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March 6: Born to Trevor and Jennifer Clarke of Vernon, B.C., a boy, 6 lbs. 8 oz., named Kaeden Lennox. A brother for Kingston, 16 months. A grandson for Clint and Sharen Foisy of Lumby, B.C.; Bob and Carol Clarke of Lake Country, B.C. March 24: Born to Chelsea Ricketts and Daniel Weier of Nowra, N.S.W., Australia, a girl, 7 lbs. 15 oz., named Peyton Beverly. A granddaughter for George and Darlene Ricketts of Vernon; Peter and Gail New Additions Weier of Brisbane, Australia. A great-granddaughter for Valda and Stanley Weier of Killarney, Australia. April 4: Born to Kellen Marrs and Jacquie Lockwood of Vernon, a boy, 7 lbs. 11 oz., named Connor David James Marrs. A grandson for Dave and Pat Lockwood of Spallumcheen, B.C.; Gord Marrs of Vernon, Mike Martin and Bernice Marrs, all of Vernon, B.C. April 11: Born to Cam and April Brooks of Vernon, a boy, 4.14 lbs., named Aemon JohnRoyal Brooks. April 16: Born to Angie Babchuk and Darion Zimmerman of Vernon, fraternal twins: a girl, 5 lbs. 6 oz., named Anya Michele Kelly; and a boy, 4 lbs. 10 oz., named Nicolai John Harvey. Grandchildren for Kelly Zimmerman of Kamloops, B.C.; Michelle Bremner of New Brunswick; Bernice and Jim Babchuk of Vernon. April 18: Born to Brittney Niemi and Stephen Bowes of Vernon, a boy, 6 lbs. 7 oz., named Merrick Travis Bowes. A grandson for Tammy Cook of Winfield, B.C., Daryl and Ambrosia Niemi, Dawn Hank. A great-grandson for Charlotte and Jerry Niemi, Betty and Gary Pritchard, Tom and Debby Cook, Lynda Plaxton. April 18: Born to Devon and Anastasia Marriott of Vernon, a boy, 6 lbs. 8 oz., named Theo Devon. A grandson for Glenda and Stacey Marriott of Coaldale, Alta.; Russel and Tamara Lutsenko of Vernon, B.C. A great-grandson for Anne Siebert of Abbotsford, B.C.; Michael and Vera Ufimzeff of London, Ont. April 19: Born to Rodger Poole and Emily Morel of Coldstream, a boy, 8 lbs. 1 oz. named Dawson Richard Poole. A grandson for David and Peggy Morel of Rossland, B.C.; Richard and Patricia Poole of Parry Sound, Ont. A great-grandson for Mary and Claude Graham of Windsor, Ont. April 20: Born to Mark and Heather Maillet of Vernon, a girl, 8 lbs. 12 oz., named Elysse Claire. A sister for Caleb, 7; Connor, 6; Matthew, 2. A granddaughter for Paul and Linda Danielson of Vernon, B.C.; Peter and Mary Thompson of Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. April 24: Born to Kristan Mahar and William Robins of Vernon, B.C., a girl, 8 lbs. 9 oz., named Dela-Rose Ira Malayka Mahar-Robins. A sister for Koenn, 8; Taysa, 15 months. A granddaughter for Vicky and Andrew Brownell, Emery Robins and Grace Aljam, Marlene Robins, all of Vernon. A greatgranddaughter for Ellen Desjarlais of Vernon. April 25: Born to Daniel and Kathleen Baginska of Vernon, a boy, 8 lbs. 6 oz., named Lex Gerald. A grandson for Lucy Baginska, Gerry Boyce and Terry Higgins, Diane Boyce, all of Vernon, B.C. A great-grandson for Krystina Baginska, Dorothy Polichek, Kory Shillam, all of Vernon. April 29: Born to Adam and Danielle Wiffen of Vernon, a girl, 8 lbs. 9 oz., named Ella Caren Evelyn. A granddaughter for Lynda and Dave of Winfield; Gord and Lisa, Caren and Ron, Darrell, all of Vernon.
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Architect Doug Warner explains the features of his home during the Eco-Friendly Home Tour hosted by the Canadian Federation of University Women. The recent tour brought out about 60 participants who were divided into smaller groups for individual tours of each of the seven homes.
Eco-friendly home tour is a hit
Frances Warner Special to The Morning Star
Tickets to the Eco-friendly Home Tour sold out before the Canadian Federation of University Women could finish pinning up all their posters. The tour of seven homes — four in Vernon and three in Kelowna — was held May 2 and 3. The event raised more than $1,000 with proceeds going towards two scholarships which CFUW provides annually to Vernon students. Ticket holders saw seven completely different and fascinating homes where owners built or renovated to reduce energy and water consumption and cost. Almost all of the homes employed geothermal systems and harvested rainwater, but they did so in diverse ways. The Wilson home in Vernon’s Foothills subdivision impressed attendees with 35 photo voltaic panels that produce more electricity than the totally electric house uses, including their 9.6 kW pottery kiln. BC Hydro provided a $318 credit after the first year of PV panel operation. This house may be the first Net-Zero house for energy use in Vernon. Educator Lloyd Davies and his wife Janet Armstrong described how they retrofitted their 70-year-old East Hill house, xeriscaped their property and made eco-friendly lifestyle changes that helped reduce their energy use by more than 55 per cent.
On the hillside above Okanagan Lake, LEED architect Doug Warner explained how he utilizes siting, building design, and passive solar design principles to reduce his home’s water and energy demands. With local contractor Mark Kemper, he developed a simple and inexpensive geothermal system for conditioning of intake air. In Coldstream, Brian Guy, a geoscientist and vice president of Summit Environmental Consultants, described how he and his wife Sue have reduced their indoor water consumption to half the Okanagan average and their outdoor water use to a tiny fraction of the Okanagan average, by rainwater harvesting and grey water recycling. With its cutting edge technology, Brian’s mechanical room was an eye-opener for many participants, however Brian shared how the payback period can be long and how being a first adopter can also mean difficulty finding tradespeople adept in these latest technologies. On May 3, the tour continued in Kelowna, where UBCO associate professor Denise Kenney and her students from the university’s Eco-art Incubator Project filmed the tour in order to create a documentary. Designer/builder, and chairperson of the local Cascadia Green Building
Lloyd Davies explains how he retrofitted his 70-year-old East Hill home. Council Collaborative, Deren Sentesy toured the group through Ethel Lane House. The 640 sq.ft. laneway home is the Okanagan’s first Living Building Challenge registered project and is on target to meet its certification requirements. Architect Hugh Bitz explained how his home, situated on an infill lot, is heated without a furnace and cooled without an air conditioner, again by employing passive solar design principles. The insulated panel system used not only saved construction time, it resulted in a tighter building envelope with just over one air change per hour. The tour concluded with refreshments at the elegant home of architect Matt Johnston and Grace Pontes, owners of Architecturally
Distinct Solutions, who described the stringent process of applying for Gold LEED status. CFUW is grateful for everyone’s support in the fundraiser and offers special thanks to Erik Tamez-Hrabovsky, chairperson of the local BC Sustainable Energy Association, for their assistance. Participants were so pleased with the tour that they asked CFUW to organize one next year. So, how eco-friendly is your home? Is it designed or retrofitted in ways that generate energy or conserve water? Perhaps you own a rammed earth home, have wind turbines, unique solar panels, or a straw bale house? If you are interested in being a tour host in the future, please email franceswarner@shaw.ca.