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A vineyard in the South Okanagan awaits colder temperatures prior to picking the grapes for icewine. Although temperatures have been below zero Celsius over the past few weeks, it has not been cold enough yet for icewine production. According to long range forecasts, next week’s prediction of cooler temperatures might provide a window for many growers.
Winter strengthens its grip on the Similkameen Snow piling up on valley floors as week begins with back to back snowfalls By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Weather is on many people’s minds this week as the region was hit by snow once again this week. A winter that started out meek and mild has strengthened its
grip on the South Okanagan and Similkameen, as snow continues to accumulate on the two valley floors. Ski resort operators are reporting their highest accumulations in 20 years on the mountain tops, a n d t h e Vi l l ag e o f Ke re m e o s struggles to keep up with primary snow removal on the main street. W h i l e t e m p e r a t u r e s h av e dipped recently, they have not dropped to the point where ice wine grapes can be harvested. The
grapes are required to be picked frozen on the vine and processed while the air temperature is minus eight degrees Celsius or lower. No artificial refrigeration is allowed at any point in the process. The week of January 13 - 19 is expected to see an outbreak of cooler air over the region, according to an Accuweather long term forecast, perhaps creating the opportunity growers have been waiting for.
More than one million home owners in British Columbia may be eligible to receive the entire Home Owner Grant again this year as the province is increasing the threshold for the Home Owners Grant by $10,000 to $1.295 million to keep pace with rising property value assessments, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced today. BC Assessment estimates the value of all homes based on their market value on July 1 each year. Government then adjusts the threshold of the Home Owner Grant to make sure at least 95.5 per cent of eligible homeowners receive the full amount. Those with homes valued above the threshold may still be eligible for a partial grant. The Home Owner Grant provides a maximum reduction in residential property taxes on principal residences of $570 in the Capital, Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley regional districts. The Northern and Rural Area Homeowner Benefit, one of the measures that keeps the carbon tax revenue neutral, increases the Home Owner Grant by $200 for home owners living outside of those areas to provide additional property tax relief for northern and rural British Columbians. An additional grant of $275 is available to those who are aged 65 or over, permanently disabled or a veteran of certain wars. In Budget 2012, the B.C. government expanded the program to include low-income Canadian Forces veterans in the event they do not already qualify as seniors or persons with disabilities.
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WEDNESDAY: Kyokushin Karate at Legion Hall from 5 - 7 p.m. Phone Lyle for info 292-8565. WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in attendance. Dr. referrals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550. 1st THURSDAY: South Similkameen Museum Society Meeting, 7 pm, at the Ecumenical Church in Keremeos THURSDAY: Tumble Bumble, 3:00 - 4:30 pm upstairs at the Legion. Ages 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: Positively Pregnant, 10:00 - 11:30 pm at the Family Centre. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: AA meetings at 7:30 pm Health Centre activity room. Info. call Eleanor 499-5982. THURSDAY: KCSA Monthly meetings the last Thursday of each month at clubhouse 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY: Yoga, Cawston Hall in the WI Room 7:30 pm, for more info call Theresia 499-2029 or email trin51@yahoo.ca THURSDAY: Afternoon dances at the OAP Seniors Centre from 1:30 - 4 p.m. THURSDAY: Similkameen Adult Badminton Club, Oct. 16th to Dec. 18th, 7 pm to 9 pm, For more info call Manfred at 499-5290. THURSDAY: Weight Watchers, 5 pm, Elks Hall. More info call Sarah at 250-499-2878. FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Visitors & new members are welcome. Call Georgina at 499-0202 for more info. FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Carpet Bowling at 1:00 p.m. in the Cawston Hall. Bowlers needed. Call Glennys at 499-5409. SUNDAY: KCSA Trap Shooting, 11:00 am to ?, Weather permitting. SUNDAY: Yoga at 8:00 am at Sim. Rec Centre, bring a yoga mat & blanket. Call Theresia (Certified Yoga Instructor) 499-2029 or email trin51@yahoo.ca SUNDAY: AA Meeting at 10:00 am in the Health Center Activity Room. Info call Eleanor at 499-5982. 3RD SUNDAY: Legion General Meeting. 2:00 p.m. Keremeos Legion Hall. 3rd MONDAY: Kars Under the K Meeting, 7:00 pm, Meeting Room at Health Center, Call Marcel Morin for info 499-7775. 2nd TUESDAY: Can-Do General Meetings. Everyone Welcome. Phone 499-2420 for more information. 1ST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: Regular meeting of the O.A.P. Branch #65, at 2 p.m. Keremeos. 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY: Search & Rescue meet 7-9 p.m., 8th Ave. & 4th St. Call 499-6067 or 499-5429. 2ND WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: The Similkameen Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the OAP Centre, Main St., Keremeos.. Everyone welcome. 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY: The Royal Purple Lodge meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Info: 499-7073. LAST THURSDAY OF MONTH: KCSA Club meeting. EVERY 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. 1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Jam Session. OAP. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. 499-0112. HEDLEY TUESDAY: 2x’s a month Soup and Sandwich - OAPO Hall watch for posters. THURSDAY: Library 2 pm - 7 pm Hedley Happy Hall, free computer use. THURSDAY: Learn how to make Crafts - 6:30 pm to 9 pm at OAPO Hall 1ST MONDAY: Hedley Museum meeting, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum, Everyone welcome to attend. 2ND MONDAY: Regular monthly meetings are held at 6 p.m. Hedley Happy Hall19 + & over welcome 2ND SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast, Hedley Happy Hall, 8:00 am to 11:00 am, OAPO Hall 3RD MONDAY: Monthly meeting 2 pm at OAPO EVERY SUNDAY: Hedley Farmer’s Market, June 17 to October 9th, 9 am to 1 pm, follow the signs
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South Skaha Housing Society Annual General Meeting January 18, 2013 7:00 pm 3rd Floor at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #227 in Okanagan Falls, BC
Ministry of Transportation press release The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s 2012 Community Service Initiative, in partnership with the BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, has resulted in the completion of local infrastructure improvements that will benefit families in many communities around the province. The ministry has also invested an additional $5 million this year to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists on highways in and near B.C. communities. 21 of these projects are in the Southern and Central Interior and all have been completed. Under B.C.’s Family Agenda, government is working hard to improve the safety of the road network that connects families across every region of British Columbia. To learn about more road safety actions, visit:
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Angie Lee and family are the Turkey winners from the “Win A Free Turkey” draw from the Pharmasave. www.familiesfirstbc.ca Ministry/Maintenance Contractor Community Service Projects in the Southern and Central Interior - Princeton: Grade approximately 10-15 km of the Trans-Canada Trail System, in co-operation with the Vermillion Trail Society, to make it smoother and safer for trail users. Supported by Argo Road Maintenance (South Okanagan) Inc. - Princeton: Improve the surface of approximately 4.6 km of a forestservice road, in co-operation with the
China Ridge Trail Society. This road is part of the China Ridge Trail system that accommodates hikers, bikers, hunters and skiers. Supported by Argo Road Maintenance (South Okanagan) Inc. Highway safety improvements in the southern and central Interior The following safety improvement projects are complete: - Penticton: Improve the curve warning signage and install electronic speed-warning signs on Highway 97 at Vaseux Lake.
Similkameen loses primary emergency communications over the holidays Kobau Mountain communications tower loses power after winter storm knocks down power lines By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Power to mountain top communications services on Mount Kobau was severed over the Christmas holidays, leading to a loss of primary 911 communications to a number of Similkameen volunteer fire departments. It is believed that a storm on December 22 knocked a couple of trees onto the lines, bringing them down. An emergency backup generator kicked in, which allowed 911 communications to continue until Friday, December 28, when the generator’s fuel ran out. The tower remained out of service until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, after a helicopter tonight in the
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flew fuel and service personnel up to Mount Kobau to get the generators restarted. On January 4, power was once again reported to be down for a short time at the Kobau site. “No alarms were communicated to the regional district,” reported RDOS Emergency Services Supervisor Dale Kronebusch, who also noted that the regional district’s antennae are located on Global and Telus towers at Kobau through a verbal agreement. “There are loose ends to tie up,” he added, indicating that the regional district would work to correct the problem once the current issue was corrected. (The changes to the regional district’s 911 communications currently being contemplated by the RDOS board will also have warnings for such events as power outages as integral parts of the system, Kronebusch said.) At least nine fire halls were affected by the signal loss, including Naramata, Princeton, Tulameen,
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Hedley, Oliver, Osoyoos, Anarchist Mountain, Willowbrook and Keremeos. Under the former Penticton 911 dispatch system, a backup communication service was available through Penticton’s former ability to switch channels to a Beaconsfield Mountain tower, which would allow the regional district’s western departments the ability to continue running on the initial dispatch system. “Public safety was never jeopardized,” noted Kronebusch, as departments still had a backup system consisting of a 20 second, one way paging encoder that alerted the responding fire department. Following that, cellular or land lines were necessary for fire departments to communicate with dispatch. In Keremeos, dispatch communications continued via phone lines. Page outs were still heard, as was dispatch, but local firefighters could not use the radio link to communicate back.
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Lessons to learn in tower breakdown Just weeks after regional district directors received a consultant’s report outlining the current state of the regional district’s 911 communications network, as well as proposals for future updates, some particularly nasty winter weather in the Okanagan knocked out a key communications tower in the regional district network. It’s just possible that mother nature did the regional district a favour. The tower failure highlighted a number of problems that the RDOS needs to address with respect to such things as provisioni for an adequate warning system when remote equipment fails, and the potential vulnerbility of such tower sites during extreme weather events. Discussions ensuing from the Christmas week breakdown suggest that there may also be alternatives to relying completely on a network of tower sites to relay emergency signals from Kelowna throughout the RDOS. One suggestion is, for instance, that rather than link Kelowna to Penticton via radio, a highly dedicated phone line might be more suitable - less susceptible to failure and cheaper, as well as being more in line with what other communications providers are doing. The recent communications breakdown, while causing inconvenience to nine regional fire departments, did not compromise public safety. But it appears that the incident did provide a number of lessons for the regional district as they move ahead with a modernization of emergency communications in the region - some of which, hopefully can be incorporated into plans laid out already in the consultants’ report.
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A real hero for aboriginal people By Tom Fletcher Black Press The century-old plight of Canada’s aboriginal people is back in the public eye, thanks to protests dubbed Idle No More. As with Occupy protests last year, the demands are vague. One of the claims, repeated in media coverage of protests, is that the federal government is moving to end the historic Indian Act restriction against selling reserve land. A look at the federal legislation, Bill C-45, shows this is not the case. Amendments ease restrictive provisions for leasing reserve land, which remains property of the Crown held in perpetuity for the aboriginal community. This change was initiated by B.C. aboriginal leaders so they can follow the trail blazed by one of the most entrepreneurial chiefs in Canadian history. His name is Ron Derrickson, and he served six terms as chief of the
Westbank First Nation near Kelowna. One of my first big reporting assignments was covering a Royal Commission into his administration’s business affairs in the mid-1980s. There had been an astonishing 17 federal investigations before that, stemming from local claims that Derrickson was just too successful. He drove a big black Mercedes, wore expensive suits, and established a bunch of enterprises, including Canada’s first water slide. The commission was chaired by John Hall, then known as the Crown prosecutor who put serial killer Clifford Olson away, and now an appeal court judge. Derrickson’s suit jacket had a conspicuous bulge as he took the stand each day. He was packing a semiautomatic pistol, having demanded and received a carry permit after a brutal attempt on his life. The hit man, an ex-cop, was hired by people who didn’t like the bottom-line way Derrickson ran West-
bank’s lease-hold mobile home parks. He showed up at Derrickson’s home one day and tried to beat him to death with a metal bar. Badly injured, Derrickson made it to his gun cabinet and shot his assailant, who survived to go to prison. Derrickson testified that his approach to the Indian Affairs bureaucracy was simple. He did business, and if they didn’t like it, they could tell him. Reserve land can’t be sold, so he leased it, offering people a low-cost way to enjoy the sunny Okanagan. His business plan was also simple. Drive to California and see what they’re doing. Drive back and do it in B.C. A 2007 profile of Derrickson by Greg Fjetland in <I>Canadian Business</ I> magazine describes how he came by his approach to Ottawa. He grew up “dirt poor, living in a tar paper shack.” His family name was Tousawasket, until the local Indian Agent drew an Anglo name out of a hat. He and his brother were
the first aboriginal kids to attend public school in Kelowna. Racist bullying drove his parents to move him to a residential school in Washington State. He dropped out in Grade 9, toiled on farms, learned to weld, and worked his way into ranching, real estate and politics. He never gave up or backed down, ever. The Hall commission and all previous government probes concluded that he did nothing wrong. Derrickson sued his local accusers and won, and Ottawa began to change its racist, paternalistic ways. Which brings us back to today. Derrickson’s pioneering work is still changing the Indian Act for the better. This effort is under dishonest attack from people whose legacy is mainly incompetence and failure. Protesters demand more unearned public subsidy, and a petulant soup-only strike is celebrated as an act of bravery. Choose your own hero. I’ve chosen mine.
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Cate Turner is the new principal at SESS. Similkameen Elementary Secondary school returned to school for the new year this week, welcoming new Principal Cate Turner to the Keremeos institution. Turner comes to the Similkameen after serving as Principal at South Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver for the past five and and a half years. Prior to that assignment, Turner was first a student, then a teacher, Vice Principal and ultimately, Principal at a school in Surrey. “We wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the coast, she said of she and her husband Peter’s move to the Willowbrook area, where they reside on a farm.
“I grew up on a farm, and have a preference for small communities,” Turner said. Turner said that the transition to SESS has been a very friendly one. She will be teaching the leadership class, having already met most of the students last November during a leadership forum in Vancouver. Turner has also met a number of students through her association with the riding community and related equestrian events. Turner is looking forward to working with the elementary grades - “Something that is new to me” she said - and is eager to learn how the school works.
“Things look good here - I’m going to spend some time getting familiar with everything. I’d like to get to know the community and I’m looking forward to being here,” Turner continued. “The school community has been very welcoming - they’ve been great.” The new prinicpal enjoyed a welcome breakfast in the school on her first day. “I’d like people to know that I have an open door policy,” Turner added. “I hope parents and community members will feel free to come and see me about any concerns they may have.”
Keremeos mayor takes a look back at 2012 By Manfred Bauer Mayor, Village of Keremeos This has been a very busy year. Council started out by setting strategic goals with a focus on public works and services, community planning, communication and governance. In the public works sector we completed the objectives of the road and side walk rehabilitation plan. We finished the upgrade to the Victory Hall and the Village Office. As a result, Fortis awarded us for energy efficiency. Accessible washrooms and playground equipment, plus the walkway beside the swimming pool were also completed. The liquid waste management plan is still being worked on and will be brought forward in 2013. Council is working closely with the Keremeos Irrigation District to ensure a safe and reliable water infrastructure and supply. In the area of community planning the renewal of the official community plan is another big project that is slated for completion in 2013. We’re pleased to report that Community Living has moved into the basement of the Victory Hall, where Work Zone used to be. Communication with our tax payers is very important to Council. Visits to the senior centre to provide updates about ongoing projects were appreciated. Participating in community forums with the school district and other levels of government were another opportunity to connect with the general public. A citizen’s survey conducted this summer also gave us some insight into the priorities of our residents. Regular attendance at our chamber of commerce meetings, as well as individual visits with business owners, are part of our efforts to improve communication with the business community. A new village website is under construction and in the new year quarterly
newsletters will be posted to the website to help keep our residents informed. Communicating community needs by regularly meeting with the RCMP is also a step in the right direction. On the governance side we have streamlined and updated policies and are very close to finishing the asset management plan. The last budget kept the increase in municipal taxes at about $20 for the average household. The money was designated to go into road reserves for future upgrades. A two year contract with CUPE staff provides service stability, and the start of a core service review will give council a baseline for future planning. As the municipal director for the RDOS I have come to realize the importance of regional collaboration. Library, Regional Hospital District, recreation centre, pool, fire department, garbage pick up, Keremeos District Landfill and Economic Development are just some of the shared services we enjoy by pulling our resources together. The Similkameen Valley Planning Society, which I presently chair, is also a great example of working together regionally. Members include the Town of Princeton, Regional District areas “H”, “B” “G” and the Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Band. The SVP Society is currently working on a regional tourism strategy and a water plan for the Similkameen Valley. I would like to thank staff, council and all those individuals and agencies who were involved in making 2012 a successful year. I look forward to working with all of you in 2013.
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Book donations should not go in library bookdrop To the Editor: As we begin the new year, I would like to thank all our residents who have donated books for our “Friends of the Library” booksale and ongoing book sale in the branch. The money goes into a fund to purchase any furnishings that are needed, or to support any special children’s programs in the library, and it is very much appreciated. However, I would also like to remind anyone who uses the library bookdrop that it is for the return of library materials only. We continue to find “extra” books that have been deposited into our bookdrop which are not library books, and often they have no notes attached as to where they came from. We can
only “guess” they are donations, and have not been deposited in error. Also, many of these books are unsuitable for resale, as they are too old, or in very poor condition, and we have to sort and dispose of them, which takes extra staff time. Each book has to be looked at individually to ensure it is not a BC OneCard return from other libraries in the province. If you have donations for the library, we would appreciate it if you would ask us in advance so we can arrange a convenient time for drop-off during library open hours. Thank-you. Debra Holley, Community Librarian, Keremeos Branch, ORL
Clarks foreign jobs program squandering Canadian jobs To the Editor: BC’s mining job’s being given to “Temporary Foreign Workers” is heating up. In Tumbler Ridge, Chinese owned HD Mining has received permission to import 200 temporary underground coal miners, for their Murray Creek mine. And that’s just the first wave - other Chinese mining companies want to import over 2,000 Chinese miners to BC’s North for copper, gold, coal, etc. The fix is in! Apparently three hundred fifty Canadians applied for these jobs at HD Mining and not one qualified. One of the qualifiers is that you have to speak Mandarin. Jim Sinclair of the BC Fed of Labour revealed that HD Mining does not have to hire a Canadian worker for 4.5 years and that “temporary worker” can be 14 and a half years. What economic gov’t. genius dreamt this up?.....Chinese owned HD Mines makes profits with cheap imported labour to mine and ship our resources to China to make steel; The Chinese miners send their wages back home to China; China makes the steel with their jobs and sells the steel back to us. The money is not recycling spinoffs in our economy but is mostly going to China’s benefit as we are subsidizing them for the privilege of being their customer. Christy Clark is on the radio telling us how wonderful her six million dollar advertised Jobs Program is, while you stand in the
unemployment line looking like a Dr. Seuss character. United Steel Workers tried really hard to find out who owned HD Mining, with the help of a PhD Beijing Univ. researcher, assisted by experts in China. “Huiyong Holdings BC Ltd.” holds 55 per cent of HD Mining. But who owns “Huiyong” is a mystery and it appears to be a Chinese state owned shell company. Then 40 per cent of HD Mining is owned by “Canadian Dehua” which is owned by Chinese state-owned corporations. Not surprisingly, Elections BC shows the BC Liberals rec’d donations of $20,810 in 2011 and 2012, from “Canadian Dehua International Mines Group Inc.” http://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/ pcs/SA1SearchResults.aspx?FilerSK=(ALL )&EDSK=0&FilerTypeSK=0&Contributor =Dehua&PartySK=0&ED=(ALL)&FilerT ype=(ALL)&Filer=(ALL)&Party=(ALL)& DateTo=&DateFrom=&DFYear=&DFMo nth=&DFDay=&DTYear=&DTMonth=& DTDay= Now surely Christy Clark and gang wouldn’t sell us down the greasy mine shaft for such a paltry sum, there has to be more to it. In my opinion, our governments are misleading and selling us out in the dumbest way possible and our MLA’s and MP’s owe us some big explanations. Roland Seguin, Langley
Volunteers needed to help the disabled To the Editor: What is the reality of living with disabilities? You gave gifts at Christmas. Will you or someone you know give three hours of your time a week to help PAWC help clients apply for disability benefits? Are these clients eligible? You’ll help us find out. And if they aren’t eligible, you’ll help us get them the assistance they need. Disability benefits will benefit them their entire life. It’s a life changer. The Penticton and Area Women’s Centre is gearing up in a major way to increase services to people with disabilities – men and women - in Penticton and outlying communities. It’s a one-year project training volunteers to help people access needed resources. Funding is through the Government of B.C. (Employment and Labour Market Division), and Community Foundation of the South Okanagan. We’re calling it the “GetReal” project. You will literally be where the action is, where the impact is great. There’s a lot of people hurting out there. We’re doing our best to meet the demand for
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Zoning Bylaw Textual Amendments — Bed & Breakfast Operations — Amendment Bylaw No. 2594, 2012 Electoral Areas ‘A’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ Zoning Bylaws Date: Time: Location:
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The bylaw that will be considered at this Public Hearing is: Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Textual Amendments to Zoning Bylaws, Amendment Bylaw No. 2594, 2012. PURPOSE: The proposed amendments to the definitions and regulations pertaining to bed and breakfast operations are seen to re-establish that such uses are to occur within a private home where guests are provided with overnight accommodation and served breakfast (but not other meals) by the residents of the home and is, importantly, not a type of short-term vacation rental.
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Pre-authorized RRSP contributions pay off large in the long run
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Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer enjoys a Christmas day outing on cross country skiis along the Similkameen river dike. Winter activities continue to be possible on the valley bottom as snowy weather continues into the new year.
On thin ice
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It took until Christmas for Yellow Lake to freeze this year. Last weekend Keremeos volunteer firefighters practised ice rescue on the lake. KVFD Chief Jordy Bosscha noted that the ice thickness is still highly variable and thin in places, making the start of ice fishing season a bit of a risky venture for the time being.
The RRSP contributions deadline is coming up fast. And while you may have every good intention of matching or increasing your contribution from last year – it can be difficult and stressful to come up with a significant amount of cash in short order. Here’s a better plan for next year: a Pre-Authorized Contribution (PAC) program is a great strategy for getting the maximum amount of money into your RRSP eligible investments. When you PAC, you are simply setting up a regular payment plan – usually an automatic withdrawal from your bank account -- in an amount you can afford. Your investment starts growing right away, meaning it will likely enjoy more growth than if you wait until the end of the year. Plus, you may benefit from the magic of compounding returns which can produce a larger nest egg than contributing a lump-sum at the RRSP deadline. A regular PAC becomes part of your budget as a monthly cash outflow that you probably won’t miss and removes the temptation to spend those available dollars for personal consumption. When markets decline, automatic contributions allow you to purchase more mutual fund shares or units, resulting in a lower average cost over the long term. Here’s an example of the power of PAC-ing: · You set up a regular investment plan to invest an amount you can afford – say, $250 into your RRSP eligible investments on the first of every month. · At a compound annual return of 6.5%, you’ll have $278,000 of pre-tax assets after 30 years.* · If you wait until the end of each year and invest a lump sum of $3,000 into your RRSP eligible investments (presuming you can up with that large chunk of cash on short notice) you’ll have only $259,100 of pre-tax assets after 30 years. · By PAC-ing each month, you could potentially
MANAGING Your Money add $18,900 to your retirement fund – and it doesn’t cost you an extra penny! · In addition to the extra long-term tax-deferred appreciation, your contributions also deliver a nice tax benefit for the current tax year. PAC-ing removes the stress of finding scarce dollars as the RRSP deadline looms and enhances your retirement income opportunities. It’s a good investment strategy and there are many others. Your professional advisor can help you PAC up all your life goals in one sound financial plan.
*The rate of return is used only to illustrate the effects of the compound growth rate and is not intended to reflect future values or returns on investment. This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), and Investors Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Planning) presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your circumstances. For more information on this topic please contact your Investors Group Consultant.
Vancouver columnist writes highly of Keremeos By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Well known Vancouver Sun columnist Pete McMartin provided Keremeos with some accolades in one of his recent columns. The award winning journalist recently wrote a column in which he discussed neighbourhood reactions in Prince George to a proposed woman’s addiction treatment centre. McMartin contrasted the “notin-my-backyard” reaction to the Prince George proposal to the way Keremeos residents responded to the establishment of the youth addictions treatment facility known as The Crossing, located six kilometres west of Keremeos. McMartin sang high praises of Keremeos residents reaction to the facility, which was established in 2009. “I think I can also say that rather than encounter the kind of ‘not in my backyard’ attitude with which all of us are so familiar, the program proponents were welcomed by an enlightened and open-minded community. And that has proved to the benefit of everyone and most especially the residents who have committed to turning around their lives,” wrote Central City Director
Peter Spencer, describing to McMartin the initial public reaction to The Crossing’s beginnings. McMartin went on to describe the village’s proactive dealings with substance abuse issues: “Little Keremeos had its own education on substance abuse committee. It was engaged on keeping its residents and children aware of the dangers of drug abuse.” McMartin also noted other positive aspects of The Crossing’s location in the Similkameen: “The Crossing became a source of employment for locals, with about half of the 40 staff members coming from Keremeos. In a more charitable vein, residents began to volunteer their services. A local gardening club teaches the kids how to garden. Local musicians give them music lessons. The town regularly tries to include the residents in local activities, and has invited them to speak to local kids about their experiences and the dangers of addiction.” McMartin’s column appears regularly in the Vancouver Sun. To read more, please see: http://www.vancouversun.com/ health/Little+Keremeos+holds+ valuable+lesson+humanity+NI MBYites+among/7756515/story. html#ixzz2HJZvnBdW
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Directors take a swing at Sickle Point application Application to allow controversial roadway to access property given thumbs down by the regional board By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com
Sickle Point and a land use referral along Kaleden’s waterfront was discussed by the regional district board at the December 20 regular board meeting. The board was asked to make a recommendation to the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) regarding an application for a License of Occupation by Sickle Point owner Reum Holdings on a controversial roadway running along the Skaha Lake shoreline from Alder Avenue in Kaleden to Sickle Point. Area “D” Director Tom Siddon sent the file to his Advisory Planning Committee on December 11. Concerns regarding the application were raised with respect to: - public access to the nearby Kettle Valley Rail trail corridor. - potential environmental impacts that may occur through future road improvements. RDOS staff recommended to the board that they defer a decision on the subject until the applicant addressed issues surrounding the quality, environmental impact, and ownership of the road. Staff also proposed that the applicant provide a feasibility analysis for other accesses to the property that may be less sensitive. The application before the board was to W ATM NO LE! B AVAILA
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allow access to Sickle Point connecting the northern end of Alder Avenue in Kaleden. The road, which was constructed in 1992 under a temporary permit which has since expired, would provide land access to Sickle Point, which currently does not have legal access. It was noted in staff’s report that a number of other “ancilliary issues” surrounded the area, cautioning the board to address the referral itself. Area “D” Director Tom Siddon immediately excused himself from discussions, citing a wish “not to affect the outcome of this procedure.” Oliver rural Director Allan Patton immediately called for an alternative motion to have the road removed and shoreline property where the road existed be returned to its natural state. “There was never permission given to build the road - the only access to Sickle Point should be by water.” CAO Bill Newell reminded the board that they were dealing with a request from the ILMB for comment regarding the application. West Bench Director Michael Brydon noted that there was much controversy surrounding the existence of the roadway, asking the board what was true and what was not true regarding statements given by the applicant. “The road was built under permit, the permit has expired,” Newell advised. The board voted in favour of Patton’s alternative motion, recommending to the ILMB that the road access to the property in question be removed and returned to its original state. The vote carried unanimously.
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PURPOSE: To Amend the Electoral Area ‘C’ Oliver Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 2453, 2008; Electoral Area ‘D-1’ East Skaha, Vaseux Zoning Bylaw No. 2455, 2008; and Electoral Area ‘D-2’ Kaleden-Apex Southwest Sector Zoning Bylaw No. 2457, 2008, in order to update the zoning provisions and regulations related to manufactured home parks. These proposed amendments are part of a broader suite of amendments to the Regional District’s Campsite and Mobile Home Park Bylaw No. 713, 1982, that are intended to remove a number of inconsistencies and repetitions that have arisen between Bylaw No. 713 and the various Zoning Bylaws (particularly in relation to the regulation of manufactured home parks in Electoral Area ‘C’). It is being proposed that all references to manufactured home parks be removed from Bylaw No. 713 (thereby rendering it a “Campsite Bylaw”); to introduce a new Manufactured Home Park Regulations Bylaw that will primarily deal with servicing and other related provisions for manufactured home parks; and that all “zoning provisions” (being permitted uses, parcel size, density, setbacks, building height, parcel coverage, etc.) be contained exclusively within the relevant Zoning Bylaws. Specifically, the Amendment Bylaw seeks to undertake the following: x
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COPIES OF THE DRAFT BYLAWS & SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND MATERIALS MAY BE VIEWED AT: Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC on weekdays (excluding statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw amendments can present written information or speak at the public hearing. All correspondence for the public hearing to be addressed to: Public Hearing Bylaw No. 2598, 2012, c/o Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received after the conclusion of the public hearing. This public hearing has been delegated to a Director of the Regional District. Please note that all correspondence submitted to the Regional District in response to this Notice will form part of a public record and will be published in a meeting agenda when this matter is before the Regional Board or a Committee of the Board. The Regional District considers the author's address relevant to the Board's consideration of this matter and may discuss this personal information. The author's phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed. 2
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news Farm and Community Action Team continues to look for volunteers Contributed by Lilly Zekanovic I would like to give an update to all our community members on activities following the Action Planning Forum regarding seasonal farm labour issues held in Oliver on November 20, 2012. Steering Committee has a new name: Farm And Community Team Okanagan Similkameen (FACTOS). Our mission statement is: “Promoting community spirit and economic vitality for a healthy
seasonal workforce.” We are pleased to announce that Arlene Arlow, Councillor for the Village of Keremeos has agreed to chair the committee. Although the funding is in place until the end of March 2013, we hope that continued funding can be secured because the issues are both economic and cultural and will continue beyond March, 2013. Our next meeting is on Friday, January 11, 2013 from 10 a.m. to noon in Penticton. We are still look-
ing for volunteers who want to share their experience through either of our sub-committees: accommodation, transportation, cross-cultural education, labour and remuneration and safety and security. We look forward to hearing from you. Farm And Community Team Okanagan Similkameen (FACTOS) contact information: Lilly Zekanovic, Project Coordinator,Farm And Community Team Okanagan Similkameen Phone: 250-493-6822 ext. 109 Toll-free: 1-866-493-6822 Fax: 250-493-6827 Email: farmwork.pawc@gmail.com
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Beauty and waste
One of my Christmas presents this year was a book of photographs taken of the Earth from space. These pictures were taken while it was night on that part of the Earth, and show the works of our civilization from space. Cities are jewel boxes of lights, connected by shining threads - the highways. In some images the Earth is crowned with green displays of the aurora. At the most superficial level, these p i c t u re s a re j u s t stunningly beautiful.
When one looks a little deeper they are very saddening, but then at the next level down they indicate a great opportunity to do something towards ameliorating one of the most serious problems facing us today without significantly impacting ourselves at all. T h e l i g h t t h at reached the International Space Station and was recorded in those pictures was utterly wasted light. Instead of being directed at what was to be illuminated, it was just squirted upwards into space. Rough estimates suggest that at least a quarter of the light we generate outside our homes to light our streets, sports fields, parking lots and backyards ends up lighting up the sky or just irritating the neighbours. In these
days of pressure to save increasingly expensive energy, why waste energy that is easily saved without impacting us at all. For example, an unshaded bulb used to illuminate the back yard shines in all directions. About half of its output goes upwards and is wasted. If you install a reflective shade above the bulb, that wasted light will now be directed down into the yard. If the original bulb was 100 watts, you could find your yard is now as well-lit using a 60 watt bulb. You’ve just reduced the cost of running that light by 40 per cent. You can buy outdoor fixtures with built in reflectors, which helps put the light where you want it. However, set it up so that it illuminates your yard, not the one next door. A use-
ful guiding principle for backyards, parking lots, sports fields and any other exterior lighting, is that anything radiated above the horizontal is wasted. You can avoid this by using appropriate shading and taking care in positioning the fixtures. Now you can use lower power bulbs. We live in a world increasingly concerned about the impact upon the climate of the greenhouse gases we release into the atmosphere. Similarly we are worried about the effect of reducing those emissions on our way of life, or the consequences of our not reducing them. Here at least is something that we can do towards addressing the problem while not degrading our way of life. It will also reduce energy consumption and save money. Modern, efficient lighting technologies such as
light-emitting diodes will offer the opportunity to use your expensive electricity even more efficiently. Another benefit of intelligent lighting is darker skies. Light illuminating clouds and haze in the atmosphere makes the sky glow. Reducing that sky glow will show the skies our grandparents and great grandparents enjoyed. Have you ever seen the Milky Way from your backyard? You might want to consider spending some of the money you save on a telescope. Mars lies low in the southwest after dark. Jupiter dominates the southern sky during the night. Saturn rises about 3 a.m. The Moon will be new on the 11th. Ken Tapping is an astronomer with the National Research Council’s Dominion Radio Astro-physical Observatory, Penticton.
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ASK ABOUT OUR COURTESY VAN FOR YOUR MOVING DAY! 529 3RD AVE., KEREMEOS $259,000 * full basement, lots of room * fully fenced yard, clean, ready to move into! MLS®
#26 - 1514 HWY 3A, OLALLA $59,000 * 2 bdrm home, deck & carport. *Private, tucked away, wood stove, cozy! MLS® 133 - 4354 HWY 3, KEREMEOS $175,000 * Riverside Resort Gated Community! * Gorgeous Park Model, large lot, amenities galore! MLS® CHECK OUT ALL OUR LISTINGS ONLINE BY SCANING THE QR CODE WITH YOUR SMART PHONE, OR VISITING:
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2151 MAIN ST., CAWSTON $168,000 * cute rental suite upstairs * high ceilings, large rooms, old charm! MLS® 422 10TH AVENUE, KEREMEOS $159,000 * full basement w/ kitchen * private back yard! MLS® 2616 HWY 3, KEREMEOS $169,900 * 3 bedroom home, fully fenced * garage/workshop and greenhouse! MLS® ASHNOLA ROAD, KEREMEOS $224,000
* 150 acres along the Ashnola River * camping, fishing, or your hide-away retreat! MLS®
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2641 9TH STREET, OLALLA $109,000 * On your own land! * very clean, all updated 2 bdrm home. MLS®
2488 UPPER BENCH ROAD, KEREMEOS $384,000 * 2.5 acres certified organic apple orchard * 1,500sqft home w/garage. MLS®
178 ASHNOLA ROAD, KEREMEOS $430,000 * 5.3 acres, 60x120 cover-all arena * 2 bed, 2 bath home. MLS®
2640 10TH ST., OLALLA $110,000 * 2 bed, 2 bath home, private, very well maintained * hardwood, new windows, garden shed. MLS®
6193 HWY 3, KEREMEOS $260,000 * Almost an acre! 3 bed, 2 bath home * Similkameen Riverfront!. MLS®
357 COULTHARD RD, CAWSTON
625 VETERANS AVENUE, KEREMEOS $875,000 * Large warehouse downtown Keremeos * 4 units, 3/4 acre lot. MLS®
3491 HWY 3, KEREMEOS $289,000 * Over an acre Riverfront! * Set up with 10 RV pads. MLS®
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* almost 5 acres, large house * fruit trees, open field, & seasonal creek in the back! MLS®
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1872 BARCELO RD, CAWSTON $1,150,000 * 10 ac. best benchland * Organic orchard, great house! MLS®
727 & 729 7TH AVENUE, KEREMEOS $55,000 60x120 zoned commercial/multi family. MLS® 312 9TH AVE., KEREMEOS $84,000 52x120 Residential building lot, downtown. 723 & 725 7TH AVENUE, KEREMEOS $55,000 MLS® 305 2ND AVENUE, KEREMEOS $98,000 NO HST 59X119 no time limit to build! 60x120 zoned commercial/multi family. MLS® 3470 RIVER ROAD $299,000 5 acre riverfront, MLS® ASHNOLA ROAD, KEREMEOS $224,000 156 acres along the Ashnola River! MLS® some apples planted. MLS®
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Greg McDonald is a member of the Canadian Commercial Council of Realtors
LOCATIONS WEST REALTY #638 - 7th Ave., Keremeos
mcdonalds@keremeos-ok.com www.royallepage.ca/gregmcdonald