Kelowna Capital News, April 30, 2013

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SPRING 2013 EDITION

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Look inside today’s Capital News for the latest edition of FOCUS magazine, highlighting the impact of post-secondary institutions on the Central Okanagan’s economy.

COMPETING TEAMS will be seeking to unseat defending champions Kelowna Flightcraft on May 10 for the 3rd annual Plane Pull competition, a United Way fundraiser.

KELOWNA ROCKET defenceman Madison Bowey scored a key goal in Canada’s win over the U.S. to win the gold medal at the World U-18 Hockey Championships.

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New city parkade costs spiral up 50%

AlistairWaters

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Now the city knows what it feels like for motorists when they face a steep increase in the cost of parking. City staff have told council that the price to build a planned extension onto the Library Parkade downtown will be more than 50 per cent higher than originally planned. The $6.4 million expansion—up from the original estimate of $4 million—is part of a plan to increase parking downtown. The expansion will be done in conjunction with construction of a new $14.8-million parkade nearby, between the Kelowna Heritage Museum and Memorial Arena, to service a planned new highrise office tower across the street that Interior Health wants to use as its new headquarters. According to city staff, the overall project—including both parkades— is now estimated at $21.3 million, up from the original estimate of $19 million. The city plans to borrow $1 million to help pay See Costs A8

CULTURAL DIVERSITY…

The third annual Vaisakhi parade, a traditional holiday on the Sikh calendar, was held in Rutland last Saturday. Vaisakhi is an ancient harvest festival in the Punjab region of India, meant to mark the beginning of a new year. See story, more photos on A4. WADE PATERSON/CAPITAL NEWS

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Candidate’s bodyguard makes his presence felt Alistair Waters ASSISTANT EDITOR

Politics in B.C. can be rough. But one Kelowna-Mission independent candidate is ensuring her safety by having a bodyguard on hand at all times during

the campaign. Former NDP candidate Dayleen Van Ryswyk, who was forced to resign by the party after comments she wrote four years ago on an online forum complaining about First Nations and French Canadians came to light, says she has hired a

bodyguard because of threats she has received online. “My husband is very protective of me and wants me to be safe,” Van Ryswyk told the Capital News when asked about the large male bodyguard she has hired.

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