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NEWS This isn’t the first time that Bakalos and Bell Steve Kidd have seen this $500 bill. In 2010, it was Bakalos PENTICTON WESTERN that convinced the current owner to purchase it Western News Staff

Kosta Bakalos is calling them Canada’s most through Bell’s auction house, when it sold for $190,000. wanted.

Before that, the last time it changed hands It’s justified. Along with several other pieces, the Penticton numismatist is selling a 1925 Do- was in 1961, when Bakalos said it sold for minion of Canada $500 bill, which alone should $1000.

“I convinced my client it would be a great bring in $450,000, according to the value set by Bakalos, the owner of Bluenose Coins and Pre- buy. I was actually going to bid up to the neighbourhood of $275,000,” said Bakalos. cious Metals.

It’s not often, he continued, that a dealer gets Of an original run of 40,000, only eight exa chance to represent a collection of this magniamples of the bill remain.

“This one is the best one of all eight on re- tude, and his previous work with his anonymous cord, it’s even nicer than what the Bank of client was part of the reason he was selected.

“It’s somebody that I have sold Canada has in their museum,” said to in the past and all of the major Bakalos, who has been asked to dealers have dealt with this perhelp sell some of the rarest coins son, but I guess he really liked how and bills in Canada by an anonyI handle things with him,” said mous collector.

Bakalos, who describes his client “It’s probably one of the prettiest notes out there, in my opinion. If it It’s got the potential as a high-end collector who gathers sells for what we think it’s going to to hold the record for only the finest known or the biggest realize, it’s going to be a record.” the most expensive rarities he can get his hands on.

“He’s decided that he wants to sell Bakalos describes the $500 bill note ever sold in the highlights of his collection, and as a true rarity and a significant Canada. of all the options that he had, he enpiece of Canadian numismatic histrusted Bluenose to represent him.” tory.

— Kosta Bakalos The collection includes several “It’s like finding a Picasso other significant items, including somewhere in Penticton that has what Bakalos calls the “King of been hidden for years,” he said.

“It’s got the potential to hold the record for the Canadian Coins,” a 1921 50 cent piece.

“For anyone that knows anything about Camost expensive note ever sold in Canada.”

The Western News was invited to view the nadian coins, it is the coin to have. There are bill before it was turned over for auction to Bri- only 75 in existence and that coin is one of the an Bell of Geoffrey Bell Auctions, who flew out two finest known,” said Bakalos.

“It’s everybody’s dream that collects coins to from Moncton, NB to pick up the bill in person.

The engraving on the blue 89-year-old bill can even hold a coin like that in their hands.”

Bakalos admits he is one of those, having only be described as exquisite, down to the fine details on the portrait of King George V, which been a collector and a customer of Bluenose before he purchased the shop 15 years ago. graces the centre of the bill.

“I am a collector at heart. I wish I could afIn those days, according to Bell, the focus was on the quality of the bill and the design, ford to own that,” he said, adding that he would compared to today, where the focus now is on have trouble ever letting go again. “If I had the means to own them, I would keep them.” counterfeit-prevention measures.

But until they are sold, Bakalos said, this ex“Back then, it was actual artwork that they cared about,” said Bell. “They weren’t as con- ception coin collection will be resting in a bank vault. cerned about counterfeiting.”

KATERINA BAKALOS holds two pieces of Canadian currency valued in excess of $800,000, including a 1925 Dominion of Canada $500 bill and what’s called the “King of Coins,” a 1921 50-cent piece. Owner Kosta Bakalos of Penticton’s Blue Nose Coins and Precious Metals is helping sell the collection of the anonymous owner, including these two items.

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SD 67 quiet on $20,000-plus expense club Joe Fries

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Four school district administrators last year booked expenses totalling nearly $83,000, and the price for details of the claims isn’t cheap either.

In January, the Okanagan Skaha School District provided the Western News a $40 cost estimate to fulfill a freedom of information request for copies of documents used to support the expense claims.

An invoice arrived in late February for $182.27.

“This is one of the games that government agencies play to limit accountability. Whether they mean to or not, they’re sending a message to the public that says, ‘We don’t have to disclose how we’re spending their money,” said Jordan Batemen, the B.C. director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

“But the bottom line here is, expenses, especially those by senior executives, are very standard things

Jordan Bateman for governments to disclose.”

The total expense amounts are contained in the annual statement of financial information prepared by the Okanagan Skaha School District for the year ended June 30, 2013.

No district employees had expenses over $20,000 in 2011 or 2012, but four eclipsed the mark last year: facilities director Doug Gorcak; superintendent Wendy Hyer;

retired secretary-treasurer and now director of business development Ron Shongrunden; and retired payroll manager Lynda Warr.

According to other Okanagan school districts’ statements of financial information, there were only two other administrators in the entire region outside Penticton who had expenses over $20,000 in 2013.

None of the three active employees on the Okanagan Skaha list responded to an email request for information about their expenses, except for Hyer, who directed questions to secretary-treasurer Bonnie Roller Routley.

Roller Routley was unable to provide specifics of the expense claims.

“Two of those people retired and I do believe there is some allocation with regard to their retirement included in those expenses,” she said.

“And I think the other major thing that I see here is we went to the MasterCard this year, and I believe that’s allowing us to not (only)

School District 67 administrators’ expenses 2013 2012 Doug Gorcak $20,726.74 $4,074.79 Wendy Hyer $20,613.81 $11,125.51 Ron Shongrunden $20,167.67 $5,987.41 Lynda Warr $21,174.15 N/A Total $82,682.37 $21,187.71 Source: Statements of financial information track things better, but in a different manner.”

In a letter that accompanied the invoice for $182, which covered 8.9 hours of staff time and 47 photocopies, Roller Routley stated “it took longer for staff to retrieve and copy the information than we had anticipated” at the time the $40 quote was provided.

She declined to waive the charge for the information package in the public interest.

“I’m not prepared to just hand

over the information, because it did in fact take us that much time to get the information together. The quote was unfortunate, but it was just a quote,” she said.

The Western News has filed a complaint with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C. regarding the cost of the FOI response package, which is still at the school district office.

School board chairman Bruce Johnson did not respond to requests for comment.

RDOS budget costs Penticton taxpayers $1 each Joe Fries

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After three months of deliberation and consultation, it took just one minute last week for the Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen to give final approval to its 2014 budget.

The total tax requisition on the approximately 85,000 people within RDOS boundaries will rise this year by four per cent to $13.8 million.

Wes Hopkin, a Penticton city councillor and RDOS director, was the only board member who spoke prior to the budget’s adoption.

“From the City of Penticton’s perspective, I think the costs over here at the RDOS have been well under control. It’s going be

I think the costs over here at the RDOS have been well under control.

— Wes Hopkin

less than $1 extra per person this year as a result of this budget process,” Hopkin said.

The requisition on Penticton taxpayers is slated to climb two per cent to $1.4 million, which will cost the average homeowner about $98.

Summerland’s requisition will rise by two per cent to $552,000. That represents a $79 charge to residents..

On the West Bench, average property owners can expect to pay $835 in taxes this year, an increase of about three per cent.

Naramata residents can expect a similar increase that will cost average homeowners about $874.

And those in the Okanagan Falls-Kaleden area will see their tax bill climb about four per cent to $588 on an average property.

The largest tax hike is planned for rural Oliver, which will be hit with a 10 per cent increase that will push up property taxes to an average of $543.

Overall, the RDOS operating expenditure is scheduled to drop by five per cent to $39.7 million, a cut driven mainly by lower debt

payments.

Capital expenditures are also expected to decline by 70 per cent to $5.6 million, since big projects like the wastewater treatment plant in Okanagan Falls and the West Bench water system upgrade are finished or approaching completion.

Notable additions to the RDOS budget include $16,000 to establish honorariums for volunteer fire departments in Tulameen and Willowbrook, and funding for the operation of the Frank Venables Auditorium in Oliver.

Meanwhile, the general government budget is slated to decrease four per cent to just under $2 million.

The largest jump is for salaries and wages, up 15 per cent to $572,000, while the biggest decrease is a 52 per cent cut to grants-in-aid to $87,000.

Not guilty pleas entered in Oliver mail box thefts Kristi Patton

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A man accused of breaching 53 rural mailboxes in Oliver has pleaded not guilty to the various resultant offences.

Michael Stanley Minchau appeared via video in Penticton provincial court on Wednesday.

In December, RCMP asked the public to check their post boxes to confirm they were secure after they were breached and it was unknown what exactly was stolen.

Complaints were filed from Canada Post in Oliver that the individual mailboxes at the 5400 block of Black Sage

Road, Seacrest Hill Road/Pampas Grass Way, 37400 block of Willowbrook Road, Fairview Road and West Avenue, 700 block of Seacrest Road and Pine Hill Road and Pine Hill Place were breached.

RCMP said the boxes appeared to have been pried open with some kind of tool.

Minchau faces four counts of mischief $5,000 or under, four counts of causing a person to use a forged document, one count of theft under $5,000 or under, two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000, five counts of forgery and one count of theft from mail. A pre-trial conference was scheduled for March 25.

Minchau also plead guilty on Wednesday to two counts of breach of conditions that occurred in January.

The man’s lawyer, Bob Maxwell, said Minchau also faces 11 charges in Grand Forks but those matters will not be carried over to the Penticton courts.

Also arrested with Minchau in January was Lisa Roseanne Carlisle.

The pair were arrested after being accused of taking licence plates from a vehicle in Olalla.

Carlisle was charged with one count of theft under $5,000 and two counts of breach of conditions. She is scheduled to go to trail on Aug. 18.

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Retailers expect delays in liquor sales Steve Kidd

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The province suggests it will have legislation in place allowing liquor sales in grocery stores next year, but local retailers say it will probably be longer than that before shoppers are able to purchase booze along with their groceries.

Colin Powell, owner of the Penticton and Summerland Marketplace IGAs, isn’t sure how it is all going to work out.

“I guess at the end of the day it might be more convenient for our customers to come in and buy liquor from us. But there is going to be a lot of red tape, a lot of logistics,” said Powell.

“For some of my customers it might be a good convenience factor, but I think the perception is people are comparing this whole setup with the U.S.” First, there would be the question of obtaining a licence. According to the announcement last week, the province is planning to continue its moratorium on issuing new liquor store licences.

And like most grocery stores, both LegisLation aLLowing Liquor saLes in grocery stores is expected to launch in 2015 according to of his locations already have a liquor the provincial government. Local retailers believe it will take longer than that before shoppers can store nearby, so the one-kilometre expurchase booze because of logistics. clusion zone would also prevent him western news graphic from opening one of the “store within a store” operations the province is supporting under the proposed legislation.

Powell’s neighbour in Summerland, Cameron Bond, who owns the Local Liquor Store in the same mall as Powell’s IGA, said there are very few places where a grocery store would be able to bring in alcohol, even if they could purchase a license.

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like that because you think you are going to be paying $3 a bottle like in California or Washington?” said Bond. “That is not going to happen.

The price is not going to change, nothing is going to change other than the fact you are pushing one grocery cart.”

Powell also pointed out that space would be a major factor for the smaller retailers.

“With the footprint out our businesses, they are all between 10 to 15 thousand square-foot stores, I think it is going to be a real challenge for the IGA banner to really make this work,” said Powell. For larger retailers, he said, with up to 80,000 square feet, putting in three aisles worth of liquor products would be easier.

The other part of the announcement, that more VQA wine store licences will be issued, could cause problems, according to Bond.

“They haven’t said how this new licence will work with the new VQA licences, where they are trying to create a B.C. winery section or a craft beer section. That doesn’t have to involve the liquor store aspect,” he said. “They haven’t come up with a ruling on that.

That could upset a lot of people that are existing licence holders.

“I think what they are trying to do is a double whammy to see how store operators react, whether we throw our licences up on the auction block and try to see how that shakes out first before they roll in the VQA.”

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Convicted murderer still fighting breach charge Kristi Patton

Western News Staff

A convicted murderer from Penticton is still facing a 2.5-yearold breach charge that is being stick-handled through court.

Keith Gregory Wiens told the Penticton provincial court on Wednesday, while appearing via video from Kent Institution, he is frustrated at the long process. He questioned the Crown’s intentions for pursuing the breach for so long and why as soon as he filed for appeal on a second-degree murder conviction, “all of a sudden this came back to life.”

“Crown counsel came back with the hammer and nail to put me back up on the cross,” said Wiens.

A jury found Wiens guilty last summer of shooting his commonlaw partner Lynn Kalmring in the couple’s Penticton home on Aug. 16, 2011. They believed evidence that Wiens shot Kalmring in the face with a handgun after an argument over finances boiled over, and sentenced him to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years. Wiens claims it was manslaughter.

Still looming in the court system is the single breach of conditions charge. Wiens was given bail just two weeks after being arrested for the second-degree murder of Kalmring. He was to be under the care of his brother, who was ordered by the court to move into Wiens’ Penticton residence and act as surety until the trial was complete.

Four months later Wiens found himself back behind bars when he was charged with violating his bail conditions. RCMP allege Wiens’ brother had returned to Ontario and had not been living with him at some point.

The implications of a breach of conditions conviction could be far-reaching, Crown counsel John Swanson told the Western News outside of the courthouse.

Wiens is currently appealing

Keith Wiens, convicted of second-degree murder, is back before the Penticton courts fighting a 2.5 year old breach of conditions charge.

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Warmer temperatures are contributing to increased turbidity in one of two creeks that cut through the city.

Ellis Creek, which flows east to west and discharges into the Okanagan River channel, has taken on a muddy appearance in recent days, while Penticton Creek, which empties into Okanagan lake, remains clear.

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his second-degree murder charge, claiming his sentence is excessive considering his “unblemished past.” Besides a few other points, Wiens also argues the length of non-eligibility of parole, 13 years, is unfair given his background.

If Wiens gets the appeal on the second-degree murder conviction approved, his past record could be something the judge takes into consideration should he apply for bail, said Swanson.

The matter has not been before the Court of Appeal yet, but a Crown spokesperson said generally it could take up to a year.

Wiens filed his appeal on Aug. 23, 2013.

Kalmring’s family, who have launched civil suits against Wiens, said the appeal is like “a slap in the face.” They admitted they expected an appeal but don’t believe he will get it, although the thought of him out in the community they live in scares them.

Wiens told the court Wednes-

day morning that he was disposing his application for a court appointed lawyer due to advice received from Crown. He alleged at his last appearance in January that Crown said this was a simple matter and he would not need a lawyer to represent him.

Since then, Wiens said, he received a letter from Crown counsel stating just the opposite and this is a very serious matter. Wiens then changed his mind during the Wednesday afternoon appearance in front of Judge Gregory Koturbash, and said that he did want to go forward with the application for a court appointed lawyer.

Swanson told the court for the record, “Crown denies any allegations made by Mr. Wiens.”

The judge has adjourned the matter for 30 days to return to see where the application process is at.

Wiens admitted it takes time to mail out letters and receive responses from prison.

silty banks lead to creek colour change Joe Fries

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That’s perfectly normal, according to the city’s operations director.

“Ellis Creek runs through an area where there’s a lot of silt on the adjacent banks, and Penticton Creek doesn’t, so basically the underlying strata of the creeks are different,” explained Mitch Moroziuk.

“That’s just naturally occurring, spring conditions.”

He noted the city is doing work on one of

its Ellis Creek dams, “so people might think it’s that, but we’ve actually diverted the creek to do the work that we’re doing.”

Both creeks originate in the hills east of Penticton and each has three city-owned dams on it.

They’ll be put to work soon as the spring melt gets underway.

Snowpack in the Okanagan-Kettle basin was at 94 per cent of normal as of March 1, according to the most

recent bulletin from the B.C. River Forecast Centre, while the Similkameen basin was at 118 per cent of normal.

About 80 per cent of B.C.’s annual snow pack is usually on the ground by early March, with another six to eight weeks left in the accumulation season, the bulletin said.

The centre is relying on data from Environment Canada that shows a “modest chance” of above-normal temperatures through May.

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Rhetoric flying high The rhetoric surrounding the B.C. public education system and contract negotiations with the B.C. Teachers Federation has been flying high, both in amount and stink level.

Claiming they have the best interests of B.C. schoolchildren at heart, the provincial Liberal government is single-mindedly driving to ink a 10-year labour contract with the province’s teachers.

The nuts and bolts of their plan are outlined in a document entitled: Working together for students. The plan has as its main goal longterm stability in education. At least that is what it says on the cover. Very commendable.

However, the document identifies the biggest problem with the public school system as, “The ongoing cycle of teacher labour unrest in schools.”

As if only the teachers were to blame in this mess. But 10 years is a long time.

How many people, other than politicians and most couples, want to be locked into a contract for 10 years?

We have trouble with three-year cellphone contracts, never mind 10 years.

What if there is another financial meltdown?

What happens if the natural gas industry goes belly up?

What happens if the courts uphold the BCTF’s right to negotiate class size and composition?

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In this way both parties are putting their money where their mouth is.

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To stay or go, the Scottish neverendum The referendum on Scotland’s independence is only six months away, and suddenly the cautious sparring between the Conservative-led coalition government in London and First Minister Alex Salmond’s pro-independence government in Edinburgh has turned into open war. London won the first battles, and the No side will probably win the referendum in September – but it is going to be a long war.

The opening shot was fired by Chancellor George Osborne in London, who declared that an independent Scotland could not negotiate a currency union with the rest of the United Kingdom. With only one-tenth of Britain’s population, Scotland is just too small to demand an equal say in how the pound is run. Besides, why would London want to keep the responsibility for Scotland’s huge and rather dodgy banking sector?

Next was the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, who warned that it would be, “difficult, if not impossible” for an indepen-

dent Scotland to join the European Union.

Other EU members that don’t want their own autonomous regions to secede would almost certainly block Scotland’s membership – Barroso was talking mainly about Spain and the separatists in Catalonia – and one veto is enough.

It was a cold shower for the Scottish National Party (SNP), and the number of people planning to vote Yes in the referendum dropped to 32 per cent, while the “noes” remained unchanged at 57 per cent.

Lots of Scots would like independence if it doesn’t cost them anything, but they don’t want it badly enough to risk any major changes.

Unless something changes quite dramatically, the final vote will be 60-40 or more against independence.

So what are the Scottish Nationalists really hoping to achieve?

Originally Salmond planned to build support for independence through a long period of successful government within the UK, but the SNP’s landslide victory in 2011, in the depth of

have noticed that the separatist Parti Quebecois is still around, is likely to win the provincial election due on April 7 – and will almost certainly call a third referendum in the next few years.

It’s what Englishspeaking Quebecers Gwynne Dyer call the “neverendum,” Dyer Straits but it actually does end eventually.

You only have to win the recession, stoked unrealistic hopes among the referendum once.

After 34 years of this, his militants and forced the rest of Canada really his hand. Nevertheless, doesn’t care any more, he probably knew he so there will be no pleas was going to lose this to Quebec to stay this one.

That’s how it worked time, no special offers to sweeten the confedin Quebec in the 1980 eration. referendum, which the The rest of the separatists lost 60-40.

United Kingdom is The idea of leaving Canada and striking out already there: the English, in particular, seem on their own frightened distinctly unmoved by the French-speaking the prospect of Scottish majority in Quebec too independence. much at the time.

This may be because But it did put the Scotland has much less question on the table, of the UK’s populaand it never really went tion than Quebec has away again. Salmond will know the history of of Canada’s (one-tenth Quebec separatism well, versus one-fifth), and for it is the best analogy because Scotland is at the far end of Britain to his own situation.

He will be aware that whereas Quebec is in the middle of Canada. the second referendum, So maybe it will only in 1995, came within a take two referendums in hair’s breadth of sucScotland. ceeding. And he will

They should pray that this is so, because the four-decade, threereferendum scenario is pretty grim. In Quebec, it caused the most spectacular case of planning blight in recent history.

The perpetual uncertainty about Quebec’s political and economic future drove the corporate headquarters out (they moved to Toronto), and the immigrants and the investment went elsewhere. The population numbers in Canada’s two biggest provinces tell the story.

In 1980, the year of the first referendum, there were 6.5 million people in Quebec and 8.5 million in Ontario, and the ratio had been steady for most of the century.

There are now 8.2 million people in Quebec – and 13.4 million in Ontario. Montreal had always been Canada’s biggest city, but Toronto is now more than 50 per cent bigger.

Salmond must know that this is where he is taking Scotland.

He presumably thinks it is worth it.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist.

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Political apple doesn’t fall very far from the tree Recently, there has been much said about various political leaders in the media.

Fingers are pointed at such things as: the Conservatives (under Stephen Harper’s steerage) are ultra-nepotistic and uncaring; the NDP (under Tom Mulcair) defying the Speaker of the House recently rather than sticking to his real role as opposition leader and last, but not least, Justin Trudeau’s recent removal of 32 Liberal appointed senators from his caucus.

If all of these leaders portray themselves as being the ultimate cure for Canada’s ills, we could be in trouble deeper than we’ve ever been before. Or, could we? Let’s go back in time to when much of this hype was similar even then. I refer to Trudeaumania. First Pierre Elliot and now Justin Pierre James Trudeau.

Now for proof that there is much truth in the old adage “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

PET came on like gangbusters (Trudeamania) by being narcissistic, flamboyant, off-the-wall and totally brash. I don’t think that anyone would refute that! What then, young Justin?

Although scaled down, young Trudeau shows some of the same characteristic signs that T, the elder did, although a little

Last threat of separation

Once again Quebec is threatening to leave Canada. It’s about time we called their bluff. Let them go, but under the understanding that all benefits they are now getting from Canada will cease if they leave.

If they should hold a referendum, make this the last time, and any further attempts to secede should be considered an act of treason and those proposing it should be tried in a court of law, and if found guilty, sentenced to life in prison.

I don’t believe the ordinary citizen in Quebec is so ignorant as to believe seceding would be in the best interest of Quebecers. For instance, the government in a separated Quebec would lose their credit rate with the world, and every country needs a good credit standing in the world economy.

Donald E. Thorsteinson Penticton

Deer problem not over

Well if I said it once, I have said it a hundred times. Just like my poor old mother (may she RIP) would say, deer oh deer, what on earth is this world coming to?

Thank you, Heather Caron for helping bring this deer saga almost

Just as P. E. T. shot from the lip, so too does Justin. lower keyed than T, the elder.

Let’s look at some coincidences and draw a comparison.

Pierre Trudeau often spoke about strengthening democracy, however, his commitment to the system would often vary. In 1977, he said that in certain countries and at certain times a one-party state would be preferable.

Recently, in a TV interview, Justin stated a parallel to what daddy said in that he extolled the virtue of China and its po-

to close. I say almost because, according to Judy Sentes, she has not had the last word on this issue.

In other words the Viking Lady with the horns on her helmet is not finished her insufferable opera just yet.

History almost repeated itself only this time it’s deer that were almost banished to the reservations because they were a threat and a nuisance. The white man sure has a way of ridding everything that irritates them. So what’s next? Round up all the chickens and truck them up Green Mountain Road? If so, I have some acquaintances that maintain vegetable gardens that will gladly take the hen poop.

Us baby boomers were given a six-pence a wheel barrel full of horse manure, in the old country, the recipients would boast the most ribbons in first and second in show for their roses. So now folks brace yourself for that situation for feeding the deer. If you have deer feeding in your yard the man in the uniform driving the little bubble car with the City of Penticton stenciled on the side is going to get you, bad boy, bad boy, where are you gonna run, where are you gonna hide.

Andy Homan Penticton

Let garden grow

On behalf of the Penticton Garden Club I write in support of the Penticton Urban Agriculture Association and their teaching garden on Backstreet Boulevard. This small, hardworking group of about eight volunteers has taken a plot of unused land and provided a service to the community at no cost to the city.

Before 2011, the lot was a weed and junk-filled mess beside Penticton Creek. Now at least it looks like a teaching area.

At certain times of the year a garden may not look its best, but that does not mean the garden should be abandoned.

Through their efforts people who have no history or knowledge of gardening have been encouraged to take up food production. In a time of rising food costs this is a noble endeavour indeed. City council should be looking at ways to provide more assistance rather than shutting down the project.

Did the complainant offer a solution? Can a parking lot be located so close to Penticton Creek? What does council have future plans for this space?

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litical one-party system as to how successful the country was.

He then had to back-pedal and say that what he said was taken out of context. Hmm ... coincidence?

Just as PET shot from the lip, so too, does Justin. He has on more than one occasion shot himself in the foot by being vocal and expressing an opinion and then doing a complete 360 degree turn. I make reference to his before and after stance on marijuana. A lesson in vacillation or what?

A further faux pas came to the fore in another interview when he stated that “Quebecers were better than the rest of Canadians.”

When asked why, he simply stated, “because they are Quebecers.” Logic or what? Yet, this guy wants to be prime minister! Scary or what?

Who knows what lies in Canada’s future? It’s almost a damned if you do scenario politically or a damned if you don’t!” Stay tuned folks. We’ll just have to wait for the “political puck to be dropped to find out how the game will be played!”

Ron Barillaro Penticton

the project to more people through your city newsletter and supporting these individuals who are keenly aware of the worldwide issue of food security?

The Penticton Garden Club strongly supports the work of Penticton Urban Agriculture Association.

Jan Higgins Penticton Garden Club

Leave guilty alone

(re: Guilty, Western News, March 7) Obviously you are feeling great taking it upon yourselves not only to destroy a man (Gary Leaman) and his life achievements, but also to make life even more unbearable for his family.

Isn’t it up to the court/judge to rule on an appropriate punishment?

Unlike your paper, a judge will never destroy an otherwise honorable member of our community but will sentence based on facts. Facts you don’t know.

Congratulations, you self-righteous, revenge-seeking vultures just scored a 10 in doing wrong.

Your disgusted reader, Roland Ebneter Naramata

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Rivision, the 1964 Buick Riviera custom built by osoyoos fabricator JF Launier took the coveted Ridler Award at the 2014 Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama recently. This is the first time a Canadian builder has won the award since 1988.

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Osoyoos man JF Launier and his highly customized 1964 Buick Riviera took home the coveted Ridler Award at the 2014 Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama.

“It took five years, 20,000 hours, blood, sweat, tears — lots of tears,” said Launier. “I don’t think I want to show it as much as I want to drive it and autocross it.”

Aptly named Rivision, Launier’s creation is based on an original, yet highly modified 1964 Buick Riviera.

“I knew I was not going to continue my career building 1950s cars. There’s not enough of a market and it’s for an older generation. I didn’t want to do the traditional 1969 Camaro or 1955-1957 Chevys. If I wanted to make a living for the next 20 years, I knew I’d have to build street machines,” said Launier.

“I wanted to do something different, and as the Buick came together during the build process, it sort of morphed into a two-seat sports car.”

The award presented by Chevrolet Performance in Cobo Center, right in the heart of Motor City during Autorama held March 7 to 9, wasn’t Launier’s first attempt to win it. Launier started working on the vehicle six years ago and took inspiration this time around from the boat tail rear glass that was used on the 1971 Buick Riviera models and design cues from the 1963-1967 Corvette Stingray.

Launier then combined these different elements, which included a low-slung profile and stance, front fender vents and tight proportions, and created a rolling masterpiece that is aggressive yet beautiful with exquisite attention to detail and functionality.

Many might think Launier’s 1964 Riviera styling is traditional custom, but at a closer glance, it’s light-years ahead of the old genre.

It’s powered by a modern Chevrolet LS 6.2-Litre V8 engine that develops over 850 horsepower, thanks in part to twin turbo chargers. The heavily breathed-on engine is connected to a Tremec sixspeed manual transmission that sends the power to Pirelli tires.

Although he won’t say how much it cost him over the six years to create the award winning hot rod, some have estimated it to be $300,000.

His shop, JF Kustoms, located in Osoyoos, has previously goneto Detroit and shown two Pire-

lli Great 8 contenders. Ironically, the Ridler win makes him a Canadian taking honours for best hot rod in America.

“I probably should be U.S.-based but I prefer to be here where I grew up. It is for the same reasons anyone else chooses to stay in the Okanagan,” said Launier.

“We have to work through tons of problems because of where we are located but I choose to work through those. I wave the flag pretty good and I am proud to be from Canada and doing this.”

Third time was the charm for Launier in the Ridler competition; his previous two builds came away without hot rodding’s greatest honour but made it to the Great 8.

“I competed for the Ridler many years ago but didn’t win. It didn’t discourage me from building another car. When it came time to build the Riviera, I knew in my head what I had to do better. I’ve been known for building really beautiful customs. I like to proportion cars differently than other builders,” said Launier.

The last Canadian who won the award was in 1988, making the win even sweeter. Launier said the prized vehicle will not sit idle. It will be on next year’s Hot Rod Power Tour and he has plans to participate in the Optima Street Car Challenge. He vows it “will be the most abused Ridler car ever.”

“It took six years to build this car so now I am looking to help chase someone else’s dream, I fulfilled mine,” said Launier.

JF Kustoms employs seven people and Launier expects his business to pick up even more with the Ridler honour.

The 38-year-old learned to fabricate at an early age and in 2001 began work on customers’ cars.

His efforts have earned him much praise in the industry including the Chip Foose Design Excellence Award.

Launier also has been involved on the TV Show Overhaulin’ in six builds over a two-year period, where he became friends and gained a mentor in Chip Foose.

“I am so pleased to see a young car builder such as JF winning this year’s Ridler award.” said Pete Toundas, president and owner of Championship Auto Shows Inc. “This was one of the most radically modified cars among the Pirelli Great 8 and the extreme approach JF took in creating his Buick Riviera will inspire the next generation of custom car builders.”

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Students get extra days off next school year

READING BREAK — Eight-year-old Isabella Heitmann makes a selection from the childrens’ section of books at the Penticton Public Library. In addition to its many regular kids activities, the library has a number of special events during Spring Break week.

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Students will get an extra three days off and teachers will see their summer breaks cut short by two days, according to a revised school calendar proposed for 2014-15.

In previous years, teachers spent up to a week doing professional development at the end of August in preparation for the term ahead, but the Okanagan Skaha School District offered to put those days back into the school calendar next year.

That change would have lengthened school days by eight minutes to make up for the lost instructional time, but it also generated concerns from parents and support staff during consultations earlier this year.

“The one thing I am cognizant about is parents’ frustration at having to find more daycare during those days and our (Canadian Union of Public Employees) staff losing days in the school calendar,” Trustee Shelley Clarke said at Monday’s school board meeting.

She instead offered a compromise that would see three pro-D days be added to the school calendar, and two other non-instructional days taken in August.

That will require adding four minutes to school days to make up for lost time.

Clarke’s plan won the unanimous support of the board. However, it still needs approval from the Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union, because the summer days fall outside of members’ contracts.

OSTU president Leslea Woodward, said after the meeting, she expects members will accept the proposal. Trustee Tracy St. Claire, who supported Clarke’s motion, said she was struck by “the number of concerns from parents that adding minutes to the calendar wouldn’t make up for the lost days,” but felt it worthwhile to give teachers the opportunity to try continuous professional development throughout the year.

Clarke also pointed out the three non-instructional days during the school year could represent “a great opportunity for our CUPE members to get some professional development.”

Trustee Linda Van Alphen noted, however, that such opportunities would be “tied to the budget process.”

District staff will now prepare a report on the revamped calendar’s expected financial impact on CUPE employees, along with suggestions for training and work opportunities.

CUPE unit chair Alison Reigh was at Monday’s meeting and thanked the board for the compromise solution.

The draft calendar has schools opening on Sept.

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Chris Grauer has a hat for almost every day of his volunteer work week. It’s also not unusual for him to be wearing several different ones at the same time.

Giving back to the communities he lives in and around is something the Naramata resident has become well known for, and trying to track him down is not always easy.

While the Soupateria kitchen in Penticton is usually a good starting point, he could very likely be in Summerland helping with the chores at the Critteraid farm, packing goods to ship overseas at the Okanagan Gleaners in Oliver or working at the Naramata Centre.

Now in his mid-60s, Grauer is a past recipient of the B.C. Community Achievement Award presnted by Premier Christy Clark.

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“When I was a kid I always felt like it was important doing things for other people, just shovelling the snow off somebody’s walk, so if it’s helping somebody else, that’s what’s most important to me.”

Since retiring from his paid job at the Naramata Centre, he typically works six days a week at the various locations.

Sundays he usually likes to have to himself just to relax.

Like most of the people who give of themselves, it’s not the awards or publicity that are the motivators for the work Grauer does.

“At the soup kitchen, if a few people stop by the window and say ‘boy that was good, thanks very much,’ that’s great, that’s all the payment I need,” he said. “That’s what makes my heart happy, knowing that we’ve done a good job, that’s the reward right there.”

Deborah Silk of Critteraid, where Chris was working again this week, had nothing but kind words for her friend.

“He’s the nicest person I’ve ever met in my life and hands down I think every director (of the Critteraid board) would say that,” said Silk. “Honestly his love and respect for animals, including humans, is unsurpassed. (He’s) the kindest person in the world.

“He loves animals, he loves people and he hates suffering of any kind.”

She was quick to add that Grauer is very adamant about what he believes in and, “will go to the mat” to fight injustice against two or four-legged creatures.

“The world could definitely use more people like him,” said Silk.

Richard Simpson has worked alongside Grauer for several years at the Soupateria, and like Silk, has developed an incredible respect for the man.

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For his part, Grauer derives a huge amount of personal satisfaction and joy at the end of his volunteer work day.

“I just enjoy helping others, helping animals, it makes me feel good and makes them feel good,” he said. “Throughout my life I’ve always enjoyed things like that and it just seemed like a perfect fit when I stopped working for money.

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Ideas worth spreading Steve Kidd

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Organizers of the upcoming IDEASfest in Penticton say that being a youth in Penticton is not always easy.

“On the surface Penticton is a shiny penny with new infrastructure everywhere. Wealthy retirees from all over the country come here and keep real estate values high while good paying jobs are tough to come by,” reads their release promoting the youth event.

Penticton, it adds, is in the top 10 towns in B.C. for child poverty with the average working income well below the provincial average, according to a Community Foundation of the South Okanagan report.

“As a result, Penticton’s youth feel marginalized and feel there is a lack of community resources dedicated to them.”

The IDEASfest concept hopes to change that. The organizers, which include Bruce Johnson, Nikos Theodosakis, Hugh McClelland and Milton Orris along with Claire Ellis, a grade 12 student from Princess Margaret, feel it is important to empower the youth to be able to create real change in their communities with realistic goals and clear messages.

“The goal of the IDEASfest For Youth is have these students go back to their schools and communities and start to make the changes they want to see. There is a power to bringing together likeminded students and they can start to network for change as well.” said Orris.

Sandra Richardson, a leadership instructor at Princess Margaret, where Orris recently gave a talk, said the event is a positive move.

“I think it’s a really excellent way for the community to support the initiative of young people and to recognize the potential leadership that young people in our community have,” she said. “The key to all of it is what happens af-

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The Canadian Diabetes Association is looking for a few good volunteers as their annual May fundraising campaign returns to the South Okanagan “We haven’t done it in a few years in the Southern Interior, so we are starting it up again,” said local spokesperson Lynn Kelsey. “It’s an annual event to raise funds for, and provide information regarding, diabetes.”

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terward … making sure that if the young people have a good idea, there needs to be followup. There needs to be follow up in their leadership classes back in school or there needs to be follow up with people in the community.”

Though lack of followup is often a weakness of similar events, Richardson said she has confidence in the group of community leaders that is organizing this event.

IDEASfest for Youth is on April 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lakeside Resort, running parallel to TEDx Penticton.

The two events will cross pollinate, with some TEDx speakers addressing the youth and at the end of the day the IDEASfest students are making the last TEDx talk, which will be streamed live around the world and filmed for future publication.

The IDEASfest day is in three parts, starting with a lesson in storyboarding from Theodosakis, an experienced filmmaker.

“Filmmakers use storyboards as a way to articulate, plan and execute their vision for their films,

but storyboards are also extremely effective in executing visions for business, career and personal life plans,” Theodosakis said.

The storyboard session will be followed by a series of presenters on improving your happiness index. The youth will learn about yoga, meditation, laughter and other tools along with another workshop around gratitude.

“Students, like anyone else, can get stressed out by what goes on in their world. Part of IdeasFest is about students focusing on what they want to make better, and exploring practical concepts they can use to create achievable solutions,” said Hugh McClelland, a laughter yoga leader.

The day culminates with a section on creating change, focusing on issues affecting local youth, with facilitators guiding students through the process to make a presentation or video for the TEDx conference.

IDEASfest is a free event. For information or to register, visit www.ideasfestok.com or ask for registration forms at any school office.

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But it does need to be co-ordinated, said Kelsey, to avoid too many canvassing the same area. Volunteers can sign up by calling the Diabetes Association office at 1-888-6289494 or emailing cheryl. stone@diabetes.ca with “residential campaign” in the subject line.

“The opportunity is also available for students to get a letter re-

garding their volunteers hours so if they are in the leadership program, they can use it towards that or they can have this nice letter from CDA recognizing their volunteer hours to put on their resumes,” said Kelsey.

Funds that are raised in the area stay in the area, according to Kelsey, explaining the focus is on research, education and support, as well as helping send kids who are living with diabetes to camp.

“CDA is one of the leaders in the world in regards to diabetes re-

search. Their clinical practice guidelines are produced every five years and are recognized internationally as the A standard,” said Kelsey.

The goal is to have a cure, but the association also works on developing best practices for managing the condition so that people can live a healthy life even with diabetes.

“I do a lot of training with the CDA and I am available to go out and speak to local groups about what is diabetes and living well with diabetes,” said Kelsey.

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Kiwanis strings and keys

March 14 — The Lion, The Bear, The Fox describe their live show as a harmony-filled evening. The trio are performing at the Dream Café and tickets are $10.

March 15 — Aidan Mayes and Mandy Cole performing at the Bufflehead Pasta and Tapas Room in the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. No cover.

March 15 — Join traditional pipe band Kinship at the Barking Parrot to celebrate St. Patty’s Day. Feature menu items and green beer. Show starts at 9:30 p.m. Cover is $8.

March 16 — Kim Gouchie Band performing in the Tea Room at the Penticton Art Gallery at 7:30 p.m. She is joined by Sandra D Mac and their new band. By donation.

March 22 — Penticton and District Community Concerts presents ARC Ensemble performing a collection of rarely heard works at the Cleland Theatre 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are sold at the Shatford Centre or single tickets on performance night at the Cleland Theatre pending availability.

April 10 — Country music’s hottest duo, Florida Georgia Line, cruises into Penticton at the SOEC. April 10 — Miss Quincy and The Showdown at The Elite. $8 cover.

April 11 — One of rock music’s greatest, The Steve Miller Band, comes to the SOEC. April 12 — The Faps at The Elite.

events JOYCEY CHENG (top) of Penticton was focused during her conservatory Grade 3 sight-reading exam last Friday at the Penticton Alliance Church. Elevenyear-old Ceadra Hardardt of Naramata (left) plucks the strings of her harp during her warmup for the strings portion of the Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival at the Penticton United Church Thursday morning.

Ceadra was one of three students of instructor Ingrid Schellenberg who runs La Muse Harp Studio taking part.

Also competing were Holly Waterman of Penticton and Lise Fisher of Summerland. The festival runs through May 3 at a variety of city venues and for more information and a full schedule of festival events visit www.pkmf.org.

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Until May 3 — 88th Penticton Kiwanis Music, Dance and Speech Arts Festival. For schedule of events visit www.pkmf.com March 15 — Penticton Okanagan Rotary Club Mask-erade dinner and dance fundraiser at the Penticton Lakeside Resort and Casino. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $75.

March 20 — Mad Hatter Bash at the Best Damn Sports Bar is a fundraiser for Martin House, a community-based program for youth and young adults living with mental illness. Tickets are $20 and include a burger, fries and beverage. Door prizes, silent auction, 50/50 and prizes for best costume. Event is at 6 p.m.

March 28 — Full gallery exhibition, Styx and Stones opens at the Penticton Art Gallery 7 to 9 p.m. Featuring two key components a juried call for artists and non-juried public program which invites the community to come in and add their own experience to the exhibition.

April 4 to 5 — Okanagan Fest-Of-Ale at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Bringing beer lovers and brewers together to celebrate.

Live entertainment, local restaurateurs and 35 brewers. Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets available at Days Inn or online at www.fest-of-ale.bc.ca April 10 to May 4 — Many Hats Theatre Company production of Marc Camoletti’s Boeing Boeing. Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. (no performance April 11) and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22/$19 at the Wine Country Visitor Centre or reserve by phone 250-276-2170.

May 3 — Enjoy an evening of chic glam at the Penticton Lakeside Resort Grand Ballroom for Bacchanalia. Chef Chris Remington’s culinary masterpieces with over 200 wines from 50 different wineries. Event runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $75. Black tie and cocktail attire strongly encouraged.

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Author discovers passion for art

Penticton author Julie Fowler at a recent reading, slideshow and talk at the Penticton art Gallery about her novel Grande Dames of the Cariboo. the book explores cariboo artists Vivien cowan and Sonia cornwall and their intriguing friendship with a.Y. Jackson and Joseph Plaskett in a genre-bending book with historical references and creative writing.

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The 2014 BMW 528i xDrive Premium Package would visit Cowan at “She tried to get it pubtheir property near 150 lished and didn’t have Lease at: Lease from* Mile House, the On- any luck so in a funny European models shown. Features and equipment may vary in Canada. Total selling price for a new 2013 BMW 528i xDrive/X5 xDrive35i is $59,518.36/$64,418.36, which includes MSRP of $56,900/$61,800, freight and PDI of $2,095, Dealer administration fee of $395, A/C levy of $100, OMVIC ($5), and tire stewardship fee ($23.36). *Lease offer of 1.9% APR for 48 months available only through BMW Financial Services Canada on approved ward Ranch. way I almost feel she credit (OAC). Lease example based on MSRP of a new 2013 BMW 528i xDrive/X5 xDrive35i base model: $56,900/$61,800 at 1.9% APR for 48 months. Monthly payment is $598/$748 with down payment or trade equivalent of $8,180. **Freight and PDI up to $2,095, Dealer administration fee of $395, A/C levy of $100, PPSA of $55.40, OMVIC ($5), and tire stewardship fee of $23.36 are included in the down payment. First month's lease /Month Fowler said Cowan is working through me payment, security deposit of approximately one month's payment, licensing, registration, and applicable Cash taxes are extra and due on signing. The residual value of the vehicle at the end of the term is $25,605/$23,484. Annual Down kilometres limited to 16,000; $0.15 per excess kilometre. ***Effective lease APR for 48 months shown for informational purposes only. Retailers are free to set individual prices and charge administration fees, which may became the Grande to get her story out. I change X.XX X.XX the APR or the price of the vehicle. †$2,500/$6,000 cash purchase incentive is available to cash buyers only on all new 2013 BMW 528i xDrive All-Wheel Drive/2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i All-Wheel Drive models.

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ARC EnsEmblE is bringing an unusual combination of instruments together to perform rare music at the next Penticton Community Concert event on march 22 at the Cleland Theatre. This will be one of the last concerts of the season with the finale of local artists on may 7.

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A mish-mash of instruments will come together to perform a repertoire of rarely heard works at Penticton’s Cleland Theatre.

“You put together strange instruments like this, where on their own they are not strange but they don’t often get together like this, and you have this out of the ordinary concert,” said George Zukerman, who organized the tour. “The reason is partly to play some unusual music and the leader is a guitarist and he plays astonishingly well and it will amaze people but he has dug up so much music over his career.”

Simone Wynberg (guitarist and artistic director for ARC Ensemble) has edited over 60 volumes of previously unknown guitar music and many of his recordings have received glowing reviews and awards. He found works Beethoven wrote them for guitar.

“Contemporary Beethoven got the pieces approved because there was so many wonderful guitar players around those days. Not many people know that, so one of the pieces they will be performing in Penticton is Beethoven.

That is astonishing,” said Zukerman.

The Artists of the Royal Conservatory Ensemble are performing an eight-concert tour with a stop in Penticton on March 22 as part of the Penticton Community Concerts season.

Varying combinations of instruments from violin, viola, cello, clarinet and guitar will come together on the works, including one that was specifically composed for the tour by violinist Benjamin Bowman. He is one of Canada’s most dynamic and versatile musicians who preforms regularly as a soloist and is a member or frequent guest artist for some of the country’s best chamber music ensembles.

“He has written a piece and no one has any idea what it sounds like because it will be premiered on this tour. It is amazing because here is an ensemble wanting to represent what Canadians are listening to today and Benjamin is a very skilled composer and I am sure it will be a wonderful piece,” said Zukerman.

Another odd pairing, said Zukerman, is the clarinet with a quartet.

“It is three strings and a clarinet and this piece was probably as popular in the streets of Sweden in 1810 as the Mozart clarinet quintet was in Vienna.

People didn’t move around so much and... each country would generate their own celebrity,” said Zukerman.

According to Zukerman, there is nothing created strictly for the five instruments that ARC Ensemble are performing with during this tour.

“It’s a crazy combination, I agree,”

he said.

Over the last 10 years the ARC Ensemble has become one of Canada’s pre-eminent cultural ambassadors, raising international appreciation of the Royal Conservatory and Canada’s rich musical life.

Its members are all senior faculty of the Glenn Gould School with guest artists drawn from its most exceptional students and graduates. The ARC Ensemble has performed throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. Its first two CDs, On the Threshold of Hope and Right Through The Bone were both nominated for Grammy Awards in the Best Chamber Music Recording category.

“We are very lucky to have the opportunity for small communities to bring a group like this in. This is what keeps music moving in our province.

Just because people live in a smaller city they shouldn’t be deprived of the opportunity to hear music of this quality,” said Zukerman.

Reaching out to youth is a vital part of audience development and community engagement for Penticton Community Concerts, and they have organized for members of the ARC Ensemble to provide Masterclass instruction to local students from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on March 22, at the Shatford Centre, with instructors Steven Dann (strings), Joaquin Valdepenas (woodwinds) and Wynberg (classical guitar). Cost is $10 and interested intermediate or senior students are invited to send their contact particulars to info@shatfordcentre.com for more information.

The Local Artist Appreciation Concert is being held at 7:30 p.m. on May 7 at the Cleland Theatre.

The concert will feature local artists Johnathon Stuchbery (classical guitar) and Saige Carlson (classical voice) and dance performers selected to compete at the Provincial Festival of Performing Arts BC being held in Penticton in June.

PCC also announced there will be a special reception on March 27 at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre. This event will be a social gathering to kick off the 2014-2015 concert season and also appreciate the many volunteers that help make Penticton Community Concerts a success.

Everyone is invited and will be the first to know about next season’s concerts. RSVP to Shatford Centre at 250770-7668 or e-mail info@shatfordcentre.com.

Tickets for the ARC Ensemble performance and the Local Artists Appreciation Concert are available for $30 for adults and $5 for students at the Shatford Centre and at the Cleland Theatre on the night of the concert, if available.

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VOLUNTEERS FROM PENTICTON’S BCAA OFFICE (left to right) Melanie Nolet, Sandy Lyon and Sheila Anthony joined Avril Paice of the United Way Central and South Okanagan and executive director Manisha Willms (right) of the OSNS Child Development Centre to do some painting at the centre recently. The help by the company workers is part of the United Way’s Days of Caring program where employees of businesses get together to assist with work at various non-profit agencies.

Companies who would like to get involved in the program can contact Paice at avril@unitedwaycso. com.

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FRIDAY

March 14 Okanagan Falls legiOn has a meat draw at 5 p.m.

Friday sOcial dance at South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. Join us for music

by About Time starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person.

All welcome. rOyal canadian legiOn branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday at 11:30 a.m., dinner at 4:30 p.m. and karaoke with Lloyd at 7 p.m.

The Oliver seniOr Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. seniOrs singles lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250770-8622.

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. elks cluB On Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts, poker and pool at 7 p.m.

890 Wing OF South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. eagles have dinner from

5 to 7 p.m. and entertainment by Affordable Music from 7 to 11 p.m. Guests welcome. seniOrs PenTicTOn 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. anaveTs has karaOke by Smart Ass Entertainment at 7 p.m., Scotch doubles pool at 6:30 p.m.

The BereavemenT 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.

Okanagan Falls seniOrs’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and crib at 1 p.m.

SATURDAY March 15

Okanagan Falls legiOn has drop-in darts at 1 p.m., a meat draw at 5 p.m. followed at 6:30 p.m. by Irish supper and St. Patrick’s entertainment with Anita. Supper tickets are $10. alcOhOlics anOnymOus has its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave.

and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Call service 24 hours is 250-490-9216. vOlunTeers are needed by many organizations in the community.

Call the South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre at 1-888 576-5661 or check out the web site at www.volunteercentre. info. 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. dinner/dance at 5:30 p.m.

Memorial service in the hall at 2 p.m. elks cluB On Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., drop-in darts at 4 p.m., meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m.

FraTernal Order OF Eagles have hamburgers from noon to 4 p.m.

Beaver races at 4 p.m.

Guests welcome. al-anOn meeTs aT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272. chariTy BOTTle drive with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital pediatric ward, SPCA and Critteraid. Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at IGA on Government Street. alcOhOlics anOnymOus has a group meet in Naramata at 8 p.m. at 3740 3rd St. in Community Church hall.

In Summerland, the step study meeting is at 7:30

p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Friends Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. at Oasis United Church. 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. anaveTs has Fun pool at noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Glory Days at 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY March 16

leT’s gO green to the Irish Stew Dinner and Dance starting at 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the Oliver Senior Centre, 5876 Airport St. Call 250-498-6142 for more information.

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The PenTicTOn radiO Control Club is hosting an indoor race at 375 Warren Ave East. This is the final race of the indoor carpet season. Registration is at 9 a.m. and racing starts at 10 a.m. Spectators are welcome.

Okanagan Falls legiOn has an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast for $5 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Fun afternoon starts at 1 p.m. with horse racing, darts, hot dogs, and other events. mike TreadWay alOng with Larry Crawford, Debi Johnson and Stefan Bienz appear along with Vernon guitarist extraordinaire Neil Fraser at this month’s Jazz Vespers at 4:30 p.m. in St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 150 Orchard Ave. All are welcome for an hour of music, relaxation and meditation.

The rdOs is offering a pair of free composting seminars at RONA in Penticton, starting at 1 p.m. with Harvesting the Heavens with Rain Barrels followed by How

to Compost Effectively at 2 p.m. cOme dance TO the greatest dance music ever made with D.J. Emil, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Main Drop-in Centre, 2965 South Main St. $3 per person. All welcome. anaveTs has a general meeting at 11 a.m., horse races and meat draws at 2 p.m.

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Women Front and Centre, a luncheon celebrating change and transformation in Frog City Café at Linden Gardens. Tickets are $25 each at Hooked on Books and WINGS Thrift Store in Penticton or call to reserve 250-493-4366 and www.sowins.com for info. elks cluB On Ellis Street has dog races at 2:30 p.m., M&M meat draw and Last Man Standing.

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Help us support the Special Olympics by dropping off your empty bottles and cans this Saturday and Sunday, March 15th and 16th.

DO YOU WORRY TOO MUCH?

• DO YOU HAVE UNCONTROLLABLE WORRY, ANXIETY OR TENSION ABOUT DAY-TO-DAY MATTERS? • DO FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS SAY THAT YOU WORRY TOO MUCH? • DO YOU HAVE THREE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: HEADACHES, STOMACH ACHES, DIARRHEA, TENSION, FATIGUE, DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING, INSOMNIA, IRRITABILITY, OR RESTLESSNESS. If you said ‘yes’ to two or more of these questions, you may be interested in participating in a new clinical research study to evaluate an investigational medication for anxiety. You must be at least 18 years or older.

For more information please call Dr. Alexander McIntyre Study Coordinator: Amanda McIntyre Tel: (250) 492-0053 • amanda.mcintyre@telus.net

Fraternal order oF Eagles has wings from noon to 4 p.m. and a meat draw at 4 p.m. Members and guests welcome. lakelands ChurCh holds Sunday services on the second floor of the Penticton Community Centre from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome. For more info contact info@ lakelandschurch.com. royal Canadian legion has a buffet breakfast at 8 a.m. and a meat draw at 2 p.m. alCoholiCs anonymous meets in OK Falls at 10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton at 11 a.m. for the women’s group at the Lawn Bowling Club, 260 Brunswick St. The Sunday 123 group meets at 8 p.m. in the Education Room in the basement of the Penticton hospital. The closed men’s group meets at 11 a.m. at the Eagles hall at 1197 Main St., side door, upstairs.

MONDAY March 17

iode thriFt shop at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Clothing, kitchen wares, china items, pictures and more.

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. anavets have dart and pool leagues at 7 p.m. and Stu’s kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m. 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 a general meeting 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.

Wellness mental Centre has Brown Bag family support group from noon to 1 p.m. weekly and individual support for family members from 2 to 4 p.m. weekly. Call 250493-7338 for more info. alCoholiCs anonymous nux group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road.

Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United Church basement. evening line danCing every Monday at 7 p.m., line dance lessons for

beginners every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and intermediate every Thursday at 9 a.m. All lessons at the Oliver Senior Centre, 5876 Airport St., with teacher Claire Denney.

Call 778-439-2070 for more information.

Floor Curling at 12:45 p.m. every Monday except holidays in the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Fraternal order oF Eagles has pub dart league at 7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY March 18

broWn bag lunCh lectures at the Penticton Museum with an Illustrated History of the Martin Mars Water Bomber by artist Dianne Bersea. Presentations are in the museum auditorium (785 Main St.) and include coffee, tea and confections. Admission by donation. yoga meditation/vegetarian supper is upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

Donations accepted. okanagan Falls seniors’ Centre has pool at 6:30 p.m. and music from 7 to 9 p.m. the pentiCton Whole Foods Market presents its latest free seminar, Flex and Mone, secrets for keeping bones joints strong and healthy with Shepherd Wolf, national nutritional educator for New Chapter Vitamins, Inc. starting at 7 p.m.

Fraternal order oF Eagles has drop-in euchre at 7 p.m. Guests welcome. royal Canadian legion has a service officer at 1 p.m. vispassana (insight) meditation for beginners or mature practitioners every Tuesday evening from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.

Please call Debora for details at 250-462-7340.

All welcome, no charge. al-anon for friends and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at 2800 South Main St. and 6:45 p.m. at 157 Wade Ave. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian. Call 250490-9272 for info.

ConCert pentiCton band rehearses from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church, 1370 Church St. Intermediate to advanced musicians. All band instruments. The band is available for performances.

Phone 250-809-2087 for info or email info@pentictonconcertband.ca. elks on ellis Street has crib wars at 1 p.m., fun darts and 10-card crib at 7 p.m.

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 250-4936564 or email sherry.wezner@mssociety.ca. okanagan south meet toastmasters every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the community services building at 5876 Airport St. in Oliver. Become a more confident speaker.

Call Bill at 250-485-0006 or Melba at 250-4988850 for details.

90 Wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. p e n t i C t o n toastmasters meets every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Shatford Centre at 760 Main St. Toastmasters is an excellent way to enhance confidence, speaking, and leadership skills in a fun, supportive setting.

Membership is open to anyone 18 and up. Guests are welcome and allowed up to three free meetings.

Call 250-492-2362 for more info.

Wellness mental Centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. 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.

UPCOMING EVENTS mad hatter bash at the Best Damn Sports Bar on March 20 at 6 p.m., a fundraiser for Martin House, a support program for youth and young adults living with a mental illness. Tickets are $20 (includes a burger, fries and beverage) and entertainment, door prize silent auction, 50/50 draw. Get your ticket at the Best Damn Sports Bar or call 250-493-7338 or at the door. elaine stevens oF Art Knapp’s Garden Centre will speak on the wonderful world of seeds at the monthly Penticton Garden Club meeting at 7:30 p.m. on March 20 in the Penticton Library auditorium.

Visitors welcome.

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The Fiat 500 is cute but might not be the most practical choice as a family vehicle.

Sure, it has room for four, a peppy personality (even with its base 101 horsepower engine,) but accessing the rear seats isn’t the easiest and the cargo room is minimal.

Enter the all-new-for-2014 Fiat 500L: The “L” stands for “large” so those interior volume deficiencies listed with its pint-sized sibling are no more.

Dimensionally, the L is 68 centimetres longer, 15 cm taller in height and in width and there’s an extra 42 per cent when it comes to inside space.

But wait, there’s more.

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The L comes with two additional doors to allow for easy access to the rear seats. And room for five passengers.

It loses a little bit of its pinch-the-cheeks cuteness but its practicality makes up for it.

In the driver’s seat, you have an almost unadulterated outward visibility. The 500L features a segment-exclusive glass from the A- to D-pillars that provide nearly 360-degree panoramic views.

Parking is easy because you can pretty much see out of all four corners. And the 500L – even with its “large” designation – still fits comfortably into urban settings.

Driving the 500L, I noticed it doesn’t have quite the same amount of panache as the 500 Turbo. Granted, it’s a heavier vehicle. But to still keep some of the driving fun behind the wheel, Fiat has outfitted it with a 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo engine that provides 160 horsepower, 184 lb-ft. of torque.

It’s also available with two transmission options. Firstly, there’s a 6-speed manual.

Then there’s an available 6−Speed Euro Twin Clutch “automatic.” The latter of the two costs an additional $1,450 and came equipped

on my 500L Lounge trim.

To be honest, this dual clutch transmission was my least favourite part of the vehicle. It felt as though the gearing was off or it had some sort of gremlin inside causing a raucous to disturb the smooth functionality of what I would have expected.

On the flip side, there’s nothing that I felt was fundamentally wrong with it.

The transmission changed gears, got the car moving and did exactly what it was supposed to do. It also just felt weird/awkward to me and unlike any other dual clutch transmission I’ve operated. Perhaps it is one of those features I would just need to get used to over time but our time together wasn’t long enough for me to embrace its quirks!

There were, however, other highlights of the 500L. The Lounge trim comes standard with leather trimmed bucket seats and front heated seats, perfect for those chilly mornings.

An upgraded item that was optioned on the L was the Uconnect system with a 6.5-inch screen (the standard is a 5-inch screen) complete with Bluetooth, Sirius satellite radio and a Beats Premium Audio System ($500.) If you’re a music lover, this is a great to add to a Fiat.

Besides, I find that the Uconnect media interface is one of the most intuitive infotainment systems to work with in the industry.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC,) Hill Start Assist and 4−wheel ABS brakes are part of its DNA along with a ParkView rear backup camera, dual zone climate controls and steering wheel mounted audio controls.

When cruising along at highway speeds, road noise is kept to a minimum, which allowed me to enjoy the music via the Beats stereo system a little more.

In corners, the 500L doesn’t have as tight of a setup as the 500, so don’t push it too hard since body roll is more evident.

Perhaps what really stands about this compact car is just how much people room there is inside.

I never felt cramped nor did my passengers. Not to mention the 633L (22.4 cubic feet) of storage behind the second row seats.

The MSRP of the 2014 Fiat 500L Lounge is $25,995.

With the options and destination, the price as tested comes to $30,850.

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Just 20 or 30 years ago, many of these cars were attainable to people of ordinary means.

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1967 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 N.A.R.T. Spider/Intermeccanica Italia: One example recently sold for around $17 million. But unknown to most people, it has an American-powered near doppelganger that costs a fraction of the price.

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Vees primed for Vipers Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Penticton Vees are excited to face the Vernon Vipers in the BCHL’s second round.

They feel that way while knowing it will be a challenging series.

“It’s going to be a grind.

It’s going to be a good series,” said Vees defenceman Paul Stoykewych, who scored three goals and finished with four points in round one. “They’re a big, strong physical team.

We compete well against them. They compete well against us. It’s a good rivalry. It should be fun.”

Vees coach Fred Harbinson is excited about a playoff matchup that hasn’t happened since 2010 when the Vipers won the RBC Cup. “You get to play against the Royal Bank Cup host team. Obviously a great rivarly between the two cities,” he said. “It’s a great challenge getting to play against a team that’s been built over the last two years for this year. It’s exciting to have them here on Friday night.

“It’s two storied franchises in our league, in junior hockey in Canada,” continued Harbinson. “It makes for a great story line.”

A story line that may develop into which club does a better job staying out of the penalty box.

That’s an area Harbinson said is huge in the playoffs.

“I think it really paid of for us in the first round. We only gave our opposition 10 power-plays,” said Harbinson. “Vernon probably looks at their first round, when they had success, they stayed out of the box.”

Against the West Kelowna Warriors, the Vipers scored three times on 14 power-plays and killed 21 of 29 penalties, a rate

PENTICTON VEES general manager and head coach Fred Harbinson watches his players from the ice this week as they prepare for Friday’s first game of the second round of the BCHL playoffs at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Below, Cody DePourcq sits on the bench between drills at Wednesday’s practice. The hometown favourite is currently second in team scoring ahead of a best-of-seven matchup against the Vernon Vipers.

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of 72 per cent, which is the third worst in the playoffs.

Along with remaining disciplined, Stoykewych said that they have to outwork the Vipers and likes their chances for success. The Vees defenceman said that they are a confident group.

In the regular season, each time they played Vernon they were competitive games.

Vipers head coach Jason Williamson hopes the Snakes build off their opening-series win and expects a tough series.

“That’s a very good team, very well coached.

Really high offence and some good goaltending,” Williamson told the Vernon Morning Star. “It’s

gonna be a grind, but I think our group’s up to the challenge. The way we’ve played as of late, even going into the playoffs, I thought we’ve got as good a chance as anbody.”

Vees goalie Hunter

Miska said he noticed the Vipers like to fire a lot of quick shots, while also setting up good plays. Miska said they bring confidence after sweeping the Merritt Centennials. Miska loved his first junior A playoff

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“It was awesome. A little different pace to the game,” said Miska, adding that playing in Merritt’s Nicola Valley Arena kept him on his toes.

Against the Vipers, Miska said they need to come out strong and use their speed, especially to get around the Vipers big players.

Stoykewych said the Vees are playing their best hockey right now. He intends to do what he can to help the Vees have a deep playoff run. Stoykewych said his desire to win is “unbelievable.”

“My last season of junior here. I have struggled my first two years,” said Stoykewych, who joined the Vees from the Winnipeg South Blues.

“Haven’t made it very far.

With this team I think we have something special.”

What excites Stoykewych about the series is playing in both rinks with great crowds.

“Good atmosphere and just competitive,” said Stoykewych. “I’m just excited to play.”

Games 1 and 2 are at the SOEC at 7 and 6 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Vees notes: Miska said it’s an honour for him and Olivier Mantha to win the Wally Forslund Trophy as the BCHL’s top netminding tandem. “Olivier and I were working really hard this season. Both of us have been playing really well. I know we both want to be starting, but you can’t really pick one goalie when both are playing at the best of their ability.” Miska on his TSN video: “It was awesome. Pretty sweet to be able to watch myself on TV and couldn’t be doing it without this great group of guys.”

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IN BRIEF Can Am Race at Apex

Apex Mountain is hosting a Can Am Race and Osisko Speed Camp March 17-23.

Karin Pasin, chief of administration for the race and Apex Ski Club board member, said this is the season’s biggest race at the under-16 level.

“During the speed camp, the athletes have a chance to learn the technical aspects of racing a Super G speed event,” said Pasin. “Former Canadian national team member, Jeff Hume, will be on hand to mentor the kids and offer coaching tips.”

Olympian Morgan Pridy of Whistler, who placed 20th in 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, has raced the Apex Downhill and Super G track and credits it as the one that gave him a solid foundation in these speed events.

Races begin March 20 and athletes in this event must qualify. Along with B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the USA send their top athletes to compete in Super G, Giant Slalom, and Slalom events. A total of 200 racers will be competing. Representing Apex Ski Club are Reece Howden, Belle Grant and Ella Pasin.

KIJHL playoffs

The Osoyoos Coyotes held a 3-1 series lead Thursday on the North Okanagan Knights in the second round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs. T The Coyotes extended their lead with a 10-0 win in Armstrong Tuesday. Rory Neary, who won a Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association championship with Penticton in 2012, potted a hat-trick for the Coyotes.

Penticton’s Jackson DeMatos had a goal and an assist and goalie Lawrence Langan made 23 saves. DeMatos and Langan won a midget provincial championship for Penticton last year. Neary is second in Coyotes playoff scoring with six goals and 13 points in eight games, while DeMatos has two goals and nine points in eight games.

Another Penticton product, Michael Crawford, has one goal and three points in six games. Neary’s brother Liam is pointless in five games, while Langan is 7-1 in the playoffs with two shutouts, a 1.37 goals against average and .949 save percentage. Game 5 was on Thursday night in Osoyoos at the Sun Bowl.

The Kimberley Dynamiters defeated the Creston Valley Thunder Cats 6-3 to give them a 3-1 series lead going into Game 5 on Thursday. Penticton’s Eric Buckley had a goal and two points, while Tyson Klingspohn collected an assist. Buckley has four goals and seven points in six playoff games, while Klingspohn has two goals and seven points in nine games.

The Beaver Valley Nitehawks have a 3-1 series lead on the Nelson Leafs. The Kamloops Storm have a 3-0 series lead on the 100 Mile House Wranglers. Former Penticton Vee Brock Balson is second in playoff scoring for his hometown Storm with three goals and 10 points.

Express girls finish 12th

The KVR Express Grade 8 girls basketball team finished 12th in the Invitational Provincial Championship held in Pitt Meadows last weekend. The Express won one of four games in the 16-team championship, their lone win 31-27 against Westsyde. The Express opened with a 60-18 loss to WA Fraser, the eventual provincial champs.

Their victory against Westsyde followed that game. The Express then lost to Argyle, which placed ninth, 46-20, and to Gordon Head, which finished 11th, 30-22. Britney Young of the Express earned player of the game honours against Westsyde.

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Pinnacles FC adds female presence Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Pinnacles FC has hired Mila Miller and LaDawn Latawiec to coach female players to fill a gap.

Ezra Cremers, head coach and executive director of Pinnacles FC, feels the association has added quality coaches to their program. Miller is a product of the association, having gone through the district program

and played four years of college in the U.S. on scholarship. The Osoyoos native helped the Penticton Pinnacles under-21 women’s team win the Pacific Coast Soccer League’s Bill Gillespie Challenge Cup last summer.

Miller has been working with the female players in the Excelsior program over the winter. This spring she will focus on the Osoyoos Mini program coaching

LaDawn Latawiec

kids in the under-five to 10 age group.

“She is a well-known person in the community,” said Cremers, adding that her success in the game adds to that.

“Everybody knows who she is. Younger players who have a dream to play soccer at whatever level have that role model or hero that they can look up to. Mila’s personality is very positive. That is important working with younger players.”

Latawiec is a for-

mer college player with Grande Prairie and Medicine Hat, who caught the eye of Cremers last summer.

Cremers joked that she should become a coach; she expressed an interest and decided to join.

Latawiec is impressed with the Pinnacles FC organization.

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“The idea of the trip is for a life and football experience,” said Cremers. “These are our top players picked

by Excelsior Youth head coach Marco van Lochem last year.

Going there will give them the opportunity to rate themselves against professional players.”

Araujo, Fraser and Borren will get at least six sessions and play in a game. Araujo and Fraser are returning in August for three to nine months.

Spring Cup Pinnacles FC will host its first tournament with the Spring Cup March 28-30.

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She coached in Grande Prairie for three years and saw the growth after leaving.

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“I was impressed,” said Latawiec, who worked with Excelsior players during the winter.

Cremers said Latawiec is an added role model.

“She’s very vocal.

It’s an opportunity for that female-to-female coach-player relationship,” said Cremers.

“That is important. She’s not shy. She knows her soccer. Technically she has very good skills and understands the way the Pinnacles play.”

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PENTICTON QUIZNOS midget Tier 2 Vees are excited to host B.C. Hockey championship and defend the title they won last year in West Kelowna. The Vees have six returning players to lead the way.

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Vees eyeing back-to-back titles Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Penticton Quiznos midget Tier 2 Vees have experience backing them as they try to defend their provincial championship.

The Vees should also have a home crowd behind them as they host this years championship, which begins Sunday at Memorial Arena.

The group will be led by returnees Dennis Zoeller, Jesse Keylock, Spencer Hook, Franky Anderson, Liam Hutcheson and Brandon Locket.

“They are obviously key,” said Vees coach Lance Vaillancourt. “They have been there before.

Spencer and Liam, this

will be their third provincials. The six of them and those two, they understand exactly what it takes.”

The Vees open the provincial tournament on March 16 against Greater Trail at 5:30 p.m. Their second game has them matched up against Smithers at 7 p.m. on March 17 and their final round robin game is March 18 against Vancouver. With two weeks of practice behind them and an exhibition game from last weekend, Vaillancourt believes his team is good to go.

Against Greater Trail, the Vees managed just one tie in four games, but Vaillancourt said they match up well.

“It’s provincials, you have to play every game and come ready to play every game,” he said. “The quality of the teams, there is not going to be a lot of difference. I feel confident if we come ready to play that we will be competitive with any team.”

It’s Vaillancourt’s hope his team makes it to the playoff round on March. 19. The top two teams from the two pools advance to the semifinal round. The championship also features Saanich, Prince George, Ridge Meadows and the Okanagan champions, Kelowna.

Vaillancourt sees this championship as a chance to show how much his

team has grown. He said they have had their ups and downs, but said their development has been good.

The peewee Tier 2 Vees are vying for a provincial title in Juan de Fuca on Vancouver Island from March 16-19, while the bantam Tier 2 Vees are in Mission from March 16-20.

In Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association playoff action, Penticton defeated Vernon in the Valley midget recreations final in Lumby.

In the bantam final, the Vernon Sharks edged Penticton 2-1. Brayden Jones scored Penticton’s goal with 1:29 left in the second period.

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Apex inspires Olympic gold Kristi Patton Western News Staff

Canada’s women’s hockey team’s road to the Sochi Winter Olympics began at Penticton, and a little piece of their training grounds was with them when they took gold.

“Apex mountain,” explained Charline Labonté of a design painted on the side of her goaltender helmet of scenery from the hill. “We had our bootcamp there and it was not to say hell, but close to hell. Our last challenge was to climb that mountain on our bikes. When I look at it now, we survived and I know we can do anything we want.”

It was Labonté’s fourth Olympics and she said the preparation they had in Penticton May 27 to June 19 at the Okanagan Hockey Academy was key.

“Every time I say there is no way they can make bootcamp harder, but they always find a way. It was a little different but it was just as hard even harder than the others. We are getting better and fitter and that is what we needed at the Olympics,” she said.

Labonté opened the Olympic tournament for Canada with a 5-0 shutout against eventual bronze medal winners Switzerland. The goaltender also helped Canada defeat their U.S. rival in the preliminary round 3-2.

Shannon Szabados also earned a shutout against Finland in the preliminary round and a 3-1 win over Switzerland in the semi-finals.

Just as in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic

CANADIAN OLYMPIC women’s hockey goaltender Charline Labonte recognized the team’s training last summer in Penticton and Apex on her helmet at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

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Winter Games, Szabados was named starter for the gold medal game against the U.S. Canada dug themselves out of a 2-0 deficit and defeated the U.S. in a thrilling overtime finish, 3-2.

Canada’s third goaltender Genevieve Lacasse did not see any game action.

While fighting for the same position, the goalies say there is no animosity.

“We are such a tight group. The three of us had ups and downs

throughout the year and we always stick together,” said Labonté.

The goaltending trio also decided to design a symbol to represent that spirit and each had it displayed on the back plate of their helmets: a ribbon-type infinity sign wrapped each of the goalies numbers together.

“It represents the tightness of the group and our numbers all connected. We all bring something so different

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but connect so well, so it is a cool combination,” said Labonté. “I know if they weren’t there to push me as hard as they do I wouldn’t be at this level and it is the same for them.”

The goaltender had her helmet painted by Sylabrush and based the total design of her mask off Canada’s third black jersey. Labonté also recognized pioneers of women’s hockey on the other side of her mask.

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Dart Association Spring standings week two A Division Rnk Team Mon Pts Ttl 1 Anaf Smokin Aces 8 26 2 Best Damn SB # 1 7 22

The team’s final steps to Russia were also at Okanagan Hockey Academy training facilities. The 21 players spent 10 days training, practising and competing at Okanagan Hockey Academy Europe in St. Polten, Austria. The school was founded as a subsidiary of the Penticton school, the biggest and oldest hockey academy in the world.

This gave Canada a chance to get acclimated to being overseas, before taking to the Olympics ice which spanned multiple time zones ahead.

Andy Oakes, president of Okanagan Hockey Academy, said hosting the national women’s team is simply a natural fit. Canada alumni Gina Kingsbury and Rebecca Russell coach the female prep team in Penticton.

“We’re Canadian fans through and through,” said Oakes.

“So, being able to assist one of the national teams on their quest for a gold medal is important for us and we’re happy to be able to help with their journey. We believe in them.”

Melody Davidson, Hockey Canada’s general manager said training both on and off the ice at Okanagan Hockey Academy was pivotal in their success.

“We are excited to be able to start and finish the road to Sochi at Okanagan Hockey Academy, which has made us feel comfortable throughout our Olympic journey,” said Davidson.

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Clancey’s Snipers 6 Elks Avengers 5 Anaf Wreckers 2 Elks Factors 3 Barley Mill Dart Bags 4 Legion Dreggers 7 Anaf Vixens 1 Elks Kodiaks 2

B Division Rnk Team Mon Pts 1 Clancey’s Arrows 5 2 Anaf A and H 4 3 Legion DDT 5 4 Elks Bullits 2 5 Clancey’s Crushers 3 5 OK Falls Legion 4 5 Eagles Flytes 4 8 Eagles Eyes 3 9 Anaf Hand Grenades 3 10 Elks Points 2

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Men’s stats High score: Doug Belanger 177 High out: Ken Evens 148 180: Russ Ashton, Les Martin (4), Bill Wyle (2), Frank Mersich (2), Dave Kay, Martin (2), Al Haycroft (2), Steve Bailey, Brian Ek, Jim Allen, Dennis Archuk and Ed Folk.

Women’s stats High score: Lori Wertz 174 High out: Gail Pylypiw 130

Skiers debut with medal efforts Western News Staff

Apex Ski Club members swept the boys’ podium in the first Under-12 Inter-zone Giant Slalom and Slalom race at Kelowna’s Big White.

Isaac Athans took gold on Saturday, while Heming Sola was second and Devin Blaser-Ladouceur third as the racers made their season debuts. In the second GS race, Noa Rogers earned second place in the girls as did Athans for the boys.

On Sunday, Apex skiers performed well again with many top-15 finishes in the slalom races. Rogers earned gold and silver in her races, Athans took gold and silver in his, while Sola earned silver and bronze.

Devin Blaser-Ladouceur finished fourth and seventh, while Adam Koczij finished 10th and 15th. Jake Erickson earned 11th in his first slalom race, while Connor Robinson earned 13th. Peter De La Mothe earned 14th in his second slalom race.

The event at Big White attracted 75 from clubs including Silver Star, Sun Peaks, Grouse, Prince George, Whistler, Red Mountain and Hemlock.

Anyone interested in learning more about racing with Apex Ski Club can contact Jorgen Anderson at apexskiclub@gmail.com.

Swimmers trim times at meet Western News Staff

Members of the KISU swim club had success at the 2014 B.C. Short Course AA championship in Chilliwack at the end of February.

Coach Tina Hoeben said her swimmers had a great meet achieving new time standards, along with earning medals and best times.

Coming home with medals were Wynn Nordlund, Evan Peters, Belize Souch-Tremblay and Jackson Logie.

Nordlund, 14, cut 13 seconds from his 200metre breast stroke to finish in 2:40.31 and earn a AAA time while taking gold. Evan Peters, 11, also medalled taking silver and bronze in the 100- and 200-m back stroke, respectively. Peters completed the 200-m backstroke in 2:55.53, cutting 18.02 seconds from his original time. Belize Souch-Tremblay pocketed gold and silver in the 400 IM and 800-m freestyle, respectively. She also earned bronze in the 200 IM. In the 400 IM, she finished in 5:36.42 after cutting 6.56 seconds from her time. In the 800-m free, Souch-Tremblay cut 36.28 seconds.

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180: Betty Pilon 171: Ginny Baker, Kathy Thew Honourable mentions: Ed Folk 120, John Brigden 120 out, Russ Ashton 140, Frank Mersich 140, Les Martin 180, Dan Braziha 130 out, Ryan McKenzie 125, John Broccoli 121 and Gail Pylypiw 121

Bowling stats March 3-9

Tues Club 55+ Men’s high game scratch: Bill Pick 231 Men’s high series scratch:Bill Pick 528 Men’s high game handicap: Bill Pick 247 Men’s high series handicap: Bob Gordon 644 Ladies’high game scratch: Jeannine Johnson 213 Ladies’high series scratch: J. Johnson 530 Ladies’high game handicap: J. Johnson 270 Ladies’high series handicap:J. Johnson 701 Team high game scratch: Top Hats 675 Team high series scratch; Top Hats 1898 Men’s most pins-over-average: Bob Gordon + 44 Ladies’most POA: Jeannine Johnson +101 Thurs Club 55+ Men’s high game scratch: Don Schulberg 209 Men’s high series scratch: Rick Redwood 551

Men’s high game handicap: Dave Konarski 282 Men’s high series handicap: Dave Konarski 735 Ladies’high game scratch: Jane Amos 211 Ladies’high series scratch: Jane Amos 555 Ladies’high game handicap: Connie McDowell 262 Ladies’high series handicap; Jane Amos 684 Team high game scratch: Odd Balls 723 Team high series scratch: Gizmo’s 1905 Men’s most POA: Dave Konarski +135 Ladies’most POA: Jane Amos +84 Youth League Bantams high game scratch: Kimberley Pierre 135 Bantams high series scratch: Kimberley Pierre 347 Bantams high game POA: Kimberley Pierre +20 Bantams high series POA: Kimberley Pierre + 2 Bantams high series POA: Autumn Temple +2 Jr/Sr high game scratch: Dalton Williams 210 Jr/Sr high series scratch: Dalton Williams 553 Jr/Sr high game POA: Logan Peterson + 48 Jr/Sr high series POA: Cassidy McCullough + 62

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When Weberg, the Vees’ chaplain, informed them he was diagnosed with a type of bone cancer that is incurable, but treatable, on Feb. 7 the news hit the team hard. It came before the Vees picked up a big 3-2 win against the Salmon Arm to snap a five-game skid against the SilverBacks. Vees defenceman Patrick Sexton said it was an emotional win.

“We wanted to do our best to kind of keep the attitude that he has been able to keep,” said Sexton. “Positive attitude and get a win for him.”

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on the ice against BCHL opponents, they do it while paying tribute to Weberg with a yellow ribbon with #DIFJ (Do It For Jamie) on the back of their helmets. Vees equipment manager Brendon Kerr came up with the saying.

Sexton described Weberg as a great guy.

“He’s an excellent role model. A lot of us look up to him,” said Sexton. “He’s been there for us this year.

We wanted to do our best to keep playing for him.”

With several religious players on the team, Weberg is a source for them to talk to.

“We’re a really close knit team but Jamie is a really understanding guy,” said

Sexton. “He has a lot of experience. He is just always there to talk to you when you need him.”

Harbinson said Weberg has been a huge part of t he Vees’ family.

“He’s a great guy. It’s sad

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He’s going to give a good fight. We’re going to be there to fight along with him.”

Weberg said when he got the news hearing the word cancer was hard to take, especially because the doctor said he had 10 to 15 years to live.

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Weberg. “I’ve seen things that God can do. I’m standing on that and hoping and believing and praying for a miracle and a lot of people are doing that too.”

Weberg, a husband and father of two, became the Vees’ chaplain three years ago and enjoys working with the players.

“A lot of the time it’s the highlight of the week,” said Weberg, an associate pastor at the Church of the Nazarene. “A lot of times you are working with the church and in the church. This is just an opportunity to just step outside of that and go and be a part of something different.

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small surface. This game both teams were trading goals.

It seemed like every time we went up a goal, they had answered with a strike. This game went into overtime and captain Brad McClure finished the game off in style.

The most important time of year for any competitive team is playoffs. All the time in the gym, lifting weights, running hills, all is for this time of year. Round one of our playoffs was against the Merritt Centennials. I would like to give you a short explanation of each game.

Game 1 - Both teams came out hard. After the first period the score was tied at 0-0 and the physicality was high. We came out for the second period wanting more offence and we got just that. We executed our game plan perfectly and ended up scoring eight goals in two periods.

Game 2 - The Cents game out

smelling blood. They were very angry about the 8-0 loss handed to them in Game 1. We decided to hold our ground and stick with the process. In the third period Merritt took some undisciplined penalties and we capitalized on them. The final score was 6-3.

Game 3 - Playing in Merritt’s rink is always war. It’s a very

Game 4 - By far the best game of the series (probably because it was my 20th birthday). We were down 3-2 with about five minutes to play in the third period and they were playing very well. As time was winding down and it was starting to look like this series would need a fifth game, Jack Ramsey scored a huge goal which was followed up by Brett Beaves (Beauvais) scoring the game winner. I would like to thank the fan bus for coming to that game. All the players really enjoyed hearing our Vees chant in an away arena.

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426889 BC Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons 1077 Westminster Ave, Penticton 1697 Fairview Road, Penticton #100-2695 Skaha Lake Road, Penticton 8907 Main Street, Osoyoos, BC 185-5717 Main Street, Oliver, BC 7710 Prairie Valley Road, Summerland BC Food Service Supervisor (NOC: 6212) 6 Vacancies Flex Position: Permanent, Full-Time, Part-Time, Shift, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening, $10.25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $12.53 Hourly + Medical Benefits Start Date: ASAP 1-2 Years Experience Required.

Education not required Apply now to b.sym@shaw.ca Fax: 1.778.476.5991 Mail: 331 Martin St, Penticton, BC, V2A5K6

Relief is only a call away!

Call 250-979-4357 to set up your FREE consultation in Penticton.

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BDO Canada Limited.

Trustee in Bankruptcy.

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Constellation Brands Canada

is looking for part time experienced vineyard equipment operators. Experience operating Harvester, Tractor, and Sprayer is an asset. Please send resumes to lisa.venables@cbrands.com, fax: 250-498-5189, or to P.O. Box 1650, Oliver, BC, V0H 1T0, Attention: Lisa

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426889 BC Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons

1077 Westminster Ave, Penticton, 1697 Fairview Road, Penticton, #100-2695 Skaha Lake Road, Penticton Food Counter Attendant (NOC: 6641) 25 Vacancies Flex Position: Permanent, Full-Time, Part-Time, Shift, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening, $10.25 Hourly + Medical Benefits Start Date: ASAP No experience or education required Apply now to: b.sym@shaw.ca Fax: 1.778.476.5991 Mail: 331 Martin St, Penticton, BC, V2A 5K6 Students age 12-15 after school cash. www.student1st.ca Toll Free 1 855 543-9675

P/T janitorial evng staff reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d., $12.48/hr to start. Plse call 250-869-5165 or fax resume to: 250-764-6460, email: evergreenbuildingmaintenance@gmail.com Summerland/Trout Creek, Okanagan Traveland requires lot attendant, exp. on forklift, as well as detailing, wage $14$15/hr.based on exp. Please bring resume down and ask for Kim. Twin Lakes is looking for extremely fun people to work in the Pro Shop, Restaurant & concession, please email: twinlakesgolfcourse@telus.net

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The Penticton Western News has Routes available in these areas for Wednesday & Friday:

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HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group of Companies requires Highway linehaul Owner Operators based in our Kelowna terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving experience/ training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneďŹ ts package.

To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract & details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com Call 604-968-5488 Fax: 604-587-9889 Only those of interest will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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Help Wanted

Hairstylists

Garden & Lawn

Wanted: Landscapers helper, commercial mowing exp. an asset. Must be physically fit.

250-462-3461

We are currently looking for an experienced hair stylist at our busy salon, come join our team at Innervisions in Oliver, 576 Fairview Road, phone 250-498-3064, email: inrvision@hotmail.com

HERBARIA GARDEN AND LAWN. Over ten years exp. Call to prune, hedge, aerate, power-rake, fertilize, weed and mow in Penticton. herbar iagardenandlawn@gmail.com 250 493 3362

Trades, Technical AUTOMOTIVE Technician needed immediately in Vernon BC. We are a busy independent shop doing all types of diagnosing, maintenance and repairs. Wages are $25/hr but negotiable. We are located in the desirable North Okanagan. obcauto@gamil.com 250-545-3378

Carpet Cleaning Owner - Operator

Exp. framer and/or apprentice req., must have hand tools & vehicle, 250-490-6794

HOME RENOVATIONS

Req. at Canuck Mechanical in Prince George Must have exp. doing service work & be proficient with trouble shooting heating systems & plumbing problems.

Top wages & beneďŹ ts Email resume to: canuckm@telus.net

GREEN VALLEY CARPET CARE

Contractors

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painting, tiling, ď&#x192;&#x;ooring, kitchen/bath renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, carpentry ď&#x192;&#x17E;nishing,

Len (250)486-8800 www.belcan.ca lenmass@gmail.com

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Green - Clean - Thorough Dry in 2 hours only!

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licensed, insured, WCB

250-488-5338

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Small local paving Co. looking for an exp. roller man, exp. in parking lots & driveways pref., exc. pay & full benefit pkg., call (250)462-9488

Financial Services

Valley Wide Lawn & Yard Care. Fully experienced fruit tree and landscape pruner.

Now booking 2014 lawn care packages. Mowing, power raking and aeration. NO charge fertilizer program, free estimates. Phone Gerald at 250493-5161. Serving Penticton to Osoyoos areas.

Home Improvements

LICENSED PLUMBER/ GAS FITTER

REGIONAL and Long haul drivers wanted. We offer stable secure employment, Extended Benefits, Pension Plan, Auto Deposit Pay, $0.70 per mile BC runs, $0.65 BC/AB runs, paid tire chains, tarps, and extra picks /drops.

Class 1 with clean abstract and verifiable mountain experience, apply online: at sutco.ca or fax: 250-357-2009. Call 1888-357-2612 Ext:230

ARE YOU WANTING TO RENOVATE? Framing, gyproc, painting, ď&#x192;&#x;ooring, bathrooms, decks, windows and doors 35 years experience home/business References Available Licensed, Insured, WCB Ted Lund (250)490-7991

CALL 250-809-4965 or visit:

Contractors

HOME IMPROVEMENTS REPAIRS PAINTING PLUMBING

MEADOWVALE CONST. Window and Door replacements Renovations. Call Mark 250-809-8425

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Must have great organizational skills for one person office. Experience in banking, A/R, A/P, month end, year end and all aspects of accounting using Quickbooks, scheduling and answering phones.

Must have valid drivers license, vehicle and bondable. $14-16/hr depending on experience.

Full Time - Ending March 31, 2015

The Division of Family Practice is looking for a dynamic leader to fill the position of Shared Care Project Coordinator.

The Project Coordinator will lead collaborative projects to improve healthcare working closely with the Shared Care Project Manager, family physicians, specialists, Medical Office Assistants, health authority staff and patients.

The successful candidate will have a Degree in Health Care or related discipline such as organizational development, leadership or project management. Recent related experience in quality improvement and/or change management is an asset. The position requires a wide range of skills and a proven track record in facilitation, organization, communication and coordination skills.

Available to start immediately.

Please submit resume and references to: 154 Ellis Street, Penticton Attention: Kathy HEATING & AIR All information CONDITIONING will be varified.

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Please send resume to Tracy St. Claire at tracy.sharedcare@shaw.ca. Closing Deadline: 4 p.m. March 31, 2014. Please Note: Only interviewees will be contacted.

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Penticton Honda www.blackpress.ca

MAJOR RETAIL STORE REQUIRES

IN-STORE SECURITY OFFICER Leading Retailer requires an individual to be an in-store loss prevention officer in a busy retail environment.

The Position Your main job function as a Loss Prevention Associate is the effective control of shoplifter activity within the specific facility or facilities to which you are assigned. You will be responsible for the following: â&#x20AC;˘ Identification and Observation of shoplifters â&#x20AC;˘ Apprehension and detention of shoplifters â&#x20AC;˘ Recovery of property â&#x20AC;˘ Processing suspects and corresponding paper work. â&#x20AC;˘ Preservation of evidence â&#x20AC;˘ Work with management and associates to ensure security controls are in place Qualifications The successful candidate should possess the following; â&#x20AC;˘ B. S.T. & A.S.T. Licencing â&#x20AC;˘ Strong analytical skills â&#x20AC;˘ Good written communication skills â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to work under stressful and high pressure situations â&#x20AC;˘ Team player â&#x20AC;˘ Able to investigate, interpret, and identify integrity issues â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to multi-task This is a full time position that offers a competitive compensation package with excellent company benefits. Compensation is in accordance with experience and education.

Please send your resume to: The Penticton Western News Box 401, 2250 Camrose Street Penticton BC V2A 8R1

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PrOduCt SPeCialiSt Penticton Honda invites you to join our team as a product specialist where experience is an asset but is not a requirement. The ideal candidate should exhibit a high degree of confidence, enthusiasm, organization, and have a general auto industry interest. You should have a track record of success in developing ongoing client relationships while maintaining a professional image, integrity, passion, and excellent presentational skills. We will supply a comprehensive training program, the most advanced software tools available in the industry, and you will work within a very supportive team environment in a state-of-theart import automotive facility. The position is commission based with an annual guarantee of $42,000 plus benefits.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by email with resume, cover letter, and references to eliasflores@sentes.com

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CK&S Home Improvements.

Finish carpentry, concrete, framing , windows, doors, full kitchen/bath, basements, garages, tile, hardwood & laminate. No job too small, licensed & insured, Chris 250488-4147

A-1 Firewood, Full cords, Fir, $250, split & delivered, 1/2 cords & 1/4 cords avail., free delivery, 250-770-0827, 250809-0127 eves.

COLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from Royal Canadian Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250-864-3521 I make house calls!

50+, fully reno’d, larger cozy, corner unit. Close to Skaha Lake. 2bdrm, 2bath, 5 appl’s, NS, NP, underground secure parking. Avail Now. $1100/mo.

Call Larry: 250-462-2658

Moving & Storage U1ST - MOVING 2 men on a two ton truck. $70/hr.

Call 250-859-8362.

FAMILY Movers. Moving?

Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687

Painting & Decorating HERE COME THE PAINTERS, 13 years experience, Interior/Exterior, 250-486-2331 P.A. Design, Interior Decorating consultations, for appointment call 250-490-6756 WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299, 2 Coats Any Colour

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

Rubbish Removal Garbage hauling, metal hauling, batteries, furniture/appliances hauled to dump, dirty jobs too! (250)462-2146 PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827

Pets & Livestock

Livestock Premium Wood Shavings New supplier of Animal bedding, starting at $250 for 54 cubic yards delivered, (250)770-0214

Dry firewood, pine, $200/cord, split & delivered for free, partial cords also avail. ,call (250)462-7476

Furniture Queen pillowtop mattress & boxspring, $150, single pillowtop mattress & boxspring, $100, Washer & dryer, $175, delivery avail., 250-770-0827 SLIDE INTO COMFORT w/ A BRAND NEW QUEEN MATTRESS $160. Still in plastic, mfg. warranty.

250.870.2562

Garage Sales Okanagan Falls Flea Market, open 6am-4pm, Sat/Sun., outdoors, (HWY 97), new and old vendors welcome, for info call 250-497-5762 Oliver Indoor Flea Market Saturday, 8am-4pm Sunday, 9am-3pm 12,000 sqft of treasures Turn downhill at Chevron New vendors welcome call Cory 250-408-4222

Our renovations have left us with a stockpile of useful ofce items up for grabs; desks, tables, chairs, ling cabinets, etc.

SAT., MARCH 15 8 am - noon SKAHA FORD 198 Parkway Place Penticton, 250-492-3800

Heavy Duty Machinery SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-260-0217.

Sporting Goods Golf Clubs, R hand set of Cobra irons, Taylor made burner driver, Top Flite golf bag, golf balls, $100, 250-492-2052

Real Estate For Sale By Owner ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576 PENTICTON 4 bdrm, 2 ba, 2nd kitch, XL deck/yard/parking, newer high eff. gas furnace, a/c, appl., heated workshop, close to shopping, bus, great area, call to view 778476-6239 day or 250-4909890 eve. or open house Sun Mar 16 noon-2pm. 170 Pineview Place. $379,900 photos on Craigslist Mar 11

Real Estate

FOR SALE - A MUST SEE! 1/2 Duplex family home on McGraw St. • Beautifully well kept 1/2 duplex, 3 bdrm, 2 bath • Fully fenced yard, garage • Perfect location between malls, close to school and on bus route • New roof and HW tank • Excellent price $319,900 Call Randall to view @ (778)931-2343

MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048 SOOO SEXY SANDY The Original K-Town Girl. 38D, 29, 34. Let’s Play! 878-1514 Vernon’s Best! New Grand Location! Discrete, Upscale, Beautiful Attendants. In/out Spoil yourself! 250-307-8174.

Hiring!

Duplex / 4 Plex 2bd, 5appl., close to Comm. centre, util not incl., avail. April 1, personal/employment ref’s req., ns, np, 250-490-7436 2bdrm 2bath unit, laminate floors, central location, private parking, cat ok with deposit, $900/mo., 250-488-7902

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Grd floor 1 bdrm, near IGA and downtown, f,s, washer dryer hookup, sec’d parking, large deck. Avail. April 1 (A307) $700 Top floor, reno’d 1 bdrm includes heat, hydro, 3rd flr walk up, coin-op laundry, near beach. Avail. April 1 (WGA301) $1000 Spacious, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appliances, cvrd parking, extra storage, incl cable 19+ building. Avail. NOW ( OT607)

FURNISHED: $1000 Furnished 2 bdrm suite, 6 month minimum lease, grd floor, 5 appl, yard, utilities included, small dog okay, no smoking. Avail. NOW (OT596)

HOUSES: Unfurnished Term rental 2 bdrm, f,s, w.d close to SOEC, and college. Avail. from NOW until June 28/14 (H679)

TOWNHOUSES: Quiet location, 2 bdrm & den, 1.5 bath, f, s, townhouse near walkways & school. Avail. NOW (TH480-2) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:

280 MAIN STREET, PENTICTON, B.C. V2A 5B2 PHONE: 250-493-4372 - www.rentalspenticton.com Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

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It’s what people turn to for a heartwarming story or just a good laugh.

It’s also your best source for the news and information you need.

Published every Wednesday and Friday Y t N Your C Community Newspaper 2250 Camrose St., Penticton Ph: (250) 492-3636 Fax: (250) 492-9843

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2010 Honda Civic Si 6 sp 47,000 km v-tech Dohc w 197 hp recaro seats performance suspension and tires (summer & snows) fully maintained. $16,900. 250-215-4246

Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 499-0251Chad

2003 Ford Ranger Edge 2wd 156k Km 5sp new snow tires excellent condition ask $4,900 250 215 4246

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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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REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE

$800

5000sqft bldg. & fenced outdoor storage in Kelowna at a great deal! Call 250-878-6455 800sqft shop/whse space, Industrial area, Commercial Way, O/H door, avail. immediately, phone 250-492-8324 or 250-809-0727 APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location, 2300sqft. in busy plaza, ample parking, also 5821100 sqft. shared office space avail., call Barb 250-492-6319 For Lease: 2000 sqft. retail space, Main St., Keremeos, avail. June 2014, 250-4992382 or 250-499-6167

Ground level suite in Summerland, 1350 sq ft, 2 bedrooms plus den/office, W/D, F/S, carport/garage. N/S, N/P. $850 per month (negotiable) plus utilities. Close to town. 250-494-8617.

Queen mattress w/new box spring, $200, foot of the bed brass love seat, $50, “L” shaped black leatherette upholstered bar w/12 bar stools, $900, workshop full of tools, a must see, $950, 250-493-0625

1984 GMC Truck, dually, rebuilt 454, Turbo 400 transmission, new int. headers, cowlhood, lots of work done, flat back, $3500, 778-476-2046 1995 Dodge Club cab, 4x4, V8,auto, p/w, a/c, $3000. 250492-1154

2005 2500 HD Chev, diesel, long box, 173K hwy, exc cond. towpkg $19,000. 250-517-9549 2006 GMC 3500 CC dually, 4x4 auto, 6L, flat deck with hidden 5th wheel 137K. $10,750. obo. 250-307-3170

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

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

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Flea Market, Sun., March 16, 8:30am-2pm, Royal Canadian Legion, 502 Martin St., Penticton, 3 tables avail., call Michel at 1-250-304-3687

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Misc. for Sale

Coin Op Washing/Dryer machines. Any condition. Can pick up. 250-549-0644

Merchandise for Sale

AAA SCRAP REMOVAL. WE WILL BEAT ALL COMPETITORS PRICING, 250-801-4199

Heritage Hills, new house, 1 floor, large 1bdrm+den, $1150, np, adults only, (778)515-1616

Gas BBQ & deck furniture.

250-490-9678

Brussells Griffon x Schnauzer puppy.

9/12lb.

Phone:250548-3039 or 250-540-0754

Recreational/Sale 1982 Okanagan 5th wheel, nice condition, sleeps 5-6, all amenities, $1200, 778-4762046 2003 Frontier Plainsman 5th Wheel, $8750, (250)493-0625

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Rentals 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 1bdrm $650, 2bdrm, $750, adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250-492-7328 2 bdrm, 1 bath, quiet, bright, cheery condo available now. 1 block from Cherry Lane mall, transit. Designated parking outside your door. No smoking, no pets. One-year lease. $800 includes hot water. 198 Roy Ave, Penticton. Call 778997-5517 (Vancouver #).

2bdrm, great location, private parking, quiet, secure building, large storage room, laminate floors, $800, heat/cable incl., cat ok with dep., ns, 250-4887902

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Clean 1bdrm suite, full size f/s & a/c, , $625/mo +util., 250492-7129 DAWSON Place 1 or 2 bdrm apt in clean, quiet NS NP 55+ building near Cherry Lane.

Balcony, parking, in-suite storage, f/s/dw/ac, coin lndry, elevator, 6-month lease then month to month. $675 / $750 + utils. Avail now. 250-462-6745 Ground level, 2bdrm condo, 5appl., avail. April 1, ns, np, $950/mo., (250)487-1354 Tiffany Gardens, 3140 Wilson, 1bdrm loft, np, $750/mo., (250)492-0413, 250-462-5854

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Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive Today!

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Auto Loans. All Credit Approved. Bad Credit Guru. www.badcreditguru.com or call 1.844.843.4878

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REGIONAL DISTRICT of OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN Kaleden Parks & Recreation Commission Invitation to Serve as a Member Applications are being sought for one individual interested in serving a two year term of office on the Kaleden Parks and Recreation Commission. This Commission is comprised of appointed local citizens (volunteers) who provide guidance regarding the management of parks operations, improvements and recreation programming.

In order to be eligible to serve on the Commission, an individual must be a resident of Kaleden.

The Director of Electoral Area ‘D’ shall review all applications and recommend candidates for appointment. Copies of the Kaleden Parks and Recreation Establishment Bylaw No. 1555, 1997 are available from the RDOS at 250-492-0237 or toll-free 1-877-610-3737; or alternatively at info@rdos.bc.ca.

Any person interested in serving on the Kaleden Parks & Recreation Commission can make application by submitting their name and a brief resume by mail fax or electronically to: Justin Shuttleworth, Parks/Facilities Coordinator Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5J9 Fax: 250 492-0063 Email: jshuttleworth@rdos.bc.ca The deadline for applications to be received is 4:00 pm on Friday, March 14th. We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those appointed to the Commission will be notified. We encourage all applicants to attend the Kaleden Parks & Recreation Annual General Meeting.

Annual General Meeting Kaleden Parks & Recreation Commission March 18, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Kaleden Community Hall 320 Lakehill Road, Kaleden, BC

Take notice that the Penticton Indian Band Development Corporation has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Thompson Rivers Region, for a Right-of-Way for Bridge construction purposes situated on Provincial Crown land being unsurveyed Crown land foreshore and bed of former Okanagan River Channel, Plan A1189, Similkameen Division Yale District (SDYD) located at Penticton.

The Lands File for this application is 3412863. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Senior Land Officer, Thompson Rivers, MFLNRO, at 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to April 10, 2014.

MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: http://arfd.gov. bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Thompson Rivers.

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28.98

1

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LIMIT 4

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22.98

98

Downy liquid fabric softener 60 uses or Bounce dryer sheets

4

ea

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2.47

Xerox FSC letter 92 bright copy paper

36

00

ea

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7.67

Huggies wipes

selected varieties, 2.95 L

selected varieties, 448-600’s

197854 6038378568

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9

98

ea

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14.97

ONE DAY ONLY

10 ream per case 899522 9520531750

98

PC® liquid laundry detergent

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41.99

Modern Home wine fridge

Pampers club size plus diapers

Enfamil or Enfarpro A+ infant formula powder refill box with omega

size 1-6, 92-186’s 775031 3700086245

selected varieties, 942/992 g 401817 5679600494

13 30 37 98

71

ea

LIMIT 4

98

ea

LIMIT 4

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AFTER LIMIT

16.87

44.99

ea

LIMIT 4

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41.98

Toshiba 15.6” C50-A-002 notebook • 2.4 GHz - Intel Pentium 2020M • 4 GB DDR3 • 500 GB storage • HD webcam • USB 3.0 416210 62350603645

348

00

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399.44

MOST ITEMS IN STORE

8 bottle capacity 155781 68493749500

74

94

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AFTER LIMIT

119.00

SATURDAY, Mar. 15th ONLY!

wSAT., March 15, 2014. NO TAX - We pay the PST & GST in MN, SK and BC or the HST in ON. No returns accepted or rain checks issued for taxable items during this promotion. We reserve the right to limit purchases to reasonable family requirements. Offer only valid in participating stores. Cannot be combined with any other promotional offers.

Does not apply to prior purchases. EXCLUDES ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, PRESCRIPTIONS, DRY CLEANING, GAS BAR, LOTTERY, POSTAL SERVICES OR PRODUCTS FROM THIRD PARTY BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR STORES.

CLEARANCE ON ALL 2013 TVS! RCA 39” Direct LED HD TV

RCA 22” LED FHD TV white, RLED2242A

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88

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284

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119.88

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PC® Blue Menu® boneless, skinless chicken breasts

fresh, Air Chilled, Canadian raised and grain fed minimum weight 1 kg

up to $20.00 value

Spend $200 or more before applicable taxes at any Real Canadian Superstore location and receive a free pkg of PC® Blue Menu® boneless, skinless cchicken breasts. Excludes purchase of tobacco, alcohol products, prescriptions, gift cards, phone cards, lottery tickets, all third party operations (post ooffice, gas bars, dry cleaners, etc.) and any other products which are provincially regulated. The retail value of up to $20.00 will be deducted from the ttotal amount of your purchase before sales taxes are applied. Limit one coupon per family and/or customer account. No cash value. No copies. Coupon m must be presented to the cashier at time of purchase. Valid from Friday, March 14th until closing Thursday, March 20th, 2014 . Cannot be ccombined with any other coupons or promotional offers.

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Prices are in effect until Sunday, March 16, 2014 or while stock lasts.

Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. No rainchecks. No substitutions on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (flavour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography.

Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/™ The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this flyer are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. © 2014 Loblaws Inc. * we match prices! Applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ flyer items. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s flyer advertisement. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and in the case of fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us). We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.).

We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this program at any time.

Customer Relations: 1-866-999-9890.