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by John Arendt A Kelowna janitorial contractor will be responsible for cleaning municipal buildings for the next three years, replacing the Summerland contractor who had done the work in the past. Evergreen Building Maintenance of Kelowna received the contract with a bid of $68,968 for the first year and $206,904 for the three-year term of the contract. L.A. Beamish of Summerland, the contractor who had done the cleaning working the past, was the next lowest bid, with $110,505 for the first year and $331,515 for the three years of the contract. L.A. Beamish has held
A vehicle, donated through NeighbourLink and maintained by Tirecraft, was given to a single mother in need.
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Agricultural convention
Okanagan orchardists will meet later this month to discuss many issues facing their industry.
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Counting birds
Bird watchers saw many species of birds, including one not seen before, at the annual Christmas Bird Count.
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the contract since 2005. A total of eight bids were submitted, but one was incomplete and discarded. Mayor Janice Perrino said under provincial regulation, council had to award the bid to the lowest contractor. “You have an obligation to accept the lowest bid unless reference checks or criminal reference checks are bad,” she said. Of the seven bids considered, all except Evergreen’s bids were higher than $300,000 for the three-year term of the contract. The highest two bids, from Cameron and Sons of Kelowna and from CUPE Local 1136 of Summerland, both came in above $580,000 for the three years of the contract. See BID Page 6
Money raised for medical equipment
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Honouring veterans
The Summerland Legion presented watches to veterans as a way of thanking them for their service.
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Alumni tourney
Purchases include operating table and lights for Summerland
Summerland Secondary School alumni gathered for the annual basketball tournament.
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by John Arendt
YOUR SMILE My new year’s resolution: To put 2013 on the cheques instead of 2012.
Basketball action
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The Summerland Secondary School senior boys Rockets basketball team and alumni teams from past years took part in the 28th annual Homecoming Tournament at the school on Dec. 22.
Most of the money has been raised for a new operating room table and lights for the Summerland Health Centre as well as other healthrelated items for the region. In fall, the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation set a fundraising goal of $632,500 for its seventh annual Tree of Dreams Campaign. Before the end of the
year, donors had contributed $568,513 to the campaign. Janice Perrino, director of the medical foundation, said the table and lights are expected to arrive in April. The cost of the table, at $145,000, was raised by the Summerland Healthcare Auxiliary. The Summerland facility handles many day surgeries for the region. While Summerland’s operating room equipment was the largest expense in the campaign, there were other items on the fundraising list. See NUMEROUS Page 3