The Review Thursday, November 27 2014
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Pets “are little miracle workers” Tara Bowie Review Staff
A couple of four legged felines, a curmudgeonly cockatiel, and some frisky fish help create a homey atmosphere at Orchard Haven and River Valley Lodge. So when one of the beloved pets gets injured it makes a big impact not only on the animals but also the residents. “They are little miracle workers that’s what they are. It’s amazing,” Eirinn MacDonald, program coordinator at Orchard Haven said. “I’ve seen it that people who can’t usually bend down can to pet one of the cats. They just make the place very homelike.” Recently Schroeder one of the home’s cats, also known as Moo Cow, sustained a leg injury after being caught in one of the big doors leading to outside. The courteous cat goes in and out throughout the day to do his business and primarily lives in River Valley Lodge comforting the patients with severe dementia. “It was just an accident. He went to Dr. Henry Kleinhofmeyer in Osoyoos. He was checked out and ended up on antibiotics and pain killers. He ended up with a badly bruised leg,” MacDonald said. The therapy pet program at Orchard Haven and River Valley Lodge is funded for the most part by the staff who make donations to cover costs. For Schroeder’s vet bills staff chipped in and Cawston Tire made a generous
Dupuis bowler of the week Monday afternoon on Alley Oops ladies winners were Kristina Dupuis, 276 - 631, Madeline Pruden, 232, Pam Irwin, 211, and Helen Witter, 224, 201. For the men high bowlers were Bruce Crossman, 262 – 608, Harold Desjardins, 203, Wayne Ritchie, 232, Frank Shiels, 205, and Norm Boucher, 207. In the Goldenagers Wednesday morning bowling league the high score for ladies was Ruby Cavenaile, 212, and Bruce Crossman, 204, for the men. Dorothy Barstad bowled a 207 to clinch the top ladies spot in the Thursday morning Swingers league while Wayne Ritchie bowled a 248. The bowler of the week was Kristina Dupuis.
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Schroeder is one of the beloved pets at Orchard Haven and River Valley Lodge. Schroeder also known as Moo Cow was recently injured and required vet care.
donation to the pet fund. “That was great. We really appreciate it,” she said. The pets daily needs are paid for through staff donations so when an emergency comes up requiring vet care the crunch is on to find additional funds. Staff usually steps up in that way as well. “We see what a difference they make and really believe in the program,” she said. All the animals that live at the homes were rescued from the SPCA. “That’s the great thing. We’re able to get
an older cat from there that might not have found another home and they have it pretty great here,” she said. In January a new pet fund drive is being initiated and staff is inviting all the citizens and businesses in the area to donate. The goal is to raise about $60 a month to offset costs of the program. All donors will be provided a tax receipt. Checks as well as cash donations can be dropped off at Orchard Haven or the front desk of the Diagnostic Centre, or sent directly to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation at 550 Carmi Ave., Penticton V2A 929.
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VICTORIA – B.C. government liquor stores are losing their wholesale price advantage next spring, but will also have the option of opening Sundays and evenings with chilled offerings to help them compete with private stores. The change to a single wholesale price for every product takes effect April 1, the same date B.C. is permitting private or government liquor sales in separate facilities inside grocery stores. Attorney General Suzanne Anton said the change is to create a “level playing field” for liquor retailing in B.C., after private store operators complained that the existing system gave government stores an unfair price advantage. Currently the Liquor Distribution Branch, the government monopoly wholesaler, sells products to government stores
at cost and sets a minimum price for all retailers. The wholesale price for private retail stores is 16 per cent less than that retail price, rural agency stores pay 12 per cent less, and stores that sell only B.C. wine get a 30 per cent discount. A new wholesale price structure for the thousands of products sold in liquor stores will be the same for all retailers, set to retain the $1 billion in revenues the province takes in annually from liquor sales. Anton said she doesn’t expect substantial changes in retail prices. The B.C. Government Employees Union, representing government liquor store staff, welcomed the Sunday openings and increased hours to help their stores compete. “The move to a single wholesale price will only be in the public interest if it protects and expands over time provincial revenue,” said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith.
Premier Christy Clark said the government’s liquor policy review showed “people really like their government liquor stores” because of the wide selection and welltrained staff. Clark agreed with Smith that government stores are well positioned to compete with private outlets, which are generally not unionized and pay lower wages. The government is also changing its tax system for breweries to eliminate the steep increase that applies when small breweries reach a certain level of production. Anton said that is designed to encourage growth of craft breweries, which currently employ 2,500 people in B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch officials are also working on a system of higher prices for high-alcohol beverages, a measure long recommended by Provincial Health Officer Perry Kendall to discourage overconsumption.
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