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Sharing a voice of acceptance Kevin Parnell kparnell@kelownarockets.com

When Grade 9 Okanagan Mission Secondary student Amelia Brooker was asked to return to her elementary school and speak to kids in

Kindergarten to Grade 6, she jumped at the chance to deliver a message close to her heart.

Now 14 and a few years removed from when she was in elementary school, Brooker delivered a message of acceptance to Anne McClymont

Elementary school students on Wednesday as part of the Central Okanagan School District’s 9th annual Harmony Day, a day to recognize and encourage respect for all members of the community.

“It was really great to

be asked to come back, I was really excited to share my experiences with the younger students,” said Brooker following a rousing assembly at Anne McClymont.

“I wanted to tell them that everyone can be kind and accepting and make

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News Premier Christy Clark is joined by local MLA Steve Thomson (right) and Darrell Jones, Overwaitea Food Group chief executive officer, at the opening of the first BC QVA wine shop in an Okanagan grocery store, the Save-On-Foods outlet in Kelowna’s Orchard Plaza. Clark made an appearance at the wine shop opening right after speaking at the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce luncheon in the Coast Capri Hotel about the new provincial budget.

BUDGET VIEWPOINT

MSP changes are just a gimmick Jordan Bateman Contributor

PROVINCIAL BUDGET

Premier finds friendly audience Kathy Michaels kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com

A bit of chest thumping about B.C.’s relative economic might at Thursday afternoon luncheon had Kelowna Chamber of Commerce members cheering for Premier Christy Clark.

“Remember when (former Alberta Premier) Ralph Klein used to say, ‘if you want to get welfare, here’s a bus pass, go to B.C.?’”

Clark told the crowd gathered for her budget rundown, which emphasized a $264-million surplus on $48-billion in revenue for the 2016-17 fiscal year, things were looking good.

“Now we are in the enviable position of being able to say to Albertans: ‘Come to B.C. get on a bus, get in your car bring your truck…don’t come and get welfare. Come to B.C. and get a job.”

Despite recent figures showing that Kelowna may be in a job slump, B.C. in general is

expected to see more economic growth than any other province this year.

The government itself has forecasted 2.4 per cent growth in real gross domestic product for 2016 while the B.C. Economic Forecast Council is projecting 2.7 per cent growth.

Part of that, explained Clark, will come from new residents driving things forward. This year alone, more than 48,200 newcomers are expected to move to B.C., with 13,000 from other provinces and 35,200 from other countries.

Growth in manufacturing, retail, tech, trade, film and tourism sectors is also set to offset low prices for commodities such as coal, copper, lumber, pulp and natural gas.

Natural gas isn’t something that Clark is letting go of as a future economic powerhouse, however, despite the issues that sector has experienced.

“LNG is still going ahead,” she said. “Success is not for

quitters. (There is a) vision for the future and changing your future does not mean running the white flag up the flag pole the first time you see a problem.

“We will get there on LNG. World demand will continue to grow as demand for clean energy and sources for energy in general continues to grow, but we’re not there yet.”

Further acknowledging trouble in commodities, Clark went on to tell the crowd that “it’s never going to be harder than this next year ahead.”

“We certainly see what’s happening in Alberta, our closest friend and neighbour, just getting hammered with what’s going on with oil prices.

“We see in China, one of our biggest trading partner, stock markets closing without notice,” she said, adding the US is still suffering from its recession, while Ontario is flagging under overwhelming debt.

“Those are warning signs that every Canadian needs to heed.

COME ON OVER

So when I say we need to keep our eyes on the ball I really mean it. We have worked hard and we have been very focused, but there has been no time to stay focused more than now.”

Focus, she said, should be on getting the “fundamentals right.”

Expenditure highlights from Budget 2016 include a $3.1 billion investment in transportation infrastructure including highway upgrades and transit infrastructure, $2.9 billion for major health care projects that include a new centre for mental health and addictions, $2.5 billion for postsecondary schools, and $1.7 billion to “maintain, replace, renovate, expand and seismically upgrade” schools for students in kindergarten through Grade 12.

This year’s budget also includes the Prosperity Fund, which will see the amount of $100 million

B.C. Finance Minister Michael de Jong pulled out some bright red lipstick and smeared it all over the Medical Services Premium (MSP) tax pig in the 2016-17 B.C. Budget this week.

This was a marketing gimmick, torn from the playbook of family restaurants everywhere.

Sure, the lipstick looks good in a headline: “Children now MSP free!” and that theme will no doubt dominate BC Liberal MLAs’ Twitter streams leading into the May 2017 election.

But the numbers don’t lie: the taxman will collect $124 million more in MSP taxes next year, with tax hikes for people making far less than the average provincial income.

Married with kids? You may think from those budget headlines and MLA tweets that you’ll see a break on your MSP tax next year. Not true.

If your household brought in more than $51,000 last year—and remember, the average provincial income is $74,150—you’ll actually pay more. Another $72 over the year, bringing your monthly MSP bill to $156.

A theme you won’t see in those re-election tweets: “Kids eat free, but we’ve jacked up adult meal prices for the 15th straight year. You’re welcome.”

Senior couples making more than $51,000 a year will feel an even harder pinch: their monthly tax will jump from $136 to $156 – a tax hike of $240 next year.

Couples without children, making $45,000 per year, will see the same jump.

Even if you make less than $51,000 and pay less MSP next year, this reprieve is a temporary one: the BC Liberals show no sign of straying from their plan to raise this tax every single year.

This double down on the unfair MSP tax is all the more frustrating from a government that claims they want to make life more affordable in B.C. and were dropping pre-budget hints at changes that would help everyone. Instead, the middle class took a direct hit. “[MSP] should be distributed fairly, equitably, and in a way that makes sense,” de Jong said in his budget speech.

“I know that some people have advocated eliminating separate MSP premiums altogether. But burying the MSP into instruments of general taxation

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An ad lists the 5.33 acre property for $7.5 million.

The property has 900 feet of frontage on Clement Ave, a major

arterial road in Kelowna which sees 20,000 cars go by each day.

While the Packinghouse may not be the fancy enterprise it was expected to be just yet, the good news for the property is that Starkhund Brewery is going ahead.

Ryan Smith, Community Planning Manager at City of Kelowna, says the developers of that property are moving ahead, working through

the building process.

“It’s been a complicated process, because a lot of the equipment coming in is coming fin from Europe,” he said.

As for the packinghouse, Smith said there have been a lot of inquiries, and the city is hopeful it will find a new owner soon.

BUDGET VIEWPOINT

MSP tax grab needs to be eliminated GIMMICK FROM A3 doesn’t make them go away. It merely hides them and may create for some the illusion that health care is free, which it certainly isn’t.”

Hands up, readers: how many of you, when paying the smorgasbord of taxes, levies and fees, think health care is free?

Do British Columbians really have a better handle on the costs of health care than the average Albertan or Manitoban?

This statement lets slip

how little politicians think of our intelligence.

The reason to roll MSP into the income tax system is efficiency. Why spend a couple hundred million dollars every year to collect a tax when we already have a system that works? A system that is tied to income levels and has clear collection mechanisms?

Roll it into income tax and give everyone a break by passing along the collection savings.

The decision to keep the separate, unfair MSP

tax system is a political one. Keeping the MSP system makes it tougher to do an apple-to-apple income tax comparison with other provinces.

Premier Christy Clark and de Jong want to move into the next election with headlines about low income taxes and free MSP for kids.

If there is a small glimmer of hope for taxpayers, it’s this: the BC Liberals are finally admitting that there is a problem with MSP taxes.

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This means they are sensitive to the public pressure on this. Forget the lipstick, taxpayers need to continue to push their MLAs to kill the MSP pig altogether.

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Although the Thursday update saw Clark’s budget met with much fanfare, not everyone has been so fond of it.

“This government could have chosen meaningful action to make life more affordable for families. Instead the budget continues Christy Clark’s practice of taking more money from the pockets of British Columbians through hikes to MSP, hydro rates, ICBC rates, camping fees, ferry fares and more,” said New Democrat spokesperson for finance Carole James.

“This budget illustrates that the premier’s not there for hard-working B.C. families. She’s there for herself and her political friends.”

BC Teachers’ Federation President Jim Iker also gave it a fail.

“The projected increase in funding is just another shell game that fails to account for increases in student enrollment and rising costs,” said Iker.

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Okanagan Indian Band vows to be good partner Richard Rolke Contributor

Okanagan Indian Band officials say they’re ready to make a rail trail a reality.

The band has joined the inter-jurisdictional development team, which will oversee the planning and construction of the 47.5 km rail corridor from Coldstream to Kelowna and consists of representatives from

Kelowna, Lake Country, the North Okanagan Regional District and now the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB).

“We want to be a good partner,” said Allan Louis, OKIB councillor.

Last year, the band applied for an injunction to stop Canadian National’s sale of the rail corridor to local communities.

The Commonage Indian reserve, which

includes 22 kilometres of the rail corridor, was created in 1877, but the band says federal and provincial officials eliminated the reserve a decade later.

The band insisted that when a portion of the corridor ceased to be used for railway purposes, it should have reverted to band control instead of CN selling the property to the Regional District of North Okanagan, Lake

Country and Kelowna.

The injunction was denied and, as a result, the band council decided to join the trail development process.

“We have chosen to move forward in a new direction to ensure our involvement and demonstrate our desire to engage in positive discussions with our neighbours. As the cultural gateway to the Okanagan, council seeks

to partner on investments that will have significant benefits to the region,” stated a release from the OKIB. The band insists, though, that participation in the IDT does not affect its title or the Commonage claim.

“We want to be part of the trail and the lain claim is separate,” said Louis.

Some ideas are already being put forward for development of the

corridor, including possibly cultural stations.

“Some of our historic sites are along the corridor. First Nations have always been here and want to share that,” said Darcy Aubin, OKIB’s director of lands and economic development.

Having OKIB join the development team means that the 2.5 kilometres of the corridor within the Duck Lake reserve will look the same as the rest of the trail.

“We’ve been instructed that it won’t cost us any money for construction and there will be fundraising. Perhaps there may be maintenance costs down the road,” said Aubin.

The existing members of the inter-jurisdictional development team are pleased to see the OKIB involved.

“We’ve always encouraged them to be part of this trail development group,” said David Sewell, Regional District of North Okanagan chief administrative officer.

“Their goals and our goals are not mutually exclusive.”

While CN has until early to mid 2017 to finish remedial work on what’s now being called the Okanagan corridor— removing rail ties and tracks and doing environmental remediation—local councils will soon get a look preliminary plans for the corridor.

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Andrew Gibbs, with the City of Kelowna, says the inter-jurisdictional team (IDT) is in the planning, design and costing phases of the corridor and by April they will be ready to present a trail development plan to the ownership groups including the councils in Kelowna and Lake Country as well as NORD and the OKIB. “Over the winter we have been planning and consulting and designing and we want to have a trail development plan prepared with cost estimates so we can go to the council involves and show them what it will take to get a basic gravel trail on the corridor,” Gibbs said.

“We have a partnership with Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative and once we have the development plan in front of councils, they will get the go ahead to start fundraising.

“The local governments have allocated funding (to buy the corridor) and the intention is to fund the development of the trail through fundraising.”

Gibbs said the group is also continuing to work with individual property owners where the trail crosses through their property or over driveways to make sure the trail runs continuously from Kelowna to Coldstream when it opens.

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West Kelowna open house to talk budget West Kelowna city council will host an open house Wednesday, Feb. 24, 4 to 7 p.m., to provide information and gather input from the public on this year’s budget and strategic plan.

Information will also be available regarding the upcoming Alternative Approval Process related to the construction of the West Kelowna Civic Centre.

The open house will take place at the Westbank Library, 31-2484 Main St. in Westsidge Mall.

The public will have the opportunity to review the 2016 financial plan and find out how your tax dollars will be spent and what big ticket capital items are in the works.

Information on council’s draft 2016-18 Strategic Plan, including priorities for this year, will be available as well as information regarding the Alternative Approval Process for the borrowing of funds to construct a new City Hall, part of the West Kelowna Civic Centre project.

Council and staff will be on hand to take questions and refreshments will be provided.

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Public Notices Removal of Highway Dedication

Council will consider the permanent closure and removal of the highway dedication of a portion of laneway adjacent to Rutland Road N on: Monday, Feb. 22, 1:30pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water Street – Council Chambers Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the City intends to sell the “Closed Road” under Bylaw No. 11181, being an exchange of a portion of laneway adjacent to Rutland Road N to Cornell Epp and Terra Landscaping & Bobcat Services Ltd. where the City would close and transfer 208.7 m2 and receive 136.5 m2 of road dedication in return.

Notice of Disposition

Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter and Council Policy No. 76, Disposal of City Property, notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Kelowna intends to enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement over a portion of Lot 7 and 8 Section 35 Township 26 ODYD Plan 4375, being 2189 and 2195 Rutland Road N to Cornell Epp and Terra Landscaping & Bobcat Services Ltd. The City will also receive $115,945.00 in compensation for the above dispositions.

The public may review copies of the proposed Road Closure and Removal Dedication Bylaw No. 11181 on kelowna.ca or at the Real Estate department at City Hall, 4th Floor, from 8am4pm, Monday to Friday, and/or be given an opportunity to address Council on Monday, Feb. 22, pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter.

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Public Hearing Notice is given that City Council will hold a Public Hearing on: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 6pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water Street Council Chambers Council will hear representations from the public who deem an interest in the properties affected by proposed amendments to Zoning Bylaw 8000 for: 1855 Bennett Road, 1005 Clifton Road N & (E OF) Paly Road Lot 1, Section 17, Township 23, ODYD, Plan KAP65503 Lot 2, Section 17, Township 23, ODYD, Plan KAP65503 The North ½ of the Fractional East ½ of the Fractional North West ¼ of Section 17, Township 23, ODYD Fractional South ½ of East ½ of the North West ¼ of Section 17, Township 23, ODYD, Bylaw No. 11159 (OCP14-0018) Bylaw No. 11160 (Z14-0033) The applicant is proposing to amend the future land use and rezone portions of the subject property in order to accommodate the development of a single family subdivision.

Official Community Plan Amendment: From the FUR – Future Urban Reserve designation to the PARK – Major Park/Open Space designation, the PARK – Major Park/ Open Space designation to the FUR – Future Urban Reserve designation, the PARK – Major Park/Open Space designation to the S2RESH – Single / Two Unit Residential – Hillside designation, and the S2RES – Single / Two Unit Residential Designation to the PARK – Major Park/Open Space designation as per Map A1; From the S2RES – Single / Two Unit Residential designation to the S2RESH – Single / Two Unit Residential – Hillside designation as per Map A2.

Requested zoning change: From A1 – Agriculture 1 zone to the P3 – Parks and Open Space zone and the RU1h – Large Lot Housing (Hillside Area) zone as per Map B. Owner/Applicant: Lakeside Communities Inc., Inc. No. A57531 / MMM Group Ltd.

330 Davie Road Lot A, Section 22, Township 26, ODYD, Plan 31836 Bylaw No. 11203 (Z15-0062) The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property in order to facilitate development of a carriage house.

Requested zoning change: From the RU1 – Large Lot Housing zone to the RU1c – Large Lot Housing with Carriage House zone.

Owner/Applicant: Carissa Kennedy & Jeremiah Weiler Comments can be made in person at the public hearing, or submitted online by email to cityclerk@kelowna.ca, or by letter to the Office of the City Clerk, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J4.

3697 Lakeshore Road Lot 24, Block 4, District Lot 134, ODYD, Plan 515 Except Plan KAP91276 Bylaw No. 11201 (Z15-0066)

Presentations at the public hearing are limited to a maximum of five minutes. If a person has additional information they shall be given further opportunity to address Council after all other members of the public have been heard a first time.

The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property in order to develop a duplex.

No representation will be received by Council after the conclusion of the public hearing.

Requested zoning change: From the RU1 – Large Lot Housing zone to the RU6 – Two Dwelling Housing zone.

Owner/Applicant: Pam Sahlin / Thomson Dwellings Inc.

Correspondence, petitions and e-mails relating to this application must include your name and civic address. Petitions should be signed by each individual and show the address and/ or legal description of the property he or she believes would be affected by the proposal.

Correspondence and petitions received between February 16, 2016 and 4pm on Monday February 29, 2016 shall be copied and circulated to City Council for consideration at the public hearing.

464 Morrison Avenue Lot 6, District Lot 14, ODYD, Plan 3398 Bylaw No. 11202 (Z15-0058) The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property to allow the construction of two single dwelling homes.

Requested zoning change: From the RU1 – Large Lot Housing zone to the RU6 – Two Dwelling Housing zone.

Owner/Applicant: Flying Eagle Holdings Ltd., Inc. No 319324 & Birkett Holdings Ltd., Inc. No. 688338 / Shane Styles

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Parole hearing waived by Johnson-Bentley murderer Kathy Michaels kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com

Family and friends of a West Kelowna family who were brutally murdered during a camping trip 34 years ago have been given a slight reprieve.

David Ennis—who was previously known as David Shearing—waived his right to a parole hearing this year, and isn’t scheduled for another review until 2021.

If Ennis applies for it, there could be another

before that time.

Ennis pleaded guilty to the August 1982 murders of six members of the Johnson-Bentley family in 1984 and was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years.

In 2012 he went through with a parole hearing, prompting members of the family to dredge up painful memories in order to keep Ennis behind bars.

He waived his right to a hearing in 2014.

Representatives of the family have said they will keep going to those hearings for as long as is necessary, despite the emotional and financial toll taken.

It’s a vow that was reiterated this week.

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“I would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the last eight years since the first hearing and who continue to support this endeavour each and every time. As they say, ‘it takes a village’ and this village made up of so many family, friends, community leaders, businesses, strangers and justice seekers is strong and only growing stronger.”

In August 1982

members of three generations of the Johnson and Bentley families were camping in Wells Gray Provincial Park.

George and Edith Bentley, of Port Coquitlam, their daughter Jackie Johnson and her husband Bob, of Westbank, and their two daughters, 13-yearold Janet and 11-yearold Karen, were stalked

by Ennis for at least two days before he went to the campsite and shot the four adults so that he could kidnap the two young girls.

Over the next few days

Ennis kept the two girls hostage and sexually assaulted the eldest. He eventually killed them as well, loaded all the bodies into one of the family’s vehicles and torched it

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in a secluded area of the park. Their remains were discovered on Sept. 13, 1982. It was another 14 months before investigators tracked down Ennis.

It will be reviewed by the Regional Board at several upcoming meetings. These sessions will also provide opportunities for you to provide your comments and thoughts on the Financial Plan.

You’re welcome to attend these public meetings on Thursday, February 25th and Thursday, March 10th in the Woodhaven Board Room at the RDCO office, 1450 KLO Road in Kelowna.

In accordance with the Local Government Act, the Regional Board will hold a Special meeting starting at 9:00 am, Thursday, March 31st for consideration and final adoption of the 2016 – 2020 Financial Plan. This meeting also provides a final opportunity for public comment and input before final approval of the budget.

Visit regionaldistrict.com/budgets for all meeting dates, times and information.

On Thursday the rookie Liberal MP was elected chairman of the powerful House of Common’s Standing Committee on National Defence.

“It is an honour to be elected chair of the committee,” said Fuhr.

“I look forward to working with my colleagues on issues of importance and providing meaningful input to the government on matters of defence.”

The committee, made up of six Liberals, three Conservatives and an New Democrat MP, is a permanent parliamentary committee that reviews all matters pertaining to the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.

In addition to examining and reporting on all matters referred to it by the House of Commons, the committee can also initiate its own studies pertaining to Canada’s national defence.

His election to head the standing committee comes as the Liberal government is set to change its role in the fight against ISIS, puling its fighter planes out of Iraq in favour of more Canadian military trainers on the ground to assist the Iraqis forces.

Fuhr, a retired major in the Royal Canadian Air Force where he flew CF-18 fighter planes, pulled off an upset win in October’s general election beating long-time incumbent Conserative Ron Cannan in riding thought by many to be a safe Tory seat.

Prior to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau naming his first cabinet, Fuhr’s name was floated as a possible defence or veterans affairs minister, two of the posts he said he would be interested in taking on.

In addition to electing Fuhr to head the committee, two MP vice-chairs were also appointed—Conservative Cheryl Gallant and the NDP’s Randall Garrison.

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Agri-tourism allure for RV site request wins over council Alistair Waters awaters@kelownacapnews.com

A Kelowna family that wanted to accommodate 10 RV camping spots on their KLO Road farm has gotten their way.

The Lintell family’s proposal is to include a market garden growing operation with freerange chickens and eggs and bees and a honeyproducing operation to increase its agri-tourism potential.

But they needed the RV parking spaces to help cover those operating costs.

Following a lengthy public hearing Tuesday night—which went into the early hours of Wednesday morning— Kelowna council agreed to a request by the Lintell family, despite opposition from city staff and some in the gallery.

Staff made the recommendation because increasing the number went against a policy introduced by the city a few years ago to limit the number of RV spaces on farms embarking on agritourism endeavours based on the size of the property. The Lintell farm is six hectares in size.

Staff also wanted to see the agricultural plans up and running before further consideration of more RV spaces.

But after hearing from 27 people who spoke at the public hearing, most supporting the Lintell farm plan, council voted 6-3 to approve the rezoning request.

Couns. Luke Stack, Tracy Gray and Gail Given opposed the resolution.

During the public hearing, council was told by staff there are currently 15 other farms in the city with RV parking allowed on site but only five are in compliance. Most added the parking prior to the city’s current policy.

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questioned the family’s commitment to farm the property, saying a deal with a nearby market gardener and a beekeeper will mean they are simply providing the land.

But Tyler Lintell told council his deal with highly regarded Kelowna market gardener John Hofer, whose current operation is located across the road from their farm, will be a partnership, one where he will work with Hofer and be be mentored by him.

Lintell said he will also be in charge of the chicken operation on the

farm.

And Lintell vowed to be “hands on” when it came to running the farm, saying to reassure council of that fact, he was willing to sign a contract to turn the property into a a fully functioning farm.

The RV sites on the property will be located away from the KLO Road entrance of the farm, at the back along the side that borders the Mission Creek Greenway.

Buffered from the Greenway by cottonwood trees, the area of the farm was described as the worst and most unproductive area on the

property for farming.

The location raised some concern for a representative of the Friends of Mission Creek, who wanted a reassurance the RVs would not adversely affect the popular creekside walking trail.

Tyler Lintell said he needs the RV sites to help pay for the operation and improvements to the farm, saying the five allowed sites under the existing zoning wouldn’t be enough to help cover those costs.

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Leave irrigation districts to supply water to farmers To the editor: Please note that the first objective for local irrigation districts is to provide farmers with water for farming.

This same water is also consumed for domestic users since wells in many places were difficult or not available for domestic water.

LETTER OF THE WEEK Non-farmer water users signed on for getting supplied wateer from irrigation districts because it was needed.

After many years of this, they realized that city water seemed of a higher quality, which is true since much of the irrigation district water comes from the mountain lakes and streams, thus it is coloured by tannic acids and has silt issues.

Sometimes it does not look good in the tub or in your drinking glass.

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boss of the whole water business.

This will be difficult as the city will have to compensate the irrigation districts, and then what?

Will the city/IHA then build/alter the existing systems to give all the customers the same quality water?

Who will pay for this? Will all the irrigation water be then subjected to an extensive/expensive filtering/ chlorination/ultra violet light system?

The irrigation water does not have to be treated at all, so let us leave it alone. The city/ IHA should not be in the irrigation disrrict water providing business at all.

Leave the irrigation districts alone to meet their primary objective, water suppliers for the farmers. The cheapest alternative is to lay domestic water pipes to the homes that are now being supplied by the irrigation systems.

If the city/IHA took over all the local irrigation systems, would the city/IHA also need a new operations/management office tower?

Where will it all end? Answer: At the sewer plant as it also will need expansion at our grow rate.

Jorgen Hansen, Kelowna

Housing czar defends drug ghettos Housing Minister Rich Coleman was flabbergasted at the angry response to Victoria News his solution to the Victoria courthouse “tent city,” the latest tarp-covered camp to TOM spring up in southern B.C. FLETCHER Coleman announced two temporary shelters with three meals a day and medical supports. One is a former nursing home close to the courthouse squat, conveniently located near panhandling and drug dealing spots as well as taxpayer-funded services. The other offers indoor or outdoor tent space at a former youth custody centre, with a dedicated downtown shuttle bus so these “victims” of “homelessness” don’t have to endure B.C.’s most generous transit bus system.

We weren’t consulted, said the indignant spokespeople for those bringing new-looking tents to take advantage of food and other handouts, offered in B.C.’s warmest climate by the province’s most naïve local government.

But this was just a show for the media by our resident professional protesters, some of whom aren’t really “homeless.”

After the reaction, which Coleman described as

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“bizarre,” the combined 88 housing opportunities are being snapped up.

Those on welfare will have to fork over their $375 monthly housing allowance, as the province continues to convert more housing and offer more rent subsidies.

It’s no wonder that southern B.C. is the destination of choice. Coleman said it’s always been a seasonal thing, but this winter has been the highest in a decade, largely due to an exodus of economic migrants from the downturn in Alberta, naturally heading for B.C.’s most desirable real estate.

I asked him about two other homeless hotspots.

In Abbotsford, campers have ignored a city deadline to take down structures in a three-year-old camp, after temporary shelter and costly provincial supports were brought on. A courtroom and street confrontation looms with self-styled “drug war survivors” and their Vancouver legal help.

In Maple Ridge, a tent camp sprang up next to the local Salvation Army shelter, with people cycling through the shelter’s 15-day limit, camping and being fed until they could go back in.

Mayor Nicole Read, who has worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said Maple Ridge

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Coleman is not amused. He said he’s had no complaints about Abbotsford’s Salvation Army shelter, and Read is the only one griping. And no mayor is going to tell him how to spend provincial dollars. Maple Ridge now has two shelters with accompanying street drugs, prostitution and crime.

I asked Coleman about the 10-year-study led by Simon Fraser University researcher Julian Somers on the housing, outreach and services in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. This is the heart of B.C.’s “housing first” strategy, where the province has bought and renovated 30 “single room occupancy” buildings, built another dozen and poured in every possible support, including the buyout of high-living executives at the Portland Hotel Society.

“I haven’t had a chance to go over that report yet, but I disagree with the assumption I’ve heard already, because I walk the Downtown Eastside,” Coleman said. “I don’t know if they do every few weeks to a month, but I’ve been doing it for about nine or 10 years and I can tell you it’s a whole lot better down there.”

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Liberals hit $5.3b for first 100 days We have now passed the first 100 days in office since the new Liberal federal government was sworn into power.

As is customary, this 100-day milestone is marked by close scrutiny of the government’s actions from a wide variety of media and pundits.

One particular analysis that caught my attention was from journalist David Akin, who examined the spending habits within the first 100 days of the Liberals compared to the former Conservative government.

By the numbers, the former Conservatives announced $3.9 billion in spending commitments

MP’s Report DAN ALBAS within the first 100 days they were in office.

In contrast, the Liberals have announced spending commitments totalling $5.3 billion in their first 100 days in office.

What is most interesting is that $4.3 billion of that $5.3 billion will be spent entirely outside of Canada.

By comparison again with the previous Conservative government, virtually all

of that $3.9 billion was commited to projects within Canada; $211 million was spent outside of our borders.

Obviously this different direction in spending priorities was part of the promised change that the Liberals were elected under.

We will learn more about the future spending priorities of the federal government when the finance minister tables the new government’s first budget March 22 Also occurring this week in the House of Commons will be debate and a vote on the recently announced Liberal

mission changes related to the campaign against the terrorist group ISIS. For more information on these changes and the new mission, please see my MP report from last week. If you missed it, check for it online at danalbas.com/mp-report/ the-changing-missionin-iraq *** In closing this week, I would like to thank those citizens who came out to attend my ‘Hold your MP to account’ townhall forum on a recent Saturday night in West Kelowna.

The attendance was very encouraging and many good questions were asked by citizens

who held me to account on a variety of different subjects.

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Use natural gas for greenhouse veggies To the editor: During this time of slow and slowing economic growth, high priced vegetables caused by drought in California and the low value of the Canadian dollar, I think economic stimulus to produce more of our own fresh produce would be a very good area to focus on.

Apparently we are awash in natural gas, the highest cost of which is not the gas itself but the delivery fees.

In areas where gas is easily accessible and the climates are moderately warm year-round, farmers that already have greenhouses should expand and more farmers should go into the endeavour.

The federal government should help them with economic stimulus funds to create our own year-round fresh produce.

Instead of borrowing large sums of money to stimulate the economy, perhaps the interest rates, building costs and delivery cost of natural gas could be lowered or eliminated to farmers that are interested to start or those who would like to expand.

The benefits are fresh produce year-round, a use for a large amount of natural gas, and the stimulation of the economy in the farming community.

R. Christianson, Kelowna

Preserve Finty Queen To the editor: I am among those who would support preserving the Fintry Queen and promoting its use within the community.

I agree with Janice Henry who wrote: “In heritage it is the community who determine if something has value.” (Kelowna Capital News, Feb. 3, 2016) As a family, we have a long memory of watching both the paddle wheelers and the ferries travel the lake.

Because of this history, on a lovely and warm July evening in the 1980s, we celebrated my parent’s 45th wedding anniversary aboard the Fintry Queen. My parents, along with my husband, our two children and I dined and danced in the salon as the majestic boat cruised the lake.

It is a very fond memory and proof that with good care and a little vision, the Fintry Queen could indeed be an asset to our community. I agree with Henry, the Fintry Queen’s value does not diminish because it was converted from a car ferry.

In fact, it could serve as a lasting representative of the paddle wheelers of the past. I am in strong support for saving it.

Sherrie (Miller) Webster, Kelowna

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Angus Drive paying a price for Gellatly Road upgrade To the editor: The Gellatly Road in West Kelowna, between Boucherie Road and the Powers Creek Bridge, received a major overhaul and update.

Whilst this massive roadwork’s was being undertaken, all traffic was diverted, with Angus Drive, already in need of considerable repair, the designated diversion route.

All year, every conceivable vehicle used the bypass, crunching up the road and having some very close calls with parked vehicles, and in one case even a hitch with the overhead lines.

Time moved on and the Gellatly waterfront road was complete.

Proud council, photo ops and all the hoopla and back pats for a job well done.

Back at Angus Drive, the residents waited for the repairs to their road.

Nothing, Nada, Riens…I am running out of foreign languages here…total abandonment!

Angus Drive has been forgotten. But wait, the property assessment office have not forgotten Angus Drive.

Nice views, just above the lake, prime location, so taxes go up. Yes, the residents can afford higher taxes.

They can afford the

extra wear and tear on their vehicles caused by rough road surfaces.

There are parts of Angus Drive that become lakes in wet weather.

Who cares—the road along the lakeshore is great, and no one will travel Angus unless they live on it.

Don’t bother about answering that letter or email. Forget about it.

Another little gem.

Entering Reece Road from the Old Okanagan Highway, immediately there is a 30Km sign.

Then just three car lengths ahead, there is another sign and a painting on the road saying 50km, (and a big

red 50 on the road itself).

The same is true at the other end of the road. This is such poor planning.

Along Gellatly there are plenty of “No Parking” signs along the road, but no speed signs.

Each of the posts with the no parking signs could also have an advised speed limit on it.

The drivers travel this stretch of road much too fast.

Heather Yeats, West Kelowna

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poignant peace song Imagine, not once but twice.

A video montage highlighted the many positive events the school has held and students pointed out and cheered as images went across the screen.

For Brooker it was a return to the school that helped build a strong foundation for giving back to the community.

As a Grade 7 student at AME a similar speech earned Brooker first place in a contest held by the Rotary Club.

So when the school was planning this year’s Harmony Day assembly, principal Brady Ibbetson reached out to Brooker to see if she would come back and address her former school.

“We wanted a former student and Amelia is a phenomenal role model,” said Ibbetson.

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touched by what she said back when she was in Grade 7. She wrote a whole new speech this year and I was blown away by the message. It went above my expectations.

It’s a huge difference (when kids hear) from another student. It’s not the principal or the teacher but it comes from a student and shows students can be leaders themselves.”

Brooker’s speech to some 500 kids at Anne McClymont touched on aspects that are relevant to everyone and was delivered beautifully to some of the youngest

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“They do things like volunteering in different places and welcoming people of all backgrounds, races and ethnicities into their community.

This is the attitude that we want to spread to all of the youth today, that diversity and harmony should be valued.”

Brooker closed her speech by quoting Gandhi and urging the elementary students in front of her to be accepting of others.

“I’m sure that you’ve all heard the famous quote from Gandhi: ‘Be the change that you want to see in the world,’ she said. “By being accepting and being kind towards everyone and their differences, you are bringing harmony into the community. You are all promoting acceptance and peace towards one another, something that our society values and recognizes.”

Student starts Helping Hearts Club to help lonely or hurt classmates Kevin Parnell kparnell@kelownacapnews.com

Ciera Saundry was tired of seeing kids at her school who were sad or lonely.

So the Grade 4 student at Anne McClymont Elementary took matters into her own hands and has started a club to help students find kids to play with and promote

inclusion and acceptance at the school.

Called Helping Hearts, Saundry introduced the club to her school mates during an assembly on Wednesday as part of the school’s Harmony Day celebration.

“I had the idea to make this club because I was sick of seeing all the lonely and hurt people on the fields and in

playgrounds. I wanted to put a stop to it,” she said.

“Helping Hearts is a club that plays with the lonely, helps the hurt and solves problems.”

Students who want to join the Helping Hearts club will receive a string with a heart on it to show people around the school that they are in the club.

“I would encourage you to join the club if you are a nice person, good problem solver or a

good safety person, or all three,” she said.

“You will be split up into groups of five and if you see a person is lonely, hurt or kids are fighting, then jump in and help them.”

The Helping Hearts Club is a perfect example of what Harmony Day promotes in the Central Okanagan School Distrit—turning kids into

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“Today we are here to learn how we can all live in harmony and find peace with one another,” she said.

“People in the Okanagan come from all over the world and that is what makes us such a strong and collaborative community.

“Anne McClymont is a very special place. It’s special because everyone around us is so different.

“Each person in here is so different from the one sitting next to them. And it is our differences, our diversity, that makes us special and unique.”

Brooker, one of three siblings who attended AME, gave the students concrete ideas about how to give back to the community.

“People, not just in Kelowna but British Columbia and all of Canada, are promoting harmony and peace in their community,” she

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Teacher Samia Umeris said it’s inspiring to watch students taking a leadership role.

“It’s great to hear how our kids like Ciera are taking the initiative to really make a difference in their own school and on the playground,” said Umeris.

“It’s inspiring to see student leadership in action.

The assembly was all about how we can all take responsibility to make a difference in our own way. It seems our students are really getting the message.”

Saundry’s club was just one of the many great ideas talked about as students from Anne McClymont gathered on Wednesday, echoing events held in every school in the Central Okanagan School District.

Kids came to the microphone one after another to give ideas on how to help other people and the world in general.

“I believe one person can make a difference,” said student Callum Mcrae.

“With my own two hands I can make an impact to end global warming. I can do this by riding my bike to school and car pooling to hockey games. I can try to spread the word by trying to promote a bike to school day.”

Anne McClymont principal Brady Ibbetson said the event was a huge success.

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Some fraud is organized and orchestrated by a group of individuals, namely, staged accidents and stolen vehicle rings.

Fraudulent claims take a toll on B.C. drivers

While most B.C. drivers are honest when it comes to making insurance claims, there are a few that are hurting things for the rest of us in the province.

Industry studies estimate that about 10 to 20 per cent of all insurance claims contain an element of fraud or exaggeration. Applying those estimates here means fraud is costing us up to $600 million per year, or more than $100 annually on every auto insurance policy.

Fraud cheats everyone and comes in all shapes and sizes.

To learn more about auto insurance fraud, go to icbc.com/fraud

Other types of fraud are less obvious.

Fraud like this includes exaggerating the extent of an injury, misrepresenting a previous medical condition or slanting the situation when reporting a claim. It’s not unheard of for people to embellish their claim by including vehicle damage unrelated to the crash, or to claim they can’t work when they’re actually back on the job. These tactics may not make the news, but the costs add up and come out of all of our pockets – we all end up paying for those who cheat the system.

ICBC combats fraud with their Special Investigation Unit, which last year looked at more than 5,000 claims les. This includes a cyber unit that employs information publicly available on the internet and social media to investigate suspected fraudulent claims.

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with the concept and develop a business plan for activation.

“It was exciting to start the semester with a reallife business project,” said 26-year-old Allgaier, who was on exchange in Kelowna for the fall 2015 semester.

“As a student, to work with a real client who wants to invest real money and time into an event that you are creating is an entirely different learning experience.”

Under the guidance of business professor Blair Baldwin, who is also the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society general manager, the students’ idea came to fruition.

“Poutine and Pinot is a first across Canada and demonstrates both student creativity and consumer interest in supporting local. I am delighted that students tested their imaginative skills and then built a sound business plan,” said Baldwin.

“It is encouraging to see how partnering our students with industry helps generate innovative ideas. The progressive thinking resonates and the public was quick to pick up on it. ” Over the course of the semester, the project ran parallel to the course curriculum allowing a unique applied-learning example to in-class content.

Students conversed

Okanagan College international exchange student Tim Allgaier enjoying a glass of B.C. Pinot Noir back in his hometown in Germany. with their peers, also working on varied industry projects, to share best practices, trouble-shoot challenges, and receive positive reinforcement for ingenious ideas.

“The collaboration was reflective of what students must expect in a job environment upon graduation, where projects have a number of moving pieces and players,” added Baldwin.

“Using our creative skills to solve problems is the key to a knowledge based services economy.”

“We didn’t just start writing a business plan and then hand it in,” continued Allgaier.

“I learned a lot about working in teams, how

much details matter in a business idea, and the common rules of business. What the project was really about was turning an idea into reality.”

The 100 ticket-holders who had the foresight to sign up early will feast on seven gourmet poutines created by Hotel Eldorado Chef Vince Van Wieringen.

A brie and apricot turkey demi-glace, a pork belly with cherry veal demi-glace, and a smoked salmon with Bearnaise are just some of the options that will entice the taste buds.

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ADHD medication coverage found lacking in B.C. Healing Minds PAUL LATIMER

If you are raising a child with ADHD, you know there are many reasons it can be a challenge.

Of course the condition itself presents many challenges to daily function.

Children can be more difficult to manage and require extra work in setting and keeping to routines and structure.

Impulsive behaviour can also add to making the days feel long.

Apart from the condition itself, there’s kthe task of advocating for your child in school, activities and social settings. Many misconceptions persist about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and ensuring your child doesn’t fall through the cracks or get treated unfairly can cause quite a bit of stress.

It would be nice if our health system was set up to adequately support individuals and families living with ADHD. Recently, the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance as well as Canada’s Centre for ADHD Awareness have criticized the B.C. government for failing to offer a full range of treatments for ADHD. According to these advocacy groups, B.C. is one of the only provinces

in Canada that doesn’t cover some of the long-acting medications for the disorder.

These medications can be more effective and have fewer side effects than other treatments. They are the first-line medication treatment option by the Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines. Contrary to what some believe, ADHD is a common mental health condition. It affects one or two children in every classroom and one in 25 adults.

Left untreated, children with ADHD often do not live up to their academic potential. They also grow up to underperform professionally. They have higher rates of other mental health issues including addiction, anxiety and depression and are more likely to experience motor vehicle accidents as well.

There are several effective medications available for ADHD, but like many areas of health care, there is not a onesize-fits-all solution.

What works well for one person, may not be effective in another.

Currently, Ritalin and Dexedrine are the only medications fully covered

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Orchard Plaza Save-On-Foods is now the first Okanagan grocery store to sell B.C. VQA wine.

An opening ceremony was held at the store Thursday afternoon, with appearances by local MLAs Norm Letnick, Steve Thomson and Premier Christy Clark and other dignitaries.

The ability for the grocery store to purchase a liquor license came through changes to B.C.’s liquor laws in 2014, which the premier described as common sense changes.

“We’ve made common sense policy changes that are making it easier for British Columbians to be able to find BC wines,” she explained.

“The first was making it possible for BC wine producers to sell wine at farmers markets.

“That wasn’t legal until about one year ago. We also agreed that grocery stores should be allowed to sell wine, as

long as it’s 100 per cent B.C. product.”

With the opening of the new B.C. wine section, the Save-On-Foods store is now selling more than 900 wine labels from 150 B.C. wineries.

“We’re excited to be able to pair high quality BC wines with the groceries you buy in the store every day,” said Darrell Jones, Overweita Food Group chief executive officer.

“We want to be able to provide a level of convenience for our customers right here in Kelowna, and across the province. Save-On-Foods is proud to be bringing these choices to Kelowna.”

As of Thursday, businesses can now bid on up to 18 more wine and grocery licenses, with the first successful bids able to open in April.

The licenses are being auctioned by the province, and Clark noted the goals of providing more licenses are to prove customers and shoppers with more convenience, create more jobs and showcase B.C. wine while maintaining balance in the industry.

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New look for B.C. Wine Museum The BC Wine Museum & VQA Wine Shop has been an important feature of the Laurel Packinghouse since 1997.

But due to changes in the external operating environment, the Kelowna Museums Society made the difficult decision to close the VQA wine shop at the end of 2015.

It’s VQA license was obtained by Save-OnFoods to open a wine shop in its Orchard Plaza grocery store (see story above).

However, the B.C. Wine Museum remains and has expanded with a new layout, more displays, and exciting plans for future growth.

Kelowna Museums will be utilizing input from the community to develop the wine museum over several phases. Visitors are encouraged to provide feedback on what they want to know about Okanagan wine.

Watcjh for future public programs including tastings, presentations, guest speakers and tours.

The BC Wine Museum highlights interesting stories of wines, wineries, wine makers, entrepreneurs, and the trials and triumphs of the industry.

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The tool is designed for smaller jurisdictions to assess and understand their water systems and compare them with likesized cities and towns by helping them: • understand what data is important to collect; • how to collect that data; • how to develop inventories of the various elements of a drinking water supply system, including infrastructure related to source water, treatment and water distribution; and • use an asset management framework that helps decision makers determine how best to invest limited resources in renewing their water systems.

According to the 2016 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, municipal governments own nearly 60 per cent of Canada’s core infrastructure,

UBCO professor Rehan Sadiq is working to develop a tool to help municipalities measure the quality of drinking water. which includes $207 billion worth of potable (drinkable) water infrastructure.

However, the Report Card states, 29 per cent of the Canadian drinking water infrastructure, worth roughly $65 billion, is rated either fair, poor, or very poor and is either at, or approaching the end of its useable life.

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The goal, says Sadiq, is to create consortium of small cities and towns across the province and create a performance assessment system similar to the National Water and Wastewater Benchmarking initiative, which mainly sees participation by larger cities.

Local benchmarks would allow participating smaller municipalities to measure their water system against the average performance comparable cities and towns in their area.

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UBC Okanagan’s AlterKnowledge Discussion Series will host a public reading and discussion with Bev Sellars, author of They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at Indian Residential School.

They Called Me Number One is the first book-length memoir to be published about the St. Joseph’s Mission at Williams Lake.

Winner of the 2014 Ryga Award for Social Awareness, the book was shortlisted for the 2014 Hubert Evans Non-fiction prize, and was a finalist for the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Literature.

Sellars served as an adviser for the B.C. Treaty Commission and will be speaking at the AlterKnowledge event hosted at the Ki-LowNa Friendship Society Centre, 442 Leon Ave. in downtown Kelowna, 7 p.m.

She was first elected chief of the Xat’sull (Soda Creek) First Nation in 1987 and has spoken on behalf of her community on racism and residential schools as well as the environmental and social threats of mineral resource exploitation in her region.

ceremonies from May 25 to June 1 will see 13 luminaries recognized with honourary UBC degrees: • Four-time gold medal Olympic hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser • Grammy-winning violin virtuoso James Ehnes • Philanthropist Brandt Louie • Internationally respected Vij’s restaurateurs Vikram Vij and Meera Dhalwala • Le Chandail (The Hockey Sweater) author Roch Carrier • Nobel-prizewinning physicist Arthur McDonald • Respected journalist, author and commentator Chantal Hébert • Corporate governance leader Stephen Jarislowsky • Business leader and arts supporter Michael Koerner • Eminent plant scientist Sanjaya Rajaram • Inuit and Aboriginal champion Mary Simon • Visionary medical scientist Dr. Calvin Stiller

Dambisa Moyo is a global economist and author who analyzes the macro economy and international affairs.

Her work examines the interplay of international business and the global economy while highlighting the key opportunities for investment.

She serves on the boards of numerous international companies and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.

David Schindler is an internationally celebrated scientist who has led efforts to protect freshwater resources in Canada and around the world.

His ground-breaking research has alerted governments and the public to the environmental effects of pollutants and climate change.

Schindler will receive an honourary Doctor of Science degree.

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Roberta Bondar, a physician and scientist, made history in 1992 as the first Canadian female astronaut and the first neurologist in space, aboard NASA’s space shuttle Discovery.

She researched the effects on astronauts of spaceflight and readaptation to Earth’s gravity and made ground breaking discoveries in space medicine.

Bondar will receive an honourary Doctor of Science degree.

UBC Okanagan researchers have developed a tool that is designed to help small to medium-sized cities and towns address the challenges posed by aging drinking water infrastructure in Canada.

The tool, developed

by Solomon Tesfamariam and Rehan Sadiq who are civil engineering professors at the Kelowna campus, helps municipal water system operators and managers better understand the state of their infrastructure, most of which is hidden from the human eye.

It’s a challenge, says Tesfamariam, that is being felt by urban areas across Canada but is hitting smaller, resource strapped cities and towns particularly hard.

“While larger cities like Vancouver or Toronto have access to budgets, engineers, and sophisticated data collection systems, smaller centres often have a single person who is responsible for looking after the entire drinking water system,” said Tesfamariam.

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Hometown singer/musician to debut new songs CONCERT Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs Thursday, March 24 Flashbacks 1268 Ellis St. Kelowna

Kelowna singer and musician Sam Cash will debut songs from his new album March 24 at Flashbacks on Ellis Street. this point will be taken on an insightful tour into his growing self-awareness and his perception of the human condition.

“I really wanted this record to be a statement, and I gathered all the best material I had on hand for it, including some songs I purposely didn’t want to put on the last album,” Cash said.

“It felt good to be able to involve the band more on this one too, considering we’d made Stand Together, Fall Together in basically two days. Everyone worked really hard and there was a great exchange of ideas.”

Cash views Tongue-InCheek Vows not just as a mere coming-of-age document, but a symbol of how he has embraced the craft of songwriting itself. “These songs were written during a three or four year period starting when I was 19, which is a pretty exciting time for anyone,” he said.

“But what I love most about songs are those moments when you hear something and it hits you in a very specific way, and you’re not even thinking about what the writer’s intentions are.

“That’s the ultimate effect I would like my music to have on people, when they can make their own

Jasper Sloan Yip’s start was humble. A selftaught musician, he gave his first performance in 2007 on a stage he built in his own back yard.

In 2010, he released his restless debut, Every Day and All at Once. Its songs charted on CBC Radio 3, appeared on network television, and landed Jasper showcases at festivals all over Canada.

From the mid-1980s to the early ’90s, The Grapes Of Wrath and The Northern Pikes were responsible for some of the catchiest and most heart-felt singles and videos to come out of Canada at that time.

Fast forward some

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Kelowna singer and musician Sam Cash’s new album Tongue-InCheek Vows perfectly captures that moment when a young artist and his cohorts find their collective voice and suddenly realize that there are no limits to what they can accomplish together.

With Cash’s unflinching poetry riding atop The Romantic Dogs taut exuberance, Tongue-InCheek Vows tips its hat to an era when conviction was measured by the amount of sweat and blood exuded on stage, and in the studio.

Set for release on March 25 via Cameron House Records, TongueIn-Cheek Vows is Cash’s third album and the second with the Romantic Dogs.

It follows the group’s acclaimed 2013 debut, Stand Together, Fall Together, an album that earned more attention than even Cash was hoping for, given how spontaneously it was made.

While the rambunctiousness that drew fans and critics to that album is on full display, Cash chose to take more time to develop Tongue-In-Cheek Vows.

Working in tandem with producer and bona fide Canadian altrock legend Ian Blurton (Change Of Heart, C’Mon, Public Animal), those who have followed Cash’s development to

Unfortunate Ruth runs Feb.19 and 20 at UBC Okanagan.

The show is part of the FCCS Performance Series and will be followed by huff on March 11 and 12 at the Rotary Centre for the Arts.

Tickets available at the door and online at theatre26.ok.ubc.ca

connection, which is just as real and meaningful as what was in my head when I wrote the song.”

Gomorrah, a death metal band from Kelowna, will host a CD release party for the group’s new album, The Haruspex, on Friday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m., at the Ellison Community Hall. The Gomorrah lineup includes frontman Jeff Bryan on vocals and Bowen Matheson on guitars (in photo above) along with drummer Casey Long-Read.

20 years later and the vocalist/guitarists from each of these bands find themselves living just blocks away from one another in Toronto.

This realization led to Bryan Potvin (The

Northern Pikes) and Kevin Kane (The Grapes of Wrath) getting together to hang out with a couple of guitars for some casual jams, and the conclusion: “This sounds good. Let’s do some shows.”

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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.

CONCERT Opera Kelowna presentation Lake Of Tears Feb. 20 7 p.m.

Feb. 23 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 p.m.

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Lake of Tears will include Everett’s banners of oil on vellum, filmography by Daniel Cameron, orchestral instruments, and fantasy costumes.

This production will feature a star cast in lead roles, along with chorus, and will take place in the atrium of the Rotary Centre for the Arts.

CONCERT Alexandria Maillot & Kirsten Ludwig Saturday, Feb. 20 Jordan Dean Saturday, Feb. 27 8 p.m.

Streaming Cafe 596 Leon Ave. Kelowna Eclectic pop artist Alexandria Maillot speaks with her heart and feels with her lungs.

Her dynamic vocal ability, fervid melodies, insightful lyrics, and astute charm have caught the attention of her native British Columbian locals and Canadian indie music-enthusiasts alike.

With a soft demeanor and heavy mind, Kirsten Ludwig achieves simultaneous vulnerability, strength, grace, and madness.

Ludwig continues to blaze a fierce path much like the wildly creative and independent female artists she is noted to look to.

Jordan Dean was born in B.C.’s Interior, playing guitar since he was 11 years old.

Dean finds his music influences in classic country, Texas country, and other Canadian and Americana acts such as Corb Lund and Jason Isbell,.

His last appearance in Kelowna was playing at the2014 Keloha Festival.

Both concerts will be streamed live at streamingcafe.net.

CONCERT Baroque Mostly Friday, Feb. 26 St. Michael’s Cathedral 608 Sutherland Ave. Kelowna Early Music Okanagan is a group of Okanagan musicians who teamed up in attempt to popularize early music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras.

The group’s inaugural concert will feature early music specialist soprano Tracy Fehr from Penticton, tenor Paul Moore

from Vernon, a period instruments ensemble Oko Baroquo and Inspirati Chorale.

More information about the project and concerts can be found online at earlymusicokanagan.ca.

Tickets for the Feb. 26 concert are on sale online at KelownaTickets.com or by calling 250-8622867.

CONCERT Madchild Saturday, Feb. 27 Level Night Club 275 Leon Ave. Kelowna Award winning rapper Madchild, from Swollen Members, will make a stop in Kelowna on his tour to promote his new album Silver Tongue Devil, which debuted at number 3 on the Canadian album chart.

Madchild quickly shot up the music charts in Canada and around the world touring with everyone from Tech N9ne, Black Eyed Peas and Avril Lavigne, winning multiple Juno Awards and Much Music Video awards.

That wave of success was followed by his much publicized battle with

addiction to Oxycotin.

Now he is using his music to empower his fans and help many fans overcome their own addictions, and openly giving his voice to the prescription drug epidemic issues in Canada.

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

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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.

Among the performing 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.

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Sports ROCKETS HOCKEY

Warren Henderson whenderson@ kelownacapnews.com If it were for almost any other reason, Nick Merkley wouldn’t mind taking a trip to sunny Phoenix in late February.

As it is, the Kelowna Rockets forward and Arizona Coyotes’ prospect will head south next week to undergo surgery to repair a damaged ACL in his right knee. The Rockets announced this week that Merkley would miss the remainder of the WHL season, the result of an injury suffered Feb. 5 after a collision with Tyson Helgesen of the Spokane Chiefs.

“Obviously we have a good team and I was hoping to go far with them, but now that can’t happen,” said Merkley, who had 48 points in 43 games with Kelowna this season.

“It’s disappointing for sure, but I still plan to be

part of it on the sidelines, try and be a leader off the ice and hopefully see the guys go on another long run.”

Following surgery, Merkley will spend a couple of weeks with the Coyotes’ training and medical staff to begin rehab and the road back to recovery.

The 5-foot-10 1/2 tall, 188-pound Calgary native plans to make the best of an otherwise disappointing turn of events.

“I’ve got lots of support, family, friends and teammates, so I’m staying positive,” said Merkley, the 30th pick overall by the Coyotes in the 2015 NHL entry draft.

“I have to work now on recovering fully, come back healthy for next season and continue my career…obviously I’m going to try and make it in Arizona, but if not I’ve got a great team to come back to in Kelowna.”

Merkley has been among the busiest junior hockey players in the country since the summer of 2014, playing in 139 regular and post season games, suiting up for Canada at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament, attending the NHL Combine in Toronto, as well the Canadian junior team’s evaluation camp last summer.

And while it’s not the kind of break he envisioned, Merkley said there may be some benefits in the extended time off.

“It’s been a long year for me,” he said. “It’s not a good kind of rest, I didn’t really want it this way, but I guess I’ll take the break, get rested and try and gain strength in other areas. I just have to make the best of it and look at it as a chance to improve other parts of my game.”

A player with Merkley’s talent and drive, Rockets

head coach Brad Ralph fully expects the Calgary native to bounce back.

“Obviously it’s unfortunate for Nick, for a young man to deal with an injury that severe is tough,” said Ralph.

“But we believe he’ll get through it fine and go on to have a great career.”

Since Merkley’s departure from the lineup, the Rockets have posted a 5-1-0-0 record.

And while he will be missed, Ralph said his team has had plenty of experience this season coping with adversity.

He said the team has dealt with injuries and players at the world juniors and has done a good job handling the challenges.

“It’s just a case of staying the course, believing in ourselves and relying on our depth to get us through.”

Kelowna (40-15-30) will play a home-andhome set with Vancouver

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Kelowna Rockets forward Nick Merkley will undergo season-ending knee surgery next week.

(21-20-5-2) this weekend —Friday at Prospera Place and Saturday in Vancouver’s.

The Rockets will be without defenceman Gordie Ballhorn for the two-game setdue to

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UBCO VOLLEYBALL

Canada West title on the line Warren Henderson

Breanna Beamish is one of six Heat women who will play their final regular season home matches with the UBC Okanagan volleyball program this weekend.

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The UBC Okanagan Heat women’s basketball squad has already made history with a season-high 20 victories.

This weekend, coach Steve Manuel’s team will look to achieve another monumental first—a Canada West conference regular season championship. The Heat (20-2) will close out the 2015-16 schedule with matches against Mount Royal tonight and Saturday at the Kelowna campus gym. A sweep would ensure UBCO both

a conference title and a berth as host of the Final Four tournament March 4-5.

Manuel acknowledged winning Canada West in just the program’s fifth season would be a major achievement for Heat. Still, he said his team’s success, as always, hinges on staying in the moment.

“We haven’t talked too much about wins or what they’ll mean, it’s just always about keeping our foot on the gas, doing what we have to do point in and point out, set in and set out to win and the rest will take care

of itself,” he said. “We know the Canada West regular season title is well within our grasp, and to be able to host the Final Four in our gym, for the fans who have supported us so well would be a great accomplishment.”

Saturday night’s match will mark the official farewell for six players— Brianna Beamish, Katelyn DeJong, Kailin Jones, Chandler Proch, Katy Klomps and Katie Wuttunee.

Three men’s team players will also bid adieu—Jeremy Fostvelt Kyle Pankratz and Leo Schober.

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Beamish, who was a rookie during the Heat’s first season in the CIS, said her graduating teammates will enjoy the recognition but a bigger goal awaits.

“Saturday night will be special to us. I think it will hit us that time is winding down, but honestly we’ll be trying to think of this as any other weekend,” she said. “There’s still so much we want to accomplish.”

The women’s matches are set for 6 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday.

The men will play at 8 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m.

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Heat teams close out their season in tough against Kamloops 5), combined with thirdplace Fraser Valley (117) losing twice at Mount Royal (2-16).

It’s a similar scenario for the men who will need a pair of wins over firstplace TRU (14-4), then will have to have some help from other teams to get in.

MacEwan sits in the third and final spot at 9-9, while Mount Royal and UBCO are tied for fourth at 8-10.

Even if neither Heat team makes the postseason, both have established new school

records for CIS wins in a season, with the women finishing no worse than .500. Both also remained in contention until the final weekend of the regular season.

The Heat’s playoff aspirations took a hit last weekend as both the women and men were swept at home by the MacEwan Griffins.

In women’s action Friday, MacEwan bettered UBCO 68-48. Emily Kanester and Claire Elliott scored 14 and 10 points respectively for the Heat.

On Saturday, Megan

Liam Blackburn of the West Kelowna Warriors controls the puck against Riley Brandt of the Vernon Vipers at the special anti-bullying game Wednesday morning in BCHL action at Kal Tire Place.

West Kelowna Warriors to face off with a familiar foe one more time The West Kelowna Warriors and Vernon Vipers may have already had their fill of each other this week.

But the Okanagan rivals get to meet one more time before the BCHL regular season ends as they face off tonight at Royal LePage Place.

It will mark the third meeting between the Warriors and Vipers in a five-day span.

The Warriors came out on top of the first two installments this week, opening up with a 4-1 win on Tuesday afternoon in West Kelowna.

In a special 11 a.m. face off, the team’s antibullying game drew a crowd of more than 1,700, including 1,200 school students.

The teams met for the anti-bullying rematch Wednesday morning at Kal Tire Place with the Warriors winning 6-4.

Jonathan Desbiens scored his 42nd goal of

Wood took charge with 32 points to lead the Griffins in 56-41 win.

The Heat, which shot just 25 per cent from the field, was led by Chloe

Kennedy with 11 points.

On the men’s side, MacEwan prevailed 66-

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Kelowna ski coach wins triple gold

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Members of the Kelowna Skating Club racked up 24 medals at the 2016 Okanagan Regional Figure Skating Championships in Kamloops.

Ashley Sales, 12, led the Kelowna team with a trio of gold medals, winning the pre-novice women short, pre-novice women Free, and open elements events.

Her free-skate program score of 67.63 points, a personal best, represents the highest score ever achieved by a Kelowna skater at the pre-novice level.

Meanwhile, her sister, 10-year-old Emily Sales, won a pair of gold medals of her own. First, she led a Kelowna podium sweep of pre-juvenile women, flanked by Malayna Lesko and Taiya Knight, then won the elements 2

event.

Also winning a pair of gold medals were Abby Bulawka, in the juvenile women’s division as well as the elements 3 event.

Kelowna’s Aurora Schultz won th bronze creative event, and silver in bronze interpretive.

Also striking gold were Paige Edgar and Megan Yudin, in STAR4 girls’ under 13, and preliminary creative, respectively.

Next up for Kelowna skaters will be the B.C. Winter Games in Penticton next week, where they will be compete with thetop skaters in the province.

Other local results from Kamloops include: • Pre-novice women free and pre-novice women short —Maya Rose silver in both.

• Juvenile women— Julia Crowther bronze;

Madeline Foley 4th • Pre-juvenile women: Kiera Atkins 5th; Katie Jones 8th • Gold women—Abbey Reiter silver STAR5 Girls under 13— Zoe Wu bronze; Aurora Schultz 6th; Jenna Penner 7th STAR4 Girls under 13— Paige Edgar gold; Amy Richardson 6th; Open elements— Maya Rose silver Elements 3: Julia Crowther silver Elements 2—Kiera Atkins silver; Katie Jones 4th Elements 1—Amy Richardson silver; Paige Edgar bronze Intro Elements— Konstantina Lock 5th Preliminary Creative group 2—Megan Yudin 1st; Konstantina Lock bronze; Calissa Adlem 6th.

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Ashley Sales won three gold medals at the Okanagan Regional Figure Skating Championships.

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Steve Hatch cleaned up at the 35th annual Over the Hill Downhill ski races last weekend at Silver Star.

The 45-year-old Kelowna businessman captured three gold medals last Sunday in what has been dubbed Canada’s best recreational and masters race.’

Following a first-place finnish with his team’s combined times in the morning race, Hatch won the Canadian Masters downhill title with the overall fastest time.

He capped it off with a third gold as the fastest male in the 45 to 49 age division.

The title is not new to Hatch, who has won the event three times in the last five years.

“I think I was stronger and faster this year as a result of coaching others,” says Hatch. “It’s hypocritical to coach without demonstrating and by doing so has made me a better skier even at this age.”

Hatch is a graduate of the Nancy Greene program with the Big White Ski Club, a former Canadian men’s alpine team member, recent assistant coach of the local U16 team and current co-coach of the Big White Ski Club master’s team.

His coaching partner, also from Big White, Gerry Whitaker, took gold in the 55 to 59 ge category.

TECK SPEED CAMP Big White’s alpine ski team earned its share of double podium finishes at the Teck Speed Camp and Race Feb. 7 at Silver Star Resort.

Four Kelowna athletes skied to double gold— Cara Shaw (U16 girls), Jaxon Slaney (U14 girls), Luke McMillan (U14 boys) and Kiera Swift (U12 girls) each won two races.

Gillian Callaghan (U16 girls) and Shayna Little (U12 girls) each picked up a pair of silver medals.

Anthony Kurkjian (U16 boys), Adam Fricska (U14 boys ) and Simon Yanow (U12 boys) each won two bronze medals.

“I had fun watching you guys at the speed camp on the weekend,” coach Wade Christie told his athletes. “We got lucky with the weather and for the most part the track stayed hard and fast with air at the main street road to get your attention.

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COMPETITIVE SWIMMING

Members of the Kelowna AquaJets Swim Club took to the pool last weekend in Penticton for the B.C. AA Championships and turned in some promising results.

The meet attracted more than 430 swimmers representing 40 clubs from across B.C. For three AquaJets, it was their first time qualifying for a provincial meet and the coaches were pleased with how well Abigail Jerome, Olivia Courteney and RJ Stone handled the challenge.

Four Jetsx achieved AAA qualifying standards at the meet.

Leading the way was Brooklyn Semashkewich, 13, who qualified to attend the AAA Provincial Championships in Victoria in early March with three AAA standards in 50 free (29.23), 100 butterfly (1:11.21) and 200 fly

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Kelowna AquaJets swimmer Brooklyn Semashkewich won three gold medals at the provincial AA championships in Penticton.

(2:42.94).

Closing in on qualifying for Victoria were Lucy Hill, 11, with AAA times in the 100 fly (1:27.47) and the 100 backstroke (1:22.81); Erin Epp, 12, with AAA times in 200 IM (2:39.90) and 200 breast (2:58.98); and Jasper Stone, 15,

with a AAA time in 200 breast (2:38.12).

Hill, Epp and Stone all need just one more AAA standard each to qualify for Victoria.

Semashkewich, Hill, Epp and Stone all made finals at the event and were joined by Ella

Rolleston, 12, Kaelyn Willms, 13, Megan Elkin, 14, and Kaden Madge, 11, in earning the right to a second swim.

In the hunt for medals, Semashkewich’s three AAA times earned her 3 gold medals while Stone picked up a gold for his

Local swimmers make big splash Eight members of the Liquid Lightning Swim Club combined for 30 best times at the Swim BC Short Course AA Provincial Championships last weekend in Penticton.

Of the eight, four Lightning were attending their first AA provincial meet—Madison Wudrich, Nathaniel Hees, Cameron Mcconcechy and Kaitie Mcconechy.

There were 435 swimmers in attendance from across B.C. Nathaniel Hees swam to 100 per cent best times and is a new qualifier for AAA provincials.

He won silver in the 200fly, bronze in 200 back and 400IM, was 5th in 400 free, 6th in 200IM and 7th in 100 fly.

Madison Wudrich swam to 100 per cent best times in making finals in the 50 and 100 fly, finishing 14th and 10th respectively Cameron Mcconechy made finals in the 100 back finishing 16th, and in the 200 back finishing 12th.

Christy Wright finished 12th in 100 breast and 16th in 200IM. Alex Strobel made finals in 100 and 200 fly finishing 15th and 13th

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performance in the 200 breast as well as a silver in the 400 IM (5:10.90).

Hill swam to a silver in the 100 fly and 200 IM (2:59.59) and earned bronze in the 100 free (1:12.97) while Epp’s AAA 200 IM time earned her a silver medal.

The girls’ 13-14 yearold freestyle relay team of Rolleston, Semashkewich, Epp and Elkin narrowly missed out on a medal finishing in fourth in a very close race. The same group finished 6th in the medley relay.

Fourth place finishes were turned in by Rolleston in the 50 fly as well as Hill in the 100 back. Coming in 5th were Epp in the 200 breast, Semashkewich in the 400 free, Willms in the 50 fly and Stone in the 200 IM. Epp earned a 6th place finish in the 400 IM. Hill touched in 7th in the 50 fly as did Willms in the

100 fly and Stone in the 100 breast while Epp and Stone came in 8th in the

100 breast and 50 breast respectively.

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KELOWNA BIATHLON

Local biathletes prepare for the upcoming B.C. Games

Five athletes on the Thompson-Okanagan biathlon team have been focusing their training on next week’s B.C. Winter Games.

The zone 2 team consists of four athletes from Telemark and one from Sovereign Lake.

The games will be held in Penticton, while Telemark hosts the biathlon competition.

• Kira Friesen—Friesen,

from Kelowna, has been a member of the Telemark biathlon team for the last four years. She recently represented Kelowna at the International Children’s games in Innsbruck last month where she participated in three different events. Kira has had an exciting season, with races in Whistler last weekend and Canmore in December, taking third

place in girls air rifle 3 km sprint.

• Rory and Colton Hay— The Hay brothers have been competing in biathlon for several years now.

Older brother Colton has been competing in the 2014 BC Winter Games, and he made the podium in every race last season.

Rory has recently returned from the International Children’s Games in

Innsbruck, Austria, where he competed in three biathlon races as part of Team Kelowna.

• Danica Ariano—Ariano has been a member of the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club Biathlon team for four years. She currently races with the Junior Development team and is in the Snow Sports Academy.

• Natalie Benoit—A Telemark athlete, Natalie

KELOWNA HOCKEY

Chiefs wrap regular season at home

The Kelowna Chiefs will bring closure to the regular season with two games this weekend, before kicking off the KIJHL playoffs early next week against the Summerland Steam.

On Friday night, the Chiefs will play host to

the North Okanagan Knights.

Then on Sunday, the Okanagan Division regular season champion Osoyoos Coyotes will pay a visit to Rutland Arena.

Face off both nights is at 7 p.m.

Kelowna (23-24-2-1)

will open up the best-ofseven Okanagan Division semifinal on Tuesday night in Summerland against the Steam.

Game 2 will go on Thursday in Summerland, with the series shifting to Rutland Arena for Games 3 and 4 on Friday, Feb. 26

and Saturday, Feb. 27.

A fifth game, if needed, will be played on Monday, Feb. 29 at Summerland Arena.

The other Okanagan division semifinal will features the Osoyoos Coyotes and North Okanagan Knights.

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Benoit of Summerland will be competing in the BCWG for the first time.

She’s had a strong season with five gold medal wins and two silver medals, competing in Vernon, Canmore AB, West Kelowna and Prince George.

B.C. Cup In the seasons toughest conditions, Telemark Biathletes came to play

at the third and final BC Cup of the season last weekend in Whistler, and faced horizontal rain, snow and gusty winds.

Saturday’s sprint netted a gold medal finish for Natalie Benoit Junior Girls category. Makenna Banser finished 8th, Kira Friesen 9th in the Junior Girls sprint.

Pascal Benoit placed 5th in the midget category, while younger

brother Jonah placed 9th in his first ever race in the midget category.

Colton Hay, competing in the senior boys sprint finished 8th. Sunday’s pursuit race saw strong finishes with Natalie Benoit finishing 5th, Makenna Banser 8th (junior girls); Jonah Benoit, 8th place, midgets; Pascal Benoit, 9th (juveniles) and Colton Hay 9th in Senior Boys.

Bowling league results Result of Capri Valley Lanes Monday Classic Bowling —Week 21 • Session/Season Standings – 1st HBC 26/272.5 pts – 2nd Big Steel Box 23/276.5 – 3rd Bedard 21/288.5 – 4th Shorestone Homes 20/245 - 5th OK Restoration 20/279 – 6th Capri Valley Lanes 15/321 - 7th West Kelowna Glass 15/279.5 – 8th BIL 14/270 – 9th Boston Pizza Downtown 25/278.5 – 10th Boston Pizza Downtown 133/266.5 • Ladies High Average – 1st Ashley Davy 251 –

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Registration now open for Westside girls’ who want to play fastball Girls aged six to 19 can join the Westside Minor Fastball Association, no experience required. And now is the time to register.

Westside Minor Fastball is a non-profit society that provides their community’s youth with the fundamental learning experiences in the game of fastball. An atmosphere of discipline, physical well-being, teamwork and citizenship is fostered as the girls mature into successful young athletes.

Parents can register their daughters in person outside the West Kelowna Walmart 12-4pm, Saturday, Feb 20, March 12 or March 19. They can also find more information and register online at www.WestsideMinorFastball.com For more information, please contact WMFA president Graeme Duncan or vicepresident Randy Norton at WestsideMinorFastball@gmail.com

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EMOTIONAL RESPONSE

Seniors offer help for school football program

Absorbing the fallout of accident fatality

The seniors’ resident at the Chartwell Chatsworth Retirement Residence believe community and look for opportunities that have purpose and the chance to give back.

This year the Chatsworth seniors are rallying together in support of the Rutland Senior Secondary football program to raise money to provide those in need of equipment as well as funding for game trips.

The seniors feel the RSS Voodoos are fortunate to have a passionate head coach in Pete McCall, someone who truly believes in giving children the opportunity to be involved in sports; giving them purpose, direction, discipline and drive.

Citing McCall’s commitment to the school football program, ro reviving the junior team while coaching the senior squad.

Junior football teams are taking notice of McCall’s efforts as well, noting the Regina Rams have recruited Andrew Becker, a former Voodoo.

To help raise money to support the RSS football program, the Chatsworth seniors will host a Broadway Musical Review featuring Rick Worrall, from the Kelowna Actors’ Studio, on Thursday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.

Tickets $10/person. There will also be a silent auction of items donated by members of the Rutland business community.

For further information, contact Colleen Groat, sales and marketing director at the Chatsworth residence, 250-860-1064.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Highway To Tears documentary to be showcased A documentary about the disappearances of at least 40 young women, mostly Aboriginal, since the 1960s on Highway 16 in northern B.C. will be shown by the Kelowna chapter of Amnesty International.

The film, “Highway Of Tears,” will be showcased Friday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., in Room B-112 of Okanagan College, 1000 KLO Rd., in Kelowna.

A recent RCMP special investigation linked DNA from one of the missing women to a deceased American criminal.

The cases reveal sweeping crimes: kidnapping, rape, torture, murder and the disposal of human bodies.

The women have been victims not only of murderous predators but also of a pervasive systemic racism that has kept them marginalized on impoverished reservations.

First Nations leaders and activists contend that there has been little interest in further investigating the crimes and in apprehending their

killers.

Admission is by donation.

For more information at 250-769-4740.

On Feb. 3, 2016, at approximately 3 p.m., a 47-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries as she was driving through Peachland.

An oncoming 4Runner had crossed the centre line causing a head-on crash.

There is no escaping this kind of crash, where vehicles are traveling in opposite directions, nothing physically separating the lanes.

There is no time to react. It could have happened to me, my wife, my friend, an entire family. It could have happened to you.

It was, of course, entirely preventable.

It doesn’t take any special skill to keep your vehicle on your side of the road if you are driving a sensible speed according to the road conditions.

I have compassion for the 4Runner driver who caused the crash.

She is not to be singled out nor demonized, in my view. She is a symptom of a driving culture that we all need to take more responsibility for.

She wasn’t the only one overdriving the conditions that day. I wish her as speedy and full a recovery from her injuries as can be hoped for.

I also wish her the most peace she can find in recovering from the

Achieving Justice PAUL HERGOTT psychological impact of having caused a fatality.

I was reminded of the tragedy two weeks after the Feb. 3 crash, when a friend suggested writing about it in my column.

Reminded? Yes. I’m afraid so.

I am a symptom of our society where crash after crash after crash are blips in the media.

We no longer stop to think about the reality that any one of us, or someone close to us, or an entire family could have been the victim.

We just carry on, with no improvement in the level of care we take on the roads, while the crashes keep occurring.

When looking for media footage of this crash, I stumbled on news reports of another head-on fatality on the same stretch of road that occurred just 13 days later on Feb. 16, 2016.

There is something unique about the crash of Feb. 3. Footage of the horrible, graphic event was caught on the dash camera of a motorist traveling on a street parallel to the highway.

The footage is available for all to see on the Internet.

My friend’s column suggestion had to do with an online debate about whether or not the video should be available for public viewing.

I have not seen the debate, but apparently many feel that public availability of the video is an insult to the family of the deceased.

My gut response was that we need to see the footage, particularly because a woman lost her life. We need to watch, in slow motion if that is more poignant, those moments.

We need the senselessness of the crash and the gravity of the loss to hit us over the head like a sledgehammer.

My gut response gets me into trouble sometimes, so I did a little Internet research to help me find perspective.

I found lots of links

to fatality videos, which helped me understand the point of view of those feeling that the video should not be available for public viewing.

Horrific car crash videos have, it seems, become something of entertainment, with many video compilations titled: “Most horrific car crashes ever caught on camera” as if to best capture the viewer’s attention.

One fatality video affirmed my gut response.

The helmet camera of David, a 38-year-old motorcyclist, captured his 2013 head-on crash with an oncoming vehicle that turned directly into his path.

The approximately 10 seconds of dash camera footage is the last 10 seconds of a beautiful video that includes David’s mother lovingly sharing about her son.

These words come up on the screen as part of the introduction: “David’s family have seen the footage and feel passionate about

preventing deaths on our roads. It is their wish this footage is released to make riders and drivers think seriously about road safety.” .

Perhaps a beautiful video might eventually be made that tells us the story of the yet nameless 47-year-old woman who lost her life on Feb. 3, 2016.

I believe that such a video would help us all feel something of the devastating loss.

It is only by feeling and recognizing the gravity of the loss that we become motivated to make changes.

If, at some point, the family feels moved to create a video like David’s, I would appreciate the opportunity to fund the videography work.

If anyone would like a link to David’s video, please e-mail me.

Paul Hergott is a personal injury lawyer at Hergott Law in West Kelowna. paul@hlaw.ca

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Drug use obstacles facing youth today are challenging We hear this comment routinely and often, like many, I have scoffed at it—the suggestion that growing up in today’s world is a much more dangerous process then when I was a kid.

Ironically, some of the greatest threats are found in the competitive, supposedly healthy world of sports or body building.

Recent news stories about deaths or debilitation connected to sports related injuries, pain killers, and other

Hodge Podge CHARLIE HODGE pharmaceutical drugs or pills have been swirling and festering in my brain like a dangerous cocktail or fatal soup.

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that despite the increase in pay and power athletes now receive compared to decades ago, the respect for their health and lives outside of the games has not.

We still use and abuse them with the same reckless disrespect for the human being inside the body. Our pleasure is their pain.

As a society, our propensity to place athletes, actors,

musicians, etc. on absurd podiums of God-like proportions callously continues despite the awareness and history of the sorts of abuse that is contained within such action.

We continue to blur the lines of reality and expectation with deadly consequence on our youth.

All of us shake our heads at the barbaric tales of the past where athletes were treated like garbage by team owners, shipped to the minors, forced to

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Back when I was a teenager and then a young man, steroids and other “health improvements or enhancers” were starting to raise their ugly heads, further muddying the pressure-filled world of athletics.

Today, it is rare to find someone who is not on something in order to make them bigger, faster, tougher.

Even in the world of actors, entertainers get hooked on pills and enhancers to make them slimmer, trimmer, younger, bustier…the list is endless.

Complicating the scenario is the risk of injury, or often even worse recovering from the injury.

Between addictive pain pills and prescriptions to quickly overcome the wound and return to work, athletes are caught in a quagmire of life threatening choices.

The pressure for young people to meet or exceed the competition in the world of sports and entertainment is even nastier than when I drilled pucks at the net or kicked and punched my way around a dojo. Today, the game is deadly.

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do whatever was asked to make the team or stay in the pros.

Books and movies have constantly portrayed the pressure on athletes or actors to find the elixir or edge needed in order to stay at the top of their chosen game despite the consequences. Yet we do little to change it.

The documentary I referred to was about former NHL enforcer Mike Peluso, who bravely tells his tale (through tears and frustration) about how fighting nearly killed him then, and will likely send him to the grave earlier in his life than normal.

On one hand, I surmised that Peluso like others is/was a big boy and made his choice to fight. On the other, I recalled my days involved with junior hockey and the reality of how things were on the ice and in the dressing room.

The house rules were simple: If you want the glory you had better pay the price.

With the NHL there is no such thing as switch or fight. It is fight or get out of the game.

For most of my life I have supported fighting in hockey, but no longer.

However, the pressure on hockey players to toughen up or take a walk is simply the tip of the iceberg today.

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,I refuse any pain medication or drugs with the exception of my puffers.

I am constantly offered a bundle of goodies from the medical profession to ease the problems, however, my past experience will not let me go there.

I have already overcome addictions to morphine and cocaine and never want to see either of them again.

The majority of “relief” medication offered is suspect to me and yet a perfectly healthy, yet an organic option of a tea that I can use which improves my breathing tremendously is banned from this country by the pharmaceutical industry.

Even sadder in our personal world is the addiction our connected family is dealing with.

A relative being treated for OxyContin was on a recent day pass from the treatment facility and immediately ran into an addict buddy. The party was on. Briefly. The buddy died of an overdose and the relative had a huge relapse and is back in rehab.

My relative was originally turned on to it by a friend at the workout gym where they were bodybuilding.

Today’s youth not only face all the same pressure and temptation that I did, but now face even greater death at first kiss with such crap as OxyContin and the nightmare Fentanyl.

I understand there have been several Fentanylrelated overdoses this week in Kelowna and that is not uncommon.

The B.C. Coroners Service states that in 2014 there were more than 300 illicit drug overdose deaths with about one quarter of them due to Fentanyl.

The synthetic narcotic is considered 50 to 100 times more toxic than other opioids.

There was a time where if you wanted to get high you hung around a seedy bar, hung out at the high school parking lot, or roamed downtown.

Now you go to the gym, the walk in clinic, or an elementary school.

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Okanagan Kids Care Fund benefits children of the Central Okanagan by identifying their special needs and requirements and then developing plans and programs to meet them. Kids Care is operated as a public service by radio stations, Q103.1 and Power 104 and area TD Canada Trust Bank branches. Okanagan Kids Care recently made a donation to the Kelowna Women’s Shelter for $6,594. The donation will allow more women’s shelter clients access to new bicycles, mattresses and playpens. “Bikes represent fun, freedom, and fresh air, so much of what’s good about being a child,” said women’s shelter executive director Karen Mason. “Cycling is also a healthy outdoor activity that children can participate in their whole lives. After a busy day that includes cycling, a child needs a good night’s sleep, and a good mattress is a great way to ensure the kids in our care get the rest they need and awake feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.” In the photo above (from left) are Sue Patterson (Kids Care), Kathleen Lemieux (resource development coordinator, Kelowna Women’s Shelter), Karen Mason, Doug Loepp (Kids Care) and Julie Hill (Kids Care).

According to a recent report about incomerelated health inequalities in Canada, on a national level we collectively spend more than $200 billion a year on publicly funded health care.

Here in British Columbia, our health care is almost 50 per cent of our provincial budget.

But despite all this spending, those who are richer enjoy better health and live longer than those who are poor.

Our health is most impacted by social determinants—things like stable housing, having a job, access to education, and a steady income can make us healthier.

It’s all connected— if you have a job and a steady income, you are more likely to be able to find the resources to improve your education

or the education of your children. With an advanced education, you are more likely to have a higher income and be able to afford safe and stable housing.

If you have affordable housing, you are less likely to have to choose between buying healthy food and paying the rent and that means you can eat a healthier diet.

Health indicators like obesity, smoking rates, and child mortality paint a picture of two different worlds—the poorest Canadians are challenged by these problems much more than those who are economically advantaged.

Universal health care, like we have in Canada, is a cornerstone to a more equitable society in terms of access to health care.

We can also help decrease health inequities by investing in affordable housing, improving access to education,

and supporting poverty reduction planning programs in our communities.

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Finance firm to sponsor walk/run The B.C. Prostate Cancer Foundation will partner again this year with the Raymond James Financial investment company for the Father’s Day Walk/Run slated for Sunday, June 19 Now in its 17th year, this signature fundraising event for the foundation helps support individuals and families living with prostate cancer.

The Raymond James Father’s Day Walk/Run will be held in five locations— Chilliwack, Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria.

Each year the event attracts serious runners and fun-loving families who join together to help raise awareness and much needed funds for prostate cancer.

“Its ongoing success is due to the tremendous support we receive from our sponsors, and especially because of our dedicated volunteers and participants,” said Leah Lariviere, executive director of the BCPCF. “They are the ones who make this event special and most are long-time supporters. It is because of their hard work and enthusiasm that we are confident this year’s walk/run will be another important step forward to make a difference in the lives of those living with prostate cancer in B.C.”

Being part of a collective effort to try to spread awareness and educate men about proper prevention and treatment of prostate cancer was a key motivator for Raymond James to get involved.

“We know that prostate cancer, like all cancers, deeply affects individuals and families including our associates, our clients, and many more throughout our communities. This is why we are proud to join this effort,” said Paul Allison, chairman and chief executive officer of

Raymond James Ltd. Prostate Cancer Foundation BC is a grassroots organization that provides support to prostate cancer survivors, their families and researchers in B.C. through many programs such as: grant scholarships, speakers, support groups, conferences and information packages to all newly diagnosed men.

“When it comes to prostate cancer, we all share the same focus; to find better ways to prevent and treat this terrible disease,” said

Leanne Kopp, executive director of the Island Prostate Centre. ”Prostate cancer doesn’t care about postal codes. It touches the men in our lives in different ways every day.”

Participants and volunteers are encouraged to sign up early. To find out more on how you can join The Raymond James Father’s Day Walk/Run, check out the website prostatecancerbc.ca or thefathersdayrun.ca.

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Fundraiser for sensory room at Pathways.

“Sometimes we all need a quiet place we can go to regroup and refocus,” Finney said.

“I think the multi-sensory room will be an important part of the services Pathways provides.”

Multi-sensory environments offer people with cognitive impairments and other challenging conditions the opportunity to enjoy and control a variety of sensory experiences.

These individuals rarely, if ever, experience the world as the majority of us do.

Limitations of movement, vision, hearing, cognitive ability, constrained space, behavioural difficulties, perception issues, pain, and other problems create obstacles to their enjoyment of life.

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provide opportunities for bridging those barriers.

On Saturday, March 12, at Rutland Centennial Hall, Finney and his support team will host “Get Your Kilt On!” I’s an event featuring a local band High Brown Boots, comprised of members affiliated with the RCMP who perform at charity events.

Tickets are $30/person or $400 for a corporate table, and include an Irish Stew dinner courtesy of Kelly O’Bryan’s, freshly baked buns from COBS Bakery, and a cold beer, compliments of BNA Brewing.

The evening will also feature a cash bar and silent auction.

Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite.ca (eventbrite.ca/e/get-your-kilt-ontickets-21014064633) or by calling 250-863-2602.

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Ever felt overwhelmed in a busy place, or in a large group of people?

For individuals who live on the autism spectrum, or those with other cognitive challenges, that feeling is amplified.

Jordan Finney is a 24 year-old Kelowna man lives with cerebral palsy and receives services from Pathways Abilities Society.

Pathways provides support and services to over 200 individuals in our community.

Finney has seen first-hand how some of his peers struggle to overcome their anxiety when placed in these overwhelming environments.

It’s for that reason that Finney decided to give back by spearheading a fundraising event to raise funds for a multi-sensory room

More than 55 students signed up through the UBC Okanagan Community Service Learning Program, donating nearly 300 hours of their time to help local non profit agencies through the United Way’s Day of Caring program. Volunteering their skills and time amounted to a savings of more than $4,500 in labour costs. The recipient participating organizations that received help included Lake Country Boys and Girls Club, Kelowna Child Care Society, Living Positive Resource Centre, MCC Thrift Store, Pathways Abilities Society, YMCA of Okanagan, Good Samaritan Society/Mountainview Senior’s Village.

Historical society hosts dinner HOW WOULD YOU DEAL WITH A LIFE IN POVERTY? Underlying many social issues is a single but massive problem: poverty. Before we can begin to alleviate poverty, we must try and understand it.

Interested in participating in our local history?

The Kelowna Okanagan Historical Society 68th annual general meeting and dinner will takek place Saturday, March 19, 5 to

8:30 p.m., at Parkinson Recreation Centre, 1800 Parkinson Way. This year, the keynote speaker will be Dave Sparrow, who will be discussing the early days of CHBC-TV and high school football in

Kelowna.

Tickets are $35, which includes a dinner, branch annual membership and the society’s newsletter updates for the year ahead.

The society is involved in several events throughout the year, lots of project to keep everyone busy and

engaged in our local and regional history.

Tickets can be purchased at Mosaic Books, the Okanagan Heritage Museum or from one of the Kelowna society directors.

All tickets must be purchased in advanced.

Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner is at 6 p.m.

Did you know:

1 in 5 children live in poverty in B.C. UBC Okanagan Student Union and United Way CSO presents a poverty simulation. We invite you to participate or volunteer: When: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Time: 9 am to 12 pm (8:30 am registration) Where: UBC Okanagan UNC Building, 3333 University Way Sign up as a participant or volunteer at: www.unitedwaycso.com/events/ubcopovertysimulation Call: 250-860-2356 for more information.

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Discovering resort treasures in Costa Rica Carol Ann Davidson contributor

“There he is,” said Juan Jose, pointing to the young sloth on a tree near the entrance to Nayara Springs.

Not to want to see a sloth is akin to not wanting to go zip lining in Costa Rica. I had declined the popular vertiginous sport earlier, but am thrilled to gaze upon that little guy hanging on to that tree for dear life.

Juan Jose is one of the most enthusiastic staff members any hotel could have—a true naturalist at heart. As a matter of fact, heart has everything to do with this ultimate romantic boutique hotel, tucked away near the town of La Fortuna, steeped in the rainforest, and within site of the third most active volcano in the world, Arenal.

Nayara Springs is the younger sister of the Nayara Hotel, Spa and Gardens. They are not

only separated by a 250-foot pedestrian bridge over the jungle, but the newer Nayara Springs is strictly adult only, and is comprised of 16 breathtaking villas each nestled in what could only be called a garden of tropical delights.

Relaxing in my private plunge pool fed by mineral hot springs, I’m surrounded by a riot of giant red stalk palms, birds of paradise, pink ginger plants, all so towering that I feel like one of Swift’s Lilliputians.

The villa itself is vast (1500 square feet) a kind of Noah’s ark on terra firma. The king-size fourposter bed is festooned in the softest of white cottons with two hot pink and deep turquoise velvet accent pillows. The glass shower stall with its twin rain head showers divides another part of the villa into two separate sink and vanity areas each with a glass door opening to an outside Balinese-style shower with yes, another set of rain showers. All of this amid a second garden anchored by a floor of azure stones and

for the most part comes from the town of La Fortuna, makes me feel that I’m part of their family. If you become too slothful to drag yourself away from this idyllic setting, the staff is happy to whisk you away in their ubiquitous white golf carts, to two other restaurants beyond the bridge.

For the truly adventurous at heart, Nayara Springs offers a plethora of off-site tours including the popular Mystic Hanging Bridges, Lava Fields Walk, Bird Watching around the Volcano, the list goes on. But other than one most enjoyable trip to Danaus, an ecological reserve, where I hold butterflies in my hand, watch a wily caiman, and see two- and threetoed sloths high in the trees (with binoculars), I am quite content for my three days and nights to take full advantage of what this boutique resort offers.

open to the sheltering sky.

Just in case that sky confirms that you are indeed in a rainforest, a clutch of bright orange umbrellas stand sentinel at the recessed front door. Yes folks, it rains but it is a warm, caressing kind of rain that doesn’t deter me from swimming long lengths in the hot springs pool bracketed by individual covered lounges on one side and the indoor/outdoor restaurant, Amor Loco, on the other. Its chef has thoughtfully created a wonderfully inventive and artfully presented dishes of Costa Rican ceviches, quinoa salads, burritos, quesadillas— just for starters. The inside lounge area of Amor Loco sets a rather sultry, Moroccan tone with its dark wood and deep purple velvet chairs, a small stage at one end for entertainment, and at the other, the bar presided over by the awardwinning mixologist.

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The screech of the howler monkey awakens me at 5:30 am on my first morning at the Four Seasons Resort on the Papagayo Peninsula. More curious than annoyed, I grab my binoculars and run to the screenedin terrace to locate the source of the sound. In the dim light, I manage to identify a large hairy mass on a branch level to my third-story suite. As the light slowly illuminates the sky, it leaps to another branch closer me.

Thrilling. In Costa Rica, nature is always near and often in your face. It is one the country’s most appealing assets. The fact that Costa Rica is making huge efforts to be a viably sustainable country in protecting its natural richness is admirable— maybe just not at 5:30 in the morning though.

The day before, after leaving Nayara Springs, a three-hour winding road trip through various micro climates ends with a stunning view of the Four Seasons Resort (a 2016 Traveler’s Choice Winner) with its 182 guestrooms spread along the isthmus of the peninsula that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The sun is blazing and the sea sparkling. I can’t wait to jump into it.

But before that happens, a cool face cloth and cold drink await me at the entrance. I am out of the rainforest and into a hot, dry climate.

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On the day I arrive, the charming and wellinformed resort manager, Frederic Cappello, greets me with the news that the spa was just anointed No. 1 in the world

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I book their signature Costa Rican coffee scrub followed by the Volcanic Mud Massage.

The setting of the spa is dramatic. It is completely open on one side to the sights, sounds and smells of the rainforest—no need for mood music, or incense.

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it sometimes creates distracted attention to the guest at hand.) Despite this, I happily accept the greeting “Pura Vida,” which the Costa Rican people, affectionately known as “Ticos,” extend to visitors. Basically it means “pure life” and is a lovely way of wishing you a wonderful stay.

As I’m being escorted to my room, I notice the unusual shape of the spacious reception— the roof mimicking the wings of a butterfly.

It turns out that the local architect, Ronald Zurcher, devised his design from the cultural history and environment of the area—the suites resemble luxurious and beautifully dressed tree houses, incorporating the indoors and outdoors.

(Now I know why the nest-building Howler monkey was watching me—he was after my digs). On my side of the screen, my “nest” is filled with fabrics of contrasting tropical colors and designs, cozy seating arrangements and a bathroom with shutters opening into the bed and sitting areas. Perhaps because of the drought, the stall shower and bathtub provided precious little hot water, but the sea was beckoning.

I unpack, don my bathing suit and off I go. Presented with three

swimming pools, one ocean and one protected bay to choose from, I opt for the ocean and plunge into it with abandon. It’s not hot springs warm, but delightfully warm, just the same. After a quick change and a refreshing cocktail at the outside bar near one of the swimming pools, I begin to explore. The thatchedroof artisan market with local handmade crafts; the bay side (Playa Blanca) bouncing with kayaks and canoes, sailboats and motor boats and a small hut offering snorkeling equipment. (I do snorkel one morning, but the water was murky and the fish not so perky).

Near the Sol y Sombra restaurant (where a $43 buffet breakfast is served—everything you could possibly wish to eat), stands a huge blackboard chalked with events of the day—mostly complimentary. I count 20 options including Boot Camp, Mini-Golf, Tennis Strategy, Ice Cream Time (for sure) and Moonlight Stand Up Paddleboarding (maybe). I book the Mangrove Adventure Tour and then the cooking class. To get to the mangrove area, we drive past the 18-hole Arnold Palmer-designed golf course and walk into the cool forest of old growth

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Two secluded and pristine beaches beckon as we approach the mangrove area. Sadly, because of a drought, the mangroves are underwhelming, but the journey is invigorating and works up an appetite for my cooking class.

Not being a great cook myself, I am impressed by the organizational skills and ease with which Justo Perez, charismatic sous-chef, prepares, from scratch, a tortilla soup for our small group of seven. He demonstrates how to properly chop and combine various ingredients and what spices would blend in well. Our mouths are watering in anticipation.

It’s worth the wait.

It is a great food day, for that same evening, Dario Montelvere, the chef de cuisine of the Italian restaurant Cena Sociale, creates one of the best meals I’ve eaten anywhere—a delicate

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filet of sea bass resting on a bed of tender shrimps and mussels laced with vegetables Julienne. For dessert—homemade coconut ice cream with warm fudge sauce and a box filled to the brim with hot, tiny, perfect bombolini (Italian filled donuts). I take the box back to my suite and go to bed with a smile on sugar-coated lips.

Next day, I arrive at the airy three-story spa for the signature bamboo massage and anti-aging (I hope) facial. Before my treatment I “take the waters.” An outdoor balcony houses a long trough of bubbling hot water, next to a freezing cold plunge pool.

While steaming in the former, a huge grey tiger heron alights to groom himself—no doubt a spa veteran. Before my skin shrivels, my masseuse escorts me to a quiet, dim room. I must admit, after the open-aired massage at Nayara Springs, I am a bit disappointed by the somewhat stuffiness of

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Nothing obvious about the all-new Toyota Prius about gas prices fuelling hybrid sales.”

It would be no more than an unimagAt the risk of incurring the wrath of the inative statement of the obvious to Toyota marketing department (not that describe the all-new 2016 Toyota Prius, it would bother me), that’s going to be as a gas/electric hybrid powered car. a tough sell. The 2016 edition achieves Obvious perhaps because since its still more fuel economy gains and that launch back in 1997 its nameplate has will continue as a purchase persuader. only ever been offered with a hybrid And the price is right, an equal driver power unit. Clever marketing ensured of sales in my opinion: three trims Prius became synonymous with green No surprise starting at $25,995, which is $300 less driving and the badge showed all that than the outgoing owners were environmentally conthat the fourthgen model. scious. Since then, Toyota has sold more generation model is third Opening the doors than 3.5-million Prius models largely on a hybrid but placing reveals some things the strength of that green cred. don’t change. As No surprise that the fourth-generation the emphasis on is the norm, the model is a hybrid but placing the emthat fact is totally instrument panel is in the centre, phasis on that fact is totally inadequate which always takes me a few drives and undersells its other attributes. The inadequate and to get used to. What is different is the Japanese giant has not abandoned the undersells its other arrangement of the info screens, all the trumpeting of the car’s green nature attributes. stuff you need to pilot safely features but it’s much more low key in its new on a pair of side-by-side LED screens, marketing campaign. Instead, Toyota is Keith Morgan which essentially form a single display, trying to persuade potential buyers that and that sits neatly above a larger infotainment this new version is ready to compete in the mainscreen separated by the heating vents. stream against conventional gas-powered sedans The base console is an uninspiring black plastic but based on price, performance, technology, safety and, it’s replaced by an off-white colour on the other yes, looks! trims. That might take a time to grow on me.

Let’s get the latter point out of the way, right away. It The enlarged platform, smaller batteries and reconhas never been a looker but with its new sleek, lower figuration of where they sit, behind and under the stance it is as close to sporty as you are likely to get rear seat translates into much more cabin room and in a Prius. It appears to these eyes that red livery a more comfy rear seat ride. (Incidentally, the base gives it a sharpest appearance but blue looks good model keeps the nickel-metal-hydride units, whereas too. Less enthused about paler renderings. the top trim with a technology package used the Toyota Canada vice-president Stephen Beatty says lithium-ion battery.) the brand wants to “break the cycle of psychology

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Promise I’ll get behind that wheel soon. The new Prius uses a revised version of Toyota’s 1.8-litre-Atkinson cycle engine.

The official fuel economy numbers are not out yet but internal testing revealed a fuel efficiency of 4.5L/100KM (city/highway combined). The launch drive in Vancouver suggested the 4.5 number is far from being a dream.

Okay, we’re off. Normal and Power driving modes suggest this actually might be a fun drive. Normal errs on the side of economy-optimized performance.

Power packs some fun into the Prius, without serious compromising fuel economy.

The car is a gem in the city as you would expect and spirited on the highway, especially when the Power mode is selected. To be fair, I didn’t feel the need to explore my inner Boy Racer too many times.

Looking forward to spending a week in the car when I can truly put it to the test in real world conditions.

Driveway Editor Keith Morgan will entertain and inform at this weekend’s Early Bird RV Show, at Tradex, in Abbotsford.

The veteran auto writer will make a multi-media presentation twice on Saturday called “RVing for Novices” during which he will share tips and jokes about his recent six-day, 1,200-kilometre road trip through B.C. Showgoers will see all the latest equipment and get the opportunity to win a Wildwood X-Lite travel trailer valued at $20,995.

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Safety Tip: If winter doesn’t typically mean snow or ice where you live, other conditions like darker morning and afternoon commutes and heavy rain can make driving this time of year challenging. Drive safely this winter—slow down and increase your following distance.

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A recent Conference Board of Canada report showed that Canadian travel within the country increased by 2.8 per cent last year and is expected to increase again by 2.4 per cent this year—primarily due to the low loonie and lower gas prices.

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Driveway editor Keith Morgan, whose “RVing for Novices” presentation is designed to entertain and inform, will share tips and jokes about his recent sixday, 1,200-kilometre road trip through B.C. Showgoers will also get the opportunity to win a valuable Wildwood X-Lite travel trailer.

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And just to confuse you more, in 2014 J.D. Power named the Cadenza the ‘highest ranked large car’ in one of its regular initial quality surveys.

The Cadenza is powered by Kia’s trusty all-aluminum, direct injection V6 with 293 hp and 255 lb/ft of torque driving the front wheels through a six-speed Sportmatic automatic transmission. All-wheel-drive is not available.

Running on regular fuel, consumption is rated at 12.7/8.4L/100 km city-highway.

Suspension is MacPherson struts with gas shocks and stabilizer bar at the front and a multi-link system with gas shocks at the rear.

There are three trim levels with the base car starting at $37,995. I counted 33 standard features (too long to list here) but some include: eight-way power driver’s seat and four-way passenger seat both with dual-stage heat; dual zone climate control; rear camera and parking sensors; navigation system and Infinity 12-speaker audio system.

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at $47,595 that gives the passenger eight-way power seating, smart cruise control, blind spot and lane departure alert, and get this, a rear armrest with USB charger. And, or course, there is more.

Even from 100 meters away you can tell this is Kia by the largish ‘Tiger Mouth’ grille and the tidy rear end styling. Attention to detail includes four little strakes on each outside mirror to lessen drag and wind noise.

Inside, the impression is of space, with the rear seat looking a long way back.

The available rear power sunshade is a nice touch.

The Premium and Tech both get Kia’s ‘Supervision’ TFT instrument cluster, which is large and visible even in direct sunlight.

The Tech also comes with Kia’s FlexSteer that enhances the electric power steering with a driver-selectable three modes ñ Comfort, Normal and Sport.

Normal is for everyday driving, while Comfort is for highway cruising.

Sport tightens steering wheel response to improve handling.

The Cadenza is equipped with a full suite of driver

safety aids including ABS, traction control, Vehicle Stability Management, Electronic Stability Control, Electronic Brake Force Distribution, Brake Assist System and Hill Start Assist Control.

This is a great highway car and I used it to its fullest advantage, covering just under 1,000 km, including a drive down to Windsor for my high school reunion.

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adaptive cruise control that is found on the Tech quite a bit. It activated very smoothly, slowing me gently as I came up on a slower car and picking up speed quickly as I pulled around to pass.

I didn’t like these things at first because of the feeling of not being in full control, but I have to admit it’s growing on me.

With such a long wheelbase, the ride is supple with

the ‘Comfort’ FlexSteer setting being perfect for this. Noise intrusion was minimal.

After a long drive this is the kind of car you emerge from relaxed.

During the drive I had a lot of time to play around with the infotainment system, with the map/destinations I plugged in being sharp and bright on the eight-inch centre stack touch screen.

The 12-speaker Infinity sound system with SiriusXM was great and I really enjoyed having Plash Phelps from 60 on 6 along for the ride over several days.

Adding to the experience was the driver’s seat power cushion extender.

An interesting feature on the Cadenza is available front door windows with hydrophobic glass that actually repel water, and instantly, according to Kia. The 2016 Kia Cadenza has it all and should be in every entry-luxury buyer’s list.

It’s really a diamond in the rough.

What’s Best: A full-size luxury sedan for a mid-size price.

What’s Worst: Lack of allwheel-drive, which more and more consumers expect at this level.

What’s Interesting: Why is has Cadenza slipped below the radar of most buyers in the entry luxury segment?

Jim Robinson is an automotive reporter for Metroland Media.

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Puzzling, and you could, at first, be equally mystified by the ‘Special Edition’ designation of the 2016 Tiguan reviewed here. You see, our Tiguan tester came in grey.

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Still, umm…grey. But “special”?

OK, I’m through poking fun because VW’s Tiguan has always managed to pull it off anyway, thanks to the Euro-inspired design of this compact crossover.

There’s a unique and classy flavour to this Tiguan that continues to impress, inside and out. This is a competent crossover, with useful storage capacities and compact-style seating comfort for five that includes the versatility of a sliding 20/40/20 second row.

One thing all Tiguan models have in common is the 2.0-litre TSI engine under the hood, a turbocharged motor making 200 hp and 207 lb/ft of torque. This engine is up to the task and hums up to speed nicely.

Fuel economy is rated at 11.6/9.3L/100km.

My real world results averaged out to a satisfactory 9.5L/100km, albeit on premium fuel.

And, actually, the Special Edition name here refers to a trim line, sort of an intermediate stage designed to give Canadians that little bit of extra content without the premium price point, a ploy other manufacturers have followed with special editions, sometimes referred to as Canada Value Packages, that seem to suit thrifty Canadian sensibilities while adding some of the most desired features.

The Tiguan has historically come in three trim levels, continuing this year with the Trendline ($24,990), Comfortline ($33,998), and Highline ($36,998).

Those lineups have been simplified for 2016 with the base Trendline now offering only front-wheel-drive with a standard six-speed manual transmission or optional six-speed automatic with Tiptronic shifting ($1.400).

This base level does, however come fairly well equipped with everything from a standard rearview camera to eight-way adjustable seats, cruise control, fog lamps and more.

The Comfortline and Highline trim levels make the six-speed automatic standard along with VW’s 4MOTION all-wheel-drive system, and they build on the content levels with bigger 18-inch alloy wheels, fancier upholstery and fully-loaded equipment lists.

But our Tiguan SE ($29,998), as a sort of intermediate trim level, straddles the gap between the base Trendline and the mid-level Comfortline models.

The SE package sticks with the Titan Black Pakata cloth interior instead of the Comfortline’s leatherette or the Highline’s real leather seating, but it does add the six-speed auto tranny and 4MOTION along with 17-inch Fortaleza alloy rims instead of the base model’s 16-inch wheels.

For the 2016 model year, the Tiguan Special Edition also adds a USB audio input and a Composition Colour five-inch touchscreen radio/ CD audio system with SD card slot.

Other SE features that build beyond the basic Trendline content a few of which are: auto-dimming interior rearview mirror, Automatic headlights with coming and leaving, Climatronic dual-zone electronic climate control and rain-sensing wipers.

Of course, just because the SE is an intermediate trim level doesn’t mean it can’t be optioned up and, as tested here, our Tiguan SE adds a Navigation Package ($995) and a Panoramic Power Sunroof ($1,400).

The current first generation Tiguan will carry on in Canada through this year and the next. Sales have climbed even without significant changes as all crossovers ride the wave of the segment’s increasing popularity.

But a longer, lower, wider second generation Tiguan will debut in European showrooms this spring, with a new North American version stretched even further (+110mm longer) coming to Canada late the following year as a 2018 model.

What’s Best: Tiguan captures timeless styling qualities inside and out.

What’s Worst: Tough slogging for Tiguan competing in price against the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Cherokee and others.

What’s Interesting: Tiguan sales continue to rise on crossover popularity.

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To the love of my life for 54 years was taken from me suddenly.

When you went away I thought the world would end, I felt your presence and I know we would meet again, I wish I could touch and see your smiling face. But I’ll just have to be contented to feel you round the place. Our sons, Trevor & Richard and our Grandsons & Granddaughter all miss you dearly, you brought happiness and joy into their lives. Dear sister Veronica who lives in England misses the phone calls where you both talked about the past, laughing and joking. It was lovely hearing you and your sister on the phone, I am keeping up with those calls. Your friends will never forget you. I wrote this message from the heart with tears on my face, I miss you so much, my love will be with you forever.

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HOFFMAN, ERNIE It is with very heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dear husband, father and grandfather Ernie Hoffman, who left us suddenly on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the age of 83. Dad was born February 5, 1933 in Melville, Saskatchewan.

His whole family moved to Kelowna in 1948, settling on a farm on Hartman Road. Ernie married the love of his life, Barb, in 1955 and they had two sons and one daughter. Dad was a jack of all trades; he worked as a heavy duty mechanic, an orchardist, a service station operator and an equipment contractor. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping, but his greatest pride and joy was his family. Ernie is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Barb; 3 wonderful children, Ken (Lori), Gord (Cindy), and Carol (Trevor); 9 grandchildren, Carly, Kaitie, Jenna, Connie, John, Marki, Kristi, Taylor, and Tori; and siblings Wilf (Odile), Ed (Rose), Lionel (Verna), and Lee (Brian).

Dad will also be greatly missed by his nieces and nephews, and many lifelong friends. Dad was predeceased by his parents John and Mary, and his brothers, Martin, Ray, Art, and Dave. Many thanks to doctors Wickstrom, Prestage and Wadhwa for the attentive care they provided.

A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, February 20 at 1:00 pm at the Corpus Christi Catholic Church (formerly St. Theresa’s), 750 Rutland Rd N, Kelowna, B.C. Should family and friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Sindi Hawkins Cancer Centre for the Southern Interior.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.

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Norma Patricia Davidson April 1, 1931-February 21, 2006

Ten years have passed since that sad day When one we loved was called away God took her home; it was His will, But in our hearts she liveth still.

We love and miss you Mom Don, Bill, Frank, Donna and Karen

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MULLOCK, CARA LOUISE Went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at the age of 60. She is survived by her loving husband Steve Markle of 26 years; mother Margaret Mullock of Kelowna; brother Bob (Cheryl) Mullock of Eston, SK; as well as her extended family. She is predeceased by her father Douglas. Cara was born in Regina and moved to Kelowna in 1972. She had a full and rewarding career working at BC Assessment. She was very congenial and loved to travel. Cara will be dearly missed by her friends and family. A Memorial Service will be held at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Agency, 399 Royal Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 5L3.

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KENNEY, NORMAN JAMES Born JANUARY 26, 1951

~GOD Takes The Good Ones TOO Early~ At the young age of only 65, Norm’s frustrating battle with asbestos related lung disease and subsequent cancer came to a peaceful end in our home on Saturday February 6, 2016.

Norm is survived by his loving partner Suzanne Doucet, son Kray (Christopher) of Calgary AB, sister Pat of Kelowna and niece Sandy (Cassandra) also of Kelowna. Norm’s passing will leave an emptiness that will not soon be filled. Norm had many titles such as School Bus Driver Mr. Kenney, “Lord of the Manor and proprietor of Wanda’s Bar”, Mr. fix-it and a special title of “Unk” along with many others. Norm spent many years as a volunteer fire-fighter for the Westside Fire Department in Rose Valley as well as volunteering with the RCMP. Norm also had a lengthy affiliation with Stampede Wrestling and the Hart family. A celebration of Norm’s life will be held in the clubhouse at Magnolia Gardens 515 Houghton Rd on Feb 20/16 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.

Please come and have a Bud with Norm and be prepared to contribute a memory, an experience, a funny story or joke to the Norm’s Life scrapbook. A heartfelt note of gratitude goes out to the Palliative Home Care Nursing team whose care and assistance made it possible for Norm to pass in the comfort of his own home surrounded by friends and family. In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Palliative home care nursing team c/o KGH Foundation. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneralkelowna.com Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna. 250-762-2299

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FOWLER, GRETA LAURA Greta Laura Fowler (Tiny) passed away in Kelowna on February 15, 2016 at the age of 87 years. She is survived by her son James (Janice); three grandsons David (Michele), Jefferey, Gregory; brother Louis (Ann), Ted (June); sister Sharon (Dale). Tiny is predeceased by her husband Ray, daughter Linda and granddaughter Lisa.

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NAPOLEONE, CARMELO SERAFINO October 12, 1957 ~ January 15, 2016

The family of Carmelo (Melo) is deeply saddened to announce that he passed away suddenly, but peacefully on January 15, 2016 in his home, in Armstrong, British Columbia. Melo was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by his children: Joseph and Christina Napoleone.

He was also survived by his grandchildren: Kierra and Roman Napoleone; parents: Serafino and Carmela Napoleone; siblings: Grace (Rick) Kirton, Sebastiana (Kim) Hartness, Santo Napoleone, Aldo (Linda) Napoleone, Linda (Manuel) Dal Cortivo and by his many cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Melo was born in Catania, Sicily, Italy on October 12, 1957.

In 1963 the family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the mid 1980’s Melo settled on the West Coast and then eventually came to the Interior of British Columbia. Melo loved his children very much and everything he did was for them.

He was an avid outdoorsman spending endless hours camping, fishing, and telling stories about the “big one” that got away. We will all hold fond memories of the good times we had with Dad/Melo in our hearts forever.

As per Melo’s request there will be no service. The immediate family will have a private gathering to visit his favorite fishing spot where he loved to take Joe and Tina when they were young.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation in memory of Carmelo Napoleone.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com 250-860-7077.

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Certified Journeyman Plumber School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) is currently seeking a full time Certified Journeyman Plumber to join our team in Williams Lake.

Farm Workers FARM Workers for Dhadda Orchards for thinning $10.59/ hr. FT. Call 778-753-3835

GENERAL VINEYARD LABOURERS

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.

No phone calls please.

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

Help Wanted EI CLAIM Denied? Need Help? 22 yrs experience as an EI Officer. Will prepare, present, reconsiderations & appeals. Call me before requesting reconsideration: Bernie Hughes, Toll Free at : 1-877-581-1122.

ORCHARD WORKERS Thinning, Pruning, Harvesting $10.59/hr or piece rate 10/hrs per day, June 15 to Oct. 31.

Gutknecht Orchards Ltd., Vernon Fax: 250-542-6647 email: begutknecht@shaw.ca

Medical/Dental

Mechanic with experience working on Maxxforce 13 engines required immediately full-time. We are located in the Spallumcheen Industrial Park Armstrong. The successful candidate must have reliable transportation, own tools and be physically fit.

Please fax resume to 250546-0600 or email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com No walk in’s or phone calls please.

Vernon Service Company Requires F/T JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER/B GASFITTER $38/hr.

Call 1-250-549-4444 or email: pres@aslanservices.ca ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away!

Call 250-979-4357 to set up your FREE consultation in Kelowna.

Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience

BDO Canada Limited Trustee in Bankruptcy #400-1631 Dickson Avenue Kelowna, BC V1Y 0B5

Work Wanted Senior would like to work evenings. No computer or typing. George 250-212-5034

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Medical/Dental

This position is a Monday-Friday day shift that will allow you to be home by 4:00 most days, to enjoy the rest of your day!

Qualifications: • Valid BC Driver’s license - Class 5 • Physically fit and capable of performing all assigned duties • An Inter-provincial Red-Seal Certificate of Qualification as a Plumber • Valid BC Gas Certification • A current knowledge of all provincial and municipal codes or regulations that have a direct bearing on this trade/s • Sufficient knowledge of the heating trade to carry out required duties • Proven ability to read and understand plans and/or blueprints Full medical, dental, vacation, pension plan and life insurance available.

Competitve wage offered.

Union membership and Criminal Record Check is a condition of employment.

You may also obtain copies of the posting, and application form from the District Website: www.sd27.bc.ca.

If you choose, you may complete the application form on line and e-mail as an attachment to: iuoepost@sd27.bc.ca We thank all those who apply; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Come live, work and play… where others only vacation Mental Health And Substance Use Alcohol And Drug Clinician

Vernon Health Centre

Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces.

We are currently in search of a permanent part time (FTE 0.79) Mental Health and Substance Use Alcohol and Drug Clinician in a community integrated health services setting in Vernon, BC. The successful applicant must have Substance Use Experience at the Master level.

Apply online to join our team Competition #00803969

Jobs.InteriorHealth.ca

Help Wanted

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Are you into exercise, motivated and wanting some extra income?

Capital News is looking for a person or persons with a reliable vehicle to deliver newspapers door to door in the Kelowna and Westside areas. Various sized routes on Wednesday and Friday.

Your papers would be dropped at your home early in the morning for you to deliver, which leaves the rest of the day free.

Work as much or as little as you want.

The eyes have it Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today! spca.bc.ca

To apply for this position, please call Capital News Circulation at 250-763-7575 and ask for Richard.

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Creative Designer Part Time

Black Press and its growing group of newspapers is looking to fill a part time position in our Creative Services team at our Kelowna Division.

Are you PROFICIENT in Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe Photoshop in a Mac environment?

If so, an opportunity exists for you to thrive in our very fast-paced creative department.

The successful candidate must have strong design skills, be a quick and accurate typist, and have a keen eye for detail.

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Great Rates. Professional Studio. Welcoming Atmosphere.

Call Linda 250-862-3929

THAI Massage. Totally relax & energize your body & mind.

(250)-801-7188 Open 8am.

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Chi magic Hands Acupressure for pain or more. $40 & up In/Out Call Same fee 472 Winnipeg St. Penticton D/T

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Interested applicants may apply by letter or email to: Kelowna Capital News c/o Tessa Ringness 2495 Enterprise Way Kelowna, BC V1X 7K2 Email: tringness@kelownacapnews.com Absolutely no phone calls please.

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(250)-212-5034

Garage Door Services ABC Overhead Door. Install.

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Home Improvements www.paintspecial.com.

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Cloverdale High Performance paint. NO PAYMENT until the job is completed! Free Est. (1) 250-899-3163

Services

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A+ Service: JOE’S MOVING Reasonable Rates, Fully Equip’d Trucks, Local-long Distance, Storage Available.

No Job Too Small! Free Estimates. Call Joe: 250-470-8194

U1ST MOVING 2 men + truck $90/hr. Local and long distance. Call 250-859-8362.

FAMILY Movers. Moving?

Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687

Painting & Decorating

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Countertops

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FLAT Rates long dist. Weekly trips BC/AB. 250-861-3400

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OK Roofing All repairs, maint., & re-roofs. Warranty on all work. Free Est., 250-878-1172

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250-870-8851

FLOORING REFINISHING/ GARAGE DOOR SERVICES INSTALLATIONS Ceramic Tile Setting Contractor FREE ESTIMATE! Licensed and Insured!

Skillful Workmanship Ferdoss: 250-763-1228 Mohamad: 778-581-3065 ferdos@shaw.ca

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Broken Springs, Cables, Rollers...

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sidewalks, floors, foundations, retaining walls, stairs, wheelchair ramps.

Free Estimates • Call Dan

250-863-5419

LANDSCAPING SPRING SERVICES

OVERHEAD DOORS

Certified Tradesman for driveways,

1/2 the cost of replacing Corian & Granite Designs.

The Green Alternative.

SAME DAY SERVICE “More than just mowing!â€? • Yard Clean-ups • Hedges • Pruning • Mowing • Aeration • Lime • Fertilizing • Rubbish Removal FREE • Leaf Clean-up ESTIMATES

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Coles Summer Lawn Care

250-801-8087

Lawn Core Aeration & Power Raking Special $140 (Up to 3,000 ft2) Value of $220 Senior Rates & competitive pricing

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Ceiling and trim extra

Price includes Cloverdale HIGH PERFORMANCE paint.

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250-801-8087

Lawn Core Aeration & Power Raking Special $140 (Up to 3,000 ft2) Value of $220 Senior Rates & competitive pricing

Senior’s Specials Experience & Quality Int./Ext. Painting & Ceilings Bondable. Insurance Work

250-826-8826 Ask for Colleen text Terry 250-863-9830 or email t_burke@telus.net

METAL FABRICATION LTD.

• Fences • Gates • Railings • Rollcages • Ornamental Iron Work • Aluminium • Stainless & Steel.

Tube Bending Specialists. www.getbentmetalfab.ca

250-863-4418

Rodzilla’s Mobile Welding Inc. B-pressure, CWB Certified Call Scott 250.575.0100 Let me come to you!

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Competitive Pricing

Fast, Friendly, and Reliable Service

We do all the loading & Sorting

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Rentals

Legal

Adult

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Rubbish Removal

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Duplex / 4 Plex

Legal Notices

Escorts

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2Girls1Truck Rubbish Removal.

We load/haul/sort including electronics and paint. 250-878-5210

CERAMIC Urns for your loved ones or pets, hand painted.

Phone Colleen: (250)766-4405 Must Sell. Downsizing. White GE side/side Fridge $75, 9 pce solid wood Diningroom set $600, 3 pc solid wood wall unit with flat screen TV $400, garden tools, dishes, patio furn etc. All very good condition.

(250)-768-4002 for viewing.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS: RE: Estate of DAVID JOHNSTONE McNISH COLDWELL formerly of 216 2085 GORDON DR. Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 8S1 Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hearby notificed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, Bill Coldwell, at Box 437 Canoe, BC, V0E 1K0 on or before March 2nd, 2016 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. BILL COLDWELL 250-832-3879

MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048

Pets & Livestock

2BDRM in quiet setting near Gordon/KLO 55+ No parties NS, No pets, newly reno’d $825 + utils (250)-764-0214.

Feed & Hay Horse hay, small squares, $9.; 200 or more $8.;250-546-2010

Misc. Wanted Digging can be a shocking experience if you don’t

Buying Collector Coins, Accumulations, coin collections & Old money. US Canada & world coins.

Plus anything made of gold or silver. Todd’s Coins. 250-864-3521 I can make House calls!

Local Coin Collector Buying Collections Gold Silver Coins Estates 1-250-863-3082 Chad

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Real Estate

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Houses For Sale

CALL AT LEAST TWO FULL WORKING DAYS BEFORE YOU PLAN TO DIG.

Merchandise for Sale

$200 & Under DOUBLE Bed, boxspring, stand & mattress, $125. 250765-0063 LOVESEAT. Blueish Black, new, never used, $125. 250765-0063

Free Items FREE PALLETS

at the bay door in the front of the Kelowna Capital News.

2495 ENTERPRISE WAY Wednesdays & Fridays are the BEST days to get Pallets!

Call (250)-763-7114

Firewood/Fuel FIREWOOD- Dry Larch & Split. $225 a cord. Call (250)317-2807 or (250)-484-5536

DO YOU WANT TO SELL? Free Evaluation. Call Grant, Premier Canadian Properties, Personal Real Estate Corporation. 250-862-6436

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Shared Accommodation AVAIL IMMED. master bdrm suite, furn’d, newly reno’d, ensuite bth, priv ent, incl utils.

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Apt/Condo for Rent 55+. Quiet adult building.

Includes free power with rent.

1 & 2 bdrms available. Clean & Affordable. NS. NP. 1779 Pandosy St. Please call 250801-6404 to book viewing.

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Rentals

Furniture TEAK, VINTAGE AND MODERN HOME FURNISHINGS MANY IN-STORE SPECIALS! OK Estates FURNITURE & more 1960 Springfield Road, Kelowna 250-868-8108 facebook.com/okestates

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Apt/Condo for Rent

BEST DEALS IN KELOWNA!

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Affordable 1, 2 & 3 Bdrms. AC, near schools, shopping & bus route. Insuite laundry H.Up’s.

Across from Park. Clean Quiet & Spacious.

Sorry NO Pets. Well Managed Building (250)-861-5605 or (250)-861-5657

Suites, Lower

www.pitch-in.ca Commercial/ Industrial FOR LEASE 1250sqft shop w/office & 3phs power, 22’ ceiling, $1500/mo+ triple net.

Zoned for contractor sales. Industrial shop, landscaping business, etc. Fenced 1/2 acre service industrial lot available.

Central Westside Location. will build to suit. 250-769-7424

Transportation

Antiques / Classics 1986 300 ZX White w/Black trim V6 auto, Turbo, T-roof and lumbar. Excellent shape inside/out Has collector plate.

Asking $6900 250-768-4002

Cars - Domestic

WHOLESALE

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Find The Car Of Your Dreams

HUGE MOVING SALE! Saturday, February 20 #136-1255 Raymer Ave Sunrise Village, Kelowna.

Lots of DEALS! Too much to mention all! Feel free to call early 250-763-6495 for item inquiries please.

8:30am - 3:30pm

COURT BAILIFF SALE The Court Bailiff will offer for sale by sealed tender, the interest of the judgment debtor RYAN BRAY, in the following goods and chattels, which are purported to be as follows: 2003 Ford F350 Diesel VIN: 1FTSX31P13ED48592 2014 Big Tex Dump Trailer VIN: 16VDX1423E5320894 Sealed offers marked “8220” will be received at the Court Bailiffs’ Office at 3120 – 30th Avenue, Vernon, B.C. up to and including 11:00am March 3rd, 2016.

Brett Boulter, Court Bailiff Area 9

250-763-7114

CAPITAL news TO BOOK YOUR AD

FOR SALE BY OWNER: $329,990.00 SINGLE FAMILY HOME Crown Land: Prepaid lease Contact Werner Weiss for a viewing at 778.214.4624 {No Realtors} or omaweissangelika@gmail.com for more photo’s

2193 Tomat Ave, West Kelowna,

3 bdrm & 3 Full bath, Lakeview home, Db. Garage & newer roof/ updated: Tile, laminate, gr. Counters, Priv. Yard.

5 App. Bsmt: Rec.Rm & Ex. Rm & Bar Fees: Utility Fee (sewer & water) $151.93 quarterly/annual Service fee: $108 yr.

Quick: Freeway ent. 7-10 mins.

Kelowna, via Skeena & Bridge

Cars - Domestic

Cars - Domestic

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THOUSANDS!

EVERY SATURDAY 10 AM SHARP!

HUGE SELECTION

Cars - Trucks - SUVs - Vans - 4x4 - RVs - Trailers - Bikes Bailiff Repo, Police Recoveries, Lease Backs, Fleet Returns, Bankruptcies

GATES OPEN AT 9:30 AM

Most units sold unreserved 3953 Hwy 97 North, Kelowna • 250-765-5282

In the Classifieds

Brett Boulter, Court Bailiff Area 9

For legal notations, Terms of Sale and Conditions of Sale, please visit www.interiorbailiffs.com for more information.

GIANT AUTO AUCTION

6019 Station St, Oliver, BC. Sat & Sun’s In The Oliver Flea Market. GREAT selection of furniture,houswares,toys comics, collectibles & much MORE

2005 Komatsu Forklift FG25C Serial #458793A

Sealed offers marked “8271” will be received at the Court Bailiffs’ Office at 3120 – 30th Avenue, Vernon, B.C. up to and including 11:00am March 3rd, 2016.

Sold on an “As Is, Where Is” basis. The highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

The goods and chattels are in Kelowna, B.C. for viewing.

For legal notations, Terms of Sale and Conditions of Sale, please visit www.interiorbailiffs.com for more information.

The goods and chattels are in Vernon, B.C. for viewing.

until 2073 (47 years left on it)

Upper Mission Reno’d 2 bdrm 1 or 2 ppl; laundry, f/p, storage, prkg. $900 250-896-9302

The Court Bailiff will offer for sale by sealed tender, the interest of the judgment debtor 666069 B.C. Ltd., doing business as The Stone Showroom in the following goods and/or chattels, which are purported to be as follows:

Sold on an “As Is, Where Is” basis. The highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

IMMACULATE 1 BDRM 1 BATH SUITE $900.00

Brand new suite.

Single person only. 15 minutes from UBC and OK College.

Located in Rutland Separate laundry Custom built bathroom with stand up shower and soaker tub. Built with sound proof insulation so it’s very quite for a basement suite. Looking for a student or professional adult. $900 including utilities Available Mar.15th Call or text Derek for a showing 250-718-4969

COURT BAILIFF SALE

www.kelownaauctionworld.com

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN SALE Individuals or Companies listed below, take notice that Mario’s Towing Ltd., 3015 Sexsmith Rd., Kelowna BC, claims a lien pursuant to the WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT R.S.B.C. 1979 CA427 and amendment thereto, on your vehicles listed below. If the amount owed is not sooner paid, the below described vehicles will be sold on/after Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10:00 am to recover the amount owed, plus the cost of sale.

Kevin Careless/ Ford Credit Canada Limited 2008 Ford F150 VIN 1FTPW14VX8FB52286 Amount Owing $2342.25

Michael Slack 1970 Mercedes 250 VIN 11402312001659 Amount Owing $2450.00

Shelby James Shaw Okanagan Trucking 1995 Load King Trailer VIN 2LDPF3034SE02315 Amount Owing $10 000

James Conlon 1978 Ford Ranger VIN F15HCBE0362 Amount Owing $2150.00

Desmond Shea 1964 Mercury Montclair VIN 165B64L063435 Amount Owing $10 854.50

1991 Jeep YJ VIN 2J4FY29S8MJ142734 Amount Owing $2304.48

TD Auto Finance/ William Dort 2014 Connect Trailer VIN 4EZTL3223E8031710 Amount Owing $6433.51

First Access Funding Corp/ Matthew Goudreau 2008 Dodge Caravan VIN 2D8HN44H38R785130 Amount Owing $2615.50

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Every week, we check our major competitors’ flyers and match the price on hundreds of items*.

Prices effective Friday, February 19 to Sunday, February 21, 2016 or while stock lasts.

Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. No rainchecks. No substitutions on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (flavour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/™ The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this flyer are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others.

All rights reserved. © 2016 Loblaws Inc. * we match prices! Applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ flyer items. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s flyer advertisement. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and in the case of fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us). We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.). We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this program at any time.

Customer Relations: 1-866-999-9890.

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Offer(s) available on select new 2015/2016 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery from February 2 to 29, 2016. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,725, $22 AMVIC, $100 A/C charge (where applicable). Excludes taxes, licensing, PPSA, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fees, fuel-fill charges up to $100, and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. Φ0% financing for up to 60 months plus up to $4,000 discount available on select 2015/2016 models. Discount is deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. Representative Financing Example: Financing offer available on approved credit (OAC), on a new 2015 Optima LX AT Sunroof (OP743F) with a selling price of $27,862 is based on monthly payments of $398 for 60 months at 0% with a $0 down payment and first monthly payment due at finance inception. Offer also includes $4,000 discount (loan credit). Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. †“Don’t Pay For 90 Days” on all models (90-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing offers on all new 2015/2016 models on approved credit. No interest will accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract.

After this period, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal interest monthly over the term of the contract. Offer ends February 29, 2016. ≠Representative Leasing Example: Lease offer available on approved credit (OAC), on the 2016 Sorento LX 2.4L FWD (SR75AG)/2016 Forte Sedan LX MT (FO741G) with a selling price of $29,342/$17,562 (including $500/$1,300 lease credit discounts) is based on a total number of 130 bi-weekly payments of $135/$66 for 60 months at 1.9%/0%, with $0 security deposit, $1,950/$975 down payment and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation $17,554/$8,622 with the option to purchase at the end of the term for $11,142/$6,665. Lease has 16,000 km/yr allowance (other packages available and $0.12/km for excess kilometres). **$500 Competitive Bonus offer available on the retail purchase/lease of any new 2016 Sportage, 2016 Sorento and 2016 Optima from participating dealers between February 2 to 29, 2016 upon proof of current ownership/lease of a select competitive vehicle. Competitive models include specific VW, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Honda, GM, Ford, Jeep, Pontiac, Suzuki, Saturn, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Subaru, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Land Rover, Infiniti, Acura, Audi, Lincoln, Volvo and Buick vehicles. Some conditions apply. See your dealer or kia.ca for complete details. *Cash Purchase Price for the new 2015 Optima LX AT (OP742F) is $19,995 and includes $1,545 delivery and destination fee, $6 AMVIC fee and $16 tire tax. Includes a cash discount of $6,467. Includes $467 in dealer participation. °Additional discounts available at participating dealers only. Some conditions may apply. See dealers for details. Dealer may sell for less. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Cash discounts vary by model and trim and are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. ‡Model shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2016 Sorento SX Turbo AWD (SR75IG)/2015 Optima SX AT Turbo (OP748F)/2016 Forte SX AT (FO748G) is $42,095/$34,895/$26,695. The Bluetooth® wordmark and logo are registered trademarks and are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. The 2015 Optima was awarded the 2015 Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for model year 2015. U.S. models tested. Visit www.iihs.org for full details. The Sorento received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among midsize SUVs in the proprietary J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on responses from 84,367 U.S. new-vehicle owners, measuring 244 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of U.S. owners surveyed from February to May 2015. Your experiences may vary.

Visit jdpower.com. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.