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Mental health clients evicted from home Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff
It was a less than Happy New Year for mental health and addiction patients in Princeton when they learned they had just one month to vacate Anchorage House, the longstanding home of the community’s drop in center. However they needn’t be afraid the services they’ve come to rely on will disappear along with their clubhouse. According to managers at Interior Health a new location for the center will be found. “We certainly are quickly scrambling to find community partners so we can continue to provide our programs,” said Joseph Savage, manager of adult programs for mental health services in Penticton. “This is not a cost saving exercise at all. We are not looking to save costs or reduce services here. We are looking for ways to provide this service despite the fact that we’ve lost our current home,” he said. “I do want to emphasize the commitment we have to the clients we have in Princeton.” Anchorage House is open four days each week, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and provides a variety of programming for drop in clients. For several years it has operated out of a rented home on Veteran’s Boulevard, but that property was recently sold and the new owner does not wish to have tenants, said Savage. “It was sudden notice, 30 days and we’re very busy trying to pack up what’s there and make a move. We will do the very best we can on an interim basis until we secure new space.” Anchorage House employs a part time coordinator who is assisted by two occupational rehabilitation workers and a group of volunteers. According to Savage it sees an average
of six clients a day. Ann Hughes, a long time client and volunteer at the center, said she will be sad to leave the Anchorage home. “It’s a beautiful facility and we’ve been so fortunate to have it for the last few years,” she said. “We planted a beautiful garden last year and I planted two long rows of Red Russian Garlic and there they sit, my babies under the snow. We had a big kitchen herb garden and lots of flowers. We had plans to expand that into individual plots for the clients who wanted to garden but it’s not going to happen now.” Hughes described the activities offered at Anchorage as varied, with lots of direction from the clients themselves. “Activities are suggested and it depends on who is a member at that time. A lot of people are there for a few months or a year or two and then they are up and on their feet.” Exercise classes, walking groups, a bowling team, art therapy and card games are some of the most popular pastimes for clients. As well the kitchen serves a homemade lunch twice a week, usually attracting up to 12 people. Hughes often cooks for the communal meals. “No one is ever turned away. Anyone who wants to sit down and eat with us is welcome. That provides a social event twice a week for people like myself. Participating in the drop-ins and especially cooking really helped keep me social enough so that my depression and chronic pain didn’t increase. Those two meals also help provide food security for the most vulnerable people in town.” Hughes said many Anchorage clients have been helped enormously by the rehab workers who spend a lot of their time sorting continued page 2
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Interior Health was given just 30 days to vacate Anchorage House, a drop in center for mental health and addiction patients.
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Government grant falls short for local rescue group and proper clothing.” Princeton Ground Search and Rescue is part of a provincial organization that is currently petitioning the government for “more stable funding” through an alternate financing
model. Since its inception in 2000 the rescue team has answered more than 100 calls including missing persons, body recoveries, evacuations, swift water rescues and evidence recovery.
Other local gaming grant recipients for 2016 are the Hayes Creek Firefighters’ Association, which was awarded $20,000 and the Erris Volunteer Fire Association receiving $10,000.
Each year the gaming grants program accounts for $135 million in funding for non-profit organizations in British Columbia.
THE SOUTH OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN MEDICAL FOUNDATION
Raises funds for the medical facilities throughout the region, including the Penticton Regional Hospital, Moog & Friends Hospice House, Trinity Centre, Summerland Health Centre and Extended Care, Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge, South Similkameen Health Centre and Orchard Haven in Keremeos, South Okanagan General Hospital and Sunnybank Centre in Oliver. A big thank-you to the Penticton Hospital Gift Shop Auxiliary for contributing $30,000 towards their five-year $150,000 pledge to the SOS Medical Foundation’s hospital tower campaign. The auxiliary members staff the gift shop located in the front lobby of Penticton Regional Hospital.
The 24 volunteers with Princeton Ground Search and Rescue have a busy training and practise schedule. Manager Randy Rorvick was recently the “victim” in a packaging and loading exercise. Spotlight Staff
Local public safety organizations received $65,000 in grants last week from the province’s Community Gaming Grant Program. And while one of the recipients, Princeton Ground Search and Rescue, is grateful for the funding, there is a little disappointment the government wasn’t more generous. Ground search and rescue received $35,000 for operating costs, after applying for $60,000 to include the purchase of new equipment. “They came through and we appreciate it. We’re happy to get
the money but there’s a problem with gaming grants,” said Randy Rorvick, search and rescue manager. The group applies each year and the grants are necessary to keep the organization afloat. “It’s nice to get the funding but we’re on pins and needles every year. We don’t know if we’re going to get it and we have to scramble.” The money directed to Princeton Ground Search and Rescue will go to pay general costs including insurance, licensing and telephones, as well as towards tracker, swift water, flat ice and first
aid training for the group’s 24 volunteer members. Rorvick said an application was also made for funds to purchase two All Terrain Vehicles for search operations but that request was denied. “Usually every year we like to upgrade our equipment,” he said. It cost approximately $70,000 to operate the rescue squad annually, and the team also depends on fundraising and private donations. “It’s not cheap to run a team. It costs us about $1,500 just for the basics to properly equip a new person, that’s just the cost of jackets, helmets
Members of the Silver Eagle Riders present a $500 donation to Janice Perrino of the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. The Riders include (from left) Tom Barnes, Roy Colmer, Paul Cowen, Dave Wallace and Eric Williams. Their gift towards medical equipment for the new Patient Care Tower at Penticton Regional Hospital, follows a recent $250 donation from the Okanagan Motorcycle Riders Association.
Wess Campbell, president of the Summerland Health-Care Auxiliary, presents a cheque for $100,000 to Janice Perrino of the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. The donation stems mainly from proceeds from the Summerland Thrift Store on Victoria Road. It represents the second installment towards the Auxiliary’s five-year $1-million pledge to help the Foundation’s $20-million campaign to provide medical equipment for the new tower at PRH.
Clients depend on center services continued from page one improving access to provincial and federal funds, pensions, disability insurance and even helping with tax returns. “They are the only place in town that I know of where someone will act as an advocate in a dispute that you might have with welfare or CPP….almost everybody who comes to the Anchorage program at first has lots of screwed up paperwork and they help.” The clubhouse also offers emergency laundry services, helps clients find suitable housing and sometimes even provides clothes and warm blankets. It’s also a place for mental health patients to “touch base” in between their appointments with counselors and psychiatrists. “Each person is an individual and has
their own problems.” Without the services of Anchorage House, she said people “would undoubtedly spend a lot more time in hospital or
psychiatric wards as a result of not having that support system in their lives.”
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Penticton Tune-Agers’ conductor Gordon Dawson and treasurer Julia Lipov present $2,781.28 to the SOS Medical Foundation’s campaign to acquire the medical equipment for the new Patient Care Tower at Penticton Regional Hospital. The donation stems from the Christmas Extravaganza concert, hosted by the Tune-Agers at the Penticton United Church. Six local choirs performed at the concert before a packed, appreciative audience on November 22.
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Mine bosses refute layoff rumors Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff
There is no truth to rumors in Princeton that Copper Mountain Mine is laying off employees in response to the spiraling price of copper, according to company executives. “There is nothing out of the ordinary,” said Rod Shier, Copper Mountain’s Chief Financial Officer, adding that with 420 employees the mine has a consistent turn over of about five per cent. “I can believe it,” said Shier, when informed the rumor mill is running overtime in local coffee shops and pubs about downsizings at the town’s second biggest employer. “Just look at the markets.” As of the end of September 2015 Copper Mountain Mine’s profits were 22 per cent behind the previous year. At that time copper was selling at 2.39 per pound, but the price has further slipped to 2.05 per pound. While noting other mining companies have announced large layoffs Shier said “it’s a difficult time in the industry, no question about it. It’s a cyclical industry and we can get through it.” Don Strickland, Copper Mountain’s vice president of operations at the Princeton site, said when it comes to mining in 2016 “everybody is nervous.
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According to executives at the town’s second largest employer management is “doing everything possible” to avoid
“There are a number of mines that are shut down and continued reports of partial or full shut downs.” He said “certainly there’s been lots of discussions but we’ve been able to keep our team together to this point.” Strickland said Copper Mountain Mine – touted as one of BC’s fastest growing companies just last year – “is doing everything possible” to avoid layoffs or closure. “Our three main objectives that we laid out to everybody back in January last year are to keep our team safe, reduce our costs and keep our team together. We’ll continue to work at that so that we don’t get to a position of having to suspend operations.”
Strickland said mine suppliers have been helpful in reducing expenses, and he said there is some hope for relief in future from the provincial government. “We’ve been working as an industry to find common solutions to help get us through and we’ve had great support from our local politicians and our provincial politicians.” Strickland acknowledged the stress the situation causes in the community. “Everybody in town is nervous and there’s lots of probably misinformation circulating around. We’ve made a good effort with our team here to try and share as many facts as possible.
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Town Hall News COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE 2016 Meeting Schedule January 18 February 1 February 15 March 7 March 21 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 June 6 June 20 July 18 August 15 September 6 September 19 October 3 October 17 November 7 November 21 December 5 December 19
GRANTS IN AID To support non-profit organizations and agencies that provide programs and services that serves, benefits and/or adds value to the community. Council allocates annually a finite sum of money through the Town of Princeton budget for Grants in Aid, up to a maximum of $10,000 per individual application request. Applications for Grants in Aid are to be received no later than January 31st of each year in which the grant will be used. Application packages are available at Town Hall or on our website.
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HATHA YOGA ‐ EVENINGS Enjoy a longer 90 minute Hatha yoga class with emphasis on breathing, asana and meditation. Tune in, stretch and relax into your body. Learn new multidimensional techniques to truly unite body, mind and spirit. 9 classes/$85 Drop In/$12.00 Wed Begins Jan. 13 6:00‐7:30 pm BEGINNER-LOW IMPACT SNOWSHOE PROGRAM Enjoy a morning in the outdoors on a marked course; less than 2 kms long. Time will be spent reviewing safety in the mountain, equipment and clothing requirements, understanding equipment and getting some exercise. Warm up in the long house with a warm beverage at the end of each session. 4 classes/$55.00 China Ridge Trail Longhouse Wednesdays 10:00 am-noon Jan. 20 to February 10
To register for these fitness and yoga classes please visit Princeton Town Hall, the Visitor Centre or call the Princeton Recreation Office at 250‐295‐6067.
STREETLIGHT SERVICE REQUESTS
2016 DOG LICENSES
We appreciate your help to identify street lights that are malfunctioning. You can submit your request by emailing admin@princeton.ca or phone at 250-2953135. When reporting a streetlight service please provide us with the following: the pole number, if posted on the pole; and the nearest municipal address is very helpful to assist staff in locating the correct street light.
2016 Dog license fees can be paid at Town Hall at a cost of $10.00 for spayed or neutered animals and $30.00 for non-neutered or unspayed dogs.
Thank you.
Town of Princeton Bylaw No. 782 regulates the licensing of dogs, and states that any dog over the age of eight weeks must wear a valid license for the current year. A fine of $75.00 will be charged for an unlicensed dog.
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Holy smokes – at least we don’t live in Nunavut There are more than 4 million smokers in Canada, and that means the ground is littered this week with close to 4 million broken New Year’s resolutions. Quitting smoking is hard, but the government of BC – which enjoys the lowest smoking rates of any province – is making it easier by improving free access to quit smoking aids. As of January 1 smokers trying to kick the habit need only visit a pharmacy to receive 12 weeks worth of nicotine replacements, and the program that covers the cost of these therapies has been expanded to include nicotine inhalers and lozenges as well as gum and patches. Since 2011 the province has spent $38 million providing quit smoking products to a shrinking group of addicts (people are either stopping or dying). It’s an initiative that would make an excellent model for other provinces. Only 14 per cent of British Columbians smoke, compared to a national average of 20.8 per cent. While this may be in part a reflection of good governance and strategy, it also follows an established trend of people getting healthier as one moves from east to west across the country. Obesity rates are also lower in beautiful British Columbia, and residents here are generally more physically active than in Central and Eastern Canada. Could be all that fresh air and wide open spaces. That said, the trend reverses when one travels north. A full third of adults smoke in the North West Territories. Nunavut is the worst place to live if you are sensitive to second hand smoke, where a whopping 62 per cent of residents are on the weed. Those statistics are suggestive when considered alongside smoking rates in BC’s Interior, which are substantially higher at 21 per cent than the rest of the health conscious province. Perhaps smoking prevalence can be directly linked to a lack of other things to do. The Town of Princeton took a positive step towards discouraging smoking in 2015 with the passing of an outdoor smoking bylaw. While the law is not as aggressive as was first suggested by Interior Health, it is a good step towards controlling and denormalizing smoking. Despite its progress as compared to the rest of the country, there are still 600,000 smokers in British Columbia, and annual tobacco related deaths of 6,000. Smoking costs the province $2.3 billion each year. BC’s top sawbones – provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall – recently went on the record stating he would support an increase in the smoking age here to 21. Citing studies that show if people don’t smoke by the age of 19 they are unlikely to become confirmed smokers, he said the move would significantly lower smoking rates and casualties. It’s an extreme position. How can one be old enough to invade Afghanistan, and not old enough to have a cigarette after? January is a time for fresh starts and what BC is doing is working. National non-smoking week and Weedless Wednesday are almost upon us. It’s time for that 21 per cent in the Interior – and you know who you are –to pick up the resolutions and get down to the pharmacy to try again. – AD
Avatar sequel bombs in Walbran
Avatar, the future-fantasy blockbuster that beat Titanic as all-time Hollywood box office champ, has finally been unseated by the latest Star Wars space opera. I watched Avatar on TV over the holidays for the first time since its 2009 release, and was able to see past the bombastic special effects to examine it for what it is, an anti-capitalist propaganda film. Psychopathic military commander teams with evil mining executive to blast and slaughter their way to a chunk of rare mineral, ridiculously named “unobtainium.” Giant tree, home of highly evolved Na’vi people and their delicate jungle ecosystem, is toppled for sadistic fun and profit, before nature’s collective strikes back. Canadian director James Cameron helped the global anti-development network use the movie in its celebrity attack on the Alberta oil industry. Now the story line is being employed again in B.C., in an effort to revive the 1990s “war in the woods” that led to the creation of Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on Vancouver Island. Protest tactics are being refined. Targeting just outside
the boundary disrupt logging. of the vast park Not their guys, established 20 you understand, years ago, giant just masked inditrees are named viduals willing to and an Avatarlock themselves style narrative of to equipment unbridled greed or wander into is spoon-fed to a road-building TOM FLETCHER urban media. blast zone, forcThere’s a ing work to stop “Tolkien Giant” for safety reasons. now, although I’m These are reliably informed among the actions it is not one of those trees that that forced the logging comgets up and walks around in the pany to go to court for an Lord of the Rings movies. This injunction. tree is also protected from logCast in the role of evil corging, as are most of the poster poration is Teal-Jones Group, a trees used for propaganda and B.C. forest company trying to fundraising. operate in what is now the most The network uses multiple environmentally restricted forfront groups. Vancouver-based est in the world. It keeps about Wilderness Committee stag- 2,000 people employed in loges urban protests and issues ging and its sawmills in Surrey, news releases, while Ecojustice where investments have been lawyers fight forest compa- made to handle second-growth ny injunctions against direct coastal timber as well as what actions that disrupt legal log- little old-growth they are ging. An employee of the B.C. allowed to harvest. branch plant of Sierra Club Protesters have dubbed lurks, apparently coordinating their latest target, the tiny 3.2 media and protesters. hectare cutblock 4424, “Black A 1990s remnant called Diamond Grove” for media Friends of Carmanah-Walbran and fundraising purposes. issued a statement Nov. 9 Teal-Jones forester Chris announcing “autonomous Harvey provided me some action” by three protesters to information to counter pro-
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tester claims. Block 4424 isn’t being logged, although it was permitted last fall. Protesters are targeting other operations, none of which are in the contentious Walbran “bite” area next to the park. Teal-Jones has not only received permits and worked with environmental organizations, its operations are independently certified by the Canadian Standards Association. A B.C. Supreme Court judge granted an extension of the injunction protecting TealJones’ operations on Jan. 4. The judge wasn’t swayed by protesters packing the Victoria courtroom, and upheld a 50-metre safety zone around working equipment in the Walbran Valley until the end of March. A Wilderness Committee spokesman with no evident forestry qualifications was appalled. He will no doubt continue to issue news releases and write his own version for leftwing fringe publications that seek to perpetuate an urban culture of revulsion for logging. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca
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THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN! Thumbs up to departing public works boss Kevin Huey. He’s been a great manager to work with and he will be missed in the Town of Princeton.
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Drug use cripples families and communities Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca
When I recently heard about the assassination of Gisela Mota, a Mexican mayor, I considered it of little concern for myself and my neighbours in the Similkameen Valley. Surely, I thought, our society will never spiral downward to where drug cartels are able to kill politicians almost at will. Maybe I was a tad overly complacent. A conversation with Monica a couple of days later caused me more than a twinge of concern. After moving from New Brunswick with her daughter Curly, and two younger children, her anticipation of a peaceful life here was shattered. Sixteen year old, musically gifted Curly began hanging out with youths skipping classes and smoking drugs. She started dating older guys doing cocaine and heroin. Soon Curly too was hooked on hard drugs. Understandably, Monica fears retaliation from the traffickers and asked me to not use her real name. “Curly is behind in paying for drugs,” she said. “She’s been warned there will be serious consequences. I know she’s taking things from my home and selling them to pay. Now they expect her to be a drug runner. She’s scared, but it’s a bit late.” A note of deep despair crept into Monica’s voice. “The police and government people are sympathetic, but their hands seem to be tied. I’m trying to persuade my daughter to go into a rehab facility, but it’s like all she can think about now is getting drugs. She doesn’t understand these people are wrecking her future. I can’t get help anywhere.” A single tear trickled slowly down Monica’s cheek. She’s fighting a lonely battle. It’s alarming that as a society we don’t grasp the extent to which drugs have infiltrated the lives of our next generation of citizens and leaders. We seemingly don’t possess the will or know-how to deal with the curse of
Even in a community as small and close knit as Hedley BC, drugs are readily available and drug dealers are identified by residents.
illicit drug use. In Hedley we have a dealer who does a pretty brisk business. Customers go to his house in broad daylight. Some are selling to youths. People are appalled that this is happening in our community. Some years ago in another setting, I received a lesson about how a community can oppose those who seek to bring harm to citizens. Our opponent was a powerful, air
polluting US corporation. Several individuals were so spooked they wrote letters to the local paper advising us to back off, because we were like dwarfs against this corporate giant with its deep pockets and high priced attorneys. We began with a committee of about 10 concerned individuals and invited a couple of community leaders to meet with us. Realizing
we needed to educate people regarding the health implications for their children and grandchildren, we asked a reporter with the local newspaper to attend our next meeting. She was a firebrand and began researching the issue and writing about it. We wanted people to understand this was a danger that would impact them personally. Our small committee quickly grew into a group of approximately 30 committed citizens. We wrote a letter to the National Energy Board (NEB) and set a goal of having 10,000 individuals send copies of this letter to the Board. Increasingly, people became aware of the serious implications for their own health and that of their children. Many picked up copies of the letter and urged their family, friends, and co-workers to sign it. Initially, the mayor and city hall welcomed the corporation but as the community pressure against it increased, the mayor realized he’d have to join us. Our local MLA provided paper and extensive use of his office copier to produce thousands of letters. The head of the Downtown Business Association did the same. She also provided a booth at the town’s summer festival. All told we generated some 20,000 letters to the NEB, as well as other documentation. We sent so much material, one of the NEB fax machines burned out. It was a tough fight over several years, but in the end we won. Just wringing our hands will accomplish nothing. However, with leadership, a comprehension by the community of the personal implications, a plan that people can participate in, and dialogue with police, there could be a significant push back against those who are destroying the lives of young people like Curly. This is not a total answer, but community ownership could be an important first step.
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We all have something in common with Elwood Dowd
ANDREA DEMEER
old dog new tricks The number one, sure fire, feel good, warmyour-cockles film of the twentieth century has got to be the 1950 gem Harvey, staring Jimmy Stewart and Josephine Hull, and based on the Pulitzer prize winning play by Mary Chase. Take it to the bank, nothing brightens a gloomy or anxious day like a date with Harvey, a 6’ 4” invisible rabbit known as a Pooka. The full version of the movie is available on YouTube for a mere $3.99. You will not be sorry. The role of Elwood P. Dowd is the most quintessential of Stewart’s career. Harvey contains no special effects, no car chases, and very little action. It is mostly Dowd, wandering around his hometown in gentle, eccentric and sometimes slightly inebriated fashion, having conversations with his best friend Harvey, whom nobody else can see. It’s an odd but enviable relationship that creates confusion and consternation for the people in Dowd’s life and there is much to glean about goodness, and priorities, and the right way to treat others. One of Dowd’s character defining habits – other than daily trips to the local tavern – is his insistence on handing out business cards to people who don’t want them. Each time he points to the card and explains: “If you want to call me, don’t call me at that number, that’s the old one. Call me at this other number here.” That’s ridiculous right? Printing a business card with an old phone number on it? Who would do anything like that? As it turns out, most people have a little Elwood P. Dowd in them. There lives a good example on one of
the computers at The Spotlight, which runs the design software used to produce the paper each week. Something like three years ago the style sheets for various typefaces and sizes were updated, to give the paper a bit of a facelift. The person who set up the new system carefully created sheets for new body copy, new cutlines, new headlines and new bylines. To this day, right beside them, are sheets called “old” body copy, “old” cutlines, et cetera. The old style sheets are completely useless, somewhat ugly, and they often lead to font mixups on a production day. The paper’s own Elwood just couldn’t throw them away and no one else in the office knows how to delete them. Many years ago at the invitation of senior managers in my company (invitation, insistence, you say tomato) I attended a series of seminars designed to hone organization skills. This endeavor was optimistically labeled “Professional Development” but could also have been titled “A Complete Waste of the Shareholders’ Money.” The one lesson that proved to be a worthwhile take-away was an exercise involving keys. The presenter asked each of the 150 attendees to take the key rings from their pockets and purses and remove all of the keys that belonged to houses and apartments where they no longer lived, and vehicles they no longer owned. The pile of keys accumulated on the center table was impressive. There were hundreds of keys handed over that day. The facilitator said old key collecting was a regular part of his seminars, and while at one time he carried a satchel of keys to each new course, he soon lost the ability to lift them all. It’s entirely possible that today the aforementioned organizational expert is a successful housebreaker and car thief. But he had a good point about how hard it is to let go. A completely unrelated aside: the only other course in the program that was at all memorable was called
something like “Time Management for the Professional Woman.” Hung in for thirty minutes before feigning a delicate stomach condition and heading back to work. After dropping the kids at day care, stopping at the office to send a few emails and fighting commuter traffic for 90 minutes it was maddening to hear the session leader introduce her topic by sharing that she had recently returned to the workplace after choosing to be a stay-
at-home Mom for her daughter, then eightyears-old. “I’m not here to judge anyone,” she condescended. “For me it was important to spend those most formative years with my child.” Women and all parents need to stick together regardless of their choices and circumstances. Stay at home mothering or fathering is a great thing, and so is being a Mom or Dad who works outside the home.
If another woman expects to be heard on the issues of time management for her gender, she needs to bring something more to the table than guilt – like practical tips for removing baby spit up from a pair of dress pants while driving a car, applying lip gloss and talking on the phone. Ugh. Indeed, some feelings are just hard to let go. Think maybe a dose of Harvey is in order.
“In this world, you must be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.” Elwood P. Dowd
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Posse passes on star goalie at trade deadline Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff
All year Princeton Posse coach Geoff Goodman has said: “this is about player development.” He proved those were more than just words last week when – still with an outside chance to secure a playoff berth – he traded star goaltender Stephen Heslop to his former bench mates in Osoyoos. “Yesterday was trade deadline day. Being eight points out, and being a realist and seeing where we are going we had to make some decisions,” he said in an interview with The Spotlight Monday. Heslop was MVP last year in Princeton. He returned to the local squad this year, for personal reasons, after a brief stint playing Junior A hockey in Kelowna. “The deal was just to try to give Stephen the opportunity to play for a championship and being a realist I didn’t think we would be able to give him that,” said Goodman. “There is some interest in him to go to school and play NCAA and the more that he can play the more that he can show that he is a top level goalie,” said Goodman. “Unfortunately because of our record we aren’t drawing a lot of attention. This will help him find the best spot...Yes it would be nice to use Stephen in the first round but maybe that’s as far as we go.” The decision came on the heels of Heslop’s most remarkable Princeton performance, Saturday night against the Kamloops Storm. The veteran goaltender turned way 70 shots in a 1-1 tie. “It’s something special when you’re in a game like that. It could easily have been a 71-save shutout. It’s one of those times when the goalie is in the zone. He was square, he was calm, he wasn’t giving them much to shoot at and he was smothering every
rebound.” Goodman said to keep Heslop in Princeton would be a “selfish” move. “After that game on Saturday there was an unbelievable amount of focus on him… We can’t be selfish. That’s not fair to the kid.” Osoyoos also swept forward Drew Carter away from the Posse, with the promise that he will return to Princeton next year. In return Princeton received Osyoos’ back up goaltender Adam Jones until the end of the season. “He’s a rookie in our league and we’re getting him on loan. We’re giving him an opportunity to play when he hasn’t been getting any ice time.” As well, the Posse will bulk up with Jake Hryhoriw, a 6’5” defenseman. Also granted were “future considerations…There are going to be some other players who are going to come to us next season, we just haven’t decided who that will be.” In the final days of trading Austin Dean was sent to Grand Forks as he was “looking for another opportunity.” With fourteen games left in the regular season Goodman believes the Posse has a decent chance on making the playoffs, though the team has to gain eight points on fourth-place North Okanagan. While Princeton’s last win was an early Christmas present, against Summerland on December 16, the coach maintained “in the last month we’ve played the best hockey we’ve played all year. It just doesn’t show in the standings…The way the guys have been playing and how the guys are competing and focusing has been really, really good.” The Posse’s annual awards night will be held Saturday February 20 at the Princeton Legion. Anyone interested in attending can contact the team on Facebook for more information.
Lots of ways to keep resolutions The Town of Princeton’s recreation department has a number of ways to keep those New Year’s resolutions about getting fit. Beginning January 20 a beginner’s snowshoe program is being offered at China Ridge Trails. Ideal for anyone who enjoys walking or is interested in low impact exercise, the program runs for four Wednesdays and will take place on a marked course of less than 2 km. Cost is $55 and snowshoe rentals are available. Registration is required by Monday January 18 at the Princeton Visitor Center, town hall, or email nmcewen@princeton.ca A “try it free” class is being offered January 14 for the Gentle Fit program running at the Riverside Community Center. The classes are lead by certified fitness instructor Sandee Watson who specializes in supporting individuals with chronic pain,
disabilities, and those recovering from injury or surgery.
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Princeton’s star goalie Stephen Heslop made 70 saves against the Kamloops Storm Saturday night. The following day he was traded to Osoyoos in a move to give the veteran goaltender an opportunity to showcase his talents for NCAA scouts.
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CAPRICORN: Get the facts before drawing any– Aries, conclusions this isweek, ARIES practicality a Capricorn. Allow some time to assess big part of your personality, but sometimes through the a situation that thinking has proven difficult reasons to do something over to handle. Things may be more clear and over can be tedious. Let tomorrow. loose a little bit this week. TAURUS –Taurus, expect to feel AQUARIUS: A longtime friend may in two directions this evolvepulled into something more soon, week. It’s a pivotal time at work, Aquarius. A spark has always beenyou there, but in the same measure, have much onexplore at home. and you might be going ready to a new Think things over carefully. relationship. GEMINI – Gemini, you may find
PISCES: when plans your Pisces, energydon’t levelsfret unusually low this week, andlast yourminute. productivity are canceled at the Try to may suffer result. Maybe reschedule as soonasasa possible and make someone else can energize you the most of your newfound free a bit and lend a helping time. hand. ARIES: Aries, don’t be by CANCER – Cancer, youfooled will get to your destination appearances. Sometimes theresoon is more the trip may be a than enough, meets thebuteye, and finding the bit of a headache. Patience is truth essential beneath this the week; surfaceotherwise, can prove you may give up prematurely. enlightening. LEO – Misinformation is spreadTAURUS: Taurus, use this week to ing, so research everything to experiment in the kitchen. You make informed decisions thiswill It maynew help you avoid benefitweek, from Leo. exploring cuisines you an expensive mistake down have long been wanting to try but the have line. yet to prepare. VIRGO – Virgo, you may have
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Community Church 38 Kenley Avenue
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Princeton Pentecostal Church 165 Vermilion Avenue invites you to join us in Sunday Worship 10:30 am Pastor Jack McNeil 250-295-7951
Princeton Baptist Church Across from Arena Old Hedley Road Family Worship 10:00 am
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Â? Â? for more bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 Club Notes: The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Â?  Â? K  Â? CITY ‹ ƒ Â?  Â?¢ ‚ ‡ ‚ ‡ ‚ ‡ Â? Â? information. LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featur- FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER: Y HIST  ˆ Â? Â? Â? Â? ˆ Â?  ˆ Â? Â? Â? Â? ÂŁ ÂŁ ÂŁ ÂŁ ÂŁ ÂŁ Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at “Oâ€? BOARD; „ Š ‚ † ing traditional music from many places. The three-day Freemasonry has been Â? Â? active in B.C. for Â? Â? over 130 years. It SPECIAL W  COM Â? „ ‚ Â? „ ‚€ Â? „ ‚€ Â? Â? „ ‚ Â?  Â? of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 Meets 3rd Tuesday festival is B free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ LFNS. 250-295-3083 is a fraternity open to ‹ ‚Š Â? € men of all races andÂŽ Â? ‘‹’’Œ“ religions. If SPC ‹ ‚Š Â? € ÂŽ Â? ‘‹’’Œ“ „  Â?   † Â?  „ Â? for meeting place & time. musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you are of good character and want more information, PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: U BRAV ¤  ˆ ¤  ˆ † Â? ¤  ˆ ¤  ˆ you wouldA like ‚†‚Â? ‹ ÂŽ  ¥ ‘‹’™›“  Â? to help out with the festival, please conthat home please contact: SHOW Reminds all veterans  Â? the D.V.A. Now makes Â?Â
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† ÂĄÂ’ PRINCETON’S  Â? ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB: LAPIDARY tact Jon or Rika • @ 250-295-6010 • Lodge #95 visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060 WGN The Secretary Similkameen ƒ ˆ  ƒ ˆ  ˆ Â? Â? ˆ Â? Â? ˆ Â? Â? Meetingsˆ Â? Â? held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. A.F. & A.M. C/O Box 174 KAYU Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? ž” ‹—   ƒ Âœ  ™¼‹  Â? Â? Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for Community: JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN: SPIKE Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? „ Princeton, „ BC V0X 1W0 „ „  • members  • more info. New welcome! New members invited to volunteer as “garden angelsâ€? INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION? ROYAL PURPLE: PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND: For people who want to learn to pray with great sim- attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Meetings first and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band plicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Room. New musicians welcome! Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are JAE School 250-295-6727 ELKS: at a dead end, for people who want to get to know them- CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Contact Chris at 250-295-3949. PRINCETON CURLING CLUB: PEACH and area,
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 Â? Â? Â… Â? Â? Â… Â? € Â…  Â? €  Â? dential services. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Mondays at 8:00 pm at PSS gym, beginners welcome. KREM ‰„Â? Š  ‹ ‚ Š ÂŒ Š ÂŒ  Â?Â?  Â?Â?    € ‰„Â? Š  ‚ Â? ‡ Â? General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month Wednesdays: 12 Â? p.m. - 5 p.m. MONDAY BRIDGE: Adult & Juniors (age 12+) A&E NIGHT ÂŽ Â? Â? at 1:00 PM. Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. @ Â? Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge nec KXLY ‰‘€  ‰‘€  Â? Â? Â? ‚ Â… ƒ Â’ Â? Â? ‰‘€  ‡ ‰ € ƒ  Â? BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Saturdays:P 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. essary. Call Gail @ Â?Â? 250-295-0171 GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY:  GBL  Â? Â? Â? Â?  Â?Â?    € ‚ Â? Â? Â? Mondays & Thursdays, 7:00 pm at the Princeton Baptist V Â? Â? Â? Â? Meet the third of every month in CITV €  Â?Â?  Â?Â?    Thursday  at 1:00 p.m. ‚ Â? Â? Â? Â? Â? PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: Church. Contact Kyle 250-295-5489 CBUT D Â? Â? “ Â… ƒ Â
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Apartments for rent in Princeton, available now. Level access in a quiet building. Need excellent references & D.D. No pets, can furnish if needed. Rents start at $500.00 month. Phone 1-250-295-1006 for details or leave a message with the best time to call back.
3+ bedroom house next to golf course, wood stove, large yard, $700 a month, 509-4779504 or 250-295-3536
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For Lease; Commercial space for lease. 1500 square feet. 20ft ceilings, overhead door, small office. $800.00/month. Day time call 604-877-1599 & Night time call 604-298-1948.
2bdrm (plus small office) on river in town, wood burning stove, new fridge, stove, washer, dryer, heat pump, nice yard, alley access, $995, avail. now, 250-295-7635, rentme.pro@rentmeplaces.com . Utilities average $58/mo.
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In Memoriam
In Memoriam
In Loving
Memory
JOHN GIBSON March 8, 1920 – January 7, 2013 JEAN GIBSON March 24, 1928 - January 3, 2014 BOB GIBSON January 14, 1950 – January 23, 2006 ~~~~ You can shed tears that we are gone, or you can smile because we lived. You can close your eyes and pray that we come back, or you can open your eyes and see all that we have left. You heart can be empty because you can’t see us, or you can be full of the love we shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember us and only that we are gone, or you can cherish our memory and let it live on. You can cry and be empty or you can do what we’d want, Smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
In loving Memory ~ The Gibson Families
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Thank You
We would like to thank everyone who came to celebrate our 60th anniversary with us. We would also like to thank our daughters Cindy and Jody and a special thanks to Jaymie and David Atkinson for hosting the party. - Danny and Beryl Mullen
Adopt a Shelter Cat! The BC SPCA cares for thousands of orphaned and abandoned cats each year. If you can give a homeless cat a second chance at happiness, please visit your local shelter today. www.spca.bc.ca
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Suites, Upper
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3 Bedroom Upper Suite for rent, 3.5 year old home. Porcelain and laminate flooring. All appliances. Smoking ok outside. Cats are ok. Located on Allison Flats. View of river. $950/mo+ util., Avail. Jan. 15, Call 250-295-1775
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Phone Princeton Castle Resort 250-295-7988
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Obituaries
KIRBY
NOEL JAMES
Dec. 28, 1931- Dec. 22, 2015 It is with great sadness that the family of Noel James Kirby of Kamloops, BC announces his sudden passing in Hinton, Alberta on December 22, 2015 at the age of 83 years. Left to mourn his passing and remember him lovingly is his family; beloved wife of 62 years, Lorraine of Kamloops, BC and their children, Diane (Pierre) Dion of 100 Mile House, BC, Keith (Bev) Kirby of Quesnel, BC, Debbie (Andrew) Corless of Hinton, AB, Jim Kirby of 100 Mile House, BC. Noel also leaves behind his beloved 6 grandson’s and 5 great grandchildren, two sisters, Betty Dobie, Sheila (Jack) Young and brother, George (Shirley) Kirby, sisters in law, Shirley DeBiasio and Irene Kirby, several nieces, nephews and many treasured friends. Noel was predeceased by his parents, Luke and Elizabeth Kirby, brother, Luke and sister, Nikki. In keeping with Noel’s wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be a Celebration of Life at a later date. The family suggests that if desired, a donation can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 729 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2B5 in Noel Kirby’s memory. To leave a condolence for the family online, please visit our website at www.mountainrose.ca.
A 16 www.similkameenspotlight.com Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Similkameen Spotlight NEWS
Don’t lose your mind – or money – over Powerball Better Business Bureau
VANCOUVER, BC - North America is in a lottery frenzy. And why wouldn’t it be? The current Powerball Lottery jackpot sits at an astonishing $1.98 billion Canadian and continues to grow. At this point it is the largest jackpot in history for any lottery around the world and Canadians are flocking south of the border and online to buy the dream. While the thought of winning enough money to buy a small country seems overwhelmingly enticing, there are things that Canadians need to know before handing over some cash. Yes, Canadians are allowed to play US lotteries but bear in mind, US winnings are subject to US taxes. Canadian lotteries by comparison are small, but tax free. The biggest problem is that the United
States has no current rules or regulations around third party online lottery ticket sales to foreigners. “The concern from our point of view is selling lottery tickets online is illegal in most US states, so what companies have done is set up a concierge service where Canadians pay for tickets and an employee technically goes out and buys your ticket for you,” says Evan Kelly, Senior Communications Advisor for BBB serving Mainland BC. “You simply have to trust they are doing this, add to the fact that winning is so remote that in effect you’re just handing someone your money and credit card information. You still don’t get a hard copy of the ticket, unless presumably if you win. Given the amount of online scams these days, this seems like one that would be
very easy to set up and a simple way to collect a lot of personal information. All we are saying is be careful.” BBB has these tips if you choose to buy online lottery tickets: Do your research. Look for legitimate online ticket sales, read user reviews. Social Insurance Number. While many sites ask for home address and credit card information, they should have no reason to ask for your SIN. Use a secure website. When buying anything online look for the https:// and lock icon in the url, the ‘s’ means secure. Make sure your PC is up to date. If you happen to fall victim to a fake lotto site, make sure your computer has the latest update to anti-virus software.
Head south of the border. If you really want to play and can manage it, drive south of the border and buy them in person. Don’t bet the farm. Understand that winning a lottery like this is extrordinarily remote, so don’t spend a lot of money. The chances of winning are nearly 1 in 300,000,000. Statistics say you have a 25x better chance of becoming President of the United States. Foreign lottery scams are all over the place. The ususal modus operandi is you are contacted by someone about a lottery win but you must pay a fee first to release the money. Often the victims have never entered a contest.
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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDEALERS.CA 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the lease of a 2016 Terrain SLE-1 AWD (3SA), and purchase or finance of a 2015 Sierra 1500 Double/Crew Cab and Sierra 2500HD. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. †† Lease based on a purchase price of $31,010, including $670 Loyalty Cash (tax exclusive) for a new eligible 2016 Terrain SLE-1 AWD (3SA). Bi-weekly payment is $182 for 48 months at 0.9% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $0 down payment and a $0 security deposit is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $18,912, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $12,886. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. * Offer valid to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial and accept delivery between January 5 and February 1, 2016, of a new or demonstrator 2016 model year GMC model excluding Canyon 2SA. 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See dealer for details. ^ Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between January 5 and February 1, 2016. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on select new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1SA / Crew Cab 2WD 1SA and Sierra HD’s 1SA 2WD with gas engine. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $45,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $535.71 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $45,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight, air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA/movable property registry fees, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. 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Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 or 2016 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between January 5 and February 1, 2016. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA, Sierra 1500 and HD); $1,000 credit available on all GMC Sierra models. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice.
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