SPORTS
SENIORS
FINANCE
OPINION
TEAM CAPTAIN Joel Burna will lead the Kelowna Owls this week in the annual Western Canada Basketball Tournament at KSS.
A RELATIVELY new method of treatment is offering hope to patients living with Alzheimer’s disease and their families.
FIVE SECURITY tips offered to young adults to prevent their becoming victims of online fraud.
ALISTAIR WATERS says the Super Bowl truly was ‘super’ this year despite a slow start and unexpected power outage.
A20
83 serving our community 1930 to 2013
A13
A10
A19
TUESDAY February 5, 2013 The Central Okanagan’s Best-Read Newspaper www.kelownacapnews.com
▼ BALLET KELOWNA
Board opts to fold dance company Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER
Ballet Kelowna president Jaimie Maw says his board of directors was 94 per cent of the way there but still could not save Ballet Kelowna, but opted to fold the company after holding meetings last week. “It was a combination of things. The imminent retirement of artistic director David LaHay. The retraction of government funding—although it coincidentally falls (on the same night) as the government of B.C. announces its $6-million fund for the arts—it was just a number of things,” said Maw after a statement was issued to the press Friday. While the provincial government announced a $6-million initiative last Thursday aimed at bolstering support for cultural, community and sports initiatives for youth, the fund would not likely have offered many more funding avenues for the local dance company. A longtime supporter of the arts, Maw suggested the board’s primary objective was to remain financially responsible so neither the young dancers, nor the organization’s many dedicated supporters, would suffer losses as a result of the decision to fold. “Many arts organizations are becoming grant-writing organizations in order to sustain the arts,” he said. Newly-minted executive director for the company, Megan Williams, told Kelowna city council in April that finding the funding to keep the company afloat weighed heavily on her predecessor, Alison Moore. “Alison Moore said the funding issues contributed to her resignation,” said Williams, adding that it caused “fatigue.” The ballet was not yet eligible for funding through the Canada Council for the Arts or the B.C. Arts Council operational grants, relying heavily on noteworthy benefactors, such as Thomas Budd and the City of Kelowna, for the base funding to keep the doors open. The board of directors itself also staged three fundraisers annually, including their Hot Holiday Homes tour, their signature fundraising gala, Pirouette, and a Flower Power garden tour. All of that was enough to get them through a decade of operations. See Dance A8
MEMBERS of the Rotary Club of Kelowna started building their Canstruction project Monday in Orchard Park Shopping Centre. Nine different groups will build their creations from noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. The structures will remain on display until Feb. 11, then the food will be donated to the Kelowna Community Food Bank and Kelowna Salvation Army.
Canstruction takes food pyramid literally Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER
Usually it is considered rude to play with your food, but Kelowna Canstruction is exempt
from that rule. Nine teams began Monday to assemble unique creations in Orchard Park Shopping Centre Monday using only cans and other non-perishable food items.
Canstruction began as a New York City community service project in 1992. Since then it has spread to 167 cities across North America. The Rotary Club of Kelowna
began leading the event locally in 2011 and it has grown ever since. “We help the Kelowna Community Food Bank and the Sal-
See FoodA8
three simple steps
to vehicle ownership & credit freedom 1 Don’t Wait! Call Jordan at 888.440.7215 2 Make an appointment for a credit consultation today for best
vehicle selection 3 You’re Approved! Drive home in your new car or truck with a smile!
✔BANkrupt ✔slow pAyer
✔BAd credit ✔credit couNselliNg
✔disABility ✔divorce
bonus approval to help you re-establish your credit! Receive a VISA™ credit card with your
DL#30539
r Credit ‘Direct eCnagot ev aurus Truck-o-vsed’ appro
WADE PATERSON/CAPITAL NEWS