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POLAR BEAR SPLASH — Grade 12 student Braden Marriott-Holm of Princess Margaret Secondary School retreats to the shoreline of Skaha Lake Thursday after a quick dip in the cool waters. About 80 graduating students from the school took part in the plunge.

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Soon almost anyone with cash to spare may be able to buy into the new Okanagan Correctional Centre. Plenary Justice, the consortium of companies expected to finance, design and build the jail, last week unveiled a proposed $114.5-million bond issue to fund construction of the facility. The 30-year bonds were given an A rating by DBRS, a Toronto-based credit rating firm, which assigns grades ranging from BBB to AAA to such public-private partnerships. No one from DBRS was available for an interview, but a project summary prepared by the firm said the bond issue received a favourable rating because the $200-million project is backed by the B.C. government and Plenary Justice itself is composed of industry heavyweights like PCL Constructors and Honeywell. The rating was dragged down by complex contractual agreements between the partners and heavy reliance on borrowing. Mike Marasco, the Vancouver-based CEO of Plenary Concessions, said information about the bond price, interest rate and underwriter are protected by confidentiality agreements. According to the DBRS summary, the 29,500-square-metre jail will consist of three pods with 12 living units and a total of 465 pre-cast concrete cells that will be manufactured off-site and house up to 867 inmates. A separate building will host administrative services. The summary also notes PCL Constructors is expected to sub-contract 85 per cent of the construction work and already has firm price commitments for half of it. Construction was expected to begin in March and take 31 months, with the jail

slated to open its doors on Sept. 30, 2016. It’s unclear what’s behind the delay. The B.C. government announced Plenary Justice as its preferred proponent in January and said at the time a ﬁnalized, 30-year deal with the consortium was expected in “early spring,” after which work would begin. Justice Ministry spokesman Stuart Bertrand said in a fresh statement “a public announcement is planned for later in April,” and, “at that time, details regarding the ﬁnal agreement and the design, construction and schedule will be available.” Besides contributing $72.3 million to construction costs, the DBRS summary said, the B.C. government will also provide Plenary Justice a monthly payment, 65 per cent of which will cover debt servicing, overhead and return on equity, while the balance will go to Honeywell, the company responsible for day-to-day operation of the jail. Local businesses are also still hoping for a piece of the action. Nearly 475 companies have signed up with the South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce for inclusion in a project registry, which Plenary Justice will use to identify local service providers. Chamber president Myers Bennett said the Oliver business community, particularly the portion with an interest in real estate, seems to be holding its breath while waiting for the project to break ground. “I would say about six months ago there was quite a bit of activity on some of the small business buildings downtown, more so than (residential) real estate,” said Bennett. “I think until people start to see the jail get built and people moving here that it’s going to be kind of a false economy.” Work at the prison site has been limited so far to realignment of roads and utilities within the Senkulmen Business Park, plus construction of a secondary access off Tucelnuit Drive.

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Students will get an extra three days off next year, but school support workers are “disappointed” they may be forced to take the breaks too. The 2014-15 schedule approved by the board of the Okanagan Skaha School District this week adds three professional development days for teachers into the calendar that had previously been taken in August. School days will be lengthened by four to five minutes depending on grade to make up for the lost instructional time. While teachers supported the change, the Canadian Union of Public Employees remains concerned its members will lose pay when schools close. “CUPE is definitely disappointed in the number of pro-D days in next year’s school calendar, as any day that school is not in session results in lost hours of work for CUPE members,” Okanagan Skaha unit chair Alison Reigh said in a statement. “Custodians, educational assistants, library assistants and bus drivers will all be affected. She said CUPE will suggest to the district training and work opportunities for members to undertake on those three days, but noted any such proposals will need

to be approved during upcoming budget deliberations. “We are hopeful, but we have been disappointed before,” said Reigh. School board chairman Bruce Johnson said he looks forward to a collaborative effort with CUPE. “Every attempt will be made to provide pro-D opportunities for as many CUPE employees as possible ... so they would either be doing work on those days or at-

tending classes to enhance their job,” said Johnson. “I can’t guarantee that there won’t be some lost wages, but we’re trying to keep that to a minimum.” Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union president Leslea Woodward said her members voted 85 per cent in favour of the new arrangement, consultation on which began in January. “We’re glad it’s done, and hope-

fully next year the process will go much quicker,” she said. Teachers have yet to begin any job action following an unrelated, affirmative strike vote in early March. Woodward said the B.C. Teachers’ Federation sat down with government representatives Wednesday for the first of 13 scheduled negotiation dates and there will be no job action as long as the two sides are making headway. The B.C. government is seeking a 10year deal with teachers, who have been without a contract since June 2013. “We’ll just wait and see,” Woodward said. “We’re willing to talk. We’ve put reasonable proposals on the table and hopefully we’ll be able to meet halfway.” Also this week, the Western News withdrew a complaint against the Okanagan Skaha School District in regard to a $185 fee attached to a freedom of information request related to employee expenses. After initially refusing to do so, the district honoured a $40 price quote it provided for the material. The Western News had asked the Office of the information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C. to look into the matter. HAVE YOUR SAY! What do you think about what is going on at the school board? Let us know on pentictonwesternnews.com!

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Roadside signs near Penticton will eventually be in the regional district’s cross-hairs after a pilot project on a 10-kilometres stretch of highway south of oliver.

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Sign cull to continue Joe Fries

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Roadside signs will still be culled soon along a 10-kilometre stretch of Highway 97 south of Oliver, but politicians plan to move cautiously before expanding the cleanup campaign. The signs in question, which some feel are a visual distraction, are either illegally on the highway right-of-way or don’t comply with zoning bylaws for private property. However, some business owners have spoken out against the plan, which they fear will impair their ability to advertise to passersby. Owners of offending signs within the project area have received letters from the B.C. Transportation Ministry and the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen warning their markers will be torn down this spring. RDOS bylaw enforcement co-ordinator Roza Aylwin said the timeline to remove the signs remains in place, although the board at its meeting Thursday asked staff to re-examine the issue at the same time. “We’re looking at private property in a pilot area where we have a zoning bylaw with sort of a one-line signage regulation and we’re getting some feedback,” explained chief administrative officer Bill Newell.

“We’re going to look at our zoning bylaw to see if we need to make any changes to respond to those constructive criticisms.” Any proposed bylaw changes would then trigger a public hearing. The board also voted to have staff check out how local governments elsewhere have managed to keep a lid on signage and suggest how the same could be done here. “If there’s a jurisdiction out there that’s got it right, I want to know about it,” said rural Oliver Director Allan Patton, who in March hosted a well-attended public meeting to discuss the sign issue. Others have doubts about a one-size-fits-all solution. “This is not rocket science,” said West Bench Director Michael Brydon, who urged the board to simply make a decision on signs and, “eventually, it will become the new normal.” “I’m skeptical we’re going to find this magic piece that’s going to make this easy,” he said. Newell also recommended against a region-wide standard. “Unless we’re actually constructing the signs, there’s no way we’re going to impose architectural standards on the way people build signs,” he said. “This isn’t something I recommend the board venture into.”

Challenge organizers add half-relay Steve Kidd

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The theme for the 2014 Challenge Penticton might be choices, given the latest announcement from the race society, adding a half relay to the race offerings. Participants now have the choice of signing up for the full length race or relay, the half distance course announced earlier this year, or the new half relay with teams of up to three people taking part in a 1.9-kilometre swim, 90-km cycle or 21.1-km run. Diana Stirling, vice-chair of the Penticton Triathlon Race Society, said that right from the start of planning, they embraced the Chal-

lenge Family goal of appealing to athletes of all levels. “With the half distance and the half relay, we are really looking at how to ignite that triathlete within everybody,” said Stirling. “We have always had this passion for the full distance in Penticton, but it starts somewhere.” Stirling said the full distance relay, the half course Challenge and the new relay all offer different entry points for aspiring long distance triathletes. “We had always heard that athletes wanted the half

distance and the half relay,” said Stirling. The focus for the new half relay will be on encouraging corporate participation, according to Stirling. “It is a really great team-building opportunity for companies and to have their company represented, right down to their team jerseys,” she said. “They can use it for team building, for corporate health and wellness, for raising funds for the charity of their choice, that is definitely the market for this.” The races take place

on Aug. 24 this year, the culmination of a week of events like family fun races, the Underpants Run and the annual Street Dance. Challenge Family races have been growing in popularity in Europe since their launch of Challenge Roth in 2002, but the 2013 Challenge Penticton marked the race series entry into the North American market. No longer the lone Challenge race in North America, Penticton is part of five Challenge races being in held in 2014 with more expected for 2015. North America races include New Albany, Ohio, St Andrews, N.B., Atlantic City, N.J. and Ranchero Cordova, Calif.

Sitting in his cruiser at a pullout north of Penticton, RCMP Const. Scott McGillivray counts the people using their cell phones while driving. “I would say every 10th car, someone is on their phone,” said McGillivray. “I am sitting here in a fully marked police vehicle. They don’t even really see the police car, they are so oblivious.” More people are dying from distracted driving than drinking and driving, and that has caused Attorney General Suzanne Anton to reconsider whether B.C.’s penalties for using smart phones behind the wheel are tough enough. Anton said the latest statistics from 2012 show 81 deaths from distracted driving in the year, compared to 55 related to impaired driving. “People seem to know that they must not drink and drive, but distracted driving, people don’t seem to have the same level of awareness,” Anton said Wednesday. McGillivray agrees that drinking and driving numbers have steadily dropped off after years of tough enforcement and education campaigns, but drivers haven’t got the message yet about cell phones. “Distracted driving is huge. People are still on their phones, and texting too. When they are looking down texting and reading that is really scary,” said McGillivray. “People are addicted to their phones, they can’t just leave them alone.” B.C.’s Motor Vehicle Act currently sets a $167 fine for talking on a hand-held mobile phone, and the fine for emailing or texting while driving is $167 plus three demerit points in B.C. Ontario recently raised its fine from $155 to $280, with a maximum of $500 for those who contest the fine and are convicted. A few weeks ago Anton wasn’t convinced higher penalties would help change driver behaviour, but she said Wednesday she was disturbed to discover that B.C. has more distracted driving deaths than Ontario, which has three times the population. “Should there be points attached to holding the handheld device and talking? Probably,” Anton said. “Should the fines be higher? Probably, so I’m having a look at both of those.” Another statistic that caught Anton’s attention was the 51,000 distracted driving tickets handed out in B.C. in 2013. She said that’s a “huge number” that suggests the message of distracted driving is not getting through, and a reminder that seatbelt use and impaired driving also took time to impress on the public. McGillivray said it is becoming more common to see people with peculiar damage to their face after an accident. “What happened is the airbag goes off, the iPhone goes right in the teeth and busts them up,” he said, adding that distracted driving isn’t limited to cell phone use. One driver involved in a severe head-on crash, turned out to have rewired his car stereo to play movies on the dashboard screen. “He was watching movies while driving. He wasn’t paying attention, lost control and drove head on into another vehicle,” said McGillivray. The vehicle ended up far down the embankment on Waterman’s Hill near Okanagan Falls, but when it was pulled up, McGillivray said the movie was still playing. When they are caught, McGillivray said, most distracted drivers claim it was an emergency call. “Really, what kind of emergency can’t wait for you to pull over?” he asked. “If you wreck and crash, there is the end of your day, and there is a new emergency.” The Superintendent of Motor Vehicles is analyzing B.C. driving habits and will report to Anton, who is considering changing penalties for distracted driving later this year.

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After completing three successful projects, Habitat for Humanity South Okanagan is setting 2014 aside as a year to refresh the organization. Tuesday evening, the group is hosting an open house to educate about Habitat for Humanity and hopefully recruit some new volunteers. “We have several board members that are retiring, their terms are finished, so we are definitely looking for new board members,” said chair Georgina Dumont, adding that Florence Barton, one of the founders, is also retiring. Dumont said they are awaiting word on a national award they nominated her for. “This is a fundraising year for us, a taking

care of business year, so there won’t be a build. We just finished the Huth Avenue build last summer,” said Dumont. “We are going to be looking at a possible renew-it project in the Penticton area as opposed to a new build, we would like to do something like that.” A renew-it project means taking and making it over, explained Dumont. “Because there is not a lot of land in the area, sometimes it is easier to purchase a home or work with the city on homes that they own,” she said. “Even if we have to take it down to the studs, it is cheaper

and more economical sometimes to do that.” But Dumont calls 2014 a “building the organization year” and said they plan to focus on outreach and raising money. “As board chair, one of the things I would like to do is strengthen some ties with various community groups like the Lions, the Eagles and various other groups around town,” said Dumont, noting that they are already planning a fundraiser in conjunction with the Lions’ Club in the fall. The groups are bringing the Harlem Ambassadors to town, a fun basketball team in

the style of the Harlem Globetrotters. “We are going to be looking for celebrities in the community to play a game of basketball against them as a fundraiser,” said Dumont. Right now, they are working with funding organizations. “This time of year is when all the grant applications need to be in, so we are focusing on that, and we are focusing on our educational display,” said Dumont. The open house runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on April 8 in St. Saviour’s Parish Hall, 150 Orchard St. More information on the local Habitat chapter is available by e-mailing info@habitatsouthokanagan.ca, calling 250-487-4888 or visiting HabitatforHumanitySouthOkanagan on Facebook.

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TO ALL IRRIGATION WATER CONNECTION USERS The City of Penticton Works Division will begin filling the City Irrigation Systems on the following dates: April 7-11, 2014: Penticton Creek Irrigation System (Naramata Road Area). April 14-17, 2014: Ellis Creek Irrigation System (Valleyview Road Area). Orchardists and others with connections from these systems should take whatever precautions necessary if private systems are not to be filled and pressurized at the same time. If you have any questions regarding this item please contact the Works Division at 250-490-2500.

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provide a price quotation for: 2014-RFQ28 Carmi Reservoir Control Valve Chamber. For a complete copy of the Request for Quotation, please visit the City of Penticton website www.penticton.ca/purchasing. Please note the Closing Date and Time: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF A NEW LIQUOR PRIMARY LICENCE 1035 WESTMINSTER AVE. W., PENTICTON, B.C. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been made for a New Liquor Primary Licence located at 1035 Westminster Ave. W., Penticton, B.C. Local government support including public consultation is required by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch prior to authorizing the amendment request. 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.). 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. Any person who wishes to comment on the proposed application may appear in person, or by agent, at the 6:00 p.m. Council meeting. Submissions or written comments will be received no later than 12:00 p.m. noon on Friday, April 4, 2014 attention to the Building & Permitting Manager. Those persons with special hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at 250-490-2400 prior to the meeting. A copy of the March 17, 2014 staff report may be inspected at the offices of the Building and Permitting Manager, located on the 1st floor at 171 Main Street between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, up to and including Monday, November 4, 2013. Alternatively, a copy of the report (agenda item 8.4) can also be viewed via the City of Penticton website at www.penticton.ca/council.

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Carol Todd stops herself from talking and apologizes because she is about to tear up. Her 15-year-old daughter, Amanda Todd, killed herself almost two years ago but the pain still is deep. Carol shares the story of her daughter, who posted a video on YouTube prior to her death using a series of flashcards to tell her experience of being blackmailed, bullied and physically assaulted — it has generated over 17 million views. Knowing that Amanda’s story might help just one other parent, youth or teacher, keeps Carol speaking. “My perception, my opinion, is that not only is it the school that needs to be proactive but the parents need to be proactive. They need to know how to deal with it, how to talk about it and bring back family values that have been slowly disintegrating,” said Carol, during a talk at the Penticton Art Gallery last weekend where Styx & Stones, an exhibit about bullying opened. Recognizing a need in the community for information and resources available to victims of cyber bullying and sexting, the South Okanagan Victim Assistance Society and the Okanagan National Emergency Transition House, as well as numerous other community organizations, have partnered together for a project called Think B4 U Send. This project consists of a youth online awareness campaign, a speaker event and workshop that will take place during National Victims of Crime Awareness Week April 6 to 12. “Things have changed with the onset of technology and digital life, kids aren’t going outside as much,” said Todd. “We need laws, community, family we all need to work together on the topics of bullying, cyberbullying, social media, education, awareness and ultimately mental health. “The damage they get from comments being made and emotional states and confidence is dropping and they get into the state where they think they are worthless.” It is why SOVAS and ONETH teamed up to create a video to help explain to parents, youth and the general public both the possible criminal implications sexting and online exploitation can have and the impacts it has on the victim.

It was released this week at www.sovas.ca. Carol sums it up perfectly in an analogy. “Take a piece of paper with hateful words and you crumple it. If you uncrumple it, you can’t get the wrinkles out, they are embedded. Hurtful words embed in you forever. They may come out in you in different times and they often pile on top of each other,” said Todd. “Always think of that piece of paper that you uncrumple and the wrinkles that you can’t iron out. We don’t need anymore crumpled souls around.” Carol emphasized the importance of sitting with kids and understanding what they are doing online, stressed technology free times with your family and teaching youth the words, pictures and videos they put online will be there forever so determine their relevance before you post. “With the advancement of technology and online social networking comes another avenue for bullying and harassment,” agreed Amberlee Erdmann, SOVAS resource development co-ordinator. On April 10 Misty Cockerill, survivor of the Abbotsford killer and an advocate for victims’ rights, will be speaking at the Penticton Indian Band Community Hall located at 200 Westhills Dr. She will talk about her story, victims of crime and recovery, victimization by the media, cyber bullying, online exploitation and the resources that are available. The speaking engagement starts at 5 p.m. with a dinner, followed by opening remarks at 5:45 p.m., Cockerill speaking at 6 p.m. and a symbolic fire lit at 7:30 p.m. Diane Sowden, executive director of Children of the Streets Society, will host a workshop on April 11 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Okanagan College Lecture Theatre (Room-PL 107). She will take participants through an afternoon of information and strategies to prevent sexual exploitation of children. Sowden will share her experience of her family being directly affected when her 13-year-old daughter was drawn into a life of drug addiction and sexual exploitation. Workshop topics will include youth sexual exploitation in B.C., youth online exploitation, online image sharing and sexting, child pornography, an overview of legal issues surrounding sexual exploitation and family support and resources available. This workshop is free and for service providers, teachers and parents. To register email rdc.sovas@ gmail.com or call 250-493-0800 ext. 206.

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Show us the receipts B.C. Finance Minister Michael de Jong took a trip to India last year, one that involved government business and personal time. De Jong paid the personal-time portion of the trip’s cost — and he did so willingly and immediately, not after being caught spending public dollars. Other politicians would be wise to emulate de Jong the next time they jump on a plane on the taxpayers’ dime. Liberal MLA Linda Reid and NDP MLAs Jenny Kwan and Raj Chouhan have all pledged to repay thousands of dollars they used in travel costs. Kwan’s trips to Disneyland and Europe were paid for by government funds given to the Portland Hotel, while Reid and Chouhan billed taxpayers so their spouses could travel with them to South Africa. First of all, provincial politicians make more than enough money to cover the cost of bringing their spouse with them on trips. An MLA’s base salary of $100,000-plus places them in the “wealthy” echelon. Secondly, these scandals remind us that MLAs should be posting online, for everyone to see, detailed receipts showing how they are spending our money. De Jong said the scrutiny into Reid’s travel costs is warranted. “Politicians have to ask themselves whether or not the money, the public dollars that they are spending, are being spent in a defensible manner,” the ﬁnance minister said. We agree. We would add that politicians also have to demonstrate, via an unfettered process of presenting their spending habits, that public money PENTICTON WESTERN is being spent wisely. A good ﬁrst step would be to simply post online every receipt of every public expenditure. It’s done in Alberta. It can and should be done here. How could any MLA of any stripe possible object to true transparency? - Black Press

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Splitting Libya a matter of time and oil The Red Wadi (Wadi al Ahmar) lies a bit to the west of the old Roman border between Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, but if Libya splits in two it will serve quite well as the new frontier. The deadline for the fighting to resume there was last Thursday, but neither side is very good at organizing a battle and we will have to wait for a bit. It will probably happen in the end, though. Libya has been a chaos of rival militias holding down local fiefdoms ever since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year dictatorship in 2011, but in the past month the disintegration has accelerated. A formal division of the country into two successor states is now a real possibility, but it’s unlikely to happen without some further fighting. There has been some already. Much of the eastern half of the country, Cyrenaica, has been under the control of a coalition of tribal militias led by Ibrahim Jathran since last year.

He seized control of the terminals on the coast through which two-thirds of Libya’s oil production is exported, and set up the Cyrenaica Political Bureau, which is acting as a proto-government in the east. The central government in Tripoli, which was led by Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, was powerless to stop him. The government has been paying $1,000 per month to about 160,000 members of various militias (out of a total population of only six million) in an attempt to make them servants of the state, but they don’t feel obliged to obey government orders. And the army that obeys Tripoli is too small and weak to take on a powerful warlord like Jathran. Months of stalemate followed, while the country’s oil exports, which account for 95 per cent of government revenues, plunged from 1.5 million barrels/day to only 200,000 barrels. The Zintan militia in western Libya was also cutting pipelines and occupying oilﬁelds from the western oilﬁelds

jury-rigged with Grad rockets. Morning Glory managed to get away, and the Islamist-dominated Congress that passes for a final authority in Libya fired Zeidan for his failure. Morning Glory was stopped later in the Gwynne Dyer week by a U.S. Navy Dyer Straits warship and handed over to the government in Tripoli, but it was too late for Zeidan, who fled the country fearing from time to time. assassination. But matters came to Congress then ora head when Jathran’s dered the most powerful militia started trying to militia in the west of export oil itself from the the country, the Libyan eastern oil terminals in Shield, to seize the rebearly March. el-held ports in the east, If he could sell Cyre- but after some clashes naica’s oil with imputhey were stopped east nity that would be the of Sirte. end of a united Libya, Since then the two so Prime Minister Ali sides have glared at Zeidan threatened to each other across the sink a rogue tanker, the Red Wadi, waiting for North Korean-flagged the deadline set by the Morning Glory, that speaker of Congress and arrived at one of the de facto president, Nuri terminals controlled Abu Sahmain, to expire. by Jathran to load oil Now it has expired, valued at $30 million. and nothing has hapLibya’s navy had pened yet, but neither been sunk by NATO has there been any sign planes and its air force that the two sides are was near mutiny, howtalking. Besides, it is ever, so all Zeidan had misleading to talk of to stop it was a tugboat two sides: the country

has become a jumble of militia-run city-states with rapidly shifting alliances. But the east-west split is real, and it is getting worse. The Cyrenaica Political Bureau says it is a “federalist” organization that wants only the decentralization of the country and a bigger share of the oil revenues for the east, but in fact it is already halfway out the door – and the army units and air bases in the east support the rebels. “We are assembling a large force to protect the ports,” said Senussi al-Meghrabi. “If they are attacked, it will be civil war.” But not a long civil war, probably, for there is virtually no chance that forces from Tripolitania could conquer Cyrenaica – especially when they are facing their own revolt back home from the powerful Zintan militia, allies of the exiled ex-prime minister Ali Zeidan. And they control the oil of Tripolitania. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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City responses to information requests are skimpy As a citizen of British Columbia, are you not outraged by the current and ongoing revelations by our greedy and self righteous elected politicians in Victoria? A reporter asked Speaker Linda Reid if more suspect expenditures would be disclosed in the near future. Reid replied she would not know until after the month end. She knows now if she will be cutting more cheques to B.C. taxpayers. Are honesty and integrity lacking in the politicians that we elect and send to Victoria?. When Speaker Reid indicated first class travel and other expenditures for spouses have long been considered eligible and recoverable expenses in past administrations, did she not implicate the prior Speaker and all current and prior MLAs into the scandal? Will the prior Speaker and others be reviewing their moral conscience and cutting cheques back to taxpayers? How many politicians will fall from grace in the eyes of the electorate in the next election? The Portland Hotel Society has probably claimed the political life of Jenny Kwan, and so it should put her in her political coffin. Many more politicians

B.C. Liberals disappointing

I would just like to extend congratulations to our MLA Dan Ashton as well the B.C. Liberals for the passage of Bill 4 also known as the Park Amendment Act which will open the door to pipelines, oil and gas drilling and industrial activities in provincial parks. Excellent environmental stewardship. According to a freedom of information request your government is looking at boundary changes to over 30 parks to ram through LNG pipelines as well as the Kinder Morgan expansion, excellent governing. Another feather in the cap for the B.C. Liberals along with dismantling sections of the ALR, structurally bankrupting BC Hydro and running BC Ferries into the ground. Good work guys. Who voted for these people? Cody Young Penticton

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Something is drastically wrong with this picture as I understood from the media that 95 per cent of Crimeans voted to rejoin Russia ? It becomes more difficult every day trying to understand the rhetoric of two-faced PM Stephen Harper who appears to be chained to U.S. President Barack Obama who said, “Once again we are confronted with the belief among some that bigger nations can bully smaller ones to get their way.” Mean time Harper is mimicking Obama’s words in Germany, reminding them, “they should know better than anyone about invading neighbours or carve off pieces.”

The current responses to freedom of information requests are neither meaningful nor acceptable ... will probably be outed by the information commissioner in the near future. It would appear that the current commissioner is taking her job seriously in providing honest and meaningful information to the press and individuals that have taken the time to attempt to verify political wrong-doings in Victoria and hopefully municipalities. More Penticton citizens need to send a message to our mayor, council and bureaucrats that the game has changed,

Russian President Vladimir Putin must be pulling petals off daisies while muttering, “He (Stephen) loves me — he loves me not?” Turn the pages in the same newspaper and you will read that Canada, Russia talk about the Arctic and Harper says Russia is co-operating I believe the meetings one day may determine how much of the resource’s trapped under the many northern ice cubes the eight member group can claim. How would Harper answer the question, “How are things going in Canada?” Would he tell the truth? Tom Isherwood Olalla

RCMP fixing what isn’t broken

Recently, the local RCMP detachment had a change in command. Supt. Kevin Hewco took the helm of the RCMP ship. From his past record, he seems well qualified for the task at hand. I wish him well. I was very interested in his take or adjudication of the Crime Stopper program here in the city. It would appear that he extolled its virtue and benefit to all of the communities it served. When I read that he felt that the program could be better still if it were somehow streamlined or indirectly aligned with police services, I wondered as to how, in his short time here, he arrived at this conclusion. I am wondering as to what the evaluative process was. I hope the evaluation encompassed more than subjectivity and the volunteer board and staff of the program had input into the evaluation. If it was

a subjective evaluation, the validity might come into question as I have found information that shows the Penticton unit is in the top 15-20 per cent success and efficacy rating of all 30 units in the province. Further to that, if it were to become an adjunct of the police services, how might anonymity be affected? So much for the old adage, “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!” Ron Barillaro Penticton

New title for Harper

Throughout history, people who have made their mark on history have been given titles, eventually epitaphs. Mr. Harper has declared his desire to go down in history. Perhaps we should honour that request with a title. I suggest that, hence forth, Mr. Harper shall be known as Harper the Terrible. Leo Young Vernon

(re: Row over tourism cash rests in hands of judge, Western News, March 26) “The City of Penticton has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure that taxpayer’s money is spent for which it was intended,” said Litke. Perhaps Litke needs to be reminded that it is not Penticton taxpayers money. Yes it is a 2 per cent tax collected by motels and hotels in Penticton. Guests pay the tax on top of their nightly rate. It is collected from everyone no matter if you are vis-

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if you want to play in the game, you had better review your moral conscience regarding honesty, transparency, accountability and openness to your electorate. Why am I being forced by council and one bureaucrat to have the information commissioner become involved in what information council is obligated to provide to the Penticton electorate and citizens. The current responses to freedom of information requests are neither meaningful nor acceptable and should be co-signed by the mayor. The bureaucrat that writes the response should be the one signing the response. Council should tell that bureaucrat to get honest with the responses to FOI requests received from the public and issue an ultimatum to the bureaucrat that refuses to respect the rights of the citizens. I was not aware that council does not receive copies of freedom of information requests; maybe if they did, a person would receive some meaningful information. Nothing surprises me with the decision making process at city hall. Ted Wiltse Penticton

iting from Vancouver or Frankfurt. Again, Mr. Litke, it is not taxpayers money. I for one think the PHA has done a terrific job so far despite the city’s interference. Have you seen the Peachfest float trailer? Kudos to the PHA for getting that done!!

To ensure that Canadians receive the quality of health care they deserve, I respectfully urge you to work with the Premiers to develop a 2014 Health Accord and invest for the long-term in an improved universal health care system.

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Open letter to Hon. Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health: My constituents are very concerned about the future of health care in our country. They are asking the federal government to commit to a renewed Health Accord in 2014 and to work with the provinces and territories on health care innovation so Canadians can continue to receive the care they need. Health care is a priority for Canadians. It is not acceptable the existing Health Accord is being allowed to expire. Instead of negotiating a new agreement, the government is taking steps to undermine our healthcare system by unilaterally cutting $36 billion in federal health funding to the provinces. Downloading health costs to the provinces will lead inevitably to disparity in care standards from province to province, including longer wait times, reduced services and limited access to long-term care. All Canadians, wherever they live, deserve equal access to affordable medications; primary care clinics with doctors, nurses and allied health professionals; and continuing care across their lifespan.

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Soroptimists put invitation on video Steve Kidd

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If you’re travelling between Penticton and Osoyoos Saturday, keep an eye peeled for a video crew and be sure to give them a cheery wave. The Soroptimists of Osoyoos will be travelling from Penticton airport to Spirit Ridge, filming the sights along the way along with club members from Os-

oyoos, local citizens and business people. “It’s all new to us, we are all excited about this. I don’t know what to expect, they have some crazy costumes. It is not really serious, it is meant to be fun,” said club spokesperson Kim Bush. “We are trying to aim for as much involvement with our members as possible, depending on the weather, we will

see what we are going to get.” While they may be out there having fun, the video has a serious purpose. The Soroptimists plan to show it at their regional conference in Abbotsford in May, promoting the Western Region Conference the Osoyoos chapter is hosting in 2015. The event will be held at Spirit Ridge

Resort, but the club has plans for the visiting delegates and guests to get to know the area. The conference schedule will include time for wine tours, shopping trips, golf and sightseeing. “This will be our invitation to bring other delegates and people to come to the conference next year and we are also trying to encourage them to make it a

holiday while they are here,” said Bush. “This is the first time we have been able to hold a conference in the South Okanagan for many years.” The video, which is being produced by Cory Krist, starts out at the Penticton airport, where “visitors” will be welcomed and taken on a limousine ride to the conference location in Osoyoos.

They will take in the vista overlooking Skaha Lake, an Oliver winery, shopping in downtown Osoyoos and other sights along the way as well as a visit with Osoyoos’ mayor and council. “We are all very proud of the South Okanagan. A variety of us either still work or are retired from businesses within the South Okanagan. We are all

still very connected and really trying to promote it,” said Bush. Soroptimist International is a women’s service club dedicated to improving the lives of women and children in local communities, and throughout the world, with 100,000 members in 125 countries. More information about the group can be found online at wcsoroptimist.org.

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As part of their Brown Bag lecture series, the Penticton Museum present The Cowboy and the Legend, April 8 at noon. The speaker is Ivan McLelland, famed Penticton Vees netminder who helped lead the team to a national championship in 1955. McLelland will share stories about his friendship with Kenny MacLean, a local rodeo star and how their similar paths and brushes with fame helped the pair form a unique friendship. McLelland, originally from South Porcupine, Ont., is a long-time resident of Penticton and ardent supporter of local minor hockey. McLelland, a fundraiser for Good Samaritan Village by the Station and Alzheimer’s Society, published his autobiography Gold Mine to Gold Medal, and Beyond in 2012. Presentations are in the museum auditorium (785 Main St.) and include coffee, tea and confections. Admission is by donation. For information about the lecture series contact the Penticton Museum at (250) 4902454 or email peter. ord@penticton.ca, or visit www.pentictonmuseum.com.

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residents as they grow. “A lot people in addiction, their self worth is so low, lower than a snake’s belly, their self esteem has bottomed out,” said Power-Jeans. “But by taking these programs they start to believe, ‘I am worth recovery and I can do this,’ you see them blossom. “The common thread is joy and hope, the joy of life and hope for the future that I don’t think most of them had when they came in here.” Steve Cleminson of Portage who organizes the various programs and outings agreed: “What this does is just reaffirms the stuff we’ve been saying to them here but it’s not just us saying it here but seeing that’s what people out in the real world are doing. “It’s actually very scary for them at first but they begin putting in some of those competencies that they are learning here

and it’s, ‘Oh, team work really does matter, asking for help really does matter.’ Those are the biggest changes we see.” Although she has only been at Portage for several months, Amanda Delane-Thomas of Kelowna, who will soon be 16, has already noticed a big difference in herself. “Being here and staying active definitely helps me to learn better and attain the positive things I need to have in my life,” said Amanda, who described Portage as a second home. “It’s something that seems so simple but it’s something that if you practice, it helps you be a really better person.” Despite having had a relapse after leaving another centre, she is confident this time will be successful because of what she will have accomplished during her stay.

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By its very nature, the Canadian Cancer Society is bound to break some of its volunteers’ hearts. “People will come in and donate in honour of somebody, in memory of somebody, and that’s a sad time,” said Jan Betts, a volunteer at the society’s Penticton community office. More often, however, there are success stories to share, such as those involving chemotherapy patients who have borrowed wigs through the society’s loan program and gone on to recover their health. “The people who have used that and survived and thank us, that’s terrific,” said Betts. She retired in December 2012 after a 35-year career as a lab technician at Penticton Regional Hospital, and a few months later signed on with the Canadian Cancer Society after reading a letter in a local newspaper about the organization’s need for help. Betts started out with a four-hour shift once a week “working the desk” at the society office, where she handled administrative duties like accepting donations and answering clients’ questions. “We’ll provide whatever information we have, and if they have other questions, more detailed, we refer them,” she explained. Since then, she has taken on additional duties as needed, like becoming the treasurer for the Penticton community office. Also this year, the family business, Betts Electric, will serve as the honourary chair

of the Relay For Life, coming up on June 14. Betts’s willingness to pinch hit has impressed Jacqueline Salvino, volunteer engagement co-ordinator for the society’s B.C. and Yukon Division. “She really hit the ground running,” Salvino said of Betts. “Anywhere we need a hand that she has the skills to do she jumps right in, whether it’s sitting at the front desk and taking client phone calls, whether it’s attending an event and being the face of the society in the community, to helping us plan a volunteer conference that was held in Penticton last September.” The work has also been rewarding. “The people are great. The other volunteers are very, very nice to work with and be part of. It’s a great group and it’s a great cause,” said Betts, who suggested anyone interested in volunteering first take a personal inventory. “Choose something that speaks to you, something you’re interested in,” she said. Sunday marks the beginning of National Volunteer Week in Canada and Salvino said her group is still “desperately” in need of help. “What we’re looking for in volunteers is just someone who wants to change the face of cancer forever,” she said, adding that even her five-year-old daughter has been able to help out. “Really, it’s anyone who has a stake in the fight against cancer and has a few hours that they can spare.” To sign up, visit www.cancervolunteer.ca or call 1-800-403-8222.

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Over a decade of success with hits like Wasting My Time, Dallas Smith, the lead singer for Default, felt just as the song title suggests. “I was in arenas, playing where many guys would want to be. I was miserable. I hated it,” said Smith, who was on tour at the time with Three Days Grace. Appreciative of the opportunity but sick of what was going on with rock radio, he started talking with his producer Joey Moi about switching things up. From rock to country doesn’t seem like a natural jump, but for Smith it was. “I was worried about catching flak for making the switch but I didn’t. We went down to Nashville and worked with the right people and if those guys accept you to come in and write with them then most people follow suit,” said Smith. Smith admits he isn’t much one for talking, but put a microphone in his hand and he will knock your socks off. In fact, it took about a case of beer and one of his favourite songs for Smith to work up the courage to sing in front of his friends for the first time at a party. Before that only his shower walls and maybe his cat had heard him bellow a note. It wasn’t soon after that party Smith became the lead singer of the band Default, which shot to fame within a year, selling more than one million records in the U.S. Used to writing with a band, solo songwriting was a 180 degree change from what the former grunge rocker did. “For me, as I have gotten older, I really appreciate the story that is being told through country music and lyrics are more important, if not the most important thing,” said Smith, who adds a spark of rock to his style of energetic country. It is not something

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he is unfamiliar with though. Spending his pre-Default days toiling as a sheet metal worker, Smith had grown up listening to a staple of ‘90s and early 2000 country superstars. His mom filled the family home with sounds of The Judds, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks and Brooks & Dunn among others. With a natural drawl in his voice, he jumped right into the genre just as his well received album of the same name states. “I love the fact that in country, the focus is on your voice and on the lyrics,” he said. “No matter what you’re singing about and how you’re dressed, the song is the most important. And, it’s perfectly suited to my type of voice.” Canadians feel the same way. Smith has two gold singles in Jumped Right In and Tippin Point, which made its American country debut last October. The infectious party anthem was penned by Florida Georgia Line’s Brian

Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, along with Jaren Johnston and produced by Moi. The album Jumped Right In earned a Juno Award nomination for Country Album of the Year and five 2013 Canadian Country Music Association award nominations. A new EP Tippin Point is about to be released, contained with songs that are upbeat and Smith hopes will become staples of the summer. Smith has already played 25 dates with Florida Georgia Line last year in the U.S. and he will pick right back up with them when they kick off their Canadian dates in Abbotsford on April 9, followed with a stop at the South Okanagan Events Centre on April 10. “I had met them through my producer who worked with them too. I have gotten to know them really well, and it is nice of them to think of me when they are writing a song but also that they liked

what I did with the song enough that they have taken me on tour. It is a big pat on the back from one of the biggest country acts out there,” said Smith. “I can’t wait to see how crazy the Canadian fans get for these guys.” One of the biggest surprises for the devout Vancouver Canucks fan is all the love he has received on Twitter. “A lot of the Canadian hockey players grew up in small towns where country music was a big part of their life and I am finding out guys like Matt Duchene (Colorado Avalanche) and Bob Mackenzie (editor of Hockey News) have been giving me shoutouts. I haven’t actually met them, but Matt and I message each other once in awhile and I think he is actually coming to the show in Abbotsford because his team has a few days off.” Florida Georgia Line with opening acts Dallas Smith and Chris Lane are performing at the SOEC on April 10.

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April 4 — Canadian roots music legend Ken Whiteley at the Dream Café. April 4 and 5 — Joe’s Garage playing at the Barking Parrot at 9:30 p.m. both nights. $10 cover. April 5 — Live music by Will Schlackl at the Barley Mill, starting at 7:30 p.m. April 5 — Dynamic duo Guy Few and Nadina Mackie Jackson bring an usual duo of trumpet and bassoon when they perform with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra at the Cleland Theatre. April 9 — An intimate concert evening with Shakura S’Aida at the Dream Café. April 10 — Country music’s hottest duo, Florida Georgia Line cruises into Penticton at the SOEC with opener Dallas Smith. April 10 — Miss Quincy and The Showdown on the Roadside Recovery album release tour at The Elite. $8 cover. April 11 — Roots and blues musician Michael Jerome Browne at the Dream Café. April 11 — One of rock music’s greatest, The Steve Miller Band, comes to the SOEC. April 12 — Live music at the Barley Mill featuring Brian Highley. April 12 — The South Okanagan Big Band at the Royal Canadian Legion branch 40. Roast beef dinner at 6 p.m., dance at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. April 12 — The Faps at The Elite. Admission by donation. Doors open at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. April 14 — Christopher Ford, Heroes and Heathens tour, at Dogtown Coffee Co. in Penticton.

events April 4 — A collection of monologues by worldrenowned authors and playwrights will be performed at A Memory, A monologue, A Rant and A Prayer taking place at the Frank Venables Theatre in Oliver. Tickets are $25. April 4 to 5 — Okanagan Fest-Of-Ale at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Bringing beer lovers and brewers together to celebrate. Live entertainment, local restaurateurs and 35 brewers. Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets available at Days Inn or online at www.fest-of-ale.bc.ca. April 10 to May 4 — Many Hats Theatre Company production of Boeing Boeing. Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. (no performance April 11) and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22/$19 at the Wine Country Visitor Centre or reserve by phone 250-276-2170. April 24 — The Kitchen Stove Film Series presents The Lunchbox at the Landmark 7 Cinema with screenings at 4 and 7 p.m. Pre-purchase tickets are $13 at the Penticton Art Gallery or The Book Shop. Limited tickets may be available at the door for $15. April 25 and 26 — Pen-Hi Media Arts Entertainment presents Faulty Towers Revisited at the Shatford Centre. Tickets are $40 each (all ages event). For reservations/tickets 250-488-0867.

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The Penticton Tune-Agers are encouraging music lovers to join them on Sunday for a salute to Canadian music. “I encourage people to come and bring singing voices with them be able to sing along lot of these songs,” said Peggy Whitley, member of the choir. “Some of the music is just the choir itself and some is just orchestra and then both of us working together. With all of the music the attempt was to have a Canadian theme.” Whitley said expect songs like Rita McNeil’s Working Man, which made international charts when it was released in 1990 on the album Reason to Believe. “That’s one thing about the Tune-Agers, there are a lot of choirs around but we have

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a mixture with the orchestra of instrumentalists and singers which makes us unique. It absolutely opens a door for us to be more creative,” said Whitely. “We have such a variety of music with this concert, some are melodies we already knew and some we have had to learn. “It has been a lot of fun putting it together and I hope for the audience on Sunday.” Of note, Whitely said one of her favourites they will be singing at the concert is called Canada North, which one of the members specially arranged. “It was written speciﬁcally about Canada for kids in a Grade 2 class. I thought that was kind of neat and it is a fun song,” said Whitely. Tuesday and Thursday mornings you can ﬁnd the Tune-Agers choir and orchestra practicing in the Shatford Centre with their conductor Gordon Dawson and his

assistants, Dorothy Kohn and Annabelle Redman. The Tune-Agers welcomed Dawson in September 2013. Dawson is retired military and highly qualiﬁed through years of musical experience with the Air Force Bands from 1963-1994 both as a conductor and musician. He has worked in musical theatre as a writer, actor and director as well as an announcer and MC for radio and television for over 20 years. The Tune-Agers salute to Canadian music concert is on April 6 at 7 p.m. at the Penticton United Church located on the corner of Main Street and Eckhardt Avenue. Tickets are $15 and available at the Dragon’s Den, 12 Front St. Or, get tickets from a member of the Tune-Agers. If you are interested in ﬁnding out more about the Tune-Agers, then contact the president, Lorraine Uberig at 250-493-7853 for further information.

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Road Ends is a powerful book on following dreams Perhaps because Mary Lawson has lived most of her life in England, she hasn’t become a household name in Canada.

But Lawson is able to conjure the Canadian landscape, and the isolated small towns of Ontario where she spent her youth, as clearly as the

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was long listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2006. Her latest, Road Ends, completes the trilogy with more powerful writing. The story of Road Ends swirls around a dysfunctional family home in the ﬁctional industrial town of Struan, Ontario. It’s the 1960s, but changes and new ideas being formed in other parts of the world have not yet come to Struan. A reclusive mother keeps having children, but isn’t interested in caring for them. The father, unable to cope, retreats to his study. One of the older daughters, Megan, is left to hold the family together, caring for all the children, including her unwashed and neglected younger sibling Adam. An older brother, Tom, is top of his class and studying aeronautical engineering. He tells Megan she needs to leave the home, but never believes she will. Roles are suddenly reversed when Tom witnesses the suicide of his best friend. Tom ends his studies to return home, and Megan makes the difﬁcult decision to leave her family far behind and

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move to England. Lawson is a master at digging into the complexities of family dynamics. She does this by alternating narrators in the story. She pulls the reader closer to different characters by submersing them in different points of view. It’s a difﬁcult decision that many people have to make in life: Do you turn your back on your family in order to follow your own dreams? Lawson uses uniquely Canadian imagery to intensify a sense of isolation. Tom, in his depression, drives night shift on a snow plow, so he can watch the curl of snow fanning out from his blade. He can get away from caring for his young brother Adam, and yet not have to in-

teract with the outside world. I recently flew back from Europe, where the blossoms were out, people were drinking wine on street-side patios and kids were sailing boats in the park pond. The world turned white as we changed planes in Montreal. Rows of dump trucks carted snow from the runway and flights were delayed due to frozen airplane brakes. The shock of the new landscape helped me see Canada, just briefly, as others might. I felt badly for the tourists on the plane who were getting off in Quebec. But the scene out the window also reminded me that the experience of seeing familiar sights with fresh eyes is what eventually helps Megan make the decision whether to stay away or return to her family. These moments of clear perspective may also have something to do with how Lawson manages to write so powerfully about harsh Canadian landscapes from her distant English home. Heather Allen is a book reviewer and writer living in Penticton.

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Spring has finally arrived and while people are starting to think about getting out into nature the annual Meadowlark Festival is too. The festival, which provides guided tours featuring the unique geology and wild places in the South Okanagan-Similkameen, is in its 17th year. Running from May 15 to 19, the Meadowlark Festival will consist of over 80 hikes, bike rides, canoe trips, horseback rides and other fun events. Tickets go on sale as of Saturday, April 5. “Many of our most popular events and tours sell out quickly, so we encourage people to register early to make sure they get their first choice of hikes and fun events,” said OSCAMeadowlark festival chair Sally Kilburg. One of the festival’s greatest appeals is that it offers something for fitness buffs, the more sedentary and programs for children. “We have a number of new activities this year that are worth checking out, as well as many favourites that have defined our festival over the years. With more than 80 events, there is truly something for everyone,” said Kilburg.

Each year, the festival chooses a featured artist to create a piece of work that will be auctioned off to raise funds to go back into the festival. This year Summer Song, an acrylic painting by Julia Hargreaves, was chosen. Hargreaves immigrated from England to Kelowna in 2001 and began selling her artwork through several galleries. She won the Ducks Unlimited National Art Portfolio competition twice, has illustrated Birdscapes, a pop-up birding guide and her work has been included in prestigious exhibitions in art museums in New York and at the Smithsonian in 2015. Tickets for the festival are available between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Shatford Centre. Doors open at 10 a.m. and each person will receive a number. After the launch, tickets can still be purchased in person at the festival ofﬁce in the Shatford Centre on Wednesdays and Saturdays only between noon and 2 p.m. starting on April 9. The 2014 online ticket sales begin as of 2 p.m. on April 5. To register visit www.meadowlarkfestival. bc.ca. Tickets can also be ordered over the phone with a credit card by calling 250-492-5275 on Wednesdays and Saturdays between noon and 2 p.m. starting on April 9.

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A number of opportunities are coming up in April to support the The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra including a masterworks concert, a special piano recital and a fundraising event. “We have such an exciting month ahead,” said Rosemary Thomson, Music Director of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra. “Enjoy and attend our masterworks concert, a piano recital and a fun and unique fundraiser; so many ways to support your local professional orchestra.” The month kicks off with the April Masterworks concert Dynamic Duo this Saturday at the Cleland Community Theatre in Penticton. Guest artists Guy Few and Nadina Mackie Jackson bring an unusual duo of trumpet and bassoon which they perform with brilliance and “infectious high spirits.” Few is a prolific recording artist who has

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released albums on numerous labels and his recording awards include a Grammy for Penderecki Credo. He has performed with Canadian and U.S. symphonies as both trumpet and piano soloist and is an intensely dedicated teacher at Wilfrid Laurier University. Mackie Jackson tours and re-

cords worldwide on both modern and historical bassoons. She also teaches at the University of Toronto and the Glen Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music. Their virtuosity is showcased in solo and double concertos. The pair were nominated for a 2014 Juno Award with

their album Canadian Concerto Project. On Saturday, music from the baroque era shares the stage with more contemporary repertoire of great beauty that is sure to delight. Tickets for the concert can be purchased at the Penticton Wine Information Centre, by phone 250-2762170 or online via the

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Okanagan Symphony Orchestra website at www.OkanaganSymphony.com. Canadian pianist and international star Louis Lortie will take the stage for one night only at the Mary Irwin Theatre in the Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna on April 16. The piano that is being brought over from Vancouver is a sevenfoot Fazioli F212 and has a list price of $169,999 — around double the price of the corresponding Steinway Model B, which incidentally is exactly the piano that is getting rolled out of the way at the Mary Irwin Theatre for the arrival of the Fazioli piano. “Steinway is like the Rolex of the piano world,” said Showcase Pianos store owner Manuel Bernaschek. Join the OSO for this one-night-only performance, tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www.selectyourtickets. com or by phone 250717-5304.

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USING THE LARGEST MUG she could find, Corrie Corfield toasts her newest location of Dogtown Coffee Co., which opened this week on Winnipeg Street in Penticton, following the success of her first location in Okanagan Falls.

When Corrie Corfield opened the Dogtown Coffee Co. in Okanagan Falls with her husband Chris, she wasn’t ready to make big expansion plans. “The idea of having a shop in a city was terrifying to me,” said Corfield. Now, two years later with an international coffee house competition and other honours behind her, including being named to the Top 40 under 40, she is up to the proposition. “Now we have been doing it for two years, I thought the challenge of being in a place like Penticton would be really great.” Dogtown opened its Penticton location this week, taking over the former Smith & Co. building near Winnipeg Street and Westminster Avenue in downtown Penticton. “We have been in here for the past month, scrubbing and painting and putting our stamp on everything,” said Corfield. Customers, she said, have responded enthusiastically. “We are being slammed busy every day, it’s a really good response,” she said. Along with purveying local and fresh-made products, Corfield said she is bringing her goals of quality, inspiration and community to the new location, and trying to recreate the atmosphere of the OK Falls location. “There are places you can go where you can get a quick cup of coffee. We’re not one of those places,” is how she described the original Dogtown, a “little coffee shop and a place where people can come and feel at home and be inspired.”

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The idea quickly spread through the community, and Corfield soon found herself with regular groups visiting: moms coming in with their babies to chat over morning coffee, seniors enjoying breakfast, work crews stopping in between jobs. Corfield said she intended to work on replicating that in the Penticton, but found it happening all by itself. “I have a group of moms that are going to be meeting here and we have different cycling groups and whatnot,” she said, explaining that as soon as people heard Dogtown was opening in Penticton, they began contacting her. “Every day I have another group coming in and asking if they can use space. With the presence we have had through social media and the different things that have happened in the past two years, I think people are learning who we are and they are really excited to come and see us here.” “The whole way it fell into place was kind of amazing,” said Corfield, describing how just days after she and her husband had decided to expand, word

came that Smith and Co. was going to be closing its doors and looking for someone to take over the space. “It snowballed from there and turned into this amazing thing,” she said. “It is one of those situations that you know are meant to be. Not necessarily what we were looking for, but it was in our minds we would like to see that expansion happen.” The menu has changed a little but will remain the same in both locations with the addition of a full-time baker adding a bit more selection for baked goodies. Corfield will also be carrying on her tradition of live music, though on a larger scale than the jam sessions that became a regular weekly event in OK Falls. “The problem in OK Falls is we didn’t have the space to do any more than what we were already doing. Now we have the big huge room in the back with a stage and sound equipment,” said Corfield. She’s already booked Christopher Ford from Vancouver for a show on April 14, and a students from the music programs at Penticton and Princess Margaret Secondary under the direction of Don Grant have already asked to perform monthly. “I am just open. If a group or somebody wants to do something I am open to ideas: musicians, comedians, inspirational speakers, that kind of thing,” she said. Last fall, Corfield and Dogtown gained international exposure when the OK Falls café was named one of six semi-finalists in the western region of the America’s Best Coffeehouse Competition.

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Former Vee’s defensive prowess recognized by NCHC tem. Put the team ahead of yourself.” Taking a hit and sacrificing the body to block a shot are things he said that have to be done to win. LaLeggia said it was a thrill for him to be drafted by the Oilers as it brought him closer to his dream. He’s enjoyed attending camps in Edmonton and said he looks forward to hopefully having a future with them. LaLeggia also still follows the Vees, who he tallied 33 goals and 147 points for in 112 BCHL Games. “I saw the Game 7 loss the other night,” he said. “Even as an alumni, it’s tough to hear that they lose to Vernon. I’m proud of the season they had.”

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Former Penticton Vee Joey LaLeggia credits his National Collegiate Hockey Conference Awards as Defenceman of the Year and Offensive Defenceman of the Year to his teammates and coach. “It was an honour to be mentioned in that way,” said LaLeggia of the Denver University Pioneers. “That’s all the work of my teammates making me better, as well as coach Jim Montgomery. He’s awesome, he’s really taught me a lot of the fine points and details of playing better defensive hockey.” LaLeggia led Pioneer defenceman in scoring with 12 goals and 23 points in 36 games, missing five to injury. LaLeggia had a good season with the Pioneers, who won the NCHC conference. “I think my game has evolved a lot this year, where I used to be used as pretty much a straight-up offensive specialist,” said LaLeggia, prior to his team losing to the Boston College Eagles 6-2, which has former Vee Isaac MacLeod, in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs. “This year, I’m playing against first lines and playing against the best players on the other team. I’m the first one over the boards for power play and penalty kill. I’m on the ice when we’re up a goal with under two minutes left. It’s been a nice change and I think I’ve really learned a lot from Jim Montgomery here.” LaLeggia, who has 34 goals and 90 points in 118 career games with the Pioneers, said it’s been great

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playing at the college level. He loves the Pioneer program, which he said is great at player development as they always have strong teams and are in contention. “Even this year, everybody wrote us off before the season even started,” he said. “We finished sixth out of eight out of our conference. We end up coming in and winning our conference tournament. We play in such a competitive conference in the NCHC that it’s really anybody’s game on any night. It’s

fun to play. There’s no gimmes. There’s no nights off.” The NCHC features St. Cloud State, which finished first with a record of 15-6-3 in 24 games, and went 21-10-5 overall. North Dakota was second, followed by Nebraska Omaha, Minnesota Duluth, Western Michigan, Denver, Colorado College and Miami. In their conference, the Pioneers won 10 of 24 games and won 20 games overall. LaLeggia said their season was extremely up and down and inconsis-

tent until the playoffs began. LaLeggia learned a lot from his first two playoff experiences as a Pioneer. “You don’t have time to have a slow start. Don’t have time to have a bad shift,” said LaLeggia, who was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round, 123rd overall in 2012. “You make one mistake and it could cost you a goal, could end your season. You really have to be ready to go, buy into the team sys-

The 2014 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four Tournament starts this week in Philadelphia and there are eight Vees alumni taking part. That is the most alumni participating out of any BCHL and Canadian Junior Hockey League team, and in fact, no other junior hockey franchise in North America has as many alumni playing as the Vees. Connor, Mike and Ryan Reilly suit up for the Minnesota Golden Gophers who will take on Mark MacMillan, Wade Murphy, Brendan O’Donnell, Troy Stecher and the University of North Dakota on April 10. Isaac MacLeod and the Boston College Eagles face Union College in the other semi-final. The national championship is scheduled for April 12.

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Kathryn Golbeck, Charlie Fornelli and Slava Petlitsa of the Okanagan Valley Kettlebells earned top finishes in the International Union of Kettlebell Lifting West Coast Classic Kettlebell Championships in San Francisco recently. Kettlebell lifts are similar to barbell in the Olympics but performed with one or two kettlebells and for a longer period of time. For a 10-minute continuous set, the lifter completes as many repetitions possible without putting the weights down. The first lift is the kettlebell jerk. Women lift one kettlebell, switching hands once, while men lift two. The second lift is the onearm kettlebell snatch. During this set, men and women switch hands once. The third lift is the clean and jerk. Again, women lift one kettlebell, switching hands once and men lift two. The first two lifts (jerk and snatch) comprise the biathlon event with the snatch only and clean and jerks as the other two main events. Fornelli won the biathlon (2x32-kilogram) event and second overall in the clean and jerk (2x32kg). He said it was a great competition and one of the more competitive ones he has been in. His goal was to climb the rank system, which Fornelli said is similar to athletes earning belts in martial arts. Fornelli made the rank of master of sport, which is the second highest and he is the only male to hold it twice. Fornelli became the first-ever Canadian male lifter to officially achieve the rank Master of Sport in the biathlon event. “It is a skill,” said Fornelli. While Fornelli isn’t a newcomer, he always gets nervous. “Part of that is from knowing what you’re going to go through,” he said. Golbeck’s debut in a large event resulted in her finishing first in her weight category (20kg) in the biathlon, second in her kettlebell weight (20-kg) category in the clean and jerk, and second overall in the snatch only (24-kg) event.

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“It was a higher calibre event and it makes you push harder,” said Golbeck, a mother of two. Golbeck is satisfied with what she accomplished since she trained hard towards this for four years. “It’s not an easy sport,” she said. “It was an awesome experience and I learned a lot.” Golbeck was glad to improve her numbers and said being in that environment was exciting. “It’s satisfying to have goals to achieve,” said Golbeck, who reached the rank candidate for master of sport in both the biathlon and clean and jerk event. Petlitsa also finished first in the kettlebell weight (2 x 28kg) category in the clean and jerk event. On top of their competition placings, Fornelli, Golbeck and Petlitsa also achieved high-level rankings, which are done when a lifter meets a required number of repetitions for an event based on the standards of the governing

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“It is a huge difference for some of these players to play just against girls. They get to develop a hockey dressing room atmosphere and friends where if they play with the boys they might not be able to have that social aspect,” said Cote. Girls can also transfer to the Penticton Minor Hockey Association to play with an all-female team if their home association doesn’t have one. Girls came from Osoyoos and Keremeos this past season to play with PMHA female teams. Girls can also dual -roster to play on both female and male teams. For more information on the try-it-free clinics contact Barb Main at bbmain@shaw.ca. There is no cost to get on the ice and the minimum equipment required is a helmet, skates, stick and gloves. Full gear is recommended. Registration for Penticton Minor Hockey Association opens on May 1 until June 30. For more information visit www.pentictonminorhockey.com. Some grants are available for financial aid through www. kidsportcanada.ca.

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Riding the wave of excitement that developed over women’s hockey at the Sochi Olympics, Penticton Minor Hockey Association is looking to attract more female players. “I think the timing was great,” agreed Barb Main, a PMHA volunteer. “I heard girls talk about the Olympics in the change room and that they had watched. For sure the numbers we have seen has a little bit to do with that.” On Wednesday the Penticton Ice Dragons invited girls out for their second try-it-free session. After an overwhelming response to their first event in March, they decided to break up the ice time into age groups. The next one happens April 9 at 6:45 p.m. at the OHS training rink for the 2003 to 2006 age group. “The most common age is around seven years old, but today the youngest we have is four. We want to get as many numbers as we can so we can get teams together. Once the girls have a team they just have so much fun and then they draw their friends in,” said Main. “Girls’ hockey is one of the fastest growing sports in North America and we really want to help encourage that growth within our association.” According to the PMHA, it is just a matter of spreading the word. Some girls simply did not know that playing with their peers was an option. Penticton girls hockey teams had a successful season this year and that has also generated some interest in new registrants. There were about 75 girls registered with the PMHA this year, with 45 players on female teams. The female peewee and midget girls teams won their league in the Thompson/Okanagan and the bantam girls entered a rep league. “We want kids to keep coming in at the bottom end and stay in the program right through to midget. The programs have been really well run and we have had great coaches and volunteers,” said John Cote, PMHA female director. “This was the first year we had three all-female teams that played in all-female leagues and it was great for their development.” Cote said the game of hockey tends to be more social with females and being able to play on a femaleonly team opens opportunities to learning the game better because they aren’t intimidated by the boys and they might get more time with the puck.

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Mik’s and make sure I win the turn and jumps, but let him go for the speed. “Today it worked. It was a really great duel. I started my career here in France, so it’s great to finish my world Cup career here with this victory. “Last time performing at home in front of my crowd. Pretty magical day,” he said of Val St. Come, Que., in midJanuary. “The races just before the Olympics. I’ve had so many good memories.”

What Bilodeau cherishes most is that he became the best skier he could have. “That’s what I’m most proud of,” said Bilodeau. “I went to my full potential.” A career in accounting and not becoming a mogul coach is next for him. “I wouldn’t be a good coach. I know that,” said Bilodeau, adding he wouldn’t be a good coach for anybody. “You need to be so patient and listen. I don’t have these qualities.”

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Barrie was born in St. Rose du Lac Manitoba, and passed away peacefully in Kelowna, BC at the age of 81. Barrie is survived by his loving wife Sharon of 25 years. Barrie has 4 children, Ron (Elaine) Sylvester of Penticton BC, Naomi (Ron) Sylvester of Victoria BC, Mark (Lynn) Sylvester of Tyler Texas, Jo-Ann Sylvester of Drayton Valley AB, step-children Allen (Patrina) Hayter of Australia, Paul Blank of Fort McMurray AB, and many grand and great grandchildren. Also survived by brothers Gerry (Marian) Sylvester of Vancouver BC, Bernie (Blanche) Sylvester of Phoenix Arizona, Ted (Laurie) Sylvester of Penticton BC, and sisterin-law Olga Sylvester of Ontario. Pre-deceased by sister Adrienne, brother Grant, grandson Justin, Laurette, Eileen, Ralph and others he knew and loved. Barrie spent most of his career in Penticton as manager of the BCAA office, and was active in many community associations. He was instrumental in developing the sister-city relationship in the 70’s and 80’s with Yellowknife NWT. Later Barrie would join the Money Concepts family Investment & Insurance business as the Regional Branch Manager in Kelowna. In his retirement, Barrie remained active with his hobbies and interests and was always busy enjoying life in Kelowna, spending time at the Lasqueti Island cottage with Sharon, family and with his many friends. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00pm April 12, 2014 at the Everden Rust Funeral Home 1910 Windsor Road, Kelowna BC. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BC Cancer Society. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.everdenrust.com 250-860-6440 1910 Windsor Road Kelowna, BC V1Y 4R5

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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services GENERAL MANAGER: The Naramata Pub & Grill is looking for a General Manager to join our team. With a minimum of 5 years experience in the hospitality industry, we are looking for an entrepreneurial spirit to lead day-to-day operations. Email resume and cover letter to info@naramatapub.ca by April 15, 2014. HEAD CHEF: The Naramata Pub & Grill is looking for a Head Chef to join our team to showcase their talents in a newly refreshed pub-style restaurant. You will have a passion for food and a minimum of 4 years progressive experience. Email resume and cover letter to info@naramatapub.ca by April 15, 2014.

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

Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Pardon Services Canada. Established 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. A+BBB Rating. RCMP Accredited. Employment & Travel Freedom. Free Consultation 1-8NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

Carpet Cleaning Owner - Operator

Trades, Technical LICENSED PLUMBER/ GAS FITTER

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

www.greenvalleycarpetcare.ca

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Services

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

Drywall For all your renovation needs, boarding, painting, taping & texturing, and patching. Big & small jobs. Fred 250-490-4085

Framing REDUCE energy use 50-90% with a super-insulated & airtight new home for the same price as a standard build. E. Olofsson Construction Inc., Licensed Builders. 604761-3499 designer@olofsson.ca

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.

GREEN VALLEY CARPET CARE

Home Improvements

CALL 250-809-4965

HOME RENOVATIONS

Green - Clean - Thorough Dry in 2 hours only! or visit:

Civil Inspector

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(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

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

250-488-5338

Poultry Started Pullets 17 weeks just starting to lay brown eggs. $12.00 each. 250-308-7972.

Painting & Reno’s

Columbia Hydro Constructors Ltd.

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

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

BELCAN

Mica Generating Station, BC

Painting & Decorating

licensed, insured, WCB

Merchandise for Sale

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

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Job Description: Inspector needed to perform civil works inspections specifically related to the addition of a fifth and a sixth generating unit at the Mica Generating Station. The candidate must • Ensure adherence to contract specifications • Monitor and record progression of work • Ensure quality work practice and quality product

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

Preferred Experience: • Technical knowledge in Civil Engineering and concrete practices • A two year technical diploma or other pertinent work experience • Experience and familiarity working in Heavy Industry with preference for • Hydro-electric experience

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

Skills/Abilities: • Ability to read and interpret drawings. • Strong computer skills. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

U1ST - MOVING 2 men on a two ton truck. $70/hr. Call 250-859-8362.

Garage Sale, Sat., April 5, 8am-noon, 143 Westview Dr. Garage Sale, Saturday, April 5 only, 7 am - 3 pm, tools, lamps, dishes and much more, 1189 Kilwinning St. Huge Garage Sale, Sat., April 5, 1842 Quebec St., 9am-2pm, furniture, lawnmower, & many more items

Contractors

The successful applicant will be required to work under a collective union agreement and will be required to live in a camp located at Mica Creek BC, 140 kilometres north of Revelstoke. Resumes will be accepted until 8:00 am, 14th April 2014; only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. To Apply: Please email or fax resumes to: Columbia Hydro Constructors. Ltd. Fax: 250-805-4340 Email: chcgeneral@bchydro.com Closing Date: 14 April, 2014

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CA

Maintenance Services

Moving & Storage

Free; Fridge, Stove, TV, call 250-490-1190

Furniture wooden futon with 2 mattresses, in exec. cond., hardly used $200. 250-493-2906

Garage Sales

HOME IMPROVEMENTS REPAIRS PAINTING PLUMBING FULLY LICENSED & INSURED CALL TED

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Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Rentals

Transportation

Legal

Garage Sales

Apt/Condos for Sale

Apt/Condo for Rent

Recreational/Sale

Trucks & Vans

Legal Notices

Large Sale, 438 Middle Bench Rd. N, Sat., April 5, 8am-1pm, across Poplar Grove Winery

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

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

Auto Accessories/Parts

Moving Sale, 127 Acacia Cres., Sat., April 5, 8am-2pm Multi-family fundraising yard sale, Sat., April 5 (weather permitting), 9am-3pm, no early birds, 390 Dawson Ave.

For Sale By Owner

Multi-family garage sale, 465 Hansen St., Sat. April 5, 8:30-12:30 MULTI-FAMILY MOVING sale. Sat. April 5, 7:30am, rain or shine. 31 Greenwood Drive. Old Fashion Swap Meet at KRANKIN’ VINTAGE RESTORATION in Princeton, April 19th & 20th (Saturday & Sunday), household items, woodworking equipment & tools, vintage cars & auto parts.

Oliver Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market Open Every Weekend Saturday, 8am-4pm Sunday, 9am-4pm Turn downhill off Hwy 97 at Chevron Shop or Sell Outside Spaces Now Available Call Cory 250-408-4222 Rain or Shine, everything must go! downsizing, something for everyone, 1450 Duncan Ave. E., Sat., 8am-2pm, out back SUNDAY, April 6, furniture; couch & chair, 2 twin beds, white wicker set (couch, 2 chairs & low table), Lazy Boy chair, antique Singer Sewing machine, 141-1634 Carmi, 9am-11am

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 1000 Watt Honda Generator, less than 8 hours use, regularly $1000, asking $500, call (250)493-9364 3 piece Lazy boy sofa w/hide a bed & foot extensions, $1500, electric lawn mower, $100, old teacher’s desk, 48x30x32, $50, Parrolet w/cage & acces., $200, 95 galon wave tank w/stand, 57x25x48, $500, 77 gallon corner bow tank w/stand, 33x33x53, $300, portable guinea pig cage, all access., $50, (all obob), blue grad dress, size 4, $400 firm, 250-770-8237, 250-770-8760 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? Queen size mattress & boxspring, spotless, $100 (set), 2 pce. luggage, black, clean, VG cond., 1 lrg, 1 med, $50 (both), (250)492-3572 leave msg. Treadmill, $100, Maple bedroom furniture, $400, small deep freeze, $100, 250-4871414, Penticton

Misc. Wanted Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 499-0251Chad Coin Op Washing/Dryer machines. Any condition. Can pick up. 250-549-0644 COLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from Royal Canadian Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250-864-3521 I make house calls!

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

Commercial/ Industrial 483 Maurice St. - Penticton Open House, Sat., April 5 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

Mobile Homes & Parks Double wide, 2bdrm, 2bath, open plan w/family rm, dble windows, gyp rock lined inside, newer roof, furnace, a/c, fenced, 2-storage sheds, in family park, only $89,500. 250492-4625 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

Recreational From custom building to major repairs, insurance claims, renovations & parts. Free estimates, reasonable rates and seniors’ discounts available. For all your RV Needs, call 250-493-7445 Penticton

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

1000sqft., office/retail, 5 offices w/reception for sale or rent, Penticton, (250)493-5133 1156sqft in Industrial area, exec. location for office’s, fitness center or photography, 16’x30’ bright open space, washroom and reception area, $645/mo + util. Syd 250-493-5909 APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location, 2300sqft. in busy plaza, ample parking, also 5821100 sqft. shared office space avail., call Barb 250-492-6319

autocredit

Soft top truck cover for Ridgeliner, offers, (250)490-8094

Auto Financing

Fight Back. Volunteer your time, energy and skills today.

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

Want to Rent

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock. We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

RESIDENTIAL RENTING - Locke Property Management needs homes to rent. - Have a list of good tenants. - Having a problem with your tenants. - Can’t sell your home, try renting. - Let the professionals assist you. Locke Property Management Ltd. 528 Main St., Penticton 250-492-0346

WHERE DO YOU TURN

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

4x6 trailer, 15” wheels, spare tire, new axle, $400 250-4900674

1.800.910.6402

Boats 12’ Prince craft boat, oars, 2-seats, 2-lifejackets, 9.5Hp Evinrude motor, 2-fuel tanks, spare prop, $1500, 250-4900674

Rooms for Rent

Suites, Lower

Phone: 250-718-4969

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF PETER HEINRICH KROEGER, also known as PETER HENRY KROEGER, also known as PETER H. KROEGER, also known as PETER KROEGER, late of #51-3333 South Main Street, Penticton, B.C. who died on October 24, 2013. (the “Estate”) Creditors and others having claims against the Estate are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims are required to be sent to the Executor of the Estate at 650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 4N7, on or before May 5, 2014, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims of which the Executor then has notice. Executor: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY Solicitor: BERNICE GREIG Gilchrist & Company 101 - 123 Martin St Penticton, B.C. V2A 7X6 Telephone (250) 492-3033

Utility Trailers

SMALL, clean, and updated 2 bedroom house for rent. Perfect for a single person, or couple. (Garage and back parking not included). NS, small pet o.k.(a pet deposit required) references required. $800 per month plus utilities. Call 250809-1468 lv.msg.

1bd daylight basement, close to Wiltse Elem. School, N/S, N/P, prefer mature resp. person, ref’s req., $650 incl. util., avail. immed., 250-493-5630 1bdrm basement suite, ns, np, $650 (incl. util), no laundry, avail. Apr. 1, Ref Req 250492-0556 1 bdrm basement suite, Wiltse area. $950/mo. Incl util. cbl. net. 6 appl. sep. ent. Seeking mature professional. Ref req. NS, NP. 250-486-7408 2bdrm main floor, 8x24 sunroom, 10x12 storage room in basement, $785 or $685 single, incl. util. 250-493-2220

Ext. Cab, Long Box, 4x4, 5speed manual transmission, 4.8L Vortex, 215xxxkm. 2 sets of rims. Interior and exterior in excellent shape.

The link to your community

1bdrm clean, close to Cherry Lane and Superstore, $650 avail. immed., 778-476-2007

Lrg. furnished bdrm w/ensuite, walk-in closet, shared kitchen & laundry, ND, NP, smoke outside, must have own transportation (Upper Carmi), ideal for working person, $400 (incl. util.), ref’s req., call after 6pm, (250)488-9525

2001 GMC Sierra 1500

$6,000

Homes for Rent

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 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 1bdrm unit, parking avail. great location, $700 heat/cable incl. n/s, cat ok w/deposit, 250-488-7902 2bdrm, great location, private parking, quiet, secure building, large storage room, $800, heat/cable incl., cat ok with dep., ns, 250-488-7902 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 Immaculate, 2bdrm, 2bath downtown Vernon, $1200/mo incl all appl., A/C, W/D, Secured heated U/G parking. Call Mel 604-936-8513, 604816-9835

(in business since 1972)

2011 Forest River 30’ super slide, full load, ex. warranty, new tires, too many ex. to list, $27,500 bo, (778)476-4001

Duplex / 4 Plex 2 bdrm, 40+, large bright suite, ns premises, large private patio, close to everything, $800 +util., water incl., 250492-0274 (mornings) 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

1982 Okanagan 5th wheel, nice condition, sleeps 5-6, all amenities, $1200, 778-4762046

*1AA SCRAP REMOVAL. WE WILL BEAT ALL COMPETITORS PRICING, 250-801-4199

Recreational/Sale

Trucks & Vans

1973 3/4 ton, 2 wheel drive p/u, with refurbished 1963 8 ft Alaskan camper. 350 engine, auto transmission. Come make your package deal, Out of town owner. $2,000 or best offer considered. Phone for your appointment to purchase. Cash only sale. ph: 250-8099999

1984 GMC Truck, dually, rebuilt 454, Turbo 400 transmission, new int. headers, cowlhood, lots of work done, flat back, $3500, 778-476-2046

Apt/Condo for Rent

Scrap Car Removal

2006 GMC 3500 CC dually, 4x4 auto, 6L, flat deck with hidden 5th wheel 137K. $10,500. obo. 250-307-3170

REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE APARTMENTS:

$670 $700 $850

MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048

Legal Notices

Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Convertible, automatic, silver, A/C, Infinity stereo, 124,000 km. New: winter and summer tires, battery, front disc brakes. Excellent interior and paint condition, no rust. Woman-owned for 8 years, all maintenance receipts. $8000 firm 250 462 3607

$600

Escorts

30ft Sailboat, new diesel (250 hrs), bottom cleaned and antifouled, reduced $12,000 obo, (250)770-9012

KLand Land Act:

Cars - Sports & Imports

$600

Adult

Grd flr, 1 bdrm apt, near library, fridge and Stove, washer/ dryer hookup, cat okay. Avail. May 1 (PC1) Near Okanagan Beach, 1 bdrm, 1 bath, 2nd floor, elevator, no pets, no smoking. Avail. May 1 (A312) Top flr walk up, 1 bdrm suite, new laminate floors, lots of light, very bright, cat ok. Avail. May 1 (KBD301) Top floor, reno’d 1 bdrm includes heat, hydro, 3rd flr walk up, coin-op laundry, near beach. Avail. April 15 (WGA301) 2nd flr walkup, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, f,s, newly reno’d, close to ok lake, coin-op, laundry. Avail. April 15 (A334-1)

HOUSES: $1000 Renovated, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath in 4 plex, new kitchen, flooring & paint. Avail. March 1 (H691-3)

TOWNHOUSES $850

2.5 bdrm, 1.5 bath, fridge, stove, washer, dryer hook up, balcony off masterbdrm, large fenced shared green space, no pets, no smoking. Avail. NOW (th 480-2) $1100 3 bdrm, 1 full bath and 2 half baths, finished bsmt, f,s, d/w, w.d, unit is for sale as well as available to rent, pet on approval. Avail. May 1 (OT 612) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:

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

Take notice that Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen of Penticton BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Southern Service Region – Thompson Rivers, for a lease for Swimming Area purposes immediately fronting Christy Memorial Park and situated on the Provincial Crown land located at portions of District Lots 4262 and 4263, Similkameen Division Yale District (SDYD). The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 3412845. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Crown Land Adjudication at 441 Columbia St, Kamloops BC V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until May 3, 2014. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp-> Search -> Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to the public upon request.

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April 4

Attend the information session:

sunoka Building, room c6 – Penticton campus 583 Duncan ave West

For more information contact Jill Smith at 250-492-4305 ext. 3205

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• Find out more about the Practical Nursing program • Learn about the program admission requirements and how to apply • Understand the differences between an HCA, LPN and RN • Speak with program instructors and education advisers • Meet current students and graduates of the program • Tour the practical nursing lab and see demonstrations

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Friday social dance at South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. Join us for music by Cathy K. starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person, all welcome. okanagan Falls legion has a meat draw at 5 p.m. followed by the Ladies Auxiliary supper at 6 p.m. Then there will be a jam session at 7 p.m. If you enjoy playing an instrument, singing or just listening come and join in the fun. Open to nonmembers and will become a regular feature every first Friday of the month. learning at lunch for seniors presents Scams and Frauds – Protect Yourself, with Cheryl and Arthur Halsted, Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of B.C. at the Penticton Public Library. Free, but bring your lunch; tea and cookies will be served. heritage trails oF the Northern Cascades: History Through the Soles of Your Feet, a presentation by historic trails specialist Kelley Cook on April 4, at 7 p.m. in Centre Stage Theatre, following the Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society annual general meeting. For

Enter to Win Two Tickets to see the Steve Miller Band on Friday, April 11th at the SOEC!

more information, call 250-494-8343 or okanagansimilkameenparkssociety.ca. Wellness seniors society and Better at Home are looking for volunteers for transportation, light housekeeping, shopping, friendly visiting, home repairs and yard work. For more information call 250-487-7455 or 250-487-3376. royal canadian legion branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday at 11:30 a.m., dinner at 4:30 p.m. and Bob the D.J. in the lounge at 7 p.m. the oliver senior Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. seniors singles lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250770-8622. 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 250-4965931 or Sally at 250-4926556. t he F untimers Ballroom Dance Club holds a dance most Fridays upstairs at the Elks Club on Ellis Street. Ballroom and Latin American dancing is

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featured from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Non-members welcome. For more information visit www.pentictonfuntimers.org or call Brian 250-492-7036. elks cluB on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts 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 chicken Stew in a Bread Bowl for dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. with entertainment by Terry Bremner following. anavets has karaoke with Jack Ramsay at 7 p.m., Scotch doubles pool at 6:30 p.m. alcoholics anonymous has a Primary Purpose meeting, at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre on Green Mountain Road. Bring your Big Book.

SATURDAY April 5

multi-Family yard sale raising funds for the Black Widows Rope Spinners from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 390 Dawson Ave. Support the kids in their efforts to go to the nationals. okanagan Falls legion has drop-in darts and pool at 1 p.m. and a meat draw 5 p.m. daFFodil tea and bake sale with books, jewelry and more at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free, refreshments are $6 per person. royal canadian legion branch 40 has a seed and plant sale at 10 a.m., 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., drop-in darts at 4 p.m., meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by karaoke with Anita. Fraternal order oF Eagles have hamburgers from noon to 4 p.m. Beaver races at 4 p.m. Guests welcome. 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. 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. anavets has Pool at noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Timeline at 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY April 6

r otary ’ s annual Reception Pioneers honouring Penticton and district pioneers from 2 to 4:30 p.m at the South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. come dance to the greatest dance music ever made with D.J. Emil, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Main Drop-in Centre, 2965 South Main St. $3 per person. All welcome. okanagan Falls legion has fun Sunday on April 6 starting at 1 p.m. with hot dogs, horse racing, drop-in darts and more. royal canadian legion branch 40 has Sports Sunday with the Ladies Auxiliary catering food and beverages in the hall and a meat draw at 2 p.m. 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.

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iode thriFt shoP at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Clothing, kitchen wares, china items, pictures and more. Fraternal order oF Eagles has pub dart league at 7:30 p.m.

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calendar AnAvets hAve dArt and pool leagues at 7 p.m.Stu’s kitchen opens at 5:30 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. the Penticton Legion Ladies Auxiliary will hold their general meeting at 2 p.m. on April 7 in the hall, 502 Martin St. Pres. Mary Mayes presiding. sPring/summer chAngeover At the Care Closet, 574 Main St.. All profits go to the hospital and hospice and your continued support is appreciated. Drop by and check out our nearly new items. 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. eLks cLub on Ellis Street has Monday night pub league at 7:30 p.m. Nonmembers welcome to join. royAL cAnAdiAn Legion branch 40 has dart dolls at 11 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m.

and a darts at 7 p.m. FLoor curLing At 12:45 p.m. every Monday except holidays in the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St.

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hAbitAt For humAnity South Okanagan is holding an open house on April 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Saviour’s Parish Hall, 150 Orchard St., Penticton. Come learn about the group and how you can get involved. info@habitatsouthokanagan.ca or 250-487-4888. brown bAg Lunch lectures presents Ivan McLelland with The Cowboy and the Goalie, discussing his friendship with rodeo start Kenny Maclean. Presentations are in the Penticton museum auditorium (785 Main St.) and include coffee, tea and confections. Admission by donation. Penticton women in Business Luncheon. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. at the Penticton Ramada, buffet luncheon and three presentations: Wendy Binggeli of Cloud 9 Coaching and Diane Planiden of Socks for the Homeless followed by speaker Victoria

Baschzok on Respect in the Workplace, an overview of the new provincial workplace harassment legislation. Preregistration is necessary. RSVP to pwib@telus. net by April 5. royAL cAnAdiAn Legion has a Navy Vets’ lunch and meeting at 11:30 a.m. service officer at 1 p.m. yogA meditAtion/vegetAriAn suPPer is upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Donations accepted. FrAternAL order oF Eagles has drop-in euchre at 7 p.m. Guests welcome. 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. concert Penticton bAnd rehearses from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church, 1370 Church St. Intermediate to advanced

musicians. All band instruments. The band is available for performances. Phone 250-809-2087 for info or email info@pentictonconcertband.ca. okAnAgAn FALLs seniors’ Centre has pool at 6:30 p.m. and music from 7 to 9 p.m. 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 250-493-6564 or email sherry.wezner@ mssociety.ca. o kAnAgAn s outh meet toAstmAsters every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the community services building at 5876 Airport St. in Oliver. Become a more confident speaker. Call Bill at 250-485-0006 or Melba at 250-498-8850 for details. weLLness mentAL centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. ALcohoLics Anonymous young person’s group at

7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. Call/text Guy at 250-460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798. Beginners’ meeting runs at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at 157 Wade Ave. 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.

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If you have ever questioned that Kia knows how to make good quality cars just look at these new products. Zack Spencer

Confessions of a Curber Kia taking on the small cars from the big guys Noodling on the web one morning I found out that I was selling vehicles illegally. If I was in the business of selling, I need to be licensed as a dealer. Oh well. Everything’s been working out just fine for me. I skated through those recent bad deals. My previous sales were a distant memory – I was eager to start selling more. So, I decided to up my game a bit. I got a low-end truck and a car from an auction and another car from a new parking lot friend. I put ads for all three vehicles on Craigslist. Of course my ads said they were all real gems. You’d think people might see through my ads. “Need to sell fast, so price is flexible. Call with best offer.” And my cell number was the same for all three. Would anybody notice? The first two cheaper vehicles sold quickly. The last one took a bit longer to sell. Of course, it was the one I was most eager to sell. Why, you ask? Well, not that I passed the information along, but the auction provided vehicle history reports for the first two. I had no information on the last. So, I bought ICBC and CarProof vehicle history reports. I wanted to educate myself. To my surprise, there was a statement in both reports that the vehicle was possibly “stolen*.” I knew I had to sell it fast. I mean, I’d paid for it and I knew my new “friend” wouldn’t take it back. Four days later, I got a call from a young

“Apart from being stolen, it was pretty nice!” woman. She asked if the car would fit a family of four. “Definitely!” I practically screamed. I was a wreck during this sale. I just needed to get rid of this car – fast. I told the nice lady the details of the car. Apart from being stolen, it was pretty nice! I told her I was in a hurry to visit my mum in the hospital. She was in a hurry too – her three-year-old was anxious, pulling at her pant legs. She seemed to not want to be there as much as me. Finally, she agreed to buy the car. Phew! I was saved. Whatever happens next, I don’t care. It’s her problem not mine. I quickly changed my phone number (again). Weeks later, I saw her on the news – with kid still at pant legs – talking to a reporter. Apparently, the car was towed away by the police. And yes, she was trying to find me. Had I covered my tracks? I agonized.

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layout with a smaller screen but when the HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA – Kia rounds out its attack on the country’s backup camera is added on either model, the best-selling cars with the launch of the final screen jumps to six inches and becomes a two models to the Forte lineup. Last year touchscreen device. Kia introduced their all-new Forte sedan to If the buyer wants the navigation system, compete with such top sellers as the Honda then the top turbo model with luxury packCivic, Mazda3, Toyota Corolla and Hyundai age is needed. The front seats sit high off the Elantra. by Zack Spencer floor for good outward visibility. This week, the 5-door hatchback version What continues to amaze me is the level of called Forte5 and the coupe, called Forte equipment Kia offers from standard Bluetooth Koup, begin arriving in dealerships. and satellite radio to optional heated and The launch of these two vehicles took us cooled seats, heated rear seats, heated steerfromKia Huntington Beach, California, through the mountains has been ing wheel, power folding outside mirrors and more. and desert to Borrego Springs and then back through the True luxury touches. growing steadily since mountains to San Diego. Drive itTheentered Canada terrain varies from massive California highways to very Kia has put some punch into both the base and turbo twisty mountain passes and vast desert valleys. Stunning fifteen years ago and versions of the Forte5 and Koup. The base engine is a large scenery and a recommended drive for any sightseer or drivwith new products 2.0L direct injection engine with 173hp. In comparison, the ing enthusiast. like the Forte5 and top selling Civic has 143hp. Looks Koup, there is more no practical of the two new Kias with a The turbo model gets a 1.6L direct injection engine with a The Forte5 is the solid 201hp and 195 lb.- ft. of torque that comes on at a reason todesign believe hatchback thatthe sets it apart from the competition. very low 1750 RPM. The turbo also gets a stiffer suspenMany competitors trend will end. don’t offer a hatch so this is sure to be sion, bigger wheels, sharper steering feel and shorter gear noticed by people who need extra storage and passenger ratios from first to third gear. Zack room.Spencer This makes the car livelier and handle better but it also Sold with a new base 2.0L engine or an optional 1.6L turbo makes the car a bit twitchy on the highway when driving engine, there are varied looks depending on which trim is straight. The base 2.0L would be my choice as 173hp is chosen. loads for a car of this size and the smaller wheels and less The non-turbo Forte5 gets a front grille similar to the sedan aggressive suspension might be a better day-to-day driver. with a smaller lower intake and a larger grille opening. The Either way, Kia has kicked things up a notch and both are Forte5 SX turbo gets the same grille as the Koup, with the fun to drive and never feel underpowered. opposite front treatment, a bigger lower opening and a

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smaller, more aggressive grille. The great news is that all Forte5 and Koup models come with alloy wheels; 16-inches on the Forte5 and 18- inch alloys on the turbo version. The Koup has 17-inch base alloys or 18-inches on the turbo. Inside I drove the top Turbo version of the Forte5 and the base, non-turbo version of the Koup. Both have an amazing level of interior refinement. If you have ever questioned that Kia knows how to make good quality cars, just look at these new products. The switches and dials look and feel first rate and the layout is logical and easy to use. Koup can actually fit adults up to six feet. The dash has a conventional radio

Verdict The Forte5 starts at $19,495 and tops out at $28,395 for a turbo with navigation. The Koup comes with a few extra standard features and it runs from $20,895-$28,695. Some might think that the higher-end models are getting expensive but they have features such as dimming rearview mirrors, power outside mirrors and heated rear seats that are not generally available in this class. Kia has been growing steadily since it entered Canada 15 years ago, and with new products like the Forte5 and Koup, there’s no reason to believe the trend will end. zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca

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The Dodge Dart has held its own in a sporty compact segment where competition is fierce. Perhaps it is because of its value, the various engine choices or that it has some pretty cool features (like available under-the-frontseat-cushion storage) and a fresh style – inside and out – the Dart seems to be a hit. Two years in, Chrysler has loaded it up with an engine full of gusto, unique styling cues and added a couple of letters on the back and now we have the Dodge Dart GT. What sets it apart from its siblings are a stretcheddown grille and LED headlights. You’ll find the rear clad with the racetrack LED lights that run the full length of the trunk. Then there’s a set of 18-inch wheels that come standard on this vehicle along with a 2.4L, MultiAir, 4-cylinder Tigershark engine, matched with a 6-speed manual transmission, that brings to the

wheel, GT specific sport leather seats, a Parkview rear backup camera and more. The interior has a pleasant look to it and it’s very agreeable to drive. On the highway, special attention from designers and engineers were paid to make sure you drive in a quiet cabin. Minimal road noise entered the GT’s cabin, allowing my passengers and I to enjoy the musical stylings of various bands being listened to on the Alpine premium stereo system with nine speakers (an additional $1,295 for this sun and sound package.) The sun portion of the package adds a power express open/close sunroof to the mix. After I switched into this mindset, I found I was able to alleviate my frustrations of what the GT didn’t have, but what it did have. Additionally, a feature that I love about the Dart – and all other Dodge/Jeep/Chrysler products – is the Uconnect media interface. The GT comes standard with the 8.4-inch touchscreen and is a dream to work with. Large icons, easy prompts and a no-fuss approach to pairing your hand-held device to the Bluetooth system all come standard. Whether taking the GT for a drive in the city or on the open road, it does have some solid legs to stand on. Visit www.dodge.ca for more information alexandra.straub@drivewaybc.ca Twitter.com/cargirlsgarage

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