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Indigenous preschool [ BY BARRY GERDING ] Rutland may soon get an Urban Aboriginal Head Start Preschool, courtesy of a partnership between The Central Okanagan School District and the Metis Society. A proposal for the program evolved from ongoing discussions around the need to build more culturally responsive transition practices for Indigenous families in the school district.
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South Rutland Elementary was chosen this week as the preferred school. The Metis Society will need a capital grant to purchase a portable and have it placed on that school site. Rutland was chosen as the ideal location due to accessibility and having the largest number of urban Aboriginal families within the school district communities.
RUTLAND WAS CHOSEN AS THE IDEAL LOCATION DUE TO ACCESSIBILITY AND HAVING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF URBAN ABORIGINAL FAMILIES The Aboriginal Head Start program was created in 1995 as a national community-based early intervention initiative, designed to deliver holistic programs to enhance spiritual, emotional, physical and social wellbeing among Indigenous children up to age six and their families. The program targets three distinct Indigenous peoples’ groups—First Nations, Metis and Inuit—and has been established at 134 sites across Canada. Former school board trustee Chris Gorman said there is still much work to do in working out the program delivery. What’s clear so far is where the school will be located.
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[ BY CARLI BERRY ] Businesses are taking an interest in Reid’s Corner, according to the executive director of the Uptown Rutland Business Association. Recently, a McDonald’s restaurant opened at the intersection at Highway 97 and Old Vernon Road and construction improvements, including construction of a new roundabout, continue along Old Vernon Road as part of the Highway 97 six-laning reconstruction. “That is all developing… so that’s exciting,” said executive director Andrea D’Andrea said. “(The McDonald’s) is going to be more of an express, kind of like a Dominos (Pizza franchise).” She expects McDonald’s will see a large influx of people on Saturday mornings due to Kelowna Auction World next door. “They’re going to do extremely well especially with the auction being there as well.” D’Andrea said Rutland has seen a five per cent increase of business over the past five years, but the business association doesn’t see a lot of commercial space to lease in the area. According to the business association’s website, there are eight spaces available, mostly along Highway 33. “We’ve got a few spots and I get calls on a regular basis for someone looking for space,” D’Andrea said, adding she’s recently received calls for cannabis shops inquiries now that recreational cannabis is
legal in Canada. Typically, the number of businesses in Rutland will fluctuate over time, she said. “Some businesses start in Rutland and move their businesses over to the Mission if their family moves there,” D’Andrea said. D’Andrea believes Gray Road is an up and coming popular street. “There’s a lot of serviceoriented businesses over there, but I think A NEW MCDONALD’S you’re going to RECENTLY OPENED ON see it evolve and OLD VERNON ROAD. change in the new few years because it’s a busy street and there’s a lot of traffic in that area.” The business improvement area that the association looks after runs from Hollywood Road to Prior Road and Robson Road to McIntosh Road.
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THESE KELOWNA RESIDENTS ENJOY THE BAD REP THEY SOMETIMES GET AND USE IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE [ BY CARLI BERRY ] The “Straight Outta Rutland” brand is everywhere—on the backs of vehicles, t-shirts and even the occasional beer holder. Two Rutland men, Greg Greenough and Dale Martell, owners Valley Contract Screenprinting, are behind the growing phenomenon. Six years ago, Greenough’s nephew was in Grade 11 and for his birthday, the duo made a Straight Outta Rutland shirt for him. The slogan paraphrased the title of U.S. hip-hop group N.W.A.’s song Straight Outta Compton. “We just made it up as a joke… he thought it was kinda
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been super proud of (their community) and we love the fact that everyone else in town doesn’t like us,” Greenough said. While Rutland sometimes gets a bad reputation, he describes the area as “just the working class part of town.” “If I had done Straight Outta the Mission, or Straight Outta Kelowna, I wouldn’t have sold 20 shirts,” he said. “Everybody from outside of Rutland hates Rutland… every demographic. But every age group (in Rutland) loves the fact they’re from Rutland and nobody else likes us. We find it funny.” Growing up in Rutland, Greenough said the area is no different than other parts of Kelowna. “I played sports here all my life, and it’s no different (here)” he said.
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THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY MAGIC ARRIVES ON DEC. 9 Rutland’s own Christmas Light Up is getting a boost this year. Anyone can enter to win daily prizes during the 24 Days of Giveaways, the official tree light up Dec. 9 at 4:30 p.m. at Roxby Square. There will be a grand prize drawn on the same day as the light up that will include $150 in gift cards for local Rutland businesses. “It’s important (to have a Rutland Christmas event) because we want people to utilize the businesses and services here in Rutland,” said Laurel D’Andrea, executive director of the Uptown Rutland Business Association. “There are 36,000 people up here and we are lucky to have our own community focused businesses. It’s a fun and free event for the community and there’s no need to travel downtown.” The annual Rutland Christmas Light Up starts at Willow Park Shopping Centre at 3 p.m. where hot beverages will be served to the sound of carollers. A festive caravan made up of
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A local park is takING shape STUDENTS ARE DOING THE HEAVY LABOUR [ BY BARRY GERDING ] Students from three local schools have done the heavy lifting needed to construct the first trail for Black Mountain / sntsk‘il’ntən Regional Park. The 1.95 km loop trail was completed Oct. 24 and is a catalyst to see the 640-hectare park, larger in size than Stanley Park in Vancouver, opened to the public by next spring. Students from the Mount Boucherie Secondary School Academy of Indigenous Studies, Rutland Senior Secondary and École Dr. Knox Middle School are donating their time to see the trail project completed under the guidance of volunteers from the Friends of Black Mountain / sntsk‘il’ntən Society, regional parks staff and the Westbank First Nation. The Black Mountain / sntsk‘il’nən Regional Park is the largest park in the Central Okanagan, at 140 hectares of property the regional district began acquiring in parcels dating back to 2014. With the land acquisition in place, the RDCO looked for community support to see a management plan developed for the park to allow for public access. Rising to that challenge was the Friends of Black
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STUDENTS WITH THE MOUNT BOUCHERIE SECONDARY SCHOOL ACADEMY OF INDIGENOUS STUDIES VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME ON WEDNESDAY TO WORK ON THE INAUGURAL TRAIL FOR THE NEW BLACK MOUNTAIN, SNTSK‘IL’NTəN REGIONAL
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IF THEY RESPECT IT, THEIR CHILDREN WILL LEARN TO RESPECT IT, AND SO WILL THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW. It is home to at least nine endangered or threatened species and ecological communities including
grassland, open Ponderosa pine and grassland savanna. The property also has additional significance to the syilx/Okanagan people for its wide variety of animals, plants and medicines along with resources for tool making found in the area. “It is service to yourself and the environment, but they also take from this years from now a respect they will feel for this place because they were a part of making it. If they respect it, their children will learn to respect it, and so will the people they know. I think that is huge,” she said. Pooley added the park also has historical significance to long-time Kelowna residents as it was the location of the ski bowl in the 1950s, the predecessor to the Big White Ski Resort.
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THESE UPGRADES SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER AND SAFER FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE THROUGH KELOWNA The stretch of Highway 97 sees approximately 40,000 vehicles a day, and according to the ministr y. Kelowna’s continued growth will mean that number will keep increasing, causing heavier traffic. The completion of this project is expected to help make travel times shorter. The improvement work included expanding 4.5 kilometres of the highway to six lanes between Highway 33 and Edwards Road, an increase in high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and intersection upgrades to Leathead, McCurdy, Findlay/Hollywood and Sexsmith roads. Crews also re-aligned Rutland Road with a new roundabout at Old Vernon Road for better traffic flow, along with other side-road improvements. “These upgrades should make it easier and safer for people to move through Kelowna,” said Claire Trevena, B.C.’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. “They also create a better connection from the downtown core to the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus and Kelowna Airport.” REDISCOVER RUTLAND
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ANNUAL FALL INVASION CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING CARD [ BY BARRY GERDING ] One of the events that continually draws crowds to Rutland’s Centenial Hall is Invasion Championship Wrestling, a fundraiser for families in need. The annual wrestling card was held this fall, benefiting the Okanagan Boys’ and Girls’ Club, and Okanagan YMCA Strong Kids program, and the North Okanagan Neurological Association autism house in Vernon. Rhonda Zakala, with the Okanagan YMCA, said since the wrestling events began in 2014, $30,000 has been raised for the Y, which has directly benefited 280 children living in poverty or low-income family situations to access Y membership services from recreation programs to after-school care. “Those are dollars that are changing people’s lives,” said Zakala. Jarrod Stocker, with the Okanagan Boys’ and Girls’ Club, said the $35,000 in wrestling event proceed
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donations they have received has made possible the purchase of a 12-seat van, upgrade of washroom facilities at Westside Youth Centre and a maintenance service truck. Mike Rizzo, the driving force behind the Invasion Championship Wrestling along with organizing partner Mike Chisholm, said hearing how kids benefit from the wrestling hi-jinks in the ring strikes a personal note of satisfaction for him. “For me it’s about starting out at the grassroots level to try and help kids out, to be off the street and be active in sports or other activities,” said Rizzo. “In my opinion, kids who have those experiences growing up learn to be more resourceful and be better members of society when they grow up. We want to do what we can to help all kids grow up to be productive adults.” Since 2013, Invasion Wrestling has raised more than $200,000 for local charities. The revenue is generated from ticket sales, concession stands and sponsorship support, as Rizzo says now the wrestling cards draw about 1,000 people between Kelowna and Vernon. “Basically, from all the money we take in, we pay out for the hall rentals, insurance, pay the wrestlers and for their travel, all the money left over, the net proceeds, is donated to charity,” Rizzo said. For Rizzo, the wrestling card takes on an added dimension since he is an active participant in the proceedings playing a bad guy character, something he has been doing for some 20 years. “It’s about as much fun as you can imagine,”
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he said. “Personally, I am a regular, everyday dad with five kids, who volunteers with kids’ activities at school, but when the lights go out and the music starts at a wrestling event, the wrestling persona takes over and I become the most hated guy in the building. “The fun about it is you can create a character that
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