Penticton Western News, June 05, 2015

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Dan Walton

Western News Staff

LIAM COLLYER of the Skaha Middle School Sharks strains to gain distance in the Grade 8 boys long jump during the Penticton School District middle school track and field meet, Thursday, June 4 at the Rotary Sports Complex. For more photos see Page 20.

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Developers who are looking to bring a massive upgrade to the Skaha Lake Marina want to assure Penticton that public amenities won’t be compromised.

“The true work of what we’re doing is enhancing this waterfront and area; taking it from an industrial point of view to full recreation,” said Andrew Bayston, operations manager of Trio Marine Group.

Last month, the company proposed to city council a substantial waterfront development – they plan to build a modern marina; replace and expand the docks, construct a new dragon boat clubhouse; relocate and enlarge the splash pad water park; and on the top of most minds – a new waterpark.

“It was well-received,” he said.

“Everyone was ecstatic about the presentation we did.”

Waterslides were once synonymous with Penticton, Bayston said, as the city was home to two water slide attractions over the past 20 years.

In the second of two phases, the proposed project will include four large waterslides, attractions for small children and other amenities to cover 10,200 square metres. Bayston said the slides and features are geared to cater to the common demographics of Penticton’s residents and visitors.

Depending on the success of the operation, he said there’s a pos-

sibility of adding more attractions to the water park.

To make it all fit, the nearby splash pad at Skaha Lake Park will have to be relocated to another part of the park. The time of its move and the new location are still tentative, but the waterpark will be relocated during the off season, made bigger and ready to run for the start of the following summer season.

The team has already upgraded the existing 86-slip dock. They’re planning to completely replace the docks and offer an additional 30-or-so slips, but to avoid spoiling the summer boating season, that project will commence and finish during the 2015-2016 offseason.

While the approval process is still underway, the Trio Marine Group was given permission by the city to start operating the marina at the beginning of 2015. In demonstrating their stewardship as developers, Trio has already begun renovating the existing marina space into a 90-seat restaurant in addition to repairs made to sections of the docks.

“It’s kind of like we’re putting a Band-Aid on the project before we take full charge.”

The new restaurant will be called Slips, and will be working with Burger 55 this year, creating a menu offering a taste of the popular restaurant.

“But we’ll have a lot more than just hamburgers,” he said, mentioning a variety of dishes and a liquor license.

The Slips will be easy to access by any mode of transportation – in addition to the parking lot for automobiles, there will be three first-come-first-serve boat slips, and the restaurant is situated right in front of the waterfront walkway, which offers the public free movement from one end the property to the other (except late at night when only slip holders will have access). Seating at Slips gives diners a panoramic view of the waterfront, and also offers beachgoers to order lunch through their pickup window.

But the brand new restaurant in a (soon-to-be) refurbished building will likely only spend one season in operation before Trio Marine Group tears down the old building to make room for the new. The new marina will feature an upscale casual restaurant and a retail outlet. Bayston said cater to the wants and needs of both slip holders and beachgoers.

The marina this year will is also bringing in new boats to their rental fleet this summer, which will include four jet skis, two pontoons and a runabout. By the start next season, the docks will be brand new, and grow by around 30 slips. Bayston said there’s a large enough boating demand to expand further, but the design is limited by space.

“We’re going to have a waterpark that is close to the marina, beach, and park – it’s a one-stop shop.”

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Fines set for owners leaving dogs in hot cars

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The city has decided to hold dog owners to a higher standard of responsibility.

Penticton city council passed three readings of the Responsible Dog Owner Bylaw along with three corresponding bylaws.

A proposal to ticket owners who leave there pets in a hot or cold car was amended so that owners will be fined $300 instead of $200. Many provisions were updated at the June 1 council meeting, but the issue of keeping a dog locked inside cars in the hot sun garnered the most discussion.

Coun. Andre Martin asked if smashing a car window is allowed if a suffering dog is trapped inside, and was told that the RCMP would have to be called and they decide the appropriate action.

“If (a pet) is in a vehicle and the officer thinks there’s safety concern with the animal, then they would contact the RCMP to come and help get the dog out of the car,” Mayor Andrew Jakubiet said.

Coun. Campbell Watt suggested a tolerance level between minus-five and 30 degrees Celsius, and keeping a pet in temperatures outside that range would constitute a harsher penalty.

That idea seemed too full of

variables for Coun. Max Picton, who said the breed of each dog would determine whether or not it was in distress at those temperatures, citing huskies as having a disproportionate capability of handling a cooler environment.

“It should be an unnecessary bylaw,” Coun. Watt said. “If you really love something you’re going to take care of it. Leaving a pet confined in a suffocating position certainly doesn’t show love to me.”

“People think, ‘I’m only going to run in for a minute’,” Mayor Jakubeit said. “And of course, one minute becomes 20 or 30 minutes which becomes very problematic for the dog.”

There are mitigating factors to consider such as parking the car under shade and cloudy skies, but those circumstances often leave owners with a false sense of security,” Mayor Jakubeit said.

“It’s still a sauna inside for a dog, and that’s not fair.”

“If the window’s only cracked a little bit, it doesn’t matter what the temperature is outside, the temperature inside of the car is dramatically elevated,” Coun.

Judy Sentes said.

“It is appalling to hear in the media where dogs have been put at great stress, and often to death.”

Corinne Ross, manager of the Penticton SPCA, said it is often lack of knowledge on the part of

owners.

“For the most part, people who are taking their dogs in a car love their animals,” said Ross.

“But people with dogs in the car are usually ignorant to the fact that it can get so hot in a car so quickly.”

Ross said the organization has already been called several times this year to deal with distressed pets in vehicles, and they’re relieved to see the city draw attention to the issue.

“There is only so much that staff from the shelter can do,” she said, adding that only RCMP and special constables can break into a vehicle.

“People get upset that we’re not doing anything, but we help the dog if there’s any way to and we go looking for the owner.”

While the new bylaw gives pet owners a new penalty to think about, mindfulness is the only way to prevent pets from being left in distress, Coun. Sentes said.

“I take my dog with me often, and the windows are down.

And if it’s going to be a scenario where the windows can’t be down then I leave him at home.

We are responsible for them, we are accountable for their safety.

We have to be more mindful.”

The Responsible Owner Dog Owner Bylaw is expected to recieve its final reading and adoption at council’s next regular meeting on June 15.

Motel shooting leaves one dead Western News Staff

RCMP are now investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the early morning hours Thursday at a Penticton motel.

Penticton police responded to a complaint of shots fired in the 1000 block of Lakeshore Road.

Officers found a deceased male at the Golden Sands Resort Motel.

The Southeast Major Crime Unit and General Investigative Unit have been called in to assist the Penticton

unit with the investigation.

Police say they believe the suspected shooting to be an isolated incident and want to reassure the public that they are not at risk.

The release of the name of deceased male will not be released by the RCMP pending the notification of next of kin.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the local Penticton detachment at 250-492-4300, or submit information anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Regional District succesful in Naramata negligence lawsuit Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen is getting reimbursed after a successful lawsuit against an engineering firm involved in the Naramata water supply project in 2005.

Associated Engineering Ltd. has been ordered to pay the district $150,000 for negligence and breach

of contract in a decision handed down by Justice Jon Sigurdson in B.C. Supreme Court in Penticton June 1.

Associated Engineering was hired by the RDOS for the Naramata Water Supply 2005 Improvements Project and oversaw construction work done by H&M Contracting.

The initial aim of the project was to create roadside trenches and replace the water mains effecting 800

Naramata homes, which were under a constant boil water advisory at the time, and have the trenches filled and paved.

However, the B.C. Transportation Ministry asked that the work be expanded to repave the entire roadway, adding $200,000 in funds to the project, which was a smaller piece of the larger upgrade to Naramata’s water treatment facility.

Justice Sigurdson found that

certain costs including gravel and asphalt should have been noted in developing the estimated cost of the project to be split between the RDOS and the Ministry, which according to the reasons for judgment would have been 12 per cent higher for the Ministry had the estimate been done properly.

Sigurdson ruled that Associated Engineering was “negligent in not including items of cost it knew or

ought to have known were attributable to the Ministry in preparing its estimate.”

The drawn out trial started in 2012, but was transferred to Justice Sigurdson after the initial judge became incapacitated and was unable to deliver reasons for judgment.

Sigurdson took over the case listening to prior recordings of exhibits and arguments before handing down the decision.

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Ended Beginnings offers comfort Mark Brett

Western News Staff

Debra Alexander knows too well the pain of losing a child following her son Cory’s death Christmas Day four years ago.

“Until it happens to you, you don’t know, losing my mom was hard but she was 80 years old and she had a good life but my son was 27 and I never had a chance to see him have grandchildren for me. It’s just not the right order of things,” said Alexander about the death of her only child from an undetected heart condition.

“I know for a fact that his death will affect me for the rest of my life. My husband’s and my mom’s passing will to, but not to the same extent, Cory was a part of me he was in my belly for nine months.”

Grief knows no boundaries or timelines when it comes to the loss of a loved one, especially if that person is a son or daughter according to Sam (Sandra) Lucier, a private counsellor and former chaplain now working at the Penticton Bereavement Resource Centre.

“People die, love does not and relationships don’t ever really end,” said Lucier,” who started the annual Ended Beginnings service four years ago to help those parents. “I think most of us can experience peripheral

SAM LUCIER (left) of the Bereavement Resource Centre, with Debra Alexander and a picture of her and her son Cory who died on Christmas Day in 2011. The centre is hosting its annual Ended Beginings service June 7 for parents who have lost children.

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losses and feel like we’ve got a handle on it and then you lose someone who is part of he fabric of your being and your whole world changes and it changes for good.

“But even as people

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move through the grief and find some serenity, life never ever returns to the pre-grief state. It will never be the way it was again.”

This year’s observance takes place June 7 at 1 p.m. at the centre’s new location,

Charter, each year the City must prepare an annual report. The purpose of the annual report is to provide the public with a copy of the audited financial statements for 2014, a list of the permissive tax exemptions, a progress report respecting the previous year in relation to the objectives and measures established for that year, and an update regarding municipal services and operations.

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“It’s kind of an opportunity for people to sit and be with their memories, think about that child and feel okay about it,” said Lucier.

“I feel it kind of provides a public opportunity to partici-

pate in honouring that life in a community setting where there’s other people who have experienced a similar loss.

“Some people come out every year. It’s kind of like their Mother’s Day or Fa-

the highest bidder in a two-week silent auction, and funds raised will support the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. Between May 25 & June 5, people can stop in at the City Yards office (616 Okanagan Ave. East) between 7:30 am and 3:15 pm Monday through Friday and submit a bid on a variety of “paver packages,” ranging from one pallet to five pallets.

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ther’s Day to tune into the child. I think it’s just a really poignant time for this service because this can be a very difficult time.”

Alexander admitted the first Ended Beginnings she went to — due to the closeness to her son’s death — was difficult, but did give her strength to help cope with her loss and connect with others in similar situations.

“This service brings all the emotions up but it also makes it feel like you’re honouring your child because Cory will always be a part of my life no matter what,” she said. “I’m still a mom even though I don’t have a child anymore.”

Those planning to attend are asked to bring a freestanding candle with holder, pen, paper and an envelope.

Pictures of the son or daughter are also welcome.

Participants will not be asked to speak.

Along the same line, the centre, which is a program of the Penticton and District Hospice Society, is presenting a special public video June 18 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Supporting the Grieving Child is for parents and other caring adults on children’s grief experiences and how to support them.

To register call 250-4901107. Childcare is available with prior arrangement.

at noon on Friday, June 5. For info, call 250490-2500.

Free Social Steps walking group Join us for a weekly walk around the community and walk your way towards better health and wellness. This program is for adults of all ages that are looking for an opportunity to meet new people in a social environment while getting outside and getting some exercise. The group meets on Tuesday mornings at 8:30am at the main entrance of the community centre and there is no charge to attend.

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Family say they are scapegoats for PMHA Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

The family of the woman being sued by the Penticton Minor Hockey Association for embezzlement and fraud say they are “scapegoats.”

The family of former PMHA treasurer Sandra Elder, who died in 2013, issued a response to the organization’s lawsuit on May 22 denying any wrongdoing by Elder, her husband or two children relating to the $315,000 the PMHA alleges was embezzled.

The response was filed almost a year after the proceedings began, as there was difficulty finding Elder’s daughter Samantha to serve her. A court order was made for alternative service of Samantha on April 22, after extensive efforts were made to find her according to court documents.

The lawsuit alleges that Elder faked invoices and altered cheques to embezzle over $300,000 from the hockey organization. She served as treasurer from 2001 until her death in July, 2013.

Elder’s daughter Samantha, husband Mark and son Mathew are among nine defendants listed

in the notice of claim sent out last month along with five John Does.

The response to the lawsuit, initially filed May, 21, 2014, claims that the Elder estate “denies wrongfully taking, converting and/or embezzling the sum of $315,650 from (the PMHA)” by allegedly misrepresenting facts, overstating charges and accounts, understating income, creating fictitious charges, vendors and invoices and altering cheques payable to others in her own name, or at all.

A forensic audit of the PMHA’s books allegedly found evidence that the funds were misappropriated between May 2010 and April 2013 according to the notice of claim, however, the response claims there were regular audits of the PMHA’s finances by a cer-

tified general accountant during Elder’s time as treasurer.

The Elder family also denies receiving any portion of the funds from Sandra, and the response notes that the defendants are unable to provide any particulars beyond “a bare denial as the (PMHA) has refused to provide particulars of the alleged fraud and embezzlement.”

The response claims the Elders have been made scapegoats by the PMHA’s “mismanagement and malfeasance of the funds” and that the family is seeking special costs from the organization due to the “allegations of fraud, theft, embezzlement and wrongful detention of the Plantiff’s property is without any basis in fact.”

The PMHA’s lawyer Erik Lund previously issued a statement on May 1, 2014 where he said the “reality of the legal world is that you can’t get blood from a stone … At this point it is unclear how Elder has (allegedly) disposed of the funds.”

“It appears there will be some difficulty in locating sufficient assets from the estate of Sandra Elder to satisfy the amount that we believe was embezzled,” Lund told the Western News last month.

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The 33rd annual Summerland Action Festival this weekend will feature plenty of excitement and entertainment for the whole family.

The annual festival, a celebration of sport, will include a 72-team slo-pitch tournament, the Giant’s Head Run, Man of Steel triathlon, a parade and live entertainment in Memorial Park.

Pat Bell, president of the Action Festival committee, said the ball tournament continues to bring in teams from the region as well as some from elsewhere in the province.

“A lot of the teams have been playing in it for years,” he said.

The tournament begins on Friday evening and continues through the weekend.

The Man of Steel triathlon will take place throughout

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Individual, team and family events are available.

The Giant’s Head Run on Saturday at 6 p.m. offers a 5.4-kilometre course and a 10-kilometre course. Registration is at the recreation office, 13205 Kelly Ave. or online at runningroom.ca.

A midway from West Coast Amusements will be bigger than last year’s midway. It will be set up on a portion of Kelly Avenue.

The festival also features plenty of entertainment throughout the weekend.

Performers range from children’s entertainers, African drummers, classic rock, jazz and tribute artists.

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City council not always wrong We are as quick as any to call attention to mistakes, poor planning or just plain bad decisions made by City of Penticton staff and council.

But in our quest to keep tabs on the people responsible for spending our tax dollars and planning the future of our community, we sometimes forget to talk about the good decisions they make too.

And hiring Chuck Loewen to manage the city’s recreational facilities in 2011 was one of those good decisions. Loewen, who has been acting as city manager since Annette Antoniak left in February, announced his resignation this week, though not where he is moving on to.

One thing is certain, though. The management of Penticton will be the poorer for his loss.

One of Loewen’s major accomplishments was reducing the subsidy needed to operate the Community Centre, from over a million dollars to $232,000 last year, streamlining the operation and improving the working atmosphere as well.

If that had been the only accomplishment we could name for Loewen, he would have earned his salary. But Loewen also played a key role in the turning around fortunes of the South Okanagan Events Centre, working with Global Spectrum (now Spectra) and the SOEC Advisory Committee as the city’s representative.

Both the community centre and the SOEC have become models other communities are looking at, asking ‘what are they doing right in Penticton?’

With those kind of successes, it’s no surprise that Loewen, like Antoniak and Anthony Haddad before him, should have come to the attention of PENTICTON WESTERN others looking to hire a skilled administrator for their operation.

And considering his skills and competence, it’s not really necessary to wish Loewen well in his future endeavours, but we would still like to add our good wishes to those of the city and council.

Good luck, Chuck.

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The never-ending crisis of Greece “The Greek government would be well-advised to act quickly – for the Greek banks, it is five minutes to midnight,” said Andreas Dombret, an executive board member of the German central bank, last weekend. And everybody whose memory extends back a few years goes: “That again? Somebody has been saying that every three months or so since 2010. Why should we believe it this time?”

The answer is that you probably shouldn’t. The ability of the European Union to dodge the issue and kick the can down the road another few months is unparallelled. But it’s the wrong question. The right one is: why is this crisis still going on five years after it began?

Normally, when a country spends itself into near-bankruptcy like Greece did, the whole cycle of crisis, default (or a tough International Monetary Fund bail-out), and recovery takes much less time than that. Whereas there’s still no end in sight for Greece, although

its economy has shrunk by a quarter since 2010.

But then, Greece is not a normal country. It’s a member of the European Union.

When an independent country runs out of money to pay its debts and cannot borrow any more, it normally has two options.

One is to make a deal with the IMF: in return for IMF loans to tide it over, the government promises to restructure the economy (stop subsidising favoured groups and businesses), balance the budget (collect more taxes and cut spending) and, above all, devalue the currency.

Greece has done all of that – except that it cannot devalue its currency, because it does not control it.

It is locked into membership of the pan-European currency, the euro, which means that its costs stay high and foreign investment doesn’t flow in as it would after a devaluation.

There is another route out of the trap: default. If the government cannot possibly pay back all its debts, just repudiate them.

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Dyer Straits You’ll be locked out of the international markets for some years, but you can only borrow at an exorbitant interest rate already, so what have you lost?

So long as the government can still raise enough in taxes to cover its own domestic spending commitments, it’s still in business. And after some years, you offer to pay all the creditors you stiffed 10 cents on the dollar, they take the deal because something is better than nothing, and you can start borrowing internationally again.

A default is not necessarily a disaster. Greece

has defaulted seven times before in its history, and almost every default was accompanied by a devaluation that put the economy on the road to recovery. But it has not defaulted this time, because that would almost certainly mean giving up the euro, which Greeks see as proof that they are a serious member of the mainstream European community.

Greece’s debt now amounts to 175 percent of Gross Domestic Product. No other developed country has ever reached that level of debt in peacetime without eventually defaulting. But the EU goes on feeding Greece just enough money to prevent a default – and 90 percent of that money goes straight back to German, French and other European banks in debt repayments.

There is no way that Greece can ever repay its debts. Either its creditors cancel at least half its debt, or it must eventually default. Anything else is simply stretching Greece’s

agony out. Indeed the Greek economy is already so badly damaged that there is some question as to whether the government could now raise enough income from domestic sources to maintain essential services after a default.

The Greeks have suffered a great deal of hardship already to stay in the euro, and they seem prepared to suffer some more.

The European Union is prepared to cut them enough slack to keep them from defaulting, because its members fear the future of the euro itself if it becomes clear that countries can actually leave.

However, the EU will not make enough concessions to put Greece on the road to recovery.

So this unbearable status quo will continue for a while – and eventually the Greeks will say “enough”.

But it will still be five minutes to midnight for some months, and quite possibly even into next year.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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letters Don’t politicize the smart meter issue

Is the movement in opposition to Smart meters based on rationality or is it based on voter ignorance and hysteria? And could this movement consequently further encourage what I call democratic failure, insofar as it might induce the government to make a decision that harms society, ignoring science and the government’s obligation to further the public interest?

I am reminded of the way in which the government of B.C. yielded to a similarly irrational protest against the merging of the B.C. provincial sales tax (PST) with the federal value added tax (GST). Efficiencies in allocation of public resources were thus compromised in that situation as well, for no rational public purpose. The consolidation, in that case, would have saved public money that could have better been spent on education, health care and other needs of society.

With respect to the smart meter controversy, may I suggest that the opposition has no scientific basis for its opposition; rather, it is based simply on beliefs or fears which have no science behind them. A democracy cannot function if its public officials or legislators bend to popular hysteria that has no basis in fact. Science is the only basis on which a government should act. To do otherwise is to succumb to the lynch mob and to forego the advice of the ancients who gave us our democratic underpinnings. Rather we should hearken to the wisdom of scholars and scientists who gave us a method for testing public policy ideas. They told us to follow practical experience, logic, and ethics in reaching prescriptions for public action

They’re back The deer are back and destroying my apple tree, Saskatoon bush, tomato plants and rose bushes! I think it is about time the city council got off there busts and start doing something about the deer. I live in the center of the city and not out on a acreage or rural setting.

Let start culling, or sterilizing or just trap and release far far away! This mother deer are bring their young into town and showing the next generation how to do the same thing. I think there should be a fine for people who are feeding these animals!

City council should show some leadership and take some heat for doing something about the deer.

They took the heat for their benefit package for themselves, now lets do something for the taxpayers!

Do we have to wait for some senior or the little dogs they walk each day to be killed, maimed or trampled? Do something now before it is to late!

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Incredible donations Incredible Edible Penticton’s recent fundraiser event at the Downtown Market, yielded over $600 towards our supplies.

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People are exposed to far more microwaves from leaking microwave ovens. There is no evidence whatever that they present any public health risk.

— Kell Petersen

and they warned of the dangers of action based simply on belief or prejudice.

Certainly there can always be another point of view as to scientific matters, but without scrupulous testing of other theories, we must act based on the science we already know. To do otherwise is the perfect recipe for inaction and ultimately democratic failure.

In the Okanagan, from an economic, sociopsychological , and scientific point of view, it is bizarre to observe members of the body politic, as well as from the academic establishment concerning themselves with smart meters as some sort of political cause rather than viewing them in their proper light as a neutral administrative action that simply makes economic sense.

Why not better ask whether the types of development in the Okanagan are being allowed

our community. Thanks you as well to all of our sponsors.

As we continue to “grow” rest assured that our goal is to plant as many edible gardens as possible to ensure noone in our community goes hungry. To create a social network to reduce isolation, and most of all to vision a community based on kindness.

To all those who purchased items, or simply made a donation, you certainly came through for us this time.

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Peaceful solution I am a Canadian citizen but I was born in Russia and raised in Belarus. Most of my adult life I worked on passenger trains travelling between Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. We were one family, spoke one language and shared the same cultural values and traditions; all descending from our Slavic heritage.

I believe that what has happened in Kiev starting with the Maidan may have been precipitated by actions of the U.S., both the monetary and military aid. It is said that there were many paid agitators contributing to the mayhem.

It hurts me deeply to see the devastation in the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine. The lives of all the people have been shattered.

Homes have been destroyed, chil-

to usurp social, economic, and ecological realities? Such wrong focus of the electorate and academia show an abysmal lack of common sense and absence of ethical responsibility.

When we view the government, in consequence of this false prioritization, as out of focus, I can only offer my old dictum: The behavior of government reflects the level of understanding and the moral and ethical values of the society that makes up the economy.

With respect to smart meters, people are exposed to far more microwaves from leaking microwave ovens. There is no evidence whatever that they present any public health risk.

Conversely, there is evidence that installation of smart meters will allow for more efficient use of the electrical grid and will reduce the costs to society of providing us necessary utilities. More efficient use of public resources will be the result, benefitting heirs, our generation and those yet unborn.

I am not trying to make an apocalyptic case on behalf of smart meters. I am simply suggesting that the whole approach to public policy that is demonstrated through this discussion is one of rationally based lawmaking that when applied to the whole host of decisions that government makes, really does add up to a hill of beans and a brighter future for all of us.

The wonderful thing about a democracy is that ignorant argument is protected and even valued in its own way. (But we are very foolish if we take it to heart.)

dren and elderly people maimed and slaughtered. Canada and the U.S. are directly and indirectly aiding the Ukrainian armies in this devastation.

The rift between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples has flowed across the ocean and has adversely affected the relations between Canadians of Russian and Ukrainian descent in our larger cities. I am certain that this is also true in the American cities.

If indeed the people of Western Ukraine want to be part of the European Union and those of Eastern Ukraine want to stay within the Russian Federation then why not have a split of the country as did Czechoslavakia, without bloodshed, back in 1993. Otherwise this conflict will only escalate to the point where we have a confrontation between Russia and the West.

Then what? We’d be on the brink of a nuclear holocaust.

Tatiana Antonow Osoyoos

The unscientific life of the Harper government In his latest MP Report, Dan Albas remarks on “allegations” the federal government muzzles federal research scientists, saying scientists at the two federal research facilities in our region have never made similar complaints to him.

I think any scientist would agree that a lack of anecdotal evidence expressed in a limited num-

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ber of conversations doesn’t mean that no evidence exists.

Across time, numerous government scientists have said they’ve been barred from speaking freely about their research.

In one case, scientists at an international polar conference in 2012 were not allowed to speak to the media unless government employees were in attendance to monitor and record what they said.

It’s perhaps understandable why Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz interrupted one scientist and had him swept off stage, again in 2012. George DaPont, president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, had been speaking about an extensive beef recall when Ritz intervened.

It’s harder to imagine why Scott Dallimore, a Natural Resources geologist, needed government approval to talk to journalists in 2010 about his study of a flood in Northern Canada almost 13,000 years ago.

Late last year, more than 800 scientists from 32 countries called on Harper to end “burdensome restrictions on scientific communication and collaboration faced by Canadian government scientists.”

Canada’s leadership in basic research, environmental, health and other public science is in jeopardy, they said.

The clamp-down has also meant a loss for the international science community.

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On building new water slides “Three months of waterslides will fix all the problems of small town life. Always does.”

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“Since the city isn’t doing anything to give us more in this city, but yet someone else is willing to then absolutely. We need more things around here for kids. Right now there isn’t much at all.”

— posted by Chelsea Piper

“I’m happy to see the slides come back for locals and tourists alike but lets be realistic, I can’t afford to take my kids to the slides every day and they will be tearing out our free splashpark to incorporate it into their paid waterslide area.”

— posted by Nadine Remington

“We need more stuff for families to do around here. We are being forced to go out of town to enjoy family activities. It is time to bring the fun back and stop slowly killing our gorgeous town!”

— posted by Nicole Evans

“Whether it is the city or a private interest, Penticton needs more, not only for Pentictonites but for tourists as well”

— posted by Kelly Carter Holzhaus

“This is for tourists, who stay two weeks. It is OUR land that we won’t be able to access without paying!”

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The business is still aiming to move into the location on 557 Main Street, but will make its operational debut as a pop-up shop from the top level of 262 Main Street. The shop will eventually be open yearround from its primary location, but will make its first impression on the community through a month-long operation in July.

The concept came from Vaelei WalkdenBrown, who came across a similar idea while working as a designer in Perth, Australia.

After the closure of a multilevelled department store in Perth, two architects saw potential in the building, and found a way to connect artists in need with the empty space. One floor is used to sell creative retail and the other floor to produce it. The project was only due to last for a few months, but was extended indefinitely upon its success.

“I took inspiration from that on this project, just on a smaller scale,” she said. “It allows people to come and not just buy stuff, but they can come to hang out, look at art, and meet the people who make it.”

In Penticton, Walkden-Brown was approached by Dennis Chaykowski of C-Me Live events, who was looking to rebrand an arts and crafts show he’d hosted early last winter. She suggested the similar project she learned about in Perth.

While Chaykowski later withdrew from the project, Walkden-Brown decided to carry it forward on her own.

In addition to running as a retail gallery, the 557 Artist Block also offer lessons for an array of artistic endeavours and also host special events for creative minds.

The first special event she’s hoping to celebrate in tandem with her opening weekend, which will be a Pecha Kucha presentation. Pecha Kucha events were

adopted from Japanese architects in 2003, and minimizes the chance of boring an audience with a constantly advancing slideshow of one artists’ work. Each presentation features 20 slides which are displayed for 20 seconds each, with the artist sharing micro descriptions of each piece.

“There are a ton of great artists in the Okanagan Valley, but not necessarily a whole lot of places for them to show their work.”

Because the pop-up location of the 557 Artist Block will be located on the second-level of the retail space, Walkden-Brown said it will require “some nicely designed, pretty clever signage down on the ground floor.”

She’ll also be engaging the public through a flyer campaign, she said, finding face-toface communication as the best way to promote the concept.

“Plus I love to get outside and talk to people.”

The 557 Artist Block will be open every

Wednesday through Sunday in July, with regular hours from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and extended hours on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Wa l k d e n - B r o w n said there are still a few spaces left for interested artists looking for a platform, though she’s seeking more functional art than decorative at this point. Having work displayed is subject to approval, and can be arranged by contacting her at vaelei@hapticdesign.com.au. Since moving back to Penticton last year after 20 years abroad, WalkdenBrown has been able to connect with local artists through Instagram.

She can be found under the username _haptic_.

She’ll begin revealing the artists through the 557 Artist Block Facebook page on June 15.

Some of the details about the 557 Artist Block have to remain secret before the opening, but Walkden-Brown says it’s going to be full of passionate and beautiful creative expression.

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When B.C Children’s hospital helps a child and their family, it makes a connection for life.

That is the case with Nikita Pickard, who spent 10 days at the B.C. Children’s for open heart surgery when she was two years old.

“I had a hole in my heart, so they had to fix that,” she laughed.

Pickard is now giving back as she and the Colours 4 Kids run organizer, and fellow Grade 12 student at Princess Margaret, Sinclaire Lovett have been speaking at middle and elementary schools in the area over the last two years to tell their stories, how the hospital has impacted their lives and why students should participate or volunteer at the colourful run heading into its second year.

“They essentially saved my life,” Pickard said.

“My dad said the people there were awesome, we had no problems. My dad stayed at my bedside the whole time I was there.”

While Pickard was getting surgery for her atrioventricular septal defect, her mother was eight-anda-half months pregnant with her brother at the time and was given a separate room.

“They completely accommodated her as well, they have very good staff there,” Pickard said.

She said it’s great to come full circle now and help the hospital that saved her life.

“It’s awesome honestly. I had my last check up last year and they said everything was good and we had no problems,” Pickard said.

There are currently 100 people registered for the run on June 13, which starts at the Skaha gazebo, and registration is open until the day of the event.

The cost is $20 per person and those looking to register can do so at Princess Margaret, Peach City Runners and Summerland Secondary. Teams of four or more people who register at the same time will receive a discount cost of $15 per person.

The event attracted B.C. Children’s Hospital staff, those touched by the hospital, neighbours and passers by as well as students last year.

Tessa Freeman, a Grade 11 student at Maggie, volunteered for the event last year when her female fit class decided to join the run, and now she’s back for more.

“I just like helping and Sinclair needed help,” Freeman said. “I’m really excited. I like it, it’s just nice to be surrounded by people who want to help in the best way that they can. If running is their way of helping, then it’s just nice to be surrounded by that.”

“It’s always an upbeat day,” Pickard said. “Usually when someone is sent to B.C. Children’s it’s not the best situation, so it kind of takes a different spin on it.”

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“It is going to be awesome. People in the Okanagan love their country music,” said Ryleigh Gillespie. “We love having the Okanagan as our audience, they are so into their music.”

But the two sisters won’t have much time to enjoy the area after performing at Actionfest in Summerland on June 6 and 7.

“Actionfest is the start of our summer tour, then we just continue on into Alberta,” said Robyn, explaining they will be finishing their next album there.

“We are going to be recording the rest of our album at OCL studios in Calgary, closer voice,” said Robyn.

“I Found You,” a single for the release of the upcoming album of the same name has just been released by Royalty Records and Raincoast Music, available on iTunes.

The sisters say Actionfest audiences are sure to hear the new song, and maybe a few unreleased tracks from the upcoming album.

“We can’t keep secrets. Well, at least Robyn can’t,” laughed Ryleigh.

I Found You is another highlight for the Langley, B.C. sisters, following a pair of 2012 BCCMA Award nominations and the 2013 release of their first full-length album and debut single, Just Another Sundown, which played on Canadian country radio and was picked up for video play by The Heartland Network (The Nashville Network) in the U.S. It’s also the first single released by the duo since signing with

Royalty Records earlier this year.

“We wanted to expand our sound by writing a song with pop and rock elements that everyone can dance to. There’s something in I Found You for every listener,” said Robyn.

“Music can make your mood go from sad to extremely happy in just one note,” said Ryleigh. “Besides trying something new with this song, it was important to us to create something that will leave people with a smile.”

The young duo is looking forward to performing their new music, which they say has matured as they gain experience in the business and exposure to other artists.

“When we first started performing together, Robyn had written most of our songs,” said Ryleigh. “I feel that now I am starting to write more and we are bringing in other co-writers, our sound is changing a lot.

“She is a little bit more country. With me, I am a little bit more pop and rock.

So when we mix those things together, it has the best sound, it has the best of both worlds.”

I Found You is the first official single written by both Robyn & Ryleigh along with Chris Reardon and is one of a number of new songs developed by the duo during a songwriting trip to Nashville.

“Nashville has a heartbeat of country music and creativity on every corner.

The opportunity to follow our own musical dreams to Music City has inspired us in new ways and forever influenced our sound,” said Robyn Gillespie.

Writing together has also changed the music according to Robyn.

“We never used to write together, it was always me writing in my room or wher-

ever and then Ryleigh started writing with me so naturally the songs got angrier,” said Robyn, with an indignant exclamation in the background from Ryleigh.

“This song shows off a fun, confident, and rockin’ side of the girls that some people haven’t heard before. It also brings an energy that sounds equally as strong on the radio as it does live,” said David Wills, cofounder of Raincoast Music.

Wills is involved in Robyn & Ryleigh’s music as more than a producer. His band, the legendary B.C. rockers Stonebolt, will be backing the sisters up on stage at Actionfest as they did at their Peachfest performance last year.

“David wills and Ray Roper are going to be joining us on stage, which is going to be super fun,” said Robyn. “They are going to add that real rock to our sound,” “It is so cool,” added Ryleigh. “That rock aspect, it just makes you feel so alive on stage, when you hear Ray break into this awesome solo that goes for three minutes.

“These guys are legend, it is an honour to be able to perform with them and we learn something every time we have a rehearsal or hit the stage with them.”

The release of I Found You will be followed by select concert stops in B.C. and Alberta, including the Summerland Action Festival on June 6 and 7, Pete Knight Days in Crossfield on June 12 and 13, Golden Spike Days in Port Moody on June 27, Canada Day in both Vancouver and Langley, the Summer Street Festival in Revelstoke on August 24 and 25 as well as the Taber Corn Festival on August 28.

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Ups and downs of family life Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Anne Tyler has always liked to write about what, at first glance, seems ordinary.

In her twentieth, and quite possibly her last novel, Tyler once again writes about the ups and downs of family life.

In A Spool of Blue Thread, Tyler follows three generations of the Whitshank family, beginning in the 1930s.

Grandfather Whitshank starts a construction company, and builds a house for a client on a leafy Baltimore street. In love with his craftsmanship, and with the idea of his family climbing up into this perfect American neighbourhood, Grandfather Whitshank obsesses over the home until he is able to buy it as his own.

In the following generations, Tyler fills the house with her favourite type of characters – a mother foolishly and comically bent on keeping her family together, a mysterious ne’er do well son, and an adopted child. The plot moves along with the unravelling, and subsequent stitching back together, of the family – around incidents of jealousy, misunderstanding and secrecy.

As I read any of Tyler’s books, the best known being An Accidental Tourist and Breathing Lessons, I always feel comfortable and fully invested in her stories. But I often find myself wondering: What is it about the story that is so riveting? What is even driving the plot

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At the same time, we like to imagine that catastrophy, discord and tragedy are the domain of other families, and are often taken by surprise when they surface in our own homes.

After a time, you may forget the actual plot line of a Tyler novel, but the feeling that you’ve brushed up against powerful ideas and characters you’re sure you’ve met before – if not seen in the mirror – will stay with you. While Tyler’s style of domestic novel isn’t currently as in vogue as memoirs or revisionist historical novels, Tyler is still, undoubtedly, one of the great writers of our time.

Heather Allen is a writer and reader who lives in Penticton. allenh@telus.net

t.g.i.f. concerts June 8 — Karaoke Dance party at Fibonacci Roastery and Café.

June 6 — The Lion the Bear and the Fox at the Dream Café with a live show best described as a harmony-filled evening from a trio with over three decades combined experience.

June 6 — The Celebration Singers present Babes Hit Hollywood! from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Shatford Centre. Featuring music from movies such as Pitch Perfect, Saturday Night Fever, Dreamgirls, Dirty Dancing and Slumdog Millionaire. Tickets are available at the Shatford Centre or eventbrite. ca. Adults $20, seniors and students $15, kids 12 and under $10.

June 7 — Open mic night at the Sweet Tooth Cafe in Summerland, hosted by Mat Duffus from 6 to 9 p.m. Everyone welcome.

June 8 — Karaoke night at Fibonacci Roastery and Café.

June 11 — Indie rock band Aztec is coming to Penticton to play the Elite Restaurant.

June 11 — Live music jam with Boom Chicken every Thursday night at Fibonacci’s starting at 8 p.m.

June 12 — The Dream Café presents blues-based singer songwriter Tim Williams, a 40 year veteran of the roots music scene stretching back to the coffee-house scene of his native California in the mid ‘60s.

June 13 — The Back Alley Concert series at the Firehall Brewery in Oliver kicks off with Tiger Moon and local artists, the Fibre Broads. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.firehallbrewery.com for more information.

events June 5 — First Fridays open microphone night at 7:30 p.m. in the Penticton Art Gallery. The theme for June is World Environment Day: Celebrating the Beauty of Our World and the Gifts of Summer. All ages welcome and free admission. Tea, coffee and snacks will be available by donation.

[0605p] June 6 — Artist’s talk and tour at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Art Gallery with Bethany Handfield discussing her current exhibition, Bee Alchemy and the Resurrection of Dreaming. Free admission, donations welcome.

June 6 — The Penticton Fire Fighters challenge you to prove your strength in Penticton’s firstever Fire Truck Pull for Muscular Dystrophy at 9 a.m. on June 6 at the Community Market, 300 Main St. Teams of eight can enter to pull a fire truck (weighing 25,000-50,000 pounds) in a race to the finish line. Visit muscle.akaraisin.com/ pentictonpull for information or to register your team.

June 7 — The Penticton Academy of Music presents its year-end concert, featuring the Academy String Orchestra, musical theatre classes and solo performances at 1:30 p.m. at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 150 Orchard Ave. All are welcome, admission is by donation in support of the student bursary fund.

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ANDREW JAKUBEIT shoots a scene in one of the many area wineries. The filmmaker and mayor of Penticton has organized a new film festival to run as part of the annual Penticton Peach Festival.

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Okanagan filmmakers are going to have a chance to show their skills at this year’s Peach Festival.

The ReelPeachFest is a new event coming to Peach Festival this August at the Peters Brothers main stage in Okanagan Lake Park.

“Each night before the main act plays at 9:30 p.m. we have a space to fill as the stage gets set up. It is too dark and crowded to have other entertainment,” said Don Kendall, Peachfest president.

“We are excited to add another event that expands entertainment value and diversity to help grow our signature festival in Penticton.”

The ReelPeachfest aims to fill that gap in the Peachfest entertainment schedule by screening the work of local filmmakers on the big screen and engaging the thousands of people waiting in Okanagan Lake Park for the next act to begin.

Filmmakers can submit one to three minute commercials or short films in one of two catego-

ries: Liquid Libations, for any commercial or film short concerning Okanagan wine, craft beer, distillery, cidery, juice or soda; and Okanagan Experience, for any commercial or film short showcasing an Okanagan experience like cycling, outdoor adventure, wine and dine, festivals, family fun, water sports, etc.

Prizes will be awarded in each category for first ($1,000), second ($500), third ($250) and Fan Choice ($250). The Fan Choice award will be determined through online voting during. Winners of the Fan Choice and judging will be announced and showcased on at the festival on Aug 9 at 9 p.m.

“For a filmmaker to showcase their work in front of more than 5,000 people will be very attractive,” said Andrew Jakubeit, who is organizing the event. He expects social media exposure through the fan choice voting, along with cash prizes, will fuel strong interest and some great submissions.

“Tourism needs collateral to promote the region with authentic experiences from different

perspectives and Peachfest had a time slot to fill so it is a win-win for all,” said Jakubeit, also mayor of Penticton. “We live in such a beautiful area with multiple offerings for visitors, plus a burgeoning libations industry so we need to celebrate and showcase what we have at our doorstep.”

The festival is open to professionals and wannabe filmmakers.

“We are looking for more than a few pretty pictures strung together. We want a good story that makes us laugh, cry, feel proud, or want to experience it ourselves,” said Jakubeit.

Each submission will grant the prize sponsor (Tourism Penticton and Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association) the non-exclusive rights to use of all or part of their submission for tourism or regional promotion.

Deadline to enter the ReelPeachFest is Aug. 2. More information is available online at reelpeachfest.com.

The 68th annual Peach Festival runs from Aug. 5-9 at Okangan Lake Park. For a full schedule of events, visit peachfest.com.

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Fans of the Dream Café are invited to another co-op planning meeting on June 10.

Organizers say there has been a lot happening in the background over the month since the last meeting, including planning for another Dream Festival next year in light of the success of this year’s event.

Dream Festival 2016 is now being planned according to organizers, who say the venue is booked and performers are being contacted. Future Dream Festivals will be owned and operated by the Dream Café Co-op, thanks to an arrangement between Dream Café owner Pierre Couture and the originating members of the co-op where the co-op will acquire the festival by paying a lifetime royalty to Couture of 30 per cent of the profits from the festival. In addition, Couture will be hired as the promoter of the Festi-

val for as long as he is able to work.

Co-op members will get first crack at Dream Festival tickets and ticket discounts at the café.

From the date of incorporation of the co-op to the end of 2015 and throughout 2016, co-op members will receive a 25 per cent discount off of their tickets for entertainment at the Dream Café.

Since the festival the organizers have been working hard to complete the fundraising for the Dream Café Co-op. Two information meetings for new and current participants are scheduled for June 10 at 7 p.m. and June 14 at 2:30 p.m. in the Dream Café.

“With one other fundraising initiative underway we believe the end is in sight but that means we need to be sure we have all of the help possible to make sure it happens,” said co-op organizers in a release.

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After 30 years of foster parenting, Penny and Rick Poitras have learned when it comes to caring for kids no one size fits all.

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“It’s about meeting a child’s needs, customized to what their needs are and deciding which service provider meets the needs of a specific child.”

At Barb’s Place the four behavioural interventionists (including Schwabe), a speechlanguage pathologist and occupational therapist work in a very unique setting. “ The kids are able to receive all aspects of learning and we’re outside a lot where we have the horses and the dogs and all the other animals,” said Schwabe.

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She believes everyone with special needs has something to offer to the community and why it is so important to keep things positive building self esteem.

“It can bring whole communities together and it takes whole communities to raise a child whether they have disabilities or not,” said Poitras.

For Schwabe her work now is all about love and compassion.

“Everyone here is part of our family so we take pride in the kids development and see it through until they’re out on their own,” she said. “Yes, there is a certain amount of emotional attachment. We love our kids and the kids love coming here.”

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Harbinson very happy in Penticton Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Once the Penticton Vees’ season ended, Fred Harbinson’s phone was ringing with offers.

The University of Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey program offered him an associate coaching position with the plan for Harbinson, the Vees’ president, general manager and coach, to eventually take over the program.

He decided to turn it down.

“This is where we want to be,” said Harbinson.

When asked what his dream job is, Harbinson said, “My dream job is right here right now.”

However, Harbinson, the all-time wins leader (332) in the Penticton junior A franchises history, said if he could snap his finger and coach in the NHL, then it’s something he would do.

“There is a lot of different factors that go into that,” he said. “I have a family that enjoys being here right now. Some day, and it probably won’t be that far off, that I will take another (job.)”

“You have to take a risk sometimes in your life,” said Harbinson. “I took a risk coming here. When I left college hockey (he was an assistant coach with the St. Cloud State Huskies) to come here, it was a risk. You’re in Memorial Arena. Three years earlier the team was basically ready to fold. (Former Vees owner) Scott Carter, their group took over and did a magnificent job over the three years prior to me coming here. There was still a lot of unknowns.

I took a risk and it’s obviously turned out extremely well for everybody, especially for our family.”

Harbinson also loves working for Vees owner Graham Fraser, who he said is a “great guy to work with.” The Calgary native said at some point he will have to take a risk and challenge himself with something else. Right now though, he feels he has something special with the Vees.

“Yes I’m coaching junior A hockey, but I’m coaching some of the best players in North America,” said Harbinson.

“Better than a lot of other teams get a chance to work with. We coach and work in one of the best facilities in North America. I work for one of the best owners in junior hockey. We’re

compensated very well here as a family. It’s hard to leave. It’s not something that we have to leave.”

With four years left on his contract, Harbinson, who has brought five Interior Division championships, three Fred Page Cup championships, a Western Canada Cup and one RBC Cup national championship, still has things he wants to accomplish. Just as players do, Harbinson has small goals for himself.

“I guess my goal right now is to try and win a fourth Fred Page Cup,” he said. “No coach has ever done that.”

As serious as Harbinson is seen on the bench, there is another side to him.

Steve Cawley, assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Vees, who has worked with Harbinson for five seasons, said that some people might not see how he has features of his three-year-old daughter Hailey in him.

“On the bench he clearly comes across as a determined, hard-nosed coach who has the Italian blood that pulses through his body in games,” said Cawley. “As soon as his daughter comes in before games or right after, I think the bear becomes a teddy bear in a heck of a hurry. The armour sets in a hurry around his daughter.”

Harbinson has also been deeply impacted by team pastor Jamie Weberg, who is battling a bone cancer that is incurable, but treatable.

“He cares a lot about Jaime,” said Cawley. “Whether it’s the fundraising that you’ve seen the team do, whether it’s some of the stuff you haven’t seen going on in the background. Everyone in the organization clearly loves and cares for Jamie. He’s such a great guy.

Fred’s heart is a lot bigger than people would ever believe.”

Harbinson also enjoys joking around and Cawley said nothing is sacred with the coaching staff.

“If you put yourself out there in a situation where you look a little silly, clearly the coaches room is going to be all over you,” said Cawley. “You are going to get it from the other guys in a hurry.”

Cawley was asked if Harbinson got ribbed when a photo of him dancing during the Harlem Ambassadors charity basketball game was published in

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PENTICTON VEES coach, general manager and president Fred Harbinson has a humour side that may not always be seen. Harbinson showed off his dancing skill during the Harlem Ambassadors charity basketball game to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity South Okanagan and the Penticton Lions Club.

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“We all assumed that was something he did at least twice a week given that he’s so close to six feet tall,” said Cawley.

One thing the trio always joke about is that an HBO series could be done based on the Vees.

“Everyday seems to create a different episode of what we have gone through,” said Cawley. “There is so many of them. We literally think that HBO could have a sitcom. It would be extremely popular.”

And the players have seen that side.

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Four years after trying to join the B.C. Hockey League, the Wenatchee Wild are in for the 2015-16 season.

The Wild were officially introduced Monday as the league’s 17th franchise at a media conference held in the central Wash-

“He liked to joke around,” said Cody DePourcq, who just completed a four-year career with his hometown team. “He knew as a coach when to joke around and when to be serious.

He was a great guy to be around and a great guy for all of us to be around.

He’s a good person.”

ington city. The expansion fees are believed to be $1.2 million, meaning each established club will receive $75,000.

“The BCHL is gaining a strong franchise in the Wenatchee Wild and we value the passion and professionalism they bring to our league,” said BCHL commissioner John Grisdale.

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Mathis Preston, Jaxon Unruh-Ross and Liam Ruck. Delainey Walton played phenomenal in net. In the second game, the Nighthawks played very strong defence and limited the Bolts chances. Goal scorers were Ruck and Cole Beresford with two, Will Mohns and Kenney.

The previous weekend the Nighthawks were in Burnaby and won the BC May Madness AAA tournament. The Nighthawks tied the Abbotsford Heat 3-3 in the round robin and then faced them again in the final and won 5-4.

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With his ski goggles on and a wealth of ideas of how to transform the Penticton Lakeside Resort into a hub of action for the Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games, David Prystay hopes to start a snowball of excitement in the city.

The general manager is one of the first big community sponsors to step forward and become a Friend of the Games by offering in-kind services to the Host Society. The Lakeside will be the host hotel for the Games.

“I think it is a great event and any sporting event this city gets involved with is great for the whole community,” said Prystay. “I really feel compelled to give back to our community to make it stronger.”

When you have an event like the BC Winter Games and thousands of young athletes are involved taking a critical step in their development, it just adds to the reason of giving back.”

Organizers are working hard at planning to put on a Games from February 25 to 28, 2016 that everyone will remember. To meet this goal they are inviting the business community to come on board as a Friend of the Games and to help leave a legacy for the community after the athletes leave.

“I hope all businesses step forward donating what they can to help make this a memorable event for the participants, the volunteers and leave a lasting legacy in Penticton. Let’s make a statement about how proud we are to live here by showing off our community in

the best way we can.”

The Host Society is looking for sponsorship to ensure the event sets the standard for future BC Games and to prove that “Penticton’s Got Game”, just as the chosen slogan for the Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games suggests. It is estimated the Games will have a $1.8 million economic impact for the region in February of 2016, potential for equipment legacy for local organizations and a financial legacy can be reinvested into local sports and community projects.

“Friends of the Games committee members will be contacting local business to present sponsorship packages,” said Myles Cizmar, Director of Friends of the Games committee. “No donation is too small and all sponsors will be recognized and be part of the legacy for the sporting community.”

The Games is an incredible opportunity to showcase Penticton and unite the community through volunteering, community events and celebrations. At the same time it will help young BC athletes as they use the Games as a springboard to higher competition including the Canada Games and the Olympics.

With the Games less than one year away, donations both large and small of cash or in-kind from businesses and private citizens can be made. To learn more about the sponsorship program and become a Friend of the Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games contact Friends of the Games recruitment co-chairs Edgar Yost at 250809-4764 or Tim Broesch at 250-490-5487.

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Finn Halladay’s box lacrosse season won’t end once the Penticton Heat peewee season is over.

Halladay will represent B.C. in the Canadian Box Lacrosse national championships in Whitby, Ont. Aug.1-10.

“He is really excited and is looking forward to competing,” said Halladay’s father, Del, who coaches him in Penticton and on Team Interior.

“I’m pretty proud too, it is a rarity that anyone from Team Interior cracks the roster, let alone from Penticton.”

Del said Finn took a different ap-

proach in his playing style at the camp held the weekend of May 16 at the Langley Events Centre as opFinn Halladay posed to taking on a larger role, especially with carrying the ball, that he feels he must with the Heat.

“He just played good defence,” said Del, who played lacrosse for Canada’s national team and 10 years in the National Lacrosse League.

“He didn’t try to beat three guys and get a goal. I think that really helped him.”

Del added that a strength for Finn is his ball-carrying ability.

Evaluators saw Finn as a player who is effective defensively and can break out of the zone with the ball and make smart decisions.

Finn, 11, started playing lacrosse when he was four and Del said he is “a lot better at his age now than I ever was.”

The Heat had four other players try out. Athletes first had to make their district teams (Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, Vancouver and Interior) to make it to the main camp, which had 30 runners and four goalies. Team B.C. consists of 18 runners and two goalies.

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Student-athletes shine in district track meet TRACK STARS IN THE MAKING —Maya Bassot (above) of École Entre Lacs stretches to clear the bar in the Grade 6 girls high jump competition during the Okanagan Skaha School District track and field meet June 4 at the Rotary Sports Complex. Below left, Iian Essler of Holy Cross fires off this attempt in the shot put competition and École Entre Lacs team members take a break from the action in their tent. The district had 850 elementary students participate on Wednesday.

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BCHL feels the Wild is a great addition from WILD pg.17 “The Wild will quickly develop rivalries with our existing franchises and I believe they will be a big draw in opposing buildings.”

Wenatchee is situated in north-central Washington and is the largest city and county seat of Chelan County. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925.

Duncan Wray, who is the BCHL chairman of the board, accompanied Grisdale to Wenatchee.

“They are so keen and so happy to be in the BCHL,” said Wray, who also heads the franchise committee. “I did a head count at the rink and there were at least 160 people there, including about 10, 12 members of the press. I was blown away by the interest.

“They had a luncheon outside with pulled pork sandwiches and we answered questions for about two and a half hours,” continued Wray. “The biggest concern from the fans was, ‘Whaddya mean there’s no fighting?’ When we told them you were ejected for one fight, they weren’t too happy about that either.”

The BCHL voted several months ago to accept Wenatchee, but had to wait for final approval from parent hockey bodies like Hockey Canada.

The Wild had been a member the North American Hockey League (NAHL) since the 2008-09 season. They have had a winning record in each of their seven seasons of existence and this past season they had six players on their roster committed to NCAA Div. I programs.

Playing out of the 4,300-seat Town Toyota Center, complete with luxury boxes, the team averaged about 3,000 fans with the average adult ticket costing $20. Head coach/general manager Bliss Littler, a native of Minot, N.D., is entering his 22nd year as a junior hockey coach, and is the winningest coach in USA Hockey history.

“We could not be more excited or humbled to be joining the BCHL,” said Littler. “Knowing the history and reputation of the league, be it sending players to play NCAA Division I hockey, NHL draft picks or the professionalism of the member teams and league have, we look forward to being a good league member on and off the ice.”

As a U.S.-based club, the Wild will be allowed to roster a maxi-

mum of four Canadian players. They had two Canadians last year when they finished 14th in the 24-team NAHL. “Bliss is well-known in hockey circles and is a really nice guy,” said Wray. “He has coached in the USHL and was coach of Team USA in the World Hockey Challenge and all our coaches know him and like him.”

The Wild are the first U.S.-based franchise in the BCHL since the Bellingham Ice Hawks, who operated from 1990 to 1995.

“They will play in the Mainland Division for this year and then we will evaluate things next year,” said Wray. “It was actually Prince George’s choice to stay in the Mainland.”

Geographically, the closest BCHL cities to Wenatchee are Surrey, Langley, Coquitlam and Chilliwack — all about four-hour drives (depending on border waits).

Prince George is a 12-hour drive from Wenatchee. While that may seem like a grind, it’s actually a short hop compared to some of the Wild’s road trips in the NAHL, where the Wild competed in the South Division with six teams in Texas. Their closest divisional rival was 2,750 kilometres away in Topeka, Kan. The BCHL begin their three-day annual general meetings Thursday in Victoria.

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Telescope stepping stone to understanding universe The hills surrounding the observatory are the second line of defence. The area was selected Scientists are building new for experiments in the 1950s after telescope in the Okanagan that a group scouted locations across could be a stepping stone to unNorth America. The site on White derstanding some of the biggest Lake Road was considered the questions in the universe. perfect spot.

“We’ve gone from mapping “This place had the flat land the local neighborhood to mapyou could build the telescope on, ping the universe,” said Tom the hills to protect from interferLandecker, principal research ence and close to a pleasant place officer at the Dominion Rato live,” Landecker said, adding dio Astrophysical Observatory that the last reason can be a big (DRAO). factor for the human side of the Construction is underway for experiment. the new major telescope at the “We’ve done other experiDRAO on White Lake Road, part ments at the peak of the Chilean of a project dubbed CHIME (CaIndies, I’ve built three different nadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapcameras that are operating at the ping Experiment).

South Pole. You go where you The project, collaboration behave to, but it’s very hard to work tween UBC, McGill, the Univerin a place that is very far from sity of Toronto and the DRAO, your home and far from a nice aims to map data on a never-be- PRINCIPAL RESEARCH OFFICER Tom Landecker , right, Mark Halpern, a physics and astronomy professor at UBC place to be,” Halpern said. and collaborator on CHIME and fellow collaborator Keith Vanderlinde, stand inside the telescope under confore-seen scale.

The experiment is expected struction at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. Below right, a construction worker adds the mesh “This will be the biggest vol- wiring to the telescope. to take five years and Halpern ume survey ever been done in Dale Boyd/Penticton Western News said there is no way of knowing astronomy with one instrument,” whether the results will confirm said Mark Halpern, a physics and existing knowledge or change the in the same boat. We have a name for it, acceleration speed of the universe. astronomy professor at UBC and way we think about the universe.

The mapping of the hydrogen atoms collaborator on CHIME. “We’re mapping that’s it,” Halpern said.

“There is a very boring answer availLooking out on the night sky, most of could be a key to unveiling some of the able, which is the acceleration has been on a scale of the universe essentially, cosmic scales. The scales we’re talking about the stars seen by the naked eye are in our mystery surrounding what exactly dark en- constant forever. That’s the sort of least own Milky Way galaxy, save for one or ergy is, and why it’s causing the universe informative answer, but it’s certainly poshere are enormous.”

The observations that can be made could two relatively close by neighbours. What to accelerate. sible,” he said. “Until we get our data we “We would like a second fact on the have no idea. This is a really groundbreakpossibly lead to some amazing discoveries CHIME aims to measure goes exponentialthing which is the dominant ingredient in ing experiment. We’re measuring a thing in relatively new scientific territory, the ly beyond our tiny corner of the universe.

The half-pipe shaped radio telescope the universe,” Halpern said. study of dark energy. no one has measured. So we don’t know The signal the telescope is looking for if this cements our understanding of acDark energy is a difficult concept to ex- contains 500 antennas focusing light from a stripe of sky onto the focal line where is extraordinarily small, which makes it a celeration, or opens a whole new line of plain, and not just to the layman.

“If it seems mysterious to you, we’re all the data is measured. Thankfully CHIME very sensitive operation. inquiry.” scientists were able to find a well-situated “We calculated this out once,” Halpern rotational sphere which allows it to gather said. “When we’re done collecting the sigdata from all directions. nal for a year, we’ve gathered enough en“As the Earth turns, that sweeps out ergy to pick a paper clip up off the floor by half the sky. With no moving parts we are one millimetre. That’s how bright the neutaking a huge area survey,” Halpern said. tral hydrogen is. So you can imagine a cell “The Earth is the moving part.” phone, a camera even, emit much, much What the telescope is looking for is one more power that what we’re looking for.” of the most common atoms in the universe, The sensitivity of the signal can be an neutral hydrogen, or more commonly issue here on Earth. The first line of defence from the now everyday wireless deknown as hydrogen gas.

Scientists are very familiar with the vices we carry are the signs posted a few structure of hydrogen, and this familiar- kilometres out from the observatory asking ity allows the CHIME telescope to locate those passing through to turn off their cell the atom throughout the universe due its phones and wireless devices. unique signature which also allows re“There’s a never-ending battle here. searchers to calculate how fast it is moving Cars now have keyless entry, those have away from the Earth, and essentially the radio transmitters in them,” Halpern said.

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Mike passed away at Chilliwack General Hospital on May 18th, 2015 after a lengthy battle with COPD. Born in Sheho, Saskatchewan, Sask, November 16th, 1922 he died at the age of 92.

He was predeceased by Barbara his wife of 60 years in 2004; by his parents and seven of his eight brothers and sisters. He is survived by his son Dennis (Marlene), sister Alice (Frank dec”d) grandchildren Caitlin (Josh), Mikki (Ashley), step-grandchildren Kyla (Harland), Jaret (Sarah).

Great grandchildren Cordelia, Joseph, Sophia, Lincoln and Ronin. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters in law as well as several nieces and nephews.

As a family, Mike and Barb over the years lived in Saskatchewan, Ontario, Alberta and B.C. settling in Chilliwack in 2002.

A special thanks to the Doctor’s and nursing staff at CGH where Mike was cared for in the past 5 months.

There will be no service at this time but a family graveside service at a future date.

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October 24, 1946 May 31, 2015 It is with profound sadness my sister Sherry and myself announce the passing of our sister Wendy into the arms of our Lord on Sunday May 31st.

Wendy put up a brave fight against the cancer that took her from us. The staff and volunteers at the Cascades Hospice gave Wendy loving care and comfort in her last days.

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Wendy also lived in Red Deer, AB, Kelowna and Penticton.

September 12th we are planning a celebration of her life in Penticton where Wendy’s remains will rest with our parents Win and Harry Stanford. Further details will be announced at a later date. Sherry and Donna. Online condolences may be offered at www.woodlawn-mtcheam.ca.

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The province may let contracted private clinics keep patients overnight for as long as three days so they can take on more complex surgeries than the day procedures theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve so far been permitted to perform.

That possibility is mentioned in a health ministry discussion paper of potential surgical reforms thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone out for stakeholder comment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improved access to surgical services may include performing select surgical procedures which have length of stay up to three days, in private surgery centres using public funds,â&#x20AC;? the paper says, adding the change would require amending the Hospital Act. B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake announced an extra $10 million Monday to perform more day surgeries this summer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; some through private clinics using public funds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in order to cut wait times.

But NDP health critic Judy Darcy said letting private surgery clinics go beyond day surgery to multi-day stays would be tantamount to turning them into fullfledged â&#x20AC;&#x153;private hospitals.â&#x20AC;?

Private surgery clinics so far perform barely one per cent of government-funded procedures in B.C. when public operating rooms arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available.

Longer patient stays would open the door to many more surgeries flowing to private facilities, Darcy said, adding critical staff may follow, further reducing capacity in public hospitals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Health professionals are in short supply â&#x20AC;&#x201C; anaethesiologists, specialty nurses â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and if we drain them out of the public system into the private system we effectively become captive to private forprofit clinics,â&#x20AC;? Darcy said.

She called the proposal a â&#x20AC;&#x153;game changerâ&#x20AC;? that has been quietly advanced under the guise of a short-term â&#x20AC;&#x153;Band-Aidâ&#x20AC;? to cut waits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They ought to be doing the innovation and the strategic investment to use our public system to the maximum.â&#x20AC;?

Fraser Health does not initially foresee hiring private clinics to supply the extra 500 surgeries it plans over the summer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it will open more of its own closed operating rooms.

But the Vancouver Island and and Vancouver Coastal health authorities have indicated they expect to make some extra use of private surgeons.

Health Minister Terry Lake was unavailable for an interview.

The ministry instead issued a statement defending extended private clinic stays as a successful method of handling more hernia surgeries in Toronto. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is just one option that is

on the table for consideration,â&#x20AC;? it said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not all of these will be implemented.â&#x20AC;?

The policy paper indicates the main reason that about one in six hospital operating rooms are closed at any time is lack of funding, while staff shortages and lack of demand are also responsible in some cases.

The ministry says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working to increase training for specialist nurses and support recruitment and retention of key specialists, including anaethesiologists.

Doctors of B.C. president Dr. Bill Cavers said health watchdogs are right to be wary of the potential to drain staff from the public system, but said the association believes some increased use of private surgery clinics â&#x20AC;&#x153;can be a good ideaâ&#x20AC;? as long as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s publicly administered and funded, and quality and safety standards are upheld.

Demand on hospitals can vary due to flu season or a backlog of patients waiting for a particular procedure, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel that utilizing different avenues of access to care can improve the overall efficiency of the system,â&#x20AC;? Cavers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have surgeons right now who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough operating room time.â&#x20AC;?

He said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t foresee large numbers of clinics opening to the extent that they might cause problems for the public system.

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Jeff Nagel &DQDGLDQV ZLWK PXVFXODU gan Monday and the proposed Lawyer David Klein said the class action would include 362 common thread among the comWomen G\VWURSK\ WDNH WKHP YHU\ who say they were current and former officers and plainants is harassment, bullyharassed and discriminated civilian employees across the ing and discrimination over an against during their service with country. extended period of time. the RCMP VHULRXVO\ are in B.C. Supreme The case was launched in More women would be able

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Court this week attempting to certify a class action lawsuit against the force.

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Site aids youth aging out of care Jeff Nagel Black Press

The province has unveiled a new website designed to help teens in foster care to prepare for life without government support when they turn 19 and â&#x20AC;&#x153;age outâ&#x20AC;? of care.

The site agedout.com was designed by former foster teens to connect with vulnerable youth and showcases services and supports to help make the transition.

It includes videos of former youth in care discussing real world challenges and gaming

â&#x20AC;&#x153;questsâ&#x20AC;? where youth earn rewards by completing challenges like renting an apartment, getting a bank account, preparing for a job interview or dealing with an abusive relationship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How do I get a job?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Where am I going to live?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are the types of questions we all faced when we became adults,â&#x20AC;? Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But for those in the care in the ministry, the transition can be much more challenging.â&#x20AC;?

About 700 young people age out of government care each year.

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The PenTicTon Public Library is offering a free demonstration of library resources in their auditorium at noon. The library subscribes to streaming movies, downloadable magazines, world travel information sources, health and alternative health information, Ancestry.ca, and much more, all freely available using your library card. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.[065p] AnAveTs hAs sTu’s kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon. Mixed doubles pool at 7 p.m. and karaoke with Shawna at 7:30 p.m. elks club on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m.

R oyAl c AnAdiAn legion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m. Rib night at 5:30 p.m. eAgles club hAs Friday Night Live dinner at 5 p.m. and entertainment at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome. souTh MAin dRoP-in Centre has yoga at 9 a.m., Tai Chi at 10:30 a.m., Mah Jong and Beginner Plus Line Dance at 1 p.m.[fr] Al-Anon MeeTs AT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.

T he b eReAveMenT ResouRce Centre at 129 Nanaimo Ave. W has weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-490-1107.[fr] PenTicTon senioRs coMPuTeR Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 439 Winnipeg

St. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved.

Picture class Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

The oliveR senioR Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m.

A l c o h o l i c s AnonyMous hAs its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Call service 24 hours is 250-490-9216.

SATURDAY June 6

AnnuAl show And sale by the Summerland Art Club on June 6-7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lower floor of the Summerland Library on Wharton St. Over 20 painters will be presenting new, original works. Free admission.

Meet the artists on Sunday at 3 p.m.[06p] suMMeRlAnd wellness exPo from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 6 at the Summerland Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. with Summerland Ciderhouse, belly dancing performances by Get Bent, Wrapture Spa, Metaphysics, Canadian Mental Health AssociationSOS presenting Ride Don’t Hide to promote awareness and raise funds for local services and more.[06p] eAgles club hAs member appreciation day, burgers and fries at noon, beaver races at 4 p.m.

A l c o h o l i c s AnonyMous hAs daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-4909216 (24 hours).

chARiTy boTTle dRive with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital paediatric ward, SPCA, Critteraid and the Summerland food bank. Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays at Penticton and Summerland IGA stores.

AnAveTs hAs The kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon, drop-in pool at noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment

by Timeline at 6:30 p.m. elks club on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., drop-in darts and early bird draw at 4 p.m., a meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m.

R oyAl c AnAdiAn legion branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., beef dip lunch at 11 a.m., meat draw and Ladies Auxiliary 50/50 draw at 2 p.m. Dinner and entertainment by Company G starting at 5:30 p.m.

A l c o h o l i c s AnonyMous MeeTs in OK Falls at 10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton at 11 a.m. for the women’s group at the Lawn Bowling Club, 260 Brunswick St. The Sunday 123 group meets at 8 p.m. in the Education Room in the basement of the Penticton hospital. The closed men’s group meets at 11 a.m. at the Eagles hall at 1197 Main St., side door, upstairs.

SUNDAY June 7

eAgles club hAs dog races at 2 p.m. as well as a food draw, door prizes, Last Man Standing and pool/darts. beReAveMenT ResouRce cenTRe presents Ended Beginnings at 1 p.m. on June 7. If you have experienced the loss of

a child, please join us to remember and honour that precious life at 129 Nanaimo Ave. W. 250490-1107.[067p] coMe dAnce To the greatest dance music ever made with DJ Emil from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Main DropIn Centre, 2965 South Main St. $3 per person, all welcome. lAkelAnds chuRch holds Sunday services at 1265 Fairview Rd. (the Greek Orthodox Church) at 10:30 a.m.

Everyone welcome.

For more info contact info@lakelandschurch. com. bc sPcA coMMuniTy flea market, every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Wholesale Club, 1550 Main St., Penticton.

Vendors can contact the branch at 250-4930136 or penticton@ spca.bc.ca.[10p] R oyAl c AnAdiAn legion branch 40 has Sports Sunday, with the Ladies Auxiliary catering food and beverages.

Meat and 50-50 draws at 2 p.m. in the hall, 502 Martin St. suRvivoRshiP’s FleA MARkeT runs every Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. weather permitting at Fairview Plaza, 1652 Fairview Rd. For info, call 250-493-6604. elks club on Ellis Street has dog races at 2 p.m., food draw and door prizes, Last Man Standing, pool and darts.

AnAveTs hAs hoRse races and meat draws at 2 p.m. Hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch.

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calendar Celebrate the South Okanagan Similkameen from June 1 to 14.

Nominate a caring community member on Facebook or Twitter for them to win prizes or participate in a online auction of incredible items donated by local businesses. All campaign details can be found at www.volunteercentre.info.[061p] anavetS Club haS dropin pool at 7 p.m.

IoDe thrIft Shop at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m.

Monday to Saturday.

Clothing, kitchenwares, China items and more.

South MaIn Drop-In Centre has improver line dance at 9 a.m.,

Scrabble and mah jong at 10 a.m., intermediate line dance and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m., yoga at 3:30 p.m., cribbage at 7 p.m. Computer skills at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. elkS Club on Ellis Street has fun darts at 7 p.m.

W eekly Support group at the Penticton Regional Hospital Mood Clinic for family or friends of any person who has a mental illness from noon to 1 p.m. Call 250-4937338 for details. lIne DanCIng at the Oliver Senior Centre at 7 p.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778-439-2070 for more information.

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r oyal C anaDIan legIon branch 40 has lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., dart dolls at 11 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. fItneSS frIenDS MeetS every Monday and Thursday in the Legion hall, 502 Martin St. at 10 a.m. Come and lose those extra pounds. Call Dot at 250-492-5400 for more information. floor CurlIng at 12:45 p.m. every Monday except holidays in the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Everyone welcome. fraternal orDer of the Eagles has league darts at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. a l C o h o l I C S anonyMouS nux group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road. Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United Church basement.

TUESDAY June 9

frIenDS of elIjah is offering a free genealogy seminar on using the My Heritage site at 7 p.m. on June 9.

This site is free to use at the Family History Centre in the Mormon Church at 2946 S. Main St. We’ll show you how to use this site

when researching your genealogy.[069p] Mother-to-Mother breaStfeeDIng Support

with the Penticton/ Summerland chapter of La Leche League Canada. Meetings on the third and fourth Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon.

Call 250-494-1894 or email pentictonlllc@ gmail.com for the location of the meeting. All mothers and babies are welcome. More information at www.lllc.ca.[tu034] elkS on ellIS Street has summer fun darts, yoga and 10-card crib at 7 p.m.

MIxeD SprIng brIDge on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. in the Penticton Golf and Country Club. Make up a table and join, or singles can put their name on the spare list.

Lunch available. Call 250-492-6884 for more info.[031tu] vISpaSSana (InSIght) MeDItatIon for beginners or mature practitioners every Tuesday evening from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Please call Debora for details at 250-462-7340. fooD aDDICtS In Recovery Anonymous, a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from eating disorders meets at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Community Church, 1825 Main St. (enter from rear). For more information call 778-

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This site is free to use at the Family History Centre in the Mormon Church at 2946 S. Main St. We’ll show you how to use this site when researching your genealogy.[0611p] the SalvatIon arMy Penticton is holding a giant indoor yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 13, with a bake sale and barbecue sponsored by M & M meats at 2469 South Main.[0613p] l aDIeS l egIon a uxIlIary Pancake Breakfast, in the hall at 502 Martin St. from 8:30 till noon on June 14. $5 will get you pancakes, ham, sausage, orange juice and coffee and 50 cents more will get you strawberries and cream. Everyone welcome.[0614p] MunICIpal penSIon retIreeS Association, District 23, meets at 11:30 a.m. on June 16 in the Penticton Buffet Meeting Room, 2987 Skaha Lake Rd. Guest speaker and lunch available.[0616p] pflag pentICton Chapter meets at 6:30 p.m. on June 16 in the Oasis United Church. w w w. p f l a g c a n a d a . ca. For all with issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression,.

2964 Skaha Lake Rd. Contact Ron at 250493-5530 or visit w w w. p f l a g c a n a d a . ca.[0616p] fourth annual free pancake breakfast at Summerland Sweets from 8 a.m. to noon on June 20 at 6206 Canyon View Road.

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stillbill938@gmail.com. fraternal orDer of the Eagles has drop-in euchre at 7 p.m. pentICton ConCert banD rehearses from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church, 1370 Church St. Intermediate to advanced musicians.

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890 WIng of South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. the South okanagan and Similkameen MS Society has an informal coffee group that meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre. For more info, call Sherry at 250-4936564 or email sherry. wezner@mssociety.ca. al-anon for frIenDS and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at 2800 South Main St. and 6:45 p.m. at 157 Wade Ave. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian.

Call 250-490-9272 for info. a l C o h o l I C S young anonyMouS person’s group at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. Call/text Guy at 250-460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798.

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C anaDIan r oyal legIon has lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., service officer at 1 p.m. and wings night at 6 p.m. Jam contest hosted by the Surf Cats at 7 p.m. Executive meeting at 10 a.m.

South MaIn DropIn Centre has novice bridge at 9:15 a.m., sing-along at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m., knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m. y oga MeDItatIon / vegetarIan Supper is upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Donations accepted.

M ental W ellneSS Centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. topS b.C. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance. Meetings are downstairs. Phone Pat at 250-493-7887 or Sally at 250-492-6556. toaStMaSterS, Where leaDerS are made. Drop in to South Okanagan Toastmasters any Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 5876 Airport St., Oliver.

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, or purchase of a new or demonstrator GMC Terrain SLE-2 AWD. License, insurance, registration, PPSA and dealer administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. *Applies to oldest 15% of dealer inventory as of June 2nd 2015. Valid June 5 to 28, 2015 on cash purchases of select vehicles from dealer inventory. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. Credit is tax exclusive and is calculated on vehicle MSRP, excluding any dealer-installed options. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this cash credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. **U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov).

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