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It’s a super-size set of building blocks. Large storage lockers were swung into place Monday to form exhibition space for the Okanagan Print Triennial on 31st Avenue. “It was so exciting,” said Dauna Kennedy Grant, Vernon Public Art Gallery executive director. Four of the containers are 40-feet-by-9.5-feet, while there is one that is 20-feet-long. Storage lockers are being used because the existing gallery in the parkade is too small for the March 19 to May 19 triennial, and other space could not be found. “Our business was built around the idea that a BigSteelBox is a better solution for moving and storage,” said Jason Siebenga, com-
pany president. “Usually it’s household belongings or equipment on a construction site, but this is a great example of a BigSteelBox’s versatility. VPAG needed a secure, temporary solution, and we’re happy to offer our support and help them bring this significant exhibit to the Okanagan.” Andrew Powell, VPAG president, admits he had mixed feelings as the containers were moved around Monday. “It’s nice to see something inventive and fun happening but it’s a painful reminder that we don’t have a facility up to our current needs let alone future needs,” he said. The VPAG is urging the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee to proceed with plans for a new gal-
lery on the 31st Avenue site across from Cenotaph Park. “It (containers) will be a bit of a public spectacle and will draw attention to the site of the new gallery,” said Powell. The Okanagan Print Triennial will feature close to 200 submissions by artists from more than 30 countries for the triennial. They range from intricate wood block prints to large scale digital images. “It’s exciting to see Vernon pull this together,” said Kennedy Grant. “It’s a significant project and it’s totally unique. We really hope people will come and find out what it’s all about.” There will be an opening reception March 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the VPAG, with a presentation and exhibition tour starting at 6:30 p.m.
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BigSteelBox crews move storage lockers on to a lot across from Cenotaph Park Monday. The lockers will form a temporary art gallery for the Okanagan Print Triennial, which opens March 19.
Charges have been laid in connection with a pair of serious motor-vehicle accidents, both involving local nurses. On Oct. 23, at the intersection of 32nd Street and 30th Avenue, Erin Smith was killed and her passenger, Lindsay Hauck, was seriously injured when Smith’s vehicle was struck at the intersection. The two nurses had been heading downtown from Vernon Jubilee Hospital on a coffee break when their vehicle was struck at the intersection. Lori Victoria Vance, 37, will appear in Vernon Provincial Court on March 19. Court dockets indicate Vance is facing six charges: impaired driving causing death; dangerous driving causing death; cause an accident resulting in death; impaired driving causing bodily harm; dangerous driving causing bodily harm; and cause an accident resulting in bodily harm. ■ Charges have also been laid in connection with an accident Dec. 3 at Alexis Park Drive and 39th Avenue which left a Vernon nurse a quadriplegic. The driver of a blue Jeep collided with a Hyundai with the Jeep’s driver seen running from the scene of the accident. Vernon RCMP made an arrest in connection with the accident last week. Michael Timothy George Heeley, 22, is charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm, failing to stop at an accident with person and attempt to obstruct justice. Heeley was remanded in custody and is scheduled to make his next court appearance today.
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