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SOLE POWER — Abuse victim Linda McLean led the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes procession in support of the South Okanagan Women in Need Society which began at the Rotary Park Thursday afternoon. In addition to raising money for the purchase of more emergency shelter space the event was also to raise awareness about the problem of abusive relationships and what can be done about it. For story and photo see page 3.

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Though the little community of Kaleden has its own polling station, a portion of its population is being directed to vote in Penticton on Oct. 19.

“I asked my wife why we had to vote in Penticton, then I got calls from neighbours who said they have been instructed to vote at the South Main Seniors’ Drop-in Centre,” said Tom Siddon, who represents the area to the Regional District South Okanagan Similkameen.

“It’s appalling to send people to town when we have always had a polling station here in Kaleden,” said Siddon. “It makes no sense to drive eight kilometres each way to vote when we can vote in the community, virtually across the street.”

Bob Handfield, another Kaleden resident, is also being directed to vote in Penticton. He’s concerned the distance could cause issues for neighbours who have problems getting around.

“It is not that big a deal for me, it is not going to stop me from voting,” said Handfield, who drove to the Elections Canada office to ask about the change. He was told he had to go to the polling station listed on his registration card and was given an address where he could write to complain.

“That won’t do any good now,” said Handfield.

Like Handfield, Siddon — who is a former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister — has lived in Kaleden for many years and voted at a local polling station.

Siddon said he and his wife inquired at the local Elections Canada office they were simply told ‘this is the way it is being done.’

“We have many people, especially the elderly — I am one of those but not quite there — but we have people in their 80s, who don’t particularly like to drive to town and have always voted in Kaleden and now they are annoyed,” said Siddon.

Both Siddon and Handfield were told the change was made in an attempt to equalize

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“Obviously, they don’t have a clue — whoever did this — about the geography of where people live and how far they have to drive,” said Siddon. “Why don’t we use what we have for people in the community to vote,” he said. “Whenever we have gone to the local polling station, there is never a lineup. You are out of there in five minutes.”

Rebecca Post, Election Canada’s returning officer for the South Okanagan West Kootenay riding, said she was unable to comment.

“I am not supposed to speak to the media other than factual information. This is an opinion,” said Post referring the question to Dorothy Sitek, Election Canada’s media advisor for B.C. “It is important that polling locations be located at a reasonable distance for electors,” said Sitek, stressing the word reasonable. “It doesn’t necessarily mean everyone in the same neighbourhood is going to be sent to the same polling location.”

Sitek said there are a wide variety of factors that go into choosing a polling location, which is done by local Elections Canada officials.

“Any adjustments are made at the local level. That is the person who is in the best position to help you, if a change is required,” said Sitek. She added that there are a number of options for voting, including voting via mail.

“You can request a special ballot kit to be mailed to you and you can do that right up until Oct. 13. We need time to mail the kit to you and you need time to mail it back to meet the deadline of Oct. 19,” said Sitek.

Siddon expects there are likely to be more hiccups and speculates the change may be due to a computer system reallocating where they vote, without human involvement.

“In Kaleden, we have a high demographic of older people. Those things they don’t consider,” said Siddon. “It’s a sign of the way things are done, in an impersonal way.”

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Local woman marches on as a survivor Mark Brett

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Growing up in an abusive environment, Georgina Doumont vowed she would never make the same mistake her mother did.

It was a promise she could not keep.

Her first marriage of 25 years and a second relationship that lasted 10 years both involved some form of abuse by her partners.

In the last situation she literally found herself out on the street with no money, nowhere to live and with no friends or family to help.

“At that stage you just get to the point where there is no you anymore and you wake up one morning and you say, oh my God I’m living my mothers life,” recalled the 61-year-old Penticton woman. “The thing is, is in this circumstance it was disguised as love but it was verbally and mentally very abusive and controlling.”

Today the 61-year-old Penticton resident is happy, successful and most importantly, not living every day in fear.

Her world changed that day, when, with nowhere else to turn, she reached out to the South Okanagan Women in Need Society (SOWINS) and moved in the transition house.

Doumont shared her story

GeorGina Doumont with some of the flags placed in rotary Park thursday showing the number of women and children who were turned away in 2014 because the existing shelter was over capacity. Doumont was in several abusive relationships in her life and was helped by the South okanagan Women in need Society.

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Thursday afternoon with those attending the SOWINS Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser and awareness event.

“I learned being someone who was abused, that’s not my shame I didn’t do that to myself,” she said. “I really don’t know where I would be without them (SOWINS).

I am a survivor, we are all

survivors. SOWINS gave me the strength to go to school, and they gave me the confidence to get out and network and meet other women and find myself a good paying job and now I own a condo and have no debts and I’m doing really well.

“I think we owe it to the rest of the world, to the women that are in third world

countries that are being raped and maimed murdered, we’re their hope, we’re the only hope they have. Living in a free society, seeing if they fight and they support each other, they can make a change.”

According to SOWINS executive director Debbie Scarborough, Doumont’s case is far too common.

“I’ve worked in the anti violence sector and the criminal justice system for over 30 years and I’ve worked with a lot of women who have been shot, stabbed, had broken bones, were threatened, that have died of homicide and have died of suicide. No, her story is not isolated,” said Scarborough. “I think all the service providers and the

agencies have done and are doing a great job getting the message out there that you do not have to tolerate abuse and that there are options but are we eradicating abuse? No. “I understand why women stay (in abusive relationships) and I get why some of them will opt for suicide at the end of the day because they can’t get away, they can’t get away.”

A key aspect of the awareness aspect is to let women understand who are still in those shoes, there is help.

“Our clients are going to be out there today,” said Scarborough. “The women and children we serve, they’re going to be watching and it’s really important that they understand all those people believe that no one should be living in fear, that we support them in their journey whether they’re still living in abuse, returning to abuse or clear and living with the impact, that we’re there to support them and we’re not going to judge them. That’s what I hope to accomplish today.

Doumont stressed that too was the most important part of her message to those at Thursday’s rally.

“If you think there is no place to go, there is. If you think there’s no one that cares, they do. And if you think there is no hope, take a look around you right now,” she said.

B.C. Winter Games geared up for volunteer drive Western News Staff

Penticton has got game — and it will be raised to a whole new level as volunteers learn new skills in event management and visitor hosting.

With the opening of the office on 90-246 Martin St., Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games staff are ready to accept in-person volunteer registrations to support the event — scheduled for Feb. 25 to 28, 2016 — and showcase their Penticton spirit.

“The BC Winter Games will not only celebrate community and sport, but give volunteers an opportunity to develop their skills and experience in hosting events. This will provide a benefit to Penticton and neighbouring communities for years to come,” said president Bill Bidlake. “We encourage everyone in the South Okanagan to join us in leaving a lasting legacy for the region.”

The Host Society is organized by a board of directors led by president Bill Bidlake and vice-president Doug MacMil-

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go to www.bcgames.org and click on the flashing “Volunteer now” button. You can select the directorate of your choice – drawing on your skills. Or, in person stop by the BC Winter Games office at 90-246 Martin St. to register on site.

The B.C. Winter Games showcase the province’s best young developing athletes. The B.C. Winter Games provide a unique opportunity for athletes to experience provincial competition in a multi-sport Games setting, taking the first step towards the national and international stage.

Competition will take place over four days in 17 sports such as badminton, biathlon, basketball, curling, diving, figure skating, gymnastics, judo, karate, skiing and speed skating.

This will be the fourth time Penticton has hosted the B.C. Games. The city was the host of the inaugural B.C. Summer Games in 1978, the 1990 B.C. Winter Games and the 1995 B.C. Summer Games.

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The more efficient the Games, the more that can be reinvested into sport development as a legacy.

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‘Dr. Frankenstein’ of guns pleads guilty Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

A man who police referred to as the “Dr.

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Bradley Michael Friesen, 38, pleaded guilty to a total of 26 charges in B.C. Supreme Court

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‘Ice getting very thin’ for man with 57 convictions Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

A judge hesitated to show leniency to a repeat offender who robbed the same liquor store twice in Penticton, calling him a “broken record.”

Lawrence Jordan Brown, 25, received six months in jail plus time served since his December 2014 arrest after pleading guilty to assault with intent to resist arrest, theft under $5,000, resisting a peace officer and two breaches of probation.

Brown, who has 57 prior convictions including some for robbery, was listed in 2012 as one of B.C.’s Top 10 most wanted car thieves. He tested the compassion of Judge Greg Koturbash, who noted that Brown has a “very difficult background to read about” having been subject to a violent family history, overt racism, using drugs at a young age and being segregated from his classmates in school “At some point, and this point has arrived, sentencing court must conclude that the offender has been given several opportunities to overcome whatever hardships he’s encountered,” Koturbash said.

“Mr. Brown having said all that though I’m not prepared to give up on you entirely,” Koturbash said. “But I can say that the ice is getting very thin.”

Brown, who appeared via video from the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre in Penticton Provincial Court, was fidgeting and held his head in his hands for

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Brown entered the Government Street Liquor Store on Dec. 10, 2014 around 9 p.m., told the staff he’d forgotten his wallet and left. After Brown left the liquor store staff noticed he had stolen a bottle of vodka. Brown returned to the store 90 minutes later, and this time employees locked the door to keep him inside. Brown struggled with an employee over a flat of mini bottles, throwing a female employee against a wall and hurting her back.

A male employee then tussled with Brown until the two ended up outside when police arrived.

The male employee and the peace officer were able to subdue Brown after a struggle that bruised and

cracked the ribs of the officer.

Brown continued to resist after being handcuffed and gave police trouble back at the detachment calling them “pigs” and “goofs” and being uncooperative.

Koturbash noted that Brown had been previously sentenced for theft from the same liquor store, and he was on probation at the time of the most recent offence.

Two days after his arrest Brown assaulted another inmate while in custody and in April Brown was found in possession of contraband. In December 2015 Brown assaulted another inmate, receiving 24 days of segregation.

There were also multiple instances where Brown refused to follow directions from corrections officers and would open his cell window and smoke marijuana.

“I do have a great deal of compassion for you Mr. Brown,” Koturbash said referring to Brown’s troubling background.

“At the same time Mr. Brown I’ve got a duty to protect the public and the citizens of Penticton.

It’s particularly aggravating as I indicated that you went back to this very same Government (Street) Liquor Store.”

Brown received two years probation, was ordered not to attend the Government Street Liquor Store or have any contact with the employees involved in the incident and was ordered to pay a $1,000 victim surcharge.

“I do want to wish you good luck. I hope you can turn this boat around and make the right choices going forward,” Koturbash said.

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Delays in alleged kidnapping case Dale Boyd

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The defence for the three accused in a alleged kidnapping of a Penticton man in May are frustrated with the delays their clients are facing.

Three of the four accused, Kerry Ellis, Carey Anderson and Albert Fontaine appeared in court via video briefly as their lawyers aired their

grievances with the slow pace of proceedings.

The fourth co-accused, John Szanto, who was sentenced to three years in jail on an unrelated assault charge on Sept. 24, was taken out of custody and into questioning by the RCMP and was unable to make his court appearance.

“Can we get a warrant out for the RCMP?” Anderson’s defence, James Pennington, said.

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Fontaine’s counsel, Norman Yates, said it was the 10th appearance without the matter moving forward.

“In fact, (the case) has gone backwards since August,” Yates said.

“It’s becoming very frustrating for council and for Mr. Fontaine and I suspect for Mr. Pennington,” Yates said.

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Paul Varga was removed as council for John Szanto and instead Vernon lawyer Juan O’Quinn will be taking the case.

“It needs to get in front of a judge without further delay,” Yates said.

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Giving thanks What will you be thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend?

More than another long-weekend, offering much-needed respite from work or school, or the kick-off to the season of celebrations, this is a time to spend time with family and friends, making memories over good food and even better company, but it’s also an opportunity to spend at least a little time in reflection as well.

What is it that you are thankful for?

The people at your Thanksgiving table and the food you’ll enjoy? The warm, inviting home from which to welcome your guests?

The work that allows you to provide for those you love? How about the community that provides safe passage for your guests and parks where your children and their friends can run off steam in between turkey dinner and pumpkin pie.

As you reflect on those things you are most thankful for, pause to let the people who make a difference in your life know you appreciate them – your loved ones, those coworkers who make your job easier, the police officer you pass on the avenue, the volunteers who coach the teams, organize committees and build community.

Too often we let these opportunities slip away in our rush through daily life, but in the end, you’ll never regret that moment taken for a kind word to those who make a difference.

And for us here at the Penticton Western News, we are so thankful for the many individuals who help us bring you news that matters each and every week. Without our PENTICTON WESTERN dedicated team, our newspaper carriers, our advertisers and readers, the Penticton Western News would not be possible, so to all of you, we give thanks.

We wish you a weekend of good friends and family, and yes, a little time for quiet reflection.

Have a very happy Thanksgiving!

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Calling all puckheads and poolies

The puck dropped on the National Hockey League’s 97th season on Wednesday and what better way to add to the enjoyment of another season than entering a hockey pool?

Have you signed up for the Penticton Western News Cup Online Hockey Pool yet? It’s free to join and there will be more than $4,500 in prizes to be won. Also, if you can top me, you will be eligible for an additional prize. Get your friends in on it too. It can create friendly bragging wars throughout the season.

Being in pools causes you to follow certain players. I find myself at times checking the various apps on my phone to see how my players perform, or don’t. Sometimes I don’t have the patience to wait for the highlights to find out who produced for me. Among the players I will follow closely in this pool will be Edmonton Oilers rookie Connor McDavid as well as second-year Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat, who are among the players I have chosen. I’m also counting on Duncan Keith to help

Emanuel Sequeira From the sidelines lead me to the top. I decided I should add some Penticton flavour with the former Panther.

There is another player with a Penticton connection you can choose in rising star Ryan Johansen, who played one season with the Vees in 2008-09. He played in his first all-star game in Columbus last season.

When it comes to picking players, if you’re in other pools and did your homework then you will be ahead of the game

in this one. I did mine as I recently had drafts for a keeper league and one-year pool.

Aside from a couple of decisions made in each, I’m very happy with the team’s I have.

In fact, in my keeper pool, a friend told me he believes I have the team to beat. I sure hope he’s right. I’m ready for any takers in this one.

Even though you are not drafting players in the Western News pool, decisions can be tough. For example, in box one, you have your choice of Pittsburgh Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, their arch nemesis from the Philadelphia Flyers in Claude Giroux, Tyler Seguin a shining star with the Dallas Stars, super sniper Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning and New Islanders captain John Tavares — who will now be showing off his incredible skills in Brooklyn (that’s right, the team left Long Island for the Barclay’s Centre). It was a difficult choice for me with this group, especially being a big Tavares fan.

One of the differences with

this pool is that you are also given options to pick players from each of the Canadian teams. There is also a box to select a Canadian team. You earn two points per team win and a bonus point for a shutout.

However, you lose a point for losses. As big of a Canucks fan as I am, I did not pick them. I try to avoid picking with my heart to give myself the best chance to win.

I look forward to the challenge of being chased by, you, our reader, or doing the chasing.

Get in on the fun if you haven’t signed up. Did I mention that it’s free? You can’t beat that.

To sign up, visit our website, www.pentictonwesternnews. com/contests. The fine details of the contest are there. Once you click on the logo or pool name it will direct you to www. officepools.com to get you started. Once you’re done, watch the points pile up for your team.

Good luck everyone.

Emanuel Sequeira is the sports editor for the Penticton Western News.

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Have a say, get out and vote Voting is a democratic right and privilege. It is your one opportunity to have a say in the direction you want Canada to go, and while apathy seems like an easy alternative, it hurts our democratic process and you are more likely to be unhappy with the results.

Yes, the campaign rhetoric and electioneering hype seem like just so much drama and posturing that has been unlikely to lead to action if/when elected. That can definitely be disillusioning and defeating. But the only way to create change is by being persistent and perhaps by voting for change in our electoral system. Thanks to the internet, there are ways to cut through all that and focus on what really matters: the underlying beliefs and philosophies that drive all the rhetoric as well as the action that follows.

Billions of dollars are invested in campaigning. Let’s be responsible voters and spend an hour or so educating ourselves so we can make a thoughtful, well-considered decision at the polls. Don’t just vote the way you’ve always voted or vote the way your parents/partners/ friends do. Decide for yourself what’s important to you and which party best represents that.

Here are a couple of websites that can help clarify which party best reflects your own views: canada.isidewith.com/politicalquiz or votecompass.cbc.ca.

Each quiz asks a series of questions about various issues, then tells you which party’s ideology or platform matches your answers best. It’ll take about 15-30 minutes, but it is time well spent. Once you have found out which party is the best match for you, you can fo-

Race shouldn’t be so close

Watching the longest election any of us have had to endure makes me astonished that the race is reported as being as close as it is.

In Canada we elect representatives, not rulers. Representatives are elected to work for the rights and interests of all their constituents. This means that even though 60 per cent do not support the Conservatives, they are tasked with looking at what the citizens want and trying to work to that end. Conservative MPs are forced to vote the party line rather than actually representing their region.

The hard fact is that Stephen Harper’s government has done a poor job over the past eight years, promising balanced budgets and delivering eight deficits and two recessions. They continue to monger fear, hatred and racism across our nation which has long prided itself as an example of multiculturalism.

It is no wonder that Harper hired the attack ad people that worked for George W Bush and swapped out “Real Americans” for “Old Stock Canadians,” spitting in the face of every veteran who gave their life for our right to citizenship.

The sad fact is that Stephen Harper is Canada’s George W. Bush and it is time for him to take his backwards beliefs elsewhere.

Terry Keough Rock Creek

Squashing the strategic voting myth

For the past month the “need to vote strategically” has been trumpeted, culminating in a large ad in a Penticton paper asserting that in our riding the “strategic” way to ensure a Conservative defeat is for Reds and Greens to bite the bullet and turn Orange.

Assertions in that ad, and by our local Orange candidate, are based on outdated statistics gathered after the election in 2011, for a deceased riding. The new riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay is a very different entity. Times have

cus on what that party is saying, or compare its candidates to others. If you are still in doubt, you can choose some specific issues that are dear to your heart and focus on those, or choose to vote strategically (check out leadnow.ca, votetogether.ca or dogwoodinitiative.org for guidance).

If you don’t like any of the options on the ballot, you can even express that opinion by voting and spoiling your ballot. While it won’t influence the overall outcome, even a spoiled ballot is considered a vote and a statement. Ballots are spoiled when you choose no option, more than one option, or mark/ write across the entire ballot.

If you need information about where or when to vote, or about the candidates in your riding, check out Elections Canada at www.elections.ca. And if you

changed significantly, too.

After knocking on thousands of doors, Team Trudeau reports that the conservative element in the South Okanagan sector of the new riding is increasingly turning Red, out of disgust at Harper. While in West Kootenay those who once might have favoured the NDP are bewildered, to say the least, by Mulcair’s bolt across the spectrum into the land of the tight-fisted Blues.

“Strategic” voting is not at all a sure thing, in other words. Votes can shift suddenly. Polls have become notoriously unreliable, as the recent election in British Columbia demonstrated.

Recent articles in the Huffington Post and Macleans have both made the point that past elections are not necessarily indicative of future results. Bryan Breguet of TooCloseToCall.ca, which analyzes public polling, advises, “Stop worrying about splitting the vote and simply cast your ballot for your first option.”

I respect our Red candidate and the Orange and Green opponents. I believe our Liberal candidate has the experience in governance and public administration to carry the needs of our new riding back to Ottawa.

Barbara Lambert Penticton

Vote on policies that matter

Stephen Harper is promoting the Conservatives as the only party that will stand up for “Canadian values” by disputing a court decision that allows religious face coverings while taking the citizenship ceremonial oath.

In February of 2012, Immigration Minister Jason Kenny hired six federal employees to pretend to be new Canadians during a citizenship ceremony for a Sun News broadcast.

How ironic that Kenny seems to have forgotten this incident when he recently emphasized the solemnity of citizenship ceremonies in an anti-niqab statement It should be noted that “Canadian values” are ignored by Harper on policies of importance such as his ill-treatment of vet-

need a ride to the polling station, your local candidate’s office may be able to help.

Please exercise your right and privilege in this election, especially if you are concerned about the status quo: the steady erosion of Canadian health and social benefits, environmental protection, scientific excellence, global reputation, and democracy; or the steady rise in wealth and power of the top 10 per cent and corporations at the expense of the middle class and poor.

I don’t know about you, but this is not the mercenary Canada I remember or want. And it’s true: all it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing. Don’t be one of those good people who do nothing, please vote!

Rhea Redivo Penticton

erans, refugees and First Nations.

Canada is a pariah amongst nations for impeding international agreements on the environment and climate change. This list is endless.

Harper’s campaign on division and fear are not “Canadian values.”

Please base your vote on policies that matter, rather than on two women’s dress preferences during a purely ceremonial oath taking.

John Dorn Summerland

Our changing Canada

I immigrated to Canada from the U.K. 36 years ago.

As I watched xenophobia gain strength in so many parts of Europe, I was proud to be Canadian and part of this multicultural society — a mosaic, yet inclusive and working together for the common good.

Now, I find my husband and I and our two children, born here in Canada, are second-class citizens because we have or are eligible for dual citizenship.

Mr. Harper is quoted in the National Post, May 5, 2012 as saying, “You won’t recognize Canada when I am through with it.” As I watch xenophobia take root in this country with the focus on religious differences and changes to citizenship, my heart breaks for the Canada I love.

Jean Makosz Penticton

Tired of the digs

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May was able to get her word in edgewise through the Twitter networking tool during the September 17th Globe and Mail-NDPLiberal-Conservative TV show in Calgary.

I would not dignify the event by calling it a debate. The background to Elizabeth May’s cogent remarks was the chorus of The Three Amigos - Mulcair, Harper and Trudeau in an unremitting cacophony of hackneyed phrases and tired digs.

Again, May demonstrates more integrity that all the old-line leaders put together.

Dave Cursons Cawston

A selection of comments on Penticton Western News stories found online:

On Parking changes coming to Penticton’s downtown: “Parking is a big concern. Especially around city hall. Making seniors and disabled walk further to do business with you.”

— posted by Rick Tiffin

“Cutting the parking from 96 to 49 is a bad idea come summer. Where are they gonna make up the money from the missing meters?

Also, where are the tourists to park come summer?”

— posted by Kevin Peters

“If the plan is anything like what they did to Martin Street then it’s a huge waste of money.”

— posted by Jordan Holt

“It actually looks really good. And for the people talking about no parking and loss of business, if you look at other small cities who have decreased parking spaces downtown, you actually get an increase in people shopping as people walk by the stores and shop instead of driving by. It’s about turning downtown into a destination, instead of driving through it.”

— posted by Brendan Michaud

“Beautiful plans. Bad idea for parking.”

— posted by Brad King DeKoning

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My wish for the SS Sicamous area I am concerned some of the natural riches of this proposed marine park, especially the area around the groyne, could be lost or compromised.

My appreciation and awareness of its wildlife attributes have grown over time. One day it could be a mother merganser with a string of babies in tow hugging the shoreline. Another time it might be grebes diving alongside the groyne or a flock of American Coots huddling together offshore on the lookout for a nearby eagle or

mallard ducks and widgeons on their bellies nibbling grass near the Sicamous and Rose Garden. In the bay east of the vessels and sometimes off the end of the groyne, the swans in winter are a delight to see and make me chuckle when all at once they tip bottomsup to feed. Also, a myriad of songbirds and other birds frequent the area.

The groyne and surrounding waters feature an ever changing display of wildlife riches. Although man-made, the groyne is similar to an artificial ocean reef in that over

Way of business

The NDP and the Liberals promise to revitalize our economy by creating new green jobs and fostering the growth of industry.

We’re all for that, but need to know more about how this might happen.

Free trade is now the way of doing business. Our industries and associated jobs were once protected by tariffs, but this hasn’t been the case for a long time. Manufacturing goes to places with low cost overheads including wages, plant costs and environmental controls. That’s why most manufacturing has moved to China and India and why our auto plants and jobs keep trickling down to Mexico. We’re addicted to the low retail prices that come from this. Just check the place of origin on things in Walmart. Justin and Tom probably don’t shop at Walmart though.

How might the Liberals and NDP reverse this trend? By abandoning free trade and reestablishing tariffs? Subsidies and tax relief for Canadian industry? Wage and price controls? Less environmental controls on industry? Will there be a big fat bureaucracy to regulate all of this. Consumers around the world are motivated to buy things by the price tag so we must be competitive to succeed.

Both the Liberals and the NDP refuse to support the resource sector and business, the proven engines of our economy. They want to tax them instead. Justin says to tax the rich and promises a chicken in every pot for the middle class. That’s an old line, but it’s always worth a try. First it was going to be a self-balancing budget, now he wants big spending with a deficit for three years. One dose of Trudeau economics per lifetime was enough. Merci.

Mr. Mulcair’s incentive program for small business brings to mind 101 NDP Dragon’s Dens across the country with applicants given tax breaks and subsidies on the social and environmental benefits of their proposals instead of on their business merits. I see ventures like a pine tar soap factory and belly button lint removal clinics in the offing. The real Dragons have a good grasp of how small business works and some of them have forecasted disaster with an NDP run economy.

The NDP have always been very good at spending and re-distributing wealth, but do poorly at creating it.

John Thompson Kaleden

Justin-time

“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” — Victor Hugo Recently, I took my 93-year-old mom, Rita, for a Sunday drive through the South Okanagan. As she quietly observed the gifts of living here, I reflected on her life.

She proudly wears a Justin Trudeau pin

time it creates its own habitat. Not only does this area support a wide variety of waterfowl, many of whom come ashore, but also other wildlife such as muskrats who have several underwater entrances presumably to access their den(s).

The end of the groyne is rather unique in that it provides the opportunity to be either near or at lake level.

This almost 360-degree lake level view is unusual and magical. Furthermore, the ring of rocks at the tip allows birds (especially young ones)

and a Liberal pin, and is one of those ‘dyed in the wool Liberals’ to which people so often refer. Red is her favourite colour!

She was married for 70 years, built tanks during the war, raised 10 kids, fostered eight more, enjoyed knitting and following politics. She ran locally as a Liberal candidate and cherished receiving copies of Senate Discussions from her brother-in-law, Paul Lucier, who had been appointed Senator by Pierre Trudeau. These documents provided fuel for a few spirited debates between her and dad, the ‘dyed-in-the-wool NDP.’ All her life, mom pioneered for change.

She initiated and supported service groups for single mom’s in need of vitamins, diapers and formula; kids with learning disabilities; schizophrenia awareness; homelessness and anti-pornography. She just wanted a better world for us.

Alongside the myriad of family pictures on her wall at the senior’s residence is an impressive display of tributes; a Christmas card from John Turner’s family, a congratulatory 50th wedding anniversary letter from Jean Chretien, a Paul Harris Fellowship Award, an acknowledgement from the Governor General and a certificate from then-Mayor Dan Ashton deeming her one of ‘Penticton’s Treasures.’ According to Bradshaw psychology, the final challenge in life is the elder’s reflection. The measurement is ‘a life well lived’ (where their efforts have been recognized) — versus despair (depression). Mom and others of her generation deserve to bear witness in their lifetime to some of the change for which they have advocated to make a difference in our world and in their mind.

Conservatives want status quo. NDP plans for change eventually. The Liberals will facilitate immediate change. Mom says it’s “Justin’s Time.” I agree.

Kathrine Lucier Penticton

The truth shall set you free

By repeating a half-truth or outright fallacy often enough it’s repetitious nature will often convince the casual listener of it’s validity. Such is true regarding Conservative claims about the NDP years in B.C. I’m old enough to remember the years prior to the NDP election. At the time, as a psychiatric aide at Riverview Mental Hospital, I witnessed patients coming for evaluations waiting as much as six weeks to see a psychiatrist all the while residing in a ward with committed patients. Nurses did as well as could be expected with limited resources.

And Lord help you if you wanted better schooling for your children, needed treatment at hospitals, were disabled or a young single parent barely existing on social service.

Growth was important, but, while “flying Phil” was spending countless millions on pet

some protection from rough waters and a place to rest and play. The groyne’s gravellike surface is better to walk on in winter, less ice prone than a wooden or concrete surface. This general area is a haven for photographers, bird watchers, fishermen and a myriad of folk, reading, strolling about chatting and/ or gazing at the vistas and admiring the vessels.

I believe the SS Sicamous and the two other vessels deserve surroundings which compliment a serene, stately ambience respectful of a

bygone era. Likewise, the waterfowl and other wildlife using the area require easy and uninterrupted passage in the waters surrounding the groyne. Intrusive structures such as motor boat moorage facilities and a log boom plus the motor boats themselves could well impede and limit waterfowl and wildlife use in this area. Also, there is the potential for motor boat oil spillage in the water. In addition, more active, noisier uses including power boats would detract from the vessels majestic grandeur.

road projects the myopic vision of that government lost focus of critical needs.

The election of the NDP in B.C., thankfully, went a long way to address the inequities. It had it’s costs, however, after years of prior neglect one could not expect a different outcome. B.C. certainly did not fall apart as a result of NDP elections, nor was it a disaster as hyped by the Conservatives. The fact is, on the whole, the NDP accomplished a lot of good including having the vision to begin a viable rapid transit system and save our farmland from rapacious and reckless development.

Currently the Conservatives can also be accused of a similar myopic vision. Oil an gas companies are given millions in subsidies while our veterans have unresolved problems and our native communities education and health care remain badly underfunded.

Even our scientists, who offered a “check and balance” against bad practices, have had cuts and are no longer allowed to express an opinion publicly.

And it’s not difficult to imagine that if you have insufficient meat inspectors or allow some industries — railways for example — to police themselves or set their own rules, serious situations may occur.

Now, the Conservatives are running a campaign of divisive rhetoric, unfounded fears and many claims that fail under scrutiny.

But I’ve been around long enough to discern fact from fiction so, I’m not afraid of an NDP government. A fresh approach could be beneficial and the world will keep on spinning.

Jeff Bedard Penticton

A meal worth the ticket

After our fantastic dinner on top of a gorgeous mountain top we were interviewed by a TV news person which was aired shortly afterwards.

We became almost celebrities with people and friends we know who saw us on TV. They wanted all the information on how they can arrange a private dinner with the same settings and Theo’s catering dinner on the same mountain top. We had replied saying to experience this wonderful meal and scenery up high would be to purchase a ticket.

Our meal with Theo’s and his Red Seal Chef on top of the mountain above Skaha Lake is something we will never forget. The view, the people who brought this together (along with our very funny helicopter pilot) made this special event worth 10,000 times (feet) more than the purchase of a ticket. We highly recommend getting in on the chance of winning this great experience and also the opportunity to help raise money for the OSNS Child and Youth Development Centre.

Karl Holowach Penticton

My wish for the SS Sicamous area plan is to showcase the vessels and the surrounding natural attributes.

This could be accomplished with some respectful, mainly cosmetic changes to the landscape. So many cities, including some in the Okanagan, have lost unique wildlife habitat in urban areas only to decide many years later to recreate what was lost — unfortunately, this is not often always possible or cost effective.

Susan Austen Penticton

Stamping on city’s idea

I read that the city (mayor and council) is calling for artwork that expresses the theme ‘vibrant winter.’

The mayor is quoted as saying: “Penticton is truly a four-season destination. Having cards that reflect the beauty of our region in the winter is a great way to personalize seasonal greetings and showcase our creative community.”

All very good and commendable. The article I read then went on to say: “Once the artists are selected, the city will prepare the cards to be sent in December to community organizations and stakeholders.”

If I was a betting person, I would bet dollars to donuts that every single community organization and stakeholder that will receive a card from mayor and council will have an email address.

So please tell me why, if I want to receive my city electricity bill via Canada Post, I must pay for the stamp. But the city has stamp money for sending cards to community organizations and stakeholders.

We were told the city can no longer afford stamps for electricity bills and so it downloaded the cost onto the individuals who cannot/choose not to receive their bills via email.

I suggest the city look into sending their cards via email, this would save them a lot more money than just the stamps.

Andrina Iliffe Penticton

Race to the bottom

The waterslide issue is getting an ongoing and serious amount of attention and so it should. It appears to be a race to the bottom in more ways than one.

“The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to the point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism: ownership of the government by an individual, by a group or any controlling private power.” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the threat to democracy by corporate power.

Luke Kurvers Osoyoos

Buried in the sewage

Since I could not attend the Sept. 28 council meeting I went online to see the Trio extension agreement.

Not in the main list of issues, not anywhere with Trio or deadline headings? Linked on the video. The Trio extension approval was in the Agreement Skaha Hills Sanitary Sewer 8.12/8.13 heading. Yep, buried right there in the sewage. I wish!

Garry Crassweller Penticton

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Wineries pour over concerns of grocery sales we know how jobs are tied to this and we know how passionately the wine industry really feels.

— Michele Cadario

stakeholders once more and that work will start immediately. The first of the new VQA licenses under Bill 22 won’t be issued until February or March 2016, which Pullen says gives stakeholders time to have an “effective input.”

The licenses will be for 100 per cent B.C. wine only and going ahead, a group of winemakers, private retailers and grocery operators will be discussing how to implement the new licenses “in a way that supports small and medium-sized wineries while protecting private retailers,” the release states.

“The government listened to our concerns that we risked losing two or three of our valuable sales chains and it was clear form the meeting they don’t want that to happen,” Pullen said, adding that the government lived up to their promise, and now it’s up to industry groups to come up with a strategy.

The B.C. Wine Institute, which is the industry’s member-elected unified voice in the 25year history of the wine industry in the province, said they are committed to protecting and promoting the industry for all of the members’ benefit.

“The opportunity to place our small number of licences into this new opportunity of higher traffic, well-marketed and agricultural product friendly environments is the right thing to do for our members who rely on these licences when the government and private stores will not carry their products, often due to their low production volumes,” said Miles Prodan, president and CEO of the

B.C.’s wineries met with the province recently to learn more about the modernization of wine and liqour regulations. some small and mid-sized wineries have concerns about the changes that will allow the sale of wine on grocery store shelves.

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the wine industry really feels,” Cadario said.

She said the government would meet this week (Oct. 5) to go over the details of the new regulations.

“You can bet that this government will fight very strongly for this industry and we would never do anything that would unnecessarily jeopardize it,” Cadario said.

She said there are unintended consequences everywhere, not just the wine industry.

“We’re doing our best to address those as they come up,” Cadario said.

A representative with the Vintage Law Group, Mark Hicken, noted the shift of wine to grocery store shelves in New Zealand from zero grocery store wine sales in the late 1980s to nearly 70 per cent of all wine sales “within an extremely short period of time.”

“The effect of having an unregulated grocery store model is that it’s

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a seismic shift,” Hicken said.

For B.C. that would be a shift away from independent wine sellers, currently the province’s largest distribution channel for B.C. wines.

Leigh Large, whose family owns seven grocery stores on Vancouver Island, said it’s a

slam dunk to stock wine on the shelves.

“If it was offered to me in my store I would be saying goodie-goodie,” Large said.

John Skinner, proprietor of the Painted Rock Estate Winery in Penticton, thought the meeting went well and was pleased to hear from

the office of the premier and excited to open up a dialogue.

“There are serious decisions being made,” Skinner said. “We’re concerned, we could be vulnerable and we just want to make sure that all the decisions that are made are sage, calm, and we take our time.”

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B.C.’s small and mid-sized wineries are asking the province to take another look at the “unintended consequences” of the recent modernization of wine and liquor regulations in the province.

Just under 100 winemakers joined politicians including Penticton MLA Dan Ashton and Penticton city councillors and Mayor Andrew Jakubeit at the Poplar Grove Winery on Oct. 1 at a town hall-style meeting held by the B.C. Alliance for Smart Liquor Retail Choices.

Speakers at the meeting were educating winemakers in the area on Bill 22, the Special Wine Store Licence Auction Act, part of which allows the sale of wine on grocery store shelves, and asking for support on a six-month moratorium on the issuance of new VQA licenses under the bill.

Kim Pullen, proprietor of the Church and State winery, said the event was non-partisan, and noted that nobody was fear-mongering.

“The objective today is not to criticize, attack, defend any position whatsoever,” Pullen told winemakers.

He said the gathering was intended to see if “there are things we can do to maybe mitigate some of the unintended consequences that we think are going to happen.”

Those unintended consequences, according to the B.C. Alliance for Smart Liquor Retail Choice, could force private liquor stores out of business, unable to compete with supermarket prices. The alliance is asking for time to allow a through investigation of effects on small wineries and retailers before any decisions are made.

Representatives from the B.C. Alliance for Smart Liquor Retail Choice met with the premier’s staff on Oct. 5. In a press release from the alliance, Pullen said the meeting was “very productive and it is clear government is listening to our concerns.”

The government agreed to meet with

B.C. Wine Institute in a press release.

They believe allowing 100 per cent B.C. wines on grocery shelves is “dramatically changing the business outlook for the better” industry-wide. Prodan said with a maximum 45 BC VQA licences available to qualified grocers after 2016, and carrying only one minor product line in comparison, “it is completely irrational to suggest that these 100 per cent B.C.wine-on-shelf grocery stores could impact the viability of the nearly 932 licensed public and private retail stores.”

The B.C. Wine Institute argues that the only grocer selling liquor in the province is the Overwaitea Food Group from two licensed stores in Surrey carrying nearly 1,000 B.C. wine products.

They state that more than 50 per cent of sales at the two stores are currently from small wineries not carried by the Liquor Distribution Branch, meaning that these wines and wineries are being exposed to the marketplace in a meaningful way for the first time because of this new sales channel.

Premier Christy Clark’s deputy chief of staff, Michele Cadario made a short speech at the town-hall meeting last week.

“For the premier and this government, the B.C. wine industry is hugely important,” Cadario said.

She said the government’s review was to get rid of old rules that no longer apply to the industry, as well as pave a path for the future.

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For those who are alone or have nowhere else to go, the door is always open at the Penticton Soupateria “It’s happy, it’s warm, it’s welcoming. It’s a feeling of family because basically it’s a community of extended family for people who normally attend the soup kitchen,” said Lorraine Bailey, past president of the Soupateria.

It is with those welcoming actions that hundreds find comfort in every day, especially during the holidays, including this Monday when they host their annual Thanksgiving dinner.

A tradition for over 15 years, Bailey said there is no shortage of volunteers. Many offer their kitchen talents three months in advance to ensure others aren’t left behind. She said the community has always been generous offering support in the form of donated turkeys to desserts and all the trimmings.

“The dinners are for those in need,” said Bailey. “People who are in an economic situation where they can’t afford a turkey dinner at home, or they don’t have the facilities to cook a turkey dinner at home, or they’re by themselves.”

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A regular at the dinner, Johnny I (who asked his last name not be used), said his favourite part of the day is the smell of turkey and all the trimmings wafting in the air. Thankful for what he is offered, he is giving back as a volunteer this year.

“It’s a great place to have a sit-down dinner like grandma used to make,” he said.

The Soupateria is open to serve lunch every day of the year, but for major holidays it becomes a haven for those who have nowhere else to go.

“It’s somewhere to go when you don’t have anywhere. It’s a social place; nice, calm, everyone gets along,” said Catherine Miller, who’s used Soupateria alongside her family in the past, but will be attending Thanksgiving by herself this year.

Expecting about 200 people to attend kitchen organizer Grauer has already put many hours into getting it all ready.

Volunteering alongside him is Dawn Taman, the dining room organizer. She said no matter how many people show up,

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they will make sure they all get fed a good meal. Taman said for her the special ingredient is being able to volunteer her time for others.

“I just like to help people,” Taman said. “They’re very kind people, nice people, and they need a little bit of help, so whatever I can do I’ll do.”

The last special meal the Soupateria served was at Easter.

“These people have gone all summer and are ready to just sit down,” said Taman.

The hand up to those in need has become more of an issue recently. Joey Cyr, the community services supervisor at the Salvation Army in Penticton, said his organization’s food bank program sees about 4,000 people each month come through their doors, and that number remains steady through Thanksgiving. He said the Salvation Army is currently focusing it resources on December’s Christmas hamper program.

The feast at Soupateria is open to everybody and takes place at 150 Orchard Ave. between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 12.

Other sit-down meals throughout the year are held on Christmas, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Easter Monday.

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Does your vote count? It’s a question often lamented in the lead up to Canadian elections, and an increasingly high number of people claim it doesn’t.

The current first-pastthe-post electoral system, say critics, doesn’t reflect the interests of voters and discourages further political engagement.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau started the conversation in June when he said he’d change the way parliamentarians are elected, if the Liberals were voted in Oct. 19. First he will convene an all-party committee to study the options, then enact some replacement for the current first-pastthe-post system within 18 months of being sworn in. While all options will be examined, Liberals have said they lean toward a system with ranked ballots, where second choices are counted in.

The NDP has long championed similar intentions toward electoral reform, focusing instead on mixed-member proportional representation (PR), where every elector gets two votes, one for a local MP, another for a party list.

The Conservative Party supports the winner-take-all-system that’s currently in place.

It, in the last election, had them win 54 per cent of the seats in the House with just 39 per cent of the popular vote.

While an appetite for change at the top tier of Canada’s political scene may be new, talks about electoral reform aren’t.

Between 2005 and 2009 there were referendums in Prince Edward Island, Ontario and twice in B.C., yet the status quo in all those places prevailed.

Political scientist Wolf Depner has doubts the political will for change will persist if the parties now advocating for it are elected.

“A lot of people find our system to be antiquated, outdated and no longer in touch with modern realities…but the thing is, generally parties that talk about electoral reform are the parties not in power.

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they find the value in the system as it is.”

The Conservatives before they were in their current form, he pointed out, talked about it before they were elected. If the issue gets lost in the shuffle, said Depner, it will be a bit of a shame, as voter engagement seemingly increases in western democracies that use some form of proportional representation. In Germany, for example, voter engagement was around 70 per cent in the 2011 election.

During the 2011 election, Canada’s voter turnout sat at around 61 per cent. Voters, he said, find their voices are better represented in a proportional system.

Proportional representation is designed to produce a representative body (like a parliament, legislature, or council) where the voters are represented in that body in proportion to how they voted.

Our current voting system elects only one MP in each riding. When more than two candidates run in an election, MPs can be elected with less than half of the votes in the riding. The other half of the voters are unrepresented.

In contrast, a PR voting system elects several MPs to represent a given geographic region so that most voters in that region have a voice in Parliament. With that system, Depner said that coalition building is also more common.

“Parties rarely win an outright majority.

Coalitions in countries that use a proportional system are the norm, not the exception,” he said.

“And proportional systems are part and parcel of a more consensusoriented form of democracy and governance, while first-past-the-post systems tend to be common in democracies that emphasize conflict and competition.”

That doesn’t mean there aren’t differences, they’re just expressed in a more muted fashion as agreement is the desired outcome.

Fair Votes Canada lobbies for electoral reform and they’ve contacted every Canadian candidate about the issue — while Independent Brian Gray was not asked, Conservative

Marshall Neufeld did not provide an answer. However, both, responded to the Western News request. The group posed this question to all the candidates: If you were to summarize your current views on proportional representation in one or two sentences, how would you express it?

Richard Cannings NDP I believe that proportional representation will not only make Canadian elections fairer, in that the representation in Parliament would match

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the proportion of votes cast for each party, but it would result in a more collaborative and cooperative culture in Parliament itself. Both these factors would lower the level of cynicism in this country so that more people would become directly involved in the political life of the country and actually get out and vote.

Connie Denesiuk Liberal I believe that the current system doesn’t serve our country well.

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to a sense that their vote doesn’t count and their voice isn’t heard. The current system promotes polarization and a lack of consensus in the country.

Brian Gray, Ind. I am in favour of some type of electoral reform. There are other countries around the world that practice various models of proportional government and it would seem logical to me that we should analyze these existing systems and adopt or adapt the best working model.

Marshall Neufeld Conservative

Canadians deserve a say when it comes to changes made to our electoral system, and they have made it clear in numerous referendums that they are opposed to the idea of proportional representation. I support the current system that ensures Members of Parliament have had to put their name on a ballot and stand up to public scrutiny and I believe in responsible government and will continue to support our current system, however both the NDP and Liberals plan to carry out electoral reform

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Samantha Troy Green Party The FPTP system of electing our government is antiquated and broken.

A system which allows a minority of the votes to determine a governing majority who ultimately only govern for the benefit of their chosen elite is wrong. Canadians have lost confidence that their voices are heard. I am committed to implementing a form of proportional representation which will allow Canadians back their voice.

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Club spokesman Ben Amos said the initial intent was to raise $250,000, which included a $100,000 donation from an anonymous individual club member to jumpstart the campaign. This gift was to be matched by other club members and their families for $100,000.

The club itself will add a further $50,000 from its fundraising initiatives.

Individual club members have already surpassed their $100,000 goal. Amos is delighted by the quick response to the PRH Patient Care Tower campaign.

“I find it hugely gratifying. I want everyone looking at this great new place, to be able say: ‘I’m a part of it.’”

Amos noted the Rotary club periodically reviews prospective major projects which it could support.

“The hospital was recognized as the most significant project that this city is going to see in a long, long time, if ever,” he said.

The club’s New Projects Committee recommended Rotary, who has more than 55 members, support the PRH tower campaign which was subsequently approved by the membership.

Rotarian John Pankiw recently acknowledged that he is the club’s “anonymous” donor.

“I just wanted to make it interesting so that, with the matching fund, it might motivate everyone else to give,” Pankiw said. “Hopefully the momentum that we’ve generated will carry on and I believe it will.”

Janice Perrino, the foundation’s executive director, said she’s overwhelmed by the incredible response from the Rotary Club of Penticton.

“We hope all of the region’s Rotary clubs will decide to become involved in this important project,” Perrino said.

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A SNAPSHOT FROM the documentary Unbranded, where modern day cowboys lead wild horses from Mexico to Canada. It will be premiering in Penticton on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. during the We Love Documentary Film Festival.

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Documentaries for days Dan Walton

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In order to present a series of thought provoking documentaries, the Shatford Centre will be transforming its auditorium into a movie theatre next weekend.

The We Love Documentary Film Festival runs from Oct. 16 to 18, and will feature six documentaries that all emphasize unique aspects of modern culture.

This year’s films are Unbranded, The Messenger, Being Canadian, Advanced Style, Casting By, and All the Time in the World.

Jane Shaak, executive director for Okanagan School of the Arts, said the film selection caters to a Penticton audience in many ways.

Unbranded, which follows modern day cowboys on a journey leading wild horses from Mexico to Canada, “is something that’s special for us because we have the wild horses

here, and it’s quite an amazing show about them.”

Shaak said The Messenger will be popular among nature lovers as it emphasizes the vulnerability of endangered birds.

“It’s a really poignant,” she said. “Beautiful filmmaking that shares a story about what we can do to keep the birds around.”

Being Canadian is scheduled to run on Oct. 18 – the day before the federal election, as it ambiguously defines Canadian culture.

“We thought it was really appropriate because it’s taking place the night before the election, and it’s a really neat overview of Canada,” she said. “The producers of the film drove across Canada and tried to define what is Canadian. They come up with a whole bunch of ideas about that, and it ends very nicely. It’s a very entertaining snapshot of what people

think inside the country and outside, so it’s a chance to see ourselves from another point of view.”

To feed the common curiosity of what it would be like to live off the grid, All the Time in the World documents a family that spent nine months living in the wilderness of the Yukon.

“These films are all about real things that happen, and they tell beautiful stories,” said Shaak.

Taking a much different perspective from the Yukon lifestyle, Casting By will focus on the role of a casting director in Hollywood.

For the fourth year, the event is being run by the executive director of the Documentary Organization of Canada, Pepita Ferrari from Quebec. Ferrari normally shares her presentations in much larger communities throughout North America, but is able to organize

showings in Penticton each year because of a family tie.

“She picks six high quality films that she’s carefully considered for the community,” Shaak said. “It will be a really intense, educational experience.”

The festival begins with the showing of All the Time in the World at 7 p.m. on the 16th.

On Oct. 17th, Casting By will play at 1 p.m.; The Messenger runs at 3 p.m., and Unbranded starts at 7 p.m. On Oct. 18, Advanced Style is showing at 1 p.m., and focuses the approach to aging taken by seven New Yorkers with eclectic personalities. Being Canadian will be the final documentary of the festival and starts at 3 p.m.

“Documentaries are an art form,” Shaak said. “It’s also a chance for us to really learn about other cultures, other issues and other world issues – it opens our awareness.”

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“We are very pleased to have an MOW being shot in its entirety in the Okanagan,” said film commissioner Jon Summerland. “Osoyoos is not just one location in the movie, but the location. This is one more step in the continued growth of the Okanagan’s film and television production business.”

MS fundraiser Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne along with a nine-piece band, will be paying a tribute to Fats Domino and other classic Bourbon Street jazz during A Night in New Orleans at the Shatford Centre on Oct. 14.

The event is being held as a fundraiser for the MS Society South Okanagan/Similkameen Chapter.

Doors are at 5:30 p.m. and the music starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30 at the door or $25 in advance, and can be purchased at the Shatford Centre, BuyLow Foods in Oliver and the Cannery Brewing Co. “It is going to be a lovely evening of music and silent auction, with all proceeds going back to support the services that we provide to the South Okanagan/ Similkameen area,” said Sarah Taylor, development co-ordinator.

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Call for Artists Municipal officials calling upon local artists to submit their best rendition of winter in Penticton.

The winning submissions will be used for the annual seasons greeting cards that are delivered to community organizations and stakeholders every December. The theme to depict is labeled Vibrant Winter, and should portray a innovative and adventurous waterfront city, with emphasis on sustainability, community and economic opportunity.

“Penticton is truly a four-season destination. Having cards that reflect the beauty of our region in the winter is a great way to personalize seasonal greetings, and showcase our creative community,” said Mayor Andrew Jakubeit.

All artists living in the South Okanagan are eligible to enter. Submissions can be contemporary or traditional on any type of media, but must be two-dimensional, digitally transferable and scalable to a maximum of four-by-six inches.

Full criteria is listed under the Call for Artists – Season’s Greetings cards link on penticton.ca under the Latest News tab.

The contest will be decided by the city’s Arts, Culture and Creative Innovations Committee.

Submission must be entered by Oct. 23 to contest@penticton.ca.

t.g.i.f. concerts Oct. 10 — Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band come to the South Okanagan Events Centre.

Oct. 16 — A pair of friends from Puerta Vallarta who go by Katmandu will be performing at the Dream Café, with support from Canadian musician Jenny Allen. Katmandu features a lively blend of Indian raga/rock, Latin jazz and blues.

There’s no cover charge.

Oct. 24 — After taking home four awards from the 2015 Maple Blues Awards, one-man band Steve Hill will be sharing his music at the Dream Café. Tickets cost $26 and can be purchased by calling 250-490-9012.

Oct. 29 — Locarno will be at the Dream Café to share their blend of Mexican folk, Cuban son and latin Soul for $30. To reserve tickets call 250490-9012.

Oct. 31 — Harmonica and guitar duo Dave Sinclair and Keith Bennett will be playing a mix of blues, gypsy jazz and pop at the Dream Café.

Tickets are $22 and can be ordered by calling 250-409-9012.

Nov. 13 — Western Canadian blues and roots music artist Ken Hamm has an international reputation, and he’ll be performing at the Dream Café for $18. Tickets can be reserved by calling 250490-9012.

events Oct. 9 — Okanagan Pop-Up Gallery invites you to come meet the two artists currently featured at Perseus Winery: Libby Parsons and Ingrid Winkler. The artists will paint on-site from 2 until 5:30 pm. The exhibition of their paintings that are currently hanging on-site will continue until Oct. 31.

Oct. 9-10 — Cropped, B.C.’s largest wine tasting and farmers’ market, comes to Penticton.

The event features over 80 wineries, a real farmers market and an educational pinot bar. Tickets are available at the SOEC Valley First Box Office, Wine Country Visitor Centre or by phone at 1-877-763-2849.

Oct. 24-25 — The sixth annual Penticton Oktoberfest takes place at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Tickets cost $35 and include one beverage. Tickets can be purchased at the Valley First Box Office and the Wine Country Visitor Centre. Must be at least 19 to attend.

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Koyczan pressing for political change Kathy Michaels Black Press

Award winning, Canadian spoken word artist Shane Koyczan made his mark on this country at the 2010 Olympics, with his poem We Are More.

Canada, he opined before an international audience, “is an experiment going right for a change.”

Those now famous words, he said Thursday, don’t have the same resonance.

“The country has changed.

(Stephen) Harper said it himself—’ You’re not going to recognize Canada when I’m through with it.’ Well, I already don’t recognize Canada.” said Koyczan, an Okanagan University College grad and Penticton resident.

Koyczan was speaking from the Kelowna airport recently, awaiting a flight to Vancouver where he’s scheduled to perform alongside other musicians involved in the #ImagineOct20th movement.

Events are being organized under that banner across the country, and they feature famous Canadian musicians and artists, hoping to encourage voters to oust the Harper government.

For Koyczan, it’s the ideal space to express mounting frustrations.

“I never thought Canada would be the place to slam the door in the faces of people trying to come to the country,” he said, referencing the Syrian refugee crisis. Canada pledged in January to bring 10,000 — of an estimated 4.1 million — Syrian refugees to Canada for resettlement. Thus far, only

2,300 have been given access.

Koyczan also pointed to concerns he had about the government’s policy to not allow its scientists to speak publicly on their research, and the anti terror bill C-51.

What might be most concerning, however, is that it seems that people aren’t doing anything.

Voter apathy brought election participation levels as low as 61 per cent the last time around, and it remains to be seen whether there will be a hike by Oct. 19.

“How do you wake people up? What are we supposed to do here?” he said.

“Right now you have a party that’s promising to get rid of student debt and you aren’t willing to vote?

Free education? Can you imagine living your life without any student debt at all? It’s being offered and nobody is voting. Why is that not enough? What do you want? Free iPhones? What’s it going to take?”

He’s well aware of the lament that one vote doesn’t amount to much, but Koyczan sees it the way only a poet could.

“Your vote is the hand on the wheel. You are steering the country, that’s what your vote is for,” he said.

“Things are not going to change overnight … it’s more of a direction, where we are going. The course we are on now feels very dangerous and tenuous.”

Koyczan admitted he could speak for hours about politics, but his work isn’t so singularly focused, and those who attend his show later this month in Kelowna

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“It’s more of a roller coaster thing,” he said.

“When people come to my shows I want them to have an emotional journey. We will go to some dark places and they will go to some light places, too … I want to reach out to those emotional parts of you and draw them in and remind you that it’s OK to be emotional, you are human after all.”

While We Are More was arguably the piece of work that put him on the map for reminding Canadians of their shared connection, he’s seen numerous subsequent successes. His 2012 poetry collection Our Deathbeds Will Be Thirsty, featured the poem To This Day. That anti-bullying poem was made into an animated video viewed online nearly 16 million times, and Koyczan said it did more for his career than anything else to date.

Graphic novels, films and collaborations with musicians of all stripes have followed.

“If you are going to be an artist for a living, you have to try a lot of different things,” he said.

And, he pointed out, trying out different things is what got him a career in the first place.

“It’s always weird to me that I have fans, and this is what I get to do for a living,” he said.

“You go to school, and you hear, ‘This is what you want to do?

There’s no chance at all.’ And you get told that enough and you start to believe it … I am constantly astonished from the fans and the support I get that allow me to continue trying this. It’s amazing,

it’s a beautiful life.”

Along with his band, The Short Story Long, he has released Debris — their third album together. The title track features vocals from Ani DiFranco.

Koyczan’s upcoming Canadian tour does not include a stop in Penticton, but he will be in Kelowna at the Community Theatre on Oct. 22.

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OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM NAME OF ADVERTISER For October 15th, 18th and 19th

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––––––––––––––––––---------------------------------------––––––––––––––––--––––––––-––––––––– Entry must be received at Western office by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15th, 2015

FAX TO 250-492-9843

NAME: .................................................................................................................................

ADDRESS: ............................................................................................................................

PHONE: ........................................... E-MAIL: ...................................................................... $100 cash will be given to the contestant who picks the most winners/losers. In the case of a tie, the person who guesses closest to the total points scored in the Monday night game wins. If still a tie, prize money will be split. Limit 3 entries per household. Decision of the judges will be final. All entries become the property of the Penticton Western News.

REMEMBER: ENTRANTS MUST ENTER THE NAME OF THE ADVERTISER FOR BOTH WINNING AND LOSING TEAMS. ENTRIES CONTAINING TEAM NAMES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Mail your entry, fax it, or bring it in person to the Penticton Western News, 2250 Camrose Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 8R1 before 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15th, 2015. Entries may receive promotional material from time to time.

fortisbc.com/enerchoice fortisbc.com/furnace

• Gas Furnaces • Gas Piping • Water Heaters • Gas Boiler • Licensed / Insured / Bonded • Residential / Commercial

WHATEVER

IT TAKES

OR

10-YEAR**

A NO-CHARGE LABOUR WARRANTY

$

25

1,465

to $

SM

when you purchase a complete Bryant heating system that qualifies for the Bryant Bonus.

You can receive a rebate ranging from $25 up to $1,465 when you purchase a complete Bryant heating system that qualifies for the Bryant Bonus. Products qualify for varying rebate amounts.

Bryant Bonus consists of pre-determined promotional time periods and products must be purchased within those periods to qualify. Ends November 15, 2015.

51-3846-8 / 151-0125X

HAUNTED IDEAS FOR YOUR TRICK OR TREATERS Cauldrons, fencing, tombstone, hands and orange LED lighting.

Assorted. 151-1566X

8.49 - 19.99

2.99 - 29.99

MON-FRI, 9:00AM-8:00PM; SAT, 9:00AM-6:30PM; SUN, 9:00AM-5:30PM

Catch all the action on wide-screen TVs at the Kettle Valley Station Pub

SM

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 2015

250-492-3677 154 Ellis Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 4L5 DIVISION OF LAKEVIEW GEOTECH.

• RELIABLE • PROFESSIONAL • RESPONSIBLE

510 Main Street Penticton

Fresh Flavours, Local Wine, Craft Beer.

In the Ramada Inn & Suites

Locations West ReaLty

250-487-7000

Phone 778-476-5665 www.lachi.ca

dianne Van schilt tanya thompson steve thompson Ann thompson Lori Lancaster bUyer speciAList

DINNER SPECIAL FOR 2

LUNCH SPECIAL ONLY

$7.95 $29.95

Mon-Thur, 11am-8pm • Fri, 11am-9pm • Sat, Noon-9pm • Sun, 4pm-9pm

BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER OPEN AT 6:30 AM A locals favourite for over 40 years

COFFEE & WIFI ROOM 1909 Main St. Penticton, BC 250-493-0465

PROOF Furniture, Appliances & Mattresses

2498 SKAHA LAKE ROAD • 250-770-8200 Mon-Sat, 9:30am-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm

250-493-3388

OUR BURGERS & BREAKFAST FARMERS SAUSAGE ARE GROUND IN-HOUSE.

Licensed AssistAnt

personAL reAL estAte corporAtion teamthompson.com

UnLicensed teAm mAnAger

UnLicensed AssistAnt

IT’S SNOW TIRE TIME! SAVE 40% $ 95 SALE From 59

WINTER TIRE CHANGE-OVER MOUNTING AND BALANCING OF 4 TIRES! For Most Makes and Models.

Offer Expires Oct. 31, 2015

1765 MAIN STREET • MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM • SATURDAY 8AM-4PM TELEPHONE: 250-492-2839

SHOWROOM DEAL OF THE WEEK 3 PIECE RECLINING SOFA SET REG: $2,499

NOW

1,399

$

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

www.PentictonToyotaScion.com

WE RENT Excavators, Mini’s, Skid Steers, Manlifts, Compaction

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

PENTICTON TOYOTA

1765 MAIN STREET • PENTICTON • CALL 1-877-863-4268 MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:30 - 6:00 • SATURDAY 8:30 - 5:00

IN BRYANT BONUS REBATES

NFL SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 15TH, 18TH AND 19TH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH • Falcons at Saints SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH • Redskins at Jets • Cardinals at Steelers • Chiefs at Vikings

fireplaces

TENNESSEE TITANS

VOTED BEST IN THE SOUTH OKANAGAN 7 YEARS IN A ROW!

A Division of Parkers Chrysler Dodge Jeep. DL. #5523

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Fresh Local Produce Full Service Bakery with Specialty Items Fresh Meat & Seafood Full Service Deli with Specialty Items

1 GO to yescarcredit.ca 2 GO to online credit app 3 GO to Parkers Chrysler

$775*

SCARY LIGHTS FOR HALLOWEEN Selected decorative lighting for your home. 10-light pack. Ghosts, pumpkins, dripping blood or black crackle. Reg 16.99-39.99

ST. LOUIS RAMS

SUMMERLAND

Danielle

Worried about Credit? Get Driving Now!

GET UP TO

PRICES IN EFFECT OCTOBER 9-15, 2015

DALLAS COWBOYS

250-490-5854 250-490-6178 Doug Jesse Doug

ALL YOU CAN EAT!

1,465

960 RAILWAY STREET • PENTICTON

on on high-efficiency EnerChoice® natural gas furnaces

Receive a rebate ranging from up to

✄

CAROLINA PANTHERS

250-545-8028

Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Tri-Cities 604-479-1804 Setpoint Heating and Air Conditioning

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Vernon E.L Fox and Sons

SUNDAY’S

HOUSTON TEXANS

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

604-795-6654 604-864-2317 604-794-9822

North Shore, West Vancouver 604-971-0750 BC Coastal Energy

The Penticton Western News and the local businesses appearing on this page will sponsor this contest for 17 weeks. The winner each week will win $100! A total of $1,700 PRIZE MONEY TO BE WON. It's easy to enter and fun to play! HOW TO PLAY AND WIN... Select the teams from the schedule below that you think will win and lose. Enter the name of the advertiser sponsoring the team on the official entry form.

UP TO

HALLOWEEN SAVINGS!

NEW YORK GIANTS

Chilliwack, Mission, Abbotsford CCS Climate Control Systems Inc. G P Peterson and Son Heating Ltd. Topline Sheetmetal and Fabrication

Langley, Surrey, White Rock, Delta 604-882-9224 Airco Heating & Cooling Ltd. 604-857-4185 K & R Mechanical Ltd. 604-499-5510 PHS-Phoenix Home Services Ltd.

CINCINNATI BENGALS

BALTIMORE RAVENS

call the dealer nearest you

Richmond, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster 604-283-2404 Ashton Service Group 604-253-0099 Northwest Mechanical

250-493-0828

BRYANT REBATES

$800 $300rebate rebate

800.663.5117

SAN FRANCISCO 49’ERS

250-492-8076

560 Okanagan Ave. E., Penticton, BC

Get your home ready for Fall! $

ATLANTA FALCONS

I & F Hospitality Group.

Sheet Metal Ltd.

CALL TO LEARN MORE:

DETROIT LIONS

LEISURELAND RV CENTRE

* Limited time offer

MIAMI DOLPHINS

8 900.00

a qualifying natural gas YORK home comfort system

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

• Sleeps 8 • Under 2000 Lbs SALE $ , PRICE

Up to $1700 in instant rebates with

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

2013 FLAGSTAFF 10 TENT TRAILER

ARIZONA CARDINALS

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

BUY ME NOW... PAY FOR ME LATER

We love to serve our customers!

PS: They love saving money!

CLEVELAND BROWNS

WWW.LEISURELANDRV.CA • 250-487-2288

Weather through all seasons with

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

www.bringittoboyd.com

1120 Carmi Avenue

WIN 100 IN OUR 13th ANNUAL

✄

250-492-2323

AUTOBODY & GLASS

$

www.pentictonwesternnews.com

GREEN BAY PACKERS

BOYD

At Boyd… It’s About You

Penticton Western News Friday, October 9, 2015

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

NEW YORK JETS

Friday, October 9, 2015 Penticton Western News

OAKLAND RAIDERS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS VIKINGS MINNESOTA

www.pentictonwesternnews.com

CHICAGO BEARS

16

17

"Savings Now... Service Always"

WE DELIVER

• 10 year parts & labour warranty • Financing options available

www.fehlingssheetmetal.com

Cherrylane Shopping Centre - PENTICTON

All work done by registered Trades People

PRIME RIB BUFFET

Kelowna Comfort Tech Heating and Cooling A-1 Heating and Air Conditioning

250-258-5713 250-448-8456

Penticton Fehlings Sheet Metal

Salmon Arm Salmon Arm ProAir

250-832-6911

250-492-8076

Call for details. Reservations recommended.

PENTICTON • 152 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 250-276-2447 • www.blackirongrill.ca

REAL FOOD FOR REAL PEOPLE.

www.dougchapman.ca Realtor®

Jesse Realtor®

Unlicenced Assistant

We Make It Easier For You

PENTICTON

YESCARCREDIT.CA EASY AS ONE... TWO... THREE!

OKANAGAN FALLS

Great Selection of

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2405 SKAHA LAKE ROAD • 250-493-1107 TOLL FREE: 1-888-493-1107 • DL. #6994

Phone: 250-493-4545

Fax: 250-493-8819 1698 Dartmouth Road, Penticton, BC www.pacificrimequipment.com

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA CE Great Fuel Economy!

Only 121,000 Kms, Air, Power Locks, Keyless Entry, ABS.

45 Wkly

ONLY $

9 995

$ ,

Payment Includes Taxes & Fees/72 Mth Term/6.17% APR/OAC/$0 Down Payment//Rates Subject To Change. T32211

DENVER BRONCOS BUFFALO BILLS

• • • • • •

Bengals at Bills Bears at Lions Broncos at Browns Texans at Jaguars Dolphins at Titans Panthers at Seahawks

• Chargers at Packers • Ravens at 49ers • Patriots at Colts MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH • Giants at Eagles

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM NAME OF ADVERTISER For October 15th, 18th and 19th

1.

Winner ................................................... Loser .........................................................

2.

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3.

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Total Points Both Teams ......................................................................................................

––––––––––––––––––---------------------------------------––––––––––––––––--––––––––-––––––––– Entry must be received at Western office by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15th, 2015

FAX TO 250-492-9843

NAME: .................................................................................................................................

ADDRESS: ............................................................................................................................

PHONE: ........................................... E-MAIL: ...................................................................... $100 cash will be given to the contestant who picks the most winners/losers. In the case of a tie, the person who guesses closest to the total points scored in the Monday night game wins. If still a tie, prize money will be split. Limit 3 entries per household. Decision of the judges will be final. All entries become the property of the Penticton Western News.

REMEMBER: ENTRANTS MUST ENTER THE NAME OF THE ADVERTISER FOR BOTH WINNING AND LOSING TEAMS. ENTRIES CONTAINING TEAM NAMES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Mail your entry, fax it, or bring it in person to the Penticton Western News, 2250 Camrose Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 8R1 before 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15th, 2015. Entries may receive promotional material from time to time.

fortisbc.com/enerchoice fortisbc.com/furnace

• Gas Furnaces • Gas Piping • Water Heaters • Gas Boiler • Licensed / Insured / Bonded • Residential / Commercial

WHATEVER

IT TAKES

OR

10-YEAR**

A NO-CHARGE LABOUR WARRANTY

$

25

1,465

to $

SM

when you purchase a complete Bryant heating system that qualifies for the Bryant Bonus.

You can receive a rebate ranging from $25 up to $1,465 when you purchase a complete Bryant heating system that qualifies for the Bryant Bonus. Products qualify for varying rebate amounts.

Bryant Bonus consists of pre-determined promotional time periods and products must be purchased within those periods to qualify. Ends November 15, 2015.

51-3846-8 / 151-0125X

HAUNTED IDEAS FOR YOUR TRICK OR TREATERS Cauldrons, fencing, tombstone, hands and orange LED lighting.

Assorted. 151-1566X

8.49 - 19.99

2.99 - 29.99

MON-FRI, 9:00AM-8:00PM; SAT, 9:00AM-6:30PM; SUN, 9:00AM-5:30PM

Catch all the action on wide-screen TVs at the Kettle Valley Station Pub

SM

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 2015

250-492-3677 154 Ellis Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 4L5 DIVISION OF LAKEVIEW GEOTECH.

• RELIABLE • PROFESSIONAL • RESPONSIBLE

510 Main Street Penticton

Fresh Flavours, Local Wine, Craft Beer.

In the Ramada Inn & Suites

Locations West ReaLty

250-487-7000

Phone 778-476-5665 www.lachi.ca

dianne Van schilt tanya thompson steve thompson Ann thompson Lori Lancaster bUyer speciAList

DINNER SPECIAL FOR 2

LUNCH SPECIAL ONLY

$7.95 $29.95

Mon-Thur, 11am-8pm • Fri, 11am-9pm • Sat, Noon-9pm • Sun, 4pm-9pm

BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER OPEN AT 6:30 AM A locals favourite for over 40 years

COFFEE & WIFI ROOM 1909 Main St. Penticton, BC 250-493-0465

PROOF Furniture, Appliances & Mattresses

2498 SKAHA LAKE ROAD • 250-770-8200 Mon-Sat, 9:30am-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm

250-493-3388

OUR BURGERS & BREAKFAST FARMERS SAUSAGE ARE GROUND IN-HOUSE.

Licensed AssistAnt

personAL reAL estAte corporAtion teamthompson.com

UnLicensed teAm mAnAger

UnLicensed AssistAnt

IT’S SNOW TIRE TIME! SAVE 40% $ 95 SALE From 59

WINTER TIRE CHANGE-OVER MOUNTING AND BALANCING OF 4 TIRES! For Most Makes and Models.

Offer Expires Oct. 31, 2015

1765 MAIN STREET • MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM • SATURDAY 8AM-4PM TELEPHONE: 250-492-2839

SHOWROOM DEAL OF THE WEEK 3 PIECE RECLINING SOFA SET REG: $2,499

NOW

1,399

$

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

www.PentictonToyotaScion.com

WE RENT Excavators, Mini’s, Skid Steers, Manlifts, Compaction

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

PENTICTON TOYOTA

1765 MAIN STREET • PENTICTON • CALL 1-877-863-4268 MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:30 - 6:00 • SATURDAY 8:30 - 5:00

IN BRYANT BONUS REBATES

NFL SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 15TH, 18TH AND 19TH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH • Falcons at Saints SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH • Redskins at Jets • Cardinals at Steelers • Chiefs at Vikings

fireplaces

TENNESSEE TITANS

VOTED BEST IN THE SOUTH OKANAGAN 7 YEARS IN A ROW!

A Division of Parkers Chrysler Dodge Jeep. DL. #5523

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Fresh Local Produce Full Service Bakery with Specialty Items Fresh Meat & Seafood Full Service Deli with Specialty Items

1 GO to yescarcredit.ca 2 GO to online credit app 3 GO to Parkers Chrysler

$775*

SCARY LIGHTS FOR HALLOWEEN Selected decorative lighting for your home. 10-light pack. Ghosts, pumpkins, dripping blood or black crackle. Reg 16.99-39.99

ST. LOUIS RAMS

SUMMERLAND

Danielle

Worried about Credit? Get Driving Now!

GET UP TO

PRICES IN EFFECT OCTOBER 9-15, 2015

DALLAS COWBOYS

250-490-5854 250-490-6178 Doug Jesse Doug

ALL YOU CAN EAT!

1,465

960 RAILWAY STREET • PENTICTON

on on high-efficiency EnerChoice® natural gas furnaces

Receive a rebate ranging from up to

✄

CAROLINA PANTHERS

250-545-8028

Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Tri-Cities 604-479-1804 Setpoint Heating and Air Conditioning

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Vernon E.L Fox and Sons

SUNDAY’S

HOUSTON TEXANS

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

604-795-6654 604-864-2317 604-794-9822

North Shore, West Vancouver 604-971-0750 BC Coastal Energy

The Penticton Western News and the local businesses appearing on this page will sponsor this contest for 17 weeks. The winner each week will win $100! A total of $1,700 PRIZE MONEY TO BE WON. It's easy to enter and fun to play! HOW TO PLAY AND WIN... Select the teams from the schedule below that you think will win and lose. Enter the name of the advertiser sponsoring the team on the official entry form.

UP TO

HALLOWEEN SAVINGS!

NEW YORK GIANTS

Chilliwack, Mission, Abbotsford CCS Climate Control Systems Inc. G P Peterson and Son Heating Ltd. Topline Sheetmetal and Fabrication

Langley, Surrey, White Rock, Delta 604-882-9224 Airco Heating & Cooling Ltd. 604-857-4185 K & R Mechanical Ltd. 604-499-5510 PHS-Phoenix Home Services Ltd.

CINCINNATI BENGALS

BALTIMORE RAVENS

call the dealer nearest you

Richmond, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster 604-283-2404 Ashton Service Group 604-253-0099 Northwest Mechanical

250-493-0828

BRYANT REBATES

$800 $300rebate rebate

800.663.5117

SAN FRANCISCO 49’ERS

250-492-8076

560 Okanagan Ave. E., Penticton, BC

Get your home ready for Fall! $

ATLANTA FALCONS

I & F Hospitality Group.

Sheet Metal Ltd.

CALL TO LEARN MORE:

DETROIT LIONS

LEISURELAND RV CENTRE

* Limited time offer

MIAMI DOLPHINS

8 900.00

a qualifying natural gas YORK home comfort system

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

• Sleeps 8 • Under 2000 Lbs SALE $ , PRICE

Up to $1700 in instant rebates with

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

2013 FLAGSTAFF 10 TENT TRAILER

ARIZONA CARDINALS

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

BUY ME NOW... PAY FOR ME LATER

We love to serve our customers!

PS: They love saving money!

CLEVELAND BROWNS

WWW.LEISURELANDRV.CA • 250-487-2288

Weather through all seasons with

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

www.bringittoboyd.com

1120 Carmi Avenue

WIN 100 IN OUR 13th ANNUAL

✄

250-492-2323

AUTOBODY & GLASS

$

www.pentictonwesternnews.com

GREEN BAY PACKERS

BOYD

At Boyd… It’s About You

Penticton Western News Friday, October 9, 2015

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

NEW YORK JETS

Friday, October 9, 2015 Penticton Western News

OAKLAND RAIDERS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS VIKINGS MINNESOTA

www.pentictonwesternnews.com

CHICAGO BEARS

16

17

18

www.pentictonwesternnews.com

Friday, October 9, 2015 Penticton Western News

From roadside assistance to full auto service.

Now you can trust BCAA for all your auto repairs and service.

• Voted #1 trusted company by BCAA Members • Warranty-Approved Service • Red Seal Certified Technicians • Satisfaction Guaranteed Visit us or book an appointment: #162-2111 Main Street, off Warren Avenue Penticton, BC bcaa.com/autoservice 250.487.2430

Auto Service Centre

* Some conditions apply, see in-store for details. Expires November 30, 2015.

Penticton Western News Friday, October 9, 2015

www.pentictonwesternnews.com

WE'RE CELEBRATING

0

19

AND AWARDING YOU GREAT SAVINGS

% 84 FINANCING

FOR UP TO

OR

$

MONTHS

OFFER ENDS NOVEMBER 2ND

2015 SORENTO

“HIGHEST RANKED MIDSIZE SUV IN INITIAL QUALITY IN THE U.S.” BY J.D. POWER

2015

2016

SOUL

Soul SX Luxury shown‡

1.6L LX AT

179 0%

LEASE $ FROM

THAT’S LIKE PAYING ONLY

41

$ SOUL

,

IN DISCOUNTS ON SELECT MODELSΦ

“HIGHEST RANKED COMPACT MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE IN INITIAL QUALITY IN THE U.S.” BY J.D. POWER SORENTO, SOUL

7000 UP TO

Ω

WEEKLY

Ω

$850 DOWN AT

SORENTO

69

$

APR FOR 60 MONTHS ≠

INCLUDES $500 CREDIT ≠

Sorento SX Turbo AWD shown‡

299 1.9%

LEASE $ FROM

THAT’S LIKE PAYING ONLY

MONTHLY

2.4L LX FWD

Ω

WEEKLY

Ω

$1,800 DOWN AT

MONTHLY APR FOR 60 MONTHS ≠

SORENTO, OPTIMA, SEDONA, SOUL

Clef d’or "Best in Class"

RIO, FORTE, RONDO

5-Star Safety Ratings More Stars. Safer Cars.

OPTIMA, SPORTAGE AWD, SOUL, FORTE, SEDONA, SORENTO

2015

OPTIMA

2015

WELL-EQUIPPED FROM

$

Optima SX Turbo shown‡

LX AT

21,452

*

INCLUDES

5,000

$

*

IN CASH DISCOUNTS

RONDO

WELL-EQUIPPED FROM

19,997

$

Rondo EX Luxury shown‡

LX VALUE AT

*

INCLUDES

5,235

$

*

IN CASH DISCOUNTS

SORENTO

GREAT OFFERS ON REMAINING 2015 MODELS WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED *5-year/100,000 km worry-free comprehensive warranty.

See kia.ca for more

Penticton Kia

550 Duncan Avenue West, Penticton, BC (250) 276-1200

Offer(s) available on select new 2015/2016 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery from October 1 to November 2, 2015. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,715, $22 AMVIC, $100 A/C charge (where applicable). Excludes taxes, licensing, PPSA, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fees, fuel-fill charges up to $100, and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. Φ0% financing for up to 84 months or up to $7,000 discount available on other select 2015 models. Discount is deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. Maximum $7,000 discount is offered on 2015 Optima Hybrid LX (OP74AF) only. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. Representative Financing Example: Financing offer available on approved credit (OAC), on a new 2015 Forte Sedan LX MT (FO541F) with a selling price of $17,552 is based on monthly payments of $173 for 84 months at 0% with a $0 down payment, and first monthly payment due at finance inception. Offer also includes $3,000 cash discount. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. *Cash Purchase Price for the new 2015 Rondo LX Value AT (RN75AF)/2015 Optima LX AT (OP742F)/2015 Optima Hybrid LX AT (OP74AF) is $19,997/$21,452/$24,752 and includes a cash discount of $5,235 including $5,000 cash discount and $235 dealer participation/$5,000/$7,000 including $6,000 cash discount and $1,000 ECO credit. Dealer may sell for less. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. 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A spArk of sAfety — sparky the fire dog gets a salute from Bennet schulz, 2, with mom Allison at the penticton public Library Wednesday (oct. 7). sparky and operations assistant Jody fotherby (background) of penticton fire rescue attended the pre-school story time session to talk about smoke detectors as part of the fire prevention Week activities.

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The Penticton Community Centre welcomed back customers in September, with the main pool open, but structural engineers are still working with the city to determine what the best solution to the cracked drainage pipes will be.

After a $300,000 project to replace unsafe tiles around the pool in July, cracks in some of the fibreglass drain pipes below the leisure pool were causing it to drain, however the cause of the cracks are still unknown.

“We still don’t know the cause. We’re still trying to ascertain what the fix looks like to ensure that it’s a long-term solution,” said Simone Blais, communications officer for the City of Penticton.

It is unconfirmed whether or not the minor June 18 earthquake in Penticton could be the perpetrator.

“From there, once we know what the solution is, it’s figuring out the timeline, how long that will take,” Blais said.

She said once engineers have narrowed down the long-term solution there are still

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the steps of design and finding and sourcing required materials.

Blais said it’s “too preliminary to say” what the cost of the repairs would be, however the city is exploring whether insurance or warranty still applies with the original contractors who constructed the pool, which was completed in 2011.

The main pool remains open along with the hot tub as well as the sauna/steam room.

Some swimming lessons for younger students who use the leisure pool have been modified to fit the lesson plan with the main pool.

“We’re working with our customers to find adaptations and make sure that whatever the program is suits their needs,” Blais said.

Blais said the city is updating customers through social media and online to let people know when they might face scheduling issues.

“It’s taken some jumping over logistic hurdles by staff,” Blais said, adding that larger swim meets on weekends have impacted public access with multiple lanes booked.

“There’s only a few (swim meets) this fall so it’s not every day,” Blais said.

Anyone who has concerns should contact the city to find out what options can be taken.

“We’re trying to work with them if they need to withdraw from classes, want credits on their account or prorated refunds, those types of things,” Blais said.

“We’re doing our best to make sure that they’re taken care of.”

We have to say our customers have been fantastic and so patient and understanding during this time. We absolutely want to get this up and running as soon as possible. There’s lots of people jonesing to get back in the leisure pool.”

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Ice Dragons ready for long game Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Hannah Musgrave is excited to begin her minor hockey career on Saturday.

While it’s her first time playing on the ice, she has played before with her brother Jay at home and loved it. Now, she’s ready to do it with the Penticton atom Ice Dragons in the Long Game at 3 p.m. at Memorial Arena that will be played coast to coast from Botwood and St. John’s, Nfld. to Campbell River, B.C. The game is part of the fifth annual World Girls’ Hockey weekend Oct. 9 to 11. When her coach Andy Oakes told her what it was about she said “cool.”

Musgrave also plans on trying to score.

When asked if she’s a good goal scorer, Musgrave said, “I don’t know yet.” What she does know is she isn’t playing as a defenceman, a position she doesn’t like.

“Because defence is too hard,” said Musgrave, who is very slick with the stick.

The World Girls’ Hockey Weekend was created when the International Ice Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada teamed up to celebrate the female game and as the Hockey Canada website states, to unite Canadians in growing women’s hockey, and provide grassroots programming from coast to coast that allows girls and women of all ages to discover the sport, grow their skills and enjoy everything from lacing up skates and stepping onto the ice. The female side has grown over the last 25 years and they want to keep that going with nearly 100,000 girls registered.

“World Girls’ Hockey Weekend really is for everyone – we want current and former players, coaches, and officials who have helped grow women’s hockey to feel celebrated, but we also want to use it to introduce the game to new girls of all ages so they can experience the fun, the comradery, and the great lessons and life skills you develop from playing this great game,” said Mandi Duhamel, manager of female development, Hockey Canada in a release. “This is a global initiative, but Canada has embraced it and made it our own to create local community celebrations to reach as many people as we can.”

The Long Game will begin at 9:30 a.m. EST and finishes at 8 p.m. in B.C. and has Team Red vs. Team White in atom, peewee, bantam, midget, and senior games in a cumulative score series of 55 games nationwide.

Oakes said his players don’t fully understand what is taking place Satur-

day, but it’s a game which excites them.

To Oakes, the president of the Okanagan Hockey Group, any time media attention and awareness can be brought to the female game, it’s a great thing.

“For a lot of these girls it’s about building self confidence and feeling good about themselves,” he said. “Being a part of a team. To be able to make it a national festivity, it’s important for them.”

Oakes said it will be interesting to see how the Long Game takes off in different communities.

“I know people around here are excited about it. Not sure how the coaches are going to handle going in to scores that are like 50-45 already,” he joked.

Their day begins with a barbecue fundraiser at Marketplace IGA, which they are using funds for travel to tournaments and other team functions.

When it comes to the growth of female hockey in Penticton, he said the community is fortunate. There are good people such as female director Barb Main and her volunteers that have done good work. The group that he works with started with nine players and now they have 38 atom and novice players between ages five and 12.

One of those players is Kailey Wrigglesworth, who is starting her second season. Wrigglesworth loves everything about hockey, except for playing goal.

“I just let them score on me because I was tired,” she said.

Her favourite part of hockey is shooting as she likes to score. Wrigglesworth did score, in the final game of the season.

Peerless midget Vees

The Penticton Peerless midget Vees only lost once in their tournament at Memorial Arena last weekend.

Unfortunately for them, it came in the tournament finale, 5-1 to the Vernon Vipers. Vees coach Dave Coombes said the Vipers have a strong team that works hard.

“They don’t give up on anything, which was a really good lesson for our team,” said Coombes. “We actually outshot them 33-28, their goalie played outstanding. They took advantage of their chances.”

The Vipers also capitalized on the power-play twice, while the Vees were unable to.

“It was just a high intensity, fast game. Lots of emotion,” said Coombes, whose team went 3-1-1. “Playing in five games and having the success that we did, I think it was a very good week-

ANDY OAKES, coach of the Penticton Ice Dragons, gives some positive encouragement to a player during an atom/novice practice at the Okanagan Hockey School Training Centre. The atom Ice Dragons are playing in Hockey Canada’s Long Game to celebrate World Girls’ Hockey Weekend Oct. 9-11.

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end.”

The Vees’ lone scorer was Linden Gove. What Coombes takes from the tournament is the learning process and his players being able to be OK with failing. He said it’s about effort.

“They know the effort now it takes to compete,” he said. “There is always going to be little things that we are going to work on.”

The Vees tank also hit empty with eight forwards and four defenceman playing.

“Guys worked hard but ran out of gas. They were still positive even though they were bummed about losing,” said Coombes.

The Vees opened the weekend with a 2-2 draw against Coquitlam on Oct. 2. They then defeated

Kelowna 3-1 and Chilliwack 6-1.

They defeated Port Moody in Sunday’s semifinal to advance to the championship game.

In other Penticton Minor Hockey Association action from that weekend, the Speedway atom development Vees kicked off league play with a 4-3 win against the Kelowna Female peewee team.

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Conway leads Vees comeback Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

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The last time the Penticton Vees trailed after two periods, they lost.

That was in the season-opener against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Wednesday night at the South Okanagan Events against the Trail Smoke Eaters was a different story. After a scoreless opening period, the Vees were down 2-1. The seventh ranked team in the Canadian Junior Hockey League scored four unanswered goals in the final frame to earn a 5-3 victory that pushed their win streak to eight.

“Honestly it wasn’t our best effort. We all know that we have more,” said captain Tyson Jost, who is ranked by International Scouting Services (ISS) as the 18th best prospect for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

“We can say we did a good job again of pulling through, but I know I’m not happy with my own play. I know that I could have done a lot better in the first 40 minutes.”

The comeback started after Vees forward Demico Hannoun was sent off for slashing. Twenty-five seconds later, Jost levelled the game at two when he wired a shot over Bailey MacBurnie’s shoulder, glove side. During the penalty-kill, Vees goalie Anthony Brodeur dumped the puck into the Smoke Eaters’ zone. Jost was able to get to the puck first, curling out front and firing a shot.

Roughly nine minutes later, Scott Conway went to work. Speeding down the middle of the Smoke Eaters zone, Hannoun carried the puck on the right wing, then fired a shot on MacBurnie, who gave up a rebound to his right on the blocker side. Conway was in position to bat the puck in. Jacked up from the goal, Conway spread his arms out like wings to the crowd of 1,999.

“Obviously it was a big goal, right.

We had to have someone to step up,” said Conway. “We were always working hard there. We were moving the feet. We didn’t have the brains tonight. You got to have both to win games. I think the hockey gods were in our favour tonight.”

Less than two minutes later, on a play started by Seamus Donohue, Sam Jones fed Conway the puck and he bulldozed his way through Connor Brown-Maloski and Cooper Leitch to beat MacBurnie a second time.

“I had that lane so I just flipped it over his stick and just made a nice shot on the goalie,” said Conway.

“That second one was unreal. I was just on the bench kind of chuckling to myself how nice that one was,” said Jost.

Owen Sillinger was credited with the Vees’ fifth goal after losing the faceoff to Max Newton, who tried passing the puck back to the point, but missed his

SAM JONES of the Vees listens to instructions from the coaching staff on the bench during Wednesday’s BCHL game at the South Okanagan Events Centre. View photo gallery at www. pentictonwesternnews.com/sports.

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teammate and it rolled into the empty net. Shortly after that goal, Newton set up Ross Armour on a power-play after he chipped the puck over Brodeur, who finished with 24 saves to improve his record to 6-0. The other Vees goal was scored by Jason Lavallee.

Jost said the Smoke Eaters outworked them and were wiling to win more battles.

He said they have to take time to think about their performance and move forward.

The Vees were without defenceman Gabe Bast for the third straight game with a lower body injury and he was joined by Dante Fabbro. Fabbro also made the ISS ranking, listed at eighth.

The Vees host the West Kelowna Warriors on Friday at 7 p.m., then travel to Chilliwack to face the Chiefs. Jost said he expects a good battle.

“Westside is going to be a lot harder task. It’s going to be a tough weekend,” said Jost. “Two really good teams.

Chilliwack is a hard place to grab a few points. We were fortunate enough to do that last time.”

Off the ice, Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson, also the organization’s president, said they are a few weeks away from submitting their proposal to win the bid for next year’s Western Canada Cup. One area he stressed importance on is attendance to Vees games.

“Getting big crowds right now would be important to try to secure votes when the other governors look at the different aspects right now. That’s a big piece of it,” said Harbinson. “Hopefully we continue to draw well over the next few weeks before that bid goes in.”

After three games, the Vees have attracted 6,572 fans for an average of 2,191. The Chilliwack Chiefs are averaging 2,254. Harbinson said winning the bid would be great for more than just hockey as it would have an economic impact on the city. The winning bid will be announced on Nov.14.

“It would be great for the organization, great for the fans, it’s kind of the next step in our organizations process,” he said.

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Challenging the Titans Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

A 4-1 loss to the South Kamloops Titans have the Princess Margaret Mustangs field hockey team still searching for its first win.

Even though they lost at home, the Mustangs, now 0-3, were happy with how they played. Makeena Hartmann scored for the Mustangs.

“I feel like we played pretty good as a team,” said Mutang Sophie Biollo.

Mustang Sylvia Barnett said playing the Titans was a good learning experience. Among the things that made the Titans challenging was their ball control as they possess strong passing skills as well as stick handling.

“Our team, we were able to compete,” said Barnett.

“Kamloops had good control. We have to run as fast as we can,” said Biollo. “It pushes us to be our best.”

Mustangs co-coach Brenda Kelly was proud of her team’s play. With the Titans being a former AAA school, she expected them to be a stronger group.

Titans coach Kash Dhaliwal, who has one returning player, said playing the Mustangs turned into a scrappy affair. He also said the bumpy field conditions are not what they are used to. It was their fourth time playing on grass, compared to 10 times on turf.

The Mustangs roster features players of mixed experience and Kelly said each game there is improvement.

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Disc players loved Skaha Meadows Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Mayhem at the Meadows disc golf tournament was a success, despite the windy conditions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a little windy which made throwing discs and watching them fly a little challenging,â&#x20AC;? said Penticton Disc Golf Club (PDGC) president Shawn Black of playing

at Skaha Meadows Golf Course. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was excellent, everyone enjoyed themselves. Everyone really enjoyed the course, the layout.â&#x20AC;?

The first disc golf tournament played on an Interior region golf course attracted 41 players, including entries from Vancouver and Kamloops. Among the players were eight from the PDGC, two who were

winners: Sonya Ewaniuk in women advanced and Black in advanced masters, while Russ Clark took third in advanced masters with 144.

Ewaniuk won with a score of 142, while Black shot 130. In the pro open field, James Chester pocketed $112 after scoring 120, edging Chris Wilson by one shot. Winning menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recreation was Jeremy Newell, who earned a

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Taking home prize money in women recreation were Paula Despins, Tamara Mapoles and Amanda Eccleston. Despins and Mapoles both scored 156.

Despins won the playoff hole to break the tie. The top three in men advanced were Jon Hoter with 122 and earning $120, David Cowley with 124 and Ross Brown with 127.

The feedback that Black received was that people loved the tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a lot of people participating in their first tournament ever,â&#x20AC;? said Black, adding he had a few people asking when the next one would be as they plan to return.

Black, who thanked the golf course and their sponsors and donors, said Skaha Meadows Golf Course owner Tony Patrocinio was happy with how the day went.

Skaha Meadows management said the players were respectful of the course and did a great job of organizing the event. They plan to meet in the winter to discuss future events.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;SHOTGUNâ&#x20AC;? ROB EICHENDORF sends his disc spinning towards the 18th hole during the Mayhem at the Meadows disc golf tournament at Skaha Meadows Golf Course on Oct. 3.

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In a thrilling finale to the Capri Okanagan Oldtimers Soccer League Cup, the Brown Benefits, with 10 players, edged Penticton United 1-0 to claim the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 45-plus championship.

Gord Brown of Brown Benefits said they were overwhelmed with the victory at Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park on Oct. 4, especially while missing two key players and their striker who got hurt in the final league game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When most teams play Penticton, they know that they are up against an all-star team,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we play Penticton, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually a great test for both clubs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We managed a great counter attack and scored on a penalty from our sweeper Grant Campbell,â&#x20AC;? added Brown of the goal with 16 minutes remaining. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our

defence held, but Steve Heiss our goalkeeper, played his best game of the season for us.â&#x20AC;?

Entering the championships the squads were so evenly matched, the Brown Benefits claimed the league title on goal differential (+58 to +53) on the final day as they finished with identical records of 18 wins and two losses. Brown this helped set up one of the most exciting and dramatic finals in years.

Penticton came out strong to start, but were unlucky not to take the lead on a Mike Beliveau rocket from 22 yards out that nailed the corner of the crossbar and post, but stayed out. Penticton United found another level to their game trying to level the score and nearly did on Beliveau shot that somehow missed following a scramble in the box. Heiss was named man of the match.

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Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen is expanding the learning opportunities they are offering with a series of workshops aimed at those starting or expanding their business operation.

“We have a community full of small businesses. So we are going to be offering a series of workshops for existing small business owners and entrepreneurs,” said Nicole Clark, the new self employment business advisor with Community Futures.

Not all entrepreneurs, she explained, have all the knowledge they need, and many don’t know where they can get at information. By opening up programs

formerly only available by referral, the Community Foundation hopes to help more people.

It starts with a free, three-hour workshop on Oct. 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. for potential entrepreneurs.

“It’s an exploration of entrepreneurship. We are calling it an entrepreneurial overview, and then they will have a chance to do a self assessment to determine if entrepreneurship is for them, and if it is for them now,” said Clark. “That is for the newer entrepreneur, someone who has a good idea and is wondering if self employment is for them.”

Entrepreneurs need to have some particular qualities, according to Clark: someone who is willing to take risks, who perseveres, who has a passion for some-

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“It’s not just creating a job for yourself, there is more to it,” she said, adding that Community Futures is also opening up their business planning workshops to people that have a business idea, but aren’t sure what to do next.

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Lost & Found Glasses at the bus stop near Parkway School.

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Announcements

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Employment

Employment

Employment

Lost & Found

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LOST; Men’s Gold Wedding ring on Eastside Road just past Finerty Rd., (at mailbox site #9), please call 250-4923636 ext. 205 (leave message)

LITTLE BUSY BEES licensed family daycare has 2 spaces available Nov. 1st, Ages 6 mos.-12yrs., call (250)4976996, email: ck3de@shaw.ca, Find us on Facebook; BusyBees Daycare.

Career Opportunities

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

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LOVE’S Family Daycare, Young St. area, licensed, spots avail. now for your child, (babies.-5yrs), 250-493-0566

Funeral Homes

Funeral Homes

Obituaries

Obituaries

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Obituaries

Obituaries

BONIFACE

May Jessie

Passed away peacefully October 7, 2015 at the age of 89 years in the care of Trinity Centre.

Survived by 5 children; May Schneider (Robert) Waterloo, ON. Marilyn Cockriel, Campbell River, BC, Joyce Bowman, Campbell River, BC, Sandra Longmire (Norm) Penticton, BC, and Margaret Longmire, West Kelowna, BC. 14 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Predeceased by 1 son, Angus L. Longmire. She will be missed by all who knew her. Our thanks to all the staff at Trinity Care Centre for all the peace and comfort she got in your care.

Cremation - No Service.

Ronald James

November 13, 1933 – Red Deer, AB October 4, 2015 – Penticton, BC Ronald Pye, beloved husband of his childhood sweetheart Aubrey Pye and devoted father of Lynn, Wanda and Brenda passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the age of 81 years. Ron grew up in Bentley, Alberta and worked for the Bank of Montreal, the Department of Highways and Dome Petroleum prior to moving his family to Naramata where Ron and Aubrey raised their three daughters. Ron lived for sixty years with Multiple Sclerosis and was widely admired for his ability to cope with the challenges and carry on. In his younger years, Ron played a lot of sports and began his lifelong obsession with cars. Later on, he thoroughly enjoyed a good, challenging game of crib. He continued to love listening to music and watching baseball and could often be found touring and picnicking around the Okanagan. Ron loved BC but a part of his heart stayed with the prairie harvest, the meadowlark and his strong Alberta roots.

Ron loved nothing better than the ever expanding family gatherings and he could be depended on to contribute his dry sense of humour and quiet laughter. These gettogethers and family antics were dear to his heart. Ron was an intelligent, quiet, sensitive and caring man who was fiercely protective of those he loved and he will be dearly missed and will live in the hearts of many forever.

Ron was predeceased by his parents, Tom and Lila Pye, brother Stan and son-in-law Chris Matheson. He is survived by his loving family, wife Aubrey; daughter Lynn Pye-Matheson and grandson, Geordon (Brooks, Alberta); daughter Wanda (Mark) Berry and grandchildren Warryn and Breelyn (Tom) and great grandchildren Ben and Eliana (Naramata); daughter Brenda (Rod) Bergum and grandsons Aaron (Erin) and Heath (Christina Lake, BC).

He is also survived by his brother Lawrence Pye (Calgary), sister-in-law Eleanor Pye (Gull Lake, AB); sisters-in-law, Shirley Henderson (Lawrence), Betty Gingara (Dave) and their families as well as numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends.

Aubrey Pye and family would like to express their deep gratitude and appreciation to all those who came into their home as caregivers and became so much more. You have been the angels in our lives.

In memory of Ron, if family or friends desire, memorial tributes would be appreciated to the charity of your choice.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Naramata Community Church on October 13th at 2:00 pm.

For further information or to send condolences please visit www.everdenrust.com

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Cards of Thanks

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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 Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School. Real World Tasks. Weekly start dates.

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Education/Trade Schools

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HOLY CROSS SCHOOL 1298 Main Street Penticton, BC V2A 5G2 Phone: 250-492-4480 Fax: 250-490-4602 Email: holycross@telus.net web site: www.holyc.com

On behalf of the Holy Cross School students, families, and staff we wish to extend our heartfelt appreciation to School District #67 Superintendent Wendy Hyer and the District Elementary Crisis Team for their fantastic show of support in our recent time of grief and loss.

We are so thankful for the presence of this professional and caring team which provided strength and reassurance to our school community – a community which continues to support the McIntosh family, as well as hold in its prayers all of the others so deeply affected by this tragedy.

It was a powerful reminder that all of our schools, independent and public, can be united in the common goal of helping students and supporting one another.

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Services

Employment

Employment

Employment

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Professional/ Management

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS?

Rebranding Facilitator South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society seeks agency Rebranding Facilitator. This is a contract position. Start date: October 19, 2015. Completion date: November 30, 2015. Apply with resume and experience

by Oct. 15, 2015. For more info contact Linda Sankey, ED: lsankey@sosbis.com #2-996 Main Street Penticton, BC V2A 5E4 Fax: 250-490-3912

Relief is only a call away!

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

Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience BDO Canada Limited Trustee in Bankruptcy 200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9X1

ASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS needed for packaging tree seedlings. No experience necessary but must have a good work ethic, be a team player and be able to stand all day. $11.50/hour plus completion bonus. Apply in person Sat., Oct. 10th at 1PM sharp, 14608 Washington Ave., Summerland.

MERCHANDISING AND SALES Part-time position in merchandising and customer service suitable for a self-directed person with basic merchandising experience who is motivated to continue training and grow with the business. Apply in person at Riverside Pharmasave, 114300 Riverside Dr., Penticton, or send resume to: tara@ riversidepharmasave.com

Home Care/Support Care giver needed to take care of a paraplegic male for 3-days. Will train. Phone Fran 250-498-3354

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services THE Naramata Pub & Grill is looking for Servers to join our team. We are looking for high energy, friendly staff who love working with people, good drink and food! Resume: info@naramatapub.ca

Ofce Support OFFICE Assist busy local office.

Duties:Sched appt./jobs;filing; process A/R. Qualif: Sound knowledge gen office duties.; tel/ recept, computer skills incl Quick Books Pro; multi-tasking;excel writing/com. skills.Min Grade 12; Email res: sandra@glittle.ca

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BLACK PRESS Busy Press & Newspaper distribution centre in Penticton has an opening for a Collating person. This is an evening shift, hours may vary. You must be able to stand for long hours, be in good health, reliable & eager to learn. Competitive salary & benefits.

Please submit resume to: Penticton Western News-Black Press 2250 Camrose Street, Penticton, BC V2A 8R1 (No phone inquiries please)

Merchandise for Sale

Garage Sales

Garden & Lawn

Rubbish Removal

OFF. Manager with 2+ yrs exp. req’d.

E:chilliwackoralsurgery@gmail.com for more info.

BOUNDARY TREE & HEDGE Removal, topping, pruning.

Reasonable rates, free quotes, (250)490-0522

PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827

Trades, Technical

Family Yard & Lawn Care.

Free Estimates. 250-770-0827

APPRENTICE Electricians: 2nd yr+ for busy local company. Excel. wages & benefits.

Email resume to: aaron@glittle.ca

HERBARIA GARDEN AND LAWN. Landscape maintenance services in Penticton.

Time for fall cleanups: cut down perennials, remove annuals, touch-up shrubs that require a light fall pruning. Other services include hedging, weeding, mulching and more.

Call Paul at 493-3362

Trainor Family Hauling. Will haul your junk, big and small, to the dump. Will also do small jobs. We’re here to serve you with a smile. Call Pat with your needs. 250-486-4867

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Services

Holistic Health Chi for mind Acupressure for pain, or more. $40 & up In/Out 472 Winnipeg St., Penticton

Call 250899-7233 www.chihealing.net

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

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

Cleaning Services

Home Improvements ARE YOU WANTING TO RENOVATE? Framing, gyproc, painting, ooring, bathrooms, decks, windows and doors, 35 years experience, home/business, References Available Licensed, Insured, Worker’s Insurance Ted Lund (250)490-7991

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Painting & Reno’s

licensed, insured, WCB

roong, painting, tiling, ooring, kitchen/bath reno’s, carpentry nishing,

Len (250)486-8800 www.belcan.ca lenmass@gmail.com

Journeyman Carpenter Renovations, small jobs, free estimates, Phil Kennedy (250)488-9420

250-492-7770

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Moving & Storage

B&C Cleaning; residential, commercial & construction cleaning, lawn mowing, yard clean-ups & garbage removal to landfill, licensed, bonded & Worksafe. Bill & Cheryl Watson, (250)488-7964 Joanne’s Residential Cleaning Service, 25 years experience, (250)488-6761

Painting & Decorating

Countertops

HERE COME THE PAINTERS, 15 years experience, Interior/Exterior, 250-486-2331

Fencing

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FARM & RESIDENTIAL FENCING. All types of fences.

30 YRS experience.-Serving the Thompson/Okanagan.

250-679-2813 fawndalefarms@gmail.com

Handypersons

Sporting Goods

Transportation

Pets

VERNON SKI SWAP Saturday, Oct 17th, 8:30 am.

Vernon Rec Centre. Buy, sell, new and used skis, snowboards, Cross Country clothing and equipment. www.vernonskiclub.ca

WOLF Hybrid Cubs. Reserve now. Sun Valley Wolf Kennels Kelowna. $1500. 250-765-4996 www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com

Merchandise for Sale

Antiques / Vintage COUNTRY HOME ANTIQUES Sat, Sun, & Mon 11am-5, or by appt. New Shipment of Swedish Antiques 4262 MacDonald Rd (off Otter Lake Rd) Armstrong 250-546-2529

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TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

The link to your community

New 17” laptop, Windows 8, $475, can be upgraded to Windows 10, (250)490-0639

Firearms Local Okanagan Resident looking to purchase firearms, fully licensed, will travel, Call or text, (250)809-9664

Free Items Free; white sliding door, new style, plastic, (250)487-2267

Fruit & Vegetables Spartan, Golden Delicious & Ambrosia & Nicola Apples, free delivery up to 40lbs, 1260 Broughton Ave., 250-487-9295 Trout Creek Fruit Stand, 6215 Hwy 97, Summerland, apples, pears, prune plums, squash pumpkins, gourds, potatoes, peppers, onions, and more!

2 Coats Any Colour

A-1 Firewood, Fir, $250/cord, mixed, $225, Pine, $200, full cords split & delivered, 1/2 cords & 1/4 cords avail., Free delivery locally 250-770-0827, 250-809-0127 evenings.

Handypersons

I WANT YOUR WORK! Trent’s Yard and Home Service 250-462-4615

Lawn and yard services, pressure washing, irrigation blowout’s, yard and job site clean-up, dump runs, small deliveries, deck and fence repairs, snow shoveling. I do a wide variety of jobs around your yard and home. If you have a job that needs to get done, just give me a call. If I have the equipment I will get it done. Penticton and surrounding communities.

Townhouses

Shavings & Sawdust

Firewood/Fuel

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

Misc. Wanted

2bdrm suite in executive home, lake view, private patio, gas fp, f/s/dw, insuite laundry, np, ns, util/cable/internet incl. $1200/mo., (250)492-2915

Kiln Dried Wood Shavings, 54, 60 and 110 cu. yd., bulk loads, delivered starting @ $200 load, (250)770-0214

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299

Sat., Oct. 10, 8am-noon, 1963400 Wilson St.

Suites, Lower 2bdrm main floor, 8x24 sunroom, 10x12 storage room in bsmt, $750 single, two peole, $850, incl. util., (250)493-2220 or 250-809-1958

2bdrm, Baskin Gardens, reno’d, painted, f/s/w/d, fenced yard, large storage room, close to school, kids welcome, 1 small pet, ref’s req., $1050, Avail. Oct. 1, 250-490-9082

Livestock

Computer Equipment Remodeling interiors/exteriors, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, basements, mold and asbestos remediation. Certied/Insured.

Huge Multi family Yard Sale, lots of stuff, tools, clothes, furniture, you name it, anything and everything! 1391 Commercial Way and Carmi., Sat/Sun, Oct. 10/11th

Rentals

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: 250-499-0251 Local.

9 week old standard wire haired Dachshund puppies.

First set of shots & deworming, home raised & very well socialized. $350. Call or text 250-938-3367.

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

REFACE Countertops.

1/2 the Cost of Replacing. Granite & Corian Designs. 470-2235.

Pets & Livestock

Friendly service from Summerland since 1972 Les Porter 250-490-1132

email: tnhickie@gmail.com

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Services

Apple firewood, dried, $125 standard pick-up load, can help load, you pick up, call 250-490-1895

Furniture Queen size sofa bed, Serta mattress, microfibre, blue, exc. cond., $350, (778)476-3415

Garage Sales 3 Family Garage Sale, Sat., Oct. 10, 9am-3pm, (if raining, will be on Sun., Oct. 11), household, furniture, entertainment units, studio piano, tools, sporting goods, RV awning, arms, & springs, rims, misc. & much more!

265 Greenwood Dr.

Real Estate Mobile Homes & Parks #16 Riva Ridge Penticton Spacious modular home located in family park. Enjoy the lake view from your private covered deck. Warm up next to a real wood fireplace in your new home. You will have room for company with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Ample parking with two paved driveways, and a nice workshop for the handyman. 1440 sq.ft., $74,900. Vendor Financing available to qualified buyers, Ernie Sheridan, 250488-1688, Coldwell Banker, Ok Rlty MLS., OPEN HOUSE, SATURDAY, NOON TO 4PM

Auto Accessories/Parts Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock.

We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel, 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

Auto Financing

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1bdrm, $700, 2bdrm, $850, clean, quiet, building, 55+, non smoker, NP, 250-492-7328

Apartment Furnished Furnished 2bdrm, 285 Edmonton Ave., s/f/m/dw/w, quiet, clean building, np, ns, avail. Nov. 1, $950/mo., call Dennis at 250-488-5678

Commercial/ Industrial 1000 sq ft of Industrial/Commercial space for lease. Warren Ave. 250-765-3295 APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location in busy plaza; ample parking. 2300 SF build to suit; 220 SF shared office space; 600 SF up 1100 SF, call Barb 250-770-0536 Business Opportunity at APPLE PLAZA, furnished & equipped upscale office space, 1500 sqft. up to 2300 sqft. ready for occupancy, call for details, Barb 250-770-0536

Off Road Vehicles Kodiak ATV, $1800, Utility trailer, $300, (250)497-8967

Recreational/Sale 2012 Polaris RZR 900 XP with plow, many extras 1,172km $13,500. 250-549-0644

Scrap Car Removal #1 GET the MOST for Your Junk Vehicle and scrap steel.

A Portion of proceeds to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. Call 778-581-cars (2277)

Adult Escorts MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048

Duplex / 4 Plex SUMMERLAND, near town, 2bdrm, 1bath, ns, np, $800+ util.

250-487-9220 or (250)494-9331

Homes for Rent 3bdrm house on acreage, np, ns, ref. req., $1250+ util., 250492-3593 or 250-809-6972 Avail. now, quiet area of, Penticton, 2300 sqft. home, 3bdrm, 2.5bath, 5appl., ns, np, $1600+ util, 1 year lease req., call (250)770-0888 Exec. Waterfront Home W/ Prvt. beach, Fully Furn., cable, LED T.V. & wi-fi, 4bdrms, 2.5ba, 5 min. walk to Skaha Beach. $1800/mo+util., avail. now-May 30th, Ph: 778-4762079, 604-788-4979, or email: elaineallison01@gmail.com Keremeos Central location Rear Duplex - 2 bdrm, N/P, N/S, 5 appliances, A/C, gas fireplace, $750 + utilities. 604-8351326. References required.

Suites, Lower 1bdrm basement suite, ns, np, $600 (incl. util), no laundry, avail. Nov. 1, working person pref, Ref’s Req, 250-492-0556

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October 10 IncredIble edIble PentIcton Society is holding a “Fun”draiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Downtown Penticton market with a silent auction, scarecrow competition and face painting.

All proceeds go to society costs and items for their new garden on South Main Street.[10p] octoberfest dInner and dance with live music from Boom Chicken at the Eagles club, with dinner starting at 5 p.m.[10p] alcoholIcs anonymous has daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours). the olIver senIors’ Centre, 5876 Airport St., has dancing at 10 a.m. to the Oliver Seniors Volunteer Band.[0912c] eagles club has member appreciation day, burgers and fries at noon, beaver races at 4 p.m. elks club on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., drop-in darts and early bird draw at 4 p.m., a meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m. charIty bottle drIve with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital paediatric ward, SPCA, Critteraid and the Summerland food bank. Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays at Penticton and Summerland IGA stores. royal canadIan legIon branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., beef dip lunch at 11 a.m., meat draw and Ladies Auxiliary 50/50 draw at 2 p.m. Thanksgiving buffet dinner with entertainment

by Freedom 55 at 5:30 p.m. anavets has the kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon, drop-in pool at noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m.

Entertainment by Gypsy and Rose at 6:30 p.m.[sa]

SUNDAY

October 11 everyone Is welcome to the Penticton Legion Ladies Auxiliary Pancake Breakfast in the hall, 502 Martin St. from 8:30 a.m. till noon. For $5 you get pancakes, ham, sausage, orange juice and coffee and 50 cents more will get you strawberries and cream.[10p] lakelands church holds Sunday services at 1265 Fairview Rd. (the Greek Orthodox Church) at 10:30 a.m. Everyone welcome. For more info contact info@lakelandschurch.com. survIvorshIP’s flea market runs every

Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. weather permitting at Fairview Plaza, 1652 Fairview Rd. For info, call 250-493-6604. elks club on Ellis Street has dog races at 2 p.m., food draw and door prizes, Last Man Standing, pool and darts. anavets has horse races and meat draws at 2 p.m.

Hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch. royal canadIan legIon branch 40 has meat and 50-50 draws at 2 p.m. in the hall, 502 Martin St.

MONDAY

October 12 south maIn droP-In Centre is hosting advance polls for the Federal election from Oct. 9-12[fr] elks club on Ellis Street has American crib at 7 p.m. and pub league darts at 7:30 p.m. royal canadIan legIon branch 40 has lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., dart dolls at 11 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m., Fitness Friends Ladies Fitness class at 10:30 a.m.

Iode thrIft shoP at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Clothing, kitchenwares, China items and more. lIne dancIng at the Oliver Senior Centre at 7 p.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778439-2070 for more info. fraternal order of the Eagles has league darts at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. weekly suPPort grouP at the Penticton Regional Hospital Mood Clinic for family or friends of any person who has a mental illness from noon to 1 p.m. Call 250-493-7338 for details. so saId so Toastmasters meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at the Penticton United Church, 696 Main St. at noon for an hour.

For more information call Bobby at 250-493-3835 or Aggie at 250-462-0422.[0928s]

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Everyone is welcome to join in the fun, refreshments available. For more information, please call Sheila at 250-494-8996.[106s] brown bag lectures return every Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton Museum Auditorium.

This week’s lecture is presented by Randy Manuel and Jane Shaak on the Shatford Centre and the Okanagan School of the Arts. Suggested donation for admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children and includes include coffee, tea and confections.

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Penticton tune-Agers choir practice with conductor Gordon Dawson on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Shatford Centre 760 Main St. Over 50 and enjoy singing?

Come and check us out, or call Gordon at 250-4929844.[098s] toAstmAsters, where leAders are made. Drop in to South Okanagan Toastmasters any Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 5876 Airport St., Oliver. See and hear what we are all about.

Contact Bill at 250-4850006 or stillbill938@ gmail.com.

AnAvets hAs chicken wings from 3 to 6 p.m.

YogA meditAtion/vegetAriAn suPPer is upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton on Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

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Penticton toAstmAsters meet from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 200 of the Shatford Centre, 760 Main St. Have you ever want to improve your public speaking skills? More information at 2392.toastmastersclubs. org.[0915s] visPAssAnA (insight) meditAtion for beginners or mature practitioners every Tuesday evening from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.

Please call Debora for details at 250-462-7340 Everyone welcome. south mAin droP-in Centre has ultra-beginner line dance at 9 a.m., social bridge at 9:15 a.m., sing-along at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m., improver line dance at 1 p.m., knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m., square dance sessions from 6 to 9 p.m. toPs B.c. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance.

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Phone Pat at 250-4937887 or Sally at 250-4926556.

FrAternAl order oF the Eagles has drop-in euchre at 7 p.m. w ellness m entAl centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. elks on ellis Street has yoga at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday Dart League and 10-card crib at 7 p.m. r oYAl c AnAdiAn legion has an executive meeting at 10 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., service officer at 1 p.m. and wings night at 6 p.m. Jam contest hosted by the Surf Cats at 7 p.m.

890 wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. the south okAnAgAn and Similkameen MS Society has an informal coffee group that meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre. For more info, call Sherry at 250-4936564 or email sherry. wezner@mssociety.ca.

Penticton PhotogrAPhY cluB welcomes all photographers for slide shows, speakers, tips and networking every fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shatford Centre. More info at pentictonphotoclub@gmail. com. $5 drop-in, $50/year.[tu04] mother-to-mother BreAstFeeding suP Port with the Penticton/ Summerland chapter of La Leche League Canada. Meetings on the third and fourth Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 250494-1894 or email pentictonlllc@gmail.com for the location of the meeting. All mothers and babies are welcome.

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