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Hampers help spread holiday cheer MARK BRETT Western News Staff

Norm Henderson struggles to make ends meet for much of the year, which is why Christmas is such a blessing. Thanks to the Salvation Army, it is the one time of year he and many others can open the refrigerator and cupboard doors and ¿nd the shelves ¿lled with healthy food items they might otherwise not be able to afford. “This is just so important to get this stuff because all I’ve got is old age pension, and by the time I pay for rent and things, I don’t have much left,” said the 79-year-old who has only limited mobility due to a hip injury. “They are so good to me here, they even moved me to the front of the line so I could get through faster. “If it wasn’t for this I wouldn’t have anything at all. I want to say to them thank you very much.” Just over 800 hampers, each including a frozen turkey, were given out to those in need Wednesday at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. The doors opened at 9:20 a.m. and the lineup outside the door and along the sidewalk remained constant for much of the morning. And while he doesn’t have a lot of spare change, Henderson always tries to drop a coin or two in the Sally Ann kettles whenever possible as a way of giving back.

“I’m never going to be rich unless I win the lottery, but giving something to them makes me feel richer,” he said. For Samantha (who asked her last name not be used), the food is very important, but so are the small stuffed bear and brightly coloured doll house under her arm. “So much of my money goes just to pay for the necessities, I really can’t afford to get them many toys,” she said nodding to the two youngsters in tow. “It just seems like their friends get so many things and I feel bad I can’t do more. “This does mean a lot, it’s an incredible help and we get a turkey, too.” Shane McKone is employed by the Salvation Army but today is working as a volunteer wherever needed. “It’s a wonderful experience because this is what the Salvation Army is all about,” he said while standing in the parking lot during a break in the action. “This is what we do and this is our day to shine by giving to the less fortunate in the community. “The folks in line here are really grateful they can get these offerings from the community and we’re just glad to be a part of it.” Working behind the scenes in the assembly line ¿lling the hampers is Bob Handley, another of the more than 30 volunteers. “I love doing this and it’s great to know these people in need are being helped at least a little bit,” he said.

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VOLUNTEER SHANE MCKONE helps Norm Henderson with his Christmas hamper in the parking lot of the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre Wednesday during the annual Salvation Army food distribution.

Overseeing the operation again this year was Christine Simmons, Salvation Army community ministries director. “It’s going ¿ne, we’re quite busy,” she

said. “It’s up a little bit over last year, lots of families, lots of seniors have come to us this year for our assistance and we’re just glad to help.”

Tragic death leaves a void in family’s Christmas Kristi Patton Western News Staff

Christmas is meant to be spent with family and friends, but this holiday season there is a huge void for those close to Lynn Kalmring. “She was all about Christmas, so it’s going to be hard this year,” said Kalmring’s daughter Brandy Cummings. “It was probably the time of year she was the happiest. Christmas was everything to her along with her grandchildren.” Kalmring, a 55-year-old nurse, was killed in Penticton in August. Her common-law partner, Keith Wiens, has been charged with her murder and released on bail while he awaits trial. Cummings said her mom would get so excited about Christmas, she would begin shopping for gifts in the summer. She suspects there could be presents for the grandchildren in the home she once shared with Wiens, or at their vacation home in Arizona. It’s something Cummings may never know, as Wiens is living in the couple’s Penticton home in the gated community of Sandbridge while on bail — the same place RCMP found Kalmring’s body. “I’m not a big Christmas person so we always did it for her. It was a big deal for her and I always said every year, “Do not buy us anything.” And when we would go, there would be this huge pile of presents. She loved it, it was her favourite time of the year. She would decorate the house and it would be gorgeous. The table would be immaculate, like royalty was coming,” said Cummings. Kalmring left behind four sisters, two children and three grandchildren. One of the hardest things for Cummings has

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LYNN KALMRING holds granddaughter Ava during a previous Christmas celebration. The Penticton woman’s family is coping with her tragic death earlier this year.

been dealing with questions from her own daughter, Kalmring’s granddaughter. “She misses her Nana, and that is what is killing me most,” said Cummings. “I have been trying to avoid Christmas like the plague, but I have to do it for my daughter. She talks about my mom more and more and it is one of the hardest things I have ever had to deal with.” Cummings and the rest of Kalmring’s family have been pushing for change to the Canadian justice system. They have started a petition calling for changes to the bail system. Wiens, an ex-

RCMP of¿cer, was let out on $50,000 bail in August under the care of his brother. He is not to possess or consume alcohol or drugs amongst other conditions. “My niece is terri¿ed to go out in town and feels like a prisoner because she is afraid she might run into him,” said Kalmring’s sister, Donna Irwin, who lives in the Lower Mainland. “It is just very hard, but we are keeping up the ¿ght and that is the only thing that really keeps me going right now is this ¿ght for my sister and that her death is not going to be in vain. If we can help one woman or family from going through what we are going through then that is our goal.” Irwin said she carries the petition with her everywhere and has had many people reaching out to the family who are in similar situations. “Like one woman said, Lynn should not have died, and at the very least, her alleged offender should not enjoy the freedom of living in their home. What an insult to her memory,” said Irwin. They have two separate petitions they want to present to the House of Commons. The ¿rst advocates for stricter bail requirements for violent crimes and the second proposes amendments to the National Victims Bill of Rights, in order to give victims and family members a stronger voice. The goal is to reach 100,000 signatures. “I think the public is ready for a change in the justice system. We should have just as many rights as those being charged with crimes do. Right now I’m just trying to have as much faith as I can in the justice system and in the RCMP,” said Irwin. More information about Lynn’s Law and how to sign the petition can be found at justiceforlynn.webs.com. Questions or comments can be emailed to justiceforlynn@gmail.com.

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Soldier embraces spending holidays at home Simone Blais Western News Staff

Many wish for peace on Earth at this time of year, and one Penticton family knows all too well what it’s like to have the contrary keep them from being together. Life in the military can cause some family members to be absent from the holidays. Master Cpl.

Glenn Duf¿eld knows that all too well, and is thankful he’ll be home for this Christmas. He and his wife, Jodi, have been together since 2005, and quickly settled into a blended family routine consisting of ¿ve kids — including Caitlyn, twins Skyler and Levi, Megan and Colin — and three dogs with more personality than you can

shake a tail at. But they all know the sanctuary of domestic life is at the whim of greater forces — the Armed Forces, that is. “You have to be very Àexible to be in this career, and that translates into your home life, too,” Glenn said. “Jodi has to be Àexible. A lot of stuff is on the Ày, and you have to adapt.”

In 1989, he joined the Lincoln and Welland Regiment at 19, followed by signing up to the Canadian Navy at 20. “I never looked back,” he chuckles. Based out of Halifax, Glenn was gone all the time: conducting submarine exercises, going on ¿shery and Great Lakes tours, doing workup training, decommissioning a ship. He served mostly in times of relative peace,

and decided in 1993 to step back from the career to raise a family. Until the planes collided into the World Trade Center. “America took that on the chin. To me, that was uncalled for. The U.S. has done a lot of things, but they didn’t deserve that. The people in those towers didn’t deserve that,” he said. “Anyone who thinks that couldn’t happen here is kidding themselves.” He re-enlisted with the Canadian Forces, and the military reviewed his credentials and he was assigned to B.C. Dragoons Kelowna, a primary reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment. His ¿rst operation was the frontlines of the Kelowna ¿res, and he can explain in detail what being hit in the head with a bucket of water from above feels like. But in 2009, good friend Corey Miller told Duf¿eld about his desire to serve in Afghanistan. “I didn’t want to him to go overseas by himself,” he said, adding they applied to serve together. An underlying heart condition disquali¿ed Miller from service. Duf¿eld was deployed in September of that year. He was assigned to Lord Strathcona’s Royal

Canadian B squadron, an armoured tank regiment sent to Forward Observation Base Ma’Sum Ghar, just southwest of Kandahar. He was assigned as the admin troop 2IC, in charge of the A1 Echelon outside the wire that, among many duties, had to check over injured soldiers and Afghans alike before they were admitted for care. Duf¿eld remembers responding to one scene with several dead or wounded, and ¿nding an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on one of the bodies — secreted away to claim those tending to the dead. “It was to get to me and my warrant of¿cer. They were targeting us,” he said. All members tried to enjoy the Christmas overseas — a mercifully quiet day for combat — and Glenn remembers landing at least eight Santa Clauses among British troops. But he also remembers the devastation and human suffering, and struggled to reconcile the poverty of Afghani children. The base had received scads of candy from back home, and he recalls bringing them to the front gate and putting them in small hands. Jodi and some of her

friends collected colouring books and crayons to send over, which were given to interpreters who would explain what they were to parents and children. The donations gave her something to do, something to think about, when things got quiet. “I don’t even know a third of what he went through over there, and it’s probably a good thing,” Jodi says. “I think it’s important to have a life. That’s probably what got me through it.” Despite the dangers abroad, things ticked along at home. She recalls when the family truck stopped working and she didn’t know what to do. Glenn called home just before he was about to “go past the wire,” or into unsafe territory, for two weeks. A broken-down pickup was the last thing on his mind. “I love you,” he recalled saying. Jodi also grew accustomed to the silence — embracing it, to be honest. Part of Glenn’s deployment involved training for her, which detailed what would happen if something went terribly awry. The worst-case scenario would have involved uniformed of¿cers showing up at her door. See SOLDIER - Page 5

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MASTER CPL. GLENN DUFFIELD and wife Jodi look over a family album in the living room of their Penticton home this week.

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Clinic closures cause concern Steve Kidd Western News Staff

Interior Health is rushing to reassure communities throughout the Okanagan that sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV services will continue to be available after public health STI clinics begin the shutdown process at the end of this month. The clinics, which provide STI testing and treatment and HIV testing, are based in public health centres in ¿ve communities across the health authority, including Penticton. The last day for new intakes is Dec. 30 and services will be phased out by the end of January 2012. Interior Health said the decision to discontinue these services is based on an extensive program review which found that 90 per cent of STI testing is being done by other providers such as physicians and walk-in clinics. However, groups like the Penticton and Area Women’s Centre said the clinics are far from under used.

According to the PAWC’s information, the Penticton clinic had about 800 visits in the last year, many from young women under the age of 19. Their concern is that many of these people may not be comfortable or able to utilize family doctors or walk-in clinics, the alternatives suggested by Interior Health. Anne Clarotto, the IHA’s director for program and prevention services, doesn’t dispute that there may have been 800 visits, but said the majority of the visits were not for STI testing, and that is the only service being discontinued. “The clinic did 324 STI tests last year,” said Clarotto. “We would still be connecting with those young women and giving them the information they need around sexual and reproductive health and assisting them with ¿nding a provider that they are comfortable with.” Clarotto said the decision to close the STI clinics wasn’t made lightly, but had to be made so they

could move into a different area of practice without duplicating what doctors are currently doing. “We are not getting out of the business of sexual and reproductive health, as far as promoting health and preventing illness,” she said. “What we are getting out of is the actual testing, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.” Interior Health said no jobs will be lost with the change in service. Instead, staff will focus on other prevention and health promotion priorities. The nursing component to provide this service in the ¿ve affected communities equates to less than two full-time employees, as those nurses also provide other services at the health units. “When other providers offer these services, we need to look at other population health needs and redirect our nursing resources into those areas that aren’t being offered,” said Clarotto.

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Marketing move brings backlash Simone Blais Western News Staff

The Penticton Hospitality Association has written the provincial ¿nance minister in an effort to resolve their concerns over the incoming Penticton Business Development Group’s control over marketing funds. PHA spokesperson Barb Schneiderat said a majority of accommodators in town are resisting the move, as members were not consulted on the group’s choices for the inaugural board. “We believe it was a back-room deal,” she said. “Everything was decided before we heard about it. It’s the same with the selection of the board. A number of people had already been chosen before. “I know they said during the elections that things are going to be transparent. They don’t seem to be transparent to us.” On Monday, the City of Penticton approved a list of seven names of individuals chosen by the group’s selection committee. Council also approved the group’s signing authority over the funds collected through the additional hotel room tax (AHRT). That tax is a twoper-cent levy paid by hotel and motel customers that, when pooled together locally, totals more than $500,000

— designed to be spent on marketing initiatives. Schneiderat said accommodators signed an agreement to collect the AHRT until mid-June 2012. They were permitted input on spending and marketing campaigns through an advisory board that worked alongside the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce, which holds the contract until Dec. 31. Accommodators are so incensed about the changes, though, that they may not sign an extension of the AHRT agreement. She said that provincial law requires a two-part majority of accommodators to agree to the tax before it can be implemented: 51 per cent of property owners and 51 per cent of rooms. “We’re telling the minister that 30 properties out of the 43 in Penticton are not happy with the way the city has handled this,” she said, adding expiration of the current agreement without a replacement is a possibility. “That’s a possibility that the mayor and council are going to understand, that when it comes to doing the vote again, we need the numbers. Right now, the numbers don’t add up.” Agreements also take four to six months to receive assent in the legislature, she said, adding the PHA hopes the ¿nance minister will agree to meet with them to discuss the issue.

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SOLDIER - Christmas wishes fulﬁlled “The phone calls bothered me the most. If I didn’t hear from him, I knew everything was OK,” Jodi recalls, adding she tried not to watch the news. One last phone call brought good news, though. In April of 2010, Jodi was informed that Glenn was boarding an aircraft bound for Canada. He landed in Edmonton and began travelling through the night to Ày back to Kelowna. True to form, Jodi

didn’t know when he would arrive, just that he was on his way. Now a transport NCO for the Dragoons, Glenn is still called away on training at a moment’s notice. He will not be volunteering for overseas deployment again, after making a promise to his son to remain closer to home and out of harm’s way. Despite that, he knows the new year will bring more last-minute trips. But for now, the family is under one roof for

Christmas — and that might make Glenn a tough one to shop for. “Personally, I’ve got everything I want,” he said, adding good health can’t be wrapped up for the holidays. “As long as I can see the kids smiling on Christmas and Jodi’s smiling on Christmas, then I don’t need anything else. “Worldwide, I’d like to see everybody out there come home, and come home safe.”

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Airline pricing should come down to earth

magine going to a restaurant for a $5 steak dinner, but when you get there you discover being seated at a table will cost you $5, a surcharge of $7 for the plate and utensils and another $4 for the server to take your order. Add on the tip and HST and suddenly your cheap meal has become an expensive night out. That’s exactly how Canada’s airlines have been allowed to operate for years. It’s a stroke of marketing genius; advertise only the base cost of the ticket but don’t reveal the full price of that ticket, including all its various surcharges, fees and taxes until the purchaser is ready to commit. That’s how we get airfares of $99 to London that end up sucking $1,200 out of our bank account. It’s disingenuous at best, deceptive at worst. And consumer advocates have been complaining about it for years. In fact, the federal government did do something about it, adding the “all-in-one” airfare advertising clause to the Canadian Transportation Act in June 2007. But effective lobbying by the airlines, which complained the new pricing policy would put them at a disadvantage to foreign airlines who could continue to advertise only their base fares on their own websites, has prevented its implementation for years. That’s about to change. European airlines have been required to advertise the complete cost of a ticket since 2008. In January, American airlines will also fall in line with all-in airfares. The competitive disadvantage argument no longer exists. So why will Canadian consumers have to wait another 12 months for a ¿ve-year-old law to ¿nally be enforced? While it’s likely only the most naive traveller believes they could actually travel to England for $99, forcing the airlines to be up front when advertising their fares will empower consumers to make the best choice for their travel spending.

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Putting North Korea in perspective Western intelligence agencies have been warning for years about the terrible consequences that would ensue if Iran were to get nuclear weapons. Better bomb the place before they do. But North Korea already has nuclear weapons, and now they are falling into the hands of a young man whose main quali¿cation for of¿ce is that he is less weird than his half-brother, who was caught trying to sneak into Japan on a false passport to visit Disneyland Tokyo. The North Korean story has got a lot of play in the international media in the last few days, partly because Kim Jong-un is such an obvious mis¿t for the job of “Great Successor.” What gives the story legs, however, is North Korea’s nuclear weapons (both of them), its huge army (¿fth-biggest in the world), and its insanely belligerent rhetoric. A mere two nuclear weapons, so primitive and clumsy that they are probably only deliverable by truck, are not usable for attack. Their only sensible purpose is to deter an attack, and North Korea’s are not very credible even in that role. All very well, the intelligence analysts say, but what if the people who control the weapons are crazy? Well, Kim Il-sung’s understanding of the rest of the world was severely limited, and so was Kim Yong-il’s. Kim Jong-un may be no better. But for 60 years now

Gwynne Dyer

Dyer Straits North Korea has not attacked anybody. They can’t be all that crazy. So we have, on the one hand, these not very convincing of¿cial claims, loyally repeated by Western media, that the latest dynastic succession in North Korea might “destabilize” northeastern Asia, even lead to a local nuclear war. And on the other hand, we have this modest bio-lab in the Netherlands that has fabricated an ultra-lethal variant of the “bird Àu” virus and plans to publish its results. The Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam is a long way from the secret underground lairs where James Bond-style villains hatched their evil plans, and Dr Ron Fouchier, the lead researcher in the H5N1 experiment, does not look a bit like Dr. No. In fact, Fouchier is a decent man who means well. Yet what he has made is far more dangerous than North

Korea’s bombs. When the H5N1 virus ¿rst appeared in 1996, there was a global panic, for it killed about 60 per cent of the people it infected. The panic subsided when it turned out that the virus could only be spread by very close physical contact between people; you were most unlikely to catch it by sitting next to someone on a bus. It would have been very different if the virus had been as infectious as the common cold, which is usually spread by tiny water droplets coughed out by the infected person. Since H5N1 was not a “airborne” virus, it killed only a few hundred people, not a few hundred million — but viruses can mutate. How easy would it be for H5N1 to mutate into an “airborne” global killer? That’s the question that Dr Fouchier set out to answer. He caused deliberate mutations in the virus and then repeatedly passed it manually from one lab animal to another — and quite soon, he had what he was looking for. “In the laboratory, it was possible to change H5N1 into an aerosol-transmissible virus that can easily be rapidly spread through the air,” Fouchier said in a statement on the university’s website. “This process can also take place in a natural setting. We know which mutation to look for in the case of an outbreak, and we can then stop the outbreak before it is too late.”

That was the point of the experiment, of course. The research, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, was intended to discover just how likely such a mutation of the virus was. The U.S. government’s National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity has just ordered key details of the research to be omitted before publication, so that terrorists cannot use the information to create their own global quick-killer virus. The exact gene sequences and the exact details of the experiments will therefore be known only to the few hundred people who have already seen them. No doubt they can all be trusted. But this is a classic case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. There are probably several terrorist organizations, and dozens of governments, that can duplicate Fouchier’s research now that they know how he did it. As former arms control researcher Mark Wheelis of the University of California, Davis, said: “Blocking publication may provide some small increment of safety, but it will be very modest compared to the bene¿ts of not doing the work in the ¿rst place.” There are more frightening things in the world than wonky North Korean dictators. Gwynne Dyer is a Londonbased independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Premier delivers rhetoric on demand A “town hall-style meeting” was held Dec. 12 at the Penticton Lakeside Resort. An SRO crowd attended this meeting. What they were hoping to hear wasn’t really expressed or, for that matter, dealt with. The premier, replete with her Cheshire cat smile, her silky smooth speaking ability and some of her Praetorian Guard, spoke to the crowd on some issues that were really non-germane to anything relevant. Overall, a Liberal-orchestrated short stay to tell people that although all is not well with the provincial world, the phrase: “We are looking into it,” was given on more than one occasion. The usual rhetoric or smoke and mirror tactic employed by many politicians to placate, no, make that snow the voting public, seemed to be the order of the day. The talk moderator (no surprise here) Bill Barisoff ¿elded the questions that were offered. I’m almost certain that some of them were diverted intentionally or played down so that no one was put on the spot for answers, especially the premier. I believe that the guard unit was there to run interference if any aspersions had arisen. The big news seemed to be the concern of the property purchase tax and its economic impact. Granted, this is important, but only if you’re buying or selling a house. She mentioned that they would like to get rid of this tax. It was mentioned that the general taxation program was not going to change anytime soon.

The Christmas pony

Christmas is fast approaching and children all across North America are sending lists off to the North Pole and waiting to sit on Santa’s lap to tell the jolly old fellow face to face what their heart’s desire is. At the top of the list for many will be a pony, and some of the lucky ones will actually receive one. Many of these youngsters and their parents will spend the next years taking riding lessons, travelling to different events and collecting ribbons to decorate bedroom walls. However, once off to college the horse that meant so much that special Christmas morning will become part of their past with no place in their future, put away with all of the other symbols of their youth. The parents then decide to sell the horse. If the horse is lucky they will be successful ¿nding someone to love and take care of it, if the parents are unsuccessful the horse will be sent off to auction. This is where the Christmas joy ends. What most people do not know is that because of the high costs of taking care of a horse, and the troubled economy, that 80 per cent plus of all horses that go through auction are purchased by kill buyers, people who buy horses at low prices and ship them to slaughter for pro¿t. According to Agriculture Canada, 87,030 horses were slaughtered in Canada in 2010, averaging 342 horses killed each work day. The meat is mainly exported to Japan, France and Belgium. Horses come to the slaughter house from various sources — ex race horses, event horses and the unwanted Christmas pony. Kill buyers in the U.S. are now shipping horses to Canada and Mexico for slaughter. Horses are given many drugs during their lives, many of which are banned from entering the human food chain even if given even only once in its lifetime, yet

She also mentioned the fact that there would be no rise in taxes nor would there be any lowering of taxes until the provincial economic climate changed. Is she a master of the obvious or what? What does that do to the repealed HST? Nothing was mentioned about the HST and when it would be replaced or scrapped. Why not, you might ask? Who knows if the premier doesn’t? Of the questions that were asked after vetting, the premier dipsy-doodled quite nicely. Such expressions as: I hope; we are looking into it; it is my understanding that; and the classic one: “It’s one of those things” seemed to be the order of the day. Wow, impressive or what — the old soft-shoe shufÀe, again, or better yet, still. With all said and done, we are no further ahead than if she had stayed in Victoria and told us these “amazing things” through a press release. At least we wouldn’t have had to sit through a nondescript and relatively hohum meeting to listen to mundane issues that were not really new. To say that the meeting was ful¿lling would seem to be gross-exaggeration as not much information that might be deemed as new was presented. It was the usual political diatribe and ever-popular photo opportunity that was the focus. If nothing else, it was a self-aggrandizing, image-building opportunity for our premier. Ron Barillaro Penticton

the government allows slaughter and consumption of these horses based on a Equine Information Document or EID. Obviously, if someone has purchased horses at auction they do not know the health history of those horses, yet the Canadian government turns a blind eye on a document which states “to the best of my knowledge” selling meat with unknown quantities of drugs not allowed in other livestock for human consumption. MP Alex Atamanenko currently has a private member’s bill C-322 to ban horse meat for human consumption based on the banned drugs and loopholes in the EIDs. If you want to help stop the slaughter of past Christmas ponies and childhood pets, please write to your local MP and tell them to stand up against horse slaughter in Canada. To learn more, go online, research horse slaughter, view videos on Youtube, contact www. defendhorsescanada.org/. Get involved; speak up for these beautiful creatures that deserve so much better than to end up on a plate beside the mashed potatoes in a foreign country. Surely that is no child’s Christmas wish. Theresa Nolet Penticton

Vigil garners support

Thank you for making the Dec 6 vigil a success! Thank you to all the participants, artists, media, speakers and panelists of the Dec 6 vigil from the Penticton and Area Women’s Centre and the Okanagan College Student Union. Also thank you to the Okanagan College Women Resource Centre. This event wouldn’t have been possible without all of your help and support. A special thanks to the Golo Art Project’s Sarah Fahey and its members for painting an art panel.

And to Anne Tonasket, restorative justice co-ordinator, David Desautels, PAWC legal advocate, and John Mott, Okanagan College criminology teacher, for being such inspiring panelists. Thank you to the Public Service Alliance of Canada for their generous donations to the event and to the Penticton and Area Women Centre. We are always looking for donations; either monetary donations or our Free Shelf always needs to be stocked with hygiene products. For more information on upcoming events, contact Angelika Eneas, event facilitator, or Bernadette Otto, centre co-ordinator, at 250-493-6288. Angelika Eneas, event facilitator Penticton & Area Women’s Centre

We want to hear from you The Penticton Western News welcomes letters to the editor for publication. We suggest a maximum length of 400 words and reserve the right to edit letters for length, brevity, clarity, legality, abusive language, accuracy and good taste. All published letters remain the property of the PentictonWesternNews,which is the sole judge of suitability for publication. Letters must include the writer’s address and daytime phone number, which will not be published. Letters should be signed with the writer’s full name and be sent by e-mail to letters@ pentictonwesternnews. com; mailed to the Penticton Western News, 2250 Camrose St., Penticton, B.C., V2A 8R1; or faxed to 250-492-9843.

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Recent headlines indicated a planned closure of the Penticton Sexual Health Clinic which does STI testing. The article indicated that most of the testing is done through family doctors or the walk-in clinic, and it was suggested that loss of service to Penticton and the South Okanagan would be minimal. This is not the whole story. Firstly, the clinic had approximately 800 visits in the last year and the majority of the women were between the ages of 15 to 19. Many of these young people do not have a family doctor or are not comfortable in attending the walkin clinic for sexual health. Clients who are bisexual/ gay or transgender may be very reluctant to go to a walk-in clinic or to discuss their sexuality with the family doctor (if they have one) who has treated them from childhood. There is a need for emotionally safe professional service that can provide both the STI testing as well as education and counselling. The Penticton Sexual Health Clinic provides this service. The nurses who staff the Penticton clinic have all been certi¿ed in sexual health by the B.C. College of Registered Nurses. This is their area of expertise and they provide unconditional acceptance and understanding for a wide range of sexual issues. The extended appointment time (45 minutes) allows them

The one per cent solution

It is a shame that the “Occupy” movement, which started out raising real concerns in a peaceful manner, seems to have been taken over by a less-than-desirable faction that can do nothing but detract from the credibility of the original protest. Unfortunately, that seems to be an unavoidable progression unless the legitimate protesters ostracize the hooligans and partiers — and only they can do that. But that does not detract from the legitimacy of the protests. Numerous studies have shown that the higher up the income ladder you climb, the faster the rise of the rich. Canada’s richest one per cent grabbed one-third of all income growth since 1987. This is due to several factors: capital gains were not taxed prior to 1971 — therefore prior to 1971 the rich obtained more to invest, and afterwards the more you had to invest, the more you gained (compounding ¿nances); the rich do not wish to increase taxes to fund public services and social programs — and our politicians facilitate those desires; and taxes have been slashed over the past two decades, but taxes on the highest income earners have been cut far faster than those of other Canadians. It is estimated that 3.5 per cent of Canadian households account for 67 per cent of our wealth. The working class has no chance to catch up. Hundreds of thousands of workers have been laid off or forced to reduce wages and bene¿ts or reduced to part-time work. Meanwhile, the rich get richer and their greed outweighs their social conscience. Governments at all levels feed this greed with massive tax breaks to corporations and wealthy backers and reductions to social programs and hidden taxes on the middle class and poor. By 2005, the richest one per cent was taxed at a lower tax rate than the poorest 10 per cent of all taxpayers.

a greater opportunity to provide education on sexual health as well as addressing concerns the client may have. Many of the young clients are just beginning to be sexually active in the community and the education they receive will help them make informed choices about their sexual health. Other regions in Interior Health have outreach clinics that can provide the type of service that is currently offered by Penticton Sexual Health Clinic. There is no outreach clinic in Penticton or the South Okanagan. The Penticton and Area Women’s Centre is concerned that the clients who currently use the clinic will have no emotionally safe place to go where they can access sexual health services. As a result, they may make personal choices based on misinformation and a lack of understanding. In summary, the clinic in Penticton offers valuable service to a group of vulnerable clients who are unlikely to be able to advocate for themselves. The Penticton and Area Women’s Centre would like to see Interior Health reconsider the decision to close the Sexual Health Clinic in Penticton or examine some alternatives that would give the clients an equivalent level of service. Elmie Saaltink, board chair Penticton and Area Women’s Centre

You wonder why the protests? Where is the future for the other “99 per cent” under this system? As long as the rich shareholders and corporations are continuously given tax breaks at the expense of our social programs and infrastructure — just so a bunch of immoral politicians can get re-elected, nothing is going to change. And if change is not initiated, I am afraid, as Gwynne Dyer states, “there’s going to be a blow-up”. Patrick MacDonald Penticton

Writer will be missed

There will be no more letters to keep us on our toes from Lou Elvers of Penticton. Lou passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 22. A writer, painter, poet, cartoonist, inventor and loyal Conservative (as readers of this paper well know from his letters to the editor). He made one think. An interesting man of many talents. He will be sadly missed by his wife Annie, sister Myrit and all who know and loved him. Annie Sankey-Elvers Penticton

Criticism is a right

Re: Bill Barisoff’s Nov. 29 report, I have respect for Bill Barisoff, but I cannot agree to writers giving up their rights to express dissatisfaction with politicians. I wonder if our veterans would agree with you? Freedom of speech against politicians is a right of Canadians. If a politician is not happy with criticism, should they not review their own political views? Does a politician not make his own bed? How many Canadian newspaper opinions criticize Stephen Harper each and every day? Does Harper have an inhouse therapist for his family to deal with such criticism? Is criticism not self inÀicted? A transparent, honest and public serving politician is seldom criticized. Is Dan Ashton a man of his word? Transparent? Two-thirds of the prison vote was against the

prison in Penticton and Dan Ashton gave his word he would respect the voters’ decision and not put a prison in Penticton. Is this the same respect for placing services to the Penticton Indian Band site directly east of the Penticton’s site at city limits to show the provincial government we are ready, willing and able to put a prison at city limits? (If it was genuinely to assist the PIB for other than a prison, this would be 100 per cent acceptable.) But on the other hand, it seems the mayor is ¿nally reaching out for public opinion on job creation etc... there is a possibility he may gain respect of his critics. I have been asked if I have a strong dislike for the mayor. My answer is, personally none. I have enjoyed conversation with him at a car show, but politically dislike his lack of public respect and his motives for the prison here. He promised there would be no prison in Penticton, so let us hope Dan Ashton is a man of his word. Penticton hopes/needs he keeps his promises. Good luck Mr. Ashton. Clifford Martin Penticton

Reining in free speech

News item: A polling ¿rm was recently hired by one political party to spread false “rumours” (in a riding held by a rival party) about “the impending retirement” of the incumbent. Government House Leader Peter Van Loan, whose party was the culprit, describes these dirty tactics as free speech. To Peter Van Loan, or anyone else who claims free speech as justi¿cation for these (in the words of the Speaker of the House) “reprehensible” actions, a truer and more honest example of free speech is exempli¿ed when I unreservedly respond to your lame justi¿cation for working against the common interests of all of us, with my reply: “(Forget) you.” Paul Bouchard Penticton

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GERALD NADEAU (top) leads the Penticton Concert Band through their final Christmas concert at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre Tuesday. Along with guest vocalist Madison Johnson (left), the band, including flautist Lorraine Uberig, performed seasonal favourites for appreciative shoppers.

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Playing a musical instrument is a big commitment. A lifelong one, according to Gerald Nadeau, director of the Penticton Concert Band. But if you don’t have a place to play your instrument, to play for an audience or simply make music with other musicians, it can be dif¿cult to maintain an interest in practicing. “If you practise to practise, it’s not a very good incentive. You tend to give it up over the long haul,” said Nadeau. But, he continued, that changes if you have a place to play with others that share the same interest and appreciative audiences. “It is a big thrill to play for people … a standing ovation is a reward for all the work being put in the other six days of the week in a basement somewhere.”

And that, he explained, is where the Penticton Concert Band comes in. “We started with nine members six years ago and now we have close to four times that number and the quality of musicians has improved greatly as well,” he said. When he came to Penticton six years ago to “slow down,” Nadeau realized there were good jazz bands and vocal groups around, but there was no good concert band. “I felt there was a need for it, room for it,” he said, adding that the proof of the need is in the commitment and desire of the amateur musicians that come from across the South Okanagan and Similkameen to play in the band. “I know what it takes to stay at that level and we do have people that are quite busy in the band,” said Nadeau. “We have a medical doctor, we

have a chef, we have retired people and we have three music teachers in the band.” And, Nadeau said, despite their other commitments, the band members work hard at their music. Despite having just ¿nished their annual series of Christmas concerts, the musicians won’t be getting much of a break. “The band keeps going. I give them about three weeks off a year,” said Nadeau. In addition to the dozen or so concerts they give throughout the year, they also rehearse weekly. “We only rehearse an hour-and-a-half a week, but it is amazing what you can attain. It is a very intense rehearsal … they enjoy it and most of them thank me for the workout.” For more information on booking the concert band or how to join, call 250-809-2087.

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or hate, but all have to endure. Winter was originally written for this year’s Massey Lecture series. The Massey lectures, given yearly by a noted scholar, cover a variety of cultural, political or philosophical topics. The talks are broadcast and published as a book. Winter opens with a young Gopnik looking out the window at a brewing Montreal storm. Safe and warm behind the glass, he realizes that because of comforts such as central heating, our relationship to winter has profoundly changed. No longer the threat it was in the past, we are free to romanticize winter and even enjoy it.

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Education placed on back burner did other work in addition to dispatching calls — will mean a change in the role of the operations assistant. “It’s very unfortunate what’s happened but it’s beyond our control,” said Williams. “As of Jan. 1 it’s going to be a little bit different, but we don’t know how different it’s going to be. “In the beginning there will be more clerical work (for the operations assistant) but we do not want the ¿re safety program to be eliminated, we may have to scale down the

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extent of what we’re doing which we don’t want to do.” In the past Wilson had been free most days to take the prevention and education messages out to schools, seniors’ centres and elsewhere because other staff (dispatchers) were available to take calls and look after the counter, which will no longer be the case in the new year. Williams is asking city council to include in the 2012 budget funding for a master plan for the department which would include provisions for education. “It is very hard to put a value on that because it’s hard to say we didn’t have a house ¿re and people didn’t die because of this but there is no question that is the case,” he said. “It is just something that is very hard to measure.” Although he did cite one instance of positive proof of the program’s value involving an eightyear-old girl who attended one of Wilson’s sessions and came home and in-

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KALI SIMPSON receives a special chief’s helmet from Penticton Fire Chief Wayne Williams in 2010 while mom Hope Simpson watches. The girl’s actions were credited with having a broken smoke detector in their home replaced just in time to avoid a potentially serious ﬁre. Western News File Photo

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Matt Recchi watches up to 500 minor hockey games a year. As director of player personnel for the Kamloops Blazers, which his brother Mark Recchi is part owner of, he oversees the scouting department. With Penticton hosting the International Bantam Prospect Showcase Dec. 27 to 30, he will be glad to watch all the action in one area as it reduces travel. Games are being played at the South Okanagan Events Centre, Memorial Arena, the Okanagan Hockey Academy Community Rink and McLaren Arena. “A good mixture of players,” said Recchi, who spent three seasons as an amateur scout with the Pittsburgh Penguins and played a role in drafting Jordan Staal, Luca Caputi, Angelo Esposito and former BCHLer Casey Pierro-Zabotel. The IBPS will feature teams from B.C., Alberta and Anchorage, Alaska, playing at the AAA level. Also playing will be an Okanagan Hockey Academy team and a Penticton minor hockey squad because of the support they gave organizers. Recchi is expecting Sherwood Park and Camrose to have strong teams and said it should make for good competition. Mike Elphicke, assistant general manager of the Okanagan Elite Hockey Association which is putting on the event, said the showcase will feature up to 60 of the top-ranked bantam players in Western Canada. “Expect the quality of the play to be quite good,” said Elphicke, adding the tournament has adopted the format similar to the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament. There will be 48 round robin and 14 playoff games and all are free to attend. Each team is guaranteed three round robin games, and two playoff games in a double

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The 2011 racing season ended long ago, but Sarah Cornett-Ching has remained very active within the racing community. She attended the final classes of the Race 101 program in North Carolina, which also included a test session at the famous Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, N.C. On Nov. 29, CornettChing took to the track despite a gloomy forecast, and the rain held off long enough for Sarah to complete her test session. “I had a blast driving

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knockout format. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs with the three division winners going to the championship round. Second and third place teams of each division go head-to-head, with the winner moving on. “It should be pretty exciting hockey,” said Elphicke. Two feature games, said Elphicke, will have the OHA against Sherwood Park on Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. at the SOEC and Vernon versus Lethbridge on Dec. 28 at 3:45 p.m. also at the SOEC. Elphicke said the first feature will have about 19 kids capable of playing in the Western Hockey League, according to scouts. Richard Riexinger, head coach of the Camrose Vikings, decided to have his team participate after they played in a smaller one last year and enjoyed the area, facilities and restaurants. The Vikings were the first team to sign up for the IBPS. “We thought, why wouldn’t we come?” said Riexinger. “It’s good hockey and a good place for the world to be. There are some high calibre teams coming from Alberta, B.C. and some from the United States.” The Vikings play in the Northern Alberta Midget Hockey League and are third in the East White Division with a 10-7-2 record. Fans can expect to see a hard working team with a mix of skill and grit. Elphicke said the tournament, which is a fundraiser to send a team to Prague next summer to represent Canada, is designed to also provide a family experience. There will be a trade show to take in, a standard raffle table and memorabilia, as well as a dance with local band Uncorked! performing. There will be a banquet for kids and each will get a welcome bag. Following six months of planning with partner Loren Reagan, Elphicke said he’s excited to see how many people come out. Elphicke confirmed the tournament is already booked for two more years.

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on the track here.” After completing the test Cornett-Ching, along with Race 101 representative Anna Marie Strawhand, were driving from Charlotte to Orlando, Fla for the PRI Trade Show held Dec. 10, which hosts over 1,000 vendors from the racing industry including sellers from Canada, USA and other countries. “The first day of the PRI show was overwhelming,” said Cornett-Ching. “There were so many people and vendors. I didn’t know where to start. It was a long day, but well worth it. I was able to meet so many people and talk about different

racing products.” One of the highlights was meeting up with friend Tyler Case, who was with NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Champion Scott Steckley. “It was pretty cool to go to dinner and get a chance to talk racing with the champion of the series that I want to race in next year,” said Cornett-Ching. After a short break over the holidays, Cornett-Ching will make one last trip early in 2012 to graduate from the program. “I really can’t thank the entire Race 101 staff enough for everything they have done for me this year,” said Cornett-Ching. “It was such a great experience for myself and the other students. It has been a great year all around, and I just have to thank everyone that helped me this year.” In 2012, CornettChing is hoping to put together a marketing program that will allow her to run a limited schedule in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. She also plans to battle for the OK Tire ARCA West Series championship.

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I CAN DO IT — LangLang Cai slowly makes his way off the ice after his group’s routine during the Glengarry Figure Skating Club’s annual recital Saturday at McLaren Arena. Skaters taking part got a bit of a surprise when Santa Claus dropped by to join them in a free skate session afterwards.

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The Sixth Annual Tree of Dreams campaign is underway. Honour yourself or someone close to you by purchasing a bulb or a strand and help light the Tree of Dreams. The focus of this year‘s campaign is Cancer Diagnosis and there are several pieces of equipment requested from the Penticton Regional Hospital. The Laboratory requires new machines including a histology grossing station, three new colonoscopes and biological cabinets, three scopes, and two specialized probes for the Digital Imaging department. Your support is urgently needed to reach the goal of $446,560.

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You can’t ride it like the Kettle Valley Steam Railway, but there are a

still a couple more chances to marvel at the precision work that is the OSMRC Railway. Usually, the N-scale railroad constructed by

the Okanagan Southern Model Railway Club is tucked away in the group’s clubroom at St. Saviour’s Church, but through December, they have had it

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on public display in one of the studio rooms at the Shatford Centre. For the special Christmas time display at the Shatford, club members spent several days setting up the various modules of their railway. That, club members said, was a lot longer than the last time they took the railway out, to participate in a show in Chilliwack. There, they only had eight hours to get everything in place. “We did it right this time,” said Ernie Sykes, one of the club members helping with the display. “When we came back from Chilliwack, we made some modi¿cations to the layout, so it went pretty well this time.” The railway is based around N-scale locomotives and cars — in layman’s term’s, that means a 60-foot-long locomotive measures just 4.5 inches on the model railway. But as the trains round the track, which takes about 15 minutes for the circuit, they aren’t simply running on bare tracks. They are running through carefully detailed terrain, resembling the Okanagan in the 1950s, complete with neighbourhoods, stations, mountains and tunnels, along with more than 300 handmade trees, all built to the same 1:160 scale.

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DOUG GRANT checks the trains as they run through one of the still not quite ﬁnished sections of the railway club’s layout, which is currently on public display at the Shatford Centre.

While the railway doesn’t conform exactly to a particular time period, the Okanagan in the ‘50s is the general theme the club members work to. That allows them to base their railway in what is called the “transition period,” where both steam trains and modern diesels were on the tracks. Some parts of the dis-

play are clearly new and being worked on, part of a recent expansion as they changed the format from a simple oval to a much longer U-shaped track. “The whole thing is very much a work in progress. We kind of like it that way,” said Sykes, explaining that construction is as much a part of

the fun as actually running the trains. The display at the Shatford Centre will be around for a couple more days, open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. They close down for Christmas, and have one ¿nal day for the public on Dec. 28. The club meets every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Saviour’s.

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Penticton’s federal politician has waded into current events surrounding aboriginal housing, but one First Nations leader is suggesting he put recent news in historical context. Okanagan Coquihalla representative Dan Albas said he broached the subject of the Attawapiskat housing crisis in his MP report last week in part out of constituents’ concern. “I want to make sure people are aware of the legislation and issues we’re dealing with in Ottawa, to leave that open so if they have questions and want further information, my of¿ce is ready,” he said. “I had requests for information on it. I had a number of people actually say, ‘We’d like to address this in your MP report.’” He highlighted local success with economic development by the Osoyoos Indian Band and Westbank First Nation, as well as the Penticton Indian Band’s efforts to reach out for opportunities. But he recognized success is not ubiquitous

among First Nations in the country. “It is clear that in Attawapiskat we are failing to get the results that Canadian taxpayers expect from government,” he wrote. The ¿rst nation declared a state of emergency after families moved into tents and sheds from condemned housing. On Nov. 30, the federal government indicated a third-party manager would be appointed to handle the ¿rst nation’s affairs. Albas stated in his report that, after reading the ¿nancial statements of the ¿rst nation, he found $3.2 million is spent on administration. “While there is undeniably a shortage of acceptable housing in the community, there is no shortage of governance,” Albas wrote. He said in an interview later in the week that the Department for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development don’t want third-party oversight “longer than the situation merits.” “At the end of the day, we need to continue to work with First Nations on their priorities. Obviously there’s some extreme issues in Attawapiskat that are being addressed, but we all need

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temic poverty that drew national attention in the last decade: the Kashechewan First Nation was evacuated in 2005 for a collapse in their domestic water system, Davis Inlet was revealed as suffering from intense drug problems in 2001, two nations in James Bay have since declared states of emergency and Attawapiskat itself saw the media spotlight after a diesel leak forced the community to condemn the school on site. Those stories prompted then-prime minister Paul Martin to draft the Kelowna Accord in conjunction with First Nations leaders in 2005, Phillip said, which called for a $5.2 billion investment in Aboriginal communities including $1.6 billion for emergency housing and $400 million for domestic water infrastructure. But when the Conservatives took over, “Their ¿rst of¿cial act was to trash the Kelowna Accord,” he said. “The ongoing structural poverty in First Nations communities across this country is nothing short of a national disgrace,” Phillip said, “and successive governments have been aware of these situations and have done very little to address this reality.”

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Pets Beautiful Shih-tzu puppies, ORDER ASAP, Ready for Christmas!! 1-250-546-6939 Bichon Pups, ﬁrst shots, dewormed, litter trained, great dispositions. For more info and pricing call 250-832-4923 Bichon Shih Tzu X Pups, ﬁrst shots, dewormed, litter trained, quiet dispositions. For more info and pricing call 250-5177579 BOUVIER PUPS, home raised, loyal & loving. var. colors $800. Call 250-486-6773. sm.white@shaw.ca

Cocker spaniel puppies, black/white, born Oct. 31, $450. 250-499-5397 Email: 3winds@telus.net Critteraid has young cats, 5-6 months old needing loving homes, spayed, neutered & shots done, call Theresa for more info, 250-497-6733, 10-5 New Zealand Headingdog pups, very quick learning,for working or active pet,1.vaccination /deworming,$400.00, 250 547 6253”

Happy Holidays to all our customers. We hope this year and next all your dreams will come true.

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Heavy Duty Machinery 2004 John Deere 160CLC, 2 buckets, with hydraulic quick change, hydraulic thumb, 5400 hours. Exc cond. $65,000. 1998 Hitachi 150 $39,500. 250-260-0217. 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 Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217

Misc. for Sale

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

Sporting Goods BUCSU BOARDS WINTER SALE BLOWOUT OF 2011 STOCK!!! Looking for a great gift this season? Gift Certiﬁcates Available. 113-1475 Fairview Road/Inside the Cann e r y ................................................. $30 OFF ANY PURCHASE OVER $100 when you bring this ad with you 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

Real Estate

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

SINGLA HOMES 250-490-1700 250-486-3791

13611 Bloomﬁeld in Summerland. Upper 3 bdrm suite, 2 full baths, 5 appl.

178-1458 Penticton Ave. 3 bdrm suite, 2 bath townhouse 994 King Street f/s, w/,3 bdrm, 2 bath, family rm & livingroom

296 & 298 Maple Street Townhouses 3 or 4 bdrm - 2½ bath. Ask about our incentives! New Mgmt! 998 Creston Ave. 1 bdrm, f/s, w/d 250-492-7570

Houses For Sale Brand new 3200 sqft, 3bdrm 2.5bath + den, views to west of Summerland, call for details $430,000. 250-488-2471

Avail. Jan 1, 1bdrm, close to Cherry Lane, non-smoker $650/mo., (250)488-9917

Sporting Goods

FOR SALE - ROAD BICYCLES

Merchandise for Sale

3/4 length muskrat fur coat, mint condition, $1500 obo, (250)460-0173

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

Appliances

4ft BIRD HOUSES, Tall old barn wood and vintage decorations, some from old mining ghost towns. Prices vary $75-$135, (250)542-0364

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)

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,

Santa Shops at Jardin Estate Jewelry & Antiques, open Mon-Sat., 10-5, recycling the elegance of the past, Okanagan Falls, Hwy 97, 250-4976733

2005 Cervelo P3K TT Frame only - 51cm, Carbon Fork and Seatpost - $200 Contact 250-462-4441 or mwalker@blackpress.ca

250-490-0554 1-877390-0554

Why buy retail? When you can buy BELOW WHOLESALE

For Sale By Owner

Maytag fridge, $150, stacking washer & dryer, $199, washer and dryer set, $250, white glasstop stove, $150, regular stove, $150, can deliver, (250)493-2687

FOR SALE

Food Products Pork & chicken from our local farm to your freezer. Pasture raised; natural feed; no vaccines, hormones, antibiotics or other additives. Pork sides, whole roasting chickens $3.99/lb. Can deliver to south Okanagan/Similkameen. 250498-0801

Free Items FREE female shepherd cross. 7 months old. Good with other dogs & kids. Friendly & playful. Had to move and can’t keep her. Call Megan 250 485-8111 FREE SALVAGE, lumber, ﬁrewood, decks, lean-to’s, windows, doors, saw horses, tires, wheels, fence posts, tables & more! Remove at your own risk Windmill Place, 1 km north of Penticton kitten, male, neutered, 11 months old, (250)486-2282

Firewood/Fuel dry buckskin larch firewood, split & delivered, $220/cord, (250)498-1421 dry fir, larch, tamarack, cedar, pine, starts at $250/cord, 1/2 cord avail., truck loads $50, any amount, free kindling, seniors disc., free delivery to Penticton & some areas, (250)490-8325, 250-253-3524 Firewood, full cords pine split & delivered $200,fir $275 cord, 1/2cord $100, 1/4 cord $50, 250-493-2687, 250-770-0827

For Sale By Owner

Misc. Wanted WE will Pay 6.5x for silver coins. Can., US. Also buying gold. 778-932-2316

Musical Instruments Amps $49, Classical guitars $59.98, electrics $99, bass guitars $159. Skaha Sound, phone 250-492-4710.

Apex Cabin-Whitetail Rd 6 yrs old, custom built, 1850 sqft, 3 levels, 3 bath, potential suite, lg loft, wood post, beams & decking. Furnished.

250-490-72900

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

250-488-1800 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 1 & 2 bdrms avail. immed & Jan. 1, newly reno’d, $700$800, central Penticton, water incl., (250)493-4903 to view 1bdrm 2nd ﬂ unit, laminate ﬂooring, parking avail. great location, $750 heat/cable incl. n/s, cat ok w/deposit, avail. Immediately, 250-488-7902 2 BDRM Condo DT Penticton, newly reno’d, clean quiet Adult Bldg np/ns, avail now.$775 +util; 1yr lse. 250-770-2003

2 MONTHS FREE RENT on 3 yr lease. Commercial/whse/ofﬁce spaces avail on Government St., 1024sqft. & 2148sqft. 250-493-9227 APPLE Plaza 770sq.ft, suited for food related retail business. Call Barbara 250-492-6319

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ONE BEDROOM Utilities Included

TWO BEDROOM Utilities Included

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. $745.00 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 Property Management

REALTY EXECUTIVES PENTICTON APARTMENTS: $695

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. Jan. 1 and Feb. 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. Now (H743-2) $850 2 bdrm top flr of walk up, f,s, balcony, heat and hydro included, extra storage insuite. Avail. Feb. 1 (WGA304) $850 View of Skaha Beach, top flr, avail until May 31, 2012 5 appl, extra storage, cov’d parking, incl cable. Avail.Now (A328) $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) $1300 Alysen Place, 4th flr, 2 bdrm +den, south facing, h.w. flrs, sec’d parking, extra storage. Avail. Now (A406)

FURNISHED: $1000

Furnished 2 bdrm home on lakefront in Naramata, 2 bath. Avail. from Now until June 30th. (OT424)

HOUSES: $900 $1000

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Commercial/ Industrial

$1100 $1100 $1200 $1200 $1300

2 bdrm + den in four plex, f,s,d/w, w.d, fp, central air, unfin bsmt, near school. Avail. Now (H691-1) 2 bdrm + 1 older home with some reno’s, 1 bath, unfinished bsmt, f,s, w.d, close to Pen Hi. Avail. Now (H699) 55+ Fairway village, 2 bdrm & den ranch style house, 2 bath, 5 appl, garage. Avail. Now 6 month lease req’d. (OT442) 3 bdrm upper duplex, 1 bath, 5appl, laminate flrs, recently updated Avail. Now (H721-2) Newer 3 bdrm, 2 bath, ½ duplex, 5 appl, off street parking, nice patio and small yard. Avail. Jan. 1 (H748) Freshly painted, new laminate floors, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, double carport, large deck, f,s, d.w, w.d. Located in Skaha Estates. Avail. Now (OT440) Near Uplands School, 2 bdrm reno’d home, basement, 2.5 bath, large yard. Avail. Dec. 1 (H552) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:

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280 MAIN STREET, PENTICTON, B.C. V2A 5B2 PHONE: 250-493-4372 - www.rentalspenticton.com Only qualiﬁed applicants will be contacted.

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Duplex / 4 Plex

Motels,Hotels

Suites, Lower

Suites, Upper

Cars - Domestic

Legal Notices

3bdrm 1.5bath, np, ns, avail now or Jan.1st, $900+util. 250492-8681, 250-809-1693. 4bdrm, 2ba, 4appl., ns, np, avail. immed. $1250+util., (250)462-0669, 250-492-7844

$440 up Motel suites and RV pads . located at Penticton or Pleasantview Motel & RV park Summerland. 250 487 0268

1bdrm fully furnished, inc. util., close to malls, for one working, ns, np adult, ref’s & DD req., $650, (250)493-5881 Bright 1bdrm Uplands reno’d bsmt ste, f/s/w/d, $800/mo, incl util, cable/int, near d/town, 778-476-1246, 250-487-0971, avail Jan 15

1998 Chevy Monte Carlo, red/grey int., auto, exc. cond. 260,000kms, 2nd owner, summer & winter rims/tires. $2900 OBO 250-809-1878 2007 Pontiac Wave, blue, auto, 59,000 kls, exc. cond., sunroof, fully loaded, theft immob, asking $9000 obo, no dealer fees, phone 250-545-7594

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

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

Upstairs and bsmt suite in the same home, both 2 bedroom, both just under 1000 sq ft, older home completely renovated. Would prefer to rent to people that know each other to keep harmony and cooperation. Upstairs rent $1100, downstairs $850, with discount of $100 to the above mentioned cooperation/family rental. Utilities etc will be split and are not included. Laundry facilities on both ﬂoors, not shared, suite has private entry. The home is extremely private with side yard private concrete patio, decent sized fenced yard. Garage on the property is not included in rental, but storage for the lawnmower etc provided. Completely landscaped and fenced yard with a large deck on the front. No smokers please and no pets. References required. Walking distance to downtown. Available Jan 1,. reply to: bhanover@telus.net

Auto Accessories/Parts

Homes for Rent 3 bdrm, Summerland, brand new exec. view, very large, movie star closet, garage, jacuzzi, all applis, $1650. Dennis Realty Exec. 250-493-4372 577 Forestbrook Dr, 2bd, huge yard, workshop, $950, 1063004 S. Main, 3bd townhouse, $1000, Vijay 250-490-1530 For rent with option to purchase. Brand new 3200 sqft, 3bdrm, 2.5bath, +den, view to west of Summerland. Call for details $2000/mo +util. Avail. Jan. 250-488-2471 FURNISHED 2 bedroom cottage on north end of Skaha lake in Penticton. Jan. 1 - May 31. $895/month plus utilities. 1-250-477-4419 measton@paciﬁccoast.net Small clean 2bdrm house, quiet St., fenced, n/s, n/p, n/party, w/d, f/s, ref. $900/mo +util. 250-492-8695

Auto Services

Ofﬁce/Retail 1000-5000sq’ of Industrial/ Commercial Space for lease compounded yard w/security cameras, overhead doors. Warren Ave. 250-765-3295

Suites, Upper 1 bdrm, Summerland, in brand new home, kitchen, applis, $650. Dennis Realty Exec. (250)493-4372

Recreation Apex 1bdrm condo, weekly & nightly rates, n/s, n/p, Call between 5pm-9pm 250-494-1308

Rooms for Rent

Vernon: EastHill, modern reno’d 3bdrm, 6 appl, ac, cat ok, $1100. all inclusive. avail. Jan 1/15 or Feb 1. Damage Deposit not necessary in 1st month. 250-938-1889 aft 6pm

room, quiet, clean, sober person wanted, no guests, good location, share kitchen, bath, disability welcome, $395, (250)493-5087

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Penticton Western News Friday, December 23, 2011

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calendar December 23 FRATERNAL OF Eagles

ORDER has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Entertainment by Johnny Rock at 7 p.m. Prizes available. All members and guests welcome to their hall at 1197 Main St. ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has Okie Dokie karaoke at 6:30 p.m., fun darts and pool. SENIORS’ COMPUTER CLUB meets at the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Members drop-in from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the main hall. Call 250-770-7848 for more information. S INGLES S ENIORS LUNCH Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622. 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. SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN CENTRE has Tai Chi Chuan at 10 a.m., cardio dance at 11:10 a.m., new beginner line dance at 1 p.m. ANAVETS HAS KARAOKE with Jack and Owen at 7 p.m. 890 WING OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. A L C O H O L I C S ANONYMOUS HAS a big book meeting and 12x12 thumper group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St. in Penticton. Naramata group is at 8 p.m. at 3740 Third St. In Summerland, the step study meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday at noon at 361 Ade Ave.

SATURDAY

December 24 J EWISH L EARNING CENTRE for Christians is at 10 a.m. at the Bethel Pentecostal Church on 945 Main St. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has hamburgers and fries from noon to 4 p.m. Members and guests welcome to hall at 1197 Main St. ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street is closing its lounge at 5 p.m.

SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN CENTRE has partner cribbage the first and third Saturday each month. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 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. In Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH on 1825 Main St. is inviting the public to its Christmas Eve Service from 7 to 8 p.m. There is parking in the back and no Christmas service.

SUNDAY

December 25 ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street is closed for Christmas and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas. HAS ANA V E T S CHRISTMAS dinner for members and guests at 2 p.m. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles is hosting its annual Christmas dinner, cost by donation with proceeds going to Cops for Kids. Sign up sheet in social room. Members and guests welcome to hall at 1197 Main St. Merry Christmas to one and all.

MONDAY

December 26 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. FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has league pool and darts. 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. C ANADIAN R OYAL LEGION branch 40 has bridge at 1 p.m. 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 250-770-7848 for more info. S ENIORS W ELLNESS SOCIETY has stress and relaxation from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the United Church at 696 Main St. ANAVETS IS OPERATING during its regular hours. ELKS CLUB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. PENTICTON ACADEMY OF Music 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. A L C O H O L I C S ANONYMOUS NUX group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: *2011 RAV 4 up to $4750 cash back; is on FWD models only. Receive up to $750 in Boxing Week cash bonus, $1000 in customer cash incentive & $3000 in non-stackable cash for a total discount of $4750. **2011 Corolla up to $4500 cash back; Receive up to $500 in Boxing Week cash bonus, $1500 in customer cash incentive & $2500 Non-Stackable Cash for a total discount of $4500. ***2011 Venza up to $4750 cash back; valid on 4x4 models only; Receive up to $750 in Boxing Week cash bonus, up to $500 in customer cash incentive & $3500 in non-stackable cash for a total discount of $4750. 0% finance for 72 months, upon credit approval, available on Yaris Hatchback and Yaris Sedan. Non-stackable cash offers on select vehicles only. Valid on cash only retail delivery of select new unregistered Toyota vehicles, when purchased from a Toyota BC dealership. Non-stackable cash back offers may not be combined with Toyota Financial Services lease or finance rates. Vehicle must be purchased, registered and delivered by January 3, 2012. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. Visit your Toyota BC Dealer or www.toyotabc.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between Toyota prices, rates and/or other information contained in this advertisement (or on toyotabc.ca) and that contained on toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted.

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TUESDAY

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VIPASSANA and discussion group meets Tuesdays 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Call 250-4621044 for details. SOUTH MAIN DROPIN 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

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calendar 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.

YOU ARE AS OLD AS YOUR SPINE ~ Joseph Pilates

Get younger this year by signing up for a Pilates private lesson or class.

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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. MENTAL WELLNESS CENTRE has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. P E N T I C T O N PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB welcomes all photographers for slide shows, speakers, tips and networking every fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Penticton

Museum. More info at pentictonphotoclub@ gmail.com. $5 dropin, $50/year. 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. O K A N A G A N C ALEDONIAN P IPE 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. N AVAL P ENTICTON VETERANS meet every second Tuesday at 1 p.m. at 502 Martin St.

PENTICTON CONCERT BAND rehearses at 7 pm. Intermediate to advanced musicians (rusty musicians 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. B APTIST F IRST CHURCH in the Ark at 1498 Government St.

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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 at 2965 South Main St. For more info call Sue 250-492-0890, Fran 250-497-7850 or Penny-April 250 493-8183. MEET N OONERS ING 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 250460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798.

COMING EVENTS GIRL POWER is a selfesteem group for girls aged 10 to 12. There will be eight weekly sessions starting Jan. 25, 2012 from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. WITH NEW GARDENS opening up, the Penticton Community Garden is in need of donated garden tools: If you are downsizing or ready to part with duplicate digging forks, spades, hoses, etc., we should talk. Please call Carol at 250-496-5226. T HE P ENTICTON SOCIAL Justice Film and Discussion Series is looking for passionate individuals to join its planning committee. They meet every two weeks for about one to two hours to plan which films and discussions they will be having. The films aim to educate Penticton on some very important issues like child poverty and

homelessness, etc. If you are interested call Michelle at 250493-6822 or email, Filmseries.pawc@ gmail.com with Penticton film series in the subject line. OKANAGAN REGIONAL LIBRARY Summerland Branch hours are changing in the new year. With the help of customers, and the input they provided, the hours are as follows effective Jan. 3: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For further information, contact community librarian Sue Kline at 250-494-5591. In Oliver, the hours are as follows also effective Jan. 3: Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesdays from noon to 8 p.m., Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fridays from noon to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For further information, contact community librarian Vicky White at 250-498-2242. T HE P ENTICTON COMMUNITY Centre is ringing in the season with its first-ever openings on statutory holidays. The centre will be open on Boxing Day (Dec. 26) and New Year’s Day (Jan. 1) 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will be open for both fitness and aquatics users. Those looking to go for a dip will also enjoy special swimming rates: preschoolers five years and under will be admitted for $1; $2 for children between six and 12; $3 for youth from 13 to 18 years as well as seniors; and adults cost $5. The family rate is $10 per visit. The centre is located at 325 Power St.

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