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Princeton is very, very sadAndrea DeMeerSpotlight Staff

It’s not a happy statistic.The Town of Princeton has one of the

highest levels of depression and anxiety in BC’s interior, and it resides in the worst-rated region in the province for the same afflic-tions.

According to a recent Interior Health report 36% of people in Princeton experi-ence depression and anxiety compared to an average of 27 % in the communities covered by Interior Health, and an average of 25% across British Columbia. A previous report has the Okanagan ranked the highest region in BC for depression, out of 16 regions, with Richmond being the lowest.

Betty Brown, who works for Interior Health with the Healthy Communities Initiative, said the numbers should be “eye-opening,” in an interview with The Spotlight following a presentation to council Monday night.

She added mental health problems in the community are likely even more prevalent than the data suggests. “The key issue in mental health is that it is under-reported.”

Susan Brown, Community Health Services Administrator for Interior Health, said there has been no detailed analysis to explain Princeton’s high numbers of mental health patients.

The study captures any person who has visited a doctor for depression or anxiety twice in a one-year period, or who has been hospitalized for those issues.

“We know that in the South Okanagan we have a high rate of seniors,’ she said, adding that physical health concerns, loss of mobil-ity, loss of friends and changes in family situations can cause depression in an aging population.

“It is a concern when people are socially isolated…I suspect the issue is far more com-plex though.”

Historically there has been spotty access to mental health services in the area, said Susan Brown. “For a good many years we

did not have one psychiatrist in the whole South Okanagan…now we have a complete team.”

Those specialists are available to Princeton residents. As well, following a recently com-pleted review of rural mental health services, permanent full time staff has been increased in Princeton.

Princeton General Hospital has a fulltime social worker and a mental health nurse, while a third member of the mental health team staffs the Anchorage Drop In Centre on

Vermillion Avenue. Previously mental health workers were shared between Princeton and Keremeos.

“It’s great to see they are putting fulltime workers into the community,” said Marilyn Harkness, a nursing professional and former health care administrator.

Harkness, also a former town councilor and currently a volunteer with the Okanagan Similkameen Healthy Living Coalition, said it’s important to “raise the level of aware-ness” about mental health.

She said lower than average education and income levels in Princeton may be impacting mental health statistics.

“They contribute to basic health. Why wouldn’t they be contributing factors to men-tal health?”

Harkness said people should “demand more from their health care system.” No one needs a doctor to receive mental health care. “It’s all self referral,” she said. “Call [the hospital] and say: ‘I need to see a social worker.’”

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Princeton Town Hall News

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CASUAL ON-CALL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT The Town of Princeton is seeking a casual on-call administra-tive support person. This position provides reception ser-vices, coordinates and performs administrative, clerical and secretarial functions. Qualifications include completion of Grade 12 supplemented by related office experience involving public contact or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Skills in typing (minimum 45 wpm) and working knowledge MS Word, Excel and Access is needed. The ability to deal effec-tively with the public, work with limited supervision and to exercise sound judgment. This position is within the jurisdiction of the Town of Prince-ton and CUPE Local 608 Collective Agreement. Interested applicants should forward their resume to Town Hall (151 Vermilion Avenue, mail to PO Box 670, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0) or email to [email protected] no later than May 15, 2015.

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE

Town of Princeton Clean Up Day Sunday, May 3rd, 2015

Princeton Arena 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Mayor and Council along with the Princeton clean up organizers invite the community to participate in this Town pride activity. The Town of Princeton is very excited to announce the

opening of the New Visitor Information Centre. The new centre is scheduled to open on May 15th, 2015. The Official Grand Opening of the Visitor Information Centre will take place on Friday, May 22nd, 2015 at 3:30 pm. Mayor and Council would like to invite the community to join them on this special day.

COMMUNITY WIDE STREET SWEEPING

The Public Works Department has commenced their Spring Street Sweeping Program and we kindly ask for your coop-eration in removing vehicles if possible from the street ahead of the sweeper.

The Princeton Urban Deer Management Advisory Commit-tee is accepting application. To apply please pickup an appli-cation at Town Hall, 151 Vermilion Avenue or you can download the application from the Town of Princeton’s web-site at www.princeton.ca.

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A reminder that fires are not permitted within the town limits from April 15 to October 15. The Town of Princeton thanks you for your cooperation in this matter.

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Spotlight StaffA group of dedicated teachers at Vermilion Forks

Elementary School is more than two-thirds of the way towards raising the money it needs to purchase new playground equipment.

A fundraiser held last Friday at Vermilion Forks Restaurant was a sell-out, and between ticket rev-enue and proceeds from raffles and a silent auction, $8,000 was added to the kitty.

The school now has $28,000 of its $38,000 target.According to Grade 4-5 teacher Tresten Cleven

the school’s play area, which has an outdoor gymna-sium, monkey bars and four swings, needs a “free-play adventure playground.”

The equipment will include a combination of

slides and climbers. “The one we are looking at has got a zip line and different balancing activities and a few different things.”

According to Cleven this kind of playground “gets a large group of kids all successfully playing together…it’s just their imaginations and them-selves.”

The fundraising project got started last year with a $15,000 donation from Weyerhaeuser. A second fundraising dinner is planned for May 22 at Tulameen Store, and a school art sale, where the students will sell off prized handmade creations, is planned for May 7.

The existing climber at Vermilion Forks Elementary School was installed when the school was built, and teachers need $10,000 more to purchase a new “free-play adventure playground.”

Teachers work together to purchase new playground equipment

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Panning an un-mined opportunity for PrincetonAndrea DeMeerSpotlight Staff

It doesn’t take much to dig up some fun – and income - in Princeton in the spring.

Anyone with a shovel and a gold pan can be a hobby miner and prospect the Similkameen River.

“There’s absolutely no reason for anyone in Princeton to be unemployed,” according to Gino Del-Ciotto, professional prospector and founder of the Princeton and District Placer Miners’ Club. “We literally have a pay cheque flowing through our town.”

The newly formed miner’s club held its first public gold panning demonstration Sunday on the shores of the Similkameen, just east of the Highway 3 bridge.

About a dozen people turned out to learn the ABCs of gold panning and have an opportunity to try their skills and luck. Beginners and seasoned prospectors dug holes, tested samples, panned and came away with gold flakes, small nuggets and even tiny rubies and garnets.

It was the first of many planned group events, said Del-Ciotto. “The ultimate goal of the club is to spread placer miner knowledge.”

Matthew Duguay, a mining professional from near Ashcroft, spent Sunday at the river and it didn’t

take him long to “find color.”Holding up a pan with black dirt and golden

sparkles he said” “When I see stuff like this that just tells me to keep going….I come here all the time on my days off to do this as a hobby.”

Duguay said panning in the Similkameen “abso-lutely” turns a profit.

Del-Ciotto believes gold panning is an un-mined recreational opportunity in the Princeton area. “It’s a very high quality family hobby that people can take up together. It’s far better than watching your kids sit and play on their iPhones.”

The Similkameen River – between A and W and the former Tourist Centre – is one of about 11 public panning reserves in British Columbia. That means no one needs a claim or a license as long as they are prospecting only with hand pans and shovels.

Additionally, the Similkameen and Tulameen areas represent one of only two places in the world where platinum, in addition to gold, can be found the river.

Del-Ciotto, who also owns Eureka Gold Sands, said hobby mining presents a fourteen-karat tourism opportunity for the Town of Princeton. “There’s nothing like this close to Vancouver,” he said, “It would be a really good way to put Princeton on the map.”

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Tour centre to open May 15

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Princeton’s soon-to-be-open tourist information centre smells like fresh paint – and accord-ing to the town’s CAO the new downtown location will be open for business May 15 in time for holiday weekend traffic.

Renovations to the Bridge Street building – the former Princeton town hall – are esti-mated to cost $75,000, according to Rick Zerr.

Council announced in February it would take over man-agement of the tourist centre, pre-viously operated in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce on Highway 3.

“What we are really hoping to do is bring these people down-town and do some shopping,” said Zerr, “where as previously they might not even have turned the corner.”

Zerr acknowledged town staff-ers have fielded concerns related to the move surrounding parking – particularly for RVs – as well as the cutting down of three trees on the downtown property.

He said the new visitor’s cen-

tre will be RV-friendly as the grassed lot on the building’s north side will be filled in, paved, and used as maneuvering lanes for large vehicles. There will be two parking spaces in the back for RVs, and three charging stations.

Zerr said the two large trees at the building’s front were removed “because we really needed to open up the front of the building” and will be replaced with deer retardant plants. The exterior of the building will be painted simi-larly to the current town hall on Vermillion Avenue.

“Hopefully it will be welcom-ing for these folks…we hope peo-ple like the landscaping.”

A Blue Spruce on the build-ing’s south side was removed as it was too close to the foundation, he said, adding there will be a shaded space in that area for at

least two picnic tables including a wheel-chair accessible table.

The centre includes three pub-lic washrooms. “I think it’s a fea-ture that’s going to be really good for the corner and compliments the town square,” said Zerr.

Additional attractions include free wifi and a water fountain “where travellers can fill bottles with good, clean Princeton water.

Municipal staff occupied the Bridge Street building until November 2013, and at the time it vacated the property there were air quality concerns caused by a chemical leak from a neighbor-ing dry-cleaning business into the buiding’s crawl space.

Zerr said the renovations include upgrades to the HVAC system and air exchangers that eliminate any air quality con-cerns.

According to CAO Rick Zerr the rennovations are budgetted at $75,000.

Andrea DeMeerExperienced prospector Morris Schartrand mentors seven-year-old Jaden Ghiloni in gold panning on the banks of the Similkameen Sunday.

Town staff is drafting a bylaw to address smoking outdoors, and it should be ready to present at the May 4th council meeting.

Mayor Frank Armitage said Monday night that while coun-cilors have yet to debate the pro-

posed law “it will cover where you can and cannot smoke in the Town of Princeton.”

The bylaw was first discussed in 2013, and later proposed by councilor Marilyn Harkness, who retired in October last year.

Outdoor smoking bylaw on its way

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The B.C. Liberal government’s sale of Crown properties to help balance its election budget was the dominant story in the legislature last week, as the NDP revealed evidence of a “fire sale” that may have left millions on the table.

They started with Burke Mountain, the big-gest single deal involving 14 view properties in Coquitlam. The buyer was a prominent developer whose array of companies happened to donate nearly $1 million to the B.C. Liberal Party since 2000.

The $85 million price tag was similar to the B.C. Assessment Authority value on these forested properties, but an outside appraisal con-cluded they could have fetched an additional $43 million if they had spent more time on the hot Lower Mainland real estate market.

(This sale made headlines last fall for the province’s $8 mil-lion buyout of the local First Nation’s undefined territorial claim, when it was revealed the chief of the tiny Kwikwitlem First Nation pocketed an $800,000 commission.)

The government’s defence of the sale went from wobbly to weak. Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk was caught flat-footed and tried to get by on platitudes rather than retreat and find some answers.

Premier Christy Clark weighed in, arguing that the budget would have balanced without the property sale, and that some sales closed too late to help the election-year budget. Finance Minister Mike de Jong stressed that all these asset sales were detailed in three successive budgets. They downplayed the notion of land sales being rushed.

Then the NDP produced a string of emails sent between senior officials responsible for selling two big properties across the street from the legislature.

“To be part of the sale and development of over eight acres of Victoria’s beautiful inner harbour area is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. An opportunity that normally would warrant years

of planning and preparation,” wrote one citizens’ services bureaucrat. “Unfortunately we don’t have unlimited time – our goal is to have For Sale signs up by Oct. 31 with sales proceeds in the bank by March 31, 2013.”

Then came a disclosure about a property in Surrey that had been bought as a potential hospi-tal site. Once the existing hospital was expanded, that property was declared surplus. Indeed, de Jong featured this property to promote the gov-ernment’s plan to stimulate local economies with private sector investment on unused land.

The Surrey deal closed for $20.5 million on March 21, 2014, just days before the end of the fiscal year. NDP leader John Horgan pointed to

an outside appraisal of $23.5 million, and an assessment for tax purposes of $27.2 million.

The appraiser also recommended that the “highest and best use” for the Surrey land was to hold it until had been rezoned for commercial, retail or office development.

De Jong cited another big health property in Vancouver that sold for more than its appraised and assessed value. It’s only the actual market that determines worth, he insisted.

But it’s now clear that these and perhaps other sales were done with arbitrary deadlines that had everything to do with the B.C. Liberals’ need to balance the books. When elections are a battle of sound bites, perception matters more than reality.

It’s also worth recalling that the budget deficits prior to the 2013 election were largely a result of the B.C. government’s costly undoing of the harmonized sales tax, rather than the harsh forces of international finance.

Surplus asset sales have a long tradition in B.C., where the government owns more than 90 per cent of all land. But after this round, full disclosure will be demanded.

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

Land sales leave lingering odour

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Marlee RiceFront Office

Talk about disturbing news.Thirty-six percent of Princeton suffers from depres-

sion or anxiety and the town is among the province’s most depressed communities.

That’s such a downer it’s tempting to bury the sta-tistic in a story that makes the town “look better.” It’s tempting to ignore it all together.

This is how people suffer alone and in silence.The community cannot address the needs of its resi-

dents until the community knows what they are. It is an important discussion, but it has to include

more than access to mental health services and inter-vention, the number of open clinic hours or how many family doctors live in town.

If we are going to discuss being sad, it’s vital we discuss being happy.

Dr. Mark Holder is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and an internationally regarded expert in the science of happiness and the field of positive psychology.

In an interview with The Spotlight this week he busted a few myths about what makes people sad and anxious, and presented some practical suggestions that would make any community a brighter place.

“What the research suggests is that only a very small amount of your wellbeing is dictated by your surroundings,” says Holder. “By your surroundings I mean where you live and the job you have, things like that. If you think you will be happier if you moved…you’d probably be sorely mistaken.”

According to Holder between 40 and 50 percent of a person’s happiness is based on genetics. So go ahead and blame your biological parents for a lot.

He’s quick to point out that means people have control of between 50 and 60 percent of what makes them happy.

The most important ingredient in happiness is hav-ing strong personal relationships, says Holder. “It’s almost impossible to find someone who is happy who doesn’t have strong personal relationships.”

People who experience nature are also happier. “This is not just going to nature, but people who are mindful of it tend to be happier. A simple way to start is by taking pictures of things in nature that have beauty for you. I’m thinking in Princeton you guys have that in spades.”

Money doesn’t buy happiness, although Holder says research shows anything more than $75,000 a year as family income doesn’t markedly improve wellbeing.

Spirituality, as differentiated from religion, is a key aspect of happiness, as is regular exercise and the occa-sional ice cream cone.

Helping others and volunteering are scientifically proven to provide “deeper happiness that comes from living the good life.”

On one hand it sounds too simple and good to be true. On the other it’s the kind of advice you might have gotten from Grandma, her genetic make up not-withstanding.

A disproportionate and high percentage of people seeking medical assistance for feelings of depression and anxiety is a big, bright and rippling red flag.

Interior Health along with local health care leaders absolutely must prioritize mental health services in Princeton. Let’s forget about where babies are being born and focus on outreach, treatment for mental ill-ness and counseling.

Let’s start the discussion. And let’s not forget to talk about happiness.

Says Hodler: “If a person is depressed and you get rid of the depression they are not happy, they are just not depressed anymore. I think we can do better than that.” - AD

On a happier note...

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It’s amusing – this endless fascination with the royal family.

Interest is reaching stratospheric heights now, in the homestretch of Lady Kate Middleton’s second pregnancy. Speculation and rumor own the front page of supermarket tabloids during this – the birth watch – and last week the London Telegraph reported 90 per cent of people placing wages on the gender of the spare to the heir are plumping for a princess.

Even here in the Similkameen Valley, which is geographically positioned almost as far as it’s possible to be from the centre of the British empire without actually leaving the planet, there beats a strong heart for the monarchy.

Princeton doesn’t have to look far to dig up its royal roots. The community’s own christening, with the name of Prince Town, commemorates the first North American tour of an heir to the British throne, Prince Edward, in 1860. Although the future King Edward VII didn’t get any farther west than Niagara Falls his legacy is felt here to this

day. Everyone give a moment’s

thanks they don’t live in Eddyberg.

Information on royal vis-its to BC’s interior is sparse (this might be Google’s fault) although in 1951 Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip travelled through the area by train on their way to Vancouver.

Any connection to the Windsor clan is a memorable honor. In February a Keremeos winery, Clos de Soleil, made headlines when it was selected as the only BC winery to par-ticipate in the opening of Canada House in London, England. Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth attended the celebration.

I’ve never met the Queen but I came awfully close many years ago when she vis-ited my old hometown of Paris, Ontario.

The Queen had lunch at an exclusive res-taurant just outside community, called The Olde School. It’s the kind of place people

frequent for special birthdays and anniversaries. The food is excellent and the ambience is special – the restaurant is lit-erally a converted one-room schoolhouse. It boasts a cigar lounge, a piano bar and a fan-tastic wine cellar.

Last year just before mov-ing to the Similkameen Valley the DeMeers renewed their wedding vows and celebrated afterwards with a small albeit exorbitantly-priced family din-

ner at the Olde School.(On the subject of treasuring any con-

nection with the monarchy, the restaurant’s owners milked the royal teat for all it’s worth. More than twenty years later its menus, bills, and advertisements make prominent refer-ence to the Queen’s lunch, and it’s possible the only room in the building without her Majesty’s picture and a plaque proclaiming “The Queen Sat Here” is the ladies’ lavatory.)

There was considerable build up to the

Queen’s visit and hundreds of people flocked to the Olde School on the appointed after-noon just for a glimpse. There was interna-tional as well as local media covering the tour, although security was high and reporters were not allowed inside to watch the Queen actually eat.

A photo opportunity was arranged outside, and from among the many school children clustered in the parking lot one youngster – a young girl perhaps six years old – was select-ed to present the Queen with a fresh bouquet.

She was taken aside and given lessons in how to courtesy and how to hand over flow-ers. She practiced at length and was then swept to the front of the crowd to await the appearance of the Queen and her entourage.

Moments before the front doors to the res-taurant opened a man in an impeccable suit jumped up, rushed over the girl, bent down and whispered urgently in her ear.

“The Queen is the one in the yellow hat.”Perhaps that fascination with the royal

family is not something we are born with, but something we learn.

Everyone cherishes a connection with the royal family

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ANDREA DEMEER

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Eric Goodfellow of Princeton may be the only individual who ever walked the rugged mountain-ous trail from Princeton to Hope at the age of 7.

He sent me an e-mail after reading my column about Bill Robinson’s cabin at Camp Defiance along the Hope-Princeton Highway. My research had not led me to any living persons who had walked the trail in those early years. For this reason his words surprised me. “I walked with my father from Princeton to Hope in 1934. We stopped in at the cabin and visited with Bill Robinson. He gave us cof-fee with sugar.”

Hoping he might be able to expand my understanding of this aspect of BC geography and his-tory, I invited him for coffee and a conversation. When he arrived at my home in Hedley at 10:00 a.m. as arranged, I sensed immediately that he is a congenial individual who enjoys people. He began by say-ing, “In 1927 my father, Reverend John C. Goodfellow, was invited to become pastor of the United

Church in Princeton. I was only 6 weeks old when we moved from Victoria. The first time I walked the trail with him was in 1934. All I carried that time was a pillow. He carried our sleeping bags and food.”

In answer to my question as to his father’s motivation for under-taking such an arduous and unlikely trek, Eric said, “He took along 10-15 boys. They were mostly from the Sunday School in his church, but other boys were welcome. He didn’t talk much about religion on these walks. I think he just wanted to develop relationships with the boys and build into their young lives. He walked the trail 19 times, always starting out on the first Monday of July. All told he took along a total of about 250 boys. The last 2 years a Mrs. Busche came along, each time with a group of girls.”

They began their trek on the sec-tion of highway from Princeton to Fraser Camp, (the Whipsaw Creek area),where the road ended at that time. “From there we climbed the Dewdney Trail up the mountain to about the 7000 foot level,” he said.

“At the top we removed our shoes and socks and stuck our feet into the ice cold water of a lake. That was very refreshing.”

“There were places where the trail was overgrown and narrow. In the morning the branches were wet with dew. They slapped our faces and bodies. By noon our clothes were soaked and we built a fire to dry ourselves. We rarely saw any-one else on the trail. At night we cut boughs and placed our sleeping bags on them. We didn’t have tents. We built a big fire to keep away the animals.”

The only adverse incident Eric remembers is when a boy placed a full can of pork’n beans on the fire without first poking holes in the top. “It exploded and we were all covered with beans.” It was prob-ably a minor disaster. He laughs now at the memory.

“When we got to Hope,” Eric said, “Mr. Thacker let us pick big ripe strawberries in his field. We put them in our bowls and poured cream on them from a small Pacific Milk can.” With his fingers he indi-cated the can was about 3 inches tall. Getting cleaned up after nearly

a week in the wilderness was anoth-er highlight for the boys. “The manager of the Commercial Hotel let us wash up.” In our conversation he returned a couple of times to the delicious strawberries with cream and the opportunity to wash off the grime. His appreciation is still very evident. “Saturday at midnight,” he said, “we got on the Kettle Valley CPR train and arrived in Princeton at 4 am.” Eric did the walk with his father seven times.

In 1946 he undertook one more adventure through the difficult ter-

rain, this time driving a Model A Ford on the as yet incomplete Hope-Princeton Highway. “They hadn’t built bridges over the creeks,” he said. “We had to drive through them. There was a bridge over the Sumallo River not far from Bill Robinson’s cabin though, and I stopped in and had a very pleasant visit with him.”

At the end of our conversation, I felt as though I had been at Eric’s side on the trail, experiencing the rigours and joys of this momentous adventure.

Following eighty-year-old footsteps on the Hope-Princeton trail

Eric Goodfellow, Bill Robinson, Rev. John C. Goodfellow

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Association has decided after much con-sideration to suspend horse racing for 2014. However, the association is geared up to present two days of fun-filled events.

Due to successive funding cuts to Interior Horse Racing and other prov-ince-wide issues, the association has decided to take this year to work on the stumbling blocks they face in hopes of hosting a successful event in 2015.

95 years ago...“The concept of a Southern

British Columbia railway was final-ized at this site…the appropriately named Bridge of Dreams.”

On April 15, 1915, the first train chugged its way into Princeton from Penticton. Now, some twenty years after the rail line abandoned the tracks, a bridge once again became a link across the Tulameen River.

The police are continuing their investivation into the deaths of the twin babies found at Allison Lake Provincial Park campsite on October 9, 1994. A Crime Stoppers re-en-actment was completed on April 5, 1995. It was anticipated that is would be aired on CHBC on April 17th, 1995.

Geraldine Harker to Represent the Okanagan-BoundaryGeralding Harker of Circle-K 4-H Club will represent South Okanagan-Boundary and East Kootenay at the Provincial 4-H Public speaking fi nals in Kam-loops on Thursday April 22nd.Her topic is “4-H and the 4-H Pledge”.

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Second public forum planned to brainstorm ideas for town To the editorPrinceton is no lon-

ger the vibrant and thriv-ing town that it used to be.

What kind of town do you want to live in? What direction should the town go, and how do you fit in with this?

Administrators of the Town Hall and the Councilors discuss and

plan the town’s direction and influence activities, but they can do little by themselves. It is the peo-ple who need to move the situation forward.

Complaining doesn’t help. Let’s stop whisper-ing and bitching about the condition of this town between friends and neighbors. Let’s expose our concerns,

experiences and dreams. The majority of us may share more than we real-ize.

Neither the world’s nor the local economy is what it used to be. We are living in new times and we need some new thinking. We need to develop a creative and environmentally softer and stable local

economy. Potential tour-ists drive right by us every day but our efforts have not captured them. Can we not develop or move toward a more interesting and flexible commerce in downtown which could attract tourists? Whatever the dreams, ideas and plans for the future, Town Hall cannot do the work

alone. It is up to the whole community to work together.

This forum is only a start. It is hoped that this initial meeting will form the beginning of a collective understand-ing from where we can develop a process and create a concrete orga-nization with which to

move forward to visual-ize and create the solu-tions that we need. If you want to see a fruitful future for this town, it is the people who live and work here who must collaborate to achieve the dream.

Please join us on Tuesday April 23rd, 7 p.m. at the old Elk’s Hall to add your voice and

energy to the future of Princeton.

Please note at this time we are brainstorm-ing and respectfully ask that councillors and the media do not attend.

Sincerely,Kazumi Tanaka

Not all drama’splayers from Coalmont

To the editorWith all due respect

to the excellent Spotlight reporting, I would like to point out that last week’s story “Coalmont ‘spiraling out of con-trol’” made reference to several people as being Coalmontians when they’re not.

If that is what they said, then they were just bragging. In any case, we’re a very small town but there’s no need to bolster our census num-bers.

In particular I take issue with referring to Karl Gatzke as being from here. He is a long-time permanent resident of the lower mainland and only comes here to visit his daughter.

Similarly, the arti-cle referred to Warren Spence as “another Coalmont man”, when in fact he is from Princeton.

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Andrea DeMeerSpotlight Staff

The new head coach of the Princeton Posse says player devel-opment and building a winning team are the top priorities in his new role.

Geoff Goodman comes off two successful seasons as assistant coach with the Osoyoos Coyotes – the local squad’s nemesis that lost only seven games in the regular season last year and reached the conference final during the play-offs.

“I think it’s a great opportunity,” said Goodman, in an interview with The Spotlight. “After being in the league for a couple of years one of the things I hear from other coach-es and other organizations is that

Princeton is a great hockey town. They embrace the team. It’s a good place for a player to go.”

Goodman replaces Bill Rotheisler, who was released by the organization in February following the Posse’s fourth place regular season finish.

Goodman expects to see about 15 players return to the Posse for the 2015-2016 season. “There are several players that want to get going with their schooling and there are a couple of players trying out for Junior A. I haven’t talked to everybody yet right now but I think 15 is a realistic number,” he said. “At the same time I am recruiting other players to come in. Hopefully I can offset the players who don’t want to play or don’t want to come

back.”Goodman described his coach-

ing philosophy as “ all about devel-opment. I think our league is about development. I’m looking to build a team where guys are anxious and eager to try to move on to Junior

A or to go to college and continue hockey.”

Goodman lives in Summerland, and is a fulltime account executive with Progressive Waste Solutions. He promised he has sufficient job flexibility to ensure the Posse is well managed.

“I’m organized,” he said, add-ing that while coaching Osoyoos “I never missed a practice, I never missed a game and I was at all the team functions.”

In a press release director of Posse hockey operations Randy McLean said “This hiring has been made not only with great confi-dence for our organization but also our league. We feel that Coach Goodman’s ability to bring a blend of business professionalism to our

organization and a care and under-standing to the future of our young players makes him the perfect fit to move forward for the Posse and the league.”

Goodman played senior hockey in Ontario where he won several provincial and national champi-onships in hockey and lacrosse. He coached minor hockey in the Okanagan for several years, and was named Coach of the Year in Penticton Minor Hockey Association in 2012.

“Everybody I’ve met with the Posse organization is very passion-ate about the team and the commu-nity and I want to come down there and make sure we are continuing and growing the tradition of hockey in Princeton,” he said.

New Posse head coach set to grow hockey tradition

Geoff Goodman

Vermilion Forks Field Naturalists were delighted to meet some recent arrivals on Saturday, April 11th at Happy Hollow Farm on Hwy 3, east of Princeton.

Submitted photo A retirement open house was held last week for Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko at his constitu-ency office in Oliver. After nine years MP Atamanenko will retire when the federal election is called. Left to right, Jagmel Singh Sira, MP Alex Atamanenko, Angelique Wood, NDP candidate for Central Okanagan-Similkameen Nicola and Jas Sidhu. Atamanenko’s riding was split into Central Okanagan-Similkameen Nicola and South Okanagan West-Kootenay.

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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!

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 noon in the Club House.

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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.

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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

Shining His Light Ministries

(By Coopers)Join us for “Gospel Hour”Sunday mornings, 11 am

We would love to meet you.

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The Princeton Posse Annual General Meeting

will be held at Riverside in the Board Room,

Monday, May 4 at 7 p.m.

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Samosa Garden

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Bob MarshTwo players from the Princeton Minor Posse Bantams walked away with top honors from the Association’s annual awards banquet held last week. Left, Jet Larson was Goalie of the Year, and Nathan Silbernagel received the Award of Excellence, combining hockey and academics.

Princeton RCMP are warning residents about occupants of two Ford pick up trucks who were reported “skulking” around local neighbor-hoods Monday morning between 6 and 7 am.

The detachment received four phone calls about the trucks, as the occupants appeared to be “checking out” businesses and homes.

Sergeant Barry Kennedy said the black Ford truck was especial-ly noticeable as it was “souped up and very loud.” The other truck was white.

Kennedy said resi-

dents should continue to report all in suspicious vehicles.

RCMP issues truck warning

Similkameen Spotlight Wednesday, April 22, 2015 www.similkameenspotlight.com A13 BUSINESS 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

222 Burton Ave., Princeton250-295-6938

ROOFING SUPPLIESSHINGLES, METAL

ONDURA...

FLETCHER Building SuppliesBuilding Supplies

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

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

Tulameen, B.C.V0X 2L0

222 Burton Ave., Princeton250-295-6938

FLETCHER Building Supplies

Farm Feed and Pet Food

CONTRACT CLEANINGWINDOW & GUTTER CLEANING

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANINGBox 2141Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 Ph: 250-295-6873

Reece LavictoireCall for appointment 7 days a week.

Serving the Similkameen and Lower Mainland1-855-646-8986 ◆ Princeton references available.

• Roof top units• Unit heaters overhead• Furnaces, high efficiency• Boilers, mid and high efficiency• Infrared radiant tube heater res/com• On demand hot water tanks res/com

• Hi-Velocity systems• Gas fitting, bbq boxes, underground• Fireplaces• Full ducting installations• Hot water tanks• Radiant in-floor heat

Services & Installation

LINCOLN HEATING Inc.a name you can trust

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]

CONTRACT CLEANINGCONTRACT CLEANINGTOM REICHERT RENTALS

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

for more information.

Finish Carpentry • Renovations • Outdoor Projects

Deck & Addition Renos • Tile Work & Backsplash Tiles

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Septic CleaningOuthouse Rentals & Sales

Mark Riegling Owner /Operator

250-295-4191

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL

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OPEN: DAILY 9:00 am - 5:00 pmSundays 10:30 am - 4:00 pm#31 Ashnola Road, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N1Phone:(250)499-5785Email: [email protected]

Don & Anna’s Greenhouses& GARDEN CENTRE

Don & Anna’s Greenhouses

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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 250-295-0005

I’m not a poet and I know it...

BUT I AM THE BEST DAMN

MECHANIC IN THIS TOWN!

TIRESTOWING

N & L SERVICESSERVICES

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 1N0Tel: 250-499-2561 Cell: 604-649-9908Email: [email protected]: www.benjathairestaurant.com

HANDYMANA little job... or a lot of work?Painting YES!Call today, I’ll be there.Ed: 250-295-4038

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

Brian CoyneOwner

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

Old Style

Sales & DeliveryPosts

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 ButeauRentals

[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

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$15 per week + GST (with a minimum 4

week committment). Ask us about our

multi-market deal and � nd even

more customers!

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• Manicure • Pedicure • Facial • Massages

• Tinting • Waxing

250-499-0064(By appointment only)

618, 6th Avenue Keremeos

Ravneet Dhaliwal

Aladdin Flooring Carpet One1505 Main Street, Penticton

250-492-8221Aladdincarpetonepenticton.com

We come to Princeton/Keremeos Areas to do

measures & we bring sample boards of fl ooring as well.

• Carpet • Vinyl Tile • Hardwood • Laminate • Tile and more!

YES!

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WINDY VALLEY SEALCOATING

BOB REMPEL

• Commercial, residential

• Asphalt repairing

• Driveway sealcoating

• Line painting

• Hot crack sealing

• Foundations

1932 Hwy 3

Cawston, BCV0X 1C2

Phone: 250-499-5416

Cell: 250-460-2325

E-mail: [email protected]

EALCOATING

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With sadness we announce the death of Dollie Lenora Duttenhoff er in Port Al-berni on April 10, 2015. She was born August 4, 1937 in Vancouver BC to David & Rhoda Brown.She enjoyed working as a legal secretary and then

as a hairdresser until her 3 daughters arrived and then she dedicated her life to her family. In 1967 she and her family moved to Kennedy Lake Resort at Princeton, BC. Here she learned to overcome the challenges of country living. Many times she would have to tow her little Volkswagen Bug out of the snow bank, chase the cows back home aft er escaping and prevent a pig or a pony from entering the house.She had a great love of music and dancing. Blue Moon would bring a tear to her eyes. She was always kind, loving and giving to everyone.She was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness Congregation and faithfully served her God Je-hovah from 1974 until her death.She is survived by her husband Peter, her 3 daughters Gail Dyck, Susan West, Colleen Duttenhoff er and her grandchildren Donohue Dyck, Tabitha Bennett, Nicholas Duttenhoff er, Graham Woods and 2 great grandsons.She will be forever missed by her family and friends.

Join us for a tea in memory of Dollie on May 16th 1:00 pm

Community Skills Centre206 Vermillion Ave.

Princeton, BCStories and condolences may be forwarded to

the family by visiting: wwwyatesfuneral.ca

DUTTENHOFFER, DOLLIE LENORA

SUMMER STUDENT WORKER

Career Opportunities

MARINE ENGINEERING Offi -cers required for various civil-ian positions with the Depart-ment of National Defence in Victoria and Nanoose Bay, BC. Online applications only through the Public Service Commission of Canada web-site, Reference# DND14J-008698-000051, Selection Process# 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Canadian Forc-es Auxiliary Fleet. Applicants must meet all essential qualifi -cations listed and complete the application online: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index -eng.htmLe ministère de la Défense na-tionale recherche des agents de la mécanique navale pour combler divers postes civils à Victoria et Nanoose Bay en Colombie-Britannique. Nous acceptons uniquement les candidatures posées en ligne au site Internet de la Commis-sion de la fonction publique du Canada, numéro de référence DND14J-008698-000051, nu-méro du processus de sélec-tion 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Flotte auxiliaire des forces ar-mées canadiennes. Les postu-lants doivent remplir le formu-laire de demande et posséder toutes les qualifi cations essen-tielles énumérées. http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index-fra.htm

Information Business Opportunities

Help Wanted Help WantedHome Improvements For Sale By Owner Commercial/IndustrialAPPLY NOW: A $2,500 Pen-

ny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certifi cate Pro-gram at Langara College in Vancouver. Application dead-line April 30, 2015. Please send applications by email to: [email protected]. More in-formation available online at: www.bccommunitynews.com/ our-programs/scholarship.

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Children

Daycare Centers

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Little League Day Care for children ages 1 to 12.

Call to set up an interview.23 Years experience

250-295-3493 Yvonne

Employment

Business Opportunities

CASH IN now. Breathalyzers now available in vending. Lo-cations available! Immediate cash fl ow, secured investment, $7,995. Call for information and sample. 1-844-244-8363; [email protected]

HIGH CASH producing vend-ing machines. $1.00 vend = .70 profi t. All on location in your area. Selling due to ill-ness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

HIP OR knee replacement? COPD or arthritic conditions? The disability tax credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg) apply today! Call 1-844-453-5372.

Medical/DentalMEDICAL 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!

MEDICAL Transcriptionistsare in huge demand! Train with the leading Medical Tran-scription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today: 1.800.466.1535 or online: www.canscribe.com or email: [email protected].

Trades, TechnicalINDUSTRIAL Millwright - Lead Hand. Penticton Lumber remanplant requires Journeyman Mill-wright with machining, weld-ing, fabrication experience. Pref. Exp. with European re-man machinery, moulders/plan-ers, RF Press, hydraulics, manufacturing. Duties: Mainte-nance, troubleshooting, in-stall/repair, ordering parts. Team player, works unsuper-vised, provides direction to mtce workers. USWA contract. Benefi ts. Starting wage min $26.13 per hour. Fax resume to 250-493-5152 or email [email protected].

Services

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

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage 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

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FULL 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

Farm EquipmentFor Sale: LGT 100 Tractor 48” plow, custom tire chains, 4 ex-tra tires and rims, new bat, re-built starter. New head light. $500.00 OBO 250-295-3203

Garage SalesOngoing Garage Sale, Daily 10 am to 5 pm, 195 1st Street

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 $2,200. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT fork-lift. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleSAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Spring sales with hot savings!” All steel building models and siz-es are now on sale. Get your building deal while it’s hot. Pio-neer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedPrivate Collector Looking toBuy Coin Collections, Silver,Antique Native Art, Estates +Chad: 250-499-0251 in town.

WANTED: FIREARMS, all types wanted, estates, collec-tions, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Deal-er. Call 1.866.960.0045 or on-line: www.dollars4guns.com.

4 Bedroom, 2 bath, large shop. Double lot.

306 8th ave. East Princeton250-295-6770

Modular Home in Pines Trail-er Park, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, handi-cap accessible, carport and work shop, $100,000. For more information call 250-295-7425 or 250-295-0368.

Modular Home in Pines Trail-er Park 45A, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, W/D/DW/F/S, $70,000 OBO. For more information call 250-295-7425 or 250-295-0368.

Homes WantedWANTED TO PURCHASE 2+ acres with residence within 10 km of Princeton. Price refl ec-tive of property value. Horse set up ideal, but not neces-sary. Judy 604-617-3470

WANTED TO PURCHASE 2+ acres with residence within 10 km of Princeton. Price refl ec-tive of property value. Horse set up ideal, but not neces-sary. Judy 604-617-3470

Mobile Homes & Parks

For Sale: 73 - 12’x60’ Mobile Home. 3 bedrooms, lots of up-dates, sun deck, addition in back fenced yard with a shed. Lynnwood mobile home park. $28,500 250-295-1860.

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Af-fordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Kere-meos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca

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.

Apartments 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.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT:Small bachelor unit $450. Lg. bachelor unit $550. 1 bed. unit $650. All utilities included. 1 bedroom $550 utilities extra. 1 bedroom $500 utilities extra. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095

COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent on Vermilion Ave. 1000 sq. ft. or 400 sq. ft. of commer-cial, with 600 sq.ft. attached living quarters. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095

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

2 bedroom Apt., very clean and quiet, close to downtown, laundry facilities. $700 a month, heat & hot water in-cluded in rent. Phone 250-295-3482

4 BEDROOM house, by the golf course. Wood stove. Large yard. Avail Now. $725/month. Discount of $20 for prompt ren-tal payment. 1-509-477-9504 or 250-295-3536.

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.

For LeaseNew 680 sq. ft. 1 bedroom suite in commercial building. Lots of parking & lots of stor-age. Washer & Dryer. 1 year lease. $750 month. Call 604-877-1599(Day) & 604-298-1948(Night) for any questions. Located at 600 Similkameen.

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

Offi ce/Retail

2 - 200 sqft offi ce space available.. Call Heather 250-295-8025

Transportation

Vehicle WantedFor Sale: Chrysler Concord ‘94. 3.3 LTR V6 Automatic. $1000.00 OBO 250-295-6626

Recreational/Rent1995 Winnebago 34ft Cum-mins diesel engine. Allison transmission, 2 air condition-ers, built in generator, 2 reclin-er chairs. $13,000 OBO 250-295-6568

Scrap Car RemovalFREE SCRAP CAR, EQUIP-MENT & QUANTITY SCRAP METAL PICK UP. Cash for some. Or drop off at 256 Cop-per Mountain Road. Good Used Tires & Steel for sale. I also buy old car & truck batter-ies. Pick up available. Call Mooney at 250-295-5354

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase or lease of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab (1SA), or purchase of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Sierra Kodiak Edition and GMC Terrain FWD (3SA). Freight ($1,695/$1,650) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA and dealer administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualifi ed retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. *$10,000 is a combined total credit on 2015 Sierra Kodiak addition consisting of a $4,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $1,000 Loyalty Cash (tax inclusive), a $2,155 manufacturer to dealer Option ‘Kodiak Edition’ Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive), $250 Kodiak Double Cab 2WD cash credit, and $2,095 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and fi nance rates. By selecting lease or fi nance offers, consumers are foregoing this $250 and $2,095 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ‡Lease based on a purchase price of $31,372/$34,357, (includes $4,500/$3,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit, a $1000 manufacturer to dealer Option Package Discount Credit and a $893 Loyalty Cash) for Sierra 1500 Double Cab 4WD (1SA/G80/B30)/ Sierra 1500 Crew Cab 4WD (1SA/G80/B30). Bi-weekly payment is $145/$155 for 24 months at 0.0% APR, on approved credit to qualifi ed retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $1,850 down payment is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $9,393/$9,930, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $21,979/$24,427. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes, dealer fees and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. † Purchase price includes $670 Loyalty Cash and a cash credit of $4,200 and applies to new 2015 GMC Terrain SLE-1 FWD models at participating dealers in Canada. Purchase price of $24,995 excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer fees and taxes. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ¥ Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between April 1, 2015 through April 30, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA, Sierra Light Duty and Heavy Duty); $1,000 credit available on all GMC Sierras. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between April 1, 2015 through April 30, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,500 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA). Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice.. <>The 2014 GMC Terrain received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs in the proprietary J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. *†U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov).

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SCORE FOR SAFETY*†

2015 SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB WITH ALL-TERRAIN PACKAGE SHOWN

WITH $1,850 DOWN. BASED ON A LEASE PRICE OF $31,372‡ (1SA MODEL). INCLUDES $1,000 LOYALTY CASH FOR ELIGIBLE OWNERS¥, $1,000 DISCOUNT CREDIT, $4,500 DELIVERY CREDIT, FREIGHT & PDI.

WITH $1,850 DOWN. BASED ON A LEASE PRICE OF $34,357‡ (1SA MODEL). INCLUDES $1,000 LOYALTY CASHFOR ELIGIBLE OWNERS¥, $1,000 DISCOUNT CREDIT, $3,500 DELIVERY CREDIT, FREIGHT & PDI.

2015 SIERRA 1500BI-WEEKLY

LEASE

BI-WEEKLY LEASE

DOUBLE CAB 4WD

CREW CAB 4WD

FOR

FOR

MONTHS

MONTHS

$145 @ 0%

$155 @ 0%

OR STEP UP TO

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2015 TERRAIN

2015 TERRAIN SLE-1 MODEL SHOWN

STARTING FROM

THIS OFFER IS ON FWD AND INCLUDES $750 LOYALTY CASH¥, $4,200 CASH CREDITS, FREIGHT AND PDI.

$24,995†

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IN TOTAL VALUE*

$10,000INCLUDES:

UP TO


$4,500 $2,095$1,000$2,155

$250
















LEASE

BI-WEEKLY LEASE

DOUBLE CAB 4WD

CREW CAB 4WD

FOR

FOR

MONTHS

MONTHS

$145 @ 0%

$155 @ 0%

OR STEP UP TO


2015 TERRAIN


STARTING FROM


$24,995†

24

24




IN TOTAL VALUE*

$10,000INCLUDES:

UP TO


$4,500 $2,095$1,000$2,155

$250
















LEASE

BI-WEEKLY LEASE

DOUBLE CAB 4WD

CREW CAB 4WD

FOR

FOR

MONTHS

MONTHS

$145 @ 0%

$155 @ 0%

OR STEP UP TO


2015 TERRAIN


STARTING FROM


$24,995†

24

24

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IN TOTAL VALUE*

$10,000INCLUDES:

UP TO


$4,500 $2,095$1,000$2,155

$250
















LEASE

BI-WEEKLY LEASE

DOUBLE CAB 4WD

CREW CAB 4WD

FOR

FOR

MONTHS

MONTHS

$145 @ 0%

$155 @ 0%

OR STEP UP TO


2015 TERRAIN


STARTING FROM


$24,995†

24

24




IN TOTAL VALUE*

$10,000INCLUDES:

UP TO


$4,500 $2,095$1,000$2,155

$250
















LEASE

BI-WEEKLY LEASE

DOUBLE CAB 4WD

CREW CAB 4WD

FOR

FOR

MONTHS

MONTHS

$145 @ 0%

$155 @ 0%

OR STEP UP TO


2015 TERRAIN


STARTING FROM


$24,995†

24

24




IN TOTAL VALUE*

$10,000INCLUDES:

UP TO


$4,500 $2,095$1,000$2,155

$250
















LEASE

BI-WEEKLY LEASE

DOUBLE CAB 4WD

CREW CAB 4WD

FOR

FOR

MONTHS

MONTHS

$145 @ 0%

$155 @ 0%

OR STEP UP TO


2015 TERRAIN


STARTING FROM


$24,995†

24

24




IN TOTAL VALUE*

$10,000INCLUDES:

UP TO


$4,500 $2,095$1,000$2,155

$250
















LEASE

BI-WEEKLY LEASE

DOUBLE CAB 4WD

CREW CAB 4WD

FOR

FOR

MONTHS

MONTHS

$145 @ 0%

$155 @ 0%

OR STEP UP TO


2015 TERRAIN


STARTING FROM


$24,995†

24

24




IN TOTAL VALUE*

$10,000INCLUDES:

UP TO


$4,500 $2,095$1,000$2,155

$250
















LEASE

BI-WEEKLY LEASE

DOUBLE CAB 4WD

CREW CAB 4WD

FOR

FOR

MONTHS

MONTHS

$145 @ 0%

$155 @ 0%

OR STEP UP TO


2015 TERRAIN


STARTING FROM


$24,995†

24

24

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