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THE JOHNSON sisters of Kelowna—Olivia, Hannah, Emma and Kate—are teammates for the Immaculata Mustangs senior girls’ soccer team.
COLUMNIST Robert Smithson says you have to learn to roll with the good and bad of being under the media spotlight as four high profile people have discovered in recent weeks.
INTERIOR HEALTH says don’t be fooled by the mixed messages of World No Tobacco Day when compared to the message in tobacco product marketing campaigns.
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Area residents march against Monsanto
Wade Paterson
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Approximately 300 people marched in Kelowna Saturday in support of an international initiative against Monsanto and genetically modified food. Kelowna was one of about 430 cities to participate in the global march. “Monsanto was targeted because it is the largest seed producer in the world; they’re the largest company involved in genetically modifying organisms,” said Jason Bednar, one of the organizers of Kelowna’s March Against Monsanto. Bednar noted the top issue among many of those who protested Saturday is the proper labelling of all GMO products, which isn’t currently a mandatory requirement. Other issues listed on the March Against Monsanto Kelowna Facebook page include: Protecting the food supply, supporting local farmers, spreading awareness about harmful effects of genetically modified food and promoting organic solutions. See Monsanto A10
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MESSAGES on these placards held up by youngsters
were representative of the feelings of others who attended the rally in Kelowna last Saturday against Monsanto and genetically modified foods.
OKANAGAN College collision repair instructor John Euloth (in blue) and student Chelsea Carpentier watch as 18-year-old Jonathan Raganowski, a dual credit student, touches up the paint on a vandalized truck inside the college’s new energy-efficient spray booth.
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Dual benefits to new high-tech trades course A newly installed automotive spray booth for Okanagan College’s Collision Repair program is reducing carbon emissions while providing students with training on the latest technology. The $170,000 Col-Met spray booth is one of the first pieces of equipment to be installed as part of the phase one funding of the $33-million renovation and expansion of the trades building at the Kelowna campus. “It’s state of the art, what the students are experiencing here,” said collision repair instructor John Euloth. “This is a much more professional unit and more industry-rel-
evant,” said Euloth, who has his Red Seal in refinishing and came to the college last July after working for 20 years in the industry. “Students are now working with the same type of equipment that they are going to experience in a collision shop, and in some cases they’re going to be ahead of the curve. “A lot of shops don’t even have some of the features this unit offers, such as the pulse air drying system for lower VOC waterbased basecoats.” The new unit is larger than what was previously used, which means students can now refinish trucks.
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It also features a baking system where temperatures reach 60 C, resulting in a significantly harder finish with both primers and paints. A number of improvements have also resulted in a reduction in fuel and emissions with such features as a side draft exhaust that virtually eliminates overspray and various other improvements that reduce drying time. “The whole process is much more streamlined,” Euloth said. “The speed of putting cars through has quadrupled so we’re now able to do between four and five repairs, where we used to only be able to do one or two. 1
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“This means our students are able to get more experience in the same amount of time.” The new spray booth is also helping the college reach its goal of becoming a zero net energy user, said Peter Csandl, manager of operations and energy systems at the college. “We’re trying to reach zero net energy and this is definitely a project that is going to bring us closer to that goal,” Csandl said. “The new booth is about 67 per cent more efficient than the old one.
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