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Town tackles troublesome bear
A large black bear has been spotted numerous times in the past week in residential neighbours, and was also seen walking on the KVR. Photo John Moody Andrea DeMeer
The Town of Princeton is investigating the feasibility of replacing its garbage containers with bear proof receptacles. The move comes after a large black bear has been repeatedly spotted, photographed and videoed digging through garbage cans along the KVR through town and in residential neighborhoods. Princeton is being pro-active, said Mayor Spencer Coyne. “I’ve asked staff to give us a report back on what it’s going to cost to replace the garbage cans. We have a Wildsafe BC coordinator who does education and we are looking into how
to become a Bear Smart Community,” he said. Coyne said it is not yet known how many garbage cans the municipality owns, however an audit is being conducted. Bears are a problem not unique to Princeton. “Everyone in the province is reporting it,” said Coyne. More than 3,800 calls have been placed to B.C.’s RAPP line for black bear conflicts since April. That’s compared to the seasonal average of 2,400. A further 180 calls were for grizzly bear conflicts. According to B.C. Conversation Officer Service deputy chief Chris Doyle the increase in bear incidents is due to dry conditions forcing bears to turn to urban areas to hunt for food.
Coyne urged residents to cooperate with efforts to reduce bear attractants. “People need to be vigilant and keep their garbage inside because it isn’t just town garbage cans.” According to the conservation service bears have injured a total of 222 people across B.C. between 1986 and 2018 with 50 recorded injuries between 2016 and 2018. In the fall of 2018 four black bears were captured in Princeton and destroyed. Feeding bears is hazardous to people and bears, which may come onto roads looking for food or become aggressive, and is an offence under B.C.’s Wildlife Act. Penalties can be as high as $100,000 in fines and one year in prison.
The Bear Smart Community program has been designed by the Ministry of Environment in partnership with the British Columbia Conservation Foundation and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. It is a voluntary, preventative conservation measure that encourages communities, businesses and individuals to work together. This program is based on a series of criteria that communities must achieve in order to be recognized as being “Bear Smart”. The responsibility to manage human-bear conflicts rests with everyone; Bear Smart will require participation from the provincial government, municipal governments, and local citizens to be successful.
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Princeton high school adopts dress code for September with support from student council Andrea DeMeer
Student council members Sylvie Druck, Aaron Robinson, Shayla Gullason and Mylee Coyne approve of the dress code, and took on the responsibility of explaining it to their classmates. Photo Andrea DeMeer
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When Princeton teens return to the classroom in September they are going to be covered. That’s because a new dress code is in place that puts limits on what girls and boys can wear. The dress code - which was adopted after consultation with staff, the Parent Advisory Committee and the student council - was recently adopted as a “trial.” Principal Kevin Leach said administration spent considerable time researching dress codes from schools across North America and feels the policy the school has adopted is reasonable and gender-neutral. It was adapted from Valley View Secondary School in Kamloops. “It’s clear and easy to interpret,” he said. “I think everyone is happy that we started looking at this issue. The students as well wanted to know where we were going with this.” Students must wear outfits that cover their legs to mid-thigh, their torsos, undergarments, and their sides up to their arm pits. They must wear shoes, and images on their clothing cannot promote drugs or alcohol or inappropriate messaging. Sylvie Druck, who is in Grade 11 and a member of the student’s council, characterized the code as covering “The four B’s - Back, Butt, Belly and Boobs.” The student government members gave their input on the policy, and eventually were the ones who took it into the classrooms to explain it to their fellow students. “We didn’t get as much backlash as I
thought we might,” she said. Druck said some students were disappointed the code disallows crop tops, while others stated it would be difficult to purchase shorts as long as the code requires.” “But over all they were very respectful of it.” Leach said there are no penalties attached for breaching the policy, but that the code will allow for “gentle conversations” with students who are non-compliant. The code does not specifically address shoulders, spaghetti straps or bra straps, which were an issue for some Princeton high school girls last spring. They were told to cover up those areas and in some cases were required to change clothes. About a dozen students organized a “braless” protest that made headlines across the province. Aaron Robinson said some students have been uncomfortable without a dress code. “It’s that we are in a professional environment and dressing like that does not teach us a good lesson,” he said. No students were disciplined this year or told to change, said Leach. “Everything should be within reason and we should not be silly about these things.” “I really like this code,” said student council president Mylee Coyne. She said she appreciates that it doesn’t discriminate against either gender, and that it respects all different body types. Vice principal Crystal Larsen said she is relieved the school has settled on some dress rules. The issues of dress codes “is like a kettle of worms,” she said. “It has not been easy.”
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RCMP new grooming policy a little hairy Andrea DeMeer
The face of the RCMP is literally changing – and it’s a bit hairy. Last month, Canada’s national police service changed its grooming policy, allowing all its members to grow beards for the first time. “The updated policy promotes a culture of respect, reflecting the needs of an increasingly diverse workforce, while maintaining high professional and safety standards,” said national spokesperson Sgt. Tania Vaughan out of in Ottawa. Officers may now wear facial hair of between 0.5 cm and 2.5 cm in length and bulk, provided it is neatly groomed. The previous policy, written in 1975, required all members to be clean
shaven unless they had a religious or medical exemption, or an operational requirement. “It was time to refresh and review the policies using a modern lens,” said Vaughan. The issue is not without controversy. In 2017, an RCMP officer in Moncton, N.B., was removed from regular duty for growing a goatee. That same year, other members grew beards as part of a campaign to draw attention to their working conditions. Vaughan said members’ response to the new policy, which came into effect May 22, has been “overwhelmingly positive.” The rules also contain updated uniform regulations, including allowing for Indigenous items to be worn as part of ceremonial dress.
Const. Grant Bernier of Princeton, B.C., shows off the new face of the RCMP.
WATER RESTRICTIONS 2018 ANNUAL REPORT PUBLIC MEETING Where Rivers and Friends Meet
TOWN HALL NEWS BEAR SPRAY WORKSHOP WildSafeBC is teaming up with the Town of Princeton at the Canada Day Celebrations to bring to you the opportunity to learn how to use bear spray safely! Members of the community will be able to deploy a non-harmful spray that functions like a bear spray canister! Learn about bear spray and its uses, storage, first aid, disposal, how to act during a wildlife encounter and above all how to avoid a human-wildlife conflict all together. The learning is available to all and there are 35 spots available to deploy inert bear spray. To sign up for the inert bear spray deployment please email princeton@wildsafebc.com or there will be a sign up sheet on site. Come out to Veteran’s Square on Monday, July 1st, between 11am-2pm and learn to help keep our community safe and wildlife wild.
The Annual Report of the Town of Princeton is available for public inspection. A copy can be obtained from Town Office during regular business hours or can be downloaded from our website at: www.princeton.ca. *** Please note change below in BOLD: Submissions and questions from the public regarding the Annual Report will be considered at a public meeting of council to be held August 6th, 2019, 7:30 pm at Council Chambers, 151 Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, BC. R. James Graham, Director of Finance Town of Princeton 151 Vermilion Avenue P.O Box 670 Princeton BC V0X 1W0 Phone: 250-295-3135 Email: finance@princeton.ca
PROPERTY TAX NOTICES Tax Notices for 2019 have been mailed. If you have not received a Tax Notice please contact the Town Office at 151 Vermilion Avenue or telephone 250-295-3135. Owners are responsible for 2019 Taxes and any applicable penalties; regardless of whether or not a Tax Notice is received. Payments and/or Provincial Home Owner Grant applications must be in the hands of the Collector at the Town Office by close of business on Wednesday, July 31st, 2019, to avoid the Penalty of 10%. Postmarks are NOT accepted as date of payment.
PRINCETON DAYS WEEKEND FRIDAY, JUNE 28 • Karaoke - Princeton Legion - 7:00pm 11:00pm SATURDAY, JUNE 29 • Rotary Parade - Vermilion Ave, Bridge St, and Veteran’s Way - 5:00pm • Canada Day Dance - Legion - 7:00pm SUNDAY, JUNE 30 • Pancake Breakfast & Duck Race 9:00am - 11:00 am - Veteran’s Square/ Legion • Outdoor Movie Night - FREE Ralph Breaks the Internet - Memorial Park Gates open @ 8:00 pm Show @ 9:15pm MONDAY, JULY 1 • Canada Day Celebrations 11:00am - 2:00pm Veteran’s Square • FREE Legion BBQ - 11:00am - 2:00pm • Gazebo Stage - Music: Alan K. Parsons & the Degenerates • Cake cutting - 1:00pm - Veteran’s Square • Park Fun at Veteran’s Square RDOS Physical Activities Trailer Inflatable Fun & Games - Baptist Church Library craft and activities table • Story telling & historic photo booth @ Museum • Canada Day Swim - FREE 2:00pm - 4:00pm Centennial Outdoor Pool CELEBRATING CANADA’S 152 BIRTHDAY!
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Princeton needs to show its pride
June is Pride Month, right across the country. As a nation we have much to be “proud” about. Some of it’s symbolism and some of it’s substantial, but all of it speaks of a culture that is determined to be inclusive. Canada was the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, in 2005, and three years ago Justin Trudeau became the first sitting prime minister to march in the Toronto Pride Parade. Also in 2016, the first pride flag was raised at Parliament Hill, and then the Human Rights Act was updated to include gender identity and gender expression. Progress - and sadly sometimes backwards steps - is made every day. Support groups are formed and fostered, members of the LGBT community make the news as they increasingly take centre stage in sports, arts and politics. (It will be nice though, when that isn’t headline worthy.) There are many ways local governments can support Pride Month, and indeed can promote and celebrate diversity all year long. Rainbow crosswalks, of course, are all the rage - although they still are sometimes attached to controversy. Princeton was one of the first small communities in BC to install a rainbow crosswalk, in 2015. While the only thing wrong with that was the paint disappeared in approximately six months, there are - sigh - still some local residents who haven’t quite recovered. There are other ways the town and its residents could show support for the LGBT community. For example, rainbow painting or decals on all the signs at town entrances would be a fabulous (also quick-to-execute and inexpensive) initiative to show visitors they are entering an inclusive, friendly, caring community. Who knows, maybe that would encourage them to stop and visit. Rainbow banners on downtown light poles would brighten the main street in the summer and, of course, there ought to be a flag at town hall. Simple gestures with a power message - and we don’t need a designated month to make them. - The Similkameen Spotlight
The horrors of an editor’s office
It’s impossible to describe a newspaper editor’s office, on the day following a press deadline, to someone who’s never seen it or been to war. Picture a bomb exploding in aisle four of a busy Staples, that’s got to be pretty close. Owing to the near completed transition to a paperless society there is paper everywhere. Press releases and hard copy proofs litter the floor (is there a floor?) like so many brittle leaves scattered in a high wind. There are at least halfa-dozen pens lodged in unlikely places, wherever they landed when they was discovered to be empty or otherwise non-functional and enough empty coffee cups to simulate a Tim Horton’s dumpster. Eventually it all needs to be cleaned up, but this exercise itself can cause tremendous stress amongst the staff. “Oh no. Are you leav-
ing?” “Why didn’t you tell us someone is coming from head office?” “Uh…are you okay?” So it was last week, when it was decided to not only properly tackle the regular flotsam and jetsam of newspaper production, but also the large piece of modern art residing in the corner. Some people call it a filing cabinet. Back to human nature – anytime a woman decides to clean out the filing cabinet in her office you can be sure hormones are involved. Most of it went directly into the recycling box – a decade worth of print invoices, blank employee vacation forms, a thick folder marked “complaints” and a rather thinner one labeled “nice letters.” Buried under it all was a real gem, an old-fashioned drawing portfolio full of sixty-year-old copies of women’s sections from
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old dog new tricks the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province. Those were indeed the dark ages, when women needed their own section in a paper, clearly labeled, so they could easily find the stories they would find of interest. Here are some of the fascinating things determined to news for women when Leave it To Beaver was on television. All items reproduced as written. • A beauty shelf right in the kitchen where a housewife spends a fair amount of her time would
be an inspiration to even the busiest to pause and spend a moment now and then on furthering her own good looks. • If your floor wax streaks, rinse the floor thoroughly with a solution of one pint vinegar to a pail of water. •If you’re going to trade the care this year for a new one for your motorized vacation, it’s a good idea to give it a housewifely cleaning inside as well as out. It may help you get a better price. •What do you use in the sink? Most women use a drain stopper, a sponge with a handle, a pot scratcher and a large sponge. You can make life easier for yourself if each is a different color so you won’t pull out the plug when you reach under the suds to pick up the scratcher. • Doing stacks of dishes becomes a pleasure when your new portable dish washing machine does all
the work for you. • Teenagers are an important new group of home sewers. They are making more and more of their own clothes. This suggests a new graduation present for girl’s parents: a modern sewing machine of her own. • Good old-fashioned baking is coming back into its own and women are enjoying once more the satisfying pleasure of assembling their own ingredients from shortening to flavoring. Of course, most of the content filling the pages of the women’s sections were recipes. Why, there were practically as many recipes in one single edition as appear on Facebook on any given day, which is an amusing thought. The women’s sections of The Province and Sun when back into the filing cabinet. Where it really belongs.
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Famed goalie shares racy memories of the Vees Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca
As a boy my young imagination was stirred by the Penticton Vees when they clobbered the Soviets vaunted “Big Red Machine” 5-0 to win the World Hockey Championship in 1955. For me and many Canadians, there was a sense of mystique about the Vees. They were not a powerhouse team like the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Montreal Canadiens. In the view of many heavyweights in the hockey world, in fact, they were little more than an unproven ragtag collection of players that really should not have won the Allan Cup. Certainly they should not have been the team sent to represent Canada in Germany. At that time I could not yet know that one day I would meet and become friends with Ivan McLelland, the Vees sensational goalie. In 1951 when the team was being assembled, Ivan was sent down from the Vancouver Canucks training camp and became the first player to don a Vees uniform. “To persuade me to join the team, Canuck GM Coley Hall asked if I liked girls,” Ivan recalled over lunch in our home last week. “I said I did and he told me Penticton had great beaches and it was the only place in Canada where I’d see girls in two piece bathing suits. That made it an easy decision.” He was only 20 and most of the other players were older. “Off the ice we weren’t a very together team. We were an untamed lot,” Ivan said. “There were plenty of arguments.” Andy O’Brien, a Montreal sports writer at the time said, “These boys have no rules. Stories about them are like a bottomless cup of coffee.” “The players knew about my superstition,” Ivan said. “When we started winning, I wouldn’t change my underwear or socks, no matter how sweaty and smelly they got. In Germany some of the sportswriters didn’t think we should be there. They trashed us repeatedly. After we won the cup Kevin asked me for my sweaty socks. Without anyone knowing it, he threw them into the cup, then poured
Photo of Ivan McLelland looking at a framed copy of the drawing. Ivan would not have made the donation to the hospital without the plaque, which also names his wife Faye. several bottles of champagne into it and invited the offending sportswriters to indulge. They praised the drink lavishly until someone discovered the socks in the bottom. Kevin relished the revenge.” It was coach Grant Warwick who held the Vees together and molded them into a Cinderella team. Very likely he reminded them of the hockey saying, “If you win here, you’ll walk together the rest of your lives.” For Ivan these words became especially true. He developed tight relationships with several players and has endeavoured to ensure Canada does not forget this motley crew of unlikely winners. Since retiring as head of Neilson Chocolate’s western Canada division, Ivan has spoken to hundreds of audiences about the Vees. Many of these renditions have been in schools. Sometimes he invites students to
slip his championship ring on their finger. He encourages them to believe they too can achieve seemingly impossible goals. I asked Ivan why, at age 88, he continues to tell the story of the Vees. “I enjoy doing it,” he said, “and I want to keep them, the players, alive.” That was a long time ago and there are less than a handful of Vees still living today. On September 26, 2008, at the final Vees game in the Memorial Arena, Ivan and fellow original Vees, Ernie Rucks and Kevin Conway, were honoured. The latter two have since passed away. Fortunately, well known Okanagan artist Glenn Clark created a charcoal drawing of the three men together. Of the original Vees, other than Ivan, only Doug Kilburn, now living in Spokane, Washington and in poor health, is left.
When Ivan was asked to donate the original charcoal drawing to the David Kampe Tower of the Penticton Regional Hospital, he agreed. Wanting Canadians to remember and be inspired by the Vees’ achievement, he stipulated that it be hung in a prominent place. Also, that his departed wife, Faye, be named along with himself as a donor. David Kampe, an ardent hockey fan and a force in the building of the Tower, supported this decision. The original drawing now hangs on the wall of the second floor, opposite the elevator. A large print of the drawing will be auctioned off at the annual Penticton and Friends Golf Tournament in July, to support work with dementia patients. Thanks to the passion of Ivan McLelland, the saga of the Penticton Vees will not be forgotten.
Clearcutting last old-growth leaves all of us poorer, forever
Earlier this month, hundreds of British Columbians visited MLA offices across the province demanding protection of endangered oldgrowth forests and improved forest management, during a day of action organized by Sierra Club BC. In response, David Elstone, the executive director of the Truck Loggers Association, accused our organization
of not acknowledging the economic importance of old-growth logging and claimed that clearcutting what little remains is sustainable (B.C. has most sustainably managed forests in the world, June 6). He was joined by columnist Tom Fletcher repeating outdated claims about the climate benefit of replacing old-growth forests with young trees. Fletcher ignores modern science showing that clearcutting ancient trees results in the rapid loss of huge amounts of carbon accumulated over hundreds of years (Urban environmental “emergency” routine wearing thin, June 9). Sierra Club BC is concerned about the economic, social and ecological impact of clearcutting endangered old-growth forests. True sustainability is leaving similar values and conditions for future generations. But B.C.’s ancient giants have been
reduced to a fraction of their former extent, replaced by young, uniform forests cut in short rotation forestry, never allowed to grow old again. Elstone claims B.C.’s forest management is the most sustainable in the world. However, satellite images show that on Vancouver Island, we are losing what little forest remains intact three times faster than Brazil’s primary rainforest in the Amazon is being destroyed. The current old-growth logging rate on Vancouver Island alone is about 10,000 hectares a year or more than 30 soccer fields a day. The inescapable conclusion is that old-growth logging on Vancouver Island alone contributes millions of tonnes annually to provincial carbon dioxide emissions. Elstone highlights that in recent years close to half of the volume cut on Vancouver Island came from oldgrowth. Today the Island’s productive
old-growth (forests with relatively big trees, not bonsai sized trees that government and industry like to include to inflate numbers) has been reduced to about 20 per cent of its former extent. Only six per cent of the original productive old-growth of the Island is protected. Elstone is in denial about oldgrowth logging coming to an end, one way or the other. This should be a huge concern for everyone with a job in the woods. We will not leave anything close to what we found for future generations. Plants and animal species that depend on old-growth will vanish. Climate impacts will worsen without the shield of intact ancient forests to reduce droughts, floods and fires. Degraded landscapes will impact the quality of drinking water and allow fewer options for a diverse economy that includes tourism and recreation.
The good news is it is not too late to save what remains of B.C.’s oldgrowth, restore second-growth forests and transition to truly sustainable forest management. We can still choose to save the web of life that depends on intact forests and move to carefully planned selective logging. This would deliver “negative emissions” and wood products at the same time, capturing more carbon in our forests than is lost as a result of harvesting. Creating more jobs with less ecosystem damage per cubic metre of wood deserves our full support. The longer we wait the harder this change will be. The first step is for industry and government to stop the denial reflected in Elstone and Fletcher’s opinion pieces. Jens Wieting is a senior forest and climate campaigner with Sierra Club BC.
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Former councillor presents petition against mixed-use trail in town limits Andrea DeMeer
A former Princeton town councillor who has led a lobby against allowing motorized vehicles on the KVR, in town, presented a petition to council last week with “between 80 and 90 signatures.” Jerome Tjerkstra said the people who signed the document stating they want the trail to remain non-motorized are all from Princeton and many of them from affected areas. “This [the petition] was not intended to be a referendum. It was not intended to compete with other
petitions that are out there…This is to highlight there is no consensus.” Following the meeting Mayor Spencer Coyne said the petition will be forwarded to staff. Tjerkstra also gave a verbal presentation raising questions related to shared use of the KVR - which has been endorsed by a standing council committee whose recommendations are also now under review. “I want to present these questions to you. They are open ended questions and they may not be good questions. They may not be the right questions.
They are just some things I think that might need to be looked at.” Several legal points were raised, including that the ministry of transportation may have jurisdictional responsibility of the trail, that the Bridge of Dreams funding may have been contingent on non-motorized use, and that ICBC may not insure the entire trail and that the municipality may incur liabilities. “OMV’s are only one component of a multi-faceted local tourism strategy,” he said. “TrailsBC is working on a comprehensive designated trail sys-
tem throughout BC taking into consideration all stakeholders including OMV’s, cyclists, birders, equestrians and hikers. How does Princeton fit into this plan?” Tjerkstra also asked council to refer to the Official Community Plan, related to the KVR, and wanted to know how repairs and maintenance will be funded. “I just want it on the record as a citizen that it’s been said, and the way you decide to carry the ball forward is entirely up to you. I trust in your integrity.”
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Celebrating Indigenous heritage Walker has seen three
rattlers this year - wants anti-venom stocked locally
Local officials signed a memorandum of understanding last week on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne said the move is the “beginning of a renewed relationship between the communities within the unceded traditional territory of the Upper Similkameen Indian Band. It marks the commitment to work cooperatively moving forward for all the communities within the territory. Left to right are Chief Bonnie Jacobsen, Coyne, RDOS Chair Karla Kozakevich, RDOS Area G representative Tim Roberts, RDOS Area H representative Bob Coyne. Princeton Councillor George Elliott looks on.
Local school classes and residents attended an event in Veteran’s Square Thursday to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. Mackenzie Rubis learned to paint with ochre.
To the editor Great article about rattlesnakes and terrific information from our local veterinarian about how to deal with a snake-bitten pet. Ultimately, the Princeton pet needed to be referred to a clinic which stocked the necessary anti-venom. This seems to be a snaky year in Princeton. I have personally encountered three rattlesnakes - two of them very small with only a tiny knob on the tail rather than rattles. Yet they were still able to strike at my water bottle, leaving behind streaks of venom. This happened at the edge of the KVR trail near the hospital. A snakebiten child or adult would have to be transported to the nearest source of Bridge of Dreams. At my last doctor’s appointment I mentioned the anti-venom. In great pain. At great expense. Puzzled by cost-saving strategies these sightings and asked if anti-venom is availAnn Hughes able at the Princeton hospital. Well, no, it seems that anti-venom is too expensive to stock at the
Area groups receive neighbourhood grants Community Foundation South Okanagan Similkameen is excited to award 40 Neighbourhood Small Grants throughout the RDOS, including two to residents who live in Princeton, and one for the community of Eastgate. Neighbourhood Small Grants is based on a simple but powerful idea – that everyone is a valuable member of the community and that we all have something to share. The $500 grant provides awards for local residents to
strengthen their community by bringing people together, sharing skills and knowledge, celebrating diversity, and increasing people’s sense of belonging. “Neighbours who live in and around Penryn Avenue can look forward to a midway of activities, including a BBQ and dance; while another neighbourhood will work together to landscape and beautify their neighbourhood,” noted Kim English, Regional Development Coordinator at the Community Foundation,
“Eastgate residents held an Emergency Preparedness day on June 15th with over 30 neighbours attending”. “People are looking for meaningful ways to connect with one another and with a desire to deepen community” said Kim English, “when people feel a sense of connection and belonging to their neighbourhood, they are more likely to be engaged in activities that make their community a better place to live and play”.
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Princeton Secondary School Graduating Class of 2019
Spencer Blank
SpenSer Broderick
caSe Brodie
Bradley BronSwyk
caitlin Brown
quinn clarke
mylee coyne
caleB franklin
kami french
dylan gullaSon
cole harder
Shae-lin karStenSen
matt maynard
auStin o’neil
jacoB parkeS
caleB potter
trent roBinSon
alex roccamatiSi
kirk Scollon
Showna ShielS
jayden Simon
danika Sulentich
teron Swan
carSon thiBert
thomaS wojak
lucaS wood
grant yee
liam zieSke
Brett zuke
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The Princeton Secondary School auditorium was full Saturday of family members and friends, and many community representatives, who turned out to support the 2019 graduating class. Always a favorite moment is the throwing of the caps. Photo Bob Marsh
For several years the Princeton graduating class has gathered at the iconic Bridge of Dreams for formal photos. This year the students chose to set the portraits at another well known backdrop, the tressle on the KVR. Photo by Bob Marsh
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Twenty nine students share $36,900 in scholarships and bursaries
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Quinn Clarke, Mylee Coyne, Showna Shiels, Lucas Wood, Grant Yee, Liam Zieske and Caitlin Brown each received a $1,250 Dogwood District Authority Award. Spotlight Staff
Twenty-nine graduates shared $36,900 in scholarship and bursary awards at the Princeton Secondary School commencement ceremonies held Saturday. Caitlin Brown was the top prize winner, taking home $8,600. Brown received a $4,000 Thompson Rivers University entrance scholarship, a Dogwood District Authority award of $1,250, the $1,000 Rebecca Follick Memorial Scholarship, the $1,000 Bud deWolfe Memorial Bursary presented by Princeton Rotary, $500 from the Nicola-Similkameen Principals and Vice Principals Association, the Trehearne Family Bursary of $700 and the $150 Family Fun Fair bursary. Other awards were: $500 Cascade Veterinary Clinic Bursary to Danika Sulentich $500 Copper Mountain Mine awards to
Quinn Clarke and Lucas Wood. $500 CUPE #847 award to Mylee Coyne $1250 Dogwood District Authority awards to Quinn Clarke, Mylee Coyne, Showna Shiels, Lucas Wood, Grant Yee, Liam Zieske $500 Educators for Educators award to Jacob Parkes $1,000 Princeton Legion awards to Danika Sulentich and Liam Zieske $500 Grad Legacy award to Danika Sulentich $2,000 Princeton District Teacher’s Union award to Lucas Wood $2,000 Princeton Hospital Auxiliary award to Danika Sulentich $500 Princeton District Minor Hockey to Quinn Clarke $500 Princeton Posse Stan Turner Memorial to Case Brodie $2,000 Princeton Racing Days award to Kami French $1000 Rotary Bill Huysoon Memorial Bur-
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Premier details affordable housing project for Keremeos Robin Grant Black Press Media
More families and seniors in Keremeos will have an affordable place to call home thanks to a partnership between the province and the Lower Similkameen Community Services Society. “People shouldn’t be forced to leave the communities they call home to find the affordable housing they need,” said Premier John Horgan. “That is why we are working hard to build affordable homes in Keremeos and other small, hardworking communities throughout B.C.” The Lower Similkameen Community Services Society is receiving $4.1 million from the province’s Building BC: Community Housing Fund to build 41 much-needed new homes for people with low to moderate incomes. Projected monthly rental rates will range between $375 and $1,440. “Through the Community Housing Fund, we are addressing gaps in the market, creating the types of homes that people can afford, from growing
families to seniors on fixed incomes,” said Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. “And our progress to date has been made possible because of the commitment of partners like Lower Similkameen Community Services Society.” Located at 715 7th Street, the project will be designed to include one-, two- and three-bedroom units, including several accessible homes. The three-storey building will also have commercial space on the ground floor for the society’s community service programs and offices. “The Village of Keremeos very much appreciates the investment the province is making to provide for more affordable housing in Keremeos,” said Mayor Manfred Bauer. The society recently purchased land for the project, which will go through a rezoning process. A public information session will be held as part of that process in July. Construction is expected to start in spring 2020. Sarah Martin, executive director of the Community Services
aware of the need for more affordable housing units, across the demographics. We are grateful for this opportunity to provide
more safe, affordable and adaptive homes for our community members.” The project is part of more than 20,000 new
homes completed, or underway, throughout B.C. as a result of provincial investments. Those projects include more than 5,000
homes in mixed-income buildings for people with a range of low, moderate and middle incomes.
B.C. Premier John Horgan (right) with LSIB Chief Keith Crow and Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robertson at an announcement in Keremeos about affordable housing June 24. Society, said there are 80 seniors on the waiting list for an affordable home. “I’d love to see more creative options around cooperative housing and affordable home ownership,” she said. “It’s up to the community to work together to find some of these options. Co-operative housing is great … When there is market demand, people will come up with creative solutions. But we would definitely be interested in providing more housing.” She said on behalf of the communities of
Keremeos, Cawston, Hedley and Olalla, as well as the Community Services Society, they are honoured to partner with the province to develop more affordable housing in the community under the Community Housing Fund. “The social, health and economic benefits of affordable housing for individuals, families and communities are well-known,” said Martin. “Through our work providing a diversity of programs and services within the community, we are acutely
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Copper Mountain Mine Congratulates the Graduates of 2018. We are pleased to provide, with sponsorship from Delta Pacific Brokers, two $500 scholarships each to PSS graduates from our mine family... Good job Quinn Clarke and Lucas Wood.
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SUDOKU Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! Level: Intermediate
1. Bridge building degree 4. Catches 9. A heavy type of music 14. Original “Twilight Zone” host Serling 15. Rodent species 16. Finnish lake 17. Street (abbr.) 18. Home of the US Naval Academy 20. It held a convention once 22. Makes a loud, ringing sound 23. Cave 24. Lessening of something 28. MJ’s nickname “__ Jordan” 29. One’s way of doing things 30. Wings 31. Quotes as evidence for 33. Acts glumly 37. A man’s title 38. It comes first 39. Edible mollusk
41. Resembles a pouch 42. He/she checks your health 43. Nobel Prize-winning biochemist 44. Stop momentarily 46. Formerly (archaic) 49. Commercial 50. White vestment worn by clergy 51. Island people of the Mediterranean 55. Prices 58. On a line at right angles to a ship’s length 59. Where boats are parked 60. One who values reason 64. It might be on your driveway 65. Small Iranian village 66. Used to emphasize 67. Mathematical term (abbr.) 68. Long necked birds 69. Eyeglasses 70. When you hope to get there
CLUES DOWN 1. Portuguese district 2. An assembly of witches 3. Having few teeth 4. The act of going across 5. Nepalese dynasty 6. “Bye Bye Birdie” actress __-Margaret 7. What the princess found beneath her mattress 8. Pennsylvania transit organization 9. Winnie the Pooh creator 10. Riddle 11. Grads wear one 12. Body part 13. The top of a pot 19. A type of meal 21. Lake __, one of the Great 24. Capital of Jordan 25. A type of logic 26. Khoikhoi peoples 27. A fixed time of prayer in Christian liturgies
31. Arrives 32. Lemur 34. Small bodies of still water 35. __ route 36. Breaks apart 40. A type of line 41. Caption that translates 45. Winged 47. Criticize severely 48. Leg bones 52. Monetary unit 53. 007’s creator 54. Accumulate 56. Establish by law or with authority 57. Breed of goat 59. Millisecond 60. Mock 61. Make older 62. Some don’t want to be given any 63. Wrath
Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
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Aries, you have a few questions but not too many answers. Seek the help of others as you try to answer your questions and be sure to thank them for their cooperation. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, a friend has something to confide, so make sure you are ready to hear what this person has to say. It is alright to be a little apprehensive. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Try to focus your thoughts on positive things, Gemini; otherwise, negativity can be overwhelming. If need be, make a gratitude journal that can help you express your feelings. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if work has been taking up too much of your time, you may need to schedule a few days off and focus on recharging yourself. Enjoy some well-earned rest and relaxation. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 You may need to get a few people on your team in order to come out ahead, Leo. It always helps to have some extra support in your corner and a cheering squad. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may soon realize that you are pouring a lot of energy into something that does not feel rewarding. Take some time to reconsider the path you’re on. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, someone close to you appreciates all the support you have been offering, even if he or she isn’t able to say it often enough. Keep on being the best version of you. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 If it seems like you can’t turn off your brain, Scorpio, you are not alone. Others may feel overstimulated, and you can seek them out for some advice. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Tackling too many projects at the same time is a recipe for burnout, Sagittarius. This week you have to slow the pace down a bit or call in some reinforcements. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 A new chapter in your life could be unfolding soon, Capricorn. Don’t be surprised when certain opportunities come your way in the next few days. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, someone close to you may be going through a difficult situation. All you can do is be as supportive as possible over the next few days. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Explore several creative possibilities to figure out what path may appeal to you, Pisces. Once you zero in on an activity, make it yours.
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Applications are invited for the position of Bus Driver/Custodian with School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) in Princeton. Split Shift Position: John Allison Elementary School 4 hours per day Bus Driver 3.5 hours per day Custodian 7.5 hours per day, 12-month position Start Date: July 2, 2019 QualiďŹ cations: t 7BMJE $MBTT XJUI BJS PS IJHIFS MJDFOTF BOE QSPWJEF B ESJWFS T BCTUSBDU t .FEJDBM FYBN DPNQMFUFE CZ QIZTJDJBO t $SJNJOBM SFDPSE DIFDL DMFBSBODF t ,OPXMFEHF PG m STU BJE QSBDUJDFT BOE QSPDFEVSFT t 8)*.*4 $FSUJm DBUJPO t "CJMJUZ UP XPSL XJUI BOE TVQFSWJTF DIJMESFO t "CJMJUZ UP XPSL FĂľ FDUJWFMZ XJUI TUBĂľ BOE UIF QVCMJD Responsibilities t %SJWJOH B TDIPPM CVT XJUIJO UIF QSFTDSJCFE SPVUF T JO BDDPSEBODF XJUI UJNF TDIFEVMFT QJDLJOH VQ BOE EJTDIBSHJOH TUVEFOUT TBGFMZ BU EFTJHOBUFE TUPQT t 5SBOTQPSUJOH TUVEFOUT BOE UFBDIFST PO m FME USJQT UP WBSJPVT locations t $POEVDUJOH EBJMZ TBGFUZ BOE PQFSBUJPOBM JOTQFDUJPO PG BTTJHOFE vehicle t .BJOUBJOJOH UIF TDIPPM CVT JO TBGF BOE DMFBO PQFSBUJOH DPOEJUJPO t .BJOUBJOJOH PSEFS BOE QSPQFS EJTDJQMJOF BNPOH TUVEFOUT PO CVTTFT GPMMPXJOH %JTUSJDU QPMJDJFT t 5SBOTQPSUT TUVEFOUT XJUI TQFDJBM MFBSOJOH OFFET BOE QIZTJDBM handicaps t 1FSGPSNJOH SPVUJOF DVTUPEJBO GVODUJPOT BU BTTJHOFE TJUF DMFBOJOH classrooms, oďŹƒces, restrooms, kitchens, cafeterias and other site facilities t 4XFFQT TDSVCT TUSJQT TFBMT EJTJOGFDUT NPQT XBYFT BOE QPMJTIFT oors; cleans and vacuums carpets t 3FTQPOET UP FNFSHFODZ DMFBO VQT PCTFSWFT BOE SFQPSUT maintenance needs t -PDLT BOE VOMPDLT EPPST BOE HBUFT UP FOTVSF TFDVSJUZ PG CVJMEJOHT BOE HSPVOET "QQMJDBUJPOT DBO CF ESPQQFE PĂľ BU UIF 4DIPPM #PBSE PĂś DF MPDBUFE BU $IBQNBO 4USFFU PS PO MJOF BU XXX TE CD DB DMJDL PO &NQMPZNFOU 4VQQPSU 4UBĂľ MJTUFE VOEFS +PC $PEF BOE GPMMPX UIF QSPNQUT QSPWJEFE "QQMJDBUJPOT JODMVEJOH B EFUBJMFE SFTVNF XJUI B NJOJNVN PG UISFF SFGFSFODFT TIPVME CF GPSXBSE UP Attention: Human Resources School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted
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Page A16 Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Town staffers get creative to build splash pad Spotlight Staff
Residents and visitors can enjoy a new way to stay cool this summer at a small splash pad behind Centennial Pool. “It’s what we are calling a cool off station,” said CAO Lyle Thomas. “That park down there traditionally gets very hot and we wanted to provide that area for kids [to cool off] without actually going into the river.” The project will cost approximately
$15,000, however Thomas said that amount would be much higher without the ingenuity of town employees. “We bought one spray station and the town public works staff was able to use that as a prototype to design and create two more spray features,” he explained. “We are very proud of our public works staff and you can underline that.” The cooling off station will be “up and running shortly,” he added. The cooling off station was mostly built and installed by town employees, saving the municipality money. Photo Andrea DeMeer
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