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Penticton man Frank Conci is joining the growing chorus of B.C. business owners concerned about unknown implications of a new recycling program set to launch May 19.

Multi-Material B.C. is designed to shift the cost of recycling paper and packaging products away from taxpayers and towards the companies that produce them, but many questions remain.

“Here’s a piece of legislation coming down the tube that we’re going to be forced to respond to and we know nothing about,” said Conci, general manager of AC Motor Electric.

“It’s terrifying, especially when I find out there are $200,000 penalties for non-compliance.”

The B.C. government has estimated only about 3,000 small businesses will be forced to pay levies on the packaging they introduce into the marketplace.

Exclusions will apply to those that have annual revenue under $1 million, ship less than one tonne of packaging annually, or operate from a single location.

AC Motor Electric may be excluded on that final condition, but Conci can’t be certain until he’s seen the fine print, and he’s unsure how much packaging the company ships with electric motors and parts.

“None of the people I deal with have ever weighed their packaging. I don’t know how you’d go about doing it a cardboard box here, a cardboard box there,” he said. “That’s the kind of nightmare we’re looking at.”

Meanwhile, B.C. newspaper companies will have to pay MMBC a levy of 20 cents per kilogram of printed paper, expected to total in the range of $14 million annually.

“The reality is that there are going to be jobs lost. Not only at newspapers, but also at many small recycling organizations that are working in communities like Penticton,” said Canadian Newspaper Association chairman Peter Kvarnstrom.

He pointed out that MMBC is headquartered in Ontario and its board includes representatives of major retailers who may seek to look after their own interests first.

“I’m quite sure that what will happen is you as a consumer will pay through increased prices at the till to cover their obligation,” Kvarnstrom said.

“In the newspaper industry that’s much more difficult because a lot of our newspapers are free distribution.”

Newspapers joined with other industry groups this month to launch #RethinkItBC, a campaign calling on the provincial government to delay implementation of the new program.

That call was echoed this week by the B.C. New Democratic Party.

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PENTICTON BUSINESSMAN Frank Conci is worried about how a new B.C. recycling program will impact AC Motor Electric.

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system is going to end up in a giant dumpster,” opposition small business critic, Lana Popham, said in the legislature.

“The control of recycling should never have been outsourced to the large corporate interests based in Ontario and abroad. This is a profound failure. This program needs to be paused and the entire concept reconsidered,” Popham said.

Local governments are also wary.

Like most of their peers, the City of Penticton and Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen have reached deals with MMBC, which will provide incentives to cover the cost of recycling programs with existing contractors through 2016.

But the city still has some worries.

MMBC will require that less than three per cent of recyclables dropped off for sorting be contaminated with garbage or other material that has to be sent to a landfill.

The contamination rate in Penticton is currently in the

range of five to six per cent.

“If we can’t get the contamination below three per cent there are fines of $5,000 per load, so that’s a huge concern for us,” said Mayor Garry Litke, who noted the deal with MMBC includes an option to tear up the agreement with 180 days’ notice.

“We’re going in with our eyes open and that’s why we’re keeping a very close eye on the escape clause if we start getting fined,” said Litke, “or if we see it’s not really that much of a savings to our taxpayer.”

Penticton MLA Dan Ashton said he’s aware of the concerns, but supports MMBC and the intent to shift the cost of recycling onto those responsible for producing the waste.

“There are some positive benefits and, yes, there are some bumps in the road,” he said, “but I know that government is continuing to work on solutions and I think that’s important.”

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Boonstock confident of economic spinoffs Kristi Patton

Western News Staff

BoonsTock founder colin kobza at a press conference Wednesday where he announced the summer music and arts festival lineup.

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Five months out from a music and arts festival that is estimated to attract 8,500 people a day, Boonstock organizers are confident everything will go ahead as planned.

“I am 100 per cent confident we are going execute this and nail it. Boonstock is here to stay and we are going to build on the brand.

We are deep into the plan, but it is a working plan and we will be going right to the date,” said Boonstock founder Colin Kobza. “We defi-

nitely will be ready and we have an incredible team to get there. We do have the approval with Penticton Indian Band and locatee families and everything is now starting to fall into place.”

Boonstock announced it would be moving after being held for nine years in Gibbons, Alta. because local government voted to shut it down as a result of complaints. The move to Penticton is positive for everyone they believe because the summer music festival will provide all kinds of economic spinoffs for the city and surrounding

area.

“This is all an incredible investment into our community where we have opportunity to hire and employ many folks because of Boonstock,” said director of operations Barb Haynes.

Organizers said it is the perfect opportunity to bring a new demographic to the area and boost tourism on an already busy long weekend with the festival scheduled for July 31 to Aug. 3.

“There were few opportunities when it was held in Gibbons for folks to get out and about and do some tour-

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ist kinds of things and we know that is not who we are here in Penticton. It is a great opportunity for us to engage concert goers in wine touring, markets that our downtown, Coyote Cruises, mountain biking, the lakes, all of those wonderful things.

We already are working with partners to move those opportunities forward,” said Haynes.

Bus tours have already booked hotel room blocks, said Haynes, and Boonstock said they are working with the newest airline to land in Penticton, Jump On Flights.

“We have been working with our hoteliers and blocked a bunch of space. Is it busy on the August long weekend?

Absolutely. Are hotels sold out at this point?

No,” said Haynes.

The venue, located just north of Skaha Meadows golf course, has a campsite accommodating 4,600 spots, which organizers said they don’t expect to be full in their first year.

Haynes said those camping will have to park their cars in a secure spot on site for the duration of the weekend. Shuttle buses and tour buses will provide concert goers a way to get around Penticton to tourist sites, into the city and back to the concert site.

Boonstock organizers have also met with wineries to co-ordinate

shuttles for concert goers to go on wine tastings.

With the Penticton Peach Festival kicking off on Aug. 6, Haynes said she hopes to see people stick around the city for that.

“Absolutely, we have been working to try to engage some of our sponsors with Peachfest,” she said.

“Our goal is to work as collaboratively as we can.”

As for the finer details, Haynes said RCMP have received a safety plan from them as of last week. She said it includes comments from International Crowd Management, the festival security, local contractor All’s Well Security, the PIB fire chief and PIB administrator.

Haynes added a local engineering firm has been working diligently with the Ministry of Transportation on the traffic management portion of the safety plan.

“We have worked hard to put in place safety and security for both the festival site and Penticton Indian Band lands,” said Haynes, adding that it is a living document that will grow and change as they continue planning.

Still, RCMP re-iterated again to the Western News what they have seen of a safety plan is vague. RCMP said meetings are scheduled to happen in April.

Thief pinches cash from gas station Western News Staff

A Penticton gas station clerk was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday with the suspect getting away with a small quantity of cash. RCMP said a lone male entered the Chevron Town Pantry at 1450 Main St. around 9:27 p.m. with what appeared to be a handgun.

The suspect is described as a caucasian male of medium build, and approximately five foot eight to five foot ten in height. He is described as wearing a faded light red jacket over a gray hoodie, with the hood pulled over his head, baggy black track pants with a thin vertical red stripe, heavy black or brown boots and a skull bandana covering his face. The man was last seen fleeing on foot.

An employee of the gas station said the suspect took the money, grabbed a bag of chips and ran out the door. It was not made available how much money was stolen. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Second Okanagan Trestle Tour in the works Steve Kidd

Western News Staff

The Kettle Valley Rail Trail is 80 kilometre of historic trestles, tunnels, and some of the most spectacular views in the valley, stretching from Kelowna to Penticton.

The route is already a popular cycling destination, but Glenn Bond has plans to take that further as he organizes his second annual Okanagan Trestle Tour. In its first year, Bond said, there were 844 participants, a number he hopes to beat with this year’s event on July 6.

“I just want to make it a key event for the Penticton area,” said Bond, pointing out the Granfondo and Challenge Penticton as two other key sports events.

“I am definitely happy to be in that company. My event is quite a bit different than Challenge and Granfondo in that there is no race component to it at all. It’s basically an off-road Granfondo, without a timing clock,” said Bond.

It’s still a supported ride though, with all the usual amenities, like aid stations with food and drink, first aid stations and bike mechanics on the route.

“And we keep track of everybody,” said Bond. “You can do those routes any time on your own, but the fun part of doing it are for a lot of people is doing it with like-minded peo-

ple and making new friends along the way.”

Some riders treat the event like a race, but most of the participants tend to take the route at a gentler pace and enjoy the ride. Bond said that’s up to the individual participant.

“We don’t time it, we don’t produce results. The reason I think I got 844 people on my inaugural year was that I didn’t put up a timing clock. But it has all the perks of a race without that,” said Bond.

“Most people ride it at a leisurely pace but there are for sure ones that did it last year that timed themselves and want to cross the line as quick as possible.

“But to be honest, that was a very small percentage of the riders. I encourage people to bring your camera, take your time.”

A similar event was put on in 2008 by the B.C. Trails society to celebrate the reopening of the trestles which were damaged in the 2003 fire. Bond said he learned a lot from their experience when he was setting up his event, which this year will be marking the centennial of the original trestles, which opened up the area in 1914.

“We learned a lot last year. The big challenge was that trestle No. 3 was damaged by a rock slide, so we had to bypass around that,” said Bond. “That has been repaired, so that won’t be an issue this year.”

The ride this year includes two lengths.

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The full 80 kilometre ride starts at Myra Canyon but Bond has added a 40 kilometre route, starting at Chute Lake, for this year’s event.

Riders are picked up in Penticton and bussed to the start line (their bikes are sent up the day before), and then ride back to Penticton.

“As they arrive at the Lakeside Resort, they’ll be greeted by live music, a barbecue and wine or beer,” said Bond.

More information about the Okanagan Trestle Tour and registration information is available at www.okanagantrestlestour.com.

Local fruit growers view changes to ALR rules as positive Steve Kidd

Western News Staff

Changes announced this week to the Agricultural Land Commission look to be positive for fruit growers and the industry as a whole, according to Fred Steele, president of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association.

“I think some of this is trying to address, in a positive way, is how to make it profitable for farmers to stay on the land. If that is the intent … that is a good thing,” said Steele.

Oliver cherry grower Greg Norton said the agricultural sector has wanted changes for a long time, but he’s waiting to see the details.

“On the face of it, there could be some advantage to agriculture, but it’s in the details when we will learn more,” said Norton.

The government announced a long list of changes to the ALC Tuesday, including splitting B.C.’s farmland into two zones to better recognize differences regional differences in land demand, population pressures and agricultural viability.

But what may be most important is what isn’t on the list. Last week

a document leaked from the provincial government indicated consideration was being given to making the ALC part of the Ministry of Agriculture and giving the Oil and Gas Commission more authority on land use decisions within the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Instead, the ALC will remain an independent decision-maker and continue to make final decisions on specific land uses within the ALR, though the existing system of six regional panels will be formalized, to strengthen regional decision making as well as giving local governments the opportunity to engage with the ALC earlier in their land use planning processes.

Steele is relieved the ALC won’t be losing its independence.

“I think that might have been rumour or it might have been a trial balloon, but I don’t see any evidence of that here at all,” he said.

“It has to remain as independent as possible. It should stand on its own merits and I think that is where they are going with this. It shouldn’t be underestimated the public support for the ALR across the province.”

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Farmland in Zone 1, which includes the Okanagan, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island, ALC decisions will continue to be made on the basis of the original principle of preserving agricultural land along with the consideration of new value-added farming activities, such as food processing, on farmland.

Steele supports that move, saying it will open up opportunities for growers in the valley.

“I think it is a chance to explore a number of ideas and rejuvenate the apple industry and see if we can’t raise the volumes again,” said Steele.

Norton agrees that on farm processing is an absolute necessity, but again, wants more details.

He hopes the province will follow through on its promise to include farmers in the upcoming discussions of what shape those changes will take.

“We need to know what that looks like before it can be fully supported. That opens up a huge can of worms, said Norton. “Promises are great and it certainly looks encouraging that agriculture will be at the table.”

In the rest of the province, where growing seasons are shorter and there are lower value crops, the doors will be thrown open wider, giving the ALC the ability to consider allowing non-agricultural home-based businesses.

The announcement issued by the province Tuesday promises the

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Ministry of Agriculture will enter discussions with the ALC, the agricultural sector and the Union of B.C. Municipalities on what might be included on the list of value-added farming activities to be added under the new format to Zone 1, and what non-agricultural uses will be added in Zone 2.

Some have concerns, though, that the changes will result in a significant loss of farmland in the north. a small advocacy group, the B.C. Food Systems Network, the changes raise question about agricultural lands in BC’s north.

“We already know that we will have to look north for food production as growing seasons change due to the effects of climate change, such as the present drought in California,” said Abra Brynne, co-chair of the 300-member B.C. Food Systems Network.

“Almost half of the ALR lands are in the north, with 72 per cent of BCs remaining prime quality lands in the Peace River Valley.

“Future generations cannot afford to lose that food growing potential. There is just too much at stake.”

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Tuition hike meets opposition Joe Fries

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Patricia Ann (Ware)

May 16, 1932 - March 16, 2014 Of Jackson, Michigan, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the age of 81. Pat was, the daughter of Howard Ware and Marie (MacInnis) Ware, born in Windsor, Ontario.

Pat is survived by her loving husband, Conrad E. Ludwig of 57 years, three children; Mark and (Cheryl) Ludwig and family Karen Putman, and family, Kevin and (Ann) Ludwig and family. Sister, Mary-Jo (Ware) Wekwert of Penticton, BC and family. Brother, Gregg and Maureen Ware, of West Vancouver, BC and family.

Seven grandchildren, several cousins, nieces, nephews and classmates. Pat graduated from Penticton High School in 1949, went on to the Royal Columbia Hospital three year program to be a Registered Nurse, graduating in 1953. Pat’s love was her family, enjoyed the cottage, being a volunteer for the American Heart Association, classical music, chocolate, and dogs. Pat was loved by many and will be sadly missed by all who had the pleasure knowing her. A Celebration of Life was held March 19 at 11 am, Reverend Dr. Susan K. Weier officiated the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association Midwest Affiliate Memorials & Tributes Lockbox, 3816 Paysphere Circle Chicago, IL60674, Cascades Humane Society, 1515 Carmen Drive, Jackson, Michigan 49202 or charity of choice.

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Okanagan College will raise tuition fees and cut its workforce to help balance its books.

The school’s board of governors approved a $92.8-million operating budget for 2014-15 at a meeting this week in Penticton, where a pair of students’ union representatives urged officials to think twice about increasing the cost of attendance.

Instead, the board voted to increase tuition fees for domestic students by two per cent and bump up the cost for international students by eight per cent.

“Okanagan College has tuition fees which are more closely related to universities than to colleges in B.C.,” said students’ union executive chairperson Tiana Gaudette.

“Furthermore, Okanagan College continues to be the most expensive institution for studying when comparing academic arts to every other college in B.C.” According to figures compiled by the Ministry of Advanced Education, tuition for a full-time academic arts student at Okanagan College was $3,203 this year. Camosun College was next most expensive at $3,093, while the average across B.C. was $2,706.

With the increase, the cost at Okanagan College next year will rise to $3,267 for domestic students and $11,880 for international students. The hikes, which are expected to add $600,000 to the college’s bottom line, are among a variety of measures the institution adopted to help close a $3.2-million gap in its finances.

“Practically everything that could go wrong in terms of a budget situation did at the beginning of this year,” vice-president of finance Bob Eby told the board.

The shortfall was due mainly to a projected $1.4 million increase to employee wages and benefits, an expected $1.2 million decline in tuition fees, plus discontinuation of government funding for some skills training and language programs. Besides increasing tuition fees, the college will also save money by reducing its workforce by five full-time equivalent positions through layoffs

Okanagan COllege Students’ Union executive chairperson Tiana gaudette protested planned tuition rate increases at the institution’s board of governors meeting in Penticton.

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and attrition, and trimming its contingency fund from $500,000 to $200,000.

“Overall, we have really reduced the flexibility in the budget,” said Eby. Gaudette said afterwards she understands the difficult financial position facing the college, but that increased tuition fees and other risings costs also put students in a similarly difficult financial position.

“It can often be a deterrent to students who look at these prices and look at the increases and may not attend,” she said.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The City invites qualified companies to submit proposals for: 2014-RFP-03 Operation of Skaha East Concession.

PLEASE NOTE MANDATORY SITE VISIT on Thursday, April 3 @ 1:00 pm at Skaha East Concession located at 124 South Beach Drive.

Please note the Closing Date and Time: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

For a complete copy of the Request for Proposal please visit the City of Penticton website: www.penticton.ca/purchasing.

Any enquiries related to this RFP are to be directed, in writing, to Cathy Ingram, Purchasing Manager, via e-mail at cathy. ingram@penticton.ca.

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currently installing traffic delineators.

Monitoring will continue to determine what impact these further traffic calming measures have on the area. Motorists are asked to exercise caution when travelling through this area and observe and obey all traffic control persons and signage during the installation.

Further information is available under Latest News on the City webpage www.penticton. ca or contact the Engineering Department at 250-490-2521.

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The City is moving forward with the second part of the trial of proposed traffic calming measures approved by Council for the Parkway School area. The first initiative was the installation of speed humps, and we are

The owners of Sun Country Lanes have made application for an New Liquor Primary Licence with proposed hours of operation from Sunday to Saturday (11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.).

Please note the Closing Date and Time: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

On March 17, 2014, City Council directed staff to commence public notification of the New Liquor Primary Licence application.

Any public comments as a result of the public notice process will be complied and forwarded to Council, along with final comments from the City’s Liquor Licence Technical Review Committee (LLTRC) for the Monday, April 7, 2014 Regular Council meeting. At that time, a full report with final recommendations will be brought forward for Council’s consideration.

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Naramata readies to power up water supply Joe Fries

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Consultants will begin work soon on a plan to seal a potentially dangerous hole in the Naramata water system.

Right now, the system operates without a back-up generator to provide electricity in the case of a power outage, meaning it has limited ability to maintain water flow during an emergency.

“In the summer, probably minutes if it was a fire,” engineer Liisa Bloomfield last week told the board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen.

“When we lose power, we lose all ability to pump up the hill and to replenish what’s in the reservoirs.”

The board accepted her recommendation that a $52,700 contract be awarded to AECOM Canada to draw up plans for a back-up power system and oversee its eventual construction.

RDOS Naramata Director Karla Kozakevich said the community water reservoirs were drained after a two-hour power outage during the irrigation season last summer.

“If it’s sort of off-season, like

Karla Kozakevich now, you’re looking more like half a day,” she said.

Back-up power was a component of a planned water system upgrade in 2007, but was left out due to budget constraints, according to an RDOS staff report, and it’s now a priority of the Naramata Water Advisory Committee.

“Is there going to be an interface forest fire or something where we lose power and we also run out of water? What are the odds that is going to happen?”

Kozakevich said.

“I don’t like to play those odds.

Whether it’s life or property, that’s

what we want to look after.”

Kozakevich said AECOM will come up with a firm cost estimate for the back-up power system, after which the RDOS could apply for grants to build the project or pay for it out of the water utility reserve.

Naramata’s water is pumped uphill from Okanagan Lake to a series of reservoirs and a treatment plant, then gravity-fed back downhill to users.

A consultant recommended last year that Naramata abandon plans to twin its water system to split agricultural and residential use, and instead focus on upgrading aging equipment.

Some of that work is expected to get underway next week with the replacement of 280 metres of watermain that will temporarily cut off service to some residents, who will get a minimum of 48 hours’ notice, according to the RDOS. Properties on Ponderosa Drive, Upper Debeck, Debeck and Arawana roads will be most affected. The watermain to be replaced feeds the Juniper reservoir from a connection at Arawana Road Work is expected last three weeks.

Backlog in psych evaluations delays sentencing for Leaman Joe Fries

Western News Staff

The former Penticton politician who pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault is, “surviving,” his lawyer said Wednesday after learning the case had been delayed by nearly three months.

Gary Allan Leaman, 58, is due back in Penticton provincial court on June 11 to set a new date for sentencing.

The court is still awaiting completion of a psychological assessment that will form part of a presentencing report upon which the judge will base a decision.

Defence counsel Michael Welsh said outside the courtroom it’s his understanding there is a backlog of offenders requiring assessments and the system is “too backed up,” resulting in the delay for his client.

Ben Hadaway, a spokesperson for the Provincial Health Services Authority, said such assessments are conducted by psychiatrists at six clinics and jails throughout B.C., but he was unable to explain the apparent delay in the system.

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In the meantime, Leaman, who wasn’t in the courtroom Wednesday, “is surviving,” Welsh said.

“What more can you say?”

Leaman faces a maximum penalty of 18 months in jail on each of the two counts.

The offences to which he pleaded guilty in January occurred between 2009 and 2011, although a publication ban applies to any details that would identify the victims.

Welsh confirmed he has had discussions with the Crown in regard to sentencing, “but I can’t really disclose anything.”

Leaman served one term as a Penticton city councillor from 2002 to 2005, but was not re-elected. He also ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2008 and again for council in 2011.

He retired in October 2013 from his long-time job as manager of the Cherry Lane Shopping Centre and charges were sworn in November.

Leaman is free on $750 bail, some conditions of which required him to surrender his passport and remain within B.C.

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Recycling plan needs rethink The provincial push for a producer-pay recycling system is based on the concept of charging manufacturers whose products contribute to the waste stream, such as plastic packaging.

But the soon to become governmentmandated program is going to penalize some unfairly, including citizens.

For instance, it will hit the newspaper industry with a 20 cent per kilogram cost for its “packaging” – the very paper the newspapers are printed on.

That vested interest aside, it’s debatable whether the new system will achieve its environmental goals, while simultaneously driving up costs for consumers.

Although the Multi-Material B.C. collection system may have benefits for communities that currently do not have adequate curbside recycling programs, it is not needed in the Okanagan Valley, where the region has been achieving high rates of waste diversion through its own recycling collection.

Maintaining the current program is good for the environment and residents.

Local consumers will effectively pay the cost of recycling twice, as producers build the price of the MMBC program into their products, and taxpayers foot the bill for curbside pickup.

Though MMBC recently provided exemptions for small businesses, the program will negatively impact local economic enPENTICTON WESTERN gines such as berry farming, where consumer preference drives the use of plastic clamshell containers for retail sales – dumping the cost onto farmers, and ultimately, customers.

This is a program that needs to be put on hold and reconsidered in its entirety.

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Nigeria: 100 years enough?

The reason they convened a National Conference to discuss Nigeria’s future last week is that it’s the hundredth anniversary of the unification of the northern and southern protectorates into one nation. Well, one colony, actually, since the whole place would remain under British rule for another halfcentury. And the one subject the delegates are banned from discussing is whether unification was really such a good idea.

A century later, the country is still riven by ethnic and religious divisions that distort both its politics and its economy.

Nigeria is one of the world’s biggest oil producers, but two-thirds of its 170 million people live on less than $2 a day and even the big cities only get electricity four hours a day. It ranks 144th on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, which means in practice that most public funds are stolen.

In the mainly Muslim north, an extremist Islamic insurgency by

a group called Boko Haram (“Western Education is Forbidden”) killed more than 1,300 people in the first two months of this year.

Or rather, they and the brutal and incompetent army units who respond to their attacks with indiscriminate violence together accounted for 1,300 lives.

And when Lamido Sanusi, the internationally respected head of Nigeria’s central bank, accused the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of failing to repatriate $20 billion of the $67 billion received for oil sales between January 2012 and July 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan suspended him for financial recklessness and misconduct.

Sanusi, who was named Central Bank Governor of the Year in 2010 by Banker magazine, was promptly accused of links to Boko Haram in a document circulated to Nigerian websites that was traced back to President Jonathan’s social media adviser.

It was a typical establishment response,

Gwynne Dyer

Dyer Straits and it was total nonsense. But a depressing number of southern Nigerians will believe almost anything about Sanusi simply because he is a northern Muslim.

He is actually a member of the northern aristocracy – his grandfather was the emir of Kano – and an Islamic scholar who condemns Wahhabist fundamentalism.

He is one of Nigeria’s foremost advocates of a tolerant, inclusive Islam: “Even a cursory student of Islamic history knows that all the trappings of gender inequality present in the Muslim society have socio-economic and cultural, as opposed to religious roots,” he said recently.

Yet the mistrust

between Muslims and Christians, northerners and southerners, is so great that Sanusi’s whistle-blowing is seen by many southerners as a political operation aimed at the Christian president. They believe this even though they also know the money really was stolen by people at the NNPC, and that Goodluck Jonathan is protecting them because some of it was going to be used to finance his re-election campaign next year.

And why does Jonathan need so much money? To buy the support of the northern power-brokers, who will then deliver the votes to keep him in the presidency. Then he will be able to go on protecting his friends. It’s a closed system, and it’s making Sanusi more radical by the moment.

But Sanusi is unlikely to bring the system down. That is why, at the National Conference on Nigeria’s future that meets in Abuja over the next three months, some people will certainly defy the ban and start talking about re-dividing Nigeria between

north and south. They will mostly be southerners, who resent the large amounts of oil income that the federal government transfers to the northern states that desperately need the money.

Northerners will fiercely resist the idea of partition because they would be left running a country only slightly better off than Mali.

(Despite the transfers of oil revenue, 72 per cent of the population in the North lives in poverty; in the South, only 27 per cent does.) And in the end, nothing will happen, because cutting off the North would spoil the game.

Nigeria is unquestionably the most dysfunctional large country in the world, but it will hang together because all the elites benefit from the dysfunction, which allows them to steal massive amounts with complete impunity.

Indeed, you might say that Nigeria survives because it is dysfunctional.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Penticton triathlon provides lifetime of memories I am saddened to read articles such as the slowtwitch.com article which, in part, reduces the splendor and joy of the wonderful Ironman event that you and the people of Penticton have supported all of these years.

I suspect that I am simply naive and that I see things only from a superficial perspective. I can only say that I continued to experience the wonder that is Penticton — even last summer when I tried to do the Challenge.

I do know that I had a life changing experience when you welcomed me home when I finished my first ever triathlon in Penticton in 1997.

I am forever grateful for your positive attitude and the warmth and friendship that you brought to every IMC in which you were the man. I can recall the one year that you were not able to welcome people home after their long day’s journey into night — it was a disaster without your vocal embrace and care.

Thank you for all of those years of warmth and welcome.

You are a class guy and everyone who has toed the line in Penticton remembers you and your salutations with love and admiration.

I can also remember vividly the constant feeling of warmth and friendship extended by virtually every resident to every athlete over all of these years. The residents of Penticton may not have realized it, but I became a “local” as soon as I put on my first wrist band all of those years ago.

Province must revise energy policy

I would just like to make a comment on the Global BC TV show Our Energy Future by Jas Johal.

The reportage covered all the problems the province faces today regarding our oil and LNG exports to the Asian markets.

I have pointed this out to the premier and in the opinion pages.

We are at a crossroad today to make up our mind.

Do you want to keep your social service and programs intact or have a lower living standard in B.C. ?

Yes, we must have jobs. This means we must export our resources. We do not have the cash to start to process our resources in B.C. and the markets.

Our LNG export will not save us in the dollar amount the premier is promising. It will be 10 years or more to get the results. The time frame is not in our favour. I think this coverage about our energy is a must for everyone in B.C. to see.

What do the people of British Columbia want?

Henry Stern Penticton

Truckers need better deal

Dear Dan Albas, I only really know what I read in the press. But I also had experience years ago with piece-work truckers.

These guys are hostage to delays not of their own making, yet they are the ones going broke holding their trucks ready to keep their place in line, for when they eventually get under the container crane. It is serfdom.

Nobody wins when the independent workers are ground down so low the system crashes. In this case the big bosses with their complicit regulatory friends have gone too far.

I can also remember vividly the constant feeling of warmth and friendship extended by virtually every resident to every athlete over all of these years.

Penticton is a very special place and its residents are very special people.

One night I was dragging in on the run portion — this was my normal approach to the run. At about Mile 18, just outside of town, there were two elderly people sitting on lawn chairs just adjacent to the road, cheering on the participants.

It was getting cold and I stopped and asked what they were doing out in the dark on a cold night. With a very German accent, the man responded, “We stay out here until the last athlete has gone by. We are proud of each and every one of you” Now that really made me feel honoured.

Not many cities and towns can brag that their inhabitants

Same for the big union. Step back, legislate cooling off, and put a truly independent third party in there to create piece-rate parity.

Trade?

What good are trade deals when the grain isn’t moving, the truckers are on strike, container ships are diverting, and independent businesses are going broke waiting for seasonal stock and perishables?

Alan Campbell Penticton

Albas proves evasive

MP Dan Albas reminds people who have a question, “as always if you have a question or a concern I am always happy to hear from you.”

What Dan fails to say is if he don’t like the question then you won’t hear from him.

We all have opinions on this, that and the other, so I thought I would ask Dan if he was for or against the Enbridge Gateway pipeline.

Being that Dan preaches transparency I thought he may take up the challenge and give his personal opinion on such an important potential disaster that isn’t going away anytime soon.

Well Dan, you gave the answer by simply failing to answer the question, which shows how much you believe in transparency Dan. I kind of think most eastern provinces could care less about the not if but when the ruination and saturation of our land and sea arrive compliments of the not so transparent oily stooges - Leaky - Sneaky and all the big C Rhythm pals.

The people in favour of this disgrace could pop up from the well wearing hats that resemble miniature oil drums for identification.

It will be a rare day indeed when a newspaper asks the hard questions or reports follow-ups to many articles of public interest such as what

happened to Diesel the Pooch?

Here is the chance to get the definition of transparency from a Member of Parliament that lays claim to such fame.

Albas basically told me to get lost as I was not one of his constituents.

Silly me, I thought Dan Albas was elected to serve the interests of Canada and all Canadians not just his constituents — what a farce !

Tom Isherwood Olalla

Quebec premier unclear

A great many Canadians are suspicious of our politicians and Quebec politicians are a perfect example of our suspicions.

Ms. Marois, the Premier of Quebec speaks on both sides of her mouth, as only a couple of weeks ago she was in favour of separation, stating in part that there would be no barrier to Canadians crossing into Quebec and that there would not be tolls in place, whatever that means.

She also stated that when Quebec separated they would continue to use the Canadian monetary system.

This week she has stated that the PQ has no intention of another referendum concerning separation.

Is she really proposing a separation or has someone in her organization convinced her that the talk of separation would not be a good idea in the next election?

The latest polls suggest that the PQ support is declining and the Liberal support is gaining, so is this only an about face in order to remain in power?

She has proven that she is not a very convincing liar and I cannot believe that the citizens in Quebec can fall for her political ploys.

If she still has some intention

embrace their athletic visitors in the manner of the German couple that I met. In fact, that couple’s attitude reflects the way that everyone has always treated me.

I personally do not remember feeling a decline in the quality of the race. Up until the very end I wondered at the class act that the volunteers demonstrated.

I believe that people who now seek to tarnish the good name of Penticton, the volunteers and the residents are simply sour apples who have nothing better to do than bitch about minor issues.

I do not know most of the issues that resulted in WTC pulling out. I do not know any reason to blame Graham Fraser or the city or any of the people who spent their valuable time trying to put on a good race. I am sad that the implications of the slowtwitch.com article is that the future of an “endurance” triathlon in Penticton looks bleak. Penticton is such a good venue with such warm and friendly people, that there can be no better place for such an event.

Last summer, I was blessed with the help of a resident that acted as my guide. True to the “Penticton attitude,” he was a warm and forthcoming guide. I was very impressed.

In summary, as someone much more famous than I once said, “Thanks for the memory,” my life is better and bigger because of it.

Jerome (Jay) Carpenter Woodinville, Wash.

of Quebec separating, then at least have the guts to admit this and let the people of Quebec decide, not with another referendum, but with a provincial election.

Donald E Thorsteinson Penticton

Proper ALR meeting required

Oh Summerland! Where do we go from here?

I wish to make the record clear with regard to the adjournment of the public hearing dealing with the removal of some 200 acres of prime agricultural land from the ALR in our community.

I arrived about 15 minutes prior to the commencement time of the hearing held March 3.

At that time there were 50 to 60 people locked out of the building, and it was cold.

I was allowed in on the understanding that I would seek to have the hearing postponed to another day in a larger facility.

Upon entering I went directly to Mayor Perrino and advised her that the hearing had to be adjourned in view of the fact of the number of persons excluded.

I was advised by her that pen and paper had been left outside so people could write their views. I advised her that did not satisfy the legislation governing public hearings and that if the meeting proceeded there could be legal consequences.

As reported on local TV my words fell on deaf ears.

At the next meeting Mayor Perrino had obviously been told she had made a big mistake.

She purportedly adjourned the hearing so a second hearing could be held.

Unfortunately, it appears that the

proceeding on March 3 are null and void.

In simple terms this means that the 400 or so citizens who showed up and the 50 or so who spoke may have wasted their time.

The mayor also announced at that meeting there would be town hall meetings so that those whom have not seen the wisdom of removing this precious land from the ALR can be educated. Kind of makes you wonder who’s not listening, doesn’t it?

Brian Adams Summerland

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Time is now ticking on a two-year clock FortisBC has been given to investigate the feasibility of a new hydroelectric dam that has already generated concern among some local politicians.

The company was recently issued an investigative permit for the project proposed for the Similkameen River near the Copper Mountain Mine site 15 kilometres south of Princeton, and is now ramping up public consultation efforts.

FortisBC representatives made a presentation to Keremeos village council last week and this week were scheduled to meet with the Similkameen Valley Planning Society, which is working on a regional watershed plan that would be impacted greatly by a new dam.

“I invited them just to make sure that right from the beginning we know where it’s at,” said Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer, who is also the chairman of the planning society. “The presentation they delivered was fair and square, but how deep they’re going to go in regard to consultation … remains to be seen,” he said. “Obviously we’re all skeptical when it comes to projects of that kind of dimension.”

Another local politician is anxious to find out how far downstream benefits from the dam might flow and how that could affect B.C. residents’ interests.

“I’m disappointed Fortis has not come forward with more information,” said Brad Hope, who represents rural Princeton on the board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen.

So far, the company has revealed only what was in its application to the B.C. government for the investigative permit, which will allow it to do stud-

ies around the proposed dam site, particularly in the area upstream that would be flooded.

The dam itself is proposed to be up to 200 metres tall and 477 metres long, and create a 750-hectare reservoir behind it, according to the application, which notes the dam would generate between 45 and 65 megawatts of electricity. The B.C. government does not require proposed hydroelectric projects under 50 megawatts to go through a full environmental assessment.

FortisBC’s application also states the dam’s power output would supply the company’s service area, while the reservoir would provide “numerous downstream benefits” like flood mitigation and flow shaping in Canada and the U.S. Hope wants more specific details.

“There may be some great flood-control benefits, electrical benefits and all of those things, (but) we don’t know that at this time,” he said.

“This is a major project and I don’t believe companies go into major projects without pretty good ideas of what the revenue stream will be and what the commitments will be, especially when some of those commitments may be south of the border.”

FortisBC spokeswoman Ruth Sulentich said the company intends to reach out in the weeks ahead to leaders in each of the communities that would be affected by the dam, and has already had discussions with local First Nations. She cautioned that the company is still in the very early stages of exploring the feasibility of the project and extensive public consultation would be required before it received permission to move ahead.

FortisBC corporate services manager Bob Gibney told the RDOS board in February the company expects to decide by the end of the year if the project is viable, and noted it’s “extremely economically fragile at this point.”

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Can there be life on Jupiter?

Jupiter is currently the brightest thing and was found to contain amino acids, in the sky after the sun and moon. It is the which are the building blocks for provery bright, star-like object high overhead teins. These are the foundations for life as when it gets dark and sinking westward we know it. We believe the atmospheres overnight. A small telescope reveals a tanof young planets would often contain this coloured disc crossed by darker belts, and mixture, and lightning storms would do up to four faint stars in line with the planet the rest. It is interesting that all the coand changing position from night to night. lours that goop turned can be seen in the These are Jupiter’s four largest moons, Io, cloud belts in Jupiter’s atmosphere.

Ken Tapping Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

Both Carl Sagan and Arthur C. Clarke Stargazing Notes imagined great gas-bag creatures floating Jupiter is a very different world from ours. It is the fifth planet out from the sun, in Jupiter’s atmosphere, feeding on the we live on the third, and lies over five times further organic chemicals, and other, more mobile creatures from the sun. It receives about 4 per cent of the solar feeding on them. There are certainly plenty of food energy per square metre that we receive. It is cold. chemicals and floating around seems a benign way The planet is large: 143,000 kilometres in diameter to live. However, things are a little more complicated compared with earth’s diameter of just under 12,800 than that. Jupiter is a lot larger than Earth, and it rokm. So Jupiter’s volume is about 1,400 times the tates much faster. A day on Jupiter is about ten hours, Earth’s. which means whereas a point on the Earth’s equator However, it is only 318 times more massive. is moving eastwards at about 1700 km/h, a point on Its average density is only 1.3 compared with the Jupiter’s equator is moving at around 45,000 km/h.

Earth’s 5.5. Most rocks in the Earth’s crust have a The speed difference between the poles (0 km/h) density in the region of 2.5, so Jupiter must be most- and the equator drives really strong weather patterns, ly something less dense than rock. It is believed Ju- and draws the clouds out into belts around the planet. piter is mostly gas, a mixture of hydrogen, ammonia, There are lots of storms. Some, such as the large vormethane and a host of various organic compounds. tex known as the Great Red Spot, are big enough to It is a member of the class of planets known as gas drop the Earth into. There are places where any Jogiants, worlds that are mostly gas, with a solid body vians (Jupiter’s inhabitants), would stay away from. somewhere deep in the middle. Jupiter does not However, even here on Earth there are lots of seem a good place to seek life as we know it. For places living creatures like us stay away from, such example, there is not much of a surface to run around as volcanoes, the deep ocean and so on, yet our world on. However, Jupiter might not be a write-off for life. is teeming with life, some of it living under condiIn his series Cosmos, Carl Sagan discussed the pos- tions that would kill us very quickly, so we should sibility. Actually that does not sound unreasonable not give up on the possibility of life on Jupiter, and when we look at the issue in detail. need to keep watching for it.

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Dedicated to ideas worth sharing Steve Kidd

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When it comes to festivals and events, Penticton has something for everyone: Elvis, classic cars, music of all types, children’s entertainment.

But in recent years, Brian Hughes and a group of volunteers have added TEDx Penticton to the list of things to do, an event dedicated to helping some of the area’s most interesting people share their stories and ideas.

Volunteers bring a lot of different things to a community, but the one thing they all have in common is a desire to improve the fabric of the community.

Hughes, an investment advisor, is involved in a few volunteer efforts, but the one that is keeping him busy at the moment is putting together Penticton’s third TEDx conference on April 5.

“The first TEDx was exactly five years ago and our first was in June of 2011, with TEDx Okanagan College, when the new college building was opened,” said Hughes. “I had been doing the Philosopher’s Cafés for about eight or nine years and my friend Nikos Theodosakis was doing the beach blanket festival and we were due for something new.”

TEDx grew out of the annual TED Talks, a way to bring the “ideas worth sharing” concept to the local level.

“It kind of put together a lot of things we were trying to do. There is great storytelling, there are fantastic, very interesting people in this area,” said Hughes.

Besides helping local people take their ideas to a larger audience, Hughes said TEDx Penticton has had a side effect; the recordings of the talks, available online, are an important record for the community.

“TEDx Penticton is creating kind of a high-definition historical library on important residents of the valley and their ideas,” said Hughes, using a talk given by Carroll Beichman, telling the story of how a Massey Hall grand piano found its way to Okanagan College, as an example.

She told of how her grandfather purchased the original piano from the famed Toronto concert venue and brought it out to Naramata via train, the SS Sicamous and horse-drawn wagon. Much later, the family decided to donate it to the college.

“Before that, no one knew the story,” said Hughes, adding Beichman has since passed on, but the recording of her story has acquired the status of a historical document.

Hughes and the TEDx team are trying to expand the concept to include youth this year with IDEAS-

fest for Youth running on the same day.

“We find we are bringing all this amazing talent to town and it would be wonderful if we could share that with the youth,” said Hughes, who describes IDEASfest as a way to empower youth.

“We are trying to inspire the youth to create change, that is our latest project,” said Hughes. “I am almost more excited about that in some ways than the TEDx.” IDEASfest is just the first step, according to Hughes.

“During the course of the year, we are going to try to get other activities going to keep the ball rolling and provide some support for youth projects,” he said.

Hughes said the desire to offer TEDx to Penticton falls in line with one of his earlier volunteer offerings, the Philosopher’s Café series, where, for over a decade, he fostered discussions between the community and people with interesting lives and experiences.

“That has also kind of morphed into kind of a living portrait series in that I have them all recorded,” said Hughes. “I think we interviewed over 50 people from Tibetan monks right through John Ralston Saul and Adrienne Clarkson and all kinds of people in between.”

Hughes comes by his fascination with helping people share their stories naturally.

“My father Bill Hughes had the longest running radio program in the world; he would interview people on the tour busses down in Vancouver and did that for years and years,” said Hughes.

“So interviewing has always kind of been in the blood. I am always curious about people’s stories and their histories.”

Hughes is also a long-time member of the Rotary Club of Penticton, and a past-president.

“Rotary is a great venue to get together with other people who want to do something for this community and when you get a critical mass like that, things get done,” said Hughes, who is excited about Rotary’s latest project, fundraising to help build a community kitchen at the Shatford Centre.

“I was also involved with the social development advisory committee with the city for about five years and so I got to see from that perspective what was needed in Penticton as far as affordable housing and some of the social needs.

“Rotary is a great venue, once you understand the needs of the city, Rotary gets things done.”

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Brian HugHes, former president of the rotary Club of Penticton and organizer of Penticton’s third TeDx conference with the logo promoting the event. Hughes is one of the many volunteers who work to make the city a better place to live.

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Grammy Award-winning rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis headlining the inaugural Boonstock music festival in Penticton July 31-Aug. 3.

Boonstock, which has been held in Gibbons, Alta., for the past nine years, announced they would be relocating to Penticton to hold Canada’s largest beach party. Some of the other top acts performing in the concert bowl include City and Colour, DJ Armin van Buuren, Classified and punk rockers Rise Against. Top acts from across North America will perform in the concert bowl and world-famous DJs will keep the music pumping in the electronic dance music area throughout the three-day celebration.

“Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are definitely one of the biggest bookings we have had for sure.

It took almost eight months to confirm the date,” said Boonstock promoter Colin Kobza. “(Macklemore and Ryan Lewis) reach out to the Top 40 demographic and the artists we have are widespread across it.”

In previous years, Boonstock has booked The Offspring, Sublime, Godsmack, Avicci and Slash from Guns n’ Roses.

It’s almost hard to imagine that from a ranch in Gibbons came one of the most popular outdoor

festivals in Western Canada.

“Boonstock started nine years ago in Alberta on my mom and dad’s land, it was a birthday party and about 150 people attended.

Over the nine years we learned how to promote the events and grow the events. We finished off there with about 60,000 people attending over the four-day period. With that came some challenges: we were off a major freeway, a small piece of land and logistics wise we outgrew the site so there was a move that needed to be done,” said Kobza. “We are excited to be in this area, it caters to tourism and there are so many more things to offer from the Okanagan than Gibbons.

Penticton is a tourist destination so we are really thrilled to have Boonstock coming here.”

When first announcing the move to Penticton, Kobza said he would be scaling back the event compared to what it was in Gibbons. He estimated around 8,500 people per day will attend the event on the Penticton Indian Band grounds.

“We are definitely still scaling back Alberta was around the 60,000 mark and we are not going to reach those numbers and we don’t really want to reach those numbers. We want to scale back the event and provide a really good atmosphere for everyone,” said Kobza.

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Tuesday “I think one of the things that is really important to remember with Boonstock is that it is a new demographic, it will give it a different look and feel,” said Barb Haynes, operations director for Boonstock.

“There is a vision we have for this event and it is more encompassing in terms of music and art. We have some incredible art installations that have never happened when it was in Alberta, so it is new this year. We have lots of opportunity to expand the demographic of what has been.”

Organizers said advance ticket sales have been strong and they expect the same when event passes go back on sale Friday, March 28.

“Boonstock is a well-known brand and it was really interesting to me to see the number of individuals who would purchase simply based on the brand and not know who was coming. Looking at our ticketing I can tell you there are people coming in, prior to the announcement today, from places like Michigan, California and Arizona,” said Haynes.

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Kaila Klassen learned her way around the kitchen as a youth with her mom in Penticton.

Now, she is in the Top 7 of one of her favourite cooking shows, MasterChef Canada.

“I did a quick little quirky video of myself cooking and sent it in,” said Klassen, who gradu-

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“Within 11 hours I heard back; they wanted me to come to Vancouver within two days, audition for them and cook a dish for their judges.”

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for the judges and, a few days later, learned her food earned her a spot in the top 50. The Re/Max real estate agent, who now calls West Kelowna home, then flew to Toronto, where she met the other 49 contestants and created a dish — seared ahi tuna with cannelloni bean and pancetta fricassee with shaved black truffle and shaved asparagus salad — for Mas-

terChef Canada judges Michael Bonacini, Claudio Aprile and Alvin Leung.

“Having a glass of wine and cooking at home for your boyfriend is a heck of a lot different than cooking in front of like 30 cameras.

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“I thought it was really liberating to be judged solely on your food. It wasn’t what you said, how you looked or what you did for a living…it was all in your food.”

It was after quickly realizing just how expensive it can be to eat out that Klassen found out how much she enjoyed cooking. She also appreciated how much money she was saving by making the meals at home.

Klassen’s immediate family, who still live in Penticton, keep supporting her to pursue her dreams even if it comes with a little tough love.

“Oh, every Monday I get text messages and calls. They give their two cents, of course.

Why did you do this? Or you did this really well,” said Klassen. “Mostly the conversation is we are really proud of you.”

So far she has impressed them with roasting a squab, food truck challenge, cooking brains and a burger challenge.

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The newfound fame has been overwhelming for her.

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Young creative writers looking to hone their skills are being invited to register for the B.C. Youth Writers Camp held in Penticton June 28 to July 4.

Penticton Writers and Publishers are hosting the camp at Okanagan College and the deadline to register is April 30. Students eight to 18 years old can attend the camp which includes workshops and five different presenters from the industry. The list of presenters includes Jodie Renner, Will Schlackl, Lorna Schulz Nicholson, Stephen Tulloch and Endrene Shepherd.

Renner is a freelance fiction editor and the author of popular writing guides and blog posts on writing captivating fiction. She will provide tips and examples on how to bring stories to life in her workshop.

The Actors are Storytellers workshop will be run by Schlackl where participants will act out, and put a modern twist, on classic librettos.

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Schultz Nicholson will be presenting the Tricks for Finding Ideas workshop. The author has published 29 books, with two more coming out in the fall. She has also been a television co-host and reporter, radio host and reporter, theatre and murder mystery actor and now is a full time youth fiction writer.

Finding words from poetry/writings and using them to inspire art pieces is what Tulloch will present at the camp.

He will teach the basics of illustration, colour theory and creativity.

Shepherd is a Penticton artist and writer who has exhibited in B.C. and Japan and will teach the workshop The World of Webcomics. She will briefly go over the basics of creating and maintaining a web comic, as well as basic illustrating techniques.

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SmartShopper looking for space to grow Steve Kidd

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Leigh Follestad wants to let people know that downtown isn’t completely cut off from groceries.

Follestad’s SmartShopper store in the 200 block of Main Street already stocks a range of groceries, along with a lot of other items, supplying the businesses and residents of the area.

“I always tell people it is the only place in Penticton you can go to get a coffee and a hammer at 6 a.m. in the morning,” said Follestad.

But that said, he’s not adverse to expanding his offerings, especially if he can expand into the vacant store next door.

That would expand his square footage from 5,000 square feet to 7,500, big enough for his landlord to cash in on the Economic Investment Zone incentive the City of Penticton is offering for the first person to bring a grocery store to downtown.

“In essence, I am already doing that,” said Follestad, who began offering groceries when he took over the SmartShopper two years ago.

“I saw the opportunity for the grocery concept, so I joined Associated Grocers.

That gives me access to the full grocery line, including the Western family value line, We simply expanded as people came in and said ‘this is great, can you get more of this?’”

So the city’s offer to encourage a larger grocery store seemed ideal.

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“We need 7,000 square feet to take advantage of the tax incentives. So we have my store, which is 5,000 square feet and the Tim Horton’s, which has been empty over a year, is 2,500 square feet,” said Follestad, noting that both shops are owned by the same landlord, who is working with Tim Horton’s, to see if they are willing to give up the lease.

“It would allow me to grow. We provide

everything now. It’s basically a one stop shop for everything, for the businesses and the people who live down here, except there is a couple of key items I need to grow,” said Follestad.

More room would allow him to add items like fresh meat — SmartShopper already has a frozen selection — and expand his small produce section, which Follestad said is already popular.

“We do okay with what I’ve got, and people know we get our produce in on Wednesdays. That is usually when they all show up and buy all the fresh stuff,” said Follestad.

“The grocery offering doesn’t need to expand a lot, because I have everything right now but fresh meat is another area that is difficult for me to do. I want to be able to offer fresh ground beef and your various cuts.”

Follestad said a small grocery store like his would be the ideal solution for downtown.

“There is a reason why the big guys left.

You are never going to be a destination grocery store for people who live at the south end of town, but I think it would serve the downtown community better than we are already,” he said. “Most of the clientele in this area are walking. Anywhere from 600 to 1,000 people a day come through the door.

Follestad calls expanding his store a “nobrainer,” but it’s now a waiting game to see if his landlord can come to an arrangement with the owners of the Tim Horton’s lease.

“I know that he has had conversations with the city about the potential, but Tim Horton’s has the lease on that space. They are still paying their lease and they have another seven years to run,” said Follestad.

“We’re kind of sitting in limbo, I am all over the opportunity if it becomes available.

If someone else was to take the city up on that offer to build a grocery store downtown, I can’t see it being feasible for someone to go and spent that money to put a building up.”

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Apex welcomes Olympic champs Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Olympic mogul champs are competing in Penticton for the 2014 Canadian National championship March 27-30 at Apex Mountain.

Competing are Alex Bilodeau, who won gold in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, along with silver-medal winner Mikaël Kingsbury, who became Canada’s winningest skier in Canadian mogul history on March 16. Also heading this way are Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe, who captured gold and silver, respectively for Canada as well as the rest of the national team, including Penticton’s Andi Naude.

It’s a free event that the community is encouraged to check out.

“It’s just really exciting. These athletes put their hearts into it,” said Naude, of why people should make the 30-minute drive to Apex Mountain.

“They have trained super hard and to see them put it all on the line for the national title, that’s going to be really exciting. It’s the best skiers in the world. I think that will be really cool for a lot of people to see.”

Naude, who is ranked seventh in the world, said Kingsbury, the 2014 FIS world cup mogul champ who broke Jean-Luc Brassard’s record of 20 world cup wins, is an amazing person who is passionate about the sport.

“He always goes out there and does his best,” she said, adding that she’s picked up a few pointers from watching him.

On the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association website, Kingsbury said he couldn’t remember his recordbreaking run.

“I kinda black out and just go into skiing mode … so I didn’t really think about breaking the record, until the end,” said Kingsbury, who accomplished the feat in four seasons com-

CONNOR SPENCE of Team B.C. and an alumni of the Apex Freestyle Club will be competing in the 2014 Canadian Senior National Freestyle Championship at Apex Mountain March 29-30. Also competing will be Olympic champions such as Alex Bilodeau, Mikaël Kingsbury along with Chloe and Justine Dufour-Lapointe.

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but said it was fun to be back as she loves skiing. This is Naude’s season finale and she’s glad to be at the finish line of a long, busy and stressful year, which included trying to make the Olympic team. She is looking forward to the off-season to work on things and be better next season.

Also competing are members of the Apex Freestyle Club, including Brayden Kuroda, Koleton Phipps, Joe Durham and Max Todd on the men’s side. Madison Parker, Mackenzie Schwinghamer and Kassidy Todd are on the women’s side. AFC coach Kenni Kuroda said it’s going to be really exciting for his kids to be in the event.

“They are all keen, they are all looking forward to being there,” he said.

“As far as results go, I will be happy with anything. No high expectations because this is the very best in Canada.”

Kuroda said they will benefit just from being around the Olympic athletes.

“It can help promote their confidence,” said Kuroda. “Just the experience of being in an event this big. I think they are going to be more awed.

I don’t think they are going to get overly hyped about it. I’m just telling them to ski the way they always do.

They are not out there to beat the gold medallists.

“I would be very shocked,” laughed Kuroda when suggested he’d be shocked. “I think everybody would be. This is the biggest event that any of them have ever been in.”

AFC will also be represented by alumni Connor Spence, Jordan and Joshua Kober, Kyle Parker and Mason Barzilay. The women’s side has 39 competitors, while the men’s has 57.

Anna Spence and James Naude are forerunning, meaning they will take a test run for the judges before competition starts ensuring timing is in place.

Naude is excited to return home and pared to Brassard’s 11. “It’s a bit crazy such a young age. I’m proud to have because Jean-Luc has been an inspira- Mikaël take up the reigns. Our sport compete on the mountain she grew up tion to me ever since I was tiny and re- needs new faces, new stories and peo- on.

“I always love coming home and member watching him do World Cups. ple that will help keep it in the spotlight.

He has given so much to our sport and I’m super happy for him, the team and competing,” she said. “It’s so much more fun having all my family and team, especially as part of the Olympic the sport I love.”

As for Bilodeau, Naude said he’s friends around me.” team in Sochi last month. He is just After reaching the podium last year, amazing and I can’t wait to talk with had an unbelievable career with two gold medals, including 2010 in Van- Naude is hoping to do it again. Since him.”

“Well it’s about time,” admitted couver. Bilodeau also won the final the Olympics, Naude’s best result was Brassard, “and in four years. It’s like world cup event over Kingsbury on fifth in Japan. She endured a couple of rough outings in Norway and France, Wayne Gretzky breaking records at March 21. have Axel Merckx, founder of the Prospera Granfondo Axel Mer- mloops Ice Pirates and at 4:15 p.m. take on the Calgary Havoc sports ckx Okanagan cycling event, compete. Hill said the event has more Gold. The bronze medal game is Sunday at 11 a.m., while the IN BRIEF competitive people and recreation teams. Hill encourages spectators gold medal game is at 12:45 p.m. The Nighthawks have players to come out as they can watch at the SS Sicamous or at the end at born in 2007.

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Vees have strong core Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Harbinson’s 11.

That’s how many players Penticton Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson has returning for the 2014-15 BCHL season. That group consists of goalie Hunter Miska, defencemen Patrick Sexton, Jarod Hilderman and Alexandre Coulombe, forwards Cody DePourcq, Steen Cooper, Matthew Serratore, Riley Alferd, Jack Ramsey, Max Coatta and Cam Amantea.

Josh Blanchard is joining the Surrey Eagles next season. He was the future consideration requested in the deal that brought Nicolas Pierog to Penticton. Ben Dalpe is also eligible to return, but is likely headed to Clarkson University after he raises his SAT score.

Harbinson said he’s never had as many returnees in his time with the Vees.

“These are significant pieces,” said Harbinson. “They are all very good character kids, they weren’t fringe players. We are very happy with the foundation that is left behind.”

As the Vees wrapped up exit interviews on Tuesday, Harbinson and his staff know how they want to build for 2014-15.

“I think we want to add a little bit more size up front. We’re a fast team this year, big on the back end, but I thought at times we were a little smaller up front,” said Harbinson. “Without giving up speed and (a compete level), I want to add a few bigger forwards.

We will do that through recruiting, through our May camp.”

This weekend the Vees have a bantam camp to introduce 15-year-old players to their program, but also educate them about the BCHL. There will be 80 kids attending, including 25 of the top 50 rated players in B.C. Harbinson said there will be some kids who are invited to the main camp.

When asked about the captaincy, the Vees have an idea of what direction they will go, however, a decision will be made over the next few weeks.

“It’s going to be difficult to narrow it down, which is exciting,” said Harbinson. “It all played

MATT SERRATORE is among 11 players returning to the Penticton Vees for the 2014-15 BCHL season along with Riley Alferd (26) in the background.

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out the way I thought. We had very good kids. Have lots of leaders moving into next year.”

Among them are Amantea and Depourcq.

“I can’t wait to come back next year,” said Amantea, who has postponed attending the University of Alaska-Anchorage until 2015-16.

Amantea is having shoulder surgery which comes with a six-month recovery period and expects to be ready in October.

“I love it here. I’m not ready to leave this place yet,” he said. “I just think it would be better for my development, especially dealing with my shoulder it’s obviously a long recovery. It will be a bit of a process to get back into things.

We obviously have a good group of guys coming back. I think we should have a pretty good team next year.”

Amantea is also excited about the recruits coming in, which includes Mitch Newsome and Liam Finlay.

DePourcq is also looking forward to next season and said going through what happened in Game 7 against Vernon, will only serve to bring the group together.

DePourcq is still working on getting a scholarship as he chose not to put focus on that during the playoffs. DePourcq will now start looking at his options and make a decision.

Harbinson also said that Brad McClure was given an invite to the Pittsburgh Penguins develop-

ment camp on Tuesday. Twentyyear-old forward Erik Benoit has several Canadian university teams interested in him.

Vees notes: Alumni Joey Laleggia of the University of Denver Pioneers was named the defenceman of the year as well as offensive defenceman of the year by the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, the BCHL posted on its website. The Edmonton Oilers prospect finished tied for the conference lead in goals by a defenceman with six in 19 conference games. The 21-year-old junior finished with 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points in 36 games. Joel Rumpel of the University of Wisconsin Badgers was named a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award given to the top player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

The BCHL website posted that Rumpel had a record of 19-51 with two shutouts, a .931 save percentage and a goals-against average of 2.19. He is also one of five goalies in the running for the inaugural Mike Richter Award as the nation’s top NCAA Div. I goalie. The Minnesota Golden Gophers website reported that defenceman Mike Reilly was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

Ben Sexton, who played for Clarkson University after one season with the Vees, has signed an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins.

Take a leap with trampoline classes Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

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Springer’s Gymnastics is offering trampoline and tumbling classes, which haven’t been offered in the area before. Classes are starting March 31 and run for 12 weeks on Mondays twice from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday or Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Friday from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Instructor Manuela Stegmann said the club has level two qualified trampoline coaches. Students will learn to do flips and jumps right away as well as work on floor skills. Stegmann emphasized the importance of students learning how to do somersaults on the floor first.

“There are lots of skills to learn,” said Stegmann.

Stegmann said these classes can put parents’ minds at ease with any safety concerns they have of their kids playing on trampolines.

“All the kids love to jump on trampolines,” said Stegmann. “They spend hours doing it.”

Stegmann said that playing on trampolines is also good for children with special needs. One website stated that using trampolines with autistic children can be a healthy, effective mode of therapy that also discourages challenging behavior.

Stegmann said they will also offer classes in the summer adding that in the future they would like to have a competitive program. People can register on their website at www.pentictonspringers.com or visit their location in the Cannery or call 250-486-0787.

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The Penticton Soccer Club is celebrating its 60th anniversary by hosting the Pacific Coast Soccer League Challenge Cup. The Pinnacles were awarded the opportunity to host the championship because of the birthday they are celebrating and its under-21 teams are looking to defend the titles they won last season. Ray Hintz is remaining as head coach of the women’s team, while Paulo Araujo also returns, but with the assistance of player/ coach Wyatt Seddon-Johnstone.

The Pinnacles women’s team is extending invites to players in the city league as the club believes there is experience within the league that can help them this season.

“We are wanting to see everyone get an opportunity to play at a very high level of soccer,” said president Dale Anderson.

On the men’s team, they haven’t had a player/coach since Kevin Hearne. Seddon-Johnstone was asked by Araujo to share the coaching duties.

“This is a unique way for the club to keep the experience from Paulo and, at the same time, Wyatt, who is very respected by the coaching staff and players, is gaining that experience,” said Anderson. “We know this will create even deeper coaching talent for the future in Penticton. Both teams and coaches have already proceeded with training as the season opens at the start of May. “ In celebrating a 60th anniversary, the club is provided a way to fundraise

as they will raffle off a unique 2011 Police Special Harley Davidson that was only used in the 9-11 parades in New York. There are only 3,500 tickets to be sold and once that is done, Dale Anderson the club will be helping local nonprofits and charities of the South Okanagan. Partial proceeds will be going to the U-21 teams, PSC, juvenile diabetes, and they are trying to make a substantial donation to youth soccer, especially the house league where the kids are just playing for fun.

Anderson said they are also still hoping to support a few more local charities and non-profits once all tickets are sold.

The PSC also has a new board of directors. Along with Anderson returning as president, Terry Peach has returned as vice-president. They have a new treasurer in Angie Anderson and secretary is Susan Bushman. Lifetime director Charlie Goeckel is returning and other returning directors are Dave Fraser, Karin Crowley, Peter Ord and Gord McLaren.

“We are thankful and lucky to have new directors, George Miller, Brian Johnson and Tom Goeckel,” said Anderson. “These are all very hard working individuals and excellent citizens of our city and community and I know they will do a great job for the PSC.”

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ELLA HIEBERT of FitKidz Gymnastics placed seventh overall in provincial two category in the Wild West Festival held in Kamloops.

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In the Wild West Festival, a provincial level one performances for FitKidz gymnasts Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Five members from FitKidz Gymnastics enjoyed success in the B.C. provincial championship in Kamloops March 15.

Instructor Annette Card said the group performed well, despite the occasional falls. Olivia Dunley Owen, 12, placed fourth overall after taking first on the beam.

Julia Nixon, 10, finished ninth in B.C. after earning second on beam. Hannah Patterson,11, was first on beam, third on floor and finished fourth in the province. Katarina Sterk, 12, was fourth on the beam, while Ella Simmons, 13, was seventh on the beam.

Card said it was strong results for their small club with 42 clubs competing.

“It’s wonderful for us,” said Card. “The girls worked as hard as they could. Had a lot of preparation. I think everyone was very happy. Gives you a

competition held in Kamloops that same weekend, FitKidz had 13 girls compete, including younger kids in their first meet, finish well. Paige Gibbings, seven, the youngest competitor, took bronze, while Emily Dunley Owen, eight, was fifth on the beam.

Rylea Taylor, eight, was 10th on the floor, Hannah Pritchard, nine, was eighth on floor, Claire Taylor,11, placed third on vault, sixth in uneven bars and fourth on floor. Elsa Lefteruk, 11, tied for third on vault and fifth on bars.

At the provincial two level, 10-year-old Jayna Bamber placed 11th on beam. For 11- and 12-yearolds, Ella Hiebert was 10th on beam, while Kiah Planedin was fourth. Annie-Dora Perrier, 13, was first on vault, second on bars and beam and first in floor.

“For many girls it was their very first meet and therefore also a bit scary,” said Card. “We worked on mental preparation prior to the competition and it was interesting to see most of them being able to turn this theory into action.”

The Thompson Okanagan Rockets face a familiar nemesis for the B.C. female midget AAA championship.

The Rockets play the Fraser Valley Phantom after defeating the Prince George Cougars in three games.

The Cougars won the opening game 3-1 as the Rockets tried to get their legs under them and adjust to a larger ice surface. In Game 2, the Rockets came away with a 3-2 win, then clinched the series with a 4-0 victory in Game 3.

Penticton’s Rachel Fontinha earned the shutout.

“She was on fire. She played an amazing three games,” said Jessie Olfert, the Rockets captain. “She stopped a lot of shots. She made some really key saves in order for us to win those games.”

Olfert, one of three Penticton players on the team including Cyan Roepke, said they played their second game in Kinsmen Arena as if it might be their last.

In the third game, Olfert said the players were excited.

“We figured out that ice really well. Took the middle away on them,” she said. “We did a good job of getting in lanes, blocking shots.”

The Rockets, who opened the playoffs defeating the Vancouver Island Hurricanes on March 14 and 15, are going to the Fraser Valley to take on the Phantoms April 4-6.

The winner then plays the Alberta AAA Champions for a berth in the national championship Esso Cup April 20-27 in Stoney Creek, Ont. The last time the Phantoms and Rockets met, Jan.11, the Phantoms won 3-1 in Burnaby 8 Rinks. Olfert said the Rockets have advanced to the finals three years in a row, each time losing to the Phantoms. Olfert added the Phantoms have several good players, including veterans that work hard.

“For us it’s the fact we’ve never beat them,” said Olfert, adding that it’s about getting in a mindset that they can beat them.

“Our eyes are only set on beating the Phantom and it’s going to be some tough games,” she said. “You can feel the excitement in the room. Even on the bus ride back from Prince George we were just all so excited. We have a chance to go to Esso Cup. We have a chance to win the whole thing.”

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Kristine was born in Denmark on May 1, 1932, the second of 10 children. She later immigrated to Canada with her husband Niels, daughter Susanne Zelmer (Chris) and son Claus in 1959. After settling in Penticton where her husband became a teacher at Penticton Secondary School, daughter Lisa Mueksch (Dan) was born. Kristine was a stay at home mom in the early years and had a special passion for skiing, gardening and biking until mobility problems prevented her from enjoying the things she loved to do. She is predeceased by her husband in 1985, as well as sisters Rita and Karen, and brother Peter. She leaves behind her three children, and her three beloved grand children Leeza Zelmer, Britney King and Justin Mueksch. No service by request. In lieu of owers, donations to the CurePSP research would be gratefully accepted by going online to: https://givepsp.org/.

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Employment Business Opportunities BLOSSOMS Fresh Fruit Arrangements.

Low start up. Training.

No royalties. Support. For info email:blossomskelowna@shaw.ca LUCRATIVE TURNKEY BUSINESS $43,900 Produce landscape & contractor supplies Requires area less than 1500sf www.universalblock.com 1-613-273-2836

Career Opportunities

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’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 benefits package.

To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’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.

Farm Workers SUN City Cherries 4759 Lakeshore Rd Kelowna req’s Farm Labourers. Pruning, picking, packing, sorting and general farm work. Seasonal. 40hrs/wk minimum 7days/wk. $10.33/hr 10 positions starting March 1, 2014. 100 positions starting July 1st. Email resume: suncitycherriesjobs@shaw.ca 250-764-1872

Career Opportunities

Employment

Employment

Farm Workers

Help Wanted

FARM Labourer work in vineyard.

Seasonal, Full-Time, Daylight Hours. Duties include and are not limited to planting, cultivating, irrigating and harvesting crops. Pruning, suckering, shoot thinning, hoeing, raking & other related duties.Must be able to do repetitive tasks, work closely with others and as a team. Work is physically demanding. Standing for extended periods of time, bending, crouching and kneeling. Must be able to distinguish between colors. Work environment may be wet, cold damp or dusty and hot. $10.25/hr for 40 hours per week. 2 vacancies are available. Please email resume to sakinder@dirtylaundry.ca or mail to Dirty Laundry Vineyard, 7311 Fiske Street, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z2 Attn: Sakinder or fax to 250-4948850.

Ghuman Farm is looking for farm workers; must be able to work outdoors on the farm in the Okanagan area. Duties: pruning, thinning, planting, irrigation, spraying, operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment, load and unload and transfer crates and supplies and farm produce. Fulltime work, $11/hr, 40hrs perweek, please send resume to: charny.g03@hotmail.com

Help Wanted ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away!

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

Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience.

BDO Canada Limited.

Trustee in Bankruptcy.

200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna , BC V1Y 9X1

Career Opportunities

POSITIONS NOW AVAILABLE!!

HOME DAILY SCHEDULES Kelowna – Grand Forks Rounders

EARN 45 CENTS PER MILE Contact us today: 1.800.462.4766 drive@BisonTransport.com www.BisonDriving.com

Automotive

Live-In Position at Scenic Fishing Resort Mature couple wanted for contract to manage and operate shing resort.

Non-smokers, no pets, varied duties.

Phone for particulars (250)493-3535

Obituaries

Obituaries

SUTHERLAND

Marjorie Lenora

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our dear mother. Marjorie passed away March 1, 2014 at Penticton Regional Hospital. She was predeceased by Donald, her loving husband of 45 years. She will be sadly missed by her son, Wayne; daughter, Debbie Sproule (Blayne); daughter, Sandy Braaten (Jim) and son, Daniel; 7 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren; siblings, Bob Cunningham (Josie), Don Cunningham (Peggy), Betty (Merle Hoff ), Ken Cunningham (Cathy), and many other special family and friends. Marjorie was born in Enderby and was truly a proud BC girl. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. A Celebration of Life announcement will follow.

“Gone but never forgotten. You will always be in our hearts. We Love you and miss you.”

Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com

Journeyman Trades Crofton, Powell River & Port Alberni At Catalyst Paper, the opportunities are endless. We challenge and reward you to stretch your abilities, improve your personal and career prospects and get ahead. We're a leading producer of paper and pulp, and the largest producer of specialty printing papers and newsprint in western North America.

You can expect a competitive benefit and salary package, along with the chance to advance your skills, experience and knowledge within a supportive peer environment. Your unique skills and talents will find a good home here.

If you are interested in joining us for a strong future together, and you meet the above requirements, see our Trades listings at www.catalystpaper.com/careers.

Automotive

An Okanagan dealership requires a General Motors Certified trained automotive technician. Possibility of a moving expense or signing bonus to the right applicant. This is a tremendous opportunity with competitive wages and benefits package, as well as a chance to live in the highly desirable Okanagan Valley. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by email with resume and references to okanagandealer@gmail.com.

Help Wanted CLEANING CO., looking for P/T help (Penticton). Must have own car, fluent in English, crim. record check req. $13/hr to start, (250)809-7760.

MEDLOCK

Working in a flexible team environment as a key member of our maintenance crews, you will be responsible for a wide variety of duties, including supporting our drive for enhanced performance and improved quality and efficiency.

COMPANY DRIVERS

Employment

Robert H.

1948 - 2014 Born in Moosejaw, SK on December 28, 1948. After a long illness on March 15, 2014 Bob passed on to a better place. Bob moved to Creston, BC and then Okanagan Falls, BC. Bob was predeceased by his Father, Frederick and Mother, Jean; Sister Cecilia.

Also predeceased by nieces Lorilee, Jordalyn, Jolene, and Alyssa. Nephews AJ and Jeremy. Bob is survived by his three brothers; Richard (Anne), Tom (Audrey), William and two sisters, Darlene and Linda (Mike). Many nieces and nephews. Bob loved fishing, hunting and hauling fruit back east. He especially loved the many years he spent at the OK Falls Flea Market. Rain or shine. He was there to meet and greet all collectors of everything. Thank you to the Village by the Station and to all the wonderful caregivers that spent many hours with Bob. A special thank you to our sister Darlene for the strength in helping him the last few years. Rest in peace Bobby.

No service by request.

www.catalystpaper.com

Education/Trade Schools

Education/Trade Schools

Education/Trade Schools

Education/Trade Schools

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT If you are always organized, can manage tasks, and support others in the most efficient way possible – or would like to be – the Administrative Assistant program may be perfect for you.

Career Opportunities:

Administrative Assistant O Payroll Support Receptionist O Invoice Clerk O Executive Assistant

CALL PENTICTON: 250.770.2277 OR VISIT SPROTTSHAW.COM

Education/Trade Schools

Penticton Western News Friday, March 28, 2014

Employment Help Wanted • ARCHITECTURAL SHEET METAL WORKERS • FLAT ROOFERS

WANTED Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland opportunities.

Top Wages & Benefits.

Relocation costs paid to qualified applicants.

E-mail: hiring@ parkerjohnston.com or Call: (1)250-382-9181

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

Employment

Employment

Employment

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

EXPERIENCED Class 1 Drivers earn up to 63,000+ per year with Sutco. Drive late model equipment, have piece of mind and security with extended benefits and a contribution matched company pension plan and are home daily.

Currently looking for 3 full time drivers to join our operations based in the Okanagan Valley.

Must be able to cross the U.S. Border. Apply on line at sutco.ca or call 1-888-3572612 ext 230

EXPERIENCED Class 1 Drivers earn up to 70,000 + with Sutco. They driver late model equipment, provide piece of mind for the family with extended benefits, and have security with a company matched contribution pension plan. Currently looking for 2 Highway drivers for our flat deck division. Apply online at sutco.ca or call ! 888 357 2616 ext 230.

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Help Wanted

Retired? Looking to fill your spare time?

Part time positions available in a fast paced retail environment. Good customer service skills are an asset. Please send resumes to joe.chwachka@ pentictonhhbc.com.

NOW HIRING

426889 BC Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons

Long established and well respected family owned business, Guerard’s Furniture is seeking a new team member with retail sales experience. Candidate must possess excellent customer service, communication and computer skills. Position is for a 3-4 day work week; weekend work is required.

Apply in person only. Dave Mitchell, 70 Westminster Ave., Penticton, Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM.

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

NOW HIRING

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 – $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

Peter’s Bros. Construction has positions open for Apprentice Mechanics & Shop Helpers with a mechanical background. Positions are also open for Experienced Paving Personnel. These are full-time positions with a full benefit package. Please pick up applications at 716 Okanagan Ave. E., Penticton, BC, V2A 3K6 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

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.

Help Wanted

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Sub-Contractor Driver

2 Days a Week - Early Mornings

Must have 1 ton Van 2 days a week - Wednesday & Friday Early morning deliveries For more info please call 250-492-0444 Ext: 219 or 205 or email: circulation@pentictonwesternnews.com

Carriers Needed

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

• Penticton • Osoyoos • Oliver • Summerland For more info please call 250-492-0444 Ext: 219 or 205 or email:

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Employment

Employment

Home Care/Support

Trades, Technical

Cleaning Services

CARE Aid/Companion for 21 year old male: full time power wheelchair user. Duties: personal care, light housekeeping, outings. Wage: dependant on experience. FT /PT Starting April.

Training provided.

Please email resume to: c.cunningham@shaw.ca

JOURNEYMAN or Apprentice Heavy Duty / Commercial Transport Mechanic wanted in Golden, BC. This is for you if you are an outdoor enthusiast.

Position is full time evening shift 4:00 pm - 12:00 midnight Monday thru Friday. Rate of pay is competitive and will be negotiated based on experience. We invite you to become a member of our team. Please fax your resume and cover letter to 250-344-6622 or email manager@bnwcontracting.ca

B & C Cleaning, residential, commercial & construction cleaning, yard clean-ups & maintenance, licensed & bonded, Bill & Cheryl Watson, owner operators, (250)4887964

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services Required for Go Greek Foods Ltd. dba Opus Café Bistro Business Address & Location of work: 52-650 Duncan Ave. West Penticton F/T COOK $12/hr. Prepare and cook complete meals. Schedule and supervise kitchen helpers.

Min. 1 year of relevant exp req’d F/T OR P/T SERVERS $10.50/hr. Take orders & relay to kitchen staff. Serve food and beverages. Present bill.

Must be able to communicate in English. Contact: Michael opus.cafe@yahoo.ca

Community Newspapers

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

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

Services

Financial Services

We’re at the heart of things™

Professional/ Management THE Kelowna Farmers & Crafters Market is looking for a market manager to start immediately. Please email resumes to: KelownaFarmersMarket@shaw.ca

Trades, Technical 3 positions: Picker/Boom Truck Operator, Winch & Bed Truck Operators needed. Generous signing bonus to right applicants.

Valiant Oilfield Hauling is a family friendly business based in Fort St John. We are looking for a Certified Picker/Boom Truck Operator for a 40 ton Picker, an experienced Winch truck Operator and an experienced Lo-bed Truck Operator. We offer competitive Wages and great work environment. Send resume to office@valiant-hauling.com or call Jeremy at 1778-256-4258. Flexible work rotations a possibility. Serious applicants only.

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefits.

Further details can be found at www.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

Contractors

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Carpet Cleaning Owner - Operator

BLACK PRESS Penticton Press is a busy printing press and newspaper distribution centre with an entry-level full-time position available in the pressroom, shifts vary. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefits package. Experience in the printing/press and or shipping/receiving is an asset but not necessary. We are looking for a healthy, motivated and responsible individual. This is an opportunity for the right candidate to begin a career in the production of print media. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please submit resume to: Penticton Western News-Black Press 2250 Camrose Street Penticton, B.C. V2A 8R1 Attention: Shaun McGeachy (No phone calls please.)

www.blackpress.ca

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: • Identification and Observation of shoplifters • Apprehension and detention of shoplifters • Recovery of property • Processing suspects and corresponding paper work.

• Preservation of evidence • Work with management and associates to ensure security controls are in place Qualifications The successful candidate should possess the following; • B. S.T. & A.S.T. Licencing • Strong analytical skills • Good written communication skills • Ability to work under stressful and high pressure situations • Team player • Able to investigate, interpret, and identify integrity issues • Ability to multi-task

GREEN VALLEY CARPET CARE

Green - Clean - Thorough Dry in 2 hours only!

CALL 250-809-4965 or visit:

www.greenvalleycarpetcare.ca

Contractors

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

250-809-9068

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Help Wanted

Home Improvements

HOME RENOVATIONS

Bathrooms • Kitchens Windows and Doors Decks/Fencing • Vinyl Decking Landscaping

250-488-5338 BELCAN

Painting & Reno’s

licensed, insured, WCB

painting, tiling, ooring, kitchen/bath reno’s, carpentry nishing,

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

Moving & Storage

FULLY LICENSED & INSURED CALL TED

MAJOR RETAIL STORE REQUIRES

Garden & Lawn Valley Wide Lawn Care. Power raking, clean up and slow release nitrogen fertilizer $79.99, most size lawns.

Phone Gerald 250-493-5161 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.

mJm Services. Gutter cleaning & repair, window washing & pressure washing. Call Trevor 250-499-1456 or email: mjmservices@live.ca

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

www.blackpress.ca

Countertops REFACE Countertops.

1/2 the Cost of Replacing. Granite & Corian Designs. 470-2235.

Maintenance Services

REPAIRS PAINTING PLUMBING

www.blackpress.ca

Services

Help Wanted

INSTALLS DESIGN & INSTALLATION

Skilled Trades Required Looking for vinyl decking and deck building installers that are current with WCB insurance and are willing to do sub-contract work with our store. Labour rates are competitive and installers are paid within 7-days of project completion.

Please send resume to e-mail: joe.chwachka@pentictonhhbc.com

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

Equestrian DIAMOND H TACK GARAGE SALE, SATURDAY, April 12th at 9AM Consign your Horse, Rider & Stable Products from March 28th to April 9th 1953 Kirschener Rd. Kelowna, BC (250)-762-5631

Livestock 1 Black Angus Bull, 1 York/Landrace X Boar & 1977 Ford 500 single axle grain Truck with a drill fill for sale.

(250)546-9766

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Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Livestock

Misc. Wanted

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

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

Mobile Homes & Parks

Merchandise for Sale

Building Supplies Paving stones, new, 469 small size (6x7x2”), 272 large size (7x9x2”), $400 takes all, call 250-495-6864

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

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

Garage Sales Indoor at Kiwanis Lodge 10912 Quinpool Rd, Summerland. Sat. 29th, 9am-1pm.

Moving Sale, 3 piece Lazy Boy sofa & chairs, King bed, old desk, lighted TV corner cabinet, framed toll pictures, filing cabinets, mirrors, cute parrolette and cage, large fish tanks, animal cage & acces., fridge, deep freeze, misc. tools, wood splitter, electric lawnmower, riding helmet & boots, grad dress, much more, everything must go! Sat/Sun, March 29 & 30, 1-4pm, 2109 Tyrone Place, Husula Highlands Moving sale, garden tools, home furnish., misc., Sat., March 29, 9am-3pm, #8-1701 Penticton Ave., Pleasant Valley Mobile Home Park 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 Sat., March 29, 8am-3pm, Multi-family moving sale, rain or shine, 127 Farleigh Lake Rd., East (14 km west of Penticton of Green Mtn. Road)

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.

Medical Supplies New Shoprider Scooters 889’s $250.off, 888’s $175.off, & Power Chairs $200.off website prices. www.okmobility.ca Kamloops: 250-377-3705 Kelowna: 250-764-7757 Vernon: 250-542-3745 or call TF 1-888-542-3745

Misc. for Sale Elliptical EE229 Deluxe magnetic $75. Call 250-462-5734 ESTATE and Renovation Sale March 28 & 29; 9am-2pm Quality furnishings: Barrymore, hardwood. doors: panel & pocket; mirror, lighting. Rear access only 412 Conklin Ave. Penticton Freezer beef, grain fed, no hormones, no antibiotics, by the side, $3.50 lb. CWF. 250307-3430 or 250-546-6494 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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

Large Breville Juicer extractor, new $200, asking $150, BQ Model JE900, (250)490-8736 Older model 8ft camper, EZ load boat carrier, 14ft square sterned fibreglass canoe, first $1500 takes all, 250-493-5345

Coin Op Washing/Dryer machines. Any condition. Can pick up. 250-549-0644 COLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from Royal Canadian Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250-864-3521 I make house calls!

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

Real Estate

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

Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale Condo for sale in Oliver,19+, close to all ammen. 2bdrm, 1.5 bath, $140,000. Great rental investment, renters pay $750 and want to stay. 250-4983354

For Sale By Owner

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, and central air • Perfect location between malls, close to school, park, on bus route • New roof and HW tank • Excellent New price $311,000 Call Randall to view @ (778)931-2343

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

483 Maurice St. - Penticton Open House, Sat., Mar. 29 10 AM - 12 PM Investment Opportunity Now selling below cost Top 5 nalist for Okanagan, Provincial & National Awards.

Luxury 2BR, 3 bath townhouse, Lg. dbl. garage.

Low Strata fees.

250-492-6756 PENTICTON 4 bedrm 2 bthrm XL deck/parking, 2nd kitchen in basmt, 3 yrs new gas furnace, upgraded electrical, heated worksh, carport, great area, see photos craigslist posted Mar 11 for 170 Pineview Place V2A3R4, $379900. ph 250-490-9890 or day 250 778-4766239 to view or stop by our open house this sun Mar 23, 1-3pm.

Houses For Sale AFFORDABLE LUXURY BETTER THAN NEW Completely redone beauty, over 2100 sq ft on one level. Many features not found in an new home in this price range. 9 new app. 4 rooms with fireplaces, huge birch kitchen, hardwood and tile flooring, built in wall to wall entertainment center, huge garage, lots of parking. Country setting, Vernon area. Compare value, you won’t be disappointed $479,900 403- 5402991 www.vernonrural.com

Mobile Homes & Parks Olalla, Great Location for 55+, enjoy tranquil living, convenient shopping at Keremeos/Penticton. 1/2 price of assessed value 35K. Sell as it is 17.5K. Call 604-800-8316

1 & 2 bdrm apt.’s avail. immed., $650-$800, central Penticton, no pets, water incl., 250-490-1707 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 1BDRM Apt., totally reno’d, 3 new appl., A/C, in-suite storage, N/P, N/S, clean, quiet, secure, on bus route, near Walmart. Call 250-493-8500 2 bdrm, 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 #).

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 Apartments for rent, low income, util. incl., np, Sun Valley, Skaha Lake Rd., Bach., $550, Mayfair, Skaha Lake Rd., 1 & 2 bdrm, $695-$950, Meadowlark, Skaha Lake Rd., 1 bdrm, $695, laundry facilities on site, contact Stanmar Services, (250)493-5072 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

Rentals

Transportation

Apt/Condo for Rent

Suites, Lower

Auto Financing

Summerland cozy studio unit, 6 appl., wall bed, quiet, reliable, ns tenant, $700 (util incl.), (250)494-7488

1bdrm basement suite, ns, np, $650 (incl. util), no laundry, avail. Apr. 1, Ref Req 250492-0556 Spacious completely reno’d, 2 bed, 2 bath walk out suite, lots of natural light, in suite laundry, F/S, carport, close to college, Lake view. Yard w/ fruit trees. N/S, N/P Avail. Apr16 $1200 Utilities incl dehrental@gmail.com 250-542-9975

Rentals

VERNON 2bd 2ba Condo.

Close to dntown & shopping.

Immaculate condition w/lg deck. Air cond & wash/dry in unit.

Secure underground parking. $1175. Call Mike 778995-2323

Commercial/ Industrial

Duplex / 4 Plex 2bd, 4appl., close to Comm. centre, util not incl., avail. April 1, personal/employment ref’s req., ns, np, 250-490-7436 Grnd level 1/2 duplex Avail.

April 01, 2014. 1250sqft, 3bdrm, 1bath, private yd, nets neg., 4-appl., $1200/mo. incl. util. Call 250-490-7941 or 250492-6079

community paper.

Comment online.

Trucks & Vans

1.800.910.6402

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

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SATURDAY March 29

united ChurCh Women are having a spring luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bake table and small candy baskets. Free admission Luncheon tickets are $6. to CeleBrate their 50th anniversary of service in Penticton, the Kiwanis Club is holding a Name That Tune contest at 7 p.m. in St. Saviours church hall, with fourperson teams battling it out for fun and prizes.

Tickets are $25. For more information or to register call Peter Armstrong at 250-492-0279 or email peterjarmstrong@telus. net. 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. 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. 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. elkS CluB on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., dropin 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.

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.

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. anavetS haS memBerS only pool at noon, dinner

by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Shawna at 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY March 30

Come danCe to the greatest dance music ever made with D.J. Emil, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Main Dropin Centre, 2965 South Main St. $3 per person.

All welcome.

Bridge tournament at the Oliver Senior Centre at 9 a.m. Bring your partner, tickets are $15 per couple, lunch included.

For more information, call Fern at 250 4986453 or the centre at 250-498-6142. mixed pool tournament at the Oliver Senior Centre at 9:30 a.m. Lunch included with entry. To register, call Ross Aston at 250485-4360.

Supper and auCtion in support of the Summerland Foodbank and Resource Centre.

Summerland United Church, 13204 Henry Ave., is hosting a lasagna supper with a live and silent goods and services auction at 5 p.m.

Tickets are $10 per person or $25 for a family and are available at the church or the resource Centre. Call 250-4941514 for more information or to donate an item for the auction. 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. anavetS haS horSe races and meat draws at 2 p.m. elkS CluB on Ellis Street has dog races at 2:30 p.m., M&M meat draw and Last Man Standing.

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.

C anadian r oyal legion has a meat draw at 2 p.m.

MONDAY March 31

t he B ereavement reSourCe Centre at 626 Martin St. has moved its weekly drop-in grief support sessions to Monday at 6:30 p.m. this week only. For more

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

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. 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. anavetS have dart and pool leagues at 7 p.m.

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.

Fraternal order oF Eagles has pub dart league at 7:30 p.m. elkS CluB on Ellis Street has Monday night pub league at 7:30 p.m.

Non-members welcome to join. r oyal C anadian legion branch 40 has dart dolls at 11 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and a darts at 7 p.m. mental W ellneSS 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 250-4937338 for more info. iode thriFt Shop at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m.

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C anadian r oyal 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 dance music with Destiny 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 250-770-8622. topS B.C. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance.

Meetings are downstairs. Phone Susan at 250-496-5931 or Sally at 250-4926556.

F untimerS t he 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 250-4927036. 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. pentiCton SeniorS Computer Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved.

Lectures on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on computingrelated topics. anavetS haS karaoke with Shawna at 7 p.m., Scotch doubles pool at 6:30 p.m.

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TUESDAY April 1

Brown Bag lunch lectures presents canoe restorer Mike Elliot exploring the history of canoes in Canada and the importance of war canoe racing in local and Canadian paddling history. Presentations are in the Penticton museum auditorium (785 Main St.) and include coffee, tea and confections.

Admission by donation. the ioDe thriFt Shop at 464 Main St. is having a bag sale. Visit and fill a garbage bag for $8 or a grocery bag for $3 and help make room for more new items.

Sale on to April 2, 1 to 4 p.m., Monday to Saturday. yoga meDitation/vegetarian supper is upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

Donations accepted. p enticton w hole FooDs Market is hosting a free seminar at 7 p.m. with Cameron Baughen and Zoe Kirk from the regional district on

Sustainable Backyards: Water, Waste and Wildlife. Turn waste into nutrients that feed gardens, harvest rainwater for watering and lower utility bills. okanagan Falls seniors’ Centre has pool at 6:30 p.m. and music from 7 to 9 p.m. o rDer F raternal oF Eagles has drop-in euchre at 7 p.m. Guests welcome. c anaDian r oyal 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 250-490-9272 for info. penticton concert BanD rehearses from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church, 1370 Church St. Intermediate to advanced musicians.

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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. s outh o kanagan toastmasters meet 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 250-498-8850 for details.

890 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.

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Guests are welcome and allowed up to three free meetings. Call 250-4922362 for more info. wellness mental centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. a l c o h o l i c s anonymous young person’s group at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre.

Call/text Guy at 250460-2466 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.

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This generation of 200 debuts the new “face of Chrysler” with its signature grille and logo. There’s also a standard set of rear LED tail lamps, and the interior craftsmanship is much more impressive than before.

This mid-size sedan is hoping to play ball – and win – against competitors like the Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Mazda6 and Toyota Camry, in an ever-aggressive segment.

Using the baseball analogy with the 200 seemed apropos since the drive event took place in Louisville, Kentucky, the home of the Louisville slugger.

Nevertheless, here are the meat and potatoes for the all-new vehicle.

There are four trims of 200 available. First is the LX and that has a starting MSRP of $22,995. Then there’s the Limited, the S and the topof-the-line C model.

Regardless of trim, each comes with an industry first, also known as a 9-speed automatic transmission.

My day started behind the wheel of the Limited trim with the 2.4L, 4-cylinder MultiAir engine (MSRP $24,995). This powerplant produces 184 horsepower and 173 lb-ft of torque.

The interior reflects that of thoughtful craftsmanship and design. Soft touch materials are used throughout and the layout is easy on the eyes. Not to mention the abundance of cubbyholes in which to place personal items.

On a side note, the interior colour combinations drew inspiration from various American cities. For example, the all-black interior pays homage to New York City, the linen and black is Sausalito, California and the blue and black on the S model to Detroit.

The centre stack can be adorned with either a fiveinch touch screen or the optional 8.4-inch. To me, the five-inch screen seemed a little small, so I’d invest in the larger version. That said, it was still highly functional and easy to use.

On the road, the 2.4L Limited shines brightest when on the highway and on long stretches of pavement.

It has ability in the twists and turns, but to really get a dynamic feel, you’d need to opt for the S or C trim to put it in the Sport mode. In that case, you get a different suspension setup and steering feel to really allow you to have more fun in the captain’s chair.

Back to the 2.4L though.

In the city, I felt I didn’t need much more power.

Steering feel is light and allows to car the move with ease at slow speeds and gingerly into parking spots.

Overall, a pleasant drive.

The second half of my day was consumed with the V6.

Yum. The award winning 3.6L, Pentastar V6 packs 295 horsepower underneath its sparkling new hood. For a driver’s car, this is the one I’d pick.

What’s more, you can configure this engine on all trims except the base LX. Additionally, you can opt for an all-wheel drive setup too. However, the AWD system needs to be paired with the V6.

Getting into the sport mode, or fun mode as I call it, requires pushing down and turning the central dial/ gear selector to the right.

Make sure you push it down, otherwise it won’t go anywhere. And less fun will be had.

When accelerating, there’s a little bit of a throaty gurgle that comes standard out of the twin exhaust pipes around back. It’s a nice sound and one that I enjoyed hearing over and over again.

One thing I did notice is that the A pillar did have width to it, so visibility is a little trickier out the front. And with its sloping roofline, visibility out the rear could have been better.

Thank goodness for the rearview camera.

Along with its new bodywork and insides, there are over 60 standard and available safety features to keep both you and the 200 looking good and in one piece.

The 2015 Chrysler 200 will be available in the second quarter of 2014.

Alexandra.straub@drivewaybc.ca.

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