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VOLUME 68 • ISSUE NO. 42 • SUMMERLAND, B.C. • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 • $1.15 INCLUDING GST
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NEXT STEPS IN THE LONG RANGE FACILITIES PLAN. Presentation of Options OCT. 26, 2015 to be considered. 7:00 PM Options for school reconfigurations, SHATFORD consolidations, and closures will be presented. CENTRE As well, the process for public input will be outlined.
Conservative MP re-elected while party will become Official Opposition John Arendt
Driving success
A Summerland racing driver has had a strong finish in her ARCA Racing Series rookie year.
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Cultural plan
The Summerland Cultural Plan task force is hosting a series of discussions about the community’s cultural landscape.
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Local author
A Summerland author has published a book to provide coaching help for people interested in self-care.
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Symphony
The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra has opened its 2015 to 2016 season.
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Fitness goals
A group of six women have been operating a women’s fitness centre in Summerland.
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MP Dan Albas will return to Ottawa following a close win in the riding of Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola. Albas won his seat with 24,425 votes, just 1,397 more than his nearest rival, Liberal candidate Karley Scott, with 23,028 votes. New Democratic Party candidate Angelique Wood received 11,939 votes while Green candidate Robert Mellalieu received 2,428 votes. Voter turnout in the riding was 71.81 per cent. “We had many great candidates across Canada and running locally,” Albas said. “I will continue to represent all citizens in this riding to the best of my ability.” Albas said the results of the election with his win locally and with the Conservative losses nationally are the result of a democratic election. “I’m a big believer in democracy, and the people are never wrong,” he said during a celebration in West Kelowna on Monday evening. Meanwhile, at her campaign headquar-
Re-elected
MP Dan Albas, holding his daughter Bea, receives a kiss from his wife Tara following his re-election on Monday evening.
ters, Scott and her supporters watched as the close race continued to unfold. “We ran a campaign nationally and locally based on optimism and hope,” she said. “I think Canadians rewarded that.”
She said the national outcome was positive, even though she was not elected locally. “We have a majority government with Justin Trudeau as our Prime Minister,” she said. “We have done so well.”
Wood was disappointed with the results for the New Democrats, locally and nationally. “I thought the NDP was going to do a lot better, nationally and in this riding,” she said. Support for Wood
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