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TWO-YEAR-OLD COHEN ARNEIL works on his electronic device while Rowyn Maier, 5, waves to motorists during a protest over the current labour dispute between the teachers and the province Tuesday morning on Main Street near the public library. The pair would have been in school otherwise, Cohen attends the StrongStart program and Rowyn is in Grade 1. Matthew Koster (top right) is a Grade 12 student at Penticton Secondary School.

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Worrying about the future is standard for any kid entering Grade 12, but Penticton student Matthew Koster and his peers have extra cause for concern this year.

“I want to get back to class so I can graduate properly, on time, and get into a university,” said the 16-year-old, who was among 70 parents and students who protested near Penticton Secondary School Tuesday on what should have been the first day of classes.

Koster, who’s considering a career in engineering, said the teachers’ dispute that’s closed public schools in B.C. will hurt his chances of getting into a post-secondary program next fall.

“It means I’m not as far along in my courses as another student from a different province, so I have a hindered chance at scholarships and universities,” he explained.

His mother, Susan, also attended the protest and pointed out that if schools stay closed for September, that means a quarter of the first semester will be lost.

“It’s first semester grades that go to the universities,” she noted.

“He’s worked hard all the way through high school to get where he is, and now he has no control.”

Shaunna Murray, who organized Tuesday’s protest, said it’s students like Koster she was trying to draw attention with the event.

“It’s not about choosing sides. It’s about getting these kids back in school in a proper education system. That’s what we’re all here for,” she said.

Murray was “super-pleased” with the turnout, and is exploring ways to bring together local parent advisory committees to present a united front to help urge teachers and the B.C. government to strike a deal.

Leslea Woodward, president of the Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union, was happy to hear about the protest.

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Woodward noted teachers — who she explained are locked out rather than on strike — remain “strong and resolved.”

“There are people that are hurting for money, but they know that what we’re doing is right,” she said.

“This isn’t just about wages ... It’s about conditions in the classrooms and the supports that are needed to be there.”

Woodward said no talks are scheduled between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, but leaders for both groups remain in contact with each other and mediator Vince Ready. The superintindent of the Okanagan Skaha School District is eager to see the two sides resume talks.

“This is an extremely frustrating time for all partner groups and it is our hope that this labour impasse is resolved quickly at the bargaining table so school can resume,” said Wendy Hyer.

She added that parents who qualify for the B.C government’s $40-a-day temporary subsidy can find their child’s personal education number on a report card, and that daycares operating at schools behind picket lines should be contacted directly with any inquiries.

Hyer encouraged parents to regularly check local media and the school district’s website for updates.

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Following a twomonth break, a dangerous offender hearing resumed Tuesday for a man who admitted to a brutal sexual assault on a Penticton woman.

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The hearing began in mid-June and lasted two weeks prior to adjournment.

It previously heard from a woman who claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Bobbitt in 2007 during an incident that did not result in charges but is meant by the Crown to demonstrate a pattern of criminal behaviour.

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driver who picked up the woman and her dogs following the alleged assault, told the court she was crying, distraught and “very upset.”

He said she asked to go to the Penticton Indian Reserve to drop off the animals and then to the Penticton hospital, but later changed her mind and stayed on the reserve.

Const. Jeff Cranton, who interviewed the woman that same day at the Penticton RCMP detachment, testified that he noticed bruises on her nose, cheeks and neck, plus a scratch on her bottom lip.

“She still appeared upset and scared, but she was co-operative,” said Cranton, who admitted under cross-examination that he had dealt with the woman before, but couldn’t remember the nature of those interactions.

Defence counsel James Pennington also got Cranton to agree that another Mountie had reminded the woman about telling the truth in her statement since “there had been other incidents where her complaints had been unfounded.”

The hearing continues through this week.

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in 2013 to seven offences, including aggravated sexual assault and unlawful confinement, in connection with an incident two years earlier at his second-hand shop on Ellis Street.

The then-22-year-old victim was assaulted in front of her young son during the 12-hour ordeal, which ended when she was found by an RCMP officer who’d been contacted about her disappearance by her friends and family.

Bobbitt was arrested four days later near Oliver and has been in custody since.

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An Oliver man charged with sexually abusing a young boy denied under cross- examination engaging in any inappropriate behaviour.

Tyrone Johnathan Borba, 23, is charged with sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and sexual assault in relation to offences alleged to have occurred between June 2011 and August 2012.

Crown counsellor Catherine Crockett asked Borba if he had ever been naked or exposed himself around the boy or if any form of sexual touching, dry humping or anal sex had occurred, or if he had shown the boy pornographic videos or images.

“No, I did not,” responded Borba, who is free on bail.

The trial began this week with a 12-year-old testifying about the alleged sexual incidents with Borba.

Crockett talked about the amount of time Borba spent with the boy, taking him snowboarding, to the movies and swimming. The two also played computer and video games in the basement of Borba’s mom’s house, where Borba was living.

Borba also volunteered at a school and while he was there, the principal noted what he believed was inappropriate hugging by the boy, so he asked that Borba stop volunteering there. Borba recalled a few occasions where he drove the boy from his mother’s house in Oliver to his father’s house and two occasions when he slept over at the boy’s father’s house.

Crockett talked about the amount of time Borba was spending with the boy, and noted that although he had also grown closer to the boy’s family, including the boy’s sibling, he spent more time with the boy than with anyone else in the family.

“I suppose I gave him a bit more time than the rest of the family,” said Borba, who noted that he cared about the boy.

He agreed with Crockett the two of them had developed a big brother-little brother type of relationship and that he loved the boy — “as a brother.” When asked by Crockett about the accusations the boy made towards him, Borba said he couldn’t speculate on the boy’s state of mind.

Borba said the first time he’d heard anything about him being a “pedophile” was while he was attending a dance at the local Portuguese club. A man approached him and said rumours had been circulating that he was a pedophile and had abused the boy.

“I was very upset and very shocked,” said Borba.

“I didn’t know how to act. After I heard, I stormed off.”

He filed a report with the RCMP, “because the allegations were untrue,” and hoped at the time that the rumours would stop.

The trial is expected to continue sometime in midOctober before Justice Catherine Bruce.

On Thursday arguments about the father of the alleged victim being a supporter of the Hells Angels temporarily halted the trial. Defence council said the father’s relationship, whether he is a member or supporter of the motorcycle group could call into question his credibility. During cross-examination the father clarified he’s a Hells Angels supporter, not associate.

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While most students in the Penticton area were not in the classroom Tuesday, for several hundred others, it was back to the books.

Kids at the city’s three faith-based schools, as well as the Outma Sqilx’w Cultural School on the Penticton Indian Reserve, were all back in class this week.

Although Outma is open to all children and was still accepting late registrations as of Tuesday, none of the independents were reporting a jump in enrolment numbers.

“We mostly cater to our local band population but it is available to everyone,” said band Coun. Joseph Pierre who was at the school Tuesday. “During summer time we had about 20 register but it was mostly band members.

Outma is federally funded through an agreement with the province, the Canadian government and First Nations education committees.

Students are taught to the provincial curriculum, according to Pierre.

While the facility can accommodate about 120 students, the current numbers range between 70 and 80 annually from junior kindergarten to Grade 8.

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the weekend.

“If Glenfir were (still) here, I would go and I would pay those thousands of dollars and enrol,” she said, referring to the independent school in Summerland that closed its doors in 2011.

There is one other independent school in that community, Summerland Montessori School, which has a staff of about 10 and as of

2013 a enrolment of just over 20.

Over at Penticton Christian School, principal Karl Boehmer said there had been some interest resulting from the public school labour unrest.

“Frankly the situation has brought in a few people to find out about the school and get more information but have we received anybody because of the

situation in the school system? I don’t think so,” said Boehmer, who used to work in the public school system. “We don’t wish for the labour unrest to continue, it doesn’t help anybody.

I feel for our colleagues in the system that are not right now earning an income and at the same time the students, they should be receiving the instruction.

“Providing adequate

education these days is not easy, money’s tight everywhere.”

Penticton Christian has about 80 students, seven teachers, three special education assistants and two administrative staff.

“Honestly, if we have somebody who comes in and enquires and wants us to educate their child, we will find a way to make it happen,” said the principal.

Man dies in climbing accident at Skaha Bluffs Western News Staff

Coroners have now confirmed the identity of a Seattle man who died Saturday afternoon while rock climbing near Penticton.

Stas Eric Gray, 31, had been scaling the cliffs with friends at Skaha Bluffs south of the city when he fell approximately eight metres to the ground below, the B.C. Coroners Service said Tuesday in a press release.

“Despite the best efforts of fellow climbers and emergency personnel, Mr. Gray died at the scene,” said the release, which

did not note what sort of safety equipment he was using during what was his third climb of the day.

Gray’s family has requested privacy.

The RCMP and B.C. Coroners Service are still investigating the fatality.

Penticton and District Search and Rescue also responded to the scene on Saturday and was preparing to extricate Gray by helicopter before he succumbed to his injuries, according to spokesman Randy Brown.

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Elvena Slump, an outspoken watcher of city council for many years, is finding herself in the spotlight.

Slump is holding a press conference on the steps of city hall tomorrow at 11 a.m. to talk about a letter she recently received from the City of Penticton’s legal counsel threatening a defamation lawsuit unless she issues an apology.

At issue, said Mayor Garry Litke, is a series of comments Slump made directed at city staff.

While anyone is free to criticize council, said Litke, staff are not the same sort of public figures.

Politicians can fight back and respond to criticism, according to Litke, but city staff don’t have the same ability to defend themselves.

“Council is fair game,” said Litke. “We signed up for this.”

Slump said she would be giving comment and responding to questions during her press conference, but declined to comment beforehand.

Litke said WorksafeBC legislation requires the city, as an employer, to provide a workplace free from harassment. All the city is doing, he explained, is trying to ensure that kind of workplace for its staff.

“We can’t have people working under the gun like that,” said Litke, explaining that it can have a number of effects from damaging the staff member’s reputation to causing lost work through distress and anxiety.

“That comes at a cost to taxpayers,” he said. “We really have no choice but to pursue this course.”

While Slump is well known for keeping a sharp eye on, and commenting on, the activities of this and previous Penticton administrations, and has often been critical in the past, Litke said this is different.

“Not the language she is using lately,” said Litke. “She is questioning the capability and responsibility of staff.”

Litke said the defamation suit isn’t focused on a particular issue, but looks at several letters to the editor and comments from Slump targeting four city staff members.

While the city hasn’t filed a defamation suit in court, the letter sent to Slump advises her to cease and desist her attacks on city staff, and gives her a seven days to respond with an apology.

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Business glued to international scene Traffic calming measures approved for school zones Scott Trudeau Western News Staff

Wood buyers from Japan and Korea toured the Structurlam plant in Okanagan Falls looking for an innovative solution for construction projections in their respective countries.

Bill Downing, president of Structurlam Products in Penticton, said there has been a growing interest in constructing larger buildings fashioned from wood.

“Structurlam is at the forefront of that,” he said.

“We’ve already built some of the largest buildings in the world and now we’re currently building the sevenstorey, Wood Innovation and Design Centre in Prince George — so that one will be the tallest in western North America, I believe.”

Downing said Structurlam is well-positioned in this form of construction with its glue-laminated and cross-laminated products, allowing wood to be used in place of steel and concrete.

“We can essentially pre-fabricate a building here in Penticton and ship it anywhere in the world,” he said, noting that the tour of its plant is an indicator the two countries are interested in investing in woodconstructed buildings, due to the fact wood is a sustainable and renewable material.

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“There’s lots of interesting stuff going on and that’s not just in Canada,” he said. “That phenomenon is kind of happening around the world. There seems to be a bit of a race going on to see who can build the tallest I guess, and I love it.”

Downing said the meeting with the wood buyers came about as a result of the Global Buyers Mission which is happening Sept. 4 to 6 in Whister, B.C. The event brings together wood products manufacturers interested in growing their export market opportunities and developing new business relationships.

“A lot of buyers are coming from overseas to meet with our producers here in British Columbia,” he said.

“As a part of them coming over here, B.C. Wood puts on these tours so they can take advantage of the buyers coming over and get them out to actually visit some plants.”

Although the company might not be inking any deals immediately, Downing noted the importance of developing relationships with buyers by presenting the technology and expertise Structurlam can offer.

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It may be a while before school is back in session, but when students at Carmi and Wiltse Elementary Schools head back to the classroom, it will be on safer streets outside their school.

Penticton City Council approved spending $145,000 to install traffic calming measures — a combination of speed bumps and delineators to narrow the streets — on Carmi, Wiltse and Balsam Avenues. These same methods were implemented successfully at Parkway Elementary last year.

Mitch Moroziuk, director of operations, said there were three ways these methods would protect the safety of the children.

“We are trying to slow the traffic down, to improve sight lines at crosswalks and we are trying to better address drop off areas and parking in the vicinity of the schools,” he said.

The first stage is the installation of temporary delineators. Moroziuk said they would then do an analysis late this year and into 2015, before proceeding to permanent installations.

“Everyone agreed they needed to address the speeding issue,” said Moroziuk, referring to consultations with residents in the affected areas. Those consultations, he said, resulted in both modifications to the initial plan and expansion of it.

“Wiltse school is a little bit unusual in that it has a school zone on both sides of it,” he said. “Our work had originally concentrated on Wiltse, but we heard loud and clear from the

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residents on Balsam, there is an equal problem with people speeding through the school zone on that side.”

Coun. Judy Sentes was concerned about the effect the traffic calming measures would have on ambulance traffic headed to Penticton Regional Hospital. She appreciated that no speed bumps were planned for Carmi, but was concerned the narrowing could still cause an issue.

Moroziuk explained that the driving lanes wouldn’t be narrowed, though the parking areas on either side would be affected, making it easier for pedestrians to see and be seen.

“We are narrowing it so a person that is crossing the road would be able to walk out inside of the delineated area and they would come to a point that would take them to the back of a parked car,” said Moroziuk.

There is already $75,600 allocated to traffic calming in the 2014 budget and Moroziuk recommended the $69,400 shortfall come from existing gas tax funds.

After hot start, housing market cools to end summer Joe Fries

Western News Staff

After a blistering pace in the first half of the year, Penticton’s real estate market cooled down a bit in July.

Property sales in the city last month totalled $27.3 million, down from $33.9 million for the same period a year earlier, according to figures from the South Okanagan Real Estate Board.

However, property worth a combined $173 million changed hands during the first seven months of the year, well over the $133 million in real estate that was swapped in the comparable period in 2013.

The same trend held for the greater South Okanagan region.

Total property sales of $64 million were recorded in July, down from $70.9 million a year earlier. But the

sales tally through the first seven months of this year stood at $386.8 million, well up from the $293.5 million in 2013.

“We’re heading more towards a balanced market as opposed to a buyer’s market,” said SOREB president Judy Klassen, who works as a realtor in Princeton.

“I don’t think it’ll be a record year, but it will definitely be maybe a small increase overall.”

More stock is coming on the market, too, with 20 homes at the Sendero Canyon development now sold or subject to a pending sale, according to realtor Brian Cutler, who’s a member of one of three teams of listing agents for the project.

“There’s just a constant stream of people through,” he said of the open houses running six days a week in the master-planned community expected to one day boast 230 homes in

the Upper Carmi area of Penticton.

Since construction began this spring, 38 homes are now underway or complete, Cutler added.

Sendero Canyon Homes took out six of the 71 building permits the City of Penticton issued in July for work valued at $7.5 million, which brought the yearto-date total to 387 approvals for $36.2 million.

That’s well over the 291 permits worth $23.6 million the city issued through the first seven months of 2013.

Construction activity is also up in rural areas governed by the Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen, which through July issued 233 building permits for work valued at $22.4 million, up from 216 approvals for $19.6 million during the same period a year earlier.

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Resident urges for audit on West Bench water bills Joe Fries

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A property owner on the West Bench is calling for an audit of the community’s water billing practices to determine how many ratepayers are receiving special discounts.

Ronald Johnson said he discovered three years ago that some West Bench residents have exemptions to avoid paying the per-acre water charge on nonirrigable parts of their properties, like gullies.

In one case, he discovered a landowner was being billed for just two of 28 acres, and based on his inquiries believes up to 10 such exemptions have been granted since 1996.

“There are still other people on the West Bench that are paying on their full acreage, and they deserve to know other people have exemptions,” said Johnson, a semi-retired dentist.

He claims the existence of such exemptions, granted by the now-defunct West Bench Irrigation District’s court of revision, was not well known and only came to his attention in 2011 following conversations with neighbours when the per-acre portion of his annual bill increased by $697 to $1,200.

He then applied for his own exemption that year, arguing a quarter of his 12 acres on Sparton Drive is in a gully and therefore

West Bench property owner Ronald Johnson is calling for an audit of the community’s water billing practices.

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non-irrigable, but was denied.

Just months later, the WBID was dissolved and the system turned over to the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, which has overseen a $9.8-million upgrade that includes water meters at each of the approximately 1,100 connections in the community.

Johnson later took the RDOS to small claims court over the water rate increase, which was ruled legal.

The judge suggested, however, that the two parties agree on an informal way to measure Johnson’s land for an exemption, although they couldn’t settle on a price.

Now he’s taken his concerns public, including protesting two RDOS board meetings where he

called for the audit, which seems unlikely to happen.

“We don’t have the WBID records of that detail as to how many (exemptions) were approved. They’re just not there,” said RDOS chief administrative officer Bill Newell.

Theresa Nolet, the final person to chair the WBID board, is also unsure how many exemptions were granted, but insists the process was conducted according to law.

“It wasn’t a secret. Everything was recorded in our minutes. Our meetings were public. There was no secrecy,” she said.

Michael Brydon, the RDOS director for the West Bench, said his organization has no appetite to delve into the past now.

“As I see it, the RDOS has absolutely no authority or obligation to revisit past decisions given that we are moving to a different allocation scheme and have nothing like a court of revision in place,” he said via email.

That new allocation scheme will be based on metered usage, but probably not until 2016 after customers receive a full year’s worth of mock water bills upon which rates will be set. Johnson, who is “99 per cent sure” he will take a run at Brydon’s job in November’s municipal election, said that if elected he would immediately undertake the audit and switch to metered billing.

Airport upgrade begins this fall Joe Fries

Western News Staff

Construction will begin this fall on an expansion of the boarding lounge at Penticton’s airport to make room for bigger crowds expected to come with the arrival of WestJet Encore.

The two-phase project will nearly double the space where passengers who have cleared security wait to board their planes, Transport Canada spokeswoman Sau Sau Liu confirmed in a statement.

The current hold room was built 25 years ago and designed for 50 people, she explained, but planes that WestJet Encore will operate on its Penticton-Calgary flights beginning Oct. 26 have a 78-person capacity and require the airport to make more space available.

Liu said a new, temporary hold room at the northwest corner of the airport terminal is expected to be in place by October and have an 80-person capacity.

Once that temporary facility is ready, work will begin on a permanent renovation of the existing hold room to increase its capacity to 90 people, she continued, adding all construction is expected to be completed by December.

The tender for the temporary room closed in midAugust with an anticipated value of up to $249,000.

Liu said the contract will be awarded this month, after which a tender will be issued for the second phase of the project. All costs will be covered by Transport Canada, which owns and operates the airport.

WestJet Encore spokesman Robert Palmer said in a statement the airline has sent the federal agency a modest wish list for the new space.

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the boarding lounge at Penticton airport is in line for a renovation that will see it almost double in size to accommodate the WestJet encore service to calgary that starts Oct. 26.

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configurations in airports throughout our network.

We have asked for a phone line and a data line, but that’s obviously pretty standard stuff,” Palmer said.

The airline will also get a new office at the airport.

Palmer added that since most flights are booked between four and six weeks in advance, the company is expecting to see more interest in the new service as its launch date draws nearer.

“Nonetheless, people are booking flights and we’re satisfied with what we’re seeing at this point in time,” Palmer said.

Transport Canada is also in the midst of an unrelated $6.7-million runway upgrade project at the airport. That work, which takes place during the overnight period to minimize disruptions, began in August and is expected to be completed by October.

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EDITORIAL

opinion

Two sides to blame

Given the dispute between the B.C. Teachers Federation and the employer, which for all intents and purposes is the provincial government, has dragged on for months, it seems quite likely there will be no classes into the foreseeable future.

This is completely unacceptable. There is no shortage of blame to go around, but it is the two primary parties in the dispute who have brought public school students and their parents to this sad state of affairs. At one time, the B.C. Liberal government banned strikes by teachers, saying that using students as pawns in a labour dispute was unacceptable. That was a move that met with considerable public support. However, teachers disregarded the ban and went on strike in 2005, and actually gained considerable public sympathy, partly due to the fact that the B.C. Liberals had torn up part of their existing contract, and partly due to the fact that their emphasis was on class size and composition.

That’s the emphasis again, and this time the strike is perfectly legal. It appears that the first part of September, and maybe the whole month, will be an education loss for students. A $40 a day payment to parents of younger students is no recompense.

The public has absolutely no control over the BCTF, and any discipline to be handed out there must be done by BCTF members, if enough of them disagree with the union executive’s actions in continuing this strike. The public does have at least a measure of control over the provincial government. The ability to recall MLAs exists, although it is very difficult to do. If the government doesn’t start showing a lot more concern for students’ education, and actually move heaven and Earth to get classrooms open, it would be appropriate for parents in all ridings held

by LiberalWESTERN MLAs to look into starting recall PENTICTON campaigns.

The fact is, neither side is taking students’ education all that seriously. They are treating this as a political fight — something both the BCTF and B.C. Liberals excel at.

The education system exists so students can have a brighter future as adults. It’s high time they were back in class.

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Bleak summer for coastal ferry remake There was an uproar in the B.C. legislature this spring when Transportation Minister Todd Stone went ahead with $19 million in cuts to low-usage coastal ferry routes.

The plan had been laid out in detail before last year’s election. It targeted sailings where ridership was in the low teens or even single digits. On some sailings the Transport Canada-mandated crew outnumbered the passengers.

Despite the cries of doom, most of the sailing reductions have been managed – with one glaring exception.

The Discovery Coast Circle Tour route saw its ferry from Port Hardy to Bella Coola replaced, using the smallest vessel in the BC Ferries fleet, the open-decked Nimpkish.

This move wasn’t a direct response to low usage, a chronic issue with some of the minor

route sailings along the coast. It was to avoid ordering a replacement for the Queen of Chilliwack, which sailed directly between Port Hardy and Bella Coola.

This summer the first leg was consolidated with the Northern Expedition, the vessel that replaced the doomed Queen of the North on the Inside Passage run up to Prince Rupert.

At Bella Bella, after a layover of a couple of hours, the Nimpkish took over with space for 16 standard vehicles on its deck and a midnight arrival time in Bella Coola.

The direct route had been mainly used by European tourists, who sailed from the Lower Mainland to Victoria, drove the length of the Island, ferried to Bella Coola and drove through the rugged Chilcotin to Williams Lake and back down south to complete the circle tour.

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B.C. Views The new route incorporated stops in remote outposts Ocean Falls and Shearwater, making it even longer. Warnings came early.

“That’s where 90 per cent of the [BC Ferries] money is being lost, on the milk runs, and that’s the part they are keeping,” Petrus Rykes, a tourism operator at Anahim Lake for 40 years, said in March. “The part they’ve cancelled was at 70 per cent capacity, the second highest of all the fleet routes.”

Reports of a bad

slump have come to pass. The changes meant bookings couldn’t be made until April, too late for most international travelers.

A survey by Bella Coola Valley Tourism in mid-summer found most operators losing business, from 10 to 90 per cent.

A bus tour of Canadian seniors heading west from Williams Lake was terminated after 14 years. One tourism operator on Highway 20 is considering closing down.

Stone and his family took the new route themselves in early August, with the minister offering sunny reports on his blog.

Stone summed up his experience this way: “At the end of the day, my assessment is that the Nimpkish is a good tourism product if tourists are made fully aware as to the type of service it provides. If

correct expectations are set, I believe the Nimpkish can be marketed as a valuable tourism component of the Discovery Coast Circle Tour.

“The decision to do this rests squarely on the shoulders of the tourism industry and tourism operators who need to decide whether or not they want this service to work, to grow and to be viable in order to capture a share of the thousands of international tourists looking for exactly the kind of adventure the Nimpkish provides.”

Got that, Discovery Coast tourism folks?

If this milk run doesn’t work next year, it will be your fault. Heck, the Nimpkish has free snacks and drinks for your 10-hour voyage, much of it in the dark.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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letters PHA needs to be clear on their plans Using room tax funds collected under its contract with the City of Penticton, the Penticton Hospitality Association (PHA) has an annual budget of approximately $400,000.

Many other non-profit societies in this region would envy such an arrangement.

So exactly what is the PHA doing with these monies? The association’s website features a few press releases citing grants given by the PHA to community organizations such as the Elvis Festival and the TedX Talks. While the PHA board may consider that funding to be legitimate, its allocation of the remaining funds requires explanation, particularly in terms of meeting strategic tourism objectives.

Although the City of Penticton lost its contract-related lawsuit against the PHA, Judge Betton stated in his July 30, 2014,

Speaking up

Last week I witnessed an appalling act of social injustice by a city bylaw officer.

There is a gentleman who I see regularly downtown; he never talks to anyone, just sits there minding his own business with a hat in front of him. I don’t know how he ended up there, and it is not my place to judge. I know him by name now, but only because I initiated a conversation and acquaintance. The bylaw officer was confronting him with alleged complaints from “others.” I stopped and asked the officer if I could say something when the officer paused.

This person held their hand up in my direction and bluntly refused. My friend asked to let me speak, as I am a concerned and tax-paying citizen. The officer said I would be an “obstruction” to their job and appeared to use the position to intimidate me, and him.

I was so angry that all I could say was that he was a good man, and walk away with tears in my eyes. I learned from him a few minutes later that he was given a fine of $110 and the officer went

reasons for judgment that “there may well be room to be critical of the PHA and argue that it has not served the interest of stakeholders by being as active in promoting new projects and marketing as possible.” The marketing and promotional “deliverables” expected from the PHA obviously need to be explicit in any future contractual arrangements with the City of Penticton. The PHA should not expect to continue to avoid accountability for those basic requirements.

Penticton taxpayers might feel a whole lot better about the activities of the PHA if the association opened its books and was clear on its plans. In his recent public letter, the PHA’s operations director Tim Hodgkinson laid out some tests of accountability for the City of Penticton’s elected officials and staff. Now it’s time for the PHA to also

out of their way to tell nearby people at a coffee shop that he was a violent man. If you want to pick on the harmless “less fortunate” of our community, how about also clamping down on transients that do the same thing? Or, enforcing bylaws about riding bikes on sidewalks?

Honestly, I hope the officer was just having a bad day and that this is an isolated incident.

Those who have a voice must speak out for those who do not.

Sharon Otke Penticton

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demonstrate that it, too, can meet key public accountability standards in fulfilling its tourism marketing role.

Transparency on the part of the board is an obvious requirement if the PHA wishes to gain public confidence in the association’s spending of hotel room tax funds.

That would include a detailed accounting of how those monies are spent on tourism marketing, plus detailing of costs and wages, including those for Mr. Hodgkinson. Unfortunately, it is “poor optics” for the PHA that he is also named on their website as an executive member of its board of directors.

A lot of quality tourism marketing should be expected from an organization with a $400,000 tax-supported annual budget.

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The illusion of change

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of that there is no doubt.

What is doubtful is the people allegedly providing a route for change.

What, in my opinion, is being paraded as change is nothing more than an illusion. Changing puppets while retaining the same puppet master , is not real change, by any stretch of the imagination. Everlast has a song called I Get By the lyric’s include, “I voted for some change and it’s kinda strange, now it’s all I got in my pocket”.

Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Young people want change,

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A selection of comments on Penticton Western News stories found online:

On teachers’ dispute:

“(Fassbender) is correct that they are too far apart. Did he do anything to bring them closer together? No! This shows his and the BC Liberal incompetence.”

— posted by Drew Chisholm

“It is Fassbender (and his directives from Premier Clark) who will not budge, will not make any offers, and who refuses to negotiate on anything. It’s like trying to reason with a brick wall. Vince Ready has all but confirmed that it is the BC Gov’t that has its hands over its ears and its mouth saying nothing while simply ignoring student needs, teacher strikes, protests, and court rulings. Wake up BC: your democracy is being stolen from you by a criminal government!”

— posted by Greg Nixon

On Penticton parents holding protest:

“What I like about this initiative is that it intends to put pressure on both sides which is appropriate because both the teachers’ union and the government are to blame for this 12 year long labour dispute that affects kids and ends up in a lockout/strike every three years”

— posted by Jason Cox

“Teachers back on picket lines. I thought they were always on strike this summer? Oh wait, that’s right, it didn’t affect the kids cause its summer break. So they enjoyed their summer break instead of picketing on the line. An inconvenience to them. Well your timing to jump back on the picket bandwagon is now inconveniencing thousands of parents, kids and guardians once again. I thought a main concern was, “it’s for the kids” not!!

— posted by Brad King

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Food drive hopes to fill the bank Scott Trudeau Western News Staff

Volunteers are needed to assist with the B.C. Thanksgiving Food Drive that happens the week of Sept. 13 - 20.

Proceeds from the provincewide event will benefit local Salvation Army Food Banks. Dan Kane, who is one of those helping co-ordinate the food drive said it’s the third year for the event.

He noted the event started locally when some church groups approached the Salvation Army and asked what it could do to help gather more food to benefit those in need in the community.

“It’s clear that the Salvation Army Food Bank is a really vital piece of our community,” said Kane, adding that September is a month where money is tight for many families particularly with the start of a new school year and expenses for school supplies and clothing.

Now in its third year of operating, the food drive has been able to collect more donations each year.

In Penticton, the goal is to drop

off a food bag at every residence in the city on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

The outlying areas of Kaleden and Okanagan Falls will receive a bag in the mail. All of the bags — approximately 12,000 — are being donated courtesy of local Marketplace IGA stores. Each bag will have a flyer attached that instructs people as to the kinds of foods the Salvation Army Food Bank needs most.

On Saturday, Sept. 20, volunteers teams will be assigned a pick up route to collect bags, which will then be delivered to the Salvation Army Food Bank. Teams will be on hand to help unload, weigh, sort and shelve the food. People are asked to check expiry dates before making a donation.

A similar process will be used in Okanagan Falls but the bags and flyer are mailed out and the local IGA is used as the collection point for the weigh in. Similar food drives are taking place in most of the major urban areas of B.C. on Sept. 20.

Kane said individuals or community organizations wanting to volunteer their time can call him at 250-328-8151.

Project co-ordinator reg Petrie (right) of the Salvation army and co-organizer dan Kane of the B.c. thanksgiving Food drive fill one of the Marketplace iGa bags with goods in preparation for the Sept. 13-20 event. this is the third year for the food drive which helps those in need locally.

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rcMP cyclists roll into the city to support kids with medical needs Friday.

A total of 19 riders and their six support staff that make up the Cops for Kids fundraising expedition are ex-

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A special group of cyclists are scheduled to arrive in Penticton this

pected here about 3 p.m. on the first leg of their annual journey.

The 10-day sojourn presented by the Thomas Alan Budd Foun-

dation will take in 18 communities across the southeast corner of the province.

In addition to raising money, last year’s

team managed to collect about $275,000, according to ride co-ordinator Courtney King, bringing awareness to the general public about children

in medical, physical or traumatic crisis. And this year more than ever there is a great demand for the funds.

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ever we have a wait list that we’ve had to activate so we are expecting a shortfall this year in funding due to the overwhelming number of requests from families so we’re unable to meet the demand,” said King.

“The reasons I think is that there is more need government cutbacks and there are a number of charities that have just run out of money. There is a charity in the Kootenay’s that has closed and now we’re receiving all of those requests.

“Cops for Kids have the unique opportunity to offer donors and sponsors the most efficient and effective way to make an immediate difference in the life of a child.”

All of the funds raised stay in the southeast district. Upon their arrival at the Penticton Subway restaurant at 2111 Main St. the group will be greeted by local dignitaries and some “Little Ambassadors.”

Those are the kids who are among those who benefit from the money raised by the Cops for Kids program.

Members of the public are urged to come by to meet with the team and have a photo taken with the team.

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Jazz fest heating up Scott Trudeau Western News Staff

The Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival continues to be a popular event that attracts dedicated audiences, due to the variety of styles it offers, says president of the annual event.

“We’re into our 18th year and we attribute much of our success to our diversity of our music we provide,” said Michael Campbell. “It’s all called jazz but there are many different kinds of jazz. We offer Dixieland, Big Band/Swing, Zydeco, gospel— there’s something there for every taste.”

The festival takes place Sept. 5 to 7, and once again, people can take advantage of free dance lessons on Sept.

6 at the Shatford Centre. Advanced lessons will be held at 9:30 a.m. while beginner lessons start at 10:30 a.m.

Meanwhile, performance venues include the SS Sicamous, Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, Shatford Centre (all hand-capped accessible) and the Elks Club.

Performances begin at 4:30 p.m. at each of the venues.

Campbell said the society is welcoming three new entertainers this year, including: Blackstick, a band based out of the Lower Mainland and New York. It features saxophone and clarinet player, Evan Arntzen, originally from Chilliwack. Campbell said Arntzen now works out of the New York City area.

“We’re really pleased the he could make it out to be with us,” he said. “It’ll be kind of a first in that he and his grandfather Lloyd (who is Blackstick’s senior member), will be on the

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same stage.”

Other newcomers are the Penticton-based group Faculty, and a youth band, Curbside Trad Jazz Band from Chilliwack.

“They recently appeared at the Sacramento Jazz Festival, which is kind of the granddaddy of them all,” said Campbell. “They were the only Canadian band invited. We’re looking forward to having them come.”

Among the favourites returning are: The Terrier Brothers, featuring Tom Hook, Gator Nation, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Draga’s

Dragons with Bob Draga, The Original Wildcat Jass Band, Lance Buller, Grand Dominion Jazz Band and Black Swan Classic Jazz Band, with the vocal talents of Marilyn Keller.

Buller has remained a jazz festival favourite for many years, having played with The Beach Boys, Little Anthony and Bob Marley, and also his own band The Monarchs.

“He does guest gigs with many of the bands that are there,” said Campbell. “He’s a welcome addition to all the bands he sits in with.”

On Sunday, the free gospel service at the Trade and Convention Centre at 9 a.m. will showcase Keller.

“She is just unbelievable,” said Campbell, who noted a silver collection will be taken at the door with proceeds going towards the music programs at Penticton Secondary and Princess Margaret Secondary.

Tickets are $55 for Friday, $70 for Saturday and $50 for Sunday. An all-event pass it $105.

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Sweeney Todd tops on director’s list Scott Trudeau Western News Staff

LYNNE LEYDIER of SoundStage Productions, left, is holding auditions for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sept. 7 at the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Leydier is shown in the 2014 production of Les Misérables.

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When the director of SoundStage Productions decided on her most recent musical, she went with a production she’s been wanting to dow for a long time “It was something I’ve loved for 20 years, ever since I first had seen it,” said Lynne Leydier, regarding her choice of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

“It’s been kind of a bucket-list musical of mine.I’ve admired and am a great fan of Stephen Sondheim’s work.”

Leydier is holding auditions for the show on Sept. 7 at the Penticton Lakeside Resort from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

She is seeking males and females aged 15 years and older, and mature singers are also welcome, with choir experience being an asset.

People are asked to bring a favourite song, sing O Canada or sing a number from the show including Johanna, Worst Pies in London, Green Finch and Linnet Bird, Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir, By the Sea or Pretty Woman.

The play will feature a variety of roles and will showcase trained singers and a strong chorus section. There are no dancing requirements.

Rehearsals are set to take place Sundays only, and the show is set to open Jan. 11, 2015.

It’s not just saying let’s take a character who’s out for revenge and wreak havoc on society ... It’s this concept of who’s devouring who; you can be devoured up by corruption — Lynne Leydier

Leydier talked about how some people might compare the stage musical to the film version of Sweeney Todd that starred Johnny Depp, and was directed by Tim Burton.

“I had to make a big departure,” she said, noting that following her previous production of Les Miserables in January, 2013, she was looking for something different.

“I guess the concern would be, people have preconceived ideas, if they even know about Sweeney Todd at all.

The character of Sweeney Todd has a long history. It’s based on a true story out of England, and it has many renditions, historically.”

Leydier noted that where the Burtondirected film adopted more of a thriller/horror concept, the musical’s plot is actually far more in-depth, and carries a significant social commentary.

“It’s not just saying let’s take a character who’s out for revenge and wreak havoc on society,” she said. “It is a story about revenge,

but when you have a society that is corrupt — from government, to corporations, to whatever — when you get to a hierarchy society, at the top, there’s a creation amount of corruption, and when you’re at the bottom, sometimes, they don’t really care what happens to the bottom people.

“It’s this concept of who’s devouring who; you can be devoured up by corruption.”

Leydier said although a person can interpret the story in their own way, the dialogue and songs carry an important message about the human race, how society is arranged and what can happen when a person is pushed beyond their own limits.

In terms of casting, Leydier said that in her previous productions, she cast not only local actors, but she also casts people from Osoyoos and Vernon.

She said that by holding rehearsals for her productions once per week (Sundays) rather than three or four times a week has made it feasible for cast mem-

bers to fit practice time into their schedules.

Even though she’s cast some of the same actors in past productions, Leydier said she’s always looking for new talent and encourages new people to come out and audition for her shows.

“Every show requires different types of skills,” said Leydier, who is estimating to cast about 20 people for what she expects to be a challenging musical to stage.

“It’s got a lot of diversity in the vocal range and it’s complex,” said Leydier.

“It’s fascinating and challenging music in a good way.”

She said even though she’s directed many musicals, it’s always exciting to see what happens and how everything comes together.

“I always keep an open mind, that’s why I”m always hoping to encourage new people to come out and try,” said Leydier.

“You never know.”

For more information on the show contact Leydier at lleydier@shaw.ca.

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Great soccer at King’s Park Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

This is the third and final story on the Penticton Soccer Club to commemorate its 60th anniversary.

Rewind to June 27, 2004, and the Penticton Soccer Club (PSC) celebrated its 50th anniversary by hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps for an exhibition match.

It all came together after five months of planning following discussions between Charlie Goeckel, a lifetime director with the PSC, and Bob Lenarduzzi, who was the director of soccer operations of the Whitecaps when they played in the United States League. They talked about the importance of the anniversary and it was agreed that an exhibition was the best way to celebrate.

The Pinnacles lost 6-2 in front of nearly 2,500 fans, (free for youth soccer kids and $5 admission for adults) who watched as Lenarduzzi and Whitecaps coach Tony Fonseca, an ex-Portuguese national team player, played for the Penticton side.

“It was just excellent.

It couldn’t have been any better,” said Goeckel in a 2004 interview. “From the technical side of it all, it was a good game for us. The Whitecaps demonstrated some very good skills. The score didn’t really matter.”

Pinnacles coach Ivo Jaager said at the time he was pleased with the play of his team adding that fans were appreciative.

“Most of the people were impressed as to how well we played against such a high-calibre team,” said Jaager in 2004.

The club forked over around $8,000 for the expenses of hosting the Whitecaps, which included the rental of a private plane to bring them to Penticton.

PSC president Dale Anderson remembers the

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VANCOUVER WHITECAPS Mike Gomes challenges Penticton Pinnacles’ Paul Raposo during an exhibition match at King’s Park held June 27, 2004 to help celebrate the Penticton Soccer Club’s 50th anniversary.

Gomes, a former Pinnacles player, helped lead the Whitecaps to a 6-2 win over the homeside.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Ben-Patrick Donegan, eight, is in his first year with the Penticton BMX Club and just loves the sport. He has won six of his bestof-three series races.

As he rips around the track, Donegan loves hitting the jumps as well as collecting trophies. Jeff Babuin, an instructor with the club, described Donegan as a competitor, whose skills are improving.

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game being fabulous to watch as both teams possessed skill.

“The Whitecaps didn’t hold back,” said Anderson.

What impressed Anderson most about the Whitecaps was that people got in line for autographs for three to four hours.

“These players were very welcoming,” said Anderson adding that Lenarduzzi’s and Fonseca’s professionalism had rubbed off on the athletes. “They were great with the fans, really great to watch.”

Anderson also remembers Lenarduzzi and the players telling the club that they had never been treated so well, adding that Penticton was first-class.

Anderson believes that led to helping them get the Whitecaps ladies professional game against the Santa Clarita Blue Heat on July 8, 2011.

Fast forward to July 2627 of this year, and to cele-

brate the 60th anniversary, the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL) awarded the club the Challenge Cup playoffs.

“The playoffs went absolutely spectacular,” said Anderson, president of PSC for 12 years.

The celebration during the playoffs recognized Pinnacles players from the 1950s to 70s with PCSL board of directors as well as Pinnacles FC members.

Spectators watched as the Pinnacles women’s team captured back-to-back championships, while the men’s side lost in the semifinal round to the eventual Challenge Cup champion Victoria Highlanders FC, 3-2 in a shootout. Anderson said the outcome of the playoffs was so well received, that the Khalsa Sporting Club, who won the Sheila Anderson Memorial Challenge Cup (men’s Premier Division), went back to Vancouver

and asked the president of the PCSL if Penticton could host the playoffs every year.

“They said it was first class,” repeated Anderson.

While hosting the PCSL playoffs every year won’t happen, it’s in the works for Penticton to host an international game during the May long weekend tournament in 2015.

There is interest from the Portland Timbers, who compete for the J.F. Kennedy Cup, consisting of the Oregon and Washington State champs, and the B.C. team in the PCSL that finishes highest. They will take on the PCSL all-stars.

“That would be the highest calibre of ball that we have had here since the women’s Whitecaps professional game,” said Anderson.

Since the Pinnacles joined the PSCL in 1997, the men’s team played in the Premier Divi-

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sion and failed to win a championship. The team switched over to the Reserve Division in 2007 and won its first Challenge Cup last year.

On the women’s side, the league’s website only has information as far back as 2007, but the Pinnacles won the Bill Gillespie Challenge Cup in 2009, 2013 and 2014.

Anderson said looking at a three-peat for the women’s team is important.

“On reserve side we are ecstatic. How can we not be happy with the results we’re seeing?” said Anderson. “I don’t think we accomplished what we wanted on the Premier side. That’s why we would like to take another shot at it.

I believe we have the strength to actually win the Premier league. It’s a few years out.”

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PENTICTON VEES ROOKIE Dante Fabbro, left, is confident about making the jump from the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League to the BCHL. Emanuel Sequeira/Western News

Dante Fabbro is tempering expectations for his play entering his rookie British Columbia Hockey League season with the Penticton Vees.

Fabbro, 16, is maintaining a level attitude as he makes the jump from the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League’s Vancouver Northwest Giants.

“I don’t know if I’m going to play that well,” said Fabbro. “I think my expectations are not too high, not too low.”

Fabbro, who was drafted by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the first round last year, discussed with his parents where he should play. While he had a good experience with the Langley River-

men as an affiliate last season, discussions with Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson led him to realize that coming to the Okanagan and developing with the Vees was the right move. He wants time to grow.

“I have days where I really want to go to college,” said Fabbro, who led all B.C. Major Midget Hockey League defencemen in scoring last season with 22 goals and 61 points in 38 games.

“It’s kind of back and forth, right.

Throughout this next year (I want to) figure out what’s best for me.”

For now, the 2013 Hockey Now Minor Hockey Player of the Year wants to enjoy being a Vee. He said looking at the roster, it’s impressive. see FABBRO on pg.13

T-Wolves soccer team loved retreat Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The stars finally aligned for the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves women’s soccer team to go on a bonding retreat, and for some it was actually a trip home.

Since their debut in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport League two years ago, it didn’t happen. With exhibition games against the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack in Kamloops last weekend, Timberwolves coach Andy Cameron wanted his players to get some training work done with Penticton’s Sean Bacon, who specializes in leadership, team development and mental toughness training. Bacon also works with Pinnacles FC. There was also the connection with rookies McKenzie Ricard, Alena Carlile and Kylie Erb, Pinnacles FC alumni.

Cameron said his players were a bit apprehensive with Bacon, but it was a good experience with him last Thursday and Friday.

“It’s been tough,” said third-year Timberwolve Sidney Roy. “Sgt. Bacon was definitely not easy on us. That’s a good thing. We came here expecting a challenge. That is what he gave us.”

“Sgt. Bacon, he brings a lot of different things to the team that we didn’t know ourselves that we had,” said Prince George product Tianna Pius. “Confidence-wise, we’re beginning to realize we can do more than what we think we can.”

It wasn’t all hard work though. The group bonded off the field, which is where the local trio was key. Roy said they knew what kinds of things the team could do.

“We went to the beach. It’s simple things like that, honestly, that make us get closer together,” said Roy. “Everyday life things, like not always playing soccer. It’s nice to do those other things to get people closer together.”

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with Team B.C., said this group is uniting the best compared to the T-Wolves teams she played with before.

“Everyone is a big family now, which is really nice to see,” she said. “They (Ricard, Carlile and Erb) are doing really good. It’s nice for them to have that confidence that they have each other ... they have that back-up. I think we have welcomed them really well. They are definitely going to be a big part of our team this year.”

“Here we are all in the hotel together, going to dinner together, doing stuff together. It’s really good,” said Pius, who liked Penticton. “I’m really excited for this new season. The group has come together more.”

“So far it’s been a very good experience,” said Cameron, who on the field wants to see his group earn the fourth place in the Canada West division. “We will hope to replicate it in years to come.”

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Symonds inspired by Tri Power camp kids Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

TRIPOWER TRIATHLON CAMP kids Julia Stirling, Luke McCoy and Kyden Hurst in the six to seven age group run towards their bikes at Peach Orchard Park in Summerland.

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Two-time Penticton Challenge champ Jeff Symonds said he draws inspiration from those who will be the future of triathlon.

“It’s pretty awesome,” said Symonds, who was at Peach Orchard Park in Summerland last week working with Tripower Triathlon Club members.

“Kids just have that pure joy for the sport and for being active.

It’s just a feeling that’s contagious.”

However, the inspiration is reciprocal.

“It’s really awesome,” said Tamatea Westby, who was also motivated by the speech of Jenn Annett, who spoke to the group on Aug. 27 after finishing third in the women’s pro field for Challenge Penticton.

“He’s really nice.”

Westby questioned Symonds while also learning about fitness and technique.

Westby was one in a group of kids running alongside Symonds as he crossed the finish line for Challenge Penticton.

Haley Berrisford, who was the second finisher in the 14-15 age group of Challenge Penticton Kids of Steel triathlon, during the Challenge weekend, said Symonds’ knowledge is valuable.

“He brings a lot to the table,” said Berrisford.

Symonds likes making a connection with the young athletes, who used last week’s camp to get ready for the Summerland Orca Kids of Steel race held on Sunday.

Symonds said it’s neat to see them grow from each session. He has watched the improvements

in their technical skill, as well as their leadership and maturity.

He also sees their passion for the sport that pushes them to have fun and work hard. He answered questions and offered advice to do things better as well as giving words of encouragement.

“Another thing that I like is helping them tackle some of their fears,” he said, which could range from doing the sport, going fast or even swimming over seaweed.

“It’s good to kind of pass on what I’ve learned and help them get over those fears. It’s something that goes beyond swimming, biking and running.”

Symonds said he loves seeing their “boundless energy.”

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from FABBRO pg.12 “Fred and the Penticton Vees have put a good team together,” said Fabbro, who hopes to help the Vees win a championship.

“It’s kind of up to us now to kind of buckle down and do our best.”

The Vees kicked off their training camp last Friday with an intra-squad game between Team White, which Fabbro played on, and Team Blue for the Peaches Cup. Team Blue won 5-4 on a breakaway goal by Demico Hannoun.

Fabbro said his play “wasn’t too bad.”

“It was tough, definitely with the older guys in there in the corners and stuff like that,” said Fabbro. “I think they let up a little bit in the corners.

“I think it was a pretty steady pace the whole game,” he continued. “I think the vets in there kind of kept the pace up ... and helped the younger guys.”

Growing up in Whistler, Fabbro was a fan of the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers because of their playing styles. Fabbro liked the Red Wings pace that kept its opponents on their toes, while the Rangers were more defensive. Both are styles that Fabbro wants in his game. Then there is the play of Nicklas Lidstrom, whose skillset Fabbro wants to bring into his play.

In talking about Lidstrom, Fabbro said he liked the way the Swede handled himself on and off the ice, adding that is the reason people call him “the Perfect Human.”

A for Cooper

Steen Cooper has an A. The fourth-year forward was added to the Vees’ leadership group with co-captains Cody DePourcq and Patrick Sexton

and fellow assistant captain Jack Ramsey.

Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson said Cooper is an obvious choice to wear a letter.

“Steen already has three seasons of experience under his belt and clearly understands what it takes to be successful at the junior A level,” said Harbinson in a team statement.

Cooper, who turns 19 in November, returns for his second season with the Vees after coming over from the Cowichan Valley Capitals in a trade in early December. The Duncan product had six goals and 23 points in 30 regular sea-

son games with the Vees.

Between the Vees and Capitals, Cooper amassed nine goals and 41 points in 57 games. Cooper added five goals in 11 playoff games. Along with his BCHL experience, Cooper was a member of Team Canada West at the 2013 World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, last November.

The Vees first exhibition home game is Sept. 5 when they host the West Kelowna Warriors at the South Okanagan Events Centre at 7 p,m. Tickets are $5 for all ages and available at the Valley First Box Office at the SOEC.

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calendar Penticton DuPlicate BriDge Club has games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Penticton library.

Call Birgitta at 250-7701154 for info. care closet thrift Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and special auctions. Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

All proceeds to the local hospital and hospice.

Donations always welcome. okanagan falls seniors’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and carpet bowling at 1 p.m. t he P enticton acaDemy of Music String Orchestra rehearses from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. in the lounge of the Leir House, 220 Manor Park Ave. New members welcome.

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7977 for more info. seniors’ recreation anD Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-490-0468 for more information. hanD anD foot canasta at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-4927630 for info. oliver DouBle o Quilters have drop-in activities Wednesdays. e v e ry Bingo WeDnesDay in the Legion hall with the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m.

Lunches are available. anavets has humP Day with Stu’s kitchen open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Entertainment by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m. south main DroP-in Centre has bocce and beginner line dance at

9 a.m., a coffee social and medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., and easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m.

Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. kiWanis cluB meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 390 Brunswick St. Call 250-493-8901 for information.

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September 4 the south okanagan and Similkameen Chapter of the MS Society hosts monthly support group meetings the first Thursday of each month, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the MS office at 3373 Skaha Lake Rd. The group is open to those with MS, their family, friends and caregivers. The purpose of the group is to share ideas, and provide support and encouragement to one another. For more information, please call Sherry at 250-493-6564

or e-mail sherry.wezner@mssociety.ca. f ly P enticton fishers meet the first Thursday each month at 216 Hastings St. at 7 p.m. They welcome new individuals and family memberships. For more info, visit www.pentictonflyfishers.ca. line Dancing at the Oliver Senior Centre at 10 a.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778-439-2070 for more information. the laDies auxiliary Lunch Bunch meets at 11:30 a.m. on Sept 4 at the Penticton Golf and Country Club, 600 Comox St. fitness frienDs meets every Monday and Thursday in the hall, 502 Martin St., at 10 a.m. Come and Lose those extra pounds. Call Dot at 250-492-5400 for more information. elks cluB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m.

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School Trustee Public Notice is given to the electors of Trustee Electoral Area 3 (which includes the areas of Kaleden, Lakeshore Highlands, Naramata, Penticton Indian Band, Upper Carmi, West Bench and adjacent areas), being the former School District No. 15 (Penticton) as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated April 8, 1948, except that part comprising the Corporation of the City of Penticton as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated February 27, 1992, that nominations for the office of:

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From 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2014 to 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2014 Excluding statutory holidays and weekends From 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2014 to 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2014 Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 17, 2014

Nomination forms are available at the:  School district website at www.sd67.bc.ca  School Board Office during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 425 Jermyn Avenue, Penticton, BC; or  Email broller-routley@summer.com or dadey@summer.com from August 22, 2014 to the close of the nomination period (Friday, October 10, 2014, 4:00 p.m.)

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE The overall qualifications for nomination, election and appointment are that the person meets the following requirements:  An individual who is, or will be on general voting day or effective date of appointment, age 18 or older;  A Canadian citizen;  A resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately before the date of the nomination, election or appointment;  Not disqualified under the School Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, elected to, or holding office as trustee.

FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Bonnie Roller Routley, Chief Election Officer, 250-770-7700, ext. 6104 Daphne Adey, Deputy Chief Election Officer, 250-770-7707

Hospital Mood Clinic for family or friends of any person who has a mental illness. Call 250493-7338 for details. fraternal orDer of the Eagles has musical trivia bingo at 7 p.m.

Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. c anaDian r oyal legion branch 40 has an internation dinner at 5:30 p.m., crib and drop-in pool at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. south main DroP-in Centre has carpet bowling at 10 a.m., bingo, improver line dance and a crafters meeting at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities.

Desert sage sPinners and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@telus.net or 250-498-4959. toPs B.c. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250-

493-5968 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more info.

Peach city toastmasters have their last meeting noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church.

Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250-492-2362 for info. f alls o kanagan seniors’ Centre has Scrabble at 10 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and crib at 7 p.m.

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September 5 friDay night Dance at the Senior’s Dropin Centre with music

by Destiny: the Dance Band. seniors singles lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622. south main DroP-in Centre has bocce at 9 a.m., horseshoes at 11 a.m., Mah Jong and beginner line dance at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. Heidelberg Club meets at 6 p.m. the oliver senior Centre, 5876 Airport St.,

has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. eagles have a $5 lunch from noon to 2 p.m.

Guests welcome. anavets has Dinner at 5:30 p.m. and karaoke at 7:30 p.m. c anaDian r oyal legion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m., and spaghetti dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Guests welcome. 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.

890 Wing of South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. elks cluB on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m.

B ereavement t he resource Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Adults welcome.

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It was September 1984 and Sandy Wilson created a film that set the tone for many after, the telling of a coming-of-age story.

“I can’t believe it has been 30 years,” said Wilson in a phone interview. “It is pretty amazing. I thought the film turned out though way better than I expected. It feels homemade documentary-style and that is what is fabulous about the film.”

The movie, My American Cousin, follows 12-year-old Sandy who lives with her parents and sisters on a Canadian ranch.

Naramata and Penticton provided the backdrop. One night her cousin Butch arrives from the U.S. in a big fancy car for a surprise visit. Sandy, who has dreams of adventure away from her small town, would love nothing more than to leave with him.

The film is filled with references from the 50s and pokes fun at the differences between Canadians and Americans.

My American Cousin went on to win a Genie Award, but it is the reaction the Naramata director gets from those who have seen it that is the most rewarding.

“As Canadians we are so used to making jokes and laughing at ourselves. And we had a few Americans with sour grapes telling me they aren’t really like that,” said Wilson.

The director recalls a screening in New York where a woman in the front row was particularly disgruntled about the jabs towards American life, but reactions from screenings in Russia and Australia proved the director accomplished what she set out to do.

“This one big Russian guy came up to me at the end and he said ‘In Russia, it is the same with the mothers and their daughter.’ I was thrilled,” said Wilson, who added the sound was turned down when it was screened and one person read all the parts from a Russian script.

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CloCkwise from top; Naramta director sandy wilson celebrates her Genie win for her film My American Cousin; John wildman, who played Butch walker in the film; cast during the filming of My American Cousin.

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My American Cousin.

“I enjoy seeing that kind of thing, when people notice we are all the same on some levels,” said Wilson. “That kind of thing fills my heart with joy. That is what I get a bang out of: telling a story that really becomes everybody’s story.”

While the film went on to be a huge stepping point for Wilson, who admits to signing up for film classes at Simon Fraser University because she heard there were “cute boys” in the class, she also broke ground as a female director. She recalls greeting some of the crew as they arrived in Penticton and seeing strange reactions as they realized the director was a woman.

Wilson said the film is about 78 per cent factual, with her embellishing and borrowing some of the storyline from things that happened to her childhood friends. So when the opportunity arose to trade $500 to the lab person, who was in need of new tires for his truck, making the original print to get her own, she jumped.

“Now this is completely illegal, the filmmaker is not supposed to get it but 30 years later I don’t know who is going to come af-

ter me,” she said with a laugh.

The print sat on her shelf for years, made its way to France for a screening and then in a closet at Capilano College.

“I bought a 35-millimetre copy off of Ebay because my original film cans went missing. I had left them at the college by mistake and they were put in a closet and forgotten for about 10 to 15 years,” said Wilson. “Now it’s a bedside table. I have two of them. Great, huge, heavy, clanking things and you throw a tablecloth on top and there you go. They were just the right size.”

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of My American Cousin, a special viewing of the film will be held at the Shatford Centre on Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. This is a benefit screening for the Shatford Community Learning Kitchen. Director Wilson will be in attendance as well as the star Maggie Langrick and other cast and crew.

Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and tickets are $10 available at eventbrite.com, the Shatford Centre, by phone at 250-770-7668 or at the door. The film will also be playing during the sold-out Naramata Bench Wineries Association tailgate party on Sept. 13.

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Rubbish Removal Garbage hauling, metal hauling, batteries, furniture/appliances hauled to dump, dirty jobs too! (250)488-6707 PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827 Trainor Family Hauling. Will haul your junk, big and small, to the dump. Will also do small jobs. We’re here to serve you with a smile. Call Pat with your needs. 250-486-4867

Tiling

Handyman Services; Demo’s, decks, paint, windows, doors, reno’s & more! Call Ken Simpson at (250)462-7313

FREE CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION

Painting & Decorating

Moving & Storage U1ST - MOVING 2 men $80/hr.

Local and long distance. Call 250-859-8362.

AA Tile & Concrete; ceramic tiles, granite & marble, brick planters, patios, decks, driveways, interlocking brick, fences, any cement or tile work, (250)488-6707

Shavings & Sawdust Friendly service from Summerland since 1972 Les Porter 250-490-1132

Pets 4 - 8wk old Border Collie pups, 1st set shots, ready for a good home, $400, 250-276-6442 Wolf Hybrid Cubs. Available now. $1000 Sun Valley Wolf Go to: Kennels. Kelowna www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com or Call (250)-765-4996

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Merchandise for Sale

Firearms Hunting Season Kick Off & Customer Appreciation Day. Saturday Sep. 6th, 10am-6pm.

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths.

The Okanagan’s Friendly Gunshop. 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel. 250-762-7575 Tues-Sat. 10-6 facebook.com/ WeberMarkin

Free Items Beautiful 8 month old orange male kitty needs a new home with garden, neutered with shots, call (250)492-5671 Free, small pool table, filing cabinet, Nordic Cross Country ski trainer, (250)493-0764 Free - used washing machine, fridge & stove, all in good condition. Please call evenings 250-494-8617.

Fruit & Vegetables Gala apples for sale, 1260 Broughton Ave., (250)4879295

BUSINESS AND SERVICE DIRECTORY LEGAL SERVICES

ADVERTISE

INSURANCE

PLUMBING AND HEATING

Pearce Taylor Schneiderat • BARRISTERS

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250-494-0442 9921 Main Street SUMMERLAND

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STORAGE

BUSINESS

COMPUTERS

RECREATION Computer Running Slow?

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HERE!

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Software & driver update. Virus removal. Professional defraging.

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ROOFING

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CALL

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Healthy Coffee by Organo Gold!!

Call or email for more information, to purchase, to book a home coffee party or hear about the amazing business opportunity!

to ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE!

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• Discipline Call today to book a FREE introductory class, and see why so many families • Respect enjoy our Martial Arts Program.

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FREE ESTIMATES SPRING REPLACEMENTS

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For Sale By Owner

Auto Financing

South West Style Armoire and Dresser, Solid Pine Armoire with 3 drawers and solid pine Dress with 4 drawers. Very good condition.

Paid over $1200 new for the Armoire. Attractive South West style with white wash finish. $380 obo. Call Kirk 250-492-3636 for pics or to view

Misc. for Sale A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 53â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Containers under $2500!

DMG 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; containers under $2,000 each.

Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com KILL BED bugs & their eggs!

Buy Harris bed bug killer complete treatment program or kit.

Available: Hardware Stores, buy online: homedepot.com KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets.

Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting.

Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: Spectacular 3 acre parcel owner financing. 250-558-7888

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 2 - 1bdrm apartments, 1st floor or 3rd floor, ns, np, quiet 55+ building, 3appl., in suite storage & coin laundry, avail. Oct. 1st, call (778)476-3356

Commercial/ Industrial APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location, 2300sqft. in busy plaza, ample parking, also 220 sqft. shared office space avail., call Barb 250-492-6319

Homes for Rent 3bdrm 2ba house on Killarney St., $1500+util., 3appl., avail.

Nov. 1, taking applications now, (250)462-0777 after 5pm

Suites, Lower 1BDRM bsmnt, daylight, near Wiltse school, n/s, n/p, util incl, $650, mature working person, Avail. Oct. 1, 250-492-7312 1 BDRM BSMT Daylight Suite Windsor Ave. W/D, N/P, N/S, utilities included. $650 per month, available Sept 1. Call 250-492-0275 HIGHLAND motel suites avail now, 1140 Burnaby Ave., 250809-1253, 250-488-2206

Transportation

Misc. Wanted Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 250-499-0251 FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed dealer. 1-866-9600045 www.dollars4guns.com.

Musical Instruments Guitar, Bass & Drum lessons, also group lessons for kids, Classic Guitars, 250-492-5007

Sporting Goods Hunting Season Kick Off & Customer Appreciation Day. Saturday Sep. 6th, 10am-6pm.

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths.

The Okanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Friendly Gunshop. 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel. 250-762-7575 Tues-Sat. 10-6 facebook.com/ WeberMarkin

Auto Accessories/Parts Rawhide truck canopy, burgundy-red, excellent condition, off â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;94 F150, short box, $150, 778-476-2046 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

Auto Financing

Recreational/Sale 2003 Fleetwood 25â&#x20AC;&#x2122; trailer, very clean, good cond., a/c, hot water etc., queen size bed, electric jack, $8300 OBO, view at 303 Bennett Ave., (250)4881978

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Scrap Car Removal *1AA Scrap Removal. We will beat all competitors pricing, 250-801-4199

Sport Utility Vehicle 1985 Chevy Blazer, 4x4 winter beater, small model, 2.8 Litre, auto, V6, new hitch, battery, exhaust, starter, radiator, new winter tires, worth $700, Bondo on fenders, runs good, $750, 778-476-2046

Trucks & Vans 1987 Toyota PU Xtra cab, motor rebuilt, new rad, $1150, (250)494-7488 (eves or msg.)

2005 GMC 2500 hd. sle 6L auto,X-cab, S-box 4x4. 197kms. $6,900 obo. 1-250-307-0505

Adult

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Personal Entertainment Specialist. 250-717-0999

Real Estate Farms CAWSTON - 3 acre hobby farm, 2 bdrm, 2 bath home, detached storage shed & work shop, machinery negotiable, $369,000, 250-499-5260

Commercial/ Industrial Property

Cars - Domestic 2001 Ford Windstar SEL, AC, PW & doors, cd/am/fm radio, 227,500kms, $3000obo, 2002 Pontiac Sunfire, 177,000kms, cd/am/fm radio, blue interior, $2000obo, (250)493-3980

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Contact Hendrik Keij at 250-492-1119.

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