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ar piercing shrieks and squeals echoed through Peachland’s usually silent swim bay for at least 10 minutes on New Year’s Day. That was roughly the amount of time it took for 200-plus men, women and children to get in and out of the frigid waters of Okanagan Lake.

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Frigid swim kicks off a new year From A1 “We had record breaking participation this year” said Cheryl Wiebe, the director of community services for the District of Peachland.

Last year organizers beat previous registration numbers with a whopping 172 participants—a far cry from the 20 people who showed up for the first swim in 1996—but that record was topped again this year when 218 signed up.

And plans are in the works to make it bigger and better in the years ahead.

“This would happen with or without us, though,” Wiebe said.

“But we’re happy to provide an opportunity for people to have fun in the new year.”

While the end result of the event was a lot of people who just had fun, there were varying motivations for taking the plunge into water that was an estimated 4 C. Standing on the shore with his prosthetic leg partially submerged, Tim Fiala, of Red Deer, Alba., was simultaneously actualizing a dream and focusing on a new lease on life.

“I dreamt that I was going fishing on Okagardless. nagan Lake on Christmas, Shock was someto catch the Ogopogo,” he thing that registered on said, noting the polar bear all faces, especially those dip was close enough. of the Peachland Fire De“Also, I’m hoping partment volunteers who that this will help me with took the plunge in their my recovery. This injury red suits and fire-fightis five years old, and I’m er hats. tired of the pain. Maybe Nearly a dozen waded this will shock me into in together, answering a better health.” challenge from retired When he came out, chief Grant Topham. he admitted the cold watMostly, however, ers did give him a jolt, and swimmers were taking its healing property was part to test their own metIt’s simple It’strywhere you yet unclear.

Fiala saidreally. he tle, something newwant or will be back next year return a new leaf.

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FROM LEFT: Participants in this year’s polar bear swim were encouraged to write out

their NewYear’s resolutions and pin them to the resolution tree. Tim Fiala, from Red Deer, Alba., prepares to dip into cold Okanagan Lake with his prosthetic leg. Many participants only went as far as their knees, but with 4 C waters even that felt like a remarkable feat.

Abby Lawrence, 11, just wanted to do something different to start off the new year.

Before she got into the water, she was admittedly nervous. But an hour later, after all was said and done, she had a sense of calmness that comes with accomplishment. That said, she won’t be doing it again.

For Olivia Sjerven, also 11, a repeat plunge may be in the future. to play.

It’s the style She entered the lake with her dad, Dave, who

suggested the New Year’s dip as a means to “create a memory.”

“I like the idea, but I’m kind of scared,” she said beforehand.

When she’d returned, she summed the experience up as “awesome” and, of course, cold.

“When we got in there it was OK,” she said.

“Then we got to (thigh level) and it was cold.”

She managed to make it all the way to her bellyyou demand. button before returning to shore.

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last out of the water, opting to swim all the way to the end of the semi-enclosed bay, and back.

“A chilly bang is a great way to start the

new year,” he said, adding that he’ll be back for New Year’s Day swims to come. kmichaels @kelownacapnews.com

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New Year’s baby to join large family Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER

New Year’s Eve will be forever changed in the Caterer-Bohemier household.

Their newest addition made sure of that when he made an unexpected debut on Wednesday.

A.J.—name behind the initials still under negotiation—a seven-pound, three-ounce bundle arrived at 4:37 a.m. Jan. 1. He was 10 days ahead of schedule and before any other New Year’s baby in the valley.

“We knew he was the first baby born in Kelowna, but we didn’t realize he was the first baby in the Okanagan until later,” said Andre, adding that a playful competition between his family and another couple who were also working through

labour was playing out in the early hours of New Year’s day.

A competition they handily won, prompting a nurse to shout out, “they did it” when A.J took his first breath.

It’s possible that A.J. may have been in a hurry to make a valley-wide first, because when he’s home he’ll be joining a sizeable brood.

He’ll have six older siblings to look after him and help him out with all forthcoming firsts.

Meantime, however, he and his family will continue to revel in the excitement of being this city’s New Year’s baby.

“It’s a bit weird,” admitted Jessica, of all the attention they’ve received.

Not only did they get all the normal visits from loved ones in the hours after the birth, they’ve also played host to newspaper and TV crews—a first to the experienced set of par-

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PROUD parents Andre Bohemier and Jessica Caterer welcomed their new son A. J. to the family household at 4:37 a.m. on January 1. ents.

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California Bighorn sheep attracted to salt on the road Judie Steeves STAFF REPORTER

Rain had fallen overnight, turning Westside Road to a sheet of ice, so salt had been used to melt the ice to help make the road passable.

In the middle of the road, just south of Bear Creek Provincial Park, a herd of about a dozen California bighorn sheep were licking the pavement, unconcerned about the fact they were stopping traffic.

Biologist Jeremy Ayotte has studied ungulates’ use of mineral licks in northern B.C. where wild sheep and goats travel from their mountain-top, alpine, homes— down through thick forest—to lick salt from very specific mineral springs and deposits in the valley bottom.

He says this made them “easy pickings for wolf packs who often had dens and hunted near such large mineral licks.”

All mammals that

eat only plants are sodium-deficient and crave ‘salt,’ he explains, adding that by salt he means sodium chloride, or basic salt.

“Plants don’t need sodium, so it’s typically low in plant tissue. Plant-eating mammals, on the other hand, are losing sodium all the time through sweat, tears and blood, and sodium is critical for metabolic processes such as maintaining the right body/fluid volume,” he explained.

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To the editor: The argument has again been raised to increase the speed limits on the roads where it is possible to drive at higher rates.

This is all well and good, let them drive as fast as the road permits, but if they make one mistake at the new speed, make the fine go up along with the speed. In other words if they wish to drive at that speed let them pay accordingly.

These new vehicles cost more and are designed to be driven at well over the speed limit—why I do not know— but if they can afford it, let them pay.

Insurance rates should reflect this and, as far as I know, they do.

If one is capable of driving at a higher speed, safely, I think that is fine, but if the highway is not capable of sustaining that speed leave the limit as it is or lower it.

Following too close is the worst thing that is done on our roads today, usually caused by a speeder or not driving for road conditions. I saw so many accidents of this type during my days with the Motor Vehicle Branch.

So, if they do raise the speed limit, let it be at the right place. Driving will be a job and not a pleasure, and we all will be paying for the right to be there.

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Say hello to 2014–a new chance to start again

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nd so a new year begins.

Like many of you in Readerland, I warmly welcome the New Year of 2014 and quite comfortably say goodbye to 2013.

I admit to some silly sensitivity for superstition; which is my alliterative way of saying I avoid saying goodbye to a year until it is officially dead and gone. The fear I suppose is that by saying goodbye to a year before it is technically over that my pontificating may somehow result in an early personal demise. Absurd, I know, but that is what superstitions are about— unjustified paranoia.

I digress. I am glad 2013 is now nothing more than largely a miserable memory. Based on numerous conver-

HODGE sations with others, it apPODGE pears that 2013 was not a banner year for many.

Even some of my eternally optimistic acquaintances said a fond farewell to the past year.

That reality led me to Charlie Hodge contemplating our fixation with New Year’s celebrations, the making of resolutions, and the hope that the flip of a calendar page will somehow change our luck.

In reality, that is what New Years is largely about—renewed hope.

For most of us, New Years represents a ‘fresh start,’ a new beginning for our dreams, aspirations, secret hopes.

It’s a chance to start again, change the landscape of our lives so to speak. It’s akin to the shedding of our skin but from an emotional and perceptive pro-

spective.

There is nothing wrong about that sort of desired fate alternator. Believing a certain change of the calendar or shifting of the stars provides us with the one thing we all need to occasionally rely upon—hope.

Like a lottery on life, all of us go through phases of good times and bad, and often it seems we have no or little control over events and circumstances.

Of course, we really do have a great amount of say in how our lives move forward, back, or not at all. We have the power of choice to deal with (or not deal with) challenges and scenarios placed before us. All of us start and stall only to start again. For many that seems to be a cycle of life.

For me, the final month or six weeks of 2013 was fabulous—a breath of fresh air and hope following a long spell of disappointment and frustration.

i The positive end to the year leaves me p optimistic and eager to move into the c g next 360 plus days of life. u My personal resolution to usher in the New Year was to slow down, fi smell the flowers of life, and enjoy be- t ing here.

That said, I do chuckle at a few of d the fun predictions, or hopes, I wrote i a publicly in 2013.

Watching part of the World Junior t Hockey Championships the past week t k reminded me of one hockey prediction I made that has angered a buddy of mine. Prior to the start of the hock- h ey season I wrote: “In the Western Con- t ference a mid-season knee or groin in- b jury to Roberto Luongo, and discon- i tentment by veteran players with coach i h John Tortorella will see Vancouver stumble to fourth in the Pacific Div- w t See Hodge A7

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Totalled car a lifeline for mom, son To the editor: I’m writing this message with the hope that someone will help me out.

On the night of Dec. 29, or the early morning of Dec. 30, my car was hit by another vehicle while it was parked on the street in front of my home.

As my son and I left our home to go to work/ childcare, we noticed that our car was pushed up onto the sidewalk. When we went to the rear of the

car, we noticed the damage.

We were shocked. My car had been hit so hard in the back that the rear view mirror on my windshield was hanging.

I called a friend for a ride and when I got to work I made all the other appropriate calls (ICBC, RCMP). At that moment, I was upset but not worried. I figured my car would get fixed and all would work out.

Unfortunately, that’s not quite the case. My car is a write-off. I’m heartbroken.

ICBC will decide what my car is worth but it won’t reflect its true value.

That car was priceless.

It was an older car but it allowed me the ability to work three jobs to provide for my son and myself. It allowed me to take my son to school, the pool, and to friends houses. Our car was part of

our independence and our accessibility.

I don’t think the person who hit my car really understood the magnitude of his or her decision to drive carelessly that night and leave without taking responsibility.

I have pictures of my car as well as a picture of the Chevrolet symbol that was left behind when my car was hit.

I’m just hoping that someone knows some-

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B.C. keeps increasing seniors MSP premium To the editor: Every year since 2009 the B.C. provincial government have taken it upon itself to increase our Medical Services Plan rates for two persons to costly monthly premiums, as follows: monthly premium % increase 2009 $ 96 2010 $102 6.25%

2011 $109 6.86% 2012 $116 6.42% 2013 $120.50 3.88% 2014 $125.50 4.15% This equates to an increase of $29.50 since 2009, or 30.73%.

Seniors have fulfilled their obligation to society, worked all there lives and paid taxes.

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Ontario MPP denied visa to enter India To the editor: Recently I, an elected Member of the Provincial Parliament in the province of Ontario, have been denied permission to travel to India, permission afforded to citizens around the world each day of the year by the Indian government. Sadly, that approval seems contingent on turning a blind eye to injustice and being complacent to the political misrepresentations of one of

the world’s most powerful economies.

Earlier this year I was extremely honoured when I was notified by SEWA cv, a respected non-‐profit organization based in India which is committed to social justice initiatives like ending drug abuse, promoting the equality of women by opposing both the dowry system and female feticide, that I had been selected as Sikh of the Year for 2013. This or-

ganization annually selects a single recipient to be recognized for his or her work in the area of human rights and humanitarian issues.

As a proud Canadian of Indian decent, this honour is particularly poignant for me.

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Make a civic award nomination Hodge from A6 ision, barely securing a playoff spot with a wild card spot. Without Luongo in top form the Canucks will lose out in the first round of the playoffs to Chicago.”

Bobby Lou went down with a “lower body injury” two weeks ago, and though scheduled to return later this week there is concern for his knees.

While I wish no one harm, I find it amazing that I had a hockey pool buddy blame me for the injury, and received a similar email from another hockey fan suggesting it was somehow my fault that Luongo was hurt.

I should be so lucky

to have such influence on the lives of others. If such was truly the case then I would predict my wife or some other close (and loving) relative would win the super lotto.

Regardless, based on my apparent newfound powers of prediction I will avoid any further precognitions.

There are, however, a couple of events over the next few months that I encourage you to take part in.

First and foremost I encourage readers to send in your names for those who deserve community-wide recognition for their service to others.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 39th annual Kelowna

Civic Awards. Your effort of submitting a name really can make a difference in deciding who receives the coveted awards.

I have chaired the civic awards committee and I assure readers that the public’s nominations are greatly valued and needed by the committee members who volunteer their time.

For more information on how to nominate Kelowna residents for an award, check out the information on the City of Kelowna website at www. cityofkelowna.ca.

Charlie Hodge is a freelance writer and former city councillor in Kelowna.

cation had been denied.

To my knowledge, this is the first time an elected official from Canada has been denied an entry visa to India. It is a significant affront to not only myself but also to our nation, an affront compounded by the fact that the denial is without explanation…

For any democratically elected official of a G8 nation to be denied an entrance visa by a country calling itself the world’s largest democracy is an outrage. What kind of message does this denial send to Canadians?

What does this say about the Government of India’s view of Canadians and our Canadian democratic system?

And finally, what

international implications does this action have?

This is not a partisan issue—this is a Canadian and global issue. India purports to be a great friend of Canada. Today, through the act of exclusion, it is my belief that relationship is now in question and the international community must defend Canada’s place as a country whose law-‐abiding citizens are welcomed by the world.

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The Kelowna Nordic Club has organized a Moonlight Ski and Snowshoe evening for Saturday, Jan. 11, beginning with a potluck supper at 5:30 p.m., followed by a singsong and a ski or snowshoe under the moon.

The 9th annual White Rabbit Showshoe Race at Crystal Mountain is set for Saturday, Jan. 25, with not only the five and 10-kilometre races but also a family bonfire cookout and taffy on the snow, organized by Selah Outdoor Explorations. Go to www.sites.google.com/ site/selahoutdoorexplorations.

Jordie and Laurie Bowen also organize a wide variety of snowshoe tours at Crystal Mountain, from learners’ events to hikes and cookouts, starlight snowshoe and fondues, ladies’ days and snowshoe and winery tours.

The Central Okanagan Naturalists’ Club is featuring a talk on bats with biologist Tanya Luszuz of the Canadian Wildlife Service at the Tuesday, Jan. 14, meeting, 7 p.m., at the Evangel Church on Gordon Drive.

She studied bat habitat in forests for her degree and volunteers her time to give bat programs on such local features as the Peachland bats who inhabit the attic of the 103-year-old Peachland Primary School, now a municipal facility.

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Property values slip for the Okanagan Tom Fletcher CONTRIBUTOR

Property assessments are up slightly across most of B.C., with dips in average residential values in the Okanagan and on Vancouver Island.

The biggest increases were in the Northwest and Peace River regions, where total residential value rose about 10 per cent as natural gas and other industrial development picks up speed.

The B.C. Assessment Authority released its 2014 property assessment

rolls Thursday, showing continued slight growth in total property values in most regions of B.C. The value of all property in B.C. rose 1.27 per cent.

Penticton region residential property is down 0.94 per cent, with a similar dip in farm value. Kelowna also had about a one per cent drop in farm value, with residential value steady compared to 2013.

The Vernon region saw a 1.57 per cent drop in residential value and a 1.95 per cent dip in farm

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Also in Peachland, the 29th annual Peachland Sportsmen’s Association game banquet and dance, a fund-raiser for the conservation efforts of the group, is set for Saturday, Feb. 8, with doors open at 4 p.m.

It’s not only an evening of great food and entertainment, with MC Stuntman Steve to keep the night lively, but there’ll also be lots of great prizes including a salmon fishing trip for two at West Sport Fishing, a ladies diamond ring, rifles, iPad and more.

Tickets are available at Valley Glass and Antler Creek Sports in West Kelowna and A&C Sports in Kelowna, cash or cheque only.

The Kelowna Fish and Game Club is holding its annual family-oriented awards banquet Saturday, Jan. 25, featuring a steak dinner, raffles for a rifle and bow and such awards as those for the first deer taken. If your son or daughter are in that category, be sure to get their names in by the middle of the month so they can be included. Contact the club at 250-764-7558 or kdfgclub@shaw.ca.

Banquet tickets are available at the clubhouse or L&O Jewellers.

If you have antlers to be scored, be sure to get them in to Rudy Litz at L&O Jewellers on Dolphin Avenue before Jan. 17.

The Kelowna club has an active junior program, both for shooters and archers, including the latter as a feeder program for an Olympic program.

Whatever you choose to support, do get involved in one of the many organizations working to preserve, maintain or restore natural Okanagan features, and the best to you in the coming year.

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

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In the Lower Mainland, most residential values showed modest increases, from almost flat on the North Shore to 1.61 per cent in Vancouver, 0.68 in North Fraser, 1.98 per cent in Surrey-White Rock and 1.53 per cent in the Fraser Valley. Richmond-Delta recorded the only decline in the region, with residential total value down 0.15 per cent.

In southern Vancouver Island, total residential property value fell 2.69 per cent, with similar de-

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Business property is up 3.89, and major industrial property jumped 17.45 per cent.

Residential property value was up 1.21 per cent in the Nelson-Trail region, up 1.31 per cent in the East Kootenay and up 0.76 per cent in the Kamloops region.

Residential value held steady in the Cariboo, with declines recorded in industrial, farm and forest land.

The largest moves in

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Rod Bealing, executive director of the Private Forest Landowners Association, said the value reflects fluctuations in the price of logs, with property value lagging the timber market by several years. Assessments for regions and individual properties are available at www.bcassessment.ca.

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Golden Christmas for T’Birds’ captain Warren Henderson STAFF REPORTER

As she returns to her role as captain of the UBC Thunderbirds this weekend, Christi Capozzi will be firmly focused on the remainder of the Canada West women’s hockey season.

But for a few days over the Christmas holidays, the 22-year-old from Kelowna had a chance to savour her first medal in international competition.

Capozzi and her Canadian teammates dominated from start to finish at the World University Games in Trentino, Italy to secure the gold medal in women’s hockey.

“It was an amazing experience, I was so thankful to be given the opportunity to represent my university and my country,” said Capozzi. “I was so excited to be able to go to

Italy, to travel to another country…to win the gold medal for Canada was really a nice bonus.”

Capozzi and the Canadians steamrolled through the tournament, outscoring their opponents 77-2, including 5-0 over the Russians in the gold medal final on Dec. 20.

Despite the ease with which they won the championship, Capozzi said it did nothing to detract from the thrill of winning a world title.

“In my opinion it didn’t matter because we just went out there and played to the level we were capable of, and the other teams couldn’t match it,” she said. “We showcased our best players and we should be proud of that. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Capozzi, who is of

Italian heritage, also enjoyed her experiences away from the rink during the tournament.

“I drank a lot of coffee and ate a lot of pizza,” laughed Capozzi, who was provided with much needed financial assistance for the trip by Grant Cobb, Gail Plecash and Pioneer Coffee. “The team bus driver called me ‘Italian girl’ so that was kind of cool, too. It was a really fun experience.”

In her fifth and final year of university hockey, Capozzi’s attention is now back on the Canada West season with the goal of leading the T’Birds to their second straight conference title.

UBC (12-3-1) is in a good position in top spot in Canada West but Capozzi knows there’s plenty of work to be done and obstacles in the way.

“The league is super

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KELOWNA native and UBC captain Christi Capozzi (left) celebrates the gold medal in women’s hockey with Canadian teammate Kimberley Wong at the 2013 World University Games in Trentino, Italy last month. tight right now and there are a lot of really good teams,” she said. “We’re doing really well right

now, so hopefully we can keep it up and take another shot at the title.”

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This Friday and Saturday, UBC visits the Calgary Dinos.

▼ MIDGET HOCKEY

Strong Mac’s tourney for Okanagan Rockets The Okanagan Rockets more than held their own against some of the world’s best midget teams before going down to defeat in the semifinals of the Mac’s Midget Tournament this week in Calgary.

The Rockets, who made the playoffs for the first in their history at the 25-team international tourney, were beaten 5-1 by the powerhouse Finnish U17 national team in the semifinal round on Wednesday.

Still, the Rockets threw a scare into the Finns and were tied 1-1 midway through the final period.

But Okanagan ran into some penalty trouble in the late going as the Finns put the game away on the power play and with an empty netter.

The class of the tournament, the Finns— who outscored their opponents 62-11 over seven games—won the gold medal with a 7-1 win over the Swiss.

“We knew we had to make some adjustments from a tactical standpoint,” said Rockets’ head coach Mack O’Rourke.

“We figured our club could skate with them and pressure them, make them uncomfortable. For 50 minutes it was mission accomplished, unfortunately for us we ran into some penalty trouble and they capitalized.”

The Rockets posted a 2-0-2 record in the round robin to make the playoffs at Mac’s for the

first time in team history.

The two tie games came against two of Western Canada’s top midget programs—3-3 against the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs and 5-5 against the Notre Dame Argos.

In the quarterfinals, the Rockets downed South Side Athletic Club from Edmonton 5-4.

“It would be an understatement to say I’m proud of these guys,” said Rockets general manager David Michaud. “We had a single loss in six

games against some of the best midget teams in the world. I’m very proud of what we were able to accomplish here this week.

Hopefully this will be a big stepping stone for our program.”

The Rockets, who lead the BCMML standings, will have a little down time before returning to the ice Jan. 8 for the start of the Kelowna International Elite Midget Tournament.

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Rockets’ Merkley turns heads at U17 championship During the first half of the Western Hockey League season, Kelowna Rockets fans have become used to seeing special plays out of 16-year-old forward Nick Merkley.

The Rockets first round bantam draft pick in 2012 sits seventh in Rockets team scoring with 28 points in 33 games to start the season.

His vision, competitiveness and drive have been on display since the Calgary native made his debut in last year’s playoffs as a 15-year-old.

So it comes as no surprise that the 5-foot-10, 175-pound Merkley is showing the same flash as a member of Team Pacific this week at the 2014 World Under-17 Challenge in Cape Breton, New Brunswick.

International Scouting Services has selected three players from each of the six teams competing in the tournament as future players to watch and Merkley wasn’t left out of the rankings.

He has been one of Team Pacific’s top three

players according to the ISS, which had this to say about the dynamic forward: “productive twoway forward…creates scoring opportunities… excellent work ethic… great edge use…anticipates the play…plays in all situations.”

In the first three games of the tournament, Merkley scored a goal and two assists for Team Pacific.

Fellow Kelowna Rockets rookie Joe Gatenby is also on Team Pacific, while Rockets assistant coach Dan Lambert is the head coach of Team West.

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Rockets’ forward Ryan Olsen has signed a three-year, two-way, entry level contract with the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets.

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The Big White Racers ski team started off its season with impressive results at the Apex TECK slalom on Dec. 22.

The event was attended by a total of 141 athletes from Apex, Big White, Vernon, Mt Washington, Revelstoke, Prince George, Red Mountain, Hemlock and Sun Peaks.

Sixty-eight ladies and 73 men participated in two SL races to start off the 2013-14 race season.

Gillian Callaghan led the Big White racers with a double gold effort winning both races in the U14 division.

Callaghan was joined on the podium by Sophie Schroeder who earned a bronze medal for the Big White team. Quinn Rasmussen earned a bronze medal finishing third in the U14 male division.

Ella Alfonso, competing in the U16 category, also had a double podium day starting with a bronze medal race and finishing the day earning the top position and a gold medal.

In U16 men, Ryan Moffat, Simon Bernard and Trygg Nelson earned po-

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to go y ▼ BCHL a W B aby! Warriors host Trail Smoke Eaters Friday Warriors third in BCHL Interior Division; Chiefs lead the KIJHL Okanagan Division.

The West Kelowna Warriors look to build on a three-game BCHL winning streak this weekend when they play a pair of home games at Royal LePage Place.

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In a Sunday matinee, the Warriors will host the Nanaimo Clippers at 2:30 p.m.

The Warriors defeated Penticton twice before the Christmas break, then took down Trail 4-3 in overtime on Monday night. At 21-12-1-2 West Kelowna is third in the Interior Division, two points back of Vernon and one ahead of the fourth-place Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

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The following weekend, Jan. 10 and 11, the Chiefs are on the road at Beaver Valley and Castlegar.

The Chiefs, who won their last three games prior to the holiday break, are 23-9-0-3, six points ahead of second place Osoyoos in the Okanagan Division.

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and men’s programs Kelowna has become a force to be reckoned with on the court. The region is fast becoming a “hot bed of basketball” with several Okanagan high school teams winning provincial championships in 20122013.

The Kelowna Minor Basketball Association (KMBA) has grown in leaps and bounds, setting records in all age categories both in the Steve Nash and Legends leagues with now over 2,000 players participating under the umbrella of KMBA. The new athlete development program but familiar family name called Gini Basketball is being run by former

CIS player, Andrew Gini, who possesses both a degree in kinesiology and one in business. Most are familiar with his father, Dino Gini, and his involvement in KMBA, Immaculata High School, and the UBCO Heat. Andrew is carrying that same passion, and is motivated to watch the kids he develops continue to love the game and reach the next level of one day playing for the Heat programs.

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This New Year brings the first ever KMBA Basketball Academy. Gini Basketball will work with KMBA helping to provide as many mentors for the youth basketball players. A number of UBCO players will be helping out with the Academy. Andrew Gini, Dave Mackay, Landry Ndayitwayeko, Ed Dane Medi, Olivia Johnson, Dario Gini, Dino Gini and Doug Sperling will be among the coaches in the KMBA Basketball Academy. “Our players will have the opportunity to compete in the rep programs with KMBA and Junior Heat,” added Gini.

“I want the community to work together for the kids and for the future of their kids, it’s all about the youth and what we can pass on to them to pass on to their kids.”

The Youth Basketball Training Academy will begin Jan. 19 and will take place at both Immaculata and St. Josephs. The program will run Sundays from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. for Grades 4 and 5, 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. for Grades 6 and 7. For those that do not fall in the Grades 4 to 7 age range there are other options for individual and group training.

For info on programs for other grades and details regarding the KMBA Academy visit www.ginibasketball.com. Registration for the KMBA Legends league can be completed on the KMBA website.

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For most of the past 12 months, I’ve been on the move, still discovering new places and renewing love affairs with old ones. .

Most intriguing and beautiful place: Thingvellir, Iceland. No place on earth has as much geological and political significance packed into one spot. Icelandic clans founded Europe’s oldest parliament, the Althing, at Thingvellir, in 930. The site was chosen for the deep crevice that limited entry, preventing attacks.

It also naturally amplified speeches.

Much later, scientists found it was the only spot above water where the geologic plates dividing the American and Eurasian continents can be seen. It’s what gives Iceland all its waterspouts (the word “geyser” comes from here), bubbling hot springs, earthquakes and volcanoes. It’s the “other side” of the San Andreas Fault.

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are pulling apart over millions of years. One writer described the landscape as looking like when you pull apart a warm brownie.

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of castles and shopping streets. But three days in Glasgow was a revelation. The time gave me a chance to explore a rare Victorian-era Northern European city that hadn’t been heavily damaged by World War II. The granite and marble downtown was a counterpoint to the greens of the Botanical Gardens and the Kibble Palace glasshouse. There were secondhand bookshops like Voltaire and Rousseau down the west side alleys to explore.

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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.

Obituaries

Obituaries

DUYNS: BETTY

1923-2013 Passed peacefully away Dec 25, 2013. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Donna & son in law Bill.

Also her sister Lydia and many nieces & nephews.

Predeaceased by her loving husband Paul.

No service by request.

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! call 250-979-4357 to set up your FREE consultation in Kelowna.

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HEIN, PAULINE Pauline was born on January 10, 1921 in Springside, Saskatchewan and passed away on January 1, 2014.

Her health has been deteriorating for years and she was admitted into Hospice on December 17th. She is survived by her loving husband Rudy; son Richard; sister Helen and extended family. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, January 7 at 10:00 am at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. For more information on Pauline’s life or to offer condolences to the family, please visit www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.

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Employment

Employment

Employment

Services

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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Retail

Cleaning Services

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Wanted: Experienced Dispatcher for local Transport Company. We require an experienced transport dispatcher immediately.

MUST HAVE TRUCK MATE EXPERIENCE Must have own transportation and be reliable. Wages based on experience. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and have excellent communication skills.

ONLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH TRUCKMATE AND DISPATCH EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED. Applications will only be accepted by fax or e-mail no walk ins please. Please fax resume to 250-546-0600, or by e-mail to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com No phone calls please.

SALES ASSOCIATES

BOOK your classified ad in the Capital News and for an additional $3.00 we’ll run it in our Big White Magazine.

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Career Opportunities

NELSON POLICE DEPARTMENT RECRUIT POLICE CONSTABLE The Nelson Police Department has an immediate opening for a recruit police constable. The successful candidate will be trained at the Justice Institute of British Columbia beginning in the spring of 2014.

Further information regarding this opportunity can be found at www.nelsonpolice.ca

EXEMPT PATROL CONSTABLE The Nelson Police Department has an immediate opening for an Exempt Patrol Constable. The successful candidate must be a certified Municipal or RCMP Constable.

Employment

OK Builders Supplies Ltd., a Kelowna based Retail/ Manufacturing Firm with branches from Penticton to Kamloops is seeking a 3rd or 4th year student enrolled in a professional accounting program or a professionally designated accountant. The individual will work with the company’s present controller until his planned retirement in 2014 at which time the successful individual will have the opportunity to be promoted to the controllership position. An in-depth knowledge of computer systems using custom software as well as knowledge of management of in-house accounts receivable would be benificial.

Please send resume in conďŹ dence to okbuilders@shawcable.com

Office of the Chief Constable, Nelson Police Dept.

606 Stanley Street Nelson, B.C. V1L 1N4 administration@nelsonpolice.ca While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, only those selected for involvement in the selection process will be contacted.

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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.

Funding provided through the CanadaBritish Columbia Labour Market Agreement

Professional/ Management DIVISION MANAGER Needed for trucking company. Position is Salmon Arm Based. Minimum 5 years verifiable experience in truck or supply chain management. Details on line @ sutco.ca or call 888-3572612 ext 230.

Your papers would be dropped at your home early in the morning, and you would have the whole day to complete your deliveries.

To apply for this position, please call Capital News Circulation at 250-763-7575 and ask for Richard.

Interior Savings Insurance is a locally owned and operated insurance agency with 15 branches.

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Trades, Technical Kelowna Construction Company looking for Framers. 2 years exp Knowledge of framing & foundations a must.

Must have own transportation.

Wage depends on experience.

Call 250-215-0998

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Countertops

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Electrical

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Garden & Lawn

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Handypersons

LARRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Home Repairs & Upgrades. Small drywall jobs, painting, electrical, & some plumbing 250-717-3251

Home Improvements 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

Kitchen & Bathroom Renovations. GEMINI BATHS: 250862-6991

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KSK Framing & Foundations.

Quality workmanship at reas. rates. Free est. 250-979-8948 Want a new kitchen? Need a new bathroom?

Flooring?

Make your house a beautiful home. For all your interior improvements call Jason at JDF Contracting(250)717-6318

Kitchen Cabinets

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BCIT/SD#23 Diesel Engine Foundation Program Openings are available in the BCIT/SD #23 Technology Programs in Kelowna.

The following program will run from January 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; January 2015 and is open to current high school students and graduates.

Diesel Engine Foundation Program Qualifying students may be eligible for tuition support.

For application information contact: BCIT Liaisons @ 250-718-1635 or 250-212-7656

Machining & Metal Work

GET BENT Metal Fab, fences, gates, railings, stainless, steel 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 4 ton 250-215-0147, 250-766-1282 U1ST - MOVING 2 ton. Prices starting at $65/hr. Call 250859-8362.

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

Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School

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Until there's a cure, there's us.

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Services

Services

Pets & Livestock

Merchandise for Sale

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Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Moving & Storage

Rubbish Removal

Pets

Free Items

Furniture

Misc. for Sale

Misc. Wanted

ROLL ENDS

2 Girls One Truck Rubbish Removal. Truck load $40 - $60 + dump fees. 250-878-5210

Wolf Hybrid Cubs. Available now. $1000 Sun Valley Wolf Kennels. Kelowna Go to:

KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR W/ COMFORT! BRAND NEW QUEEN MATTRESS $160. Still in plastic, mfg. warranty. 250.870.2562

PACKING PAPER FOR SALE

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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

IPHONE CASE Brand new, never used Iphone 5 Lifeproof.Multiple colors.

Asking $15.00.

250-549-1489 or text 250-3068489 for details.

COLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from RC Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250864-3521 I make house calls!

at The Kelowna Capital News.

www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com or Call (250)-765-4996

Merchandise for Sale

Senior for Seniors. Small plow for your driveway. Art (250)765-0286 or 250- 718-4340

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.

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

Pets & Livestock

Pets

250-763-7114

Antiques / Vintage BUYER looking for Antiques.

Clocks, Cast Iron items, Antique safes, piggy banks, Old wind up toys, Guns, Swords, Pocket watches, Tobacco memorabilia, Oak boxes, dental cabinets, WW1 and WW2 memorabilia, Hall trees, knives,coin collections old bills or anything unusual. Call Joe at 1-250-764-7595

HAVANESE puppies, vet checked & shots, $660. each delivery to be arranged. 250804-6848 PUREBRED German Shepard only 3 female puppies left, born Oct. 8th. Beautiful dogs.

Good bloodlines, $800 OBO. Call (250)-300-3824

Painting & Decorating KEYWAY PAINTING Int./Ext. Drywall Repairs.

John: 1-250-558-9759

Antiques / Vintage

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3 Rooms For $299, (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Roofing & Skylights GERMAN MASTER ROOFER. Free estimate. BBB Member Call Steffen, 250-863-8224 RYDER Roofing Ltd. ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’ Call: 250-765-3191

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Heavy Duty Machinery

Garage Sales

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Fruit & Vegetables

Fruit & Vegetables

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

250-763-7114

Peter Blundell AA Independent Art And Antiques Appraiser & Consultant.

Guardian Estate 250-542-4540 Appraisals www.blundellartandantiques.com

Garage Sales

Fresh From the Fields

Antiques / Vintage

Call

SORT OUT YOUR TREASURES!

PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

FIR Firewood. Approx 16” & split, 1 cord or 1/2 cord. Call 250-317-1243

VINYL & CD Records Wanted.

We make house calls. Milkcrate Records. 1551 Ellis St. 250-862-8965, c250-215-1226

Misc. Wanted

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

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Firewood/Fuel

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WHERE DO YOU TURN

CENTRAL, SPCA (Aux) Sale, Saturday, Jan 4, 10am-1pm.

Lunch, White Elephant, Books, Linen, Clothes, Jewellery & Baking. Donations of Sale Items Appreciated. First United Church, 721 Bernard Ave.

Still available at:

Apple Juice For Sale Hazeldell Orchards 5 litre boxes 1980 Byrns Road Three varieties Please phone for pick up

Come to 4455 Chase Road, Winfield from 10-2 Thur-FriSat for a sale you shouldn’t miss! Collectibles, Antiques, Native craft supplies & carvings, complete beaded brain tanned dance outfit, one-of-a kind woodwork, carved masks & much more.

Watch for signs on Glenmore Rd. or for an exclusive showing call 250-766-2343, 250-801-3674

250-862-4997

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CARPENTRY

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

RETIRED CARPENTER

GEMINI BATHS

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ROOFING

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PILATO ELECTRIC Service Calls.

Repairs, Maintenance & Construction. 21 yrs Exp.

Tom Pilato 250-878-1811

Fully licensed, Bonded & Insured. Cont# 88329 AVAIL TO WORK ANYWHERE IN BC.

TEAM GERMAN MASTER ROOFER ROOFS OF ALL KINDS • • • • •

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

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WELDING METAL FABRICATION LTD.

• Fences • Gates • Railings • Rollcages • Ornamental Iron Work • Aluminium • Stainless & Steel.

Tube Bending Specialists. www.getbentmetalfab.ca

250-863-4418

250.979.8948

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

250-863-9830 or 250-768-1098

RYDER ROOFING LTD. Free estimates, senior discounts,

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.’

250-765-3191

ksk

RUBBISH REMOVAL Truck load of junk or yard waste loaded and hauled to the dump, ranging from $40-$60 per load + dump fees.

TRUCKING

ksk

Framing & Foundations Quality workmanship at reasonable rates.

Free estimates

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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

John: 558-9759 or John_keyway@shaw.ca

RUBBISH REMOVAL

250.863.8224

TNTTRUCKING

Interior/Exterior Drywall Repairs Windows/Doors/Trim

FRAMING

ROOFING AFFORDABLE PAINTING

Ceiling and trim extra

250-763-7114

All One Piece Laminate

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12 INSERTS FOR NEW CLIENTS ONLY PLEASE Please call a classified representative at

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ELECTRIC

COUNTERTOPS

WINTER SERVICE SAME DAY SERVICE FULLY INSURED FREE ESTIMATES

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

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

Framing & Foundations Quality workmanship at reasonable rates.

Free estimates

250.979.8948

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Real Estate

Real Estate

Rentals

Rentals

Transportation

Transportation

Adult

Lots

Mobile Homes & Parks ✰

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

Cars - Domestic

Adult Entertainment

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Available January 1st Please call for appointment 868-3432 or 470-8026

Duplex / 4 Plex

1980 Bonneville collector fully restored. Interior/ exterior professionally done.133,400 Km Winter/Summer tires incl’d.

New A/C, & Sirius Radio. $12,000 OBO (250)808-5199

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Towing AAA Service 24/7, Cash For Cars.

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(250)808-9593

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