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ocal irrigation districts were created so people could grow food. Today, instead of agricultural users, many of them serve mostly domestic users who expect clean, safe water to pour from the tap when they turn it on. Two of those districts in West Kelowna conclude decades of self-governance this year as the new District of West Kelowna takes them over, ending an era when they governed everything from water supplies to streetlights and cemetery operations. Reporter Judie Steeves interviewed some of those who remember the earlier days. See story on A3.

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CURRENT Lakeview Irrigation District board chair John Byland makes sure his company takes water conservation seriously, with water retention ponds for recycling all runoff from Bylands’ properties in West Kelowna.

FORMER Westbank Irrigation District board member Geoff Paynter continues to rely on the water, as his family has for generations, to keep his farm producing.

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From open flumes to high-tech water treatment Judie Steeves STAFF REPORTER

n so many ways it was a very different time. If a minnow popped out of the tap into your glass of drinking water, no one complained. If there was no water for a few days because of a problem in the system, people just ‘made do.’ There used to be ‘ditch riders’ who patrolled the delivery of water in flumes or ditches to ensure that none of it was illegally diverted to properties who were not paying customers. Sometimes bullet holes would appear in the wooden flumes that clung to the walls of ravines and hills bringing water down from upland reservoirs and streams. Someone would have to go out and repair the holes with hot tar to keep water losses to

a minimum. However, bullet holes weren’t the worst of the problem; there was considerable water loss in the Okanagan’s summer heat from open flumes, with estimates of up to 25 per cent. Quantity is still an issue, but as home use of water grew and agricultural use diminished, the needs of the users changed, and quality is now top of mind as well. Both the Westbank and Lakeview Irrigation Districts will be merged into the District of West Kelowna by the end of this year, and it will be the end of an era when irrigation districts were the focal point for their communities. The WID still is responsible for maintenance of the Westbank Cemetery, for instance, and LID for operation of the historic former Lakeview

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Heights Women’s Institute hall on Anders Road, as well as some parks and streetlights. It used to have responsibility for other services as well, including the landfill, dog licences and even fire protection. When the WID was formed in 1922 and LID in 1958, there was no local government body for either area, and since both have been operated as Improvement Districts under provincial legislation, with boards of trustees elected by a show of hands at the annual general meeting, they have both taken on other responsibilities over the years as needed. Those will all be transferred to West Kelowna as the districts are dissolved this year. Before the WID was even constituted, Geoffrey Paynter’s grandad, Edwin, would walk 28

miles to monitor the chain of lakes used as reservoirs in the watershed to provide irrigation water for the orchards of Westbank. His duties would involve opening valves on some of them and closing those on others to keep the flows right for users downstream. He retired after 43 years with the utility in the early 1960s. Between 1966 and 1973, the Powers Creek Water Users’ Community of Lower Glenrosa was amalgamated with the Westbank Water District and the WID, about the time the system was updated with the assistance of the funds from the federal Agriculture and Rural Development Act, or ARDA. The new system was designed to serve 1,500 acres of irrigable land and some 260 domestic connections servicing a population of about 13,000.

During his time, Paynter Lake was added to the chain, and the Nicola ditch was built to Dobbin Lake. The district’s other reservoirs are Bear or Lambly, Horseshoe, and, most recently, Tadpole Lake, adding water from the adjacent Nicola watershed via Alocin Creek (Nicola spelled backward), and benefiting LID, which also has a licence on it. (However, it was WID’s decision to pick up licences dropped by LID on the site that led to creation of Tadpole Lake.) Former WID manager Pat Poulin, who took over in 1985 and retired in 2002, remembers the construction of Tadpole as a very significant addition to the capacity of the district, both because of its size and because of its high altitude, since it captures and stores good quantities of winter snow.

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Both Geoff Paynter and his brother David served on the WID board, and Geoff also served on the Central Okanagan Regional District, in 1974, from 1975 to 1981 and again from 1990 to 1993. His brother served on the WID board for 17 years, while Geoff was a director for seven years. The seven Paynter siblings have 32 cousins still in the Westbank area, and well over 100 relatives there. During the 1970s, rapid growth was one of the bigger issues faced by the utility, particularly because demand times for domestic use are quite different than for agriculture use, he recalled. Balancing reservoirs were required to prevent the district running out of water at supper time, when everyone suddenly

turned on the taps, noted Paynter. “It was a trick getting a steady supply from the dams because it’s seven miles from Bear Creek to the intake on Powers Creek. To get water, we had to drive up there to open up the dam,” he explained. A population growth of 22 per cent meant the district had to run miles of pipelines to service new subdivisions. However, Paynter figures water quality was always the most serious issue faced by the district over the years. “We were trying to settle out the debris from a raging creek for our drinking water,” he comments. “It’s still an issue whether it’s necessary to give trees pure, chlorinSee Water A6

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City gearing up for International Children’s Winter Games Judie Steeves STAFF REPORTER

Thousands of people from around the world will come to Kelowna next January for the International Children’s Winter Games. And the economic spin-offs are expected to be close to $2 million. But the organizing committee is now looking for billets for an expected 700 athletes from more than 50 different cities from around the world and for an estimated 700 volunteers to help run the opening and closing ceremonies and work at the different sports events. Committee chairwoman Heather Schneider said now that the website is operational, it will be the hub of information about the games. It’s at www.kelowna2011.com. The event will run from Jan. 26 to Jan. 31. and it will be the first time the winter games have been held in North America. The games are for 12to 15-year-olds competing in sports like skiing, snowboarding, hockey,

skating and curling held at Big White, Telemark, Memorial and Rutland arenas, the Capital News Centre and the Kelowna Curling Club. One of those who intends to compete is 14-year-old Mitchell McCullough, a Kelowna speedskater who is among the top two or three in the province. He said he’s really looking forward to the opportunity to meet youngsters his age from around the world and from different cultures, and he hopes to make new friends. McCullough has been speedskating for the past seven years and has competed provincially and nationally but never internationally. He calls it the “ice version of track,” adding the Kelowna coaches are the best around. Kelowna Olympic skier Kelsey Serwa has been named as an ambassador to the games. She said competing in ski-cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she came in fifth, was the highlight of her career.

She commented that competing in sports creates important lessons that can be applied to everyday lives. Schneider announced that the Delta Grand Okanagan will be the home base for the games, as well as serving as the Athletes Village and the media centre. Big White will also be a partner for the games. Economic development officer Robert Fine said hosting the games in Kelowna will be great because January is traditionally a quiet time of the year in the Central Okanagan. It will also be a great opportunity for businesses in the Central Okanagan to connect with cities from around the world. Such an event aligns well with the economic development commission’s goal to think internationally and this is “an opportunity to introduce a lot of new people to Kelowna. It’s a good opportunity for exposure to the world,” he commented. The theme of the event is “connecting lives.”

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SKI-CROSS competitor Kelsey Serwa has been named an ambassador to the International Children’s Games in Kelowna. The games will take place in January and mark the first time they have been held in North America.

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Teen faces 1st degree murder plus assault on a second girl Cheryl Wierda STAFF REPORTER

The teenaged girl accused of taking the life of a fellow Mt. Boucherie Secondary School student on Wednesday night has also been charged with trying to stab another youth.

The 16-year-old made her first court appearance on charges of first degree murder and assault with a weapon on Friday afternoon, and sat quietly staring ahead in the prisoner’s docket as lawyers and the judge discussed when and where a bail hearing could take place.

Crown counsel Wendy Kavanagh had asked that the case go over two weeks so a pre-bail report could be filed, but defence lawyer Donna Turko objected to the adjournment. “My client would like to have her release date dealt with as soon as possible,” she told Judge Brad

Chapman. She also cited that a case can’t be adjourned for more than three days without the consent of an accused person. Because of that—and questions over whether her bail hearing could be held in provincial court or Supreme Court—the girl’s

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Much has changed since irrigation came to the Central Okanagan Water from A3 ated water with no colour or sediment,” he noted, adding, “it still may be necessary to twin them one day.” Twinning water systems allows higher-treated water to be directed to domestic users, while less-expensively treated water is used for agriculture, but it requires separated piping systems in the ground and replacing such infrastructure is expensive. It was water quality issues that prompted construction of the $18 million Powers Creek Water Treatment Plant, which opened in 2007. An ultraviolet disinfection system was added to it in 2009, taking it from being one of the most complainedabout, to one supplying some of the best water quality in the province. Agricultural use has dropped to about 20 per cent of overall flows, compared to 90 per cent in the past. Steve McGill has been with the WID for more than 30 years and remembers when he used to make 250 to 300 trips up to the lakes every year to change the controls on the dams, including hiking up to the highest ones on snowshoes in winter. He’s watched as it evolved from being a system supplying largely water for irrigation, to one where most of the water comes out of homeowners’ taps; from where

quantity was the top concern, to one where quality is. It’s also gone from a system where everything was done by hand, on foot, high up in the watershed, to one where, “I could operate our system today from a laptop on Mount Everest,” because it’s so automated, he comments. There used to be someone living in a fullyequipped cabin on the upland storage lakes listening to a radio for directions on controlling outflow from the lakes, he notes. Today, he says, it’s actually the fish who are the utility’s biggest customer, because the district is required to maintain adequate flows for fish to survive, yet then they’re killed downstream by stormwater outflows carrying contaminated water. He figures the biggest problem is the 10 per cent of watershed users who are “nutbars.” They’re the ones who light fires, and tear up dams, creeks and reservoirs. The health of the watershed includes people, but with that use comes a responsibility, he notes.

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On the other hand, it was World War II veterans who settled in the Lakeview Heights area on 12-acre parcels of land sold under the Veteran’s Land Administration in 1954.

To contemplate growing tree fruits on the dry, pine tree-studded hillside overlooking Okanagan Lake meant irrigation would be required. So before the parcels were created, a 49-foot high dam was built across a narrow valley to contain water diverted from Lambly Creek. At the time, some 2,400 acre feet of water storage was created, in a reservoir that was called Rose Valley after a pioneer who had settled in that area. Eric and Betty Brown picked the first plot of land in the new community, and planted an orchard after clearing it of the pine trees. “It was just dry pine forest without water,” commented Betty Brown, from the same home the couple built many decades ago. “We lived in the garage first, but some lived in tents the first year while they built their homes. It wasn’t too bad for us. And, anyway, it was ours,” she commented. They grew apples, pears, cherries, peaches, prunes and grapes on that land and a couple of other parcels they rented. She remembers a break in water supply once when they had to make do without water for a few days, but she says one of the neighbours came around with some water to help everyone out, and they managed.

Today there are houses all around them, and there are more grapes than orchards on the remaining agricultural land, she says. Reuben Huva was another one of the vets who bought a parcel of land in the 1950s and he was elected to the board of LID in 1964 until he took over as manager in 1966. One of the biggest issues he recalls was the continual maintenance of the wooden diversion flumes that brought water to Rose Valley five miles from Bear Creek. It snaked along the mountainside, spanned gullies and clung to canyon walls. When people shot holes in the flumes the water had to be shut off until someone could get in to repair the holes with hot tar. Most of the water was used for irrigating crops when he started, but by the time he left LID in 1985 it was 60 per cent domestic. He returned to the board in 1989 and served until he moved away in 1996. “Once subdivisions began occurring people from Alberta began coming to Lakeview Heights to retire,” commented Huva. Open flumes and ditches were replaced in 1969 with a big pipeline and the dam was raised 15 feet in 1977, to help keep up with the demand from an increasing population. The Shannon Lake

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STEVE MCGILL has worked for the Westbank Irrigation District for decades and remembers hundreds of trips to the six reservoir lakes. Water Utility joined LID in 1989, and more storage was added with construction of the Big Horn Dam in 1993. John Byland was first elected to the board in 1991 and has served as chairman for the past decade. His parents, Adrian and Katie Byland established Byland’s Nurseries in 1954 and began growing trees for the orchard industry. Byland believes they purchased a parcel of VLA land from the veteran who had first purchased it, and began their nursery business, using water from LID’s Rose Valley reservoir—except on their Atkinson Field where the district proved to be totally inflexible regarding an expansion of its boundaries, he recalled. Instead, they had to drill wells, which proved to be unreliable.

It was frustrating for the family since the field was only across the road. Ultimately, it was brought into the district. Today, the family intensively farms 400 acres of land, growing nursery plants, largely for wholesale distribution, but also for sale through Maria’s Byland’s Garden Centre. It’s the largest single water user in the district and the largest agriculture producer and he admits he has some concerns about agriculture not being properly represented on West Kelowna council, now that it will be responsible for water district operation. “It was Victoria’s decision. Where we’re a single-purpose board, council won’t have the time to focus on water issues,” he explained. “People need to pay attention to water. Don’t take it for granted. Learn about how it’s managed.

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Without water, we’re not in business. “Just 48 hours without water could simply put us out of business,” he added soberly. Byland’s recycles its water, retaining all runoff in large retention ponds and has spent $1 million in recent years to become cutting edge in terms of water conservation. Drip irrigation is used on all larger plants. He rues the loss of active farms in the district and recalls, “Lakeview Heights used to be beautiful in spring with the blossoms.” Under the careful stewardship of its board, LID provides water of excellent quality to its customers, and he feels that to follow Interior Health’s requirements for double treatment of water, would be a total waste of money. “We’re debt-free, too,” he commented. The two districts are turning over two “wonderful, well-run utilities” to West Kelowna, he noted. He estimated the value of LID’s assets at

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Irrigation districts to merge with municipality Water from A6 $50 million new, but $25 or $30 million in book value. Darren Schlamp, chairman of WID, estimated its assets at $35 million or so, including about $3 million in downtown Westbank properties, but the replacement costs he estimated at $50 million to $70 million. The district is also carrying $11 million in

debt for the treatment plant, which will be repaid solely by taxpayers in that specified area, even under West Kelowna’s governance. Schlamp notes that in order to be fair to everyone, any users added to the system should be required to pay toward the up-front costs of the new treatment plant paid by those ratepayers already there. West Kelowna May-

Doug Findlater or Doug Findlater said the district will be discuss-

ing a Water Management Plan in the coming year and he’s hopeful the transition for the two water districts will be as smooth as possible. Instead of a ‘handson’ board such as governed them until now, they will be governed by a board— the municipal council—that sets policy, to be carried out by professional engineers and knowledgeable staff, he explained.

Any changes that do occur will happen in open council debates, he said, pointing out that three water utilities have already been inherited from the regional district by West Kelowna. Change, he said, is natural. Incorporation of the District of West Kelowna has been all about change. This is just one of many. jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com

N?8KËJ @E PFLI N8CC<K6 If someone were to pick up your purse or wallet and look through it, what would they learn about you? What is in your wallet? A driver’s licence? Cash? Are there bank cards or credit cards? Do you keep your SIN card or health cards in there? Does your wallet contain a Tim’s Card, gym card, AirMiles card, or grocery store cards? Are there any photos of loved ones in your wallet? What other things are found in your purse or wallet? The contents of my wallet are pretty standard. My driver’s license testifies to my identity. It gives my name, age, gender, height, weight, and eye color. It testifies that I have a residence in BC. It also declares that I possess the physical and mental ability to operate a motor vehicle. My BC medical and private extended medical cards testify that I am a resident of the province, authorized to receive medical and dental treatment. My SIN card testifies that I am authorized to work, establish a bank account, apply for government benefits and apply for credit. My bank card testifies I have a chequing and/or savings account. Credit cards declare I am creditworthy. My gym card declares I take my health seriously and work out to promote my health. My Tim’s card testifies why I have to go to the gym! My Save-on More, Safeway and Costco cards testify to my delight in shopping for good food and other products that will make my life more enjoyable. Pictures of loved ones in my wallet reveal the identity of those closest to me. I have those pictures in my wallet as a reminder for me and a way of sharing the identity of my loved ones with others. I am sure that the wallets and purses of most people reading this article contain many of the items I have listed above. The contents of my wallet say some really important things about me. They testify that I am no different than most all my fellow Canadians. I want to be a law abiding citizen and have all of the right identification, so that I can take advantage of all I am entitled to by the law of the land. My wallet testifies that money and finances are important to me. The cards in my wallet give me instant access to cash or credit for purchases. My wallet testifies that I belong to a family: I am loved and I love others. Recently I conducted a memorial service for woman who had reached a good age. Her daughters testified that she had a strong attachment to the Lord and His church. She was born and raised in the Prairies and was a pillar of faith in a rural Lutheran congregation. During her twilight years, her attachment to a particular congregation

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waned. I did not know this woman, yet I prayed to God for some information about her that would help me to conduct her service in a way which gave all those assembled a unique insight into her life and give God the glory. God answered my prayer. One of her daughters had gone through her deceased mother’s purse. She found most all the normal things in her purse. She found cards which established identity and entitlement. However, she also found something truly unique that she shared with me. It was a carefully laminated business card. On one side of the card was the name, address and telephone number of a vendor. The name and address had been stamped on the card with an ink stamp. It looked as though the card may have gotten wet; the ink had run and the letters were so blurred you could not read them, yet the card was precious to this woman, as she had obviously laminated the dried card. Its precious attachment for this woman was revealed by the other side of the card, upon which these words were printed: ‘The Light of God surrounds me, The Love of God enfolds me The Power of God protects me, The Presence of God watches over me, Wherever I am, God Is.’ With this card, she told her daughter and all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, siblings, all her friends, all other relatives, me, and now you, who she was, is, and always will be. By this card, this woman declared that she was a child of God. She declared that God had walked with her through this life and also ushered her into eternity when she breathed her last. She believed this promise that Jesus made: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. (John 14:1-3). This was her story. This is what she trusted all the days of her life among us. What a testimony! What a witness! What this woman kept in her wallet really moved me. If your wallet is like mine, it contains a lot of evidence on what we place our faith and trust in and what we desire. Our wallets testify that we want a place we can call home. We want health, wealth and the independence that vehicles and money can provide. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with what’s in my wallet. Every reasonable

and prudent person should have all these things in his or her wallet or purse. There is nothing wrong with having a nice place to live, good health and good food. These are all gifts from God, for our good. The problem is what was missing from my wallet: nothing in my wallet bears testimony to the most important aspect of my life, namely, my faith. There is nothing to testify to my identity and home that transcends my identity as a Canadian living at an address in Kelowna, British Columbia with the ability to make and spend money. There is nothing in my wallet that says that I: am a child of God; belong to a royal priesthood made up of all believers; live with God and that God lives with me; believe that one day, my address will be in eternity and I won`t need all the stuff in my wallet when I get there. Inspired by the faith of this woman, I designed a business card-sized faith identity card for my wallet. On the one side my card quotes this scripture passage: “Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:23). On the other side, the card declares: By His Passion, Jesus redeemed me. By His love, He daily transforms me. By His wisdom, the Spirit guides me. By His power and might, God protects me. God is with me today, tomorrow, and for eternity. If you want one of my cards to put in your wallet, drop by the church some Sunday morning and pick one up. Join us for worship at 10:30AM. Or, send your request for a card by mail to the address below, or email us at Info@gracelutherankelowna.com and I will sent you a card at no charge, no strings attached. You will not be put on a mailing list. Looking forward to hearing from you. In Christ, Pastor Ed Skutshek

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Future of Olympic podium with WFN connections still up in the air Jason Luciw STAFF REPORTER

B.C. Public Affairs Minister Ben Stewart was tight-lipped on both the location and future of an Olympic podium that the Westbank First Nation wants to get its hands on. The minister could only say officially that all podiums were in the hands of the International and Canadian Olympic Committees. However, he said that all podiums were highly coveted and it was his hope that some would end up in museums here in B.C. The platform the Westbank First Nation wants was manufactured from lodgepole pine from the WFN’s 46,000-hectare community forest above Peachland and West Kelowna. WFN Coun. Mike DeGuevara told Stewart Friday morning that his band council would like to have the podium for posterity, mentioning the band

would be willing to donate the platform for medal presentation ceremonies at the 2011 International Children’s Winter Games in Kelowna in January. However, Stewart said the future of the podiums was out of his hands, although he added he would at least make inquiries about the podium’s possible use at the children’s games. Moments later, during a speech to the B.C. Community Forest Association’s annual general meeting in Westbank, Stewart highlighted the historical significance of the lodgepole podium, used for medal ceremonies at Cypress Mountain. “On Feb. 14, Alex Bilodeau stood on wood harvested and grown by Westbank First Nation community forest and he was the first Canadian to take home a gold medal on home soil, celebrated on lodgepole pine from this community forest.” Stewart told delegates

that those podiums made from wood from other B.C. community forests also hold similar significance for the nation. “Others soon followed. Christine Nesbitt won speed skating gold (celebrated) on Douglas fir from the Powell River community forest. The Canadian short-track (speed skating) team celebrated gold on larch harvested in the Ktunaxa community forest. Jon Montgomery’s skeleton gold was served on the podium of the Dungate community forest,” continued Stewart. “On and on it went, medal after medal, memory after memory.” Stewart told meeting delegates that the B.C. government and the Vancouver Olympic Committee put together commemorative shadow boxes to give to each community forest in recognition of their contributions to the podiums. “Each shadow box contains a medal tray, exactly the same as those

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B.C. FORESTS MINISTER Pat Bell presents Westbank First Nation Chief Robert Louie with memorabilia from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in recognition of the WFN Community Forests’ contribution of pine for one of the medal presentation podiums used at Cypress Mountain during the Games. used during the games and a picture of the world’s

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Revitalization plan set in motion Jason Luciw STAFF REPORTER

West Kelowna is about to take the plunge, entering into a process that hopes to inject new life into Westbank. The municipality is scheduled to award a $117,000 contract Tuesday to Urban Forum Associates for what’s being called the Westbank Centre Revitalization Plan. Earlier this year, the municipality budgeted up to $150,000 for a plan that would give a boost to an area that was once considered the Westside’s commercial core. However, since the proliferation of retail development on adjacent Westbank First Nation land, mostly within the last five years, parts of the Westbank centre within the municipality’s jurisdiction have suffered. Some small business owners packed up shop and moved closer to big

box stores on WFN land like Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, Home Depot and London Drugs. Other retailers like Cooper’s Foods and Pharmasave abandoned their Westbank locations all together. Banks like CIBC, RBC and BMO have also moved out within the last decade. However, some retailers and banks like, Save On Foods, Shoppers Drug Mart, local jeweler JK Schmidt, Scotiabank and Interior Savings, continue to thrive in the area. And remaining businesses have called on council to help revitalize Westbank. Incidentally, this plan will be the second to be attempted within the last four years. The last plan was completed in 2007, but was shelved prior to West Kelowna incorporation. The Central Okanagan Regional District board

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The controversial comprehensive development zone dubbed the CD-21 Zone is back before council Monday morning—this time with individualized complaints. At the bequest of the mayor, each councillor has compiled their own personal list of queries, complaints and compromises they would like to add the discussion. Though the lists were supposed to be limited to individual council members top three issues with the project, some saw fit to fill full pages with

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On the road again Canadian Blues artist known for his harmonica licks returns to the stage at the Minstrel Café next week. Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

Harpdog Brown. It doesn’t sound like a tag you’d earn from some slickly dressed Kitsalano barflies. Nonetheless, Dog credits a couple of yuppie puppies from the trendy city with landing on the only name that ever really took, in his estimation. And since that Wednesday evening in 1989— he’s very clear on the details—he’s stuck to his guns about keeping it. Even his e-mails come in signed Dog and he pretty well leaves questions about his real name,

hanging, rocketing straight into the Harpdog tale and refusing to let go. It’s somewhat like a dog with a bone, you might say. “This was all before there was a Snoop Doggy Dog. Even Hollywood wasn’t doing the dog thing yet,” he says, in a raspy textbook, blues singer tone. One can’t help but wonder if it isn’t just an act. His entry into the business has a similar ring. Adopted and funneled through the foster care system, Dog was a died-in-the-wool Rolling Stones fan by the time he was a teenager, forming a band to do covers of their tunes, picking up the guitar, the whole nine yards. But when his bandmate died—a result of natural causes—he lost himself a bit, he explains, and started looking into the roots of the Rolling Stones music.

Like the name, the genre just stuck and the rest, as they might say in a blues song, is just some doggone good history. He may not have picked the name or the music, but as the tale growls out of the barrelchested harmonica fiend, whose breath runs so deep you can hear him taking long draws of his cigarette even over the phone, one has to admit he is every bit the classic persona. “Undeniable belonging is what the blues gave me,” he says. “That’s how it kind of happened. Then over the course of the years you just sort of find yourself and you find your truth and your honesty.” Then, of course, you sing about it. The blues aren’t about chord progressions, they are about telling a story and sharing your story with everyone else. And he’s found plenty of stor-

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ies to tell over the years. On this tour, for example, he might be talking a little about his return to the stage after a 13-year hiatus. The only Canadian to ever win a Muddy Award—the award was named for blues great Muddy Waters and is offered by Portland’s Cascade Blues Association— he was Juno nominated and on the brink of commercial success when he left the business. He had even cut an album at Minstrel Café owner Clare Anderson’s former establishment in Winnipeg, the Sidetrack Café. The album is named for the café. The timing was right for audiences as well.

While the genre has never been huge in this neck of the woods, the success of the Downchild Blues Band (the real Blues Brothers for the uninitiated), Powder Blues, the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan, by the early 1990s there was definitely an appetite. He and his son’s mother even induced the birth of his son so he could make his tour stops over the border. But that’s when it hit him. Sitting in a motel room, he realized he didn’t want to be one of those musicians on the road, pulling wallet photos out to show around the table. When he explains how he made the decision, it sounds a little bit like his

description of how you learn to play the harmonica. “You got to get it under your skin,” is the exact quote. Apparently, absentee parenting appealed about as much as learning music from a score sheet—and it’s a good thing he took that attitude. His son was born deaf, though with the help of a cochlear implant he’s got the musical ear of his father, learning to play the clarinet in school. And the now slightly older Dog, says he’s ready to return to a full touring schedule—a little wiser, a little more mature and finally in it entirely for the right reasons. Since he left the

stage, a few things have changed. Internet, for example, has made it possible to promote one’s self far and wide from the corner of his easy chair and his skill on the harmonica has caught the attention of a young lady with a penchant for the instrument in Holland. She’s actually from Australia, but she’ll be taking Harpdog and his piano player, Graham Guest to Europe, offering up a band and a chance to see the sights. At least for this week, though, Harpdog Brown has his sights set on Kelowna where he plays the Minstrel Cafe next Thursday, June 10, cover charge at the door. jsmith@kelownacapnews.com

DR. DAVID WIKENHEISER You may close your eyes when you kiss, but I will bet that you don’t hold your breath, no matter how you feel about your romantic partner. We all know that our health depends on the condition of our teeth, mouth, and digestive system. However, did you know that you can be directly affected by your romantic partner’s digestive health, and if you are not holding your breath, you may be risking the “Kiss of Death”? Toxic dental metals like mercury, the presence of bacteria with nasty names like Staph, Strep, and Haemophilus, and even yeast infections are often present in the mouths of people who are experiencing poor health. The Heart Disease Foundation in New York found that antibiotics used to treat infections were not effective in the presence of toxic metals, including mercury and lead. In fact, lead and mercury were found to be a contributing factor for bacterial and viral infections that recurred months after they were initially thought to be resolved. Dental mercury in you or your romantic partner’s mouth increases your risk of developing serious bacterial infections, in your mouth, digestive system, and even in your heart. How about poor digestion? Poorly digested food is poorly absorbed. Poorly digested food has a tendency to ferment and produce gas, also known as ﬂatulence. Do you have digestive gas? Is it Loud and Proud, or Silent and Deadly? Loud and Proud gas is produced from the fermentation of poorly digested carbohydrates. Silent and Deadly gas is produced by the fermentation of poorly digested proteins. Of course, digestive gases may also be produced by bacterial infections in the small and large intestines. Digestive gas is embarrassing and you may chose to just hold it in. However, that held gas will not just magically disappear. Gases, such as carbon dioxide and digestive gases are readily absorbed into our blood. When that blood returns to our lungs the held gases will be released and we will exhale them. This is another great reason to hold your breath when you kiss someone with poor digestive health. Getting the right digestive and toxic metals testing will help you to identify what is putting your health at risk. What health risks are you facing from your romantic partner? Knowing this you may ﬁnd yourself taking a closer interest in the health of the people you are romantically interested in, before you put yourself at risk of having a “Kiss of Death”.

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A cyclist injured in a hit and run collision on Tuesday is urging the driver to come forward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She needs to come forward,â&#x20AC;? said Sharon Lonergan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If nothing else, for closure for me.â&#x20AC;? Lonergan was cycling on Sexsmith Road toward Highway 97 shortly before 6 p.m. when an oncoming car made a left turn onto Longhill Road, knocking Lonergan off the road and into a ditch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We assume she knows she hit me,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hit the front of her car and I flew 40 feet.â&#x20AC;? The crash left Lonergan, who was planning to participate in Ironman this summer, with a concussion, broken clavicle and broken pelvis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s changed my life. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken away my pas-

sion,â&#x20AC;? said Lonergan of the driver of the white four-door sedan. And while she recovers, Lonerganâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who describes herself as one of the most cautious cyclists out thereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;also has a message for drivers to pay attention to and respect cyclists in bike lanes and along the roadway. As well, she urges those cyclists who still donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wear helmets to get one on their head. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have had my helmet, my husband would be planning my funeral,â&#x20AC;? she said. Kelowna RCMP are looking for anyone who may have witnessed this collision and have a more detailed description of the vehicle (ie. make/model, licence plate). Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. John Doane at the Kelowna RCMP at 250762-3300.

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and roaming the roads, Wise said fear not, there is nothing out of the ordinary about their presence. Marmots build a summer den and a winter den and move out of populated places like the city as summer approaches, by building dens to hop to as they flee the area. For now, that means a lot of marmots on city streets and according to Wise, it will likely mean heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll receive several calls from concerned car owners finding the little critters are burrowing in their cars.

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Traffic to change for bypass paving Traffic using Glenmore Road will hit a road block next week. According to the city, paving of the new Glenmore Bypass will begin Tuesday morning and, weather permitting, the

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work is expected to be completed by Friday But on Tuesday, northbound traffic on Glenmore Road will be diverted to single lane traffic on the west side of Glenmore Road between Kane Road and north of Dallas Road to accommodate the work. Single lane alternating traffic will be required along the north end of Glenmore Road during the afternoon between Corbinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store and the northern project limit. Starting 7 a.m. on Wednesday southbound traffic on Glenmore Road will be diverted onto the bypass via Cross Road. Traffic will then continue along Glenmore Road to Kane Road.

Northbound traffic on Glenmore Road will be diverted onto the bypass at Dallas Road and then back onto Glenmore Road via Cross Road. Single-lane alternating traffic will be required at the north end of the bypass during the afternoon. Cross and Union Roads at the intersections of the bypass will be closed for two hours consecutively between approximately 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. No through traffic will be permitted during these times. Once asphalt is fully compacted and cooled, the intersections will be re-opened. Transit route 7, Glenmore north of Kane Road

will be re-routed during construction. For more information on the temporary transit route, visit www.bctransit.com. Detours will be in place and traffic personnel will direct motorists. Motorists are reminded to slow down within the construction zone and obey all traffic control devices. No traffic delays are expected on Thursday and Friday, however motorists are asked to be mindful of construction crews operating in the area. The Glenmore Bypass is expected to open at the end of June. Go to kelowna.ca/ roadreport for the most up-to-date road closures and road construction.

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hoever said, “No one needs a vacation more than the person who just had one,” may have just come back from a cruise or a trip to Disneyland. I just came back from both. It had been three years since our family had gone on holidays, so we were all very excited when my beautiful 87 year old grandmother generously offered to take 19 of us on a cruise, something we had never done. Since the ship would be departing from California, my husband

and I decided to take our kids to Disneyland the week before. Somehow we had forgotten how overly stimulating the happiest place on earth can be and booked a stay of six days. Not that standing in long congested line-ups was stimulating, but the combination of excitement, boredom and an overabundance of people was exhausting. “These line-ups are brutal,” I complained to a stranger standing in line behind me for an hour and a half just so our little girls could get their picture taken with three Disney princesses. “I know,” he replied. “It’s like we’re stuck in a human trap operated by a mouse.” A big fan of imaginative rides and garbage cans every ﬁve feet, the experience wasn’t entirely frustrating. I felt a deep sense of appreciation for the Magic Kingdom and an even deeper appreciation for the sheer joy my children displayed as they ran from one lineup to the next. “Hurry up and wait,” became

our mantra. But that was fine. We were about to go on a cruise where there would be nothing to do but relax and avoid long boring line-ups. Little did I know that our first experience with the cruise would be a two hour line to get on the ship followed by another line for the buffet lunch. Feeling like cattle became part of this trip as well. Unpacking in our small cabin quarters, I felt something I continued to feel the duration of the trip: trapped. Even when we ported three times in Mexico and lined up to get off the ship I felt confined by the rules and timelines of the cruise. The invitation to have dinner with the entire family every night in the dining room may

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Funerals are an important ritual and need to be respected

he death of a senior is traumatic. It may occur after an illness or unexpectedly while sleeping. Whenever or however it happens, families need to be able to grieve and bring closure to the death of the senior. Other people whose lives have been touched by the senior also need to be able to grieve and bring closure. Our society brushes dying and death aside as it is too painful to watch and feel emotionally. Memories of the senior need to be hon-

SENIORS’ CONCERNS

Sharen Marteny ored and remembered by people who cared. In addition, it is as important to realize that the physical presence of the senior is gone. This is a major loss that needs to be recognized. Grief and closure of the loss of the physic-

al presence of the senior can be assisted by a funeral service. The funeral is for the people who have to live on without the physical presence of the senior. The funeral ritual assists to grieve and bring closure. Rituals are an important part of life. At a celebration of life memorial service there are pictures of the senior but seldom the body in the casket or even the cremated remains. A picture is easier to look at and evokes less emotion than a casket. The life of the senior

is celebrated but the death of the senior is not. Frequently the senior’s body will go into a closed casket without the family or friends having had a chance to view the body. For many people part of the grieving process is seeing the body. At the gravesite the mound of earth is covered with a sheet of artificial grass so that it will not be upsetting. Everything is done to assist the mourners to not lose control of their emotions. All of the rituals

which are meant to assist the family and friends to grieve and bring closure to the emotional and

‘‘ RITUALS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE.

physical loss of the senior have lost their significance and value.

Often the cremated remains are taken and spread at a location that is special to the senior. Generations to come need a place to visit that acknowledge that the senior lived on this earth. When the cremated remains are spread this connection is lost. Cemeteries are a safe place to evoke emotion. Generations of families can come to visit and connect with the senior. With our mobile society it is comforting to know that there is an identifiable location of a gravesite or memorial

wall that marks the life of the senior. Without a place that marks the name and the dates that the senior lived we run the risk of becoming a forgotten generation. Even the obituary allows for the announcement and reality of the death. (Thank you to Aron Meier at Valleyview Funeral Home for providing information for this column.) Sharen Marteny is a certified seniors advisor in Kelowna 250-212-1257 www.seniorsconsulting.net

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Apple Bowl re-opens after months of renovations The Apple Bowl will re-opened to the public Friday after eight months of renovations. The Apple Bowl was closed in November for improvements, including a new drainage system around the perimeter of the track, relocation of the high jump, javelin facility and reconstruction of the long jump/triple jump facility. The facility is home to the Okanagan Sun Canadian Junior Football team, Okanagan Chal-

lenge Soccer Club, Okanagan Track and Field Club, Special Olympic Track and Field Club and secondary school football and track and field events. In other city recreation facility news, stadium lighting is now operational at Elks Stadium downtown for evening events. That facility is home to five primary tenants— the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League, the junior and senior Kelowna Jays, the Kelowna Athlet-

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ics (premier regional minor baseball team) and the Okanagan College baseball team. Installation of a new ice slab floor at Rutland Arena’s west ice surface continues and construction at Kings Stadium is also underway with landscaping, fencing and the installation of a new grandstand. Both projects will be complete in July. In August, the federal government announced $1 million in funds for

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South Africa: Be on the ball between World Cup matches Christopher Reynolds CONTRIBUTOR

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Maybe it was impetuous of me to hand that money over to the young woman in Soweto. Possibly it was imprudent to slip on the harness and ride the caged industrial elevator to the top of that mural-covered utility tower turned bungee venue. Certainly it was unsettling to stand on the ledge, wind whistling in my ears and the township sprawling 300 feet below. “Five!” chanted the young men behind me. “Four! Three! Two!…” But there’s no thrill without risk, right? This is what I told myself, and this must be what the high pooh-bahs of soccer were thinking when they brushed aside worries about crime, public health and infrastructure and decided to stage the FIFA World Cup in South Africa from June 11 to

July 11. Thousands of North Americans must be thinking that way too: Although the U.S. has little chance of winning the 32-team competition, Americans have bought more than 130,000 tickets, outpacing every country but South Africa itself. In other words, lots of people will be taking leaps of faith around here in the days ahead. So I’ve just auditioned 10 adventures and excursions in and around Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria—animal encounters, coastal walks, big-city explorations and the one flying leap, all within easy range of a World Cup venue. I stroked a cheetah, groomed an elephant, tasted crocodile (nothing like chicken) and checked out four stadiums. How often in life does a traveler behold the beautiful game and the Beautiful Game, furry cheek by stubbled jowl? I did most of my exploring in the company of a guide or a group or local friends, and instead

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NEAR CAPE TOWN: CAPE POINT

Cape Point isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the southernmost tip of Africa, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the southwesternmost, but because of its dramatic shape, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where you sense the continent running out. A towering rocky promontory shames Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cliffs of Moher; stunted scrub slopes feel as remote as any quarter of South Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patagonia, and the baboons roam free and will grab food and open your car doors and scramble in. Walk or take a shuttle bus to the 1860 Cape Point Lighthouse then hike the Light House Keepers Trail. I grabbed a sandwich to go from the restaurant (more nice views) and set off on a narrow trail cut into a steep, scrubby slope. The trail ends at Dias Point, a far finger of

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NEAR CAPE TOWN: THE CAPE WINELANDS

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Just about the worst move you could make in Johannesburg, many locals say, would be to linger after dark in crime-ridden Hillbrow, the neighborhood next to Ellis Park Stadium. But if you have tickets for one of the matches at the stadium, remember: This is where, in 1995, South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thenpresident Nelson Mandela (now 91 and retired from public life) donned a green athletic shirt and walked onto the field to show solidarity with the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mostly white national rugby team as it faced a World Cup final match. This is the boundary-breaking moment the movie Invictus was built

around, and white South Africans still marvel at the power of that moment. Near Ellis Park is a spot you can visitâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Constitution Hill, where South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest court meets in a chamber partly built from recycled prison bricks. With cattle hides stretched across the justicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tables, windows showing the feet of passersby and an open visitor area, the symbolism of the 2004 design is a virtual demand the jurists work with transparency and humility. (www.constitutionalcourt.org.za).

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universe will be Johannesburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dramatically upgraded Soccer City Stadium, site of the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first match (South Africa versus Mexico on June 11) and its final one on July 11. Locals call it the Calabash, because its pixilated red-and-brown exterior reminds them of a traditional pot for preparing food or brewing beer. But if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re curious about South African society, another vital stop is just a few miles away: Soweto. Born in the early 20th century as a residence for black male laborers, the township received global attention in the 1970s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s as a site of profound poverty and key battles in the campaign against apartheid. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big chunk of Johannesburg (40 to 100 square miles, depending how you count) with two malls, a major hospital and an estimated two million or more residents, some in spacious residences with water and electricity that would look at home in Simi Valley, others in squattersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shacks. (Imagine if Tijuana were part of San Diego.) Sign on for a daylong tour and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see Vilakazi Street, where Mandela lived in the 1940s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s and where Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu lives now. I took away a more personal impression from the Motsoaledi Informal Settlement (a.k.a. squattersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; camp), where about 20,000 people live in shacks and unemployment is estimated at 60 per

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Some of the best wildlife game-viewing in South Africa is at Kruger National Park—which is convenient if you’re headed to watch a match in the nearby city of Nelspruit, or if you’ve set aside a few days for travel around the country. But for travelers who want to grab game encounters closer to Johannesburg, Pilanesburg Game Reserve (www.pi-

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For an easy bird’s-eye view of downtown Joburg, try the 50th-floor observation deck of the Carlton building. Or in Soweto visit the Orlando Towers which have been rigged with gear for bungee jumping and something called “power swinging.” Soon I was stepping into the orange shipping containers that serve as the operation’s offices. Then I was up top, trying to keep cool. “Look,” I wanted to say. “I can see Desmond Tutu’s house from here.” But what came out was: “Um. Feeling some nerves.” “Perfectly natural,” said the jump master. Then came the countdown. And then I took the big step and plunged in free-fall for a purported 3.5 seconds (it felt like less). As tension on the ropes increased, my fall slowed and I swung back and forth, the enormous murals decorating the towers growing and shrinking and coming and going at crazy angles. Eventually the Earth came up to gently greet me. It was a hoot. I hope the World Cup works out the same way. To learn more: • FIFA: www.fifa.com/ worldcup. • South Africa tourism: www.southafrica.net.

NEAR JOHANNESBURG: PRETORIA

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the sick dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feces, and spread from dog to dog by direct contact or indirect contact through the environment. The virus is extremely resistant and can stay in the environment for many months and it survives extremely cold and hot temperatures. Puppies are the most susceptible. Certain breeds, such as Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, and Pit bull terriers as well as other black and tan colored dogs may be more susceptible than other breeds. There are two forms of canine Parvovirus infection: intestinal and cardiac. The cardiac form is less common and affects puppies infected in the uterus or shortly after birth until about eight weeks of age. The virus attacks the heart muscle and the puppy often dies suddenly or after a short period of breathing difficulty. The intestinal form is much more common. The disease is manifested by signs of lethargy, diarrhea that shortly becomes bloody, vomiting and fever. The profound vomit-

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Dr. Moshe Oz ing and diarrhea lead to severe dehydration. In addition the virus causes weakness of the immune system and the dog becomes prone to secondary bacterial infection. Dogs who catch Parvovirus usually die from the dehydration it causes or secondary infection rather than the virus itself. With severe disease, dogs can die within 48 to 72 hours without treatment. Dogs show symptoms four to seven days after the infection took place. The earliest the disease is diagnosed and treated the better the chance the dog has to survive. Without treatment the mortality rate is around 90 per cent, even with treatment recovery is not guaranteed but increases the survival rate and it may reach 80 per cent.

The treatment is supportive treatment, which includes hospitalization, re-hydration by IV fluids, antibiotics for the secondary bacterial infection, anti-nausea medication, vitamins and minerals, and sometimes supplementation of blood plasma to provide passive immunity and protein supplementation. A dog that successfully recovers from Parvovirus sheds the virus for a few days. Ongoing infection risk is primarily from fecal contamination of the environment due to the virusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to survive many months in the environment. Neighbors and family members with dogs should be notified of infected animals so that they can ensure that their dogs are vaccinated or tested for immunity. The house and the dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close environment should be cleaned with bleach. Prevention is the best way to ensure that a puppy or dog remains healthy because the disease is extremely virulent and contagious. Puppies are getting a ser-

ies of three vaccines, 3-4 weeks apart starting at the age of 6-8 weeks. Vaccine will take up to 2 weeks to reach effective levels of immunity. I recommend my clients keep the dog confined at home, prevent contact with other dogs and the external environment, until they are fully immunized, in order to decrease the likelihood of infection. To summarize: The keywords are vaccination and early treatment. It is extremely important to vaccinate puppies according to the protocol to achieve maximal protection. In unprotected dogs, when Parvovirus infection is suspected it is extremely important to contact your veterinarian ASAP. First sign to look for is lethargy, if the puppy is tired, and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have appetite it might be a sign of the disease. Contact your veterinarian and get your puppy examined, early treatment can save life. Dr. Moshe Oz operates Rose Valley Veterinary Hospital in West Kelowna, 2476 Westlake Rd. 250-769-9109 rosevalleyveterinaryhospital@gmail.com

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Passion in aviation inspires an entrepreneurial dream

he last time I heard the phrase “sky high” was in 2008 and it was the title of a song recorded by a U.K. rock group. This week, I am going to talk about a young man, whose love of flight inspired the creation of his foray into the world of the entrepreneur. The road to entrepreneurial venture creation has often started with a set of circumstances from both a personal and business core that move an individual to thinking, acting and believing he or she has arrived at a crossroad in their life. Selfemployment via entrepreneurial pursuit has become, in our global society, a realistic avenue for such change. Peter Flynn, founder and proprietor of Sky High Aerial Photography, contacted me recently and I automatically thought he must be a helicopter pilot.

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Joel Young Little did I know what lay before me. Flynn, originally from San Diego, California moved to B.C. when his father got a contract to work in Prince George. He completed high school there and after a one year exchange in France, went to Trent University in Ontario where he completed a business degree in marketing and finance in 2001. He worked in advertising and marketing in the Toronto and Montreal areas before moving to Vancouver in 2007 to work in the 2010 Olympics marketplace in the sponsorship field.

While in Vancouver, fate began to design a significant milestone in Peter’s life that would change him forever and, set in motion his journey into the entrepreneurial spirit realm. He was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and the medical community suggested his departure from his professional life, given its added stressors. Ironically, and here is where “change in circumstances” has entered the scene, a couple of winters ago, Flynn received a small remote-controlled airplane for Christmas and he found himself feeling delighted at the thought of flying the device with its similarities to an actual plane. From this germ of an idea, he came up with a a new, less stressful but profitable career, where he could use his marketing and advertising skills and enjoy his love

City in Action PUBLIC HEARING Notice is given that City Council will hold a public hearing on: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 6pm Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water Street Council Chambers Council will hear representations from the public who deem an interest in the properties aﬀected by proposed amendments to Zoning Bylaw 8000 for:

Text Amendment

Bylaw No. 10269 (TA09-0006) Owner/Applicant: City of Kelowna The City of Kelowna is proposing housekeeping amendments to City of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 8000 with respect to general deﬁnitions, agri-tourist accommodation and the A1 – Agriculture 1 zone.

860 Saskatoon Road

Lot 1, Section 22, Township 26, ODYD, Plan 20473 Bylaw No. 10343 (Z10-0024) The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property in order to accommodate a suite within the existing principal dwelling. Requested zoning change: from the RU1 – Large Lot Housing zone to the RU1s – Large Lot Housing with Secondary Suite zone. Owner/Applicant: Larry Plett

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Lot 167, Section 18, Township 27, ODYD, Plan 24361 Bylaw No. 10344 (Z09-0067)

of flight. So, began many hours of research of planning a new aerial photography venture. In 2008, knowing his father had moved to Kelowna, and being unhappy with his medical treatment, Flynn came to the Okanagan to start his venture. Sky High Aerial Photography was born using unmanned aerial vehicles, namely a 21-foot blimp armed with a guide line and operated remotely with cameras affixed to it. Not only is aerial photography fairly unique, said Flynn, but the technologically advanced platforms he uses has created a true niche with great market potential. Sky High’s primary platforms are a mast system with remote capabilities and the helium filled, tethered blimp. Both are task-specific, designed to provide low-cost aerial imaging for web and print

media. Sky High’s services are offered for business, media, arts and website applications, using stateof-the-art equipment to capture the finest detail images. The target market is construction, developers, real estate, commercial, car dealerships, golf

courses, wineries and vineyards, hotels and resorts, sporting events, travel and tourism, military, police advertising and marketing venues and others Since his venture is a mobile entity, Flynn can travel throughout the eastern B.C., western Alberta and, with his dual Can-

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Requested zoning change: from the RR3 – Rural Residential 3 zone to the RR3s – Rural Residential 3 with Secondary Suite zone. Owner/Applicant: Cheryl Meyer/Ken and Cheryl Meyer

Presentations at the public hearing are limited to a maximum of ﬁve minutes. If a person has additional information they shall be given further opportunity to address Council after all other members of the public have been heard a ﬁrst time.

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Lot A, Section 19, Township 26, ODYD, Plan 23622 Bylaw No. 10345 (Z10-0012) The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property in order to allow the stratiﬁcation of an existing second residence. Requested zoning change: from the RU2s – Medium Lot Housing with Secondary Suite zone to the RU6 – Two Dwelling Housing zone. Owner/Applicant: Alfred and Gabriele Geismayr/Fred Geismayr

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Lot 7, Section 23, Township 26, ODYD, Plan 32836 Bylaw No. 10346 (Z10-0020) The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property in order to construct a secondary suite within an accessory building. Requested zoning change: from the RU1 – Large Lot Housing zone to the RU1s – Large Lot Housing with Secondary Suite zone. Owner/Applicant: John and Joan Dreher Comments can be made in person at the public hearing, or submitted online by email

No representation will be received by Council after the conclusion of the public hearing. Correspondence, petitions and e-mails relating to this application must include your name and civic address. Petitions should be signed by each individual and show the address and/or legal description of the property he or she believes would be aﬀected by the proposal. Correspondence and petitions received between May 28, 2010 and 4pm on Monday June 14, 2010 shall be copied and circulated to City Council for consideration at the public hearing. Any submissions received after 4pm on Monday June 14, 2010 will not be accepted.

OPEN HOUSES DeHart Community Park

Residents are invited to attend a Public Open House: Wednesday June 9, 3:30 pm to 7 pm Future Park Site – under the City tent 687 DeHart Road at Gordon Drive The City of Kelowna is in the preliminary planning stages of a new community park in the Lower Mission. Residents are invited to provide input on conceptual plans. Please join us at the Open House. City staﬀ and consultants will be available to answer questions and a comment form will be provided. INFO: 250 469-8837

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Residents are invited to attend a Public Open House: Monday June 7, 3:30 pm to 7 pm At the park – under the City Tent 3726 Lakeshore Road

The public may review copies of the proposed bylaws, Council reports and related materials online at kelowna.ca/council or at the Oﬃce of the City Clerk at City Hall from 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday, as of May 28, 2010 and up to and including June 15, 2010.

The City of Kelowna is in the preliminary planning stages of preparing a long term master plan for the development of Rotary Beach Park. Residents are invited to provide input on conceptual plans. Please join us at the Open House. City staﬀ and consultants will be available to answer questions and a comment form will be provided.

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U.S. now using its power to treat good Canadians as terrorist suspects To the editor: Two recent incidents at the U.S. border have really concerned me. In the first incident we convinced some friends who had not had a holiday since getting married in Vegas 10 years before, to join us on a Carribean cruise out of Fort Lauderdale. We were in Phoenix so they were to fly out through Calgary and meet us there before boarding the ship. They were able to get new Canadian passports in a few weeks which was good. The night before we flew out we had a distressing call to advise that U.S. customs had refused them entry because of a fight he had got into 20 years before as a teenager. Gone were the cost of new clothes and cruise tickets, etc., to say nothing of the ruined holiday. The latest episode relates

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Face reality: Facebook’s just a way to waste time

have to agree with Betty White. When the hip octogenarian hit the stage on Saturday Night, she comically noted that Facebook, which helped launch her spot on the show, was a complete waste of time. I don’t think the record number of viewers for the comedy show would agree. If it wasn’t for Facebook, White wouldn’t be there. But, Ms. White has a point. One, we don’t really want to think about. Facebook really is a time waster. Yes, it is. You’re on it now, aren’t you? You have more than 325 friends, don’t you? Honestly, you spend more than an hour a day on it. More, if you consider all the time it’s going in the background

NUTSHELL on your screen while

you’re at work. Facebook is touted as a way of keeping in touch, of networking and social marketing. Call it what you will, Shelley it’s still wasting time. I know I go on it Nicholl when I’ve got lots of work to do that I really don’t want to do. I go to waste my time, justifying that I want to find out what my friends and family are doing. I don’t really find out what anyone is doing. I’ll rifle through all the comments to find out that people are “Going to the store for ice-cream.” They’re “In a mood like a daffodil.” Or, they’re “Inviting you to join the I-like-to-drawstick-people club.” Like I said, I go to waste time. Oh

sure, I’ll giggle and guffaw at the comments. I’ll look at the crazy photos and wonder how other people get so much older when I don’t. But, I could just as easily read a fashion magazine or watch Oprah to get equal mental satisfaction. In our very busy lives, it’s amazing so many precious hours are spent Facebooking (yes, I’m using it as a verb— it’s what happens when the world goes awry.) People line up many “friends” who are sometimes people they don’t really know and wouldn’t consider as friends in real life. You might not even talk to them. If you have lots of “friends” you have to go on all the time or you’ll miss something. If everyone said something every day, you’d be rolling that cursor for hours. Oh, right. That’s exactly what happens.

My daughters carry on several conversations at once, as well as text all their other friends on their cell phones. It’s social networking on overdrive. They plan events together and watch the status of friends “in a relation with…” change to “single.” The gossip rips through Facebook at the speed of light—or the computer processor— whichever is faster. I know I should do a better job of keeping in touch with the friends I have left. Maybe that’s why I don’t have triple-digit friends. My children allowed me to be their friends, then secretly deleted me. For the longest time, I just thought they were really boring people and they never said anything. They fessed up and I wondered See Nicholl A25

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Oblivious driver causes longboarder to have a near-death experience

To the editor: I often hear people say that Kelowna harbors some of the world’s worst drivers and after today, I sincerely agree. Today I thought I’d get out of the house and do some longboarding around Rutland. My travels brought me to Leathead Road, right across the street from Ben Lee Park. I began my descent down the hill on the right hand side of the road, feeling secure on the pedestrian walkway that I was riding down. There were no people to dodge and it was broad daylight, so I most certainly wasn’t expecting what was about to happen. About halfway down the hill, right across from those industrial shops across from Ben Lee, an orange car suddenly makes a right turn in front of me. Instantly realizing that I was going to ride T-bone style into this vehicle, I instinctively lowered one foot and dragged it on the concrete in an attempt to slow myself down. Due to the speed I was traveling at, I lost balance as the board flew from under my feet onto the road. Inertia continued to pull me forward as I ran with arms flailing, doing my

best not to lose my footing for fear of falling right into traffic. Only a few feet from the busy street I managed to stop, just in time to see a vehicle run over my board, smashing the front end to bits. Attempting to collect myself, I cautiously watched for traffic as I picked up the pieces of my board from the road, my adrenaline still pumping through me. As I walked back to the sidewalk I noticed the orange vehicle that had nearly killed me had pulled in and parked at one of the industrial shops. I watched as a middle-aged blonde woman got out of the car laughing to her friend getting out of the passenger’s seat, completely oblivious to my near death experience. I approached the women, now even more upset upon understanding that she had no idea she almost ran me over. I asked her if she knew how to shoulder check and educated her on what had just happened. I told her my board was broken because of her and if I hadn’t reacted as timely as I did, she might’ve killed me. She replied with an insincere “sorry” and

said she got in a car accident a week ago and her neck was sore so she couldn’t shoulder check. I told her I had no doubts that she was in an accident with her driving skills and asked her why on earth she was driving when she couldn’t shoulder check. This is a prime example of what can happen when drivers are not attentive to their surroundings while on the road. My board is broken. I can’t afford a new one. I nearly died. How can I ride again knowing that even on the sidewalk I’m at risk of being run over? What’s it going to take for drivers to smarten up? Actually hitting someone? I bet that would do it. I have the car’s license plate but can I take legal action against this woman? Probably not. I guess we’ll wait for whoever she runs over next. I have one message for Kelowna drivers: Open your eyes or get off the road. Brandon Krogel, Kelowna

Parks Alive daytime concerts were a hit with seniors, disabled in Kelowna

Open letter to Kelowna Mayor Shepherd: I am writing to express my disappointment tin learning this week that Parks Alive will not be having any daytime concerts this year. The Thursday Noon Hour Concerts sponsored by Parks Alive have been a tradition for many people in Kelowna for a fnumber of years. When I spoke with the Parks Alive coordinator she mentioned that she had been told that the concerts were not well at-

tended. Every week for years, we have taken 20 people to have lunch in the various parks in the Downtown core. We are a program supporting people with mental disabilities. Also, always present were members of Kelowna Community Living (KDSCL) and various senior supportive living and day program groups. I realize that these are people in our community who often literally have no voice, no vote and very limited fixed incomes.

They also need physical and emotional support to attend events and the evening events, though there are many in Kelowna, are not accessible to people in care. Staffing cuts have been across the board making attending evening events almost impossible. The impact of not having any music events in the day affect all of these people. To go from one day a week of music to nothing during the day in the summer, is very sad. I would have hoped even if

the music in the park was every other week it would have been something for the people we serve. How do we get this back in the future? I realize that the donation box was not probably proportionate to the number of people attending, or equal to what comes in for the evening performances. The people attending are not generally in a position to understand about donations, nor have extra money to donate but certainly they love the music. I am certain that if per-

formers and the evening public knew that their time and dollars also went to this population, adding a daytime concert would be well received. Perhaps there is a community sponsor specifically for this population which Parks Alive could access. Thank you for your consideration.

from A20 to a friend who has been vacationing in the south for the last six or seven years, and in fact keeps his motorhome down there instead of bringing it back

each year. He just returned (to Canada) a month ago. On a golfing outing to Washington State last week, he was refused entry at the Osoyoos border due to some item that now shows up due to U.S.

Customs downloading new info; (I guess supplied by Canada) that also occurred many years ago. This was a senior citizen who owned a national computing firm. What is the real value

of our passports if the U.S. can arbitrarily refuse us entry?

Mike Smith, Kelowna

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why, oh why, couldn’t I be their friend. “We want our privacy,” they said. Privacy? Like, having 438 other people you barely know see photos of you with Kleenex stuffed up

your nose is private? I know what’s going on, but I’ll let them think they have their space. I need my space, too. In fact, I have something I want to put on Facebook right now. Work can wait for a few minutes; I’m

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CHUCK KOBASEW of the Minnesota Wild hands off a signed photo to six-year-old Daegan Bouchard. Bouchard is one of the latest beneficiaries of the Sandman Harvest Celebrity Golf Classic, an annual tournament that has raised more than $1 million for area children in need.

New recruits for UBCO Heat women’s team Two new recruits are boosting opportunities for the upcoming season for the UBC Okanagan Heat women’s basketball team. Mackenzie Carnes of Abbotsford’s Heritage Park Secondary has signed on for the Heat. A four-time female athlete of the year at her school, Carnes led Heritage Park to provincials in 2007 to 2009 as team captain. She spent time on the court for the U14, U15, U16 provincial teams. Carnes played for the U17 Junior Cascades Elite team and coached Heritage Park’s Grade 8 team. A top student graduating with a 90 per cent average in Grades 10 and 11, Carnes is taking a shot at the science program with plans to study medicine. “I chose UBC Okanagan Heat because I respect coach Semeniuk’s coaching ability a lot and feel that I will be able to grow as a basketball player and a person under her

influence. “Also, everyone I met on the team was so kind and welcoming it gave me the sense that this program is close and a good environment to belong to. I see myself fitting in to the Heat program by working hard and learning from the more experienced players that will be my teammates.” A community-oriented player, Carnes has served as a care home volunteer and a public library reading buddy. The Heat also anticipates the arrival of Laura Campbell of Surrey. Campbell has signed a letter of intent to play for UBC Okanagan. The graduate of Fleetwood High was given a Best-in-the-West Tournament All-Star nomination and played on the Surrey Firefighter’s Tournament Dream Team and in the Surrey All-Star Game. Campbell received team MVP honours. The Surrey player

averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds per game during the past season in the Fraser Valley Central AAA Tier I division. Academically, Campbell has maintained a 4.0 GPA since Grade 8 with a 93 per cent average. “I chose UBC Okanagan for many reasons,” said Campbell. “I wanted to be a student at a highly respected university, and I was attracted to the smaller campus and the smaller class sizes. I also love Kelowna, which only made it even clearer that academically, UBCO would be a great choice for me. “On top of that, I loved watching the Heat play this past season, and I could tell that I would absolutely love to be a member of the team. I feel that I could not have found a better fit for myself.” The Surrey product also plans to study science and move to medicine, aiming for a career in pediatrics.

A celebrity golf tournament this July will raise funds to benefit Okanagan children. The 2010 Sandman Harvest Celebrity Golf Classic is set to play on July 19 and 20. The tournament has now raised more than $1 million for children in need. This year’s honorary chair, Chuck Kobasew of the Minnesota Wild, said the proceeds of the tournament have previously gone to many beneficiaries, including a hospital in Vernon. He pointed out 100 per cent of the money raised by the tournament goes to children. The golf classic fea-

tures many former NHL players, and last year brought in $164,200. Kobasew said the tournament does try to raise more than last year. The beneficiaries range from children with special medical expenses, to children who require extensive surgery, and to children whose families are unable to financially support their development in sport. “We like to balance it out.” Kobasew noted the tournament has helped out many children over the years and hopes to continue to do so. Organizing committee member Dale Gehring said the Sandman Harvest Foundation was quite shocked last year when

the event sold out despite the down economy. The tournament has sold out every year. He noted that golfers taking part enjoy the chance to interact with NHL players along with two days of food and entertainment. The proceeds from the $700 tickets go back to the community. Gehring noted the Sandman Harvest Foundation does not give to the Canadian Cancer Society or other charities as the foundation does not know what the charities’ administrative costs are. Beneficiaries instead approach the foundation, which helps out with needs from medical to sports-related. Gehring See Charity B2

Tai chi helps with running In a July clinic, a Vancouver woman will pass along techniques inspired by the art of tai chi that allow her to run without injury. Running instructor Angela James was flying to San Francisco for the Nike Women’s Marathon in 2006 when she read a book on Chi Running, a technique that utilizes the principles of tai chi to help runners reduce their chances of injury. James had been running marathons for the last fifteen years and continually reaped injuries. Chronic Achilles tendonitis would halt her running progress. She moved to cross-training for triathlon due to her injuries. “I read the book on the plane and thought ‘This totally makes sense.’” James said she tried to apply the principles in her own running, but found she did not get a handle on the technique until she took a workshop with Chi Running founder and author of the book she had read, Danny Dreyer. James eventually be-

came the first certified instructor in Vancouver, and is teaching and coaching Chi Running sessions all over B.C. “It is revolutionary because it basically takes the pounding and pain out of running.” James said she can run for miles without injury or getting stiff. She noted the idea in tai chi is to get rid of tension in the body. In the technique, people do body loosening exercises before the run. James said clinic participants learn the physics of running, based on tai chi principles of posture and alignment. The changes to leaning and heel lifting engage gravity as a motive force. “Most of my students, they’re either coming from chronic system injuries, or just want to learn to run without hurting themselves.” James noted running injuries are not caused by the activity itself, but by the way people run and the technique they use. She pointed out people tend to run upright, strik-

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RUNNING INSTRUCTOR Angela James crosses the grass by the Jericho Sailing Centre off Marine Drive in Vancouver. ing with their heel and creating a braking motion with their own bodies. “With Chi Running, you lean, you engage

gravity…You fall down the road, it becomes efficient and effortless.” See Running B2

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celebrate their victory at the Charlie Green Mosquito Classic baseball tournament held recently in Rutland. The Red Sox defeated Rutland 6-4 in the final game. Tied 4-4 heading to the final inning, Taylor Degruchy broke the tie with an infield home run, and Mason Bourcier added another by stealing homebase with a big double. The Red Sox are: Mason Bourcier, Sam Cooke, Kyle Stefance, Conner Schell, Brandon Rader, Cole DeGruchy, Taylor Degruchy, Jacob DeSmet, Matt Wyatt, Baily Guidi, Jacob Smith, Tyson Lamb and Justin Monteleone. The coaches are Fred Bourcier, Mike Chamberlain and Paul Degruchy. CONTRIBUTED

Mental clarity Running from B1 James noted the practice is a mindful one that increases mental clarity and focus, and enhances the joy of running. “It basically turns running into a safe and lifelong sport.” She noted another key to the technique is moving with the core muscles and the centre of the body. James said when people run upright with their foot leading, they are driven by their arms and legs, forcing themselves down the

road with effort. Runners using this technique lean into the road from the ankles, using gravity to propel themselves along. “It’s an allowing rather than a pushing and forcing.” James will be teaching the techniques in a half and full-day clinic on July 10. For more information or to register from the clinic, contact James at 1-604351-1140 or visit www. angelajames.com. msimmons @kelownacapnews.com

Mick to direct hockey ops and player development for POE Kevin Mitchell CONTRIBUTOR

Vernon’s Troy Mick was just minding his own business with the Revelstoke Grizzlies when the call came last week. Negotiations went well and

fast, and Mick is now the newly created director of hockey operations and player development with Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy in Kelowna. “It blew my socks off how fast everything hap-

pened,” said Mick, 41. “I hadn’t put my resume out there to any junior A teams or anything. I was fully expecting to return to Revelstoke.” Mick, who guided the Vernon Vipers to the 1999 Royal Bank Cup title, led

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the Grizzlies to the Western Canadian Keystone Cup junior B crown this spring in Kamloops. Mick signed a fiveyear contract with POE owner David Roy, and looks forward to spending more time at home after commuting from the North Okanagan and riding the KIJHL bus last season. “The biggest thing is I’ll be able to see my family every night. My family’s ecstatic. My wife (Roxanne) has been my rock for almost 20 years

of marriage. We’ve been all over North America for hockey and this gives us some stability closer to home.” Mick, who has also been a head coach in the Western Hockey League, will run the Rutland office and head up recruitment for POE. He has helped groom players for the NHL and WHL, and has also sent more than 100 players to the NCAA and CIS. Mick played his minor hockey in Vernon, and after one season

with the Merritt Centennials, amassed 466 WHL points in 267 games with Portland and Regina. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in ’88 and signed for four years. “The POE program strives to help the kids get to the next level and I’m looking forward to being a part of it,” said Mick, whose son Logan, 13, will play for the academy’s bantam team. “Troy has unbelievable energy,” said Roy. “He has a passion for kids and a passion for excel-

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known about the intensive therapy program for special needs children for three years. She noted this is the first time the conference has come to Kelowna, and the family did not want to miss the opportunity. Bouchard pointed out several other parents had also been trying to fundraise over the past year. While people in Kelowna were willing to give, the group was unable to meet their fundraising targets. With two other children to care for as well, time was difficult to come by for the family. Kerrianne noted Daegan will most likely benefit from the therapy with improved gross motor skills and fine motor skills. She expects the intelligent but hyperactive Daegan will benefit from the calming therapies of the Masgutova Method, placing him in a better position when he enters Grade 2 in the fall. msimmons @kelownacapnews.com

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holder Annamay Pierce last weekend at the Canada Cup II swim meet at UBC Vancouver. ning records along the way in the 50, 100 and 200 breastroke, the 200 butterfly and 400 IM. Pipher and Smith are both preparing to compete in

the Pan Pacific Trials and Senior Canadian Long Course championships in Victoria in late July The Relay team of Pipher, Chantel Baylis,

Smith and Short broke a record in the 400m freestyle relay and Skrlac, Bayliss, Smith and Pipher broke the club record in the 800m freestyle.

The Okanagan Gymnastics Centre sent 15 athletes to the 2010 Canadian Gymnastics Championships held recently in Kamloops. Cody Briggs was the first OGC men’s artistic athlete ever to compete at the national event. He competed in the national open category against former Olympians who returned to the sport to compete at this year’s championships. Briggs finished in 21st place allaround with his top event being the pommel horse (ninth). Adele Lefevre competed at her first Canadians in the national novice category in women’s artistic gymnastics and finished seventh overall. Lefevre’s top finish was fourth on uneven bars and a fourth overall in the first day of competition. She finished seventh on the uneven bars and all around after the second and final day of competition. Makinli Handley competed in the national novice high performance category and on the first day of competition, finished in eleventh overall with sixth-place finishes on the uneven bars and floor exercise. After the second and final day of competition for Handley, she finished in eleventh overall again, and finished in

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In other action, Ashley Bedwell scored three times as Stiyotes defeated Athletic Football Club 6-1. Kim McNally, with two, and Jeannette Paine also scored in the win. Kelly Nuessler tallied for AFC. In Div. 2 action, Mario’s Towing blanked

the Outkasts 4-0; Okanagan Hardwood Fusion downed the Blast 1-0; the Rebels and Brew Crew Kickers had their game called due to inclement weather; the Lakers beat Beach Body Boot Camp 2-1; Boyd Autobody Wave and Ball Snatchers tied 2-2; and Doorknob Divas beat Springfield Autobody Storm 4-2.

fourth place on the uneven bars and floor exercise. Twelve trampoline athletes represented Okanagan Gymnastics Centre and Team B.C. at the championships. The top Kelowna finisher was T.J. Fix who finished in first place in the Men’s Novice trampoline event. Fix also competed in the men’s synchronized trampoline with his teammate Trevor Stirling. The duo finished with a third place in that event. Stirling finished in eighth place in the men’s youth individual trampoline. Curtis Gerein finished first in men’s youth synchronized trampoline with his partner from Québec. Gerein also competed in the youth category and finished seventh on individual trampoline and sixth on double mini. Brittany Falconer earned a silver medal in the women’s open double minitrampoline. Falconer also competed in the women’s synchronzed trampoline with her partner Rachel Morrison where they finished eighth. Seven young women competed at their very

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Members of the Liquid Lightning Swim Club picked up some international experience at Canada Cup II swim meet hosted recently by UBC Vancouver. Kosta Prodanovic, fMakayla Skrlac, Jennifer Short, Chantel Bayliss, Hayley Pipher and Kierra Smith were among 500 competing swimmers from countries including the U.S, Australia and China, as well as elite Canadian swimmers. Short, Prodanovic, Baylis and Skrlac swam well achieving best times and had some strong performances as they enter final preparation for provincials next month in Kamloops and Canadian Age Group Championships in Winnipeg. “This is a good stepping stone in their preparation for major meets later this summer and I believe all of them are learning the secrets of high performance racing that only comes with experience,” tsaid Lightning coach Emil Dimitrov. “This was a great opportunity to compete ragainst world class athletes”. In addition to best times, Hayley Pipher competed in B finals in the 50m breastroke and broke a Liquid Lightning record in the 200 IM final. Kierra Smith made two A finals and two B rfinals breaking five Lightr

first Canadian Championships with four earning their first national medals. Carli Gruber’s top finish was a silver medal on the women’s novice 10-14 year old individual trampoline event. Brynn Tucker won a bronze medal in the Women’s Novice 10-14 year olds on double mini trampoline. Emma Tucker and Danielle Gruber also earned their first medals at their first Canadian Championships as they teamed up for bronze in women’s novice 10-14 year-old synchronized trampoline. Emma Tucker finished fourth on the women’s novice 10-14 year old double mini and Danielle Gruber earned seventh place on women’s novice 10-14 year old individual trampoline. Emily Crichton finished fifth on the women’s npvice 15+ double mini trampoline. Taylor Gretzinger and Crichton were 12th in the synchronized event. Rachel Stone’s top finish was sixth on the individual trampoline in the Women’s Novice 10-14-year-olds.

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Knee at risk from athletic moves Scoring mimics cloudy and cool weather forecast A Players on Match Play Mondays were back on the Bear Course for week 5 of the Molson Tour and point totals for most resembled the weather: Cloudy and cool. Scoring with the Stableford System, Sam Ghadban posted his best point total of the season with an excellent 24 points as he jumped up the standings into a tie for 11th place after 5 weeks. That put Ghadban just a point out of the coveted top 10 as five players are within a point of each other for eighth through 11th place. Christian Ferstl was

the next closest at 20 points while most of the other 25 players struggled to to keep it in the teens. The players are still chasing Garrett Brisbourne (89) and Adam Fik (82) at the top of the leaderboard as week 6 gets set to tee off on Monday(June 7) at the Okanagan Golf Club. Closest to the pins were won by Brisbourne, Randy Ledyard, Randy Jones and Jason Senger. Overall standings 1. Garrett Brisbourne 89 2. Adam Fik 82 3. Randy Ledyard 74 4. Darrel Pederson 70 5. Enzo Delaurentiis 67

6. Don Wikenheiser 66 6. Greg Patchell 66 8. Jeff Budda 58 8. Louis Sbrozzi 58 8. BJ Hill 58 11. Randy Jones 57 11. Sam Ghadban 57 13. Basil Cooper 53 14. Jay Heer 51 14. Rick Jaenicke 51 Match Play Mondays at the Okanagan Golf Club is presented by Molson’s and is in its first official season this year with players playing the Quail and Bear Course and using Molson Tour handicaps to either help or hurt their game. For more e-mail dmatheson@golfbc.com.

t this time of year many kids and adults are playing field sports such as soccer, rugby, football and baseball just to name a few. These sports have many benefits such as improving one’s cardiovascular fitness and muscular strength, however potential for injury also exists. One region of the body that is susceptible to injury with these sports is the knee. The knee is at risk because, as well as running at maximal speeds and making sudden stops, lateral shifting and pivoting movements mean athletes often come into contact with one another. The equipment (cleats) as well as the sur-

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Jay Stone faces we play on can also contribute to injuries. The knee joint is formed by four bones in the lower extremity, the femur (thighbone), tibia (shinbone), patella (kneecap) and the fibula (small bone outside the shin). These bones are held together by a joint capsule and reinforced by thick bands of connective tissue known as ligaments. The main ligament on the inside of the knee is called the medial collateral ligament or MCL for short. This ligament in particular is at high risk for injury in these sports and is the focus of this column. In direct contact sports like football and rugby, it is common to suffer blows to the outside of the knee while getting tackled. This forces the knee inward, creating stress to the MCL. When the force is great enough, the ligament can partially or totally tear (sprain). In soccer another player slide tackling into the outside of an opponents knee can create a similar stress to the knee. In all these sports the sudden stopping and pivoting creates forces on the knees that can injure this ligament. Cleats not releasing from the grass when mak-

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aware that MCL tears often can result in tears to the meniscus and or anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. A thorough assessment should pick up injury to these structures. Physiotherapy management of the MCL in the acute phase involves controlling the inflammation or swelling, maintenance exercises to avoid weakening of surrounding muscle and the use of bracing or taping for protection of the ligament. As healing continues your physiotherapist will prescribe additional exercises to progress the strength, range of movement at the knee and functional balance. Once a ligament is healed enough to allow you to participate in most activities of daily living more sport-specific exercises are added to mimic the movements required in your particular sport. Not all ligament sprains can be avoided but a good off-season strength and agility program can be helpful in preventing these injuries. During the season, spending a few minutes of each practise working on balance drills can also be helpful. Have a great year on the field and may your knees stay injury free. This is provided as general information only and is not intended to be relied upon as medical advice. Jay Stone BSc(PT) is a partner at Sun City Physiotherapy and works at the Glenmore Sun City location.

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ing a sudden change in direction or sometimes the cleat not grabbing and causing you to slip can also result in injury. To the injured athlete these injuries may be felt as a sharp pain on the inside of the knee that may or may not cause swelling in the joint itself. Bruising also may or may not be present. With more severe sprains you may find it difficult with walking and especially with side to side motion. It may even be painful when lifting the leg up when rolling over in bed. If you do suffer an injury like this you should use the RICE principle of acute injury management right away: Rest, ice, compression and elevation. If the pain doesn’t subside within a couple days or if the pain gets severe you should see a health care professional. Most health care professionals, including physiotherapists, grade ligament sprains on a scale of one to three. A grade one sprain will often be tender when you palpate (press) on it but little to no laxity is noted when it is stretched during testing. A grade two sprain is usually painful to palpate and moderate laxity is present when stretched. This grade is usually the most painful. The third—a grade three sprain—may actually be pain-free when stretched and the examiner will feel significant laxity as the ligament is completely torn. One should also be

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Passed away tragically on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the age of 31. He sadly leaves to mourn his loving wife Tara, son Logan, baby son Wesley, mother Valerie, father Doug, brother Kevin, sisters Kimberley and Lisa; mother-in-law Maureen Burke, father-in-law Terry Burke (Shelley), brother-in-law Brent (Kaila) Burke, stepbrother-in-law Brent Madore, grandmothers Janice Ovans and Jean Henderson. Predeceased by grandmother Jeanne Ovans and grandpa Bill Ovans. Our hearts are broken and we will forever miss him. Jason greatly loved his boys and was a wonderful daddy to them. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 10:00 am at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC with interment to follow in the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to a trust fund for Jason’s boys at any branch of the TD Bank. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

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“The Flower Lady” 1919 - 2010 Passed away peacefully at the Brandt’s Creek Mews June 2, 2010. Survived by her daughter Janet Dawson and son Peter (Carol), sister Polly Paczkowski of Winnipeg, grandchildren Tammie, Tina, Kelly, Jordon and Corey, great grandchildren Stacey, Dawson and Sidney. She was a supervisor at Sun-Rype Products for 35 years and known widely for her love of growing flowers, irises being her specialty; her prized varieties can be found at Buckingham Palace and at The Vatican. Her loving nature will be missed by all who knew her. Predeceased by her husband John in 1980. The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff at the Brandt’s Creek Mews: May God shine his light on your dear hearts. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 1:00 pm at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC with interment to follow at Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

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Resident of Kelowna, BC, slipped away peacefully in the early hours of May 26, 2010. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, Penny is survived by her husband of 61 years, Walter Fredrick (Jerry) Holmes, daughters Laraine Betke (Bernie) of Calgary, Alberta, Maureen Wylie (Jeff) of Sechelt, BC and son Jeff Holmes (Joyce) of Kelowna, BC. Penny leaves an enduring legacy of wonderful grandchildren Jill (Byron), Katherine & Jon (Amanda) Betke, Sean and Barrett Wylie and Greg (Tiffany), Scott (Ginger) and Andy Holmes as well as greatgrandchildren Alex Betke and Nicolas Holmes. Penny, who proudly celebrated her 80th birthday recently, was born in Regina Saskatchewan on March 13, 1930 to Aida Snell and George Penny. She moved to Vancouver, BC in the 1940’s where she met and married the love of her life Jerry. Penny & Jerry lived in Prince Rupert, North and West Vancouver before retiring to their home in Bargain Bay, Pender Harbour, BC and then to Kelowna in 2003. Penny’s passions were her family, her lovely gardens and her beloved Scottie dog “Duffy”. She and Jerry traveled extensively around the globe and enjoyed a winter home in Palm Desert, CA. Penny was an accomplished figure skater in her younger years reaching Silver Dance status and in her later years with Jerry, an avid square and round dancer. Penny was an extraordinary seamstress; designing unique skating dresses and costumes for her daughters and herself, lovely square dance dresses and of course over the years beautiful wardrobes for her family. Her needlework projects over the years were simply exquisite. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be considered to the Canadian Diabetes Association. A Celebration of Penny’s Life will be held at Springfield Funeral Home in Kelowna on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 2:00 pm.

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Andrew Sheret Ltd., Est. in 1892, is a BC owned & operated company that distributes wholesale plumbing, heating and waterworks through 21 branches in BC. Applications are being accepted for Delivery Driver/Warehouse. This is an entry level position that offers excellent opportunities for advancement. If you are applying for a truck driving position, you will be asked to provide a current driver’s abstract and proof of a valid driver’s license. The company offers a competitive salary and beneﬁts package If you are an ambitious individual capable of working in a fast paced environment, then we would like to hear from you. The minimum starting wage is $13.85 per hour. Apply to Andrew Sheret, 440 Banks Rd. Kelowna, BC, V1X 6A3, 250762-5205 Int’l Nutrition Co. expanding locally- $500-5000+ P/T-F/T. 1-877-737-3438 www.provensolutionsonline.com

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PROCARE INSTITUTE has been in operation since 1987 and is an accredited institution, with Private Career Training Institute Agency (PCTIA), the ofﬁcial career body responsible for registering and accrediting all the private colleges in the province. Our curriculum exceeds the standard set by the Provincial Government. The beneﬁts of ProCare training are: • Over 98% employment rate • Proven method of training • Instruction on site by experienced nurses • Small class sizes • Earn $18-$22 an hour after graduation • Convenient locations Requirements for the program are: • Grade 11, or have adult student status We require photo ID as proof of age for our adult students. • Medical clearance, TB test, Criminal Record Check

Assembly sales, customer service & management trainee positions available within our Kelowna office. Must be 18+ years of age. No experience required as we provide full training.

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M.C. COLLEGE (Marvel) We are currently looking for a fulltime / part-time HAIRSTYLING INSTRUCTOR for our Kelowna location. If you are passionate, friendly, enjoy dealing with people, have three years certiﬁed experience and want to share your knowledge and love for a rewarding industry, please send your resume to hr@mccollege.ca or fax to (780)428-7733 Att: Lynn Van Lersberghe Human resources.

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MC COLLEGE (Marvel) We are currently looking for a part time ESTHETICS INSTRUCTOR for our Kelowna training location. If you are passionate, friendly, enjoy dealing with people, want to share your knowledge and love for the industry and have three years certiﬁed experience, please send your resume to hr@mccollege.ca or fax to 1-780-428-7733 Att: Lynn Van Lersberghe Human resources. Mechanical Engineering Technologist/Design Drafting or equivalent is required by Westwinn Group Corp., makers of Harbercraft boats. We are a growing North Okanagan manufacturing company whose employees take pride in delivering quality products to customer satisfaction.See our website, careers page for position and application details. HYPERLINK “http://www.harbercraft.com” www.harbercraft.com

WASH Tec / Commercial Cleaner Positive Career minded, highly motivated, good communicator, team player with basic mechanical aptitude.Able to deal with tasks @ hand. Room for advancement. drivers license in good standing. Proﬁt sharing bonus & incentive pkg. for opportunity fax resume 250-491-0518, email to: info@hotwashcanada.com WGP-210 Holdings Ltd (O/A Tim Hortons) 160 Hollywood Rd. Kelowna. Full time food counter attendant. Must be available for shift work from 3pm to 9am- 7 days per week. $11.05/hr. Apply within or fax 250-763-4322. WGP-210 Holdings Ltd (O/A Tim Hortons) 1694 Powick Road, Kelowna. Full time food counter attendant. Must be available for shift work from 3pm to 9am- 7 days per week. $11.05/hr. Apply within or fax 250-717-3987.

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EMERALD BEACH VILLAS in Lake Country has an opportunity for one individual for summer employment. The successful applicant will have strong communication skills, will be able to take direction yet also be mature & responsible enough to work independantly. Knowledge of daily pool maint and computer skills an asset. Hourly rate of pay is $13/hr plus a $2/hr season end completion of contract bonus. Email resume and cover letter to: kcsltd_briant@uniserve.com by June 10. Only candidates who are short listed will be contacted.

Looking for a student or a full time yard maintenance person to care for a luxury award winning estate home on the lake in Kelowna, a few blocks from the hospital. Person must have some knowledge of landscaping and will be responsible for regular maintenance, mowing, pruning, beach cleaning, boat cleaning and a few other duties. Candidate must provide ref’s Please call: 250-869-5975 with hourly salary expectations. Hours 7 am to noon Monday thru Friday. STONEMASON/STUCCO Applicator Helper needed. Good with trowel. 778-478-0523

Service Writer/ Warranty Administrator Journeyman Mechanic 2nd/3rd yr apprentice Commercial Transport Mechanic www.gemmdiesel.com for details Seymour Arm Hotel is looking for Line cooks & waitress, serving it right required. 250-803-8765 S. Sundher Orchard Ltd. 4381 Old Vernon Rd, Kelowna BC. Looking for farm worker, $9.14hr upto 40hrs/wk 6days. Apple pruning, thinning, picking, cherry picking/sorting. Ellison, Glenmore, Rutland area. 250-765-5267, fax: 765-5267 July 16 to Oct Veterinary Hospital requires weekend kennel assistant. This is a permanent part time position of about 15hrs/week. Ideal for student. Ph: 250-8602408 to arrange interview. WAREHOUSE Person required for Distribution Center. Duties to include loading and unloading trucks and preparing orders for shipments. Successful applicant must be in excellent physical condition and able to work under minimal supervision in fast paced enviroment. Starting wage is $16 depending on experience Apply to: Box # 296 - 2495 Enterprise Way Kelowna, Bc. V1X7K2 WEIGHT NO MORE-Shape up with a Healthy Breakfast Latte 1-877-737-DIET or dietmagicresults@shaw.ca

Where art meets innovation. Kohler is a respected leader in kitchen and bath, engines and generators, furniture and accessories, cabinetry and tile, resort and recreation, and real estate. At our manufacturing facility located in Armstrong, BC, Kohler produces high quality gelcoat and acrylic bathing products.

SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONAL The Armstrong Materials & Distribution team is responsible for procurement of raw materials and supplies, scheduling of production, management of inventory levels and turns, maintenance of effective packaging, and management of shipping, receiving and warehousing. The team is instrumental in initiating action to reduce and control manufacturing costs. As the successful candidate for this position, you will perform within a cross-functional team and thrive in a hands-on environment. You have excellent analytical and computer skills, knowledge of ERP systems (SAP), are self motivated and have a high sense of urgency. You will hold a degree or a diploma supported by certification from a supply chain or purchasing affiliate (APICS or PMAC). Candidate will have five years experience in supply chain, purchasing, scheduling and/or inventory analysis (in a manufacturing environment would be an asset). Kohler provides associates with the opportunity to participate in a wide array of challenging projects and initiatives as well as career advancement opportunities. If you are looking for an opportunity like this and want to work for an organization with a global presence ~ apply online at www.kohler.com, OR email lisa.kastner@kohler.com

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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

545 Harvey is interviewing for the position of Kitchen Manager. The successful applicant should have at least 2yrs exp in food service, be able to organize, train & schedule staff, oversee inventory control and most importantly, uphold the Boston Pizza standards of food quality & service. Please apply to the General Manager with resume at 545 Harvey Ave. Between 2 & 4pm Mon-Fri BIG E’s Bar & Grill is looking for an experienced & reliable Bartender to work nights & weekends. Must have Serving It Right. Please apply in person, Hwy 97, Peachland Center Mall. Sushi Chef Full time Min.2 yrs exp. $17/hr. Asstnt.Part time. Salary Neg.(250)718-9123

Medical/Dental DENTAL HYGENIST req’d for 2-3 days per week in well established practice. Please reply by phone 250-763-3720.

BAKER With experience wanted, night shift. Fax resume to: 250-807-2262

Help Wanted

We are looking to fill the following positions:

Medical/Dental NURSES NEEDED at Sprott Shaw Community College, hiring RN & LPN’s for various positions. Apply to sandrab@sprottshaw.com or call 250-860-8884.

Are you a Professional or Trades Person with FOREIGN CREDENTIALS? Our Services Include: Accreditation Assistance - You may be eligible for ﬁnancial assistance for credential evaluation Help with Resume Writing and Interview Skills Job search & Computer Workshops Computer Lab (Internet & E-mail) Free photocopying and free faxing TOEFL Preparation

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(Full Time) Exempt Are you looking for a position that allows you to showcase your financial abilities, organizational skills and supervisory talents? Reporting to the Manager, Finance, the Accounting Supervisor will act as deputy Treasurer and be responsible for year-end financial statements and year-end reporting, maintenance of the general ledger, accounts payable, cemetery and fixed asset records of the City. The records must conform to generally accepted accounting standards and PSAB requirements. Competition #: 41-COV-10 Closing Date: June 16, 2010 Rate of Pay: $73,044.75 - $85,935 (Annual Salary Range) Days/Hours: Monday to Friday -------------------------------Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for complete job description and method of application.

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Financial Services $10 MILLION AVAILABLE for Land Purchase/Development and Joint Ventures. Management Consulting and Business Plan services. Call 1-866-402-6464. DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member

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Home Care CAREGIVERS, LIVE-IN Avail. Qualiﬁed, experienced, affordable (less then $1200.mo.) Seniors or Disabled can enjoy stress free care in their own home. Call for free consultation. 250-212-2182 SENIORS HOME CARE. Years of practical nursing exp.I help with bathing, cleaning, meals, shopping Appts. visits etc. Very caring & reliable. 808-0830

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Carpet Cleaning BONDED & Insured. Top of the line equipment & supplies. $70./4rms & hall extra $10./rm. Call Jeff @ 250-681-4245

Cleaning Services A Premium Quality Clean. NU MAID. We’ll Make U House Proud. 250-215-1073 or 250491-8177 CLEANING DONE RIGHT. Old school cleaning at a great rate. 20yrs. experience & reliable, bondable w/own vehical & ref’s. avail. Construction, commercial, residential cleaning. To get the job done right call Lennie @ 250-765-4885 or cell# 250-863-1751 anytime ohwhatalady1@yahoo.ca CLEANING Serv. Avail. Residential by the wk. or mo. Senr’s welcome 250-448-1786

Computer Services 12/7 A MOBILE COMPUTER TECH. Certiﬁed computer technician, virus removal, repairs, upgrades. Let me come to you. 250-717-6520. 12/7 In-Home Repairs. New Systems/Upgrades. 20+yrs Prof. Service. Peter 215-4137

Concrete & Placing DANFORMS Concrete offers Certified Tradesman for driveways, sidewalks, floors, foundations, retaining walls, stairs, wheelchair ramps. Stamped, Exposed & Broom. Free Estimates. Call Dan 250863-5419 LAKE Concrete & Landscaping; forms to finishing, block & brick work, etc. 212-2630

Concrete & Placing ALL YOUR Concrete needs from forming to ﬁnishing. Stamped, exposed, stairs, driveways, patios & slabs. Bank ﬁnancing available. Serving Kelowna since 1992. Call S&K Forming 491-7535 www.skforming.ca When you think concrete, think S&K RETAINING Wall Specialist. Stamped, Exposed, Driveways Repairs. Joe 250-859-7026

Contractors BIG Hammer Construction. Decks, pergolas & reno’s. Rick Knorr. 250-878-4708 WENINGER CONST. Family company commited to Kelowna & Big White. 250-765-6898

Countertops 1997 Toyota Tercel, 5spd, runs great, $2500. Call 250869-6489 CUSTOMROCKCOUNTERS. COM. Granite kitchen, 40sq’, incl undermount sink $2995. Showroom: 1115 GORDON DR. 250-763-8303 MIKE’S ELITE Countertops Supply & Installation of granite & solid surface counters, ﬁreplace surrounds & tub surrounds. Over 125 colours to choose from. Competitive pricing. Locally manufactured. All products come with a warantee. No job too small. Free estimate. MIKE at 250-575-8543 or email mike_ruest@telus.net REFACE Countertops. 1/2 the Cost of Replacing. Granite & Corian Designs. 470-2235.

Courier/Delivery Services GEORGE’S DELIVER. Pickup truck for HIRE. 250-7638911, 250-212-5034

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Serving the Okanagan 13+ years. Vinyl Decking, Modular Flooring, Aluminum, Glass, Topless & Picket Railings. Starting at $30/ft. installed Call George at 250-878-2483. Showroom #9-3810 Appaloosa Rd. off Sexsmith Rd.

CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATIONS GUTTER CLEANING High Caliber Construction REPAIRS • REPLACE • REMODEL • Bathroom & kit. remodels • Additions & renovations • H/W & laminate ﬂoors • Drywall/painting/texture • Cedar fencing & gates • Custom homes Quality You Can Trust

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Book now for landscape projects, retaining walls, aerating, power raking, pruning, etc. Spring cleanup,

• Interior & Exterior Renovations • Carpentry • Painting • Small Repairs • Pressure Washing

• Kitchen & Bathroom Upgrades • Yard Maintenance • Fences, Decks • Tile • Graffiti Removal

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We are now taking bookings for irrigation startups & repairs. We also offer free estimates on irrigation installations or major alterations. Call West-Wind Irrigation Ltd.

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22 years experience Call JASON SEEGER & SON STUCCO

Locally owned & operated company supplying & installing walk-in tubs at very affordable prices. Call for free estimate. Ask how to get 10% discount.

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CONCRETE Driveways, Sidewalks, Stamped, Exposed Agg., Forms to Finishing, Block and Brick Work, Irrigation and Turf.

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No load too small • BARK MULCH • SAND • GRAVEL • YARD CLEAN-UP • JUNK REMOVAL LIGHT FLAT-DECK Nick Nixon - Trish Nebot Cell 250-862-0821 Ofﬁce 250-765-2778

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Custom tile setting. Travertine, marble, granite & ceramic. Decks, kitchen, baths. Guaranteed work.

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“The Professionals” Local/long distance Storage Available No job too small Free Estimates Call Joe Anytime 250-470-8194

35 years experience, many referrals. Kitchen remodels, home additions, custom furniture doors & windows, drywall, painting, decks, siding, bathroom, tiles, hardwood ﬂoors.

Senior’s Specials Experience & Quality New Homes & Repaints Ceilings Bondable. Insurance Work Call Terry 250-863-9830 or 250-768-1098

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FREE ESTIMATES Brush & Tree Removal Reasonable Rates Stan Korzinski 250-808-2447

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS Katama Contracting Inc.

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AN EXAMPLE of a prefabricated house in the Okanagan. Prefabicated houses are built in factories and transported to sites where they are to be installed.

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Prefabricated houses gaining acceptance in local market Bobbi-Sue Menard CONTRIBUTOR

Accent Homes has been a part of the Okanagan since the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The family-owned and operated company delivers pre-fabricated homes to customers throughout the southern Interior of the province, in fully customized floor plans to suit every need. Kim Loudoun, president and general manager of Accent Homes, grew up around the family business and has watched the develop-

ment of the company, including advancements in design and construction, to the overall acceptance of factory-built houses in the Canadian marketplace. Houses made in factories and then delivered to sites are incredibly common in the US. In some states, pre-fabricated homes account for upwards of 90 per cent of the market. In Canada, the acceptance rate has been much slower admits Loudoun, but the benefits of a home made in a factory as op-

posed to being constructed on site are multiple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a great way to build,â&#x20AC;? explains Loudoun. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The building takes place indoors, in a controlled environment and with good systems. Building in a factory is a successful concept for cars, RVs, boats, electronics and more. It is great when it is done properly.â&#x20AC;? Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prefabricated house can be placed on a foundation or blocks, over a crawlspace or basement. The buildings can be installed in remote loca-

tions or urban neighbourhoods. Now fully customizable, prefabicated houses can range in size from a single section to a fully customized, 3000-square foot, or larger, home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We take a core building envelope and then fully customize it,â&#x20AC;? says Loudoun. â&#x20AC;&#x153; We work with various suppliers to build into the home exactly what a customer wants for finishing and other options,â&#x20AC;? The average-size factory-built home is about 1,700-square-

feet per floor, although a 3000-square-foot rancher is a straightforward proposition. Loudoun and the crew at Accent Homes can seamlessly blend three or more sections to create an expansive living space. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know our niche, so we can do so much for the customers who come to us,â&#x20AC;? says Loudon. The company doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go into the â&#x20AC;&#x153;megaâ&#x20AC;? housemarket. Loudoun finds many Accent Homesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; clients are people looking to release equity from a large

house, while living in a space that suits their actual daily needs. With more than 580 house plans to choose from, buyers are only limited by the shipping constraints of delivery by truck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We deliver living that is above the essentials, but still moderate for price. Most of our customization is kitchens and bathrooms and we have many people who really go all out in those areas,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once our walls are up, the finishing is no different than site building.â&#x20AC;?

Accent Homes delivers a measure of timing and cost certainty that is hard to match. Once a house has been ordered, the Penticton factory Moduline has a tight and reliable production schedule. When the delivery date is set and the site is prepped, a two-section, 1,600-square-foot home can go from bare site to lock-up stage in a single, 12-hour day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is ridiculously fast,â&#x20AC;? See Accent B11

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Mini-apartments catching on among renters in big cities Roger Vincent CONTRIBUTOR

LOS ANGELES _ Timm Freeman’s Santa Monica apartment has 17-foot ceilings, granite countertops and collector guitars hanging on the wall. He’s got a builtin microwave, dishwasher and central air conditioning. All in 350-square-feet. Freeman’s coffee table is also his dining table. His desk is three steps from his sitting room. And three paces from his stove. “Everything is within three steps of the next thing,” said Freeman, 40, a graphic designer. Southern California, meet the Manhattan-sized mini-apartment. In a region known for its sprawl, diminutive dwellings are finding a toehold among renters who couldn’t otherwise afford to live in choice neighborhoods. Freeman’s apartment may be smaller than many suburban master bedrooms, but rents in his Olympic Studios complex are comparatively small

too: $1,110 a month at the low end, and the beach is just a mile away. Prospective tenants need to sign up for a waiting list: The 165-unit Olympic Studios has been filled since it opened in late 2008. The developers are now building a similar complex nearby, and a pint-sized apartment project is also planned for the Palms neighborhood of West Los Angeles. The units are about the same size as a large recreational vehicle and have the same design imperative: Fit as many features as possible into a small space, but don’t make it claustrophobic. “It’s like a Rubik’s Cube,” said Jim Andersen of NMS Properties, which built Olympic Studios. “It’s a geometry problem.” Freeman’s living areas —kitchen, desk area and TV nook _ flow from one space to the next, unimpeded by doors or hallways. The only interior door is to the bathroom. He climbs 14 carpeted steps to a landing big

enough for his double bed and a closet. A wide ledge over his stove and refrigerator holds some of his paintings. “It feels like more than it is,” Freeman said. “It’s just right for me.” When Freeman’s seven-year-old son, Gear, visits, he sleeps on the foldout couch. “He’s got his own little space with dedicated shelves for personal stuff,” Freeman said. Still, there are challenges. When Freeman hosted a rehearsal for his ukulele band, the Ooks of Hazzard, the nine members took up the length of his apartment, from front door to window. The backup singers had to perch on the stairs. “It was very full,” Freeman said. The close quarters made it “kind of fun,” he said, although he hasn’t hosted another practice since. Freeman, who is recently divorced, also had to pare down his clothes and other possessions before moving in. Residents can rent a storage cabinet

in the underground garage for $60 to $100 a month, but he didn’t feel the need. “Getting rid of stuff I didn’t need helped me untether myself,” he said. “It was a gift, rather than a punishment.” There wasn’t room to keep Freeman’s collection of 12 guitars in a closet, much less on stands on the floor like he used do, so he hung them on the walls. “It turns out I like guitars hanging up like artwork instead of hidden away in a closet,” he said. “I dig it.” Nontraditional families like Freeman’s were in the minds of the Olympic’s architects. “Families are not two and a half kids and a dog anymore,” said Wade Killefer of Killefer Flammang Architects. Creating the smallest possible units was a competitive game in the Santa Monica firm, Killefer said, with his fellow architects challenging each other to shave off a foot here or there on the design. They started by allotting space for the necessities. “You’ve got to have

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TIMM FREEMAN in his 350-square-food apartment in the Olympic Studios complex in Santa Monica, California,. The building offers diminutive apartments to those who could not otherwise afford to live in a choice neighborhood. a couch, a stove, a bed, a place for two people to eat, a desk, a closet and storage space,” Killefer said. “Then figure out where your dresser is going to go.” Their presumption was that most tenants would be single, or a parent with one child, with a smattering of couples.

Mini-dwellings are at the frontier of a downsizing movement that’s embraced by environmentalists, and that challenges decades of a bigger-isbetter trend in American homes. While Olympic Studios is an extreme case, American dwellings are getting smaller. The medi-

an size of a U.S. home, which jumped from 900 square feet in the 1950s to 2,277 in 2007, has edged down to 2,161, Census Bureau figures show. The smaller units make most sense in places like Santa Monica, where the cost of land is high and there is an abundance of jobs and commerce.

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Prefabrication saves buyers time and money and fills a niche Accent from B9 says Loudoun. And not only does it save time, it also saves dollars as walls are installed with vapour barriers, electric work, water pipes and ducting in place. Booking the remaining trades becomes a task of simple organization.

One feature many Accent Homes buyers are enjoying is the tankless hot water on-demand systems. In addition to custom delivery, Accent Homes develops and builds in West Kelowna at Sierra. The community on Old Okanagan Highway, has a wide mix of homeowners,

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oday, financial institutions are tightening up and making it more difficult for you to obtain credit. As in past columns, we have stated there is not just one factor to determine whether or not you are able to obtain financing for that home purchase, equity take out, investment mortgage, vehicle loan or credit card. Of great importance when determining an approval by a financial institution is how your credit bureau looks. Many factors make up your credit bureau, whether it is good or bad. The first item a mortgage broker-lender looks at is the beacon score. That number will go from “no rating,” due to not having established credit, up to 900. The higher the beacon score the greater chance the financial institution will look at approving a loan, mortgage, credit line or credit card for you. A good benchmark rating is 650. As your credit score decreases from 650, the harder it is to obtain financing. When your beacon

score climbs above the 650 mark the easier it is to obtain credit. The beacon score is not arrived at by one sole item. The first item looked at is the number of inquiries on your credit bureau.

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ACCREDITED Business. STRONG ROOTS FLOORING. BBB Lic’d & Ins’d. Custom Floor Re-ﬁnishing. Supply & Install Hrwd, Laminate, Cork And Tile. Rick, 250-808-7668 FLOORING Installations. Lino, Carpet, hardwood, laminate... Call Jeff 250-869-2125 LEW Cat Ent. Carpet, Lino, Tiles, Hrdwd, Lam. Free est. Great rates. Lewis @ 3176889 Work Guaranteed. NEED Installer? We install carpet, lino, hardwood, laminate. Andreas 250-863-3402.

A&S ELECTRIC. Resid/Comm Wiring. New constr, renov. & service changes. lic’d & bonded. Steve 864-2099 (cont #90929) CHIPSTERS Electrical, Res. & Comm. Lic’d. & Bonded. Service calls welcome. 808-6595 ELECTRICIAN - Central and South Okanagan. Licensed, bonded and insured. Available for residential renovation and new construction projects and commercial work. Competitive rates. Call Art at 250-486-7430 JRS ELECTRIC: Licns’d, bnded & insr’d. From new builds & renos to service calls. John, 250-801-7178 (cont:98365)

Garage Door Services

Excavating & Drainage

GARAGE Doors- install, service, repair all makes of doors & openers. 250-878-2911

G. Burr Contracting, Excavating, JD50-L39 Backhoe, clearing, driveway, rd’s, 808-1655 G. Burr Excavating, JD50 L39 Backhoe, Clearing, Driveways, Roads, Gary 808-1655 IRON MULE Excavating & Landscaping. Excavating, bobcat & trucking. 250-863-1418 KRENNY’S Excavating/Bobcat Sewers, u/g utils, all other excavating. Call Kory 869-9125

Lawn & Garden 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 All About Hedge & Tree Service. Great rates on downsizing, trimming, pruning, bracing or Sculpturing of hedges, shrubs and trees. Also professional removals. Fully Insured. For guaranteed quality service call Dave 250-212-1716.

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$39.95 “Lawn Cutting Special” Great rates on all yard work. Also wooden fence repair, painting, new fence building 250-863-7539 ANNOUNCING...A Lawn care company that guarantees your delight. If your tired of cutting your lawn or the company that cuts it for you then call Ryan now @250-469-1288 Vantage Point Lawn & Garden Care. CUSTOM Rototilling. Veggie & ﬂower gardens. 250-862-0821 DIGGINOLES N SHIFTINSTUFF. Pickup & delivery service. Rubbish & recycling removed. Landscape, building supplies & Hay delivered, small equipment transferred. 1ton pickup, 14ft Dump trailer & 20ft Flat bed trailer. Yes we work weekends!! For quality work at reasonable rates, phone Ian 250-864-2339 I WANT TO CUT Your Lawn! Plain & simple, your lawn needs cutting, and I cut lawns. I’m asking for your business, and in exchange, you will receive both excellent value and exceptional service, GUARANTEED! Weekly maintenance, power raking, pruning, aerating, spring clean-ups, etc. Senior’s discounts, all inquiries welcome! 250-878-7283 ...Common Sense Yard Care... LITZ LAWN CARE, weekly mowing, fertilizing, pwr. raking, hedge trimming & gen. yrd. clean-ups. Free Est. 764-6404

Lawn & Garden

Home Repairs

Landscaping

TOP SOIL $20/yd. Compost Mix $30/yd., Ogogrow, Gravel, Rocks, Mulches 250-868-3380

HIGH Caliber Const. Repair, Replace, Remodel, All Reno’s. Dan @ 864-0771 30yrs. exp. LARRY’S Handyman & Reno Serv., Lg. & Sm. jobs, Grafﬁtti Removal etc., 250-718-8879

KELOWNA GUTTER Cleaning and repairs, re-slope gutters,etc Richard 250-718-6718

Irrigation/Sprinkler Systems

Heat, Air, Refrig.

JOHN’S Quality Irrigation Auto U/G, Design, Supply, Install. Low Overhead, Low Prices. Call John @ 250-215-0693 WEST-WIND Now booking for irrigation start-ups, repairs & installs. Call 250-860-0025

EDGING Emerald Cedars Okanagan Grown SPECIAL! 5ft - 10 for $189 Volume Discounts Free Delivery BUDGET NURSERIES Toll free 1-866-498-2189

Gutters & Downspouts

Central Air Installation- Reasonable rates, 10yr warranty., over 25 yrs exp.250-863-3850 SOMMERFELD Heating A/C, Install & Repair Heat Pumps, F/P, Gas Fitting Lic. 215-6767 SOUTHERN BC Heating & Air Conditioning. Over 30yrs exp. Call 250-681-3869

Home Improvements 1ANDERSON Reno’s. Lic’d. over 30 yrs exp. Int.& Ext., Ind. & Comm. guarant’d. 870-7778 BATHROOM REMODELLING Tub replacement, lining- acrylic insert, re-glazing. 718-2704. CONSTRUCTION & Reno’s 28yrs Exp. Res. & Comm. No job too small or big 212-1641 G & S Pro Renovations, 35yr. Exp. Professional workshop for custom work. 470-7360 INTERIOR Finishing & Reno’’s. No Job too small, Install & Repairs. Drywall, Plumbing, Doors/Win, Baseboards, Cab., Kitchens, Bthrms. 859-2787 ROSTKA ENT. Ltd. Complete int/ext. reno’s. Carpentry, drywall, painting, bsmt, decks & more. Lic’d & Insured. BBB Accred. Call: Rob 878-8049. ofﬁce 764-5449. SHADETREE. Retractable deck & patio canopies. Call InterCity; 250-215-4099 Wood Flooring, Log Siding, Log Cabins, Decking, Fencing & T&G U Joint. www.rouckbros.com Rouck Bros. Lumby, BC 1-800-960-3388

Kitchen Cabinets BATHROOM RENO’S. Plumbing Repairs. Bathrooms By Gemini 862-6991, 764-0189 MARYANNE’S Kitchen Design. 25% off. See ad in Service Directory. 250-317-7523

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#1 STOP FOR ROCKS. www.bcrocks.com. Please call 250-862-0862 BARK Mulch, good quality top soil & landscape supplies, Sunoaka Valley Transport Ltd. 2696 Kyle Rd. Open Mon. Sat. 8-5pm, 250-769-9094 We Deliver. C & C LANDSCAPING. Rock walls, irrig, bobcat, design etc. Call 250-212-2692

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Machining & Metal Work GET BENT Metal Fab, fences, gates, railings, security bars, 863-4418www.getbentmetalfab.ca

Misc Services ALL KINDS OF FENCES, 6x8 Cedar panels starting @ $65. Gates & custom orders, stainning,250-491-4622www.akf.ca

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SALES & SERVICE DIRECTORY RENOVATIONS

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The Okanagan’s Renovation Specialists Residential and Commercial, Additions, Garages, Basements, Windows, Doors, Decks, Fencing, Carpentry, Drywalling, Painting Top Quality Worksmanship & Service

Rob 250-878-8049 Off. 250-764-5449 Lic. & Insured - Ref’s available (WCB Coverage)

ELECTRICAL

PLUMBING

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KOSKI PLUMBING, HEATING & GAS FITTING

Residential & Commercial Wiring, New Construction, Renovations & Service Changes. Complete telephone & data cabling services, Prompt quality service. Licensed & Bonded Call Steve 250-864-2099 (cont#90929)

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Don’t call anyone about cutting your lawn until you speak with us. Book before June 15 & receive 3 FREE Fertilizer Applications. Call Ryan now! 250-469-1288

PAINTING QUALITY PAINTING

Reasonable and reliable Call: JASON SEEGER & SON PAINTING

•Renovations •New construction •Plumbing Service & Repairs •H/W tank replacement • Furnace Service & Installs • Gas f/p Service and Installs Bonded & Insured

Call Troy, 250-718-0209

REMODELING

ellermade W Additions, Renovations Sun-decks, Bsmt. suites, etc. Call Dave @ 250-768-2202 or 250-878-6967

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HEATING SOMMERFELD HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

• New & Existing Heating Systems • Heat pumps, A/C • Gas ﬁtting • Licensed & Insured. • Replacement Furnace.

Call Wayne (250) 215-6767

Drywall, Taping, Painting, Texture Ceiling. We Do Houses, Basement & Commercial

Qualified, Reliable. • Bonded •Installations • Repairs • Renovations • H. Water Tank • Washer, Dryer • Dishwasher Over 30 yrs. Experience

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WELDING & FABRICATION METAL FABRICATION LTD. Fences • Gates • Railings • Security Bars • Cargo Racks • Rollcages • Boat Railings & more. Tube Bending Specialists www.getbentmetalfab.ca

250-863-4418

Neighborhood Trucking & Delivery Top Soil • Ogo Gro • Gravel • Sand • Bark Mulch We Remove: yard refuse, small trees, junk

CHUCK 250-870-1138

CONSTRUCTION & RENOS

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STUCCO

WINDOW CLEANING AIR CONDITIONING GARAGE DOORS

ENKARTA Stucco & Repair Ltd. Quality materials, attention to detail. Free estimates, 30 yr. experience, licensed & insured.

250-769-0684

Residential, commercial post construction, gutter cleaning. Serving the Okanagan for 8 years. WCB Contact Randy @ 250-317-1029

BROTHERS WINDOW CLEANING

CENTRAL AIR INSTALLATION

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PAINT & REPAIRS

SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST

PLUMBING New construction, service, repair, replacement, reno’s and professional tiling.

DRYWALL SERVICES & REPAIRS New work & renovation work. Over 30 yrs. experience. Framing, boarding, taping, texture t-bar ceilings & insulation. Call Ken 250-212-9588

Excavator & Bobcat Service, Sewer Hookups, Underground Utilities, Footing, Backﬁlling, Basements, Driveways, Landscaping, Retaining Walls, Rubber Track Excavator w/ blade. Estimates, Fully Insured. Kory 250-451-9095 Cell: 250-869-9125 Serving Kelowna, Westside, Lk Country

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PLUMBING

BAYSIDE PLUMBING & Gas Fitting

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862-9333 PAINTING KELOWNA A BETTER PLACE SINCE 1982

PRUNING CERTIFIED HORTICULTURIST Trees • Shrubs • Hedges • Clean-Ups Call Stephen

250-763-5462

PAINT & REPAIR BLAIS PAINTING Pierre Blais

Residential, Commercial, Interior, Exterior Painting & Custom Ceilings. Insured.

(250) 801-1439

COMM. CLEANING STUMP REMOVAL PROFESSIONAL, RELIABLE, BONDED, INSURED

COMMERCIAL, RESTAURANT, OFFICES, MEDICAL, STRATA & FLOOR WORK

TREE STUMP REMOVAL Call Tim, 250-860-1494

Excellent References OFFICE: (250)764-9552

Stumpco Corporation

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We install, service, & repair all makes of doors & openers. FREE ESTIMATES • INSURANCE CLAIMS • SENIOR DISCOUNTS Call Mon.-Fri. 8-4:30 pm

• Heat Pumps Over 30 Years • Fireplaces Experience • Furnaces Serving the • Repair Okanagan Valley • Install • Sales 250-681-3869

Folds like an accordian, Deck Blinds as well.

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250-869-7091

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Renovations & Repairs

Textured Ceilings

250.869.5874

RENOVATIONS DON 250-870-7778

Licenced, over 30 years experience, interior & exterior, Industrial & Commercial, all work guaranteed.

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FLOORING Hooksnapped Flooring Installations Carpet, lino, hardwood, laminate, etc... Free estimates. Your one stop shop for all your ﬂoorings needs

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Plumbing

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KOSKI Plumbing-Heating Gas Fitting Reno’s Res. Bonded/Insured Troy @ 718-0209

OKANAGAN Pressure Washing. Comm/Res. Fully ins’d. Dave, 250-491-1336

OKANAGAN Rooﬁng All rooﬁng repairs, maint., & reroofs. Warranty on all work Free Est. 769-1100, 878-1172 TEAM GERMAN MASTER ROOFER. Over 30yrs exp. in all kinds of roofs. New Reroof & Repair. 2 yrs tradesman warranty. Free estimate. Call Steffen, 250-863-8224 Master & Visa Card welcome. www.teamgerman.com.

Rooﬁng & Skylights

Rubbish Removal

Gas Fitting and drain cleaning. Comm/res and reno’’s. Service & hot water tanks. 575-3839 ARMAUR Plumbing Ltd. New construction, service & renovations. Call 250-258-8617 DREGER MECH. Plumbing, Gasﬁtting, comm/res & reno, ins’d, 24hr. Call 250-575-5878.

BERTRIM Contracting Co. New roofs, reroofs, roof conversion & repair & general home maint. Bonded & insured. 28yrs exp. Free est. Call 250-768-9675 DO IT RIGHT ROOFING AND SIDING. Seniors Dis., Free Est. Guarantee 250-826-3807. EAGLE ROOFING. CEDAR CONVERSIONS, NEW CONSTRUCTION, REROOF. FREE EST. CALL 826-3311

‘#1 - BBB Kelowna Junk Removal Ltd. (1998) Scrap metal, wood, appls, etc. House, yard, building site, rental properties, renovations, etc. WCB Coverage. Lrg 3/2/1 & 1/2ton trucks 718-0992 or 861-7066 kelownajunkremoval.com 250-808-0733 SKYHIGH DISPOSAL Full Service Junk Removal & 12-24 yard Bin Rentals.

Garage Sales

DALE’S PAINTING Service. Painting Kelowna a better place since 1982, 862-9333 P&D Painting serving Western Canada for 32years. Clean quality work at reasonable rates seniors discount call direct 250-769-0228 or 250-801-7382 PSALMS 34-A Better life Company. Quality Painting. Sensible rates. 250-869-5874

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ENKARTA Stucco & Repair Ltd. Quality materials, attention to detail. Free est, 30yrs exp, lcnsd/insrd 250-769-0684 OK Stucco & Stone Free estimates, great work. Call Steve at 250-300-9567 SEEGER & Son Stucco. Additions, Reno’s +other sm. jobs. 22yrs exp call Jason 801-6931

DOGWORKS, Puppy kindergarten starts June 9th. Summer kids & dog camps start in July. XCountry dog agility & RallyO starting SOON! Call Kathy @ 250-317-1288

LARRY’S LITTLE DUMPER We haul little loads of anything, landscaping materials, & Junk to the dump Call 250-718-1114 ✔✔✔ THAT GUY & His Work Truck LTD. Junk Removal & Bin Rentals 10,15 & 20 yard Bins. We haul EVERYTHING

Home or Jobsite, Renovations Cheapest rates in the Valley www.thatguysworktruck.com 250-575-5383 A 49.99 1/2ton truck. Load junk & yard waste. Haul away special. Will haul just about anything. Cal Cal 250863-7539

BOB’S ONE TON. Clean-up, 25yrs satisﬁed customers. 765-2789, 861-0303 pgr

Sand/Gravel/Topsoil NEIGHBORHOOD Trucking & Delivery. Sand, Gravel, Soil, Ogo Grow Call 250-870-1138

Garage Sales

Sundecks KATAMA Custom wood decks, gazebos, fences, trellises, Lic’s/Ins’d. Mike 864-0033 KELOWNA DECK & RAIL. Vinyl, Mod. Flooring, Alum., GlassTopless/Picket878-2483.

Tiling TILE & HARDWOOD - Highly skilled craftsmanship committed to provide the most reliable and satisfying work at reasonable and competitive rates call Joe 250-859-7907 TILE Setter. Artistic Ceramics. Custom tile setting. Call 250870-1009

Tree Services

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Burial Plots GRAVE Plot at Lakeview Memorial Gdns. overlooking Duck Lake $800. 250-861-3315

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Appliance pick-up, Rads Batteries. Call Harley 778-8211317 BASIC work bench, 2’x8’, you take, 250-869-1518 BED; Single wood Mates bed, no mattress. 250-215-7234 FIREWOOD, cherrywood!! Call for directions, 250-7681498 Free- 4 Burner kitchen stove Winfield 250-859-7798 FREE KITTENS. CALL 250-317-4003 FREE Pick-up of used bicycles that you no longer want. Ok if need repair 604-800-2104 LARGE U-shaped home office desk, great cond., call 250861-6147 LOOKING for free shade loving perenials to beautify not for profit houseing complex. call 250-868-3348 PATIO door, 6’x6’8, dbl glazed, older but good cond., u pick up. Call 250-769-1097 POTTER’S Wheel & bench call 250-717-3138 REMOVING horse/ hay shelter. Free lumber, posts and metal roofing. 250-764-9401 WE Will recycle for free BBQ’s, Rad’s, Alum. windows, Copper wire, Batteries. Save Ad. 250-717-0581

Fruit & Vegetables ORGANIC honey in exchange for icecream pails. Bill’s Honey Farm, 250-762-8156

Furniture 6PC Cherry sleigh bdrm set. Queen bed, dresser, mirror, chest, 2 night stands. New!! Still boxed. Worth $5000, Sell $1295 Can deliver. Call 250550-6647 DINING ROOM suite for sale. China cabinet, table and 6 chairs. $350 OBO Phone 250765-0811 LARGE Selection of Gently Used Furniture; Tables & Chairs from $99, Loveseats $99 Sofa Sets $199. OK Estates Furniture and More 3292 Hwy 97N beside Sheepskin Boutique 250-807-7775

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NEW 3-pc Sectional Sofa w/ottoman, In orig. pkg. Worth $1499, Must Sell $899 250550-6647 can deliver

TOP CHOICE SKS special, $299. GLOCK’s from $699. Gunsmithing Services: BLUEING. POWDER COATING. Quality ﬁrearms bought & sold at Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, #4 - 1691 Powick Rd. Kelowna 250-762-7575, Tue.- Sat. 10-6

SEARS 26/11 snowblower 14hp good cond. $500 (250)766-4423 SOLID walnut 1940’s china cabinet, excl cond. $475 obo. Call 250-868-0436

Garden Equipment Wanted Vintage dead heavyduty lawn & garden tractors, Ken, (250)503-2177, Vernon

Heavy Duty Machinery 1999 2650Q Link-belt, exacator,28,000lbs, 5600 hrs, u/c,recently done, cab guards & rock guards, hydraulic thumb, c/w 2 buckets, great machine. $63,000 no gst 250-549-0780.

A-STEEL Shipping Containers Super Sale On NowNew/Used/Damaged. BEST PRICES. 20,’24,’40,’45,’48,53’.Insulated Reefer Containers 20’40’48’. CHEAP 40’ Farmers Specials all under $2,100! Semi Trailers for hiway & storage. We are Overstocked, Delivery BC & AB 1-866-528-7108 Call 24 hours.

Jewels, Furs KELOWNA GOLD Brokers turns your unwanted gold and platinum jewelery, silver coins and silverware into cash. With 25 years buying experience in Kelowna we look forward to your call for a no obligation quote. Call Jeremy @ 250575-4363.

Misc. for Sale AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses! BOOKBINDING Novels, Cookbooks, Family History and much more. layout, design, printing & binding 250-260-1970

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BRAND new 5 stage reverse osmosis water ﬁltration system. Retail price: $795. Now: $250. Call 250-863-1544 GARMIN GPS System, 149OT model, bluetooth wireless technology. Brand new, sell for $250 obo. 250-862-3530 MOVING. Household items, furniture & much more. 250860-9115 MOVING Sale. You name it we have it. Bdrm/dnrm suites, comp tbl, etc. 250-681-1441 OAK Kitchen cabinets with newer counter tops, includes double sink, full set of upper & lower, $1800. GE gas stove, self cleaning, $150. Sliding window, 471/4” wide x 391/2” long, $10. Maytag dishwasher, $150. 250-717-5685 PINBALL GAME machine. Classic 1985 Williams, refurbished, $2000 includes delivery. 250-492-3293 SILVER Coins. Stamps. Collectors cigar bands. Porcelain. Tea set, etc. 1998 Windstar Van. $2500obo. 250-861-4851 STORE FIXTURES, racks and shelving. Incl. 8 endcaps, 42 4-ft. sections, misc. racks, assorted hooks, 7 2’x6’ grid walls with hooks. Currently used in 2400 sq.ft. store. Available as package after June 30. Also 2 Sharp cash registers. Located in Osoyoos. Phone 250-4950404.

Misc. Wanted I PURCHASE DOWNSIZE/ ESTATE ITEMS. Cash paid for home furnishings, antiques, collectibles. Please call me BEFORE you throw anything out! OKestates.ca CALS 250807-7775 X-ACTO knife blades, 100 blade pack, $10. 28 packs available. Purchase all for $250. Drop by the Captial News at 2495 Enterprise Way. 8-5 Mon-Fri.

Musical Instruments PIANOS Warehouse Sale @ Moir Pianos. STEINWAY, HEINTZMAN, YAMAHA and more !! Priced to Sell !! Call Richard @ 764-8800 YOUNG chang grand piano, 5.6’, black, immaculate condition. Stool incl. $6900. 250868-3783

Stereo / DVD / TV 7 Older rentals for 7 days $12. Every day DVD/Games @ Take 2 Video, 762-3448. 101-1100 Lawrence Ave.

$100 & Under 22 cu’ Chest freezer, 20 yrs old, excellent condition, $75. Call 250-764-4393 28’ extension ladder. alum, heavy duty, $95 obo. 250-8613712 2 Commercial grade stock pots $30 each(250)979-1572 2DR Beaumark fridge, freezer top, $80 obo. 250-861-3712 2 Electric soup kettles $75 each. (250)979-1572 3/4 Magestic Mattress & Boxspring w/frame $70 (250)2157768 BF Goodrich All train 285/65R 20” tires. 50% tread left. 3ply sidewall,$60/all. 250-215-7768 Broil King Bar-B-Que with side burner & cover $60 (250)215-7768 BURGUNDY couch with 6 throw pillows, $75. 250-8633221 or 250-808-8517 Four only p215 ﬂash 65/R 16” tires 44,000KM $100 (250)868-3415 FRIDGE, SxS, ice/water dispencer, blk Norge, very good cond., $100. 250-768-2137 OAK colored computer cabinet, $85. 250-863-3221 or 250-808-8517 RETRACTABLE Blinds. Fit Duplex & 6’ sliding glass doors. $100. 250-862-5760 ROLL-AWAY twin size cot $100 250-762-7552 Solid element stove. $50. 250-861-3712 TV with remote, works well, $35. 250-863-3221 or 250808-8517

$200 & Under 1914 Willis Montreal Cabinet Grand Piano. Nice sound. $200. 250-768-6839 COMPUTER System, Windows, Internet ready,exc cond, $200. 250-869-2363 Kelowna HOTPOINT HD White washer/dryer, great cond., top loader. $150/set. 250-764-5173 SEARS 6.75 Gas self power lawnmower $175 (250)7664423 SOLID maple wooden kitchen table w/4 chairs. Excl cond., $145. Call 250-763-8041

$300 & Under AIR CONDITIONER portable 10,000 BTU. $250 (250)7632371 CENTRAL Vacuum with warranty & all attachments. $299 no tax 250-762-3468 COMPUTER LAPTOP, Windows, wireless, excellent cond, $300.869-2363 Kelowna WASHER & Dryer, HD, Kenmore, re-conditioned, white, $250.pr. 862-3882

Acreage for Sale AFFORDABLE Acreage! Nicley updated 4bd home, dbl garage, fabulous views, convenient location! $750,000. MLS Charlene Bertrand, Colwell Banker, Horizon Realty, 250-870-1870 READY to build on this 3 acres in Whitevale area, Lumby. Flat, few trees, drilled well. Gas/hydro to driveway. Price $240,000 GST. obo. 250-547-6932.

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23CUFT Fridgidaire upright freezer, like new, 1/2 price at $499. Larry 250-868-8862 7 piece Cedar Patio Set needs TLC. $ 475 (250)979-1572 BOAT Motor, Mercury 2stroke, 90cc, sail pwr. outbrd., long leg & gas tank $500. 862-3882

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CAPRI loc., close to everything 1882 Bowes St. 3bdm 2bth suite, not legal, zoning RU6. 250-212-5031 MORTGAGES LOW RATES. 5YR. 4.25% VARIABLE 1.9% Trish at 250-470-8324 THINKING OF SELLING? For a conﬁdential, no obligation, free market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-762-9446 or 250-860-1100 anytime.

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1 & 2bd Condos. Must Sell. $129,000 - $185,000. By Spall Plaza. Call 250-718-8866 1 BDRM plus den 55+ Condo for sale. 900 + sq ft. Rutland town centre, close to shopping and all services. Excellent condition, w/d & 4 kitchen appliances included, $174.900 Low monthly fees, air conditioned. We will pay your move! Call 250.491.2773 evenings. 2BD. 1078sf. 1.5ba., incl. furn. & appl., 50+ bldng., ns, np, cls. to amens., secure u/g prkng., $180,000. 250-807-2651 AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses! PRICED to sell: $289,900. Top flr, 2bd view condo, UBC, Quail, lowest price on upgraded top flr condo w/granite, hrwd, open kitchen/livingrm, vaulted ceilings. Spacious open feeling. View of the Quail 18th hole, lake & valley. Extra large sndeck for outdoor living at home. Can be purchased furnished or bare. 250-8591100 Virtual tour: www.okbccondos.com/cc1614.html THINKING OF SELLING? For a confidential, no obligation, free market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-762-9446 or 250-860-1100 anytime.

FULL SXS Duplex. Newly Finished up/down, drs, windows. $595K obo. 250-718-8866

Homes for Rent 3-BEDROOM, 4-Appliances, Patio, Pet OK, $1300 OR 4Bedroom, 2-Baths, 4-Appliances, Family Room, Fireplace, Deck, Carport, $1425. 250860-1961 Register Online

EXCEPTIONAL LAKEVIEW Lots from $160,000. Also; 1 panoramic 3 acre parcel. Owner ﬁnancing. 250-307-2558 www.orlandoprojects.com

ATV Trailer. Farm stuff, small boat, etc. Also trnspt on ATV. 250-712-7661 $350 obo. Black 30” Frididare Electric range Self cleaning W/ over the range microwave both $400 (250)768-3618

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Open Houses OPEN HOUSE - By Owner #304-555 Houghton Rd. Sun. June 6t1-5pm, 2BD., 2ba. Top ﬂr. condo, 4appl., upgrades, clubhouse, secured parking. Asking $274,500. ph: 4913231 or 250-718-3530 OPEN House. Shasta MHP. #72-3745 Lakeshore Rd. Tues-Thurs, 1-3. $51,900.

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For Sale By Owner 88’ waterfront Cottage, close to Vernon, private, sleeps 6, (250)542-7785, 250-558-9573 AWESOME LAKEVIEW. Dbl wide modular, 2bd, carport, 2decks, 10x30 workshop, 5appl, gas FP, 55+, pets ok. $95,000. 250-768-7124 DILWORTH MTN. ESTATES www.2108.ca $699,000.00 Fantastic view of City of Penticton & lakes, 4900sqft rancher, custom built in 2005 on 1.03 acre, large shop, $1,499,000, (250)493-0358, on line, comfree.com, #1272 KALEDEN beautiful family home. 4bdrm 3bth, a/c, central vac. 2700 sq/ft. Lakeview. By appointment only 250-4976323 $429,900. THINKING OF SELLING? For a conﬁdential, no obligation, free market evaluation of your property call Mark Jontz, Royal Lepage 250-762-9446 or 250-860-1100 anytime.

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Subdivision PRE-SALE $150,000 at The Cliffs at Rock Creek, BC Spectacular View Lots Overlooking the Kettle River Valley, 4 lots share an 80-Acre Bare Land Strata Subdivision. 3 Sale Lots from 3.7 - 5.9 Acres, 46 Across Common Nature area, Strata Controlled Development. View on Google Earth @ Lat - 49deg. 4’ 50deg. N Long - 119deg. 0’ 46deg. W

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colin_stewart@yahoo.com VIEW Lots in Black Mountain! Sunny southern exposure, graded for walk-out rancher. Samurai Court $169,000 or Nishi Court $189,000 plus GST. Visit www.minehill.ca or call 250.863.2717

Mobile Homes & Parks RARE opening in the remodeled McCulloch Heights. SE Kelowna. Your family can nestle into this brand new 3 bed/ 2 bath home on a cul-de-sac with all the Essentials included. 5 new appliances, open design, dining nook, fast food bar, sundeck, fenced, storage & more. Managable housing costs as low as $798. Biweekly including space lease oac. How To Buy? Call Accent Homes 250-769-6614. WINFIELD FAMILY PARK. New 1200sq.ft. SRI homes, priced from $149,900.00 for three bedroom 2 bathroom models loaded. Full ten year warranty and free home insurance. See for yourself why SRI should build your next home. Only at Lake Country Modular, located next to the SRI’s Winﬁeld factory. Call toll free 1-866-766-2214 www.LCMhomes.com

Acreage 11AC., 15450 Oyama Rd. nxt. to lake & boatlaunch. Older House irrig’d. & water rights, tons of potential. $699,000 Avail. immed. Appt. only. @ 250-470-2677

Apt/Condo for Rent 2BD, 2bth spacious 4yr old condo by Cosco, July 1. $1200 +utils. NS, NP. 250-495-5107 2 BDRM, $975 hydro, f/s, NO PETS, on Rutland Rd. South, Belgo Area, on bus route, Avail. now. 491-3345 or 869-9788 (Cell) AVAIL. FOR June 1st. 2bdrm. 1.5 ba. $975/985 plus util. Cats Ok. Hwy #33 & Gerstmar rd. Close to UBC-O, bus routes and shopping. Call 250-712-9812. manager@springvalleywest.net Newly reno’d 3bdrm & 2bdrm East Hill & Bella Vista, avail. immed. move in now- June is free. $850/mo. (250)308-1941 WEST Kelowna Condo, 2100 Boucherie Rd. Bay Vista Adult building, no kids, no pets, NS. 1240sq’, 2bd, 2bth, gas FP, lrg balcony, 6appl, blinds, ug prking, pool, hottub, across from lake, near golf & winery. July 1. $1190+utils. Glen, 306539-2333

Commercial/ Industrial 1200SQFT. Shop on 1/4 acre, fully serviced & fenced, $1200. per mo. incl. property taxes. Light or heavy industrial use & storage. Westbank Industrial Park 250-769-7424 1/2 - 4 acre serviced, fenced industrial lots for lease. Light, heavy or industrial use including auto wrecker & storage. 7000sq’ serviced coverall shelter for storage or workspace or build to suit. Westbank Industrial Park. 250-769-7424 2800 sq ft warehouse @ Reids Corner, Kelowna I1 zoning. 3600 sq ft. secured compound with or w/o steel equip. $4000/m 250-878-8500 900SF Warehouse/ Ofﬁce w/600sf. mezzanine & 12’x20’ overhead door, incl. 10’x20’ fnc’d. area, avail June/10, $1050/mo.+tax. 250-258-6566 HWY 97N for lease 1acre of Industrial compounded yard, 250-765-3295 - 250-860-5239 WESTSIDE Industrial Pk. 1/2 acre crner. Stevens & Dominion Rd. 750sf. freshly reno’d. ofﬁce, chainlink fence, $2200. mo.+gst, gr. loc. call 862-6053

Cottages / Cabins Shuswap lake cabins for rent, 7 nights $1000, located near beautiful beach in Seymour Arm. Call for reservations (250)803-8765

Duplex / 4 Plex 2BD. 1.5ba., $975. +util., sm. pet OK, fnc’d. yrd., cls. Costco area, 250-762-9323 3BD. MISSION 4plex, 2bth, 2921 Richter St. $1495 incl utils, 5appl. NP, NS. July 1 or sooner. 764-3159, 878-0136 4-PLEX in Orchard, 2 units 2bd. Avail. immed. $850mo. incl. utils, +dd. 250-317-4810, 250-863-9737 Available June1 1200 sq.ft. 2bdr.1 den 1.5 bath fridge & stove located in quiet area close to bridge on Westside.$1000 mth & utils. 250769-0109 or 250.878.9970 OLD Glenmore. 3bdr, 2ba, FP, ensuite lndry, close to amens, July 1st. $1250 250-763-7869

Homes for Rent 1BD Home, city view, East Kelowna, fully furn’d, $1000. 250575-6233 3BD House, upper ﬂr, on quiet street, bus route, near school, FS, WD, DW, NS, NDrugs, Nparties. Laminate ﬂooring, fruit trees. $1550 incl utils, plus SecD. 250-766-0282 3BDRM mobile home, big LR, FR in Orchard. $1000/mo. Avail July 1. Serge 250-8636801 or 250-765-0722.

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4BD. 2ba. +den, nr. downtown, 4appl., NS, NP, Avail. July 1, $1375.+utils. 762-8445 4BD House on Lakeshore Rd across from Gyro Beach, $1200. Avail July 1st. NP. Call 250-763-7419 5BDRM + Den Dbl.attached garage, 2 kitchens, f/p, 31/2 baths. Vacant. $2000+ utils Westside 250-864-9818 5BDRM off Westside Rd. $1600. +hydro & water NO PETS Avail. July 1. 869-9788 AVAIL JUN 15 3BR upper level, 1280sq ft LR, DR, Kitch, Bath, Laundry $1,400/mo Ref req’d 250-762-6871 COLDSTREAM - AVAILABLE July 1. 2 bedroom home with 6 appliances, attached garage, finished basement with family room, fireplace, den and more. Next to Kalamalka Lake, schools, parks. $1500/month plus utilities. 250-275-3497 or gd.allard@shaw.ca NATURE AND animal lovers will enjoy over 10 acres of park like setting in June Springs Estates. 1700 sq ft top floor of new house with private drive and walk in entry. 2 bdrm 2 baths, spacious and bright with vaulted ceilings, all appliances,hot tub. Horses and dog welcome. This is a must see.... $1600.00 mo FREE satellite tv and hi speed internet. Call Dave @ 250-764-1849 NEAR Kelowna Haritage School/Willow Park. 2bd, 1bth top flr house, FS, shr’d WD. $1100. 250-491-3215 PEACHLAND house 1block to beach.3Bdrm, 2bath. NS. NP. 1yr.lease.$1650/mth.250-4529894 SHORT term house rental. Fully furn’d, Lower Mission, 4bd, 2800sq’, 1blk from beach, H2O Centre & CNC. $2600 incl phone, cable, int & utils. Avail mid May. 250-764-6135 WATERFRONT. 120’ 5bd beautiful hm. Boat dock, Westbank. Quiet cul-de-sac, AC, 2 FP’s, NS, NP. nr. Wineries, walk to orchards, beaches & golf. $2200. 778-838-1955

Ofﬁce/Retail HWY 97 North, 1800-2800sf’ of retail, 2100sq’ of Ofﬁce/Retail for lease. Rutland area 250-765- 3295, 250-860-5239 OFFICE/RETAIL space for lease. 160 & 164 Rutland Rd North. 750 & 1200sq’. Mike for more details, 250-862-7313

Recreation EXPLORE in style! 2010 towables & motorhomes for rent from just $582/wk! Call Kelowna Truck & RV today @ 250-769-1000.

Rooms for Rent 1 FURN’D. Rm. DT area, cbl. & w/d, quiet, monthly avail. immed. 250-862-9223 ALL Comforts of Home, mo. & wkly, Furn’d. DT core & others, Kit, dishes, w/d, 250-861-5757 LRG.Bachelor suite Avail.July 1 on bus route Shar’d Laundry NS .NP . Lady Pref. $725 incl. utils. (250)712-1305 LRG room behind Costco with priv entry & deck, female wrking student, NP, Nprties, NS. $550 utils & net incl. 250801-8648 MODERN Furn’d. bdrm. all cbl/utils. incl’d., $450.mo. Call 250-861-8907,250-317-2546

RV Pads ACRES RV SITES Full hook-ups, TV etc. “Out of town but in town” Extended stay discounts TRAILER RENTALS 40ft. Exec. 5th wheel Ph: (250) 765-2580

Shared Accommodation RANCHER in Mission on bus route shared kitchen/bathroom & laundry.1/2 utils.$500/mth. 250-764-0429 ROOM Avail. in 5bd. family home, incl. util/int., $600.mo., furn’d. or unfurn 250-864-8080

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1300sq’ 2bd, 5appl, jetted tub, pool, utils, Sat incl. Lakeview Heights. NS, NP. Ref’s req’d. $1100. 250-769-7107 1BD. $650. Incl laundry. Rutland area, near school/ gym. 250-718-4177, 250-859-5456 1BD. Lg., w/walk-in closet, Upper Miss., lg. bthrm/kit & liv. rm, well built., new home, $850., 250-718-5160 1BD w/o bsmt suite, patio, view, FS, incl utils, NP, WD hook-up. $800. 250-762-2272 1-BEDROOM, 5-Appliances, Patio, Pet K, $800 Including Utilities & Internet OR 2-bedroom, 4-Appliances, Fireplace, Patio, $850 - 250-860-1961 Register Online www.cdnhome-

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1Bedroom fashionable upper mission NS / NP ,util/incl.$750 (778)477-5007 2BD. 1300sf. Avail. Imm, w/d, ns, np, Old Glenmore, quiet st., $900 incl. util. 826-2788 2BD. Bsmt. ste. Cls. to banks, grocery & mall. Great loc. w/d, lots of prkng. $1000. utils incl. 250-763-1090 2BD. Daylight, $850. incl. utils. Avail.now, Rutland NP. prkng. 491-0917 & 212-0915

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2BD. Deluxe 1000sf. W/O, for working mature cple., 6appl., sep. laundry, util/cbl/int. incl., new flooring/paint, clean & lg bkyrd., off St. prkng., $1350. +dd & ref’s req’d., 764-8178 2BD, for working people, NS, , near bus, $700 WD, Rutland, cell-250-575-9109 or home (250)862-9749 2BD. LAKESHORE: W-Kel., hot tub, gym, pool, int/sat.$1250.+utils 863-1544 2BD Legal Suite Rutland, ns, np. Avail now. $850 Utils & Cbl incl 250-765-9264 2BD lrg suite, N. Kelowna, NS, NP, $825+utils. 250-864-6281 or 250-768-9744 2 BDRM Large Suite in Black Mountain NS/NP Utilities incl Separate Laundry, Mature & Resp. adults w/ref. $1100/- # 250-862-1842, 250-765-2668. 2BDRM suite, Gerstmar, no laundry, NP, NS, $600.incl. utils. 250-575-6502. 2BD. Suite, walk-out, Cent. W/B, 1200sf., lg. kit., lg. master bd. July1, $950. 250-8088007 or 250-768-0605 3BD. 1200sf. gas fp, w/d, lakeview Winfield, ns, np, $1080. utils. incl., on school bus rte., 250-766-0499, 250-873-9171 BACHELOR Ste. Glenrosa, Avail. June 1, ns, np, nprtys, utils incl. $600.mo. 768-1360 LGE 1 BD 5 appl ground floor. Own parking & entry, immac cond. Close to D/T hosp, Suit one, older person. N/S, N/P Avail July 1, $750. 763-7469 L. Glenrosa- 2BR. lower suite, own ent., use of backyard, own storage, w/d, util + cable incl. $1000/mo 250-452-9698 LRG 2bd walk-out bsmt suite in Westbank, 4appl, NS, NP, $800 incl utils. (250)769-5068.

WINFIELD 2bdrm daylight ste on parklike setting. Incl everything. Walking dist to beach & marina. On bus route. Suits working person or couple. N/s, n/p. $1000/mo. 250-766-1776

2BD Townhouse. Conveniently located in Cent. Westbank. 1 unit, completely reno’d, $975+utils. Min. 6mo. lease. NP. Call 250-763-2300

Suites, Upper 1BD & 2BD. Bright apt’s. available in the Capri Mall area. Rent between $700. $850. Util’s. not incl’d. Free internet. Call 250-317-5871 1BD. Newer in Rutland, utils/cbl. incl., np, ns, cls. to bus, $700.+dd, 250-807-7864 1BD new suite on acreage. Lower rent for lite duties, suit active senior cpl.. NS, ND. (250)764-8383 2BD Westside. Newly reno’d, huge deck, lakeview, 6appl, sep prking & ent, $1250+utils. ref’s req’d. 250-769-7109 3bd. Main ﬂr. S.Rutland avail.now, shr’d lndry, ns np. suit family. $1300+utils. Call 250-860-8636 3BD upper suite, nice fenced yard, huge deck. Nice quiet area just South of Coast Capri. Great access to everything. AC & all appls incl sep lndry. NP, NS. $1250+uitls. Call 250258-8617 NEW Reno’s, large 2bd, 1bth, WD, FS, DW, parking, patio. $1150 incl utils. Old Glenmore. 250-215-1073, 250-491-8177 UPDATED level entry home, 2bd, 2bth, ofﬁce, 5 appl., w/stove, small yard, storage shed, ref’s & DD req’d. NP, $1000 incl utils. 250-469-3677

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CUISINE from Jude’s kitchen smoke on the water Apparently, I don’t barbecue, I grill. Ya gotta get the lingo right! Barbecuing is long, slow cooking of large meat cuts over low heat, while the searing heat from my propane outdoor appliance grills my steaks and burgers. It’s the sort of discussion you could have with the folks at this year’s barbecue extravaganza. Smoke On The Water, a barbecue festival that includes a sanctioned event of the Pacific Northwest Barbecue Competition, will once again take over Waterfront Park for the fourth consecutive year, this Fathers’ Day, Sunday, June 20. Festival chair Alex Miller says the Kelowna Jaycees launched the inaugural event in 2007 and it attracted about 400 spectators and a half dozen competitors. In 2008 the event doubled in size with over 800 spectators joining in the fun on the beach and 14 teams competing for the $4,000 in prize money. Last year, it exploded with an estimated attendance of about 5,000 spectators, and 20 teams competing for glory. This year, he expects there could be as many as 10,000 spectators. There are already 17 teams registered for the competition and he expects more than 25, with the winner getting an automatic berth in the World Championships in Kansas City. Smoke On the Water will also feature the first-ever Tabasco Restaurant Cookoff to see which local restaurant can best harness their creativity to deliver the Okanagan’s best Tabasco-themed dish. As well, there’ll be a Kidzone with activities for youngsters, live entertainment through the day; a beach beer garden, BBQ marketplace and amateur rib competition. For details, go to: www.kelownaBBQ.com Those of you who have enjoyed Jude's Kitchen over the years may be interested in my book, Jude's Kitchen, which is being published by the Okanagan Institute this fall. To reserve your copy, go to: www.judiesteeves.com

Dianne's Apple-Rhubarb Loaf with Nuts You’ve got to hand it to my sister-in-law. Dianne even served this to her brother, a stubborn rhubarb-hater, for dessert and didn’t tell him until he commented on how good it was, that it contained the red stems he detested. That’s proof that you can even serve this to those who don’t think they like rhubarb. A scoop of ice cream on top makes it a special dessert. 1 1/2 c. (375 ml) rhubarb 1 1/2 c. (375 ml) apples 3/4 c. (175 ml) sugar 1/2 c. (125 ml) oil 1 tsp. (5 ml) vanilla 4 eggs 3 c. (750 ml) flour 1 c. (250 ml) nuts 3 1/2 tsp. (17 ml) baking powder 1 tsp. (5 ml) cinnamon 1 tsp. (5 ml) salt

Pre-heat oven to 350 F, and lower oven rack to the lowest position. Grease the bottoms of two loaf pans. Core apples and combine finely-chopped rhubarb and apples with sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients (you can use chopped walnuts, pecans, almonds or hazelnuts) and divide the batter between the two pans. Bake for 40 minutes or so, then use a toothpick to poke in the middle and see if any batter comes out on it. Return to the oven if it does. When a toothpick inserted in the centre of a loaf comes out clean, cool it for 10 minutes on a rack before removing to fully cool before slicing. This can be refrigerated for up to a week or put into the freezer. Makes two loaves.

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Pacific Rim Barbecue Ribs Chef Martin Laprise, of The Chef in Stead, headed up the highest placing local team in last year’s Smoke on the Water BBQ competition and shares this delicious-looking barbecue sauce recipe with us. He figures one rack serves two people. Try a rich, plummy merlot with this like the 2005 Mission Hill S.L.C., with its full bodied flavour and chewy tannins. baby back or side rib rack 1 medium onion, chopped finely 2 tbsp. (30 ml) fresh ginger crushed 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 c. (250 ml) catsup 2/3 c. (150 ml) brown sugar 1/3 c. (75 ml) white vinegar 1/4 c. (60 ml) soy sauce 2 tbsp. (30 ml) liquid smoke 1 tsp. (5 ml) powdered ginger 1 tsp. (5 ml) powdered garlic 1/4 tsp. (1 ml) red chili flakes 1/8 tsp. (.5 ml) turmeric Over medium heat, cook the onion, garlic

and ginger in a pot with a drizzle of oil until soft. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Bring to a simmer and let bubble for five minutes. Remove from the heat. Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs if the butcher hasn’t done it. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and a hint of cinnamon. On your gas barbecue, grill your favorite cut of ribs for about an hour at medium to low heat or until nice and brown—not black. Wrap them up in foil and then wrap them again in foil, to completely seal them. Place on the top shelf of your barbecue for about 40 minutes to an hour, depending on the size of the rack. Open the foil very carefully because by that point they are just about fully-cooked and ready to fall off the bones. Baste the meat side of the ribs with the sauce, and let them cook, open, for another 30 minutes or so. Serve with more sauce on the side. Visit www.taboobbq.com for more barbecue recipes, and for a list of stores where you can find Roxy, the newly-released traditional BBQ sauce made by Chef Martin.

Contact Jude’s Kitchen at The Kelowna Capital News, 2495 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, B.C. , V1X 7K2; jsteeves@kelownacapnews.com

Some simple guidelines for readers of Jude's Kitchen There are some basics about my cooking that you should know about in using the recipes created for Jude’s Kitchen. *I mean a large egg when a recipe calls for an egg *usually, butter and margarine are interchangeable *usually, salt and pepper is added to your taste *I generally use sea salt

*fresh ingredients top frozen or canned *organic products are my first choice *wherever possible, I use whole grains, not processed *include a variety of them, when possible *wherever possible, I use fresh herbs *fewer quantities of dried herbs are needed than fresh

*I use extra virgin olive oil *I use grapeseed or olive oil to cook with *I don’t deep fry *feel free to substitute. I do *have fun in the kitchen *encourage others to as well

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The Canadian flag at Mount Boucherie Secondary was dropped to half-mast Thursday following the death of a student. The 16-yearold girl was stabbed during a house party in Peachland on Wednesday night and died later in hospital. As of Friday morning her name had not been officially released. Another 16-year-old girl, who is also a student at the school, faces charges in connection with the stabbing. Officials at the school weren’t talking after the incident, referring all comment to Central Okanagan School District superintendent Hugh Gloster, who noted while it was the first time the district had to deal such an incident, measures were being taken to support students at the school.

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A well-intentioned second access is causing traffic problems on residential streets between Highway 97 and Shannon Lake. The opening of the Auburn Road/Ensign Way connector to Shannon Ridge Drive was meant to shave a few minutes off people’s commutes, take pressure off the heavily used Shannon Lake Road

and, more importantly, provide a second access out of Shannon Lake in case of emergencies. However, the shortcut has led to complaints from area residents who are now concerned about safety because of speeders and high traffic volumes. Meena Cleland, who lives in a condo on Shannon Ridge Drive, said that getting out of her parking lot is much more dangerous now because of speeding on the new ac-

cess route. She also noted that residents have put up signs further along Shannon Ridge Drive, warning motorists to slow down because children play in the neighbourhood, which has a park with a playground. West Kelowna RCMP officer Denise Bendfeld, who also lives in the area, said she parks her squad car on the side of Auburn Road when she comes home for lunch or dinner

and not even that slows down traffic. “I park the car out front on the street on purpose instead of pulling in my driveway and half the time they see the police car and it doesn’t matter,” said Bendfeld. “Another officer sat across the street from my house in an unmarked vehicle and he pulled over five cars within a half hour, if even that long.” Bendfeld said a neighbour emailed West Kel-

owna requesting speed bumps be installed as a traffic calming measure, however, the municipality said it couldn’t be done because the bumps interfered with snow plows in winter. However, Bendfeld said speed bumps could be designed so they could be removed in winter months. A few doors down, Dwayne Humeniuk said he’d also like to see the speed bumps installed.

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Developer Kelsey Ramsden came under fire Tuesday night during a public hearing concerning her company’s plans to add multi-family residences to Tallus Ridge. About 50 residents packed West Kelowna’s tiny council chambers Tuesday night, almost all speaking against Ryser Developments’ proposal to add up to 188 multifamily units on three knolls near existing singlefamily homes in the Shannon Lake subdivision. Council also received 16 letters from residents, most expressing opposition to the plan to rezone agricultural land adjacent to Tallus Ridge Drive, Mountain’s Hollow Lane and Paramount Drive to allow for low density, multi-family development in the form of condos and townhouses. Shawn and Joanne

Carels were among the homeowners to jot down their objections. “We purchased our lot three years ago with the assurance that Tallus Ridge would be the perfect neighbourhood to have ‘breathing room, single family home sites and room to grow,’” said the Carels, using buzzwords Ryser used in initial promotional information for Tallus Ridge four years ago. “Now to add more to a neighbourhood, (which) promised its land owners all this space, just doesn’t seem ethical on Ryser Developments’ part,” said the Carels. A series of speakers at the public hearing expressed similar sentiments, including homeowner Tanya Lister. “In 2006, when many of us purchased our lots, the Tallus Ridge website did not show any future multi-family. It has now been changed, but it didn’t

show it at that time, nor did the model in the sales office,” said Lister. A public sales brochure also led purchasers to believe only single family homes would be built in the area, mentioned Lister. “Comments such as: ‘Tallus Ridge is a place for people who value individual, quality homes, nestled amongst nature, neighbours and friends.’” Tallus Ridge resident Marnie Douglas said she believed the former Central Okanagan Regional District board made a mistake when it governed what is now West Kelowna, allowing too much multi-family to be planned and permitted in Shannon Lake. She said that error shouldn’t be repeated in Tallus Ridge. “Why was so much multi-family even allowed in a future plan in one neighbourhood?” asked Douglas. “This speaks to

a lack of accountability by the former regional board and does not reflect the vision of the District of West Kelowna or its residents.” Douglas said she felt multi-family development would be better placed closer to urbanized areas. “It is better suited in a neighbourhood centre. That neighbourhood centre though, is not in Tallus Ridge.” Council heard during the public hearing that the anticipated full build out of Tallus Ridge is 700 residential units. To date, 108 singlefamily homes have been built in the neighbourhood. Another 188 multifamily units are proposed in the present three rezoning applications, meaning another 404 homes could still be built in Tallus Ridge. Resident Robert Field said he was concerned See B3

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▼ COUNCIL

It’s report card time and not just for our local students I t’s not usually wise for a reporter or columnist to tip his hand about what he’s working on in such a highly competitive and timely environment as news reporting. But in this case it’s necessary. Another annual report card for council is due and coming up with the evaluation alone could turn a columnist into one big target. However, the grading exercise is necessary because Mayor Doug Findlater and Couns. Rosalind Neis, Gord Milsom, Duane Ophus, David Knowles, Carol Zanon and Brdyen Winsby have im-

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Jason Luciw portant roles to play. They make decisions that effect 28,000 residents and 12,000 properties in the municipality. They oversee a budget of $48 million. Therefore, their work must be open to scrutiny and who better to be critics than those who cover the meetings each week, sitting through the debates

and reporting on their outcomes, how people are reacting and how residents will be impacted by council’s decisions. As for the timing, rating council every June is ideal because the group has just completed its budget deliberations, has set out priorities for the year ahead and is well on its way to achieving its goals for the year. The timing is also good for many readers who can relate to their children or grandchildren getting their final report cards for the past school year. Unlike past years however, when the report

card was based on a single reporter’s opinion, this year, it will be a collaborative effort. So far, Dorothy Brotherton and Barb Aguiar with the Westside Weekly have agreed to participate. Two other reporters have also been invited to participate, but have yet to confirm their involvement. If they come on board, they’ll be identified during the publication of the report card, which is due to appear in this column next week. This collaborative approach, in contrast with past individual evaluations, will hopefully be

worthy of more careful council consideration. Multiple opinions should be more constructive for the mayor and councillors, giving them extra food for thought should they be seeking ways to focus on their strengths and examine perceived weaknesses. For the report card exercise, each reporter has been asked to assign a grade to each member of council’s performance over the past year, plus a short comment on each politician’s basic strengths and weaknesses. The grade and percentages will be as follows: A+, 95 per cent or

above; A, 90 to 94.99 per cent; A-, 85 to 89.99 per cent; B+, 80 to 84.99 per cent; B, 75 to 79.99 per cent; B-, 70 to 74.99 per cent; C+, 65 to 69.99 per cent; C, 60 to 64.99 per cent; C-, 55 to 59.55 per cent; D, 50 to 54.99 per cent and fail, under 50 per cent. The reporters will also provide a grade for council as a whole, plus a short comment on its overall performance over the past year. The grades from all participating reporters will be combined and averaged to determine the final letter grade. Comments from each

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t rained this week. A lot. And it’s been raining for a while. But let’s get some perspective here. Only a few weeks ago, we were worried about drought and whether we could conscientiously fill our swimming pools without running risk of the water police coming onto our properties and ripping our hoses from our hands. Now the sun is out, the grass has over grown, and we’re likely days away from wondering why the grasshopper population is poised to take over. If ever there was a Canadian pastime, it’s the constant barrage about the weather. But underneath all

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Karin Wilson that banter is a reflection of a much bigger appetite – our appetite for complaining. Some of that complaining is outrageously petty. I’ve heard girls complain about their hair, I’ve heard boys complain about homework. I’ve heard adults complain about how they never get time to take their lunch. I’ve heard seniors com-

plain about teens and teens complain about seniors. At the end of the day, it’s just so much energy expended on things that we, if it’s so important, should either do something about or spend our precious energy elsewhere. A few years ago, there was a movement of sorts going around that called for a complaint-free world. Participants donned a purple bracelet and committed themselves to the seemingly simply goal of 21 days complaint-free. Any complaint required the participant to switch the bracelet to the other arm – thereby mak-

ing themselves aware of how often they complain. I didn’t make it past three days.

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But it certainly elevated my appreciation of how often I succumb to this trait. Now there’s another approach that I think takes the idea just a little bit fur-

ther—without a successfailure model, which always struck me as a bit odd. A Virginia-based company—GiveMore —is now offering packages of wallet-sized cards with instructions on how to become “complainless”. It defines “complainless” as : • To be free of complaints,. • A pleasure to be around. And the cards remind us of the four cornerstones to get there. • Be aware: Recognize your typical paths to complaining and what and who sparks your tendency to gripe. Minimize your exposure to them. Know

that your grumbling is a complete waste of energy. • Be thankful: Regularly reflect on all the good in your life (people, opportunities, things).Understand and enjoy how lucky you are. And I especially like this part, “be entitled to nothing.” • Pause before you begin: In other words, edit your words before they leave your mouth. Better yet, edit your thoughts, and replace that with a smile. “Blame no one. Blame nothing.” • Be accountable: focus on solving problems, rather than having them. Recommit when you slip. It’s this last step that is so valuable. We all slip. That’s the

human experience, and the human expression. The state of the weather might not be important. It might give us a “safe topic” to share at the water cooler. But if whining about the weather moves into whining about work, or your bank account or any number of other things, you might want to think about what you really want in life. Complain less, and live more. Karin Wilson is a staff minister at the Centre for Spiritual Living in Kelowna, where she hosts The Gratitude Cafe. karinwilson@telus.net

▼ TALLUS RIDGE

Some knew about multi-family plan: developer No mystery to bones Tallus from C3 that would mean ongoing multi-family development for years to come. Field said he would like to see a detailed plan for the neighbourhood now so he and his neighbours would know in advance what to expect in the way of development in the years ahead. “We know that the only way for (Ramsden) to achieve the 700 units is through high density and yet we only see three applications now, knowing that for her to get there, there are going to have to be further applications. So we’ll have to come down here in future to go over this process again and again and again.”

Coun. Rosalind Neis said she believed that the pushback from residents was proof that developers should better plan their neighbourhoods, rather than coming back to council time and time again to rezone property in bits and pieces. “They piecemeal it together without (members of) council ever seeing the full complete build out anticipated in the future for any particular development,” said Neis. Neis said she would hate to see Tallus Ridge development go awry at some point along the way. “It’s a beautiful neighbourhood. It’s very well designed. The homes are beautiful the landscaping is beautiful. Somebody

has done a good job so far. I would hate to see that altered in any way.” Residents also raised concerns about additional

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THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DID KNOW AND WHO DID ASK AND WHO DID FIND OUT. Kelsey Ramsden

traffic and noted that proposed vegetative buffers in the neighbourhood plan could never replace the existing groves of trees throughout the neighbourhood, adding many of the

vegetative buffers that existed now were boulevards covered in weeds. In response to the criticism, Ramsden said she was shocked to discover residents didn’t know the development was going to include multi-family units at some point. “There were a number of people who did know and who did ask and who did find out. Then there was a component of the sales, which would have not necessarily have happened through us but (through) builders and agents,” said Ramsden. “It really is a tough situation.” However, Ramsden said she never hid the fact that multi-family development would eventually be

added in Tallus Ridge. “I have articles from the paper back in 2006 when we launched it, where I’m quoted saying there are condos and townhouses.” Ramsden said she believed her neighbourhood should have mixed uses, including multi-family units built in clusters to protect environmental areas and allow for more green space and parkland. It would also allow retirees and younger families the chance to move into the area, said Ramsden. Council did not debate the rezoning application on Tuesday, opting to consider further readings of the rezoning bylaws at an undetermined date. jluciw@kelownacapnews.com

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It turns out a pile of bones found buried at a Westbank construction site are not human after all. “We are able to confirm that the remains are non-human,” said Bruce Chamberlayne, regional coroner. “So they could be animal remains…possibly a deer.” Mounties released word that the remains appeared to be human and an anthropologist was dispatched to look at if they were part of an ancient burial site earlier this week. Before the report came back, however, a representative from the WFN indicated they were sure the remains were “ancestral.” “We, as a community, are dealing with the archaeology and research aspects of this discovery and at the right point in time we will consider issuing a press release with further details,” said WFN representative Kristy Jean. The bones were reported to police Monday, at a residential construction site at Elk and Cougar Roads after an equipment operator unearthed them.

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As another tenant leaves Westridge Shopping Centre in Westbank, the company that owns the mall remains silent on its future plans for the strip mall at the corner of Main Street (Highway 97 southbound) and Elliot Road. Callahan Property Group in Kelowna has not returned calls about the departure of Pharmasave, just as it remained silent about the departure of anchor tenants CIBC and Cooper’s Foods within the past year. The departures are the result of the proliferation of commercial development on nearby Westbank First Nation land, along Highway 97 between Gellatly and Elk Roads. Last summer, CIBC moved to a new building at the Corner of Elk Road and Louie Drive, while competition from new ar-

rivals like Wal-Mart and London Drugs forced Cooper’s Foods to close in January. As for the independently owned Pharmasave franchise in Westbank and its Canada Post outlet, Toronto-based drugstore giant Shoppers Drug Mart said it has purchased both. Shoppers’ spokeswoman Tammy Smitham explained the deal would be completed June 7. Pharmasave operations would be folded into Shoppers Drug Mart’s store in the Westbank Towne Centre Mall, two blocks away at Dobbin Road (Highway 97 northbound) and Elliot Road, according to Smitham. “Essentially the transaction involves Shoppers Drug Mart acquiring the prescription files of Pharmasave customers,” said Smitham. “Those files will be moving over as of Monday. In the agreement, the post office will

also be transferring over.” Smitham said the sale was good news for Shoppers and for customers of both stores. “Shoppers Drug Mart has a lot to offer patients and customers. They will be pleased with the care and the service they receive. We will do our best to make them comfortable in our store.” Meanwhile, Smitham mentioned that Shoppers Drug Mart would try to hire some of the Pharmasave employees, but she couldn’t provide numbers. She also noted that Shoppers would need to do some renovations to accommodate the post office. Meanwhile, Canada Post said it wouldn’t comment on the transfer of the post office franchise until Shoppers’ purchase of the Westbank Pharmasave was completed. Meanwhile, a som-

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LONGTIME CUSTOMER Adona Dunn dropped by the Westridge Mall Pharmasave Thursday afternoon to say goodbye to employees, some of whom have worked at the drugstore for more than 20 years. Full-time employees were due to work their last shifts Friday and most part-timers were due to shut the store for good on Sunday. ber sounding Pharmasave manager Ken Mcrae said his store’s last day of business would be today (Sun-

day), June 6 and he didn’t want to chat further about the change. He referred all other

comments to the Langleybased owner of the Westbank Pharmasave franchise, Forewest Holdings

Inc., which did not return a call for comment before press deadline. jluciw@kelownacapnews.com

▼ TRAFFIC

Residents sound alarm about speed Speed from A1

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ROCK RIDGE condos resident Meena Cleland walks alongside Auburn Road as a car zooms by to Shannon Highlands subdivision.

uk refers to was one the District of West Kelowna promised Thursday afternoon, following a Shannon Lake Neighbourhood Association meeting Monday night where concerns about the new access route were raised. West Kelowna engineering director Gary O’Rourke said his staff would be doing a traffic study starting next week to collect data on traffic

volumes and speeds. “Any time you change traffic, issues like this come up, so we will be collecting data by putting (monitoring) tubes out next week to count cars and measure speed,” stated O’Rourke. O’Rourke said the monitoring strips would be in place for seven to 10 days. Once the study was completed, results would be posted on the municipality’s website, www.

districtofwestkelowna.ca, O’Rourke stated. However, he said it would premature for West Kelowna to commit to any solutions, like speed bumps or any other traffic calming measures. “If there are issues we’ll address them but we have to find out what those issues are first,” he stated. “Safety issues are the main concerns which would be used to consider traffic calming. So we’ll

see what’s happening and act accordingly.” O’Rourke also said on street parking and signage could need to be addressed. A second access to Shannon Lake, via Daimler Drive, Auburn Road, Ensign Way and Shannon Ridge Drive opened in March. The posted speed limit is 50 kilometres an hour. jluciw@kelownacapnews.com

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If successful, young men would start viewing drinking and driving as something to be as shunned as, in the case of one ad, being caught by your mother and police officers using a penis pump. Young men are not afraid to die. They are, however, afraid of being caught in embarrassing situations. Kudos to ICBC and

its advertising team for coming up with a brilliant campaign. But the campaign was killed in June, 2009, by then solicitor general, Kash Heed. Reportedly, controversial sexual themes were thought to overshadow and “make light of” the serious message of impaired driving. ICBC commissioned the advertisements and began airing them. Heed killed the campaign. ICBC’s director of road safety has said it was a decision “we all made,” referring to ICBC, the police services and the superintendent of motor vehicles. Obviously, ICBC was required to agree, because otherwise it wouldn’t have started airing the campaign, an advertising campaign that would have put our society’s pathetically casual attitudes about drinking and driving front and centre, acting both to change attitudes as well as to bring the subject to the forefront through con-

troversy. But it was killed one year ago, just as it began to air. A total of $1.7 million of our tax dollars was put into that campaign. ICBC has been working on a replacement campaign but it has yet to be unveiled. In the meantime, how many British Columbians have been injured or killed by young men who have driven drunk – young men who might otherwise have been swayed by an edgy campaign. I am on your side on this one, ICBC. Be edgy. Be controversial. My only criticism is that you bowed to the pressure from your campaign partners and the campaign you conceived and started to run was scrapped. This column is intended to provide general information about injury claims. It is not a substitute for retaining a lawyer to provide legal advice specifically pertaining to your case. Paul Hergott is a lawyer at Hergott Law in West Kelowna. paul@hlaw.ca

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irebombing a bank, or any building, is serious business. Videotaping the event and proudly displaying it for the world to see is deadly business. But using the whole thing as a threat to freedom-loving people is demented and cowardly. And it begs a response. Here at home in the constituency at meetings and events last weekend, I heard a couple of things about this. I heard raw and uncensored anger and disgust towards the vile and twisted bullies who do this kind of stuff. Let me assure you, I hope the full force of the law will be applied to the terrorists (and that is precisely what they are) if they are apprehended. As many years as possible behind bars would not be too many in my view. Some might say that sounds a little harsh but we need to understand what is going on here. Since the founding of our great nation, the buried bodies around the globe of our brave young soldiers are silent testament to the price we’ve paid for the freedoms we enjoy. Canada continues to be a global showcase of tolerance, a country where people can freely

mugshot name speak and gather and protest about any issue they choose. Tolerance for the actions of terrorists and bullies however is not found in either the lexicons or the hearts of most of you here in the Okanagan and Nicola Valleys. We do not feel very warm and fuzzy at the thought of Canada being seen on YouTube and televison sets around the world as a place where bombs go off in our streets. It is doubly worrisome if it appears that people can get away with it. This is especially so if, when, they are apprehended, they are given light sentences. That only adds to our sense of insecurity and invites further mayhem. So, yes, I heard your voices this weekend loud and clear on this issue. But here’s the rub. I also heard comments about the security costs

related to the G-8 and G-20 meetings that are coming up. Believe me, I understand the concerns about the overall amount. These are budgeted costs but they are high. The auditor general will now be looking into these costs in detail. Meanwhile, there have been suggestions in some quarters that we should cancel the events. Not only is that not possible, we need to think through what message that would send.

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due to the security costs, then it is the street thugs and anarchists who win. Think about it. Our very precious and dearly paid for right to meet and debate when and with whom we wish is on the line here. The very people who have no respect for true democracy and no respect for the property rights of the hard-working people whose businesses they trash during their illegal and pathetic riots are becoming the ones who call the shots. They are saying to us if we dare to even have these kinds of meetings, they will trash our neighbourhoods and smash our shops. They are saying they will break our glass windows, assault our peace officers and rule our streets.” We have seen these dark attempts at fear and coercion down through history. The societies that succumb to them, wind up impoverished in spirit, diminished in dignity, and less willing to defend basic human rights. That’s not what my father and grandfathers fought for. How about yours?

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magine walking down the street just as the crew of an airplane flying overhead decides to dump sewage from the plane’s toilets. Not a pleasant thought. Fortunately, airlines aren’t allowed to do this. But cruise ships do it all the time—and not just with sewage but with food waste, oily bilge water, and solid waste as well. As an article on the non-profit news website DC Bureau (dcbur-

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are threatening these very same natural resources with their standard practice of flushing harmful toxins, mostly as sewage and food waste, into the ocean.” Although some cruise ship companies have made improvements in waste-water treatment, the industry still has a long way to go. And even though sewage is subject to some regulations, food-waste dumping is not regulated.

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bilge water. And that’s just the stuff that gets dumped into the ocean. Cruise ships also generate a lot of air pollution from incinerators and the high-sulphur bunker fuel they generally use. The Friends of the Earth report notes that, “On aver-

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age, a cruise ship discharges three times more carbon emissions than aircraft, trains, and passenger ferries.” Because cruise ships follow defined routes, this pollution is dumped over and over again in the same areas. The technology to treat and properly dispose of the ocean waste isn’t all that complicated, but it does cost money. Marcie Keever of

Friends of the Earth told DC Bureau that a good treatment system can cost between $1 million and $10 million. That may seem like a lot, but a cruise ship can cost more than a $1 billion to build. And because cruise ships, like a lot of ocean vessels, are often registered in countries with lax tax laws, their owners pay little tax on massive profits. When it comes to regulating pollution from cruise ships, Canada has weaker laws than the U.S. and doesn’t do a good job of enforcing the laws it does have. In the U.S., regulations vary from state to state. We need to strengthen laws, national and international, across the board, and we need to monitor and enforce those regulations to ensure that the industry is not harming ocean ecosystems. Cruise ships offer a unique tourism experience and contribute to the economy, but none of this should be at the expense of the environment. Just because cruise ships are registered in countries with fewer

regulations and tax laws doesn’t mean the industry shouldn’t have to follow the same standards as tourism businesses on land. People who want to take a cruise ship vacation should check to see what kind of standards the ship and company have for environmental protection. Friends of the Earth recently released an evaluation of the environmental and human health impacts of cruise ships and companies, at www. foe.org/cruisereportcard. If the standards aren’t good enough, customers should let the companies know that they will be willing to use their services only when they clean up their acts. World Oceans Day on June 8 is also a good time to consider telling federal politicians that we need marine-use plans, marine protected areas, and stronger regulations to limit the effects of increased cruise ship traffic on Canada’s most sensitive marine environments. with Faisal Moola David Suzuki is a scientist and broadcaster based in Vancouver. www.davidsuzuki.org

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Minor football’s spring season winding down on Westside Mike Simmons STAFF REPORTER

Westside minor football teams are rushing towards the end of the spring season. Coach Chris Smith said the spring program is now in full swing for the Westside Peewee Sun Devils. The team currently sits with a 13-player roster, which is light for the Sun Devils. The Peewee team fields players aged eight to 11 years old, and faces three other teams in the league. Normally the team only has 10- and 11-yearold players, but Smith said the Sun Devils took on a few younger players to make up a full roster. Thirteen players gives the Sun Devils enough to fill out their nine-player spring team, and the Pee-

wee group expects up to 22 kids will hit the field under their colours in the fall. During the spring program, a lighter squad means players get more opportunities to play different positions and learn the skills of various specialities, from quarterback to offensive lineman. “Our philosophy for this spring was that the kids learned everything and all the different techniques.” Smith pointed out that during the fall, the league tends to specialize a bit more and separate the larger numbers of players into the various positions. The Peewee Sun Devils were to face the Mission Chargers at the Capital News Centre Saturday in the final playoff game of the season. The Chargers are a

strong contender and maintain a healthy rivalry with the Westside squad. Smith noted this is his fourth year coaching and the rivalry between the two teams has continued during that time. While the victories have swung back and forth between Sun Devils and Chargers over the years, Smith said the players have bonded off the field. “Get them out of their gear and they’re all buddies and friends.” Interest in the West Kelowna teams, hosted by the Kelowna Minor Football Association, has been growing. “Football on the Westside has been fantastic… It’s getting better and better,” said Smith. Smith noted that in See Football C12

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Developer resolves Rose Valley residents’ complaints Jason Luciw STAFF REPORTER

There’s a happy ending to what Tanya Cuckow feared would degenerate into a nasty conflict between residents on her block and Rose Valley developers Fred and Neil Parent and their company Pentar Homes. “The toughest thing for us is that no one would listen in the beginning, which was unfortunate,” said Cuckow. “Once we were able to talk to Fred face to face, we came to terms and he eventually understood where we were coming from.” Residents raised red flags last fall after Pentar removed trees behind their homes and elevated a bank with six metres of fill, so that homes built on the bluff above would have a better view of Okanagan Lake. “Fortunately he finally put (new) trees up for us and he’s going to put up more trees, he said, on the bank,” said Cuckow. “I’m glad because it was getting bitter and it’s

not nice to live like that.” In addition to complaints being leveled about the fill and the tree removal, resident Ron Beverton also had a beef with Pentar after rain washed some debris from the deforested bank into his backyard pond.

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That prompted Beverton to write letters to Pentar, which he and six neighbours including Cuckow signed, highlighting concerns about drainage and privacy. He and neighbours also visited West Kelowna municipal offices to complain about the situation. Pentar paid immediately to clean up the pond and Beverton said he is now pleased with the de-

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JORDAN MATTE, 10, and eight-year-old brother Justin sneak out from behind newly planted trees in Rose Valley during a watergun fight in their back yard. velopers’ decision to plant trees at their own expense. However, Cuckow, Beverton and fellow neighbour Phil Matte said they are still having problems getting over the municipality’s handling of the situation. Cuckow said West Kelowna engineering staff seemed more content to blame the Central Okanagan Regional District and the Ministry of Transportation’s subdivision approving officer for allowing the lot configuration

to begin with, saying the subdivision was designed prior to West Kelowna incorporation. Beverton added that, had West Kelowna called a meeting between residents and the developer off the bat, the situation would never have devolved the way it did over the winter. “To this day, nothing has been said by the municipality,” said Beverton. However, it should be noted the District of West Kelowna respond-

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gradually sloping bluff to a high bank with sparse vegetation. “We were also expecting bigger lots and houses further back behind us.” However, now that Pentar has made efforts to rectify the situation he said he has no desire to take the issue any further with the developer. “It’s still not what we signed up for but at least they made an effort. I’m happy Pentar made these changes,” said Matte. “We don’t want to cre-

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ball in this area are during July and December. “There’s pretty much football 10 months of the year.” The tackle football season will start up again on the Westside and in Kelowna with a first game at the end of August. More information about the teams of Kelowna Minor Football can be found online at www.kelownaminorfootball.com. msimmons@kelownacapnews.com

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Road’s condition called into question Jason Luciw STAFF REPORTER

Apartments proposed to go in behind Crystal Springs manufactured home park met with almost no opposition during a public hearing this week. The only person to raise any issues was Barbara Simmons who wrote council to say that she didn’t believe the bluffs above the manufactured home park would be stable enough to support the two proposed threestorey condos. “Also of concern is the extra traffic on Shannon Lake Road that this development will generate,” she stated. “We already take our life in our hands when we exit Crystal Springs. It will be doubly hard if this proposed development goes ahead.” Cornerstone Drive resident Ron Ganczar also wrote to council, saying

Bryden Winsby that while he was not opposed to the development, he too was concerned about additional traffic on Shannon Lake Road. “Council should be obtaining an additional fee from the developer or owner for future road widening and expansion of Shannon Lake Road.” Coun. Bryden Winsby raised the traffic concerns during the public hearing Tuesday night, questioning the condition of Shannon Lake Road and whether it was designed to handle more traffic. “As we let, or don’t

let, development proceed we’re going to have stretches of urban and stretches of rural (road). Some of it’s going to be fine and some of it is going to be not so fine. I am just a little bit concerned about how this plays out in the long term,” said Winsby. “Are we looking at a major collector road being half good and half bad?” Engineering director Gary O’Rourke noted as development continued along Shannon Lake Road the thoroughfare would be upgraded. “It will develop over time, I think the intent is to an urban collector standard. We fund some improvements municipally, like we did last year, and some are done through development,” said O’Rourke. “It’s something that does take some time and it will be in a transition probably for five or 10 years,” said O’Rourke.

Winsby said that in other words, Shannon Lake Road would remain in “a hodgepodge” state. Speaking for developer Duck Lake Enterprises, agent Dale Pilling noted a left hand turn lane would be added to the intersection of Shannon Lake Road and the access road to the condo development to help with the flow of traffic in the area. The developer also committed to add a $50,000 footbridge alongside McDougall Creek Bridge near Shannon Lake and Bartley Roads to improve pedestrian safety in the area. Pilling said the developer had already added sidewalks in the area in conjunction with previous developments to improve pedestrian safety. Pilling also noted a gravel trail would be improved near the development and residents could use the path as an alternative to walking alongside Shannon Lake

Road. Mayor Doug Findlater wanted to know if the development would include any affordable housing. Pilling said that the owner wasn’t looking at selling the units. “They’ll provide some rental accommodation, which is (lacking) on this side of the lake,” said Pilling. Council did not debate the matter after the public hearing, choosing to consider further readings of the rezoning application at a later date. Duck Lake Enterprises has applied to the district of West Kelowna to change the zoning on three lots from manufactured home park, compact housing and park and open space to low density multiple housing. If approved the zoning would allow for up to 82 units on the bluff immediately southwest of Crystal Springs manufactured home park.

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Take precautions to avoid rabies As the summer weather approaches, officials with the Interior Health Authority are warning people to take some precautions to avoid the risk of rabies. Dr. Siavash Jafari, a public health physician with Interior Health, said while the actual number of rabies cases is low, the health authority handles around 150 suspected contacts with bats, the primary rabies carriers in the province. Between four and eight per cent of the bats that come in contact with people and are tested are positive for the rabies virus. However, the number of rabies cases is extremely low. In the past 50 years, there has been just one case in British Columbia and another in Alberta. Jafari said people should still use precautions, despite the low statistics. “We want to raise awareness,” he said. “There is a risk, but that risk is very small.” Anyone who has had contact with a bat, such as a scratch or a bite, should wash the area with soap and water and then go to a doctor. Treatments are available, but they must be administered quickly. “The first 48 hours is optimal,” he said. “After 10 days, it is really difficult to treat it.” To prevent encounters with bats, Jafari suggests taking measures to keep bats out of homes and recreational vehicles by keeping windows and doors closed and making sure screens have no holes in them. Pets should be vaccinated regularly against rabies.

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Spruce up the patio with iron furniture and glass-top tables

ur Okanagan spring weather has us scrambling for cover as thunderstorms roll through. Some of us are couch storm watchers and adore a good electrical storm with deep blue rolling clouds and thirst quenching downpours. Keeping in mind that it is a most unusual spring with that warm flash at the beginning and now all the moisture that has followed. So, how do we use our garden spaces?

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Sallie Ritchey First, if you have patio furniture that requires cushions, you will find them to be soggy or fading rapidly in the sun with all that dampening and drying out. The best solution is

making use of metallic garden furnishings. They are long-lasting, wind resistant and can be used with or without cushions. Pair them up with glass top tables for a clean, wipeable, flat surface. Irons can come in a wide variety of colours and textures. You can get anything from a black, smooth finish to sand-blasted or pounded metal look. When putting in deck railings, I love to mix the

irons with the wood and add the glass. It has style and often ties together different elements at the exterior of the house and it can be more cost-effective. Iron furniture and railings are often used and I like to bring a cozy look and feel into both an exterior and interior area. Often I find a folding screen serves a multitude of purposes when used outside. It can offer privacy from nosy neighbours and it can offer a

climbing gate for sweet peas, ivy and other climbing plants. It can also offer wind protection when it is covered in foliage. I like to have a full gazebo-style unit made of a four-cornered structure in iron. You have probably seen them in the bigboxed home stores. I prefer to use the special skills that Metallic Gardens on the Westside has to offer when it comes to creating such items. When working with clients, I prefer we work

as a team and make the customer’s yard a reflection of them, as well as what is going on indoors. After all, it is an extenuation of their interior space. Finally, I like to custom design an exterior fireplace with stone, wood and iron details that marries itself to the furnishings and the structure of the home. It will always appear with more harmony when you use three elements and repeat them over and over again in a space.

The fireplace can have iron details in the gate, the utensils and the venting system within the rock. There is nothing more precious than when you can dine outside. I always say to my daughter, food always tastes better outside. Sallie Ritchey is an interior and exterior design consultant and owner of A Decorative Touch in West Kelowna. 250-803-1013 adecorativetouch@gmail.com

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Oliver loves to sun himself in the window, enjoys getting his head scratched & will head-butt your hand for more. He is a relaxed guy who would do well in a mellow environment with older children. He is all vaccinated & de-wormed and ready to make your house a home.

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Saber is a very independent girl who likes her private time but also enjoys attention and to be petted. Saber is suitable for an ADULT ONLY home that will show respect for her boundaries. She is house trained, vaccinated & dewormed. Please consider giving this beautiful girl a new home and a second chance. Came in as a stray

We have no history on this black beauty, except she has recently had kittens which were all placed in loving homes. Himalayah is quite shy but has a very sweet demeanor. She would do best with older children or preferably an ADULT ONLY environment. She is completely house trained and would love to become a part of your home. Came in as a stray

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Hunter is a sweet older guy who is a bit confused right now with the sudden change in his life. Now that he realizes he is in good hands he has become very sweet and loving & purrs loudly when he is happy. He is suitable for an ADULT ONLY home with NO other pets. Hunter doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care for loud noisess or other animals. He does deserve a loving home where he can spend the remainder of his retirement years. Owner surrender

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Carly is still somewhat undersocialized and timid in new situations. She is a great dog for someone who is looking for a loyal companion & has a regular routine. Her new home should have NO YOUNG CHILDREN, but still offer her lots of activity, and want to take her along and introduce her to new experiences. Please come and visit with her.

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Snickers is quite a shy guy and takes a bit of coaxing to get him to come out of his shell. He is really sweet, likes to be petted and would do well in an ADULT ONLY home where he can get all the TLC he needs and feel secure. He is up to date on shots and is house trained. Please come down and spend some time with him. Owner surrender

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