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Council bites spending bullet Alistair Waters awaters@kelownacapnews.com

Call it the catch-up budget.

Kelowna city council settled in to deliberate over the 2016 municipal budget Thursday, with Mayor Colin Basran saying that the time has come to address underfunded programs of

the past.

“When you defer these things, they come back to bite you,” said Basran during a break in the discussions.

He pointed to the road resurfacing program that he said had been underfunded for years.

As a result, the number of complaints about the condition of local roads

has shot up.

In the 2016 budget, that will mean an increase in spending on resurfacing road costs, to the tune of $3.4 million.

According to city manager Ron Mattiussi, after years of “robbing Peter to pay Paul,” the municipal budget presented to council Thursday puts the city’s

financial footprint “back in equilibrium.”

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Speaking to the media on Wednesday were (from left) Kevin Kaardal, the new superintendent for Central Okanagan School District, school board chair Moyra Baxter and outgoing superintendent Hugh Gloster.

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Calling it a once-in-alifetime opportunity, the new superintendent of the Central Okanagan School District says he is ready to continue the excellent work being done in one of the highest-performing districts in the province.

Kevin Kaardal was introduced to Kelowna media Wednesday as he gets set to take over the top job in the Central Okanagan School District as of Jan. 1, replacing Hugh Gloster who has been superintendent for the past six years.

Kaardal has been working alongside Gloster for a few months already and has visited nearly every school in the district, meeting principals, teachers, students and staff as he transitions into the post.

“There is superb practice in this district to build on and it’s my intention to build on that strength,” said Kaardal, who arrived in the Central Okanagan after a stint in the Burnaby School

New school superintendent ready for education challenges ahead District ended by mutual agreement earlier this year.

“It’s been an absolute gift to have this time to do this transition that our team has planned.

I have been able to be in classrooms and see exceptional practice.

“The first impression, after being in nearly 43 schools, is that the adults in the building care deeply about the learners in their care.

“And what’s really amazing is the learners care about each other and the adults. Not just their teachers but they know our directors and remember them. You’re watching people that

truly care about each other and that caring serves the district well.

“It’s going to carry us through all kinds of challenges because there are a lot of challenges coming.”

First and foremost among the challenges noted by Kaardal is the implementation of a new curriculum in B.C. Schools will be asked to move away from the model that forced students to memorize data toward a model that is focused on allowing students to have a more personalized education.

Kaardal said Central Okanagan has been leading the way in this

philosophy, even before the provincial government mandated the changes to the curriculum, coming over the next three years. “(The new curriculum) is an opportunity to move the learners from being receivers and memorizers of information and then regurgitating it, to becoming people that have the attributes that the Central Okanagan has identified: A learner, a thinker, a collaborator, a contributor and an innovator,” he said.

“We’re trying to prepare our young people to be successful. It’s a shift to a personalized education which takes a determined effort on

behalf of the whole system to find the strengths of each student and find a way for them to pursue those strengths and become contributors to our society.”

School board chair Moyra Baxter, who introduced Kaardal to the media, said any time a school board has to hire a new superintendent, it is likely going to be the most important decision the trustees make.

Gloster gave notice to the board very early this year that he was going to move on after a 36-year career in education. That allowed the board time to search for a replacement for the popular Gloster,

who plans to stay in education as a consultant.

Baxter said she believes they found the right person to continue the work that has been done in the school district in her 19 years on the board.

“We think we have a great district, we have some wonderful programs, we have incredible staff members who come up with great ideas that we have implemented,” she said.

“We’re excited to be moving forward and building on those things that have been put in place and looking at the district through some new eyes which gives us the opportunity to

say: ‘Are we doing this right?’ especially with the redesigned curriculum we will be trying to implement over the next little while.”

Like Gloster, Kaardal began his career in education as a teacher, teaching a variety of subjects and grades before getting into administration. He worked in the Calgary Catholic school system as well as in Mission, Victoria and his last post in Burnaby.

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be here,” he said. “It was a district I had hoped to have the opportunity to work in.

“I’m honoured the board put their faith in me and I will have the opportunity to work with an amazing team and a community of partners.

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A Kelowna man who was front and centre during pivotal points in Canadian history, died this week at the age of 97.

An obituary published in the Edmonton Journal indicates that author Tom Morimoto died in Kelowna, peacefully, on Dec. 14 .

Morimoto had a tremendous life that

started in Edmonton, May 18, 1918. It was more than two decades later when his fate became deeply woven with that of this country’s. When Canadian soldiers took their place with the Allied Forces in Normandy on June 6, 1944, Morimoto was among their ranks.

Morimoto was a radio operator with the Third Canadian Division, and was in the middle of the legendary assault on Juno Beach.

He had squeaked into Canada’s Armed Forces years earlier at two inches too small, nearly 20 pounds too light and entirely of Japanese descent. “I was the only Japanese Canadian there,” said Morimoto, in a Kelowna Capital News article written about him in 2012.

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Recruitment officials back home were content to look the other way when it came to his socalled shortcomings because they were so in need of able-bodied men.

Although Japanese Allied Forces weren’t the norm, he had enlisted in 1940, before the Japanese became allies with Germany, and Japanese-Canadians were funneled into internment camps.

“I was patriotic and at that time the Germans were overrunning Europe,” he said.

“It was the last good war. We had to fight that one against the Nazis and then the Japanese.”

That patriotism informed his view on many decisions, and took him on a lifetime of tremendous adventures.

What stands out, however, was the way it took him away from his home in Fort McMurray, across the country for training, to England for a tour of duty and eventually to Normandy.

By the time he reached the beaches of Normandy, he’d been a soldier for more than four years.

The sea-borne invasion required 155,000 soldiers, 5,000 ships and landing craft, 50,000 vehicles and 11,000 planes. Around 14,000 Canadian soldiers were to land on the beaches, while another 450 were to drop behind enemy lines by parachute or glider.

The Royal Canadian Navy supplied ships and around 10,000 sailors, while the Royal Canadian Air Force supported the invasion.

“When dawn broke on June 6, it revealed an unforgettable sight— thousands of ships, seeming to reach forever across the sea, with the barrage balloons hoisted to keep off low flying enemy aircraft,” he wrote in his memoir, Breaking Trail. “It was with a mixture of excitement and fear that I approached the beach on D-Day. I think what keeps every soldier going is that he doesn’t think he’ll be hit—it’s the other unfortunate guy who is going to get it.”

His boat arrived on the beach’s shores an hour after the first wave of soldiers landed and, without much strife, they set up camp near what’s now the Canadian cemetery Beny-Sur-Mer and stayed there for

months.

Morimoto survived near starvation, non-stop fire and being outclassed in terms of equipment over the course of the long campaign. They even survived communication shortcomings that led to friendly fire.

“Because of poor liaison between the Air Force and the Army over the significance of yellow smoke signals, bombs were dropped on our troops,” he wrote.

“It was the first time I had ever been so close to a Lancaster bomber that I could see the bomb bay doors open and the bombs dropping. This was near Falaise, and I remember seeing men on bicycles pedalling as hard as they could down the road, back to Caen.”

His divisional commander, Major General Rodney Keller, who also has a Kelowna connection, was felled by the American bombs, and many others died near the sandy stretch where they had landed months earlier.

At the end of the two-and-a-half month Normandy campaign, Allied killed, wounded or captured totalled 210,000. Canadian casualties added up to more than 18,000, including more than 5,000 dead. German casualties were 450,000.

Morimoto went on to have a successful life that saw him help shape Canada’s oil and gas industry, monetize an under-utilized part of Dubai’s oil and gas before eventually making Kelowna home.

In the introduction of his memoir, it’s noted that he’s been an active player in many of Western Canada’s pivotal historic moments. But, Normandy and the lives lost there still weighed on him.

Morimoto graduated from the University Of Alberta in 1949 with his BSc in chemical engineering and in 1952 received his MSc. Morimoto is survived by his wife H. Kim of 69 years; grandchildren Ariel and Danielle; great-grandchild Stanley; brothers Jack, William, George and many extended family and friends. He was predeceased by son, Dana.

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Council not ready to sink parade float Alistair Waters awaters@kelownacapnews.com

Does the City of Kelowna’s Ogopogo-themed community float, the Spirit of the Lake, help sell the city?

Six members of Kelowna council think so.

A $20,000 proposal to refurbish the float was added to the 2016 city budget Thursday after council debated its merit.

Mayor Colin Basran, and city councillors Brad Seiben and Tracy Gray both opposed elevating the request to the budget for next year and even the city manger

floats are requested to receive a makeover every three years. And they warned the float may be denied access into some of the larger parades in 2016 because it is dated.

But while most on council expressed support for the float and the work it does to advertise the city elsewhere, city manager Ron Mattiussi questioned its relevance in today’s more sophisticated marketing environment.

“There’s more to marketing a city than running a float down the road in Omak, Washington,” said Mattiussi.

chimed in, questioning the float’s relevance as a marketing tool.

But in the end, Ogopogo won out.

Despite a $50,000 upgrade in 2011 that included a new chassis and complete overhaul, city staff said there are some cities that may not let the float participate in their parades next year because it has not been refurbished in four years.

The float participates in approximately 15 to 20 parades annually within the Pacific Northwest and Alberta.

Staff said to keep the parade environment fresh, returning

He said Kelowna Tourism, which recently launched a slick video advertising campaign for the city, would likely not help fund the float if asked because the float does not fit in with its marketing approach.

But Gail Given was among others who suggested the float not only serves a purpose by appearing elsewhere but also is popular at local parades such as Rutland May Days.

The extra money is needed for the float because some of its components and features are deteriorating and are in need of replacement.

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Kelowna is planning to hire a new staff member to deal with homelessness, safety and a host of other social issues in the city.

Approved in the 2016 budget, the position will be known as the social issue coordinator and will, initially, be for a threeyear term.

The resolution reads that with no commitment identified

past 2018 from either the federal government or the province, it is recommended, that the City of Kelowna working with community partners, develop a collective impact model for addressing homelessness and related issues, said the budget description for the position.

This model should be developed and implemented by a staff member who possesses knowledge of affordable housing strategies,

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Projects related to transit add up to $2.8 million, while $3.6 million will be spent on active transportation. Funding for these projects will come from a combination of reserves, grants and taxation.

Heading into the deliberations, the proposed budget called for a 4.11 per cent tax increase this year with a total taxation demand of $120 million, up from $113.6 million collected this year. (A final decision on the provisional tax increase was not arrived at as of the Kelowna Capital News deadline Thursday but will be posted at our website kelownacapnews.com.)

That proposed increase would add $73 to the annual municipal tax bill of an average Kelowna house.

Basran asked his councillors to keep in mind who they are building the city for as they went through the budget—city residents.

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The rest will come from provincial and federal grants as well as other revenues generated by the city.

It will also spend nearly $2 million on four major park projects: $350,000 on Kerry Park improvements downtown, $250,000 on a new playground at Rutland Centennial Park, $250,000 on the Upper Mission Trail Building Partnership and $450,000 to start planning the new Glenmore Recreation Park. That recreation park will likely take years to build and could cost as much as of $50 million when all is said and done.

On Thursday, council also approved spending for several transportation projects, including $572,000 on a new automatic information system for transit to give users real-time information about the arrival of buses both at the transit shelters and via cell phones and tablets.

The money for that project will be provided by the province and federal governments, expected to be in place next year.

Kelowna will be only the third system in B.C. to have it. Similar systems already exist in the Lower Mainland and Victoria.

Mattiussi said the spending called for in the 2016 budget strikes a balance between renewing existing infrastructure and operations while funding new assets and the requisite staff.

“Investment in recent years focused primarily on new assets, while spending on some existing assets and operations was deferred,” he said in his budget report to council.

“We have reached a point where renewal of some assets is necessary to maintain service levels and avoid the costlier option of replacement.”

Despite that, he said he believes the public is happy with how the city spends its money.

“Overall we know (from the annual city survey of residents) the citizens are not just relatively happy, they are very happy,” said Mattiussi.

The budget approved by council Thursday is provisional and will be finalized in M ay.

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Payments may be made online while the office is closed at https://ww3.regionaldistrict.com/.

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The mind of Kelowna’s Damjan Madjar has been bursting with business creativity since his first startup idea at the age of eight.

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The Westside Residential Waste Disposal and Recycling Centre on Asquith Road in West Kelowna will be closed Christmas Day, Friday, December 25th and New Year’s Day Friday, January 1st.

The Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan (EECO) in Mission Creek Regional Park will be closed Thursday, December 24th through Monday, December 28th and Friday, January 1st.

Kelowna entrepreneurs Damjan Madjar (left) and Shane Broesky are hoping to raise $50,000 in a kickstarter campaign for their business the Drink E-Z Cup. “Whether you have limited abilities to consume liquids conventionally, you are heading into the dentist office or you just want to drink with more ease, the Drink E-Z Cup helps get that liquid into your body.”

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CounCil HigHligHts 2016 Financial Plan

Council received an overview presentation of the provisional 2016 Financial Plan. The recommendation is for a 2.14 per cent increase for City operations and capital projects, plus 1.97 per cent for the new Police Services Building and police contract cost increases, for a total 4.11 per cent tax increase in 2016.

Deliberations of the budget will take place at an all-day Council meeting on Thursday, Dec. 17. Listen in via Casatanet Council audio or follow the discussion on Twitter using #KelownaBudget. For more information, visit kelowna.ca/budget.

Engage Policy & Program

Council received a report about the City’s Engage Policy and Program for information. The Engage Policy uses an international standard to ensure there is a consistent and effective approach to public and stakeholder engagement to support Council’s decision making. City of Kelowna Community Engagement staff have supported more than 50 projects over the past two years in efforts to increase citizen engagement in City-led initiatives. For more information, visit kelowna.ca/getinvolved. kelowna.ca/council

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The City clears snow from roads based on priority classification. It is important to note that Priority Three roads will not be serviced until the service levels of Priority One and Two roads are achieved. If another storm occurs prior to completion of Priority Two - Four roads, attention will shift to Priority One roads. To help clear the way, residents are asked to move parked vehicles off the road. If streets are cleared of vehicles, snow plows can clear the snow efficiently and quickly, making the roads safer for everyone.

Residents and businesses are responsible for shoveling sidewalks adjacent to their property. Help a neighbor in need by becoming a Snow Buster. Enter your Snow Buster into a monthly prize draw to win Kelowna Rockets tickets at kelowna.ca/transportation. inFo: 250-469-8600

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Rutland needs neighbours who stand up to crime To the editor: Re: Letter from Murray Elliott: Writer Makes Rutland Sound Like ‘War Zone:’ Dec. 9 Kelowna Capital News.

Mr. Elliott, maybe “free for all” is a bad use of words, but please do not again try to smear someone you have never met or

LETTER OF THE WEEK know nothing about. The phrase “free for all”, as I read it, and I believe Mr. Orydzuk meant, was in the context of there being no enforcement of the laws or bylaws of our fine City of Kelowna.

Odd thing is, that as a resident of Springvalley for the past 24 years, I have witnessed the gradual desecration of our neighbourhood.

The reasons being are as expressed

by Mr. Orydzuk. If we, as residents, do nothing, before long we will have a neighbourhood that is very undesirable in many ways.

Some bad luck New study in the journal Nature concludes only 10-30% of cancers were attributable to the body’s natural functions or “luck.” bbc.com/news/health

Water users Water consumption shows we consume 10,700 cu km of water a year–two Lake Michigans and one Lake Ontario. bbc.com/news/science

Blood test An annual blood test for ovarian cancer may cut deaths from the disease by a fifth. bbc.com/news/health

Fat tax England’s chief medical officer said the food industry should be charged sugar taxes if products contribute to obesity epidemic. bbc.com/news/health

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Mr. Elliott, lets compare our neighbourhoods; You live in a Court with 14 houses, with one road in and the same road out. We live on what has become a major thoroughfare in close proximity to four arterial roads as well as eight collectors that intersect our street.

You live in the corner house at the entrance to the court, and one can’t help notice the huge rocks you have placed along the road in an attempt to stop people from parking near your property.

As for drug dealing Mr. Elliott, we are talking about hard drugs such as cocaine, crystal meth and heroin, not marijuana. This drug dealing is happening on a nightly basis with more than one deal going down every night.

Mr. Orydzuk has been doing his best to try to bring some attention to our neighbourhood for the last nine years. He has had meetings with the RCMP, City of Kelowna, the mayor, and the head of the traffic section, and countless neighbours. Mr. Orydzuk has been walking the streets late at night, as

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Go to an ATM if you don’t have cash If you haven’t taken a turn Kathartic ringing the bells for the Salvation Army’s Kettle KATHY Campaign, I MICHAELS recommend you give them a call and sign up.

There are all sorts of do-gooder reasons for it.

But it’s the work they do for families that can’t really make ends meet at this time of year that gets me feeling verklempt and, in turn, motivated to don a goofy Santa hat that barely stretches over my giant noggin and ring bells.

There’s also the sheer joy that comes from ringing bells. Like Rudolph jacked up on a kettle-sized dose of caffeine I spread holiday cheer when I was up for my shift, earlier this month.

I’m pretty sure everyone but the nearby Walmart greeter who remarked upon my feverish bell ringing three times —”you really give those bells your all,” she said—was happy to get a little Christmas cheer as the season to be jolly got underway.

Beyond cheerful smiles, however, there was something else noticeable about my tour of duty.

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There just wasn’t a lot of cash. Now, this isn’t to say that I didn’t make some—I did. I swear people liked my jingling.

But in a remarkably busy corner of the retail world, the one thing I heard more than anything else was: “Sorry, I just don’t have any cash on me.”

Some even gave me the additional courtesy of opening their wallets to reveal a cluster of plastic that just wouldn’t do much for the kettle I was jingling my bells around.

It wasn’t that surprising, then, when the Salvation Army Central Okanagan this week revealed they were $325,000 behind in meeting their fundraising goal of $700,000. The funds help with the Christmas food and toy program as well as services throughout the year.

“We are one of the few organizations that hasn’t raised its fundraising goal in a market where prices are going up. This goal is the same as the last few years,” said Pastor Darryl Burry, executive director for The Salvation Army Central Okanagan. “With the increase of need to more individuals it becomes even more vital and urgent for us to reach this amount, if not surpass it, to sustain meeting needs throughout 2016.”

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The argument for the changeover can be found in the Bank of Canada’s spring review. It addressed the use of cash in Canada, providing an examination of how cash transactions have been affected by the growing popularity of credit cards and debit cards.

In it they compared our use of cash in 2013, which is the most recent data, with 2009, and found that cash use in 2013 accounted for 44 per cent of the number of transactions, down 10 per w cent since 2009. They also showed that populations n s less likely to use cash include young people and wealthy people.

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Kelowna buildings will last decades longer To the editor: I spent 40 years working for a shareholder owned company. Much of that time was spent before management boards trying to justify spending money. Spending was categorized as either repairs and maintenance or an addition to capital. No matter how passionate I felt about a particular need, management always boiled it down to two things. If repairs, would it save the company money over x number of years? If it was capital, would it generate a return to shareholders? Usually the time frame was five years.

Now we get to civic government where city council is the board of directors and staff are the ones pleading for money. Staff want to tear down Parkinson Rec. Centre because it is 40 years old. Oh, and Kelowna Community Theatre because it is 50 years old. Good job the City of Paris didn’t buy that or the 224-year-old Louvre museum would have been gone 175 years ago.

Both buildings in question are made of brick, like most 200-400 year old buildings in Europe. They will stand for decades longer.

Yes repairs are needed and an expansion of Parkinson is as well. These can be done at

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in the year and sought input from the general public and organizations with an interest in climate action.

After all the work done by individuals, organizations and the Climate Leadership Team, for our government to suggest further consultation is needed before any action is taken is an insult to the electorate and a real indication of our government’s commitment to effective climate action.

Ron Robinson, Nelson

Neighbours told to move out of Rutland if they can’t put up with the crime RUTLAND FROM A8 well as chasing vehicles just to get the plate numbers of suspected criminals and excessive speeders.

I personally know of three neighbours who have this activity captured on their security system cameras. Mr. Elliott, pictures and video don’t lie. If you would have contacted Mr. Orydzuk and wanted to see proof of his allegations, I am more than sure that he would have gladly invited you into his home and accommodated you. You, for whatever reason, chose to condemn him.

Mr. Elliott, whether we seek help from the

RCMP, or bylaw enforcement, little or nothing is done to remedy ongoing issues. Many of us, have been outright told to sell our houses and move. There are now six of us out on the street at night reporting suspicious activity, slowing down excessive speeders and trying to stop drug deals in front of our homes. We are being branded as constant complainers by law enforcement, and have been threatened that if we keep complaining, they will refuse to respond.

Mr. Elliott, if anything, I would be nominating Mr. Orydzuk for a Civic Award.

Keith Kish, Kelowna

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Climate change info collected; now action is required To the editor: Since the Nov. 27 release of B.C.’s revised Climate Leadership Team’s report, one thing is very clear: When you assemble a group of experts and ask for their recommendations, you must first take a reverse engineering approach; that is, make it clear what results and recommendations you want, then ask for the data and recommendations that will support your wants.

We must remember that the Nov. 27 report and recommendations are the result of an initial discussion paper that came out earlier

much less cost than building a new recreation building at a cost of $13 million (which we all know will balloon to $22 million before it is done) plus cost of capital.

City council no longer has someone who understands corporate finance and are continually being duped by city staff. It is time to send the planners back to their cubicles and come up with a reasonable, cost effective plan. If they can’t, perhaps we should contract the work out to people who can think more creatively.

While we’re waiting, though, maybe those of us who can should offer a little time to the campaign. Or, at the very least, head to an ATM and take out a little cash to spread across the kettles.

Happy Christmas—or whatever you celebrate!

More than money is needed to restore northern schools To the editor: PM Trudeau has promised more money for schools of the north. The problem is more serious than lack of money. For an example, do a Google search of Cape Dorset High School Burns Down and you will learn that three youths have been charged with the arson.

The first chunk of money Trudeau will be sending to the north will be as much as $10 million to $15 million to replace the school.

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A Kelowna man charged with the 2014 killing of his ex-girlfriend has been granted bail.

Ryan James Quigley, 36, is charged with second degree murder for the March 31, 2014 death of Aimee Parkes, 35. He was granted bail under a number of conditions after a Wednesday afternoon bail review.

Crown counsel lay out their case during the review— details of which are under a publication ban—and Quigley could be seen via video wearing prison orange that he’s likely been in since his arrest, April 3, 2014.

Quigley became a person of interest in the investigation into Parkes’s death shortly after her body was discovered at her home, in Hiawatha Mobile Home park, April 1, 2014.

Quigley’s trial is scheduled to take place April 2016.

It’s unclear when he will be released.

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Giving the gift of technology has been a popular present in recent years as tablets, smartphones and eReaders have come down in price.

If you are considering giving a device this holiday season, or getting one for yourself, the Okanagan Regional

Library (ORL) has created gift packets filled with brochures and information on the free digital collections library members can enjoy on their eReaders or tablets.

You can pick up the packets at any ORL branch to include with your present, as well as Kelowna Tickets in the

Orchard Park Mall and Simply Computing in downtown Kelowna.

To get the most out of the library’s digital content, you will first want to confirm what eReaders and tablets will work with the ORL’s digital collections.

“We don’t recommend a particular product, but

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want to ensure everyone is aware of difference between devices and consider what they’d like to use the device for before purchasing,” said ORL virtual library branch head Chantelle McGee. If you want to read eBooks only, an eReader might be the way to go. Note a computer or laptop is also needed to transfer library eBooks on to the eReader.

When it comes to brands of eReaders, keep in mind that Kindle eReaders, such as the Kindle Paperwhite or Touch, can’t be used to read library eBooks because Kindle eReaders do not support the eBook formats that Canadian libraries offer.

If you want to read eBooks and eMagazines, listen to eAudiobooks and watch movies, a tablet can be a better choice.

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Sunshine DreamLift – Kelowna, B.C. Just back, a plane full of kids from the Okanagan enjoyed a one day magical Sunshine DreamLift to the happiest place on earth, Disneyland® in Anaheim, California.

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Since 1987, The Sunshine Foundation of Canada has fulfilled over 8,000 dreams for Canadian children from coast to coast living with severe physical disabilities or life-threatening illnesses.

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Sunshine kids experience their most cherished Dream because of vital community support. Our heartfelt gratitude to the Okanagan for your caring support of Sunshine Dreams.

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To hear Arlene Huxtable tell it, writing and selfpublishing a book about their dream trip to France and Italy was easier than surviving their seven-week odyssey vacation.

Huxtable describes their European adventure as flying a little by the seat of their pants in deciding where to go and stay as they ventured from city to city across the two countries.

Huxtable and her travel companion Suzanne Watts have written about their experiences on the vacation road in a new book titled Travelling Grannies Without GPS, written under the pseudonyms Suzanne Delisle and Arlene Buick.

Both women are retired, Huxtable was a retired longtime Central Okanagan elementary school teacher, and Watts was a librarian at the Kelowna campus of Okanagan College.

She said it was a bucket list wish for both of them to take the European vacation and write a book about it. They are already talking about taking a similar vacation adventure to Spain and Portugal, and writing a followup book.

Huxtable said they hope that readers will share in the humour that came from their many experiences, from dealing with pickpockets, to unknowingly booking a stay at a resort which turned out to be a nudist colony, to lugging nine pieces of luggage between the two of them around Venice and not realizing that crossing the famous canal bridges on foot would mean climbing up and down access steps rather than ramps.

A sign of things to come came on the day they arrived in Marseilles, France, renting a car and then trying to find their hotel.

“The car didn’t come with a GPS, so it took us four and a half hours to find the hotel. We kept getting the runaround asking for directions, so at one point we pulled over and asked a guy for directions, then asked if he could drive us to our hotel, which he agreed to do,” Huxtable recalled.

The stranger dutifully drove to the address, only to discover it was on a poorly lit road in front of a cemetery. “It was becoming a scary and traumatic day.

We eventually asked someone where our hotel was and were pointed in the right direction. The man drove us to the hotel, dropped us off and then walked to where he wanted to go. We offered to drive him but he said that wasn’t necessarily. It was just so wonderful what he did for us.”

At first glance, the book may appear to be mishaps caused by a lack of planning out their adventure, but Huxtable says their intent was to not follow a schedule, but do what they felt like doing or experiencing in a given city from day to day. “We were making decisions as we went, but we learned a lot of should and shouldn’t do things which we outline in the book about travelling in Europe,” Huxtable said.

The authors will be on hand with copies of their book on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 19 and 20, at the Mission Hall Christmas Market, 4409 Lakeshore Rd. It’s also available on amazon.com and they hope to see it on local bookshelves at some point in January.

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Inspire young minds.

That’s the motto for UBC Computer Science instructor Dr. Bowen Hui. Last week, about 20 students from Kelowna Secondary School experienced a day in the life of a student at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Among the KSS students were prospective computer application developers, video game designers and computer programmers.

The high school students experienced a glimpse into their future university life, participating in various demonstrations and interacting with current UBC Okanagan students at an outreach event organized by Hui. “It’s important to get high school students thinking about computer science early on,” said Hui. “We find if we reach out to them later, they likely have already decided a field to pursue and miss out on learning about computer science as a possible career path.”

For the past two years, Hui has hosted a visit from KSS; the students in Grades 11 and 12 visit the campus and see computer science demos to get a sense of what the discipline is like at the university level.

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Eric Huang (left) and Shannon Farvolden (leaning over computer) demonstrate some basic computer skills to students from KSS during UBC Okanagan’s recent Computer Science Day. “The high school students get to learn about the Computer Science program, see different kinds of projects current students are working on and they get the opportunity to determine if this is the right place for their university education,” said Hui. Grade 11 student Aiden Harrington found the trip enlightening.

“You see a lot of what we have been learning and how it can progress further,” said Harrington.

“It was nice to see lessons and material we have learned in action and in applicable forms.”

Kevin Eger, a fourthyear honours student in Computer Science, found this event particularly

fulfilling. Working with younger computing science students to help promote the program reminded him of his personal struggle choosing a career path and the resources he wished were around when he needed them.

“As a graduate of KSS, it is rewarding to offer my expertise and experience to the high school students. It was only four short years ago that I was in their position,” said Eger. “Helping expose them to my interests was euphoric. It felt like I was talking to a younger me.

Even if only one younger me gains something from the event, then it is totally worth it.”

“It feels great to give back to the community

and reach out to students that are beginning to think about postsecondary education,” said Shannon Farvolden, a fourth-year honours student and event volunteer. “I think there is a certain stigma around being a programmer and studying computer science. Being able to break down some of those stigmas and show students that many of our projects require a lot of design, creativity, collaboration and applying concepts of psychology, was really rewarding.”

Hui plans to offer more high school outreach events in the years to come. Along with her UBC student volunteers, they hope to continue with the program next semester and reach out to a larger group of potential students.

“Our student volunteers over the past two years have found working with high school students very worthwhile,” she said.

“Participating in an event such as this is twofold for our students. It gives them an opportunity to showcase what they have built and at the same time they get to give back to the community by motivating some younger minds.”

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Frei inspired by Ugandan players’ spirit Warren Henderson Joni Frei has been both humbled and inspired by more than two decades of experiences on the softball diamond.

Nothing, it would seem, has had a more meaningful impact on the Kelowna native than her recent connection to the sport in a Third World African nation.

Frei, a former NCAA player and coach, was named this year as the head coach of Uganda’s national women’s softball team.

If all goes as planned and the necessary funds are raised, Frei will be guiding the first-ever Ugandan squad to play at the World Women’s Softball Championship next summer in Surrey.

“The players live in very rough conditions,” Frei said of many of the women who will play for Uganda. “It’s a story of hope, it’s giving these girls an opportunity to dream big far beyond what any of them know.”

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Kelowna’s Joni Frei, who made two trips to Uganda this year, will coach that country’s national team at next summer’s World Women’s Softball Championship in Surrey.

Ugandan softball essentially began when two female coaches from the African country shadowed her at various camps and clinics in Canada for four months during the summer of 2014.

After gaining their certification, the two

coaches returned home to educate more coaches in Uganda and to teach the game to players all across the country.

During that time, the governing body for women’s softball increased the number of countries allowed at the world championship and

that opened the door for Uganda to put a team together for 2016.

Frei has since made two trips to Africa—in January and again this fall—to share her expertise with young players in Uganda, while also training teachers, coaches and players in preparation for

worlds.

The challenge now is raising enough money— as much as $50,000—to finance the trip.

Some of those funds— about $5,000 to date— are being generated by the sale of beaded necklaces made by young women who live in slums

in Uganda.

“Granted, it’s a lot of funds to raise, a huge feat, but it’s got to happen,” said Frei, who is also the director of coaching for Softball B.C. “There are so many people who are pitching in to help out, it’s really humbling to see.”

People from all over the world have offered to step up and lend a hand, including a former player of Frei’s from the Austrian national team.

Catharina Rauch now lives in Uganda with her husband and is helping to develop the game in the country’s northern regions.

While the Ugandan team is in Canada, Frei said the players will do more than just play softball.

The women will also be offered seminars and workshops on subjects such as accounting, micro financing, small business and early childhood health.

“It’s knowledge to empower them, that they can use and also pass on when they return home,” Frei said.

While there is still much to learn for Ugandan players, Frei said their passion for the game is second to none.

Frei, for one, is grateful that softball has brought two differing cultures together.

“I’m so motivated by their spirit and passion,” said Frei. “The game unites us. We’re from very different worlds but on the softball field we’re all the same.

“It’s not just about the game though, it’s about what happens beyond the white lines. The sport is a vehicle and a catalyst for opportunity.”

While Frei operates as head coach from Canada, she has assistants on the ground in Uganda preparing the national team. The top 25 athletes have been identified and will play a three-game series in Kenya.

Seventeen of those will be chosen to join Frei and her coaching staff in Canada next July.

To assist in the fund raising effort for the Ugandan women’s team, visit gofundme.com/ TeamUganda2016.

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Rockets near the finish line on Prairie trip Warren Henderson whenderson@kelownacapnews.com

With an abbreviated roster and a dose of winter maladies taking their toll, the Kelowna Rockets will happily welcome some time off over the Christmas break.

But the Western Hockey League’s overall leaders still have some work to do on their Prairie swing before they can relax.

Following tonight’s meeting with the Raiders in Prince Albert, the Rockets will close out their six-game eastern road trip Saturday night in Saskatoon.

With four key players out of the lineup due to world junior camps, and cold and flu bugs making the rounds, Rockets’ head coach Brad Ralph said his club is on survival mode.

“There are only a few days left here and it’s been a grind,” Ralph said.

“We’ve been short some players and a lot of the guys are sick, so we’re just hanging on right now. The guys have done a good job the last couple

of games, so hopefully we can carry that through to the end here.”

Despite a slow start to the trip—including a 5-1 loss Saturday in Brandon—the Rockets have rebounded with strong back-to-back efforts.

A 6-3 win on Tuesday in Swift Current was followed up by a 1-0 shutout of the Warriors on Wednesday in Moose Jaw, as Jackson Whistle

stopped 27 shots.

“We didn’t play the away we can in the first two games, but we certainly picked it up the last two games,” said Ralph. “I thought (in Moose Jaw) we executed the game plan well and we worked hard. We were good defensively and we were good on special teams. I was happy with the effort.

Overall, I’m happy to be 3-1 on this trip.”

Adding to the challenge over the last two games will be the likely absence of 19-yearold forward Rodney Southam who was injured after blocking a shot on Wednesday night.

The Rockets are already without forwards Rourke Chartier (Canada), Nick Merkley (Canada), Tomas Soustal (Czech Republic) and Clavin Thurkauf (Switzerland) who are in Europe with their

respective national junior teams.

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Based on his first half season in the B.C. Hockey League, Jake Harrison’s birth certificate doesn’t seem to match up with his contributions to the West Kelowna Warriors.

At just 16, the West Kelowna product has been a filling role more befitting a seasoned veteran.

“He’s a special player,” Warriors head coach and GM Ferster said of Harrison. “He’s a real competitive guy, he skates he well, he’s good with the puck, and he plays in all situations for us…there’s not a lot he doesn’t do well.

“When you look at young defencemen,” Ferster added, “Jake’s well ahead of the curve for a 16-year-old.”

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Defenceman Jake Harrison has fit in well in his rookie season with the BCHL’s West Kelowna Warriors.

Growing up in West Kelowna, Harrison has long been a fan of the Warriors, first attending games in 2006 when the team played its first season out of Memorial Arena.

After coming through Westside’s minor system, Harrison played two years with the Pursuit of Excellence in Kelowna, where his play caught the attention of both WHL and BCHL scouts.

The Spokane Chiefs made Harrison their fourth round choice in the 2014 WHL bantam draft.

Given the choice to either start his major junior career south of the

border this fall, or remain at home to play junior A, Harrison opted to join the Warriors.

“I thought it was the best fit for me right now,” said Harrison, who isn’t ruling out a possible future in the WHL. “It was a better opportunity for me to get playing time here, and being able to live at home is nice, too. My family is proud and happy that I’m here. I can just concentrate on hockey and school.

“The Warriors are a great team to be with…I actually couldn’t ask for

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Owls down Bears for ninth win

The Kelowna Owls improved to 3-0 in league play and 9-1 overall with a decisive 11069 victory over the Mt. Boucherie Bears Tuesday in Okanagan Valley senior AAA boys basketball action.

Boucherie had no answer for 6-foot-9 KSS

forward Grant Shephard who scored early and often, finishing with 26 points and 15 rebounds.

Seniors Matt Lafontaine, with 16 points, Colin McGrath, with 15, and Nav Sandhu, with 13, aided the attack for the Owls, the No. 1 ranked AAA team in B.C.

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Chiefs busy before holiday break The Kelowna Chiefs will see their last KIJHL action before Christmas this weekend, with three games in as many nights.

Tonight, the Chiefs will host the Okanagan Division rival Summerland Steam. Face off at Rutland Arena is 7 p.m.

The Chiefs (16-12-2-1) sit in third spot in the division, six points back of the Steam (20-10-0-1) On Saturday, Kelowna will visit the Kamloops Storm, before returning home Sunday night to take on the Sicamous Eagles.

anything better.”

In addition to getting constructive advice from the Warriors’ coaching staff, Harrison has had a mentor in his older brother, Luke.

A 20-year-old forward 9with the Prince George Cougars, the elder Harrison is currently in his fifth and final WHL season.

“We talk often,” Jake said of his relationship with Luke. “He’s helped me out ever since I’ve been on skates. It’s good to have someone close to you who has that experience.”

Since the season’s opening face off, Harrison has been a key and reliable member of Ferster’s blue line corps, scoring four goals and adding 12 assists in 32 games.

But numbers and stats aside, Ferster said what stands out most in Harrison is his will to succeed.

“What I like most about him is his competitive edge, he doesn’t like it when he makes mistakes and he’s hard on himself when he does,” said Ferster.

“Even in practise, he’s competitive and gets mad when something doesn’t go right. You know he’s always going to compete and that might be his biggest attribute.”

Harrison and the Warriors (19-13-0-2) will play a key home-and-

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In attendance at Tuesday’s game were University of San

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The Okanagan Rockets will close out their pre-Christmas major midget schedule this weekend on the road.

The Rockets will visit the rival Vancouver Northwest Giants in a key two-game set at the North Shore Winter Club.

The fourth-place Rockets (14-7-2) are two points back of the Giants (14-4-4) for third spot in the BCMML. Following Christmas, the Rockets will return to action at the BDO Kelowna International Elite Midget Tournament, Jan. 6 to 10.

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OKM and Kelowna United player Spencer Young will join the Heat men’s soccer team next season.

Spencer Young will keep his athletic talents right at home next season as a member of the UBC Okanagan Heat men’s soccer team.

The 6-foot, 195-pound multi-positional player won two B.C. AA high school soccer titles with the Okanagan Mission Huskies, including this fall as the team’s captain.

Young has also been the OKM’s MVP two years running.

At the club level, Young played last season with TOFC but will be making

the switch to the Kelowna United U18s for next spring.

Mostly slated as a centre-mid, left-back, or centre-back, he expects to be playing primarily left-back with the Heat in September.

UBC Okanagan men’s soccer head coach Dante Zanatta is “extremely

excited that Spencer has committed to UBCO. “As arguably the one of the best outfield players in the Thompson Okanagan region to graduate in the past five years it is wonderful that he has decided to join our program.”

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to bring to the team in 2016.

“I find myself to be pretty fast and I like to get involved in the attack, and in the upcoming season I hope to have a good impact on the defensive side of the game while also being able to provide another attacking option going forward,” Young said.

Talking about why he chose to come to UBCO, proximity to home was evidently not the only factor. Young has known coach Zanatta for a few years, and is excited to play under and learn from him as a part of the Heat.

“I’m looking forward to seeing who I will become as a footballer and as a person under coach Zanatta and the team,” Young added. “I feel as though I have an endless amount of stuff to learn,

and I look forward to every moment of it.”

“Spencer is a very good athlete with a high work rate,” explains Zanatta who has worked with Spencer in the newlyformed Junior Heat soccer program.

Academics was also a significant factor in Spencer’s decision to become a part of the UBC Okanagan program.

“I am planning on taking the Spanish program offered at UBCO,” he said. “UBCO offers some quality classes that I feel personally are the right fit for me. In the long run, I hope to look back at my academic experience at UBCO and be proud of what I’ve accomplished and feel satisfied with the career path that I have set myself up for.”

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Mustangs 3rd at Victoria tourney The Immaculata Mustangs posted three wins in four tries to finish in third place at their first senior high school girls basketball tournament of the season.

The Mustangs, the defending provincial AA champs who are ranked No. 1, defeated fourthranked Seycove 66-62 in the third-place final last weekend at the Victoria Christmas Tournament.

Ashlyn Day led the way with 23 points, Nicole Hart had 19 and Teaghan Wallace had 10.

The Mustangs, led into the season by returnees Day, Hart, Amanda Grant, Kate Johnson and Ashley Prehofer, opened with a 90-25 win over Dover Bay. Mackenzie Horst and Day scored 21 points each.

Immaculata then defeated Isfeld 90-53, as Day scored 30, Johnson had 22 and Hart, 20.

In the semifinal, the Mustangs matched up well against Riverside, the No. 5 team in AAA, but fell 68-60. Riverside went on to win the final by 20 points.

Key additions for the

Mustangs this season include Grade 10 players Horst and Wallace.

“Other additions include Hannah Flynn, Gabby Cocar, Justin Puno, Lexi Brushinsky and Katrina Routley all who have the ability to step up when called upon and all who will be with our team for the next two to three years,” said Mustangs coach Andrew Gini.

The Mustangs are relatively young team with three Grade 12s, three Grade 11s and six Grade 10s.

“The more we play, the better this team will get and the more we will gel,” Gini added.

Immaculata will host its annual Mustang Classic, Jan. 7 to 9.

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Drewe Charleton of the Okanagan Mission Huskies (left) defends against Megan Rouault of the Vernon Panthers at PIT basketball tournament Saturday at VSS. The Huskies finished the weekend with a 2-1 record.

Curling results • Artesano Cabinets (Skip – Wes McInnes) vs Foothills Creamery (Skip – Shawn Mamchur): A high scoring game in the first two ends saw the score tied 3-3 when Artesano Cabinets took control with a hit and roll deuce in the third end and then backed it up with three consecutive steals for a well deserved 8-3 victory over Foothills Creamery.

• Tidy Tushees (Skip Sean Matheson) vs Shaw Media (Skip – Ryan Gatti): Shaw Media set the tone of the game with a steal of two in the second end and then made a great three-ender in the fourth for a 6-2 lead.

Team Gatti closed the game out with a steal of two in the seventh for the 9-5 victory.

• Ashley Furniture (Skip – Garry Gelowitz) vs Sunset Ranch (Skip - Jeff Richard): Ashley Furniture led 1-0 when Sunset Ranch broke the game open with a huge four ender in the third. Both teams were making deuces with the

hammer but Team Richard was able to hang on and defeat Team Gelowitz 8-5, to move into a tie for first with Ashley Furniture at 6-3.

• Springfield Autobody (Skip – Justin Nillson) vs Edward Jones (Skip – Adam Cseke): Edward Jones took advantage of some great shots and a few near misses by Springfield Autobody to take a 5-1 lead after four. Team Nillson tried to battle back with a steal in the sixth but Team Cseke held on for the 6-3 victory. Cseke and Nillson are part of a four-way tie for first at 6-3.

• Sturgeon Hall (Skip – Gary Brucker) vs Stolairus Aviation (Skip – Dave Mellof): A well played game saw the score tied 4-4 after five ends. Stolairus Aviation took advantage of a few missed shots

by Sturgeon Hall and stole two in the seventh end and then held Team Brucker to a single point in the final end for the 7-5 victory.

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Okanagan College has received $250,000 from The Joyce Foundation for trades bursaries. The donation will be used to create entrance bursaries and augment existing financial aid for students in the college’s Trades and Apprenticeship programs. On hand for the presentation at the automotive service technician shop at the Kelowna campus were (from left) Kathy Butler, executive director Okanagan College Foundation; Mike Roberts, community ambassador Bright Horizons campaign; Alf Kempf, president Okanagan College Foundation; Jim Hamilton president Okanagan College and Dennis Gabelhouse, chairman of the Bright Horizons campaign.

One of the valley’s longest-running familyowned commercial trucking businesses has come forward with a big gift for trades students at Okanagan College, in honour of its founder who helped pave the way for the industry in Kelowna.

Cookson Motors Ltd., owned by Hugo Cookson Jr., has donated $50,000 to the Okanagan College Foundation’s Bright Horizons Building for Skills fundraising campaign in support of the new Trades Training Complex under construction at the Kelowna campus.

The donation is being made in honour of Cookson’s father Hugo Cookson Sr., who founded Cookson Motors in Kelowna more than 50 years ago, in 1965.

“My dad did his apprenticeship in Kelowna, and had a strong belief in the apprenticeship process,” said Cookson.

The commercial truck sales, leasing, and servicing company has grown from three employees in 1965 to a staff of more than 70 today; a second dealership was purchased in Penticton in 2001.

“As our company has grown there has always been a need for skilled apprentices,” says Cookson. “My dad recognized the importance of investing in the next generation and so this gift is meant to carry on that legacy.”

Cookson Sr. passed away in September at the

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Kathy Butler, executive director,Okanagan College Foundation; Hugo Cookson, owner,Cookson Motors Ltd.; and John Haller, development officer Okanagan College Foundation in front of the renovated heavy duty mechanic shop at the Kelowna campus, flanked by managers from Cookson Motors and heavy duty mechanical trades students. age of 87. A plaque in his memory will be placed outside of the classroom bearing his name in the college’s newly renovated Heavy Duty Mechanical Trades shop.

“On behalf of Okanagan College I want to express our appreciation to Cookson Motors, and to all the donors helping us build for the future,” said Okanagan College President Jim Hamilton.

“It is particularly inspiring for our trades students to see this kind of support locally from organizations, families, and individuals who have played a role in growing the trades sector in our surrounding communities,” Hamilton said.

Upgrades to the heavy duty shop were completed in summer 2013 as the first phase in the college’s current

$33-million renovation and expansion project in Kelowna.

Added to the shop were three new classrooms (including the classroom named in Cookson Sr.’s honour) and a 1,858-squaremetre outdoor training space, which is covered by a canopy housing one of the province’s largest arrays of photovoltaic solar panels.

Cookson Jr., an alumnus of the College’s business administration program, has been a supporter of the project since early in the renovation. In addition to sitting on the program advisory committee for the heavy duty program previously, he joined the Bright Horizons campaign team last year as a volunteer sector chair.

“It’s a very worthwhile cause and I hope this gift inspires other people in

the community and in the industry to come forward and support students as our company has,” he said.

When doors open next spring, the new Trades complex will accommodate more than 2,600 students, almost doubling capacity for trades training at the Kelowna campus.

Okanagan College is currently the second largest trades training institution in B.C. The provincial government has committed $28 million to the project. The Okanagan College Foundation is aiming to raise another $7 million for capital construction and program and student support. To learn more about the campaign’s current needs and opportunities to get involved, see okanagan. bc.ca/campaign.

ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF B.C.

Minds In Motion combats memory loss Kelowna residents experiencing early memory loss can get their Minds in Motion to start the new year.

A fitness and social program offered by the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C., Minds in Motion runs every Monday afternoon with the next session to take place from Jan. 4 to Feb. 8, 1:15 to 3 p.m.

The physical and cognitive workout helps people in the early stages of Alzheimer disease or another dementia.

“They stay physically active, meet and socialize with others living with dementia, get involved in activities,

and have access to information about dementia and services,” explained Amber Graydon, the Society’s Minds in Motion coordinator for Kelowna and the Central/North Okanagan.

Participants, accompanied by a friend, family member or caregiver, enjoy light exercise conducted by a certified fitness instructor, followed by activities or games and social time in a relaxed atmosphere. Light refreshments are provided.

“The benefits are many,” said Graydon. People with dementia see physical gains such as improved balance, mobility and flexibility, and

increased comfort and confidence in their situation. For care partners, benefits include more core strength and flexibility, an increased understanding of both dementia and self-care, and learning new coping strategies from peers.

“It’s something participants look forward to—a reason to get out of the house—and a topic to talk about afterwards,” she says.

The Minds in Motion sessions are held at the Parkinson Recreation Centre, 1800 Parkinson Way. To pre-register, call 250-4698800 or go online to kelowna.ca/ recreation.

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news _____________________________________________________________________ CHARLIE’S ANGELS

Gifts of kindness and generosity overwhelming People may get tired of me saying it, but I never get tired of recognizing I have a blessed life.

I say that largely because of the multitude of good, kind people I have had the pleasure of knowing. Some for most of my life, others but for fleeting moments.

I am blessed for hearing or seeing kind, caring actions by others making the world a brighter, happier, safer place to be.

Literally hundreds of times in my younger life, friends, casual acquaintances and sometimes total strangers simply showed up at the right moment and did or said something meaningful that meant a lot. Sometimes it was a small gesture or kind word, other times it was life-saving or life-altering actions.

Regardless, all those amazing and kind folks inspired my writing the first Charlie’s Christmas Angels List. I invited a few newsroom staff to submit some names and the annual tradition was begun.

The next year, readers began submitting names and have continued to do so for more than 25 years of writing. What fun.

Angels are simply folks who have gone above and beyond to assist or others.

Resident reader Jackie Prokop writes: “I had a stroke five years ago at 53 and since then have met the most amazing people who deserve recognition. First my husband Tom Prokop who has done absolutely everything for me that you can imagine...and he does it with a great sense of humor and love.

Also Lucy, Jennifer and De-Anna who ran the first ‘Living With Stroke’ workshop in Kelowna, it was a turning point in my life after the stroke.

“Teena Gowdy who is helping me with my balance and confidence through Zumba. And

Hodge Podge CHARLIE HODGE Carol and Don McKay, who were there for us at the beginning and now come packing Dominos.”

Dawna Mulock (aka Baba) says Bobby-Jo Brown, Merle and Gabby Pruden are special to her. “These angels bring me dinners, take me on yearly vacations, and include me in all their family occasions. I am never lonely because of these angels. My grandchildren Daisy Miles and Gabby Pruden are also my angels as they never forget to include me in their activities and introduce me to all. Tracy Cuttingham is another angel. She is a neighbour that is always available to assist me and my family.

Thank you angels.”

Just to make sure the record eight-year-old young Gabriella wanted folks to know how she feels. “I have three angels: My dad Merle Pruden, who always keeps me safe, my mom Bobby-Jo Brown who always has my back, and my Baba who is there to keep me safe when my mom and dad are away.”

Curtis Tulman, of Willow Park Church fame and a renowned Canadian musician, says he holds Eva Wiebe in his highest regard. “Eva is an amazing volunteer at our church, who organizes and co-ordinates every aspect of Living Nativity— everything from finding animals for the petting zoo to writing, directing and choreographing the stage production. She also organizes all the other large events during the year. Did I mention she’s a volunteer?”

Fred Froes found his angels in Sophia and Henry Dalba.“This past summer I was fueling my vehicle at the Guisachan Chevron just

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Henry and Sophia found the wallet spread on Guisachan roadside.

They saw my ID and home address and phone number and were able to contact me with the happy news.

“And the best of the whole package? Nothing was missing. It was returned to me when I got home to Kelowna a few days later. Thank you again Sophia and Henry.

Merry Christmas!”

My favourite fulltime angel, Teresa, has provided her special list of caring folks.

Tez’s list begins with lifelong friend Marlene Lang, who is “always there when you need a shoulder or a laugh. She always cares about others and takes the time.”

Josh and Lindsay Stilborn make her list for “their never ending kindness, caring, and giving.” Carrie, the postal lady, “for always smiling and having a friendly word to say.”

Teresa also adds the names of two fine young men we have come to know the past six months—Dexter Allen and Alek Dymala-Dolesky “who are always positive no matter what happens, and are always willing to lend a hand.”

On a personal note, aside from Tez my lead angel is brother by choice Curtis Tulman. Words cannot do justice. Every day Curtis makes this world a brighter place to be. We are blessed brothers.

My life and this

community are stuffed full of other amazing angels including Keith ‘Papa’ Thom, Gary Smyth, Dave Handyman, John Adams, Ziggy, Peter and Joyce Comrie, Bernie and Bertina, Jim LeGuilloux, Sharon and Mike Shepherd, Randy Zahara, Dan and Louise McGauley, Kamel Abougoush, Paul Beaupre, Jim Krahn, the

inspirational Sean Connor, and Chris Olson-Brown and last but not least Dr. Graeme McCaulley and Alice Jeffries at the Kelowna Respiratory Clinic.

And in closing, long time Kelowna resident Jim Melville emailed his list in at the last minute.

“I vote for you, Charlie Hodge (with honourable mention to the Internet).

Living in the prairie tundra I go to the Capital News website every week to read your offerings, remember my youth and the first time we met at Camp Owaissi (with your brother Vic as my cabin boss), in 1966 moving from Penticton to Kelowna a block (cross country) from your Knox Crescent house, and all the growing up

adventures.

“Thank you for that, I am guaranteed at least one smile a week. Keep it up through 2016 and I am looking forward to a visit complete with a cold one or two the next time I am in town.”

Wow, how nice and I accept the threat of a cold one dear friend.

And a Merry Christmas to all.

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Fighting the resistance to driver accountability “Icy roads cause two fatal accidents;” “Icy roads cause head-on crash;” “Icy roads cause crashes;” “Slick road conditions cause multiple accidents.”

We see headlines like these over and over again during our Canadian winters. Each time I see one, I cringe.

How about: “Two people died because of a failure to adjust speed to

Achieving Justice PAUL HERGOTT winter road conditions;” “Overdriving icy road conditions causes headon crash;” “A bizarre lack of recognition that winter roads can become icy causes crashes;” or

“Drivers fail to adjust speed for slick road conditions, an entirely predictable winter reality.”

Which set of headlines is more likely to inspire a higher sense of driver responsibility, and with that, a reduction of winter crashes?

Why does our news media choose to hold naturally occurring and

predictable winter road surfaces accountable instead of those who overdrive them?

We can’t be too hard on the media. They are a product of our driving culture.

But why is our culture so resistant about driver accountability, generally?

I’ve written recently about the insidious use of the word “accident” when referring to crashes and collisions, the word implying inevitability, as in

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Christmas city hall closure in West Kelowna The City of West Kelowna’s administrative buildings will close for the holidays at 3 p.m. Dec. 24 and re-open at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 4.

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The Petersen Automotive Museum and its controversial facade, seen at different angles, glows at dawn in Los Angeles.

LA’s Petersen Museum gets back in gear Charles Fleming LOS ANGELES— After 14 months and $90 million in dramatic renovations, the Petersen Automotive Museum has reopened.

Hitting an ambitious deadline, the overhauled Wilshire Boulevard carcentric exhibition space reopened Dec. 6 to the public after its extended closure. The media got a preview earlier this month.

The makeover seeks to make the dated museum more appealing to younger audiences with a trove of interactive technology—and to give all patrons ample reason to make repeated visits, which few did before.

The reimagined space—wrapped in stainless-steel ribbons

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travel ____________________________________________________________________ had collected or received pledges for $94 million, sufficient to pay for the new building and keep intact a $34 million operating endowment.

“We are on time and on budget,” he said, flanked by Petersen board members, before he used a pair of large scissors to cut the openingceremony ribbon.

(EDITORS: STORY CAN END HERE) More than 90 per cent of the money came from private individual donors, Mullin said—a lot of that from Petersen board members—with the balance coming from automobile companies and aftermarket parts suppliers.

(Museum sponsors and

corporate supporters include Lucas Oil, Rolex, Pixar Animation, the Automobile Club of Southern California, insurer AIG and Ford, BMW and Maserati.)

None of it, he said, was public money.

“There was zero government money,” he said. “I didn’t actually consider government funding as likely to happen, so we didn’t pursue it.”

As for the controversial, “Hey, look at me!” exterior, car collector and former Petersen chairman Bruce Meyer said, “Before, nobody knew we were here. Now, nobody’s ever going to drive by this building and not know we’re here.”

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an L.A.-built 1936 Crocker V-Twin, up to a supercharged, 300-horsepower Kawasaki Ninja H2R to represent the most extreme current engineering.

“The challenge was to have something where people wouldn’t say, ‘Oh, it’s just a bunch of motorcycles,’ “ said Varner, a collector whose own Triumph Bonneville T120R represents the collection’s 1960s British bike era. “We’ve got a significant bike from every decade in motorcycling’s 100-year history.”

Mullin said the fundraising campaign to support the construction and future operation of the not-for-profit Petersen

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The most important goal, Mullin said, was to lure return visitors to the museum.

When he became chairman, he asked staff members for statistics on attendance and was told that 70 per cent of visitors were making their first trip to the museum.

“Isn’t that wonderful?”

Mullin recalled staff telling him.

“It’s the worst statistic I ever heard,” he responded.

It meant less than a third of visitors—134,500 paying guests in 2012, 154,000 in 2013 and 138,000 for the part of 2014 the museum was open—found any reason to return once they had seen it. Mullin wants to see visitors come back for more.

The new museum also features 10 Microsoft Xbox Forza driving simulators, in which visitors can race against virtual professionals or one another.

To get cars into and out of exhibit spaces, the Petersen now has an elevator, said to be one of the largest in Los Angeles, capable of lifting 14,200 pounds from street level to the top floor.

The museum’s motorcycle collection, curated by Petersen board member and treasurer Richard Varner, is an attempt to be “broad but credible,” Varner said.

A gallery displays a two-wheeler representing the best of every decade in motorcycle history—a 1903 Thor Camelback, a 1922 Brough Superior,

The Forza driving simulator at the Petersen Automotive Museum gives visitors an opportunity to drive different cars on different race tracks.

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The new structure features an additional floor and 12,000 square feet of gallery space— as much as 50 per cent more, after third-floor offices were moved to the basement.

It houses multiple galleries that will feature displays of 100 automobiles, 23 motorcycles, four scooters and one bobsled.

A “Precious Metal” exhibit in the Bruce Meyer Family Gallery features an estimated $120 million worth of silver-skinned American and European cars, among them a 1937 Horch 853 Sport Cabriolet and gleaming 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamliner.

The Charles Nearburg Family Gallery contains an estimated $80 million worth of race cars and a 180-degree wrap-around projection wall showing race footage.

A Hollywood-themed exhibit highlights cinema cars such as a 1989 Batmobile, the Aston Martin DB10 featured in the James Bond movie

“Spectre,” the 2004 Pontiac Aztek from the TV show “Breaking Bad,” and a 1914 Renault once owned by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle.

French Art Deco cars in the “Rolling Sculpture” exhibit in the Mullin Grand Salon include a ruby red 1939 Delahaye Type 165 and a silver 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, one of the most coveted automobiles in the world.

The underground “Vault”—closed now but likely to open again for private tours in January— will display an additional 125 to 150 vehicles from the 300-plus piece permanent Petersen collection.

Those responsible for the redesign say the new museum takes a more 21st century approach to the celebration of 19th and 20th century motoring technology.

“For the last 20 years, people were getting their information looking at cars with placards in front of them,” museum curator Leslie Kendall said. “Today, people learn by touching, by interacting electronically.

We’re tying to keep up.”

Where once were only 10 flat-screen TV monitors are now a flotilla of interactive electronics, including 47 Panasonic projectors, 35 interactive touch screens, 25 LED monitors, 291 threedimensional displays of engines and scale models, and several enormous projection walls that will better capture the excitement of motoring and automotive art.

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Internet websites featuring often hair-raising video of dramatic crashes are drawing viewers in their millions. Thousands of eyewitness videos featuring car crashes, narrow escapes, and even staged crashes designed to commit insurance fraud have been uploaded to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and dash cam dedicated websites.

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Rick Francouer, president of 360 Fabrication in AbbotsRocketek Canada is one of many brands now selling ford, customized mine for easy and quick installation high output adaptors that use cigarette lighter in different test vehicles. He recommends that no slots to supply power to devices such as GPS Navimatter what the unit costs professional installation is gation unit. For under $20, it plugs into the lighter advisable to ensure it doesn’t fail when you need it. slot and duplicates it, providing two slots for devices “We’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of to draw direct power plus two additional USB slots. people, of all ages and all walks of life, installing I’ve used mine around the world with great success, systems, and the reason is simple, there enabling me to run mobile navigation are so many acts of stupidity on the road devices and play my iPod through every day, protecting yourself with a viaudio systems via the Auxiliary Input sual record of your good driving habits is point. important in disputes with other drivers Factory installed navigation systems or your insurance agency. can add thousands to your new car’s “We have dozens of clients who have sticker price. Your local electronics made a $300 investment that’s paid tens warehouse of choice will put you on of thousands in dividends when they are the road with a guidance unit for less able to prove innocence in a disputed than $200.

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Nissan has launched a Spotify playlist specially curated by LEAF fans around the world in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the delivery of the world’s first all-electric Nissan LEAF. “Nissan LEAF owners are among our most enthusias-

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GATINEAU, PQ: Toyota’s 2016 Avalon is one of those cars that flies under the radar of many looking for an entry-level luxury car.

When you look at what it has to offer, it’s really a Lexus ES with a Toyota badge and at a very attractive price of $38,990 for the Touring and $43,770 for the Limited.

The Avalon replaced the Cressida in 1994, then Toyota’s flagship, and it was a giant step forward.

The Avalon had a modern fuel-injected V6 with frontdrive. Most noticeable was the change in look with a lot of styling.

Fast forward to 2016 and Avalon is still powered by a V6 but now with direct injection for 268 hp and 248 lb/ft of torque.

Fuel consumption is rated at 11.4/7.6/9.7L/100 km (25/37/29 mpg) city/highway/combined.

Drive is to the front through a six-speed automatic transmission with sequential manual shift mode and paddle shifters.

The transmission can also be operated in three driver-selected modes – Normal, Sport and Eco. Front and rear suspensions are enhanced with a number of safety systems including Vehicle Stability Control (with off switch) and Traction Control. Other safety features include 10 airbags, standard backup camera and tire-specific pressure monitoring.

But it is in the level of trim that makes the 2016 Avalon such an alternative to a higher-priced full luxury car.

The Touring model comes with a nine-speaker Display Audio system featuring a 6.95-inch screen, Bluetooth connectivity, USB audio input, integrated XM Satellite Radio, integrated navigation system and garage door opener.

Besides the leather seating and leather-wrapped steering wheel there is simulated leather interior trim and chrome door handles for a little touch of elegance.

The Limited really brings the luxury features all together with premium, 11-speaker JBL sound system, power rear window sunshade and Qi wireless charger for Y portable electronics.

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Avalon is one of the first to use the new Toyota Safety Sense system that will rolled out across the model lineup and it combines a pre-collision system, lane departure alert, dynamic radar cruise control and automatic high-beam lighting.

In a rich burgundy, the prominent grille is the most noticeable styling feature as well as the LED headlights and running lights.

Inside, the instrument panel is very clean in appearance and definitely driver-focused.

price and wondering why more people aren’t buying it.

Proving you don’t have to spend luxury car money to drive around in a car that drives, feels and looks like one.

What’s Best: High level of content and expected Toyota build quality.

What’s Worst: Hybrid drive is a Toyota specialty and would work well in the Avalon.

What’s Interesting: This is a Lexus without the badge.

I took the Avalon Limited on a brief spin outside Gatineau where the suspension soaked up the countless potholes as if they weren’t there.

Back seat leg and shoulder room is very limo-like and the trunk at 453 litres (16.0 cu ft) was gargantuan.

If there were something missing, it would be hybrid drive as the Avalon has more than enough size to accommodate one and it would be something buyers of this type of sedan would probably spend the extra money on.

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The Lexus RX 350 roared, bounced and bounded across the ruts and drifts and somehow kept its momentum with the engine straining, the chassis shuddering until we finally veered away from the boundary of high snow banks to pull successfully through the corner.

Whew!

I had been the first vehicle through and after that performance the setup crew reassessed the course, shut down the little whoop-dedoo hills I had barely gotten over, smoothed the deeper ruts and diverted the following vehicles through somewhat less challenging patches of snow.

We had come in search of a Quebec winter but had to look hard to find it, even in December, climbing out of the still green countryside for the snows of Le Massif de Charlevoix, a ski area about an hour east of Quebec City.

This was all in aid of demonstrating the capabilities of Lexus all-wheel-drive systems.

And Toyota’s premier division certainly has a lot of AWD alternatives to choose from.

Out of the grand total of 10 cars, six hybrids and four different SUV/CUV models in the Lexus lineup, only two model lines—the ES and CT200h—come without AWD availability.

Granted, few of these AWD systems were designed for any kind of serious off-road rock crawling. Rather, the AWD technologies help enhance overall performance with an intelligent system that can shift from 100 per cent FWD to a 50/50 power split (front/back), while hybrid systems incorporate a separate, third electric motor for the rear wheels.

And, as was so ably demonstrated in whatever snow we could find in Quebec, the AWD serves primarily to offer a confidence-inspiring assist to all-road, all-weather driving security.

Those AWD systems complement a Lexus lineup that, for the most part, has

been thoroughly refreshed for 2016.

We were also there to explore some of the latest Lexus 2016 models and the 2016 Lexus RX 350 that I had just taken through the snow patch was one of the first production versions on the road.

The all-new RX lineup, not only the best-selling Lexus vehicles in Canada but also a lineup built in Canada, features a new, bolder and sharper design inside and out, a more powerful engine, new eight-speed transmission and a long list of improvements to content and technologies.

Lexus also took advantage of our gathering to introduce the new 2016 LX, the flagship SUV of the lineup, re-energized with a “major minor” makeover.

Every body panel except for the doors has been changed and Lexus’ latest design language makes for a bolder styling statement, from a new, more emphatic one-piece spindle grille up front down to the new shark fin antenna in back.

The one-choice LX 570 adds the new, more efficient eight-speed transmission, new 20-inch wheels, new power-fold rear seating, new LED lighting, a larger 12.3-inch touchscreen and a bundle of new technologies that include a 360-degree camera system, blind spot monitoring with cross traffic alert, tire pressure monitoring, lane departure alert, a climate concierge system, a heads-up display (HUD) and more.

We also spent some time in the IS 300 AWD, a new model that replaces the IS 250. With a 3.5-litre V6 matched to a six-speed automatic Super ECT sequential mode shifter, this model outdoes its predecessor with 255 hp and 236 lb/ ft of torque.

Lexus also introduced a new entry-level IS 200t, no slouch itself with a 2.0-litre turbo mated to an eightspeed automatic, making 241 hp and 258 lb/ft. And all IS models now come with 60/40 rear seats and standard rear seat airbags along with a few other content and optional changes.

We could go on delving into the rest of the Lexus stable.

Lexus offers a fresh slate of vehicles to compete in almost any class.

Rob Beintema is an automotive reporter for Metroland Media.

sCapital News Friday, December 18, 2015

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By Jim Robinson Mazda was one of very first to come up with a compact CUV, the Tribute, which was introduced in 2000 as a 2001 model and also sold as the Ford Escape.

Here’s an interesting bit of Trivia. The Tribute was the first Mazda to use the Zoom-Zoom song in TV advertising.

The Tribute was a tough little truck that was simple in execution and a chinch to maintain. My neighbour has a first generation version that still runs in perfect order and does most of the maintenance himself.

But as we all know the compact CUV segment has morphed mightily in the past 15 years, with people wanting more content, more style and, of course, better fuel economy — all of which sum up the 2016 Mazda CX-5.

Mazda has adopted its Skyactiv design philosophy which combines a suite of technologies designed to lower weight and improve fuel saving at the core of which are its Skyactiv engines and light weight drivetrains.

Mazda is run for the most part by engineers and they concluded that they could achieve hybrid-like efficiency without the complexity and mass of electric motors and large battery packs.

Cutting engine integral friction and weight, while radically changed the ignition process has resulted in fuel numbers that do approach that of hybrids.

There are two Skyactiv engines on the CX-5. The base GX has a direct injection 2.0-litre inline four-cylinder producing 165 hp and 150 lb/ft of torque with standard front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive optional. A six-speed manual transmission is standard on the base model with a six-speed automatic with selectable manual shift mode and option.

The 2.5-litre direct injection four-cylinder is found on the mid-level GS and topline GT with the automatic standard on both. The GS comes standard in FWD with AWD an option, while AWD is standard on the GT. Fuel numbers for the 2.5-litre in the GS automatic FWD are 8.9/7.1L/100 km city/highway, while the AWD in the GS and GT (as tested) is 9.8/7.7L/100 km.

Cargo volume on the GT is 966 litres behind the second row 40/20/40 split rear seats and 1,852 litres folded. Tow rating is 907 kg

(2,000 lb).

One thing I really like is a full-size spare tire and, as a bonus, it is under the cargo floor not slung under the body.

When you start up, the 2.5-litre is very gruff sounding, almost like a diesel.

There’s nothing wrong.

It’s just the nature of the engine and the sound fades away when it comes up to the correct running temperature.

The CX-5 tested here is the top trim GT model with every standard and optional feature in the Mazda parts bins.

Heavily equipped does not mean it feels heavy, in fact it’s one of the best handling compact CUVs I’ve driven recently and with all-wheeldrive to boot.

All Mazdas have what they call the “soul of a sportscar” as part of the ride and handling, which makes driving it, in my opinion, more fun.

In addition to my week with the CX-5, I was a passenger in another 2016 with a colleague going up to see an old pal in Collingwood.

With the rolling hills and the snow just starting to recede, it was a very enjoyable ride, thanks in no small part to the compliant suspension even with snow tires fitted.

Performance is adequate for just about every situation you’ll encounter. But if not, there is a “Sport” button on the automatic that’s new for 2016.

Basically it drops a gear for more power and delays the upshift. But it does add a lot of engine noise and it seems to take a long time to upshift. Personally, I would probably never use it.

Styling is very sharp and uses the KODO design language that, thankfully, got rid of the “Joker” grille treatment and way too many body side character lines.

The grille on the CX-5 has a five-point form with five, thin horizontal cross bars.

This leads to a sweep up and over the front wheels that glides back to the rear.

Thick wheel well liners give it a rugged look, but also go a long way to quelling a long-time Mazda weakness, wheel arch rusting.

Besides styling, the demand for increased content seems to grow on a yearly basis and the CX-5 does not disappoint.

The GT, as noted, is well equipped with standard features including Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFS)

which lets the headlights swivel and point into the direction the CX-5 is going, such as into a turn.

What’s Best: Crisp styling, good fuel economy and sportscar like ride and handling.

What’s Worst: Growly engine at start up and infotainment system that requires too much scrolling up and down and back and forth while driving.

What’s Interesting: Hooray for Mazda fitting a full-size spare under the cargo floor instead of a dinky bolted to the underside or an inflator kit and no spare at all.

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TREE OF

Memories

In Our Hearts

Rest in Peace

TED MIKKONEN (Dad)

LUCILLE MACDONALD (Grandma)

May 30, 1955 March 12, 2005

Nov 9, 1928 June 29, 2014

We miss you

Never Forgotten

TRAVIS HURLBERT (Nephew)

MARTY EVENS (Hubby’s best friend)

Nov 6, 1994 July 24, 2013

June 29, 1972 Aug 5, 2008

Jason Scott Ritchie March 5/1975 - March 17/1995

As every moment passes by Now that Christmas time is here I’ll be thinking of the joy we shared At this special time of year.

Love, Mom & Corrie

Ilse A. McKernan JAN 20, 1949 -APRIL 13, 2012 Christmas - a serious time.

A time of hope. Perhaps for some a realization of enhancement or awakening of how precious our friends and dear ones and family.

It can also be a time of sorrow, pain and craving for a certain person who, in love, spoke to us and lived so heroically and kindly among us, affecting us to our core. She is one who demonstrated over and over again in her very being that she loved us. She was, in her life, efforts, sacrifice prayer and dedication, a star of human and the divine love for us.

We count the losing of her as an utter tragedy. It has been an immensely devastating wound. This wound has healed somewhat, but there are huge scars which remain and will endure for the rest of our lives.

She was a generous and talented person who connected with God. We believe that she, in her present state is with God. In so doing she still keeps watch over us. She still lets her warmth, influence, kindness and encouragement be remembered and felt in spirit she approaches us and says, “C’mon you can do it, you can do it!”

Thank you Ilse for your prayers and God bless you!

Family and Friends

In Loving Memory

Ida Marguerite Hutchins July 6, 1912 - Nov. 7, 2008 Your beautiful smiles and childlike giggles are deeply missed.

Forever in our hearts, Love Sandy, Bill & all the grandchildren.

Gavenn Mailloux We miss your smiling eyes and quick laughter so much.

Emptiness is all around us, knowing you are still with us in our hearts and minds.

Gavenn enjoy Christmas with Jesus.

Love Mom & Sister

Darren MacKinnon We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you were with us.

And though you’re not in person you’re embedded in our hearts.

The love you shared will remind us That you are always near.

Love

Dad & Mom Myles & Melinda Kendon & Kaelin

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ENTERTAINMENT: WHAT’S ON

Popular TV program takes its show on the road CONCERT So You Think You Can Dance Sunday, Jan. 10 Prospera Place Kelowna The So You Think You Can Dance, popularized on television and winner of 14 Emmy Awards, will make a stop in Kelowna as part of tour across North America.

Celebrating the television show’s 12th season, this year’s Top 10 finalists will be strutting their best dance steps on stage.

The dancers are comprised of two teams: Team Stage—Gaby Diaz, Edson Juarez, Jim Nowakowski, Hailee Payne and Derek Piquette Team Street—Megan “Megz” Alfonso, Eddie

The cast from the So You Think You Can Dance tour coming to Kelowna on Jan. 10.

“Neptune” Eskridge, Virgil Gadson, Jessica “JJ” Rabone and Jana “Jaja” Vankova Our four alternates on tour this year include Team Street’s Yorelis Apolinario and Team Stage’s Moises Parra, Marissa Milele and Alexia Meyer.

Tickets available at

Prospera Place Box Office, or call 250-762-5050.

CONCERT Matt Anderson Friday, Feb. 19 Kelowna Community Theatre 1375 Water St. Matt Andersen has been enthralling

audiences in North America, Europe and Australia for years.

So far in his career, he has managed to net three Maple Blues Awards, a Memphis Blues Challenge win, a CIMA Road Gold Award, a European Blues Award, and a Juno Award nomination.

With a soul-filled voice and commanding stage presence, Andersen has built a formidable following the old fashioned way—touring worldwide.

Earlier this fall the award winning artist once again decamped from his New Brunswick home— this time to record his upcoming eighth fulllength album under the helm of producer Commissioner Gordon.

“Gordon has worked

with so many different people, like Santana and Quincy Jones, on so many historic albums,” said Andersen. “He has such a great approach and was able to tie-in so many new ideas to what I’ve done in the past without losing touch with my sound.”

Joining Anderson on tour in his band are drummer Geoff Arsenault, bass player Steve Marriner and guitarist/keyboards Chris Kirby CONCERT Oliver Sister Speak and Raquel Cole Saturday, Dec. 19 8 p.m.

The Streaming Cafe 596 Leon Ave. Kelowna

Sister Speak’s moving live show and unique musical pallet has afforded opening slots for Xavier Rudd, Chris Isaak and Air Supply.

Led by Canadian singer-songwriter Sherri Anne and a talented band, Sister Speak is currently based in San Diego and performs more than 150 concerts a year.

Sister Speak’s musical forte is built around compelling vocals, rootsy yet gritty guitar stylings, and thought-provoking lyrics.

Raquel Cole is a seasoned singersongwriter and multiinstrumentalist who has featured on Sirius XM’s The Highway and was the opening act on tour for Diamond Rio. And she’s only 21.

The performances of Cole and Sister Speak will be streamed online at streamingcafe.net.

CONCERT Kelowna Liedertafel Choir Sunday, Dec. 20 2 p.m.

First Lutheran Church 4091 Lakeshore Rd. Kelowna Ths year, the choir will be joined for their annual Christmas concert by the Okanagan Children’s Choir, under the musical tutelage of Francis Chiasson.

Admission will be by donation.

The Kelowna Liedertafel Choir has been running for 42 years.

There are still two

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Holiday Worship Schedule Christmas Season Services MISSION SPRINGS CHURCH OF GOD 3705 Mission Springs Drive Pastor Rod Tribiger • 250-491-9474 DECEMBER 24th 6:00 pm Christmas Eve Program DECEMBER 25th 11:00 am Christmas Day Worship Service DECEMBER 31st 7:00 pm New Year’s Eve Praise & Worship Service JANUARY 1st, 2016 11:00 am New Year’s Day Service

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Kelowna Church of the Nazarene

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1305 W. Highway 33, Kelowna (250) 868-2238 • naz.1305hwy33w@gmail.com www.nazarenemissions.org ChristChurchKelowna.com

St. David’s Presbyterian Church 271 Snowsell Street

(next to the Glenmore Road bypass)

Christmas Eve Service at 6 p.m.

Join us for a wondrous celebration of our Saviour’s birth!

2016 REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICES 9:45 am • German Worship Service & Sunday School 11:00 am • English Worship Service & Sunday School 7:00 pm • Praise & Worship Service

December 24 2pm @ St. David’s 271 Snowsell St.

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entertainment_____________________________ EVENTS FROM B9 founding members with the choir, and others who have been singing with the German traditional music ensemble for more

than 30 years.

“We do the traditional German music and keep up the German and European culture,” said president Susie Kaul.

CONCERT Jazz Café Presents….

Christmas Presence!

Wednesday, Dec. 23, 7 p.m.

Kelowna Community Theatre

Cineplex Orchard Plaza 5 THE GOOD DINOSAUR (G) ; Sat & Sun Mats 4:55 THE GOOD DINOSAUR 3D (G) Nightly at 7:25 & 10:00; Sat & Sun Mats 12:00 & 2:30 THE NIGHT BEFORE (14A) Nightly at 7:30 & 9:55; Sat & Sun Mats 2:35 & 5:00 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (PG) Friday night ONLY 6:45 & 9:45 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 3D (PG) Nightly at 6:45 & 9:45; Sat & Sun Mats 12:40 & 3:40 SISTERS (14A) Nightly at 7:10 & 9:55; Sat & Sun Mats 1:05 & 4:00 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (G) Nightly at 5:00, 7:15 & 9:35; Mats 12:20 & 2:40

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THE NUTCRACKER SPECIAL PRESENTATION-ROYAL BALLET Sunday December 20 10:00 AM STAR WARS VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS (3D) Nightly at 6:45 & 9:45, Daily Matinees at 12:45 STAR WARS VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2D) Daily shows at 3:45 SPOTLIGHT Nightly at 6:40 & 9:50, Sat – Sun Matinees at 1:00 & 3:50 (14A: Course language. Theme of sexual abuse involving minors) LEGEND Nightly at 6:55 & 9:50, Sat - Sun Matinees 1:05 & 4:00 (14A: Violence/Frequent Coarse Language)

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Sat., Jan. 16 • 7:30pm

Cat Wells thrills crowds with her uncanny impersonation of the 60’s blues/rock artist, Janis Joplin. Along with her ability to mimic Joplin’s voice, she paid close attention to every detail from costumes to moves and mannerisms, giving outstandingly memorable performances.

Backed by some of the hottest musicians on the West Coast. $35 includes all service charges 10% discount for 10 more

Purple Pirate Inspires Children

Tickets now available at the customer service counter for perfomances coming to Creekside Theatre in 2016!

Pete Seeger Performed by Felix Possak

Sun., Jan. 17 • 2pm

Sat., March 12 • 7:30pm

Award-Winning Performer Sails into Town with magic, comedy and a positive message of Compassion. Dustin Anderson is an award-winning Children’s Performer and he sails into Lake Country for this entertaining show with a treasure box full of magic & comedy for the whole family. The Purple Pirate has been featured in over 20 local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and television for his show FUN-damentals of Fitness and his work promoting active living.

General $10 Group of 10 or more $8

Peter “Pete” Seeger was an American folk singer and activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers. A look at the long career of the legendary singer. Pete Seeger in the late 1950s or early 1960s, with his banjo. A champion of folk music, he always urged audiences to sing along.

Tickets $25 General Group of Four $88 Under 12 $15

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Okanagan Shopping Centre WEST KELOWNA SPECTRE PG Daily 9:50 only (Ends Wednesday) THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 PG Daily 12:40, 3:55, 6:35, & 9:40 (No 9:40pm showing on Thurs, Dec 24th) THE GOOD DINOSAUR (Not in 3D) G Daily 12:55, 4:05, & 7:05 IN THE HEART OF THE SEA 3D PG Daily 12:45 & 9:20 (No 9:20 showing on Thurs, Dec 24th) IN THE HEART OF THE SEA PG Daily 3:30 & 6:30 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Xtreme 3D) PG Daily 12:30, 3:45, 7:15, & 10:30 (No 10:30pm showing on Thurs, Dec 24th)No Passes Accepted: Gift Certificates are Always Accepted STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS PG Daily 12:00, 3:15, 6:45, & 10:00 (No 10:00pm showing on Thurs, Dec 24th) No Passes Accepted: Gift Certificates are Always Accepted STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 3D PG Daily 11:30, 2:45, 6:15, & 9:30 (No 9:30pm showing on Thurs, Dec 24th) No Passes Accepted: Gift Certificates are Always Accepted SISTERS 14A Daily 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, & 9:45 (No 9:45pm showing on Thurs, Dec 24th) Under 14 Must be Accompanied by an Adult No Passes Accepted: Gift Certificates are Always Accepted ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP G Daily 1:15, 4:15, 6:55, & 9:15 (No 9:15pm showing on Thurs, Dec 24th) No Passes Accepted: Gift Certificates are Always Accepted

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Friday, December 18 @ 7pm – WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)

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1375 Water St. In early January of this year, the snow starting falling on the Okanagan Valley and didn’t stop until the whole city was at a stand-still, covered in a blanket of white.

It was that day, specifically Jan. 5, that jazz singer Anna Jacyszyn and her musical director Bernie Addington felt inspired to write a song, and they used that inspiration to create their new single Snow Day. But the musical inspiration didn’t stop there as the duo continued to write songs throughout the seasonal changes of 2015.

On Dec. 23, those original songs will make their debut at a Christmas music special event planned for Kelowna Community Theatre.

Jacyszyn’s close friend, Juno award winning singer/songwriter Julie Masi, also co-wrote several new songs for the concert while Neville Bowman has also composed an instrumental piece which will be performed accompanied with a dance interpretation by Lucy Hazelwood.

Tickets available online at kelownatickets.com, call 250-862-2867 or visit the Orchard Park Mall ticket office (info@ kelownatickets.com).

CONCERT André-Philippe Gagnon Wednesday, Dec. 30 Kelowna Community Theatre 1375 Water St. André-Philippe Gagnon skyrocketed to fame in 1985 with an appearance on The Tonight Show when it was hosted by Johnny Carson.

Gagnon performed his version of “We Are The World,” the fundraiser anthem written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie which was recorded by various music artists at the time in support of the USA for Africa.

The after-effects of Gagnon’s television performance, reaching an audience of 15 million viewers, were immediate.

His impressionist act is unique for his specialized talent in impersonating the singing voices of celebrities, as opposed to his contemporaries, who typically can do only the speaking voices.

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Star Wars: The Force Movie Guy Awakens opens this weekend. If you did not know this already, you RICK DAVIS probably are not a Star Wars fan and maybe I can back in 1977, Smokey interest you in one of the and the Bandit went up other movies opening this against it and won the weekend. weekend. To be fair, the Hoping to capture the Burt Reynolds classic audience that doesn’t opened in more theatres want to go to a “galaxy and he was the biggest far, far away,” Tina Fey star in the world at the and Amy Poehler star time. However, even in Sisters and is being Reynolds and Sally Field described as Bridesmaids, could not hold off Star but raunchier (which is Wars and it went on to be saying something because the biggest movie of the Bridesmaids was not year (Bandit was number exactly tame). They play two). disconnected siblings who In 1980, The Gong decide to throw one final Show Movie went up party in their childhood against The Empire Strikes home before their parents Back and took a beating, sell it. but mostly because it was The other movie really bad. (Does anyone going up against Star remember that there was Wars is Alvin and the a Gong Show movie?)

Chipmunks: The Road However the other movie Chip. The fourth movie that opened against in the successful series, Empire fared much the Chipmunks learn that better. Stanley Kubrick’s their “father” Dave is The Shining opened on going to propose to his the same day in only 10 girlfriend in Miami, and theatres, but it became a the singing rodents don’t movie classic—almost as have a place in the new iconic as its competition family. Alvin, Simon and that weekend.

Theodore go on a road The only movie going trip to stop him, but only up against Return of have three days to do so. the Jedi in 1983 was To see how these two the women-in-prison might do against the exploitation film Chained juggernaut that is Star Heat. Although it is hard Wars, here is a look back to say if it would have at movies that have dared been more successful gone up against the had it not opened up previous entries in the against a Star Wars series. movie, Chained Heat and Going all the way back its two sequels acquired to the original Star Wars cult status but never really KELOWNA

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When Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace opened in 1999, everyone ignored the fact that The Love Letter starred Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Selleck, Kate Capshaw and Jack Black and promptly forgot about the movie. What was memorable was that Notting Hill was released a week later and the Julia Roberts/Hugh Grant romantic comedy became a respectable hit.

This may be the reason why Hugh Grant’s dramedy About a Boy was pitted against Episode II – Attack of the Clones in 2002. It became a respectable hit and was actually nominated for an Academy Award.

In 2005, no one wanted to go up against Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, except Warner Brothers dumping their much maligned Exorcist prequel called Dominion in a limited number of theatres.

Neither Sisters nor Alvin and the Chipmunks will come anywhere close to what Star Wars does, but given that they are both being released during the lucrative holiday season, they will likely earn a respectable $50 million each.

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KOSTASCHUK, DOROTHY “MARY” Mom passed away December 11, 2015 with her family by her side.

Predeceased by our dad, Myron, in 2004. Survived by her daughters Kim (Mike), Denita (Dave) and Nycole (Brad), her grandchildren Paige (Joel), Kaitlan, Brady, Curtis, Dylan and Madison, and her great grandson Carter.

Mom was born in Killarney, Manitoba to John and Dorothy Lamb and had 6 brothers, 1 sister, many nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws. She and Dad were married in 1964.

They moved to Kelowna in 1972 and started Myron’s Door Service, which they owned and operated for 39 years.

Mom lived each day to the fullest, never complained, and loved to entertain and travel. Her family meant the world to her and she meant the world to her family.

She had many, many friends. She was a Kelowna Rocket’s fan and held a season’s ticket since 1991.

Thank you to Dr. Yarrow, Dr. Berget, the Interior Health Community services, and the staff at Central Okanagan Hospice House for taking such nice care of our Mom. Interment will be held at Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery on Saturday, December 19 at 12:00pm-all welcome.

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Ella was born on the family farm near Sturgis, Saskatchewan on September 18, 1927. She passed away peacefully at Three Links Manor on December 13, 2015.

Ella moved with her husband John to Kelowna 38 years ago. She will be remembered for her amazing cooking skills and her gift of hospitality.

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DYER, WAYNE F. Wayne F. Dyer passed away on December 11, 2015 at the age of 84 years.Predeceased by his son Don Dyer; brothers Frank Dyer and Danny Dyer and sister Dot Rushiensky. Wayne is survived by his loving wife Juanita; daughter Shelley; grandchildren Kristy, Tanya, Chelsy, Mathew, Sydney, Lacey, Darlene and Danielle; great-grandchildren Max, Jax, Jordyn, Gino and Jade; brothers Wally, Ray and Billy. Wayne loved dancing and they joined a square dance club in Kelowna. He also had a great love of the outdoors and enjoyed camping and fishing with his grandchildren who were a big part of his life. Family meant a lot to Wayne. He loved working with wood and made wonderful furniture as well as building his home.

There will be no service by request. A special thank you to the staff at Springvalley Care Home and Dr. Rob Williams.

Donations to the Alzheimer Society of BC, 865 Bernard Ave., Kelowna, BC V1Y 6P6 would be appreciated.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.valleyviewfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of Valleyview Funeral Home, 250-765-3147.

RUSSELL, FRANK WALTER

November 16, 1937 ~ December 11, 2015 Frank Russell was born in Ponoka, Alberta, the third of Myrtle and Leslie Russell’s four children. Married to Patricia Hryciw in May of 1960, the young couple moved to California where their daughter Katherine “Kat” was born. The family returned to Canada in 1966, settling on an acreage in Joe Rich Valley where they lived for 49 years and raised registered Morgan horses.

Frank worked at Western Star Trucks from just after its opening, to its final closure in 2002.

During his 35 year employment he was first a line foreman and later managed “mock-up”, the department responsible for building and testing prototypes. In 1983 the company sent him to Australia to set up a satellite factory, an experience he found rewarding both personally and professionally. Frank enjoyed working on his acreage, particularly in improving his woodlot. Leisure time was often spent in back country riding, including several long-distance horse packing trips, shared with Pat and friends. Frank is survived by his wife, daughter, sister Fern, other relatives and many friends. He is predeceased by his parents and brothers Lawrence and Brian.

A memorial gathering will be held in the spring of 2016.

Instead of flowers donations to the Equine Foundation of Canada or charity of your choice is appreciated: www.equinefoundation.ca/Getting_Involved/default.htm Memories and photos may be shared through: http://www.forevermissed.com/frank-walter-russell Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna. 250-762-2299

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COVERT, HELEN “ELAINE” (nee AUGUST) Passed away on December 4, 2015 at the age of 70. She is survived by her loving partner Terry Jack; daughters Allison Covert (Jamie Demetrick) of Kelowna, BC and Cathy (Kipp) Krivoshein of Kelowna, BC; son Kiff (Melanie) Covert of West Kelowna, BC; and grandchildren Paige, Kaley, Riley, and Kody Krivoshein, and Emily, Joe, and Lily Covert. She is predeceased by her parents Harold and Helen August, and brother John August. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 10:00 am at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to New Stride info@newstride.com or 778-985-5673.

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MORIMOTO, Thomas Eiichi, P.Eng Born May 18, 1918 in Edmonton, AB and passed away peacefully on December 14, 2015 in Kelowna, BC at the age of 97.

Thomas is survived by his loving wife H. Kim of 69 years; grandchildren Ariel and Danielle; great grandchild Stanley; brothers Jack, William, George and many extended family and friends. Predeceased by son, Dana. Tom grew up in Fort McMurray, Alberta, enlisted in WWII as a radio operator in the Third Canadian Divisional Signals. He graduated from the University Of Alberta in 1949 with his BSc in Chemical Engineering and in 1952 received his MSc. A celebration of life will be held on December 20, 2015 between 1:00pm and 4:00pm at the Harvest Golf Club.

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WILLIAMS: CYNTHIA HOPE Born in Stafford, England July 23, 1925 and passed away in Kelowna, B.C. on December 10th, 2015, but Canada was your home. You will never be far away because you will always be in our hearts, gentleness and kindness was always your way.

God saw you were tired and took you to be with Him. Thank you dear Chrissy, Chris, Sweetums, for being in our family and for being you, with a big heart. Love, the Blazocek Family and extended family and friends. Things she loved, paddington bear, baking, knitting, kitty cats, laughing, and being part of the family. Thank you to Cottonwoods for their great care and kindness and making her happy in this last year. Please do a random act of kindness for someone as she has done for so many others. We love you dear Chrissy, love one another! A private family service was held at First Memorial Funeral Services on, Saturday, December 12, 2015.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneralkelowna.com.

Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna. 250-762-2299

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Homes for Rent THE CITY OF KELOWNA has recently renovated, 2 bdrm 1 bathroom house for rent for $1200/mth. Utilities not included. Further information and applications can be obtained www.kelowna.ca or by calling Tammy Abrahamson at 250469-8659 or during normal business hours in Real Estate, City Hall 4th Floor, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, BC. The deadline for submission of applications is 4:00pm on Friday, January 8, 2016 at City Hall Upper Mission 4bdrms 3full baths, fr, st, dw, micro, Newer home. Close to school, shops. $2300 + utils. NP NS (250)864-6669 lve message. Avail Immediately

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Name: Unit # Ardley, Scott 82 Shane, Kerry 503 St. Aubin, Mitchell 511

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Court Bailiff Sale

West Coast Court Bailiffs Inc. (duly appointed under the Sheriff Act) will offer for sale by sealed bid all the interest of the following judgement debtor, Thomas Michael Taylor, in and to the following chattels: - 2001 Subaru Outback VIN #4S4BRGXC5B3377323 Terms of Sale: Sold on an “as is where is” basis.

Contact the undersigned at 604-529-9328.

The highest bid or offer not necessarily accepted.

Sale may be subject to cancellation without notice. Bids must be submitted to the Court Bailiff on or before 12:00noon Monday, December 28, 2015. Each bid must be accompanied by a bank draft or money order drawn in favor of West Coast Court Bailiffs Inc. for a minimum of 10% of the bid price which is non-refundable if the said offer is accepted and the bidder fails to complete the sale by 4 PM on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

D. Fjermestad, Senior Court Bailiff West Coast Court Bailiffs Inc. 101-668 Carnarvon Street New Westminster, BC V3M 5Y6 Tel: 604-529-9328 Fax: 604-529-9102 Email: info@wccb.ca

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The Lands File for this application is 3412974. Comments on this application may be submitted by one of two options: Option 1: Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision website at: http:// www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp where details of the application and maps can be found.

Option 2: by mail to Senior Land Officer, Thompson-Okanagan, MFLNRO, at 441 Columbia Street Kamloops BC V2C 2T3.

Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to January 28, 2016. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

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