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SPRING RUN-OFFLocal creeks can become dangerous during the spring run-off.Water volumes and velocities increase creating unstable banksand dangerous conditions. Please ensure the safety of yourselfand your family and keep a safe distance from the creeks duringspring run-off.

2014-RFQ-30 - STAIRS & STANDPIPE FOR FIRE PROPThe City of Penticton invites qualified companies to submit aQuotation for Design, Construction and Installation of Stairs,Flatforms and Standpipe for Fire Prop. Mandatory Site Meeting: 10:00 am Wednesday, May 21, 2014 @Fire Hall #2 located at 285 Dawson Avenue, Penticton, BC.Please note the Closing Date & Time: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 @2:00 pm.For a copy of the full Request for Quotation please visit the City of Penticton website:www.penticton.ca/purchasing

FLUSHING OF WATER MAINSThe Works Division will commence its annual unidirectionalwater main flushing program within the Municipal area com-mencing May 12 - June 30, 2014. Advantages of adopting a unidirectional water main flushing program will result in significant system improvements and cost savings such as:

• increased water velocity, which promotes better pipelinescouring

• improved mineral and biological deposit removal• taste and odour control• reduction of turbidity• elimination of waterline re-fouling• reduced frequency of mainline flushing• reduced water usage• opportunity for infrastructure preventative maintenance

(valve and hydrant exercising)• cost savings over traditional flushing.

This may result in the water supply showing sediment and discoloration in various areas. This sediment is bacterially harmless, however, may cause some discoloration to laundry ifnot detected. To avoid any inconvenience check water colorprior to using.If you do experience dirty water, simply run a cold water tap until water clears up. We thank you for your cooperation andapologize for any inconvenience you experience. For more information contact the City Yards at (250) 490-2500.

SKAHA LAKE BOAT TRAILER PARKINGFees to park your vehicle with attached boat trailers are in effectas of May 1 for the Skaha Lake on-site lot and on-street parkingSouth Main Street.Half-day permits are $5 for up to 5 hours of parking, and full-daypermits are $10 for 5 or more hours. These can be purchased atthe ticket machine at Skaha Lake. If you launch your boat andthen bring it elsewhere (friend’s house, etc) that allows trailerparking, there is no fee.Annual Residents Permits are $70 and can be purchased at CityHall. This permit does not guarantee space, but you are able topark your vehicle and trailer in the on-site parking lot or permittedon-street parking. People are asked to provide proof of residency(photo ID, etc.) and permits must be hung from the rearview mirror so they are visible to enforcement staff. For more information or maps or the area, visit www.penticton.ca/parkingor call 250-490-2465.

PENTICTON RECYCLING EASY UNDER NEW B.C. GUIDELINES

As of May 19, new provincial guidelines on recycling come intoeffect. Good news: How residents recycle their materials is not changing.Blue bags, blue bins and blue carts are all acceptable methods toputting out recycling materials for weekly collection at the curbside. Multi-family residents will continue to use their existingsystem.What’s changing: there are new items that you can recycle in yourcurbside or multi-family collection:

• Gable top cartons – milk, egg substitutes, cream, etc.• Boxes or cartons, known as Tetra Pak or aseptic packaging

– soup, broth, milk type beverages, etc.• Aerosol cans and caps – cans must be empty - paint cans

are not accepted• Spiral-wound paper cans and lids – frozen juice, potato

chips, etc.• Paper or plastic cups with lids for hot and cold drinks.• Plastic garden pots and trays.• Recyclables you should take to the recycle depot include

Polystyrene foam packaging (new this year), plastic bags and overwrap, and non-deposit glass bottles and jars.

For full lists of what you can recycle, visit www.penticton.ca/recycling. The City Garbage and RecyclingCalendar delivered to your home in June will also have a fullbreakdown.

Penticton Herald, Wednesday, May 14, 2014

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By JOHN MOORHOUSEPenticton Herald

Travis Kruger credits aFirst Nations canoeingprogram with helpingmould his perspective

on life.Kruger, 35, grew up on the

Penticton Indian reserve and waselected to band council in July2010. He has worked as a naturalresource technician for the bandfor the past dozen or so years.

Kruger was active in thePulling Together canoe journeys,in which young aboriginal pad-dlers and RCMP and other policeofficers travelled down riversand along coastal routes to com-munities around the province.

“It’s just a way of mixing youthand authority figures and lettingthem know they’re normal peo-ple too,” he said. “I really enjoyedworking with the PullingTogether Society. I sat on theboard for one year.”

“We see an increase in (highschool) graduation, we see an in-crease in post-secondary. We seethis army of kids that all want tobe youth workers because theysee the job that they do and howsuccessful it is.”

Kruger credits his uncle andaunt, Grand Chief Stewart Phillipand former band councillor JoanPhillip, with encouraging him torun for council and help directthe community’s future.

He was actually on a canoe tripon the West Coast when someonephoned to tell him he had beenelected to band council.

“I was like: ‘Well, great, butwe’re moving camp. Gotta go,’”he recalled with a laugh.

In more recent years, Krugerhas focused on tourism.

His family owns the formerHappy Hour Campground sitenear the south entrance toPenticton. After turning downvarious proposals to redevelopthe property, the family agreed toa plan by Max Picton to developthe Barefoot Beach Resort, which

opened to rave reviews in 2013.Travis Kruger acted as a consult-ant in the endeavour.

Kruger said he takes pride inhelping transform the south en-trance to the city.

“I believe when people drivethrough a town and they seesomething that’s interesting,even if they don’t stop there, theymight stop in town because some-thing caught their eye.”

Now he is helping shape theBoonstock Music Festival, to beheld this August long weekend ona 47-hectare site off Old AirportRoad, immediately north of theSkaha Meadows golf course.

Half the site is owned byKruger’s family and half on an-other locatee family’s land.

Although some initial securityconcerns were expressed by thecommunity when Boonstockfounder Colin Kobza announced

last year he was moving the festi-val to the Okanagan from theEdmonton area, Kruger said theevent will be very well run.

Kruger, who serves as a consult-ant for Boonstock, said he under-stands the community’s concerns.

“Change is a really hard thingfor people,” he said. “We’re notgoing to make everyone happyuntil Aug. 4 once it’s over and it’ssuccessful.”

He noted Colin and his wifehave moved to Penticton andwant to be part of the communi-ty. Band council approved thefestival in March of 2013.

“People think that when youhold something on the reserve,it’s just ‘Whatever you want togo, goes,’ but it is a misconcep-tion of a huge magnitude.”

Site preparation work forBoonstock is well underway, andmeasures are being taken to make

sure security, medical and fire-suppression issues are addressed.

Meanwhile, Kruger, who isamong the younger members onthe Penticton Indian band coun-cil, added a word of advice foryoung people.

“You have to have obtainablegoals and you have to have thosebig, dreamy goals,” he said. “Beaccountable to yourself. In theend, the only person that’s goingto do it is you.”

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The City of Penticton is selling a piece of downtown— thousands of pieces, actually.

Sidewalk paving stones salvaged from the downtownrevitalization project, now nearing completion, will beavailable for purchase during four days this month, al-lowing people to spruce up their landscaping at a rea-

sonable cost.About 1,660

square metres ofpaver bricks havebeen salvaged fromalong WestminsterAvenue and MartinStreet. The city pub-lic works yard doesnot have room forstorage, and ratherthan discard them,a four-day sale isplanned to clear inventory.

Paving stones willbe available for $75

per pallet, with approximately 280 to 300 bricks per pal-let. They will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis,as is, where is, with no exceptions or substitutions.Sales will be cash only, and people are asked to bringexact change.

The sales will take place at the City Yards buildingat 616 Okanagan Ave. E. on the following dates:

— Friday, May 23, 1 to 4 p.m.— Saturday, May 24, 7 a.m. to noon— Friday, May 30, 1 to 4 p.m.— Saturday, May 31, 7 a.m. to noon“Downtown Revitalization is designed to inject ener-

gy and create a positive impact in our commercial core.Salvaging and selling Downtown Penticton pavingstones mean the project’s ripple effects will continuethroughout Penticton,” said Mayor Garry Litke. “Thepaver sale is an affordable opportunity for residents torevitalize their own backyards.”

Some paving stones will also go to a good cause, witha small number donated to the South OkanaganRehabilitation Centre for Owls near Oliver. SORCOvolunteers plan to use the bricks to build a path aroundone of their buildings to improve access to one of the fa-cility’s pens.

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VALLEYINBRIEFMedical marijuanaseminar SaturdayThe Canadian Silver Tour will stop

in Summerland on Saturday for apresentation entitled MedicalMarijuana: Healing Society.

The co-ordinator and main speak-er is Jim Leslie, who has a BA incriminal justice. He is a retired bor-der services guard.

Two others will speak: RickSimpson, a pioneer in medicalcannabis (via Skype from Croatia),and Dr. Lester Grinspoon, associateprofessor of psychiatry at Harvard’smedical school (pre-recorded).

The seminar will be presented atthe Royal Canadian Legion inSummerland, 14205 Rosedale Ave.The first half of the seminar is from11 a.m. until 2 p.m.The second halfis from 4 to 7 p.m.

Admission is by donation. Formore information, visit www.canadi-ansilvertour.com.

Children’s festivalseeks volunteers

With the 11th OkanaganInternational Children’s Festival nowless than two weeks away, organiz-ers are still in need of volunteers forthe event, which runs May 22-24.

Volunteers are needed as earlyas May 19 for setup and up untilMay 25 for teardown. Other volun-teer positions available include pro-duction, box office, ushers, activi-ties, security, garbage detail andmore. Most volunteer times are 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily.

Volunteers may register online atwww.okchildrensfest.org.Volunteersmust be willing to consent to a crim-inal background check, but the pro-cedure and cost will be handled bythe festival.

For more information, phoneJudith Bowes at 250-493-8800.

Crosstown Bus returns to Valley

Classic rock band Crosstown Bus,whose origins date back to themembers’ high school days at Pen-Hi in the late 1960s, is returning tothe Okanagan for two nights.

The band, featuring BrianAnderson (bass), Jeff Boyne (gui-tar), Rick Gannon (drums) andDeidre LaCroix (keyboards), will playat Kelowna’s Blue Gator on Fridayand Saturday beginning at 9 p.m.both nights. Cover charge is $5.TheBlue Gator is at 441 Lawrence Ave.

— Penticton Herald

TOP 40 UNDER 40

Band leader makes differenceboth on and off Indian reserve

JOHN MOORHOUSE/Penticton Herald

Travis Kruger scans the site of the Boonstock Music Festival on the Penticton Indian reserve. He says hewill be smiling when the festival proves to be successful this August long weekend. Kruger, who acts as aconsultant for the festival, is featured in this week’s Top 40 Under 40 series sponsored by the Penticton &Wine Country Chamber of Commerce.

Penticton residentssure to beat a pathto sale on pavers

Herald file photo

Pallets of sidewalk bricks salvaged during the downtownrevitalization of WestminsterAvenue and Martin Street will besold by the City of Penticton thismonth.