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vulgar songs change our culture – thepen must be dedicated to public interestand culture full of respect and maryada,it should not attack the personal life orpersonality of anybody, one should notpresent anybody in poor picture to es-

tablish himself, rather one should attainhis goal with his own hard work. Sathi Is-puri, said that saying goes that only ajeweler knows a jewel and its worth. Onesuch personality is renowned writer and

lyricist Sathi Ispuri whodedicated his pen to societyin the childhood itself, but atthat time he needed a per-son who could guide himaccording to his emotions.For this he did not need togo out but he got a mentorin world famous DebiMakhsuspuri in the neigh-bourhood. Under the guid-ance of Debi Makhsuspuri,Sathi Ispuri achieved such

height that songs written by him havebeen sung not only in Hoshiarpur but allover Punjab and people also respecthim.

Born at Ispur village in Hoshiarpurdistrict on May 31, 1975, to mother Ka-maljit Kaur and father Lal Chand, Sarab-jit Singh (Sathi Ispuri), who is MA Bedand is a teacher by profession. Whenjournalist Daljit SinghAjnoha talked to Is-puri, he told the struggle in his own wordsto attain the present status which is re-produced hereunder – Ispuri needs nointroduction. He himself is a treasure ofarticles, songs, ghazals and poems.Sathi Ispuri said he had been fond ofwriting songs, poems, ghazals, etc.,since childhood and because of this pas-sion he put on paper whatever thoughtscame to his mind. One day he cameacross renowned lyricist and writer DebiMakhsuspuri who belongs to a village inthe neighbourhood of that of Ispur. DebiMakhsuspuri got so impressed with thewritings of Ispuri that he encouraged himto write in more influential and betterways. This encouragement is guiding Is-puri to his aim even now. Sathi Ispuri said

that 22 cassettes of his songs have beenreleased by different renowned singersall over the world. These included thefirst cassette Gabru Munde by DaljitBains, second cassette Shinda SureelaKadon Honge Mele, and other cassettes

are with Ranjit Rana’s Dil Di Gal, DilChon Bhulauna, Yakeen, Dil Ute Leek,Ma De Mandiran Utte, Ma Bigri Banaunwaliye, Kareen Mehr Maye,Teriyan TuJane, Mitti Da Baba, Sati Satwinder’sGabru Spirit, Rashad Di Kinar Nu Tarse,Ishke Di Bazi of Jameel Akhtar, Chauri-Chauri of Sukhi Lali, Jagan Da Na Jag-tara of Raman Khabra, Ashke of RanvirDosanjh, Ma Di Raza of Ranjit Rana,Shajish Sarabjit Grewal, Paunahari DeJaikare (Jameel Akhtar),Main Maiya DeJana (Davinder Dyalpuri) and Hazri LavaLao (Surinder Maksud). Sathi Ispuri fur-ther said that he presented in Bol Dila VeAllah Hi Allah cassette of singers JasveerMahi and Raju Mahi and Meri Ma Mu-radan Vandadi of Jasveer Mahi. He tookpride in telling that he wrote a book withhis mentor Debi Makhsuspuri, Kalma DeYodhe which was praised by many peo-ple. He said that a number of poems,ghazals and songs have been publishedin newspapers in India. His favouritesingers included Gurdas Mann,Satwinder Bugga, Janab Nusrat FatehAliKhan, Janab Ghulam Ali Khan and JagjitSingh. He said his forthcoming book MeriMa Hai Sab Ton Sohni is based on chil-dren poems. Telling about his personallife, Sathi Ispuri said he married MadamRimpi in 2012 who is also a teacher byprofession. Both teach in the sameschool. They have been blessed with agirlchild Tanisha recently. He said he isgetting full cooperation from his family.He is thankful to God who has blessedhim with everything in life. He appealedto all the artistes to sing only those songswhich showed the right path to societyand writers should also write such songswhich all sections of society can liften towith respect and maryada.

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Daljit SinghAjnoha

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The BC Fruit Growers’ Association presented a number ofresolutions impacting South Okanagan farmers at its an-nual convention in Penticton recently.Association president Fred Steele said growers should beinterested in one particular resolution pertaining to vacantland being eligible for the replant program.The association says there is underutilized farmland in theOkanagan-Similkameen, and bringing new land into pro-duction will create economic value.Considering there are untapped export markets for Cana-dian apples and cherries, the association wants theprovince to be flexible in allowing replants onto vacantland. Alternatively, the province could cooperate with theBCFGA in developing a federal export-oriented program tobring vacant land into production.Another resolution involves wait lists for the replant pro-gram. The association says wait lists can be avoided byshifting program funding, so it is asking the province to beflexible in shifting replant funding between fiscal years.Steele said the seven-year replant program approved bythe provincial government was the association’s main pri-ority last year.The Columbia River Treaty renewal process is also part ofa resolution – to support the government’s position to rec-ognize the value of irrigation water to the US and the harm-ful impact on BC producers.In other resolution news, the association says land re-moved from the Agricultural Land Reserve does not pro-vide a benefit for the land remaining in the ALR. It alsoacknowledges the profits made in converting land fromfarm use to other uses. Therefore, some of this profit couldbe used to support the remaining agricultural operationsthat need funding, such as deer fencing, starling controland wood chipping.The BCFGA wants to cooperate with municipalities to man-age the problem of urban deer populations. It states thatdamage caused by foraging deer in replanted orchards is“devastating,” and that deer fencing programs are nolonger funded.Therefore, the association feels the need to advocate forthe reintroduction of deer fencing as a beneficial manage-ment practice eligible for funding.As far as wood chipping is concerned, the associationwants the government to provide funding to fully servicethe chipping of all orchard wood waste.Currently, regional governments provide a service to grindtrees and stumps in orchards, a practice that reduces burn-ing and improves air quality.PinderDhaliwal, vice-president of the BCFGA, said youdon’t see growers burning nearly as much as they used tobecause of the chipping program.Under trade and taxes, the association is pushing for a sys-

tem to allow growers to be exempt from provincial salestax on all farm purchases of services and supplies.The current PST exemption for farm use purchases is lim-ited to a designated list of products.A new resolution that the BCFGA is focusing on relates tothe organic sector. Steele said they want to recognize or-ganic growers through certification in order to prevent con-fusion in the industry.The Ministry of Agriculture is consulting with the organicsector about developing a plan to strengthen the aware-ness and reputation of BC’s organic foods.The consultations involve regulating the use of the term“organic,” and developing transitional strategies that sup-port farmers to become certified. It also includes creatinga brand to market BC organic foods.The proposed change will require all products marketed as“organic” in BC to be certified under a provincial or nationalcertification program.Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick said, under the pro-posal, that farmers who advertise themselves as organicmust be certified.“By working with BC organic sector stakeholders, we’ll de-velop a model that creates consumer and industry certaintyaround organic products, and ensures transitional strate-gies are in place to help small businesses seeking the ben-efits of joining a brand of recognized organic standards.”Letnick said there are huge opportunities for local organicfood producers in BC and around the world.Susan Snow, co-president of the Certified Organic Associ-ations of BC, said clarity in the marketplace will improve byrequiring that everyone using the term organic is certifiedthrough an accredited certification body.“It will ensure that consumers have better information whenmaking their purchasing decisions and it will also encour-age continued growth of organics in BC,” Snow said.

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Land Inherited by an NRI ê°ðÇÖÁ» å¯º ÇîñÆ ÷îÆéInheritance, or succession, of land is anage-old practice that has been prevalent inmost societies. One generation passesalong ancestral land or property that hasbeen procured for the entire family to reapbenefits from for each generation that fol-lows. The people descending from the In-dian subcontinent are especially notoriousfor this custom of hoarding land in hopes ofpassing it along to their next of kin orheir(s). First generation Non-Resident Indi-ans (NRIs), who have, in many cases, leftbehind parents and grandparents in India,remain connected to their birthplace longafter their elders have passed away due tothe inherited land left in their name. NRIsdon’t have a choice over whether they wantto inherit land or not but they must deal withit in an appropriate manner.Along with NRIs, even a Person of IndianOrigin (PIO) and a foreign national of non-Indian origin may inherit and hold propertyin India. The inherited property types in-clude residential, commercial, agricultural,plantation and farmhouse or farm land. AnNRI can inherit land from a person residentin India and from a person resident outsideIndia. The person from whom the propertyis inherited should have acquired the prop-erty in accordance with foreign exchangelaws in force or Foreign Exchange Man-agement Act (FEMA) regulations, applica-ble at the time of acquisition of the property.Once inherited, sometimes NRIs wish tosell their land. An NRI can sell inheritedproperty to a person resident in India, to an-other NRI, or to a PIO. APIO can sell prop-erty in India to a person resident in India, orto an NRI. If a PIO wants to sell their landto another PIO, they will need to get priorapproval from the Reserve Bank of India(RBI). However, if an NRI is holding agri-cultural land, plantation land or a farm-house, they must sell these properties onlyto a person resident in India. Taxes on asale of inherited property are the same asthose applicable to purchased property. Itshould be noted that the purchase price forcalculation of Capital Gains is the purchaseprice paid by the person who bequeathedthe property. The holding period for deter-mining if the gains are long term or shortterm is from the date of purchase by theperson who bequeathed the property. In-stead of selling it, NRIs may choose to renttheir inherited property and the implicationsare the same as those for renting out pur-chased property, which has been dis-cussed in a previous article.Income tax is not payable at the time of in-heritance, but the property may be subjectto a Wealth Tax. The Wealth Tax Act statesthat a wealth tax is payable if the net value(market value minus any loans taken to fi-nance the assets) of assets of an individualexceeds Rs 30 lakh. If so, a 1% tax ischarged on the amount over Rs. 30 lakh.An asset can be exempt from this tax if it isdeemed an exception. Wealth taxes arewaived if:(i) Only one house --- if an individual ownsonly one residential house. As is alwaysthe issue with NRIs, the question of globalproperties arises; does an NRI owningproperty in Canada and inherits land inIndia have to pay Wealth Tax in India? Theanswer is that for an Indian citizen whoqualifies as a “Resident but Not OrdinaryResident” (NOR) or “Non-Resident” (NR) ofIndia (as per the Income Tax Act, 1961) aswell as foreign nationals, Wealth Tax is ap-plicable only on the specified assets lo-

cated in India. Specified assets locatedoutside India are subject to Wealth Tax onlyin the case of Indian citizens who qualify as“Ordinary Resident”(OR) of India (as perthe Income Tax Act).(ii) House is given on rent --- if property hasbeen given on rent for more than 300 daysduring a financial year.Just as it is with sold property or rentalunits, the proceeds of the inherited propertyare a welcome addition to an NRI’s bankaccount. General permission is availableto NRIs and PIOs to repatriate the profits ofproperty inherited from a person resident inIndia if the following four conditions aremet:1) amount of repatriation should not exceedUSD 1 million per financial year2) NRI must produce documented evidence

in support of the inheritance and undertak-ing, and a certificate by a Chartered Ac-countant in the format prescribed by theCentral Board of Direct Taxes3) in cases of deed of settlement made byeither of NRI’s parents or a close relative(as defined in Section 6 of the CompaniesAct, 1956) and the settlement taking effecton the death of the settler, the original deedof settlement and a tax clearance/No Ob-jection Certificate (NOC) from the IncomeTaxAuthority should be produced for the re-mittance4) where the remittance as above is madein more than one installment, the remit-tance of all such installments shall be madethrough the same authorized dealerIf these conditions are fulfilled, the NRIdoes not need to seek permission from theRBI to repatriate the funds from an inher-ited asset. If the property has been inher-ited by an NRI from a person residingoutside of India, the NRI must seek specificpermission from the RBI. An NRI may remitan amount not exceeding USD 1 million perfinancial year out of sales proceeds of as-sets acquired via inheritance. Remittanceover this amount per financial year requiresprior permission from the RBI. It may notbe permissible to credit such sales pro-ceeds to an NRE account, thus the NRIshould make arrangements to credit themoney to an NRO account. Both types ofaccounts have been described in previousarticles in these very pages.

Related topics to inheritance,such as the transfer of title of inheritedproperty and the partition of property wheninherited by more than one person, will bediscussed in upcoming articles.

by Wajahat Bajwa

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SIR program nominated forinternational award

Apple and pear lovers in Osoyoos andOliver will be happy to know that theywon’t find a worm in their fruit or be in-gesting pesticides either.That’s primarily due to the Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release (SIR)program that has been nominated for aprestigious international award.The IntegratedPest Manage-ment Achieve-ment Award willbe presented inMarch at a symposium in Utah.The SIR program, which has been suc-

cessfully controlling codling moths in ap-ples and pears for over 20 years, wasnominated by the national PesticideRisk Reduction program and Agri-foodCanada in Ottawa.SIR staff spend the spring and summerreleasing sterile codling moths in appleand pear orchards. These sterile mothsattract and mate with wild moths. Be-cause the released moths have beensterilized, they can’t produce healthyeggs—the eggs can’t hatch, so the fruitis not damaged, and the moth popula-tion doesn’t increase.Since the beginning of the program, theamount of pesticides used againstcodling moth has been reduced by 96per cent, according to general managerCara Nelson. In fact, many orchardistsin the valley have not had to spray theirtrees for codling moth for the last 15years.“Our whole valley can be proud of theOKSIR program—not just for theamount of pesticides kept out of the en-vironment because the program is inplace, but also for the support it providesfor our fruit growers, who are importantto our local economy and our Okanaganway of life,” Nelson said. The programhas been garnering a lot of international

interest from areas and companies look-ing to recreate its success with codlingmoths (USA, New Zealand, France), orlooking to use its approaches with otherpests (Switzerland, France).Fred Steele, president of the BC FruitGrowers’ Association, said the uniqueprogram is an asset for both pome fruit

growers and resi-dents that livenear and

amongst the or-chards.

“The success of the program has led toother local fruit industries, including

cherry and grape growers, ex-pressing interest in applyingthe area-wide approach to theirown pests.” Vice-president Pin-derDhaliwal recalled whenthere was a “push-back” fromgrowers when the SIR programwas first introduced.“When youintroduce anything new, thereis always a push-back. But nowthat it has been successful, it’spart of doing environmentallyhealthy business right now.”Dhaliwal said the amount ofsprays being used for applesand pears have drastically de-clined.Consumers also like the factthat fewer chemicals are beingused on fruit, he pointed out.Dhaliwal said the SIR programis now a model around theworld.Nelson admitted the road wasbumpy in the beginning be-cause they were introducingnew technology. But after whathas been achieved (reductionin fruit damage and pesticideuse), the bumps have been

smoothed out, she said.But success comes with its own set ofchallenges.Nelson said the difficulty theyface now is funding the program be-cause they don’t have a problem withcodling moths anymore.She pointed out that regional districtspay 60 per cent of the program, whilegrowers pay 40 per cent ($140 peracre).The cost to the average property ownerin the Okanagan is $11.50 per year.Nelson said they are trying to find waysto maximize the excess capacity at thefacility in Osoyoos. She explained theyare looking at the possibility of sellingtheir expertise and excess sterile moths.One has to wonder how the CentralKootenay Regional District is making outafter it withdrew from the SIR program.Nelson said the district opted out for po-litical reasons after legal issues surfaced(concerns were raised about SIR staffentering private property).Nelson said that region is back to usingpesticides again to control the codlingmoth. With the release of sterile codlingmoths in apple and pear orchards fruitlovers will no longer find worms or be in-gesting pesticides when enjoying theirfruit.

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S. Malkiat Singh Bahrowal and others present a shawl andmemento to Madam Rajni Alexander, Consul General, at Trust

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Madam Rajni Alexander, Consul-General, Canada, visits GuruNanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust, Dhahan Kaleran

BANGA: (Narinder Mahi) – Madam RajniAlexander, Consul-General, CanadianConsulate, Chandigarh, along with aCanadian delegation visited the variousmedical and educational institutions run bythe Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Edu-cational Trust, Dhahan Kaleran, which isdedicated to the public service.Madam Rajni Alexander, Consul-General, Canadian Consulate,Chandigarh, during her visit tothe trust complex, DhahanKaleran, showed interest in theGuru Nanak Mission Hospital, DhahanKaleran, educational institutions, GuruNanak College of Nursing, DhahanKaleran, and Senior Secondary Schoolbuilt with the help of NRI friends. She alsovisited the UCC Canada Guest House andNasha Mukti Kender. Madam Rajni Alexan-der, Consul-General, praised the serviceprovided to the poor and needy people by

the Trust Parbandhak Committee with thehelp of donors. S. Malkiat Singh, Bahrowal,Pradhan, Guru Nanak Mission Medical andEducational Trust, Dhahan Kaleran, wel-comed Madam Rajni

Alexander, Consul-General, and told about the servicekenderas run by the Trust in India andabroad with the cooperation of donors dur-ing the past 34 years. S. Bahrowal saidthat the NRI donors living in Canada havegreat contribution in the setting up of Guru

Nanak Mission Medical and EducationalTrust, Dhahan Kaleran, and other serviceinstitutions. S. Kaleran said that the Trustprovides concession in the hospital worth

lakhs of rupees

for the needy pa-tients and the students who come for studyin the nursing college. S. Malkiat SinghBahrowl, pradhan of the Trust, honouredMadam Rajni Alexander, Consul-General,on behalf of the Trust by presenting her ashawl and a memento. S. Malkiat Singh

Bahrowal, pradhan, Trust, S. Hardev SinghKahma, senior vice-pradhan, S. NarinderSingh Ferozepur secretary, S. AmarjitSingh Kaleran, chairman, finance commit-tee, Trust, S. Kulwinder Singh Dhahan, ex-ecutive member of trust, S. Sital Singh

Sidhu UK, trust member, Bibi Bal-winder Kaur Kalsi, trust member,

S. Barjinder Singh Dhahan,national chairman, Canada-India Foundation, S. Ajit

Singh Thandi Canada, BibiManjit Kaur Thandi Canada, S.

Kehar Singh Thandi, Chairman, Bab-bar Karam Singh, Vrdev illage Improve-ment Trust, Daulatpur, Dr Rupinder Kapur,Medical Superintendent, Principal DalbirSingh, Madam Manpreet Kaur Dhaliwal,Bibi Davinder Kaur, Nursing Superinten-dent, and heads of various institutions runby the Trust were also present.

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MadamRajni Alexander, Consul-General, Canadian Consulate, Chandi-

garh, during her visit to the trust complex, Dhahan Kaleran, showed interest in theGuru Nanak Mission Hospital, Dhahan Kaleran, educational institutions, Guru Nanak College of

Nursing, Dhahan Kaleran, and Senior Secondary School built with the help of NRI friends. She alsovisited the UCC Canada Guest House and Nasha Mukti Kender. Madam Rajni Alexander, Con-

sul-General, praised the service provided to the poor and needy people by the TrustParbandhak Committee with the help of donors.

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Nature Trust trying to raise $250k for final purchase of landnear Vaseux Lake

One of British Columbia’s leading non-profit landconservation organizations is working to acquirethat last 85 acres (35 hectares) of rare Antelope-brush in the South Okanagan before the end ofMarch.The fourth and final phase of the Antelope-brushConservation Area project is located at the southend of Vaseux Lake, between Okanagan Fallsand Oliver.The Nature Trust of British Columbia is workingtowards finalizing the purchase of this land be-fore the end of March and has initiated a$280,000 fundraising campaign to complete thefourth and final phase of a project that started 15years ago, said Nick Burdock, the OkanaganConservation Land Co-ordinator for the NatureTrust.Purchase of this final chunk of land would givethe Nature Trust care and control of 375 acres(152 hectares) of one of the most endangeredecosystems in Canada, said Burdock.“This will create the largest private holding ofrare Antelope-brush habitat in the province,” saidBurdock. “This will mean this land will never beprotected in perpetuity for British Columbiansand Canadians from any kind of developmentand that’s vitally important with a sensitiveecosystem like Antelope-brush.This large parcel of land owned by the NatureTrust is home to over 20 species at risk, includ-ing the Behr’s Hairstreak butterfly as more thanhalf of the Canadian population of this species ofbutterfly resides in the habitat as its survival isdependent on the Antelope-brush plant – theonly plant they can use for laying eggs, said Bur-dock.The Behr’s Hairstreak butterfly is able to traveljust over one kilometre away from its chrysalisduring its lifetime, making it unlikely that it couldever relocate if its habitat is not protected, hesaid.Other species at risk that will be protected by theNature Trust as a result of these land purchases,include Bighorn Sheep, Pallid Bat, Desert NightSnake, Great Basin Spadefoot and Lewis’Wood-pecker.Securement of this property ensures the protec-tion of important wildlife habitat and connectivitywith other conservation areas for many species,providing greater opportunity for species to ad-just to climate change, said Burdock.The land purchased so far by the Nature Trustand this final purchase have been owned by thesame family for the past 127 years.The origins of the land date back to the family ofthe legendary Pete McIntyre – the well-knownMcIntyre Bluff at the south end of Vaseux Lakewas named after him, said Burdock.

The Kennedy family, who are descendents of theMcIntyre clan, have been extremely supportiveof this project and very generous in giving awaylarge chunks of land they own and selling therest at far less than market value, said Burdock.“We could not have accomplished what we havewithout the amazing support of the Kennedyfamily,” he said.Dylan Kennedy said his family is thrilled to bepart of such an important environmental project.“My family has owned a piece of property in theSouth Okanagan Valley since 1886,” he said.“For five generations, this land has remained inits natural state, described as theAntelope-brushdesert ecosystem. It is now some of the last re-maining wilderness in this unique region.”The Nature Trust has divided this last piece ofAntelope-brush Conservation Area into 10 por-tions and the goal is to complete the first threeportions by spring of 2015.With the commitment of a partial ecological giftdonation by the landowners, along with commit-ted funds from other provincial and federal agen-cies, an additional $250,000 has to be raised bythe end of March, said Burdock.“We’ve raised $30,000 of the $280,000,” he said.“We’re hoping to close the deal before the endof March, but that won’t happen unless we raisethe necessary funds. If we don’t reach our tar-gets, then the deal won’t close and that would bevery unfortunate.”Not only is development prohibited on landowned by the Nature Trust, but no motorized ve-hicles are allowed at any time, said Burdock.Part of the organization’s mandate is to promoteand encourage scientific and environmentalstudies by post-secondary students and expertsand university students from across B.C. havevisited the area near Vaseux Lake to conductstudies for well over a decade, he said.The Nature Trust will be holding its largest an-nual fundraising event in the Okanagan Valley onSaturday, June 20 at the Delta Grand OkanaganResort in Kelowna.The event is called Earth Wine Fire and ticketsusually sell out quickly, said Burdock.Those wanting more information about the or-ganization can go online and visit www.na-turetrust.bc.ca to learn more about ourorganization and the work we are doing in theOkanagan and across the province.The Nature Trust of dedicated to protectingB.C.’s natural diversity of plants and animalsthrough the acquisition and management of crit-ical habitats. Since 1971, the Nature Trust, alongwith its partners, has invested more than $80 mil-lion to secure over 70,000 hectares (173,000acres) across the province.

By Keith Lacey

BC Fruit Growers’ meet with BC Minister of AgricultureBC Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick pulledup a chair with local fruit growers recently to dis-cuss everything from the new replant program tostrategic planning.Letnick met with members of the BC Fruit Grow-ers’ Association in MLA Linda Larson’s office inOliver on February 5.

The big topic of discussion was the association’snew tree fruit “industry strategy” that will seechanges to revitalize the fruit growing business.“We’re working together to build a new industrythat will be more than sustainable and profitable,”said BCFGA president Fred Steele.He noted the association is looking at how to bemore innovative.If successful, the tree fruit sector will expand pro-duction, export more fruit and create more jobs.Letnick said the tree fruit industry is moving awayfrom being a mass, low cost producer in theworld market for apples and cherries. He pointedout that the industry has to differentiate and spe-cialize, noting the key is expanding into interna-tional markets while continuing to focus on thedomestic market via the “Buy Local Program.”Letnick said the new seven-year replant programthat the government recently introduced will sig-nificantly impact how growers do business.“They can have certainty (now). It’s good forprocessors, co-ops and nurseries. The nurseriestold me it gives them certainty in terms of howmany trees (to order).”The minister said the replant program will helpthe industry transition into higher value plantingsin order to compete in foreign markets.Without an industry strategy, growers won’t knowwhere they’re going, according to Steele.“Without ideas and directions there would be nonew ideas to consider,” he pointed out.The association says the industry needs to focuson its competitive advantages and respond ef-

fectively to its challenges.The executive believes there is potential to dou-ble the tree fruit industry’s production and rev-enue.The BCFGA stresses that strategy recommen-dations will not involve adopting or stopping cer-tain activities, but rather allow for furtherexploration and business planning.

It agrees with Letnick that the tree fruit sector inBC cannot strive to be a low-cost mass producer.It must strive to change and be something else.The strategy will be guided by growth and jobcreation; quality production; increasing exports;growth in domestic market share; and sustain-ability.From 2015 to 2020, the strategy will focus ongrower education in terms of new technologyand improving horticultural practices; qualityproducts (replant and renewal); infrastructure im-provements (packing line and cold storage up-grades); and people (improve employeeattraction and retention).Steele said a lot of effort has gone into commu-nicating the extra protections built into the Sea-sonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP).“In order to preserve SAWP, industry mustdemonstrate it is also engaging in promotingwork locally.”Steele said he believes the BCFGA is on thecusp of rejuvenating the tree fruit industry.“The road ahead won’t be easy but it will be pos-sible to make progress.”The BCFGA will discuss the strategy and manyother ideas at its 126th annual convention inPenticton on February 20-21.The BC tree fruit industry is composed of ap-proximately 600 commercial tree fruit growers,six apple and pear packers, 28 cherry packers,six commercial fruit processors and approxi-mately 12 apple cideries – a new area of en-deavour.These players generate $664 million of eco-nomic activity annually.

Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick (middle) pro-motes BC apples with members of the BCFGA andBC Tree Fruits. Shown with Letnick are DavidMachial, TalwinderBassi, NirmalDhaliwal, Fred Steele,RavinderBains, Glen Lucas, MLA Linda Larson andPinderDhaliwal.

Boundary-Similkameen MLA Linda Larson in-spects apples with NirmalDhaliwal during a tourof the BC Tree Fruits packinghouse in Oliver.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20):Will have monetary gains because ofgood fortune as Sukrwill be in high classwith Mangal and hard work done earlier.You will get deals in land and conveyancetransactions. Will develop relations wih agood friend. But there will be some tensionand differences in the family because of theeffect of the Shani.

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Gemini (May 21-June 20):Beause of the rashi swami Budh in theeighth place some plans will face impedi-ments and delay. You will have sources oflivelihood after a lot of difficulty. Will havesome differences with some friend con-cerning money and will have increasedanger. Be careful.

ÕðÕ: (ÜÈé BA-Ü°ñÅÂÆ BB)ÇÂÃ ðÅôÆ å¶ ×°ðÈ çÅ Ã§ÚÅð Ô¯ä ÕðÕ¶ èé ñÅí Áå¶åðµÕÆ ç¶ ðÃå¶ Ö°ñ·ä×¶Í ÃòÅðÆ ÁÅÇç å¶ ÖðÚ òÆòèä×¶Í êÇÔñ» ÕÆåÆÁ» Õ¯Çôô» ÓÚ ÕÅîïÅìÆÇîñ¶×ÆÍ Çòç¶ôÆ Õ§î» ÓÚ åðµÕÆ Ô¯ò¶×ÆÍ À°Ú êµèðÆñ¯Õ» éÅñ î¶ñÜ¯ñ òè¶×ÅÍ ÁÖÆð ÇòµÚ ÖðÚ ÇÜÁÅçÅòèä×¶Í

Cancer (June 21-July 22):Will have more avenues of monetary gainand progress because of the effect of theguru of this rashi. Will spend on con-veyance. Will have success in efforts madeearlier. Progress in foreign-related works.Will have contacts with highly-placed peo-ple. In the end you will have increased ex-penses.

ÇÃ§Ø: (Ü°ñÅÂÆ BC-Á×Ãå BB)ÇÂÃ ðÅôÆ å¶ ÃÈðÜ çÆ ÇçzôàÆ Áå¶ ôéÆ çÅ ãÂÆÁÅÔ¯ä ÕðÕ¶ ÕÅðÜ Ö¶åð ÓÚ ÖÅÃ À°åÅð Úó·Åò Áå¶Ã§Øðô çÅ ÃÅÔîäÅ ÕðéÅ êò¶×ÅÍ ÜîÆé ÃòÅðÆÁÅÇç çÆ êz ¶ôÅéÆ Áå¶ ÖðÚ ÇòµÚ òÅèÅ Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍêÇðòÅðÕ À°ñÞä» Áå¶ îÅéÇÃÕ åäÅÀ° ðÔ¶×ÅÍÃ§åÅé Ãì§èÆ ÇÚ§åÅ ðÔ¶×ÆÍ

Leo (July 23-August 22):You will face ups and downs and struggle inbusiness activity because of the effect ofSuraj and Shani in this rashi. There will besome problems concerning conveyanceand property and an increase in expeses.There will be family problems and mentaltension. Anxiety about children.

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Virgo (August 23-September 22):Rashi swami Budh is in the fifth place andin the friendly rashi. Sources of income forlivelihood will continue in the business. Butthere will be a lot of running about and ten-sion in the family because of Rahu. Willface obstacles in service and business, de-crease in the sources of income but hardwork will bring enough money for livelihood.

å°ñÅ: (Ãå§ìð BC-ÁÕåÈìð BB)ðÅôÆ Ã°ÁÅîÆ ô°µÕð Û¶ò¶ º î§×ñ éÅñ ÔËÍ ÇÜÃ ÕðÕ¶ô°ðÈ ÇòµÚ èé çÅ é°ÕÃÅé Áå¶ ÇÕÃ¶ À°Ú ÁÇèÕÅðÆéÅñ Þ×óÅ Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ ôðÆðÕ êÆóÅ Áå¶ îÅéÇÃÕåäÅÀ° ÇÜÁÅçÅ ðÔ¶×ÅÍ ìäç¶ Õ§î» ÓÚ ð°ÕÅòà»Ô¯ä×ÆÁ»Í Ôëå¶ ç¶ ÁÖÆð ÓÚ ÔÅñÅå Õ°Þ Ã°èé×¶ÍÇò×ó¶ Õ§î ìäé×¶Í

Libra (September 23-October 22):Rashi swami Sukr is with sixth Mangal. Thiswill bring fiscal loss and differences withhigh officials. There will be physical painand mental tension. Ongoing works willface impediments. The conditions will im-prove by the end of the week. Spoilt workswill be back on rail.

ÇìzôÚÕ: (ÁÕåÈìð BC-éò§ìð BA)ÇÂÃ ðÅôÆ å¶ ôéÆ çÅ ÇòÚðé Ô¯ä ÕðÕ¶ òè¶ð¶ Ã§Øðôç¶ ìÅòÜÈç èé ñÅí Øµà Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ ÇÜÁÅçÅåð Ãî»ëÜÈñ ç¶ Õ§î» ÓÚ ìÆå¶×ÅÍ ÁÖÆð ÇòµÚ ê¶à ÖðÅì Áå¶ÁµÖ» ÓÚ Üñä ðÇÔä çÅ âð ÔËÍ ÁÚÅéÕ çÈð çÆïÅåðÅ çÅ êz ¯×ðÅî ìä¶×ÅÍ ÇÃÔå Ãì§èÆ ÖÅÃ ÇèÁÅéðµÖä çÆ ñ¯ó ÔËÍ

Scorpio (October 23-November 21):You will have monetary loss despite a lot ofstruggle because of the effect of Shani in

this rashi. More timewill go in uselessworks. In the end you

will have fear of an upset stomach andburning in the eyes. Will have to undertakea sudden long journey. Be careful aboutyour health.

èé: (éò§ìð BB-çÃ§ìð BA)ðÅôÆ Ã°ÁÅîÆ ×°ðÈ À°Ú ðÅôÆ çÅ ÔËÍ ÕÅð¯ìÅð ÓÚ ñÅíç¶ î½Õ¶ Çîñä×¶Í ÇòÇçÁÅ ÓÚ òÅèÅ Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ í¯×ÇòñÅÃ ç¶ ÕÅðÜ» å¶ èé ÖðÚ Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ ôéÆ çÆÃÅó·ÃåÆ ÕðÕ¶ ìÔ°å î°ôÕñ» éÅñ ×°ÜÅð¶ ï¯× èéêzÅêå Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ ×zÇÔÃå ÜÆòé ÓÚ ÇòÁðæ çÅ åäÅÁðÔ¶×ÅÍ Ã§åÅé òñ¯º Õ¯ÂÆ Ö°ôÆ çÆ Öìð Çîñ¶×ÆÍ

Sagittarius(November22-December 21):Rashi swami Guru is of high class. Willhave chances of monetary gains in busi-ness. There will be an incrase in education.There will be more expenses on luxuryitems. Because of the Shani sadesati willhave difficulty in monetary gain for liveli-hood. Unnecessary tension in the familylife. Will get some good news about chil-dren.

îÕð: (çÃ§ìð BB-ÜéòðÆ AI)ôéÆ çÆ ÃÇæåÆ ô°í Ô¯ä ÕðÕ¶ ÔÅñÅå Ã°èðé×¶Í Õ°ÞÇò×ó¶ Õ§î ìäé×¶Í ç¯Ãå» Çðôå¶çÅð» çÆ îççÇîñ¶×ÆÍ ÁêÃð ÇîÔðòÅé Ô¯ä×¶Í Õ§êÆàÆôé ÓÚÕÅîïÅìÆ Çîñ¶×ÆÍ ÇÂÃåðÆ Áå¶ Ã§åÅé òñ¯º Ö°ôÆÇîñ¶×ÆÍ ÇòÇçÁÅðæÆÁ» ñÂÆ ô°í ÔËÍ

Capricorn (December 22-January 19):The situation will improve because ofShanibeing in good home. Some spoiltworks will improve. You may get help fromfriends and relatives. Officers will be help-ful. Will get success in competitions. Willget happiness from wife and children. Theweek is auspicious for students.

Õ°§í: (ÜéòðÆ B@-ëðòðÆ AH)ÇÂÃ ðÅôÆ å¶ ÃÈðÜ çÅ Ã§ÚÅð Ô¯ä ÕðÕ¶ òè¶ð¶ ô§Øðôå¯ º ìÅÁç ×°ÜÅð¶ ï¯× ÁÅîçé ç¶ ÃÅèé ìäç¶ðÇÔä×¶Í ÇÕÃ¶ À°Ú êµèðÆ ÇòÁÅÕåÆ éÅñ î¶ñ Ü¯ñìä¶×ÅÍ èÅðÇîÕ Õ§î» òµñ ð°ÞÅé òè¶×ÅÍ Øð¶ñÈ Õ§î»å¶ ÖðÚ òè¶×ÅÍ ÃòÅðÆ ÁÅÇç Ã°Ö ÃÅèéÅ å¶ ÖðÚÔ¯ò¶×ÅÍ

Aquarius (January 20-February 18):You will get income for livelihood after a lotof struggle because of the effect of Suraj inthis rashi. You will have contact with highly-placed persons. Will have interest in reli-gious works. Will spend on family worksand conveyance and items of comfort.

îÆé: (ëðòðÆ AI-îÅðÚ B@)ðÅôÆ å¶ ×°ðÈ çÆ é÷ð Ô¯ò¶×Æ ÇÜÃ ÕðÕ¶ îÅé ÇÂµÜåÓÚ òÅèÅ Áå¶ èÅðÇîÕ Õ§î» òµñ ð°ÞÅé òè¶×ÅÍ×°ÜÅð ¶ ï ¯× èé ñÅí ç¶ ÃÅèé ìäç¶ ðÇÔä×¶ÍÜîÆé, ÃòÅðÆ ÁÅÇç Ã° µÖ ÓÚ òÅèÅ Ô ¯ò ¶×ÅÍ ÇÕÃ¶À°Ú ÁÇèÕÅðÆ éÅñ î¶ñ Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ ìäç¶ Õ§î» ÇòµÚð°ÕÅòà» ÁÅÀ°ä×ÆÁ»Í ÁÅñÃ Áå¶ ÇéðÅôÅ òè¶×ÆÍ

Pisces (February 19-March 20):You will get enough respect and interest inreligious activities because of the effect ofGuru on this rashi. You will be gettingsources of income for livelihood. You willhave more land and means of conveyance.Will have contact with highly-placed offi-cers. Ongoing works will face difficulties.Laziness and helplessness will domi-nate.ments. Some stress will occur in do-mestic life. Students need to work hard toget the desired success.

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