper 4)Hydraulic Log Loader Operator 5)Yarder Operator.

Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259 JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! No experience necessary, we will train. Must be 18+yrs. of age.

Students Welcome. 250-8603590 Email:info@plazio.ca Journeyman Painter required ASAP. Must have minimum 5 years experience, tools, vehicle. Wages Depending on experience. Email resume to thompsonvalleypainting @gmail.com or call 250-372-9923.

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PEACHLAND Liquor Store is looking PT help to work a variety of shifts, prev. liquor store exp. is an asset, potential for FT employment. Must Have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serving it Rightâ&#x20AC;?. Please apply in person, Hwy 97, Peachland Centre Mall

REALTOR WANTED! All expenses paid including your training! All warm leads supplied! Great opportunity to earn a 6 ďŹ gure income or more in your ďŹ rst year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; meeting with clients 80% of time or more.

To Anonymously request more information, send an email to: teamrealtorinquiry @gmail.com

By July 31, 2012 SAND BLASTER wanted in WinďŹ eld. Experienced. Please fax resume to 250-766-1350 or phone 250-862-1345 SPECIALTY Bakery is hiring a proven team leader. You will have experience with retail sales & marketing as well as a strong background working in a food establishment. Superior customer service skills are essential. Position starts at $13/hr with beneďŹ ts, + gratuities, staff credits & discounts. Apply to Brenda with a resume & hand written cover letter at #101-833 Finns Rd. Kelowna BC, V1X 5B8.

Fax: 250-765-5810 or email: specialtybakeryfinns@shawbiz.ca

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2ND CLASS SHIFT ENGINEER Tolko Industries Ltd. is a forest products company with marketing and manufacturing facilities throughout Western Canada.

Our commitment to excellence in the forest industry has resulted in signiďŹ cant growth. We are currently seeking a qualiďŹ ed 2nd Class Shift Engineer to join our team in Armstrong, British Columbia. Our facility is a 20 Megawatt Biomass ďŹ red Co-Generation plant.

QUALIFICATIONS; ¡ 2nd Class Power Engineer CertiďŹ cate ¡ 5 yrs. or more of Operating & Maintenance Experience ¡ Superior Troubleshooting Skills ¡ Excellent Organizational Skills

SRI Homes - Production Work Factory Builder looking for employees in all aspects of construction. Healthy, energetic & able to learn. Full time. Fax resumes to(250) 766-0599 or in person at 9500 Jim Bailey Road, Kelowna (Lake Country).

Strong values of Safety, Respect, Progressiveness, Open Communication, Integrity and ProďŹ t guide us at Tolko.

WE require a Licensed Stylist wishing to work in a busy Salon. You would make above average earnings in a very friendly atmosphere with ďŹ&#x201A;exible hours. If you are looking for a positive change, please come talk to us at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jimmy Trimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, behind Wendys in the Cooper centre.

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Big Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill in Peachland BC. Requires Line Cook, 2-3 yrs exp. Wages $12.70$14.00/hr. FT position. Shifts include evening & weekends.

Duties include food prep, line cooking & cleaning. Please apply to Susan or Mike Hwy 97 Peachland Center Mall.or Fax (250)-767-1968

APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN required for wood frame construction. Fax resume to Howell Electric Kelowna 250-860-7735 PLUMBER Working Superintendent required in Kelowna BC. Due to long term employees retirement Field Supervisor / journeyman plumber who is well versed in small and large commercial projects. Gas ticket required Top wage paid for this position based on experience, full time position with beneďŹ ts package and vehicle Fax resume to 250-491-0623 e-mail to: ken@valleyplumbing andheating.com www.valley plumbingandheating.com

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Capital News is looking for a person or persons with a reliable vehicle to deliver newspapers door to door in the Kelowna and Westside areas. Various sized routes on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Your papers would be dropped at your home early in the morning, and you would have the whole day to complete your deliveries.

Work as much or as little as you want.

To apply for this position, please call Capital News Circulation at 250-763-7575 and ask for Richard.

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Services Mind Body Spirit #1 for a reason. Paradise Massage. Where men come to relax. 778-477-5050 Kelowna AFFORDABLE, Excellent F/B Massage. New! Neuro-Activating Touch. Linda 862-3929.

AROMATHERAPY/SHIATSU A soothing touch. 8am-9pm.

(250)-768-8999 ASIAN Massage.

Lovely, Peaceful Setting, $60/hr. Call (250)-317-3575 BLISS Massage 4 your every need. 10 yrs exp. men only .

Call 4 appt. 250-215-7755 DRAGONFLY RELAXATION MASSAGE & Celtic Reiki.

250-469-1099 THAI Massage. Totally relax & energize your body & mind.

Open 7 days/wk 250-801-7188

Help Wanted

*TOTAL ZEN MASSAGE*

“RELAXATION” To The Fullest.

Mens/Ladies (250)-869-5116

Holistic Health CASE Studies needed. Our students are ready for: Mani. or Pedi $20/ea., Reflexology $29., Massage $29. naturalhealthcollege.com 868-3114

Financial Services

Reduce Debt by up to

70%

• Avoid bankruptcy • 0% Interest

250-860-1653

Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

Medical Health

www.4pillars.ca

Do U Have Cancer? Send for a free brochure to Duralife, PO box 22124 Kel, BC. V1Y 9N9

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

JEM Bookkeeping Services Full cycle bookkeeping services. Taking new clients. 826-0548

Carpentry/ Woodwork DAVE Woolmer’s Carpentry, decks, windows, doors, finishing, 40yrs. exp. 250-870-1105

Cleaning Services #1 Affordable Quality House Cleaning. Excellent Refer.’s & Rates. Weekly/Bi-weekly. 3 hours @ $50. 250-575-4001 360º Clean Premium Quality, Professional & Reliable. Making U House Proud. 215-1073 CLEANING Lady 25 yrs exp.

Quality work. Wkly/biwkly, One time. 250-470-9629 SHOW Home Cleaning. Let us shine for you. Residential/ Commercial, office/ construction. Bonded & insured. Call 250-212-6101 WEEKLY, Bi-weekly, organizing, elderly welcome, reliable & flexible, Call 250-448-1786

Computer Services Where art meets innovation.

12/7 A MOBILE COMPUTER TECH. Certified computer technician, virus removal, repairs, upgrades. Let me come to you. (250)-717-6520.

Kohler is a respected leader in kitchen and bath, engines and generators, furniture and accessories, cabinetry and tile, resort and recreation, and real estate. At our manufacturing facility located in Armstrong, BC, Kohler produces high quality gelcoat and acrylic bathing products.

DCR Cont., Nw. const., addons, reno’s, patios, concrete drives, decks, steps, 862-1746 KSK Framing & Foundations.

Quality workmanship at reas rates. Free est 250-979-8948

INVENTORY CONTROL ANALYST

The Materials & Distribution department is responsible for the procurement of raw materials and follows the production process through from scheduling to distribution. This newly created position will be responsible for the initiation and maintenance of inventory controls, standard procedures and systems to achieve accurate inventory information. The incumbent will identify deficiencies and inefficiencies, make correctional recommendations and drive implementation of practices, tools and policies.

The successful candidate will perform within a cross-functional team, balance multiple priorities and thrive in a hands-on environment. You will be self motivated, independent, and have a high sense of urgency.

Ideally you will have a post secondary certificate in Inventory Control or similar education or a combined 3 years of manufacturing experience with 2 years emphasis on stockroom/inventory control in an MRP environment..

If you are looking for an opportunity like this and want to work for an organization with a global presence ~ get more information and apply online at www.kohler.com, Job Number 03TG8.

Apply by July 29, 2012.

Posting will remain open until the ideal candidate is identified.

Position Title: Employer:

Mica 5/6 Projects Columbia Hydro Constructors Ltd.

Mechanical Inspector

Job Description: Mechanical Inspector needed to perform inspections speci¿cally related to the assembly of two 500MW Turbine/Generator Units. The candidate must • Ensure adherence to contract speci¿cations • Monitor and record progression of work • Ensure quality work practice and quality product Preferred Experience: • Knowledge of various welding applications and methods • Experience working in large mechanical equipment maintenance, assembly or construction • Familiarity with hydro-electric power generation equipment installation or maintenance • Knowledge of safe lifting and rigging procedures Skills/Abilities: • Ability to read and interpret drawings.

• Competent in performing steel, cable and piping quantity calculations • Strong computer skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The successful applicant will be required to work under a collective union agreement and will be required to live in a camp located at Mica Creek BC, 140 kilometres north or Revelstoke. Shift duration will be 14 days on, 7 off. Nightshift work may be required.

Resumes will be accepted until 31 July, 2012; only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

To Apply: Please email or fax resumes to: Columbia Hydro Constructors. Ltd. Fax: 250-805-4340 Email: chcgeneral@bchydro.com Closing Date: 31 July, 2012

Contractors

Countertops LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS for $25/sq.ft. INSTALLED. Hundreds of designs.

Call DSE Millwork for a free inhome estimate. (250)859-6241 DSEMillwork.com REFACE Countertops.

1/2 the Cost of Replacing. Granite & Corian Designs. 470-2235.

Courier/Delivery Services GEORGE’S DELIVERY. PickUp Truck for HIRE. Call (250)763-8911, or (250)-212-5034

Services

Drywall

Landscaping

Plumbing

#1 STOP FOR ROCKS. www.bcrocks.com.

Please call 250-862-0862 ASPEN Landscaping. Retaining walls, Patios, Irrigation, etc. 250-317-7773 FULL landscaping, rock walls, soil screening. Tremblay’s Excavating. 250-979-8033 Neighborhood Trucking & Delivery. Topsoil, Ogo Grow, Bark Mulch, Sand. Visa, Debit Mastercard. 250-870-1138

BAYSIDE Plumbing & Gas Fitting Service. H/W tanks. Qualified & Reliable. 250-317-2279 DREGER MECH. Plumbing, Gasfitting, comm/res & reno, ins’d, 24hr. Call 250-575-5878.

Electrical ALAN Dignam Electric. Resid/ Comm. Service calls, Reno’s, Upgrades. lic’d, bonded & Insured. Alan 250-808-6595 A&S ELECTRIC. Resid/Comm Wiring. New constr, renov. & service changes. lic’d & bonded. Steve 864-2099 (cont #90929)

Garage Door Services GARAGE Doors- install, service, repair all makes of doors & openers. 250-878-2911

Garden & Lawn

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

Masonry & Brickwork GIL’S Masonry, Over 30 years experience, Quality gauranteed. Call Gil 250-862-2266

Moving & Storage AAA Best Rates Moving $59+.

FLAT Rates long dist. Weekly trips BC/AB. 250-861-3400 DAN-MEL MOVING SERVICES Local & long distance, also Fifth Wheel moving. 250-2150147 or 250-766-1282 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 JOE’S MOVING.reasble rates fully equip’d trucks, local-long dist, no job too small470-8194 MOVING, Recycling, Disposal & Delivery, any size move.

Anything goes. 250-808-8818 NORTH END Moving Service Local/Long Distance. Free Estimates 250-470-9498

Gutters & Downspouts

Painting & Decorating

KELOWNA GUTTER Cleaning and repairs, re-slope gutters,etc Richard 250-718-6718

100% Prestige Painting, European Craftsmanship, Fine Detail work Ext/Int. 250-864-1041 1ST. In customer service, Cando Painting, prof. reliable crew, 15yrs. in business, Int/Ext. Eddie 250-863-3449

Home Improvements

Trades, Technical

Trades, Technical

Drywall

Machining & Metal Work

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1All Exterior Hedge & Tree Specialist. Downsizing bracing, trimming, pruning, sculpturing & removing of hedges & trees. Fully Insured.Free Estimates. Dave (250)-212-1716 www.hedgeabovetherest.ca Ace of Spades. Tree, hedge & shrub pruning 250-878-1315, 250-765-7825 CUT & Chuck Landscaping.

Yard Clean Up, Aeration & Power Raking. (250)212-2692 Don’t call anyone about Lawn cutting, yard clean-ups, or pruning until you speak with us! Serving Kelowna & Area for over 7yrs. Ryan, 250-4691288. www.vantagekelowna.com JIM’S MOWING Book a job at www.jimsmowing.ca or call 310-JIMS(5467).

KELOWNA LAWN & Irrigation. Spring start-up and repairs. Gerry at 250-769-8717

J&C Drywall, + Sm. reno’s., Tbar, taping, tex. ceilings, free est., ref’s avail., 778-821-1850

Design & Draw all kinds of buildings. www.plans-all.com, Phone: 250-718-0264

Services

PESL DRYWALL Service Inc. Renovations, new construction and repairs. Boarding, taping, textured ceilings. Call Tomas at 250-212-4483 or 860-3495.

Small Repairs/Reno’s. Drywall, Framing, Painting, Fin’d Carpentry etc. Ken, 250-212-9588

K.P. Construction, Rec. Rms., Decks, Reno’s, Fences, No Job Too Small. 250-575-8633 NEED Help? Paint, Tile, Carpentry, Drywall, light Electrical & Plumbing. Rentals a specialty. Call 250-869-6577 paintspecial.com. 3 rooms for $299! Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT until the job is completed! Free Est. A-TECH SERVICES (1) 250-899-3163

Drafting & Design

Services

A-TECH SERVICES (1) 250-899-3163 WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

Pressure Washing

OKANAGAN Pressure Washing.

Commercial/Residential.

Fully insured. 14 years exp.

Call Dave at 250-863-0306

Roofing & Skylights

GERMAN MASTER ROOFER. Over 30yrs exp. on all kinds of roofs. New Reroof & Repair.

Free estimate. Call Steffen, 250-863-8224 Master & Visa Welcome www.teamgerman.com.

OKANAGAN SUN ROOFING. WANTED - Homes in Need of Re-roofing. Tod 250-864-7484 RYDER ROOFING LTD. Free estimates, ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’ 250765-3191.

Rubbish Removal

ED-SON’S 1 Ton Dump Truck.

“Anything you can’t haul, give me a call”!(250)-718-1595

Sundecks

#1 WELLERMADE. Additions, Reno’s, Sun-decks, Basement Suites,etc. 878-6967,870-6011 KELOWNA DECK & RAIL. Vinyl, Mod. Flooring, Alum., GlassTopless/Picket 878-2483 LAKESIDE Deck & Rail, vinyl & composite decks, aluminum picket & glass rails, 826-0625

Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs

PENGUIN MFG. HOT TUB COVERS. 250-860-7805

Tiling

TILE Setter. Artistic Ceramics.

Custom tile setting. Call 250870-1009

Tree Services

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1All Exterior Hedge & Tree Specialist. Downsizing bracing, trimming, pruning, sculpturing & removing of hedges & trees. Fully Insured. Free Estimates. Dave (250)-212-1716 www.hedgeabovetherest.ca

2 Coats Any Colour

Trucking/ Bull Dozing

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

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

3 Rooms For $299,

Trades, Technical

Pets & Livestock

Equestrian

Horses for sale & Stallion service for Appaloosa, Paint & Quarter horse, 250-499-5397 www.keremeos.com/3winds

Feed & Hay

Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic Valley Blacktop, part of the Interoute Construction Ltd. (ICL Ltd.) group, is seeking a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic for its Revelstoke operations. ICL Ltd. is a leader in the construction industry in British Columbia.

Reporting to the Area Manager, you will provide support to complete daily repairs and preventive maintenance and perform related assigned tasks and duties under limited supervision. Travel to operations and project sites will be required upon request.

Duties / Tasks: • Perform equipment repairs and preventive maintenance in a timely manner • Assist in completing all maintenance inspections • Ensure all repairs completed are documented • Record any equipment deÀciencies QualiÀcations/ Experience: • Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic ticket • Minimum of 5 years experience as a Heavy Duty Mechanic • Strong technical knowledge and mechanical aptitude to perform service on various equipment ranging from heavy duty equipment to small engine and parts • Ability to work independently with minimal direction • Strong attention to detail and the ability to multitask is a must • Team player Salary: $30/hr Start date: As soon as possible.

We offer a competitive compensation package with a comprehensive beneÀt plan and a registered pension plan.

Please send your resume in conÀdence stating your position in the subject line to info@valleyblacktop.ca or fax it to (250) 837-9656.

EXCELLENT Quality grass hay and grass alfalfa mix hay.

No rain barn stored $4-$6 bale. Straw $5 bale.

250835-4748 or 250-833-9595 First cut grass round bales, 1000lbs. Possible del, $65 each. N.Vernon 250-870-8121 HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Round bales $70 each, approx.

800lbs. Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton.

Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250838-6630 QUALITY Alfalfa mix Hay $7.00/bale 250-769-5032

Hauling ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

Pets

1 1/2 yr. old Bearded Dragon, complete w/all access., cage, dishes etc $150 778-215-4767 PET Grooming NOW Open at Bone Appetit in Glenmore, 111-1940 Kane Rd. 862-2663

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Sales & Service Directory BOOKKEEPING

JEM Bookkeeping Services Full cycle bookkeeping service.

Taking new clients.

250-826-0548

CONTRACTORS

K.P. CONSTRUCTION Rec. Rooms • Decks • Renovations • Fences • No job too small!

“Free Estimates” Kevin Profit kprofit@hotmail.com

250-575-8633

DRAFTING & DESIGN

DESIGN AND DRAW

ALL KINDS OF BUILDING www.plans-all.com

250-718-0264 1960 Springfield Rd.

c. 250.862.1746 e. dcrcontracting@shaw.ca Nw. constr., add-ons, reno’s, patios, concrete drives, decks, steps.

862-1746

DRYWALL

SMALL REPAIRS & RENOVATIONS

J & C Drywall

Boarding, taping & texture, framing, painting, finishing, carpentry, etc.

• Drywall • T-Bar • Taping • • Textured Ceilings • Steel Studs • SMALL RENOVATIONS • FREE ESTIMATES • REFERENCES AVAILABLE

Ken 250-212-9588

JERRY 778-821-1850

Neighborhood Trucking & Delivery

ASPEN LANDSCAPING

250.718.6718

We accept “When the Big Guys are Too Big We Deliver”

Landscaping, irrigation, patios, retaining walls & water features.

250-317-7773 www.aspenlandscaping.ca

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

MEDICAL HEALTH

MOVING/ HAULING

GIL’S MASONRY

DO YOU HAVE CANCER?

TYLER’S MOVING RECYCLING

Check out the website www.gilsmasonry.ca

Find our how to cure yourself!

Send for a free brochure to Duralife PO Box 22124, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9N9

Moving, recycling, disposal & delivery.

Any size move.

Anything goes.

250-808-8818

PAINTING/DECORATING AFFORDABLE PAINTING

Senior’s Specials Experience & Quality New Homes & Repaints Ceilings Bondable. Insurance Work Call Terry

250-863-9830 or 250-768-1098

NATURAL STONE

$

starting at

1630 Innovation Dr. Kelowna, BC V1V 2Y5 P 250.765.3004 | F 250.491.1773

59.00 SF

On select colors only | Installation available

Natural Stone Surfaces All One Piece Laminate

Visit our showroom at THE AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm Family owned & operated for over 40 years

ELECTRICAL

EXCAVATION

A & S Electric

TREMBLAY’S EXCAVATING LTD.

Residential & Commercial Wiring, New Construction, Renovations & Service Changes. Complete telephone & data cabling services, Prompt quality service. Licensed & Bonded Call Steve 250-864-2099 (cont#90929)

• Full Landscaping • Rock Retaining Walls • Portable Soil Screener CELL: (250) 979-8033 BUS: (250) 861-1500

REFACE DON’T REPLACE 1/2 the cost of replacing Corian & Granite Designs.

The Green Alternative.

10% OFF WITH THIS AD www.okanagancountertopsystem.com

“PREMIUM PAINT AND SERVICE”

DALE’S

PAINTING SERVICE

862-9333 PAINTING KELOWNA A BETTER PLACE SINCE 1982

www.dalespaintingservice.ca

Prestige Painting 100% Guaranteed E European Euro Eu uropean uroppean ean ea an Craftsmanship, Fine detail work, Ext/Int. Guaranteed Results. Free Estimates. igorskopje71@hotmail.com igo g rsk rskopj opj ppje71 pj e71@ho e71 @ tma @ho tmail mailil. il.com .com m

250-864-1041

DAVE WOOLMER’S CARPENTRY

QUALITY WORKMANSHIP SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST

• Bath Remodels • Decks • Drywall

• Kitchen Remodels • Painting • Plumbing

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

MEMBER

Canadian Homebuilders Association

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

FEATURE

Licensed, Bonded & Insured Independently Owned and Locally Operated

TRY THE SALES & SERVICE INTRO PRICE

FRAMING

GARAGE DOOR SERVICES

DALE’S

250.979.8948

MOVING/STORAGE Joe’s Moving Service “The Professionals”

862-9333

WELDING

www.dalespaintingservice.ca

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

250-863-4418

OVERHEAD DOORS We install, service, & repair all makes of doors & openers.

FREE ESTIMATES • INSURANCE CLAIMS Call for appointment

250-878-2911 abcohdoors@gmail.com

www.PAINTSPECIAL.com

3 rooms for $299 (2 coats any colour)

Ph: 250-869-0697 Cell 250-470-9498

A-TECH SERVICES

PLUMBING

REMODELING

Bayside Plumbing & Gas Fitting

ellermade W Additions, Renovations

Kelowna

Deck & Rail Serving the Okanagan 14 yrs.

Vinyl Decking up to 80 mil., Modular Flooring, Aluminum, Glass, Topless, Picket Railings, Fences & Gates.

Free Estimates

250-878-2483

Sun-decks, Bsmt. suites, etc.

Call Dave @ 250-878-6967 Dal @ 250-870-6011

RYDER ROOFING LTD. Free estimates, senior discounts, member of B.B.B. Fully insured, WCB coverage. All types of shingle roofing & torch on roofing systems.

‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’

www.kelownadeckandrail.com

250-765-3191

TILING

TRUCKING

Custom tile setting.

Travertine, marble, granite & ceramic.

Decks, kitchen, baths.

Guaranteed work.

Call 250-870-1009

Call 310-JIMS (5467) www.jimsmowing.ca

North End Moving Services

Local or Long Distance Polite & Professional

Qualified, reliable, bonded.

Over 30 years exp. res./comm. service renovations, new installations, h/water tanks, dishwashers, washers, dryers.

250-317-2279

250-212-2692

BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY CUTS NOW! Lawn Maintenance, Clean-ups, Pruning/ Hedges, Rubbish Removal, Fertilizing, Aeration, Odd Jobs.

PAINTING/DECORATING

• Local/long distance • Storage Available • No job too small • Free Estimates Call Joe Anytime 250-470-8194

TILE SETTER

PAINTING SERVICE PAINTING KELOWNA A BETTER PLACE SINCE 1982

•Yard Clean-Up • General Yard Maintenance • Aeration & Power Raking • Mulch Refreshing • Commercial • Residential • Contracts Available

XERISCAPES • DECKS • FENCES....

Artistic Ceramics.

250-763-7114

ABC

ksk Framing & Foundations Quality workmanship at reasonable rates.

Free estimates

SAME DAY SERVICE FULLY INSURED FREE ESTIMATES

250-769-7603

12 inserts for new clients only please.

Please call a classified representative at

rickondeck@gmail.com

250.826.0625

LAWN & GARDEN

LANDSCAPING YOUR PROPERTY Speak with us!

157.25 tax incl.

$

“PREMIUM PAINT AND SERVICE”

Serving the Okanagan Valley • Vinyl Decking • Composite Decks • Deck Repairs • Aluminum Picket & Glass Rail Quality Service • Free Estimates New Construction & Renovations

250-470-2235

Ceiling and trim extra Price includes Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint NO PAYMENT Until Job Is Completed!

1.250.899.3163

For more information on our Sales & Service businesses visit

KELOWNACAPNEWS.COM and check out

ROOFING

EXPERIENCED CRAFTSMEN

LAKESIDE DECK & RAIL

Before you think about

RENOVATIONS Electrical, plumbing, drywall finishing, tile & flooring.

Remodels & painting (int & ext) 250-870-1105 40 yrs. experience.

Competitive pricing & seniors discount

14.95 LF

DECK & RAIL

LANDSCAPING Top Soil • Ogo Gro • Bark Mulch • Gravel• Sand We remove: yard refuse, junk CHUCK 250-870-1138 neighborhoodtrucking.ca

250-862-2266

$

colonialcountertops.com

• Fix leaks • 20 years. experience • Fascia soffit repairs • Downpipes • Re-Slope

Stone, brick, blocks, fireplaces. Over 30 years experience. Quality guaranteed.

Special custom work

LAMINATE TOPS

starting at

DCR Contracting

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS Kelowna Gutter Cleaning & Repair

COUNTERTOPS

TNTTRUCKING

No load too small • BARK MULCH • SAND • GRAVEL • YARD CLEAN-UP • JUNK REMOVAL LIGHT FLAT-DECK Nick Nixon - Trish Nebot Cell 250-862-0821 Office 250-765-2778

SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE CAPITAL NEWS

WANTED Homes in need of re-roofing!

Tod Davidson 250.864.7484 tod@okanagansunroofing.com

BCLOCALBIZ

GET FEATURED speak with a classified rep to get this space working for you

250-763-7114

FEATURE

WANTED Homes in need of re-roofing!

Tod Davidson 250.864.7484

tod@okanagansunroofing.com

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Pets & Livestock

www.kelownacapnews.com B17

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

$100 & Under

Free Items

Pets

$100 & Under

$100 & Under

$100 & Under

Australian Shepherd black-tri male & female puppies, ready July 9, 1st shots, vet checked, $450 each, (250)499-5397, email: 3winds@telus.net

4” Planer-Jointer, $50. Call 250-766-2804 BIKE, 21 speed Mtn. bike, Super Cycle, just like new, $75.

250-451-9423 DESK, good for student or sewing $25. 250-717-5305 GLIDING Screen for 5’ patio door, $20. 250-717-5305

Kitchen Table 36”x36” & 4 chairs with 2 pull outs (12” ext) Good shape, $70, 860-2185

SLIDE Projector with 10 Carousels. $50, 250-860-2185

Fruit & Vegetables

METAL Deck set with 4 chairs. $100 (250)769-0869 PENTAX Zoom Camera. Program Plu. Offers to $100. Call 250-766-2804

We’re on the net at www.bcclassified.com

SET of ladies golf clubs, Brand new. $60 (250)769-0869

Fruit & Vegetables

Fruit & Vegetables

Fruit & Vegetables

DO YOU HAVE STUFF HANGING AROUND TO GIVE AWAY FREE?

DO YOU HAVE STUFF HANGING AROUND TO GIVE AWAY FREE?

The Capital News will place your ad at *NO COST with a FOOD BANK DONATION of Baby Supplies, Canned Food or Dry Goods Just come on in with your donation, and our girls will be glad to help you out.

The Capital News will place your ad at *NO COST with a FOOD BANK DONATION of Baby Supplies, Canned Food or Dry Goods Just come on in with your donation, and our girls will be glad to help you out.

*(Maximum 3 lines, for 3 days)

*(Maximum 3 lines, for 3 days)

$200 & Under

Fresh From the Fields “Local Produce at Your Doorstep” To place an ad...call the Kelowna Capital News

250-763-7114

ALICE’S FRUIT STAND

GORGE’S CHERRIES

Open Mon. - Sat. 10:30 am - 5:30 pm 3735 Gordon Dr. (250)-869-0920 Cherries, PP Squash, Garlic, Basil, Beets, Spinach, & Potatoes

You-pick, We-pick Cherries are organically sprayed

ARNDT ORCHARDS U-pick Cherries 1555B Teasdale Rd. Open Daily 8:00am-6pm Sun. 8:00am-4pm

arndtorchards.com BENVOULIN RD. U PICK STRAWBERRIES

3367 Reid Rd., East Kelowna, 250-762-5469

To verify days & time of picking, call

(250)-860-2964 BIG FRESH OKANAGAN CHERRIES We take bulk orders 417 Valley Rd., Glenmore Everyday 9:00am-5:00pm.

(250)869-6564

KEMPF ORCHARD Red & Yellow Cherry Varieties.

1409 Teasdale Rd., South Rutland Open Daily 8:30-5:30 Sunday 8-3 Bring own containers

250-765-1797 K&J PACIFIC PEACHES. 1145 MORRISON RD S. Blueberries Cherries, Raspberries & Other Fruits & Veggies When in Season.

Farm Prices. & Top Quality.

Take McCurdy to Morrison Rd. 250-765-8184

ORGANICALLY SPRAYED SWEET CHERRIES

CHERRIES $1.50 PER/LB Bring your own containers please.

(250)762-0599

Farm Fresh Lapin Cherries For Sale Bring your own containers.

Open Daily 3030 Elliott Rd. Westbank. 250-768-5768 FRUITS & VEGETABLES OPENING JULY 15TH 1115 Graf Rd., Rutland Bench Cherries, Bings, Lapins, Rainiers $1.10/lb & up U- Pick & Picked 250-317-2265

4213 GORDON DRIVE • Mon-Sat 10-6 • Sun 10-5

Ready Now: Special certified organic cherries $1.99/lb. Beets, carrots, lettuce.

Taking Orders For: organic blueberries, blackberries, cherries & peaches.

Locally Ready: raspberries, cherries, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, nugget potatoes, beets & carrots.

ALSO: Fresh Local Non-Organic Produce, Local Dairy, Breads, Organic Coffee & Tea, Body Products, Jams & Jellies & much MORE!

250-764-0931

GRIFFIN FARMS Open for the Season July 18th 3344 Elliott Rd. Wesbank Raspberries,Cherries, Sour Cherris, & Apricots U-pick, or We-pick (250)-768-3343 Closed Sundays.

U-PICK CHERRIES OPENED FOR THE SEASON.

OLD MEADOWS CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM MARKET

U pick. 90¢ /lb.

Bring your containers to 2740 Gallagher Rd. in Black Mountain

QUALITY SWEET & SOUR CHERRIES U-Pick @ 2591 Butt Road Westbank 250-768-2048 Andy

RASPBERRIES FRESH & RIPE BRUCE DUGGAN

HOURS: May, June & Sept 10-4:30 daily July & August 9-5 daily

Growers, Producers & Distillers of Fine Quality Lavender Products Retail shop & Café overlooking garden.

Lavender U-Pick Open July 21 & 22 4380 Takla Road, corner of Takla & Saucier Roads in South Kelowna

SUN CITY CHERRIES U-PICK - WE PICK ICE CREAM, LOCAL JAMS & HONEY 4759 Lakeshore Rd 250.764.1872

U-pick Cherries 1.39/lb Fresh peas & many other FRESH vegetables available!

U-pick Raspberries Open Everyday 10am-6pm.

250-860-1121 621 Glenmore Rd N.

OPENING JULY 12TH

U-PICK Cherries, $1.00/lb.

Bring boxes. 1310 Dehart Rd. or call 250-764-7403, 10-5

U-PICK CHERRIES $1.50/lb Peas & Raspberries, $2/lb or order picked for $2.50/lb.

Bring your own containers.

758 Wallace Rd. 250-765-8592.

FORD Diesel tractor/backhoe, 24” bucket, runs ok, tires & brakes needs tlc, $2000. 250769-5032

Firearms GLOCK Remington, Sig, Winchester, Ruger, CZ, Browning, FN, Mossberg, Girsan, Marlin, Savage, Colt, Sako, S&W, Blaser, Norinco and more all at the Best Little Gunshop Around, Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, 4-1691 Powick Rd. Kel 250-762-7575, Tue-Sat 10-6

Furniture #1 Solid Wood Used Furniture.

OK Estates Furniture & More.

3292 Hwy 97N, Kelowna (1.5 Kms North of McCurdy) 11-5 Tues-Sat OKestates.ca (250)-807-7775

BACK IN TIME New & Used Furniture, Tools & Much More

Medical Supplies

BED Chesterfield, Queen, in excellent condition, 2-tone brown. Call 778-480-3733

WESTERN STAR AUCTIONS. Buying Estates, Tools, Collectible’s & Furniture. Cash Paid or Consignment to Auction. #8-730 Stremel Rd. (778)753-5580

Garage Sales

Garage Sales

Open 7 days a week, 10-6, Sunday 10-5 Cherries, raspberries, and all sorts of veggies. Come meet the Friendly Farmer & the Grumpy Wife!

3254 McCulloch Rd. 250-869-0871

DON O’ RAY VEGETABLES

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3745 Lakeshore Rd. across from Rotary Park. Shasta Community Yard Sale. Sat., July 21, 9am-2pm. Tools, tires, household, books, adult 3 wheel bike, furn, dishes, skincerity, bath fixtures.

BLK. Mtn. Moving Sale everything must go! Yrd. equip, patio furn., hshld, collectibles, auto accessories, etc. 1691 Large Ave. Sat. July 21 8-2pm DILWORTH MTN. #358-663 Venali Crt. Sat.,July 21st 8am-3pm Moving sale. Houswares, decorating tools Plasma TV,DVD’s, patio furn. ETC. Estate/Yard Sale. Black Mtn. 2057 Gran Rd. July 21 & 22, 8:30am-3:30pm.

Lots of housewares, furn, tools, garden tools, camping equip, musical items, kids games & misc

3443 Benvoulin Rd. 250-860-2557 250-575-7806

FRESH PEAS ON SPECIAL! Cherries, potatoes, kale, spinach, baby carrots, Walla Walla onions, broccoli, lettuce, garlic, asparagus, rhubarb, Swiss chard, beets, peaches free range eggs, mushrooms, raspberries, NOW cabbage, blueberries, cauliflower, apricots.

OPEN ALSO: Vintage drinks 9 AM-7 PM Fresh homemade juices & jam DAILY 7 DAYS and a variety of chips A WEEK!

First Annual Kelowna Collectibles Show Sunday July 29th 11am-5pm Sandman Hotel 2130 Harvey Avenue.

Admission $3 Kids 12 & Under FREE www.funpromo.ca INFO:604-521-6304 FREE COMIC TO FIRST 100 GUESTS GARAGE SALE By Appointment Only! BBQ, Sofa, mattresses, mini fridge, microwave, lawn mower, shelf, table, chairs & much more!!

(250) 862-6752.

The eyes have it Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today! spca.bc.ca

Misc. for Sale

8ft-12ft Orchard Aluminum ladders; 2 wing back arm chairs; 4’x4’ skylight (brand new) Call 250-765-5656

Hand-picked daily directly from the fields.

The Friendly Farmer Fruit Stand

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com FORK LIFTS For sale, 18 to choose from, Toyota, Cat., & Hyster, 250-861-9171 Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217

Shoprider Scooters & Power chairs, new & used. Lifts & walkers, mobility products for independent living. Kelowna 250-764-7757, Vernon 250542-3745.

Toll free 1-888-542-3745. email: www.okmobility.ca

Blueberries: 10lb box $23 • Raspberries: 1 pint $4

(minimum order 10lbs.)

Heavy Duty Machinery

778-484-7272

FRESH BLUEBERRIES & RASPBERRIES For ordering gp please contact Garyy 250-317-3464 h di h il or b by emaill at thandir@hotmail.com

Furniture

NEED a New Chair or desk?

Print this ad out and bring it in for 20% off anything in store *used furniture only. Visit our showroom for the best selection of office furniture, 8-4:30pm, 420 Banks Rd, Kelowna, B.C. 250-717-1626

5-470 Banks Rd.

Open Daily 10-7 PM suncitycherries@shaw.ca

Available now at

For orders

Farm Equipment

NOW OPEN

SWEET SMOKEY SASKATOONS

250-766-3131 250-212-8770

$150

okanaganlavender.com

GAMBELL FARMS GLENMORE GARDEN MARKET

Gas

Free Items

250-766-2628

Lake Country

BBQ-- Natural (250)769-0869

Free pickup, of aluminum windows, wire, pipe, air conditioners & batteries. 250-717-0581 FREE Pick-up of used bicycles that you no longer want. Ok if need repair 604-800-2104 FREE P/U- Appliances, Rads, Batteries, Old machinery, vehicles. Harley 778-821-1317

Merchandise for Sale

KELOWNA, 2240 Burnett St., Sat. July 21, 8:30-?, hshld items, misc., tools.

MISSION, 876 Springside Crt. Sat., July 21, 8am-3pm, one day only. Multi Family Sale!

MISSION Sat July 21 9am1pm 747 Francis Ave. Over 100 H/C books,2 carpets ETC MULTI Family Sale, Toys, tools, clothes etc. Sat., July 21, 9-3pm. 1314 McBride Rd. NORTH Glenmore, 315 McTavish Rd. Moving Sale!

Many household items, pictures, small furniture, garden supplies, books,etc. Saturday July 21, 8am - 4pm RUTLAND, 1110B Felix Rd. July 21, 9am-1pm. Furniture, household & more!

RUTLAND 685 Girard Rd. July 20, 21 & 22, 8am-3pm. 15 full tables & larger items, A/C, freezer, etc. Rain or Shine.

RUTLAND, 825 Mayfair Rd., Sat. July 21, 8am-? Everything under $5.

RUTLAND, Rock & Mineral Sale - rough or polished & some slabs. Amethyst, agates, cabochons, geodes, rhodonite, petrified wood, bones and specimens. Rock saw, display cases & display stands also for sale. Saturday, July 21 from 9am to 6pm & Sunday, July 22 from 9am to 4pm at 1565 Stafford Rd. U.MISSION, 700 South Crest Dr. July 21, 8am-3pm. 3 Family Sale: household goods, luggage, SS jewelry & more!

WESTBANK 885 Keloka Way, Sat., 9am-4pm. Patio/misc furniture & lots of great stuff!

WEST Kel., Neighbourhood Garage Sale. Ridge Boulevard & Gregory. July 21, 8am-2pm.

Household items, childrens toys, games, electronics, cd’s, books & much more!

WEST Kelowna, Multi-family Sale! 885, 892, 893 Stevenson Rd. off Boucherie. Saturday, 9am-4pm & Sunday,9am-1pm.

WINFIELD, 9198 Hwy. 97 beside Voyager RV, Sat. July 21.

6am-2pm, Misc. Antiques etc.

W.KELOWNA, 2254 Westville Place. One day sale, July 21, 9am-4pm. Various electronics, tools, household items etc.

W.KELOWNA Sat., July 21st 8am-3pm 1350 Gregory Rd. Multi family. Interesting items!

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BAR stools, Queen bdrm suite, Chaise couch, dining table w/6chairs, filing cabinet 4 drawers,garage items, weights benches thule, 3 wall units, white fridge & other items Call (250)765-7687, or 212-9964

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Vetterville Second Hand Opening July 17th Appliances, electronics, furniture, kids’ stuff, pet supplies, housewares, and much more. We also offer appliance repairs and new parts for most makes and models Come in and check us out “If we don’t have it we will do our best to get it” 1739 Ross Rd. West Kelowna Ph.250-769-1448

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Real Estate

Rentals

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Rentals

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Misc. for Sale

Mobile Homes & Parks

Commercial/ Industrial

Modular Homes

Homes for Rent

Office/Retail

Rooms for Rent

BRIGHT & spacious retail or office, main floor, Avail August 1, 1300sqft, Westbank Town Centre, 250-768-9083 HWY 97 North, 1800sq’ of retail, & Rutland 1000 - 2000sq’ Retail. 250-765-3295

1 BDRM to rent in 2 bdrm condo. Shared kitchen & bathroom. Capri area on bus route. $450/mo. utilities incl. Working male please. Avail. Immed.

250-862-3530.

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Misc. Wanted I am a Private Collector and I want to buy some collector coins. New ones & old ones.

Todd 250-864-3521 I Buy Old Coins & Collections Olympic, Gold Silver Coins etc Call Chad 250-863-3082 Local PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

Sporting Goods Quality Firearms Buy & Sell.

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6

Real Estate Acreage for Sale $97,500 10.4 acres Lot H Arrow Lakes area 250-269-7328 Pic’s email selkirk8@telus.net

Apt/Condos for Sale THINKING OF SELLING YOUR PROPERTY? For a confidential, no obligation, FREE market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-861-6002 or cell 250-717-6330 anytime.

Business for Sale SEVENTEEN Unit Apartment, $1,350,000, fully rented, will consider trades. 250-317-1333

Duplex/4 Plex BUYER wants, 2plex, 3plex or 4Plex. Grant Assoc. Broker Premier Canadian Properties.

(250)862-6436 Duplex 4bd, 3ba, DTown, big lot, cls to hosp. $329,000, reduced $100,000.250-979-0250

Houses For Sale 3Bdrm Excellent View. Well kept. 2 car garage, new roof.

Westbank area. $365,000.

Call for details. (250)768-4634 BUYING or SELLING? For professional info call Grant Assoc.Broker, PC Realty, 250862-6436, FREE Evaluation MORTGAGES LOW RATES. 10YR. 3.99% 5 YR. 2.99% Trish at 250-470-8324 ******* 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 THINKING OF SELLING YOUR PROPERTY? For a confidential, no obligation, FREE market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-861-6002 or cell 250-717-6330 anytime.

Mobile Homes & Parks

$$$ $73,353.00 TAX IN!!! $$$ 2012 2Bdrm 2Bath. PALM HARBOR Just Arrived!! Call Accent Homes (250)-769-6614 PANORAMIC Lake & City Views @ SIERRAS, 2440 Old Okanagan Hwy., 3 bedrm/2 bath, 6 appliances. 4 spaces available. Move in ready! $169,900 tax included!

Accent Homes 250-769-6614

Mr. Mobile Home Certified Factory Outlet.

Spaces Available, Your location or crawlspace/basement models.

Show homes 1680 Ross Rd. Kelowna 250-769-6614 www.accenthomes.ca SRI HOMES in Belaire Estates with Great incentives & new government grants! Hurry only 7 lots left! Turn key pricing from $110.950.00 Call Don @ Lake Country Modular, 515 Beaver Lake Road, Kelowna Toll Free Today! 1-866-7662214 www.LCMhomes.com

Townhouses THINKING OF SELLING YOUR PROPERTY? For a confidential, no obligation, FREE market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-861-6002 or cell 250-717-6330 anytime.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 2 BDRM, 2 BATH, central loc, 5 appls, bus rte, a/c, damage dep and ref req. ONE small pet allowed. 250-868-0726 2Bdrm 2bath Condo. Insuite laundry. 5 appliances 2 parking spots. NS. NP. $1000 + utils. (778)478-1918 2-bdrm BELGO AREA, Rutland Rd. S. $900 + hydro, f/s/w/d, NO PETS, on bus rte.

250-491-3345, 250-869-9788 AVAILABLE Now, gorgeous 2bd, 2ba + den exec. condo, h/w flrs, fp, ac, 6appl, 2 decks, locker, u/g prkg, np, ns, Asher Rd. $1500. 250-491-3090 BROCKTON MANOR. 1 & 2 bedrooms. The large, bright units are a short walk to downtown, hospital, beach & shopping. Transit is right outside the door. Please call us at 250-860-5220 CONDO, unfurnished, Mission area, bus route, across from lake, 2bdrm + den, 2 bath, laundry in suite & large patio with barbeque hookup. Gym, pool, hot tub & steam room, security, utilities except cable & phone. Adults, NS, NP. $1400/mo, Call 250-862-3292 FAIRLANE CRT. 2 & 3 bdrms, heat & hot water incl. Located on Lawrence near Gordon, close to downtown & Capri shopping mall. Please call 250-860-4836 FIRST month rent FREE!!!!

Available August 1st 1 Br condo in Mission Area close to College, bus, shopping, beach & Hospital. 55+ building, mature tenants. N/S, N/P. 775 sq.ft., balcony, A/C, laundry, view. 1 year lease, 1/2 month deposit, Call 250-869-5781.

Furnished Lakefront Loft Apartment - Sept to May 31/13 A/C, 1 bdrm + den, 2-bth, Luxury loft, 35’ ceilings, f/p, 2000 sqft roof-top deck, soaker tub, granite kit,. Stainless appl’s, w/d, dishes, linens, towels, etc. Rent includes boat slip, heat, hydro, cable TV, internet, phone, pool, hot tub, sec.sys, UG parking, Strand Lakeside Resort in Vernon. $1600/m. Call 250-542-8922 MILL CREEK ESTATES. Various floor plans avail. 1, 2 & 3 bdrms within walking distance of the Parkinson rec center, Apple Bowl, Kelowna Golf & Country Club & Spall Plaza.

250-860-4836. millcreekestates@shaw.ca ON UBCO TRANSIT ROUTE 1 or 2 bdrm suite $1092 & $1344 fully equipped & furnished Sept. to May. Linda 250-878-4981 Richter home, 3bd, 2ba, furn., 2 person, NS, NP, utils. incl’d. $695., 250-979-0250 WILLOW PARK MANOR. Aurora and Hollywood. 1 & 2 bdrms. Steps away from Willow Park shopping center, transit & the other shops of Rutland. Direct bus route to UBCO. 12-15mins. 250-7633654 625 Rowcliffe Ave. 2bd, 1bth condo on the 2nd flr, close to hosp, college & downtown, Avail immed. 250-575-1123 CENTRE of Kelowna. New affordable lux 1&2bd, 5appls, ug prking, NS/NP. 250-763-6600. www.rentcentrepoint.com

COMMERCIAL/OFFICE SPACE IN LAKE COUNTRY 1100sq’ Office space for lease. Reception area, four offices, coffee/ storage room.

Located on Beaver Lake Road, 1 1/2 blocks from Highway 97.

Easy access.

Offstreet parking. $1100.00/month +utils.

Lease negotiable.

Phone:(250)766-3700 HWY 97 N. 1500 - 3300sqft. of Industrial area, overhead door, compressor, hoist & a compounded yard. 250-765-3295 KELOWNA Spring warehouse w/office & washroom, approx.

1050sqft., $800.mo. 764-1749

Duplex / 4 Plex 2BD. 5-appl, cls. amens., WKel., sm pets/kids welcome, $900. + utils., ref’s req’d, DD, Aug. 1st. Phone 250-769-6515 2bdrms, F/S, Adult oriented.

Available now, NP. $750/mo Call 250-765-6925 3BD, bbq, FP, laundry. OldGlenmore Resp.tenant. $1080 +utils. Avail Now. 763-7869.

AUGUST 1. 2bd, $900+utils.

Recent reno, WD hookup, lrg fenced yard, near the Y, shops & bus. NP, NS. Looking for wrking couple. 250-765-6124 Vernon (Harwood) Newly reno’d 3bdrm, 1.5bath, f/s, w/d h-up fenced yard n/s n/p Avail Now. $1000. 250-766-1428

DOUBLE-WIDE in country on large treed lot five miles east of Kelowna Suitable for couple $850/mo Ref’s. 250-826-6325

Homes for Rent 2BD Mobile on private property, newly reno’d, KLO area, working couple pref, max 2 people, NS, small pet neg. $875+utils. 250-762-6627 2Bdrm RANCHER shows like new, is very clean, bright & quiet. Secluded along Mission Creek. Only 5 min drive to Orchard Park. Max 2 people. Sm pet negot. NS $875 + utils.

Avail. Immed (250)762-6627 3bd house, Avail Aug. 1, $1250 + utils. Call 250-7636886 or 250-870-1006 3or4 bdrm home, Shannon Lk Rd. Dbl Gar, f/s, d/w, w/d, a/c, close to elementary school, Available May 1, no pets, $1625+util 250-869-9788 3 or 4 bdrm, Winfield area, $1575+util, backs onto Range land, f/s, d/w, w/d, a/c, Avail now, no pets. 250-869-9788 5BD House in Rutland w/bsmnt, sep ent, close to elem school, $1700+utils & DD. 250-859-6784 RUTLAND 3bd, 1bth, incl utils, shr’d lndry, some pets, NS. Close to all amens, reno’d. $1300. Call 250-215-1182 Silver Star Executive Gorgeous 4bdrm, 3.5bath home, tastefully furnished & fully equipped, avail. now to Nov. 30, NS, NP, $1400/mo. +util. (250)549-7016

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1BDRM roommate New, $430 Incl’s wi-fi, fridge & cable. NS ND. No Pets. Available. 250899-5070 or 250-681-3895 ROOMS from $450. No drugs NP No parties. 250-860-8106, 250-718-3968, 250-899-5070

Apt/Condo for Rent

FURN’D ROOM for clean, mature, N/S student, working person. Near KLO Campus. Refs & DD req. 250-862-2950.

RUTLAND. 1bd $400 all utils incl, cbl. For working female or student. NS, NP, NB, near bus. 250-862-9749 or 250575-9109.

Apt/Condo for Rent

BEST DEALS IN KELOWNA! Affordable 1, 2 & 3 Bdrms. AC, near schools, shopping & bus route. Insuite laundry H.Up’s.

Across from Park. Clean Quiet & Spacious.

Sorry NO Pets. Well Managed Building (250)-861-5605 or (250)-861-5657

APARTMENTS FOR RENT in Granada Gardens for July & beyond, ranging from $800$850/mo, Call 250-765-6578 THINKING OF SELLING YOUR PROPERTY? For a confidential, no obligation, FREE market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-861-6002 or cell 250-717-6330 anytime.

Sporting Goods

FOR SALE - ROAD BICYCLES

Mobile Homes & Pads

2012 Norco CRR-SL Med SRAM Red, Mavic wheels, 16.5 lbs, full carbon, $2400

2BD. Mobile home, in Lakeview orchard Oyama, nice & clean, ns, np, available now, $900.mo +utils, 250-548-3017

2013 Felt AR2 54cm, SRAM Red (Black), SRAM Wheels, 16 lbs, aero profile, great road/TT combo or Tri-bike conversion, $4200

Misc. for Sale

Rooms for Rent

NOW RENTING Luxury and location.

Modern suites from 765 sq’-1,500 sq’

One year lease required

Kelowna’s newest and finest selection of rental suites.

773 Glenmore Road, corner of Glenmore & Summit.

Call for appointment to view 778-484-5847 or inquire at www.kelownaconservatory.com

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OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 12-4 Westlake Gardens Gated Adult, Priv. setting by creek, 2bdrm, 2bath, Den, 2 Gas FP’s.

H/Wood Flrs A/C, Dbl Gar., 6 appls,& Security. $374,900 250-768-4995 or Cell 250-864-5708 AFFORDABLE OKANAGAN LAKE view mobile home.

Renovated, 1361 finished sq.ft.

Private & peaceful. Must See! okhomeseller.com list #26708 trimron99@hotmail.com 250-558-4910 $154,900 Executive Style 5 bdrm home with incredible panoramic view & mortgage helper with separate in-law suite 3100 sqft., a/c, completely renovated inside & out. Just Reduced $455,900. obo Call to view 250-309-0469 No Realtors Please Lovely 2bdrm 2 bath condo in desirable 55+ Spruce Landing Complex.

Full unfinished basement, 5-appl, covered patio, dbl carport, new paint, floorings, window coverings. $227,000. (250)545-5372 PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com Private 80 acres For Sale.

1200 sqft Cabin w/Crown land on 3 sides Monte Lake BC. http://80acreswithcabin.webs. com/formoreinfo/pics $264,900. 250-558-4542

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Lower Mission 180° Lakeview Approx 4500 sq.ft with mortgage helper.

Suitepays $200,000 of the mortgage. Granite, updated floor coverings and trim. Fuel efficient furnace & A/C. 6bdrm, 4 bath with skylights throughout. 2 lg decks, hot tub, double garage & new roof. Asking $710,000. Call Gary at 250-764-7572 PRIVATE SALE Beautiful home, 12 yrs old,built by owner in Enderby, 3 bdrms, 3 bath, laundry room, all appl., garage, garden space, close to stores & schools. $289,000.

250-542-6202.

THINKING OF SELLING YOUR PROPERTY? For a confidential, no obligation, FREE market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-861-6002 or cell 250-717-6330 anytime.

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Rentals Shared Accommodation 1 BDRM to rent in 2 bdrm condo. Shared kitchen & bathroom. Capri area on bus route. $450/mo. utilities incl. Working male please. Avail. immed.

250-862-3530.

CLOSE to all ammenities & Benlee Park. One furn’d or unfurn’d bdrm, private bath, shared kitchen. $500/mo utils incl’d, NS. 250-826-1733

Suites, Lower 1bd Bachelor. Cent. Rutland, f/s, wireless, shared laundry, incl. util/sat. tv. ns, np, $750.

Avail now. 250-808-5771 1Bd legal suite sep entry $575 +utils.Beautifiul b. yard. Close to amenities. Aug.1.250-8600568 Cell 250-899-5700 1BD near Hosp/bus. Priv. ent/ prkg., 1 prsn., f/s, w/d, patio, in/out strge, NS, NP, $750 incl utils. 250-868-1139 1bdrm, Close to DT, $750 utils incl’d. Prefer single, NS, NP. Avail now, 250-215-2548 1bdrm w/o in Glenrosa area, bus stop near, no dogs, $800 including utilities. Available Aug 1, Call 250-212-0098 3BD a/c, priv laundry,driveway bus school cble wireless utils incl’d NS NP $1050 Avail immed. 250-826-2233 693 Mayfair Crt. 1bd suite, ground level, NP, NS, Nparties, avail now. $700 all incl.

Every month inspection. Working person. 250-765-4594, 250-317-4015 NEW 1bdrm + den. Utilities & internet incl’d, No pets & No parties. Call 250-763-7553 NEWER 2bdrm suite, avail immediately. Own entrance parking & nice yard. $800 incl utils.

Quiet area in East Kelowna, NS, NP. 250-712-2247 or (afternoons) 250-317-2318 TOTALLY renovated 1bdrm above ground bsmt suite. cls to college/bus stop/2 malls 4appls, new w/d. all utils. incl’d $840/mo + DD Avail. now. No Pets. Call 250-212-3299 WEST Kel., Avail immmed, lg, bright, above grd. bach. suite.

Nr bus. No pets, $600 + DD, utils incl.Share lndry.769-7286 WINFIELD. 2bd. beautiful, country setting, 6appl, ns, np, fp, sing/prof. cpl, $950 utils/cbl incl. Avail. now 250-317-2279

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3bd, 1.5bth, 5 appl’s, smoking ok, one cat. $1200, Avail now, Glenrosa area. 778-754-0795 3BD, 1bth, Rutland, NS, NP, not suitable for younger children. $1050+utils WD incl.

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AVAIL Aug. 1. Corner, 2bd, 2ba. across from KLO campus, on bus rte, nr. hosp, mall, S. Pandosy shops, lake and beaches. Ref and DD req’d. ns, np, $970/mo. util. not incl. & extra stall for fee. Long term lease preferred 250-868-8110 Bright,Cozy,3 Rm Ste. July 15, Nr Lake, Colg, Shops, $725/m, NS, Resp Adlt, NP. 762-0317

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Cars - Sports & Imports 1996 Subaru Legacy auto, 4cyl, new summers & winters, $3000.obo (250)549-5036 MUST sell Toyota Solara Convertible. Fire-engine red, low kms, ready for summer. $16,900. Call (250)542-1520

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Divorce priced at $31,500.

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In very good condition. Rooftop satellite dish that finds Shaw Direct satellites automatically. Flat screen TV and fireplace. Dinette w/lots of storage. Will sell for wholesale price of $19,900 ($43M new).

See fotos on Castanet.Net. phone Collin 545-3745 for more details. Must be seen DOME Satellite Dish, “portable model” or install on RV, less then 1yr old, $1500. 250-8628340 or 250-541-9550

1996 Ford F-250 4x4, 223K, in nice shape, 460 cu/” Camper special long box, new tires, $4300.obo (250)549-3176 2000 Ford F150 4x4 ext cab, auto, canopy, winter tires on rims. $5000. (250)549-2898 2004 F350 Lariat. Crew cab, fully loaded, great condition $13,500. 250-260-0533

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Trucks & Vans 1980 Chevy Short box, dropped 4”, 350 olds rocket.

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1994 GMC Sonoma, V6, 4x4 air, cruise/tilt, auto, w/canopy, ex. cond., $4200. 1994 Ford Ranger, ex. cab. 4x4, 4L, 5sp., $2000. 250-317-2546

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250-707-0929 Larson Lazer Bow Rider, immaculate condition, 2 covers, 4.3 i/o $6900. 250-308-8010 MOORAGE Incl. 23ft Campion Cabin Cruiser, fresh motor & leg, loaded, $6500 obo. Test rides. Call 250-212-8204

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Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF LUISE DAVID, also known as Louise David formerly of #328-355 Terai Court, Kelowna, British Columbia. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, at #301-1665 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 2B3, on or before August 17, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. Maria Havlena, Executor by Pushor Mitchell, LLP. Lawyers Attention: Curtis L. Darmohray.

Telephone (250)-762-2108 WAREHOUSEMAN’S Lien Act. Under the terms of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, Goods and Personal Property of these persons listed below, deposited at Sexsmith Self Storage Ltd., have been seized and will be sold, to recover the cost for unpaid storage rent.

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W BUYING A NEW HOME

Avoiding potential pitfalls Elizabeth Weintraub CONTRIBUTOR

New home buyers don’t want a used house when only new will do.

They don’t want to inherit somebody else’s worn carpeting, personal taste in kitchen appliances or look at some kid’s initials scrawled into once-wet cement that they didn’t put there.

The home must be brand spankin’ new, fresh and clean without so much as a finger print on the walls.

If this describes you, and you have always fantasized about buying a brand new home of your dreams, here are a few tips that can help you to protect yourself and to make the process a pleasant experience.

Hire your own agent The builder’s sales agents are paid to represent the builder, regardless of what they may tell you.

Some might use high

pressure tactics to persuade you to sign the contract. Due to the high volume nature of brand new home sales, abuilder’s agents can be paid less than a traditional commission.

Your own realtor will represent you, be your fiduciary and is required to disclose the positives as well as the negatives about the transaction.

Shop around for a mortgage lender.

Find a banker or mortgage broker with whom you feel comfortable doing business.

Before you sign a purchase contract, talk to a real estate lawyer. Standard purchase agreements are designed to keep everybody out of court, but they don’t necessarily contain language that protects the buyer.

Ask questions about removal of contingencies and your cancellation rights. Make sure you understand your liability

and commitments.

Find out if the materials used by the builder contain chemicals that are hazardous to your health.

If your contract contains a warning about health issues, it’s probably because it’s a valid concern and other buyers have gone to court over it.

Determine which options and upgrades you want. Bear in mind that for many builders, the profit margin is highest in upgrades.

Some builders can sell a home for almost bare construction cost because they make the bulk of their profit in the upgrades.

Find out whether your lender will lend on all the options/upgrades you have chosen. If your lender will not finance 100 per cent of your selections, you will be required to pay for it in cash.

Ask about cancellations and whether you will be held liable for items the builder cannot return to a

vendor.

Some contracts give the builder the right to choose your upgrades if you do not submit your request within a certain period of time.

To save money, consider which upgrades you could purchase and install yourself after the escrow closes.

And ask to be aware of all warranties with materials used to build your home, both exterior and interior.

If a buyer has a bad experience with a builder, the word spreads rapidly throughout a community.

But you won’t know if a bad rep is an isolated experience or if the builder repeatedly brings bad publicity to itself without checking and verifying the public records for lawsuits.

Talk to the neighbors and scrutinize the construction quality of surrounding homes. Is the builder consistently build-

CONTRIBUTED

BUYING A new home requires some diligence on the part of the buyer to ensure you are not inheriting any construction leftover problems. ing identical or larger homes in the area or is construction lagging and homes shrinking in size?

Find out whether the builder sells to investors.

Some builders require all their homes to be owner occupied.

Others eagerly sell as much inventory to investors as profit margins will allow. If the market suddenly dips, investors are typically the first to bail and, besides, part of the reason you are buying in

a new subdivision is to be surrounded by other buyers just like you, not tenants.

And always, always, always get a home inspection when you buy. Hire a licensed and accredited individual to perform the inspection—not your dad or your buddy contractor.

Get a real inspector.

Be there for the inspection and ask questions because a new home can contain defects. The HVAC system might be

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too small or the plumbing could be installed backwards.

Construction workers make mistakes. (And let’s not even talk about the mustard-stained fast food wrappers stuffed in wall cavities.) If the inspector calls for further inspection by another professional contractor, find out if the inspector is telling you there could be a serious issue or if the inspector isn’t licensed to address that issue.

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Dealing with wildlife

Have you ever found a raccoon digging through your garbage, or an abandoned baby squirrel in a park, or an injured bird on your lawn and wondered what to do?

You’re not alone.

Local wildlife centres

Friday, July 20, 2012 Capital News field thousands of calls every year about these types of situations, but say they often don’t have the resources to quickly answer every request.

“Common misconceptions about handling local wildlife can cause

more harm than good in these types of situations,” said Mary Desjardins, the executive director of TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.

“That’s why Canadians should educate themselves on what to do

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if they encounter wildlife so they can avoid potentially dangerous scenarios.”

The foundation supports thousands of grassroots projects dedicated to preserving Canada’s environment, says Desjardins.

In the last 20 years, the foundation has provided funding for more than 20,000 projects that protect local and endangered wildlife.

Take a look at a few tips for dealing with the most common local wildlife scenarios: • If you find an animal digging through your garbage: Do not feed it. Limit food sources by keeping your outdoor areas clean of food and keeping garbage indoors. This will ensure wild animals don’t view humans as a potential food source and will encourage them to forage for natural food sources that are better for their systems.

• If you find a sick or injured animal: Reduce their stress by minimizing noise levels and avoid handling or looking at the animal. If you feel safe to

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RACCOONS rooting through your garbage can be a safety hazard. do so, try to confine it in a box or carrier in a quiet, warm and dark area. Call your local wildlife hotline and avoid offering food or drink until you have spoken with hotline staff first.

• If you find a dead

animal: This is best left to the experts. Call your local animal services organization or the public works departments in your town.

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W CURB APPEAL

Facelift touchups to help market your home Whether you’re planning to put your house on the market or you’re looking for a little exterior facelift, slight repairs affect your property well beyond its first impression.

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If this focal point is broken, rusted or dated looking, it can cause visitors to look the other way before setting eyes on the rest of the house. But it’s in an easy fix.

All you’ll need is a single can of quality spray paint.

For example, with the new Dual Paint and Primer in One (by Krylon) you get a one-step solution that will easily transform any eyesore.

Krylon says the unique formula primes the surface for adhesion, durability and coverage, while delivering a highquality finish—in one can, one step.

Dual is now available in specialty finishes, such as hammered and metallics, that are perfect to add an extra dose of style, helping your mailbox to look great again in no time.

Now that you’ve caught the attention of your guests with your improved mailbox, next concentrate on the front door.

Adding a decorative door knocker is a great way to add charm and style to this focal point of the house.

Update the house numbers as well, and paint everything in the same sleek hammered or metallic finish as your

mailbox for a completely coordinated look.

A TIDY AND NEAT YARD No matter what the size of your front yard, a well manicured lawn is important to boosting your home’s curb appeal.

Simple one-weekend tasks like weeding, edging sidewalks and removing unsightly plants growing between concrete or bricks can make a huge difference without a lot of effort.

Be sure to also use weed killer to keep sidewalks and driveways looking polished for the rest of the season.

After the initial grooming, add new mulch, plants and flowers for an extra pop of colour and style.

Lush bushes and bright plants against a fresh flower bed can serve as an attractive welcome. And if you’re feeling extra daring, adding lights—both to your walkway and front porch—can illuminate your newly transformed yard from dusk through dawn.

FILL IN THE BLANKS The final task to a great looking home that’s ready for listing—or lusting by your neighbours—is to repair or replace any elements that have deteriorated over time.

Be sure to repoint any bricks that have lost their mortar, reseal cracks and get rid of stains on the driveway.

Straighten or replace shutters, gutters and downspouts.

If repainting the house isn’t in your budget, power washing the siding can make a big difference to the exterior appearance, and increase its value.

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Pre-approved mortgage helps first-time buyers New government mortgage lending rules add to complicated process of buying a home for first-time buyers.

A mortgage professional can help make the process a whole lot easier, and the service is free.

The best first step is to get a pre-approved mortgage. This will allow you to shop with confidence in a price range that is realistic to your situation.

Once you have an accepted offer on a new home, there is generally a one to two week period to remove subjects such as home inspection, financing, employment verification, etc.

Once those subjects are satisfied, the next step is putting a non-refundable deposit on the property.

This deposit forms a portion of your down payment and is credited to you when the deal closes.

First-time home buyers are exempt from paying the property transfer tax if the fair market value of the property is less than $425,000. HST will apply still to new homes, but not to previously owned homes.

Depending on the lender and amount of the down payment, an appraisal of the property may be required. A standard residential appraisal will cost between

$250 to $350. A home inspection will add another cost of about $300 or more.

A lawyer or notary public will be rerquired to handle the legal work behind a real estate purchase, a cost that will be about $1,000 or more.

There will be a property tax adjustment calculated by your lawyer. The taxation year is January to December and the buyer is responsible for the property taxes from the day of possession.

If financing anew home to more than 80 per cent of the property value with less than a 20 per cent down payment, the property will have to be insured by CMHC, Genworth or Canada Guaranty.

The insurance premium is added to your total mortgage and amortized over the life of the mortgage, insurance for the lender in the event of a default on your mortgage.

The percentage added to the mortgage tends to range from 1.75 to 2.9 per cent of the mortgage amount.

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Let the sun shine in and brighten up your home The positive health effects of sunlight were first acknowledged by the Egyptians, ancient Greeks and Romans, each of whom worshipped their own sun god.

There are many aspects of human health including energy levels and hormone function, which are directly-related to exposure to natural light.

The benefits of natural daylight are extensive and proven.

From increased productivity to better test scores, improved access to daylight can have a dramatic effect.

Natural daylight can improve mood, enhance morale, reduce fatigue and reduce eyestrain.

With winter approaching, consider the impact that shorter days can have on your quality of life.

Many of us are familiar with the winter doldrums, but for some people, seasonal affective disorder is an illness that reduces energy levels and robs them of life’s enjoyment.

For those who do suffer in winter, sunlight is a natural antidepressant.

In one study of people with seasonal affective depression, 100 per cent of the respondents found a decrease in their symptoms from just two weeks

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of having 30 minutes of light therapy each weekday morning.

When it comes to your home environment, adding a skylight is a quick and cost-effective way to dramatically improve the appearance and comfort of a room, simply by letting in more natural light.

Roof windows and skylights allow you to take advantage of daylight and sky views when your roofline or privacy concerns do not permit vertical window placement.

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A MODEST INVESTMENT IN A SKYLIGHT OR SUN TUNNEL WILL PAY OFF IN IMPROVED HEALTH…

Skylights enhance the value of your home and can provide energy savings too.

Venting skylights contribute to greater thermal comfort and ventilation, say experts in this field.

Skylights can improve indoor environmental quality by removing excess heat, moisture, odours, and other VOC indoor pollutants.

They can also help reduce the need for air-conditioning during the year thanks to the chimney effect venting skylights create. Added daylight will reduce your family’s reliance on electric lighting.

For smaller spaces like laundry rooms, bathrooms and hallways, a sun tunnel will work in 95 per cent of home space on any level of the home.

Using the sun as a bulb, sun tunnels create a sustainable alternative to electric lighting that generates as much light as a traditional 60 watt electric bulb, even on cloudy days.

A modest investment in a skylight or sun tunnel will pay off in improved health, vitality, and by adding to the energy efficiency and market value of your home.

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ALLOWING natural daylight into your home can provide many benefits, from savings in energy costs and improving the market value to a healthier indoor environment.

Realtor says open house formula still effective for selling a home Is an open house still necessary when selling a home?

Ron Abraham, president of the Ontario Real Estate Association, believes it is.

“They’re still a valuable sell-

ing tool because a casual visitor may end up offering for the property,” said Abraham.

If you do attend an open house, Abraham suggests everyone should follow these

etiquette tips: • Be polite: Remove shoes, don’t consume food unless offered and never use the washroom during an open house.

• Honesty is the best policy:

Sign in with your real contact details and if the seller’s Realtor asks, let them know if you are working with a Realtor.

• No spying: Look in closets, drawers and cupboards, but

don’t snoop. Ask before taking pictures or videos.

• Ask questions: An open house is a great opportunity to learn more about the property and the neighbourhood.

Energy saving advice for summer heat wave

With the warm summer heat upon us, homeowners tend to repeatedly change their thermostats in order to keep their homes cool.

What they don’t realize is that by constantly changing the thermostat, they are also destabilizing the temperature of their home, which can lead to higher energy bills.

“It’s easy to overuse your thermostat and rack up your electricity bill because of your air conditioner,” said Dave Walton, director of home ideas for Direct Energy.

“Installing a programmable thermostat is one of the simplest ways to control your energy usage. By raising the thermostat’s temperature by five degrees Celsius at night and, if no one is home during the weekday, use the same approach for daytime hours too.

“Homeowners could save as much as 10 per cent on their energy bill.

With the extreme heat, here are a few other easy ways to keep cool without receiving high energy bills: Reduce the number of hours your air conditioner is on each day by 30 per cent, and you could save as much as $111 over the summer.

Close doors and windows to keep your cold air in and warm air out.

Keeping drapes and blinds closed on sunny days can also save on electricity costs.

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