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Stars raise $100,000 for charities TYLER LOWEY Morning Star Staff
It was off the ice and into the heat as Predator Ridge Golf Resort hosted 44 NHL players for the 23rd annual National Hockey League Players Association Summer Classic charity golf tournament Thursday afternoon. “It’s all about having fun, being with the guys and showing off the Okanagan and beautiful Predator Ridge,” said Ottawa Senators’ forward and Vernon native Curtis Lazar. Lazar got a new set of clubs this year and after a few rounds with them he says the 9-iron feels best in his hands. The NHLPA Golf Classic started in 1993 and has raised over $3.2 million for various charities. For Columbus Blue Jackets’ left winger Scott Hartnell, it was his second time attending the classic. “It’s always great getting out to these events to give back to charities,” said Hartnell, who claims his golf game is sporadic and inconsistent at times. He brought teammate Cam Atkinson out for the event. The tourney will generate $100,000 for various charities as chosen by the NHL players. The event was a charity challenge with four captains: Shane Doan, David Booth, Andrew Ference and Hartnell. The top
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Scott Hartnell of the Columbus Blue Jackets gets ready for the NHLPA’s charity golf tournament at Predator Ridge Thursday. Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators tees off on the first hole. team earned $40,000 for a charity of their choice, second place donated $30,000, third gave $20,000 and fourth contributed $10,000. For some players, it was the first time on the links this summer. The Arizona Coyotes’ captain, Doan, has been a busy dad this offseason with four kids, but was excited to get on the course with his friends. “Being from the Interior, it’s nice for the NHLPA to come out and bring all these players out to
help the community and a lot of charities,” said Doan. The two-day event wraps up today with the Community Celebration at Kal Beach from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Community Celebration will benefit the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation. It is a family-friendly event with hockey equipment donations, stand-up paddleboarding races, live music by Andrew Allen and plenty of opportunities for autographs.
Camp cashes in on upgrades JENNIFER SMITH Morning Star Staff
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MP Colin Mayes is greeted with smiles from Canadian Armed Forces in Vernon after announcing $3.3 million in infrastructure funds for the local camp Thursday.
The aging army camp infrastructure in Vernon is marching forward with some outstanding attention. Colin Mayes, Okanagan-Shuswap MP, announced $3.3 million in upgrades for the Canadian Armed Forces installation in Vernon Thursday. “There hasn’t been too much done for a long time so this is overdue,” said Mayes of the largest and oldest facility in Canada, whose buildings were built in 1941-42. “It has needed some tender loving care for quite some time and this is just the start.” Standing in front of one of the large hangars, the age might not be too apparent as the body appears in good shape, but it is missing some “guts.” “This building here, it’s a great old building, it’s solid, but
it doesn’t have any sprinkler capability,” said Mayes. “That could be catastrophic if there was a fire.” Another example Cpl. Jeff Daley points to is a lack of electronic capabilities. “Imagine there is a domestic response, we don’t have the server capability, the electrical guts.” Such funds will better prepare the local CAF, which serves as a staging post if there is an earthquake in the Lower Mainland or if civilians need to be taken in, in the event of a major fire. But the main function the camp serves is as a home to the B.C. Dragoons and the Vernon Cadet Training Centre. “The reserves here in Vernon, in my opinion, are an after thought,” said Daley, of the lack of attention. “But our footprint here is actually doubling.
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