SUMMERLAND REVIEW THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1908
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S U M M E R L A N D,
Outstanding businesses, individuals and organizations were honoured at the 76th annual Summerland Business and Community Awards.
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Library site
A new site has been selected for the Summerland branch of the Okanagan Regional Library.
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Fundraising work
Four Summerlanders have raised $2,000 for epilepsy education and awareness with a weekend gala.
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Candidates speak
Candidates in the upcoming Summerland Blossom Pageant gave their speeches.
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A team effort
Camaraderie is a significant factor in the success of the Summerland Steam Junior B hockey team.
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Bobsleigh team crashes Accident on course during Olympics dashes hopes of medal
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Saturday. The Canadian sled turned on its side near the end of the course on Saturday. The speed at the time was 129 kilometres an hour. The first heat on Saturday went smoothly for Kripps and his teammates.
“Apart from a mistake in the 14th corner the run was very good,” he said. “We also had a big start getting off the line in 4.76 seconds.” In the second heat, the team attempted to correct the mistake from the first run, but instead the sled flipped onto its side.
“I was shocked when, just as I was about to
into the ice,” Kripps said. “After that I thought about tryto get “I was shocked when, just as ing my head I was about to start executlow and For Summerland’s JusI hoped ing my steers in 14, my face tin Kripps and his teameveryone smashed into the ice.” mates in the four-man was okay.” Justin Kripps bobsleigh competition, Before the 2014 Winter Olymthe crash, pics in Sochi, Russia was start executing my steers the team was in second marred by a crash on in 14, my face smashed place, but at the end of the heat, they were in 25th place with a time of 59.91 seconds. “When it was done and the boys were okay, I was really rattled that our chances of medalling were over. But that’s racing and our team goes hard and unfortunately this time we crashed,” Kripps said. While Kripps and teammate Jesse Lumsden received minor injuries, they were able to compete again the following day, even though they were out of the medal contention. The Canadian team finished with the 10thfastest time at the event on Sunday at the Sanki Sliding Center. Despite Saturday’s crash, Kripps said the games were a good experience. “At the start of the season we were considered a long shot just to qualify for the games and to challenge for a medal in both races was an incredible triumph for me and my team,” he said. Photo by Charlie Booker Bobsleigh Canada Olympic efforts “There’s lots to come Justin Kripps, in foreground, along with his teammates in the four-man bobsleigh event crashed in the second heat from us in the next few of Olympic competition on Saturday. They were able to return to the bobsleigh track on Sunday. years and on to 2018.”
Anti-bullying efforts honoured High school teacher launched Canada-wide site to report bullies by Carla McLeod Special to the Review A teacher, Trevor Knowlton, was named Summerland’s Citizen/ Volunteer of the year on
Saturday night. Having been born and raised in Summerland, Knowlton described receiving the award as a “huge honour.” Knowlton is the president and founder of Stop A Bully, a registered national charity and Canada-wide anti-bullying program.
He has testified at the Senate Committee on Human Rights for the Federal Government Cyberbullying Report and in 2012 was the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. “There was an incident in May of 2009 at our school that sparked
the whole program. I launched a website that allowed any student in Canada to report anonymously and safely incidents of bullying and cyberbullying to their principals. Five years later, it’s been quite a ride. Now we’re just trying to keep up,” said Knowlton. He went on to explain
how in August they had 360 kilograms of pink wristbands, which could be ordered online by schools, youth organizations and police departments across Canada. The plan was to distribute them throughout the school year, but they were gone in 12 days. See VOLUNTEERS Page 10