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DRESSED IN PINK, Grade 2 students Kyra Profili (left) and Kaylee Klassen (right) help Ava Ottie (Grade 1) with her pink shirt in preparation for today’s (Wednesday) Anti-Bullying Day at Carmi Elementary School. The nation-wide campaign is directed are raising awareness about the negative impact bullying has on the school grounds and in the workplace.

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Choosing what to wear today should be easy for the thousands of people expected to take part in B.C.’s sixth annual Anti-Bullying Day. More commonly known as Pink Shirt Day, it’s meant to help the community take a stand against bullying and show support for victims through activities in schools and workplaces.

The cause began in Nova Scotia in 2007 when two boys at a high school there handed out 50 pink T-shirts to students to support a friend who had been bullied for wearing a pink shirt.

It quickly spread across Canada and is now a major fundraiser for groups like Boys and Girls Clubs.

“I love Pink Shirt Day because I love the story of Pink Shirt Day. I love the origins of it and what it accomplished in that community,” said Don MacIntyre, director of instruction at the Okanagan Skaha School District.

“Sometimes just having an awareness of what Pink Shirt Day stands for reminds kids of how important it is to treat each other properly.”

MacIntyre said anti-bullying programs remain a priority in many schools.

One of the most well-publicized programs last year was the ERASE Bullying Strategy unveiled by the B.C. government. The strategy includes a dedi-

cated website where students can anonymously report bullies to school staff.

MacIntyre said he received just a few such reports in 2013, and none so far in 2014.

“I wouldn’t begin to say that means bullying is non-existent,” he added, noting that the higher profile of the issue has increased the resources dedicated to it.

The Okanagan Boys and Girls Club also includes anti-bullying work in its offerings to kids “We try to incorporate in all of our programs helping kids build self-esteem and self-concept and leadership and all of those types of things,” said Richelle Lawrence.

She’s the club’s special events co-ordinator and, as such, is in charge of Pink Shirt Day activities, a fundraiser for the group, which this year sold 4,000 pink T-shirts at McDonald’s restaurants in the region.

Advance orders were placed by some local businesses such as Waterfront Eyecare Centre, which purchased 50 shirts for staff in offices in Penticton and Osoyoos.

“We think it’s very important, obviously, and it gives us an opportunity to help out in the community and be seen as an example,” said Janelle Nunn, a supervisor at the Penticton location.

Former premier Gordon Campbell proclaimed the first B.C. Anti-bullying Day in 2009. Other provinces have also followed suit.

Teachers’ union calls vote on job action for next week Joe Fries Western News Staff

B.C. teachers are set to take a strike vote next week, although an affirmative mandate wouldn’t likely affect classrooms right away.

“It does not mean that we’re walking out, closing the schools,” said Leslea Woodward, president of the Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union. “What we would be doing is a phasedin action and the first phase would not close schools or disrupt

students.” She said job action would commence with teachers maintaining current extra-curricular activities but refusing to supervise students at recess or lunchtime and declining any form of electronic communication with administrators.

The measures are designed to put pressure on the B.C. government, which is seeking a 10-year contract with teachers, who have been without a deal since June 2013.

“We feel we’re being treated very disrespectfully,” said Woodward, adding the government’s most recent contract of-

fer would mean no wage increases for four years dating back to 2011-12.

Okanagan Skaha School District superintendent Wendy Hyer could not be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.

Woodward said the province-wide strike vote will be taken March 4-6, and if it results in an affirmative vote, teachers would have 90 days to begin job action. Additional phases of the strike would be dictated by what happens at the negotiating table, she added.

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Business community honours finest Joe Fries

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Penticton’s business of the year award is now in stock at Marketplace IGA. The locally owned grocery store rang in the honour Saturday when the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce handed out its Business Excellence Awards. ”I’m very, very proud and honoured to be able to serve our community of Penticton for over 50 years and to accept this with some long-term employees,” Marketplace IGA owner Colin Powell said after picking up the award.

“I really feel it’s important for business leaders in our community to support it and to lead our community,” he continued.

“My staff is (going to be) very, very proud of this award.”

A total of 13 awards were handed out at the 27th annual gala event, sponsored by Britco LP and hosted by the Penticton Lakeside Resort.

The chamber’s general manager, John Devitt, said 250 tickets were quickly snatched up for the evening, as were an extra 70 that were later made available, making it the first sellout in recent memory.

“Business (owners) in our community are often the unsung heroes. All they have to do is go to work everyday and make enough just to pay their bills and feed their families, but so many of our businesses go far beyond that basic level of service, so this is an opportunity to recognize their efforts,” Devitt said.

“They’re there supporting our sports teams and bringing creative ideas for more business, so it’s just really great to be able to recognize those efforts.”

The Bench Artisan Food Market got the nod for workplace culture excellence.

Owner Stewart Glynes, who purchased the business with his wife, Heather, in September 2013, said they don’t have any special perks for employees, but simply try to maintain a fun, welcoming place for staff and customers.

“I’d say the food and the environment and the coffee is what really makes them happy,” said Stewart, who was the head chef at The Bench for four years prior to becoming the owner.

“Our staff is obviously extremely important and making sure they’re happy helps with keeping all of our customers happy.”

The award for community support excellence went to Dennis Walker, the host and owner of SOCountry.ca Internet Radio.

“It means a lot,” Walker said. “What I first learned when I started in radio was don’t just talk about events; go to them and be visible. So that’s what I did.”

Top: Teresa Powell, Colin Powell, Barry Watson and Ken Last of Marketplace IGA with the award for business of the year handed out Saturday by the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce at its Business Excellence Awards gala. Right: Business leader of the year Campbell Watt.

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The other winners were: — Industrial and manufacturing excellence: Britco LP — Retail excellence: Elliott Row Men’s Wear — Agriculture and agribusiness excellence: Matheson Creek Farm — Home-based business: Hair of the Dog Grooming Salon — Family friendly excellence: Penticton Vees Jr. A Hockey Club — Sustainability excellence: Ritchie Custom Homes — Professional service excellence: Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen — Hospitality/tourism excellence: All She Wrote Consulting — New business excellence: Cowork Penticton — Business leader of the year: Campbell Watt

Air Canada confirms return of fourth flight to Penticton Steve Kidd Western News Staff

When the extra Vancouver flight was cancelled last fall, Penticton Airport manager Dave Allen was sure it would be back on the books in time for the 2014 tourist season.

He was right, as Air Canada revealed they are putting the noon flight back on the schedule, though the start date is yet to be released.

“They move their planes around in winter.

I have no reason to think it won’t come back next summer,” said Allen in September. “It

went well from our perspective. It had a lot of ridership on it. I don’t know if it was up to Jazz’s expectations. I think it was fine.”

Allen is happy to see the flight back, as is Mayor Garry Litke, who called it a “muchneeded flight in Penticton.”

The addition of an extra Vancouver flight in April 2013 was seen as a victory after months of lobbying both Westjet and Air Canada for both increased service to Vancouver and the addition of direct flights to Calgary.

But Litke said the city hasn’t given up on the ultimate goal of getting a regular flight be-

tween Penticton and Calgary.

“They (Air Canada Jazz) should be aware we are having discussions with WestJet and I would expect they would want to maintain their competitive advantage by offering better service to the citizens of Penticton and the South Okanagan,” said Litke.

Westjet continues to consider Penticton’s request for a direct to Calgary flight, according to Litke, who hopes as more planes are manufactured to fill the needs of WestJet’s regional carrier, Encore, Penticton will get its flight.

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Climate change in, health and safety out of district budget Joe Fries

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New money for climate action planning is back in the regional district’s budget, but a proposal to fund improvements to its health and safety program is still dead in the water.

The board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen gave second reading Thursday to its 2014 budget after taking a second look at two items it cut from the

document in December.

Director Wes Hopkin proposed adding $73,000 back into the budget to hire staff to help beef up the organization’s health and safety system, which came under fire last year when the RDOS program failed a voluntary audit.

The audit report highlighted a lack of documentation at some peripheral groups, such as volunteer fire departments, and the need for an organization-wide

safety program.

“It just seems to me if we are going to put a mandate on these organizations to come to a higher safety standard, that we also have an obligation to make sure we support them in being able to meet that standard,” said Hopkin, a Penticton city councillor.

Naramata Director Karla Kozakevich spoke in favour of the new spending at a reduced amount.

“We got a lot of not-

so-great press around the failing of the audit with the peripheral organizations and the fact a lot of it had to do with paperwork,” she said.

“These folks need help, so if we do nothing for another year, we’re going to have potentially another year of not-so-great record keeping when we’re always asking them to do more.”

The board again shot down the spending but did, however, vote unanimously to

put $15,655 back into the budget to bolster climate action planning.

A grant program that had been supporting efforts to become carbon neutral, as required by the B.C. government, is due to run out next month.

RDOS planner Anne Hargrave, who handles some of the work, told a board committee the additional $15,655 would assist with producing reports required by government, implementing recommendations from energy audits and researching grant opportunities.

She noted climate action work to date has included anti-idling and right-sizing policies for the vehicle fleet, and will take a major step forward in March when energy audits are completed on 40 RDOS facilities.

“I believe that for a

Wes Hopkin small amount of money to go forward we can continue on that progress,” Hargrave said.

Penticton Mayor Garry Litke told the board proper planning can guide good investments.

“We spent almost $500,000 retrofitting our 17 buildings (and) the savings in energy costs have been phenomenal, just unbelievable

figures,” he said.

“There seems to be a payback for having invested this amount of money into our climate action plan, so it’s not a cost any longer, it’s actually a benefit.”

Other amendments approved Thursday included a $100,000 cut to the requisition for Area C and Oliver to reflect a new funding arrangement for operation of the restored Venables Auditorium, plus a $16,000 budget increase to establish honorariums for volunteer fire departments in Tulameen and Willowbrook that currently go without.

The total RDOS tax requisition for 2014 is now projected at approximately $13.8 million, a four per cent increase over last year.

The budget requires one more reading prior to adoption before March 31.

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Osoyoos RCMP have released images of a pair of brazen robbers making off with an ATM machine Friday from one of the South Okanagan’s largest resorts.

It was 4 a.m. on Feb. 21 when the two suspects entered the front lobby of Spirit Ridge Resort in Osoyoos, where the only person on duty was the front desk security guard.

The image shows the first suspect using pepper spray to blind the resort employee. The second suspect wasn’t far behind, carrying a red dolly.

With the guard incapacitated by the bear spray, the thieves made their way past the front desk and loaded up the ATM machine onto their dolly, removing it out the back door.

The stills are drawn from video surveillance of the robbery seized by the Osoyoos RCMP. Both suspects were wearing dark clothing, with hoodies and their faces covered.

The Osoyoos detachment later received a call of the ATM being found on Mt. Baldy Road.

It had been pried open and all of the money had been stolen.

The RCMP have also stated that the Town of Osoyoos and Spirit Ridge Resort are both safe and family friendly locations.

“Violent robberies and the theft of ATM machines are not a common occurrence in this area which makes us believe the suspects targeted this ATM machine and had knowledge of the surrounding area,” said Corporal Jason Brayda in a release.

“The Osoyoos RCMP are working tirelessly to identify those responsible for this robbery and are following up on every possible lead.”

Anyone recognizing the suspects from the images provided having information about the robbery can contact the Osoyoos RCMP at 250-4957236 and quote file 2014-643, or to remain anonymous please call Crime Stoppers.

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Trial begins in alleged stabbing incident Joe Fries

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The victim of a knife attack at a Penticton bar found himself under attack again Tuesday as he was cross-examined at trial about previous run-ins with the man who allegedly stabbed him.

Joshua Pio, 24, is charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon in relation to the stabbing around 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2012, at The Barking Parrot.

A nine-man, three-woman jury is hearing the case this week in B.C. Supreme Court in Penticton.

Crown counsellor Mallory Treddenick told jurors in her opening address that witnesses would testify Pio fought with Dwayne

Gabriel, 26, inside the bar and that Pio had a knife in his hand.

She said Pio fled the scene afterwards and was located by police around 3 a.m. at his father’s house, where a bloody knife and clothing were also found.

Gabriel, who was the first witness called, told the court Pio had made racist comments about him on Facebook, so when he saw Pio at the bar he asked the younger man for an explanation.

The conversation, which started in a booth at the rear of the venue, quickly turned physical.

“He said, ‘I’m not scared of you,’ then he jumped up and flipped the table,” Gabriel recalled. “Then he said, ‘I’ll (expletive) kill you,’ and came at me.”

Stretch of KVR trail targeted for upgrade Joe Fries

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A section of the KVR Trail north of Oliver could be pieced back together if the regional district is successful in negotiations with the B.C. government and the Osoyoos Indian Band.

Nearly three kilometres of trail that branches off Highway 97 at River Road and rejoins it near McIntyre Canyon Regional Park is proposed to be placed under control of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen.

The RDOS board last week authorized staff to apply to the B.C. government for tenure on about three quarters of that portion of the trail, and commence negotiations with the Osoyoos Indian Band for access to the rest, which is

across the highway from the Senkulmen Business Park.

“It’s beautiful all in that area. It would be really exciting,” said Allan Patton, RDOS Area C director.

He noted, however, that negotiations with the OIB could be difficult, since the property in question is locatee land.

“It’ll be really interesting to see how that all turns out,” Patton said.

An RDOS report prepared for the board noted additional permission would be sought from the B.C government to reconstruct part of the KVR Trail on the right-of-way alongside the newly twinned portion of Highway 97 north of Gallagher Lake.

Staff estimate the cost to resurface the trail at $25,000 per kilometre.

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Gabriel said the two exchanged multiple blows before the fight was broken up by bouncers, and it was only after the melee ended that he noticed a blade poking out from one of Pio’s fists.

Photos provided to the jury showed three stitched-up stab wounds, each about five centimetres in length, on Gabriel’s upper left arm and back.

The victim said he has “a phobia with ambulances,” and, despite bleeding heavily after the attack, only went to hospital for treatment a few hours later at the urging of his father.

Under cross-examination by defence counsel Ian McAndrews, Gabriel testified he hadn’t seen Pio for about five years before the night in question and there was no animosity between the two acquaintances.

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McAndrews suggested, however, that Gabriel had assaulted and humiliated Pio at least three times in the past.

“Do you remember an occasion where you took your shoe off and demanded that Mr. Pio kiss it, otherwise you were going to beat him up?” McAndrews asked.

“No,” Gabriel replied.

McAndrews said Pio “was scared to death” of Gabriel and didn’t even have a Facebook page on which to post the alleged derogatory comments.

Pio, a thin man dressed in a grey dress shirt and black pants, stared straight ahead and did not show any emotion during Gabriel’s testimony. The two appeared to make eye contact only when Gabriel was asked to point out his attacker in the courtroom.

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Learning to bully

The statistics are alarming.

Bullying is not just an occasional event.

According to a report released by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada has the ninth highest rate of bullying in the 13 years olds category on a scale of 35 countries and at least one in three teen students reported being bullied.

Also, 47 per cent of Canadian parents report having a child victim of bullying.

Among adult Canadians, 38 per cent of males and 30 per cent of females reported having experienced occasional or frequent bullying during their school years.

The numbers are even worse for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified or queer as the their rate of discrimination is three times higher than heterosexual youth.

Any participation in bullying increases risk of suicidal ideas in youth.

Girls are more likely to be bullied on the Internet than boys.

At work, 40 per cent of Canadian workers surveyed said they experienced bullying on a weekly basis.

But where does the urge and the knowledge on how to be a bully come from? Children come into this world with no knowledge of hate or discrimination, and respond to affection.

Children, as any parent would tell you, also PENTICTON WESTERN learn by modelling behaviour, that is how they learn to walk and talk, proper manners, hug and co-operate and to show affection.

Strategies and legislation aimed at preventing bullying and helping victims of bullying are certainly worthwhile ventures.

Perhaps it is time we consider education programs for the parents of bullies.

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The grizzly hunt isn’t going away A little-noticed protest tent sprouted up on the rain-soaked B.C. legislature grounds earlier this month.

Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver spoke, asking whether B.C. residents would tolerate trophy hunting of killer whales. That would be a federal matter, but the point is vividly made about the onset of B.C.’s traditional spring grizzly bear hunt.

It’s bigger this year, with Kootenay and Chilcotin wildlife management regions reopened after closures were enacted to preserve grizzly populations. In all, more than 1,000 grizzly bears are up for grabs.

As with limited-entry hunts for deer and other animals, only about a third of those hunts are successful in an average year.

The rally was sponsored by the Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative, the partnership with U.S.-directed environment groups Sierra Club, Greenpeace and ForestEthics that has become so

influential in B.C. affairs.

It produced a survey showing that 88 per cent of B.C. residents oppose trophy hunting, and its California experts calculate a 10-fold increase in value when bear hunting gives way to bear watching.

The Raincoast Conservation Society has bought up half a dozen guiding territories on the remote B.C. coast.

Combined with government restrictions, more than half the coast is now off limits to bear hunting.

Naturally, activists want the whole province shut down.

Wildlife management is the responsibility of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson.

He’s heard plenty from all sides and he maintains that bear watching and bear hunting will continue to coexist in B.C. Thomson has just introduced legislation to permit hunting guide territories to be operated by corporations as well

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This is a long-sought change, allowing First Nations companies and others access to bank loans to expand the industry.

Non-resident hunters are required to hire a licensed guide-outfitter.

Resident hunters pay $32 for a one-year hunting licence and $80 for a grizzly bear tag.

Non-Canadians pay $180 for the licence and $1,030 for a chance at a grizzly.

Hunting in general is making a comeback in B.C. Ministry data show hunting licenses had declined to 85,633 in 2006, but recovered to

reach 97,828 by 2013.

Thomson credits the work of the B.C. Wildlife Federation, which runs hunter training courses.

Another program, Becoming an Outdoor Woman, has helped revive hunting and camping as a family activity, he said.

Growing up hunting in northeastern B.C., I was taught not to shoot anything I’m not prepared to eat.

I also remember the struggles to protect caribou and other endangered prey species that at one time had B.C. biologists resorting to shooting wolves from helicopters.

The reopening of grizzly bear territories is marketed to urban residents as a horrible crime against nature.

In fact, it’s a sign of increasing population.

Problems in B.C. wildlife these days include the fragile mountain caribou herds of the Kootenays, which have been subject to intensive management including relocation of animals.

The ministry has

also begun a five-year study of declining moose populations across a vast area of the Interior subject to salvage logging in the wake of the pine beetle epidemic.

Vancouver media recently highlighted a grizzly hunt by NHL journeyman Clayton Stoner.

Typically, U.S. enviros promoted the deceased bear by name, “Cheeky,” and photos showed its carcass stripped to the skeleton by scavengers after Stoner left with the hide, paws and head.

They don’t mention that the same fate awaits animals that die of starvation or other natural causes, which increase when animals overpopulate.

As with many B.C. issues, there’s a cartoon version sold to impressionable city dwellers, and then there’s the truth.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress. ca.

Penticton Western News Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Summerland ALR priceless

I am deeply disturbed by the proposal of Summerland’s city council to turn a large portion of our community’s prime agricultural land into a housing development.

Seeing such vivid images of the extreme drought California is battling is a wake-up call for all of us. We are heavily dependent on imported food, which makes us vulnerable.

Especially in the face of the increasingly common weather extremes that are occurring worldwide.

Here in Summerland we are in the very fortunate position of still having enough premium farmland to actually be able to sustain ourselves to a large degree, if need be. This is an irreplaceable source of security for our community’s future. And we need to first and foremost protect this precious commodity: our prime farmland.

It is crucial that we consider the big picture instead of simply short-term gains. What good will this proposed development be to our children if they no longer have the resources necessary to feed themselves?

The land in danger of being lost to us was included in the ALR for an important reason: it is prime agricultural land, it is flat, arable and highly productive, with growing conditions that are uniquely in our favour.

I implore the Summerland mayor and council, in addition to B.C.’s Agricultural Land Commission, to consider our collective future, and safeguard the foundation of our community.

Sheila Polito Summerland

Is province on board with cull?

I an neither in favour of nor opposed to the suggestion that the Deer population in our residential area be culled.

That should be left to the provincial ministry responsible for wildlife management.

With that said, I have not seen any indica-

tion the province has approved the position of our local council to spend $15,000 to relocate the deer in our area.

My understanding from previous problems with wildlife coming into residential areas to feed is that the provincial biologists do not agree with moving these animals out of the area.

Has this changed?

Does the city have approval of the province to conduct this move?

I, for one, would like to hear from the province on their position on this. If they agree to the move then I would hope that in the future they would stop killing the bears and cougars and relocate them as well.

Bob Otway Penticton

Leave deer alone

So, our city council in their wisdom have had an epiphany to deal with the so called deer problem. Simply team up with our local native band — problem solved.

Poor Chief Kruger.

Spending $60 in gas only to have an unsuccessful hunt. So few deer available for cultural needs. So sad.

Now, has anyone clued into why Mr. Kruger and other stewards of the environment have not been able to find any deer? Could it possibly be because they’ve already shot most of them?

Does a deer problem actually exist? At best they’re an annoyance, but a problem that needs draconian measures, definitely not. Are they a danger to life and

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limb? Certainly not, unless you act without any common sense.

So what it actually boils down to is the matter of certain individuals complaining about the deer nibbling their shrubs.

Now ask yourselves, just how did the many generations of orchardists ever manage to survive and prosper if it was a insurmountable problem?

In any case, to those of you who chose Penticton for it’s natural attractions, I say welcome home.

To those who cannot appreciate the nature of the area and expect taxpayers to solve your nature problem, I say get off your butts and use the multitude of deer prevention options available or alternately move to a denizen-free area, possibly Toronto.

I say to city council, stop this nonsensical idea, save taxpayers money, leave the deer alone.

Jeff Bedard Penticton

Alcohol should be banned

(re: Flavoured cigarettes not an option, Letters, Western News, Feb. 7) You want a ban on flavoured tobacco.

Well, by omission then, you must be contemplating the increased distribution of, marketing of, and access by minors to flavoured alcohol.

Using your numbers, 10.8 per cent of the 2.2 million youths aged 1519 have tried smoking in the last year, which

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represents 237,600 youths.

Of that number, 61 per cent tried flavoured tobacco, which means 144,936

letters tried flavoured tobacco.

On the other hand, 70.8 per cent of youth have tried, and drink, alcohol. In other words, 70.8 per cent of 2.2

million is 1,557,600. Of that, 100 per cent have tried flavoured alcohol.

By those numbers, youth are 10 times more likely to drink flavoured

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alcohol than ever pick up a flavoured tobacco item. Interesting choice of battle, ladies.

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Mr. Jaswinder Singh Grewal and his family, on behalf of the Lachi Fine Indian Cuisine restaurant donated $5,000 towards the Penticton Regional Hospital for the purchase of Digital X-Ray equipment. On behalf of the board of directors, medical staff and patients, we would like to thank everyone involved.

The Bay Hbc Cosmetic Gala was held on November 26th and raised $1,700 for Digital X-Ray equipment at the Penticton Regional Hospital. Our thanks to everyone who visited the booth and made donations for this worthy cause. This is the second year the Bay staff has organized this event for PRH. Thank you everyone.

The Royal Canadian Legion #40, Poppy Chairman Al McNeil and President Murray Grandy presented a cheque for $5,000 from the Poppy Fund for medical equipment at the Penticton Regional Hospital. The goal is to designate these funds to the new Patient Care Tower (PCT), when the announcement is official.

This will be the first Legion gift for the new PCT campaign.

On behalf of the Penticton and District Stamp Club, Gus Boersma made a donation of $2,000 for the Digital X-Ray equipment at the Penticton Regional Hospital and $500 for Moog and Friends Hospice House. Our thanks to all of the members for generous support.

On behalf of the Okanagan Motorcycle Riders Association Roy Colmer donated $350 towards Digital X-Ray equipment at the Penticton Regional Hospital. Thank you to all of the members involved in this donation.

We would like to thank all the individuals, service organizations and business groups for their dedication and thoughtfulness by making donations to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation.

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Commitment puts Fredrickson into Top 40 Mark Brett

Western News Staff

Paying his dues has paid big dividends for Naramata’s Robin Fredrickson.

Now 34, with his own business, he began learning his current trade at age 14 from his father Chris Fredrickson, a longtime journeyman electrician.

“Absolutely, it came from the ground up and there’s no question that made a huge difference when I went out on my own,” said Fredrickson. “I even worked for my dad as an adult when I was doing my apprenticeship.”

Just as in business, he has applied that work ethic and commitment to every aspect of his life, whether learning the bass guitar or scaling the granite at Skaha Bluffs.

“There’s no steps to skip,” said Fredrickson. “Everybody I know that’s been successful all had to take their knocks, that’s how it works, you don’t go anywhere if you’re just expecting somebody to hand you something.”

It was in early 2008 he began his home-based career when he founded RMF Electrical Contracting Ltd. at a time when business was booming for those in the trades.

But unfortunately the good times did not last.

“I barely had a year under my belt before everything just tanked but I was already committed at that stage,” recalled Fredrickson. “I really believe in the sustainable growth of a company. There were opportunities where we could have grown bigger and faster but I knew I had to hold things back a little and make sure we were dialled in before taking the next step and find we’re in over our heads.

“I’m in this business for the long term, I like what I do and I like living here. I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot because I’m growing too fast, too soon.”

“It was a good lesson to learn.”

His business philosophy over the years has also helped him save a lot money, especially when it comes to finding new clients. He maintains the best way to get new customers is the old fashioned word of mouth.

“What we do at the ground level part of the business says a lot about who we are,” said Fredrickson. “When somebody’s been referred to you rather than just pulling your name out of the phone book they already have a sense of trust in you. It’s also a lot easier to develop a relationship with your customers.”

Considering his strong family bonds, he developed while growing up, getting together with friends and relatives is a key component of his life.

“As a business owner you’re married to this thing, you live it, sleep it, eat it, but you need to have balance in your life and for me that’s the longer term goal, you have to have time for yourself,” he said. “When I’m here (Naramata), we spend a lot of time down at the beach barbecuing and that’s usually the time the guitars come out and the singing begins and we enjoy some good food and our time together.”

He and partner Donnalee Davidson also like to travel and usually get away a couple of times a year when possible.

In terms of giving back to the community, Fredrickson served as a volunteer member of the Naramata Fire Rescue for some time until the demands of his business prevented him from maintaining the level of commitment he wanted to. He is still active in assisting with the various fundraisers for Naramata Elementary School “I mean kids and families are what really make a commu-

ElEctrician robin FrEdrickson at work in his mobile workshop. the 34-year-old began rMF Electrical contracting ltd. in 2008 and has grown the business to one of the most sought after in the region for a wide range of electrical services through hard work and commitment. He is this week’s top 40 Under 40 recipient.

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nity and the school here has suffered financially a little bit and we like to help out where we can,” said Fredrickson. “I’m always happy to support that in the community and it’s always a good time to have fun and reconnect with the people you know.”

In addition to Fredrickson, RMF Electrical has four other employees and as the company continues to grow, he foresees a time in the near future when he will be able to take on a more managerial role and find a new location.

“I was asked if I ever saw myself growing the business to a point where I didn’t do any of the hands-on tactile work anymore and while we may get to that point someday, and I wouldn’t be opposed to it, I don’t think I would ever be com-

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“Sometimes business owners get too big and they loose touch and that’s when the quality starts going down.”

So, at least for now he plans to continue paying those dues and making a name for himself and the company, knowing the rewards will come.

Penticton Top 40 under 40 is presented by the Prospera Credit Union in partnership with the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce, JCI Penticton with support from Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen..

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Look for Bins near you!! musical dreams — dream cafe co-owner Pierre couture with Oscar lopez who recently sold out three shows. del Barber (top) and (bottom) shane Koyczan are just some of the artists who have taken the stage at the dream cafe.

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Dream Cafe: great food, great music Scott Trudeau

Special to the Western News

When you take in dinner and a show at The Dream Café chances are you’ll pick up on two things: the eclectic menu and an eclectic mood.

“It’s a casual restaurant that brings in the most incredible music,” said co-owner Pierre Couture.

“People are here as much for the music as they are for the food and vice-versa.”

In April, the Front Street restaurant will be celebrating a decade of great food, paired with great entertainment.

The café began 13 years ago as a small import business located at another Front Street location and eventually morphed into a restaurant.

Couture said it began when he was inviting musicians – friends and others he knew – to come and play and then, he began booking performers in advance.

Soon, they were looking for a larger venue as the combination of food and entertainment quickly became a big hit with clientele.

“We wanted musicians to get paid for being there,” said Couture.

“The only way that we could do that was to have our clientele pay for it. So far, we’re still here.”

He can still remember the first band he

booked at the original location, Willie & Lobo, a musical duo composed of Willie Royal and Wolfgang “Lobo” Fink. To date the duo has sold out nearly 80 dates at the cafe.

Jeff Healey and the Jazz Wizards was the first band booked at the current location and performed for five consecutive nights — and it remains at the top of Couture’s list of memorable bookings.

The success of the shows held in the intimate setting of the 100-seat restaurant became obvious.

“We’d post a show and it would be sold out in a couple of days,” said Couture. “We have a very strong e-mail following, so that’s how the shows are marketed to this day.”

The restaurant has an inventory of about 1,800 names and sends out information on upcoming performers and links to their music and then takes bookings from people on its list.

“This way we know, every time we send out a booking, we know how many hits we have and everything just falls into place.”

Couture said that in recent years it’s more challenging to sell out than in previous years however he’s still able to provide audiences with many top-notch shows that include a myriad of talented local musicians.

“We feature a lot of local people,” he

said and added these have become its most popular, selling out faster than bigger-name acts.

“A local guy, Shane Koyczan (is) absolutely incredible. He’s a poet. Using the word poet doesn’t justify what he is. He’s an amazing human being, so it’s nice to have him in town.”

Colin Hay, the former frontman with Australia’s Men at Work, is also among Couture’s personal favourites. Hay has returned every second year since the restaurant opened.

Couture said they’ve always done their homework before booking anyone and they’ve been able to offer a variety of entertainers, from mezzo-sopranos to poets to blues performers.

He credited audiences for always being respectful of performers, which is another reason they keep returning.

Another unique feature of the restaurant is its size; performers also enjoy the small, quaint venue which creates a more intimate experience for everyone.

“We wanted to offer an alternative to what was out there,” said Couture.

“Not that there’s anything wrong with what’s out there; we saw an opening for something that was little bit different.”

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Annabel: a thoughtful insight into gender identity Rae Spoon, a transgender musician who recently played in Kelowna, has given up using the term he or she when self-referring – preferring to use the gender neutral term “they.”

Using this pronoun helps those who don’t fit neatly into a male or female category to define their own identity.

Kathleen Winter’s novel Annabel is a complex and compelling story about how choosing a male or female identity for a child with gender issues can ruin a life.

In the novel, Wayne is an intersex baby (known at the time

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As Wayne grows up, oblivious to his true identity, he is tormented by the feeling of a female presence within.

He doesn’t fit in. He is confused. And finally, when Wayne reaches puberty, he winds up being rushed to emergency, where the secret of his female side must be acknowledged.

Annabel is a beautiful but heartbreaking story of people who, out of love, believe they are doing right and yet cause immeasurable harm.

The secret has created a distance between mother and son, and the father, a hunter and outdoorsman, loves Wayne, but can only see a black and white solution to the identity question.

Although Wayne is intersex and not transgender (which is a brain/body discrepancy and not a physical issue), you can’t help wonder whether, if Wayne had been allowed to carve out his own identity like Rae Spoon has, his life could have been better for him, his family and his community.

Annabel is a fitting selection to be one of the five books showcased on the CBC Canada Reads debates, taking place in early March. Winter’s book is being championed by actor Sarah Gadon, in a contest that aims to pick the one book that could change our nation.

Also on this year’s list are Esi Edugyen’s Half-blood Blues, championed by sprinter Donovan Bailey, Rawi Hage’s Cockroach, defended by comic Samantha Bee, Joseph Boyden’s The Orenda, defended by journalist Wab Kinew, and Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood, which will be championed by activist Stephen Lewis.

This year’s list is varied and strong.

Most likely the strength of the person defending the book will be what decides the winner.

Heather Allen is an avid reader and contributor to the Western News.

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where Pema and Kunga will discuss the Western and Eastern philosophies.

That takes place at 6 p.m. Thursday evening, A Buddhist lama and a traditional Tibetan doctor and tickets are $25. will be in Penticton this week, just in time to help The lectures are particularly interesting, accordwrap up One World Penticton, the community’s new ing to Lutz. While Pema has a good command of multicultural festival.

English for regular conversation, he often has to Geshe Pema Rinchen and Dr. Amchi Kunga turn to his translator when discussing the more spearen’t new to Penticton; they’ve visited twice before cific aspects of Buddhist philosophy. at the behest of the Get Bent dance and wellness cen“It is very interesting to watch the lectures, you tre, who are helping organize this visit. are not just listening, you are also watching; lis“These are the same tening to him speak his monk and doctor that language and then watchcame to the B.C. Yoga ing the translator figure it Conference in May 2013. out. It’s really fun,” said Get Bent brought them Lutz. to Penticton a few years But that’s not to say back as well and they did the lectures are hard to lectures at the art gallery,” follow. Lutz has attended said Raina Lutz, spokeson previous visits and person for Get Bent. said they often touch on “It just so happened basic and commonplace they decided to come for a concepts, though from a visit again and it was perdifferent perspective. fectly timed with the One “When they say it and World festival that the bring it to your attention DPA is hosting. “We were and you just go oh, and really excited to be able to Geshe Pema RInchen visited Penticton last you get a really different, collaborate with that and year during the 2013 B.c. Yoga conference. interesting perspective on Photo courtesy Get Bent your life,” said Lutz. “It’s get them to do all sorts of fabulous activities while a really good way to get they are here instead of some insight into your people just going for consultations in our studio.” life in a way that you never thought of before.”

From Tuesday through Saturday, the pair has a For most of the events, a $10 donation is sugbusy schedule, ranging from consultation sessions gested. But Lutz said that shouldn’t hold people at Get Bent, to tea with the students at Pen High and back.

“We would love for people just to come and if a series of evening lectures.

Late in the week the consultation sessions move they can’t afford to pay, that’s fine,” said Lutz. “The from Get Bent to downtown Penticton, first to 284 monks are always grateful to just take whatever and Main St. on Friday, then the Penticton Art Gallery even with consultations, even if people aren’t able to donate anything, they will still see them.” on Saturday.

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Freestyle skiers helped the ThompsonOkanagan collect 68 medals, good for third in the medal count in the B.C. Winter Games held in Mission last weekend.

Most of the medals from the South Okanagan came from Apex Freestyle Club skiers.

Mackenzie Schwinghamer of West Kelowna scored 19.22 to earn gold in moguls, while Keremeos’ Kassidy Todd picked up silver in the F3 female category. In F4, Penticton’s Anna Spence and Port Moody’s Madison Parker placed second and third, respectively. In M3, Penticton’s Koleton Phipps won gold, as did Brayden Kuroda in M4.

In slope style, Todd picked up another silver medal, while Shaina Finlayson took bronze in F3. Parker missed the podium in M4 by 2.3 points. In M3, Matt Finlayson won gold.

AFC coach Kenni Kuroda said the results for his athletes were fantastic.

“We took six out of the 12 mogul medals,” said Kuroda. “We got three park medals. For our little mountain that’s great.”

Kuroda said the competition at the Winter Games is on a smaller scale compared to the Timber Tour because, “they are taking the best from each zone.”

Kassidy Todd said coming back with two medals was awesome. She said while the course isn’t what they are used to, things worked out for her.

“I was pretty confident,” said Todd. “It was a really fast course. The jumps were good for me.”

With her focus being on performing well in moguls, taking silver in slope style was a bonus.

“It was a really snowy day, the speed was very slow,” she said of the slope style event. “It was hard for us girls to go fast enough. I made the landing. That was really what it was based on.”

Todd, who competed in her second winter games and has also been to the summer games as a triathlete, said it was really fun.

“This one I think was better than both of them,” she said. “It was just a lot more fun.”

Brayden Kuroda enjoyed his B.C. Games debut. While the Penticton product was hoping for a medal, he just focused on his run and having fun.

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In karate, Summerland’s Mickayla Becker earned silver in the kumite girls intermediate 44-kilogram weight class and picked up a bronze along with Simonka Slizek in the girls kata. On the boys side, Declan Riddle and Takeshi Smith earned bronze in the team kata.

In alpine skiing, Oliver’s Agatka Koczij finished 34th in giant slalom clocking in at 51.27 seconds and was 23rd in slalom finishing in 1:25:10. Naramata’s Kaylie Davies finished 36th in giant slalom clocking in at 52.74 seconds and was 19th in slalom. She crossed the finish line in 1:21.84. Chase Davies, also of

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In Special Olympics basketball, Tim Lord and Greg Ovenden helped the ThompsonOkanagan Zone place fifth. The Zone 2 basketball team opened with a 52-13 win over North West Zone 7. That was followed up with a 3717 loss to Vancouver-Squamish Zone 5 and a 33-30 loss to Van Island-Central Coast Zone 6 and a 39-8 loss against Fraser Valley Zone 3.

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The Pen High Lakers senior girls basketball team are AAA Okanagan Valley Champs.

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Lacroix added that Pen High hasn’t won a Valley Championship or gone to provincials since 2007.

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The Lakers pulled off the big win with their usual top scorer Emily Clarke playing through a sprained ankle and finishing with

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Hayden Craig netted 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Pen High Lakers senior girls basketball team won the AAA Valley Championship. Craig on her play: “I don’t think it was me, I think it was our guards.

We’re smart with the ball. We were passing it around well. It just happened that I was the person open.” Lakers coach Lesley Lacroix said Craig was their strongest in the paint at both ends of the floor.

The Princess Margaret Mustangs senior girls’ basketball team punched their ticket to the provincial championship by defeating Fulton 69-43.

The Mustangs took advantage of playing at home to advance as the third seed from the Okanagan. Against the Fulton Lady Maroons, the Mustangs had 10 players hit the scoresheet, led by Megan Admussen-Blair with 16 points, 14 rebounds and eight steals. Riley McKinlay chipped in 11 points, Taylor Corrie 10 and Kenzi Haberstock scored eight to go with 12 rebounds.

“We were the deeper and more experienced team,” said Mustangs cocoach Jeff Goodis. “We were able to pressure them and create easy baskets.”

The Mustangs overcame a heart-breaking 55-54 overtime loss to the SaHali Sabres Friday night in the semi-final. Sa-Hali scored in the last seven seconds of regulation to tie the game, then made a desperation shot from long distance at the buzzer to win. Admussen-Blair rang up 30 points with 10 rebounds, while Danielle Ruocco added 14 points.

Goodis said the players understood they could still qualify by finishing third. They showed up Saturday morning and defeated the Westsyde Wundas 84-50 after taking a 30-8 first-quarter lead. Four Mustangs reached double digit scoring led by Callan Cooper with 18, while Maddie Winter added 15. The Mustangs opened the Valley Championship by defeating the Pleasant Valley (Armstrong) Secondary Panthers 66-45. Ruocco led all scorers with 13 points and seven steals. Megan Admussen-Blair grabbed 13 rebounds, while netting 12 points.

“The girls played hard all four games and showed they could rebound from a tough loss and remain mentally focused,” said Goodis.

The Mustangs travel to Langley March 5-8 to compete in the AA provincials and are joined by Okanagan Valley champions Vernon and Sa-Hali.

Senior boys The Mustangs senior boys fell short in their pursuit of the AA provincial championship.

The Mustangs finished fourth in the AA Okanagan Valley championship after losing to the Fulton Maroons 64-41. Mustangs assistant coach Brian Hurst said the players couldn’t match their shooting from early Saturday afternoon. The Maroons pulled away in the final quarter to earn the final berth.

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Maggie won 66-45 and finished third overall to advance to the B.C. finals in Langley next month.

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LAKERS: Reimer and Craig get all-star nods CLARKE from p. 15 “Three minutes into the game she went down,” said Lacroix.

“Her ankle is bad.”

Lakers co-coach Lauren Calancie and one of the players’ mothers, who is a doctor, looked at Clarke right away and determined it wasn’t an acute sprain. Clarke was taped up and hobbled to the bench indicating to Lacroix she was good to go.

“She struggled,” said Lacroix, who added that she will take time off to recover for provincials.

“It hurt quite a bit but I kept it moving the whole time,” said Clarke, wearing an ice pack while speaking with the Western News.

“Did what I could, and I guess it worked in the end.”

Clarke was determined to play

because of the significance of the game and felt it was worth it. What impressed her about the team’s performance was how they maintained their intensity level.

“With me being hurt, Natasha (Reimer) sick, Hayden (Craig) hurt, and we still played hard, so that was awesome,” said Clarke.

“We still came in with a mentality of to give it our all.”

Reimer, battling the flu, rang up 22 points, while fighting for 21 rebounds. Reimer’s efforts earned her most valuable player honours.

Craig continued her strong play as she battled for 12 rebounds, while dropping 17 points and earned a spot on the all-star team. Lacroix liked that her players competed the entire game, something that allowed them to have a strong

second-half of the season. After watching the Jewels upset the South Kamloops Titans with their shooting, Lacroix said they had to stop that.

“We just got them out of their rhythm with our press,” said Lacroix, adding that offensively the Lakers moved the ball up the floor quickly.

Lacroix was nervous before the game, as she always is, but said her players likely weren’t.

“They are not an overconfident group, but they are a confident group,” she said. “They didn’t come in thinking, Oh this will be an easy game. It was a close game.

The score doesn’t look like it at the end.”

The difference, said Lacroix, was the Jewels were not able to

keep up with the Lakers pressure and their key players got into foul trouble.

“I think we worked really well together as a team,” said Craig.

“We all had confidence. I think that really paid off.”

Ana Moroziuk and Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu put full court pressure on the Jewels and combined for 14 steals. Lannon-Paakspuu added 13 points, while Moroziuk finished with 11. They joined Craig on the all-star team.

Clarke was awarded the AAA Okanagan Valley Scholarship Award for her play and academic achievement throughout the season. The Lakers will represent the Okanagan at provincials in Langley at the Langley Events Centre March 6-8.

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Steam set for battle Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Summerland Steam are chugging into the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs on a seven-game winning streak.

The Steam defeated the Kelowna Chiefs 3-1 Friday to clinch the Okanagan Division and followed up with an 8-4 win at home against the Osoyoos Coyotes, Saturday to end their regular season.

Easton Bodeaux led the Steam with three assists, while captain Daylan Robertson popped the winner with 3:24 remaining in the second period. Steam coach John DePourcq said his players did the little things right and kept it simple to snag the two points Saturday.

The Steam opened the KIJHL playoffs against the North Okanagan Knights, who finished 24-26-0-2, on Tuesday, Game 2 is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Summerland Arena. DePourcq said they are a hard working team. In their regular season series, the Steam outscored the Knights 2923, winning five of the eight games after losing the first two games.

“Playoff hockey is about trying to make fewer mistakes than the other team,” said DePourcq. “Competing the way you need to. Discipline plays a big part of it.”

The Steam are confident in their goalies, Brett Huber and Darren Hogg, who brings junior A experience

SUMMERLAND STEAM forward Jordan Boultbee is ready to start the opening round series in the KIJHL playoffs against the North Okanagan Knights.

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after playing in Langley last season. The tandem combined to allow 152 goals against, third lowest in the league. DePourcq split games between the goalies, but with Hogg sick with the flu, Huber will get the early action. “Huber played the last two games this weekend and had a great weekend and I’m going to keep going with him,” said DePourcq.

Robertson, the Steam’s captain, expects a gritty game from the Knights. It’s how the Armstrong-based team has played the Steam all season.

“They tend to capitalize on their opportunities when we give it to them,” said Robertson, who plays on the top line with Kienan Scott and Paulsen Lautard.

One thing Robertson

said they learned from the Knights is that a game is never over. Both teams made habits of coming back.

“It’s going to be a good one,” said Steam defenceman Josh DaCosta. “North Okanagan is one of the tougher teams in the division. Even though they came fourth, they are going to put up a hell of a fight.”

DaCosta said it’s important for them to make simple plays and get pucks behind the Knights defence.

DaCosta, a Penticton minor hockey product, is excited for the playoffs and the intensity that comes with it.

“It’s a completely different game,” he said While the Steam had success against the Knights in the regular season, Olli Dickson said they have to forget about that.

“Anything can happen in the playoffs,” said Dickson, who is motivated to raise his game.

Dickson said forwards need to support defensively and that their goaltending has to shutdown the Knights, who have offensive weapons. Brett Hawrys led the Knights with 18 goals in 52 points, while Ryan Kelm had 13 goals in 36 games and Blake Culbert led in the assist category by one over Hawrys with 30.

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Keith, who won his second Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks last spring, earned his second gold medal as the Canadian men’s hockey team dominated Sweden 3-0 Sunday morning in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Keith logged 20 minutes and 32 seconds of ice time, while finishing with a plus-2 rating.

Kelowna Rockets assistant GM and head scout Lorne Frey told the Kelowna Cap News he was thrilled to watch Keith and fellow former Rockets Shea Weber and Jamie Benn wearing the gold medals.

“Everybody in our organization is pretty pleased to see what these guys have done,” Frey said. “There were a lot of people along the way at different levels who deserve credit for their success, we were just lucky and happy to be part of it. They were all good kids when they were here and they enjoyed success with us. Kudos to all three of them.”

Keith was solid for Canada along the blue line. He was second only to his partner, Weber, in ice time for Canada at 126 minutes.

“One thing about Duncan is, he competes,” said Frey.

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Brad McClure would like to win the Brett Hull Trophy as the BCHL’s leading scorer, but he’d rather have the Interior Division regular season championship and Ryan Hatfield Trophy that goes to the Interior Conference champ.

“It’s more important about the team, especially when we’re fighting for the first place,” said McClure, the Vees captain.

“Home ice is a lot more important than that to me. That’s just where my mind is at. It would be nice to come out on top, but I think team success is a lot more important than personal success.”

Nic Pierog, who has played on McClure’s line, said the captain is a great player and if he continues playing the way he has, with six points in his last three games, he could surpass Salmon Arm SilverBack forward Landon Smith for the BCHL scoring crown.

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McClure has 39 goals and 77 points in 56 games.

“I think Brad has a good shot at beating him.

If not beating him, tying him,” said Pierog. “I know he doesn’t really care about the points. If we win, he’s happy.”

Defenceman Paul Stoykewych is confident his teammate can pull it off.

“We will do whatever it takes to get him a couple points,” said Stoykewych.

“I’m sure he will do whatever it takes. He’s pretty good at doing it himself.

“As a defenceman, I will do whatever it takes

to keep Landon Smith off the board and that’s all I can do,” continued Stoykewych. “If I have that empty net, I will dish it to Brad for that extra point. It’s going to be a nice accomplishment for him if it happens. If not, he still has had an unbelievable season. We’re proud of him, he’s done everything he can.”

While McClure’s teammates will help him be at the top of the scoring leaders list come season’s end, there isn’t talk about it in the dressing room.

“He’s never brought it up,” said Stoykewych.

McClure also doesn’t spend too much time thinking about it.

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The Brett Hull Trophy for top scorer will be decided this weekend as Smith and McClure meet in a home-and-home finale.

On Saturday against the Vernon Vipers, McClure did what he could to try and help the Vees win, scoring a goal and assisting on a Shane McColgan goal, in a 4-3 loss.

The Vees trailed 3-0 after the first period with the help of a couple of bad bounces.

“I think we responded well for being down 3-0,” said McClure. “I think we were pretty happy with the way we played. We just need to work on coming out on top.”

Crashing ended Olympic medal hopes for Summerland’s Justin Kripps Saturday.

After a strong start, Kripps’s team crashed while going at a speed of 129 kilometres an hour. The back of the sled lifted causing it to turn onto its side and didn’t stop sliding until it crossed the finish line at 59.91 seconds. They finished the second heat in 25th place.

“The run was going great, we had a pretty good line going into the 14th corner, it was almost perfect, but often it’s lines that are almost perfect but just perfectly wrong in the right way that result into rolling into a corner and that’s what happened, it was honestly really unlucky,” wrote Kripps in an email while returning from Sochi. “I was shocked when just as I was about to start executing my steers in 14, my face smashed into the ice. I didn’t see it coming. After that, I thought about trying to get my head low and I hoped ev-

eryone was OK. When it was done and the boys were OK, I was really rattled that our chances of medalling were over.

“The guys told me they loved me, not to beat myself up over it,” continued Kripps. “I told them what happened, looked at time sheets, told them we had a really good thing going as we were in second in the last split time before the crash.”

In the third heat, Kripps’s team finished in 55.72 seconds, good for 10th overall, but they didn’t qualify for the fourth and final heat.

Team Canada made a team change for Kripps after the success he had driving in the two-man event.

“I come away from these games feeling very positive,” said Kripps. “At the start of the season we were considered a long shot. Just to qualify for the games and to challenge for a medal in both races was an incredible triumph for me and my team. There’s lots to come from us.”

Final run for Penticton Lakeside 5K Western News Staff

After 20 years, the final edition of the Penticton Lakeside five-kilometre event will run March 2.

This will be the final year as the organizers have been unable to fill the position of race director.

“It’s kind of sad,” said

assistant race director Neil MacDonald. “It’s tough though because the club is aging and we’re not getting the volunteers like in the past. It was going to be cancelled this year until Rick Jenkner volunteered to be the race director.”

Registration can be

done in person at Peach City Runners or at www. interiorrunningassociation.com. Volunteers are also need for course marking, traffic marshalling and finish line set up.

Those interested should email Neil at oktrailrunnr@shaw.ca.

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The age-old angler’s adage about the worst day fishing proved true on the frozen surface of Yellow Lake, Sunday.

Nearly 100 youngsters, bundled up in multiple layers of clothing, the only signs of life being the eyes showing from within the cotton cocoons, took part in the Kids Learn-to-Ice -Fish event. Even the cold winds, blowing snow and limited fish catching did little to dampen the spirits of the participants in the popular winter pastime.

For some of the kids, interest waned quickly and they were soon off exploring deer trails on shore, building snowmen or just laying immobile in the accumulating snow.

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The event was organized by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural

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Misc. Wanted Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 499-0251Chad Coin Op Washing/Dryer machines. Any condition. Can pick up. 250-549-0644 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! looking for cat scratching poles and tree, 778-476-1717

Sporting Goods RUGER GP 100’s, American’s, 243, 308, 270, 30-06, Scout, Hawkeye, Glock 17, 20, 21, 22, CZ 527 & 452, all in stock at Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tues-Sat. 10-6 facebook.com/ WeberMarkin

Real Estate For Sale By Owner 2bdrm, 1bath, big living rm & kitchen, hardwood flrs, ceramic tile in kitchen & bath, between Cherry Lane& Safeway, Green Tree Court Apts, #2061820 Atkinson St., $150,000 (tax incld). 250-770-8730.

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4 Bedroom house-inlaw suite.

Open house Sunday February 23rd from 1 - 3 pm. Asking $379,900 170 Pineview Place, Penticton. Super large yard and deck. See photos on Craigslist. 778-476-6239, close to shopping, bus, school

AFFORDABLE LUXURY BETTER THAN NEW Completely redone beauty, over 2100 sq.ft. on one level. Many features not found in a new home in this price range. 9 New appls, 4 rooms with fireplaces, huge birch kitchen, hardwood & tile flooring, built in wall to wall entertainment ctr, huge garage, lots of prking. Country setting, Vernon area. Compare value, you won’t be disappointed. $479,900 403- 540-2991

1 & 2 bdrm, newly reno’d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-3626

******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1bdrm $650, 2bdrm, $750, adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250-492-7328

1BDRM Apt., totally reno’d, 3 new appl., A/C, in-suite storage, N/P, N/S, clean, quiet, secure, on bus route, near Walmart. Call 250-493-8500 2 BDRM apt in clean, quiet N/S, N/P. 55+ building near Cherry Lane. Balcony, parking, insuite storage, f/s, d/w, a/c, coin lndry, elevator, 6-month lease then month to month. $750 + utils. Avail now.

250 462-6745 2bdrm+den, Lakeshore towers, facing lake, pool, hot tub, sauna, gym, $1600, Dennis, Realty Exec’s, 250-493-4372

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Tiffany Gardens, 3140 Wilson, 1bdrm loft, np, $750/mo., (250)492-0413, 250-462-5854

1bd daylight basement, close to Wiltse Elem. School, N/S, N/P, prefer mature resp. person, ref’s req., $650 incl. util., avail. immed., 250-493-5630

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Commercial/ Industrial 1000sqft., office/retail, 5 offices w/reception for sale or rent, Penticton, (250)493-5133 1259 sqft., excellent rates, Pines Centre, 2012 Main St., Penticton, near Cherry Lane Mall, (250)492-8087 5000sqft bldg. & fenced outdoor storage in Kelowna at a great deal! Call 250-878-6455 APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location, 2300sqft. in busy plaza, ample parking, also 5821100 sqft. shared office space avail., call Barb 250-492-6319

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2bdrm in 45+ building, quiet, n/p, n/s, a/c, f/s/dw, area for w/d, elevator, close to shopping & transit, $750/mo., call 250-487-2244

HIGHLAND motel suites avail now, 1140 Burnaby Ave., 250809-1253, 250-488-2206 Summerland Large 2 bdrm bsmt suite. Recent reno, large windows, W/D, new F/S, walk to downtown.

NP, NS. $700/mo + util. 403-235-5507

2bdrm 2bath unit, laminate floors, central location, private parking, cat ok with deposit, $900/mo., 250-488-7902 5 brm and den over 2400 sqf. $1450. Two entrances. Long term only. Fenced yard. Close to Penticton high school. 250487-0268

EXECUTIVE, North Okanogan Lake access, Private Beach, Boat Launch, 3 Bdrm., 3 Bath, Stainless Appliances, Blinds $1400.00 per month Available March 1st, 2014.

Contact Don@604-319-3327 or Kathy@604-866-8126 kathybuchan@gmail.com

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Auto Accessories/Parts 327 motor, complete, 2spd power glide transmission, 12 bolt posi track, (250)492-3652

Pent. 2bd, avail. Mar. 1, quiet, adult-oriented 8-plex, on bus route, patio, great view, f/s, ns, np, $725+util., 250-494-0668

2bdrm, 1bath, 900 sqft., adults only, ns, no pets, $850+util., call 250-493-7996

Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock.

We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

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5 bdrm, 3 bath, 2 storey, f/s, d/w, small dog considered, 2 wood f/p’s.

1bdrm, brand new basement suite, f/s/w/d, laminate floors, $750 incl. util., Dennis at Realty Exec’s, 250-493-4372

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Trucks & Vans 1998 Gmc Safari van, $1600 obo, (250)492-3652

Boat Accessories EZ loader boat trailer, fits up to 20’ boat, new rims/tires/hitch, jack assembly all new, $2500 obo, 115 4 stroke Yamaha, only 1000 hrs on motor, full control guages, $6000 obo, (250)809-2900

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW 2014-11 (3480 Skaha Lake Road) A Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2014 at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC to consider Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2014-11 to amend Zoning Bylaw 2011-23 as follows:

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