Online Edition - June 15th, 2011

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011 ISSUE 51, VOL. 75

The Osoyoos Indian Band breaks ground to cel-ebrate the coming of Canyon Desert Resort.

The Oliver Parks and Recreation Society calls for parade entries for the Sunshine Festival.

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Much has been said about why a national park is need-ed in this region, but writer Wendy Johnson talks to ranchers about how such a designation would negative-ly impact their livelihood and that of others. See story on page A4.

Ranchers say don’t ‘park’ here

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A well-travelled engineer says keeping seniors at home will save Can-ada’s ailing medicare system and help solve the doctor shortage problem in Oliver.

Rees Moerman, president of Digniti Home-Hospital, is hoping his tech-nology-based concept will garner votes in the “ImagineNation: Ideas Chal-lenge” contest.

My Help – “On-Call” is a tele-medical platform supporting hospital-to-home frail patient care. It is a low-cost video conference system that combines laptops, video cameras and portable monitoring devices for pa-tient home-care needs. It deploys proprietary software with immediate skilled nurse conferencing to resolve medical problems quickly. It is also described as a “panic button” when needed.

The idea is one of the top 50 chosen by fi rst round judges, and now it’s up to Canadians to determine which idea should win the Canada’s Choice Award.

People are asked to vote for their favourite entry by June 27 by logging on to www.imaginenationchallenge.ca.

Moerman, who has set up shop in Oliver, said the South Okanagan is the best laboratory because it has the most rapidly aging population and a doctor shortage problem.

He witnessed fi rsthand the loss of quality of life after visiting a relative in a nursing home, where “a lot of seniors don’t get the care they deserve.” He noted that many seniors don’t want to go into nursing homes because

they simply want to age and be treated at home. “I’m interested in reinventing how physical care is done and in solving

the aging care crisis at a lower cost.”Moerman said keeping seniors at home and out of the hospital will save

the dollars needed to pay for additional doctors required in Oliver. According to Moerman, frail, complex care patients make up only one

per cent of all patients, yet they consume half of Canada’s annual health care budget.

If we solve the health management needs of this one per cent with a new form of home-based care, we will save medicare for the rest of young-er Canadians, Moerman believes.

If better on-site (in one’s bedroom) care can be made, then hospital ad-missions and overnight observations would not be necessary, freeing up beds.

Home monitoring with the necessary equipment and video conferenc-ing with skilled practitioners can be used to assess, observe, accumulate data and provide real-time directives to caregivers to treat the patient at home. There would be no ambulance, no waiting rooms, and no overnight observations – just at-home treatment.

The on-call help desk can be used to access other specialists, such as a pharmacist or nutritionist to solve complex issues.

Moerman said his goal is to create a different care culture driven by ef-fi ciency. He noted Canada has to do things differently because its medicare system is “running out of runway.”

Winners of the ImagineNation: Ideas Challenge will be announced on July 5.

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Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie takes a moment before answering a question during last Friday’s sod-turning event at the site of Canyon Desert Resort in Oliver. The developers are hoping to begin construction in 45 days. The plan calls for 300 to 400 homes built in phases. First occupancies are expected in the spring of 2012.

OIB forms legacy with resort

Thieves steal from vendors

Some people just can’t make an honest living these days.

That’s how two vendors from Oliver feel after a thief stole a number of items from their shed at the Okanagan Falls flea market recently.

The vendors reported that a number of DVDs and oth-er items were taken from their metal shed. The thieves even took some yo-yos.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact the local RCMP.

Women steal from jeweller

On June 2 at approximately 1 p.m. Oliver RCMP re-sponded to a complaint of theft at a local jewelry store.

Two heavy set Caucasian females wearing flower dresses, sun hats and carrying large handbags entered the jewelry store and asked to view some jewelry.

They then asked if the business would accept a cheque. They were advised that the business does not accept cheques. The two female suspects then left the store and said that they would go to their bank and be right back.

Minutes later the individual dealing with these two suspects noticed that they had stolen two items of jew-elry worth $1,200.

This matter is still under investigation and anyone with information on this shoplifting incident is asked to call Oliver RCMP at 250-498-3422 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

In a matter of weeks, construction of Canyon Desert Re-sort will begin, sparking a “legend and legacy” for the Os-oyoos Indian Band.

Chief Clarence Louie put the first shovel into the ground with the help of developers at a groundbreaking ceremony at Nk’ Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course last Friday.

“This project has been a long time in the planning . . . it will be a huge boost to the economy in the South Okana-gan,” said Louie, adding the first class operation will at-tract hundreds of first class people to Oliver.

The $120 million project (built in phases) includes 300 to 400 golf villas and waterfront homes, with beach and golf lodges, a wine bar, and a full-service hotel with confer-ence facilities, pool, spa and restaurant. It will also feature a culinary arts school, a wine interpretive centre, and the South Okanagan’s first wine cave.

Bellstar Hotels and Resorts is developing the project and will manage it in partnership with the Osoyoos Indian Band and GGC Development Ltd.

Curt Jansen, director of resort real estate, said the proj-ect will form part of a legend and legacy of the OIB with the vision of Chief Louie and council.

He said the OIB is not just making a difference in the

Okanagan, it’s setting a new standard in how indigenous nations are having an influence on society.

Band elder Modesta Betterton offered a ceremonial blessing before the groundbreaking. “With a positive at-titude and faith, nothing can go wrong,” she said.

Louie said most golf courses today need housing devel-opments to survive. He noted the Nk’Mip course will be upgraded to better accommodate the resort.

Louie said the project will create many job and training opportunities for band members and non-native people.

“It will attract good business and enterprise to this re-gion.”

Local MLA John Slater commended Louie for his passion and taking chances that have resulted in some extraordi-nary things in Oliver and Osoyoos.

“This project could turn around this community in a heartbeat.”

Bellstar president Ed Romanowski said the project is the result of an exceptional vision from exceptional people. He expressed his admiration for the buyers who believe in this vision.

Oliver Mayor Pat Hampson agreed the resort will boost the town’s economy and end up being a win-win situation for everyone. He noted that accommodation is lacking in Oliver, and this project will help fill the void.


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(Editor’s note: Much has been written by those in favour of a national park in this region. This article expresses the viewpoints of those who would be impacted by it.)

When Victor Quaedvlieg arrived in the Similkameen in 1910, he saw a land with a river and a railroad running through it. It was terrain carved by wind and weather but there were opportunities in its rolling hills and valley floor for a man to make his living. Its overall shape would be an easy fit for cattle and crops that would feed the mining settlements in the area, a tradition that would evolve as the century gave way to orchards, vineyards and towns.

He never thought his legacy would be in jeopardy 100 years later, caught by an ill-timed, ill-conceived political wish to refashion parts of the Okanagan/Similkameen into the South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen National Park Re-serve.

National parks are touted as the answer to an appar-ent need, a barometer of a country’s environmental con-science. Birthed by warm fuzzy feelings of idealism they portray a nation pleased with itself for saving regional habitats from human damage.

But is that the case here? To ranchers of the targeted area, the current proposal to establish a national park among their rangelands is less like a dream being imple-mented and more like a disaster in the making.

“It would put me out of business,” declared David Ca-sorso who ranches in the Vaseux Lake area of the South Okanagan, one of the locales being pencilled into the park’s ever-changing boundaries. “It would make it impos-sible for me to range livestock.”

That is because, according to the South Okanagan Si-milkameen National Park website, existing Crown grazing

tenures within the park area will be phased out gradually. Casorso is particularly frustrated over his inability to

get answers regarding federal plans to include the Vaseux Lake watershed and how that inclusion might impact wa-ter licence fees and agricultural water usage as a whole.

Many are hearing the term willing buyer/willing seller from officials, but question the veracity of the word “will-ing” when what they really feel is squeezed.

A gulf as wide as the mountains separating the two val-leys has opened between Parks Canada officials and the people who oppose their ideas. The pro-posal has polarized the communities and pitted neighbours who want to maintain their livelihood against those like Ace El-kink who believe residents should be al-lowed to sell their land to Parks Canada if they wish, even if the decision negatively affects others.

And the conflict is so unnecessary say opponents. They note that the need to preserve protected areas had already been determined during the five-year develop-ment of the Okanagan Shuswap Land Re-source Management Plan (LRMP) prior to any park discussion.

Crafted by the consensus of the individu-als and groups who knew the region’s heartbeat best, the comprehensive document brought symmetry to the whole picture. Signed by the 50 participants and approved by the province in 2001, the LRMP organized resource manage-ment zones, as well as 49 new protected areas within its boundaries, while addressing the legitimate requirements of the various users, from agriculture to wildlife, and min-ing to logging and recreation.

The elation was short-lived. The ink was barely dry when Ottawa started making noises about establishing a

national park in BC’s Eco-Region Three, a vast swath of territory from Prince George to the border. Initially there were five sites being considered, with Churn Creek being the favourite. In fact, the South Okanagan-Lower Similka-meen proposal didn’t really raise any alarms with the LRMP signatories; after all why would Parks Canada choose an area already protected provincially?

But a friendship between a BC senator and the prime minister at the time prevailed. Okanagan-raised Senator Ross Fitzpatrick wanted the park in his region and Prime

Minister Jean Chretien acquiesced. The LRMP was aborted before it had the oppor-tunity to fulfill its mandate.

Opponents say that what federal offi-cials failed to consider was the area they were intent on carving up in their image wasn’t remote uninhabited territory but land already teeming with settlement, ag-riculture, industry and recreation. When officials found it would be too expensive to acquire the remaining desert land on the valley floor opponents say Ottawa set its sights on the hillsides, called it the same ecosystem and ignored any possibility the people they were going to disadvantage might disagree with the decision.

Recalled Mark Quaedvlieg, “Officials signed a Memo-randum of Understanding with the province in October 2003 and there was to be a three-year feasibility study on the park. When it started out it was fairly objective and it looked like a fairly clean process. But as it turned out there was more resistance and people didn’t get the an-swers they wanted; when it remained that way it became a pro-park study and this has carried on for seven years.”

Eighty-four months of futility and unanswered ques-tions followed regarding grazing tenures on Crown land,

Ranchers speak out on proposed national parkWendy Johnson

Special to the Chronicle

The need to pre-serve protected areas had already been determined during the five-year development of the Okanagan Shuswap Land Resource Man-agement Plan prior to park discussions.

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water licences, fl oating boundaries, compensation for loss-es stemming from extinguished rights, land values, and various other collateral damages to the ranching industry if the park were fi nalized.

“They are beating us by exhaustion; you get tired of fi ghting them and I don’t think that’s a fair process,” com-mented Quaedvlieg. “Parks should have sensible bound-aries not split watersheds or portions; this thing is frag-mented.”

So after bruising shoulders and barking shins against the intransigence of Parks Canada offi cials determined to

curtail the residents’ livelihood and sense of place, ranchers like Casorso, Quaedvlieg and Ernie Dumais as well as other users, formed the Grassland Park Review Coalition whose mandate was to balance the hype and identify the true impact of establishing a national park.

Noted Oliver member Greg Norton, “These ranchers have been frozen in time for seven years and the economic impact is beyond quantifying. How does a senior rancher offer his son an opportunity that is this much up in the air?”

Organizers still feel they are dealing with bureaucrats who understand neither the eco-system they want to save nor the people who are focusing on what their environment needs and what their professions require.

To wit, Parks Canada’s determination to remove cattle herds from the arid lightning-prone grasslands within the proposed park is agitating the worry meter of the affected in-habitants. They understand fi re’s affi nity for fi ne fuels and the speed with which sudden blazes can consume grasslands; it is knowl-edge they have gleaned fi rsthand and know the wisdom of keeping cows as four-footed managers of those fuels.

Growled Quaedvlieg, “If you don’t log and you don’t graze you are going to be sitting on a powder keg.”

And for Dumais who is aware of how winds off Mt. Ko-bau could stampede fi res down towards his property, the thought of Parks Canada’s laissez-faire attitude toward fi re suppression makes him fear for his family’s safety and that of his neighbours.

Nor does it appear federal offi cials have a fi rm grasp on cause and effect regarding the region’s wildlife, opponents say. Ban hunting and deer populations would explode, sending them down the hillsides to munch lower-elevation horticulture crops and private property.

And as Quaedvlieg pointed out, government is not be-ing quite truthful when they opine that a park is the last stand against development in the area. Ottawa is forget-ting about a uniquely BC situation: the Agricultural Land Reserve, which is alive and well in these hills.

“Development rights aren’t really ours to sell because we can’t subdivide.”

Hazel Pendergraft, whose family has ranched under the shadow of Kobau for three generations, has a spring range in the area coveted by Parks Canada. Any move by them in

that direction would put her out of business, she said. But it is their suggestion of a community pasture as the perfect solution to grazing concerns that really angers her; it is just another example of Ottawa’s failure to relate to the industry. There isn’t a one-answer-fi ts-all and government offi cials have ignored that when it comes to forage supply, breeding cycles and control of cattle bloodlines.

As Pendergraft noted, “Their idea was the three of us in that (proposed) area would have fenced areas and range together. Parks Canada would hire somebody to move our cattle around, but that would just upset everyone. We breed different breeds and we wouldn’t want their bulls with ours!”

Nor do affected ranchers want to switch their current grazing licences for those available in other regions. Ten-ures work best when hooked onto the base ranch since proximity cuts down on transportation problems and loss-es in terms of cattle retrievals.

Furthermore, Ottawa doesn’t ac-knowledge that geography largely dic-tates ranching practices here; the val-leys are narrow, hemmed by mountains and sliced by rivers. So base ranches are small, necessitating the access to Crown forage during spring and summer and private forage for fall and winter. So the industry is bigger than the farm itself. Lose Crown forage and the industry will respond with a reduction in herd size.

And that would extend the fi nancial fallout. Bill Freding of Southern Plus Feedlots in Oliver pointed out that he depends on local suppliers for their busi-ness, a reality echoed by Tom Vicars of

the BC Livestock Coop sale yard in Okanagan Falls.“Are we watching what is going on with the park? You

bet. The moment you start putting more producers out of business it affects us; no doubt about it,” asserted Vicars.

There’s talk among ranchers about whether a grazing amendment to the National Park Act might be an idea worth pursuing, but Pendergraft and Dumais doubt it. Ranchers by virtue of their logistics require continuity of range, a confi dence in the “same time same place next year” concept, one given them by the lengthy tenures they already hold on Crown land. To Pendergraft any park amendments would come with too many rules and regula-tions and the demand she relocate her cattle on a regular basis.

Added Dumais, “The moment any environmental or nat-uralist group sees a cowpie in a riparian area, you know the cattle are going to go.”

So what do ranchers want? Linda Allison, president of the Southern Interior Stockmen’s Association, says they don’t want to lose grazing AUMs to the park; nor are they interested in increasing the cost of doing business.

It is too late to put a national park here, ranchers say. Park it somewhere else.

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OPINIONChoral Society

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During the 1940s at least 70 voices of the South Okanagan Choral Society, under the leadership of Harold Ball, were the main-stay of many an entertain-ing evening.

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It’s an old story.Seasonal workers who fi nd their way to Oliver

every summer are a welcome lot by some, but not by others.

There is no denying we need this labour force to help our growers bring in the harvest. Most of these workers are here to make money, while others are here for a holiday. The majority are nice young people who want to experience life and learn a new language. Others don’t have a lot of respect for the community, while a small number choose to live a nefarious lifestyle here.

Accommodating these workers has always been an issue in Oliver. In the past, workers have com-plained that local growers have not provided ad-equate housing facilities during the picking season. But fortunately an agreement was reached to estab-lish the Loose Bay campsite at Covert Farms.

Now the Town of Osoyoos wants to set up a tem-porary bus service to shuttle its seasonal workers to Loose Bay, an idea the Town of Oliver has rejected.

Last year Osoyoos had a tough time dealing with seasonal workers camping in the Strawberry Creek area. Residents became concerned about their loi-tering in town, and bylaw enforcement staff were becoming stressed dealing with the situation.

Osoyoos and RDOS offi cials discussed establish-ing a pickers’ camp similar to Loose Bay, but that idea didn’t pan out for this season. As a compromise, Osoyoos wanted to bus its transients to Oliver. But Council doesn’t want any part of that, and we don’t blame them.

With all due respect, we don’t need more tran-sients hanging around downtown, and our bylaw enforcement offi cers have enough to deal with in our community.

The Town of Osoyoos has good intentions in try-ing to assist seasonal workers, but we can’t help but think the busing idea will only shuffl e Osoyoos’s transient problem to Oliver. How would Osoyoos residents feel if we decided to ship all our transients to their fi ne town? Not too good.

Osoyoos should have the resources and political wherewithal to set up its own pickers’ camp this summer. Perhaps Oliver and Covert Farms can get involved by helping to establish such a camp in Os-oyoos since they have the expertise.

In the meantime, we encourage local growers to keep our seasonal visitors busy as much as possible. Let’s all hope for a bumper crop this year, and some new friendships along the way.

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Growers’ plight a serious issueEditor, Oliver Chronicle:

As the wife of a very hard working orchardist I would like to say thank you for the well written and well worded article in the June 8 issue.

My husband is a second generation orchardist. He was somewhat unusual 18 years ago when he took over his fa-ther’s orchard after vowing never to come back once he left for school . . . funny how things work out.

We are fortunate to have some very good contacts at the coast who purchase our fruit at fair market prices and see the value in buying local and supporting BC farmers.

I don’t know what the answer is to the current situation but wanted to pass on my thanks for highlighting a very serious issue.

Susan Antunes, Oliver

Kudos to Public Works, mayorEditor, Oliver Chronicle:

We would like to send a huge thank you to Public Works (Dave, Brett, Marty) and Mayor Pat Hampson for their quick response on the recent holiday Monday when Wolf

Cub Creek washed out the bank on the side of our drive-way.

Their quick action prevented further damage . . . a job well done.

Bob and Heather Golosky, Oliver

There’s a simple solution to SOGH by better utilizing our resources

Editor, Oliver Chronicle:

It’s time for Interior Health to better utilize the resourc-es they have.

Several years ago the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia decided to follow Ontario’s long-standing practice of licensing nurse practitioners (NPs).

The BC Regional Health Authorities agreed with the ad-vanced scope of practice, meaning that these nurses have several years of education beyond those nurses you see in the hospital. They can diagnose most conditions, they can order the tests required to confi rm that diagnosis and they can treat it with medications.

There are over 100 NPs not employed in this province. The ones that are, are not practicing using their advanced knowledge. If you are having a heart attack, a nurse practi-tioner can help. If you have a serious car accident, a nurse practitioner is able to help.

There are strict guidelines where the NP has to call the

doctor for advice or call him or her into the hospital. The consequence being that the doctors will not be called to the hospital for those cases the NP can handle.

The physicians may not support this as it seems by the article in the Chronicle on June 1; they want more money. Then there are the registered nurses, certifi ed practice, a little different than NPs. We were certifi ed two years ago to diagnose simple conditions, order treatments and prescribe drugs. If you have a cold, an ear ache, a stomach ache, we as certifi ed registered nurses can treat you. If we see you, and your condition is beyond our knowledge, we refer you to the NP, and so on.

The NPs and certifi ed practice RNs are an under-utilized resource that will make health care more accessible when you need it. The public needs to know about these valuable partners.

B.L. Skinner RN BN (c), Oliver


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The “Prague Spring” of 1968 was a gallant at-tempt at a non-violent democratic revolution, but it was crushed by Soviet tanks. Eighteen years later, in the Philippines, the first “people-power” revolution succeeded, and since 1986 non-violent revolutions have driven a great many dictators from power. The most recent was in Egypt, in February – but there never was a guarantee that these revolutions would turn out well.

It depends partly on how bad the eth-nic and religious cleavages are in a coun-try: Bulgaria and Romania were okay, but Yugoslavia was a blood-bath. It depends to some extent on how poor and illiterate the population is, although even very poor countries have made a successful transi-tion to democracy. And it depends on good leadership and good luck, too. But it is the dominant political phenomenon of our time.

The revolution in the Philippines suc-ceeded because by the late 80s, everything was happening in real time on global tele-vision. Oppressive regimes that had never had much compunction about killing peo-ple who challenged them didn’t feel con-fident about doing it before a global audi-

ence. They no longer felt free to use massive force unless the protesters gave them an excuse by resort-ing to violence themselves.

The Marcos regime that was overthrown in the Phil-ippines in 1986 was a mere kleptocracy with little ide-ology beyond a vague “an-ti-communism”. When the infection spread to China in 1989, the outcome was different, because a disci-plined Communist dicta-torship WAS willing to kill large numbers of its own

people in front of the television cameras. It understood that if it failed that test, it would not survive.

Less ruthless Communist dictatorships in Europe, longer in power and ideologi-cally exhausted, did fail the test. The non-violent revolutions that began in East Germany in November, 1989, and ended Communist rule in the old Soviet Union it-self by late 1991, could have been stopped if the local Communist regimes had been willing to follow the Chinese example, but none of them had the stomach for killing on that scale.

So about 350 million Europeans got their freedom and almost nobody died. At almost exactly the same time, the apartheid re-gime in South Africa released Nelson Man-

dela and began the talks that led to ma-jority rule in 1994. A very well-connected African friend of mine told me later what had actually happened.

In late 1989, after the East German, Czech and Romanian regimes had fallen with scarcely a shot being fired, the head of the National Intelligence Service, the South Af-rican secret police, went to State President F.W. de Klerk and warned him that if the African National Congress put half a mil-lion people on the street in Johannesburg, he would only have two options: to kill ten thousand of them, or to surrender power unconditionally.

If he didn’t like either of those options, he should start negotiating the transfer of power now. So Mandela was released, and eventually there was a peaceful transition from apartheid to majority rule.

Then there’s a long gap, perhaps partly explained by the fact that the number of dictatorships in the world had already shrunk considerably. An attempted non-violent revolution in Iran in 2009 was mer-cilessly crushed. People worried that re-pressive regimes might have finally figured out how to counter non-violent revolution. And then along came the “Arab spring.”

So the technique is still alive, and it worked in Tunisia and in Egypt. On the other hand, it has been stamped out in Bah-rein, whose fate resembles that of Prague in 1968. And while the revolt in Yemen has probably displaced the old regime, it has

been very violent, and the new regime may be no more democratic than the old.

Same goes for Syria, and of course for Libya. There are no one-size-fits-all tech-niques for revolution or for anything else. But the desire for democracy, equality and fairness survives everywhere, and the least bad technique for trying to achieve those things is still non-violence. Even if some-times the revolution succeeds but the af-termath doesn’t.

The original “people power” revolution in the Philippines was followed by two de-cades of political turbulence. Yugoslavia splintered into half a dozen warring frag-ments. Russia, though it escaped mass vio-lence, is not exactly a model democracy.

On the other hand, South Korea, Indone-sia and South Africa are now all democra-cies. So are Poland, Romania and Taiwan. The aftermath may not be what most people hoped for in Egypt, and it probably won’t be in the case of Syria. But non-vi-olent revolution works often enough, and its results are positive often enough, that it is still the most hopeful political develop-ment of the past quarter-century.

The glass is half-full, and getting fuller. Even the most wicked and ruthless rulers must now take world public opinion into account, and we expect them to behave much better than dictators did in the bad old days. They may disappoint our expec-tations, but that is the standard by which they will be judged, and they know it.

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After retiring, then living in Malta and France, we de-cided that Oliver was the most suitable and beautiful place in the world to settle down.

In 1997 we were lucky to buy a scenic property at the south end of Sawmill Road and even though I had re-searched many house plans and had drawn up some my-self, none fitted our lot and personality.

I wanted to build an ecologically sound “green” house. My first idea was a solar collector with the heat stored in a chamber of rocks. That would not work in the Okana-gan because, as I found out that first winter, the sun shines rarely between December and March in Oliver.

The next idea: orient the house north/south with most windows facing to the east. This means in spring, summer and fall, early morning sun warms the house through large windows in the dining, living and master bedrooms. The hot noon sun is restricted with direction controlled blinds, curtains and wide roof overhangs. All of the above I incor-porated into our one-storey bungalow. On sunny days our house is toasty warm one hour after sunrise.

I incorporated double-paned casement windows with Argon gas. Casement windows are a little more expensive but they seal perfectly and should you want fresh air they open 100 per cent whereas a slider only opens 50 per cent.

Insulation is important. All houses should be insulated at least to code and particular attention should be paid to sealing around doors and windows.

I planned the house, drew up the blueprints, did the grunt work for the footings and the three-foot crawl space walls. Gudrun (my wife) and I laid the floor joists and the sub floor. It was the first time in my life that every tongue and groove three-quarter inch plywood flooring fit per-fectly over the 2,300 square foot space. I put it down to luck because being somewhat dyslectic I often get mea-surements wrong. I have to measure at least three times before cutting once.

We also framed most of the house. I cut and laid out the lumber and Gudrun did the nailing before we both lifted the walls into place.

We know our limitations and building odd angled walls and putting up heavy roof trusses and sheathing the roof are jobs for strong and skilled experts.

We did all our own wiring, only hiring the best to do the parts that require skill and knowledge. I followed the BC simplified electrical code book and got most wiring cor-rect. You can buy a little plug-in device that tells if your plugs and switches are correctly wired.

Even still, I got a little mixed up at the two-way switches and somehow managed to join two 110 circuits making for a dangerous 220 volt situation. Back to greening of the house. My next choice for efficiency was to have a modern, high efficiency natural gas furnace coupled with an air to

air heat pump air conditioner. We wanted to install instant gas hot water heaters.

A plumber stated my property was perfect for a geother-mal unit that would provide heating, cooling and hot wa-ter; it would keep the house within one degree of the set temperature.

A geothermal system is like a computerized fridge. In winter the heat is derived from the warm exterior coils and in summer the system pushes cold air into the house from the cold side of the system. It is amazing, it uses no heat source like gas or electricity, it just transfers heat from the ground water. I figure this geothermal heat pump system has long paid for itself.

Because I added on to the house to accommodate a B&B, and because we are self-sufficient in vegetables and fruit, we have three freezers running year-round. My total util-ity bill for house, B&B, workshop and farm is a little less than $3,000 per year.

For many years I have been looking at photovoltaic sys-tems (solar panels), but household size units were very ex-pensive. Full house systems have come down in price from over $100,000 to $75,000, and this year it is possible to pur-chase the same turnkey system of 9.24KW (about the size to fulfill my household needs) for $23,000. To keep costs down, I have to install the parts that I am still capable of doing, and of course, I have to hire a competent electri-cian to do all the technical hookups and installation. Our power company, FortisBC, has to be in agreement because the system will be hooked into their grid. When it is dark or cloudy I draw power from the Fortis grid. When it is sunny and my panels produce more power than I need, the system automatically feeds power into the Fortis grid, spinning the meter backwards.

I installed the roof hooks which are lag bolted into the roof trusses onto which rails are attached.

If you should consider a solar system I suggest that you consult an engineer with the plan of your roof and your requirements. My system is designed to have 33, three by six foot solar panels (three sets of 11 panels). My installer and his electrician, neither of whom had installed a solar system before, looked upon the project as a challenge. A little note of caution comes with the panels: “If not han-dled correctly, each panel alone is potentially lethal.”

Thirty-three panels hooked up together would give a mighty jolt – more than 400 volts.

As part of the system, a wireless “Sunny Boy” receiver keeps track of daily, monthly, yearly and multi-yearly power production and power sent to the grid. It also shows the carbon that is not spewed into the atmosphere, thus contributing to a cleaner world.

I still have room on the roof for more panels, however, the next green project might be a solar hot water heater which has a shorter payback time, and Fortis has incen-tives for installing such a system.

My thanks to Argon Electrical for all their help.

Oliver homeowner goes ‘green’


James Moore kneels beside the solar panels on his roof as he looks forward to saving energy and money with his ‘green’ home.

James MooreSpecial to the Chronicle

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Your views are important to usFortisBC is seeking public input into its advanced metering project also known as Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) or smart-metering.

Later this year, FortisBC plans to file an application with the B.C. Utilities Commission for AMI. If approved, customers would receive numerous benefits including enhanced customer service and the ability to self-monitor electricity consumption, supporting energy conservation. AMI would also help FortisBC respond more effectively to power outages.

Visit any of the following open houses. Each begins with a presentation at 6 p.m. and FortisBC representatives will be on hand to answer questions.

Kelowna: June 20, 2011 | 6 to 8:30 p.m. Holiday Inn Express, Pandosy Room, 2429 Hwy 97 N

Princeton: June 21, 2011 | 6 to 8:30 p.m. Legion Hall, 170 Bridge St.

Osoyoos: June 22, 2011 | 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sonora Community Centre, 8505 68 Ave.

Creston: June 23, 2011 | 6 to 8:30 p.m. Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce, 121 Northwest Blvd.

Trail: June 24, 2011 | 6 to 8:30 p.m. Best Western Hotel, Encore Room, 1001 Rossland Ave.

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You can also mail us written feedback to:Attention: AMI, 1975 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7V7

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Groups invited to enter Sunshine Festival event

The Oliver Parks and Recreation Society, Oliver Rotary Club and OISF Committee would like to invite your group, organiza-tion or business to participate in the 2011 Oliver International Sunshine Festival and Parade taking place on Saturday, July 16. This day will be full of music, performances and fun for all ages starting with the an-nual parade through the heart of Oliver, followed by hours of entertainment and activities for the whole family to enjoy at Oliver Community Park.

The theme of this year’s event is “The World Comes Together in Oliver” and will celebrate the wonderous diversity of cul-ture in our community through costumes, dancing, live music, a world food fair and booth displays.

Being a part of the parade or on site at the festival is a great way to advertise your organization or business and capture the attention of the Oliver community. Your

participation is vital to the success of the 2011 Sunshine Festival. Parade submissions including floats, bands, walking entries, antique cars, motorcycles, or bicycles are welcome and entries will be accepted until Friday, July 1. Entertainers, food and mer-chandise vendors, artisans and children’s activity stations will be the focus of the fes-tival and all booth entries for the site will also be considered.

Volunteers are needed to help provide traffic control during the parade as well as to assist in the children’s craft works tent and the beverage garden. Please contact volunteer coordinator Phyllis Wilson at [email protected] to volunteer at this exciting event.

To pick up your parade entry and/or site vendor entry form visit www.oliverrecre-ation.ca or the Oliver Parks and Recreation office or Alberto’s Decorating Centre. En-tries must be received before Friday, July 1 to confirm your involvement in this year’s Oliver International Sunshine Festival and Parade.

Carol SheridanSpecial to the Chronicle

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At top, Jackson Schaffrick gets a ride in a mini fire wagon in last year’s parade, while members of the Oliver Riding Club participate as well.

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Oliver Farmers Market preparing for June 18

Soon Saturday morning will have an extra “to-do” on the list.

The Oliver Farmers Market opens next Saturday, June 18 at Lions Park north of town and all the vendors are madly pre-paring for a new season of quality products grown, made or baked by local farmers and

crafters.With the late growing season all the fresh

greens will be baby perfect and Linda’s greenhouses are in full production. Cindy has fresh honey, Marianne has new green cleaning products, and Pam will be offering chair massage along with her bath prod-ucts. Howard has spent the winter creating new wood carvings and Leona and Margaret have new crocheted and sewn products.

Chris NortonSpecial to the Chronicle

Dave and Pat are the folks behind the parties and pies

Dave and Pat, both from the same town in Lancashire, England, met when they were 18 and were married 18 months later. Ten years and four daughters later, they came to Canada. This was in 1974 and the place they settled was Port Coquitlam.

Dave was a tradesman and worked on brewery equipment whilst Pat was employed as a cook in a seniors’ assisted living facility. In 1990 Dave’s company, Molson Brewery, was involved in a merger and Dave’s job was threatened. Their children were now all married so this seemed to be a good time to make a complete lifestyle change and the couple moved to sunny Oliver.

They had always enjoyed camping and enjoyed the outdoor lifestyle, so they bought the Bel-Air Cedar Motel and camp-ground. At the time the facilities were just for tenting but with a lot of hard work and a big investment Pat and Dave were able

to make the property into the popular RV park that it is today.

The property had over three acres of fruit trees so Pat decided to make any un-sold fruit into pies and jams, which were sold to the campers. This little venture soon became a hit and many other people came to buy Pat’s pies and she soon became known as “the pie lady.”

After 12 years in the motel business, Pat and Dave decided it was time to semi-retire, so they subdivided one acre off the back of the property and built their new home, sold the Bel-Air and went into part-time catering. As Pat’s pies were still in demand, they called the new venture Parties and Pies.

The catering business took off quickly and Pat and Dave have as much workload as they wish to carry. The couple can be found each Saturday, through the summer, selling pies, fresh breads, jams and jellies, cookies and other tempting treats at the market. Stop by and say hello next time you’re there.

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John Borba, 46, identifi ed as Oliver victim in MVA

The community of Oliver is mourning the death of 46-year-old John Freitas Bor-ba, the driver identifi ed as the crash victim in last week’s car/bus collision in Summer-land.

RCMP and paramedics responded to a motor ve-hicle accident involving two cars and a 24-passen-ger school bus on Highway 97 north of Summerland on June 7.

At approximately 5:45 p.m. the Summerland RCMP and South Okanagan Traffi c Services responded to a three-vehicle collision between Bridgeman Road and Callans Road. Findings indicate that a red Chrys-ler Cirrus, driven by Borba, hydroplaned (because of rainy conditions) into the opposing southbound lane. The red sedan struck the 24-passenger school bus head on, causing the bus to be pushed into a second southbound vehicle.

The bus, owned and operated by School District 67 (Okanagan Skaha) was trans-porting 14 teenage students and was driv-en by a pregnant female teacher at the time of the collision.

BC Ambulance Services also responded with resources that included an air ambu-lance unit, utilized to transport one stu-dent with serious injuries to Kelowna Gen-eral Hospital.

Eight other students and the teacher were also injured and were transported to Penticton Regional Hospital. The driver

and passenger of the third vehicle (a gray sedan) were shaken with only minor in-juries. Some of the injured students were treated and released that evening.

An RCMP collision recon-struction expert attended in order to examine the scene. Traffi c was diverted to alternating lanes.

“The weather at the time was described as a heavy downpour and appears to be one contributing fac-tor,” said RCMP Cpl. Dan

Moskaluk.In a letter to Oliver Daily News, Borba’s

son Tyrone said the RCMP told the fam-ily that John did nothing wrong, confi rm-ing that his vehicle hydroplaned. In addi-tion, that section of new highway has been called into question for its design.

“I want the people to know this before any of the blame is placed on my father in other people’s minds,” Tyrone said.


Borba’s son Tyrone said the RCMP told the family that John did nothing wrong, confi rming that his vehicle hydroplaned on Highway 97 (dur-ing very wet condi-tions).

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Joyce has a great line of original jams and jellies, and Pat’s pies and breads are well worth the visit. Ray and the Edwards and Chris and Sara grow amazing veggies picked very fresh.

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Ripoff Artists put their spin on American Gothic

“All the really good ideas I’d ever had came to me while I was milking a cow,” de-clared Grant Wood whose American Gothic painting of the dour faced couple, he with a pitchfork, is famous worldwide.

His masterpiece became a national sym-

bol; a vision of hope during the depression that still resonates today.

“Because American Gothic is so iconic, it was the perfect mark for this year’s Ripoff challenge,” raves fiber artist Terry Irvine.

This July the Ripoffs stick it to American Gothic at Quail’s Nest Arts Centre in Oliver. For a fifth year this nefarious group has dared to take on the grand masters of art.

To mark such an auspicious occasion, they added a twist to the proceedings. Each artist has chosen another artist through

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The mayhem starts on Monday, July 4 with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. The larceny continues daily at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Tuesday, July 5 until Saturday, July 9 at which time the artists will show off the booty from this year’s heist.

Incidentally, the treasures from the four

previous raids are currently on display at Leir House Cultural Centre in Penticton un-til June 23.

As this cream of the crop mixed me-dia gang toils, it begs the question: is the painting a celebration of American values or a satiric critique of the self-same thing? Come view the action and decide for your-self.

Don’t get ripped of by imitations . . . correction - it’s the best form of flattery around.

Oliver group prepares for fun and flattery


Open house scheduled

FortisBC is hosting a series of open house information sessions this month regard-ing the company’s proposal to deploy ad-vanced meters for all electricity customers.

For South Okanagan residents, a meet-ing is planned at the Sonora Community Centre in Osoyoos on Wednesday, June 22 starting at 6 p.m.

Residents, including those in Oliver, have expressed concerns about the potential health hazards associated with these “smart meters.”

FortisBC is expected to submit an advanced me-tering infrastructure (AMI) application to the British Columbia Utilities Commis-sion (BCUC) later this year for regulatory review.

Customers will be able to monitor their electricity consumption in more detail and near real-time, allow-ing them to make informed decisions about their energy use.

This AMI project involves replacing nearly all of the existing 112,000 electricity meters with new electronic meters across the FortisBC electricity service territory in BC’s southern interior.

The technology would allow FortisBC to read customer’s electricity meters without having to access customers’ properties as often.

Advanced metering would also improve the effectiveness of power restoration dur-ing unplanned power interruptions be-

cause problems are identified immediately, and more information is available to direct FortisBC crews to the source of any prob-lems.

Individuals interested in learning more about this technology and giving FortisBC feedback on its plans are invited to drop by the open house on June 22.

Project information panels will be on display and each session will begin with a presentation at 6 p.m.

Individuals who are unable to attend the open house, but who would like to provide input, are encouraged to review the AMI materials at fortisbc.com/ami and submit writ-ten feedback/comments by July 15.

Written submissions should be addressed to FortisBC at Suite 100, 1975 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 7V7 Attention: AMI.

All feedback received from customers, munici-palities, stakeholders and

First Nations will be considered, along with technical and financial information.

Once the AMI application has been filed, the BCUC will establish a schedule for the regulatory review process.

“At FortisBC we value the dialogue we’ve established with our customers,” said Tom Loski, vice president of customer service. “We want to make sure our electricity cus-tomers have a forum to share their views with us and also hear about how advanced metering can benefit them.”


This AMI project involves replacing nearly all of the existing 112,000 electricity meters with new electronic meters across the FortisBC service ter-ritory in BC’s south-ern interior.


Outstanding young citizensFrom left, SOSS students Savanna Rowe and Caitlyn Bennett hold their trophies, naming them junior and senior citizenship award winners, respectively.

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Just say no to ‘smart meters’...Letters continued from Pg A6


This is a letter to the people of Oliver carrying on from the letter written by Judy Nicholas regarding “smart me-ters.” I am forwarding information from the Public Health Awareness Group.

The Clean Energy Act of May 2010 mandates BC Hydro replace every conventional electric meter with a smart meter by 2012. Also, section 17 specifies installation may be done “without the consent of the homeowner” and known as a public health hazard.

Obviously our government has failed to look into this health problem. A percentage of people are severely sensi-tive to electromagnetic radiation.

Some of the health symptoms from smart meters are dizziness, ear pressure, tinnitus, headaches, memory prob-lems, weakness, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, heart problems and seizures.

I could go on to more severe distresses but frankly it’s just too scary.

Also, Awareness Public Health quotes “Lawsuits in Cali-

fornia and Texas, many of the areas that have the smart meters, are now trying to rid their areas of the smart me-ters and return to the original meters.”

I am surprised and shocked at how far the smart meter had progressed before realization of the health hazards. So I suggest we make the power of the pen work for us. All of us , please.

Peer contacts: BC Utilities commission at 604-660-4700 or email complaints @ bcuc.com

Politicians: Rich Coleman at EMPR>[email protected]; NDP Energy Critic Doug Donaldson at [email protected]

You can also contact Oliver Town Council at 250-485-6200.

Let the government know that you do not want a wire-less meter.

Not just humans but the bees, a neccessity to our area, are a species easily destroyed.

Agnes Sutherland, Oliver

Keep your home free of ‘smart meter’ hazards


The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report in the past few weeks that states that people need to exercise caution with cell phones and similar wire-less devices.

FortisBC is wanting to remove our safe power meters and replace them with the newer wireless meters that will transmit radiation waves throughout our homes every three minutes day and night. These impulses will read all your power use as it happens. They will know when you use your appliances.

The problem is this heavy load of elec-tricity may be harmful to the body.

I am concerned that many people will be affected by this reaction to electricity. I personally know many people between the age of 30-55 who have become electrically sensitive as a reaction to electrical devices and to the environment at their workplace. Heavy exposure to cellphones, computers, large electrical panels, large amounts of flourescent lights or musical sound equip-ment have been known to force people to leave their professions.

The problem is that this heavy load of electricity may be harmful to the body. When you have a bad viral infection such as a bad flu or cold, your immune system is compromised and your normal resistance to electricity is low. You may develop in-somnia , headaches, dizziness, or heart pal-pitations.

Anyone can become reactive at these times if they live or work in a high electri-cal environment.

For more information on this Google swedish workers electrical sensitivity.

California and Ontario have had these smart meters for a couple of years and be-cause of many complaints of health prob-lems, security issues and inaccurate meter reading are starting an opt-out program. Quebec has refused to install the new me-ters.

Fortis should learn from these problems with the smart meters in these other areas. Now, I am very concerned that because of the heavy use of cellphones, wireless In-ternet (WiFi) and maybe radiating power meters, there will be a big increase in the number of people becoming reactive to electricity in their own home. Your home will now be a high electrical environment. The first symptoms are insomnia and in-

creased headaches. Unless you are reacting moderately or

severely, you won't know what is causing these symptoms. Many people suffer from insomnia and I suspect that a large number of workers are reacting to their computers, cellphone or their environment and don't know what is causing their problem.

These symptoms plus irregular heart beats have also been reported in California and Ontario.

There is a lot of information available from many highly respected experts. If you Google dan hirsche/radiation or dr.magda havas/radiation you will find videos where they make comments on these meters.

Electrical sensitivity is recognized off the record by WCB and BC Hydro. A medi-cal specialist in Vancouver who had worked for WCB for eight years was reported to have said that WCB knows all about this condition and all the symptoms.

I know that many exposed workers have big files with WCB but as yet have not been accepted.

They should be educating workers how to protect themselves. FortisBC has not told us anything about their plan to install these powerful meters in our homes and that we won't have a choice.

This plan has been a project for a long time but nothing has been said in their last three newsletters that we get with our statement.

I am not aware of any previous meet-ings avilable to the public. Fortis will be applying to the BC Utilities Commission in July for permission to put the new meters into our homes.

I personally feel we should keep our homes as electrically clean as possible for our health and the health of all future gen-erations. We still have a choice with the smart meter project.

Please attend the Fortis public meeting near you.

Our closest meeting will happen on June 22 in Osoyoos at the Sonora Commu-nity Centre. The time of this public open house will be from 6-8:30 p.m.

If you are just getting home from work or eating dinner, plan to come at 7 p.m. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please email or write to Fortis at [email protected] or write to: FortisB, Suite100 - 1975 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7V7

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Doing your homework does pay off. Just ask the many students who won

awards during a special ceremony at SOSS last Friday.

Students who received outstanding achievement certificates were recognized for their work ethic and proven under-standing of course materials. Students who received awards of excellence were those with the top mark in their course.

Grade 8 recipientsSavanna Rowe, Brianna Agostinho,

Kaden Chernoff, Kurtis Boonstra, Balkaran Mann, Samantha DesBrisay, Foster Kane, Harshdeep Khela, Kalli Marsel, Taylor Bick-nell, Amanda Bentley, Kaylee Leismeister, Ryan Melgar, Dorothy Cairns, Chloe Dray-mon, Brandie Johnson, Neelu Toor, Nimrit Toor, Hana Lean, Isaac Morneau, Elizabeth Harkness, Hailey Svenningsen, Marko Bos-njak, Jaimin Dias, Jessa Bower, Josh Wind-ley, Austin Basso, Jonathon Verbaan, and Dillon Soare.

The following students won awards of excellence:

Savanna Rowe (French, social studies and home economics); Brianna Agostinho (English); Samantha DesBrisay (math); Harshdeep Khela (science); Kaylee Les-meister (English and drama); Elizabeth Harkness (technical education, also Grade 8 artist of the year); Marko Bosnjak (infor-mation technology);

Kalli Marsel (physical education); Josh Windley (physical education); and Dillon Soare (Grade 8 musician of the year).

Grade 9 recipientsAria Janow, Gagan Ganger, Gregory

Ramsey, Matthew Tester, Caleb Collinge, Zachary Raposo, Tristan Calverley, Ryan Postnikoff, Hanna Ellis, Carmen Abellan,

Aleena McLean, Avery Chora, Chiara Ma-son, Rannon Chernoff, Naomi Campeau, Darlene Melgar, Ashley Hiibner, Kelsey Launier, Joey Smith, Jimmy Heukendorff, Malcolm Heinrichs, Jasmin McCarthy, Gurkamol Dhaliwal, Netu Dhaliwal, Mani-sha Toor, and Cody Ridley.

The following students won awards of excellence: Gagan Ganger (French, foods and math); Matthew Tester (English, social studies and drama); Zachary Raposo (draft-ing); Darlene Melgar (Spanish); Jimmy Heu-kendorff (physical education); Malcolm Heinrichs (math); Manisha Toor (physical education); and Hanna Ellis (science and ju-nior musician of the year).

Grade 10 recipients Ben Nazaroff, Priya Gill, Parveen Sekhon,

Seamus Riordan-Short, Anmol Dhaliwal, Simrit Toor, Tanaya Marsel, Isaac Nazaroff, Gurky Buttar, Terese Zandvliet, Mallory Abbie, Laura Cairns, Lovneet Brar, Cassie Campeau, Jashan Khela, Jivan Gill, Ravneet Sandhu, Samantha Ridley, Jovia Barnett, Nick Hoy, Keenan Elliott, Trent Phillips, Megan Pedersen, Rachael Reynolds, Shain Gillick, Jimmy Moreno, Melanie Boon-stra, Cameron Cia, Jaspinder Grewal, Kyle Hodgins, Amit Chahal, Chairee Brar, Vanes-sa Lameiras, Joe Pollock, and Veronica Bell.

The following students won awards of excellence: Parveen Sekhon (math); Seamus Riordan-Short (science, French and junior woodworking); Anmol Dhaliwal (Spanish and social studies); Isaac Nazaroff (English and Spanish); Mallory Abbie (digi-tal arts);

Laura Cairns (physical education); Jivan Gill (physical education); Ravneet Sandhu (introduction to Punjabi); Nick Hoy (senior metalworking); Keenan Elliott (power me-chanics); Trent Phillips (junior metalwork-ing); Shain Gillick (Foods 110); Chairee Brar (drama); and Veronica Bell (junior artist of

the year). Grade 11 recipientsRyan Bentley, Raquel Thayer, Kiera

Heinrichs, Thea Anderson, Alex Minshull, Raymond Thomson, Connor Harrington, Juliana Martine, Delaney Minor, Amanda Chyzzy, Justin Harty, Bailey Tulak, Owen Rigden, Megan Basso, Caitlyn Bennett, Dalice Craik, Celina Ruhland, Jessica Sou-to, Bowe McGinnis, Stephan Daost, Colin MacPherson, Japdeep Sandhu, Marissa Bennett, Rebecca Brimacombe, Rory Lodge, Andrew Fallon, Caitlin Brock, Stefan Dre-scher, Jarred Webb, Alice Simpson, Brady Houle, Dane McCarthy, Curtis Anderson, Josh Szalay, Sara Austin, Odessa Mah, and Laura Petersen.


Ryan Bentley (French, social studies and instrumental music); Raquel Thayer (Phys-ics11, English, and psychology); Alex Min-shull (earth science); Raymond Thomson (Spanish and physical education); Delaney Minor for (Chemistry 11, Biology 11, Eng-lish, social studies and math); Owen Rigden (science and technology); Bowe McGinnis (communications and Essentials of Math); Japdeep Sandhu (Punjabi); Alice Simpson (Applications of Math); and Brady Houle (senior woodworking).

Grade 12 recipientsChristina Ellan, Keesha Chase, Jasmine

Bassi, Gabie Martine, Jessica Buttar, Abhi Sharma, Jenna Hesselgrave, Talisa Caldwell, Puneet Brar, Kara Crampton, Adam Silber-nagel, Reid Wagner, Jordana Keller, Jazz Dalziel, Melissa Souto, Keegan Abbie, Olivia VonPander, Tyler Barreira, Brianna Schutz, Nicole Mitchell, Krystin Taylor, Rosie Aujla, Paul Ellis, Chenoa MacKenzie, Justin Sand-erson, and Sydney Pankratz.


Keesha Chase (history and law); Gabie Martine (physics, English, French the BC Science Council award for top overall sci-ence student); Jenna Hesselgrave (chemis-try, biology, and Spanish); Talisa Caldwell (physical education); Puneet Brar (Link Crew); Jordana Keller (English); Adam Sil-bernagel (digital arts and senior artist of the year);

Jazz Dalziel (Communications 12); Keegan Abbie (geography); Tyler Barreira (senior automotive); Krystin Taylor (pho-tography); Paul Ellis (math); Justin Sand-

erson (drama); and Kara Crampton (senior musician of the year).

Service awardsMany students have volunteered their

time to enhance school life by supporting, coordinating and participating in the ex-tras, such as tournaments, year book pro-duction, and recycling.

Tier III service certificate winners are Chenoa MacKenzie, Sam Ridley, Cindy Krepps, Gabie Martine and Nikki Mitch-ell.

Other students have demonstrated outstanding commitment to serving the school and supporting its activities. They have volunteered for a variety of activities and have accumulated numerous hours of service. Tier II service certificate winners are Prescott Wick, Olivia VonPander, Justin Sanderson, Laura MacPherson, and Talisa Caldwell.

Citizenship awardsStudents selected in this area have been

nominated by their peers and by staff members. Qualities they possess include honesty, integrity and respectfulness to others. Winners are: Marko Bosnjak, Dil-lon Nemeth, Summeet Bawjwa, Dorothy Cairns, Brandie Johnson, Carmen Abellan, Gagan Ganger, Darlene Melgar, Adam John-son, Melanie Boonstra, Rochelle Soare, Ce-lina Ruhland, Allison Selsing, Jarred Webb, Morgan Doll, Cindy Krepps, Jasmine Bassi, Simmi Brar, Puneet Brar, and Laura Peter-son.

Outstanding citizensTwo students were recognized as out-

standing citizens for their efforts to ensure that all students feel supported and safe. Savanna Rowe is the winner of the junior citizenship award, and Caitlyn Bennett is the recipient of the senior citizenship award.

Junior academic cupDetermining the top junior academic

student was very difficult because five stu-dents obtained a 4.00 grade point average. These students are Parveen Sekhon, Isaac Nazaroff, Ben Nazaroff, Emily Gideon, and Loveneet Brar.

But the highest overall average was achieved by Ben Nazaroff, a positive young man, with a commitment to success.

The senior academic cup winner will be announced next week.

Homework pays off for many SOSS students


Ben Nazaroff (front) holds the junior academic cup for achieving the highest overall average at SOSS. Behind him are his brother Isaac Nazaroff and Emily Gideon, who obtained a 4.00 grade point average. Missing are Parveen Sekhon and Loveneet Brar.



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Love in a shoe boxFrom left are Lori Martine, Julie Martine, Ron Hovanes, Vicki Lodge, Rory Lodge and Tara Hovanes who helped collect 91 shoe boxes full of usable items for Japanese quake victims. They also raised more than $700. A big thank you goes out to teachers and students of OES and SOSS for their assistance. The shoe boxes will be delivered as part of a Sister City exchange trip to Bandai, Japan this summer.

Hours reduced at post office

The postal strike has impacted staffing hours at the Oli-ver post office, but it remains to be seen if people’s mail will be delayed.

On Monday, Pacific regional union rep Ed Nicholles told the Chronicle that full-time clerks have had their hours re-duced from eight to four. And part-time workers’ hours have been reduced to three.

“We’re not sure how that’s going to affect the office . . . if it’s going to close early . . . and how that will affect mail in Oliver, we don’t know yet,” Nicholles said.

As of Monday, five-ton trucks full of mail were sitting at Vancouver’s main production plant, he pointed out. He noted that mail from this area is taken to Vancouver for sorting. But Nicholles said the Oliver post office has not re-ported any incidents of having no mail to work with.

People can get updates on the strike by visiting www.cupw.ca.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers took strike action (reduced mail service) in 10 cities on Monday, including Nanaimo.

As previously reported, Canada Post will begin adjust-ing services this week in order to compensate for the re-duced mail volume. Starting this week, letters, admail, small packages and documents will be delivered three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) in urban areas. Parcels will continue to be delivered five days a week.

According to a statement on the Crown corporation’s website, delivery of mail to rural and community mailbox-es will continue five days a week where service is provided by rural and suburban mail carriers (RSMCs) who operate under a separate collective agreement than urban employ-ees.

In the meantime, the union is accusing Canada Post of trying to force postal workers out on a full-scale national strike in order to secure back-to-work legislation from the majority Conservative government.

“Canada Post is doing everything it can to provoke the union into a national walkout in the hope that the govern-ment will intervene,” said CUPW’s national president and chief negotiator Denis Lemelin.

Canada Post reports that mail volumes have fallen as much as 50 per cent since rotating strikes began June 3.


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It’s back, the 7th annual Festival of the Tomato cele-brates “Tomato Funk.”

Covert Farms Organics is located on a 650 acre plateau eight kilometers north of Oliver; the perfect place for a fes-tival. The Covert family chose to celebrate their first to-mato festival 10 years ago as the ripe, red tomato has been a staple in their operation for decades.

This year’s festival on August 20 is full of activities stretching over 12 hours - noon to midnight. There is even free overnight camping.

The Coverts promise not one tomato fit for your table will be harmed during this event. All tomatoes used are culls ready to be composted, people just get to play with them first.

If you ever imagined people having fun hitting, throw-ing, rolling and cavorting around in piles and piles of toma-toes . . . then this is the event for you. Ever played mini golf through knee high alfalfa? Ever role a tomato over bridges and under miniature houses? How about a game of tug-o-war over a pit of gooshy tomatoes? (Be prepared by bring-ing a change of clothes and a lawn chair. And yes, showers will be provided.)

If that sounds too messy, you can sit back and bask in the warm sun, sip some of the best wine or beer the Okanagan has to offer and enjoy the fresh tasty farm barbecue while you watch master chefs compete to create the winning “Iron Tomato” culinary masterpiece.

Searching for a little more action? You can kick up your heels at the main stage with the live afternoon entertain-ment by Emily Spiller, Corey Douglas Mclean Project, Er-nie Peterson, Billie Walker and Dj Timothy Wisdom. Late afternoon music will be provided by Lobo Blanco and the all-star evening show by headlining Five Alarm Funk.

The Coverts are seeking volunteers and vendors for the event. Call Shelly Covert at 250-498-2824 or Milan Starcic at 250-485-8947. Tickets can be purchased at the Covert farm market or at www.covertfarms.ca.

Festival of the Tomato might get a little messy

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The 7th annual Festival of the Tomato takes place at Covert Farms Organics on Saturday, August 20 from noon to midnight. Many activities for the whole family are being planned. But be warned -- it might get a little messy.


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Provincial Minister of Health Mike de Jong says he wants to ensure that the emergency room department at SOGH remains open.

That was his message to an Oliver contingent in Vancou-ver on June 8.

“The provincial government is in a position to consider requiring additional training for nurse practitioners to al-low them to assist with procedures presently performed by doctors alone,” de Jong said in response to concerns raised about the physician shortage in Oliver.

The meeting with de Jong came after the RDOS support-ed a motion to support Oliver doctors in their quest for pay equity. De Jong is being requested to change the payment method for ER work in Oliver from a fee for service to sal-ary plan, similar to what Penticton doctors earn for per-forming similar services at Penticton Regional Hospital.

Eight Oliver physicians currently staffi ng the emergen-cy ward at SOGH have tendered their resignations effective next month. Only half of the physicians in Oliver are able to continue working at SOGH due to age and health issues. This has placed an increased workload on remaining phy-

sicians trying to balance their own practices. The ultimate fear is that the ER department at SOGH could close if it is not adequately staffed.

Mayor Pat Hampson said he didn’t anticipate a commit-ment from de Jong, but noted their time with the minister was well spent. Hampson joined Osoyoos Mayor Stu Wells, South Okanagan Regional Hospital District chairman Wal-ter Despot, Area C director Allan Patton, Area A (Osoyoos) director Mark Pendergraft, Dr. Steve Evans and Dr. Lor-raine Kane.

The physicians detailed the problems they’re facing and the severity of the situation if the ER should close.

“The doctors stressed that the present workload was not sustainable for those attempting to provide coverage and this type of overload would almost certainly increase the possibility of serious clinical errors,” Hampson said.

Emphasis was placed on the impact on Oliver’s consider-able seniors population with complex and sometimes du-plicate health issues.

Despot expressed his concerns from a regional perspec-tive and the impact that 18,000 additional annual emer-gency visits would have on Penticton Regional Hospital if the ER closed at SOGH.

Wells said the loss of the hospital would certainly be a

detractor for those considering Osoyoos as a home and the efforts to lure doctors here.

Directors Patton and Pendergraft offered their opinions of the seriousness of the situation relative to their con-stituents who live some distance from SOGH. They cited examples of patients who have already faced redirection to other hospitals due to lack of services.

Hampson told de Jong that Osoyoos and Oliver had pre-viously attempted to solicit new doctors at the Rural and Remote Physicians Conference in Halifax four years ago.

The mayor stated the economic impact of prospective home buyers preferring to live in a community with ad-equate medical services. He also touched on Oliver’s new shopping centre and the Town’s efforts to stimulate local business revenue by encouraging new residents to move here.

Hampson noted the importance of reducing the de-mands already placed on doctors presently forced to work extended hours in emergency to cover the existing short-age.

The minister said there are short-term and medium-term solutions which the government will consider. “I shall do everything I can with the assistance of MLA (John) Slater to try to achieve a solution.”


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Breaking groundOsoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie laughs with developers Glen Harris (left) and Ed Romanowski during the groundbreaking ceremony for Canyon Desert Resort on June 10.

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Whittling down the Town’s previous pri-orities from 120 to 19 doesn’t make the job any easier, but it gives you a better focus on the bigger picture.

This is what Mayor Pat Hampson be-lieves as he refl ects on the municipality’s wish list.

Water meters“Water metering is now in effect and we

will see positive results in the form of a re-duction of water use.”

Hampson expects to see a reduction of 15-20 per cent, but more importantly, he expects to see a reduction in water waste.

“While some residents have complained, this is the time for all of us to take stock of the way we use our water; a necessity which we tend to take for granted.”

The mayor encourages simple lifestyle changes such as turning off the tap while brushing your teeth, reducing the amount of water in the toilet tank, accommodating drought-tolerant plants, cutting back on watering the lawn to once a week, and increasing the use of xeriscape landscaping .

Airport Strategic Plan“This is an exciting project because for

so many years the Oliver Airport has re-mained essentially stagnant.”

Hampson knows that some residents would like it to remain virtually unused, but he hopes to see the airport become a fi nancially viable operation with a mix of aerospace, light industry and aircraft movements in order to bring more perma-nent residents and visitors to the commu-nity.

The Town has sent out requests for proposals for interested, qualifi ed consul-tants who can prepare the plan. Additional

stakeholder meetings will be held this year.Road constructionIt’s not a sexy topic by any stretch of the

imagination, but road construction has a signifi cant impact on how visitors view a community, Hampson said.

He stated that it’s easy to ignore road work when other projects are on the go. “Poor roads look tacky, damage suspen-sions and give the impression that no one cares.”

Hampson said if the Town wants to be recognized as a “community in bloom,” it has to look the part.

Growth boundariesThis is part of the RDOS

Regional Growth Strategy and is a “must do” in Hamp-son’s opinion in order to ensure arable land is avail-able for crop farming.

“There will be disagree-ments on what constitutes suitable land for inclusion in Town boundaries and what the fi nal boundaries should look like, but I be-lieve in the end it is essen-tial to set parameters for limiting expansion.”

Part of the process will mean acceptance for building up rather than out, which in itself is one tenet of “smart growth” on the ground, the mayor said.

BC Seniors Games Hampson hopes to be able to work with

the Town of Osoyoos in hosting the games in 2014.

“Any physical activity is benefi cial and being a senior myself I can attest to the benefi ts of being active.”

Councillor Michael Newman said his number one priority on the list is complet-ing the street naming/house numbering project.

Councillor Jack Bennest said his top pri-orities are developing a road construction plan for the referendum, and reviewing water rates.

Council touches on top priorities in community


While some residents have complained, this is the time for all of us to take stock of the way we use our water; a necessity which we take for granted - Hampson

presents

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Blankets & cushions are welcome.

Gate opens at 6:30pm. Concerts start at 7pm.

Tickets available from Tinhorn Creek by phone (250.498.3743) or at store.tinhorn.com/Wineshop/Events

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SOSS grad wins music scholarship awardMusic moves Chenoa MacKenzie like no

other art form. In fact, she hopes to use it one day to teach music to people with spe-cial needs.

“That’s my ultimate goal,” said the 18-year-old Oliver woman and SOSS gradu-ate.

MacKenzie is this year’s winner of the Penticton and District Community Con-certs (PDCC) scholarship for $1,000. She is the third Oliver student to win the award in 11 years that the scholarship has been of-fered. This says a lot about the talent pool in the Wine Capital of Canada, according to PDCC president Irwin Hobden.

“We had fi ve applications this year, and the quality of all fi ve were great. It was very diffi cult to choose.”

Hobden commended Oliver schools, par-ents, and the community in general for producing such fi ne musical talent.

He was asked one time if today’s youth are as good as they used to be. His reply: “They’re not . . . they just keep getting bet-ter.”

MacKenzie plays the fl ute, the saxo-phone and the piano. She’s a member of the SOSS Jazz Band and the Penticton Concert Band.

The young woman described music as her way to express herself and who she is. “It’s a way to be me. I’ve always loved to be around music.”

MacKenzie plans to attend Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Langley this fall to pursue a diploma in music. Her desire

is to help people with special needs to use music to enhance their lives.

“There haven’t been too many chances to be able to try something like what I want to do. However, I think music can help peo-ple with special needs because it is sooth-ing.”

She has seen the effects that music can have. For example, when someone gets re-ally frustrated with something, they can turn to music and work out a drum beat, or pick up an instrument and just “doodle” with it. “Also, it aids in the way of commu-nication for some people who can’t talk; they fi nd ways of using music instead of words.”

MacKenzie started playing the piano at a young age, but never took it seriously. In Grade 6 she began to play the fl ute.

“I fell in love with music and knew then that I wanted to have music as a part of my career.”

In Grade 8 she took up piano again through private lessons. This time she was steered from learning the very basics to taking the level 6 Royal Conservatory of Music piano exam. In Grade 10 she began playing the saxophone.

“Any time that I could put towards mu-sic was time very well spent for me. My two favourite places to be at SOSS were either the band room or on the stage in the audi-torium.”

Last February MacKenzie joined the Penticton Concert Band. Since joining the band and playing with people who have more experience, she has improved her sight reading skills.

The more MacKenzie pushes herself to


Chenoa MacKenzie has won this year’s Penticton and District Community Concert’s scholarship worth $1.000. At left is president Irwin Hobden. At right is selection committee member Larry French.


succeed, the more she is able to show oth-ers her love for music.

“I love being able to perform for others. I believe that you need to share the talents that you have because that is what makes it worth it to have them.”

She hasn’t always had an ear for music, but she’s getting to the point where she can hear a song and then pick it out on any of

the instruments she plays. MacKenzie can’t imagine a world with-

out music. She wouldn’t know what to do with herself.

“I love having a happy upbeat song go-ing on around me because it gets me to the point where I can't help but smile and just want to dance.”

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JUNE 15 - Oliver/Osoyoos Aktion Club meets 6 pm at Kiwanis Manor. 34822-99 St. Call 250-495-6617.JUNE 15 - Dance with Paul & friends at senior centre, 1: 30 pm. refreshments and 50/50 draw.Call 250-498-6142.JUNE 15 - Pictorial presentation of exodus trip of Egypt, Jordon & Israel at Oliver Word of Life Centre. 35025-119 St. Co� ee to follow, everyone welcome. Call Margaret for more info at 250-498-4020.JUNE 24 - 26th - Paci� c Northwest Elvis Festival in Penticton. 6 pm start Friday. 9 am start both Sat & Sun. Call 1-800-663-5052 or visit www.pentic-tonelvisfestival.com head out to Okana-gan lake park for this great event.JUNE 25 - 232 Bighorn Air Cadet squadron hosts pub night at Murphy’s Pub. 4-10pm. Win prizes. Tickets: 250-

498-2023. Come out and support your community.JUNE 26 - Bull Moose to Long Joe in Regal Ridge area with Carol Boan. Not too strenuous. Meet Osoyoos Lakeview Plaza at 8:30 am. Call 250-495-6107.JUNE 28 - Kiwanis club of Oliver meets at noon for lunch at comm. centre. Potential Kiwanians welcome. Call 250-498-0889.JULY 1 - Osoyoos pancake breakfast for Canada Day. 7 am start. by town hall. Parade at 11 am. Entertainment at Gyro Park. Fireworks at 10 pm.JULY 2 - Friends of the Library sale in library parking lot, 9 am to 2 pm. Book donations welcome. Drop them o� no later than June 30th.JULY 10 - Harper Ranch with Doug Brown. A great birding area destination in the creek area. Meet Osoyoos Lakev-iew Plaza at 8 am. Call 250-495-6164.


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COMMUNITY NEWSNEWS

Directory of ReligionsLIVING WAY

CHRISTIAN CENTRElive * laugh * dream * love

River Rd. & Hwy 97 - 3 miles north of Oliver

Pastors Mark & Rae PankratzSunday Service

10:00 a.m.www.livingway.com

250.498.4595

OLIVER ALLIANCEJust north of town on Hwy 97

Lead Pastor: Jeremy CookAssociate Pastor: Steve McLeanPastor of Seniors: Henry Wiebe

Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.Children’s Church and Nursery care available

during the service.Phone: 250.498.4253

www.oliveralliancechurch.comOffi ce : 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri.

OLIVER WORD OFLIFE CENTRE

On 119 St. off of 350th Ave.Pastors Cameron

& Margaret OgilvieSunday Services:

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.(includes Children’s Church)

Wed. 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study at the Church

250.498.4434www.oliverwordofl ife.ca

PARK DRIVE CHURCH36672 - 79th St., Oliver

Sunday MorningWorship Service at

10:00 a.m.Affi liated with Pentecostal

Assemblies of CanadaPhone: 250.498.2322

Offi ce hrs: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tues. - Thurs.

ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR

(Anglican/Episcopal)Welcomes you!

34660 - 103 St., OliverRev. Patrick Reid

Sunday Service: 11:00 a.m.Information:

250.498.2559

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

All are welcome10450 - 346th Ave.Pastor: Oscar Halvorson

Services Saturday:Sabbath School: 9:30 a.m.Worship Service: 11 a.m.

250.498.4820

THE UNITED CHURCHOF CANADA

All are welcome9915 - 358th Ave.

Minister: Ann WhiteServices Sunday:

Sunday School & ChurchService: 10 a.m.250.498.2781

VALLEYCONGREGATIONAL

CHURCH30850 Black Sage Rd.

Sunday Worship Gathering:9:45 a.m.

250.498.4829

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCC)Visitors welcome!

342nd Ave. at Airport Rd.Pastor Darren Siegle

Divine Service: 11 a.m. SundaySunday School: 11 a.m. during

Worship ServiceAdult Bible Study: 9:45 a.m.

To donate In Memory or In Honour:online: www.cancer.caor mail to: PO Box 1872, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0

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Please include: Your name & address for a receipt, the name of the person being remembered, and the name & address to send a card to.

You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society

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Oliver Elks win Vern Hoff trophy

The BC Elks Association’s 83rd con-ference was held in Penticton recent-ly.

The Oliver Elks Lodge # 267 received

the Vern Hoff trophy. It was present-ed to the Elks lodge in BC for the high-est per capita increase in member-ship for the year 2010. Accepting the award was past district deputy Annie Zandvliet.

The Oliver Elks was also presented

an award in recognition for outstand-ing contributions to the BC Family Re-source Centre, making futures bright for deaf and hard of hearing children.

The centre is one of the Oliver Elks and Royal Purple charity.


To cut down on your water bill, try designing your out-door living area by water zones.

By planting vegetation with similar water needs you can better design your irrigation system to save water.

For instance, Zone 1 can include the vegetable garden, the fruit trees, the lawn, and the thirsty and lush ornamen-tals. It is somewhat like an oasis in the grasslands of the South Okanagan. Since this zone requires fre-quent watering, it is easiest to locate it closest to your home.

As you move further away, create zones with less water need. Zone 2 houses the plants that re-quire low amounts of water, perhaps with micro or drip irrigation.

The driest zone is Zone 3 and is home to plants that do not require any irrigation once they are established.

This is the zone where native plants and drought-tolerant ornamentals thrive. It can look very well manicured or it can be wild and natu-ral. This area can also be a natural grassland, a wetland, a rocky slope, or if you live at higher elevations, an open forest.

If you have a large lot or acreage which is not being farmed, make Zone 3 your largest area in order to save the most water.

Designing Zone 3 can seem daunting if you are not famil-iar with native or drought-tolerant plants. Hopefully the next few articles will ease this task.

The easiest way to learn about these plants is to get out and see them. Local nurseries have beautiful displays. I would recommend a trip to Sagebrush Nursery, five min-utes north of Oliver on Island Road, which specializes in growing native grassland plants, cacti, and drought-toler-

ant ornamentals. Alternatively, go to Future Gardens just south of town on Highway 97 which carries drought-tol-erant ornamentals. In Summerland, visit Grasslands Nurs-ery which carries native and ornamental drought-tolerant plants.

For the adventurous types, I recommend a walk into na-ture with a good plant book like Plants of Southern Interior

BC by Parish, Coupe, and Lloyd, or Cultivating the Wild; Gardening with Native Plants of BC’s Southern Interior and Eastern Washington by Eva Durance.

Spring is a beautiful time to learn about native plants, as many are in bloom. There are nature trails in town where you can see native plants; hike up Oliver Mountain (sometimes called San-dy Mountain) or along the Okanagan River chan-nel.

Further afield, try exploring the old Fairview town site west of town or hike the Golden Mile trail starting at Tinhorn Creek winery. But re-member, don’t pull plants out of the ground from their native surroundings. The local nurs-eries I mentioned above supply most varieties at very reasonable prices.

A nice combination of plants that yields a co-lourful spring garden and does not need watering once it is established is the following: Antelope brush, which grows to about two metres tall has an abundant number of tiny, bright yellow blooms; shrubby penstemon with purple flute like flowers is an evergreen low sub-shrub; creamy buckwheat, a parsnip leaved plant grows to 40 centimetres tall with creamy flowers.

These can be edged by rosy or sagebrush pussytoes which are low, mat-forming plants with woolly leaves.

Get into nature’s zones to savewater and beautify your space

Water-Wisewith Paula

Paula Rodriguez de la Vega


What is your most important value and why?Honesty and compassion with a touch of light humour.

Why did you choose to live in this town?To give our children the benefits of small town life with friendly neighbours and a sense of belonging and sharing.

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Bill Leverett

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What would make Oliver a nicer community?Developing a small town core area similar to Summerland with no main highway.

Do you have a goal in life?Enjoy my retirement and doing that now.

If you had one super power, what would it be?Have a re-run of my life to fix up and re-do some of my bad decisions and missed opportunities.

If you won the $50 million Max lottery, what would you do with the money?Set up a trust fund to help disadvantaged and sick children. I would like to travel more of our great country, too.

If you were the mayor of Oliver, what would you do?Get ready for the coming baby boomer retirees and take advantage of their knowledge and know-how.

If you could meet one person in the world, who would it be and why?Nelson Mandella. He never gave up or became disheart-ened.

What is your pet peeve in this community?Cars driving too fast in the mall parking lots. If you could fast forward the Town of Oliver by 50 years, what can you visualize?Same only bigger and better.

What is the perfect day for you in Oliver?A Goldilock’s day - not too hot, not too cold - just right.

What community issues need the most attention?Transportation for non-drivers.

What would be your ideal job?Welcoming committee for our returning troops.

Who inspires you the most?The many and varied volunteers who consistently do good work - good on ya!

If a genie granted you three wishes, what would they be?Peace on earth, good health for everyone, and save one wish for emergencies.

What is your greatest extravagance?Going to garage sales; I’m trying to quit. What living person do you most admire?Comedian Tim Conway

When and where were you happiest?Probably growing up in Prince Rupert before television with a whole natural playground and free rainbows every day.

Which talent would you most like to have?I don’t know, I thought I was perfect. Maybe to laugh at my dumb mistakes. Who are your heroes in real life?My many school chums who never came home from the war.

What or who is your greatest love in your life?Mother Nature when she is not angry at us. What is it that you most dislike?Hypocrites and liars What do you consider your greatest achievement?Helping raise two children who are law-abiding, good citi-zens, thanks to Shirley. What is your favourite book?I enjoy reading about the arts and culture of First Nations.

What is your favourite meal?Most home-cooked meals, but easy on the garlic.

Father’s Day is just around the corner and Fairview Mountain would like to take the opportunity to invite all the great Fathers of Oliver and their families up to Fairview for a wonderful Sunday Brunch which runs from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM.At 5:00 PM we will be serving our annual Fresh Lobster Dinner special.Reservations are needed for this special day.Please call the Fairview Mountain Lounge at 250-498-6050 ext 2 and book today.All menus and prices can be seen at www.fairviewmountain.com.


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of shoplifters after two women reportedly stole items from an Oliver jewelry store recently. So they are offering tips.

Employee training must include the following steps to prevent shoplifting: Greet customers as they enter the store; courtesy and attention are good for business and bad for the shoplifter (shoplifters shun attention); watch the customer (darting eyes and nervous hands are fre-quent clues); keep a watchful eye for people just wander-ing about the store scoping things; be on the lookout for persons who enter the store carrying large packages, big purses, shopping bags, or wear unusually bulky clothing (usually a means of concealment); be wary of distracting situations (professional thieves often work in pairs - one distracts the employee, while the other shoplifts); avoid placing more than one valuable item on the counter at a time when showing it to the customer: never leave display cases unlocked; do not allow customers to take more than

one article of clothing into a dressing room at one time; and always remove empty hangers from clothing racks af-ter the article has been purchased. An empty hanger be-comes a signal that a shoplifter is at work.

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Avoid narrow, cluttered aisles. Thieves prefer working under the cover of a crowd.

Keep valuable merchandise away from store exits. Valu-ables should be kept in locked displays or behind counters. Arrange unprotected valuables neatly, so that any missing item will be quickly noticed.

Discourage loitering. When the store is crowded, en-courage employees to circulate and offer help.


COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS.

RE: The estate of Olga Elizabeth Chard aka Olga E. Chard aka Olga Chard, deceased, formerly of Os-oyoos, BC.Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Olga Elizabeth Chard aka Olga E. Chard aka Olga Chard are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to: John R. Cooper, Solicitor for the Executors, Linda Chard-Volway and Ronald Chard, C/O John R. Cooper Law Corporation P.O Box 100 Osoyoos, BC. V0H 1V0 Tele-phone: 250-495-2626 Fax: 250-495-7000 Email: [email protected] on or before the 25 th of June, 2011 after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor has notice. 49c4

LOOKING TO CONTACTRichard Illingworth regard-

ing items left in storage. Call ABA Mini Storage 250-498-0546 ASAP.

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THE FESTIVAL OF THE TOMATO IS BACK.

Sunday, August 20, 2011. From noon to midnight. Co-vert Farms Organics is cele-brating the 7th. Annual Festi-val of the Tomato. If you love music, great food and want to be a part of some good family fun then come out and join us as a volunteer for the day. Enjoy all the festival has to offer from the inside out! We need volunteers for several different areas of the festival. In exchange for your time you will receive a lunch and drink coupon as well as free admission and the knowledge that your service will help raise funds for the South Okanagan Children’s Charities. Please go to our website www.covertfarms.ca for more information and to sign up or call us at Covert Farms Organics 250-498-2824. 51c1

GOOD SHEPHERD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Parents interested in en-rolling their child for 2011 school year in K-7, F/T Kin-dergarten Sept. 2011, Call 250-495-3549 (school), 250-495-5077 (home), or email: [email protected] 37ctf

IN MEMORIAMIn loving memory of my Dear John who passed

away on June 21st of 2010. We have only a memory

of my Wonderful Husband and Dear Dad,

to Cherish our whole life through,

But your sweetness will live forever.

As we treasure the memory of you.

Ever Remembered by Betty Hovanes and Family

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The call is going out to all ARTISAN and TOMATO

LOVERS as the 7th. Annual Covert Farms Organics Tomato Festival nears.

The great Family Festival is back. We will be celebrating it on August 20, 2011 from noon to midnight. The festi-val attracts upwards of 2000 people. As plans are being made for the 2011 edition, new vendors are being wel-comed to showcase their wares, whether you make and sell crafts or jewelry or are an up and coming busi-ness or just want to get out information about your orga-nization or business, this is the event for you. For more information including fees and to fill out an application visit our website: www.covertfarms.ca or con-tact us at Covert Farms Or-ganics 250-498-2824 51c1

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2005 SHADOW (Honda) Only 9,000 kms. Lady rid-den, like new. Lots of extras. $6,300. ALSO MOTORIZED BICYCLE. Old school look, excellent on fuel. New. Must check it out. $700. Call 250-408-9191. 50v2

1978 DODGE VANGUARD camper van - 33,000 kms. Government propane in-spected, all new tires, new heater, fridge, microwave, toilet, shower and GPS. Very clean, must be seen. $4,350. OBO. ALSO 1998 SEA-DOO on own trailer with a tow-a-long trailer with a tow-a-long trail-er on water. Must see, was rarely used. $2,500. Call 250-408-9191. 50v2

2005 HONDA CRV 5 spd, manual, 180,000 km. One owner. Blue, fully loaded. $10,500 OBO. Call 250-498-4777 or 250-309-0402. 51p2

1989 CHEVY VAN. New windshield rebuilt engine in excellent running condition. (10 spare tires on rims go with the van.) $900. - Used lawnmowers $25 each. - 12 ‘ x 4’ trailer, needs deck, $900. Call 250-498-3440. 50p2

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EMPLOYMENT

IMMEDIATELY - Saturdays/ Holidays - relief administra-tor for Real Estate office, Oli-ver. Some knowledge of real estate procedures benefi-cial. Please deliver resume to Box 12 c/o The Oliver Chronicle, PO Box 880, Oli-ver, BC V0H 1T0. 51c2

HAIRSTYLIST WANTED: F/T, P/T, hairstylist is needed at Hair Friends. Call 250-498-2068 or apply in person. 50v3

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC needed immediately. Please submit resume to:[email protected] or in person to 33684-97 St. Oliver. 51c2

SPACE AVAILABLE at HOT SHOTS Hair World in Gal-lagher Lake area for : hair-dresser, small retail outlet or esthetician. Share rent. Call 250-498-0313. 51p6

YOUTH SKILLS opportunity at the Oliver Visitor Centre. Job Title: Oliver Visitor Cen-tre Counsellor. Must be between the ages of 15 and 29 years of age. NOT be a full-time student or enrolled in high school or returning to school.Be a non-EI client and be unemployed.To view all Participant Eli-gibility criteria: http://www.bowmanemployment.com/ysbc/Job Description: Assisting tourists and locals at the Oli-ver Visitor Centre. Provide information on accommo-dations, hospitality options, promote special events and other attractions that may be of interest to the traveler(s) etc.Outgoing, super friendly people need only apply.Submit resume in person to Rhoda Brooks at the Oliver Visitor Centre. Work Location: 36205-93rd Street, Oliver, BC in Oliver’s historic CPR building. Rate: $10.00 hour/ 30 hours a week/ 3 months.Closing Date: June 16th, 2011. 51c1

BOOKKEEPER familiar with Quickbooks. Part time. Call Jeff at 250-498-0412. 51v1

FOR SALE

CREATIVE MOBILITY 4 wheeled walker with bas-ket, like new-$50.00. Reclin-ing blue loveseat, excellent cond - $50.00. in Oliver. Call 250-498-8825. 51v1

6” DELTA JOINTER-planer with stand. $125. Call 250-498-8820. 51mc1

MARY KAY - SKIN CAREFinally, skin care that’s made for you. Call Margaret Ogilvie at 250-498-4020.Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant. Jul01/11

EDGING CEDARS - buy direct from grower. 6 ft - 10 for $200. We deliver. Call Budget Nurseries - toll free 1-866-498-2189 www.budgetnurseries.com 37vtf

17’ CAMPION SPEED BOAT. 115 H.P. Merc. w/Caulkins trailer. $3,500. OBO. Call 250-498-0288. 50ftf

WATKINS PRODUCTSFor more information or a catalogue, phone Inez & Ken 250-498-4450. 40p13

1992 - 26’ TERRY RESORT travel trailer. Air, front kitch-en, full equipt. Mint condition and newly certified. $7,800 OBO. Call 250-497-6700. 49mc3

OLDER 35’ travel trailer. Great for cabin/storage/workshop. 2 slide-outs, bathroom. Must be moved. $2,000. OBO. Possible trades w/h/y. Call 250-485-3042. 51p2

PRICE REDUCED - 1979 - 13 ft. Travelaire trailer, fridge, stove w/oven, heater, toilet, sleeps 3-5. $1995. Offers. Call 250-498-4429. 51mc1

1980 HONDA - 400 cc, good running condition. New tires/brakes. Asking $425. Call 250-498-6583. 49mc3

NOTICES

AUTOSCHRONICLE DEADLINESCLASSIFIED ADS by 9:00 a.m. Tuesdays(Must be prepaid, cash, Visa or Mastercard)

Email: [email protected]

CLASSIFIED AD RATES:Up to 20 words - $6.00; 20¢ each additional word.

Per column inch $6.00 plus GSTNOTICES: Weddings, engagements birth announcements, cards of thanks, in memoriums, obituaries, and other notices (min. charge) $7.50 plus GST

for 32 words and under. 20¢ each additional word.

Business display advertising rates on application.PHONE 250.498.4416 or 250.498.3711

Fax: 250.498.3966. Email: [email protected] mail your advertisement to:

OLIVER CHRONICLE, P.O. Box 880, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0or drop in to our Main Street office (next door to the Oliver Theatre),

or drop in our door letter slot.CHRONICLE OFFICE HOURS:

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Advertising Regulations: The Oliver Chronicle reserves the right to classify ads under appropriate headings and to separate therefore and to determine the page location.

The Oliver Chronicle reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the Chronicle Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental. All claims of errors to advertisements must be received by the publishers within seven days after the first publication.

It is agreed by the advertiser requesting space that the liability of the Oliver Chronicle in the event of failure to publish an advertisement or in the event of an error appearing in the advertisement as published, shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for only one incorrect insertion for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect or omitted item only and that there shall be no liability in any event greater than the amount paid

Advertisements must comply with the British Columbia Human Rights Act, which prohibits any advertising that discriminates against any person because of his/her race, religion, sex, colour, nationality, ancestry or place of origin or because his/her age is between 44 and 65 years unless the condition is justified by a bona fide require

DISPLAY ADVERTISING (boxed): 12:00 p.m. noon Fridays.

NEWS COPY: 10:00 a.m. Mondays

NOTICES

EMPLOYMENTNOTICES FOR SALE

CROSSWORD and SUDUKO ANSWERS


REBUILT TRUMP Girette, $2900 firm. New 48” pallet fork, $399 plus tax. Call Tes-talinda 250-498-3343. 50c3

MOVING SALE - kitchen table 36 x 72 black with 4 upholstered chairs. Good for a large family, $100. En-tertainment centre, 22 x 58, beautiful cabinet excellent condition, $200. 24” wide bookcase, light in colour, $25. Weider Bench weight set, new condition plus extra weights, dumb bells, bar bell etc. $50 takes it all. ALSO FREE - 2 armchairs good for rec room or basement, red and blue checks, have sofa bed in same colour, but needs welding for bed. Call 250-498-4552. 51p1

27” TV-$50.00 Double bed with box spring and roller frame-$75.00. Floral easy chair-$15.00. Curio cabi-net 58” high by 14” wide. -$65.00. Call 250-498-0420. 51p1

ORCHARD/TRASH MOW-ER: Tebben Model T C07 500, 5 foot cut, 3 hp, excel-lent condition, $650. 2 Ton chain hoist, $85. Call 250-485-0970. 51p2

FREE - 24x48 computer desk with hutch and a 32” x 71” bookcase. Has to go, lo-cated in Oliver. Call 250-495-4227 after 6 or leave msg. 51f2

LADIES GOLF CLUBS Ti-tanium Matrix 9 club, right hand golf bag & cover $50.00. Call 250-498-0449. 51p2

MURRAY CORONA 18 spd bike. Excellent condition. $30.00. Call 250-498-8825. 51v1

HORSE OR LIVESTOCK

ALFALFA – grass/hay on Road 18, in Oliver. $8/per bale. Call 250-498-2918. 1mctf

LANDSCAPE

EDGING CEDARS - buy direct from grower. 6 ft - 10 for $200. We deliver. Call Budget Nurseries - toll free 1-866-498-2189 www.budgetnurseries.com 37vtf

LOST & FOUND

LOST Cat $500 REWARD. Black puffy cat with two white spots under nose. Black studded collar. (SPANKY). Call 250-485-4073. 51v2

LOST - large black rubber feed tub, near or on Tuc-el-Nuit Drive on May 28. Call 250-498-1025. 51p1

MANUFACTURED HOMES

THOUSANDS IN OPTIONS FREE!!

Canada’s largest builder, SRI Homes, are offering un-believable discounts. Call or visit Lake Country Modular Homes Inc,. conveniently lo-cated next to SRI’s Winfield factory. Custom designs, factory tours, expert advice & service. Call Alan or Rob-ert toll free at 1-866-766-2214 www.LCMhomes.com 40ctf

EAGLE HOMESBC built manufactured and

modular homes. BC’s #1 Moduline dealer.

Best prices available. Contact Blair Kennedy

778-515-5555 Okanagan Falls.

50mctf

PETS

BORDER COLLIE pups. Born April 19. $100 each. Call 250-498-6074 or 250-490-7184. 50p2


FREE KITTENS: Cute, friendly kittens (and young cats as well) need homes. A large inventory to select from. Will deliver. Call 250-498-4574. 50f2

FREE - 20 gal. Tropical fish aquarium including fish. Call 250-498-8442. 50f2

FREE TO GOOD HOMES. 4 young cats (2 female, 2 male) ALSO 2, 9 week old kittens. (1 male, 1 female). Call 250-498-5376. 50f2

FOR SALE

FREE LLAMA: Male llama. Not quite 1 year old. Brown and white. Call 250-498-4574. 50f2

REAL ESTATE

TOWNHOUSE - 2 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, single car garage. Bright, open, must see. $224,900. 778-931-2331. 50p2

OLIVER VINEYARD FOR SALE - Full production, with crop. 11.2 acres, 2 homes plus cabin. $1,400,000. Call 1-778-869-1805. 49v2

RETAIL SPACE Approx. 1400 sq ft. Main St. Os-oyoos. Call 250-446-2083. 51v7

RESIDENTIAL EVICTION SERVICES-

Terminal Bailiffs, Call 250-493-2618.

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OVER 1100 SQ FT. OFFICE space available. Store front at 9336-348 Ave. Has sepa-rate entrance, utilities and bathroom. Great location at a reasonable rate. Avail. now. Call 250-498-4506. 35ctf

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employment opportunities

M E D I C A L O F F I C E t r a i n e e s n e e d e d ! Hospitals & doctors need medical office & medical admin staff! No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-748-4126.

employment opportunities

ADMIN ASSISTANT trainees needed! Large & small firms seeking admin staff! No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-512-7116.AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for a certified Journeyman 40 ton crane operators ASAP. Excellent wages, full benefits after 90 days, profit sharing semi-annual after 90 days, full-time career minded individuals preferred. Please send resume to: [email protected] or call ATM at 780-846-2231 to set up an interview.AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for Journeyman Welders, $31. - $35. per hour. 2nd/3rd year apprentices, hourly rate based on experience. Full benefits after 90 days. Profit sharing semi-annual after 90 days. Full-time career minded individuals preferred. Send resume to: [email protected] or call ATM at 780-846-2231 to set up an interview.

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If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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CITY LIVING IN a Westcoast style! Beautiful rentals available now in Wesbrook Village at UBC. Studios, 2-bedrooms and Townhouses. Call 604-228-2025 today, or email D i scove rWesb [email protected]. www.DiscoverWesbrook.ca/bcy

steel Buildings

BUILDING SALE . . . ""FINAL CLEARANCE!"". 25x40 $7995. 30x40 $ 9 8 4 0 . 3 5 x 5 0 $12,995.40x80 $18,700. 4 7 x 1 0 0 $ 2 9 , 8 9 0 . Ends included. Many others. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers s ince 1980. Call 1-800-668-5422.

The Team at

RE/MAX Wine Capital Realty

would like to say a special thank you to all those who braved the weather to help

make our 3rd Annual Yard Sale for the Cure another success!

WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!!

LOST & FOUND



3 BDRM Apt. 1500 sq. ft. 2 nd floor, above the Okana-gan Boys and Girls Club in Town. $800 mth. plus utili-ties. Avail. July 1. Call 250-498-2697. 50p2

AVAILABLE IN OLIVER.

1) One bedroom plus den, condo in Casa Rio. Views of the fountain, valley and mtns. $850 plus utilities. Rent negotiable for good, long-term tenant.2) Two bedroom condo in building C of Casa Rio. $900 plus utilities. Rent includes, storage, secure entry, eleva-tor, underground parking, exercise and games room. Available June 1st.Call Nita Neufield at Royal

LePage South Country Property Management.

For more information on these rentals or properties

available in Osoyoos at 250-498-6222.

50ctf

RENTALS SERVICES SERVICES

MOBILE HOME 2 bdrm, 2 bath on Road #7 -125th St. N/P, N/S. Avail June 1st. $550 month. Call 250-498-2555 or 250-498-1102. 50p3

2 STOREY HOUSE - Avail. June 15. 6+ bdrms. Near Road 16. N/P. References required. $1,000 mth. plus utilities. Call 250-485-8571. 49v3

2 BDRM 1200 sq. ft. base-ment suite. Shared laundry. $600 mth. plus utilities. Call 250-485-2742. 50p2

1 BDRM SUITE for rent on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake. Ground level, separate entrance. W/D, F/S. No pets. No smok-ing. Call 250-485-8502. 49p3

2 BDRM HOUSE. N/S, N/P, Avail. July 1. Call 250-498-0155. 50p2

2 BDRM top floor of house, $650 mth. plus utilities. ALSO 2 bdrm. basement suite, $550 mth. plus utili-ties. WHOLE HOUSE $1000. mth plus utilities. Call 250-498-6100. 50p3

2500 SQ. FT. for rent. 2nd floor, above the public li-brary. Bright and open. Call 250-485-7880. 49c4

36 FT. FIFTH WHEEL. 6 km N of Oliver. Weeping Willow Mobile Home Park. Skirted with large deck, fully fur-nished. Access to OK River. $710 mth. includes utilities and cable. Ref. and DD re-quired. Call 250-495-2872 or cell 250-689-5045. 51v2

4 BEDROOM HOUSE C/A swimming pool, good priva-cy. 2 km north of Oliver. Call 250-498-7210. 51p2

2 BDRM SUITE for rent. Private entrance. $550 mth. includes utilities. Call 250-498-9413. 51p2

3 BDRM FURNISHED base-ment suite. Satellite and in-ternet included. Half utilities. F/S, microwave, W/D. Close to Osoyoos Lake. N/S, N/P. Call 250-486-8050. 51v1

SERVICES

ARGON ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Residential - CommercialElectric Heating

DEAN MALMBERG250-498-4506

Contractor # 434749336 348 Ave. Unit A

www.argonelectrical.ca ctf

LINTON BOBCAT AND MINI EXCAVATOR

SERVICE.Yard and lawn prep., drive-way levelling. Prefer working with the homeowner to de-velop a satisfying and func-tional landscaped area.

Call 250-498-1033 or 250-498-2222.

38v16

A 1 LAWN CARE- lawns - gardens -

-snow removal - chimneys--power washing - irrigation-

-firewood - CALL 250-485-7916

March2012

HUTTON’S INTERIOR DECORATING & PAINTING SERVICES Painting, Colour Consulta-tions, Design Services and

more.Call ALLISON at 250-498-6428.

July1/11

GREEN AS GRASS LAWN MAINTENANCE

Lawn maintenanceFertilizing

Small pruning jobsCall 250-498-6741.

44p18

RETIRED PLUMBERwill clean your drains.

30 yrs. Experience.Reasonable rates.

Please call 250-276-4310. 50v4

SHOEING & TRIMMINGHot & Cold & Corrective.Call Dan at 250-486-6662

for appointment. 45p18

RODNEY’S HANDYMAN SERVICE.

Quality work guaranteed.Painting, time, laminate

floors, windows, doors etc.NO JOB TOO SMALL.

Call 250-498-2210. 50p4

RENTALS RENTALS

In loving memory

Barbara BalasAugust 9, 1925 - May 19, 2011

Barbara Balas passed away in Golden, BC on May 19, 2011 at the age of 85 years.

Born in Romania, Barbara immigrated to Canada at the age of 2 years. Along with her parents, Michael and Elizabeth Schutz, and her brother Massie, the family farmed in Saskatch-ewan for a time before relocating to Osoyoos and later to Pent-icton, BC.

Barb left home as a teenager to follow her love of horses, ro-deos, and all things western. She found work on a farm in Sas-katchewan and this is where she met and married her husband, Bill Balas. The couple spent the early years of their marriage farming along with several of Bill’s relatives. Barb was happy to eventually leave Saskatchewan and move back to BC. The family settled in Golden for a number of years and after Bill’s retirement they returned to Oliver, BC. When her husband passed away in 1993, Barb showed her determination and strength by continuing to live on their rural acreage outside of Oliver. She reluctantly moved back to Golden when vascular dementia began to rob her of the ability to live independently.

Barbara loved to garden and was happiest working in her flower beds and maintaining a vast lawn which took hours to mow and trim. She loved the Okanagan heat – the hotter the better. She had an exceptional love for animals and remained true to her devotion to all manner of creatures, often caring for them before herself.

Barb was a wonderful mother to her three sons. She was happiest when the ‘kids’ were home visiting and she would cook her famous cabbage rolls in return for the completion of long lists of chores that she saved up for their visits. Her motto seemed to be “don’t waste time sitting, when you can be outside working”.

Fiercely independent, stubborn and determined, Barb was a hard worker all her life. Even in her later years her family had difficulty keeping up with her daily routine. Loyal and sup-portive to her family and friends, Barb was a cherished friend to many. Barb did not like being told what to do and she did not willingly surrender control over any aspect of her life even during her final days.

Barbara is survived by her sons, Dale (Lynda), Gary (Mick-ey) and Don (Joyce); her cherished grandchildren, Tracey and Jason (Lindsey); great-granddaughter, Jayden; sisters, Isobel Nielsen and Agnes (Al) Dickson; sisters-in-law, Rose, Max-ine, Billy, Hannah and Leah; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Barbara will make her final return to her beloved Okanagan on August 9th, 2011 when a graveside service will be conduct-ed and her ashes interred beside her husband in Oliver, BC.

RAY’S PAINTING3 ROOM SPECIAL

Any 3 rooms for $250. Walls, minor repairs, 2 coats, interior - exterior. Satisfaction guaranteed.

25 years experience.Call Ray at 250-487-0840.

51p/eow14

ELECTROLYSIS BY MARG

Get rid of unwanted hair permanently and safely with just a few treatments. Call 250-495-2782. 34mctf

YARD SALES

KIWANIS MARKET 34782-91st Street

(Sawmill Road)

Check us out. We accept clean, serviceable items. Please No clothing. Call 250-485-0242 or 250-498-0176. Drop off times: 9:00- 12:00 Wednesdays, and 9:00 - 12:00 Fridays. Open for sales: 8:30 to 12:30 Satur-days. Please leave a message, you will be answered. ctf

MOVING SALE Everything must go! Sat, June 18th. 36826 Leighton Crescent #24. Tumbleweed Terrace 8am to 1pm. 51p1

OBITUARIES

In loving memory

Philomen JeanGulland

(nee Penner)November 16, 1962 - June 4, 2011

Margaret and Bernard Penner of Oliver, BC announce with heavy hearts the sudden passing of their beloved Philomen at a watercare work-site in Auckland, NZ.

Philomen will forever be missed by daughter, Emma and son, Cameron; brothers, Bernie and Edward; sister, Karen and their families; uncles, aunts, and the many friends and relatives across Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

In lieu of fl owers, anyone wishing to contribute to an intended memorial scholarship and bursary program in Philomen’s name at either Garibaldi High in Maple Ridge or BCIT in Burnaby would be gratefully appreciated.

A celebration of Philomen’s life will take place in the near future, time and place to be announced.

John Freitas BorbaMarch 8, 1965 - June 7, 2011

On Tuesday, June 7, 2011, Mr. John Freitas Borba of Oliver passed away suddenly in Summerland as the result of an accident at the age of 46 years.

He was predeceased by his baby brother Luis. John will be fondly remembered by his loving family including wife, Margie; son, Tyrone; parents, Manuel and Elvira; brother, Joe (Brenda) and their children Brendan, Daneel and Le-von; many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

John was born, raised and educated in Oliver. He volun-teered his time with the Knights of Columbus, the CNIB, Big Brothers and the Catholic Church Youth Group and was married in 1988.

Most recently John worked casino security. He also owned and operated the Chevron gas station, worked at 7-11, Moduline and was a teen care-giver for the Ministry for Children and Family Development.

Prayers were held at 7:00 PM, Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Christ the King Catholic Church. A funeral mass was held at 11:00 AM, Monday, June 13, 2011 at Christ the King Catholic Church.

Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com Arrangements entrusted to

Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Service& Crematorium, Oliver & Osoyoos, BC.

www.nunes-pottinger.com

In loving memory

In Loving Memory

Born March 18, 1943 in New Westminster, BC, deceased May 27, 2011 at St. Paul’s hospital in Vancouver, BC. She is survived by her loving husband, Murray, of 49 years, Oliver, BC; son, Jeff (Kelly) Kelowna, BC; daughter, Pam Green (Bill) Abbottsford, BC; 5 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. She always enjoyed her family, loved to play cards and was proud to be a “stay at home” Mom. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends as she was respected and loved by all. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Elk’s Lodge at 1:00 PM, June 25, 2011, at 9725 360 St., Oliver, B.C.

Donations may be made to the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation. Pre-Heart Transplant Fund. Forms will be available at the Celebration of Life or online at www.helpstpauls.com

Diane LouiseAlaric

OBITUARY

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Gehringer Brothers Estate WineryWINESHOP POSITION

Seasonal part-time position available immediately. Person to interact with visitors, explain about wines and usual retail activities.Please send resume to [email protected] or drop off at winery

Branch Manager – Oliver, BC Assistant Branch Manager – Kelowna, BC

Interior Savings is the largest credit union based in the interior of B.C. We deliver exceptional financial services and products to over 82,000 members in 14 communities through 21 branches, two Commercial Services Centres and associated companies. We are seeking solution-focused people to help us deliver our vision – to be the best in the communities we serve. As a valued team member, you will experience a diverse, exciting and rewarding workplace and a great place to build a career. As a key member of our management team you will ensure that the member experience lives up to our vision & values. The job responsibilities are: leading the branch sales & service strategies including marketing, business building, and member relationship management; developing and leading professional sales teams; proactively determining & fulfilling our members needs as well as actively achieving branch goals & objectives. You will bring your personal strengths in communication, leadership, coaching, and mentoring to ensure that employee growth and development is aligned with business objectives and the success of the Credit Union. Closing Date: June 26th, 2011 Qualifications: A university degree in a related field, plus a Branch

Compliance Manager Designation Credit Union related designations and knowledge of relevant

legislation (i.e. Financial Institutions Act) are a preferred asset 7-9 years of leadership/management experience, preferably in

the financial services sector Knowledge of: employment laws, strategic management

practices, and accounting principles and practices. Ability to set and deliver upon branch goals and objectives

Qualified applicants are invited to forward their preference of position along with their cover letter and resume to:

Interior Savings Credit Union Human Resources Services

300-678 Bernard Avenue Kelowna BC V1Y 6P3

Fax: 250-869-8339 Email: [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact short-listed candidates only.

Is Your Castle

Your Home...

SATURDAY & SUNDAY-June 18th and 19th, 8 am to 2 pm. #1-38660-71st St. Weeping Willows MHP. Across from Jackson Triggs. Lots of treasures for every-one. 51p1

INDOOR GARAGE SALE Sat, June 18th. 8 am to 1 pm on 93rd St/Island Road. Look for signs. 51p1

OLIVER FARMERS MARKET OPENING DAY!!This Saturday - Lions Park

8:30 am - 12:30 pm. 51p1

Deadline for Classi� ed ads:

9:00 A.M. TUESDAYS

RV Factory Yard SaleEquipment, Air Tools, Saws, Racking, Carts,

Routers, Exterior Graphics, Cabinet Doors, Misc RV Parts, Office Equipment

General Coach 9316 - 348 Ave., OLIVERSaturday, June 18th 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

YARD SALES

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Oliver Half Iron a mental game for Ed DukesWhat is it like being tossed around in a giant washing

machine, or being an ant caught in the scorching heat of a colossal magnifying glass?

Ed Dukes will tell you.The 65-year-old was the only Oliver competitor who

finished the Half Iron triathlon within regulation time on June 5. He placed 679th out of nearly 800 athletes. His time was 7:24:42.

“I was a little bit disappointed, but the heat really slowed me down on the (21-kilometre) run,” Dukes said, noting

some athletes suffered heat stroke.The two-kilometre swim was another tough part of the

race. Going for a swim by yourself is one thing, but jumping in the lake with hundreds of other competitors is like get-ting caught in a washing machine, Dukes said.

He noted people were swimming on top of each other, jostling for position. “One of my friends got punched in the face and swallowed water (he then got sick and had to quit).”

The 93-kilometre bike ride was a “lovely ride” for Dukes, but at the end of it he had to drum up a lot of willpower to start the run. “The second loop of the run was better than the first. I drank lots of water and Gatorade.” But at one

point Dukes found himself questioning whether he should give up. “The whole thing is mental.”

Dukes slept for 11 hours that night.This is his third year competing in the event, and he

plans to do it again next year. He first got involved as a volunteer.

“Some people said I’d never be fit enough to do the Half Iron, but I challenged myself.”

The top three triathlon finishers were Jonathan Caron from Penticton (4:19:22), Scott Tremblay from Kaleden (4:20:18), and Justin Birks from Penticton (4:25:38).

The female champion was Karen Thibodeau from Lang-ley with a time of 4:46:03.

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Ed Dukes from Oliver gives the thumbs up during the cycling portion of the Half Iron triathlon on June 5. He finished the race in seven hours and 24 minutes.


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