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Basketballtournament

S u m m e r l a n d Secondary School hosted basketball teams from around the region in a recent tournament.

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Financialmatters

The declining dollar will have an effect on businesses in the community.

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Procedure changes

The public will have more oppor-tunities to speak as municipal council changes the pro-cedure of its meet-ings.

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Exploringheritage

An upcoming Heritage Day tour will uncover some of the history of down-town Summerland.

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A placefor seniors

The Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre has experi-enced a decline in its membership.

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Refugees sponsoredUnited Church raises funds to assist family of five from Syria

John Arendt

A Summerland church is sponsoring a refugee family as they relocate to Canada.

The family of five are among 10,000 Syrian refugees the government of Can-ada is taking in over the next three years.

“There are millions

of people around the world displaced from their homes liv-ing in refugee camps, because of war and violence, political or social oppression,” said David Sparks, co-chair of Summer-land United Church’s sponsorship commit-tee. “We will enable one refugee family to escape the danger, uncertainty and fear and give them a safe home.”

The family of two

parents, two teenage daughters and a nine-year-old son are from a region of Syria which has experienced some of the most intense fighting in that coun-try’s civil war.

To escape the fight-ing between rebels and government forces, the family fled to Jordan. The Can-adian government has put them on a list of people approved to be resettled to Canada.

Armand Houle,

minister of Summer-land United Church, said the United Church of Canada

has a history of spon-soring and welcom-ing refugees.

“Whether it was

the Vietnamese boat people, Bosnian refu-gees, or people flee-ing the violence and

o p p re s -sion in s o m e L a t i n A m e r -i c a n c o u n -t r i e s , U n i t e d C h u r c h

congregations across Canada have been in the forefront of spon-soring and welcom-

ing newcomers to Canada,” he said.

Sparks said the family is expected to arrive in Canada in two to three months, but the timeline could be as short as one month.

At present, the church’s sponsorship committee is working to find rental accom-modations in Sum-merland and finding someone in the area who speaks Arabic.

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At the wallFloyd Baptist works on the construction of a wall at the new Summerland Library building. The building, on Main Street at Kelly Avenue, will be more than double the size of the existing library on Wharton Street. Tango Management Group is the project manager for the construction project.

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A drop in inter-est rates will be good news for housing sales in Summerland and the surrounding region, the president of the South Okanagan Real Estate Board says.

“There has been a pent-up desire to purchase in the Oka-nagan,” said Sally

Kilburg, president of the board.

Low interest rates provide relief for bor-rowers, but Kilburg said it is important for buyers not to overextend them-selves, since interest rates can change.

“Rates will have to go up eventually,”

she said.In addition, she

said the declining value of the Can-adian dollar makes purchases in Canada more attractive to American investors.

The real estate board serves more than 300 real estate agents in the area.

John Arendt

In response to the Bank of Canada’s decision to cut its overnight lending rate, the Summer-land Credit Union has reduced its own prime lending rate.

On Jan. 21, in a sur-prise announcement, the Bank of Canada

overnight lending rate was reduced from one per cent to 0.75 per cent.

The Summer-land Credit Union’s announcement came on Friday afternoon. The prime lending rate was reduced from three per cent to 2.75 per cent.

Kelly Marshall, chief executive officer for the Summerland Credit Union, said the decision will result in lower interest rates for variable rate mort-gages, lines of credit and other loans that float with prime rates. “The interest rate decline is a positive for consumers,” Mar-shall said.

Mark Pike, certified financial planner at the Credit Union said the rate reduction will help those with loans and mortgages. “For borrowing, this is a good environment,” he said.

While any increase in low interest rates will affect borrowers, Pike said rates are unlikely to rise quick-ly in the future. He anticipates the rate will remain low.

On Tuesday, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce announced a reduction in its rate to 2.85 per cent, effective Jan. 28.

Since 1990, the Bank of Canada’s inter-est rate has averaged six per cent. In that time, it has reached as high as 16 per cent in February, 1991 and as low as 0.25 per cent in April, 2009.

John Arendt

Summerland busi-nesses could gain from the declining value of the Can-adian dollar.

At the end of trad-ing Tuesday, the Loonie was valued at 80.62 cents against the American dollar.

Arlene Fenrich, president of the Sum-merland Chamber of Commerce, said the

decline could benefit some key sectors of Summerland’s econ-omy.

“The low value of the Loonie is expected to have a

positive impact on the number of U.S. tourists that are con-sidering a vacation to

the Oka-nagan,” she said.

“It can also be h u g e l y b e n e f i -cial to

manufacturing or agricultural busi-nesses that typically

export to the U.S. A lower Loonie means more foreign spend-ing is likely.”

The value of the

Loonie has fluctu-ated widely in recent years.

The lowest value ever recorded for

the Canadian dol-lar was on Jan. 21, 2002, when it traded at 61.79 cents against the U.S. dollar. Less

than six years later, on Nov. 7, 2007, the Loonie reached a high of $1.1030 against the American dollar.

Low Loonie could benefit businesses

Interest rate drop to help housing sales

Credit Union cuts prime lending rate

The value of a dollarThe Canadian dollar has been dropping in value. At the end of trading on Tuesday, the Loonie was valued at 80.62 cents against the U.S. dollar. The lowest value ever recorded for the Canadian dollar was 13 years ago, when it reached 61.79 cents against the American dollar.

“A lower Loonie means more foreign spending is likely.”

Arlene Fenrich

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The regular meeting of municipal council was held on Jan. 26 in council chambers. The mayor and all councillors were present.Zoning amendment adopted

Council gave second, third and final read-ings to a bylaw amending the zoning at 10120 Rand St. from RSD1-Residential Medium Lot Zone to RSD1(i)-Residential Single Detach-ment Intensive Zone.

A public hearing on the zoning change was held earlier in the evening.Variance permit issued

A development variance permit was issued for 16110 Prairie Valley Road.

The permit varies the zoning bylaw to allow for one additional dwelling, outside of the farm home plate.

The dwelling for farm help may also have a basement.

Coun. Erin Carlson voted against the vari-ance. She said the land is within the Agricul-tural Land Reserve and should be used for agriculture.Grant submissions approved

Council approved the submission of a Can-ada-British Columbia New Building Canada Fund — Small Communities Fund application for the Jones Flat and Garnett Valley Water System Separation Project.

Council assigned top priority to this appli-cation.

In addition, council approved the submis-sion of Federal Gas Tax Fund — Strategic Priorities Fund applications for the flume and water intake structure upgrade and the wastewater treatment plant filtration and grit removal upgrade applications.

The flume and water intake structure upgrade application was assigned priority one status, while the wastewater treatment plant filtration and grit removal upgrade applica-tion received a priority two status.

Council also approved the submission of a Federal Gas Tax Fund — Strategic Priorities Fund Capacity Building category applica-tion for a comprehensive asset management strategy.

This will include a current state of assets assessment, development of an asset manage-ment policy and plan and implementation of asset management software.

CounCil report

Safe stolenSummerland RCMP were called on Jan.

21 following a break and enter at the Dairy Queen restaurant on Prairie Valley Road.

Police say a safe was stolen from the res-taurant.

The investigation is continuing.Batteries and cash taken

Two vehicle batteries and cash were stolen following a break and enter at Big O Tires on Jubilee Road East.

The incident was reported to police on the morning of Jan. 20 and had occurred over-night.

Summerland RCMP are continuing to investigate the incident.Vehicles entered

Seven thefts from vehicles were reported over the past week, five of them on one night.

The five thefts occurred on Gillespie Road, Solly Road and Lipsett Crescent overnight on Jan. 20 to 21.

Police say the vehicles were unlocked at the time.Mail stolen

Police were called following a theft from a mailbox which was reported on Jan. 21.

The incident is part of an ongoing rash of thefts from mailboxes which began in mid-December.

Communities throughout the Okanagan have reported similar mail thefts.

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Continued from Page 1In addition, the

church is commit-ted to covering the sponsorship costs, estimated at between $16,000 and $18,000.

While the financial commitment is sig-nificant, the church’s congregation decided it was important to take on the sponsor-ship.

The congregation unanimously voted in favour of the spon-sorship.

“Its a small amount of money to change one family’s life for the better,” Houle said.

He added that while the church is the sponsoring organ-ization, he would like to see others partici-pating as well.

“It is our hope the entire community will get involved. It really is Summerland United Church and friends who are spon-soring this family,” Houle said.

“Summerland is such a great com-munity, with a strong

spirit of neighbour helping neighbour whether locally or globally we know that this family will find a warm and sup-portive welcome in our community as they start a new life in Canada.”

Anyone with infor-mation on accommo-dations and anyone

who knows of local Arabic speakers is asked to contact the United Church 250-494-1514 or email s u m m e r l a n d u c @shaw.ca.

The church is also accepting tax-deduct-ible donations to help the family with expenses during their first year in Canada.

Costs estimated at $16,000 to $18,000

John Arendt

Members of muni-cipal council are con-sidering which meas-ures to reduce the extent of damages from a future power surge.

On Tuesday even-ing, municipal coun-cil held a special meeting to consider options to minimize damages from a future power surge.

A surge on Nov. 26 around 8:30 a.m. damaged 69 electrical meters in the Trout Creek and Giant’s Head area. Furnaces, electronics and appli-ances were also damaged. The surge affected one electrical circuit which serves 315 properties.

According to a report on the inci-dent, the surge is believed to have been caused by the accidental transfer of power from a Fortis

B.C. transmission line to a municipal distri-bution line.

Don Darling, dir-ector of engineering and public works for the municipality, said the event could not have been predicted by Fortis or the muni-cipality and there is a low probability of an event of this nature occurring.

“It is a very uncom-mon event,” he said.

Primary Engineer-ing has prepared a series of options to reduce the extent of damages in a similar event.

The 10 options have a wide range of rough cost estimates. The most expensive options are expected to cost millions of dollars.

The full report is available on the muni-cipality’s website at summerland.ca.

Darling recom-mended three options.

They are to acquire secondary surge sup-pression at wholesale cost, to install inter-mediate distribution poles for the munici-pality’s power lines in the area and to install interphase line insula-tors.

These options have lower estimated costs than some of the other options in the report, Darling said.

He added that engineers with Fortis B.C. have rejected the final recommenda-tion of installing mid-span interphase line insulators. Pursuing this option would require meeting with Fortis management.

Representat ives from Fortis B.C. were not present.

Steve Brown, a Happy Valley Road resident who sus-tained more than $27,000 in damages from the surge, was disappointed Fortis

B.C. representatives did not attend on Tuesday.

Coun. Doug Holmes said council needs to know more before approving any of the options which were presented. “We need more informa-tion before we can make a recommenda-tion,” he said, mak-ing a motion to defer a decision. Others on

council agreed and the deferral was approved unanimously.

Coun. Erin Train-er, whose home was affected by the power surge, declared a con-flict of interest and was not at the meeting.

A second motion calls for Mayor Peter Waterman to ask For-tis B.C. for information on behalf of council and the municipality.

Information requested about electrical options

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VICTORIA – When the B.C. government last resorted to shoot-ing wolves from heli-copters in the 1980s, an emotional pub-lic outcry forced a retreat.

In the B.C. trad-ition, sensation-seek-ing urban media and protesters led the way.

An outraged reporter named Pam-ela Martin marched a BCTV crew off the road near Fort St. John to expose this presumed crime against nature.

With a metre of snow and temper-atures dipping to -40, they didn’t get far, but public sentiment was aroused enough for politicians to overrule wildlife biologists.

This winter, while snow reveals the wolves’ location from the air, the choppers and rifles are out again.

And my heart goes out to the biologists and First Nations hunters who face this grim task.

The South Selkirk mountain caribou

herd, which ranges between B.C., Idaho and Washington, has been the target of intensive conserva-tion efforts by gov-ernments on both sides of the border. Six of the remaining 18 animals now wear radio collars. There were 46 in 2009, only 27 by 2012, and wolves have killed two more since last spring.

Targeted hunting and trapping haven’t been sufficient, so up to 24 grey wolves are to be shot from the air before the snow melts.

There are seven caribou herds in the South Peace, with the Graham herd the

largest at about 700. It’s the control group, left to fend for itself as a measure of wolf removal for the rest. The Burnt Pine herd is down to one bull, effectively extinct. The province and Treaty 8 First Nations are working on a plan to kill 120-160 wolves in that region.

It’s long been accepted that resource roads, log-ging and recrea-tional trail use have increased herd dis-ruption and predator access through what would otherwise be seamless bush and deep snow.

Snowmobiles and even back-country skiers can shift the balance. Smithers-area outdoor enthusi-asts are currently being urged to stay away from the Telkwa Mountains, where the caribou herd is down to fewer than 20 ani-mals. Local hunt-ing and snowmobile clubs have observed a ban on motorized travel since 2003, but of course there will always be yahoos who chase animals

for fun.A mountain cari-

bou recovery plan was implemented in 2007, protecting 2.2 million hectares from logging and road-building, includ-ing most of the core habitat of the South Selkirk herd. The Nature Conservancy of Canada bought 550 square kilometres in that region to protect habitat.

Strategies include transplanting ani-mals from healthier to weaker herds to increase genetic diversity, and cap-turing and penning females with young calves to keep them from being picked off by wolves.

The B.C. grey wolf population averages around 8,500, with managed hunting and trapping to pro-tect livestock while preserving the wolf as apex predator in most of its wide range.

This context is seldom reported by Vancouver media, which mostly sees its role not as explain-ing issues but rather

embarrassing what-ever political party is in power, and pro-viding an uncritical platform for the stop-logging-mining-energy crowd, which is seen as popular with urban viewers.

Remember the spotted owl, with the fringe of its range extending into southern B.C.? Our branch-plant enviros marketed that one for years. Its core habi-tat is Washington and Oregon, where many sawmills were shut-tered to “save” them.

Now they’re shoot-ing invasive barred owls, which have emerged as a greater threat to spotted owls than logging. Context is important.

I suppose we’ll never know what difference the 1980s wolf kill would have made if it hadn’t been shouted down for TV ratings and urban enviro-donations.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twit-ter: @tomfletcherbc. Email: [email protected]

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Although the costs are significant, the Summerland United Church will spon-sor a family of Syrian refugees as they relocate to Canada.

The financial commitment for this sponsorship is estimated at $16,000 to $18,000, in order to provide for their needs during their first year in Canada. This is a significant commitment, but one which will do much to help a family devastated as a result of their country’s civil war.

In addition to the financial commit-ments, members of the church’s sponsor-ship committee are working to find suit-able rental accommodations and Arabic-speaking people in the area.

These measures are necessary to help the family adapt and adjust to life in Canada.

While the details of this family’s story are unique, many families in Summerland and throughout Canada have stories of how they, their parents, their grandpar-ents or others before them arrived here for similar reasons.

Some came in the aftermath of wars or revolutions. Some came to escape totali-tarian regimes or extreme poverty.

For them and others, Canada has been a welcoming place.

The support and generosity of others has made the many immigration stories possible.

The federal government has com-mitted to bringing in 10,000 Syrian refu-gees over the next three years, but it is up to the public to sponsor individual families.

This is the role the United Church has taken on, and it is an area where others in the community can become involved.

Providing hospitality and support to this family of Syrian refugees is a way to extend to others the same kindness many families living here have already experi-enced.

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ter in regards to the property next to mine at 14412 Garnett Ave. in Summerland.

I have a house and five acres. It is in the land that was in the exclusion to be removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve.

The acreage adja-cent to mine is leased by Mountain View for storage.

I’m sorry that this new council would

like to rescind the application.

I for one would not subdivide but am looking at the long range. I watched a television program on the drought in California. They stat-ed that Oregon and British Columbia had climates similar to California.

I’ve lived in Sum-merland since 1970. At that time, we were in business and spon-sors of the Welcome Wagon. At that time,

we had everything here.

Now with business paying 26 per cent and agriculture paying less than one per cent (last council’s figures) we see far too many vacant shops in town.

The Boerboom family are some of the hardest working people I know. They wouldn’t be leasing property if they could expand to a better location.

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The early years

Good cool funIn 1922 this frozen pond was a popular spot in Garnett Valley. Known as Adams Lake because it was on the Adams property, it was a great place for folks of all ages to enjoy a pleasant skate or a rousing game of hockey. Since seating consisted mainly of snowbanks, spectators were sparse. If we want to watch a good game of hockey now, we can simply head for the Summerland Arena to see the Summerland Steam (who play in uniforms not suits) in action. With four home games in February, there’s sure to be a lot of great action with no backside frostbite for the spectators.

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Dear Editor:The last Summerland mayor

and council voted in favour of a provincially subsidized project with $650,000 as the province’s share and $450,000 as Summer-

land’s share.When driving down Sum-

merland Hill, you see the two project signs at the start and finish of the landslide no stop-ping zone.

This one kilometre of lake-shore we need to acquire now for a price of $1 million. Why?

We already have and own many trails that need repair, expansion and maintenance.

There are also many roads and streets that are in disrepair (all patched up.)

We could equip our four trucks with proper snow-ploughs on the front of them.

Where is this money coming from? After three roundabouts and a library, what money is left in municipal coffers?

Mario BergeronSummerland

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Dear Editor:I attended Steven Laplan-

te’s organ music workshop for Giant’s Head students, Grades 3 to 5 at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Friday, Jan. 23.

Mr. Laplante’s passion for music and mastery of the pipe organ instrument was infectious and much to my delight the children were drawn into a wonderful sound experience, classical music no less, from com-posers in the Renaissance to Romantic period.

Watching Mr. Laplante’s

hands and feet simultan-eously play the keyboards, brought expressions of curi-osity, surprise and calm to their faces and a few students played the seat in front of them, clearly engaged and enjoying the experience.

Credit must go the spon-sors and teachers who organ-ized this opportunity.

Respectful behaviour as an audience member is a learned skill which must be taught early and practiced often.

Listening skills and atten-tion management expected of our youth require dedi-

cated teaching at home and school.

Our community is rich with work sites, businesses, farms, greenhouses, studios, museums, galleries, parks, trails, scientists, artists, and performers.

School field trips for stu-dents to experience these resources are vital to engage learning beyond the class-room, discover our commun-ity; and perhaps one day like Steven Laplante come home and share their gifts.

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ute to the notion that Canada is a democ-racy, not an autoc-racy.

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“Mr. Harper gave this speech in Mont-real back in 1997 as Vice President of the National Citizen’s Coalition. His audi-ence was the Council for National Policy, a right-wing American think tank:

“...First, facts about Canada. Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it. Canadians make no connection between the fact that they are a Northern European welfare state and the fact that we have very low economic growth, a standard of living substantially lower than yours, a massive brain drain of your [sic] professionals to your country, double the unemployment rate of the United States. In terms of the unemployed, of which we have over a million-and-a-half, don’t feel particu-larly bad for many of these people. They don’t feel bad about it themselves, as long as they’re

receiving gener-ous social assistance and unemployment insurance.”

Harper continued his degradation of Canada to the delight of the Republican audience.

Those were the thoughts of Harper back in 1997 and they seem to be exactly what he thinks of Canadians today, because his treat-ment of our scien-tific community, our journalists, our civil servants, and us, the people that oppose him, is still as degrad-ing as ever.

As an example, in 2001, he proposed to then premier of Alberta, Ralph Klein, that he get rid of Medicare, the RCMP and the Canadian Pension Plan.

As his one-time mentor Tom Fla-nagan put it, Stephen Harper is a “preda-tor.”

And, I might add, those that can still support him after all these years of one-man rule, are as pred-acious as he is.

Frank MartensSummerland

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Dear Editor:Even if burning

wood seems anti-quated to some (Fire-place pollutes the air, Summerland Review, Jan. 22) it is in fact one of the best renew-able energy sources of the future.

While at the Sum-merland dump we pay to bring large equipment to turn our wood waste into chips, in Europe that waste is used to warm up homes and

even create electri-city.

Canada has a lot of wood waste and unmarketable trees in its forests. We could learn to use this renewable resource to energize our future and create jobs.

So while it may be annoying to see wood fire smoke, if bet-ter wood stoves and furnaces were made available to home owners, there would be less wood wast-

ed, less smoke and more jobs (gather-ing the “junk” wood, manufacturing wood pellets to fuel wood stoves, manufactur-ing wood stoves, shipping etc.)

Don’t take my word for it. Type “wood into energy in France or Germany or Sweden” in your search engine and you will find tons of information on the subject, as well as neat videos of the

innovations in their neck of the woods.

This is not done at the expense of air quality.

Emissions stan-dards are a lot high-er in Europe than in most of North Amer-ica (California has been leading that fight too.)

We need to get our heads out of the tar sands and back into the forests.

Andre FagantSummerland

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Wood a good source of renewable energy

The sound of bagpipesSummerland Pipes and Drums presented musical entertainment at A Nicht wi’ Burns on Saturday evening. The Robert Burns evening was held at the Summerland Legion.

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Tree chipping donationThe Summerland Fire Department raised $1,306 for the Summerland Secondary School Dry Grad

through the annual holiday tree chipping fundraiser.

In the back row from left are firefight-ers Rob Robinson, Nigel Thomas, Rick Leardo and Tyler Sterk, along with Summerland Sec-ondary School stu-dent Brayden Jones. In front from left are students Janelle Rum-ball, Hannah Wright and Ashley Evans.

Firefighters thank the public for their contributions and the municipality for pro-viding the tree chip-per.

Bylaw adds question time near beginning of meetings

John Arendt

A procedural bylaw will give Sum-merlanders more opportunities to com-ment at municipal council meetings.

The bylaw, which was given first three readings on Mon-day evening, adds a 15-minute spot for public comments early in the meeting, as well as a public question period just before adjournment.

At present, the time allotted for pub-

lic comments is at the end of the meeting, following adjourn-ment.

“Under the cur-rent bylaw, the pub-lic is not afforded an opportunity at the regular and special

council meetings to comment on items appearing on the evening’s agenda,” Mayor Peter Water-man said.

“In my opinion, council should seek public comment at the beginning of the meeting, not after they make a deci-sion.”

Waterman said the public has wanted

addition-al oppor-t u n -ities to speak to council , b e f o r e d e c i -sions are made.

“We’re trying to be more accessible,” he said. “The public wanted more avail-ability and a chance to say things.”

Under the new bylaw, the first opportunity for pub-lic comment comes following delegations and before the may-or’s report.

Comments must pertain to items on the agenda, but not on items which have statutory require-ments for public input. Zoning and Official Community Plan amendments, development vari-ance permits and tem-porary use permits all require public hear-ings or public com-ment opportunities.

“This affords the public the oppor-tunity to comment

on other t h i n g s that will c o m e up at council,” W a t e r -man said.

T h e question period at the end of the meeting will be on any matter of local government interest and is not restricted to items on the even-ing’s council agenda.

In addition to the change in the meet-ing structure, the bylaw also makes an adjustment to the Committee of the Whole meeting.

In the past, the Committee of the

Whole meeting is held on the second and fourth Mondays of the month, in the morning. Items for the evening’s meeting have been reviewed and discussed at these meetings.

“I would like to shift the focus of the Committee of the Whole to new council business requiring a full and open public discussion,” Water-man said.

Coun. Erin Train-er said members of council often ask questions of staff in the morning meeting. The answers, if given at the public evening meeting, would bene-fit the community as well.

Coun. Janet Peake said council proceed-ings will become more transparent with the removal of the regular Com-mittee of the Whole meetings.

Coun. Doug Holmes was the sole member of council to vote against the bylaw.

He said the Mon-day morning Com-mittee of the Whole meetings provide an opportunity for some in the community to attend council pro-ceedings.

In addition, he said the morning meetings allow council mem-bers more time to dis-cuss the issues on the evening agenda.

Council meeting procedure to change

Peter Waterman“We’re trying to be more

accessible. The public wanted more availabil-ity and a chance to say things.”

Peter Waterman

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COUNCIL PROCEDURE BYLAW AMENDMENT

MAYOR: Peter Waterman COUNCILLORS: Richard Barkwill, Toni Boot, Erin Carlson, Doug Holmes, Janet Peake and Erin Trainer13211 Henry Avenue 250-494-6451 • www.summerland.ca

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Pursuant to Section 124 of the Community Charter, Summerland Municipal Council is proposing to amend Council Procedure Bylaw No. 2000-156 and is required to give public notice of the proposed changes. In general terms, the proposed change will allow an opportunity for the public to comment on agenda items and other municipal matters, before a decision is made by Council. A copy of the proposed bylaw amendment is available for viewing by the public at the Administration offi ce at Municipal Hall. Any questions or comments should be directed to Maureen Fugeta, Corporate Offi cer at (250) 404-4057 or [email protected]

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MAYOR: Peter Waterman COUNCILLORS: Richard Barkwill, Toni Boot, Erin Carlson, Doug Holmes, Janet Peake and Erin Trainer13211 Henry Avenue 250-494-6451 • www.summerland.ca

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The following meeting has been scheduled for Council, staff and public to consider the 2015 Budget.Meeting will commence at 8:30 a.m. and take place in Council Chambers, 13211 Henry Avenue. Monday, February 2nd, 2015 Special Council MeetingNote: if further meetings are required, dates and times will be posted on our website.At the beginning of the meeting, there will be time allocated for delegations and questions from the public.For further information, please contact Director of Finance, Lorrie Coates at [email protected] or phone (250) 404-4045.

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Summerland will celebrate Heritage Day next month with a guided outdoor walking tour of Main Street.

The tour on Mon-day, Feb. 16 will be led by Sherril Foster, who has published several books about Summerland’s his-tory.

“Take a walk back in time with us to discover Main Street’s colourful but

not forgotten ori-ginal character,” she said, “Enjoy historic accounts including a much-loved annual feature on the former Steven lawns above the west end of Main Street.”

The tour will present information about Summerland’s past and the ele-ments which remain today.

“Find out who built and ran the first

commercial structure in West Summer-land more than 100 years ago, and dis-cover why vestiges of early Summerland’s Boomtown archi-tecture still echo on ‘Granville Road,’” she said.

The tour will last for around one hour. It will be offered at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., beginning at the Sum-merland Museum on Wharton Street.

Tours are limited to 15 people each and registration is required in advance.

To register, call the Summerland Museum at 250-494-9395 Tuesdays to Sat-urdays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Tours are co-sponsored by Sum-merland’s Heritage Advisory Commis-sion and the Sum-merland Museum and Archives.

Heritage tourSummerland author and historian Sherril Foster will lead Main Street tours on Heritage Day, Feb. 16.

Changing viewSummerland’s Main Street has gone through numerous changes since this picture was taken in 1934. A walking tour of the downtown will be offered twice on Monday, Feb. 16 as the community celebrates Heritage Day. The tour is sponsored by Summerland’s Heritage Advisory Commission and the Summerland Museum and Archives.

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The Summerland Review has been making some chan-ges.

In the print edition, the most visible is the editorial page, which has received a make-over. Tom Fletcher’s B.C. Views column now has the same look and format as all other columns within the paper. The short Our Pick and Culls items have been retired.

Elsewhere, the Leisure Times col-umn, with its focus on sports and recrea-tion in Summerland, returned last week, following a lengthy hiatus.

We are also consid-ering additional col-umns for the paper on a regular basis. If you are interested in writing a regular col-umn with a focus on Summerland, please call the editor to dis-cuss your concept.

Cosmetic changes are also being made to improve the read-ability of the paper.

On the Summer-land Review’s web-site at www.summer-landreview.com, stor-ies are being added throughout the week. And on the Review’s Facebook page, read-ers are being given more opportunities to interact and share their thoughts.

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Address to a Haggis“Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race!” James Woods recites the Address to a Haggis at A Nicht wi’ Burns on Saturday evening. The annual Robert Burns evening was presented by Summerland Pipes and Drums and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22.

An upcoming show in early Febru-ary will feature out-standing artists and local businesses.

The Summerland Art and Trade Show will be held on Sat-urday, Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Summerland Waterfront Resort on Lakeshore Drive.

Timothy Broesch, organizer of the event, said he wanted to cre-ate an event where business profession-als could provide advice to the public.

From there the concept expanded to include local artists.

The show will also feature art from mem-bers of the DeVine

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Thursday Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information.Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For details call Trent at 250-494-1990. Carpet bowling at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre is held

every Thursday at 10 a.m. and every Sunday at 1:15 p.m.Euchre is played every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Everyone of all ages is invited to participate in volleyball sessions at the Youth Centre from 10 a.m. to noon every Tuesday and Thursday. For additional informa-tion call Jane or Frank at 250-494-4666. Lyme Disease support group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at Theo’s Restaurant in Penticton. Everyone welcome.Summerland Material Girls Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth

Thursday of the month from September to May at 9 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. For more information call Cathy Patterson at 250-494-8274 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-494-2286.Summerland Sports-men’s Association meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Summerland Legion. The SSA focuses on fishing, shooting, hunt-ing, archery and con-servation and is affiliat-ed with the B.C. Wildlife Federation. New mem-bers welcome.Summerland TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., lower floor of Summerland Seniors Centre. Now is the time to get in shape for the coming bathing suit season. For info call Vicki at 250-494-5484.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the MS office, 3373 Skaha Rd., Penticton. Everyone welcome. For more information call Sherry at 250-493-6564.The Summerland Traditional Rug Artists will meet every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Summerland United Church Hall. If you are interested in joining this fun group or seeing what this creative craft involves do drop in. Visitors always wel-come. For more infor-mation about this time-honoured art please contact Juliet at 250-494-1278 or Marilyn at 250-494-6434.

FridayBridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone 250-494-8164. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710

Brown St.Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Come and enjoy or check it out. Drop-ins welcome. The 890 Wing of the South Okanagan Air Force Association of Canada have a get-together every Friday night from 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. in Penticton. New mem-bers are welcome. For more information, phone Fred Monteith at 250-497-8490.

SaturdayCharity bottle drive at Summerland IGA each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the collections will go to support the Summerland Food Bank.

SundayVintage Car Club, South Okanagan Chapter, meets the last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Youth Centre on Peach Orchard Road. Anyone interested in vintage cars (those 25 years or older) is invited to attend. For more infor-mation on the club phone 250-494-5473.

MondayBeginner Tai Chi on Mondays at 2 p.m. at the Summerland Legion. Continuing classes at 2:30 p.m. All proceeds go to the Legion.Dabber Bingo is played at the Senior Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St., every Monday at 1:30 p.m. 16 regular games, Lucky 7, Odd/Even, Bonanza. Everyone is welcome. License #832873. Learning About Stroke is a nine-week program for stroke survivors and caregivers Mondays at 2 p.m. at the con-ference room of the Summerland Health Centre, 12815 Atkinson Rd. Each session is 1.5

hours long and follows a small group format. To register, call the South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society at 250-490-0613. The pro-gram is offered at no charge.Men — Love to Sing? Okanagan Christian Men’s Choir. This non-denominational choir invites you to join us, have fun, sing unto the Lord and enjoy the fellowship of other singers. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Summerland Baptist Church, Fireside Room. For more infor-mation contact Hans at 250-494-7127. The South Okanagan Orchid Society meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. The group meets September to June. For more infor-mation, contact Joan at 250-494-4293.The Summerland Crokinole Club meets Monday nights at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summerland Seniors Centre. Contact Darlene at 250-494-9310.

TuesdayBridge games at St. Stephen’s Church Hall on Tuesdays beginning at 1 p.m. New players are always welcome. Refreshments served. Call 250-494-6116 or 250-494-5363.On Tuesday mor-nings, Robbie Shea BSW, Family Support Worker from the Mental Wellness Centre is at the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre. Creating a car-ing community when a person has a mental illness by support and education for family, friends, the commun-ity and the person. Coming for six weeks, Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. relaxation training. Call 250-493-7338 or register at the Resource Centre.Penticton Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members welcome. Intermediate to advanced players. Call Gerald at 250-809-2087.Quest Society of Summerland meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place). For more infor-mation phone Marilyn Topham at 250-494-6434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596. Email [email protected] Okanagan Genealogical Society is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

at the Penticton Library Museum building. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751.Summerland Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Tom Jacques at 250-494-4339.Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge.Tai chi at the Summerland Seniors’ Centre, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. for beginners, 10 a.m. for advanced, and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. for beginner and intermediate. For more information call Nancy at 250-494-8902.The Mental Wellness Centre, Summerland Branch, will be open the first, third and fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Summerland United Church. Inquiries wel-come.Whist is played on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St.

Wednesday Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recov-ery program that is not addiction specific, meets every Wednesday at Summerland Alliance Church at 7 p.m. For more information con-tact the SAC office at 250-494-9975 and ask to speak to Pastor Rick.Did you know Summerland has a Garden Club? Meetings are casual. Gardening experience varies. All gardeners are wel-come. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Jan Carlson at 250-494-5112 for more informa-tion.Summerland Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Summerland Library on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For information call Mary at 250-494-5851.Summerland ATV Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Library lower level. The club promotes responsible ridership including registration, insurance, safety certification and scheduled pleas-ure rides. Membership

includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages including those with disabilities.

UpcomingDiabetes Basics will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 3 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the multipurpose room at the Summerland Health Centre, 12815 Atkinson Rd.Indoor garage sale Saturday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Tables available. Contact Carrie at Peanuts and Pumpkins, 250-488-4452. In addi-tion, 50/50 tickets will be sold with pro-ceeds going to the Summerland Food Bank, and a donation will be made to Big Brothers and Sisters.Poetry by the Books will be held at the Summerland Library. Residents of the Summerland Seniors Village have been invit-ed to listen in and share their love of poetry. The first meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 12 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. All are welcome at this poetry reading.Screening mammog-raphy service will be in Summerland at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 15244 Victoria Rd. N, starting Friday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. and Saturday starting at 8 a.m.Summerland Bakers is a new, fun baking club where it doesn’t matter if it didn’t turn out perfectly; we’ll eat it anyway! We meet monthly to share our creations, eat, laugh and take home heaps of leftovers. Email Sophia at [email protected] for more info or join Summerland Bakers on Facebook.Summerland Minor Baseball practice nights are held at Giant’s Head Elementary school on Monday and Tuesday evenings. On Monday, the U8 and U10 players practice from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. while the U12 and U14 players prac-tice from 7:30 to 8:30 or 9 p.m. On Tuesdays, the U16 and U19 players practice from 7 to 8:30 or 9 p.m.The members of the Summerland Dance Club invite couples to dances at the Royal Canadian Legion. Dances will be held Feb. 7, March 14, April 11 and May 9. Dances run from 8 to 11 p.m. For further information call Anne Ling at 250-494-7168 or Ron Hack at 250-486-6858.

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Summerland Curling ClubResults: Jan. 19 to 23.Monday morning senior men: Paul Cowen

defeated Bob Ezart, John Nicolson defeated Hector Cartier, Stan Green defeated Eric Wil-liams.

Monday evening men: Stan Green defeated Rick Drewnisz, Jared St. John defeated Brian Hodgson, Steve Clement defeated Ken Rae, Dale Abrey defeated Gary Raymond.

Tuesday morning mixed: Bill Penman defeated Bob Ezar, Marilyn Cahoon defeated Ev Gillespie, Hector Cartier defeated John Nicolson, Jerry Lidin defeated Jules Dore.

Tuesday evening ladies: Jackie Clem-ent defeated Betty Raymond, Jodie Bren-nan defeated Shirley McPhedran, Lil Blashko defeated Diana Leitch, Wendi Archer defeated Judy Beck.

Wednesday morning senior: Bob Ezart defeated Eric Williams, Stan Green defeated Eric Johnson, Paul Cowen defeated John Nicolson.

Wednesday evening men: Gary Wing-erak defeated Rick Drewnisz, Dave Gartrell defeated Ken Rae, Louie Costa defeated Glen Brennan, Gary Raymond defeated Doug Campbell.

Thursday morning ladies: RoseMarie Fen-rich defeated Betty Raymond, Ev Gillespie defeated Marilyn Cahoon.

Thursday evening open: Ken Rae tied Clem Beaulac. Russ Lemke defeated Gary Raymond, John Egyed defeated Cliff Rose, Dale Abrey tied John McKay.

Thursday late evening: Glen Brennan defeated Kevin Taylor, Jared St. John tied Tony Blashko.

Friday evening mixed: Allen Tower defeated Dave Hood, Tracy Waddington defeated Linda Whittome, Louie Costa defeated Brian Budzin-ski.

Friday late evening mixed: Cliff Rose defeated Sharon Boyles, Ian Rogers defeated Armand Houle, Steve Callaghan defeated Cliff Last.

Upcoming: Summerland ladies bonspiel is Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. We have 12 teams in total from Kelowna, Pentic-ton and Summerland. Junior curling is held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. after school.

Tip of the week: Because of dust, lint, hairs from brooms and other debris on the ice, the stone should be cleaned before every deliv-ery. Debris on the ice can cause the stone to change its directional path.

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The Summerland Secondary School senior boys and junior boys basketball teams hosted their Blast-Off New Year’s Tourna-ment Jan. 9 to 10.

The tournament was a four-team round robin format played in the high school gym on Friday and Saturday.

In the junior boys division, teams from Pen-Hi, Lumby and Keremeos battled the Rockets for the tour-nament champion-ship, with the Pen-Hi Grade 9 team claim-ing victory.

For the host jun-

ior Rockets, Jordan Ripley, Rylan van der Meulen, and Danny Grant were chosen the ‘Game Stars’ by their coaches.

The Pen-Hi Grade 9 team is coached by Summerland grad Scott Nicolson, a teacher at Pen-Hi.

It was his team’s third championship in a row in this tour-nament!

In the senior boys division, the host Rockets played out-standing basketball against their oppon-ents from Armstrong, Lumby and Mt. Boucherie.

Abhi Lekhi led the Rockets determined defence the entire weekend, as well as consistently scoring valuable points on the offensive side.

Landon Brick-enden had an out-standing game in the match against Armstrong, leading the offensive attack with 46 points, while defensively holding the opponents 6’6” offensive star to min-imal points!

Lekhi, Brickenden and Taylor Ledoux were chosen the game stars for the three sen-ior Rockets games.

The Summerland Steam picked up two wins and a loss in Junior B hockey action over the past week.

On Jan. 21, the Steam suffered a 4-3 overtime loss at the hands of the Eagles in Sicamous.

The Eagles took the lead with a goal at 10:36 in the first period.

In the second period, the Steam responded with two power play goals.

At 11:19, Braden Eliuk scored with assists from Cole Williams and Tyson Klingspohn.

At 4:17, a goal by Michael McEachern, assisted by Lathan McKinney and Paul-sen Lautard, gave the Steam the lead.

In the third per-iod, Sicamous added a goal at 16:23, fol-lowed by another at 10:14.

S u m m e r l a n d brought the game to a tie at 5:54 with a goal by Cole Woodliffe, assisted by Lautard and Jack Mills.

The Eagles scored the deciding goal at 3:07 in the second overtime period.

On Friday, the Steam shut out the North Okanagan Knights in Armstrong in a 5-0 decision.

In the first period, Adam Jones scored on a power play at 10:37, assisted by Eliuk and Kendell Wilson.

Mills then scored at 5:13, assisted by

Rylan Sideroff and Coleton Fisher.

In the second per-iod, Fisher scored with the assists by Calvin Hadley and Mills.

In the third per-iod, Mills scored on a power play at 18:55. McEachern had the assist. The final goal came at 12:13 when Fisher scored unassisted on a power play.

On Sunday, the Steam earned a 5-2 victory over the Chiefs in Kelowna.

After a Kelowna goal at 17:34 in the first period. the Steam responded with two power play goals.

Sideroff scored at 13:27, assisted by McEachern and Mills.

At 5:09, Mills scored, assisted by Klingspohn and

McEachern.The Steam domin-

ated the second per-iod. Wilson scored a power play goal at 9:41, assisted by Eliuk and Sideroff. Mills then scored at 2:29, with Jones and Rob-ertson assisting.

In the third period, the Chiefs added a power play goal at 18:28.

The final Summer-land goal came at 2:24 when Jack Mills scored a shorthand-ed empty net goal unassisted.

The next action for the Steam is on Friday, Jan. 30 when the team will face the Grizzlies in Revel-stoke. The next home game is on Sunday, Feb. 1 when Sum-merland hosts the Princeton Posse. The game begins at 2 p.m.

Steam win two, lose one

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Tournament champsThe jubilant Summerland Secondary School senior boys Rockets celebrate a well earned victory following a tournament earlier this month. In the back row from left are Coach Dave Stathers, Taylor Ledoux, Riley Ledoux, Gurek Rathore, Neal Rutherford, Abhi Lekhi, Sam Kane, Scott Richards (injured). In front from left are Nik Walkerbauer, Landon Brickenden, Spencer McIntosh, Punit Sharma, and Rakesh Sharma.

Senior Rockets win tournament

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Resident Hunters:

We are planning a peaceful march and rally January 31, 2015 in MLA Christy Clark’s West Kelowna riding. This is your opportunity to make it clear to elected offi cials you are not supportive of the recently announced changes to Wildlife Allocations.

Each person attending is requested to bring and hand deliver a letter to Christy Clark’s offi ce at 2429 Dobbin Road, West Kelowna as part of the march. For letter writing suggestions visit Oceola.ca

If you want bring a sign that represents you and your family please do so, but do not bring partisan or politically charged signs. Signs such as, “Resident Hunters First”, “BC Families First”, “BC Wildlife belongs to British Columbians” and “Hunting for Health” are appropriate. Dress as you would if you were going to work. It’s an important message: hunters come from all walks of life.

Why are we taking this action?

On December 14, 2014 government gave foreign hunters, who are represented by guide-outfi tters, 20-40% of allocated wildlife. This decision is unprecedented in North America and is not good for British Columbians, resident hunters or wildlife. In most jurisdictions in North America, foreign hunters are allocated 5-10% of harvestable wildlife. This means fewer opportunities for resident hunters.

Justifi cation for this policy appears to be centered around subsidizing the Guide Outfi tting industry in British Columbia at the expense of British Columbians. In the last 10 years, the number of resident hunters in BC has grown from 84,000 to 102,000 – an increase of roughly 20%. During the same time, the number of foreign hunters has dropped 30%, from 6,500 to 4,500. There are currently about 230 Guide / Outfi tters in British Columbia. At a time where the number of resident hunters is increasing while the number of foreign

hunters are decreasing, why would government decide to allocate more wildlife to foreigners?

Resident hunters contribute more than $230 million annually to the British Columbia economy. Resident hunters donate more than 300,000 hours of their time toward conservation projects. Government collects more than $9 million per year in the form of license fees and habitat surcharges for conservation from resident hunters. These numbers are extremely important to wildlife and the economy. Government has decided to subsidize a small group of business people against the will of voters and taxpayers. This policy must be revisited and changed.

Wildlife is a public resource which is being privatized. We have had great support from non-hunting British Columbians in this battle. Policies such as this could soon effect anglers, berry pickers, beachcombers and parks users. It’s time for residents to stand up and make their voices heard.

Please join us January 31st in West Kelowna.

Rally for your hunting rights!Saturday, Jan. 31 • 11am-1pm • 3571 Old Okanagan Hwy., West Kelowna

Resident Hunters:

We are planning a peaceful march and rally January 31, 2015 in MLA Christy Clark’s West Kelowna riding. This is your opportunity to make it clear to elected offi cials you are not supportive of the recently announced changes to Wildlife Allocations.

Each person attending is requested to bring and hand deliver a letter to Christy Clark’s offi ce at 2429 Dobbin Road, West Kelowna as part of the march. For letter writing suggestions

If you want bring a sign that represents you and your family please do so, but do not bring partisan or politically charged signs. Signs such as, “Resident Hunters First”, “BC Families First”, “BC Wildlife belongs to British Columbians” and “Hunting for Health” are appropriate. Dress as you would if you were going to work. It’s an important message: hunters come from all walks of life.

Why are we taking this action?

On December 14, 2014 government gave foreign hunters, who are represented by guide-outfi tters, 20-40% of allocated wildlife. This decision is unprecedented in North America and is not good for British Columbians, resident hunters or wildlife. In most jurisdictions in North America, foreign hunters are allocated 5-10% of harvestable wildlife. This

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RALLY -‐ PEACEFUL PROTEST

Families welcome – Bring Signs

Learn more at: Oceola.ca

Facebook – Oceola Fish & Game Club

Where: 2429 Dobbin Road, West Kelowna

Park: Old Zellers Building 3571 Old Okanagan Hiway

When: January 31st, 11 AM (come early)

Oceola Fish and Game Club • Kelowna and District Fish and Game Club • Peachland Sportsmen's Association

Parking is at the old Zellers building, located at 3571 Old Okanagan Highway. March willl move south along Main Street, east on Brown Road and north to letter drop at 2429 Dobbin Road. Volunteers will be on hand to ensure everyone is clear on direction of travel and key locations.

Where:

3571 Old Okanagan Highway

When:

January 31st, 11 AM (come early)

Carla McLeodSpecial to the

Review

Although the Sum-merland Seniors’ Drop-In Centre offers a full calendar of events each month, it has seen a decline in membership over the last number of years.

“It’s still import-ant to a number of people, for the activ-ities that are here,” said Sheila White, president for the association. “We try to keep the cost down as much as possible but we have to main-tain our building.”

The drop-in centre was built in 1967.

“When they first started the drop-in there were about 400 members,” said White. “They worked like dogs. They beavered away and they paid for the building and paid for the land, so we own this building and land outright.”

John Stringer looks after the building now. “I’m a jack of all trades,” he said. “I’m the maintenance

man.”Stringer is on site

seven days a week, popping in and out and checking on things. He said that he enjoys volun-teering in this way, although his wife gets a little upset with him at times because of it.

The only paid employee at the asso-ciation is the janitor.

“We have to be very good to our janitor because if he quits, I don’t know who would ever do what he does for what we pay him,” Stringer explained.

Paul Reinholdt has been a member of the drop-in centre for 20 years. He said he came on board in order to apply for grants and he has been successful with that.

“We got a new washroom, dish washer, refurbished the kitchen, got new lights, new floors, new toilets and a new roof,” he said.

Volunteers are needed to host the many activities the Drop-In Centre offers.

Bingo is one of the more popular activ-ities.

“We have an aver-age of 40 to 45 people every Monday after-noon. We need a lot of volunteers to help with it,” said second vice president, Rhea Larson. “Our older members love it because it gives them something to do every Monday after-noon and we have a good kitchen staff

that look after the refreshments for us.”

Marg Dionne is one of those kitchen volunteers. “I work once a month on bingo day,” she said. “I do the hot dogs for people.”

Opal Kenzle enjoys setting out score cards and papers for cribbage every Fri-day afternoon. “We have six or seven full tables,” she said. Kenzle also takes

home the tea towels and dish cloths each week, for laundering.

Every fourth Sat-urday there is a crib tournament. “Betty Barnes runs that,” said White. “They usually have around 60 to 70 people come. They get good prizes and have tea.”

Keith Dixon pro-duces the events cal-endar each month and said he came to have that job because

of his experience with using a computer. Calendars are avail-able for pick up on a table at the centre’s front entrance. Dixon, who uses crutches and a wheelchair, finds the Drop-In Centre to be totally accessible. “I don’t know anywhere else I could go to play sports like carpet bowling,” he said. “Over the course of my life I have par-

ticipated very little in sports because of my disability and here in my retirement years I can get out there and do it from a chair.”

There are many other activities held at the Drop-In Cen-tre each month and Geraldine Koropchuk works hard at com-ing up with ways to promote them. She recently has contacted the Welcome Wagon, in order to distribute an event calendar to all newcomers to Summerland.

The drop-in asso-ciation is always look-ing for new members, especially younger ones. In order to become a member all one must do is come and join and pay the dues, White said. “Members get a 25 per cent cut in the costs of any activities.”

The fourth Wed-nesday of every month a pot luck dinner is held at 5:30 p.m. where all atten-dees bring a dish.

The invitation is open to everyone, so please, drop in.

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Board of directorsThe Summerland Drop-In Association’s board of directors are, from left, president Sheila White and directors Opal Kenzle, Keith Dixon, Geraldine Koropchuck, John Stringer and Marg Dionne.

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PUGH, IORYIory Pugh passed away with his family by his side on January 18, 2015 at the age of 93 years. Iory will be remembered by his children; Bryan (Tove) of Calgary, Marina (Stan) of Calgary, George (Joanne) of Summerland, grandchildren; Shaun, Jason, Stacey, Sarah, Th omas, Jessica, sister; Betty Drechsler of Hudson Bay, Sk. and brother John (Judy) Pugh of Porcupine Plain, Sk. Iory was sadly predeceased by his wife Rona and son Richard. Born in Liverpool, England, Iory served in WW11 from 1942 – 1945, in Britain, Central Mediterranean, Italy, France and Germany. Iory had a passion for gardening. A private memorial will be held.

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5 the first show of

2015 will open with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m.

Talking to Stran-gers is the first of six shows at the Sum-

merland Art Gallery in 2015.

It will feature works by artist Bill Edmunds and is a show inspired by the relationships formed by strangers over the Internet.

The images pro-duced were based on images and texts sent to Edmunds by stran-gers he met on social chat sites.

On the follow-ing Thursday, Feb. 12 the play, Getting Sara Married, opens at the Cannery Stage in Penticton.

Getting Sara Mar-ried by Sam Bobrick is a comedy that will chase all your post-holiday blues and help you forget snow-mageddon 2015.

This play runs until March 7 with four performances each week; Thurs-day, Friday and Sat-urday at 8 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased at the Wine Country Vis-itor’s Centre at Rail-way and Eckhardt or

by phone at 250-276-2170.

Our own Sum-merland Secondary School will stage the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast at Cen-tre Stage Theatre one week later.

Opening night is Thursday, Feb. 19 with more shows Friday and Saturday evening as well as the following week from February 25 to 28.

Tickets can be picked up at either The Beanery Cafe or the high school office.

The third weekend in February will be busy as Cafe Noir is back at the Art Gal-

lery. You are invited to enjoy a wonderful evening of specialty coffees and sumptu-ous desserts amid the ambience of the Art Gallery.

With your ticket you get an original clay mug thrown by local potters to take home and a dessert. Specialty coffees are being provided by Darin Fair of Lone Tree Coffee.

Hosted in partner-ship with the Sum-merland Potters Guild, with music by Almost A Few, this is a winter event to coddle the senses.

The proceeds from this event go to sup-port the Summer-land Community Arts Council and the Summerland Potters Guild.

The Arts Palette column is written by David Finnis, publi-city chair and presi-dent of the Sum-merland Community Arts Council, P.O. Box 1217, 9908 Main St., Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z0.

Arts PAlette

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Organ musicSteven Laplante, the musical director at St. Athanasius Catholic Church in New York City, per-formed a concert of classical organ music at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Summerland on Saturday. Laplante also held a special performance for elementary school students on Friday morning. Laplante grew up in Summerland and graduated from Summerland Secondary School.

International terrorism is the subject of a Summerland writer’s latest novel.

Ron Hepner’s novel, Pro-tect, Then Defend, is the second in a trilogy featur-ing Art Dodek, a Canadian counter-terrorism expert.

Hepner’s first novel, The Brave One Strikes Back, was released last spring.

Protect, Then Defend is set in Vancouver as Dodek and Keith Dawson, a former police officer, work to thwart the efforts of two Syrian assassins who are in Canada to assassinate the Israeli and Canadian Prime Ministers at a synagogue.

“This is a story that involves bribery, bigotry and cover-up,” Hepner said.

The assassination plot is uncovered by an Egyptian-born Canadian friend of

Dodek’s. “All hell breaks loose,”

Hepner said of the story. “It’s a tragic turn of events that Dodek is unable to stop.”

Hepner said Dodek will appear later, in Radical Meas-ures, the third book in the trilogy. It has not yet been published.

Protect, Then Defend is published by World Castle Publishing.

The e-book edition can be pre-ordered through Ama-zon.com. The printed version will be on the shelves on Feb. 1.

In the coming weeks, Hepner will have read-ings at Hooked on Books and Coles in Penticton and at Indigo and Chapters in Kelowna, Surrey and Port Coquitlam.

Further information about the book can be found at worldcastlepublishing.com.

Novel examines terrorism

Novel releaseRon Hepner’s second novel, Protect, Then Defend, will be released in print form on Feb. 1.

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Floor hockeyTayla Ingram, a Trout Creek Elementary School student, dashes past Nelson Hurry, left, defence for the Summerland Steam and Spencer Huff, right, goaltender for the Junior B hockey team in a floor hockey game on Friday.

The South Okanag-an Boundary Labour Council has re-elected Brent Voss of Summer-land to serve as presi-dent for two years.

The executive offi-cers were elected at the organization’s annual general meet-ing on Jan. 6.

Voss is a member of CUPE 1136, Sum-merland Municipal Workers.

Joining him will be first vice-president

Greg McGowan of CUPE 873, B.C. Para-medics, second vice-president Richard Frick of the B.C. Gov-ernment Employees’ Union — Compon-ent 20, treasurer Lynn Kelsey of Health Sci-ences Association and Sergeant at Arms Terry Green of the B.C. Federation of Retired Union Members.

Other executive members are secre-tary Brigid Kemp, a

life mem-ber of the B.C. Fed-eration of R e t i r e d U n i o n M e m -bers and members at large John Col-

bourne of BCFORUM and Craig Wittenburg of the United Steel Workers Union.

Gene Domer of the Canadian Union of

Postal Workers 796 joins Eleanor Smith of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and Gerrie-Lynn Ward of CUPE 608 (City of Penticton) as trustees.

The South Okanag-an Boundary Labour Council represents 22 union affiliates and more than 4,300 members from Grand Forks to Princeton and Summerland to Osoyoos.

Voss re-elected as labour council president

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