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St. John gets new paint job
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Destination British Columbia released numbers on international visitors to the province for February. The total number of Americans coming that month was 239,942, which is a 3.8 per cent drop from the same month last year. Overnight U.S. visitors actually increased by 3.2 per cent, but sameday visits went down 12.8 per cent. On the bright side, Pacific/Asian visitors were up a whopping 21.5 per cent over the same month in 2012. Leading the charge were the Chinese (up 91.1 per cent) followed by Hong Kong (76.3 per cent) and Taiwan (58.5 per cent). Europeans visits, likely in accord with their stressed economies, were also down B:4.3125” 9.5 per cent. T:4.3125”
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Vernon’s General Paint has helped spruce things up at the local St. John Ambulance office on 47th Avenue. The building is where St. John conducts firstaid training, and it was in desperate need of a lick of paint. The walls were getting battered and the colours were more suited to a previous era. The problem, as with most charitable organizations, was finding a way to pay for it. Jo-Ann Johnston, the local therapy dog program facilitator, approached General Paint, and they quickly agreed to help out by providing a substantial discount on the cost of paint. They also helped to round up a suitable contractor to carry out the work. St. John branch chair Bill Musselwhite presented an Award of Thanks to General Paint at the organization’s AGM on May 1. “Companies that care about their communities make it possible for so many volunteers to do the work they do to help improve people’s lives,” said Musselwhite. “St. John Ambulance gives so much to the community that we don’t have much left over for things like building revitalization projects, so the help of companies like General Paint makes such a difference.” More than 100 volunteers participate in several St. John Ambulance programs throughout the North Okanagan and Shuswap region. The local chapter is part of the worldwide Order of St. John, the oldest known charity with a history of more than 900 years. For more information on St. John Ambulance programs, call the local office at 250-545-4200.
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Todd Tavender, manager of Vernon’s General Paint, receives an Award of Thanks from Jo-Ann Johnston of the Vernon chapter of St. John Ambulance.
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