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On Saturday at City Park, local rugby enthusiasts will mark 100 years of the sport’s history in Kelowna with a centennial celebration, featuring several games of touch rugby.

In today’s Capital News, reporter Warren Henderson looks back at rugby’s rich past in the Central Okanagan and how the game continues to thrive today.

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KELOWNA RUGBY Football Club takes on Vernon in a rugby match in Kelowna on Dec. 7, 1912.

Today, there are more than 1,000 registered rugby players in the Central Okanagan.

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Popular beginnings to rugby in Okanagan

Warren Henderson

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n Dec. 7, with a wintery bite in the air and frozen earth beneath their feet, members of the Kelowna Rugby Football Club and the Vernon Odd Sods took to the pitch for one of three organized rugby matches played in Kelowna in 1912.

On the land where much of Kelowna’s City Park now sits, the home side prevailed over its North Okanagan rivals by a 14-nil score in 0 C temperatures.

To date, it remains the latest time of year a rugby match has ever been played in Kelowna.

As the local newspaper of the day, the Kelowna Courier and Okanagan Orchardist, reported: “…the ground was in a semi-frozen condition, which did not make the best of footing, and scraped knees and elbows were the order of the day, but there were no serious casualties.”

One hundred years to the day later, the Central Okanagan Rugby Enthusiasts (CORE) is marking the sports’ rich and storied history in Kelowna with a centennial celebration this Saturday afternoon.

At 2:50 p.m.—the same starting time as 100 years ago—about 50 local rugby enthusiasts will play a series of touch games at City Park to commemorate the occasion.

CORE president Doug Manning, who has

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MANY OF the early rugby games in Kelowna were played on part of the land where City Park is now located. In the background, where Abbott Street is today, sit some of Kelowna’s original Chinatown. spent hundreds of hours researching the history of the sport in the Okanagan, found that rugby was among the most popular of all outdoor activities in Kelowna in the early 1900s, rivalling water sports, lacrosse and track and field.

A community of about 2,500 residents at the time, rugby’s roots in Kelowna are grounded in the arrival of some of the first immigrants from Britain.

“People from the British Isles came here to get some land to start to a ranch, an orchard or a

vegetable garden, and they had strong connections to England, Scotland and Ireland,” Manning said.

“They were young, ambitious and brave with nothing to do but work hard and play.

“One of the key things they play are the games they bring with them, and rugby was one of them.

It’s one of the sports that got the most profile in the newspapers back then.”

While the 1912 matches were among the most well-documented of the early days of rugby in Kelowna, records show

the first game played in town was in 1908.

Kelowna took on the South Okanagan team (later named Okanagan Mission) in a practise game on Oct. 10 on the lacrosse grounds, the site where Elks Stadium now sits. Kicking off that day for Kelowna was Dick Parkinson, the father of the future Kelowna mayor of the same name.

Several matches were played in town over the next six years, mostly involving Kelowna, Vernon, Okanagan-Mission, Okanagan College, Penticton, and The Benches, a team

from East Kelowna.

Because cars were rare and roads were either of poor quality or non-existent, teams often had to employ other methods of travel.

For Okanagan College, then located in Summerland, trips to Kelowna entailed travelling by boat across Okanagan Lake.

During a meeting between the two sides at City Park on Nov. 12, 1912, the game was cut short when the ferry sternwheeler, named ‘Okanagan,’ signalled it was time for departure.

“Halfway through the second half, the steam whistle blew on the Okanagan which basically told those guys get on the boat or you’re not getting home until tomorrow,” Manning said with a laugh. “So they all just bolted midway in the second half, ran off the field to catch their ride home. The game was over.”

Most of the games between 1912 and 1914 in Kelowna were played where much of City Park is currently situated.

Manning said one end zone butted up against

what is now Leon Avenue, while the other end zone ran up against the base of Mill Creek. Fans would often watch the game lined up along what is now Abbott Street.

Rugby matches, up and down the valley, continued to be played until the spring 1914.

In April of that year, Kelowna defeated Vernon to win the Owen Cup, a trophy donated by a Vernon resident and rugby supporter referred to in the Kelowna Courier as

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Call made for water conservation to be standardized across the valley Judie Steeves

to organize ourselves. In fact, we might be able to avert a crisis by planning ahead, and at the least we would be ready when a crisis hits,” he said.

He would like to see a group like the Okanagan Basin Water Board or the OWSC take the lead in bringing together all of the valley’s communities to talk about standardizing efforts to conserve water.

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Instead, common standards and processes, consistent messaging and enforcement, standard water metering and reliable information would help users accept the importance of changing some habits and would realize some economies of scale at the same time, delegates agreed.

Doug Bennett, with the Southern Nevada Water Authority, spent Wednesday in Kelowna discussing the water conservation measures taken in his region at a jointly sponsored workshop put on by the Irrigation Industry Association of B.C., the OBWB and Waterwise.

He talked about the creation of that body from a number of agencies and communities that generally didn’t even communicate with each other, in reaction to a crisis—a

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Like the OBWB, the SNWA actually has no authority, instead relying on the joint powers of the various communities that make it up, he explained.

Similarly, the OBWB is made up of directors from the three regional districts in the valley, and the OWSC reports to the OBWB on technical matters.

The SNWA now has standardized its water conservation efforts and speaks with a unified voice but respects the role of each of the seven agencies, he explained.

Each sets their own prices, handles billing and reads meters, but uses its collective strength to achieve a number of larger goals.

Van der Gulik said the challenge here would be to get everyone to sit down together, but he feels the efforts would be well worth it.

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World War I killed rugby’s momentum as a growing local sport P Popular from A3 “Mr. Owen.”

Among the players appearing in the picture of Kelowna’s cup-winning team in 1914 is Jock

Thomson—the great uncle of Kelowna native and former national rugby team member Steve Thomson.

The younger Thomson plans to be on hand

Saturday at City Park to celebrate both the sport and his personal connection with Kelowna’s rich rugby history.

“Maybe my love of the game is because of

(Uncle Jock), maybe it’s in my DNA ,” said Thomson, who is the Liberal MLA for Kelowna/Mission. “When that picture surfaced, it really piqued my interest and it’s neat to

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City in Action CounCil HigHligHts springfield Road speeding

Council endorsed the “green wave” plan to control vehicle speeds on Springfield Road.

The City of Kelowna, ICBC and the RCMP have partnered on the Engineering, Education and Enforcement integrated plan for Springfield between Rutland Road South and Durnin Road. Motorists will see speed reader boards, painted ‘50’ speed boxes on the road and traffic signs noting that vehicles travelling the speed limit during peak commuting hours are more likely to hit green lights at intersections. kelowna.ca/council

PubliC notiCes oCP Amendment bylaw

First Reading has been given to oCP bylaw Amendment 10746 intended to make miscellaneous adjustments to the text and mapping of the Official Community Plan (OCP) to: · Limit subdivision for new rural lots in areas outside the Permanent Growth Boundary (PGB) and outside the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). · Amend PGB policy wording to exempt the new “Agri-Business” land use designation from the need to comply with the Official Community Plan (OCP) adoption date restriction of this policy. · Amend the PGB to include land owned by the University of British Columbia (UBC) in the Robert Lake area inside the PGB. · Add a new land use designation “Rural / Agricultural” to be applied to some UBC owned land. w

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People interested in participating in Saturday’s games are asked to arrive at City Park at 2:30 p.m.

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Details related to this bylaw can be viewed on the City website: kelowna.ca/ocp. The deadline for comments to be received is Friday, December 21, 2012. ocp@kelowna.ca

Removal of Highway Dedication

Council will consider the permanent closure and removal of the highway dedication of a portion of Road South of Frost Road adjacent to 1355 Steele Road on: Monday, December 17, 2012, 1:30pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water street – Council Chambers Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the City intends to sell the “Closed Road” under Bylaw No. 10764, being a portion of Road South of Frost Road to No. 21 Great Projects Ltd., having an area of 112.4 m2 in exchange for additional road dedication.

The public may review copies of the proposed Road Closure and Removal Dedication Bylaw 10764 on kelowna.ca or at the Office of the City Clerk, at City Hall, 3rd Floor, from 8am4pm, Monday to Friday. inFo: 250 469-8610

pects there may have been at least a few organized rugby games played, Manning said there is no documentation of any matches being contested in Kelowna between 1914 and 1964.

Today, however, rugby is in the midst of a considerable growth phase in the Central Okanagan. Since the formation of CORE in April 2010, the number of players in Kelowna and area has risen from 600 to more than 1,000.

Rugby 7s, 15s, Rugby League and touch rugby are all being played at either the minor, junior, senior, middle school, high school or university levels.

On a global scale, rugby is the second most watched sport in the world. Men’s and women’s rugby will make their Olympic debuts at

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· Amend the Single / Two Unit Residential land use designation to allow neighbourhood convenience stores without an OCP amendment. · Define where a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) could be allowed and remove the requirement for an OCP amendment to allow a TUP. · Clarify Riparian Management Area (RMA) wording to allow variation of RMA widths where there is “no net loss”.

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be able to reflect on and recognize the history of the sport in Kelowna.”

As it turned out, the Owen Cup game on April 10, 1914, would be the last organized rugby match known to be played in the Okanagan for decades to come.

The onset of World War I put a halt to many recreational activities in town and cities all across Canada. Rugby in Kelowna wasn’t about to be spared. “Rugby just came to a stop, all sports came to a dead stop when the war started,” Manning said. “At the time, I’m guessing there were about 1,500 men in Kelowna, and 700 of those went off to war. You look at the pictures of the players back then, and the majority of them went to war. A lot of them didn’t come back.”

Although he sus-

Removal of Highway Dedication

Council will consider the permanent closure and removal of the highway dedication of a portion of Road North of Frost Road adjacent to 1355 Steele Road on: Monday, December 17, 2012, 1:30pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water street – Council Chambers Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the City intends to sell the “Closed Road” under Bylaw No. 10765, being a portion of Road South of Frost Road, adjacent to 1355 Steele Road, to Callahan Property Group, having an area of 133.9 m2 in exchange for additional road dedication.

The public may review copies of the proposed Road Closure and Removal Dedication Bylaw 10765 on kelowna.ca or at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 3rd Floor, from 8am4pm, Monday to Friday. inFo: 250 469-8610

2013 Meeting schedules

As per the requirements of the Community Charter, noted below is the 2013 Council Meeting schedule for the City of Kelowna Monday Regular Meetings and tuesday Public Hearings/Regular Meetings that take place at City Hall, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, BC. Monday Regular Meetings January 14, 21 and 28 February 4, 18 and 25 March 4, 11, 18 and 25 April 8, 15, 22 and 29 May 6, 13 and 27 June 10, 17 and 24 July 15 and 29 August 12 and 26 September 9, 23 and 30

October 7, 21 and 28 November 4, 18 and 25 December 2, 9, 12* and 16 Public Hearing/Regular Meetings January 15 and 29 February 12 and 26 March 12 and 26 April 9 and 23 May 7 and 21 June 4 and 18 July 2, 16 and 30 August 13 and 27 September 10 and 24 October 8 and 22 November 5 and 19 December 3 and 17 (*December 12 – 2014 Budget Deliberations) Regular Monday Council meetings begin at 8:30 am and 1:30 pm unless otherwise posted.

Monday morning meetings are generally closed to the public and are held in the Knox Mountain meeting room at City Hall. All other meetings or hearings are generally open to the public and are held in the Council Chamber at City Hall.

Tuesday public hearings begin at 6 pm unless otherwise posted. Regular Tuesday Council meetings begin after the conclusion of the public hearing, or if there is no public hearing, at 6 pm, unless otherwise posted.

Agendas for all meetings and public hearings are available on the Friday immediately prior to the meeting or hearing date, and are posted at City Hall, as well as on the City’s web site at kelowna.ca under the links to Council Meetings. inFo: 250 469-8645 kelowna.ca/council

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Police on the search for sexual assaulter Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

A 16-year-old girl was assaulted Wednesday evening in Rutland by an unknown man while waiting for a friend.

Police received a call at 8:40 p.m. stating a teen girl had been waiting for a friend on Hollywood Road North near Highway 33 when a man approached her and struck up a conversation.

He proceeded to put out his hand, by way of

introduction, and when she responded, he forced her hand down onto his genitals.

“The girl fled from the man, who may have followed her a short distance,” said Const. Kris Clark in a statement released Thursday morning.

“She escaped otherwise unharmed.”

Clark said this form of assault is rare, noting the vast majority of sexual assaults include the assailant touching the victim, not the victim being forced to

touch the assailant.

The suspect is described as having dark skin, possibly Hispanic, and approximately 5-foot5 to 5-foot-7 tall and weighing 180 pounds.

He has short black hair, speaks with broken

English and possibly a Spanish accent.

He wore a black jacket with a white stripe on the back and keys on his waistline.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Kelowna RCMP

at 250-762-3300; or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, reporting online at www. crimestoppers.net or texting to CRIMES (274637) ktown.

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Alistair Waters

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Kelowna General Hospital is expanding its TeleHealth system, thanks to a “generous” donation that was part of the recent Take Care, Take Part fundraising campaign for the hospital that collected $7.5 million.

While the exact

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amount of the gift that funded the telecommunications system expansion is being kept secret, the money will allow the hospital to expand the use of it sophisticated technology that allows doctors and nurses to consult with patients and other health providers using advanced telecommunications.

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rently uses TeleHealth to connect almost 300 systems in 40 communities, meaning less travel time and inconvenience for patients, speedier assessments, a reduction in emergency department visits, hospital admissions and average lengths of stay in a hospital.

“TeleHealth provides great learning opportun-

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The first phase of the $14-million investment on Kelowna’s “Main Street” is nearing completion.

Sidewalks are widened, outdoor retail and cafe’s expanded, new trees, lighting and benches added to make Bernard Avenue a place to shop, dine and enjoy.

Remaining works include gateway features at Richter Street and other minor esthetic improvements.

Temporary ramps at crosswalks are in place until top lift paving is complete.

ities for medical students, doctors, nurses and other health care professionals to stay on the leading edge of medical interventions, treatments and teambased training,” said Dr. Allan Jones, regional associate dean for the Interior at the UBC faculty of medicine.

The university has a medical school at KGH and uses the system.

The donation to expand KGH’s TeleHealth capacity was made by the Colin and Lois Pritchard Foundation.

“We are pleased to be part of this initiative in bringing new medical technology to our local hospital in cooperation with UBC’s faculty of medicine Southern Med-

ical Program and Interior Health,” said Colin Pritchard.

The new Centennial Building at KGH has two TeleHealth clinical video conferencing rooms and six video conferencing rooms linking residents, physicians and health care workers to medical experts throughout the province and around the world.

The technology is allowing KGH to broaden its reach and make a positive impact on patient quality of life, said the KGH Foundation, which raised the money for the project through it recently completed fundraising campaign to held add equipment to the new Centennial tower.

For the record An item submitted to the Capital News for publication by The Responsible Animal Care Society included an incorrect date for a raffle prize draw of a 2000 Honda Accord, donated to the society by Harmony Honda.

The raffle draw takes place on Dec. 29 at Buckerfields in Kelowna.

Final streetscaping treatments from St. Paul to Ellis streets will be scheduled as part of Phase 3 which will begin next fall.

Road Reopens

Bernard Avenue will be reopen to motorists in its entirety by 6 p.m.

Friday December 7.

Traffic pattern changes will be in effect. A temporary merge area is present at St. Paul street where Bernard Avenue narrows to two lanes from four. Parrallel parking only is now in effect between Richter and St. Paul streets.

Next Steps

Work will begin at Kerry Park in January to improve the storm water drainage as part of the Bernard Avenue project.

Depending on weather, the Phase 2 Bernard Avenue road closure from Abbott to Pandosy Streets is expected in February and completion is scheduled for June.

Plenty of Parking Downtown

There are more than 2,200 parking stalls within a five minute walk of Bernard Ave. Check out kelowna.ca/parking for more information.

The City of Kelowna appreciates the patience of residents, businesses and motorists while construction is taking place.

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Since 2010 the contest has awarded over $20,000 to students and teachers. Semeniuk’s reward for finishing y in the top 10 is a $25 cheque and a complimentary copy a G of the anthology that her work will be published in.

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Kelowna city manager says council faces 2.54% tax hike decision

Alistair Waters

ASSISTANT EDITOR

When Kelowna city council heads into its annual budget deliberation session next week, councillors will be looking at a proposed 2.54 per cent property tax increase for 2013.

That’s the figure city staff have pegged in the annual financial plan to be presented to council during the day-long budget deliberation scheduled for Dec. 13.

The proposed increase, more than twice as high as the final 1.1 per cent hike approved for the 2012 budget, could be lowered depending on what council might agree to cut from the budget.

But if past history is any indication, the final figure will only be slightly lower than the proposed increase.

Coming out of last year’s budget deliberations, Mayor Walter Gray warned the 2013 increase would likely be much larger than the 2012

increase.

Earlier this week Coun. Gerry Zimmermann said he believed it possible to keep 2013’s tax hike as low as one per cent.

This year’s budget, which is expected to generate $357 million in revenue including $103 million from taxation, will include money for 12 new RCMP officers, approved just before the 2012 budget was passed, and another four for 2013.

The new cops were recommended in a police resourcing plan and crime reduction strategy approved by council last year following a review of police services in the city.

The plan recommended a total of 22 additional police officers, with the remaining officers to be added in 2014 and 2015.

During the formulation of this year’s budget, council approved a total of $1.9 million of incremental service costs that were either part-year or were to be phased in over a two-

Ron Mattiussi year period and that will impact the 2013 budget.

“The major components of that increase included the new police officers, a one-time street sweeping reduction and several one-time position vacancies,” said city manager Ron Mattiussi in his report to council for its Monday meeting.

In addition to that money, base service contract increases for city staff, RCMP and transit have added another $2.8 million to the city’s 2013 budget requirements.

While some reductions were made, the bottom line for the city, according to Mattiussi, is

that the total tax demand in 2013 will jump $3.6 million to $103.1 million from $99.5 million this year.

“For the 2013 financial plan, my goal is to maintain existing core services while providing for the maintenance requirements of existing infrastructure,” said the city manager in his report.

“We need to be prepared for the future while maintaining a solid financial base in the present.”

Mattiussi said revenue growth continues to increase at a slower rate than expenditures in the city and the trend is expected to continue for the near future.

The 2013 budget recognizes the slower pace of growth and expansion projects based on growth will have to be delayed, he added.

In addition to spending more on police, the city is also looking at spending more on acquiring land for parks, maintaining arenas and recreational facilities, and re-

placing the Mission Creek Bridge if it is successful in getting grant money from the Gas Tax Fund.

There is also the ongoing cost of the phased Bernard Avenue revitalization project, an expansion of Stuart Park downtown once the Kelowna

Yacht Club moves on the land currently housing the now empty—and soon to be demolished—Water Street Seniors’ Centre and more money for transit improvements.

But the economy will also play a part. Tax revenues from new con-

struction are expected to be down this year to $1.1 million from $1.65 million last year and preliminary indications are that the City of Kelowna’s residential property values, on average, are three per cent lower this year than last year.

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No action from city after fall leaves permanent injury

To the editor: On Nov. 26, 2011 I accidentally stepped into a tree well and fell onto a City of Kelowna sidewalk.

An RCMP officer saw me trying to get up and helped me. He called the ambulance for me.

Doctor put a cast on my right hand. Went to City Hall the next day and reported the accident. In two months my hand was getting worse, so I emailed claims dept. at City Hall.

The email wasn’t accepted.

Next day I phoned the person I originally talked to and was told another person will be handling my case and will be contacted by him.

Took my email address.

Three months later no contact.

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Billboardville apt name for Okanagan’s west shore

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efore last week, Mayor Doug FindWADING the word Hockeylater perhaps summed IN it up best last January ville stirred up warm and fuzzy feelings when he said Hockeyfor most West Kelowna ville “is something we residents. can all agree on.”

People tended to forThat sense of unity get the red eyes, sore finWADE was shattered last week gers and pounding headPATERSON when council memaches caused by the monbers indicated what otonous task of typing they intend to spend the four-digit verification codes. Instead, $25,000 prize money on: An electronic they chose to remember the community highway billboard. events, pride and togetherness the comAdam Less, co-chair of the petition created.

Hockeyville committee, said the sign— They also looked past the heartwhich will actually cost $125,000, billbreaking defeat and infamous leak that ing taxpayers an additional $100,000— spoiled the results party and focused will be a landmark: Something comon the fact West Kelowna was able to munity members can proudly point to gather the second most votes any muni- for years to come, knowing their efforts cipality has ever received in Hockeyplayed a part in its construction. ville history.

He argued a sign would direct

visitors to Royal LePage Place, allow the district to broadcast important information and give nonprofit community groups a chance to advertise their events free of charge.

While focusing on all the benefits, perhaps Less, the Hockeyville committee and West Kelowna council forgot to consider the community’s feelings toward highway signs.

An “eyesore in our beautiful valley,” a “pathetic mess” and “a raping of the hillsides” are a few ways Capital News readers have described the billboards via letters to the editor this year.

In a recent string of letters regarding council’s intention for use of the Hockeyville money, it’s clear most taxpayers don’t feel any differently about a community sign.

Among the complaints, some said they feel deceived—they assumed the

cash would go toward arena upgrades, not a sign that sits blocks away from the facility.

And it’s a fair assumption to make.

According to the Hockeyville 2012 official rules: “Each entrant in the top five whose community does not become the grand prize winning community will receive $25,000 to be used for upgrades to the home arena.”

Whether or not the sign can be classified as an arena upgrade is not the issue. The point—made specifically by Less himself—is that the Hockeyville prize belongs to all of West Kelowna. v Although $25,000 is a drop in the i bucket in terms of completing need- t ed upgrades, it’s hugely symbolic and c should be carefully allocated. f The only way to ensure Hockeyo See Paterson A11v

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Iffy ‘stats’ don’t back up traffic claims To the editor: Thank you Mr. Friesen for offering those words of comfort to the Gordon Drive area residents (Stats Show Truck Traffic on Ellis is Decreasing, Nov 30 Capital News).

Let me understand this “logic”: Ellis Street is closed to truck traffic and the trucks disappear on Ellis taking trucks from Gordon with them. It’s a miracle!

Gordon Drive area residents can’t possibly accept this generous offer. Instead let us return the kindness by suggesting the city close the Gordon Drive truck route to lessen the truck traffic on Ellis.

While, after an exhaustive search, I could not find the complete “study” on line, if there is one, what I see from the limited data (not ‘stats’) you have provided indicates it is flawed and the data does not support the conclusions you and the city have reached.

A credible analysis would have exclud-

ed variables in its collection of data. It would not show traffic figures from May in one year and June in another and who knows when in 2007? And data is not provided for five years from 2007 to 2012. It is only provided for 2007 and for May 2010 and June 2012.

Further, you seem to be saying the figures for 2007 were for a 24-hour period, but the ones during the Ellis Street closures were “daily volumes” 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., so of course, they would be lower.

What area of Gordon was involved? The whole length? Was it consistent for each time period? Where are the figures showing daily volumes on Ellis? Did it also decrease during these times?

If the impact on Gordon would be negligible, why would city staff recommend that city council adopt a resolution (which they did on Nov. 19) to, in part, direct “staff to continue discussions with BC Ministry of Trans-

portation and Infrastructure (MoTI) staff regarding potential upgrades to the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Gordon Drive to accommodate a potential truck route closure of Ellis Street to heavy truck traffic effective fall 2013.”?

And here’s a different story (sorry, ‘report’) from the city’s Jerry Behl in Sept. 13, 2010: “Currently Gordon Drive carries slightly more truck traffic (than Ellis) but both are in the range of 300-500 trucks per day in each direction.”

So Gordon Drive will be picking up 6001,000 trucks in total from Ellis Street.

Bottom line, Mr. Friesen, is that I doubt the city, you, or your Chamber buddies on Ellis have the Gordon Drive area residents’ comfort in mind.

Lynda Zorn Kelowna

‘Our View’ is your view, not my view To the editor: Re: Our View: Time to Rethink War On Drugs, Nov. 29 Capital News.

Who writes this drivel? If it was written to get a reaction, you certainly succeeded from this individual.

If written because it really is, “Our View,” it is obvious to me that those responsible have ingested too much of the product they believe should be legalized and that alone should be sufficient evidence to negate the argu-

ment that more revenue for government wins the day.

More money in the hands of government does not convince me that we should legalize cannabis.

Does today’s society really need another mind

altering drug legalized, or do individuals need to step back, face their issues, and accept their responsibilities with a clear head?

What really bothers me about this “opinion” is the final paragraph. I do not agree with the column

and I resent the fact that I am therefore labelled as making my living from organized crime, be that the private or public sector.

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Parents prefer texting to playing with their kids To the editor: Participaction. What does it mean to your family readers?

This past weekend

while doing outdoor activities with my grandchildren, I sadly noticed a child calling out to her mother to push her on a

swing, another small child playing ball by himself and two children sitting in a stroller, while all of these parents were sitting

around texting or talking on their phones totally ignoring their environment.

Parents, get involved in your child’s play and

hear them laugh and see their cheeks turn rosy.

That is participaction.

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Share stories of growing up in Vancouver’s West End

To the editor: Growing Up in Vancouver’s West End is project telling what it was like to grow up in the West End of Vancouver and has been initiated recently by three old classmates from the area.

Many stories and letters have been received already from former students and residents. The bulk of stories deal with events 1

and relationships in the 1940s and 1950s.

Many themes are evident including colourful stories about bootlegging, gambling, sports, hangouts, school days and the risks and adventure of living in and around the downtown core. This project will result in a book about living and growing up in the West End and also an archive of stories and information about the area for researchers and the public.

We want to expand the scope of the endeavour to include stories and accounts that describe life across several eras. To that end, we invite people who grew up in the West End to contact us by email at gazpen@gmail.com.

We believe that our completed work will be a welcome addition to the cultural history of our city.

Gary Pennington, Roberts Creek

City says it’s not responsible for fall into tree well City Shirking A10 adjuster.

Nine months after I fell, they put a little more dirt in the tree well.

On 15th of October I

received a letter from the adjuster stating my claim was denied. The reason given was that the tree well was not part of the sidewalk.

I beg to differ on that. I

got photos of the location.

Trees on or near sidewalks should have grates around them.

I guess I have to live with the pain for the rest of my life, with limited

West Kelowna may miss chance for community-building

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ville remains a community legacy is to involve the community when deciding how to spend the funds.

A press release and an online poll with five or six viable options to choose

from would be an easy and inexpensive way for the district to get a sense of what the community desires.

Of course there will always be some who are not happy with what the money is spent on.

But an appropriate de-

cision-making process may preserve the positive feelings associated with a contest that truly brought the young municipality together.

Wade Paterson is a reporter for the Capital News. wpaterson@kelownacapnews.com

use of my right hand. I fell right by the library on Ellis Street.

Nick Papov, Kelowna

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Santa Sleigh Bus returns to toy collection route

BC Transit, the City of Kelowna, the District of West Kelowna, the District of Lake Country, the Central Okanagan Regional District and the Westbank First Nation have come together to celebrate the holiday spirit.

Join in the fun when the Santa Sleigh Bus rolls through the region beginning this Sunday through to Dec. 15.

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Christmas present from the OSO Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

There is no doubt spoken word has returned to the forefront when the symphony is pointing to the art form as inspiration for its annual Christmas concert.

Perhaps it is the beatnik poet resurgence embedded in the hipster revival. Perhaps it is the Okanagan College creative writing program’s success in producing a collegiate of artists interested in staying in the valley and engaging with poetry. Or maybe it’s UBCO’s focus on including spoken word in its events.

Whatever the reason, for the OSO’s most broadbased appeal to be based around spoken word and narration holds weight.

Although, there will be old-fashioned Christmas carolling in the mix.

“We just don’t sing in our culture anymore,” said music director Rosemary Thomson. “We used to gather around the piano, now it’s more like we gather around Guitar Hero. So it’s nice to give people a chance to really sing together as a group.”

Known for its incredible sound, the 800-seat Kelowna Community Theatre does make quite the stage for a group singalong; particularly, when the music is Christmas carols, so everyone knows the words.

Add a little storytelling, some Dylan Thomas prose and a poetic touch and it should make for a concert to remember.

Last year, this performance was narrated by CBC’s Marion Barschel, host of Daybreak South for a decade, and brought the animated British film The Snowman to life against a backdrop of jazz music. The poetic element

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ALAN CORBISHLEY (above) and Rosemary Thom-

son should decorate the season’s holiday calendar with a performance to celebrate art, talent and the musical spirit in every one of us this holiday season. to this year’s program comes from Thomson’s memory of her father listening to the The Gift of the Magi, as delivered by the late Alan Maitland on CBC Radio.

The story is of a young married couple who don’t have the money to buy much for Christmas, but still manage to find each

other secret Christmas gifts, though their plans are disturbed by a hitch.

With musical pairing The March of the Three Kings, the story will be read by Alan Corbishley.

A multi-platform artist based out of Kamloops, Corbishley performed Mozart’s Requiem with the orchestra last year and

consequently was asked back for this special project.

He spends most of his time in opera as a baritone, when he’s not producing arts festivals, and started his career in theatre. He is looking forward to adding both a musical lilt and his own dramatic touch to this material.

“This is not just standard Christmas fare.

There is real poetry to this,” said Corbishley, who has worked internationally, though he’s now based out of the Western Canada Theatre in Kamloops.

Joining him on stage will be a soundscape of young Okanagan voices as the Okanagan Youth Chorus gets rolling for its first year.

Included in the concert are choir members from Rutland and Kelowna Secondary School, Penticton High, Kalamalka and Seaton Secondary Schools in Vernon, and Mount Boucherie in West Kelowna.

The repertoire will be challenging for the singers, particularly for two students selected as soloists from Alexandra Babble Studio. Soprano Alexia Hildebrandt and tenor Derik Widmer have been on Thomson’s radar for some time and their voices should lend youthful zest to the evening.

The annual Christmas concert begins early, runs without intermission, so little ones can attend, and includes a good deal of audience participation.

Christmas Reflections with Alan Corbishley and the Okanagan Symphony Youth Chorus runs at 7 p.m. Dec. 22 in the Kelowna Community Theatre, in Penticton on Dec. 21 and Vernon on Dec. 23.

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Harmony may finally be Ryder’s ticket to US SERENA RYDER: HARMONY (SERENADER/EMI)

Serena Ryder has teased for nearly a decade with her supreme talents and a career that has blossomed nicely in her native Canada with a few hits and a couple of Juno Awards—Best New Artist and Adult Alternative Album titled Is It O.K. But this new album, her fifth, not to forget her many EPs, singles and live releases, seems destined to make her more of an international star and an even bigger presence in the USA where the real money is at.

Harmony is a tight little 10-track, 36-minute CD of roots pop where every song is solid and likeable and promises to usher Ryder to a larger audience.

Oddly, most of the songs recorded here were realized in Ryder’s own home studio but with the help of ace producers Jerrod Bettis (Gavin Degraw, Better Than Ezra) and Jon Levine (K’naan, Nelly Furtado) and these three play most of the instruments here as well.

Things were spiced up with strings and nice studio accents in California where Harmony comes across as a solid contender for the mainstream pop charts.

The lead single is the DIY electro dance pop of Stompa where the short lead guitar slyly suggests Joan Jett.

However, it is a couple of other songs here that really grabbed my attention.

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Bruce Mitchell ible melodies and if this song isn’t a hit for Ryder, a smart A&R man could make some serious coin promoting this song for a little more bombast via a Kelly Clarkson vehicle who was tailor made for this nugget.

Also, in spite of the home recording, the song Fall comes across as a mini wall of sound Spectorish retro girl group gem that beguiles unrepentantly and also acts as a cool ear worm from Harmony.

The lead off song What I Wouldn’t Do is a pure pop love song that old Stevie Nicks fans would enjoy while Serena Ryder has come up with the best album yet of her career.

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IL DIVO: THE GREATEST HITS (SONY)

This international quartet of classically trained tenors has become a cash cow in the easy listening, classical/pop crossover scene where Il Divo have consistently sold millions of albums and sold out worldwide stadia.

This Greatest Hits package comes just in time for the you-knowwhat season.

Most of this G. Hits album comes from their five previous studio releases but there are four

new recordings here with the first four songs highlighted by Titanic’s My Heart Will Go On sung In Italian, Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You sung in Spanish and an English take of Elvis’ Can’t Help Falling In Love.

Although Il Divo have already released a box set and a three-CD Complete Collection, this 18-track G. Hits has all the required songs.

But, if it is more you want, The Greatest Hits also comes as a two-CD set with 13 tracks on the augmented disc with tunes that are already available.

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KELLY CLARKSON: GREATEST HITS, CHAPTER ONE (19/RCA)

It has been 10 years since Kelly Clarkson won the very first (or at least the putative first) reality TV show American Idol.

She has survived and thrived along side other winners like Carrie Underwood (while Daughtry and Jennifer Hudson who are second string successors, did not win Am Idol).

So this 17-track Greatest Hits compilation is sort of a confirmation of Clarkson’s real and sometimes overly imagined charisma while the music holds up unequivocally.

Clarkson has had the good fortune of being a better than average songwriter herself which has

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B.C. Government Retired Employees Association Christmas turkey luncheon, noon Dec. 13 at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1380 Bertram St. in Kelowna. $10. Call Joy at 250-766-0850 for reservations no later than Dec. 9.

German Christmas Concert presented by the Kelowna Liedertafel Choir, 2 p.m.

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Diabetes support group meets the first Tuesday of every month 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Green Bay Bible Camp, 1441 Green Bay Rd. in West Kelowna, starting Dec. 4 and continuing to June 4. Contact gabriela. stuerle@interiorhealth.ca Chordial Invitations the Kelowna chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, invites men of all ages to join their four-part harmony, Monday nights, 6:30-9 p.m. at Parkinson Activity Centre. Call 250-

Kelly Clarkson has proved her chops Mitchell from A16 turned to gold with outside help from Christina Aguilera, Ryan Tedder, Avril Lavigne, Chantal Kreviazuk, while ace producers and writers Dr. Luke and Max Martin have also been pivotal.

Also, Clarkson is best heard one song at a time as on the radio. On a CD compilation she comes across as a pure pop singer with a harder rock edge and I was surprised at how many times I turned the car radio up only to turn it back down a few

moments later as she has often used the loud/quiet school of song writing.

You may have also noted that this G. Hits package is subtitled Chapter One and I am of the opinion that Clarkson has proven she has career legs.

But I would also warn her that what passes the lips, stays on the hips and I don’t know how they do it, but most radio programmers can tell if a songstress has made some weight gain and they don’t like the sound.

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Gorman family members are also renowned for service to the community, so it must have seemed like quite a slap in the face to see the fake wood signs go up.

But now we also have fake grass adorning the medians on West Kelowna’s beautiful new Wine Route—interspersed with real trees, I’m relieved to see.

I’m a glass-half-full kind of person, so I’m clutching at the fact that at least plastic trees weren’t used in the new design.

I can quite honestly say I love the decorative lamp standards which direct light to the roadway instead of polluting the entire region with light at night, a danger to all night flying birds who can become disoriented in such intense lighting.

They’re really attractive too, but somehow the intensely-green plastic molded to the median

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But, doesn’t anyone realize in a few years that fake grass will become dirty and tattered and it will have to be consigned to the landfill?

Meantime, instead of accepting runoff and filtering it, giving off oxygen and cooling the surrounding air—which real plants would do there— this material will create more runoff, perhaps with a little of itself added in, and it will tend to heat the surrounding air even further on a hot summer day.

The Okanagan’s natural beauty is not in its green-ness, but in the silver-gray of sage and the many shades of brown and beige, punctuated by the bright colours of native flowers and fall leaves, like those of sumac and sunflower, rabbitbrush and yarrow.

Let’s stop trying to import the beauty of tropical rainforests instead—particularly with faux touches using un-natural materials.

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same council members who approved this are unpacking their fake Christmas trees this week, dusting off the grime from previous years and trying to push the plastic branches into the right shape to resemble the real thing.

Guess where those things will end up after a few years?

By the way, my annual Christmas column is coming up next week, so if you have any gift ideas for outdoors people, send them along asap and I’ll include them. jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com

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▼ ATHLETICS

Stroda, Turner share top accolade for track & field Kevin Parnell STAFF REPORTER

Their paths have certainly crossed many times as they have made their way through high school track and field meets and climbed to the top of their sports right across Canada.

And now two Kelowna track stars are sharing a high level provincial award.

Aaron Stroda and Rostam Turner were named co-winners of the B.C. Athletics Youth (Under-18) Athlete of the Year Award last month at the organization’s annual awards banquet.

Both athletes had outstanding seasons and capped them off with great results at the 2012 Canadian Youth Legion Track and Field Championships’ held in Charlottetown, PEI. Competing in the Octathlon (eight events combined) Turner claimed first place after obliterating his person-

al best score. He also ran to a first place finish in the 1,000 metre event at the same meet.

A javelin and discuss thrower, Stroda, who still has one year remaining at the U-18 level, was second in both events at the national championship and is the top ranked youth athlete in Canada in his events.

“I knew that I was nominated for this year’s B.C. Athlete of the Year award and I found out on Facebook this week,” said Stroda, a Grade 11 student at OKM. “I am very happy and honoured to be the recipient in my first year as a youth athlete.”

“I just think it’s amazing,” echoed Turner. “It was a great feeling to hear that I had won the award. It’s definitely cool (to share the award with Stroda) since we are both from Kelowna, a pretty small city.”

Turner is a member of the Okanagan Athletics Club and is the second in his family to win the

KELOWNA track and field athletes Aaron Stroda (left) and Rostam Turner were named co-winners of

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B.C. AthleticsYouth Athlete of theYear late last month. award after older brother James claimed it two years ago. While James is now a student-athlete in the NCAA with the Uni-

versity of Texas at Arlington, it is now Rostam’s turn to set his sights on a post secondary institution.

Turner, in Grade 12 at

KSS, has talked to several schools but says he is leaning on staying in Canada to continue his athletics although nothing is

set in stone. A high level award certainly will be nice to add to the resume.

As for Stroda, he still has a year of high school

remaining as well as a year as a youth athlete to continue the dominance he has shown, throwing javelin and shot-put.

“I am currently in full swing for my winter program consisting of six training days per week,” said Stroda. “I am very grateful for my school and my teachers supporting me this year. Next year will be my second and final U-18 year and I’m looking forward to it.”

Among his off-sason work out plans, Stroda has enrolled with the Kelowna Badminton Club to increase his foot speed, something critical to throwers’ success.

With the track and field season now in the off-season, both Turner and Stroda continue to work out and prepare for the spring season, where they will again be amongst the top athletes in their respective sports.

The indoor track and field season starts in February. kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

▼ WHL

Rockets look for 12th straight at home Warren Henderson STAFF REPORTER

Not overly pretty, but effective nonetheless.

While not earning any style points in their last three dates at home, the Kelowna Rockets are still manufacturing ways to win at Prospera Place.

On Saturday night, the Rockets will look to make it 12 victories in a row when the Prince George Cougars come calling. It would be the WHL club’s longest run of home prosperity since the 2002-03 season.

Kelowna’s streak was severely tested on Wednesday night by the Swift Current Broncos, before the Rockets emerged with a 6-5 win.

Cody Fowlie had a goal and two assists as the Rockets overcame a 3-1 deficit with four third-period goals.

“We’re finding ways to win at home even when we don’t have our best effort,” said Rockets head coach Ryan Huska.

“We’re not scoring quite like we were, our work habits haven’t been the same but we’re battling

through it to get wins.

“Swift Current played a good road game,” added Huska, “but they’re battling some injuries and I think they just ran out of gas. We were able to take advantage of that.”

Saturday’s meeting with P.G. is the Rockets’ final home game before Christmas, as the club heads out on an eastern road trip next week.

Kelowna will play five games in six days, beginning with the Kootenay Ice Tuesday night in Cranbrook.

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ey in a short time and it’s going to be a character test for our players,” said Huska. “They have to be mentality tough and stay mentally sharp and if they do that, it will give us a chance to grind out some wins.”

Rockets’ captain Colton Sissons missed his second straight game on Saturday night and remains day-to-day with an upper body injury.

Following Saturday’s game against the Cougars, Kelowna’s next home game is Thursday, Dec. 27.

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SPORTS

Mexican kids love their baseball, but need equipment Kevin Parnell STAFF REPORTER

When Tim Jackson was set to go visit a friend in a small Mexican town, the former Rutland Minor Baseball coach heard that there were many kids in the area that love to play abaseball. o His friend told him ekids were playing stickball on the street with no equipment in the small ltown of Todos Santos, up -the coast from Cabo San Lucas.

So Jackson decided he would bring some used dbaseball gear with him on ghis trip.

“I talked to the equipment manager for Rutland baseball and took a bag of old gear with me,” said nJackson. “When I showed aup I asked the kids if they -wanted to play baseball band started walking to the ,stadium. By the time I got oto the stadium I had 16 or 17 kids following me.” d e -

That was the spark for what Jackson hopes is an ongoing relationship between himself, Rutland Minor Baseball, and kids in Mexico who love baseball but have no equipment.

Jackson has now organized a used equipment drop off for this Saturday at Edith Gay Park in Rutland and has an agreement with Westjet to send the equipment to Mexico.

“A lot of these kids never leave their little hometown and they don’t go to school past Grade 4,” he said. “The field they play on is dirt. Half of them are wearing flip flops because they don’t have any shoes. They don’t have money to buy equipment.”

Jackson says many baseball parents in Kelowna are probably like him: They have used equipment in their shed that will never be used again. It’s a perfect oppor-

If you have some used baseball equipment you can drop it off between

11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Edith Gay Clubhouse. kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

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FORMER Rutland Minor Baseball coach Tim Jackson (back) and some of the kids he

gave used equipment to in Mexico. Jackson is asking for more donations of used equipment to be dropped off at Edith Gay Park on Saturday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. tunity to clean out the gear and send it to a kid who will cherish it.

“Most of these kids don’t play organized

sports,” he said. “If we can get these kids gloves and get them doing something they can feel a part of something. For a lot

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of them there is nothing to do. Everyone has some old equipment they need to get rid of. We can change a few kids’ lives.”

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The Chiefs enter the weekend at 16-11-1-0 and are coming off a loss earlier this week in Summerland as the Steam earned a 3-1 win in the first game of a home and home set between the two teams.

Summerland is also in the tight race for position in the Okanagan Division,

sitting just four points back of the Chiefs.

The Saturday night game is the only action for the Chiefs this weekend and the first of three straight games at Rutland Arena.

The team will be back on home ice next weekend hosting Osoyoos and Princeton on Dec. 14 and 15.

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“We’re excited about the game,” said Warriros’ coach Rylan Ferster. “It’s It may come down to like the playoffs. That’s game time decisions, but the way we have apthe West Kelowna War- proached these games and MoTI #949 B - we’re excited to play Fririors could getAd some help Westside Road OPen back into their lineup to- day.” night (Friday) when the The Warriors blasted B.C. Kelowna Hockey Capital League News Vernon 7-1 at home but team plays its third then lost a tight 3-2 destraight195 game against the cision in Vernon, despite lines Vernon(3 Vipers. playing with five regular cloumns x 65 lines) The Warriors and Vi- forwards out of the linepers split a pair of games up. And the excitement in 4.31” X 4.64” last weekend, with each Royal LePage Place will team winning in its own definitely go up a notch building. Tonight (7 p.m., if the Warriors can return Royal LePage Place) a couple of key forwards the teams play the rub- who have been out for ber-match as the War- prolonged periods. riors kick off four straight Captain Max French games in West Kelowna. (lower body) is expected to return to the lineup and will be a game time decision while fellow 20-yearold Brett McKinnon remains day to day (upper body) but could also return soon. French has played just nine of the team’s 26 games while McKinnon has missed eight games this season.

“I know every team goes through it but those are two of our top six forwards and two guys that make our team go...heart and soul guys,” said Ferster. “It’s going to be a big boost for us to get them back.”

Despite the number of man-games lost to injury this season, Ferster credits his young players as well as goalie Tyler Briggs in allowing the Warriors to stay in the thick of the BCHL Interior Conference. The club is 11-8-1-6 so far this season, good for third place in the Interior, STAFF REPORTER

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The teams will face off again Friday night at Royal LePage Place in West Kelowna. just a point out of second place.

“Our young guys that we brought in have played very well for us and Briggs gives us a chance to win every night,” said Ferster. “We’re still right in the thick of things.

We’ve had a lot of guys out so hopefully that’s a positive.”

The Interior Conference is as tight as it has ever been. Just five points separates second place Merritt from sixth place Trail and once again this season there are just four playoff positions up for grabs.

That makes tonight’s game against Vernon, who are just three points back of the Warriors, that much more important and puts importance on the Warriors playing well at home over the next four games.

“That’s something we

talk about: Owning our own building,” said Ferster. “We want it to be a difficult place to play.”

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After Friday’s game, the Warriors host Alberni Valley on Sunday at RLP before hosting Trail Dec. 14 and Salmon Arm Dec. 21…The Warriors made a couple minor moves this week acquiring 18-yearold defenceman Ben Tegtmeyer from Brooks of the AJHL and releasing D Jake Uglem. The Warriors also released backup netminder Garrett Rockafellow and signed goalie Steven Myland to replace him…the Warriors announced they had raised $9,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society through various fundraising initiatives in November. kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

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SPORTS ▼ MOUNTAIN BIKING

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ing to be another year of racing but it will be my last year at U-23 so you are able to put all your knowledge over the years together and put in a good season.”

Guthrie is amongst a solid crew of young mountain bikers in Canada who will be challenging over the next three years to gain a spot in the 2016 Olympics. He knows he is at a crossroads where many ama-

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Heading into the final race of his competitive season, Peachland mountain biker Evan Guthrie took a different approach.

He put no pressure on himself, no expectations and no stress as he entered the Canadian CycloCross Championships, held in Vancouver late last month.

And he had a great result, finishing second place in the event, his first podium finish at the cyclo cross nationals since 2009 and one of his best results of the season.

Guthrie says it may have been that lack of expectations that led to such a great result and something he’d like to transfer over to the competitive mountain bike season when it gets going early next year.

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Guthrie will be heading into his final season as an Under-23 cyclist next season. After racing inter-

nationally on Team Canada projects for the past four years, the 22-yearold now will be looking to end his U-23 career on a positive note and set the stage for his senior career.

And he plans to go into the year with his new philosophy in tow.

“I’ll try not to put too much pressure on myself but it’s a very important year,” he said. ‘It’s go-

For the first time since blowing out her knee last January, Kelowna ski cross racer Kelsey Serwa will be back on the slopes, racing on the World Cup circuit this weekend.

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SPORTS ▼ MIDGET HOCKEY

Silvertips put Blanchard on protected list Two hat tricks in three games and a five game point streak was enough to get Kelowna Minor Hockey product Josh Blanchard noticed by the Western Hockey League’s Everett Silvertips.

The Silvertips announced this week that they have added Blanchard to their 50-player protected list.

The 16-year-old is enjoying an excellent sea-

son with the Okanagan Rockets of the B.C. Major Midget League, where he leads the entire BCMML in goals with 19 and is second in points with 37 in 20 games played for the Rockets this year.

The 16-year-old Kelowna native spent the 2011-2012 season with the KMHA tier 1 midget Rockets where he appeared in a provincial championship.

Josh Blanchard Everett general man-

ager Garry Davidson commented that the organization likes Josh’s dynamic ability, and the fact that he plays a high tempo offensive game.

Interestingly enough, Davidson was director of player personnel for Portland, when the Winterhawks selected Blanchard in the 2011 WHL bantam draft, although he was later left off Portland’s list, allowing the Silvertips to

protect the 5-foot-6, 145 pound forward.

Blanchard and the Rockets hit the road this weekend in a tough match-up the Vancouver NE Chiefs and B.C. Major Midget League’s leading point getter Matthew Barzal.

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“I have had no physical set backs with rehab and my knee feels just as strong, if not stronger than it was at this time last year,” she said. “In dealing with traumatic injuries I have learned that getting back in the game is as much as a mental battle as it is a physical one. Right now my body is in top form. My mind however is still a work in progress.”

Serwa says she is ready to take the season slowly and work up to top form for the World Championships later in the year.

“I will be building my confidence race by race,” she said. “Rather than focusing on results I will be filling my mind with positive thoughts and reminding myself of my abilities. This should prepare me for success in the future. After all, its not tomorrow or the next day that I need to be exceptional on, it’s later this year at World Championships and next year in Russia.”

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NEWS ▼ KELOWNA

Economic pressure on the city budget raises challenges Tom Wilson CONTRIBUTOR

Kelowna is well established as a fiscally conservative, pay-as-you-go kind of city.

Its financial strategy has positioned Kelowna for many years at the low end of tax jurisdictions in the province.

In 2012, Kelowna had the fourth-lowest property tax and user fee charges among B.C. cities with populations greater than 75,000.

The total municipal tax and user fees (before the Home Owner Grant) for an average Kelowna house was $3,653— 29 per cent below the average of the 17 largest cities in B.C. Taxes collected from property owners accounted for less than a quarter of the city’s $419 million in revenues for 2012.

User fees, charges, reserve accounts and grants brought in 76 per cent of revenues.

It’s a financial formula that has kept Kelowna competitive on the taxation front, while it continued to build facilities through its pay-as-you-go capital program and to enhance services residents want.

The new $4-million Parkinson Activity Centre, 45,000 hours of recreation programs and 1,500 citizen-requested road repairs are some examples of where the revenues went in 2012.

It’s a strategy that minimizes the tax impact when the economy is performing well. But four years after the onset of the global recession, municipalities are facing a situation where costs are increasing but revenues are not.

At the same time, being mindful of the econo-

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my’s impact on residents, municipal councils have strived for low-impact tax increases.

Last year’s rate increase was 1.1 per cent and the average tax increase in Kelowna over the last three years is 1.7 per cent.

These low rate increases, coupled with declines in revenues from sources such as grants, has required more funds to be drawn from reserve accounts to keep up with demands for service.

This imbalance challenges Kelowna’s discipline to control costs while also minimizing the requirement for a tax increase.

Because service demands have not dwindled—in fact, some are increasing.

The 12 RCMP staff members added to the payroll in 2012 are one example of an increasing service demand in Kelowna.

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Yet the same survey showed citizens’ satisfaction with police service levels was in the middle of the pack—just above satisfaction with bike lanes and public transit, and below satisfaction with cultural services, sports fields and fire services.

An independent consultant’s report on Kelowna RCMP staffing levels and city council’s subsequent approval of a financial strategy to ramp-up RCMP staff levels will account for a significant portion of the tax rate increase for 2013, as four more members of the RCMP will be added to get closer to the staffing levels appropriate for a city of this size.

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When city council meets to review provisional budget submissions on Dec. 13, it will be challenged to maintain the low rate increases of recent years.

At the end of the day on Dec. 13, council will strive to arrive at a tolerable balance between a rate increase and service levels most can live with.

Councils and city staff have prided themselves on building and enhancing a great city at a relatively low cost to taxpayers.

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Amnesty write-a-thon returns

Amnesty International Kelowna will hold its annual Write for Rights write-athon on International Human Rights Day (Monday, Dec. 10), from 7 to 9 p.m., in the student services building at Okanagan College.

Human Rights Day marks the anniversary of the proclamation by the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

Every year thousands of people take part in this global event to demand that the rights of individuals are upheld.

People sign letters to governments around the world asking for the release of prisoners of conscience or for protection of communities suffering human rights abuses or human rights defenders who are at risk. Last year marked the first time more than one million letters were sent out around the world, including 32,000 from Canada, of which more than 400 were sent from Kelowna.

For more information on how to participate in the write-a-thon, call 250-7694740.

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West Kelowna wants provincial funding for wildfire protection issue Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER

While he calls a change in the province’s formula of wildfire protection funding “positive,” West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater is still looking for more protection on private lands.

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced a shift in the cost-sharing system for operational fuel reduction treatments Wednesday. Effective Jan. 1, 2013, the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative will pay 90 per cent of the project cost, with an annual cap of $400,000 for municipalities and First Nations and a cap of $600,000 for regional districts.

The remaining 10 per cent can be an in-kind contribution, such as staff time, or a cash payment from the applicant. “You couldn’t count your staff time previously as your contribution. That was a real impediment to municipalities to put

cash in rather than wildfire,” said Thomstaff time…so this is son. positive,” said FindFindlater said the later. revised formula will Previously, the be helpful for West initiative providKelowna, but it still ed 90 per cent of doesn’t address the the project funddistrict’s top concern ing up to $100,000, of dealing with forest then 75 per cent of fire interface on prithe remaining cost vate property. up to a maximum of West Kelowna $400,000 per year. council successfulSteve Thomson Operational fuel ly passed a resolution reduction treatments seeking a province-wide can include removing dead trees, in- wildfire protection program for both creasing the spacing between live public and private lands at the Union trees, trimming back low-hanging of B.C. Municipalities convention tree branches and removing or burn- last September. ing off vegetation and wood debris “Most of the (fuel interface) that could field a wildfire. areas in and around West Kelow“This change in the funding for- na that are problematic are on primula should encourage more muni- vate property,” said Findlater. “We cipalities, regional districts and First were looking in the resolution either Nations to develop community for funding to do (fuel reduction on) wildfire protection plans and under- private land or a legislative piece to take fuel management projects to allow for enforcement on private help protect their communities from land.”

BC Housing education awards presented Four Kelowna residents are recipients of BC Housing education awards that will help them further their education, achieve goals and improve their lives.

Jessica Donaldson, a 27-year-old single mother, student and former addict, has only one year to go before she completes

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her bachelor’s degree in psychology.

Donaldson will be using her $750 bursary to alleviate some of the financial pressures during the upcoming semester.

Marriana Chen is the proud recipient of a $750 bursary. Chen made the decision to leave Taiwan and immigrate to Canada in 2010 along with her two children in search of a better life for her family.

She was a public elementary school teacher in Taiwan and is now working to become re-certified so she can continue her career as a teacher in B.C. Anyone in British Columbia who is living in subsidized housing, or receiving rent subsidy through BC Housing’s

Rental Assistance Program, is eligible to apply for one of the 83 bursaries and awards.

The funds can be put toward tuition or other educational expenses such as books or supplies.

BC Housing launches the Education Awards Program in January of each year.

“Pursuing educational opportunities is not about becoming a new person, but sometimes becoming the person you were meant to bes,” said Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick.

“I would like to congratulate all the recipients in our community, not just for the $750 bursary, for working toward their potential and perse-

vering through challenges to pursue their goals,” Letnick said.

Donaldson said for some time, she felt unable to find her way in life.

“For many years, I felt as if I didn’t fit in anywhere. I took a wrong turn and I wound up on the streets of Vancouver,” she recalled.

“I was close to death and only eighty pounds when I finally came to my senses and decided to get clean. As a single mother and former addict, I know that I’m destined to work in the field of social service.

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Music entertainment options will get you off the couch N ‘‘ ot sure about your social calendar but mine is nearly as packed as old St. Nick’s.

It’s not so much that Tez and I have received a lot of personal invites— as much as there is simply so much to do during the Christmas season. (And contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as ‘too much’ turkey).

Last week involved three different tree light ups—downtown Kelowna, uptown Rutland, and of course the Crime Stoppers light up at Landmark Square.

The festive fun only gets better this weekend when the popular Willow Park Church in Rutland hosts, yet again, their wonderful Living Nativity event at their facility on Highway 33.

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Tour through a recreated Bethlehem Town complete with living mannequins, music and a popular small petting zoo.

It’s a wonderful event and I strongly encourage you to attend.

Teresa and I are also trying to figure out how we can be two places at once come New Year’s Eve this year. Usually, I have no interest in going anywhere on New Year’s but my couch. But

his year, we may have to clone ourselves.

My dear friend and highly talented Deb Stone and her exceptional band will be bringing in the New Year at one of my very favourite places to be – the Blue Gator.

Stone sings like a bird, with a tremendous vocal range from Patsy Cline to Janis Joplin and has a tremendous repertoire of original tunes as well.

However, complicating our choices this year is the fact that Rann Berry is part of a fabulous three show musical night set for New Year’s Eve at the Coast Capri Ballroom doing this, Rann will perform his popular One Hit Wonders performance during the night while other acts will include Diamond Jones and his Las Vegas Revue, and the nine-

piece R&B All Star Band performing a tribute to the Music of Motown.

Dubbed the Very Vegas New Year’s Eve Gala the Coast Capri Ballroom will be transformed into a Las Vegas Showroom style facility designed to dazzle patrons.

Should be a lot of fun and a great night of dancing.

••• Here is an interesting idea for a unique Christmas present. Give you partner a trophy or a medallion as the true winner in your life and help a worthy cause in the process.

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You can chose event awards, name-tags, volunteer recognition, or anything else the Trophy Den sells.

I think that’s a brilliant idea and certainly a win-win scenario so contact Allan as soon as you

can and find out more information.

••• One more reminder for you to take part in the annual Charlie’s Angels Christmas List is also pending.

I encourage you to take a few minutes out tonight or in the next day or two and email me the names of people you consider personal angels in your life.

Most of us have a couple when we think about it; folks who have gone above and beyond in kindness to help others in the year.

Send their names to me and a brief reason why they are Angels, and I will run them in a column before Christmas.

It is your way of acknowledging someone who has done something nice without any expecta-

tion of a thank you.

Email your names and reasons to hodgepodge2@shaw.ca.

••• Everywhere I go I get asked (as if I have a crystal ball or something) when the NHL strike is going to end.

My dart board of predictions says the talks will wrap up before this edition of the Capital News hits the street today, and that we will see NHL games start Dec.23. hodgepodge2@shaw.ca

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The ski industry in the United States suffered an epic wipeout last season, with the least snowfall in decades and one of the steepest drops in skier visits on record.

But instead of retrenching, resort owners are opening their wallets wide on upgrades and expansions.

One of the biggest jumps in spending is taking place at the snow-covered peaks around Lake Tahoe, where resorts are in the midst of a spending splurge of more than $100 million over the next five years.

The flurry of spending began two years ago and includes a newly built on-mountain lodge at Northstar California and a mile-long terrain park at Alpine Meadows, plus new lifts and upgrades to snow-making equipment at several resorts.

The Olympic House lodge at Squaw Valley resembled a tired, aging casino before it recently underwent a $2-million face-lift.

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SNOWBOARDERS relax in chairs outside the Tamarack Lodge at Heavenly, November 16, 2012. The lodge, opened in December 2010, was built to enhance the mountain experience.

‘We know the snow will come back’

“We know the snow is going to come back, and we want to be ready and not have to play catch up,” said Nadia Guerriero, general manager of the Village at Northstar, who has managed a $3-million face-lift that includes new outdoor furniture, fire pits and a concert stage next to the village skating rink.

Most of the expenditures come from the deep pockets of two Colorado companies, Vail Resorts, which also owns and operates popular resorts in Colorado and Wyoming, and KSL Capital Partners, a private equity group in Denver. Combined, the two companies own or operate five of the biggest resorts around Lake Tahoe.

Despite erratic snow eseasons, Vail Resorts and -KSL say they are confident in the future of snow sports and see Lake gTahoe as an underdeveloped gem, in proximity to millions of potential resort visitors from the Bay Area, Sacramento and Southern California.

“Lake Tahoe is a place of unparalleled natural beauty with large, dynamic and successful markets in San Francisco, Sacramento and Reno,” said Eric Resnick, a managing director at KSL. “We feel we have the ability to invest and upgrade the resorts and take full advantage of these assets.”

Vail Resorts first moved into the Lake Tahoe area with the purchase of Heavenly ski resort in 2002. The company took over Northstar

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KSL acquired Squaw Valley ski resort in 2010 and took over Alpine Meadows in 2011, combining the operations to offer skiers 44 lifts and 270 trails on more than 6,000 acres of land.

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Only a year after Vail Resorts spent $63 million to take over operations at Northstar in 2010, the company began to spend upward of $30 million for a new lodge with 700 seats for drinking and dining, a new high-speed chairlift and two intermediate trails on the backside of the mountain.

Snowboarding legend Shaun White was even tapped to design a 22-foot halfpipe.

At the new Zephyr Lodge, which opened last December, Bill Rock, vice president and chief operating officer at Northstar California, pointed to the self-serve salad bar, the food counter that serves Asian fusion dishes and the wall of windows that look out on the snowcapped Sawtooth Ridge.

“Before we built this lodge there was no place to get food up here,” he said. “Our guest survey scores have been going up ever since Vail Resorts came in.”

Across the lake, Heavenly ski resort completed building a similar on-mountain lodge, Tam-

arack, in 2010.

The ski resorts are not alone in spending in Lake Tahoe.

In 2009, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. invested $300 million to open a six-story, 170 guestroom luxury hotel at the Northstar resort, the only five-diamond, AAA-rated hotel around the lake.

“Lake Tahoe is in the backyard of the San Francisco Bay Area and only a two-hour flight from Southern California,” said Steven Holt, a spokesman for the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe. “There is a huge population of ski and snowboard enthusiasts, and this creates a luxury resort in their backyard.”

Not everyone is happy about the big-money investments. Some longtime skiers fear the resort upgrades will lead to higher lift ticket and season pass prices. Those prices have already increased $5 to $50, depending on the mountain.

Steve Grevstad, a Grass Valley resident and former president of the Bota Bagger Ski Club in Truckee, Calif., said he worries that higher lift ticket prices will make it too expensive for families to ski.

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PATRONS enjoy beverages at Bar 9150’ inside the nearly 15,000 Tamarack Lodge at Heavenly. bye,” he said. “They are not going to have the discount tickets in the future the way they had in the past.”

But other skiers welcome the investments, saying the changes will entice them to visit the resorts more often.

“As an outsider who skis there, I welcome the improvements,” said Ann Lawson, a veteran skier and trip organizer for the Pasadena-based Grindelwald Ski Club. Because of the improvements proposed at Northstar, she said she is tempted to visit the resort this spring.

“I feel Vail Resorts is one of the top-notch owners in the United States.”

Ski resorts across the country are also doling out more on capital improvements, but not to the same degree as the Lake Tahoe resort owners.

In the 2011-12 season, the nation’s resorts invested a combined $300 million on capital improvements, an 8 per cent increase over the

$277 million spent the previous year, according to the National Ski Areas Assn.

The dark cloud on the horizon for the ski industry is the potentially damaging effects of climate change on future snow seasons.

National Ski Areas Assn. spokesman Troy Hawks said ski operators are taking action by cutting greenhouse gas emissions at their operations but also by investing heavily in snow-making equipment to keep their mountains white even when Mother Nature won’t cooperate.

Squaw Valley, host of the 1960 Winter Olympics, invested $4 million in snow-making guns and equipment over the summer, plus another $4 million on new trail groomers over the last two years.

“The conditions last year really made it easy to sell such investments to our owners,” said Wirth, the Squaw Valley CEO. But the snow-making investments are only

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a small portion of the $38 million KSL has already spent on Squaw Valley and the neighboring Alpine Meadows. The company is expected to spend an additional $32 million on the two resorts by 2015.

Squaw Valley has long been known for its steep skiing, most notably the runs around its 8,200-foot KT-22 peak. But over the last 20 or 30 years, Wirth said, the resort itself has languished because little has been spent on upgrades.

Until recently, he said, the main Olympic House lodge looked like a 1970s-era, low-rent casino. The ground floor of the lodge featured checkerboard carpeting, bare-bulb lighting and, instead of chairs, backless benches.

The resort has launched a $2-million face-lift for the lodge that will include plush armchairs, soft lighting, ottomans, coffee tables and fireplaces. The upgrade should be completed in December, Wirth said.

“The easier thing would have been to pull back after the year we just had,” he said. “Instead, we are pushing forward.”

AT A GLANCE:

Despite erratic snowfall in the past few years, resort owners around Lake Tahoe are in the midst of a spending avalanche that will surpass $100 million by 2017.

The resort upgrades already completed include: • Northstar California: A new high-speed chairlift, two intermediate ski trails on the backside of the mountain, 700-seat, mid-mountain Zephyr Lodge, new fire pits, furniture and a new stage have been added at the Village at North star.

• Squaw Valley: Two new lifts and one realigned lift, new snow grooming and snow making equipment, a face lift to the Olympic House lodge and an upgrade to the resort’s main plaza.

• Heavenly Mountain: A new 750-seat mid-mountain lodge, a new kids adventure zone with tubing and sleding facilities.

• Sierra-at-Tahoe: a new snowboarding school featuring Star Wars characters and upgrades to the snow play area.

• Alpine Meadows: upgrades to snow making equipment. To be completed this season is a new mile-long terrain park.

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Hyundai Elantra adds sporty two-door coupe to its lineup Lorne Drury CONTRIBUTOR

Niche is the new normal these days in the automotive marketplace.

Years ago, the cost of the research and development needed to bring out a new model meant that automakers were very choosy about what vehicles they introduced.

Today, however, automakers are finding that spinning off several models from one platform is the way to go—it’s all about economies of scale and niche vehicles are becoming much more common.

Even relatively modest sales of a particularly model can still be profitable because the flexible assembly lines allow manufacturers to produce more than one model at a time.

Take for example

Hyundai and its best-selling Elantra. It has not just one or two, but three versions of the Elantra now on the market.

The sedan, which is manufactured in the U.S. at a plant in Alabama, has been a huge success for the South Korean firm, winning both North American and Canadian Car of the Year honours in 2012.

Hyundai also had an Elantra wagon variant sold in North America (called the Touring edition) that was getting near the end of its shelf life, so they brought out a replacement—the Elantra GT—for 2013, based on the i30 model that is sold predominantly in Europe.

The GT is more of a crossover than a wagon and all this vehicle has done so far is win Best New Small Car over $21K in the recent Auto-

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THE SE VERSION of the Elantra Coupe sports leather upholstery and a navigation system with seven-inch touchscreen display.

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HYUNDAI has added a coupe to its 2013 Elantra model lineup starting at $19,949. The SE version (shown) comes with a host of standard features including 17-inch wheels and a sport-tuned suspension. mobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) 2013 Car of the Year voting. It is now up for the same Canadian Car of the Year honours that its sedan sibling won last year.

But, Hyundai was not done yet. It has added a third model to the Elantra lineup for 2013—the Elantra Coupe, built in Korea at the same plant as the GT. In Canada, sales of the Coupe are not expected to be huge (perhaps five per cent of the Elantra total), but it offers another variant that will bring new customers into the Hyundai fold, competing

against cars like the Honda Civic Coupe, Kia Forte Koup and the new Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S sporty coupes.

The Elantra Coupe is similar to the sedan mechanically with the same 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine that makes 148 hp and 131 lb/ft of torque.

Standard is a six-speed manual transmission with a six-speed automatic a $1,200 option. The “Nu” DOHC 16-valve engine is not new, but it is improved with enhanced Dual Continuously Variable Valve Timing (D-CVVT) that improves fuel economy and burns cleaner to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions.

The Elantra Coupe is built in Korea at the same plant as the GT and has a suspension featuring MacPherson struts up front and torsion beam at the rear. This is similar to the sedan, but the suspension has been tuned for a sportier ride.

Since I didn’t drive the two back-to-back it’s difficult to really compare both cars, but I didn’t find the ride in the coupe overly firm or rough.

The car handled well in both urban and rural environments. With a wheelbase the same as the sedan, and with a very light steering feel,

the coupe is easy to manoeuvre in tight parking lots.

For a vehicle priced under $26k, the Elantra Coupe has a very nice-looking interior with room for four adults. Getting in and out of the back seat is made easier by the generous fore and aft travel of the front seats and rear headroom is fine even for a six-footer like myself. Rear seat legroom is on par with the sedan version.

Up front, seating is comfortable, although I would have preferred an inch or two more of length in the bottom seat cushions.

The Elantra Coupe’s 148 hp engine is no match for the 201 hp of the Honda Civic Si Coupe, but the car does move out nicely from a stop, albeit a bit noisily until speed is generated.

Hyundai has revised its fuel economy numbers for the Elantra Coupe.

They now read 7.2/5.2/6.3 L/100 km hwy/city/combined for the six-speed manual and 7.6/5.3/6.6 for the automatic.

The trunk is roomy with 420 litres of cargo space and the 60/40 split rear seats fold down for

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Electric warmth on hands and backside welcome in winter Infiniti from B2 seats that are both heated and optionally cooled.

The driver is treated to additional lumbar sup-

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I also appreciate the standard leather upholstery, but as temperatures

drop, I’m thankful for the electric warmth on my hands and backside.

Such features are a tonic as you emerge each morning from a toasty

home and into a cold metal box.

Second-row passengers also ride in comfort, with plenty of head and leg room, along with

available heated seats.

The latter feature comes as part of the Deluxe Touring Package ($2,700), that also includes a 15-speaker Bose Cabin Surround

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The third row is less commodious, but thanks to 14-cm seat travel up front, my five-foot-nine frame was fairly comfortable. At least for short trips.

This 50/50 split folding bench is reasonably well padded, and reclines.

And getting back there doesn’t require the flexibility of a gymnast, as the 60/40 second row gets well out of the way in a single motion.

Raise a lever and the seatpan flips up to allow the entire row to move further forward than you’d expect.

One practical feature is you can leave the child seat fastened. Before deciding on whether or not this is a big deal, consider how much easier it is lifting kids in and out of the second, rather than the third row.

Also handy is the amount of cargo space behind the back row—a generous 447 litres.

You’ll appreciate this feature with a couple of kids and aging parents in the vehicle, with still enough room to squeeze in a load of groceries.

Drop the third row and this expands to 1,339 litres (1,155 with second row in rearmost position).

With all seats down you get 2,166 litres and a flat cargo floor. There’s also a storage tray beneath.

I’ve already mentioned a few of the standard items, but the base JX includes plenty more, such as tri-zone climate control; multi-info display with seven-inch colour monitor; illuminated cruise and audio controls on the steering wheel; smart key with pushbutton start; sequential welcome lighting; power rear liftgate; power moonroof and six-speaker audio system.

My tester came with the 15-speaker Bose unit as part of the Touring package, and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon never sounded better. The system really kicks out the bass, thanks to a powerful subwoofer, which uses surprisingly little room in the rear cargo tray.

I won’t list all the standard safety items, which include the usual array of airbags, brake and traction systems. What’s interesting here is the range of available “nanny technologies” as part of the $5,000 Premium and $3,500 Technology packages, also included in my vehicle.

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One of these, as part of the Infiniti Connection telematics system which also provides navigation, crash notification and synched calendar functions, is Drive Zone/Speed Alert. This will keep an eye on young drivers who you may want to restrict to certain areas.

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Blind spot intervention is brilliant when you’re parked between two family barges—as I so often am. Rather than backing out slowly and hoping for the best, this system will warn you of oncoming traffic, and even clamp on the brakes if needed.

The engine, although not as much a story as this vehicle’s electronic wizardry, is more than up to the task of delivering passengers and cargo smoothly and briskly to their destination.

Infiniti’s 3.5-litre DOHC V6 (265 hp and 248 lb/ft of torque) is a proven performer. Step on the gas, particularly in “Sport” mode, and the JX reacts quickly, and with the linear acceleration that is common to CVT powertrains.

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Which isn’t a bad thing, in my books, as long as it doesn’t look like one.

And it doesn’t—from its double-arch front grille to its crescent-cut D-pillar.

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The company has done its homework with this vehicle, and for those mid-size SUV buyers also doing theirs, it will probably be on the shortlist.

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Coupe follows ‘Fluidic Sculpture’ of sedan version The compact segment is where it’s at in Canada and Hyundai has the market covered with three different versions of the Elantra.

Hyundai has found a niche market with the Elantra Coupe, appealing to those who want a sportier, two-door look rather than the family sedan.

There’s something for everyone now in the Elantra lineup.

HYUNDAI ELANTRA COUPE 2013

Body Style: Compact sports coupe.

Drive Method: front-engine, front-wheel drive.

Engine: 1.8-litre DOHC four-cylinder (148 hp, 131 lb/ft of torque).

Fuel Economy: six-speed manual, 7.2/5.2/100 km city/highway; six-speed automatic 7.6/5.3L/100 km city/ highway Cargo: 420 litres Tow Rating: Not recommended Price: GLS manual, $19,949; GLS automatic, $21,149; SE automatic, $25,199.

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THE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA COUPE has a

1.8-litre, twin-cam four-cylinder engine (above) producing 148 hp and 131 lb/ft of torque driving the front wheels through a standard six-speed manual or optional six-speed automatic transmission. The Coupe has room for four passengers (below) with back seat room on par O with the sedan version of the Elantra. The front seats have lots of travel, easing rear seat entry and exit.

HYUNDAI’S ‘Fluidic Sculpture’ design

language shows up well from the rear three-quarter view with character lines also aiding in a slippery 0.30 drag co-efficient.

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LOCATION! LOCATION!

One of Kelowna’s finest apartment buildings. Beautiful Grounds across from Abbott Park on the Lake. View this 1405 sq.ft. 2 bedroom 2 bath home. Featuring hardwood, Stainless, Geothermal, X-Large Deck, Pets and Rentals OK. For more details call Rudy Schoenfeld at 250-862-1900. MLS®10051800, $551,900, 201-1901 Abbott Street.

LOCATION + LAKEFRONT + VIEW!

Downtown Kelowna. Walk to restaurants, shopping, & Yacht Club. 2 bedroom 2 bath open concept with stunning view of beach, bridge, Okanagan Lake & plaza. Immediate occupancy. Very clean. Shaded south exposure balcony. Turn-key with furniture negotiable. Call Marnie Perrier at 250-212-8552 or go to www.marnieperrier.com.

MLS®10054879, $424,877, 505-1088 Sunset Drive.

POPULAR ARBORETUM COMPLEX !

3 bedroom 2 bath 2nd floor unit. 9 foot ceilings. Gas fireplace & breakfast bar. Outdoor pool, hot tub, exercise room. No rentals.

Five minutes to Orchard Park Mall & close to Mission Greenway.

Heat included in Strata Fee. For more information call Tanis Read at 250-215-2121 or Trish Cenci at 250-864-1707.

MLS®10056308, $299,000, 209-2288 Benvoulin Road.

WALKOUT RANCHER WITH OPEN CONCEPT

Gorgeous new 5 bedroom, 4 bath home, quality finishing, 10’ ceilings main & lower floors, hardwood floors, gourmet kitchen, granite gas range, butler’s pantry, spacious master, luxurious 5 piece ensuite, media room. Call Cecile Guilbault to view at 250-212-2654 or for more info go to www.cecileguilbault.com. MLS®10056724, $679,000, 9 - 6267 Sundstrom Court .

LAKEVIEW LOT

Best buy for a LAKEVIEW lot overlooking Okanagan Lake in beautiful Fintry, BC. .26 acre in an area of newer homes surrounded by peace and tranquility. Water, power, phone available. Close to Kelowna and Vernon. School bus services area and it’s a short drive to parks and beaches. This property is close to access points for all kinds of summer and winter activities, hiking, quads, snowshoeing, horseback riding and more! Call Paige Guernsey at 250-862-6464 or go to www.kelownahome.com for more pics. MLS®10055488, $49,900, 10418 Westside Road N.

BEAUTIFUL EXECUTIVE PENTHOUSE STYLE TOWNHOME

At Eagle Crest backing onto Shannon Lake Golf Course! 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bths, granite, and other luxury finishings. Features a huge, private, sundeck with southern exposure overlooking the 11th green. Quiet location. Call Jaime Briggs, Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty at 250-860-7500 or go to www.BriggsOnHomes.com.

MLS®10056968. $419,000. #14 - 2283 Shannon Heights Court.

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7th floor LAKEVIEW condo that’s fully RENTABLE in the heart of downtown Kelowna.

1 bed, 1 bath & wheelchair adapted. Spacious master w/ walk-through closet and bath along with sliding glass door access to balcony. Concrete building, pool, hot tub, exercise facility, secure pkg, storage & rentals allowed. Call Paige Guernsey at 250-862-6464 or go to www.kelownahome.com for more pics. MLS®10054369, $134,900, 702-737 Leon Ave.

EXCELLENT LAKESIDE/DOWNTOWN LOCATION!

Townhome at The Lagoons, a rare opportunity for location & convenience. 2 beds + den w/ 3 baths in almost 1700 sq ft. 2 secured parking spots at back door w/ optional moorage out your front door. Hardwood, fireplace, storage. Indoor/outdoor pools. Call Steven Hampton at 250-212-9991 or go to www.StevenHampton.ca. MLS®10056305, $612,900, 113-1156 Sunset Drive.

BRAND NEW STYLISH HOME!

Peek-a-boo lake views, hardwood, 2 decks, 4 bedrooms, oversized garage, plus RV parking! Includes a gorgeous self-contained 1 bedroom legal suite, perfect for extended family or mortgage helper!

8 stainless steel appliances included, plus $8,000 landscaping credit. $519,000+HST. Call Jaime Briggs, Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty at 250-860-7500 or go to www.BriggsOnHomes.com. MLS®10056919, 2472 Ironridge Road.

BEST VALUE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

3 bedrooms on main, high end finish. Granite + gas range in deluxe kitchen, hardwood floors, heat pump and back up high-efficiency furnace. Fully finished basement. Valley and part lake view from large corner lot. No HST! Call Greg Dusik at 250-869-2806 or Kate Dusik at 250-859-0635 for more details or go to www.gregdusik.com. MLS®10056318, $489,000, 13121 East Ridge Drive.

PRIVACY & LAKE VIEWS!

3 bdrm, 3 bath home custom built kitchen with gas range, eating bar, open concept, maple cabinets, pantry, LR with gas fireplace, covered deck with glass railing, double garage, parking for RV/boat, garden .37 acre U/G irrigation. Call Cecile Guilbault to view at 250-212-2654 or for more info go to www.cecileguilbault.com. MLS®10056675, $499,000, 179 Traders Cove.

THIS UNIT HAS HAD ALL ITS RENO’S DONE!

Convenient, well cared for community. Recent roof, exterior & interior paint, furnace, hot water tank & Hardwood flooring!

Simply move right in & enjoy the carefree living. Clubhouse has inside pool/hot tub.

Call Christian Kirschke at 250-863-2000 or go to www.KelownaHomeChoice.ca.

MLS®10056768, $349,000, 12 - 615 Glenmeadows Road W. We never stop moving®

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LESS THAN $600,000

LESS THAN $525,0000

LESS THAN $431,000

MOVE-IN READY! • • • • • • • • • • • • •

New 40x20 DECK. Heated Pool. Workshop. Soak in the sunshine! Hardwood & new tile in home. Fresh paint & beautiful finishing touches. Skylight. Flowers, shrubs & gardening compliment this home in a friendly CMHC Christian approved Park. Call Christian Kirschke at 250-863-2000 Kirschke or go to www.KelownaHomeChoice.ca. MLS®10049210, 250-863-2000 $136,900, 22 - 610 Katherine Road.

BUILD AT THIS WORLD CLASS DEVELOPMENT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

One of the best priced golf course lots available at Gallagher’s Canyon! Priced at $35,000 below assessment. Rancher/ walkout lot on Gallagher’s Canyon Course 14th fairway. Build your dream home on a world class golf course. Call Brian Wright or John Mandoli to view at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10055367, $195,000, Lot 16 Gallagher’s Boulevard.

NEWLY RENOVATED! • • • • • • • • • • •

John Mandoli 250-718-1864

Over 55, no pets, rentals. Spacious south western facing corner unit, 2 bdrm, 2 bath. Two enclosed balconies.

Hardwood floors, plush carpets, gas fireplace. Secure u/g parking. Close to malls and downtown Kelowna. Quick possession. Call Walt Reglin today at 250-470-0919 to view. MLS®10055650, $224,000, 206-933 Harvey Avenue.

Cathy Kennedy 250-869-7983

John Mandoli 250-718-1864

THE BEST!• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Upscale unit nestled in the heart of Kelowna’s Cultural centre. Stunning lake and valley views. Granite, stainless steel. Close to amenities, beach, sport games, Art Gallery, parks, shopping and all cultural events. Call John Mandoli or Brian Wright to view at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10055721, $349,900, 805-1329 Ellis Street.

YOU OWN THE LAND! • • • • • • • • • •

Brian Wright 250-681-0198

Walt Reglin 250-470-0919

Charming detached townhome in the gated community of Leisure Village. Upgraded rancher with beautiful sunroom.

A 55+ community. PRICED TO SELL! Many extras - a must see! Strata Fees $125.00/month. . Call Larry Guilbault Jennifer Larry at 250-826-2047 or for more information go to kelownaokanaganrealestate.com. MLS®10052521, Guilbault $369,900, 212-3360 Old Okanagan Highway 250-826-2047

QUICK POSSESSION! • • • • • • • • • • •

Very clean, well-maintained rancher with fully finished walkout basement (suitable) to fully treed yard in Shannon Woods. Eatin kitchen, 3 bedrooms on main floor, one bedroom down, newer floor tile in kitchen and bathrooms. For more information call Cathy Kennedy at 250-869-7986 or Murray Neuman at 250-862-1411. More info at www.MurrayNeuman.com. Murray Neuman MLS®10057098, $409,900, 2367 Shannon Woods Drive.

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Brian Wright 250-681-0198

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LESS THAN $225,000

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We never stop moving®

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PRIVATE TERRACE OVERLOOKING THE ESTATE GROUNDS • • • • • • • • •

STUNNING PANORAMIC LAKE VIEWS • • •

Beautiful no-step town-home is the exclusive Bennett Estate! This two bedroom plus den, end-unit home. Owners have access to the mansion for use as a clubhouse, guest suites. Please call Gary August & Jennifer Bregolisse for more information at 250-860-7500.

Jennifer Bregolisse MLS®10046076, $599,900, 106-1986 Bowes Street.

250-860-7500

Unique property, low maintenance, cul-de-sac, multi level home with soaring ceilings, 3 bedrooms 3 full baths deluxe ensuite quality SS appliances, C/A, U/G irrigation, garden area, fantastic holiday home or B+B Casa Serene. Call Cecile Cecile Guilbault to view at 250-212-2654 or for more Guilbault info go to www.cecileguilbault.com. MLS®10056736, 250-212-2654 $649,000, 5811 Vicary Road.

Gary August 250-860-7500

SENSATIONAL UNOBSTRUCTED LAKE VIEWS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

2.1 acre WATERFRONT home south of Peachland over 300 ft of lakeshore substantially renovated 6+ bedrooms, beachfront guest Cecile cottage pebble beach front with dock & buoy, suite, ATV road to the beach. Call Cecile Guilbault to view at 250-212-2654 or for Guilbault more info go to www.cecileguilbault.com. MLS®10056788, 250-212-2654 $1,293,000, 7212 Hwy 97S.

BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE AND LAKE VIEWS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

A rare opportunity to own 3.45 acres of flat, useable, income producing agricultural land. Unique 4 bedroom, 4 bath Mediterranean style home plus 2 character rental homes.

Lots of potential. Please call Gary August & Jennifer Bregolisse for more information at 250-860-7500. Jennifer Bregolisse MLS®10049764, $1,399,000, 1856 Old Boucherie Road.

250-860-7500

SPECTACULAR LAKE VIEWS FROM ALL ROOMS! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

3634 sq. ft., 3 to 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, office, pool, hot tub, maple hardwood and cork floors, open staircase, family home, lush Roma landscaping, on a cul-de-sac within walking distance of all schools.

Niessen For more details, call Roma Niessen at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10056942, $996,000, 975 Westpoint Place.

250-860-7500

THIS HOME IS EXTRAORDINARY!• •

Gary August 250-860-7500

Simply the most premier penthouse in the city, this luxury two level, nearly 5000 square foot residence was designed with quality and luxury in mind. Designed by an internationally recognized designer. Please call Gary August & Jennifer Bregolisse for more information at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10040415, $1,999,000, 1701 - 1947 Underhill Street. Jennifer Bregolisse 250-860-7500

Gary August 250-860-7500

PRIME WATERSCAPE LOCATION! • • •

Cozy 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Rancher home at Sandpointe.

Private SE back patio, bay windows, 2 gas fireplaces, 2 car garage, located close to clubhouse. Easy living where you can park the car & walk to all amenities! Call Jaime Briggs, Jaime Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty at 250-860-7500 or Briggs go to www.BriggsOnHomes. MLS®10057025, $415,000, #213-595 Yates Road.

250-860-7500

MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN AND WATERFRONT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

A JEWEL IN THE ROUGH! • • • • • • • •

SWEEPING LAKEVIEW UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

3 bedroom 2 bathroom home, open concept, large yard, corner lot, many upgrades, cozy up to the fireplace looking out and over Okanagan Lake. RV Parking available. Call Larry Guilbault at 250-826-2047 or Jennifer Larry for more information go to kelownaokanaganrealestate.com. Guilbault MLS®10056868, $429,000, 5815 McGregor Road.

250-826-2047

Back yard makes you feel like you are living in a park! Updated with hardwood floors, Viking gas range, “butler’s” serving area to back Greg yard entertainment area! Lovely Valley view. Call Greg Dusik at 250-869-2806 or view more details at www.gregdusik.com.

Dusik MLS®10055160, $449,000, 352 - 663 Denai Court.

250-869-2806

250-860-7500

STUNNING VIEWS TO SHANNON LAKE • •

NICE VIEW! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

This Rykon built 2005 rancher walk-out is located in the prestigious Wilden area of Kelowna. This 2 bed 1506 sq.ft. (on the main) home is beautifully & tastefully decorated. 1500 sq.ft. of suite or finished basement potential. Call Karen Guy at 250-878-3605 or visit online at www.connectwithkaren.com. MLS®10055419, $512,000, 213 Terrace Hill Place.

Backing onto the most beautiful pond, this rancher with a styro/concrete 11’ walls unfinished basement with rough in for a suite. Loads of parking, even pull in back. Priced below tax assessment! Please call Gary August & Jennifer Bregolisse for more information at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10054927, $430,000, 1588 Kloppenburg Road.

Jennifer Bregolisse

Karen Guy 250-878-3605

Beautiful open concept walkout rancher. Hardwood, vaulted ceilings, feature rock fireplace, and deck overlooking private landscaped backyard. Main floor master with 3 bedrooms & family room down. Immaculate! Call Jaime Briggs, Jaime Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty at 250-860-7500 Briggs or go to www.BriggsOnHomes.com. MLS®10056390, 250-860-7500 $524,900, 2081 Cornerstone Drive.

NEAT AS A PIN! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Well maintained townhome community set along the creek.

Nicely styled home with large living areas, 2 bedrooms & 3 baths. Enclosed patio surrounded in glass. 2 parking. Lots Jane of storage. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. Hoffman MLS®10055783, $285,000.

250-860-7500

GOLF COURSE TOWNHOME! • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Hardwood flooring, vaulted ceiling, gas fireplace & island kitchen. 4 bdrms, 4 baths incl 2 ensuites. Ideal for friends & family. This perfect retreat or year round home. Overlooking the waterscape & golf course. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. MLS®10038634, $574,900.

LOCATION! LOCATION! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Just steps to area beaches, Knox mountain hiking trails short stroll to the heart of Kelowna. Updated kitchen, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom spacious living area with fireplace. Landscaping completed for total privacy. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. MLS®10051586, $289,000.

GOLFERS PARADISE LIVING! • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Steps to award winning Quail Ridge Golf course in Kelowna BC. Great finishing and materials used. Lower level not only boasts own private suite, also has its own private double garage with direct access. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. MLS®10056700, $599,000.

EXQUISITE 5 ACRE LOT! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Upper Mission with panoramic views of Okanagan Lake, City lights and mountains. Located in Cedar Creek Estates, just minutes to the beach and short drive to schools and amenities. No time frame to build. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. MLS®10046951, $389,000.

DESIRABLE ELDORADO ESTATES • • • • • • • • • •

Gated entry to an enclave of luxury homes. 5 bed/6 bath 4490 sq ft home.

Grand entrance w/18 ft ceiling, entertainment sized kitchen. Private back yard w/POOL Beach & lake steps away. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures.

MLS®10055965, $1,195,000.

PROPERTY & STRATA MANAGEMENT Do you require a Property or Strata Manager for your property? Call our office for a presentation.

OKANAGAN MISSION FAMILY HOME • • •

Well planned family home with 11 ‘ ceilings, island kitchen, 3 bedrooms up plus bonus room, finished basement with huge Rec Rm. (gas fireplace) bonus den/bedroom. 3 piece bath & storage. Fenced yard, hot tub, oversize garage.

Hugh Quiet cul-de-sac, main floor laundry, hardwood, slate and Mervyn carpeting. Call Hugh Mervyn at 250-317-4560 for more 250-317-4560 details. MLS®10056617, $529,000.

ELDORADO ESTATES • • • • • • • • • • •

Private pool-sized yard at end of cul-de-sac. Park next door with lake at other end of street. 4 bedrooms up + bonus room, 1 bedroom down. Open kitchen with island counter.

Private backyard bordering creek. Quick possession.

Call Walt Reglin today at 250-470-0919 to view.

MLS®10051886, $559,000, 495 Cascia Drive.

BRAND NEW DESIGNER HOME • • •

Walt Reglin 250-470-0919

Loaded with lake views, plus spa-like Ensuite. 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, 2,721 sq.ft. Custom wood timber beams, hardwood, gourmet kitchen, S/S appliances, gas stove, island bar sink. Triple car garage. Call Jaime Briggs, Jaime Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty at 250-860-7500 or Briggs go to www.BriggsOnHomes.com. $587,430 Incl. Net 250-860-7500 HST. MLS®10053608, 3107 Sageview Road.

Customer Satisfaction. The Measurement That Matters. The Numbers Tell The Story...

Over

98%

praise our overall performance.

Nearly

97%

would recommend us to a friend.

More than

96%

would use Coldwell Banker again.

10 Years In A Row.

Kevin Cheale

Property Manager

Dave Collins

Property & Strata Manager

Christie Fisher

Property Manager

Residential: 250-860-1411 TOLL FREE IN NORTH AMERICA 1-888-KELOWNA (1-888-535-6962)

Residential: 250-860-7500

Gunnar Forsstrom

Strata Manager

Judith Gregson

Strata Manager

Mike Makin

Strata Manager

Commercial: 250-860-1420 Kelowna 14-1470 Harvey Ave. (250) 860-7500

Westside 102-3480 Carrington Rd. (250) 768-8001

Commercial: 250-763-4343

Janet McDonald

Managing Broker

Peter McKenzie

Property & Strata Manager

Glen Mehus

Commercial Property Manager

Shirley Mehus

Commercial Property & Strata Manager

Joy Ross

Property & Strata Manager

www.okanaganpropertymanagement.com Water Street 1332 Water St. (250) 860-7500

Peachland 5878E Beach Ave. (250) 767-2744 Toll Free 1-877-856-0626

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LESS THAN $600,000

LESS THAN $525,0000

LESS THAN $431,000

MOVE-IN READY! • • • • • • • • • • • • •

New 40x20 DECK. Heated Pool. Workshop. Soak in the sunshine! Hardwood & new tile in home. Fresh paint & beautiful finishing touches. Skylight. Flowers, shrubs & gardening compliment this home in a friendly CMHC Christian approved Park. Call Christian Kirschke at 250-863-2000 Kirschke or go to www.KelownaHomeChoice.ca. MLS®10049210, 250-863-2000 $136,900, 22 - 610 Katherine Road.

BUILD AT THIS WORLD CLASS DEVELOPMENT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

One of the best priced golf course lots available at Gallagher’s Canyon! Priced at $35,000 below assessment. Rancher/ walkout lot on Gallagher’s Canyon Course 14th fairway. Build your dream home on a world class golf course. Call Brian Wright or John Mandoli to view at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10055367, $195,000, Lot 16 Gallagher’s Boulevard.

NEWLY RENOVATED! • • • • • • • • • • •

John Mandoli 250-718-1864

Over 55, no pets, rentals. Spacious south western facing corner unit, 2 bdrm, 2 bath. Two enclosed balconies.

Hardwood floors, plush carpets, gas fireplace. Secure u/g parking. Close to malls and downtown Kelowna. Quick possession. Call Walt Reglin today at 250-470-0919 to view. MLS®10055650, $224,000, 206-933 Harvey Avenue.

Cathy Kennedy 250-869-7983

John Mandoli 250-718-1864

THE BEST!• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Upscale unit nestled in the heart of Kelowna’s Cultural centre. Stunning lake and valley views. Granite, stainless steel. Close to amenities, beach, sport games, Art Gallery, parks, shopping and all cultural events. Call John Mandoli or Brian Wright to view at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10055721, $349,900, 805-1329 Ellis Street.

YOU OWN THE LAND! • • • • • • • • • •

Brian Wright 250-681-0198

Walt Reglin 250-470-0919

Charming detached townhome in the gated community of Leisure Village. Upgraded rancher with beautiful sunroom.

A 55+ community. PRICED TO SELL! Many extras - a must see! Strata Fees $125.00/month. . Call Larry Guilbault Jennifer Larry at 250-826-2047 or for more information go to kelownaokanaganrealestate.com. MLS®10052521, Guilbault $369,900, 212-3360 Old Okanagan Highway 250-826-2047

QUICK POSSESSION! • • • • • • • • • • •

Very clean, well-maintained rancher with fully finished walkout basement (suitable) to fully treed yard in Shannon Woods. Eatin kitchen, 3 bedrooms on main floor, one bedroom down, newer floor tile in kitchen and bathrooms. For more information call Cathy Kennedy at 250-869-7986 or Murray Neuman at 250-862-1411. More info at www.MurrayNeuman.com. Murray Neuman MLS®10057098, $409,900, 2367 Shannon Woods Drive.

250-862-1411

LESS THAN $1,000,000

Brian Wright 250-681-0198

$1,293,000 AND UP

LESS THAN $410,000

LESS THAN $225,000

Every Home Has A Story...

Write its next chapter with Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty

We never stop moving®

HORIZON REALTY

Gary August 250-860-7500

PRIVATE TERRACE OVERLOOKING THE ESTATE GROUNDS • • • • • • • • •

STUNNING PANORAMIC LAKE VIEWS • • •

Beautiful no-step town-home is the exclusive Bennett Estate! This two bedroom plus den, end-unit home. Owners have access to the mansion for use as a clubhouse, guest suites. Please call Gary August & Jennifer Bregolisse for more information at 250-860-7500.

Jennifer Bregolisse MLS®10046076, $599,900, 106-1986 Bowes Street.

250-860-7500

Unique property, low maintenance, cul-de-sac, multi level home with soaring ceilings, 3 bedrooms 3 full baths deluxe ensuite quality SS appliances, C/A, U/G irrigation, garden area, fantastic holiday home or B+B Casa Serene. Call Cecile Cecile Guilbault to view at 250-212-2654 or for more Guilbault info go to www.cecileguilbault.com. MLS®10056736, 250-212-2654 $649,000, 5811 Vicary Road.

Gary August 250-860-7500

SENSATIONAL UNOBSTRUCTED LAKE VIEWS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

2.1 acre WATERFRONT home south of Peachland over 300 ft of lakeshore substantially renovated 6+ bedrooms, beachfront guest Cecile cottage pebble beach front with dock & buoy, suite, ATV road to the beach. Call Cecile Guilbault to view at 250-212-2654 or for Guilbault more info go to www.cecileguilbault.com. MLS®10056788, 250-212-2654 $1,293,000, 7212 Hwy 97S.

BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE AND LAKE VIEWS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

A rare opportunity to own 3.45 acres of flat, useable, income producing agricultural land. Unique 4 bedroom, 4 bath Mediterranean style home plus 2 character rental homes.

Lots of potential. Please call Gary August & Jennifer Bregolisse for more information at 250-860-7500. Jennifer Bregolisse MLS®10049764, $1,399,000, 1856 Old Boucherie Road.

250-860-7500

SPECTACULAR LAKE VIEWS FROM ALL ROOMS! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

3634 sq. ft., 3 to 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, office, pool, hot tub, maple hardwood and cork floors, open staircase, family home, lush Roma landscaping, on a cul-de-sac within walking distance of all schools.

Niessen For more details, call Roma Niessen at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10056942, $996,000, 975 Westpoint Place.

250-860-7500

THIS HOME IS EXTRAORDINARY!• •

Gary August 250-860-7500

Simply the most premier penthouse in the city, this luxury two level, nearly 5000 square foot residence was designed with quality and luxury in mind. Designed by an internationally recognized designer. Please call Gary August & Jennifer Bregolisse for more information at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10040415, $1,999,000, 1701 - 1947 Underhill Street. Jennifer Bregolisse 250-860-7500

Gary August 250-860-7500

PRIME WATERSCAPE LOCATION! • • •

Cozy 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Rancher home at Sandpointe.

Private SE back patio, bay windows, 2 gas fireplaces, 2 car garage, located close to clubhouse. Easy living where you can park the car & walk to all amenities! Call Jaime Briggs, Jaime Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty at 250-860-7500 or Briggs go to www.BriggsOnHomes. MLS®10057025, $415,000, #213-595 Yates Road.

250-860-7500

MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN AND WATERFRONT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

A JEWEL IN THE ROUGH! • • • • • • • •

SWEEPING LAKEVIEW UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

3 bedroom 2 bathroom home, open concept, large yard, corner lot, many upgrades, cozy up to the fireplace looking out and over Okanagan Lake. RV Parking available. Call Larry Guilbault at 250-826-2047 or Jennifer Larry for more information go to kelownaokanaganrealestate.com. Guilbault MLS®10056868, $429,000, 5815 McGregor Road.

250-826-2047

Back yard makes you feel like you are living in a park! Updated with hardwood floors, Viking gas range, “butler’s” serving area to back Greg yard entertainment area! Lovely Valley view. Call Greg Dusik at 250-869-2806 or view more details at www.gregdusik.com.

Dusik MLS®10055160, $449,000, 352 - 663 Denai Court.

250-869-2806

250-860-7500

STUNNING VIEWS TO SHANNON LAKE • •

NICE VIEW! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

This Rykon built 2005 rancher walk-out is located in the prestigious Wilden area of Kelowna. This 2 bed 1506 sq.ft. (on the main) home is beautifully & tastefully decorated. 1500 sq.ft. of suite or finished basement potential. Call Karen Guy at 250-878-3605 or visit online at www.connectwithkaren.com. MLS®10055419, $512,000, 213 Terrace Hill Place.

Backing onto the most beautiful pond, this rancher with a styro/concrete 11’ walls unfinished basement with rough in for a suite. Loads of parking, even pull in back. Priced below tax assessment! Please call Gary August & Jennifer Bregolisse for more information at 250-860-7500.

MLS®10054927, $430,000, 1588 Kloppenburg Road.

Jennifer Bregolisse

Karen Guy 250-878-3605

Beautiful open concept walkout rancher. Hardwood, vaulted ceilings, feature rock fireplace, and deck overlooking private landscaped backyard. Main floor master with 3 bedrooms & family room down. Immaculate! Call Jaime Briggs, Jaime Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty at 250-860-7500 Briggs or go to www.BriggsOnHomes.com. MLS®10056390, 250-860-7500 $524,900, 2081 Cornerstone Drive.

NEAT AS A PIN! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Well maintained townhome community set along the creek.

Nicely styled home with large living areas, 2 bedrooms & 3 baths. Enclosed patio surrounded in glass. 2 parking. Lots Jane of storage. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. Hoffman MLS®10055783, $285,000.

250-860-7500

GOLF COURSE TOWNHOME! • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Hardwood flooring, vaulted ceiling, gas fireplace & island kitchen. 4 bdrms, 4 baths incl 2 ensuites. Ideal for friends & family. This perfect retreat or year round home. Overlooking the waterscape & golf course. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. MLS®10038634, $574,900.

LOCATION! LOCATION! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Just steps to area beaches, Knox mountain hiking trails short stroll to the heart of Kelowna. Updated kitchen, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom spacious living area with fireplace. Landscaping completed for total privacy. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. MLS®10051586, $289,000.

GOLFERS PARADISE LIVING! • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Steps to award winning Quail Ridge Golf course in Kelowna BC. Great finishing and materials used. Lower level not only boasts own private suite, also has its own private double garage with direct access. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. MLS®10056700, $599,000.

EXQUISITE 5 ACRE LOT! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Upper Mission with panoramic views of Okanagan Lake, City lights and mountains. Located in Cedar Creek Estates, just minutes to the beach and short drive to schools and amenities. No time frame to build. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures. MLS®10046951, $389,000.

DESIRABLE ELDORADO ESTATES • • • • • • • • • •

Gated entry to an enclave of luxury homes. 5 bed/6 bath 4490 sq ft home.

Grand entrance w/18 ft ceiling, entertainment sized kitchen. Private back yard w/POOL Beach & lake steps away. Call Jane for more details at 250-860-7500 or visit www.janehoffman.com for more pictures.

MLS®10055965, $1,195,000.

PROPERTY & STRATA MANAGEMENT Do you require a Property or Strata Manager for your property? Call our office for a presentation.

OKANAGAN MISSION FAMILY HOME • • •

Well planned family home with 11 ‘ ceilings, island kitchen, 3 bedrooms up plus bonus room, finished basement with huge Rec Rm. (gas fireplace) bonus den/bedroom. 3 piece bath & storage. Fenced yard, hot tub, oversize garage.

Hugh Quiet cul-de-sac, main floor laundry, hardwood, slate and Mervyn carpeting. Call Hugh Mervyn at 250-317-4560 for more 250-317-4560 details. MLS®10056617, $529,000.

ELDORADO ESTATES • • • • • • • • • • •

Private pool-sized yard at end of cul-de-sac. Park next door with lake at other end of street. 4 bedrooms up + bonus room, 1 bedroom down. Open kitchen with island counter.

Private backyard bordering creek. Quick possession.

Call Walt Reglin today at 250-470-0919 to view.

MLS®10051886, $559,000, 495 Cascia Drive.

BRAND NEW DESIGNER HOME • • •

Walt Reglin 250-470-0919

Loaded with lake views, plus spa-like Ensuite. 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, 2,721 sq.ft. Custom wood timber beams, hardwood, gourmet kitchen, S/S appliances, gas stove, island bar sink. Triple car garage. Call Jaime Briggs, Jaime Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty at 250-860-7500 or Briggs go to www.BriggsOnHomes.com. $587,430 Incl. Net 250-860-7500 HST. MLS®10053608, 3107 Sageview Road.

Customer Satisfaction. The Measurement That Matters. The Numbers Tell The Story...

Over

98%

praise our overall performance.

Nearly

97%

would recommend us to a friend.

More than

96%

would use Coldwell Banker again.

10 Years In A Row.

Kevin Cheale

Property Manager

Dave Collins

Property & Strata Manager

Christie Fisher

Property Manager

Residential: 250-860-1411 TOLL FREE IN NORTH AMERICA 1-888-KELOWNA (1-888-535-6962)

Residential: 250-860-7500

Gunnar Forsstrom

Strata Manager

Judith Gregson

Strata Manager

Mike Makin

Strata Manager

Commercial: 250-860-1420 Kelowna 14-1470 Harvey Ave. (250) 860-7500

Westside 102-3480 Carrington Rd. (250) 768-8001

Commercial: 250-763-4343

Janet McDonald

Managing Broker

Peter McKenzie

Property & Strata Manager

Glen Mehus

Commercial Property Manager

Shirley Mehus

Commercial Property & Strata Manager

Joy Ross

Property & Strata Manager

www.okanaganpropertymanagement.com Water Street 1332 Water St. (250) 860-7500

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William (Bill) Urquhart was born on September 11th, 1934 in Edmonton, Alberta and it is with regret that we announce his passing on December 2nd, 2012 in Vernon, BC at the age of 78 years. Bill remained single until he married Grace in 1987, which turned out to be a very interesting match! She, together with her family and Bill’s extended family who reside in Alberta, will remember him as a man who loved life and gave it all he had! He was preceded in death by his father, William in 1968; his mother, Mable in 1990; and his sister Marge in 2010.

Bill was a resident of the Okanagan Valley for many years. He always enjoyed having a good time and even lived life a bit dangerously at times. In his early years Bill drove race cars and what a lot of fun he had doing that! He was a man who was afraid of the water so never did learn how to swim; however, he still built a boat that floated. Bill did enjoy trap-shooting and skeet-shooting, for which he won many awards. He made and operated remote controlled model airplanes that he built from scratch, for which he had a real knack, and belonged to the Remote Airplane Club. Bill also loved the large airplanes and when a plane flew overhead, he could tell you what make it was and what motor was in it. He could even tell you that by the sound of the motor, if it was an airplane, boat, car or motorcycle without even looking. When he and Grace traveled it was imperative that they stop and visit any and every airplane museum hangar in Seattle, California and Vancouver and take lots of pictures. Bill loved to ride motorcycles in his younger years and had many a tale to tell about that. Some of his bikes are still around. Along with everything else in Bill’s life he was also a World War II history buff. Another outstanding project Bill was involved in was when he rebuilt a 1973 Carmine Red TR6 which he was thrilled about. The aim was to keep everything original. He belonged to the Vintage Car Club and took in a number of events throughout BC. In Pleasanton, California there was a vintage car show that had so many vehicles on display that Bill was almost delirious. While residing in Vernon Bill was part owner of Sun Auto Parts at one time. Bill loved hunting dogs, especially English Retrievers.

Cremation preceded a Celebration Of Bill’s Life which will be held at the Pleasant Valley Church Of God, 6161 Pleasant Valley Road, on Monday, December 10th, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. with Pastor Al Perry officiating. Placement of Bill’s cremated remains will take place at a later date in the Bethel Rose Garden Of Remembrance.

The family wishes to thank Noric House and Dr. Francis Healy for the care given to Bill over the past few years.

Funeral arrangements have been made with BETHEL FUENRAL CHAPEL LTD., 5605 - 27th Street, Vernon, BC V1T 8Z5 250-542-1187

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PARSONS, GLADYS Passed away peacefully after a difficult battle with dementia on December 4, 2012 at the age of 84. She is survived by her husband of forty years, Bruce, daughters; Susan and Sandy, sons; Jack, Terry and Don, stepson; Jeff, sisters; Jean Dawes and Doreen McKee, and brothers; Ross and Carson Bell. Gladys is predeceased by her sisters Agnes Johnson, Winnie Kennedy, Margaret Jansen, and her twin brother Wallace Bell.

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

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In this Regular Full-time role we are seeking an experienced nurse manager who will be responsible for the management, administration and day-to-day operation of Lodge Services.

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For more information about this opportunity, please visit cancer.ca/bc. To apply, please submit your cover letter and résumé in one document no later than December 21, 2012, to resumes@bc.cancer.ca.

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As one of B.C.’s fastest-growing cities, Kelowna is committed to sustainability for the health and wealth of future generations.

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Contribute to your community and our vision to be the best mid-sized city in North America by joining the Communications team as our Communications Consultant. The Communications team delivers a full range of communications and marketing initiatives to support the City’s focus on customer service and community engagement.

The successful candidate will have post-secondary accreditation as a communicator (public relations, marketing, journalism, etc.), along with experience in corporate communications. Confident, clear writing skills and a sound understanding of communications and marketing theory are prerequisites for applicants.

The Communications Consultant will develop, implement and evaluate strategic communication plans. Experience with a variety of software programs is required, including online communication platforms and social media.

We offer career and professional development and progressive employment practices. This exempt position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for advancement.

Apply online at kelowna.ca/careers by Friday, December 14, 2012 Applicants not contacted within three weeks of the competition closing date are thanked for their interest. kelowna.ca/careers

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For over 30 years, the Canadian Cancer Society has provided welcoming, caring accommodation for people fighting cancer, as a home away from home. Close to Lake Okanagan, city parks and downtown, our lodge serves those travelling to Kelowna for treatment at the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the Southern Interior, and as a hub for the compassionate, supporting services we provide.

Information on how to apply and about working at Okanagan College is available online at: www.employmentopportunities.okanagan.bc.ca

We are seeking an experienced communications professional who thinks strategically, writes proficiently and develops strong working relationships. The ability to balance priorities and multiple projects is critical.

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MCQUEEN :FLORENCE (DWIGHT) Born August 14, 1923 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Flo passed away peacefully at Kelowna General Hospital on December 4, 2012, with her loving husband George by her side. In addition to her husband of 65 years, Flo is survived by 3 children, daughter Valerie, son Bruce, and daughter Linda. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Flo moved to British Columbia with her family at age 12. The youngest of 11 children, Flo was a loving sister and selfless care-giver to her mother in her early years. All of her siblings have preceded her in death. Following her marriage to George on April 3, 1947, Flo dedicated her life to her husband and her family. Flo and George resided in Ladner until moving to Kelowna in 1993. Flo loved travel, gardening, music, dancing, golf, and other sports. Those who have known Flo recognize what an extraordinary person she was, and they will treasure memories of her. She will be dearly missed. The family would like to thank the staff at Kelowna Memorial Hospital and Dr. Christopher Livingston for their exceptional care. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM Tuesday 11 December at First Memorial Funeral Services, 1211 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Kelowna Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mem.com, clicking on stories and typing in Florence McQueen. Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna.

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The culture of sustainability is paramount in our planning, our policy direction and our infrastructure investment.

We’re always looking for new ways the city can reduce its environmental footprint and the local economic climate.

As an Environmental Technician you will inspect, operate, monitor and maintain landfill, water quality monitoring wells, landfill gas equipment and conduct activities related to landfill gases, and water quality monitoring. With a solid understanding of environmental sustainability, you take the necessary steps to reduce the production of environmental emissions.

As a strong analytical thinker and communicator with an Environmental Sciences related diploma; you will liaise with contractors, equipment operators and other City Staff.

The Glenmore Landfill uses cutting-edge technology in its daily operations. Part of the Landfill Gas Management Program, the methane gas produced by the Landfill is collected and used to run a micro-turbine to generate electricity. The ideal candidate will have knowledge and experience with landfill gas management facilities and interpreting Landfill Gas Management Regulation.

Help Kelowna to become the best mid-sized City in North America. We offer career/professional development, progressive employment practices, an “earned day off program” and a great work environment. This is a CUPE bargaining unit position and offers a salary range of $25.99 - $29.97 hourly (based on a 40 hour work week) including a competitive benefits package.

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Candidate must possess current B.C. Red Seal certification. Preference will be given to well-rounded individuals willing to also perform other nonelectrical maintenance work as part of the maintenance team. A background in lime or cement industry along with computer and or PLC skills is preferred as well as a proven track record of developing and maintaining a safe work culture. Additional skills required: t &MFDUSJDJBO XJUI JOEVTUSJBM FYQFSJFODF SFRVJSFE UP XPSL BU UIF (SBZNPOU 1BWJMJPO Lime Plant. t .VTU CFDPNF FOHBHFE JO DPOUJOVPVT JNQSPWFNFOU BOE XJMMJOH UP XPSL JO B UFBN environment. t 3FHVMBS TIJGUT XJMM CF IST EBZ GSPN .POEBZ UP 'SJEBZ o TUFBEZ EBZ TIJGU t .VTU CF XJMMJOH UP XPSL PWFSUJNF XIFO SFRVJSFE t 8BHFT BOE CFOFÜUT BT QFS UIF DPMMFDUJWF BHSFFNFOU t -PDBUFE JO 1BWJMJPO # $ TJUVBUFE CFUXFFO $BDIF $SFFL BOE -JMMPPFU # $ Qualified applicants please submit your resume to: jking@graymont.com or Graymont Pavilion Plant Attn: Dan Buis P.O. Box 187 Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0

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20 Farm Workers needed for pruning, thinning & picking in Ellison & Glenmore area. $10.25/hr or $18/bin peice rate. 40hrs/wk. A&G Sandher Orchards, 3060 Lakha Rd Kelowna BC, V1X 7W1. 250-4486541 gurjinder@hotmail.com VOLCANIC Hills Estate Winery and TBA Farm Ltd. Needs workers, 5-6 days/wk, 40-50 hrs/wk., $10.25/hr. Feb. 1Dec. 30. Apple thinning, picking, cherry picking & work in vineyard - tying, sukering, green pruning, new planting, picking. We also need workers to help in wine cellar. Submit Resume by fax: 778-755-5595 or by mail: 3030 Elliott Rd. Westbank V4T 1M2. Phone: 250-768-5768

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YOUTH MEAN BUSINESS A new business development program targeting youth 18-29 is now taking applications. Applicants must not be receiving EI or have established an EI claim in past 3 years (5 years for maternity).

This unique program will help you examine your business opportunity, develop your business idea and complete a business plan to get ready for start-up.

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QUALITY Manager wanted at Coral Beach Farms Ltd. 16351 Carr’s Landing Road, Lake Country, BC. Permanent Position. Must have a minimum of 4 years post-secondary education. Successful candidates must have in depth knowledge of cherries and cherry grading, Global Gap requirements, as well as a minimum of 5 years’ experience managing a cherry sorting room, including quality control and phytosanitary systems. Must have a minimum of 3 seasons experience managing optical cherry sizing equipment. Applicant must be capable of working 6-7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day during harvest from June to September and 5 days a week, 8-10 hours a day off harvest.

Work includes but is not limited to developing and maintaining food quality systems, managing 100+ sorting and box filling workers while maximizing efficiencies and ensuring quality from the field. Pay range $28-$40/hour. Apply by fax at 250-766-0813 or email at jobs@coralbeach.ca

RESIDENTIAL CARE AIDE/GROUP HOME COUNSELLOR IN VERNON AND ARMSTRONG Casual/On Call (must be willing to work evenings and weekends) Qualifications - Special Needs Worker Certificate or Extended Worker Certificate or Human Service Worker Certificate or Care Aid Certificate or Community Support Worker Certificate and First Aid. Skills - Ability to use positive reinforcement techniques, bridge non-verbal communications, assessments and programming, computer literate and work in a team environment.

Forward resume with cover letter, qualifications and references to: Kindale Developmental Association PO Box 94 Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0 E-mail: kindale@kindale.net Fax: 250-546-3053 PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS OR DROP INS Wages per BCGEU Agreement

Are you into exercise, motivated and wanting some extra income?

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

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

Work as much or as little as you want.

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

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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.

AP Sandher Holding Ltd. is looking for Farm Workers, for pruning, thinning, cherry & apple picking, $10.25/hr. Piece work up to 40hrs, 6 days/week.

Avail February 25th. Email: sandher72@hotmail.com or (250)765-3884

CAUTION

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

EI CLAIM Denied? Need Help? 18yrs Exp. As an EI Officer.

Will prepare & Present Appeals. Reasonable Rates. Call Bernie Hughes, Toll Free at 1-877-581-1122.

Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

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ESTHETICIAN/FRONT End Assistant. Looking to move into advanced treatment?

Busy clinic needs you. Training provided. Good communication skills, organized, and self motivated. Please bring resume to: Enhance Studio Clinical Esthetics & Spa 4902 24 Street Vernon BC 250 542 8807

NOCCS is redefining excellence in early learning & care.

Our non-profit society is accepting resumes for IT, ECE & SA Educators. We offer competitive wages, benefits & incentives. If you are a passionate professional send your resume to ed@noccs.ca or phone 250 558 9963 x201.

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780725-4430

Seasonal labourer positions at Coral Beach Farms Ltd. 16351 Carr’s Landing, Lake Country BC. No experience necessary.

Must have own transportation.

Applicant must be capable of physically demanding (incl. heavy lifting) work in all weather conditions. 6-7 days a week. 10-12 hours a day beginning approximately February 15th. 2012. Work includes tree planting, pruning & irrigation. Pay $10.25/hour. Apply by fax at 250-766-0813 or email at jobs@coralbeach.ca

Skilled Millwrights, Welders, Fabricators required for sawmill construction in the Nelson area. Please email resume to timberlinemill@shaw.ca

LOOKING for exp’d pool/spa tech. Offering year round employment in the Central Okanagan. Strong customer service, diagnostic, electrical & plumbing skills req’d. Competitive salary, benefit package.

Resume:pooltubtech@shaw.ca

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services COMFORT Suites Kelowna is currently hiring for F/T Head Housekeeper & Night Auditor.

Send Resume to: operations@ c o m fo r t s u i t e s ke l ow n a . c o m Hourly wages + bonus

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Leaves, grass, garden waste, house maintenance, clean gutters, carpentry & snow shoveling.

CALL MARC AT 250-801-4298 CALL GISELE AT 250-826-0759

Gates & custom orders, staining.

SAME DAY SERVICE FULLY INSURED FREE ESTIMATES

BOOK YOUR WINTER CLEAN UPS! Lawn Maintenance, Clean-ups, Pruning/Hedges, Rubbish Removal, Fertilizing, Aeration, Odd Jobs.

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

Strong Roots Flooring Inc. Wood floor refinishing, supply and installation of flooring

250-808-7668

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

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

PLUMBING

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3 rooms for $299 (2 coats any colour) Ceiling and trim extra

PA I N T I NG

Price includes Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint NO PAYMENT Until Job Is Completed!

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New Construction, Renos & Repaints Excellent Rates for Fall/Winter Seasons Discounts up to 20% • WCB Coverage

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To book your space, call

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FEATURE TEAM GERMAN MASTER ROOFER ROOFS OF ALL KINDS • • • • •

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On select colors only | Installation available

Natural Stone Surfaces

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Framing & Foundations Quality workmanship at reasonable rates.

Free estimates

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FLOOR REFINISHING

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• Kitchen Remodels • Painting • Plumbing

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

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

TILE SETTER

Artistic Ceramics

Construction site cleanups to the dump/recycling depot. We haul appliances, household waste & furniture

Custom tile setting.

Travertine, marble, granite & ceramic.

Decks, kitchen, baths.

Guaranteed work.

250.317.0323

Licensed, Bonded & Insured

Independently Owned and Locally Operated

WELDING

TILING

ANYTHING ANYWHERE ANYTIME JUNK REMOVAL

Call 250-870-1009

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

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Bayside Plumbing & Gas Fitting

AFFORDABLE PAINTING

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12 inserts for new clients only please

Please call a classified representative at

250-763-7114

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

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

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Free estimate Over 30 years experience WCB and Liability coverage VISA and Mastercard accepted Final roof inspector available

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Lawn Maintenance, Clean-ups, Pruning/Hedges, Rubbish Removal, Fertilizing, Aeration, Odd Jobs.

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

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Hauling

Trades, Technical

Financial Services

Garden & Lawn

EXP’D EAVESTROUGHERS for the Edmonton area. Must have clean drivers abstract.

Call (780)435-1492.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

JIM’S MOWING Book a job at www.jimsmowing.ca or call 310-JIMS(5467).

RV Techs, looking for a change? Come join our team in the pool & spa business.

Year round employment, competitive salary, benefit package. Strong customer skills, plumbing, electrical, diagnostics req’d. Email resume to: pooltubtech@shaw.ca Wanted: Experienced Carpenters for forming, foundation and framing. Own tool belt.

Fax: 250-765-2262 or Phone: 250-212-9925, 250-212-9926

Home Care ARE you a senior that needs some help now and then? I am recently (early) retired health care aid (certified) and am available to help you. Call me at 250-575-0954 or visit www.needme.ca

Services

Cleaning Services

Alternative Health

#1 Affordable House Cleaning. Excellent Refs & Rates.

Move Outs. Weekly/Bi-weekly.

3 hours @ $50. 250-575-4001

A European Massage. Kim is Back! Days Or Evenings. Call (604)-793-3832

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

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

Call 4 appt. 250-215-7755 Full body massage, no sexual.

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Open 7 days/wk 250-801-7188

360º Clean Premium Quality, Professional & Reliable. Making U House Proud. 215-1073

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

NEED TO get Facebook, Twitter & Linkedin working for your business? For help phone (250)260-0253 or email: info@lebens.ca

Contractors JOLA CONTRACTING Affordable Home Improvement Solutions Call (778)215-5115 KSK Framing & Foundations.

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

Healing Arts

Drywall

HYPNOSIS WORKS!

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

Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist Zen Mountain Hypnotherapy Call Today - 250.826.2296

Financial Services

Reduce Debt

70%

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

Floor Refinishing/ Installations

Handypersons A-Z HANDYMAN, domestic wizard, furniture assembly, all repairs & reno’s.250-859-4486 COMPLETE Handyman Service. Free estimates, Seniors disc., Call 250-317-8348

Home Improvements www.paintspecial.com.

3 rooms for $299! Price incls.

Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT until the job is completed! Free Est. (1) 250-899-3163

Home Repairs LARRY’S Handyman & Reno Serv., Lg. & Sm. jobs, Graffitti Removal etc., 250-718-8879

Millwrights: • Interprovincial Journeymen Certification • Industrial work experience • Excellent trouble shooting skills • Strong mechanical aptitude with attention to detail • Welding experience would be an asset • Be flexible to work various shifts

Plumbing

FREE pick up , appliances or any kind of metal. Call (250)765-9303, 250-212-3122 Free pickup, of aluminum windows, wire, pipe, air conditioners & batteries. 250-717-0581

$100 & Under

FREE P/U- Appliances, Rads, Batteries, Old machinery & vehicles. Harley 778-821-1317

Machining & Metal Work

Roofing & Skylights

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

Moving & Storage # 1 Family Movers Moving & Deliveries.$49/hr+up. Satisfaction Guaranteed 778-363-0127 AAA Best Rates Moving $59+.

FLAT Rates long dist. Weekly trips BC/AB. 250-861-3400 DAN-MEL MOVING SERVICES Local & long distance 250215-0147 or 250-766-1282 FAMILY Movers. Moving?

Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687 JOE’S MOVING.reasble rates fully equip’d trucks, local-long dist, no job too small470-8194

ROLL ENDS For Sale

Painting & Decorating

Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. is a modern sawmill located in Westbank in the Okanagan Valley.

We are currently looking for Certified Millwrights and Electricians to join our maintenance team.

The candidates will have the following:

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

FREE: 32” Television. Apply at 847 Theadora Rd.

DREGER MECH. Plumbing, Gasfitting, comm/res & reno, ins’d, 24hr. Call 250-575-5878.

250-763-7114

Certified Electricians & Millwrights

2 Coats Any Colour

BORDER Collie Pups Purebred. Tri-Color. 778-754-2277 nancythbay.wix.com/ underfoot-puppies CKC reg’d Beagle pups. 1st shots, home raised Ready to go. $600.ea 250-379-2207.

Purebred Beagles all females 8 weeks old, $600.ea (250)546-9571

Computer/Laptop desperately needed by Jamaican business student at Okanagan college. Must have Exel 2008 and Microsoft 2008 or better.

Your help would be greatly appreciated. Call (250)-763-8003

YARD Clean Up. Leaves, grass, gutters, carpentry, snow shoveling etc. 250-801-4298

Trades, Technical

Garage Door Services

Pets

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299,

Free Items

Merchandise for Sale

Trades, Technical

www.4pillars.ca

WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

Heavy Duty Machinery

Household Services

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

250-860-1653

Strong Roots Flooring Inc. Wood floor refinishing/installation, Ins. Lic’d. 250-808-7668.

Specialized painting, murals faux finishes, stenciling, reasonable rates (250)300-4085

Firearms Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, The Best Little Gunshop Around for the Sportsman’s Christmas Wish List, Kel, 4-1691 Powick 250-762-7575, Tues-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

FREE Pick-up of used bicycles that you no longer want. Ok if need repair 604-800-2104

REDUCE DEBT by up to 70% Avoid bankruptcy. Free consultation.

BBB accredited.

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• Avoid bankruptcy • 0% Interest

Ace of Trades Painting. Winter specials. Free est from 1 room to entire home, 250-878-5540.

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

Merchandise for Sale

BAYSIDE Plumbing & Gas Fitting Service. H/W tanks. Qualified & Reliable. 250-317-2279

at The Kelowna Capital News.

2495 Enterprise Way. GREAT for the kids to draw on, puppy training, and packing for moving.

CLEANER THAN NEWS PRINT! $1 + up. Talk to the girls in classifieds to purchase yours.

by up to

1ST. In customer service, Cando Painting, prof. reliable crew, 15yrs. in business, Int/Ext. Eddie 250-863-3449

Merchandise for Sale

GERMAN MASTER ROOFER. Free estimate. Call Steffen, 250-863-8224

Rubbish Removal #1 AAA Junk Removal. Anything,Anytime,Anywhere! Construction/Appls. 250-317-0323

Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs Kelowna Pool & Spa Services ***HOT TUB SPECIALISTS*** Phone: 250-765-7677

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

Tiling TILE Setter. Artistic Ceramics.

Custom tile setting. Call 250870-1009

Pets & Livestock

Equestrian NEW 15” Western Rawhide Saddle walnut color Complete with matching bridle & Myler bit. Breast collar.

Diamond wool. Saddle pad Mohair cinch fancy enough for show or comfortable pleasure riding $1150 obo Call (250)764-9401

Feed & Hay GRASS hay for sale, $5/bale plus round bales, $65/bale.

Delivery. Call: 250-764-7372

100% Prestige Painting, European Craftsmanship, Fine Detail work Ext/Int. 250-864-1041

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

Snowclearing

Snowclearing

10 gallon Bird Of Paradise, 6ft. tall in bloom, $75. Call: (250)712-0557 or (250)-864-4321 8” Ice Fishing Auger.$40 Call (250)763-6281 Beaver 9” table saw with 1HP motor, 2 table extensions, exc. cond.$100, 250-860-5971 BEIGE Recliner, Good Condition, $100 OBO. Phone: 250868-3150 BYO Bed with case & air pump $100 (250)763-7337 DOUBLE/TWIN Metal Bedframe $35 Call (250)763-6281 Holiday Glass punch bowl & cups. $30 (250)763-7337 LADY’S Dress shoes. Size 9 $20 Call (250)763-8404 Lady’s Rabbit Fur Jacket. Medium size good shape.$50 Call (250)763-8404 MEDICAL Walker with Basket $90 Call (250)763-6281 Men’s cowboy boots Size 9 $20 Call (250)763-8404 Older set Men’s golf clubs.

Ben Hogan Woods. Heavy Duty bag $75 (250)764-9401 OUTDOOR Wood Christmas Manger Scene $50 Call (250)763-6281 Teddy Bear Fur & pattern $60 (250)763-7337 Toyota Corolla 4 pc grey floor mats New $100 (250)763-7337 TWO Red fold up padded chairs $30 (250)763-7337 WHEELCHAIR 20” $90 Call (250)763-6281

$200 & Under KENMORE Washer & Dryer, matching, good working cond, $200 for both. (250)768-5787 WORK Bench Excellent condition $ 125 (250)763-7337

$300 & Under

WANTED : Just moved to Kelowna. Nr downtown area.

Free items would be greatly appreciated. Clean bed, queen preferred. Kitchen table & chairs. Clean gently used Couch. 778-214-4753

Firewood/Fuel

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FIREWOOD. Jack Pine $160/cd, Birch $250/cd, Sky High Disposal. 250-808-0733 APPLEWOOD $170, Fir $120 full size P/U, 2/3rds of a cord, split & dry, Free Delivery Kelowna 250-762-7541

Firewood For Sale: Fir Pine. Call: (250)491-4641

Stove length scrap lumber, no nails, no plywood, stored under cover. $45, pick up load.

Phone: 250-765-2173

Furniture VINTAGE ESTATE FURNITURE

Clearance prices on high quality solid wood, leather, antiques and collectibles.

Up to 50% off our already low prices. OK Estates Furniture and More.

3292 Highway 97N beside Kelowna Hyundai 250-807-7775 11-5 Tues-Sat. Shop online at okestates.ca

· Excavation · Site Prep · Loaders ·Trucking · Demolition PROUDLY SERVING THE OKANAGAN FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS

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

CORT acoustic steel string guitar with cutaway, grover tuners and Fishman Pickup.

Beautiful wood and sound.

Must be seen and played to appreciate. $500 Call 250-517-8087

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

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

Need Christmas Cash?

Lifetime Collector seeks old Antique fishing reels & tackle...

Anything fishy! All quality items bought with cash!

Please call Craig (250)5428405, 250-308-3742 Recollectables is now open!

Collectables, antiques, furniture & quality used goods. 191 Asher Road, 778-753-6169.

We buy select items & estates.

WANTED : Just moved to Kelowna. Nr downtown area.

Free items would be greatly appreciated. Clean bed, queen preferred. Kitchen table & chairs. Clean gently used Couch. 778-214-4753

FIND A FRIEND

Garage Sales

Upright Piano & Bench, beautiful tone, light touch, everything works. $300, 766-5654.

CENTRAL, SPCA (Aux) Sale.

Saturday, Dec. 8, 10-1. Lunch.

White elephant, linen, books clothes, jewellery, baking. First United Church, 721 Bernard

Snowclearing

Fruit & Vegetables

SNOW REMOVAL

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

WANTED : Just moved to Kelowna. Nr downtown area.

Free items would be greatly appreciated. Clean bed, queen preferred. Kitchen table & chairs. Clean gently used Couch. 778-214-4753

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Graziano Orchards 3455 Rose Rd. E. Kelowna

Electricians: • Interprovincial Journeymen Certification • Three years work experience in an industrial setting • Excellent trouble shooting skills • PLC programming experience • Be flexible to work various shifts • Apprentices with a technology diploma would also be considered Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. is a progressive board mill that offers an excellent wage and benefits package.

Interested persons can fax or email their resumes to:

Mart Blazina

Fax: 250-768-6291 Email: info@gormanbros.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Different variety of Apples, & Walnuts (250)-860-2644

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Bosc & Anjou Pears, Gala, Fuji, Ambrosia & Nicola Apples and Apple Juice CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS: DEC 8 & 9

Hazeldell Orchards

1980 Byrns Road 250-862-4997

OPEN Monday-Saturday 9:00am-5:30pm Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm

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

BETTER THAN NEW Completely Redone Beauty 2200sq ft, 1 level. Many features not found in a new home in this price range. 9 top of the line appls. 4 rooms with F/P, built in wall to wall entertainment center, huge garage & much more. Quiet country setting, in a great, friendly, active community. Compare value, you won’t be disappointed.

Must be seen to be appreciated. $498,900. Motivated to sell bring all offers! Open house: 186 Crown Crescent Vernon area. Sat, 1pm-3pm or call for appt. 1-403-540-2991.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT in Granada Gardens for OCT & beyond, ranging from $800$850/mo, Call 250-765-6578 CENTRE of Kelowna. New affordable lux 1&2bd, 5appls, ug prking, NS/NP. 250-763-6600. www.rentcentrepoint.com

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Misc. Wanted COMICS Wanted, preferrably pre 1965, Action, Western etc.

Phone Tom at 250-763-4879 I like to buy $100 coins, coin collections & specialty foreign coins. Todd 250-864-3521 Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670 RECORDS Wanted, Pandosy Books #138-1889 Springfield Rd. nr. Bulk Foods, 861-4995 WANTED: 4W Walker, Bed assistant rail single cane & treadmill. (250)307-2240 WANTED Dodge Dually 3500 4x4 or 2500,diesel 94-2002 models.Prefer 12v automatic.

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MORTGAGES LOW RATES. 10YR. 3.89% 5 YR. 2.99% Trish at 250-470-8324

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Mobile Homes & Parks EXCLUSIVE Canadian Built SRI’s in Belaire Estates. Hurry, only 3 lots left! For more information and to view show homes call Lake Country Modular 515 Beaver Lake Road, Kelowna (adjacent to SRI’s factory )1-866-766-2214 www.LCMhomes.com MOVE into your Brand New home before Xmas & get 6 Whirlpool appliances FREE. 3 bedroom, 2 bath California drywall homes. #1317 SIERRAS $159,900.00 #606 SIERRAS $169,900.00 #601 SIERRAS $209,900.00 or pre owned 2001 Westpoint 4 bedroom, 2 bath home @ $658.27 per month OAC. Good clean condition.

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent FURN’d Lrg 1 bdrm Condo, Ambrosi Rd, Kel., Nicely Furn’d, 3rd flr, lrg deck great view, gym, 2 U.G. Parking Stalls, NS. NP. Avail. Jan 1st, $1350. Rent negot. (778)437-2143 geodon11@yahoo.ca

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Commercial/ Industrial FOR LEASE 1000 sq.ft. Office Trailer fully serviced on fenced 1/2 acre. Zoned Heavy Industrial Including Auto Wrecking. $3000 triple net incl. Fenced 1/2 acre service industrial lot available. Central Westside Location. will build to suit.

250-769-7424

Cottages / Cabins 1&2 Bdrm Cottages Dec -April 2013 Beachfront, Peachland. $825 & $950 - furnished, cable & utils. incl’d, NS, Pet Friendly!

Negot. on length of stay.

250-808-7988 or email: epiphany1771@gmail.com Small furnished cabin at Idabel Lake, 1/2 hr Big White Close to KVR $75 per nite $300 week $600 mon 4.(250)807-7921

Duplex / 4 Plex 4- 2bd West Kel., units. 2 avail 15th Dec. others avail 1st of Jan. Each reno’d. 5 appls.incl new w/d., prkg, NS. NP. $750$975 +utils. 250-767-6330 Avail now, 2bd tri-plex end unit on acreage in Rutland.

Bright, clean, F/S, W/D, NS, NP. $775 + utils.250-491-0303 Avail now, Ground floor, 1bd, near KLO college, 1bath, 4appl’s, cov’d patio & storage. $900 utils incl. NP, ref’s req’d.

250-861-9013, 250-878-2049 CLEAN Quiet 3bd 1/2 Duplex.

Adults preferred, Avail. Dec 1st Call: 250-765-8096

Mobile Homes & Pads Available Immediately. Exceptional 3bdrm, 2bath mobile home in quiet Kelowna West Estates, 610 Katherine Rd. 5 appl’s, $1400 + utils. Call 250769-0109 or 250-878-9970

Homes for Rent 1BD Cottage in Country setting with scenic view, just 5 min. from Orchard Park. Quiet clean. Small Pet negot. NS $795 + utils Available Dec 1 Call (250)762-6627p 2 BD Carriage DT Kelowna NP, NS, 5 Appls, Park, $1200 + Util. Jan 1. 250-860-2646 2BDRM Townhouse. Great location, near amens & bus. FS, WD, free prking, balcony overlooking big yard, $975, NP. Avail Jan. 1, 250-470-0000 3 bdrm main flr updated house w/ yard, shed, fruit trees.

South Rutland. $1200 plus util. np, ns. 250-717-3714 or 250469-4722.

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Applications can be obtained online at www.kelowna.ca under the quick link to Rental Properties or between 8 am to 4 pm on the 4th Floor at City Hall, 1435 Water St. Kelowna, Real Estate & Building Services. The deadline for submission of applications is 4:00pm on Friday, December 14, 2012

1 BDRM + DEN main level suite in Lakeview Hts, West Kelowna. $800/mo incl utils.

Call Mira (604) 889-5362.

2BD bsmt suite in N. Rutland.

Near schools & shops. NS, NP, no laundry, $750 incl utils.

Call 250-491-1829 2-BDRM ground level very spacious and clean legal suite.

Big bdrooms, big living room and kitchen. Water softener installed + washer/dryer included. Close to bus stops and schools. Available immediately. Address is 391 Wallace Road, Kelowna. Call Gary 250-808-0249 or lidharg@yahoo.com $900/MO incl. Utilities, Bright 2bdrm furnished in Winfield, L. View, Max 2 occ., n/s, n/p, no parties pls, 250-317-1980 Clean & bright, 2bdrm, 1 bath, available ASAP. Located in Rutland area. Includes fridge, stove & lndry. Nice patio area with backyard, no pets. $850 incl utils. Call: (250)317-8178 Completely furnished. Priv bdrm/livingroom Share kitchen, laundry room, bathroom & lovely yard. Price incl’s all utils & cable $775 250-718-7455 GLENROSA - Spacious 2 bedroom suite on bus route.

Lots of storage. Washer and Dryer. Includes Hydro and Natural Gas. $750. (250)7682544 or email at rm_english@shaw.ca HOSPITAL area, 1bd, shower, d/w, fridge, hot plate. 1 person, no pets, NS, NP, $675.

Available Jan 1. 250-860-8031 NEW 1bdrm + den. Utils & int incl’d, NP & No parties. Avail now, $800, 250-763-7553 RUTLAND AREA- Furnished 1 bdrm bsmt suite.

Avail Jan 1 to May 31. Shared W/D, NS/NP. Refs. $600 inclusive.

Call 250-491-0863.

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Office/Retail Retail, Office or Fitness, newly reno’d, main floor, Avail now, 1300sqft,ample parking, Westbank Town Centre, 718-9083

Rooms for Rent Room for rent: $475 & small trailer,$500. Mature mail only, tv/cbl/utils incl’d. lndry, 250861-8907, 250-899-1235 ROOMS from $430. No drugs, NP, No parties. 250-860-8106, 250-899-5152, 250-300-9839.

Rutland furn’d rooms for working man, 30+, livingrm, TV, kitchen, lndry, utils incl, $400 & $525 + DD. 250-215-1561

Senior Assisted Living Mission area home, get some care & keep your independance. Includes priv bd with cable,phone, 3 home cooked meals and snacks, laundry & housekeeping done & all utilities. $1250,(250)317-3341

Shared Accommodation 1BD for rent, female pref’d. private bath, shared kitchen, includes: W/D, cbl/utils. Avail. immed.$600/mo 250-860-2194 1bd for rent in house. Shared kitchen, bath & yard. NP, incl. utils, male pref., hospital area. $550/mo. Call: 250-860-8031

Winfield, 3 bdrm, 2 bath house, quiet area, $1295 + util., n/s, n/p, 250-548-3378.

ROOM for rent suitable for Female in Large Townhouse on Burtch and Springfield. Pool, tennis court, and utilities included. $490/mo. 250-8681881

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Hawthorn Park One of the best condos in town for Senior Living.

Nice corner unit with 9’ ceilings and crown mouldings. New stove, fridge, washer/dryer, dishwasher, flooring.

Lots of storage, secure parking. Many amenities, pool, optional food service, emergency call system and more. Close to shops, transit and lake. $189,000 Phone: 778-478-1704

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

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

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Modern suites from 765 sq’-1,500 sq’

Suites, Upper 1427 Athans Crt. Very close to DT. 1bd legal suite, $650. All incl. DD, 1 working man, 250762-7275 1BD, $700 includes utils & appliances. Avail now, Contact 765-9167 or 317-4843.

2BDRM, 1bath, brand new, $850 utils included. Available Jan 1. Parking & close to parks/schools, (250)765-2858 3bd + den main flr of house. $1600 utils incl’d, 5 appls, FP, large yard, pets ok. 575-3839 ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

Townhouses 3bdrm FURNISHED gem on Kal Lake, Coldstream, by Vernon, spacious private townhome, f/p, 6 appl. $1350/mo incl util, tel., wi-fi. Short term, 4-6months. 1-403-547-5345

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Pay up to $1000 for good vehicles. Lots of used parts for sale. (250)-765-8537 REMOTE Start, Save $100 Christmas Special. Mobile service provided. 250-300-9467

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1988 Toyota Celica GTS 5 speed Stdard. 230kms Primo cond.,$1000 (250)681-0767

NOTICE to Creditors & Others Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Peter Goodwin Lawrence of 960 Nassau Cres. Kelowna BC., are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claim should be sent to: Karen Bygdnes of 960 Nassua Cres., before March 1, 2013 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it.

2002 MUSTANG GT, 5spd coupe, black leather, all power options, keyless entry, tinted glass, MACH system 6CD, new tires (only used 2 months), like new condition inside & out, lady driven, 2nd owner, summer driven. Only $5500. 250-351-5478.

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

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ATV’S, UTV’s, Dirt Bikes & Golf Buggies. Kamloops Cartsplus. www.cartsplusbc.com 1-888-371-3946. kamloopscartsplus@shawbiz.ca

250-307-8174.

Krystal 20, Paris 23, Lily 24, Jasmine 28, Jina 45. In/out Up scale Discreet, Fun, Flirty Girls! Hiring.

Recreational/Sale 1985 5th Wheel 26 ft Komfort Exc cond. $4950 Call (403)703-4777 Bob

Scrap Car Removal 1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Up to $100 cash for full size vehicles. 250-899-0460 1AAArmour Towing & Scrap Removal. Will meet or beat all competors pricing.250-801-4199

SCRAP Car Removal, $100 cash paid for unwanted vehicles. 7 days a week. Call Paul Haul (250)808-9593

Sport Utility Vehicle 1990 RED 2 Door TRACKER 4 cyl., 4 x 4. Hard Top. New clutch & front brakes replaced last summer. Good city and bush vehicle. Runs good.

Tires in good condition New manual hubs have receipts for all work done. $4500 Call (250)-769-0415 1997 Rav 4, 5-spd, new winters & summers, great shape, $4500.obo. 250-838-0701.

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MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95, waxing, intimate grooming & skin care. Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048

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SEXY, 42 DDD, 28/32 brown eyed brunette. Sexy & Sweet, Discreet. Enjoys couples & dom, GFE. Kelly 765-1098.

2005 F150 XLT 5.4 Triton, 4x4 pickup truck. 140K km. Good cond. $10,500. (250)308-8138

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Mixed results for house sale stats in November The November sales numbers offered some positive and negative results for realtors across the Shuswap-Okanagan region.

The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board reports November sales activity for all property types was down marginally compared to November, 2011.

But overall for the year, OMREB says the real estate market continues to show slow but steady improvement.

“Overall sales in the Okanagan-Shuswap dipped two per cent boardwide compared to last November while sales yearto-date (January through November) were up eight per cent over 2011,” said Rob Shaw, president of Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board.

“We are still in a buyers’ market but there are fewer new listings and the increased sales activity is

bringing inventory down.”

Shaw noted the government regulation changes on mortgage credit has also had an impact on the affordability for first-time buyers and the sale of higher priced homes.

“While sales of all property types eased off in the Central Okanagan and Shuswap last month—dipping by five and three per cent—the North Okanagan continued to strengthen with overall sales improving by seven per cent compared to 2011.”

Within the OMREB region, the Central Zone (Peachland to Lake Country) overall sales during November dropped 4.9 per cent over last year but sales volumes improved—271 units valued at $111.8 million compared to 285 at $108.6 million in 2011.

Total residential sales for the month were down 6.2 per cent but sales vol-

umes were up at 244 units at $102.2 million from 260 at $99.8 million last November.

Single family home sales were up 2.9 per cent to 140 units compared to 136 in 2011.

The 566 new listings taken in the Central Zone during November were down 1.1 per cent compared to 572 in 2011, and inventory for the month declined 5.7 per cent to 4,222 units from 4,475 last year.

“The year-end outlook for our board area is fairly positive with expectations to meet or come fairly close to the forecasted 13 per cent increase in residential sales over 2011,” Shaw said.

“Some sellers—most noticeably in the Central Okanagan (Kelowna)— who do not need to move are taking their homes off the market for the winter, adding to the year-end decline in inventory.

Predictions on housing sales in 2013 are volatile

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THE BOOMING local real estate market that fuelled

new home construction five years ago continues today is more one of cautious optimism.

“Trending towards more balanced market conditions, we are cautiously optimistic moving forward. Depending

on the community, housing type and price point, there are monthly up and down fluctuations in our market.”

▼ OF PRIME INTEREST

Don’t spend beyond a credit limit you can’t pay back Most homeowners have probably heard one of these terms at some point—credit line, line of credit and home equity line of credit.

They all mean the same thing, having credit available to you at a moment’s notice.

People can utilize that revolving credit for such purposes: 1 • to purchase stocks, bonds, RSPs; • have available credit ready to invest in other properties; • renovations to an existing home; • purchase new appliances, vehicles or other personal assets.

When we say a credit line “revolves,” we mean its purpose is

to “draw” on it and pay it back as quickly as possible.

Just like a credit card, it should be used only when needed hopefully with money coming in to pay it off as soon as possible.

Interest rates are higher on unsecured credit lines and have much lower limits due to the fact the financial institution does not take any kind of collateral.

A secured credit line means the financial institution will place a mortgage on your property against it, so the limit of the credit available will be based on a percentage of the value of your home.

For example, if your home is

appraised at $400,000 and has no mortgage outstanding against it, the secured credit limit will generally be 65 per cent of that value.

That would create $260,000. in credit, with an interest rate of prime plus .5 per cent (3.5 per cent) in today’s market and anywhere from prime plus two per cent (five per cent) and up for unsecured credit lines.

But understand the interest rate is tied to the financial institution’s prime interest rate, which fluctuates month to month.

The minimum payment on a credit line is interest only, so if the balance on your credit line is $100,000, your minimum pay-

ment would be $292 per month.

Not everyone should have a credit line. You must be disciplined in using it. We’ve found over the years that a lot of borrowers will set up a credit limit and always be at the top of that limit. As we’ve stated above, the purpose of a line of credit is to pay it off as quickly as possible.

Of Prime Interest is a collaboration of mortgage professionals Trish Balaberde, 250-470-8324, trish@kelownahomemortgages.ca; Darwyn Sloat, 250-7184117, dsloat@kelownahomemortgages.ca; and Kristin Rosdal, 250-878-3007, kristin@kelownahomemortgages.ca.

avid Madani, an economist with Capital Economics, is the source of a controversial and geographically non-specific argument in which he believes housing prices may still fall another 25 per cent across Canada.

Compare that with the prediction from the Canadian Real Estate Association that in 2011 housing sales would increase by 3.8 per cent. The association’s prediction on housing sale price increases for 2012, however, was just 1.9 per cent, and the 2013 prediction from them on sales volume sees a 1.9 per cent slip.

Bob Haber, who manages Go Canada funds for REAL ESTATE Toronto-based Canoe FiRUNDOWN nancial, has a more optimistic view.

Habor predicts the S&P/TSX Composite Index could double to Ceinwen 30,000 points within 10 Morgan years. “Global growth and all the free money out there are coming together and investors are realizing the best place in the G7 for them to put their money is Canada,” he says. “Things are in gear for Canada to really out-perform.”

These are just a few of the many forecasts economists and investors have made for the upcoming …OVER THE LONG years.

As you can see, there TERM REAL ESTATE is no consistency and no IS A SAFE AND common denominator.

SECURE OPTION With the growth in AlFOR FINANCIAL berta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba due to the oil GROWTH… industry, it’s highly unlikely that these areas will see the extreme 25 per cent decline in housing prices predicted by Capital Economics.

However, British Columbia may see prices drop or level out, but still continuing to be a buyer’s market.

Housing prices vary from city to city and province to province.

There is no true ‘method to the madness’ of predicting housing prices in the coming years—all it really comes down to is timing, education and trying to buy low and sell high. But in what is a ‘tried and true’ method, over the long term real estate is a safe and secure option for financial growth and makes for a good longterm investment strategy.

Ceinwen Morgan has worked in the Kelowna real estate industry for the past five years.

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