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ICY CONDITIONS — Emergency crews check the scene of a single-vehicle accident on Carmi Road Wednesday shortly after the area was hit with a brief snow storm. No one was seriously injured. Police are warning drivers to slow down, especially with the cold weather resulting in icy road conditions, which are forecast to continue with more snow expected today.

FUGITIVE CHARGED WITH MURDER Kristi Patton Western News Staff

A routine traf¿c stop in downtown Penticton led to the arrest of high-risk sex offender Roger Badour, who has now been charged with the ¿rst-degree murder of a Princeton woman. Police allege that Badour killed Gisele Duckham last week at her residence in the 2000 block of Osprey Lake Road in Princeton. An autopsy examination con¿rmed Duckham died as a result of gunshot wounds. Victoria police have been searching for the high-risk sex offender for the past eight months, as he was last seen on April 29 in the capital city. At the time of his disappearance, he was on parole as part of a seven-year sentence for sexual assault. When Badour moved to Victoria, police issued a warning saying he was being supervised

by the Victoria Parole Of¿ce and being monitored by the Victoria Police high-risk offender of¿cer. In 2008, Badour also walked away from his halfway house in Vancouver, and RCMP issued a warning to those living in the Okanagan that the man could be hiding in the valley to get in touch with past family contacts that live in the area. Badour was pulled over around 10:50 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the 100 block of Main Street in Penticton for a traf¿c violation. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says Badour obstructed the of¿cer by providing a false name, which prompted the constable to investigate further in order to establish Badour’s real identity. As a result of the stop, the of¿cer also searched the vehicle and allegedly found a small amount of marijuana and three ¿rearms — two of which were loaded.

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Moskaluk said Badour eventually provided his correct name, and it was revealed to the of¿cer that there was an outstanding Canadawide warrant for the suspension of a longterm supervision order advising police Roger Badour agencies to arrest and detain Badour if located. Badour has a lengthy criminal history including sexual assault with a weapon and forcible con¿nement, and his victims were women with mental challenges and or substance abuse problems. Victoria police told the public that he targets and befriends socially vulnerable single women. His crimes began to involve sex

offences when he was in his 30s. Moskaluk said based on the ¿ndings during the investigation, Princeton RCMP attended the residence of Duckham to check on her well-being, but they found her dead. “This is an example of the diligent day-today efforts of the RCMP in carrying out their normal duties that lead to the solving of other crimes that may have gone undetected or unsolved had it not been for their diligence. In this case, the actions of the of¿cer making the traf¿c stop and the attention paid to Mr. Badour by the lodging of¿cer certainly contributed to the results of the investigation into Gisele Duckham’s death,” said Moskaluk. Badour appeared in court on Wednesday in the Lower Mainland and remains in custody. He is set to make another court appearance on Nov. 23 in regards to the ¿rst-degree murder charge.

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Dispatch operations winding down Kristi Patton Western News Staff

While most people put children’s art or the grocery list on their fridges, Penticton ¿re dispatcher Dawn Young has her letter of termination. “I love my job, I really do,” said Young as her eyes start to get misty. The letter serves as a reminder to her of the hours of hard work she has put in to keep the community safe and the impending last shift she gets to work on Dec. 31 before the service is handed over to a Kelowna dispatch centre at midnight. “We would like to have sort of a wake after,” joked Young, who has worked as a ¿re dispatcher since 2002. A decision made by the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen in June to award the $1.8 million contract to Kelowna ended the 20-year run of the service being provided in Penticton. The ¿ve dispatchers are thankful to the ¿re departments in the region they worked with. “You’ve made us feel like we are part of your family and that will be the hardest part of losing our jobs,” said Young. It didn’t matter if it was a ¿re lurching towards the community or a wind storm sweeping across the city, the dispatchers were on the front lines of sending out help. “All of us chose to work in Emergency Services as a career. Along with our choice, came our families who really have no say. They have made a lot of sacri¿ces over the years and we have missed out on family holidays, celebrations, grads, award ceremonies — moments that you can never get back,” said Young, thanking her family and those of the other dispatchers for putting up with it. Young said the little grey cells they work out of could be chaotic at times. She recalled when the Okanagan Mountain Park ¿re inched closer to residential areas and getting another call that a ¿re had broken out at Vaseux Lake. “You Ày by the seat of your pants. You go from zero to 100,” said Young. “During the time of the ¿res we didn’t have a generator, and when the power went out, the dispatch was the only piece of power in the ¿re hall. We had phones coming from

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PENTICTON FIRE DISPATCHER Allan Stark works at the controls in the operations centre at the main ﬁre hall this week. Preparation is currently underway to make the transition at the end of this year to move the dispatch service to Kelowna.

another of¿ce through our ceiling, extension cords going out the window through the truck room Àoor. Everybody just kept working and moving stuff around. We were just all so used to working as a team.” The dispatchers were the community’s problem solvers. Young said they kept a large binder full of numbers related to all kinds of situations. “We were always told that if you wanted to talk to a real person and get your problem sorted out you call the ¿re hall. We knew who to call — anything from water leaks to bats Àying in the house, a deer in the swimming pool, you name it,” said Young. The dispatcher found a stable job to move to after Dec. 31,

bur she said others haven’t been so lucky. The notice of termination was a double whammy for Young, she lost her job as a Penticton RCMP dispatcher when they moved that service to Kelowna years ago. But she, along with the other dispatchers, is still proud of the work they did for the area. “We’ve had good days and bad, listened to you in the middle of forest ¿res, evacuations, plane crashes, ¿res, explosions and burns,” said Young. “Heard some funny ones, some that were so weird you couldn’t make them up if you tried. But in saying this, we always tried to treat you like family — the way we would hope one of our family members would be treated in an emergency. We’ve been right here, in your community, going through it all with you.”

Powell promises to put taxpayers’ interests ﬁrst Simone Blais Western News Staff

You can’t say Vic Powell didn’t warn them. The 66-year-old retired sergeant major from the Canadian military has a habit of being a straight shooter, and he’s got locally elected of¿cials in his sights. Now challenging incumbent Dan Ashton for the mayoralty, Powell’s been given a platform to air his views. “People who know me know that I shoot from the hip. If they don’t like it, they better get out of the way because they’ll get hurt,” he says with a smile. “That’s the way I got through the military, and it sure as heck didn’t hurt me.” He’s blunt in his criticism for the current council: he feels decisions like the sale of city land on Eckhardt Avenue to make way for a hockey school dormitory project should have been more transparent, but words it much differently. “I’ve never seen a council so out of con-

trol as I have of this one,” he said. “That is totally ridiculous. They have moved equipment on that site, they have fenced it off, and the meeting hasn’t even taken place where the people can object or agree with what’s going on.” He doesn’t give a lot of credence to legislation that permits council to make in-camera decisions, providing they pertain to land, legal or personnel issues. “I think the public should be asked their opinion prior to the selling of that property. It’s the taxpayers’ money, so the taxpayers should have a say,” he explains. It’s those people who have inspired him to run, Powell said. He wants to represent ordinary, everyday people who pay their taxes and aren’t beholden to other interests. “I’m not doing any door knocking. I’m not putting any brochures out because they’ll just be blowing around in the wind. … Signs, all they create is an obstruction to drivers at the intersection,” he said, adding that political campaigns are often ¿nanced through developer or union contributions.

“I have never asked somebody to pay for me to go get a job. That was the way I look at it.” Although he wants to provide leadership to the city, he’s concerned about the makeup of council. “The council has to be a mixture of citizens, not all businessmen as it’s been. There’s businessmen that put us in the position we’re in. If we ran our homes the way these businessmen have run this city, we’d be bankrupt,” he said. Powell describes his concern for the city debt is much akin to watching some of his young soldiers take on too many payments. “I had one kid in Winnipeg who drives up to me in a brand new car. ‘How do you like my new car, sir?’ I said to him, ‘I don’t,’” he recalled, adding that the young man blustered at the response. “I knew his ¿nancial situation. I said, ‘The payments you have to make, you can’t make them.’ It wasn’t two months later I got a phone call from the car lot, and he hasn’t paid his bill.”

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turned into rapid-¿re election debate. Incumbent Mayor Dan Ashton admits upfront that his kids have been a big help in embracing new forms of communication on the Twitterverse. “It’s a brand new experience for me. It is important,” he said, adding that more people demand to discuss the issues via Facebook pages and Twitter. “I’m surprised by the number of people that are utilizing those resources now. It’s a different world.” That new world means adjusting personal practices, as well. Ashton said he typically prefers to read

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physical material — that old fashioned thing called paper — but has found even his method of media consumption is shifting. “I’m a voracious reader. I get up very, very early in the morning to read. That’s my time with it, ¿nd out the day’s events. But even myself, I ¿nd myself gravitating more to the computer,” he said. Challenger Julius Bloom¿eld was the ¿rst mayoral candidate to create a Twitter pro¿le, and chuckles about being considered the “veteran Tweeter” in the race. “I enjoy social media a lot more than I thought I would,” he said. “It’s not going to replace traditional forms of communication. But it will add to them and enhance them. That’s my intent, to use social media as an enhancement of traditional forms of communication. They can all work together.” Elected of¿cials and those seeking public of¿ce can also ¿nd themselves up against faceless, nameless critics posting material online to blogs. Bloom¿eld said pseudonyms do provide a shield for those keen to rant, but the phenomenon is not all bad. “You also get some honest feedback from people. They have some concerns and they can voice them with anonymity. That’s important feedback to get,” he said. Katie Robinson said she’s on Facebook, but not Twitter because her “thumbs aren’t fast enough to get Twitter yet.” She recognizes, however, that tapping into

the next generation does require alternate forms of communication: elected of¿cials might tout their accessibility via cellphone, but young people are more fond of texting. “It’s like talking another language. If you spoke Spanish and I spoke English, and I kept saying, ‘Phone me anytime, I’m accessible, I’m accessible.’ You hear, ‘Blah, blah, blah, blah,’” she said. “Some of us are saying, ‘Phone us, we’re accessible,’ but they’re saying, ‘Yeah, but we don’t speak that language.’” Vic Powell said he’s on Facebook, but ready to pull the plug given the prevalence of people collecting friends for the sake of collecting friends. But the former military of¿cer said he’s astounded by social media’s affect on the world stage, and how it has connected masses struggling under oppressive regimes in North Africa and the Middle East. “They see what’s happening in the western world. They see who’s free. You know who’s doing it? It’s not the older people. It’s the younger people getting involved. They’re wanting change, and they’re going to have change,” he said. Video has spawned revolutions, Powell said, because of the impact images have while requiring no language translation or interpretation. “Before all it was was words. Now they’re seeing video. It’s the video that’s kicked it off,” he said. “They say a picture is worth a thousand words. It is.”

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unicipal elections lack the glamour of federal and provincial campaigns. There are no air-conditioned tour buses, no packs of media clustered around the candidates, no rousing speeches broadcast on the nightly news. Stage-managed photo ops are few and far between. The election campaign of a candidate for city council or school board is a lot of worn shoe leather, knocking on doors, greeting people on the sidewalk, attending small meetings in cramped rooms rather than expansive halls. Some candidates are so thrifty they even manage to recycle their signs from previous campaigns. But those humble candidates who are elected for municipal of¿ce will end up wielding a great deal of inÀuence on our day-to-day lives. The decisions they make will effect our communities in profound and lasting ways. They’ll determine how much we have to pay in property taxes, and how that money is used or squandered. They’ll effect how we get around and how many coins we have to plug into the parking meter once we get there. By creating parks and playgrounds, stiÀing or cultivating development, funding police and ¿re departments, setting aside money for the enhancement and repairs of utilities like water and sewage, they’ll have a direct inÀuence on the quality of life in the community that elected them. The decisions school boards make effect the quality of education, the future opportunities available to new generations. But for some reason, municipal elections rarely capture the attention of voters; only three in 10 bother to cast a ballot. You can bet it’s those silent seven who gripe the loudest when their morning commute is delayed by traf¿c jams, they have to put another quarter in the parking meter or programs at their child’s school are pared back. Unless they take a few moments on Saturday to mark their X, they have no right. PENTICTON WESTERN

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Change spreads through Arab League For most of its 66-year history, the Arab League was a powerless organization, dominated by autocratic regimes that made sure it never criticized their lies and crimes. But suddenly, this year, it woke up and changed sides. Last March the Arab League suspended Libya’s membership because of dictator Muammar Gadda¿’s brutal attempts to suppress the revolution, and voted to back a no-Ày zone in Libya. That led directly to the UN resolution authorizing the use of force to protect civilians from Gadda¿’s army, and ultimately to the tyrant’s overthrow and death. Last Saturday the Arab League acted again, suspending Syria’s membership. It did so because President Bashar al-Assad has not carried out the commitments he gave the League about ending the violence against Syrian civilians (an estimated 3,500 killed so far), pulling the army off the streets of Syrian cities, releasing the thousands of recently imprisoned protesters, and opening a dialogue with the opposition within two weeks. On Sunday the Arab League’s secretary-general, Nabil al-Arabi, called for “international protection” for Syrian civilians as the organization lacked the means to act alone. “There is nothing wrong with going to the UN Security Council because it is the only organization

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Dyer Straits able to impose” such measures, he added. And he said that during a visit to Tripoli, the newly liberated capital of Libya. Then on Monday, King Abdullah of Jordan ¿nally said aloud what almost every other Arab leader has been thinking: “If Bashar (al-Assad) has the interest of his country (at heart) he would step down.” King Abdullah added that on his way out, Bashar should also “create an ability to reach out and start a new phase of Syrian political life.” Decoded, that means that Syria’s problems cannot be ending just by changing horses. The whole Baathist regime, and the near monopoly of power by the Alawite minority that underpins it, have to go too. This is astonishing stuff. One year ago, nobody would have be-

lieved it possible that 18 of the 22 members of the Arab League would vote, in effect, for the peaceful removal of the oppressive Syrian regime, or that the Jordanian king would dare to be so frank about his neighbour’s problems and options. What has wrought this miracle? It would be nice to say that the rapid and largely non-violent spread of democracy in the Arab world has brought enlightenment even to the most deeply entrenched authoritarian regimes, but it would not be true. Only three of the 22 Arab League members (Tunisia, Egypt and Libya) have actually had democratic revolutions, and their example has not transformed the attitudes of all the other members. What drives this response is mostly fear. The Arab League said nothing when Bashar al-Assad’s father slaughtered up to 40,000 Syrians while putting down a revolt in the city of Hama in 1982, but his son’s brutality is simply unacceptable today. Arab leaders can no longer ignore the mass killing of Arab citizens. Some of them would like to, but uncensored Arabic-language mass media, broadcasting directly from satellites, have made it impossible. Everybody knows what’s going on. Moreover, none of the other big countries of the Arab east — Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Lebanon — are very far from Syria. The

longer the struggle there goes on, the likelier it is to topple over into sectarian war and ethnic cleansing. The neighbours are rightly terri¿ed that the sectarian violence might then spill over into their own countries as well, so the sooner Bashar al-Assad leaves of¿ce, the better. And ¿nally, there is the remarkable role being played by Qatar, the mouse that roared. It is one of the smallest Arab states, but its ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has been both brave and far-sighted. It was he who gave alJazeera television, the ¿rst and best of the new satellite-based news operations, a terrestrial home, and even substantial subsidies. It was Qatar that took the lead in persuading the Arab League to suspend Gadda¿’s regime last March, and then actually sent planes and military advisers to assist the prodemocracy revolt in Libya. And it is Qatar again, in the form of Prime Minister Hamid bin Jassim Al Thani, chair of the League’s committee for dealing with Syrian problems, that pushed the League into suspending Syria last week. Whether that will actually produce the desired result in Syria remains to be seen. But at least they are trying. Gwynne Dyer is a Londonbased independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Few options for dog owners This is in response to the letter â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of trails and dogsâ&#x20AC;? in the Nov. 4 Western News. I am not the person whom you ran into, however, I am a dog owner. I am fed up with our cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of reasonable facilities for dogs. I live in the Columbia area and there is only one place (in our area) to let your dogs off their leashes so that they can run around and have fun. Runners can run anywhere and are not harassed by the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog pound ofÂżcer. Dogs have the channel (full of spear grass as well as broken glass) to run freely, with the exception of the wild horses that would kill your dog if you run into them. There is the dog park at Okanagan Lake (what a joke that park is) and in the hills up above our house, but these areas are full of spear grass, broken glass and deer. All the owners that I know clean up after their dogs at the school and city parks, yet some people in the areas complain and put signs up that say pickup after your dogs. We do let our dogs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;oh my Godâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have fun at the park with each other by letting them of the leash to run free and play with each other. There are a few safe areas (not legal) without deer that attack them and spear grass that costs hundreds of dollars to have removed from ears, paws etc. water sand and dirt (we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to have to bath our

Forum a success

On behalf of United Wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s genNext Penticton group we would like to extend a big thank you to the people who helped us make the City Councillor Candidates Forum at Opus Cafe on Nov. 2 such a success. It is great to Âżnd support among the community when putting on an event such as this. We would especially like to acknowledge the Western News for advertising the event and editor Dan Ebenal for moderating the forum. We also want to thank all the candidates for city councillor who came out to answer the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s questions. We appreciate the public who submitted their questions and for the people who attended. Thanks to the public who brought donations for the food bank. Opus Cafe and Bistro also deserve a big thank you for donating the space and helping with set up and making things run smoothly through the evening. Thanks to those who donated to our United Way campaign. We are grateful to have the support of such an amazing community and invite under 40s with a passion for community to join us at our next genNext meeting and follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook. com/proÂżle.php?id=515825470#!/ GenNextPenticton. Renee Schultz Penticton

dogs every time we go for walks). We as dog owners ,before and after work, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to travel to out-skirting areas or water parks to let our dogs run. We live in an area with wildlife. To all those people who say that dog owners donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pick up after their dogs, have you ever considered the coyotes that travel freely throughout Penticton? They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have owners picking up after them, and I can tell a lot of the feces left at Âżelds is from coyotes. There are responsible people and irresponsible people in every walk of life, this includes dog owners. The majority of dog owners are responsible people and should have a safe area for their dogs to go and have fun. Everyone else has a place they can go to relax and have fun, why canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there be a place safe and free from harassment in Penticton for dogs? It would be nice to have a Âżeld that is fenced in that is larger than 30 feet by 15 feet that we are legally allowed to let our dogs run in and be safe from cars, wild animals, glass and spear grass. If the City of Penticton (taxes from homeowners) can spend millions of dollars on an arena that everything is overpriced at, why canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t money be spent on a few decent dog parks?

Assistance canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait

This is a quotation from the article â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slide victims frozen out of fundâ&#x20AC;? published in the Nov. 3 Western News: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those folks that donated to it from some of the fundraisers had to consciously make that decision that is what they were doing, putting it into an unmet needs committee,â&#x20AC;? said Dale Kronebusch, Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen emergency services supervisor who also sits on a committee that is overseeing funds raised in the community for mudslide victims that are in need. What kind of bogus talk is that? I am positive that persons that donated for this horrible situation thought their good-hearted giving was for the immediate assistance of those slide victims for the basic essentials, i.e. bedding, towels, mattresses, etc. The money raised by the fundraisers that is being held by the RDOS should have been released immediately after it was totalled. Why should another committee of our so-called governments play dictator as to when that money should be released? What is our society coming to when, as a community coming together to help, our local government decides when it might release the funds? Ridiculous. By the time the governments of provincial and federal levels and the insurance companies get their acts together it will be

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years down the road before â&#x20AC;&#x153;unmet needsâ&#x20AC;? (whatever that means) are released. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simple mathematics. Money raised over a year ago divided by the affected Âżve homes equals some form of assistance ASAP â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not a year, two years, or whenever the government decides. Where has common sense gone?

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Voters will have ﬁnal say Two days before the Thanksgiving weekend and the Ipsos poll ¿nds the new Democratic Party ahead of the Liberals with B.C. voters. Another source sees the Conservatives coming, led by John Cummins. Could we have “déjà vu all over again”? — to borrow New York Yankees venerable catcher Yogi Berra’s phrase. The last time B.C. had a female premier, we elected another government and another opposition. So what are the odds on an NDP government and a Conservative opposition whenever the opportunity comes? However, we will not have that challenge for a while. Maclean’s magazine (Oct. 24) cites the results of the recent HST referendum as reason for premier Clark to delay an earlier mooted election call. In the meanwhile, here comes the municipal call to the polling booths. In Summerland, Janice Perrino, acclaimed as mayor, earlier expressed both pleasure with her council experience and frustration, and even anger, with two ministries of the B.C. government formed by a political party she supports and may even run for if the opportunity presents itself. For all elected locally, there will be frustration. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, the weekend after

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For our younger citizens, let me demonstrate to you how our constitutional monarchy works and how representational democracy machinations are applied. I am sure some readers are conversant with the procedures and results, so I quite understand if you read no further. As long as a great number of eligible voters refuse to vote, our governments, at all levels, will remain broken. I’ve demonstrated that with the B.C. HST vote — 29 per cent of the unelected B.C. population effectively control the B.C. budget. In the last federal election there were 24,257,572 citizens eligible to vote, while only 14,823,408 voted — a 61.1 per cent turnout — one of the all-time lows. The Harper government won the election with 167 of 308 seats — thus ending up with 54 per cent of the seats, not a great majority, but a majority nonetheless. Of the 14,823,408 votes cast, the Harper government won 5,835,269 votes — or 39.62 per cent of the popular vote. Now it is apparent that there’s something amiss with the system. Of the 24,257,592 eligible voters, the Harper government received 5,835,269 — or 24 per cent of eligible votes … yet has absolute power. Hear any debating in the House of Commons lately? This means that 76 per cent of the population voted for other par-

Thanksgiving, tells CBC TV National news anchor Peter Mansbridge, “The world’s a dangerous place.” Let’s hope no municipal candidates want to put anywhere in the Okanagan “on the world map.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper tells Europeans to clean up the Euro zone ¿nancial crisis, while from New York to other cities in the U.S. and Canada, protestors “occupy.” For frustrated municipal (and even provincial) elected representatives, here are some tips on managing feelings of anger: From folk music era chanteuse Joan Baez: “Anger is a useless emotion.” From U.S. humorist Mark Twain (1835-1910): “When angry, count to 10, when very angry, swear. Profanity furnishes a relief, denied even unto prayer.” From a source unknown to me: “Don’t get mad, get even.” Remember the last one when the provincial election is called. It’s one of the joys of living in a parliamentary democracy. Dick Clements Summerland

ties, didn’t vote, or just didn’t care. It seems to me that this system is broken and perhaps a redistribution of seats based on population density should be considered. There is always a better way. I write these letters to try to appeal to the youth, who can take back your Canada — in a peaceful and democratic way. Demonstrate, by all means, but do not let your efforts be wasted by masked hooligans and people who just want to party … they will never add to your credibility. Do not allow these people in your company. How you could have changed the priorities of your government had you organized, prioritized expenditures and voted in the last federal election. Think about it. And if you get a chance soon to vote in a byelection, please express yourself by doing so.

It was obviously not written by a hunter. Having hunted for over 50 years, I hate to see animals suffer, and seeing deer hit by vehicles brings tears to my eyes. However, while a shot to the heart and lungs is almost certainly fatal, it is not a quick death. I have seen deer travel up to 500 metres with the top half of its heart shot off. Luck was with me and I did not lose that one. A neck or head shot stands a better chance of dropping a deer in its tracks, but only a shot into the brain will result in instant death. Since nearly losing that one deer I have strictly used head and neck shots. Head shots if at all possible and in every case the death was instantaneous. The last seven shots have resulted in seven deer. Trapping and shipping deer out will not work as other deer will just move in to the area. The situation is likely to keep getting worse as more and more land is fenced to keep the deer out. I also notice that not much commotion is raised about the death of bears, cougars or coyotes. I have read that apparently more people are killed by deer that than these predators. Unfortunately I cannot lay my ¿ngers on the book to quote it. Let’s try to learn to live with these animals.

Patrick MacDonald Penticton

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I am neither pro or anti on the proposed deer cull in Penticton. So many letters, however, are written strictly out of love of the beautiful animals. But many are also very uninformed. Some writers have misquoted hunting regulations while others did not seem to know the difference between mule deer and white tailed deer. It is the one that wanted the deer to be shot in the heart that ¿nally prompted me to write.

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Rights worth ďŹ ghting for This is in response to Mark Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This is what democracy looks like.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; African Americans were granted equality rights as individuals under the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. For close to 90 years after, African Americans endured systematic violence, racial segregation and social discrimination until the civil rights movement manifested and allowed them to assert their rights to be recognized as human beings. So Mark Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assertion that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;systemâ&#x20AC;? grants and guarantees rights to minorities is a fallacy. People fought and died to be recognized as human beings under a oppressive system. They had to assert themselves as human beings; they had to force the system to change. Near the end of his life, Martin Luther King began to understand that without economic equality there can be no political or social equality within the system. America has a black President, but in America, African Americans as a minority make up about 39 per cent of the prison population, they have a better chance of going to prison than to school. African Americans also suffer from higher rates of poverty, homicide and unemployment, and these problems can be directly correlated to economic conditions and inequality.

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I am very pleased to see that Gary Leaman is running for city council in this election. Gary was a member of council when I was mayor from 2002-05 and was a strong contributor at the table. He is a Âżscal conservative and is able to balance the taxpayers needs with the importance of keeping taxes at a reasonable level. While he is a team player, Gary has his own opinions on issues important to the city and does not hesitate to share them. Perhaps the one thing I respected most of all was that Gary ran on a platform that represented concerns expressed by citizens, and when elected he expected to work to see those issues addressed, he was not there to just Âżll a seat. This is an important attribute and something we should always look for in our elected ofÂżcials. Gary Leaman brings an important skill set to the council table. His years of experience at Cherry Lane dealing with leases within the mall gives him unique insight into Pentictonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market and demographic structure. He has considerable insight into what this communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strengths and weaknesses are and this makes for an important voice at the council table. His former role as president of the chamber of commerce adds to this depth of experience and allows him to represent this segment of our community well. As a member of council I always respected Garyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willingness to bring ideas to the table, ask questions to clarify issues and above all to take a stand when he felt he was

So when Mark Walker talks about minority rights under the present system, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not talking about gender, race or sexual orientation. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talking about the rights of the economic minority, the Weyerhaeusers, Wal-Marts, MacDonalds, Boeings and Exxon Mobiles of the world to turn a proÂżt at the expense of people, the natural world and future generations, ie. the majority, sounds kind of totalitarian to me. But this is how the political and judicial systems were setup in U.S.; to favour those with money, to favour the powerful. This is why you have Americans from all walks of life occupying Wall Street, the very heart of global power and privilege. People have had enough. People like Scott Olson, an Iraqi war veteran, who was shot in the head with a rubber police bullet for demonstrating against economic inequality in Oakland. This battle, this thread goes all the way back to the founding of the U.S.A. and then some. Rights and laws are not natural or granted by God or a â&#x20AC;&#x153;systemâ&#x20AC;?, they are fought and paid for with human courage, blood and sacriÂżce. History is Âżlled with these examples, the Occupy Movement being the latest manifestation.

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Simone Blaisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article in Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper does not tell the whole story on spending in Penticton and municipal taxes. First of all, to the best of my knowledge Penticton was the only city in British Columbia to lower its taxes in 2011 by half a per cent. It is not a lot, but it is a start. Accordingly, Mayor Dan Ashton and the entire council are, in my opinion, to be congratulated. Again, it is a start. The CFIB is correct about outof-control municipal spending from 2000 to 2009, but Mayor Ashton and council took action starting in 2009. First they appointed an independent Fiscal Review Advisory Board, then they ordered a full core review of all city operations, they hired a new city manager in September 2010. The results were elimination of a proposed $1.7 million deÂżcit, a reduction of 30 per cent in management staff and a six

per cent reduction in staff. The very diligent work of our mayor, council and staff through the 2011 budget process achieved a zero base budget, with the result being the half per cent decrease in municipal taxes. Again, from my perspective, given what is taking in the global community with respect to the Âżnancial crisis, I am pleased our mayor and council were listening to taxpayers and making the tough decisions which were required to look after the taxpayers of Penticton. To Mayor Ashton and council, thanks for your efforts, but remember it is only the Âżrst step. Looking forward, the taxpayers expect those re-elected or elected to look after their monies and ensure there are no property tax increases in the next few years. Rick Thorpe, volunteer chair Fiscal Review Advisory Board

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They are still hoping youth Rock the Vote, even if it’s to a different tune. The Best Damn Sports Bar was hoping to draw more young people to the polls this Saturday for the municipal elections with a promise that anyone who provided proof that they voted — such as a picture of themselves at the poll — would be entered into a draw for prizes like a 42-inch Àat screen TV. But general manager Max Picton explained the bar hit a snag. Someone had forwarded the bar’s press release about Rock the Vote to elections of¿cials complaining about photographs being taken inside the polling station. The city’s elections staff sent an email to Picton noting that photographs

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He sent out a statement on Friday clarifying people should take photos outside of the polling station. Picton received another email on Monday which caused them to shift course. “Further to that, I was forwarded another email from the city again saying this was an of¿cial cease and desist, because offering gifts in exchange for people to vote is considered an inducement to vote,” he said. “If we continued along, the next call was going to be from the police and then probably to a lawyer. “When we did this, it was with best intentions in mind. We wanted to get people motivated to get out and vote. We de¿nitely don’t want to be involved in anything illegal, and that wasn’t our intent.” Picton said the bar still wants to play a leadership role in host-

for those looking for a ride to the polls. The prizes will still be drawn, but an entry will not be given in exchange for voting; Best Damn will draw after the UFC ¿ght wraps up around 10 p.m., and anyone present will be entered to win. Picton said Best Damn staff were a little frustrated, but are keeping the bigger democratic picture in mind. “It’s a bit more exposure for the voting process. That’s what we were trying to do, create awareness,” he said. “It’s a little bit of a hassle, but at the same time, it’s helping us get the message out there and that’s the most important part. “I do think that this election will draw out a larger number of the youth. This is the ¿rst time I’ve ever noticed stuff on Facebook about an election from the youth.”

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ing. We use that to our advantage to transfer it from creeks to our crops or to transfer it from reservoirs to our homes,â&#x20AC;? said Ord. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the point is it does leave, it does escape, it does evaporate.â&#x20AC;? The concept behind the exhibition is to explore how water is managed and how it has been managed in the past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not only in the historical context, with the settlement of Penticton, but also what First Nations did to manage water and what it meant to them,â&#x20AC;? said Ord, adding that long before contact with Europeans, the Okanagan people were very aware of the

need to manage their water resources. That took a number of forms. Certain sites, particularly where there were waterfalls, were important for fishing, so these areas were specially looked after. But creeks containing beaver dams were also maintained because of how the dams created pools that were ideal habitat for fish and other animals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beavers were an essential part of how they looked after water,â&#x20AC;? said Ord. But the exhibition also looks at the First Nations use of water in a larger sense, the sacred use of water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is really quite telling how

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when youth went through puberty, water represented a big part of how they transitioned from youth to adult,â&#x20AC;? said Ord. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not only was it functional, but had a very important sacred use as well.â&#x20AC;? The exhibition includes a traditional canoe, illustrating how water has played an important role as a transportation route for thousands of years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can travel all through the Okanagan by canoe,â&#x20AC;? said Ord, commenting that Pentictonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the place to stay foreverâ&#x20AC;? was enhanced by its position as a central hub for the valley. The Curator Kids program, where they were looking at samples of water from around this community encapsulates what the goals of the exhibit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looks at not only where water comes from and where it goes, but how it changes,â&#x20AC;? said Ord. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By analyzing water at a microscopic level we can see particular invertebrates, and the composition of invertebrates and water tells us about the quality of the water.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it comes to looking at icky stuff, the kids really enjoy it,â&#x20AC;? said Ord, adding that a local community group, the Friends of the Oxbows, is also participating in the exhibition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like to feature them because they are trying to rehabilitate the oxbows, beside the Okanagan Channel Parkway and find ways for them to become functional filters for water,â&#x20AC;? said Ord. H-2-Oh! continues at the Penticton Museum until March. Ord said he is planning forums and presentations as special events for January and February. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of our 2012 program of exhibits, which all look at natural history,â&#x20AC;? said Ord. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next exhibit will celebrate 1,000 years of natural conservation and then, in the fall, we have a visiting exhibition from the Royal B.C. museum about alien species called Aliens Amongst Us.â&#x20AC;?

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Short story contest accepting entries The 14th Annual Okanagan Short Story Contest is now accepting stories from writers in the Okanagan region. Award-winning author Karen Connelly (The Lizard Cage) will select the best three stories to be awarded cash prizes in spring 2012. The contest invites all Southern Interior writers from east of Hope, west of the Alberta boundary, north of the U.S. border and south

of Williams Lake to submit their original unpublished works of ¿ction. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 15. Cash prizes are offered for the best adult short ¿ction from the Southern Interior. Stories ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 words are eligible and all entries must be original, unpublished works of ¿ction, submitted on letter-size plain white paper, double-spaced

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A rally held in Penticton Wednesday drew upwards of 80 people, waving signs at cars passing by Penticton Secondary as they tried to raise awareness that along with the city council elections Saturday, voters will also be selecting trustees for the Okanagan Skaha Board of Education. “We want people to get out and vote, make informed choices, to know who they are voting for and what the trustee candidates stand for,” said Kevin Epp, president of the Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union. “We want to put pressure on the government, and we hope trustees can do that, to restore funding of the education system.” Epp admits that an individual board can’t do much alone, but as a group they should be able to inÀuence governments. “All local boards can play a key part in this if they join together. I think trustees all around the province need to take control back of the education system, because if they don’t, then I believe their days are numbered,” said Epp, who goes as far as to suggest that the province could do away with local school boards. The idea of a united front being able to affect change provincially is high on the list for some of the eight candidates running for four Penticton seats on the school board. James Palanio said it is one of the ¿rst things he wants to start working on if elected. “Our enrolment is declining slightly, but we still have ¿xed costs that we have to pay for. The biggest thing is convincing the minister of education to change that funding model so we can be more accurately funded,” said Palanio. “We have to get the money there so we can educate the kids as best we can.”

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PARTICIPANTS RALLY in support of teachers to get their messages out to the driving public Wednesday afternoon during the Rally Around Our Schools event on Main Street near Penticton Secondary. The demonstration was organized by the Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union.

Chuck Simonin feels much the same way. He’d like to see a united front also get after the province to settle the ongoing contract negotiations and increase funding to the system, so boards can deal better with issues of class size and composition as well as educational help for special education students, who he feels are being deprived. “As a single board, SD67 doesn’t have that much clout with the government. One of my mandates would be to get together with as many boards as possible in the province and lobby the government for more educational funding,” said Simonin. “Cutting that short means they are cutting our students short.” The uncertainty of not having a collective agreement is also a concern for trustee Shelly Clark, the only Penticton incumbent running for re-election. “There has been no visible progress in contract negotiations thus far. As trustees, in a combined voice, we could ask the government to roll up their sleeves and move forward to bargain in good faith. I would hope individual teachers would put pressure on their union to do the same,” said Clark. “There are projects being left on the back burner and these things cannot be left forever.” Getting those contract

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negotiations settled is high on Bruce Johnson’s list. The retired principal said that once the contract is settled, the new board can get to work on maintaining and perhaps restoring relationships in the district. “We need everybody back working together, on the same page, for the children in our school system,” said Johnson. “You have to make dif¿cult decisions, but more importantly, you have to all work together.” Many top issues for the potential candidates come back to ¿nances and budgets, which doesn’t come as a surprise for Epp. “The newly elected board will have ¿nances as the top three issues, in one way or another. And then the list gets really long after that,” said Epp. “I doubt that the newly elected board will have any choice but to move into a budget process for the 2012-13 school year, and that budget process will require them to ¿nd further cuts for the school year.” It’s certainly a priority for Cary Schneiderat, who is concerned about a possible $1.5 million shortfall in the budget for the 2012-13 school year. He intends to delve into that right away. “That’s the biggest thing. I will start poring over all the budget information, and reports that

have been produced recently, like the transportation and facilities studies,” said Schneiderat. Tracy St. Claire also sees the budget as the issue that links all others. As well as running for trustee, she is a co-ordinator with the early childhood education group Success by Six, and wonders about issues of integrating ECE for younger children into this school system and how it could be funded. “It would never work if there is no money for it. The earlier you can identify developmental needs, the better you can correct them,” she said. “As budgets everywhere decrease, how can we do more with less. And that’s just one piece of the budget question.” Kevin Andrews, who was a trustee between 2005-08, plans to work on continuity and cooperation with the many ¿rst-time members if he is elected on Saturday. “The biggest task at hand is making sure students’ needs continue to be met while we deal with the strike process we are in,” said Andrews. “Ultimately, we have to support teachers in some manner to make sure our goal of educating children is met.” Walter Huebert, the eighth candidate for school board in Penticton, could not be reached for comment.

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A decision on the long-anticipated proposed correctional facility is expected “very soon,” according to the minister in charge. In a letter dated Nov. 4, Solicitor General Shirley Bond wrote B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union president Darryl Walker to inform him that she hopes “to make an announcement very soon” with respect to the possible development of a correctional centre in the Okanagan. “We currently have site proposals from four communities. We are now identifying funding for completion of a business case that will meet all development requirements and their costs regarding facility design, site development, off-site and environmental issues and discussions with affected First Nations,” she wrote. “At this time, evaluations of the proposed sites are being completed.” Bond also mentioned that she has met with community leaders about the status of the proposal, but “we must complete the necessary diligence with respect to evaluation and funding.” Walker said Thursday the letter was reassuring in the sense that it’s an indication a pending decision

will be made, but would like to see the government move swiftly. “Our belief is it’s time to get on with it. It will take, I suspect, two to three years even once a shovel goes in the ground to bring this about,” he said. “In two or three years, we will look very, very different provincially within our prison system.” He said that overcrowding at nearby Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre is currently “overÀowing,” which justi¿es, in his mind, a new remand centre now. Should Bill C-10, the federal government’s omnibus crime bill, pass, Walker added, there will be more pressure put on the provincial system as additional criminals are sent to prison. “We’re not only concerned with what is happening now, we believe down the road there will be a greater need,” he said, adding Bond should consider seeking additional resources from Ottawa should the federal government lengthen sentences. “They’re the ones who are changing the law. Have they given any thought to what the cost is going to be to provincial funds and whether the federal government will make some more money available?” Walker suggested that the ministry should decide on their desired site

as quickly as possible so thorough consultations can be made with affected communities.

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PENTICTON VEES forward Connor Reilly fights for the puck with Clayton Chessa and affiliate defenceman Joren Johnson during a 9-3 win at the South Okanagan Events Centre Wednesday. Reilly scored a goal and added three assists.

Vees score SilverBacks sniper, dump Smokies Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Before whipping the Trail Smoke Eaters 9-3 at the South Okanagan Events Centre Wednesday, the Vees announced a deal. Bryce Gervais, the leading scorer on the Salmon Arm SilverBacks, was traded for defenceman Shane Hanna, to complete the future considerations part when Garrett Hendrickson and Myles McCauley were shipped to Salmon Arm on Nov. 10. The Vees were forced to make the announcement earlier after the deal was leaked. “For some reason somebody leaked out, somehow Gervais found out about it and so I took it upon myself and talked to Hanna because I didn’t think Shane should have to find out through the Internet or any other way,” said Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson of the deal that wasn’t to be announced until Nov. 21. “We just sent Shane on his way today and wished him well. I guess it’s up to Salmon Arm to decide what they want to do now. Technically they could keep Gervais over the weekend for the next three games. I don’t think that would really be the right thing to do. Either way Gervais will be a Penticton Vee by the weekend or Monday at the latest. They have told Bryce what the situation is. He knows he’s being traded to us.” Speculation of the trade made its way onto Network 54, a BCHL message board as Sil-

verBacks fans expressed their displeasure. Salmon Arm is scheduled to play Penticton Friday then travel to Prince George for backto-back games. “I think it’s good for both teams,” said Harbinson. “They were kind of running on one line. I think that now you’ve got Shane Hanna, who is an up-and-coming defenceman, who will probably get a lot more minutes then he was with us. Hendrickson is the same kind of situation. He is a skilled forward and we have a lot of guys up front. McCauley scored 13 goals (in 23 games) in this league last year.” In Gervais, who had 16 goals and 27 points in 20 games, the Vees feel they get a player who will work hard every shift, kill penalties and work the power play. “Hopefully the guys we moved over there don’t hurt us when we play them, and I’m sure they are thinking the same when Bryce goes against them,” he said. On the ice, the Vees used five power play goals to swat aside the Smoke Eaters. Asked about his team’s effort, Smoke Eaters coach Bill Birks was happy with what he saw fiveone-five. Specialty teams were a different story. “Their power play is ridiculously good,” said Birks. “You got (Travis) St. Denis and (Mario) Lucia and (Connor) Reilly and (Mike) Reilly and (Troy) Stecher on the ice. I guess any team you give them seven power

plays they are going to score some goals.” Smoke Eaters goalie James D’Andrea was lit up for all nine goals, but Birks felt he was decent. “Some of those goals were high-end goals,” he said. “Just what skill guys do. Freddy has a good team over there.” With the five players back from the World Junior A Challenge, the Vees went to work on the offence early. Curtis Loik scored the first of his two goals when he took a feed from Steven Fogarty and beat D’Andrea with a nice backhand move. Four minutes later, St. Denis scored a slick goal on the power play in which he went backhand then to his forehand and tucked the puck behind the goalie with little room left. Loik’s second goal came when Fogarty couldn’t quite handle on the puck, but settled it down in time to lure two Smoke Eaters defenders to him then fed Loik for the easy tap in. The second period was the Lucia show, which started with his shorthanded tally. St. Denis nearly escaped for a breakaway but was hauled down. Instead of losing the puck, he put it behind him and onto Lucia’s stick. The rookie had a breakaway from centre ice then roofed a backhander once he was in on D’Andrea. He completed the natural hat trick shortly after and finished with five points on the night. For full story, check www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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Last week Summerland’s Justin Kripps showed he will be a force to be reckoned with in the season opener of the 2011-2012 international bobsleigh competition. Kripps medaled in all four events of the backto-back America’s Cup Races held in Park City, Utah, winning two gold in the two-man races and gold and bronze in the four-man. In just his second season in the driver’s seat, Kripps not only took gold in the first race, but he and teammate Jesse Lumsden broke the Olympic track start record, one of the longest-standing bobsleigh records set at the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002. In the first heat, the Canadians came close to the record of 4.79 seconds with a push of 4.8 seconds. Word quickly spread and a crowd gathered at the top of the track hoping to see a new record set. They weren’t disappointed. With the crowd cheering them on, Kripps and Lumsden surged to a 4.77 second start and roared down the track to take the first gold medal, edging out the home-town USA teams that took second and third. The record

breaking start has already made it onto YouTube and can be seen via a link on Kripps’s website (justinkripps.ca). Kripps and Lumsden repeated their strong performance the next day with another gold medal. Trying out a new sled with two new team members, James McNaughton and Like Demetre, team Kripps took the bronze medal in the first four-man event of the season. On the final day, they proved to be quick learners and after adjusting to the new conditions won gold again. There were 22 men’s teams competing in the four-day event from 10 countries. Kripps will be spending the next five weeks in Europe competing at five different Europa Cup events and learning the idiosyncrasies of the different tracks. Although he has been down these tracks before it was as a brakeman, not a pilot. “A lot to learn?” said Kripps. “I don’t get a day off for five weeks, but I am ready for it.” Kripps and Lumsden will receive official acknowledgement of their record-breaking performance with a certificate from the International Bobsleigh Federation.

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PENTICTON LAKER Adam Plant does a quick deke and skates past a Castlegar defender during a 2-0 win at home on Nov. 12. The two teams will meet again in Castlegar on Nov. 20.

Lakers have challenging trip ahead Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Austin Buzzell and Jessie Gordichuk are the keys to a successful Kootenay road trip for the Penticton Lakers. The netminding duo will be counted on to res-

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up the Lakers 6-3 in the South Okanagan Events Centre on Remembrance Day were described by Dirk as a strong veteran team that skates well. Dirk’s last memory of the Leafs isn’t a fond one. “Last time they were here they spanked us 4-0,” he said. “Very offensive hockey club. We didn’t play very well. Probably played two bad hockey games all year and one was against Nelson (14-8-0-2). Hopefully we can redeem ourselves and repay the favour.” Against the Rebels (146-0-2) on Nov. 12, Gordichuk stopped 28 shots in a 2-0 win. Dirk said the Rebels have one good offensive line (Anthony DeLong, 31 points; Stuart Walton, 29 points; and Tyler Robinson 20 points) and they are good defensively.

The Rebels have the lowest goals against average of 2.45, behind Fernie’s 2.29 and Kimberley’s 2.35 in the KIJHL. As for the goaltending, Buzzell will start the trip since Gordichuk played the last game. Buzzell has the better numbers with seven wins compared to five, a 2.71 goals against average compared to 3.05 and a slightly better save percentage at .909 to Gordichuk’s .899. “It’s been good all year, but it’s probably going to have to be exceptional on the weekend,” said Dirk. “The biggest thing I saw Sunday against Castlegar was our commitment from all players playing a defensive game — sacrificing, blocking shots, getting pucks out, getting pucks in. Being a very unselfish hockey club.”

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Lakers senior volleyball teams ready for Valley Championships Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Pen High’s senior girls volleyball team is eager for the Valley Championship as they haven’t played a meaningful game since Nov. 2. “We just want to play,” said Lakers coach Paul Smith, whose team is ranked sixth in B.C. “They know they have a task to do and are ready to do it.” The task is to be among the top two once the Valley Championships are done. Accomplishing that prevents them from advancing to the Provincial Championships through the back door, which is an option for the first time. During the last two weeks, the Lakers have worked on tightening their serve-receive, which they have had issues with. They also worked more on their

We just want to play. They know they have a task to do and are ready to do it. — Paul Smith

strong serves. The Lakers open the weekend playing the South Kamloops Titans, who they have beaten in their last three meetings. Smith added that games between them have been close. “They are an athletic team,” said Smith. “They will be gunning for us.” The Kelowna Secondary School Owls, in Smith’s opinion, are still the team to beat as they are ranked fourth. “I definitely want another shot at them,” said Smith. “Last time

we lost in five. Their team hasn’t been all in tact. Neither has ours. We want both teams totally healthy to go at it. Want two strong teams playing their best volleyball.”

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Penticton Canadian Tire defeated Westside 6-2 on Nov. 13. Despite exceptional netminding by Westside, Sage Togyi, Kaitlin Black, Cedar Carter, Morgan Brooks, Kristen Raposo and Chloe Brydon each scored a goal.

were Liam Neary with six goals, Joel Marte and Tyler Ehlers with four each Brad Polumbo and Eric Buckley with three each. Bryson McKinnon and Lawrence Langan allowed three goals in five games and combined for three shutouts.

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The Ironman Canada midget Vees won their second tournament in a row going 5-0 in Westside last weekend. The Vees opened the tournament with a 6-2 win over the Southgate Lions of Edmonton. The Vees also defeated Ridge Meadows, Spokane and MLAC of Edmonton. In the final, the Vees met Westside and won 4-0. Leading the Vees in scoring

The Penticton Cougars midget football team did not play in the Provincial Championship due to unforeseen circumstances. The Cougars were scheduled to play the Vernon Magnums in the nine-man championship in Kamloops. Lorraine Sopow, secretary for the Cougars, said the players improved their skill level. The Cougars finished their season 2-6-0.

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are ranked No. 5, No. 6 and No. 9 in the province.” While the senior teams are on the road, the junior boys are hosting Valley Championships beginning Friday.

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Candidates reﬂect on council decisions Western News Staff

Were there lessons learned that council candidates will carry with them if elected for the next three years? The Western News surveyed Penticton council candidates about their views on three topics, allowing them to respond in 200 words for each answer to get a sense on their plan for the city in the next three years. The ¿nal question posed to candidates was: What was the best decision the previous council made? What was the worst decision? Why? Below are the candidates’ answers, appearing in alphabetical order. BURGA BLACK — The best decision made by this council was to upgrade our swimming pool. This facility is bringing in revenue that will increase on a yearly basis and it provides ¿tness for all ages, resulting in improved Burga Black health and decreased health care costs. The worst decision made by council (not this one but the one before) was the building of the SOEC. We will be a long and agonizing time paying that place off. We can’t seem to attract venues to bring in some dollars and those we attract Penticton people can’t afford to attend. I was happy when they put the prison decision out to a referendum. We just cannot afford another expensive mistake. JEANNIE CAVALLO — Best: In my view, initiating the economic investment zones bylaw was the best decision. The only criticism I have is how the bylaw was marketed. I have spoken to a lot of business people that had Jeannie Cavallo no idea this important bylaw existed. Worst: In a broad sense, the communication from City Hall has been dismal. That starts and ends with council. Many people in this city feel disengaged and left out because it appears that no one is listening at City Hall. That is why I have decided to use social media and start a blog to communicate with voters. That is also why I have committed to continue this if elected. POONAN CHAHAL — Personally I am extremely happy to see a newly developed community centre and this might be one of the best decisions made by the previous council in my opinion. And I personally do not like to look into mistakes made by past councils as I am unaware of the situations that led Poonan Chahal them to making their decision. FRANK CONCI — Getting advice and expertise outside of City Hall to review city operations and audit bylaws was a good decision. The worst has been the handling of the upper Carmi water development and West Bench water proposal. Poor consultation and communication led to public disappointment and frustration with council in the ¿rst case and potentially led to the loss of millions of

dollars in the other. I will propose a better process, where the focus is on getting the facts out and letting the community decide what they do and do not support as opposed to suggesting something is a good thing to do Frank Conci without suf¿cient information. I believe people need information to make informed decisions and that must happen in consulting, collaboration and facilitation with taxpayers. On council, I will want to make it easier for everyday citizens to be part of the process. This will be a shift for some at City Hall and a concerted effort will be required, but the payoff is going to be more involved council decisions and a healthier and more prosperous community. We need to show more respect to taxpayers. JASON COX — The best decision the previous council made was to support and enact the economic investment zones program that was recommended to them by the chamber of commerce and economic development Jason Cox advisory committee. This program has been a valuable tool for the city to attract new development and has recently been renewed and expanded. I would suggest there is still more that can be done to enhance this program, including having planning department staff actively promoting and encouraging it to prospective developments. The worst decision the previous council made was to not engage the community in a facilitated development of a community vision. As a result of a lack of community vision, we have seen a series of site-speci¿c development variances which go against the of¿cial community plan as well as a pattern of chasing “shiny pennies” like massive projects funded by other levels of government which have had a signi¿cant impact on the operating budget. I am not saying the projects don’t have merit, however, I am saying that there was a lack of vision and strategic plan that inclusively involved the community. We haven’t had the conversation. What is Penticton? DAVID GREENWOOD — Knowing the community’s reaction to some of the current/ previous councils decisions, it would be easy for me to pick an unpopular decision and call it their worst decision, or a popular decision and call it the best. What I choose to believe is that any council makes its decisions based on the David Greenwood information and community input/opinion it has at the time and what they believe is in the best interest of their community. I’m not prepared, as someone who wasn’t in the room, to use hindsight to judge past council decisions. I do believe that getting as much input as possible from all segments of the community, all ages, all income levels, all cultures, is extremely important. That responsibility falls equally on the council, to have an open ear, heart and mind, and on the community, to participate and fully represent itself.

The worst deciWES HOPKIN — I think the best decision was the way they sion council made handled the prison iswas to contribute sue. funds, and reduce HELENA KONANZ — The best decision development cost that council made charges, on the Centhis year was to retre of Excellence store tax exemptions addition to the Pento the non-pro¿t orticton campus of ganizations in town. Okanagan College. Randy Kirkoski Wes Hopkin Organizations like It is a great education facility that will create new opportunities for Penticton and District Society for Commustudents in this community and serves as a nity Living and the Salvation Army do so model for the kind of sustainable develop- much for our comment we should promote. I think the worst munity. Especially decision council made was in 2009 to remove now with government part of the tax exemptions for non-pro¿t grant and funding cut groups, and more recently the way it handled backs we need to supapplications for tax exemptions this year. I port these groups, not think this was evidenced by the fact that in tax them even more. both cases, city council reversed their origi- There are more and nal decision after realizing how harmful the more people in the policy was to important community service community needing groups. I understand the need to cut spending, extra services, which Helena Konanz and to feel like these organizations are being I have really noticed held accountable, but most of these groups while volunteering at the Soupateria for the deliver returns to investment well above the past two years. We need to support these orfew thousand dollars we provide them in tax ganizations, not tax them. The worst decision made by the previrelief and operate quite ef¿ciently. ANDREW JAKUBEIT — I like our new senior ous council was to sell the property next to management team. I believe we have a strong the SOEC for less than half of what it cost team in place that can rebuild staff morale the taxpayers. Not only that, the legal fees and implement stratthat were spent in originally expropriating egies to move the city the properties had to have been substantial. forward in a more I don’t believe all of this was taken into acsustainable fashion count when setting a price for this piece of without having to go land. There are still many questions that need to the well (taxpayto be answered about this sale. ers). I also like the DAVID KORINETZ — The best was a refact we pushed sport cent decision to hire tourism forward. some to begin work To have Vancouver on the building perCanucks and other mit backlog. notable NHL teams/ Andrew Jakubeit The worst was the personal here, to have the world’s greatest cyclist (Eddy Merckx, Gran Fondo) come way the existing staff here, and to have the most popular Ironman was treated when the centre race here not only brought signi¿cant eco- community nomic dollars to our community, but created was revamped. I also David Korinetz genuine exposure we could never buy from think turning operation management over to a Vancouver-based the media coverage it received. I never understood why we didn’t investi- company was a mistake. I would like to see gate further getting the pontoons from the old all city venues managed either by a local Kelowna bridge to act as a breakwater and company based in Penticton, or by the city. GARY LEAMAN — The best? The sale of expand our marina and waterfront. The pontoons were free and the government was ea- the lands adjacent to the SOEC was good, ger to help ¿nd them a home. People couldn’t in that it will generate property tax revenues understand concrete has a lifespan of 100 and bring some modyears and couldn’t picture the pontoons with- est economic activity. out having the existing roadway on them. We It also raises a lot of would have innovatively and cost effectively questions. If the enjump-started a marina expansion, and beau- tire properties were ti¿cation of the waterfront instead of three not needed for the years of conversation, consultation and no SOEC development, why not take only a tangible results. LYNN KELSEY — foot or two off of the The best decision front of the properwas to keep the pool ties, instead of exGary Leaman as a public entity and propriating the entire maintain the jobs for lots? The recent purchasers would have spent our workers. I have signi¿cantly more to assemble a similar-sized trouble identifying parcel in close proximity to the hockey facilithe “worst” but I feel ties. Is the $1.375 million loss on the propthat the method of erties a prudent use of your tax dollars? Did consulting the citizens we get fair market value? Is the new developLynn Kelsey needs to be clearly ment worth that investment by the city? identi¿ed and happen The worst: the decision to dip into the before council makes major decisions (prison city’s electric utility to arti¿cially lower propdebate). erty taxes by a half per cent in this election RANDY KIRKOSKI — I feel the best deci- year was both transparent and distasteful. sion that the current council made was the Incoming council will continue to struggle partnering with the provincial and federal with the structural de¿cit that has been cregovernment for the construction of the new ated over the last six years. pool. See ELECTION - Page 29

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ELECTION - Candidates outline highs and lows for council GARRY LITKE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The decision to keep the community centre as a public facility with public employees was excellent, and eclipsed only by the decision to take the prison question to referendum. While people Garry Litke expect decisions to be made by their elected representatives, occasionally a question arises that has such far-reaching consequences that direct input is needed. The referendum took the debate from council chambers into the streets. With strong opinions expressed on both sides, the referendum reminded the entire community of all we cherish and encouraged people to examine what Penticton should be. Ultimately, people voted two to one against having the prison within city limits. Without this referendum, the decision to pursue the building of the largest correctional facility in the province right here in Penticton would have been quite different. The worst decision during my two terms on council was awarding the contract to Global Spectrum for the operation of the South Okanagan Events Centre. Global Spectrumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apparent lack of understanding of our community, the miscalculation of the market, the inequitable proÂżt, loss, incentive contract clauses and the lack of convention promotion are among the disappointments. With the contract with Global Spectrum about to come under review, these concerns must be addressed.

KEVIN NOONAN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The best decision the previous council made was probably cutting back in City Hall. Layoffs and transitions saved a lot of tax dollars without much change in services. These are tough economic times and Kevin Noonan we need to watch out for any and all waste. Their worst decision may just be selling off the land that was appropriated from homeowners, to accommodate the parking requirements for the SOEC. We still require the parking space, yet city council is bent on selling the land for less than 40 per cent of what we, the taxpayers, paid for it. Where will we park now? Shall we appropriate more land at an even higher cost than the Âżrst? What we will get is more vacant commercial space to add to the large surplus of vacant space we already have. This will be onerous on many landlords around town and perhaps even bankrupt a few. It will also give us hockey billets, which surprisingly enough will be short of parking spaces so they will have to use the parking lot in front of the SOEC. There are also people in the community right now that have come to count on billeting athletes to supplement their familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incomes. This could not come at a worse time for them. I have also heard that many of the athletes prefer billeting with families to dorms or motels because it is more family-like and hospitable. As it stands, there seems to be no upside for Penticton in this deal. So who is it good for? We should not ap-

propriate land from homeowners in order to give it away to private interests. MIKE PEARCE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The best decision was to eliminate 30 positions from the city. Although it was hard on families, it allowed us to reduce taxes this year by half of one per cent. Nobody else in North America did that. Mike Pearce The worst decision that was made in my opinion was rejecting the correctional facility which would have brought half a billion new dollars to this community with lots of 24/7 jobs. I accept thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the people who voted wanted. Personally, I am now left to decide how we can harness some opportunities for this community if the prison is built near us. JUDY SENTES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In my opinion, one of the best decisions made by council was to restructure the administrative leadership within City Hall. The community was asking for new attitude, new strategies and a more customerfriendly environment. Judy Sentes It is difÂżcult to change a culture, particularly when it is long established. The process of change had to start at the top to demonstrate leadership and better the chance for positive outcomes. The most difÂżcult of all was the recogni-

tion that the city was carrying a staff load that had created an unsustainable payroll. In spite of the fact that there were good people, city council, like most of the world who were facing the same Âżnancial crisis, had to employ efÂżciencies that effected staff reductions. JOHN VASSILAKI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The best decision the previous council made was to put the economic zones in place along with upgrading our zone bylaws. The worst decision was to allow the school board to tear down the north gym John Vassilaki and auditorium. Only two of us voted in favour of keeping the buildings: myself and Mayor Ashton. Why? The community is short of gymnasium space on a daily basis, and everyone knows how badly the community needs a performing arts facility. The Pen High auditorium could have been used until such time as the funds could have been raised to construct such a facility. MP Dan Albas said, and I quote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to accept and maintain what we have now because newer doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always mean better.â&#x20AC;? TERRY YEATMAN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Worst: new pool (huge money, low attendance, high cost to maintain). Best: SOEC (good idea but should be a civic centre, thus allowing for wider usage). Terry Yeatman

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the total value of the theft is $5,000. “We welcome this tough approach to regulating scrap metal sales throughout B.C. which will help protect our customers’ access to critical communications infrastructure,” said Kenneth Haertling, Telus vice-president and chief security of¿cer. “Thieves have cut live Telus cables 325 times this year, and when they do so, they are cutting our customers’ access to 9-1-1, putting their very lives at risk. It needs to stop, and this legislation will help.”

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CFIB ranks city with broad stroke Kristi Patton

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Penticton was recently ranked as the fourth-best place to be an entrepreneur in the province, but some business owners take issue with the blanket statement. “I think it is industry dependent,” said Kim Blagborne, president of Slimline Manufacturing in Penticton. “I don’t know that it is the best place to be a certain style of entrepreneur. I don’t think it is fair to paint such a broad brush stroke.” The Canadian Federation of Independent Business ranked Penticton behind Kelowna, Prince George and Port Alberni respectively, in a recent report. Blagborne said there is a lot of entrepreneurship in the Okanagan Valley that is computer based, with no real physical presence like a manufacturing business. “It is a great entrepreneurial place to be if you are a single business with a home-based satellite type of thing. I know of 10 or 15 off the top of my head that are enjoying an incredible lifestyle from it, but as a statement to cover all sectors, I don’t view it as the same scenario,” said Blagborne. “It is a conscious decision to be here based on the lifestyle, but if it was purely business, this wouldn’t be in the top. In my case if I truly was going after the best place to manufacture for trucking, commerce and economics, it would be in the U.S., hands down, because costs of shipping, goods, labour, living would drop.” The beauty of the area is an obvious bene¿t to operating a business in Penticton, but there are many challenges for a growing business here said Blagborne. One is attracting young families or young people as employees because of the high cost of living and lower wages. “If anybody here in the valley is manufacturing for a marketplace that is world competitive, wages are a huge issue. It makes it very dif¿cult to attract people here based on wage and the other big issue for the valley for everybody, including myself, is that it is very dif¿cult to attract a new employee here and ¿nd a job for their spouse,” said Blagborne. It is the exact situation that Cathy Jones found herself in. Jones moved to Penticton from Alberta with her husband, who was hired for a job in the city. She decided to open the retail giftware store Random Thoughtz on Main Street

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out tasting samples of their product and answering questions about their product and the 2011 harvest. There will also be food samples and the opportunity to meet chef and author Ricardo Scebba from Riccardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen, who will be on hand to sign his new cookbook That’s Amore. What’s wine and food without entertainment? The fabulous musical stylings of William Leggott on classical guitar will also add to the celebratory atmosphere. Penticton’s Wine Information Centre was

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Merchants hosting contest for young writers In a contest to bene¿t the Raise a Reader Program of the South Okanagan, Cherry Lane shopping centre merchants are hosting a creative writing contest for young writers who love to read. Interested young writers (pre-K to Grade 12) are asked to create a short story or poem (a couple of lines or one to two pages long) to show your creativity. Your opening line is to be … ‘How sweet it is …’ and ending line is to be… ‘that’s what Christmas means to me!’ The creations will be read at an open mic at the shopping centre on Dec. 17 between 3-5 p.m. or on Dec. 18 be-

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Fairmont Hot Springs-Mountainside. 1st 2 weeks of May, ﬁxed time. 2 bdrm unit, sleeps 6-8, 11 yrs left on lease, on 11th fairway. $4000 each week or $7000 for both.Call (250)493-0090.

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Coming Events RE-Elect Shelley CLARKE for Trustee Nov. 19

Personals Alcoholics Anonymous, if your drinking is affecting you and those around you, call 250-490-9216

Lost & Found lost, Oct. 7, light green and white plaid snowboarding jacket, Pen High or Naramata bus, please call (250)492-3767

Help for today. Hope for Tomorrow. Call 1-800-667-3742

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Childcare Available LOVE’S Family Daycare, Young St. area, licensed, (25yr olds),1 spot avail. for your child . (250)493-0566 Pam’s Family Daycare licensed, spaces 1yr & up. CCRR member. 250-492-0113

Employment Business Opportunities EARN EXTRA INCOME. Learn to operate a Mini Office Outlet from your home. Free online training, flexible hours, great income. No selling required, www.123bossfree.com SEED capital or expansion funds avail. for small / medium business. Partnerships considered. Email me your need. okmennie@telus.net Complete confidence assured

DRIVER. Company expanding. Looking for Class 1 driver who can cross border and go into ports, preferably with 1 year ﬂat deck exp. Serious replies only. Fax resume & abstract to 604-853-4179.

Education/Trade Schools Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING Get Practical Skills That Get Jobs Vancouver Island University training for over 50 years, No simulators. Low student / instructor ratio. 1-888-920-2221 ext: 6130 www.viu.ca/ heavyequipment

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COURSES starting Jan. 3/12 Natural Health Practitioner, Wholistic Practitioner & Day Spa Practitioner, Aroma Therapist, Reﬂexologist & More! www.naturalhealthcollege.com

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Earn $$ for the lbs. you will lose by Xmas.1-877-737-DIET dietmagicresults@shaw.ca HUGHSON TRUCKING INC. is looking for Class 1 Super-B ﬂatdeck drivers. Safety and Performance Bonuses, beneﬁts package, drug & alcohol policy. 2 years experience preferred. We will provide transportation to Southern Alberta. Call 1-800-647-7995 ext 228 or fax resume to 403-6472763 JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! No experience necessary, we will train. Must be 18+yrs. of age. Call 250-860-3590 or Email: info@plazio.ca Penticton Western News is seeking Carriers for city routes. Contact Mark in Circulation 250-492-3636 ext.219.

HHDI RECRUITING is hiring on behalf of Baker Hughes Baker Hughes Alberta based oilﬁeld services company is currently hiring;

EQUIPMENT OPERATORS Class 1 or 3 License required.

Drivers

HD MECHANICS 3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CIVP License to work in Red Deer & Hinton. Please call 250-718-3330 or Fax: 1-888-679-0759 For more information or send your resume & current drivers abstract to: driverclass1@shaw.ca

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Monday, November 21, 2011 at 1:00 pm Annual General Meeting & Election of Ofﬁcers and Committees All members are urged to attend this important meeting Branch #40

The Royal Canadian Legion 502 Martin Street • 250-492-3074

Penticton Western News seeks Drivers for Penticton area routes. Must have large van or truck with a cap. Submit Driver’s abstract to Mark in Circulation 250-492-3636 ext.219 Planerman & Millwright required immediately for North Okanagan Forest Company. Preference will be given to those with experience in the forest industry. Fax resume to 250-838-9637. Planerman & Millwright required immediately for North Okanagan Forest Company. Preference will be given to those with experience in the forest industry. Fax resume to 250-838-9637.

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ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! Call 250-979-4357 to set up your FREE consultation in Penticton. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP BDO Canada Limited, Trustee in Bankruptcy 200, 1628 Dickson Ave., Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 9X1

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Painting & Decorating PROFESSIONAL Wallpaper Installation & Painting Services: Vic @ 778-476-4817 “Vic Smith, did a professional job. Very clean, orderly & pleasant to deal with. I deﬁnitely recommend him to others.” Farhad.

Friendly service from Summerland since 1972 Les Porter 250-490-1132

149 Upper Bench Rd. S.

Rubbish Removal

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PENTICTON Junk Removal! Anything goes! Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827 TERRY the JUNK GUY 778931-0741 Rubbish, Cars, Yard Cleanups, Anything TerryTheJunkGuy.ca 778-931-0741

PET Sitting in your home. Well known Penticton business couple dog trainer Klause & dog groomer Liz Sturze, former owners of the Penticton Pet Center for over thirty years offer reliable care for your pets in your home. References available., 250-493-2676

We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilﬁeld construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilﬁeld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

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SAW FILER TOLKO INDUSTRIES LTD. is currently seeking a Saw Filer to join our team in Merritt, BC. Tolko is a forest products co. with marketing, resource management and manufacturing operations throughout Western Canada. TO APPLY: If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being a part of our community please visit our website at: www.tolko.com and submit your resume by December 4, 2011.

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Licensed-Insured-WCB, Painting, Tiles, Flooring, Finishing Carpentry, Kitchen & Bath Reno’s. Call Len 250-486-8800

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Cleaning Services TOP NOTCH cleaning services. Fast, thorough. Bondable. (250)486-1994 $15 per hour

Countertops CALL MIKE’S ELITE Countertops- All Countertops - Granite, Caesar Stone, Sile Stone, Han Stone, Marble and all natural stone products. Hundreds of colours to choose from. We offer a special every month, call Mike to ﬁnd out this month’s deal! Please call (250)575-8543, 2392 Dominion Road. REFACE Countertops. 1/2 the Cost of Replacing. Granite & Corian Designs. 470-2235.

Financial Services

GREAT Canadian Builders Ltd. “Turning Houses into Homes.” Your complete renovation specialists. 25 years experience. All interior & exterior work, concrete, sheds, garages, fences, rooﬁng, decks, drywall, framing. Restorations, additions. Licensed and insured, for your free estimate call Steve 250-490-9762, 250488-0407 Rob Hurren Carpentry, renovations big and small, kitchen and bath remodeling, doors trim work, ﬁnishing and more, professional design available, call Rob 250-809-7131

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

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Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs PENGUIN MFG. HOT TUB COVERS. 250-493-5706

Tree Services Phipps Tree Service. Gutter blowouts, sm. repairs, book now. Bucket truck for X-mas lights. 250-488-3316

Pets & Livestock

Equestrian Very friendly 5 year American Paint gelding, experienced rider. Call (250)496-5120

Feed & Hay

FOR MEETING TOMORROW’S NEEDS. At Weyerhaeuser, our most valued resources aren’t just the trees and timberlands we oversee. Our employees are the real reason we’ve been in business for over 100 years. Their skills and ingenuity have made Weyerhaeuser one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of wood products in the world. Discover your career path at Weyerhaeuser.

Merchandise for Sale

Livestock

Firewood/Fuel

Shavings

dry ﬁr, larch, tamarack, dry pine, starts at $250/cord, 1/2 cord avail., truck loads $50, free kindling, seniors disc., free delivery to Penticton & some areas, (250)490-8325, 250-253-3524 Princess Margaret Dry Grad Fundraiser, pine ﬁrewood sale, $125/cord-delivered,$100/cord (you pick up), to order contact Mr. Adams, (250)493-2910

Heavy Duty Machinery

Pet Services

Pets DANDER FREE Turkish Angora Cross Bangle Kittens 4 mths old $300 (250)718-5056 HAVANESE / BICHON frise puppies, come with shots, del available. (250)804-6848 MINI DACHSHUND puppies, real cutie’s,shots & dewormed. ready to go Dec.2nd. $500.00 saragirl@telus.net, 250-3967636 Pomeranian puppies, black w/white, cute & ﬂuffy, have 1st shots, vet checked, $450, for pics email: 3winds@telus.net, (250)499-5397, delivery avail. Trinity Shepherds Malamute/ Shepherd cross, puppies, avail now, Vet checked all shots $250.ea 250-547-9763

Merchandise for Sale

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 GOOD quality hay, no rain, barn stored, from $5-7/bale. Straw $5/bale (250)835-4748 Grass hay, $5.00 bale. Large bales, no rain, barn stored, exc. horse feed, whole oats $0.12/lb. Located in Armstrong. 250-546-6422. 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.

Firewood, full cords of pine split & delivered $200, 1/2 cord $100, 1/4 cord $50, 250493-2687, 250-770-0827 Firewood, larch 1 cord $250 delivered. Call (250)497-5097

Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping

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Appliances EXTREMELY LOW PRICES on popular BRAND NAMES because of slight scratch and dent. SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. Washer/Dryer set starting at $399 Ranges starting at $299 LG TV 50” $499 we do all of our repairs

CANADIAN LIQUIDATORS #104 2100 Dartmouth Rd, Pent, 250-490-0554 1-877390-0554

Furniture

PENTICTON BARGAIN STORE We buy & sell quality furniture IN STOCK THIS WEEK: Good selection of real “Wood” furniture • “New” Mobility electric 4 wheel scooters and electric wheelchairs • Aqua-Teck powered bath lift chair • Pecan wood dining room table, 8 chairs • Sofas and Loveseats • Dining room sets • China cabinets • Dressers, Hi-boys • Futons • Computer work desks • Recliners, gliders • “New” electric 2-wheel scooters (great for xmas) New items coming in daily

256 Westminster Ave. W. Showroom Open 10-5 778-476-5919

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6ft mirrored sliding doors, $50, black stone double sink, c/w taps, etc., cost $400, will take $100, ﬂuorescent light frame c/w colored Tiffany glass, $30, (250)492-3966 Canon photocopier IRI023, excellent shape, includes 2 new ink cartridges, $250 obo, (250)490-9645 evenings Car Dolly: Rewired, wheels have been greased very recently. Works very well. Asking $799. Call 250-354-7471. Located in Nelson HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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Coin Collector Buying old Coins, Silver, Gold, Olympic + Also buying bulk silver coins. Chad: 250-863-3082 (Local)

Firewood/Fuel

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Medical Supplies

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A-STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges 20’40’45’53’ Used / Damaged 40’ insulated makes great shop. Only $2300! Needs door and 40’HC $2800 No Rust! Semi Trailers for Hiway & storage. Delivery BC and AB Call 24 hrs 1-866-528-7108 www.rtccontainer.com

SHOPRIDER Scooters & Powerchairs. New & Used, Stairlifts, Vertical Platform lifts, Platform Stairlifts. Kelowna: 250-764-7757, Vernon: 250542-3745, Toll free: 1-888-5423745 www.okmobility.ca

Furniture & appliances, propane hot water tank, tools, windows, (250)490-9836

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RELEASING THE POTENTIAL

Merchandise for Sale

Musical Instruments Clearance prices on select guitars, amps, drums, PA’s, lighting, electronics and effects, etc., Skaha Sound, 51 Nanaimo Ave. East, Penticton, (250)492-4710

BCSPCA Winter Markets, every Sunday 9am-2pm at The Cannery. Cannery Markets 1475 Fairview Rd, Sundays 9am-2pm. Collectibles, books, art, crafts. Garage Sale prices, moving & selling at a fraction of the cost, single bdr suite, TV & stand, bistro table & 2 chairs, dbl bed feather topper, card table & 4 chairs, printer. All in like new condition. Can view at Open House 107-1006 King St. Sat Nov 19, 10-1pm or call (250)809-9002 INDOOR YARD Sale Fri. 10-2, Sat 8am-4pm, Sun 10-2, rain or shine 2203 Dartmouth Dr, proceeds to beneﬁt CritterAid, to donate call 250-493-9752

X-MAS Sale starts now! Marshall // Peavey // Behringer // Takamine // now in stock, guitars from $69.99, guitar amps from $49.99, guitars stans $8.99, drum sets, $369.99, music access., DJ lighting & PA systems, game systems, DVD’s, now hiring, drop off resume, Pawn Traders and Music Sales, 71 Nanaimo Ave. E, (250)490-3040

Excavating & Drainage

Guitars, ampliﬁers, drums, keyboards, band & string instruments, music books & access., music lessons, sales & rentals, Skaha Sound, 51 Nanaimo Ave. E, 250-492-4710

Excavating by SINGLA Bros. BACKHOE, BOBCAT & TRUCK SERVICES

RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL

in one of the Fastest-Growing Industries:

CONSTRUCTION

Terry 250-486-0584 fax 250-493-9133

Accepting applications for a 19week Construction Trades Training Program. Get hands-on experience in various trades followed by practical on-site training. Program will be offered In Penticton. For applications & additional information, call Penticton:

2011 Norco CRR - SL, M, SRAM Red complete group 53/39, Ritchey Bars and Stem, Mavic Elite wheel $3600.

To apply for this position, visit www.wy.com/careers and search for job under job number 01006002.

250-486-7330

2005 Cervelo P3K TT Frame only - 51cm, Carbon Fork and Seatpost - $200

Qualified women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Weyerhaeuser is an Equal Opportunity Employer building a capable, committed, diverse workforce.

Proudly sponsored by the Southern Interior Construction Association

JOURNEYMAN MILLWRIGHT To help complement capital and technological improvements made within our mill, we are recruiting millwrights for our Princeton, BC facility. Responsibilities will range from troubleshooting to general preventative maintenance, including general equipment repairs, as well as some project-related work. To qualify, you must be an interprovincially or BC ticketed millwright with experience working in an industrial setting. The ability to follow safe work practices/procedures and strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication and organizational skills are essential. You must also be willing to work alternate shifts.

Sporting Goods

FOR SALE - ROAD BICYCLES

2009 Norco Diabolique II TT Bike, M, Vision Bars, Carbon Seatpost, forks, DuraAce 7800 brakes, shifters, derailleurs, FSA NeoPro Crank 54/42 - $3200 (no wheels)

Contact 250-462-4441 or mwalker@blackpress.ca

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Apt/Condo for Rent

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths Quality Firearms Buy & Sell at The Best Little Gun Shop Around, 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tues-Sat 10-6

Open House, Sat. Nov. 19, 10:30-12:30, 328 Carmel Cres., 3 level lakeview home on a .22 acre lot in desirable Skaha Estates, fully renovated, 3 bedrooms/3bath, possible in-law suite, asking $459,000, motivated seller, call 250-486-2798 or visit comfree.com/241410

SINGLA HOMES

Commercial/ Industrial

Real Estate Acreage for Sale MUST SELL, REDUCED, was $599,000, then $549,000, sacriﬁced for $499,000 ﬁrm, 5bdrm w/inlaw suite, plus 3 acres irrigated, 2 acres for pasture, 1604 Sparton Dr., Penticton, 250-492-3330 or www.spartondrive.com

Business for Sale Downtown Vernon Coffee Shop for sale, for more info: mathias_wagner87@hotmail. com or call 1 (250)558-9993

For Sale By Owner MUST SELL, REDUCED, was $599,000, then $549,000, sacriﬁced for $499,000 ﬁrm, 5bdrm w/inlaw suite, plus 3 acres irrigated, 2 acres for pasture, 1604 Sparton Dr., Penticton, 250-492-3330 or www.spartondrive.com Newer Condo in Coldstream, 3 bdrm, den, 3 car garage, in-ground pool, furnished. $639,900. NO HST. drive by 8761 Hofer Dr. (250)550-3039

Houses For Sale ******* OKHomeseller.com Where smart sellers meet smart buyers! View Thompson Okanagan properties for sale.// Selling? No Commission. (250) 545-2383 or 1-877-291-7576 REDUCED $298,000 2280sq.ft bright home on lg 70x115 ft lot. 3bdrms, 2 up, 1 down, on bus route and less than 5 min walk to Penticton Plaza, schools and hospital. Gas fp, 5 Maytag appliances, daylight bsmt, high efﬁciency furnace, a/c, lg carport, RV prkg, fenced back yard & back alley access, storage shed, potential in-law suite, fresh paint interior & exterior, call 250-809-9014 to view 101 Duncan Ave E

Mobile Homes & Parks WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park model Homes. Tremendous savings. Luxurious 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installation only $114,950. Many other plans available. Come see our new display homes 610 Katherine # 58 in West Kelowna Estates Highway 97 to Westside Road, exit North 200 meters to Nancee Way, left 100 meters to Spland Road, right 100 meters to Katherine, left to #58 on right. The Home Boys 778-755-2505 Open House Wednesday to Sunday from 10-6 or www.hbmodular.com

Rentals Acreage 3 houses on 3/4 acre in Oliver, 2bdrm each, close to new mall, good investment; business venture, multi-family use or multi agricultural use; water on-line, hurry, won’t last long, at this price, Brian (250)4986222

Apt/Condo for Rent

Penticton’s Leader in Quality Rentals

250-486-3791 250-490-1215 250-490-1700 296 & 298 Maple Street Townhouses 3 or 4 bdrm 2½ bath, family orientated. Rents from $1100. Ask about our incentives! New Mgmt!

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241 Scott Avenue

575 Eckhardt Ave. 2 bdrm house

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

250-488-1800 250-488-2881 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 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, across from Skaha Beach on bus route, long term rental, n/s, n/p. $650/mo+ util, 250-492-9692, avail. Dec. 1 2bdrm, great location, private parking, quiet, secure building, wheelchair accessible, large storage room, laminate floors, $850, heat/cable incl., cat ok with dep., ns, 250-488-7902 5yr old condo, 3rd fl, corner w/balcony, 2bdrm, 2 full bath, 6-appl, incl. insuite laundry, a/c, window coverings, secure ug prkg, ns, np. ref’s & DD, avail. now, 250-496-5465 $750, spacious immaculate 1bdrm apt, on bus route, np, ns, seek clean quiet person(s), 250-770-0536 Apex, 1 bdrm condo in Clearview $750/mo utils incl’d for the season. Avail immed. Contact Cheryl 250-492-5931. Awesome view, 1 bdrm Skaha Pl, top flr, insuite storage, n/p $750 incl util. 250-276-9394 Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms avail. immed. & Nov. 1, newly reno’d, $550-$800, central Penticton,water incl.,call (250)4934903 to view

Open Houses

SUMMERLAND HOUSE Rent top or bottom or both! 13611 Bloomfield. Top has 3 bdrm, 2 full baths, huge sundeck & carport. Bright 3 bdrm, 1 bath in lower is a must see! Util. inc. Bachelor-furnished, utils incl’d. Quiet heritage style building, downtown Penticton. 45+. $615. 250-490-8888. bdrm 2nd fl unit, laminate flooring, parking avail. great location, $750 heat/cable incl. n/s, cat ok w/deposit, avail. Immediately, 250-488-7902 LARGE 1 & 2bdrm apt. for rent. +40 bldg, $750 & $850 +util, ref’s req. 250-487-1136 SUMMERLAND 1 BDRM D/T $660.00/month includes water/sewer/shared laundry NS DD required 1/2 month Avail mid Nov Call 778516-5535 wext 105 to view

Summerland cozy studio unit, 6appl., wall bed, avail. to quiet, reliable, ns tenant, $760 (util incl.), (250)494-7488 Summerland Renovated 1 bdrm apt. 600 sq ft. Centrally located on Kelly Ave. W/D, F/S, outside deck, private entrance. $700/mo + utilities. Call Len 250-490-5889

Commercial/ Industrial 2 MONTHS FREE RENT on 3 yr lease. Commercial/whse/ofﬁce spaces avail on Government St., Penticton, 1024 sq ft., 250-493-9227 800sqft bay for rent, 8720 Alder St., Summerland, (250)494-8555

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Mortgages Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and reﬁnances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

Open Houses OPEN House, Family townhouse, Sat., Nov. 19, & Nov. 26, 10am-1pm, #107-1006 King St., Penticton

WELCOME TO BEAUTIFUL PINEVIEW ESTATES FOR SALE Priced $480,000 plus HST #118-695 Pineview Road Penticton, BC Open House: Sat. Nov. 19, 1-3pm Brand new construction ready for occupancy. Custom kitchen with granite counters, 2400 sq ft of contemporary design, four bedrooms plus a den, 3 full baths, fully ﬁnished basement with crawlspace for storage. Loaded with extras. Strata Subdivision Families wanted. View the home at www.hmexc.com and click on custom homes. Please call Shelley 250-809-2415.

Rentals

APPLE Plaza 770sq.ft, suited for food related retail business. Call Barbara 250-492-6319 COMMERCIAL BUILDING FOR LEASE

9202 Shale Ave. Summerland. 5400 sq. ft x 16 ft high main building + 480 sq. ft. ofﬁce space on 1/2 acre fenced. Additional 3/4 acre available. Call Allan 250490-7451

Duplex / 4 Plex 2bdrm 2ba unit, laminate ﬂoors, central location, private parking, cat ok w/deposit, $900, 250-488-7902 3BDRM duplex, fenced yard, n/p, n/s, near Columbia school, $1100, 250-493-1201 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, ns, $1125/momay consider rent to own, 250-487-7522, 250-809-3406 Penticton: Rental available Nov 15 for suitable family. Close to high school, large duplex with 980 sq ft on each of three levels, 5 bdrm, 4 bath, 5 appls, n/s, n/p, fenced yard. $1400/mo, refs please. (250)404-4288 Very clean 3 bdr duplex $1100/mo, n/s, n/p, need refs. 1717 Quebec. Ph. 250-4945816 or 250-486-3480. Very large, new 2 bdrm, 2.5 bath, garage, a/c, 6 applis, on White, near Government, $1300. 1 yr lease. Call Dennis at Realty Exec. (250)493-4372

Homes for Rent $1250, 2 Bed reno’d house, 7 appl, fncd yard, shop, 2+ parking, lane axcess, N/S, pets upon approval, 250-490-5220 1bdrm, f/s, close to shopping & transit, $600,Dennis at Realty Executives, (250)493-4372 2bdrm, 1ba rancher, Conklin Ave., new ﬂooring, paint, windows, BB heat, 4appl., lg. fenced yard, patio, garage w/wood stove, avail. Dec. 1 or before, rental agreement & ref’s req., $1200/mo+util., (250)492-6914 2bdrm trailer, ofﬁce/playroom area, electric heat w/gas fp, f/s/w/d, above Skaha Lake, $900, (250)770-3279, or leave message 778-476-4017 3bdrm, 2ba, covered deck, carport, orchard setting, yard maint. req., ns, np, ref’s req, $1050 (w/o 4 appl.), $1150 w/4appl., Cheryl 250-492-5931 3bdrm, 2ba, f/s/dw/m/w/d, air, RV parking, fenced, $1300, Dennis at Realty Executives, (250)493-4372

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$800/mo., Olalla, 1/2 hour south of Penticton, 2bdrm, w/d/s/f, ns, covered deck for smoking outside, wood stove or gas heat, large fenced yard, 250-499-8079 COZY 3 bedroom, 2 bath home close to College in Penticton on quiet cul-de-sac. Includes 6 appliances and some furniture. References required. No pets/no smoking. Call 250809-4490 for more details or email trishanddarren@gmail.com House 1 level, close to school/shopping/hospital, 3bdrm, 1bath, 5appl, dbl garage, very clean Avail. Dec. 01, $1200/mo+util. 250-493-8881 HOUSE For Rent In Summerland Garnet Valley. On horse ranch property / 2 bedrooms / 2 bathrooms. Quiet area only 8 min. from downtown $850.00 + Ut. Horse lovers would be great. Pets allowed. Call 1250-494 0506 Naramata, 3bdrm, 2ba, f/s/dw/w/d, dble carport, $1200, Dennis at Realty Executives, 250-493-4372 nice 2bdrm, 1bath, 6appl., near school, SOEC & DT, $975+util., avail. Dec. 1, ref req., (250)488-7247 Wiltse area, 3200sqft., executive walk-out bungalow, 4bdrm, 3bath, double garage, ns, np, $1700+util, avail. immed., 250-492-2627

1bdrm bsmt suite, fully furn., all util., for one working person, close to malls, ns, np, nd, with work ref’s, $675/mo., sec. dep., (250)493-5881 1bdrm furnished, avail. immed., no pets, Secrest Ave. $600, (250)493-5136 2bdrm suite. Quiet neighborhood, Mature wrkg person. New appls, ns/np, util incl $800/mo 250-493-3428 7km north of Penticton, large 2bdrm+ den, full kitchen, f/s, $700, Dennis at Realty Executives, (250)493-4372 Brand new 2bdrm suite, private entrance, np, ns, female preferred, avail. Wiltse area, avail. Dec. 1. (250)486-7974 after 4pm Summerland. 2 bedroom, 1 den/ofﬁce, daylight ground ﬂoor, fridge/stove, washer/dryer. Garage. N/S, N/P. $850 per month plus utilities. 250 494-8617

2 bdrm daylight suite, S. Penticton, shared laundry, NS/NP. $900/mo. Avail now. Call (250)492-6276

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RENTALS (250) 770-1948 101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD. Skaha Pl. 1 Bdrm, 4th floor, f/s, a/c, secure Downtown: 1 bdrm/bach, f/s, a/c, decks, building & parking. Avail. Now .................. incl. pkg. $600.00-$645.00 incl. util & cable ................................... $68500 incl. water Burns Ave.: 2 bdrm, 1 bath, condo in quiet Pent. Ave. 2 Bdrm, 1 Bath apartment on 4 plex. F/s, w/d, d/w, a/c, balcony & pkg. No main floor. F/S, D/W, A/C, insuite storage Pets. Avail. Now. $800.00 incl. water with carport pkg. $775.00 incl. water. Bassett: 2 bdrm house w/garage & fenced Fairview: Spacious 1 bdrm condo in quiet complex. F/s, w/d, d/w, a/c, lrg deck, incl. yard. F/s, w/d, f/p. Avail. Now. Pets okay. pkg. Avail. Dec. 1. $795.00 incl. water ..................................................$1000.00

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Downtown, large 2 bdrm, grd flr, f,s, coin op laundry, bike shed, patio. Avail. Now (SHM) $750 Near OK Beach & College, top floor walk up, 2 bdrm apt, new paint, carpet & lino. F, S, A/C, balcony, extra storage. Avail. Now and Jan. 1 (A334-3/4) $795 55+, 2 bdrm apt near downtown, hardwood floors, f, s, a/c balcony, includes heat & cable. Extra storage. Avail. NOW (WT) $800 Grd flr 2 bdrm suite, laminate flrs, f,s, 1 bath, shared laundry, mth to mth rental. Avail. Dec. 1 (H743-2) $800 By Skaha Beach, 2 bdrm condo, f,s, a/c, coin op laundry, elevator. Avail. Now (A323) $900 Near OK Beach, 2nd flr walkup, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl, balcony, extra storage, gas fp. Avail. Now (A350) $925 Alysen Pl, 4th floor, 1 bdrm + den, 6 appl, sec’d parking, incl heat, granite countertops. Avail. Jan 1 (A427) $950 Downtown, newer 1 bdrm & den condo, 6 appliances, laminate floors, balcony, extra storage. Avail. Now (OT418) $1500 Alysen Place, 4th flr, 2 bdrm +den, south facing, h.w. flrs, sec’d parking, extra storage. Avail. Now(A406)

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FRIDAY

November 18 ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has drop-in darts and pool at 7 p.m. followed by karaoke by Anita. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION has dinner by the Ladies Auxiliary at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Dale Seaman. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Entertainment by J.C. Wilson at 7 p.m. All members and guests welcome to their hall at 1197 Main St. SENIORS SINGLES LUNCH Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location, call 250-496-5980 or 250770-8622. 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. 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. 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. SHATFORD CENTRE INVITES the public to a Taste for the Arts. Tickets are $50 and there will be food, specialty tea, coffee, beer and wine provided by local establishments. Tickets available at the Shatford Centre by email at info@shatfordcentre.com or calling 250-770-7668. NOONERS MEETING HAS big book and 12x12 thumper group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St in Penticton. PENTICTON AND DISTRICT Society for Community Living has bingo every Friday at 1 p.m. excluding holidays. SOUTH OKANAGAN IMMIGRANT and Community Services Centre is hosting a multicultural festival as part of an initiative to celebrate our diverse cultural heritage in British Columbia. The multicultural event will take place in the Cherry Lane Shopping Center Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival features live performances, a fashion show and interactive games and activities for all ages. KRISTI’S WHITE GALA is a fundraiser for Olym-

pian Kristi Richards’ Supporting the Dream Legacy Fund to support local athletes. The event will be at the Barking Parrot at 7 p.m. and features Okanagan movie Attack of La Niña. Tickets are $65 and can be purchased on www. bcfreestyle.com or calling 604-637-7270. The Lakeside resort has a special room rate and will donate $5 for each room booked. Contact 1-800-663-9400.

SATURDAY November 19 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., baron of beef at 11 a.m., meat draw at 2 p.m. and sing along at 4 p.m. ANAVETS HAS FUN pool at 1 p.m., dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m. JEWISH LEARNING CENTRE for Christians at 10 a.m. at at the Bethel Pentecostal Church. SURVIVORSHIP DRAGON BOAT team flea market runs every Saturday and Sunday weather permitting from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All funds raised go to team activities and breast cancer awareness. Market at 1652 Fairview Rd. (Fairview Plaza). For table rental and more information please call 250-493-6604. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has hamburgers and fries from noon to 4 p.m. Beaver races at 4 p.m. Music by DJ Ivan at 6 p.m. Members and guests welcome to hall at 1197 Main St. ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., drop-in darts/ pool at 4 p.m., meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment provided by Shindigger. SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN CENTRE has partner cribbage the first and third Saturday each month. FREE POLE WALKING clinic every Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Rose Garden Parking Lot. Learn how to turn a simple walk into an effective, efficient total body workout. Demo poles supplied. Call Jana at 250-487-4008 for more info. TEXAS HOLD’EM CHARITY event in support of the Penticton Lions is on Nov. 19. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tournament starts at 7 p.m. at the Penticton Leisure Centre at 439

Winnipeg St. Players must be 19 and older. Call 250-492-0017 for info. PENTICTON UNITED CHURCH women are holding their annual Christmas tea and bazaar at 696 Main St. at 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tea tickets are $6. Bake table, craft table, jams and jellies, Christmas pudding, plants, fruit and produce. Everyone welcome. OKANAGAN FALLS WOMEN’S Institute community bazaar at 1141 Cedar St. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be crafts, baking, raffles, white elephant table, tea

room, hotdogs, books, jewelry and info tables. For more info, contact Sandy Thomas at 250497-5942. HOLLY TEA AND bake sale at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christmas collectables and craft tables. Admission is free and refreshments are $5. NOONERS MEETING HAS the 12 Bells group at noon at 431 Winnipeg St., Penticton. Then at 8 p.m., the night group gathers at 431 Winnipeg St. SUMMERLAND GRAPEVINE MEETING is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave.

AUTHORS AND ARTISTS Christmas Faire is 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Admission is free. Red Tuque Books is bringing together writers and artists from all over the Okanagan and beyond. There will be Raise-AReader donation cans at each entrance for those who wish to contribute. ST JOHN AMBULANCE’S FOURTH annual community free CPR day is from either 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 1 to 5:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Located at 120-316 Dawson Ave. Call 250-492-3377 to

register. REBEKAH TEA AND Bazaar is from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Door prizes, raffle, baking, chicken pot pies, homemade candy, crafts and more. Located at IOOF Hall on 9536 Main St., Summerland. BIGHORN AIR CADETS has its Christmas Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 34444 93rd St. CHRISTMAS GIFTS GALORE will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. offering a variety of local crafters. Bake sale and a hot meal avaliable at Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre on 2965 South Main St. B.C. VQA WINE Info

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SUNDAY

November 20 SUNDAY EVENING DANCES at 7 p.m. with DJ Emil Sajna at the South Main Drop-in Centre on South Main Street. Call 250493-2111 for more info. ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has dog races at 3:30 p.m., an M&M Meat Draw, Last Man Standing and games. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch 40 has a meat draw at 2:30 p.m.

ROAD SHOW TO VISIT PENTICTON THIS WEEKEND Canada’s largest appraiser and buyer of silver coins and gold estate jewelry has uncovered a massive collection of gold and silver during their current stop in Penticton. The Canadian Treasures Road Show three day stop in Penticton this week was nothing out of the ordinary with local folks coming into the show selling their silver and gold coins and unwanted or unused gold jewelry. People usually have a few hundred dollars coming to them from the sale of their items reports Road Show manager Amy Luccianio however we were in shock when a gentleman walked into the show with a dolly loaded with three card board boxes full of silver and gold coins. When we began to sort through the coins it became very obvious that this would take several hours as there was thousands and thousands of coins both Canadian and US. The huge collection was accumulated over fifty years by the now current owners grandfather. Kevin Scott who himself just recently retired shared his amassing story of how his grandfather found most of the coins while working at the municipal dump in Brandon Manitoba. Papa was the only employee at the dump for thirty three years and during that time he set up a small car washing and cleaning side business at the dump and it was free of charge in exchange for any pop bottles or beer bottles the customers would donate.

By Amy Luccianio - RoadShow Staff Writer Papa also offered a free interior vacuum service with the car wash and he would always find a few coins in the ashtray or on the floor and 99 % of the time his customers would tell him to keep the coins. For thirty some years Papa would come home each day and put the few coins in a glass jar and over the years the collection turned into hundreds of jars of silver coins. I can clearly remember my grand father saying some day we will be rich, rich, rich when I sell my coins and then he would break into a big belly laugh that would rattle the dishes in grammas china cabinet. Papa never did cash in his coins however he spent many a night picking out what he thought would some day become rare or collector coins and would tell me some day this coin or that coin would be worth a fortune. My grand father passed on many years ago and left his collection to my sister and I. Now with us retiring we decided we would see what the collection would be worth so we brought them to the Canadian Treasures Road Show in Penticton. After several hours of going over the coins the road show staff had in fact discovered twenty one US silver dollars that had the rare mint mark from the San Francisco Mint mint and these coins alone are worth eight hundred dollars apiece. They also uncovered one half ounce gold coin and seven ¼ ounce gold coins.

The gold coins we decided to keep and give to our grand children however as none of our children or grandchildren have an interest in coin collecting we decided to sell the baulk of Papas collection as they were worth many times their face value as the price of silver is at world record highs The total weight of the coins was 102 lbs and the Road Show staff offered us a fantastic price of...well lets just say Papa was right when he said some day we would be rich. It was sad to hand over Papas coins but we are sure he would get a huge belly laugh if he knew his silver coins earned us enough to pay for a big part of his great grand children’s schooling. The Road Show is back in Penticton Lakeside Resort Convention Centre & Casino this Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

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calendar PENTICTON AND DISTRICT Society for Community Living is having a market from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will be fresh baking, fresh fruit and other items. This is at 439 Winnipeg St. DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS MARKETS are from noon to 4 p.m. at the Lakeside Resort and Casino. Free admission. PENTICTON ACADEMY OF Music celebrates Canada Music Week with a student recital 2 p.m. at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church on 150 Orchard Ave. featuring piano, flute and vocal performances of Canadian compositions, includ-

ing some pieces written by students. Admission is by donation with all proceeds to support the student bursary fund.

MONDAY

November 21 MENTAL WELLNESS CENTRE has Brown Bag family support group from noon to 1 p.m. weekly and individual support for family members from 2 to 4 p.m. weekly. SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN CENTRE has improver line dance at 9 a.m., Scrabble at 10 a.m., carpet bowl at 10:45 a.m., intermediate/

advanced line dance and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m., and ACC (cribbage) at 7 p.m. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has bridge at 1 p.m. Annual general meeting and election of officers/comitttee. AL-ANON has a men’s only meeting at 7 p.m. at the United Church. Call 250-490-9272 for info. SENIOR’S COMPUTER CLUB has sessions at 439 Winnipeg St. from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Call 250-7707848 for more info. SENIORS WELLNESS SOCIETY has stress and relaxation from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the United Church on 696 Main St.

ANAVETS HAS HAMBURGand hotdogs at 11 a.m. Horse race and meat draws at 2 p.m. ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. OKANAGAN COLLEGE SPEAKERS Series will have David Northcott, Dana Susheski and Sheilagh Seaton talking about Ethiopia in the lecture theatre at 7 p.m. Ethiopia, located in the horn of Africa, is the second most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million people. An estimated 95 per cent of Ethiopia’s population live in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than one dollar per day. ERS

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ACADEMY ladies choir rehearses from 7 to 8:30 p.m. under the direction of Joanne Forsyth. New members welcome. For course details check www. pentictonacademyofmusic.ca. MEETING FOR CAREGIVERS and family members with Alzheimer’s disease and related dimentias at 10435 Westminster Ave. E. at 7 p.m. NOONERS MEETING FOR Nux group at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road. Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. United

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Church basement. FOOD ADDICTS IN Recovery Anonymous is a free 12-step program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. Meetings held at 6:30 p.m. in Room 103 of Penticton United Church at 696 Main St. SOUL OF MONEY is a workshop that examines cultural or personal relationships with money. This week’s theme is Suffiency: the radical surprising truth. There is no charge and the event is facilitated by Nancy Wyse. For more info call Oasis United Church at 250-77-0182.

TUESDAY

November 22 SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN CENTRE has cardio dance and novice bridge at 9:15 a.m., sing along at 10:30 a.m. Also a home-cooked meal served from 11:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m., knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m. PENTICTON CONCERT BAND holds rehearsals every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dixieland, Broadway, big band music, classical and more. New members welcome. Phone Gerald at 250-8092087 for info. ANAVETS HAS STU’S kitchen open from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and karaoke with Hazel at 6 p.m. THE PEACH BLOSSOM Chorus has Step Out, Have Fun, Come Sing from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Shatford Centre. OKANAGAN SOUTH TOASTMASTERS meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Best Western in Osoyoos. Become a more confident speaker. Call Corinne at 250-689-0676 for details. VICTORY CHURCH OF Penticton has a weekly men’s breakfast Bible study Tuesdays at 6 a.m. at Gathering Grounds Cafe on 756 Eckhardt Ave. AL-ANON for friends and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at 2800 South Main St. and 6:45 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St. Use entrance to right of main door at 8 p.m. at the Anglican Church in Okanagan Falls. Call 250-490-9272 for information. SENIOR’S COMPUTER CLUB on 439 Winnipeg St. has membership information at 10:30 a.m. in the computer annex room. WELLNESS MENTAL CENTRE has individual support for family mem-

bers in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. 890 WING OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. OKANAGAN CALEDONIAN PIPE band practises from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Legion hall on Martin Street. All are welcome. ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has crib at 7 p.m. PENTICTON NAVAL VETERANS meet every second Tuesday at 1 p.m. at 502 Martin St. PENTICTON CONCERT BAND rehearses at 7pm. Intermediate to advanced musicians (“rusty” encouraged to join the group. It is an opportunity to renew playing of an instrument in a concert band and an opportunity to join a vital musical group for personal enjoyment and camaraderie. Wide variety of musical selections. The Penticton Concert Band is available for performances. Phone 250-809-2087 for info. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH in the Ark on 1498 Government St. has free drop-off program for elementary aged kids from 2:45 to 5 p.m. A safe place to play games (computers, Wii, PS3, Lego, pool, airhockey), make crafts, gym time, snacks. Everyone is welcome. PIECEFUL EVENING QUILT Guild meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre on 2965 South Main St. For more info call Sue 250-492-0890, Fran 250-497-7850 or PennyApril 250 493-8183. NOONERS MEETING AT 8 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St. and young person’s group at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. Call/ text Guy at 250-4602466 or Niki at 250-4600798. MUNICIPAL PENSION RETIREES Association District 23 has a members general meeting in the Buffet Meeting Room at 2987 Skaha Lake Rd. Lunch buffet available. W HOLE P ENTICTON FOODS Market hosts boost your own immune system naturally with Dr. Jese Wiens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free to attend. B.C. PARKS INVITES the public to a B.C. Parks 100 Celebration at Trout Creek Ecological Reserve at 7 p.m. in the IOOF Hall on 9536 Main St.

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