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Downtown to get rainbow proud

Andrea DeMeerSpotlight Staff

The Town of Princeton will spend $2,000 to paint a rainbow crosswalk on Bridge Street, from the post office to Veteran’s Square.

The motion was unanimously passed Monday night by council, following a letter requesting the move signed by a number of local residents.

Councillor Rosemary Doughty said she was encouraged to support the idea by a group of children in the community, that anonymously colored a downtown crosswalk in sidewalk chalk following the recent US Supreme Court decision open-ing the door to gay marriage in 50 states.

“The children that came out and did it in sidewalk chalk so inspired me,” she said. “It was beautiful and it just says diversity to me.”

Councillor Doug Patemen made the motion for the expen-diture, saying “it will brighten our town and make if feel so welcoming.”

Mayor Frank Armitage said he expects community wide support for the painting, noting that rainbow crosswalks have already sprung up in communities like Victoria, Vancouver and Prince Rupert.

He said the decision was “based on the fact that we have this letter in hand…Society has changed. I will leave it that broad.”

The letter, written by local artist Nienke Klaver, suggested the crosswalk might be a bit of a tourist attraction but will also send a clear message about the way Princeton embraces diversity.

“It gives the message that Princeton supports human rights and sexual diversity. It shows that town council does not toler-ate discrimination. It identifies Princeton as an open minded and compassionate town where everyone is welcome.”

Director of Infrastructure Kevin Huey said the cross walk should be painted in approximately two weeks. An outside firm that has produced other similar crossings will be con-tracted to complete the project in street grade paint.

While other communtiies have adopted rainbow crosswalks, the idea for Princeton’s crosswalk came from a group of children who produced a rainbow on Bridge Street with sidewalk chalk.

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Rika RuebsaatMany people in Princeton will know Rui

Ferreira, a Rotary exchange student from Brazil who has been living and going to school in Princeton for the past year.

Last fall Rui got to know Daniel Davidson, a Princeton resident and a retired mariner of thirty years. It soon became apparent that they both shared a passion for music and sup-ported each other in their respective musical endeavors.

They decided that playing together at the Princeton Traditional Music Festival would be a great way to bring their two musical cul-tures together. It would also be a celebratory fond farewell from Rui to his host family and all the friends he has made in Princeton over the past year.

To that end Daniel and Rui have com-posed some songs that bring together the true life adventures from Daniel’s many years

at sea, traditional Brazilian folk songs from Rui’s home in San Paulo, as well as a few original songs about Rui’s life in Canada. We look forward very much to this intercontinen-tal, cross-cultural collaboration. Daniel and Rui will be performing under the name “The Madeiras.” Watch for them at the Festival.

This year’s Festival will feature more Latin American music from Los Porteños del Mundo, a family-based trio from Vancouver. They will take you on a journey through the many musical traditions of a variety of port cultures from Argentina to Canada with many stops in between. “Porteño” means “a person from the port.”

The group has a particular passion for the traditional music of Latin America. Some of you may remember Michelle Cormier of Los Porteños del Mundo playing accordion at last year’s festival with a couple dancing the tango to the music. Porteños del Mundo’s

passion for the music they play is expressed in their choice of repertoire that reveals the diverse cultural influences on many of these traditions as well as demonstrating the strong link that many people have to the sea and how living on its bustling shore influences their lives and their music.

It is with great pleasure that we once again welcome Princeton’s Member of Parliament, Alex Atamanenko, to sing at the Festival. Alex has performed at the Festival every year since 2010 and we are most grateful for his ongoing and enthusiastic support. This will be his last year as an MP and we look forward to having him perform next year in his “civvies”.

Alex has been singing for many years both as a solo performer and with a group called the Balladeers. He performs regularly in seniors’ homes in the Castlegar area. Alex will be singing Canadian folk songs, songs

of the 1960’s folk revival as well as songs in Russian, a language he learned at home. Alex will be performing with Nick Plotnikoff.

Daniel and Rui, Los Porteños del Mundo and Alex Atamanenko are just a few of the items on the rich menu of music at this year’s Traditional Music Festival, The festivities begin on the town square on Friday 14 August at 6:15 pm. Then there is music from 10 am until 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday right in downtown Princeton. The best thing about it is that it’s free – no admission is charged. It is run entirely by volunteers including the musicians. If you would like to find out more, visit the Festival’s website at www.princetontraditional.org. If you’d like to help out at the Festival or billet a performer the committee would love to hear from you. You can email [email protected] or phone 250-295-6010.

Popular exchange student brings Latin America to festival

Andrea DeMeerThe Princeton Library was alight with smiles and laughter July 20th as members of the Summer Reading Cloub enjoyed a visit from cel-ebrated magician and entertainer Leif David.The popular reading club, free to local chil-dren, will hold a session of games and crafts July 27 beginning at 10:30 am.

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Spotlight Staff A phone call to police about a suspicious

van downtown last week led to numerous charges against a 40-year-old Princeton man and his 17-year-old female companion from Cawston.

RCMP Sergeant Barry Kennedy said police were called in the early hours of Thursday July 16 about a van “that just didn’t seem right.”

Officers located and seized the van, as it was uninsured. They released a man and girl to a camp-site on Crown land along the Similkameen River after the couple removed several personal items from the vehicle.

Later in the morning police received four phone calls from residents in the Billiter Avenue and Lime Street area reporting break and enters that occurred the previous night.

The property reported missing included electron-

ics, power tools and jerry cans.“It wasn’t until everyone woke up Thursday

morning and they started calling in that we realized we had caught the people who had all this stuff.”

After securing a search warrant for a tent police recovered the items reported stolen, as well as stolen property associated with other break and enters in the area.

The man was charged with breaking and enter-ing and possession of stolen property over $5,000. The teenage girl – who was released to her parents – faces identical charges, as well as one charge of resisting arrest.

Kennedy said the story emphasizes the impor-tance of residents being vigilant and willing to call police. “Look at what we generated out of this. We’ve probably solved seven files just from people calling. Kudos to the people for phoning in.”

Police lay charges after recovering property at campsite

A Princeton man was found guilty in Penticton Supreme Court last week of possession of cocaine.

Dwayne Costa, who was arrested in 2013 at a local resort, was acquitted on charges of trafficking.

It was alleged in court he was found with three and half ounces of cocaine.

Costa received one year of probation and a $1,000 fine.

Drug possession nets fine

Multiple people were sent to hospital with minor injuries after a bus carrying youths from a church camp, departing from Princeton, was hit by a Dodge truck 20 kilometres west of Osoyoos Thursday afternoon.

Around 1:30 p.m. South Okanagan Traffic Services, Osoyoos RCMP and Keremeos RCMP responded to a collision on Highway 3.

A Dodge truck pulling a travel trailer was travel-ling westbound on Highway 3 when it attempted to pass a tractor trailer unit. A school bus travelling east on Highway 3 was carrying approximately 30 youth from a church camp in Princeton.

Police said the driver of the Dodge truck lost control while trying to swerve back in front of the tractor trailer. The driver of the Dodge truck was unable to regain control and slid sideways and the driver’s door went into the front of the bus. The main body of the travel trailer broke free from the trailer frame and went over an embankment bursting into flames and was destroyed by fire.

Two of the occupants from the bus were taken to South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH) in Oliver with minor injuries. The occupants of the

Dodge were also transported to SOGH and Penticton Regional Hospital with minor injuries.

The Ministry of Forests (BC Fire Service) were on scene to extinguish the brush fire caused by the fully engulfed travel trailer.

Highway 3 was closed for approximately two hours.

Minor injuries in church camp bus crash

Andrea DeMeerPrinceton’s newly crowned ambassadors signed their oaths of office at the town council meeting Monday night. Left to right are Victoria Gibb, vice ambassador, Hanna Gould, ambassador, and friend-ship ambassador Thyme Callihoo.

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VICTORIA – Have you noticed the latest deg-radation of standards on TV news? In addition to sensational depictions of crime, accidents and celeb-rities, the lineup now incorporates any nonsense that is momentarily “viral” on the Internet.

So it was with an online petition singling out Swiss food corporation Nestlé, which operates a water bottling plant near Hope. It’s the largest in B.C., one of many that bottle the province’s water and sell it back to a gullible public.

This petition is courtesy of SumOfUs, one of those self-appointed environmental watchdogs that seem to pop up like mushrooms overnight. “Fighting for people over profits,” they claim, pitching for donations.

The story has what U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert calls “truthiness.” That’s when something is false, but it “feels” true.

“Nestlé is about to suck B.C. dry – for $2.25 per million litres to be exact,” says the SumOfUs headline.

Using her keen sense of what’s superficially popular, Premier Christy Clark instantly called for a review of these low rates for selling the people’s water.

It then fell to Environment Minister Mary Polak to explain what’s really going on.

“People keep saying there’s a deal with Nestlé,” Polak told reporters. “There isn’t. They pay the same as any other industrial user, in fact the highest industrial rate, and it goes for anything from hydraulic fracturing to bottled water, those involved in min-ing for example, any of those heavy industrial uses.”

And why is that rate so low? It’s because the province takes great pains not to “sell” water, which would make it a commodity under trade agreements, like oil or minerals. That would surrender provincial control, and allow the U.S. to press for equal access to Canadian water.

“You’re buying the right to use the water,” Polak said. “I know it sounds crazy to the public, but we call it a rental – a water rental.

There’s a reason we use that language, because we are very careful to avoid any suggestion that by pay-ing this amount, you therefore own that water.

“That reserves for us the right at any time, for a compelling public need, to say stop. It doesn’t matter if you have a licence.”

As for the brazenly false claim that Nestlé is sucking B.C. dry, I’m indebted to a real environ-mental professional named Blair King for explaining this. (His blog, achemistinlangley.blogspot.ca, offers useful technical explanations of issues in the news, many of which contradict so-called environmental-ists.)

King notes that the bottling plant uses less than one per cent of the flow through Kawkawa Lake:

“If Nestlé stopped operating (and put its 75 employees out of work and stopped paying municipal taxes) would there be more water for the rest of us?” he writes.

“Absolutely not. Kawkawa Lake drains its excess water into the Fraser River, which drains into the Strait of Georgia. Neither the Fraser River at Hope nor the Strait of Georgia is particularly short of water, even in the driest of years.”

Clark made one useful contribution, when asked about this urgent non-issue by those seeking to further sensationalize the current drought and forest fires.

She correctly noted that most B.C. residents have access to the best tap water in the world, and have no need for bottled water.

Nestlé, Perrier, Coke, Pepsi and other companies have done a fantastic job of convincing people that their drinking water has to be delivered in bottles from some mythical pure source.

Here’s a tip, Nestlé critics: Fill a jug with water and stick it in the fridge. Fight the corporations.

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

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It would be interesting to learn how many people changed their water consumption habits after the prov-ince declared the area a Level 3 drought zone a week and a half ago.

In addition to banning fishing in the Similkameen and its tributaries, the government asked for municipal, industrial and agricultural users to voluntarily reduce their water use by 20 per cent.

There was no hue and cry. In Princeton town offi-cials said they are monitoring water levels. The RDOS said the same thing, and added it is the job of local gov-ernment to help educate water consumers about ways they can economize.

A few cooler-than-usual days and some much-welcomed rain seem to have dampened serious fears about water shortages.

Indeed, it’s unlikely anyone in the valley will actual-ly “run out” of water this summer. Well, except the fish.

At the risk of over simplifying the issue, however, the point of water conservation is to conserve water. It’s not so much a matter of putting some water aside so we have enough to drink a week from now. It’s about learning and implementing environmentally friendly practices that will support a healthy water supply for years to come. Never forget the climate has become as unpredictable as an interview with Donald Trump.

Perhaps ask Metro Vancouver about that. With reserve levels at 73 per cent and dropping, the city is introducing near Draconian water restrictions this week– no lawn watering, car washing or filling of pools and hot tubs.

Water conservation should be no different than recy-cling, or composting. It needs to be part of family and community culture. On average Bristish Columbians use 490 litres of water a day. Each person, every day. Surely we can do more – or rather less – than that.

Consider these suggestions for reducing water use in your own home. It’s trite but true: every little bit helps.

Adhere to municipal watering restrictions religious-ly.

Squeal on your neighbors. If you see someone con-travening watering restrictions call the municipality and complain. Become the water police. There are fines in Princeton under the water use bylaw starting at $250 and they should be strictly applied regardless of the temperature or rainfall.

Take shorter showers. Every minute in the shower uses approximately 19 litres of water. If you are really concerned about conserving water shower with a friend. (But keep it short.)

Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth or shav-ing.

When washing fruits and vegetables, use water in a bucket and then use the waste around the garden.

Turn off your garburator and compost kitchen scraps.

Limit the number of times you mow the lawn. Long grass shades roots and demands less watering.

While adhering to municipal water restrictions remember not to water when it’s windy as water will blow off target and evaporate more quickly. Give your lawn limits, even when you are watering within the allowed time frames. Place an empty tuna can on the lawn and when it’s full turn off your sprinklers.

Change your tap washers. That can save up to 300 litres of water each week.

Always make sure the washing machine is full. One load of wash uses 190 litres of water.

BC accounts for 25 per cent of Canada’s fresh run-ning water – and it would be absolutely irresponsible to treat that abundance with anything but the greatest care.

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How was work honey?DON’T call me honey.Did you sleep well sweetie?DON’T call me sweetie.Babe, can you grab the milk out of the

fridge?I am NOT your babe.This is not a prelude to a feminist rant

against sexist and demeaning language. It’s the rant of a teenage boy who has

decided he is too old, too cool and - this one is kinda weird - too tall to be addressed by his mother with terms of endearment.

Pass the kid a sharper knife and maybe it won’t hurt so much when he makes those big slashes around my aorta.

This, from the child who breastfed so long my friends laughing referred to me as the human sippy cup.

As a baby he suffered from sleep apnea, a

terrifying condition for a parent. I slept on a thin mattress on the nursery floor beside his crib for well over a year, one eye always open and alert to the blinking lights of the movement monitor.

Now I’m not allowed to call him sweetie.

We’ve argued about it. Pet names are more of a habit than a conscious choice. I’m consid-erably past the teenage years – and also tall – yet Mr. DeMeer still routinely calls me “pump-kin.” For peace of mind I accept that as a straight up sign of affection, rather than an editorial comment regarding shape.

Everyone is in such a hurry to grow up, as if the human race is something they are actually running.

He Who Shall Not Be Called Honey insists he is 16.

He is not.He will be 16 in three weeks.

He shrugs and maintains those three weeks don’t matter. It’s hard not to smile and remem-ber those days - long ago as they may be - when age was something you automatically rounded up so as to appear more mature to your peers.

Then comes that period when it’s almost impossible to

remember your own age off the top of your head. Life is so consumed by work and day-care schedules, diaper bags, hockey practices and piano lessons there is no room in your head to count birthdays. If someone wants to know how old you are, you are forced to stop

and do the math.I am no longer rounding up, and I’m no

longer forgetting. A few years ago I officially entered the “rounding down” stage of life.

Maybe that’s one reason it’s so exquisitely painful, when your son says “don’t call me sweetie.”

All that angst aside, it is not my first time at the rodeo. The DeMeer parents have already – and mostly successfully – shep-herded two babies through to adulthood. There is a push-pull dynamic to adolescence, when your kids spin around like magnets, seeking both independence and reassurance in the same moment.

There will be a time, in a few years, when that almost-16-year-old boy will be okay when Mom uses the occasional pet name.

And until then, I’m just going to call him Jerkface.

There is more than one way to experience growing pains

old dog new tricks

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For someone who doesn’t consider him-self a collector of cars, Ken Helm of rural Cawston, BC certainly has a lot of them. When I asked “how many?” he replied, “I don’t know. Besides, what is a car? I have bodies of cars and plenty of parts. Just haven’t had time to put them all together.”

A congenial man with a snow white beard, Ken is eager to share his encyclopedic knowl-edge of vintage automobiles and their genius creators. We were treated to a virtual seminar as he took us on a tour through several sturdy, weather beaten structures, some of which he had moved to his farm from places like Hedley, Princeton and Manning Park. “I married the farmer’s daughter,” he said to explain how he had come to own this 15 acre property with a phenomenal view.

Ken bought his first car, a 1929 Model A coupe, when he was 16. After restoring it, at age 20 he was interviewed for a job by a B.C. Tel (now Telus) foreman. “He real-ized I knew something about electronics and liked the fact I’d rebuilt a car. They needed someone to fix equipment in remote areas.” He was assigned to the Hedley Microwave site and travelled to this area in the Model A. He drove the car to work every day for at least 20 years.

An incomplete (“approximately 1916”) McLaughlin awaited us in his work place. “I had only the 6 cylinder motor when I started this one,“ he said. “I’ve put electric lights on it. In the early years, cars had coal oil lamps for headlights. The fuel tank is a small bar-

rel held in place with brackets from school desks. The throttle is on the steering wheel. It will be a 2 seater, with motor and driver exposed to the elements.”

For Ken, much of the joy comes from being unorthodox and innovative. “I’m try-ing to be a bit creative,” he told us. “I have a picking pile. When I need a part I look until I find one that interests me. Sometimes I make a part.”

In a long narrow building I counted 20 motors lined up on sturdy shelving, ready for him to pick one that interests him. In another structure numerous headlamps and steering wheels were hanging from the ceiling.

“Finding the right part is like a treasure hunt,” he said. “It’s a big part of the fun. I’m excited when I come up with something totally unique.”

For most of us, driving these elderly vehicles would be a nightmare. Not for Ken, although he admits “you’re pretty much on your own for figuring out how to fix them.” He has vivid memories of a trip to Horsefly in a 1927 Model T. “The car went through 15 quarts of oil and 7 tires. When my last tire went flat, a waitress in a café said her ex-boyfriend had tires. He did.”

This trip provided another significant challenge when one of the wooden wheels broke going around a corner. “Luckily, I was able to get a wire wheel from a farmer,” Ken said. “I welded it on and we continued.”

Some of Ken’s cars offer unusual features, like a tiny BMW with a single door at the front. The steering wheel is attached to the

door and swings out with the door. This little gem cost him $800 to buy and fix. There is also a Czech built 2 cylinder model with a canvas body. To put it in reverse the motor must be shut off. The same to go forward. Not likely it was ever a big seller.

Some of the concepts incorporated into early automobiles would baffle today’s young drivers accustomed to high levels of technol-ogy. Looking at a Model T, I said, “you’d have to crank to start it?”

“Yes,” Ken responded. “They don’t have a starter.”

In retirement, Ken is still blessed with the enthusiasm of a 20 year old. As we were preparing to leave, I asked what inspires him to continue accumulating and creating what I think of as cars with unique character and sparkling personality. He considered for a moment, stroking the snow white beard, then said, “I think a guy likes to feel he’s part of something. It’s deeply rewarding when you can figure out how to fix a tough problem. It’s a way of expressing who I am.”

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Help the dog beat the heatDon’t leave your dog in a parked car

during the hot summer months. You could be risking his life. Even with the windows slightly open the temperature inside your car will reat 39oC in 10 minutes in the shade. 30 minutes it will reach 49oC.

Your pet does not sweat like you do. A hot car interferes with a dog’s normal cooling process, that is, evaporation through panting. With nothing but overheated air to breath a dog can last only a short time before suffer-ing irreparable brain damage or death.

The Apex Mountain Fire, Boot Hill and Jura fires have crews working night and day to get them under control.

Rocket camp lead to several success-ful launches from up at the Princeton Secondary School field where students were taught how to build rockets out of simple kits. Rocket building instructor, Drew Nordquist and his assistant Scott McCaron showed the youth step by step the process.

“It is a fun hobby,” stated Nordquist. “It can help relieve stress or just be a something fun to do. Either way it is cool watching your creation orbit into the sky.”

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Spotlight StaffBusiness at Princeton’s Visitors Centre is up

dramatically over last year, according to statistics released by the newly-municipally controlled opera-tion.

For the month of June the Visitors Centre saw a 22 per cent increase in the number of parties served – 1322 compared to 1025 – and an increase in number of total visitors of 15 per cent, to 2196 from 1858.

The Visitors Centre was moved from Highway 3 East to its current downtown location in May, when the Town of Princeton assumed its management.

Councillor Jerome Tjerkstra, who directs the town’s business development portfolio, said the numbers are encouraging.

“There may be a variety of factors that have resulted in the increase and we believe moving the Visitors Centre downtown would be one of them,” he told The Spotlight.

Tjerkstra said the town has received numerous letters of thanks and congratulations from passing tourists pleased with their Princeton experience.

“We’d like to thank the staff of the Visitors Centre for doing a great job and being so welcoming to everyone.”

Numbers climb at downtown tourist centre

Town employees Nadine McEwen and Destiny Earle chat with a passing tourist who had questions recently about Copper Mountain Mine.

An intriguing and important exhibit from Royal BC Museum is visiting the Princeton Museum and Archives this week.

Species at Risk is a new travelling exhibition produced in-house at the Royal BC Museum. Beginning this summer, and for the next three years, Species at Risk will deliver essential infor-mation on BC’s endangered spe-cies to the doorsteps of communi-ties around the province.

“This is one of the most important conversations British Columbians should be having right now, and yet you don’t hear much about it,” said Gavin Hanke, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at

the Royal BC Museum. “We’re excited to be spreading the word and starting conversations with BC residents, on the ground, face-to-face, out in the province.”

Over 50,000 plants and animals live in BC, more than anywhere else in Canada. But many could soon disappear for-ever; when we don’t act, threat-ened species can quickly become endangered – or worse. Over 1,500 species in BC alone are now at risk. Change is happening much too fast and their survival – and ours – depends on the choices we make today.

Housed in an inventively modified trailer and accompa-

nied by skilled and personable interpreters, Species at Risk will visit Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan this summer, setting up shop at sum-mer camps, community museums and other important regional part-ners.

As a legacy component of this initiative, beautifully designed Mini-Museums will be made available to BC schools in the fall, giving students the opportunity to study four notable species at risk through actual specimens and hands-on learning. These Mini-Museums will also be included in the touring exhibition.

Princeton Museum welcomes Species at Risk

Spotlight StaffA regional charity foundation is hoping that the

seed money it planted in Princeton will begin to branch out and support local events and groups.

By providing matching funds of up to $5,000 – and benefitting from donations from Princeton Rotary, Weyerhaeuser and private citizens – the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen has created a local endowment fund of approximately $11,000 to benefit Princeton causes.

“All donations made to the Princeton and District Legacy Fund stay in the Princeton and district area,” said Sarah Trudeau, regional development co-ordi-

nator, who urged businesses and fundraising groups to consider donating to the fund.

The Princeton Legacy fund is overseen by a local committee, she said.

Last year the community foundation – centered in Penticton – reviewed $54,000 in grant applications from the Princeton area. In its 23-year history, the foundation has awarded over $15,000 in grants and scholarships to local groups including the Palliative Care Society and Princeton Rotary Club.

For more information about how to become involved with fund contact the Community Foundation office at 250-493-9311.

Community Foundation seeks donors for local charitable fund

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Save moneyWhen factoring in travel time and the cost of fuel, shopping locally makes more sense than driving to a faraway mall. In addition, repeat custom-ers who establish a rapport with a local business owner may find that such owners are more in-clined to price match or work with loyal custom-ers to find lower prices through suppliers.

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The Green Party of Canada remains committed to federal politics, with the announcement of a candidate for Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola riding on July 11.

Robert Mellalieu, a Green Party organizer and IT professional with F1 Computer Services in West Kelowna, was chosen as the riding’s Green can-didate for the Oct. 19 election.

“There were two candidates: Silverado Socrates from the west side and then there was Robert Mellalieu,” said Dave Cursons, fundraiser for the Green Party riding association.

Mellalieu said he is taking a real-istic approach to running against incumbent Conservative candidate Dan Albas, NDP challenger Angelique Wood and Liberal Karley Scott.

While the Green Party has little chance of gaining more than a few seats nationwide in the next election, Mellalieu said his drive is to give people a choice.

“We are not in a sprint, we are in a marathon,” said Mellalieu. “During that marathon, we want to stick to our long-term goals and to our principles. That is one of the big goals.”

Then there is the popular vote when the election is over. More people vot-ing Green across the country, show-ing their support, the more influence Green policies can have on the parties in power.

“Although we will not be in power, the pundits at the different parties will see the support,” said Mellalieu. “The Liberals now have pasted some of our policies into their platform.”

For himself, Mellalieu said the

environment and corruption in the existing political environment are the big issues, and how other parties change their direction.

“They are always looking at the wind vane of the polls and saying, oh yeah, now we agree with that, whereas the Green Party is pretty steadfast in their values and structure,” he said.

Mellalieu admits the election is more likely to revolve around issues like jobs and the economy.

“The Conservatives seem to have that tied up. They say the oil patch is the final goal, that is our big saviour, is to get as much oil out of the ground as possible when all the statistics say dif-ferently,” said Mellalieu. “It’s not that big a part of the economy. Tourism is and we spent no money on tourism advertising in the U.S. last year.”

In the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding, the Greens have yet to declare a candidate. Though he can’t say when they will have an announcement, riding organizer Dan Bouchard said they are planning to field a candidate.

“We are actively on the search,” said Bouchard, noting that the new riding boundaries encompass a large area, making the search more difficult.

Bouchard, who ran for the Green party in 2008 and 2011, said he remains committed to the party, but won’t be running in this election due to his young family and growing busi-ness.

Declared candidates for South Okanagan-West Kootenay are Dick Cannings, NDP; Connie Denesiuk, Liberal and Marshall Neufeld, Conservative.

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Andrea DeMeerA visit to The Spotlight office turned into a trip down memory lane for Kathleen Spencer last week. Spencer – who now lives is Chase – is the daughter of former publisher Cameron Hooper, who worked at the paper with his wife, who was a typesetter, in the early 1950s. Spencer and her partner Christian Fouchet enjoyed browsing through some of The Spotlight archives.

Janis WrightVermilion Forks Field Naturalists experienced a

change of pace from our recent hikes in the heat, as we embarked on a leisurely stroll in the cool morn-ing air of Saturday, July 11th. Even more refreshing was the sprinkle of raindrops enjoyed by nine of us as we ambled in search of wildflowers and grasses on the property of Tim and Del Hall.

Several of us carried our plant identification books with us, but we benefited greatly from the expertise of Maggie Trehearne, local and venerable natural-ist. She recognized a couple of dozen native plants,

including Alfalfa, Prickly Lettuce, Eriogonum, a type of buckwheat plant, Narrow-leaved Collomia, from the phlox family, and Lamb’s-quarters, one of the goosefoot species.

Our next field trip will be July 25th, when Peter Antonick will take us hiking and gold-panning along the Similkameen River in the Allenby area. This is traditionally a fishing field trip, but due to the cur-rent ban we will pan for gold instead! Call Peter at 295-3640 to confirm participation, and meet at Billy’s parking lot at 9 am with food & water. Please join us!

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The golf course was busy this weekend with Ladies, Men and Junior championships all taking place. At the end of the 2-day competition, Sharleen Anderson took the title of Ladies’ Club Champion with a score of 171. Overall Low Net title was claimed by Judy Cross with a combined total of 138.

First place in the first Flight were Barb Jones (gross) and Irene Dubuc (net) while second flight winners were Elaine Harwood (gross) and Gloria Gagnon (net). Second place winners in the first flight were Pam Morphy (gross) and Cathy Chadsey (net) and in the second flight were Margaret Wilson (gross) and Cathy Facey (net). Third place in the first flight was Pat Schmunk while in the second flight were Helen Rogers (gross), Marg Masson (net) and Betty Jarvis (net).

Dominating the Birdie and Chip-in pots were Judy Cross, Pam Morphy, Barb Jones and Irene Dubuc. Other winners also included Marg Masson, Cathy Chadsey, Sharleen Anderson and Elaine Harwood.

On-course challenges were won by Irene Dubuc, Elaine Harwood, Judy Cross, Pam Morphy, Gloria Gagnon, and Cathy Facey.

Junior golfers took to the course on the week-end to compete for the title of 2015 Junior Club Champion. Above, Michael White receives the Laurie Currie Memorial Junior trophy from Board member Sharleen Anderson. Michael White sprung back in the 36-hole championship with a finishing round of 78. Chase Rempel finished a solid second while Austin O’Neil took third place and Liam Zieske took fourth. On-course challenges were won by Liam Zieske (long drive), Austin O’Neil (closest chip) and Michael White with Furthest in 2 Shots, KP and Long Drive.

Sharleen Anderson won the Ladies Championship at the Princeton Golf Course on the weekend. The Ladies’ Club continues to be busy through-out the summer with regular competitions each Tuesday morning and Wednesday afternoon. There are various match play competitions happen-ing with a 2-day, 2-lady fun tournament set for mid-August. New golfers are always welcome to come out and join the fun!

Trophies awarded during busy golf weekend

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Similkameen Spotlight Wednesday, July 22, 2015 www.similkameenspotlight.com A15 COMMUNITY

ArtsSHIRLEY’S ART CLASSES:Wednesday & Thursday Call Shirley at 250-295-4076

GARDEN CLUB: Meets third Tuesday of every month, 1 PM, Seniors Branch 30. Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577

ARTS COUNCIL: Meets at Noon on the third Wednesday of the month. Everyone Welcome! Contact Marjorie Holland, Pres., 250-295-6718 or Joann Gabriel, Sec., 250-295-3361 for location. General meetings quarterly as announced.

BUNCHGRASS QUILTERSMeet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Riverside Centre from 10 - 3 p.m.. Everyone Welcome! Contact Sharon 250-295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511

PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO:Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop op-portunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to join. 250-295-0527

PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY:The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featur-ing traditional music from many places. The three-day festival is free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you would like to help out with the festival, please con-tact Jon or Rika @ 250-295-6010

Community:INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION?For people who want to learn to pray with great sim-plicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are at a dead end, for people who want to get to know them-selves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We can go to God together and it’s free! Call me: Fr. Harry Clarke at 250-295-3541.

ORL- PRINCETON BRANCH:Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: 167 Vermilion Avenue [email protected]

WELCOME WAGON! Are you a new to Princeton? If so, we have information regarding local, civic, community services and facilities. We also have gifts for you from local merchants and busi-nesses. Call 1-866-856-8442

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Meets second Monday of every month, 1:00 p.m. Hos-pital Board Room. For info., Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577

PRINCETON and DISTRICT COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE SOCIETY:Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

HEDLEY LIBRARY HOURS: A reminder that the Library is open every Thurs. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at the OAPO Hall on Scott Ave.

Community:HEDLEY SENIORS’ CENTRE: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings - Everyone welcome. 2nd Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 am - 10 am. Daily Coffee & conversation 6:30 am to 8 am. Every Tuesday & Thursday exercise at 9 am.

SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. Members can invite a guest.

MEMBERS ONLY POOL TOURNAMENT: Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre. 10:00 am

WHIST & CRIB: (Seniors Branch #30) First Saturday of each month at 1 PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone welcome.

VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BR. #185: Regular meetings second Friday of every month at 2 p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m.

SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the � rst and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information.

LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083

PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060

JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN:New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels” attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250-295-6727

CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional sup-port, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for con� -dential services.

MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE:@ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge nec-essary. Call Gail @ 250-295-0171

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB:Wednesdays @ Riverside Centre 10:30-3. Call Arlen @ 250-295-6157

Health

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN:If interested in attending, please call: Barb 250-295-4050 or Del 250-295-3266TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meets at Riverside Wellness Centre every Thursday. Weigh-in-Time 8:30 AM Meeting 9:00–10:00 AM. For more information please contact Lynda 250- 295-3658 or Myrna 250-295-7272 Visit www.tops.org

HealthCOMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Shirley Haker at 250-295-3607. [email protected]

CRISIS LINE: You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call is con� dential and anonymous. The crisis line is 250-493-6622. Or call collect from locations within the South Okanagan Similkameen: 250-493-6622.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:Meet Friday & Saturday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Li-brary call 250-295-7005

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. United Church. Contacts: Fred 250-295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663 AL-ANON:Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Contact Central Referral @1-604-688-1716

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meets every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in Chamber Basement 7:00 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809

Club Notes:FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER:Freemasonry has been active in B.C. for over 130 years. It is a fraternity open to men of all races and religions. If you are of good character and want more information, please contact: The Secretary Similkameen Lodge #95A.F. & A.M. C/O Box 174Princeton, BC V0X 1W0

ROYAL PURPLE:Meetings � rst and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton.

ELKS: Contact Chris at 250-295-3949.

PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet � rst Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.

GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY: Meet the third Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. in the Princeton Museum Archive Room (upstairs). Every-one is welcome! There will be no meetings in July & Aug.

PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.

HEDLEY MUSEUM:General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month. 6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum

THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150.

VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS:Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome.

OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME:Meetings 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Club House.

Club Notes:

VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY:Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact [email protected] New Members welcome!

PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m., at the Princeton PXA Grounds. New Members welcome!

PRINCETON FISH & GAME:Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, con-tact Al Lay 250-295-0250.

PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION:Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the of� ce at the PXA Grounds at 6:30 p.m.

PRINCETON ROTARY CLUB:Meets every Wednesday @ 6 p.m. Heartland Restaurant (dining room). For more info. Call Judy @ 250-295-0217. New members welcome!

COPPERHILL LANES:YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55. Mens, Ladies and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 for more information.

SPECIAL “O” BOARD;Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time.

LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB:Meetings held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for more info. New members welcome!

PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND:Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band Room. New musicians welcome!

PRINCETON CURLING CLUB:Leagues start Oct. 20th. Mon - mixed, Wed - Ladies, Thurs - Day League. www.princetoncurlingclub.com or 250-295-6400

RECREATIONAL BADMINTON:Mondays at 8:00 pm at PSS gym, beginners welcome. Adult & Juniors (age 12+)

YouthGIRL GUIDES OF CANADA:Contact: Carol Mack 250-295-7085

PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY:Lori Gullison 250-295-3977

SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: 250-295-3909 or 250-295-7374

PRINCETON POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544

PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB:Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113

KOKANEE SUMMER SWIM CLUB:Lindsay: 250-295-0759

PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 11- 2. (Pre-natal) 11 -12 Moms help prepare and enjoy lunch together.

THE SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UP TO DATE.Please remember to check your listing in the

Spotlight Community Calendar.If changes to your listing are needed,

please call us at 250-295-3535 or email [email protected]

Princeton Pentecostal Church

165 Vermilion Avenueinvites you to join us in

Sunday Worship10:30 am

Pastor Jack McNeil250-295-7951

Princeton Baptist Church

Across from Arena - Old Hedley Road Family Worship

10:00 am

250-295-7752

St. Paul’s United Anglican Church

O� ce: 250-295-7714

WORSHIP - 10:00 AM

190 - 1st AvenueEveryone Welcome

Living Water Community Church

Invites You to38 Kenley Avenue

10:30 AM Morning WorshipPastor Jason Neu� eld

Tel: 250-295-7733Cell: 250-293-6224

A 16 www.similkameenspotlight.com Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Similkameen SpotlightBUSINESS DIRECTORY

Putting you in touch with the right business. Keep these

numbers for all of your service and shopping needs!

· New Fixtures Supplied & Installed · Drain & Sewer Cleaning · Service Repair · Hot Water Tanks · Hot Water Heating

Fully LicensedEmergency Service

250-295-7085Dave Mack or Nigel Mack

4 LICENSED MEChaNICS 2 with Extensive GM Training / 2 with 30 years experienceall mechanics take ongoing training & updating. We have the Best Diagnostic equipment availaBle•A/C Work •Transmissions • Specialize in Computers & Computerized Fuel Injectionnow offering: •Flat Repairs •New Tire Sales •Wheel BalancingCan inspect motorcycles to greyhounD Buses

Huffy’s Auto Repair

Ph: 250-295-6458

* now open 6 days a week! Huffy’s Auto Repair

331 Old Hedley Road

PO Box 948Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Ph: 250-295-0606Fax: 250-295-6588

Brian CoyneOwner

Old Style

Sales & DeliveryBedding & Pellet

Reichert Sales & Service Ltdski-doo & can-am Sales & Service

[email protected] & Ed ReichertPh: 250-295-6489Fax: 250-295-7768

Tulameen, B.C.V0X 2L0

CONTRACT CLEANINGWINDOW & GUTTER CLEANING

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

Box 2141Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 Ph: 250-295-6873

Reece LavictoireCall for appointment 7 days a week.

PRESSURE WASHING

TOM REICHERT RENTALSBox 1C #2 Tulameen, BC V0X 2L0 Phone 250-295-7329 Fax 250-295-7395Specializing in: Cement Finishing Damp Proofi ng & Forms

[email protected]

TOM REICHERT RENTALS

#

SEPTIC SERVICEF1rst Choice

Septic CleaningOuthouse Rentals & Sales

Mark Riegling Owner /Operator

250-295-4191

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL

MAINTENANCE

New in Town

34 years in business since 1981!

OPEN: Mon - Sat, 9 am - 2:30 pmSundays 10:30 am - 2:30 pm#31 Ashnola Road, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N1Phone:(250)499-5785Email: [email protected]

Don & Anna’s Greenhouses& GARDEN CENTRE

Don & Anna’s Greenhouses

280 Main St.Penticton, BCV2A 5B2

Cel: [email protected]

331 Old Hedley RoadPO Box 948Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Brian CoyneOwner

Ph: 250-295-0606Fax: 250-295-6588

Old Style

Sales & Delivery

Posts

CONTRACT CLEANING

240 Bridge St.Princeton250-295-0312www.cascadevetclinic.ca

Ryan Ridgway BSc AG., DVM Lynn Smart DVM

Hours: Monday, 12 - 8 pm Tues - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm

After hour emergency services available!


email: [email protected]

250-295-6938


ROOFING SUPPLIESSHINGLES,

METALONDURA...


email: [email protected]


Farm Feed and Pet

Food

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Putting you in touch with the right business. Keep these

numbers for all of your service and shopping needs!

MAC’S AUTO PARTS193 Vermilion Ave.Ph: 250-295-6944HONDAWATER PUMPS, TILLERS, LAWN MOWERS, GENERATORS, SNOW BLOWERS

3 Licenced Mechanics

N & L SERVICES

250-295-0005

Mother’s car is ill for

Heaven’s sake!

GET REAL...CALL NEAL!

TIRESTOWING

SERVICES

THE HUT Bottle Depot

367 Hwy. 3 250-295-3835

WE ACCEPT MOST BEVERAGE CONTAINERSHOURS: 11 AM - 4 PM DAILY

CLOSED TUESDAYS AND STAT HOLIDAYS

• Electronics• Household Fire Alarms

• C02 Alarms• Light Bulbs

Drop off only during regular hours.

THE HUT

331 Old Hedley RoadPO Box 948Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Brian CoyneOwner

Ph: 250-295-0606Fax: 250-295-6588

Brian Coyne

Sakchai Rick Chaicomdee516 7th Ave. P.O. Box 128, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0

Tel: 250-499-2561 Cell: 604-649-9908Email: [email protected]

Website: www.benjathairestaurant.com

Phone: 250-295-7381 Princeton Plaza

Quality Foods,

Toys and Supplies for your

Dogs & Cats.

Aquarium Supplies Aviary Supplies

Herp SuppliesLive Fish

TOOL & EQUIPMENT RENTALSArnold Buteau

Rentals

[email protected]

PRESSURE WASHING SERVICES AVAILABLE

•Commercial •Residential •Industrial

OTTER VALLEY

Rentals, Supplies & Services

250-295-6449

Septic inStallation *Gov’t Cert./Registered/Isured*

• new inStall • Replacement • maintenance contRactS

FENCING SPECIALISTS

www.rdlandscaping.ca

Laska’s Floor Service•Supply •Sales •Installation

Phone: 250-295-0454 / Fax: 250-295-0474 Email: [email protected]

www.laskasflooring.com

Carpet ~ Hardwood ~ Lino ~ VC TilesLaminates ~ Engineered Wood ~ Cork~ Area/Throw rugs

OTTER VALLEY

Laska’s Floor Service

YOUR AD COULD BE HERE!

Increase exposure by advertising in

future business directories.

$15 per week + GST (with a minimum 4

week committment). Ask us about our

multi-market deal and � nd even

more customers!

YOUR AD COULD BE HERE!Call 250-295-3535

for more information.

NICOLA VALLEY VETERINARY CLINIC LTD.

Serving Princeton clients for 39 years!

Located at: 282 Bridge StreetOpen: Tuesdays at 10:00 am

Ph: 250-295-7105 Merritt (250-378-6136

Dr. E.A. Ladyman & Associates

YOUR AD COULD BE HERE!

“Styling Jen”Jennifer McDonald

Cell: 250-293-6307Business: 250-295-3333

1A-123 Vermilion, Princeton BC

Professional Hair StylistNow booking appointments: Wednesday to Friday, 11 - 5

“Styling Jen”

• Kitchen Renovations • New Cabinets or make your old cabinets NEW again!

www.GreenlineContracting.com

Call Greenline Contracting 250-295-8200

Beat � e HeatHeating and Air Conditioning Specialist• Gas Fitting• Custom Sheet Metal• Lennox Dealer• Wett Certi� ed • Chimney and Wood Inspection

Family owned and serving the area since 1968.Ty French 250-295-8341

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Travel

TimeshareCANCEL YOUR timeshare. No risk program stop mort-gage & maintenance pay-ments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consul-tation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248.

Children

Daycare Centers

LICENSED FAMILY DAYCARE

Little League Day Care for children ages 1 to 12.

Call to set up an interview.23 Years experience

250-295-3493 Yvonne

Employment

Career Opportunities

KWAKIUTL Band Council is seek-ing an Elementary School Principal in Pt. Hardy on Vancouver Island. For a full job description email [email protected] Pls send cov-er letter, salary expectations & 3 references via email or fax 250-949-6066 by July 31, 2014.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Care-erStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.

NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help WantedClerical/Marketing position available immediately. Knowl-edge in the following programs a defi nite asset: Excel/Publish-er/Website data input. Please, resumes only accepted via email to [email protected]

Medical/DentalMEDICAL Transcriptionists are in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com or [email protected]

Services

Alternative Health

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted

Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Personal Care

ESSENTIAL MASSAGEPampering By Pamella

Famous Kick Butt Massage

Lymph drainageHot stone massage

By appt. Only250-295-7980

•Rest •Relax •RejuvenateKwikFit4u.com

Distributor for whole body vibrational machines

Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928

Painting & Decorating

WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM (1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $2992 Coats Any Colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra)Price incls. Cloverdale Premium

Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsEstate Auction-Antique cars, tractors, 5th wheel RV, tools & more. Grindrod, BC, Sat, July 25th, 11am. View photos and info doddsauction.com or call 250-545-3259.

Garage SalesSaturday, July 25th 9:00 - 1:00 @ 522 Taylor Way (San Ang Estates) Princeton, B.C.

Yard Sale for Shining His Light Ministries. July 17th-18th and July 24th-25th from 9-12 at Catholic Hall Corner Lime and Harold. Household items, misc, some furniture.

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated con-tainers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers. Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. De-livery BC and AB www.rtccon-tainer.com

Misc. for SaleCraftsman Ride on Lawnmow-er, new bagger, 22HP. Bow-fl ex Extreme 2SE. Eliptical trainer Nautilus Model E514. Recumbent Bike Nautilus Model R514. 250-293-6336

Pallet Jack. Works well. Large capacity. Asking $150.00. Call 604-671-3123

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our big 35th anniversary sale” 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46 $12140. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Real Estate

Houses For SaleDON’T OVERPAY! Website: rtmihomes.com “Your Smart Housing Solution” Canada’s largest provider of manufac-tured housing. Text or call (844-334-2960). In stock 16’/20’/22’ homes on sale now!

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1 bedroom furnished suite for rent in down town Princeton, level access, including power & heat & satellite TV $550 per month. Need excellent Refer-ences, D.D. Cat maybe?? Avail. Feb. 1st. Phone 604-484-2783 and leave a message with the best time to call back.

1 bedroom furnished suite for rent in down town Princeton, level access, including power & heat & satellite TV $550 per month. Need excellent Refer-ences, D.D. Cat maybe?? Avail. Feb. 1st. Phone 604-484-2783 and leave a message with the best time to call back.

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Apt/Condo for RentApartments for rent in Prince-ton, available now. Level ac-cess in a quiet building. Need excellent references & D.D. No pets, can furnish if needed. Rents start at $500.00 month. Phone 1-250-295-1006 for de-tails or leave a message with the best time to call back.

Misc for RentPrinceton & District Commu-nity Services Society is now accepting applications for As-pen Court, a 3 bedroom, 2 bath family townhouse com-plex. BC Housing offers af-fordable rents for qualifi ed ap-plicants based upon 30% of gross income. Please contact Princeton & District Commu-nity Services Society at 250-295-6666 for applications and information.

Homes for Rent2 Bedroom apt. in a quiet building. Very clean, heat in-cluded. Coin op. laundry. $700.00 a month. Phone 250-295-3482

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Homes for Rent2 bdrm home w/additional 2 bdrm loft on Auburn Crescent, recently renovated, bright and clean. F/S W/D, lg. laundry room and storage area down-stairs. Avail. Aug. 1st, $900/month + utilities. N/S No Pets. Must have references. Call 250-295-0898 or 1-604-302-1084

2 bedroom house, upstairs, quiet area, fenced yard, large deck, all appliances, available immediately $900/month, in-cludes utilities. 250-295-8333

For LeaseCommercial space for lease. 1500 square feet. 20ft ceilings, overhead door, small offi ce. $850.00/month. Day time call 604-877-1599 & Night time call 604-298-1948.

HOUSES FOR RENT. Call Heather at 250-295-8025

Offi ce/Retail2 - 200 sqft offi ce space available.. Call Heather 250-295-8025

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Suites, Lower$650 a month + shared utilities, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 year lease necessary. In-cludes all appliances: Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Small deep freeze, plus only a fi ve minute walk to Downtown/Riv-er. Serious inquires only please. Posted on Craig-slist.com/Kijiji.ca for pictures. Call: 250-499-2226

Suites, Upper3 Bedroom Upper Suite forrent. 3.5 year old home. Por-celain and laminate fl ooring. Fully applianced. Smoking is ok outside. Cats are ok. Locat-ed on Allison Flats. View of riv-er. $950/month plus utilities or $1150/month utilities with 1 year lease. Discounted for 1st month only if in by July 15th with damage deposit. Available July 1st. Call 250-295-1775

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