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A suspicious car fire in Rutland has one woman questioning if it was a targeted attack after her husband spoke out against the McCurdy Road supportive housing project. (Contributed)
Owner rattled by car fire Caitlin Clow Capital News Staff
A loud explosion woke up one resident in Rutland around 1 a.m. Monday morning. She saw an orange glow through her bedroom curtains, and when she pulled them open in a hurry, she saw her Mini Cooper completely engulfed in flames. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said she believes this could very well be a targeted attack as her husband has been vocal about putting a stop to BC Housing’s McCurdy Road supportive housing project—a 49-unit wet facility that has already broken ground. “We don’t know for a fact if it’s someone who has to do with the wet house,” she said. “(Kelowna-Lake Country) MLA Norm Letnick’s office was vandalized—all of the windows were broken—and another guy that was
vocal against McCurdy had his gas tank punctured,” she said. “I can’t say for sure,” she said, regarding who was behind the vandalism. “It could just be coincidental.” A Kelowna RCMP fire investigator has deemed the incident as an act of arson, Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey confirmed. “Our investigators have reason to believe that the event was targeted,” he said. Police are searching for a suspect described as six foot tall, heavy-set man. He was wearing a light-coloured hoodie with the hood up, light-coloured pants and a pair of dark running shoes at the time of incident. (See story on page B6) The vehicle’s owner said she is grateful, however, that it was just her vehicle that was vandalized. “I’ve had that car for 12 years, it’s my baby,” she said. “This is so much more heart-
breaking.” The vehicle was also her work vehicle. It was wrapped with her business logo, she explained. “It will make for an interesting Canada Day weekend of weddings,” she said. Five police cars arrived on scene to assist firefighters, all while her 18-month-old daughter was fast asleep in their home. The woman said she believes an accelerant was used to start the fire and possibly some explosive-type devices as the flames were so high and the vehicle caught quickly. “It was definitely premeditated because he didn’t use a lighter or something,” she said. Letnick said the windows of his office were broken, but the individual or individuals behind the act of vandalism were not able to break into the building. “I have no idea if it is someone who is upset about the position I’ve
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taken in the letter to the minister of housing,” Letnick said. “Or, someone who is not up to speed and believes I am in a position to advocate for this. My concern, of course, is the safety of my staff.” The MLA wrote an open letter to B.C. Housing Minister Selina Robinson asking her to “pause” the McCurdy housing project until the issues surrounding Heath House and other facilities in the community have been corrected to “the community’s satisfaction.” “We just don’t want a (wet) facility in with all of our schools,” the woman said. “Change it to a dry facility and everyone would be fine.” Kelowna RCMP are investigating the fire as arson. Anyone with additional information is to contact Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. (For more on story see page A3)
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Ex-homeless man opposes McCurdy facility Caitlin Clow Capital News Staff
Christopher Bocskei is a long-time resident of the Rutland community who is dead set against a “wet” facility being built on the corner of McCurdy Road, despite his own experiences with homelessness. Bocskei said he didn’t have the best relationship with his father when he was young and was “invited to leave home.” Bocskei found himself living on the streets and turning to the drug culture. “I spent about a year and a half on the street and ended up in the hospital for a month and a half after overdosing on some drugs that we made,” he said. He’s been living in Rutland for around two decades now and is raising his children in what he calls a family-oriented
community. He spends his spare time coaching, working in the community garden and giving back to his neighbourhood. “We absolutely need these facilities,” he said about BC Housing’s “wet” facility slotted for McCurdy Road. “These facilities can absolutely work if they can find a model that works. “The first error I see in this model is the proximity to the schools, which is a no brainer.” Bocskei said in a previous interview a better location for a project that allows drug and alcohol consumption on site is across the street from the RCMP detachment downtown. When the project was first brought before Kelowna city council, it was pitched as a dry house serving graduates of a religious organization’s program.
Christopher Bocskei is a long-time Rutland resident against the 49-unit McCurdy Road supportive housing development. (Laryn Gilmour - Capital News) “Now there’s another story,” priate funds and the site, which Bocskei said. had been rezoned by council, The organization, Freedom’s was purchased by BC Housing. Door, failed to raise the approAs the land was already re-
zoned, when the new application was brought back to council on June 17, councillors could only vote on the form and character of the development. “We were not informed that this was going to be a wet facility where addicts would be supplied drugs potentially,” Bocskei said. “They’re going to need to feed their habits. Petty crime is going to increase and our kids are all going to be subjected to other things.” The 49-units purchased by BC Housing will have its dayto-day operations overseen by the Kelowna branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. At Wednesday night’s information session at the Rutland Centennial Hall, the regional director for the interior region
of BC Housing, Ann Howard, said the units would be rented out to a variety of people in need including those experiencing homelessness, those with physical and mental limitations and those who have addictions. “There will be a variety of people,” she said. “It’s not a homogeneous mix.” Gaelene Askeland, executive director of the Central Okanagan Journey Home Society, said if people have homes, issues such as crime and theft are likely to decline. “The struggles we have with people outside—the petty crime, the theft and that kind of stuff—that comes along with people still being outside,” she said. “If we had every single one of those people housed, chances are, we would have a lot less problems.”
BC Housing’s public forum fails to ease frustration Caitlin Clow Capital News Staff
Tensions remain high in Rutland after more than 500 neighbours in opposition of a 49-unit supportive housing development planned for McCurdy Road attended an information session by BC Housing and Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). “What we’re here to do is build community,” BC Housing regional director Ann Howard said. “We want to work with the community to make improvements for everyone and work together.” But many residents said they left the meeting held at Rutland Centennial Hall on Wednesday night feeling frustrated and disappointed. They were expecting more of a question-and-answer session, but instead were greeted with a heavy security presence
and poster boards outlining the project. Representatives from BC Housing, Interior Health, Journey Home and CMHA were on hand inside to answer questions residents had about the project. But outside the hall, a petition was passed around and a man who wished not to identify himself unfurled a banner with a web address on it. In response to a June 17 comment from Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran saying “the time to complain is over,” a group has formed a website startcomplaining. ca to organize rallies and demand the project be relocated. Many Rutland residents have expressed opposition to the housing project location due to its proximity to the schools and other family facilities and that drugs and alcohol could be consumed on site. Protesters said they worry crime, theft and visible drug use will become a bigger
problem in their community. “It’s not in our best interest or their best interest for it to be a chaotic environment,” CMHA Kelowna and District executive director Shelagh Turner said. “We’ve got this. We know how to support people and as a community, we will work together to make sure that people inside the housing feel safe and supported and the people outside the housing feel safe and supported.” Similar projects in the area, such as Heath House, have experienced ongoing issues that have residents saying they doubt the McCurdy housing will be any different. But Central Okanagan Journey Home Society executive director Gaelene Askeland said the issues associated with homelessness are often remedied when these individuals are housed. (See story on page 5)
Future residents of the McCurdy residence will have to sign a 14-page agreement explaining behavioural expectations and CMHA, which will oversee the day-to-day operations, will evict tenants who fail to follow the terms of agreement, Turner said. “We have people that are going to need (supportive housing) for six months, or a year or two and then they’re going to want to move out on their own to a place that isn’t as constrictive—where they don’t have a 14-page agreement,” Askeland said. Howard said the McCurdy Road house is not intended for those suffering from addiction exclusively. She explained a variety of people in need will call 130 McCurdy Road home, including people with medical, physical and mental limitations, individuals with affordability issues and addictions issues.
Startcomplaining.ca is a website started in response to a remark made by Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran on June 17 regarding a supportive housing project slotted for McCurdy Road. (Caitlin Clow - Capital News) “I think the goal of supportive housing is really to start once we have housing then it’s the start to wellness,” Howard said.
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Supportive housing demand overwhelms supply Laryn Gilmour Black Press Media
Shelters are at full capacity in Kelowna and over 300 people are on a wait list for supportive housing, says the Central Okanagan Journey Home Society. “We know that our shelters are full and turn people away regularly. That is about 200 shelter spaces full, plus those still living outside,” said executive director Gaelene Askeland. While there are at least three more new supportive housing buildings underway that will house a further 150 people, Askeland says that’s not enough. “More needs to be done,” she stressed. Askeland says she expects more supportive housing projects are yet to come for Kelowna. “The Journey Home Strategy set the need at 300 units needed, and BC Housing will have met that by the end of next year,”
Askeland said. She said after Kelowna’s Inn from the Cold’s shelter closed in January, it was a struggle to find housing for the people relying on that shelter. “There was a concerted effort at the time to move as many of those folks into Heath House, a supportive-housing building on the highway by McCurdy, as well as into the other shelters,” Askeland said. She says a strategy is in place to improve access to diversion and prevention programs to help people stay housed, adding not all people facing homeless situations are battling substance addiction issues. “We hear from people all the time who are on disability and just can’t afford to pay market rates, those who are evicted from their homes, or their leases go way up from one year to another and they simply can’t afford it,” Askeland said. The Central Okanagan Journey Home Society will do an appointed homeless count next spring.
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Don’t leave people behind When it comes to dealing with the homeless and other aspects of street life, we are kind of failing as a society. It’s not for lack of trying. Many kind people and organizations are doing their best to offer help and solutions. But this is a complex, multi-faceted problem, requiring a multi-faceted solution. There are many people living on the streets, all with their own reasons for being there—it’s not a homogeneous group. Yes, there are drug users, there are people with mental health problems, there are people who steal and there are many who are just plain homeless for myriad reasons. Building housing is part of it, but not if it doesn’t come with the support, whether that be rehabilitation or simply employment counselling. We can’t just warehouse people and hope they get better. The end goals have to be rehabilitation and reintroduction to mainstream society. What isn’t going to help anyone is the NIMBY attitude that pops up every time supportive housing is proposed. It can’t go downtown because business owners object. It can’t go in this neighbourhood or that because the residents protest. The list of reasons is tiresomely repetitive: It will lower our property values; our children won’t be safe; it will affect parking. With the goal of helping people get back on their feet, the best place for supportive housing is somewhere that surrounds them with normal days, someplace people are part of a community. And while we’re talking about NIMBYs blocking help for people, it bears repeating that not all homeless are drug users, and not all drug addicts are on the street. Lots of them of living right next door to you, in nice houses with pretty brass door knockers. One problem is the growth of our communities has outpaced solutions to the problems that come with it. The Okanagan, especially Kelowna, is particularly affected by this. No community is immune, even the smallest communities have some degree of homelessness and street life; it’s a universal problem. Our communities, provinces and the nation needs to put more of a focus on solving homelessness and related issues before the speed of progress grows the problem out of all control. We are leaving people behind. That has to be fixed.
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Excitement of landing a big one A few weeks ago I was aboard my friend Cory’s 23-foot jet boat on the Fraser River, rod and reel in hand, holding on for dear life as I played and landed my first eight-foot white sturgeon. It was the largest fish I have ever caught—so far. Seven o’clock seemed to come awfully early that first morning we headed out fishing. I’d been looking forward to casting my line to the giant white sturgeon that inhabit the deep, dark muddy waters of the Fraser since my last fishing trip with Cory in the fall. As we headed out from the dock, our mood was truly one of anticipation. We’d only been fishing for about half an hour when Cory’s rod tip suddenly jerked up and down— an aggressive take like that could only mean he was into a good-sized fish. He set the hook and the fight was on. Well, sort of. In a matter of maybe four or five minutes, he brought a three-and-half footer to the side of the boat.
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Neither of us could believe that such a small fish had hit so aggressively and fought so hard. That was pretty much the way the whole day went. Between the two of us, we tied into half a dozen fish, none of which was over five feet in length. It was get- Guest Column ting close to five o’clock and we JAMES decided to cast MURRAY our lines out one final time and then head for home. Maybe tomorrow would be better. I don’t think our lines had been in the water for more than a couple of minutes when my rod tip began to twitch. I set the hook. An hour and 40 minutes later, with arms and legs that felt like overcooked spaghetti, I finally brought it to the side of the boat. I was both exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. Over the years, I’ve tied into a couple of sturgeon at least that size but
had never actually managed to land one. We slowly towed it to shore and released it back into the depths of the muddy Fraser.According to statistics, a sturgeon of eight feet in length would weigh somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 pounds. All I know is that it came lunging up out of the water not once, but five times. The spectacle of seeing something that huge rise up, shake its head and then splash back down right in front of us is an image that will stay in my memory for ever. The white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) is the largest freshwater fish in North America. They are also the longest living. Some of the sturgeon in the Fraser River system are believed to be more than 100 years old. The largest on record weighed an estimated 1,500 pounds (628 kg). Fishing for sturgeon on the Fraser is strictly catch and release. I was
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still yawning when we left the dock to head out on the water the following day. With our lines finally in the water, we started in on our Tim Hortons toasted bagels and orange juice. I hadn’t even taken two bites when my rod tip began to twitch. I set the hook and the fight was on— well sort of, first a short run, then it turned and tried to go under the boat. Cory managed to outmaneuver the fish from the helm. It took out a few hundred feet of line, stopped, hesitated for a brief moment and then proceeded to head on down river into fast water taking out line at will. That fish was in total control. I wasn’t even in the game. Two hours later we cut the line and admitted defeat. Who knows how large it might have been. Like I said, my eight-footer the previous day is the largest fish I have ever caught—so far. James Murray is a columnist for the Shuswap Market News. e-mail
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Panhandlers abusing our goodwill To the editor: Regarding the homeless problem. I work at a liquor store. Often I am asking homeless people to move on from panhandling outside my store. If people would just stop giving them money, they wouldn’t be there. I understand the sadness for their situation, and how it feels like one is helping someone in crisis, but please give to the food bank, a
homeless shelter or any other organization that is trying to help these people get back on their feet. The cash you hand them outside my store is most often being spent in my store, or down the street for a fix. The cash handed out does nothing to improve their situation or issues that got them there. I am tired of the needles and mess left be-
hind, and am sure customers don’t want to see that, either. If they didn’t make money sitting out there, they wouldn’t be there. One if the regular panhandlers commented to a clerk at the till that he bets he made more in two hours than she’ll make in her whole day. Just not right. Sheri Pybus West Kelowna
Wet house concerns not being heard To the editor: Developers “10” vs. Public “0” Has our Kelowna mayor become oblivious to public concerns? Why does he add insult to injury when he addresses the electorate with “let them eat cake” outbursts? Problems of the homeless, the drug addicted and the mentally ill are major difficulties without ready solution. But the mayor’s “my-way-orthe-highway” approach reflects a blindness to reason. The mayor and some normally sane councillors belittle the valid concerns of citizens over the promulgation of drug “wet houses” in residential and commercial centres. One councillor has even misconstrued concerns by expressed by commenting: “…putting a bullet in the brain of all druggies does
nothing to enhance debate.” These responses from our glorious leaders are counterproductive. The public outcry against wet houses does not come out of spite for those with a drug problem. Quite the contrary. The concerns that I’ve heard are valid and well reasoned. They centre on the fact that those with a drug illness include many with mental illness and deserve proper care and assistance to recover. The major concerns of our citizens reflect the documented experiences of our community. The wishful thinking of well meaning planners must be tempered by reality. Realistic concerns include: 1) Druggies are humans down on their luck, with basic care needs. Where these care needs can be met
without increased risk to society, conscience dictates that these needs should be met. 2) Those seeking treatment deserve better access to treatment facilities. 3) Druggies with no interest in recovery constitute a major threat to our community and should not be aided and abetted in continuation of a high risk lifestyle. 3) The homeless without severe mental illness or addiction problems should have priority with housing needs, uncontaminated by the behaviour of druggies. 4) Those refusing treatment should only be provided housing that is securely supervised, and away from residential and urban centres. Unfortunately, the record of drug house residents in our community
has been dismal; it is one of high crime, erratic behaviour, with poor supervision and ineffective security. Several are known drug distribution centres, a haven for pushers. Police records show wet houses to be centres of 24/7 problems. They result in social displacement with a negative downgrading of neighbourhoods. No one should fault our leaders for ‘hoping for the best’ in matters of policy. However, not to ‘plan for the worst’ is negligent leadership of the highest order. Are we being forced to become unwilling enablers, or aiders and abettors in a badly flawed policy? Are our glorious leaders victimizing the whole community in attempts to help a few? Ian Royce Sisett Kelowna
Cyclists need to follow rules of the road Open letter to Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran: I have some grave concerns that you have not addressed. You have all these wonderful taxpayer-paid-for bike lanes. However, you have not addressed traffic laws for bicyclists. They have the same rules to follow as motor vehicle drivers. However, on bikes moving around our city I see riders with no helmets. No reflectors. No lights. Also, they often ride on the wrong side of the road, don’t use turn signals and ride all over sidewalks. We have some very polite bike riders in this city who do follow the traffic rules and laws.
But there are a lot more cyclists who have no thoughts about those rules or laws. I walk between Raymer Avenue and Guisachan Shopping Centre along the sidewalk. I have been just about mowed down some 10 to 15 times since January by bike riders on the sidewalk who pay no attention to people like me who are walking. Just last Monday, a bike rider was riding on the sidewalk doing around 20 kilometres speed and would not move. I had to move or be knocked down and sent flying. I was expected to move. When driving around town, you now have to watch for bike riders riding the wrong way or not
obeying other rules of the road, such as wearing helmets. Why is nothing being done about these cyclists who are breaking the law? Do you care? We pedestrians should not have to worry about being knocked down by bike riders not wearing their helmets or riding the wrong way. I am becoming very tired of these people flaunting the laws of the road. I expect the city to come up with a plan to deal with these bike riding lawbreakers and make our roads and sidewalks safer for everyone. Joanne Swain Kelowna
Curb pollution before imposing carbon tax To the editor: Our federal government hires about 40 scientists to produce “their” view of climate change. These scientists know where their paycheque comes from so they make sure their boss receives the “news” they were hired for. Regarding climate, the world’s climate has never been “normal,” it has always been in constant flux. This is a fact. We think in terms of 100 years,
but our climate has been here for millions of years and has always been in flux—changing. Three hundred years ago, we experienced a minor ice age, and 10,000 years ago we had two-kilometre thick ice covering in the northern part of the world. Our government scientists do not talk about this because it is not in the ”present” as this is the focus of the government to have something to tax—i.e. PM Justin
Trudeau’s carbon tax. Sure, climate is changing. It always is, but do you really think carbon tax is going to alter this? I have lakeshore property in Rutland to sell you—no carbon tax there. I would ask Trudeau why the focus on climate change? This is the easy way out. Try focusing on pollution if you want to be popular. With all the chemical manu-
facturing going on, plastics and so on, we do not have a plan to deal with pollution of water, air and soil. Most of the public do not know what pollution is produced just to make white toilet paper for their rear-end comfort. The focus is on the wrong end: A carbon tax is not the answer— curbing pollution first is. Jorgen Hansen Kelowna
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Canada’s Cannabis industry facing growing pains Caitlin Clow Capital News Staff
The marijuana industry is growing like a weed. Since the legalization of recreational marijuana in October 2018, Canada’s newest sector has taken off and can barely keep up with the demand. However, it’s not all coming up daisies for producers, extractors and industry professionals. On Tuesday, the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce hosted
a weed-free luncheon for its Business of Cannabis 2.0 round table which illustrated how even industry experts are still seeking answers for their questions nine months after legalization. Four industry experts discussed how the industry has grown exponentially over the past two years and shed some light on where the future of the sector could possibly reach. “I think, by and large, legalization has
been something that has been successful,” said Dan Winer, Starbuds’ director of marketing. In its infancy, the marijuana industry has already created thousands of jobs across Canada while creating revenue streams and taxable sources and diverting funds away from the black market, Winer explained. He also underscored the importance of physical brick and mortar stores.
“It’s a sensory product. You want to touch it, you want to smell it, you want to look at it, you want to feel it, you want to be involved with it in any way shape or form before you walk out with the product,” he said. So if there are no stores, like in Kelowna, that is an issue, he said. Advertising and marketing also remain a hot topic. Lyle Oberg, director of Flowr Corporation which is developing a pot production facility in the Central Okanagan, said the restrictions on packaging makes it difficult for consumers to access the best cannabis for
their intended purposes. “You go into a store — once you get one in Kelowna — come to Kamloops and look at the store,” he said. “It’s really hard to tell one product from another. The consumer is really not getting the proper information to make informed choices.” Fifteen applications for pot shops have been moved through Kelowna city council for rezoning and more than seven have been approved. But now the applications are somewhere in the pipeline awaiting provincial authorization. “The B.C. govern-
The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce hosted a Business in Cannabis 2.0 luncheon on Tuesday. Peter Guo (from left), Dan Winer, Chantael Popoff, Terry Lake and Lyle Oberg offered their industry expertise to discuss the ins and outs of the marijuana industry nine months after its legalization. (Caitlin Clow - Capital News) ment has been negligent in not providing more access for cannabis,” Oberg said. “I think it’s inexcusable that there are no cannabis stores in
Kelowna.” “It is time the black market actually stops. It’s time the black market comes to the legal side of it and it’s time that you actually know
what’s in the cannabis you’re smoking.” Despite the challenges experienced navigating the new industry, panellist Chantel Popoff, the COO of Valens GroWorks, said it’s a great time for fresh graduates to jump in. “I think the growth opportunities are endless for any new grads looking at cannabis,” she said. “It is moving fast and you need to jump and hit the ground running and make sure your feet don’t stop, or you can’t keep up. “It’s a fantastic way to learn on the job and the industry is looking for young talent.”
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an online approach The Kelowna de- in B.C. to participate The Ke l ow n a for non-emergencies tachment has been in an online crime rechosen as one of four porting pilot project RCMP are adopting in the Okanagan. The B.C. RCMP Online Crime Reporting tool, launched Wednesday and will 1450 K.L.O. Road, Kelowna, B.C. V1W 3Z4 enable Okanagan • 763-4918 • Fax 763-0606 residents to report • www.regionaldistrict.com n o n - e m e rg e n c i e s, and property-related crimes that are not in Regional Board Highlights – June 2019 progress or do not re2018 Financial Disclosure Schedules quire further followThe Regional Board has approved the 2018 report outlining remuneration and up by a police officer. expenses for elected officials, their alternates and 30 staff whose remuneration “This tool will allow was greater than $75,000. The report also outlines payments totaling over the general public to $19.9-million during 2018 to 100 suppliers for goods and services exceeding report non-emer$25,000. A copy is available for viewing online at regionaldistrict.com/budgets gency crimes online and at Financial Services in the Regional District office. through the detachAgreements for Woodhaven Renewed ment website, with The Regional Board has renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the goal of freeing and a lease agreement with the University of British Columbia (UBCO). The up time for front-line MOU runs through June 2022 and recognizes the partnership between personnel, including the Regional District Parks Services department and the UBCO Faculty of both police dispatchCreative and Critical Studies continuing the successful Artist-in-Residence ers and police offiprogram on a portion of Woodhaven Nature Conservancy Regional Park. cers, to respond to Land Use Contract/Zoning Bylaws more serious crimes The Regional Board has given first reading to a proposed Land Use Contract or emergencies,” said Amendment Bylaw and a Zoning Amendment Bylaw. The bylaws are required Kelowna RCMP to discharge Land Use Contract No. 247 affecting 163 properties in the Ellison Supt. Brent Mundle. area. New land use designations are proposed for each property under “This online systhe Regional District Zoning Bylaw. A public hearing will be scheduled and tem exemplifies our advertised for the proposed bylaws. efforts to actively Noise Bylaw Hours Adjusted modernize our poThe Regional Board has approved a request to extend the Noise bylaw lice operations here operating hours for construction work on the new Peachland Water Treatment in Kelowna and keep Plant. With the approval, work on the project will be allowed to start at 6:00 up with technological am daily through the end of this year. advances.” He said it will also Next Regional Board Meeting You’re welcome to attend these public meeting of the Regional Board: allow police personnel to focus on other • Thursday, July 18th – following 8:30 am Governance & Services Committee essential core duties. • Monday, July 29th – 7:00 pm The Kelowna de-
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tachment’s involvement in the online reporting project will also include West Kelowna, Peachland and Lake Country. With a valid email address, the online reporting system can be accessed on computers, smart phones and tablets to report crimes that meet any of the following criteria: •Incidents that do not require a followup by a police officer • Incidents with no witnesses or suspects • Somehting costing less than $5,000 has been lost • Someone has stolen something costing less than $5,000 • Vandalized to property or a vehicle with a repair cost of less than $5,000 Inicents involving personal identity, firearms, licence plates or licence plate validation decals cannot be repoprted using the online system. The project is will run throughout the summer. Check the OCRe tool at ocre-sielc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ kelowna/.
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Wannabee boxers lace on the gloves for charity Mackenzie Britton Capital News Staff
Kelowna residents are stepping up to take and give a punch inside the boxing ring to support local charity. These “three round heroes” received three months of training from local boxing gym Los Gatos Locos all the while helping to support local outreach programs keep their doors open with fundraising. “Three round heroes are people that come from our community, looking to fight for their community,” said Los Gatos Locos coach Geoff Lawrence. People that had never boxed in their lives up until earlier this year took on the challenge to help recovery homes in the Okanagan stay open. Business people, musicians, tree-planters and even former recovery home residents have signed up this year. Joseph Dube is one of those people, a former recovery house resident how has turned his life around. “For me, it was a way to learn certain disciplines, and for me to challenge my anxieties and stress,” said Dube at the start of his training in April. “They have me sparring against experienced fighters, and putting yourself through those higher and higher tests, it gives you a confidence. Having done that and proved to myself that I’ve actually done pretty well, it gives me a new level of confidence in myself.” Dube is one of four former recovery house residents competing in the boxing tournament this year. This is the third year of the charity fights, but the support for outreach programs and recovery homes in Kelowna is a year-round endeavour for Los Gatos Locos. Lawrence offers nine-month training programs to recovery home residents, which is helped funded by the
support from the heroes. In the past two years, the heroes have raised more than $30,000. “People, if you give them the chance, they
really do want to make a difference, especially in their own community,” said Lawrence. “And something about the fact that their
fighting for their community, and actually fighting for it, appeals to people to become a three-round hero.” In addition, the
charity matches will be followed by sanctioned amateur fights. There are just under 10 matches scheduled between the “three round
heroes” and 10 amateur fights, with the main event being the Men’s Elite 69kg championship. “Going to keep do-
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A Second World War hero is making her way to the Okanagan. Marthe Cohn, 98,
has been travelling the world sharing her story and that journey will bring her to Kelowna on July 16 for an appearance at the
Delta Grand Hotel Conference Centre on July 16. In her book Behind Enemy Lines: A Spy Is Among Us, the former French
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New exec director hired for Central Okanagan Foundation Michael Rodriguez Capital News Staff
The Central Okanagan Foundation has named a new executive director. Laurence East will be taking the reigns from Bruce Davies, who is retiring after holding the position for seven years. “We are delighted to have Laurence joining
Sanders, board chair of the COF.“ After an extensive search, we are very fortunate to have recruited someone of Laurence’s capabilities and close connections to our community.” East founded Metro Community, a KelowLaurence East na-based church, and our dedicated team at for the past 12 years, COF “stated Brian has worked with the
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Lawn bowlers rally behind charitable cause Michael Rodriguez Capital News Staff
back for the summer On the Lawn powered The tournament is sees the expansion of in Kelowna, and with by BDO charity tour- now in its fifth year the event from three Lawn bowling is that comes the annual nament. running and this year weeks to four weeks, allowing more teams a chance to participate and raise funds for Elevation Outdoors. “We know this is a popular event, however growing the teams from 26 to 40 teams was a large increase, so we are extremely thankful to be able to again say that we sold out the event. The community really came together to support On The Lawn powered by BDO and Elevation Outdoors, and that could not make us any happier,” said On the Lawn co-ordinator Katherine Bramall. This event is aimed at Kelowna’s growing young professional community who are interested in trying out something new, all while making a difference in their
On the Lawn raised more than $26,000 at last year’s event. (Contributed) community. four years, and with in our amazing event,” Over the past four the significant finan- said Mike Gilmore, years, On the Lawn cial contribution it has BDO’s office managhas raised over provided to Elevation ing partner. $78,000 for Elevation Outdoors. We were The proceeds from Outdoors and the un- fully on-board with this year’s event will derprivileged youth of the format change to assist Elevation Outthe Okanagan. two brackets of 20 doors in launching “BDO is delighted teams each. This has their 10-month leaderwith the growth of On allowed more compa- ship program kicking the Lawn over the past nies and teams to join off September 2019.
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Minor hockey duo reach elite level Michael Rodriguez Capital News Staff
It’s not often that you get a chance to follow in the footsteps of your idols. But two 10-year-old Okanagan hockey players are doing just that. Asher Netherton, a Kelowna minor hockey goaltender, and Ollie Reid, a Vernon minor hockey centre, have been selected to play for the B.C. Junior Canucks at the 2019 Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament next month. The Brick Tournament has run for the past 30 years as a showcase for elite youth talent in the hockey world. Several notable NHL names who have participated in this tournament include John Tavares, Johnny Gaudreau, Jonathan Toews, Alex Pietrangelo, Tyler Seguin and Steven Stamkos. “It’s a world-renowned event for some of the top nine- and 10-year-olds across North America,” said Jon Calvano, director of the B.C. Junior Canucks. “Obviously, we went through a pretty rigorous process of identifying players and having them participate in other events to see how they performed at that level. “(The Brick Tournament) is an opportunity for kids to measure themselves against the top 200 kids in their age group across North America. “To see where their
Former Kelowna Rocket and retired NHLer Josh Gorges will co-host the 2018 Homebase Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament this Canada Day weekend in support of the KGH Foundation JoAnna’s House project. (Photo Jon Adrian)
NHL stars support charity slo-pitch tourney Mackenzie Britton Capital News Staff
Ollie Reid (left) and Asher Netherton are going to be taking on some elite talent at the Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament next week. (Submitted) weaknesses or shortcom- Netherton, father of the velop his game at a differ- had to learn the finer ings are and to continue goaltending duo. ent pace than other kids,” details of the game of “These kids are amaz- said Ryan Reid of his son hockey. to develop and grow as a player when they get ing. They’re all a couple Ollie’s participation in “If he never got the opportunity to play at back.” of years ahead of the rest these tournaments. “At home, he can kind this level, that part of Asher’s brother Rhys of the kids in their age is also a goalie, playing group.” of do what he wants his game would not dewith a prep hockey team Both Netherton and whenever he wants with velop.” in Winnipeg. Reid have had the chance the puck, and that’s really In the most recent “Asher learned a lot to play in several high not the game at the elite NHL Entry Draft, 27 from his brother grow- level provincial and na- level. participants of the 2011 “He’s had to learn the Brick Tournament were ing up. The Netherton tional tournaments, but boys are well known in this one will be the big- defensive side of the drafted, including the the Okanagan for goal- gest yet. game, he’s had to learn first overall pick Jack tending,” said Jason “It’s allowed him to de- how to be physical, he’s Hughes.
NHL stars are returning to Kelowna to trade in hockey sticks for baseball bats to support a local charity. The Gorges/Comeau Homebase Charity SloPitch Tournament returns this Canada Day weekend as vacationing NHL hockey players take time out to participate in a fun event that raises money for the KGH Foundation JoAnna’s House project. Hosted by former Kelowna Rockets Josh Gorges and Blake Comeau, the tournament hopes to build off its inaugural year in 2018 and beat the $117,385 donation generated last year. The charity game kicks off tonight (Friday) at Elks Stadium with the first game at 4:30 p.m. and an all-star contest at 6:30 p.m. Current and former NHL stars who’ll look to hit dingers instead of hip-checks this weekend include Shea Webber, Carey Price, Brendan Gallagher, Karl Alzner, Joe Morrow, Brayden Schenn, Luke Schenn and Jordin Tootoo. JoeAnna’s House is a home-away-from-home service for families travelling for care at Kelowna General Hospital. Besides professional hockey players taking to the ball diamond, the tournament will also feature local teams with slo-pitch players from across the Okanagan. Autographs, 50/50 and auctions will also be available to raise funds for JoeAnna’s House. More information and tickets can be found online at kghfoundation.com/homebase.
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Wong invited to U-17 development camp Mackenzie Britton Capital News Staff
Kelowna Rockets prospect Trevor Wong has been put on the path that one
day could land him a spot on Team Canada’s world junior championship team. Wong has been invited to Canada’s
national Under-17 development camp, a first step for young Canadian hockey players hoping to represent their country at
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Kelowna Rocket forward Trevor Wong has been invited to take part in the national U-17 development camp. (Photo - Marissa Baecker) consists of classroom games as Team Can- coming 2019 World studies, on-ice and ada looks to put three Under-17 Hockey off-ice training, fitness Canadian squads Challenge hosted by tests and intrasquad together for the up- Alberta in November.
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Liberation in facing our own mortality I’m scared. In fact I admit to occasionally being terrified — despite my spiritual faith. I have come to the conclusion that no matter how much analyzing, talking, preparing, praying one does, facing death is just plain scary. Anyone that says different is either profoundly (and perhaps naively) faith-filled, in denial or a liar. Despite my wonderful blessings, luck and medical miracles the past few years, I am still scared. As many HodgePodge readers are aware, the past few years have presented three or four death or near death experiences in my world between two major jaw and throat surgeries to save my life from Osteomyelitis, a significant Emphysema flair up, and January’s rare, weird life-support needing CO2 poisoning. Least painful yet most life threatening (I was on the other side for a while) was the latter, a most bizarre journey which reminded myself, Tez, and others within my close world just how easily death visits. It was also a classic reminder — no matter who you are or the state of your world — one clings desperately to life when on the edge. The mind and body are amazing things. The will to live and power of mind and prayer even more so. That said, I fully concur that no matter who we are no one avoids death. Singer Jim Morrison was right when he said, “No one get out of here alive.” And so it was with those words echoing in my mind that I battled back to the land of the living in February with a renewed thanks and appreciation for life. I truly am blessed to live where, when and how I live, with my job,
my home, wife, cats and amazing friends. All of which makes it even tougher to make the decision I have made. I will not be Hodge pursuing Podge a lung t r a n s - CHARLIE HODGE plant. Last t i m e round at KGH, after much discussion, the life support tube in my lungs was removed — not knowing if I would wake up or not. The longer the tube remained in me, the less strength my lungs would have needed for a possible lung transplant. At the time, the desire to seek a transplant and perhaps extend my life for a few years won out. The tube was removed and…here I am. Since then I have struggled with the choice of rolling the dice on a transplant or not. It is an issue Tez and I have discussed in great detail numerous times over the years. Last month, I chat-
ted at length again with the transplant gurus in Vancouver. Last weekend Tez and I decided to not pursue t h e transplant. T h e bottom line for me in this complex scenario is that it comes down to the quality of life. Lung transplants do not have the success rate nor the funding and research to have matched the success of heart, kidney or other such transplants. Both the pre-and post-operation care for lungs are huge, extensive and evasive. For someone of my weight, DNA, compromised immune system and energy (I admit to feeling a tad burned by the past few years of close calls), it is a matter of swapping one known disease for the potential of many unknowns. Quite frankly, I am fed up with tubes,
needles, and chasing a non-reality. I am 64, blessed, live a wonderful life, already have lived much longer than I probably should have, and want to enjoy what time I have in my back yard, canoe or at the city council table. I love my life, limited as it may be. I am thankful for all I have been given. I admit to finding it occasionally frustrating or boggling to watch others squander their good health, fortune, whatever with negative intentions, prejudice, lack of compassion or sensitivity. I have lots of reasons to be angry, depressed, bitter, etc., but I refuse to go there. I choose to take the high road and try to be open, honest and happy with my decisions. There is a liberation, an actual exciting, freeing component, to accepting one’s mortality. It truly does help one move past focusing on the small stuff that really means diddly squat in the big picture.
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A year or two ago, I saw a quote in a magazine and wrote it down on a chunk of paper and stuck it above my desk. It reads:
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Life is good. I am blessed. If you need to chat about your mortality call me. I’m still listed in the phone book.
Dogs Of Kelowna Please share any challenges you have faced with Odie: A rescue dog from another country with a rough past comes with many challenges, and Odie has been no exception. He was terrified of everything and everyone when he arrived in Canada. He would bark aggressively and occasionally snap at people and other dogs because he was scared. He ran away from me a few times and played very rough. I turned to Dogzies Pet Services to help me train Odie to behave in public, obey commands and get along with other dogs and people.
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Owner- tell us about yourself: My name is Sam and my dog Odie came into my life just over two years ago. He was a rescue dog from Tehran, Iran and I stumbled across him online while looking for a border collie puppy. Odie was an adult border collie mix with a very sad story. He had been living in a shelter with 300 other dogs, many of which had also been abused on the streets. He wasn’t what I was looking for, but as soon as I saw him and read his story, I knew I needed him. I went through a month long process, with applications and interviews, and was finally told that I could adopt Odie. A few weeks later, he was on a plane to Vancouver and I picked him up in Hope. He looked like a bear and he was WAY bigger than I was expecting. He was terrified of everything and everyone, except me.
Odie has come leaps and bounds with his training. He still has a long way to go and a lot to learn, but it makes me emotional thinking about how much he has changed since we started working with Wayne and the Dogzies team. When we started, Odie was showing aggressive, wild behaviour and did not get along well with other dogs. Today, he goes to day school and runs with all of his pals, he walks much better and he has mastered some commands. I didn’t think there would be a day that I would feel confident walking Odie in Downtown Kelowna, and now we walk there once a week. I’m so proud of how far my wild boy has come!
Tell us about Odie: Odie is a goofy, protective and playful border collie mix. We think he’s about 4 or 5 years old, but we’re not completely sure! He loves running circles around the yard with mom and dad, going for truck rides and cuddling with pillows. When I first brought him home, the agency I adopted him from said that he had never seen furniture before and would be confused, but I swear he’s never felt more at home than he does on a big stack of pillows! His favourite activity is running across the yard and sliding on his belly in the grass.
What has been Odie’s favourite adventure? The last two years in Canada have been one big adventure for Odie. He’s experienced so many new things. His favourite adventure has been anytime that we can get out of the city and into the mountains. He has a blast splashing in creeks and hiking with us. His favourite hike is in Joe Rich!
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Salmon fillets roast on stakes over an open fire while roe bubbles up in a steaming pot of vegetable and fish soup nearby. These are signs of a finished and ready-to-eat meal, yet indicate the start of something special cooking at Okanagan College. On a field trip to the Westbank First Nation late last month, OC’s Indigenous Culinary Arts class had the opportunity to learn about the traditional Okanagan-Syilx style of cooking in a handson experience, hosted by WFN Elders Pamela and Grouse Barnes. The gastronomic outing contained a variety of chopping, mixing and other culinary techniques all aimed at producing a final meal for the class to enjoy together. The field trip to the Barnes’ property felt like home for many of them, despite the differences in style and practice. “This has been quite the experience,” said Ruby Pahtayken, a student from the Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. “All of this is new to me. Back home, we don’t have the same fish, but this is how we uniformly cook it, over the open fire. “Cooking like this in your own backyard and learning the teachings from our ancestors, our grandmothers and grandfathers, brings me back home.” The field trip is an important ingredient of the brand new intake which launched
this past March, as part of the broader Culinary Arts program offered at the college. With tradition at the heart of the new program, students follow the same curriculum to that of their counterparts in other intakes, but the flavour of Indigenous culture is heavily infused. Walking with the students at each step in the process, the Barnes’ passion for teaching future generations lies in the sharing of knowledge, and in this case, hands-on learning. Together with family, they run Wildrose Native Traditions, where they lead field trips for students in the area, teaching about Indigenous culture. “For me, it’s about sharing knowledge, sharing the stuff that we do,” Grouse explained. “We share because we know that the knowledge we share is like a calm pond. “When you throw a pebble in the middle, the ripple affects not only students here, but whoever they’re going to teach: their kids, grandbabies, where they take this knowledge.” Pahtayken adds that the gathering and foraging of plants serves as a metaphor for her returning home to Saskatchewan with new knowledge. “What I can utilize and gather here in the field is similar to the gathering of information. I can take it back home to Saskatchewan and I can share it with my community.”
Ruby Pahtayken roasts salmon fillets roasting over an open fire. (Contributed) These values of applied learning are integral to the program, something OC director of food, wine and tourism Jonathan Rouse says acknowledges the value of Indigenous culture in the area and within the food industry as well. “The culinary world is still predicated on very historical European practices. We’re moving much farther than
that,” Rouse said. “Here’s an opportunity for us to take local Indigenous values and practices and see how we can embed them into the curriculum and learn from that. “The Okanagan is so rich and diverse; it’s really a classroom. It brings the whole food and culinary scene alive.” The program is open to
anyone, however, every student in the inaugural class is from a Canadian Indigenous background. The pilot is supported by the Industry Training Authority (ITA) and the Okanagan Training and Development Council (OTDC), which also plays a part in assisting students from the moment they enrol to the time they begin searching for a job.
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Understanding the expansion of the universe depends on our ability to measure the distances of very far-off galaxies. Most of these are so remote even our biggest telescopes cannot see them other than as faint blurs. Fortunately for us, we occasionally see a brilliant, star-like thing appear, rapidly brightening until it is shining brighter than the entire galaxy hosting it. That object can be seen for maybe several weeks before it fades back into invisibility. What we are seeing is a supernova, an exploding star. There are various types of exploding stars. One marks the demise of a giant star that has finally run out of fuel. With energy production declining in its core, the temperature falls and so does the pressure holding up the star’s outer layers. Because there is no way the core material can support the
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load, the star collapses and explodes. There is another, rather odd type that is useful in another way, because we can use it as a ruler to measure cosmic distances. The unique thing about this class of supernova, known as Type 1a, is that these explosions involve what are possibly the most stable objects in the universe—white dwarf stars. At the ends of their lives, with their fuel exhausted, massive stars blow themselves up while lower-mass stars like the sun do not. As the energy supply runs down and the temperature in the core drops, the star shrinks until the material in the middle is compressed enough to support the overlying layers. Since this is a less massive star, the material can support the load and no catastrophic collapse happens. The star has shrunk to about the size of the Earth and is glowing white hot. It has become a member of the class of stars known as
white dwarfs. Held together by strong gravity, but not compressing their cores intolerably, white dwarf stars are possibly the most stable objects in the universe. What is convenient for us is that we know stars with masses more than 1.4 times the mass of the sun blow up and those with lower masses don’t. This is known as Chandrasekhar’s Limit, named after the astrophysicist who worked this out. This means we have a good estimate of the mass of that white dwarf when it blew up, which means we can calculate how much energy was released. So by measuring how bright it looks to us, we can calculate how far away it is, and of course for remote galaxies, the distance of that galaxy. Without exploding dwarf stars, establishing cosmic distances would be much harder, maybe impossible, and we would know much less about the history of the universe. ken.tapping@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
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Nursing professor Kathy Rush in UBC Okanagan campus courtyard mingling with new nursing school grads from the university earlier this month. (Contributed) acuity and expand- confidence and com- the evolving develed responsibilities, petence in providing opmental needs of coupled with lim- patient care, and re- new graduate nurses ited organizational duce organizational during their first year resources and heavy costs. of practice. workloads, it can be “This is significant “We found that the simply overwhelm- for the new graduate majority of programs ing. and for the institu- staggered education, “They need support tions in which they but the evidence was to do this. Evidence work. not decisive that it She noted the ma- improves outcomes shows that new graduate transition pro- jority of programs any better than givgrams work. They staggered education ing education in a improve retention, over time, with the concentrated form at increase new nurse intent to parallel the beginning of the program,” Rush said. “While programs are staggering education, few have examined the impact. Our research failed to find any differences when education FOR was concentrated or BRAIN INJURY PREVENTION staggered, but we are only a single study and much more work needs to be done to ROTARY BEACH, KELOWNA determine if it really TEAM RELAYS 8:00AM REGISTRATION has advantages. (REGISTER IN TEAMS OF 4) “Most programs 8:30AM YOGA WARM UP //COSTCO BBQ are choosing the staggered approach because theories of TO REGISTER OR new nurse transiPLEDGE A PADDLER GO TO tion—such as my BRAINTRUSTCANADA.COM INCLUDING TOP FUNDRAISER co-author Judy PRIZES AND RAFFLE DRAWS! Paddleboards and PFDs provided Duchscher’s transition shock theory— GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS MEDIA SPONSORS show that new graduates pass through fairly predictable stages in their first news year of practice. “Transition programs need to be THIS SPECIAL EVENT PRESENTED BY IN SUPPORT OF able to support new graduates through BRAINTRUST C A N A D A these stages of development.”
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Did you know the Okanagan Valley is divided by a fault line? Maybe not. But if you did, then you’d be right in line with the college instructors who arrived in Penticton for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers annual conference this week. Okanagan College’s Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence filled with some of the Pacific Northwest’s best and brightest rock enthusiasts, was keen to dig into the region’s geological landscape over the two days of the conference. Heading up the three-day conference was Todd Redding, Okanagan College’s professor of geography, earth and environmental sciences. Based out of the Penticton campus, Redding saw the potential in bringing the conference to the Okanagan for the first time. “The valley is split down the
Rock lovers were gathered in Penticton this week for three days learning about the South Okanagan’s geological landscape. (Contributed) middle by a big fault, which leads to many of the interestThese interesting land has resulted in very different ing land forms we see. This forms include Giant’s Head rock types on either side of geology – combined with our Mountain, just a stone’s the valley,” Redding said. unique climate – allows for throw from Penticton in the “On top of this, we have an the ability to grow excellent nearby town of Summerland. amazing glacial history that wine grapes and tree fruit.” Now an extinct volcano,
this hike and the accompanying view were a part of this morning’s field trip outing. A visit to the cliffs that sit beneath the well-known Penticton sign is part of the itinerary too, along with a drive to the Naramata Bench and Skaha Lake to explore various types of rock and glacial sediments. But the most intriguing geoscience element that attracted attendees to the conference was in the wine that the region is so famous for. The local terroir was a focus of the conference, with a feature keynote held Tuesday on the relationship between wine, geology and the soils of the sprawling vineyards of the south Okanagan. “Wineries take the idea of terroir very seriously. It is a key consideration that most producers take into account when choosing a vineyard site,” Redding said. Held on campus to start,
conference attendees had the opportunity to present research, teaching techniques, as well as undergraduate findings. The two-day event included site visits mentioned previously as well as other outings, including a highly anticipated visit to a winery or two. Eric Corneau, regional dean for South Okanagan-Similkameen, said the NAGT conference offered a great opportunity for “both our instructors and students to learn from and collaborate with world-class geoscientists.” “The Okanagan region has a naturally convincing pull, and we hope that by hosting this conference, we were able to share more about diverse geography and the work our geography, earth and environmental science department is doing in the field of education and research,” added Corneau.
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The economy-versus-environment debate is 60 per cent chance of persistence. wrong-headed in elevating a changeable human Boreal caribou are threatened with extinction construct to the same level or above the natural from coast to coast to coast, their populations systems on which our health and well-being continuing to decline since the federal Species at Risk Act was introduced in 2002. depend. And in many cases, it would be more accuCaribou are an “umbrella’ species. When poprate to characterize it as “environment versus ulations are healthy, so are many other animal corporate interests.” and plant species and the forests they share. Although those interests Healthy forests provide seroften align with economic vices such as filtering water benefits and jobs, sometimes Science Matters and sequestering carbon, which they just mean bigger profits means protecting caribou and for company CEOs and share- DaviD their habitat can safeguard holders at the expense of the Suzuki water supplies and help reduce common good. climate-altering carbon buildup When “economy” is regarded in the atmosphere. Room for Both, a new study as more than just profit-taking, it can be compatible with environmental pro- by the David Suzuki Foundation, Alberta tection. With caribou conservation, there can Wilderness Association and Ontario Nature, be room for both. demonstrates that caribou conservation and Discourse around protecting caribou and their industrial resource activity need not be mutually exclusive. habitat has become polarized. It examines ways for caribou and industrial Many industry proponents oppose the requirement that provincial and territorial governments activity to coexist, and concludes that effective maintain or restore boreal caribou ranges so habitat restoration can create economic opporthat at least 65 per cent is undisturbed, arguing tunities and help advance reconciliation with this will put jobs at risk. Indigenous Peoples. They often rely on exaggerated or false claims, The report synthesizes research from three including denying that industry is responsible for studies on boreal caribou in British Columbia, the caribou’s plight or that problems even exist. Alberta and Ontario. Caribou protection measures are based on It calls for more science-based discourse, better research and evidence, and even so, the 65 per analytic models that take into account caribou cent disturbance threshold only gives herds a conservation values to optimize “least cost”
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solutions, and recognition of the potential employment value of forest restoration. Past decisions often focused solely on the economic benefits of timber and oil and gas extraction. Ontario Nature research found that “much of the planned wood supply in forest management units that significantly overlap boreal caribou ranges is not being logged, particularly over the past decade. This raises important questions as to why critical caribou habitat cannot be protected without causing economic hardship.” Protecting undisturbed habitat is key to ensuring caribou populations survive. Habitat restoration is also necessary but has largely been unsuccessful. Targets must be improved, forests must actually be restored rather than just “revegetated” and enforcement has to be stepped up. According to Room for Both, “restoration in fragmented boreal caribou habitat has the potential to create and replace jobs in northern rural municipalities and First Nations.” The research shows restoring habitat disturbed by seismic lines, roads and timber harvesting, among other industrial activities, can create diversified, stabler economies for resource-dependent communities. Indigenous communities hold valuable traditional knowledge about boreal ecosystems and must have leadership roles in conservation and restoration.
This could help advance reconciliation by enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ opportunities to get out on the land and participate in traditional livelihoods, especially where ecological degradation and destruction have limited them from doing so. Resource companies could also benefit from proper caribou conservation. With greater worldwide demand for responsibly obtained and produced products, companies can reap marketplace rewards for responsible practices, as with FSC-certified wood products, and avoid negative financial repercussions such as boycotts and legal challenges. It’s up to governments and industry to ensure caribou survival. This means incorporating habitat protection and restoration into planning and economic modelling, basing discourse on evidence and knowledge rather than exaggeration and fear-mongering, requiring industry and government to share in restoration costs and ensuring subsidies for industry are linked to environmental performance. We know what caribou need to survive. We know the limits to habitat disturbance. We must incorporate these into decisions around industrial activity to make room for both. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation senior editor and writer Ian Hanington.
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