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Competing for the University of Minnesota, Kelowna’s Kierra Smith powered her way to a gold medal Saturday at the NCAA swimming championships. Now she’s aiming to swim for Canada at the Olympics in Brazil in 2016.

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Kelowna pondering second dog beach

Kathy Michaels kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com

Kelowna dog owners who have been pining for a second waterfront dog park could soon see their pooch-oriented-prayers answered.

In response to long-time dog park advocate Coun. Charlie Hodge’s prodding, the city’s parks manager announced there are some “promising leads” in the pursuit of dog water parks, although the issue is “complex.”

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Interior Health finds infractions at Kelowna food store Kathy Michaels kmichaels@kelonwacapnews.com

Concerns about the safety of Valoroso Market’s products have been addressed by Interior Health and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Through the course of a Friday inspection, the two organizations did not find any reason to shut the market down, nor evidence that product available would cause significant harm to the public.

The report on the store, however, did indicate there were 10 infractions, including, among others, things like unclean cloths for wiping counters being used.

Whether the news

will be enough to regain consumer confidence remains to be seen, however, as the topic has sparked a firestorm of angry commentary on social media and online forums.

To mitigate the damage done to his business following a Global Okanagan investigative report where employees of Valoroso Market alleged they are asked to alter expiry and best before date labels on products, the store owner has issued a statement about how they intend to move forward, along with an apology.

“When we learned of the concern of the freshness of our products, we immediately closed all open orders with

customers and stopped shipments,” Joe Valoroso, posted on the business’s website, Friday.

Doors to the store were also closed Saturday, with the expectation they’d be open Monday. Valoroso said the measure was to allow staff to conduct a complete inventory of all products within the retail outlets and warehouse.

“Our inventory control will include tracking the complete chain of command for each and every product in our company, when it was shipped to us, and the date of expiry,” he wrote. “All old inventory will be disposed of and that disposition will be reported to the CFIA. Any dried products, such as pasta, that still has shelf

life but is past the posted expiry dates will be clearly labeled for discounting for customers.”

The long-term plan is to implement new inventory software. That

change is underway.

“I would once again apologize to our valued and loyal customers. If we have broken your trust, we are extremely sorry and we hope that our

action over the next days and next months will help rebuild that trust that we once held,” he wrote.

“I also want to assure our customers that Valoroso Foods will also

be taking steps over the next while to expand training of staff to ensure they have the highest degree of understanding of the products and their shelf life.”

Easter weekend, April 4 - 5

More parks open to dogs DOGS FROM A1 As that issue continues to be worked out, Wilson said some more good news for dog owners who had previously found themselves breaking bylaws.

Council unanimously approved the addition of 13 city parks to the list of public parks where dogs are permitted on a leash, meaning 76 per cent of Kelowna’s city parks, will be dog-friendly.

Of note, was a cemetery property.

“We have noticed there are people in the neighbourhood who do like to walk their dog on the roadway,” said Wilson, noting that those who use the path are respectful and haven’t caused issues.

“We thought we may as well legalize that.”

Parks that now allow for on-leash dog walking include: Bella Vista Park, Bellevue Creek Greenway, Crawford multi-use court property, DeHart

Park, Eagle View Trail, Gallagher Community Park and Gopher Creek Park. The additional parks include: Mountainside

Park, Ponds Community Park, Stockley Open Space, the Surtees property and Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Watermain Flushing The District will be flushing its water mains in the following zones from March 11 thru April 10. Additional zones will be advertised through April.

Please visit www.glenmoreellison.com for daily updates and a complete list of roads to be flushed in each zone.

March 11-13 UBCO Zone, areas include UBCO, the Airport, Airport Industrial Park, Glenmore Rd. North & areas of Curtis Rd. March 16-20 Glenmore Zone West. Includes the area west of Glenmore/Snowsell Rds. and bound by Kathler, Snowsell, Glenmore, Glenmeadows, Moubray & Drake Rds. This fllushing may also affect properties on the East side of Glenmore Rd. from Cross south to Sutton Rds. March 23-25 Glenmore Zone East generally bound by Union, Valley, Summit & Glenmore/Snowsell Roads. It does not include the Golfview area.

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news _____________________________________________________________________ NCAA CHAMPION

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More than once during her first season at the University of Minnesota, Kierra Smith seriously considered giving up and returning home to Kelowna.

Homesick and distraught by her lack of progress with the Golden Gophers’ swim team, Smith was ready to pack

her bags—only to be coaxed back each time

by U of M coach Kelly Kremer.

Now, two years later, with an NCAA gold medal in her possession and a burgeoning swimming career ahead of her, the 21-year-old Kelowna athlete can only look back with gratitude at the decision to remain in Minnesota.

On Saturday at the

national championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, Smith powered her way to victory in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke in 2:04.56, the third fastest time in NCAA history.

The Immaculata grad blew away from the field over the last 50 metres to win by a commanding 2.09 seconds.

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“When I looked at (coach) Kelly after winning Saturday night, I started to break down emotionally, remembering all those meetings in his office crying and saying I wanted to go home to Canada…today…now,” said Smith, “…and how he kept reeling me back in with his stories of other athletes who had gone through what I was going through. This was the happy end to that tough chapter.”

Not surprisingly, Smith’s coach back in Kelowna was thrilled with the outcome of Saturday’s race.

“It was a fantastic swim,” said Liquid Lightning Swim Club coach Emil Dimitrov.

“There were a lot of great swimmers competing, so it was very big for her to win gold.

She deserved it.”

It was unfamiliar territory at the NCAAs for Smith who, for the first time in a major event, went into the final as both the No. 1 seed and the favourite.

From missing the finals at nationals in 2013, to a sixth-place finish last year, to the top of the podium as a junior in 2015, Smith couldn’t have written a better story of her progression.

“I felt like the way I had been swimming that I could do it,” Smith said.

“I really wanted to win the NCAAs, that was a goal of mine this year. I just thought it would be a bit closer, but believe me it’s OK that it wasn’t.”

Smith’s career in the pool took some major steps forward last season, both in terms of results and confidence gained.

After making the

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Perseverance pays off in pool for Kelowna swimmer

Kelowna’s Kierra Smith acknowledges the applause after being awarded the gold medal in the women’s 200 yard breaststroke at the NCAA championships Saturday in North Carolina.

Canadian national team in the spring, she followed up with a fourth-place in the 200 breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland in July.

Then in December, Smith narrowly missed the podium again with a fourth-place showing at the FINA world short course championships in Doha, Qatar.

Dimitrov said the result in Qatar was just what Smith needed to confirm she belonged with the world’s best.

“The worlds was the turning point,” Dimitrov said. “She texted me after that and said ‘Now I believe that I can be No. 1.’ It opened the door and when you start believing in yourself there is no limit. Kierra is starting to believe in herself and it’s making a difference.”

Not too shabby for a young woman from Kelowna who, just three

…after winning Saturday, I started to break down emotionally, remembering all those meetings in (coach Kelly Kremer’s) office crying and saying I wanted to go home to Canada..”

Kierra Smith years ago, didn’t even know what the NCAA championships were or exactly where to find Minnesota on a map of the U.S. Despite some tumultuous times and thousands of hours of hard work in the pool, Smith has no regrets with her decision to stick it out.

“It’s been a tough journey, a lot of hard work but really all in all,

I’ve loved it,” Smith said.

“From not being sure that I even wanted to go down there, to where I am now is amazing. It’s the best decision I could have made and would do it 100 times over. The support I’ve had from the staff and teammates has been great.”

Smith is back in Kelowna this week to work out with Dimitrov, before the two head for Toronto for the Canadian swimming trials.

If all goes as planned, Smith will earn a spot at this year’s FINA world championships in Russia.

Smith will also take a year off from NCAA competition with U of M to focus on the long-term goal of preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Although it’s not official, Smith is already in a favourable position to swim for Canada’s team next year in Brazil. @capnewsports.ca

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Bill for Lake Country’s rail corridor vote increasing Kevin Parnell kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

The District of Lake Country will spend $5,000 more than the anticipated $10,000 to hold the April 25 referendum on the CN Rail corridor in an effort to reduce wait times and improve the voting experience for residents in the much-anticipated referendum question.

It’s expected the referendum on April 25 as well as advance polling in the wards will now cost Lake Country $15,000 to pull off when it asks residents whether to

support the borrowing of $2.6 million to purchase the CN Rail corridor running through Lake Country borders.

Councillors approved the request for an additional $5,000 to increase staff at the George Elliot polling station, the only station that will be open on referendum day April 25.

But the money will also go towards four advance polling days, one in each of the Lake Country’s wards.

“Many electors expressed concerns that both the 2011 and 2014 election wait times were

unacceptable,” said Reyna Seabrook, Lake Country’s corporate services manager.

“Additional staffing, a revised registration process and voting in each of the wards will assist in making the 2015 referendum a smoother process with shorter wait times.”

Staff are bracing for the referendum to have a higher turnout than any of the past voting days held in Lake Country since incorporation. Voter turnout in municipal elections was 30 per cent in 2011 and 24 per cent in 2014. The highest

Public Notice Public Hearing Notice is given that City Council will hold a Public Hearing on: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 6pm Kelowna city Hall, 1435 Water Street council chambers Council will hear representations from the public who deem an interest in the properties affected by proposed amendments to Official Community Plan 2030 Bylaw 10500 and Zoning Bylaw 8000 for: 4360-4390 gallaghers Drive e Lot C and an Undivided 1/6 Share in Lot G, Section 2, Township 26, ODYD, Plan KAP53116 Bylaw No. 11066 (OCP14-0026)

voter turnout was in 1999 when 43 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots.

“It is believed that the 2015 referendum will have a significantly higher voter turnout and staff would like to provide an improved voting experience,” said Seabrook, who also noted the registration process will be streamlined with more tables open during the general voting day.

Advance voting will take place April 15 and 21, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the municipal hall, April 16, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Oyama Community Hall, April 17, from 10

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The applicant is proposing to change the Future Land Use Designations for a portion of the subject property in order to facilitate a three (3) lot subdivision that separates the recreational, amenity and commercial uses in the Village at Gallagher’s Canyon.

Official community Plan amendment: From the COMM - Commercial designation to the REC – Private Recreation and S2RES – Single/Two Unit Residential designation.

(See Map “A”) Owner/applicant: GolfBC Holdings Inc., Inc. No. 639821 3528 landie road Lot C, District Lot 134, ODYD, Plan 31819 Bylaw No. 11067 (Z14-0058)

The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property in order to facilitate a two (2) lot subdivision.

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Owner/applicant: Shane Jones / Sid Molenaar Integrity Services Inc.

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Owner/applicant: Jesse East / John Hodges

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4962 lakeshore road Lot 3, Section 26, Township 28, SDYD, Plan 4493, Except Plan 13503 Bylaw No. 11068 (Z15-0001) The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property in order to convert an existing accessory building to a carriage house. requested Zoning change: From the RR2 – Rural Residential 2 zone to the RR2c – Rural

Owner/applicant: SD-39 Ventures Ltd., Inc. No. BC0561174 / Associated Engineering (BC) Ltd. The applicant is proposing to discharge a portion of the Land Use Contract from the subject property in order to facilitate a lot line adjustment. (See Map “A”) Comments can be made in person at the public hearing, or submitted online by email to cityclerk@kelowna.ca, or by letter to the Office of the City Clerk, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J4.

Presentations at the public hearing are limited to a maximum of five minutes. If a person has additional information they shall be given further opportunity to address Council after all other members of the public have been heard a first time. no representation will be received by council after the conclusion of the public hearing.

Correspondence, petitions and e-mails relating to this application must include your name and civic address. Petitions should be signed by each individual and show the address and/ or legal description of the property he or she believes would be affected by the proposal.

Correspondence and petitions received between March 17, 2015 and 4pm on Monday March 30, 2015 shall be copied and circulated to City Council for consideration at the public hearing. any submissions received after 4pm on Monday March 30, 2015 will not be accepted.

The public may review copies of the proposed bylaws, Council reports and related materials online at kelowna.ca/council or at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall from 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday, as of March 17, 2015 and up to and including March 31, 2015. inFO: 250-469-8645

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Community holds up road work to do own studies Cherryville residents feel it’s unfortunate that Forests Minister Steve Thomson simply stuck to the party line when he came to town.

While in Vernon Thursday, Thomson was asked if his ministry would hold off on construction of a logging road on Cherry Ridge while Cherryville residents conduct their own hydrological and slope stability studies because of concerns about potential landslides.

Not surprisingly, Thomson defended the government’s own reviews of the site.

“The studies have all been shared and the plans meet technical standards,” he said.

Thomson may be correct, there may be absolutely nothing wrong on Cherry Ridge. The research done by the ministry and consultants may clearly indicate that the slope is stable and there is no threat to residences and public amenities below.

However, a strong sense of uncertainty exists in Cherryville and Thomson has the responsibility of trying to address those concerns.

Would delaying construction of the road until the community’s studies are completed so seriously undermine the ministry’s ability to sell harvest rights and pump cash into government coffers? Not likely.

But what a delay would hopefully do is allow Cherryville residents to feel like they were a constructive part of the process going on in their backyard. They could provide firsthand knowledge about the slope and previous slides in the area and perhaps that would allow the ministry to proceed with enhanced plans.

Sticking to the same-old refrain coming from ministry bureaucrats may be expedient, but Thomson needs to be open and responsive to forestry communities.

SOUND OFF TODAY’S QUESTION:

Should the B.C. government hold up projects until local neighbourhoods complete their own resesarch? (See Our View above.)

To register your opinion on the Sound Off question, and to watch the results as they progress, go to

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Making real progress on poverty The B.C. government has Victoria News made its most significant moves in decades to address TOM the needs of some FLETCHER of the province’s poorest people.

The largest financial commitment is for a new program to help single parents escape from the welfare trap. There are 16,000 single parents in B.C. receiving provincial income assistance or disability payments, most of them women.

Even if they could find an entry-level job, it wouldn’t pay enough to cover the child care they would need to go to work. Worst of all, the current system requires that if they enrol in training, they lose their income assistance, including dental and extended medical care for themselves and their children.

That is the welfare trap, one of the most perverse government policies to have survived into our supposedly enlightened modern era.

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Medical and child care costs will then be covered for up to a year after training, to allow a transition to employment.

Approved training means training for jobs that are identified as in demand, requiring high school and occupation-specific training that can be completed in a year or less. They include retail sales, general office work and assistance jobs in health services.

Another overdue policy change is to double the allowable earnings for all income assistance recipients from $200 to $400 a month. This gives people a chance to improve their circumstances by taking whatever parttime or casual work they can manage, without having that little income cut from their already meagre welfare

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And then there was the recent decision to end the claw-back of parental child support payments from income assistance payments.

The province has for many years run a costly child maintenance enforcement program to track down (mostly) deadbeat dads and force them to pay at least a token amount to support their children. Now when they pay child support to a single parent on income assistance, they will at least have the satisfaction of knowing the children actually receive the extra benefit.

These harsh, historic policies were built around a philosophy that welfare is a temporary last resort, to be withdrawn as soon as some other source of income is identified. That is a valid if unfashionable position to take on behalf of working taxpayers who pay for all this, but it only makes sense if the income assistance recipient has a realistic option.

For those who are already in the entry-level job market, the minimum wage goes up 20 cents an hour in September, from $10.25 to $10.45. This is the beginning of an annual review that will tie the wage to the consumer price index.

A paltry sum, to be sure, but anyone who still thinks jacking the minimum wage up to $15 an hour is a magic solution that won’t cost some entry-level jobs is clinging to a socialist dream world.

• I have been contacted by several low-income seniors who read my recent column on B.C.’s Seniors’ Advocate. They were asking where to find out if they are eligible for support programs such as the SAFER rent subsidy, assistance for Medical Services Plan premiums, property tax deferment and grants to help with home modifications for disabilities.

I apologize for this oversight. One place to start is the Seniors’ Advocate toll-free information line, 1-877-9523181, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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RCMP look at union news

Re: Push On for CAPITAL RCMP to Unionize, March 20 Capital Comments from the web kelownacapnews.com News.

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To the editor: Regards union verses association. In the 1970s we were forced to accept the association. Those that ran for association reps were HQ types.

Ours was a Staff Sgt. whose wife had a real estate firm in Edmonton and he did not want a transfer out. When he visited the departments and was asked about better medical and benefits, he had no answers but he had a pocket full of new tie clips and would hand those out.

Believe me we got sucked in back then.

Don’t make that mistake again. I have my reservations about unions but the members need one now especially when it comes to service court representation.

Ray Kwiatkowski To the editor: A lot of wrong facts by those who want the unions. RCMP are paid $25,000-$30,000 more to start. Local police make more because of overtime.

RCMP are 5,000 [personnel] less because the current government must balance budgets, they’ve done the same to the military.

Maybe community policing is something to get out of, but must be very calculated and communities need to understand the impact of that decision.

Joe Blanchard To the editor: The RCMP are understaffed in big part because of poor planning when the waves of retirement hit in the 1990s. The RCMP closed down [the training] depot for years at the same time, so no new officers were trained.

That left skeleton crews to pick up the slack.

We had shifts with minimal manpower and no supervisor for years.

This is front-line policing where risk/danger is greatest. And it has barely gotten better since.

The RCMP can thank its dedicated, hardworking front-line members for working themselves into sickness for holding it together. Front-line officers do not receive the care and consideration they deserve.

They should be treated like the investments they are but instead are treated like they are disposable.

As for salary, RCMP rank 53rd out of 82 Canadian police forces. First class RCMP constables make almost $9,000 per year less than the top paid Canadian constable. You cannot factor in overtime when speaking of salary.

And I agree, if the RCMP are not going to look after their front-line members they need to get rid of community policing.

It’s like an injured animal that is dying a slow, agonizing death. Just put it out of it’s misery if you’re not going to care for it.

Cathy M. To the editor: Time to trim the bureaucratic fat, and start putting the money to useful purpose. Get rid of the Senate, exorbitant golden parachutes for MPs and civil servants. Start directing money seized from crime, and tax from liquor sales toward law enforcement.

Scott P. Yaschuk

Vision for rail corridor To the editor: On three occasions I have cycled from Nakusp through to Roseberry, New Denver and to Three Forks, (the Galena Trail). The rail bed starts again in Slocan to Winlaw, South Slocan and onward to Nelson.

I’m always impressed. First there’s the beauty of Slocan Lake, the lupens in bloom along the shore and the Valhalla Mountains as a backdrop.

Secondly, its impressive how those small communities (basically abandoned silver mining towns) have come together to maintain the trail and profit from it.

In the summer it’s difficult to find accommodation in New Denver unless you book ahead. There’s a hotel, a motel, and several B&Bs. There is further accommodation along the trail.

The trail is clean, hard packed with a couple of immaculate outdoor bathrooms enroute. Past Slocan, following the river there is a spot with bleachers to observe nature.

In addition, there are plaques about the local history. For example during the Second World War, there were two large internment camps along the route.

With the aid of local trail groups those small villages have embraced the abandoned railway as an opportunity to profit for their own citizens and to boost tourism.

Why can’t Lake Country do the same?

Personally, the decision is not about whether the money is needed to fix roads or other infrastructure. That will always be a

constant. This is about grabbing a one-time opportunity to improve our future.

The Slocan Valley 50 km Rail Trail is managed on behalf of the Province of BC by the Slocan Valley Heritage Trail Society, a 100 per cent volunteer organization that depends on donations and grants. Go to www. slocanvalleyrailway.ca for more information Diane Clement, Lake Country

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To the editor: Currently our elected officials are considering the purchase of the abandoned CN rail corridor by Kelowna, Coldstream and Lake Country. Note: Vernon is not involved in the purchase.

Do you realize that originally, CN may have paid for some of this land, but a lot of the properties were donated by the people who owned the land because having a railroad was considered a great gain?

Let me also share two other points: 1. When the rail line in Surrey and one in the Kootenays were abandoned the land was donated to the two districts free of charge.

2. What are the costs of making the trail useable? Is CN taking out the rails and ties or will the purchasers have to bear those costs too?

Phil Rawsthorne, Lake Country

West Kelowna Citizens’ Survey a useless effort To the editor: Some members of West Kelowna council were defending the Citizens’ Survey (Citizens’ Survey Called ‘Waste Of Time’ March 13 Capital News) after Coun. Neis commented “the results of the survey have no bearing on council’s decisions.”

One of the problems appears to be that the survey is ‘owned’ by staff with council spending little time debating the contents of the survey. Coun. de Jong admits the survey has shortcomings because of “vaguely worded” questions. His comment is very telling; expressing concern but providing no further commitment. What we are not seeing from council is an attempt to refine the questions to provide the clarity they want in the survey responses.

If council is not making a concerted effort with their own survey to understand public input it is logical that the response to the survey would decrease each year.

Of 1,000 surveys [distributed], 265 were completed in 2014 which staff states represents a 95 per cent confidence level when less than 27 per cent of respondents were 25 to 45 years old. No one under 25 years old responded to the survey.

Survey respondents recognize this lack of ownership by council and become unwilling to spend time completing poorly constructed surveys that bring little value. Perhaps council fails to admit that survey respondents have similar concerns answering “vaguely worded’’ questions.

Coun. Ophus commented that the survey results should not dictate how council sets strategic priorities. However, the problem is the number of priorities that differ from survey results are more than just one or two. Historically the survey’s discrepancy in priorities remains, so it becomes incumbent on council to close this gap for respondents to feel their opinion is valued.

If surveys were outsourced, council would want questions where there could be a full analysis completed by the contractor. We would not have survey questions where it’s not possible to analyze a result. No ‘vaguely worded’ questions. No leading questions to elicit a desired response. However, we continue to have these problems with the current staff-created surveys and not just the Citizens’ Survey.

In providing a few examples to council of where the 2014 survey could be improved (e.g. question 10 makes no mention of the very expensive Water Master Plan) I find there have been no changes in 2015. This appears to reflect the level of interest council shows in the survey which reinforces Coun. Neis’s comment.

T. Kinsman, West Kelowna

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Judges Chubear, Andy Rae and Puppich admire contestant Danielle Myshrall’s costume (right) during the cosplay costume contest at Kelowna Fan Xpo at the Community Theatre on Saturday.

More than 1,000 people attended Kelowna Fan Xpo (KFX) at the Kelowna Community Theatre on March 21, making it a huge success, according to organizers.

The event, which was sold out, had more than 100 volunteers and presenters who helped attendees immerse themselves in the world of comics, animation, and theatre.

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“All of the people who were our presenters and performers were so generous, kind, and fun,” said Gratz.

The adult ‘cosplay’ had more than 100 people on stage dressed as their favourite character. The costume contest had the highest participation of any event at KFX. “It was amazing to see people’s enthusiasm, and how brave and in character they were,” said Gratz.

“It was a big audience, so I was really impressed by how they presented themselves.”

She added the general feedback for KFX was “amazing.”

“Because it was our first big year, we were expecting people to complain. Instead, people offered to help us out next year. We know there are challenges when you’re just starting out, so to have that kind of attitude was amazing.”

Kayla Ross attended the first KFX held last year and said it’s a safe place to express herself with like-minded people.

“When you’re walking

down the street all dressed up, people are doing cat calls and you’re like, ‘No, that’s not cool.’

When you’re at the Xpo, other people are interested in the same things as you and it’s a great atmosphere.”

Lisa Holling agrees with Ross and said she loves the community.

“Everyone gets together with the same interests and it’s not like you’re the odd one out here.”

Gratz said there’s potential to make KFX “really big,” but it can’t get bigger without sponsors.

“Our theatre company, New Vintage Theatre, produces it so we want to make sure it’s manageable. We did have a lot of sponsorship this year, but only two cash sponsors.”

She added that getting a sponsor like Alaska Airlines, which sponsored guests such as Chubear, a celebrity cosplayer, was great.

Next year’s KFX will be held on March 19, making it the first ComicCon-type event on the circuit.

Next year organizers will offer children’s ticket prices, said Gratz.

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“It will be a couple of years until the apple is actually in the market, and how it will do is the great unknown,” said Fred Steele, president of the BC Fruit Growers’ Association.

The government and other proponents of the non-browning apple have repeatedly said “the market will decide” when addressing the question of whether it will bear fruit, economically.

To answer that question fairly, Steele said he believes there needs to be a bit of truth in the marketing.

“I’m not arguing the science. But if (Health Canada) decided there’s no problem with it, then there should be no problem labelling it,” he said.

“Let’s let the people decide. If it’s fine‚ it’s fine.

If it’s not, (consumers) will let them know.”

Grocery shopping, he pointed out, should be no less transparent than car shopping.

“If I were to ask you to buy a car, you’d want to know what kind of car it was, who made it and what it contained,” he said, pointing out that labelling would create a level playing field for standard, organic and, now, GMO producing growers.

Although some are looking at Health Canada’s decision with a jaundiced eye, Summerland company, Okanagan Specialty Fruits, celebrated the move.

“This follows U.S. approval of our first two non-browning varieties, Arctic Golden and Arctic Granny, earlier this year on Feb. 13 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. So, nearly two decades after we founded OSF, Arctic apples can now be grown throughout both Canada

and the U.S.,” reads a statement the company released, Friday.

“Over the next couple years, we will be working hard with our grower partners to get as many Arctic trees in the ground as we can. With the support of our friends in the apple industry, and eager consumers alike, we hope to have small, test-market quantities of fruit available starting in late 2016, with greater availability each year thereafter.”

According to the Health Canada page where the approval of the apple is posted, the science behind the Arctic apple is quite simple.

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“In every other way, the Arctic apple tree and its fruit are identical to any other apple.”

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58-year-old time capsule opened Kathy Michaels

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Rev. Richard Chung on Tuesday opened the time capsule set in the corner of St. Paul’s United Church. Here the protective fabric is removed and he gets the first peek of what’s inside.

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As Kelowna’s daily newspaper announced the Soviet Union had launched a vessel that was orbiting the moon, local residents were looking forward to a new era of prosperity at home, with construction of a new bridge over Okanagan Lake.

The most robust industries of the region were lumber as well as farming cattle and fruit.

Meanwhile, Calona Wines was offering its first bottles, to much

enthusiasm.

Those are just a couple of story lines that emerged as the time capsule that had been set in the corner stone of St. Paul United Church since 1957 was cracked open Tuesday morning.

Opening of the capsule, which was found in November as the congregation got ready to bulldoze the old church so St. Paul’s Sanctuary project could be built, prompted nearly 100 locals to withstand drizzly and cold conditions.

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of the church since it was constructed, although most were children back then, and had no recollection of what was within the metal box that was sealed with keepsakes from a time past.

Lorraine McClarty, however, was a congregation member of the First United church back in the day, the emcee of the opening pointed out.

“She knows what’s in it—she’s the only one– but she’s not telling,” the crowd gathered was told.

It’s good that she stayed mum, as the time capsule clearly caught the imaginations of numerous Kelowna residents.

Rev. Richard Chung was the designated boxkeeper in the months since its discovery, and when people learned it was in his possession they couldn’t help but prod him for details.

“People I’ve never seen before were coming up to me and saying ‘What’s in the time capsule?’” he said, noting that he was even asked while relaxing in the sauna at the H20

Centre.

“I have no idea,” he would tell them.

It was securely ensconced in the recesses of his closet, between piles of underwear, he told the crowd, grinning.

Although he joked about keeping the secrets of the capsule, Chung pointed out that he didn’t actually care about the particulars of the box— they are really secondary to the spirit in which they were tucked away.

“What really matters is what (the capsule) represented,” he said.

“It represents the faith, dreams, loving prayers and sacrifice that congregation members of 1957 put into it… it represents their faithfulness and dreams for the future.”

And those dreams, he said, laid the groundwork for the realities of today.

“As we open (this box) let’s remember them and celebrate their faith,” he said.

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New food bank being built Kevin Parnell kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

Five years after a campaign to build a new food bank building in Lake Country began, shovels hit the dirt next to the Winfield Senior’s Centre on Wednesday to kick off construction of a brand new food bank building in Lake Country.

Fundraising and planning for the standalone building— expected to be complete and serving clients by this Christmas—was undertaken by the Lake Country Rotary Club which has raised close to $300,000 in cash donations to go along with another $200,000 of in-kind donations while the land was donated by the District of Lake Country and valued at $275,000.

When complete it will be the first time the food bank will have its own building in Lake Country, something that nearly brought manager Phyllis

McPherson to tears.

“Look where we have come,” said McPherson, who has been running the food bank for some 30 years.

“We have come from nothing. We started off with nothing and a lot of you will remember where we came from. I love each and every one of you.

I’m proud of you and for the help you gave me all these years.”

Key to the ability to get construction underway this year was a $100,000 grant from the Aviva Canada fund, thanks to an online contest that garnered 11,000 votes for the new home for the Lake Country Food Bank.

But the community has stepped up as well and now that construction has begun, organizers say in-kind donations and more cash donations are coming in.

The project was hatched by the Rotary Club, a small volunteer club with about 25 members and the building

will be turned over to the District of Lake Country and will be owned by the municipality when complete.

“Our club was inspired by the volunteers at the food bank,” said Bob Rymarchuk of the Rotary Club.

We have come from nothing. We started off with nothing and a lot of you will remember where we came from. I love each and every one of you.

I’m proud of you and for the help you gave me all these years.

Phyllis McPherson

“We understood the problems at the present facility and we realized about four or five years ago that we needed to give them some support and get them into something that would make it easier to operate.

We’re very proud to be standing here and able to start the work on the facility. Our goal at this

point is to have the food bank in the building and working for the Christmas season which would be absolutely phenomenal.”

While there is still fundraising work to do to make sure the building can be complete—the Rotary Club says between $100,000 and $200,000 is still needed—the project is moving forward with help from Okanagan College trades students who will take the project from start of construction to lock up as part of their residential construction program.

“We’ve done about 50 projects in the program from spec homes to social housing and women’s shelters,” said Jim Hamilton of Okanagan College.

“Whenever we get the opportunity to do something that falls into the category of true community service that just makes it that much more of a valuable learning experience.”

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Both stores have experienced a steady stream of business since their imminent closure was announced in January and deep pricing cuts were made.

That’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.

The Kelowna store got a $10 million upgrade, according to a press release from the time, and expectations were high and never met.

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There won’t be a replacement for the Keloha Music Festival in Kelowna this year.

The producer of the popular indie festival, which ran from 2011

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on all of them but none of them worked,” said Scott Emslie, owner of Wet Ape Productions, the company behind both the Keloha Music Festival in early July and the larger Centre of Gravity Music and Sport Festival, which takes place a few weeks

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Last year, when he announced Keloha would not take place, Emslie said he had retained the July 10-12 dates for 2015 in the hope of finding a different format for the festival.

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Emslie said while he was relieved to hear there would be no increase in policing costs this year, he noted that there had been every year since the festival started prior to that.

“The bill last year was the biggest we have ever had to pay,” he said, adding he was concerned about the annual increases.

Centre of Gravity, which traditionally draws a younger and more boisterous crowd than Keloha, will see more live music this year but Emslie said there will still be plenty of electronic dance music on offer, both recorded and live.

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So he told the city he will not be hosting an event on that weekend in Waterfront Park this year.

Instead he plans to turn his attention to Centre of Gravity, which will take place July 24 to 26.

Emslie said he plans to announce the music lineup for Centre of Gravity at the end of this month.

But like Keloha, the cost of putting on Centre of Gravity remains a concern for the festival’s producer, especially the cost of providing on- and off-site security.

Emslie said he has been told by the Kelowna RCMP that the $60,000 he was charged last year for policing the festival grounds and to help pay for off-site policing in the downtown after the gates close, will remain at $60,000.

Unlike last year, there will not be Centre of Gravity House this year at the Kelowna Curling Club, an after-hours party spot for festival goers.

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Drones to be grounded over Kelowna parks Kathy Michaels kmicahels@kelownacapnews.com

Drones will be put on a no-fly list in Kelowna parks this summer, courtesy of a new permit system being worked out by city hall.

Council Monday heard a plan to address safety and privacy concerns that have come to the fore across Canada as the

technology has become more prevalent.

Complaints about drones being used to peek into the windows of high rise condominiums in larger urban centres have become increasingly common, although no such concerns have been raised in the Okanagan as of yet, said city parks services manager Ian Wilson.

When asked what, if any, issues have come from local drone use, the only issue that came to Wilson’s mind was an incident last summer when a young person flew his expensive drone into a tree, and asked the city to help get it down.

They couldn’t, and the drone-owner was left frustrated.

While most councillors

had little to say about the new drone policy, Coun.

Ryan Donn pointed out that asking for residents to get permits before taking camera equipped drones into parks would create problems for the those who bolster the region’s attributes.

“Photography tends to be spontaneous, not planned,” he said. “I think when we put up

Wildfire protection funds welcomed Richard Rolke contributor

With blazes in Fintry, Falkland, Kelowna and West Kelowna burned into the collective memory of local residents, communities are being urged to take action against wildfires.

On Thursday, the provincial government announced an additional $5 million for the strategic wildfire prevention initiative.

“The top priority is safeguarding British Columbians,” said Forests Minister Steve Thomson during a press conference at the Vernon Fire Zone office in the Commonage.

The new funding will focus on prescription and fuel treatment projects in communities facing higher-than-average wildfire risks.

“There’s a huge need,” said Catherine Lord, Vernon councillor, of wildlands adjacent to residential subdivisions.

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“We’re dealing with private landowners who we hope will use Fire Smart principles,” he said.

In the past, the District of Lake Country has done widespread fuel modification near the Lakes subdivision.

Victoria introduced the strategic wildfire

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As of Dec. 31, 2014, 279 wildfire protection plans have been completed by local governments and First Nations across the province. Another 33 are

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Besides removing fuel, the funding allows jurisdictions to proceed with planning.

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The MacDermott family back in April 1995 when they opened MacDermotts on Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna. The menswear store is celebrating its 20th year in business this year.

MacDermott’s on Bernard, owned and operated by Wayne and Jay MacDermott is celebrating its 20th year in business in downtown Kelowna at 10–565 Bernard Avenue.

Originally from Victoria, Wayne and Jay moved their family for both lifestyle and to introduce an upmarket menswear store that the city did not have at that time.

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General manager, Brice MacDermott is going back to his passion of golf and has left the family business to join the Kamloops Golf and Country Club. Noel Anderson will take over as operations manager and Heather Craig is the new store manager at MacD’s. MacDermott’s have been a sponsor of the Kelowna Rockets for 20 years, donating a $1,000 suit to the player of the month. That adds up to a lot of cash over the years. Call 250-8682925.

Re/Max Kelowna was recognized as one of the top achievers at the RE/ MAX of Western Canada annual awards in Las Vegas. Broker/owner Cliff Shillington accepted the award for Top B.C. Office Transactions and was also named multioffice broker/owner of the year at the gala. On March 3, Shillington and RE/MAX Kelowna were once again recognized for a great 2014 at the Best of RE/MAX Awards night. Shillington was also named one of five multioffice broker/owners of the year throughout the entire RE/MAX International network. www.remaxkelowna. com.

M & M Meat Shops in the Mission Park Shopping Centre on Lakeshore Road has new owners. Long-time owner, Brett Irving has sold the shop to Cam Ellison and Shannon Harris.

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Mitzel. M & M is featuring its new popular single servings that are fast and healthy. They are also receiving new product lines monthly.

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The Uptown Rutland Association (URBA) has a new board of directors for 2015.It includes: Mike Koutsantonis, president (Olympia Greek Taverna); Shawn Swail, past-president (Canada West Litigation); Dan Van Norman, 1st vicepresident (Hollywood Shoes); Dawn Thiessen, 2nd vice-president (Aphrodite in Me Spa) and Nicholas Aubin, treasurer (Aubin & Associates). Directors are Al Kirschner, Kirschner Mountain; Mark Beaulieu, Flashpoint Laser & Tattoo; Garry Benson, Benson Law LLP; Carole Bergeron, Stylize Hair Studio; June Forman, MCC Thrift Shop; Wendi Swarbrick, WS Accounting Services; Shawndra Woodin, Interior Savings Credit Union; Frank Pohland, appointed (CTQ Consultants); Kevin MacDougall, appointed, (RCMP) and Brad Sieben, ex-officio (City of Kelowna). Laurel D’Andrea is the executive director of URBA. Capri Insurance is celebrating a fourdecade milestone, with 40 years of service in insurance, investments, mortgages and benefits.

The founders of Capri recognize the way to provide the high-level of customer experience they envision is to take good care of their people and working as a team.

By creating a great place to work, Capri has multi-generational partners, staff and clients that make up the evergrowing Capri Insurance family. Of the original four founders, which were Doug Fraser, Trevor Tupman (deceased), Gordon Baughen and Ev Rae, Gordon and Ev still work at Capri. Back in 1975, there were six regular employees and today, Capri has become one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the Okanagan with 300 employees spread across 14 offices in the Thompson Okanagan and Northern BC with affiliates in the Lower Mainland and Ontario.

Robin Durrant is the co-chairman of Capri Insurance. Call 250-8602426.

Congratulations coowner of Poppadoms restaurant, Aman Dosanj, who has been listed as one of ten winners for Western Living Magazine’s 2015 Foodies of the Year Awards. In its eighth year, the magazine narrowed down a short list of 40 from around the country to 10. The list is compiled to highlight those doing interesting things in their communities over the past year. In the article, it states Dosanj, a selftaught chef, is gaining much respect for her tireless work ethic and endless curiosity. Chef Jas Dosanj and Aman Dosanj are currently working on the launch of Poppadoms spring and summer menus located at 948 McCurdy Road. Call 778753-5563.

La Belle Boutique Fashions & Accessories and Mystere Lingerie, at 1-565 Bernard Avenue, in the Towne Centre Mall, owned and operated

by Marie-Yvonne Cleaver is hosting a spring extravaganza fashion show Thursday, April 23 at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will be a fun evening with appetizers, a glass of wine before the show and great door prizes. Manager Monika Grimmer and Marie Yvonne invite you to view the latest spring and summer fashions from their boutique with brands of Joseph Ribkoff, Frank Lyman Design, Chantelle, Fit Fully Your Lingerie, Shapeez, Wacoal, and Chantelle. I will be hosting as the MC. Tickets ($20) are available at La Belle Boutique or Earthly Creations, 2160 Pandosy Street. If you wish, you can also bring a small gift for the Kelowna Women’s Shelter for Mother’s Day. Come out and have fun. For more info call 250-860-6038.

Two long time City of Kelowna employees are retiring. After 25 years of service, John Vos, director of corporate business ventures will retire May 1. John started his career with the city in the city yards department as operations manager and six years later held the title of

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The Wedding Café, 2655 Pandosy Street is celebrating its sixth anniversary in business.

Mother and daughter owners, Jen and Barb Taylor are still helping dozens of couples each month find their venues and vendors.

The Wedding Café has a free Ultimate Wedding Saver coupon book with deals and fee add-ons from their vendors. They also offer coffee, lunch, cupcakes and artisan ice cream. Open Monday to Friday 9a.m. to 5 p.m. p.m. and Saturday 10a.m. a.m. to 4 p.m. p.m. Call 778-436-8236. www. theweddingcafe.ca.

Certified jazzercise instructor Paula Cowan has been teaching jazzercise for 10 years and participating in

care solutions, VON has offices located across Canada, with their newest office located in Kelowna. Courtney McNeil, LPN is the clinic coordinator for the Canada Western Region for VON. As Canada’s largest, national, not-forprofit, charitable home and community care organization, VON offers more than 75 different home care, personal support and community services to enhance each client’s quality of life by providing personal assistance and support needed to make them comfortable in their own home. VON offers a wide range of community health care solutions and are accredited by the Canadian Council of Health Services Accreditation, tailoring programs that meet their client’s needs. It offers open foot clinics located at Rexall Pharmacy, 171 Hollywood Road S; Shoppers Drug Mart, 597 Bernard Avenue and CBI Health Centre, 1772 Baron Road. It also offers a discount to anyone considered low

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John is an avid fly fishing angler and a camping enthusiast, so we know what he will be doing in his retirement.

With 27 years of service at the City of Kelowna, Don Backmeyer, sport and event development manager, is retiring and will celebrate his retirement on Canada Day, July 1. I think the fireworks this year will be for him. Don has spent his entire career in various positions in the active living and culture department. He is also an avid fly fishing enthusiast and said he will also be exploring his options for other opportunities to keep busy.

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She is celebrating her fourth anniversary with two locations, one in Kelowna at the Canadian Italian Club and one on the Westside at SunRidge Community Church.

The locations have six instructors and a total of 19 classes weekly yearround. Jazzercise is a place for women and men of all ages, sizes, strengths and passions to go and get healthy. It is a pulse-pounding, beatpumping fitness program that gets results fast.

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It is are offering a spring promotion, available through April. Buy three months of unlimited jazzercise classes for only $99 and the first class is free. Call 250-718-9929 or paulajean_jazzercise@ hotmail.com The Ukrainian Easter food sale goes Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ukrainian Catholic Parish Hall, 1091 Coronation Avenue (corner of Coronation and Gordon). There will be homemade pyrohy, cabbage rolls, sausage, pies, beet relish, borscht, babka’s, paska’s and all kinds of baking. This is a perfect time to get stocked up for Easter. If you would like to preorder, call Larisa Fearns at 250-212-9394 or larissadaulat@yahoo.com.

Pre-orders can be picked up from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday.

Original Joe’s in Kelowna and West Kelowna are raising money for local food banks. For every Original Joe’s Red Ale sold in both locations, 25 cents will be donated to the Kelowna and West Kelowna food banks. The beer is made for Original Joe’s by Rig Rock Brewery and the promotion runs until May 31 at all the chains in Western Canada.

The Rutland Park Society is looking or volunteer help for May Days, running this yer from May 15 to 17. If you have some time to spare, call Marianne Belland, volunteer coordinator at mb2707@shaw.ca.

Kelowna MapleFest 2015 goes March 27 to 29. On Saturday join them at the Rotary Centre for the Arts with live performances, food and free family

activities all day. On Sunday, join them at the Laurel Packinghouse for the traditional maple “sugar shack” brunch from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For tickets visit www. kelownamaplefest.ca or call 250-860-4074.

Birthdays of the week – Jock Tyre, Curling Club (Mar. 24); Phil Viggiani (Mar. 24); Rick Jaeger, Mercedes (Mar. 24); Kerry Solinsky (Mar. 25); Pat Moxness (Mar. 26); Wendy Giammartino, Via Veneto (Mar. 28); Hugh Cairns (Mar. 28); Dick Dumond (Mar. 28); Don Jeffries, Ramada Hotel (Mar. 29); Mike Rout, City of Kelowna (Mar. 30); Gordie Abougoush (Mar. 31) Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna city councillor and local hotelier. Fax 250-860-3173, e-mail maxdehart@telus.net.

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Legal ownership in property is evidenced by the title to the property being placed into your name.

The government land registration records will reflect you as the owner and anyone searching those records will also recognize you as the owner.

You should protect that ownership and therefore,

protect one of your most prized assets—your home.

A typical example of real estate fraud: A fraud artist steals the identity of the legitimate owner of the property; The fraud artist sells the property to an unsuspecting purchaser who also obtains mortgage financing; The unsuspecting purchaser either moves in or attempts to move into the property; The legitimate owner is faced with defending his/her interest in the property, including

evicting the unsuspecting purchaser and, having their title subject to any mortgages the unsuspecting purchaser has put on the title.

This is just one example. Other examples include survey coverage, septic systems, fraud, forgery, impersonation, duress and mental incompetence, encroachment, liens on title, others claiming a legal interest in title and a few others.

Generally, the losses to homeowners can be catastrophic with the homeowners paying

thousands of dollars in legal fees to defend their title and lenders often losing the full amount of their mortgage. Although it’s difficult to pinpoint an exact number, one association suggests that mortgage fraud amounted to $1.5 billion a year across Canada.

Most lending institutions now require title insurance upon registration of your mortgage with the lawyer/notary for either purchasing or refinancing your home.

This requirement protects the lending

institution in the event of real estate fraud.

It would be prudent to have a separate policy to protect yourself in the case of any of the above fraudulent acts.

Should you already have a mortgage in place on your home and not have title insurance to protect yourself, it’s not too late to do so.

All you have to do is contact your lawyer or notary and they will be able to help you.

They will be able to explain what it covers so you fully understand the benefits of title insurance.

The cost is actually inexpensive when you look at the overall protection to one of your most valued assets.

After all, you insure your life to protect your family so why not insure your home to protect you from losing precious equity you have.

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When the Kelowna Rockets and Tri-City Americans face off Friday night at Prospera Place to open the Western Hockey League playoffs, arguably two of the best 19-yearold players in the world will be on display.

German-born forward and Edmonton Oilers’ prospect Leon Draisiatl will be doing his level best to help the Rockets solve Eric Comrie, TriCity’s puck-stopper extraordinaire.

The Rockets, who finished 47 points ahead of the Americans in the WHL’s regular season standings, are understandably heavily favoured to make their way into the second round in reasonably short order.

Kelowna needed just five games to dispose of Tri-City during last spring’s playoff run.

Yet, if there’s one dynamic that concerns Kelowna GM Bruce Hamilton against the underdog Americans, it’s the Winnipeg Jets’ draft pick in the Tri-City crease.

Hamilton, a member of Hockey Canada’s junior management team, saw Comrie’s handywork firsthand at this year’s

Kelowna Rockets centre Rourke Chartier (right) and captain Madison Bowey will try to take down Eric Comrie and the Tri-City Americans in the opening round of the WHL playoffs.

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world junior tournament. “(Comrie) is the best goalie in our league and the one of the best goalies in Canada,” said Hamilton. “He can win games on his own, he’s definitely a differencemaker. We’ll need to get lots of traffic in front and get pucks by him.”

Comrie’s daunting challenge will be turning aside a Rockets team that scored a Western

Conference-leading 305 goals this season and led the WHL in power play efficiency.

Factor in Draisaitl, who racked up 53 points in just 32 games since being dealt from the Prince Albert Raiders, and Comrie and the young Americans will have their hands full.

While he’s been pleased with Draisaitl’s production to date, Hamilton hopes the playoffs will evoke even better from the 6-foot-2, 210-pound forward.

“Leon brings something very unique to our team,” Hamilton said. “If we get him to continue to be excited about playing, he’s a guy that can singlehandedly decide a game and change a game.

“He’ll be more excited to play on Friday than

he’s been for a month,” added Hamilton,” so we’re looking forward to good things from him.”

The Rockets took three of four regular season meetings between the teams, outscoring the Ams 17-7 in the process.

With the odds stacked against them, Hamilton expects the Americans to play loose and with nothing to lose. The Rockets, said Hamilton, need just play their game.

“They had a great finish to the season,” he said of Tri-City. “They don’t have anything to worry about, so I’m sure they’ll try and disrupt us. We just have to keep playing the way we can.”

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With 48 goals in just 58 games, Rourke Chartier was an integral part of the Kelowna Rockets’ run to a third straight B.C. Division title.

On Sunday, the thirdyear centre’s contributions were acknowledged as he was named the WHL team’s most valuable player for 2014-15.

Chartier, who was also named the Rockets’ most sportsmanlike player, shared the MVP award with his teammates.

“It’s a huge honour for sure,” said Chartier, who finished the season with 48 goals and 34 assists.

“There are lots of other guys who are deserving of this. It’s an honour when you see the names that have been on that before, but the credit goes to my teammates for sure.”

Defenceman Devante Stephens was the only other Rocket to win two awards, picking up both the rookie of the year award and the most improved player honour.

A story of perseverance, Stephens, 18, missed most of last season with the B.C. major midget league’s Valley West Hawks with a broken leg.

“A lot of hard work and dedication went into it,” said Stephens. “It’s definitely exciting to see that it’s paid off.”

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• Top scorer—Nick Merkley (90 points) • Unsung Hero— Rodney Southam • Scholastic player— Joe Gatenby • Humanitarian Award (Hamilton Family)—Tyson Baillie • Plus-minus—Cole Martin (+43) “It’s an award you can’t get without your teammates, without my 22 brothers on this team,” said Martin. “I want to thank (goalie) Jackson Whistle. Without you back there this wouldn’t be possible.”

On Sunday, the Rockets also honoured their three 20-year-old players—Tyrell Goulbourne, Cole Martin and Chance Braid.

The Rockets open the WHL playoffs Friday night at home to the Tri-City Americans.

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Dean Joanisse fell one step short of winning the B.C. men’s curling title last month, losing in the final to Jim Cotter’s Vernon/Kelowna rink.

At the B.C. mixed curling championship this past weekend, he wasn’t about to be denied a second time.

Joanisse and his Royal City/Golden Ears/Vernon foursome defeated Kimberly’s Tom Buchy

5-2 in the provincial final Sunday at the Kelowna Curling Club.

The Joanisse rink features some Okanagan connections. Shannon Aleksic, who played for Kelowna’s Kelly Scott this past season, plays third for Joanisse.

Second Tyler Orme is a Vernon native and played this past season with Brent Pierce’s Kelownabased rink. The lead is

Kelsey Steiger.

The Joanisse rink took control of the game early with three in the first end and never looked back.

“It’s always a thrill and honour to represent your province at a national championship,” Aleksic said after the win. “It is all the more special because I have achieved this with my fiancé (Joanisse) and two great friends. We look forward to trying to

particularly strong, with five skips who had already won silver medals this year, as well

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Team Joanisse will now go on to represent B.C.

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Mt. Boucherie’s Brock Zeleniski was named the offensive MVP at the 2015 edition of high school football’s Senior Bowl Game.

The 5-foot-9, 160-pound running back scored a touchdown to help Team Yamaoka defeat Team Beatty 22-7 in the annual showcase of Grade 12 players on Saturday in Langley.

The coaches for teams were Okanagan Sun head man Shane Beatty and Kamloops Broncos’ coach Brad Yamaoka.

Also scoring a touchdown for the winning side was Rutland’s Cory McCoy, who caught a pass for a major from Mihai Lapuste

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Zeleniski was also named the most improved running back during the senior bowl camp and through to the end of the game.

Mt. Boucherie teammate Scott Carter was named the top practise player.

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Most of the names and faces changed, but the end result was the same for the Kelowna Fripp Warehouse Rockets.

With just two returning players from last year’s squad on the roster, the Rockets still had enough ammunition to win their third consecutive B.C. Hockey midget tier 1 provincial championship.

On Thursday night in Comox, the Rockets completed an unbeaten provincial tournament with a dramatic 3-2 final game victory over the Seafair Islanders.

With the score tied 2-2 and just 28 seconds remaining in the third period, Jaden McNulty jumped on a Mitchell Cobbett rebound and buried it behind the Seafair netminder to put the Rockets ahead.

Kelowna then killed off the last 20 seconds of a penalty to preserve the win and the celebration was on.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” said McNulty, 16. “The guys gave it everything they had in

the tournament, they left it all out the, blocking shots, putting their bodies on the line. It was fun to watch and be a part of.”

The Rockets very nearly saw their season end prematurely in the Okanagan Mainline final last month when they lost the opening game in the best-of-three series to Kamloops.

But then Kelowna caught fire, blasting the Blazers in the last two games, then posting a 6-0-1 record at provincials.

“When we lost to Kamloops, we gave up two late goals and that was really a rallying point for our team,” Watters said. “What we kept saying is that we didn’t want to have any regrets, so the boys followed up on that and were willing to do whatever it took to get the job done.”

Due to a rash injuries and sickness from opening day, the Rockets faced adversity pretty much all season. Kelowna lost 153 man games due to various afflictions and didn’t play one game in 2014-15 with its entire lineup.

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The Kelowna midget tier 1 Rockets celebrate the B.C. Hockey provincial title last week in Comox.

“It speaks to the character of our team,” Watters said. “It’s quite an accomplishment considering we only had three practises all season with our whole lineup.”

For all but two players on the Rockets it was the first midget tier 1 gold medal.

Captain Mitchell Cobbett and defenceman Shawn Guison were the

only returnees on the 20man roster and celebrated their second consecutive championship.

Watters said both veterans played integral roles in his team’s march to gold.

“Those two really stepped up and led verbally and by example,” Watters said. “They knew what it was going to take to be successful and

when things went a little sideways within the room, Mitch and Shawn righted the ship.”

Forward Spencer Copan, one of four 1997born players on the team, didn’t get to play in the championship game due to school commitments back in Kelowna but watched online as the Rockets claimed the gold medal.

“It was hard not being there but as soon as we won, it felt great, I was jumping for joy,” said Copan. “The guys really came together when they had to.”

After Eric Blais coached the Kelowna midgets to back-to-back B.C. titles in 2013 and 2014, Watters took over the team this season and watched his Rockets peak at precisely

the right time to make it three tier 1 crowns in a row.

It was a satisfying conclusion for Watters who has decided to step aside after 35 years of coaching.

He won six B.C. midget titles during his time with Kelowna Minor Hockey— two tier 1 and four tier 2 championships.

“It’s time for me to step away,” Watters said of his decision. “I do want to stay involved with (minor hockey) in some way, but 35 years is a long time.”

The B.C. champion Rockets are: Kevin Makasoff, Shawn Guison, Drayton Martin, Kennedy Gorges, Spencer Hora, Joel Scrimbit, Seth Barton, Mitchell Cobbett, Matt Alcorn, Shay Cyra, Tommy Bodtker, Jeffrey Karpowich, Jaden McNulty, Spencer Copan, Hayden Courtney, Jaunre Naude, Ryan Perverzoff, Jeremy Hite, Gio Sambrielaz and Ryan Moon. The coaches are Tom Watters, Marc Leger and Brandon Kot, and the manager is Bobbi Hora.

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Coyotes split first four games of the baseball season The Okanagan College Coyotes raised the curtain on the Canadian College Baseball Conference with a split of four games over the weekend at Elks Stadium.

OC went 1-1 against the Calgary Dinos and 1-1 against the Prairie Academy Dawgs.

In Friday night’s opener, OC lost to the Dinos 9-1. Starter Marcus Drewry had a tough outing,

yielding eight runs in just 3 1/3 innings.

On Saturday, the ‘Yotes rebounded with a 7-2 win over Calgary.

Brennan Reidy went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, while Jared Frew had three hits and scored three runs.

Joel Lamont scattered eight hits over five innings for the win, while Jason Merz pitched

two innings of hitless relief.

On Saturday night, the Prairie Academy Dawgs slid past the Coyotes 5-4. Braden Heyland had three hits in the loss.

On Sunday, the Coyotes finished strong with a 3-2 win over PBA. Reidy drove in Davis Todosichuk with the game winning run in the bottom of the seventh.

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A decade ago, at just 18, he was one of the top up-and-coming sprinters in Canada.

A member of the national men’s team, Fralick had goals of one day competing in both the Olympics and world championships. Then his life took a dramatic turn.

Struck by an impaired driver in 2005, Fralick suffered serious injuries to his back, neck, pelvis and hips. He was told by doctors he would never likely walk again without a limp.

While he defied those odds and raced competitively again over the next three years, he never quite returned to the form he had once known.

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Former Canadian men’s sprint team member Brandt Fralick has found a niche in coaching and training others.

So in 2008, Fralick turned his attention to coaching and established Nitro Velocity, a program designed to help athletes improve their speed and explosiveness.

Over the following six years, Fralick’s vision evolved into what is now Prime Physiotherapy and Performance.

While his sprinting ambitions of a decade ago didn’t pan out as hoped, Fralick is more than content with his most recent path in life.

“It’s a fire and passion that never stops burning, it lives inside,” said Fralick, now 27. “Take what you’ve got, start small but dream big…

and you don’t have to quit when you hit one bump, everyone has those. It’s just a matter of how many times are you going to keep getting up and keep recreating a new version or new way to make it happen,” he added. “For me the journey didn’t end, it just had to change.

“What I want to see is other people to be the best they can be and realize their dreams.”

Fralick credits the company’s directors, Alisha Kandler, Joel Kryczka and Cody Walsh, for sharing his vision and helping make it a reality.

Former baseball pitcher and hockey player Graham Drope has been paying regular visits to Prime since the doors opened in December.

He’s also been training with Fralick on and off since 2010.

“Brandt has helped me a lot and really reinvented how I train,” said Drope, who currently attends Okanagan College.

“All the equipment they have (at Prime) really fits with Brandt’s training philosophies and methods. It’s been really good for me.”

For more information on Prime Physiotherapy and Performance, visit primekelowna.ca.

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Kelowna’s Calvin Thalheimer is the lone Okanagan player to be named to Team B.C. for the upcoming U14 Rogers Indoor National tennis championships.

Coached by Kelowna tennis pro Joachim Nierfeld, Thalheimer, 14,

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This will be Calvin’s second opportunity to represent B.C. as he also competed at nationals in 2014.

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Seniors DEALING WITH CHANGE

In Deep Shift: The courage of facing transition I was watching a television program a few days ago called In Deep Shift.

It is about how a challenging occurrence in your life can bring about a shift in consciousness to a higher level.

It usually involves having a breakdown then a breakthrough, but brings new strength to use in your life as a result of facing adversity.

These difficult challenges are like obstacle courses that force us to twist and turn in a way that creates a new found sense of resilience and once embraced, can positively affect not only your life, but that of others.

I loved the title as it really does seem to express the feeling we all have when there is a desire within us to make a change, but the process of it initiates some deep inner muck we have to traverse through.

Bringing consciousness to ourselves is focusing

Seniors’ Issues MARJORIE HORNE awareness on what is really going on inside of us, not outside.

We stop external striving and make a choice to get off the train and rest at the station for awhile.

We take time to linger in quietness and really connect with our own inner self, listening to what we truly need, want and desire.

Alas, this is when resistance can often appear.

Resistance is anything that you revert to doing in order to avoid going deeper into yourself.

It is natural because most of us are afraid of really being who we are.

Resistance can take many forms and we can come up with many

interesting reasons why we must get busy again or not take the time right now to just be still.

In actuality, they are all reasons we avoid listening to our intuitive and knowing self.

Listening might just take us down a path that seems unfamiliar, out of control or it can even present us with a 360-degree turn from what we think is the right answer to ensure our happiness, success, wellbeing or recovery.

Resilience is an important quality to develop in life, but a revisiting of what it means is probably even more important as the transitions of advancing maturity become more apparent in your life.

I consider it one of the important ingredients in coming to live life in grace and it is one of

the qualities you need to manoeuvre all of the ups and downs of aging.

Dr. Eva Selhub is a resilience expert and clinical instructor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School.

She says resilience is about the deep knowing that one has the resources to handle the uncertainties that come with life.

She thinks that some people are naturally more resilient than others and better able to handle the pressures of change, but that resilience is also something that can be learned.

By committing yourself to shoring up physical, mental and emotional resilience, you’ll be better able to face any challenge, big or small, that comes your way.

You have to take care of yourself first to be able to do this.

Many of us—especially when a caregiving role is taken on—tend to forget this principle very

quickly, and succumb to the mounting needs of another to the detriment of our own well-being.

Recognizing that a propensity for martyrdom is a pattern worth addressing can initiate a type of breakdown where you must lose your chosen identity.

A resistive confusion of who you are without this seeming sense of external value can result.

You must come to grips with the adage, “change your outlook, change the outcome.”

This takes some real inner connection to the truth within you and a focused commitment to making a shift. And, yes, you encounter reluctance to face it.

However, the simplicity of it is this: you just have to be willing to be willing and really desire a shift to happen. You begin to sense a physical sensation of something changing.

When you make a choice to focus consciousness on yourself, you activate a

healing process.

If you keep allowing it, consciousness will move its healing presence to the place that really needs it.

It helps to have tools to do this.

One tool is called the “Insight Meditation.”

You use your breath to bring mindfulness to this desire to let go of figuring everything out and practicing how to let go.

Sit comfortably and focus on your inhale breath. Breathe in deeply and as you do, imagine the word “rise.” Hold your breath, then slowly begin to blow your breath out through gently pursed lips and as you do, imagine the word “fall.”

This creates a type of breathing mantra that quiets the mind and also takes you into your inner presence, which is where you want to be to truly listen.

If your mind starts thinking, as it loves to do, say the word thinking, thinking then return to the gentle inflow and

outflow of your breath, imagining rise, then fall.

As external circumstances happen or are about to happen in our lives, we get a sense of it.

We have a knowing that a transition is coming.

We don’t always like it, because on a deep level we understand that we are being called to make a shift in our inner awareness, usually one that is very needed in our lives.

Join me and other “shift shapers” in an upcoming workshop called Grace Full Aging: Creating the Life You Want. I believe it is always better to have companions to share the journey with, because life gets so much easier when you recognize you’re not alone.

Marjorie Horne is a Conscious Aging workshop facilitator.

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EXERCISE IN YOUR YARD

Yard work helps get you and your garden in shape Many are discouraged by yard work and spring cleaning, but yard work has many health benefits.

Yard work, spring cleaning and gardening can be a very enjoyable form of exercise and improve endurance, strength and flexibility.

Along with increased strength and improved cardiovascular system, yard work also improves your entire sense of flexibility.

Because you’re using your whole body, the muscles and joints are fluid and moving in all types of directions, which increases your ability to prevent muscle pain, inflammation and static muscles from inactivity.

Fitness For Seniors BOBBI MOGER Just like you would before any work out, it’s important to do a proper warm-up before starting yard work.

This can include walking around your yard and getting a sense of how much work needs to be done.

Incorporate swinging your arms, arm circles and reaching exercises to engage your shoulders and upper body.

This type of dynamic stretching will get the

blood flowing to your muscles release synovial fluid to your joints which is a thick liquid that lubricates the joint and allows for ease of movement.

Remember, when doing yard work, prevent muscle imbalances.

When you are raking leaves be sure to change the movement and direction to make full use of your muscles, raking both right and left to work both arms evenly.

When digging, switch back-and-forth between hands so that you’re utilizing both arms and prevent blisters.

Using your rake, shovel or broom works all the major muscles in your upper body, including your back, chest, shoulders, biceps and triceps.

Bagging leaves and picking up branches and garbage is a great way to work your legs, glutes and back, but be careful to minimize back strain through careful lifting.

Follow these tips to avoid compressing the spinal discs or straining your lower back when you are lifting: • Keep a wide base of support. Your feet should be shoulder-width apart, with one foot slightly ahead of the other • Squat down, bending at

the hips and knees only.

• Keep good posture.

Look straight ahead, and keep your back straight, your chest out, and your shoulders back. This helps keep your upper back straight while having a slight arch in your lower back • Slowly lift by straightening your hips and knees (not your back). Keep your back straight, and don’t twist as you lift • Hold the load as close to your body as possible, at the level of your belly button • Use your feet to change direction, taking small steps • Lead with your hips as you change direction.

Keep your shoulders in line with your hips as you move • Set down your load carefully, squatting with the knees and hips only.

And don’t forget to stretch after your garden work is done.

You will likely experience some aching muscles especially in your lower back and hamstrings after a lot of bending.

Be sure to do some light stretching for all your major muscles worked.

And remembers to be careful.

Preventable accidents and injuries increase with spring gardening and yard due to the use of power lawn, garden tools and

ladders But being outside is a also a great way to relieve stress and relax.

In addition, sunshine helps boost vitamin D production which aids in the absorption of calcium.

Consider changing up your exercise routine this spring to include some fresh air and think about yard clean-up as the ultimate full body workout.

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It’s tax time–even for some students When I was a student, I was also employed in a full-time job, so it was pretty clear to me that I needed to file income taxes.

For some students, taxes can be quite complicated and some students may be wondering if they need to file at all.

The Canada Revenue Agency has a pamphlet called Students and Income tax. It provides a good overview of the taxes students may need to pay.

If this pamphlet is not readily available from your

Behind The Counter GABRIELE BANKA college or university, let them know that it exists and that they can obtain copies from the CRA to have on hand.

Here are the examples of when studentsmust file: • If they know they have to pay tax.

• If they have to repay their RRSP for their lifelong learning plan.

• If their employment income is more than $3,500 and they have to contribute to the Canada Pension Plan.

• If they received working income tax benefit advance or want to apply for working income tax benefit advance payments.

The examples of when students may want to file are: • Whenthey think they have a refund coming.

• If they are turning 19, they may be eligible

for the GST and related provincial credits.

• If they have children and want to receive child tax benefits • If they have tuition and education deductions that they want to carry forward or transfer to a parent or grandparent.

• If they want to report income so that they can set up their RRSP contribution limit for the next year.

Students can be full-time or part-time employees or they can be self-employed, all of which would be taxable income.

Students can be fulltime or part-time students and they can receive scholarships, grants, fellowships, bursaries and awards, some of which may not be taxable.

On the deduction side, students may be able to deduct moving expenses if they moved closer to their university or college or child care expenses if they are raising a child.

The non-refundable tax credits that are available are the employment tax credit, public transit tax credit if public transit is their mode of transportation, interest

paid on student loans and the tuition, education and textbook credit which require the prescribed form T2202.

In order to qualify as a student, they must have attended a designated educational institution for at least three consecutive weeks in a course that requires a minimum of 10 hours of instruction in that week that leads to a degree at the bachelor level or higher, or be registered in a course at a post-secondary school level, or taking courses offered by ESDC or HRSDC.

Elementary and secondary school scholarships and bursaries are non-taxable.

A post-secondary program that consists mainly of research is still eligible for the education amount and the scholarship exemption if it leads to a college or CEGEP diploma, or a bachelor, masters or doctoral degree or equivalent. Post-doctoral fellowships, however, are taxable.

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Mystery of entrepreneurial opportunity solved I have been anxious to present to existing and aspiring entrepreneurs some thoughts about the “front-end” of the entrepreneurial process— the opportunity.

A common question I often receive from would-be inventors and budding entrepreneurs is how and where does one find real problems to solve and ideas that can be translated to potential opportunities.

There is no easy way.

Any entrepreneurial venture exploration requires hard work, patience, dedication and definitely perseverance.

It is said that the world is chock full of limitless ideas and opportunities.

That may be so, but organization and planning at the beginning of the journey will pay handsomely with the outcome results.

There are books, magazines, manufacturers directories, employee workplaces, personal interests and experiences, family, friendships and existing employment environments—all of which may contribute to the atmosphere for your investigative research for what may determine will become an opportunity.

Let’s all recognize that business of any nature starts with a customer.

For inventor-entre preneurs, a great approach to new venture development is to find someone who’ll pay you to develop something they need and let you have the privilege thereafter to sell to others.

If you cannot find someone to pay you to do what you wish to – don’t give up until you’ve absolutely brainstormed and researched the subject area thoroughly and exhausted all possibilities that you are on the road to “opportunity” for you.

Then, your next best milestone is to search for potential customers who have an absolute need or at a minimum, a very strong interest in what you have to offer.

For example, an aging population requires rehabilitation devices to assist their disabling changes.

A key to this slant is to qualify the perceived need by talking to potential

Entrepreneurial Spirit JOEL YOUNG customers or clients.

If I had a product that would provide a benefit or solution to your perceived need, would you be interested? How interested? At what price?

Let the potential customers and clients in the marketplace be part of the solution.

Don’t underestimate the attraction for partnering.

It’s one thing to find opportunities that you have analyzed and evaluated and then convinced yourself

they are worth pursuing, it’s quite another to take advantage of them.

That requires preparation— understanding what’s needed to succeed in venture creation and developing, arranging, lining up relationships and resources that will allow you to act when the time is right.

And please believe it, that meticulous preparation turns up more opportunities for reasons that I cannot explain.

But they arrive at your doorstep with a willingness to have you embrace them firmly.

Now you are at a crossroad, ready to charge

ahead. You must never neglect nor ignore the essentials for exploiting opportunities that come your way.

These are the fundamental business skills from which all else flows in the world of new venture development.

Without them and your focused attention, any attempt to launch and succeed with an entrepreneurial venture is doomed for failure.

A simplistic recipe for skills necessary for entrepreneurial achievement are the skill to invent, create new products/services that address a need in the marketplace; the skill to deliver them, consistently and reliably with quality, service and price; the marketing/sale skill to

sell and the skill to make a profit performing the three previous skill sets.

The other crucially important part of pre paring for this mystery world of the entre preneurial opportunity is preparing yourself.

Force open your eyes, set some realistic and realizable goals, and most of all, build a can-do mindset.

After all, attitude and behaviour are the friends of innovation and creativity. Together they transform you into a true budding, and hopefully, genuine Okanagan entrepreneur for all the world to see.

Eliminate words like “should” and “can’t” from your vocabulary and your thinking. Don’t let yourself get trapped into

other people’s norms and notions.

Of course, don’t get trapped in your own notions, either. Recognize that your knowledge, education and experience may constitute solutions to yesterdays problems.

The final part of your preparation for the mystery journey is to quit preparing and act. My grandmother used to say, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

We can possess the most beautiful work of art business plan and exhaust all realms of opportunity

analysis and evaluation, but get on the ball and start finding out what works and what doesn’t.

And finally, don’t be afraid to fail, for from failures often come our greatest successes, painful as it may be at times.

A key to successful entrepreneuring is to speed up those little disconcerting failures and learn from them. The world of entrepreneurship awaits you. First, prepare, look, act, then prosper. I’ll be watching for you, and by the way, the mystery isn’t really a mystery at all, is it?

Joel Young is an entrepreneurship coach, educator & consultant and the founder of the Okanagan Valley Entrepreneurs Society eagleyoung@shaw.ca

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Saturday was the International Day to End Racial Discrimination.

As nice Canadians we pride ourselves on being progressive and inclusive.

We believe in a “cultural mosaic”—surely we don’t need a special awareness day to end racial discrimination?

Unfortunately, the truth is that we still have a long way to go. And when it comes to Canada’s First Nations people, we have a lot to make up for.

As I write this, I am in my office in Kelowna and would like to acknowledge that it is situated on unceded traditional territory of the Syilx. I say way’ liml’mt (thank you) for the opportunity to make my home in this beautiful area.

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Jordan Coble, curatorial and heritage researcher for the Snc’wips (sen-ch-wee-ps) Heritage Museum and a member of the Westbank First Nation people in our community that represent its diversity.

Including a First Nation perspective was critical and it is a perspective we all can learn about more.

Jordan Coble, curatorial and heritage researcher for the Snc’wips (sen-ch-weeps) Heritage Museum and a member of the Westbank First Nation, makes it easy to move past a shy ignorance to ask questions respectfully and to reach a new awareness.

Born and raised here, Jordan has a lot of pride in being Okanagan, but there was also a time where he felt shamed for being who he was.

“Even up into the early 1990s, there was the perception that people should stay on the reservations,” he said. “There is still an underlying racism and naiveté that exists in society that keeps us on a lower level in our community.”

Through his work Jordan shares his knowledge and passion to create understanding.

He deals with questions about Syilx culture on a daily basis and chooses to view these as opportunities that he can use to connect with people and share his perspective.

He encourages everyone to come and meet his community.

“If you have questions, come and ask. We try to make this place as welcoming as possible,” he said.

“I love these questions because that’s where the education takes place and awareness is created.

If you have questions, come and ask. We try to make this place as welcoming as possible.”

Jordan Coble, researcher, Snc’wips Heritage Museum No longer can we make assumptions.”

Initially the Okanagan people and early settlers had a symbiotic relationship with everyone working together.

“We knew how to use the resources and we helped early settlers,” said Jordan.

“We come from a culture of learning and working with other nations and thought this would be a similar relationship but it wasn’t.

When the Indian Act was implemented, it became a dangerous place to be and it has been a shaky experience for some time but as we share our perspective, an openness has started.

“Something has worked,” he added.

“Even for my younger brother, he didn’t feel the same shame. Some people aren’t seeing colours, they are seeing the people for who they are. I hope my children won’t feel it but I will also prepare them so that they don’t feel the same as I or my ancestors did.”

When asked what myth he would most like to dispel, Jordan passionately responded: “That we were in need of help. We were doing very well—we had systems in place prior to contact

and that is what our knowledge is based on.

Our people and culture are very much still alive.

We share our stories to benefit the greater community.”

Another issue Jordan identified is the “homogenization” of First Nation culture.

“There are over 600 nations across Canada and B.C. has some of the most diverse communities of all. People ask me about pow wows and totem poles but they aren’t part of Okanagan culture. We use handdrums to tell our stories and to pay our respects, not for entertaining.”

The traditional greeting in Syilx is way’ or welcome and that is exactly what Jordan did when I reached out to him. He welcomed me to learn.

As he piut it: “I know there is a lot of negative history related to First Nations people and racism but there is a lot to be thankful for.”

Progress is being made and hopefully by continuing to learn, to talk and to listen, we can come full circle and live symbiotically again.

Dorothee Birker is the coordinator for The Respect Network in the Central Okanagan.

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Kelowna-Lake Country MLA says world peace starts locally When I decided to hold a community walk at the end of this month, no one batted an eye when I told them it was to promote good health.

Most people are aware of my interest in health matters, and what better way to celebrate health than with physical activity?

But when I added that the event was also intended to promote world peace, with a chance to explore our diverse country courtesy of Air Canada, I got a few quizzical looks.

What do the two concepts have to do with one another? And why highlight such a global issue at a local level?

I truly believe that peacefulness contributes much to our overall happiness and good mental health and

MLA’s Report NORM LETNICK when we feel good, we naturally want to share it with others.

Whether you find peace in your faith or spiritual practices, in your relationships, in nature or in a variety of other spaces or activities, that sense of calm and letting go of the small stuff provides a powerful physical and mental release.

Letting go of that stress likely improves your mood and the way you relate to others.

Some of those stresses might pertain to the world we find ourselves in today.

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help immigrants find work, make friends, and become positive contributors to their new neighbourhoods.

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As the most ethnically diverse province in Canada, we welcome nearly 40,000 new immigrants each year.

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Every day, we hear news stories of conflicts both abroad and in our own backyard.

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It’s time to start using your yard waste bins again The weather is certainly feeling spring-like and it is getting the juices flowing in most gardeners.

And the timing is perfect for the yard waste bin program to resume for another season.

What a great program we have at our disposal— no pun intended—to handle our prunings and other organic stuff that used to be relegated to the landfill.

Not many of you know this but up until 1967 the city dump was located on KLO Road across the street from Okanagan

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It was there for years until it was re-located to Glenmore, where it is today.

I can remember clearly taking truckloads of prunings and garden waste and throwing it in the same hole as fridges stoves batteries household junk and

everything else people didn’t want.

There was absolutely no separating of loads. The only equipment at the dump was a large drag shovel to dig the hole and a D8 cat bulldozer to cover the garbage over with fill soil.

The dump or “nuisance grounds” as my dad used to call it, covered an area along KLO from Casorso to about where the Jehovah’s Witness Church stands today and possibly

further because I seem to remember accessing it from Gordon, which at the time was only a short road going south off KLO. What an improved system we have today with our neat and tidy trio of garbage, recycling and yard-waste bins, dependably picked up on schedule.

When we take things to the dump nowadays its like a supermarket with everything in its place.

There is a place for tires, batteries, metal, refrigerators, clean wood, painted wood, asphalt,

concrete, and of course yard waste for those who have more than the homeowner bin can handle.

The fees for dumping are still amazingly reasonable and the environment benefits from all the efforts which have helped develop this system.

By the way the yard waste that goes to the landfill doesn’t get buried anymore it is composted into Ogogrow and Glenmore-Grow to be used by homeowners to enhance the garden soil.

A reminder that this Saturday, at 1:30 pm, I will be conducting an information session on growing small fruits and berries at Bylands Garden Centre in West Kelowna.

Next Saturday, my buddy Ken Salvail will present a session on composting and soil.

Finally, a timely garden tip for you: When you are cleaning up your perennial garden beds be aware this is the time of year when things are beginning to grow from bulbs and root crowns.

These are quite

vulnerable to damage from stepping on them so be careful where you walk.

This is why I always mark with a stick or tag things like allium, lilies, and other hidden gems so they are kept intact.

Don Burnett is a local garden expert and longtime Kelowna resident.

Tune in to The Don Burnett Garden Show on radio station AM 1150 Saturday mornings from 8a.m. to 10 a.m.

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Local groups share gaming grant allocations Twenty-three Central Okanagan organizations have received more than $732,000 in funding from

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Organizations that received grants included the Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs ($191,000),

New Opportunities for Women (Now) Canada Society ($87,000), Clubhouse Child Care

What If God Was One of Us? “If god had a name what would it be? If god had a face, what would it look like? And would you want to see? If seeing meant that you would have to believe? What if god was one of us?” These questions were asked by Eric Brazilian and Joan Osborne in their hit song, One of Us. During Easter, the Christian Church answers these questions.

We declare that God was indeed one of us. We say God had a name: Jesus, a Hebrew name that means God’s salvation. We declare that God had a face—the face of a baby boy.

A face that was adored, caressed and kissed

by His mother. She saw His face and she had to believe.

Some nine months before, the angel Gabriel had come to Mary, and in God’s name, asked her to become the mother of God’s Son. The child she would bear would not be conceived in the normal way, from relations between a man and a woman, but would be conceived in her by the power of the Holy Spirit. In this way the child would be truly human and truly God! All the angel had promised came true on the first Christmas Eve. Mary had to believe the child she bore was the Son of God. Mary saw Jesus with her eyes. However, we see with more than our eyes. Who among us has not said: “I can see that,” when we come to understand something new. To “see” also means to understand. We can “see” with our minds. Therefore, when we read the Bible we can see Jesus, and we believe that in Him, God was one of us.

The third chapter of Genesis lets us see and believe that in the beginning Adam and Eve wanted to be, “like God, knowing good and evil.” They were tempted and deceived by the Devil to see and believe they could achieve divinity by eating the forbidden fruit.

The Devil promised them that they would not die (as God said), but instead their eyes would be opened and they would see as God does. We see and believe that after Adam and Eve ate the fruit they did change, they lost their innocence. They saw they were naked, felt shame and sewed fig leaves together to cover their bodies. Instead of walking with God, they hid from Him. Adam and Eve were tainted by this Fall from God’s grace. They were banished from God’s presence. God had to impose the death sentence that He had decreed as punishment for the sin they had committed.

As we read on we see, and have to believe, that this fallen state was passed on from generation to generation. As the earth was filled with humankind, we see, and have to believe, that while we may know good—and may even want to do good—we mostly do what is evil in God’s sight.

Holy Scripture lets us see and believe that in the edict sentencing Adam and Eve to a life of toil and pain and eventual death, God had a plan to rescue us from sin, death and the power of the Devil. This plan was to become one of us, and really live a human life.

The Bible allows us to see and believe that Jesus was conceived and born in this miraculous way for a reason. King David declared that the curse of the Fall taints us all: “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me,” Psalm 51:5 NIV. We can see and believe that, by His

immaculate conception and virgin birth, Jesus redeemed human conception and birth from the power of sin.

As we read the Gospels we see Jesus mature into manhood. When we see Him, we have to believe He was truly human and experienced all that it means to be one of us.

He had to eat, drink and sleep like one of us.

He worked, walked, got tired and slept like one of us. He experienced joy, love, anger, frustration, sorrow and grief like one of us.

However, His emotions were holy expressions of these emotions. His anger and frustration were brought on by unholy human behavior and emotions, including pride, prejudice, intolerance, self-righteousness and cruelty; therefore, Jesus’ emotional responses were pure, justified and holy.

When we see Jesus preach, teach and live in the words of Holy Scripture, we have to believe that He fulfilled the Ten Commandments and all of God’s commandments written down in the Book of Genesis through the Book of Deuteronomy.

We have to believe Jesus when He said: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matthew 5:17 NIV). The Gospels permit us to see the Devil inflict all the temptations known to humankind on Jesus, and we see Jesus resist these temptations. By His obedience to God’s laws and His resistance of all temptation, Jesus redeemed human life from the power of sin and the wiles of the Devil.

The words of the Gospels make us see and believe that while Jesus’ perfect life redeemed human life from the power of sin and the Devil, Jesus also became one of us in order to redeem us from our sin, our death and the power of the Devil over our lives.

While the Gospels let us see and believe that Jesus was just like one of us in many and various ways, their words also let us see and believe in Jesus’ divinity. We see and have to believe that Jesus exercised authority over the wind and the waves, and fed thousands from five loaves and some fish. He cured diseases, drove out demons and raised the dead. Some disciples saw His divinity shine through when Jesus was transfigured before them.

In the pages of the Gospels we hear Jesus declare openly that He is the Son of God, has the authority to forgive and atone for sin by His innocent suffering and death on the cross and will rise on the third day following His death. Jesus declares that His death and resurrection are necessary for the reconciliation of God and humanity, and for eternal life with God. In order for Jesus to die for our sins, He became a “scapegoat.” We have all heard that term referring to a person who is forced to bear blame or take punishment for others. In Old Testament Scriptures the scapegoat was a real goat over which a priest confessed certain sins, then banished the goat to the wilderness.

These sins were symbolically driven away with the goat, and the sins were atoned for when the scapegoat died.

The Gospels reveal that Jesus was arrested and accused of a crime. The Jewish authorities declared Jesus was a liar. They declared that despite all the supposed miracles, He could not possibly be the Son of God. Therefore,

Jesus could not possibly forgive or atone for the sins of others. Jesus was thus found guilty for the crime of blasphemy and befouling God’s name by declaring He was God’s Son and deserved to die for presuming to be the Son of God, and thereby, having the power to forgive and atone for the sins of others. Roman authorities begrudgingly agreed to find Jesus guilty, labeled Him as a threat to Roman rule in Jerusalem and sentenced Him to be crucified.

The Gospel according to St. Luke reveals that Jesus was crucified between two criminals who had been sentenced to the same punishment. Jewish religious authorities and the crowd hurled insults at Jesus. They mocked Him and challenged Him to show His divinity by saving Himself by coming down off the cross, and one of the criminals crucified with Jesus hurled the same insults at him.

However, the other criminal saw Jesus in a different light. He saw and believed that, while he deserved to die that day, Jesus did not, therefore, His suffering was innocent.

This criminal believed Jesus was a King and was going to establish a Kingdom that was not of this earth. This repentant criminal said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise,” Luke 23:43-43. The Gospels declare that Jesus died on the Good Friday and rose from the dead on the first Easter Sunday.

Jesus’ most passionate desire is for you to see Him the way the repentant criminal saw Him: as the King of a kingdom that was not of this earth, but an eternal kingdom that Jesus’ death would bring in; and that He is the one who can grant citizenship in the new Kingdom. He wants you to see Him suffer and die with you and suffer and die for you. The repentant criminal knew that he could not presume to ask Jesus for citizenship, but had to rely upon Jesus’ sovereign grace. He heard Jesus grant his request, and had to believe.

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Centre ($73,700), Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society ($66,000), Kinsmen Club of Kelowna ($43,000), Rutland Elementary Community School Society ($40,400), Adult Integrated Mental Health Services Society ($30,000), Rotary Club of Lake Country Society ($29,960), Kalano Club of Kelowna ( $25,000), Okanagan Lifetime Networks Association ($18,000), Knights of Columbus Council #10781 ($18,000), Lions Club of Lake Country Winfield ($17,000), Rotary Club of Kelowna

($16,000), Archangels Children’s Centre $14,950), Senior Citizens Association of BC #55 ($13,000), Daycare Connection Childcare Society - $11,600), Cool Arts Society ($6,500), Air Cadet League of Canada 909 Peregrine Sponsoring Committee ($6,100), Elevation Outdoors Experiential Programs Association ($6,000), La Societe de l’Ecole Des Petit Oursons ( $5,600), Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Angels Council $5,000), Kelowna District 4-H Council ($4,600)

and Scouts Canada 1st Glenvalley Group ($3,600.

“Kelowna is blessed with many giving and compassionate residents, who are dedicated to improving the lives of others through their work at these organizations,” said Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson in making the announce ment of the money for the local groups.

“These community gaming grants give them a helping hand in helping others.”

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BURKART, CLIFFORD It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of our dear husband, father and grandfather Clifford Alvin Burkart, Wednesday March 18 at the Kelowna General Hospital ICU. Cliff is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy and their children Lynn (Mel), Brian (Connie), Paul (Eve) and Lea Ann (Allan), grandchildren Caitlin, Jessica, Lucas, Kyra, Julia, Alana and Lauren. Predeceased by parents Alvin and Lydia and brothers Maurice and Gordon, sister Mildred. Cliff has three surviving siblings, Harvey, Marlene and Gayle. Born in Maple Creek Saskatchewan August 28th 1929, Cliff served in the RCAF from 1947 to 1957 flying Lancaster aircraft. While stationed in Newfoundland, Cliff met and married the love of his life, Dorothy and after discharging from the forces, returned to western Canada.

Following a brief hiatus, Cliff returned to flying and enjoyed thousands of hours in the air until his retirement in 1989.

Following retirement, Cliff and Dorothy moved to Kelowna where Cliff was able to enjoy many happy years golfing, travelling and spending time with family and friends. Cliff will be remembered for his quiet, kind and thoughtful spirit; a gentleman devoted to his family and friends. Cliff, you will be greatly missed by all and lovingly remembered with pencil in hand completing the daily crossword puzzle, teaching grandchildren the art of crib and your appreciation for humor. As per Cliff’s wish, a small family memorial will be planned. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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WILLIAMS, MATILDA (TILLY) Passed away peacefully on March 19, 2015 at the age of 81. Survived by her loving husband George Ronald Williams, daughters: Laraine (Randy) Hager of Kenora, ON, Linda (Dwight) Janzen of St. Andrews, MB, Louise Lage of Winnipeg, MB; son Mark Williams of Kelowna, BC; grandchildren: Richard, Stephanie, Brett, Stephan, Morgan and Madison; great grandchild Hayden.

Predeceased by her parents Rosetta and John Hitzeroth of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Matilda was one of twelve brothers and sisters some who survive her living in South Africa, Cyprus and the United Kingdom.

Memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Westbank United Church, 3672 Brown Road, Westbank, BC. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.

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MAY 6 1933 – MARCH 20, 2015 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Werner Schiesser who left us in the early hours of March 20, 2015. With him was Elisabeth, his loving wife of 57 years, daughter and son in law, Heidi and Jamie. He is survived by a son Robert (Bob), his wife, Tracy and 3 beautiful granddaughters, Alexandra, Samantha, and Danika of Calgary. He is also survived by a brother ,Horst (Anneliese), a sister, Elga, and several nieces and nephews. Werner immigrated to Winnipeg in 1953, married Elisabeth in 1958 and with their family moved to Kelowna in 1972. Werner spent many wonderful years, hunting, fishing and working in his orchard and gardens. Our family would like to thank the staff and friends at Brandt’s Creek Mews for the wonderful care and support he received and where he will be remembered as the “Puzzle Man”. A Service will be held Saturday, March 28th , at 11am at First Memorial Funeral Services, 1211 Sutherland Ave . In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

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MAY 12, 1927 – MARCH 17, 2015 On Tuesday March 17, 2015, Erica Ann Becker of Oliver passed away peacefully at Sunnybank Centre at the age of 87 years. She was predeceased by her parents Edward & Augusta Martin; son Larry as well as Roy her husband of thirty-five years.

Erica will be fondly remembered by her loving family including son Ron (Debbie) Becker; daughters Marlene (Danny) Richardson and Judy (Dieter) Frank; grandchildren Benjamin Becker, Brandon Becker, Hayley Marini, Troy Richardson, Lyndsay Becker, Emily Frank; great-grandchild Ada Marini; siblings Edward Martin, William Martin, Harvey Martin and Donna Beatty; as well as many extended family and friends. Erica loved to cook and bake, but her greatest love was her family. She was a stay at home mom and always put her family first. Being a grandma was the best part of her life. She enjoyed and loved watching her grandchildren and supported them in whatever they were doing. Erica also enjoyed needlepoint, sewing, gardening, skiing, dancing and bingo. Her smile and laugh will be dearly missed. A special thank you to Dr. Mark Hamilton for his care and support. A private Celebration of Life is to be determined. Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com Arrangements entrusted to Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Service & Crematorium, Oliver & Osoyoos.

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March 16, 1946 – December 25, 2014 Gina passed away peacefully on Christmas day in the presence of her loving husband of 46 years, Len and their son Ray. Throughout her illness and even in her final days, she showed grace, humour, love, generosity and cheerfulness that exemplified how she lived her life.

She is survived by husband, Len; children: Yvette Hamm (Tory Thompson) and Ray Hamm; grandsons: Spencer Kelly and Rhys Hamm and siblings: Gordon, Alvin (Christine) and Denise Brochu (Arlena Dodd) and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Gina’s life will be held at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna on March 29, 2015 at 1:00 pm. Gina was a very compassionate person who didn’t like to see others in need. It wasn’t uncommon for her to give all her cash on hand to a homeless person. In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations in Gina’s name to The Salvation Army www.salvationarmy.ca/ or Kelowna Gospel Mission, kelownagospelmission.ca/ Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.

ELDERKIN: LAWRENCE WILLIAM (Larry)

Larry passed away on March 19th at the age of 87, surrounded by his family. Larry leaves to mourn his wife Helen of 65 years. Daughters Kathy (Winston) Basque, Judy (Karl, Devin) Krissler, Grand dogs, Doogan and Smudge, and sister Betty Learn. Larry is predeceased by his parents John and Effie, Step Mother Dorothy Fletcher, and his Brother Wilbur. Larry was born in Apple River, Nova Scotia and he joined the RCAF in 1946. Stationed in numerous places, including Portage LaPrairie, Edmonton, Fort Nelson, Alymer, Chatham, Turkey, Greece, Bagotville, St Hubert, and finally Ottawa. Larry retired in 1977 as a Captain of Electrical Engineering, and moved his family to Kelowna. Larry enjoyed retirement but needed to stay busy. He opened Larry’s Machine shop, Larry’s Clock shop and LEP Ltd. Larry will be remembered for his quick wit, great sense of humor and happy go lucky attitude. Everything is attainable if you want it bad enough.

There was always a project on the go.....designing and building furniture was a favorite winter hobby. He loved playing crib, and Christmas was a special time of year, with all his family around him. Dad showed us how to live life to the fullest and appreciate the little things life has to offer. We would like to thank Sun Pointe Village for the wonderful care Larry received. An amazing group of ladies that treated Dad with the utmost respect. A special thank you to April, Chelsea, Donna and Brenda.....you made a difference! Also a big thank you to Dr. Larry Bobyn for his exceptional commitment to looking after Larry. As per Larry’s request there will be no service.

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Real Estate Advertising Consultant The Kelowna Capital News is a community newspaper with a distribution of over 46,000 copies serving the communities of the Central Okanagan. We are currently looking for an advertising consultant to look after an established account list that focuses on the real estate sector including new developments. The ideal candidate must be motivated and take the initiative to build relationships to help grow their clients’ business.

You must be able to work well under the pressure of deadlines and be a team player able to drive and increase revenues in our community, online & feature publications.

The Kelowna Capital News is part of the Black Press Group, the leading independent newspaper publisher in Canada. If you are interested in a rewarding challenge and would like to be part of a successful team please submit your resume with cover letter to: Karen Hill Publisher, Kelowna Capital News 2495 Enterprise Way Kelowna, BC V1X 7K2 fax: 250-862-5275 email: khill@kelownacapnews.com Closing date for submissions: April 17, 2015

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HIGH CASH producing vending machines. $1.00 Vend = .70 Profit. All on location in your area. Selling due to illness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

HIP OR knee replacement?

Problems walking or getting dressed? The Disability Tax Credit $1,500 Yearly Tax Credit. $15,000 Lump Sum Refund (on avg). For assistance Call: 1-844-453-5372.

TCG, MORTGAGE lenders since 1960s, seeks Local Referral Partners to introduce investors to our capital preservation focused monthly income trust, returning 6-8%.

Referral fee compensation. olalani@tricitygroup.ca.

SEEKING a rewarding career?

Professional Shiatsu Practitioner Program begins April 22 at Studio Chi/School of the Healing Arts. Visit www.studiochi.net or call 250-769-6898 Payment plan avail at 0% interest.

KELOWNA Buddhist Temple Spring Chow Mein April 19th.

Pick-up between 1 and 3pm Chow Mein $7.50, Sushi $5, Gyoza $3.50 - 3 ways you may order: 1) you can email us your orders to kbtchowmein@gmail.com; 2) call 250-860-2980 or 250762-2653; 3) visit our web site to place your order on-line http://www.kelownabuddhisttemple.org/order-forms SHOPARAMA March 28 &29 Vernon Rec Centre, 3310-37 Ave, Artisans, Entrepreneurs, Home-Based business, baking too. 100’s of unique gift items.

Door prizes, concession.

FREE admission.

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.

ANCHOR THRIFT STORE will be having a “BLANKET DRIVE “ from March 1- April 1.

Blankets will go to Metro Church, Gospel Mission and Houses of Mercy.

Drop off location will be at Anchor Thrift Store store #189 Hwy 33 Visit our blog for more info: bowtiesandlittleguys.com CANADA BENEFIT Group Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888511-2250 or www.canada benefit.ca/free-assessment DO YOU have a disability?

Physical or mental. We can help you get up to $40,000 back from the Canadian Government. For details check out our website: disabilitygroup canada.com or call us today Toll-Free 1-888-875-4787.

Personals Gent. wishes to meet slim, fit lady. I’m 6’1”, slim, 75 yrs., easy going, educated, farm overlooks Lake OK. Some organics, Yuma, L.A.. Please ph. 1-250-494-1999.

Lost & Found FOUND 3 KEYS on a chain Value Village end of February Call 250-763-7114 FOUND black & white short haired cat roaming Oxford Ave. Call evenings between 8-9pm (250)212-4417 LOST: Bunch of keys tied together w/ green shoelaces on Hollywood Rd in Willow Park.

Please call 250-868-3742 LOST March 10. Black sweater coat with satin trim, bustop on Hollywood & Hwy 33. Call 250-763-1958

Medical/Dental NEW GRADS WELCOME!

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking US capable Class 1 Drivers required 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.

Career Opportunities TREATY COORDINATOR Required - Gitga’at First Nation, Hartley Bay, B.C. For full job description visit www.first nationsjobsonline.com send resumes to jobs@gitgaat.net

Dental Hygienist

Peachland Dental has a full time opportunity for a Dental y}ienist in our Üell estaLlished] Lusy dental ofwce in Peachland°

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We are looking for enthusiasm and great people skills

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Work in a fun and established practice where we provide a premium dental experience for our patients Previous experience preferred

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Email your resume to: careers@dentalcorp.ca

Inside Advertising Consultant

The Kelowna Capital News is a community newspaper with a distribution of over 46,000 copies serving the communities of the Central Okanagan. We are currently looking for an advertising consultant to look after new business development for our community, online and feature publications. The ideal candidate must be motivated and take the initiative to build relationships to help grow their clients’ business.

You must be able to work well under the pressure of deadlines and be a team player able to drive and increase revenues.

The Kelowna Capital News is part of the Black Press Group, the leading independent newspaper publisher in Canada. If you are interested in a rewarding challenge and would like to be part of a successful team please submit your resume with cover letter to: Karen Hill Publisher, Kelowna Capital News 2495 Enterprise Way Kelowna, BC V1X 7K2 fax: 250-862-5275 email: khill@kelownacapnews.com Closing date for submissions: April 17, 2015

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Farm Workers

14 Orchard Workers req. for Parvinder Uppal & Baljit Uppal Orchard for June 20 - Oct. 31.

2711 Lakha Road Kelowna. $10.49 hr. 40hrs./wk.

Call: 250-491-4069, 250-869-9834 OR E-mail parvinder_uppal@hotmail.com 6 Orchard Workers needed at Paramjit & Harjinder Gill Orchard. June 20 - Oct 31. 2611 Lakha Rd. $10.50/hr. 40hrs /week Call 250-491-9608

JASWAL Farms looking for Orchard Workers from June 15 - Oct 31 $10.49/hr. Picking, all piece work. 250-317-6384

J.B. Bhatti needs labourers for Budding & Grafting.

40 hrs/week, April 15 - Oct.15 10.49/hr. Kelowna, BC. 250862-7678 or 250-718-6577.

Help Wanted CAUTION

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.

EVEREST Restaurant needs Korean Tandoori Cook. 5 years experience. $3000/m.

Bring resume to 2430 Main St.

JR Advertising Sales & Distribution

Okanagan Publishing & Distribution firm requires a Junior Account Executive for the Central & North Okanagan Areas.

Distribution of publications is required in addition to sales activities.

We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic applicants with some sales experience and knowledge of the Okanagan market, excellent oral, written & computer skills and must be customer service oriented.

Base salary plus commission offered.

Please submit Resume to Box 102, c/o Capital News or email sales@okmapguides.com

by April 1st.

(Apologies in advance; only those considered for an interview will be contacted)

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WINDOWS SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Kal Tire is seeking a motivated, well rounded professional to join our Information Services (IS) Team based in our Vernon Office. The Windows Systems Administrator is part of the Enterprise Infrastructure (EI) team that is responsible for the design and implementation of Windows system solutions. This position is expected to work on projects, which may include evolving existing systems or implementing new technology. This position is also responsible for performing analytical, technical and support work in the planning, implementation; documentation and administration of all Windows sever applications and hardware. In addition, this position performs day to day operational tasks such as proactive maintenance, management, monitoring performance, incident and problem management, security, and backup and recovery across the Windows infrastructure.

A detailed job description and list of qualifications along with further information regarding Kal Tire may be viewed on our website at www.kaltire.com/careers.

Kal Tire offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, along with a company-wide profit sharing plan that recognizes individual and team contributions.

Kal Tire welcomes your interest in the Windows Systems Administrator opportunity. Interested applicants are requested to submit their resume to careers@kaltire.com indicating Windows Systems Administrator and Job ID# 2010 in the subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those under consideration will be contacted.

OPERATIONS SUPPORT CLERK RCMP (Regular) Reporting to the Municipal Support Services, Manager, RCMP, this position provides a variety of records maintenance and research tasks as well as secretarial and reception services for the RCMP Detachment when required.

Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application. Closing date is March 31, 2015. Please quote competition # 30-COV-15.

CLIENT SERVICES SUPERVISOR RCMP (Regular) Reporting to the Municipal Support Services, Manager, RCMP, the incumbent performs reception and complaint taking duties. In addition, this position takes a lead role in daily operations of front counter, switchboard, reception and clerical areas.

Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application. Closing date is March 31, 2015. Please quote competition # 31-COV-15.

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Experienced Janitor required.

Must have own vehicle. $13.00/hr., Phone: 1-250-8592336, Fax: 1-250-764-6460. info@evergreenmaintenance.ca FAMILY MENTOR NEEDED To provide a family with a self contained 2-3 bedroom suite within the mentor’s home. The mentor will provide daily support and guidance to the family as the family gains the skills to live self-sufficiently within the community. A generous monthly remuneration package is provided, including rent & fee for service payments.

The mentor will receive ongoing support & training through a family transition worker.

Send resume to: Susan Foisy (250-878-6313), The Bridge Youth & Family Services, 760 Highway 33W, Kelowna, BC V1X 1Y4 or email susan.foisy @thebridgeservices.ca

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

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

Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience BDO Canada Limited Trustee in Bankruptcy #400-1631 Dickson Avenue Kelowna, BC V1Y 0B5

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Help Wanted ROCK Island RV Ltd is Hiring!

RV Service Technicians Rock Island RV located in the beautiful West Kootenays is looking for (2) full time, 5 days a week, permanent RV Service Technicians. Offering competitive wage & benefits package. We will consider 3rd or 4th year apprentices. If you have what it takes, forward your resume in confidence to rockislandrv@shawbiz.ca OR Fax 250-364-2319

Labourers F/T SWAMPER, for busy Kelowna moving company. Need to be strong, reliable, able to get to work (McCurdy area), & work weekends. DL preferred.

Cell phone required. Wage & Advancement possibilities based on performance. 250860-0500.

Sales SALESPERSON (AUTOMOTIVE PARTS)

Dynamic Auto Recycling Company located in Lumby is looking to add a few more team members to our growing company. These individuals must have sales experience, telephone and computer skills. Wonderful benefits, full time, $20/hr plus commission, which can double your wage. Must have autoparts knowledge.

Contact Wade by email at: Wade @autorecycling.com or in person at: 1676 Shuswap Ave, Lumby

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Mind Body Spirit

Financial Services

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada!

Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

ABSOLUTELY Guaranteed to be the best massage you’ll experience. Industry Trained.

Great Rates. Professional Studio. Sauna Available. Welcoming Atmosphere. New Clients 10% off, Linda 250-862-3929

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

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Trades, Technical

BLISS Deep & French Massage, 10 years experience.

Call 4 appt. 250-859-2272

PAINTERS Needed FT. Certpro Painters is hiring experienced Painters for FT positions to join our team of professionals. Med/Dent avail.

Pension plan. Opportunity to grow with advancements within our company. FT year round work, long term employment opportunities. Call for details & send resume & painting experience to okanaganoffice@certapro.com call 250-878-2704

ASIAN MASSAGE. Lovely & Peaceful Setting. $60/Hour, $100/2 Hours. 250-317-3575

THAI Massage. Totally relax & energize your body & mind.

(250)-801-7188

Financial Services IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple.

Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

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Light & Medium Duty Diesel, 4x4, Front Ends, Brakes.

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Mobile Service • Very Reasonable Rates

BATHROOMS

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

CARPENTRY RETIRED CARPENTER Got Bored

QUALITY BATHROOM RENOVATIONS INC.

PLUMBING REPAIRS GEMINI BATHS

TUB TO SHOWER • CUSTOM SHOWERS • TUBS VANITIES • COUNTERTOPS • SINKS • FAUCETS • TOILETS ACCESSORIES • TILING • DESIGN • PACKAGES

Call Mel: 250-470-7370

www.kelownabathrooms.ca

250.308.6230

CONCRETE

CONTRACTORS

DRYWALL

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250-762-8206 250-717-8299

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*We Accurately Prepare All Types of Tax Returns

SAME DAY REFUNDS*

*Some Restrictions Apply

Certified Tradesman for driveways, sidewalks, floors, foundations, retaining walls, stairs, wheelchair ramps.

Stamped, Exposed & Broom Free Estimates • Call Dan

250-863-5419

Summer Exterior Kitchens, pergolas & gazebos, concrete/wood decks and stairs, new construction, reno’s int./ext. FREE est.

(250) 862-1746

250-862-6991

Licensed & Insured.

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HAIR CUTS TASHA’S CUTS & COLORS **NEW OWNER!** Bring this ad in for a OR

Call Barry @ 250-826-2599

LICENSED AND INSURED

7.99 HAIRCUT

$

50% OFF ANY SERVICE

275 B Hollywood Rd. S 250-215-7368

Pwr. raking, Aeration, Fertilizer, Landscaping, Grass Cutting, Irrigation, Retaining Walls, Excavation, Sewer Connections, Tree/Hedge Pruning, Property Maint.

SENIORS DISCOUNT • NOW HIRING

250.212.5320

CUSTOM YARD CARE • Lawn Mowing • Maintenance • Pruning • Hedging • Roto Tilling • Bark Mulchers • Yard clean up available NOW HIRING

250-862-0821

Kettle Valley

ROCK WALLS Rock Stairs

CALL JAY

250-215-4956

MARTINSON

PAYLESS MOVING

TNT

250-808-2938

• Furniture, appliances • Appliance setups, removals • Hot Shot

CALL 250-826-5774 OR 250-862-0821

Starting @ $49 > The Okanagan > Vancouver > Alberta

GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES

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JOE’S QUALITY LAWN & GARDEN SERVICES

YARD MONKEY

yard clean up, dump runs, pruning, repairs, decks + fences.

COMPETITIVE RATES

CELL: 250-859-4952 HOME: 250-862-3615

Exp’d/certified/ins’d/lic’d yard & flowerbed clean-ups; weekly lawn mowing; small trees, hedges & shrub pruning. Also aerating & dethatching.

778-215-1956 or 250-448-2379

Joe’s Moving Service “The Professionals” Joe’s Moving Service

• Local/long distance • Storage Available • No job too small • Free Estimates Call Joe Anytime 250-470-8194

ROOFING ROOFNOW

Your torch on & shingle professionals Fully insured, WCB coverage, seniors discounts - plus references.

Mention this ad for 10% off!

Spring clean-up, weekly lawn maintenance. Landscaping, irrigation, patios, retaining walls, water features & fencing

250-864-2991

RYDER ROOFING LTD. Free estimates, senior discounts,

JOE’S QUALITY LAWN & GARDEN SERVICES Exp’d/certified/ins’d/lic’d yard & flowerbed clean-ups; weekly lawn mowing; small trees, hedges & shrub pruning. Also aerating and dethatching.

778-215-1956 or 250-448-2379

ESTIMATES

310-JIMS (5467) Book a job at www.jimsmowing.ca

www.PAINTSPECIAL.com 1.250.899.3163

RUBBISH REMOVAL 2 GIRLS 1 TRUCK

RUBBISH REMOVAL

TRUCKING

WELDING

TILE SETTER

TNTTRUCKING

Call 250-870-1009

SAME DAY SERVICE “More than just mowing!”

• Yard Clean-ups • Hedges • Pruning • Mowing • Aeration • Lime • Fertilizing • Rubbish Removal FREE • Leaf Clean-up

Price includes Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint NO PAYMENT Until Job Is Completed!

TILING Custom tile setting.

Travertine, marble, granite & ceramic. Decks, kitchen, baths. Guaranteed work.

Credit accepted.

SPRING SERVICES

Get Featured!

Call 250-763-7114

AFFORDABLE PAINTING

250-878-5210

No load too small • BARK MULCH • SAND • GRAVEL • YARD CLEAN-UP • JUNK REMOVAL • MOVING LIGHT FLAT-DECK Nick Nixon - Trish Nebot Cell 250-862-0821 Office 250-765-2778

•Rock Bubblers •Rock Walls •Sod •Water Features

CONTACT Chad @ 778-215-3130 OR silvester.c@hotmail.com

Ceiling and trim extra

250-765-3191

Artistic Ceramics

•Fences •Firepits •Pergolas •Planting •Privacy Screens

3 rooms for $299 (2 coats any colour)

“No job is too big or too small, our name says it all.”

Free Estimates

778-363-ROOF (7663)

250-878-1109

PAINTING/ DECORATING

We do all the loading & Sorting

before our spring rush

QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP New Homes & Renovations

PAINTING/DECORATING

member of B.B.B. Fully insured, WCB coverage. All types of shingle roofing & torch on roofing systems.

‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’

SAVE BIG $$$ NOW

•Artificial Turf •Brick •Decks •Design •Excavating

ECO Landscaping

LAWN & GARDENING

MOVING & STORAGE MOVING & DELIVERY

250-870-8851

CARPENTER CABINET MAKER TILE SETTER

LANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPING Diamondback Landscaping

• Decks • Stairs • Railings • Gates • Fencing & Repairs • Doors • Windows • Siding • Expert Painting & Drywall • Multi Trade Skills • References on Request

Call for Full Service Rubbish Removal

Competitive Pricing

Fast, Friendly, and Reliable Service

METAL FABRICATION LTD.

• Fences • Gates • Railings • Rollcages • Ornamental Iron Work • Aluminium • Stainless & Steel.

Tube Bending Specialists. www.getbentmetalfab.ca

250-863-4418

Senior’s Specials Experience & Quality Int./Ext. Painting & Ceilings Bondable. Insurance Work

250-769-8204 Ask for Dianne text Terry 250-863-9830 or email t_burke@telus.net

FEATURE

Kettle Valley ROCK WALLS Rock Stairs

CALL JAY

250-215-4956

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Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping

Painting & Decorating

The Tax Pros. Income Tax Service. Orchard Park Mall.

250-762-8206, 250-717-8299

✔✔100% Guaranteed. Greg’s Painting, Comm/ Res., Int/Ext. Free est. Seniors Dis., European Experience, 212-9961

Carpentry/ Woodwork RETIRED Carpenter. Decks, fences,windows, doors, siding, painting,drywall. 250-870-8851

Concrete & Placing DANFORMS Concrete offers certified tradesman for all concrete needs. 250-863-5419 JOE’S Concrete: retaining walls, driveways, steps, stamped. Call 250-859-5032

Electrical ALAN Dignam Electric. Resid/ Comm., Service Calls, Reno’s, Upgrades. Lic’d, Bonded & Insured. Alan: 250-808-6595

Floor Refinishing/ Installations LAMINATE, Hardwood and Baseboard Installation.

Call (250)-300-7141

Garden & Lawn

WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299 2 Coats Any Colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Roofing & Skylights RYDER Roofing Ltd. ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’ Call: 250-765-3191

Rubbish Removal 2Girls1Truck Rubbish Removal.

We load/haul/sort including electronics and paint. 250-878-5210

Tiling TILE SETTER Artistic Ceramics. Custom tile setting. Call (250)-870-1009

Trucking/ Bull Dozing

JOE’S Quality Lawn & Garden Services. Call 778-215-1956 or

TNT TRUCKING. No load too small. Junk removal, sand, gravel & Moving 250-862-0821

M&S Lawn & Garden. Full yard maint & landscaping.

Free Est. Jim 250-861-3693 QUALITY TOPSOIL or mixed w/manure. Sand, gravel, decorative rock. Ensign Bros. MonFri. Phone: 250-769-7298 RETAINING walls, irrigation, & So Much More! Diamondback Landscapes (250)-212-5320 ROTOTILLING, power raking & aerating. Ace of Spades, 250-878-1315 VALLEY Lawn & Garden. Reliable Service. Pet Friendly.

Since 2001. 250-765-5597

Pets & Livestock

250-448-2379

SHOP LOCALLY Home Improvements KITCHEN & Bathroom Renovations. Best price in town.

Call Joe, 250-859-5032 www.paintspecial.com.

3 rooms for $299! Price incls.

Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT until the job is completed! Free Est. (1) 250-899-3163

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen & Bathroom Renovations. GEMINI BATHS: 250862-6991. Free Estimates.

Landscaping #1 DECORATIVE ROCK, www.bcrocks.com, Compost Soil - $25/yard, 250-862-0862 CUSTOM Yard Care.

Rototilling & ALL Your Lawn Care Needs!!! 250-862-0821 TERRA Nova Landscaping can help with all of your landscape needs! Design & Construction, for more information on all our services Contact Chad @ 778-215-3130

Machining & Metal Work GET BENT Metal Fab, fences, gates, railings, stainless, steel 863-4418www.getbentmetalfab.ca

Moving & Storage AAA Best Rates Moving $59+.

FLAT Rates long dist. Weekly trips BC/AB. 250-861-3400 Allow Payless Moving to do the lifting for you. 1 man + truck $49/hr - 250-808-2938 A+ Service: JOE’S MOVING Reasonable Rates, Fully Equip’d Trucks, Local-long Distance, Storage Available.

No Job Too Small! Free Estimates. Call Joe: 250-470-8194 U1ST MOVING 2 men $90/hr.

Local and long distance.

Call 250-859-8362.

FAMILY Movers. Moving?

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

Hauling ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

Livestock 4 month weaner pigs, castrated & dewormed, ready to go. $150 each. 1- 250-547-8786

Merchandise for Sale

Antiques / Vintage BLUENOSE Coins & Precious Metals buys and sells Canadian & US Coins and Banknotes, Gold and Silver Maple Leafs, Bars, Vintage Sports Card, Fine Watches (Rolex), Large quality Diamonds, and much more!! We pay the most and sell at the best prices, shop and compare, family owned and life time member of the RCNA. Penticton 1-866-493-6515.

$200 & Under Electric lift chair for seniors.

Pewter Colour,Regular $2000, asking $175. 250-868-4848 Outdoor deck or fence paint, brand new -never opened 5 gal. pail. $125 250)860-4049 Set of 4 continental tires 235/65/17 only 18,000 km of use. $200 (250)861-4676

$300 & Under FOR Sale! Rototiller, 8 Horse power, rear tine, good condition $300. Call 250-860-2101 KIMBALL Electric Organ, Full Orchestra. w/ bench & 3 music books. $300 (250)768-5787 MASTER FLAME Electric Fire Place.TV Stand type. like new.

Asking $250. 250-868-0751

Firearms Quality Firearms Buy & Sell.

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

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Furniture

Houses For Sale

Apt/Condo for Rent

Rooms for Rent

TEAK, VINTAGE AND MODERN HOME FURNISHINGS MANY IN-STORE SPECIALS! OK Estates FURNITURE & more 1960 Springfield Road, Kelowna 250-868-8108 facebook.com/okestates

DO YOU want professional advice to buy or sell? Call Grant, at Premiere Canadian Properties at (250)-862-6436 FREE EVALUATION.

CENTRE of Kelowna. New affordable lux 1&2bd, 5appls, ug prking, NS/NP. 250-763-6600. www.rentcentrepoint.com

Rutland furn’d rooms for working man, 30+, living room, kitchen, laundry, utils incl. + shaw cable. $420 + DD. 250215-1561, 778-753-1313

Heavy Duty Machinery A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200.

Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.

Misc. for Sale ATTENTION:

Please be aware that all classied advertising is non refundable and non transferable upon cancellation.

ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

BRUNSWICK Pool Table, 9x12, Oak. including Tiffany lamp +all accessories $700.

Scandinavian Queen Size Bed: including mattress, night tables, lamps & bedding. $450. Swiss Raclette Grill $50.

Oak Desk: 35.5”W x 30”H $30.

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2014 Community Leader Awards

TOP HONOUR:

Troy Becker

HONOURABLE MENTION:

HONOURABLE MENTION:

Rick & Deb Boyd Rick and Deb Boyd both wish there wasn’t a need for women’s shelters.

As it is, the Kelowna couple devote much of their spare time trying make lives better for women and children who suffer from domestic abuse.

Not long after moving from Edmonton five years ago, the Boyds began volunteering their time at the Kelowna Women’s Shelter Thrift Store.

Deb and Rick’s duties include sorting, organizing, pricing, customer relations, hauling goods, or anything asked of them by the staff.

Rick’s considerable carpentry skills have also been put to good use at both the Thrift Store and the Kelowna Women’s Shelter itself.

KWS executive director Karen Mason calls the Boyds “Wonderful people who give selflessly while remaining ever humble.”

As for volunteering her services three days per week at the Thrift Store, Deb said she feels compelled to give a hand to those in need. “I do it because I see a need in the community,” she said. “I hear about the horrific and violent acts against women, I know how lucky I am and I feel I need to give back. I love the work and I love the clients.”

And while Rick Boyd is grateful for the recognition he and Deb have received, he said it’s the actions of all people at the Kelowna Women’s Shelter Thrift Store who deserve the accolades.

“It’s about the team, the 20 fantastic volunteers and the staff members who make all of this work,” said Rick Boyd. “We’re just one part of what happens here. If our recognition advertises the role of volunteers and stimulates others to do the same, then that’s wonderful.”

Rene Dingler When it comes to washing dishes for a worthy cause, few do it more tirelessly or with more conviction than Rene Dingler.

Since November 2012, the Kelowna man has been instrumental in helping the Gospel Mission manage its supper-time meals by keeping dishes, cups, bowls, and utensils clean.

For 365 days each year, the Gospel Mission serves between 150 and 200 supper meals.

More often than not, Dingler is there to wash the dishes and keep the production line rolling.

According to the Gospel Mission staff, it may not be a glamorous position but is a very necessary and important one.

“When people come into the kitchen, the dishwasher is often overlooked as he has his back to the audience with his hands in the water,” said Sonja Menyes, a member of the Gospel Mission staff.

Menyes considers Dingler a “great example of someone who has very little and cannot make a financial donation, but gives so much and more than most to our community.

Service Organization Volunteer

Since 2001, Troy Becker has helped to enrich the lives of dozens of people with physical and mental disabilities, both inside and outside the Okanagan.

Through the Community Recreational Initiative Society’s (CRIS) Adaptive Adventures, Becker and his team of volunteers and staff provide a wide range of outdoor recreational activities for those who would not otherwise have the opportunity. With the use of adaptive equipment CRIS offers hiking, cycling, kayaking, cross country skiing and snowshoeing, among other services, to people with a broad spectrum of disabilities.

Over the last seven years, Becker has volunteered over 5,000 hours of his time towards facilitating and carrying out trips throughout the Okanagan, and as far away as Alberta, Vancouver Island and the U.S. Under Becker’s guidance, the non-profit CRIS Adaptive Adventures has grown in leaps and bounds in 13 years, and has served close to 100 individuals in the last year.

“Troy has never faltered in his commitment to ensure that all people have the ability to access nature,” wrote CRIS program co-ordinator Eric Rampone.

As for the award, Becker said it’s a reflection of the work done by CRIS as a whole and the difference the volunteers have made in the lives of many disabled people.

“It’s an opportunity to showcase not what I’ve done, but to showcase the potential of what we have with CRIS, and to let people know that the service is there,” Becker said. “If it creates more awareness and interest in what (CRIS) is doing and the barriers it’s breaking down, then that’s great.”

For more information on CRIS Adaptive Adventures, visit adapativeadventures.ca

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2014 Community Leader Awards The Capital news would like to congratulate all the recipients of the 2014 Community Leader Awards.

A big thank you to all our community partners & sponsors!

The nomination process for the 2015 Community Leader Awards will begin in June. Watch for the forms in both our print publications & online at www.kelownacapnews.com so that you can nominate a Community Leader.

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Olive is a super sweet little girl looking for her forever home. She is a bit quiet and reserved at the moment so would do well in a calm environment. Olive is OK with cats, is house trained but DOES NOT get along with dogs. She would love to sit on the windowsill knowing she is safe and protected, so if you can offer her that, then please ask the staff to set up a one on one with her. You won’t be disappointed.

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