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Preparing for final leap into the public eye Without help, the Ballet Kelowna board of directors projected the dance group would land $71,000 in the hole by April. Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

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Alistair Waters It’s only been open three months, but Kelowna’s new $4.1-million Parkinson Activity Centre, now home of the city’s seniors’ centre, is already in need of repair. Cracks have started to appear in the wood floor of the large main activity room on the ground level, and the problem is so bad the subcontractor that installed the floor is being called back in to fix it. While the company is doing that work, it will also have to repair another section of the floor, a smaller area where boards had been taken up to repair a leak but were replaced too soon and have now buckled. “(Both jobs are) also considered a warranty item,” said Steve Walker, a building technician with the city’s design and construction department. He noted the subcontractor is responsible for the repairs. “But we are disappointed,” he added. He said because the work is covered by warranty, the repairs should not cost the city any money. The reason for the widespread cracking is

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STUDENTS from the Canadian School of Ballet watched Ballet Kelowna get ready for its final performance on March 15. The company performs in local schools today.

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With their days of watching Ballet Kelowna dancers numbered, Canadian School of Ballet’s students poured into the studio to watch final rehearsals Tuesday. This is how it all began. Artistic director David LaHay, who can still be found in the studio sewing costumes before 8 a.m., was approached by the school’s directors to start a performance group for their senior students as he taught many of them in a Banff summer program. He took the idea to the next level. “I felt that there was a need for another small professional ballet company to launch dancers’ careers,” he said. “Everybody said I was absolutely mad to do this from scratch.” Slated for a final performance in a week and a half, the company was such a success that its demise, 10 years later, will leave a serious hole on the national ballet scene and the wider arts community. There are only a handful of companies of similar size in the country, which means many young Canadians, particularly in Western Canada, simply won’t be exposed to dance. “We tour quite extensively throughout the province, more and more so into Alberta, and we were just about to enter the Saskatchewan market,” LaHay said. He is a product of a mid-size Canadian town, Barrie, Ontario, and didn’t start dancing until he was 22 years old, having never had contact with the art form. “Once I discovered dance and dance chose me, that was the only thing I ever wanted to do,” he said. As in every artistic pursuit, money has been an issue over the years. When he was dancing for Les Grands Ballets

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Canadiens de Montreal the company experienced serious financial turmoil, leaving him a personal understanding of how the bottom-line affects a career. “One thing I’ve learned is that you need to protect the artists,” he said, as the group prepared for dress rehearsals. Unfortunately, his dancers are very clear about the woes facing their company. With a surprise announcement that the ballet company would close its doors at the beginning of February, the dancers have been working under great strain, even as donors stepped in to buy them a reprieve to finish the company’s 10th anniversary season. The actual financial shortfall has never been revealed by the board of directors publicly. A plea for assistance, even to major benefactors, was not made before the board pulled the plug. But dance supporters have nonetheless rallied. “I’m really heartened by the level of support the community is showing,” said LaHay, noting ticket sales and membership sales are going strong now. A fact sheet sent to members in preparation for a closed-door meeting on March 13 stated the monetary problems were more than its members were prepared to take on. “This harsh ‘fiscal cliff’ presented only two possible outcomes, to immediately wind up the operations of the society in order to settle our financial obligations (effectively closing the doors on Feb. 1); or to finish the season, which at a ‘burn rate’ of about $45,000 (or more) per month would lead us into deep indebtedness,” it said. According to the sheet, debt last season and this season would have amounted to $71,000 by April without financial

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Little Travellers’ to host Easter party The Kelowna & District Safety Council will host Easter Eggstravaganza, an event for kids up to age 10, on Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. to noon. Various craft stations will be set up throughout the Little Travellers’ Safety Village. As the children move from station to station, they can create a piece of their very own Easter Bunny costume. The kids will be able to make bunny ears, a cotton ball tail, a carrot, and an Easter basket. Face painters will also be on hand to add the finishing touches of whiskers and a bunny nose. As well, Janice Elliott, with Lawns to Legumes urban farm, will be on site with Jessica the rabbit. Kids will be able to pet and feed the rabbit and pose with it for photos. Juice will also be available and children will receive an Easter treat as well. Attendees are reminded to dress for the weather. The cost of this event is $5 Tickets are limited, so contact KDSC at 250-765-3163 to purchase tickets in advance.

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The Chute Lake Elementary School Choir, under the direction of teacher Tina Hoek, were part of the entertainment for the annual Education Week Breakfast put on by the Central Okanagan School District on Wednesday at Okanagan Mission Secondary School. BARRY GERDING/ CAPITAL NEWS

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The Okanagan Boys and Girls Club Rutland Centre has several new tools in place to level the playing field for those who have limited access to computers. The club, with the support of the Rogers Youth Fund, unveiled its Rogers Raising the Grade technology centre Tuesday. Sixteen new computers are now available to be used in an after-school program that allows youth to explore interests, receive homework support, connect with mentors, interact with peers and increase their digital literacy. “It’s benefited us in so many ways,” said centre director Tammy Wong. “It’s allowed us to expand our programs in computers and technol-

work on one of the 16 computers unveiled Tuesday at the Rutland Okanagan Boys and Girls Club’s Rogers Raising the Grade technology centre.

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gaging to them, they’re excited to spend some time at the club.” Rogers Raising the Grade is a national program delivered by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. According to Melissa Wozny, education manager of Rogers Raising the Grade in Kelowna, the technology itself is only one aspect of the program. “It’s also the mentorship,” said Wozny. “They have support on a one-to-one ratio with a mentor to guide them through their academic goals and post-secondary planning.” Attached to the com-

puter lab is a youth lounge, which Wong said is popular with the kids. “They can come, have a snack, hang out with their peers and they’re engaged with the technology—that’s what they’re connected to right now.” She added the program is free and works around the users’ schedules. The Okanagan Boys and Girls Club in Rutland is looking to enrol more Grade 7 to 12 students in the Rogers Raising the Grade program. For more information, call 250-765-3345. wpaterson@kelownacapnews. com

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New centre for seniors falling apart Repairs from A1 believed to be shrinkage of the wood that was used for the flooring. The buckling problem occurred after a leak was detected under the floor near the entrance into the activity room, shortly after the building opened. Some floor boards were removed in order to get underneath and fix the leak but they were reinstalled before the area under the floor had fully dried out. As a result, the replaced boards buckled. The repairs to the floor—which would re-

quire shutting down the building—will be done during a scheduled closure this July so as not to interfere with scheduled events currently taking place at the centre. The cracks in the sprung wood floor, which sits over the concrete foundation, are not considered hazardous. Walker said they are between 1/32 and 1/16 of an inch wide in places. In a smaller room they would be much more noticeable than they are in such a large space, he said. The Parkinson Activity Centre has proved to be a popular place, espe-

cially for seniors, since it opened in November. Designed in consultation with local seniors groups, it provides space for a number of activities, is located beside one of the city’s main recreation centres and opens onto outdoor space along the banks of nearby Mill Creek. The two-storey building, located beside the Parkinson Recreation Centre, was opened Nov. 22 with much fanfare by Mayor Walter Gray. It replaced the Water Street Seniors’ Centre downtown, an aging building that was demol-

ished this week to make way for a new Kelowna Yacht Club. Meanwhile, the city is also looking at installing a “bumper bar” on the walls of the upstairs pool table room in the centre because chairs are being backed up against the walls and are damaging the drywall. “That’s one of the things you don’t necessarily think about when you are planning a building like this,” said Martin Johansen, manager of building services for the City of Kelowna. awaters@kelownacapnews.com

New military museum exhibit on Korean War The Kelowna Museums Society is set to open a new exhibit, A Chance for Peace in Korea, in the Okanagan Military Museum. The exhibit profiles the relationship between North and South Korea since the end of the Korean

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The Okanagan Military Museum is open Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Summer hours go into effect in May when the museum will be open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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ou may not recognize the name Martin Tremblay, but you probably are now aware of his claim to fame. Tremblay is the Vancouver peewee hockey coach arrested last year for deliberately tripping a pre-teen opposing player in a handshake line-up, hurting the child’s wrist enough that he required a cast. Tremblay’s behaviour is hardly typical of the type of person coaching hockey and other sports in our community. But as the recent incident he

was involved in demonstrated, coach rage is not something completely foreign to local rinks, courts and fields. And it should be. It must be. It starts with the people in charge—the volunteers running the league, the parents paying the bills and the umbrella associations overseeing sport at a provincial and national level. These are the people who must cultivate a culture of zero-tolerance for this kind of behaviour, a culture that insists coaches behave like role models

or they have no place being on the sideline, or behind the bench. The price for stepping over that line should be dismissal. There are all kinds of reasons for being frustrated with missed calls. Few justify anger and certainly none justify verbal or physical abuse of players or officials—men, women and children who, by and large, are doing the best they can to make the game fair and fun. Judge Patrick Chen gave Tremblay 15 days in a correctional facility as “a signal to

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other parents heavily involved in the sporting activities of their children that they must be seen as models of good and acceptable behaviour.” He’s got it right. Coaches are given a trust. Their job is not to win games. Their job is to instill values like teamwork, effort, sportsmanship and fair play. Their value is not measured on any scoreboard, but in the number of solid adult citizens they help produce for the community.

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he best of what our public education system is and strives to achieve for students has been on display all week. Education Week across the Central Okanagan’s School District 23 culminated with a breakfast for local education community supporters on Wednesday morning at Okanagan Mission Secondary School. MCing the morning’s events were school district student council co-presidents Heather Halperin, from Kelowna Secondary, and Carson Reveen, from Rutland Secondary. Both handled their master of ceremony duties like seasoned adult public speaking veterans, amazingly calm and composed while articulating their

presentation before their audience. At each table were students from various schools, given the task of explaining projects they were involved with in their schools in a five-minute presentation. The theme of this year’s Education Week was the 21st century student incorporating the principles of being a learner, a thinker, innovator, collaborator and contributor. A poster contest was also held to help illustrate those themes. The winners were Paige Cates and Allie Sie-

ben, Grade 4 Chute Lake Elementary; Kim Tsai, Grade 7 Springvalley Middle School; and Courtnay Easy, Grade 12 Kelowna Secondary. My kids are in kinBarry Gerding dergarten and first year of pre-school, and I wonder too how they will fare in their learning adventure through our public school system. There is such great potential ahead for them to learn and achieve on a variety of levels, as was showcased by students at Wednesday’s breakfast and by what students and teachers do in their schools every year from Septem-

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ber through June. Yet the learning curve potential can also go awry, as we were reminded by the Fraser Institute in the conservative think tank’s annual rating of B.C.’s schools released this week. The ratings study has largely become repetitive and no longer relevant to the extent that it lauds private schools and bashes the public school system. And the media attention it generates has diminished, just like the TV reality series Survivor—we know you’re still around, what you have to present we’ve seen before and when will your die-hard fans finally move on. For all its pluses and its flaws, I think our school system is a learn-

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This could be Ballet Kelowna’s swan song To the editor: Ballet Kelowna invites you to witness what may well be the company’s final performance at the Kelowna Community Theatre on March 15 at 7:30 p.m. In early February, the board of directors announced its intention to suspend operations at the end of the company’s 10th anniversary season in April. In light of the recent announcements, many Okanagan residents have expressed their support for Ballet Kelowna, including Mayor Walter Gray: “It’s tragic to think that such a fine, professional organization is going

to have to fold because in its own town, in its community theatre, it can’t get enough bums in the seats. I’m hoping there may be a last chance.” (Ballet Kelowna Folding Would be a Tragedy, Feb.19 Capital News.) Gray hopes there is still time. “Maybe, and it’s an off chance, it could be saved if enough people showed up March 15,” Gray said. “The public of Kelowna deserves a second chance to consider supporting the ballet.” The company has experienced an outpouring of community support from individuals and businesses including The Canadian School of Ballet, Chris and Michelle Soren-

sen and the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation— each of whom has stepped forward to help Ballet Kelowna complete their season. The ‘little ballet company that could’ will take the stage in communities across B.C. on tour this spring including outreach performances in several schools as well as dates in Vernon, Creston, Salmon Arm, Summerland, Coquitlam and Mission. Additional program and ticket information can be found at www.balletkelowna.ca. Meaghan Williams, executive director Ballet Kelowna

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To the editor: I know a young woman across the street who received an eviction notice Feb. 1. The eviction notice lets a person know that they must be out by the end of March. The woman has been renting the house for years. Unfortunately, she’s been battling cancer for the last year and has just finish her chemotherapy treatments. The woman has been forced to find another place to rent. Public Hearing: Notice is given that city council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at 6 p.m., at Kelowna City Hall. It is for a proposed bylaw for low density multiple housing on 1121, 1131, 1141 and 1151 Brookside Ave.

People in four separate houses have been kicked out of their houses with this 60-day notice to be out at the end of March, even though the company has not received permission for rezoning. I could understand if a rezoning bylaw was put through for development then the people receive their 60 day notice to get out. Given notice to leave by the end of March—does it mean that the new zoning bylaw has already been accepted and the meeting is just a show? If it’s not a show, what happens if the city turns down the proposed bylaw and all of those people were kicked out?

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To the editor: I have recently found out how a person can lose their home to the bank even though he has money in the bank. The money is in a locked-in pension plan that he cannot get at. The government of B.C. will not let him get at it, but Alberta and Ontario do. This causes a hardship. I think the government of B.C. should take a look at this. People are losing there homes to the banks after 14 years of paying. That money is gone. All they would like is to survive and not be put out on the street. Joe Batuik, Kelowna

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To the editor: I have been a strong supporter of Shaw (cable TV) through the years but last night killed that idea. We were going to watch some TV last night and went to their Classics for a change. They had a serial on and we started to watch it through five episodes, then it just died. I could not believe it. Why, on Shaw, should this same damn thing happen?

We quit the last supplier that had this Classics on for the same reason, and had phoned them to find out why. They told me that they cannot control the output from their station (which I did not believe) and I am supposed to go along with this situation all over again. This has made me very mad, and I suppose that it has happened to all of us at some time or another along with the in-

creased volume of the commercials that goes on as well. I will say this: We all pay for the lousy garbage that they produce and put up with it, and thank God that the weather is improving and that the golf course does let us par that hole without the TV telling us how. Ron Barnard, West Kelowna

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just about every program offered. So what makes this different from what’s happening today? The most significant thing is there is a lot of skepticism among young adults on whether or not to invest in a college or university credential. Although interestingly enough, you don’t see the same skepticism when it comes to trades and technical training— both of these careers tend to have

good job outcomes. Nor do you see this associated with degrees and diplomas associated with health care and engineering. Most of the skepticism about whether to invest in post-secondary seems to be based on a number assumptions. The first is the belief that baby boomers (those who have the best jobs) are not going to retire due to the sheer fact that they haven’t saved enough and

Answer to PrAyer An e-mail entitled “The Pastor’s Prayer” made me laugh out loud. It went something like this….. “As he left his home for a quick walk to the store, a pastor spied a kitten stuck near the top of a fir tree in his yard. The tree was tall enough that the kitten was just out of the Pastor’s reach. At first he tried to coax it down with gentle calls, but the kitten move further up the tree. He had to act fast. He resolved to grasp the trunk of the tree as high as he could reach with both hands, then pull the trunk back to the point where he could grab the kitten with one hand. He bent the tree back and the kitten came within his reach. However, the pastor had miscalculated the pull of the trunk and his strength. He let go with his right hand, but could not hold the tree in the bent position with his left. Before he could reach the kitten with his right hand, he lost his grip on the trunk. The trunk sprang forward with great force. The tree launched the kitten like a medieval catapult. It flew through the air like a missile. It flew over the roof of the pastor’s home and into oblivion. He felt very bad; but, what could he do? He left for the store. His thoughts were soon subsumed by the kitten’s fate. Where did it land? Was it still alive? Was it injured? Was it writhing in pain? Would anyone find it? The Pastor could not stop thinking about the kitten. He wandered about aimlessly. He took wrong turns. A ten minute walk to the store took him a half hour. When he finally arrived at the store, he grabbed a cart picked up the needed items and headed home. On his way home he walked around the neighborhood to see if he could find the kitten. He asked all his neighbors if they had seen the kitten. He came up empty. He committed the kitten to the Lord’s care. Two days later, he found himself in the checkout line at the same grocery store. He noticed that his neighbor across the back fence was unloading her groceries. Her basket included cat food and everything else you need to keep a cat in a home. He could not believe his eyes, as he knew she despised cats. He was compelled to ask: “Hi Marilyn….. I could not help noticing that you are buying what you need to bring a new cat into your home. ….. I didn’t think you liked cats.” Her response: “You are so right…. I absolutely hate cats.” “So why are you buying all this cat stuff?” the Pastor asked? Her reply: “You simply won’t believe this! My daughter has been bugging me to get her a kitten for years. Every time she asked, I would refuse her request. I did not want to have an animal in my home, especially a cat. Several of my daughter’s friends had recently received pets as gifts; naturally, she was motivated to continue to ply me with incessant requests for a kitten. Two days ago I had reached my breaking point …. These words came out of my mouth…. “If God sends you a kitten, I will let you keep it.” My

daughter dashed into her room and began to pray. Within moments of her amen, she went into the backyard to play. I watched her go out. She climbed up onto a trampoline we had set up by our fence. Then, out of nowhere, a kitten came flying into our yard, landed on our trampoline and bounced right into our daughter’s arms unscathed. What was I to do? It was as though the kitten dropped from heaven. I have to let her keep the kitten!” What a silly and a funny story. However, don’t be fooled by its simplicity and its humor; it contains many great truths concerning our nature, prayer and how God answers prayer. The 2nd commandment forbids taking the Lord God’s name in vain. The young girl’s mother had invoked God’s name and God’s providence. However, she did not intend to call her child to have faith in God and call upon His name for help. She had been exasperated by her daughter’s incessant pleas for a cat and wanted her to stop. The mother’s response to the girl was: “You can have a cat as soon as they rain from heaven.” She had used the Lord’s name to silence the girl. She had sinned by taking the Lord’s name in vain and deserved to be punished for it. The one that should be the most chastened, changed and transformed by this event was the Pastor. The Pastor knew the Apostle Paul’s warning to would be Christian “do-gooders.” “For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.” (Romans 7:18-19). His behavior was the worst. He had embodied Paul’s words by his ill planned attempt at rescuing the kitten and his failure to take the steps to rescue the cat from the further peril he had placed the little cat in. But God is good. The same Scriptures also teach that God can use even wicked intentions to bring about good. (Genesis 50:19-21). Rather than punishing the mother for taking the Lord’s name in vain, God used a mother’s words uttered in frustration and unbelief to call her child to earnest prayer. Jesus promises to answer prayer (Matthew 7:7-8). With a prayer answered, a child’s faith blossomed and grew. In addition, a mother’s attitude toward God had changed. She had accepted God’s providence and began to act in a way that went against her nature and was in obedience to God’s will. New possibilities existed for the child’s mother. She could have experienced this event as a call to love and trust God so that her faith could blossom and grow along with her daughter’s. The Pastor should have learned that God used a mother’s violation of the 2nd Commandment and his ill-planned attempt at doing good to bring about repentance and faith in a mother and a daughter. This event should have moved the Pastor to examine his own prayer life and repent. The

Pastor should examine himself and take an honest inventory. Pastors are, after all, called to pray on many occasions including: during Sunday worship, at weddings, at funerals, in hospital rooms, beside deathbeds, in the rooms of shut-ins and in the company of the bereaved, forsaken and the distressed. The Pastor in this prayer story must ask himself this question: When he is asked to pray, are his prayers like the child’s, offered in innocent faith and trust that God will answer them, or more like the mother’s, at best offered as a platitude to make people feel better or at worst, out of frustration? He must admit to himself that, in his journeys, he sees many people in distress that are as trapped as the kitten in the tree. He has to ask himself this question: When confronted by another’s peril, does he reach out to God for help in the rescue or does he rush in like a fool, relying only on his reason and strength? Most importantly, does the Pastor see a great flaw in his understanding in the power and potential in prayer? Jesus taught that the entire teaching of the law and prophets came down to this: Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:37-40). When we pray to God, we show our love and trust in God. When we pray for others, we demonstrate our love for others. However, this parable reveals a new dimension to prayer for us and for others. It compels us to see how we pray for our own selfish needs and how God answers those prayers. It compels that Pastor, and all of us, to thank God that He uses our half-baked and sometimes downright sinful acts and intentions to answer the prayers of others. It compels the Pastor, and all of us, to beg God to forgive us our sins and trespasses. It compels us to see that when we pray to God for others, we mostly just ask God to take care of it. This parable calls us to pray that God opens our eyes, ears and minds, and then inspires and moves us so that we may intentionally cooperate with Him and be an answer to the prayer of others offered up to Him. Come meditate on God’s Word and learn to pray with us at Grace on Sunday mornings at 9:00 & 10:30 AM (Sunday School during the 2nd service). In Christ, Pastor Ed Skutshek

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can’t afford to quit working. Low interest rates, overall increases in costs for basic living expenses such as groceries, companies shifting from defined benefit pension plans to contribution-based plans, and the elimination of the mandatory retirement age have all contributed to boomers considering employment beyond 65. Freedom 55 is no longer. You don’t even see those advertisements anymore. Young adults just don’t expect the jobs will be there once they graduate. The other is an assumption (which is somewhat related) that youth don’t want to saddle themselves with high debt load if there isn’t a job waiting for them once they graduate. You regularly hear about students graduating with high debt, well over $50,000, whereas the average of students who graduate with debts is about $22,000. In fact, about half of Okanagan College students complete their studies without debt. There tends to be an overall sense that it doesn’t matter if you go to college or university or not. Either way you won’t find a decent job. So where do we go from here? I first thing is to realize once you embark upon a career that doesn’t mean you can’t shift into something else. Education and training doesn’t always have to translate into a specific job. A good example of

TODAY, CLOSE TO 70 PER CENT OF THE JOBS IN CANADA REQUIRE SOME KIND OF POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. IN ABOUT 10 YEARS THIS NUMBER WILL PROBABLY BE HIGHER.

this is someone who completes a trades program, gets their Red Seal certification and with some experience turns that job into a management position with a company that hires a number of trades’ workers. Many of the most successful people I know tend to be the most creative and the most adaptable when it comes to how they use their education combined with the jobs they are willing to take. Today, close to 70 per cent of the jobs in Canada require some kind of post secondary education. In about 10 years this number will probably be higher. The decision isn’t about whether or not to go; it’s about getting the right credential to meet the needs of the job market and being creative about where and how you apply the new-found skills and knowledge. Jane Muskens is the registrar at Okanagan College. Comments can be forwarded to jmuskens@okanagan. bc.ca

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hawna McCrea is the branch manager of the new Valley First Credit Union which opened Monday at the corner of Highway 33 and Rutland Road. McCrea has been in the financial industry for many years, leaving the TD Bank three years ago to join Valley First after 21 years with that institution. The new branch has 11 retail staff and seven insurance staff, led by insurance services manager Brett Innis. Valley First are also very community minded with their fund-

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THE NEW Valley First Credit Union branch (above) located at Highway 33 and Rutland Road opened this week. The ‘Ol’ School Texas BBQ Bus catering service (above right) is a new business started up by Kelowna native Terrance Duncan. raising efforts. Feed The Valley is an innovative community partnership aimed at tackling hunger in the Okanagan, Similka-

meen and Thompson regions. Designed to raise food, funds and awareness for local food banks, Feed The Valley was de-

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Community Food Bank. Funds were generated from the pub’s annual meat draw. Troy McPherson (left) and Seth Matkin (right) both general managers of Whiski Jacks Pub present their donation to Helen Holton (centre left) chairperson and Lenetta Parry executive director of the Westside Food Bank.

veloped as a corporate citizenship program at Valley First. Since its official launch during national hunger awareness month in March 2010, the program has raised over $464,000 and more than 39,000 pounds of food for food banks in our communities. For more info visit www.feedthevalley. com. The branch is open Monday to Saturday, open late on Thursdays until 8 p.m. Jocelynn Wells is the Valley First regional manager for the Central Okanagan, based out of Kelowna. Hailing from Texas, Terrance Duncan, who grew up in Kelowna and left when he was 25, is back home and has started a mobile catering business called ‘Ol’ School Texas BBQ Bus. His catering service offers Big Tex (half-pound brisket burger) and Lil Smokie (grilled smokie with sautéed onions).

He smokes his brisket for 20 hours—that’s how they do it in Texas! The mobile unit is a renovated school bus with the capapity to feed up to 120 people in about 20 minutes. Duncan is focusing on catering and special events, available seven days a week. He was formerly a coastguard captain in St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) and has since retired. Call 250301-9485. Email txtowerdog@gmail.com or check out his website www.olschooltexasbbqbus.ca. The popular hot spot Hotel Eldorado in the Mission recently completed bar renovations that have upped the classic cool factor on what was already a Kelowna landmark. Hotel general manager Brad Sieben says the renovations included new colours, tabletops and the addition of booth seating. The 36-foot long oak bar, which was cus-

tom made for the hotel in 1989, has been refinished and the wood theme has been continued along the back bar, where new custom oak woodwork has been built and installed by Costello Custom Woodwork. A small room on the south side of the bar has been transformed into a cozy lounge with a 14foot leather coach, wingback chairs and eight-foot floor to ceiling windows overlooking the lake. The hotel has 53 guest rooms, including six luxury suites with fireplaces, jetted body spray showers and jetted tubs overlooking the lake. Contact the hotel at 250-763-7500; www. hoteleldoradokelowna. com. Ester Simmons Foot is the new owner/operator/pharmacist of Prescription Health Studio, 540 West Ave., in Kelowna. It’s a new integrated pharmacy that focuses on alternative and complementary therapies and will be providing medical-grade vitamins and supplements. Open Monday to Saturday. 778-4781303, www.prescriptionhealthstudio.com. For the third consecutive year, Konica Minolta has won The Buyers Laboratory Product Line

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of the Year Award. This is determined in their respective categories based on the cumulative results of models tested in BLI’s rigorous two-month laboratory evaluation, including assessing reliability, image quality, ease of use, productivity and a range of other criteria. TOPS, located at 104-1905 Baron Rd. in Kelowna, a locally owned and operated company for more than 32 years, provides digital copiers solutions, telecom solutions and IT managed services. Konica Minolta is one of the manufacturers that the TOPS digital copier division represents. Wade McManus is the sales manager for TOPS. Call 250-979-6708. Birthdays of the week: Marietta Lightbody (March 13); Rob Willms (March 8); Karen Shoranick (March 9); Ryan Coome, Ramada Hotel (March 10); Karen Christiansen, (March 10); Helen Hut (March 12); Tracy Larsen, Kelowna Golf and Country Club (March 12); Lise Sinclair (March 13). Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna city councillor and hotelier. 250-9794546, fax 250-860-3173, email maxdehart@telus. net.

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Local housing sales continued sluggish trend for February Housing sales took an average 15 per cent drop for last month compared to February 2012, according to the latest sales activity report from the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board. “While at a lower level than hoped for, sales are steady but tend to vary among property types month by month and zone by zone due to the divergence in our market areas,” said Rob Shaw, president of OMREB and a realtor in the North Okanagan. “Sales of all property types dropped by 18 per cent in the Central Okanagan, 10 per cent in the North Okanagan and Shuswap compared to February 2012. “The Central Zone experienced a 12 per cent decline in the sale of single family residential homes, while the Shuswap and North zones saw six and five per cent dips in this segment.”

Shaw said for February, most B.C. markets saw a low level of sales activity with not much change from January.’ Shaw blamed the slowdown on the tighter rules for high ratio mortgages, wavering consumer confidence, and a pullback in demand. Across the OMREB region, from Peachland to Revelstoke, overall sales dropped 15.1 per cent and sales volumes declined 21.7 per cent during the month of February to 354 units valued at $113.5 million compared to 417 at $144.9 million in 2012. Total residential sales for the month slipped 17.1 per cent to 306 units compared to 369 in February 2012. The sale of single family residential homes was down 10.1 per cent compared to last year at this time (to 170 units from 189). While the 1,251 new listings taken board-wide

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for the month dropped 14.2 per cent from 1,458 last year, inventory in February was down only 3.9 per cent to 7,536 from 7,840 in 2012. For the Central Zone (Peachland to Lake Country) during February, overall sales were down 17.8 per cent and sales volumes dropped 19.9 per cent over the same month last year with 236 of the Central and South units valued at $80.2 millionOkanagan compared/ Similkameen to 287 at $100.1 million in 2012.

Total residential sales for the month declined 21.8 per cent to 205 units compared to 262 last February. Single-family home sales in February were down 12.3 per cent from 2012 (to 114 units from 130). The 784 new listings taken during February were a drop of 17.8 per cent compared to 954 in 2012, with inventory for the month down 9.2 per cent to 4,088 units from 4,500 last year.

“We remain cautiously optimistic that the second quarter of 2013 will see an improvement in our board area after the much-anticipated transition back to PST/GST is complete,” Shaw said.. “Spring begins to unfold and the better weather sparks more buyer interest. Listing activity is slower and inventory levels continue to drop in most local markets as we move towards more balanced conditions and

greater price stability going forward. “Price changes are most likely behind us and are projected to flatten for balance of year. “Once it is understood that further price drops are not on the horizon, serious buyers will be encouraged to jump off the fence and make a lifestyle move.” Despite the decline in inventory, days on the market are up with listings currently taking 155 days on average OMREB re-

gion-wide to sell. Shaw said sellers need to be patient, which he says means a listing that might have taken three months to sell a year ago may now take six months. “Buyers and sellers who come together on expectations will close deals easier, and properties that are priced well will sell quicker,” Shaw added, For comprehensive OMREB region-wide statistical information, see www.omreb.com.

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sue being as to whether the transaction is actually a business income taxed at 100 per cent or capital gains taxed at 50 per cent. ••• There is currently a target project going on in Ontario where food servers working in restaurants are having two years of taxable income reviewed. From 145 servers working in only four restaurants, CRA has recovered $1.7 million of unreported tips and gratuities. With the increase in use of debit cards, the restaurant owners have less and less cash to give out to the servers. The conclusion is that the restaurant owners should be or are becoming responsible for the reporting of these tips and gratuities and that they should be included on the T4 slips. Since this project has been so successful, it will probably be working its way across the country. ••• Another area to be targeted are those businesses who offer a parking benefit to their employees and do not include that on the T4. CRA gets tips from various sources and a most interesting source is from offshore banks. Apparently, the employees of offshore banks have no qualms about turning over their client lists and information about the client’s balances to CRA for a fee. CRA has managed to recover 90 per cent of taxes using this tip. ••• You might notice that there have been increases in all penalty areas. Previously the interest was charged and the penalties were waived. CRA is no longer inclined to waive the penalties. Gabriele Banka is a Certified General Accountant and the owner of Banka & Company. 250-763-4528 info@bankaco.com

March is Red Cross month in Kelowna “The Red Cross is a reflection of Kelowna residents’ spirit of generosity, caring and selflessness,” said Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray as he proclaimed March as Red Cross Month. “With March is Red Cross Month, we want to recognize that Red Cross is active right here at home and not just internationally.” Red Cross programs and services directly served more than 450,000 people in

B.C. last year with the support of more than 2,200 volunteers. “Red Cross works with the city to ensure its most vulnerable citizens have what they need to get back on their feet,” said John Richey, Red Cross Southern Interior regional manager. “March is Red Cross Month is a chance for us to thank our many supporters and to remind people we’re here to help in your community.”

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Take that, history! By Josh Clark board to ask permission to teach those two units Many adults try to steer students away from for his Social Studies class, he had to prove its one of their favourite pastimes, video games! educational value. They were “cautiously exNot Mr. Werry, he has found a way to make cited” was how he described it, saw educational education match interest! To meet the expectavalue and that there was potential. tions of a geography and exploration unit for his He had to go through a few phases in order grade 9 Social Studies classes Werry is teaching to convince the board completely. He had to through the PC collect surveys from game, Civilization students, pre-testing, IV. post-testing, and Mr. Werry started then make sure no working at Rutland students break their Middle School in computer in half 2006, as a grade while playing. 9 Social Studies I am personally in teacher. In his own Mr. Werry’s class, spare time at home and I am enjoying he would play a it. Civilization IV computer game is a very strategic called Civilization and enjoyable IV, he loved that game, without any game. He had a personal teaching love of video games from him or the RILEY THIESSEN enjoys the 21st century method textbooks, I was for years, and he of learning history. started getting into able to complete all Civilization IV assignments with while he was getting his Masters of Teaching ease! While playing, I am a very competitive degree. Due to the timing, he was looking at the person. Anytime I would lose or was in the educational aspect of the game, while enjoying process of losing I would get quite frustrated playing it from a “gamers” standpoint. and animated. Thank goodness nobody threw When asked about the unit of study Werry out their computer, I for one was close! This is replied, “I was thinking about how to trick one students perspective on learning with video students into learning.” He went to the school games.

RMS: Battle of the Books

By Taelah Huggins, grade 8 Readers are battling! Every grade 7, 8 and 9 is reading for a chance to compete in the Battle of the Books. As a group students read through a selection of 14 books (different books for each grade), students will have an in class trivia game based on the books to determine a winning group to represent the class. When the battle date reaches, the students will battle with their other class mates groups and answer questions about each of the books they have read. DJ’S from a local radio station will be coming to RMS to judge the Battle of the Books. This is a great activity because it encourages students to read as many books as they can, all students have equal chances to win, which is a really cool and fun experience. Students are motivated because they want to go on and compete so they need to actually read the book and remember it. One student said, “I think that battle of the books is good to help improve students reading ability”. The girls & boys are RMS getting prepared for the March Battle of the Books.

Community Connection

RMS Voodoos Science Fair leaves one grade 8 student amazed! By Navpreet, grade 8 Grade 7 and 8 RMS students take plain poster boards and make them their own in an educational and entertaining manner. These poster boards were magnificently transformed into a unique presentation/visual aid full of information on the science experiment they chose. In my opinion, the science fair was a complete success since students were able to show and share their knowledge on the topic. The reason for doing such is to get students to learn and show how and what you need to have a successful project. I went around to take pictures of the grade 7 science fair which took place in the gym, and personally I learned a lot of new things. They had a few months to work on their poster boards. The science fair itself was in late January. It truly amazed me how much talent these students really have and how they could teach not only themselves, but others too. Like for one project, I knew nothing about the

Love yourself, love the world

By Kalysha Wilson On February 6, Rutland Middle School celebrated Harmony Day. For Harmony Day RMS staff and the leadership class asked students to wear orange to express their commitment to harmony. Many students performed in the Harmony Day assembly to show togetherness. Three grade nine students; Nicole Campbell, Shelby Dumont, and Tara Domonikos performed and choreographed a dance at the assembly to show harmony together. Two grade eight girls Alexandra Vo and Jessica Lee performed and wrote a duet together which they sang together. Various other students read off a

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hand-written poem about what harmony day meant to them. The following is an example of such a poem by Amanda Delane-Thomas: Life’s a journey, we live among this map. Let’s work to bring harmony back. When we join together, as one, we are all needed, to be strong, to stand together. Make the peace and the harmony last forever. The Harmony Day assembly ended with students making a commitment to 26 acts of random kindness.

topic but in five minutes I was completely understanding and loving it. Just by looking, you can see that they worked really hard and that they actually wanted people to see it. Some kids even put something they

ELI MITCHEL and his science project.

love, that’s hockey, into their project. I personally think Eli Mitchell’s (Grade 7) science fair project which was titled ‘Sounds Good’ was very good. Mitchell created and built not just a poster board,

but a visual too. All of the kids did absolutely amazing and I was very proud to say that they go to my school! Although all of the students did an amazing job, there were a lot of winners. For the grade 8 science fair, the winners were Meaghan Brown and Sharon Dosanjh, James Craig and Gavin Barrett, Alexandria Heier and Brooklyn Kostiuk and Alexandra Vo. The winners for the grade 7 science fair were Emily Reid, Lauren Gifford and Ruth Pritchard, Kyle Schneider and Nathan Archibald and Gurleen Nijjar and Aaliyah Charles. To take something that is nothing and to make it into something that is easy to read and understandable is a great thing to be able to do. Eli and many, many other students put their hardest into this assignment and I think it was an absolute hit! If you would like to see pictures of this and more cool and exciting things like the science fair, consider buying the RMS yearbook 2012-13!

Moving on up to senior high! By Suzy Lanz and David Tongue, grade 9 When grade nine students think about moving out of middle school and into high school, most are very excited. More freedom, less classes in a day, more, new, people and better food... It sounds like a blast! When you think of moving up to a bigger school, you think about all the new possibilities. Once you start grade 10 you are on a three year track to graduation! It starts to feel like it’s all or nothing at this point. You either strive or dive. On February 6, all the grade nine RMS students went over to RSS for a school and class tour. RSS showed many of our core classes and elective options. They were amazing. The programs at RSS are more advanced and more specific. For

Mary Joyce Aguinaldo, Calla and Sierra McGuigan- Anderson,Celine Dubrule

Creating a better future from pennies without a future By Angel Tranter, grade 8 For years the penny has been vacuumed, thrown in the garbage, not cared about, and plunked into “Leave a Penny, Take a Penny” jars. The penny had its last day of distribution February 4. The Royal Canadian Mint decided to stop making pennies because it costs 1.6 cents to produce one R aj penny. The federal governDuggal ment believes that it can save $11 million a year by getting rid of the coins. Due to the penny disappearing, our school (RMS) is teaming up with Free the Children to

help with their clean water project. The We Create Change, as it is officially called is a project that is based on strictly pennies. For every 2500 pennies that are collected ($25) there will be clean unlimited water for one person who needs it for the rest of their life. Our school helped out by collecting as many pennies as possible between February 6 and February 14. All the money Tyler collected will go to the Free Campbell the Children Project. The class that raised the most amount of money (penny wise) won a chocolate fondue party. Pennies may not be worth a whole bunch, but a little can go a long ways.

OFF TO HIGH SCHOOL Students go through many of their choices and options for Rutland Senior Secondary.

example we have a metalwork class at RMS, RSS has a class for customizing cars, a class for electronics, and a grade 12 option for people trying to get into a specific career. At RSS, they have many language choices and you can take different kinds of math, and different kinds of sciences and English options depending on what you enjoy. The have a forestry class, a drafting class, a class to train to be a chef, media arts programs, hockey, basketball classes and many others. RMS students are currently selecting their classes for next year and dreaming of their futures!!!

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FASHION INSPIRATION By Sam Hill, Contributor I have a pet peeve; it is when I hear people saying that Kelowna is not the place for fashion! Not true! Sure the majority of the female population is wearing jeans or yoga pants, but that doesn’t mean we all have to. And this is coming from someone who wears yoga pants for my day job… Kelowna is the perfect place to get stylish. We are blessed with having all four seasons and the chance to wear whatever we want! I will admit that in the past I have not taken advantage of this opportunity (because I am lazy!), but I am looking forward to trying my hand at some trends this year! Time to step out of your comfort zone and rock something that no one else in town has the guts to try! Some outfits and trends that I want to try include: Outfit #1: I’m imagining a loose fitting, textured neutral sweater tucked into a brightly coloured pencil skirt. The tight fit on the bottom helps to balance out the volume on top. Finish off the look with some nude

Mary-Jane heels of strappy wedges and shiny jewels around your wrists and neck! Collared Tops: I’m loving these! Try updating the basic button up, collared shirts by wearing them in all kinds of patterns and styles. Long sleeve, sheer, sleeveless, striped, ombre, studded, there are plenty of options! Another cute spin to put on these tops is to put a bow on it! A bowtie that is. Funny how something that is typically a men’s fashion item can look so adorable on a woman!

Outfit #2: Two words: short suit. Yes, you can rock it! Update the old-fashioned pantsuit by taking up the hem, a lot. This look is still classy, but fresh and slightly more sexy. Make sure that your shorts are tailored or feminine, as bulky shorts under a blazer can look frumpy. Tuck in your top and add some strappy heels of wedges to elongate your pins! Don’t be bothered by what other people think is appropriate to wear in Kelowna. Get creative and have fun with it!

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▼ PIANO JAZZ MAN

Cuddy the younger builds career in smaller venues Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER

If there was ever a surname to help launch a Canadian music career on the right foot—particularly with a whimsical jazz/ blues/rock sound under a tiny Toronto label— “Cuddy” would make a good choice. Canadiana heir apparent Devin Cuddy isn’t riding his father Jim’s coattails, though. He has a music degree from York University and a solid few years of daily and weekly performance, establishing his live act in the Cameron House on Toronto’s Queen Street West. “I just started performing after university,” said Cuddy, explaining how a friend brought him into the 30-yearold music hotspot, introducing him to the new (young) owners Cosmo

Ferraro and Michael McKeown. One of the more seasoned music Venues on the Queen Street corridor, the venue operates on an artist-in-residence basis, with residents providing a concert on the same night each week. Cuddy has done two solo stints and three with his band; his first was on Wednesday nights. Branching out on his first Western Canadian tour this month, he expects the Blue Rodeo sheen will likely offer a boost, just as it has in the east. “It’s fun for me to go places where my dad has been,” he said. Blue Rodeo is perhaps best known for its go anywhere, anytime attitude, which built that band a grassroots fanbase bar none and a reputation for playing some of the

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ON TOUR with his first album, The Devin Cuddy Band Volume One, Cuddy plays the Minstrel Café on March 20. smallest venues and most obscure music festivals of any Canadian band. And the younger Cuddy is following that example. When he comes

to do the Kelowna, Kamloops, Nelson run, he’ll also be playing Twin Butte, Alberta (better known as an intersection southwest of Lethbridge)

and Stony Plain, another small dot on the map outside Edmonton. What he plays might surprise a few prospective fans, though.

Inspired by dixieland jazz and New Orleans blues, he admits Louie Armstrong was one of his first musical heroes inspiring a few years of playing trumpet in band class. No one could convince him to join the jazz band as it practiced at 8:30 p.m. in the Toronto public school he attended. Playing with another new artist, Whitney Rose, also signed to Cameron House Records, the musicians are working in a new diaspora of tiny labels proliferating in a lively Toronto music scene. Ferraro and McKeown, bar and label owners, won Cuddy by admitting they were green. “The way things are changing, you need to find new ways to make money and reach even further audiences as an

artist,” Cuddy said. “They were fresh and had creative ideas.” One of the bar owners is connected to the Sadies and, of course, Cuddy has Blue Rodeo’s hookups. Just as his dad was known as the upbeat half of Blue Rodeo, the younger Cuddy has a good sense of positive spin, and says he’s convinced it’s working for them. Cuddy brings with him guitar player Nichol Robertson and bass player Devon Richardson; Zach Sutton plays drums and Cuddy himself plays the piano for Rose. Rose is said to play Patsy Cline and George Jones 1960s era country music. The pair play the Minstrel Café on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 p.m. jsmith@kelownacapnews.com

▼ VOLUNTEER CENTRE

PLAN Okanagan’s Trivia Night fundraiser needs you Dawn Wilkinson COLUMNIST

re you good at trivia? Trivia Night is PLAN Okanagan’s major fundraiser of the year and we are looking for competitors and volunteers to make our 10th annual event successful. Trivia Night is a fun evening for those 19 and older to test their knowledge of trivia while having a great time. This year’s theme is Good Sport. Bring your friends and dress up to reflect your vision of Good Sport and possibly win a prize for the best dressed group. There is also a silent auction, live auction, door prize, prizes for highest trivia scores. Snacks are provided and there will be a cash bar. The purpose of Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) Okanagan is to create safe and secure futures, in community, for people with disabilities and their families. Funds raised at this

event enable us to provide critical workshops on topics such as Wills and Estates Planning, Registered Disability Savings

Plans (RDSP) and Future Planning; all aimed at helping families build social networks around their loved one who has a dis-

ability. Volunteer support to assist with set up in the morning, during the event and take down is greatly appreciated. Interested in volunteering? Contact Mary, PLAN coordinator, at 250-860-2080 or Pat at 250-826-1370. Interested in attending? Come to Par-

kinson Recreation Centre at 1800 Parkinson Way in Kelowna on Saturday, April 13. The event runs from 7 until 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 each or $100 for a table of eight. To get your tickets, email pcecconi@telus. net or mary@planok.ca or phone Mary at 250-8602080 or Pat at 250-826-

1370. PLAN Okanagan is founded on the key principles of family direction, everyone has a contribution to make, relationships are the key to a good life and that self-sufficiency makes us more effective. PLAN Okanagan’s dream is that no one be alone. You can help make

that a reality. Dawn Wilkinson manages the Community Information and Volunteer Centre at Kelowna Community Resources. Go to kcr.ca to create your volunteer profile and to view previous Volunteer Centre columns. 250-763-8008, ext 24 informkelowna@kcr.ca

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Master guitarist, singer and songwriter Archie Fisher is Scotland’s foremost troubadour and is known throughout the country as the host of BBC Radio Scotland’s award-winning “Travelling Folk” show, which he has presented for over 25 years.The most recent recognition of his art came from the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival in 2008 when he was granted the Tradition Bearers Award.

they cause. Actor Stanley Tucci, (the evil Roderick) Ewan McGregor, (Elmont) Nicholas Hoult (Jack) and Ian McShane, (King Brahmwich), who you may remember as the sexy Lovejoy from British TV series of the same name. On a personal note, it was a real delight to see him again, I loved him as Lovejoy and I still have a crush on him. This brings together scenes of violent, powerful frightening images all made more intense by the 3D format, and it’s so much fun to watch. This movie cost a staggering $200 million to make and while it did come in No. 1 at the box office this weekend and brought in a not too shabby $28 million, we wonder if it can be sustained as the hugely successful Identity Thief has already garnered a total of $107 million and cost a fraction to make. One line I really liked, to Jack: “Are you afraid of heights?” “No, I’m afraid of falling.” So if fantasy is your thing go see Jack. I give Jack the Giant Slayer four reels. Susan Steen is a local non-profit executive and a movie buff. susansteen1234@shaw.ca

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With great pleasure the Lake Country Performing Arts Society is presenting “O’Fiddle,” which is a showcase concert in celebration of all things green, such as Spring and St. Patrick’s Day. A grand finale of Irish songs by Lake Country’s Louise Boisvert will surely stir up some Celtic participation.

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Call it sowing the seeds of a new idea. Budding writers in UBC Okanagan’s department of creative studies are blending plant metaphors with plant science to discover their emerging literary voice. It takes fertile imagination and plenty of spadework—using live plants, text, art objects, experiments that explore art and science and integrating references of n’syilxcen, the Okanagan native language, and non-humanities research—in a live presentation called the Plant Intelligence Project. Creative writing lecturer Sonnet L’Abbé says the project is inspired by the growing reputation of UBCO as among the best places in Canada for eco art, combined with scientific evidence that plants behave in oddly intelligent ways. For instance, it has been proved that plants fight predators, maximize food opportunities, and partner with other organisms to share resources. John Klironomos, a biology professor in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, said in an interview with CBC that an estimated 90 per cent of plants have recognition and associative tendencies. “Having been exposed to evidence for arguing plant intelligence,

the project assignment is to create a work of environmental art that engages that question,” said L’Abbé. “Students are free to create any suggestion of plant intelligence or plant communications they wish and reference any kind of plant research.” L’Abbé hopes to see students take the idea of plant consciousness or sentience seriously. “I’m certain they can take this in so many different directions,” said L’Abbé, a doctoral student whose thesis explores plants and literature. “It’s important for creative writing students to understand that an artistic way of questioning the world has the same value that science has in questioning the world.” Art and science can inform each other and it’s not a question that one is better than the other, says L’Abbé. “But if there is that mutual respect where art can say, ‘we look to science,’ for new ways of doing things and science can look to art for different ways of understanding what it does, then we are bridging the knowledge gap between the disciplines.” Student group presentations of The Plant Intelligence Project take place today (March 7), 11 a.m. to noon, in the foyer of the Charles E. Fipke Centre

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the Plant Intelligence Project to students (from left) Cole Mash, Hayden McIntosh, Joe Dermo, Cory Wiemken and Kate Ball. for Innovative Research. The event is part of UBC’s Celebrate Research Week activities. Admission is free and open to everyone. To support their research, L’Abbé’s students attended a guest lecture with professor Susan Murch to better understand plant science and

apply it to literary endeavour. Murch’s science students will, in turn, view the presentations and give feedback. Murch, Canada Research Chair in Natural Products Chemistry, is fascinated by the research and teaching approach of the Plant Intelligence

Project. “As scientists, we frequently think that we know what we are talking about and that there is one ‘right’ answer to be found.” Murch explained, “I think that this sort of collaboration between arts and sciences can lead to many new ideas.”

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Closing the book on his major junior career wasn’t an easy decision for Spencer Main. Then again, the former Kelowna Rockets’ centre hasn’t wasted much time in getting on with his life after hockey. Between travelling

and upgrading his education, the 20-year-old North Vancouver native is keeping both his mind and body occupied. “I still get the urge to play once in a while, but really I have no regrets,” said Main, who was a second-round bantam draft pick of the Rockets in 2007. “All the little things I’ve been able to do

that I wouldn’t be able to if I was still playing hockey, I’m really enjoying them right now. I feel like I’ve moved on.” After missing 60 games during the 2011-12 WHL due to concussion symptoms, Main arrived at the club’s 2012 training camp last September with every intention of finishing out his fifth and final

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ation, Main said he leaves the game behind with no regrets. “The (Rockets) were really supportive through the whole thing, they helped me feel confident in the decision that I was making,” said Main, who scored 24 goals and 58 points in 197 career games with Kelowna. “I always knew this was going to be my final year, so I was content in knowing the time was right. I don’t think I left the game wondering ‘What if ?’. I feel like I played my hardest and got the most out of it that I could.”

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KSS Owls bound for Britain Warren Henderson STAFF REPORTER

The start of the 2013 rugby season will be marked with a distinctly international flavour for the Kelowna Owls’ senior boys squad. The Owls will leave sSaturday for a two-week otour of the United Kingdom where they’ll play efive friendlies in England, hWales and Scotland. y Twenty-five players and four coaches will make the trip across the ,Atlantic which will entail da blend of both rugby and cultural experiences. “We’re going to tour a part of the world where yrugby is such a big part of the culture,” said Owls ehead coach Dave Markfleet, who will be assist-ed by Wayne Price, Mark Steen and Chris Haynes. “The guys will meet new friends, they’ll get to see a little of each of the countries, and they’ll get to experience something new d l e

and exciting culturally. For a lot of the kids, it’ll be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” The tour will begin in London, before the KSS team makes two stops in Wales in the communities of Tenbi and Swansea. The trip will then shift back to Southwell, England, before wrapping up in Kinross, Scotland. Marfleet says the quality of rugby will be an eye-opener for his team. “Skill-wise, those teams will be pretty advanced for sure,” said Marfleet. “They’ve been playing the game for a long time and it’s a big part of who they are. It’ll be a learning experience for our players, and that’s what it’s all about.” The trip to the UK will be the third international tour for a KSS rugby team since 2008. Marfleet, who has been on several international tours in the past, said there’s no better way

to prepare for a new season. “Going overseas to see another culture and another brand of rugby, you can’t replace that experience,” said Marfleet. “We’re all billeted out with families, so that will heighten the cultural experience for all of us, especially for the boys.” A long and dedicated fund-raising effort by the team and school staff, led by Pam Price, allowed the Owls to make the journey to the UK, with the cost for the trip totalling more than $75,000 or $2,600 per person. “We have a really keen group of parents and our school staff really did a great job as well, said Marfleet. “There was a wide variety of funding that went into this and it was nice to see everyone getting involved.” The Owls are due to return home from Britain on March 23.

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s , Four days after celesbrating the Canada West championship, three Kelowna products have their sights set on winning na…tional gold. e Sarah Casorso, Christi Capozzi and Stephan,ie Schaupmeyer are all members of the UBC nThunderbirds at this -week’s Canadian Inter5university Sport women’s hockey championship in Toronto. The No. 4-ranked Thunderbirds will play their opening game at 4:30 Pacific time on Friday. Other teams competing are the University of Montreal, St. FX, Queen’s, Univerisity of Calgary, and the host Toronto Varsity Blues. cap non profit Thenews T’Birds’ 2012-

13 Cinderella season continued last weekend in Vancouver, as UBC captured its first ever Canada West title with a 5-2 win over the Calgary Dinos. The T’Birds, who also scored a dramatic double overtime win in Game 2, won the best-of-three series 2-1. “This team is an in- Stephanie Schaupmeyer spiration,” said UBC coach Graham Thom- while fellow defendas. “They epitomize the er Casorso is in her third word team. They believed season of Canada West so much in each other and play. Capozzi (4 goals, had one common goal, 15 assists) and Casorso to make their university (4 goals, 20 assists) have proud, to bring home a been defensive partners banner and bring respect since their early days of to the UBC women’s minor hockey in KelowCONTRIBUTED na. hockey program.” The 5-foot-9 Schaup- KELOWNA Minor Hockey products and UBC playA Canada West allstar on defence, Capozzi, meyer (7 goals, 15 assists) ers Christi Capozzi (left) and Sarah Casorso celebrate is in her fourth season is finishing up her rookie the Canada West women’s hockey title last weekend in ad-Pathway:Layout 1 1/21/13 3:00UBC. PM Page 1 season with with the Thunderbirds, Vancouver.

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Triple Threat will battle LifeMark Physio for the 2012-13 Kelowna Women’s Basketball League title. The teams will tip off the championship final on Sunday, 6 p.m. at UBC Okanagan. In the semifinal round, LifeMark got past ServoCo Surge 64-60 in overtime. Lifemark was up by three points with seconds left when Bailey Radley scored a three-pointer to tie the game and force overtime, where No. 3-ranked LifeMark outscored ServCo 11-7, upsetting the No. 2 ranked

team. Mandy Trenholm led LifeMark with 23 points, while Martina Allen scored 18 and Jacquie Lalonde had 11. Kim Whelpton led ServCo with 15 points, Bailey Radley had 13, Robyn Buna scored 11. Triple Threat advanced to the final with a 78-48 win over Lake Country Building Centre in the semifinal. Deb Sandberg paced T.T. with 26 points, Lisa Nevoral had 18 and Meghan Faust scored 14. For Lake Country, Ashlee Williams scored 11 points.

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BIG WHITE’S Ana Large skis her way to gold in the girls U10 division at the Nancy Green Ski League Okanagan Zone finals Sunday at Apex.

Kelowna’s Ana Large skied her way to the title of U10 Nancy Green Okanagan zone champion for the second year in a row Sunday at the Apex Mountain 2013 alpine zone finals. Competitors from Revelstoke, Sun Peaks, Vernon, Big White, Crystal, Baldy and Apex Ski Club competed in the race on Sunday. In a field of 43 girls, Big White’s Large finished in the gold medal position with a time of 29.70 seconds. Large was followed by Noa Rogers of Apex with a time of 30.10, and Noa Hooton of Sun Peaks in third with a

time of 32.34. Large has had a stellar season winning four gold medals and one silver at the five events she has competed in. Other Big White finishers included: Jenelle Giebelhaus, eighth, in 35.36; 9th Rachel McInnes 35.47; 10th Zoe Torres 36.00; U12 girls 8th Cara Shaw 30.99; and 10th Amy Jorgenson 32.20. The top male finishers from Big White were: U10 Adam Friska 4th, and Bradley Neal 10th; U12 Isaac Athans 4th, Zane Torres 7th, Noa Borg 8th and Anthony Kurkjian 10th.

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AquaJets’ Zakala sets new B.C. record A record-setting performance by Josh Zakala was the highlight for the Kelowna AquaJets at the B.C. AAA provincial swimming championships in Victoria. Zakala, 14, knocked almost two full seconds off the former provincial standard in the 400 IM with a time of four minutes 34.2 seconds. The previous mark of 4:36.09 was set at the same meet two years ago by James Dergousoff. “It was a very well-executed race by Josh,” says AquaJets coach Peter Wilkins “We hadn’t talked about going after the record, but I think we both knew each other was thinking about it”. Zakala dropped four seconds from his best time two weeks previous in Saskatoon at the Western Canadians. Zakala also went on to win five silver (50, 200, 400 and 1500 free, 200 back) and one bronze (200 breast) medal. He set

Josh Zakala club records in six events for his age group as well as one open record in the 1500, previously held by Connor Vander Zalm. Three other boys competed for KAJ—Cameron Feil, 15, Julien Roberts, 15, and Sam McDonald , 14. Cam swam four of five best times, making finals in both the 50 and 100 free, swimming times of 24.2 and 54.2. Julien dropped 30 seconds in his 1500, nine seconds in his 400 and two seconds in his 100 free. Julien also placed fifth and 9th in the 200 and 100 fly. Sam had four best times,

improving in the 200 free, 200 IM, the 100 and 200 breast. Together the boys competed in three relays, breaking a club record in the 4x100 free finishing in 3:48. On the girls side the team had eight swimmers—Jenna Butterworth, 13, Katie Dunlop, 13, Molly Hill, 11, Tia Itterman, 15, Skye Kinnear, 14, Axana Merckx, 11, Clarisse Obedkoff, 13, and Sophie Schroeder, 11. Jenna swam three best times in the 100 and 200 Fly and 200 IM. Katie earned six best times and a pair of silver medals in the 100 Free and 200 Back, setting a club record in the 100 Free. She also placed 4th in the 200 Free and 200 IM (club record), 5th in the 400 IM and 800 Free and 8th in 100 Breast. In her first meet, Molly swam 100 per cent best times in the 100 and 200 Back, 200 Free, 100 (8th) and 200 Fly (4th). Tia swam the 800, 400

(9th), 200 and 50 Free as well as the 400 IM. Skye was 100 per cent best times in her events dropping 29 seconds on the weekend and getting her first swim off experience. Skye swam the 200 IM, 200 and 400 Free, and the 100 (9th) and 200 Breast (7th). Axana dropped 49 seconds in her four best times and earned her first AAA provincial medal. She swam the 800 Free (5th), 200 IM (9th) and the 100 (4th) and 200 Back (3rd). Clarisse swam 100 per cent best times picking up two sixth places (200 Fly, 200 IM), two sevenths (400 IM and 100 Fly) and an 8th (100 Back). Clarisse also placed 9th in the 100 Free. Sophie Schroeder had 4 PBs dropping a total of 28 seconds in the 50 (7th) and 100 Free (9th) and the 100 and 200 breast. The girls also put together three relays breaking 5 records in the process. The 4x100 free consisted

of Dunlop, Obedkoff, Kinnear and Schroeder, finishing in 4:16 to place 8th, the fastest a 14-andunder and an open girls KAJ team has ever swam. On the lead off Dunlop broke the 50 Free 1314 record with a 27.5. The 4x50 free relay (same team) broke both 14 and under and open records in a time of 1:57. The medley relay of Obedkoff, Butterworth, Kinnear and Dunlop finished in 2:11, good for the 14-and-under record and ninth place. The AquaJets had 12 swimmers at the competition, the largest number in recent history. Over the four-day meet three swimmers reached the podium for a total of 10 medals; 10 swimmers made finals, 15 club and one provincial record were broken. At the end of the meet the team placed 18th out of 44 scoring teams with 574 points, improving nearly 40 per cent from last season.

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Lightning swimmers chalk up results at AAA provincials

Fourteen swimmers represented the Liquid Lightning Swim Club -at the short course (25 meter) provincial AAA eChampionships in Victoria. The Lightning came ,home with three medhals, eight new Age Group ;National times, one new ;Western time, nine new club records, and 47 per-sonal best times. Many swimmers competed in evening finals, placing in :the top eight for the provdince: one 4th place; three 25th place; five 6th place; etwo 7th places, and three 8th places. n Craig Mathieson, 14, lead the group by collecting two silver medals and four new Age Group National times and swimming 100% best times.

Mathieson won silver in both the 200 meter breaststroke (2:27.07) and in the 100 meter breaststroke (1:07.67) and broke the club records for 100 backstroke (1:03.09) and 200 backstroke (2:14.64). Mathieson’s collection of Age Group National times qualifies him to attend the Canadian Age Group Championships in Montreal this July. Christina Russo, 17, swam 1:03.40 in 100 butterfly, an Age Group National time, to win a Bronze medal and set a new club record. Russo now qualifies to compete in Montreal. Russo also had best times in 50 freestyle, 100 back, and 200 back. Liz Aguiar, 15, swam

an Age Group National time of 2:26.51 in 200 fly. Aguiar also had best times in 800 freestyle, 400 individual medley, and 100 fly. Scott Andreen, 16, swam a new Canadian Westerns time of 4:49.83 in 400 IM. Andreen also had best times in 200 IM and 100 back. Alex Diaz, 15, dropped an incredible 22 seconds off his 1500 free for a time of 16:40.96, an Age Group National time. Diaz swam best times in 100 free and broke his own club records in three events: 200 free, 400 free, and 1500 free. Jamie Sullivan swam 2:21.55 in 200 back and achieved an Age Group National time. Sullivan

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breast, and 100 fly. Lauren Fauchon, 16, had best times in 200 IM and 100 free. Jessica Forbes, 15, swam to best times in 200 free, 100 free, 100 fly and 200 back. Jennifer Short, 18, swam best times in 200 breast and 100 breast. Two new Relay club

records were set in the Girls Open Category. The relay team of Douglas, Delwo, Russo, and Forbes set a new club record for 200 Free Relay. Teammates Fauchon, Cornell, Russo, and Douglas set a new 200 Medley Relay time.

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Concrete & Placing

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Contractors

KSK Framing & Foundations. Quality workmanship at reas rates. Free est 250-979-8948

Countertops

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Drywall

PESL DRYWALL Service Inc. Renovations, new construction and repairs. Boarding, taping, textured ceilings. Call Tomas at 250-212-4483 or 860-3495.

Electrical

ALAN Dignam Electric. Resid/ Comm. Service calls, Reno’s, Upgrades. lic’d, bonded & Insured. Alan 250-808-6595

Fencing

ALL KINDS OF FENCES. Cedar, Gates,Custom & Stain. 250-491-4622 www.akf.ca

Garage Door Services

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

Garden & Lawn

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Heat, Air, Refrig.

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Home Improvements

JOLA Contracting Bath Reno Specialist. European Tile Setter. Call (778)215-5115 RENOS Plus, Creative Solutions in Home Renovation, 25 years exp. Ron: 778-477-1139 www.paintspecial.com. 3 rooms for $299! Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT until the job is completed! Free Est. (1) 250-899-3163

Home Repairs

LARRY’S Handyman & Reno Serv., Lg. & Sm. jobs, Graffitti Removal etc., 250-718-8879

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Services

Pets & Livestock

Landscaping

Painting & Decorating

Hauling

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(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

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Rubbish Removal

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Merchandise for Sale

$200 & Under LA-ZY-BOY Rocker Recliner, Perfect Condition, $150 OBO. Phone: 250-764-4534 Round, Oak Dinette Set with 4 Chairs, $150. (250)762-8715

$300 & Under KING Size Mattress, Frame & Boxspring, Paid $1200, Good Quality, $300. (250)762-8715

$500 & Under FULL Set Kitchen & Bathroom Cabinets, First $475 Takes All! Phone: 250-765-2789

KELOWNA DECK & RAIL. Vinyl, Alum., GlassTopless short reg post Picket 878-2483

8 Flat Trusses 30’ long $50each obo. 4 flat trusses 25’ long $40each obo. 70’ of 2” custom steel railing, In 5 sections b/w 23’-17’ long, $700 obo. 2 urinals equipped w/flush handles, $300/each obo. Cafe style serving counter. Seats 10, glass display, cash register, d/w, m/w areas. Cabinets, drawers. Lazy susans x2, Sink. Fully wired, must see! Cost $12,000 asking $4,500. 250-938-5749

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Misc. for Sale We buy & sell it all: windows, doors, kit. cab., paint etc. Happy Harry’s Liquidations, 5201 27th St., Vernon, 250-549-7099

ATTENTION The Capital News cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition. Beachcomber 578 Hybrid Hot tub, hush pump system, everlite mood lighting, reflex foot massage, jet seats. Seats 6-8 people, Great condition, needs new cover. $9000 New, Asking $3500 obo. Phone 1(250)503-4652 WANTED: Vintage paintings, postcards, fishing rods, reels, tackle, old knives, Native baskets, old guns, saddles & gun rigs, military medals, pocket watches, etc. Silver & gold coins. Honest & Confidential! Cash Paid! 250-308-7342, 250-260-8069

While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in the Kelowna Capital News are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front. Refund Policy Our ads are non-refundable when booked for less than 4 weeks (12 issues), when cancelling a 4 week ad you will be refunded in weekly increments only, calculated at the appropriate discount level. Refunds not available for 1/2 price promotion.

Heavy Duty Machinery

Bissel Electric Hand Vaccuum, $15. Call: 250-860-7602

Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217

Garage Sales

$100 & Under

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Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay

I.L. Painting & Decorating. Nice, clean & quality painting. In/Out painting. 250-707-1771

Hay for sale, barn stored, 1st crop, $4.00 bale, 70 lb bales. 250-546-3371 250-309-5910.

Misc. for Sale

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Removal of all unwanted metals and vehicles. No vehicle or metal too big

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Fruit & Vegetables

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Call 250-862-4997 for pick-up

Misc. for Sale

Building Supplies

DALE’S PAINTING SERVICE. Painting Kelowna a better place since 1982. 862-9333

5-litre Boxes of Gala Apple Juice For Sale

Misc. for Sale

Sundecks

Ginseng tarps 24’ x 80’ for shade or windbreak. Inexpensive and attractive solution for hay shed, livestock shelter etc. $150 each. 250-558-8322. Quote available for installation.

HAZELDELL ORCHARDS

Heavy Duty Machinery

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Fruit & Vegetables

$100 & Under CLOSETMAID portable garment rack $15 Call (250)860-7602 FIVE Drawer Metal Filing Cabinet, Letter Size, $75. Phone: 250-765-1633 RV Contents- Queen & Dbl sz sheets, comforters, blankets, & pillows. $25 (250)860-7602

FREE pick up, appliances or any kind of metal, $10 for electronics. 765-9303, 801-9975 Free pickup, of aluminum windows, wire, pipe, air conditioners & batteries. 250-717-0581 FREE Pick-up of used bicycles that you no longer want. Ok if need repair 604-800-2104 FREE P/U- Appliances, Rads, Batteries, Old machinery & vehicles. Harley 778-821-1317 FREE TV console in oak cabinet, works great, moving need to give away. Call Bob (250)878-5766.

1-ALL Exterior Hedge & Tree Service. Insured, For free a quote call Dave: 250-212-1716

1ST. In customer service, Cando Painting, prof. reliable crew, 15yrs. in business, Int/Ext. Eddie 250-863-3449

Himalayan Siamese kittens, ready to go, litter box trained, loving nature, $150. 491-1142

Merchandise for Sale

Recollectables is now open! Collectables, antiques, furniture & quality used goods. 191 Asher Road, 778-753-6169. We buy select items & estates.

Tree Services

110% Derek’s Painting, 34yrs exp. Clean quality work, reas rates. Free est. 250-769-9068

Bichon-Shih-tzu pups 2males 1st shots, dewormed, litter trained. Available immediately. 1-250-832-3337

Merchandise for Sale

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Merchandise for Sale

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Apt/Condo for Rent

Suites, Upper

Cars - Domestic

Escorts

Gold & Silver. Private buyer buying coins, jewelry, silverware, nuggets ect. I can come to you! Todd 250-864-3521

SPACIOUS 2bdrm apartments close to Capri Center Mall in newly renovated building. F/S, D/W, A/C, hot water, undrgrnd parking, laundry services avail.NS NP $875 + utils Call to view. 250-860-7416. CENTRE of Kelowna. New affordable lux 1&2bd, 5appls, ug prking, NS/NP. 250-763-6600. www.rentcentrepoint.com

Senior Assisted Living

Double unit, close to shopping & schools, NS, $900 + utils. Phone: 250-765-6484

SELLING YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR VAN?

PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670 RECORDS Wanted, Pandosy Books #138-1889 Springfield Rd. nr. Bulk Foods, 861-4995 Wanted KITCHEN cabinets for suite. Under $1000 please. Call (250)862-2210

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Mobile Homes & Parks CANADIAN built SRIs in quiet Belaire Estates MHP. Sound investment with head lease to 2054 & undergound services including natural gas immediate occupancy on show homes or custom order to suit your budget. Call Lake Country Modular, 515 Beaver Lake Rd.(adjacent to SRI’s factory) 250-766-2214 www.LCMhomes MOBILE home pads available. Located in a quiet park in the scenic Village of Nakusp. Only 3 minutes to the hospital, town, boat launch, and beach. 20 minutes to the Hot Springs. Nakusp is a hub for heli skiing, cross country skiing, hiking, fishing and numerous other activities. Pad rent $265.00 per month. Also a 1996 mobile for sale. For more info email us at nakuspmhp@telus.net or call us at 250-265-1730 NEW Lakeview Family home at Sierras 2440 Old Okanagan Hwy.3bdrm 2bath 1188 sq. ft. from $159,900 tax in. Accent Homes (250)-769-6614

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Real Estate 2013 DEPRECIATION REPORTS: Dynamic Reserve Fund Studies Inc. is ready to assist your strata development. Don’t delay. For professional and timely service CALL 1-855-853-8255 or go to www.DYNAMICRFS.COM.

Revenue Property BUY FIXER UPPERS Bargains, Homes That Need Work Low Prices Free List & Report. www.KelownaFixerUpperHomes .com Royal Lepage Kelowna

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1bdrm apt., 55+, NS, ND, NP, Appls. Neat & Clean. Gordon Manor near Capri Centre. Avail March 1, $795, 250-764-5151 2Bd Apartments, Newer Bldg. near Orchard Park. $825/mth, Heat Included. 250-860-1128, fdhs@shawcable.com 2BDRM Great Location. WD, big yard, free parking, reno’d. Beautiful Area, $900 + utils. Avail April 1, (250)470-0000 Bach&2BD Pandosy St. Adult building very clean W/d Heat incl’d, NP. NS. Walk to hosp. $625-$995. 250-878-0136 BARBER Rd. Rutland. Brand new, 1bd+den. 2 full bths, Avail Mar 1. NS, NP. DD & ref’s req’d. $1000. Call 306867-1893, 778-753-4500 Brand new 1bdrm condo + den on the Westside, all SS appl’s, w/d & covered deck. $1000, Phone: (250)718-5160

Commercial/ Industrial FOR LEASE 1000 sq.ft. Office Trailer fully serviced on fenced 1/2 acre. Zoned Heavy Industrial Including Auto Wrecking. $3000 triple net incl. Fenced 1/2 acre service industrial lot available. Central Westside Location. will build to suit. 250-769-7424

Duplex / 4 Plex 2bdrm West Kelowna Unit, Avail now. Reno’d, 5 appls, incl’s new w/d & parking, NS, NP. $900 +utils, 250-767-6330 Coscto/Springvalley 2,000sqft, Reno’d SxS, 4bds, 2bath incl bsmnt. D/W, A/C, fenced. $1,350+utils. NS/ND/No Pets. Avail now. 250-763-5217

Homes for Rent 3Bdrm Westside 2bath Lakeview main floor Rancher with dbl., garage. $1350 includes utils. Available March 1st NP, NS, (250)-718-8182 Avail now. 3bdrm 1bath Laundry fenced yard, parking, close to hospital & shopping $1200 + utils (250)-317-3462 CENTRAL Okanagan, Newly renovated, 7bdrm & 4.5bath. Large family rm, 250-769-8807 LAKESHORE Rd across from Gyro Beach. 4bd House. $1200. Avail Apr. 1st. No Pets. Call 250-763-7419 Nice view, 3bdrm (1700sqft.) 3.5 bath, garage, $1250/mo. (1000sqft. shop also avail.) 250-766-2835, 250-575-6533 UPPER Level of house for rent. 3bd, 2bath, on Friesen Rd. NS NP NP $1500 incl utils, cable & int. day 250-7623141, after 6pm 250-862-6821

Ofﬁce/Retail AVAILABLE Now, two(2) ground floor retail units, at 1511 Sutherland Ave., 4 corner stop, #103 is 1820/SF & #107 is 1684/SF. Base rent $12.00/SF + common of $3.95/SF. Royal Pacific Rlty 604-765-3658 Bob Curell or Keith at 250-448-6797 Email: rcurell@telus.net

Rooms for Rent #1Capri Area, furn’d, cable, w/d, w.internet, quiet. Monthly/weekly, Available. 862-9223 Avail, furn rms/suite, DT, Central, quiet & clean, w/d, int., cbl, utils, $475+,250-861-5757

Senior Assisted Living GLENWOOD HOMES Supportive living for seniors, SPECIAL RATE, all meals & house keeping, 24hr on site monotoring. Private room with onsuite. 766 Glenwood Ave. $1200/mo. Phone: 250-300-3436

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WEST KELOWNA ice swimmer Paul Duffield unofficially broke the record for longest ice swim last Saturday with a distance of 1.44 miles.

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West Kelowna ice swimmer breaks record–unofficially Wade Paterson STAFF REPORTER

Paul Duffield got his feet wet in open water swimming four years ago when he attempted the annual Across the Lake Swim. He got his feet wet again, in considerably colder water, last December when he became the first person to successfully complete a mile-long ice swim in Canada. Last Saturday he reached a new level by swimming 1.44 miles in four degrees celsius water. The distance broke the previous

record—held by Ram Barkai, founder of the International Ice Swimming Association—by one-hundredth of a mile. “I had to unofficially notify (the IISA) Sunday morning, that I’d done this swim on Saturday,” said Duffield. “(Barkai) contacted me, congratulated me, said it was an awesome job and said: ‘You do realize I’ve got to go out and swim 2.4 km now.’ He wants his record back—there may be a bit of a rivalry.” Although the swim resulted in a new record, it didn’t go exactly as planned.

The wind picked up just before Duffield began his attempt, making it difficult to swim against the waves. He had planned to complete five laps along Rotary Beach in Gellatly Bay, but by the end of the fourth lap, he knew he couldn’t go much further. “Swimming against the waves and the wind slowed down my progress. By the time I made a turn on the fifth lap, I realized I was getting pretty cold and I started to shiver in the water. “The priority has got to be to get off the lake safely. Distances and records are second to safety.” Knowing it was time to quit, he

swam directly back to the beach. Fortunately, the four-plus laps was enough to secure the record. Duffield said the longest ice swim distance is one of several categories where records can be made in the newly developed sport. “I’m not one of the quickest swimmers, but I’m someone who can get in and swim at a steady pace and just keep going. I realized, if I was going to get a record, distance would be the one for me to shoot for.” Saturday’s swim was likely the finale to Duffield’s inaugural ice swimming season, but he plans to continue

competing in cold water in the future. “This is the first winter that I’ve done anything like this, and I’ve found it not only very challenging, but incredibly rewarding as well.” To date, 46 people in the world have successfully completed ice swims. Duffield said one of his future goals is to add another Canadian to that list. “I would like to find Canada’s next ice swimmer. If somebody is out there who fancies giving it a go and meets all the medical requirements needed, I can maybe help them get in the record books.” wpaterson@kelownacapnews.com

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offer of $6,500.00 compensation for “pain and suffering” for soft tissue injuries, which is often 10 cents on the dollar when compared to “fair,” is supposed to compensate for a reduced quality of life, not to go to paying for medical treatment. Even if that money is used to pay for ongoing care, it will run out in less than a year. I am consulted out of financial desperation. These people regularly tell me that they would have accepted the lowball pain and suffering offers if only the insurance company had been fair about covering their medical care needs. A big part of my job is gathering evidence to support an award or settlement of my client’s future care needs, referred to as a “cost of future care award.” Getting reimbursement for past care is easy. The insurance company rarely bats and eye about reimbursing any and all medical care an injured victim has already paid for. The law says that the goal of a cost of future care award is to put the injured victim in the position he or she would have been in had the injury not

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Paul Hergott been sustained. In theory, therefore, a claim for the cost of future care is a claim for the dollars an injured victim may reasonably be expected to spend getting to the position he or she would have been in had the injury not been sustained, the “original position.” Obviously, though, a victim of soft tissue injuries who will never fully recover can never be put back in that original position. In those circumstances, the law says that “Money is a barren substitute for health and personal happiness, but to the extent within reason that money can be used to sustain or improve the mental or physical health of the injured person it may properly form part of a claim”. Quoting from a very recent decision of our court, the award is “based on what is reasonably necessary on the medical evidence to promote the mental and physical

health of the plaintiff.” These legal principles are very different from the criteria the insurance company likes to use when “playing doctor” and deciding what treatment they will provide funding for. To the insurance company, if a therapy is being used “only” to manage pain and is no longer bringing about overall healing because of a plateau in recovery, it is not worthy of being funded. Even if it is no longer bringing about healing, the court will force the insurance company to pay for that ongoing care if the medical opinions are that a therapy will alleviate pain, allowing the injured victim to function at the highest capacity possible. A recent example of that is Jorgensen v. Coonce, a Feb. 1, 2013, decision of our Supreme Court where weekly massage therapy at $90 per visit was funded for an approximately 6 1/2 year future term. By the way, you can find the Jorgensen decision and others on the British Columbia Supreme Court website: http://www.courts.gov. bc.ca/. What does it take to

help the medical team, and the court, understand that ongoing therapies are actually necessary to alleviate your pain and help with your functioning? I recommend experimenting with the frequency of care. After you have reached a plateau in your recovery, try weaning yourself off the ongoing weekly or bi-weekly care program. Give it a really good try, recording in your journal how the reduction of care impacts your symptom level, your ability to function at work and the quality of your life outside of work. It is only by experimenting with a reduction and removal of the care that you can prove how necessary that ongoing care might be. Alternatively, you will achieve the very best result of discovering that your body can adjust to a removal of that expensive, ongoing care. 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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