Honouring service Summerlanders paid tribute to those who served in military action at the Remem- brance Day service on Monday. Page 11 Flu vaccines Influenza vaccines are being offered as flu season approaches. Page 3 Rotary projects The Summerland Rotary Club is consid- ering a number of local initiatives. Page 6 Bullying campaign An anti-bully cam- paign will include numerous events and activities. Page 9 Hockey action The Summerland Steam Junior B hock- ey team enjoyed a win- ning weekend. Page 16 YOUR SMILE When I was in school, History class was called Current Affairs. WHAT’S INSIDE: VOLUME 66 - ISSUE NO. 46 • SUMMERLAND, B.C. • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013 • 20 PAGES • $1.15 INCLUDING GST SUMMERLAND REVIEW THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1908 WWW.SUMMERLANDREVIEW.COM Spending criticized Study gives low grades to municipal government by John Arendt Summerland received low marks for its municipal spending according to a prov- incial report compiled by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The report examined 153 municipalities in British Columbia and placed Summer- land 20th from the bottom in terms of its spending practices. The report examined whether a com- munity was able to keep spending increas- es at or below the rate of inflation. In recent years, Summerland has taken on some large initiatives including road improvements, the construction of a new police station and water system upgrades. Mayor Janice Perrino said tax increases have been kept modest despite these pro- jects. In her first term as mayor, from 2008 to 2011, taxes rose by five per cent. Since 2011, taxes have risen four per cent. Increases were much higher in the 2005 to 2008 council term. She added that the costs involved in operating a municipality are increasing each year, in part because of the union pay rates. “We’ve had virtually no growth, but we’re still subject to increases,”she said. A third-party report on spending, com- piled for Summerland by the Helios Group in 2011, showed Summerland’s spending was reasonable, she said. A 19–page sum- mary of the key findings of the report can be found on the municipality’s website. Because the municipality has taken on large projects in the past few years, Perrino said the focus this year is on rebuilding the reserve funds. “You want your reserves to be able to handle emergencies,” she said. “Our tax increases are not nearly enough to cover our reserves being refilled.” The next major projects for the com- munity are road and water upgrades in the Garnett Valley area, road improvements on a portion of Giant’s Head Road and a sidewalk extension on Prairie Valley Road. The tax burden could be alleviated if Summerland were to draw more busi- nesses, Perrino said. “We have to do more to get growth,” she said. A time to remember Mike Brazeau, left, sergeant at arms for the Summerland Legion, and Barry Newcombe, presi- dent of the Summerland Legion, pause during the Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday. John Arendt Summerland Review Motorists who have not done so already should get their vehicles ready for the winter driv- ing season, police say. Cpl. Bruce Haley of the Summerland RCMP detachment said all-season tires will work for driving within the region, but not for highway driving. Haley said winter tires or chains are required for mountain passes at this time of the year. Motorists also need to let their vehicles warm properly in the winter, so the windshield and win- dows are clear. Quickly scraping the windshield in front of the driver is not sufficient, he added. “Give yourself time to warm up your vehicle so your wind- shield is clear,” he said. During snowy, icy or slippery conditions, driv- ers need to slow down for the road conditions, Haley added. “The limit is the maximum, under the best road conditions,” he said. Motorists can receive a ticket for driving too fast for road conditions, even if they are travelling well below the posted limit. “People have to adjust their driving to the weath- er,” Haley said. “Don’t rush when the roads are slippery or icy.” He added that the first snowy day of the winter tends to be the worst for accidents as drivers sud- denly adjust to the change in road conditions. Preparation urged for winter driving
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Honouring serviceS u m m e r l a n d e r s
paid tribute to those who served in military action at the Remem-brance Day service on Monday.
Page 11
Flu vaccinesInfluenza vaccines
are being offered as flu season approaches.
Page 3
Rotary projects The Summerland
Rotary Club is consid-ering a number of local initiatives.
Page 6
Bullying campaign An anti-bully cam-
paign will include numerous events and activities.
Page 9
Hockey actionThe Summerland
Steam Junior B hock-ey team enjoyed a win-ning weekend.
Page 16
YOUR SMILE
When I was in school, History class was called
Current Affairs.
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Spending criticizedStudy gives low grades to municipal government
by John Arendt
Summerland received low marks for its municipal spending according to a prov-incial report compiled by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
The report examined 153 municipalities in British Columbia and placed Summer-land 20th from the bottom in terms of its spending practices.
The report examined whether a com-munity was able to keep spending increas-es at or below the rate of inflation.
In recent years, Summerland has taken on some large initiatives including road improvements, the construction of a new police station and water system upgrades.
Mayor Janice Perrino said tax increases have been kept modest despite these pro-jects.
In her first term as mayor, from 2008 to 2011, taxes rose by five per cent. Since 2011, taxes have risen four per cent. Increases were much higher in the 2005 to 2008 council term.
She added that the costs involved in operating a municipality are increasing each year, in part because of the union pay rates.
“We’ve had virtually no growth, but we’re still subject to increases,”she said.
A third-party report on spending, com-piled for Summerland by the Helios Group in 2011, showed Summerland’s spending was reasonable, she said. A 19–page sum-mary of the key findings of the report can be found on the municipality’s website.
Because the municipality has taken on large projects in the past few years, Perrino said the focus this year is on rebuilding the reserve funds.
“You want your reserves to be able to handle emergencies,” she said. “Our tax increases are not nearly enough to cover our reserves being refilled.”
The next major projects for the com-munity are road and water upgrades in the Garnett Valley area, road improvements on a portion of Giant’s Head Road and a sidewalk extension on Prairie Valley Road.
The tax burden could be alleviated if Summerland were to draw more busi-nesses, Perrino said.
“We have to do more to get growth,” she said.
A time to rememberMike Brazeau, left, sergeant at arms for the Summerland Legion, and Barry Newcombe, presi-dent of the Summerland Legion, pause during the Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday.
John Arendt Summerland Review
Motorists who have not done so already should get their vehicles ready for the winter driv-ing season, police say.
Cpl. Bruce Haley of the Summerland RCMP detachment said all-season tires will work for driving within the region, but not
for highway driving.Haley said winter tires
or chains are required for mountain passes at this time of the year.
Motorists also need to let their vehicles warm properly in the winter, so the windshield and win-dows are clear.
Quickly scraping the windshield in front of the driver is not sufficient, he added. “Give yourself time to warm up your vehicle so your wind-shield is clear,” he said.
During snowy, icy or slippery conditions, driv-ers need to slow down for
the road conditions, Haley added. “The limit is the maximum, under the best road conditions,” he said.
Motorists can receive a ticket for driving too fast for road conditions, even if they are travelling well below the posted limit.
“People have to adjust
their driving to the weath-er,” Haley said. “Don’t rush when the roads are slippery or icy.”
He added that the first snowy day of the winter tends to be the worst for accidents as drivers sud-denly adjust to the change in road conditions.
Preparation urged for winter driving
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An antenna will be added to the existing Telus tower on Little Giant’s Head Moun-tain, despite some concerns about the potential health risks.
Concerns had been raised about electro-magnetic radiation from the tower. Simi-lar concerns had been raised several years earlier, when the tower was set up.
Jeremy Denegar, director of corpor-ate services for the municipality, said the health risks from the tower are low. The much greater health risks would come from the individ-ual cellular phones, which are held close to the head when one is on a call.
He added that a public consulta-
tion session hosted by Rogers Telecom-munications went above and beyond what is required.
Coun. Orv Robson said he could not see substantial concerns about the additional antenna.
Mayor Janice Per-rino added that the antenna allows Rog-ers Telecommunica-tions to compete in Summerland. The existing tower is owned by Telus.
“This is all about fairness,” she said.
Coun. Martin Van Alphen said the request for the anten-na came because of concerns about cellu-lar service in the area.
“Rogers wouldn’t be here if the public wasn’t demanding better service,” he said.
Coun. Peter Water-man was the sole dis-senting voice at the council table.
He said he has looked at information from Europe, where concerns about simi-lar antennas has resulted in strict
regulations.He said the poten-
tial health risks from an additional antenna must be con-sidered.
The installa-tion of the antenna was approved with Waterman opposed.
2 www.summerlandreview.com N e w s Thursday, November 14, 2013 Summerland Review
CounCil reportThe regular meeting of municipal council
was held on Nov. 12 in council chambers.The mayor and all councillors were present.
Meeting dates setCouncil adopted a schedule of meetings
for 2014. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. If a statutory holiday falls on a Monday, the meeting is moved to the Tuesday.Sani-dump fees increase
Sani-dump users will pay a little more to use the facility next year.
Council approved an increase in user fees from $5 per use to $8 per use. The increase is to cover the municipality’s operating expenses.
In 2013, the municipality received $3,765 in revenues from the sani-dump station. Expens-es totalled $6,877.38.
Throughout the Okanagan Valley, most sani-dump facilities are at gas stations and are privately operated. The province operates one facility at Okanagan Lake Campground north of Summerland, but there are no other munici-pally-operated facilities in the province.rezoning bylaw read
Council gave first reading to a bylaw to rezone a portion of 9348 Alder St. The zoning change is from RSD2-Residential Large Lot to RSD1-Residential Medium Lot.
The water level in Isintok Dam will be lowered this fall and winter as the muni-cipality seals an area around the intake structure.
The repair work will be completed by the end of this year at an estimated cost of $100,000.
Don Darling, dir-ector of engineering and public works for the municipality, said the leakage was dis-
covered when muni-cipal crews were examining the pipes at the dam.
If the dam fails, the effects could be catas-trophic, he said. He estimates a dam fail-ure could result in 175 lives lost, the destruc-tion of nine bridges over Trout Creek between Isintok Lake and Summerland and damage to the bridge at Trout Creek on Highway 97.
The municipal-ity has retained an environmental con-sultant who will be responsible for fish salvage and ensur-ing compliance with Fisheries and the Ministry of Environ-ment requirements.
Once the work has been completed, the municipality will monitor the area around the leakage to determine if further work is required.
Upgrade planned at Isintok Dam
Cell tower antenna approved
Science demonstrationUsing dry ice, Caitlin Shaw, Antonio Hansen and Ethan Stewner create fog at Summerland Cele-brates Science, an interactive science show at Summerland Secondary School on Tuesday evening.
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Clinics provide influenza vaccinesS u m m e r l a n d -
ers lined up for this year’s flu vaccines on Tuesday as the Inter-ior Health Authority
held an immuniza-tion clinic.
The clinic, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, was the first
of two from the health authority. The second will be on Dec. 10.
In addition, flu vaccines will also be
available at pharma-cies.
Stephanie Wels-man, public health nurse with Interior
Health Authority, said the vaccines are important because influenza is highly contagious.
“If you’ve had your flu shot, you’re going to protect your-self and the people around you,” she said. “It’s the biggest cause of death you can prevent.”
From 1918 to 1920, a flu pandemic infected 500 million people worldwide and killed between 50 and 100 million.
This year’s vac-cine is designed to protect against three strains of influenza. The strains are A-Cal-ifornia, a variant of H1N1; A-Victoria, a
variant of H3N2 and B - M a s s a c h u s e t t s , which does not have a number designation.
Welsman said vac-cines are offered each year because new strains of influenza are developed.
“One of the prob-lems with the influ-enza virus is it keeps mutating,” she said.
While there are some advising against the flu shots, Wels-man said the treat-ment is proven. “Vac-cines are very safe. They’ve been around so long,” she said.
VaccinesNiki Morasse, left, receives a flu vaccine from public health nurse Jennifer O’Brien at a flu immunization clinic at St. John’s Lutheran Church. The clinic was held on Tuesday after-noon. The Interior Health Authority will offer a second vaccination clinic in Summerland in December. In addition, vaccines will be available at pharmacies in Summerland.
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Summerland RCMP issued a driving sus-pension to an impaired motorist on Saturday evening.
The incident occurred at Highway 97 and Prairie Valley Road at 11:15 p.m. when the motorist blew a Warn reading.
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VICTORIA – Reaction was swift and scattered after the “framework agreement” on new oil pipelines announced last week by B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Pre-mier Alison Redford.
First, here’s what it doesn’t mean.
“B.C. blink-ed,” according to one Toronto c o m m e n t a -tor, based on the popular notion that B.C. gave up its claim to a share of Alberta’s resource royalties from heavy oil. Clark never made such a claim, so it would be difficult to give it up.
Her often-repeated condition of a “fair share” of revenues from any new oil pipelines is purposely vague, but after repeated protests from Alberta, Clark clarified as far back as last June that provincial royal-ties are not on the table.
There is no constitutional way to make such a demand, a point Redford has made sev-eral times.
NDP leader Adrian Dix and the usual chorus of professional protesters claimed that Clark flip-flopped, opposing the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal before the election and then embracing it once she was re-elected.
This is also inaccurate. Clark’s five conditions were set out before the May elec-tion, demanding approval by a federal environmental review, “world-leading” spill
prevention and response capability on land and at sea, meeting legal requirements to consult and share benefits with aboriginal communities, and the undefined “fair share” for B.C.
Clark said numerous times during the campaign that the conditions have not been met, and made pessimistic noises about Northern Gateway, but she very carefully did not cam-paign against it.
The B.C. Liberal platform also endorsed a Kitimat-area oil refinery proposed by this newspaper’s owner, and Clark repeatedly referred to that sort of industrial expansion as one of the potential “fair share” components for B.C.
The B.C. Liberal government made its opposition to North-ern Gateway “as currently pro-posed” official on May 31, two weeks after the election, in its final submission to the feder-al review panel. If Clark had wanted to jump on the anti-pipeline bandwagon for polit-ical gain, that move could have been made earlier.
NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert said the B.C. government has taken the position that more oil will reach the West Coast, by rail if not by pipeline.
I’m not sure if or when that claim was made, but it’s true that rail shipments are already permitted.
Here’s what Redford and Clark agreed on. Redford accepts B.C.’s five conditions, provincial royalties excluded, and Clark endorsed Redford’s
proposed “Canadian Energy Strategy,” which B.C. rejected last year.
A draft of the strategy released last summer contains no specifics on how it would facilitate a pipeline project from Alberta to B.C.
It talks about developing Canada’s energy reserves and at the same time somehow reducing greenhouse gas emis-sions, and promises a final ver-sion next spring.
Oh, and Quebec refuses to participate.
Ottawa has sole jurisdiction over inter-provincial projects such as Northern Gateway and the proposal by Kinder Morgan Canada to expand the 60-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline to Burnaby and refineries in Washington.
If there is to be some extra revenue for B.C. from oil traffic, it could theoretically take the form of a toll on pipelines. Red-ford pointed out the problem with that idea in her speech to an energy forum in Vancouver last week.
She noted that 42 per cent of B.C. natural gas is piped through Alberta to markets. If B.C. can toll Alberta oil, the same could be done with B.C. gas.
None of B.C.’s five condi-tions has yet been met. Legally, they don’t have to be, except for the one about accommodat-ing aboriginal title.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com. Twitter:@tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]
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Vaccinations and immunization efforts have been in place for a long time, but in recent years, there has been a growing anti-immun i z a t i on effort.
As a result, there have been cases where eas-ily preventable and almost for-gotten diseases have resurfaced. Some of the diseases which no longer appear have been stopped because of immunization.
Questions about the safety of vaccines and the long-term effects should be raised. However, rejecting a preventative measure entirely may have some serious and far-reaching effects.
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Once again it was inspiring to see the number of people who attended Summerland’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Memorial Park on Nov. 11.
The event is important as a way to consider the sacrifices made during Canada’s military involvement.
It should also serve to remind us to take measures to prevent another war from happening in the future.
ourpickExamining
spendingA report on munici-
pal spending, compiled by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, does not show Summerland in a flattering light.
Of 153 municipalities in British Columbia, Summerland was ranked among the worst, placing 20th from the bottom in terms of bad spending.
The report examines tax increases compared with the rate of inflation.
Using this benchmark, a community which can main-tain its budget at last year’s level would receive high praise in the report while one which increased taxes slightly would be less well received.
The budgets and tax increases do not tell the com-plete story.
Taxes have risen in Summerland, but those increases have been modest.
This is thanks in part to the work of a finance com-mittee which examines each item to decide if it can be supported. The scrutiny from this committee is part of the reason our budget remains reasonable.
A portion of the tax increases we have seen are to fund some significant and badly needed improvements. Road work, water upgrades and the new police station have all been needed.
Even without such pro-jects, the costs of running a municipality will increase slightly each year as there are cost increases beyond the control of a local government. The costs of energy, supplies and labour will increase slight-ly from one year to the next. Attempting to keep spending at the level of a previous year would result in some cuts to services.
Reports and studies such as the one from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business are useful if they result in a careful considera-tion of public spending.
However, it would be a mistake to use a community’s expenditures or tax rate as the sole measure of its finan-cial success or failure.
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Dear Editor: Re: A recent arti-
cle by Robert Roach, “British Columbia’s LNG industry – boom or sonic boom?”
The article stated in
part that to achieve success, “industry and government must work together — and quickly.”
However, there was no mention of another
component that will have considerable impact on the pro-posed revenue flow and net benefit to the B.C. government.
The B.C. govern-
ment is now arbitrar-ily sharing mining royalties with several Aboriginal groups in B.C.
Not to men-tion that one of our
Crown Corporations, B.C. Hydro, an inte-gral part of the B.C. government, also has agreed to revenue sharing with random groups of Aborigin-
als.It would be unreal-
istic to entertain that the B.C. government would not be pre-pared to share the LNG royalties with
the Aboriginals as well.
Having conceded those royalties to the Aboriginals, without first having estab-lished rights to titles, and resources that belong to all of us, the B.C. government has arbitrarily allowed the Indians a virtual veto over resource development in our province.
Taseko is estimat-ed to already having spent in excess of $100 million in prep-aration to build the Prosperity mine near Williams Lake, while being stonewalled by governments and Aboriginals.
Taseko is a well established B.C. cop-per miner, and is by many considered the bellwether for the mining industry in B.C.
If Taseko does not get the permits required to proceed with this billion dol-lar project, mining in B.C. will very likely become dormant for a long time.
Uncertainty is hov-ering like dark clouds over all resource development in B.C. and begs the ques-tions: How many of these projects will be vetoed by the Aboriginals, and how big a share of those desperately needed royalty dollars is Pre-mier Clark arbitrar-ily going to give the Aboriginal groups?
Andy ThomsenSummerland
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The early years
Making a differenceStarting its tradition of generous giving and volunteering, the Summerland Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop first opened in 1959, operating out of the old Municipal Office (built in 1910) which had also been used as the fire hall. Nov. 15 is National Philanthropy Day, and we’d like to salute the local organizations and individuals who have made an impact—in our community, country and the world. Where would we be without the work of the charitable organizations, service groups and volunteers? Thank you all; you are appreciated. Have a happy National Philanthropy Day!
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Efforts made through War Amps appreciatedDear Editor:I belong to Oper-
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remembrance mes-sage.
This year, The War Amps is celebrating a major anniversary.
Ninety-five years ago, First World War amputee veterans formed The Amputa-tions Association of the Great War.
The name was
changed to The War Amputations of Can-ada when Second World War amputees joined their ranks.
These men later started the CHAMP Program to assist young amputees like me.
In addition to hav-ing had the priv-
ilege of learning about Canada’s mil-itary heritage from a young age, I also know what it is like to live without a limb – a strong bond that I share with war amputee veterans.
Because of this, I feel it is my duty to ensure that the stories
of war are preserved and its lessons never forgotten.
I have been fortun-ate to be involved with Operation Leg-acy by participat-ing in local Remem-brance Day cere-monies and laying wreaths on behalf of The War Amps.
I have also donated documentaries from The War Amps Mil-itary Heritage Ser-ies to the Cranbrook Public Library.
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Living in Summer-land we all know that our town centre is charming.
It’s even lovelier at Christmas when Summerland hosts the Okanagan’s pre-mier Christmas event on the last Friday in November. This year will be our 26th Fes-tival of Lights and we expect just over 6,000 people on the streets. We all love the moment when
the street goes dark and the crowd counts down to the instant the lights go on. It’s magical!
Here at the Cham-ber, when we are organizing Light Up, we have some very important goals for the evening. Of course we always want to shake things up a bit and introduce some new and fun things and this year is no different. We also
want to showcase our Downtown and our local businesses, provide a wonderful fundraising oppor-tunity for local non-profit organizations, and, last but not least, let our visitors know that Summerland is a great place to live where families and young people can have a wonderful experience.
The evening fea-tures a Santa pro-
cession, Ice Sculp-tures sponsored by Progressive, Santa’s workshop hosted by the Summerland Credit Union, as well as fun kid zone activ-ities and photos with Santa sponsored by IGA. Come and see our 16 Summerland royalty and contest-ants as our resident elves and don’t for-get to bring your let-ters to Santa to drop off at the post office. Your family will also enjoy pony and ATV rides, bouncy toys, community dancers and choirs and great music. Fun new band Champagne Repub-lic will entertain on the main stage this year and a spectacu-lar fireworks finale is sponsored by the
Summerland Credit Union. You’ll also be able to try the most delicious food you’ve ever seen in one place.
A post fireworks finale Glow Party will be located on Main Street and headlined by the Kinshira Per-formance Troupe. Working with numer-ous glowing and fiery props, this Kelowna based group prom-ises to delight the crowds. Get ready to dance for the next hour to a high energy DJ and wear what-ever you have that lights up! Wearable Light Up options will also be available for purchase at the chamber’s informa-tion booth on Main Street.
This is also the kick off to a fantas-tic weekend with the Third Annual Light Up The Vines being held on Saturday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 1. This beautiful self guided winery tour is hosted by our winery association, Bottleneck Drive and their 13 member win-
eries. All the wineries are lit for Christmas and offer tastings and other delicious fare. More information can be found at www.bottleneckdrive.com.
See you on Nov. 29! Check out all the activities and enter a fantastic Festival of Lights contest event at our new website at www.summerland-lightup.com.
Arlene Fenrich is President of the Summerland Cham-ber of Economic Development and Tourism.
Festival marks start of holiday season
Members of the Summerland Rotary Club are considering which community projects to support in the coming year.
Roch Fortin, a member of the club, said there are four projects which are being considered.
“These are local initiatives which
benefit Summerland-ers,” he said.
One of these is trail improvement work on Giant’s Head Mountain.
At present, there is a narrow paved road to a parking area near the summit. From there to the top, there is a dirt trail.
Fortin said those
who have mobility problems are unable to get to the top of the mountain.
He added that the unofficial trails in the system have been damaging the moun-tain.
“It’s a shame Giant’s Head has been left in the condi-tion it is,” he said.
An upgrade project for Memorial Park is also under considera-tion.
The project was first suggested in 2004. It would include a walking path at the perimeter of the park, a picnic area and a space for music and entertain-ment.
A third project is support for the Sum-merland Food Bank and the resource cen-tre.
The fourth project is improvement work at the Adams Bird Sanctuary.
Fortin said the club is always open to suggestions from the public for other com-munity projects.
Once the Summer-land club determines which project or pro-jects to support, an application for grant funding can be made to Rotary Internation-al.
Smaller items, such as a recent $12,000 contribution to Agur Lake Camp, come directly from the Summerland Rotary Club’s accounts and do not require a grant application to Rotary International.
In addition to the Summerland pro-jects, the Rotary Club also funds inter-national aid projects.
Summerland Rotary Club examines local projects
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MAYOR: Janice Perrino COUNCILLORS: Lloyd Christopherson, Robert Hacking, Bruce Hallquist, Orv Robson, Marty Van Alphen, Peter Waterman13211 Henry Avenue 250-494-6451 • www.summerland.ca
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Thursday, November 14th, 4pm – 7pm at the I.O.O.F. Hall on Main St.Now is the time to let the District know your thoughts on the proposed water meter rate structure. This open house will be a great opportunity for you to ask questions, gain information and let your voice be heard. We want to hear from those who are happy with the program and also from those who have concerns. We hope to see you at the I.O.O.F. Hall on the 14th!
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Municipal Council will hold a Public Hearing to hear representations of interested persons who deem their interest in property affected by the below mentioned amendment to District of Summerland Zoning Bylaw No. 2000-450 at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 25th, 2013 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Office, 13211 Henry Avenue, Summerland, B.C.:
a) Bylaw Number 2013-025
Location: 9348 Alder Street
Owner: Martha Curle and Lynn Sutley
Legal: Lot F, DL 2195, ODYD, Plan KAP51880
Present Zoning: RSD2-Residential Large Lot
Proposed Zoning: RSD1-Residential Medium Lot
Purpose: To rezone portion of 9348 Alder Street from RSD2-Residential Large Lot to RSD1-Residential Medium Lot to increase the density of the property.
Inquiries relative to the above proposed bylaws should be directed to the Municipal Office, 13211 Henry Avenue, Summerland, B.C. Copies of the bylaws and related correspondence are available for inspection at the Municipal Office during normal business hours (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Monday to Friday inclusive (excluding Statutory Holidays), up to and including November 25th, 2013.
Please note that all correspondence submitted to the District of Summerland in response to this Notice will form part of a public record and will be published in a meeting agenda when this matter is before the Council or a Committee of Council. The District considers the author’s address relevant to Council’s consideration of this matter and will discuss this personal information. The author’s phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed. Council will receive no representation after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.
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by Carla McLeodSpecial to the
Review
Every weekday afternoon two or three young people arrive at the Dr. Andrew Pavillion.
They don red and white aprons and spend the next hour and a half with the residents who live here.
These volunteers are part of the Candy Stripers and Health Care Cadets Pro-gram.
On this particular afternoon they are playing bingo with a group of eight. Other days they may be baking, cooking, doing crafts, or read-ing to them.
Every day before leaving, they tie on each person’s dinner apron.
Coordinator of Vol-unteers, Carol Patené explains that the pro-gram is sponsored by the Summerland Hospital Healthcare Auxilary.
Her role with Inter-ior Health is to regis-ter the volunteers,
make sure they have the proper orienta-tion and training.
They then work under the direction of the Activity Coordin-ator, Pamela Hinch-liffe who said,
“I really appreci-ate having them here. For the residents to have young people here, is a real bene-fit.”
She also expressed the fact that seniors are often isolated in facilities, and that this is a way to bring the community in to them.
Patené pointed out, “It’s about relation-ships and learning new skills. It’s also good for their port-folios and resumes.”
Three of the young volunteers voiced what the program meant to them.
Hannah Wright said, “I love it, it’s so much fun. I like see-ing the people smile and have a good time. I get enjoyment from that. It’s like a grand-
parent family here.”Sukhmeet Saran
likes meeting people, the workers as well as the residents. She likes how it makes her feel, to be doing something good in the community.
Emily Okabe enjoys being with older people.
“Elders are really important. They have so much experience and wisdom,” she said.
As the afternoon bingo game came to an end, the vol-unteers’ efforts were rewarded as a gentle-man wheeled away from the table saying, “keep up the good work and thanks for coming. You made our day a little bit brighter.”
If you know a positive story about someone in our com-munity contact Carla McLeod at [email protected] or con-tact the Summerland Review newsroom at 250-494-5406.
Candy Stripers learn about health care
Health care volunteersFrom left Sukhmeet Saran, Hannah Wright and Emily Okabe are among the volunteers in the Health Care Cadets Program at the Dr. Andrew Pavillion.
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The story of Sum-merland and its people, from its earliest roots to the present, is told at the Summerland Museum.
Unfortunately, a lack of space limits the amount of arti-facts and information that can be displayed.
The Wharton Street development project included a new, big-ger museum with room to exhibit more of our history and pro-vide easier access to
archives and though the project has come to a halt, the need for more space continues.
Thanks to many generous donors, the museum has received and catalogued more than 8,000 artifacts since 1963 and more are still coming in.
These treasures are meant to be displayed and shared with the community and not hidden away in rent-ed off-site locations.
To reduce rent-al costs, part of the
basement at the RCMP detachment has been allocated for museum storage but this was to be a tem-porary solution until the new museum was completed and is not an ideal situation.
The Summerland Museum group was organized in 1965 and by 1971 the first museum was opened in a small addition to the old arena (near the present site of the museum.)
Five years later the museum moved to the Kettle Valley Railway Station on South Vic-toria Road but soon outgrew the building.
Thanks to a $200,000 grant from the federal govern-ment in 1983 the existing museum was constructed and with the help of many vol-unteers it was built for $188,285, well within budget.
The municipal council at that time agreed to provide the site for the build-ing as Summerland’s share with no burden to the taxpayer. An annual grant assists with operating costs of the museum.
Now the 30-year-old building is in need of major repairs and renovations in order to meet the present require-
ments. The current central
location is ideal for visitors and residents and has room for outdoor exhibits as well as the potential for expansion while maintaining an area of green space.
Renovations to the museum would involve adding on to the existing build-ing to provide more room for exhibits, an archival work area, and storage space, as well as an eleva-tor and upgrades to the roof, heating sys-tem and wheelchair accessible entrance.
Additionally, the miniature railroad could remain in oper-ation and would not have to be dismantled.
Museum staff and directors want to find a solution that best benefits Summerland and the museum, so they are seeking the opinion of the com-munity.
Please complete this short survey so we know how you feel about the importance of a larger museum.
Surveys may be dropped off at the Summerland Museum on Wharton Street, completed online at summerlandmuseum.org, or mailed to Box 1491, Summerland, B.C., V0H 1Z0.
Museum seeks solutions to alleviate space shortage
Museum surveyStaff at the Summerland Museum are
asking for public input about the facility. Please take the time to complete this sur-vey and mail it to Box 1491 Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z0. Alternately, an online sur-vey is available at summerlandmuseum.org.
1. Do you think that the museum in its present location enhances the first view of downtown Summerland to visitors arriving at Wharton Street and Rosedale Avenue?
m Yesm No
2. Are you in favour of the District of Summerland retaining title to the property on which the museum is situated and expanding the existing museum building?
m Yesm No
3. Do you have any ideas or sugges-tions?
Displaying artifactsSharon Stone of the Summerland Museum sets up a portion of an exhibit earlier this year. Because of space limitations, not all items can be dis-played.
N ow into its 43rd year. Operation Santa Claus is directing its focus to support
residents of Summerland. Your thoughtful and heartfelt support is once again appreciated.
In the next weeks we hope you will take a minute to bring in a small gift or gifts for a child, teenager, adult or senior and bring it to the Review’s office. Some suggestions are puzzles, toys, touques, mittens, scarves, games, books, socks, quilts, shampoos, toiletries and stocking stuffers.
The Summerland Review, in cooperation with McBain Insurance and with the kind support of the Summerland Food Bank will be distributing the gifts to local summerland families.
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A campaign against bullying will
feature numerous events and activities
in February as well as some ongoing events.
Linda Van Alphen of Summerland
Bully Free said organizers are work-ing on several initia-tives for next year’s event.
In February this year, events includ-ed Pink Shirt Day, a locally produced video, seminars and the showing of a documentary about the effects of bully-ing.
Van Alphen said promotion of the anti-bully message is continuing.
The committee has joined with Stop A Bully, a national reporting service for schools.
This initiative was started by teachers at Summerland Second-ary School and is in use by school across Canada.
Pink wrist bands, with the Stop A Bully website and the Sum-merland Bully Free logo are now being circulated.
Organizers are also working to have signs with an anti-bullying message around the community.
For 2014, Pink Shirt Day will be on Feb. 24.
Organizers are dis-cussing a follow-up video to this year’s
a n t i -bullying video.
Events will con-t i n u e later in the year, V a n A l p h e n said.
Organizers are working to have an art exhibit with an anti-bullying theme during Arts and Cul-ture Week, April 17 to May 3. Organizers also want to bring in a guest speaker with an anti-bully-ing message for Me to We Day in mid-April.
Me to We Day, an initiative to promote accepting diversity for middle school and high school students, will feature events at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Pen-
ticton.Van Alphen said
organizers would also like to bring a restorative justice program back in Summerland.
This program, through the provin-cial Attorney Gen-eral, brings offenders and victims of crime together.
In addition to the school-based events and initiatives with a focus on youth, Van Alphen said other items are also being considered.
Organizers hope to co-host a Philoso-phers’ Cafe commun-ity discussion session and organize a bully-free workzone pro-gram.
“There are a lot of things which can be done to lift up our community,” Van Alphen said.
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Carpool winnerClimate Action coordinator Julie McGuire, left, presents Sharon Boyles with a $100 fuel card. Boyles was the winner of the municipality’s carpool challenge, in conjunction with Carpool.ca. Boyles commutes to West Kelowna each day and joined Carpool.ca to get ride options.
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Thursday Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcohol-ics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information.Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recov-ery program that is not addiction specific,
meets every Thursday 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.Come try your hand at an old art made new. The traditional Rug Hookers of the South Okanagan meet every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Summerland Art Gallery on Main Street. Visitors always welcome. Lots of sup-plies available. Try your hand at this timeless art. For more informa-tion phone Marilyn at 250-494-6434 or Juliet at 250-494-1278.Euchre is played every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Lyme Disease sup-port group meets on the second Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at the A&W in Summerland. Everyone welcome.Peach City Toastmasters meets Thursdays noon to 1 p.m. in Penticton at the United Church on Main and Eckhardt, Room 202. Call 250-486-5313. Seniors’ volleyball at the Youth Centre begin-ning at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. For additional informa-tion call Jane or Frank at 250-494-4666. S u m m e r l a n d 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 Doris Flynn at 250-494-7262 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-494-2286.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 Rug Hooking Circle meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month from noon to 3 p.m. at Leir House Arts and Cultural Centre, 220 Manor Park Ave., Penticton. Practice a traditional Canadian art form in a group setting. Host is cer-tified teacher, fibre artist and published contributor Angela Possak. 250-767-0206 or online rughooking-teacher.ca.
TOPS BC #725 Summerland meets every Thursday in the lower level of the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Weigh-in is from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and is fol-lowed by a meeting. For more information call Marlene Vancha at 250-494-9565.
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.S u m m e r l a n d Pleasure Painters meet Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. For information call Ruth at 250-494-7627Tai Chi at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. and Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Contact Nancy at 250-494-8902. 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.
SaturdayBook signing Saturday, Nov. 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Hooked on Books in Penticton. Sherril Foster will sign copies of her book, A Steady Lens: The story of photog-rapher Mary Spencer. Spencer, who photo-graphed Billy Miner and his gang in 1906, lived in Summerland.Rebekah Tea and Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Door prizes, raffle, bak-ing, gift baskets and more at the IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St.
SundayChristmas Craft Fair at the Summerland Legion Sunday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.DivorceCare is for all who are suffering from the difficulties resulting from separation or divorce. Meeting at Summerland Baptist Church just inside the Victoria St. entrance on Sundays 5 to 7 p.m. A free course is offered. Please call 250-494-3313 or just walk in. Jazz Vespers at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church in Penticton are held through the fall and winter on the third Sunday of each month
at 4: 30 p.m.Vintage 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 (cars which are 25 years or older) is invit-ed to attend. For more information on the club phone 250-494-5473.
MondayDabber 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. Join us for Pickleball, a tennis-like game, fun for all ages, at the Summerland Baptist Church gym, Victoria Road Entrance, Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. Paddles provided. Wear comfortable clothes and gym shoes. For more info call 250-494-3881.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 sen-ior 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.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. South Okanagan Genealogical Society is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library Museum build-ing. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751.S u m m e r l a n d Caregiver Support Group meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Summerland Health Centre. Call Julie at 250-404-8072.S u m m e r l a n d 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.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a coffee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court. 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 Summerland Air Cadets parade Wednesday nights, 18:15 to 21:30 hours at Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. All youth aged 12 to 18 welcome. Call the Air Cadet office at 250-494-7988. S u m m e r l a n d 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 respon-sible ridership includ-ing registration, insur-ance, safety certification and scheduled pleasure rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages including those with disabilities. The Summerland Badminton Club
plays every Wednesday at 7 p.m. all year. Shaun at 250-494-1513.
UpcomingCome join the Summerland Fire Department and Santorini’s Restaurant for the 26th Annual Toys and Toonies for Tots and Teens break-fast Saturday, Nov. 30 from 8 to 11 a.m. Pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs, cof-fee and juice by dona-tion or gladly accepting Canadian Tire money.Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, Recope Society of Summerland offers medically supervised water therapy and land exercise programs helpful to clients with various medical con-ditions, such as joint replacements, stroke, back problems, arth-ritis, to name just a few. A medical referral is required. Call Maureen at 250-494-9006. Oldtimer Hockey Group for ages 55 to 85+ plays Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a.m. For registra-tion and details con-tact Wayne at 250-494-7460. SADI Drop-In Program Monday to Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. for students in Grades 6 to 12. Play pool, ping pong, chill out or chat. Snowflake tea and sale Saturday, Dec. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Stephen Anglican Church, 9311 Prairie Valley Rd., Summerland. Featuring: Cookies by the Pound, Christmas Baking, unique gift items, jewellery, candy, raffles and more.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 information or join Summerland Bakers on Facebook.Summerland United Church invites all to come to the church on Light-up Night, Friday, Nov. 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy a warm place to have soup and a bun. Special for the young-er ones macaroni and cheese. There will also be a children’ s program in the church sanctuary. Take home some very special Christmas bak-ing and for the family pet special dog biscuits. Enjoy Summerland’s Carnival.
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Konnichiwa! I hope everyone is keeping warm.
In Toyokoro, the temperature has decreased dramatic-ally. It seemed within a couple days, the seasons noticeably changed from sum-mer to borderline winter.
About a month ago, Hokkaido was hit by a very mild typhoon. During the day, we experienced all four seasons – beginning with warm, humid summer weather and ending the day with a blizzard.
Since Toyokoro is close to the Pacific Ocean, classes were cancelled so everyone could prepare.
Having never been through a typhoon, I had no idea what they meant by ‘pre-pare’ except to stay indoors.
Since then, the weather has stayed
clear, and cool. Because of this, Toyokoro has become even more beautiful with its maple and elm trees changing from green to rusty orange. I can’t help but think about the festive holidays when I see this.
Even here, it’s starting to feel quite festive.
Although, they don’t celebrate west-ern holidays in the conventional sense, they still have similar holidays with their own Japanese twist.
For example, the majority of the people here are either secular or Buddhist/Shinto. They still celebrate Christmas but with a different tradition – Kentucky Fried Chicken.
People have to order KFC months in advance to be sure they will be able to get some for Christ-
mas day. Even Halloween
has started to take off in Japan in the last 10 years.
This past month, I taught my elemen-tary to adult students about Halloween and it was a big hit.
We carved pump-kins, wrapped toi-let paper around each other to create mummies and made masks.
There is a festival here in Japan called Obon that has simi-lar beliefs, and back-ground.
In Hokkaido, Obon takes place in August and is a three-day long event.
During this time, people believe the departed return to earth to visit their old homes.
Families visit their ancestral graves to clean, and maintain them. Traditional music, and dancing
is one of the customs during this time.
Obon is concluded with lantern light-ing to signal to the dead that it is time to return to the afterlife.
Despite the fact that it’s a Buddhist festival, many people don’t see it as being
religious. In fact, they use
this opportunity to reunite with their families and spend the long weekend with one another.
Even though it has similar beliefs as Halloween, it isn’t viewed as scary, but as a happy holiday for family making it quite similar to our Thanksgiving.
Thanks for read-ing.
Japanese proverb – I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu. (A frog in a well doesn’t know the great sea.)
Anna Marshall is in Summerland’s sis-ter city of Toyokoro, Japan as the assistant English teacher.
Halloween customs in JapanNotes from toyokoro
Anna Marshall
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Regional heritage examined
by Joe FriesBlack Press
History will be updated as a consult-ant begins drawing up a comprehensive list of the region’s heritage sites and, in some cases, recom-mending ways to help them turn a profit.
It’s hoped the new plan will help the Regional District of Okanagan-Simil-kameen adjust to a shift in a senior gov-ernment’s attitude towards places with historical value.
The RDOS board earlier this month awarded a $56,850 contract to a North Vancouver firm that will update an inven-tory of the region’s heritage sites, then develop a plan to pro-tect, and capitalize on those assets, and pro-vide assistance to local heritage societies.
The RDOS board made the heritage strategy a priority this year, although the consultant’s final report isn’t expected until next spring.
Its arrival will coincide with upcom-ing centennial cele-brations for the SS Sicamous and the Kettle Valley Railway.
Marjorie Emily DanielsDecember 2, 1916 to November 1, 2013
It is with sadness that we write of the passing of Marge. She is survived by her loving daughter Janet (Jim) Ducklow. Her son Dennis (Terry) Daniels, granddaughters Terri (Brad) Miazga and Jaymi Daniels, her grandsons, Brian Daniels, Justin (Wendy) Daniels and Josh (Lorinda) Ducklow, and her eight great grandchildren, Melissa (Brant), Stephanie, Bret, Alex, Max, Rylan, Chase, and Arrabella.Marge passed away after 96 years of love, laughter and happiness. She died peacefully with Janet by her side. She will always live in our hearts.
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As those who took advantage of the Stu-dio Tour earlier this month know we are blessed to live in a community with many talented and accomplished artists. Of course, there are many more talented people who engage in painting, pottery and other artistic endeav-ours as a recreational pursuit.
Did you know that the Okanagan is home to a remark-able concentration of outstanding contem-
porary artists with national reputations?
Sadly most Can-adians do not know that there is such a strong group of art-ists living and work-ing in this valley.
However, one woman is working to change that.
Patricia Ains-lie, Chief Curator emerita of Calgary’s prestigious Glenbow Museum in Calgary and now resident of West Kelowna, has written a book Oka-nagan Artists in their
Studios which fea-tures 13 senior pro-fessional Canadian artists of great origin-ality and imagination with well-established careers who now live and work here in the Okanagan.
They include Byron Johnston, Bryan Ryley, Daphne Odjig, Jock Hilde-brand, Joice M. Hall, Ann Kipling, David Alexander, John Hall, Briar Craig, Julie Oakes, Gary Pear-son, Jim Kalnin, Fern Helfand.
Some have lived here most of their lives and have taken their inspiration from this place, while others had estab-lished their reputa-tions elsewhere but moved here for a variety of reasons, including the oppor-tunity to teach at UBCO.
The range of media, style and intention is diverse and you can wit-ness that talent and diversity by reading Ainslie’s book or by
visiting the exhib-ition Okanagan Artists in Their Studios that opens at the Pentic-ton Art Gallery on Friday, Nov. 22.
On November 23 at 2 p.m. there will be an Exhibition Walk ‘n Talk with guest curator, Patri-cia Ainslie
In addition to the visual arts we are blessed to have many talented musicians in our midst.
Here are just some of the concerts and performances being held in the next month.
First off is the Youth Symphony of
the Okanagan which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with a concert Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cleland Theatre. In December Musaic Vocale Ensemble and the Tune Agers will be performing as will the Summerland Community Choir which is comprised of 75 members, from five Summerland churches and the Summerland com-
munity, from youth to seniors.
If you know of an event you feel should be included in the Arts Palette or on the Arts Coun-cil’s online calendar, please email: [email protected] or call: 250-404-3225.
The SCAC online Event Calendar is on the “News” page of summerlandarts.com Additional
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A close shaveK40 member Ron Belisle has his head and beard shaved in support of Summerland Kinsmen Movember Team. This was a surprise to his wife as his beard goes back to 1994. Megan of Salon 1919 did the honours for Ron and the rest of the Summerland Kinsmen on Friday Nov. 1. Donations to support Prostate Cancer research can be made through any Kinsmen Club member or the Movember website at ca.movember.com/mospace/index/search/?q=summerland
Marijuana petition nearing goalby Joe FriesBlack Press
People heading in for an afternoon workout at the Pen-ticton Community Centre last week also had a chance to lend strength to the cam-paign to decriminal-ize marijuana in B.C.
Jo Ann Murphy, a registered canvasser for Sensible BC, was
collecting signatures there on copies of the official petition to which she has devot-ed nearly all of spare time for two months straight. With the help of Murphy and about 30 other volun-teers, Sensible BC has now collected close to 3,500 signatures in the Penticton riding, according to local organizer Amanda
Stewart. The three-month campaign closes Dec. 5.
Sensible BC needs 10 per cent of eli-gible voters in each of B.C.’s 85 ridings to sign the petition in order to trigger a ref-erendum on its pro-posed legislation that would set the stage to decriminalize mari-juana possession and tax the sale of weed.
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Concert held to mark Canada Music WeekThe Canadian
Federation of Music Teachers’ Associa-tions celebrates Can-ada Music Week dur-ing the third week of November which includes Nov. 22, the day honouring St. Cecilia, the patron Saint of Music.
The aims of Can-
ada Music Week are:o to introduce con-
temporary music to Canadian students and to stimulate a keener appreciation of this music.
o to encourage music teachers to widen their know-ledge and experience of Canadian works.
o to support com-posers and perform-ers of Canadian works.
o to bring to the attention of the pub-lic, through various means, the import-ance of Canadian Music.
o to emphasize not only Canadian work
but also the signifi-cance of music in our society in general.
This is the 53rd year that CFMTA members have cele-brated Canada Music Week across Canada. Everyone is invited to hear a delightful selection of Canadian Music performed by
young music stu-dents ranging in age from six to 18 years at the Canada Music Week Recital spon-sored by the BCRMTA — South Okanagan Branch.
This recital will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 387 Martin Street in
Penticton on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m.
There will be stu-dents from Osoyoos, Oliver, Kaleden, Oka-nagan Falls, Penticton, Naramata and Sum-merland performing a concert involving various disciplines including piano,voice and violin.
The Registered Music Teachers and the IODE will present awards and scholar-ships to the students achieving high marks during the 2013 exam year from accredited conservatories. Come and enjoy a recital by these young musi-cians.
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#14 Reid BrownReid Brown (nicknamed RawDawg) is 6’ and weighs 170 lbs. His hometown is Superior, Colorado. He was born in 1995 and started playing hockey in 1999 at the mini-mite level. Reid graduated from Shattuck-St. Mary’s and is a rookie with the Summerland Steam this season.
Reid’s favourite hockey memory is scoring the game winning goal in the semifinals last year. His favourite pre-game meal is pasta with garlic bread. His favourite movie is Miracle and his favourite song is Devil Town by Tony Lucca. His favourite saying is,”for the boys.” In addition to playing hockey, Reid lifts weights and plays NHL14. He thinks the best thing about Summerland is the community and the team.
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Cartier defeated Lionel Coleman, Dale Abrey defeated Paul Cowen, Warren Parker tied Doug Steinke, Stan Green defeated Bob Ezart
Monday evening men: Stan Green defeated Ken Rae, Steve Clement defeated Rick Drewnisz , Brian Hodgson defeated Gary Raymond, Dale Abrey defeated Mike Lemke.
Tuesday morning mixed: Ev Gillespie defeated Barb Ezart, Jim Hunt tied Bob Ezart, Bill Penman defeated Ian Rogers, Jerry Lidin tied Hector Cartier.
Wednesday morning senior: Bob Ezart defeated Doug Steinke, Hector Car-tier defeated Paul Cowen, Warren Parker defeated Doug Cade, Stan Green defeated Lionel Coleman.
Wednesday evening men: Dave Tether defeated Gary Raymond, Ken Rae defeated Eric Cooper, Bob Walker defeated Rick Drewnisz, Gary Wingerak defeated Louie Costa.
Wednesday late evening: Glen Brennan defeated Dave Gartrell.
Thursday morning ladies: Ev Gilles-pie defeated Bev Skinner, Betty Raymond defeated Diana Leitch, Rose McNeill defeated Virginia Cundliffe.
Thursday evening open: Tony Blashko defeated Ken Rae, Jared St. John defeated Dale Abrey, Clem Beaulac defeated Gary Raymond, Russ Lemke defeated John Egyed.
Thursday late evening: Glen Brennan defeated Doug Patan.
Friday evening mixed: Allen Tower tied Dan Laktin, Tracy Waddington defeated Patty Eldridge, Dave Hood tied Ian Rogers, Blair Stuckey defeated Gavin Griffiths.
Friday evening mixed: Steve Favel defeated Sue Woods, Louie Costa defeated Val Utigard, Bonnie Young defeated Bob Wareham.
Our senior men’s bonspiel is Nov 18 to 20. So far we have 20 teams, our hope to get 24 teams. The teams come from Kelowna, Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos and Summerland. Come cheer on our Summerland teams.
On Monday and Tuesday, the games start at 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. On Wednesday the times are 8 a.m. until noon.
Tip of the week: The house consists of four rings. The 12-foot is the biggest circle. There is also an eight-foot ring, a four-foot ring and a button.
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Volleyball actionSummerland volleyball player Michelle Gagnon reaches for the ball in a game against George Elliot Secondary School of Lake Country. The game was part of the South Zone championships last week. Summer-land was defeated.
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The Summerland Bantam House hock-ey team took on West Kelowna Saturday night.
The Warriors set out to win at Jim Lind arena with two goals in the first but Summerland turned the tables on West Kelowna in the second period.
Sean Wilson scored assisted by Kade Kozak, then Will Gray evened up the score assisted by Teaghan Trewhitt.
S u m m e r l a n d pulled ahead with the third goal scored by Brett Wilson assisted by Kade Kozak. The battle heated up in the third period with
multiple penalties on either side.
During one power play Summerland’s Brett Wilson fired it in from the blue line to score, and Remy Houde shone with two goals unassisted.
Saturday’s 6-3 win was their best effort of the season so far. Next home game is Nov 23.
Bantam House Jets defeat West Kelowna
Steam add three weekend hockey wins
The Summerland Steam added three wins in Junior B hockey action on the weekend.
On Friday, the Steam hosted the
Osoyoos Coyotes, playing to a 2-1 vic-tory.
Osoyoos had the sole goal in the first period on a power play.
In the second per-iod, Kienan Scott of the Steam scored on a power play. Dylan Burton and Alex Wil-liams assisted.
Williams then scored with 29 seconds remaining on the clock. Assists
were by Paulsen Lau-tard and Sam Nigg.
On Saturday, the Steam travelled to Kelowna to face the Chiefs in a 4-3 deci-sion.
S u m m e r l a n d opened scoring with a goal by Braden Saretsky at 10:54. Assists were by Olli Dickson and Reid Brown.
In the second per-iod, Burton scored at 15:45, with the assist by Nigg.
Scott then scored at 15:13, assisted by Daylan Robertson and Piers Egan.
Nigg then scored on a power play at 8:33. Dickson and Burton assisted.
The Chiefs scored twice in the second period and once in the third period to end the game.
On Sunday, the Steam secured a 7-3 victory over the 100 Mile House Wran-glers.
Much of the scor-ing took place in the first period.
Scott scored at 13:48, assisted by Lautard and Robert-son. The Wranglers responded with two goals.
Ryland Sideroff then scored for the Steam at 7:35, assist-ed by Saretsky and Dickson.
A goal by 100 Mile House ended the per-iod.
In the second per-
iod, the Steam added three unanswered goals. At 13:58, Reid Brown scored, with the assist by Burton.
Scott then scored on a power play at 12:23. Assists were by Josh DaCosta and Brown. He added another goal at 5:33, assisted by Robertson and Lautard.
In the third period, Piers Egan scored for the Steam at 17:54 with assists by Dick-son and Sideroff.
Robertson then scored on a power play at 15:15. Assists
were by Josh DaCosta and Kienan Scott.
The Steam have 10 wins, 10 losses and one overtime loss for third place in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference, Oka-nagan Division of the Kootenay Inter-national Junior Hock-ey League.
The next action for the Steam is on Friday in Castelgar against the Rebels. The Steam’s next home game is on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 against the North Okanagan Knights.
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LENNIEWilliam John Tait (Bill)
March 20, 1954 – November 5, 2013 Aft er a courageous battle with esophageal cancer, we are saddened but relieved to announce that Bill passed away peacefully at Moog and Friends Hospice House, Penticton, BC with his special girl, Janice, by his side. Th roughout his life, Bill had many passions, including riding Harleys, antique and muscle cars, his 1947 purple Chevy and building racecars. He also had a great love for NASCAR, and his favorite drivers, the late Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (his boy), of whom he idolized and looked forward to every single race. He collected memorabilia from t-shirts, hats, jackets, bobble-heads, books, pictures, you name it. When it came to fi xing cars, Bill was old school – he could fi x anything and constantly reminded his female friends to check their oil and maintain their vehicles! His knowledge of mechanics will be greatly missed – he was just that go to guy – knowledge, knowledge, knowledge. Bill was also a real history buff and had a keen interest in World War I and II airplanes, especially. Bill worked hard all his life and he played hard too. He had a variety of occupations which would take him to Alaska and Alberta to build roads, driving logging trucks in BC, to mechanics in Sask., BC and the NWT, and other jobs too numerous to mention. Bill loved to have fun, loved parties, all kinds of music and people from all walks of life. He was a real character and brought smiles and laughter to all who knew and loved him. Sometimes gruff on the outside, Bill had a heart of gold on the inside and would go out of his way for people. When he moved back to Summerland, BC in August 2010, Bill made many great friends and rekindled old friendships. He will be sadly missed but fondly remembered by his many special friends, including his best friend Billy Bruce, Patti, Fred, Sonia, Brent, Joanne, Doug, Terry and Tammy, who were his constant support in the last days of his life. Bill’s Sask. friends, including Janice, Morgan, Lenny, Abe, Scott, Ray and others of which there are many will miss him dearly and cherish his memory forever. Can’t forget the cats – especially Grampa Harley! Bill was predeceased by his parents, grandparents and special Aunt Clara. He is survived by his children, Tyler and Tara. A very special thank you to all the medical personnel involved in Bill’s care and treatment, including the doctors, nurses, home care nurses (Debby, Joanne et al) and ALL the staff at Moog Hospice for their kind and compassionate care in Bill’s fi nal days. A special celebration of Bill’s life will be held at a later date in Summerland. In keeping with Bill doing things “his way”, next summer he will be coming back home in style in a Nitrous Oxide bottle, complete with a beautifully hand craft ed wooden carrying case built by his buddy Toyota Ted. He will be escorted in Billy’s 1948 Chevy Sedan Delivery with Patti to Yorkton, SK, where he will be laid to rest beside his Grandfather. At that time Bill’s Sask. friends will meet for one big bash in his honor – he would like that.
Bill will forever be remembered in our hearts, and his words, “Remember the 3 R’s – Romance, Racing and Rock’n roll!”
Until we meet again, R.I.P. In lieu of fl owers, donations in Bill’s memory may be
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Trades, TechnicalCLEARWATER OILFIELD Services, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta requires Class 1, 3 Vacuum Truck Drivers, Swampers. Local work. No day rating. Full benefi ts after six months. Fax 403-844-9324.FRONTLINE is seeking certi-fi ed electricians and mill-wrights with industrial experi-ence for work in BC/Alberta. FEC offers competitive wages and benefi ts package. For-ward resumes to:[email protected].
Employment
Trades, Technical
Civil EngineeringTechnologist II
(Re-Advertisement)District of Kitimat, full time permanent - wage range $37.01 - $44.78 over two years. Civil Technologist di-ploma required. Reporting to the Technical Services Man-ager, duties include a variety of infrastructure investiga-tions, surveying, design, contract preparation, inspec-tion and material testing on projects related to the mu-nicipality’s water, sewer, drainage and transportation systems. Candidates should be profi cient in using elec-tronic survey equipment, computer assisted design using AutoCad 3D, and MS Offi ce. Valid BC driver’s li-cense required. Submit re-sumes by November 29, 2013, 4:30 pm, to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7, Fax (250) 632-4995, or email [email protected]
JOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrys-ler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $32/hour, nego-tiable depending on experi-ence. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban cen-tres. More info online at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845 or email to: [email protected]
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Employment
Trades, TechnicalLOCALLY-OWNED, well-es-tablished vacuum truck com-pany looking for Class 1, 3, Vacuum and Gravel Truck Op-erators. Oilfi eld tickets an as-set but not necessary. Incen-tive package available. Blue Cross after three months. Must be willing to relocate or work three weeks on and one week off. Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-845-3903.
Located 150km Northwest of Prince George, BC Mount Milligan is one of British Columbia’s fi rst major metals mine of this century.
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Apt/Condo for RentBrand new, never lived in, 2 bdrm / 2 bath condos in down-town Summerland. Six new appliances, fi replace, balcony, gated parking, close to all amenities, on bus route. Non- smoking, pet on approval. $1250 per month plus utilities. Available now! All prospective tenants must complete an ap-plication form. Valley Wide Property Management, spe-cializing in Strata and Rental Property Management. Con-tact us for a full list of our ser-vices. #203-304 Martin Street, Penticton.w w w . v w p m . c a [email protected]: Large 1 bdrm apt for rent. F/S. Ref’s req’d. NP, NS, ND. More info call 250-498-4370.
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Homes for RentSpacious 3 bdrm house near downtown Summerland. Nice views, new kitchen, fl ooring & bath fi xtures. F/S, dishwasher, W/D hookups, lg parking area. NS, NP. $1200/mo + util. Avail Dec 1. One year lease req’d. Refs req’d. Call 250-809-7136.
Suites, LowerNew 2 bdrm suite close to town. $800/mo including utilities. NS, NP. Avail Nov 1. Phone 250-404-0515.
Summerland Large 2 bdrm bsmt suite. Recent reno, lg windows, W/D, new F/S, walk to downtown. NP, NS. $700/mo + util. Call (new num-ber) 403-235-5507.
