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CITY ‘UNDER SIEGE’ Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

A Penticton judge looking to crack down on those committing property crimes in the South Okanagan failed to get a position from the Crown Monday.

Provincial Court Judge Greg Koturbash asked Crown counsel if the fact that Penticton was “under siege” could allow him to take judicial notice in his sentencing position, after prolific offender Jeffery Pelly, 39, pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including theft of $5,000 or under, possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled substance Monday.

“What is counsel’s position on me taking judicial notice that we’re living in a community right now that appears to be somewhat under siege?” Koturbash said.

Crown counsel Vernon Frolick noted Pelly was in custody within two hours of receiving bail on Dec. 29, 2015, which he said was “extremely aggravating” and his prior record and frequency of offences would “justify serious sentencing.”

Koturbash stood the sentencing hearing down until Monday afternoon when Frolick returned, unable to quantify that property crime was, in fact, increasing. He noted that an increase in arrests and reports was not objectively able to prove the crimes are up.

“That these crimes are frequent in this region is not in itself an aggravating factor,” Frolick said.

“If crimes, based on your honour’s experience, are increasing, that I think would require some evidence that the rate of the crime

is actually increasing as opposed to the serious concern or frequent occurrences.”

“I take it Crown is not asserting the position that crimes are up?” Koturbash asked.

“I personally don’t have that evidence and am not in a position to prove that, it may be provable, I’m not saying it’s not, I just don’t have that evidence and I’m not in the position to establish that, with respect to sentencing,” Frolick said.

According to a press release from the RCMP, the Penticton Drug Task Force and Crime Reduction Unit watched Pelly, who is in custody and attended the sentencing hearing via video, leave the probation office in December after receiving bail. Within 12 minutes of his release, police watched Pelly smash the window of a vehicle belonging to Penticton Lock and Key, stealing a briefcase from inside. His sentencing has been delayed to Feb. 22.

Crown was not able to provide a case that property crime is increasing in Penticton Monday.

“Without getting into the adjectives to describe increasing and decreasing within the jurisdiction, it’s a serious issue in the community and the public takes it seriously and people here are concerned about the property offences being committed, that would be, certainly, within the court’s right,” Frolick said. “I think we may be splitting hairs on the description of increasing.”

Pelly’s defence counsel James Pennington argued that another rash of break-ins occurred while his client was in custody.

“What’s the basis? Are you going on what’s reported in the media? Because in essence that’s a police press release,” Pennington said. “I don’t think you can hang your hat on that.”

In the past month, an increase in break and enter complaints prompted a warning from the Penticton RCMP to the public, after the quarterly report presented to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen showed a jump in property crime.

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Property crime stats • Last year there were 239 business break-ins compared to 198 the previous year.

• There was no change in robbery numbers, with 22 in both years.

• Assaults were up slightly from 296 in 2014 to 310 last year.

• Arson reports rose from 17 to 31.

• Vehicle thefts climbed from 182 in 2014 to 275 in 2015 and thefts from vehicles went from 602 to 658 last year.

• Mischief cases rose to 796 in 2015 from 558 the year before.

• Total calls for service were up minimally to 4,130 in 2015 from 4,066 while Criminal Code files were up from 1,019 to 1,073.

Figures from Penticton RCMP

Patrolling the ice — cpl. Don Wrigglesworth of Penticton rcMP prepares to drop the puck at centre ice to start the annual hogs and hosers hockey game between Penticton rcMP and Penticton Fire rescue at Memorial arena Sunday. the rcMP won the close match but the real winner was Penticton regional hospital which will receive over $900 towards equipment for the new hospital tower expansion. Donations came from players, a collection by community Policing volunteers and the donation of the ice time by Spectra. For more photos see Page 9.

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It may not be what kids first think of when you say online, but if the annual Learn To Ice-Fish events are any indicator, the sport is catching on with youth.

Over the past four years, local angling clubs have got together with Fresh Water Fisheries B.C. and the B.C. Wildlife Federation, as well as the Provincial Fish and Game Branch, to teach the art of ice-fishing to par-

ents and children on the frozen surface of Yellow Lake. In 2014, about 100 participants turned out, but in 2015, that number grew to over 300 participants.

The free event (with a warm lunch included) takes place on Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ice fishing gear and bait are supplied, as is a barbecue hot dog lunch. The Penticton Fly Fishers will have volunteers out to help, as will other local groups.

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The Okanagan Shuswap District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire for the fiscal year of 2016/2017, which begins April 1, 2016. This district geographically covers the area from the United States border, east to Osoyoos, west of Princeton and north of Salmon Arm. All individuals or companies registered in 2015 will have received invitations by mail to re‑register hired equipment for 2016. If you have new equipment to be added to your profile, you can register online at www.bcbid.ca or contact the District Office in Kelowna to obtain the appropriate forms. Any individuals who were not registered in 2015, but wish to have equipment listed are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance or up‑to‑date WorkSafe BC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

Only owned or lease‑to‑own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment may only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area.

The deadline for new registrations is midnight on Wednesday, March 18, 2016.

Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment, or for changing or deleting equipment information already listed.

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The Jurcic family, including (l-r) dad ivan, dog Sophie, Niya, miller, Sehla and mom lianne, are looking forward to family Day at the Penticton community centre on feb. 8, which includes—along with swimming, the family fun zone, movies in the cleland Theatre—family drop-in road hockey with the Penticton Vees from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Events for Family Day a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For creative spirits — crafts, A chance to get out puzzles, board games and play with your fam- and a video gamer’s area ily is being offered with a will be running in one special line up of activi- of the meeting rooms. A ties for the stat holiday, preschool room will be Family Day on Feb. 8. established in the child Swim, jump around minding room, so parin the gym, play road ents can have some quiet hockey with the Pentic- time with their younger ton Vees, enjoy lunch, children. or watch a movie in the Coldwell Banker Cleland Theatre along Okanagan Realty will with other activities be- host a barbecue outside ing offered at the com- providing hamburgers, munity centre as part hot dogs and hot chocoof the Coldwell Bank- late with the help of a er Okanagan Realty donation from IGA Pentsponsored event. icton. They are expecting “Every year this fan- to feed over 800 people. tastic event just gets bet- The first 200 who come ter,” said Joni Cutler of for lunch will receive a Coldwell Banker Okana- free toque. gan Realty.

The Penticton Vees The swimming pool will host the second MoTI Adopen 1129 Awill be from 10 annual, all-ages, dropOKSH Equipment a.m. toHired 4 p.m.

Super in road hockey event Gymboree will hap- from noon to 2 p.m. in pen in the community the parking lot. OrgacentreCountry gymnasium with nizers are reminding Lake Calendar inflatables, bouncers, those planning to play Summerland Review sports and play equipto bring their sticks and Similkameen Spotlight ment with Par-T-Perfect helmets along.

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offer family movie show times at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. And there will be a family photo booth so participants may take home a memento of the day they spent together.

Family admission is $25 for the whole day and includes all activities and the barbecue for parents and their children 18 and under. For single parent families, admission is discounted at $15. Advance purchase tickets are recommended and those purchasing tickets early are eligible to enter a draw for a gift basket prize donated by Nature’s Fare Penticton.

Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the event at the community centre front desk.

Organizers said last year’s Family Day event was extremely successful with over 1,300 people through the doors and 833 people involved in the Family Day allinclusive packages (or about 280 families).

Mayor lobbies for ‘harsher’ sentences

seeing a frequency of property crimes and break and enters coming to court,” 5.81” X 6.07” Koturbash said. “I think what everybody is telling me is bury your head in 340 lines until the Crown offers somethe sand thing.”

(4 columns x 85 lines) Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit put a call in to Crown counsel to follow up on Koturbash attempting to take judicial notice of the purported increase, as well he spoke with the RCMP over the weekend to get a better understanding of the action plan from the organizations to address the issue. Jakubeit said that the city will be sending community impact statements to police.

“The more ammunition and understanding that Crown can present in front of a judge, the easier it’s going to be for the judge to justify being harsher

on (prolific offenders) and we need (judges) to be harsher on them,” Jakubeit said. “When they are incarcerated the crime rates go down.”

Penticton RCMP previously had a crime reduction task force to monitor prolific offenders, however Jakubeit said a lot of those members have been involved with the two homicides that took place in Penticton in 2015. RCMP have an upcoming internal task force meeting regarding their plan for dealing with prolific offenders, Jakubeit said.

“I’ve certainly heard personally and through social media especially the concerns of the people in the community and we really need to target these prolific offenders and once they’re captured that the system keeps them incarcerated,” Jakubeit said. “In an ideal world they get rehabilitated, but in reality while they are incarcerated, crime goes down because it’s a small handful of prolific offenders who are causing the problem, it’s not Penticton-centric, it’s really up and down the valley.”

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Family shares tough journey with disorder Anne Mullens Special to the Western News

At 15 years old Rylee McKinlay was a starathlete and A-student who slowly started to fade away.

“I was unhappy with my changing body,” said McKinlay, who now at 20 is sharing her tough journey with a severe eating disorder.

McKinlay, who was living in Kimberley at the time and now is studying Human Kinetics at Okanagan College, said it started with restricting food and increasing her exercise.

Slowly the weight began to fall off her fivefoot-10 athletic frame.

“There are a lot of reasons why people can start developing an eating disorder — anxiety, depression, perfectionism, genetics. I had it all,” she admits.

Now her family is coming forward with their story in a series of informational videos to help others and health providers across the province improve eating disorder awareness and outcomes.

“If my experience can help even one person, it is worth it,” said McKinlay.

“Healing starts with being honest and sharing our stories to help raise awareness about this powerful disorder.”

McKinlay said she became so obsessed with food restriction and exercise that it occupied almost every waking minute of her day.

“At first it felt powerful, then it felt out of control. I couldn’t stop.

I was caught in the eating disorder’s destructive spiral.”

Eating disorders affect about 1.5 per cent of young women aged 14 to 24 in B.C. and in recent years more young men are being affected, too. Eating disorders

Statistics on eating disorders * According to a 2002 survey, 28 per cent of girls in Grade 9 and 29 per cent in Grade 10 engaged in weight-loss behaviours. * Four per cent of boys in grades nine and 10 reported anabolic steroid use in a 2002 study, showing that body preoccupation and attempts to alter one’s body are issues affecting both men and women.

— young people in canada: their health and wellbeing. Ottawa, Ontario: Health canada.

* Girls who reported teasing by family members were 1.5 times more likely to engage in bingeeating and extreme weight control behaviours five years later.

— Shared Risk and Protective Factors for Overweight and Disordered eating in adolescents. american Journal of Preventative Medicine,

* In 2005, more than 500,000 Canadians struggled with an eating disorder.

— canadian Mental Health association

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Rylee McKinlay (right) and mom Terri McKinlay during a walk together in Skaha lake Park this week.

Rylee has overcome a serious eating disorder and mother and daughter now share their experiences to help prevent others from going down the same path.

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are the deadliest of all the mental health conditions, with up to 15 per cent eventually dying directly from their disorder.

When McKinlay was 16, she had lost so much weight and her heart rate was so low that she was at risk of dying of heart failure. She was hospitalized for nineweeks at the Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program at Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. There, with the help of the expert staff, she began the slow, challenging process of regaining her weight, her health and her mental wellness. When she was discharged from B.C. Children’s, the family decided to move to Penticton to be closer to health services in Kelowna.

“The last five years have been the most challenging that our family has ever endured, but along with the challenges we have found many gifts. We believe that one of these gifts is the understanding that we can share

with others in order to help in their journeys,” said Terri McKinlay, Rylee’s mom.

Her daughter has shared her story at local high schools and now is a public speaker on mental health issues, with her own website, ryleemckinlay.com.

Last March, the mother and daughter were the keynote speakers, sharing their experience, at a special day-long eating disorders workshop that was held in their former town of Kimberley.

The workshop also featured six experts from the provincial program — the same team that helped treat Rylee — who shared the mostup-to-date medical and therapeutic information for assessing and treating eating disorders with more than 90 attendees.

All seven of the presentations were videotaped. Now the seven videos are being released this week during National Eating Disorders Week (Feb. 1-7) to help health care provid-

ers and families across the province get expert information on the diagnosis and management of eating disorders.

“We are thrilled to be able to make these videos available. It is important to us to share the knowledge and expertise of our specialized staff with families and health care providers across all of B.C., particularly in communities that may not have easy access to this information,” said Sarah Bell, provincial executive director, Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders Services at B.C. Children’s Hospital.

The workshop and the resulting videos are a project spurred by the East Kootenay Local Action Team, under the umbrella of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Collaborative.

The CYMHSU Collaborative is a provincewide initiative that aims to improve the awareness, co-ordination, and timely access of child and youth mental health

services. The collaborative brings together a wide array of people into Local Action Teams to find solutions to specific mental health issues.

There are now 65 local action teams all across B.C., including one in the South Okanagan Similkameen, which the McKinlays are now both on as family representatives.

The South Okanagan team consists of more than 80 people including youth, families, clinicians, schools and community mental health and substance use professionals. Together the team is working on recruiting a child and youth psychiatrist for Penticton, supporting youth in crisis, and raising awareness and reducing stigma around mental health and substance use. For more information call the Division of Family Practice 778-476-5896.

The videos can be found at the Shared Care website, www.sharedcarebc.ca/initiatives/ CYMHSU-Resources.

The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre provides information, resources and peer support families across B.C. free of charge. For more information visit keltymentalhealth.ca.

Shared Care (www.sharedcarebc.ca) is a partnership between the Doctors of BC and the BC Ministry of Health.

National Eating Disorders Information Centre 1-866-633-4220 or nedic.ca.

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Lacrosse wins argument to continue playing at Memorial Steve Kidd

Western News Staff

A gallery packed with Penticton Minor Lacrosse members applauded the decision by Penticton City Council on Monday.

Lacrosse players and parents argued the city should follow traditional scheduling and remove the ice from Memorial Arena in the spring to make room for the association to run their season.

“I am a supporter of equal access to community facilities,” said Miranda Halladay, spokesperson for Penticton Minor Lacrosse Asso-

ciation, who, along with Chris Danby, PMLA president, made up the group’s delegation to council.

Halladay and Danby told council how lacrosse was a growing sport, with 20 new players added to their roster last year, and how the sport’s impact went beyond just the local players.

“Lacrosse is also 29 visiting teams that come into the community for every home game. We also host two to three major tournaments annually,” said Halladay.

The situation for lacrosse, which traditionally books space at both McLaren and Memo-

rial Arenas in the spring, reached a crisis point last year, when they were informed that McLaren would not be available due to demands from spring hockey.

“We have been facing diminished access to City of Penticton facilities,” said Halladay.

“There was no consultation on this decision whatsoever.”

That situation was resolved by using alternate facilities in neighbouring communities, she said, though that wasn’t an ideal solution, forcing some of the teams to delay the start of their season.

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to play their home playoff games in Kelowna last year,” said Halladay. “So much for the Penticton Flames.”

But, Halladay said they assumed their needs had been recognized after consulting with the mayor and city staff.

“If there was to be any long-term change in the way facilities would be managed we would be consulted,” said Halladay. That turned out not to be the case, she continued, adding that in January of this year, the PMLA was notified that Memorial Arena was only available for three weeks in June.

Halladay also pointed out that there are some errors in the report presented to council by city staff.

“Our dryland user group was significantly understated,” said Halladay. By the metrics and economic impact model used in that report, she said, they have about 1,000 lacrosse players using the facilities.

City council voted six to one to have a dry floor from April to the end of June to make room for lacrosse.

The only holdout was Mayor Andrew Jakubeit, who argued for another option, removing the ice from McLaren Arena, allowing younger lacrosse players to use that facility while junior and midget players would be forced to travel to Oliver or Summerland and use facilities there.

That, said lacrosse spokesperson Miranda

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Halladay, would probably mean the junior organization would fold, since the revenue those teams generate by ticket sales at home games pays for their operations.

Lori Mullen, the city’s director of recreation, delivered a report to council with three options: leave the ice in McLaren and Memorial Arena, or remove it from one and not the other.

“I think option two is the only way for us to go forward right now,” said Coun. Campbell Watt, speaking about the option that would see the ice removed from Memorial in support of the lacrosse organizations.

“Clearly, having McLaren for hockey is the better choice.”

Coun. Judy Sentes supported Watt adding

that council needed to make a decision quickly.

“Time is of the essence,” she said. “Their season is upon them, they have to move forward.”

Dean Clarke, regional manager for Spectra, who hold the contract to manage the facilities, said the decision might cause some of the spring hockey users to cancel their bookings, rather than transfer part of their operations to McLaren Arena. Clarke estimated there were 10 weekends in that time period where hockey tournaments were booked to use all three facilities: Memorial, the Okanagan Hockey Group Training Centre and the South Okanagan Events Centre ice.

Jakubeit pointed out that the Okanagan Hock-

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ey School is one of the most important users of the arenas.

“They are our biggest tenant and user of ice, especially in the off season,” said Jakubeit. “I think from Spectra’s perspective, their mandate is to focus on revenue opportunities.”

Jakubeit admitted that there was a communication gap.

“We are trying to facilitate a users meeting.

We will also look into other models of a centralized booking or just a better sharing of information. So everyone is in the loop, and if there is going to be changes, it happens a year out,” said Jakubeit. “Not when it is panic mode, your season is about to start and you are told your venue isn’t available.”

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Princeton woman found FILLER NEEDVOLUNTEERS not guilty of arson charges WAN

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Western News Staff

A Princeton woman was found not guilty of starting the fire that burned three Princeton homes, including her own, in Penticton Supreme Court Friday.

Ashley Patricia Gallagher was acquitted of three counts of arson in relation to an inhabited property and three counts of arson damaging property relating to a massive blaze in March 2014.

“I’m relieved the truth has spoken loud and clear,” Gallagher said outside the courthouse after being acquitted of all six charges.

She said she felt her character had been under fire as well during the two-year long process culminating in the trial that started Tuesday in Penticton Supreme Court.

“It’s a lot of rumours and my life has been on hold for two years,” Gallagher said.

The Crown’s case relied entirely on circumstantial evidence of the fire that left multiple Princeton residents without a home on March 27, 2014 due to the lack of any objective evidence from fire investigators.

“We normally see more forensic evidence and I think that it bears some consideration that there was an independent fire investigator from the fire commissioner’s office, there was a forensic identification from the RCMP, the fire chief was also involved and there was just no evidence that pointed to Ms. Gallagher’s involvement,” said Gallagher’s defence counsel

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Crown, defence and presiding Justice Elliott Myers found the lack of evidence surprising.

“I have to say the lack of objective evidence in this case is quite shocking,” Myers said when Crown and defence were making their final submissions Friday morning after the weeklong trial.

Crown prosecutor John Swanson admitted in his final submissions that if Myers was unable to believe the statements made by Gallagher’s ex-boyfriend Robert Cormack, then he must acquit.

Cormack told police in an interview the morning after the fire that Gallagher had threatened to burn his snowmobile after an argument between the two, who were living together and in a romantic relationship at the time.

Myers did not buy the inconsistent evidence put forward. “(Cormack’s) evidence at the preliminary inquiry did not refer to the threats,” Myers said in his decision. “The second version occurred after Mr. Cormack was shown his statement to police. Here he said Ms. Gallagher did make the threats.”

Cormack said during his testimony at trial that he assumed the threats were known to the court during the preliminary in-

quiry, as they were made in his police statement, something he didn’t think was necessary to reiterate.

During cross examination, Cormack acknowledged that it was possible the interviewing officer introduced the idea that Cormack heard the flicking of a lighter and the sound of pouring liquid during a phone conversation between Cormack and Gallagher on the day in question.

“I think it also bears some consideration that part of the evidence against Ms. Gallagher appears to have been generated by a Constable Dylan when he interviewed one of the primary witnesses he was leading him as to aspects of the case which the witness then adopted under oath,” Campbell said after the verdict.

“This is a case where it has taken a long time to get to the bottom, but I think Ms. Gallagher and her family is relieved that it’s come to an end,” Campbell said. “None of that undermines the tragedy to these people of losing their homes and all of their belongings. Ms. Gallagher certainly lost everything that was important to her in the fire, and to her daughter, and the loss of that has effected a number of people.

That’s a tragedy and I think a lot of people can now move on.”

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Brazen theft stopped by bystander Mark Brett Western News Staff

A brazen, mid-afternoon attempted jewellery heist Friday went wrong for the would-be thieves thanks to a brave member of the public.

Penticton RCMP Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth said a man sitting near Paris Jewellers in Cherry Lane Shopping Centre heard a loud noise and saw a suspect who

had just used a hammer to break a display case in Paris Jewellers about 2 p.m.

“It was fantastic, his (bystander) first response was to tackle the suspect and, with the help of others, he held on until the police arrived,” said Wrigglesworth. “We want to thank the gentleman and the people who helped him out. At the same time we want people

to recognize their own abilities and not to put yourself in physical danger.

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Right decision not to freeze out lacrosse Council made the right decision in voting to make room for lacrosse in Memorial Arena this spring.

The councillors were being asked to choose whether to leave the ice in for a number of spring hockey groups — including local and external commercial operations — or remove the ice so Penticton Minor Lacrosse would have a proper space to conduct their season.

With little or no consultation with the PMLA, Spectra went ahead and booked ice users for Memorial Arena through most of the spring; users that Spectra regional manager Dean Clarke said were likely to cancel if they were offered space at McLaren Arena instead of Memorial.

Discussion among the councillors swayed back and forth, but in the end, they voted 6-1 in favour of supporting the local organization over income.

Let’s be clear. Spectra is doing a great job at generating revenue from the facilities they manage for the City of Penticton. And drawing tourists to the city, whether for sports events, spring camps or concerts, is a very welcome way of bringing fresh cash to the city for all tourism stakeholders, especially in April and May, prior to the main tourist season.

But the city’s facilities, like Memorial Arena, were built, first and foremost, to serve the needs of Penticton ratepayers. Local groups — especially ones like the PMLA, who have used the arena every spring for many years — should be given a higher priority than commercial organizations, especially those from outside the city.

There’s a good chance this same argument will come up again next year. But instead of allowing that to happen council should be PENTICTON WESTERN proactive and set up a priority list for Spectra to follow. Spectra is, after all, following their mandate in trying to maximize revenue from the arenas.

City council needs to step in and establish a better mandate, one that puts local groups ahead of dollars, especially when it comes to repeat users.

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Urban drug ghettos aren’t working Communities around B.C. are struggling to cope with the continued influx of what politicians call “homelessness,” a term that suggests the problem can be solved merely by providing more homes.

Taxpaying citizens see the daily reality behind the soothing euphemisms – mainly transients squatting in parks and “tent cities” blighted by drug abuse and crime, and “homeless” shelters that fill up as soon as they open. They worry that the continued costly supply of supports only invites more arrivals, particularly in the gentle climate of southwestern B.C. Their worries are well founded. In Abbotsford, a 40-bed “temporary weather shelter” made from industrial camp trailers opened in December with a $450,000 operating grant from B.C. Housing.

It was full in 10 days.

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cil in January that his bike officers don’t recognize most of the shelter occupants from their constant patrols of local tent camps, the largest of which has been on a city-owned roadside site since 2013.

In Maple Ridge, a “low barrier harm reduction” shelter was opened last fall in response to a growing tent camp and accompanying drug dealing, prostitution and petty crime.

One resident noted bitterly that a mayor’s task force had identified 42 unsheltered homeless people, then found places for 77 from the camp, 40 from a closing “temporary” shelter and 40 in a new shelter.

“How exactly does one house 157 out of 42?” she asked.

Victoria’s camping population has gathered in an Occupy-style squat on provincial land next to the courthouse, after years of uncontrolled camping in Beacon Hill and other city parks.

Tom Fletcher

BC Views The city opened a shelter in a vacant Boys and Girls Club gym, complete with new indoor tents. By the time that was full, the courthouse camp was bigger than ever, with some occupants describing how they came to town for the opportunity. One said Vancouver Police gave her a bus ticket to Victoria.

The latest plan by a local agency that runs Victoria shelters is to convert an old, empty seniors’ care home into a 101-bed permanent housing facility. This would also be “low barrier,” a euphemism for

allowing drug and alcohol consumption in the rooms.

The city has come up with around $1 million for this project, in a residential area next to a school, but it still needs millions more to renovate and run it. This would presumably come from B.C. taxpayers via our social housing czar, deputy premier Rich Coleman.

Coleman pioneered this “housing first” experiment in 2007, buying up 13 century-old “single-room occupancy” hotels in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside. These crumbling bedbug habitats were bought and renovated for a staggering $143 million, plus a 15-year maintenance commitment and a cop assigned to each one in an effort to contain the chaos inside.

Coleman brags endlessly about the great job he has done, but how is that actually working?

A new study by Simon

Fraser University researchers provides a more objective assessment.

Tracking 433 mentally ill homeless adults over 10 years, the study found the concentration of low-rent accommodation, food handouts, street outreach and medical supports resulted in “significant personal decline rather than recovery, as evidenced by their involvement in the criminal justice system, large increases in acute care and prolonged homelessness.”

The rate of people arriving in this serviceintensive hellhole has tripled in the last 10 years, a finding similar to studies of concentrated services in New York, Sao Paulo and Osaka.

It’s a cautionary tale for other urban communities where this failed containment model is proposed.

Tom Fletcher is the legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Local group should have access to facilities I was extremely disappointed and upset to read that box lacrosse would not have access to any arena facility in Penticton this year (Western News, Jan. 29, Lacrosse on the city council agenda,Jan. 29).

Lacrosse is appreciative that city council voted on Monday in favour of removing ice from Memorial Arena which will help the sport continue to grow, but as a long time volunteer who along with many other hard working and dedicated people have

helped to build and support lacrosse in this community, I am frustrated with the lack of respect this sport receives in our city. Penticton Minor Lacrosse and the South Okanagan Junior Flames give over 150 youth the opportunity to be active and provide a healthy, competitive environment.

Penticton is not just a hockey town. This city should be supportive of all sports and do everything possible to maintain a good working relationship between

Power struggle Alert the media! The city is involved in another lawsuit, but this time, they are not the ones being sued.

Their latest target? The Penticton Lakeside Resort.

With it recently coming to light that the Penticton Lakeside Resort somehow owes $600,000 on their hydro bill, I feel the city should shoulder at least 50 per cent of the blame.

The city is responsible for ensuring their equipment is working efficiently. You cannot sit there and tell me that red flags didn’t go up back in 2009 when the hotel’s electricity bill suddenly dropped by $85,000.

By the same token, eyebrows should have been raised by the hotel when looking at their monthly statements and noticing a sharp drop in their hydro bill. The hotel should have made an inquiry to ensure they were being billed correctly. That being said, I think the fairest thing to do would be to split the bill 50/50, charge the hotel $300,000 and give them seven years to repay it considering how long it took to discover the error.

I feel, from reading past letters to the editor, that the bigwigs at city hall do not like Mr. Prystay (and vice-versa). I can’t help but think the city may be doing this because of the proposed extension of the hotel to include a high-end convention centre, which will cut into the city’s convention income. Or, maybe they just need the money to go ahead with their stupid

minor sport organizations and Spectra.

Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Steven Stamkos, John Tavares and Steve Nash (all former lacrosse players) have stated that playing hockey 12 months a year is unhealthy and unproductive. Playing different sports develops different skills.

All of the members of Penticton Minor Lacrosse and the South Okanagan Flames are locals. They attend local schools, their parents shop locally, but most

lighted archway. Who knows?

I can therefore understand why both sides have dug in their heels. Do what is right for a change. It would be refreshing.

Mark Billesberger Penticton

Who’s on first?

It seems that the mayor and council are running true to form.

I guess a better way to state this might be the corollary of the Peter Principle simply put quote: “In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.”

With the current Lakeside lawsuit put forward by council one wonders as to how things got to where they are. If the appointed guardians were doing due diligence, there would be no reason for the suit. It’s very simple. Someone in the inner workings of local government dropped the ball. Due diligence went out of the window. Why did this happen? According to the mayor it is somebody else’s fault. Not surprising is it! It is easy to blame someone else for your oversights.

Think of your own situation with your electric meter and your power consumption.

How often do you think about the meter being accurate or not?

Probably never, unless the power bill all of a sudden skyrockets. Then you, as a user, would make some inquiries as to why it fluctuated so much. Otherwise, things would just go along normally.

If in fact there was a meter problem that you didn’t know about, is it your fault as the user? The answer to that is a

importantly pay taxes in the city of Penticton.

They should have equal access to local facilities.

Commuting to Summerland for all practices and games is not acceptable.

I personally resent the idea that local youth are being excluded so that wealthy for profit athletic groups can have more access to our own facilities. This is fundamentally wrong.

Lacrosse is only asking for access to one of the city facilities for a period of mid-April to late-June as they have

pretty simple. no. You didn’t supply the meter nor did you install it in the first place. The answer lies with the manufacturer, the installation contractor or the power agency. You don’t enter into that picture at all except as a paying customer.

The current lawsuit by the city is a catch-22 situation. If no resolution is forthcoming from the Lakeside, taxpayers will be footing the bill. My question here is: Why did the city just sit on the fence instead of pursuing due diligence way back when?

As the city is the sub-contracted power supplier, it was the city’s problem to monitor the situation and to advise any and all customers as to meter irregularities. Why wasn’t this done?

Once again, the Peter Principle in action.

As for the mayor in his comments on the whys, whos and whats of the Lakeside situation, I just think of this as more egg on the face of the mayor, no, an omelet. This, along with some of other better ideas should be submitted for the Stella Awards.

The Stella Awards depict actions of persons who file outrageous and frivolous lawsuits.

Nominations are open for 2016.

I can think of some candidates ... can you?

Ron Barillaro Penticton

Poignant statement

This letter (Western News, Jan. 22, Speaking the truth) is a poignant statement on how our country fails the least among us.

Canada has the highest rate of poverty among the G7

in the past. What is so unreasonable about this request?

I hope city council will see the value of supporting local groups.

Grabbing for more dollars at the expense of our kids cannot be tolerated.

Lacrosse is Canada’s National Summer Sport and lets treat this great sport and the players, coaches, executive, officials and parents who support it with a lot more respect.

Dan Van Os, Past-president, Penticton Lacrosse

countries and B.C. has had the highest rate of child poverty in Canada for years; absolutely shameful and unnecessary. This clearly demonstrates the lack of political will to actually create an egalitarian society, despite our pontification on the world stage.

As an example, the first thing the Liberal government did was reduce the taxes on the middle income earners. Leading up to the election, there was no mention of raising pension rates or supporting provincial governments to raise the totally inadequate welfare and disability pension rates. Currently B.C. has the highest rate of employment in Canada and the least debt of all provinces. The best we could do to, however, after too many years of inequality is raise the minimum wage a mindnumbing 20 cents an hour; right up there with the CEOs of public service managers and crown corporations. Notice that there is always government money for big ticket expenditures like tax breaks, start up grants and other incentives for wealthy corporations, but no such assistance to the least among us who daily live in uncertainty and despair in a struggle to survive.

Forty years ago there was considerable national debate about the need for a guaranteed annual income (GAI) to dissolve this canker and it has not seen the light of day since. Lest we forget, a GAI will stimulate the economy,too, as people with money will spend it.

Laurie Rockwell Summerland

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

On City files lawsuit against Lakeside Resort:

“How was one to know it was faulty? I do not think it is their fault. They are not, nor should be, trained to check for that. That’s like getting charged with theft because I pumped $40 of gas but only paid $10 because that’s what the meter on the pump told me to pay.”

— posted by Mike Scott

“I guess it doesn’t matter who is at fault, if they used that electricity they should pay for it. It shouldn’t be free.”

— posted by David Dorts

“With rates going up every year, I would imagine that they noticed a dramatic change in their monthly utility bill. Just saying that if my bill was 30 per cent less I would sure notice that in my household budget. Never mind a huge sum that the Lakeside would notice in their quarterly budget. So now it will be a long drawn out court process costing more money in the long run.”

— posted by Melissa Weiss

“Pentictonites are always ready to shift the blame on city hall but we all refuse to hear the other side of the real story. Sick to death of all the negative input from the citizens of our city ... If he can spend $14 million on expansion just pay the damn bill and we don’t have to hear about it.” — posted by Brenda McCall

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A familiar face will be on the other side of the ice when Tyson Jost and the Penticton Vees take on the Victoria Grizzlies at the Q Centre.

Jost will play against former Okanagan Rockets midget teammate Mark Krabben, a rookie in the BCHL. “We’re really good buddies. I spent a lot of time at his house when we were with the Okanagan Rockets,” said Jost. “He’s a good guy. Maybe I will get to see him after the game. We’re not going to be friends on the ice, I’ll tell you that.”

The trip starts with their first meeting against the Grizzlies (21-22-4-0) Thursday, then continues in Nanaimo (33-16-1-1) on Friday and concludes Saturday in Alberni Valley (18-24-3-3). Ranked No. 2 in the country, Jost said they have to show up every night as everyone is going to try to beat them.

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“I know the guys are going to be ready for that one,” said Fabbro, who has 11 goals and 51 points in 35 games.

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1. Which minor hockey coach had the biggest impact on you and why? Wayne Tnok, because he taught me just as much off the ice as he did on.

2.What is your favourite hockey memory? Winning the Fred Page Cup and winning gold with Team Canada.

3. What age did you start playing hockey? Started playing at age three and started skating at one.

4. Who is your favourite hockey player and why? Jonathan Toews because he’s a great leader

and works hard at everything he does.

5. What are some things you like doing in your spare time? Hanging out with friends and family, relaxing and cooking.

6. Along with hockey, what other sports have you played that you enjoy? Boxing.

7. What do you consider your best hockey skill? My hockey sense and shot.

8. What are you listening on your iPod? Country. I grew up in Alberta. I like Eric Church.

9. Who has the best sense of humour on the team? Why? Brooks. He’s energetic and is always smiling.

10. Why do you wear the number that you do?

I grew up wearing that number and it stuck with me.

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in the winner. On Saturday in Trail, it was a tighter finish, 4-3 in the Vees’ favour.

Conway netted a hat-trick and has 49 goals on the season. His third was the winner, while Jones and Colton Poolman collected a pair of assists. Driscoll was in goal for both games, giving him 16 wins.

Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson said practice this week hasn’t been about being ready for the road trip, but rather the playoffs, which are 33 days away.

“We won our first banner,” said Harbinson, referring to the Interior Division title. “There are six banners to go after. We’re five points away from the second one, being the president’s trophy. The No. 1 goal right now is to get ourselves ready for the playoffs.”

On the injury front,

forward Desi Burgart was taking part in practice and defenceman Gabe Bast has been skating on his own. The Vees have been told there is a good chance he will be ready for the playoffs. Bast has missed all but six games due to a lower body injury and it has been a long recovery process.

“Initially I thought it was just going to be a couple weeks,” said Bast, in late January. “After the first month, and then the second month, now that’s when I started to really feel the affects. Just missing it out there. Being with my team every day.”

Once receiving more tests results, Bast’s plan is to begin training to be ready for game action.

“I do miss it, playing with those guys out there.

That’s the best part of junior hockey,” said Bast.

“Being with your brothers out there. Having fun.”

He reached a point of frustration, though still prepared as if he was going to play. Bast described the experience as “a bit of a culture shock” as it is the first injury the Red Deer native has sustained that kept him out this long.

With the team winning, that keeps him happy.

“It’s all that matters. I think they are playing the right way,” said Bast, who is still planning to head to the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the fall.

Off the ice, the Vees announced that Demico Hannoun, Luke Voltin and Griffin Mendel accepted National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 scholarships.

Mendel will join the Denver University Pioneers in two

years. Late last week it was Hannoun and Voltin who are set to remain teammates with the Northern Michigan University Wildcats.

Hannoun, who originally had a scholarship with Michigan Tech, said it has been a long, but rewarding process.

“First, I want to thank our coaches for the guidance and help I got during this process; it meant a lot,” said Hannoun in a team statement. “When I was talking to coach Kyle at North Michigan, I realized it was the right fit for me; I liked everything the school has to offer. I’m excited to get down there next year.”

In 29 games, Hannoun has 11 goals and 22 points, while Voltin has 21 points in 43 games with the Vees and Langley Rivermen.

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EYEING THE END — This young swimmer does a butterfly stroke as part of her Individual Medley, participating in the KISU swim club’s January Jamboree. The friendly event is an opportunity for swimmers who had not yet beat the four-minute mark or those who were attending their first jamboree to get their feet wet.

Penticton's Andi Naude picked up her second career podium finish for Canada's national mogul team, this time on home soil.

Naude helped Canada earn a second consecutive podium in the FIS World Cup in Calgary on Jan.30.

She finished third behind Chloé and Justine DufourLapointe. Naude scored 74.11.

“I’m at a loss for words right now to be able to do this in Canada with my teammates next to me,” said Naude, 20, in a team statement. “It’s an honour to just ski for this team.

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We’re surrounded by so much talent each day. I’m proud to be up on the podium today with two greats and I’m thankful for my teammates and coaches that push me to be better.”

The team flies out to Deer Valley, Utah, for a FIS World Cup double header next week. The team is scheduled to compete in a moguls event Feb. 5-6.

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The Princess Margaret Mustangs senior girls basketball team picked up a third-place finish in Summerland after nearly two weeks off.

Mustangs coach Dave Killick said the team accomplished what they wanted in the tournament.

“Get the rust off, run and compete hard.”

The Mustangs topped the hosts 61-49 with an 18 point performance by Reiley Terbasket on Jan. 30. Along with Terbasket, Caitlyn Neary collected 14 points, while Shinaaz Johal chipped in 11.

“They step up every game and play hard and contributed,” said Killick. “Their leadership has carried us a long way this year.”

Steph Gomes-Ortiz had another strong defensive game to go with five points.

Killick liked how his players moved the ball up the floor and how they spread the court. That allowed them to score several baskets on transition.

The only loss for the Mustangs came at the hands of the Keremeos Sparks, 56-49. The Mustangs were unable to contain Madison Terbasket-Winsor, who exploded for 32 points. Killick said the Mustangs got into foul trouble, a lot of them called while trying to check Terbasket-Win-

sor. Terbasket again led the way for the Mustangs with 24 points, while Neary chipped in eight to go along with Johal and Gomes-Ortiz each adding six.

The Mustangs recovered from that loss by defeating Seaton (Vernon) 67-23. Johal was a force in the paint with 21 points to go along with Neary’s 16. Harleen Bansoota had a strong game with eight points while Manreet Grewal and junior call-up Cassie Hannon each knocked down five points.

Killick said his team worked hard on the defensive side and rebounded well.

On Monday, the Mustangs were in Kelowna to play the Kelowna Secondary School Owls B squad and won the exhibition match 56-54. Neary drained two free throws to carry the Mustangs to victory. She finished with 26 points.

Gomes-Ortiz collected nine points while Terbasket and Johal each contributed six. Simran Sidhu had a strong game at both ends of the floor recording five points to go with her strong defensive play. Hannon showed exceptional leadership filling in for Terbasket after she fouled out mid-way through the fourth quarter.

The next action for the Mustangs will come on Feb. 12 when they host the Summerland Rockets for the south zone championship.

Hockey raising funds for Sick Kids Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Kids will be playing hockey for sick kids this weekend.

Yannick Lescarbeau of the Kelowna Ice Dogs atom development team has organized a second Winter Classic Hockey Jamboree for Sick Kids at Apex Mountain Resort. It’s a charity tournament aimed at raising money for the Sick Kids Foundation.

Lescarbeau chose the Sick Kids Foundation after seeing siblings of hockey players struggle with health issues over the years. He then realized his own children didn’t realize how fortunate they are and wanted to raise awareness about the difficulties of others. One of those ways is by

raising money. Lescarbeau said that kids are finding their ways to fundraise, including giving their birthday money. A team from West Kelowna is doing a skate-a-thon. The Kelowna Ice Dogs did a fundraiser at Boston Pizza with the restaurant chain giving back 20 per cent of sales. The Speedway Vees raised $1,350 from a bottle drive they held last month.

“It teaches the kids some good life values and responsibility,” said Lescarbeau, who plans to hold the event at Apex every year.

Last year the goal was to raise a few thousand dollars. With four teams, the tournament surpassed that goal by generating $10,000.

“It was really contagious,” said Lescarbeau. “All the teams went

crazy about it. Really excited to raise money. They all had their own initiative to raise.”

Lescarbeau is also seeking corporate support and sponsorship to help cover the costs of paying officials and the ice rental fee, which in total is $4,000. Tax receipts from the Sick Kids Foundation will be provided. Those interested in donating can do so at: https:// goo.gl/70ypQyor www.facebook. com/2016 SickKids Foundation Atom Winter Classic Jamboree. Lescarbeau can be reached at lescarbeau@telus.net. As for the on ice action, he said everyone is super excited.

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The MulTiculTural socieTy of Penticton has bocce on Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. at 135 Winnipeg St. Everyone welcome. Call 250-4939124 for more information.[we] souTh Main drop-in Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., coffee social 10 a.m., cribbage at 1 p.m., computer drop-in from 1-3 p.m., ukulele strum-along at 6:30 p.m. Call 250-4932111 to confirm line dance and computer activities. [we] senior singles, 65 and over, meet from 10 to

11 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club for coffee. Call 250-4927078 for more info on this event.

KiWanis cluB MeeTs at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 390 Brunswick St. Call 250-493-8901 for information about Kiwanis. hand and FooT canasta at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-492-7630 for info. Everyone welcome. carpeT BoWling FroM 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Recreation and

Wellness Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. alcoholics anonyMous has daily meetings in Penticton and area.

Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours) for more info. anaveTs has huMp Day with the kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon, and 5 p.m. for dinner with entertainment by Shindigger at 6:30 p.m. al-anon For Friends and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for info. care closeT ThriFT Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and special auctions. Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

All proceeds to the local hospital and hospice.

Donations welcome. seniors’ recreaTion and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Call Jeanne at 250-4927266 for more info.

The penTicTon acadeMy of Music String Orchestra rehearses from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. in the lounge of the Leir House, 220 Manor Park Ave. New members welcome. Please call 250493-7977 for more info.

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The penTicTon legion Ladies Auxiliary Lunch Bunch meets at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 4 at Boston Pizza, 1900 Main St.[024p] Join ndp Mlas Selina Robinson, Judy Darcy, and David Eby at the Penticton Museum and Archives from 1 to 3 p.m. for a discussion on issues affecting seniors in Penticton and area. A brief panel discussion will be followed by an open forum discussion for attendees to ask questions and to share their views.[024p]Griefsuotd-ngpThursayt1.mineBvtRsourcCen,129NaimAv.WCl50-4917formeinat.[h] souTh Main drop-in Centre has Spanish conversation at 10 a.m., bingo and a crafters meeting at 1 p.m., improver line dance at 1 p.m. Call 250-4932111 to confirm line dance activities.[th] elKs cluB has Crib Wars at 1 p.m. and snowball darts at 7 p.m.[th] royal canadian legion branch 40 has lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., crib at 7 p.m., 502 Martin St. Thursday Night Live with TR2 at 8 p.m. anaveTs has Wing specials from 3 to 6 p.m.

Tops B.c. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250-

493-5968 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more info. al-anon For Friends and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272.

Tops (TaKe oFF Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250770-8093.

Friday February 5 dance penTicTon is offering swing lessons on Feb. 5 and 12 upstairs at the Elks Club from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. For details contact Robert at 250-4930601 or dancepenticton@ shaw.ca.[021p] singles lunch group for 65-plus seniors meets at noon. Meet new friends and chat. Call 250-4965980 or 250-770-8622 for more information. royal canadian legion branch 40 has a steak or rib dinner at 5:30 p.m. and music by Razvon at 6:30 p.m. souTh Main drop-in Centre has yoga at 9 a.m., Tai Chi at 10:30 a.m. and Mah Jong at 1 p.m.

Beginner line dance at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. Friday Social Dance starting at 7:30 p.m.[fr] anaveTs has line dance classes at 1 p.m. by donation, mixed Scotch doubles at 7 p.m. and karaoke at 7:30 p.m.

upcoming evenTs a presenTaTion For families of special needs youth on Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1370 Church St., with Sylvie Zebroff of Community Living BC discussing navigating the maze of services and options that go along with moving from childhood and the school system to adulthood. Sylvie is the CLBC Family Partnership Advisor, an educator (she designed the Autism Spectrum Certificate course at Okanagan College) and is the mother of an adult son with autism. This is a free event, but registration at orlc@shaw.ca is requested.[026p] The pen high Dry Grad group is holding a Super Bowl fundraiser on Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. at the Barley Mill Brew Pub and Sports Bistro.

Tickets available from the Barley Mill, Pen Hi accounting office and grad parents.[027p]

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Coming up on half a decade in the music industry, you wouldn’t think two-time Juno award-winning Canadian singer/ songwriter Alfie Zappacosta would have to get his name out there.

He is tenaciously adapting and working in one of the many industries going through changing times, but as he puts it, he set out on his latest tour “so that everybody knows that yes, he is alive.”

“I never stopped playing, but I just thought I would kick it up a notch as far as letting people know that I’m around and see about establishing myself to continue playing for the next 20 years until I drop dead on stage singing a high note,” Zappacosta said.

He is set to perform some classic hits and lesser-known deep cuts when he visits Penticton with the help of some local talent at the Shatford Centre on Feb. 6.

According to Zappacosta, one thing led to another bringing him to the cusp of a live album release, No Avoiding Cliches, a DVD of the same name and the upcoming debut of a documentary of

which he is the subject.

The documentary came about as a project for students of Emmy awardwinning filmmaker Michael Jorgenson, a friend of Zappacosta’s, at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton.

“I thought the whole thing was a little much,” Zappacosta said. “(Jorgenson) convinced me that I should do this documentary. I’m really not a very vein person. The ego aspect of things really bothers me.”

Despite fears of being egotistical, Zappacosta recently saw a teaser trailer for the documentary.

“They did an incredible job,” Zappacosta said. “I guess he figured that 40 some odd years of me in this business of being, I guess you call it a Canadian icon, and seeing the the things I’ve seen, he figured I’d be a good person to pick on.”

No Avoiding Cliches is a live recording highlighting Zappacosta’s 45-year career and giving both himself and his fans a chance to delve into songs that didn’t get a spot in the limelight in the past.

“Back then record companies would take one song off an album of 12 or 13 songs and you might get a single out of that. There are many songs over all these years that are just album cuts just because they didn’t fit what radio was doing at the time doesn’t mean they weren’t good songs,” Zappacosta said.

It’s not new material, save for one song, Church Street Dip, but it’s not old material either.

“When people say to me ‘are you writing new material?’ I say there really isn’t any sense in writing new songs right now, not that I can’t, but there’s really so many songs you haven’t heard. I’d just as soon bring them out in the forefront again,” Zappacosta said.

Before he has even set foot on this tour, Zappacosta is ready to start the whole process over again, this time stripping the 12-piece band from No Avoiding Cliches, with his next project set to feature solo acoustic versions of his songs.

Tickets are $25 and are available at the Shatford Centre, online at www.offrampjazz.com, at the door, or from a Pen High music student.

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