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The fluffy blanket of snow that fell across the Okanagan Thursday has started to turn crusty and brown, but it should be freshened up by Christmas, says an Environment Canada meteorologist.

Lisa Coldwells, from the national weather service, says the five to 10 centimetres of snow that fell Thursday should be followed in the week to come by

a couple more dustings.

“What is happening over the next week is it will stay cloudy and cool and the snow will compact a little,” she said, adding there will be a bit of melt during peak temperatures, which are expected to only reach 1 C. “Then there is a chance for more snow in the week…with light flurries happening through the valley.”

It will be just enough to weigh down the tree branches and brighten the ground beneath the

valley’s seasonally grey skies.

All in all, she said, the amount of snow and the temperatures recorded this year are “bang on normal” when compared to Okanagan averages.

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Optimism on Bernard Avenue Last minute shopping gift ideas

Downtown Kelowna merchants feeling upbeat about sales this Christmas shopping season Kathy Michaels kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com

Business on Bernard Avenue has been pretty brisk this week, say downtown Kelowna merchants who focus their attention toward providing locally made goods to the community from their shops on the downtown strip.

It could be mild weather, a new interest in spending dollars closer to home, or as one shop owner suggested, a sense of post election optimism fuelling Christmas spending.

Nobody really knows for certain. It’s just a nice turnabout from years past.

Shereen Abbas, the distillery manager at Okanagan Spirits’s Kelowna location, said that the buying season got underway at their shop before Thanksgiving.

“Usually there is a bit of a lull around November, but that didn’t happen this year,” she said. “We’ve been busy since American Thanksgiving.”

Echoing sentiments expressed at the Tourism Kelowna AGM held earlier in the month, Abbas said that it was Americans heading north to enjoy some decent weather and the deals that come along with a low Canadian dollar that really got things going.

The loonie, which has dropped 17 per cent against the U.S. dollar since January, may be fuelling some of the spending. The fact shoppers are able to go to the distillery and buy something authentically Okanagan was an added incentive to spend.

Down the road a bit, at artisan-goods shop Funktional, Chantal Couture said she’s had a similar business boom, although she saw the inspiration for local spending coming from this side of the border.

“It’s been brilliant and fun (this season),” she said, noting it’s been different than the last six years she’s been at the Bernard location.

“People are happy and it seems like there’s a new sense of national optimism (post-election.)”

Also selling goods from local artisans and artists alongside unique international finds, are Sheila Estephan and Jeff McGregor from Alchemy.

The store opened its doors earlier this year, making it the first Christmas they’ve been operational.

“We didn’t know what to expect,” said Estephan.

“It got off to a slow start, but it’s been going gangbusters.”

Estephan said part of the appeal to the community is the local, original art mixed in with goods from all over the world. If there was any bad news in retail for Bernard Avenue, it was from merchants who said that one half of Bernard Avenue was far more profitable than the other.

Once you pass Ethel, there’s a bit of a drop-off, said Rachelle O’Halloran of Uniquity Creations.

The vacant Bargain Bin creates a dead space, she said, and that’s a hard reality to surmount.

Rents are cheaper on that side of the road, but it would just be better to see something to replace the old discount retailer so businesses could flourish.

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Shereen Abbas, distillery manager at Okanagan Spirits, recommends liqueur snack packs, which go great with a little bubbly, for last minute shoppers.

Middle photo: Chantal Couture, owner of Funktional, recommends blanket scarves and handmade pottery to last minute shoppers.

Lower photo: Sarah Coffey, of Unless Market, says a little adult colouring might be the right thing for the special people on your list.

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Looking for a unique, thoughtful looking and last minute gift? A few downtown business owners who have an eye on local products have just what you may need.

Chantal Couture, Funktional: “Blanket scarves. They’re at an excellent price point. And if you want something locally made, we have some handmade pottery.

Shereen Abbas, Okanagan Spirits: “We have the liqueur snack packs, which go great with a little bubbly. Or there are locally made spirits in larger sizes. We also have the drunken fruit.

Sheila Estephan, Alchemy: “There are so many unique things to choose from here.

Votive candle holders and Christmas decorations make great stocking stuffers. And then there are the Edison bulbs— people love what you can do with them.”

Rachelle O’Halloran of Uniquity Creations: “Vintage hand stamped silver that’s locally made would make a great stocking stuffer. And then we have lots of handmade signs that are very popular, also. Soaps, candles and wine racks are good Christmas gifts, too.”

Sarah Coffey, of Unless Market: “We have fun accessories, beard products, napkins and tea towels that would make great presents. This year colouring books are popular and we have a locally made one from Chris Waneck.”

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“Our concept is that we have 90 per cent locally made goods and the remaining 10 per cent is eco-friendly,” said Sarah Coffey, of Unless Market.

“It’s really resonating well with people. People like to know there’s a place they can get local products regularly.”

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“We have people here who love to give.”

Politicians and members of the business community are staples of the Mission’s events, and it’s something Phillips says their clientele really appreciate.

“Some of them come again and again and people get to know them, and that’s special,” she said.

Former MP Ron Cannan proved that point as he circulated through

the dining area offering up cups of coffee or tea to people he referred to by first name.

In turn, they showed they were familiar with him by engaging in cheerful banter.

One regular of the annual dinner is Arnold August. He figures he’s been going to the Mission for the last 10 years, and said that its programs as well as events like this act as a beacon of hope to those in need.

“It lets people feel loved, and puts home in their lives,” August said.

In the days to come it also puts more food in their bellies.

Phillips said once the Christmas dinner was done she’d be busily making the leftover casserole, so as not to disappoint her regulars.

“The Gospel Mission Special is the turkey, the ham, the stuffing, the mixed veggie and the potato on top and served

MacPherson an irrepressible force Kevin Parnell kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

Just days before she was going to be presented with the new Lake Country Food Bank building as a surprise Christmas gift, food bank manager and co-founder Phyllis MacPherson passed away peacefully at Kelowna General Hospital on Saturday night.

MacPherson, 78, was with family when she passed away after a lifetime of service to the community of Lake Country as the driving spirit behind the food bank’s operations.

“She never called it the food bank, she called it her home,” recalled Joy Haxton, the vice-president of the Lake Country Food Assistance Society.

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All that’s left of the Gospel Mission’s Christmas dinner are remnants of its beloved leftover casserole and some fresh memories of another cheerful event.

At the Mission’s annual Christmas dinner, kitchen manager Mandy Phillips said they fed nearly 700 people a total of five turkeys, 16 hams, 500 lbs of potatoes, 50 litres of gravy, eight cases of frozen vegetables, 15 cases of juice, three cases of cranberries, and 600 to 700 desserts.

“That’s all,” said Phillips, as though it didn’t take a gargantuan effort to co-ordinate a dinner that large.

“Thanksgiving is more busy. What we find is that this is a time for forgiveness so a lot of our people get connected with their families and loved ones again.”

The Mission always holds its Christmas dinner a week or so before the official occasion, and despite lower attendance, it’s always a well appreciated event by both the clientele and volunteers who make it work.

“We couldn’t do this without them,” she said.

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Food Bank, whether in its original location near Lake Country municipal hall or one of its other postings, up to its current location in the old Winfield Elementary School.

She started the venture with a handful of others and for more than 30 years dedicated herself to helping those that needed food, helping up to 600 families in a month.

She was honoured many times over, from national recognition to the Lake Country Chamber’s community service award, which she

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“She’s probably one of the most decorated women in Canada,” said Haxton of the many awards and honours bestowed upon MacPherson.

“It was a long list but for Phyllis it was about her people, the people she helped. She had incredible faith.

She always said it was God’s will for her to feed people. That was her job.”

The news of MacPherson’s passing sent a wave of sadness through Lake Country as word spread this week.

As the Lake Country Rotary Club made plans to present the nearlycompleted food bank building to the society on Dec. 23, news of MacPherson’s passing prompted them to delay any presentation until the new year.

“We are all shocked by the loss of Phyllis - it is a huge blow to all of us,” said Rotarian Bob Rymarchuk.

“We had been expecting her to wind down her involvement with the food bank dayto-day operations due to her health but her passing comes as a shock to us all.”

At the Lake Country Food Bank on Monday morning, volunteers went about their business with a heavy heart.

But the food bank operations were continuing as per normal.

“Everybody is in mourning but everyone is looking at it like this is what Phyllis wanted us to do,” said society board member Jim Haxton.

“There is a core group of volunteers and she prepared them all to be able to run it themselves.

“Everyone is trained to continue the wonderful work Phyllis did. We know what to do and we’re going to continue the work for Phyllis.

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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.

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Agencies partner together to help newly arriving refugees

It was a wrap for Kelowna Capital News staffers this week and the donated toys from the Kelowna Santas campaign. The Capital News office was one of 37 donation drop-off locations that collected gifts for kids up to age 17. More than 50 volunteers gathered at Orchard Ford for the toy gift wrap party that will have 397 kids in our community receive gifts on Christmas morning who otherwise likely wouldn’t have had anything to look forward to under their Christmas tree this year.

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It is anticipated that 20 Syrian families will arrive at the Kelowna airport over the next four months.

Their needs will reflect both the unique settlement issues of newcomers and the typical concerns of any family moving to another country taking few material possessions with them.

Kelowna Community Resources (KCR) in partnership with School District 23 and Ki-Low-Na Friendship Centre (English as a second language provider) have delivered settlement services throughout the Central Okanagan for more than 13 years.

Settlement services are currently offered in over 20 languages with many more available through contracted translators.

“Our expertise and collaborative approach in Immigrant Services allows us to provide leadership that is coordinating efforts to maximize impact for the benefit of all in our

community,” said Ellen Boelcke, KCR executive director.

UBC Okanagan, in collaboration with KCR, have created a mapping website (okrefugee.geolive.ca/) that lets people who want to donate share information about household items, employment opportunities, services, housing, and volunteering that might be used by refugees.

Across Canada, the United Way is stepping up to support the settlement of refugees, ensure they are welcomed and able to adapt and thrive in our communities.

Support for community-based immigrant and refugee settlement services is an integral component of its Healthy People, Strong Communities focus.

Locally, the United Way Central and South Okanagan/Similkameen has launched a United for Refugees campaign that will collect monetary donations for a fund earmarked for programs supporting the

refugees with housing, childcare, education, translation, counselling, transportation and immigrant services.

“Supporting our community is what we do and these new community members need our assistance and our compassion,” said Shelley Gilmore, executive director of United Way CSO. “Partnering with these many other organizations to assist both the families moving here and the families and systems that will now support them is key to our community’s overall success and health,” Gilmore said in a press release.

To donate to United for Refugees, visit unitedwaycso.com/ refugees. United Way will match funds up to $5,000 with hopes of raising a total of $10,000 for the cause.

For more information about how to help, see the website kcr.ca.

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to live with it. I want you to know that there is hope, that there is a highly successful, evidence-based treatment for many types of chronic pain. It is being used increasingly by orthopedic surgeons to stabilize their patients’ conditions and create longer lasting results and it has been used as an adjunct in my office for the past five years with success rates of up to 91%.

This treatment is called Shockwave therapy (or ESWT) and while it was initially developed to break up kidney stones, it has been used for the past 20 years to effectively break up scar tissue, restore the function of the muscle and promote new blood vessel growth, stimulating faster healing. It is effective on many conditions including (but not limited to) back, foot, and arm pain. Results are often experienced within a few visits; treatment is covered by many insurance companies.

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As the year comes to an end, it’s tradition to look back over the year that was.

The City of Kelowna is is reflecting on the events and achievements it was involved in over the last 12 months in a Year In Review published on the city’s website.

City Hall is encouraging residents, businesses and visitors to check out the 2015 Year in Review for a quick

overview of Kelowna’s accomplishments, major projects and partnerships.

According to city hall, highlights include the acquisition of the abandoned CN Rail corridor with a number of other valley governments, growth of Kelowna’s waterfront through the purchase of a major property on Lakeshore Road, the launch of its Active by Nature program, introduction of

its Strong Neighbourhood grants and events that the city hopes will strengthen community connections, and hooking up city facilities and three private sector customers to Kelowna’s fibre optic network, something the city has dubbed “dark fibre.”

Council also approved a provisional budget for 2016 that will carry one of the largest tax increases in recent city

Holiday Closures All services and programs provided from offices in the Regional District of Central Okanagan on KLO Road will be closed from Friday, December 25th through Sunday, January 3rd.

During this time any emergencies involving Regional District water systems should be directed to 250-868-5299.

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

We look forward to serving you again at 8:00 am, Monday, January 4th, 2016.

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.

memory at 4.12 per cent.

Nearly two per cent of that increase is to pay for the new $54-million police services building that is currently under construction on Clement Avenue in the city’s north End. 2015 also marked the first year of the current council’s four-year mandate, a year Mayor Colin Basran described as busy but rewarding.

Construction also started on a new parkade beside Memorial Arena downtown and expansion of the existing Library Parkade, as well as the new Interior Health office building at the corner of Richter Street and Doyle Avenue and the start of construction on the new Innovation Centre kittycorner to the IHA building site.

“While the Year in Review is a good summary, the City of Kelowna’s e-updates offer residents and businesses quick and timely information on a number of topics daily throughout the year,” said the city’s communications department in a news release announcing the web-based review.

“From public notices to council agendas and career postings to bidding opportunities, subscribe to e-updates at kelowna. ca and have the latest city news delivered direct to your inbox.”

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The Okanagan Telus Community Ambassadors and their knitting team have been diligently working on Knitted Knockers, as they are affectionately called.

Knitted Knockers are an alternative to traditional breast prostheses.

They are soft, handmade, lightweight, breathable and washable.

They come in a variety of colours and patterns.

These soft breast prosthetics are perfect for any woman who is looking into their options post breast cancer treatment or for women who had their mastectomy or lumpectomy long ago and just want to try something different.

Because each pair is handmade, each pair is unique, just like every woman.

Women who use them rave about them.

They are available at the Southern Interior Rotary Lodge (Cancer Lodge) in Kelowna.

Anyone who is interested can stop by the Feel Good room in the Southern Interior Rotary Lodge (Cancer Lodge), 2251 Abbott St. in Kelowna.

The Cancer Lodge currently has all cup sizes of Knitted Knockers available with capable knitters at the ready when more are needed.

Any women who stops by will be helped to find the correct size of prosthetic and can pick out a pair that they like.

Knitted knockers come in pairs for those women who have had double mastectomies and for women who’ve had a single mastectomy or lumpectomy, they will have a spare for when

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This initiative has been led in Kelowna by Linda Hayes and Betty Vogl and their team of knitters and crocheters for the Telus Community Ambassadors.

“Knockers can be knitted or crocheted if they are knitted they are knit on 4 bamboo needles out of 100 per cent cotton yarn or bamboo yarn,” explained Hayes.

Over the summer, the Knitted Knockers group has made about 140 pairs of various sizes and has partnered with the Southern Interior Rotary Lodge to distribute them.

Naomi Dodd is the volunteer site co-

coordinator who oversees the lodge’s Feel Good room.

Along with Knitted Knockers, the lodge also offers wigs, head coverings (hats, toques, scarves, turbans, caps), under-arm pillows, temporary ‘puffy’ breast prosthetics, books, videos, brochures and other resources for people dealing with cancer and going through treatment.

All of these resources are available without cost to cancer patients and their families.

“We sincerely appreciate the Telus Ambassadors’ work on the Knitted Knockers. This is an excellent addition

to our existing support programs such as the Cancer Connection peer support program, and our cancer information service,” Dodd said.

She encourages patients or caregivers to visit www.cancer.ca for further information about support programs.

For information on the Knitted Knockers program in Kelowna, contact Linda Hayes at 250-712-1014.

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The City of Kelowna is seeking qualified applicants to provide expertise required to advise on development applications to fill five vacancies on the Heritage Advisory Committee for the remainder of the 2014-2018 Council term.

These positions require the following qualifications as stated in the Committee’s Terms of Reference: · Three technical experts with professional expertise in the areas of design, planning or construction, where preference will be given to those with related heritage experience; and · Two heritage experts with expertise in the areas of historical information or conservation.

Members of the public interested in serving on this Committee of Council are encouraged to submit an updated resume and complete the online application at kelowna.ca/council.

Completed applications and resumes are to be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk, 2nd Floor City Hall, 1435 Water Street or by email cityclerk@kelowna. ca no later than 4pm, Friday, Jan. 22, 2015.

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Airport braces for busy traffic With nearly 7,000 passengers expected each day, this holiday travel season promises to be an active one at the Kelowna International Airport (YLW).

Airport officials say travelling during the holidays can be stressful, so they are advising travellers to be sure to plan in advance and prepare for longer than normal wait times at the airport.

YLW anticipates increased, but steady traffic flow from Dec. 18 through Jan. 4, with more than 100,000 passengers expected through the doors.

The busiest travel days of the

season will be Sunday, Dec. 20, Thursday, Dec. 24, and Sunday, Dec. 27. The airport says while there are more than 2,600 stalls available, parking at YLW is expected to reach full capacity during this peak period.

Those needing to park at YLW should follow signs and parking lot staff directions.

People travelling during the Christmas and New Year’s period should also consider alternative transportation to the airport, such as taxis, limousine service, an airport shuttle, public transit or having a friend drop them off.

The airport terminal building opens at 3:30 a.m. with check-in counters, pre-board screening and food services available at 4 a.m.

Passengers are reminded to arrive at the airport in plenty of time.

YLW recommended checking in and dropping off baggage for domestic flights at least 90 minutes before your boarding time and at least two hours prior for international flights.

For more holiday travel tips, including information on what can and cannot be packed in luggage, visit the Holiday Travel page at ylw. kelowna.ca.

Prepare and cook the Christmas turkey safely Kevin Touchet Contributor

For many the Christmas holiday season means a time to enjoy good company and good food.

As we spread the joy of the season, we need to be extra careful to not spread food-borne illness causing bacteria.

These simple food safety tips will help you prepare a safe and tasty holiday meal.

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refrigerated no longer than three days before cooking. There are three ways to thaw frozen turkey in its wrapper: • under cold running water (one hour per pound) • in a clean sink full of cold water, changing the water every couple of hours • in the fridge (five hours per pound) Thawing poultry at room temperature is not recommended because it allows harmful bacteria to grow.

Keep other items, especially those with meat, seafood, dairy, eggs or other moist, proteinrich foods chilled until served.

Clean carefully: Wash your hands, utensils and work surfaces well before prep work begins.

Once the preparation work is done, clean surfaces in hot soapy water, rinse, then sanitize.

Sanitizing can be done with a diluted bleach solution (30 ml of bleach

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per gallon of water) that is allowed to sit for two minutes.

Wash your hands well after cleaning the cutting board and before and after working with any new menu items.

Avoid cross contamination: Store raw meat away from food that is ready-toeat, including fruit and vegetables (and be sure to wash these thoroughly before serving).

Turkeys should be wrapped well and stored on the lowest shelf of your fridge or in the meat keeper to keep blood and juices from contaminating other food.

Ensure only clean utensils and cutting boards are used. Use a separate cutting board to prepare raw meat. Wash hands after handling any raw foods and minimize hand contact during final preparation steps.

Cook well: For turkey, set the oven at no lower than 350 F (177 C) and cook for about 20 minutes per pound.

While 20 minutes per pound is a guide, there are a number of factors that will determine actual cooking time needed.

It is always best to use a good meat thermometer to measure the turkey’s internal temperature and ensure it’s safe to eat.

All parts of the bird including stuffing should be at least 165 F (74 C) when removed from the oven.

Health Canada recommends an internal temperature of 185 F (85 C) at the thickest part of the meat as additional assurance.

Check the temperature in several places to be sure. Cooked food should be kept at 140 F (60 C) while waiting to serve.

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Year-long 25th anniversary celebration planned KEVIN TROWBRIDGE/CONTRIBUTOR

The Summerhill Winery is a family affair: (from left) Gabe Cipes, Ezra Cipes, Ari Cipes, Eric von Krosigk and Stephen Cipes.

Straight From DeHart MAXINE DEHART chair); Stan Martindale, Ramada Hotel (Past chair); David McFadden, Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm (Secretary); Tanya Stroinig, Prestige Hotel (Treasurer); Heather Schaub, Casa Loma Resort; Tony Stewart, Quails’ Gate Winery; Dan Matheson, Okanagan Golf Club; Katie Balkwill, Big White; Nathan Flavel, Kelowna Actors Studio; Rosemary Paterson, Best Western; Heather Schroeter, Manteo Resort; and Debbie Dupasquier, Distinctly Kelowna Tours. Board appointees are Penny Gambell, Lake Country Council; Gail Given, Kelowna council and Sam Samaddar, Kelowna International Airport.

For the ninth year, the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board has recognized select member realtors for their community service and volunteer efforts as part

of its Realtors Care Award Program.

In the Central Zone, this year’s award recipient is Scott Jennings, a realtor with Re/ Max Kelowna. In 2004, Jennings founded the Hot Coffee Project, a program which serves hot coffee and pizza to downtown Kelowna’s homeless during the five winter months. The nominations for the award are kept secret and are announced at the Central Okanagan Zone annual general meeting each year.

Loyal Wooldridge, president and founder of Loyal Hair Therapy Ltd., has opened a second location in downtown Kelowna in the SOLE building, 104-1290 St. Paul St. Along with being a full service salon that specializes in colour, Loyal2 offers guests a new loyalized concept of express services. The new concept introduces a blow out bar concept for express last minute styling, lash extensions and a complete gift boutique. Their mandate is to partner with the local cosmetology school (MC College) and take fresh

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Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna will mark its 25th anniversary this coming year.

The winery, located at 4870 Chute Lake Rd., will celebrate throughout 2016, kicking off the festivities with an open house on Dec. 31, from noon to midnight. There will be free refills of Cipes Brut if you come dressed in black tie or an evening gown.

Some of the appetizers from Summerhill’s Gold Plates Chef Luca will be scallion baked bannock bread, candied smoked salmon, fennel crème fraiche; crustini, truffle duxelle, duck breast and cucumber disc with shrimp and horse radish powder. The evening features a pianist, open mic and includes a complimentary flute of Cipes Brut ($5 thereafter) and flutes of Summerhill organic juice for the children. Tickets $15 at the door, couples $25 and children get in for free.

Call 250-764-8000.

Congratulations to Wendy Williams, the winner of the Christmas Tree Raffle in support of Central Okanagan Hospice Association and Team Dr. Rishi and Dr. Solano in support of Dancing for the Stars on Saturday, March 5.

Wendy won more than $5,500 in gift certificates and products, plus the huge Christmas tree and decorations. She donated the tree back to hospice and the couple who purchased it plan to add a further $500 donation to the COHA. Tourism Kelowna has a new board for 2016: Daniel Bibby, Delta Grand (Chair); Thom Killingsworth, Four Points Sheraton (Vice-

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talent through a rigorous six month internship program to assist them in developing the skills they need to further their career. Colin Ford, an internationally recognized industry leader will join the team in January and will take on a new role as brand director. He will be a key coach and also will head up the internship training program and the mastery program, both of which help the team continually evolve and elevates the craft of the industry. Call 250-7624145.

The Best Western Plus Kelowna has taken back both the restaurant and pub on their property formerly known as The Italian Table and Fleetwood Pub. The hotel will operate both entities with business as usual.

The pub will revert back to being called 97 Street Pub and the restaurant will be renamed The Cornerstone Grill.

Kelowna MercedesBenz, 2580 Enterprise Way, has been honoured with the coveted Mercedes-Benz Canada Star Dealer designation for achievement in 2015.

The Star Dealer Award signifies a commitment to delivering an exemplary customer experience. A three-time past winner, Kelowna Mercedes-Benz was again recognized as one of the top ten Mercedes-Benz dealerships in the country.

Congratulations to Rick Sentes, Adam Rich, Colin Gingell and the entire 45-member team at Kelowna MercedesBenz. Call 250-712-0505.

Congratulations to fourth year Okanagan College hospitality management student Maik Uhlmann as the recipient of two scholarships. He received

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Reeling in our expectations Christmas came early for the folks at Kelowna City Hall this year as council last week adopted a new provisional budget for 2016. While the budget won’t be finally adopted until next May, the tax increase set at 4.12 per cent, and the various spending decisions approved by council last week, are not likely to change.

In the midst of a three-year fixed tax increase to help pay for the new police detachment and other fixed costs for city staff raises, council largely sang the same tune—there was actually little wiggle room even at 4.12 per cent of reducing the tax hit next year. And many of the comments from council and other city officials touched on the buzzword phrase of it being a “catch-up budget.”

The insinuation is that city hall has been putting off service spending challenges, and those delays are starting to wear on local residents, some of whom complain about the need for new or updated recreation services, too many potholes in the roads not being repaired, need to deal with the homeless, need for parks improvements, etc.

Council pretty much rubber-stamped what the City Hall minions asked for, even for what is sometimes a contentious issue—the RCMP pleading for more policing resources, was adopted with the hiring of six officers.

Many will agree or disagree with the spending decisions, but one question that tends to be ignored in this process is how much longer municipal governments can continue to jack up taxes. This is not a Kelowna-centric issue, it is pervasive in larger urban communities across the province.

But the outrage from those footing the bill, we taxpayers, largely continues to be muted or apathetic. We are getting services we demand is how local councillors explain the budget spending decisions made for next year.

So for now, city staff appear in control of council’s spending inclinations while taxpayers continue to demand more services. We need to start thinking more about how long the spending wheel can keep rolling forward.

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Memories are made in all sorts of ways For me, turkey City is more than just Confidential special occasion chicken, it’s festive food.

ALISTAIR Thanksgiving and WATERS Christmas just would not be the same without turkey meat.

And that twice-a-year craving provided me with one of my most treasured Christmas memories.

When my daughter was younger, and still lived at home, being her less-than-kitchen-competent dad, I would veer away from roasting an entire turkey on the big day, opting instead for what the two us affectionately called our annual “lump o’ turkey,” a large turkey breast fillet that normally gave us both more than enough meat to satiate our annual feeling for fowl.

But a few years back our treasured turkey time was derailed by my inattention to detail and the desire of just about every restaurant owner in town to let his or her employees go home to enjoy their own Christmas families.

That year there seemed to be a run on turkey breast fillets so I settled for a prepared and pre-stuffed, frozen mass of what purported to be “real white turkey meat,” prepackaged in a cardboard box that made it look all I had to do was open it and voila—a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings would appear.

As far as I was concerned, a quick trip to the oven for the ingredients was all that was required. But, as most dads can attest, Christmas Day can be a busy time, what with all that present opening, eggnog drinking and dozing on the couch,not to mention attempting to spend quality time with your offspring who, proving she can multi-task whips you at every board game you can suggest all while glued to her cell phone texting, taking selfies and posting them to Instagram or Facebook.

So, it’s not surprising I didn’t get around to remembering to pop what was to pass for our turkey into the oven until well into the early evening. I figured an hour, maybe 90 minutes, of cooking time. No big deal.

But when I pulled the frozen cardboard container from the freezer at 6 p.m. my jaw dropped. There was plenty of words on the cooking instruction panel, but all I saw was “cooking time: three to four hours.”

Three to four hours! That meant my daughter and

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I would be eating at 9 or 10 p.m. But hey, we could handle that. We’d just pretend to be Europeans and eat a little late. Then I read some more. Gordon Ramsey, I ain’t. Apparently I was supposed to have thawed the “bird” first. Who knew?

When I finally figured out an eating ETA, we were staring at the wee hours of Boxing Day morning!

Suddenly, I was less enthused about being European.

So my daughter and I did what any self-respecting hungry folks would do in such a situation. We jumped in the car and headed out in search of a restaurant with turkey dinners on the menu.

But there would be no outside gastronomic saviour that day. Every restaurant we tried was closed. Dejected, we headed home.

Being the dutiful, proud, food-providing father and bread winner that I was, I was determined not to go down hungry and without a fight. Pulling everything from the fridge and freezer, searching for anything resembling festive food so a Big Mac would not have to suffice, I found two lonely little frozen chicken breasts huddled at the back of the freezer. They had been in there a while but I didn’t see any freezer burn. They’d do.

And then the real Christmas miracle occurred. My teenaged daughter put down her phone and offered to help me in the kitchen. I swear, at that moment I heard the angels singing…or texting…or taking selfies or something.

To make an already long story just a little longer, my daughter and I had a ball cooking together, both of us pretending we knew what we were doing in the kitchen.

And, you know what? What we created was pretty good. It wasn’t turkey but it was the next best thing.

We still laugh about it ,but what makes the moment so special to me was my daughter and I muddled through something—together. No phones, no computers, no tablets. Just us.

In a few years she would be all grown up, moved away and living in another city, getting on with her own life. Times with dad are now just a memory. But at that moment, it was just special.

So this Christmas, make your own memories with a loved one.

And as the song says, have yourself a very Merry Christmas.

Alistair Waters is the assistant editor of the Capital News.

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Waste is business/govt’s modus operandi Open letter to Kelowna Mayor Basran and council: With respect, let me explain why your 4.12 per cent proposed property tax increase is unsustainable.

While I worked as a business professional, we used author Tom Peters’ book In Search of Excellence, which stated that companies and large organizations, especially government, can be as much as 60 per cent inefficient in running their operation.

The City of Kelowna could operate for the next five years with a zero tax increase.

Never, you politicians roar, the people will never accept the service cuts that would follow. But guess what, an in-depth review of your total operation if independently made, would find enough dollar savings to not only increase services but to also hire

your six RCMP officers for 2016 without a tax increase.

You may know that in 1787, Alexander Tyler wrote in part, “ A democracy will continue to exist until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy …” This was supported by Plato almost 2,500 years ago. A very recent example of government extravagance is 383 Canadian officials attending the Paris climate conference at taxpayer expense.

But in spite of these truths, you will do nothing and I will tell you why. Unless very disciplined, managers always ask for

more people because it creates greater responsibility thus a higher salary for themselves.

And your union members are bound by the mandate not only to keep but in fact to increase jobs.

Thirdly, local councils seldom if ever seriously look for real cost savings because they always believe the way to do it is to just add to the previous base of cost. Finally, imposing operation savings for the city can be unpopular for you politicians and it is a huge amount of work that almost everyone is reluctant to undertake.

change is the 28 per cent public assist subsidy given to developers to offset infrastructure services needed by their projects. Page five of the draft plan predicts that by 2030, the city will need $254 million for new roads; $145 million for new parks; $96 million for new sewer lines; and $89 million for new water lines. These servicing costs total $584 million and include the $168 million public subsidy council chooses to give developers.

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City must go back to tax drawing board To the editor: Kelowna’s proposed 4.12 per cent average tax hike is outrageous and is three times greater than Canada’s current inflation rate of 1.4 per cent. Council needs to significantly lower the tax hike because it is neither sustainable nor justified. There are many priority items in the Draft 2030 Infrastructure Plan budget that can either be eliminated or deferred to future years.

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Rutlander wants to be heard by city To the editor: In 2003, I moved to Kelowna. At the time, I was told to avoid a place called Hein Road in Rutland but I found the perfect house and ignored the warnings. Shortly thereafter, a young woman was murdered on Hein Road, a stone’s throw away, and 13 years later there has been a drive-by shooting, an arrest of an alleged murderer of an unsuspecting randomly-selected Kelowna transit rider, multiple drug busts, to mention just a few, and nothing has changed.

These are matters for the RCMP and the department tries to control the goings on, but I can’t help but wonder why we have a bylaw department in Kelowna. They do nothing to address the concerns of the neighbourhood to clean up Rutland. Do they not notice the number of hoarders and yards piled high with

old cars and garbage? No wonder Kelowna has a rat problem.

The last time I went to City Hall to complain, I was directed to a telephone hanging on the wall in the lobby, and when a voice answered, I expressed concern for the abysmal mess of refrigerators, microwave ovens, old furniture, piles of garbage, grocery carts, unlicensed car bodies, etc, etc. that litter the residences on the street. Six months later, nothing has been done and things carry on—business as usual with the strong smell of marijuana wafting through the air.

I’ve been told that the owners of these rental units are “old money” and untouchable. We certainly aren’t able to locate these slum landlords, and for some reason, these individuals seem to do whatever they want.

Challenge gas ‘price fixing’ To the editor: “Bah Humbug” to all the gas stations in Kelowna. Each of you deserves to receive a lump of coal for Christmas.

Raising gasoline prices, 12 cents per litre overnight is so wrong. How can you justify such a large increase when the price of crude is dropping daily?

It is interesting to me to observe that when gas prices drop, it takes two to four days for all the stations in Kelowna to follow suit, but when prices go up it only takes a maximum of two hours for every last service station in Kelowna to raise the price of one litre of fuel to exactly the same price. It is in my humble opinion, that this is a form of price fixing which apparently is illegal.

The consumer should start demanding an investigation, immediately.

When the price of gas is increased, the service station realizes a huge windfall profit on every litre of fuel sold from his

underground storage tanks. Typically a station may have 200,000 to 500,000 litres of fuel in storage. Let’s say a station had 100,000 litres in storage when he puts the price up 12 cents per litre this week. That folks, is a windfall profit of $12,000 after the product is sold.

The station operator’s immediate comeback will be that he has to offset his losses when prices were dropping.

True to an extent but when have you ever seen gas prices drop by 12 cents overnight?

It usually happens at the rate of one, two or three cents each time, never 12.

The mere fact that gas prices seem to go up together, smells distinctly of price fixing.

Don’t you feel we should be calling for an investigation and ultimately the findings be made available to the general public?

In Kelowna there is no competition. Start objecting by putting pressure on your MLA and MP. ‘Bee’ Conway, Kelowna

The complex the city wishes to build is one block from Hein Road so it is not difficult to imagine the result of high density housing should this one become a cesspool like their neighbours up the street.

We are told not to make waves, don’t bring matters to anyone’s attention for fear that no one will purchase our homes if we decide to sell.

Well, the people of Rutland have been silent for far too long and it is time that they come forward to fight for a safe place to live. I’m tired of being afraid to walk my dog in the evenings, and I would love to see all the present managers of the Kelowna bylaw department replaced with people who know how to do their jobs.

Beverly Kehler, Rutland

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A milestone for the credit union, Interior Savings has opened a new Glenmore Community Branch at 500-1982 Kane Rd. The branch represents their new approach to branch design, from early concept planning to final build; their goal was to build a branch with members and community at its heart. When you walk in the branch, you will be greeted by a member of the team who will direct you to the services you require. For those who prefer selfservice options, there is a new technology bar and drive-thru ATM. There is also a coffee bar, private meeting rooms for personalized advisory

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for local community organizations and small business owners to hold meetings and celebrations, along with a small business showcase area giving local businesses an opportunity to show off their products

and services. To book the community room or learn more about the small business showcase, call 250-762-2262.

The Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission has appointed a new advisory board for 2016 consisting of over 40 members.

The EDC executive is comprised of: Victor Narynskyyi, Centro Consulting (Chair); Larry Widmer, Community Futures (Past chair); Domenic Vinci, Coast Capital Savings (vicechair); Martin Cronin, Helios Global Tracking Ltd.; Jim Grant, Grant Thornton LLP; David McDougall, Blendz Coffee and Raghwa Gopal, Accelerate Okanagan. New to the board this year are: James Calissi, Calissi Farms; Mike Checkley, QHR Technologies, Alex Greer, Adaptive Ventures Inc.; Lynn Heinrich, Sun-Rype; Peter Jeffrey, Okanagan Peer Mentoring Group; Brad Klassen, Troika

Group; Richard Luehr, Composite Panel North America; and Karen Olsson, Community Sift.

For a complete list of all the board members, check out the website visitinvestkelowna.com.

Teio Senda has joined the firm of Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP as an associate in their corporate practice group. He practices in the areas of corporate and commercial law, real estate, banking and wills and estates. Call 250869-3874.

Argus Properties has donated $2,500 to the Kelowna Community Food Bank to assist those who require that little bit or a lot of support. Argus as a group has learned that not all people who come to the Kelowna food bank are homeless.

There are some that do have a home, but require that extra supplement to sustain their physical and mental health to continue along their own personal journeys every day. The idea is to reach out first on a smaller scale and then to the larger community.

Don Shafer, former general manager of Astral and then Bell Media in Kelowna, had a terrible accident a couple of weeks ago on his way from Vancouver to Kelowna. He hit black ice and his vehicle rolled several times. He’s still banged up and all his stitches are out. He says he is grateful to be among the living. Kudos to his “angels,” Kelowna nurses Robyn Hoffman, Karemi Dye-Wilson, Morgan Johnson and Roby Annan, who stopped to help him, along with others as well.

He feels without their help he would not be here today.

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Dancing elves, Santa and reindeer, a nativity scene, Ogopogo, Nutcracker and over 1,800 feet of LED Christmas lights are a few of the displays you will see at the House of Rose Winery’s third annual Christmas Lightup, 2270 Garner Rd. Free and family friendly, the display runs Wednesdays through Saturdays, from 5 to 8 p.m. until Dec. 31.

All proceeds of the hot chocolate and mulled wine go to the food bank.

Aura Rose and Wouter van der Hall are the coowners of the winery. Call 250-765-0802.

I will not be writing a column for the Dec. 30 issue of the Kelowna Capital News. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. See you in January!

Birthdays of the week: Happy 70th Bill Logan (Jan.7); happy 70th Carol Large (Dec. 28); happy 65th birthday United Way; Colleen Minchau (Dec. 22); David Cullen (Dec. 24); Genelle Davidson (Dec. 24); Marie Yvonne Cleaver (Dec. 25); Chris Cleaver (Dec. 26); Alex Fong (Dec. 27); David Burke (Dec. 27); Barry Carter (Dec. 27); Dino Padula (Dec. 27); Sharon Whiting (Dec. 27); Ute Freitag (Dec. 29); Randy Topham (Dec. 30); Derrick Edstrom (Dec. 31); Donna Martin (Jan. 1). Stephen Fleming (Jan. 4) in memory of Peter Sebastian (Dec. 25); George Van Wilde Rode (Jan. 2).

StarDyne Technologies Inc. has acquired Stone Orchard Software Inc., a leading provider of cemetery, crematorium and funeral home software and services.

Stone Orchard is headquartered in Newmarket, Ont., in the industry for 20 years.

StarDyne currently operates more than 550 cemeteries and funeral homes in Canada, the U.S. and Australia.

The Galileo Lodge will host a family dinner and dance on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall, 1935 Barlee Rd. Enjoy a delicious Italian dinner, midnight champagne, snacks and entertainment

by Let’s Dance DJ Dan. For tickets call Terri at 250764-3039 or Felicia at 250-864-1207.

The Kelowna Art Gallery has announced their winter art classes for adults available from January to March, 2016.

Registration is now underway for these highquality, intimate classes.

Those who register before Jan. 11 will receive a 10 per cent discount.

Classes range from painting in watercolour and acrylics to drawing or working with mixed media. The classes are led

by Jim Elwood, Rena Warren, April Snowe, Meghan Wise and Marzio Manderioli. Call 250-762-2226 or visit kelownaartgallery.com.

The Kelowna Blood Donor Clinic, 1865 Dilworth Dr., has more than 500 open appointments until the end of December. The clinic is open weekly Monday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit the website

Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna city councilor and local hotelier. Phone her at 250-979-4546, 250-862-7662, fax 250-860-3173, email maxdehart@telus.net.

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news _____________________________________________________________________ WORKPLACE FROM A14 While this sounds like a dramatic expansion of coverage, this change specifically exempted any illnesses “caused by a decision of the worker’s employer relating to the worker’s employment, including a decision to change the work to

be performed or the working conditions, to discipline the worker or to terminate the worker’s employment.”

This suggests that mental disorders flowing from decisions such as workload, job assignments and employee discipline are not compensable.

person towards a worker that the person knew or reasonably ought to have known would cause that worker to be humiliated or intimidated.”

However, exclusions were again specified for employer actions relating to the management and direction of workers in the workplace.

In 2013 WorkSafeBC introduced its Bullying and Harassment Policy, confirming employer requirements with respect to harassment complaints, investigations and dispute resolution.

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advance a constructive dismissal claim for breach of contract or a civil claim for depression and other mental injuries.

This sends a rather chilling message.

While there are many business and moral reasons why employers should be concerned about the health and

While these changes should help the mental health of workers, it is also clear that these protections have very limited reach.

Workers also have little recourse outside of WorkSafeBC, and only in exceptional circumstances can an employee in a toxic work environment

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Duane and Stephanie Martens are truly thankful this Christmas.

After going two years without a car, the couple was given a 2012 Hyundai Sante Fe by RSA Insurance Group and Kelowna Performance Collision Centre.

With a five year-old boy and twin three year-olds, the access to private transportation was a tremendous need for the Martens, who were handed keys to their new vehicle on Tuesday.

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seniors ___________________________________________________________________ HORNE FROM A18 connection to him as our hearts seemed to join together as one.

“Love is all that matters” was spoken in the clearest of messages in my head. The voice was so clear and profound in its resonance that I really didn’t question where it came from. It just didn’t seem to matter, as the clarity of the words were undeniable.

With it, was a feeling of love that is hard to describe. So full and complete and true.

I realized in that moment that my dad had come to an understanding that had eluded him throughout his life. It was comforting to me to realize that 24 hours before he passed away, he had come to find and embrace a peace that seemed eternal.

I thought a lot about this in the months that followed and made a promise to myself to expand this message more fully in my own life, choosing to listen to the simplicity of it and how it could change my life before I came to the point of transition into death.

It is a place of surrender that I think many people avoid until it is too late to really enjoy the blessing of it.

BThis special time of Christmas can be a time of entering a transition towards knowing that love is all that matters.

We have to first go inward and choose to let go. It takes willingness, but knowing all the answers or the way to get there is not necessary.

A simple desire to open a space where more love can enter is all that is required and then asking to be shown the way.

I watched as a few days ago my husband seemed to be in the jittery, off kilter mood that I was in before I wrote my last column.

It is easy to quickly go to judgment and

defensiveness when you feel pushed away.

I remembered my own words explaining that the gifts of imperfection are courage, compassion and connection.

I know that we must first be able to let go, then reflect, then open to a new beginning or rebirth, an expansion of allowing more love to enter our lives through both giving and receiving.

So instead of getting grouchy myself, I reached out my hand to my husband in his easy chair.

I filled my heart with love and compassion for the restlessness and disconnection I knew he was feeling. My eyes met with his and as I gave my love unconditionally, he received it.

The anger passed and the moment felt just as it had with my dad so many years ago. It was a kind of coming full circle and my heart felt full with the recognition of it.

Learning is slow and I can’t say I have always been a happy learner, but in that moment all seemed right with the world. It takes practise and more practise and a strong inner vigilance to keep choosing love over fear and compassion over judgment.

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A year ago, Rourke Chartier was a late cut from Canada’s national junior men’s hockey team.

In 2015, the Kelowna Rockets centre is undoubtedly thrilled that history didn’t repeat itself.

Chartier was one of 23 players named Sunday to the Canadian roster for the World Junior Hockey Championship beginning on Boxing Day in Helsinki, Finland.

Chartier’s Kelowna teammate, Nick Merkley, wasn’t as fortunate as the Calgary native was one of the last four players released by Hockey Canada on the weekend.

Chartier, 17, who battled injury problems and missed 17 games with the Rockets this season, returned to Kelowna lineup just a

week prior to the national team selection camp in Etobicoke, Ont. It turned out to be enough time for the 5-foot-11, 190-pound Saskatoon native to convince Team Canada’s management and coaching staff to keep him on in Finland over the Christmas holiday.

Chartier didn’t hurt his cause on Sunday, scoring the lone goal in Canada’s 1-0 pre-tournament win over the Czech Republic.

Rockets head coach Brad Ralph, for one, couldn’t be happier that Chartier is able to fulfill a childhood dream.

“Being a late cut last year and having a rough start to this season with his injury, it’s great to see Rourke make the team this time,” said Ralph.

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As was the case for Chartier last year, Merkley, 18, was a late cut in his first try with Canada’s U20 team.

“I hope Nick is proud, not many players make it as far as he did in the process and hopefully this will spur him on to make next year’s team,” Ralph said. “I was hoping he would make it, but on the other hand, for us to get him back is really going to help us, with all the players gone and the illnesses we’ve had. Nick is a game changer, for sure.”

As of Tuesday, both Tomas Soustal (Czech Republic) and Calvin Thurkauf (Switzerland) also remained with their country’s respective

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Brad Ralph is happy to see his team on top of the Western Hockey League standings halfway

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The Rockets head coach was just hoping for some better results heading into the Christmas layoff.

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championship, and both illness and injuries taking their toll, Ralph said his team didn’t have a whole lot left to give at the end.

“I felt bad for the guys, they played the last four games in five nights and didn’t have much left in the tank,” said Ralph, as the Rockets finished up with a 3-1 loss Friday in Prince Albert and a 5-3 setback Saturday in Saskatoon. “We were trying as hard as we could, but as badly as the guys wanted it, it just didn’t happen.

“I think it was a little lesson for us, myself included, that there are going to be tough times,” added Ralph, “and we have to fight through.

Hopefully it will be a good learning experience for all of us.”

The Rockets return to action Sunday, Dec. 27 in Kamloops in the first of a home-and-home against the Blazers.

The teams will face off again Monday, Dec. 28 at Prospera Place.

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Kelsey Serwa was all smiles after winning a silver medal at a World Cup ski cross race Sunday in Italy.

It didn’t take long for Kelsey Serwa to rediscover her form on the FIS World Cup ski cross circuit.

The 26-year-old from Kelowna raced to a silver medal on Sunday in San Candido, Italy for the 17th podium finish of her decorated career.

Serwa returned to the World Cup circuit this fall after taking a year and a

half off to recover from injury and to pursue an education.

In just her fifth race since her return, the former Olympic silver medalist edged out Alizee Baron of France for second place in a photo finish, while Austria’s Andrea Limbacher took the gold.

“The final heat was definitely the most

challenging of the day,” Serwa said of the big final. “We all switched positions two or three times in an exciting final.

I’m really happy with my finish.

“I finally stopped worrying about the other competitors and kept my head down, stayed calm and focused on what I wanted to achieve.”

After finishing 22nd

in the first World Cup race of the season, Serwa has made steady progress since with four consecutive top-10 showings.

Sunday was the first time she had qualified for the big final.

Following her silver medal win at the Olympics in 2014, Serwa stepped back from the sport to allow her body

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The next World Cup races for Serwa and the Canadian team are set for Jan. 9 and 10 in Watles, Italy.

The FIS circuit stops in Canada Jan. 22 and 23 at Nakiska.

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World Jr. A: Jost leads Team West to gold The former Okanagan Rockets and current Penticton Vees forward was named the tournament’s valuable

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player in leading Team West to the gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge.

Jost scored what turned out to be the game winner as Team West defeated Russia 2-1 in the championship game Saturday in Cobourg, Ont. Jost, Team West’s captain, led the tournament in scoring with three goals and nine points in four games.

Jost, originally from St. Albert, AB, led the BCMML in scoring with the Rockets as a 15-yearold during the 2013-14 season with 44 goals and 88 points. He also paced Okanagan to the B.C. title

goals and 61 points in just 30 games.

David Michaud has watched Jost develop over the last 2 1/2 seasons, first as GM of the Okanagan Rockets and more recently as the Vees director of player development.

“Tyson continues to impress, to be able to lead a completely new group of players to gold at an event like the World Jr A challenge shows the type of young man he is,” Michaud said. “He deserves all of the attention and the accolades he’s receiving this season, he’s a special player and a special person. We are awfully

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Playing the lead role on his biggest stage yet, Tyson Jost produced yet another award-winning performance.

Ex-Okanagan Rocket Tyson Jost was named the MVP of the World Junior A Challenge. and a bronze medal effort at the Telus Cup national midget championship in

Moose Jaw. This season, his second with the Vees, Jost has 24

excited to get him back in our lineup in Penticton and hopefully go on another long playoff run.”

Jost is projected to be a first-round pick in next summer’s NHL entry draft.

He is property of the WHL’s Everett Silvertips but has committed to the University of North Dakota State Sioux for next season.

Meanwhile, Jost’s former Okanagan Rockets teammate, Liam Finlay of the Vernon Vipers, was also a member of the gold-medal winning Team West.

Finlay had two goals and three assists in the tournament.

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S s Matthew Greenfield made a memorable debut E D in the Warriors’ net as West Kelowna shutout D the league-leading s Penticton Vees.

Greenfield, acquired m last week from the USHL’s c Tri City Storm, made 41 g r saves in a 2-0 victory, s the Warriors’ first over Penticton in five tries this e h season.

Jonathan Desbiens’ goal at 17:55 of the third c broke a 0-0 tie and stood b up as the game winner. s On Saturday at SOEC, T a the Warriors gave the Vees all they could handle a before Penticton emerged b

with a 3-2 victory. n Vees netminder t Anthony Brodeur was the difference this time, b f making 38 saves.

Liam Blackburn had a a goal and an assist for the A b Warriors.

West Kelowna (20-14- T 0-2) heads to the break in t third place in the BCHL, 5 four points back of the w Salmon Arm Silverbacks, B e and seven clear of the A Vernon Vipers.

The Warriors next action is Wednesday, Dec. w K 30 in Trail against the c Smoke Eaters.

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sports ____________________________________________________________________ Christina Russo has punched her ticket to the Canadian Olympic swimming trials next spring in Toronto.

The Liquid Lightning Swim Club member qualified for the national meet thanks to her performance at the MJB Law Classic, Dec. 12 and 13 in Kamloops.

Russo swam to a 101.26 in her 100 fly to earn a spot at the trials next April. She also broke club records in 50 free, 50 fly and 100 fly, swam to 100 per cent best times winning three gold in 50 fly, 100 fly and 50 free.

She also won bronze in 100 free and the 200 fly.

Twenty-six LLSC swimmers competed in Kamloops, swimming 161 best times and setting nine new club records.

Liam Collie won gold in 200 free, four silver in 100 fly, 100IM, 50 free & 50 back and two bronze

in 50 free and 100 breast for 10-and-under boys.

In 10-and-under girls, Kaleigh Reese swam to 100 per cent best times, winning gold in 100 fly and silver in 50 fly.

Taylor Smith won bronze in 200 back, Dylan DaSilva won three silver in 100 & 200 back and 200 fly and broke three club records in the 50, 100 & 200 fly.

Marc Toyata swam to silvers in 50 free and 100 free and set two club records. He took silver in 50 back, and three bronze in 100 back, 200 free and 200 IM. Alexandra Strobel captured gold in 100 fly, Pierson Piche set a club record in 400 free and took bronze. Lincoln Hoel took 19 seconds off his 400 free to win silver and won bronze in 200 back.

Brock Hoel took bronze in 400 free, while Nathaniel Hees won

bronze in 100 back and 200 fly.

Diana Triff took off 22 seconds in her 200 and, with Ashlinn Salverda, to 100 per cent best times.

Rowan Salverda took 11 seconds off her 200IM and 15 seconds in her 200IM. Cameron Mcconechy dropped time in his 200 back to swim to a new provincial time.

Other strong swims came from Christina Wright, Jessica Forbes, Victoria Koehle, Quin Toyata, Emma Mackenzie, Katie Mcconechy, Ava Toyata, Ryan Scott, Jacklyn Pengilly and Georgia Pengilly.

LLSC also had two swimmers attend the JP Fiset International meet in Edmonton over the weekend were Gabrielle Hanvold and Bryce Molder swam to 100 per cent best times and each swam to new provincial standards.

Aquajets banking experience The Kelowna AquaJets Swim Club turned in strong results at meets in Edmonton and Kamloops Dec. 12 and 13.

Head coach Emil Dimitrov took nine swimmers to the JP Fiset meet in the Alberta capital. He said it was a great opportunity “to race a different crowd of swimmers in a different environment away from home.”

The swimmers collected 37 personal best times, highlighted by strong performances from Taylor Desrosier, Molly Hill and Jasper Stone who all achieved 100 per cent best times.

Three swimmers made new Westerns qualifying times—Emily Epp in 50 breaststroke and 800 freestyle; Molly Hill in 50 and 100 butterfly; and Axana Merckx in 100 backstroke and 400 IM. Taylor Desrosier posted two new AAA times in 50 free and 50 back, while Jasper Stone and Brooklyn Semashkewich each had three swims at AA standard.

Dimitrov was pleased with the efforts of Dafne Kanak who is getting close to AA qualifying times, and Kaylin Scuka who broke the 30 second barrier in the 50 free.

Josh Zakala brought home one gold, two silvers and a bronze while Axana Merckx brought home a bronze.

Meanwhile, 20 swimmers headed to

Kamloops for The MJB Classic Winter meet.

Many swimmers achieved personal best times with two Jets, Cassidy Urban and Rebecca Graham, posting PBs in all their swims, with Sarah Courtenay and Abigail Jerome posting personal bests in six out of eight swims. Kaden Madge dropped 20 seconds off his 200 free time.

New AA times were posted by Ella Rolleston in the 50 fly, Erin Epp in the 50 and 100 back and 200 breast, Kelbrai Mellum in the 100 breast, Lucy Hill in the 100 fly, Madison Comeau in the 200 breast, RJ Stone in the 200 breast and Kaden

Madge in the 50 fly.

Abigail Jerome, 10, picked up two gold medals in 50 free and 100 free as well as silvers in 100 back, 50 breast and 50 back and bronze in 50 fly.

Alex Kopas won gold in 100 IM and 100 breast, Ella Rolleston won gold in the 200 fly while Erin Epp earned a silver in 100 breast. The 10-andunder freestyle relay team of Athina Merckx, Sarah Courtenay, Abigail Jerome and Alex Kopas placed second while the 10-andunder medley relay team of Isla O’Connor, Sarah Courtenay, Alex Kopas and Abigail Jerome was third.

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JOLLY, JASON THOMAS Jason Thomas Jolly passed away peacefully at his home, on December 12, 2015 at the age of 34 years. He was surrounded in love, by family, friends and the caring staff with Lifestyle Equity Society. He is survived by his mother, Bonnie Langland, father Chris Jolly, sisters Sarah and Janel Jolly and extended family. Jason stole time, living well beyond anyone’s expectations. He was a force to be reckoned with, not easily forgotten; had an infectious laugh and smile that we will always remember; and showed incredible resilience in facing multiple challenges. He showed us that even with great limitations there is a life to be lived, and to be lived well and unconditionally.

It took a large community of folks to raise Jason. Our family sincerely thanks each one of you for supporting him, in his and our journey.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Jason’s memory to the Community Recreational Initiatives Society (CRIS Adaptive Adventures), Box 25141 Mission Park PO, Kelowna, BC V1W 3Y7. A celebration of Jason’s life will be held December 30, 2014 at 1:00 pm at Springfield Funeral home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC.

TALLMADGE, ARTHUR CLIFFORD April 11, 1934 ~ December 15, 2015

Arthur “Art” Clifford Tallmadge of Red Deer, AB passed away at Lacombe Long Term Care on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the age of 81 years. Art is lovingly remembered by his family: wife, Charlene Genovese, of 27 years; son, Mike (Karen) Tallmadge; sister, Norma (Jack) Leibham; and nieces, Jackie, Leanne, Paula (Mark).

A Celebration of Art’s Life will be held in the Spring of 2016.

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Longtime Kelowna lawyer, John M. Hannah, BCom LLB, passed away on December 16, 2015. John was an adoring father and a loyal friend.

He was passionate about the law and a mentor to many.

He was very involved with Rotary, as a past President and recipient of The Albert Baldeo Caring Rotarian Award.

He was a member of the Kelowna Golf and Country Club since 1970. He is survived by his loving wife, Kathy, his daughters Shilo, Courtnay Taylor (Bill), Ashley Dumas (Jeff) and Tess, Kathy’s children Shelley, Kelly, Derek and 12 grandchildren.

John is also survived by his sister Marilyn (Klaus), their daughters Kathy and Pam and their families.

The Celebration of John’s life will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Mission Creek Alliance Church, followed by a cocktail reception.

We would like to thank all of the staff at the Hospice House for their wonderful care and support.

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FARM Workers wanted for pruning, planting, harvesting in Rutland & South E. Kelowna. $10.59/hr. 40 hrs/wk. Email to: rajindersandher@yahoo.ca or Call Rajinder 250-448-4737 GENERAL FARM LABOUR req in Winfield & Oyama. No exp nec but must be able to learn quickly. Duties incl, but are not restricted to pruning, handling compost & soil, planting thinning & harvesting fruit.

The jobs are physically demanding & req working in all weather conditions. Employment from March 1 - Oct 31, 2016. $10.59/hr. 10hrs/day, 6 days/wk. Reply to to Sedona Holdings Ltd 1790 High Rd, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 7C1 GHUMAN Farm (3553 Bemrose Rd.) in Kelowna needs 3 Farm Workers, March - end of Oct., 40hr/wk, $10.59/hr. Call: 250-860-8373, buta_ghuman@hotmail.com HANS ORCHARDS is looking for Farm workers for pruning, thinning, picking & vineyard work. Mar 10 - Oct. 31 $10.59/hr. 40 hrs/week. Call (250)808-9270.

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GRAY Monk Cellars Ltd., located at 1055 Camp Road, Okanagan Centre, BC, is seeking 3 temporary vineyard labourers, in Lake Country and Okanagan Valley, to start work March 7, 2016, for approximately 8 months. Candidates must be willing to work outdoors and in all seasonal conditions. On the job training is provided, duties include tying, pruning, picking, processing, grounds and vineyard maintenance.

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VALLEY Orchards, 1795 McCurdy Rd E, Kelowna BC, needs farm workers. Duties:planting,thinning,picking,sorting & pruning. $10.59/hr,Feb-Nov,valleyorchards@shaw.ca

HARMAN Sidhu Orchard Kelowna needs Farm Workers, thinning, picking, pruning $10.59/hr. or piece rate, up to 40-60 hrs. per wk. March 1 to Nov. 15, Sukh Sidhu, 1655 Geen Rd. Kel. 250-491-1829 KAMALJIT Jaswal (Jaswal Farms) looking for Orchard Workers from Mar 1 - Oct 31 $10.59/hr. Picking, all piece work. Call 250-317-6384.

POONI Farm in Kelowna BC. Workers needed, Start AprilEnd Oct. 2016. 40hrs/wk, $10.59/hr 250-765-9573,Apply 2295 & 2355 McKenzie Rd.

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VINEYARD LABOURERS Intrigue Wines Ltd., located at 2291 Goldie Road, Lake Country, BC, is seeking 2 seasonal vineyard labourers, in Lake Country and Okanagan Valley, to start work March 7, 2016 for approx. 8 months.

Candidates must be willing to work outdoors and in all seasonal conditions. On the job training is provided, duties include grounds and vineyard maintenance, operation of farm and vineyard equipment.

Starting wage $10.49/hour, approx. 40-50 hours per week.

Please fax resume to 250-7662834 or email employment@intriguewines.ca.

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NO PAYMENT Until Job Is Completed!

Misc. for Sale

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Quality Firearms Buy & Sell.

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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

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On November 15, 2014, at Bernard Avenue and Ethel Street, Kelowna, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Kelowna RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $2,370 CAD, on or about 23:00 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (possession of property obtained by crime) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3105, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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CENTRAL OKANAGAN

Of Prime Interest: Giving back is a family Tightening the rules affair for local realtor on down payments The federal government and mortgage insurers have changed the guidelines for the minimum down payment on homeowner properties.

The new minimum down payment takes effect on Feb. 15, with the following

changes: • For property purchases of $500,000 and less, the minimum down payment required will remain at five per cent.

• Properties ranging in price from $501,000 to $999,999 will require the

HELPING CHILDREN and

EMPOWERING FAMILIES Starbright Children’s Development Centre Association (formerly the Central Okanagan Child Development Association) has been serving children with developmental needs and their families from Peachland to Oyama for 49 years!

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purchaser to pay five per cent on the first $500,000 and 10 per cent on the balance of the purchase price.

For example, the amount of the down payment on a $700,000 home will be $45,000 (five per cent of the first $500,000 which is $25,000) plus 10 per cent of the remaining $200,000 which is $20,000). Under the existing guidelines, the minimum down payment is $35,000, which is five per cent of the total purchase price of $700,000, so take note of the added down payment cost come Feb. 16 of next year.

• All mortgage applications from Feb. 15, 2016, forward will follow the new guideline. Mortgage applications that are submitted prior to that date will fall under the existing guidelines and must be finalized by July 1, 2016, or the down payment requirements will revert to the new guidelines.

Minimum down payment on rental units remains at 20 per cent and purchases of $1 million and over still require a minimum down payment of 20 per cent on the full purchase price.

The new requirement does not apply to straight mortgage port or switch transactions.

Of Prime Interest is a collaboration of mortgage professionals: Christine Hawkins, 250-826-2001; Darwyn Sloat, 250-7184117; and Trish Balaberde, 250-470-8324.

For the past nine years, the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board has recognized member realtors for their community service and volunteer efforts, called the Realtors Care Award program.

The award recipient for this year is Scott Jennings, a real estate agent with Re/ Max Kelowna.

In 2004, Jennings founded the Hot Coffee Project, a program which serves hot coffee and pizza to downtown Kelowna’s homeless during the five winter months.

“I own a coffee roasting company and everyone’s always asking for money, so why not put something that’s a bit more important into their bodies and something that is warm,” said Jennings.

“That usually adds a bit more satisfaction, in my opinion, rather than just giving someone a dollar amount.

“Here you get to sit down and actually have a conversation with them over a cup

Kelowna realtor Scott Jennings. of coffee and let people feel like they are people.”

Jennings’ entire family has become involved in giving back. His daughter became particularly inspired after attending We Day in Vancouver.

That event is part of an international project that encourages youth to make a difference in their local and global communities, combining the energy of a live stadium concert with the inspiration derived from

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extraordinary leadership stories.

Following the We Day, Jennings and his daughter purchased several pizzas and walked around Vancouver, offering pizza to the homeless.

For his part, Jennings says that the lesson he would like people to take on is that giving back doesn’t have to be about money.

“It’s not always about collecting money, it’s about doing something because

you want to do it. Don’t do it because someone thinks you should do it,” Jennings said.

“My wife is always giving back and because of that she’s actually inspired me and our kids more so than ever before and again, you have to want to do it.

“We tell our kids it’s not about the money, we’re not collecting money. We’re doing something different for once.”

Jennings is one of many OMREB realtors who give back to their communities, offering their time, expertise, and money to support local organizations and causes.

The Realtors Care Award helps to acknowledge the work and efforts of OMREB members in their region.

The nominations are kept secret so it came as quite a surprise to Jennings when he heard his name called as this year’s award recipient at the OMREB Central Okanagan Zone annual general meeting held on Dec. 2

Mission Group employee donations Mission Group staff have wrapped up a year-long employee donation campaign.

Initiated by the development firm’s employees, the Care Forward campaign gave away a total of nearly $8,000 in 2015.

Wanting to give back to the community, the employees chose to help local families and community members improve their lives during times of need with the assistance of Metro Commu-

nity representative Sandy Shier.

“Winter is a time that brings joy to many,” said Shier, “a time to bundle up, enjoy a warm drink and take your family to select a Christmas tree. But for a lot of people, winter can be cold and lonely. We thank the staff at Mission Group for their support, it means a lot to these families.”

“The Mission Group team is passionate about building homes for families and caring for others,” added Mission

Group sales director JoAnne Adamson. “We’re so excited to tally up our numbers and provide these donations, knowing that some homes this Christmas will be that much warmer thanks to this much needed support.”

The donated funds will support three local families, one individual and a Syrian refugee family that is scheduled to arrive in Kelowna shortly. The staff also earmarked nearly $2,000 to help out a co-worker.

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66.99

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