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Sam Okello Kelo uses music and an infectious personality that survived a turbulent upbringing in his native Uganda to spread the message that we need to instil our children with positive values. He’s currently touring elementary schools in the Central Okanagan School District.

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If Target was looking for a way to bolster sales, announcing a Canada-wide shutdown may have been just the ticket.

As the Kelowna store opened Thursday morning, a steady stream of customers filed into the store with empty carts, and out again with bags upon bags of goods.

“I’ve never been here before,” said Kelowna

resident Wes Parson, carrying a bag of discounted items he’d picked up.

“But she (pointing to the woman at his side) said there would be some big deals today so I came along. Really, I think it’s a ploy. Look how busy it is.”

Busy isn’t the norm at the Kelowna store, explained one frequent shopper.

“That’s why I come here,” Chelsea Burnett.

“It’s my go-to store. It’s always so quiet and clean. It’s better than Walmart.”

Another woman, who declined to share her name, had a slightly different take.

She too headed to the store in the morning in hopes of some good deals, but came out empty handed—something that she expected from the store she’d only been to a few times since its 2012 arrival.

“The shelves are never fully stocked and they never have what I’m looking for,” she said.

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Kevin Parnell With a smile that seemed as if it could brighten any room, Ugandan peace activist Sam Okello Kelo kicked off a month-long visit to Kelowna elementary schools at Glenmore Elementary this week.

He was joined by a group of Glenmore students who danced, drummed and sang with the inspirational former child soldier.

Okello, 44, will tour every elementary school in Kelowna, singing and dancing and telling his inspirational story to the youngest children in School District 23, preaching a message of love, of one world together.

“One of the messages I want to share with the children is that we are one world and the world has so many opportunities that we should benefit by sharing the different cultures that exist around the world to better the human race,” said Okello this week.

“It’s important that we protect (our children) by instilling the right values in them.”

Now in his mid-40s and the executive director of an organization called Hope North Uganda, Okello tours the world talking about his experiences growing up in Uganda, using his own example to prove that no matter what life throws at you, there is something better down the road.

At the age of 16, Okello was abducted

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At Glenmore Elementary this week, a group of Grade 6 students joined Sam Okello Kelo in a traditional Ugandan dance. half before he escaped and used his experience to start working on improving the world.

“I am inspired by the fact that human life is supposed to be better,” he said. “You have hiccups in life.

I got abducted, fine.

But there is something better for me in life so I want to share that same principle with everybody everywhere I go.

“When something is wrong, we need to address it, and when we address wrong things we address it with the key principle of saying, ‘I want something better and something good.’

“The message I take around the world is that victims of challenges and difficult situations

should not just sit there, but come out and tell people this is what I went through. It can be changed and everyone is a part of it.”

At Glenmore Elementary this week, a group of Grade 6 students joined Okello in a traditional Ugandan dance, a routine they learned when they first met Okello last year on a trip to Kelowna and perfected this year with Okello on the drum and the students looking every bit the part, dancing along to the beat.

The students were beaming after the performance, in front of a small group of teachers and parents, and were even brought out for an encore as those in

attendance grabbed their cameras to record the moment.

Student Tanner Milligan says it has been an amazing experience to get to know Okello.

“He’s pretty awesome,” said Milligan.

“He’s smiling all the time and we’re always having fun with him. I think we can learn a lot from him about values and about how much we have and how little people in his country have.”

For Okello, the use of dancing and music is key to his message of peace.

He brings his audience together in song, getting them to sing along and together.

He says the reaction of the children he speaks to around the world is the

same wherever he goes.

“They get very excited and say, ‘Where have you been?’” he said with his trademark smile. “I come with the music and dancing and you see the joy. The same joy I see in the eyes of the children here is the same joy I see in the eyes of the children I work with at home.

They always want to experience it.

“They want to be part of something good and music opens up the children. I see a lot of excitement and a lot of curiosity.”

You can learn more about Sam Okello Kelo’s Hope North Uganda organization at hopenorth.org.

For the past half-dozen years, staff and students at Glenmore Elementary, along with other schools in the Central Okanagan and their families, have been rescuing used books that were destined for the Glenmore landfill and shipping them to Uganda.

With the help of a Kelowna-based organization called Niteo Africa, over 100 tons of books have made their way from Kelowna to help establish six literacy centres in Uganda. And more literacy centres are in the works thanks to donations by Niteo Africa.

And while the books may not have been of use in Kelowna, they are desperately needed in schools in Uganda, some of which may have less than 100 books for as many as 3,000 students.

Education and reading, along with music, dance and love, are key parts of the message that Ugandan peace activist Sam Okello Kelo brings to Kelowna.

“I think a lot of the problems of the world can be solved by simply reading because then people will start to solve the world’s problems not by emotions but by information,” said Okello, whose wife Marian is a school teacher in Uganda.

“We want to educate the children of the world so that they make decisions not based on biases but based on facts. I think education is a very key component in solving a lot of the world’s problems.”

“Some late teens have never held a book in their hands,” added Marian about Ugandan education.

“When it comes to teaching literature in class, the teacher just reads to the students and they listen.”

The connection between the Kelowna-based NiteoAfrica organization, Sam Okello Kelo and Kelowna students came together because of the shipping of books to Uganda and has sparked a larger movement within the Central Okanagan School District.

Glenmore teacher Rhonda Draper began what’s called the Month of Love seven years ago.

It’s a one month challenge for her students to give up something that they can do without in support of parts of the world that have less than we do as a way to help raise money, awareness and books.

Draper had the idea after her own trip with her family to Uganda.

“The level of need I saw in the neighborhoods we visited really shook me to my core,” she said.

“I was feeling very overwhelmed and I thought there was just too much to be done. But this little voice inside of me said, ‘You can’t solve everything but you can give up something.’

“And when you all do it together you can pool your resources. Here’s our little elementary school that has helped to contribute to literacy around the world.”

For more information on the different organizations involved in Sam Okello Kelo’s trip to Kelowna, go online to niteoafrica.org or monthoflove.ca or e-mail Rhonda Draper at rhonda.draper@sd23.bc.ca.

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While shoppers were willing to share a few thoughts on the USbased retailer shuttering its 133 Canadian stores, employees have been given direction from Target’s head office to not speak to the media.

It was clear from hushed conversations they were having with each other, however, that they had some thoughts on being among the 17,600 Canadians losing their livelihoods.

Target’s head office had no specific information on how many Kelowna based employees would be losing their jobs, but Target media contact Molly Snyder noted that each store employs somewhere in the area of 150 to 200 employees.

That number aligns up with the number of employees the store had intended to hire when it announced its imminent Kelowna arrival in 2012.

Snyder also said that steps had been taken to ensure those employees

would not be left in a lurch by the sudden withdrawal from Canada.

“We requested through the courts that the Target Corporation put together a trust,” she said.

That trust is in the dollar range of $70 million and would ensure nearly all their employees receive a minimum of 16 weeks of compensation, including wages and benefits coverage, regardless of whether they’re staying on until the store’s last days.

A closing date for Kelowna’s Target has yet to be announced, but Snyder said that closures will take place in the next 16 to 20 weeks, as a court supervised liquidation gets underway.

It’s a stark contrast to what happened three years ago when Target entered the market.

As they moved into old Zellers buildings, Targets offered to breathe new life into local retail.

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The Target store in Kelowna is one of 133 across Canada which will be closed down by the US-based retailer. according to a press release from the time, and expectations were high.

“It’s been no secret we have experienced a lot of operational challenges,” said Snyder, from the store’s American headquarters, noting there were no profitable Target stores.

“We came (to Canada) for the right reasons…but we did too much and too fast.”

Troubles with competitive pricing and ample stocking challenged the operation, she said.

“The team has made

strides to overcome those challenges in recent weeks, but it ultimately proved to be too much.”

SFU business and marketing professor Lindsay Meredith said Target’s move into Canada was misguided from the start.

It launched with too many stores at once, he said, and it immediately turned off Canadians savvy to lower U.S. pricing when it instead charged prices in line with Canadian retailers.

“That was exactly what Canadians did not want to hear,” Meredith said.

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When stores opened they were missing some of the U.S. brands in home decor and fashion shoppers wanted, he added.

Further blows that entrenched the retailer as a “screw-up” in Canadian minds included a massive data breach at the U.S. parent and recurring problems with empty store shelves.

“Empty shelves is a retailer’s kiss of death,” he said.

The latest challenge for Target has been the dive in the loonie to 84 cents U.S., which has left the company bridging a growing gap between what it pays for stock in the U.S. and what it sells it for in Canada.

But Meredith said he was surprised Target opted for a complete Canadian pull-out, coupled with creditor protection, rather than what he calls a “hedge hog defence” of retrenching to a small number of more profitable stores in key markets.

Big winners from Target’s demise will be established retail and grocery chains like Walmart, Loblaws, Canadian Tire and even Sport Chek, Meredith predicted.

Target (TGT) stock is up about 1.2 per cent in afternoon trading on the news, to $75.22 USD a share.

The Canadian business is seeking court approval to begin liquidation, the Minneapolisbased retailer said in a statement.

The move will lead to a $5.4 billion write-down.

CEO Brian Cornell said in a statement that the company was “unable to find a realistic scenario that would get Target Canada to profitability until at least 2021.”

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West Kelowna: Budget proposal sees 2.4% tax hike Alistair Waters awaters@kelowncapnews.com

West Kelowna council will not sit down and go though this year’s proposed budget until February.

But council already knows what the district’s finance department is proposing in the way of a property tax increase this

year—2.4 per cent.

The increase was revealed Tuesday by the district’s general manager of finance and corporate services, Tanya Garost.

Garost said the proposed increase is in line with increases in West Kelowna over the last six years, which have run between two per cent (2009) and three per

cent (2012). Last year, the increase was 2.95 per cent.

According to the district’s 10-year financial plan, this year’s budget will benefit from growth projected to be much bigger at 4.13 per cent than the one per cent used initially to put the provisional budget together.

The additional growth, identified by B.C. Assessment as part of an expanded project it undertook last year throughout the Central Okanagan, identified previously undetected new construction worth just over $1 million.

The provisional budget, prepared by staff and to be presented to council

for its deliberations Feb. 5, before it is sent out to the public for comment, anticipates operating revenues and expenditure to balance out at $76.7 million.

On the spending side, $645,644 worth of new spending is included when transfers to and from reserves and debt servicing is factored in.

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Some of the big ticket items include a 14.25 per cent hike in the information services department’s budget as a result of increases for the maintenance of new software programs and wage increases.

Spending on RCMP is also going up, by 8.14 per cent due to contractual wage increases negotiated by the province and the RCMP. The cost of street lighting to the district will jump 36.8 per cent this year due in part to significant anticipated increase in hydro costs.

That jump is due to increases in hydro rates, as well as the number of new street lights added by the district over the last few years.

This year, the district’s reserves stand little changed from last year at $33.4 million.

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of the budget are seeing costs go up,there are some reductions too.

Administrative services are down 17.7 per cent and there were savings in the cost of transit as a result of a new revenue sharing agreement.

Included in the finance plan is the district’s 10year capital project plan, which envisions spending $9.1 million this year, down from the $11 million in 2014.

The 2015 West Kelowna provisional budget also calls for the hiring of 11 more people, including four more firefighters and another assistant chief.

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Police costs influence city spending plan for 2015 Alistair Waters awaters@kelownacapnews.com

Call it the RCMP budget.

Kelowna council gave preliminary approval Thrusday to its 2015 budget and the big winner was the police.

In addition to a $48 million new police detachment building to be built on Clement Avenue this year, the Kelowna RCMP is also getting six more officers, a computer support technician and a secretary.

The city will also spend $1 million to improve Clement Avenue in the area of the new detachment building site at the corner of Clement Avenue and Richter Street.

“I think it’s fair to see this as a police budget,” said Basran following six hours of budget deliberations by his council.

But despite providing more for the police,

Basran described the budget as “lean.”

He noted that of the 3.41 per cent property tax increase council settled on following the deliberations, 1.77 per cent was for the new building and a potential wage increase for RCMP officers here. Both costs, he said, were imposed on the city by the federal government.

In the case of the proposed wage increase, the province and the RCMP negotiate that contract without direct municipal input.

And in the case of the new detachment building, the RCMP had made it clear new digs were needed because the local detachment had long ago outgrown the existing aging cramped Doyle Avenue police headquarters.

The six new officers, are expected to be on the job by late spring and will help the local force be more proactive in terms

of crime reduction, said Kelowna RCMP Supt.

Nick Romanchuck.

Three of the officers are the last installment of the 20 recommended by the Prosser Report in 2012. That report found Kelowna cops have a much bigger workload than other RCMP and municipal detachments across the country.

The second three officers will be added this year because of growth in the city since 2011.

Romanchuck welcomed the additions, saying the workload for his officers will remain high but he’ll take any help he can get.

Kelowna currently has 167 RCMP officers.

In addition to the officers, the local detachment is also getting a computer support technician who will help with two major computer-related projects the local RCMP will undertake this year.

The detachment plans

to overhaul its email platform and covert to an electronic document and records management system this year.

While the $347 million city budget does not include any cuts to services, it will see fewer capital projects undertaken this year than in previous years.

Basran noted than when the 1.77 per cent is deducted from the preliminary tax increase approved Thursday, the remainder results in an increase of less than two per cent to maintain services, add some projects and infrastructure and keep the city running.

He publicly thanked city staff for coming through with smaller departmental budgets, knowing that Kelowna was already faced with the cost of a large project this year.

In the end, council deviated only slightly from the budget staff presented, knocking down the proposed tax

Airport passenger traffic escalating Alistair Waters awaters@kelownacapnews.com

Kelowna International Airport has reached it’s target one year early of handling 1.6 million passengers per year .

Airport director Sam Samaddar told Kelowna city council during its annual budget deliberations Thursday that the 1.6 million passengers mark was passed in late 2014.

It was originally estimated that figure would be reached in 2016. It was also the benchmark for a new round of expansion at the airport.

According to the airport administration, YLW will handle 2.4 million passengers by 2025. Last year, airport passenger traffic grew by 6.5 per cent, said Samaddar.

As part of its 2015 budget, council included a $44.6 million plan to handle growth at the airport over the next 10 years, with $5.3 million funded by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and $39.3 million from airport improvement fees.

Those airport fees will remain at $15 this year.

The program, expected to be completed by 2018, will include mandated

security enhancements, air carrier/tenant design requests, terminal enhancements, an upgrades and expansion of one runway apron, expansion to the restricted area at the airport, relocation of ground services facilities, glycol and potassium acetate storage

relocation, and upgrades to the Combined Operations Building, NAV Aid runway 34 and runway end safety area, as well as the airfield and apron lighting system.

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Samaddar said he expects to spend about $15 million of the total this year.

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Council received a summary about the winter storm and snow removal efforts, which started Jan. 4. The unusual amount of snow the city received Jan. 4-6 broke historical records. City crews cleared more than 1,650km of road and 450km of sidewalks. Staff continue to deal with removal of the remaining snow mounds, as a wrap up to the event. Staff will report back to Council in more detail later this quarter.

2015 Financial Plan

Council received an overview of the provisional 2015 Financial Plan. In this year’s plan, protective services account for more than one-half of the proposed 3.47 per cent tax demand in 2015. The other half is for all other City operations and capital projects in 2015. Council will deliberate the budget on Jan. 15. For more detailed information on the City budget, visit kelowna.ca/budget.

south Perimeter Road public engagement

Council received a report about the results of public engagement for future development of South Perimeter Road and supported an accelerated timeline for design and construction. Public engagement took place online, at an open house with exit surveys, through a statistically-valid telephone survey and via email inquiries and comments. Both the open house exit surveys and the telephone survey found a majority of Mission residents support the accelerated construction of South Perimeter Road. For more information, visit kelowna.ca/cityprojects. kelowna.ca/council

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Alistair Waters Mayor Doug Findlater says West Kelowna will become the second city in the Central Okanagan this year.

West Kelowna started the process of changing from a district municipality to a city Wednesday after council gave staff the green light on Tuesday to start working on meeting the requirements for the change.

The change is expected to occur in the fall if West Kelowna residents don’t oppose the move.

Currently, Kelowna is the only city in the Central Okanagan, with all the other incorporated jurisdictions being district municipalities.

“I think this is a good

thing,” said Findlater.

“There are benefits to being a city.”

Saying it will improve the image of the municipality and won’t confuse those who associate the District of West Kelowna with the Central Okanagan Regional District and the local school district, Findlater noted this will be the second time his municipality has tried to make the change.

A few years after incorporation, a similar request made to Victoria was rejected by the provincial government at that time.

But the issue was revived last September after Community Minister Coralee Oakes said she would support West Kelowna if it asked for the change to city status.

While West Kelowna council was interested in pursuing that option again, it was decided to put off dealing with the issue until after last November’s civic election.

On Tuesday, the new council—made up of all but two members of the previous council—voted to proceed with the city designation process.

To get public approval for the change, West Kelowna will use the alternative approval process instead of holding a much more costly referendum.

The Telemark Nordic Club in West Kelowna is on a path to become the only fully accessible nordic facility in B.C.’s Interior.

The club has been awarded a federal enabling accessibility grant to help fund an upgrade to the ski lodge facility to bring it up to current accessible standards.

When the upgrade

is complete, the entire facility including the upper lodge and washrooms will be both wheelchair and sit-ski/sled accessible.

Ron Earle, the club’s general manager, is pleased to see the project moving forward.

“We sometimes take for granted our good fortune to enjoy the Telemark facility

and pursue our love of cross country skiing and snowshoeing,” said Earle.

“We have such a beautiful facility. But the problem really struck home last February.

“We successfully hosted the B.C. championships, which became the largest cross-country ski race ever staged in Western Canada.

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District staff say while a referendum would cost an estimated $60,000, the AAP will cost only $1,500.

The AAP requires those opposed to sign petitions in a 30-day period. If 10 per cent of eligible voters or more sign petitions, the district would have to decide to either hold a referendum on the issue or scrap the idea of becoming a city.

Findlater said he expected the change would not cost taxpayers very much money and pointed to the newly reclassified City of Maple Ridge—which was also a district municipality before being reclassified by the government.

Findlater said it was his understanding it cost Maple Ridge less than $4,000 to go from being

a district municipality to a city.

The mayor said for West Kelowna, there is no official printed district letterhead to change as the municipality’s name is embedded in computer software that prints district stationary and can easily be changed.

As for current muncipal signs, Findlater said both free standing and on municipal vehicles and buildings would be changed when they need to be renewed, and not before.

The new City of West Kelowna would retain the existing municipal logo and changing the word “district” to “city.”

District staff say completing the city status change process will likely take nine to 12 months, costing about $3,000.

“Over 500 athletes from B.C., Alberta, Eastern Canada, the Yukon, and several northern U.S. states.

“We were embarrassed when we realized that the visiting para-Nordic athletes had to warm up and change in our machine shed because it was so difficult to access the upper lodge.”

Earle said the Telemark Nordic Club is a non-profit community organization with a heavy reliance on volunteers.

“It is very difficult to find cash to fund special projects such as this. The Enabling Accessibility Fund was essential to kick-start the project,” he explained “Plus RBC and the Kelowna Kiwanis Club have both pledged substantial cash and inkind labour to the project which made us eligible for the grant.”

CRIS Adaptive Adventures helped prepare the grant proposal and will become

regular eager users of the facility upgrades.

Dawn Widdifield, executive director of CRIS Adaptive Adventures, says having the Telemark Nordic Club fully accessible means they can utilize the club facilities for their programs on a regular basis throughout the winter.

“It means that more people with disabilities will be able to enjoy the pristine wilderness and the world-class trail system that the club offers,” said Widdifield.

“Many of the people we support would otherwise never be able to experience the great outdoors without grants that support programs like at Telemark.

“This is much more than a snowshoe or crosscountry ski opportunity— it means improved overall health and improved quality of life for people with disabilities.”

The facility upgrades are expected to be completed by June.

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Documentary inspired by local paddler It was a year ago this month that Kelowna filmmaker Carey Missler had the spark of inspiration for his second feature film.

Kelowna born and raised and a graduate of the digital film program at the Centre for Arts and Technology, Missler has always been fascinated by water and had explored the topic in his first film, The Canadian Surfer Movie.

One of his interview subjects in that movie was Bob Purdy, the Kelowna man who has vowed to stand-up paddle board every day to fight for the environment.

As Purdy continued on his own personal mission, Missler was struck by inspiration to look into Purdy’s story in more detail.

The two came together, working on an idea for a film.

A quick phone call sealed the deal and the pair went into preproduction, getting sponsors involved and beginning to put their ideas to paper and eventually onto film.

Fast forward one year and The Paddler, a documentary-style feature, is complete and will be shown for the first time Jan. 24 at the Kelowna Community Theatre.

It tells a story about water, the environment and what’s going on with the planet through the eyes of Purdy, who next month, incredibly, will celebrate his 1,500th straight day of paddleboarding.

“We just completed the movie last week,” said Missler, 34. “I’ve looked at it a thousand times and I’m pretty happy with it. It’s really cool.

“It’s what I envisioned it to be. The movie focuses a lot on awareness of water and the environment. It’s not really harping on people so much as just bringing awareness to what’s going on.

“One of the main things you learn is that water is all connected, from rivers to lakes and into the oceans so if you effect one part of water somewhere it’s going to have an overall effect everywhere else.”

While Missler has been in the editing studio putting the finishing

touches on the film, Purdy will wait to view the finished product with audiences in Kelowna.

“Carey asked me if I wanted to see the finished film and I thought I would wait and watch it at the premiere,” said Purdy. “I know all the bits and pieces. I know it’s going to be absolutely amazing.

“Where Carey’s magic is is in the editing process.

It’s been a blast working on this. We met some awesome people along the way. When I look back and think about the people that have helped get this movie done it’s unbelievable.”

Through rain and shine and snow, and as the film crew shot on location around the province, including in Tofino where they met with regarded First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers, Purdy maintained his schedule of paddling every day.

Since he began his journey, over four years ago, there has not been one day Purdy has not hit the water on his board.

And while his Paddle for the Planet movement

in limbo. My project is trying to reach that mainstream population with this message and try to get people to take some action.”

Debuting the film in Kelowna is something special for Missler and Purdy, especially since supporters had a huge hand in helping the film get to this point.

Kelowna paddle boarder Bob Midway through Purdy, the subject of a new the process, the documentary, The Paddler. film launched has gone worldwide, a Kickstarter there have been successes campaign, a public and failures. movement to raise money “The message has and complete the film. always been we need It was key to getting to change the way we distribution and raised live on the planet so $10,500, surpassing everything I do is geared the fundraising goal toward that,” he said. and allowing the pair to “We have made some complete the project. gains and in some ways Being able to bring we have gone backwards. the film to Kelowna We really need to reach audiences who supported everyday people. There the venture is rewarding is a small percentage of for the pair. people driving everything “We had a lot of and the rest of us are support from our

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“So many people helped us out to finish the film. It was an amazing experience. The community support....you never think it’s going to happen but in our case it all worked out.”

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Why is chronic pain so difficult to treat? First, each painful episode creates inflammation and scar tissue. Scar tissue has only 70% the strength of normal tissue, making it prone to re-injury. Scar tissue is not flexible, so with every movement comes more inflammation and scar tissue, leading to recurrences of back pain. Second, scar tissue alters the functioning of surrounding joints, reducing the nutrition getting to the joints (a major contributor to disc degeneration and joint arthritis).

to live with it. I want you to know that there is hope, that there is a highly successful, evidence-based treatment for many types of chronic pain. It is being used increasingly by orthopedic surgeons to stabilize their patients’ conditions and create longer lasting results and it has been used as an adjunct in my office for the past five years with success rates of up to 91%.

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Rail corridor purchase piles on future debt Letter to the editor: From the views of some writers to the Capital News, borrowing $22,000,000, a considerable sum, to purchase the CNR right-of-way for a rail/trail amounts to nothing less than a Messiah to Kelowna, Winfield and Vernon.

LETTER OF THE WEEK I will agree that it’s a “once only opportunity” and a “chance for a rail/trail will never come again.”

There is only one railroad between Kelowna and Vernon.

I strongly suggest that it be bought for a future rapid transit line between the two cities.

It will be necessity in the near future, one which would eliminate much congestion on Highway 97 at peak times and would be of use to others besides God’s chosen ones.

Recent advocates of the rail/trail drone on about all the employment

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this venture will create here. At its best, it may benefit absentee hotel and restaurant owners along with some trades people on a seasonal employment basis.

The other zillion opportunities mentioned are of the minimum wage bracket and not of a sustainable and livable value.

Bicycle shops, I’m sure, don’t pay a similar rate of pay as do those of the auto, equipment repair or similar industries. So, no great utopia of great employment opportunities there.

The closing of the rail service killed many livable wage paying jobs while the advocates of the rail/trail gloat over the possibility of having their own place to ride a bicycle in a local tourist oriented environment. The tourist industry is carried on the backs of the minimum wage earner. No fringes, no job security.

The cost of maintaining the rail/trail will come out of our tax dollars, money which could be used for other purposes such as local law enforcement, new arterial roads, beds and rooms in our hospitals

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Kelowna vulnerable to Alberta’s economic woes What would Thomas Budd and Charles Fipke do?

Kathartic That’s a question I think Kelowna’s planners need to be asking themselves.

KATHY Not, how do we balance taxes and MICHAELS services? Not, how do we tell the world we’re a vacation hotspot? Not even, how do we densify downtown cores or improve transit?

Those questions aren’t nearly as important as learning how not to lose our shirt when the crap hits the fan, as it continually does.

For those who aren’t knee deep in newsprint on a day-to-day basis, Budd and Fipke seem to be the benefactors to just about every Kelowna charity.

I’ve never met or spoken with either of them, but during the last recession they seemed to be the only ones who had any money to share with institutions of giving that were desperately in need.

So they clearly know a thing or two about how to navigate a financial disaster, which may come in handy sometime soon.

I may just have a case of post-recession stress

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disorder, but news that retailers are high tailing it out of the country, while Albertan economists are bandying about the ‘R word’ have me feeling apprehensive.

“It’s not a matter of if, rather when,” said one economist on that latter point,

this morning.

The question for me is then, if Alberta goes into a recession, what does it mean for this geographical sweet spot?

A recent Re/Max real estate report said that Kelowna was doing well, seeing surging sales and home prices, based on a few factors—not the least of which being the Albertan economy.

The Canadian Mortgage Housing and Housing Corporation pointed out that as house prices went up and inventory dried up, the rental rate shriveled in tandem. That meant landlords were able to jack up their prices again.

That left more people in a vulnerable position, still feeling vulnerable.

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Bet you that some of those people who are paying high rents, not feeling totally great about their prospects, could have worked at Target.

Bet you a few others in that situation are working in Alberta, sending money home to their families in the Okanagan.

It feels a bit like groundhog day from where I’m sitting.

I remember having these exact conversations nearly eight years ago. At that time the powers that be talked about the boom and bust nature of the local economy.

They also rattled on about how optimism is a key factor to keeping the economy afloat.

So, here’s me being optimistic, thinking positive thoughts for all those who learned they’d be losing their jobs today.

Here I am hoping someone is out there asking, WWTBACFD (What Would Thomas Budd and Charles Fipke Do)?

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Erosion of wildlife allocation Snow ignored for B.C. hunters questioned by businesses CLEARING THE SIDEWALK

To the editor: I went for a walk from my home on Badke Road in Rutland to the Orchard Park Mall the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 6.

I want to thank whomever made the walking on the south side of Highway 33, in front of Bank Centre, Holiday Inn and the Crossroad Shopping Centre easy to walk.

Most of the sidewalk on the north side of Highway 33 was not. The worst places to walk were by the bigger stores.

I believe the city bylaws state that a business is the same as a residential owner, they must clean the sidewalks in front of their property and that also means the public sidewalks in front of their businesses.

Their parking lots are all nicely cleaned off so why can they not get their cleaning crew to do the sidewalks at the same time?

I believe the bylaw officers should start handing out tickets and bylaw rules to these businesses that do not clean their sidewalks.

Lynda Bjalek, Kelowna

Post office criticism misses the mark To the editor: Sylvia Schoepf is off the mark in criticizing Canada Post for failing to deliver a misaddressed piece of mail (Capital News, Jan. 7).

Templeton and Templewood do not differ by merely three letters. There is a total of seven letters that are different.

More importantly, Templeton and Templewood are two entirely different names, just as Sylvie is not Sylvia and Schooff is not Schoepf.

To her point about being charged GST when purchasing stamps for international mail, she is again barking up the wrong tree.

All postage stamps issued by Canada Post, with the sole exception of the ‘P’ stamps, can be used as international or U.S. postage on mail for international or U.S. destinations.

Canada Post labels appropriately priced stamps as United States or International stamps for convenience.

I or anyone else can use any stamp, with the above noted exception, on mail for any destination, including stamps purchased years ago if I wish.

Robert Miles, Kelowna

To the editor: Re: B.C. hunters will be treated unfairly under proposed wildlife allocation policy changes.

As a B.C. resident hunter, I was shocked to learn about the Guide-Outfitters Association of B.C. proposal to reduce my hunting opportunities in favour of themselves and foreign big game hunters.

Many British Columbians rely on hunting to feed their family with tasty, fresh organic meat.

There’s been a steady erosion in the number of hunting permits granted to British Columbians over the years. More than 70,000 B.C. hunters buy 13,000 lottery licences to hunt moose annually, but only one in five hunters get to hunt for moose each year.

The #2 North End route bus service lacking To the editor: I am a 66-year-old retired citizen of Kelowna who has resided here for 30 years.

For the last six years, I have had to rely on the Kelowna transit system for transportation.

We would all like to believe that we citizens have an equal right as far as transit is concerned. But that assumption would be wrong. Living in Kelowna’s north end, I have discovered many problems with the #2 North End transit route.

All other city routes from Monday to Friday start up at or before 7 a.m. The #2 North End doesn’t start up until 7:54 a.m. This poses a problem for people who start work at 8 a.m.

Another problem is the #2 North End is not

To the editor: As co-counsel on behalf of houseboat owner Keith Newcomb, I would like to set the record straight The District of West Kelowna sought an injunction prohibiting any moorage in the waters of West Kelowna.

Had Mr. Newcomb not defended the action,there would have been no right to moor in the waters of West Kelowna unless you are the owner of the upland parcel of land. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of boaters navigate these waters on a yearly basis and moorage is a fundamental right of navigation.

Although Mr. Newcomb was not successful in his argument that moorage was exclusively within federal jurisdiction, he was successful

Burden of debt being passed on with their overworked nurses and short-staffed doctors, not to mention the pathetic parking facilities around this necessary and important facility.

Why is physical fitness brought up so often when so few do any physical exertion except during recreational activities?

How many rail/trail buffs are willing to dole out $27 per year of their tax dollars to someone else’s recreation project?

The abundance of bicycle lanes in Kelowna now

remain little used except for recreation on weekends and holidays. You see few commuters using the lanes to get to and from work.

So generations to come will thank us for this rail/trail?

Will they be so jubilant for the burden of debt that this generation will bestow upon them?

The aquatic centre’s $40 million loan to pay off. The underpass widening on Highway 33, used exclusively by raccoons and skunks.

The other many nonessential and selective recreational ventures, and now comes another $22

million for rail/trail to go further into debt for future generations to pick up the tab for.

Perhaps some European countries must rely on bicycles to bolster their economies, but here in Canada, with our abundance of natural resources, shouldn’t we focus on industry which pays a substantial living wage?

We all weren’t born with a silver spoon in our mouth and a bicycle between our legs.

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a bus route in itself. The way it works is one route finishing at Queensway becomes the #2 North End bus.

The problem with this is if the driver is late for his next route, he will just scrub the #2 run to make up time. It wouldn’t be so bad if this happened once in awhile, but as a daily rider and South I know it happens quite often. Many times ofOkanagan I the Central / Similkameen have had to wait a half-hour to an hour for the next bus.

I believe the only solution would be to put a bus on its own route for the #2 North End. If not feasible for a large bus, how about using a shuttle bus instead as is done on other smaller routes?

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Most provinces and U.S. states limit foreign hunters to five to 10 per cent of the wild game allocation, but the guide-outfitters association is pushing to increase that limit to 25 to 40 per cent for B.C. Greedy! Greedy!

There should be a reasonable balance between residents’ access to hunting to provide organic, wild meat for their families and foreign hunters’ desire to pursue wild game in this province.

Fair wildlife hunting allocation with 90 per cent going to British Columbians and 10 per cent going to foreign hunters and the outfitters who guide them is what I would like to see. I encourage all hunters to write the premier and their local MLA and let them know that B.C.’s wildlife is a public resource and not for sale.

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in establishing boater`s rights to reasonable moorage. In the words of Madam Justice McKenzie of the Court of Appeal: “Although I agree that Mr. Newcomb did not meet the test for public interest litigation, his partial success in defending the action with respect to those who wish to moor within the W1 Zone (West Kelowna waters) was significant.

I consider success was therefore divided and the judge erred in determining the district was the successful party in this litigation. In the result I make no order as to costs.”

In my view, boaters who navigate the waters of Okanagan Lake should raise their glasses in a toast to Mr. Newcomb.

Walley Lightbody, Kelowna

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Liquor law policy changes outlined

The British Columbia Restaurant and Foodservices Association will provide a seminar and networking event to restaurant and bar owners and managers to help industry understand

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Gas prices reached a five year low this week, falling under $1 per litre in the Okanagan, as its main component, crude oil, plunged on weaker global demand and a glut in supply.

While consumers may rejoice at their growing buying power, the change raises questions about how dropping oil prices will affect Alberta’s economy, and in turn the Okanagan’s economy.

Ross Hickey, an economist with UBC Okanagan, said layoffs in the oil and gas industry of northern Alberta have already started, as scheduled drilling is down for the next two quarters.

“So, there will certainly be a recession in Alberta,” he said, noting that the effect would be felt here in the months to come.

“Firstly, it would be felt in the tourism sector.

It’s a big part of our economy in B.C., and in the Southern Interior in particular.”

Hickey explained the first thing people cut when they’re feeling a pinch is their recreational spending. In the case of Albertans, that could mean fewer trips to the Okanagan, which in turn amounts to fewer dollars going to the service sector.

He said it also could have an effect on the housing market, which is oftentimes buoyed by the Albertan economy.

There are two types of Albertan real estate investors—those who own recreational properties and those who call the Okanagan home and travel to Alberta for work.

“So we could expect less investment in that sector,” he said.

Hickey said while it’s important to take every economic forecast with a grain of salt, current predictions on the oil industry don’t have the price on a barrel of oil rebounding until the fall of 2015.

What those who are interested should be looking at now is how the Alberta government responds, Hickey noted.

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That, he said, could spark some economic activity in B.C., as fewer people would head to Alberta for big purchases.

Another silver lining for the local economy would be that lower gas prices may prompt British Columbians in other

regions to travel more, and that could offset some of what’s lost to the Okanagan from the Albertan market.

“People aren’t unresponsive to the price at the pump,” he said.

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Mexx clothing stores closing Clothing retailer Mexx has also shuttered its doors in Kelowna.

Its last days at the Orchard Park location were this week, and a clean-up of the space is all that remains.

The clothing retailer declared bankruptcy late last year, announcing at that time it would close all of its stores, including 170 in Canada.

According to a news release, the chain made the decision in light of a “slowdown in orders and retail sales” worldwide and the impact of “promotional pricing pressure in Canada.”

“We are deeply saddened by this turn of events for the company,” president and chief creative officer Julia Hansen said in the press release.

“The Mexx brand has a special place in the hearts of consumers globally and the response to the new collections had been so encouraging.”

The company has 2,800 employees worldwide.

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Terrorist attack in France overshadows Boko Haram atrocity Hodge Podge CHARLIE HODGE Wednesday afternoon other sources quoted Nigerian government officials (apparently now playing down the tragedy) as saying the number of victims was, “no more than 150.”

Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan is accused of regularly underestimating casualty numbers in conflicts with the Boko Haram in order to diminish the public’s fear of the terrorist group.

His government dismissed the earlier higher death estimates as, “speciation and exaggerated conjecture,” and assured the public the army was taking necessary actions to restore law and order.

Media analysts suggest Jonathan refuses to discuss the attacks since it reminds voters the current conflict erupted under his management, and that his government has been unable to eliminate the rebels.

Nigeria’s elections take place in mid-February.

Despite the squelch and various corruptions in Nigeria, not all the world media was missing the horrible tale.

While the majority of the world was paying attention to the terrorist display in France, a few journalists were coming to grips with the equally stunning disrespect for human life that was unfolding violently at the same time in Nigeria.

Simon Allison, a writer for the Daily Maverick (a partner of the Guardian Africa network), wrote: “I am Charlie, but I am Baga too…There are massacres and there are massacres. It may be the 21st century, but African lives are still deemed less newsworthy—and, by implication, less valuable —than western lives.”

Allison fully recognizes the challenges in reporting stories from such remote locations.

“The nearest journalists are hundreds of kilometres away,” he said.

Indeed, gathering news in northern Nigeria is notoriously difficult with many journalists targeted

by Boko Haram and others.

People are isolated and

have little or no Internet or other worldly communications.

There is an absence of an online community able to share news, photos, and video reports of news as it occurs.

And there is yet another and perhaps greater ramification to the sad slaughter scenario.

Worthy of attention is the significance of the

the world ignoring Boko Haram’s Baga attacks?

Global leaders joined an estimated 3.7 million people on its streets for a march to show unity while the rest of the world mourned for those in France (and rightfully so), yet so few wept for Nigeria.

Many critics point to the palpable silence of Nigeria’s politicians including President Jonathan, who recently expressed his sorrow

“No leaders were condemning the attacks, nor did any talk of a solidarity movement… our outrage and solidarity over the Paris massacre is also a symbol of how we as Africans neglect Africa’s own tragedies, and prioritize western lives over our own,” Allison wrote in his article.

So indeed the question needs to continue being asked—why is the world ignoring this act of barbarism? Why is

militants taking total control of Baga.

With its successful attack, the Boko Haram effectively control Borno state in its entirety. “These aren’t just terrorists: they are becoming a de facto state,” Allison warns.

Even more reason for the world to take notice.

Blame does not solely lie with western media; there was pathetically little African news coverage either, Allison noted.

and condolences for the victims of France while remaining silent on the Boko Haram attacks on Baga.

His silence, it seems, is being heard around the world.

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Despite the fact I’ve spent the majority of my life working in media, I admit to often being boggled by what is deemed ‘news worthy.’

It’s truly mystifying what scribes and viewers often value as important.

In a world where journalism is seemingly split between being either over-zealously irresponsible or apathetically lethargic, there is certainly a dearth of legitimate news feeds to count upon.

That aside, some stories simply scream out for attention no matter the dunce factor.

Having ‘been theredone that’ as a working journalist, I recognize not every news agency can have the ‘lead’ or ‘scoop’ on a breaking news story.

No one can be everywhere at exactly the right time. Regardless, it is a competitive business the world of news, and any legitimate or semilegitimate news outlets (be it radio, TV, online, etc.) usually catches up rapidly to their competitors with their own updates, feeds and coverage.

So why is it that the horrendous massacre of women and children at town of Baga in the northeastern state of Borno, Nigeria, pretty much flew under the North American and European media radar late last week?

Better yet, why is Baga still flying under the world media radar today?

While much of the world’s attention understandably focused on the terrifying terrorist tragedy that left 17 dead in Paris, France, a true hell of a similar nature was pouring out on another stage thousands of miles away.

Depending on whom you get your info from, between 150 and 2,200 people (the majority women and children), were slaughtered late last week in Nigeria.

First reports to filter through estimated more than 2,000 casualties following a brutal attack

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Feds supporting jobs for students For many years, Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) has been helping local employers create much-needed summer job opportunities for students.

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It helps students gain the skills and experience they need to be successful, while earning money for the upcoming school year.

The employer application period for Canada Summer Jobs 2015 is now open.

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RON CANNAN I strongly encourage employers to apply for funding and give students the opportunity to develop the skills and gain the work experience they need to be successful. *** Just before the Christmas break, Kellie Leitch, the federal Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, paid us a visit to announce funding for the Women’s Enterprise Centre.

Leitch also participated in a roundtable with the Kelowna Women’s Leadership Network to seek input on entrepreneurship and the 2015 federal budget.

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Megathon event offers challenge for all ages The Okanagan YMCA this week launched the registration campaign for the 2nd annual Megathon event, rallying members of the community to be a “hero for kids” by signing up for their own personal fitness challenge and raising funds for local children.

“This event concept is new and exciting,” explained Pam Murkin, YMCA fund development coordinator.

“Everyone has their own unique fitness and health goals and this way each participant can choose a challenge that fits into their lifestyle.”

Megathon will take place Feb. 28 at both the Kelowna Family Y and H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre with activities to choose from including an amazing race, triathlon, zumbathon, basketball tournament and 100 x 100 swim challenge.

Last year, one YMCA member, at the age of 67, set the Megathon “Plank” record holding a perfect plank position for 10 minutes and seven seconds.

And 10-year-old Chantelle traveled from Blind Bay to participate in the 6 a.m. endurance swim challenge, completing a 10 km swim in 2.15 hours, proving to herself the potential she has as an athlete and inspiring those around her.

These might sound like tough records to beat, but this event is designed for all ages and abilities offering something for everyone, says Murkin.

Megathon is largely driven by members of the YMCA of Okanagan, but is open to the entire community.

Registration fees are minimal and are waived when an individual raises a suggested amount of $150 per adult and $50 per child.

One in five Okanagan kids need financial assistance to access YMCA programs and services—as little as $250 per year can provide a child with an annual membership where he or she can develop skills, character and self-esteem.

“The more we raise, the more children we can help,” explained Murkin, noting the support as well of event day sponsors BDO and Fresh Air Experience.

Check out the Y’s Megathon schedule and sign up today to be a hero for kids at ymcaokanagan.ca.

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B.C. seafood: So good there’s no need to fish for compliments I hope you had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year’s celebration with family and friends.

You may recall from my previous column that I spent my time in China, attending the Chinese wedding celebration of my son J.P. to the newest member of the Letnick family, Joanna Wang.

It was a great cultural and family experience, with many of their activities surrounded by food—just like ours!

Before I left for China, the Canadian

MLA’s Report NORM LETNICK Food Inspection Agency posted its scientific report confirming no evidence of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) in B.C. waters. This is consistent with previous reports, and supports our government’s efforts to achieve sustainable and ecologically responsible growth in our B.C.

seafood industry.

In that regard, we have worked with our federal counterparts and aquaculture operators to monitor for all possible diseases and we are prepared to implement a prompt, coordinated, and sciencebased response when required.

What’s more, the federal government has begun a surveillance program to ascertain the status of three viruses including infectious

salmon anaemia (ISA) on the West Coast.

The ministry of agriculture’s veterinary scientists tested thousands of farmed salmon for ISA, and they have never found a case of ISA in B.C. waters.

Consistent farm fish production levels in B.C. for the past several years also provide good evidence that our farmed salmon have no serious new diseases.

This type of proactive and cooperative oversight is so important—not only for the health and well-

being of consumers and our economy, but for our seafood industry’s reputation here at home and abroad.

B.C. seafood products are in high demand in countries like China due to our province’s practices in food safety, traceability and sustainability.

These measures have earned British Columbia an international reputation for safe, reliable, top-quality seafood products.

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B.C.’s coastline is wellsuited to finfish and shellfish aquaculture given its mild climate, good water quality and sheltered bays. Seafood commodities with the greatest growth from 2012 to 2013 included

wild pink salmon (up 82 per cent to more than $30 million); tuna (up 74 per cent to nearly $26 million), and crab (up 26 per cent to almost $91 million).

Overall in 2013, B.C. exported $2.7 billion worth of agrifoods products to more than 140 markets—with seafood shipments accounting for 34 per cent of that value.

It’s easy to see why this sector is so important to our province—putting high-quality, nutritious meals on the plates of B.C. families, and helping to grow our economy.

Norm Letnick is the Liberal MLA for KelownaLake Country.

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One argument says that writing lists causes the brain to get lazy; therefore, it doesn’t retain information as easily because it knows there is a backup somewhere.

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their roots go back to 1996 when they started working with the Swedish brand in regards to motorsports.

Since then, they’ve helped develop not only track-worthy competitors, but also street cars.

Clad in a Rebel Blue robe, our time together would not be for eternity, but the memory will recall the experience without need of a list!

Here are just a few things that I felt inspired to do with the 345 horsepower V60.

1) Have fun.

2) Find some snow and play in it.

3) Paint my toenails the same colour as its exterior.

You know, because it’s what all the cool kids are doing.

4) Impress first-time Volvo passengers with its competency.

5) Make a Polestar joke (or many) and see how many people laugh at my sharp wit.

6) Make use of its 692L cargo capacity.

7) Accelerate quickly. Make someone’s day.

And the list could go on . . .

The Lower Mainland doesn’t experience the wrath of winter as other parts of Canada do. Regardless, this V60 warmed up in a flash. Minutes into my drive the heated seats in full swing, the heated steering wheel toasting my fingers, and the hot air blowing out of the vents.

The Swedes know cold and how to keep it outside.

The car’s handling prowess can be attributed to its front and rear Öhlins Shock Absorbers, MacPherson front and multilink independent rear suspension. This V60 gives you the confidence you’d like in turns while having a blast and making sure occupants are comfortable.

As for playing in the slippery and the snow, count on Volvo’s Haladex Four-Wheel Drive System to distribute power to the wheels that are in need of it the most. Add in razor-sharp steering and running errands just doesn’t feel like a chore anymore.

Then there’s what really gets the party started.

Under its hood is a 3.0L, turbocharged T6 engine that produces the aforementioned 345 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque.

Torque is harnessed as low as 2,800 rpm and then delivered via a 6-speed automatic transmission.

Paddle shifters also come as standard equipment. If there were to be more of a kick while accelerating quickly, that would be welcome, but not necessary.

Speaking of acceleration, getting up to 100km/h from zero takes a mere 4.9 seconds. Getting you back to zero is made possible by using Polestar’s 14.6inch ventilated front discs matched with six-piston Brembo calipers with 11.8inch ventilated discs in the rear.

The only real drawback of the Polestar, I found, was its

turning radius. Tight turns at low speeds wasn’t ideal, but if you need to a three or four-point turn to get into the mall’s cramped parking stalls, so be it.

At the end of our test time together, I’m happy to report that I checked off all the items on the list. If the universe unfolds in my favour, we shall meet again.

The Volvo V60 Polestar is available in limited quantities and has an MSRP of $66,895.

Visit www.volvocars.ca for more information. alexandra.straub@drivewaybc.ca

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Sports HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

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For five years, as an employee and an assistant football coach, Kelowna Secondary School was much like a second home for Ben Macauley.

After a year away to help nurture the growth of his newborn son, Macauley is back at KSS, this time as head coach of the Owls’ football program.

The 29-year-old Regina native replaces Shane Sommerfeld, who stepped down after three years at the helm.

“I feel like KSS has sort of become my home, I’ve spent a big chunk of my time there over the years, it’s nice to be returning,” said Macauley, who worked in special education at KSS for five years.

“I feel like I’ve developed a relationship with the staff and coaches there and there’s lots of support for football from the administration at the

school. I’m excited for the opportunity.”

A former player at Glendale College in California, and later an assistant coach at Robert Usher Collegiate in Regina, Macauley moved to Kelowna in 2007.

The following year he joined the Owls’ program as an assistant to Roy Anderson where he spent the next four seasons.

In 2012 and 2013, Macauley served as an assistant coach with the BCFC’s Okanagan Sun. In the Owls, Macauley is inheriting a program that has seen player numbers slip over the last couple of years, but on the field KSS has grown into a reputable and competitive team on a provincial level.

Last season, under Sommerfeld, the Owls made history by winning the first playoff game by a Central Okanagan school since football returned to the valley in 2001.

Macauley sees no reason the KSS program

can’t continue to evolve and earn respect across B.C. “We’re the second biggest high school in the province and can really be a flagship school for the sport,” Macauley said.

“There’s no reason we can’t be competitive with schools like Terry Fox and Van College. Much credit to Shane (Sommerfeld) for the steps the program has taken. Now we can work on taking that next step.”

KSS vice-principal and Owls’ athletics administrator Mark Steen said based on Macauley’s experience and familiarity with the school, he was a natural choice for the position.

“In the past the kids have loved him and his approach to coaching,” said Steen. “He has a school connection and a staff connection and a lot of colleagues here have worked closely with him.

Ben’s a good fit here.”

As for Sommerfeld, the 45-year-old former Owls’

WARREN HENDERSON/CAPITAL NEWS

Familiar surroundings for new KSS Owls coach

Ben Macauley is the new head coach of the KSS Owls’ football program. coach decided prior to the start of last season that 2014 would be his last.

After 16 years in coaching, including stints with the Okanagan Sun, Rutland Voodoos and Owls, Sommerfeld decided it was time to step aside to devote more time to his family and career.

Still, Sommerfeld wouldn’t trade in

a moment of the experience.

“I loved (coaching).

I met a lot of different people and worked with a lot of great kids over the years,” Sommerfeld said.

“We made some strides, getting put into the league with Vancouver teams was a big step and so was winning a playoff game.

“Ben has a great

reputation, a strong character, and will bring a new energy,” Sommerfeld said of his successor, “so I have no concern…the program is in really good hands.”

With what he calls “some of the best talent in the province on his roster,” including seniors Parker Simson Seth Campbell, Macauley fully expects the Owls to be

competitive with the top schools in B.C. in 2015.

As for the coaching staff, there will be some familiar faces for Macauley to work with, as both offensive co-ordinator Mike Wolthuizen and defensive co-ordinator are expected to return next season. @capnewsports

KELOWNA ROCKETS

New additions to roster create need for adjustments Warren Henderson whenderson@kelownacapnews.com

Rourke Chartier believes it’s only a matter of time.

In fact, based on Wednesday’s 7-1 dismantling of the Tri-City Americans, the newlyconfigured Kelowna Rockets may have already established a considerable degree of chemistry.

“For sure, (we’re making progress),” said Chartier, the WHL’s goal-

Rourke Chartier

scoring leader.

“Anytime you have that many guys come in that are big parts of the team, it’s going to take a

little while to get adjusted to. Just a couple of more weeks here, we know we’ve got quite a few practices ahead, so it’ll be good.”

The Rockets have essentially played just two games with what is now their revamped and complete roster.

After being gone for a month, captain Madison Bowey—without a full practice—returned to the lineup for Saturday night’s 5-3 loss to Medicine Hat,

while Josh Morrissey made his Kelowna debut.

Factor in the recent additions of Leon Draisaitl and Chance Braid, along with the departure of several veteran players in trades, and an adjustment period was expected, if not inevitable.

“It’s an adjustment for everyone because it’s no longer just Tyson Baillie, Nick Merkley and Rourke Chartier, now we have other guys,” said Rockets head coach Dan Lambert.

“And it doesn’t mean they to take a backseat, they have to keep playing the way they have. Now we have other guys to carry the load and help them.

“It should almost be a relief for them, instead of feeling that they have to do more or change their games.”

Whether or not the changes had affected Chartier’s play, the WHL’s goal-scoring leader had been in a mini-slump with

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just one goal—an empty netter—in his last five games.

But Chartier got back on the horse Wednesday against the Ams with his 37th and 38th markers of the season.

“Rourke scored a couple of nice goals at key times for us, like he has all year,” said Lambert.

“That’s a very positive thing for us, you know he hadn’t scored in a couple of games, and

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we’ve haven’t seen that this year, so I was proud of him.”

The Rockets (34-7-3-0), who are in the midst of a five-game home stand, will host the Seattle Thunderbirds Friday night.

Next weekend, Nov. 23 and 24, the Everett Silvertips will visit the Rockets for a doubleheader.

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sports ___________________________________________________________________ HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Top 10 Mt. Bou Bears on the prowl With a committed group of players who love the game, the Mt. Boucherie Bears already have a leg up on many of their opponents.

Add in some pure talent, along with the coaching acumen of Kelly Broderick, and it comes as no surprise that the West Kelowna school is back in mix as one of B.C.’s most competitive basketball programs.

This week, the Bears are the ranked ninth in the province among senior boys’ 4A teams.

“These kids work hard on the court and they’re nice to be around off he court, fun to be with,” said Broderick.

“It’s a really good group.”

In December, with just two practises under their belt, it was apparent Boucherie was going to match up well this season with the Lower Mainland’s top teams.

In addition to a win over Kitsilano, the Bears held their own in close losses to Terry Fox, Van College, Yale and Pitt Meadows.

This weekend, the Bears will be tested at the Pitt Meadows tournament, then the following weekend will be at Collingwood where a number of top 10 teams are entered.

This is the fifth time in Broderick’s 10 seasons at the helm that the Bears have broken into the top 10.

The Bears are led by guard Jeff Tubbs and forward Quincy Johnson, both members of the Team B.C. program.

“The experience those two guys get at the national level is really beneficial for us, it shows on the court,” Broderick.

“They’re in the gym every morning, getting shots…they love the game and play a lot.”

Broderick said Grade 12 guard Kache Kopec is coming into his own

and is a threat to score 20 points on any given night.

“He’s made the turn with his game and can really get to the rim,” Broderick said.

Broderick also points senior forward Braden Koop and Grade 11 guard Treyton Waardenberg as key players in Boucherie’s rise up the rankings this season.

As is often the case, the Bears’ potential path to the provincials will include having to get past the rival KSS Owls, this week the No. 5-ranked team in the province.

The two teams will square off twice over the final weeks of the regular season then, barring any major upsets, the Owls and Bears will meet once again in the valley final in late February.

Still, even with what seems inevitable, Broderick said his Bears are taking the season quarter by quarter, game by game.

“That’s the thing, it’s a step at a time for us,”

said Broderick.

“You have to go through this journey, individually and collectively.

“Our defense is starting to come, we’re going to add in some new wrinkles, be dedicated to what we’re doing and work to get to the next level.”

Unfortunately, for Okanagan basketball, only one team from the valley will advance to the boys 4A provincials.

Broderick and many others here would like to see the door opened to more teams, including two from the valley— but so far that has yet to happen.

At the very least, Broderick would like to see a wild card game made available for the second-place valley finisher.

“If you’ve proven yourself (to be among the best) and you can compete, then why not, why shouldn’t you be allowed to compete at provincials,” he said.

“The people who make those decisions don’t want to expand the tournament, so for now we have to live with that.”

The Bears and Owls will square off next Tuesday at Mt. Boucherie in a 7:45 p.m. tip-off.

Mt. Boucherie Bears’ guard Kache Kopec (left) drives to the basket against Rutland’s Amar Sandher in senior boys’ high school basketball action last Saturday at RSS.

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Host team rides off with Mustang Classic tourney title St. John’s in the semifinals, before meeting up with the Oliver-based school in the final, the seventhranked team in B.C. at the 2A level.

Immaculata’s Michael Gini scored 31 points in the final and was named the tournament’s MVP. Dino Gini said it was a true team effort. “Corbin Beauchemin really stepped up and gave us big minutes and big points and helped to take a bit of heat off of Michael,” he said.

“Gavin Day, Michael Macdonnell, Luke Jones, Lachlan Wallace, Braeden Spelliscy and Nick Mercuri all played important roles in helping us to put together a complete game.”

The best defensive player for the Mustang Classic went to Austin Basso from Oliver.

Most inspirational player of the

tournament went to Mustangs’ Gavin Day who had a great tourney as a defensive stopper.

MUSTANGS GIRLS…

The host team came up just short of winning double gold for Immaculata, falling 74-71 to the Duchess Park Condors Saturday night in the girls’ final of 2015 Mustang Classic.

It was the Mustangs’ first loss in 13 games this season.

Ashlyn Day paced Immaculata in the final with 27 points. Emma Johnson, who had 22 points, was named the tournament’s top defensive player.

The Immaculata girls will turn their attention next to competing in the B.C. Catholic championship in Surrey.

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The Immaculata Mustangs made the most of home court advantage to win the 2015 edition of the Mustang Classic boys basketball tournament.

The capacity crowd inside the Immaculata gym went home happy Saturday night, as the Mustangs defeated South Okanagan Secondary 74-59 in the tournament finale.

“We played a very solid, solid basketball game, we were very composed for most of the game, took care of the ball executed very well, extremely proud of our kids,” said Mustangs coach Dino Gini.

“We had each player play their role and they all contributed to the win against Oliver.”

The Mustangs—now ranked No. 1— defeated former No. 1-ranked

Tournament MVP Michael Gini (left) and Lachlan Wallace were among those who helped lead Immaculata to the Mustang Classic boys basketball title.

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On Saturday and Sunday, the Rockets will take on the Kootenay Ice. Okanagan (17-7-2), which will play its next eight games on the road, is in second spot in the standings, one point ahead of the Vancouver NW Giants and the Northeast Chiefs.

During the mid-season break, the Rockets competed at the Calgary Mac’s tournament where they went 0-4, and at the Kelowna International Elite Midget Tournament where they posted a 2-3 record.

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The Thompson Okanagan Lakers came away with three points at home last weekend in B.C. Female Midget AAA League action against the West Coast Avalanche. On Friday in Vernon, the visitors posted a 4-0 win. The Lakers rebounded on Saturday with a 2-0 victory. West Kelowna’s Christy Blackburne had a goal and an assist for Thompson Okanagan.

On Sunday, the Lakers rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a 3-3 tie. Riley Henderson scored a goal and added an assist for T.O., while Blackburne had an assist for her third point of the weekend.

After a slow start, the Lakers appear to hit their stride with a 6-1-2 record in their last nine games.

The Lakers (11-11-2) next league action is Jan. 31 in Campbell River against the Vancouver Island Hurricanes.

Chiefs look to extend home winning streak The Kelowna Chiefs look for their third straight home-ice win when they take on the 100 Mile House Wranglers in KIJHL action on Saturday night.

Face-off at Rutland Arena is 7 p.m.

The Chiefs are coming off a 5-3 win over the Summerland Steam on Tuesday in Rutland.

It took just eight seconds for Kelowna to get on the board as Braeden Cyra scored on a penalty shot.

Cyra finished the night with two goals and three assists and was named the home game star.

Nick Josephs scored twice and added an assist, while Josh Kobelka rounded out the scoring with an empty netter. Netminder Chris Turner stopped 30 shots.

The Chiefs (16-18-2-2) are in fourth spot in the KIJHL’s Okanagan Division.

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sports ___________________________________________________________________ SPORTS BRIEFS

Kelowna’s Danielle Hennig has been named Field Hockey Canada’s players of the year for 2014 on the women’s national team.

Hennig, a graduate of KSS, 24, has played in 79 international matches for Canada and has become a leader, both on and off the pitch.

“It’s a huge honour, and really unexpected,” Hennig said.

“With any team sport, you can’t do anything without the rest of the team.

“I know as much as it’s a big honour, all the credit goes back to my

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teammates.”

Hennig is one of three Kelowna products on the national women’s team, joining Abigail Raye and Natalie Sourisseau.

HEAT COACHES JOIN TOFC…

Two members of coaching staff of the

UBC Okanagan Heat women’s soccer team are taking over the coaching duties for the Thompson Okanagan Football Club U18 girls’ program.

Ashlee Davison and Carmen Lindsay will join TOFC this season, taking over the duties from Gary Graham, who is stepping side as head coach.

Davison has served as an assistant to UBCO head coach Claire Paterson for the last six seasons, including 2014, the Heat’s first campaign in Canada West.

Lindsay, who was born in Kelowna, is coming off her first season as an

assistant with the Heat.

Both Davison and Lindsay have five seasons of CIS playing experience.

The two newest TOFC coaches are excited to be working with the best young players in the region and look forward to helping them prepare for the next stages of their soccer careers.

“The coaches bring an understanding of the level needed for players to meet the university standard,” said TOFC chairman Brian Dewar.

“The addition of these coaches provides a great transition for this group.”

BIG WHITE SKI RACERS

Local skiers impress at zone event Big White Racers brought home their share of hardware from the Okanagan Zone ski races last weekend at Apex Mountain.

Athletes from Big White, Apex, Silver Star, Revelstoke, Sun Peaks, Prince George and Hemlock race clubs competed in the U12, U14 and U16 divisions in two days of slalom racing.

Saturday saw overcast days with light snow, while Sunday was a perfect bluebird day making for some very competitive racing.

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and silver medal; Olivia Baldassare captured two silvers.

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• U12 boys—Adam Fricska, fifth This weekend, the Big White Racers are at Red Mountain for the U16 provincial competition.

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OKM Huskies win Knox tournament The OKM Grade 9 girls’ basketball team opened 2015 on the right foot, winning the Dr. Knox Classic tournament.

On Saturday, the Huskies defeated George Elliot 44-29 in the championship game.

Jenna Robinson paced the Huskies with 15, while Malley Richardson had seven and Sarah Howald, six.

Emma Parmar and Courtney Morris had five points each.

OKM opened the tourney with a hard-

fought 45-43 win over the KCS Knights.

Robinson had 13 points, Howald 10, while Morris and Reanne Mitchell had seven each.

In the semifinals, the Huskies defeated KLO 50-37, the only team to beat OKM this season.

Robinson held the hot hand with 21 points, while Mitchell added six.

The Grade 9 Huskies, 11-3 on the season following the tournament win, will be at the Vernon Secondary Panther Pit Stop tournament this weekend.

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Sam McManis Contributor

All morning, rain did not just fall. No, it biblically lashed and pelted greater San Diego County, horizontally hammered the entire region, particularly the theme park dedicated to Denmark’s most lucrative manufacturing export.

Come early afternoon, though, the storm clouds parted, and the sun had reclaimed its rightful star billing, giving the grounds at Legoland an alluring sheen, a glistening burst of festive primary colors.

By this time, though, the precipitation was a river of children’s tears.

Legoland, perhaps the only amusement park based on a toy that improves fine motor skills,

was closed and would remain so the rest of the day.

A single, blue-andyellow-uniformed worker stood at the shuttered turnstiles, giving the bad news. Kids’ reactions ranged from lip-quivering acceptance to full Three Mile Island meltdowns.

Parents had that shellshocked survivor’s look, facing the daunting prospect of finding something, anything, to entertain the brood and restore familial equanimity.

If they were smart— and, of course, had the not-insignificant financial means—their answer was only about 50 paces away.

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Now, most kids can be entranced for a while by the novelty of sleeping away from home, jumping on the bed with abandon and reveling in the wonders of the ice machine down the hall.

But rare is the hotel built and geared almost exclusively for children, from its exclusively plastic brick artwork lining the hallways to the roomdoor keyhole placed strategically at toddler height.

In the chaotic welter of the lobby on this rainy afternoon, kids sprawled on the floor as if it were their living rooms, scooping pieces from the pretend fountain and snapping pieces into place on elaborate, ever-morphing fantasy forts and (mostly the boys) weapons of mass distraction.

Parents either hovered at a safe distance, discreetly checking their smartphones, or shed their shoes and got down on the carpet with the little ones and created.

A literal river of Legos, under Lucite flooring, led from the lobby up to an adjoining Castle play area, replete with forts and a mazelike pirate ship.

Stray Legos lay strewn across the landscape like a Pollock canvas, while finished objets d’art adorned every wall and countertop. Around happy hour—but, really, for kids, isn’t that every hour?—as pajama-clad children participated in “Elf Games” and prepped for the cutthroat nightly Model Building Competition, many parents retreated to the nearby Minis Lounge to nurse a well-earned craft beer or glass or two of red wine and decompress from the day’s prepubescent dramas.

“It’s been fantastic,” said Melissa Schlichtling, of Helena, Mont., as son Zane, 9, disappeared into

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At the Legoland Hotel in Carlsbad, Calif., characters roam the hallways and interact with little guests. the castle and daughter Sonja, 7, put the finishing touches on a tri-colored Lego “wand of dreams” she figured had a good shot at winning the model-building contest.

“I don’t know what we would’ve done without (the hotel) today. I like that it’s not just kidfriendly but actually made for the kids.”

Across the lounge, a 30-something dad named Wayne from Littleton, Colo., grasped a beer in each hand, which is why he declined to give his last name.

With mussed hair and a thousand-yard stare, Wayne confided that it had been a rough day having their Legoland excursion aborted.

But the kids, and Wayne, too, rallied gamely. They found plenty to do, Wayne said, but the park had better be open the next day, the family’s last in town,

or who knows what fury might be unleashed by his restless brood.

“They are in their element right now,” he said. “The rides at the park are really secondary.

It’s really anything Legos for them. So, the hotel was a good call.”

A good call, sure. But also a little pricey, mind you, starting at $250 US a night and running up to $349, plus a $25 resort fee. But many parents said that what you get for your money, this full immersion in Lego lore, is more than worth the expense.

Hang around the lobby awhile during check-in time, and observe the initial reactions of the kids as they pass under the hulking green dragon, made of no fewer than 400,000 Legos, at the front entrance.

They are, to a one, transported to another realm. Some are so

initially overstimulated that they spontaneously burst into tears; others simply drop their bags and sprint to the Lego pit.

Their parents, too, sport goofy grins, enchanted, perhaps, by how the cliches of an upscale hotel (the “fountain,” the “artwork,” the elegant sconces ringing the bar) are reproduced a la Legos.

It really is another world. From a distance, what looks like a pixelated Lichtenstein pop-art piece behind the check-in desk is a wallscape of 5,000 mini Lego figurines.

An animated bicycle slowly pivots the length of the work, its wheels serving as giant magnifying glasses showing, on closer inspection, intricately built action figures.

That’s one of, according to Legoland’s crack PR staff, 3,500

models placed around the three-story hotel that takes up perhaps two city blocks.

There’s a humanscaled Lego concierge across from the Lego fountain, a miniaturescaled city with a skyline and detailed domestic scenes inside apartments lining the walls of the Skyline Cafe (where five IPAs are on tap), elaborate models too numerous to mention inside bricks, the buffet-dining restaurant, and even, next to the elevators, planters made solely out of the ubiquitous plastic cubes.

On the first floor, in a corner, is a painting of a Lego worker in full hazmat suit. The dialogue bubble reads, “Hey, was that you?”

Below him is a circle painted on the carpet with words every parent dreads (at least after repeated usage): “Whoopie Cushion.”

Yes, when kids step on it, audible flatulence ensues, followed by a voice of the put-upon hazmat guy saying, “Oh, you stinky pig!”

If that doesn’t send the little ones into paroxysms of mirth, wait until the arrival of the elevator, a prime example of the kid-centric nature of the place. When the doors open, you hear a Muzak version of “The Girl from Ipanema.”

Then the doors close.

The light goes out, a disco ball overhead illuminates and the Bee Gee’s “Stayin’ Alive” fills the space and envelopes the senses.

One middle-aged woman was so overcome, she broke into full dance mode, singlefinger arm thrusts, a la Travolta, while her ‘tween daughter tugged on her sleeve to please, Mom, for the love of God, stop.

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Expo lives on at Balboa Park Christopher Reynolds Contributor

If you’d visited San Diego’s Balboa Park in the last 79 years to climb the handsome California Tower and look for reminders of 1915—well, never mind. You couldn’t.

Although the tower is the park’s most widely visible structure—and its most obvious artifact from the 1915 PanamaCalifornia Exposition—its interior was closed to the public in the 1930s for reasons that are no longer clear.

But now, as San Diego celebrates the expo’s centennial, the 200-foothigh tower is open again (to paying customers).

And even if you don’t sign up for the climb, you’ll see reminders of 1915 throughout the park’s core area.

Some highlights: The California Building (which includes the tower) was the centerpiece of the 1915 expo, and its exterior has become emblematic of the city. Its interior is home to the Museum of Man (special exhibitions in 2015: monsters, beer and instruments of torture). The building features a colorful tiled dome, an elaborately ornamented facade and St. Francis Chapel, a nondenominational chapel that’s mostly used for weddings. As for the tower, daily 40-minute tours (weather permitting) started Jan. 1. Museum admission is $12.50 for adults, plus $10 for the tower tour. Info: www. californiatower.org.

The Botanical Building is a domed indooroutdoor temple of redwood lath, fronted and reflected by a stately lily pond. The gardens inside feature cycads, ferns, orchids, palms and scores of other tropical plants. It’s free, but it’s closed Thursdays and holidays.

The buildings now known as the Casa de Balboa, the Casa del Prado and the House of Charm went up along the Prado promenade in 1915 as temporary structures, mostly of wood and plaster.

They were supposed to be leveled soon after the fair closed. But people kept finding reasons to keep them (including

Late afternoon sunshine casts a glow in a window in the Casa de Balboa in San Diego’s Balboa Park. The facade features extensive cast concrete ornamentation in the Spanish Colonial Revival Style. another expo in 1935).

Since 1967, a group called the Committee of One Hundred has raised funds and support for their reconstruction.

Now, with the House of Hospitality, they house dozens of cultural enterprises, including the Museum of Photographic Arts; a model railroad museum; youth performing arts organizations; the Mingei International Museum, which focuses on folk art; a visitor centre; and the park’s premier restaurant, the Prado, whose cuisine might be described as “global eclectic.”

The Organ Pavilion includes the Spreckels Organ, one of the world’s largest outdoor organs, with 4,530 pipes. At 2 p.m. every Sunday, there’s a free hour-long organ concert. Just about any

time, the pavilion’s seats give you a chance to sit and relax.

The San Diego Zoo, now a 100-acre landmark (zoo.sandiegozoo.org) with a sibling San Diego Zoo Safari Park near the northern end of San Diego County, was conceived during the second year of that first expo. Its first animals, including a bear named Caesar, are descended from a group that was displayed along the San Diego expo’s Isthmus midway in 1916.

Cabrillo Bridge, designed as the expo’s grand entrance, was closed to cars for seismic upgrades and other repairs in early 2014, but is now open to pedestrians, cyclists and cars. For more information see balboapark.org.

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Catering to the kids and the parents ADVENTURE FROM A28 encountered at most hotels.

The buffet table at Bricks is 18 inches lower than standard size, and there are port holes cut into the restaurant’s walls in case a child feels the urge to climb in and eat his or her pancakes there.

Lego characters roam the dining room during breakfast and lunch, posing for selfies with kids and making balloon animals for them. The pool is shallower than standard dimensions, and even the health club has kid equipment and Lego “exerciser” figures.

Elaborate Lego sculptured creations meant to hew to the themed floors— Kingdome, Pirate, Adventure—are the only Legos that aren’t handson. Most of the models can be found in the 250 guest rooms, where cards explain the estimated value on each “model” at between $90 and $960 and warn that damaged or missing pieces “will result in a charge to your pre-authorized credit card.”

No worries, though: The hotel knows its clientele and provides a bucket of Legos for kids to create masterpieces.

That’s in addition to the “treasure chest” (doubling as an in-room safe). Guests must solve four clues in something

of a scavenger hunt around the lobby area to get the numbers for the combination lock. Inside is a trove of goodies—two packages of Lego Mini Figures and chocolate gold coins.

A three-quarter’s partition separates the sleeping areas in the average 350-square-foot room. It’s a fun alcove for the kids, with bunk beds (plus a trundle bed), a flat-screen TV mounted to look like a fireplace and theme-appropriate signs. Example from a “Kingdome” room: “Ye Olde Adults Keep Out!” Parents, meanwhile, enjoy a modicum of privacy in their portion of the medieval castle (or pirate ship, or safari hut).

It, too, is fully themed, right down to a Legoconstructed cask of ale sitting on the shelf above ye olde desk.

No one stays in the room long, though, because the hotel staff

keeps things hopping in the lobby. On the night of the rain-induced park closure, the Castle Play Area was SRO, with pajama-clad kids running headlong into one another prepping for the Model Building Competition, presided over by Princess Snowflake and Rosie the Elf. Schlichtling’s daughter, Sonja, checked out the competition, while Mom mused that perhaps some families were unsure on the rule that parents cannot help their kids in construction.

“I saw one man down here making the state flag of Colorado (out of Legos),” she said. “He was having way more fun than his kids were.”

The older kids (12 is about the upper range for Lego-goers) gravitated toward the rides or to Miniland USA, where 1:20-scale models of New York City, the Vegas Strip and New Orleans, among

other locales, were on display alongside displays from the various “Star Wars” episodes.

The main attraction for the younger set was the Junior Driving School, where kids can drive scaled-down electric cars through a city neighborhood.

“It’s really fun,” Sonja Schlichtling said. “You can earn a driver’s license.

It’s very simple. The red pedal is the stop and the green pedal is the go.

There are traffic lights and stop lights.”

“Thank goodness,” her mother added, “it’s not bumper cars. People don’t go crazy.”

That seems a theme at Legoland. It’s a more laidback experience, perhaps because it’s smaller and less frenetic than its theme park rival 80 miles north on Interstate 5, Disneyland.

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HUGHES, ANNIE WILLIAMSON Annie passed away on January 5th, 2015.

Predeceased by her son John and her husband John. Her high Scottish spirit and strong will, led her to a long life of 99 years. She will be missed. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneralkelowna.com.

Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna, BC 250-762-2299.

CHRISTINE ANITA SONNICHSEN

OCT 24, 1929 - JAN 12, 2015 Christine Anita Sonnichsen died peacefully on January 12, 2015 at home in West Kelowna. She was born in London, England on October 24, 1929, the only child of Christopher and Kezia (Oliver) Alexander and came to live in Canada in 1956. She was predeceased by her first husband, James Duncan Macpherson in 1966, and by her second husband, Andre Karl Sonnichsen in 1989.

She is survived by her children: Janice (Jean-Guy) Deveault, West Kelowna; Duncan (Margaret) Macpherson, Halifax; Glenda (Mark) Legge, Moncton; Shirley Dash, Ottawa; Marian (John) Cornellier, Montreal; Andre Sonnichsen, Vancouver; and Karl (Nadia) Sonnichsen, Calgary; and by fifteen grandchildren and four great grandsons. She is also survived by her much loved cat, Woolly. She had a wonderful and vibrant life with many interests, enjoying her family and world-wide travel. The family is most grateful for the amazing support and care given by Dr. Roy T Maroney, and the palliative care nurses Leisa, Ann and Kathleen and their wonderful team. Special thanks to Mr. Ken McRae, Dr. J.G. McInnes, and Mr. Barry Walker for their kindness. Private services will be held.

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November 19, 1962 - January 10, 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother and son Douglas Gregory Ritchie, after a brief illness. Doug passed away with his wife France Benoit at his side in Yellowknife, NWT. He was predeceased by his father Ken (2004) and is survived by France, his mother Lyn, siblings Michael (Deb), Bruce (Deb Mitchell) and Jo-Anne (Blake Dean), nephews Mark (Rianna), William (Ally) and Spencer, and nieces Jillian and Elizabeth.

Doug was born in Kelowna BC and graduated from KLO high school (1980), SFU (B Econ 1985) and Dalhousie (MPA 1992).

Doug and France lived in a small log cabin on a lake just north of Yellowknife, with the sun and wind as their main sources of power and where they grew much of their own food.

Doug spent most of his career as a public servant in the NWT. Much of this time was as a Manager in the Department of Health and Social Services for the NWT Government, challenging work he enjoyed.

In 2004 Doug left government to work for Ecology North, a small non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of sustainable living, climate change awareness and waste reduction. In 2011 Doug took up an exciting new challenge in working for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation on similar issues.

Doug made it his life’s work to strive for the betterment of society and the environment. Doug was always well informed, persevered with integrity, realism and humour, and led by hard work and example.

A funeral will be held for Doug at St. Michael and All Angels’ Cathedral at 608 Sutherland Avenue at 2:00 pm on Friday, January 30th, 2015. A memorial service will be held in the spring for Doug in Yellowknife at Dettah at the Chief Drygeese Centre.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Doug can be made to Ecology North or the YWCA Yellowknife.

An NWT environmental stewardship fund will be established in the near future to honour Doug’s work.

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HUBSCHER, IRMA AGNES

December 22, 1935 ~ January 12, 2015 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother on January 12, 2015 at the age of 79. Irma was born in Walerianowka, Russia.

She is predeceased by her husband Herbert. She is survived by her son Kenneth, her daughter Sharon and her sister Erika, and brothers William and Arnold.

Mom loved to walk and had a green thumb when it came to gardening and all the flowers that surrounded her home.

She will be dearly missed by all her family and friends!

A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 11:00 am at Everden Rust Funeral Services 1910 Windsor Road, Kelowna. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

KRLJIC, SLAVEN It is with heavy hearts we announce that Slaven Krljic has passed away suddenly and unexpectedly while vacationing in Honduras on Friday January 9, 2015 at the age of 51.

Survived by his loving wife Katarina of 29 years; two daughters Gorana and Jana of Kelowna; brother Bojan (Sanja) of the Netherlands; nephews Rino and Nik; aunt Boba, cousins Bruneta, Evica, Kasandra and Goran of Croatia and Sweden, with their families; two brothers-in-law Ivica (Christine) Ilic of Germany and their children Till and Nele, Tomislav (Danijela) Ilic of the Netherlands and their sons Tiny and Fillip; sister-in-law Janja (Djino) Delic of Croatia; as well as countless friends here in Kelowna, back home in Croatia and Bosnia, and also throughout the world. We would like to extend a special thank you to all the friends that were in Honduras for their help during this difficult time.

Slaven was a devoted dad and husband, passionate about travelling and exploring the world with his family, friends, and furry companion Bruno. Slaven was the proud founder of Digital Generation and was very dedicated to his businesses and his associates. His loving smile, lively attitude, and carefree spirit will forever be missed by his family and friends. A Prayer Service will be held on Sunday, January 18th at 7:00 pm and a Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 19th at 1:00 pm, both at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. Interment to follow in the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery.

Should family and friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

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Employment

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Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 Drivers, F/T, P/T for California & Arizona produce hauling, excellent pay and benefits, safety bonus and home time. Call Jerry or Bill 1-877-539-1750.

We require qualified US capable Class 1 drivers immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid.

Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

RESORT SITE MANAGERS St. Ives Resort, Shuswap Lake B.C. St. Ives Resort is a four-season destination on the north shore of Shuswap Lake. The resort’s site managers are retiring in the �irst �uarter of ���� and we are looking for new managers to provide year-around owner & guest services, manage housekeeping staff and provide on-going maintenance for the buildings and grounds. This is a great opportunity to work in the hospitality industry and live in one of BC’s favourite vacation destinations. Compensation includes the provision of a caretaker suite and a vehicle allowance.

If this uni�ue opportunity appeals to you, please email Garry Corbett at stivessitemanager@gmail.com indicating your interest, �uali�ications and e�perience.

We require 5 qualified Canadian Drivers Immediately. We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for the Western Provinces. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time.

Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs.

We offer a rider and pet policy.

All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume and abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Career Opportunities

Farm Workers MANJIT Gill- Hiring Orchard workers. April 1st to Oct 31st. $10.50/hr. Call 250-864-9898 NEED Farm Workers. Pruning, thinning, picking. $10.49/hr, 7days/wk, March 20 - Nov 1.

250-869-2371, Jass Bassi.

Harsh Bassi Orchards

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Employment

Employment

Farm Workers

Farm Workers

Help Wanted

JOE GRAZIANO Orchards in Kelowna, needs orchard workers start April 1st - Nov.1st40 hrs/wk $10.49/hr. Duties include pruning, thinning, cut grass, irrigating, picking & other general duties of orchard work. Apply by fax 250-7120269 or call 250-860-2644 PALVINDER Singh- Hiring Orchard workers. March 1st- Oct 31st $10.50/hr. 250-575-7766 ROSERIDGE ORCHARDS,3524 Rose rd Kelowna BC, seeking Farm Workers. Picking, thinning & general farm labor. $10.49/hr.

5-6 days/wk. April-Nov. Call (250)860-4651 SUKHJIT Dhaliwal- Hiring Orchard workers. March 1st - Oct 31st $10.50/hr. 250-307-5090 TARLOK Singh Orchards needs farm works for thinning, picking, & pruning. $10.49/h, 40-60 hrs/w, from Feb 25- Oct. 25. Call 250-491-9340.

VALLEY Orchards, 1795 McCurdy Rd E in Kelowna BC, needs farm workers, Duties: planting, thinning, picking, sorting & pruning, $10.49/hr, Mar-Nov Fax 250-491-1951 valleyorchards@shaw.ca

Help Wanted

Collators & Inserters Required Duties include hand collating, straightening papers and pocket feeders on Kansa Machine.

Shifts start at Midnight or earlier.

Minimum 2 to 3 days a week.

Approx. 16 to 24 hours per week.

Good, safe working conditions.

Interested applicants may drop off resumes to: Kelowna Capital News c/o Glenn Beaudry 2495 Enterprise Way Kelowna, BC V1X 7K2 or Email: gbeaudry@kelownacapnews.com No phone calls please.

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Seasonal Farm Workers needed in Lake Country and Armstrong for Factors Farms.

Duties include greenhouse work, field work, installing irrigation system, picking by hand and loading. Requirements are listed on our web site at: www.naturalfactors.com 16 positions start from March 1, 2015 and end October 31, 2015 (35 weeks).

Minimum of 40 hours per week.

Must be available Monday to Saturday 7 am – 3:30 pm. Pay: $12/hour.

Please email resumes to: CareersKelowna@ naturalfactors.com or fax to (250) 766-7178.

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While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in the Kelowna Capital News are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front.

EI CLAIM Denied? Need Help? 22 yrs experience as an EI Officer. Will prepare, present, reconsiderations & appeals. Call me before requesting reconsideration: Bernie Hughes, Toll Free at : 1-877-581-1122.

FT Head Baker for True Grain Bread in Summerland. Producing highest quality baked goods. 5yrs experience baking bread from scratch. Forecasting, ordering, recruiting, training & scheduling responsibilities.

Master level certification or Red Seal required.

Full details: http://www.truegrain.ca/index. p h p / c o n t a c t - 3 / e m p l oy m e n t Send resume: leslie@truegrain.ca

HD MECHANIC

Local trucking company needs a full time mechanic. 40 hrs/week competitive wages and benefits.

250-215-4909.

Need fruit tree sprayer. Contact 250-765-1164 or email: info@olsonspestcontrol.com

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

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

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PRODUCTION LINE OPERATORS

Are you looking for a change and a great opportunity? We at Natural Factors are a dynamic company! We are a division of one of the largest producers of vitamin supplements in North America. Our Kelowna division is looking for people to work FT with work experience, who love new things and are interested in contributing to people’s health. If you are mechanically inclined, good with numbers and want to add to our positive work environment, please go to our web site and check out the opportunities. www.naturalfactors.com We might be the progressive Company you’re looking for.

Send resume to: CareersKelowna @naturalfactors.com

SENIOR BOOKKEEPER/ ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN required by Hecht & Associates Inc., in their professional practise which provides comprehensive financial services to owner- managed businesses, and individuals. Candidates should have experience in and be conversant with all aspects of bookkeeping with related government filings and have strong interpersonal skills. Previous experience in public practise and personal income tax will be considered an asset.

Please submit resume & career objectives to: Email: kph@hecht.ca Fax: 250-8683777, 473 West Ave, Kelowna. B.C., V1Y 4Z3

Home Care/Support

LPN to assist lady with ALS. P/T,$20/hr. Resume- P.O. Box 29251 OKM. Kel.V1W 1XO

Medical/Dental DENTAL RECEPTIONIST Position available. Applicant with knowledge of Power Practice & Clinical experience preferred.

Full Time position.

Mon - Thurs, no evenings or weekends. Mail,Fax or Hand Deliver Resumes to: Dr. T.A. Martin #22 - 1710 Ellis St. Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 2B5 Fax: 250-762-0702

Sales Hiring Sales Associates!

Sleep Country is looking for committed & motivated Sales Associates to join our team!

Working at Sleep Country Canada is more than just a job, it’s your opportunity to realize your full potential!

We offer a competitive wage, generous benefit package, tuition reimbursement, and a fitness subsidy program!

Apply online now at www.sleepcountry.ca A Better Career Starts Here

Trades, Technical • SAW FILER • ELECTRICIANS • MILLWRIGHT/WELDER

- Surrey B.C Searching for highly motivated and ambitious individuals to work and be challenged in their field.

Competitive Wage & Good Benefit Package Offered!

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Documentary examines Spain pilgrimage THEATRE Creative dance performance by Lisbeth Gruwez Jan. 16 and 17 8 p.m.

Mary Irwin Theatre in the Rotary Centre for the Arts 421 Cawston Ave. Kelowna The first Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies performance of the calendar year brings renowned dancer Lisbeth Gruwez to Kelowna with her critically acclaimed dance performance entitled: “It’s going to get worse and worse and worse my friend...”

The performance is a combination of choreography, light, and fragments of speech by the notorious American televangelist Jimmy Swaggart.

The show is created by the performance group Voetvolk and put on by UBC Okanagan’s Theatre 26.

Theatre 26 is a small company of Bachelor of Fine Arts students in

interdisciplinary performance, who hold work-study positions to run University Theatre.

They learn how to promote live productions, hang and focus lights, and run the sound and lighting booth for in-house and touring productions.

Tickets are $20, or $15 for students/seniors, and can be purchased at the UBC Okanagan bookstore or at the Rotary Centre for the Arts.

FILM Walking The Camino: Six Ways to Santiago Jan. 16,17 Cathedral Church of St. Michael and AllAngels 608 Sutherland Ave. Kelowna Have you ever wanted to go on a pilgrimage?

The Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Angels will present two showings of Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago, on Jan. 16 and 17.

The documentary offers the opportunity to accompany six modern pilgrims from diverse countries, ages and walks of life who have taken the 500-mile Camino Way across northern Spain with little more than a backpack and a pair of boots. Admission is by donation.

Come and explore a journey that people have walked for 1,200 years, sometimes for defined spiritual reasons, but also to find answers to questions they didn’t know they had.

The walk to Santiago de Compostela where the bones of St. James are said to be buried has been called “a metaphor for life.”

Critics have described the film as “a journey of beauty, personal discovery,” “profoundly moving” and “a meditation on the spirituality of endurance.”

The film is 90 minutes an hour and a half long, will be introduced by Jonathan Greenhalgh, Dean Emeritus of

the Diocese of Kootenay and a former incumbent of the Cathedral, who was one of the pilgrims on the journey in the movie.

On both nights, Greenhalgh will introduce the film and respond to questions following the showings.

ART EXHIBIT Pete Smith: New Frontier Jan. 17 to April 5 Kelowna Art Gallery 1315 Water St. Okanagan audiences will have an opportunity to view the abstract and colourful results of artist Pete Smith’s unique artistic process in a solo show entitled Pete Smith: New Frontier.

Smith is an emerging Ontario-based artist who makes use of a fascinating method to create his paintings.

In 2010, he made an animated film of his current sketches and paintings. This film comprised over 4,000 stills.

Smith then selected single frames to use as compositional jumping-off points for creating his new works.

Think wildly-patterned quilt meets camouflage. Visitors will enjoy viewing Smith’s striking colours and shapes in these abstract paintings.

In addition to his works on canvas, Smith has created a new artist’s book for this exhibition that includes images and writings of his own, as well as snippets of Emily Carr’s writing and that of his great grandmother.

An opening reception to celebrate this exhibition will be held on Friday, Jan. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Kelowna Art Gallery.

For more information visit the Kelowna Art Gallery online at kelownaartgallery.com or call 250-762-2226.

CONCERT Okanagan Symphony Orchestra Saturday, Jan. 17 8 p.m.

Kelowna Actors Studio 1379 Ellis St. Kelowna The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2015 season with a concert entitled “Winter Splendour.”

There will be an additional performance Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m., at the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre.

“Winter Splendour is exactly the type of concert that we need during these long winter months,” said Rosemary Thomson, OSO music director.

“This show will give you variety with song and violin as our orchestra brings excitement to the stage throughout the evening bringing the music to life.”

Featured works in this concert are Prince Igor Overture, written by composer Borodin, which is an energetic and lyrical piece; Violin Concerto written by Kelowna composer Imant Raminsh

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RICK DAVIS duty, but his military service took a toll on his family, especially when he returned home.

After being in limited release since November, the acclaimed drama Foxcatcher is arriving in Kelowna.

The film is cast with transformative roles for Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo.

Tatum stars as Olympic gold medallist wrestler Mark Schults, who sees a way out from the

shadow of his more celebrated wrestling brother Dave (Ruffalo) when he is summoned by eccentric multimillionaire John Du Pont (Carell) to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

The movie depicts their desperate obsession for greatness that ultimately ended in tragedy.

Based upon the famous bear from children’s literature, Paddington tells the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear (voiced by Colin Firth) who travels to the city in search of a home. Lost and alone, he meets the kindly Brown

Bradley Cooper (right) stars in Clint Eastwood’s latest American Sniper. family who offers him a temporary haven until he catches the eye of a museum taxidermist (Nicole Kidman) who has her own plans for the rare bear.

Blackhat is new thriller starring Chris Hemsworth as a

furloughed convict who is enlisted by American and Chinese agencies to help them hunt down a cyber criminal intent on crippling the international banking network.

This topical thriller is produced and directed by Michael Mann.

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His latest is American Sniper, a biographical war drama starring Bradley Cooper as Navy Seal Chris Kyle, considered to be the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history.

His pinpoint accuracy saved countless lives on the battlefield in Iraq and earned him the nickname “Legend.” However, his reputation was also getting attention behind enemy lines as a price was put on his head by insurgents.

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Sunday January 18 Vernon 7:30pm Melissa Wilmot, Violin

And finally, popular comedian Kevin Hart stars as The Wedding Ringer, a professional best man for socially challenged grooms in need.

He is hired by a loveable but awkward groom-to-be (Josh Gad) who needs a best man

when he marries the girl of his dreams (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) just a few weeks after meeting her. In those few weeks, the groom and his hired friend try to con the bride into believing that they have been friends for years.

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The Gambler a satisfying remake Cineplex Orchard Plaza 5 INHERENT VICE (14A) 6:20 & 9:35; Sat & Sun Mats 2:35 & 5:50 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (PG) 6:55 & 9:25; Sat & Sun Mats 1:30 & 4:20 PADDINGTON (PG) 6:30 & 9:10; Sat & Sun Mats 1:15 & 3:50 TAKEN 3 (14A) 7:05 & 10:00; Sat & Sun Mats 1:45 & 4:25 THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (2D) (PG) Sat & Sun Mats 2:15 THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (3D) (PG) 6:15 & 9:45

Landmark Grand 10 948 McCurdy Rd. KELOWNA ADVANCE SCREENINGS THURSDAY, JAN. 22ND: “Mortdecai” at 7:00 & 9:30 (Rating:TBA) “Strange Magic” at 7:05 & 9:50 (Rating:TBA) INTO THE WOODS Nightly at 7:05 & 9:50, Fri – Sun Matinees at 1:05 & 3:50 (PG) Nominated for 3 Golden Globes!

AMERICAN SNIPER Nightly at 6:40 & 9:40, Fri – Sun Matinees at 12:40 & 3:40 (14A) THE WEDDING RINGER Nightly at 7:15 & 9:35, Fri – Sun Matinees at 1:15 & 3:35 (14A) PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (3D) Fri – Wed Nightly at 9:20 only, Fri – Sun Matinees at 1:00 only (G) *3D PRICING IN EFFECT* PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (2D) Nightly at 7:00 only, Fri – Sun Matinees at 3:20 only (G) THE GAMBLER Fri – Wed Nightly at 6:50 & 9:30, Fri – Sun Matinees at 12:50 & 3:30 (14A) EXODUS: GODS & KINGS (2D) Fri – Wed Nightly at 7:30, Thurs Night at 9:15, Fri – Sun Matinees at 12:30 & 4:00 (PG) THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PT. 1 Nightly at 6:45 & 9:35, Fri – Sun Matinees at 12:45 & 3:35 (PG) Nominated for a Golden Globe!

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Nightly at 7:10 & 9:55, Fri – Sun Matinees at 1:10 & 3:55 (PG) Nominated for 4 Golden Globes, Best Actor & Best Score Golden Globe Winner!

BLACKHAT Nightly at 6:55 & 9:45, Fri – Sun Matinees at 12:55 & 3:45 (14A) *No Passes Accepted (Until Jan. 30th) – G.C’s Always Accepted* SELMA Nightly at 6:35 & 9:25, Fri – Sun Matinees at 12:35 & 3:25 (PG) Nominated for 4 Golden Globes, Best Original Song Golden Globe Winner!

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THE IMITATION GAME Evening shows 7:20 & 9:55 daily; Sat & Sun Matinees 1:30 & 4:25 (PG: Violence).

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Deciding to go to see the ‘least heavy’ of the weekend’s dramatic fare such as “Unbroken” and “Selma,” I chose The Gambler, a remake of the original 1974 film which starred James Caan and Lauren Hutton.

Jim Bennett, an English Lit Professor, played by Mark Wahlberg, is in debt to three money lenders—a gambling ring operator (Alvin Ing); a gangster (Michael Williams) and a loan shark (John Goodman).

While Wahlberg has

Behind The Screen SUSAN STEEN stated that the role of Jim Bennett was the most challenging of his career, some may say this was slow and boring.

I found it amazingly real. There were no special effects, no big scene stealing car chases, no gun fights and no sex scenes.

This is a film about addiction.

On top of the world at one moment and into the dregs of angst the next, but regardless of the odds, there is always hope…and oh yes, maybe a little luck.

Don’t bring the kids to this one, but it’s worth a look. *** I will see Selma and I will cry as we all should when we realize the atrocities that man heaps

on man and every time ignorance overpowers acceptance.

By the way, I didn’t like “Into the Woods” (who knew it’s a musical) , with the exception of the incredible talent of Meryl Streep. It’s disappointing, boring and disconnected.

Upcoming movies to watch for include Jupiter Ascending (Feb 6); Divergent Insurgent (March 20) and March In The Heart Of The Sea (the inspiration for Moby Dick) and let’s not forget Fifty Shades of Grey.

ENTERTAINMENT WHAT’S ON

Art a la Carte fun at the Packinghouse EVENTS FROM A35 known for writing music for its’ beauty, melodiousness, and emotional sincerity; and Symphony No. 6. Op. 74, B minor written by Tchaikovsky which was written in 1893 and the last piece written by this popular composer.

Joining the symphony orchestra on stage will be Soprano Eeva-Maria Kopp who started her career in her country of origin, Finland.

Kopp is a prizewinner of several national singing competitions (e.g. Kangasniemi Competition, Lappeenranta Competition), and she has performed with such major companies and festivals as Finnish National Opera, Helsinki Festival, Ilmajoki Festival, Finnish Chamber Opera, Lapland Chamber Orchestra.

In 2013, Kopp relocated to Canada, but still occasionally travels back to Europe to perform when she is not singing with the OSO or Opera Kelowna.

Also featured on stage in this concert is Okanagan- raised and talented violinist Melissa Wilmot.

THEATRE Art a la Carte Thursday, Jan. 22 Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis St. Kelowna Looking for a great event to chase away the mid–winter blues? Art a la Carte is an evening of music, dancing, great food wine and silent auction with the proceeds to support the Okanagan Arts Awards.

Featuring music by Anna Jacyszyn and Half a Quorum as well as great food by executive chef

Michael Lyon, the evening promises to be a terrific night.

The event will also include a sampling of wines from Intrigue and the unveiling of this year’s winning sculpture which will be presented at the awards March 28.

Tickets are available at the Select Your Tickets box office at Prospera Place or online at selectyourtickets.com.

FUNDRAISER Art on the Line Feb. 7 UBCO Department of Creative Studies and Visual Arts Course Union Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research 3247 University Way on the UBCO campus Excitement is building for one of the region’s most popular visual art events of the year.

Presented by UBC Okanagan’s Department

of Creative Studies and the Visual Arts Course Union, Art on the Line brings together the local arts community to celebrate the work of UBCO students, faculty, alumni, as well as artists practicing in the community in the spirit of raising funds.

The event is limited to 100 auction tickets to be sold at $190 each. One ticket admits two people and entitles the holder to an exciting evening of live entertainment, good food and great art.

Tickets may be reserved through event coordinator Connor Charlesworth via email at AOTL2015@hotmail. com or call 250-7188761.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. for ticket holders to view the artwork, make their wishlists, and enjoy live music, refreshments and h’ordeuvres.

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