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One year and one month ago, a young man entered Jim Belshaw’s store, Roy’s Shoes, Boots and Repairs, on Ellis Street in downtown Kelowna.

The man chatted with Belshaw as he searched for a pair of work boots that fit. Then, unexpectedly, he ran out of the store with the boots before purchasing the footwear.

Perhaps the thief wasn’t aware he was stealing from the man responsible for mobilizing a community—and now, a country—to give hundreds of thousands of shoes to those in need.

Perhaps he didn’t know Belshaw has taken steps to ensure those donated shoes help local people in need before being shipped to other countries worldwide.

Perhaps the young man didn’t realize that, had he asked, the owner of Roy’s Shoes would’ve made sure he left with an adequate pair of boots on his feet.

In fact, it probably would’ve made Belshaw’s day.

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Shoe donation drive finds a fit from A1 Six years ago, Jim Belshaw knew very little about shoes.

Prior to purchasing Roy’s Shoes in 2007, he had spent the majority of his career working in the restaurant industry.

In 2008, while trying to learn the trade and run his new business, Belshaw learned about a Nashville-based charity called Soles4Souls that was founded in 2004 by Wayne Elsey following the South Asian tsunami.

“I was literally sitting on my couch and I saw this shoe float up on the shore during the Asian tsunami,” explains Elsey in a video on his website.

“I believe God whispered to me and said, ‘You need to do something about this.’”

Since then the American charity has spread its effort to 129 countries throughout the world; as of last year it had distributed more than 19 million pairs of shoes.

Belshaw wanted to help the cause but his time was occupied with running Roy’s Shoes. He didn’t forget about Soles4Souls though—he made a mental note to start collecting shoes for donation in the summer of 2010.

But fate sped up that schedule.

He watched news coverage of the devastation caused by the Haiti earthquake in January 2010.

“The sights we saw coming out of Haiti were horrific,” says Belshaw.

“I said, ‘I’ve got to do something now. They need something now, not in the summer.’”

Belshaw received boxes and information from Soles4Souls and, with the help of his close friend and business consultant Don Robichaud, he began planning what would become the first Soles4Souls Canada shoe drive.

He thought he was aiming high when he set the initial goal of raising 5,000 pairs of donated shoes.

But Robichaud convinced him to dream bigger, and the duo sent out press releases indicating they hoped to receive 25,000 shoes—12,500 pairs—in 25 days.

After just a few days had passed, Belshaw had 6,000 pairs of shoes in his store.

“I called up my buddy at Sysco and said I need a trailer, I need somewhere to store these. He parked a trailer across the street and we just kept loading it up.”

It didn’t take long for the trailer to fill before Belshaw was forced to move the shoes into donated warehouse space. By the time the inaugural shoe drive had concluded, he had collected 45,000 pairs of donated shoes.

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JIM BELSHAW, Soles4Souls Canada chief executive officer and owner of Roy’s

Shoes, is responsible for bringing Soles4Souls to Canada. The Canadian charity has begun its Million Shoe Mission, with the goal of receiving one million pairs of donated shoes in B.C. over the next few years.

The community donated 65,000 the following year.

To date, Soles4Souls Canada has brought in more than 300,000 pairs of shoes.

“Kelowna has always had a big heart; they’ve gotten behind so many great things in the Okanagan. This has really taken on legs of its own now…we’ve got drives right across Canada.”

As Belshaw explains the history of Soles4Souls Canada Tuesday at an Industrial Avenue warehouse, about 20 volunteers, including Rotarians and Telus Community Ambassadors, work tirelessly tying shoes together and sorting them into various boxes.

Volunteers will continue to meet from 10 a.m. to noon every Tuesday until the middle of May—the opportunity is open to any community member who is interested. Next week a class of Grade 6 students from Kelowna Christian School will come down to help.

With the passing of Don Robichaud earlier this year, Belshaw reached out to develop a Soles4Souls Canada committee, comprised of former mayor Sharon Shepherd, members of the Downtown Kelowna Association, Rotarians, Telus Community Ambassadors and several others.

“We’ve got a good core of people who are helping this year and it’s making it more effective.”

The Rotary Club of Kelowna Sunrise has also been an integral part of the April shoe drive’s success, he adds.

The Rotary Club has come up with the goal of raising one million shoes throughout the province over the next few years.

“There are 300 million children in this world with no shoes. It would be nice to make it 299 million sometime soon,” Belshaw says.

He met some of those people in need last September.

Two teeth, visible below a thick white moustache, indicate Belshaw is smiling as he reminisces about his trip to Haiti. “Just thinking about it gives me chills.”

He and a group of Americans representing Soles4Souls gave out donated shoes at a handful of orphanages and community centres throughout the country.

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Belshaw uses the word “amazing” several times to describe the experience, and says he plans to return to Haiti with a Canadian group this fall.

Although the international demand for shoes is obvious, Soles4Souls Canada hasn’t overlooked the needs of local social agencies.

“Unfortunately, there’s a big need here. Right now I’m trying to acquire some funds to rent this (warehouse) space year-round… there isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t get a phone call (requesting shoes).”

Work boots, as well as other specific types of shoes, are set aside every week for local organizations that have made special requests.

“We’ve sent out an email to all social agencies up and down the valley. We’ve got two dates coming up at the end of this month and the first week of May. “We’re scheduling to have them come in and take whatever they need for their clients.

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“They choose whatever they want, then once that’s done everything else is boxed up and heads south to the (Soles4Souls) sorting centre and gets re-sorted and prioritized.”

Ami Catriona, marketing and communications director for Kelowna’s Gospel Mission, says hundreds, if not thousands, of shoes have helped out Gospel Mission clients.

“It’s absolutely invaluable to have us receive the donations,” Catriona says.

“They contact us to find out what our most pressing needs are.

“Usually in the spring and summer it’s runners or good soled outdoor shoes. In the winter it’s work boots.”

Although there tends to be higher demand for certain types of shoes, Belshaw says Soles4Souls Canada can find a use for everything—nothing goes to waste.

The Canadian charity, which has grown significantly in its four year history, is getting an endorsement from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s wife this year.

Laureen Harper, who Belshaw

says is a “big supporter” of Soles4Souls Canada, will be in Kelowna to raise awareness for the shoe drive April 25.

He is hoping the shoe saving campaign continues to evolve not only in Kelowna, but throughout the country.

This year he is encouraging local companies to get involved with the April campaign by doing internal shoe drives.

Those interested in donating shoes—preferably in decent shape, without holes or rips—are asked to keep the pairs connected by tying the laces together or putting an elastic band around the shoes.

They can be dropped off at all McDonald’s Restaurant and Starbucks locations from the South Okanagan to Kamloops, Roy’s Shoes on Ellis Street or several other locations shown on the Soles4Souls Canada website.

For more information regarding the charity, volunteer opportunities and drop-off locations, or to contact Belshaw Belshaw, visit soles4soulscanada.com. wpaterson@kelownacapnews.com

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Jim Csek, with welcometokelowna.com, said the contest involves 80 different categories that represent every day life in Kelowna.

The categories were posted online Monday at http://bestof.welcometokelowna.com.

Csek said nominations will be accepted until April 25 at noon, then a second phase of voting will commence from April 29, starting at 8 a.m., until May 17, noon, to choose the category nominee winners.

The winners will be profiled in a supplement published by the Capital News in June.

Csek said nominees must be nominated by at least five voters to be eligible for a category.

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Correspondence, petitions and e-mails relating to this application must include your name and civic address. Petitions should be signed by each individual and show the address and/ or legal description of the property he or she believes would be affected by the proposal.

Correspondence and petitions received between April 9, 2013 and 4pm on Monday, April 22, 2013 shall be copied and circulated to City Council for consideration at the public hearing.

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A portion of The North West ¼ of Section 5, Township 23, ODYD, Except Plans 20895, KAP88266 and EPP24895; The South West ¼ of Section 5, Township 23, ODYD, Except Plans KAP83526, KAP88266, EPP9195 and EPP24895; The North East ¼ of Section 5, Township 23, ODYD, Except Plans 896, B645, KAP69724 and EPP24895; Lot D, Section 8, Township 23, ODYD, Plan KAP75116, Except Plan EPP24895; Bylaw No. 10839 (Z13-0012)

Any submissions received after 4pm on Monday, April 22, 2013 will not be accepted.

The public may review copies of the proposed bylaws, Council reports and related materials online at kelowna.ca/council or at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall from 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday, as of April 9, 2013 and up to and including April 23, 2013.

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The deadline to provide comments has been extended to April 28th. Please submit by this date via email boliveira@kelowna.ca or mail to be included in a report to Council.

The applicant is proposing to amend the Official Community Plan and rezone the subject properties in order to accommodate the proposed 51 lot subdivision containing one commercially zoned property and 50 industrially zoned properties.

no representation will be received by Council after the conclusion of the public hearing.

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For more information regarding the existing truck route network and the proposed changes, please visit www.kelowna.ca/ transportation.

The West ½ of Section 14, Township 23, ODYD, Except Plans H16596, KAP47192, KAP51877, KAP53641, KAP53790, KAP57365, KAP73608 and KAP82802; Lot A, District Lot 32 and Section 14, Township 23, ODYD, Plan KAP52924; Lot B, District Lot 32 and Section 14, Township 23, ODYD, Plan KAP52924 Bylaw No. 10832 (OCP13-0002) Bylaw No. 10833 (TA13-0003) Bylaw No. 10834 (Z13-0004)

official Community Plan Amendment: To change the Future Land Use designation from the Multiple Unit Residential (Medium Density) designation to the Multiple Unit Residential (Low Density) designation Requested zoning change: From the RU6 – Two Dwelling Housing zone to the RM1 – Four Dwelling Housing zone.

Owner/Applicant: Geoff and Leanne Proteau / Graeme James

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The City of Kelowna is considering eliminating the Ellis Street Truck Route. Over the last 20 years, Kelowna has seen significant growth downtown which has created the challenge of mixing heavy truck traffic with a growing number of pedestrians.

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Presentations at the public hearing are limited to a maximum of five minutes. If a person has additional information they shall be given further opportunity to address Council after all other members of the public have been heard a first time.

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official Community Plan text Amendment: To exclude the development proposed located at 526 Doyle Avenue and 1368 St. Paul Street from the City Centre Building Heights Map in order to permit one 30 storey (88m) mixed use tower and to permit a 22 storey and 30 storey mixed use development with the two towers having a separation of 32.0 m where the minimum tower separation for a project with a tower floor plate greater than 697m2 is 36.5m. owner/Applicant: 0754028 BC Ltd. Inc. No. BC0754028, D.M.R. Law Corporation Inc. No. BC0776896, 0814932 BC Ltd. Inc. No. BC0814932 and Betker Holdings Inc. Inc. No. BC0936374 / 0754028 BC Ltd.

The applicant is proposing to amend the Official Community Plan and rezone the subject property in order to legalize an existing four-plex building.

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The applicant is proposing to consider an OCP amendment to OCP Objective 5.5, Policy .1, Building Height to exclude the development proposed at 526 Doyle Avenue and 1368 St. Paul Street from the City Centre Building Heights Map in order to permit one 30 storey (88m) mixed use tower and to permit a 22 storey and 30 storey mixed use development with the two towers having a separation of 32.0 m where the minimum tower separation for a project with a tower floor plate greater than 697m2 is 36.5m.

Comments can be made in person at the public hearing, or submitted online by email to cityclerk@kelowna.ca, or by letter to the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J4.

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Council approved an amendment to Zoning Bylaw 8000, clarifying details that define the allowable height of a building. The definition of how height is measured has been revised and diagrams have been included into the Zoning Bylaw for clarity. Dormer sizes and configurations were also amended in the bylaw. For more information about property development, click on Property Development at kelowna.ca/business.

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Council will hear representations from the public who deem an interest in the properties affected by proposed amendments to Zoning Bylaw 8000 for:

Requested zoning change: From the P3 – Parks and Open Space zone, the RU2h – Medium Lot Housing (Hillside Area) zone, the RU1h – Large Lot Housing (Hillside Area) zone and the A1 – Agriculture 1 zone to the RU2h – Medium Lot Housing (Hillside Area) zone and the RU1h – Large Lot Housing (Hillside Area) zone. (See Map “B2”) owner/Applicant: Glenwest Properties Ltd. Inc. No. C0889227 / Blenk Development Corporation

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A redevelopment plan for the Hiawatha mobile home park received Council approval. After a five-hour public hearing on April 2, Council deferred its decision on the proposal until Monday. The 18-acre residential-commercial neighbourhood envisions 19 buildings including a hotel. Of the original 94 mobile homes on the property, 18 units remain. The developer, Westcorp Properties, has provided the remaining tenants with four relocation options to choose from during the year ahead.

The tenants’ options are to have Westcorp pay to relocate and hook-up the mobile home, have Westcorp buy the home, provide residents with an option to buy a housing unit in the new development, or have Westcorp provide residents with an affordable housing option with the assistance of the Seniors Outreach Services Society.

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CD15 – Airport Business Park zone, to remove and replace the CD15 – Airport Business Park zone “Map” Requested Zoning Change: From the A1 – Agriculture 1 zone, the CD15 – Airport Business Park zone, the I5 – Extraction zone and the P3 – Parks and Open Space zone to the CD15 – Airport Business Park zone and the P3 – Parks and Open Space zone. owner/Applicant: Pier Mac Petroleum

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Famous Canadian fashion designer shares clothing ideas in Kelowna Barry Gerding EDITOR

He’s been called one of the world’s most creative and influential fashion designers and is an Order of Canada recipient for his business and philanthropic efforts.

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“It’s a very exciting place for me to come,” Chang said of Kelowna.

“First, it’s a great place to visit, second it’s kind of a south of France place right here in Canada, and my clothes work beautifully here in this seasonal climate.

“I like how customers here seem to interpret my designs within their lifestyles as colourful, happy and very active.”

Based out of Montreal, Chang has been one of Canada’s most successful women’s commercial fashion designers, having completed more than 300 women’s wear collections dating back to the 1980s that include everything from eye wear and bathing suits to uniforms.

His goal has been to fuse a European high-fashion concept with a North American eye to affordability.

“I want women to be continually surprised and energized in my clothes and accessories,” he said.

Chang said he enjoys the opportunity to interact with customers because they provide him with

great feedback.

“I like to see how they interpret my fashion collection,” he said.

“Mine is not a formula collection, they’re all wonderful separates, as I like to see everyone fill their wardrobes with what they feel they need, what suites them.

“I think that is important for designers to understand that. We already live in a fashion era of sameness. You go to the mall stores, everything looks the same. Look in magazines, everything looks the same.”

Chang says with each new fashion line he introduces, he wants to provide variety to women.

“Women are more individual I think today in what they want for clothes, they want clothes to be ageless and seasonless. Why? Because women are involved in so many activities and travel so much, they need clothes that are lighter and adaptable to different climate changes.”

While as a businessman, Chang would like to see women buy all his

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CANADIAN fashion designer Simon Chang talks with customers on Thursday at

Park Boulevard, a Kelowna clothing boutique that carries his fashion line of clothes. clothes to fit their needs, he also acknowledges cost can be a factor.

He says buying items from his collection which bring out the ‘wow factor’ can easily be matched with less expensive items already in your closet.

“I always tell women if you can’t afford to buy more than one piece, then buy that one item that makes you feel special and adapt and accessorize it with what else is in your closet to enhance that one quality piece.”

Chang says his clothes can seem expensive, but it’s always the quality that

justifies the price in the end.

“It’s the type of fabric, the cut, the execution of the design and does it feel good. There are a lot of cheap clothes on the market that are disposable,” he said.

You wash them twice and they’re finished or you become bored of them within weeks.

“You might as well pay a little more and get something that will last.

You get what you pay for.”

Chang says he believes clothes for women should first be comfortable to wear, and provide

a comfort zone in which you feel special.

“My desire is to design clothes that will make you feel memorable. If you buy something new and nobody notices, how does that make you feel?

“We all know that when someone walks in a room and has that wow factor, men and women notice. That is human nature.

“It’s the law of attraction…it makes you feel great and places you in a confident frame of mind.” bgerding @kelownacapnews.com

Doctor to deliver realities about cholesterol monitoring One of the leading authorities on natural medicine will be a guest speaker April 27 at the upcoming Kelowna Health Show.

Dr. Michael Murray has written more than 30 books on health issues.

In Kelowna, Murray

will explain the role of high cholesterol and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease and how to reduce them through dietary, lifestyle and supplement strategies.

Murray will talk about why looking at cholesterol alone to reduce your

risk is not enough.

Murray is a graduate, former faculty member and serves on the Board of Regents of Bastyr University in Seattle.

Among his noteworthy books have been How to Prevent And Treat Diabetes With Nat-

ural Medicine, Hunger Free Forever and his latest book, the revised third edition Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine.

Murray’s presentation is from 11:10 a.m. to noon, and he will do a

book signing at the Natural Factors booth from noon to 1 p.m.

The health show takes place at the Kelowna Curling Club, 551 Recreation Ave.

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The District is continuing its water main flushing in the following zones from March 28th through April 16th.

This will complete GEID’s Spring Flushing program.

Other zones were advertised previously.

Please visit www.glenmoreellison.com for a complete list of roads to be flushed and other flushing information, including daily updates.

Open HOuse Lakeshore Road (Richter to Lexington) - preliminary Design

The City and design consultant Urban Systems Ltd. will be hosting an open house at the Manteo Resort to introduce the preliminary design plans for the proposed project. Drawings will show the proposed bridge design, upgrades to the sewer main, off-road multi-use pathway and improved traffic flow and safety.

Thursday, April 18 Manteo Resort (3762 Lakeshore Rd.) 4pm to 6:30pm

March 27th – 28th • Quail Ridge (includes Aberdeen Hall) April 2nd – 5th • Ellison (east of Airport) April 8th – 12th • Scenic Zone/Upper Glenmore Bench Including McKinley, Scenic, Valley N., Sexsmith & Lougheed Roads & includes College Hts & Solterra Subdivisions.

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Detailed design and construction of some sections of the proposed project may take place as early as 2014, subject to funding approval. kelowna.ca/cityprojects

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Firefighters come to Kelowna to share wildfire knowledge

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DESTRUCTIVE scene left behind in wake of Peachland fire in September 2012. thing, we took them in buses to the areas that had burned so they could get the news out,” he recalled.

“When three of us met with 2,000 people in a church afterwards, to tell them that whole neighbourhoods were gone, we got a standing ovation. We wouldn’t have had that without the media keeping people informed.”

Kelowna deputy fire chief Jason Brolund told delegates he was one of those trapped in Kettle Valley that night, at the time a volunteer firefighter with a small department in the neighbouring community of Peachland.

He remembered hearing the storm that resulted in the fire starting with a lightning strike in the park Aug. 16 and he watched from across the lake as windy conditions blew

it up into an intense fire with spotting far ahead of the main fire.

At night, he said it looked like a million campfires in the park across the lake.

He called Aug. 23 Black Friday, when fire crews were working in the neighbourhoods of Mission fighting the fire house to house, while forestry crews worked overhead scooping water out

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of swimming pools to put out house fires from above.

“The whole community had a front row seat.

There were a million incredible stories from it,” he said.

In the end, 138 fire departments sent personnel to Kelowna to help out so the logistics of looking after everyone became an administrative task alone, he said.

on their emergency program website, which they kept update to help get information out to people.

The wildfire conference continues Friday and Saturday at the Grand Okanagan Resort with workshops, speakers and

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The conference was organized by the Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association.

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During the 2003 wildfire, a group of firefighters trapped in Kettle Valley and surrounded by 400foot high flames, took shelter under fire trucks and called home from their cell phones to say goodbye to their families.

“They couldn’t get out,” recalled former Kelowna fire chief and current city councillor Gerry Zimmermann as he welcomed more than 200 colleagues from around North America to the three-day Western Wildfire Conference in Kelowna on Thursday morning.

While everyone survived the Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire, some 30,000 people were evacuated, 239 homes were lost in two nights and 60,000 acres were burned across the South Slopes 10 years ago this summer.

“We learned a lot.

We learned how to notify people in a compassionate way they had lost their home and their neighbourhood and how to deal with farmers who had to get back into evacuated areas to harvest crops or lose them,” Zimmermann told the conference delegates. . He recalled getting a acall from one of his fire-fighters on the night that 224 homes were lost that people were trapped and they were losing the fire and could lose people. decisions 1 Difficult had to be made in five minutes that would take the government six years to make, he said.

He remembered talking to one of his chiefs, who was trapped in the midst of the flames, and he said, “We’re not trapped; there’s just no place we can go right now.”

Zimmermann, who retired two years after that fire, said it was having a regional plan that “saved our butts,” because everyone pulled together and a trust existed.

He said some people felt that was Kelowna’s best hour, because of the way everyone pulled together.

“We had a five minute rule. If I knew something, within five minutes everyone else would too. We didn’t keep secrets. The media was our biggest ally. Despite being taught not to tell the media any-

Then on July 18, 2009, in West Kelowna, the hills above Gorman Brothers Lumber were filled with flames, and wild winds blew them right across a major highway. Cars lined up to get out of the neighbourhood, and several homes were lost again.

Again on Sept. 9, 2012, just when firefighters were beginning to relax because they’d got through a summer without incident, 1,500 people had to be evacuated from Peachland when the Trepanier fire blew into town.

In the end, only two homes were lost in Peachland.

A coordinated regional plan is credited with helping to prevent loss of life and more structural losses, but he too, said they have a great relationship with the media, as well as some great mapping and technology now.

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Council has no clue some people need affordable housing

To the editor: I live in the beautiful Central Manufactured Home Park on Casorso Road. We have a considerate landlord and efficient park management.

This big business pressure that city councillors Blanleil and Stack and Mayor Gray promote proves that they are not at all in need of affordable, comfortable housing.

Thank God we had a social leadership under former mayor Shepherd for a few years. That is when some correct legislation was produced that made money-hungry developers provide necessary policies to protect Kelowna citizens who will be kicked out of their precious homes.

Absolutely no other residential package can replace a manufactured home on a rented plot that meets the needs of those of us who are not blessed with multiple thousands of

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his is the first of a series of policy commentaries on the four main parties contesting the 2013 B.C. election.

I’m starting with the B.C. Green Party, which has higher than usual hopes for the 2013 election. It was also the first to put out a substantial policy document, albeit one that is still being debated and altered.

Green Book 2013 continues the Utopian positions that only a party with no chance of forming a government has the luxury to put forward. For example, they would double the area of parks in B.C., but take 100 years to do it.

Immediately, they would almost double the carbon tax, taking it from

seven to 12 cents on a litre of gasoline.

Greens would extend this steeply increased carbon tax to industries such as natural gas and cement producTom tion. Leader Jane Sterk Fletcher told me she expects cement producers and the like to adapt, rather than shut down as their competitive position erodes.

And what about the extra billions in carbon tax revenues? Sterk says most should continue to go to income tax reductions, as is now the case, because the purpose is to change consumption patterns, not to increase overall tax revenue. Most, but not all.

“We think there is an argument to be made for putting, for a period

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of time, the increased revenue from the carbon tax into creating the infrastructure that allows people to benefit from a carbon tax,” Sterk said.

That means transit, and potentially retrofits of homes and other buildings as well. Tax increase aside, this is essentially the NDP position too.

The Greens emphasize wind and geothermal power. Sterk faces the awkward task of arguing against hydroelectric expansion.

A Green government would cancel the Site C dam project on the Peace River. Sterk says it would only serve as a subsidy to liquefied natural gas exports, which she doesn’t believe materialize as international competitors develop.

The Greens’ star candidate, University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver, agrees. Both point to vast

reserves of Russian gas that may well get to Asia more quickly and cheaply.

Sterk said the 35,000 existing gas wells in northern B.C. “are not going to be shut down.” Actually, in the absence of LNG exports, that is exactly what would happen to many of them.

The U.S. has its own shale gas supplies, and is B.C.’s only current export customer. Converting transport trucks and BC Ferries to LNG fuel isn’t going to maintain the vast industry blooming in northern B.C. The official Green Party position is to place a moratorium on B.C. gas drilling while a comprehensive water use policy is developed. Current innovations such as reusing municipal wastewater are ignored.

The Green platform also demands

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LETTERS

A Tradition of Sound Advice

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RDCO cares for Mission Creek Park, not city To the editor: The Regional District of Central Okanagan wishes to provide some further clarification and information on the concerns expressed by Ann Huculak in her April 11 letter to the editor regarding the Mission Creek Regional Park playground project. (Work Effort by City Parks Crews Disgusting to Watch, Capital News.)

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the weather-related, seasonal delay in revitalizing this extremely well-used

playground.

The project is completely managed by staff of the regional district and its contractor.

The letter headline unfortunately incorrectly identified this work was done by city parks crews.

The upgrade and redesign for the play structure was guided with input from several community groups.

The playground will provide a range of opportunities for children of all ages and abilities, with a focus on accessibility, varying physical challen-

ges and sensory experiences.

In order to ensure safe conditions, play equipment and safety surfacing (some of which is well over 20 years old) that did not meet current Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standards was removed and replaced.

The play equipment and safety surfacing that have been installed all meet current CSA requirements for materials, installation, performance requirements, and safety.

The majority of the work was awarded to a

contractor who began work last September.

The bulk of the construction was completed during the fall but was put on hold with the onset of winter weather.

The remaining safety surfacing requires dry and warm conditions in which to be installed, conditions that will likely be achieved in the next few weeks.

Regional parks staff will complete planting of trees and shrubs on site.

Throughout the closure, we’ve posted information on alternative

nearby playgrounds and certainly thank everyone for their patience during this seasonally delayed project.

We look forward to opening the new play facility very shortly.

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Mayor Gray’s statement has just placed a death knell on this wonderful, popular housing alternative and the future of manufactured home parks in Kelowna. There are thousands of taxpayers living in these parks— millions in North America.

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By the third year, another $100 million would be raised from extra carbon tax on the oil and gas industry, NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston announced at a news conference Thursday in Vancouver.

The B.C. Liberals’

February budget raised the corporate income tax rate to 11 per cent.

The NDP would increase it to 12 per cent on Oct. 1, which Ralston said would raise an extra $200 million a year.

The small business income rate would be left at 2.5 per cent, applied to firms with annual revenue up to $500,000.

Another $150 million is expected to come from a capital tax on financial

institutions. Ralston revealed a rate of three per cent for banks and one per cent for larger credit unions.

Credit unions with holdings of less than $20 million would be exempted, and Ralston said only three credit unions in B.C. are big enough to pay the tax.

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Ralston said the NDP plan would add $1,100 to the tax bill of someone making taxable income of $200,000 a year, and he considers the increase to be a permanent measure.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the NDP plan echoes the policies pursued by the NDP

government of the 1990s.

“Taxation levels went up, a corporate capital tax was introduced, and investment and jobs fled,” de Jong said.

The NDP carbon tax increase is to be phased in on “venting” emissions from oil and gas production, raising an estimated $35 million next year and tripling over the next two years.

Ralston said the NDP will not extend the car-

bon tax to chemical process emissions on cement plants, aluminum smelters and other industries that emit carbon dioxide beyond their use of fossil fuel. All the new revenues would be spent on programs, including reinstating non-repayable grants for post-secondary students. NDP social development critic Carole James said details of the spending plans will be revealed next week.

James challenges Letnick to debate on agriculture Kelowna-Lake Country voters will have a lively debate to attend sometime during the next month if riding Conservative candidate Graeme James has his way.

James has challenged current Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MLA Norm Letnick to an open debate regarding agriculture issues in B.C. Premier Christy Clark appointed Letnick Minister of Agriculture earlier this year.

“Agriculture is a major backbone to our local and provincial economy and

has been disgracefully treated by the current Liberal government,” James said in a news release.

“The future of agriculture is not only in great crises here in Kelowna-Lake Country, and the Okanagan Valley—but likewise across the province.

“With close to a dozen agriculture ministers over the last 11 years it’s clear that agriculture holds very little importance with this Liberal government.

“The agriculture budget has been slashed year after year and has left

the ministry in shambles.”

James added that a number of other related issues around agriculture remain unresolved or need immediate attention.

“The replant program needs long-term support from the government so orchardists can look to the future instead of worrying in the present. The Liberal government is standing on the sidelines regarding (genetically modified food) regulations and labelling while GMO apples and alfalfa pose imminent danger to B.C.’s agriculture.”

James said he will gladly meet with Letnick, “anytime and anywhere” to discuss the various issues.

“I have the greatest respect for Mr. Letnick, but I question his real knowledge of the importance and urgency facing agriculture. We need an agriculture minister who not only understands the issues, but is also willing to fight for the farmer and orchardist,” James said.

James, a former Kelowna city councillor and regional district director, says he’s has spent his life involved in the agriculture industry and believes he can bring knowledge and experience to the struggling industry if elected.

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magine the Okanagan without its parks.

Whether it’s just a small magical wild ravine or a vast hillside covered in spring wildflowers overlooking a panorama of Okanagan Lake and the hills rising from it on the other side—conserving at least bits of our wild lands, the native Okanagan environment—is vital.

It may not seem vital if you’re trying to make money by building homes on it, or if you’d prefer that a stream didn’t flood your land every spring; or that wildfires weren’t a danger from the beetle-killed dry timber on wild land adjacent to yours, but it still is.

It is in the natural environment, amongst green trees and bushes and colourful wild flowers; within the sound of birds chirping, water burbling over stones or washing against the shore; smelling sunshine on pine resin or the tang of sagebrush, that we can find peace within ourselves.

And, my experience that this is so, has now been proven repeatedly by science; to the point that author Richard Louv has coined the phrase Nature Deficit Disorder to describe the importance of both children and

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Judie Steeves adults experiencing nature in their daily lives.

That’s just one of the roles of our parklands, whether they be city, regional or provincial; small neighbourhood parks or vast provincial ones.

Another role is the protection of fish and wildlife native to this valley, and all the other critters and the habitat required to keep the web of life whole and functioning.

They must all have access to clean air and water, just as we must, and we need these natural wild lands to help keep both air and water clean and pure for them and for us.

So, whether it’s so that both we and our children and grandchildren can experience nature on a daily basis to keep us healthy in mind; to conserve lands and waters as habitat for native fish and wildlife; or to protect that same habitat to preserve the quality of our air and water—

parks are incredibly valuable.

Overall, our parks provide ribbons and islands of green to break up the sea of asphalt and concrete that our cities and urban areas are composed of.

I believe the more parkland and natural environment we preserve the wealthier we are.

And that’s why I’ve volunteered my time for the past dozen years or so as a member of the board of the Central Okanagan Land Trust.

So, this week I was cheering inside as we announced our agreement with the Central Okanagan Regional District to take on the management of 324 hectares of rolling benchland; rugged climbing cliffs; small wetlands and seeps; secretive, shady ravines; grasslands with panoramic views out over Okanagan Lake; stream edges and stumps

left by the Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire, as a new regional park— the Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park on the south slopes of Kelowna.

Even more exciting was the further announcement by Steve Thomson, B.C. forests, lands and natural resources minister, and a man who played on that land as a boy, that the amount of acreage in that park will essentially be doubled with the addition of 314 hectares of Crown land being designated for public recreational use only, limiting the activity that can take place on the two parcels.

That ties the new regional park into Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park to the south, as well as Cedar Mountain Regional Park to the north, and provides a corridor of wild land across the South Slopes for wildlife to roam, trees to grow,

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Judie Steeves writes about outdoors issues for the Capital News. jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com

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The stand-alone monthly SAAR was 525 units in March 2013, down from 929 units in February 2013.

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Grant funds flow to water conserve or improve projects The Okanagan Basin Water Board has approved $300,000 in funding from its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement grant Program for 19 projects across the valley.

“We had amazing applications—from schools, non-profit groups, and local governments—proposing a variety of innovative projects aimed at saving water and improving its quality across the valley,” said James Littley, office and projects manager.

In all, there were 29 applications submitted with a total ask of $592,778.

The OBWB reviewed each application and ranked them on a num-

ber of criteria, including basin-wide benefit, focus on action, collaboration, innovation and promotion of best practices.

“This program is a great way to support non-profits and local governments in our region doing on-the-ground, tangible work that improves water in our valley for people and everything else that depends on a stable, clean water supply,” said Littley.

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In the Central Okanagan, nine grants were awarded, totalling $177,300 for projects such as creek restoration and riparian habitat conservation project by Ecole KLO Middle School, and a wetland inventory mapping project by Regional District of Central Okanagan, recognizing the decline of these critic-

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NEWS ▼ XERISCAPING

Alternatives to a make-work lawn GARDENING WITH NATURE

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uch needed spring rains have really stimulated new growth.

The abundance of spring flowers is most welcome but lawn growth just creates work.

Lawn maintenance is generally the most labour intensive and costly item in a conventional landscape.

Consider the time spent mowing and edge trimming every week for 24 or more weeks, not to mention all the other things that get done to lawns to make them perfect monocultures.

Additionally 24 per cent of all water used in this valley is used for outdoor residential irrigation.

Most of this treated drinking water goes to keeping turf green all season. We use seven per cent indoors.

Much of what goes on in the world is out of our control.

Many of us feel there is nothing we can do to help save the environment for future generations.

However, you can make a difference in your own yard.

Make a decision to take out some or all of your lawn this spring, reducing your water use and eliminating chemical lawn fertilizers and pesticides that leach down into our ground water, and ultimately into the drinking water.

There are many interesting and productive things you could grow instead of turfgrass.

If you want to get to know your neighbours better, and you like to grow flowers, vegetables or herbs, plant these out front.

While you are enjoying tending them, you will get to know your neighbours as they walk by.

Be prepared to talk gardening and be the trend-setter on your block.

This idea is contagious.

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A second-round exit from the playoffs wasn’t the Kelowna Rockets’ definition of an ideal conclusion to the Western Hockey League season.

Still, what the Rockets showed on the ice during the 2012-13 campaign—specifically from the club’s budding young talent—gives the team’s brain trust and fans plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future.

The disappointment still somewhat fresh from a four-game sweep this week at the hands of the Kamloops Blazers, Rockets president and GM Bruce Hamilton expressed confidence that his team is headed in the right direction.

“When we look back at this week we’ll be able to reflect on what was a pretty interesting year for this team,” Hamilton said Thursday. “We had some special players, and some special moments that really stood out.

“We’ve come through the cycle now, we’ve retooled and we feel like we’re set up pretty well for the next few years,” Hamilton added. “We’re excited about that.”

After a record-setting 52-win regular season— featuring a 23-game home ice unbeaten streak—the Rockets headed to the playoffs with understandably high expectations.

But with as many as seven regulars sidelined with injuries, including captain and inspirational leader Colton Sissons, a depleted Rockets’ squad faced an uphill journey from Game 1 of the post-season forward.

Yet, in the opening round, Ryan Huska’s team clawed back from a 3-0 series deficit—just the second WHL club in history to do so—to take down the Seattle Thunderbirds in seven games.

And despite a sweep at the hands of the Kamloops Blazers in round 2—including losses in Games 3 and 4 in overtime—the Rockets battled right to the final whistle.

Down 3-1 Wednesday in Game 4, the Rockets showed their characteristic resolve with a pair of third period goals to force overtime, before Kale Kessy of the Blazers settled the series with a goal at 2:43 of the extra period.

A huge disparity in penalties was part of the Rockets’ undoing in the series finale, as the Blazers had 11 power play opportunities, while the Rockets had just one.

“At this time of year, the players need to settle these games but the officiating just took it right out of their hands,” said Hamilton. “Some of the calls made were just bizarre.

I’m not going to use that as the reason we lost…but I just don’t get it.”

Hamilton said while most of the club’s younger talent performed well in the post-season, the Rockets needed more production from their older players in order to have an extended playoff run.

Myles Bell, Dylen McKinlay and Zach Franko combined for just one goal in the Kamloops series.

Centre Tyson Baillie, 17, carried much of the load with eight playoff goals, while 15-yearold affiliate player Nick Merkley also impressed with three points in seven games.

“I think our younger guys in particular really performed and stepped it up,” Hamilton said.

“If you look at Portland, Kamloops and Edmonton it’s their older, top guys doing the scoring and that carried them through. In our case, our older guys weren’t the difference. When you’ve got a 15-year-old being an important part of your offense, it makes things tough.”

Still, with just four players likely to be moving on—Colton Sissons

(pros) and over-agers Dylen McKinlay, JT Barnett and Cody Fowlie— and a dearth of young talent returning, jobs will by hard to come by with the Rockets next season.

With Baillie, Rourke Chartier and Merkley, the Rockets will have plenty of skill up the middle, while up-and-comers Cole Linaker, Justin Kirkland and Austin Glover are expected to get better.

Damon Severson, Madison Bowey, Jesse Lees and Mitchell Wheaton should be one of the league’s best defensive corps. And with Jordon Cooke and the emerging Jackson Whistle returning next season, Hamilton said the Rockets should be as solid in goal as any team in the WHL. “Training camp next year is going to be very competitive,” Hamilton said.

As for one particular aspect of the 201213 season that stands out for the Rockets GM, the club’s return to a homeice powerhouse is especially satisfying.

“The best thing we did this year was regain home-ice advantage,” said Hamilton, whose club was 31-5 at Prospera Place during the regular season. “We wanted to establish that again and make sure it’s not a very good place to play for other teams. The guys did a good job of that this year and we want to continue that.”

Following exit meetings this week with the players, the next major order of business for the Rockets is the WHL’s bantam draft May 2 in Calgary.

A day earlier, on May 1, the WHL will hand out its annual awards, where four members of the Rockets will be in the running as Western Conference nominees: Bruce Hamilton (executive), Ryan Huska (coach of the year), Zach Franko (sportsmanlike) and Rourke Chartier (scholastic). whenderson @kelownacapnews.com

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Kelowna United teams start season with strong play Kelowna United youth soccer teams hit the soccer pitch for the first time in competitive play last weekend.

Here is a rundown of the results from the teams.

Kelowna’s third goal before Day scored the fourth to round out the scoring.

Regan Medley had the shutout in net for Kelowna .

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The KU Under-13 girls played to a 0-0 draw in its season opener on a cold morning Sunday at the UBCO turf field. For sthe first 10 minutes, Ver-non was pressing and the —play was often in the Kelowna end, however the KU girls found their stride eand reversed this trend.

Neither team was able to econvert, including Lara ,Frappier, who nearly won ethe game with a late head-er that narrowly mised in sthe game’s final minute.

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The Under-14 girls ,took on Kamloops Blaze eOrange and Kelowna -used solid passing and a sustained attack to earn a e4-0 win. Ashlyn Day asnsisted on Kelowna’s first two goals as Courtney gPeissard opened the scorning before Kate Johnson dscored just two minutes ylater for a quick 2-0 lead.

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KELOWNA UNITED player Lara Frappier and the

Kelowna United U-13 girls played to a scoreless draw last weekend with Vernon in its season opening game.

Kelowna dominated possession of the ball dur-

ing the second half. Angelia Ostrom kicked in

The KU Under-15 girls fell behind the Kamloops Blaze Blue club 2- 0 in the first half of their season opener before getting back in the game.

After being outplayed in the first the Kelowna club took over in the second half, scoring two nice goals to tie the game 2-2. Caleigh Brown scored on a rebound from Justah Clarke’s cross to make the score 2-1. Just before full time Jessica McIntyre scored to tie the game on an assist by Vanessa White. Keeper Montana Pittenger performed well with several key saves while the fullback line was strong and instrumental in clearing many through balls.

Against the Shuswap Selects, Kelowna United’s U-16 girls scored early and outplayed its opposition en route to a 3-0 win.

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Haylee Lacovic opened the scoring before Jordan Tassone and Jessa Gabriel added goals as the Bears ran to a 3-0 win and the tournament championship.

Lacovic was named a tournament MVP after scoring seven goals and three assists in the four games while keeper Krisztina Breti, who didn’t allow a goal in posting four shutouts in the tournament, was also named MVP. MBSS opened the tournament with a 3-0 win over Summerland as Lakovic had a pair of goals and Serena Boulter also scored. Boulter and Emina Arima were named player’s of the game.

Up next was a 4-0 win over KCS as Lakovic, Sydney Solland, Boulter and Alicia Kessler fired home goals. Player’s of the game were Kessler and Jontaya Mayer.

In the 4-0 semi-final win over OKM, goal scorers were Lacovic with three and Casey Loudoun

UNDER-15 BOYS

The Under-15 boys earned a 4-2 win over Revelstoke with a solid team effort. Corbin Beauchemin opened the scoring in the U-15 Boys first league game of the season. Josh Clark crossed the ball to the front of the net, and Beauchemin tapped it in for a 1-0 lead before Matthew Harden made the score 2-0, scoring in the last minute of

the half.

Revelstoke came out strong in the second half, scoring in the first four minutes on a corner kick and then tying the game 2-2.

But Morgan Gonzales was able to put Kelowna back in front, scoring on a beautiful pass from Beauchemin before Beauchemin scored the final goal with a pass from Ilan Michaeli.

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Sport of cheering

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THE RUTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL cheerleading squad performed

well last weekend at a cheerleading competition in the Lower Mainland. Pictured are several routines put together by the RMS team, which had a great weekend of competing at the event—the Sea to Ski Cheerleading Challenge. RMS as well as Rutland Secondary School have established solid cheerleading programs at the schools and have placed well in different events around the province this season.

Snow, road, water in Ski2Sea Sun Devils show talent to universities It’s that time of the year again when weekend warriors meet high level athletes in one of the longest running and most unique races of the season in Kelowna and across the province.

The 33rd annual RE/ MAX Ski2Sea race takes place on Sunday morning, beginning at Big White and ending at City Park as teams of up to seven people compete in the unique race that features several different legs that span 95 kilometres.

Teams begin with alpine skiing and nordic skiing before a mountain bike section is followed by road cycling and running and ending with canoeing or kayaking to the finish line.

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the Ski2Sea is you can be anywhere from an elite athlete to a weekend warrior and you are competing against yourself and the clock,” said co-organizer Kelly Blair. “It’s you and your teammates going against the clock and trying to get the best time you can.”

As of earlier this week close to 60 teams had entered the race and more were expected leading up to the Sunday start time.

Blair urged any teams that are still thinking about it to register prior to Sunday with late registration still open through www.ski2sea.ca, at Fresh Air Experience or at Blair Sports Wear.

“The most teams we’ve ever had was 101 and this year is shaping

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up to be about average,” said Blair of the number of teams expected to compete. “It’s not too late. If someone wants to throw a team together they can go online and register.”

After putting on the race the past two years without a title sponsor, the Ski2Sea received a five year commitment from RE/MAX this year to be the title sponsor.

The addition of RE/ MAX kept the race alive and will also allow organizers to donate money to several community groups such as People in Motion and search and rescue, depending on the amount leftover after the race.

“We’re very pleased RE/MAX stepped up and we will push forward to make it bigger and better in the next several years,” said Blair. “We try to give away $2,000 to $4,000 every year and we’re in a better position to be more generous in that regard.”

American and Canadian universities are always on the lookout for prospective new talent for their field lacrosse programs.

The Okanagan Sun Devils program is committed to giving local athletes the tools to pursue such opportunities by landing scholarships and playing the sport at the university level.

The Sun Devils, a rep field lacrosse club, are based at UBC Okanagan and currently run two active teams—U18 and U15.

The program is designed to expose the valley’s the best local lacrosse talent on the U.S. stage, with the goal of helping players graduate to university programs in the U.S. or Canada.

Games for the younger players are geared more to fun, with the top talent graduating to the top U18 team.

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“This is a great concept that makes school just as important as staying fit and the players are working hard to make it a reality,” said Sun Devils coach and director Randy Reynolds.

Last month, the U18s went undefeated in round robin play at a tournament in Bellingham, before falling short against a high-powered Skyline High School team from Seattle.

“The Sun Devils surprised a lot of people down there and had fans coming to watch this unannounced Canadian team who were rocking their division,” said Reynolds. “Key Kelowna players are Kieran Mc-

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Kay, Matt Blanchard, Matt Katinic and Christian Riedy.”

The end of March had the U15 junior high school Sun Devils invade Wenatchee, Wash. for their yearly Jamboree. The junior Sun Devils piled up goals and won every game by running strong systems consistently each game.

“Our program is designed to get players games up to the next level so we can play against the top American teams out there,” Reynolds added.

“Our guys want to go to university and the scouts only show up for playoff games of good tournaments. So we need to come out flying at every tournament to make it to Sunday afternoon. These past weekends looked very good. It’s been a lot of work to get everyone on the same page but we seem to be getting it and the future looks very bright.

“We had some young Kelowna talent really step up as well with Kieran McKay in net, Isaac Dutka, Mason Salway and Kyle Durik.”

The Sun Devils could have space for you if you’re a serious lacrosse player. Contact coach Reynolds at randy.reynolds@century21.ca right away for summer, fall and winter field lacrosse programs. U15 is the team to learn the ropes and is for ages 13 to 15.

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Profs earn salute for teaching Historic text reprint lands prof award and poetry writing excellence Christopher Schneider, an associate professor of sociology in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at UBC Okanagan, has been named one of B.C.’s top university professors by the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C..

CUFA B.C. held its annual Distinguished Academics Awards banquet earlier this month in Vancouver where Schneider was presented with the 2013 Early in Career Award.

Schneider has been recognized for his work to help the general public better understand our rapidly changing society.

Schneider practices public sociology daily and his methods range from public lectures, frequent media interviews, workshops with RCMP officers, and encouraging his students to bring a non-student friend to class to learn how sociologists look at the world.

He was one of three university professors honoured by the CUFA B.C. on Wednesday.

The awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding faculty members who use their research to benefit the general public.

Meanwhile, UBCO’s Nancy Holmes has been shortlisted for national poetry award.

Holmes, an associate professor of creative writing and poetry in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBCO, has been named a finalist for the Raymond Souster Award, a prestigious national poetry prize.

Holmes’ most recent collection of poetry, The Flicker Tree: Okanagan Poems (Ronsdale Press), is being considered for the Souster honour.

This is the inaugural year for the award, which will be presented annually by the League of Canadian Poets for a book of poetry published in the preceding year.

Holmes writes short fiction and poetry. She has five collections of poetry, and her poetry and fiction are widely published in literary periodicals.

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NANCY HOLMES, a UBCO creative writing associate professor, has written a book of poetry that has earned her a Raymond Souster Award nomination.

A co-editor of the journal Lake: a Journal of Arts and Environment, Holmes also organizes eco-art projects in the Okanagan and is currently associate dean of research and graduate studies in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.

The winner of the Souster Award and other poetry prizes will be announced at the League of Canadian Poets Poetry Fest and Conference in Toronto on June 8, 2013.

The award carries cash prize of $1,000 and honours the late Raymond Souster, an early founder of the League of Canadian Poets.

Souster, who died last year at age 91, was a poet in his own right.

Along with Canadian literary giants Irving Layton and Louis Dudek, he formed the publishing house Contact Press in 1952. Contact was the publisher for such luminaries as Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Leonard Cohen, and P.K. Page.

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Jason Dewinetz, who specializes in typography and teaches letterpress printing at Okanagan College, received second place in the Limited Edition category in this year’s Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada.

Dewinetz’s book was among 41 titles that were acknowledged in this year’s awards, selected from 236 entries submitted by 112 publishers— all Canadian.

Dewinetz chose to reprint Stanley Morison’s essay First Principles of Typography.

The British typographer, who created the Times New Roman font and died in 1967, is considered to be the most influential typographic scholar of the 20th century.

“Morison’s essay is one of the most important introductions to typography, and has been published in dozens of editions, yet there have not been many fine-press productions of the work,” Dewinetz said.

“And, frankly, I wanted a nice copy of the essay for myself, which is usually the driving force for most of the books I make.”

With that in mind, Dewinetz produced a limited edition of 50 copies of the book, each one selling for $200.

“This modest little book is delicately handled with meticulous craftsmanship,” wrote the judges in granting the award.

The judges also appreciated Dewinetz’s decision to marry both old and new techniques, start-

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Dewinetz then revived the type by converting it into a digital format, which was used to produce polymer printing plates.

“The bigger type size makes a dry text more approachable,” the judges wrote.

This marks the 10th Alcuin Society award for Dewinetz, who publishes his limited edition books through his company Greenboathouse Press, based in Vernon.clean up community Dewinetz also acted as

judge for the 2007 Alcuin Society Awards.

This latest award means Dewinetz’s book can now take part in a number of exhibitions including one at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, and as one of the books representing Canada at the Best Book Design from All Over the World competition held each year in Leipzig, Germany.

Dewinetz shares his expertise with the next generation in Okanagan College’s Writing and Publishing program where students learn how to set type and pull proofs by hand.

Projects have included the creation of chapbooks under the Kalamalka Press imprint, including the winning manuscript of the inaugural John Lent Poetry/Prose Award.

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Promises to be a nasty name-calling election campaign D espite the fact the NHL playoffs are just around the corner, it seems the flavour of the game currently number one in B.C. is politics.

With a month to go before the provincial election, things are starting to heat up on the campaign trail, clearly visible by the sudden appearance of political candidates every-

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They are popping up faster and thicker then weeds in the spring garden—and more demanding of your attention.

Already the election

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Notice is hereby given that the Regional District of Central Okanagan will consider an application pursuant to Section 921 of the Local Government Act regarding issuance of a Temporary Use Permit. The application will be considered at 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 22, 2013, in the Woodhaven Board Room at the Regional District of Central Okanagan, 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna, B.C. A copy of the above application may be inspected at the offices of the Community Services - Planning Section of the Regional District of Central Okanagan, 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna, B.C., (Phone: 250-469-6227) during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice up to and including the date of the meeting. owners/applicants: Sukhdev and Parminder Sundher File: TUP-13-01 agent: Russell Husch Legal Description: Lot D, District Lots 121 & 122, ODYD, Plan KAP63914 General Location: Adjacent to Black Road in the Ellison area (Central Okanagan East) street address: 4401 Old Vernon Road present Zoning: A1 Agricultural oCp Designation: Agriculture purpose: The applicant is requesting issuance of a three-year permit in order to allow temporary accommodation for migrant farm workers.

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Notice is hereby given that the Regional District of Central Okanagan will consider an application pursuant to Section 921 of the Local Government Act regarding issuance of a Temporary Use Permit. The application will be considered at 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 22, 2013, in the Woodhaven Board Room at the Regional District of Central Okanagan, 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna, B.C. A copy of the above application may be inspected at the offices of the Community Services - Planning Section of the Regional District of Central Okanagan, 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna, B.C., (Phone: 250-469-6227) during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice up to and including the date of the meeting. owners/applicants: Bir and Sukhwinderjit Sandher File: TUP-13-02 agent: Russell Husch Legal Description: The West 933 Feet of Lot 1, Section 1, Township 23, ODYD, Plan 2963 General Location: Adjacent to Old Vernon Road and Scotty Creek Road in the Ellison area (Central Okanagan East) street address: 3231 Old Vernon Road present Zoning: A1 Agricultural oCp Designation: Agriculture purpose: The applicant is requesting issuance of a three-year permit in order to allow temporary accommodation for migrant farm workers.

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advertising rhetoric is rolling out full speed with the Liberals and NDP bashing each other with nasty, sketchy ads and sound-bites.

Never mind the facts —just spew it out and see what sticks in the brains of the voters. (Hmm… why is it that I recognize those wounds?)

Interesting enough it seems the Conservatives are taking a less ugly position on the rhetoric and ads, allowing the other two parties to have a feeding frenzy on each other.

That may be due to a lack of funds for advertising or it may be a calculated decision to let the other two choke each other and quietly sneak up the middle of things while they twitch and jerk.

Only time will tell.

That said, it seems my former Kelowna city council crony Graeme James has literally dropped the gloves on Liberal incumbent MLA (and former council member) Norm Letnick, publicly challenging him to a public debate on agri-

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Grand idea, Graeme, but I doubt it will happen.

No one knows how to work harder on an election campaign than Letnick.

The fellow is relentless when it comes to door knocking and rolling out the promotional material.

But when it comes to a debate about agriculture, he can’t hold a candle to James, a long-time advocate for farmers, ranchers and growers across B.C. ••• Meanwhile, on the municipal level it seems Kelowna city council is prepared to allow highrise developments anywhere and at any height in town despite the protests of residents.

Two controversial de-

velopments, the Monaco and the one planned for the Hiawatha Park area, have been green-lighted to move to the next stage.

I attended the Hiawatha development’s public hearing last week, and then the subsequent council meeting earlier this week when council approved zoning amendments to allow the plan to move forward.

A variety of concerns were put before council including protests about building height exceeding zoning guidelines, high population density, and traffic concerns.

Most controversial of all, however, was the way former and current tenants of Hiawatha Trailer Park were treated by the developer during the past four or five years.

Numerous residents suggested they had not received fair value for their homes or properly communicated with by the developer.

At the end of the day only three council members voted against the proposal moving forward:

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Sadly, the only councillor to vote against the proposal largely motivated by the treatment of the residents was Singh.

During the discussion, more than one councillor acknowledged the hurt feelings and questionable communication by the developer, but suggested their role as an elected official was, “to deal with the land issue and not the human element.”

That sticks in my throat.

I always thought an elected official was supposed to do his/her best to listen to and represent the best interests of the residents and the community.

Last time I checked, it was people who voted at the ballot boxes—not land.

Sad. ••• Someone who hopes to ‘rise above’ the world of politics is local outdoor enthusiast Ryan Morice.

Morice plans to climb Mount Everest in the near future, but not before climbing a whole bunch of other major mountains around the world.

“It’s a dream I have held for a long time now, and I am pretty excited to start on the first leg of my journey,” the soft-spoken Morice says.

He needs to raise some significant dollars over the next year or so to assist on a couple of different well planned mountain climbing expeditions—and is willing to take a few mementos to the tops of the mountains as a way to raise some funds.

“I am considering carrying or wearing a couple of items that people give me to the top of Everest and back as part of my fundraising efforts,” he explains.

Morice has already completed five Ironman triathlons. In 2008, he scaled Mt. Rainier (14,410 feet) and in a 2009 venture to Colorado he climbed 18 14,000foot peaks in 12 days.

“I am hoping to find a couple of key sponsors for the trip. It is not often someone attempts such a trip and perhaps I can attract a few people who like the novelty of this journey,” Ryan explains.

He has a couple of different sponsorship packages available.

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Research works on vaccine against nicotine

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re you a smoker, want to kick the habit but having a hard time doing it?

Of course, you know there are many out there who fit this description and health professionals are looking for ways to help in this goal.

Last year I wrote a column about the ongoing research into the creation of vaccines to help treat and/or prevent addiction to various substances.

One of the more promising products under development was a vaccine for nicotine.

The idea behind the nicotine vaccine was that immunization would stimulate the production of antibodies specific to the nicotine molecule.

Nicotine would bind to the antibodies and then be too large a molecule to cross the blood-brain barrier.

Less nicotine would

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Paul Latimer enter the brain and the addictive effects would be lessened accordingly.

Unfortunately, results of clinical studies into one such vaccine were not very positive.

Although the vaccine was shown safe and was tolerated well, it didn’t seem to be any more effective than placebo.

In spite of these negative results, scientists at Yale continued to examine the vaccine.

Using brain imaging, the researchers observed smokers before and after being immunized to get a clear picture of the effectiveness of the vaccine.

Participants were all smokers averaging 19.5 per day.

They were scanned before and after immunization with the nicotine vaccine.

On scan days, images were taken and then the volunteers were given intravenous nicotine before being scanned again.

Results showed the immunization led to a significant reduction in nicotine’s ability to enter the brain and bind to receptors.

All of the study volunteers developed antibodies for nicotine and also reported significant reduction in cigarette use and cravings.

While this is good news for the eventual viability of a nicotine vaccine, why are these results in conflict with those of the earlier clinical trials?

More research is needed, but the Yale scientists

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believe there are a number of factors to consider.

For example, the results of the Yale study were taken in the period immediately following immunization whereas the clinical studies compared smoking cessation outcomes months after immunization.

So although the vaccine may work in the short term, it appears the effects so far are transient.

Still, this new study gives hope that perhaps

a more effective solution can be found if research in this area continues.

Another study in the Netherlands was also going on at the same time as the Yale research—this one examining the nicotine vaccine in conjunction with another pharmaceutical smoking cessation aid and intensive counselling. Results have not been published yet.

I look forward to seeing where this will lead. It would certainly be good news for many hoping to quit smoking if we had another tool at our disposal to help.

Meantime, if you are a smoker looking for some support in your quest to quit, speak with your doctor about available options.

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If there’s a sound of the moment in music, particularly from this small Okanagan nook of the world, rock just isn’t it.

Then again, as popular as the term “genre defying” is among artists, totally different generally doesn’t strike much of a chord either.

The music of the moment is acoustic folk, written by angst-riddled singer/songwriters, with the odd electronic act in a box.

And all shunning makeup for oxfords, high waistlines and braids for complex stage production.

In My Coma is, thus, a step outside the formula.

A Toronto rock group whose written room to manoeuvre right into their name, these three musicians are a borderline hairrock power trio all about experimenting.

Lead singer Jasper James doesn’t mind advertising his disdain for anything that pigeonholes this vision, either, even his interview style is less talented-kid-next-door, more a slightly arrogant, our-sound-rules refrain.

“I think the band name lends itself to being able to put out any type of music and for it to make sense to people,” says James in a telephone interview from Route 11 somewhere outside Saskatoon.

James is the lead songwriter and visionary for the group and he and bandmate LauraDoll, a five-foot-five-inch rock princess who never has to carry her Gibson Thunderbird (bass), have played together since they were teenagers.

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Their first band was another rock trio formed with James’s brother, which occasionally suffered from a little Noel and Liam Gallagher syndrome before one brother left for school in England.

Drummer Mike Paterson joined the remaining pair after continually bumping into them in the music scene and answering a classified advertisement.

The result is In My Coma, a group James describes as the soundscape of a dream state. Sometimes it’s a good dream, he explains, sometimes it’s got a darker edge to it; but it’s constantly evolving and changing and doesn’t need to be pinned

to one format.

“Do I miss them, do I hate them, will I ever make them mine,” on the song Homesick, thus has an almost Nickelback feel while the title track Magnets & Miracles is a 12-second trip back to the beginnings of electronic music when synthesizers and robots met Star Wars visionaries.

James sets challenges for himself, like writing one song electronic-guitar free, while maintain a rock feel.

And while there’s no denying one can hear The Smiths and Depeche Mode in their sound, they also have their own edge, even in the bizarre mix of influences they seem to

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have merged.

As The Pit Music’s reviewer points out, “the intense lyrical themes and the downbeat mood of the songs are in gloomy Nick Cave territory.”

Maybe it’s this mix of influence, maybe it’s the return to the confident/cocky rocker James seems to herald, but the trio are definitely catching attention.

In My Coma was featured in Alternative Press last summer, with James telling the magazine he sees the band more often than his family, and they were nominated in the Best Alternative Rock band category at the Toronto Independent Music Awards.

How all of this translates to a roadshow in the west will be interesting to see. The band didn’t let plans for a stage show curb its creativity in the recording studio and aiming for the biggest sound possible does not make for an easy translation to live play.

“It’s like a wall of sound and there’s only three of us,” said James.

“So we worked really hard in our rehearsals to recreate that feel.”

In My Coma cannot boast a lot of commercial radio play as yet and, in Western Canada, they’re a virtual unknown, but if touring has taught them anything, it’s that making a personal connection has a way of elevating their presence.

In My Coma will be in Kelowna Saturday night, CDs in hand, Sharpies cocked, ready to sign autographs after the show which is at Doc Willoughby’s Pub, April 13 at 8 p.m. jsmith@kelownacapnews.com

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Anka tales more lively than songs; Medeski gets new-agey

PAUL ANKA: DUETS (SONY)

Paul Anka has released this new album at the same time as his autobiography titled (what else) My Way. The book is getting good notices for its tell-all openness which will titillate many readers with its tales of the high life. Also, Anka isn’t going to get too much flack from any of the Rat Pack who are all dead now, so he really doesn’t risk too much for his bold and lurid stories.

I am sure that Anka’s book will be a best sell-

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Bruce Mitchell er but I don’t think this new album will sell nearly as well.

Anka’s music is of a time. He was a teen heartthrob in the late ’50s when Sinatra and the rest of his Vegas gang were on the prowl as veterans but, oddly, Anka also credits

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his somewhat level-headed Canadianess with helping him get through the major pitfalls of stardom.

Anyway, Duets is a hit and miss affair with way more misses than hits.

There is just too much cheese here with too maudlin songs often with over-embroidered production.

However; there are a few diamonds in the coal.

Willie Nelson’s duet of his signature Crazy is a superb late night saloon song (not Nelson’s normal millieu) while the light swing of Pennies

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From Heaven with Michael Buble has a modicum of cool.

The Tom Jones/Anka remake of She’s A Lady sounds limp without any testosterone and as a blueeyed soul song.

Chris Botti blows a fine trumpet solo to save Les Filles De Paris but the rest of this lengthy 16-track, 76-minute CD is turgid, dated and too melodramatic with insincere Vegas emotions.

The book will be a blast but Duets with the likes of Celine Dion, Dolly Parton, Michael

McDonald, Gloria Estefan, Leon Russell is a dud.

You know something is wrong when even the posthumous help from Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra (guess which song) fall flat.

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It is that final song and the billowy clouds that grace the CD liner that makes me think Medeski was maybe aiming for a new age release. Very calming and meditative stuff that feels comfortably right.

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MAUN, Botswana— If you’ve paid for an African safari but you’re still not clear about the details, bad on you. Making the same mistake, I didn’t dig into the heart of the adventure before I headed to Southern Africa for my first wildlife safari, because I was always too busy. Bad on me!

By the time we reached the Okavango Delta, in northern Botswana, we’d been on the go for 24 hours, rocketing through nine time zones, three airplanes and four airports. Jet lagged and yawning, I ached for a hot shower and a good bed.

But when Botswana’s big animals call, every moment counts. I’d barely unzipped my bag and put my toothbrush on the sink when they announced the afternoon game drive, starting at 4:30 p.m. No problem, I thought. I’ll sleep late tomorrow. Until they explained that the next morning’s game drive would start—as usual—at 6 a.m. sharp.

So why was I so clueless? Like most travelers who dream of Africa, we’d seen countless wildlife documentaries, thrilled to the scenery and yearned to experience those distant sights and sounds in person. Beyond that we didn’t really know what to expect.

What’s the Okavango Delta? The Okavango River, flowing southeast into northern Botswana from Angola and Namibia, has no outlet,

either to other rivers or to the ocean. When annual spring floods reach the Delta, they slow down and spread out, refilling lagoons and marshes and turning woodland mounds into islets and this watery paradise into a self-contained sanctuary.

To protect this remarkable natural area, the Botswana government limits tourism by awarding guest concessions to qualified tour outfitters. Each company leases a specific numbered area and builds (or takes over existing structures) one or more lodges and guest tents. There are a few permanent lodges, built back in the day. But newer lodges and guest tents are required to be semi-permanent structures bolted onto raised (and sometimes terraced) wood decks that can be moved every few years.

A typical day: Your wake-up call arrives at 5:45 a.m. when a kitchen staffer knocks on your door, bearing a tray with tea or coffee and toast.

Bolting it down, you hurry to the main lodge, grabbing a piece of fruit or a sweet roll to go. By 6 a.m., you, your guide and four to six other visitors are sitting in an open-topped ORV, heading away from camp in search of elephants, giraffe, antelope, rhinos, hippos, big cats, African buffalo, snakes and warthogs.

Why so early? Simple.

This is when the animals are awake and active.

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Afterward, until 4:30 p.m., when the day begins to cool and the second game drives leave, you’ll have time to meet your fellow guests, take a guided walk, read, browse in the gift shop, send Internet messages, swim in the pool or nap.

By 4:30 p.m., you’ve donned a lightweight shell, sprayed on the mosquito goo, and are out on the prowl again. As the sun drops in the west, male lions stretch and wake up, lionesses hunt, leopards steal through the underbrush and hyenas make the rounds to recent kills, hoping for leftovers. Antelope and zebras, waterbuck and bushbuck, kudus and impalas step out of the shade to graze. As the sun sets, you stop on the trail for a sundowner—wine, spirits, beer, cheese and conversation. As dusk falls, lucky visitors will hear male lions roar and hyenas cackle, a raucous chorus of yips, howls and barks.

By 8 p.m.—or later, if you’ve followed a leopard drag an impala up into a tree—you’ll be dragging back into camp, tired but happy and ready for dinner. These leisurely and often lavish four-to-five course meals, served with wine, are entirely social, a chance to compare wildlife sightings, share personal histories and exchange email addresses.

As the evening wears on, the elephants grow larger.

After digesting the lodge manager’s command that you are never to walk alone at night, from

ON SAFARI DRIVES, elephants always have the right-of-way in northern Botswana. your tent or to the lodge, a camp guide walks you back to your bed, leaving you with strict instructions to stay inside until the next morning. As the night turns dark and you fall asleep, you may hear huffing or rustling as animals prowl among the cabins.

As there are no fences, they are free to check the swimming pool, rub up against the trees and walk past your tent. Soon you realize that they’ve turned the tables and you’re the one in the zoo.

On the day you move to the next lodge on your itinerary, you’ll join the morning game drive as usual then head for the grassy air strip nearby.

The plane, a high-wing eight-seater, lands just before lunch, drops off new guests and picks you up. In 30 minutes or less you’re at your next lodge in time for lunch.

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softly, sit still and don’t stand while you’re on a game drive, especially when lions and elephants are close to the vehicle.

Swap seats with your drive mates or quietly lean out of the way to let them take photos.

Surprising as it seems, the animals pay little attention to tents or vehicles and don’t seem to realize that the contents— you and yours—are edible.

Never leave the camp area on your own to walk along a river or pond; Nile crocodiles, Africa’s deadliest killers, lie in wait there for prey. Never walk alone after dark through the camp or from your tent. Your guide will walk you home after dinner.

Trip tips: You can plan and book your own trip sight unseen, relying on Internet sources. But most North Americans choose instead to book a

trip to Botswana—or to any destination in Africa—with a tour operator, somebody with representatives in the U.S. and employees at the destination.

A typical Botswana itinerary includes several different lodges and the flights between them, plus the round-trip flight from Johannesburg, in South Africa. Once you’re there, nearly everything is included, from game drives and guided walks to lodging, meals, beverages and laundry service.

Most tour companies naturally prefer to book guests into their own lodges. But they can book you into any lodge you might request; it is, in fact, a common practice. If you are interested in staying at a specific lodge, insist that it be included in your itinerary.

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tions, bring no more than you can fit into a mediumsize duffel (approximately 36-by-18 inches), plus a small carry-on for your camera, money, passport and toiletries. Safari lodges provide frequent laundry service so two changes of clothes is enough.

Basics include two pairs of long pants, two pairs of shorts, short and longsleeve shirts, underwear, light jacket, tennis shoes, a bathing suit, big-brimmed foldable hat and binoculars. Safari guides swear that beige clothing (not white) makes you least visible to wildlife, and helps to repel mosquitoes.

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Best Dates: June through October are dry months, with less foliage for the animals to hide in.

June through August are cool to cold with mild, sunny days; September and October are warmer and dry. Jan. and Feb. are considered low season.

March, April, May, October and November are mid-season. Some lodges close for a month in December, for maintenance.

Malaria: The mosquitoes that carry this sometimes fatal disease are rarely a threat during dry months, from June to mid-October. Local residents protect themselves at twilight with light-colored long-sleeve shirts, long pants and lots of insect repellent. Before you start a course of prophylactic drugs with potentially serious side effects, investigate alterna-

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Essential Reading • The Bradt Guide To Botswana (Globe Pequod Press) by Chris McIntyre, a long-time Africa traveler, is thoughtful, readable and detailed, the very best source available. Buy it before you go and read it while you’re there.

• The Shell Tourist Guide (and map) to Botswana by Veronica Roodt, is sold in South Africa, at the Johannesburg Airport

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Vimy Ridge was taken by Canadian After introducing new polymer $100 soldiers in 1917 at a cost of 3,600 lives and $50 bills in Vancouver and Victoria respectively last winter and in the spring, and 7,000 wounded, Lt.-Col. Nigel Whittaker, commandthe bank chose Kelowna to unveil the er of the Kelonwa-based B.C. Dragoons, new version of the country’s most popuspoke at the introduclar bank note Wedtion of the $20 note nesday. during Wednesday’s The announcenews conference at ment was made the Brig. Angle Arsimultaneously with moury in Kelowna. similar announceHe called the Batments in Calgary, Ottle of Vimy Ridge a tawa, Montreal and on pivotal moment in Prince Edward Island, Canadian history. said Bank of Canada And he said he officials. was pleased to see The new $20 bill, the sacrifice of Canthe latest to be remade adians in uniform using polymer, a recognized on the smooth, durable film, country’s money features the same “It’s wonderful high-tech security feathat men and women tures included on the of Canada’s mil$50 and $100 notes. itary are being recThey include ognized,” said Whitmetallic holographic DOUG FARROW/CONTRIBUTOR taker. portraits of the Queen SHOWCASING the new $20 “It’s fitting that and the Peace TowCanadian bill are Lt.-Col. Nigel they are being reer in Ottawa, a large membered on bank clear window, special Whittaker and Isabelle Jacques, notes of a country numbering and bora senior analyst with the Bank of that strives to be a ders, raised ink secCanada. force for good in the tions and a frosted world.” maple leaf window.

Trevor Frers, the Bank of Canada’s All the features are visible on both senior regional representative for currensides of the bill. cy in B.C. and the Yukon, said the new While the bill remains predominantpolymer bills will last more than 2 1/2 ly green in colour, it also features an uptimes longer than existing paper bills. dated portrait of the Queen on the front.

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Kia Sorento SUV refreshed and ready Jim Robinson CONTRIBUTED

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I had the use of a 2013 V6 Sorento for my annual drive to and from the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, a journey of 891.1 km where I averaged 9.8L/100 km, which, for a seven-seat SUV, is pretty good.

Just a few weeks later, I was driving pre-production versions of the 2014

Sorento in the high country around Phoenix in much different weather and brought to mind a big question.

Why change anything, I asked, when the Sorento is already a top seller and would have continued that way if nothing was touched?

To make a long explanation short, I was told Kia’s mantra is to never sit pat but keep going forward.

That must be good news to the people on the line at Kia’s new (US) $1 billion assembly plant in Georgia where the 2014 Sorento in now being produced.

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Kia Sorento has had 80% of its parts replaced or enhancedI e Kia from B1

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A NEW KIA feature is m FlexSteer electric power steering that allows the drive to select three ride modes—Comfort, Normal and Sport, which is depicted on the driver information display.

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b m p t l i els remains a 2.4-litrec direct injection inlinefi four-cylinder now produ-i cing 191 hp and 181 lb/fta of torque. Fuel consump-c tion for the FWD model is 10.4/7.1L/100 kmt (27/40 mpg) city/high-t way; 2.4-litre AWD and 10.9/7.8L/100 km (26/36 mpg) and in the AWD versions.

All 2014 Sorentos are equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission with selectable sequential manual shifting.

Also new is FlexSteer, an adaptable electric power steering that allows the driver to change the ride feel three ways— Comfort, Normal and Sport.

There is a button on the steering wheel that lets the driver make the change.

Normal, as you would expect, is for everyday driving such as on the freeway out of Phoenix (where the press introduction was held) where you don’t need the tautness of Sport.

I did use Sport as we took a twisty road up into the hills where responsiveness was heightened.

But most of all, there was no sensation of it being dead on centre which was the bane of many early electric steering systems.

I didn’t try it on Comfort, but this would be for long-distance driving and low-speed situations such as urban parking.

The version I spent most of my drive time in was the topline SX V6 with AWD and with seven-passenger seating and, folks; it’s big inside.

For instance cargo volume is 257 litres behind the third row seats, 1,046 litres behind the second row and 2,051 litres behind the front seats.

Front seats are heated with the second row also available with heated seat cushions. On the SX the

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Instruments still within easy reach of driver Kia from B2

front seats are also cooled.

Instrumentation on the Sorento follows the preRvious practice of making most of the controls accessible within a hand’s reach from the steering wheel.

The centre stack has been redesigned for a more user-friendly experience with attention to housing Kia’s all-new large touch screen, which integrates navigation, access to the premium Infinity audio system, SiriusXM Satellite Radio and Bluetooth hands-free connectivity.

The navigation system on the SX I drove featured an eight-inch screen,

which proved precise in terms of route depiction and voice prompts well in advance. Downtown Phoenix is a city in constant construction and it’s easy to trip up a Nav system that is outdated. The unit in the Sorento has a SD card slot at the front for faster updates which is appreciated, especially if you are an out-of-towner.

Other available key features that have been added to the 2014 Sorento include Kia’s firstever power liftgate, a redesigned panoramic sunroof that operates with a one-piece power-operated shade, integrated second row sliding sunshades and a 110-volt power inverter.

The 2.4-litre can tow

up to 1,655 lb and the 3.3-litre up to 3,500lb.

All the safety and driver aids possible are found in the Sorento such as ABS, traction control and stability control but new is Blind Spot Detection. It has a visual prompt when another vehicle is in the blind spot and adds a audible tone if that vehicle is too close.

Suspension remains MacPherson struts at the front and a multi-link independent system at the rear but it has been thoroughly revised for sharper handling which was evident in the high country during the ride and drive portion of the press introduction.

Even though there

JIM ROBINSON/CONTRIBUTOR

THE INTERIOR of the 2014 Kia Sorento has all the major controls within a hand’s

reach of the steering wheel. Note the redesigned centre stack that is easier to recognize and use.

JIM ROBINSON/CONTRIBUTOR

THE REAR of the 2014 Sorento shows the new LCD taillight cluster. It also features Kia’s first rear power liftgate as shown here on this SX model. are two engines and two drivetrains there are ten trim and price levels making it possible to start with the base FWD LX at $26,695 or $28,695 for AWD in 2.4-litre from to the FWD LX V6 at $29,495 and $32,695 with the V6 and third row seats.

The mid-level EX makes AWD standard and costs $34,195 or $35,395 with the optional huge sunroof. Top of the line is the SX AWD V6 at $40,595 or $41,795 with the third row seats.

The Sorento is just one of a Kia model lineup that is expanding faster than the universe with, I believe, some 50 new or re-

KIA SORENTO 2014

vised cars and trucks due in the two years.

There are a number of great mid-size SUVs out there right now, but if you are in the market, test drive a Sorento and learn why the company motto is “the power to surprise”.

Body Style: Mid-size SUV Drive Method: front-engine, front-/allwheel-drive Engine: 2.4-litre DOHC inline four-cylinder (191 hp, 181 lb/ft);

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New Lexus ES 300h hybrid benefits from bolder styling Neil Moore CONTRIBUTOR

The Lexus brand’s entry-luxury ES has always been somewhat of a grandpa car.

Which isn’t a knock against this well-crafted, amply-powered sedan, but a statement that in terms of ride and styling, it’ll be at least a couple of decades before you’d see one in my driveway.

Mind you, it may take that long before I can afford the payments…

But back on point, the ES has always been

the ‘Buick’ of the Lexus lineup—conservatively priced and conservatively dressed, both inside and out. It has also been a steady seller.

So in designing the sixth-generation ES sedan, the company wisely chose not to fix what wasn’t broken, and instead sharpened its look and driving dynamics just enough to where I didn’t feel the urge to don a beige cardigan and Tilley hat before getting behind the wheel.

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Like all hybrids, the ES 300h benefits from the electric motor’s nearly instantaneous peak torque, and if you set the Drive Mode Select feature to ‘Sport’, the system upshifts later and has

a quicker throttle response for a surprisingly lively feel.

But this is a hybrid, not a sports sedan, and such waywardness will torpedo any chance of achieving its 4.8 L/100 km combined fuel economy rating. Not that I’ve ever hit these numbers anyway.

And although the re-

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These are ideal when you’re carrying small children.

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Seat cooling is also available, as is a heated steering wheel. The latter feature seems a minor detail, but it is one I’ve grown to appreciate for thawing my frozen hands after brushing off snow or scraping an icy windshield.

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Aside from the smaller trunk, I have another small gripe, which is

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You’ll find plenty of competition among midsize premium sedans, but not with hybrid powertrains. Sure, there’s the less expensive Buick LaCrosse eAssist and much pricier Infiniti M Hybrid, but this is an area where Toyota/Lexus has pretty much set the standard— across all segments—and continues to dominate.

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The Ford Fusion has come a long way in a very short ten years.

It was born in the guise of a 427 Concept that was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003.

That concept just happened to look a heck of a lot like a certain critically acclaimed Cadillac CTS model, a car that had debuted just the year before. Or, at least, that was my immediate reaction at the unveiling, which got me an over-the-shoulder scowl from Ford’s design chief J Mays.

Well, maybe he got the point because an evolution of that initial design dropped the vertical headlights but stayed with the three-bar grille, a look that resonated with customers and soon spread to other vehicles in the Ford lineup.

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Since then, the car has been revised and refreshed, and the 2013 Fusion lineup adopts a new exterior style featuring a gape-mouth grille, probably adapted (in my opinion again) from Mitsubishi’s Sabre Jet-inspired EVO design, a look that virtually every company seems to be copying these days. And, hmm, there might be just a dash of Aston-Martin design DNA thrown into the mix, as well.

But while we might argue about styling inspirations, the net result is a sleek and seductive silhouette, an aggressive stance, nice lines and a handsome design that looks good from any angle.

Look up the word “fusion” and you will find definitions that list “blending” and “combining”, apt descriptions for a line-

up that offers a multitude of choices, with naturally-aspirated and turbocharged engines, hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrain options, manual or automatic transmission choices, front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive configurations and a wealth on new technologies that include Ford SYNC communications, optional auto start stop, a Lane Keeping System, adaptive cruise control, active park assist and Blind Spot Information System (BLIS), to name just a few.

We’re concentrating on the Fusion Hybrid in this review and the good news here is that this high-tech offering maintains the same sporty style and sophistication as its non-hybrid stalemates, while expanding on an award-winning theme with new innovations and technologies.

Like all Fusions, the new Hybrid is a little bigger than its predecessor.

The wheelbase has been

stretched by 122 mm (4.8”) and the car is 30 mm (1.2”) longer, 86 mm (3.4”) wider and 58 mm (2.3”) taller.

These dimensions bump up interior room incrementally and even add a little more luggage room, although there are still compromises made for the sake of battery storage—340 litres (12 cu ft) of trunk space instead of 453 litres (16 cu ft), a tire mobility kit instead of a spare tire, and a smaller 51 litre fuel tank (instead of 63 litres).

The 2013 Fusion Hybrid features an all-new 2.0-litre Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder gasoline engine, significantly downsized from the previous 2.5-liter unit, while maintaining roughly the same performance standards.

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Batteries not only lighter but generate more power 2 Ford from B7 chronous electric motor to make a net horsepower rating of 188 hp, marginally less than the previous model’s 191 net hp.

But the new 2013 Fusion Hybrid has also trimmed the fat by at least 48 kg (105 lb), depending on trim and option levels, thanks to some of the aforementioned changes and an all-new lithium-ion battery pack that saves weight. The new batteries also generate more power than previous nickel-metal hydride batteries and help raise the electric-only maximum speed from 75 km/h (47 mph) to 100 km/h (62 mph), opening up the potential for EV highway cruising.

Manufacturers build hybrids for fuel economy bragging rights and Ford wasted little time in claiming the midsize fuel efficiency crown, boasting that the Fusion Hybrid would outperform midsize rivals like the Toyota Camry Hybrid and Hyundai Sonata Hybrid.

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has rated the Fusion Hybrid at an optimistic 4.0/4.1L/100km (city/ hwy). The EPA in the U.S., using a somewhat more involved testing method, returned a more practical 5.0/5.0L/100km (city/hwy) rating but even those more realistic numbers have come under fire from Consumer Reports and other testers who have been unable to achieve those same results.

My test methods are quite simple. When I picked up the car the trip computer gave me a 7.2L/100km average for the 1,600 km driven by the previous driver. I hoped to do better than that.

I topped off the tank and drove 445 km, a roughly even split of highway and city driving, before refueling with 30.2 litres of gas for a 6.8L/100km combined average. We can poohpooh those results compared to the official rating, but based on my experience with other hybrids, that’s still a respectable result and, by driving moderately and following the

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INSIDE, the SE features charcoal cloth seats with sporty red stitching, modern clean

instrumentation and MyFord Touch instrumentation and displays that combine with an airy cabin and ample room for five. on-screen brake coach guidance to maximize regenerative braking, I did manage to earn 180 km of electric-only driving out of that sum total.

What’s equally important here is that the Fusion is a pleasure to drive, perky when needed, accelerating with a smooth linear progression of power, complemented by

an able electronic CVT transmission and a seamless interplay of effort from the gasoline engine and electric motor.

And a slightly stiffer body, independent suspension and electric steering combine for good handling and excellent cornering.

I’ve concentrated mainly on fuel economy

and performance in this story but I should note that drivers and passengers will also be quite comfortable in a airy and spacious cabin with new seating, a driver-oriented cockpit, and the latest generation combination of SYNC and MyFord Touch communication and infotainment systems, allowing interaction through voice

control, a touch screen tap or with a conventional button.

Strangely, gloved fingers work on the touch screen but not on the instrument panel.

And some of the trim pieces could use a minor upgrade but, on the whole, the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid is an all-round good effort, and its sophisticated collection of technologies and performance dynamics gives you a pretty good indication of why it won its class as AJAC’s 2013 Best New Family Car Over $30,000.

Yes, the Fusion lineup has come a long way over the past decade. And it still has a ways to go.

But, together with its much-anticipated Energi Plug-In sibling, Ford’s 2013 Fusion Hybrid offers a pleasant package of driving dynamics and fuel economy and a viable midsize family car alternative for environmentally conscious consumers.

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Parked next to anything, other than perhaps an aircraft carrier, the Sequoia looks immense.

Indeed, this three-ton, eight-passenger SUV dwarfs all else in the Toyota lineup, matched only by full-size sport util-

ities like the Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.

I’m seldom thrilled by the prospect of driving something so large around town, especially when standard parking spots leave the narrowest of gaps either side of this 80-inch wide behemoth.

But after a week perched in its big-rig driving position, tapping the 5.7-litre V8’s vast reserves of power and benefiting from its relatively nimble handling, light steering and surprisingly tight turning circle, I was hesitant to return the keys. At least until my trip to the gas pump.

More on that later.

The Toyota Sequoia, as you’d expect with vehicles in this segment, is not the company’s top seller.

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THE 2013 SEQUOIA full-size SUV is large by any standard. In Limited Trim, and riding on big 20-inch alloys, it is an imposing vehicle that despite its size, is still relatively nimble and easy to park.

per litre.

And I will mention that if you truly need a spacious people carrier, the minivan does it better—and cheaper.

The Sienna, for example, tops the Sequoia’s 3400-litre maximum cargo capacity by 850 litres, weighs about 1,500 lbs less, and starts at about half the price.

Of course, you’d be driving a minivan, not a burly SUV that feels like it could crush one of these tepid family taxis under its massive 20-inch alloy wheels.

And although some minivans do come with all-wheel-drive, what you don’t get is serious ground clearance, like the Sequoia’s, which at 9.5 inches allows you to take it off the asphalt.

Bottom line—you do pay a premium for any full-size sport utility, but like many of the others, the Sequoia is a rugged vehicle that provides no shortage of creature comforts, along with plenty of muscle should you want to tow a boat or large camping trailer.

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ed exterior mirrors; conversation mirror and an 8-speaker audio system.

You also get a backup camera. My only gripe here is the tiny display, integrated in the rearview mirror. It is quite useless for those of us needing reading glasses.

Second-row seats are a reclinable 40/20/40 split, and third-row are a 60/40 split-fold bench. Helping you get in are a pair of standard running boards.

That’s a lot of stuff.

Mind you $52K is a lot of coin.

My tester, the Limited (MSRP $58,960), adds even more goodies such as a 14-speaker JBL audio system, power adjustable steering wheel, driver’s seat memory, rear door sunshades, 20-inch CONTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTED alloys (up from 18-inch), LIKE THE LIMITED (as tested), even(as thetested), base Sequoia LIKE THE LIMITED even the base Sequoia blind spot monitoring sysSR5 gets leather seating heating upwith front, 10-way SR5 gets with leather seating heating up front, 10-way tem, power rear door, and power adjust forpower the driver and thefour-way front for the front side mirrors that do everyadjust forfour-way the driverfor and thing but make toast. This passenger. passenger. includes memory, reverse amenities, which even er, four-way power for tilt, integrated puddle in the base Sequoia SR5 the passenger; tilt/telelamps and turn signals. (starting at $51,890), scopic steering with auPlatinum is the top Secomprise a lengthy list. dio and Bluetooth phone quoia trim level, and at This includes three-zone controls; power rear win$67,140, you really do get climate control; leath- dow; moonroof; front and some premium content. er seating—heated in rear parking sensors; heatThis starts with rear enfront with 10-way power tertainment system with and memory for the drivSee SequoiaSee B13Sequoia B13nine-inch monitor, navi-

gation with seven-inch display for maps and your backup camera, upgraded perforated leather seating, heated and ventilated front row seats, heated second row captain’s chairs, woodgrain trim, radar cruise control and more.

My tester was the Limited model, and it had everything I’d want except for navigation. A $200 portable Garmin unit would have filled the void.

My first impression, as mentioned above, was of sitting so high that parking the Sequoia felt like landing a plane. It’s a feeling you quickly get used to,

and in traffic, greatly appreciate as you’re able to see over the long line of minivans and crossovers that would otherwise block your sightline.

Power too was a pleasant surprise. A prod of the pedal results in a hearty roar from the 5.7-litre V8 with dual variable valve timing, along with the kind of launch you’d expect from a much lighter vehicle.

This comes courtesy of the i-Force engine’s 381 hp and 401 lb/ft of torque. Which is not only enough for rapid off-theline acceleration and passing power, but for 7,000 lbs of towing capacity.

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EVEN with all seats in place, the Sequoia still offers 540

litres of cargo space behind the third row. Drop the back seats and this expands to 1,890 litres; drop both rows and the cargo hold maxes out at 3,400 litres.

The Sequoia, however, isn’t all about grunt.

The capacious interior, with three full rows of seating, is a quiet, comfortable way to travel— even in the back row.

It is here where SUVs typically lose ground to the minivan, but the Sequoia has no shortage of head and knee room, not to mention enough width for three full-size adults.

There’s also a power fold and recline function for these rearmost of passengers.

And getting back there requires no gymnastics, as the middle row—which has plenty of fore and aft travel—gets well out of the way.

Throughout, the passenger cabin uses high-quality materials along with an attractive mix of tones and textures. Nothing flashy here—big knobs for the HVAC, large buttons for the radio—but everything is easy to understand and operate on the fly.

There’s loads of storage up front, including a computer-swallowing centre binnacle that is also ideal for hanging files. Its lid even includes an organizer that neatly holds tissues, paper, business cards and pen.

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THE SEQUOIA’S interior may not be flashy, but is another example of Toyota’s

exemplary fit and finish with high quality materials and tight panel gaps. Large knobs and buttons make the radio and HVAC easy to understand and operate.

Beside the cupholders, a removable tray covers a deep well for magazines, maps or additional file folders, and there are still more little trays in the door handles.

Overall, this is a thoughtfully designed vehicle that in so many ways makes an ideal family hauler. You just have to be judicious with the throttle, because although the Sequoia is rated at an already thirsty 17.2/11.9/14.8 litres/100 km (city/hwy/comb), my enthusiasm resulted in an

even thirstier average of 18.0 litres.

That being said, it did make it a little easier to hand back the keys.

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Body Style: full-size SUV Drive Method: front-engine, four-wheeldrive Engine: 5.7 litre DOHC 32-valve V8 (381 hp and 401 lb/ft of torque) CARGO: 540 litres behind third row, 1,890 litres behind second row,

3,400 litres behind first row Seating Capacity: 8 passengers (SR5 and Limited), 7 passengers (Platinum) Towing Capacity: 7,100 lbs (SR5 and Limited), 7,000 (Platinum) Fuel Economy: 17.2/11.9/14.8 litres/100 km (city/highway/combined) Price: base SR5 $51,890, Limited $58,960 (as tested), Platinum $67,140 Website: www. toyota.ca

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Toyota Sequoia Limited a contender among heavyweights Neil Moore CONTRIBUTOR

Parked next to anything, other than perhaps an aircraft carrier, the Sequoia looks immense.

Indeed, this three-ton, eight-passenger SUV dwarfs all else in the Toyota lineup, matched only by full-size sport util-

ities like the Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.

I’m seldom thrilled by the prospect of driving something so large around town, especially when standard parking spots leave the narrowest of gaps either side of this 80-inch wide behemoth.

But after a week perched in its big-rig driving position, tapping the 5.7-litre V8’s vast reserves of power and benefiting from its relatively nimble handling, light steering and surprisingly tight turning circle, I was hesitant to return the keys. At least until my trip to the gas pump.

More on that later.

The Toyota Sequoia, as you’d expect with vehicles in this segment, is not the company’s top seller.

In fact, they moved only 744 last year in Canada, and 103 so far in 2013.

But that’s more a sign of the eco-friendly times, and our outrageous fuel prices that now top $1.30

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THE 2013 SEQUOIA full-size SUV is large by any standard. In Limited Trim, and riding on big 20-inch alloys, it is an imposing vehicle that despite its size, is still relatively nimble and easy to park.

per litre.

And I will mention that if you truly need a spacious people carrier, the minivan does it better—and cheaper.

The Sienna, for example, tops the Sequoia’s 3400-litre maximum cargo capacity by 850 litres, weighs about 1,500 lbs less, and starts at about half the price.

Of course, you’d be driving a minivan, not a burly SUV that feels like it could crush one of these tepid family taxis under its massive 20-inch alloy wheels.

And although some minivans do come with all-wheel-drive, what you don’t get is serious ground clearance, like the Sequoia’s, which at 9.5 inches allows you to take it off the asphalt.

Bottom line—you do pay a premium for any full-size sport utility, but like many of the others, the Sequoia is a rugged vehicle that provides no shortage of creature comforts, along with plenty of muscle should you want to tow a boat or large camping trailer.

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Sequoia from B12

ed exterior mirrors; conversation mirror and an 8-speaker audio system.

You also get a backup camera. My only gripe here is the tiny display, integrated in the rearview mirror. It is quite useless for those of us needing reading glasses.

Second-row seats are a reclinable 40/20/40 split, and third-row are a 60/40 split-fold bench. Helping you get in are a pair of standard running boards.

That’s a lot of stuff.

Mind you $52K is a lot of coin.

My tester, the Limited (MSRP $58,960), adds even more goodies such as a 14-speaker JBL audio system, power adjustable steering wheel, driver’s seat memory, rear door sunshades, 20-inch CONTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTED alloys (up from 18-inch), LIKE THE LIMITED (as tested), even(as thetested), base Sequoia LIKE THE LIMITED even the base Sequoia blind spot monitoring sysSR5 gets leather seating heating upwith front, 10-way SR5 gets with leather seating heating up front, 10-way tem, power rear door, and power adjust forpower the driver and thefour-way front for the front side mirrors that do everyadjust forfour-way the driverfor and thing but make toast. This passenger. passenger. includes memory, reverse amenities, which even er, four-way power for tilt, integrated puddle in the base Sequoia SR5 the passenger; tilt/telelamps and turn signals. (starting at $51,890), scopic steering with auPlatinum is the top Secomprise a lengthy list. dio and Bluetooth phone quoia trim level, and at This includes three-zone controls; power rear win$67,140, you really do get climate control; leath- dow; moonroof; front and some premium content. er seating—heated in rear parking sensors; heatThis starts with rear enfront with 10-way power tertainment system with and memory for the drivSee SequoiaSee B13Sequoia B13nine-inch monitor, navi-

gation with seven-inch display for maps and your backup camera, upgraded perforated leather seating, heated and ventilated front row seats, heated second row captain’s chairs, woodgrain trim, radar cruise control and more.

My tester was the Limited model, and it had everything I’d want except for navigation. A $200 portable Garmin unit would have filled the void.

My first impression, as mentioned above, was of sitting so high that parking the Sequoia felt like landing a plane. It’s a feeling you quickly get used to,

and in traffic, greatly appreciate as you’re able to see over the long line of minivans and crossovers that would otherwise block your sightline.

Power too was a pleasant surprise. A prod of the pedal results in a hearty roar from the 5.7-litre V8 with dual variable valve timing, along with the kind of launch you’d expect from a much lighter vehicle.

This comes courtesy of the i-Force engine’s 381 hp and 401 lb/ft of torque. Which is not only enough for rapid off-theline acceleration and passing power, but for 7,000 lbs of towing capacity.

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EVEN with all seats in place, the Sequoia still offers 540

litres of cargo space behind the third row. Drop the back seats and this expands to 1,890 litres; drop both rows and the cargo hold maxes out at 3,400 litres.

The Sequoia, however, isn’t all about grunt.

The capacious interior, with three full rows of seating, is a quiet, comfortable way to travel— even in the back row.

It is here where SUVs typically lose ground to the minivan, but the Sequoia has no shortage of head and knee room, not to mention enough width for three full-size adults.

There’s also a power fold and recline function for these rearmost of passengers.

And getting back there requires no gymnastics, as the middle row—which has plenty of fore and aft travel—gets well out of the way.

Throughout, the passenger cabin uses high-quality materials along with an attractive mix of tones and textures. Nothing flashy here—big knobs for the HVAC, large buttons for the radio—but everything is easy to understand and operate on the fly.

There’s loads of storage up front, including a computer-swallowing centre binnacle that is also ideal for hanging files. Its lid even includes an organizer that neatly holds tissues, paper, business cards and pen.

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THE SEQUOIA’S interior may not be flashy, but is another example of Toyota’s

exemplary fit and finish with high quality materials and tight panel gaps. Large knobs and buttons make the radio and HVAC easy to understand and operate.

Beside the cupholders, a removable tray covers a deep well for magazines, maps or additional file folders, and there are still more little trays in the door handles.

Overall, this is a thoughtfully designed vehicle that in so many ways makes an ideal family hauler. You just have to be judicious with the throttle, because although the Sequoia is rated at an already thirsty 17.2/11.9/14.8 litres/100 km (city/hwy/comb), my enthusiasm resulted in an

even thirstier average of 18.0 litres.

That being said, it did make it a little easier to hand back the keys.

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3,400 litres behind first row Seating Capacity: 8 passengers (SR5 and Limited), 7 passengers (Platinum) Towing Capacity: 7,100 lbs (SR5 and Limited), 7,000 (Platinum) Fuel Economy: 17.2/11.9/14.8 litres/100 km (city/highway/combined) Price: base SR5 $51,890, Limited $58,960 (as tested), Platinum $67,140 Website: www. toyota.ca

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Apply today at target.ca/careers or visit our career fair: Sandman Hotel 2130 Harvey Ave Kelowna, BC V1Y 6G8 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,

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Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

NEW PROGRAM THIS JULY! INTERIOR DECORATING & RESIDENTIAL DESIGN

Taught by industry professionals, the program also delivers business training as it applies to residential design and interior decorating, including presentation techniques, budgeting, and best business practices. This level of training prepares graduates to work as consultants and entrepreneurs by giving them the essential tools to start working upon completion.

DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE HAS NEVER LOOKED SO COLOURFUL! EARN YOUR INTERIOR DECORATING & RESIDENTIAL DESIGN DIPLOMA IN JUST 9 MONTHS!

Employment

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

PANAGO on Harvey, looking for Mature P/T Cooks & Drivers. Apply within with Resume.

Cherry Grading Technical Operator wanted at Coral Beach Farms Ltd, Lake Country. Seasonal position. Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the cherry industry operating a multi-lane cherry optical sizer with color variance programming and defect sorting experience. Applicant must be capable of working 6-7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day during harvest from June 30 to September 10, 2013. Pay rate $14.00/hour.

Apply by fax at 250-766-0813 or on our website at www.coralbeach.ca.

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.

Experienced f/t short order cook wanted immediately see menu @ www.scottsinn.com Please apply w/resume and references to scottsinn @shaw.ca or fax 250-3729444 MANAGER / CARETAKER required for mobile home park in Williams Lake. Preference for retired / semi-retired person, accommodation with remuneration. dshenn51@telus.net North Enderby Timber is looking to hire for various sawmill positions including Heavy Duty Mechanic (Journeyman or Apprentice), Millwright, Lumber Pilers and Forklift Operators.

We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.

WE require a Licensed Stylist wishing to work in a busy Salon. You would make above average earnings in a very friendly atmosphere with flexible hours. If you are looking for a positive change, please come talk to us at ‘Jimmy Trims’, behind Wendys in the Cooper centre.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Landmark I #210-1726 Dolphin Ave. Kelowna, BC www.cfdcco.bc.ca

BECOME AN INTERIOR DECORATOR

Employment

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.

Up to a $5,000 grant is available to those that are selected.

Attend a free Information Session: Fridays from 10am ²12 noon

Call 250-868-2132 Funding provided through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Agreement

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.

YMCA of Okanagan CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATION T: 250.860.2787 TF: 1.866.860.2787 OR GO TO digitalartschool.com/kelowna TODAY!

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

ANNOUNCEMENTS Birth • Marriage Engagement In Memoriam 2x2 2x4

CLASSIFIED REAL ESTATE

42.00 $ 84.00 $

69.99

$

(+HST)

29.99

(+HST) Limited time offer!

DO WE HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU!

YEAR/MAKE OF CAR

PRICE Description of car here.

Contact Info *Actual ad size

AREA

Description of home here.

for 3 insertions!

1 WEEK 1 col x 1” ad with picture

Only

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Buy 2 Weeks Get 30% OFF the 2nd Week!

PRICE Contact Info *Actual ad size

(bcclassified.com ad included excluding photo)

OR 1 WEEK, 3 line word ad

Only $15

EMPLOYMENT

Only $23 (+HST)

per column inch (Online ad included)

CLASSIFIED AUTOMOTIVE

(+HST)

1 col. x 2” with or without picture

YEAR/MAKE OF CAR Only $ Description of car here.

PRICE Contact Info *Actual ad size

59.99

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for 3 insertions!

(bcclassified.com ad included excluding photo)

To book your ad call your sales representative at 250-763-7114.

WELL ESTABLISHED Honda / Bombardier dealership in the Southern Cariboo region is seeking a self motivated individual to fill a parts person position. Min. 2 years parts / service exp. required, in addition to a strong interest in the motor sports industry.

Please email resume & references to: 2013applications@ outlook.com

Seasonal Crew Leaders

Seasonal Crew Leaders wanted at Coral Beach Farms Ltd. lake Country B.C. Previous experience required. Must have your own transportation and be capable of working in all weather conditions. 6-7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day beginning in Mid-July 2013. Work includes leading multiple cherry picking teams while maximizing quality and efficiency. Pay range is $16$18/hour. Apply by fax at 250766-0813 or E-mail jobs@coralbeach.ca

Seasonal Farm Laborer

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.

Financial Services

Reduce Debt by up to

70%

• Avoid bankruptcy • 0% Interest

Home Care/Support

Home Care SENIOR’S CARE! Need help? I am an LPN who does foot care,meds, bathing,errands, Dr.appointments, shopping, companionship, etc.

Caring, Honest & Reliable!

250-718-2060

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Trades, Technical

at Silver Lake Camp (May - Aug) $84/day + room & meals

Counselling available for police and military personnel and those with chronic illness or disabilities.

Reasonable rates www.globalcounsellor.com or text message 250-488-5084

RIDGEVIEW Lodge in Kamloops seeking Perm & Cas Rehab/Rec staff. Resume: dana.levere@balticproperties.ca or drop off Strong Exp’d Caregiver needed to assist eldery man from bed to wheelchair $22/hr Call(250)763-0412

www.ymcaokanagan.ca

KITCHEN ASSISTANT/DISHWASHER

Counselling

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If you enjoy working with children & youth in a beautiful camp setting located 45 mins from Kelowna, please see posting and application deadline at:

Opportunities to learn, lead & grow

Mind Body Spirit

BLISS Deep & French Massage, 10 years experience.

Call 4 appt. 250-215-7755 MAGIC HANDS! Full body relaxation. Lessons & prostate massage avail. Ladies & Men. 20 yrs. exp. 250-801-8079 THAI Massage. Totally relax & energize your body & mind.

Open 7 days/wk 250-801-7188

Seasonal Laborer positions at Coral Beach Farms Ltd, Lake Country. No experience necessary. Must have own transportation. Applicant must be capable of physically demanding work, including heavy lifting, in all weather conditions.

6-7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day beginning approximately June 30, 2013. Work includes but is not limited to cherry picking, sorting, tree planting, pruning and irrigation. Pay $10.25/hour. Apply by fax at 250-766-0813 or Email: jobs@coralbeach.ca.

Front Counter Staff & Server needed for eat-in/take-out Restaurant. Min. 6 months experience req’d. 250-864-7502 MISSION Hill Family Estate Recruitment Open House We’re seeking to build dynamic teams for our 2013 Summer Season and are looking for applicants who share our passion for world-class wine and creating memorable guest service. Bring your resume and join us at the winery Friday, April 12th, 4pm to 6pm 1730 Mission Hill Road, West Kelowna, Okanagan Valley BC, Canada V4T 2E4

Building healthy communities

1 col. x 2” with or without picture

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Misc. for Sale

PARTS PERSON

Services

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC Canada Ltd. requires an experienced Journeyman Electrician for our EWP Operation in Golden BC. Email resume to: Audra.Stanton@LPCorp.com or fax to 250-344-8859.

REIDCO Metal Industries requires Full-time Precision Tig Welders. Afternoon shift with hourly shift premium paid.

Must be physically fit. CWB certification a plus. Wages according to exp., excellent benefits package and bonus program. Please email to: careers@rmil.ca Drop off resume at Reidco 4290 Hwy 97N

Services

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

Mind Body Spirit A DAYTIME SPECIAL! New to business. Very Pampering!

Exotic Hot Towel Massage.

Phone: 250-878-4794 A Better Massage Begins Here, Guaranteed! 862-3929 Linda.fbwmassage.blogspot.ca AROMATHERAPY/SHIATSU Msg. A soothing touch. 8am10pm. (250)-768-8999 ASIAN Massage.

Lovely, Peaceful Setting, $60/hr. Call (250)-317-3575

250-860-1653 www.4pillars.ca

Nutrition/Diet

HERBALIFE Independent Distributor: Maggy Rippel, 250317-4301, herbal-effect.com

Personal Care

Home Support provided in a friendly, family Care Home in Lake Country. Good meals provided. Certified Care Aid on site. Call: 778-480-4008 or cell: 250-869-7690

Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping

The Tax Pros. Income Tax Service. Orchard Park Mall.

250-762-8206, 250-717-8299

Carpentry/ Woodwork RETIRED Carpenter. Decks, fences,windows,doors,siding, painting&drywall 250-870-8851

Cleaning Services

360º Clean Premium Quality, Professional & Reliable. Making U House Proud. 215-1073 A&E House Cleaning, Sitting & Pet Sitting. We clean house, suites, condo units & offices.

Negotiable Rates. Licensed Phone Ed at (250)769-9019 CLEANING: Weekly, Bi-weekly, Monthly. Errands & Move Out, Phone: (250)-763-2377 Jewel House Cleaning. 10 yrs Exp. I will clean with a smile, worth your while 250-300-8017

Computer Services

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

Contractors

Custom blueprints.Visit: wwldesigns.ca Save! Save! Save!

KSK Framing & Foundations.

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

Countertops

REFACE Countertops.

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

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SAME DAY REFUNDS*

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FENCING

ALL KINDS OF FENCING 6x8 cedar panels starting at $65.

Gates & custom orders, staining.

250-491-4622 www.akf.ca

CARPENTRY

COUNTERTOPS

RETIRED CARPENTER

LAMINATE TOPS

$

• Decks • Stairs • Railings • Gates • Fencing & Repairs • Doors • Windows • Siding • Expert Painting & Drywall • Multi Trade Skills • References on Request

NATURAL STONE

$

starting at

Got Bored

250-870-8851

starting at

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On select colors only | Installation available

Natural Stone Surfaces All One Piece Laminate

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

colonialcountertops.com

FRAMING

GARAGE DOOR SERVICES

GUTTERS

ksk

ABC

Kelowna Gutter Cleaning & Repair

Framing & Foundations Quality workmanship at reasonable rates.

Free estimates 250.979.8948

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

Broken Springs, Cables, Rollers...

WE DO IT ALL!

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

250.718.6718

DRYWALLING ELECTRICAL

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

The Green Alternative.

10% OFF

WITH THIS AD www.okanagancountertopsystem.com

MJ Drywall & Renovations Drywall • Taping Texture Spray Ceilings Framing • Insulation Finishing

ELECTRIC 250-328-0528

250-470-2235

Call Mike 250-826-8033

www.lakecityelectric.ca

HEATING

HOME REPAIRS

IRRIGATION

Larry’s Handyman

Save MONEY on water & time.

Don’t call anyone about irrigation start up, new install & repairs.

Call VANTAGE POINT

& Renovation Services

Free Estimates.

Install, service & repair all makes of: furnaces, fireplaces, boilers, A/C, heat pumps and water tanks.

Plumbing heating, renovations and new construction. Licensed and insured.

250-470-2019

• Interior & Exterior Renovations • Carpentry • Painting • Small Repairs • Pressure Washing

• Kitchen & Bathroom Upgrades • Yard Maintenance • Fences, Decks • Tile • Graffiti Removal

250-718-8879

IRRIGATION

NOW, ANYTIME, ANY DAY

250-769-7603

LAWN AND GARDEN

LANDSCAPING CUSTOM YARD CARE • Lawn Mowing • Maintenance • Pruning • Hedging • Roto Tilling • Bark Mulchers • Yard clean up available CALL TODAY

250-862-0821

www.apollolandscaping.ca • yard maintenance • landscape construction • irrigation • stump grinding

250-764-4141

LAWN AND GARDEN AAA LAWN IRRIGATION Spring Specials, pwr. rake, aeration, fertilizer, hedge pruning, yard clean up, landscaping, irrigation systems, excavating sewer.

Father & Son

250-212-5320

SAME DAY SERVICE FULLY INSURED FREE ESTIMATES

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

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

Kettle Valley

ROCK WALLS 18- 25 sq.ft.

$

$

CALL JAY

250-215-4956

• Spring Clean • Weekly Mowing • Power Raking • Complete Landscaping • Irrigation Start Up Call Shawn 250-808-0582 LANDSCAPING

LTD

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

It’s VANTAGE POINT LANDSCAPES. We build super landscapes, decks & fences. Install irrigation systems. We do: grass cutting, pwr. raking, aeration & pruning too!

CALL VANTAGE POINT ANY TIME, ANY DAY! 250-769-7603

Ceiling and trim extra

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

www.PAINTSPECIAL.com 1.250.899.3163

Get Featured!

Call 250-763-7114

3

Rooms for

$

289 2 COATS

~ Ceiling & trim extra ~

PRICE INCLUDES

Premium General Paint

NO PAYMENT UNTIL JOB IS COMPLETE!

Mr. Wonderful ~ Chris 250-309-7365

Precision Painting 123 • Quality • Neatness • Reliability • Drywall repairs • Textured ceilings FREE ESTIMATES

Call 250-317-2882 or 778-755-4606

MIDLAND PAINTING SERVICES • Residential • Commercial

Established 1998 • Fully Insured • References Interior/Exterior • Painting • Staining • Fine Finishing • Power Washing

“ Superb Quality Guaranteed” @ competitive rates” Steve Mowat - Master Painter Ph: 550-4920

www.dalespaintingservice.ca

DALE’S

PAINTING SERVICE

862-9333 PAINTING KELOWNA A BETTER PLACE SINCE 1982 “PREMIUM PAINT AND SERVICE”

Kelowna

Free Estimates

Vinyl decking up to 80 mil., all types of aluminum railings, topless glass railings, short & regular posts, fences & gates.

250-878-2483

www.kelownadeckandrail.com

• Bath Remodels • Decks • Drywall

• Kitchen Remodels • Painting • Plumbing

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

ALL KINDS OF

TILE SETTER

Established 1998 • Fully Insured • References Interior/Exterior • Painting • Staining • Fine Finishing • Power Washing “ Superb Quality Guaranteed” @ competitive rates Steve Mowat - Master Painter

250-765-3191

Ph: 550-4920

Interior, exterior, modern old world look.

For FREE estimates call Michael 250-864-7322.

Serving Kelowna for 20 years!

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

250-863-4418

TEAM GERMAN MASTER ROOFER

SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST

ROOFS OF ALL KINDS

MEMBER

Canadian Homebuilders Association

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

RYDER ROOFING LTD. Free estimates, senior discounts,

STUCCO

QUALITY WORKMANSHIP

EXPERIENCED CRAFTSMEN

MIDLAND PAINTING SERVICES

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

ROOFING

Deck & Rail

TILING

TNTTRUCKING

250-863-9830 or 250-768-1098

RENOVATIONS

STUCCO

TRUCKING

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

and speak with a classified rep today!

ROOFING

• Residential • Commercial

AFFORDABLE PAINTING

250-763-7114

FEATURE

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.’

Call Wayne at 250-808-0743

To book your space, call

PLUMBING XL PLUMBING & HEATING Bonded gas fitting, irrigation, drain cleaning, jetter camera & record lines. Commercial & Residential. New construction & reno’s, Service & HWT specials.

Call Clint 250-575-3839.

Lawn care, power raking, aerating, fertilizing, yard clean ups, pruning, hedging, power washing, bobcat service. Full landscaping from designs to build.

M&S LAWN & GARDEN Power Raking, Mowing, Pruning, Yard Clean-up, General Maintenance, Irrigation, Complete Landscaping, Retainer Walls, Water Features.

Free Estimates Jim 250-861-3693

PAINTING/DECORATING

PAINTING/DECORATING 3 rooms for $299 (2 coats any colour)

CROWTHER LANDSCAPE

Artistic Ceramics Custom tile setting.

Travertine, marble, granite & ceramic.

Decks, kitchen, baths.

Guaranteed work.

Call 250-870-1009

WINDOW CLEANING MARCO’S WINDOW CLEANING

• Specializing in window and gutter cleaning • Quality work guaranteed Over 13 years experience Please call Marco for a free estimate

250-801-8255

Licensed, Bonded & Insured

Independently Owned and Locally Operated

• • • • •

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

WWW.TEAMGERMAN.COM

250.863.8224

FEATURE

Larry’s Handyman

& Renovation Services

• Interior & Exterior Renovations • Carpentry • Painting • Small Repairs • Pressure Washing

• Kitchen & Bathroom Upgrades • Yard Maintenance • Fences, Decks • Tile • Graffiti Removal

250-718-8879

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Services

Services

Services

Services

Services

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Drywall

Garden & Lawn

Home Improvements

Moving & Storage

Roofing & Skylights

$100 & Under

Misc. for Sale

MJ Drywall & Renovations Drywall, taping, texture spray.

Call Mike at 250-826-8033 PESL DRYWALL Service Inc. Renovations, new construction and repairs. Boarding, taping, textured ceilings. Call Tomas at 250-212-4483 or 860-3495.

I WANT TO CUT Your Lawn!

Plain & simple, your lawn needs cutting, and I cut lawns.

I’m asking for your business, and in exchange, you will receive both excellent value and exceptional service, GUARANTEED! Weekly maintenance, power raking, pruning, aerating, spring clean-ups, etc.

Senior’s discounts, all inquiries welcome! 250-878-7283 ...Common Sense Yard Care...

Carpentry, Painting, Drywall, Tile, Flooring. 29 years, free est. Call Brad, (250)826-0434

ROLL ENDS PACKING PAPER

OK Roofing All repairs, maint., & re-roofs. Warranty on all work. Free Est., 878-1172 RAIN Master Roofing: Re-roofs, Repairs & Torch On. Phone: (778)755-1615 RYDER Roofing Ltd. ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’ Call: 250-765-3191

Solid multi cat, 3 tiered carpeted tree stand. Good cond. $75 (778)-478-6672 TALL Walnut Antique writing desk w/glass doors & 4 drawers $100 firm (778)-478-6672 WALNUT 60 x 30 solid 5 drawer desk, with keyboard tray. $55 Call 778-478-6672 WHEELCHAIR $90 Call (250)763-6281

Lawn care, power raking, aerating, fertilizing, hedging, yard clean ups, etc. 250-808-0743

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

LITZ LAWN CARE, weekly mowing, fertilizing, pwr. raking, hedge trimming & gen. yrd. clean-ups. Free Est. 764-6404

Household Services

70+Jets Hot Tub, sits 10-12 persons, c/w cover, etc. hardly used. New $12,000. Asking $3,000. (250)549-3866 GRIZZLY Bear Rug, Full head mount, excellent condition, mature hide, 2Y permit avail. $1,950, Phone: 250-861-1424 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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

WANTED: Vintage paintings, postcards, fishing rods, reels, tackle, old knives, Native baskets, old guns, saddles & gun rigs, military medals, pocket watches, etc. Silver & gold coins. Honest & Confidential!

Cash Paid!

250-308-7342, 250-260-8069

Electrical ALAN Dignam Electric. Resid/ Comm. Service calls, Reno’s, Upgrades. lic’d, bonded & Insured. Alan 250-808-6595 LAKE City Electrical Services Competitive Rates, 250-3280528 www.lakecityelectric.ca

Fencing ALL KINDS OF FENCES. Cedar, Gates,Custom & Stain.

250-491-4622 www.akf.ca Panels, Gates, Custom Fencing, Decks & Repairs. Quality Work. Josef: 250-864-7755.

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

Garden & Lawn 111111111111111111111111 ALL Exterior Hedge & Tree Service. Insured, For free a quote call Dave: 250-212-1716 ACE of Spades. Aerating, Rototilling, Power Raking, Hedge & Tree Pruning, Lawn Cutting & Fertilizing. 250-878-1315 apollolandscaping.ca Mowing, Irrigation, Power Raking, Prune Clean-ups. Ph: 250-764-4141

M&S Lawn & Garden. Full yard maint & landscaping.

Free Est. Jim 250-861-3693 Quality Topsoil, garden mix bark mulch, sand,gravel, decorative rock. Ensign Bros. MonFri. Phone: 250-769-7298 WE can landscape your yard so that it gleams like the day it was built! Call Ryan 769-7603 YourYardServices invites you to get a head start with your hanging basket & flower pot needs. My greenhouse & personal care will give your plants a min. 6 wk head start over everyone else. First come, first serve. 778-753-4434 after 7pm

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

Ex-Orchardist will prune your trees & shrubs.

Phone: (778)214-6611 KATH’S Yard Care. Mowing Lawns & Weekly Maintenance Call (250)212-7003

DAKIN Mechanical Plumbing, Heating, Gasfitting, Lic. Ins. Free Estimates (250)470-2019

Fruit & Vegetables

Fruit & Vegetables

Heat, Air, Refrig.

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

250-763-7114

HAZELDELL ORCHARDS 5-litre Boxes of Gala Apple Juice For Sale

LET US HELP YOU

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

House/Pet Sitting Cleaning & Organizing wkly/biwkly Kelowna/Westside (250)448-1786

Irrigation/Sprinkler Systems Irrigation Save money on water & time. Call Vantage Point Irrigation today! 250-769-7603

Landscaping #1 STOP FOR www.bcrocks.com. call 250-862-0862

ROCKS. Please

CUSTOM YARD CARE. Call today for all your lawn care needs!!! 250-862-0821 Kettle Valley ROCK WALLS. $18-$25 sqft. Call Jay (250)215-4956 OUTDOOR Image Landscaping. Spring Clean up, Weekly mowing...ETC (250)808-0582

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

Moving & Storage AAA Best Rates Moving $59+.

FLAT Rates long dist. Weekly trips BC/AB. 250-861-3400 DAN-MEL MOVING SERVICES Local & long distance 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

FOR SALE 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.

250-763-7114

Painting & Decorating 1ST. In customer service, Cando Painting, prof. reliable crew, 15yrs. in business, Int/Ext. Eddie 250-863-3449 DALE’S PAINTING SERVICE. Painting Kelowna a better place since 1982. 862-9333 Midland Painting Services Residential/Commercial. Fully Insured, Refs. Int/Ext, painting, staining, fine finishing/power washing. Comp Rates. Steve Master Painter, 250-550-4920 PRECISION PAINTING 123 Drywall repairs, textured ceilings Free Est. (250)-317-2882 WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299, 2 Coats Any Colour

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

Rubbish Removal ED-SON’S 1 Ton Dump Truck.

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

Stucco/Siding All Kinds of Stucco. Interior, Exterior, Modern Old World Look. Free Est. 250-864-7322.

Sundecks KELOWNA DECK & RAIL. Vinyl, Alum., GlassTopless short reg post Picket 878-2483

Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs PENGUIN MFG. HOT TUB COVERS. 250-860-7805

Tiling TILE Setter. Artistic Ceramics.

Custom tile setting. Call (250)870-1009

Tree Services 111111111111111111111111 ALL Exterior Hedge & Tree Service. Insured, For free a quote call Dave: 250-212-1716

Trucking/ Bull Dozing TNT TRUCKING. No load too small. Junk removal, sand, gravel, etc. (250)862-0821 .

Plumbing

Window Cleaning

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

XL Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Irrigation, Drain Cleaning, Reno’s H20 Tanks, Service 575-3839

MARCO’S Window Cleaning 13 years exp. Free Estimates.

(250)-801-8255

Pressure Washing

Equestrian

OKANAGAN Pressure Washing.

Commercial/Residential.

Fully insured. 14 years exp.

Call Dave at 250-863-0306

Roofing & Skylights

JOE’S MOVING.reasble rates fully equip’d trucks, local-long dist, no job too small470-8194

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

For Sale By Owner

For Sale By Owner

SELL YOUR CAR!

Pets & Livestock DIAMOND H TACK GARAGE SALE, SATURDAY, April 20th at 9AM Consign your Horse, Rider & Stable Products from March 27th to April 17th 1953 Kirschener Rd. Kelowna, BC (250)-762-5631

Feed & Hay Hay for sale, barn stored, 1st crop, $4.00 bale, 70 lb bales.

250-546-3371 250-309-5910.

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions

Call 250-862-4997 for pick-up

CodyAuctions.com

Garage Sales

Garage Sales

250-763-7114 TO BOOK YOUR AD

STORAGE AUCTIONS SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH 2 Locations!!

11am @ Packinghouse Storage 1205 High Rd. Register 10am.

2pm @ Kelowna Self Storage 1606 Findlay Rd Register 1pm.

CodyAuction.com Call 250-769-9033

$100 & Under $220,000 OWN THE LAND. 265 Klassen Rd. Off Rutland Rd. N. April 12 - 14 , 8-3pm.

Office chair & supplies, hshld, computer items, windows, pool cue, poker table & chips, water dispenser & much more!

DOWNTOWN Spring Book Sale!

Kelowna Library, 1380 Ellis St.

Sat, Apr. 13, 9:30-3pm.

Fundraiser.

Friends of Library

ELLISON, 3641 Weston Rd., Sat, April. 13, 8am-12pm.

MOVING SALE. Rain or shine.

All items and No early birds.

E.Mission 839 Patterson Ave, April 13, 8am-1pm. Furniture & Hshld (back lane garage) Glenmore: 560 Glenmeadows Rd. April 13, 8-1pm. Large Sale: Everything Must Go!

ESTATE SALE: Furniture, artwork, books and collectibles.

Sat April 13 10am-2:pm. 1950 Durnin Road near Kelowna Superstore. 250-862-8290.

LARGE Garage Sale Indoors @ Unitarian Church 1310 Bertram St., at Cawston Ave. Friday April 12th Noon-6pm Saturday April 13th 8am-2pm.

Mission 3765 Mission Springs Dr. Saturday, April 13, 8-4pm.

Antiques, appliances, pinball machine, multiple desks, mani/pedi equip., lots of general items, clothing, dishes & art.

MOVING Sale April 12 & 13 #357-1260 Raymor Ave 8:30am -4pm tools furn,ETC MOVING Sale Sat. & Sun. April 13th & 14th 8am -3pm 4789 Redridge Rd Misc items, patio furniture, BBQ & MORE Multi-family sale Sat, April 13 9am-4pm 941 Valley Rd. Hshld, furn. sporting, tools, Etc

BEAUTIFUL RANCHER WEST KELOWNA.

COMPLETELY UPDATED.

LISTED FOR $374,900 VIEW AT:

www.weke.ca

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REALTORS WELCOME

3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, dble garage in 55+ gated community, heated pool, clubhouse, & more $369,000. 1-(250)260-1846 ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576

2 bedroom, 2 bath Moduline home. 45yrs plus, 2 small pets, gas fireplace, all kitchen appliances. 2 extra parking stalls. C/A. 10x18 rear deck, 6x20 side deck. $75/mo. strata fee. 12x32 insulated garage with large storage area & work bench at rear of building.

Call 250-769-6446 PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888

2 Solid Wood French Provincial End Tables. $50 (250)868-0435 7 modules wall unit, each 24”x78” with shelves & drawers, $100. Call: (250)762-5217 BRAND New Pool Cue, $75 OBO. Phone: (250)860-2215 FOUR All Season Tires, P175/65R14 and 14” Rims, $100. Phone: 250-862-2502 FREEZER- Energy Saver 12 cubic ft. White. Works great. $55 OBO (250)860-5371 LADIES Shoes, size 9, good shape, $5. (250)763-8404 Large stack of Trim $25 Excellent condition. Call (778)-4786672 MEDICAL shower bench. $50 Call (250)763-6281 MENS Cowboy Boots, size 9, $15. Call: (250)763-8404 PATIO wood bench, hangs by chains can email pic. $75 Call (250)763-6281 POKER Table & Chips, $60 OBO. Phone: (250)860-2215 RECLINER -Great shape. Can email pic! $80 Call (250)7636281

$200 & Under Dining Table & 4 Chairs, 38”w x 34”L with 4 leaves - 38”w x 81”L, $150 obo. 250-861-9524 Hoover Central Vacuum Factory/Refurbished with Warranty $199 No tax! (250)212-9644 OAK Table with 4 chairs.

Like new. Moving must sell! $200 Call (250)860-6163

$400 & Under

Misc. Wanted

WHITE UPRIGHT PIANO Made in Germany. $400 Call (250)762-5217

COINS, Private Collector wanting to buy coins, tokens, medals. Canadian, US, Specialty Foreign.

Collections, rolls, older bank bags of coins, special coins from safety deposit box, sets ect. Call Todd: 1-250-864-3521 INDOOR SALE Everything must go! Moving out of town.

Selling contents Call (250)5750056 Sale starts Sat April.13 #335 -3842 Gordon Buzz1059 PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670 Quarters. I will pay $1 each for older 25¢. Loose, rolls, bags, ect. I will consider other coins as well. 1-778-932-2316

Free Items FREE: 5 TV’s with remotes & Mountain bike with front suspension. Ask for Claudine: 250-769-9256 FREE: 70 blocks of white insulation, approx 8”x8”x30” long.

Phone: (250)861-8907 FREE: Cat, free to good homes, one male black tabby Phone (250)869-2577 FREE horse manure. Dilworth area. You load or we load. Call 250-762-4600 FREE Horse Manure. Mail Rd Glenmore Area. Self Serve.

(250)-765-3093 FREE pick up, appliances or any kind of metal, $10 for electronics. 765-9303, 801-9975 Free pickup, of aluminum windows, wire, pipe, air conditioners & batteries. 250-717-0581 FREE Pick-up of used bicycles that you no longer want. Ok if need repair 604-800-2104 FREE P/U- Appliances, Rads, Batteries, Old machinery & vehicles. Harley 778-821-1317 FREE Sklar Peppler Hide-aBed. Excellent condition.

Downsizing it must go! You pick up. Call 250-768-7692 FREE to a good home, two Bichon Shitzu 9 yrs old brothers. Must go together. Neutered. Comes with all pet supplies & food, Moving out of town, cannot keep. Call (250)768-4648 or (250)-317-7478 LOST: Panasonic FZ150 Camera (baby photos on mem. card) on April 30 somewhere between Carrs Landing and Glenmore. Reward offered. Phone: (250)763-5052

Furniture *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ (1)(250)870-2562

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.

SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!

40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com SCRAP PAPPY 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

Sporting Goods

25th Anniversary Deals at Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin Quality Firearms Buy & Sell.

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

Real Estate Houses For Sale

BUYING or SELLING? For professional info call Grant Assoc. Broker, Premiere Canadian Properties (250)-8626436, FREE Evaluation Lovely 2bdrm+ den. Main bath & ensuite. Appls, 2 sheds A/C some new fixtures & DW. Huge enclosed sunroom and gorgeous new deck. Quiet park! Reduced to only $79,900 Won’t last long! Call now! Trish 250-215-0007 Re/max Kelowna WHAT IS MY HOME WORTH? Find Out What Your Home Is Worth. Free Quick Over The Net Evaluation. www.KelownaHouseValue.com

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Mobile Homes & Parks

NEW Lakeview Family home at Sierras 2440 Old Okanagan Hwy.3bdrm 2bath 1188 sq. ft. from $159,900 tax in. Accent Homes (250)-769-6614

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Medical Supplies AQUASSURE Walk-in Tubs & Showers - Ask about FREE tub & renos thru HAFI grants!

1048 Richter 250-868-1220 www.aquassure.com ELECTRIC Recliner Lift Out Chair, 3 positions, 1 week old, incl’s head & arm covers, battery back-up, $900 regular $1300. Phone: 250-861-9524 Stair lifts, platform stair lifts, vertical platform lifts. Shoprider Scooters & Power chairs, new & used. Kel: 250-7647757, Vernon 250-542-3745.

Toll Free 1-888-542-3745 www.okmobilty.ca

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1bd exec, NS, NP, 5appl, WD, pool, $775. Avail May 1, 1-800865-5769 ext 14, 604-787-2415

1bdrm aptmnt, Avail May 1, clean, quiet building. Close to all amens, NP, Call 250-8614700

2bd, 2bth Condo. L.Mission, May 1. Pool, w/d, f/s, dw. Near OC. $1100mo, 250-764-0801

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 2 BEDROOM

AVAILABLE Immed.

2nd floor Executive house building on Leon, DOWNTOWN, KELOWNA Hardwood floors, all appliances, 2 parking stalls, large patio, Ammenities include hotub, gym, social room, & outdoor swimming pool No pets, Non smoking unit.

$1200/mo + $600 Damage Deposit.

TO VIEW,

Call Lillian 250-826-3115 CENTRE of Kelowna. New affordable lux 1&2bd, 5appls, ug prking, NS/NP. 250-763-6600. www.rentcentrepoint.com

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

Duplex / 4 Plex 3bdrm, 1.5baths duplex, full bsmnt, Avail May 1 or before.

West Kel, Glenrosa. 4 appls, newly reno’d, $1100/mo. Close to elementary school & bus rte. No dogs, 250-769-0516, 250-769-8509 May 1st. 2bd Duplex, 1 bth, Ok Mission ,quiet area, 4 appl, $935 incl water, NS, NP. sngle wrking cple/prson pref’d DD, ref’s req’d 250-764-4786 or 250-801-1797

Mobile Homes & Pads Available May 1. Exceptional 3bdrm, 2bath mobile home in quiet Kelowna West Estates, 610 Katherine Rd. 6 appl’s, $1350 + utils. Call 250-7690109 or 250-878-9970

Homes for Rent 3,4 BDRM, New SF home, SS appls, granite kitchen counter tops, AC, blinds, W/D, landscaped front & back yard, carpet, hrdwd laminate, tile floors.

5 min to Downtown, West Kelowna, golf, schools & beach. $1,700.00. Instead of renting, own this home by qualifying for the Project Build down payment grant you never have to pay back, (OAC). Call to get details. Stop paying landlord.

Start paying your mortgage.

(778)-754-2010 3bd house in orchard, liv/fam rm, cov. deck, gas & wood heat. Avail now, $1000 + utils.

250-863-6801, 250-765-0722 3Bdrm Westside 2bath Lakeview main floor Rancher with dbl.,car garage. $1400 includes utils. Mature adults preferred. Available May 1st NP, NS, (250)-718-8182 55+ Kelowna- Balmorial 2bdrm 2 bath, den, dbl gar., 6 appls, on park, yard maint., rec centre Avail June 1st $1650 1 yr lease. NP NS 250-869-0551 $800/MO Olalla 1/2 hr south from Penticton 2 bdrm w/d s/f NS Closed in deck for smoking outside, lrg fenced yd. 250499-9703 Lakeview Heights 3 bdrm up 2 bdrm down ideal for 2 families NP NS $1650 Avail now 250-769-6992. 250-808-1721 RUTLAND in Orchard 2bdrm house, 1.5bath, $1100 + utils.

Immed. 765-3002 & 863-5616 Silver Star Executive Gorgeous 4bdrm, 3.5bath home, tastefully furnished & fully equipped, avail. now to Nov. 30, NS, NP, $1400/mo. +util. (250)549-7016

Office/Retail AVAILABLE Now, two(2) ground floor retail units, at 1511 Sutherland Ave., 4 corner stop, #103 is 1820/SF & #107 is 1684/SF. Base rent $12.00/SF + common of $3.95/SF. Royal Pacific Rlty 604-765-3658 Bob Curell or Keith at 250-448-6797 Email: rcurell@telus.net

Rooms for Rent #1Capri Area, furn’d, cable, w/d, w.internet, quiet. Monthly/weekly, Available. 862-9223

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Rentals

Transportation

Rooms for Rent

Suites, Lower

Auto Financing

FURNISHED Room, sep ent., kitchen, laundry, 1block to bus, shopping, beach, 2blks to OUC. $500+DD incl. utils & wifi. Working male/student. April 15, 250-801-4668 evenings

2bdrm bsmt, Westbank, $900 incl utils & 2bd Duplex, $1000 + utils. 769-0076, 864-4255 2bdrm, Downtown, NP, NS, Avail now, $900 including utils.

Phone: 250-864-1553 2bd, Rutland, 1000sqft. Bright sep. entry, NS, NP. $650 for single & $750 for couple, utils incl’d. April 15, 250-717-0587 3bdrm + den, bright bsmnt suite, small children welcome.

Avail May 1, (250)860-0577 Avail now, Rutland N. 2bd legal suite, near school, bus & shops.$850+utils.250-863-2180 Bright, 1bdrm, large windows, fireplace, private entrance & deck. Close to all amenities & UBCO. NP, NS, Asking $775 incl utils. Call: (250)766-4609 FURN 1bd utils incl’d Clean working person preferred.

Ref’s req’d ns np nd $775+ DD W Kelowna 250-707-2889 MAY 1st - Rutland 2 bdrm grd. flr, FS/WD/AC, sep. entry, bus routes, NP/NS, $900+DD. 250-870-0608 N. Rutland. 2bd suite, N/S, N/P, near school, bus & park.

Avail now, $900/mo incl utils & cable. Phone: 765-7619 Kim, 250-575-0301 Joe PEACHLAND $1150 Renovated Large 2BR lakeview lower duplex w/walkin closets, MBR firepl. AC, laundry facility & utilities incl. NS, NP. (778)4793023 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lgm0bW0zbo WINFIELD. 2bdrm. lovely lakeview, country setting, 6appls, NS, sm pet negot, fp, sing/prof. cpl, $980 utils/cbl incl. Avail immed 250-317-2279

Rentals

Room for rent starting at $400 per month Contact Joe (250)-862-6752 ROOMS from $430. No drugs, NP, No parties. 778-478-9331, 250-300-9839.

Rutland furn’d rooms for working man, 30+, living room, TV, kitchen, laundry, priv. entrance & patio, utils incl, $400 + DD. 250-765-7639, 250-864-0770

Senior Assisted Living SUPPORTIVE living for a senior couple or 2 single seniors.

Have your own private 2 bdrm suite,meals made, housekeeping and laundry done all utils with a private backyard & deck. $1250 each. Please call (250)-317-3341

Shared Accommodation 1Bdrm, Mission. Newly furn. shared kitchen, bath, fam/rm liv/rm laundry, includes utils., cable. Avail. April 1st, $650/m.

(250)-860-2194 Very clean, quiet, lrg room.

N/S or smoke outside. Prv. TV in room w/full cable. Shared kitchen, living room & dining area, washer/dryer. Utils./wireless internet incl. Easy biking distance to UBCO, on bus route. $700.00 (250)864-7511.

West. Kel. Newer, 1500sqft.

Share with 1, $650 incl utils, sat, a/c, parking. (778)7555694, employed/references.

Suites, Lower 1Bd 1000 sq.ft. soundproofed gr. level. Bright, quiet & private. FR, ST, A/C, parking, utls. incl. no pets, non smoking individual, Ref.please. $750/m.

Avail immed. 250-765-5204.

1Bdrm bsmt suite great for student at KLO campus. New carpet, & paint. New W/D. $860/mo DD utils incl’d.

Available now 250-212-3299 2BD. 1ba., Newer Hm., elec. f/p, all appl., sep. ent., sep.

W/D. Winfield, school & bus rte., $1000. util. incl. 766-5076 2bd, 1bath on orchard. Brand new, new laminate flooring & paint. W/o patio, f/s, bright, no pets, NS, NP, laundry neg.

Avail May 1, $800 + 1/2 utils.

Phone: 250-215-2085 2bdrm, 1bath, spacious, Rutland, close to UBCO, utils & lndry incl’d, fridge & stove, $850, Phone: 250-300-8828 2 Bdrm bright sunny walkout suite, washer/dryer, add’l freezer fridge, fully furn, no smoking inside, n/p, quiet resp. tenant. All utilils incl. w/TV in living room & access to TV in both bdrms. Within easy biking dist. to UBCO on bus route., $1,425.00 unfurnished pricing can be discussed call 250 864-7511

Suites, Upper 3bd, $1500 utils incl’d, Downtown, close to all amens, 5 appl’s, P/N, N/S,250-575-3839 Executive Suite, 1bd, all inclusive, no pets, quiet,view, 3min DT., $795/mo 250-717-1033 Winfield, 2bdrm, 1bath, upper floor suite on farm acreage.

Avail April 15, $800/mo incl utils & cable. Shared laundry, pets neg. Call: (250)766-2249

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts AAA Service 24/7, Cash For Cars.

Call Paul Haul (250)808-9593 LYLE’S TOWING. FREE REMOVAL of unwanted vehicles.

Pay up to $1000 for good vehicles. Lots of used parts for sale. (250)-765-8537 SET of 5 brand new Toyo open country A20’s, removed from 2013 Toyota Highlander at 302km. 245 x 55 x 19 (103S) $1250 OBO for the set.

Phone: 250-862-2136

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Transportation

Legal

Adult

Scrap Car Removal

Legal Notices

Escorts

1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Up to $100 cash for full size vehicles. 250-899-0460

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of Anthony Henry Joseph Wolters, also known as Tony Wolters, also known as Antoine Henry Joseph Wolters formerly of 1450 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 5Y5. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, at 301-1665 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 2B3, on or before April 19, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. The Canada Trust Company, Executor by PUSHOR MITCHELL LLP Lawyers Attention: Curtis L. Darmohray, Telephone: (250)-762-2108 WITNESSES did you witness a hit & run accident on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at approximately 4:00 p.m. on the Okanagan Lake Bridge/Kelowna Floating Bridge heading southbound towards West Kelowna involving a male driver of a white Chevrolet Astro van bearing licence plate number 825 FWC? Please contact (250) 712-0001 with any information. All help is appreciated.

AAA Service 24/7, Cash For Cars.

Call Paul Haul (250)808-9593 ARMOUR TOWING Will meet or beat all competitors pricing, Call: 250-801-4199

Sport Utility Vehicle Cars - Domestic

1998 Honda Civic Si Automatic, 2 door, 230,000km, lady driven, red in color. Excellent condition inside & out.

All belts have been replaced, brakes cleaned & oil changed in the past month. Comes with extra set of tires & rims.

Super reliable car, runs awesome!

Asking $3,500.

Phone: 250-763-3877

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. $3800 Call (250)-769-0415 1995 Nissan Pathfinder $1100 OBO (250)762-7273

Towing AAA Service 24/7, Cash For Cars.

Call Paul Haul (250)808-9593

Trucks & Vans 2006 E-350 Cargo Van, 124K, roof rack, air/cruise/tilt, $10,800.obo 1 (250)307-0002

2002 Saturn SC2, great cond, 125,000km, auto, after market sound system. $3,700, Phone: (780)381-5774, 250-870-4436 2004 Hyundai Elantra Green colour.

109,000KM Call for details (250)575-0056 2005 Chrysler 300, 57,000km, one owner, up town shape, comes with 2 new tires, cream in color, loaded. (250)4919029, or (250)-470-2613 2007 Buick Allure CXL, exc cond, only 44,151 kms Incl’s Wnt & Smr tires. n/s, $10,400.

250-540-0736 after 6pm.

Mustang Convertible 2010, Black w/cream interior, pristine condition, retiree owned, 21086/km, vinaudit available, asking $24,600. 250-442-5810

2006 GMC Sierra, 1/2 ton, single cab, V6, standard, 5 spd., 76,000k, $7000, 250-860-5709

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

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LOWERED ‘93 SIERRA 2wd, 350ci, automatic, 2 door, extended cab, short box. Power windows & locks. Custom grille, tail lights & paint. 230,000km.

Ready for Spring! $4,700.

Phone Derek: 250-718-4969

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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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WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN SALE Individuals or Companies listed below, take notice that Mario’s Towing Ltd., 3015 Sexsmith Rd., Kelowna BC, claims a lien pursuant to the WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT R.S.B.C. 1979 CA427 and amendment thereto, on your vehicles listed below. If the amount owed is not sooner paid, the below described vehicles will be sold on/after April 30th, 2013 at 10:00 am to recover the amount owed, plus the cost of sale.

Alvina Brandi Lynn Primeau Rose Norquay 2005 Chevy Cobalt 1997 Dodge 1500 VIN:1B7HF13Z2VJ544146 VIN:1G1AJ12F357597807 $9192.39 $4191.43 Trevor Jess Dylan James Sommerville John Palmour 2003 Saturn Vue 1999 Honda Accord VIN:1HGCG2253XA801427 VIN:5GZCZ23D23S915419 $5293.99 $3278.54 Jeffrey Terence Hannay 2003 Ford Econoline VIN:1FTSE34S13HA56624 $7273.67

Justin Gust Grunwald 2002 Toyota Tacoma VIN:5TEHN72NX2Z067309 $5521.90

Jeninna Tina L Meldrum Madeleine Bazley Stephen M Partington1999 Chevy Blazer TD Financing Services VIN:1GNDT13W8X2231104 2005 Dodge Caravan $6121.24 VIN:1D4GP25R75B122964 $6644.21 Trevor Andrew Brown Kevin 1983 Yamaha XJ650 Wayne Dawson VIN:JYA5N9007DA011343 2001 Chrysler Sebring $1436.40 VIN:1C3EL46U11N647546 $5658.60

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Tower Ranch/North Pointe from $379,900 27 Turtle Mountain 1836 Tower Ranch Blvd.

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Stunning New Show Home at The Ponds in The Mission

The Ponds in the Mission proudly presents a new luxury

showhome by Max Tritscher Construction. Priced at $823,000 this 3,514 sq ft home boasts exceptional craftsmanship with exquisite detailing throughout.

Designed with walls of windows for breathtaking lake views, this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home includes a gourmet kitchen with high-end stainless appliances, luxurious five piece master ensuite, recreation room with wet bar, den and a large, flat backyard – perfect for a pool, putting green and more.

1276 Steele Road Open Mon-Fri from 12-4 pm.

Follow the Show Home and Lot Sale signs on Gordon Dr.

Adding to the luxury, this home has granite counter-tops, custom blinds throughout, custom walk-in closets, 2 natural gas fireplaces, heated bathroom floors and an over-sized double car garage. As well, there is a 550 sq. ft. unfinished area under the garage – perfect for a future gym, media room or workshop.

To learn about this home and other homes by Max Tritscher construction please call Max at 250-212-0779 or Gail at 250212-4679.

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NEW PHASE JUST RELEASED

Active family living begins at The Ponds in the Mission Close enough to reach out and touch, The Ponds Bellevue’s lake, canyon, valley and city views are unparalleled.

Combining acres of parkland, 22 km of walking trails, landscaped boulevards, and a sprawling Village Centre, this new neighbourhood has a wide range of home-sites to choose from. Select your own builder or we can help you find one.

Connected by Nature.

Lake view lots from $219,500.

Learn more about the Ponds Bellevue by visiting our Sales Centre today.

Sales Centre open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm.

Located in Upper Mission at Frost Rd. & Gordon Dr.

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Customizing to modern home decors Most discerning homeowners want their decors to be distinct from their neighbours, families and friends.

Ideally, they’d like their style and flair to shine through making their customized home decor a true reflection of their personality and taste.

This is typically achieved by selecting unique pieces of furniture, artwork and colours to craft that custom look.

Until now, however, homeowners have found it challenging to customize one of the most popular elements of today’s home decors—hardwood floors.

Customers looking to customize and personalize their pre-finished hardwood flooring options were somewhat limited to the standard retail choices offered by hardwood floor manufacturers.

With today’s ease of communication online, and the low cost of sending product samples, it is becoming preferable and

more cost-effective for consumers to deal directly with the manufacturer.

One North American manufacturer that is leading the online direct revolution is Avant Guard Flooring (www.AGFlooringdirect.com).

Avant’s website has given consumers access to premium high-end flooring they can custom design online which then gets custom-made and shipped directly to their door in the construction, species, grade, stain colour and gloss level of their choosing.

“Our informative site and expert staff will supply all the information and advice needed to make an informed purchase decision,” explained Tom Gormley president of Avant Guard Flooring.

“Furthermore, our consultants are continuously networking with installation contractors, specifiers and builders throughout North America so we can deliver the best value to people who

are looking for their perfect wood floor.”

With colour being the determining factor in almost all hardwood flooring choices, clients were often settling for certain combination of colours, species, finishes and widths since not all colours came in their desired selections.

Avant Guard Hardwood Flooring has revolutionized this process by offering clients customized colours for their flooring with its exclusive “Designer colour match” system.

“We can easily match any colour you see offered by most of our competitors at no additional charge,” explained Gormley.

“Even if you have a completely unique colour in mind we can work with your colour swatch to match and reproduce it to create your one of a kind beautiful new floor.”

It’s an ideal solution for those who need to precisely match existing

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ONLINE SHOPPING has opened new options for consumers looking to buy hardwood flooring. hardwood flooring in their home.

From classic to exotic flooring with custom-

ized details, modern hardwood floors can now be as unique as the people who choose them.

Real estate market sales remain sluggish March housing sales offered little change in the flat real estate market conditions across the Okanagan so far in 2013 “During March, sales in our (Okanagan Mainline Real Estate) board area mirrored activity in most housing markets in the province—remaining fairly flat as reticent buyers continue to be influenced by tighter credit rules affecting affordability, and thereby, reducing the rate of consumer demand,” said Karen Singbeil, president of OMREB “The market slowdown from late 2012 carried over into the first quarter of 2013 as buyers and sellers continue to sit on the fence, and take a wait and see ap-

proach.”

Singbeil takes some optimism in noting that while sales were sluggish in the Okanagan and Shuswap so far this year, they have been showing steady improvement month over month.

“Sales activity may be slow but it is steady and tends to vary among property types month by month and zone by zone due to the divergence in our three market areas. Homes that are priced well and show well are selling across the board,” she said.

For OMREB’s Central Zone—Peachland to Lake Country—during March overall sales were down 6.3% to 329 units from 351 in 2012.

Year-to-date, sales slipped 7.7% compared to January through March last year (to 784 from 849).

Total residential sales for the month dipped 5.1% to 299 units compared to 315 last year.

Single-family home sales in March were down 7.8% from 2012 (to 154 units from 167).

Townhouse sales improved by 34.2% with 51 units sold this month compared to 38 last year at this time.

The 976 new listings taken during March dropped 11.6% compared to 1,104 in 2012, with inventory for the month down 9.4% to 4,316 units from 4,765 last year.

“Everything counts in this tough market. Attractive pricing and great curb appeal are as important as ever,” said Singbeil.

“Sellers who sharpen their pencils and pay attention to presentation are selling their homes the quickest.

“The right packaging will prove results. If your home is priced appropriately, it should sell. Besides pricing strategically, other helpful factors include condition, location and curb appeal.”

As spring unfolds and the better weather sparks more buyer interest, Singbeil remains cautiously optimistic that the second quarter of 2013 will see better sales results.

Mortgage renewal can allow for lifestyle changes Every mortgage has a specific guaranteed interest rate for a set term period.

When that term is coming to an end, most banks will send you a mortgage renewal notice.

Mortgage renewals are one of the most neglected decisions made during the life of a mortgage.

Many homeowners stay with their existing mortgage lender because they believe it is too time consuming to shop around for a better rate.

For instance, rates available to a mortgage broker are often as much as 1.7% below the banks posted rate —that calculates into a savings of over $250 per month based on a $250,000 mortgage. Over a five-year term, that’s a $15,000 saving.

As well, a mortgage renewal holder can be pre-approved up to four months prior to the mortgage coming available for renewal.

This is the best of both worlds—a pre-approval will guarantee you the rate for up to 120 days and if the rate goes lower during that period you get the lower rate. A win-win situation to be sure.

Mortgage renewal time is your opportunity to make changes with your mortgage and not incur a penalty for doing so.

You can increase or decrease the mortgage amount, choose a new payment frequency, change your amortization or the type of mortgage you have.

The various types of mortgages available are fixed terms (anywhere from six month to 10 year terms), variable rate mortgages or a line of credit.

For example, a fixed rate mortgage could easily be switched to a variable rate mortgage or line of credit.

And doing the reverse is also possible.

If you have any high interest loans or existing credit card debt, now might be the time to pay them off by rolling it over into your mortgage.

To increase a mortgage a renewal time, lenders will take into consideration the mortgage holder’s credit history, annual income, employment history and property value to determine those qualifications.

There is always the option at renewal time of depositing extra cash to pay down your mortgage without any penalty.

You can also leave all as is and simply negotiate a better rate.

Mortgage Renewal time is a great opportunity to make the changes that are reflective of your lifestyle today.

Of Prime Interest is contributed by mortgage professionals Trish Balaberde, 250-470-8324, trishb@kelownahomemortgages.ca; Kristin Rosdal, 250-878-3007, Kristin@kelownahomemortgages.ca; and Darwyn Sloat, 250-718-4117, dsloat@kelownahomemortgages.

Lake view lots from $219,500.

Call or visit our Sales Centre today

Open Mon to Fri 9-4

Connected by Nature.

Located in Upper Mission at Frost Rd. & Gordon Dr.

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