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Rarely does good news land at 3:50 a.m., but despite the hour, the president of the Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union was awake and pleased to see an email early Tuesday informing her a tentative deal had been reached to reopen schools.

“We sleep with one eye open,” Leslea Woodward said with a laugh later Tuesday morning while awaiting details of the proposed contract for striking B.C. teachers, whose last deal expired in June 2013.

Although she wasn’t yet privy to everything in the agreement, she was confident negotiators did their best to strike a fair deal for all involved.

“It’s a relief,” Woodward said.

“Being out on the (picket) lines and talking to members, they’re happy and hoping that this will be good for kids, and it will be fair for kids and fair for teachers.”

Picket lines will stay up until the deal is ratified, likely on Thursday or Friday, Woodward added, and the best-case scenario would see schools reopen Monday or Tuesday, to allow time for teachers to prepare.

“There is a lot to startup that needs to be done,” she said.

Okanagan Skaha School District superintendent Wendy Hyer said school opening dates will only be determined if, and when, the agreement is ratified and more information is received from the Ministry of Education.

“The goal will be to have students back in session as quickly as possible.

Most buildings are ready to open. As soon as picket lines are down, efforts will be underway to ensure facilities are ready for students,” Hyer said via email.

“The biggest challenge for schools will be getting caught up with student registrations, timetable changes, transfer requests… as many of these staff

The goal will be to have students back in session as quickly as possible.

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that perform these duties were not working due to job action. So, folks will need to be patient as school staff work through these demands.”

Hyer recommended parents monitor local media and the school district’s website for updates.

The tentative deal is an “historic” six-year pact, Premier Christy Clark told a news conference Tuesday.

“This has never been done before in British Columbia,” she said of the proposed contract’s length. “That means five years of labour peace ahead of us.”

Clark would not disclose the amount of the “fair” wage increase contained in the deal, nor how much it would cost taxpayers, citing the need for teachers to see the proposal before it’s made public.

The premier did promise, however, that improvements in wages, benefits and classroom composition would not require government to raise taxes, cut services nor run a deficit.

The agreement was first announced by mediator Vince Ready at a Richmond hotel, where talks between the BCTF and the B.C. Public School Employers had entered a fifth consecutive day.

Public schools closed two weeks early in June as a result of the teachers’ strike that ended the 2013-14 session, and are currently closed for the second straight week to start the 2014-15 year.

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Two forest fires earlier this week highlight the need for the B.C. government to re-commit to ongoing prevention work, according to the head of a local government preparing to make the case for more funding.

The first blaze sprung to life Sunday just north of Princeton and grew to 182 hectares, but was 90 per cent contained as of Tuesday morning, according to Kayla Pepper, spokesperson for the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch.

More help was then called out Monday to tackle a fire that lit up in the Shingle Creek area on the Penticton Indian Reserve and quickly expanded to 18 hectares, before crews wrestled it to 80 per cent containment as of Tuesday morning, Pepper said.

Both fires are suspected to be human-caused and aren’t unusual this late in the summer.

“It’s hot and dry out there, and we also had strong winds on these fires. That’s why they spread so quickly,” said Pepper, adding the fire danger rating is still considered moderate or high throughout much of the Southern Interior.

With this week’s blazes, the total so far this year in the Kamloops Fire Centre stand at 327, well below the 456 recorded last year and the 10-year average of 479. Pepper warns it’s not too late to see the 2014 tally creep up to historical levels.

B.C.’s largest blaze this year remains the Chelaslie River fire discovered July 8 about 200 kilometres west of Prince George. It was

pegged at 133,100 hectares in size and 75 per cent contained as of Tuesday.

All told, the B.C. government has spent $282 million battling wildfires this year, according to Vivian Thomas, spokesperson for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, which budgeted just $63 million for the work.

Given that cost, local politicians are hop-

ing the B.C. government will devote more cash to prevention efforts.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is looking to drum up support for that cause with a resolution it prepared for next week’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention calling for continued funding of the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative. Created in 2004, the initiative provides grants for communities to create, and implement, plans to cut the risk of interface fires by reducing fuel loads.

After endowing it with $37 million, the B.C. government topped up the program with $24 million in 2011, but the money is now spent, according to RDOS chief administrative officer Bill Newell, whose organization received $2 million to treat 150 hectares.

“We like the program. We’ve done very well by it in the past, and we want the province to restore funding so we can apply in the future,” said Newell.

“We have a huge area — 10,400 square kilometres — and we’ve done 150 hectares, so there’s a huge area out there that could benefit from wildfire prevention initiatives.”

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Boaters give thoughts on marina Steve Kidd

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Prior to Tuesday night’s regular council meeting Mayor Garry Litke still wasn’t talking about the fate of the Skaha Lake Marina.

Mark and Matt Atrill, who own Penticton Yamaha and Marine, were informed the City of Penticton will not renew their lease for the store and the nearby marina when the current deal expires on Dec. 31.

But while Litke would only say the city would make an announcement after the Tuesday council meeting, boaters and community members are turning to social media to make their views on the possible redevelopment known.

Commenting on the Western News website, Steve Feindell said he has moored his boat at the marina for several years and if the city wants something vibrant, check the area on a hot summer day.

“It’s packed. The boat launch is lined up. People are having fun. Boat and PWC (personal watercraft) rentals. This is a huge draw for tourists every year,” writes Feindell. “Where else are people going to go on Skaha for this service?”

Others, like local realtor Brian Cutler,

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said the area needs some expansion and the request for proposals process was a fair way of finding someone to develop the area.

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Members and non-Members welcome “And good, we need something on the south end of town. What is there, other than Barefoot Beach Resort?” said Cutler.

21 00 Main St., Penticton At its current size, he said, the marina can’t across from Cherry Lane Mall handle the demand.

“It is basically impossible to get a spot in that marina,” said Cutler, adding that one of his clients, living in Heritage Hills above the lake, ended up purchasing waterfront property in Kaleden.

“Because he could never get into Skaha Marina,” said Cutler.

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At the time, city manager Annette Antoniak said the plan was to find a new occuJoe Fries pant to take up the lease. In the long term, Western News Staff however, she said there has long been suggestions of expanded tourist facilities for Playing with matches likely cost an eight-yearthe property.

Litke’s only comment when questioned old Oliver boy his life.

Cody O’Connor died two weeks after he was about the vacant waterfront property was trapped inside his family’s motorhome when it “It’s not good, is it?” caught fire in an Oliver RV park on Aug. 28, 2013.

According to a coroner’s report released last week, O’Connor was often left unattended in the motorhome and on the day in question was checked on about every 30 minutes. advocate of installing more hydrants in rural On an earlier date, however, the boy had been areas, saying it would be less expensive to now found “using matches to light a paper cup on fire rather than wait for more intensive develop- at the kitchen table inside the motorhome,” so the ment. matches were taken and hidden inside the vehicle, One of the first things he would like to ac- wrote coroner Jed Maddock. complish on council is to restore the two fireIt’s now believed O’Connor retrieved the matchfighter positions cut in the 2014 city budget. es and inadvertently lit the blaze that took his life.

A long-time member of Penticton’s AgriInvestigators also determined the fire started at cultural Advisory Committee, Boultbee said the base of a couch behind the driver’s seat, where he has strong ties to that sector of the economy. no accelerants were detected and no electrical wir“As a young man, I wanted to grow apples. ing was present.

But I couldn’t make the numbers work,” said “Fire officials reported the fire was accidental Boultbee, explaining that desire evolved into and likely caused by matches,” Maddock concludhis weed control business. ed.

“There is no shortage of weeds. It is what The coroner also pointed out there was no fire I call a renewable resource,” joked Boultbee. alarm or smoke detector in the motorhome.

But his experience running his own company, O’Connor was rescued from the vehicle by Olihe continued, will translate well into being a ver fire chief Dan Skaros, who was off duty that day city councillor. and just happened to be at the RV park.

Summerland Maddock said Skaros leaned into the interior of Peter Waterman, a two-time Summer- the motorhome through its broken back window land councillor, announced his intention to and found the boy “face down on a bed and unrerun for mayor this fall. Current Mayor Jan- sponsive, wearing shorts and covered in soot.” ice Perrino earlier said that she didn’t plan O’Connor, who was eventually flown to B.C. to run again.

Children’s Hospital, sustained burns to 20 per cent Christopher Boisvert-Gilman has also of his body and also suffered a severe brain injury declared his intention to run for Summer- due to oxygen depravation. land council, but said he plans to run a poll He succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Sept. first, asking community members whether 13, 2013, and his death has now been ruled an ache should run for councillor or mayor. cident by coroner.

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Council candidates announce intentions to run Steve Kidd

Western News Staff

Two new candidates for Penticton City Council threw their hats in the ring this past week.

Tarik Sayeed, a 36-year-old local entrepreneur, said he prepared for this over the last three months, working with his team to develop a platform, build a website, even order T-shirts.

Sayeed was inspired to run for council, he explained, while looking for a candidate he could support. One woman he was chatting with turned the question around and asked him why he wasn’t running himself.

“It made me think about it. I see it as an extension of my civic responsibility,” said Sayeed.

Though he’s only lived in Penticton since 2008, Sayeed thinks his work in the community shows how involved he has become. In turn, he incorporated those elements in his platform: supporting economic growth through embracing technology, environmental care and social belonging.

“I am working in all three of those areas.

It is not like a vision I have, it is something I am already working on,” said Sayeed. “I am getting support already, so I am quite confident about it. I am here to win this.”

Sayeed’s projects include the Zero Plastic Bags initiative, a campaign promoting the use of reusable or compostable bags at grocery stores. He’s also working with motion capture technology to develop a device that translates sign language gestures into text and voice.

With an MBA from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and certifications in management and leadership, Sayeed said his relative youth isn’t a barrier.

“I see it as an advantage. Not only am I young, but I have been a manager for many years,” he said. “I have taken a lot of leadership courses and have taken leadership roles. If anything, I think I come with a much broader experience.”

Sayeed has also been a guest speaker at TEDx Penticton, and has also been invited to speak at TEDx Toronto, where he will be presenting in front of close to 1,000 audience members and delegates on Oct. 2.

Steve Boultbee got a taste of Penticton politics after lobbying for improved fire protection in his Spiller Road neighbourhood, where a neighbouring home was destroyed by fire in 2012. The water supply and fire hydrants in the area are years away from being improved, but Boultbee said he is grateful for small victories.

The 57-year-old father of three, who owns Boultbee Vegetation Management, remains an

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A 41-yeAr-old motorcyclist is dead after a collision with his 2008 yamaha (shown in background on top of tow truck) and a Toyota Camry (foreground) occurred on Saturday afternoon at one of Penticton’s most dangerous intersections.

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A collision analyst is still trying to figure out exactly what led up to an accident Saturday afternoon in Penticton that killed a 41-year-old motorcyclist at what was recently named the city’s most dangerous intersection.

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Vezina died after his 2008 Yamaha hit the passenger side of a Toyota Camry that was in the process of turning east off of Main Street onto Industrial Avenue.

Penticton RCMP spokesman Sgt. Rick Dellebuur said witnesses told police the 65-yearold Parksville man behind the wheel of the Camry entered the intersection on a green light as he waited to make the turn, which he began once oncoming traffic began to slow as the light turned yellow.

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He said the incident highlights the need for motorists to exercise caution when approaching intersections.

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Former politician sent to jail Joe Fries

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With his “fall from grace” complete, Gary Leaman left the Penticton courthouse on Friday in handcuffs to begin serving a 21-month jail sentence.

Following his release, Leaman, a former Penticton city councillor who pleaded guilty in provincial court in January to two counts of sexual assault, will then be subject to a 27-month probation order. Details of the offences are covered by a publication ban intended to shield the victims’ identities, but in his reasons for sentence, Judge Gale Sinclair described the offences as “morally reprehensible.”

Sinclair “strongly” recommended the 59-year-old Leaman be assigned to Ford Mountain Correctional Centre in Chilliwack, which offers an 18-month sex offender treatment program.

The judge said he recognized Leaman’s age, past community involvement, lack of a criminal record and efforts to begin treatment on his own as mitigating factors.

“Nonetheless, the fall from grace involved a hard landing here, to say the least,” Sinclair said.

Among the terms of Leaman’s probation are requirements that he remain in B.C. except with

Former PentiCton City councillor Gary Leaman was sentenced to 21-months in jail.

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permission from his probation officer, and abide by a curfew from midnight to 6 a.m. He’ll also be placed on the national sex offender registry. Leaman issued a wideranging apology as he read from a prepared statement before being sentenced.

“I want to share my heartfelt regret for the embarrassment and anger that I’ve caused my former friends, colleagues and the greater community,” he said.

Defence counsel Michael Welsh suggested a jail sentence in the range of seven to 10 months, noting his client pleaded guilty early in the proceedings.

“He’s never shirked responsibility for what he did,” said Welsh, adding Leaman “accepts that he’s the one at fault for having brought this about.”

Welsh also noted his client has been busy acquiring “tools to assist himself so this isn’t going to be an issue again,” including studying Buddhism as “another form of therapy.”

“He’s also been shunned, of course, for what he did,” Welsh continued, “and that’s natural, but he’s been shunned by his friends or his ex-friends, he’s been shunned by his associates, he’s been shunned by the community.”

Crown counsellor Catherine Crockett asked for a sentence of 24 months in jail, followed by three years’ probation.

“The protection of the public is really what these terms speak to,” said Crockett, adding Leaman has shown a “real interest” in moving to Thailand, and “protection of the public has to extend beyond the borders of Canada.”

On the first day of the sentencing hearing in August, a forensic psychiatrist testified that she had diagnosed Leaman with a narcissistic personality disorder, although two other doctors hired by the defence disagreed with that diagnosis.

Leaman served one term as a Penticton city councillor from 2002 to 2005, but was not reelected, and failed in two subsequent runs at municipal office.

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Court hears of love triangle turned violent A love triangle that turned violent resulting in a stabbing did not turn into a jail sentence for the Penticton man who admitted to wielding the knife.

On Monday, Graham Trevor Jebbett, 68, pleaded guilty to a single count of aggravated assault in connection with the incident at his apartment on March 19, 2012, and was handed a suspended sentence and three years’ probation. If he abides by the terms of his probation, which include a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew for the first six months, Jebbett will not face further punishment.

Judge Meg Shaw said the case represented “unusual and somewhat rare instances” in which a suspended sentence is warranted due to the circumstances of the offence and Jebbett’s support in the community.

Stabbing victim Tom Halmai was the ex-husband of Jebbett’s ex-girlfriend, who had recently left Jebbett and reconciled with Halmai,

the court heard.

On the day of the stabbing, Halmai and the woman showed up at Jebbett’s apartment around 12:30 a.m., ostensibly to return some shooting targets.

“The hour of the visit was unusual as it was after midnight and the offender was in his house robe,” Shaw noted in her reasons for sentence.

And although he was “anxious and fearful,” Shaw said, Jebbett invited the visitors up to his apartment, where he poured them some wine.

Then, as Halmai was

about to step out on the balcony for a smoke, Jebbett stabbed him once in his upper abdomen with a 10-centimetre blade.

Halmai then struck Jebbett several times, and laid down on a couch and was “mostly unresponsive” by the time help arrived, Shaw said, adding Halmai spent the next two months recovering his health.

Defence counsel John Stowell said his client, who is “pretty much paralyzed” on his left side due to two prior brain injuries, had previously taken a “beating”

from the larger Halmai, who Jebbett feared was there “to do him harm.”

Stowell said Jebbett was unable to recall exactly what led up to the stabbing, but admitted to police he was under “the impression, at least, he was about to be attacked”

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“I don’t think I’ve met a more remorseful person,” Stowell told Shaw, after going over multiple letters of support from counsellors and community service providers whose help Jebbett sought out after the incident.

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Endless labour disputes need better solutions With the teacher’s strike looking like it is finally coming to an end, the question needs to be asked: What next?

The immediate job, of course, is getting students back behind their desks. That is, assuming both the province and the teachers ratify the tentative agreement reached in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.

But in the long term, we need a solution to terminate the seemingly endless labour disputes between the province and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

Students looking forward to graduating this year, after 12 years in the system, have never known an educational environment free from labour strife.

They’re not likely to be the last students to be able to claim that. Even as teachers head into classrooms. There is still the issue of class size and composition currently before the B.C. Supreme Court, a legal dispute over contract language the two sides have been squabbling over since 2002.

That’s just the latest salvo in over four decades of labour unrest and bickering between the province and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, with more than 50 strikes, lock outs and labour actions since the first province-wide teachers strike in March 1971.

Robbing students of education through strikes and lock-outs is bad enough, but that much strife is not a record that either the province or the BCTF should be proud of, certainly nothing that would earn either side an A for effort.

We’re doing this to protect our student’s education is a catchphrase used by both sides.

PENTICTON WESTERN It’s time to make that principle a reality, rather than just a sound bite. Stop the game-playing and work to build a sustainable relationship between educators and the government, and put an end to the never-ending cycle of contract disputes.

Now that would be a lesson to pass on to the province’s students.

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Off to school, and to court Whatever cease-fire emerges from the latest round in the war for control of B.C.’s public school system, the next court battle is ready to proceed.

Lawyers for the provincial government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation have filed their written submissions to the B.C. Court of Appeal. At issue is whether legislation removing union contract terms that dictated class size and teacher staff levels was a violation of members’ constitutional rights to freedom of association.

When B.C. Supreme Court justice Susan Griffin found that it was, the government changed legislation again. The same judge ordered that struck down and the 2002 contract language reinstated retroactively for every contract since then, imposed or negotiated.

The government says that would create chaos as well as billions in expenses, pushing out full-day kindergar-

ten and other allocations of space and money that have proceeded since union control was removed.

Griffin’s order is stayed pending this appeal. If you think the latest strike has been disruptive, you don’t want to see what this judge’s vision would look like.

Government lawyers argue that the BCTF’s constitutional right claim is “wrong in law” and amounts to a veto that blocks the province’s ability to legislate in response to changing conditions.

“According to the BCTF, legislation may improve on collective agreement entitlements but cannot remove them over the objections of the union without violating [the Charter of Rights and Freedoms],” the government’s submission says. “On the BCTF’s theory, collective agreement entitlements become constitutionally protected in perpetuity.”

What that would

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mean to voters is when they throw out an NDP government that handed the keys to the treasury to public sector unions, the unions can veto that too. And when mandated minimum teacher-librarians sitting in rooms full of paper books become the equivalent of buggy whip weavers, they must remain as long as the union wants.

BCTF’s lawyers submit that the government is wrong in fact as well as law. Its arguments are technical, dwelling particularly on the fact that the government didn’t appeal Griffin’s first ruling.

For instance, there

have actually been two negotiated deals since 2002. The one in 2006 provided five years of raises and a bonus to get the government past the 2010 Olympics, and in 2012 there was a pre-election truce negotiated with the help of mediator Charles Jago.

The government argues that re-imposing 2002 conditions would overturn other contracts that were agreed to by the BCTF. BCTF’s lawyers say, in effect, the deleted terms covering working conditions weren’t there to negotiate.

The Coalition of B.C. Businesses has entered the case as an intervener, arguing for the supremacy of elected governments when providing public services.

Its submission notes that unlike private disputes, the right to strike is often curtailed in the public sector, and sometimes eliminated as in the case of police and health care.

“When critical aspects of public policy

are jeopardized by employee demands, those aspects could be legislated; where a fiscal downturn or inflationary pressures required austerity measures, they could be implemented through legislation; where strikes jeopardize important public services, the legislature could pass back-to-work legislation, and so on.”

It’s been obvious for many years that the BCTF doesn’t function like a normal union, and isn’t much interested in starting to do so.

Its leadership sees itself as an agent of “social justice,” a belief demonstrated by its promotion of flawed poverty statistics and pronouncements on everything from U.S. labour law to conflict in the Middle East.

Its decades-old instruction to government is blunt: raise taxes and give us the money.

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

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Issue is freedom of speech According to Mayor Litke (Penticton Western News, Sept.12) speaking on the issue of the defamation suit against me: “We’ve invested enough time and energy to let her know that her behaviour is inappropriate, but it’s up to her to decide now whether she wants to change it or not,” he said.

“We’ve got really important issues facing the city right now, and we can’t afford any further distractions of that nature.”

For an unimportant issue Mayor Litke makes it very clear that the sword of Damocles hangs over my head. He failed

to mention this is paid for with unlimited tax dollars.

I am sorry Mr. Mayor but no one can live in those conditions.

The issue is not me. I am not important in this. The issue is free speech; wasted tax dollars and the ability of the taxpayer to hold the people running this city accountable for how our tax dollars are spent.

The approximate $110,000 wasted on the City/Penticton Hospitality Association lawsuit would have hired a firefighter.

Not content with this bad decision you threaten me with legal action at any time in the future

Thank you, BCTF

In 2005, as my son was preparing to make his entrance into the public school system, the teachers’ contract dispute was well underway, which eventually led to the illegal walk out, by teachers, on Oct. 7, 2005.

At that time, my son had spent an entire four weeks in kindergarten, and I vowed to my wife that if the strike continued for more than a single week, I would pull him from the system and place him, at our own expense, into a private school.

On Oct. 24, after both parties had accepted mediator Vince Ready’s proposal, the teachers went back to work and by that time we were happily engaged in the private system.

Since making that decision, we have placed all three of our boys in private schools, where they have flourished under a community of dedicated teachers and EA’s who appear to be able to see beyond contracts, massage benefits, signing bonuses and class sizes to the point where children are actually able to be taught without interruption. Affording private education has always been a struggle for us, nevertheless, we see it as an investment in our children, not as a burden.

At the end of the 2013 school year, our eldest expressed an interest in attending a public high school for the duration of his education and we agreed, pending the teachers would show up for work on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2014. They didn’t and for a second time, we were faced with a decision.

This time, it took us a single day to realize this system was not getting any better, and in a matter of days, once again, we found and enrolled our child in a very viable alternative: online schools.

Now with a confidence in knowing that we no longer have to subject ourselves to teacher contract disputes, the way is paved for our son to attend school, work independently and benefit from the flexibility of having an online system that will truly reciprocate, in equal measure, to the effort he puts forward into his Grade 9 education.

Once again, I say, thank you BCTF for helping us make the great decisions for the future of our children’s education.

Simon Kelly Penticton

Premier is negligent

It is my understanding that education

if I open my mouth. There goes another $100,000 or perhaps more.

Senior civil servants are not unionized they make decisions that affect everyone in Penticton, they sit on boards and influence city councils without the ability of the public to criticize them for the decisions they make or even know they are responsible for those decisions.

Many taxpayers will remember Dave Stigant, when he was a former principal of Pen-Hi. The Prince Rupert School District had been paying consultant Dave Stigant $800 per day for

is compulsory to the age of 14 at least; the provincial government is responsible to fund education; education is an essential service and education is an investment for the future.

All this being so, the provincial government has the legal responsibility to have public schools open and operating.

The current impasse is irresponsible, causing difficulties for students, parents, teachers and in the long run, for the future in B.C. Teachers have had zero increases in salary for the past two years, losing effectively three per cent of their purchasing power due to cost of living increases.

Despite boasting about the fine record of B.C. public schools, Christy Clark and her government have consistently underfunded public education for a decade. No allowance for increasing costs has worsened conditions in our schools.

Premier Clark is indeed negligent if she does not immediately act to open all schools, now.

Sheila White Summerland

Picking the publics’ pockets

Remember folks, I said it first.

One huge difference between transient fruit pickers is they help our economy by picking seasonal fruit while transient politicians pick the public pocket’s 24/7 with limited public outcry due to severe memory loss one day after being jabbed again.

Tom Isherwood Olalla

Solution for lost school time

There is a lot of discussion on the lost time for students at school for the 2014/15 school year and lost wages for teachers.

A suggestion for the school boards, parents and teachers, this year school was out for July, August and September so why not look at adding July 2015 to the school year?

Students would get their month back, teachers would get a month’s wages back and a good lesson for students, one month holiday is what you can look forward to when you go into the work force.

I am sure that the teachers would agree as they say, “it is all about the students.” I am sure they would not mind working next July.

Bob Otway Penticton

work done over several years.

Criticism by the public on this issue was spread far and wide, reaching the Vancouver Sun. Unionized staff goes to work every day earn their keep receive few accolades and keep our city running smoothly.

They also are dependent and powerless against senior staff decisions. They are not the issue. Taxpayers should have the right to criticize senior staff and hold them accountable for how our hard-earned tax dollars are used.

Elvena Slump Penticton

Living on poverty line

I would like to address the frustration my husband and I are facing with regards to disability rates.

The cost of living is increasing and our rates have been the same for many years.

I don’t feel I should have to choose to pay our utility bill over getting food. There are quite a few people on disability who experience the same situations.

We live from cheque to cheque and depend a lot on local resources such as the food bank. We are very fortunate to have community resources to turn to; however, there are only so many times a month one can access these resources. We are talking basic economics of living.

We sincerely wonder how our political representative would handle living on $1,890 per month for two people. Little pleasures people having a decent salary take for granted are denied to us. We are unable to afford memberships, the occasional nice dinner out or even an evening going to a movie with popcorn.

We have lived our lives being decent human beings; we also at one point were able to maintain employment. The world is sometimes unfair striking down an individual with a disability. Our government adds additional stresses by making us live in poverty while we struggle to maintain a shred of dignity. We believe it’s time for disability rates to be reviewed and recalculated for people. Something needs to change.

Gordon and Edna Johnson Penticton

Cab passengers beware

So often I have seen the cab companies pull up to pick a fare up, they pull up on the wrong side of the road and expect the fare to get in on the danger side of the road.

I have a son with disabilities and they did the same with him. I called and made a complaint but this is an everyday thing.

I watch seniors getting into the cars almost being hit by passing vehicles.

My concern is someone is going to be hit and even worse be killed, they are not even walked over and helped in at some points.

I have taken pictures this time of a truck passing by the door with an older woman getting in.

Kim Whitford Summerland

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

On Skaha marina plan may sink business:

“The Attrills have run a fair and competent business for years, providing full time & summer jobs for students for many years. To run a marina & boat rental business successfully takes experience, why doesn’t the city use this experience and give them the opportunity and help needed to continue this venture.”

— posted by Roy Biedrava

“I moored my boat there for several years. If the city wants something vibrant, check this place out on a hot summer day. It’s packed.

The boat launch is lined up. People are having fun. This is a huge draw for tourists every year.

Where else are people going to go on Skaha for this service? There is an empty lot at Warren and Main that has had multiple restaurants.

Build another one there. There are plenty of hotels in town as well with vacancy signs.

Especially since Ironman left.”

— posted by Steve Feindell

“Everyone got a chance to put a proposal in, it was a public process. The city is looking for substantial upgrades for the area. I do feel for the Attrills as they are great people. We desperately need some life on that end of town and if it is a water slide/ restaurant it will employ many people as well as be a tourist attraction.”

— posted by Brian Cutler

“Great move on the cities part. The business can move to the industrial park. The new development will make more jobs year round and an attraction to the beach. The Yamaha store is only a small bit of water sports. A nice restaurant and water slides are way better for that location. Boat rentals and more slips can be added, making it a great tourist and locals destination. Sometimes change is good and sometimes people have to accept change.”

— posted by Paul Sapp

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Future looks bright for Young Stars at SOEC Emanuel Sequeira Western News

The turnstiles were busy at the South Okanagan Events Centre as fans lined up to watch the Canucks Young Stars Classic Sept. 12-15.

“The attendance to all the games have been great, rightly so,” said Trevor Linden, president of hockey operations for the Vancouver Canucks. “It’s been good hockey and there are some really good young players.”

The highest attended game, according to www.pointstreak.com, was between the Canucks and Edmonton Oilers which attracted a crowd of 4,408. The Canucks and Winnipeg Jets attracted 3,508 fans, while the Canucks and Calgary Flames and Flames and Oilers drew nearly 3,100 fans. The two early games attracted 1,500 and 1,951 fans. According to SOEC staff there were 16,500 tickets sold.

Event chair Andrew Jakubeit said attendance is higher than last year as the tournament showcased 12 first-round draft picks from the Canucks, Flames, Oilers and Jets.

“It’s very exciting to see the energy in the community,” said Jakubeit. “It’s something that we as a community can be proud of to have.”

Among the factors helping attendance was the event not being

Just some of the thousands of fans who attended the recent Young stars Classic hockey tournament at the south okanagan events Centre which wrapped up monday. Attendance was up over past years and organizers looking ahead to future events.

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held the same weekend as the Penticton Dragon Boat Festival and the jazz festival. Jakubeit added that marketing efforts were better and people have a better understanding of the calibre of hockey.

“There are some big names that played here that are now staples in the NHL,” said Jakubeit mentioning the Oilers’ Taylor Hall, Canucks goalie Eddie Lack and Anaheim Ducks defenceman Cam Fowler.

“You get to see the next up-andcoming star.”

The event was covered by 80 members of the media with games web-streamed on the respective team’s websites.

Flames GM Brad Treliving said his first time at the tournament was great, and he praised the Canucks and organizers for the work they did.

“It’s a great format,” said Treliv-

ing of being able to assess the players. “I think it’s great for the fans to come out and see a really high level of hockey.”

Treliving was also impressed with the crowds, though the former Penticton Knight admitted to some bias because of his Penticton roots.

“It’s not only one of the most picturesque parts of the world, there are great people here, great fans,” he said. “A really knowledgable

fan base. It’s not surprising they have supported it as they have. It’s a great way to kick off the season.”

Linden said the SOEC is a great venue for the players to play, adding it provides a real pro atmosphere and for them to watch players in that environment.

He said the future of the event is solid in Penticton.

“It’s great for the western Canadian teams,” he said. “I couldn’t think of a better place to come for this tournament. Response from market has been great.”

Linden was asked about the potential for a fifth team and said it needs to be the right fit.

“We had some interesting conversations last night (Sunday) about a team that would potentially join us which I think everyone would be very thrilled about,” he said.

Asked if it was the Montreal Canadiens, Linden, a former Hab, said, “could be.”

“I love Montreal,” said Linden.

“Great city, tremendous organization.”

The Canucks are now preparing for their main training camp in Whistler starting Thursday. The team moves the training camp around the province to give fans from other communities exposure to the them. Penticton hosted the Canucks training camp in 2010, the first year it hosted the tournament.

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It’s always a good thing when you can have some fun while helping out an important, volunteer-run facility.

This weekend, the Penticton Fire Department is teaming up with Red Rooster Winery to create “Roost on Fire,” a family picnic in support of the Penticton Safety Village, with a goal of raising $10,000.

Using scale buildings and roadways, the Safety Village offers safety education and awareness to children on a variety of topics, from bicycle safety, rules of the road, fire hazard awareness and home fire escape planning. The village is operated by a nonprofit society out of its location at 490

Edmonton Ave. However, the picnic, which runs from noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 20, will take place at Red Rooster Winery, 891 Naramata Road.

Picnic-goers can lunch on the lawn around the vineyard, take part in outdoor games or visit Andy’s Animal Acres petting zoo. Penticton Fire Department staff will be doing demonstrations.

Participants can purchase a picnic lunch by chef Darin Paterson, featuring pulled pork sandwiches, pasta salad and a sweet treat to finish off the meal. Picnic baskets are $15.

To pre-purchase picnic baskets or details of the fundraiser, call 250-4922424.

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Young paddlers ply the waters of okanagan lake this week in one of four of the original war canoes owned by the city and recently restored. The steamfest regatta and antique Boat show, sept. 19 to 21, will feature a war canoe race highlighting the vessels and will be a fundraiser to help with costs of the restoration.

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Regatta hits the lake Scott Trudeau Western News Staff

Organizers of the Steamfest Regatta and Antique Boat Show running Sept. 19 to 21 are hoping to recapture the aquatic spirit that was prevalent in the early 1900s.

Peter Ord, curator of the Penticton Museum, said the event will be a showcase and fundraiser for the restoration of four of the city’s original war canoes.

Ord said the canoes were brought back to Penticton five years ago, with the intention of resuscitating the old-fashioned war canoe races that were popular at the turn of the century. War canoe regattas were popular at boating clubs throughout Canada. The races featured up to 15-person crews paddling in 10-metre canoes for a distance of about one kilometre.

“It’s been a slow process but we really wanted to get some of that activity along the Okanagan beach waterfront happening again,” he said. “It’s something that was such a big part of the community so long ago.”

The Steamfest Regatta is a smaller-scale event that he and co-ordinator Lyndie Hill of Hoodoo Adventure Company would like to see grow and expand during the next few years.

“I am very excited to be involved in this new event,” said Hill. “It is a real celebration of the sport of paddling which is growing at an outstanding rate in the area. It is also an amazing way to bring all the different paddling communities and families together for a common goal of highlighting the aquatic gems that we have here in Penticton.”

The peak popularity of war canoe regattas happened between 1905 and 1914 as lakeside communities like Kelowna, Peachland, Summerland and Pent-

icton competed for the coveted Robinson Cup. Ord said he’s hoping to see the event grow, adding it would be nice to re-capture a similar type of spirit in the coming years, and that eventually, the same four communities would once again be competing for the Robinson Cup again.

“The history of water sports on Okanagan Lake stretches back over a century, and having access to these amazing racing canoes from the past provides a perfect opportunity to revive those rich traditions,” he said.

Mike Elliot, who has been responsible for restoring one of the war canoes, said this type of project requires a great deal of work from numerous individuals. Elliot said an assessment of the canoe was performed in January, and work began in February.

“We’ve got one, just in the final stages of completion,” he said. “We’ll be completely done with this one on Thursday. It will be on display on Saturday and in the water on Sunday.”

In addition to the war canoe races, there will also be kayak, canoe, outrigger and dragon boat races, a “unique” bathing suit competition, decorated boat competition, and tub racing.

The Okanagan Antique and Classic Boat Society will be featuring a fleet of restored motor craft at the Penticton Lakeside Resort marina. Organizers are devoted to having the regatta and boat show as an annual event, and to increase the awareness of the paddling community in Penticton.

Jim Cooper, chair of the SS Sicamous Society and a member of the Okanagan Antique and Classic Boat Society, said he’s thrilled the war canoes are being restored because they represent a treasured era in local boating, and represent traditions he hopes will return to the Okanagan.

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Penticton man expands his entertainment business

Invictus Entertainment Group president Jim Cressman has expanded his business.

Cressman, said he’s formed a partnership with the global rights management company, ole, the result of which has become, Bankable Star Music Publishing.

The venture will be focused on global rights collection and providing opportunities for sync and artist cut placements to its roster of singer/songwriters.

“With our growing presence in the TV and film world along with our stable of world class music talent, it just makes sense to us to be in the elite content business,” said Cressman in a news release.

Robert Ott, ole’s chairman and CEO is also looking forward to partnering with the Invictus team.

“The scope of activities Invictus is active in is a natural fit for ole’s range of services and we look forward to supporting and adding to their success,” he said.

Ole is a rights management company with investments in music intellectual property.

Copyrights under ole’s control include songs recorded by artists such as the Beyoncé, Blake Shelton, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Jay

Test your Scottish dancing skills

People are invited to try out their dancing skills at the Shatford Centre on Sept. 24.

An invitation for the first of two Scottish country dance classes is being offered starting from 7 to 9 p.m.

Lessons are conducted by the Naramata Scottish Country Dancers and will have an emphasis is on the social aspect and physical elements of dancing.

Please note that soft, flexible shoes are recommended, all ages and fitness levels are welcomed and no previous dancing experience is required.

Other classes are happening Wednesdays through Dec. 3, and again from Jan. 7 to April 29, 2015.

Heritage Fall Fair at Grist Mill

Growers, bakers and craft makers are invited to the first Heritage Fall Fair happening at the Grist Mill in Keremeos Sept. 21.

The event will have close to 70 exhibits, as well as heritage games of skill, concessions, entertainment and a petting zoo on site, courtesy of Andy’s Animal Acres Admission to the fair is $7 for adults, and $5 for students and seniors.

For more information, visit www.oldgristmill.ca/ event/heritage-fall-fair/.

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The event features a pancake breakfast at 7:30 a.m., along with live entertainment, a chili cook-off, hot sauce competition and the sear factor hot-pepper eating contest. Shortly before 6 p.m., celebrate the arrival of the fall equinox with a kitchen party at the Grist Mill. The party will feature entertainment from fiddle player, stepdancer and singer Jocelyn Pettit and the Pettit Band. Tickets for the party are available at the mill’s front desk or on by visiting www. oldgristmill.ca.

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fort we put in that area really helped us,” said del Rizzo. “Every year we see new people.”

Besides vinyl, there will be an opportunity to buy turntables and other audio equipment.

London Drugs Penticton and the Hi-Fi Attic of Vernon have displays and listening stations to demonstrate the range of equipment available, and Peach City Radio is also offering used equipment for sale.

Vinyl artists Kitty Lankhorst and Tim Tweed are returning this year, selling vinylthemed artwork, but new this year is a Winyl auction where attendees can bid on pairings of vinyl and wine at a silent auction happening throughout the day.

All visitors will also be entered in a draw for two tickets, supplied by the South Okanagan Events Centre, to the Oct. 27 Doobie Brothers concert.

The vinyl fest is a major fundraiser for the radio society, which is working to bring a community radio broadcast station to Penticton. The group already operates an internet radio station, available through their website at peachcityradio.org.

“All the money we raise for Peach City radio goes to the same place, which is to build the station,” said del Rizzo, who adds that besides being a good source of funding, the vinyl fest has helped people discover the community radio project.

“A lot of people come to vinyl fest, they don’t really realize that it is run by Peach City Radio. They discover it there and they get a sense of what we are trying to do,” said del

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It’s been three years since the Peach City Community Radio Society started the Okanagan Vinyl Festival to celebrate the resurgence of vinyl record albums, and they are back for another round this weekend.

Three decades after the release of the first albums on compact disc, vinyl records still enjoy a certain popularity.

“We didn’t have any idea how long the resurgence of vinyl would last. It seems like it has really taken hold. And pairing it with Peach City Radio is just an obvious fundraiser,” said Dave del Rizzo, president of the community radio society. “We are certainly glad the popularity is still there to support it and it seems to be growing, so we are pretty happy about that.”

This year, the third annual OK Vinyl Fest takes place on Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Shatford Centre.

If you’re really eager to get first pick of the vinyl, you can pay $5 for a special early bird session from 9 to 10 a.m.

More than 30 tables have been booked by record vendors. Del Rizzo said that most are coming from the Okanagan Valley, but there are several coming up from Vancouver and farther afield.

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Even if you are not able to drop by the vinyl fest, you will still be able to keep in touch. Peach City Radio will be hosting DJ’s throughout the day who will be keeping the festival filled with music and information, which will also be streamed live to the Peach City Radio internet radio stream.

Admission to the event is $2. For more information, contact info@peachcityradio. org.

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Young StarS Shine Bright

Clockwise from above, Brayden Costa, 11, gives the thumbs up for his team. Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets prospects face off. Canucks goalie Jackson Whistle stares down the opposition.

Canucks Bo Horvat and Jets Chase De Leo square off in the corner and Edmonton Oilers Jujhar Khaira gives a high five to young fans as he and goalie Frans Tuohimaa leave the ice.

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VANCOUVER CANUCKS prospect goalie Jackson Whistle keeps his eye on the puck as teammates Hunter Shinkaruk and Frank Corrado fight to keep Winnipeg Jets prospects Ralfs Freibergs from getting to his feet in the Young Star Classic Sunday at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The Canucks lost a 5-4 overtime decision to the Jets.

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Canucks’ Fox shows off shooting skills Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Vancouver Canucks prospect Dane Fox showed Friday night he likes to fire the puck.

In their opening game of the Young Stars Classic against the Edmonton Oilers prospects at the South Okanagan Events Centre, a 4-3 overtime loss, Fox banged home a feed by Hunter Shinkaruk to get the Canucks on the scoreboard.

“He’s a shooter, you can see that.,” said Utica Comets American Hockey League coach Travis Green. “I like that he wants to get the puck to the net.”

“First game back it feels good getting that goal,” said Fox, who sniped 64 goals in 67 games for the Erie Otters in the Ontario Hockey League last season playing alongside Connor Brown (the Ontario Hockey League’s scoring leader) and Connor McDavid. “I think my teammates made it pretty easy for me. Obviously I had some butter-flies. Playing with the guys I was with, play your game and they will help you out a lot.”

Fox, who was signed by the Canucks as an undrafted free agent, had a few other chances and said that playing with Bo Horvat and Shinkaruk, it’s his job to finish.

“I want them to have faith in me so I want to capitalize on my scoring chances,” said Fox, who finished his five-year OHL career with 118 goals and 226 points in 243 games. “The guys are good enough hockey players to find me. It’s your job to get open.”

Fox, who finished the game with four shots and a roughing minor after coming to Shinkaruk’s defence when roughed up by an Oiler, made sure to keep his game simple and within his skill level. He added with the first game and a large crowd (4,408), some guys do too much and be too cute.

In the second Canucks game, Fox was ejected for getting in a fight. Green said Fox played alright in the final game against Calgary in a 6-1 loss on Monday. He finished the tournament with a goal on five shots and 17 penalty minutes.

However, the Utica Comets coach added that like several of the players, Fox hasn’t been in this situation which has him facing a higher pace.

“You are coming out of junior. You’re a good player in junior,” said Green, “It’s not just him.

You have guys that have played in the NHL, played in the AHL. It’s going to be a shock to a lot of players.”

While with the Otters, Fox credited assistant coach Vince Laise and McDavid for helping him improve. Laise talked to him about work ethic and doing small things like stopping in front of the net. From McDavid, Fox learned to do things at a high speed, to keep his feet moving and play the puck with poise.

“He’s a treat to watch,” said Fox, adding it was nice to learn from the 17-year-old. “You think he’s good in a game, just watch him in practice. This guy is the real deal. He’s unbelievable.”

Along with playing with the teammates he had last season, Fox said another contributor to his success was taking care of his body, which is most important.

Curtis Valk led with two goals. Green said it wasn’t a pretty game by either team and said it wasn’t a good first period by his group.

“We had a lot of guys that were hesitant, nervous, not very confident and our goalie (Austin Lotz) played great in the first period (saving 13 shots),” said Green. “On a brighter side, I liked how we battled back. stayed with it and got the game to overtime.”

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players won’t be moving on to their training camp in Whistler. Defenceman Miles Liberati as been assigned to his junior club in North Bay, while wingers Cordell James, Jonathan Martin, Matthieu Bellerive and Klarc Wilson were released along with defenceman Josh Thrower and goalie Jackson Whistle of the Kelowna Rockets.

Players who impressed Green were goalie Ausen Lotz and foward Curtis Valk, who finished with three goals in three games.

Green said the tournament was good for all the players and that the young guys that came in have momentum heading into Whistler.

Shinkaruk was happy with how he played overall. He used the first game to get back into things after recovering from hip surgery.

“The second game I thought I had quite a strong game,” he said. “Showed what I can do.”

Horvat was also happy with his play overall.

“I obviously didn’t contribute much on the offensive side, but I thought my 200-foot game and my defence was really good,” said Horvat, who feels having one training camp under his belt will help him in Whistler.

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Hobey Baker winner loved tourney Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Calgary Flames prospect Johnny Gaudreau loved playing in the Canucks Young Stars Classic.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Hobey Baker winner as college hockey’s top player last season said it was an exciting week.

“I think I have been playing pretty well. It’s definitely tough to adjust to playing with different players,” said Gaudreau who has skated alongside Sam Bennett, the fourth overall pick from the 2014 NHL entry draft. “We have a great group of guys in our locker room. It’s a lot of

fun playing with a different bunch of guys, learn from guys and how they play.”

Playing with Bennett has been fun for Gaudreau, also known as Johnny Hockey.

“He’s a really talented player. When you get a chance to play with a talented player like that, it’s just going to make yourself become better,” said Gaudreau, who feels he has developed chemistry with Bennett. “I’ve been fortunate to get the chance to play with him for a few games.”

Asked about his highlight reel goal in the opening game of the Young Stars Classic, Gaudreau said he noticed the Jets de-

fenceman stay flat footed.

“I thought I just try to make a move and thankfully got around him and got a quick backhand off,” said Gaudreau, who finished with two goals and three points in three games.

During his four-year career with Boston College, Gaudreau scored 78 goals and finished with 175 points in 119 games.

He hopes to continue his point-producing ways at the pro level.

“Definitely not going to be a fourth-line grinder in the NHL,” he joked.

“If I’m going to make the NHL, I need to make sure I’m reliable in the offensive zone. Make sure I don’t give up any goals in

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the defensive zone.”

Gaudreau has been honing his defensive zone play the past six years and feels he’s getting better.

However, he realizes he needs to step it up in the NHL. Having one NHL game under his belt from last season, Gaudreau, who formed college hockey’s most dangerous line with fellow Flames prospect Bill Arnold and Kevin Hayes, said it gave him comfort while playing in Penticton.

“I feel pretty good about it,” he said.

He also came into the tournament with experience from representing Team U.S.A. at the world championships in Belarus.

In eight games, he collected two goals and 10 points and was plus-four. While there, Gaudreau faced Russian superstar Alex Ovechkin and Jaromir Jagr of the Czech Republic.

“I was really fortunate the last month and a half to get to play against a whole bunch of NHL players,” he said. “It’s just going to help me down the road.”

Gaudreau said his time in Penticton was fun, despite not getting the chance to see much of the city, being busy with hockey.

“From what I hear, it’s a really good city,” said Gaudreau.

When asked about playing in a hockey-mad city like Calgary, Gaudreau said he didn’t know “how crazy Canadian fans were about hockey since I was from New Jersey.”

CALGARY FLAMES prospect Johnny Gaudreau loved playing in the Canucks Young Stars Classic. Gaudeau, who won the Hobey Baker trophy as the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s best hockey player, showed off some of his skills in the South Okanagan Events Centre. More coverage on Young Stars Classic can be found at www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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“My first development camp I got a first glimpse of how crazy they are out here for hockey,” said Gaudreau, who is inspired by players like Danny Briere of the Colorado Avalanche, Martin St. Louis of the New York Rangers and other small players who have had success in the NHL. “It’s awesome to be in an organization and

being in a city where they love hockey so much.”

Flames notes: General manager Brad Treliving said that Gaudreau and Bennett looked good in the Young Stars Classic. However, he was also pleased with the play of Austin Carroll, a seventh round pick, who is 6-3, 215. Treliving said he moves around well for a

big body. He also liked defencemen Ryan Culkin and Brett Kulak and forwad Hunter Smith. A large number of players from their Young Stars Classic roster will advance to the main camp, however, Treliving said decisions still need to be made and they have a rookie game against the University of Calgary this week.

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Hard work paid off for Kim Coleman at the B.C. Senior Games in Langley Sept.9-14.

The Pentictonite teamed up with West Kelowna’s Marylene Ward to win gold in pickle ball.

“I wanted to win a medal this year. I felt I worked hard enough for it,” said Coleman, who plays seven days a week.

Coleman and Ward’s gold was one of 64 won by zone 5 Okanagan-Similkameen during the B.C. Senior Games.

“It was pretty fantastic … and finally get to apply my skills,” said Coleman, competing in her second games. “I have a lot of competition here in Penticton. It has paid off.”

Coleman said the competition was good despite there not being as many teams, only four. Coleman said her and Ward formed a strong tandem that dominated. Competing at the B.C. senior games was a great experience for Coleman, but she also saw nerves impacting the athletes.

“You’re pretty hyped,” said Coleman, who played in level four. “People take their sport pretty serious.”

As serious as Coleman takes it, she loves playing.

“I have always played racquet sports,” said Coleman, who was back in action Monday at the Community Centre. “I have played them all. I like the speed, I like the

aggression with this game. I love the combination of the strategy and the movement.”

In archery, Ron and Mary Ostermeier won two gold medals. Ron won in the 65-69 target compound with sight and release and in compound with sight and release, while Mary won in the same categories.

“To compete with other seniors is a great experience,” said Ron, who, with his wife competes in archery events throughout the year in various locations. “To win a gold medal is always a great feeling no matter what the level of competition.”

It’s not the first time the Ostermeiers have won, but the feeling is just as good.

In team events, the Okanagan Old Timers 60-plus soccer team earned a silver medal. The team featured Penticton’s Tim Polukoshko, Frank Victorin and Peter Ruocco, as well as Summerland’s Don Russell, Harry Higson and Charley Mayer.

In slo-pitch, the Ogopogo 60s earned silver with Penticton’s Ron McKinley, Barry Woods, Summerland’s Dale MacDonald and Oliver’s Brian Campbell.

The Okanagan Mac’s 70-plus men’s team also earned silver with Penticton’s Jim Hodson, Okanagan Falls’ Ken Kamp and Oliver’s Jim Cade.

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Camp boosts confidence Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Being drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks was a confidence booster for Jack Ramsey.

Attending the Blackhawks development camp in the summer gave the Penticton Vees assistant captain an added injection of self assurance.

“It was eye-opening down there,” said Ramsey, who scored two goals and added an assist as the Vees rolled over the Merritt Centennials 8-1 in their final exhibition game Sunday at the South Okanagan Events Centre. “It was a really good experience for me.

“Playing with players that are a lot older than me, they have so much wisdom,” said Ramsey. “I know I’m only going into my second year of juniors.

Some of those guys have played in the American Hockey League. Playing with those guys was huge.”

It didn’t take Ramsey long to notice how quick players made their plays. It just took him a few practices to get his feet under him.

“The game was real quick. The faster it gets the more exciting it gets,” said Ramsey, drafted 208th overall in the seventh round.

He also gained knowledge from the Blackhawks’ coaching staff.

“I picked up some things hockey-sense wise,” he said, adding that he can pass what he learned on to his Vees teammates. “I can see the game better.”

Against the Centennials, Ramsey seemed to play with more patience and took time to create space to make the right plays.

Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson said Ramsey had a great summer and he sees the confidence Ramsey has from being drafted.

“Going to their camp and doing well there, its carried over,” said Harbinson.

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PENTICTON VEES Cody DePourcq is all wrapped up by Merritt Centennials Brandon Duhaime at centre ice during Sunday’s B.C. Hockey League exhibition game at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The Vees blasted the visitors 8-1 with DePourcq and Jack Ramsey each scoring twice. The Vees play again this weekend in Chilliwack at the BCHL Showcase tournament.

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Friday in Chilliwack at the BCHL Bauer Showcase, Ramsey wants to continue playing his two-way game, but increase his offensive output. As a rookie last season, he scored nine goals and finished with 25 points in 57 regular season games. Ramsey is also hoping the 15 pounds he’s added to his 6-3 frame (listed on the BCHL website at 191 pounds) will make him more physically imposing.

What excites him about the season is the group the Vees have.

“We have a really skilled group. A really determined group too,” said Ramsey. “We have a good D-core. Great goalies coming back. We have a lot of young kids, but they can definitely hold their own so I’m excited to watch them play.”

In the win against the Centennials, Ramsey liked that the Vees played a hard, complete game for 60 minutes. He said that is their focus this year.

What impressed Harbinson about his players’ performance was their

transition game.

“As soon as pucks were on our stick, we were moving into the right areas,” said Harbinson, adding that the coaching staff challenged the players to be aggressive.”We were getting going towards their net in a hurry.”

On Sunday afternoon, the Vees trimmed their roster down to 22 by trading forward Neil Robinson to the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for future considerations.

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Penticton Dental Centre United defeated the Vernon Camels 7-1 Wednesday to advance to the Okanagan Valley 45-plus finals. Trailing 2-0 in the second half, an undermanned Camels squad showed desperation and applied pressure on Penticton’s defence and were rewarded on an excellent shot by striker Gord Howard, who caught Penticton’s keeper Mike Killick too far out of his net, placing a hard shot below the cross bar. The goal and the possibility of equalizing brought the Camels to life. However, Kevin Kothlow’s second goal of the game put Penticton up 3-1 and all but extinguished the fire. Within a few minutes goals by Brian Johnston and Ken Horncastle put the game out of reach. Horncastle and Darren Schimpf each tallied late goals to make it 7-1 at the final whistle. Also scoring for Penticton was Mike Beliveau. Penticton now faces Kelowna’s North Country (who placed third in the regular season) in the finals, which will be held in Kelowna on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Mission Sports Center.

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WINNING SWING — Kim Dixon, watching his shot at the Penticton Golf and Country Club Sunday, won his fifth men’s open in seven years. He entered the final round with a five-shot lead. Diane Anderson won on the women’s side. The two-day tournament attracted 100 players.

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The Summerland Steam opened the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season with a pair of wins. On Saturday the Steam rolled over the Kamloops Storm 5-0 at McArthur Park Arena. Scoring for the Steam were Paulsen Lautard with a pair, Jack Mills, Cody Egilson and Rylan Sideroff. Brett Huber made 43 saves. The Steam opened the season at Summerland Arena with a 6-2 win over the Kelowna Chiefs.

The visitors opened the scoring at 13:51. The Steam then had four unanswered goals by Braden Saretsky, Kendell Wilson, Saretsky again and Cole Woodliffe. The Steam added two more goals in the third by Lautard and Mills. The next home game is Sept. 21 against the Fernie Ghostriders at 2 p.m. at the Summerland Arena.

The Osoyoos Coyotes also opened their season with a pair of wins.

The Coyotes opened the season at Armstrong’s Nor-Val Centre with an 11-0 thumping of the North Okanagan Knights. Colten Braid and Rainer Glimpel each scored twice, while singles were scored by Ryan Roseboom, Drew Carter, Tristan Simm, Penticton’s Blake Holowaty, Brett Jewell, Nolan Zweep and Penticton’s Jackson DeMatos. Lawrence Langan, also of Penticton, turned aside 19 saves. At the Osoyoos Sun Bowl, the Coyotes defeated the Chase Heat 7-2.

Saratoga disappointment Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Winning the Saratoga Cup was not meant to be for the Penticton Harlequins men’s rugby team.

After losing the opening game of the roundrobin tournament Saturday afternoon to the defending champion Elk Valley Bulls 25-24, their fate of winning the trophy was in the hands of the Williams Lake Rustlers.

Things looked good for the home side as the Rustlers led the Bulls 8-7.

On the next kickoff by the Bulls, the Rustlers decided to play the ball instead of kick it off, which resulted in a penalty kick.

The Bulls then converted to repeat as champs.

“It was extremely disheartening that Williams Lake botched up the game that badly,” said Harlequins coach Ken Sommerfeldt. “When you leave it to another team to decide your fate, that’s what happens.”

The Harlequins didn’t help themselves with a slow start against the Rustlers that resulted in them spotting the visitors a 10-0 lead.

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PENTICTON HARLEQUIN Ben Gorrod jumps for the ball against the Elks Valley Bulls in the Saratoga Cup on Saturday. Offering Gorrod support in trying to get the ball is Jesse Conibear. The Bulls defeated the Harlequins 25-24 in the first round robin game and went on to win the Saratoga Cup after defeating the Williams Lake Rustlers.

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quins evened the score before the half ended.

In the second half they scored three unanswered tries for a 29-10 win.

Leading the offensive charge for the Harlequins was Spencer DunstanAdams, Ropati Faoa Ulutoa and Evan Lloyd.

Lloyd also had three converts and one penalty kick.

“We did better than I expected in the Saratoga Cup,” said Sommerfeldt. “The team definitely stood up and played when they had to. Results were better

than I expected.”

The Saratoga Cup was played in a roundrobin format because the Kats representing the Lower Mainland / Vancouver Island contacted Sommerfeldt indicating they were not able to field enough players to

make the trip. The tournament normally features four teams.

On the Harlequins Facebook page, they posted a message stating that they will continue to hold practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at McNicoll Park.

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The ribbon attached to Linda Elliott’s sweater simply read, “I’m running for mom.”

Like so many other of the 240 participants at the 34th annual Terry Fox Run, the young mother of two was walking in memory of a family member who lost a battle with cancer.

“My mom actually passed away three years ago from breast cancer and this is a way to remember and honour her and hopefully do something that will one day prevent other people from going through the same thing,” she said.

“It’s something I also want my children to understand about what Terry Fox did and what he stands for.”

Charlie Usher and his two young sons, Brian and James, were taking part in their first event which began at the SS Sicamous with several routes for those taking part.

“We’re here to get some exercise and to help because this is something that affects everyone and we need to find a cure,” said Charlie.

Lisa Fitzgerald, who along with husband Brent, both members of the Penticton JCI’s, took over the task of organizing the event for the first time this year.

It was fantastic,” said Lisa about the run which raised $7,600. “I got really good feedback from a lot of people. We had a fabulous turnout, the weather was perfect and I couldn’t be happier.

“There was just a fabulous amount of energy here. Brent and myself, we have a lot of energy and we’re not battling cancer so we have tonnes of enthusiasm to put into it.”

Lisa added she had concerns that because school was not in session there might have been a drop in the number of participants, however her fears were not realized.

Many public schools in the city have their own Terry Fox runs, but it is not known if or when those will take place.

In Summerland, organizers Mike and Heather Cooke also reported a very upbeat and success-

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Bill Palmer, organizer of previous Penticton Terry Fox runs was a participant in this year’s annual event at the Penticton rose Garden Sunday. a total of 240 people took part in the 2014 run, raising $7,600.

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Purchasers Tax Sale will be required to providebidder their full name, address, occupation and SINat number.

ThePurchasers bids start at at theTax upset price, consists of deemed as “purchaser tax sale”.

Sale willwhich be required toall taxes owing, together with penalties interest thereon.

Thenumber.

Tax Sale is adjourned until provide their full name, address,and occupation and SIN The bids start 2:00 p.m. allowing time for the “purchaser at tax sale” to make their payment in certified at the upset price, which consists of all taxes owing, together with penalties form. The owner or any person who has a registered charge may, within one year from the and interest thereon.

The Tax by Sale is adjourned untilthe 2:00 p.m. allowing tax sale date, redeem the property paying to the Collector upset price with the time for the “purchaser at tax sale” to theiratpayment in certified form. applicable interest.

Upon redemption, themake purchaser the tax sale is refunded the purchase priceor plus interest (currently 6.0%).

The owner any person who has a registered charge may, within one year

from theinformation, tax sale date, redeem property by paying to the Collector the For further please contactthe the Tax Department at 490-2485 or email upset price with the applicable interest. Upon redemption, the purchaser taxclk@penticton.ca. at the tax sale is refunded the purchase price plus interest (currently 6.0%).

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by Sandy Wilson, and filmed in Naramata and Penticton. Clockwise from top; Sandy Wilson, centre, is joined by Lynette James and John Nesbitt. Wilson won a Genie award in 1986 for Best Director for her film; Maggie Langrick, who played Sandy Wilcox was at the event, along with other cast members from the movie. Langrick received a Genie award for Best Actress for her role; The trio of Teri Kincaid (“Trixie”), Bob Grennan (“Rocco”), and Susan Martin (“Frenchy”) were captured in front of the picturesque backdrop at Poplar Grove Winery; Dan Moskaluk and his wife Sheanne were in good spirits for the 1950sthemed event, which saw several people dressed in clothing from that era.

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Services

Trades, Technical

Home Improvements

Appliances

Misc. for Sale

Duplex / 4 Plex

Antiques / Classics

Scrap Car Removal

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Newer Samsung sensor quick front loading washer, apartment size, $250. 250-4600730

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Giftcard give-away!”

20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. one end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca

Penticton downtown, upper duplex suite, 2bdrm, 1.5 bath, large kitchen/living/dining, covered deck, lots of storage, all appl., $1150/mo, n/p, n/s, Avail.

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1990 Classic Jaguar Sedan, Van Dam Plus, collector plates, $8500.

Call Robin (250)558-5255

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

WE are expanding our team and looking for an IICRC certified Water Damage Restoration Technician, preferably with at least 2 years experience. Must be bondable & have a clean class 5 drivers license. Please fax your resume to 250-487-1274 or email to debi@okrestore.com.

Services

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Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

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Cleaning Services A) MISS MOP N’ TASKER. Licensed, bonded & insured professional house cleaning service. Contact 250-809-7522 B & C Cleaning, residential, commercial & construction cleaning, yard clean-ups & maintenance, driveway snow clearing, licensed & bonded, Bill & Cheryl Watson, owner operators, (250)488-7964 Peachy Clean Residential & Commercial Cleaning Services is now accepting new clients.

250-485-2390 for consultation

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

Painting & Reno’s

licensed, insured, WCB roong, painting, tiling, ooring, kitchen/bath reno’s, carpentry nishing,

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Honest Skilled Carpenter Available for all aspects of carpentry. Specializing in decks, pergolas, tile, framing,drywall, finishing.

Reas. rates. 25 yrs exp.

Photos & ref’s avail.

Contact Paul 250-486-4739

VINYL DECKING

Armor Decking sales & installation. **10 year warranty** Serving the Okanagan Valley for the past 10 years. Free estimates for complete deck repairs.

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

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

FAMILY Movers. Moving?

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

Painting & Decorating HERE COME THE PAINTERS, 13 years experience, Interior/Exterior, 250-486-2331 Painting; Interior - Exterior, decks, fencing, landscaping, cleaning (home/business), 250-487-1384, 250-488-6707 WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

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(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)488-6707 PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

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

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

Fencing

Pets & Livestock

FARM AND RESIDENTIAL FENCING. 30 Years exp.

Serving the Thompson/Okanagan. Fawndale Farms Ltd. 250-679-2813

Livestock

Garden & Lawn HERBARIA GARDEN AND LAWN. Spaces available for weekly lawn care. Other services available include pruning, hedging, weeding, mulching, edging and more. Call Paul for a free quote (mowing/aerating) or estimate (all other services).

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

Financial Services

Merchandise for Sale

Free Items FREE: Camper for long box Pick Up, needs repairs, please call (250)492-0529 FREE; various house plants, call me, (250)497-7804 FREE; wall to wall carpet from 1983 house, brown/tan in colour, call (250)492-7009

Firewood/Fuel A-1 Firewood, Full cords, split & delivered, Pine, $200, Mixed, $250, 1/2 cords & 1/4 cords avail., Free delivery locally 250-770-0827, 250-8090127 evenings.

Fire wood for sale, Splitting & delivery included (Ok Falls to Summerland) PINE $200 a cord, FIR $250 a cord, LARCH $275 a cord, call 250-8097898 or 250-487-8196

Furniture Comfort lift chair, excellent condition, $250 obo, 250-4922052 Moving Sale; Walnut Queen Anne Dining table, chairs & buffet, $550, walnut coffee table & 2 side tables, $100, bed Chesterfield (hide-a-bed), $200, brass fire screen & tools, $100, 250-493-8893

Garage Sales FURNITURE, WII, XBOX, Games, Hockey gear, other household items. Sat. Sept 13 - 8-10am 3139 Evergreen Dr YARD sale Saturday, September 13. Multi-family sale 1127 King St. 8am - 2pm

Heavy Duty Machinery SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.

Medical Supplies Invacare Patriot Style wheelchair, small wheels, foot & leg support, $1300 new, asking $800 obo, (250)486-3857

Misc. for Sale 30ft Corsair 5th wheel trailer w/700 watt solar panel, ac, awning, central kitchen, can sleeps 6, good cond., $8000, 5th wheel hitch, $150 (250)492-6417 A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40’ Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ 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 Outdoor patio furniture complete with chair, sofa & table, (250)276-4415

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Handypersons Painting, fences, decks, reno’s, garbage hauling, site & yard clean-up, cleaning (home or business), Call 250-4871384 or 250-488-6707

Merchandise for Sale

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.

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 We will pick up your unwanted mobility scooter.

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Homes for Rent 1bdrm house Cawston, $700, incl. util., Orchard Setting, 250-499-0558, no text msgs.

5bdrm Avail Oct 1, $1950 mo + util. Fenced, garage, sun deck. Recently reno’d, n/s, n/p.

1-250-864-2786 Compact 1+bdrm house, f/s, hook-up for w/d, near Safeway & College, prefer long term rental, ref’s req., $850/mo., call 250-809-4148

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Suites, Lower 1BDRM bsmnt, daylight, near Wiltse school, n/s, n/p, util incl, $650, mature working person, Avail. Oct. 1, 250-492-7312

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

Mobile Homes & Parks Modular Home at 3999 Skaha Lake Rd., Great location, fully reno’d, move in ready, asking $35,850 obo, (250)492-6798

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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

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Exec. Waterfront Home W/ Prvt. beach. Fully Furn., cable, LED T.V, and wi-fi, 4bdrms, 2.5ba, 5 min. walk to Skaha Beach. $2200/mo. util. incl., avail. Sept. 1st - June 30th, Ph. 604-788-4979, or email: elaineallison01@gmail.com

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

2bdrm, 1bath, 900 sqft., adults only, ns, no pets, $850+util., avail. Oct. 1, 250-493-7996 HIGHLAND motel suites avail now, 1140 Burnaby Ave., 250809-1253, 250-488-2206

Suites, Upper 2bdrm house, main floor, incl: heat, water cable/internet, $850/mo., np, ns, ref’s req., avail. Oct. 1, close to downtown, Phone (250)490-9781 after 3pm for viewing

Transportation

Trucks & Vans 1994 Ford F150, 4x4, 300 6cyl, 5spd, short box, replaced engine, 67,000kms, new tires, runs, drives exc., $2500, also have Vanguard camper for it, 778-476-2046

Adult Escorts JANICE, A delightful mistress for the discerning gentleman.

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Attractive, clean & affectionate, afternoons, Penticton, appointments only,250-460-1713 MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048 ~MOLLY~This lady is ready to please. Erotic Massage.

Personal Entertainment Specialist. 250-717-0999

Cars - Domestic

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2001 Grand Am, 4dr, red, good 2nd car, very economical, 4 extra winters, $2900, (250)493-7976, leave msg.

Recreational/Sale Hi-jacker 5th wheel hitch, 20,000lb capacity+, $200, 778476-2046

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1bdrm, $650, 2bdrm, $800, adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250-492-7328 1 bdrm Apt for rent in Princeton, avail. now, quiet building, need excellent references & D.D., No pets, can furnish if needed, Rents start at $450 per month, phone 1-250-2951006 for details or leave msg. with the best time to call back.

1bdrm unit, parking avail. great location, $700 heat/cable incl. n/s, cat ok w/deposit, 250-488-7902 2 bedroom condo in Oliver.

Newly renovated, 50 + fourplex, walk to amenities. 5 appliances. Available immediately. $850 + utilities. N/S N/P. References. 250-498-4539 rayann3@gmail.com

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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

Cottages / Cabins 2 BD furnished cottage, Kaleden area, NS, Utils, no laundry, quiet person w/refs. Oct 1 2014 - Apr 30, 2015. $650 per month. 250-497-6399 or 250488-2371

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V olunteers are required to help many non-profit groups throughout the South Okanagan. Find a position of interest by checking out volunteer opportunities at www.volunteercentre. info or phone the South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Resource Centre at 1-888-5765661.

Carpet Bowling from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Recreation and Wellness Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. t he B ereaVement resourCe Centre at 626 Martin Street has a drop in grief support session at 6:30 p.m. Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-490-1107.

the order of St. Luke begins in St. Saviour’s Church with lessons on the 26 healings of Jesus at 10 a.m. in the club room, followed by a healing service at noon in the chapel. Everyone welcome. summerland art CluB meets Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Summerland Library.

Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. Contact Mary at 250-494-5851 for info. foster Care info sessions every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at MCFD Resource Office.

For info call Moe at 250770-7524 or visit www. fosterbc.ca or www.mcf. gov.bc.ca/foster. al-anon for friends and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for info.

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alCoholiCs anonymous has Nooners meetings Monday to Friday noon at 1197 Main St. Call service 24 hours is 250490-9216. Night group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement. 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.

Please call 250-4937977 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 250-492-7630 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.

THURSDAY

September 18 pentiCton garden CluB meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Penticton library auditorium. Speaker Darlene Whitbread will present Dahlias: how to grow them and how to store them. Visitors welcome. pflag Canada, a support group for LGBTQ and families, friends, and allies is having a monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Oasis United Church, 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. pentiCton writers and Publishers group

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will hold its AGM at Leir House, Manor Park Road, on Sept 18 at 6:45 p.m. The group’s regular monthly meeting will be held after the AGM. All welcome. eagles CluB has tacos at 5 p.m. and music trivia at 7 p.m. food addiCts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from eating disorders meets at 6:30 p.m. in the social room (ring #206 for admittance) at 1820 Atkinson St. For more information call 778-476-0374 or 250-809-3329 or visit www.foodaddicts.org. al-anon for friends and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272. alCoholiCs anonymous night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Vineyard Church. tops (take off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250-770-8093. line danCing at the Oliver Senior Centre at 10 a.m. Get moving with Claire Denney.

Call 778-439-2070 for more information. anaVets haVe 269 Darts club at 7:30 p.m. 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. o kanagan f alls seniors’ Centre has Scrabble at 10 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and crib at 7 p.m. elks CluB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m.

All skill levels welcome. w eekly s upport group at the Penticton Regional Hospital Mood Clinic for family or friends of any person who has a mental illness. Call 250-493-7338 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 crib and drop-in pool at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St.

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calendar South Main Dropin Centre has Spanish conversation and 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 250493-5968 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more info.

FRIDAY

September 19 FriDay evening DanCe at the South Main Dropin Centre with Vince’s Orchestra.

Learning at LunCh is starting up again at the Penticton Public Library auditorium from noon until 1 p.m. with the Penticton Access Centre

presenting on its services, support with health or legal issues, housing, taxes, food, seniors’ concerns and more. eagLeS CLuB haS dinner at 5 p.m. and entertainment by Shindigger at 7 p.m. All welcome. eight-week grieF Support walking group Friday mornings at the Penticton Art Gallery from 10 a.m. to noon, through to October 31.

Call Andrea at 250-4929071 ext. 2203 with any questions.

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.

890 wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave.

anavetS haS Dinner at 5:30 p.m. and karaoke with Jack Ramsay at 7:30 p.m. r oyaL C anaDian Legion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m., and spaghetti dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by entertainment with the Sunshine Gang at 7 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. 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.

For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, call 250490-1107.

SeniorS pentiCton CoMputer Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 439 Winnipeg St.

People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class on Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. 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.

UPCOMING EVENTS the rooSt iS on Fire, a fundraiser for the Penticton Safety Village at Red Rooster Winery from noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 20, featuring lunch, outdoor games, a petting zoo, and safety demonstrations by the fire department. Wine by the glass or bottle and sparkling fruit juice will be available for $15 per person. Call 250492-2424 to pre-order lunch.

Dr. SuMMerLanD’S anDrew Pavilion is accepting volunteer candy stripers and health care cadets.

Those interested in volunteering must be a student and between 13 to 18 years of age. Needs to commit to volunteering once a week after

school for one and a Fashion Show on Sept. rain or shine. To register half hours from end of 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets are for the TD Tree Days September to end of $10 in advance, only event or to learn more, May. The opportunities 150 available. Coffee, visit www.tdtreedays. include visiting, read- tea, goodies served. com. ing, playing cards and Call 250-408-4065 or MuniCipaL penSion going for walks with 250-498-6142 for more retireeS Assn, District 23, Quarterly meeting the residents, plant care, information. seasonal crafts, decor- tree LoverS oF all ages at 11 a.m. on Sept. ating, serving refresh- are invited to help plant 23 at the Penticton ments and preparing 420 trees at Ellis Creek Buffet meeting room, snacks. The next intake Tree Planting on Sept. 2987 Skaha Lake Rd. session is Sept. 24 28 as part of TD Tree Guest speaker from Force. from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Days 2014. The plant- Friendship the pavilion. Contact ing will start at 10 a.m. Lunch available.

Carole Patané, coordinator of volunteers at 250-492-4000 ext.

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