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PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT — Threeyear-old Elliot Mennell is the picture of concentration as he gets help with his bow technique during his discover violin introductory class held Tuesdays through the Penticton Academy of Music at the Leir House. The academy offers a wide range of instrument and voice instruction. Mark Brett/Western News

CONVICTIONS SCUTTLE CAMPAIGN One Penticton mayoral candidate has said he will cease attempts to campaign as revelations of criminal actions in his past have come to light. Jukka Laurio, 53, said he was content with getting his initial message out to Penticton voters after being reminded of a 2004 conviction for traf¿cking a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of traf¿cking from Kelowna. For the two counts, he was sentenced to one day in jail and 10 months of probation. “I’m going to crash and burn on this,” he said. “The campaign, that’s our time to actually make statements and get some attention … and the best way is to run the campaign and get the ideas out there for the people themselves. I have accomplished that.” He explained the conviction was part of his personal beliefs with respect to the criminal-

ization of marijuana. “That comes down to the marijuana issue as a whole. That is a tough one, and I do support the decriminalization of marijuana,” Laurio said, adding that he had told the court he had been acting independently on federal recommendations that found merit in decriminalizing the substance. “The whole drug issue itself is a moral question. I can’t really support a system of laws that allows and promotes a drug that is already known to be highly addictive and dangerous, a factor in 90 per cent of violent crimes, causes carnage on the highways and costs billions of dollars of damage. I’m talking about alcohol. “Simultaneously, it criminalizes another drug which has virtually no negative statistics to it and has medical bene¿ts and factors to it. It’s not so much a matter of the marijuana, it’s the approach to the drug itself. It just seems like we chose the wrong drug to make legal.” He recognized, however, that Penticton

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voters tend to make conservative choices in their political representatives. “It’s a personal, moral and legal issue. It’s not a civic issue. It’s a federal and provincial issue. All the same, it’s all lumped into one catJukka Laurio egory,” he said. “I can’t proceed. I got a message out there, that’s what I wanted to do, get that much and I’m happy with that.” Laurio also con¿rmed he spent four years in federal prison for a sexual offence dating back 15 years. He would not comment on the conviction. Much discussion emerged in the City of Penticton after Benny Wolfe declared his intentions to run for mayor despite facing charges of procuring a juvenile prostitute. While

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many wondered whether individuals accused of a crime or convicted of offences could hold public of¿ce, there is no restrictions in the Community Charter that bar candidates from having criminal records. Wolfe never of¿cially ¿led papers to run for of¿ce. The Western News accessed court registry records online and searched the names of each mayoral candidate. Nothing emerged for incumbent Mayor Dan Ashton and challengers Julius Bloom¿eld, Katie Robinson and Vic Powell. Laurio may not want to ¿nish the campaign, but his name will remain as a choice on the ballot. The deadline for candidates to remove their names from contention (Oct. 21) has already passed. “If I remain, I remain, but I don’t think there’s any point in campaigning,” Laurio said of his name on the ballot. “I just don’t want to debate these issues in public. There is my side, but I’m not going to bother with that.”

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Penticton pool soaks up accolades Simone Blais

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The ¿rst week into the Penticton pool project, the architects working on designs knew they were in the deep end. Glen Stokes, a partner with Bruce Carscadden Architecture, said they had been contracted in January of 2010 to design the $23.3 million pool and community centre renovation and expansion and received a ¿rm completion deadline of March 31, 2011 — when the construction must be completed to ensure federal and provincial grants would trickle in. After the schematic designs were drawn up and shopped at community open houses, a construction schedule was put down to paper. “As I recall, we had to start construction within a week of whenever that was. We were already behind the eight ball even when we were just getting started,” Stokes said with a chuckle. In fact, the timeline was considered so intense, a friend bet Willie Joubert, the Stuart Olson Dominion Construction project manager overseeing the build, a bottle of champagne that it couldn’t be done. “He wasn’t seeing us doing it in time. Always open for a challenge, I said, ‘Sure, we’ll do it,’” Joubert said. “We pulled it off, and I had my bottle of champagne. It was an expensive bottle, too.” Stuart Olson proved to be the toast of the industry last week, as the Vancouver Regional Construction Association recognized the Penticton Community Centre with a silver Award of Excellence in the general contractors for $15 to $40 million category, due in large part to the Herculean feat of

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FACILITIES MANAGER Dave Lieskovsky gets a bird’s eye view during the grand opening of the new aquatic facility at the Penticton Community Centre. The project won an Award of Excellence from the Vancouver Regional Construction Association

¿nishing what is usually a two-year project in the span of 15 months. “Normally for institutional projects you get as much time to design it as you do to build it. It usually takes at least a year to design an aquatic centre,” Stokes said, adding the ¿rst tender package went out in March — shaving the year down to two months. Faced with a tight deadline, Stokes explained, the ¿rm decided to use three strategies. First, they would split up the project so they could design what would be going into the ground ¿rst anyway: piles and things like pool

tanks that would be below grade. “We submitted the pile design right away,” he said. “While they were driving piles, we worked on the second piece, which we call the superstructure: everything above grade that keeps everything from falling down.” When summer approached, Stokes said, they moved ahead with ¿nishes like paint and various Àooring choices for the remainder of the building. The second prong of the speed strategy was to try to expect the unexpected. “Every construction job has chal-

lenges, but normally you have a little bit more time to deal with them or suss them out,” he said. “We had to design the building to withstand whatever challenges were going to be, even though we didn’t know what they were.” That prompted architects to plan for a larger mechanical room, to ensure all operational components would not only ¿t, but function inside the space. Also, existing walls deemed to be structurally dubious were torn down rather than renovated, to keep budget costs down.

The third strategy was to communicate with builders on the ground constantly. The architects tried to anticipate what questions trades might come across, and if something new arose, solutions were found as quickly as possible. Joubert said once they begun work, hiccups seemed to pop up repeatedly, but crews were relentless in making progress. “Everyone had to take all the rules, throw them out, and the ones that were left over, just bend them. That’s the only way we could do it,” Joubert said, adding trades moved quicker than they have in most years. “We had to go on our word. That’s where very good relationships came into play. … It’s good, old-style contracting where you give a guy a handshake and he’ll still do the work. If there’s a problem, we’ll sort it out, but at least the work is going on.” One decision all involved had to make was whether they wanted to let off the gas partway through the project. The federal government had announced a relaxation of the deadline to complete projects, after many communities complained about the stringent timelines, giving cities and towns until October to wrap up work. Stokes said everyone on site in Penticton was already full steam ahead. “To relax the deadline would just have basically meant throwing money away, because we had already ramped up,” he said, adding crews were on site working from early morning to late in the day, if not through the night.” Joubert said City Hall also played a big role in ensuring a fast process, striking a steering committee that would meet at a moment’s notice if designs had to be changed or decisions needed to be made.

Forum connects candidates with younger voters Simone Blais Western News Staff

If the next generation gets a vote, why not make it an informed choice? That’s what GenNext Penticton had in mind as they get set to host an all-candidates forum for those seeking to hold the title of councillor, scheduled for next Wednesday at Opus Café and Bistro. “We’re hoping it will bring out more young people in Penticton to get involved in the election and get the information on the candidates,” said Renee Schultz, GenNext vice-chair. Organizers decided to focus just on council candidates after seeing the vast list of names and realizing they would have to choose their representatives based on piecemeal information. “There’s so many council candidates this year. There’s way less mayor candidates, so we

thought people will have a better sense about who they want out of ¿ve,” Schultz said. “For me, there’s so many candidates for city council that it makes the decision tough.” She also said that younger generations often turn to the web for information, but not all local candidates have websites or an online presence. “A lot of people educate themselves by what’s been written on the Internet,” she said. “It would be so much easier to just come, sit down in one room and listen to all of them speak.” The forum is just one event in a series of activities GenNext will plan as a way to draw out youth and younger generations into community involvement. Chair Katie Bowling said that the non-pro¿t group was kick-started last year by the United Way, and modelled off of GenNext programs throughout North America that provide profes-

sional networking and casual socialization all while strengthening community connections. “Our mission is to engage the next generation of leaders to create lasting, positive change,” she said. The group’s demographic is tailored to the 18 to 39 year segment, although so far the group’s dozen members are typically in their mid- to late 20s. Although the forum is designed to help foster community awareness of the group, organizers promise the event is inclusive to all Penticton residents. “Everybody’s welcome. We’re hoping with the venue and using our contacts that we’ll attract our target audience,” Schultz said, adding that the event isn’t exclusively for youth. “Anybody can come. We’re not going to turn people away at the door.” The forum will kick off with introductions

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Sicamous union decertiﬁes Steve Kidd

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This year may have started off looking kind of bleak for the SS Sicamous, but late last week organizers got some welcome news that the CUPE local on board the boat had been decerti¿ed. The decision by the B.C. Labour Relations Board went into effect on Oct. 21, decertifying the single-person union that was formed on Dec. 2, 2010. The decerti¿cation alleviated another of the many dif¿culties the SS Sicamous Restoration Society has been dealing with since they reorganized in April to deal with the ¿nancial and labour problems. “This concludes a very dif¿cult period for the SS Sicamous. The union certi¿cation was a prominent reason for the collapse of the previous board of directors,” said Jim Cooper, president of the society. “We are glad to have this resolved so that we may move on with preserving the ships of our marine museum” Cooper said CUPE approached the volunteer board about decertifying the Sicamous, and applied for it as part of a settlement mediated by the Labour Relations Board.

“It was our position all along that the union certi¿cation was inappropriate for this type of operation and the number of employees that we have. I think the union ¿nally realized that was the case,” said Cooper. There was a bit of negotiating, Cooper added, and a settlement with the single union employee, who has been laid off since last year. “It was a dif¿cult process and I don’t think it made much sense for them,” said Cooper. “Also, we found that in our meeting in April, a lot of people were upset about the certi¿cation and withdrew their volunteer activities.” The decerti¿cation frees the board to continue with their reorganization and Cooper hopes it will help bring back volunteers willing to help out with the ongoing operation of the boat. “All my energy over the past year has been spent dealing with that. It has frustrated people and it has taken us away from doing other things,” said Cooper. “It was hard to ¿ll the board this year because of that issue. I think people are going to be a lot more willing to get involved again.” Greg Hollingsworth, the director in charge of fundraising,

said the whole board is optimistic about getting the union issue resolved, one of several issues the newly reorganized board was facing. “It was a tough situation for us. We put a plan in place in April when we took over as the board to cut a lot of expenditures and put the old girl on a ¿nancial footing that will work for her, said Hollingsworth. “It was a tough year for us, it was a tough summer.” Cooper said the future for the Sicamous looks a lot brighter now, after a successful, if quieter, summer on board the boat. “We ran a pretty lean ship this year and we need to continue to do that until things are ¿scally better,” said Cooper, adding that the city came through with their operational grant, and the Sicamous is ¿nancially back in the black. Now, he said, the board is able to concentrate on the ongoing restoration and enhancement of the boat. “We want to get the lights back on the ship, hopefully before the end of this year,” said Cooper. “That’s something that a lot of people have commented on, that they miss the lights.”

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t never fails to amaze us why some people who seem smart enough to do legitimate work would rather choose to bilk others out of their money. The latest reports focus on fraudsters claiming to be from Microsoft trying to sell a “¿le-cleaning” service. A Penticton man is one of the latest to be targeted by the scam. Fortunately, the man became suspicious. And when he told them he would call them back, his phone line went dead. Alain Fortier with Doc’s Computers said he’s received several local reports of the scam in recent months. He said the scammers try to gain access to your computer to ¿x a non-existent problem, then charge your credit card. It’s unfortunate that computer-related fraud continues to be age-sensitive — seniors are most likely to be bilked — but people of any age can and will be targeted. We live in an era where technology and online business are often in the grey area of entrepreneurship because they’ve developed new methods for selling goods and services. Most are trying to ¿nd legitimate opportunities to supply what’s in demand. Some, however, push the envelope and even go over the line — promising something for a price that they have no intent on delivering. Fraudsters, of course, are not limited to the Internet. We just have to look at the latest efforts the Bank of Canada has undertaken to create bills that will foil counterfeiters (for now) to be reminded that humanity has a long history of trying to deceive one another. If you are simply wary by nature, you probably already are cautious about opening yourself up to anything that could be a fraud. Perhaps there’s a new demand for that quality, both to avoid being burned ourselves and to educate those in our lives about the pitfalls of living in an interconnected world.

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A long road to ‘community living’ My ¿rst glimpse of B.C.’s care system for developmentally disabled people was as a teen in the early 1970s. My grandfather brought me to his workplace, Tranquille “school.” The Kamloops institution that began life as a tuberculosis sanitorium in 1907 was by then converted to warehouse a different group of society’s outcasts. Ambulatory inmate-patients wearing locked-on football helmets wandered the courtyard of a sprawling prison-hospital complex that featured its own ¿re station. Tranquille would hit the headlines a decade later, when Human Resources Minister Grace McCarthy announced that she was enacting a plan, years in the making, to close such places. Tranquille, with 323 inmatepatients and 675 staff, would be ¿rst. A 1983 newspaper report captured the mood: “Mentally retarded persons in institutions must not be ‘dumped back on the doorstep of their natural families’ when these institutions are closed, the executive director of the B.C. Association for the Mentally Retarded warned Monday.” The B.C. Government Employees’ Union began an occu-

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B.C. Views pation of Tranquille buildings the next day, expelling managers. The sit-in lasted three weeks, joined by Tranquille’s 120 psychiatric nurses, before staff agreed to work on the system that would replace it a year later. Some patients did go back to their families, with support services. And today B.C. has a network of 700 group homes, essentially smaller institutions. Their provincewide union contract was just renewed under the B.C. government’s “net zero” wage mandate, with an additional $18 million to enroll employees in dozens of contracted agencies to a pension plan for municipal employees. Lobbying and court action have forced expansion of pro-

vincial services to those diagnosed with autism and fetal alcohol conditions. People with Down syndrome and other disabilities now live much longer, to the point where some develop dementia as well. All this is on top of the many previously independent seniors developing dementia and other disabling conditions at an accelerating rate. Stephanie Cadieux, the latest minister of what is now called Social Development, has asked for a multi-ministry examination of the adult care agency, Community Living B.C. As CLBC’s budget rises past $710 million, there are services from the health and children and families ministries going to disabled people as well. The political focus has been on CLBC’s closure of 65 group homes with only 200 residents, and its push for adult adoptions rather than institutions with shift workers. This is true “community living” that should be established where practical, with appropriate inspections. The NDP wants a moratorium on group home closures, even if they’re decrepit or mostly empty. It wants a backlog of 2,800 applications for new or increased service eliminated, apparently without any ef¿ciency moves. It wants an “independent

review” of CLBC followed by a full-time independent advocate for developmentally disabled people. (The NDP also wants independent advocates with of¿ce staff and investigative powers for seniors and forest workers. B.C.’s independent children’s advocate continues to pile up reports with questionable effect in another area of intractable and growing social problems.) Cadieux says CLBC’s internal service quality advocate has a high success rate resolving family complaints. A toll-free line has been set up to direct service issues to a new client support group. On Friday Cadieux announced that a bonus program for CLBC management has been terminated. “In a people¿rst organization like CLBC, an incentive plan based on targets and measures is, quite simply, not appropriate,” said a statement from the ministry. No targets or measures. As Premier Christy Clark was recently reminded on health care, even talk of de¿ned cost control is too politically risky. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com. tﬂetcher@blackpress.ca

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Regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wildlife needlessly slaughtered

Re: Arlene Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter about the slaughter of the mother deer done by an obvious rookie conservation ofÂżcer who had no clue that one shot to her heart wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve killed her in a millisecond with no suffering. Arlene, after reading your letter and getting to the part of how she suffered three shots to the head and was still alive, tears streamed down my face. Thank you for telling the city how cruelly the deer was shot, only you left out the part of what happened to her babies. Perhaps that part was too graphic to put in the paper or you forgot to mention? Either way, those two babies didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve to lose their mother in such a horriÂżc way, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m left to wonder if the ofÂżcer slaughtered the babies in that same manner. If only you couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten that on video and shown our ignorant council members along with the whiners whose gardens are more precious than our wildlife that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re culling the wrong animals. There is a far greater danger to this city: coyotes. Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anyone other than me see the increase in coyotes

Put an end to bullying

Capital punishment is un-Canadian. It is better to spend billions on the likes of Clifford Olson and Robert Pickton than on controlling crime. I guess the problem stems from the fact that criminality is good business for lawyers. The problem is much deeper than that. Children are forced to attend school. Some are bullied to such an extent that they commit suicide. They have no place to turn because teachers have been stripped of their authority. Getting rid of authority sounds progressive as long as we walk around with our heads in the clouds. What really happened is that authority has been transferred to the bullies. They can punish a victim severely and the teacher cannot do anything about it. Young people learn at an early age to have no respect for authority. As they reach their teens, they think nothing of setting police cars on Âżre. Later these same people have the potential for becoming enforcers in criminal gangs. Teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; unions insist on telling us that supervising recess is not their job. Give me a break. Children learn more at recess than they do in regular class. Much of it is not good. It is very much the teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job to protect the whole child all day long. Union militantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; raison dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ĂŞtre is to promote laziness and greed. There is nothing professional about that. The responsibility does not rest only with teachers. Parents need to wake up. Bullies also need attention before they ruin their own lives with bad attitudes. Society as a whole needs to stop defending offensive behaviour, that is the bottom line. Gerry Lepine Summerland

IODE still going strong

It all began in the Maritimes in 1900 but soon reached the western shores of British Columbia and in 1927, the Diamond Jubilee Chapter received its proclamation. Education was the primary role, making

since the deer are vanishing, or are you all too blind to notice? A deer isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to eat your cat, small dog or little toddler but a coyote will. Hey people, wake up and smell the mountains full of wildlife we live amongst. We built our houses on wildlife animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes. Duh! What part of that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you get? For the people who think their gardens and yards are more precious than deer, move to a concrete jungle or just quit whining and fence in your gardens. As for our city council, I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vote for any of you because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all too ignorant to realize youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re culling the wrong animals. Deer arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the enemy here. All wildlife animal haters need to move away from here and live in the concrete cities instead. Speaking of being a serious animal lover, women especially need to know this. Those coats and other fur-trimmed or fur-lined clothing you buy that says â&#x20AC;&#x153;Made in Chinaâ&#x20AC;? on it, could be made from skinned alive cats, dogs, raccoons and other small animals. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe me then I suggest

sure our youth had higher learning. In fact, one lad went all the way through university, eventually earning his PhD with the help of the IODE. Today, our role encompasses youth, seniors and those in need. Scholarships are given each year to graduating students from Pen High and Princess Margaret, and bursaries and scholarships granted to women attending Okanagan College. Not to be forgotten are the Penticton School of Dance and The Academy of Music students. The SS Sicamous now has a handicap washroom, paid for by the Diamond Jubilee Chapter. Even the SPCA beneÂżtted â&#x20AC;&#x201D; stainless steel water bowls were supplied them as well as an air conditioner. The beautiful Rose Garden also receives funds from the chapter each year and, if you look closely, you will notice the IODE Garden between the Rose Garden and parking lot. The Senior Centre in OK Falls received a complete new kitchen through the Mary Emerson Trust Fund; also the Village by the Station on Hastings now has the Snoozelin Room which greatly aids those with Alzheimers. The Penticton Retirement Centre was awarded automatic doors from the Mary Emerson Trust Fund. The library has been aided in purchasing reference books, large print books and videos and, most recently, two Daisy Readers for the visually impaired. The Atkinson Museum was aided in setting up a turn-of-the century classroom and continues to receive funds each year. All monies for these are raised by the volunteer staff of the IODE Thrift Shop at 464 Main St. Hours of operation are 1-4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Denise Kadatz Diamond Jubilee Chapter IODE

Deals in short supply

If this sounds like one of those female dog letters, then so be it. (I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring myself to

you go to YouTube if you have a computer, and in the search panel type in â&#x20AC;&#x153;cat and dog fur farmsâ&#x20AC;?. Most of you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even be able to watch one minute of those videos. Some of you will watch the videos right through and be so sickened that you might throw up or just cry profusely. A few of you might even think the videos are fake. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m telling you right now, they are not fake. Several undercover animal rights activists along with PETA workers have gotten videos out of China to show the world the horriÂżc suffering of animals in that country, all so you can have a fur-trimmed hat on a coat with fur lining inside it. Synthetic fur, when burned, will melt and curl up, but if you take a piece of fur off those coats and take a lighter to it, it will singe just like hair, proving that it is in fact real fur. I plead to everyone who loves animals not to buy furtrimmed clothing that says â&#x20AC;&#x153;Made in Chinaâ&#x20AC;?. Wendy Tapping Penticton

use the word that rhymes with rich.) According to one of your readers, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all these letters pertain to and I resent that. I am sick and tired of receiving Ă&#x20AC;yers from retail and grocery stores announcing incredible prices for sale items, only to arrive at the store (and yes, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been there and done that) to Âżnd an empty shelf where our prize sale item should have been, along with an announcement â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are sorry for the inconvenience, but we are temporarily out of the itemâ&#x20AC;?. Meanwhile you have several disgruntled customers staring blank at the void that should contain the item advertised, at an extreme price, waiting for it to materialize. Is this a mismanagement of the supplier or a ploy to draw the consumer? In my opinion, this is an underhanded approach to sales marketing. This custom is ongoing in any town or city, not just Penticton. My wife is still in shock as to why I came home the other day, frustrated and my knickers in a knot, and upturned her potted Sweet Williams and kicked the cat â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not. I suppose I should be grateful that this store in particular allowed my relatives and friends to set up home in their Âżfth wheels and motor homes on their parking lot. That should be worth some gratitude, eh? Andy Homan Penticton

Apply rules equally

In your recent editorial on whether or not retired district staff should be rehired to work â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motion overlooks value of experienceâ&#x20AC;? Oct. 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure double dipping is the most important issue here. In fact, I think a more important point has been missed. You may correct me if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m wrong, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my understanding that it is district practice (if not policy) not to hire retired teachers for the on-call list. If that is the case then why would the district be hiring retired former senior administrators or senior district staff? Surely these

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rules should be applied equally to any retired personnel. And that would include those in the upper echelon. Just saying ... Diane Lindsay Penticton

Society selects executive

Penticton Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Drop-In Centre Society held its annual general meeting on Oct. 18. I would like to congratulate the 2011/12 board of directors: President â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Don Smith; 1st Vice - Keray Levant; 2nd Vice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Don Wilson; Treasurer - Bill Archibald; Secretary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mary Chia; Directors serving one-year term: Carol Perry, Julie Pratt and Starr Robertson; Directors serving two-year term: Larry Day, Vern Ginther and Myrna McLaren. I look forward to another successful year. Come join us in our many activities. Glenda Ross, manager Penticton Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Drop-In Centre Society

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There is no doubt how Barb Schneiderat feels about the success of the Penticton Oktoberfest on Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The event went super,â&#x20AC;? said Schneiderat, who helped organize the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The food was great, the hall was decorated great, everyone said they had a really good time,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were dancing from the minute they started playing until we closed it down at midnight.â&#x20AC;? Schneiderat said they got lots of positive feedback about the event, which was the second annual in Penticton. However, there was one item featured in many of the comments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody loved the size of the mug,â&#x20AC;? said Scheiderat, laughing. At 15 oz., the souvenir mug was twice the size of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and there were three breweries on hand to fill it up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too early yet to know how much income the event generated, but Scheiderat said the organizers will be meeting on Nov. 9 to discuss how the money will be used. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By then we should have all the tally in on what it cost us for the different things and know what we have in the kitty for a project,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding that part of the money will go to pay the city back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city gave us $10,000 seed money. We paid back $5,000 last year and

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in front of council and hands go up and hands go down.” The manager of Cherry Lane shopping centre said the city should be focusing on boosting revenue streams by considering hydroelectric and wind power, in addition to bringing back tourist amenities like the water slides that disappeared during the development boom. Staff morale should also be top priority, Leaman said. “I talked to someone at City Hall last week, and they didn’t refer to it as City Hall, but ‘City Hell,’” he said. “You have to think of the morale of people left. Unhappy people are unproductive people. “The last few years have been pretty dif¿cult at City Hall with the ¿nancial situation. There’s not a lot of joy in the city for council or staff. Some tough decisions had to be made. Whether they were done and implemented as well as possible, it’s easy to second guess from the outside.” Lynn Kelsey is among the neophyte candidates seeking a seat on council. As a support worker at a SOWINS transition house and safe-home co-ordinator, Kelsey says she is devoted to giving voice to those who don’t have a say. “I really think we can do better by listening to the people. My whole role in my work is an advocate. I want to be an advocate for the citizens of Penticton,” she said. She wants to see an expansion of not only light industrial jobs, but also broadening existing sectors like agriculture as well. “We have fruit and grapes, but let’s make sure we’re processing what we’re growing,” she said. Kelsey said she watched her own family struggle to ¿nd full-time work that could support children, and feels the city should explore a living wage policy similar to that of the City of New Westminster. That policy requires anyone doing business with the city to pay staff $16.74 — considered to be the hourly wage necessary for a family of four (considering two parents working full time) to afford food, shelter and proper childhood development as well as escape ¿nancial distress. “The cost to the city was negligible, like $46,000. It was a drop in the bucket,” she said, adding it would attract families. “People earning money are going to stay here.” The concept of a living wage has also struck a chord with David Korinetz, the owner of Red Tuque Books who said he was prompted to run for council when he read about local demographics. “When I read an article that the Okanagan is the oldest, whitest area in North America — not just Canada — I just thought this place needs a change,” he said. “We have got to keep young people. There’s got to be a way to raise their families here, and we need something a little bit more than, ‘Would you like fries with that.’ We need proper jobs here for young people.” Korinetz said he’s in favour of the economic investment zone concept that affords tax breaks, especially in manufacturing — a sector he feels is critical. “Those are exactly the kinds of jobs we need, because they actually pay you in the winter time. You don’t need a tourist standing there in front of you,” he said. “I’d like to see more high tech jobs as well.” Korinetz is a published author of three books and has worked formerly in the technology sector in Ontario and Kelowna before opening his distribution store. He is a director on the Penticton District Arts Council board, and says he’s been disappointed to see the arts board seat reserved for a city council member constantly sit empty. “I’d like to push more support for the arts in our local community,” he said, noting the cultural capital in the community should be built up. “We need those culture things here, it’s part of the community. It’s not for tourists. It’s for us.”

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She may have only four years on school board, but if she is reelected, Shelly Clarke will be the most experienced Penticton representative sitting on the board. “I’ve served one year after a by-election and this is my only full term,” said Clarke. “There is a lot of it that I have enjoyed. The political stuff can get to me at times. But I am learning all the time and I enjoy being part of the education system.” Clarke is the only Penticton trustee seeking re-election in November. Longtime trustee Larry Little has announced he will not be seeking re-election, while Dave Perry and Tom Siddon, who were both elected to the board

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last election, have also announced they will not be running. Clarke was ¿rst elected in September 2007, in a by-election to ¿ll the seat left by the death of trustee Pennie Jamieson. It was Jamieson’s example, Clarke said, that ¿rst encouraged her to run for election. Saddened by Jamieson’s death, Clarke said she wanted to make sure there was someone on the board who followed Jamieson’s principle of keeping focused on the students. “She never let the politics and other stuff distract her. She was really focused on the students and the parents and I really respected her,” said Clarke. “If I could do half of what she did, I would be happy.” Clarke said she has continued that focus on the students, making it her sole focus is to ensure the kids are being educated properly and are able to ful¿ll their goals. “I always feel there should be some type of renewal, but we are losing some really good experienced people. It’s kind of sad but it’s kind of invigorating in a way,” she said. “This time around, I am one of the few that has some experience on the board. I don’t care how much you are involved with the school board, when you are not a trustee, you don’t realize what the work entails until you’re actually in there.“ Bruce Johnson may

not have held a seat on the board of education before, but he can still offer major experience with the education system. “I’ve been involved with he school district for 34 years, 17 as a teacher and 17 as a principal,” said Johnson, who has been retired for ¿ve years. “I grew up here, born and raised. I think we have a great system going here and I would like to see that continue, and even improve what we’ve got.” Both as a student and an educator, Johnson’s education experience is woven with that of the Okanagan Skaha School District, especially Princess Margaret Secondary. That was where, as a principal, he ¿nished his career in education, but it was also a school he attended as a student in the ‘60s. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, he was back as teacher, returning a ¿nal time as principal in the 2000s, when it became a senior high. “It was a great career and a great way to ¿nish up,” said Johnson, who said throughout his career, he always made decisions based on what was best for the students. “I am just looking forward to putting back into the system and keeping the good things we’ve got going.” Johnson is currently president of the South Okanagan Children’s Charity, but he has also worked for 18 years with the Canadian Cancer Society and a nineyear stint with the B.C. Summer and Winter Games.

James Palanio, on the other hand, is comparatively new to the education system. The key to his involvement, he said, was his daughter beginning her school years. She is now in Grade 1 at Wiltse Elementary, where Palanio is helping out by volunteering with the safe arrival and hot lunch programs. The need he saw at the school level got him looking at the whole system. “I looked at the board and thought, you know, they need more people that have kids in the school system, so we can be a little more connected,“ said Palanio, adding that he will bring a different perspective to the table. “I want the kids to have the best possible education they can get, that gives them the best opportunities to move forward in life,” he said. “I think I would give the school board a more rounded view of things, since I haven’t been an educator or involved in the education system.” A realtor, Palanio is currently president of the South Okanagan Real Estate Board, ¿nishing up a term ending on Dec. 31. He’s also a director of the South Okanagan Brain Injury Society and sits on both the Parks and Rec and Community Policing advisory committees. “I’ve lived here all my life. I know a lot of the history of Penticton,” said Palanio. “I think putting all that together will make me a very valuable asset to the board.”

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calendar WEDNESDAY October 26 O V E R E AT E R S A NONYMOUS meets from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 103 of the Penticton United Church, enter through north door. Call 250493-1527 for info. HAND AND FOOT CANASTA at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-492-7630 for info. PENTICTON DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB holds weekly games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Penticton Library. Call Birgitta at 250770-1154 for info. SAHAJ MARG M EDITATION every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Call 250-4924458 for info. 65- PLUS S INGLES COFFEE CLUB meets at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. For info call 250-492-0459 or 250-770-1018. E V E RY BINGO WEDNESDAY in the Legion hall for the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m. regular bingo at 6:30 p.m. SENIORS’ RECREATION and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Joy at 250-770-1174 for more information. O KANAGAN F ALLS S ENIORS ’ Activity Centre has exercise classes at 8 a.m., music and coffee hour at 9 a.m. followed by carpet bowling at 1 p.m. SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN CENTRE has beginner line dance at 9 a.m. (call 250-493-2111 to confirm), coffee social at 10 a.m., intermediate/advanced line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m. ANAVETS HAS HUMP day with entertainment by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m. and Stu’s Kitchen open. AL-ANON FOR FRIENDS and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church 696 Main St. Call 250490-9272 for info. IODE THRIFT STORE

on 464 Main St. has weekly specials and is open Monday to Saturday 1 to 4 p.m. S UMMERLAND A RT CLUB meets every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library’s lower floor on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. For info call Barb at 250-4943002. FOSTER CARE INFO sessions every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250-770-7524 or visit www.fosterbc. ca or www.mcf.gov. bc.ca/foster. ELKS CLUB ON Ellis Street has a management committee meeting upstairs at 7:30 p.m. FRATERNAL ORDER OF the Eagles has a general meeting for all members every second Wednesday at the hall on 1197 Main St. OLIVER DOUBLE O Quilters have dropin activities every Wednesday. PENTICTON QUILTERS MEET on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Salvation Army hall at 9 a.m. Check their website at www.pentictonquilters.com or email ggover1@shaw. ca. PENTICTON UNITED CHURCH has liturgical dance sessions the last Wednesday of each month from 2 to 3 p.m. Call 250-4922684 to register. No fee. PENTICTON ACADEMY OF Music has string orchestra under the direction of John Suderman from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. at the Leir House. Open to intermediate and advanced string players ages 16 and up. New members welcome. KIWANIS CLUB HAS a lunch meeting every Wednesday at noon at 390 Brunswick St. B.C. GOVERNMENT RETIRED EMPLOYEE Association monthly meeting is at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Library Theatre. Speaker is a B.C. Security Commission representative.

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speakers wanting to socialize in French, including activities such as games, outings, discussions, hobbies and projects. Call Lina at 250-492-2549 for info. DESERT SAGE SPINNERS and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Members create beautiful handworks. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@telus.net or 250498-4959. PEACH CITY TOASTMASTERS meet

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9 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and cribbage at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has crib at 7 p.m. Ladies Fitness and Friends at 10 a.m. at the Legion Hall. O KANAGAN S OUTH IMMIGRANT and Community Services

FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has Joseph’s Famous Pizza from 4 to 7 p.m. Music trivia by Affordable Music at 7 p.m. Prizes. Members and guests welcome to hall on 1197 Main St. ANAVETS HAS KARAOKE at 7 p.m. NEW HOPE FOR Widows

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and Widowers has lunch connections to meet with others of similar loss, (going “dutch”) the second Thursday of the month at 11:45 a.m. Please phone Fran at 250-497-7850 or Evelyn at 250-770-7865 for location and to reserve your spot. ELKS CLUB ON Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. NURSE NEXT DOOR exercise in aging, balance and fall prevention with Carmen Eberle from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Seniors Wellness Society at 696 Main St. Call 250-487-7455. FRIENDSHIP FORCE OF Penticton will meet for lunch and monthly meeting at noon at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 on 502 Martin St. Club focuses on international cultural exchanges. Call Sharon at 250-493-1649 or Anna at 250-487-1126.

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ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has drop-in darts and pool at 6 p.m. followed by karaoke by Okie Dokie at 6:30 p.m. SOUTH MAIN DROPIN Centre has Friday night dances with That Girl and Earl starting at 7:30 p.m. $5 per person. All welcome. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Karaoke by Affordable Music at 7 p.m. All members and guests welcome to

their hall at 1197 Main St. SENIORS’ COMPUTER CLUB meets at the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Members drop-in from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the main hall. Call 250-770-7848 for more information. S INGLES S ENIORS LUNCH Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250496-5980 or 250-7708622. PDSCL has bingo at 1 p.m. in the Leisure Centre on Winnipeg Street. Call Tarra at 250-490-0200, ext. 1 for more information. SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN CENTRE has Tai Chi Chuan at 10 a.m., cardio dance at 11:10 a.m., new beginner line dance at 1 p.m. ANAVETS HAS DJ music. 890 WING OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. B E R E AV E M E N T W ALKING G ROUP meets at the Japanese Garden Gate at 9:45 a.m. for seven weeks. Pre-registration is suggested. Contact Dawn Hill at dawn.hill@ interiorhealth.ca. FUNTIMERS BALLROOM DANCE Club meets most Fridays upstairs at the Elks Club on Ellis Street from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. for ballroom and Latin-American dancing. Instruction is provided on certain Fridays. For more information, contact

Brian at 250-492-7036 or visit www.funtimers. bravehost.com. ARTISTS GRACE SHAW and Irene Gray have their paintings at the Red Rooster Winery 891 Naramata Rd. and the Bench Artisan Market, 368 Vancouver Ave. Show runs till Oct 31. R OYAL C ANADIAN LEGION has a poppy kickoff dinner/dance at 5:30 p.m. Music by Dale Seaman. BAHITI BELLY DANCE presents the second annual 2011 Shimmy For a Cure Breast Cancer fundraiser. Event is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Summerland Theatre. Tickets for adults are $15, students/ seniors are $10 and kids 12 and under are $5. For info, email info@ bahitibellydance.com or call 250-809-4530.

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SPCA shelter dogged by vandals An act of vandalism that occurred Sunday night will put a dent into the South Okanagan SPCA funds. Tracy Westmoreland, Penticton SPCA general manager, said someone used a rock to smash the glass doors at the back entrance of their building. “They got inside and smashed the door to get in, but we are not sure what the point was because nothing was taken and we did a head count and all the animals are present and ¿ne. I don’t know if it was a dare or what it was but they didn’t get very far because we have motion sensors so the alarm went off,” said Westmoreland. Luckily, no animals were injured from the shattered glass. “This is a frightening experience for us all, including the shelter animals,” she said . A pair of turtles were housed in the back entry way but their shells saved them when they were showered with the glass. Westmoreland said blood was found in the area of the break-in and police took swabs. The doors that were broken were doublepaned tempered glass and Westmoreland estimated it could cost up to $1,000 to repair. “We are a non-pro¿t that doesn’t get government funding so it is a bit

of a ding to our ¿nances which is really upsetting,” said Westmoreland. “It wasn’t good for morale either, the volunteers and staff came in and found it

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Pride is what Mike Reilly will feel when he slips the American jersey over his head. The Penticton Vees rookie, along with teammate Mario Lucia, have been chosen to play for three-time defending champion Team USA during the 2011 World Junior A Challenge in Langley, Nov. 7 to 13. “It’s going to be fun to put on the jersey for the first time,” said Reilly, who was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets, 54th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. “I’m really looking forward to an event like this.” Reilly has had impressive start to his junior A career with nine goals and 18 points in 13 games. The Chanhassen, Minn., native leads BCHL defenceman in scoring. He said his selection is a result of hard work. Reilly has dreamed of making the U.S. Olympic team and said playing in the WJAC will be a really good experience for him. Reilly looks forward to facing Canada and potentially against some of his teammates Troy Stecher, Travis St. Denis and Curtis Loik, who will attend the Canada West evaluation camp.

It’s going to be fun to put on the jersey for the ﬁrst time. I’m really looking forward to an event like this. — Mike Reilly

“I realize that I could be playing against a few,” said Reilly, who has embarrassed goalies with his bullet slapshot. “I guess I can’t take it easy on them or else I won’t be contributing to the team. It’s going to be a fun battle. I know some of the things they like to do so I’m ready to use it to my advantage.” Representing the U.S. was a goal for Lucia, who knew if he continued to play like he has he would stand a good chance of making the team. “I was excited but I can’t think about it too much,” said Lucia, a Minnesota Wild draft

pick, who has 10 goals and 26 points in 13 games. “We still have four games left with Penticton and we want to win all those. Hopefully they will continue their success without me, Mikey and the rest of the Canadian guys that are leaving.” It won’t be the first time for Lucia to represent his country. He did so with an under-18 team that played Sweden, Finland and Switzerland playing on a larger ice surface. “There is nothing better than putting on your countries sweater and playing for your country,” said Lucia. “Especially when

playing in Canada. You’re the rival and the fans aren’t going to be behind you. That just makes it that much more fun.” Lucia looks forward to helping the Americans attempt a four-peat of the WJAC. “Mario and Mike are exceptional hockey players, who have been recognized for their hard work and dedication to their game,” said Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson. “Both have had great starts for us and I’m certain they will translate that success to their national team. I know they will represent USA Hockey and the Penticton Vees Hockey Club proudly.” Mario and Mike become the 12th and 13th players from the Penticton Vees to play in the WJAC since its inception in 2006.

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960 Railway St., Penticton Ph: 250-492-3576 NET PRESSURE — Caleb Rosseau of the Penticton OHS drops and covers the puck as Sage Togyi from the peewee female Canadian Tire No. 3 team tries to poke it in the corner of the net. The Canadian Tire team defeated the Penticton Atom OHS team 8-6 in the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton Minor Hockey action. Togyi scored a goal and added two assist in the win.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Emmy Caruso, 10, performed well during the Ironsprint swim meet the KISU Club hosted. Caruso, a KISU member, finished first in the 100-metre individual medley and earned best times in all five of her events. As a super junior swimmer, Caruso wants to reach the next level. Caruso’s coach said she is a dedicated swimmer.

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Ethan McCluskey’s return to the Pen High Lakers senior boys volleyball lineup was highlighted by a three-set sweep of the NorKam Saints in Kamloops. The Lakers took the games on Monday 2519, 25-8, 25-18. “They played pretty well in parts but are still working on some of the finer points of the game (hit coverage, mental preparation),” said Lakers coach Scott Harkness. McCluskey, who has recovered from a torn meniscus in his knee that had him rehabbing for six months, was a bright spot for the visitors. “I think Ethan played really well,” said Harkness. “His mobility still needs some work but overall he looks good. He has been working incredibly hard in order to get back playing.”

Harkness described McCluskey as a great leader on the court. Having him back is a real big boost. The Lakers coach also likes the timing of McCluskey’s arrival as they have two tournaments before valleys and provincials. Two areas the Lakers will focus on for the Thompson Rivers University tournament in Kamloops this weekend is hit coverage and mental preparation. Harkness said when it comes to playing teams that put up good blocks, it’s important to be able to dig them up to continue rallies. “It’s easy when the ball is on the other side to relax and watch the play unfold,” he said. “However, our guys need to anticipate the ball coming over. It is too late to just react. They are getting better at this but it will be a continual work in progress. Doing the

little things correctly will be what separates the top teams.” Harkness said the weekend is a real test for them. He wants his players vocal, working hard and minimizing unforced errors. If they do that and improve their touch control, he feels his team will perform. “The guys are really looking to playing this weekend as a full team of 12 (first time this season),” he said. “There will be a lot of the top teams in the province so it will be interesting to see how

it all unfolds.” Today, the Lakers will host the Rutland Voodoos at 7 p.m. Late last week, the Lakers played the No. 8 ranked Mt. Boucherie Bears and won in five sets. Dylan Ames played outstanding.

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Penticton’s Daniel Cunningham left for the Power Chair World Championship in France with Canada’s national team. Cunningham and the team were Àlmed for the Rick Mercer Report to be televised in early November.

Hitmen score win

Anthony Leardo and Levi Johnston both scored a pair of goals to help lead the Hitmen past the Best Damn Wings 6-5 in Penticton Men’s Rec Hockey action. Dave Sandrelli and Brendan Frizzi added the other two, while Brendan Miller scored twice with Jesse Morrison, Tom Gabriel and Mishak Potas scoring for the Best Damn Wings. In other action, Jason and Josh Seddon both scored hat tricks as the Broncos dumped the Peacock’s Perch Wolverines

9-6. Rounding out the scoring for the Broncos was Jordon Moss, Dough Leitner and Taylor Cote. For the Wolverines, it was Ryan Sjoberg with two, Scott Weatherhead, Chris Newton, Jamie Britton and Aric Stickney.

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Lyndsy Acheson tallied a hat trick to help the Penticton Collision Fix Auto defeat the Kamloops Hurricanes 10-3. Also scoring for Penticton was Mina Plato, Andrea Main, Madison Van Ryswyk, Meghan Cote, Natalie Tremblay and two by Hannah Lund. Caprice Buchan played strong in goal. Oct. 22 Despite trailing after two periods, the Canadian Tire female peewee team 1 defeated the Penticton OHS No. 3 team 8-6. Scoring for Canadian Tire was Sage Collins with

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three, Kristen Raposo, Cassidy Lindsay, Haley Lund, Chloe Brydon and Sage Togyi. Kaitlin Black was in goal. The Ironman Canada midget Vees continued their undefeated season with a win and tie last weekend. On Saturday in Kamloops, the Vees beat Kamloops 5-0. Liam Neary, Harry Gidda, Joel Marte, Eythan Brown and Eric Buckley provided the offence. Strong defensive play and shutout goaltending by Bryson McKinnon helped seal the win. On Sunday, the Vees travelled to Sicamous to play Salmon Arm where they skated to a 2-2 draw. Buckley and Morgan Parker scored. The Vees look to improve their record this coming weekend with a game in WinÀeld.

Charity game

The Hogs versus The Hosers charity game between the RCMP and FireÀghters will have some familiar faces. When the puck drops at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Arena today, Penticton Vees assistant coaches

Michael Hengen and Steve Cawley will be suiting up. Hengen with the FireÀghters and Cawley, the RCMP. Vees players will also be at the game selling 50/50 tickets and signing autographs. The charity game, presented by Royal LePage is giving proceeds to the United Way South Okanagan Similkameen. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Junior Lakers

Pen High’s junior girls volleyball team enjoyed a solid third-place Ànish in the Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops) tournament on the weekend. The Lakers earned third when they defeated Harry Ainley from Edmonton in three sets (26-24, 27-29 and 15-13). “It was a total team effort by the Lakers as they played some of their best volleyball of the season,” said Lakers coach Robert Gunning. Hayden Craig led the way with 36 kills. Annaka Ramsay had 26 kills and added 18 aces. Georgia Hurry was dominant at the net with 11 stuff blocks and 15 kills. Abi McCluskey led the way serving with

19 aces and added seven stuff blocks. Ginger Herbert added 17 aces and served very tough all weekend. Defensively, Jolene Gunning led the way with 10 digs while Ramsay was close with nine. The Lakers are off to Riverside in Coquitlam to face some of the top teams in the Lower Mainland. Junior boys The Lakers junior boys volleyball team went 7-0 to win the Thompson Rivers University invitational tournament. In playoff action, the Lakers faced Mt. Boucherie and won then defeated Langley Christian in the quarterÀnal. Pen High swept Langley two straight to face College Heights (Prince George) in the semiÀnal. In the Ànal, the Lakers face Mennonite Educational Institute and won 2-1 (2519, 21-25, 15-11). They have now won all three of its tournaments and went 3-3 at the UBCO senior boys tournament last weekend. Pen High will be hosting the Valleys Nov. 17 to 18 while trying to maintain their top ranking.

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Seeing Red through fresh eyes Does the pace of life have you “seeing red?” If so, one trip to Rossland, home of Red Mountain Resort in B.C.’s Kootenay Rockies region, is all that’s required to recalibrate your cool. Rossland is arguably the home of skiing in Canada, and it all began on the slopes of Red Mountain, so called because of the glistening gold ore that volcanoes once spewed across the Monashee Mountains. The ¿rst downhill race was held here in 1896; since then, skiers and more recently boarders and backcountry touring enthusiasts of all stripes have been making daily ascents of Red and its twin, Granite Mountain, on the resort’s four chairlifts and a terrain park-dedicated T-bar. This winter, park riders will be treated to a host of new features designed to facilitate a progression of skills, from novice to advanced levels. And when report cards come out next spring, expect to see a marked upgrade in local talent, hardly surprising given that Red Mountain Ski Club, the oldest in Canada, boasts two Olympic gold medalists among its alumni. And it won’t just be park riders who will notice a difference. The appointment of Luc Belanger as director of snowsports means entrylevel skiers and snowboarders can expect to climb the ladder of success, based on his record at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Red Mountain Resort is in the Monashee range which boasts high levels of snowfall and high quality terrain, an ideal setting for cat-skiing. Blackjack

Cross Country Club is located very close to Red. The club is professionally groomed and has over 30 kilometres of trails ranging from beginner to expert. Off the hill, Rossland was voted Canada’s No. 1 outdoor town by Explore Magazine. The stunning alpine town features shopping, casual and ¿ne dining, pubs, bars, a ¿tness centre and more. Red Mountain Resort has a portfolio of on-mountain properties for travellers to stay at and at whatever price level. Take in the nightlife by heading over to Drift Izakaya, a Japanese pub-style drinking establishment that also serves food ranging from shashimi to fried chicken. They host a variety of local bands and DJs. For more apres-ski atmosphere Rafters in the Day Lodge is ¿lled with nostalgia from Red’s heydays. If you are looking for something to eat after a long day in the powder, The Gypsy at Red is an awardwinning restaurant, located at the baste of the village. The Gypsy serves up a unique blend of creative gourmet meals and their homemade desserts are an experience not to be missed. Oh, and one can’t discount possibly the best measure of a visit to this Kootenay Rockies draw: affordability. Rest assured a trip to small town Rossland won’t send your budget into the red. For more info visit www.redresort.com.

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Joyce (nee Matthews) June 22, 1936 - October 17, 2011

Joyce passed away peacefully after a long 20 year battle of five bouts of cancer. Joyce was born in London, England, also lived in Vancouver and more recently (since 1993) lived in Red Wing Adult Community in Penticton. Joyce worked at Clark Transfer Company for approximately 20 years. Joyce leaves behind her husband John Young, son Jay Young of Everett, Washington and many friends and neighbours whose lives she touched. She will be missed by all who knew her. She was a loving lady with a mighty spirit. Please donate to the Canadian Cancer Society in Joyceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, in lieu of flowers.

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Moving & Storage 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 Housepainter, inside/outside, 30 yrs exp., small jobs welcome, Worker’s Comp., seniors discount, free estimate phone Dave 250-497-7912

Rubbish Removal PENTICTON Junk Removal! Anything goes! Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827 TERRY the JUNK GUY 778-931-0741 Rubbish Removal, e-waste, recycling TerryTheJunkGuy.ca 778-931-0741 Trainor’s Family Hauling, serving Penticton, dump service, junk and yard waste, odd jobs, service with a smile, 250-4864867

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour. Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other ﬁnancing options available to qualiﬁed applicants.

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3 male chocolate point kittens. $300 ea. (250)499-2994

1st $6.50 & 2nd $7.00 cut Alfalfa grass mix, Irrigated, 70 80lb bales, barn stored, (250)547-6816 800 lb round bales: this years grass hay $50./bale, last years grass hay $25./bale. Wheat Straw bales 3x3x8 700 lb $40/bale 250-804-6720 Hay for sale $50/1400 lb bale, 90% alfalfa, no rain, hay in Vanderhoof BC 250-546-3812 HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Round bales $70 each, approx. 800lbs. Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton. Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250838-6630 *HAY-SALES-GUARANTEED Quality Grass, Alfalfa, Mixed square bales, round bales & Silage bales. Delivery avail. (250)804-6081,(250)833-6763.

Black Lab puppies, 5m, 4f, smaller size, Ready to go October 30. Dewormed & shots $400 (250)547-9224 Buggs (Boston Terrier Pug cross), 1st shots, dewormed, 8 weeks old, $400. Call (250)421-0384 (250)426-8560 HAVANESE / BICHON frise puppies, come with shots, del available. (250)804-6848 Juvenille Labs, assorted colors, outside raised, shots & dewormed $400 250-547-9224 Kennel Reduction. Chihuahua male, 4-yrs old, great loving dog. Male Golden Retriever, 8-yrs old. Female Golden Retriever, 5-yrs old, loves people & kids. Very shy Chihuahua X, needs attention. Prices to be negotiated. Call (250)426-8560 (250)421-0384

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CLIENT ALERT Animal Medical Clinic Okanagan in Penticton Dr. George Proudfoot

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RETIRED Goldsmith selling entire shop inventory of used equipment. Lapidary equip, also selling and can be sold separately: All in good condition. Many free tools offered to purchaser. Call Len for more information 1-250-495-2500

Located in the Kensington Building in popular Cherry Lane towers, 2255 Atkinson St, this 1300sq ft, corner unit contains 2bdrms, 2bath, laundry rm, kitchen & spacious, bright, living/dining rm area w/gas f/p. 2decks, one south the other west. Occupied by original owner $295,000. There are several factors which make Cherry Lane Towers so attractive: 1) Location close to shopping center. 2) Buildings concrete and steel construction. 3) C.L.T. strata council is becoming well known for the business like manner in which they operate - competent & progressive. 4) Great value for your money, C.L.T. has larger units at a lower price than the other condos built in the area during the past 2 or 3 years. For appt. to view call 250-493-3797

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BUILDING SALE... Final clearance. “Rock bottom prices” 25 x 40 x 12 $7350. 30 x 60 x 15 $12,700. 35 x 70 x 16 $15,990. 40 x 80 x 16 $20,990. 47 x 100 x 18 $25,800. 60 x 140 x 20 $50,600. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad & get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5990. CAN’T GET Up your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591. Car Dolly: Rewired, wheels have been greased very recently. Works very well. Asking $799. Call 250-354-7471. Located in Nelson DO-IT YOURSELF Steel Buildings priced to clear Make an offer! Ask about free delivery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170. Golf clubs, right hand w/golf bag, $150, JVC 32” TV, $100, bathroom cabinet, never used, $60, dart board, never used, $20, (250)462-6275 High quality women’s clothes for sale, some brand new, M, L, XL. If interested, call 250328-8758 evenings. Household items, tools, china, camera, antiques & collectibles, call Sheila for appointment, (250)490-2820 Lexmark X3650 3-in-1 Colour Printer, Scanner, and Copier $60, Toshiba Colour TV 21’’ $50, Call at 462-0528 or 4944311.

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2010 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4x4 with 3RD Row Seats 4.0L V6 engine, traction control, leather heated seats with memory, Satellite radio, 6 SYNC CD, microsoft SYNC, alloy wheels, WHITE/TAN. P186A

2011 Kia Soul 2U 4 Dr. Wagon - Uplevel 2.0L 4 cyl. engine, automatic transmission, alloy wheels, heated seats, height adjustable drivers seat, MP3, IPod, USB, CD player, air conditioned& plenty more on this 14,300 kms WHITE BEAUTY. P187A

31,998

19,998

BLOWOUT PRICED!

NO MILES!

19,998

17,998

BLOWOUT PRICED!

2007 Saturn VUE FWD 4 Dr. SUV

Economical 4 cyl. engine, 5 speed manual transmission, air conditioned, power windows, power locks, CD player, Onstar, steering wheel audio controls & more. 68,000 kms. BLUE GRAY. P123A

12,998 $9,998

BLOWOUT PRICED!

OUT OF THIS

2010 Dodge Challenger SXT with Leather This SILVER beauty comes with a 3.5L high output V6 engine, ABS brakes, fog lights, alloy wheels, leather interior & much more. 15,000kms! P159A

28,998

2011 Hyundai Santa Fe All Wheel Drive 3.5L automatic, alloy wheels, traction control, satellite radio, MP3, IPod, USB, this is a very nice vehicle. RED METALLIC. P184A

25,998

HEAVY DUTY

2009 Chevy Silverado 1500 Extended Cab 4x4 with the 6.0L Vortec MAX tow package. It comes with a 6 speed automatic transmission, electronic brake controller, alloy wheels, satellite radio, power seat & lots more great features. Rare truck so hurry! P183A

BLOWOUT PRICED!

$ LOADED

2011 Chevrolet Aveo 5 LT Hatchback with ONLY 1,600 kms!! 1.6L Ecotec 4 cyl. engine, automatic transmission, power sunroof, cruise control, Onstar with hands free pone, fog lights, power windows/locks. P1101A

28,998

29,998

BLOWOUT PRICED!

WORLD! LOADED WITH EXTRAS

14,998

BLOWOUT PRICED!

2006 Jeep Liberty Sport 4 Dr. 4x4

3.7L V6 engine, automatic transmission, part time/full time 4x4 selector, 77,000 kms. Alloy wheels, CD player & more. Atlantic Blue. P104A

18,998

14,998

BLOWOUT PRICED!

2006 Dodge Dakota Crewcab 4x4 4.7L V8 engine, 5 speed manual transmission, alloy wheels, ABS brakes, 6 disc CD player, fog lights & lots more on this one. MINERAL GREY. PO995A

22,998 $18,998

BLOWOUT PRICED!

2010 Chevy Camaro LT 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 HD Long Box Quadcab 4x4

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan with Swivel & Stow Feature

2010 Ford Fusion SEL 4 Dr. Sedan

5.7L Hemi, automatic. Full 8 foot box, alloy wheels, Satellite radio, U-Connect with Bluetooth, running boards, power seat, fog lights & a lot more. Hard to ﬁnd another like this. 39,000 kms. WHITE. P172A

3.3L V6 engine, back up camera, satellite radio, alloy wheels, rear heat & air conditioning & lots more on this BLACK BEAUTY. P122A

The only way to describe this one is “WOW” 3.0L 6 cyl., 6 speed automatic, leather heated seats, microsoft SYNC, satellite radio, alloy wheels, PEARL WHITE. P167A

32,998

20,998 $16,998

26,998

22,998

3.6L V6 engine 296 HP, automatic transmission, traction control. Cold air intake, dual exhaust, alloy wheels, satellite radio, Onstar, what a car! BLACK. Only 8,900 kms! P160A

was $28,998 $25,998

2007 Saturn AURA XE 4 Dr. Sedan

3.5L V6 engine automatic transmission, power seat, sunroof, traction control, ABS brakes, alloy wheels, XM Satellite radio, and only 26,000 KMS! PEARL WHITE. Don’t miss out on this one! P128A

17,998

14,998

2005 Ford Mustang GT 2 Dr. Sport Coupe

1999 Cadillac Catera 4 Dr. Luxury Sedan

4.6L high output V8 engine. Automatic transmission, traction control system, alloy wheels, leather heated seats, 6 disc CD. WHITE WITH BLACK STRIPES. P162A

3.0L V6 engine, leather heated seats with memory, power rear sunshade.Alloy wheels, fog lights, AM/FM/Cassette & CD player & more. WHITE. PO966B

18,998 $15,998

7,998 $4,998

ON THE SPOT FINANCING O.A.C.

Penticton Western News Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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INCENTIVES 241 Scott Avenue Cable Included, Senior Building, No Smoking, No Pets, Secure Building, Parking, Balcony 1 + 2 Bedroom

250-488-1800 1 & 2 bdrm, newly reno’d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-7146 1750 Atkinson, deluxe 2 bdr 5 appls, heated u/g prkng, over 19yr old, Avail immed. 250486-3791 or 250-490-1700. 1bdrm 2nd floor in DT Penticton, ns, np, could be office/home space, mature tenant, ref req., $650/mo. (incl. util.) Vito (604)291-1059 1bdrm Apt. in clean, quiet, ns bldg, near Cherry Lane, just painted & new carpets, ideal for retired or semi-retired, balcony, elevator & coin laundry, $650+util., np, 250-492-4265 1bdrm, avail. Nov. 1, 3rd floor, close to bus stop, Skaha Beach & parks, $650/mo., np, ns, 250-809-6021 2BDRM, 2bath, quiet 2nd floor corner suite with balcony in the Ellis, 6 appl, a/c, u/g parking, N/S, N/P. $1120/mnth. 250-493-8944 Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms avail. immed. & Nov. 1, newly reno’d, $550-$800, central Penticton,water incl.,call (250)4934903 to view Furn’d or unfurn’d apt for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need exc ref’s & DD. No pets. Call 1-250-295-1006 for info, lv a message. LARGE 1 & 2bdrm apt. for rent. +40 bldg, $750 & $850 +util, ref’s req. 250-487-1136 Large 2 bdrm+den, immac. 1800 sf apt overlooking golf course, 2 full bath, laundry room w/hookup, f/p, deck, lots of storage & parking. $1200+utils, n/s, n/p. Avail immed. Please call Christina at 250-859-3352 or Tony at 250-212-6164. peak-a-boo view of lake, newly reno’d, LG 3bdrm, 3bath, ensuite off master bdrm walk-in closet, 5-appl, fp, $1050+low util. 250-493-4703, 250-4864116 SENIORS DISCOUNT Renovated & clean - modern appliances & A/C - 1 bed/1 Bath/ and in-suite Storage Call Chris 250-809-0015

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S. PENTICTON, (Tiffany Gardens) 2 bdrm townhome, 1 bath, corner unit, reno’d, 5 appls, sorry N/S or N/P, $850 + utils, long term tenant, avail Nov. 1. Call 604-465-7706. Summerland cozy studio unit, 6appl., wall bed, table, 2 charis, avail. to quiet, reliable, ns tenant, $760(util incl.), avail. Nov. 1, (250)494-7488 The Ellis 3rd ﬂ, NW corner w/balcony, 2bdrm, 2 full bath, 6-appl, a/c, window coverings, secure ug prkg, ns, np. $1100+util, ref’s & DD, avail. Nov. 1, 250-496-5465

966 King St, 2 bdrm, f/s, w/d. Call 250-490-1700 or 250-4863791. Daylight bsmt 3 bdrm, f/s, w/d. $1100 incl utils. Call 250-4901700 or 250-486-3791 FARM setting. 3Brm, two story, garage, greenhouse, wood/electric furnace $1200 + utilities. 250-497-2047 GATED Community- 55 plus -Sandbridge - 2BR 2Bath 5 appl, LR, FamR, DR, Den, 2 FP, dbl garage, NS. Avail Dec 1 - $1400 + util - 250-4927115 Keremeos area 2bdrm mobile. Rent $550+$150 util, next to orchard. Cell 250-499-0558. PENTICTION- (near lake & College) updated 2 bdrm house, bsmt storage or work rm, 5 new appls. Furnished/unfurnished Oct 15-July 2012. $900.+ utils. N/S. Sm pet 1-(604)463-8101. ronclarke21@shaw.ca PENTICTON, close to Columbia school, 5 bdr, 2.5bth, 2000sq.ft, lg fenced yard. $1600+util. Avail Nov 1. 250493-9518

Large spacious 2 level suite, located across from Okanagan Lake, 3 bdr, 1 bath. $1600 incl util. AvailNov 1.(250)809-2474 Upper suite at 790 E. Duncan Ave, non-smokers, np, long term, $975, apply evenings

Commercial/ Industrial 1200/800sqft shops or bays in Industrial area, overhead doors & 3 phase. 250-8090728 or 250-492-8324

2 MONTHS FREE RENT on 3 yr lease. Commercial/whse/ofﬁce spaces avail on Government St., Penticton, 1024 sq ft., 250-493-9227 3500sqft Versitile Commercial Building. Excellent exposure in Vernon, BC $2042.+TN 1-250-550-5647 APPLE Plaza 770sq.ft, suited for food related retail business. Call Barbara 250-492-6319 Commercial ofﬁce space avail. to share, on Okanagan Ave. East, Penticton, may have yard space avail. as well, please reply to: okanaganave@hotmail.ocm

Duplex / 4 Plex 2bdrm 2ba unit, laminate ﬂoors, central location, private parking, cat ok w/deposit, $900, 250-488-7902 3bdrm 1.5bath, np, ns, avail now, $1150 incl. util., 250-4928681, 250-809-1693., avail. Nov. 1st 3bdrm ns duplex, 1717 Quebec St., $1150, ref’s req., (250)494-5816, 250-486-3480, or 250-462-2110 4bdrm, 2ba, 4appl., ns, np, avail. immed. $1250+util., (250)462-0669, 250-492-7844 Keremeos, on the Bench, 2100sqft, 4bdrm, 2.5ba, rec rm, storage rm, single garage, RV parking, shed, large fenced yard, $1250/mo., ns, may consider rent to own, 250-487-7522, 250-809-3406 Vernon (Harwood) 3bdrm nice clean,1.5bath, f/s,d/w,w/d h-up fenced yard n/s n/p Nov 1 $900 250-766-1428, 550-5685

Mobile Homes & Pads SPACIOUS, vacant 3bdrm, 1ba MH on it’s own acreage in Oalla. Furn or not, $900.& util. Ref’s req (250)496-4106 0r 486-4106

Homes for Rent 115 Secrest Pl, 4 bdr, dbl gar, full bsmt fenced yard $1400/mo, also 3 bdr t/house $1200/mo. VJ 250-490-1530 2 Bed 2 Bath + loft home for rent in Penticton. This home offers a full yard, central air, fireplace, f, s, d/w, laundry and a wired shop. It is close to schools, Okanagan lake and downtown. $1200.00 per month + utilities. 250-8144016. 3 bd, 2.5 ba, 1700 sqft. in upper Pineview. Easy maint. yd. w/ H.T.Partly furn’d or unfurn’d. Quality appl incl dbl gar. C/A, C/V, sec syst. Smoking o/s only, n/p pref., ref req. $1500/mo +util. neg for right tenant. Nov 15, 250-492-6165 3bdrm, 5 acres, w 1 bdrm inlaw ste, near Vernon, pets ok, n/s, 250-542-7833 msg. 3BED 2bath upper floor home in Summerland. New kitchen, bath, flooring & paint. Master has walk in closet & en suite. Separate entrance, double garage, large deck. Rent is $1,300 incl util. 5 appl. NS NP. Available Nov 1. ekp@live.ca or 250-571-3647. 4bdrm, 2ba, 7km from Penticton off Naramata Rd., 5appl., avail. Nov. 1, view, $1100, call Dennis at Realty Executives, (250)493-4372 626 Wade Ave. 3 bdrm, f/s, w/d. Call (250)490-1700, 250486-3791.

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Ofﬁce/Retail 1200-5000sq’ of Industrial/ Commercial Space for lease with compounded yard. Warren Ave. 250-765-3295

Rooms for Rent Available immediately, room for rent, fully furnished, utilities included, shared kitchen, bathroom & laundry, close to Lakeshore and downtown, $500/mo., 250-490-5629

Storage Boat & Car Storage, enclosed. Call 250-488-6896 Jeff or 250498-7276 Doug.

Suites, Lower 1bdrm bsmn’t suite, Winﬁeld, F/S, sep/entry, $800/mo + half deposit. util/incl. 250-558-3302 days, 250-766-1950 evenings 2bdrm, 1ba, NS, NP, near Cherry Lane, avail. now, 250493-1093 or 250-486-1924 2bdrm basement suite, ns, np, quiet people, $800 (incl.util.), (250)493-8961 furnished 1bdrm suite, OK Falls, lg windows, util. incl., n/s, n/p, single person, shared laundry, ref., $450/mo. 250497-8850 Penticton, 2bdrm, ns, np, all util./cable incl. a/c, $750/mo. (250)864-5780 Summerland. 2 bedroom, daylight ground ﬂoor, fridge/stove, washer/dryer. N/S, N/P. $800 per month plus utilities. 250494-8617

Suites, Upper 1BDRM suite, beautiful park like setting, w/d, very private, n/s, pets-neg, $850 incl util, cable & WIFI, 3kms to DT. Avail Nov 1st 250-492-7313 2 bdrm bsmt suite, family & pet friendly, terriﬁc creek side lot, Penticton. $1000/mo utils incl. Nov. 15. (250)4908888/250-328-8105 2 bdrm daylight suite, S. Penticton, shared laundry, n/s, n/p. $900/mo. Avail Nov 1. (250)492-6276

Scrap Car Removal

$AVE. End of Season Sale. 2011 Electric Scooters $995-$1295. Save Now. Buy before Spring! www.scoot4u.com 866-203-0906 / 250-863-1123

1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Min $60 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 250-899-0460

Townhouses Recreational/Sale 10.5 ft. Okanagan Truck camper. New hot water heater, wiring, roof. Fridge, stove, furnace in good working order, washroom/shower, in very good shape for 1980 model. $1,600obo. Call 250-493-8925 1980 Class C 25’ Dual wheels, runs well, to view: 162 Matson Pl., $4995obo, 250-492-8955 2004 29-5 Y Okanagan 5th Wheel, 2-slides, Ready to go South, loads of extras, Worth the look (250)542-6467

PENTICTON Townhouse, 3Bdrm 1.5Bath, 4appl. $1200, Avail. Nov 1. 731 Fariway Ave Call 250-492-2070

Car Dolly: Rewired, wheels have been greased very recently. Works very well. Asking $799. Call 250-354-7471. Located in Nelson Older 19ft Prowler trailer, new tires, everything works, jacked up for hunting & ﬁshing, $800, (250)493-5034

Motels,Hotels LARGE 1bdrm suites & bachelor suites, avail for rental from Sept. 15 until May 2012. Fully furnished, utilities/cable incl.,, quiet location, near Mall & bus route. Call Valley Star Motel 250-492-7205

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298-296 Maple St. townhouse Penticton. 3-4 bdrm, 2.5 bath, w/basement, garage, Rent starts at $1100. Call 250-4901215 OR 250-490-1700 3bdrm, Baskin Gardens, reno’d, paint, f/s/w/d, fenced yard, large storage room, close to school, kids welcome, 1 small pet, $1075/mo (250)490-9082 3 bdrm, f/s, w/d. 1458 Penticton Ave, Cascade Gardens. (250)490-1700, 250-486-3791

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SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equipment. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

Scrap car removal, will pay up to $120.We are licensed & insured, more weight, more money,250-328-8697, Pent.

Trucks & Vans 1980 Dodge Van, runs well, camperized, new brakes $400 obo. Call (250)490-9008 1981 Ford F150, long box, King Cab, $500, (250)8097663 1995 Chev 1500 WT, 6 cyl, 5 speed, 108,000 kms, good cond. $2800.(250)490-8811 1995 Chev model 1500, 4x4, V6, runs well, silver, 287K, $2,200 obo (250)545-4442

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com Recreational/Sale

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WINTERIZE YOUR RV

Four (4) Hancock 185/70 R13 86T winter tires on rims. $200 obomTwo (2) Hancock 185/65 R14 86H winter tires not on rims. $40, 462-0528 or 4944311. Tow Dolly $1200 Roadmaster, electric brakes, spare tire, safety chains, tie down straps, magnetic tow lights, Tonneau cover, ﬁts 2002 Chev S-10, 6’x4’6” $400. 4 Snow Ties; Arctic Claw 205/75R15, 50% Tread $100 (250)260-1007 Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock. We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

1992 Grand Pris LX, 4dr, runs well, ac, ps, pb, $900obo, 250809-1945

It’s time to winterize your unit, check your roof seal

2005 Chev Cavalier, 180K, 2dr auto, a/c, looks & runs exc.,$3050.obo.250-307-0002.

Snowbird Pre-Trip Inspection Mobile Service

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Closing Out Sale, after 14 years Select Auto Sales, 1597 Main St. is closing. Approximately 30 vehicles on sale at insane prices, shop equipment, ofﬁce furniture, don’t miss this! 250-492-7725, sale ends Oct. 31/11

Cars - Sports & Imports 1998 Volkswagen Passat, 250K, 1.8L, turbo, auto, full load.$2950. 250-307-0002.

RENTALS (250) 770-1948 101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD. Skaha Pl. 1 Bdrm, 4th floor, f/s, a/c, Ok Falls: 3 bdrm 1 bath home on .4 secure building & parking. Avail. Sept. 1 acre. landscaped yard with mature trees ...............................$68500 incl. water and fruit trees. New large shop with 1/2 bath and den. Upgraded and well Pent. Ave. 2 Bdrm, 1 Bath apartment on maintained. F/S, W/D, A/C. Must be seen main floor. F/S, D/W, A/C, insuite storage to appreciate. 125000 + util. with carport pkg. $775.00 incl. water. Downtown: 1 bdrm +bach, f/s, a/c, decks, (250) 770-1948 incl. pkg. $645.00-$685.00 incl. util & cable Property Management

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Property Management #2 Front St., Penticton, B.C.

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APARTMENTS

132 POWER STREET ............................................ $850 2 bed, fr/st, includes utilities. N/P. Avail. NOW

284 YORKTON AVENUE ...................................... $925 2 bed, 2 bath, fr/st, d/w. Avail. NOW

3313 WILSON STREET ....................................... $1200 2 bed, 2 bath, 5 appl, 2 parking stalls. Avail. Oct. 16 HOUSES

1840 OLIVER RANCH ROAD, OK FALLS ........ $1400 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, 5 appl, garage, fenced yard. Avail. NOW

GILMAN AVE., SUMMERLAND .......................... $850 2 bed, fr/st,dish,w/d, yard, gar. Avail. NOW

296 KINNEY AVE. .............................................. $1500 3 bed, 3 bth,5 appl, central air, fenced yard, dbl garage. Avail NOW

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that City of Penticton of Penticton BC, intends to make application to the ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Southern Service Region - Thompson Okanagan Service Centre, Crown Land Adjudication ofﬁce, for a lease for access/residential purposes covering portion of District Lot 270s, SDYD situated on Provincial Crown land located in the vicinity of Penticton. The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 3412459. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Crown Land Adjudication at 441 Columbia St, Kamloops BC V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until November 27, 2011. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http:// www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp →Search →Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to the public upon request.

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2002 Chev, Duramax diesel, 4x4, Crew cab, auto,173,000 miles, air, short box.$14,900. 250-545-8081. 2003 Chevy Silverado 4 x 4, new trans w 160,000 km 5 yr warranty, Z71, Tonneau cover, power option, 220,000 km, well maintained 250-308-6142 2008 Ford F350 Crew Cab XLT Long Box Diesel, Auto., 4x4, 180,000 km, very clean, $18,995 obo 250-546-0994 Wanted, older 4x4 truck with 8ft box, single cab, good condition, auto, 2000 (+ or -) call John, (250)497-8318

A Hardbody 4 hire, in/out, 30yr, sweet, petite, discreet, tight ,toned, tanned & talented, Clover 250-462-3510, Pent. Allow Skyler to tempt and tease with hot new winter rates, 24/7, out/in, 250-8093733, Penticton BEACH BUNNIES New First Class Spa Now Open! #32-2789 Hwy 97 Blue Heights www.beachbunnies.ca 250-448-8854 We only hire the very best

MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95, waxing, intimate grooming & skin care for the face & back. Winﬁeld, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048

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Boats

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MUST SELL & MOVE BEFORE WINTER!! $1000 OFF!! Your Cabin on the Lake

Official Community Plan Amendment Application Electoral Area ‘E’ Naramata

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The Kootenay Queen 1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) Fold down table for a queen sized bed Fold up bunk beds VHF radio Hull is sound, galley is dated. Low draft 200 hrs on new engine A great boat that needs some TLC. $12,000.00 invested, will take offers starting at $8K NEW PRICE Call 250-362-7681 or email frdfntn@yahoo.ca for more information

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Date:

Tuesday November 1, 2011

Time:

7:00 pm

Location: Naramata Old Age Pensioners (OAP) Hall rd 330 3 Street (corner of Ritchie Avenue), Naramata, BC. PURPOSE: to amend the Electoral Area ‘E’ Naramata Area Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 2458, 2008, by removing the requirement found under Section 7.3.2 (Growth Management – Policies) that the Regional Board shall require the development of a Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) for proposals that contemplate the creation of more than five (5) dwelling units.

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In place of the requirement for the preparation of a CDP when more than 5 units are being proposed, the preparation of a CDP will be triggered by a significant land use change, development involving more than 20 hectares or the creation of 30 or more housing units.

Electoral Area D-2, East Skaha, Vaseux Official Community Plan Review Did you know that 80% of the OCP area is Crown Land and that of the remaining area, about 40% is designated for agriculture? Take part in the Community Planning process and let us know what you think about your community’s future. The RDOS has started the review and update of the Electoral Area ‘D-2’ Official Community Plan (OCP). The D-2 OCP area includes Upper Carmi, Heritage Hills, East Skaha, Okanagan Falls and Vaseux Lake.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice of Community Open Houses

AUTUMN SPECIAL!!! BOATING SEASON IS STILL BEAUTIFUL IN FALL

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If you are a resident of these areas, you are strongly encouraged to be involved! The first phase of this project began in September 2011 and includes the following upcoming public events. Both will have presentations, approximately 20 minutes in length, at 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm. You are welcome to come in at any time to review material and provide your input or ideas into the planning process.

Amendment Bylaw No. 2458.04, 2011: to amend Section 7.3.2 of the OCP Bylaw to read as follows: May consider new development proposals that are consistent with the community’s slow growth mandate and that are assessed through a Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP). The preparation of a CDP will be required for a significant land use change (i.e. from agriculture to residential, residential to commercial, low density residential to medium density residential), for development involving more than 20 hectares or the creation of 30 or more housing units.

VIEW COPIES OF THE DRAFT BYLAWS & SUPPORTING INFORMATION AT: Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC on weekdays (excluding statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw amendments can present written information or speak at the public hearing. All correspondence for the public hearing to be addressed to: Public Hearing Bylaw No. 2458.04, c/o Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received after the conclusion of the public hearing. This public hearing has been delegated to a Director of the Regional District.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: Telephone: 250-490-4107 Fax: 250-492-0063 Email: planning@rdos.bc.ca Web: www.rdos.bc.ca

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Donna Butler, MCIP Manager of Development Services

Tuesday, Nov.1, 2011, 4 - 8 pm at the RDOS Boardroom, 101 Martin St., Penticton Wednesday, Nov.2, 2011, 4 - 8 pm, at the OK Falls Community Centre (Gym), 1141 Cedar St. For more information, contact Evelyn Riechert, Planner, at 250-490-4202, or toll free at 1-877-610-3737.

Bill Newell Chief Administrative Officer

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COURAGE REMEMBERED HONOURING OUR VETERANS

The Penticton Western News is honouring and is in search of pictures of yourself, your family, loved ones, or friends who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, Desert Storm, Afghanistan or any of Canada’s Peacekeeping Missions. On Wednesday, November 9, the Penticton Western News, with the generous support of the local business community, will pay tribute to those who have answered Canada’s call in time of need by publishing a very special pictorial section honouring our veterans.

Please make sure photos are clearly marked with your name and address so we can return them to you. We can reproduce black and white or colour photos of almost any size; however, we do require an original. We cannot reproduce photocopies of pictures. Mail or bring your photos before Friday, October 31st, 2011 and completed write-up to:

Penticton Western News Att: Editor 2250 Camrose Street Penticton, B.C. V2A 8R1

PLEASE INCLUDE COMPLETED FORM WITH YOUR PHOTO(S) Name of veteran(s): ___________________________________________________ Branch of service: _____________________________________________________ Unit: _______________________________________________________________ Years enlisted: _______________________________________________________ Served in which theatres: ______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Medals awarded: _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ A brief biography relating unique experiences: _____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

We will run as many photos as possible, but space is limited. Those individuals whose photos have been submitted, but for whatever reason are unable to be reproduced and do not run, will be named in our special “Honour Roll.” The Penticton Western News would like to thank participating businesses and families of veterans for their assistance in the publication of this very special section. Advertisers: please call Display Advertising at 250-492-3636 for information on how to be included in this event. Please note: space permitting, if your veteran was included last year it will automatically be included in this year’s edition.

REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVED

Wise customers read the fine print: •, *, § The Guts Glory Ram Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after October 1, 2011. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. See participating dealers for complete details and conditions. •$26,698 Purchase Price applies to 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 (23A+AGR+XFH) only and includes $8,750 Consumer Cash Discount. See participating dealers for complete details. Pricing includes freight ($1,400) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealers may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2011/2012 vehicles and are manufacturer-to-dealer incentives which are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. See your dealer for complete details. §2012 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Laramie 4x4 with optional equipment shown. Price including applicable Consumer Cash Discount: $41,255. Pricing includes freight ($1,400) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealers may sell for less. ^Longest-lasting based on longevity. Based on R. L. Polk Canada Inc. Canadian vehicles in operation data as of July 1, 2010 for model years 1987 – 2011. ¥Based on 2012 EnerGuide full-size truck V8 to V6 fuel economy comparison. ºBased on 2011 year-to-date market share gain. &Based on May 2010 – August 2011 Canadian industry light-duty pickup truck owners trading in their pickup for a new pickup truck. 1Based on Ward's full-size pickup segmentation. The Best Buy Seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications LLC, used under licence. ®SIRIUS and the dog logo are registered trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc.

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• Temperature and compass gauges • Premium interior door trim • Overhead console • Power sliding rear window

• HEMI® engine is a 6-time winner of Ward’s Automotive “10 Best Engines” • HEMI® V8 FuelSaver MDS technology seamlessly transforms the powerful HEMI® V8 to a fuel-saving four cylinder • Available Class-Exclusive RamBox® Cargo Management SystemΩ • Available Class-Exclusive In-Floor storage binsΩ • 5 Year/100,000 km Powertrain Warranty

ON REMAINING 2011 MODEL LINE UP. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

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