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Jeff Brown says he is at a bit of a loss as to what to do about clear cutting around Apex Mountain Resort and the residential area. Brown, chair of the Apex Property Owners Association Forestry Committee, said there has already been 1,500 hectares of clear cut over the last decade, a number he expects to double in the next six years after looking at Weyerhaeuser Canada’s plans for the areas. Brown said it has been a frustrating process, trying to convince forestry companies to adopt harvesting practices that are more compatible with a recreation area. “The industry has basically said that clear cut-

ting is the only option they will consider, and they have been doing a lot of it,” said Brown. “They are going to take the current acreage of clear cut and then double it in seven years.” That is going to be the subject of a public information forum at the Apex Mountain day lodge on Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. The key issue is the location of upcoming harvesting, which Brown said falls into the Apex Intensive recreation area, as deﬁned on the Okanagan Shuswap land resource management plan, especially affecting the Nickel Plate Nordic Centre, which has grown in popularity as a crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing destination. “In the last ﬁve years, we have seen snowshoeing just explode as a sport. Everyday there are people up there snowshoeing and the week-

ends the parking lots are packed full,” said Brown, who explained there are speciﬁc cuts being planned in the core of the cross-country area. “If those three cuts go ahead, Nickel Plate will actually be 360 degrees surrounded by clear cuts. I can’t consider that accommodating the recreation in the area,” said Brown. “No cross-country skier would look at those cuts and say this is acceptable. It basically annihilates all the trails.” Brown said the association would like to see harvesting volumes reduced to match the life cycle of the forest. “With a hundred year growth cycle, having 40 per cent of the trees cut in 20-year period is not sustainable,” he said. “We are not on the coast, it is a very slow-growing forest up there.” Brown said this is an industry desperate for

trees, and one that does respond to public embarrassment. “That’s plan one. The government has basically become hands-off on a major industry and we need to get that changed,” said Brown. “We need to start protecting what we have and we do that through public relations.” Wayne Roznowsky, public affairs manager for Weyerhaeuser Canada, said they have no plans for logging in the area around the Nordic Centre. “We do, however, have future harvest plans in the Winters Creek, Stray Horse Creek and Cahill Creek areas,” said Roznowsky, who noted the area is designated as a their operating area. Roznowsky added, that if asked, Weyerhaeuser would be willing to participate in the Feb. 28 meeting.

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The expansion to the Penticton Regional Hospital is still on the government books, but don’t expect to find any money allocated to it in the 2015 budget announced in the B.C. legislature Tuesday, Feb. 17 by Finance Minister Mike de Jong. That doesn’t mean it’s been dropped off the books, said Penticton MLA Dan Ashton, noting the expansion is listed in the three-year fiscal plan, with an expected completion date of 2019. “It’s in there. It’s in the projects over $50 million. It’s lock, stock and safe and the hospital is proceeding as planned,” said Ashton. “There are release schedules you will see as it progresses.” By the end of 2016, Ashton said, there is going to be over $600 million worth of construction in a 20-mile radius of Penticton, referring to both the correctional centre and the PRH expansion. “I don’t think people recognize the amount of construction that is going to be taking place in the South Okanagan,” said Ashton. Almost $3 billion has been dedicated to the health infrastructure in the 2015 budget including the Children and Women’s Hospital in Vancouver; the North Island Hospitals project in Comox Valley and Campbell River and the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre in Kelowna. The province is also ending the clawback of child support payments, a move that received approval from both sides of the house. Starting Sept. 1, the province is ending the practices of deducting support payments from government cheques received by single parents on income or disability insurance. According to a government release, that is expected to leave about $32 million more over the next three years in the pockets of those parents, a benefit to 3,200 families and 5,400 children. Ashton said the move to end the clawback is a good example of opposing parties working together. “This issue has been raised on a continual basis by the other party and the government listened,”

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said Ashton. “And they listened to the people.” The BC Fruit Growers Association announced it was pleased to see three important programs confirmed in the budget, including the seven-year, $8.5 million replant program, along with an additional $1 million for the BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Program and $2 million for the Buy Local initiative, which promotes consumption of locally produced food. Community Living B.C., responsible for developmentally disabled adults, gets an additional $106 million over three years, and $20 million is added to the general budget for income assistance. Caseloads for both are expected to increase and individual payment rates stay the same. This is also the budget that ends a two-year increase of 2.1 per cent in tax on income more than $150,000 a year. The provincial income tax rate for that tax bracket returns to 14.7 per cent, which De Jong said is part of the lowest personal income tax rates in the country. At the low end of the income scale, the exemption from paying any personal income tax goes to the first $19,000 earned, up from $18,000. Overall, the 2015 B.C. budget forecasts a surplus of $879 million, which Ashton attributes to good fiscal management by the Liberal government, as well as good fortune. “We have been lucky, there has been a substantial increase in sales tax revenue,” said Ashton. That about $398 million and other increases offset the decrease in income from natural resources.

After gas drilling boom years, the province’s revenue from Crown land tenures is expected to continue to decline slightly for two years. Excluding land tenures, natural resource revenue is expected to increase 7.6 per cent over the next two years due to increased forest stumpage rates and prices for coal and other commodities. The province is forecasting no revenue from liquefied natural gas exports over the next three years, as investors continue to consider the multi-billion-dollar decisions that would get that industry off the ground in B.C. After five years of borrowing to pay for “groceries,” Finance Minister Mike de Jong says budget surpluses this year and in the coming years will largely be used to pay down operating debt. The provincial budget shows operating debt of $9.4 billion for the year ending in March, declining to $8.4 billion in 2015-16 and falling below $5 billion by 2018. Total provincial debt, including roads, hospitals and other capital projects as well as debt held by BC Hydro and other Crown corporations, grows to more than $70 billion by the end of the province’s three-year fiscal plan. De Jong said balancing the budget means the province is only borrowing to build assets, and the current spending plan calls for $10.7 billion more in taxpayer-supported debt. One new project is planning funds for the proposed replacement of the George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River, a bottleneck for vehicle and shipping traffic.

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Soup Sisters serve up a menu with soul Mark Brett

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Soup for the soul was the feature item on the menu at Brodo Kitchen Monday, Feb. 16. The 21 people who joined restaurant owner and executive chef Paul Cecconi to cook the 250 servings were participating in the inaugural Soup Sisters Penticton event. Those who get to enjoy efforts of that labour of love are the mothers and children who come under the wing of the South Okanagan Women in Need Society (SOWINS). Soup for Sisters and its male counterpart, Broth for Brothers, are part of an international non-profit organization started by Calgarian Sharon Hapton, who was in Penticton this week for the launch. “I had an idea one day. I was at a time in my life when my second child had just left home for university. I like to call that my giant nurture void,” said Hapton, whose organization now operates in 19 other Canadian cities and Los Angeles, Cal. “I had this idea of making soup for others because I’d been a soup maker all my life and really truly understood the value and the impact it had on people when you delivered it to them at time of need.”

ExEcutivE chEf Paul cecconi of Brodo Kitchen with (left to right) Meredith Birchall-Spencer, Soup Sisters founder Sharon hapton and Margie hibbard on feb. 16 doing prep work for the inaugural Soup Sisters Penticton event in which participants made over 200 bowls of soup in support of the South Okanagan Women in Need Society.

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People who want to participate go to the restaurant one evening, share a glass of wine and learn to make the soup while spending time with other like-minded individuals. There is a $55 fee for those taking part which goes

to cover the break-even cost of the necessary ingredients. The soup making will take place on a monthly basis at Brodo’s. Hapton’s decision to direct the support to women in need was an easy choice after

she attended a fundraiser for the Calgary Women’s Emergency Centre. “I was so profoundly impacted to realize women flee without anything so our mandate is to reach as many women and children in crisis

as we can,” said Hapton. Monday’s soup was delivered to SOWINS the next morning and it didn’t take long before the program’s value became very much apparent. “We had a lady come

in this morning (Tuesday) who hadn’t eaten for several days, so the fact we were not only able to provide her with counselling but also to give her nutritious food was huge. She was just overwhelmed,” said SOWINS employee Bethany Handfield later that day. “It’s just so wonderful. You’ve got to understand a lot of these gals are coming from a place where they’re feeling abandoned by our society, feeling like nobody cares for them, whatever the extreme of the horrible abusive situation is and now they’ve got somebody who is reaching out and showing they’re caring through food as well.” Those who prepared the soup were also given an opportunity to write a personalized message on the label for recipients which Handfield felt had a significant impact. “The sad thing is the increase of the women we get coming to us that are in tears and are just completely beyond hungry they haven’t eaten for days and they’re living on the street or in their cars,” she said. “So this is nourishing them on so many different levels.” Hapton agreed: “It’s truly warmth for the soul.” To find out more about Soup Sisters go to penticton@soupsisters.org.

Jury selected for Princeton double murder trial Dale Boyd

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A jury was selected on Monday to decide the fate of a man who is alleged to have committed a double-murder in Princeton last year. Twelve jurors and one alternate have been selected for the trial of John Ike Koopmans, who faces two counts of murder and one attempted murder in relation to a shooting that occurred on March 30, 2013 on a property just outside of Princeton. Jurors were selected out of 100 possible candidates on Feb. 16 and are expected to return to the Penticton Supreme Court on Feb. 23 for

an estimated four to five week trial. A voir dire, a smaller hearing held to examine the eligibility of prospective jurors, or the admissibility of contested evidence, is expected to continue to the end of this week at the Penticton Court House. Defence council Don Skogstad is representing Koopmans, who is charged with shooting and killing Rosemary Fox and Robert Keith Wharton. They were found dead on a piece of property located on Old Hedley Road. Another man was found at the scene and was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound. At the time of the alleged shoot-

ings RCMP said information gathered indicated all parties involved were from the Princeton area and were known to each other. Residents in the Old Hedley Road area in Princeton said they were awakened on the morning after the shootings by the sounds of officers calling out on a megaphone in the areas of Tulameen Avenue, Angela Avenue and Pine Street. Frank Dubenski will represent the Crown and the trial will be presided over by Justice Miriam Maisonville. Koopmans was arrested by RCMP in Princeton on March 31, 2013 without incident and has been in custody since.

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When the Irish Rovers arrive in Penticton next month, they’re looking forward to meeting a fellow traveller they are helping to also retire from the road. With 50 years of wandering Canada and the world behind them, the Irish Rovers are planning to give up life on the road after this tour, though they plan on keeping the music coming at folk festivals and the like as well as producing new albums. And like the Rovers another weary traveller, Clancy the cat, is ready to put his roving days behind him. “It was George Millar who said we should do something for Clancy,” said Jennifer Fahrni, public relations manager for the band. They had been viewing a funny cat video on the AlleyCats Facebook page, she said, when they noticed a post about “this big ginger cat called Clancy.” “We all thought of The Clancy Brothers, great old friends of the Rovers who sadly are all gone now. The cat himself reminded me of George with his ginger hair and been a Rover all his life.”

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Rescued from the streets of Penticton by the AlleyCats Alliance, Clancy found a travelling partner with Bill Burles, and journeyed 12,000 kilometres with him before becoming lost on a trip through the Yukon and ending up on the streets again, this time in Dawson City. Clancy is back in Penticton now, and the Rovers have made a generous offer to help Clancy to a new home. They’ve offered to cover the adoption costs for

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the caregiver who has been helping Clancy recuperate from his wilderness journey — and who now doesn’t want to give him up — plus supply $100 of food from Bosleys. “Since we’d like to meet the lucky lady who has been taking such good care of Clancy, we’ll donate a pair of tickets for her to see the show, and an autographed 50th anniversary lithograph poster. She can get it autographed personally by the band after the show. Maybe we can also get a photo of Clancy with the Rovers,” Fahrni wrote in a letter to AlleyCats. Fahrni said the Rovers are big dog people, but Clancy is such a character that he caught their attention. They’d like to see others head over to the AlleyCats Facebook page and adopt a cat. “We’d be very happy to help get all the kittys on the street into new homes,” said Fahrni. AlleyCats Alliance can be found online at facebook.com/AlleycatsAlliance and http://alleycatsalliance.org. The Irish Rovers will be in Penticton at Cleland Theatre on March 7, with tickets available at the Community Centre or 250-490-2426.

Two suspects chose the wrong Vernon store to allegedly attempt to use a fraudulent or stolen credit or debit card. A 31-year-old Penticton man was in M&M Meats in the Vernon Square Mall on Saturday, attempting to purchase $400 worth of meats. Also in the store at the time, on his day off, was Vernon RCMP Insp. Jim McNamara. “Insp. McNamara noticed the individual attempt to purchase the large order but kept having issues with the debit card,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “The inspector felt things did not add up so, from

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a safe distance away from the store, he called onduty officers to come check them out.” McNamara, still a safe distance away, kept an eye on the suspect’s vehicle as he waited for uniformed officers to arrive. The suspect vehicle, with two occupants, was checked a block away at Red Top Grocery. “It turns out the Jeep Cherokee was stolen from Penticton,” said Molendyk. The Penticton man was remanded in custody and was slated to appear in Vernon Provincial Court Monday. A 32-year-old woman from Penticton, arrested with the vehicle, was released on a promise to appear in court on April 2. The incident remains under investigation.

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Antoniak heads north Steve Kidd

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Annette Antoniak finished up her tenure as Penticton’s city manager with a tearful goodbye at the regular council meeting Monday, and by Tuesday was off to Fort McMurray to prepare for the next stage of her career. “It is a little tough for me. Today is my last day,” Antoniak told council Monday evening. “I leave knowing that a tremendous amount of work has been accomplished in moving the city operations forward.” Antoniak is taking up a position as chief executive officer of the Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo. She officially takes over the reins there on April 6, replacing Russell Agnew, who has been the interim chief operating officer for the RRC while the organization’s board worked through the recruitment process.

“Annette brings an impressive set of skills and experience to the role,” said Michael Cachia, board chair of the RRC in a press release. “Russell will continue in his role as RRC chief financial officer and interim chief operating officer as Annette transitions into her role with the RRC.” Cachia highlighted Antoniak’s experience as president and CEO of both the Pacific National Exhibition and the British Columbia Olympic and Paralympic Games Secretariat. The RRC, a not-for-profit corporation, was created in 2012 by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to design, build, and operate several community recreation, sport and event facilities and venues within the urban area of Fort McMurray as well as facilities in Anzac, Conklin, and Fort Chipewyan. Cachia said he and the board of directors are confident Antoniak is suited to lead the RRC as it delivers excellence in sport, recreation and event experiences.

Council votes to allow house to be converted into employment centre Steve Kidd

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Penticton city council voted this week to allow Interior Health to convert a small house into an employment centre for people recovering from or living with mental illness. The Interior Health Authority has owned the small house at 265 Wade Ave. W since 2008, maintaining it in a manner in keeping with the rest of the neighbourhood. Now they want to move a program currently operating out of a commercial space downtown into the residential area. In addition to helping those with mental illness, the program also offers job training and education in social skills or other work ethics. “We see it as a low-impact program,” said Doug Levell, IHA’s real estate services manager. He noted that there was sufficient parking on site, and about 80 per cent of the clients use public transit, foot or cycle to get to the destination. Increasing costs make the Main Street location no longer financially viable, council was told and the home on Wade Avenue was still easily accessible and close to major transit routes. Neighbours of the property had some concerns, however, including traffic congestion on an already

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busy back lane connecting Winnipeg and Tennis Streets. There were also concerned about a lack of security for neighbouring houses with no fence or gate blocking access to the rear of the lot after the close of business hours. Council addressed those concerns in its decision when it voted 5-2 to support the zoning amendment, provided fencing and a gate were included as requirements. Coun. Max Picton noted this was the second such zoning amendment to come forward, referring to a recent application to add “major daycare” to the list of permitted uses on a south Penticton property. Picton expressed concern that council might be starting a trend by endorsing alternate commercial uses. “It’s much cheaper in residential areas to do business,” Picton said. “If you can’t afford to keep your business going in commercial areas, move into our residential neighbourhoods.” Planner Blake Laven said the official community plan does allow for some discretion in zoning and staff considers such proposals carefully. “We don’t make these recommendations to rezone these properties lightly,” said Laven. “It’s not like someone could come in and build a big office building.”

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No more borrowing for “groceries.” At least that is what Finance Minister Mike de Jong said when explaining B.C. budget surpluses this year and in the coming years will largely be used to pay down the provincial operating debt. Unless you are an already struggling family, according to the official opposition. British Columbians will face more fee and rate hikes in 2015 the B.C. According to a press release issued by the NDP Christy Clark’s Liberal government announced a balanced budget on Tuesday. Flat wages and increasing costs might have some families scraping for money to feed their families. That means there is little in the budget to help sectors like education, which is falling farther behind every budget and having to direct more money away from educating students to paying the costs of just being able to keep school doors open. Jim Iker, president of the BC Teacher’s Federation, points out that while the budget does include some additional funding to meet the costs of the new collective agreement settled with teachers last year, much of the money is simply being moved around by forcing cuts onto school districts in other areas. In addition, the government is increasing the Medical Services Plan premiums by four per cent, not covering inflation, and refusing to pay for the new MyEducationBC computer program, all of which will download more unfunded costs to school boards. In a time of ongoing economic uncertainty on the global stage, a free-spending budget would be a mistake. And fiscal discipline, coupled with initiatives to help challenges facing business should bePENTICTON applauded. WESTERN But if BC’s economic out look is as stable as de Jong predicts, with surpluses of more than $250 million over the next three years, perhaps it is time to start reinvesting in some of those soft costs, like education and social services, which may not show immediate benefits, but have a huge payoff down the road.

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Annual health care crisis grips B.C. The annual ritual of declaring a crisis in health care is upon us, with the B.C. Liberal government boasting that we have the best system in Canada, while the NDP and the B.C. Nurses’ Union try to portray it as the worst. The BCNU is the last big public sector union still to settle in the latest round of contract talks. Feeding horror stories to the media is part of its strategy, and this time it was a patient at Abbotsford Hospital assigned a bed in a small shower room for a month due to chronic overcrowding. Hospital ofﬁcials said his care wasn’t compromised. We’ve seen it in Abbotsford, Surrey and elsewhere: a new hospital or expansion is built and is immediately overcrowded. We are reminded every winter that inﬂuenza season brings a wave of people into emergency, expect-

ing treatment for a viral infection that in most cases can only run its course. Many people still don’t understand what “the flu” is, beyond the notion that it sounds serious enough to tell the boss you won’t be in to work. And as fewer doctors choose the endless demands of family practice, the expectation that all problems must be dealt with quickly and for free seems to grow as inexorably as the health care budget. An emergency physician of my acquaintance provided a typical scenario for night shift at the ER. Where once nights were quiet, now there are patients waiting for hours, around the clock. Several are drunk, and one has urinated on the floor. Surveys show as many as half of ER visits are alcohol-related, from overdoses to fights, falls, car crashes

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and chronic conditions. Into this chaos comes a mother with her young child, who has nasal and chest congestion. The child’s cough led her to throw up, so off to ER they went, blithely assuming that this is where you bring a kid with a cold. This week’s B.C. budget brings us a step closer to the moment when half of all provincial revenues go to keep the health care system running. In the legislature, NDP health critic Judy Darcy blasted Health

Minister Terry Lake for the government’s failure to keep its 2010 promise to ﬁnd everyone in B.C. a family doctor. Lake allowed they’re still working on that, and then plugged the latest Conference Board of Canada study showing B.C. ranks third in the world in health care outcomes, second only to Switzerland and Sweden. Darcy, a former president of the Hospital Employees’ Union, was quick to respond: “This is surely a ﬁrst in question period, the Minister of Health going back to the record of the NDP government in the 1990s, because we’ve had the best health outcomes in Canada since 1993. The fact is that we exercise more, we smoke less and we drink less, and that’s to the credit of British Columbians.” We also have more elderly people, as Pre-

mier Christy Clark argued in 2011 when the federal government changed its financing formula. After years of increasing transfers by six per cent per year, the late federal finance minister Jim Flaherty announced that starting in 2014, increases would be tied to economic growth, but wouldn’t fall below three per cent. This of course was treated as a cut, rather than continued increases above inflation. But there it is, and all provinces have to deal with it. Darcy is quite right that personal responsibility is the key, something to remember as the usual squabbling of special interests continues. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Daycare concerns at Skaha are ridiculous Let me first state I do not have children needing daycare but all of my girls have attended Kids Connection and it has been a wonderful experience for them. Now, I think the neighbours concerns about a proposed daycare near Skaha Lake are ridiculous (Re: Western News, Feb.6, New daycare delayed and letter to the editor, Daycare concerns resident, Feb. 13). They say they’re concerned about noise and parking but the fact is the Skaha Lake area is one of the busiest tourism and family areas to hang out in Penticton. There’s a children’s park, a marina, huge apartments being built, a baseball field, a beach and who knows what else in the future. These neighbours are concerned about some kids playing and the noise that would bring. What a stick in the mud idea! It’s a family hub. Regardless if there are financial gains for Tina Bootsma, there is a need for more quality childcare in Penticton

Workers hung out to dry

I read with dismay another article about Interior Health not having “enough money” to buy equipment upgrades for the laundry at the hospital (Re: Western News, Feb. 13, Hospital workers could lose jobs). Isn’t that the cost of doing business? Looking at things now, then budgeting for the things that may come down the road? If I was to do that in my life with my car and house, people would think I was dangerously short- sighted. Charlie Gillingham Penticton

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The Harper government invites more terror and fear as the gates of Canada are opening a little wider each and every day. The solution to peace in Canada is really quite simple, mind your own business and clean up your own backyard before pointing fingers or weapons of war. Throw a lasso completely around the house on the hill including the outdated senate along with provincial legislative buildings Auction off to a distant planet the herd of

... it makes perfect sense to have a daycare there. and Kids Connection offers just that. Penticton is growing as a family community and Skaha is a huge family play area so it makes perfect sense to have a daycare there. Parking is an issue? Oh please, it’s public parking all around that area. How is that even an issue? People can park where they want. The streets are not owned by the neighbours. Sorry “concerned” neighbours of Skaha but you’re being swallowed up by change just like every other area of the city.

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Raises funds for the medical facilities throughout the region, including the Penticton Regional Hospital, Moog & Friends Hospice House, Trinity Centre, Summerland Health Centre and Extended Care, Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge, South Similkameen Health Centre and Orchard Haven in Keremeos, South Okanagan General Hospital and Sunnybank Centre in Oliver. Marie Farren, Third Vice President of the Royal Purple, Keremeos presented a cheque for $500 to Janice Perrino of the SOS Medical Foundation for the new Patient Care Tower that will serve patients from the South Okanagan and Similkameen region. The Penticton Hospital Auxiliary donated $12,000 for the Christmas Get BEDDER Care campaign for the purchase of a new hospital bed/ mattress. Our thanks to all of the members. Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #40, Bob Sudbury, Poppy Chairman and Jim DeMarce, President presented the SOS Medical foundation with $5,000 from the Poppy Fund raised for the purchase of new hospital beds and mattresses. Our thanks to all of the members for their continued support over the years and to the public who buy poppies in support of November 11th.

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I wonder if local farmers know that BC Hydro offers special farm rates in those areas which it serves? Fortis does not. Although Fortis does offer farm rates in Alberta. Why not here in the Okanagan? Frank Martens Summerland

Pope logic

The common people’s Pope Francis is reportedly quoted as saying couples not having children are selfish, which seems contrary to the Pope’s comments that couples needn’t breed like rabbits. So what’s up? Most likely couples prefer the iPad and texting rather than multiplying and being fruitful. Could be technology will precipitate a dramatic drop ln planet population saving itself from itself thus making the Pope redundant, on UIC, and early retirement. Joe Schwarz Penticton

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Brandon Legault, Manager of the Barking Parrot and Brannigan Boyd, Director of Regional Sales and Marketing for the Penticton Lakeside presented $2,700 from their Movember Party. Held in late November at the Barking Parrot, the band KOGS entertained 300 guests. Funds raised are for the urology surgical room in the new Patient Care Tower. Pat Wand runs a bottle drive every Saturday at the Penticton and Summerland IGA from 10 – 3:00. Funds raised go to Penticton SPCA, Critteraid, Summerland Food Bank, and for the purchase of stuffed toys for children in surgery at PRH and at the Summerland Health Centre. Pat Wand presented stuffed toys to nurse manager of Peds/Maternity/Nursary Maureen Spinks.

Penticton Firefighters L1399, friends and family donated 4 TV’s to the Pediatric department at Penticton Regional Hospital. Staff wish to sincerely thank all of the members for their support.

We would like to thank all the individuals, service organizations and business groups for their dedication and thoughtfulness by making donations to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation 550 Carmi Avenue, Penticton, B.C. V2A 3G6 Phone: 250-492-9027 • Toll Free: 1-866-771-0994 www.sosmedicalfoundation.com

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Daylight versus Standard time I recently came across a letter on a website, www.standardtime.com/news.html, that would like to eliminate the twice yearly stupidity of changing our clocks for no rational purpose. If one can they should read the whole letter, located part way down the page. The author Marvin Chester, Emeritus professor of physics at UCLA, describes a tradition of the aborigines of Frago-Mungo Land where for three days they tickle the ground with a feather. They believe that only by doing so will bushes grow berries. North America has a similar tradition. Chester writes, “It’s the biannual clock resetting for Daylight Saving Time. Like feather dusting the earth, it doesn’t do much harm and it doesn’t do much

good. It’s just a silly practice.” He goes on to describe the reason daylight saving time stared during the war, when there was not a lot of electricity or lighting and to save fuel. He further states how the changes were implemented incorrectly if saving daylight was to actually happen. In fact it was partially backwards. “It’s a burden to people who schedule travel and transportation. It’s a nuisance for farmers, agricultural workers, animal caregivers and child caregivers. Innocent living things cannot be made to change their habits by man’s clock resets. It consumes a forest of trees in the paperwork resulting from lateness on a clock reset Monday. And few office buildings and factories even use daylight for their lighting. In

Council must set priorities

Despite steeply rising increases in water rates, Pentictonites have still to see those tax dollars spent on necessary aging infrastructure. Instead, we see cosmetics and wants from Penticton council. The recent water main break at Wade and Main is a classic example of why it is important that city council fulfill their mandate of fixing pipes and pavement. I wrote several letters in November 2012 on why city council needed to concentrate on fixing aging sewer and water lines. Instead, for the past few years we have seen them beautify the lakeshore; fool around with black fence posts on Martin; create pretty plans to beautify the Sicamous area and proceed with more cosmetics to beautify lower Main Street. City council played Russian roulette with necessary infrastructure replacement preferring to dabble in cosmetics. My road was paved in 1945. Assuming the sewer was installed when the road was paved, that made my leaking sewer line 67 years old when it was replaced. How many others are out there like that? How many other water mains are at the breaking point? At the time I specifically emailed and asked Mayor Dan Ashton: “What is the age demarcation used for replacement of sewer water lines? He did not reply. I found sewer and water reports for 2005 and 2010, but no specifics on ageing sewer lines. While the report contractors can look at pump facilities and measure flow rates they would have no ability to determine age of underground infrastructure unless that information is supplied by the city. In November 2012, I specifically asked that the age of individual sewer and water lines be placed on the City website with their life expectancy and plans for their renewal. I asked that budgetary plans be drawn up ensuring costs of replacement; necessary road work, catch basins, storm drains; including estimates for inflationary costs be placed online. CIBC has sustained heavy water damage; other businesses are facing employee layoffs and expensive repairs. Could these businesses sue the City for dereliction of duty by city council? Would you as a taxpayer spend your funds on pleasure ignoring your need for heating, rent or food? Or would you spend your funds on the necessities of

commerce electricity is used regardless of sunshine,” he writes. Chester goes on to explain we live in a different time since daylight saving might have made sense and argues that it does not even fully save daylight. With the time changes causing an increase in accidents as well as costing society in terms of time wasted changing clocks as well as having to shut down certain computer systems and aiding general confusion, without any real benefit, shouldn’t society smarten up and quit with this useless tickling of the earth? We need to have a permanent (set and forget) time zone, be it Daylight or Standard time. Possibly our politicians could use a little tickling also. Keith Sherwin Okanagan Falls

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Important question

Steven Blaney is our Minister of Public safety and as such needs to answer an important question regarding the installation of a recognized in Canada, and also in the world, fire hazard into our homes known as a smart meter. The question is: why would he allow an obvious public safety hazard to continue to be installed all across Canada while Fortis and BC Hydro (among the many known utility providers across Canada who are doing this and have done this) are avidly hiding and lying about the actual numbers? This is a Canada issue now, not a provincial matter. It smells to high heaven of treason and palms being greased to accommodate a health and safety hazard into our homes. We demand to know why. They need to be reminded that such acts erode the public trust completely, and rightfully so. George Venables Cawston

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A sold-out crowd filled the Bad Tattoo Brewery on Feb. 12 to watch artists go head-to-head in a live painting competition. Just over 100 people came out to see local artists battle it out to win the top spot at the very first Art Battle in Penticton. “That was pretty fantastic,” said Shannon Thorpe Frederick, event organizer. Jenny Long, an instructor at the Shatford Centre, was crowned the winner of Art Battle 220. “She’s an amazing artist,” Thorpe Frederick said. “She took the win and did some really cool stuff.” Long went up against Rade Durdev in the final round of

painting, each winning the initial round of six artists. The art was voted on by the audience as it was being painted using a live voting smartphone app. Thorpe Frederick said every artist that came out put forward incredible work. “Everyone did some really cool stuff. They handled the pressure really well. Since it’s a new thing out here it’s very intimidating as an artist to enter and then to go through with it all,” Thorpe Frederick said. “So I was really happy with how well all the artists handled themselves and how well the event went.” All of the artwork made in the competition was sold during a silent auction held during the event with the audience putting in bids as the artists were painting.

The highest piece sold for $300. The funds from the sales were split between the artists and the event, with the money being put towards funding for the next Art Battle. “This is my first Penticton event and I’m just so happy with the reception that we got from the arts community and the general public who just wanted to do something different on a Thursday night,” Thorpe Frederick said. “The enthusiasm was awesome.” Thorpe Frederick is already looking to set up the next Art Battle, which is tentatively set for April. For more photos visit www. pentictonwesternnews.com.

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“New Beginnings” - a Wedding Planning supplement on Feb. 27th. We want your Wedding or Engagement photos to be included in this special feature. Readers can submit a photo of the happy couple along with information on where and when the ceremony took place or will take place, the couple’s hometown, as well as any other pertinent details. The Western News will run the announcement free of charge. Limited to space available. Announcements should be sent to the Penticton Western News by February 23rd, 5pm. Penticton Western News, Att. Editor, 2250 Camrose Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 8R1 or by e-mail to <editor@pentictonwesternnews.com>.

The Ponderosa Music and Arts Festival is returning to Rock Creek. Returning for its third year, the independent, three-day music festival will run from Aug. 21 to 23. The weekend will feature musicians and artists hand picked by festival founders Kia Zahrabi and Kris Hargrave. The lineup is yet to be released but past years have hosted VANCOUVER’S The Funk Hunters started the acts including Mon- festival off with a wild dance party in 2014. Submitted photo treal’s Plants and Animals, Vancouver’s Jay as well as The Gay The festival is open Malinowski and the Nineties, Bend Sinis- to all ages. Deadcoast, Portland’s ter, No Sinner, Braids Early bird three-day Blouse and Wampire and Ladyhawk. passes are $99 and go

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Almost eight months after new legislation allowed thirsty Canadians to import beer and spirits from other provinces, a federal cabinet minister visited a Penticton brewery Friday to officially lift the lid. “We haven’t had an opportunity to make a formal announcement of it, so now it’s up and running and everybody knows,” said Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay during a press conference at Cannery Brewing Company. She was in the city to re-announce amendments to the Prohibitionera Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act that were passed as part of an omnibus budget bill in

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Battling for Kaylee Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Dubbed Cross City for Kaylee, the senior boys basketball teams of the Pen High Lakers and Princess Margaret Mustangs collided. Blue was the colour theme as spectators wearing the blue t-shirts in support of Kaylee Kozari-Bowland, who has been receiving treatments for cancer, packed the Pen High gymnasium Tuesday. Writing on the front of the shirt said “She who is brave is free” while the back had “Kaylee #kickcancer”. While the Mustangs won 46-41 in a hardfought defensive battle, Kaylee was the biggest winner as more than $2,700 was raised to support her family. “I think that’s absolutely amazing. I think the community has been amazing,” said Kaylee’s mother Tammy Kozari. “I think for those kids to get together, and plan such an event, it’s awesome.” Problems for the 16-year-old began last July when Kaylee had issues walking. Following three weeks and five trips to the hospital, she was sent to BC Children’s Hospital where she was diagnosed with an undifferentiated metastatic sarcoma. By that time she was completely paralyzed from the chest down. She had surgery to remove the cancerous tumour from her spine and received intensive chemotherapy, chest and spine radiation and physiotherapy and was wheelchair-bound until October. She has been re-learning how to walk but still needs crutches. On Feb. 2, an MRI discovered two new

KAYLEE KOZARI-BOWLAND, pictured above receiving a kiss from her favourite man, three-year-old brother Reece, was the focus of Cross City for Kaylee as the Pen High Lakers and Princess Margaret Mustangs clashed at Pen High. To the right, Kohl Linder, middle, fights off Taulbee Jack (22) and Jake Stokker during the game, which the Mustangs won 46-41. The game was used as a fundraiser, with blue t-shirts sold to support Kaylee’s family as she battles cancer. Submitted photo/Emanuel Sequeira/Western News

tumours in her spine at the base of her skull and one in her brain. That prompted immediate radiation treatments. Things were going well until last week when Kaylee had two full body seizures was rushed to hospital by ambulance. Tests revealed that a brain bleed into the tumor caused the seizures. The fundraiser was created by Kaylee’s friend and Princess Margaret Grade 11 student Lexi Grady. Seeing the huge turnout for her friend was overwhelming for Grady. “Honestly, I’m close to tears seeing it. The school rivalry, it’s there, but it’s not as intense. Everyone is here for Kaylee, which is awesome to see. It’s so good to see our town come together for it.” While Kaylee wasn’t at the game physically, she got to experience it as technology brought her courtside. Kozari said her daughter was curious to know who

was at the game and even had the chance to talk to some of her Pen High teachers. “She was on the phone with lots of them, it was good,” said Kozari. “It was good that she got to do that. Be a part of it from here.” Doctors are closely monitoring Kaylee and keeping her in Vancouver as it is not yet safe for her to travel, but she can return home soon. Options to help Kaylee in Canada have been exhausted and now the family is doing fundraising to pay for treatments in the U.S. However, those treatments are not covered by Canadian health care and as such the family needs the community’s help. Getting that little taste of home on Monday night as friends rallied together at a basketball game brought a smile to Kaylee’s face. “When she was on the phone it was just like, you could just see the happiness in her,”

Kozari continued, who received photos from people throughout the night. “That’s kind of what her friends do for her. Her friends are definitely an important part of her treatment plan, the therapy part of it.” Kozari joked that the first thing Kaylee wants to do when she comes back home is see her friends. “Who wants to hang out with mom as a teenager for the last

eight months,” Kozari laughed. Grady added that Kaylee was really proud of the fundraiser. “The support is always good to see,” said Grady. “Thanks for everyone for coming.” Lakers senior boys coach Colin Cook said it was good to see a big crowd, while Colton Van Camp of the Mustangs said his team was nervous playing in front of so many people.

“It’s probably the biggest crowd I have ever been in front of,” said Van Camp. “I just want to thank all the fans for coming out and supporting Kaylee.” A fundraising site has been established to help Kaylee’s family, www.youcaring. com/other/kaylee-sjourney-to-conquercancer/270205/ update/278229 or donations can be made at the Penticton Prospera Credit Union (Kaylee

Kozari-Bowlands account). Follow Kaylee’s Journey and send Kaylee a Facebook message at Kaylee’s Journey page. Another fundraiser for Kaylee is scheduled for March 7 at WalMart from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun Valley kettle corn will be sold and there will be a raffle by donation for NHL memorabilia. The event is being put on by the Tim Hortons novice Vees Green Stars.

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The Pen High Lakers Grade 9 girls basketball team got its motivation to win the Okanagan Championship on the weekend from Kaylee Kozari-Bowland. The 16-year-old is in Vancouver battling cancer. Wearing Bowland shirts with the writing, “She who is brave is free” pushed the Laker squad past the Okanagan Mission Huskies 42-28. “They won it for her. They fought for her. It really helped propel the girls,” said Lakers co-coach Blair Haddrell, adding that the players are inspired by what Kozari-Bowland is going through. “They are starting to realize how good they are.” Along with playing for KozariBowland, the Lakers played strong defence, rebounded well and had timely scoring. Emma Schneider led with a 12-point performance, while Mattie Philip and Chloe Brydon chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively. “I thought we played well,” said Haddrell, who along with coach Bill Bidlake watched as the group defeated the top two seeds. Strong defensive play all weekend gave the Lakers success along with working hard and showing

fight. “Offensively we moved the ball well,” said Haddrell, whose squad’s confidence has grown. “The big thing was defense.” Britney Young was a key on that front guiding a strong press. She also made good decisions with her passing helping Schneider net eight firsthalf points. Philip had seven as the Lakers led 24-19 after the first half. Young, Philip and Schneider were all named tournament all-stars, while Brydon was selected as the tournament’s most valuable player. The Lakers opened the Okanagan championship with a 45-24 win over Kamloops’ Brock School. Schneider finished with 16 points, 14 of them in the first half, while Brydon added 11 and Philip nine. In the semifinal against the KLO Cougars, the Lakers won 41-36. Shaloa Street had a breakout game with solid drives and chipped in seven points. The Lakers were led offensively by Brydon with 16 points, Schneider eight and Philip, seven. The Lakers will travel to Kelowna Feb. 26-28 for the provincial championship. Throughout the season the Lakers faced Grade 10 squads to help them adapt to stronger, more physical girls.

PEN HIGH LAKERS Chloe Brydon fends off a Brock defender during the Grade 9 girls basketball Okanagan Valley championship at Pen High Friday. Tournament MVP Brydon helped the Lakers defeat the Kamloops school and went on to win the championship. Emanuel Sequeira/Western News

Back in soccer’s premier division Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Penticton Soccer Club is returning to the Pacific Coast Soccer League’s Premier Division. The PSC hasn’t had a team in the Premier Division since 2006. Initial plans were to bump the women’s team from the Reserve Division to Premier, but after a several discussions with women’s coach Ray Hintz, as well as Manuel Borba, Ezra Cremers and Paulo Araujo from the Pinnacles Football Club, they decided to take the leap with a men’s team. “I think we’re going to be competitive, I really do,” said Anderson. “I was worried that we would go in and get beat up a little bit. It doesn’t look like the case from what I’m seeing.” The roster will be filled out by local players. For Anderson, it doesn’t make sense to field a team for people to watch that doesn’t possess players they may know. The team will be coached by Paulo Araujo, who Anderson said is a very strong coach. “Being the senior club, we always want to go Premier,” he said. “We want to bring the best soccer to Penticton that can possibly be here.” Anderson admitted there is some fear when entering that division.

“You’ve got a competitive level that is quite high,” he said. “Plus you still have to maintain the reserves. Have an expense attached to it.” Anderson said they were approached by Pinnacles FC who wants PSC to maintain the reserve division squad. “I think you’re going to see a pretty high calibre of soccer. People are going to want to come out and see that,” said Anderson. “We used to get hundreds of fans when we were in the Premier league before.” The majority of home games at King’s Park will be played on Saturday evenings. Financially, the Pinnacles will be supported by Tim Horton’s who has agreed to be sponsors for the next three years. Right now the club is seeking sponsors for the reserve side. Anderson said there are businesses that are interested in helping. The women’s reserve squad will be coached by Ray Hintz and Manuel Borba. “Manuel comes from the youth side of things. He is going to try and have the youth training meet up with Ray’s,” said Anderson. “Between the two of them they are going to bring the girls to the next level.” As for the men’s reserve division squad, the club intends to give youth from PFC a chance to play.

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Junior Lakers capture zone championship Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Pen High Lakers junior girls basketball team advanced to the Okanagan Valley championship after winning the zone title. The Lakers captured the zones as they whipped Princeton 71-29. Five players collected 10 points or more, led by Jollee Perrier with with 11. She also contributed ﬁve boards and four steals. Callie Anderson, Katie Huston, Jean Grakul and Hannah Clarke each recorded 10 points. The foursome also collected four steals. “I thought our girls did a great job of executing our offence,” said Lakers coach Dustin Hyde. “Princeton played both man and zone defence so it was nice that we were able to focus in on some key movements and patterns that we have been working on the past few weeks.”

Intensity and disciplined play on defence is what stood out to Hyde, who was also impressed by the signiﬁcant improvement of Princeton. “I felt like they were a new team,” said Hyde, adding that they defeated Princeton in a previous game by more than 50 points. “They played much better defence and shot the ball well.” The Lakers opened the zone championship by dismantling Oliver 73-7 as Clarke and Perrier put up 16 points. Grakul chipped in 14 points, including six coming from three-point range. Grakul impressed her coach when she caused several turnovers and was a problem for Oliver’s guards. Hyde also loved the play of

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Huston who played hard, diving for balls, was strong in collecting rebounds and hit open jump shots. She finished with 10 points, seven boards and six steals. The Lakers will now host the valley championship this weekend and Hyde looks forward to a great tournament. He added that securing the top seed is great. “Our squad at times has felt beat up and mentally exhausted, so to earn first-place in the zone and secure a top seed leaves our girls feeling positive and confident,” said Hyde. “We need that at this point. But we are not at all disillusioned by winning the zone. The valley is incredibly tough. We will have two solid top-five provincially ranked teams and three honorable mentions in the top 15.”

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PARTS PERSON position. Seeking a hard working, energetic individual for our Armstrong store. Successful applicant shall have: Basic agricultural mechanical knowledge, Excellent computer skills, & be a Self-Starter with good communicative & interpersonal skills. Interested candidates send resume to: Noble Tractor, 4193 Noble Road, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4, fax: 250-546-3165, email: nobletractor@telus.net

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Misc. Wanted BUYING unwanted jewelry. 250-864-3521 I’m searching for old fifty cent pieces! 250-864-3521 I want to buy the coins from your safety deposit box or safe! Todd - 250-864-3521 Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antiques, Native Art, Estates + Chad: 250-499-0251 Local

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Commercial/ Industrial APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location in busy plaza; ample parking. 2300 SF build to suit; 220 SF shared office space; 600 SF up 1100 SF, call Barb 250-770-0536

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Homes for Rent 4 brm 2 bath separate entrance, fenced vegetable yard. Garage. Lot parking. Long term only. Pet ok. $1599. 250487-0268. Close to walmart. Olalla; newly renovated, spacious, bright house, 2bdrm, 1.5ba, laundry rm, family rm, sky lights, w/d/f/s/dw, workshop, park-like area, NO SMOKING, small pet ok, avail. now, $950/mo., 250-499-5700

Suites, Lower 1bdrm furnished suite for rent in downtown Princeton, level access, incl. power, heat & Sat. TV, $550/mo., need excellent. ref’s, DD, avail. now, 604-484-2783, leave message 1Bdrm suit, private ent. & dr. f/s, w/d, n/p, n/s, everything incl. $1000/mo. pref. working people. Avail. April 01. 250490-1238 Oliver, 1bdrm level entry suite, clean, quiet, ns, np, incl. parking, laundry, and util., $665/mo., (250)498-0119

Townhouses 472 Winnipeg St Penticton, new apt, 2bd 2ba, $1100+util, 298 Maple St, 3bd townhouse $1250+util., Paul Singla, 250490-1700, 250-490-1530

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Cars - Sports & Imports 2012 Kia Sorrento EX, gray w/black leather, 68,000 kms, 2 set tires/rims, mint condition. original owners, fully loaded. $23,900. Call 1-250-308-4255

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Summerland Library. Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. Contact Mary at 250494-5851 for info. fosTer care info sessions every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250770-7524 or visit www. fosterbc.ca or www.mcf. gov.bc.ca/foster.

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February 20 friday social dance with Destiny, the Dance Band, at South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person. dance To live music and karaoke with Paul James every second Friday at the Penticton Legion, 502 Martin St., from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. learning aT lunch, a free learning opportunity at the Penticton Public Library offers Making Your Money Last Through Retirement, with Jacinta Jay of Edwards Jones from noon to 1 p.m. in the library auditorium. For more information contact Georgie Crickett at 250492-3370. eagle’s friday nighT Live with salisbury steak or liver and onions dinner at 5 p.m. with entertainment by Johnny Rock following. Members and

guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. The elks cluB has its annual Winterfest Darts tournament starting with mixed doubles at 7:30 p.m., men’s and ladies singles and doubles on Feb. 21 at 10:30 a.m. Call 250-492-2949 for more information. royal canadian legion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m. elks cluB on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. seniors singles lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250770-8622. penTicTon seniors compuTer Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 439 Winnipeg St. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class on Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The oliver senior Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. 890 Wing of South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. funTimers’ Ballroom dance Club meet most Friday evenings, upstairs at the Elks Club, 343 Ellis St., from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Come and enjoy an evening of ballroom and Latin American dance. Everyone welcome. For more information contact Robert McKenzie at 250493-0601 or visit pentictonfuntimers.org. anaveTs has The kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon. Mixed doubles pool at 7 p.m. and karoke at 7:30 p.m. souTh main drop-in Centre has yoga at 9 a.m., Tai Chi at 10:30 a.m., mah jong at 1 p.m., beginnerplus line dance at 1 p.m. The BereavemenT resource Centre at 626 Martin St. has weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-490-1107.

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The mood went from sombre to celebratory as members of the Grist Mill Foundation learned the heritage site will run under current management for at least a year or possibly 10. After months of waiting, current manager Chris Mathieson received word his contract was being renewed for April 1 by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Mathieson delivered the news to board members at their regular meeting at the heritage site Monday afternoon. “The single most important thing is to say a big thank you to the community. I have no doubt that the incredible showing of support they have for this site is what ensured this for us going forward,” he said. The good news couldn’t have come soon enough as board members had congregated at the site to brainstorm innovative ideas to lobby the government to make a decision, Dave Cursons, chair of the Grist Mill Foundation said. “We’re greatly relieved,” he said. “Today’s meeting was going to be about what we were going to do move this along, but this appears to have come to a happy continuance.” Although the lease is only guaranteed for one year, the foundation feels confident Mathieson will be able to secure the property for the next 10 years. “We’re thinking of this as 10 years and we’re happy about it,” Cursons said.

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Mathieson Heritage Services, owned by Mathieson, has had stewardship of the Grist Mill since 2013. During that time he’s held many successful events and over the last year more than 11,000 visitors frequented the historical site. “We want to continue to build on that. This site has unlimited potential,” Mathieson said. The province originally set a request for proposal deadline for the end of September 2014, which Mathieson met. A decision was expected well before the beginning of 2015. Mathieson acknowledged the delay caused him to miss out on some marketing opportunities to try attracting more visitors to the site. “We’ll need to rely on the community for continued support on getting the word out about what we do and coming to our events,” he said. The Grist Mill has been closed since before Christmas during its regular winter shutdown. The site was expected to re-open within a few weeks but because of uncertainty some much needed structural work was not completed during the shutdown period. Mathieson thought the site might be closed until May. The foundation will hold its annual general meeting in the tea room on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. Members and the public are welcome. Keremeos Grist Mill was purchased by the province as a heritage property in 1979. The five-hectare property includes a visitor centre, gardens and a camping and RV site.