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ALLEGED GANGSTER ON TRIAL FOR POSSESSION Kristi Patton

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ing drugs into his house.

Crown counsel Kylie Walman asked Grgich on cross examination about King’s association with the Game Tight Soldiers.

“He was, when I was young,” said Grgich. “It was over a decade ago” Grgich said King was not the leader of that gang and she did not know who was. Walman also asked if King was still involved with the gang.

Grgich replied that King was not a permanent resident here and she didn’t ask many questions about the gang.

Crown counsel argued King would have seen the sandwich bags and scale found on his kitchen table and if anything he was wilfully blind.

Justice Griffin questioned Crown during submissions about at least two other alleged drug dealers who often came to the house and one who even had a house key.

Walman went back to Grgich’s testimony of it being a “no-no” to bring drugs into King’s house.

Crown said it was not plausible that someone would leave drugs there without King’s knowledge.

Defence counsel James Pennington said the case was circumstantial and again referenced evidence that there were lots of people who had access to the house and that was confirmed by the alleged scoresheets that had lots of different handwriting and notes in it. Pennington asked that the charges be dismissed.

Vancouver police once alleged King was the leader of the organized crime group Game Tight Soldiers which also associated with the Renegades, a Hells Angels puppet club.

The Western News reported just over a week after the drug search warrant was executed at King’s home in 2010 that gunshots were fired at the complex. One bullet came through the front window of the living room missing all three occupants at the address where King was arrested for possession of crack cocaine.

Kerry James Ellis also faced the same charge of possession of drugs, in addition to two breaches. All of those charges received a judicial stay of proceedings on Monday in Penticton Supreme Court.

A decision from Justice Griffin on the possession of trafficking charge against King is expected on Friday.

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Once described by police as a known member of a criminal organization, a former Penticton man is on trial for possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Steven Phillip King was arrested on June 28, 2010, with an alleged 6.7 grams of crack cocaine at his then-residence in a townhouse complex at 101-296 Maple St. Cpl. Timothy Anderson gave evidence of the drug search warrant executed that day by Penticton Drug Task Force members stating that to his knowledge King was a member of the Game Tight Soldiers gang.

Anderson told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin that RCMP entered the house and found King sitting on a couch in the living room on his cell phone.

While performing the search of the townhouse RCMP seized a bag of individually wrapped crack cocaine found in a zipper cover of the couch, two digital scales, three vials of steroids, a T-shirt in the master bedroom with the initials GTS on the front chest and the name King printed on one of the arms, a framed photo of King holding a gun, a laptop that was later determined to be stolen, scoresheets commonly used by drug dealers to keep record of their sales and other items known to be used in the drug trade.

Defence witness Mika Grgich testified Thursday that she viewed King as her brother and would often visit his Maple Street residence because he had a “phobia about being alone.”

She said the notebook RCMP identified as drug scoresheets was actually mostly used for keeping score of dice games that King and herself often played for money.

In other portions of the notebook she said she didn’t know what the numbers referred to and at least one page she said was her personal scorebook.

Grgich said she was told by King she was not supposed to bring drugs into his house, but she sometimes did so anyway for her own personal use or she would go to a nearby corner store to sell to others.

She was adamant that she never purchased drugs from King, nor did he know she was bring-

STEVEN PHILLIP KING prepares to enter the Penticton courthouse Thursday afternoon for the resumption of his trial for possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking stemming from his arrest in Penticton in June, 2010. King maintains he is innocent and has left his old life behind.

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Hotelier fired up over fire department cuts Steve Kidd

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Mayor Garry Litke isn’t sure whether or not the city could accept a donation from the business community targeted at restoring the two firefighter positions that were cut in the city’s 2014 budget.

“I never say no to donations,” said Litke. “A donation is one thing, but a targeted fund would be something different.”

In the wake of the cuts to the fire department, David Prystay, general manager of the Lakeside Resort, said he would be willing to donate $5,000 annually to such a fund, and has encouraged other members of the Penticton business community to take a similar stand.

It’s Prystay’s way of raising awareness of the cuts to the fire department, which came during council’s budget deliberations before Christmas.

A former police officer, he said the firefighters need public support, as the cuts endanger not only property safety, but the safety of the firefighters themselves.

“It’s insanity as far as I am concerned,” said Prystay.

“I doubt most people in this town would leave the warmth and comfort of their homes to risk their lives. Rare breed they are, they need our support.”

“I have to rely on the opinion of the chief (Wayne Williams).

The chief is responsible, like the manager of any of our other departments, to let us know if there is a safety issue,” said Litke.

“We have asked him repeatedly if there is a safety hazard for the community and he has said no, and he is able to operate with the

PENTICTON FIREFIGHTERS Jan Lamarche-Ledoux and Carsten Von Dein apply water to the smouldering rubble that was once Slack Alice’s on Front Street Sunday.

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staffing level we now have.”

Litke’s interpretation the Williams stand, said Mike Richards, president of Local 1399, International Association of Firefighters, is at odds with both Worksafe B.C. regulations and what Williams has passed on to the department.

“He knows darn well that 30 is not adequate, it just won’t maintain three on each engine 90 per cent of the time,” said Richards.

Regulations require at least four

firefighters to be on scene before a two-man team can enter a burning building, and two more need to be on scene within 10 minutes or the first team has to retire.

With the former staffing level, two engines were manned with three firefighters each.

In the first six months of 2013, Richards said they were able to maintain the necessary levels 90 per cent of the time, but after two retiring firefighters weren’t re-

placed, that dropped to 53.5 per cent.

Litke said 30 firefighters is more than the city had two years ago, when staffing was raised to 32.

“This year, when a couple retired and the budget crunch coming down … the decision was made to not replace those,” said Litke.

“We got the expected response from the union, but the chief and

the deputy chief met with us as late as last week and we asked them the specific question about whether they felt they could create a level of safety that fit within accepted standards.

“They had no problem with that. If the chief stood up and said I need two more guys to keep this community safe, it would be a whole different conversation.”

Williams, caught between being both a firefighter and a department manager, puts his position a little differently, saying that while they can manage with less, it is not the best choice.

“It is very tough for me. I can see how effective 32 firefighters have been over the last few years,” said Williams, who has been in the fire service for 33 years.

“I tried to give them as much information as I could to explain what happens with less firefighters, but it was a final council decision.”

Williams said it is going to be difficult for the department.

Besides making it slower to get enough firefighters on scene, smaller crews are also more prone to injuries; rather than three on a ladder, there are two, or one person handling a hose rather than two.

“With us there is strength in numbers, the more people we can get to the scene faster, the faster we can take care of the incident,” he said.

“Can we manage? As long as we follow our Worksafe regulations.

“We just have to make sure that all of our staff follow the regulations and work within the Worksafe regulations and our operation guidelines.”

Supply of flu vaccine running low at local pharmacies Joe Fries

Western News Staff

Flu shots are in short supply at some Penticton pharmacies following a surge in customers seeking a poke this week.

Tara Kamann, a part-owner and pharmacist at Riverside Pharmasave, said Thursday the store had only about 20 doses left and was unsure if more would be available from Interior Health.

“We get what they can give us,” she said.

It was the same story at Shoppers Drug Mart, where owner and pharmacist Shannon Crawford expected to run out by Friday.

“We’re ordering more, but I don’t know if we’re getting more,” she said.

Both pharmacists said demand spiked this week follow-

ing reports of deaths associated with the H1N1 flu virus, including a woman in the Okanagan who was B.C.’s first known victim.

Interior Health senior medical health officer Rob Parker said Wednesday that approximately 95 per cent of the region’s 140,000-dose supply of vaccinations have been administered, while the rest will be distributed to areas with the highest demand.

He suggested people call their local health units to find out if, and where, flu shots might still be available.

As of Thursday, there were 40 lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 within the Interior Health region and more expected.

“Influenza is circulating widely and the situation will still get worse,” Parker said. “The risk of exposure will increase in upcoming days or weeks.”

It’s not a cause for panic, but what’s different about this flu outbreak, the doctor explained, is its impact on other-

wise healthy, young people.

“This year the H1N1 strain seems to be hitting preschoolers and working-age adults with more serious presentations,” he said.

Parker cited privacy rules as he declined to provide more information about the Okanagan H1N1 fatality, including in which hospital the woman died. The virus was responsible for nine deaths in Alberta and six in Saskatchewan as of Tuesday, according to the most recent available information from the provinces’ respective health ministries.

B.C.’s health ministry also announced that a person infected with the more severe H5N1 flu strain passed through Vancouver International Airport on Dec. 27 en route to Alberta.

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Greyback targets spring for Skaha Hills development Steve Kidd

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Homes will start going up on the Skaha Hills development in 2014, according to the developers who are building the long-awaited project.

Greyback Construction, who partnered with the Penticton Indian Band in October 2013 to build the residential development, had hoped to begin work on a show home in the fall of 2013, but say that will take place now in early 2014.

However, the first phase will not include a resort, a casino or other rumoured developments. The plan right now, said Greyback president Larry Kenyon, is to develop a residential community, starting with about 50 homes in the first phase.

“It is kind of a multi-year, multi phase, mixed use development. More of a residential community, but there is potential for different uses allowed on the land, so as we get the first phase unrolled, we will get more interest from other businesses, so we can do some different stuff up there,” said Matt Kenyon, Greyback’s general manager.

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bench west of the Penticton airport.

The proposal traces its roots back to 1997, when the band voted in support of a casino resort.

A casino, however is not in the current plans, according to the Kenyons.

“You will hear rumours every day, but we haven’t been involved in that,” said Larry.

The project will be built in seven phases, and 550-units have been approved by the PIB. A full build, though, would be over the course of many years, and goals may change.

“There is a lot of spare land there. It is not going to be plugged in, so things might change, but that is all that council has got approval from the band for at this point,” said Larry.

“There is some potential for some com-

mercial areas up there.

“Nothing has been finalized, because no one knows what the economy is going to do in the long run.

“But there are areas set aside for commercial, for a resort type hotel and golf course.”

As the first phase begins selling, the Kenyons said, there will be adjustments to the future plans and phases, as they receive more input from both the public and the PIB. “We are guessing what people might want in the future. But it is big enough and enough phases we will be able to adapt to different sort of markets as we see things change,” said Larry.

The area is ideal for a residential development in many ways, according to the Kenyons, as the terrain is easy to build on and features some of the most spectacular views in the valley.

“Just look out over the hillside and you will see it’s gorgeous, a really gorgeous piece of property,” said Larry.

“I think it will appeal to a lot of people.

We just don’t see that you can duplicate that piece of land in the Okanagan, from our point of view.”

Initially, Skaha Hills is offering five different floor plans.

“We will have one rancher-type floor plan, too, which will be probably our best price point. In phase two, there will be more options for ranchers. In phase one, we are more on the slope side, in phase two, we get a little bit of both,” said Matt.

“They are going to be nice quality homes with a great view. It will be a different product offering than any other subdivision in the area.”

The PIB is tied into the project in a second way, with band-owned Westhills Aggregate, being involved.

“They are doing a lot of the dirt moving and the supplies,” said Larry. “They are great partners as well. It’s a bonus because the two of us (Greyback and Westhills) have worked well together over the years.”

This is the first time Greyback has partnered directly with the band, though they have built several projects with them in the past. Currently, Greyback is building both a new fish hatchery and health centre for the PIB. “We’ve built projects for them and with them and dealt with them quite a bit. We really like the new council and chief and everyone there, good to deal with and everybody is trying to go in the right direction,” said Larry.

a. Downtown Core Economic Investment Zone, being those properties within the area shaded red on the map attached as Schedule “B” of the Bylaw;

new family-oriented multi-family units, cultural facilities, façade restorations, new commercial construction or renovations, temporary community amenities, greyfield redevelopment, brownfield redevelopment, valued infrastructure and amenities, office buildings, bakeries, butcher shops, hotels, heritage restoration and live-work units.

A place to stay forever PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ECONOMIC INVESTMENT ZONE AMENDMENT BYLAW 2014-03 Pursuant to Section 227 of the Community Charter, the City of Penticton gives notice that Council proposes to adopt Economic Investment Zone Amendment Bylaw No. 2014-03 at its Regular Council Meeting scheduled for 6:00 p.m., Monday, January 20, 2014 at Penticton City Hall. This bylaw establishes a Revitalization Tax Exemption Program. The purpose of the Economic Investment Zone (EIZ) Bylaw is to: 1. Stimulate and encourage the construction of new building and major renovations or existing buildings within the following areas: a. the Downtown Economic Investment Zone, b. the Industrial Economic Investment Zone, c. the Waterfront Economic Investment Zone, d. t h e To u r i s m , S p o r t & C u l t u r e Economic Investment Zone, and e. the Commercial/Industrial Economic Investment Zone; and 2. Encourage the timely introduction of key commercial and industrial land uses which will contribute particularly to the vibrancy, economic growth and live ability of each Investment Zone.

The EIZ Bylaw is intended to accomplish the Council’s objectives by: 1. Providing property tax relief for eligible construction within certain areas of the City, and

2. Providing special tax reductions for Key Land Uses within certain areas of the City.

Where a development is eligible for incentives under this bylaw, the development shall be eligible for a property tax exemption on the value of eligible improvements for a maximum term of 5 years.

Where Key Land Uses are eligible for incentives under this bylaw, the development shall be eligible for 1. 100% of property taxes payable on land and eligible improvements, for a maximum term of 3 years; and 2. 100% of property taxes payable on the value of eligible improvements for a further term of up to 2 years.

The extent, amounts and maximum terms of the program are outlined in specific detail in the Bylaw.

NOTICE OF DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC INVESTMENT ZONE BYLAW 2014-04 Pursuant to Section 227 of the Community Charter, the City of Penticton gives notice that Council proposes to adopt Downtown Economic Investment Zone Bylaw No. 201404 at its Regular Council Meeting scheduled for 6:00 p.m., Monday, January 20, 2014 at Penticton City Hall. This bylaw establishes a Revitalization Tax Exemption Program.

b. Downtown Periphery Economic Investment Zone, being those properties within the area shaded orange on the map attached as Schedule “B” of the Bylaw; 2. Encourage downtown landowners to support the creation of valued infrastructure and amenities on City streets that are within the Downtown Core Economic Investment Zone and the Downtown Periphery Economic Investment Zone; 3. Encourage downtown landowners to support the creation of valued infrastructure and amenities in parks and public spaces which are those areas shown in green on the map attached as Schedule “B” of the Bylaw; 4. Encourage the timely introduction of key commercial and residential land uses which will contribute particularly to the vibrancy, economic growth and live ability of Downtown.

The Revitalization Tax Exemption Program is intended to accomplish Council’s objectives by: 1. Providing property tax relief for eligible construction within the Downtown;

The reasons for and objectives of the Revitalization Tax Exemption Program are to:

2. Withholding incentives for developments that are not critical to the revitalization of the Downtown.

1. Stimulate and encourage the construction of new buildings and major renovations of existing buildings within the following areas:

The kinds of property that will be eligible for tax exemptions under the Revitalization Tax Exemption Program are: grocery stores, new multi-family residential units,

The extent, amounts and maximum terms of the tax incentives varies for each development. Tax exemptions on land and improvements range from 0-100% of the municipal portion of a property’s taxes.

The term of tax exemptions for land and improvements ranges from 0-20 years. The extent, amounts and maximum terms of the program are outlined in specific detail in Schedule A of the Bylaw.

The staff reports to Council and Bylaws 2014-03 and 2014-04 will be available for public inspection from Friday, January 10, 2014 to Monday, January 20, 2014 at the following locations during hours of operation: Penticton City Hall (171 Main Street), Penticton Library (785 Main Street), and the Penticton Community Centre (325 Power Street).

You can also find this information on the City’s website at http://www.penticton.ca/ EN/meta/city-news/latest-news.html.

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Medical pot grower says politicians’ fears unfounded Proponent of planned marijuana facility near Okanagan Falls says new federal regulations should address most concerns capable of producing 20,000 plants per week on a piece of land that’s in the ALR about five kilometres east of Okanagan Falls.

“Whether certain (directors) agree or not, this is a Debate rages over the siting of medical marijuana facilities, but one of the men behind a proposed op- horticultural product,” he said. “It should be grown eration near Okanagan Falls thinks local politicians’ in the healthiest, cheapest environment possible.”

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“These are not farms; they’re industrial operaSimilkameen on Thursday passed a motion calling on the Agricultural Land Commission to reverse a tions,” Siddon said.

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Coun. Wes Hopkin because he doesn’t think greenhouses “They’ve got to represent their full of marijuana support the intent of constituents and I absolutely agree with them and I think that’s appropriate, but they the ALR, but he cautioned colleagues against misneed to educate themselves and they need to educate judging medical marijuana.

“We have to be very careful looking at this from their constituents that the regulations that are being put in place by Health Canada … do exactly that,” sort of a Leave It to Beaver kind of moral lens … because it’s controversial in the same way that halfway said Hutchinson.

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Penticton facilities bear the brunt as school vandalism bill hits $27,000 Joe Fries

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Two schools near the crossroads of Penticton remain among the area’s most vandalized educational facilities.

Set at the edge of the downtown core, KVR Middle and Penticton Secondary in 2013 generated a quarter of all vandalism-related work orders within the Okanagan Skaha School District, according to a staff report.

There were 22 orders for things like glass repair and graffiti removal generated at KVR Middle alone.

“Where it’s located is actually a fairly high-traffic population area,” said principal Steve DeVito.

“We have lots of people going through here, not just during the day but evenings (and) weekends, and I would suggest that the majority of the cleanup would be graffiti on the walls,” he said.

On the other side of Jermyn Avenue, there were 20 work orders created for Penticton Secondary, down from 23 in 2012, the year it was the district’s most frequently repaired school.

In all, the district spent about $27,000 on labour for 161 vandalism work orders in 2013, down from $28,000 and 181 jobs a year earlier.

Costs were still much lower than in 2010, when the bill totalled $64,000 for 350 work orders.

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“Especially in smaller community schools, you’ll have a group of youth that go through and that’s what they do,” Gorcak said.

“They seem to get together on evenings or weekends and they spray paint, and as soon as they get old enough to get cars they’re out of the community and we don’t see anything for three or four years.”

He told the committee the 2013 numbers were pulled down by an unusually quiet end to October.

“One of the things that was very glaring (that) year was after Halloween we had minimal things we had to chase after,” Gorcak said.

“There was some cleanup of fireworks and things like that, but no one seemed to have their cans of spray paint with them or rocks.”

But he noted a major incident in late June at Uplands Elementary, where vandals smeared roofing tar on the building’s windows and walls, wasn’t included in the tally.

Gorcak estimated the repair cost at $40,000 for that event, but said an insurance claim hasn’t yet been finalized. The incident was highlighted by Crime Stoppers in July, but no arrests have been made.

The district doesn’t maintain a budget for vandalism repair, since the cost is covered through a larger pool of funds set aside for maintenance and repair of facilities.

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Will trumps democracy Democracy died a little bit this week at Penticton’s regular city council meeting. Or at least was feeling a touch of fever.

Sniffles definitely set in when, after weeks of arguing and voting against a raise in electric rates, Coun. Wes Hopkin suddenly voted in favour. Hopkin and two other councillors opposed averaging annual rate increases over wholesale and retail rates; he felt the increase should only be at the wholesale level, resulting in the lowest possible increase for customers of the city’s electric utility.

But Hopkin changed his vote, not because something changed his mind — and this is where democracy started dabbing at her nose with a kleenex — but because one of the pro-faction was unable to attend the Monday meeting.

“Given that it wouldn’t pass if I did not vote, I think it is in keeping with the will of council that I vote in favour, so we can move forward,” said Hopkin.

In this case, the “will of council” was hardly clear-cut, with only a single vote majority in favour of the greater increase.

Hopkin’s sudden switch gives rise to images of deals being made behind closed doors and votes being traded. Given the nature of the vote, that’s unlikely, but it doesn’t bolster the appearance of a council where openness and transparency are valued.

Coun. John Vassilaki, another opponent of the increase said Hopkin’s reasoning “just doesn’t make sense.”

“You vote for it even though you don’t believe in PENTICTON the bylaw thatWESTERN is coming into place?” said Vassilaki, adding Hopkin was not doing the job of representing the citizens of Penticton.

With this sort of reasoning, how can Pentictonites have confidence that councillors are truly making their decisions individually and voting based on what they truly believe is best for the community and its residents?

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Access to information: denied Persistence is a job requirement for reporters, but Canada’s underfunded access to information system is starting to test my patience.

It’s been nearly a year since I filed a request for copies of financial reports prepared by two groups that received $400,000 in federal funding and I’ve gotten nothing.

Even my complaint about the delay has itself been met with delay.

Readers who’ve followed the saga of the proposed national park in the region will recall that in February 2013 the Okanagan Nation Alliance released a feasibility study that found such a conservation area could be done in a way that benefits their members and preserves their rights.

Only the Western News reported, however, that the report cost $400,000.

That’s because months earlier I’d filed an access to information

request with Parks Canada for information about the study and received contracts that showed it was providing $200,000 each to the Osoyoos Indian Band and Lower Similkameen Indian Band to do the work.

Being a curious reporter, I also wanted to know exactly how that $400,000 was spent, since the contracts stipulated Parks Canada required regular financial updates, so I asked for copies of those documents in a followup request, which was received on Feb. 25, 2013.

A month later, the agency wrote to say it needed another 60 business days, beyond the usual 30, because it had to consult with third parties.

That put the due date into June, which came and went with no response.

In August, I called the analyst assigned to my request.

She was on holiday, so I filed

access to information system.

Commissioner Suzanne Legault wrote that her office received 1,596 complaints in 2012-13, a nine per cent increase over the previous year.

Legault mentioned “one organization was Joe Fries so understaffed it could At random not acknowledge access requests until months after receiving them,” while “another took complaints with her an extension of more boss and the Office than three years for of the Information responding to an access Commissioner of request.”

Canada.

The commissioner Surprisingly, the boss said “budgetary thanked me because restraint” was it will help her build a bureaucrats’ most case for more workers. common explanation for It didn’t help my delays. case, though.

“All together, these I haven’t heard circumstances tell me anything from Parks in no uncertain terms Canada since August, that the integrity of and I haven’t heard the federal access to anything about my information program is complaint since at serious risk,” Legault October. concluded.

In the interim, The reports I’m the Office of seeking are relatively the Information innocuous, but Commissioner of just imagine if you Canada did make time to publish a report about wanted time-sensitive information about train the crisis facing the

safety or environmental concerns.

Fortunately, freedom of information requests to provincial and local governments are generally processed much quicker.

The City of Penticton has expressed a desire to treat my requests informally, probably because stories that mention the FOI process run counter to politicians’ claims of openness and transparency.

The Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen has been good, too, in that things are done by the book.

Too bad the same can’t be said about the Government of Canada.

I get paid to be persistent, but the federal access to information system is meant to serve the public at large and it’s failing its constituents.

Joe Fries is a reporter with the Penticton Western News. You can reach him by email at jfries@ pentictonwesternnews. com

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RCMP must shine light on illegal headlamps Letter to RCMP Inspector Kevin Hewco: Many drivers who drive at night are well aware that many inconsiderate vehicle owners have wired their vehicle’s lighting systems illegally.

These drivers have installed over-powered bulbs in fog lights, installed illegal bulbs in head lights and raised fog lamp settings illegally in order to shine in the faces of oncoming drivers.

RCMP Inspector Kevin Hewco, you have the ability to force your members to apply the provisions of the B.C. Motor Act Regulations and ticket the offending vehicle drivers.

If your members suspect illegal lamps, then immediately have the vehicles towed to a vehicle inspection facility.

If you allow the offending vehicle drivers to voluntarily attend a vehicle inspection facility, the illegal bulbs, lamp settings and illegal wiring will be corrected prior to attending a vehicle inspection facility.

Vehicles with driving lights wired to come on with the low beam head light settings should be immediately issued a ticket and the wires to the driving lights should be immediately cut and a demand that the offending driving lights be removed from the vehicle.

Council should look east

After WestJet decided not to come to Penticton, city council hasn’t been seen doing much about it. Yes, we are serviced

by Air Canada, but they only fly to Vancouver. Most of us would rather fly east to Calgary and beyond. That’s why we drive to Kelowna and fly West Jet. It’s not that we prefer one airline over another. But why fly west to go east, adding time and expense. You would think Air Canada would see an opportunity; add a flight from Penticton to Calgary, allowing passengers to connect east using their airline.

There are other Canadian airlines, Regional 1, Central Mountain Air, Air North and Horizon Air to name a few. But if Canadian airlines don’t want to service our city maybe city council should lobby the federal government to change the airport into an international airport, allowing us to attract foreign airlines.

Attracting any airline to use our airport would bring more people to visit Penticton and bolster our tourist industry and finally putting us on the destination map.

from office next? This deeply concerns Canadians as Canada is the 52nd de facto American state. Israel being the 51st.

Joe Schwarz Penticton

Why take the risk?

Building a pipeline provides temporary employment, but an alternative exists that offers fewer environmental risks, fewer carbon emissions, and more long-term work for residents of B.C. If the proposed $6.5 billion expenditure were invested in public transit, building retrofits, and renewable energy, between three to 34 times more jobs would be generated.

In addition, more super-tankers would have a negative impact on commercial fishing and ecotourism in the Kitimat region. And if a spill occurs, thousands of jobs along the entire coast will be in jeopardy.

Since there is a much better option, why take the risk of toxic spills on our land and water?

Larry Kazdan, Vancouver

George Meeks Penticton

Cuts in war machine saving lives

Another solution would be to issue each RCMP member with a ball peen hammer and immediately rectify the illegal lights.

If the offending vehicle drivers do not know the regulations, have them Google the BC Motor Vehicle Act Regulations and refer to Division 4 – Lamps.

Please pay particular attention to the provisions of Section - 4.09 - auxiliary driving lamps, Section - 4.11 - fog lamps and Section – 4.25 - off-road driving lights.

Section 4.09 states that driving lamps cannot, I repeat cannot, be wired to come on in the low beam setting.

Lakeshore walkway a success

There is heated debate in faith-based America on spending cuts on its social safety net, re: food stamps, unemployment benefits and health care, etc. but nothing is reported on the savings in blood, human suffering and treasure on the winding down of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and restraint from involvement in the violent middle east upheaval.

However searing criticism and attacks on America’s institutions, particularly the office of the presidency, which in total is killing America.

This is in stark contrast to the incredible progress made by atheist, non-militant China.

Is the attempt to remove America’s first black President

As they are very near completion of the new pathway along Lakeshore we seem to be getting some negative feedback on this. My wife and I are very happy with the current result and look forward to it being completed in the Spring.

This project, which was not overly costly, has enhanced the entire beach area on Lakeshore Drive.

Penticton is no doubt a tourist town with ample beaches which draw tourists and this area has been “cleaned up” and with the wider walkway provides lots of room for users to enjoy the views. Plus they kept the angle parking. Well done Greyback Construction.

And if anyone thinks we don’t have enough beach area there are beaches further east out Lakeshore to Marina Way

An employee of the Ministry of Transportation informed me that all lights are marked as to whether they are driving lights or fog lights.

MLA Dan Ashton, have your government amend the regulations and change the requirement where fog lamps can be either white or amber in colour.

The RCMP would immediately know the illegal lights, if all fog lights were mandated to be amber in color.

RCMP Inspector Kevin Hewco, your comments on the above would be appreciated.

Ted Wiltse Penticton

which seem to be only used by locals. Lots of room at this beach and then there is Skaha Lake with a long stretch of beach area.

I hope that council continues on the necessary upgrades to downtown and recommend they hire additional works crews to clean up some of the towns unsightly areas where weeds and overgrown brush has taken over.

Al Watt Penticton

Thankful for KVR benches

We appreciate very much whoever cleaned the graffiti on the benches of the KVR trail.

We sit on one of the benches when we go out for walks and enjoy the sceneries. Most of all, thank you to the families who donated those benches.

Gordon and Edna Johnson Penticton

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Attracting a new grocery store to downtown Penticton is a tough sell, but city council hopes new tax breaks will help draw a variety of new construction.

“It is going to be a very difficult task, given the amount of grocery stores we have in town,” said Anthony Haddad, the city’s director of planning services. “We are proposing some fairly aggressive targets; for a grocery store, for example, there is a 20-year tax break on the land and improvements, given that is one of the most desired uses downtown the community want to see.”

Besides the breaks for the first company to build a grocery store, the new Downtown Economic Incentive Zone Bylaw includes incentives for cleaning up brownfield sites, building on vacant sites, constructing residential units, improving building facades, and providing public amenities like parks or community gardens.

But the bylaw also restricts the number of developments that will be eligible for the tax incentives, hoping to speed up the process.

“Grocery store and cultural facilities are the top of the list. They are two of the developments we have limited to try and create some competition,” said Haddad.

That, said Coun. Wes Hopkin, is his favourite part of the new bylaw.

“It creates that sense of urgency. The whole point of this is to create an incentive to make people do

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something and actually get off the fence and invest their money in the city of Penticton,” said Hopkin.

“We will be actively pursuing the grocery industry over the next little while to see if that can be achieved,” said Haddad. “We need to see some results downtown. We have been through a significant public process … we need to continue the momentum over the next couple of years.”

Incentives under the new bylaw vary. The largest incentives proposed are for those uses with the most positive effect on the downtown community. A cultural facility is eligible for a 10-year tax break, as are key food-related tenants like a butcher or baker as well as hotels. Since 2010, Penticton has had economic investment zone bylaws related to tourism and industrial development. Those, said Haddad, have been successful; the downtown focus on the new bylaw is intended to enhance branding and marketing efforts of the bylaw.

Developments done under those bylaws have resulted in $276,000 worth of tax breaks according to Haddad, who adds the benefits to the community are even greater.

The Landmark Cinema, for example, created both permanent and construction jobs, as well as having a spinoff effect on surrounding properties and businesses.

“If you look at the cinema and how many years it was talked about, if it wasn’t for those incentive zones, then the cinema was not have been built,” said Coun. Andrew Jakubeit. “ Without the incentive … we wouldn’t be where we are at right now.”

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Not long afterwards, he heard from a Salmon Arm couple, who he identified as Dale and Debbie, with a 1991 Ford 150 pickup they were willing to donate.

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“Everybody came together,” she said.

“Perfect strangers came together and now we’re getting around.”

Taylor is forever grateful to everyone who helped make her Christmas season merrier, and she too plans to pay it forward, possibly getting her own truck fixed and giving the Ford to someone else.

While he is quick to point out his personal role in helping was minimal, Brown is proud of the organization for what is being accomplished to

help those in need.

It’s also why he would like to see even more chapters of Angels in other parts of the province.

“No matter where we are, if there is something we can do, we’re going to do it,” said Brown.

“Having more chapters, especially now with social media, it’s made the world a lot smaller and it works beautifully.

“We have people in Surrey now, people in Maple Ridge, this New Year I’m going to start getting more chapters going.”

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The three were in the midst of moving to Taylor’s mother’s home in Kamloops when they became stranded.

While the 30-yearold was able to find a kind stranger who gave her a place to store her truck and even drove them to their destination, she no longer had any means of transportation.

Enter Brown, 48, of the Penticton-based Ride From Angels (Western News, Nov. 29, 2013) who noticed Taylor’s online plea for help.

“It was just before Christmas and I had no idea what I was going to do,” said Taylor, who was suffering from hip pain at the time that was so severe it left her unable to walk the onekilometre trek to the nearest bus stop.

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Romance in Vienna will feature music of Johann Strauss Jr. and Sr., Lehar, Von Suppe and more. The romantic and comical arias, care-free polkas and swirling waltzes are sure to sweep the audience away with their romantic grace. The four guest singers will perform together to create a magical experience. From Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna, through Thunder and Lighting, The

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The Okanagan Symphony presents Romance in Vienna with guest singers on Jan. 18 in Penticton 7:30 p.m. at the Cleland Theatre. A pre-concert talk will take place one hour before the show. Tickets are available online at www.OkanaganSymphony.com, in person at the Wine Country Information Centre or by phone at 250-2762170.

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Jan. 17 — South Okanagan Concert Society presents Khac Chi, Vietnamese bamboo music.

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Tickets are $20 at Beyond Bliss, Imperial Office Pro or some available at the door.

Jan. 18 — The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra presents Romance In Vienna at 7:30 p.m. at the Cleland Theatre. Special guests include Chelsea Rus, Taylor Pardell, Martin Sadd and Aaron Durand.

Jan. 18 — Live music at the Barley Mill Brew Pub featuring Brian Highley.

Jan. 19 — The Barenaked Ladies brings their tour to the SOEC with special guests Ladies of the Canyon.

Jan 24 and 25 — Juno award winning blues musician Jim Byrnes at the Dream Café. Tickets are $34.

Jan. 25 —Elvis tribute artist Adam Fitzpatrick at the Cleland Community Theatre with the Bringing It Back Tour with special guest Joe Kelso as Roy Orbison.

Jan. 25 — Live music at the Barley Mill Brew Pub with Will Schlackl.

events Jan. 12 — Children’s Showcase with The Real Cooligans at the Cleland Theatre in Penticton.

Special guests dancer Cheline Lacroix, mime/ clown Jenny Moon, hip hop aritsts Warren Hooley and Austin George and urban dancers Jake and Damian Evans. Show is at 2 p.m.

Jan. 18 — Comedy Train Wreck presents Herb Dixon for a special comedy evening at the Copper Mug Pub with special guest Rob Balsdon.

Tickets are $15.

Until Jan. 19 — Okanagan Artists In Their Studios at the Penticton Art Gallery. Guest curated

by Patricia Ainslie.

Jan. 22 to Jan. 25 — Soundstage Productions Presents Les Miserables at the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Tickets are $45 plus taxes. Shows at 7 p.m. except Jan. 25 which has a matinee at 1 p.m. and a 7 p.m. show.

Jan. 23 — Kitchen Stove Film Festival returns to Landmark Cinema 7 with a screening of the Canadian film Watermark. Pre-purchased single tickets are $13 each available at the Penticton Art Gallery or The Book Shop. Limited single tickets $15 may be available at the door. Showtimes are at 4 and 7 p.m.

Jan. 25 — Naramata Scottish Country Dancers and the Shatford Centre are hosting the annual Robbie Burns Supper with all the traditional ceremony, finery, speeches and lively celtic entertainment. Tickets are $40 and available at the Shatford Centre and The Book Shop.

For more visit www.pentictonwesternnews.com

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January 10 Oliver SeniOr Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m.

Friday SOCial danCeS at South Main DropIn Center, 2965 South Main St., with music by Shindigger starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person. rOyal Canadian legiOn branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday at 11:30 a.m. Friday dinner at 4:30 p.m.

Summerland PleaSure PainterS meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. New members and drop-ins are welcome.

Contact Ruth at 494-7627 for info.

SeniOrS SingleS lunCh Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250770-8622. elkS Club On Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. bereavement the reSOurCe Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-4901107.

890 Wing OF South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. t he F untimerS ballrOOm Dance Club holds a dance most Fridays upstairs at the Elks Club on Ellis Street. Ballroom and Latin American dancing is featured from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Non-members welcome. For more information visit www.pentictonfuntimers.org or call Brian 250-492-7036. anavetS haS karaOke at 7 p.m. with Jack Ramsay, Scotch doubles pool at 6:30 p.m.

PentiCtOn SeniOrS COmPuter Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Lectures on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on computing-related topics.

SATURDAY January 11

PentiCtOn WOmen in Business luncheon at the

Ramada at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 14. Showcaser is Cara Martens from U Weight Loss and the speaker is Shelley Hunt on how you can be a real-life hero, the truth about organ donation.

Pre-registration is necessary, RSVP to pwib@telus.net by 5 p.m. on Jan. 11. anavetS haS Fun pool at noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Roland at 6:30 p.m. rOyal Canadian legiOn branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., a meat draw at 2 p.m. and sing-along at 4 p.m.

Freemasons dinner in the hall at 4 p.m.

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January 12 COme danCe tO the greatest dance music ever made with D.J. Emil from 7 to 9 p.m., $3 per person. South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. All welcome. elkS Club On Ellis Street has dog races at 2:30 p.m. with an M&M food draw, door prizes, darts and pool. anavetS have hOrSe races and meat draws at 2 p.m.

Hamburgers and hot dogs available 1 to 3 p.m.

Fraternal Order OF Eagles has pool league,

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COme One, COme all to the Legion Ladies Auxiliary pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. till noon on Jan. 12 in the hall at 502 Martin St. $4 gets you pancakes, sausage, ham, orange juice and coffee. Fifty cents extra for strawberries and cream. rOyal Canadian legiOn has perogies and sausages and a meat draw at 2 p.m.

ChurCh lakelandS hOldS Sunday services on the second floor of the Penticton Community Centre from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

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January 13 FitneSS FriendS meet at 10 a.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. Come get in shape. Call Dot at 250-492-5400.

Care ClOSet thriFt Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and silent auctions. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Donations are appreciated and new volunteers are always welcome. All proceeds to the local hospital and hospice.

anavetS have dart and pool leagues at 7 p.m. and Stu’s kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m. dO yOu have an hour a week to volunteer your time with a senior in need?

If so, the Friendly Visitor Program might just be for you. For more info, call Nicole at 250-487-7455. elkS Club On Ellis Street has Monday night pub league at 7:30 p.m. Nonmembers welcome to join. rOyal Canadian legiOn branch 40 has dart dolls at 11 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and darts at 7 p.m.

SOuth main drOP-in Centre has improver line dance at 9 a.m., Scrabble at 10 a.m., carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., easy to intermediate line dance at 1 p.m., and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m.

FlOOr Curling at 12:45 p.m. every Monday except holidays in the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St.

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January 14 rOyal Canadian legiOn has an executive meeting at 10 a.m., Navy Vets lunch at 11:30 a.m., service officer at 1 p.m. and Navy Vets meeting at 1 p.m.

(inSight) for beginners or mature practitioners every Tuesday evening from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.

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Fraternal Order OF Eagles has drop-in euchre at 7 p.m. Guests welcome.

Okanagan FallS SeniOrS’ Centre has pool at 6:30 p.m. and music from 7 to 9 p.m. yOga meditatiOn/vegetarian SuPPer is upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

Donations accepted. tOPS b.C. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance.

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Phone 250-809-2087 for info. elkS On elliS Street has crib wars at 1 p.m., fun darts and 10-card crib at 7 p.m. alCOhOliCS anOnymOuS yOung person’s group at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. Call/text Guy at 250-460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798. As well, the beginners’ meeting runs at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at 157 Wade Ave. WellneSS mental Centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. the SOuth Okanagan and Similkameen MS Society has an informal coffee group that meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre. For more info, call Sherry at 250-493-6564 or email sherry.wezner@ mssociety.ca.

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You are encouraged to contact the elementary school closest to you and confirm the attendance of you and your three-year old at the school’s Ready, Set, Learn presentation.

Isaiah Kozak was five when he fell in love with lacrosse.

A friend encouraged him to play and he had fun scoring goals and hitting people.

“I love just the fact that you get to hit people as much as you want,” said Kozak, adding that he picked up the game quickly. “You get to take your anger out but not viciously.

I love the fast pace of it.”

At 6-foot-2, Kozak moves quickly. Not only does he enjoy scoring, but he considers himself a setup man that thrives on making his teammates look good.

“I always love the feeling of making somebody else feel happy,” said Kozak, who plays right side for the Penticton Heat.

Kozak has also seen his skills evolve with the Burnaby Mountain Selects lacrosse program since joining them in September. Kozak praised Brent Hoskins, coach of the BMS boys elite team, for his work with the players.

“What separates Isaiah is his character and leadership on and off the field,” said Hoskins, also the Selects executive director.

“Despite this being his first season with our BMS elite touring program, Isaiah has an impressive maturity to his game. He is eager to receive instruction and reads the play very well.

“His ability to think the game is really allowing him to begin to tap into his potential at an expedited rate, which promises to continue opening doors for his future through the sport

PLAYING IN the Burnaby Mountain Selects elite boys touring program has helped Penticton’s Isaiah Kozak improve as a player. Kozak earned a spot to play for Team B.C.’s all native team in the 2014 North American Indigenous Games in Regina.

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of lacrosse,” continued Hoskins.

Kozak recently experienced a bump in the road with lacrosse when he was cut from Team B.C. It was an experience that stung him. However, he used it as motivation to get better every day by going to the gym and working on his stick skills outside.

That drive helped the 16-year-old make the B.C. All Native team, which will compete in the North American Indigenous Games in Regina., Sask., July 20-27.

“I took it upon myself to really try and make a statement for when I go and try next time,” said Kozak, of his desire to make Team B.C.

Kozak was ecstatic when he heard his name called.

“It was really nerve racking when they were selecting them,” he said.

Being part of a physically challenging camp involving drills and scrimmages for two days was worth it to Kozak who feels privileged to be chosen.

Throwdown athlete spots sold out Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Lyndie Hill is very excited for the debut of the Okanagan Valley Throwdown on Feb.8 at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

That excitement stems from selling out 210 competitor spots, which Hill of Hoodoo Adventures and co-coordinator of the Okanagan Valley Throwdown said took less than a month to do.

“It’s pretty rare that you sell something out in the first year,” said Hill. “I know because we put a lot of events on. We’re really excited and it’s nice that we know a month out what to prepare for.”

Hoodoo Adventures partnered up with CrossFit South Okanagan and Global Spectrum Facility Management to put the event on. This is mainly for people who already take part in CrossFit either competitively or recreationally. This event combines Olympic weightlifting, gymnastics, and high intensity interval training along

with other sport specific movements and challenges will attract men and women, recreational groups, masters (over 40) and teams. Hill said what attracts spectators is watching athletes pushing themselves to their limit. She also said it will be neat to see how much weight they lift.

Of the 210 competitors, only a few are from Penticton. Athletes are coming in from Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, north Okanagan, Kamloops and Nelson.

What has excited Hill about this is it’s a fast growing sport and new for the area.

“It’s neat to get involved with Global Spectrum,” she said, adding that they want to expand it to a two-day event next year. “We usually do outdoor activities. To have a venue like that is pretty exciting to work with.”

Ticket for the event can be purchased at the Valley First Ticket Box at the SOEC. Single tickets are $5, and are $15 for a family (four).

Half of the ticket proceeds will be going to the South Okanagan Children’s Charity.

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PENTICTON VEES newcomer Erik Benoit tries to whack the puck past Hunter Miska during practice on Wednesday as they prepare for a road trip that starts in Vernon Friday and finishes up in Trail on Saturday.

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Vees expect tough road trip Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

As their weekend road trip to Vernon and Trail nears, the Penticton Vees have had high tempo practices.

Vees coach Fred Harbinson has been pleased to see jump in his players. He’s also been happy with how Erik Benoit, who he signed from the Western Hockey League last week, and Nicolas Pierog, who he traded for from the Surrey Eagles for Anthony Conti and future considerations, are learning the systems.

“Both have strong hockey sense.

They have just jumped in like they have been here all year long,” said Harbinson. “Our players have brought them in and treated them like they have been here all year, the two of them are great kids. It’s an easy transition.”

Facing the second-place Vernon Vipers (21-11-3-4) Friday and the Trail Smoke Eaters (8-29-2-2) Saturday, Harbinson expects tough games.

“You’re playing against a big strong team on Friday night that’s going to try to wear you down,” he said. “We have made the proper ad-

justments and watched film.”

Trail defeated the Vipers 4-1 recently, then lost to the West Kelowna Warriors 7-3 on Jan. 4.

Vees assistant captain Travis Blanleil expects the Vipers to come out hard. He said if the Vees want to win the RBC Cup championship, they will have to go through the Vipers, who are hosting the national championship.

“They are building up to a great team and just picked up a few new players as well,” said Blanleil, in reference to former Eagle Brett Mulcahy and Dylan Chanter. “Definitely picked up a good centreman in Brett Mulcahy. I played with him early on in my career. I think he will help them up the middle scoring some goals.”

To counter the Vipers physical presence, Blanleil said the Vees need to use their skill to get around and make those big guys move.

“It should be a good matchup,” he said.

Pierog looks forward to it as he will be facing his former Eagles teammates in Demico Hannoun, Mulcahy and Mason Blacklock, who

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Tel/Fax: 250-492-6193, email: smcconsulting@shaw.ca “Things happened pretty quickThe purpose of the proposed multi-agency Pest Management Plan (PMP) is to manage invasive ly. I’m happy about it,” he said. “It’s alien plants and/or noxious weeds on provincial Crown land in the southern interior of B.C. a great place, great atmosphere. I The PMP applies to areas located within the Thompson Nicola, Cariboo, Central Coast, Squamish got a buddy (Pat Megannety) down Lillooet, Columbia Shuswap, North Okanagan, Central Okanagan, Okanagan Similkameen, Kootethere.” Find full story on Pierog’s nay Boundary, Central Kootenay and East Kootenay Regional Districts. commitment at www.pentictonwestThe PMP applies to areas in the vicinity of the communities of Bella Coola, Alexis Creek, Quesnel, ernnews.com.

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The pest management methods proposed for use include mechanical, cultural and biological control and the use of herbicides within the area to which the PMP applies. The common name and examples of the trade names of the herbicides proposed for use under this plan include aminopyralid (Milestone), clopyralid (Lontrel), dicamba (Vanquish), diflufenzopyr (Overdrive), glyphosate (Vantage Plus Max), imazapyr (Arsenal), mecoprop-p (Dyvel DX), metsulfuron methyl (Escort), picloram (Tordon 22K), 2,4-D Amine (2,4-D Amine 600) and triclopyr (Garlon XRT). Selective application methods include wick/wipe-on, injection, squirt bottle, cut surface, and foliar applications using backpack or vehicle mounted sprayer.

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OFFENSIVE FORCE — Penticton’s Wes Rasmussen wheels around a Grand Forks defender on Saturday.

Rasmussen and his midget recreation 1 team won the game 4-3 and finished 2-2 with their other win coming against Penticton team 2, 3-2 in a shootout. This weekend, Penticton Minor Hockey hosts a 16team Atom Recreation tournament that begins Friday with four Penticton teams. Games are scheduled to be played in the South Okanagan Events Centre, Memorial Arena and the OHS Training Centre.

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MUSTANGS FORWARD KOHL LINDER tries to force his way through the Oliver Hornets to get to the basket. Linder scored 10 points in a losing effort at Princess Margaret Secondary.

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Hornets sting Mustangs Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

A slow start hurt the Princess Margaret Mustangs senior boys basketball team Wednesday.

The Mustangs hosted the South Okanagan School Hornets.

The Hornets jumped out to a 10-0 lead and never looked back in a 74-50 win over the Mustangs in AA Okanagan basketball league action.

Mustangs coach Raj Dhillon said turnovers hurt them as they were also without two of their starters.

Trailing by more than 20 points late in the third quarter, the

Mustangs continued to push and managed to keep the score within 20 with a few offensive runs.

Dhillon said that is part of the consistency issues they are dealing with.

“We have to keep trusting each other,” he said. “When that happens we will be perfectly fine.”

The Hornets shot a lot, especially when given the space. They were also aggressive in grabbing rebounds.

Leading the Hornets in scoring was Courle Dhaliwal with 16 points.

Dhillon liked how his team finished,

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showing intensity and fight. There were also signs of good passing.

However, Dhillon still wants his starters to be more aggressive.

Mustangs guard Jas Sahota said the challenge is the Hornets physical presence, but said there is another area they need to improve.

“We still have some kinks in our offence to work on,” said Sahota, who led the Mustangs with 13 points. “It’s not a big deal that we lost.”

He said it’s part of the learning curve but said they could have executed better on offence.

“I’m not worried at all about this,” said Dillon, who thinks his players might have been a little intimidated by the Hornets. “We have the potential to be great. You are going to get what you put in.”

The Mustangs’ other top scorers were Gary Chahal with 12 points and Kohl Linder with 10.

This weekend the Mustangs will travel to Rutland for a tournament. Dillon just wants to see his players build trust and make the extra pass.

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Edith Anna Wendenburg (nee Wilbrecht) passed away peacefully January 7, 2014 in Penticton. Born February 18, 1931 in Boethkenwalde, West Prussia, she immigrated to Canada in 1956 where she joined husband-to-be, Christian. They married and settled in Penticton that same year. Edith dedicated most of her life to farming and family on Valleyview Road.

Christian predeceased her in 2008. She is lovingly remembered by children, Kristina (Klaus), Mark (Jacqueline) and Louise (Shane) all of Penticton. Edith valued time with her three grandchildren, Austin, Terence and Marlise. She is also survived by brothers, Joachim, Udo, Horst and sister, Helga of Germany as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family. Predeceased by her parents and brother, Bernie. The family thanks Moog and Friends Hospice House for the comfort and security they provided and Dr. Burgoyne for his dedicated and compassionate care. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the chapel of Everden Rust Funeral Services (1130 Carmi Ave., Penticton). In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to Moog and Friends Hospice House. Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com

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Highlander is a perfect exI believe that this is the ample of the trend towards best-looking Highlander crossovers away from to date and import buytraditional SUVs. ers will take note and a Before its 2001 introducfew domestic intenders tion, the Toyota SUV of should too. choice was the 4Runner, A very good built off a pickup truck platfamily crossover that Inside The dash is form, providing ruggedness improved with will get the job done much and versatility. more soft-touch materiCrossovers now accomplish every day. als and a large 6.1-inch the same versatility in terms screen in the centre of Zack Spencer of seating, cargo and all the dash on the base LE wheel drive capability but or an 8.0-inch screen on do so with a better on-road drive, thanks all other models, makes operation easy. to a car-based platform.

One problem is the angle of the screen The first Highlander was rather small, is hard to see if there is any sunshine, about the same size as a compact the glare a bit more than I had anticipatcrossover today. ed. Back up camera is standard.

In 2008, its size was adjusted to make Below the screen and heat controls is a room for a standard third row of seats. tray-like shelf that runs from the middle Now the Highlander has grown again to the passenger side of the dash. This is and is packed with more standard a clever space to place your smartphone equipment and features. but also enable it to be plugged in.

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Looks Toyota has always been a logical purchase, based on reliability and durability but now its designs too are capturing buyers with a visual, desirable esthetic. The 2014 edition is 7.5cm longer (mostly in the rear seat and cargo area), 1.5cm wider and 3cm lower. The stance is wide and lower, making more of a visual impact. Combine this with a large grille borrowed from the Tundra pickup truck and the Highlander has a very rugged, yet polished, look that

The cup holder is large and the centre armrest has a massive storage area inside; this is thanks to the removal of the stowaway seat that used to hide under the centre armrest. Now in the second row of seats there are three permanent seats or two captain’s chairs in the top Limited model. The previous hideaway idea was simple but not so comfortable.

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It has all the interior amenities that one expects in a modern three-row crossover, even a system that allows the driver’s voice to be amplified through the stereo for easier conversations with passengers in the very back, but there seems to be a lack of sophistication compared to its competition.

Drive The previous Highlander was available with a 4-cylinder engine and front wheel drive (FWD). It’s with a standard 3.5L V6 with 270hp, matched to a 6-speed automatic transmission, also with FWD. The starting price stays at $31,680; factoring in the backup camera there is good value here.

When it arrives later this month, the base LE with all wheel drive (AWD) starts at $34,180. I think most people will opt for the LE with convenience package that includes 8-way power driver’s seat, heated front seats, three-zone climate control, satellite radio and leather steering wheel to name a few. This brings the price up to $34,480 for the FWD and $36,980 for the AWD. On the road, the AWD system sends power to just the front wheels as often as possible with only 10 per cent of the torque shifting when cornering.

The system has the ability to shift or lock up to 50 per cent of the power for better traction but limiting it to times

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The other part of the fuel economy story is the all-new 6-speed automatic. The official fuel rating for the most popular AWD model is 11.5L/100km in the city and 8.2L on the highway, which is almost a full litre improvement in combined highway/city economy over the 2013 model. The rear suspension has been modified for a slightly more dynamic drive and improved ride. The steering is rather light and vague but the buyers of this type of product will appreciate the ease of use.

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really don’t live up to their past reputation. They are excellent to drive but if you expect to cruise along at 250 km/h for the duration of a multi-hour journey you will be disappointed.

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On the other hand, it could have been a crosswind.

You can only pass another car in the left lane. The right lane is for slower vehicles so you risk a ticket if you pass on the right at any speed. That threat didn’t seem to worry too many in the approaches to the various urban areas along the way.

As the traffic thinned, I wound up the A6 to 200 km/h for less than a minute and shortly after I managed to hit 220 km/h but that lasted all of 20 seconds. I managed to do 180 km/h for about three minutes before slowing to 140 for a sustained period of around 20 minutes. Europe is full and nowhere is that more evident than on the roads. I found 120 km/h was more easily achieved for most of the journey and seemed to be more typical a speed for most.

From Munich city limits to Berlin it took me around 5 hours 30 minutes, which means I averaged about 105 km/h. Pretty good but not the 200 km/h many think you can do.

There’s the reality check: Generally, I agree that some of our freeways could stand a slight increase in the posted limit, especially in the rural areas where drivers would likely be able to maintain the top speed more easily than on the theoretically speed limitless autobahn.

Next week: The so-called Texas Autobahn. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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In recent years, I’ve driven thousands of kilometres along high-speed freeways throughout Europe while attending launches for a variety of high-powered cars.

One of the most memorable trips I drove was the 585 km between Munich and Berlin, which I covered in an Audi A6, with a 2.8-litre V6 generating 207 horsepower under the hood. Just like Vancouver, Munich is a thriving city and there’s congestion with a capital C even on the A9 autobahn.

The queues continue even 30 km outside of the city but it must be said that they move at a uniform speed of 100 km/h!

To say there are no speed limits is inaccurate: I encountered city areas where the maximum was 120 km/h overnight between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. There are also restrictions in motorcycles, large trucks and cars towing trailers.

What I find most interesting was the unwritten rule, which, while it can’t be enforced, if you disobey it and are involved in a collision it may cost you. Say what?

– The advisory speed limit under this “rule” is 130 km/h, referred to in German as the Richtgeschwindigkeit. Smash up at a higher speed and you could be found partially responsible due to “increased operating danger.”

Within an hour, I was comfortable with the car and itching to let it go. It seemed to be tugging to the right at one point but that was near the car’s

It was a Christmas Miracle.

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Pulled up behind a new sport-ute at a busy intersection, just a second before the light changed green.

And predictably that’s when the driver put on his left turn signal.

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He drove across the intersection and took the next left!

There was a police car behind me so perhaps the errant driver feared a $121 ticket and two penalty points on his license.

Not likely.

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