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Roaring chainsaws were nearly drowned out by angry residents in downtown Vernon Monday. Some people were shocked to see trees being chopped down as the first phase of revitalization of 30th Avenue from 33rd to 35th streets. “I just about fell over when I saw what they were doing,” said one woman. Another woman marched over to the contractors and blasted them for cutting down all of the trees. City officials insist there was no choice but to remove the trees, some of which are 30 years old. “We went through a process to see if we could keep the trees with the new (road) design but they would have wound up in the middle of the sidewalk,” said Mark Dowhaniuk, infrastructure engineer. “They would have impeded pedestrian traffic.” Dowhaniuk says some of the trees were also in poor condition, and they will be replaced with trees that are at least 10 feet tall. “New trees are definitely a large portion of the landscaping budget.” Dowhaniuk says merchants were also contacted prior to the trees being cut down Monday. The revitalization project will see new water and sewer services installed underground and the road surface upgraded. There will also be decorative lighting, benches and landscaping.
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Sean Gallagher, with All City Tree and Hedge Service of Kelowna, bucks up trees along 30th Avenue Monday morning to make way for the downtown revitalization project in Vernon. Foot traffic is permitted during construction and businesses within those two blocks remain open. Vehicles are being detoured
around the area. “It’s an adjustment for everyone and we’re making sure the contractor has put up the
signage that needs to be up,” said Dowhaniuk. The $2.4 million-project is expected to be wrapped up by the end of June.
Property owners pump money into hospital project The final piece is in place for funding an expansion at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. The North OkanaganColumbia-Shuswap Regional Hospital District board voted Tuesday to provide $5.5 million to complete the two top floors in VJH’s Polson tower for acute care beds. “There is no question that the project needs to be done,” said director Mike Macnabb. The Ministry of Health
announced the NOCSRHD’s participation in the $29.5 million project in February, but the district did not make an actual decision on involvement until Tuesday. “Given Mike Macnabb the situation over the last few years (with over-crowding), we don’t have much choice,” said director Rob Sawatzky.
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Of the remaining $29.5 million, the bulk will come from the provincial government, with the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation contributing $2.5 million. But while the NOCSRHD is on board, there are is some frustration that local property owners have to ease the government’s financial responsibility. “The taxpayers have to put money into this,” said Macnabb. Macnabb would have preferred that the $5.5 million for the project be found through Interior Health Authority operational savings.
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BX-Swan Lake Fire Rescue crews respond to a grass fire on Old Kamloops Road Tuesday afternoon. The land owner was burning a small structure when the wind picked up and spread the flames onto the grassy hillside. Crews were quick to contain the fire.
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Vernon’s fire chief insists a new command structure has proven beneficial for the community. It was Jan. 31 when the city’s contract with the Okanagan Landing Volunteer Firefighters Association ended and since then, the Landing hall has been administered out of the downKeith Green town fire hall. “I keep my fingers on
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the pulse with the guys and everyone is satisfied with the direction we’re taking,” said fire chief Keith Green. Thirteen Landing volunteers have agreed to participate in the new structure, and 10 of them are currently active (the other three have medical issues). The Okanagan Landing Community Association will host a town hall meeting today so Green can provide information on the new command structure. The meeting is at Paddlewheel Park Community Hall at 7 p.m. The city’s decision to end the contract with the Okanagan Landing Volunteer
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A crackdown on idling vehicles has ran out of gas. Instead of adopting an anti-idling bylaw Monday, council deferred the matter for six months so residents can be encouraged voluntarily not to leave their vehicles running. “The objective can be achieved by an educational campaign,” said Coun. Bob Spiers. “We can see if the campaign works and if Bob Spiers it (bylaw) needs to be brought back, it can be brought back in the future.” On March 11, council had given three readings to a bylaw that would have penalized people who allowed their vehicles to operate while sitting for more than five minutes. Mayor Rob Sawatzky believes his colleagues decided to pursue education because enforcing the bylaw could have been difficult. “We want to do what is most effective,” said Sawatzky, adding that the city is still committed to reducing carbon emissions.
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Arrest targets local drug activity RogeR Knox Morning Star Staff
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Vote sparks cost concerns Advance poll today for $7.5 million sports facility referendum richard rolke Morning Star Staff
Proponents of a proposed sports complex aren’t surprised financial concerns have surfaced, but they are urging residents to see it as an investment. Greater Vernon voters will be asked April 6 to borrow $7.5 million over 20 years to construct a sports field and athletics facility next to Okanagan College. The impact on the average home Bill Tarr is $15 a year. “Don’t buy a pack of cigarettes or a case of beer. Invest in your community,” said Bill Tarr, chairperson of the steering committee promoting the facility. The committee will hold a public information session at the college today from 5:30 to 7 p.m. To calculate the exact cost for your household (on building assessment, not land), go to www. rdno.ca/communitysportsfacility. If borrowing proceeds, interest rates would be locked in for 10 years. The Regional District of North Okanagan estimates annual costs of $51,000 for maintenance, security, garbage and looking after the artificial turf field. But it’s anticipated rental fees will help offset some of the operational expenses. “We don’t use it for free. We pay,” said Tarr, a long-time football coach of practices and games.
Tannis Nelson, RDNO community development co-ordinator, says the college site was selected because of highway access and the ability to use the existing parking, cafeteria and classrooms there. “It’s only four minutes from downtown and it’s in close proximity to the hospital and the DND sports facility,” she said. RDNO has a 40-year lease with Okanagan College to use the site for $1 a year. Planning for a sports complex has been underway for nine years and other possible locations were considered, including at secondary schools. “They’d either be a net loss of fields in the community, too close to homes or there is a lack of parking,” said Nelson, adding that the needs of students also restricts public access to school amenities. Some residents have questioned why the publicly owned Kin Race Track is not being used, but it is unavailable because of ongoing litigation between RDNO and the Okanagan Equestrian Society, which organizes horse races. But once the court case is done, Nelson insists there are already plans for the Kin track. “We’ve identified long-term needs and the land required for the community and it’s beyond just Kin,” she said. RDNO has proposed using the Kin site for sports fields, a farmers market, two arenas, a BMX track and trails. The referendum to borrow $7.5 million will be held April 6 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with polls at Priest Valley Gym, Ellison Elementary, Coldstream Elementary and BX Elementary. Advance polls run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and April 3 at the Schubert Centre, the Coldstream municipal office and the regional district office.
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Plans for a Greater Vernon sports complex have garnered the financial support of a local sports group. The Vernon Minor Football Association says it will raise
$18,000 over four years for football uprights for the facility proposed next to Okanagan College. “Vernon Minor Football recognizes the value of this facility, both for our organiza-
tion and the community” said Ed Huber, association president. “This is one way that we can demonstrate our support for this project.” On April 6, Greater Vernon residents will
be asked if they support borrowing up to $7.5 million to construct the facility, which would include a sports field and running track.
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City looks at curbing aggressive bylaw enforcement richard rolke Morning Star Staff
Parking enforcement may shift into a softer approach in downtown Vernon. The city is con-
sidering a number of approaches after complaints were received about parking bylaws being inflexible and unnecessary tickets being issued.
“Council and administration are committed to addressing the concerns and we will keep at it until we have a model the community wants,” said
Mayor Rob Sawatzky. Among the initiatives being considered is warning tickets being issued for first-time violations where there isn’t a traffic safety
issue. “In addition to warning tickets, prior to ticketing, officers will take reasonable steps to attempt to determine the owner of
a vehicle in violation of ed that the hiring and a traffic device,” states use of individuals expea staff report. “For rienced in previous law example, attending the enforcement roles creadjacent business to ates an atmosphere of inquire as to aggression or the owner of overzealousthe vehicle.” ness. Current O t h e r process for measures hiring include being proa series of sceposed are nar io-b as e d educating questions in downtown order to weed businesses out applicants Brian Quiring about bylaws who may be and comtoo aggressive municating the pub- or authoritarian.” lic about appropriate Coun. Patrick Nicol vehicle use and parking believes new hiring requirements. strategies will emphaIt’s been suggested size an ambassadorial that bylaw enforcement role for staff. staff be enrolled in a “It will clearly idencourse related to cus- tify people who are tomer service, client good at this,” he said. Coun. Brian communication and Quiring, who raised managing conflict. Hiring practices will concerns about parking enforcement March 11, also change. “Due to changing welcomes the changes role of bylaw officers, being taken by adminwe will be moving to istration. “It’s a step in the implementing psychometric testing to fur- right direction,” he ther ensure applicants said. “The warning syshave the appropriate personality profile,” tem will mend fences with people who have states the staff report. “It has been suggest- received tickets.”
Deliberate burn to renew forests Morning Star Staff
Prescribed burning is planned in the Lumby and Cherryville area between Thursday and May 15. This controlled burning will assist with ecosystem restoration and will occur in several phases during this period. The burns will be conducted by Wildfire Management Branch crews and staff from the Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource District. The Satellite Hill burn area covers an estimated 36 hectares, about six kilometres south of Lumby and Highway 6 in the Harris Creek area. The Woodward Creek burn area covers an estimated 15 hectares, about 20 kilometres west of Lumby, north of Highway 6. The South Fork burn area covers an estimated 32 hectares, about 12.5 kilometres east of Cherryville, north of Highway 6. The prescribed burns are dependent on weather conditions.
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Police catch up with stolen car ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
Vernon RCMP helped out Kelowna counterparts by arresting a suspect in a possible stolen vehicle matter. Shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday, the Vernon detachment received an alert from Kelowna with respect to a stolen vehicle believed to be heading to Vernon on Highway 97. The vehicle was described as a 1999 black Honda Civic.
“Our officers, in a couple of unmarked cars, located the vehicle and followed it until it stopped on 34th Avenue and 19th Street here in the city,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. When the suspect got out of the vehicle, members arrested him without incident. The man, 37, from Salmon Arm, was found to be in possession of an undisclosed amount of methamphetamine and cocaine. He was taken into custody and was slated to make an appearance in Vernon Provincial Court.
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The theft of a lawn mower may not seem significant until you realize it’s used for employment purposes. Vernon RCMP are investigating the broad daylight theft of a Honda self-propelled mower from the back of the Canadian Mental Health Association‘s offices on 28th Avenue. The theft occurred sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday. “I just picked up the mower from having it serviced,” said Zane Klym with Canadian Mental Health. “That mower is one of five that we use for in-house employment, We’re just a couple of weeks away from starting lawn cutting.” The thief may have
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what happened during that two-week period to lead Sawatzky and virtually every other member of council to back away from the bylaw. Was there finally a realization that a bylaw would be almost unenforceable, and having staff wandering around looking for puffs of exhaust may not be the best use of resources? But, of course, a lot of staff time was burned up in creating the proposed regulation in the first place. Bylaw enforcement manager Clint Kanester and senior administration did extensive research into the options before the city, including what other communities have done about idling vehicles. Then, formal documents that conform to city policies and provincial legislation had to be drafted so they could be presented to council for consideration. Ultimately, the politicians are the boss and they determine whether a bylaw lives or dies. But at a time when there are so many pressing issues before the city, staff had shoved other work aside and made antiidling a priority because that’s what council wanted. And of course, the task isn’t over. Staff must now develop a public awareness campaign that is effective and, hopefully, doesn’t cost significant bucks. But, civic workers be warned. Your elected masters could have you dusting off that bylaw in six months time. “We can see if the (education) campaign works and if it (bylaw) needs to be brought back, it can be brought back in the future,” said Spiers. For now, residents can keep idling away but they may be left wondering what all of the political debate has done for a warming planet?
More money is being earned by fewer people. According to Statistics Canada, 10.6 per cent of the country’s income is now earned by the top one per cent of those who filed tax returns in 2010. The median income for those top earners is almost 10 times higher than the median income for the remaining 99 per cent. This disparity between the haves and the rest of society was the fuel for last year’s Occupy movement that spread around the world from Wall Street. It is a component of the First Nations’ Idle No More protests to reclaim their portion of Canada’s enormous wealth of natural resources, pumped and excavated from lands that once belonged to them. The gap between rich and poor has fired protest and unrest for as long as there’s been currency. Just ask the French, who disposed their monarchy when the population could no longer afford bread because of onerous taxes. In fact, Canada’s not doing too badly when it comes to dispersing income, ranking somewhere in the middle of the rest of the world. According to the Gini Index, a measure of income dispersion developed by an Italian statistician and sociologist in which a coefficient of zero means everyone has exactly the same income and one means all the wealth within a country is held by one person, Canada’s coefficient is .688. That’s lower than countries like Brazil (.784), the United States (.801) and Switzerland (.803). But it’s higher than the Netherlands (.650), Belgium (.662) and Germany (.667). The country with the most equal distribution of income in the world, according its Gini coefficient of .547, is Japan. Of course, all those statistics are meaningless the next time you check your bank statement. That’s the true measure of wealth distribution. Somehow, it’s never enough. Black Press
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hope citizens of Vernon and Coldstream will turn out and vote for the proposed community sports facility at Okanagan College. I really believe it is a positive and significant project and many citizens will benefit from it. Of course, like everyone else, I understand there will always be opposing sides to any argument to spend tax dollars on these kinds of projects. But in this case, the short and long-term benefits seem clear to me. Aside from specific benefits to the user groups who have driven this project, a community sports facility at Okanagan College will tie the college community more deeply into the communities of Vernon and Coldstream. I don’t usually get too involved in the political end of things here. It’s so exasperating and sometimes dominated by the same aggressive negative voices year after year. My fear is that the negative voices will dominate this referendum simply because they are so shrill. That happens sometimes. So I have to say, I was involved in this project from its inception. I was a part of its inception. A wonderful running track coach – one of the most you do the math In regard to the upcoming referendum on the proposed sports complex at the college. A tax increase of $12.79 for the average household does, on the surface, not appear to be a great burden to bear, but keep in mind this isn’t or won’t be the only debt we are paying off. Presently, we are paying: $1.33 for a $6.7 million recreational-related debt until 2016. $1.08 for water main 11th Avenue, Aberdeen and Haddo. $4.11 for the indoor soccer facility until 2016, to be paid off by 2018. $13.10 for a $7.5 million parkland acquisition debt until 2026 and then $11.58 for '27 and '28, $9.59 for '29 and ‘30 $22.81 for the Wesbild Centre until 2020, to be paid off by 2023. $12.97 for the Performing Arts Centre until 2020, to be paid off by 2021. $61.42 for the master water plan until 2025, and then $39.08 until 2029 to be paid off in 2030. This makes a total of $116.82 that we are presently paying towards Greater Vernon debt. The city has budgeted an increase in taxes of an average of $45.00 per household. The library has, on its own without our say, taken on a debt of $11 million, repaid over 20 years. We are two years into the repayment. Vernon pays 10.4 per cent of the library budget. The increase this year to the budget is roughly $5 per household. This is over and above the cost of the debt. The region’s share of opening the two new floors in the hospital is $7.6 million. We are not yet told what our increase will
talented track coaches in the province – was an old friend of mine and he approached me with this idea six years ago. As a result, Okanagan College and the regional district began to explore the feasibility of such a project from all angles.
be for this debt. B.C. Medical is going up four per cent in January 2014 — a $54 to $60 increase. B.C. Hydro is going up 17 per cent over three years. Hydro has also been accused of inflating prices while selling power to California. They are presently being charged $176 million in alleged excessive profit. If the charge sticks what will be our increase to pay off that debt? The mandatory upgrades required for the Greater Vernon water utility have now come in at $100 million. They have not as yet come up with a per household charge, but I am told that it will be very expensive. Now for the wish list. The art gallery wants us to go in debt to the tune of $5 million. The museum could cost us $10 million. The cost increase for groceries, gasoline, house and car insurance, etc. all comes out of the same bank account. Has your income gone up to cover all these increases? Perhaps it’s time to do the responsible thing and pay off our debt before once again adding to it. After all, the rest of us have to live within our means. G. Peter facility affordable A lot of young people these days are not as physically active as they should be and improved sports facilities are important to offer opportunities to increase activity, even if it is only walking. The $7.5 million seems like a lot of
It took three-and-a-half years to put together a good lease and another two years to get approvals from the ALR. Then wonderful community leaders such as Bill Tarr, Akbal Mund and Paul Anderson got involved, and local politicians – Jim Garlick, Mike Macnabb, Pat Cochrane, Patrick Nicol and Marie Besso among others – became key advocates. It was a grassroots project from the beginning. It came from the people and from community groups and it grew into a solid, vibrant, and reasonable project. I know all of this intimately because I was there and watched each piece assemble itself slowly. It was a lot of work. From the outset, it was always important to each partner that the project be as modest and as fiscally responsible as possible, and the result reveals such care and responsibility. It will never come up again as an option in our lifetime. Please vote yes. John lent former okanagan college regional dean
money, but the benefits of having a sports facility for the community's use and increasing tourism is worth the cost. The costs for everything seem to keep rising however the projected cost to individual taxpayers for the sports facility is only $15 a year. The cost of $15 would be equivalent to the cost of one or two lunches at a fast food restaurant or one lunch at most other restaurants. I think this is a small cost to pay for the long-term benefit of a sports facility. Sharon rauhala vote no I am wondering why we are having a referendum asking whether or not we want to borrow $7.5 million dollars to build a new sports complex on Okanagan College property. The real question should be, "Do you want a new sports park built at Okanagan College or another location?" I believe that no matter whether the referendum comes out as no or not, they will build the park anyway. Look what happened to residents of Coldstream a few years ago when we voted no to borrowing money to build a new municipal building. They went ahead and built it anyway and raised our taxes to cover the cost. I live in the area of the college and the last thing we need in our quiet area is a noisy sports park and all of the traffic that goes with it. It may end up like Polson Park with all
of the drugs and people who do drugs and whatever else there is, moving here. What is the matter with the sports complex being built at Marshall Field? There is lots of room for a place this size plus probably have room left over for some grass soccer fields. Vote no April 6 and see what happens after the results come in. Wayne bennett
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Water council earns top honour Morning Star Staff
The Okanagan Water Stewardship Council has been presented with the inaugural Excellence in Water Stewardship Award for B.C. The Excellence in Water Stewardship Award was established by the Council of the Federation – a collaboration of Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers – to recognize outstanding achievement, innovative practice and leadership in the area of water stewardship. Terry Lake “Fresh water is one of the most precious natural resources we have,” said Environment Minister Terry Lake. “Local and regional groups like the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council are stepping up and demonstrating leadership through-
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out the province.” The council, which is a technical advisory body of the Okanagan Basin Water Board, was chosen from 16 B.C. nominations. Nominees were evaluated based on the contribution of their project toward the Council of the Federation Water Charter objectives, including leadership, innovation, collaboration, water conservation and the achievement of measurable results. “Stewardship in the Okanagan is a balancing act among various, often competing, interests,” said Okanagan Basin Water Board water stewardship director Nelson Jatel who is responsible for the council. “It is essential to build bridges across the different interests in the water sector - including farmers and urban planners, fishers and developers, First Nations, and local and senior governments.”
The lights went out across the North Okanagan Saturday. Residents throughout the region participated in Earth Hour as a way of conserving energy. Lumby’s electricity load dropped by 4.1 per cent dur-
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City of Vernon Notice of Alternative Approval Process Opportunity — Second Advertisement The City of Vernon intends to remove approximately 2154.8 square metres of Lot 2, DL 71 and 72, Plan 38037, ODYD (3210 Centennial Drive) as park dedication AND dispose of the property, at fair market value, for ownership and use by the Schubert Centre Society / Catherine Gardens Ltd., for a seniors oriented apartment complex. The City of Vernon deems it necessary to remove dedication of a portion of Girouard Jacques Park in order to support a rezoning of the re-designated area. City Council may remove this portion of park dedication from Girouard Jacques Park only if it does not receive elector responses against the proposal which must be signed by at least 10% of the electors of the City of Vernon, who must sign the alternative approval process elector form against the proposed removal of dedication. 10% of the electors for the City of Vernon is approximately 3,169. Alternative approval process elector response forms will be accepted only if they are in the form established by the City of Vernon and the forms are available at the Office of the Corporate Officer starting on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Alternative approval process elector response forms must be submitted to the Corporate Officer, City of Vernon, 3400 – 30 Street, Vernon, BC, V1T 5E6. Only persons entitled to sign the forms are electors, within the City of Vernon, who meet the criteria for either a resident elector or non-resident property elector pursuant to sections 50(1) (a) to (e) or 51(1) (a) to (f) of the Local Government Notice of Public Hearing Act. The deadline for submitting signed alternative approval process elector response forms opposing the Agreement is Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 4:30 pm.
ing Earth Hour 2013, while it was 2.7 per cent for Coldstream, 2.1 per cent for Lake Country, 2.1 per cent for Vernon, 0.8 per cent for Armstrong, 0.8 per cent for Spallumcheen and 0.2 per cent for Enderby. The top five B.C. communities for this year’s Earth Hour were Comox, Courtenay,
North Saanich, Sidney and Qualicum. British Columbians saved 136 megawatt hours of electricity and reduced the provincial electricity load by 1.95 per cent during Earth Hour Saturday night – the equivalent of turning off more than 10 million 12.5-watt LED light bulbs. Earth Hour is an
annual global event hosted by the World Wildlife Fund and supported by B.C. Hydro. The goal of Earth Hour is to encourage individuals to turn off unnecessary lights and electronics in an effort to conserve power and in doing so, demonstrate support for climate change reduction efforts.
Lumby RCMP seek vandal Morning Star Staff
Lumby RCMP are looking for the person responsible for vandalism at the government liquor store. And that’s a person whose image was caught on security camera.
A large rock was thrown though the glass front door at the store in Sheardown’s Plaza on the night of March 19. The culprit was not successsful in entering the store. Video surveillance
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There are two sources providing water once again to Greater Vernon residents. The Kalamalka Lake source was turned back on Monday. “Customers may notice a change in water quality,” said Dale McTaggart, with the Regional District of North Okanagan. “This may be of interest to those customers who have in-home water treatment systems or aquariums.” Turbidity was the cause for closure of the source in February, with users transferred to the Duteau Creek Source.
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Vernon artist tells of journey to Eden Katherine MortiMer Morning Star Staff
Gale Woodhouse’s first visit to The Eden Project did more than allow her to check one of the items off her bucket list. The Vernon artist came away from the U.K. visitor attraction with a new vision for creating art. “It changed my art completely from that point,” said Woodhouse, taking a break from working in the clay studio at the Vernon C ommunity Arts Centre. “This is scientists work- Gale Woodhouse ing hand in hand with artists. It’s art delivering a message of science. It’s a way of making that message attractive to all ages.” Woodhouse will share her journey to Eden as a guest of the Enderby & District Arts Council and Enderby & District Garden Club on April 4, with a slide show and talk at the Enderby Drill Hall. The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, comprised of artificial biomes filled with plants collected from around the world. Opened in 2011, the project converted an exhausted clay pit into three biomes: the Tropical Biome, the Mediterranean Biome and an outside area showing a collection of very different gardens created specifically for this micro climate. In this massive undertaking, scientists, engineers, gardeners, artists and an army of volunteers transformed a wasted and abandoned land into an educational oasis of plants, art and eco experiences.
“This was a clay pit that had been abandoned after it ran out of clay and it was really just an eyesore, but scientists and volunteers got together and set about finding a way of healing this scar on the landscape,” said Woodhouse. “It really was dead and abandoned after many years of use, and what they have done is reclaimed Eden — it’s amazing.” The clay pit in which the project is sited was in use for more than 160 years. In 1981, the pit was used by the BBC as the planet surface of Magrathea in the 1981 TV series of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Woodhouse, a potter, sculptor and teacher of art and design, is also an avid gardener whose work is inspired by the natural environment. Formerly artist-inresidence in Cambridge, England, Woodhouse visits gardens around the world on her travels and had been longing to visit The Eden Project. “They’ve created every season here and they wanted to prove it could be done, to turn a piece of abandoned land into an oasis. Their whole philosophy is around reusing, recycling, do no damage.” For Woodhouse, her philosophy about the environment goes hand in hand with her art. “There are some very dire statistics out there about the environment, and Eden is about delivering the message of hope. We recovered this piece of the planet with vision, with resources, with science and art.” Woodhouse said Eden has rejuvenated the tourism industry in England, hosting everything from school groups to rock concerts. “As an avid gardener, I love to use art in the garden and that is something they do very well there. It’s about delivering the message of effective development without
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the eden Project in Cornwall, england has become one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. Vernon artist Gale Woodhouse will present a talk and slide show of the project on april 4 at the enderby Drill hall. harming the environment. And the things they do with plants is so creative.” As a child in Birmingham, Woodhouse remembers days where it was unsafe to go outside due to poor air quality, when the clothesline had to be wiped clean of dirt before the wash could be hung to dry. “But it has improved and it’s no longer like that,” she said. “I remember a time when the Thames was so polluted, but they cleaned it up and there are now fish in the river. We are slow to catch on but if we as a planet could pool our resources, there is no end to what
we can accomplish. “We are at least thinking about it and talking about it, there is a paradigm shift, but I think like everything, we are not moving fast enough.” Woodhouse has visited The Eden Project several times, as each ticket is good for one year. “It’s the gardens that I love. They import and export plants all over the world. I could have spent days there. I did not want to leave. My first day there I arrived at 10 a.m. and didn’t leave until 7:30 at night.” One of the art pieces, she said, is a series of tiles with children’s
hand prints. “This is our future. We have to provide hope for them that they are going to be able to manage the future. And art is a much softer and gentler deliverer of messages because we work hand in hand with the scientists and we have to cross that bridge and talk to each other. Part of my vision is to share the story of hope.” Woodhouse will present her talk and slide show of The Eden Project on April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Enderby Drill Hall. Entrance is by donation, and refreshments will be served. For further information, contact Karen Rohats at 250-838-0626.
Monashee Arts Council offers grant opportunities to local arts organizations Morning Star Staff
The Monashee Arts Council has announced it will make grants available to local organizations who want to sponsor arts events. “We have established a grant program as a part of our mandate to promote the arts in
our community. We also want to support the development of local arts organizations and encourage them to sponsor visual and performing arts programs in the Monashees,” said Jennifer Greenwood, MAC’s arts and culture program coordinator. “We appreciate the support of the White Valley Parks,
Recreation and Culture Committee which has made this initiative possible.” Grants are available to any local nonprofit group which brings arts activities or events to Lumby and the surrounding area. “We welcome proposals that include educational or entertainment activities that
present the visual and performing arts,” said Greenwood. Guidelines and application forms are available at the MAC office at 1961 Vernon Ave., Lumby, or online at monasheeartscouncil.com. Deadline for applications is May 31, 2013.
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The dance floor has been warmed up and on Saturday part four of the Molson Canadian March Madness event series concludes with the legendary and highly sought after DJ Tyler Marten, better known as Stickybuds. After the recent success of multiple shows around the Okanagan, local company 13th Floor Entertainment has recently concentrated its attention on Vernon and by teaming up with Molson Canadian to present bass-heavy dance music in March Madness at Vernon’s 2929 Nite Club, said Josh Brazier, with 13th Floor. The four-part series in a five-week period has seen DJs arrive from the Czech Republic, Los Angeles, Vancouver and now Kelowna with the
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Kelowna DJ Stickybuds (Tyler Marten) headlines the last Molson Canadian March Madness show Saturday at Vernon’s 2929 Nite Club. arrival of Stickybuds. “Tyler has built an extensive fan base over the years and EDM (electronic dance music) fans following the Molson March Madness series are in for another show for the memory books,” said Brazier. “We’ve been trying to bring Sticky to Vernon for quite some time now, so we’re pretty excited for it to finally transpire.” Known for his funky sound, Stickybuds has been making a name for himself on the international circuit. He recently circled the global dropping dance
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new releases on his own Bassbong Records and other labels. Joining Dee Bass is Bassbong label mate Maxx Ammo, who is originally from L.A. and is now living in the Okanagan and has become a regular player in the outdoor music festival and club community. Tickets to Saturday’s show at 2929 Nite Club, 2900-29th Ave., are available at the door or in advance at Downtown Internet Lounge, Bean to Cup, Dunas Skate & Snow, and Margherita’s Pizza.
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Ryga award winner announced Childhood Under Siege by Joel Bakan is winner of ninth annual George Ryga Award Morning Star Staff
Joel Bakan, author of Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children, is the winner of the ninth annual George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature. Sponsored by Okanagan College, the award was announced at the college’s Word Ruckus event, which took place Saturday at the Laurel Packinghous e in Kelowna. Joel Bakan “The aim of the George Ryga Award is to acknowledge B.C. authors whose books shed light on the dark side of our society and urge us to take action,” said Okanagan College English and women’s studies professor Norah Bowman-Broz, who organized this year’s award. “Bakan’s book helps the reader understand how much businesses —like the pharmaceutical industry, multimedia organizations, and manufactured food companies— have gained access to our children’s bodies and minds, and reminds us of the responsibility we have to our children today.” Childhood Under Siege, published by Penguin Canada and now available in both the U.S. and the U.K, was one of more than 50 entries in the
competition. “I am honoured and humbled to be receiving this award, especially because of my admiration for George Ryga and his remarkable ability to deliver powerful messages about social justice through art and literature,” said Bakan. A law professor based in Vancouver, Bakan is known to many across North America as the internationally acclaimed author of the bestselling book The Corporation, which he also made into an award-winning film. Bakan was moved to write Childhood Under Siege when he began asking questions as a parent of two young children, now teenagers. “The animating idea behind my book was inspired in part by Nelson Mandela who once said that the keenest revelation of the soul of a society is the way it treats its children,” he said. “My hope is that this book not only illuminates the issues about childhood today, but holds up a mirror to ourselves as a society – a first step for understanding how we can do better.” Shortlisted finalists for this year’s award alongside Bakan were Michael Christie for his book The Beggar’s Garden and Howard White for A Hard Man to Beat: the Story of Bill White. Last year’s award went to Richard Wagamese for One Story, One Song. Wagamese’s recent work, Indian Horse, was recently championed on CBC Radio’s Canada Reads. Bakan will be in Kelowna April 8 to hold a reading and discussion about Childhood Under Siege at 7 p.m. at the Bohemian Café. The George Ryga Award receives support from the Canada Council for the Arts, BC BookWorld and Okanagan College. For more information about the awards, visit the website at www.okanagan.bc.ca/ryga
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Inspired by water and the legendary Ogopogo, Grade 7 Beairsto student Raine Simon came up with a winning combination to create a logo for the 2013 Vernon Kids of Steel Triathlon. The contest was organized by Beairsto teacher Janice Irwin, who teaches art to three classes of Grade 6/7 students. “One of the focuses at Beairsto is healthy living and as well, one of the learning outcomes for art is to design a logo so I thought it would be a good fit
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hope to provide through this event,” said co-race director Cindy Garvin. The Kids of Steel Vernon Triathlon is a non-profit event working in conjunction with Kids Sport. Having already applied for and received a grant from ViaSport, KOS Vernon is working towards their goal of keeping entry fees low so that all kids can participate in this event. For more information on sponsorship opportunities or how you can volunteer, please visit the Kids of Steel Web site at www.vernonkos.ca
in Las Vegas sported a wide array of products and smartphone apps to control virtually everything in the home. They are far from being plug and play, however, with so many conflicting approaches with respect, not only to standards, but also to setup, system control and cross platform app compatibility. In a word it’s a mess. If you are really serious about installing some of these products in your home, at present your best bet is to shop around for a single source supplier that offers most of the automation you require which is controllable from a smartphone, the agent apparent of standardization. Finding one, check out the supplier’s financial and technical credentials. If solid, the chances are good as standards
catch up with innovation that this supplier will eventually offer connectivity with useful third party devices. Don’t be caught up in the hype because you will spend money and experience frustration only to end up with a lot of gadgets and apps on your phone that either don’t work or won’t talk to one another. Until some kind of a soup nazi for the home comes along who will dictate a set of standards, the way forward will remain messy as we’ve seen with other innovative products in the past — remember Beta and VHS videotape formats? The Vernon PC Users’ Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Schubert Centre cafeteria. Call Betty at 542-7024 or Olive at 5428490 for more information.
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n article on this subject was first published here in 2005 so it’s about time to check on how much smarter our homes are today. Not much as it turns out. There is no lack of devices designed to smarten them up, but what is lacking is significant progress in creating a set of standards to which Vernon PC Users’ Club manufacturers must conform to make all these devices talk to one another; as easily as a light switch can talk to a light bulb. The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show
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spring are still a part of today’s celebrations of Easter along with new ideas (chocolate, Easter egg hunts etc.) Today there is reason enough for everyone to celebrate spring, regardless of religious beliefs. However, Easter is still the principal festival of the Christian Church and celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. Today I am offering two make-ahead French toast recipes, perfect for Easter. The first uses raspberries and I find it delicious served with whipped cream and raspberry sauce. The second has a coating of crunchy cornflake crumbs that kids and parents alike find wonderful.
Overnight Raspberry French Toast 8 slices white bread, torn into small pieces 1 pkg. (8 oz/250 G.) cream cheese, cut into tiny pieces 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted 6 eggs 1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup half-andhalf 1 tsp. cinnamon Maple or fruit syrup Grease an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Scatter half the bread pieces in the dish. Arrange cream cheese, raspberries and almonds evenly on top. Finish with remaining bread pieces. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, 1/4 cup sugar, milk, cream, and cinnamon. Pour over bread. Sprinkle the remaining sugar over top. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Bake French
toast, covered with foil, for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 30 minutes or until puffy and golden brown. Serve with maple syrup. Note: If using frozen berries, there is no need to thaw them first. Freezer French Toast 3 eggs 1 cup light cream 3 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup cornflake cereal crumbs 8 (1” thick) slices French bread Mix eggs, cream, sugar and vanilla in a shallow bowl. Dip the French bread in this egg mixture, leaving the bread in the bowl for a few minutes so it absorbs more egg mixture. Dip bread in the cornflake crumbs to coat. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze until firm. When ready to bake, first preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place frozen French toast pieces on a greased cookie
sheet for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and crunchy.
Vernon churches gather for Good Friday Dave Bootsma Special to The Morning Star
So how does a dying man give hope for eternal life? Why do Christians claim and believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that his death on a cross was necessary to make us right with God? Why is the cross that which makes Christianity unique among all the world’s religions? How do we know that this really happened? On Good Friday the churches of Vernon will be hosting a community-wide church service at Wesbild Centre at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited! In the past there has been anywhere between
1,200 and 2,000 in attendance. The service will include music, multi-media and a message on the significance of Good Friday.
Andrew Vanderleek, the pastor of East Hill Community Church, will be drawing out how on Good Friday, the innocent is condemned
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Community Calendar MARCH 27
OKAN. LANDING ASSOC. has partnered with Vernon Fire Services for info. meeting on fire services to the Landing area under new organizational structure March 27 at Paddlewheel Hall, 7 p.m., to discuss fire services going forward. ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOC. OF CANADA Okan. Centre Vernon, meets at Okanagan Science Centre March 27, 7:15 p.m. Speaker is our past president Dave Gamble talking about a “Spaceflight to Mercury.” We will continue intro. tutorial for new members and guests on telescope basics starting 6:30 p.m. before regular meeting. Members will discuss telescope mounts. The public is welcome and members will gladly answer any questions about telescope equipment! COMMUNITY SPORT FIELD & ATHLETICS FACILITY STEERING COMMITTEE holding public info. session March 27 at OUC in Vernon at 5:30 p.m. with a brief presentation followed by a question and answer period and general discussion until 7 p.m. LIFE DRAWING DROP-IN Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring drawing materials and draw experienced male and female live models in non-instructed, friendly group environment. No pre-registration required. Each time you drop in, enter your name in monthly draw to win free drop-in session! Members $10, non-members $15. Vernon Community Arts Centre in Polson Park. Call 250 542-6243 or visit vernonarts.ca VERNON KALAMALKA CHORUS OF SWEET ADELINES invites women who would like to learn to sing four-part a cappella harmony to join us in rehearsals Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. Halina Centre, 3310-37th Ave. Repertoire includes a wide variety of music, from golden oldies to Abba. Info.: Deanne at 250-542-9229 or Grace at 250-545-0808. NORTH OKANAGAN PIPES AND DRUMS Meets Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at NOCLS, 240046th Ave. Our group’s focus is to play our instruments, enjoy music of the Scottish culture, serve our communities and socialize with other like-minded people. Our schedule is low key and relaxed, getting together for one practice a week and keeping engagements to a level that everyone is comfortable with. Anyone interested in joining would be most welcome no matter what level you are at. Need to learn to play bagpipes, snare drum, tenor drum? We have excellent teachers. Please see www.pipesndrums.ca THE VERNON CHAPTER OF THE MS SOCIETY Hosts a yoga class for people with MS, every Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. at the People Place. A COURSE IN MIRACLES Join us at the Centre, 2913 - 29 Ave., for A Course In Miracles study group, Wednesdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m., all welcome. For more info. call 250-549-4399. ENDERBY WHEELS TO MEALS Invites all seniors 65-plus for a full course home-cooked meal every
Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Enderby Seniors Complex. Starts at 11 a.m. Cost is $7. For more information, contact Melody at 838-6439. VERNON INDOOR WINTER MARKET The Vernon Indoor Winter Market — the Very Best of the Best — Wednesdays noon to 5 p.m., Wesbild Centre. Info., 250-573-4549. The final market of the season will be March 27, returning Nov. 6. THE GEORGETTE SHOP Easter week dresses: long, medium short and mini, 1/2 price. Get ready for hot weather, it’s coming! We are at 3100-28th Ave., behind Sir Winston’s Pub. DANCING AT SCHUBERT CENTRE Wednesdays 2-4 p.m. A wide variety of music is provided by “George’s Friends.” Join us for good exercise, fun and socializing. Members $3, non-members $4 and for listening it’s $1. Coffee, tea, cookie included. PARENT AND CHILD WALK IN THE PARK Hosted by Aboriginal Infant and Early Childhood Development Centre. Everyone welcome, meet 10 a.m., Wednesdays at 2905-29th Ave. Meet other parents, get fit and win a prize. Step challenge, pedometer supplied for the walk. Join anytime. For more information, call 542-7578. TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY) Meets Wednesdays 9 to 9:45 a.m., meetings 10 to 11 a.m. at Trinity United Church on Alexis Park Dr. Call Debbie at 250-542-0187 or Bev at 250-542-9381.
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VERNON PUBLIC ART GALLERY March 28 from 1-4 p.m., “Design Your Own T” Screen Printing Workshop for Youth. Participants will learn basics of screen printing processes, equipment and materials. Artists will sketch their own image, transfer image on to a screen and produce a final print on paper and on a T-shirt. Only nontoxic materials used. Recommended ages 8-12. Pre-registration required. Please provide T-shirt size at registration; $15 members, $20 nonmembers. All materials included. Call 250-5453173 or e-mail info@vernonpublicartgallery.com VERNON CAMERA CLUB MEETS March 28 at 7 p.m., Vernon Community Arts Centre. Tom Kliner’s presentation on digital cameras basics is applicable to all cameras from advanced DSLR to simple point and shoot. Tom is an experienced photographer; beginners and experts alike will enjoy this evening; $2 drop in fee, guests welcome. SEED & PLANT SWAP/SALE March 28, Schubert Centre. 6:30 p.m. for seed & plant swap and sale, 7:15 for short AGM, 7:30 Jane Emlyn on keeping garden expenses to a minimum, Julia Lissau on seed and plant growing tips for our heat, and Huguette Allen on the latest news on GMO. Sponsor: the Sustainable Environment Network Society (www.sensociety.org) VERNON BADMINTON CLUB MEETS Mondays and Thursdays 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. at Coldstream elementary school. New members and drop-ins are welcome. Call Dennis at 250-558-4756 or e-mail shuttlevernonbc2012@gmail.com for info. SENIORS’ ACTIVITY CENTRE, ARMSTRONG We’re at 2520 Patterson Ave. Are you 50+ and looking for something to do? Visit the Activity Centre for fun and • Family Dentistry • Cosmetic Services including Whitening, Porcelain friendship. Table tennis 12:30 p.m. Info., Joy Veneers, Crowns, Bridges, Dentures at 250-546-8907 or Nancy at 250-546-8158. • Oral Surgery • Implant Placement & Restoration VERNON TOASTMASTERS We meet at • Treatment of Jaw Joint Disorders • Invisalign • Braces the Holiday Inn Express, Thursdays 7:30 to OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9 p.m. No obligation, just come and see how EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE Toastmasters contributes to better communication skills. For more info. call Serle at 250542-5161or e-mail serle-skwerl@shaw.ca BOYS CLUB Is your boy six to 12 years old? Does he like to have fun and make new friends, playing soccer, games, crafts, woodworking, camping and Christian learning? We meet every Thursday. For more Dr. Kevin Dr. Pita Dr. Marke O’Shea Dhaliwal Pedersen information, call East Hill Community Church at 250-545-3926. KNITTING CIRCLE ARMSTRONG New members welcome. Join us the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursday of the month, Armstrong Chamber of Commerce at 7 p.m. Bring a 3401 - 33rd Street, Vernon • 250-545-3319 project or just yourself. We are donating www.vernondentist.com blankets, toques, mitts, baby things to those
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Feature Event: Community sports referendum voting
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he referendum for the Community Sports Field and Athletics Facility is nearly upon us. Early voting will be available today: Wednesday, March 27, and Wednesday, April 3 at the Schubert Centre, Coldstream Municipal Hall and the Regional District of North Okanagan office. Polling station hours are between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. General Voting Day is on Saturday, April 6, with polling stations at the Priest Valley Gym, Coldstream elementary school, BX elementary school, and Ellison elementary school between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. More information on this project, voting eligibility and required identification can be found at www.rdno.ca/communitysportsfacility.
in need. Info.: Rhonda at 250-546-3906, Pat Corbet at 250-546-2465, Wanda Bristol at 250-546-2983. CANCER RELAXATION SUPPORT GROUP For people living with cancer and their support persons. Meets Thursdays at 3:30 p.m., People Place, 3402-27th Ave. Info.: Colleen at 250-542-6373. AA MEETINGS THURSDAYS Meeting, Monday to Sunday, 7 a.m., 3204 Alexis Park Dr.; this is an open meeting and is handicap accessible.. Monday to Friday, noon, open, VTC, 2810-48th Ave. (H) Meeting, open, 10 a.m., Schubert Centre, 3505-30th Ave. Closed meeting 8 p.m., Mug and Muffin, 2801B-34th St. Meeting (X) open, 8 p.m., VTC, 2810-48th Ave. Open meeting, 3204 Alexis Park Dr. Vernon (H), 5 p.m. daily. (H) handicap access. (X) no handicap access. 250-545-4933 NORTH OKAN. HOME LEARNERS SUPPORT Parents’ meeting is the last Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., Bean to Cup in the basement. New members welcome. Please call Jill Catlin at 5452681 for more information. VERNON MS SOCIETY SUPPORT GROUP Meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m., room 105 of the People Place. Call 542-2241. THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS TCF is an international, non-profit, non-denominational, self-help organization for parents who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause. Meetings are held at 7 p.m., on the last Thursday of the month at the People Place, 340227th Ave., Vernon. Info., contact Darlene or Allen in Vernon at 250-558-5026 or Kelli in Falkland at 250-379-2465 or her cell at 250-308-8489.
UPCOMING
VERNON PUBLIC ART GALLERY March 29, 1 -3 p.m., “Just Imagine” Collage Painting Workshop for Kids. Led by ArtStarts instructor Paula Scott, workshop encourages playful imagination using mixed media. Does your child want to grow wings and fly around or ride in a spaceship to the moon? Imagination can take you anywhere. Participants will include a portrait of themselves into a story by creating an art piece using collage and painting. Recommended ages 6-10; $15 members, $20 non-members. Pre-registration required. Call 250-545-3173 or e-mail info@vernonpublicartgallery.com OKANAGAN SINGLES 40+ Easter brunch March 31, noon, at 27th St. Grill (Village Green Hotel). Cost $10 paid members, $14.50 non members, $12.25 seniors. Upon arrival, please pay Dot the exact amount. Please call Dot at 250542-4042 by March 28 to confirm reservations. ALTERED BOOKS: JOURNALING WITH COLLAGE & PAINT Altered art is a process in which an object is enhanced and embellished using paint and collage techniques. Transform a child’s book or hardcover book into a journal, wishbook or personalized book for gift-giving. Basic journaling techniques are incorporated into the course. End product will be a reflection of individual creative expression. April 6 and 7 from noon to 4 p.m., White Valley Community Hall,
with instructor Rosalie Williams. Course cost, $45; supplies, $5. To register, call the Monashee Arts Council at 778-473-3029 or e-mail monasheeartscouncil@gmail.com. ALAN BROOKS NATURE CENTRE 12th Annual Fundraising Dinner & Auction April 5, Best Western Vernon Lodge, 3914-32nd St. Doors open 5:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. Emcee is CHBC’s Mike Roberts, auctioneer Kevin Rothwell, live entertainment, cash bar. Tickets $65 per person, avail. at TicketSeller, 250-549-7469 or www.ticketseller.ca. A $25 charitable donation receipt provided for each ticket purchased. Tables of eight may be reserved. All proceeds benefit education programs at the Allan Brooks Nature Centre. NEW MANNA MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL Fundraising info. dinner, with updates from Russia, Ukraine, Tanzania April 6 at 6 p.m., Vernon Full Gospel, 5871 Okanagan Landing Rd. Special music and auction. Tickets by donation, please reserve by calling 250-549-1703. READY SET LEARN Okanagan Boys and Girls Club and School District 22 present this free program April 8 to 17 for parents and children ages three to five at all district elementary schools. Learn about kindergarten readiness, your child’s development and community programs. Receive a bag provided by Lavington Ladies Work Group and a free book. Call your local elementary school to register for one of the dates. PARENTING THE LOVE & LOGIC WAY Six-week practical parenting course starts April 8 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Vernon, facilitated by Joel and Jodie Haberstock, 7 to 7:45 p.m. Program is $40 per couple, $25 per individual, includes parent manual. Childcare avail., $3 per child, $5 per family. Also, meal offered at 5:15 p.m. for $10. Register by calling 250-549-2244 or e-mail to church@stjohnsvernon.com. Space limited! CALLING ALL WAR BRIDES! The Canadian War Brides & Families Assoc. is hosting our annual reunion in Victoria, B.C. April 12, 13 and 14 at the Fairmont Empress Hotel and we encourage any war brides and family members to join us. For more information and your reunion registration forms, please contact war bride Joan Reichardt at 250-352-7013 or e-mail jreichardt@netidea.com GOD’S KITCHEN...FROM EARTH TO TABLE April 20, All Saints Anglican Church, 320527th St., Vernon, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All welcome; workshops geared to everyone from children to seniors. Registration starts 9 a.m., cost $10 per person; $20 maximum per family, with 100 Mile lunch provided. Kathryn Hettler from Pilgrim’s Produce will speak on “Connecting Faith & Farming,” workshops include Andrea Gunner on Meanings & Values of Virtuous Foods, Cory Rundell on Preparation of 100 Mile Lunch, Elizabeth Peto on Hands-on Safe and Easy Canning, Dave Wides on Transplanting Seedlings, Element Eco-Design on Hands-on Composting in Small Places; watch and discuss the film, Dirt. Sponsored by the Anglican Churches of the North Okanagan. Info.: www. kootenayanglican.ca and click on God’s Kitchen.
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Spring ride
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Vernon Golf & Country Club
Easter Brunch
LISA VANDERVELDE/MORNING STAR
Buffet
Ron Peltier and his son Rad, four, utilize the path beside 25th Avenue Saturday as they get out in the sunshine.
Sunday, March 31st • 10:30 am or 12:30 pm
$
19
95
Only…
Children 5-12 $10.95
Don’t miss out — call to reserve now
250-542-0151
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PRICES IN EFFECT THROUGH MARCH 30, 2013
Grocery
OPEN GOOD FRIDAY 8AM - 7PM Stove Top
Green Giant
Vegetables Asst. Var., 398 mL......................
98
¢
Cranberry Cocktail Asst. Flav., 3 L ..................... +Dep
5
98
Mayonnaise Asst. Var., 750 - 890 mL ................
398
Bick’s
2/5
Salad Dressings Asst. Var., 475 mL..........................
Old-Fashioned… We believe that quality truly counts. That means we stock only the freshest premium meats for your enjoyment, and our service is second to none. Check Out Our Specialty Choices From Our Meat Department ~ Beef Bacon ~ Old-Fashioned Corned Beef ~ Old-Style Mennonite Sausage - smoked and made the traditional way ~ Home of Armstrong Bulk Cheddar Cheese ~ Raw Low-Carb Pet Food ~ Ocean Wise® Seafood ~ Bison ~ And so much more!
Check our prices on sides and hinds cut, wrapped and frozen to your specifications
Smith Drive, Armstrong 250-546-3039 Open Daily Starting at 8am
Asst. Var., 120 g.........................
98
454 g .............................................
Potato Chips Snack Crackers
Asst. Var., 250 g...................
298
375 mL ................................
4 497 357 2897 147
Cry-O-Vac pkg., 10.96/kg ................................ Canada Grade AA Beef
Top Sirloin Roasts
97
/lb /lb
Boneless, 10.96/kg ............................................. Ground In-Store Fresh Daily
Extra Lean Ground Beef
/lb
7.87/kg....................................... Value Pack!
Armstrong Cheese Asst. Var., 5 lb. Blocks ................................. Frozen
Cooked Shrimp Meat ...............................................................
Cheemo
Perogies
Asst. Var., 907 g ........................................................... McCain
1 kg...............................................................................
Vegetables
3
68
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/ea
/100 g
2/4 3/4
Asst. Var., 750 g ....................................................................
98 98
2
98
6
98
Mott’s
Clamato Juice
98
Asst., Var., 1.89 L.................. +Dep
Coke, Sprite or Canada Dry Pop
2/4
98
Olive, Gherkins or Sweet Onions
98¢
Ground Coffee
3/7
Asst. Flav., 270 g .................
Pork Back Ribs
Green Giant
Folger’s
Creamery Butter
Fresh
Hashbrowns
Asst. Var., 398 mL......................
348
4
Asst. Flav., 12 x 355 mL .......+Dep
McLarens
Meat/Seafood
Frozen
98
Pineapple
¢
Christies
Kraft
Call Us
Stuffing Mix
Lay’s
Hellmann’s
Asst. Var., 1 L ......................
Dole
Meadowvale
Ocean Spray
Dill Pickles
Happy Easter
48
Ocean Spray
Cranberry Sauce
2/4
98
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Produce
California / Mexican Grown
Fresh Asparagus
228 298 48¢ 298 68¢
5.02/kg ................................................................................... BC
Russet Potatoes
10 lb. Bag
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Jumbo Yams 1.06/kg ............................................................................... California Grown
Fresh Strawberries
1 lb ........................................................................................ US Grown
Broccoli 1.50/kg ...............................................................................
Deli Ham Sausage with Garlic ............... Bavarian Meatloaf..................................
198 /lb
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147 147 527 207
/100 g /100 g
Reesers Spinach Dip .................................
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11
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in-store
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Crayola sidewalk chalk 108424
Cadbury single egg 796732 / 368586
Jelly Belly bubbles
Matchbox car collection
650659
472511
Easter magnet set
Play-Doh grab’n go clay, 6pk
Lindt Lindor eggs 3 pk
143058
698075
colouring/activity books 137066 / 951888
Easter grass, 2 oz
Lalaloopsy Micro Surprise
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205947
472511
725013
Jump ice cream chalk
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PASS medium friends egg decoration kits 542439
Coco chocolate bunny, 100g
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Fisher Price single animals
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gas bar and earn
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Play-Doh single can
698275
Easter grass, 4 oz
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Jelly Belly giant bubble wand
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692371
706974 / 777644
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Or, get
3.5¢
per litre**
in Superbucks value using any other purchase method ®
®
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**Redeem your earned Superbucks® value towards the purchase of Merchandise at participating stores (excluding tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets, gas and prescriptions). With each fuel purchase when you use your President’s Choice Financial® MasterCard® or President’s Choice Financial® debit card as payment, you will receive 7 cents per litre in Superbucks® value. When you use any other method of payment, you will receive 3.5 cents per litre in Superbucks® value. Superbucks® value expires 60 days after date of issue. Superbucks® value are not redeemable at third party businesses within participating stores, the gas bar, or on the purchase of tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets and prescriptions. Superbucks® value has no cash value and no cash will be returned for any unused portion. Identification may be required at the time of redemption. See Superbucks® receipt for more details. ® Trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. ©2013. † MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated. President’s Choice Bank a licensee of the mark. President’s Choice Financial MasterCard is provided by President’s Choice Bank. President’s Choice Financial personal banking products are provided by the direct banking division of CIBC.
Prices are in effect until Sunday, March 31, 2013 or while stock lasts. Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. NO RAINCHECKS OR SUBSTITUTIONS on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (flavour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/TM The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this newspaper ad are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. © 2013 Loblaws Inc. *Guaranteed Lowest Prices applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ print advertisements (i.e. flyer, newspaper). We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s print advertisement. Our major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us and are based on a number of factors which can change from time to time. Identical items are defined as same brand, item type (in the case of produce, meat and bakery), size and attributes and carried at this store location. We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.). We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this promise at any time. **We Match Prices! Look for the symbol in store. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match select items in our major supermarket competitors’ flyers throughout the week. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and for fresh produce, meat and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us).
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News We Can’t Do it Alone
The ninth annual All Native Nk’maplqs Hockey Challenge Cup will be in Vernon from Friday to Sunday.
Vernon hosts annual hockey cup Morning Star Staff
A hockey tradition is once again hitting the ice in Vernon. The ninth annual All Native Nk’maplqs Hockey Challenge Cup will be at Wesbild Centre, Civic Arena and Priest Valley Arena from Friday to Sunday. “This is one of the largest hockey tournaments in B.C. and it will give our community an excellent opportunity to showcase our hospitality, commerce and prosperity to the entire province,” said Keith Louis, committee president. The tournament will attract more
than 25 native teams and 450 players from across B.C. and Alberta. It consists of recreation, competitive and masters hockey. The Challenge Cup was founded by the late Jay Louis as a way of revitalizing the game of all-native hockey. “The tournament committee members have dedicated their time to ensure, each year, the tournament is a success and continue Jay’s legacy,” said Keith Louis. “The objective is to also mentor aboriginal youth in their hockey devel-
opment by promoting sportsmanship, fair play and positive role modelling.” All residents are encouraged to come out and take in the action. “We dedicate our time and efforts to enhance a positive quality of life in our youth and sports participants by advocating active lifestyles,” said Keith Louis. “This is an opportunity to enjoy team sports and to promote friendships amongst other communities.” For more information, go to http:// nkmaplqschallengecup.wix.com/hockey1
Lavington market seeks vendors RogeR Knox Morning Star Staff
Creating a farmers’ market in Lavington is Iftkhar Ahmed’s way of giving back to his community. Ahmed hopes to start the North Okanagan’s only Sunday farmer’s market at Jeffers Park – beside the Lavington fire hall – in early-tomid-June. “I just want to do something to help the community,” said Ahmed. “I think there are quite a few people from Lavington, Whitevale, Coldstream and Vernon that would take part.” The market would likely run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will feature three vendor categories: performing artists, locally made crafts and, of course, fruits, vegetables and snacks. “A vendor could sell meat as long as they have the certifications,” said Ahmed, who is now looking for vendors for the proposed
“I just want to do something to help the community.” — Iftkhar Ahmed
Lavington market. There are big and small spots available at the Jeffers Park location. He is hoping to have
30 to 40 vendors fill the smaller spots, and 10 to 20 vendors take up the bigger spots. “My rates will be very reasonable,” said
Ahmed. “My only goal is to break even.” The planned Lavington Farmers’ Market would likely run until September. Any vendor interested in participating is asked to call Ahmed at 250-308-4532, or check out his website at www. showtimeeventmanagement.com.
Easter Savings Event!
SAVE
20%
on new Alia N Tan Jay Spring Fashions!
ENDS SATURDAY MARCH 30!
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VERNON DODGE WELCOMES
Dan Loewen, General Manager of Vernon Dodge is excited to announce that Paul Sterritt has joined the #1 automotive team in the Okanagan. Paul, along with his daughter, has lived in the beautiful North Okanagan for over 20 years. An avid skiier, Paul has also been a volunteer fire fighter with the Armstrong Fire Department for 11 years. Paul would like to invite all of his friends and family as well previous clients to come and experience the difference you can expect in dealing with the team of professionals at Vernon Dodge Jeep. Come down to Vernon Dodge today and see why it’s our people that make us #1!
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The BC SPCA cares for thousands of orphaned, abandoned and abused animals each year. Volunteers are urgently needed to care for animals and assist with SPCA events. If you can help, please contact your Vernon BCSPCA local shelter today. 4800 Haney Road (250) 549-7297
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Sunday Morning Easter Worship Service 10am
HE IS NOT HERE, HE IS RISEN!
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3906 35A Street / 250-542-4135 www.alexisparkchurch.com
Presbyterian Family Friendly
www.knoxvernon.ca
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5600 MacDonald Rd, Vernon • 250.545.1536
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As the former chairperson of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, I was witness to many very capable aboriginal leaders that were moving their communities forward. I also was witness to a few that were not. This is also true of non-aboriginal communities. The success of a community is the direct result of good leadership. This is why your government has taken action to make certain there is transparent and open accounting of band finances. We have introduced legislation to put in place a framework of open and fair band elections, and ensure that all band members experience the freedoms and human rights attributed to all Canadians. This will help band members hold their leaders accountable as done in non-aboriginal communities. The aboriginal leadership and our government are making progress. A poll taken during these demonstrations found that more than 50 per cent of aboriginals did not support Idle No More and more than 60 per cent did not support Chief Spence’s actions. I wish we could hear more about the First Nations and the government of Canada working successfully together rather than always hearing the negative. We have not addressed all of the issues, but we are dealing with decades of bad policy, and it takes time to build a new relationship and move forward together. All Canadians, both aboriginal and non-aboriginal, need to embrace one another with a common resolve to work together.
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Head coach Kris Mallette asked his North Okanagan Knights to lay it on the line in Game 7 of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Okanagan/Shuswap Conference final Sunday night at Nor-Val Sports Centre. Banged up, missing their top scorer and having been pushed around by the Osoyoos Coyotes in the previous two games, it was about the only thing he could ask of a desperate team facing elimination. They responded with a gutsy 4-0 win to advance to their first-ever league final, which began Tuesday night in the Kootenays against the well-rested Castlegar Rebels. “We were in a situation where we had to win or we were going home, and we responded,” said Mallette, who was without injured sniper Matty Saharchuk (broken hand). “They did have momentum, but when you’ve got 700 fans sitting in your stands our guys came out and completely dominated the first period. “It was a couple rows deep in the standing room. The kids really fed off it and put on a show.” Game 2 of the KIJHL final goes tonight at the Castlegar Complex, with the third and fourth tilts scheduled for Friday and Saturday night in Armstrong. The winner advances to Excitement Meter the Cyclone Taylor Cup, hosted by the Mat Lambert Comox Valley Glacier Kings, April ¥ 11-14. RogeR Knox/MoRning StaR “We’ve done our homework,” said Mallette. “We’re very similar – we’re North Okanagan Knights goalie Dustin Nikkel makes one of his 33 game seven stops with Osoyoos Coyotes forward Colin Chmelka relentless on the forecheck and come looking for a rebound during the Knights’ 4-0 series clinching victory Sunday at the Nor-Val Sports Centre in Armstrong. back hard on the backcheck. We roll Knights’ captain Steve Pantazopoulos returned for Game stormed up ice on a 3-on-2, and Colton Thibault converted a four lines just like them. It should be an ¥ passing with Caton Lambert before the intermission. 7 after serving a one-game suspension. He underwent Don’ta doupay for 90 play days on all and Civic financing. exciting series.” “Mat Lambert had a great rebound game. He was quick to The Rebels, coached by Steve ble-root canal earlier in the series after having a pair of teeth point out what he was lacking and he was definitely playing Junker, swept the Golden Rockets in knocked out by an errant Osoyoos stick in Game 5. Derek Andrews “Everyone was really focused for the game,” said outside his comfort zone,” said Mallette, who also praised the Kootenay Conference final and have had a week to prepare for North Pantazopoulos. “You could tell everyone wanted it. There d-men Nathan Browne and Mac Ferner for elevating their Okanagan. Junker watched Game 7 via the Internet, and was a different feel in the dressing room. Everyone was really game. Andrews provided a snooker-like empty-netter with 1:15 was impressed by North Okanagan’s call-ups (Vernon for- focused for the game.” The Knights outshot the Coyotes 15-4 in the first period, left in regulation, banking a shot off the boards from behind wards Blaine Caton and Curtis Sexsmith and d-man Matt and were up 2-0 before Osoyoos had even registered a shot the redline. Halvorson, and Kelowna forward Kobe Oishi). Nikkel finished with 33 saves for his third post-season On their regular-season series (North Okanagan won both on Dustin Nikkel. shutout. Gordichuk made 31 stops. Derek Andrews, taking a feed from first star Mat Lambert, games, one in overtime), Junker added: “Both games were Castlegar forwards Jamie Vlanich and Stuart Walton each front of the net with traffic in good. I think their goalie stood on his head in their rink. I and Lambert, rolling to thebi-weekly with have 19 points in the playoffs, and have scored a combined 13 scored a minute apart. FG4A5CK remember saying, ‘This team’s young, but they’re good’ after front of Jesse Gordichuk, $0 down. “We were flying,” said Mallette. “They were in our zone times. It will be important that Vlanich keep himself on the both games. “We’re a well-rounded team. We have good goaltending, but our guys were buying in. Guys were competing so hard ice against the Knights, as he also leads the team in playoff penalty minutes, just eight short of a full hour. FG4A5CK good dee. We have the ability to roll four lines. That’s one of for loose pucks.” Excitement Meter Cereal Box Nobel Okanagan When Osoyoos did count their first shot, North See CASTLEGAR on A25 our strengths, our depth.” Prize Prize
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SportS BriefS Tambellini topping up Eagles’ offence
Ex-Vernon Viper Adam Tambellini scored once as the Surrey Eagles shaded the host Chilliwack Chiefs 3-2 in overtime Monday night to claim their best-of-five BCHL series in three games. Tambellini has seven goals in seven playoff games to lead the Eagles, who now await the winner of the Victoria Grizzlies-Alberni Bulldogs series for the Coast Conference final. Michael Stenerson set up the goal to force extra time and then scored the winner 2:41 into OT in front of 1,700 fans at Prospera Centre. Austin Plevy and Spencer Graboski scored for the Chiefs, while Brett Mulcahy converted a Stenerson feed to tie it for the Eagles. A two-goal first period proved to be all the scoring the Victoria Grizzlies needed as they grounded the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. Myles Fitzgerald opened the scoring on the powerplay and former Viper Pearce Eviston scored the eventual winner late in the period before 1,100 fans at Bear Mountain Arena in Victoria. Game 4 went Tuesday night in Port Alberni.
Coldstream tees up free golf for kids
Kids 12 and under won’t find any hidden chocolate balls at the Coldstream Golf Course this weekend. Instead, they will play for free from Good Friday through Easter Sunday. Foursomes must include at least one adult. “We just want to get some kids out there for the Easter weekend and have some fun,” said Vernon Tilbert of the unique Coldstream course. The par-36 track includes one par-3 and one long par-5. The signature hole is the second, featuring an old barn adjacent to the green. Tee times will be accepted starting at 11 a.m. (call 1-250-547-6048). Kids normally pay $11 for nine holes. A bucket of balls will be reduced from $5 to $2 and family memberships will be on sale at 15 per cent off.
Kapak pulls Canada West repeat
Vernon speed skater Connie Kapak won five gold medals at the Canada West Short Track Championships last weekend in Canmore, Alta. Skaters from all the western provinces plus the Yukon and NWT competed in girls (11-14 years) and boys (12-15). Kapak was one of 11 girls in the 13-year-old girls division. She repeated showings from last year, taking gold in the 200-, 400-, 1,500- and 3,000-metre distances, plus boosting Team B.C. to gold in the relay.
Ikkala flying with Union Dutchmen
Vernon Viper grad Cole Ikkala and the Union Dutchmen are through to the NCAA East Regional hockey playoff tournament. The Dutchmen bounced the Brown Bears 3-1 in Saturday’s ECAC final before 4,000 fans at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. New Jersey product Max Novak scored twice for Union, who shut out the Yale Bulldogs 5-0 in the semifinals Friday night. Ikkala, a junior forward, had one assist. He had one goal and six points in the regular season. Brown upset No. 1 Quinnipiac Bobcats 4-0 in the other semifinal. Viper grads Connor Jones (7-1118) and Kellen Jones (11-5-16) were junior forwards with the Bobcats. Powell River King grad Kyle Bodie tied for the Bobcat scoring lead with nine goals and 32 points. Union faces the Boston College Eagles Saturday at the Dunkin’ Donuts Centre in Providence, RI.
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“Right now I’m scoring goals and I’m the king of the world,” Alex Ovechkin told reporters Tuesday night. “And a couple weeks ago I was almost in the toilet. So maybe you just forget to flush me.”
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Silver Star Freestyle Ski Club athletes ruled the air and bumps in the Timber Tour B.C. Championships last weekend at their home mountain resort. Under beautiful, sunny skies, 200 athletes gathered to compete in both slopestyle and moguls competition. The slopestyle competition opened Friday. In the 16-18 age group, Vernon’s Tanner Gordon, fresh off a runner-up finish at Junior Nationals, topped off his run by coming in backwards to O’Doyle, the largest jump on the course, and spinning 900 degrees off-axis to take top spot. Close on his heels in third was teammate Thomas Pool, Junior National Champion Jake Ondrik in fifth, Tyson Oland sixth, Ty Schulte seventh and Connor Broderick eighth. Patrick Marsh, not letting the Vernon Morning Star front-page fame go to his head, laid down a solid run in the 14-15 age bracket to take fourth. Matt Roberts and Zach Fenn were ninth and 10th respectively. Stirling Peters, in the 13 and Under category, put his hard work in the off-season on display with solid rail technique and spins to take home third, Hayden Person’s 450 off the cannon rail was the start to his solid run, landing him fifth followed by Benjamin Rampado in sixth and Jacob Tooke in 11th. Josh Melbourne landed a super clean 720, his first in competition, to earn his top placing of the year in 12th. Elevenyear-old Elena Gaskell, competing in the 13 and Under division, continued her winning ways with her run highlighted with a front flip followed by a 540 for gold. Jamie
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Zach Fenn of Vernon competes in the slope style competition at the Timber Tour B.C. Freestyle Ski Championships Friday morning at Silver Star Mountain Resort. Rykuiter stomped a super clean 360 in her run to place ninth. Elena Gaskell led the Silver Star charge in the moguls with a season-best fourth. Patrick Dew and Person both earned sixth in their respective groupings. In the Super Youth dual moguls Sunday, Megan Loland and Jordan Macdonald each struck gold in the Women’s 12 and Under and 8-9 divisions, respectively. Sam Rampado was runner-up in the Men’s 10-11 group, while Tate Garrod bagged a bronze in the 8-9 class just ahead of Jaxon Peters. Kyle Bush was third and Alex Sewell fourth in the 7 and Under. Jaidyn Gordon-Mason finished fourth
in Men’s 12 and Under. In the Super Youth slopestyle, Loland topped her class, as did Caden Danbrook in the Men’s 10-11 division. Tressa Reinhart pocketed third in Women’s 8-9 with Macdonald sixth and Ella Rolleston seventh. Matthew Gardner placed fourth and Liam Bush seventh in Men’s 10-11, while Peters and Zach Oland were seventh and eighth, respectively, in Men’s 8-9. Steven Benischek was fifth and Travis Beer seventh in Men’s 12 and Under. Gold sponsors for the Timber Tour were: Kal Tire, Monashee Powder Snowcats, Helmut’s Sausage and CIBC Wood Gundy.
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Maddie Powls thought she was going to the Western Canadian U16A Ringette Championships with the Vernon Fury. However, after winning the provincial title a few weeks ago in Langley, the Fury were told by officials their application was received too late so the runner-up team would represent B.C. Powls got the call from the Kelowna Hype and she gladly accepted the offer. The Hype are scheduled to fly to Regina this morning. They meet the host team in their opener Thursday morning.
“They told me they like that I’m a classy player and I’m a good playmaker,” said Powls, a 15-year-old, Grade 9 VSS student. “They said I’m gritty on and off the ice.” Powls, a forward, will be competing in a western championships for the first time. She will feel comfortable with the Hype. “I played with six or seven of them in the B.C. Winter Games last year in Vernon. We won a bronze medal.” Team B.C. takes on Alberta Thursday night and then go up against Saskatchewan and Manitoba on Friday. The playoffs are Saturday.
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Vernon’s Maddie Powls (middle) will compete with the Kelowna Hype at the Western Canadian U16A Ringette Championships.
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“Most of their guys are pretty skilled,” said Pantazopoulos. “It’s going to be pretty fast-paced and gritty series. We’re going to use our speed like we always do.” The last time Castlegar won the league championship was in the 1995-96 season. The last time they played for the trophy, however, was in 2010-11 when Osoyoos went on to claim the title.
Castlegar won back-to-back titles in 1976-78. ICE CHIPS: Junker, 41, had 106 goals in four WHL seasons with the Spokane Chiefs. Drafted in the fifth round by the Islanders in ‘91, he played five NHL games, spent five years in minors and 13 in Germany. Former teammates included Jeff Finley with Capital District Isles of AHL and, in Germany, Sandy Moger and Jason
Podollan, all of Vernon, and Cherryville’s Dustin Whitecotton... Ex-Vernon Laker Darcy Martini is an assistant coach with Rebels. He helped the Lakers win the 198788 BCJHL title under head coach Ernie Gare... Rebels’ forward Diego Bartlett recorded two goals for first star as a call-up with the Trail Smoke Eaters as they rallied from a three-goal deficit to upend the Vernon Vipers 5-4 in a Jan. 9 BCHL tilt.
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Okanagan Rockets’ forward and vernon product Spencer hewson (above right) tries to go wide on vancouver northwest Giants’ defenceman trevor Maclean in B.c. Major Midget hockey league action. left: the Rockets’ Dennon leibel, also of vernon, takes a faceoff.
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Vernon centres Dennon Leibel and Spencer Hewson were skating on fumes Sunday morning at the Burnaby Winter Club. Just a few hours after a 4-3 triple-overtime win to square the best-of-three B.C. Major Midget Hockey League final series, the Okanagan Rockets bowed 1-0 to the four-time defending champion Vancouver Northwest Giants. “We were exhausted; we got about four hours sleep,” said Leibel, who turns 17 in July. “It was a good game. We actually had a lot of chances; we just couldn’t bear down and bury them.” Anthony Conti scored off a deflection from the point in the first period. The Rockets pressed hard, but were unable to beat Bob Didur in net. Added Hewson: “The triple-overtime game was over just before midnight so the first period of the morning game had a slower tempo.” The Giants will now wait for the Alberta Midget AAA League winner – either the Red Deer Chiefs or the Edmonton South Side Athletic Club Athletics. Vancouver hosts the 2013 Pacific Midget Regionals, April 5-7. The Telus Cup national Midget finals are in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. The Giants opened the series with a 3-1 victory Friday, getting a late empty-netter from Brandon Del Grosso (New
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Westminster). Carter Hikichi (Kelowna) put the Rockets ahead early in the first period, assisted by Alex Gran (Kelowna) and Graham Millar (Penticton). Del Grosso equalized on a powerplay off a pass from Anthony Conti (North Vancouver). Just over a minute into the third, Gavin Gould (North Vancouver) gave the Giants the lead with help from Jackson Cressey (West Vancouver) and Colton Kerfoot (West Vancouver). On Saturday, Josh Blanchard of the Rockets scored with 58 seconds left in regulation to force extra time, setting the stage for Liam Finley who deflected home the winner at 13:40 of the third OT. GM David Michaud was impressed with the Rockets’ effort all season. “It’s tough and pretty deflating, but at the end of the day, it’s a one-goal loss to a very good hockey team in the final game of our season,” said Michaud. “I’m so proud of the effort and total commitment we had from all these guys. All 20 of them are champions in my book. They never quit, and to push a team like this to the limit like they did, I’m incredibly proud. “They (Giants) had 10 returnees. They are a very good hockey club. We thought we had some momentum after the triple-overtime game, but they (Giants) just didn’t get rattled.” The Rockets finished third in the regular season at 26-6-8 record. The Giants were a clear first at 34-2-4. Hewson, who turned 17 in January, has verbally agreed
to play for Mike Vandekamp’s BCHL Nanaimo Clippers next season. He racked up 16 goals and 39 points with the Rockets. “It was a good season, the whole year, for the team and myself,” said Hewson. “We had highs and lows and fortunately, we had a lot of highs.” Hewson noted that after regular-season and playoff tilts between the two finalists, the Giants ended up winning by one goal overall. “We knew it would be an upset because they had won the last four times. It was funny because on Twitter, we had everybody cheering us on because nobody wanted them to win it again.” Michaud gushed about the 5-foot-11, 175-pound Hewson’s contributions to the Rockets. “Spencer is a class act. He was a leader for us all year. He’s a such a clutch individual. His value is as much off the ice as it is on the ice. He’s a 200-foot player and has a bright future.” Leibel got most of his seven goals and 11 points earlier in the season. “Dennon has some good hockey in front of him. He’s so versatile. He got some points at the start of the season and then we put him in a grinder’s role, and to his credit, he did everything we asked. He’s fearless, and he blocked shots and killed penalties.” The 5-foot-9, 165-pound Leibel will attend the West Kelowna Warriors’ spring camp this weekend. He hopes to play Junior B or A next year.
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KELOWNA – On the heels of a recordsetting 52-win regular season, it’s not a position the Kelowna Rockets wanted or expected to be in early in the Western Hockey League playoffs. Due to a pair of unlikely home-ice losses in overtime, the Rockets find themselves chasing the seventh-seeded Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Conference quarterfinal series. Game 3 went Tuesday night at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash., site of Game 4, Wednesday night. Seattle finished 50 points back of Kelowna in the regular season. The T-Birds, employing a grinding, workmanlike approach, used extra time in Games 1 and 2 to escape Kelowna with a pair of wins – 5-4 Friday and 2-1 Saturday at Prospera Place. The Rockets, on the other hand, didn’t
look a whole lot like the deep and efficient club that went 31-5 at Prospera in the regular season. Alexander Delnov scored the winner 2:41 into overtime before 5,578 fans. After a scoreless first period, Rockets’ rookie Cole Linaker opened the scoring in the second period. Seattle defenceman Jared Hauf tied the game midway through the third period, forcing overtime. Head coach Ryan Huska said time is short for his team to get back to playing the style that led to a B.C. Division championship. “We’ve put ourselves in a situation we didn’t want to be in and now we have to respond,” said Huska. “Seattle played very well in the first two games and we didn’t seem to have the jump or the game that we’re used to seeing from our team.” With the loss of captain Colton Sissons
to injury for eight to 12 weeks, the Rockets are missing their emotional leader and team MVP. In Sissons’ absence, Huska said many Rockets need to be better in both the leadership and work ethic departments. “You have to look at it as an opportunity for other guys to step up, and to provide leadership and energy,” said Huska. Game 5, if necessary, will be played Saturday night at Prospera Place. ROCKET FUEL..The Rockets have added affiliate players F Nick Merkley and D Joe Gatenby to the roster for the remainder of the WHL playoffs. Merkley (Calgary midget Bisons) was the club’s first-round choice of the 2012 WHL bantam draft, while Gatenby (Okanagan Midget Rockets) was selected in the second round. A third AP, Justin Kirkland (Camrose, Alta.) is also with the team.
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Justin Mitchell (left) of Vernon Battery and Brad Wick of the Vernon Liquor Store Screamin’ Eagles chase a loose puck in Boston Pizza Pond Hockey League A bracket semifinals Thursday night at the Okanagan Training Rink.
Kakoske counts 12 for Eagles The Vernon Liquor Store Screamin’ Eagles were one win away from a spot in the Boston Pizza 3-on-3 Pond Hockey League final Tuesday night at Okanagan Training Rink. Standing in their way were the Willms Electric Whalers, who iced Pinnacle Pellet 20-13 in a Monday showdown of the double-knockout tourney. The Pinnacles’ advanced scouting report failed to pick up on the Whalers’ Bryce Kakoske, who recorded 12 goals and two assists. Nigel Barker, Chris Robinson, Erik Locke and Gord (Hoon) Cochrane
each added deuces in support of Rodger Sewell. Laird Fawcett (4), Corey Massie (3), Philip Klein (3), Steve Clark (2) and Tyler Usselman answered for the Pellet crew. The Eagles pulled out a thrilling 12-11 shootout win over Vernon Battery to stay in the A Bracket Thursday night at OTR. League scoring leader Tim Proctor and Landon Neary scored for the Eagles in the shootout, while Malcolm McPhee had one for the Battery boys. Big Brad Wick scored a hat trick, and Proctor netted a pair, in regulation. Brad Jones, with three goals, and McPhee,
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son and finally committed with two games left,” said Stecher, who thanked Harbinson for the opportunity he gave him. “A lot of hard work went into it with myself and my family.” Stecher flew to the University of Western Michigan a week after visiting North Dakota. “I came home and when you fall in love with something that’s all you think about,” said the Richmond native, who turns 19 next week. “That’s what happened with North Dakota. It’s a place I’m really excited about going to and they have a deep history of producing NHL players and I’m excited to go with my good friend Wade Murphy. We have been really good friends ever since we were younger.”
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CAIRNS, Lottie It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of Lottie Cairns on March 23, 2013 in Armstrong, BC. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.myalternatives.ca Arrangements entrusted to ALTERNATIVES FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES® Vernon 250-558-0866 & Armstrong 250-546-7237
BUCHANAN, JOSEPH WILLIAM January 21, 1923 December 21, 2012
It is with sad hearts the family announces the unexpected passing of our husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather on December 21 2012 at age 89 years. A celebraƟon of Joe͛s life will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 11͗00 a.m. at St. John͛s Lutheran Church, ϱ1ϱ1 Alain Zd., sernon, BC. ZecepƟon to follow. In lieu of Ňowers please consider a donaƟon to the Children͛s Hospital or the Alnjheimer society. ~Rest in peace DAD , we love and will miss you. ~ Arrangements entrusted to &ISCHEZ͛S &UNEZAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. EMAIL condolences and share memories at www.Įschersfuneralserǀices.com.
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Betty Ann Blin
Edward John (Ed) Nedjelski
May 16, 1959 – March 22, 2013
was born on May 16th, 1912 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan and came to Vernon in 1951. He resided here unƟl his death in the Vernon Jubilee Hospital on March 20th, 2013, just two months before his 101st birthday. He will be loǀingly remembered by his three sons, Wayne (Donna) of Castlegar, B.C., Ted of Lake Country, B.C. and Bruce (Nancy) of &alkland, B.C.͖ six grandchildren, Tiana (Mel), Aaron, Thea, Brooke, Marshall (Hyo Young) and Jennifer (Don)͖ Įǀe great-grandchildren, Bryce, yylar, <aisen, Chloe and Stella͖ numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members. He was preceded in death by all of his siblings. In respecƟng Ed͛s wishes, he was cremated and there will be no funeral serǀice held. As an expression of sympathy, those who wish to do so may send donaƟons in memory of Ed to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital &oundaƟon, 2101-32nd Street, Vernon, B.C. V1T 5L2. CremaƟon arrangements were made with BETHEL &UNERAL CHAPEL LTD., 5605-2ϳth Street, Vernon, B.C. V1T 8 5 250-5ϰ2-118ϳ
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It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of BeƩy Ann Blin. She died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by loǀe. BeƩy Ann is surǀiǀed by her partner Daǀe Straw and her children 'aret Meyers (<rista), Nara Straw (Camille), Chantel Straw (Ronj), Jayme Searle (Thomas), and Leǀi Meyers (Emma), and her grandchildren, BreƩ, Hayleigh and <eria. BeƩy Ann will be miss deeply by all who had the pleasure to meet this special soul. Her family would liŬe to send their greatest appreciaƟon to the North OŬanagan Hospice House for their amanjing loǀe and support for BeƩy Ann and her family. A celebraƟon of life will be held at Paddlewheel Hall on April ϲ, 2013 from 1͗30 - 3͗30pm. In lieu of Ňowers and giŌs, donaƟons may be sent to the Cancer Clinic or the North OŬanagan Hospice House.
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Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Owner Ops. for our Kelowna based terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving exp. / training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package. To join our team of Professional drivers, email a resume, current driver’s abstract & details of truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call Bev: 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. We thank you for your interest, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.
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Vitamin Manager Nature’s Fare Markets in Vernon is looking for a full-time Vitamin Manager to become a team member in our award-winning store. Nature’s Fare is a BC owned and operated business that is dedicated to the needs of its customers and its staff. We offer competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits program, and exciting staff incentives. The successful candidate for this position has extensive knowledge of vitamins and supplements, is passionate about health and the health food industry, and possesses strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Experience with purchasing and knowledge of inventory control systems are necessary to succeed in this role. This position requires an individual who is positive, who can offer exceptional customer service, and who can effectively lead a dynamic team in a fast-paced, retail environment. Applicants must be willing to work evenings, weekends and be flexible on availability. Please send resume by email to careers@naturesfare.com, or apply in person at Nature’s Fare Vernon.
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QUALIFIED TRADES PERSON – CARPENTER Under the supervision of Manager of Facilities, provides trained carpentry services to the School district in the areas of Maintenance and renovation of physical plants. QUALIFICATIONS: Certification as a journeyman as set out in the B.C. Apprenticeship Act for Carpentry T.Q., or equivalent Interprovincial Technical Qualifications preferably combined with Locksmith certification; Three years’ working experience as a tradesperson in maintenance within the specified trades; Working knowledge of related maintenance trades connected with physical plant servicing, preferably with some joinery certification or experience; Demonstrated ability to take direction, carry out assigned duties independently; and work as part of a team with other trades persons; Demonstrated physical ability to perform assigned duties (including climbing ladders and scaffolds); Working knowledge of other related maintenance trades connected with physical plant servicing; Have a good working knowledge of the National Building Code of B.C. and be proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints; Hold a valid B.C. Driver’s License. This is a temporary Union. Salary is $27.89 per hour. Effective date and length of term is to be determined. Please submit applications and resumes to School District #83, attention Darlene Chambers, Human Resources Officer, Box 129, Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4N2 or fax 250-832-9428 by April 5, 2013.
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The RBC Dominion Securities Branch located in Vernon is looking for an Assistant to join the team in maintaining, developing and growing Investment Advisor’s businesses by providing clients exceptional service in an efficient and professional manner. The ability to organize and prioritize work is important, as is excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail. The ideal candidate will have 2 years of customer service experience in an office environment and a willingness to complete licensing courses. Experience in the Investment field would be considered a strong asset. ** If you are interested in being considered for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter by email to lori.stene@rbc.com. We value diversity in the workplace, are committed to Employment Equity and will provide reasonable workplace accommodation to applicants with disabilities.
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Lake Country Truss is accepting resumes for a Truss Assembler. Experience preferred. Drop off resume in person from 8am to 2pm at #60 Udy Place in the Spallumcheen Industrial Park. Orchard Workers needed for Bagry Bros. Orchards Ltd. from June 20 to Nov 15. Thinning, Summer Pruning & Harvesting, $10.25/hr. Phone 250-503-7693 or Fax 250-5422136. 317 French Rd, Vernon Part-Time Admin Assistant/ Project Coordinator needed for local home builder. Please email resume to vernonhomebuilder@yahoo.com
Production Workers - chop saws, packaging, assembly, wood production. Seasonal, $11.00/hr. Fax resume to 250-545-7203 or email cmullins.valleywoodreman@ shaw.ca Susie’s Bluenose Deli Hwy 6 Lavington. Looking for hard working responsible person with some knowledge of this kind of work 15-20 hrs/wk, Fri & Sat, and fill in through the week. Drop Resume at Deli.
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We are hiring skilled and compassionate RCAs to join our team. Salary Range: $17.84 - $19.92 Union: BCNU Collective Agreement North Okanagan Hospice Society offers: • Quality end-of-life care to the dying and their loved ones • A team environment where caring, integrity, cooperation and humour are valued • A workplace where individual contributions are appreciated Qualifications: • RCA/HCA Certificate • Minimum 6 months recent facility experience caring for patients with total and/or complex care needs • Availability to work blocks of 8-hour day, evening and night shifts • Physical and emotional ability to perform the duties of the position • Enthusiasm for learning and working in a team environment • Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients • Effective verbal and written communication skills • Ability to organize and prioritize • Ability to operate related equipment • FoodSafe Certificate • Current certification in Emergency First Aid-Community Care • Palliative Care Certificate or equivalent training and experience in end-of-life care an asset
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QUALITY Manager wanted at Coral Beach Farms Ltd. 16351 Carr’s Landing Road, Lake Country, BC. Permanent Position. Must have a minimum of 4 years post-secondary education. Successful candidates must have in depth knowledge of cherries and cherry grading, Global Gap requirements, as well as a minimum of 5 years’ experience managing a cherry sorting room, including quality control and phytosanitary systems. Must have a minimum of 3 seasons experience managing optical cherry sizing equipment. Applicant must be capable of working 6-7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day during harvest from mid July through to Sept., 5 days a week, 8-10 hours a day off harvest. Work includes but is not limited to developing and maintaining food quality systems, managing 100+ sorting and box filling workers while maximizing efficiencies and ensuring quality from the field. Pay range $28-$40/hour. Apply by fax at 250-766-0813 or email at jobs@coralbeach.ca
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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services COOK required at a Vernon seniors’ residence. Minimum 3-years experience. Dayshift. Permanent full-time 40-hour week. Wages commensurate with experience. Personable and outgoing personality with good computer skills. Foodsafe certified. Mail resume and references to Jeff Tenbrooke, PO Box 22016, Vernon, BC V1T 2E0.
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Fitness/Exercise
Legal Services
Photography / Video
Landscaping
Moving & Storage
Rubbish Removal
Feed & Hay
VERNON JAZZERCISE Burn up to 600 calories in one fun and powerfully effective, 60-minute, total body workout. All ages, fitness levels and sizes are welcome. First class is always FREE. Classes run as low as $4 Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 pm and Saturdays at 10 am at the Vernon Family Church 3805 25th Avenue (250)921-4667 or vernonjazzercise@live.ca.
CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
SOZO Photography makes a memory last. The ability to capture emotions and character has been a pursuit of Cindy’s over 8 years now. Internationally known as a photographer of patience for the right moment, Cindy prides herself in pulling out the gold in people of all walks of life. No travel fee for weddings in Kelowna. www.sozophotography.com
Fir bark mulch. $25 yard. Old manure $25 yard. We deliver. 250-804-6720
FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687
*1 Vernon’s own DumpRunz Fast courteous service for around 1/2 the price of the big guys. 250-307-9449
Shavings or sawdust 150 yard loads.Cedar or Fir.Bark mulch. Delivered. 1 (250)8386630
PRO JUNK REMOVAL We haul it all. Call anytime. 250-766-3835
Pets
Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping
The Empty Box
Bookkeeping Services 22 years experience, full service bookkeeping including general ledger, A/R, A/P, payroll and bene�i�s, �on�� and year end, govern�en� re�i��ances and inco�e �ax prepara�ion� YOUR OFFICE OR MINE • REASONABLE RATES
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Landscaping
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Livestock
186 GREENHOW RD., VERNON 1 KM NORTH OF SWAN LAKE NURSERYLAND
Auctions
Auctions
Independently owned and operated by the Raffan Family since 1963. Household, Estate, Warehouse Dispersals and Miscellaneous consignments.
Selling by auction is the most competitive and effective way of marketing new or used merchandise, everything from household items to complete estate and warehouse dispersals. Let our staff with over 50 years of experience help you market your goods the auction way. Hauling is also available.
REGULAR SALE, MAR. 28 MACHINE SALE, APR. 6 903 Raffan Rd., Armstrong, BC
Ph: 250.546.9420 www.valleyauction.ca
Owners & Auctioneers: Don & Peter Raffan
Painting & Decorating WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM
(1) 250-899-3163
3 Rooms For $299, 2 Coats Any Colour
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!
Auctions
Pets & Livestock
Feed & Hay 1st Cut alfalfa grass, 2nd cut grass. No rain. Shed stored. $3/ 65lb bales. 250-307-8633 Excellent 2nd & 3rd crop, grass hay, nutrient analysis avail. 250-546-6158. Hay for sale, barn stored, 1st crop, $4.00 bale, 70 lb bales. 250-546-3371 250-309-5910.
Auctions
AUCTION
s Dodd Dodd s WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 • 6:00 P.M. Large Selection of Jewelry Including Diamond Rings, Heavy Silver Chains, Earrings, Necklaces, Pendants, Etc. FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, ELECTRONICS & MISCELLANEOUS: Sofa & Love Seat, Coffee & End Tables, Antique Dressers, Small Settee & Stool, Large Mirrored Marble Top Dresser, Queen & Double Mattress Sets, Rocking Chairs, Antique Chairs, Large Office Desks, Small Shelf Units, Large Maple Dining Table & 6 Chairs, Painted Small Chest, Framed Mirrors, Stools, Wall Units, China Cabinets, Love Seat, Oak Table & 4 Chairs, Antique 3 Drawer Desk, Framed Pictures & Prints, Antique Small Collectables, Lamps, Cheval Mirror, Area Carpets, Fridges, Washer & Dryers, File Cabinets, Kids Bed, TV’s, Stereo’s, Speakers, Corner Cabinet, Bar Stools, Wheel Chair With Off Road Tires, X-Box 360 & Accessories, Electric Fireplace, Mickey Mouse Watch Collection, Coins, Radio Control Car, Plus Much More. 10hp Yard Machines Garden Mulcher, 12’ Aluminum boat, 12 - Long Roof Trusses, Metal Garden Gates & More. TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: Mastercraft SS Rolling Tool Chest, Air Compressors, 3 & 2 1/2 Ton Floor Jacks, Pressure Washer, 200 Amp Battery Charger, Tabletop Saw, Oxy/Act Torch Set, Electric Panel & Meter Boxes, Jack Stands, Air Tools, Shop Vac, Chainsaw, Scroll Saw, Parts Wash Tank, 6” Bench Vice, 3/4” Socket Set, Extension Cords, Roof Rack, Marble Flooring, Leather Jackets, Fishing Rods, Bikes, Golf Clubs, X-C Skiis, Tackle Boxes, English Riding Saddle, Motorcycle Saddle Bags, New Kitchen Tap Sets, HD Steel Railing, Bathtub, Shelving Boards, 5th Wheel Hitch, Air Flow Tailgate, Receiver Hitches, Large Lot Tires, Windows, 2 - Propane Patio Warmers, Aluminum Ladders, Above Ground Swimming Pool Plus Much More.
www.doddsauction.com Viewing all day Wednesday at 3311-28th Avenue in Vernon Open for consignments: Mon - Fri 8:30 to 5:00 • Sat ‘til noon
DODDS AUCTION
250-545-3259
ANIMAL CARE SOCIETY
Cats and kittens available for adoption to approved homes. Neutered, tattooed & vaccinated.
www.vernonanimalcare.com BUNNIES for Sale. Cute & fluffy, Perfect for Easter! $30 each. (250)275-2565
Merchandise for Sale
Auctions LARGE AUCTION of hardwood flooring (finished & unfinished), pallet racking equipment, office furniture. Saturday, April 6, 10 a.m., 9370 - 48 St., Edmonton, Alberta. Phone 1-888-453-6964.
Farm Equipment CHERRY HYDRO cooler, 2 compressors, 7.5hp & 5hp, stainless steel tank, 40-50 boxes/hr, good condition, $40,000 obo. (250)498-9696. sukhiorchards@hotmail.com Tractor Isiki , 15 hp, deisel, 536 hrs, rototiller incl. Top cond. $4000. 250-542-1032
Firearms OPEN EASTER FRIDAY & SATURDAY with great deals at Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, the Best Little Gun Shop Around, 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tues-Sat 10-6
Furniture Oak table 4 chairs 42x58, only 4 years old. $140. (250)5583820
Heavy Duty Machinery Industrial Metal Lathe & Drill Press. 1(250)546-6114
The Morning Star Wednesday, March 27, 2013 www.vernonmorningstar.com
Merchandise for Sale
Merchandise for Sale
Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock. SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! Also Damaged 40’ $1950 Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Merchandise for Sale
Real Estate
Rentals
Rentals
Misc. for Sale
Misc. for Sale
Apt/Condo for Rent
Duplex / 4 Plex
BUY-SELL-CONSIGN
Mobile Homes & Parks
Apt/Condo for Rent
STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or check us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca TOP DOLLAR PAID Removal, Scrap Cars & Metals, large or small, Farm & Industrial Equipment, & Complete Property Reclamation. Used Tire Sale (250)540-4815 WANTED: Good used furniture, beds & appliances. Phone Furniture Emporium, 250-545-0240 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 We buy & sell it all: windows, doors, kit. cab., paint etc. Happy Harry’s Liquidations, 5201 27th St., Vernon, 250-549-7099
THE PLACE to Live in Vernon
1bdrm, f/s, w/d, close to town. $600.+hydro, N/S, 1 cat ok. Chris 250-542-0657
Quality furniture, household appliances, antiques, collectables and vehicles for CONSIGNMENT. www.doddsauction.com.
CALL DODDS AUCTION 250-545-3259
Stair lifts, platform stair lifts, vertical platform lifts. Shoprider Scooters & Power chairs, new & used. Kel: 250-7647757, Vernon 250-542-3745. Toll Free 1-888-542-3745 www.okmobilty.ca
10,000 BTU Air conditioner. 1yr old. $200. 1(250)542-9256 Computer office desk, slide out for files & printer top, oak finish, $200. Peugeot folding bike for RVing, $100. OBO. (250)546-2987 Free Scrap Metal & Vehicle Removal. Nothing too big or too small! We buy batteries, $4 min 5. Call (250)309-6107 ***HOME PHONE reconnect*** Toll Free 1-866-2871348 Cell Phone Accessories Catalogue Everyone Welcome To Shop Online at: www.homephonereconnect.ca Minikota Extreme 30lb thrust, $50. (250)545-2610 Pedestal TV wall unit, solid oak, 7ftx40in, $400. OBO. 250-546-2987 SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.
Garage Sales
Garage Sales
SCRAP PAPPY 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
Medical Supplies Furniture Emporium WANTED: Good used Medical equipment, walkers, power lift chairs, scooters and other items. Phone 250-545-0240
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Misc. Wanted Gold & Silver. Private buyer buying coins, jewelry, silverware, nuggets ect. I can come to you! Todd 250-864-3521 Local Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Coin Guy: 250-863-3082 PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670 WANTED Dodge Dually 3500 4x4, 12 valve. diesel 89-1998 models. Bob (403)703-4777
Musical Instruments
GARAGE SALE DIRECTORY Starts Friday, April 5, 2013
Word ad 3 lines or less
DEADLINE 5PM WEDNESDAY
(approx 10-12 words)
19.99
$
INCLUDES TAX
Be sure to include the DATE, TIME & ADDRESS
Henry Piovesan Accepting new students for the Spring season.Adult beginners welcome! Lessons in audio recording and most instruments, keyboards specialty. Skype Lessons 250-558-9033 visit www.pianojam.com Working Electric Yamaha organ, 2 keyboards. Free! 250-545-6432
Sporting Goods OPEN EASTER FRIDAY & SATURDAY with great deals at Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, the Best Little Gun Shop Around, 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tues-Sat 10-6
Real Estate For Sale By Owner ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576
250-550-7900 Misc. for Sale
Misc. for Sale
TARPS! TARPS! “BEST PRICES IN TOWN!”
BLUE TARPS 10X8 weave (Medium Duty) STARTING AT
2.49
$
WHITE TARPS 10X10 weave (Heavy Duty)
STARTING AT
3.59
$
BLACK TARPS 14X14 weave (Industrial Duty)
STARTING AT
5.19
$
FOAM SHOP
Mobile Homes & Parks ✰
RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent
MUST SEE! Clean, cozy, comfortable, 720 sq. ft. freshly painted and carpeted apartment located in a park-like setting. Close to downtown and all amenities. $610. 250-542-5498
VERNON MANAGEMENT LTD. 2805 – 35TH Street, Vernon LAKEVIEW PLACE 2 bdrm, 2 bath, F/S, A/C, DW, nice view, private location, on-site laundry. $750/mo. Sorry, NS, small pet okay. WILLOW BROOK 1 bdrm, F/S, A/C, on-site laundry, on bus route, close to grocery, summertime swimming pool, covered parking. $575/mo. Sorry NS, NP.
250-542-5580
Kal Hotel Bachelor Suites Available April 1st Starting at $450/mo. Call Cheryll 250-549-1011 2 bed, 1 bath, level entry. Adult building. Clean, great shape. N/P, N/S. $755 + util. Super single senior rate $695. Avail. Immed. Drive by, peek into #1, 1900 46th Avenue Ph: 250-558-8762
GREEN VALLEY ESTATES Armstrong
Mr. Mobile Home Certified Factory Outlet. Featuring SIERRAS family community, or single and multi-section homes for your property. 250-769-6614 www.accenthomes.ca
Seniors 55+ 1 & 2 bedroom Apartments 2 Bedroom Townhouse Walk to downtown From $733 per month Call Troy at 250.546-3933 or cell 250.833-9158
Apt/Condo for Rent
Apt/Condo for Rent
Victorian Retirement Residence 3306 22nd Street -250 545-0470 Beautiful Suite Available. Rent includes, all meals, utilities, housekeeping and activities. www.victorianvernon.com
Townhouses
MATTRESS REPLACEMENTS SINGLE TO KING SIZE 2” TO 6” THICK - CUSTOM CUT OR CUSTOM ORDER MEMORY FOAM TOPPER PADS - 3LB & 5LB DENSITY SINGLE TO KING SIZE - 2” & 3” THICK
CUSHION REPLACEMENTS TORN OR TATTERED? SOFAS, CHAIRS, OTTOMANS, SNOWMOBILES SEATS, TRACTORS
Brookside Garden Rentals Family Oriented Complex Units have been freshly painted, new flooring and carpets.
YOU NEED IT - WE WILL CUT IT!
Three bedroom, 1.5 baths, full basement, near hospital and downtown area.
“ A CUT ABOVE THE REST”
Very close to bus routes and short walk to “Wholesale Club”.
CAMPING FOAM, MEDICAL WEDGES & BOLSTERS, PILLOWS
Serious inquires call …
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3325 31ST AVE., VERNON 250-545-9820 • OUT OF TOWN CALL 1-800-663-2887
250-549-4467
1903 31A Street ■ 1 & 2 Bedroom From $625 to $725 ■ Adult ■ N/P ■ N/S ■ Balcony ■ Coin Laundry ■ Covered Parking ■ Close to Hospital MOVE IN INCENTIVES
250-503-7315
Darren Chinchilla
URBAN POINTE 1 and 2 Bedroom Modern Suites starting at $730.00 Central location New appliances, Elevator On-Site Resident Manager Member of Crime Free Multi-Housing See what we have to offer! Incentives with 12 month lease
Call 250-307-5522
The
CLIFFS
980 1000
2 bdrm $ 250-309-1742 Bachelor suite, shared washrooms, some furnished with TV. $500 including utilities & cable TV. $50 Safeway food coupon given at start of tenancy. vernonhomes.ca/forrent
Rentals
1 bath suite ...
2 bdrm $ 2 bath suite....
/mo /mo
All suites include heat, hydro and hot water, F/S, W/D, AC and DW. Available April 1st. On-site Resident Manager.
250-542-1701
WESTMOUNT APARTMENTS
1 bedroom suite
1 & 2 Bedroom From $725 to $825 +40 Adult, Secure Building, No Pets, No Smoking, Covered Parking, Elevator, Cable inc. MOVE IN INCENTIVES AVAILABLE. For more information, please call
250-549-4467
3611 27th Ave.
250-503-7315
VALLEYVIEW APARTMENTS 1604 31 Street st
45+ Building 2 Bedroom From $745 MOVE IN INCENTIVES FOR SENIORS • NS/NP • Heat and Water Incl. • Fresh Paint, Very Clean • Parking • Coin Laundry • Balcony • Elevator
250-558-9696
Columbia Apartments Available Mar. 1st
1 bedroom apt. Close to downtown. Seniors building. No Pets. Non-smoking.
To view call
250-545-1519 Discover the Secret!
Hawthorn Lane
Renovated condos with private courtyard — enjoy air conditioning and large deck, located in a convenient location right in the heart of Vernon. Affordable family living. In-house manager. Ask about rental incentives. 2 bdrm … $825 per month 3 bdrm … $925 per month To view, please call:
250-503-1257
A New Tradition of Quality Living
CAPRI GARDEN ENDERBY RENTALS
• Very clean units Very • Security building • Window coverings Reasonable Rent • Fridge / stove
Call to view 250-308-6801
(inside warehouse) $750/month, beside Creekside Vet. Call Holly
1-bdrm apartment, close to business, Kal beach & bus stops. Cable & Gas included, a/c, no-pets, no-smoking, good References a must. Avail April 1, Suits 55+ Long-term rentals. $530. 250-542-2060 Lv msg 1bdrm apt. Clean & bright, in quiet well managed adult building, bus route, heat, h/w, cable, locker/prkg. n/s n/p $650. 250-550-4069 1bdrm, East Hill, Lakeview Manor, hardwood floors, n/p, n/s, on-site laundry. Avail April 1st. 250-260-5870. 1 LARGE bdrm apartment. N/P, N/S. $550 & $600 + utils. (250)307-4948 2BDRM, 1bath, condo, Middleton, $750/mo. Avail Immed. 250-275-3223. 2bdrm - Downtown near Schubert Centre, bright and clean, F/S, Heat & Hot Water incl. $675-$725/mo Call 250308-8500 2-bdrm Royal Anne, opposite Schubert. Elevator. Small pet okay. Seniors, NS. includes heat. 778-475-3047 Vernon.
ARLINGTON, EMBERS
& CENTURY MANOR 1 & 2 bdrm; Seniors, close to Schubert; N/S; N/P, clean and well maintained. Call: 250-275-8066 Belmonte Apartments 1 bdrm suites avaliable to mature renters starting from 650.00/month non smoking building close to downtown scooter parking. 250-549-5254 City View Garden Apart., large garden area, rent from $600., laminate floors & designer finishes avail., Some pets ok. 250-307-0937 Enderby apt, 2 bdrm,new floors & paint, a/c, quiet main floor, 250-308-9299. HILLSIDE TERRACE. 39th Ave-ADULT-clean & well maintained; 1bdrm, 1 bdrm+den Rent incentive available N/S, N/P 250-545-5773 Hilltop Manor, City & Mountain views, sparkling renovated suites $575.&up 250-307-0937 LARGE 2bdrm apt. $750/mo. +hydro, NO PETS, Avail Now. 250-869-9788 Willow Manor, reno’d suites. Seniors welcome! Walk to shops $625&up 250-549-9177
Commercial/ Industrial Commercial bldg at Vernon airport: 2 options avail, 4800 sqft space, which would incl 1200 sqft live in suite. 2nd space 1800 sq ft both w/bay doors. Contact 250-307-4252
3bdrm+garage, Harwood area small pet considered. (n/p preferred)$1200 + 60% utils or $1350. all inclusive. Avail Now. 250-869-9788. 3 plex,3bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, nice, clean, reno’d,avail now. 250503-6034 or 250-307-5120. Large 2-bdrm upper suite in fourplex, adult oriented, close to Kin Beach, n/s, n/p, util incl $825. May 1 (250)838-9657 Silver Star Mtn, 2bed/2bath, fully furn, w/d, d/w, bbq, cable, internet. $750pm. Avail April 15-Dec 1/13. 250-306-1596.
Mobile Homes & Pads 2bdrm in Lumby. F/s, w/d. $800/mo. No dogs. 250-9388996 from 5:30-10pm
Homes for Rent
VERNON MANAGEMENT LTD. 2805 – 35TH Street, Vernon PARKER COVE 2+1 bdrm house, across the road from the lake, beautiful spot, huge deck, F/S, DW. $920/mo. Sorry, NS, NP. CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN 2 bdrm - full basement, totally remodeled, new paint, new floors, fenced yard, Great garden area, Covered parking. $920/mo. Sorry, NS, NP.
250-542-5580
Darren Chinchilla REALTOR® PROPERTY MANAGER
250-309-1742 • 3 bedroom larger lower suite of home. 2 pc bath (shower, no tub), yard, street parking. Pets OK. $895 incl utilities. vernonhomes.ca/forrent • 2 bedroom large suite in Foothills. Newer home, 5 appliances, covered patio, beautiful views, 2 full baths, great finishing, large storage. No pets. $1100 incl utilities. vernonhomes.ca/forrent 3bdrm, 2bath, 5appls,1 block to Safeway Alexis Park school, West back yard. ns.np. Avail now. $995.+util. 250-309-5041 3BDRM, N/S,quaint, spacious, bright, private, large yard, $1000./mo 250-558-6837. 3 BR Mobile home for rent. $650. Westside Road. Electric/Propane heat.. 250-3087529 3storey Queen Ann estate house on acreage & fruit orchard. 4bdrm + den in heritage home. 1bath with tub/ shower. Appl, f/s, dw, mw, shared w/d, gas/heat & wood fp in living room, wood stove. Formal dining room & separate sunroom. Carport, 1 vehicle. Pets neg, ns. $1300 + shared util. (250)558-3664 5bdrm = 3bdrm up, 2bdrm down. East Hill. F/S, w/d. April 1. $1390. 250-545-4665 Large country lower, on 3 acres, between Hillview & V.S.S.schools. 2 bdrm, f/p, d/w, covered patio, carport, very large yard. 1 year lease. $1150 pm all util & appl incl. Avail immed. 250-503-4959. Walk to town sm home lge shed/yard. 4appl 1bath. $1000 incl water. NP. 778-475-3778
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Rentals
Transportation
Motels,Hotels
Suites, Lower
1BDRM, quiet, N/S, kitchenette, walk-out. weekly/ monthly $590-$630. Call 250-558-6837
East Hill, 2bdrm basement suite,1200 sq.ft., n/s, just renovated, own laundry. $850./mo 250-550-5413. Enderby (rural) 1bdrm $650. incl all util, satellite TV & internet., 250-558-9171. New 1bdrm + den daylight, 6 appl. priv entry/deck, n/s, n/p $850./mo+dd. 250-545-3529 Newly renovated, bright in East Hill. Great location, lots of parking, mature person only $750. util incl. (250)832-0637 QUIET, rural, 2 bed, level entry, daylight. Small pet ok. New paint, floors, clean. $700 single. Av May 1. 250-5451620.
Auto Accessories/Parts
Rentals
Office/Retail 2500SQFT can be subdivided. Close to the Bay, Village Green Centre. Little or no lease hold improvements needed for offices. Call Lyn (250)306-1741 2 - Upstairs Office Spaces 280 - 600 sq.ft.; Street Level Retail 1100 sq.ft. 2808 - 48 Ave. Across Rd from Bay side Village Green Mall. 250-5494226 or 250-542-1661
Rooms for Rent Quiet, central, bus, int, appls, w/d DD/Ref’s $380+util. Suits senior or quiet person! Absolutely no drugs! 250-549-7418
Shared Accommodation 1bdrm, D.T. $450 incl.util. furniture, cable. N/P, N/S. 250549-0644 Room for rent + full run of the house. Internet, cable & utils all incl. $450. Avail now! 250540-2232, 250-308-6404
Suites, Lower 1BDRM, Avail now, East Hill, 1 person only, 5-appl., util., cable & internet, ns, np, $750. 250-558-4670 1-bdrm (Large) f/s/dw, shared laundry, $700. Incl, cable, util, internet, n/p, n/s, no parties, suits 1 quiet female, Avail now 250-558-0142 leave message 1bdrm newer reno’d suite, own entrance, walkout, Lower BX, n/s, n/p, $750 incl utils. Avail April 1. 250-503-8927 1bdrm, sep ent, w/d,quiet single, n/s, np. no parties, RR. $575. 250-503-0211 2bdrm large apt w/garage in Lavington, ns/np, util incl except hydro $850/mo avail now 250-545-0935, 250-558-1083 Bright, clean, 2bdrm, lower suite, close to hospital, n/s, n/p, must see, $875/mo. incl util.& laundry 250-306-4088. *East Hill* 1bdrm, large bright/clean, f/s, g/f, shared laundry, suits responsible single. n/s, /n/p. Ref, $600/mo util/incl April 1,250-308-8478
WRECKING GM FWD CARS, motors from $250; trannies from $200; doors from $50. All parts on shelf. Since 1994. Armstrong. 250-546-9055.
Auto Financing
Legal
Auto Services
Utility Trailers
Legal Notices
Legal Notices
BLAKELY & COMPANY LAW CORPORATION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Rona Brown, deceased, late of Vernon, British Columbia who passed away November 23, 2012 are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act to send particulars of their claims to Lloyd Brown, 5943 Highway 6, Vernon, BC, V1B 3C8 before April 26, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which it has notice.
Quality Auto Body work, back to metal, $55/hr. Call 250-547-0081
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
Cars - Domestic
RE: THE ESTATE OF DONALD HENRY HAAK ALSO KNOWN AS DONALD HAAK ALSO KNOWN AS DONALD H HAAK ALSO KNOWN AS DON H HAAK FORMERLY OF 1464 MABEL LAKE ROAD, ENDERBY, BRITISH COLUMBIA.
2006 Buick Lucerne CX only 35,000 km. as new cond. not driven in winter. Smooth quiet luxury. $12,000 or best offer. 250-832-8352 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid,auto, silver fully loaded backup cam $15,900. (250)549-2051
Creditors and others having claims against the estate of DONALD HENRY HAAK also known as DONALD HAAK also known as DONALD H HAAK also known as DON H HAAK are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executrix, BEVERLY DORIS HAAK, c/o her solicitors, Blakely & Company Law Corporation, at P.O. Box 357, Armstrong, B.C., V0E 1B0, on or before April 18, 2013, after which date the Executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix then has notice.
1991 Mercedes 300E, gas, 216K, exc cond, leather, trailer hitch, 2sets tires/rims $2500. 250-558-0969, 250-938-1957
Motorcycles
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1983 Honda 650cc Silverwing, mint cond. 31,000km, $2500 obo. (250)260-1805 Murray
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The BC Conservatives are promising to rebate a chunk of what motorists pay out in tolls or fares if they frequently use BC Ferries or the Port Mann or Golden Ears toll bridges. Conservative leader John Cummins on Monday pledged to create a new provincial income tax credit that pays out up to $408 per motorist each year if they claim the maximum of $1,800 in tolls each year. Drivers could also qualify for the same amount on ferry travel by claiming their BC Ferries receipts – just for the vehicles portion, not passenger fares. The 40 per cent tax credit would only apply on the portion of fares or tolls paid in excess of $780 up to the annual maximum. Cummins estimated it would cost $45 million a year in foregone tax revenue, but his party’s budget forecast has been criticized as overly rosy. “It’s there to help people who are unduly burdened by the increase in ferry fares and the tolls, which the average guy is finding pretty difficult to manage,” he said. Cummins said the tax credit, inspired by the federal tax credit on public transit fares, should encourage more people to use Metro Vancouver’s two toll bridges, potentially boosting the tolls raised from them, as well as the financially struggling BC Ferry system. Asked if Interior residents might object to government money being spent to provide a benefit mainly to Lower Mainland or Vancouver Island drivers, he said no toll bridges exist elsewhere in the province. Cummins said it’s possible but unlikely that a driver could qualify for the maximum $408 credit on both ferry and toll bridge use, earning a rebate of $816. Truckers wouldn’t initially be able to claim the toll. Another Conservative policy plank aimed at appealing to driver anger would repeal B.C.’s carbon tax. Cummins said that would translate into about $200 per year in relief for the typical motorist. Canadian Taxpayers Federation B.C. director Jordan Bateman applauded the party for making bridge tolls an election issue. But he questioned the Tories’ reliance on a high economic growth rate to generate more revenue.
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News as well. The interactive tour will teach people about rabbits, chicks, lambs and baby goats. The cost is $7.50 per person (cash only) at the farm gate and that includes all events and displays. The Flocks Trough restaurant will be open in the Mt. Ida Hall, serving sausage on a bun and soup. Detailed information on the events can be found at www.harmonioushomestead.ca or by e-mailing harmonioushomestead@live.ca.
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