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PLANS SHAPE UP FOR NEW MALL for the locatee lands that are adjacent to the proposed Channel Crossing development.

Keith McRae, partner at Property DeIf all goes according to plan, the Penticton velopment Group, said the PIB referendum Indian Band and developers for the Channel support allows his group to immediately Crossing retail development expect to see proceed with its plans to create the Channel Crossing. McRae said Penticton is “dramatiground breaking in the spring.

Chief Jonathan Kruger said a memoran- cally under-retailed” and the Channel Crossdum of understanding is still being hashed ing will be the gateway to Penticton providout with the Ministry of Transportation and ing depth in retail for the community. He Infrastructure regarding construction of a added they have had a strong response from bridge that would span across the Okana- regional and national retailers, but could not gan River Channel to Green Avenue and share any of the proposed tenants’ names at this point. other outstanding road issues “The tenants that we are within the PIB. getting, not a single one of “We have come a long way and it has been a long It is all tenants that them are a relocation within town. It is all tenants that are journey to build a bridge but it is all coming together,” said are absolutely new absolutely new to the market,” said McRae. “It is a Kruger. “It is pretty close to to the market. typical shopping centre mix. being done and we are com— Keith McRae We will have some restaumitted to work together. I am rants, some service and some hoping that we start building mid-box stores.” the bridge by the spring.”

Although one design plan released when A PIB referendum held recently saw 75 per cent of band members support giving Landmark Cinemas was proposing to build the locatee land owners the right to lease the their new theatre at the Channel Crossing property for 99 years to develop the Channel shows the U.S.-based home improvement Crossing. The project has come up against a retailer Lowe’s as being an anchor, McRae number of hurdles, including height of the would not budge on divulging any names of bridge, that delayed approvals. This had one the tenants.

“It wont include Lowe’s in the ¿rst phase. potential tenant, Landmark Cinemas, shy away from it and revert back to a downtown I think at some point they will take a hard Penticton location that was not available for look at the market, but for the ¿rst phase we construction until last year due to environ- are expecting to work on, it won’t include Lowe’s,” con¿rmed McRae, adding a bigmental issues.

“We feel the right steps are being taken to box store will be included in the ¿rst phase.

McRae said if the bridge is built in the ¿nally create a bridge for some development.

These developments are going to bene¿t ev- spring it will fall in line with the timeline the erybody — it is going to bene¿t the locatees, developers have set. He said he is “con¿the band, the city and the South Okanagan dent” the bridge will be approved, but even if region for jobs. It is going to create a good it isn’t ready to be constructed in the spring, stimulus for the whole South Okanagan,” they could still move forward with developing the property. said Kruger.

“It is not impossible, but certainly more The chief said he hopes this will also open up future development opportunities dif¿cult,” said McRae. Kristi Patton

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BIG SHOES TO FILL — Penticton firefighter Andrew Bird holds up one of the big shoes he and other department members hope to fill with cash Saturday during the annual Boot Drive to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Firefighters will be at a variety of business locations throughout the Okanagan for the third annual event.

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Plan for KVR Trail given rough ride Joe Fries Western News Staff

Some Naramata residents on Tuesday night shouted down a plan to close a portion of the KVR Trail to vehicular traf¿c.

That was chief among concerns raised during a public meeting at which a new concept plan was unveiled for the stretch between Naramata and Chute Lake. However, the elected of¿cial for the area said the vocal minority’s views don’t represent that of the broader community.

About 200 people packed a hall at the Naramata Centre to see for the ¿rst time the plan, which was drawn up by a working group of trail users. The plan breaks that portion of the KVR into seven sections, all of which would be closed to vehicular traf¿c, although two of those sections would be open to shared-use by non-motorized users, like walkers and cyclists, and motorized users like ATV riders. The two shared-use portions cover Little Tunnel to Glen¿r and Adra Station to Elinor FSR. Non-motorized stretches would receive trail surface upgrades, while shared portions could be twinned or divided and receive new signage. The plan also calls for improvements to other connecting trails in the area to create more riding opportunities for motorized users, plus a couple staging areas where riders can unload their toys. Some work was expected to begin this fall, with the bulk of it proposed for next summer.

John Hawkings, provincial trails manager for the B.C. government, said the concept plan is a pilot project for

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PROVINCIAL TRAILS MANAGER John Hawkings got an earful Tuesday at a public meeting in Naramata where a new plan for a portion of the KVR Trail was unveiled.

conÀict resolution between motorized and non-motorized users that could be applied elsewhere on the 2,000 km of rail trails the province owns.

He noted it had been “a dif¿cult discussion” just getting the plan to the point it could be presented to the public, but said it’s based on creating maximum enjoyment and meeting the needs of all users with what is a publicly-owned asset.

The discussion got more dif¿cult once Hawkings ¿nished his presentation and took questions from members of the public, most of whom focused

squarely on Hawkings’ declaration that on-highway vehicles, like trucks, would be banned in the concept area.

That means important sites would only be accessible to able-bodied people who can manage without a vehicle, and that’s not fair, said Scott Summers, whose son died last year when his vehicle went off the KVR near the Little Tunnel.

“I want to be able to see his memorial site forever,” Summers said.

Rob Van Westen criticized the working group for interfering with the community’s way of life.

“You’re talking about stuff that doesn’t belong to you,” he said.

“You should have come and gotten the feedback from us ¿rst before you decided what to do with our backyard.”

Andrew Drouin, who represented mountain bikers on the committee, said it would consider the idea of shortterm exemption permits to allow some vehicular access for the disabled.

“We can’t give you any speci¿cs, but there is room to work with that,” Drouin said.

The meeting was interrupted sever-

al times by people speaking out of turn or lobbing insults from the sidelines.

“It did seem that a handful of people were extremely disrespectful and outright rude,” said Karla Kozakevich, Naramata director for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen.

She said many supporters of the plan were intimidated by the boisterous crowd and chose not to speak up, so they’ve emailed comments to her and Hawkings that are largely in favour of the proposal.

“Maybe a little tweaking (is desired), but they all like the design,” Kozakevich said.

She also said the ban on vehicles is still just a proposal, but noted the KVR “is a trail, not a road.”

Hawkings concluded the meeting by saying the working group heard the community loud and clear.

“I do appreciate the feedback. It will be considered,” he said.

“This is not the last you’ll hear from us; I’m sure it’s not the last we’ll hear from you.”

Reached by email Wednesday, Hawkings would not commit to another meeting date, nor say how Tuesday’s event may have changed the proposed work schedule.

“We will be considering and evaluating comments from the meeting, input received on the feedback forms as well as comments we continue to receive from the public. We will also be considering regional and provincial interests in determining next steps,” he wrote. “Any work this year would likely be limited with minimal time left in the ¿eld season.”

The concept plan is available online at www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca.

Penticton expands plans for wildfire protection Steve Kidd Western News Staff

While the City of Penticton has been lucky to escape destructive wild¿res, like the one that recently destroyed homes in Peachland, it is by no means immune to the problem.

The Penticton Fire Department is hoping to capitalize on work being done in the regional district to develop a professional fuel management prescription plan. In 2006, working with funds made available after the 2003 Okanagan Mountain ¿re, Penticton had a community wild¿re protection plan created, specifying areas and levels of wild¿re hazard within city boundaries.

Acting on the plan, and working with city and Ministry of Forests crews, the ¿re department carried out the ¿rst and only fuel manage-

ment project on the Esplanade area above the yacht club. However, there were a number of areas identi¿ed in the plan where work could be done to reduce the hazard.

“This request for funding to take forward the development of fuel management prescriptions is the next step in our process of community wild¿re protection program,” said deputy chief Dave Spalding. The process for fuel management operations has changed since the ¿rst study, and a prescription plan is now needed to determine and protect ecosystem attributes.

The prescription might include thinning, spacing and pruning of trees and the removal of needles and woody debris from the forest Àoor to reduce fuel load and the potential ¿re danger.

“This is step two in a four-step process. Our regional district has done some of this work al-

ready and the person they contracted has done some of the work in Penticton in the course of his duties,” said Spalding, explaining that council support is needed in the form of a $5,000 contribution to gain a further $15,000 grant from the UBCM Strategic Wild¿re Prevention Initiative.

“The fuel management prescription program will give us 75 per cent funding from the UBCM, with a 25 per cent contribution from municipal tax dollars,” said Spalding. “With that money, we can get a professional forester to do the prescriptions and come up with a plan for us to follow in the years to come, when we actually get down to doing the fuel management on the ground.”

While council supported the grant contribution, some of the councillors had more imme-

diate concerns about ¿re mitigation, including Coun. John Vassilaki, who pointed out an area at the top of Ridgedale he felt was at high risk of an interface ¿re, due to the number of homes in the area as well as people using trails on the city-owned property.

“Someone just has to throw a cigarette and the whole place is going to go up, including part of the city,” said Vassilaki. “Those are the areas I am concerned with. There are hundreds of other residents in the same area and it’s dangerous.”

Spalding agreed that the area is high on the ¿re department’s list, and was identi¿ed in the 2006 plan.

“We always get people in there hiking and camping,” he said. “It’s one of our 18 high-hazard areas that are mentioned in our plan. It’s one of the ones we want to focus on.”

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A place to stay forever NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION PENTICTON #2 DAM August 20, 2012 and December 31, 2012 Please be advised that there will be construction on Penticton #2 Dam, located behind the Penticton Water Treatment Plant. During construction Penticton Creek walkway and Dog Park will be closed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your cooperation.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the City Yards office at 250 490-2500.

NOTICE OF DISRUPTION NORTH SYSTEM AGRICULTURE IRRIGATION August 20, 2012 – October 31, 2012 Please be advised that there may be intermittent disruptions to the agriculture irrigation system along Naramata Road from Johnson Road to Pearson Road and all side streets, during construction on Penticton #2 Dam. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the City Yards office at 250 490-2500.

OKANAGAN AVENUE & MAIN STREET INTERSECTION Please note that the City of Penticton Electric Utility will be installing a new pedestrian crossing control at Okanagan Avenue and Main Street beginning Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Traffic will be reduced to single lane and controlled by flag persons until Friday, October 5th. The new

crossing signal will not be fully functional until early October. To reduce traffic congestion, please avoid this area weekdays during the hours of 7:30am to 4pm. Thank you for your patience.

DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA AMENDMENT BYLAW 2012-5017.01 TAKE NOTICE THAT the Front Street Business Association has formally requested that City Council do an amendment to the Downtown Business Improvement Area Bylaw in order to merge the Front Street Business Improvement Area properties with the Downtown Business Improvement Area pursuant to Section 219 of the Community Charter.

The purpose of a Business Improvement Area is to raise funds to enable the said Association to implement a Business Promotion Scheme within the said Business Improvement Area. Pursuant to Section 215 of the Community Charter, a Business Promotion Scheme may include (a) the carrying out of studies or making reports respecting one or more business areas, (b) the improvement, beautification or maintenance of streets, sidewalks or municipally owned land, buildings or structures in one or more business improvement areas, and (c) the encouragement of business in one or more business improvement areas. It is the intention of the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Penticton to merge the Front Street Business Improvement area with the Downtown Penticton Business Improvement Area for the remainder of the five (5) year

PUBLIC NOTICE OF TAX SALE Pursuant to Section 403 of the Local Government Act, notice is hereby given that the following properties will be subject to TAX SALE unless the Delinquent taxes, together with interest are sooner paid. The 2012 TAX SALE will be conducted in the Council Chambers of the City of Penticton, 171 Main Street, at 10:00 a.m. on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 2012.

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The Tax Sale is conducted as a live auction with the highest bidder being deemed as “purchaser at tax sale”. Purchasers at Tax Sale will be required to provide their full name, address, occupation and SIN number. The bids start at the upset price, which consists of all taxes owing, together with penalties and interest thereon. The Tax Sale is adjourned until 2:00 p.m. allowing time for the “purchaser at tax sale” to make their payment in certified form. The owner or any person who has a registered charge may, within one year from the tax sale date, redeem the property by paying to the Collector the upset price with the applicable interest. Upon redemption, the purchaser at the tax sale is refunded the purchase price plus interest (currently 6.0%). For further information, please contact the Tax Department at 250-490-2485. Angela Campbell, Revenue Supervisor.

period which commenced on May 1, 2012. The maximum amount to be raised (starting 2013) will be determined by the imposition of a levy in the amount of $0.987 per $1,000.00 of assessed value levy on Class 5 and Class 6 taxable land and improvements within the specified area on the basis of general purpose assessments subject to a maximum levy per roll of $2,800.00 and a minimum levy per roll of $200.00. It should be noted that any change in assessed value will vary the amount of the levy. All funding raised by the imposition of the levy will be expended only for projects provided for in the Association’s annual budget, which in each of the five (5) years must be approved by the members of the Association at its annual general meeting prior to submission to the City Council for approval. AND TAKE NOTICE

that the City Council intends to proceed with the adoption of the “City of Penticton Downtown Business Improvement Area Amendment Bylaw 2012-5017.01,” UNLESS a majority of the owners representing at least one-half of the assessed value of the parcels which are liable to be specifically charged petition the Council not to proceed and are received by the Corporate Officer at the City of Penticton, 171 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. on or before October 29, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. Please take note that where there are two or more owners of a property, both must sign a petition for the vote to be effective. If there are more than two owners of a property, the majority are required to sign the petition. Karen Burley, Corporate Officer

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bylaw 5034 being a bylaw to exempt certain parcels of land and improvements from taxation for 2013, which will be considered for adoption by City Council at the Regular Council meeting on Monday October 1, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. Those persons interested in viewing the proposed bylaws, may do so by attending City Hall Reception, 171 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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Over the next week, the Downtown Revitalization Committee is once again asking the community for comments on their plans so far to give Penticton’s downtown a makeover.

“We are in the dialogue phase of planning and we’re looking to have a conversation with the community on the ideas that came out of the stakeholder design charrette,” said Barb Haynes, the committee co-chair and Downtown Penticton Association executive director. “Creating a plan for Downtown Penticton requires input from the public, and we’re looking forward to listening to everyone’s thoughts, ideas and suggestions.”

At the same time, the committee is asking city council to put some ideas on the table during the 2013 budget discussions. These are what Nick Bevanda, co-chair of the committee, once referred to as low-hanging fruit, priorities that can be developed in a relatively short time span, but giving great community impact.

“Those priorities are areas that the committee felt they would like to see move forward ¿rst and looking at the long-term vision to be expanded over subsequent years,” said Haynes. That includes improvements to Westminster Avenue and Martin Street as well as repurposing the old bus barn on Ellis Street.

“A sub-committee has already met and is working feverishly to move forward on that idea,” said Haynes, describing the concept of turning the city-owned building into a year-round, Granville Island-style indoor market. It would not, however, be a replacement for the regular Saturday markets.

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CHAIR BARB HAYNES (left) of the Downtown Revitalization Committee and economic development officer Colleen Pennington of the City of Penticton look over plans in front of the bus barn on Ellis Street. The property is being considered as a site for a year-round indoor public market.

“The markets along Main Street are a major draw for this community,” said Haynes. “We know that people come from all over the Okanagan Valley on Saturdays to come and do the markets. That needs to be retained and enhanced to keep growing that opportunity, It’s great for the business community and great for Penticton in general.”

That will be one of the ideas the committee is hoping for input on, along with the North Park concept, which would see part of Main Street closed.

“There is an artist’s rendering connecting the parks across the street and maybe having an opportunity to close part of the 100 block for community events and community activities,” said Haynes. “Creating a bit of a square concept, really being able

to enhance activity in Gyro Park, in particular, that beautiful bandshell that we have.”

The important thing to remember, said Haynes, is that these are still design concepts, that they are looking to re¿ne through public input.

“The downtown plan has not been formally designed yet,” she said. “This is still conversation so that we can move forward with a design that the community is telling us they want to see.”

The dialogue sessions will outline what the city and committee heard from the community during visioning and learning phases this spring, and ideas that came from the Vibrant Penticton downtown design charrette in August.

There will be three sessions, starting on Saturday at the Downtown Market, from 8:30 a.m. to 1

p.m. The storyboards and other displays with move to the Penticton Community Centre on Monday, from 3 to 7 p.m., with a ¿nal session at the Shatford Centre from 4 to 7 p.m. next Thursday.

A “Come and Eat Downtown” campaign will also be held from Sept. 24 to 28. From noon to 2 p.m. each day, patrons can visit restaurants in downtown Penticton and receive a rack card that includes current pictures of the downtown compared with conceptual drawings of what improvements could be made in future.

Residents and stakeholders are welcome to give their input and feedback at any time by emailing downtown@penticton.ca. Regular updates on the Downtown Revitalization Select Committee’s progress will also be available at www.penticton.ca/downtown.

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Penticton’s Mayor Dan Ashton has joined the ranks of those seeking to replace Bill Barisoff as the provincial Liberal candidate for the Penticton riding and eventually MLA. “I am stepping forward today seeking not only the nomination of the B.C. Liberal Party but the position of Member of the Legislative Assembly with a commitment to the citizens of this riding,” said Ashton.

Highlighting his experience on city council, having been ¿rst elected in 1999 as a councillor and now in his second term as mayor and chair of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, Ashton said there have been substantial changes made to both organizations during his leadership, “all of which have been made for the bene¿t of the citizens.”

“Although there have been a few stumbles, there is not a community or a regional district better positioned as an organization to take on future challenges better than Penticton or the RDOS,” said Ashton.

Stumbles include the controversy surrounding the sale of nine city-owned lots on

Eckhardt Avenue to a developer who promised to build a dormitory on the property.

That deal fell through after fraud charges surfaced against the developer in connection with another of his business deals, leaving Ashton unpaid contractors and the city with $1.6 million in liens against the property.

Ashton said that while some blame him and council for moving too fast, they did due diligence and were working hard to get new construction and jobs going in the city.

“If people want to hold that against me, there is nothing I can do,” said Ashton. “We went out there, we tried, we did our best and now we are backing away with the least collateral damage to the citizens. We are making sure of that.”

Ashton will be competing with Summerland Mayor Janice Perrino, former school trustee Connie Denesiuk and businessman Mark Ziebarth in what will likely be a hotly contested race to win the Liberal nomination.

“There are three other very good candidates plus myself involved in this. I am hoping that the best rises to the top. I am fully supportive of who gets there and hope that other candidates have the same opinion,” said Ashton. “I personally feel the Liberal party has four very good choices for this riding.”

Like Perrino, Ashton has listed expansion of Penticton Regional Hospital as one of the key planks in his platform. He’s not worried, however, that their campaigns will be too similar.

“In my opinion, that should be the top priority of all candidates,” he said. “Health care is so important to this area. The hospital has served these communities incredibly well, but it is time now that it gets refurbished.”

If selected as the Liberal candidate, Ashton said he will remain in his various positions until the writ is dropped in April 2013 and then take a leave of absence. If elected, however, he plans to stay true to his ¿scal principals and underwrite the cost of a byelection for mayor, with up to $35,000 of his personal funds.

The Penticton riding’s Liberal organization will be holding their nomination meeting on Oct. 20. The next provincial election occurs in May 2013.

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recent Angus Reid poll had provincial Liberals dancing in the corridors of power. For the ¿rst time in eight months the governing party was able to modestly stem the exodus of supporters.

Premier Christy Clark’s struggling party garnered a paltry 25 per cent support in the online survey of 800 voters. But, that was an impressive three point gain in just one month.

At the risk of raining on their parade, it must be noted that this result was well within the poll’s 3.5 per cent margin of error. The NDP fell three points, but retains a commanding 46 per cent lead.

So the question becomes: Is Premier Clark getting her act together after months of lacklustre policy, failed photo opportunities and Asian junkets or is some of the veneer wearing off NDP Leader Adrian Dix? It is hard to make a case for signi¿cant improvement in Clark’s camp. Her recent cabinet shufÀe was more disruptive than inspired, primarily because she was plumbing the depths of her draining talent pool. And, her show-us-the-money approach to the Enbridge pipeline proposal utterly fails to address widespread aversion to the pipeline and coastal oil tanker traf¿c.

It is easier to make the case that voters are starting to seriously rethink their assumption that Dix has a plan worth tur¿ng the Liberals for.

The NDP leader has been remarkable stingy when it comes to platform detail. We do know that he wants to tax the bankers until they cry ‘uncle.’ But we don’t know much else.

If the polls are accurate — and they usually are — they seem to be telling Dix and his NDP brain trust to start getting speci¿c about their 2013 agenda.

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Religious extremists find common goal One of the ¿rst scenes in the ridiculous but thoroughly nasty ¿lm Innocence of Muslims shows angry Muslims running through the streets smashing things and killing people. So what happens when a clip from the ¿lm dubbed into Arabic goes up on the internet? Angry Muslims run through the streets smashing things and killing people.

It’s as simple as that: press the right button, and they’ll do what you want. Some Christian extremists set out to provoke Muslim extremists into violence that would discredit Islam in the eyes of the West — and it worked, of course. As the U.S. consulate in Benghazi burned and the American dead were carried out, many people in the West thought to themselves: “The Libyans are biting the hand that freed them.”

Wrong conclusion. It wasn’t “the Libyans” who broke into the Benghazi consulate and murdered the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens; it was a heavily armed band of Islamic extremists. “The Libyans” recently voted in their ¿rst real election ever, and they elected a secular government. The ¿lm just gave the fanatics an opportunity to undermine that choice.

Maybe the Christian extremists don’t understand that their ¿lm serves the purposes of those who want to overthrow the moderate, democratically elected governments, both Islamic and

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Dyer Straits secular, that have come to power in the “Arab spring”. Or maybe they do realize that, and hope that the violence that they are stirring up will bring Muslim extremists to power in those countries.

After all, it’s easier to mobilize Western opinion against outright fanatics.

The grown-ups try to keep the situation under control.

Grand Mufti Sheik Abdel-Aziz al-Sheik, the highest religious authority in Saudi Arabia, said that Muslims should denounce the ¿lm, but without anger.

Exactly so, but the leaders of the Arab world’s post-revolutionary governments have to walk a ¿ne line, denouncing both the ¿lm and the violent protests against it. Moderate Islamic governments like that of Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi have a particularly tricky task, since they are competing with the

Muslim extremists who are organizing the protests for the support of the same pious and socially conservative bloc of voters.

“We Egyptians reject any kind of assault or insult against our prophet,” Morsi said last Thursday, “but at the same time we ¿rmly say that this cannot be taken as a justi¿cation to assault consulates or embassies and cannot be taken also as a justi¿cation for killing innocent people.”

It was not a suf¿ciently robust condemnation of the violence for U.S. President Barack Obama, who said on the same day: “I don’t think that we would consider (Egypt) an ally, but we don’t consider them an enemy.”

Obama has his own right Àank to protect, and cannot afford to acknowledge in public that elected Arab leaders are in competition with Islamic fanatics for popular support, and so must choose their words with care.

Most American voters are not sophisticated enough to understand the intricacies of Arab politics, or patient enough to care.

Similarly, most Arab voters do not want to hear about the American constitution, which guarantees free speech and means that the U.S. government cannot just ban crude attacks on Islam by American citizens.

It’s not the United States that has attacked Islam, or even “Hollywood”; just a handful of Americans with a political and reli-

gious agenda. It’s not “Egypt” or “Libya” that has attacked American and other Western diplomatic missions in the Arab world, but small groups of Islamic extremists with a political agenda of their own, supported by a larger number of pious dupes.

Indeed, the ¿lm in question passed without notice when it had its single public screening in the Vine Theatre in Los Angeles in June; only a dozen or so people showed up, probably mostly friends of the producer.

It only took off when the religious Egyptian television channel al-Nas broadcast scenes from it on Sept. 8, and then posted a clip online with an Arabic translation. That got hundreds of thousands of views in a matter of days, and the violent protests began almost at once. The Christian fanatics and the Muslim extremists are, in the old Marxist phrase, “objective allies.”

This is not a “turning point” in Western relations with the Arab countries or the broader Muslim world (as some excitable commentators have suggested). The whole thing will blow over after a little while, just like the violent protests against Danish newspaper cartoons about Muhammad did six years ago. It is a tempest in a teapot.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Society subsidizing our future destruction A recent study done by engineers, which include two emeritus professors from the University of B.C., on the proposed supertanker traf¿c in the Douglas Channel showed that: “In fact, consistent with a 200-year return period, there is a probability of 22 per cent that there will be at least one spill during the 50year operational lifetime for the project,” that “When the analysis added the lique¿ed natural gas tanker traf¿c projects already under construction, approved or awaiting approval for the port of Kitimat (432 tankers per year), the return period of an incident (tanker collisions or groundings) decreased to 38 years, or a 73 per cent chance of at least one such an incident during a 50-year operational lifetime.”

When there is a spill of diluted bitumen, the condensate separates from the bitumen which “forms a toxic cloud, poisonous to all life around the spill,” and that unlike conventional oil “bitumen sinks to the bottom in freshwater and to a level below the surface in saline water.” It showed “In both cases it is almost impossible to clean up and tides and currents can spread it over vast areas, with severe and catastrophic consequences for ¿sheries, marine life and human safety.”

Trailer park fees unjust

It’s high time we had a loud voice to speak for the many trailer park tenants in this city. I, along with many others, honestly believed the whole purpose of living in a trailer park was supposed to ease the burden of high-cost living, especially for low-income families, seniors and those of us on below-poverty disability income. Wrong.

First of all, I’d like to wake this city up that we as tenants really shouldn’t be paying property taxes, as we do not own the land our trailers are on. Property tax is something I believe the owner of the whole park should be doing via pad rent. After all, a mere $50-70 a month taken from my soon-to-be-unjust rent increase coming up in November really shouldn’t dent the owner’s $400,000-a-year pro¿t too much, right? Really, who came up with the greed¿lled idea to ding us twice for the same thing, and more so, why are we tenants putting up with it? Was it a greedy park owner many years ago that found a loophole so he could gain more pro¿t off the park’s tenants?

Now, I can’t say this for all trailer parks in Penticton but I certainly can with the one I live in, that on top of paying unjust property taxes is unjust rent increases that happen every year, especially for a place that never and I mean never has anything ¿xed in it (certainly not since I moved here in 2005).

No paving to ¿x the cracked sidewalks and common road area, no speed bumps on the main road into the beginning of the complex, but that of broken or worn down bumps in the middle of the complex where no one can race to begin with, no speed signs and no private property signs at our two entrances making it so people who don’t even live in our complex can use our street as a race-strip shortcut, and worst of all, trying to live with the now useless 1970s 60-amp power when pretty much everything you own in this 21st century needs to be plugged in.

Apparently many electricians have advised our property management that we should be updated to 100-amp power, which has blatantly been ignored time after time. But management will say: “Well gee, you can have children and pets.” Oh, so increases are based on the fact that we’re allowed children and pets here? I’ve never seen that written on my yearly rent increase on my lease for some reason. I certainly can’t see just increases on the two very menial things we have on our leases (snow removal and sewage removal).

My question to the trailer park tenants of this city: Should we put up with unfair rent in-

Sounds fun. The kicker here is Enbridge hasn’t even accounted for this in the company’s spill response plan. You want to know why? Because there is no technology to clean up bitumen from the sub-surface ocean.

Under Canadian oil spill regulations, once the bitumen is loaded onto a tanker, Enbridge is not responsible for any of the clean up costs associated with a spill. Canada is a member of the international oil spill funds that will cover the costs once the tanker owner reaches $140 million, Canada has a domestic fund of $155 million. All added together with this international fund, it equals about $1.3 billion dollars in total coverage.

But if the cleanup costs from a spill exceed this amount, the taxpayers of B.C. pick up the tab. One of those proposed supertankers can hold between 700,000 and two million barrels of oil, the Exxon Valdez spilled 270,000 barrels at a cost of $3.5 billion to clean it up and that was conventional oil. Not only would taxpayers be Àipping the majority of the bill for cleanup costs, but think about all the people in those affected communities who would need to go on social assistance cause a spill put them out of work. Think about the hundreds of millions in damage to the

creases and paying property taxes for land we do not own? Just a note: Penticton has the highest pad rent in all of B.C., even more so than Kelowna. We are being unfairly duped because we live in a place that has nice weather eight months of the year. Big deal. A lot of people with medical ailments need the sun for healing.

This is, in fact, a true statement. There should be at least rent freezes for places like the one I live in, say for every three years.

If I was to go around the entire city with petitions on these two subjects to present to our government, would anyone back me up?

Justice does in fact work in numbers. You have to ¿ght for what you believe in and I most certainly believe in this. Do you? Contact me and let me know at wendyorocker@yahoo.ca.

Wendy Tapping Penticton

Waiting time unacceptable

Would you like a family member laying on the ground waiting for an ambulance for an hour?

Recently, my husband assisted a neighbour after his wife fell to the ground in the alley behind our house. Although it was earlier in the day, it was close to 35 degrees and in full sun and on asphalt.

After three calls to 911 starting at 9:49 a.m. (where he was told their call was not a priority) and the last one being at 10:15 a.m., an ambulance ¿nally showed up just before 11 a.m. We live ¿ve minutes away from the hospital.

Because my husband’s ¿rst aid is very rusty and limited, on the second and third call he asked for the ¿re department to be called to attend. They did not show up — because they weren’t called.

He tried calling the ¿re department direct — but only got their new and improved phone tree. No answer.

We lodged a complaint with the Ambulance Service and three weeks later were advised that it was a dispatching error — and really, an hour was not an unacceptable amount of time to be laying on the ground with a fractured hip waiting for an ambulance.

What do you think? Overworked? Understaffed? Not acceptable!

Dawne Young Penticton

Application lost in cyber-space

What’s up with the tax department at City Hall?

I am faced with a situation which appears to have been caused by the wonders of mod-

northern economy or permanent extinction of the ecology which still provides subsistence for the indigenous cultures who live on the coast. The cost would be astronomical and you as a taxpayer would be Àipping the bill, not Enbridge.

What we have here is a privatize the pro¿ts, socialize the losses type of scam. Alberta, China, Ottawa, Enbridge and the over 70 per cent owned foreign companies in the tar sands are colluding together to defraud the taxpayers of B.C. and turn our coast into a giant toilet for the oil patch. Instead of asking whether or not this garbage can be transported by train or how much money B.C. could haul in, why not ask why we keep sacri¿cing large swaths of the Earth’s ecology to service an abstraction like neoclassical economics and capitalism?

Why is our society subsidizing the destruction of our kids and grandkids future? The present system is unsustainable and fraudulent, and instead of doing more of the same we should be working on ways to scale back the damage we do to nature. There are ways out of this mess, we’re not locked into this system.

Cody Young Penticton

ern technology.

I paid my property tax online on July 20 and applied for my homeowner grant, also online, at the same time.

Last week I received a notice that my taxes are delinquent, and a 10 per cent penalty had been added.

I called the phone number provided and eventually spoke to a female with attitude.

She told me that because my HOG application had not been received, my property tax payment had not been credited. Yes, my money had been received, but she wasn’t interested in hearing that my HOG application had got lost in cyber-space.

She also told me, many times, that penalties are never, never ever waived, under any circumstances whatsoever, and furthermore will start to accrue interest if not paid by the end of the year.

The dollar amount involved is insigni¿cant, right now, but I imagine that it could quickly become major with interest added every month.

I have since sent another application, also online. I’m waiting for another delinquent notice.

I quite understand that bureaucracies operate under rules and regulations, but I don’t understand why they appear to be so inÀexible, and why the front-line people are so unpleasant. The woman I spoke to could certainly bene¿t from a course in customer relations, also one on common courtesy.

Glenys Wood Penticton

A setback to peace

Canada should immediately restore diplomatic relations with Iran.

I believe that none of Foreign Minister John Baird’s remarks in this affair are honest, fair, reasonable, right or uttered in good faith.

Witness that when nations that promote policies our government dislikes get street demonstrations, protest and riots, even outright armed insurrection, these are depicted as justi¿ed and a clear sign that regime change there is required.

Here, such disturbances are called aberrant or due to anti-social provocations — lately, even terrorism. When police abuse citizens’ rights there are protracted inquiries, an exoneration of the police, then business as usual.

When Pakistan lets security slip in their nuclear weapons technology or in the case of the U.S. retain a “¿rst use” option for such weapons they retain Canada’s good will.

When Iranian laboratories lately acquire

only the capacity to supply that country’s nuclear medicine needs, refused them by our sanctions, then they are depicted as an imminent threat to the world.

In 1979, Iranians stood up against the Shah’s authoritarian regime imposed when the U.S. and Britain staged a coup that overthrew the democratically elected President Mossadegh in 1953. Dr. Mossadegh remains a ¿gure of tremendous stature in the history of modern Iran. He strongly opposed British and, later, American inÀuence in Iran.

Since 1979, the U.S. has been ever ready to issue payback over that indecorous ‘heaveho’. Soon afterwards, the U.S. backed Saddam Hussein in a long, costly and bloody war with Iran.

Today, the youthful Iranian population is straining under severe U.S.-led economic sanctions on account of its nuclear program.

Of course, Iran’s chief sin is that it strives to be a leading regional power, which is unrepentantly opposed to U.S. imperialist mastery in the Middle East.

The narrow Straight of Hermuz between United Arab Emirates and Iran is a critical choke point for Middle East oil. No surprise that Canada joins the clamour for war with Iran and again shows itself little more than a shill to its masters in Washington.

This Canada Iran affair is a disgraceful setback to the cause of peace.

Dave Cursons Cawston

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around and look in our back alleys, corners, cubby holes and all the unique places we have in Penticton,” said Haynes.

For artist Reasha Wolfe it allows her to also think out of the box and be able to express herself through art in a way she could never afford.

“You get to work on something big, the supplies are provided and there is prize money and that doesn’t occur everyday.

I have never actually had a canvas as big as a wall because I can’t afford one that big,” said Wolfe. “It’s also different because it is a community event and you want to contribute art that feels good for everyone to look at. It is also exciting because your art stays on that wall and is seen by so many people.”

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working in direct view of the public.

“You have to be prepared for the public coming up and wanting to chat about what you are doing so you have to get over any self-consciousness. For me that is probably the toughest. I actually got my idea for the mural this year when I was participating last year and a passerby gave me the idea,” said Wolfe.

“This festival not only makes the downtown look nicer, but shows off the diverse local talent we have. I have also noticed in the past few years that the alleyways are less scary because there are people down there appreciating the art.”

Artists will ¿nish their creations at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Judging will take place in three categories: classic street art, mural style and artist’s choice.

As part of the Reimagine Art

Festival, unique creations by more than 20 artists will be auctioned off in Gyro Park to raise funds for future public art projects in Penticton.

The Umbrella Project, created by the city’s Arts and Culture Committee, saw nearly 30 pieces of umbrella art on display on sponsor businesses this summer.

Some businesses have opted to purchase their display umbrellas and the rest will be put up for auction.

The umbrellas will be on display in Gyro Park during the Downtown Community Market and Penticton Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Sept. 22. A silent auction will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in Gyro Park, with a live auction of ¿ve umbrellas at noon. Those will be from artists Endrené Shepherd, Janis Blyth, Meghan Westfall, Peter Corbett and Wolfe.

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Alleyways that maybe were once a dark or ominous place to wander in downtown Penticton are now places to stroll, pause and take in beautiful works of art.

This weekend marks the fourth Reimagine Art Festival hosted by the Downtown Penticton Association that allows artists a chance to reinvent what could be misconstrued as the seedier sides of the city.

“We are not working on prominent sides of buildings like many of the similar festivals in other communities. These are in the back alleys and unexpected places that you wouldn’t normally put art,” said Downtown Penticton Association president Barb Haynes. “The festival was created in response to a really substantial graf¿ti challenge that we were facing and I can honestly say we haven’t eradicated graf¿ti but we have affected it in a really positive light.”

The festival began in 2009 and brought an explosion of mural art into the downtown core. Starting Friday, artists will take to the alleyways to create one-of-a-kind murals, brightening the exterior walls with everything from night skies and landscapes to portraits and wine bottles. About 18 artists will be producing murals thanks to businesses who have sponsored the walls and the art supplies provided by the Downtown Penticton Association.

“I love this festival, it is one of my favourites because it’s so different and so out of the box. We have other communities over the years from all over Canada asking how we do this.

We share our story and we’ve seen other similar festivals crop up in places like Toronto who did one about a year ago in back alleys as well,” said Haynes.

The public will be able to pick up a downtown guide and map at the Downtown Penticton Association booth at the Saturday market so they can wander around and see the art.

“People love the murals and appreciate being able to wander

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It’s game over for Resident Evil series

Project Alice, (Milla Jovovich) is The ¿lms have always been cheesy, back. She is still unclear about wheth- fairly wooden acting, high-grade TV er or not she is the original Alice or a quality effects, the plots are forwarded clone. She is not sure even if her life is by paranoid corporate folly followed real or a hologram. She does, however, by shooting, slashing and mopping up remain steadfast and deadly in her pur- their mess. It seems like a recipe for success. pose, to bring down the HOWE: Yet RetribuUmbrella corporation. tion fails to deliver on As fans of the Resiall fronts. The story or dent Evil series know, stories in this series seem (and as Alice tidily sums to just keep going around up at the beginning of and around. the ¿lm,) the Umbrella TAYLOR: The ¿lms Corporation accidentally have always been bad, in released the toxic “T Via good way. Now I think rus” four ¿lms ago, turn- Taylor & Howe ing most of the humans Reel Reviews they’ve run out of gas, Resident Evil: Retribuon the planet into manic, tion is boring. Àesh-eating zombies.

HOWE: The zombies looked like Umbrella continues to experiment with mutating agents, on an army of they are wearing cheap rubber Hallowclones like Alice and many freaky oth- een masks and the 3D non-existent. ers. At ¿rst the corporations’ goal was The acting was so bad, it made Nichoto correct its mistake, but with the en- las Cage’s performance in Ghost Rider tire planet infected, their goal has now look like Oscar material.

TAYLOR: This ¿lm, like the othbecome the survival of the human species, whatever that becomes. This en- ers, is set up to introduce the next. Retdeavor they share with Alice, although ribution seems to point at a big ¿nale she prefers to do it the old fashioned looming. Shame they didn’t just go way, by killing everything that is al- straight to it.

Howe gives it one absent zombie ready undead.

We say, it’s the worst of the ¿ve, dog out of ¿ve. Taylor gives it one paper napkin dress out of ¿ve. and that’s saying a lot.

This movie is showing at the Pen TAYLOR: I’ve seen all of the Resident Evil series, call it a guilty Mar nightly at 7 and 9:40 p.m. with pleasure if you like. I love sci-¿ and I matinees Saturday and Sunday at 1 love horror, particularly when involv- and 3:40 p.m.

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Psychiatric art show depicts what words cannot say Steve Waldner Western News Staff

When it comes to mental illness, sometimes words aren’t enough to express the breadth of emotion that one can experience.

The feelings of loneliness and depression can linger on in a person without a means of escape, creating a prison of isolation.

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“This is about combatting discrimination, this is about saying mental illness affects us all,” said Sharon Evans, president of South Okanagan Mental Health.

“Whether it affects us as being the person who is having dif¿culties or it affects us by being the loved one, the coworker, the spouse or the child, it’s part of the human condition.

“It’s not necessarily something to be frightened of,” she added. “It can be frightening, but its not something to be frightened of. It can be treated, and people are

not de¿ned by their illness.”

The exhibition, which generally sees around 15 pieces of work, all come from those who have been touched by mental illness; either suffering it themselves, or watching a family member or friend go through one.

Valerie Wood, the show’s volunteer organizer, said viewing the artwork can give a greater insight into the mindset of the artist — a mindset that might not be shown through spoken words.

“It can be very revealing at times,” said Wood.

“You can see they were having a rough time through that artwork, and then you’ll see very soft stuff, and you’ll say, ‘Oh, they were in a good place at this time.’ It’s sort of encouraging to see that growth in the artist.”

The art show will be on display at the Penticton Art Gallery until Oct. 6.

t.g.i.f. concerts Sept. 21 — Uncorked will be performing at the Cobblestone Wine Bar and Restaurant at the Naramata Heritage Inn and Spa. Sept. 21 — Australian grunge rockers Arcane Saints hit Voodoo’s as part of their Canadian tour Never Say Die. Doors open at 8 p.m. All ages.

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Sept. 21 and 22 — Paul Gibbons at the Barking Parrot patio from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 — Eclectic Americana singer-songwriter Rachelle Van Zanten at the Dream Café. Tickets are $16.

Sept. 24 — Penticton Community Concerts presents The Fine Arts Quartet at the Cleland Theatre.

Showtime at 7 p.m. Four concert ticket package $90 for adults, $15 for students at Penticton & Wine Country Visitors Centre.

Sept. 27 — Owls By Nature is celebrating the release of their sophomore album, Everything is Hunted by bringing their rock show to Voodoo’s.

Sept. 28 and 29 — A regular treat at the Dream Café, Jim Byrnes returns with his roots and blues.

Joining him on guitar is Paul Pigat. Tickets are $32.

Oct. 4 — World champion Àngerstyle guitarist Don Alder at Smith & Company in Penticton at 8 p.m. Tickets $17 for adults, $10 for students.

Oct. 13 — Sarah Hagen is giving a piano recital at 2 p.m. in Saint Saviour’s Church. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for seniors and free for children 12 and under. Purchase at Hooked On Books or the church ofÀce.

events Until Sept. 29 — Many Hats Theatre presents Storm Warning. Play runs until Sept. 29 with shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Matinee on Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22 for adults and $19 for students and seniors. For more information visit www.manyhatstheatre.com.

Sept. 23 — Plein Air event at the Grist Mill from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with professional artist Loraine Stephanson. Registration is $25 with proceeds going to Grist Mill Heritage Club. For more info call 250-499-5417.

Sept. 28 — Coinciding with the opening of the Fall Wine Festival, artists of the South Okanagan Similkameen present their inaugural show at Nk’Mip Cellars in Osoyoos. Exhibition shows until Oct. 26. Gallery open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Sept. 29 — Thrash Wrestling presents Sealed In Steel at the Penticton Legion at 8 p.m. Halftime performance by Mad Melody Records. Tickets are $10 at the Grooveyard or $15 at the door.

Meet and greet after party at Elite After 6.

Sept. 30 — Peach City Community Radio Society present Okanagan Vinyl Festival at the Shatford Centre. Pick up new music and listen to local bands play acoustic sets while shopping. Sale is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entrance cost is $2 and early bird access for $5. Sale not limited to vinyl, but will also feature CDs and audio equipment.

Sept. 30 — 16th annual Festival of the Grape from noon to 6 p.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Multi-cultural, genre-bending Àvesome Delhi 2 Dublin will perform at the new bandstand. Tickets are $23 in advance. For more info visit www.oliverfestivalofthegrape.ca.

Oct. 4 — Tumbleweed Framing and Gallery in Penticton presents 8 Refreshing Flavours, an eclectic and engaging medling of eight unique visual artists from the South Okanagan. Exhibition opening and meet with the artists from 4 to 9 p.m.

Artists include Susan McCarrell, Liz Marshall, Jan Little, Johann Wessels, Loraine Stephanson, Margo Cooper, Katie Kimberley and Jill Leir Salter.

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Wild is a beautiful tale 20 years in the making Leaving the park one day, a reader casually mentioned that I should try Wild by Cheryl Strayed.

Always game to read a recommended book — however obscure — I walked home and uploaded Wild onto my e-reader. I soon learned that more than just a few park-goers were fans of the book.

In fact Wild, the story of one woman’s quest to hike more than 3,000 kilometres through California and Oregon on the Paci¿c Crest Trail, is a New York Times bestseller, and the ¿rst selection of Oprah’s revamped book club

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The memoir begins with the death of Strayed’s mother, who dies suddenly of cancer at the age of 45. Soon after, Strayed feels even more alone in the world. Her stepfather

stops acting as her parent, and her siblings drift away.

Consumed by grief, Strayed begins to self-destruct — cheating on a husband she loves, and spiralling out of control until she is divorced and living in a squat shooting heroin.

Strayed is either going to die young herself or she is going to do something dramatic to change her life. One day while shopping for a shovel in a snowstorm, she leafs through a book about the Paci¿c Crest Trail, a wilderness area that runs from Mexico to the Canadian border. Al-

though Strayed has never backpacked, she’s inspired.

This is her big moment. She is not only going to hike the trail, she’s going to do it alone.

Many people write as part of a grieving and healing process. While good therapy, the material isn’t always good reading. Wild succeeds because it is so much more than catharsis in nature. It is an intensely personal book, often inspiring, and yet frequently self-deprecating and humorous.

Strayed was thoroughly unprepared for the hike. She imagined herself walking

through ¿elds of Àowers and watching sunsets from cliff tops. In reality, she set off with a pack she could hardly lift, boots one size too small, and barely enough money to stave off hunger in the few towns she found along the trail.

Instead of her problems, Strayed’s sore shoulders, scabbed hips and shredded feet occupied most of her thoughts. She was so exhausted at the end of her days hiking and so preoccupied with ¿nding food, shelter and water that she didn’t have time to wallow. Strayed hiked the trail alone to sort out and ¿nd

new direction in life. But even in the wilderness she couldn’t escape the company of others.

As it turns out, PCT hikers are a rare and colourful lot.

While at times actually saving her life, they also made Strayed realize that it’s never too late to forge new bonds, to ¿nd new love and to gain meaning in a seemingly empty life. Although the book is new, it’s been almost 20 years since Strayed hiked the trail.

The book is all the better for the lapse, giving Strayed plenty of time to reÀect and write a beautifully-crafted tale.

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On Nov. 8, Millan brings his Trust Your Instincts seminar to the South Okanagan Events Centre. During the seminar, Millan will work with select local dogs to demonstrate and educate fellow pack leaders in the audience.

“My new seminar tour will give dog owners the tools to recognize how to create an environment of balance and calmness for their dogs. This will prevent and resolve everyday problems” said Millan in a press release.

Millan’s team is now recruiting socialized dogs, over the age of 18 months that show hyperactive tendencies and behaviours such as: lead pulling, food rushing, jumping, excessive barking and obsession with an object or toy.

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JOB ACTION — Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union members (left to right) Jim Barnhard, Lynne Klein, Susan McAvany and Maryann Mendonca walk the picket line Tuesday at the Penticton ICBC claims centre. About 1,600 union members across B.C. staged a one-day walkout after having been without a contract for over two years. The centre remained open to customers.

Movie-goers can now mark in pen on their calendars the opening date for the new Landmark Cinemas 7 in Penticton: Oct. 5.

“The patient people of Penticton have waited and we are there now, ¿nally, the way we want to be and it is a beautiful theatre. I am so thrilled and couldn’t be happier,” said Neil Campbell of Landmark Cinemas. “We have been in the Penticton marketplace for I think close to 40 years and I did not want it going to somebody else.”

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Demolition of the Liquidation World building started in December, and now the Westminster Avenue property is home to the seven-screen multiplex with glass windows and a shiny new Landmark Cinemas sign perched at the top. It has already been announced the theatre will have rocker stadium seats, 7.1 digital sound, RealD 3D in four out of seven screens and the ability to purchase tickets online. Campbell announced something else on Tuesday, they also will offer the ability to reserve seats online at no extra charge.

“Many years ago a lady phoned me because she was so upset. She was driving into Penticton from about an hour out and we were playing Disney movies and she got there and it was sold out.

She drove in twice and it was sold out. She said you have got to be able to do something better than this because now I have a car full of kids crying and screaming and hollering that, ‘Mom I want to see the movie,” said Campbell. “To her, that is one of the reasons why we are going to reserved seating in Penticton.”

It is something Landmark Cinemas implemented in another new theatre that opened in May in New Westminster.

“Now there will be no rushing and you will have no reason to be in a panic to get there. Usually a couple will have one person waiting at the concession stand while the other one runs in and holds the seats. Now you can both go there, get exactly what you want from the concession and when you walk into the auditorium,

your seat is there waiting for you. It takes all the stress out of going to a movie,” said Campbell.

The Landmark CEO said there are lots of movies being released at the beginning of October that appeal to all ages including the 3D animation Àick Frankenweenie, Taken 2, Pitch Perfect, Hotel Transylvania, Won’t Back Down and more. Campbell is especially excited for audiences to catch Argo, which opens the following week in Penticton. Directed by Ben AfÀeck, Argo is the true story of how the Canadian government and a CIA specialist concocted a risky plan to free six Americans in Iran who found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador during a revolution.

The movie stars AfÀeck, Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and John Goodman (Roseanne, The Big Lebowski). Campbell said he watched it at the premiere of the Toronto Film Festival.

“The crowd started going nuts when the escape was happening and they didn’t stop. You get a lump in your throat you feel so good about being Canadian,” he said.

“People were on their feet literally clapping for 20 minutes. It was the biggest crowd reaction to a ¿lm I have seen in a long, long time there.”

The Pen Mar Cinema Centre will of¿cially close on Oct. 4. Campbell said the community should expect to hear more about the grand opening of the Landmark Cinemas 7 as the date gets closer.

“We do have some really neat contests that are going to be coming and more surprises before the opening,” said Campbell.

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The male with the gun was called “Dan” by the other male, who stated “they would land in jail” for this. The armed male is described as being approximately 40 years old, and was wearing a white shirt with “HILFIGER” on it and bright laces in white shoes. He also had a full beard. The second male is described as being approximately 45 years of age, also had a beard, wearing a dark shirt and carrying a packsack.

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Michael John Beet is wanted for breach of undertaking.

Beet is described as a 60-yearold Caucasian male, six feet, 225 pounds, bald with blue eyes.

Daniel Andre Belair is wanted for escape from custody, wilfully resisting/obstructBeet ing a peace of¿cer and possession of stolen property under $5,000. Belair is described as a 31-year-old Caucasian male, ¿ve-foot-nine, 162 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Stacy Kevin Greenwall is wanted for care and control of a vehicle while impaired, Belair care and control of a vehicle over .08 and failing to attend court. Greenwall is described as a 39-year-old Caucasian male, ¿ve-foot-seven, 142 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Timothy Sadek Kasem is wanted for theft under $5,000 and failing to attend Greenwall court. Kasem is described as a 42-year-old Caucasian male, six feet, 232 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Corey David Klein is wanted for assault and failing to attend court. Klein is described as a 28-year-old Aboriginal male, ¿ve-foot-10, 177 pounds, with brown hair Kasem and brown eyes.

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It’s a plan the society has been working to make a reality for almost a decade, ever since Bonnar Dowler and a group of visionaries founded the society in 2004.

And they have some progress to show off, according to society manager Christina MacMaster.

“There has been some great strides made,” said MacMaster.

Two cabins, built by students of the residential construction program at Okanagan College, are almost ready to go, she said, and should be available for limited use next season.

There are ¿nishing touches to be made. That includes, she said, out¿tting them with dishes, cutlery and other appointments.

The next steps for the society includes ¿nishing the day-use area — MacMaster expects the gazebo should be ¿nished by Camp Day — and getting a third cabin installed, and then building more. MacMaster said the society would like to see ¿ve cabins at the camp.

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A lot of trail prep work has been done as well, with rough surfaces in many places now sporting a gravel ¿nish.

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While not all the trails are wheelchair accessible, MacMaster said most of the camp should be accessible.

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Stepping up support for kidney research Sunday’s Kidney Walk raises awareness of need for organ donors Kristi Patton

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While most have a simple routine for getting ready for bed, it is anything but that for Teresa Atkinson — and her life depends on it.

A mile of tubing, beepers, containers and needles are prepped for her all-night dialysis. Her kidneys shut down in 1984, and after two kidney transplant surgeries she spends most of her nights hooked up to a nocturnal dialysis machine.

On the surface she looks like any other person. She is not resigned to feeling sorry for herself and is even able to vacation away from home, thanks to the creativity of her husband who adapted the electrical and plumbing systems in a secondhand travel trailer to accommodate her dialysis equipment. But she would not wish this lifestyle to anyone.

“I am living proof that organ donation and kidney research work. I believe I am here today only because of the advances made to kidney treatments. When I was diagnosed 28 years ago, they predicted I would not live past 40. This year I will celebrate my 50th birthday,” said Atkinson.

“With further research and advancements, who knows? I hope to enjoy many more years to come watching my grandchildren grow up and retiring with my husband. Two things I never thought I would see.”

It is what drives Atkinson to spend much of her free time volunteering to get the message out that kidney disease kills and organ donation saves lives. And why Sept. 23 is so important to her. That is the date of the ¿fth annual Penticton Kidney Walk, starting at Riverside Village shopping centre, which is designed to raise awareness of the need for more organ donors and encourages everyone to walk, run and/or support the cause.

Annick Lim, who also has kidney disease, said 85 per cent of British Columbians surveyed are in favour of organ donation, but only 18 per cent of residents in the province are registered as organ do-

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ANNICK LIM (right) with help from top fundraisers from last year ($4,500) Trevor and Haley Bowland put up a poster in Cherry Lane shopping centre to advertise Sunday’s annual Penticton Kidney Walk fundraising event. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk takes place just after 10 a.m.

nors. She said the wait for a kidney organ donation is up to ¿ve years, and 12 to 15 people a year die while waiting for an organ donation. It has been the Penticton kidney volunteer’s mission to see the registration numbers rise.

“Penticton’s numbers are higher than average and this is because of the work of the volunteers getting out in the community. We are at 26 per cent and that is a big, big deal,” said Lim. “Organ donation is about your wishes and you making the decision and not leaving it for your loved ones. We don’t know what tomorrow is going to bring.”

Both of the volunteers said age, physical body type and even some preexisting conditions do not mean you are not a suitable organ donor.

“There are people out there with HIV, hepatitis that need transplants.

It also has nothing to do with your age, nothing to do with what you look like on the outside because you could have healthy organs inside.

You just never know, it is a huge misconception out there,” said Lim. “If I tell you that you can potentially save eight lives tomorrow if you passed away, would you? People always answer yes. If that is the case, then go register today and tell your family.”

A Twin Lakes family recently found themselves in the position to save lives after Guy Du Vent died in a mountain biking accident in Naramata. He was a registered organ donor and his wife received a call from a member of the transplant team shortly after his death saying he had just saved four lives.

Penticton’s Terry Craig is a different kind of donor. As a living donor, he passed his healthy kidney

on to his wife in 2005. In August, he completed the Ultraman in Penticton — swimming 10 kilometres, biking 420.2 km and running 84. 3 km — proving that living donors can continue their regular lives, while saving others.

Registration for the Penticton Kidney Walk is at 9 a.m. on Sunday, with the walk starting at 10 a.m. Entertainment, a free barbecue and refresh-

ments will be available at the walk which starts at Riverside Village and goes down to the Peach concession on Okanagan Lake and back. A silent auction will take place and prizes will also be given away. If you would like to donate to the auction, help volunteer or take part in the walk, visit www.PentictonKidneyWalk.ca or contact Atkinson at 250809-5804.

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This notice is published pursuant to section 4 of the Recall and Initiative Act. Approval in principle has been granted on an application for an initiative petition. The petition will be issued to proponent Dana Larsen on Monday, November 19, 2012 and signature sheets must be submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer by Monday, February 18, 2013.

The Title of the Initiative is: An initiative to amend the Police Act. Summary of Initiative: The initiative draft Bill entitled, “Sensible Policing Act” proposes to amend the Police Act to no longer use provincial police resources on the enforcement of current laws in relation to simple possession and use of cannabis by adults. The draft law would prohibit the use of provincial police resources for this purpose, would require police to report in detail to the Minister of Justice any actual use of resources for this purpose and why it was necessary, and require the Minister to publish that report. The Bill also proposes that the Province would call upon the Federal Government to repeal the federal prohibition on cannabis, or give British Columbia an exemption, such that British Columbia is able to tax and regulate cannabis similar to the regulation of alcohol and tobacco. As well it proposes that British Columbia shall establish a Provincial Commission to study the means and requirements necessary for the province to establish a legal and regulated model for the production and use of cannabis by adults. Last, the Bill would make non-lawful possession and use of cannabis by minors an offence similar to possession and use of alcohol.

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Three local officers take part just the child who bene¿ts, it’s the famin Cops for Kids ride that ily as well, especially the parents.”

The Cops For Kids program began in raises $215,000 Mark Brett

Western News Staff

His ¿rst Cops for Kids cycling trip proved to be the ride of a lifetime for one Penticton RCMP member.

Cpl. Brian Burke, who heads the detachment’s police dog service unit, admitted afterwards the nearly 1,000-kilometre journey through the Southern Interior was at times almost overwhelming.

It wasn’t the physical grind, but the emotional side of seeing ¿rst hand the difference the money makes in the lives of the children helped.

“It was way beyond what I thought it was going to be,” said Burke, who along with Penticton’s Const. Scott McGillivray and Brenda Kotzian (Customs and Border Services) were part of the 21-member group. “When you see what these families face day to day, every day, it makes you wonder how they do it.

“Stopping in the different places and seeing the kids and talking to the families, it really has a very strong impact.”

Between the three local participants, they raised almost $10,000. Each rider needed at least $2,000 in pledges to participate. Overall, the ride raised $215,000.

According to Burke, the assistance ranges from something as simple as an iPad for an autistic child to a $12,000 medical bed for premature babies.

He remembers two children they met along the way who had received special and very expensive mobility devices thanks to the police funding.

“Those (walkers) were the only way the children could get around because they can’t walk,” said Burke. “One of the mothers said the highlight of her child’s life was to go to the grocery store and just burn around the aisles and help get food. She was so grateful, so it’s not

the RCMP’s South East District in 2001 and the ride is the major fundraising event, although other work continues throughout the year.

The grueling course began in Kelowna, went south through Penticton to Oliver and Osoyoos, then on to Cranbrook, Golden, Revelstoke, Three Valley Gap, Kamloops, Vernon and ¿nished up in Kelowna last weekend.

According to team member and ride president Gail Harrison, the weather was good for the most part, but even when conditions were not a their best, it was a small price to pay for the rewards received.

“We were pedaling up the Paulson summit (1,500 metres) when the rain started to pour,” she recalled. “As the legs were burning, each rider started to think of all the kids (who) face uphill challenges every day who will bene¿t from our short-term pain.”

Another good memory Burke had about the trip was the giving spirit of the communities they visited.

That included things from the provision of meals and accommodations to the special events, in particular a fashion show in Cranbrook that raised $8,200 where riders got up on the runway and modeled some unique apparel.

He recalled one instance where someone dressed up as Marilyn Munroe was serenading him.

“You think you’re nervous doing police work sometimes, but this took it to a whole new level,” he said with a chuckle.

Now having recovered from the 10day trip, Burke is already looking ahead to the 2013 ride.

Between now and then he plans to do more work with the group and ¿nd some local kids — “we call them our little ambassadors” — who can use a bit of help.

Donations can still be made at www. copsforkids.org.

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Canadian paralympic team trains in Penticton Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Drew Ferguson will be counting on his veterans to show youth the way.

Ferguson, coach of Canada’s national Paralympic men’s soccer team, held a training camp at King’s Park Thursday to Saturday. Among the youth players trying to crack a spot on the roster is Oliver’s Isaac Nazaroff.

“There is going to be a place for Isaac somewhere down the road on this program,” said Ferguson, whose team came close to qualifying for the London Paralympics. “It’s just a matter if he realizes how hard he has to work to get to that next level. He is a player that I believe is going to do well one day.”

Nazaroff said it’s quite the opportunity.

“It’s pretty cool because if you work hard enough and train hard enough and if you’re lucky enough, you can earn a spot on the team and represent your country,” said the South Okanagan Youth Soccer Association product. “Whether it be the Olympics, the Paralympics, the Pan Am Games, the world championships. We’re all hoping to earn a spot.

“You go out and you‘re hoping for the best,” he continued. “Personally I get butterÁies. I get kind of nervous. I think it’s expected.”

Ferguson said it’s a matter of the younger players knowing what the veterans have sacriÀced to represent their country.

“The younger guys get to compete with some of the senior guys to see where they want to go,” said Ferguson. “Doesn’t matter if you’re playing with the cerebral palsy team or the able body team, you have to push yourself. Some of the younger players need to see the level they have to get to.”

Ferguson added that some of the young players think they are good players and are, but said they have to be better to wear the maple leaf.

Part of the reason Ferguson has brought some

It’s pretty cool because if you work hard enough and train hard enough and if you’re lucky enough, you can earn a spot on the team and represent your country.

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of his veterans to Penticton is to give them a few days to enjoy themselves. Ferguson was impressed with the weather shining on the players and the Àeld they had to play on.

On Saturday at 3 p.m., the team will take on the Pinnacles under-16 girls provincial championship squad.

“It should be fun,” he said. “I’m not sure how they will match up against us. Our full national team, we play against university women’s teams and usually have success against them. I think the girls will enjoy it and hopefully some of our guys will do as well.”

Mark Brett/Western News

OLIVER’S Isaac Nazaroff took part in the training camp for Canada’s mens national paralympic team. He was looking to earn a spot during the camp held at King’s Park Thursday to Saturday. It finished with a game against the under-16 provincial champion girls team.

Penticton set to make history with first live well bass tournament Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

History will be made in Penticton when the OK Bass Classic hits Skaha Lake Sept. 22 to 23.

Nanaimo resident Matt Benson is the tournament director responsible for bringing the event to Penticton. He picked Skaha Lake because it provides good access for ¿sherman, but families can also come to do things.

“It’s really good ¿shing,” he said. “Not a lot of people know about it.”

Benson loves the venue and because of Penticton’s location, the event is attracting bass ¿shers from the United States and Alberta.

It will be the ¿rst of¿cially sanctioned end-of-

day release tournament in the province.

A story published by www.world¿shingnetwork.com, said the province has had a ban “on live well use for years to control invasive species, relegating these storage tanks to mere coolers on B.C. boats.”

Live wells are essentially a traveling aquarium.

Benson received assistance from biologists in Kamloops to get the process moving.

“They were really inÀuential in helping us to get the special permit to hold this event,” he said, adding the support of Oceans and Fisheries followed.

Benson expects there to be between 15 to 20

teams. As of Wednesday, he had 11 registered.

“A lot of people just like to show up the day of the event. If the weather is nice, we will get a good turnout. If the weather sucks, it could be lower.”

What will attract people to watch, said Benson, is the weigh in.

“This is the ¿rst time ever allowed a live weigh in,” he said, adding that scienti¿c data will be taken after and the ¿sh will be released into the lake.

What excited Benson about the OK Bass Classic is that it could set a precedent.

“If it’s done right then hopefully allows us to maybe do two or three events per year in different areas,” he said. “Expose the sport of bass ¿shing to other people who haven’t tried. Some didn’t know

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Benson added that he’d like to have this event in Penticton every year because he appreciates the support he has received from the City of Penticton with funding.

“They really stepped up and I really want to reward people that help with the beginning,” he said.

Benson also received support from John Kim of Bass Anglers of B.C. Kim assisted with setting the rules and logistics.

“This is huge for B.C.,” said Kim. “I’m totally excited. It’s good to have an event like this. It will popularize our sport.”

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Jean-Luc Chetner wants to be a lacrosse player.

He proved that by how quickly he moved up the ranks.

The Penticton minor lacrosse product started in the junior B ranks with his hometown South Okanagan Flames.

Things then took off after the 16-year-old tried out for the intermediate level Coquitlam Adanacs, a team he joined once his high school year ¿nished.

His season ended when the junior A Adanacs were swept by the Orangeville Northmen 19-6 and 9-4 for the 2012 Minto Cup Aug. 18 to 25. His success led to a scholarship.

What Chetner discovered about the junior A level is its speed.

“There’s no time to think, you’ve got to react before plays develop,” said

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Chetner, who earned a call up from the intermediate A Adanacs. “It’s a step up from intermediate A. The guys are older, the goalies are bigger and the defence takes away your time and space.”

In three regular-season games as a call-up, Chetner scored three goals in ¿ve games. During the playoffs, Chetner recorded nearly two points per game with three goals and nine points in ¿ve games. In the Minto Cup, Chetner scored

once and added eight assists in ¿ve matches.

“Playing in the Minto Cup was an unbelievable experience,” said Chetner, by email from Vaughn, Ont. “We had a great team full of veterans who had already won the Minto Cup in 2010 and knew what it took to win. They made it a lot easier for me to settle in, they told me what it was like and how to prepare.

Unfortunately we lost in the ¿nals to Orangeville who were also a great team with a lot of veterans.”

Chetner feels he has become a better player.

He credited his coaches for helping him become smarter with and without the ball on offence.

“I’ve become more patient and I see the Àoor better than I did at the start of this year and obviously these adjustments helped my stats this year as well,” he said.

Playing with the junior A Adanacs helped the Penticton minor lacrosse product get noticed. He was recruited to play ¿eld lacrosse by Hill Academy in Ontario, located north of Toronto.

“I was very excited that The Hill wanted me to play for them but I was also caught a little off-guard,” said Chetner, who is on the prep team.

“I didn’t know a lot about the program but once I asked around and heard about their reputation for sending players to the NCAA I knew it would be good for my career.”

Chetner described the Hill Academy as a private athletic high school for lacrosse and hockey.

“It is the best prep school for lacrosse in Canada and one of the best in North America,” he added.

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Penticton’s Lars Hepso is the BCHL’s ¿rst Player of the Week. The league reported the news on its website that the Alberni Valley Bulldogs forward received the nod after tallying six points in an 8-7 overtime win against the Cowichan Valley Capitals.

Hepso netted a hat trick and added three assists.

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Penticton’s Brian Poppe placed third with his results from the Gord Mannes Memorial race in Penticton and the Reg Midgley Memorial Canada 200 event in Victoria.

Poppe placed fourth and ¿fth in Penticton. Making his racing debut in Victoria, Poppe placed fourth and eighth. Both events are part of the Street Stock Driver Challenge Championship.

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Vees Murphy driven to improve Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

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HOME ICE FAVOUR — Penticton Lakers goalie Niall McGregor gets some home ice luck as Princeton Posse forward Tyler Roberge isn’t able to convert on this chance during the first period of their Kootenay International Junior Hockey League game. McGregor finished with 44 saves on the night in a 3-2 Lakers win during their home opener on Wednesday.

Outdoor festival provides options Western News Staff

Adventure Addiction Festival will bring area residents and visitors an outdoor weekend of activities Sept. 21 to 23.

The weekend features the Test of Humanity bike race in Summerland on Sunday and the Sun’n SUP Paddle Regatta in Naramata. There will be trail and road rides, kids bike events and climbing clinics, demos, competitions, ¿lms, draw prizes and entertainment. On Friday evening, there will be a free Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival at Skaha

Lake Park.

“We are encouraging people to bring down their lawn chair, a blanket and some popcorn to enjoy some free world class ¿lms,” said Lyndie Hill of Hoodoo Adventures.

Saturday has trail rides, bike stunts, an expo, climbing clinics, competitions and demos at the Skaha Bluffs. In the evening, there will be live music from Ari Neufeld, great specials and door prizes at the Barley Mill Pub patio. For more information check www.theadventureaddiction.ca.

Wade Murphy’s summer was short but sweet.

After not being selected during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, the Victoria native was invited to the Calgary Flames rookie camp, an experience he said was unreal.

“I was kind of overwhelmed,” said Murphy, one of two assistant captains for the Penticton Vees. “So many good players and prospects, seeing the college guys there and asking what’s it like. Just to be at the next level, yeah it was a really good experience for myself.”

What he noticed on the ice is everyone is so quick and they can pass the puck. The goaltenders aren’t too bad either. Being amongst prospects, Murphy ¿t right in.

Now he wants to use that experience to helps the Vees repeat as RBC Cup champions.

“I want to be a better player,” said Murphy, leading the Vees with seven points in four games.

During camp and exhibition, Murphy skated like a man on a mission. The process of improving his game includes getting stronger and quicker. While spending time at the lake was part of his summer relaxation, he also worked out every day.

One thing Murphy did off the ice as he returned to Penticton was deciding to de-commit from Merrimack University. He admits it was risky move, but felt it would work out in the end.

“I just thought it would open my doors up and to see more options,” said Murphy. “I committed pretty early last year. I thought it was the right move.”

His decision to change his mind paid off as the North Dakota Fighting Sioux expressed interest then Àew him down. He fell in love.

“Just the tradition there. It has an unbelievable rink,” he said. “So much passion there. All the fans love them there. Coaching staff is great and players are nice. I think I will ¿t in real well there.”

While Murphy is happy with his start playing with fellow veteran Sam Mellor, who just committed to Western Michigan University, and 16-year-old Ryan Gropp, his early success has been put on hold.

Murphy received a ¿ve-minute major for a dangerous hit and a game misconduct with 34 seconds left in a 4-2 loss to the Prince George Spruce Kings on Sept. 15. That has resulted in him serving a two-game suspension.

“It was just an overall frustrating game,” said Murphy, who felt bad about the hit.

Now Murphy will be cheering his teammates on as they head to Salmon Arm Friday, then to West Kelowna Saturday. The Vees will also be without rookie Louie Nanne, who has returned home for personal reasons.

“It just means that other guys get a chance to be put in different positions,” said Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson. “Hopefully they will be able to excel at it.”

Harbinson has been putting his players through battle drills during practice.

“It was all about competing and one-on-one battles,” he said. “Winning battles in small spaces.”

Harbinson chalked up the team’s loss to the Spruce Kings to a poor start in the ¿rst period in which they gave up two goals. The ¿rst one was on the power-play.

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Travelling job fair on its way to Penticton Western News Staff

The province started a series of travelling job fairs this week, but it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be appearing in Penticton until late November.

The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;B.C. Jobs Start Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; job fairs will travel to 24 communities throughout the province, connecting job seekers face-toface with potential employers according to B.C. Premier Christy Clark. Exhibitors at each fair will include select employers from a range of sectors, as well as postsecondary institutions, industry

associations, training authorities, and the health authorities.

Penticton can expect a visit from the road show on Nov. 20.

An interactive mobile exhibit, which toured the province this summer, will also be on hand to provide information about skills training, employment services, job banks and career development tools.

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ment comes to our province, the number of opportunities for British Columbians continues to grow,â&#x20AC;? said Moira Stilwell, minister of social development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Job fairs can connect British Columbians with those opportunities, putting them face-to-face with potential employers.â&#x20AC;?

The Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training currently offers seven online tools: WorkBC, Job Trend Tracker, Career ([SORUHUV &DUHHU 3DWKÂżQGHU &Dreer Trek B.C., Build a Career and Boss Yourself B.C.

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The chamber moved out of its temporary location last Friday and reopened their doors Western News Staff at the new-old location earlier this week.

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TEAM LEADER WINE COUNTRY VISITOR CENTRE Tourism Penticton is hiring for the position of Team Leader of the Wine Country Visitor Centre. The Team Leader is an important role designed for a true team player. The Team Leader oversees the day-to-day operations of the Tourism Wine Country Visitor Centre by performing administrative and supervisory functions. This position reports to the CEO, Penticton.

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NOW HIRING HEAVY HIGHWAY/ HEAVY CIVIL PROFESSIONALS To join Flatiron at our Edmonton & Fort McMurray locations.

• Labourers • Apprentice & Journeyman Carpenters • Bridge Carpenters • Concrete Finishers • Heavy Duty Mechanics • Equipment Operators • Crane Operators • Grading Foremen • Surveyors • Quality Control Techs • Safety Personnel • Civil Engineers • Superintendents Flatiron is one of North America’s fastest growing heavy civil infrastructure contractors. We have landmark projects across Canada and we have established ourselves as a builder and employer of choice. Fort McMurray opportunities offer a project specific rotational schedule and project provided flights. Our Edmonton projects will be offering competitive compensation on a 4-year project. Flatiron has been named Heavy Civil Contractor of the Year in Alberta and has been recognized as a 2012 Best Workplace in Canada.

Please apply by sending your resume to kmartella @flatironcorp.com or fax: (1)604-244-7340.

Please indicate in your email which location you are applying to. www.flatironcorp.com

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Meadowvale Construction Reno’s, additions, new construction, bathrooms, tile, roofing & more, over 35 yrs experience, call Mark (250)809-8425

Okanagan Pest Control Ltd., Peach leaf curl protectant control treatment now being applied in the month of September, only $39.99 per tree, Ph: Gerald at 250-493-5161

Basset Hound Puppies, ready Aug 31, vet checked, 1st shots 1-250-833-4081

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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield 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.

Auto Body Prepper Well established Auto Body seeks a Paint Prepper. Must be fully qualified with above average Workmanship & a team player. Please respond to: Vernon Morning Star C/O Box 23, 4407-25 Ave, Vernon, B.C. Experienced processor operator needed for work in the East Kootenays. Full time work, with 200+ days/year.

Competitive wages w/benefit package provided. Fax resume to (250)349-7522 or call (250)349-5415 Front Street Laser and Skin care is seeking a Part time receptionist, must be very personable, enjoy dealing with the public, have strong computer & telephone skills, apply to Box #327, c/o Penticton Western News, 2250 Camrose St., Penticton, BC, V2A 8R1, no phone calls please Hair Stylists required, full or part time, must love doing colors, high traffic area, guaranteed wage/commission, drop off resume at Body & Sol, #105-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. Attention: Rose

Penticton Western News Circulation Department is currently seeking drivers.

Submit Driver’s abstract to Mark O. in Circulation 250-492-3636, ext. 219 Shuswap Family Resource Centre is looking for a permanent F/T child and youth mental health and SAIP worker starting ASAP. Master’s degree is preferred, will consider Bachelor’s Degree with experience.

Please send resume patti_thurston@familyresource.bc.ca

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Education/Trade Schools

Services

WJS is seeking various RCW positions in Penticton, preference will be given to applicants posessing diploma in Human Services field with valid CPR, First Aid, NVCI, and a valid Class 4 DL, prefer at least 1 year experience working with developmentally challended adults, WJS will provide training for the right candidate, please fax resumes to program manager at 250493-2238 or email to: sclubb@wjscanada.com, only candidates who receive an interview will be contacted.

Qualifications: • Valid Class 1 w/ Air • 4 year minimum B Train & Highway experience • Fuel Hauling experience an asset

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Services

Employment

2nd or 3rd Year Auto Body Apprentice Well established Auto Body seeks 2nd or 3rd Yr Body Tech. Must be quality & detailed oriented & a team player. Reply to: Vernon Morning Star Box 26, 4407-25 Ave, Vernon, B.C.

Gas / Propane Hauling Based in Kamloops BC.

WE OFFER Competitive Wages & Full Benefits.

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AdvoCare Health Services is currently recruiting casual

Multi Service Workers – Dietary and/or Housekeeping E-mail your resume to Nikki.Shann@ advocarehealth.com or Fax: (1)250-861-3112

Experienced female caregiver for quadriplegic woman in my own home. 8 scheduled 24hr shifts per month, maybe more, part-time position, some housekeeping/cooking. Prefer N/S, must have DL. RCA an asset, 250-494-1195

OfÀce Support RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATIVE Assistant Moduline Industries is adding to it’s administrative team. We are presently seeking an individual who has excellent communication, MS Word, MS Outlook, and Excel skills with the ability to multi-task and self-manage in a dynamic office environment. Applicants should fax their Cover Letter and Resume to Moduline attention HR at 250-493-0500.

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

Cleaning Services Cleaning lady, experienced, reliable, ref’s avail., has openings, (250)493-5209 D.H. Cleaning & Maint., window, wall & carpet cleaning, painting, (250)689-1672

Garden & Lawn Valley Wide Lawn Care, rejuvenate your lawn naturally with a Fall Core Aeration, only $79.99 for most sized lawns, includes Fall Feeder Fertilizer, Ph: Gerald at 250-492-4731

Home Improvements BELCAN Painting & Reno’s

Trades, Technical

over 15 years in business licensed, insured, WCB

POWER tool mechanic FT position in the Okanagan valley.

Mechanical aptitude necessary. Apply with resume and cover letter to frank@acmotorelectric.com.

painting, tiling, Àooring, kitchen/bath reno’s, carpentry ¿nishing,

Landscaping

Moving & Storage Wallis Road Storage Great rates! Secure!

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Dale 778-515-0533 FAMILY Movers. Moving?

Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687

Painting & Decorating

Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs PENGUIN MFG. HOT TUB COVERS. 250-493-5706

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay Hay 2nd crop, large bales. $5.00 each. 250-547-6115.

HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton.

Round bales $70. each, approx. 800lbs. Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250-8386630 cell 250-804-6720

Livestock

(1) 250-899-3163

Premium Wood Shavings Animal bedding, Mulching, Weed control, starting at $250 for 50 cubic yards delivered, (250)770-0214

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3 Rooms For $299, 2 Coats Any Colour

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Education/Trade Schools

Education/Trade Schools

Havanese pup, non shed, hypo allergic,female,reg., + shots,. $750. 250-804-6848.

WOLF Hybrid Cubs. Available now.

Sun Valley Wolf Kennels Kelowna (250)-765-4996 www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com

Merchandise for Sale

Appliances High efficiency GE washer, used less than 2 month’s, new condition, cost $784, asking $485, Phone (250)493-0846 USED appliances, fridge’s, ranges, washers, dryers, premium condition, Lake City Appliances, 475 Main St. Penticton, 250-493-4220

Auctions Western Star Auctions, the Okanagan’s Premier Auction Houses 161 Ellis Street, weekly auctions every Tuesday @ 6pm Always accepting consignments. 250-492-3203

Landscaping

Landscaping

BROWN & SON LAWN & YARD MAINTENANCE Ken Brown Certified Landscape Horticulturist

250-488-4209

• Weekly Lawn Cuts • Pruning • Spring & Fall Clean Ups • Quality Work • Reasonable Rates

PRACTICAL NURSING

SERVING OKANAGAN FALLS TO SUMMERLAND

For those with a desire to help others and make the world a better place. Sprott Shaw gives you the skills to actually do it. Our programs put you on a path to making a difference in our world and the lives of others.

Volunteers

Volunteers

CANADIAN SKI PATROL’S

SKI & BOARD SWAP

NEW

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Provincially Recognized PN program. Available at select campuses.

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Garden & Lawn

The Penticton Western News is looking for carriers in select areas.

Call Mark in Circulation 250-492-363 ext. 219

Garden & Lawn

Master Composting/Recycling Workshop When: Sat Sept 29 (9:30 am to 5 pm) & Sun Sept 30, 2012 (9:30 am to 1 pm) Where: RDOS Penticton Office and Penticton Community Garden Cost: Free but participants will be asked to share their knowledge

Tire Person required Full Time.

Experienced Tractor/Trailer Tire Person, Must be Mechanically Inclined.

Please Fax Resume to 250546-0600.

We require an Experienced Dispatcher for a local Transport Company. The right individual must have a working knowledge and experience with the Truck mate program as well as ACE manifesting and emanifesting. We require an individual who can work in a team environment as well as independently. Must have own transportation. Please reply with resume and references to Box # 10, c/o The Morning Star, 4407 - 25th Ave, Vernon, BC, V1T 1P5. or email: trucking031@hotmail.ca

x Learn effective

composting and recycling x Classroom and hands on x Participants that volunteer

receive RDOS Master Composter designation! x Sign up by Thur, Sept 27

CALL PENTICTON: SPROTTSHAW.COM

1-800-222-TIPS

PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827 HAULING RUBBISH TO THE DUMP, serving Penticton, dump service, junk & yard waste, odd jobs, service with a smile, Pat 250-486-4867

A-TECH SERVICES

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

Len (250)486-8800

Rubbish Removal

Bull Mastiff Puppies, Brindle.

Ready last week of Sept. $1000, shots, Vet checked.

Call for info 250-379-0009

250-770-2277

Formerly known as Sprott-Shaw Community College. *Not all programs available in all campuses.

More info / sign up contact RDOS: 250-490-4129 info@rdos.bc.ca www.rdos.bc.ca

Master Composting / Recycling

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Merchandise for Sale

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Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Estate Sales

Free Items

3 Persons Estate Sale, Sept 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, or by appt.

New air comp., 1940-50-60 kitchen cooking, new linen, oil lamps, camp stove, cottage items, golf set/cart, bronze dog lamp, copper tea pot, men’s watches/cufflinks, horse statues, 3 part stereo system, multi. disc player, speakers, records, LANDSCAPE ROCKS ALL SIZES, BRING BUCKET. All prices less than ebay! 2923 Juniper Dr. 250490-2025, 9am-5pm.

kittens, 7wks old, call (778)931-0364 older female calico cat, indoor/outdoor, (250)276-9373

Firearms Hunting Rifles - Used & New, Beretta 92 Clone by Girsan from $499, at the Best Little Gunshop Around, Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, 4-1691 Powick Rd. Kelowna, 250-7627575, Tues - Sat, 10am-6pm

Flea Markets Garden of Eden Produce of Penticton, will donate $1 per box of spray free Mac apples, to Breast cancer awareness & Dragon Boat team @ the Sunday Flea Market, corner of Fairview & Industrial See you there, 9-1!

Free Items

Fruit & Vegetables BELLAMY FARM Apple Crop For Sale. Spartans @ 25 Bins (20,000 lbs). Ambrosia @ 30 Bins (25,000 lbs). A+ Quality.

Price negotiable. Buyer supplies bins and transport. Will pick or buyer can pick. Spray Records on Request. Phone: 250-499-5245 Email: bellamy@nethop.net Trout Creek Fruit Stand, Open every day, 6215 Hwy 97. Local Ambrosia, Honey Crisp, Gala & all other apples, canning tomatoes, Roma, free-stone peaches, prune plums, pears, squash, pumpkin, winter & sweet onion, red/white potatoes, hot & sweet peppers, pickling cukes, Bartlett pears, & much more, 250-490-0046, 250-494-8344

Firewood/Fuel A-1 Firewood, split & delivered, full cords Pine $200, Fir $250, Mixed $225, 1/2 cord $100, 1/4 cord $50. Day. 250770-0827, Eve. 250-493-2687 FREE BROKEN PALLETS!!

Pick-up at the Penticton Western News.

2250 Camrose St.

FREE BROKEN PALLETS!!

Pick-up at the Penticton Western News.

2250 Camrose St.

Furniture

FREE, Older McLary fridge, in working order (250)493-8922 FREE, student’s computer desk, you pick up OK Falls, email: undertakerschick@hotmail.com FREE to good homes kittens, 6wks old 250-488-7619

ELECTRIC recliner 492-8167 leave message $250.

Queen waterbed frame (60X84) bookcase headboard, & 6 drawer storage base. Includes mattress, liner, & heater. Regular mattress may be used. $40 OBO. 250-809-0311

Sporting Goods

Sporting Goods

FOR SALE - ROAD BICYCLES 2012 Norco CRR-SL Med SRAM Red, Mavic wheels, 16.5 lbs, full carbon, $2400 2013 Felt AR2 54cm, SRAM Red (Black), SRAM Wheels, 16 lbs, aero profile, great road/TT combo or Tri-bike conversion, $4200 Contact 250-462-4441 or mwalker@blackpress.ca

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

RENTALS Property Management

(250) 770-1948 101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD.

Naramata: Lrg. 1 Bdrm above ground bsmt suite, f/s, d/w, w/d, f/p, garage. Deck with view. $900.00 incl. Utilities.

Fairview: Lrg, quiet, 1 bdrm condo f/s, w/d, a/c, d/w, m/w. Pkg & deck. $775.00 incl. water.

Lakeshore Towers: 6th & 4th Edmonton Ave.: 55 Plus, 2 bdrm, floor, 1 bdrm w/den, 1 bath, and f/p, and 2 bdrm w/ 2 bath, 2 bath condo. F/S, W/D, D/W, electric f/s,w/d,d/w, m/w, deck, pkg and A/C, pkg and storage. $950.00 storage. Numerous amenities. incl. water, avail now $1200.00 & $1400.00 + elec.

REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE APARTMENTS: $500 Bach, 1 bdrm & den and 2 bdrm condos, full size f, s, -$800 d/w, laundry h/u in units, new carpet & paint, private patios. No smoking building and no pets. Avail. NOW (OT557) $625 Large Bach suite, freshly painted, new carpet, f,s, laundry hook up, sec’d parking. Avail. Oct. 1 (CD105) $650 Skaha Pl. 1 bdrm condo, 2nd floor, fridge, stove, a/c, balcony, elevator, coin op laundry. Avail. Oct. 1 (A381) $800 Large 1 bdrm grd floor, f,s, shared free laundry, new laminate flrs and freshly painted. Avail. NOW (OT559)

HOUSE: $1000 Older 2 bdrm home near IGA w/ laminate floors, updated windows, fenced yard, 5 appliances. Avail. NOW (H731)

FURNISHED HOUSES/CONDOS: $900

OK falls 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 6 appl, central air, garage, daylight bsmt suite incl heat and hydro. Avail. Sept (OT558) $1100 Naramata furnished, 2 bdrm lakefront home, all appl, furniture included, util extra Avail Sep/12 to June 30,2013 (OT424)

TOWNHOUSE: $900

Townhouse near schools, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 2 parking spaces, fridge, stove. Avail. Oct. 1 (TH495) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:

280 MAIN STREET, PENTICTON, B.C. V2A 5B2 PHONE: 250-493-4372 - www.rentalspenticton.com Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Furniture

Garage Sales

For Sale By Owner

PENTICTON BARGAIN STORE

Yard Sale, Sat., Sept. 22, 642 Papineau St., 9am-2pm Yard Sale! Sat. Sept. 22, 8amnoon, 102 Spruce Pl.

WE BUY AND SELL QUALITY FURNITURE

Our furniture is at affordable prices! Many unique and One of a kind items! Check us out! New items coming in daily!

256 Westminster Ave. W. Showroom Open 10am-5pm Ph: 778-476-5919 www.pentictonbargainstore.com

Rocker recliner, brown, 6 mos. old, make me an offer, (250)493-3469 Solid wood pedestal dining table with 4 chairs, one chair has arms, $150 obo, OK Falls, email: undertakerschick@hotmail.com Western Star Auctions, the Okanagan’s Premier Auction Houses 161 Ellis Street, weekly auctions every Tuesday @ 6pm Always accepting consignments. 250-492-3203

Garage Sales 2974 Paris St., Sat., Sept . 22, 8am, band saw, heated dbl matt. pad, child bed w/matt & sheet set, more treasures #53-3245 Paris St., White Water MHP, new & used items, great prices, Sat., 9am-1pm 99 Nelson Ave., Sat. Sept.

22nd, 9am-4pm, Something for everyone!

Back yard sale, Sat., Sept. 22, 8am-?, #15-80 Green Ave. E., Gabion Courts Garage Sale, 1445 Government St., Sept. 22 & 23, 9am3pm, solid ash bdrm suite, baby items, dbl stroller, furniture, books, nick knacks Garage Sale, 5029 13th Ave. Ok Falls, Sept. 21 & 22, Fri 9-6pm, Sat 9-1pm.

Gigantic Estate Sale, 717 - 11th Ave., Keremeos. Sept. 25, 26, & 27, 2012. 10:30 am to 7:00 pm.

Huge Selection of furniture, household & misc. items.

Huge Yard sale, Sat., Sept.

22, 8am-2pm, from contemporary items to antiques & collectables, from Serendipity Store, teen name brand clothes & more, 571 Edna Ave. (backyard) Lots of household items incl.

X-mas decorations, tools, DVD’s, CD’s, porcelain dolls, book shelf, luggage & more, 9am-3pm, Sat & Sun, Sept. 22 & 23rd, no early birds please, 63 Huth Ave. MOVING Sale- 469 Bennett Ave, Sat, Sept 22, 8am-12noon. Tools, antiques, household items.

Moving Sale, Sat & Sun, Sept.

22 & 23, 9am-3pm, 1302 Cedar St., #18, Ok Falls Multi family garage sale, in HOUSE, 430 Young St., Sat., Sept. 22, 8am-1pm, jewelry, dishes, clothes, etc.

Norm’s Annual- By donation only- Yard Sale. Sept. 21 & 22, 213 Conklin, Fri 3-7, Sat 8-12, Lots of great stuff, ~His & Hers~ PENTICTON- 1434 Ridgedale Ave- Back Yard Sale, Sat, Sept 22, 8-12noon.

Baby stuff, misc household, etc.

Sat. Sept. 22, 9am-Noon, Some large items, entertainment center, pub table, 3 chairs, etc. 2318 Baskin St. Pent.

Yard Sale, 570 Martin St., Sun, Sept. 23, 10 am Yard Sale, 595 Westminster Ave. E., corner of Cambie and Westminster, Sat., Sept. 22, 8am-noon, furniture, household items, tools Yard Sale, clothes, books, collectables, 400 Bennet Ave. Sat. Sept. 22, 8am-1pm.

Auto Financing

Heavy Duty Machinery 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 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

Misc. for Sale 4 16” Toyo Open Country tires, on rims, fibreglass canopy, shortbox Ford fleetside, firewood for sale, cut to order, (250)494-9125 ‘98 Eddie Bauer Explorer, new winter tires, & all brakes are new. 1964 Honda 90 scooter, dual sprocket. & Firewood for sale (250)494-9125 Freezer beef, grain fed, no hormones, no antibiotics, by the side, $2.95 lb. CWF. 250-307-3430.

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

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

Sm. stand up freezer $100, Sm. deep freeze $50, 3 seat Lazyboy loveseat $100, & Asst. tables. (250)490-0840 Table 60x40, 2 extra leaves, can be used as conference table, beautiful shape, $2700.

Wheel Barrow, Sony TV, Estate Sale. 182 McCullouch Dr. white leather loveseat, like new, $250, Patriot wheelchair, 1yr old, $750, (250)493-4269

Misc. Wanted looking for person to repair fridge’s/freezers, (250)4930729 Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-499-0251

Musical Instruments Guitar, Piano, Voice, Song Creation, Performance and Recording Lessons. Aidan Mayes, Tim Holman, Maiya Robbie & Mandy Cole. Phone 778-476-5917.

Guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards, band & string instruments, music books & access., music lessons, sales & rentals, Skaha Sound, 51 Nanaimo Ave. E, 250-492-4710

On .25 acre, fenced, New House 1400 sqft, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, barrier free, pantry, laminate & ceramic flrs, Guest House 2 bed, 1 bath, fireplace, $346,000.

REDUCED $299,000

(250)499-5337. www.comfree.com #333604 3 bdrm, 3bath,1740 sq.ft., 55+gated community in Vernon, pool, clubhouse, $385,500. 250-260-1846.

Caravilla #227-3105 South Main, 2bd, 2ba, over 1500sqft., bright, sunny, big beautiful yard, to view call or text, 250-809-2347 or msg.

250-490-0992 FOR Sale by Owner 3 & bdrm Home in Olalla. $149,000 OBO. Ph 250-496-4106 or 486-4106 ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576 PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000.

Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com

Lots Lot For Sale By Owner. Build your dream home on one of Penticton’s rare flat lots, in the heart of the city, close to all amenities, approx. lot size is 93x60, a must see at 1119 Argyle St., Priced at $184,900 OBO, You don’t want to miss this opportunity.

(778)4764100 Between 8am and 6pm.

Mobile Homes & Parks ✰

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Featuring SIERRAS family community, or single and multi-section homes for your property.

250-769-6614 www.accenthomes.ca

Other Areas PUERTO VALLARTA, Mex. Condo, Penthouse, 2BDRM’s, ea. w/full ensuite. Fully furn’d. & decorated, overlooking Neuvo Vallarta Marina, 5 min’s. to beach, $275,000 for info Email rklister@sympatico.ca

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

MUSIC LESSONS Guitar/Bass/Drums/ Piano/Vocals $24/half hour private or one hour Rock’n’Roll School Group sessions All ages welcome!

Classic Guitars 465 Main st. Penticton 250-492-5007

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 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

Real Estate For Sale By Owner 1220 Government St., 1071 sqft. bungalow, $238,000, comfree.com#356771, OPEN HOUSE, Sat., 12-2pm

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TOWNHOUSE 296 & 298 Maple St. 3 or 4 bdrm - 2½ bath 250-490-1215 250-490-1700 101-348 Van Horne 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 4 appl. upr flr suite $1400 incl. util.

250-486-3791 250-490-1700 307-1750 Atkinson St. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl. Adult Bldg. No Pets. Heated udrgrd prkg. Large deck.

250-486-3791 250-490-1700

BROCKTON COURT

241 Scott Avenue 1 + 2 Bedroom

Cable Included, 40+ Building, No Smoking, No Pets, Secure Building, Parking, Balcony

250-488-2881

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Suites, Lower

1 & 2 bdrm, newly reno’d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-7146 1BDRM Apt., totally reno’d, 3 new appl., A/C, in-suite storage, N/P, N/S, clean, quiet, secure, on bus route, near Walmart. Call 250-493-8500 1 bdrm, renovated, adult bldg, full size appliances, with dishwasher. $725 mth. Ns,np. 150Skaha Pl. 250-861-7882 after 5 FURNISHED or un-furnished Apt. for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent ref’s & DD. No pets. Call 250-2951006, leave a message.

KEREMEOS, newly renovated 2bdrm, large deck and yard, great view $700+ util., call 250-809-1185, 250-488-8035

1BDRM basement, daylight, near Wiltse school, n/s, n/p, util incl, $650, mature working person, 250-492-7312 2+bdrm, 1ba, fenced back yard, close to H, school & shopping, ns, np, $950 (incl. util)., avail. Oct. 1, Jody 250492-5812 (days), 778-4764810 (evenings/weekends) 2bdrm ground level basement suite, ns, np, (250)770-1321 2room, self contained cottage for rent, queen bed, F/S, full bath, all util. incl., parking space, close to shopping mall, cable, req’s single senior, N/S, N/P. $675/mo. (250)490-3855 Adult oriented on Naramata Rd., 1900 sq. ft., 2bdrm, 2 ba., I util. rm., big patio with all lake and valley view, 7 appliances, N/S, N/P, long term lease pref’d, Avail. Oct.1st, $1050 +util. (250)496-5267 Bright & spacious 2bdrm basement suite, 4appl., np, ns, 250-770-1381, 250-462-2472 lakefront furnished suite, 2bdrm, $1400/mo (util incl.), max 2 people, avail. Oct. 1-May 31, (250)809-6800 LOVELY W. Kel 1 bdrm. 2 patios open to gardens & shared yard. Close to shops, bus. Friendly family w/happy lab above. $750 incl. w/laundry & prkg. 1 person, NP, NS, long-term. Nov. 1. 250-7687736. Ref. req.

Commercial/ Industrial 800 sqft Shop, front exposure, o/h door, parking, $6.50/sqft+ triple net, (250)492-8324, 250809-0728 PRIME Commercial Spaces: 2300sqft. in busy Plaza, ample parking, also 770sqft., in OK Market for food-related retail business, Barb 250-492-6319 Store Avail., for rent, Nov. 1st, 1300sq.ft., 315 Robinson, Next to Il Vecchio’s, $1200/mo.+ util.(250)492-7610

Duplex / 4 Plex 1bdrm suite in 4-plex, 40+ building, ns, near shopping & , bus route, large private patio, $750+util., call 250-492-0274, (mornings) 3bdrm duplex, 5appl., np, ns, Columbia Area, fenced yard, $1150/mo., (250)493-1201 3 bed + den, 3 bath, 5 app, NS, NP www.clearcomm.ca/nortonPhotos.

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Homes for Rent 2 bdrm, 1 bath, lg rec room, laundry-storage, appl incl. NS, pets neg.Avail Oct 1.$1200/mo + util. Call 250-494-1033.

2bdrm house, f/s, apartment sized w/d, deck, shed, ns, $1100+util., (250)493-3932 3 bdrm 2bath furnished house close to OK Lake/downtown.

NS, pets on approval, refs reqd. Nice fenced yard. Avble.

Oct. 1 - May 31. $1200 utilities incl. 778-476-0499 3 BR/3 Bath contemporary home built in 2010. Radiant heat. $1600 250-809-6176

4bdrm, close to school & shopping, f/s/w/d, avail. Oct. 1, 250-493-9357, 250-492-3856 5bdrm house for rent, ref’s req’d, N/P, 250-492-3593 or 250-809-6972 5bdrm house, large yard, pets ok, avail. Oct.1, $1500 permo+util., 250-809-6800 Exec. Waterfront Home W/ Prvt. beach. Fully Furn., cable, LED T.V, and wi-fi, 4bdrms, 2.5ba, 5 min. walk to Skaha Beach. $2200/mo. until incl., avail. Sept. 1st - June 30th, Ph. 778-476-0402, emailelaineallison01@gmail.com FURNISHED, SHORT TERM Lovely 3Bdrm+ home on large, private lot in very desirable nghbrhd. $1250/mo + util. Oct - Apr, 2 mo min, NS/NP. 250618-5520 Oliver, avail. Oct. 1, 2bdrm house, Tuc El Nuit area, large private yard, ns, $950+ util, 250-488-8035, 250-809-1185

Townhouses 3bdrm, 1.5ba, Penticton, 5appl., Avail.

Oct.1st, $1150/mo.

Ref’s req’d.

(250)497-5477, (250)293-6494 Adult oriented town house rancher in Penticton. Beautifully upgraded, 2 brms, 2 ba, oak floor in living and dining area, tile and carpet. 5 appl., C/A, patio and garage, no yard maintenance, N/S, N/P, long term lease pref’d. $1200/mo. + util. Phone. (250)496-5267 FOR RENT Multi-family Units 2 & 3 bdrms, some w/basements Near school. No pets.

LOCKE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. 528 Main St. Penticton BC 250-492-0346

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Auto Accessories/Parts Retired mechanic wants to get rid of accumulation of auto parts, for Triumph Spitfire, MGB, Austin Healey & Volvo 240, some 122 parts, 5th wheel hitch, call (250)4945444 Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock.

We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

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Small furnished 2bdrm house, n/s, n/p, Avail Oct. 01-May 31, $1000/mo incl util. Ref. Req. 250-494-2219

Motels,Hotels $480 up Motel suites and RV pads. located at Penticton and RV park Summerland. Good till May 31st. 250-487-0268

Storage 16x20ft cold storage space for rent, $800/mo., (250)497-8745

Suites, Lower 1bdrm, new, near Wiltse school, ns, np, $650 (incl. util & cable), 250-486-2256

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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Boats BOATING SEASON IS STILL HERE!!

WANNA HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS ON THIS GREAT BOAT ALL YEAR ROUND? Great for fishing.

Your Cabin on the Lake

Cars - Domestic 1995 Olds Cutlass Ciera 4-door, very good automatic transm & mechanical. Automatic locks/windows etc. ABS brakes. clean, dependable $1900. 250-492-3704 2007 Chev. Cobalt Lt., 4dr, 2.2L, 4cyl, 5spd auto, $5500 OBO (250)770-0272

Cars - Sports & Imports 1987 Porsche 944, grey, auto transmission, sunroof, ac, power seat, power mirrors, power steering, all mechanical records back to 1997, well maintained, 310,000 kms, $3800, (250)498-4766 1992 BMW 325I Convertible.

5spd, p/l, p/w, p/s a/c. loaded Like New! Never been winter driven. $6250. 250-545-5713 1996 Honda Accord EX, red, 4cyl, auto, low mileage 99,539kms, (250)493-7033

Commercial Vehicles Heavy duty trailer, 8’x20’ flat deck, $7320, $7320, John @ (250)493-4857 after 6pm

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com Motorcycles ‘08 Yamaha V-Star Canadian Classic 1100. Saddle bags, custom pipes & windshield, less than 10,000kms, lady driven, $8000. (250)497-6365

Recreational/Sale 1978 Sircco Ford Motorhome for sale, bathroom, shower, sleeps four, fridge, stove, furnace, All propane, Lots of storage. Good for hunting and summer camping, excellent condition, clean in and out. awning, new tires and batteries, asking $5000, open to offers, must be seen to be appreciated, nice little unit, goes anywhere, 250-490-4717 Sue or Larry 1994 27.4’ Golden Falcon Tour Edition 5th-wheel, 1 slide, exc cond. $10,000.obo (250)547-2323 ‘76 Okanagan 8ft Camper 3 way fridge, stove, & furnace, work great. Newer upholstery & flooring, sleeps 4. Includes 4 Hi-Jacker jacks, & tie downs.

A great starter camper! Solid, clean & dry! Reduced to $1200. Call (250)492-4834

Scrap Car Removal 1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Min $60 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 250-899-0460 Scrap car removal, will pay up to $120.We are licensed & insured, more weight, more money,250-328-8697, Pent.

Trucks & Vans 1991 Chev, ext.cab,long box, 4x4, 454 auto, p/w, p/l. $1900 obo. 250-307-0002 1992 Ford F150, 6cyl w/canopy, 2wd, good cond, $800 OBO, (250)460-2815 1994 Chev Silverado diesel 2500 4x4, 374k, new tires, transmission, front brakes, alternator, $2200, 250-498-3094 2007 Pontiac Montana 3.9 V6, ac/pw/pl, 7-pass, 191,000 kms, $4500.obo 250-307-0002 2007 Sierra 1500 2wd,V-6 4 new tires, 67K. economical.

Lady driven, excellent cond. $10,900. 250-503-2042 ‘97 Ford F-250, 3/4 ton, ext. cab, short box, trailer towing pkg., new tires, $3500 OBO (250)499-5547

The Kootenay Queen •

1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc • Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) • Fold down table for a queen sized bed • Fold up bunk beds • VHF radio • Hull is sound, galley is dated.

• Low draft • 200 hrs on new engine • A great boat that needs some TLC $12,000.00 invested $8000 OBO Call 250-362-7681 or Cell 250-231-2174 email monikas_2010@ hotmail.com 4 more information & to view

Legal

Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY SAMUEL PLATT, also known as JEFFREY S. PLATT, also known as JEFFREY PLATT, late of #112-832 Fairview Road, Penticton, B.C. who died on May 19, 2012 (the “Estate”) Creditors and others having claims against the Estate are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims are required to be sent to the Administrator of the Estate at 101 - 123 Martin Street, Penticton, British Columbia, V2A 7X6, on or before October 15, 2012, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims of which the Administrator then has notice.

Administrator: PRISCILLA PLATT Solicitor: BERNICE GREIG Gilchrist & Company 101 - 123 Martin Street Penticton, BC V2A 7X6 (250) 492-3033

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calendar September 21 890 WING OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. CARE CLOSET THRIFT Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and silent auctions. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers always welcome.

SENIOR COMPUTER DROPIN Sessions are held every Monday and Friday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. These sessions are for club members to help solve problems other members may be experiencing with their computers.

AL-ANON MEETS AT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BIG book, 12x12 thumper group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Naramata group meets at 8 p.m. at 3740 3rd St. In Summerland, the step study meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday at noon at 361 Wade Ave. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday. Evening bingo postponed until further notice.

ANAVETS has karaoke from 7 p.m. to close.

BEREAVEMENT WALKING GROUP for those who are grieving the death of a loved one. Meeting Friday mornings until Oct. 26. Come and meet at 9:45 a.m. at the Japanese Garden Gate behind the Penticton Art Gallery. Leisurely walk followed by a coffee time afterward. For more information, call Andrea at 250-492-9071 (ext.

2203).

ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has drop-in darts/pool starting at 6:30 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE is being held at the United Church at 2 p.m.

The service will include prayers from many paths.

Everyone is welcome to

attend.

P ENTICTON P UBLIC LIBRARY welcomes parents and babies to the fall session of baby songs and rhymes on Fridays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. until Nov. 30. There is no program Oct. 5. For info call 250-770-7783.

SUMMERLAND PLEASURE PAINTERS meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower hall of the Summerland Library.

FRATERNAL ORDER of the Eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring salizbury steak with proceeds going to charity, followed by entertainment by Buzz at 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

September 22 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has a meat draw at 2 p.m., sing-a-long at 4 p.m. and roast beef dinner at 5:30 p.m. Music

by Peaches and Cream at 7 p.m.

PENTICTON SENIORS DropIn Centre has partner cribbage every first and third Saturday of the month.

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for Christians is at 10 a.m. at the Bethel Pentecostal Church at 945 Main St. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS has its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave., and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. ANAVETS has fun pool at noon, supper at 5:30 p.m. by Stu, and entertainment by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m.

ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has crib at 10 a.m. Meat draw at 5:30 p.m. with a baron of beef dinner to follow and karaoke by Anita.

ASTRONOMY SOCIETY invites the public to Munson Mountain (Pen PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: Offers valid until October 31, 2012. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between Toyota prices, rates and/or other information contained on toyotabc.ca and that contained on toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted. 0% finance for 72 months, upon credit approval, available on 2012 Corolla, Matrix, RAV4, and Tundra. Down payment, first monthly payment and security deposit plus HST on first payment and full down payment are due at lease inception. A security deposit is not required on approval of credit. **$8000 Non-stackable Cash Back available on 2012 Tundra Crewmax models. $3000 Non-stackable Cash Back available on 2012 Corolla Sport, LE and XRS models. $3000 Non-stackable Cash Back available on 2012 Matrix AWD and XRS models. $4000 Non-stackable Cash Back available on 2012 RAV4 V6 4WD models. Non-stackable Cash Back offers may not be combined with Toyota Financial Services lease or finance rates. Vehicle must be purchased, registered and delivered by October 31, 2012. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. Informational 72 month APR: Corolla 4.36% / Matrix 5.11% / RAV4 3.88% / Tundra 7.14%. Government regulation provides that the Informational APR includes the cash customer incentive which is only available to customers who do not purchase finance/lease through Toyota Financial Services at a special rate, as a cost of borrowing. If you would like to lease or finance at standard TFS rates (not special rates), then you may be able to take advantage of Cash Customer Incentives. Visit your Toyota BC Dealer or www.toyotabc.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less.

FRIDAY

Henge) at 5:45 p.m. for the last sunset of summer.

FALL FAIRE AND BAKE Sale at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church ladies guild is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Refreshments are $5 per person.

DR. NATALIE MAZURIN will be offering one of her nformative talks at BOP, 102-500 Railway St., at 11:30 a.m. (45 to 60 min).

EDINA CHAPTER NO. 33 Order of the Eastern Star is holding its annual fall dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the Legion Hall. Fun activities and door prizes.

Tickets $15. Phone 250490-9760.

FRATERNAL ORDER of the Eagles has burgers and fries from noon to 4 p.m.

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followed by Beaver races.

SUNDAY

September 23 SUNDAY EVENING DANCES at 7 p.m. with DJ Emil at the South Main Drop-In Centre on South Main Street. $3 per person.

Call 250-493-2111 for more info.

SURVIVORSHIP DRAGON BOAT TEAM flea market runs every Sunday at 1652 Fairview Rd. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

BC SPCA FLEA market is at 1550 Main St. (in front of Wholesale Club) every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For info, call 250-493-0136.

A L C O H O L I C S ANONYMOUS MEETS in OK Falls at 10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton at 11 a.m. for the women’s group at the Lawn Bowling Club at 260 Brunswick St. Also the Sunday 123 group meets at 8 p.m. in the Education Room in the basement of the Penticton Hospital. The closed men’s group meets at 11 a.m. at the Eagle’s, 1197 Main St., side door, upstairs.

ANAVETS has horse races and a meat draw at 2 p.m.

FRATERNAL ORDER of the Eagles has burgers and fries from noon to 4 p.m. Beaver races start at 4 p.m. All proceeds

going to charity.

GET READY, GET SET, GO to the Agur Lake Camp celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information, call 250-809-7130 or email info@agurlakecamp.ca.

SKETCHBOOK DAY at the Keremeos Grist Mill and Gardens from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Registration is $25. For details, to pre-register and to obtain a materials list, call 250-4995417.

ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has dog races at 2:30 pm with an M & M food draw. Last man standing to follow. Drop in pool and darts.

C ANADIAN R OYAL LEGION branch 40 has a meat draw at 2:30 p.m.

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RCMP responded to the following property crime reports within the city of Penticton in August 2012: 71 thefts from vehicles – The number of thefts from vehicles rose substantially this month, with concentrations in the city’s Northeastern and downtown areas. Typical method of entry involves breaking a window, although many of the targeted vehicles were left unlocked with valuables visible inside. Six vehicles parked at the Lakeside Resort were broken into overnight August 6th – 7th. At 1:30 a.m. on the 7th police located a 17-year-old male near the scene. He fled police but was soon apprehended. He is currently out on bail facing charges of assault with a weapon and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose for offences committed during his arrest.

10 vehicle thefts – Several car lots on W. Duncan Ave. were entered over the weekend of August 11th and 13th. Two vehicles were reported stolen from these compounds while two more had been damaged. One of the stolen vehicles, a Ford F-250, was recovered on Marron Valley Rd. along with a snowmobile stolen from Apex. A 24-year-old male was arrested at the scene and is

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currently in custody facing charges of possession of stolen property and possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

14 commercial B&Es 11 residential B&Es 3 robberies – RCMP responded to three street robberies this month, resulting in several arrests. Most recently, at 2:46 a.m. on August 16th, police responded to a report of a group of youths attacking a male victim and taking items from his pockets near the City Center building downtown. Three suspects, two 16 year-old males and one 18-year-old male, were arrested in connection with the incident and are now facing charges of aggravated assault and robbery. They are currently out on conditions awaiting court. The victim, a 31-year-old resident of Penticton, was treated in hospital and released.

If you have any information about these incidents or any other crime please contact Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

DISCLAIMER: This document is the property of the Penticton South Okanagan Similkameen RCMP. Statistics are based on police reports derived directly from PRIME-BC and should be considered preliminary, as they do not represent official statistics submitted to the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics as per UCR II scoring guidelines. Maps and statistics are based on founded occurrences only, and do not reflect incidents which were determined, upon police attendance, to be unfounded or unsubstantiated. Maps and statistics reflect only the most serious offence on each file.

Maps may not display all reported property crimes for the given time period.

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MENTAL WELLNESS CENTRE has Brown Bag family support group from noon to 1 p.m. weekly and individual support for family members from 2 to 4 p.m. weekly.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NUX group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road.

Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United Church basement.

PENTICTON GROUP FOOD Addicts in Recovery Anonymous has a 12-step program Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in Room 103 in the Penticton United Church at 696 Main St. Call 250809-3329 for info or visit www.foodaddicts.org.

PENTICTON SENIORS DropIn Centre has improver line dance at 9 a.m., Scrabble at 10 a.m., easy to intermediate line dance and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities.

AMERICAN CRIB CONGRESS Grass Roots Club 350 is every Monday at the Seniors Drop-In Centre at 2965 South Main St. Singles nine games against nine other singles. $5 each night. Prize money paid out each night. One out of four players paid. Contact Joe Lilley at 250-493-5073.

OLIVER’S SAGE VALLEY Voices will begin rehearsals for their Christmas concert at 7 p.m. at Oliver United Church, where they rehearse Monday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. The choir is open to adults, young and old, and singers with all levels of expertise and experience are welcome.

ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has pub league darts at 7:30 p.m.

ANAVETS has darts and pool leagues at 7 p.m.

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September 25 AL-ANON for friends and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at 2800 South Main St. and 6:45 p.m. at 157 Wade Ave. at St. Andrew’s Presbytarian, call 250490-9272 for information.

PENTICTON SENIORS DropIn Centre has a luncheon served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m., and knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m.

M ENTAL WELLNESS CENTRE has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211

Henry St. 890 WING OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. PIECEFUL EVENING QUILT Guild meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre on 2965 South Main St. For more info call Sue 250-4920890, Fran 250-497-7850 or Penny-April 250 4938183.

OKANAGAN CALEDONIAN PIPE band practises from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Legion hall on Martin Street. All are welcome.

ELKS CLUB ON Ellis Street has crib wars at 1 p.m., and fun darts and crib at 7 p.m.

PENTICTON CONCERT BAND rehearses at 7 p.m.

Intermediate to advanced musicians, as well as rusty, encouraged to join the group. It is an opportunity to renew playing of an instrument in a concert band and an opportunity to join a vital musical group for personal enjoyment and camaraderie.

Wide variety of musical selections. The Penticton Concert Band is available for performances. Phone 250-809-2087 for info.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS YOUNG person’s group at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. Call/text Guy at 250-460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798. As well, the beginners’ meeting runs at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbytirian Church at 157 Wade Ave. P E N T I C T O N TOASTMASTERS MEETS every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shatford Centre at 760 Main St. Toastmasters is an excellent way to enhance confidence, speaking and leadership skills in a fun, supportive setting.

Membership is open to anyone 18 and up. Guests are always welcome and allowed up to three free meetings. Call 250-4922362 for more info.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET has Dr. Joseph Schnurr for a seminar on integrative cancer care from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This will be a ticketed event. Free tickets are available online or through their mailing list or can be picked up at the store M USEUM P ENTICTON BROWN Bag lecture has Peter Ord speaking on the Sacred Hunt: Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump from noon to 1 p.m.

ANAVETS has karaoke from 7 p.m. to close.

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