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Ensign slapped with censure order Sawyer Klassen sawyer.klassen@kelownacapnews.com

A City of West Kelowna censure order endorsed by the city council Monday against Coun. Rusty Ensign actually had his support.

Ensign initially got in trouble regarding accusations of conflict of interest on his part concerning a development application submitted to the city.

At a special council meeting held Monday, West Kelowna council agreed to censure Ensign.

“I got elected to be a team player, and being a first time councillor I have things to learn,” he explained of his vote on the

in any discussions issue. with any applicants “I made a for a major or mistake, and I public project wanted to make until after fourth amends and still reading,” Ensign work with people.” said.

Although Ensign “Even after that, said he was never I won’t be involved in a conflict of from my company’s interest, he did perspective with acknowledge he discussions. put himself in a “That way I can situation that could Rusty Ensign differentiate and have led to that end do the best I can both result. as a business owner and as a He noted it’s a lesson he’s councillor,” he said. learned.

On Nov. 24, 2015, council “From here on out, nobody rescinded second and third from my company will be involved

reading on a development application and directed that a second public hearing on the matter be scheduled, after council received information that Ensign may be in a conflict of interest.

The move was considered necessary to ensure the validity and transparency of council processes.

With Monday’s censure order, council further agreed to request Ensign repay half of the legal fees, amounting to roughly $2,400, incurred by the municipality related to this censure hearing and require him to publicly admit to a conflict of interest and apologize in a letter to the city council.

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Bill Bennett was remembered Sunday as a warm, witty man who managed the province’s finances as if they were his own and had a vision for B.C. that helped build it into what it is today.

A public memorial for the late former B.C. premier was held in Kelowna on the weekend, attended by a large crowd of more than 600, including many former and provincial politicians, and even a former Canadian prime minister.

Among those speaking at the memorial was Kim Campbell, who served as a senior aide to Bennett in the 1980s before going on to serve as an MLA and then a federal MP before succeeding Brian Mulroney as leader of the federal Conservatives and prime minister from June to November of 1993.

Campbell joked everything important that happened to her in her life was “his fault.”

Campbell was one of a number of political people who spoke at the

memorial, including B.C. Lt.-Gov Judith Guichon; Premier Christy Clark; former aide, MLA and minster Bud Smith; former principle secretary Norman Spector; and B.C. businessman Jimmy Pattison.

Several of Bennett’s close Kelowna friends also spoke, as did his grandson, Michael, on behalf of the family.

Several of the politicians described Bennett as a visionary who helped B.C. develop with his mega projects, such as the Coquihalla Highway, Expo 86, B.C. Place Stadium, northeast coal and the development of Tumbler Ridge, Skytrain and the Alex Fraser Bridge in the Lower Mainland.

His famous, and controversial, “restraint” budget helped pull the province out of a recession in the early 1980s, at the time the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Premier Christy Clark said, to her, Bennett— who served as premier for 11 years from 1975 to 1986—personified leadership, had a undying

love for his family and his province, as well as for public service.

That was instilled in him by his father, another long-time B.C. premier, W.A.C. Bennett.

She publicly thanked Bennett’s widow, Audrey, and their four sons, for sharing Bennett with the rest of the province.

Bennett was described as a caring, competitive, frugal and humorous man who enjoyed time with his family and friends more than the political spotlight, loved a good game of tennis, and always kept in mind that there was more to B.C. than just Vancouver and Victoria.

When the government planned to build the B.C. Lottery headquarters in Richmond, Bennett insisted it be located in downtown Kamloops, a move that helped reinvigorated that Interior city’s downtown core.

He was premier at the time Canada’s constitution was repatriated and was front and centre at meetings of Canada’s premiers and then-prime minster Pierre Trudeau, on the issue.

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B.C. businessman Jimmy Pattison (above) was among the guest speakers at the memorial service Sunday for Bill Bennett. Premier Christy Clark (left) was among the more than 600 people who attended the service, shown here talking with Sig Ottenbreit, with the Central Okanagan Retired Teachers’ Association.

Sunday’s master of ceremonies Bob Plecas read a letter from Trudeau’s son Justin, Canada’s current Prime Minister, that praised Bennett for his work in

helping build not only B.C., but the country.

Among the many other tributes were letters, read

by Plecas, from former prime ministers Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien,

Paul Martin and Stephen Harper.

But while Bennett’s job took him so often to Victoria, it was here in Kelowna that he felt most at ease, said those who knew him.

His grandson, Michael, speaking on behalf of the family, said the “poppa” he, his siblings and his cousins remember was

the man who played with them at his house on the lake, swam with them, took them boating, played tennis with them and organized running races—which he won.

Bill Bennett died in December at the age of 83 after suffering for several years with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Kelowna council endorses new Tim Hortons drive-thru Alistair Waters awaters@kelownacapnews.com

In the end it was just a storm in a tea cup— make that a coffee cup.

Despite a city staff recommendation that it not be supported, city council has given the green light to a Tim Hortons drive-thru at a planned new small retail mall development to be located on the old Pier Mac sand and gravel site across Highway 97 from the Kelowna International Airport, near Quail Ridge.

Developers said while they already had approval for a smaller drive-thru at another building on site, it needed a larger one that could handle more cars in order to attract the popular Canadian coffee shop.

But the city’s planning department said the planned new 12-car drive through lane did not meet city development guidelines and, as a result, it could not support the request.

But council unanimously supported the additional large drive-thru lane, noting vehicles in the lane will not be seen from the highway

because it is lower than the grass berm that divides the property and the highway.

The developer has also agreed to install wooden fencing and landscaping to shield the lane from view.

The tops of the buildings on site will be visible, however, as will the signs identifying the business there.

The new retail development, which will be anchored by a Nestor’s grocery store, is also expected to have a fast-food restaurant on site.

Because of its location, near the airport, Quail

Ridge, the Sheraton Four Points Hotel and the UBCO campus, it is expected to be busy.

The previously identified building with the shorter drive-thru lane is to be located near the only entrance to the property, on Pier Mac Drive.

The developer’s representative said that was not suitable in part because the drive-thru could only handle two cars.

Also, any back-up would impede traffic entering the mall’s parking area.

In the end, council voted to allow the larger drive-thru in a redesigned version of the mall.

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Kelowna orchardist Fred Steele has been re-

elected for another term as president of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association.

Steele, who was being challenged by North

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Steele said he expected a close election and that Dukhia ran a strong campaign.

“I think this is the third time he and I have run against each other now.

He ran a good, tough campaign and I respect that,” Steele said.

Looking forward, Steele says the fruit growing industry faces a more optimistic future in the short-term after many years of hard times for orchardists across the Okanagan Valley.

“Last year was the first time in 32 years that our industry didn’t shrink, which says someone has confidence about something or that (downward trend) would have continued,” Steele said.

That optimism, he says, is a combination of many

factors, starting with successful inroads being made for selling premium cherries and apples to South Asian markets.

He says finding financial support from provincial and federal government agencies for such things as replanting and crop insurance are an easier sell when the BCFGA is bringing an optimistic message to the table.

“If you keep talking about how everyone is going broke and the world is coming to an end, those government agencies start looking to other groups to help them out instead,” he

said.

“They listen more when you come to them from a more positive direction.”

Steele said he was hesitant to call the Okanagan fruit growers completely unified, as there remains a streak of independence evident among many local growers.

“In some areas we are unified, and some areas we are not,” he said.

“But it’s important for the whole industry to come together and act as leaders.”

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In his speech to the BFGA members gathered at the Ramada Hotel convention room in Kelowna on Saturday, Steele described the BCFGA president’s position as one that requires patience, vision, diplomacy and optimism.

“You have to pick your fights, know when to stick your feet in the mud and when to back off.

You need to have good judgment,” he said.

“As an industry, we need to come together to find common interest solutions.”

Also elected to the executive, all by acclamation, were vice-president Pinder Dhaliwal, north district representatives Sukhev Goraya, Surjit Nagra and Tony Nijjar, and south district representatives Ravinder Bains, Sukhdeep Brar and Peter Simonsen.

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SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK

Drivers reminded to #StopOnRed Kevin Parnell kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

School bus drivers around the Central Okanagan routinely report drivers passing their school bus while the bus is stopped with red lights flashing, attempting to safely drop or pick-up school children.

In fact, school bus drivers report at least one incident per day on average during the school season when a vehicle will put kids in danger by passing while the bus lights are flashing.

And those are just the incidents where the driver can actually write down the license plate and the make and model of the vehicle and report it to the police.

“If we have 185 incidents in a year that’s 185 incidents too many,” said Dave Misener, Central Okanagan School District transportation manager.

“We have many more (incidents) but these are just the ones that the driver is able to make out the license plate number and the make and model.

“A school bus driver’s first priority is the safety of the students so they can’t always report vehicles.”

Students from Pearson Road Elementary in Kelowna gathered at

their school on Monday morning to display artwork they created to put the spotlight on school bus safety in and around the Central Okanagan’s 43 schools.

There are 65 bus routes in the district, spanning from Lake Country to Peachland and even to Big White as buses head out each school day to pick up and drop off students.

“The theme of School Bus Safety Week is #StopOnRed. We want the public to be aware of this issue,” said Misener.

“It’s not a surprise. School buses are out Monday to Friday. When they put their flashing ambers on that’s a warning that the flashing reds are coming and you have to stop to allow children to cross the street. Some people aren’t paying attention and others are going too fast.”

The Central Okanagan transportation department always tries to pick and drop off students on the right side of the street.

However it’s not always possible to safely drop kids off and many will cross roads immediately, said Misener. That’s why it’s critical vehicles stop on red.

But it’s not happening on a regular basis, said RCMP constable

Steve Holmes of the Kelowna traffic department.

“We get an average of 150 to 180 incidents in a year and those are only the ones that are reported, it’s not indicative of the greater number of incidents,” said Holmes.

“For some people it’s blatant disregard: The bus driver will hit the horn, or stick his arm out the window and people will see it and still go through. Drivers (today) are very distracted and everyone has time constraints.”

School Bus Safety Week runs Feb. 1 to 5 in the district as part of its education campaign for drivers and for students. The district has a bus safety program taught to all students in Grades 1 to 3 in September of each year, teaching the ABC’s of School Bus Safety to its youngest students with the object of cultivating safety-minded school bus passengers.

But it’s a segment of drivers of other vehicles who continue to disobey the law.

“Drivers tend to ignore these signals and they need to pay attention,” said school board trustee Chris Gorman. “When they see the lights they need to stop on red.”

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Last Friday, the City of Kelowna announced a move to buy the golf course, located at 3770 Bulman Rd., in support of the long-term land use expansion strategy for the Kelowna International Airport (YLW).

The acquisition of the 84-acre property includes all buildings and equipment that support the golf course.

“Our members can continue to expect the same great experience at Shadow Ridge,” said Dan Weddell, general manager of Shadow Ridge Golf Club.

“Membership, rates

and amenities will remain unchanged as we transition ownership to the airport.”

The existing course management firm will remain in place this year, and a new course operator will be sought for 2017 and beyond.

“The purchase of this property was exceptionally important,” said Sam Samaddar, Kelowna International Airport director.

“As we’re unable to move the airport, we need to ensure that we have the available land to support the growth of YLW for future generations.”

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Downtown hotel facelift will be loud and bright Alistair Waters awaters@kelowncapnews.com

A now vacant downtown Kelowna motel is about to get a colourful rebirth.

The former Abbott Villa Motel, across from City Park, has been bought by the Accent Inns hotel chain and is being remodelled to join its vibrantly-coloured Hotel Zed brand.

The company already has Hotel Zed properties in Burnaby and Victoria and feels Kelowna is ready for one as well.

The Zed hotels feature loud, bright colours, a retro look inside the rooms and what city staff describe as a funky vibe.

“The city welcomes investment in this area of town and hopefully it’ll stimulate further development there,” said planner Terry Barton.

MoTI #1129E - redevelopment The cityAd is keen to see in the lowerHired Leon Equipment Avenue area and the OKSH hotel backs onto that street.

As part of the colourful change, the large wall separating the hotel property from Leon along one side is to be painted purple, said Barton.

While that had some councillors concerned about the possibility of graffiti, in general they liked the idea of the remodelled hotel.

“This will be a big asset to the city,” said Coun. Brad Sieben.

“This is not just refreshing what’s there, this is a fresh new approach and a huge investment in a key area. I’m really excited to see this get off the ground.”

With more lighting, security measures,fencing and a rooftop patio overlooking the park and surrounding area, Mayor Colin Basran said he was pleased that there will be more “eyes on the street” in that area of the downtown.

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The provincial government will invest $6 million for the next generation of talent in tech research and business to support the recently announced #BCTECH strategy.

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“In partnership with businesses, government and universities, the projects undertaken by Mitacs support B.C.’s Tech Strategy and our skilled and talented entrepreneurs to commercialize research.”

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funding, the partnership is researching energy-absorbing materials in helmets with the aim of reducing concussion severity from impacts during sports. If successful, the resulting liner material will be used by industrial partners to develop a prototype helmet that may have the capacity to reduce the incidence of concussions.

“Financial support from the provincial government is helping students like Jonathan Smirl get the skills he needs to develop talent while leveraging his research for commercialization,” said Alejandro Adem, CEO of Mitacs.

“In B.C., we are fortunate to have a highly qualified pool of talent that is poised to have significant impact on our technology industry. Today’s investment highlights the importance of creating training and research opportunities to ensure that these young innovators can easily transition into the job market.”

Since 2004, the B.C. government has provided over $29 million to Mitacs, an organization that works with government, industry and research universities to support industrial and social innovation.

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The Key to My Heart On Sunday, February 14th we will celebrate Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day began in church.

An annual church service and festive banquet celebrated the life, ministry and death of St. Valentinus of Rome. Valentinus, a Christian pastor, was arrested and accused of performing marriages for Roman Soldiers and their brides, and practicing the Christian faith, both of which were forbidden under Roman law at that time. He was convicted and sentenced to death. While in prison, Valentine performed a miracle in Jesus’ name. He healed the daughter of his jailor, a Roman official named Asterius. The condemned saint wrote a letter to the girl in order to encourage her in her faith. He signed the letter, “Your Valentine,” as a farewell.

Thanks to the influence of Geoffrey Chaucer and fellow poets, Valentine’s Day became associated with romantic love and courting during the late Middle Ages. By the 18th Century, St. Valentine’s Day became a day on which couples expressed their love for one another by presenting flowers, candy and cards, i.e., “Valentines.” A unique Valentine’s Day tradition arose in Wales. A young man declared his love and announced his marital intentions by giving his beloved a spoon decorated with a key. The key was known as, “The key to the man’s heart.”

The key declared that the young man’s heart was full of love for his lady. The key invited the lady to unlock his heart so that his love could flow freely to her. What a beautiful way of showing one’s love for another.

We can see the Gospel in that beautiful Welsh Valentine’s Day tradition. God the Father has declared His love for the human race. “For God so loved

the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) God hands us the, “Key to His Heart,” in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God’s love for us is revealed in how He, “Gave his One and Only Son.” King David declared: “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.” (Psalm 51:5) By Jesus’ immaculate conception by the power of the Holy Spirit and his virgin birth, Jesus redeemed human conception and birth from the power of sin. Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan to eat the forbidden fruit and thereby brought sin and death into our world. (Genesis 3:124). The Gospels declare that God sent Jesus to be tempted

by Satan in the desert for 40 days. Satan tempted Jesus to commit every sin possible. The Scriptures declare that Jesus overcame Satan’s temptations and thereby overcame Satan’s victory over humanity.

Through the prophet Moses, God gave his people Israel the Ten Commandments and other moral and ceremonial laws for their good and for their protection. The people of Israel promised to obey God’s laws. The Holy Scriptures testify to Israel’s inability to keep God’s laws. The Gospels testify that during his earthly life, Jesus obeyed the Ten Commandments and the other moral and ceremonial laws, thereby fulfilling God’s laws.

Holy Scriptures reveal the consequences of breaking the Ten Commandments and God’s other laws: pain, suffering, carnage and death. Scriptures reveal that God’s most trusted and loved saints sinned and fell short of the mark. Scriptures declare that all have broken God’s laws, all are guilty of sin

and deserve punishment.

For this reason, God used corrupt religious and political leaders to accuse and convict Jesus of the crime of blasphemy, the ultimate sin, by declaring he was God’s one and only Son whom God had sent into the world to die for sin and be raised to new life. Jesus was sentenced to death on the cross. He suffered and died on the cross on the first Good Friday and was raised from the dead on the First Easter Sunday.

God’s most passionate desire for you is to unleash this love on you and make you one of His sons or daughters. He wants to take something from you.

He wants to take your sin from you and put it on Jesus’ cross so that Jesus suffers and dies for your sin. He wants to give you something. He wants to give you salvation. God gives you Jesus’s perfect obedience and opens the door to eternal life. The key to God’s heart is turned by faith.

This faith also comes from God, from hearing the Gospel.

God has a key waiting for you.

Come hear the Gospel of Jesus at Grace at 9:00 and 10:30 on Sunday mornings. Come out to and join us for a feast, at our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Super at 5:30 PM on February 9th, and come hear the Gospel at our Ash Wednesday service on February 10th.

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Long-term search funds are needed North Okanagan residents have come to expect that members of Vernon Search and Rescue will drop everything during an emergency.

But imagine what would happen if the volunteer unit wasn’t there? Who would spend hours looking for lost snowmobilers in the backcountry? Who would help look for a missing child or someone who fell off a boat? Who would help the RCMP gather vital evidence during a case?

The same could be said of the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue based out of Kelowna.

The North Okanagan, and communities across the province, benefit directly because of the civic-minded spirit of SAR volunteers.

“Within ground search and rescue there are roughly 100,000 hours of volunteer time donated to searches (provincewide). To replace these would cost more than $5 million annually in direct salary dollars,” said Todd Stone, B.C.’s transportation minister.

That’s why the government’s announcement of $10 million for SAR training, administrative support and equipment upgrades is welcome news.

It will take considerable pressure off the units which have largely been left covering the costs of their own activities.

Instead of fundraising, more time can be directed towards training and ensuring equipment is in top condition.

However, while Victoria’s assistance is positive, it’s only one-time support. Yes, it’s $10 million but it won’t go far among 80 units, particularly given the expense of equipment.

As Stone pointed out, the SAR volunteers save all of us about $5 million a year. If we had to pay staff for search duties, it’s unlikely the service would exist. One-off funding is great but more needs to be done to ensure the long-term viability of our search and rescue teams.

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Bennett truly was a visionary for B.C. The public, as well as politicians, friends City and family said a Confidential fond farewell to Bill Bennett Sunday.

ALISTAIR The former B.C. WATERS premier, who died last month at the age of 83 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, was remembered as a visionary who helped build this province with mega projects, “restraint” spending and a single-minded determination to do what he believed was right for the entire province, not just Vancouver and Victoria.

Whether you agreed with Bennett’s approach at the time or not, and many—especially those in organized labour in this province—did not, the man left a legacy, from Skytrain to northeast coal development, from bridges and roads to EXPO 86.

And it’s likely the latter, the six-month World’s Fair in 1986, that cemented his greatest achievement—putting B.C., and particularly Vancouver, on the world map.

Before 1986, B.C.’s biggest international claim to fame was likely its forest industry. That was even parodied in the Monty Python classic comedy song, I’m a Lumberjack and I’m OK. B.C. was thought of as one giant forest.

When the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the powerhouse New York Cosmos to win the North American Soccer League title in 1979, the world’s, or at least the U.S.’s view of Vancouver, was clear for all to see. American television announcer Jim McKay referred to the city as a “village,” famously saying: “Vancouver must be like a deserted village right now.”

But after B.C. invited the world to EXPO ’86 and millions took us up on the invitation, that attitude changed.

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skyrocketed. Vancouver soon developed a reputation as one of the best cities in the world in which to live and has not looked back. Then, as prices for property went stratospheric, people from around the world discovered there was more to this province than Vancouver. Other areas started to grow in popularity.

It was a 20-year rise that only slowed when the recession of 2008 took hold, and even then B.C. fared better than most.

Bennett was long gone from the political scene by then but the vision he had for this province had set the tone.

Of course it was not all roses. During early 1980s, the province came perilously close to a general strike as organized labour rose up in opposition to his smallergovernment, smaller-spending “restraint” approach.

Bennett had his supporters and his detractors—all politicians do—but he stared down his opponents. It was his way or the highway.

While his tactics may be questioned, what cannot be was his determination to build a province that could compete with any other in the country and any other region in the world. He laid the groundwork for that.

And, while he knew B.C. needed a gateway—a major city like Vancouver—he also knew that much of the province’s wealth came from the Interior and the North.

More so than today, B.C. was a resource province in Bennett’s day, and those resources—wood, coal, fish— came from inland areas and coastal communities north of Vancouver.

So it’s fair to call Bill Bennett a visionary, and fair to say his vision paid off.

Nowadays many claim to share that trait with him.

Few, however, have shown they have it or can make it work.

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Healthy farm income good for economy

To the editor: This morning I awakened thinking of how difficult it is to make a reliable income. One that pays all my bills and leaves some money for my savings account. Now that I am in my last years on this Earth, it is common for me to reminisce on the past—years spent trying to prepare for my daily expenses and ultimately my retirement.

As a self employed auto technician, having local farmers as reliable customers was very important.

I can remember some years struggling to

just have enough money to put food on our family’s table. That would happen when our farmers did not make sufficient income for their needs.

Reading your articles stating that the farmers, blessed by the Agriculture Land Commission, are renting their land to people that need low cost housing, so they, the farmers, can put food on their families table, caused me to support the farmers.

Every dollar they earn is a boost to our economy.

We all need financial income that allows

us to be part of the local businesses, keeping them available to supply our needs.

Now, our Kelowna City Hall is challenging the farmer’s success. Our taxes are financing the mayor and councillors in their effort to get higher business costs for the farmers. This is very selfish. The mayor and councillors are not paying a cent of their own money!

Is this right? I do not approve of this Kelowna city council action.

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To the editor: As the executive director of the Central Okanagan Heritage Society (COHS), and past chair, and current board member of Heritage BC, my life is deeply impacted by all things heritage.

In December I had the opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation with Andy Schwab, the current owner of the Fintry Queen. I found Andy to be a sincere and caring man. He is deeply committed to the Fintry Queen, and to its future. He has experience running the boat, and has worked tirelessly over the past several years, working through a myriad of issues.

The business plan that I saw, showed a boat operating as a tourist attraction, taking locals and tourists alike up and down our beautiful lake. It is an inexpensive, environmentally-sensitive and family-friendly way to enjoy what Okanagan Lake has to offer. His tenacity is the reason why we still have a shot at having the Fintry Queen back as a contributing member of our community.

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2016, reads that Kelowna’s Mayor Colin Basran wants to let citizens know the old boat is not a heritage asset. “It’s a former car ferry converted to a paddle-wheeler,” said the mayor. “I don’t see the value in it.”

Water transportation played a significant role in the history of the Okanagan Valley.

The national theme for Heritage Week 2014 was Heritage Afloat. A local committee made up of over a dozen groups celebrated the history of the lake and its impact on our communities.

The Fintry Queen has been visible and working in our community for a good portion of the last 65 years. In heritage it is the community who determine if something has heritage value.

COHS has had the opportunity to talk to many other heritage groups from up and down the valley, local citizens and our own members, who feel strongly that the Fintry Queen has indeed got “heritage value.”

When a historic building or structure has a new function, we call it adaptive re-use.

We have many examples of adaptive re-use

in all of the Central Okanagan communities.

Examples would include the Laurel Packing House which now is a banquet and meeting space; portions of Kelowna’s Memorial Arena used as the Military Museum; churches now being used as museums or meeting space; and the Westbank Museum is the former RCMP station in West Kelowna.

The fact that the Fintry Queen was a car ferry that was converted to a passenger paddle-wheeler does not diminish its value, but adds another layer to its history.

Kelowna city council may have other reasons for not working with Andy Schwab and his plans for the Fintry Queen, but saying that the boat has “no heritage value” is only [the mayor’s] opinion.

For those who want to hear more about plans for the Fintry Queen, Andy Schwab will be speaking at the Kelowna downtown library, Feb. 17 during this year’s heritage week.

Janice Henry, executive director, Central Okanagan Heritage Society

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Dog park statistics called ‘misleading’

To the editor: Dog owners and non-dog owners alike may wonder, for different reasons, about the need for the city’s dog park survey, online questionnaire and eventual open houses.

Dog owners may ask why their years-long appeal for more dog parks in residential communities, where they are needed and for another dog beach, is being reviewed in a tax-paid information gathering.

Meanwhile, non-dog owners reading online statistics that claim 76 per cent of greenspaces in Kelowna allow dogs on or off leash may well wonder if dog owners’ demands are unreasonable.

If people are puzzled by the 76 per cent figure, they need to realize that parks in and around Kelowna, varying greatly in size, do not lend themselves well to meaningful statistical summaries. It is no comfort to dog owners to know that they can walk their dog on leash in Knox Mountain Park, or some other large park, when their local park prohibits them from such a mundane activity. Another misleading statistic, although technically true, is that there are nine dog parks in Kelowna, or 7.5 dog parks per 100,000 residents.

Dog parks vary in size from 0.32 hectares to 7.43 hectares, are unevenly distributed in the city and together have an area of just 23.14 hectares, less than half the area of the Mission Sports Fields. With the exception of

the 0.32 hectare dog park, the remaining eight dog parks are listed as natural areas— meaning they are mowed on an as-needed basis. Two of the larger and well used dog parks in residential areas are temporary.

As there are no similar websites listing or summarizing the details of other parks and the facilities offered in them, perhaps the dog statistics are intended to dispel Kelowna’s reputation for being unfriendly to dog owners. It may be that the city believes what is written on their dog park websites, which may also have persuaded non-dog owners into believing dog owners are treated reasonably well. Whatever the aims of the dog park statistics, it is time for the city and residents to re-examine parks and their uses and to compare dog park numbers to the number of tennis courts, playgrounds, or sports fields that are offered in Kelowna’s parks.

As it was easiest to find sports fields on the city’s parks lists, I offer them for comparison purposes: Not counting fields on school grounds, there are at least 64 sports fields located in just 22 parks that are well distributed among Kelowna’s residential sectors. Using the same 120,000 population as was used for dog parks, the 64 parks divided by 1.2, came to 53.33 sports fields per 100,000 residents. These are not maintained as natural areas, as most dog parks are and no sports field is 0.32 hectares

in size.

I hope this information will be helpful to dog-owners and non-dog owners alike when responding to the city’s telephone survey, online questionnaire and eventual open houses.

Helen Schiele, Kelowna

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Wentworth music receives international honour Straight From DeHart MAXINE DEHART This week’s column is dedicated to a good friend, Walter Hut who passed away Jan. 18.

I have known Walter and his wife Helen for many years. Walter was very interested in his community and loved to chat about anything that effected life in Kelowna.

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by NAMM based on their business activities and community involvement in musical instrument sales, rentals, repairs and lessons. Founded

by Walt, Vera and Dale Wentworth in 1966 as a small store in the Capri Mall, the family-owned and operated business now has locations across the valley. The company, consisting of Dale Wentworth (president), Neil Wentworth (v-p of finance), Nori Wentworth (v-p of sales), Noel Wentworth (v-p of education/media) Hedy Wentworth, Lora Wentworth, Joanna Wentworth and a staff

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of more than 50 talented and diverse individuals, has raised over $136,000 to help children at both KGH and Vernon hospitals, volunteered their time and equipment to countless cultural and community events, assisted families in need and raised awareness for causes like autism, MADD and MS. Well-known golf professional Bruce Vermee is the new head professional of The Harvest Golf Club.

Formerly with Sunset Ranch Golf Club for the past 18 years as director of golf and head professional, Bruce attended the San Diego Golf Academy and started his career in Edmonton.

In Kelowna Bruce has worked at The Kelowna Golf & Country Club and at the Golf Range with Irv Taylor. Bruce is replacing head professional Chad Scott who joined The Rise Golf Club in Vernon as director of golf. Gilles Dufort is the general manager/executive professional of The Harvest Golf Club. Call 250-862-3103.

Congratulations to Gary Schlenkar, CPA, CGA who has been promoted and taken on the role of principal with Grant Thornton LLP at #200 – 1633 Ellis Street.

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Long-time lawyer James Paterson has been appointed managing partner of Pushor Mitchel LLP. Call 250-869-1130 or Paterson@pushormitchell. com Formerly on Enterprise Way, Heritage Office Furnishings has moved to a new location at #100 – 395 Penno Road with new offices and a 6,000 square foot warehouse.

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as an X-ray clerk—at KGH for 25 years and most recently at the IHA offices on Ackland Road— Joanne Odermatt has retired. When I asked Glen what Joanne is going to do in her retirement, he said she was going to look after him and their dog with some quilting and sewing thrown in. I guess we’ll have to see how that goes.

Scot Speiser, formerly of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), has joined Capri Insurance as vicepresident of business development at their Hardy Street location.

With the BDC, Scot spent the last 11 years in Kelowna as vice-president Wentworth Music’s Noel Wentworth (left) with Joe Lamond, president of the financing and consulting National Association of Music Merchants in Anaheim, Cal. where he was responsible for BC North & Interior.

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StarDyne Technologies, one of Canada’s top 25 software companies, has formed a new business group providing their Canadian and US customers with greater choice through an expanded array of innovative products and services. Integrated Customer Solutions is a new business that focuses on providing StarDyne’s customers more expansive offerings. StarDyne continues to invest in R&D and strategic acquisitions to capitalize on these advancements, helping clients deliver on their goals of providing a more seamless and efficient customer experience.

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The nomination deadline for the 41st annual Civic & Community Awards is Feb. 12, 2016. The awards recognize the talent, dedication and generosity of our outstanding athletes, volunteers, artists and businesses whose unique gifts have contributed to the city of Kelowna in the year 2015. Visit www. kelowna.ca/residents for information and nomination forms.

The Kelowna-Kasugai Sister City Association’s AGM and election of directors is Monday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, 544 Harvey Avenue. For more information call Chris Jennens at 250-8622801 or cjennens@telus. net.

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Matjash Mrozewski, former dancer with The National Ballet of Canada, partners with Canadian composer Owen Belton to create a vital and potent new work.

Also on the program, multiple award-winning choreographer Gabrielle Lamb’s expertly crafted work Glas, inspired by the relentless flow of a river This work showcases the fluidity and physical interplay of the dancers in an abundance of intricate combinations.

In Studies of Cash, Ballet Kelowna pays tribute to country legend Johnny Cash through a feast of styles—classical lyricism, folk-dance and rhythm and blues from Ballet Kelowna artistic director Simone Orlando.

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CONCERT Kelowna Kiwanis Festival Society anniversary concert Sunday, Feb. 28 2 p.m.

Mary Irwin Theater at the Rotary Centre for the Arts 353 Bernard Ave. 421 Cawston aVe. Kelowna For the last 90 years, The Kelowna Kiwanis Festival Society

volunteers have put on this anniversary concert to celebrate the achievements of Kelowna’s young people in music, dance, and speech.

This year, to help celebrate this legacy, the society will showcase hometown heroes from past festivals who have gone on to professional careers in music, dance, and speech.

It will be an eclectic and dynamic program reflecting the wideranging and unifying nature of the Kelowna Kiwanis Festival.

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hometown heroes will be Graham Vink (piano), Desiree Bortolussi (ballet), Bob Rebagliati (jazz), Kim Foreman (musical theatre), Michelle Carlisle (woodwinds) and The Night Owl Orchestra.

Tickets are $15/person, available at the Rotary Centre Box Office.

CONCERT Madchild Saturday, Feb. 27 Level Night Club 275 Leon Ave. Kelowna Award winning rapper Madchild, from Swollen Members, will make a

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CONCERT Adventure Club Thursday, Feb. 4 Sapphire Nightclub 238 Leon Ave. Kelowna With a hit single “Wonder” already to their credit, the electronic dance music duo Adventure Clubcome to Kelowna in the midst of a cross-Canada tour that began Jan. 8 in Waterloo, Ont. “Its been a dream of ours to do a cross Canada tour, something that we have looked forward to for years now.

Expect Maple Syrup and whiskey to be poured simultaneously in mouths across the country,” said Leighton James, one half of the Montreal-based Adventure Club along with Christian Srigley.

CONCERT Capilano University Singers Saturday, Feb. 6 4 p.m First United Church corner of Richter and Bernard in downtown Kelowna Presented by the Okanagan Choral Society, the Capilano University Singers is a national and international prizewinning ensemble.

The choir has a busy local schedule and also tours annually to communities across B.C., giving concerts and workshops to community and school groups.

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invitations have included the Kelowna Philharmonic Society’s summer series, the Nelson Arts Festival, and the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors’ national convention in Quebec.

The choir has toured in Europe nine times since 1998. Past tours have included Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Italy, France and Spain, with many concerts in cathedrals and other venues associated with the great composers of the past.

Tickets available at Mosaic Books in downtown Kelowna or at the door. Students under 18 and accompanied children admitted free CONCERT Chris Trapper Thursday, Feb. 9 7:30 p.m.

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3660 Anderson Rd. Kelowna Singer-songwriter Chris Trapper, from Boston, will be performing a house concert in Kelowna.

Trapper’s music has been used in movies and TV shows, including “There’s Something About Mary” and “The Devil Wears Prada.”

He has also written music with Great Big Sea which earned him two Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers awards.

CONCERT Kate Weekes Tuesday, Feb. 9 2-3105 Thacker Dr. 7:30 p.m.

West Kelowna Doc Willoughby’s 353 Bernard Ave. Kelowna The Kelowna Folk Club house concert series continues in 2016 presents singer Kate Weekes.

For the past year, Weekes has performed in places stretching from Nanjing, China,

to McDonald’s Corners in Ontario, to Haines Junction in the Yukon.

She has a unique voice. often compared to fellow singer Suzanne Vega.

Originally from Ontario, Weekes has spent the last 12 years based out of Whitehorse.

She has fully embraced that lifestyle, from dog sledding to paddling on the nearby rivers, the experiences from which she shares in her music.

Weekes is currently touring with fiddler and viola player Keitha Clark.

Tickets are $20/person, will be available at ABC in Kelowna and Mad Hatter Bookstore in West Kelowna starting Jan. 18 as well as online, kelownafolkclub.ca.

CONCERT All Shook Up Feb. 10-27 Kelowna Actors Studio 1379 Ellis St From rock ‘n roll to gospel and romance 25 of Elvis Presley’s hits roar to life in this new Broadway musical comedy.

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Stunt magician and comedian West Baker will perform at the Mary Irwin Theater in the Rotary Centre for the Arts on Thursday, Feb. 25. Barker has been featured on America’s Got Talent, Wizard Wars and the Comedy Network and was the winner of the CW’s hit show Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Barker’s show features magic, comedy and stunts, and is full of amazing tricks, incredible feats and hilarious audience interaction. For tickets see jflnorthwest. com/Wesbarker.

CONCERT Matt Anderson Friday, Feb. 19 Kelowna Community Theatre 1375 Water St. Matt Andersen has been enthralling audiences in North America, Europe and Australia for years.

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

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

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

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

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CONCERT Classified Monday, Feb. 29 8 p.m.

Kelowna Community Theatre 1375 Water St. Classified is a revered and respected rapperproduce touring to promote his new album, “Greatful.”

Classified hails from Enfleld, N.S., features hip-hop pioneer DJ Premier on the new album’s street track “Filthy” and rap icon Snoop Dogg on the lead single “No Pressure.”

Classified, born Luke Boyd, uses witty wordplay over top a simplified, catchy beat and singalong chorus.

He has found the secret of his success so far in the rap world to be his ability to break down the barrier between the performer and the man.

A dedicated family man, Classified’s charisma and approachability extends to both his onstage and off-stage personas that engage even the most discerning hip-hop fans and critics alike.

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Classroom path to entrepreneurship

Any academic campus can become an ideal incubator for hatching the pathway to entrepreneurial pursuit.

In the Okanagan region, we are blessed to have universities, colleges and private institutions at our fingertips to prompt us into taking the magical carpet ride of entrepreneurial endeavours.

But we need to knock on their doors and explore what might be beyond the exterior, discover what lays beneath the traditional business course offerings.

What I initially found overwhelming when I began to research today’s column was that according to the Kauffman Entrepreneurship Foundation, based in Kansas City, Miss., more than 2,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. now offer a class and often an entire course of study in entrepreneurship.

That is significantly upward from the 253 institutions in 1985.

And more than 200,000 students are enrolled in such programs compared with 16,000 in B 1985.

As for Canada, we are far from where we could and should be.

Whether our colleges, universities and private institutions should teach entrepreneurship today or support entrepreneurs is a non-issue.

Institutions want students, graduates, faculty and even administrators to behave entrepreneurial. Even other nations work to emulate the underbelly Canadian entrepreneurial culture.

But, have we got it right yet? Is it really embedded into the culture of our educational

Entrepreneurial Spirit JOEL YOUNG system, or is it merely only a sidebar?

Do we truly value the entrepreneurs that want to remain small, agile and independent, who represent a vastly underestimated proportion of the workforce? Or only the gazelles we hope will become tomorrow’s Google or Intel?

Entrepreneurship in the classroom—that reality is right in front of us every single school day and then some.

Entrepreneurship has become an increasing possibility in our modern era, particularly since employees have lost the trust they once had for corporations.

With declining economies and layoffs rampant on the newspaper front pages, the decline in pension offerings and salary hikes, many employees choose to tough it out on their own.

Can we blame them for considering another option for their lives?

So how has the academic world adjusted to the changes around us? It is frequently been reported that students who participate in entrepreneurship programs demonstrate increased initiative and self-confidence.

Infused with entrepreneurship principles and standards helps students to learn how to apply practical skills and solve problems using the touchstones of innovation and creativity.

Better yet, when institutions inject both

theory and practicality into their curricula giving students a realistic idea of entrepreneurship in real-world examples, students embrace wholeheartedly the selfemployment imagery for their future lives.

More simply put, if there is a formal connection between classroom learning and hands-on extracurricular activity to actually start your own school-based entrepreneurial venture, then the concept thrives.

The demand for and value of substa ntive entrepreneurship programs at all levels of our education system is increasingly apparent.

With so many factory jobs now outsourced, with opportunities emerging in new sectors,

our schools can help Canada get back to its entrepreneurial roots like never before.

Frankly, we can and truly ought to be seen as a global leader in entrepreneurship in many dimensions, entrepreneurial education and training being a major one.

As the prospects for a stable single career with one company gradually disappear, our young people are recognizing that their futures will depend on their ability to be creative, innovative and flexible—to behave entrepreneurial.

The market has spoken and are schools now have the “open door” to respond.

We are genuinely in the midst of a revolution in new and enhanced thinking, finding new approaches to teaching

entrepreneurship at all levels of our Canadian educational system.

This shift in thinking makes considerable sense to me in terms of providing critical skills for students and potential students and is also critical to aid in stimulating local economic activity.

If you trace the history of any well known business cluster or persons, you’ll invariably find a small group of informed entrepreneurs who grew and spawned new entrepreneurship.

Let’s add our piece of history right here at home in our beautiful Okanagan Valley, shall we?

Joel Young is an entrepreneurship educator, advisor and the founder of the Okanagan Valley Entrepreneurs Society. eagleyoung@shaw.ca

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Writing contest targeted at seniors Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Cedric Literary Awards, B.C. writers of a certain age are once again being encouraged to submit their unpublished works of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry to this year’s competition.

Cedrics executive director Veronica Osborn said, “Unpublished B.C. writers aged 50 and better can submit their work between Feb. 1 and May 1 when the call for submissions will close. If last year’s competition is anything to go by, we know this year’s competition will attract a high level of interest in this first-in-Canada writing program.”

In its first year, The Cedric Literary Awards received 168 submissions, each vying for one of the $3,000 prizes awarded in four categories.

Cedrics founder Peter Dale said: “We are changing the landscape of literary awards programs in Canada by providing a unique platform to recognize and reward unpublished English and French-speaking authors of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry, and First Nations writers, age 50 and better.”

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Senior Parker Simson and the Kelowna Owls will battle Handsworth Thursday night in the opening game of the Interior Savings Western Canada Basketball Tournament at KSS.

Rockets add 17-year-old stopper With uncertainty continuing to surround the health of Jackson Whistle, the Kelowna Rockets have added some goaltending insurance for the remainder of the WHL season.

The Rockets this week promoted 17-year-old netminder Brodan Salmond from the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. A 10th round bantam draft pick of Kelowna in 2013, Salmond is 11-6-0-0 with a 3.02 goals against average for Camrose this season.

Michael Herringer has been carrying the load in goal for the Rockets since Whistle

was sidelined Dec. 31 with recurring hip problems.

“Jackson hasn’t come along as fast as we had hoped and we continue to assess his recovery,” said Rockets president and GM Hamilton. “This is an insurance move on our part to bring another goaltender into our organization.”

Herringer, who has started the Rockets last 13 games, was backed up in Whistle’s absence

by Kelowna Chiefs’ junior B goalie Brady Lenardon, who didn’t see any action.

As for Salmond, the 5-foot11, 180 pound Calgary native,

gets a strong recommendation from Kodiaks coach and GM Boris Rybalka.

“As a 17-year-old Brodan has done everything we’ve asked him to do this season,” said Rybalka. “He has a tremendous work ethic, his compete and battle level is very high and he has a great attitude. I think he’s going to come to Kelowna and push their goaltenders and help them have success.”

Salmond is expected to arrive in Kelowna today.

He will be on the roster Friday night when the Rockets host the Spokane Chiefs.

Last February, the Kelowna Owls ended the school’s 33-year title drought by winning the Interior Savings Western Canada Basketball Tournament.

As B.C.’s top-ranked team this season, it comes as little surprise that Harry Parmar’s Owls are expected to repeat the feat in 2016.

Thanks to last year’s triumph, there may be less pressure on his teammates this week, but KSS senior Parker Simson said it doesn’t change the Owls’ expectations.

“There’s less pressure in one way, because we broke the streak last year and that’s not something that weighs on us,” said Simson. “At the same time, everyone is after us because we’re number one, and there’s some really good teams coming, so we still put pressure on ourselves to win.

“We don’t really think of it so much as Westerns,” he added.

“We just think of it as another big tournament we want to win, and it’s

just part of our path to provincials.”

The 43rd edition of the storied tournament tips off Thursday at KSS, with Sir Winston Churchill taking on Prince George at 1:45 p.m.

The host Owls will play their opener Thursday at 7:30 p.m. against the Handsworth Royals.

Winnipeg’s John Taylor, Edmonton’s Harry Ainlay, Walnut Grove Gators and Kitsilano Blue Demons round out this year’s roster of teams.

If Owls’ senior Matt Lafontaine is granted his wish, KSS and B.C.’s second-ranked team, the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs, will square off in Saturday night’s championship game.

The Owls, who have yet to lose to a Canadian opponent this season, had one of their toughest games against Churchill earlier this season, before rallying back for the win.

“I really want to to see Churchill in the finals, especially in our gym, we’ve played never played them here,” Lafontaine said. “They had us down early the last time we played, and we came back to win.

“I want to go out and prove again that we can because I think they’ll be our big competition at provincials.”

As the marquee event of the season for KSS— aside from provincials— Lafontaine expects the Owls to play with plenty of purpose and intensity over the next three days.

Still, Lafontaine plans to enjoy every minute of what will be a unique experience for his KSS teammates.

“It’s always fun,” said Lafontaine. “Last year was my first and it surprised me how different it is from all the other games you play.

When everyone is on your side, you feel you can’t do anything wrong, you have so much energy.

“It’s nice to have the hometown fans with you and you want to put on a show for them.”

The championship final of the Interior Savings Western Canada Basketball Tournament is set for Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Tournament passes are $10 for students and $20 for adults, or $50 for court side club seats.

Serwa golden at X Games Kelsey Serwa was happy to see history repeating itself—this time without all the bumps and bruises to go with it.

Five years after her first X Games win, the 26-year-old from Kelowna raced to the gold medal on Saturday in the women’s ski cross event in Aspen, Colo.

In 2011, Serwa captured her first X Games title, crashing at the finish line in spectacular fashion and suffering multiple injuries, before stepping on to the podium.

Though somewhat less of a spectacle than her first win, the 2016 triumph was no less satisfying for Serwa.

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“I’m so happy to be back here at the X Games,” said Serwa.

“I was tired of being second so I made a plan and stuck with it today.

“What made me most happy was to land on my feet in the finish.”

Serwa, who took last year off to recover from injury and attend UBC Okanagan, won a silver medal earlier this season on the World Cup circuit in Italy.

Serwa’s Canadian teammate, Marielle Thompson, finished second at the X Games.

The next World Cup for Serwa and her Canadian teammates is Feb. 12 to 14 in Idre, Sweden.

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No. 1 Heat sweeps T-Birds; Spartans up next ranked T-Birds roar back for a 3-2 win (20-25, 1825, 25-16, 25-12, 15-13).

Swiatlowski paced the Heat again with 16 kills and 10 digs.

The Heat, now 3-15, have lost seven straight matches.

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The top two teams in CIS volleyball are on a collision course.

This weekend in Langley, the No. 1 ranked UBC Okanagan Heat will take on the secondranked Trinity Western Spartans.

The teams enter Friday’s match tied for first in Canada West with 17-1 records and have already clinched at least a top-four finish in the conference.

Steve Manuel’s squad remained in the top slot after downing the rival No. 7-ranked UBC Thunderbirds in back-toback matches over the weekend at the Kelowna campus.

The Heat—on a 12game winning streak— gave the more than 1,100 hometown fans their money’s worth on Friday night with solid 3-1 win (25-19, 25-18, 23-25, 2521).

UBC Okanagan’s attack was led by Brianna Beamish with 11 kills, while Megan Festival and Erin Drew had nine kills each. Festival led the way in digs with 12, while Emily Oxland set the table with 29 assists.

On Saturday, Beamish was on form again with 16 kills and 20 digs as the Heat rolled the ‘Birds 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-21).

Katie Wuttunee added nine kills, while Festival added eight kills and 16 digs, and Kailin Jones had 14 digs.

UBCO Heat’s Megan Festival delivers a kill against the UBC Thunderbirds in Canada West women’s volleyball action Saturday at the Kelowna campus gym.

Wuttunee credited the hometown crowd for giving her team a big boost.

“The support we felt from our fans was immense, and playing so united as a team on our home court, really makes the feeling of this success both incredible and exhilarating,” said Wuttenee.

The Heat will see the Trinity Western Spartans next for two big matches Friday and Saturday in Langley.

UBCO and TWU are currently tied for top spot

at 17-1.

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The UBC Okanagan men put up a fight up but couldn’t find a way to take a match off the visiting UBC Thunderbirds in Canada West action in Kelowna.

On Friday, Alex Swiatlowski’s career high 23 kills wasn’t enough as the Heat succumbed to the T-Birds in four sets (27-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-22) On Saturday, UBCO jumped out to a two-set lead only to see the No. 6

unbeaten in Canada West women’s basketball in 2016.

In the end, the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack slipped past the Heat 7170 on Saturday night in Kamloops, ending Claire Meadows’ team’s conference winning streak at five games.

Down by as many as 16 points, the Heat staged a furious rally to make the game close, taking a one point lead with just 4.9

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seconds left in the final quarter.

But TRU guard Michelle Bos scored the decisive basket as time expired to give the ‘Pack the victory.

“It was a fun game,” said Heat head coach Clare Meadows. “Every game between now and the end of the season have a lot of meaning for both teams.

“If they all end that way, they will be exciting.”

The Heat, now 10-4,

are in sole possession of third spot in the Explorer Division, while TRU (11-4) sits in second spot.

Both teams remain in good a position for the playoffs, with the top three moving onto the post season.

UBCO is back home this weekend against Fraser Valley on Friday and Saturday.

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Warriors take four-game win streak to Coquitlam With a playoff spot already secured, the West Kelowna Warriors will continue their longest road stretch of BCHL season tonight in Coquitlam against the

Express.

It will be the Warriors fourth of seven consecutive games away from Royal LePage Place.

West Kelowna will then travel to Trail this

weekend for two games against the Smoke Eaters.

Rylan Ferster’s club couldn’t have asked for a better start to their road tour, sweeping three games in as many nights

and clinching no worse than third spot in the Interior Division.

After blasting Cowichan Valley 7-1 on Friday night, the Warriors followed up with wild 6-5

victory over the Powell River Kings in double OT. Over the two games, Jonathan Desbiens paced the Warriors with four goals and five assists.

Then on Sunday in

Chilliwack, West Kelowna made it 3-for-3 with 6-3 win over the Chiefs.

Garrett Forster scored a hat-trick and Desbiens added a goal and two assists for a 12-point

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“They (AlaskaFairbanks) showed a lot of interest in me in the past month or so and I felt it would be the best fit for me as a player and as a person,” said Hope, 20.

“I am very excited for the opportunity Fairbanks has given me to play college KELOWNA hockey.”

Warriors head coach and GM Rylan Ferster said Hope is fully deserving of the opportunity.

“Kylar has been one of our best players since the playoffs last season,” Ferster. “He’s been OUR 23rd ANNUAL SALUTE TOsaid playing in all situations this year, and has seen his

Warriors’ forward Kylar Hope will play next season at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. numbers reflect his play.

“It’s really nice to see a guy put in three hard seasons in our league and get rewarded for it. We are extremely excited to have Kylar heading to Alaska-Fairbanks.”

weekend.

The Warriors (30-162-1) next home action is Saturday, Feb. 13 against the Langley Rivermen.

Hope will join former Warrior Marcus Basara with the Nanooks next season. There are currently seven BCHL alum’s on the roster, with six slated to return next season.

The Kelowna Chiefs will be looking to snap a three-game KIJHL losing streak tonight when they travel to Armstrong to take on the North Okanagan Knights.

The Chiefs are coming off three weekend losses to the top two teams in the Okanagan Division.

Kelowna was swept in a home-and-home set by the first-place Osoyoos Coyotes, losing 4-0 Friday at Rutland Arena then, despite a better effort, falling 4-3 Saturday night at the Sun Bowl.

On Sunday in Kelowna, the second-place Summerland Steam took down the Chiefs 6-2.

Jackson Siemens and Dakota Little scored in the defeat.

Kelowna plays its next home game Tuesday, Feb. 9 against the Coyotes.

The Chiefs (21-22-21) who sit in third place in the Okanagan Division, have six games remaining in the regular season.

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On Saturday afternoon, Demers duplicated his handiwork with 31 saves for this fifth shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over the Greater Vancouver Canadians.

Seth Barton, Lucas Cullen, Alec Zawatsky and Cody Schiavon supplied the goals for the home side.

On Sunday morning, the Canadians scored with just 2:08 left to earn a 3-3 tie with the Rockets.

Hayden Dick scored twice, while Courtney notched his first BCMML goal.

Demers was once again solid in goal, making 41 saves.

Next weekend, the Rockets (22-8-2) will visit the league-leading Valley West Hawks. The teams will play Saturday in Delta and Sunday in Langley.

Okanagan Rockets forward Hayden Dick cuts in on the Greater Vancouver Canadians net in B.C. Major Midget League action Sunday morning at CNC.

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With three games to play in a span of just 40 hours, the Okanagan Rockets were facing one of their toughest challenges of the B.C. Major Midget League season.

In the end, the Kelowna-based squad passed the test with flying colours, earning five of a possible six points on home ice.

On Friday night at CNC, in a make-up game from earlier in the season, the Rockets downed the South Island Royals 4-0.

Cole Demers stopped all 22 shots for his fourth shutout of the season.

Danny Gatenby, Ben Dietrich-Scammel, Jordan Todd and Powell Connor tallied for the Rockets who fired 54 shots at the Royals net.

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Eighty-five teams and 1,300 players will be here this weekend for the annual Sweetheart Ringette Tournament.

26th Sweetheart tourney goes Friday One of B.C.’s largest annual sporting events takes to the ice Friday in the Central Okanagan.

Eight-five teams and more than 1,300 athletes will take part in the 26th edition of the Kelowna Sweetheart Ringette Tournament.

Players aged seven and older from across B.C. and Alberta will compete on eight different ice surfaces over the course of three days.

“It’s a great event because we have such a wonderful community to showcase it…people loving coming here,” said tournament director Tina Pomponio. “It also lands at a really good time before provincials, the teams all get some good competition in, and the kids really enjoy all

the activities that come with it.”

Aside from the games, the marquee event is the opening ceremonies on Saturday, 6 p.m. at West Kelowna’s Royal LePage Place.

More than 50 officials will converge on the valley for the tournament, while close to 200 volunteers will be busy at all venues throughout the weekend.

The tournament will also generate considerable spinoffs for Kelowna and the surrounding area, with over $1 million expected to be poured into the local economy.

The finals in all divisions are set for Sunday at various locations in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country.

Local wrestlers silver Kelowna wrestlers brought home silver medals from the Miri Piri Wrestling Championships.

Selena Meissner of KSS finished second in the girls 70 kg weight class on

Saturday at the AG-REC Building in Abbotsford.

Silver medal winner in the 38 kg Cadet boys weight category was Clayton Cooper of Dr. Knox Middle School.

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VECCHIO,VANESSA LIA We are absolutely devastated to announce that our beautiful, loving butterfly, Vanessa Lia Vecchio, also known as “La Calabrisella”, was tragically taken away from us the morning of January 29, 2016 from a motor vehicle accident while heading up to Big White.

She was a fearless 30 year old enjoying and challenging every day God gave her with her infectious laugh, crazy sense of humour and never-ending smile. She was born November 5, 1985 in Kelowna, a proud Rutland Voodoo, and flaunted her dual Italian-Canadian citizenship. She graduated from Rutland Senior Secondary and attended Okanagan College where she obtained her CEA (Certified Educational Assistant) and Northern College for her ECE (Early Childhood Education) certificates. She so loved her little students!

Vanessa was full of life, laughter, love and forgiveness.

She lived every day to its fullest, travelling the world with her family to Italy, Egypt, Israel, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Cuba, Disneyland, Disneyworld; later travelling with friends for return visits to New York, Los Angeles, Mexico, Italy, and Costa Rico. She also enjoyed scaring her mother with her cliff-jumping, white water rafting, and zip-lining, not to mention the trip she had planned to Thailand and Australia in two weeks. Vanessa is survived by her grieving mother Joey Anne Vecchio; father Bruce Langham; step-father Bill Stewart; siblings, Leticia (Shawn Klassen) and nephew Nico, Marlisa, Michele, Serena; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. We are at ease knowing she was welcomed in Heaven by her beloved Nana and Papa Vecchio, her Vecchio and Russo great-grandparents, her aunt Cynthia Russo-Kenney, Aunt Elsie and Uncle Val Rampone, Uncle Louie Russo, Uncle Perry Pucci, Uncle Tom Beckstead, cousin Shannon Beckstead , and friends Jessica Mayes and Steve Candida.

We know, as much as she didn’t want to leave us, she is happy to be reunited with these special people.

Her Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 6, at the Mission Creek Alliance Church in Kelowna.

The public is welcome to come early to see Vanessa and say their goodbyes to her between 10:00-11:00 am.

Please feel free to write your favourite story about Vanessa on her butterfly tree. The service will begin at 11:00 am and there will be an opportunity to share your story about Vanessa during this time. Everyone is invited to join the family for a luncheon reception immediately following the service at Springfield Funeral Home.

After the luncheon we will bring Vanessa to Lakeview Memorial where she will be put in a Mausoleum next to her Nana and Papa.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated for a Vanessa Vecchio Scholarship Fund for ECE and CEA students in School District 23.

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It is with sad hearts we announce the passing of Hazel Varey at Kelowna, BC on January 27, 2016.

Hazel is survived by her loving family and many friends.

She was brave and courageous, a wonderful soul who moved in her early 20’s from her native New Zealand to England, and then on to Canada, where she remained.

Her family extends a very special “Thank You” to the medical and nursing staff at Kelowna General Hospital and to the Hospice vigil volunteers.

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1928 ~ January 27, 2016 Trienje was born in February, 1928 in Scheemda, Netherlands and immigrated to Canada in June 1952.

Predeceased by Pieter, the “Love of her life” of 64 years, on May 9, 2013.

Survived by her son Gerrit Jan (Terrie), daughter Margrett Veger (Bill), granddaughters: Treena Veger (Brooke Raphael), Lisa (Thomas) Forshaw, Mercedes McCann; great granddaughters: Averie and Addison Forshaw. A special thank you to the nurses and staff of Mountainview and an extra thanks to Sylvia Pearson and Brenda Phillips, who have been extra ordinary friends to mom.

“Now all is well with the world Mom and Dad are together again.”

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TRY A CLASSIFIED HERRMANN, FRIEDA Frieda Herrmann passed away peacefully January 31, 2016 in Kelowna at the age of 87 years. Frieda was born on December 24, 1928 in Klein Gluska, Poland and immigrated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1952. She is survived by her loving husband Heinz, with whom she enjoyed 67 years of marriage. Frieda was the much loved mother of Christa (Lloyd) Kjellbotn, Gordon (Gwen) Herrmann, and Gerry who predeceased her in 2004. She was a loving Oma to Kari, Kim (Ian), Tina and Amanda (Mike) and leaves behind four great grandchildren – Ashley, Julia, Jordan and Aeris.

Frieda is also survived by two sisters, Ella and Gertrude (Dave) in Calgary and three brothers, Alfred (Hilde) in Kelowna, Erwin (Shirley) in Red Deer and Edmund (Joan) in Arizona, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Frieda was a kind, loving and generous woman who was happiest when surrounded by family and friends, preparing delicious meals to share. She enjoyed playing cards and never lost her sense of humour. Frieda will be dearly missed and in our hearts forever.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 5th at 1:00 pm at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 5V8. Interment to follow in Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery 1991 Bernard Ave, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 9V7. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Kelowna General Hospital or the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

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Black Mountain Irrigation District Temporary Change in Water Source Customers who are normally serviced from BMID water system will be temporarily supplied with water from the Rutland Water Works Distribution System from Thursday January 28, 2016 for the month of February 2016. The temporary change in source is necessary for BMID to complete improvements to its water supply system and water quality. An Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility and Pipelines project, valued at approximately $10,000,000 is currently under construction expected to be commissioned in this fall. BMID will be utilizing the UV disinfection in addition to chlorination as required by Interior Health Authority.

Please limit your daily use to conserve the water we have available for domestic purposes only and not for gardening, car washing etc.  For tips on how to conserve water please go to the Okanagan WaterWise Website at www.okwaterwise.ca  Your co-operation and patience during the construction period is very much appreciated.   Should you have any questions, please contact the BMID office at (250)765-5169. Â

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O’Rourke Family Vineyards Ltd., located in the Okanagan Valley, BC is seeking seasonal vineyard labourers in Lake Country & Okanagan Valley to start work March 1, 2016 for approximately 8 months.

Candidates must be willing to work outdoors and in all seasonal conditions. On the job training is provided.

Duties: tying, pruning, picking, processing, grounds and vineyard maintenance. Starting wage $10.59/hour, approx. 40-50 hours/week with weekend work required.

Please fax resume to: 780-577-5525 We thank all applicants in advance but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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GULZAR Sumal hiring orchard workers. March 6- Oct 31 $10.59/hr (250)-801-3942

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CENTRAL OKANAGAN

Using white: Powerful and polarizing In the design world, each new year brings with it the desire to escort out the old and overdone, and usher in some fresh and innovative inspiration.

Fashion and architecture play a huge role in what you see popping up in showrooms and design magazines across the globe, allowing interior designers and do-it-yourself rebels alike to delve into the creative and cultural elements shaping national hype and style.

So here’s a look at some of what’s hot for stylish living in 2016…

Italian retro influence Scandi-style with a more grown up twist, Italian 1970s style is making a huge comeback this year in the furnishings market.

Thick, chunky geometric console and side tables, heavily gilded mirrors and light fixtures, and even sleekly tailored upholstered pieces are making their way from overseas and into showrooms and online boutiques across North America.

Rose gold A stunning finish, rose gold has been incredibly popular in the jewelry and fashion world for the past two years, and is just now carrying over into the home décor and design industry.

Thanks in part to Rose Quartz and Serenity—Pantone’s 2016 ultra-coveted colours of the year—this glamorous finish is popping up as the finish du jour on everything from kitchen faucets, lamps, table legs, to picture frames, dresser

Kitchen cabinetry is becoming more open to having a mixed colour and style.

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hardware, and even dining room flatware.

Mixed cabinetry Because most rules are made to be broken, we’ll be seeing much more exciting finishes and textures collaborating in kitchens and bathrooms this year.

Gone are the days you had to match your upper cabinets to your lowers, or fabricate the entire kitchen ensemble in a single stain colour.

Combining sleek white millwork with a touch of walnut, or a soft gray painted finish paired with high gloss charcoal is not only a striking touch of spontaneity, it keeps your spaces fresh and interesting.

Fabric wall art Attention all design aficionados: Robert Allen is paper-backing almost all of its textiles for a flat fee.

What this means is the selection of fabulous wall covering options has become almost completely endless… forego vinyl in the master bedroom or library, and instead opt for a luxurious

White is the new popular colour for decorating living space. paper-backed silk or damask for ultimate design style.

White hot One of my favourite trends to date—there’s nothing I love more than a beautifully layered, white hot living space.

Paint giant Benjamin Moore

has released its own colour trend for 2016, naming OC117 Simply White it’s hue of the year.

“The colour white is transcendent, powerful and polarizing—it is either taken for granted or completely obsessed over,” said Ellen O’Neill, Benjamin Moore

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creative director. “The popularity of white, the necessity of white, the mystique of white is quantifiable in our industry. White is not just a design trend, it is a design essential.”

Light and airy walls, layered with easy and ambient lighting, soft white neutral

furnishings, and specialty décor pieces like white quartz shards, Mongolian lamb’s wool pillows, lacquered trays, and silky throws and floor coverings help to create the ultimate serene and peaceful atmosphere at home.

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Of Prime Interest: Mortgage finance options We have described the five Cs of credit—collateral, capital, capacity to repay, character and credit—in the past, understanding how your credit works and what a lender looks for in a mortgage financing.

We have also described the pitfalls of what it means to have a low credit score rating of under 600.

But there are instances where you may not fit into the five Cs of credit.

For example, your credit might be bruised and or you may not be able to prove your income in the standard methods required.

This is especially true if you self-employed or work on

commission.

Your credit rating is a very important part of a mortgage application, as it shows how you have handled your payments and is a predictor of the way you will handle your credit in the future.

In the case of alternative financing, even with a lower credit score there are lenders are willing to place a lesser importance on that and offer you mortgage financing.

An alternative lender will give you a shorter mortgage term (one to two years) and that will allow you to correct your credit and be approved by a major lenders with a better rate when the term is up.

When you are not able to confirm your income in the standard methods, there are options with alternative lenders that will accept different forms of income confirmation.

Their policies are more flexible and confirmation is easier than with standard mortgage lenders.

Collateral places more emphasis on the property if you are not able to meet all of the criteria for income and credit.

The mortgage may be based on a lower loan to property which is a lower risk for the lender.

The capital emphasis is taken into consideration but is not

Positive outlook for B.C.’s housing market The British Columbia Real Estate Association released its 2016 first quarter housing forecast last week.

Multiple Listing Service residential sales in the province are forecast to edge back 6.2 per cent to 96,100 units this year, after reaching 102,517 units in 2015.

Strong consumer demand is expected to push MLS residential sales up by two per cent to 98,000 units in 2017.

Housing demand in the province is being supported by a relatively robust economy, leading to strong employment growth and rising wages.

Local shifts in sales for December The largest segment of home buyers in December was the move-up buyer.

That category of buyer represented 23.9 per cent of buyers in the Central Okanagan, according to real estate sales statistics.

The breakdown for other buyers in December was downsizing, 18.4%; firsttime, 17.4 %; revenue property investor, 15.4%; single family residential to strata, 12.9%; recreation property, 3.5%; retirement community, 2.0%; and strata to single-family, 6.0%.

News for your community

In addition, net interprovincial migration is on an upswing as many Albertans look to B.C. for job opportunities.

B.C. home sales are forecast to remain well above the 10year average of 83,200 units over the next two years.

“The inventory of homes for sale is now at its lowest level in almost a decade,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA chief economist.

“Fewer homes for sale and strong consumer demand are expected to push home prices higher in most BC regions this year and in 2017.”

The average MLS residen-

tial price in the province is projected to increase 6.4 per cent to $677,200 this year and a further 4.1 per cent to $705,300 in 2017.

New home construction activity is expected to remain at elevated levels corresponding to strong consumer demand and relatively thin inventories, particularly in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island.

Total housing starts in B.C. are forecast to remain close to an annual pace of 30,000 units through 2017, which will be the strongest two year performance since the 2007-08 period.

Trish Balaberde, 250-4708324, trishb@creativemortgage.ca; Darwyn Sloat, 250-718-4117, dsloat@

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Ground control to Major Tom!!!! He came to the Shelter as a stray and is very happy to have a roof over his head!

He is a very calm, yet social individual who would love the chance to rule his own homestead. If you are looking for a big guy to interact with and who is more than willing to share your lap, please come introduce yourself..... The Major is awaiting the opportunity to become part of a loving family. House trained, good with cats

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Sauce is a very handsome canine but you wouldn’t know it from this picture! We know nothing of his background so his new family & he will be learning new things every day about each other. Our observations of Sauce is he is energetic, very large and just as strong. He will need a dominant pack leader because it is obvious he did not have one in his past life. We feel that with the right companion, he will develop into a wonderful family friend, companion and protector. But please be prepared to put the time and work into him. Please give him the chance he truly deserves. It’s not his fault his previous humans did not love him enough to help him develop into what he’d really like to be - a loving and loyal member of a family unit.

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Licorice came to the Shelter in hopes of finding a forever, loving home. She is a big, gentle girl who is a little unsure of her surroundings at the moment. She would appreciate a quiet home with a calm family who can help her come out of her shell.

Licorice would love to realize that laps are meant to be sat in, and arms are meant to be folded in. She is very sweet and loves to be interacted with. If you are looking for an older cat who is calm and well mannered, please come introduce yourself! She promises to be a very loving fur baby!

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