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Council bends to developer’s altered vision Barry Gerding bgerding@kelownacapnews.com

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to the downtown Kelowna Central Green development, which were approved by city council at Monday’s council meeting.

The changes, requested by project developer Al Stober Construction, include a low-speed service roadway through the Central Green site; addition of 22 parking stalls; higher density moved from along Harvey to the middle of the site; a commercial serviceoriented plaza including a coffee shop; and removal of the proposed public podium.

Coun. Charlie Hodge spoke out against the changes, saying

months have been spent consulting with the public on this project, only to see changes proposed that detract from the original ideals behind the project.

“I find it rather disconcerting that these changes come before us now,” Hodge said.

He said the roadway, parking stalls and density changes were never part of the original proposal, which was the result of an extensive community collaboration of groups and individuals offering their input into what Central Green should look like.

“I’m happy with 50 per cent of what I see in this plan. What now concerns

me is the other 50 per cent,” said Hodge.

Coun. Luke Stack said he understood Hodge’s sentiments about the changes proposed, but he felt the project still delivered on key elements of what was envisioned, in particular the creation of Rowcliffe Park and the mixture of rental and strata housing.

“I see this as a success,” said Stack, who along with Hodge served on the council under former mayor Sharon Shepherd that orchestrated the public input planning process for the development.

“Much of the work the early visionaries had for

Central Green is still being accomplished. But it’s one thing to have a vision and another to deliver on it.

We have been waiting since 2008 for something to happen on this site.

“Now investors have stepped forward to make this happen, so there will be hundreds of new rental units available with a beautiful new park in an area with its own town centre, green space and key point for transit service. For me, I don’t think a little road providing service access to the site is going to be a problem.”

Coun. Gail Given said her concern was about the long-term plan

to build two highrise towers, anywhere from 12- to 24-storeys, on the site in the future. The original plan had three highrises proposed for along Harvey Avenue, but Stober Construction indicated recently that highrises for now weren’t economically feasible for the project.

“I think if we don’t have any kind of higher density on the site beyond four- to six-storey residential buildings, I think an opportunity to maximize the benefit of the site will be lost,” Given said.

Coun. Brad Sieben said

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Flying start to gift show season at Etsy

Kathy Michaels

Other pieces were worn by Emma Ruth Rundle during her recent North American and European tours.

The Pretty Little Liars show, in particular, however, could have been

just a feather in her cap, but Etsy made it a game changer.

When the show lists her jewelry as worn on the actors, her Etsy shop lights up.

“It’s been amazing,”

she said. “People can search my work, and then find it . I’m now known… not in Kelowna. In other areas, not here. “ Etsy introducing local artisans to a worldwide market was a story easily

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Sarah Sichello’s (above left) “light-hearted and affordable jewelry,” Ugly Bunny was a market high, which made the extra hands she recruited very appreciated. Bramble Lee Pryde (below left), the woman behind WOLF + SADIE, was a popular stop at Kelowna’s Etsy pop-up market. Brazen Edwards (below right) has curated Etsy for two years. Her paintings caught the attention of locals.

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The WOLF + SADIE booth at last weekend’s Etsy pop-up market continually caused log jams in the flow of shopper traffic around Sandhill Wines.

Silver rings, pendants and bangles handmade

by Kelowna metal smith and sculptor Bramble Lee Pryde, were laid out in a manner that reflected the significance, purpose and longevity of each piece. They caught a lot of attention.

Pryde explains on her blog that, despite her work’s aesthetic appeal, her locally-sourced silver pieces are less about what you’re wearing, and more about why you’re wearing it.

It’s a thoughtful and time-consuming approach to work that’s been increasingly in demand outside the boundaries of this city.

Pointing to a large circular pendant that gained a fair bit of attention from market attendees, Pryde offered insight into her growing popularity as an artisan.

“It’s featured in the TV show, Pretty Little Liars,” Pryde said, noting that she’s low key about her successes and doesn’t advertise her individual accomplishments at her booth.

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found throughout the market.

Sarah Sichello of Ugly Bunny had her “lighthearted and affordable jewelry” in Toronto galleries long before she made her mark in

Kelowna.

“I’ve been doing this full time for thee years,” she said, as customers walked away with her lovely wooden designs firmly in their grips.

“I wanted to

create a line that was not expensive, but enjoyable,” she said, noting that she uses local companies and products to make earrings and pendants.

Now she’s in 50 shops across Canada and has shipped her work to “places (she) couldn’t even imagine” once upon a time.

“We found a niche market for work like this,” she said, pointing out that Etsy was key to her success.

“Everyone knows Etsy,” she said. “It’s trusted and user friendly.”

Brazen Edwards curated the local Etsy show for the second year in a row, and found 35 vendors with talents worth showcasing.

“We had everyone reapply this year, so we could change things up,” she said, pointing out that it was hard to turn some away, but it made for a better shopping experience.

As is, the market was shoulder-to-shoulder with people looking for a great locally made item to gift or keep.

“This is the beginning to market season,” said Edwards, noting it will continue to pick up until Christmas.

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Welding students at Okanagan College recently sparked their torches for the first time in a newly retrofitted shop as a donation from Praxair’s Global Giving Program is helping the Kelowna campus outfit state-of-the-art workspaces for them.

“Praxair has a long history of developing talented STEM and skilled trade professionals

that help us remain competitive globally,” said Praxair Canada president Sean Durbin.

“Having this kind of training available locally through Okanagan College will help our region grow and we’re proud to be able to support our community in this way.”

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Praxair Canada’s B.C. Interior sales manager Rod Zawyrucha (left) and Okanagan College Foundation development officer John Haller. campaign behind the $33-million renovation and expansion of the college’s trades training facilities.

Praxair Canada’s donation was also supplemented by a matching grant through United Way Worldwide, bringing the overall donation up to almost $60,000.

Praxair supports STEM and skilled trades training worldwide through scholarships, donations and initiatives.

Last year, the company developed the Praxair Skills Pipeline, a program to help address the growing need for skilled workers in today’s global economy.

The donation to the college supported the construction and

equipping of six welding booths in the new shop, which will boast 36 booths in total.

Students will continue to have access to 32 booths in an older shop space behind the new facilities.

“Despite slowdowns in a number of sectors like oil and gas, we are seeing that the demand for welders in Western Canada remains strong,” said Steve Moores, Okanagan College dean of trades and apprenticeship.

“Our welding programs are wait-listed and train in two shifts, morning and night, five days a week, to accommodate as many students as we can.”

With potential for the growth of LNG and shipbuilding on

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“This new welding shop is going to provide our students with a completely modern learning environment with all the latest technologies and equipment that they will encounter out in the industry,” he said.

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Those business visits will take place from 9 a.m. to noon in Lake Country, Kelowna, West Kelowna and Peachland.

Since the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC) introduced the Business Walk to Canada in 2012, the program has become a model adopted by more than 15 communities across B.C. and Alberta.

The COEDC Business Walk was awarded Community Project of the Year from the British Columbia Economic Development Association of BC (BCEDA) in 2012 and is recognized as an Economic Development

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Through a brief conversational survey, the Business Walk gathers important information that identifies program and service opportunities aimed at helping Central Okanagan businesses grow.

This year’s walk will include questions about employee retention and recruitment challenges, an increasing area of need in many parts of Canada.

The COEDC conducted a human resourcesfocused Business Walk to 50 Central Okanagan manufacturers in April, and will conduct another HR-specific Walk to 50 tourism/hospitality businesses in November.

To date, more than 1,200 Central Okanagan businesses have participated in the Central Okanagan Business Walk program.

One-on-one followup has been provided to more than 160 businesses related to such topics as signs, zoning, parking, exporting and business connections.

Run For The Cure alters park parking The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s annual Run for the Cure will take place Sunday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m.

Participants will run and walk a one- or five-kilometre route beginning and ending at City Park.

While there are no road closures for the event, participants will be using sidewalks and pathways, so motorists are asked to be aware of the increased pedestrian traffic.

Motorists may experience minor disruptions where participants cross Water Street at Smith Avenue and Water Street at Sunset Drive. Starting Friday, Oct. 2 until Monday, Oct. 5, some City Park parking stalls along the ring road between the north field and playground will be restricted.

On-street parking will be restricted on Oct. 4 from 6 a.m. to noon on the west side of Abbott Street between the City Park entrance and Rose Garden.

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Barry Gerding bgerding@kelownacapnews.com

There were no clear winners or loser. No body blows or gotcha moments.

The three candidates seeking to win the Kelowna-Lake Country riding for their parties in the Oct. 19 federal election talked about party platforms and interjected some of their own personal views on a variety of issues at the allcandidates forum put on by the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce at the Manteo Resort last Friday morning.

Ron Cannan, the Conservative incumbent MP, wore a Kelowna Rockets jersey to acknowledge the team’s home opener for the WHL team in its 25th anniversary year to bring a little levity to the occasion.

He was joined on the stage by Liberal candidate Stephen Fuhr and the NDP’s Norah Bowman, along with forum moderators 1150 morning show hosts Phil Johnston and Gord Vizzutti, as the forum was broadcast live from 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Questions were asked of the candidates and each was given two minutes to respond.

Below is a sampling of some of the questions and the candidates’ responses: How to help more Canadians afford to buy a home?

Cannan: Conservatives expanded RRSP withdrawal for first-time buyers from $25,000 to $35,000 and increased child tax credit to $5,000. He also said analysis will be done to better understand the speculative impact of foreign buyers on local housing markets.

Fuhr: Liberals want to generally put more money into the pockets of the $44,000 to $89,000 income group and increase the child tax credit to help towards buying a house.

Bowman: Related affordable housing shortfall to need to create skilled jobs in the manufacturing sector while cutting business taxes. “Canadians should be able to buy and keep

a house regardless of what’s happening in the international economy,” she said.

How to address shortage of doctors?

Bowman: Five million Canadians can’t find a family doctor, which places burden on the economy as more people are left to go to a hospital emergency ward for care or treatment. She said NDP is committed to spend $300 million to set up 200 community care clinics across Canada, which can also be staffed by nurse practitioners in more rural regions. “That is a cheaper way to offer health care than dealing with people in emergency wards,” she said.

Cannan: Noted that his wife and daughter work in medical offices, so he has first-hand knowledge of concerns about access to doctors. He also cited that provinces are directly responsible for health care bolstered by federal revenue transfer payments. “Health care is not a single government issue,” he said. Suggested looking to new immigrant doctors as potential source for help.

Fuhr: Said Liberal Party has not yet released official policy platform stance on this issue, but it is forthcoming. Suggested government might want

to refocus more attention to training doctors to work in Canada rather than provide their services abroad.

How to reduce the cost of pharmaceutical prescriptions?

Cannan: Acknowledged that prescription prices are reaching historic highs— ”We can spend our way to insanity”—but answer may be in using the combined purchasing power of the provinces to help lower drug buying costs.

Fuhr: Said Liberals had $42 billion Pharmacare policy on the table for adoption to address rising drug costs that was shot down by the Conservatives after Prime Minister Stephen Harper took office.

Bowman: Bulk drug buying option should be enacted immediately.

“We had 10 years to do this and it hasn’t been done yet. We don’t need to study it any further. We will do it and we will do it right away,” she said.

Voter turnout discouraged by limitations placed on Elections Canada to get people out to vote?

Cannan: Elections Canada is very aggressive on social media to put out information about voting to the public. “I support

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All-candidates forum hit on variety of issues

The federal election candidates for the Kelowna-Lake Country riding answered questions at a public forum held at Manteo Resort in Kelowna last Friday. all ways to get people out and vote and be educated about who they vote for,” he said.

Fuhr: Current policies of Elections Canada leave the poor, homeless, students and marginalized having a more difficult time voting.

“Those voters are not part of the Conservative base, so not a concern to our government,” he said.

Bowman: Cited no apparent need to impose limitations on what Elections Canada can do to promote people voting, saying there is little or no history of election fraud having occurred in Canada. “This is just a distraction technique as the real concern should be things like Robocalls and fraudulent acts by political parties.” She said making the rules to vote more complicated is all about keeping people

who likely won’t vote for the Conservative Party away from the polls.

What will you do specifically for Kelowna-Lake Country riding?

Bowman: NDP would reinstate $30 million in funding for Destination Canada, which was canceled by Conservatives, as that organization’s role is to promote U.S. tourists to come here. “Tourism represents long-term

business growth for our region,” she said. Also work to protect local agriculture interests in international free trade deals, impact of one million childcare spaces subsidized across Canada at monthly cost of $15/ per child. “For every $1 invested in child care, we get $2 in economic growth,” she said.

Cannan: Cited his government’s longterm relationship with Kelowna airport as a

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local economic driver, as are efforts to promote technology growth, environment preservation projects particularly regarding water quality, agriculture growth and the CN Rail Corridor project. “Some people have the vision to see that extended now all the way to Sicamous. What an iconic tourism legacy that would be,” he said.

Fuhr: Liberal emphasis

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NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE EXEMPTIONS Pursuant to Section 227 of the Community Charter, Council will consider bylaws to provide for permissive property tax exemptions on Oct. 5 & 19, 2015 at 1:30pm in Council Chambers at City Hall, 1435 Water St., Kelowna, BC, V1Y 1J4 The proposed exemptions are described in the following tables.

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4,301 870

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947 5,347 7,317 2,695 1,248

977 5,515 7,547 2,780 1,287

Lot 1, Plan KAP55460 Lot A, Plan 23927 Lot 1, Sec 19, Twp 26, Plan 37842 Lot 1, Plan 35917 Lot 6, Plan 2271, DL 139 Lot 9, Plan 20128, DL 129 Lot 1, Plan KAP 45185 Lot A, Plan KAP56177 Lot Pcl Z, Sec 23, Twp 26, Plan 24426, Except Plan KAP69971, DD J53659 Lot A, Plan 4841 Lot A, Plan KAP83760 Lot A, Plan KAP76650 Lots 78, 79 & 80, Sec 26, Twp 26, Plan 22239 Lot 1, Plan 15741 Lot A, Plan 27070 Lot A, Plan 33076, DL138 Lot 2, Twp 26,Plan 27837 Lot PT 2, Plan 2166 Lot 2, Plan KAP81588 Lot 1, Plan 4877 Lot 4, Plan 30824 Lot A, Plan 31085

Lot 2, Plan 9491, DL 129 Lot PT 26, Plan 187 Except Plan 3067, That PT of L 25 PL 187 S/O PL B130 Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay Parcel A, Plan 22239 Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay Lot 1, Plan 37256 Synod-Diocese of Kootenay Lot A, Plan KAP91385, DL 14 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Lot 1, Sec 29 & 32, Plan KAP64073 The Congregation of the First Mennonite Church Lot C, Plan 40170, DL137 The Trustees of Congregation of Kelowna Bible Chapel Lot A, KAP65650 The Trustees of Congregation of Kelowna Bible Chapel Lot 2, Plan 17933 The Union of Slavic Churches of Evangelical Christians c/o Trustees Lot 1, Blk 13, Plan 202, DL138 Trust Cong St David’s Presb Church Lot 1, Plan KAP56294 Trustees Congregation - Grace Baptist Church Lot 3, Plan 25524 Trustees of First United Church Lots 2 and 3, Blk 15, Plan 202, DL 138 Trustees of First United Church Lot 4,Blk 15,Plan 202, DL 138 In Trust DD 197582F Trustees of First United Church Lot 5,Blk 15,Plan 202, DL 138 In Trust DD 197582F Trustees of Spring Valley Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses Lot A, Plan 19465, DL 143, Sec 27, Twp 26 Trustees of The Congregation of the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Lot 1, Plan 34637 Trustees of The Lakeshore Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses Lot 1, Plan 25466, DL 135 Trustees Rutland United Church Pastoral Charge of the United Church Lot A, Plan 11520 Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster Lot 1, Plan KAP47242 Unitarian Fellowship of Kelowna Society Lot 19-20, Plan 2085, District Lot 139

Private Schools Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School Society Lot 1, KAP86356 Immaculata Regional High School Lot A, Plan KAP54674, DL 131 Kelowna Christian Centre School Lot 1, Plan KAP55460 Kelowna Christian School Lot 2, Plan KAP44292, DL 131 Kelowna Society for Christian Education Lot 1, Plan KAP59724 Lutheran Church - Private School Lot A, Plan KAP76720 Okanagan Montessori Elementary Lot A, Plan KAP1725 Seventh Day Adventist Church (Private School) Lot 2, Plan 3849, Sec 23, Twp 26, Ld 41 exc Plan 16489 (15 ac.)

St. Joseph Elementary School Lot C, Plan 12546, DL 138 St. Joseph Elementary School Lot A, Plan 33076, DL 138 Studio9 Independent School of the Arts (Private School) Lot A, Plan KAP71175 Waldorf School Lot A, Plan KAP48732 Waldorf School Lot B, Plan KAP48732 Waldorf School Lot 2, Plan 69898, DL 41 1,688 1,743

79392 Total

Canadian Cancer Society

Hospitals Lot A, Plan KAP60581, DL 14

71805 23390 55030 55040

Adult Integrated Mental Health Services Society Bridges to New Life Society Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society

Special Needs Housing Lot 1, Plan 31153 Lot 10, Plan 2498, DL 137 Lot 4, Plan 14741 Lot 5, Plan 14741

1,2091,248 1,287 4,309

4,449

4,589

3,448

3,560

3,672

2,020

2,085

2,151

3,928 4,055 4,183 2,925 3,020 3,115 1,423 1,469 1,515 $280,318 $289,403 $298,515 22,148 39,586 7,733 3,776 9,293 7,021 5,688 38,438

22,866 40,869 7,983 3,898 9,594 7,248 5,872 39,683

23,586 42,156 8,234 4,020 9,896 7,477 6,057 40,933

2,637 2,722 2,808 7,398 7,637 7,877 3,894 4,020 4,147 3,585 3,701 3,818 6,292 6,496 6,701 1,798 $159,177 $164,332 $169,508 15,789 $15,789

16,301 $16,301

16,814 $16,814

1,564 3,494 2,270 1,548

1,615 3,607 2,344 1,598

1,666 3,721 2,418 1,648

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Organization

Legal Description

10519958 4340 46240 46250 11097075 33110 48770 48500 55150 80873 48750 50070 50080 50060 50050

Kelowna Child Care Society Kelowna Gospel Mission Society Kelowna Gospel Mission Society Kelowna Gospel Mission Society National Society of Hope New Opportunities for Women (NOW) Canada Society Okanagan Halfway House Society Inc Okanagan Halfway House Society Inc Okanagan Halfway House Society Inc Okanagan Mental Health Services Society Resurrection Recovery Resource Society Inc. Resurrection Recovery Resource Society Inc. Resurrection Recovery Resource Society Inc. Resurrection Recovery Resource Society Inc. Resurrection Recovery Resource Society Inc. d.b.a. Freedom’s Door Society of St. Vincent De Paul of Central Okanagan The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society

Lot 4, Plan KAS1717 Lot 15, Plan 462, DL 139 Lot 20, Plan 9138 Lot 21, Plan 9138 PCL A, Plan KAP52447, DL 136 Lot 2, Plan 3929 Lot 35, Plan 10011 Lot 8, Plan 10011 Lot A, Plan 14836 Plan KAS2634, Lot 1 Lot 33, Plan 10011, D.L. 137 Plan 10689, Lot 24 Lot 25, Plan 10689 Lot 23, Plan 10689

50650 7270 5476630 6370241 Total 10707000 6774486 6774491 9900

BHF Building Healthy Families Society Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Okanagan Society Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Okanagan Society Canadian Mental Health Association

76262 10508002 10470 16620

Starbright Children’s Development Centre Assoc.

Kalano Club of Kelowna Kelowna & District S.H.A.R.E. Society Kelowna Community Food Bank Society

4830 4330 66250 4580 6370273 57060 5477053 26190 45862 59530 6198704 82144

Kelowna Community Resources & Crisis Kelowna Gospel Mission Society Kelowna(#26) Royal Canadian Legion Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society MADAY Society for Seniors Okanagan Boys & Girls Clubs Okanagan Boys & Girls Clubs Okanagan Boys & Girls Clubs Okanagan Boys & Girls Clubs Pathways Abilities Society (Formerly the Kelowna & District Society for Community Living) Pathways Abilities Society (Formerly the Kelowna & District Society for Community Living) Reach Out Youth Counselling & Services Society Salvation Army Community Resource Centre

6371030 10519925 4918002 Total 11029007 4525505 6935000 6936000 11501989 4453000 4078511 4009000 37220 73507 80967 571 80966 11151000 9461001 9472588 10776000 4078511 83521 6961000 6962004

Central Okanagan Heritage Society Central Okanagan Land Trust Central Okanagan Land Trust Central Okanagan Land Trust Central Okanagan Small Boat Association East Kelowna Community Hall Association H20 Centre Kelowna & District Fish & Game Club Kelowna Badminton Club Kelowna Cricket Club Kelowna Curling Club Kelowna Lawn Bowling Club Kelowna Major Men’s’ Fastball Association Kelowna Minor Fastball Society Kelowna Outrigger Racing Canoe Club Society Kelowna Outrigger Racing Canoe Club Society Kelowna Riding Club Kelowna United Football Club Kelowna Yacht club Nature Trust of BC Nature Trust of BC

6962006 6962008 6198705 12184556 6224735 6974000 6976000 Total

Nature Trust of BC Nature Trust of BC Okanagan Gymnastic Centre Okanagan Mission Community Hall Association Rutland Park Society Scouts Canada Scouts Canada

950 79055 10349220 79932 1830 75959 38644 77062 80250 38641 83355 10768001 7212624 Total

Centre Culturel Francais De L’ Okanagan City of Kelowna Library Society German - Canadian Harmonie Club Kelowna Art Gallery Kelowna Canadian Italian Club Kelowna Community Music Society Kelowna Museum -The Okanagan Heritage Museum Kelowna Museums Society (Laurel Packing House) Kelowna Visual and Performing Arts Centre Society Okanagan Military Museum Society Okanagan Symphony Society Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson Pandosy Mission Westbank First Nation

12188047 10759011 23360 70030 6199682 6198706

Arion Therapeutic Riding Association BC Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Columbus Holding Society Columbus Holding Society Father DeLestre Columbus Society Kelowna & District Safety Council Society Lease only (.739 ac.) (Parent 06198.702) Kelowna Centre for Positive Living Society Kelowna Sr. Citizens Society of BC Kelowna Yoga House Society KGH - Rutland Auxiliary Thrift Shop The Society of Housing Opportunities and Progressive Employment

28740 77364 16670 5763001 6371365 6371403 Total 10388000 Total

Central Okanagan Heritage Society

Lot 22, Plan KAP10689 Lot A, PL 11018 Lot 4, Plan 635, DL 14 Plan KAP33003, Lot A Plan KAP22268, Lot D

Estimated Value of Municipal Tax Exemption 2016 2017 2018 3,299 3,515 2,111 1,899 4,286 2,358 2,047 2,227 2,247 1,640 1,568 1,472 2,025 1,492

3,406 3,629 2,179 1,961 4,425 2,434 2,113 2,299 2,320 1,693 1,619 1,520 2,091 1,540

3,513 3,743 2,248 2,023 4,564 2,511 2,180 2,371 2,393 1,746 1,670 1,568 2,157 1,589

1,556 3,535 2,239 2,494 4,744 $55,630

1,606 3,650 2,312 2,575 4,898 $57,434

1,657 3,765 2,385 2,656 5,052 $59,244

1,776 1,840 1,651 6,188

1,832 1,898 1,703 6,383

15,264 5,188 9,901 10,323

15,745 5,351 10,213 10,648

3,880 8,067 2,152 8,076 1,561 4,389 3,090 34,321 6,083 19,091 7,672

4,002 8,321 2,220 8,330 1,610 4,527 3,187 35,402 6,275 19,692 7,914

8,830

9,108

Social Services Lot 1, Plan 15596, Except Plan KAP73753 1,720 Lot 2 Plan: KAS2048 1,782 Lot:7 Plan KAS2048 1,599 Plan 830, Lot 2, DL 14, 5,994 Blk 21 exc Parcel 2A, B1750 Lot 1, Blk 6, Sec 20, Twp 26, ODYD, Plan 3958014,785 Lot 2, Plan 15777 5,025 Lot 11, Plan 922 9,590 Lot 8, Plan 1303 & Lot 1, DL 139 PL13585 & 9,999 Lot 1 DL139 PL 3585 Lot E 1/2 L 15 Plan 462, Blk 10 3,758 Lot 14, Plan 462 Block 5 7,814 Lot 1, Plan 22678 2,084 Lots 3 and 4, Blk 8, DL 139, Plan 462 7,823 Lot 19, Plan 23749 1,512 Plan 15778, Lot B 4,251 Lot 5 Plan KAS2126 2,993 Lot 138, Plan 3163 33,244 Lot A, Plan 9012 5,892 Lot A, Plan 16898 18,492 Lot 1, Plan KAP91112 7,431 Lot A Plan KAP86241

8,553

Lot 2, Plan KAP30323 Lot A, Plan KAP54261 Lot A Plan KAP90062

6,185 6,385 6,586 3,555 3,670 3,786 22,930 23,673 24,419 $187,011 $193,071 $199,152 Public Park or Recreation Ground, Public Athletic or Recreational That part of Plan 37018, DL 136, shown as park 3,723 3,843 3,964 Lot 1, KAP61083 1,229 1,269 1,309 Part S 1/2 of SW 1/4 2,961 3,057 3,153 Part N 1/2 of SW 1/4 2,402 2,480 2,558 Lot 1, Plan 35229 27,672 28,569 29,469 Lot 1 & 2, Plan 3067 1,956 2,020 2,084 Lot 2, KAP80134 213,648 220,570 227,518 Plan 2020, Parcel A , PCL A (KG34204) 4,337 4,478 4,619 Lot 4, Plan 4921 7,227 7,461 7,696 Lot 2, Plan 32159 408 422 436 Lot A, Plan KAP76448 29,813 30,779 31,748 Part DL 14 (.727 Acres) Lot A, Plan 5352 7,671 7,919 8,168 Lot B, Plan KAP76448 18,928 19,541 20,157 Lot 1, Plan 11796 1,430 1,476 1,522 Lot B, DL 14, LD 41, KAP 10727 6,907 7,131 7,356 Lot 2, DL 14, LD 41, KAP53240 12,785 13,199 13,615 Plan 9359, Lot 2 4,057 4,189 4,321 Lot 2, KAP80134 363 375 387 Lot 1, Plan EPP29214 6,912 7,136 7,361 Lot Fr E 1/2 Sec 17, Twp 28 exc Plan B4553 3,859 3,984 4,109 Fr NE 1/4 Sec 17, Twp 28 SDYD, 2,115 2,184 2,253 shown Amended Plan B4553, exc Plan 26911 Lot A, Sec 17, Twp 28, Plan 41403 16,520 17,055 17,592 Lot B, Plan 41403 20,438 21,100 21,765 Lot 1, Plan KAP91112 12,014 12,403 12,794 Lot 1, Plan KAP69898 5,120 5,286 5,453 Lot B, Plan KAP53836 16,823 17,368 17,915 Lot 11, Sec. 22, Plan 4080 5,887 6,078 6,269 Lot 11, Sec. 22, Plan 4080 3,476 3,589 3,702 $440,681 $454,961 $469,293 Cultural Lot 1, Block 12, Plan 202 2,727 2,815 2,904 Lot 3, Plan KAP 57837, DL 139 82,803 85,486 88,179 Lot B, Plan 28112 4,684 4,836 4,988 Lot A, Plan KAP67454 60,689 62,655 64,629 Lot 49, Plan 262, Blk 15 2,735 2,824 2,913 Lot 2, Plan 37880 3,307 3,414 3,522 Plan 5438, D.L. 139 29,843 30,810 31,781 Lot 1, Plan 42511 24,097 24,878 25,662 Lot A, KAP67454 73,437 75,816 78,204 Lot A, Plan 5438 19,589 20,224 20,861 Lot 1, KAP92254 9,674 9,987 10,302 Lot A, Plan 6710 2,061 2,128 2,195 Lot 10, KAP7224 6 6 6 $315,652 $325,879 $336,146 Other Non-Profit Societies Lot B Plan 40681 5,638 5,821 6,004 Lot 11, Plan 515, Blk 1 9,463 9,770 10,078 Lot 7, Plan 2498 2,610 2,695 2,780 Lot A, Plan 28311 753 777 801 Lot 2, Plan 39917 3,448 3,560 3,672 Lot 1, Plan KAP91112, Safety Village 2,160 2,230 2,300 Lot 8, Plan 3398 Lot A, Plan 43658 Lot 16, Plan 1303 Lot A, Plan KAP82536

1,701 5,828 5,486 8,137

1,755 6,012 5,659 8,393

1,633 1,686 $46,194 $47,691 Partnering, Heritage or Other Special Exemption Authority Lots 15 and 16, Blk. 7, Plan 415B 5,935 6,127 $5,935 $6,127

1,739 $49,193

Lot 1-39, Plan KAS384

Grand Total

1,648 5,645 5,314 7,882

6,320 $6,320

$1,506,387 $1,555,199$1,604,185

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Climate change approach differs for local candidates FORUM FROM A5 would be on water quality enhancement, providing low income housing and stimulating greater expansion of innovation and technology sectors to create more skilled jobs.

Muzzling of scientists?

Cannan: Defended criticism of the Harper government to muzzle scientists from speaking out, saying ministers should be official voice of their ministries, and that not all scientists agree on every issue. “For me, I have a good relationship with local research groups and work we have done in support of the water board initiatives,” he said.

Fuhr: Scientific research community has been muzzled by Conservatives, which he says has extended to Statistics Canada research. “Ending the long form Census has also left future spending decisions being made without the appropriate data in place,” he said.

Bowman: Any researchers with a Phd

are hesitant now to take on federal government initiated research projects, for fear of political interference or how the results are handled. “With liquified natural gas, for example, who would want to take on doing a research paper on that?”

She said scientists need to be recognized for their knowledge, not have their findings muzzled, and those ideas need to be shared with others and debated. “Decisions are being made on false or questionable data,” if scientific research is not freely released for public input, she said.

Should marijuana be decriminalized?

Fuhr: Decriminalizing marijuana will unplug the crowded court system, offer a potential tax benefit. Should be dealt with as a civil, not a criminal offence.

Bowman: Decriminalizing possession for a small amount will allow people traveling internationally to not be stuck with a criminal record, limiting access to other countries.

Legalization would be a more significant step that she feels requires input from police, schools, social workers and health care workers. “I would like to see more consultation before adopting legalization,” she said.

Cannan: Admits status quo for marijuana possession is not working, but personally conflicted by damage drug abuse has done to some of his own family members and the message it sends to youth. Cited study done in Amsterdam, Holland, where legalization has shown marijuana use 300 to 400 per cent higher among young people.

“I think more sound research needs to be done before we can move forward on this,” he said.

Are omnibus legislative bills being abused?

Fuhr: Budget only legislation that requires omnibus process. Each piece of legislation should be adopted or defeated on its own merits. “It’s kind of the slide one past the goalie idea,” he said of reliance on omnibus

City in Action Public Hearing Notice is given that City Council will hold a Public Hearing on: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 6pm Kelowna city Hall, 1435 Water Street council chambers Council will hear representations from the public who deem an interest in the properties affected by proposed amendments to Zoning Bylaw 8000 for: Micro Suite Housing amendments to Zoning bylaw no. 8000 Bylaw No. 11131 (TA15-0007) The applicant is proposing to amend the Zoning Bylaw by establishing regulations dealing with sub-312 sq. ft. micro-suite housing.

Proposed Text amendment: - To distinguish micro-suite housing from other forms of multi-family housing; - To restrict micro-suite housing to identified Urban Centers or the University area, where there are more amenities available than in suburban neighbourhoods; - Require that any new micro-suite housing be within 400 m of a transit stop. applicant: City of Kelowna

process.

Bowman: NDP against omnibus process, saying both Liberals and Conservatives have used that formula in the past. “We need to see legislative bills debated in Parliament, and (MPs) having to debate them and show up for votes,” she said.

Cannan: Said idea of putting more than one piece of legislation under a single bill has been commonly done by governments in the past.

In response to the idea Conservatives are trying to sneak unpopular bills under the umbrella of other legislation that it desired, he said: “I can assure you that nothing happens quickly in Ottawa…there is ample debate by all parties and at committee levels before any legislation is ever passed in Parliament.”

How to deal with greenhouse gas emissions?

Bowman: Conservatives have ignored this issue for the past decade, saying

the NDP would look to implement a cap and trade system to meet government target of 30 per cent decrease in CO2 greenhouse emissions by 2030. (Cap and trade is a regulatory system meant to reduce certain kinds of emissions and pollution and provide companies with a profit incentive to reduce their pollution levels faster than peers.)

Cannan: Conservatives committed to maintaining a balance between economic growth and greenhouse gas reduction. Finding a “clean and green” energy strategy will come from investment in technology sector. “This is a global problem. First, I think we need to have a continental approach to dealing with greenhouse gases and then take that abroad as a next step,” he said. Not in favour of imposing a federal carbon tax upon the provincial carbon tax in B.C. already in place.

Fuhr: Under Conservatives, climate change has gone from top third to bottom third

of government priorities, and that needs to change.

He said Liberals would also invite premiers to attend upcoming climate

change conference in Paris, because provinces and federal government will need to collaborate on this issue.

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Watermain Flushing The District will be conducting its Fall Flushing program in the following zones from September 30 to October 23, 2015.

Additional zones will be advertised through November 2015.

System flushing is required to ensure optimum water quality; flushing removes any sediment deposits that may accumulate over time. Please visit: www.glenmoreellison.com for more information.

Sept 30th – Oct 2nd: UBCO - includes UBCO, the Airport, Airport Industrial Park, Glenmore Rd N. and areas of Curtis Rd.

Oct 5th - 9th: Ellison — includes areas East of the Airport.

Oct 13th – 16th: Scenic Zone/Upper Glenmore Bench includes Scenic, Valley North, Sexsmith, Longhill, Rojem, Arab, Hollywood, Lougheed & Golfview Rds. Oct 19th - 22nd: Glenmore Road, West Side — includes the areas West of Glenmore/Snowsell. This flushing may also affect properties on the East Side of Glenmore Rd. Oct 22nd - 23rd: Wilden — includes the Wilden Subdivision serviced by GEID. Flushing will be done from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fluctuation in water pressure and discoloration in the water may be noticed. To avoid any inconvenience, check your water clarity prior to use.

Private hydrant flushing within strata and other complexes are required shortly after GEID has completed the mainline flushing for that particular area. A valid hydrant permit is mandatory.

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5305-5315 Main Street Lot 1, District Lot 23, Township 28, SDYD, Plan KAP91191 Bylaw No. 11138 (TA15-0009) The applicant is proposing to amend the CD2 – Kettle Valley Comprehensive Residential Development zone to allow for a retail liquor store on a site specific basis within the Kettle Valley Village Centre.

Proposed Text amendment: To add “Retail Liquor Sales Establishment – applicable only to Lot 1, District Lot 23, Township 28, SDYD, Plan KAP91191 (5305-5315 Main Street)” to Section 1.2 Principal Uses in the CD2 – Kettle Valley Comprehensive Residential Development zone.

Owner/applicant: Anthony & Susan Overton Housekeeping Text amendments to Zoning bylaw no. 8000 Bylaw Nos. 11139 / 11140 / 11141 (TA14-0022) To seek approval for housekeeping text amendments to Zoning Bylaw No. 8000.

Proposed Text amendment: - Removing definitions that were redundant or otherwise no longer utilized - Removing development guidelines rules for secondary suites and carriage homes from the RU1 and RU2 zoning and placing them all under the Specific Use Regulations Section for ease of recall - Without altering parking regulations, changing Parking Schedule table format and

removing some erroneous text which were repeated in other Sections - Fixing incorrect text (typos) and inconsistent terms applicant: City of Kelowna Comments can be made in person at the public hearing, or submitted online by email to cityclerk@kelowna.ca, or by letter to the Office of the City Clerk, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J4.

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

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

Correspondence and petitions received between September 22, 2015 and 4pm on Monday October 5, 2015 shall be copied and circulated to City Council for consideration at the public hearing.

any submissions received after 4pm on Monday October 5, 2015 will not be accepted.

The public may review copies of the proposed bylaws, Council reports and related materials online at kelowna.ca/council or at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall from 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday, as of September 22, 2015 and up to and including October 6, 2015. inFO: 250-469-8645

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On Sept. 16, City staff hosted a public information session to share the proposed design and construction timelines for traffic calming measures in the Dougall Road South area. The plan is a direct result of input received from residents earlier this summer.

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Central Green trade-offs You can’t always get what you want…But if you try sometime, you just might find You get what you need —Lyrics from Rolling Stones song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” That sentiment seemed to represent how the majority of Kelowna council felt about changes to the Central Green residential development proposal that came before the councilors on Monday.

Expressing a desire to see the project proceed rather than engage in further philosophical debates with the developers, council endorsed a proposal that has changed distinctively from the original concept.

Coun. Charlie Hodge spoke out in defense of the original concept, saying a previous council and more than 1,000 residents were involved in creating that concept—lots of greenspace, mixed rental and low income housing, highrise towers facing Harvey Avenue, parking all underground, etc.

But that was 2009, and times have changed, to the point where the other councilors were satisfied with the trade-offs of allowing a service road in the development, higher density closer to the centre with no commitment to there being residential towers, some greenspace lost in return for still meeting the mixed use housing demands and a new park.

Mayor Colin Basran echoed the sentiments expressed by some other council members that the original plan was trying to please everybody, which made it doomed for failure. And the constant question of why nothing is happening with the Central Green property was no doubt beginning to wear thin.

In the end, like any real estate development, economic trade-offs will have to occur. That’s the nature of real estate development.

But it still may not be what many local residents will want to hear at the Nov. 3 public hearing on the changes.

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Inner children take over city hall We’re seeing the effects of our postVictoria News literate, feelingsbased education system and media TOM on the federal FLETCHER election. Candidate bozo eruptions are becoming more frequent.

Most recently a Liberal candidate on Vancouver Island admitted she has long believed that hijacked jetliners could not have destroyed the World Trade Centre on 9-11, that it was all “a lie.” That was “my truth,” she said, in the lingo of the feelings-first, inner-child crowd.

Now she’s “moved on” to a slightly different fact-free conclusion, that we’ll just never know how those 3,000 people were murdered. And she wants to go to Ottawa and help run this country.

Feelings-based beliefs were on display again at last week’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver, where bozo eruptions by local politicians come in bunches.

This year’s main outbreak was an emotional demand that the B.C. government enact a provincial bill of rights.

This magic municipal Magna Carta “recognizes the right of every resident to live in a healthy environment, including the right to clean air, clean water and vibrant ecosystems.”

Alert taxpayers may wonder, how many lawyers would it take to define “vibrant”? More on that in a moment.

Local councils across B.C. and around the country have been pitched this scheme by the David Suzuki Foundation, which calls it the Blue Dot campaign. In short, it’s part of the bigger plan to save the planet by crushing capitalism, currently being pushed by the Pope, the UN and others.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps was one of the most passionate backers. She quoted the plea presented to her council by an 11-year-old recruited by the Blue Dot team.

There are many such children, terrified by indoctrination about the imminent destruction of Earth

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and all its cuddly creatures that has bombarded them since they learned to speak. They are found in the wealthiest countries in human history, those enjoying health, comfort and opportunity not imagined by anyone 100 years ago.

In the vast, air-conditioned hall of the Vancouver Convention Centre, there were several attempts at adult supervision.

Coquitlam Coun. Terry O’Neill noted that unlike intrinsic rights articulated in Canada’s charter, freedom of assembly and so forth, this is an attempt to invent new rights that are actually demands for “others to do something for you.”

Indeed, if we’re going to have government by 11-year-olds, we might as well throw in a right to free ice cream.

Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz went off on a rant about how this new “vision” would protect us from things like Volkswagen fiddling its diesel fuel emission results.

The resolution calls for “access to justice when environmental rights are infringed,” which sounds like code for some sort of costly new legal aid program to pursue every individual grievance.

Meanwhile in the real world, class action lawsuits are being prepared to gain compensation for lost resale value of millions of cars. This is what happens in fortunate places like Canada that already have access to justice.

O’Neill read off a long list of existing B.C. legislation that protects water, air, wildlife, food, public health and so on. Helps replied that this bill of rights would “consolidate” all that. One more layer of bureaucracy, that’s the Victoria spirit.

Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb pleaded with rural delegates to reject this “David Suzuki propaganda” that is designed to put more roadblocks in the way of the very resource industries that provide our modern comforts.

Alas, the resolution passed in a show of hands that should have been, but wasn’t, put to a counted vote.

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Climate change impacts already here The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) established The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Thousands of scientists from all over the world contribute to the work of the IPCC. They publish yearly reports on climate assessment and make recommendations for government policy.

Their latest report from 2014 states: “Human influence on the climate system is clear” and “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal.”

Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century and it is likely that human influence has more than doubled the probability of occurrence of heat waves in some locations.

“Impacts from recent climate-related extremes, such as heat waves, droughts, floods, cyclones and wildfires, reveal significant vulnerability and exposure of some ecosystems and many human systems to current climate variability (very high confidence).” (Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report Summary for Policymakers www.ipcc.ch.)

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Do own climate research To the editor: Obviously Mr. Harris hasn’t tried looking very hard to find this evidence. There are numerous references stated in sites such as Geoengineeringwatch.org, Solar Radiation Management and HAARP, indicating that climate is in fact being controlled.

All you have to do is research information for yourselves and don’t believe what either Mr. Harris or myself tell you, please research it and make your own mind up.

While you’re at it, look up at the sky frequently and watch what’s happening above us. When was the last time you looked up and saw real beautiful blue sky, only to watch numerous very high-flying jets spew their loads back and forth across the sky and

crisscross trails that widen into ugly grey haze that stretches from horizon to horizon?

People, pay attention, contrails do not do that, stratospheric aerosols do.

There are many references to increases in toxic chemicals such as nano-aluminum, strontium, barium and coal fly-ash to name a few, found in soil in California and other western states.

To read Mr. Harris’ statement that there is “little evidence” of climate change is to say the least, questionable and one sided, ignoring the research on geoengineering that has been already performed and is ongoing at this time.

Nick Tarasiuk, West Kelowna

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Water ‘fiefdoms’ need to be brought together To the editor: I am very glad to hear there is a new emphasis on drinking water quality in the central Okanagan. Recently mayor Basran sent this paper a letter [Integrated Water Eases Costs, Sept. 23 Kelowna Capital News] which hinted at the need for more integration of the five major water purveyors. Then the three federal candidates for Kelowna Lake Country all indicated support for water infrastructure improvements.

As most people know, Kelowna is rather unique in having never really developing as a city. It still exists with little fiefdoms with irrigation district executives resisting any

change that may affect their employment while delivering mud-in-a-pipe type water. It seems odd that the entire Greater Vancouver regional District has one integrated water supply system as does every major city in North America.

What really needs to happen is for the City of Kelowna to take over all water systems within its boundaries and deliver drinkable water to the taxpayers within the city. This is the only way we can act like a big city, by delivering our own utilities.

Bruce Stevenson, Kelowna

activity. This is basic thermodynamics. As an engineer, Harris should know better.

The science is clear—climate change can cause drought and heat waves which increases the frequency and severity of forest fires. Increased Okanagan, Washington and California fires since the 1990s are an obvious example. As a long-term Kelowna resident, I grew up ice skating on Okanagan Lake every winter during the 1970s. Ice is almost nonexistent on the lake in winter now.

An overwhelming majority of climate scientists are in agreement—this is not natural climate variability—it is humancaused.

Harris’ final point is that we shouldn’t be worrying now about a potential impact decades in the future.

In Syria, five years of drought resulted in widespread crop failures, rural population migrations to cities and subsequent government crackdowns. This was quickly followed by civil unrest and war [which set] the stage for ISIS to move in. We now have the largest refugee crisis since World War II. This crisis is a direct result of climate change and its human impact. This is happening now.

Matthew Longman, Kelowna

Revealing omission To the editor: On September 23, I attended a federal allcandidates forum at the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s Kelowna campus.

The NDP, Liberal and Green candidates all brought stacks of glossy brochures eagerly identifying and branding their national leaders.

Oddly, federal Conservative incumbents Ron Cannan [Kelowna-Lake Country] and Dan Albas [Central Okanagan— Similkameen—Nicola] chose to distribute similar glossy brochures that failed to identify by name, title or photograph, the leader of their national party, Stephen Harper.

Are some Conservative candidates in B.C. deliberately distancing themselves from their national leader? As such, brochures generally require pre-printed approval from federal party executives, this question may need to be answered by none other than Mr. Harper himself.

Max Rundle Wilkie, Kelowna

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To the editor: In response to Tom Harris’ letter: Little Evidence Warming Climate Leads To Forest Fires”, Sept. 25 Kelowna Capital News.

“Concerned Citizen” Tom Harris was formerly the director of operations of the Ottawa office of the High Park Group, a lobbying firm for several energy industry clients. He is a mechanical engineer, not a climate or environmental scientist and the executive director of The International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC).

The ICSC is an anti-science group that uses a lofty but misleading name to disguise their true intentions of climate change denial. They promote the use of fossil fuel reserves over alternative energy sources and have financial ties to the Heartland Institute in Texas. The Heartland Institute fought against tobacco regulation and denies tobacco’s links to lung cancer, now they fund climate change denial lobbyists.

Harris and the ICSC quotes portions of old studies out of context to make it seem that other scientific bodies are in agreement with their views, but this would be false.

He first states that the United Nations denies that there is a link between climate change and extreme weather events.

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news _____________________________________________________________________ CENTRAL GREEN DEVELOPMENT

Council points to economic realities in supporting concept changes VISION FROM A2 residential development is largely driven by market trends and demands when determining what is and isn’t feasible to build.

“Central Green had a great plan and great public buy-in, but there was no developer buy-in,” he said.

Mayor Colin Basran cited one line from the city staff report on the Central Green changes, which said the guiding principal of Central Green was to create a community in the core of Kelowna that would “set a new standard for development within the city and exemplify sustainable planning and building practices in an economically responsible manner.”

Basran said those sentiments reflected how the original scope for what Central Green would look like created no forward movement on the development.

“That process ended up trying to please everybody, which was a key to it being a failure to generate an economically viable proposal…I appreciate the intentions of those involved in that process, but the property

has sat empty for a reason. It was not buildable. Now with these changes we have a developer who is willing to make this work,” Basran said.

Hodge did offer a response to the issue of viable economics dictating the need for changes to the Central Green original conception, saying the reason the property has sat vacant since 2008 was because of Kelowna’s economy “going in the tank,” not because of any limitations to the original concept.

“Not much happened around Kelowna in the years since. In the last year or two, we have started to climb out of that, but we are not there yet.

I don’t think the plan is what held this project back, but the economy in general,” Hodge said.

“I appreciate the people who are involved in this development and I have great respect for them, but the vision before us now is not what people fought like crazy and met like crazy for months to see happen.”

The development changes for the Central Green project will be on the public hearing agenda for Nov. 3.

Summer takes a final bow Kathy Michaels kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com

Autumn arrived on schedule, prompting Kelowna families to pull out their cozy clothes this week to deal with overnight temperatures as low as zero C. While some may lament the beginning of sweater season, others are relishing the opportunity to do some festive activities, which was noticeable at McMillan farms last weekend.

The East Kelowna farm is in its 11th year of business, officially opening for the season.

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Farming is still the heart of the business, she said, noting this year they grew a good crop, and that the warm weather had caused complications for Vancouver area pumpkin farmers.

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While Monday saw temperatures of around 0 C set in, the rest of the week is looking almost balmy in comparison to autumns past.

Lisa Coldwells, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, described the current conditions as a “last gasp at summer.”

“It’s beautiful across all the southern B.C.,” she said.

It’s due to the upper ridge of pressure that offered up that hot and dry summer, she said.

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news _____________________________________________________________________ CYCLING FATALITY

West Kelowna Arts Council members and volunteers worked to complete a mural last weekend that will be donated to the City of West Kelowna for permanent display at a site yet to be determined.

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A 63-year-old man from Kelowna has died as a result of injuries suffered from a car striking him while he was cycling.

The accident occurred on Sept. 25 at 11:41 a.m., at the intersection of Springfield and Belgo roads.

The cyclist was riding north of Belgo in the midst of crossing Springfield when he was hit in the eastbound lane.

Kelowna RCMP Corp. Joe Duncan said the cyclist allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign, and the male driver of the car couldn’t stop in time.

The cyclist was transported to Kelowna General Hospital, where he succumbed to head injuries. It is unknown if he was wearing a helmet.

Duncan said RCMP collision analysts surveyed the scene, but the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been laid at this time.

One last chance for Crystal Mt. developers The Regional District of the Central Okanagan has agreed to a final one year extension to the rezoning application from the proponents of Crystal Ski and Golf Resort.

The board has granted previous extension requests to provide the developers additional time to secure financing to move ahead with the proposed rezoning of Phase 1 of the resort development.

While the board directors generally sees potential economic and quality of life benefits associated with the proposed resort

expansion, there remains concern that a number of conditions previously required at third reading of the rezoning bylaw back in 2009 have expired or may be out of date.

Crystal Mountain ski hill isn’t slated to open this year, after being closed following a chairlift accident in March 2014.

Work to upgrade or replace the malfunctioning chairlift remains at a standstill.

The RDCO board says if the application doesn’t proceed by Sept.10 next year, it will be considered lapsed and the rezoning file will be closed.

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Arts council donates mural to West Kelowna Sawyer Klassen sawyer.klassen@kelownacapnews.com

A mural has been painted for West Kelowna to help celebrate the community becoming a city.

Rebekah Wilkinson, West Kelowna Arts Council (SWAC) vicechair, said the group felt the donation of an 8-by24-foot mural would be a fitting representative gesture.

“We wanted a project that we could

pull together all of the community members, not just artists but also businesses to donate paint and supplies so this is a full community effort,” Wilkinson explained.

“The city was fully supportive. They said, ‘You paint it, you do it, and we’ll put it up.’”

In August, SWAC presented four mural designs to city council, all of which embodied the spirit of West Kelowna.

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one they wanted, and it was painted last Saturday and Sunday at Culture Days.

Matthew Brown, who came up with the design that was selected, said his inspiration came from a picture he took while hiking on Mount Boucherie.

“It’s a view of West Kelowna, of the lake and the valley we exist in,” Brown said, describing

how it represented West Kelowna.

“Then I had the idea that we could incorporate First Nations mythology into it.

“So the salmon, the black bear, the saskatoon bush and the bitterroot, which are the four food chiefs in Okanagan mythology.,” entered the scene.

“And since wine is such an important and

symbolic element in the Okanagan, we started to put little references to all the wineries.”

The mural will now go into storage for winter, and will be installed in spring.

The location for it has yet to be determined, although Wilkinson noted SWAC has a location in mind and just needs to finalize some details before announcing it.

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news _____________________________________________________________________ SMALL BUSINESS WINE SALES

Grocery store sales a gamechanger The B.C. Alliance for Smart Liquor Retail Choices says that a shift away from selling B.C. wines in independent liquor and wine stores, to grocery store sales, could seriously compromise most small to medium sized B.C. wineries.

The B.C. Alliance for Smart Liquor Retail Choice is currently the largest distribution channel for B.C. wine through freestanding private liquor and wine stores.

This accounts for $73.3 million in annual sales for 30 per cent of all VQA sales.

The alliance maintains sales through these stores are critically important to the B.C. wine industry, particularly for smaller producers.

In other countries and in the United States

with grocery store wine sales, 65 to 70 per cent of all wine sales occur in grocery stores.

“The grocery store channel favours large producers who have sufficient economies of scale to work on low profit margins, supply private label wines and who can provide sufficient quantities.

Smaller wine producers can’t compete,” said the BC Alliance for Smart Liquor Retail Choices in a press release.

“Food stores will always want to sell the lowest priced product with the highest gross margin. This is how they run their operations.

“To think they will change their model for wines is naïve. Only the larger wine producers will benefit.”

Grocery stores are just

starting wine sales in British Columbia. If the model expands, small B.C. wineries will be in trouble,”says Kim Pullen, president of the Church and State Winery.

“Not only because they could favour cheaper wines produced by large B.C. wineries, but the international wines from the U.S., Australia, Chile and the EU won’t be far behind,” warned Pullen.

The issue came up at Monday’s Kelowna council meeting, as councilors learned that three stores in the Overwaitea Food Group, Save-On-Foods locations in the Mission and Orchard Plaza along with Urban Fare in Mission Shopping Centre, have each obtained approval to sell VQA wines.

Applications from two other outlets, IGA stores

in Rutland and Glenmore, are currently still in the sales license approval process.

The grocery stores won’t have to abide by the province’s onekilometre rule of separation between liquor retail outlets.

Councilors voiced frustration that rule has been allowed to slide but felt there was little they could do.

There was a reluctance to change city zoning rules on this issue to address possibly only two sites, and the province has clearly indicated to not let the one kilometre rule stop grocery store applications.

Coun. Brad Sieben said it’s frustrating for small businesses to invest in liquor sales based on the one kilometre rule, and then see the rules suddenly alter.

One of the member associations of the B.C. Alliance for Smart Liquor Retail Choices obtained a comprehensive legal opinion prepared by a leading international trade lawyer at Fasken Martineau.

It concluded that the “B.C. wine on regular shelves” grocery model is a violation of both NAFTA and GATT. It also concluded that the issuance of any new licenses for B.C. wine sales (“the Bill 22 licenses’) would also be in trade violation.

“As far as we are aware, there are no jurisdictions in the world that have successfully restricted regular shelf grocery sales to local wines. The reason for this is simple,” said Pullen.

“It is not permissible under international trade agreements.”

The alliance of liquor retailers has requested the provincial government impose a moratorium on issuing additional licenses to grocery stores to sell wine in order to allow time for a thorough investigation of both the trade compliance issues and the effects upon small wineries and retailers.

Alliance members are to meet Thursday in Penticton at the Poplar Grove Winery to further discuss this issue.

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Open burning season in the Central Okanagan will be permitted as of Thursday, Oct. 1.

In order to reduce the impact on Kelowna’s air shed, open burning is restricted to those property owners who are eligible and have a permit from their local fire authority and only when air quality and venting conditions are appropriate.

Under regional district and local fire bylaws when the fire hazard allows, permitted open burning may start Oct. 1 until April 30.

Eligible property owners must obtain a permit from their local fire department. Those eligible to burn within the four Central Okanagan East or Central Okanagan West electoral area fire districts may obtain a permit by calling the regional district at 250-469-6223 (Long Distance Collect Calls are accepted) weekdays only between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., excluding holidays.

Before lighting any fire, property owners with a valid permit must call the toll-free Outdoor Burning Hotline: 1-855-262-2876 (BURN). It will tell them if open burning is allowed on a particular day.

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Under the Regional District Smoke Control Bylaw, creating nuisance smoke from open burning is not allowed in the City of Kelowna, the District of Lake Country, City of West Kelowna and the Central Okanagan East and West Electoral Areas or under the bylaws of the District of Peachland. Yard waste such as leaves, pine needles, grass clippings, weeds and other garden waste are not allowed to be burned.

Failure to register off-road vehicles could be costly The province’s expanded rules for offroad vehicle operators will take effect Nov. 1.

If you own a golf cart, dirt bike, quad, side-byside or snowmobile, you will now be required by law to plate and insure your vehicle.

Failure to comply with Bill 13 Off-Road Vehicle Act could result in a fine of up to $5,000 and seizure of your vehicle.

“We’re seeing a multitude of people coming into the branch to get their plates and insurance decals,” said Linda Thompson, manager of insurance services at First West Credit Union’s Valley First division.

“Most families have more than one unit, so it’s better to do it now before the crunch at the end of the month.”

The new registration system, which was first announced by the province back in 2009, is aimed at catching rogue operators and joyriders who put others in danger.

It is hoped registration will also cut down on theft and the selling of stolen units.

“While there is an exemption for people who operate their vehicles on private land only, any operator crossing

the highway, riding on crown land—such as crossing the Kettle Valley Rail Trail—or loading and unloading their units in a parking lot will fall under the new rules,” said Thompson.

The combined cost of registration, plates and insurance decal is $96 plus taxes. Owners who purchased their vehicles prior to 2010 won’t have to pay the taxes.

To get the registration, owners will need to provide to their insurance broker a new vehicle information statement or a certificate of origin, a bill of sale and a transfer/ tax form signed by the seller.

In addition, pre-owned units will also require a statutory declaration to determine the continuity of ownership, which needs to be notarized by Service BC. “While it may seem like a lot of red tape right now, the members we see in the branches are ultimately relieved that there will be stricter regulations to improve safety of both riders and property,” Thompson said.

For more information on unit registration, visit for.gov.bc.ca/mof/orv/ or speak to a private insurance agent.

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news _____________________________________________________________________ FALL WINE FESTIVAL

As the temperature drops and autumn arrives in the Okanagan, that means the annual Fall Okanagan Wine Festival is just around the corner.

The 35th annual fall wine festival takes place Oct. 1 to 11 across the Okanagan Valley, the interest buoyed this year by an record early beginning to the grape harvest on Aug. 12.

The festival is expected to attract more than 20,000 visitors taking part in some 125 events.

The kick-off to the festivities takes place Thursday in Kelowna with the British Columbia Wine Awards Reception, the oldest and largest provincial wine competition.

That will be followed up by other signature events— Fall WestJet Wine Tastings on Friday and Saturday, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna.

The wrap-up is on Thanksgiving weekend with two new events: The Valley First “Cropped,” Canada’s largest public tasting of B.C. wines and authentic farmer’s market in Penticton, and a farm-to-table Sparkling Brunch in Osoyoos at Watermark Beach Resort.

The extra long hot growing season with an unprecedented early start, weeks ahead of the customary picking time, saw one of the warmest and driest springs and summers in the Okanagan.

Not surprisingly some experts predict last year’s record tonnage will be surpassed with more than 38,000 tonnes for the 2015 vintage expected

from the 305 licenced wineries in the province (also a new high).

British Columbia wines are hot with consumers, with the total provincial market share for BC VQA wines this summer up 16.58 per cent.

“With an early start to the spring season in B.C., the 2015 growing year was remarkable for its warmth and dry conditions—ideal for ripening both whites and reds,” said Val Tait, general manager and winemaker, Bench 1775 Winery. “Moderate temperatures in the fall slowed fruit development yielding balanced acids and sugars. Wines have the potential to be exceptional where fruit was not picked too early.”

The Okanagan Fall Wine Festival over the years has been a strong component of the growing economy in the Okanagan Valley, said Ingrid Jarrett, president of the BC Hotel Association and general manager of the Watermark Beach Resort in Osoyoos.

“We have an incredible choice of cellar door experiences and range of wine styles, varietals as well as price points with increasingly outstanding experiences and product offerings in the Okanagan Valley,” said Jarrett.

“The Okanagan Wine Festival events span the valley—this has resulted in a strong shoulder season for hotels and resorts as well as all the ancillary tourism businesses.”

Event and ticket information for all the Fall Okanagan Wine Festival events can be found at thewinefestivals.com.

Donation assists women’s shelter A fundraising golf tournament put on by Flaman Fitness has resulted in a donation of $38,500 to the Kelowna Women’s Shelter.

This donation will support the women shelter’s ongoing work providing

housing, food, and support to women and their children who have experienced domestic violence.

It will also fund a presentation to local high school students by renowned antiviolence speaker Jackson Katz on Oct. 7.

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New events, great grape harvest to be celebrated

Fernbrae Manor is celebrating Harvest Week at the seniors’ residence in Kelowna. To help mark the occasion, one of Fernbrae’s residents, John Reynolds (in photo above), who turns 98 in October, displayed a Saskatchewan farming scene he has spent the last decade creating.

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Sun takes aim at unbeaten season Warren Henderson

…we can’t be complacent about it, thinking we’re untouchable. We have to make sure we play out this game right to the finish and end the (regular) season the right way.”

Cam Bedore, Sun QB

The last time the Okanagan Sun ran the table in the B.C. Football Conference regular season, Cam Bedore was in elementary school.

More than a decade later, the 22-year-old quarterback and his Sun teammates are just a win away from duplicating the feat.

With a win over the Broncos on Saturday in Kamloops, the Sun would finish the 2015 campaign at 10-0, the first time since 2004 that Kelowna’s junior program has attained regular season perfection.

“It would be huge,” Bedore said of the prospects of the Sun going undefeated.

“We’ve had some really good seasons under coach (Shane) Beatty but have fallen just short.

“The guys have worked hard all season to give us a chance to reach that goal and now we are a win away from doing it.”

Despite the Sun’s almost complete domination of its opponents this season—a 9-0 record with 437 points scored and just 70 against—Bedore said his team can’t take anything for granted heading into Saturday’s season finale.

“We know we’re capable of going 10-0 and it would be a huge confidence booster,” he said. “But we can’t be complacent about it, thinking we’re untouchable. We have to make sure we play out this game right to the finish and end the (regular) season the right way.”

Head coach Shane Beatty said the players and entire Sun organization are more than worthy of an

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Cam Bedore, who threw five touchdown passes against Westshore, will start this Saturday against the Kamloops Broncos as the Sun looks to complete an unbeaten regular season. unbeaten season.

“These kids have worked so hard, they deserve it, it would be nice to see them rewarded,” Beatty said.

“It’s been 11 years, so this team deserves it from top to bottom.”

The Sun has gone 10-0 four times in team history, including in 2004 when current GM Jay Christensen was the club’s head coach. And while repeating the feat would be an admirable accomplishment for the 2015 Sun, Christensen said even grander goals lie ahead.

“It’s the first goal and would be great

for the team, but not the ultimate one,” Christensen said of a potential unbeaten record. “To me, whether you’re 9-1 or 10-0, it doesn’t matter as much as long as you’re positioned where you want to be going into the playoffs.

“It would certainly be a great accomplishment for them, but I think (10-0) is something that would be special to talk about after the season.

“This team knows what level it has to play at to be successful, regardless of their record.”

Meanwhile, Bedore and the offense were pretty

much untouchable last Saturday—particularly in the first quarter—as the Sun ran its record to 9-0 with a 51-10 drubbing of the Westshore Rebels.

The veteran pivot threw five touchdown passes in the first 15 minutes to put the game away—two each to Kyle Kawamoto and Thomas Huber, and another to Pierre LucLord.

Bedore said the scoring outburst was a product of another solid effort by the entire Sun offence.

“I think as we’re getting later on in the season, the offence is really clicking,” said Bedore. “All aspects are

getting better, we’ve studied a lot of film and we’re exploiting defences better.

“We’ve been getting great catches from our receivers,” he added, “our running backs and O-line have been doing a great job…it’s the whole offence.”

Fellow Sun QB Josiah Joseph added a nineyard touchdown pass to Shai Ross in the second quarter.

The Sun piled up 561 yards in total offense, including 415 in the air.

The remainder of the Sun’s points came on three field goals from Thomas Huber, who now has 121 points this season, 11 short of the Sun’s all-time record of 132 set by Steven Shott in 2010.

Sun veteran Jonas Gering, with 12 sacks, is three shy of the Sun’s single-season record set

by Steven Doege.

Kyle Kawamoto needs 145 yards receiving to reach 1,000 for the season.

Meanwhile, an Okanagan win this weekend over the Broncos would set up another meeting between the teams on Oct. 18 at the Apple Bowl in the conference semifinal. @capnewsports.ca

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Rockets have room for improvement Warren Henderson whenderson@kelownacapnews.com

The Kelowna Rockets’ performance over the first three games of the Western Hockey League season was met with mixed reviews from head coach Brad Ralph.

On one hand, the defending league champs are off to a respectable start with a 2-1 record.

On the other hand, the new bench boss knows the Rockets can be considerably better.

“We all understand there is room for some serious improvement,” said Ralph. “Overall, I don’t think we met expectations.

“We have to work harder on playing the game the right way. But it’s early in the season, so we’ll get things straightened out.”

With a new coach, a new system and a handful of new players, the Rockets—from the front office on down—fully expected a few rough spots to crop up early in the 2015-16 season.

The Rockets opened up with a home-andhome sweep against the Kamloops Blazers Friday and Saturday, before running of steam on Sunday in Vancouver with their third game in as many nights.

The Giants put the first five goals on the board before coasting away with a 5-2 win.

The three-in-three didn’t help the cause, but Ralph wasn’t using it as an alibi.

“It’s about our guys knowing the systems,

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The Rockets are young and relatively inexperienced on the blue line this season, but Ralph said the defense “improved a lot over the weekend and showed us some good things.”

The Rockets schedule doesn’t get any easier this week as the club heads out on a four-game, fiveday tour of the Alberta beginning Friday in Edmonton.

“It’s not ideal, we’re not thrilled about it but we have to find way to get through this stretch,” Ralph said. “Bus trips are good…getting out on the road together and getting to know each other will be good for us.”

Meanwhile, the Rockets are dealing with some injuries this week.

Goaltender Jackson Whistle, forward Nick Merkley and defenceman Devante Stephens are sidelined on a day-to-day basis.

The Rockets next home action is Friday, Oct. 9 against the Victoria Royals.

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Warriors visit Centennials, add two big D-men Warren Henderson

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Brett Mennear and the West Kelowna Warriors will visit the Merritt Centennials Wednesday night in BCHL action.

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Chiefs surrender three points in ruling Warren Henderson whenderson@kelownacapnews.com

Three points the Kelowna Chiefs picked up on opening weekend of the 2015-16 junior B hockey season are no more.

The KIJHL has removed a win and a tie from the Chiefs for violation of a Hockey Canada eligibility rule—but not concerning the use of a player.

As the Chiefs headed out on a three-game road trip to the Kootenays earlier this month, registration for the team’s trainer had yet to be officially approved.

With an ineligible trainer on the bench, the Chiefs were forced to forfeit two points for a win Sept. 11 in Nelson, and another point for a tie Sept. 13 in Castelgar.

KIJHL president Bill Ohlhausen told the Nelson Star that “the rules are the rules,” citing the league’s constitution.

He said the process is uniform for all coaches, managers, trainers and players in that they all must file with the Hockey

Canada registry and confirm their approval.

Still, Chiefs GM Grant Sheridan said because

It’s a mockery of rules and technicalities, it’s a low-budget move.

Even though the rule is violated, the punishment doesn’t fit the crime.”

Grant Sheridan, Chiefs GM a trainer has no bearing on the outcome of a game, he believes the consequences were excessive.

Sheridan is disappointed that another KIJHL team would file a complaint on what he considers an innocuous situation.

“It’s a mockery of rules and technicalities, it’s a low-budget move,” said Chiefs’ general manager Grant Sheridan.

“Even though the rule is violated, the punishment doesn’t fit the crime. To

lose three points over this is disappointing.

“But rules are rules, so we’ll just take it and move on.”

So rather than sporting a 3-2-1 record and occupying top spot in the Okanagan Division, the Chiefs now sit fifth with two wins and two losses and two defaults.

Kelowna returns to action Friday in Osoyoos against the Coyotes.

The Chiefs next home action is Friday, Oct. 9 against the Princeton Posse

TWO WINS ON ROAD…

Jaden McNulty scored a hat-trick Saturday night as the Chiefs shutout the Border Bruins 6-0 in Grand Forks. Josh Tetlichi earned the shutout as Kelowna outshot the Bruins 52-23. Josh Johnston added three assists.

On Friday night in Spokane, the Chiefs edged the Braves 4-3 on overtime. Jonathan Lee, who had a goal and two assists, scored the game winner with 27 seconds left in OT.

Coming off a pair of big wins on the weekend in Chilliwack, the West Kelowna Warriors will look to make if three straight tonight when they visit the Merritt Centennials.

The Warriors (4-2-0) sit third in the Interior Division, while the Centennials (3-4-0) are two points back in fourth spot.

“As I’ve said many times, this is the best division in junior hockey, so there are no easy games,” said Warriors coach and GM Rylan Ferster. “There’s a lot of parity and Merritt is right in there with the rest of us, they’re a very good

away with four points, team.” so we’re happy with the The Warriors, with a result,” Ferster said. pair of new defencemen Rearguards Scott in the lineup, earned a Allan and Bryan Nelson pair of hard-fought wins each played their first at the BCHL Showcase two games over the in Warriors weekend. …this is the colours and On best division made key Saturday at Prospera in junior hockey, so contributions.

Allan, who Centre, West there are no easy stands in at Kelowna games. There’s a lot 6-foot-6, handed of parity and Merritt 220 pounds, Cowichan Valley its first is right in there with was a recent loss of the the rest of us, they’re release of WHL’s season with a very good team.” the Lethbridge a 2-1 victory Rylan Ferster, Hurricanes. over the Warriors GM & coach The Capitals.

6-foot-4 Then on Nelson, from Sunday, Shrewsbury, Mass., played the Warriors bested the last season with Walpole Langley Rivermen 4-1. of the Eastern Hockey “We played two very League and is committed good teams and came

to Harvard University.

“Anytime you can add some size on your back end, that’s helpful,” Ferster said. “We like both of them, they played quality minutes and did some good things back there.”

The two newcomers will help compensate for the loss of secondyear blueliner Kristian Blumenschein who is sidelined with an injury.

The Warriors next home action is Saturday when they meet the expansion Wentachee Wild at Royal LePage Place. The Wild has proven hard to beat so far in their inaugural season at 5-0-0. @capnewsports.ca

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If opening weekend of the regular season is an accurate gauge, the Mt. Boucherie Bears and Kelowna Owls shouldn’t have any trouble holding

their own in B.C. high school football’s Eastern Conference.

Both schools opened the 2015 campaign on the Lower Mainland and came home with convincing victories.

The Bears and Owls will

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• Bears 32 Centennial 0 Despite a number of penalties and turnovers, the Mt. Boucherie Bears emerged with a shutout against Centaurs in Coquitlam on Friday.

Ty Troung rushed for 152 yards on 14 penalties for the Bears, but also had another 100 called back on penalties. Boucherie only led 9-0 at the half, but turned to the defense for some big plays.

“Fortunately our defense managed to force a few turnovers and pressure the Cent offense into mistakes,” said Bears coach Mike Godwin.

Mt. Boucherie recovered three fumbles—two by Zac Callaghan—and intercepted three passes, two by Chris Smith and another from Taylor Knoll.

Knoll and Nick Kopp each chipped in with a safety for four points.

“Despite the lopsided score, Cent is a pretty good team,” Godwin

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of a pass rush that he forced a few throws into coverage.”

• Owls 49 Lord Tweedsmuir 8 KSS got another big effort from Parker Simson who accounted for five touchdowns, 233 allpurpose yards and an interception in the Owls win in Surrey.

Simson rushed for two touchdowns, passed for 99 yards and two scores, and alsocaught three passes, including one for a TD. Adam Dibiase threw for a touchdown, ran for one, and added 99 yards receiving and a TD. Sean McMechan lead the defense with eight tackles, with Cole Stregger adding five tackles and an interception. Erika Mitchell had four tackles and 2 fumble recoveries.

“We had a great outing against Lord Tweedsmuir,” said Owls coach Ben Macauley.

“As much as the 49-8 score was one-sided, Lord Tweedsmuir was tough and competitive.”

As for this weekend’s game against their crosstown rivals: “We have our biggest test yet coming up on Friday,” said Macauley, “We…look to upset the favoured Bears. We have some injuries but the kids are fired up.”

• Rutland 14 Vernon 14 The Voodoos’ third game of 2015 Friday in Vernon ended in their second tie of the exhibition schedule.

Down 14-0 at the half, Matt Klak returned a kick off 70 yards for a TD on the first play of the second half.

Defensive tackle Andew Becker had six tackles and a sack, while linebacker Dakota Robertson had seven tackles and a fumble recovery.

Elias Gering plunged in from a yard out for the other TD, and had a big interception with two minutes left.

He kicked both extra points and just missed on a 35-yard field goal on the last play of the game.

“With a majority of rookie varsity players, we showed improvement on both offense and defense,” said Voodoos coach Peter McCall.

“Still a lot of room for improvement going into our last exhibition game at Fulton on Saturday.”

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sports ____________________________________________________________________ UBCO SOCCER

Late goal deprives Heat of point at UBC Okanagan a position in the standings, as the Heat remains in fifth place, two points behind Trinity Western with a (1-3-1) record.

The Heat will go back on the road next weekend, first facing the UFV Cascades at Exhibition Field in Chilliwack at 4 p.m.

On Saturday UBC Okanagan will journey to Langley to play Trinity Western at 7:15 p.m. at Rogers Park.

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The UBC Okanagan Heat managed one point against two of the top teams in the country, but couldn’t be blamed for feeling like maybe they deserved a little more in Canada West soccer action.

After playing to a draw at the University of Victoria Friday, a late goal the following night deprived the Heat of another point against the UBC Thunderbirds.

On Saturday, the T’Birds scored in the dying seconds of play to pull out a 2-1 victory over UBCO. Kerman Pannu retrieved a rebound from Tate Cuthill in stoppage time, then slotted it home for the game winner.

Luke Warkentin scored the lone goal for the Heat against the No. 4 ranked Thunderbirds in the 51st minute.

On Friday, the Heat showed some resilience against the Vikes, battling

The Heat’s Enzo Paal (left) battles UBC’s Justin Wallace in Canada West men’s soccer action Saturday at Thunderbird Stadium. back from a two-goal deficit for a 2-2 tie.

Brandon McCallum got the Heat on the board

with the first goal of his four-year career late in the first half.

In the 66th minute,

UBCO was awarded with a penalty kick and Enzo Paal made no mistake to even the count for the

Heat.

Saturday’s loss, however, didn’t cost UBC

The UBC Okanagan women couldn’t muster a point from their homeopening weekend of Canada West soccer, losing both games at Nonis Field.

On Saturday, the eighth-ranked UBC Thunderbirds edged the Heat 2-1.

UBCO’s lone goal, her third of the season, came from Michelle Smith in

the 72nd minute.

Lindsey Berthelson was the Heat’s player of the match.

On Sunday, five different players scored for the visitors as the Victoria Vikes rolled past the Heat 5-1.

After two UVic goals in the first 20 minutes, the Heat got one back as Brittany Wheeler found fourth year Mairi Horth with a long ball, who calmly lifted it over the top of a charging goalkeeper for her second goal of the season.

The Vikes answered with two more before the half was out, then another in the second to put the game away.

The Heat will have a bye weekend before playing their annual home and home with interior rival the Thompson Rivers WolfPack, Oct. 8 and 9.

Ok Rockets take three from T’Birds Since losing their season opener, the Okanagan Rockets have proven tough to beat in B.C. Major Midget League play.

At the league’s annual showcase weekend at the Richmond Oval, the Rockets picked up three of a possible four points, with a win and tie against the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.

Okanagan (2-1-1) is now unbeaten in its last three games.

On Saturday, the Rockets scored three times in the last 12:41 to earn a 4-4 draw with the T’Birds.

On Sunday, another strong three-goal third period—including two from Alec Zawatzky— pushed the Rockets to a 6-3 victory.

Jordan Todd scored for the second game in a row, while Shawn Guison connected for the game winning goal, his first in the BCMML. Matt Kowalski had a big weekend for the

Rockets with two goals and four assists, figuring in six of his team’s 10 goals.

Zawatsky finished with three goals, while Todd tallied in both games.

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Sign up you or your loved Happy City author here ones for regular mammograms for Creative City Summit Each year hundreds of thousands of Canadians lace up their shoes for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, held in cities right across the country. They do it to raise money for research, education and advocacy work, but also to increase awareness—because breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in Canadian women.

Luckily, B.C. has one of the lowest incidence rates and has the second lowest mortality rate of breast cancer in the country. This year an estimated 3,600 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in B.C., and an estimated 610 will die from it. However, British Columbia is a

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Sometimes, access to mammography can be an issue for those in rural and remote communities.

B.C.’s mobile mammography service visits more than 120 rural communities across B.C., including more than 35 First Nations communities annually, and performs about 10 per cent of the total number of screening mammograms in B.C. each year.

Earlier this year, our government unveiled a new digital mobile mammography program.

While similar to a film mammogram in that both use X-rays, the film is replaced by solid-state detectors that convert the image to a digital one.

Digital mammograms can be beneficial for viewing dense breast tissue, most commonly found in younger women.

Now that digital mammography has gone from the ‘emerging’ technology to the ‘standard,’ equipment used in the Screening Mammography Program is gradually being replaced with digital mammography machines as well.

Screening mammograms are available for women ages 40 and over, every two years. If you are interested in making a mammogram appointment, you can

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These programs and technologies are an example of how we are committed to providing health services and timely access to mammography breast screening to all communities.

Breast cancer is an issue that has affected many of us. Whether you’re a patient, a survivor, or a family member or friend of someone with breast cancer—please consider taking part in this year’s Run for the Cure in Kelowna or supporting someone who will be participating.

This one-kilometre or five-kilometre walk or run will take place on Sunday, Oct. 4 at City Park in Kelowna.

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A reception and book signing will follow.

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Most people have a common Behind The goal which is to Counter make as much money as possible GABRIELE while they can BANKA so that they can retire and have enough money to sustain them until they die. But how are you going to accomplish that?

Many people are stuck in the ‘I hope I have enough put away for retirement’ or ‘I wish I had enough money for that dream vacation.’ There is a way to make it all come true.

I would suggest that the way to get there and the way to make wishes become realities is to create a financial plan. This plan will tell you where you need to get to, how you are going to get there and, because it is written down, you can refer back to it and you can organize your life to achieve your goals.

Your financial plan can be set up on a five-year basis with a review every year to tweak the five-year plan or amend it to add the next year.

The plan will help you to save for your children’s education, retirement, take inventory of the various household expenses that you need to pay during the year and it may even indicate where you can cut back.

All financial plans need to start with savings and becoming wise on how you use credit.

Within your plan, I would strongly suggest that you work with a financial planner at an investment firm.

They have the software that can run many ‘what if’ scenarios when it comes to how to invest your savings.

If you have been working with a financial planner, you will realize that all the media hype about a recession is just that—hype. Recessions are common and we have an average of four recessions in a 20-year period.

The other thing that is common is downturns of the market. For every gain there is always a loss, the trick is to be diversified enough so that your gains exceed your losses.

When you have a financial plan, you can make some informed decisions that will move you towards your goals rather than just hoping they will come about.

If your plan is written, you can periodically check to see if the decisions you have made have brought you success or failure.

Also when times are tough, you can refer to your plan and decide whether to just ride it out, or make some changes.

However, a plan is not going to serve you if you never refer to it or follow it. That might happen if the plan is not realistic, accurate or just plain too hard to follow.

Perhaps you’ve planned to save $500 a month and find that was not realistic. Well, don’t abandon the plan, change it. It is better to at least save as much as you can when starting out and then eventually cut back on other items as time goes on.

The next evolution in the standard of cancer care is here and patients in the Southern Interior and across the province are set to benefit from it.

Patients enrolled in the BC Cancer Agency’s Personalized OncoGenomics (POG) program are benefiting now from precision treatment strategies that are customized specifically for them, thus eliminating the painful and debilitating side effects of toxic treatments that are less effective.

POG, the first and only program of its kind in the world, is greatly improving the quality of life for patients across British Columbia.

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sharing exciting updates on one of the BC Cancer Agency’s most promising research initiatives and its growth in Kelowna.

Dr. Janessa Laskin, is a medical oncologist at the BC Cancer Agency.

Recently she spend time training oncologists at the Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior on the POG program.

“We know that when we base cancer treatment on a large population of patients, it doesn’t always work for some individuals,” Dr. Laskin said. ”POG is trying to change that, to shift the way cancer treatment is delivered and give a drug that is specifically targeted to the individual

Rotating closures in Mission Creek Park for bridge work The Springfield/Ziprick Road parking area near the Mindy Tran Memorial in Mission Creek Regional Park will be closed from Thursday, Oct. 1 through Monday, Oct. 12.

The lot closure is needed while crews remove and replace the Cottonwoods Bridge over Mission Creek.

There have been ongoing issues with the existing surface of the bridge and it is due for replacement. The new bridge has an oxidized, weathered steel coating that will help reduce ongoing maintenance costs.

The Mission Creek Greenway will be closed as needed throughout the bridge replacement project. It’s expected the recreational trail will be open when work on the project doesn’t require it to be closed, such as evenings and weekends.

Environmental protections and protocols are being followed throughout the bridge replacement project.

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Because each treatment plan is uniquely designed for the patient, POG has the potential to replace invasive therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation in favour of less harmful drugs.

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• Roughly 75 per cent of oncologists in B.C. are currently trained on POG.

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Teams rolled up their pants, kicked off their shoes and jumped into the barrel at the third annual Okanagan Stomp at the House of Rose Wine.

This fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, raises money for brain cancer research this year. Teams tested their creativity and problem-solving through a series of wine-related activities including Blind Taste Testing, Mystery Food Box Challenge and the Stomp Performance—an air band performance in the grape stomping barrel. “The event is such fun,” said winery host Aura Rose. “We love to see the participants in the barrel having such a great time while supporting this very worthwhile cause.” This year, through a matching program with the Canadian Cancer Society, Brain Canada will match every dollar raised.

Passion and purpose go together like bread and butter in the entrepreneurial world.

In my experience, if you have purpose without passion, you may well be wasting precious time and money.

Most of us nurture some ambitions, projects we might like to achieve or hobbies/pursuits we hope to partake in at some point in our future.

But, how many of us grab hold of available, accessible opportunities that may truly change our lives in a positive way, forge ahead and actually take action?

I have written past columns about starting a venture based on something you love doing and are passionate about.

Some folks responded to me saying they weren’t sure at times about figuring out what they were most passionate about or how to find their true purpose.

So I thought I would tackle that issue. When I am approached by someone who wishes to speak to me about seeking investment financing for their new venture, we invariably begin the communication about their lifestyle.

If people designed a business without considering their lifestyle, you might create a profitable venture and make some money but you end up miserable because it is incompatible with your goals in life.

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When we are seeking our life purpose, lifestyle design isn’t a crucial element. However, since we are exploring entrepreneurial purpose, lifestyle design is indeed crucial to building a venture that you’ll both enjoy and truly be passionate about.

For example, say you wish to spend more time with your family. Would you really be happy with a business that kept you in an office or out of town much of the time? On the flip side, if you wanted to travel the world, how well could you accomplish the goals of your venture if your presence is required?

So, get real with yourself and get clarity on your personal goals and designing your life.

Once you’ve figured out your lifestyle design, figure out next what you’re truly passionate about. Look back at your life and ask yourself when were you the happiest and what made you feel those powerful gratifying emotions?

Think about a larger life purpose as well. Many successful entrepreneurs have earned their place in our hearts and minds by setting out to make a difference in the world— their world. Is there

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W Frankly, it is the axle t around which your wheel s of life revolves. Because r purpose is your essential t reason why. It is your d motivating force, your m invigorating energy, your c inner fuel. Purpose is D what drives you to do l what you do and want to v keep doing.

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How do you know when you’ve found your true entrepreneurial purpose?

Many people I have met and befriended over my journey in the entrepreneurial world have told me they experience a settling that comes over them bringing a deep sense of peace and contentment. As if they had arrived home and knew exactly what to do and how to proceed.

Success then may come as you may make decisions easier and faster once you find that passion and purpose in life for your entrepreneurial venture and you will quickly realize your life will never be the same.

Recently, I stumbled on the book called Business as Unusual, by Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop chain.

In the book, Roddick states: “Dysfunction is the very essence of entrepreneurship.

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How we share planet with other species

Ursual Heise

UCLA English professor and member of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, speaks Thursday in Kelowna about the protection of endangered animals, and why all measures to save a species sometimes fail.

Her presentation, entitled How We Learned to Start Worrying and Love Endangered Species, is part of UBC Okanagan’s Reichwald Germanic Studies Visiting Speaker program.

Heise was a Guggenheim Fellow and served as president of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ACLA) in 2011.

She is currently the managing editor of the ACLA’s Report on the State of the Discipline.

Her research and teaching focus on contemporary environmental culture,

literature and art in the Americas, Western Europe and Japan; Theories of globalization; literature and science; and the digital humanities.

Her wide-ranging talk explains how society initially began to protect endangered species, and to lament their loss when conservation efforts failed.

The Reichwald Germanic Studies Visiting Speaker program, organized

by UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, provides an opportunity for UBC faculty, staff, students and the larger

community to interact with an accomplished Canadian or international speaker/scholar with a distinguished career in any field of endeavour.

Heise’s talk takes place at 7 p.m., Oct. 1, at the Kelowna Art Gallery, 1315 Water St. This event is free and open to the public.

The visiting speaker program is made possible through the support of the Reichwald Germanic Studies Endowment Fund, which also sponsors a Germanic Studies visiting teaching fellowship and faculty award for research and creative activity.

Change comes to gardens quite quickly

When I sit down with clients to discuss plant From The choices it becomes Ground Up apparent my own preferences come to the fore.

DON BURNETT Is this a bad thing?

I suppose it could be; however, I must say when they outgrew their these preferences change space in most gardens from year to year and if and needed to be sheared they didn’t how boring into cubes and balls. New that would be? varieties of Weigela, PG Trends in plant Hydrangeas and Spiraea preferences can’t help have enabled us to place affect my own partiality these traditional plants and over the years I’ve in smaller spots while made huge shifts, such maintaining the integrity as recommending far of form. more woody ornamentals When I sit down with (shrubs) back in the people to help with plant 1960s, ’70, and ’80s choices I now focus on to now suggesting the following criteria. herbaceous border plants • Is the plant well (perennials) as being the behaved; in other words new norm. is it free of disease and The introduction of insect concerns and ornamental grasses in the does it stay in one spot early 1990s was definitely not spread all over the mind-shifting and our industry gravitating to new varieties of old traditional plants has made this an exciting time to be in the business.

When I was just getting my feet wet back in the 1960s, there may have been about a handful of Heuchera (coral bells) varieties whereas now there are so many it becomes a bit confusing.

Good old Rudbeckia (black eyed Susan) is not the same as it was only a couple of decades ago with several new longerblooming varieties.

I see though, a resurgence in flowering shrubs happening at a steady rate with the introduction of varieties which stay relatively small. That was always the difficulty with them OKANAGAN

place by seed or root growth?

• Does the plant have longevity of interest such as a long-blooming season or foliar appeal?

• Is it the right plant for the right space?

• And, of course, does it appeal after all that to my client?

With today’s focus on preserving our water resources, drought tolerance is another criteria to consider.

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Here is some exciting news that will surely take me and the fortunate others who take the opportunity to travel to the Chelsea Flower Show next May to new heights in plant awareness.

The trip is scheduled

to leave the Kelowna Airport on May 19, 2016 and travel to London England where we gorge ourselves on a feast of world famous gardens and historical places including a train trip north to Scotland and the home of golf at St Andrews.

We arrive back home June 1 when I’m sure I will have enough new information to keep me writing and teaching for a long time.

We have an information meeting planned for this Thursday, Oct. 1, 12:30 p.m., at The Best Western, 2402 Hwy 97 North, in Kelowna, so if you wish to join us please RSVP Gail Fritsen at Marlin Travel gail.fritsen@ marlintravel.ca or call 250-768-6875 or toll free number 1-800-800-2857.

This is a gardener’s trip

of a lifetime to the largest flower show in the world in a country that has an unsurpassed history of gardening and gardens.

Tune in to The Don Burnett Garden Show on AM 1150 News Talk Sports Saturdays at 8 a.m. www.am1150.

This year’s theme for World Breastfeeding Week, Oct. 1-8, is Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s Make it Work.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breastfeeding, with the introduction of solid food, for two years or beyond.

Successfully combining work and breastfeeding makes it easier for women to return to work and breastfeed longer, which benefits babies, mothers and employers, says the WHO. “Time, space and support are essential for encouraging breastfeeding at work. Employers can support breastfeeding by providing a clean, comfortable and private space and allowing a flexible time schedule to accommodate breastfeeding,” said Patty Hallam, knowledge coordinator with Interior Health.

“Support from a team of helpers that includes family, friends, health care providers, communities, as well as employers and co-workers can make all the difference in building a woman’s confidence and comfort with breastfeeding.”

Breastfeeding is natural but it is not always easy.

Public health nurses are available at health centres across Interior Health to assist mothers and infants during the breastfeeding years and to ensure families have all the help they need to give babies the best start in life. Contact your local public health centre for more information.

Support is also a click away with Healthy Families BC’s Breastfeeding Buddy web-based app (healthyfamiliesbc.ca/).

Interior Health is committed to providing a wide range of quality health-care services. For more information, visit interiorhealth.ca, follow on Twitter @Interior_Health, or like IH on Facebook at facebook. com/InteriorHealth.

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More than 300 years after the dodo bird became extinct, the behaviour of the industrialized world continues to put species at risk.

A lecture will be presented Thursday to address the issue.

According to the World Wildlife Fund, there are almost 20 species, including black rhinos, leatherback turtles, African wild dogs, and black spider monkeys listed as critically endangered.

Dozens of others are listed as endangered or vulnerable.

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Loadza Toyz is located in Orchard Park Shopping Centre (by The Bay).

Owned and operated by Mary and Arno Larkin, Loadza sells everything from jigsaw puzzles, Lego and board games to all types of toys for infants to adults. This year, the store has come on board as a new sponsor for the Maxine DeHart—United Way, Ramada Hotel DriveThru Breakfast and has provided hundreds of items for the kids’ bags.

Call 250-717-8209.

Landmark Flowers has opened at 1882 Dayton St., owned and operated by Dawn Mooney, who has been in the industry for over 25 years. The concept of the shop is going green.

They recycle vases, use recycled paper to wrap the flowers and use organic and local growers whenever possible. It’s really cool that you might

get flowers in a mason jar, tea tin or a gravy boat. Plenty of parking. Call 250-860-0328 Every year, retailers nominate the very best in customer service from their cosmetics and fragrance advisors for the Cosmetics Outstanding Service Awards (COSA). It’s the Academy Awards in the cosmetics and fragrance industry. This year, The Bay Kelowna nominated a team and three other individuals. Three out of four were chosen as finalists. There were 1,300 nominations and only 17 winners were chosen across Canada.

Congratulations to Mandy Spotswood and Nisa Prehofer, of Team Estée LauderHudson’s Bay, who won “Best Team Outstanding Service” given by a team. They will travel to Toronto for the swanky gala. Kudos to finalists Jenny McGowan (Lifetime Achievement) who currently works on the Chanel counter and Sandy Kring (Outstanding Service)

who is a fragrance advisor. Call 250-8602483 The Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC) received the 2015 RBC Royal Bank Economic Development Achievement of the Year Award from the Economic Development Association of Canada for its Okanagan Young Professionals Collective program.

The award recognizes the evolving excellence in community driven economic development projects across Canada and it is only given to one community-driven economic development project every year. Corie Griffiths is the manager for the COEDC. HQ49 has opened at 165 Highway 33 East in Rutland. Owned by brothers Chun and Hao Li, HQ (Headquarters) is a place for every one of all ages from families to college students to get together and hang out in a fun, non-alcoholic atmosphere. It’s also headquarters for private karaoke rooms for family and friends. HQ has a pool table, free board

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Don’t forget that tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 1, is the 18th annual Maxine DeHart—United Way, Ramada Hotel DriveThru Breakfast from 6 to 9 a.m. at the Ramada Hotel, 2170 Harvey Ave. (enter the hotel parking lot via Enterprise Way).

It’s going to be a great morning with all the sponsors and volunteers ready to go. RONA will greet you in the lineup with goodies, as will Smart Betty and M& M Meat Shops along with Kevin and Matt’s Booster Juice truck giving out samples. Bring your dogs and puppies as Purina is providing dog treats again this year. The drive-thru would not be the same without Purina.

Popular morning duo Andy and TJ from 105-5 EZ ROCK will be broadcasting live from in front of Perkins Restaurant and popular 99.9 SUN FM duo Christy and Elliot will be live on Enterprise Way. Phil and Gord on AM 1150 will also be helping to get the word out.

There are many great grand prizes in the bags this year. You will be starting your day off with Sun-Rype juice, BC Tree Fruit apples and Tim Hortons’ coffee. What could be better than that? There are also lots of gift cards in the bags from local restaurants, businesses and sponsors.

Lynn Kratzer and Luanne Chore, from SIDIT, will be counting all the money that you donate. It’s a huge job. So drive, walk, or blade into the Ramada on Thursday.

Remember, all donations collected stay right here in our community, and not one cent of this event goes into administration.

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Brothers and owner operators Chun (left) and Hao Li are owner/operators of HQ49 in Rutland. games (take your own along or if you have some leave them for others) and the newest, safest electronic dart machines for all ages. There is a wide range of flavours for their non-alcoholic beverages including bubble and milk tea, slushes and smoothies.

Open seven days a week until late. Call 778-753-2617; online headquarters49.com.

Shelley Bauer is a new local artist and potter who operates both Blue Apple Studio and Shelley Bauer Fine Arts, at 5167 Lakeshore Rd. in Kelowna. On the pottery side, Shelley is an instructor in wheelthrown pottery and hand building in clay. On the fine arts side, she is an instructor in oil painting.

Shelley enjoys teaching students of all ages, instructing in a relaxed and non-threatening atmosphere and has a passion for instructing beginner students.

Pottery lessons are a commitment of six weeks or you can book for one

session to try the pottery wheel. She teaches oil painting one lesson at a time and provides almost all the materials in both pottery and painting.

Available for individual, group or painting parties.

Call 778-477-2405; email shelleybauer.faso.com.

The Orchard Valley Quilters Guild has a new board for 2015.

Congratulations to Dianne Kapty (president); Marie Genereux (secretary); Marion Bomford (treasurer); Bonnie Rankin (past president) and Sharon Vollman (publicity). The guild meets every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Okanagan Mission Community Hall and the third Wednesday of the month from 6 to 9 p.m.

Guests and new members welcome. See website kelownaquilts.com.

The Kelowna Dragon Boat Club, made up of 31 athletes from eight different teams are training to compete in the International festival races in San Diego as the “Spirit

Team” on Oct. 3 and 4.

The team is made up of both men and women as well as all women teams representing the Okanagan. The Spirit Team began in 2009 and is the hard work of Ivan Carruthers and Becky Marks. They have competed in San Francisco, Seattle, Deep Cove and Hong Kong.

They will be in Dublin in 2016. See website kelownadragonboatclub. com.

Broc Braconnier has been appointed to the Council of Advisers of the Seniors Advocate Office of B.C. He has just completed 16 years with the Central Okanagan Community Futures Development Corporation as loans committee member, director and past chair. Broc currently remains as a director on the BC Condominium Homeowners Association Board, Member of Royal Canadian Legion Kelowna Branch 26 executive committee and board member on the Westside Health Network Association. He is also a 14 year volunteer with Revenue Canada’s seniors’ income tax preparation program.

Call 250-707-2063; email jcbroc@shaw.ca.

The New Moon Gallery has relocated to 1726 Byland Rd., between Cloverdale Paints and Nu Floors in West Kelowna.

All classes have started with artists bringing in new works. The grand opening is Thursday, Oct. 1, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

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A free information session covering the various housing options available to seniors including subsidized housing, supportive living and residential care is Thursday, Oct. 8, 10 to 11 a.m., at the Seniors Outreach &

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The URBA After Hours is Wednesday, Oct. 7 from

5 to 7 p.m., hosted by Pathways at 123 Franklyn Rd. $8 per person.

Everyone welcome.

The Ukrainian Catholic Church at the corner of Gordon Drive and Coronation Avenue are hosting their fall pyrohy supper on Oct. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. The supper is

only $15 and all you can eat.

Safety: A Matter of Leadership is a free half day seminar on Safety for Safety Leaders in partnership with Acklands-Grainger, 3M, City of Kelowna, WorkSafeBC, UBCO, FIOSA/MIOSA and BC Safety Charter. It is intended to provide leaders with important information regarding the health and safety of their workers while at work. Dave McAnerney, president and CEO of Sun-Rype Products, will provide compelling ideas about H&S leadership.

Takes place Wednesday, Oct. 7, at UBC Okanagan from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Registration required.

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The Scarecrow Festival presented by the Uptown Rutland Business Association is

Sunday, Oct. 4, from noon to 4 p.m. at Lions Park (Behind Plaza 33).

There will be a Kids Zone, craft and project stations, scarecrow building contest, local entertainment, harvest market and food vendors galore. New for 2015 is the Apple Crisp Contest.

Call 250-451-9861 for more info.

More than 30 belly dancers from the Okanagan are getting together to present a unique fundraising show on Oct. 17 at the Mary Irwin Theatre, 7:30 p.m. They will be impersonating celebrities like Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Tina Turner, Madonna, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Cleopatra and many more, showing that celebrities can belly dance. This fun show for all ages is being organized by a partnership between Yonisha Rhythms from Kelowna and Get Bent

Belly Dancing from Penticton. For more information visit yonisha. com/events or contact Miriam Cunha at 250448-5523 or 250-8089318.

Birthdays of the week: Happy 90th Ruth Hill (Oct. 1); happy 90th Ken Wilson, the oldest racquetball player in Canada (Oct. 4); Teresa May (Oct. 1); Lorene Charlton (Oct. 2); Susie Docherty (Oct. 1); Lenetta Parry (Oct. 2); Tammi Van Wilde Rode (Oct. 4); Dustin Serviss (Oct. 4); Dave Proctor (Oct. 5); Marlene Murray (Oct. 6); Rick Montgomery (Oct. 6).

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New equipment saving lives at KGH is a marriage of conventional endoscopy to ultrasound technology.

It allows us to look at the gastrointestinal tract in greater detail because we’re able to put the ultrasound within two or three centimetres of areas such as the pancreas.”

This results in faster diagnosis and safer, more effective treatment.

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Gastrointestinal cancer testing is now a noninvasive outpatient procedure thanks to Interior Health’s newest piece of equipment, the endoscopic ultrasound unit.

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Kelowna Community Resources immigrant services program will present an upcoming legal information series for immigrants in partnership with the Law Foundation of BC and Pushor Mitchell law firm.

The fall series will focus on issues of interest to individuals and families who are immigrants and migrants to the region with sessions on family law, debt and financing, small claims and citizenship.

The sessions are Thursday, Oct. 1, Family Law with Brian Anslow, lawyer with Glazier Polley; Wednesday, Oct. 7, Debt and Financing with Stewart Rennie; Monday, Oct. 19, Small Claims with Parveen Shergill and Joel Wonnacott, lawyers with Pushor Mitchell; and Thursday, Nov. 5, Citizenship with Sandra Hakanson, lawyer with Pushor Mitchell.

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Learning with music KINDERMUSIK FROM B1 Beckett described Kindermusik as a program for families to sing, move and play instruments together where all of the activities are developmentally appropriate for the children.

Kindermusik is open to many age groups, from babies to children aged seven-plus.

The program allows children and families to extend their musical boundaries and lays a foundation for future learning in the children.

Family plays a large role in Kindermusik, as all of the classes are rooted in the parent-child bond.

The activities are designed to develop and strengthen children’s physical and neural functions, social and emotional skills, early literacy, early math and much more.

They are all based on a mix of scientific research and learning philosophy that is constantly evolving and expanding with the early childhood development field.

Beckett noted Kindermusik is a trusted international program, as it has been around for over 30 years and is in more than 70 countries.

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The dangers of joint ownership with your adult children Vanessa DeDominicis

to avoid, which may not have become payable for many years.

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Probate fees of approximately 1.4 per cent of the gross value of assets located within B.C. and passing through an estate in B.C. are payable to the provincial government at the time an estate is probated.

In an effort to avoid these fees, people often transfer assets into joint tenancy with their children.

Trying to avoid probate fees may seem like a good idea, but joint ownership can create a whole host of problems.

These problems are far more costly than 1.4 per cent tax.

CAPITAL GAINS ISSUES

The transfer of any property in Canada results in capital gains tax becoming payable on the increase in value since the property was acquired, (except in certain cases where exemptions are available).

There is an exemption for your principal residence and exemptions

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Adding your children(s) name to asset(s) can have the unintended effect of making those assets subject to claims by creditors or ex-spouses of the children who were added to title.

Your asset becomes their asset and thus

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for active small businesses and family farms, but not for an investment property or a stock portfolio.

The transfer of an investment asset (for most adult children their parent’s property will be their ‘second’ property and thus considered an investment property) into joint names has the unintended tax consequence of triggering capital gains tax, which tax would be payable at the time your next return is due.

The probate fee only becomes payable on death, so transferring assets into joint names may in fact accelerate a payment of capital gains taxes in a far greater amount than the probate fees you were seeking

purposes.

account or investment account only requires the signature of one party to deal with the assets or remove assets, the transfer or mortgaging of real estate requires the signature of all the registered owners.

If you add a registered owner to title to the property, they will need to sign any documentation relating to the subsequent sale or refinancing of it.

Some people do not

LOSS OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION

A transfer of a 1/2 interest in your home to a child as a joint tenant will result in the loss, when your house is eventually sold, of your principal residence exemption on the 1/2 interest transferred.

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wish to have to ask their children to be involved in those types of matters.

This column is provided for information only and should not be construed as legal advice.

For more information, please contact Vanessa DeDominicis on 250-8691140; email dedominicis@ pushormitchell.com.

Vanessa practices in the area of wills and estates at Pushor Mitchell LLP in Kelowna.

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The program is called the “Kelowna Inspiration Pass.”

This pass includes a booklet explaining the program and all of the participating organizations’ offers and a pass card valid for three weeks.

With these materials, pass holders can visit or contact organizations such as art galleries and museums and musical, theatre and dance companies to take advantage of everything from 2-for-1 tickets to free annual memberships.

“This initiative came from a spirit of partnership,” said Kelowna Library branch head Fern Teleglow.

“The library wanted to work with other cultural organizations in our community to increase awareness and access for all, which in essence is what a library is all about.”

The Kelowna Inspiration Pass can be reserved through the library catalogue, similarly to a book or other resource and picked up at any local library branch. To date, participating Kelowna-based cultural organizations include Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Ballet Kelowna, Bumbershoot Theatre, Chamber Music Kelowna, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna Actor’s Studio, Kelowna Museums, Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, Opera Kelowna and Rotary Centre for the Arts.

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exposed to their misfortunes.

To try to protect against this a trust declaration can be done to show that the child has no beneficial interest in the asset which is partially in their name, but many people do not want to have to defend the ownership of their asset against the claim of a creditor of one of their children when their child’s name was added strictly for probate fee avoidance

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‘Lawyering up’ changes injury claim process Is it cheating for an insurance adjuster to mislead you, or is deception fair game in a negotiation?

This is the third in a series of columns dedicated to the exposure of insurance adjuster deception.

This time, my focus is on the artificial nature of the negotiation of a personal injury settlement and the misleading advice some adjusters give about the consequences of not

Achieving Justice PAUL HERGOTT making a deal.

An inattentive driver causes you injuries and losses.

Our civil justice system gives you the “claim” or “right of action” against that driver for fair, financial compensation

for those injuries and losses.

It is the claim that is negotiated with an adjuster who works for the inattentive driver’s liability insurance company.

The adjuster will often make the first offer. You want nothing more than to be treated fairly.

Negotiations, generally, are uncomfortable for you.

Your discomfort

is compounded by your complete lack of familiarity with this claim thing and what settlement amount might be fair.

Many people have told you not to accept the insurance company’s first offer. You follow that advice and reject it.

The adjuster will ask you how much compensation you think is fair. Of course, you don’t have a clue.

You fear being

perceived as greedy if you respond with too high a number.

I’ve written before about negotiating the purchase of a beautiful stone carved chess set while vacationing in Mexico.

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The reality is that it doesn’t really matter what number you give the adjuster.

The adjuster is working within a fixed “authority” of compensation he or she is permitted to offer.

If you have reached a plateau in your symptoms after following every medical recommendation available to you, such that your symptoms are likely to continue indefinitely, that “authority” will never come close to fair compensation.

Yes, the offer will increase.

That “don’t accept their first offer” advice will turn out to be good advice. Perhaps a bit of back and forth will ensue.

On reaching that authority, the adjuster will be firm that it is all the compensation he or she can or will offer.

Often, your choice will be described as one between settling your case at that amount or going to trial.

I have also heard of some adjusters saying that if you choose to “lawyer up,” that offer will be off the table, insinuating that their settlement position might go down.

Not having any idea that the offer is completely outside the

ballpark of fair and fearful of a trial, you are likely to accept the offer.

The truth is that the adjuster you are dealing with is only the start of the negotiation.

“Lawyering up” automatically results in a new adjuster being appointed and a completely different “authority” process.

Another truth is that trials are required in only a very small percentage of personal injury claims.

It’s absolutely not a choice of “accept this or go to trial.”

The true choice is to “accept this or hire a lawyer and the negotiation will continue”.

A trial is necessary only if, after a prolonged, further negotiation, the much higher new level of authority is so far below what is fair that you decide to go through the process in order to achieve justice.

This column is intended to provide general information about injury claims. It is not a substitute for retaining a lawyer to provide legal advice specifically pertaining to your case.

Paul Hergott is a personal injury lawyer at Hergott Law in West Kelowna. paul@hlaw.ca

Encouraging women to breastfeed at work World Breastfeeding Week will be celebrated from Oct. 1 to 8 with the theme for 2015 being Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s Make it Work,a call for global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work.

The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breastfeeding, with the introduction of solid food, for two years or beyond.

Successfully combining work and breastfeeding makes it easier for women to return to work and breastfeed longer, which benefits babies, mothers and employers. Whether a woman is working in a formal, non-formal or home setting, it is important she is empowered to breastfeed.

“Time, space and support are essential for encouraging breastfeeding at work. Employers can support breastfeeding by providing a clean, comfortable and private space and allowing a flexible time schedule to accommodate breastfeeding,” said Patty Hallam, knowledge coordinator with Interior Health.

“Support from a team of helpers that includes family, friends, health-care providers, communities, as well as employers and co-workers can make all the difference in building a woman’s confidence and comfort with breastfeeding.”

IH nurses along with their community partners will be hosting events to mark World Breastfeeding Week.

For more information, visit www.interiorhealth.ca, follow us on Twitter @Interior_Health, or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/InteriorHealth.

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Connecting seniors with social agencies Mike Straus Contributor

A local non-profit supplies seniors with housing information, services directories, non-medical in-home services, tax preparation and more.

Founded in 1987, the Seniors Outreach Services Society (also known as the Seniors Outreach and Resource Centre) is one of the Okanagan’s largest seniors agencies, with a variety of programs to serve seniors’ needs.

“On our website, we have a publication called the Elder Guide,” said Judy Dow, regional coordinator for the Better at Home program.

“It’s a directory of services for seniors in the Kelowna area. We also help people with their housing needs—there’s a housing directory on the website.”

Dow notes that Seniors Outreach is the Okanagan’s lead agency for the Better at Home program, a provincial government initiative that supplies seniors with non-medical services in their homes.

“Both contractors and volunteers provide services,” Dow added. “Some of the services include light housekeeping, light yard work, snow shoveling, minor home repairs, grocery shopping, transportation to appointments and friendly visits.”

Kristin Stratulat, volunteer coordinator, notes that the society also offers social time, income tax services and even tech support for seniors.

“Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. is our Coffee Break. It’s a casual opportunity for seniors to get out and find a sense of community,” Stratulat described.

“We also have our Eldernet program every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m.

Seniors drop in with their tablets, laptops and iPhones and we have volunteers who work in the IT industry walk them through using their technology.”

Vi Sorenson, the organization’s

executive director, says that Coffee Break is among Seniors Outreach’s most popular programs.

“We started it at least eight or 10 years ago. It’s a great chance to meet with other people in the community,” Sorenson explained.“Once per month we have a speaker doing presentations on topics seniors want to hear about.”

Low-income seniors can also access free income tax preparation through the organization.

Sorenson also notes that the society has a strong network of partner organizations and can help seniors navigate the social support system.

“We accept referrals from and make referrals to Interior Health, including for mental health issues,” she said.

“We also collaborate with the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Kelowna Women’s Shelter.”

Sorenson says that every month, the society hosts an informational session about housing for seniors. The society is also just starting a weekly seminar series on planning for the future.

The series will include presentations on trusts, wills, power of attorney, retirement benefits, pensions and more.

Afterward, the society will provide an educational session on online safety.

The society’s annual Senior Safety Fair will enter its 12th year in 2016 and will feature presentations and exhibitors around the topic of safety.

Sorenson notes that it’s a great way to learn what services are available for seniors.

She says that as a volunteer organization, Seniors Outreach is always looking for tax experts, handymen, tech mentors and friendly visitors to serve the senior community.

Those who want to volunteer can contact Seniors Outreach by phone at (250) 861-6180 or by email at senior@ telus.net.

Information forums for seniors The Be Informed, Be Safe! series for seniors will continue every Tuesday, 1 to 3 p.m., until Nov. 3 with a new topic each week.

The series forums ares

free but those planning to attend are asked to register in advance as seating is limited.

You can register by either calling 250-8616180 or email senior@

telus.net.

All the series forums are held at the Seniors Outreach and Resource Centre, 102-2055 Benvoulin Court in Kelowna.

Some real estate market tips With real estate prices and affordable housing a frequent topic of discussion throughout the province, the Society of Notaries Public of B.C. has provided tips and resources to help seniors stay in their homes, find appropriate new housing or connect with available support.

This service was provided by the notaries to help mark National Seniors’ Day on Oct. 1.

“There are several good resources available which provide more information for busy baby boomers who might be downsizing or moving into a strata property for the first time; and also for more mature seniors on a fixed income who may be looking for financial assistance or supported housing,” said Richmond notary public Tammy Morin Nakashima.

1. Know the strata laws before you buy: Many active aging boomers are downsizing to free-up funds for retirement or travel, or to make life simpler after their children leave home.

If you’re considering a strata property, make sure you read and understand the strata minutes and bylaws, particularly on the topics of noise, pets, smoking and parking, which are the most frequent points of concern in most strata communities.

People who’ve owned freehold properties for most of their lives may not be accustomed to some of the expectations of strata living, so it’s important to make sure you’re comfortable with the rules that will apply to both you and your neighbours before you make a purchase.

2. Consider deferring your property taxes: If you’re over 55, you might qualify to defer all

or part of your current year’s property taxes.

You’ll be charged interest and the province will hold a lien on your property, but this might be a viable option if your home has increased substantially in value, as the deferred costs would be settled as part of your estate—or paid back if you sell your home.

3. Take advantage of homeowner grants for seniors: If you’re over 65 and your property is your principal residence, you may also be eligible for a homeowner grant of up to $845 against your property taxes.

4. Learn more about funding to adapt your home for safety: Adapting your home in small ways can help you stay in your home longer and more safely.

There are a number of programs available that might help fund these improvements including Home Adaptations for Independence and the BC Seniors’ Home Renovation Tax Credit.

5. Funding available for renters over 60: B.C. residents over 60 with low to moderate incomes who rent their homes may be eligible for the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program, which provides monthly cash payment to subsidize rent, including homes in the private rental market.

6. More information for those needing home support: If you or your parent are looking for supportive housing—typically modified rental homes for low-income seniors and people with disabilities— or assisted living housing facilities that offer a range of care services, BC Housing provides more information here.

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8. Keep your planning documents up-to-date:

It’s important to remember that whenever your housing situation changes, it may affect your overall estate planning needs. It’s important to ensure your Will, Power of Attorney and other important documents are up to date. This is particularly important if yours is a blended family as the type of ownership of the home impacts your estate plan.

These tips can add up to substantial savings and peace of mind for baby boomers, seniors and their families.

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• Philosopher’s Cafe: Is there justification for society’s view of scientists as untrustworthy? with Dr. Susan JacobsKaufman, professor emerita, University of Alberta. “Eggs were considered to be bad for us. Now we are told they are OK. Currently, the bad guys are transfats and sugar. But for how long will those recommendations hold?”

Jacobs-Kaufman says people are confused. Polls suggest that increasingly, the public does not believe scientists. Witness the confusion over GMO’s, fluoridation of water, global warming, gluten intolerance, etc.

The reasons behind this are complex. Lecture will examine the role of the scientists, funding agencies, scientific journals, research institutions, media and the lay public.

7 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 30 at Okanagan Jewish Community Centre, 102 Snowsell St, Kelowna. 250-862-2305 admin@ojcc.ca.

• Making ADHD Work 4 U Dan Duncan, presents this three-part series loaded with the information necessary to understand how ADHD affects an individual’s ability to manage their own motivation, focus,

emotions, energy and actions. Special emphasis on working models that to help individuals with ADHD (or those close to them) develop personalized tools & strategies that put the strengths of ADHD to work while overcoming the challenges.

Thursdays 7 pm Oct. 1, 8 & 15 at 2410 Ethel St., Kelowna.

Oct 1: Understanding the multiple dimensions of ADHD Oct 8: What’s really going in inside an ADHD brain Oct 15: Models for building ADHD strategies 778-214-8886 Coach@ ADHDinsideout.com Go to this link for an early registraion discount: www. bcinterioradhdclinic.com/ coach/adhdinsideout/ presentations/kelownaseminar-information.html • 2015 Breastfeeding Challenge This year’s theme: Breastfeeding and Work—Let’s Make it Work. For the whole family as well as a fundraiser for Kelowna Breastfeeding Cafe.

Raffle prize two flights anywhere WestJet flies.

Activities include minibreastfeeding photo session with Laura of Bellybuddhas Doula & Birth Photography.

9 am -1 pm Saturday Oct. 3 at the green space beside the

Kelowna Farmer’s Market, on Springfield Rd. 250-300-4600 breastfeedingiscool@ gmail.com or www. facebook.com/events/ 922765231108866/ • Native Art: Beyond Beads and Feathers, an exhibition at the Sncewips Heritage Museum, brings to light one of the issues surrounding aboriginal stereotypes in art and media. Young aboriginal artists feel boxed in as there is an expectation on what many perceive as “Native Art”. Our goal is to demonstrate that Native Art does not have to be traditional or excessively representative; in fact Native Art has evolved into a more contemporary style.

With this exhibit, we hope to shed light on contemporary Native Art so that the greater public realizes that culture is only one aspect of a person and that Aboriginal artists are more than just beads and feathers.

At the Sncewips Heritage Museum, 2011979 Old Okanagan Highway, Westbank.

Exhibition continues until October 23, (Mon - Fri 10 am - 4 pm.

• Symphony Saturdays at the Library Celebrate with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra musicicians in an interactive presentations fun for the

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whole family. Saturdays of music featuring each instrument families , from brilliant brass to wonderful winds, the sweet sounds of strings and powerful percussion.

Listen and learn, then try your hand at the instrument ‘petting zoo.’

Saturdays 11:45 am until Oct. 17 at the Okanagan Regional Library, 1380 Ellis St., Kelowna • Royal Astronomical Society of Canada presents Does Ground Based Astronomy Have a Future? with Ken Tapping. Sponsored by RASC Okanagan Centre branch.

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m., at Okanagan College. 250-862-3468 david-hawkins@shaw.ca.

• The Trade Brigade: Evidence of people trading various items of worth for goods and services can be traced back 150,000 years through human history. Trade in the Okanagan between First Nation peoples was well established thousands of years ago but it wasn’t until the 1530s, with the Fur Brigade, that trade occurred with Europeans. This was a central part of the early history of contact between Europeans and First Nation Peoples.

Building on the positive relationships that have been formed in the Okanagan, the Museums on the Westside invite you to join the Trade Brigade, through September at The Sncewips Heritage Museum.

Sncewips Heritage Museum, 201-1979 Old Okanagan Highway, Westbank. www.wfn.ca/ museum.htm • Boat and Engine Maintenance Students are shown hands on how to winterize and protect their vessel with maintenance.

Tuesdays 7 p.m. through Nov. 17 at Kelowna Yacht Club. 250 868 1269 margueriteberry4@gmail. com.

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• Kindermusik with Tracy’s Baby Classes

for babies ages 0-1.

A 12-week music and movement, 45 minute program. An amazing amount of growth, across all domains of development, takes place in the first year and a half of life. You’ll be nurturing your growing bond with your child through activities such as Intentional Touch, Rocking, Vocal Play, Fingerplays/poems, Lap Bounces, Tummy Time, singing and playing instruments. It’s never too early to give your baby a musical start. Mar Jok Elementary, 2101 McDougall Rd., Tuesday’s at 9:15 am starting Sept. 22 through Dec. 8. For info email tb.beckett@hotmail. com. Register with the District of West Kelowna Recreation and Cultural Services at http://www. districtofwestkelowna. ca/714/Recreation-Guide.

• Meals On Wheels delivered hot to your door. Only $8 for soup dessert & hot entrée.

Register now for Rutland, Westside & Kelowna. For more information call 250-763-2424.

• Adult Grief Support Group The weekly drop-in is open to anyone who has lost a love one. The group is a safe space in which you can share your journey and receive support from others who have experienced a loss. It is about listening and being heard rather than fixing.

Groups are facilitated by trained Central Okanagan Hospice Assoc. volunteers. There is no cost to participate and no need to register, the only requirement is to protect the confidentiality of the group outside of meetings.

Meet Thursdays 1 pm at 204-1456 St Paul Street in Kelowna weekly through May, 2016. (No meetings Dec 10, 2015 through to Jan 7, 2016) www.hospicecoha.org.

• Kelowna Art Gallery presents Elizabeth D’Agostino: Makeshift. For her solo show, Toronto-based printmaker Elizabeth D’Agostino has created

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prints by a combination of etching, screen print and collage wrapping around the room. Additionally, she is extending her work into sculptures, made from paper clay and printed Gampi (Japanese paper). D’Agostino has been exploring themes and structures from the natural world, including animals. The work will have depictions of repurposed elements with a fictional narrative.

The exhibition continues through Jan. 10, 2016 at the Kelowna Art Gallery, 1315 Water St., Kelowna. www. kelowna artgallery.com.

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren weekly support group for grandparents or other relatives raising a family member’s child.

Downtown Kelowna location. Free with child care available. Through June 14, 2016.

To register call GRG support line at 1-855474-9777, Kelowna Community Resources at 250 763-8008 ext. 125 or Kelowna Family Centre at 250 860-3181.

• Songshine Singers voice therapy classes designed for those with failing voices from Parkinson’s disease or other vocal problems Tuesdays 1:30 - 2:45 pm through August 2016 (except July) at Seventh day Adventist Church, 1130 Springfield Rd. Kelowna. Call 250-8699323 or sclerk1@telus.net • Taoist Tai Chi ® arts is a moving meditation designed to promote wellbeing for people of all ages and abilities. This practice provides deep relaxation, improved strength and balance as well as lifted spirits.

Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Monday, 7-9 p.m. through Dec. 14. Call 1-888-tai-chi-2; email kelowna@taoist.org.

• Salsa Thursdays Singles, couples, all levels and ages, 30 minute lesson with dance to follow. $5 admission (Pay for three, get one free). $2 after 9 pm. Great exercise for body and mind. Meet new people.

8-10 pm Thursdays

through Dec. 17. at Rotary Centre for the Arts in 421 Cawston Ave., Kelowna. www. rotarycentreforthearts. com • Addictions Recovery peer support group. based on SMART (self management and recovery training) principles, using tools from cognitive behavioural therapy.

Alternative to the 12 step approach. Safe, respectful, anonymous environment. We welcome all, regardless of addictive substances/ behaviour. Tuesdays, 7 pm at 204 - 1456 St Paul St, Kelowna. Contact: soberkelowna@gmail. com, 250-859-4300.

SmartRecovery.org for more info.

• SMART Recovery meeting, addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and by participating in a free, self-empowering, science-based mutual help group.

Thursdays 7 pm through May 24, 2016 at The Bridge Youth and Family Services (Portable 2), 760 Hwy. 33 W., Rutland. paul_hearnden@ hotmail.com.

• Thursday Night Dance Vic & Co keeps the toes tapping with a well rounded selection of dances including waltz, foxtrot, polka, twostep, latin, schottische, the odd pattern dance and maybe something new.

Admission $6. It’s fun and great exercise.

Thursdays from 7 - 10 pm through Dec. 17 at Parkinson Activity Centre, 1700 Parkinson Way. irenenadain@shaw.ca 250-860-4391.

• Kelowna Toastmasters Club Develop your communication skills in a fun, supportive environment. Learn how to express your ideas with confidence and wow your audience. Guests are welcome.

Mondays 7 pm through June 20, 2016 at Rotary Centre for the Arts, 2nd Floor, 421 Cawston Ave. To add your item go to kelownacapnews.com and follow Calendar links.

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Fall is officially here and we are experiencing lovely sunny days without the intense heat of summer.

Gardens are a delight of vibrant colours and activity.

Flocks of songbirds are feasting on seeds, especially the forest of sunflowers that selfseeded in my side yard and have thrived, in sand, with almost no water.

There’s a fascinating variety and abundance of honeybees, bumblebees and other pollinators busy getting in final ‘supplies’ on every warm, sunny day.

Plants they seem most interested in are asters, Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’, lavender, Nepeta ‘Walkers Low’ (catnip) and beautiful, white garlic chive blooms.

Two late blooming shrubs hum with activity.

Gardening With Nature GWEN STEELE Caryopteris (bluebeard or blue mist) is covered in vibrant, blue flowers in August and September.

At a compact three to five feet high and wide, it’s a fantastic addition to the sunny garden.

The sulphur yellow flowers of our very garden-worthy, native shrub, rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) are full of bees.

Bees are essential in the pollination of many of our food crops. Can you imagine having to live without tree fruits and berries that are so bountiful here?

There is a world-

wide collapse in bee colonies, likely a result of pesticide use.

This endangers our food supply, raising awareness of the problem.

Our community is experiencing a huge upsurge in people learning to grow their own produce.

These new gardeners are on a quest to learn how to increase their production and grow the healthiest of food.

Pollinators are of vital importance. A garden hive of honey-bees is a sure way to have maximum pollination for high yields. Mini hives are appearing in many back yard gardens, benefiting all who live close by.

The Public Art Pollinator Pasture is an exciting new project

created through the EcoArt Incubator at UBCO. The dream and goal of UBCO professor Nancy Holmes is to make a garden, friendly to native bees and to make it as water-wise and ecologically-healthy as possible.

Collaborators include students and people interested in plants, agriculture, ecology and water issues in the Okanagan.

The city donated land at the historic Brent’s Grist Mill Heritage Site for this public art-driven wild flower meadow that will benefit many essential pollinators (including bees, butterflies and birds) and will empower communities to be ecological ambassadors and citizen scientists.

Last Sunday, there was a large-scale model

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Fall brings an abundance of colour and plant activity to Okanagan

Colourful native bumblebee feasting on pollen and nectar from fall-blooming Caryopteris ‘Dark Knight’ shrub in the unH2O Xeriscape Demonstration Garden in front of the H2O Aquatic Centre. of a mason bee tube on display and the community was invited to make their own takeaway mason bee houses at the Grist Mill site, corner of Leckie and Dilworth in Kelowna.

Ecological artist Lori Mairs also guided participants in building on-site mini-homes for native bees out of recycled materials.

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isexecutive director of the non-profit Okanagan Xeriscape Association. Learn more about Gardening with Nature and plants for the Okanagan at okanaganxeriscape.org.

Melanie Kalloo, Team Captain, with her team.

Exploited history of Africa The Kelowna Peace Group in cooperation with Oknagan College and UBCO Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies will host a book launch and discussion of Yves Engler’s new book Canada in Africa: 300 Years of Aid and Exploitation.

The book launch takes place Monday, Oct. 5, at the Okanagan College room H-115, 7 p.m.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Engler’s book continues his groundbreaking analyses of past and present Canadian foreign policy with Canada in Africa—300 years of Aid and Exploitation.

This work documents Canadian involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, “scramble for Africa,” missionary movement and European colonialism. T “In an election campaign where foreign policy is minimally debated and the major parties act as a mouthpiece for state propaganda Yves Engler’s book is crucial,” said Mark Haley, a Kelowna Peace Group member.

100 Dinners will bring people together to engage in community based converstaion.

Between October 16th & 18th, 2015, 100 Dinners will be hosted in private homes, neighbourhood parks, community centres and restaurants. Some may have their organization host a dinner others may make it a family affair. Ten people or less is best to ensure everyone particaptes in the conversation.

To register visit: 100 dinners.eventbrite.ca

For women like Melanie, your participation means everything.

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A return to fall favourites light them or not, the charm and ambiance candles bring in their respective season’s colours is a design-must.

In an old character home we used to own, all year long I had a grouping of cream pillar candles in differing heights nestled in the fireplace. It was a wood burning fireplace we didn’t use (getting smoked out definitely wasn’t glamorous), but the flickering light that came from the candles was romantic and cozy all the same.

Summer always seems to rush in full force, and after what seems like only several months of hot and balmy weather, rush right back out again. In the blink of an eye, all of the leaves on the trees lining the

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streets will turn from lush green to toasty amber, and fall in puddles of fiery red.

The season of coats and mittens is fast approaching, and with it brings one thing with certainty: it’s time to cozy up our homes for fall.

Area rugs Adding warmth with an area rug or hall runner is super easy and sweet underfoot for the cooler months ahead. In the summer we tend to open up our spaces and let them breathe by de-cluttering the heavier fall & winter items like draperies, pillows, and rugs. As the temperatures begin to dip, consider adding an area rug or two in family living spaces, under the dining table, at the foot of the bed, or down a hallway to give your spaces increased texture and visual warmth.

Go for gold This ‘blast from the past’ metal has really taken off in the design world over the past few years, and

Eclectic living room. this fall is no exception! If you’ve thumbed through any design magazine in the last twelve months, you couldn’t have helped but noticed just how hot this metallic is... It’s everywhere.

Mirrors, vases, end tables, lighting; embrace the richness and brassiness, and mix it in with coppers and other burnt tones for a bit of drama and glamour.

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Add rust Not the nasty stuff you tend to find on your barbeques or the bottom of paint cans, mind you! If it works with your colour scheme to add tones of rust, burnt orange, terracotta, and amber, then go for it - the warmer, mellower shades will instantly give your spaces an earthier and more relaxed vibe.

Throw out a toss pillow or two, move a painting or

photograph containing the hue from a smaller room into an area more front and center... find ways to incorporate rusty coloured items into the mix for a deeper and richer feeling colour palette.

Candles I absolutely love adding candles to my spaces, and warming up for fall is no exception. Whether you

Foliage As much as I love incorporating live greenery into my spaces, I can’t seem to keep it alive long enough to enjoy it. For those with green thumb issues, try bringing in dried grasses, berries, and willow for a hit of the ‘outdoors’ indoors instead. A hurricane vase on the top of a console or on a window ledge somewhere filled with twigs or wild berries is a fantastic and clean looking way of adding touches of nature for fall.

Wood accents Driftwood, gourds, wooden trays, wood block tables, decorative wall accents... consider using nature’s finest materials and bring in some accessories in a natural wood tone or finish.

Referencing a more organic and natural look will infuse your rooms with a simple and relaxing ambiance... perfect for cold days and even colder nights.

Masculine but modern.

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Crispin Butterfield owns Urban Theory Interior Design in Kelowna. Find out more at www.designchick.ca.

Of Prime Interest: Mortgate advice for couples planning to divorce When a couple decides to divorce the financial assets they ave accumulated while together must be fairly divided and in many cases the largest shared asset is the matrimonial home.

Many couples assume that the house must be sold but that is not always the case.

A few years ago we all used to be able to access 95 per cent of the equity we had in our home. That limit was changed to 80 per cent; however, in the event of a divorce or separation or dissolution of a partnership you are able to stay in your home by purchasing your house from your ex-spouse or partner for up to 95 per cent of the existing value of the home.

With the spousal buyout program it is possible to, in essence, refinance the property to 95 per cent by way of one partner buying out the other with the equity in the home.

The two parties must both be on title and currently in the process of a separation where one will be keeping the property. He or she, upon qualification, will be able to purchase the home financed up to 95 per cent of the current value.

How is the down payment created?

In the case of 95 per cent financing the down payment is created from the existing equity.

As an example let’s say the existing home is currently valued at $500,000. The

new financing of 95 per cent equates to $475,000 and the existing $25,000 creates the down payment.

Any existing mortgage must be paid from the new mortgage funds. The excess can be used to pay out the partner, pay off debt or if 95 per cent is excessive we can assist you in figuring how much you will need.

A copy of the Offer to Purchase along with documents to confirm the sale price and the transfer of title will be a part of the transaction.

A full appraisal to determine the value is also required.

As these mortgages are high ratio (less than 20 per cent equity) they must be insured. If the mortgage was previously insured it is quite possible you will only pay a small portion and top up the existing premium.

In the case where the refinance is 80 per cent of the value of your home or lower, there would be no mortgage insurance.

The new mortgage can include matrimonial debts if they are listed on the separation or divorce agreement. Prepayment penalties and fees can also be included. This of course will only apply if there are sufficient funds to cover them.

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B.C. government eyes luxury tax on high-end property Tom Fletcher A roaring real estate market is expected to generate $200 million more than the province expected in property transfer tax this year, further pushing up housing costs in urban areas that are already beyond the reach of many people.

B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong says he is working on new ways to reduce the burden of a tax that hits properties every time they are sold. That could include a higher rate for high-priced properties, as suggested by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. He suggested it as a way to discourage property flipping in a city that sees bidding wars for all but the most costly

homes.

Since the tax was brought in by former premier Bill Vander Zalm in 1987, its take has grown to more

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than $1 billion a year. Since its inception, it has charged one per cent on the first $200,000 of the home

purchase price and two per cent on the rest, taking about $10,000 on the sale of a $600,000 home.

De Jong said last week he is considering adding a third step for high-end properties, with revenues used to reduce the burden on middle-priced homes. Another option considered for next February’s budget is to raise the exemption for first-time buyers, currently spared the tax up to $475,000.

“How many first-time buyers are purchasing homes in excess of that is a question that deserves to be asked before we tout a further reduction of that threshold,” de Jong said.

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Victoria’s index fell by 1.5 per cent.

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At 71 years old, there’s no stopping Patricia Harris’s continued momentum in providing excellence in rehabilitation care to those in need.

Boasting a health care career that spans a half-century fueled by passion and compassion, Harris is a recreation therapist assistant at the Village at Mill Creek, an assisted living and residential care facility in Kelowna.

It is a role the single mother of four pursued 25 years ago upon returning to college as a mature student.

At a commemorative reception held Thursday in Kelowna, Okanagan College proudly celebrated a quarter century of therapist assistant diploma student successes. Harris was on hand to reconnect with her then-classmates and current colleagues in the industry to mark the occasion.

“I remember studying 25 years ago and the skills instructors passed on to us as students have always stayed with me,” recalled Harris, a member of the 1990 program

intake and first graduating class.

Previously a practical nurse, Harris was working as an activity aid in Kelowna when she heard about a new program at the college that would offer the three pillars of physical, recreational and occupational therapist assistant training.

When it launched in 1990, the program was known as the rehabilitation assistant certificate program. It has now expanded into a two-year nationally accredited diploma.

“I’ve always worked in the health field. It felt like it would be something for me,” said Harris.

When she returned to the classroom at age 46, Harris experienced a healthy dose of fear and wasn’t totally sure about going back to school and jumping in next to 20-year-olds pursuing the same studies.

“The first four months I thought, am I going to be able to do this? I had homework every day,” recalled Harris.

“It was a learning curve, but the

instructors encouraged me and took the extra time to help explain things I didn’t understand. At one point it just clicked and by the time I graduated I felt I could keep going.”

“As an educator, it is extremely satisfying to bring 25 years of alumni together. They’re a great example of the successful careers the program has generated,” said Jennifer Stephenson, chair of the college’s therapist assistant diploma program.

“A total of 574 therapist assistant graduates have come through our doors at the college to date and we’re seeing a real increase in people interested in training in this field.”

The program has 40 students starting their studies this year, with a waiting list of 20. Stephenson adds that it’s a good thing there is a demonstrated interest.

With an aging baby-boomer generation she anticipates an increase in demand for therapist assistants to provide support in the community.

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UBCO Dean of Faculty of Health and Social Development Gordon Binsted (left) discusses health and wellness with Ulco Visser, whose foundation just donated $150,000 to the university. model and the long-term effects would ultimately be improved well-being in the community,” said Visser.

Accepting its first applications in 2016, each research proposal will identify its alignment with the World Health Organization’s comprehensive characterization of health: A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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In 2013, Visser donated $1.2 million to the campus to create a program of mindfulness.

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SURI, DEEPY On September 25th, Deepy Suri died at home after a courageous battle with cancer. At her side were her loving husband and son, mother and siblings. Deepy was a strong, determined young woman, and her trademark was her smile and compassionate nature. She always went above and beyond to support anyone in need. In fact, her most rewarding experience was volunteering at Hospice House helping patients and families in their time of need.

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Employment Career Opportunities MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

SAWMILL SUPERVISOR

Permanent, F/T required for Porcupine Wood Products located in Salmo, BC which boasts an abundance of outdoor activities including: fishing, hiking, hunting and skiing.

If you have 3 years of relevant supervisory experience and are interested in a challenging career with a strong growing organization please apply.

Send cover letter and resume to: johnt@ porcupinewood.com www.porcupinewood.com

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking US capable Class 1 Drivers required immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude.

Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Education/Trade Schools START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Information Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765 TRAIN TO be an apartment/condo manager. Many jobs registered with us. Good wages and benefits. Government Certified online course.

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Help Wanted EXPERIENCED Retail Liquor Store Manager for Osoyoos contact info@sagepub.ca MACHINIST APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY at CNC production machine shop.

Pre-Apprenticeship graduate preferred.

Reply to: jobs@quickturnmachine.com Okanagan Home Centre requires Office Administrator w/ excel. customer service skills, data entry & clerical duties.

Submit resume in person. 9am - 5pm at 2A 2720 Hwy 97 N.

Help Wanted

Employment

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Services

Services

Services

Services

Painting & Decorating

Help Wanted

Financial Services

Garden & Lawn

Landscaping

S. Sundher Orchard Ltd. 4381 Old Vernon Rd, Kelowna, BC Looking for farm worker, $10.49hr up to 40hrs/wk 6 days. Apple pruning, thinning, cherry picking/sorting 2016.

Ellison, Glenmore, Rutland, Oyama & Vernon area. 250765-5267davesandher@live.ca.

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

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

JIM’S MOWING. Book your Spring clean up. Lawn Maintenance & More!! 250-310-5467

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

Heat, Air, Refrig.

Machining & Metal Work

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

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

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

Medical/Dental MEDICAL Transcriptionists are in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-4661535 www.canscribe.com or info@canscribe.com

Work Wanted Senior would like to work evenings. No computer or typing. George 250-212-5034

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Services Mind Body Spirit ABSOLUTELY Guaranteed to be the best massage you’ll experience. Industry Trained.

Great Rates. Professional Studio. Welcoming Atmosphere.

Call Linda 250-862-3929 ASIAN MASSAGE. Lovely & Peaceful Setting. $60/Hour, $100/2 Hours. 250-317-3575 BLISS Deep & French Massage, 10 years experience.

Call 4 appt. 250-859-2272 THAI Massage. Totally relax & energize your body & mind.

(250)-801-7188

Financial Services AUTO FINANCING-Same Day Approval. Dream Catcher Auto Financing 1-800-910-6402 or www.PreApproval.cc

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

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

Personal Care THE HEALTHY WEIGHT SPECIALTY SERVICE is a 10-week program in the UBCO’s Inter professional Clinic which includes individual and/or group treatment services for weight loss, obesity and diabetes, binge-eating and emotional eating disorders, pre- and post-bariatric weight loss and maintenance, weight gain prevention, nutrition and physical activity changes, long-term weight management support. Cost for treatment is typically $200 (includes all treatment materials and a Fitbit for activity monitoring). A sliding scale fee structure and/or payment plan is available based on participant income. Call Marlis in the Clinic at 250-807-8241 today to see if this program is right for you.

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

Cleaning Services

AIRTIKA Heating Ltd. * Heat Pumps * Furnaces * Hot Water Tanks * Repairs & Installations airtika.com 778-821-2665

Home Improvements FULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928. www.paintspecial.com.

3 rooms for $299! Price incls.

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

Kitchen Cabinets

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

Moving & Storage AAA Best Rates Moving $59+.

FLAT Rates long dist. Weekly trips BC/AB. 250-861-3400 Allow Payless Moving to do the lifting for you. 1 man + truck $49/hr - 250-808-2938

A+ Service: JOE’S MOVING Reasonable Rates, Fully Equip’d Trucks, Local-long Distance, Storage Available.

No Job Too Small! Free Estimates. Call Joe: 250-470-8194

Kitchen & Bathroom Renovations. GEMINI BATHS 250-862-6991.Free Estimates.

FAMILY Movers. Moving?

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

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Collators & Inserters Duties include hand collating, straightening papers and pocket feeders on Alphaliner Machine.

Shifts start at 8:00 pm.

Minimum 2 to 3 days a week.

Approx. 16 to 24 hours per week.

Good, safe working conditions.

Interested applicants may drop off resumes to:

Kelowna Capital News c/o Glenn Beaudry 2495 Enterprise Way Kelowna, BC V1X 7K2 or Email: gbeaudry@kelownacapnews.com No phone calls please.

JULIE’S Cleaning. Bondable, Reliable Impeccable attention to detail. (236)420-0313

Courier/Delivery Services GEORGE’S DELIVERY. Pick-Up Truck for HIRE. $40.

(250)-212-5034

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

Garage Door Services

NEED A loan? Own property?

Have bad credit? We can help!

Call toll free 1-866-405-1228 firstandsecondmortgages.ca

ABC Overhead Door Install, service,repair all makes-doors & openers. 250-878-2911

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

This exciting opportunity is based in Nelson, BC, working collaboratively with member organizations throughout the West Kootenay Boundary. Our regional social sector is well regarded as dynamic and progressive. Our area offers unparalleled scenery and abundant opportunities for recreation, arts, culture and adventure.

This is a 28 hour per week position, starting in November, 2015.

Salary: $33 – $35 per hour (depending on experience) plus benefits.

The complete job description is available upon request, or at: www.thekoop.ca Deadline October 9th, 2015.

Please submit CV and cover letter to: shannon@thekoop.ca Questions about the position can be directed to: lynda@thekoop.ca

Livestock

Custom Painting by Louie. No job too small. Free Estimates Call 250-826-6137

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Creative Designer Black Press and its growing group of newspapers is looking to fill a full time position on our Creative Services team at our Kelowna Division.

Are you PROFICIENT in Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe Photoshop in a Mac environment?

If so, an opportunity exists for you to thrive in our very fast-paced creative department.

The successful candidate must have strong design skills, be a quick and accurate typist, and have a keen eye for detail.

Kelowna Capital News c/o Tessa Ringness 2495 Enterprise Way Kelowna, BC V1X 7K2 Email: tringness@kelownacapnews.com Absolutely no phone calls please.

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Government inspected free range chicken; AAA grain fed beef, no implants or hormones; butcher hogs. Taking orders. Call 1-250-546-9766

Pets

WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299 2 Coats Any Colour

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

Roofing & Skylights OK Roofing All repairs, maint., & re-roofs. Warranty on all work. Free Est., 878-1172

Rubbish Removal

SHEPHERD / WOLF CROSS PUPS FOR SALE. 3 females, 3 males; 5 weeks old. $250.00 Call (250) 803-5235 or email rickandlori@cablelan.net.

WOLF Hybrid Cubs. Reserve now. Sun Valley Wolf Kennels Kelowna. $1500. 250-765-4996 www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com

Give life .... register to be an organ donor today!

2Girls1Truck Rubbish Removal.

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

Sundecks KELOWNA DECK & RAIL. Vinyl, Alum., Topless Glass & Picket Railings 250 -878-2483

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for more information 1-800-663-6189 www.transplant.bc.ca

Fresh From the Fields

“Local Produce at Your p Doorstep”

To place an ad...call the pKelowna Capital News

250-763-7114

BELLA ROSA ORCHARDS

Bosc & Anjou Pears, Ambrosia, Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious, Spartan, Mac & Gala Apples, Artisto Gelato Available 120 Mail Road, Kelowna, BC Bring containers please.

Call (250)-763-5433

GRAPES: Concord & Diamond, .80¢/lb.

You Pick.

We also have jelly.

We are also at the Farmer’s Market on Wednesday & Saturday 2441 Lakha Rd Phone: 250-765-8935

Interested applicants may apply by letter, fax or email to:

JOB POSTING - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Pets & Livestock

Graziano Orchards

3455 Rose Rd. E. Kelowna Italian prunes and many variety of apples.

Small or large orders (250)-860-2644

GRIFFIN FARMS

3344 Elliott Rd. Westbank Roma Tomatoes, Apples, Bartlett Pears, Tomatoes, Gold & Elephant Heart Plums.

U-pick, or We-pick (250)-768-3343 Closed Sundays.

K&J PACIFIC PEACHES Apples, Macs, Spartan, Honeycrisp, Gala, Golden, Dels, JonaGolds, Ambrosia, Tomatoes, Veggies, Beets Closed Tuesdays 1145 Morrison Rd. (Must take McCurdy Rd to Morrison Rd.)

250-765-8184

If you see a wildfire, report it to

1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on most cellular networks.

www.grazianofamilyorchards.com

Bartlett, Aurora & Bosc Pears Ambrosia, Aurora Golden Gala, Sunrise, Silken, Spartan, Jonagold & Gala Apples

HAZELDELL ORCHARDS

1980 BYRNS ROAD

Apple/Pear Juice

250-862-4997

Hours: Monday - Saturday 9 -5:30; Sundays 10-5.

DON O’ RAY VEGETABLES

OPEN

9 AM-7 PM

DAILY PUMPKINS, apples, rhubarb, crab apples, berries, 7 DAYS melons, grapes, barlett pears, canning tomatoes, walla A WEEK! walla onions, eggplant, red onions, silver skin onions, squash, peaches & cream corn, potatoes, beans, carrots, kale, winter onions, cabbage, basil, dill & seed garlic and so much more!

Free range eggs, fresh pies & poppyseed strudel!

Stock up on unwashed winter storage potatoes!

Also vintage drinks, honey, fresh homemade juices & jams.

Fresh samosas made daily.

Butter chicken sauce & hot sauces.

3443 Benvoulin Rd. 250-860-2557 250-575-7806

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Real Estate

Rentals

Transportation

Acreage for Sale

Commercial/ Industrial

Cars - Sports & Imports

FOR LEASE 1250sqft shop w/office & 3phs power, 22’ ceiling, $1500/mo+ triple net.

Zoned for contractor sales. Industrial shop, landscaping business, etc. Fenced 1/2 acre service industrial lot available.

Central Westside Location. will build to suit. 250-769-7424

2001 Audi A4 Quattro, recent major service, exec. cond., 164k, $6,500. Call 1-250-5450269 evenings only

40 or 80 Acreage - Good for development. Services @ lot line. Selling due to old age.May take trade in Kelowna. House or duplex. The land is located near large shopping mall W Kildona, Winn., MB. Selling @ bargain price. Call 250-899-1064.

Houses For Sale DO you want the top home price? For professional info call Grant, Premier Canadian Properties at 250-862-6436 FREE EVALUATION

Mobile Homes & Parks Winter In Arizona 12x 55 Mobile Home Arizona City Completely furn. For More info 250-491-9029 Asking $6500 obo

Revenue Property Investment Opportunity Accredited Investors • To participate in Vancouver Real Estate Development • 17 Years Track Record • Several Projects completed or in progress with proven developer • History of completed projects • Attractive rates of return Call Wayne 250-7626281/250-575-6281

Homes for Rent 4Bdrm & 2 full bath 250-862-1025. $1500/mo utilites. Available Oct 1st

Recreational/Sale +

Great location Lower Mission - large family home; 4 beds, 3 bath, hardwood throughout entire home. n/p n/s. $2695/mo.

Call Linda 250-317-4248.

Senior Assisted Living Looking for 2 Seniors to share furnished 2 bdrm suite. ground level incl: utilites & cable, 3 meals, laundry & housekeeping.$1350 EA. 250-317-3341.

Shared Accommodation RESPONSIBLE Female pref.

Large Lovely, Quiet, Furnished House with Lovely View, a Balcony, Washer & Dryer, Cable & Internet with Private bath $475/mo 250-769-0661

Transportation

Rentals

Cars - Domestic

Apt/Condo for Rent Central 2 bdrm 1 bath, new W/D,new laminate, top floor $1100+water incl’d. Available Immediately. (250)864-0786

2002 Buick Century 172,284 km 310 motor 6V. Lady driven. $1000. Call 250-860-5739.

2003 Chevy Malibu Condition. $2900 (250)801-2907

Good Call

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

2013 Toyota Prius 5dr, 9,000km, extra new winter tires. Like new. $24,000 obo 1250-542-4115 leave msg

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

BEST DEALS IN KELOWNA!

Affordable 1, 2 & 3 Bdrms. AC, near schools, shopping & bus route. Insuite laundry H.Up’s.

Across from Park. Clean Quiet & Spacious.

Sorry NO Pets. Well Managed Building (250)-861-5605 or (250)-861-5657

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Do you know your diabetes ABCs?

A B C

2002 Mazda Protege hatchback, 5spd, great cond., 154,000km. $4,500 1-604997-6359

= AIC (measure of blood glucose levels over time) Recommended Target: 7.0% or below = Blood pressure Recommended Target: 130/80 mm Hg = Cholesterol Recommended Target: LDL: 2.0 mmol/L or lower.

Total cholesterol to HDL ratio: below 4

If you have diabetes, you are at increased risk for heart disease and stroke, and other complications such as eye and kidney disease, nerve damage and foot problems. Keeping your blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol in a healthy range can reduce your risk of complications.

For more information about staying healthy with diabetes, visit: www.diabetes.ca/Section_About/healthy.asp CANADIAN

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2012 Polaris RZR 900 XP with plow, many extras 1,172km $13,500. 250-549-0644

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MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048 SEXY, 42 DDD, 28/32 brown eyed brunette. Sexy & Sweet, Discreet. Enjoys couples & dom, GFE. Kelly 765-1098.

SEXY SANDY 38D, 29,34. Let’s Play 250-878-1514

WHERE DO YOU TURN Lets You Live Life.

Trucks & Vans

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

2002 Dodge B3500 Cargo Van 360, air, auto, very well maintained, $2,150 obo 1-250-3070798.

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Legal Notices

Legal Notices

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On August 21, 2015, at Ellis Street near Doyle Avenue, Kelowna, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Kelowna RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: a 31 foot 1991 Baja power boat, on or about 23:42 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence under sections 354(2) (possession of vehicle with obliterated vehicle identification number) and 355(a) (possession of stolen property over $5,000) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3088, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture

unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/ civilforfeiture.The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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Individuals or Companies listed below, take notice that Mario’s Towing Ltd., 3015 Sexsmith Rd., Kelowna BC, claims a lien pursuant to the WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT R.S.B.C. 1979 CA427 and amendment thereto, on your vehicles listed below. If the amount owed is not sooner paid, the below described vehicles will be sold on/after Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 10:00 am to recover the amount owed, plus the cost of sale.

Michelle Woodman Randell Bourque 2000 Ford Focus 2002 Acura 1.7EL VIN 1FAFP3632YW344338 VIN 2HHES3582H004403 Amount Owing $3033.50 Amount Owing $3705.00 Darell Woronchak Manuel Kopp 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2004 Marzda 3 VIN 1J4GZ78Y5RC344534 VIN JM1BK143041207145 Amount Owing $1809.00 Amount Owing $4611.73 David Lemky Jaymie Davis 2005 Freightliner 2000 Suzuki grand Vitara VIN JS3TD62VXY4121363 VIN 1FVJA6CVK5PV50910 Amount Owing $2086.75 Amount owing $11,162.50 Susan Boothman Lorna Frank 2008 Toyota Yaris 2001 Oldsmobile Alero VIN 1G3NL52E41C196110 VIN JTDBT923881293678 Amount Owing $4433.10 Amount Owing $3268.58

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Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

$100 & Under

Food Products

Free Items

Furniture

Furniture

1 Wicker Chair with cushions at $35. Call 778-478-7805.

Sale Roasting chickens & pickerel fillets. Call 204-4147892.

FREE: Horse Manure - Dilworth area. You load/we load.

By appt only. Call 250-7624600 & leave a message so we can get back to you to set up a time.

MOVING Sale. MUST Sell!!!

Complete furniture package for 3bdrm show home, including pictures and accesseries.

Excellent BROYHILL furniture in like new cond. Also includes antique roll top desk (780)875-4216, 780-870-7216

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

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MEMORIES

2 Walking Dolls for only $20.

Call 778-478-7805.

RAYOBI Radial-Arm saw on steel stand $99 obo. Call 250762-5721. See this Saturday.

FREE kittens, looking for a good home, can deliver. 250859-9441.

$200 & Under

Firewood/Fuel

Loveseat newer beige with deep cushions for sale @ $150. Call 778-478-7805

DRY Firewood. Delivered. Full size pick up w/rack $120/load.

250-878-5710, 778-480-1173

WHITE Frigidaire built-in dishwasher. Like new. First $125 take. Call 250-765-6104.

Furniture

$300 & Under

DINING room table, 6-10 seats, 4 captains chairs, 2 reg chairs, walnut, $550obo. 1-3 seat sofa & club chair in teak, $600obo. 250-764-8968

Lee-enďŹ eld 3 303 w/clip.Marlin model 80 .22 repeater.Must have pal. Call 250-764-3067.

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

Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale WWW ALZHEIMERBC ORG

CERAMIC Urns for your loved ones or pets, hand painted.

Phone Colleen: (250)766-4405

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Summer madness sale!� All buildings, all models. You’ll think we’ve gone mad deals. Call now and get your deal. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. Wanted

BUYING coin collections, silver coins, antique coins, old money, sterling silver, gold jewelry. Todd - 250-864-3521 Private Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Estates + Chad: 250-863-3082 Local.

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CONCRETE

ELECTRICAL

KITCHEN CABINETS

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

RETIRED CARPENTER

DANFORMS CONCRETE

Black & White Electric

FURNITURE Plus MFG

PLUMBING REPAIRS GEMINI BATHS

250-862-6991

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

250-870-8851

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

Hedge Pruning, Tree Removal, Fence Building, Rock Work, Cement Work

COMPETITIVE RATES

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

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MOVING & STORAGE PAYLESS MOVING

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250-808-2938

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Starting @ $49 > The Okanagan > Vancouver > Alberta

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

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

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Stamped, Exposed & Broom

778-215-7715

sidewalks, oors, foundations, retaining walls, stairs, wheelchair ramps.

Free Estimates • Call Dan

250-863-5419

Deck & Rail Free Estimates

Vinyl decking, all types of aluminum railings, topless glass railings, short & regular posts, fences & gates.

250-878-2483

NEIGHBOUR LABOUR YARD & HOUSEWORK $15

+up

/hr. (Kelowna)

Keeping costs low, using your supplies, doing it your way.

Call TIM

250-300-1768 or 250-765-0867

Promote your business in Kelowna’s Community Newspaper delivered FREE every Wednesday & Friday to over 45,000 homes.

RYDER ROOFING LTD. ROOFNOW Free estimates, senior discounts,

- Fully Insured - WCB Coverage - Senior Discounts

Kelowna

member of B.B.B. Fully insured, WCB coverage. All types of shingle roofing & torch on roofing systems. ‘From a hole in your roof to a whole new roof.’

www.kelownadeckandrail.com

250-765-3191

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

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

Re-upholstery also available.

LAWN & GARDENING

ROOFING

RENOVATIONS

www.blackandwhiteelectric.com

1040 Richter St. 250-215-1903

CertiďŹ ed Tradesman for driveways,

LANDSCAPING YARD MONKEY

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DANTE ID#378672

DIXIE ID# 370328 1.5 YEAR OLD DOMESTIC MED HAIR FEMALE

Hello! My name is Dixie and I would love the chance to be your best friend! I love to socialize and show off! I have a kittenish way about me and I love to be active. I will roll over for chin scratches and love to be groomed. I am a little on the Diva side, meaning that I would prefer you all to myself. Please come introduce yourself to me. It will be a pleasure to get to know you.

For some time now, many dogs have been lost or stolen in Kelowna and the surrounding areas.

GERTRUDE ID# 378305

5 YEAR OLD PITT BULL TERRIER MALE

Contrary to what Dante believes, he is NOT a lap dog! Dante is a strong dog with a large personality.

Before you read any further, we strongly recommend that you have extensive experience with such a strong, active dog. He needs further training, but he is quick to learn and understand his role. Dante would do best in a one dog home. If you have experience with this ‘Bullie’ breed, and are willing and able to give him the home he wants and needs, you should give him a chance.

6 YEAR OLD ROTTWEILER FEMALE

Hi! We’d like for you to meet Gertrude, lovingly referred to as ‘Gerti.’ We don’t know her background, but we do know she is a loving and soulful gal. We believe she had a hard life, so it’s time to give her the ‘good life,’ with humans that are capable of great care and much needed love. This calm, mature girl will be a great short-walk partner, working up to more exercise and weight loss. She is a great listener and lightens up any room with her smiling eyes and wagging tail.

TOLL FREE ANIMAL CRUELTY HOTLINE 1-855-622-7722 (BC SPCA) The call centre is open 7 days a week from 8am - 7:30pm.

If there is an animal emergency outside of these hours, please contact your local SPCA.

Prevent this outrage.

Contact your local SPCA for lost or found pets.

3.5 YEAR OLD DOMESTIC SHORT HAIR FEMALE

Hello! My name is Jenga! I am such an affectionate cat, that I would thrive in a home that has a lot of love to give. Do you seek affection? I do!

If you also like petting, purrs, and paws kneading your lap, I think we might have a LOT in common. I’m looking for someone who enjoys quiet times and togetherness. Could that someone be you? If so, please talk to one of the SPCA staff to have us meet.

11 WEEK OLD KITTEN DOMESTIC SHORT HAIR FEMALE

To report an animal in distress… call

Get to know your neighbours, and their pets, too, as this crime of stealing pets is growing at an alarming rate.

JENGA ID# 368242

LEXI ID# 375856

To learn more about the Kelowna BC SPCA Branch, such as location, adoption fees, and hours of operation, visit our web site: spca.bc.ca/kelowna.

Please note that all cat/kitten and dog/ puppy BC SPCA adoptions come with a microchip and registration into BC Pet Registry. For more information, please visit bcpetregistry.ca, or call our Call Centre at 1-855-622-7722.

Visit the BC SPCA provincial website to find out more about the 5 steps to adoption.

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PATCHES ID# 376800 5 YEAR OLD SILVER MARTEN RABBIT MALE

Hello, my name is Patches and I am a cute little bunny with a lot of likes. I love to be scratched between my ears, and munching on celery tops and apples. If you are looking for a special interactive little boy with a very inquisitive personality, then please ask the Staff about me at the Kelowna SPCA.

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Hi, my name is Razzle! I am here awaiting my new family and my very own home. I love to socialize and would make a wonderful couch purrtato! I would love to show you that I am an amazing companion. I am very inquisitive and love to ‘help’ with what you are doing. If I sound like a match, please come introduce yourself.

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