Summerland Review, November 12, 2015

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Food bankDemand at the

Summerland Food Bank increased over the past year.

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School futureThe future of a

Summerland ele-mentary school is uncertain as the board looks at ways to trim expenses.

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Legionchanges

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In the classroomEzra Hiebert, a Grade 3 student at Giant’s Head School, gets some help from teacher Donna Tracy as he fills out his Gratitude Journal. Each week, students in the classroom write about something for which they are thankful or appreciative.

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Latest statistics show greatest need exists among single adults

John Arendt

The need for the Summerland Food Bank has increased significantly over the past year.

John Bubb, president of the food bank, said 272 households in Summerland were served by the food bank from Nov. 1, 2014 to Oct. 31, 2015.

This represents an increase from a year ear-lier when 239 Summerland households were served by the food bank.

Those in the households affected included 393 adults and 188 children, up from 557 people a year earlier.

Bubb said the greatest increase is in the number of single people who have gone to the food bank for assistance over the past year.

“The last analysis I did, we recorded a 22 per cent increase in the num-ber of single people needing assistance,” he said.

Of those receiv-ing help from the food bank over the past year, 118 were singles.

He added that there are funding sources available to assist families and seniors, but not for singles who are not retired.

Some of those accessing the food bank include people receiving some money from employ-ment, those on social assistance, those receiving provincial disability support and those on pen-sion.

“We desperately need an increase in our welfare rates,” he said.

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Supporting sportDesiree Chassie of RBC, second from right, presents a cheque for $23,800 to Jenny Mitchell, health promoting schools coordinator with the Okanagan Skaha School District. With Mitchell and Chassie are Giant’s Head School Grade 5 stu-dents Roan McKelvie, left, Addy Knowlton, Alexis Burghall, Taylor Schneidmuller and Braden Bond. Nov. 20 is Jersey Day, where people are urged to wear their favourite jersey from a local or national sports team. On Nov. 21, Summerland Secondary School will host a “try it” sports day to celebrate RBC Sports Day in Canada. Students will have the opportunity to try indoor curling, indoor ringette and wheelchair basketball. The initiative is a partnership between RBC, Pacific Sport, the Okanagan Skaha School District and the municipal parks and recreation department.

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Elementary school’s future uncertainJohn Arendt

Low enrolment numbers throughout the region have school trustees considering whether to close one of Sum-merland’s elementary schools.

Linda Van Alphen, chair of the Okanagan Skaha School Board, said the school district has been working to cope with low enrolment figures and funding shortfalls for several years.

At present, enrolment is 25 per cent below capacity throughout the school district. Summerland’s enrolment fig-ures are projected to remain steady until at least 2025.

School funding is based on enrolment figures and at present, the school board has been operating at a deficit.

The budget is roughly $54 million and the shortfall has been $1.2 million a year for several years.

Last year, in order to meet its expenses, the school board had to cut into its reserve funds.

“We’re in a critical stage,” Van Alphen said. “It’s very dif-ficult for us to make any moves anymore without going into

the classroom and reducing the staff we have or reducing the resources we have.”

The school board is consid-ering eight options, including closing schools.

In Summerland, Giant’s Head School has been sug-gested as a possibility for clos-ure.

“Shutting down Giant’s Head School is a proposal,” she said. “This is what could happen.”

This decision would involve closing the school and transfer-ring the students to Summer-land Middle School.

The middle school would then house Kindergarten to Grade 7, while students in Grade 8 to Grade 12 would attend Summerland Secondary School.

While Giant’s Head School is at capacity, Summerland Middle School and Summer-land Secondary School are both around 30 per cent under capacity, said Bonnie Roller Routley, secretary-treasurer of the school district.

Even with the reconfigura-tion, Summerland Secondary School would remain well

below its cap-acity, she added.

With five grades in the school, it would have an enrol-ment of roughly 500 students. The building is able to accommodate around 650 stu-dents.

Enrolment numbers have been decreasing in Summer-land in recent years.

In 2015, 95 students gradu-ated from Summerland Sec-ondary School. Two decades earlier, in 1995, the graduating class had around 130 students

According to information in the 2011 census, 12.8 per cent of Summerland’s population of 11,280 were 14 years of age or younger.

The median age was 52, significantly higher than the national median age of 41.9.

A decade earlier, in 2001, those 14 and under made up

16.1 per cent of the population of Summerland.

The median age in Summer-land in 2001 was 46.8 years of age.

A series of meetings will be held to discuss the school dis-trict’s options. The first of these will be at Giant’s Head School on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.

“We need to look at this as a district-wide problem, not just Summerland’s problem,” Van Alphen said.

She added that the school board and dis-trict staff will collect feedback and comments until Dec. 10.

In January,

the school board will make a decision which schools in Penticton and Summerland to keep open.

Linda Van Alphen

The potential closure of one Summerland elementary school would have far-reaching implica-tions for the community, Mayor Peter Waterman said.

“It will drastically affect fam-ilies in the area,” he said, adding that some families with younger children chose to move to the area because of its proximity to the ele-mentary school.

Waterman, who lives near the elementary school, sees many families bringing their children to the school every morning.

In recent years, the municipality has spent money install-ing a roundabout at the intersection of Victoria Road South and Prairie Valley Road, upgrading Prairie Valley Road near the school and adding sidewalks to the area.

“Quite a bit of work has been done to that area,” Waterman said.

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The weather is getting colder – especially at night. At this time of year my thoughts turn towards those less fortunate, specifically those living in sub-par rental properties. That may surprise you.

The reason for this is simple. Many are living in low income rental properties in Summerland.

These properties are not always kept in good condition and I would venture to say, don’t conform to any safety codes.

The people who live there are usually on a fixed income or they are working but can’t afford much for rent.

Last year, the Review did a story regarding people renting abandoned cars and RVs. These people were made to live in conditions that are disgusting. No running water, no power, no dignity. In addition, they were charged considerable rents. This action is despicable.

I know there are many generous, law abiding landlords out there. I’m not picking a fight with them. I’m picking a fight with those that rent prop-erties that aren’t fit to house a rat. These landlords need to be held to account.

We see these kinds of rentals every day. They are in our neighbourhoods. We think it’s someone else’s problem to deal with but it is our col-lective problem. We are the solution.

There are a couple of ways to solve this issue.

One is asking our municipal council to pass a good neigh-

bour bylaw that would enforce min-imum standards for the upkeep of prop-erty. If this bylaw is already on the books, then asking council to enforce it.

The second is to learn who the owns the offending prop-erty and get in touch with them directly.

This can be even more effective than a bylaw because you are holding them accountable as

a neighbour. If the neighbourhood is keeping tabs on the property and the people that live there, it is harder for the landlord to ignore.

People deserve dignity no matter what their lot in life.

When someone is living in unsafe, unsanitary condi-tions, their dignity is gone.

When their dignity is gone, desperation kicks in and some-times they resort to

crime to pay the bills.New York City,

under Mayor Rudy Giuliani, was famous for a criminological theory they called: The Broken Window Theory.

The premise of this theory was by fixing broken win-dows, repairing any vandalism damage to property would decrease petty crime, break and enters and theft.

By decreasing

petty crime, more serious crimes would also be prevented. So they went about for-cing land and build-ing owners to main-tain their property. In doing so, New York City realized a noticeable reduction in petty and serious crime.

This theory has holes in it but there is no denying that unkept, ‘slum’ rental properties need to be cleaned up and made acceptable for human

occupancy. We need to restore

dignity to our neigh-bours, for the greater good of our citizens and our society.

o o oIn my last column,

I wrote about Sum-merland business and the lack of a couple of categories business.

I mentioned my desire for a diner-type restaurant that had a long counter and served burgers and milkshakes.

I was held to account for those comments by two local businesses that serve said burgers and milkshakes — Alison from Santor-ini’s and Steve from All You Need Is One.

Thanks Alison and Steve for keeping me honest and I apolo-gize for overlooking your delicious food. That was not my intent.

As always, I appre-ciate any feedback I receive about my col-umns.

Rob Murphy is the sales manager of the Summerland Review.

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Time to treat all people with dignity

YOUR VIEWS

It is an uneasy discussion as board members and staff at the Okanagan-Skaha School District consider whether to close schools.

It is important to remember that no decision has been made at present. Trustees and school district staff are con-sidering the various options and consult-ing with the public.

A decision is not expected until January.

Closing schools is being considered since at present, the school district’s enrolment is roughly 25 per cent below capacity. Of the 19 schools in the district, 16 have fewer students than they can accommodate.

One of the suggestions is to close Giant’s Head School in Summerland.

While this school is at capacity, Summerland Middle School and Summerland Secondary School are both down in enrolment numbers.

Using the enrolment figures alone, the proposal to close one school and restruc-ture the remaining schools deserves ser-ious consideration.

There are some fixed costs to operate a school building, whether it is at capacity or below capacity.

However, there are also some ques-tions which must be considered.

The middle school was opened in January, 2000. When it was constructed, the school trustees of the day said a middle school was necessary to deal with the specific needs of this age group. Can those needs still be met without a middle school?

Equally as important, what would hap-pen to the Giant’s Head School building if it is no longer needed?

If the school is empty, there will still be some costs involved in its upkeep. If it is offered for sale or lease, who would use such a building. The former Glenfir School building, on Pierre Drive, has been closed since March, 2011 and is still up for sale.

Declining enrolment is a fact of life in Summerland and elsewhere in the prov-ince, but the consequences of this decline have some serious implications.

EDITORIALConsidering closures

People deserve dignity no matter what their lot in life.

From here

Rob Murphy

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Dear Editor:In response to Is Summer-

land open for business, it is difficult to compare major cor-porate entities to locally owned and operated business.

Rob Murphy poses the ques-tion: Are CIBC and BMO (both showing multi billion dollars in annual profits) too close to each other for fair competition?

He then has the gall to com-pare Dollarama (corporate store, registered on the TSX stock market, head office in Montreal) to Your Dollar Store With More that is locally owned and operated and not making millions of dollars per year.

To quote Dollarama dir-

ectly from their website, “At Dollarama we are committed to serving the best interest of our shareholders. We seek to enhance shareholder value not only through exceptional busi-ness performance and practis-es, but also through responsible and effective communication.”

Great. Perfect for a small community like Summerland that relies on support and dona-tions from the local business for fund raising efforts and general community support.

As owners of Your Dollar Store with More, we are hon-oured to recognize our veter-ans by having the Legion place their poppy box on our counter.

We allow donation tins for the SPCA and Critteraid.

We extend discounts to schools, churches, sports teams, nonprofit organizations.

We willingly donate prod-ucts for fund raising events and prizes for local events like Action Fest.

We support NeighbourLink with their community efforts.

Ask yourself, when did our competition ever donate to a local cause? Many of you have benefited indirectly from our contributions without even being aware.

Competition is healthy and we do not object to friendly competition. But when a large

corporate box store locates next to the little guy, with a negative impact to our business and sur-vival, then we get mad.

They want to be the only dollar store in town, otherwise why are they right next door?

Many independent dollar stores have closed because of Dollarama’s aggressive nature.

Think about it, if the com-petition was downtown, they would have had a positive impact on our downtown core.

Local citizens and tourists alike would have been drawn to their corporate brand bring-ing customers to what should be the heartbeat and pulse of the city.

Shoppers would support other local stores while they are in that area.

We always have and will continue to guarantee our products. We do exchanges and refunds regardless of the reason. Dollarama states No Exchanges No Refunds on each receipt. Buyers beware.

So, is Summerland open for business? Yes, but hope-fully not at the expense of your locally owned and operated businesses that genuinely care about your community.

Proud to be a part of your community.

Allan Carter and Catherine Buffie Summerland

Store provides community support

Hair it isIt’s a pity that Movember, a movement committed to men’s health, wasn’t launched in Canada until 2007. These gentlemen certainly would have been poster boys for the foundation. The year was 1956 and Summerland’s Golden Jubilee celebration included a beard grow-ing contest, resulting in a town full of facial hair. The gent in the centre with the mutton chops and moustache is Jack Goodland, the local bar-ber, but we’re not sure who the other fellows are. If you recognize the faces under the beards, please contact the Summerland museum. If you want more information about Movember, talk to someone who’s growing a Mo.

THE EARLY YEARS

Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum

Increased chamber website fees will inhibit cultural expressions

Dear Editor:Anita Perry’s letter to the

editor last week caught my attention because it comes at a time when Summerland District Council is look-ing for input on ways to enhance culture in our com-munity.

If what Ms. Perry says is true, the Chamber of Com-merce, by increasing her web-site fees, will inhibit rather than enhance expressions of culture in our town.

As a senior, I have enjoyed recitals performed free by students of the Perry Music Studio.

The quality of their playing is excellent. I was impressed with the relaxed and warm way in which students and

teacher related to one another. Ms. Perry has been bring-

ing her students to perform concerts at care homes and senior’s centres in Summer-land and Penticton for the past 17 years, free of charge.

Her school is a rich source of culture in Summerland.

Apparently a website with basic information about her as a music teacher is essential for Ms. Perry to recruit stu-dents. Websites have become pivotal for any group want-ing to become known in the community.

They are the means by which we learn about our cul-tural activities. It seems only logical if we wish to enhance the spread of culture in Sum-merland, that we remove the

barriers to easy and open communications.

That, to me would mean free or very low cost websites for businesses and groups making cultural contributions through their programs.

To achieve that goal I think the District Council and the Chamber of Commerce need to re-examine the by-laws that govern business licenses, keeping in mind the feedback from the Cultural Advocacy Committee.

They need to examine this question: Are these licenses just a tax source, or are they designed to encourage the expansion of our cultural val-ues?

Keith DixonSummerland

Dear Editor:The South Okanagan Per-

forming Arts Centre Society (SOPAC) is still active in pro-moting the need for a pur-pose-built theatre in Penticton.

The land was purchased by the city as the best location for a new 750-seat theatre.

When built it would undoubtably stimulate and revitalize the economy in the downtown core. It would cer-tainly encourage more residen-tial development in the core.

Many times I’m asked the question, “why do we need a new and bigger theatre when we have the Cleland Theatre and other privately operat-ed theatres?” The answer is the Cleland Theatre, like the

other privately owned and operated theatres, have their limitations. For example they do not have the amenities to accommodate professional touring shows such as Vernon and Kelowna can now accom-modate in their purpose-built theatres.

If Penticton had a purpose-built performing arts theatre the city could collaborate with Kelowna, Vernon and pos-sibly Kamloops. Collectively, the four cities could make it worthwhile for profession-al, top-rated shows to tour through the Okanagan val-ley. The Okanagan would gain a reputation for hosting the performing arts similar to what Ashland in Oregon has

achieved, an economic return of over a million dollars annu-ally to their smaller city.

The South Okanagan Per-forming Arts Centre may not get built for a few years but we need to keep this objective alive, not only to enhance our lifestyle here in our city but to help revitalize the overall econ-omy in the downtown core.

If you have an interest in the development of a purpose built performing arts cen-tre here in Penticton please attend our annual general meeting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the Shatford building on Main Street.

Jake KimberleyPresident SOPAC

Penticton

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As the snow slow-ly creeps down the mountains around us and lights slowly go up around town, there’s no denying that the holiday sea-son is upon us. Christ-mas is a great time for artists and artisans alike.

There’s so much history and imagery available to choose from that, for some people, it’s hard not to get inspired to cre-ate.

If you’re one of those people who gets the urge to do something artistic during the holidays, but aren’t sure what to do or what to do with it, the Summer-land Community Arts Council is hold-ing a competition for their annual Christ-mas image.

This is a great opportunity for folks who may not always know what they feel like doing, but just know they want to make something.

I’ve always found that although I pre-fer to be able to meander my way

through a project and take my time, hav-ing some kind of a deadline forces my thinking to become more focused, which always tends to pro-duce better work.

Those interested in submitting to the competition can do so in person at the Summerland Art Gal-lery, or submit via e-mail or snail mail by Nov. 20.

The competition will be judged and the selected image will be purchased and put on display with winners from previous years.

If making isn’t quite your thing, but you still enjoy sup-porting artists and artisans the Summer-land Holiday Market is coming up on Nov. 21 and 22.

These markets — and there’s a lot of them happening all around the Valley this time of year — are perfect for those who like gifts that are a little more unique than what you’d find at most stores and

are an even better way to support the local creative com-munity.

I’ve always been amazed at the quality of the gifts that have come from these mar-kets, everything from handmade jewellery to kitchen scrubbies that are nearly inde-structible and beard oils — both things that rank pretty high on my list of things that are great.

The best part is, it’s a chance for people in the com-munity to show off what they’re capable of — hey that woman I always see walking her dog makes soap,

that guy I see at the Nesters all the time is a great woodworker, that family down the street are all great bakers, etc.

The market runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Sun-day and is being held at Harold Simp-son Memorial Youth Centre at 9111 Peach Orchard Rd.

I’d also like to once again remind folks that the Summerland Cultural Task Force is looking for your thoughts and opin-ions on culture in Summerland.

Their next con-versation is focused around youth in Summerland and is being held at IOOF hall on Main Street, Monday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. If you’ve got ideas, they want to hear them.

Douglas Paton is a Summerland writer and musician. If you know of a local arts and culture event, contact him at [email protected].

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Your input is needed….get involved in the process!

The Board of Education of School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)will hold PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND POSSIBLE SCHOOL CLOSURE MEETINGS as follows:

November 30, 2015, 7:00 p.m. atMcNicoll Park Middle School

December 1, 2015, 7:00 p.m. atWest Bench Elementary School

December 3, 2015, 7:00 p.m. atGiant’s Head Elementary

December 7, 2015, 7:00 p.m. atParkway Elementary

December 8, 2015, p.m. atCarmi Elementary

The following public meetings will also be held:Public Consultation Meeting – “Think Tank”November 12, 2015, 7:00 p.m. atGiant’s Head Elementary

Public Consultation Meeting – “Think Tank”November 19, 2015, 7:00 p.m. atQueen’s Park Elementary

Public Consultation and Feedback – “Just Listen”November 23, 2015, 7:00 p.m. atQueen’s Park Elementary

Public Consultation Meeting – Final Feedback PresentationsDecember 10, 2015, 7:00 p.m. atQueen’s Park Elementary

Public Board Meeting – DecisionsJanuary 20, 2016, 6:30 p.m. atIMC Building behind School Board Office

Presentations MUST be kept to a maximum of five (5) minutes each.Please refer to the school district website www.sd67.bc.ca for descriptions of “Think Tank” and “Just Listen” meetings.

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residents of Summerland. Your thoughtful and heartfelt support is once again appreciated.

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VICTORIA – The B.C. government declared the first Conservation Officer Day on Nov. 4, to recognize the 110-year history of the service that started out as mostly vol-unteer “game war-dens.”

This is over-due recognition for what is essentially a police force that only receives public notice when a bear or cou-gar has to be killed to protect people.

The ceremony at the B.C. legislature included awards. Chief Conservation Officer Doug Forsd-ick presented long-service medals and two commendations for lifesaving.

One was to CO Jason Hawkes, who rescued a family of four from their sink-ing boat on Kootenay Lake last June.

He reached them in rough, windy con-ditions when they were waist-deep in water, far from shore.

The other went to

CO Andrew Anaka, for rescuing an angler from an overturned boat, whom he found “extremely hypother-mic” at the base of a cliff at a lake near Powell River on Jan. 22. A second angler didn’t make it to shore.

An exemplary ser-vice medal went to CO Micah Kneller, who caught up with Fort Nelson RCMP officers and paramed-ics on Sept. 6, as they treated a hunter who had been attacked by a grizzly in a remote area.

As darkness fell, Kneller found a second injured hunt-

er, got the group together, built a fire and assisted until a rescue helicopter from CFB Comox lift-ed the hunters out at 3 a.m.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chan-dra Herbert had a couple of things on his mind at the event. He relayed a report from the B.C. Gov-ernment Employees’ Union that there has been a 10 per cent cut in CO staff since 2002.

Not so, replied Environment Minis-ter Mary Polak. The number has “hovered around 148” in that time, she said, includ-ing seasonal staff for peak hunting and fishing periods.

Polak said extra investment has gone into trucks that serve as mobile command centres, so people aren’t sitting in offices waiting for the phone to ring. They patrol more and respond faster, which can be vital.

Chandra Herbert also blasted the gov-

ernment for a “dona-tion” of $100,000 from the Freshwater Fishing Society of B.C. to increase angling enforcement this summer, adding more seasonal CO days.

“What’s next, bake sales?” he said.

The real story is a bit more complicated. In March I reported that the B.C. Liberal government finally made good on a dec-ade-old promise to turn over all revenue from freshwater fish-ing licence sales to the society.

Its revenue went from $7 million to $10 million once the government finally ended the practice of skimming some off for the general treas-ury.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett recalled that the society was established during the first years of Gordon Campbell’s government, a per-iod of what Bennett called “religious zeal” for privatiza-tion.

The society spends most of its budget restocking lakes with trout and promoting respon-sible angling, but its new 30-year service contract also calls on it to contribute to enforcement.

This is the first year that has hap-pened, and Polak said the extra fish-ing violation tickets indicate it is work-ing.

The CO service also works on cases such as the Mount Polley mine breach. It has a commer-cial environmental enforcement unit, a special investiga-tions unit to deal with smuggling and organized crime, and an intelligence ana-lyst.

In short, they’re real cops, work-ing with a group of about 150 compli-ance officers at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Oper-ations.

They don’t get much respect from

an urban public informed by celeb-rity wildlife protest-ers such as Pamela Anderson, Miley Cyrus and Ricky Ger-vais.

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

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Dear Editor:For 40 years, the South Okanagan Boundary

Labour Council has been the local voice of the Canadian Labour Congress.

As a chartered body of the CLC, we are hosting a celebration of this anniversary on Dec. 1.

We advocate for all working people, both union and non-union.

As a CLC organization, we represent workers of many unions, from Summerland to Osoyoos and from Princeton to Grand Forks.

Our work is funded by the dues paid by affiliated unions within this region.

The Labour Council works extensively with many community organizations, through affiliations, support and donations, such as food banks, the South Okanagan Women in Need Society, the Southern Interior United Way, Penticton Access Centre, the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan, the Sou-pateria in Penticton, and Discovery House, to name a few.

We will be celebrating our 40 years of labour solidarity and community work on Dec. 1 at Cowork, 125 Eckhardt Ave. E., Pen-ticton, at 7 p.m.

We invite all past labour council presidents, executive and labour council members and all members of our affiliated unions.

If you can attend, please RSVP to [email protected].

For further information, visit our website at www.soblc.ca or our Facebook group.

Brent Voss, PresidentSouth Okanagan Boundary Labour Council

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Labour Council advocates for all working people

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Book launchLorrie Forde shows copies of her book, Really Good F Words: Your Interactive Guide to Self-Care. Forde was at the Summerland branch of the Okanagan Regional Library on Nov. 3 to launch the book.

A newly released book by a Sum-merland author is already a bestseller on Amazon.com.

Lorrie Forde’s first book, Really Good F Words: Your Interactive Guide to Self-Care, was launched on Nov. 1 and shown at the Summerland branch of the Okanagan Regional Library on

Nov. 3.The day after the Nov. 1 launch, the

book had already become a bestseller on Amazon, she said.

Forde, a business and life coach, wrote the book to guide readers to building their own customized strat-egies for self-care.

The book examines themes ranging from extreme busyness to conflicting priorities.

A total of 170 copies of the book have been donated to the South Oka-nagan Victim Assistance Society and the South Okanagan Women in Need Society.

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The group eyed the tiny silver wrapped chocolate morsel in front of them. Care-fully uncrinkling the paper and deeply inhaling its sweet cocoa scent, they popped the tiny triangle into their mouths.

Allowing the small bite to slowly dis-solve they savoured the delightful mix-ture of creaminess and sweetness.

“Wow, that’s the best piece of choco-late I’ve ever eaten!”

Smiles, nods and low moans ensued around the table. What’s interesting is that this exchange was part of a nutri-tion education ses-sion that focused on mindfulness, the con-cept of being present in the moment, and mindful eating.

Mindfulness con-tinues to gain wide-spread support to promote health and wellness, and mind-ful eating is being used as a tool to improve eating hab-its, encourage weight management, pre-vent chronic disease, and nurture a health-ful relationship with food.

Registered diet-itians often give advice about healthy food choices, meal balance and food preparation; how-ever, we also help

people improve the way they think – or don’t think – about food.

Have you ever had a snack disappear down the hatch while you weren’t looking? Or finish a large pop-corn at the movies just because it was there?

I’m sure we can all relate to a time or two when we have con-sumed food without really focusing on the act of eating. But in this busy and highly distractible world, eating mindlessly, in the absence of actual hunger, at a rapid rate and even past the point of fullness is becoming a com-mon problem.

Research suggests that changing our attitudes and aware-ness around meals and snacks may be every bit as import-ant as considering what it is we actually put in our mouths.

Mindful eating (also known as intui-tive eating) involves paying full attention to the experience of eating and drinking, both inside and out-side the body. It is paying attention to the colors, smells, tex-tures, flavors, and the temperature of food. It is choosing enjoy-able and nutritious foods, recognizing and honoring physic-al hunger and satiety

cues and using inner wisdom to guide eat-ing decisions.

As a registered dietitian, I am a firm believer that finding ways to slow down and to eat intention-ally is an essential part of developing healthy eating habits.

Here are three ways to get you start-ed:

Eat when you are eating. Don’t drive when you are eat-ing, work when you are eating, watch TV when you are eating or stand at the fridge

when you are eating. Put away the phones. Simply sit and eat. Give your plate your full undivided atten-tion.

Eat slower. Remind yourself before you start that eating is not a race. Finishing first doesn’t make you the winner. Savoring your food is one of the healthiest things you can do. You are more likely to notice when you are full, you’ll chew your food more making digestion easier, and you’ll probably find

yourself noticing fla-vors you might other-wise have missed.

Mindfully check in. Before, midway and after your meal, take a moment to rate your hunger on a scale of 1 (ravenous) to 10 (overly stuffed). Aim to stop eating at around 6 or 7 – you are satisfied, not stuffed.

The old habits of eating and not paying attention are not easy to change. Starting with even just one or two meals or snacks a week can make a big

difference. For a bigger taste

of what mindful eat-ing is all about come to my next Mindful

Eating course, start-ing on Nov 17 at the Summerland Health Center. Chocolate may never taste so good and I promise you’ll love the home-work!

Mindful Eating runs Tuesdays, Nov. 17 to Dec. 8 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. To regis-ter, call 250-770-3530. The program is free.

Sandra Turnbull, RD, CEC is a regis-tered dietitian, certi-fied executive coach with the Interior Health Authority.

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A citizens’ group would like Summerland to adopt an opt-out policy for wireless meters.

Loretta Krauter, a representative of Summer-land Citizens for Safe Technology, said Sum-merland remains the only municipality in B.C. without an opt-out policy for wireless meters.

“B.C. Hydro, Fortis B.C., Penticton, and Nelson all have an opt-out policy for their wireless meters. It’s time Summerland did too,” she said.

The group was formed in 2007 over con-cerns about microwave cellular towers in Summerland neighbourhoods and the instal-lation of wireless water and electrical meters.

Recently, they hosted a talk by Dr. Malcolm Paterson, a renowned molecular oncologist, who reviewed scientific evidence for mount-ing concerns over the increasing use of wire-less devices, the microwave radiation emitted, and its potential impact on human health.

Krauter said the talk was well received by more than 80 people who expressed a desire to be able to opt out of wireless meters.

Summerland Citizens for Safe Technology hope to work with the municipality to find a way to allow Summerlanders to opt-out of the current wireless meter program. Their proposal will not cost the municipality any money as those who choose to opt-out will bear full costs, Krauter said.

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Recently the ques-tion of chamber bene-fits and their connec-tion to business license fees was raised.

At present, busi-ness license fees are $175 in Summerland for most businesses. For comparison pur-poses the community of Peachland current-ly charges $150 for a business license and in Penticton a busi-ness license is $165. There is very little difference in business license costs between Summerland, a com-munity half our size and one that’s three

times our size. Those same communities charge $160 and $231 respectively for sole proprietor member-ships in their Cham-bers of Commerce. In some cases, addi-tional fees apply for tourism specific busi-nesses.

Under our five-year agreement with the District of Sum-merland (renewed for 2015 to 2019) the Chamber provides a free membership to every business licensed with the Dis-trict. This is a tre-mendously inclusive

model for business services and it allows us to offer educa-tion, advocacy and many promotional services to our entire business commun-ity, regardless of the size of the business or their budget. And as you can see from the above comparisons, it is a free service.

The chamber ’s contract with the Dis-trict of Summerland makes up approxi-mately two-thirds of our budget and this buys services in two key community areas. These are des-

tination management and visitor services (tourism) as well as a number of economic development servi-ces that are generally referred to as busi-ness retention and expansion.

The remaining one-third of our budget comes from different sources.

One of our most recent services to our members was the much needed upgrading of the chamber website.

We know from media research and our own search hab-

its as individuals, that people are drawn to photos and videos. In fact, the Guardian recently reported that by 2017, video will account for 69 per cent of all consumer internet traffic.

And in our own work here at the chamber, the Vis-itor Guide is a good example of our move to a greater use of images. Where the guide used to be very text heavy with small images, in the last three years we have made a con-scious move to write

very little and fill the guide with pictures.

Unfortunately, our old website simply couldn’t support the use of videos and images for multiple members let alone all 700 members. Hap-pily, the new system is very robust.

A free listing con-tinues to be avail-able on our Chamber website for every business mem-ber. This includes the name and address of the business, a brief description of the business, the name of the contact person, a link to a Google map of the business loca-tion and a link to the business website.

And now, for a fee of $7.10 a month plus GST our busi-ness members have a new opportunity to market their business through an enhanced listing. They can add their logos, photos of their business and/or products and video to their much longer description (up to 2000 characters) and key words for search engine optimization.

This enhanced listing also moves a business to the top of their dir-ectory category.

Considering that our website gets more than 400 visits/day, this is great news. We hope our business community will enjoy the new options for their listings.

We always appre-ciate your feedback. Please contact me at [email protected] or our chamber presi-dent, Kelly Marshall, at [email protected].

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Thursday Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information.Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For details call Trent at 250-494-1990. Carpet bowling at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre is held every Thursday at 10 a.m. and every Sunday at 1:15 p.m.Euchre is played every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Lyme Disease support group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at Theo’s Restaurant in Penticton. Everyone welcome.Recreational volley-ball for all. Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Contact Frank or Jane at 250-494-4666.Summerland Caregiver Support Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Summerland Health Centre lower conference room. For more information call Cindy at 250-404-8072.Summerland Masonic Lodge meets at the IOOF Hall on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. and meets for coffee every Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Santorini’s Restaurant. If interested in learn-ing more, drop by or call Craig Brown at 778-479-3795 or Orv Robson at 250-494-1504. Summerland Material Girls Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from September to May at 9 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. For more information call Cathy Patterson at 250-494-8274 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-494-2286.Summerland Sports-

men’s Association meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Summerland Legion. The SSA focuses on fishing, shooting, hunt-ing, archery and con-servation and is affiliat-ed with the B.C. Wildlife Federation. New mem-bers welcome.Summerland TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., lower floor of Summerland Seniors Centre. For info call Vicki at 250-494-5484. The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the MS office, 3373 Skaha Rd., Penticton. Everyone welcome. For more information call Sherry at 250-493-6564.The Summerland trad-itional rug artists get together at Summerland United Church every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. New members and visitors are always wel-come. For more infor-mation phone 250-494-1278.

FridayBridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone Irene at 250-404-4562. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Ladies’ Drop-in Volleyball every Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Everyone welcome. For more information call Donna at 250-494-9718 or Debbie at 250-494-7733.Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Come and enjoy or check it out. Drop-ins welcome.Tai Chi, beginner and intermediate, at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, Fridays 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For further information call Susan at 250-494-3370.The 890 Wing of the South Okanagan Air Force Association of Canada have a get-together every Friday night from 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. in Penticton. New

members are welcome. For more information, phone Fred Monteith at 250-497-8490.

SaturdayCharity bottle drive at Summerland IGA each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the collections will go to support the Summerland Food Bank and Critteraid.Cribbage wil l take place at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre every fourth Saturday until June, beginning at 1 p.m. Singles welcome. Refreshments will be served.Summerland Ladies Hockey takes place at the Summerland Arena Saturdays at 8:30 pm. All skill levels welcome. Contact Judy Beck at [email protected] Summerland Dance Club will hold a dance at the Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 8 to 11 p.m. Music by Vic Ukrainetz. For fur-ther information contact Ann Ling at 250-494-7168 or Ron Hack at 250-486-6858.

SundayDivorceCare, Single and Parenting, and DivorceCare for Kids (ages five to 12) will be offered Sunday even-ings at Summerland Baptist Church, Oct. 18 to Jan. 24. The sessions start with dinner at 4:30 p.m., followed by the courses from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Call 250-494-3313 for more information or to register.Vintage Car Club, South Okanagan Chapter, meets the last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Youth Centre on Peach Orchard Road. Anyone interested in vintage cars (those 25 years or older) is invited to attend. For more infor-mation on the club phone 250-494-5473.

MondayBirthright, serving the South Okanagan, has Monday drop-in from 10 a.m. to noon at 200 Bennett St. in Penticton. This weekly program provides light snacks and an opportunity to build friendships, share life skills and participate in baby item swaps. Please contact Sandy Mikkelsen at 250-492-4901 for more info.Dabber Bingo is played at the Senior Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St., every Monday at 1 p.m.. 16 regular games, Lucky 7, Odd/Even, Bonanza. Everyone is welcome. License #832873.

Men — Love to Sing? Okanagan Christian Men’s Choir. This non-denominational choir invites you to join us, have fun, sing unto the Lord and enjoy the fellowship of other sing-ers. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Summerland Baptist Church, Fireside Room. For more infor-mation contact Hans at 250-494-7127. The South Okanagan Orchid Society meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. The group meets September to June. For more infor-mation, contact Joan at 250-494-4293.The Summerland Crokinole Club meets Monday nights at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summerland Seniors Centre. Contact Darlene at 250-494-9310.

TuesdayContract Bridge is played at St. Stephen Anglican Church in Summerland every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is wel-come to join in the fun. Refreshments available. For more information, please call Sheila at 250-494-8996.Dementia Caregiver Support Group — Are you providing care or support for someone dealing with Alzheimer’s or another dementia? Please join us at our Summerland meet-ing to explore how we can assist you. The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St. Call Laurie Myres at 250-493-8182 or email [email protected] Society of Summerland meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place). For more infor-mation phone Marilyn Topham at 250-494-6434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596. Email [email protected] Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Tom Jacques at 250-494-4339.Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge.The Mental Wellness Centre, Summerland Branch, will be open

the first, third and fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Summerland United Church. Inquiries welcome.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a cof-fee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court.Whist is played every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St.

Wednesday Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recov-ery program that is not addiction specific, meets every Wednesday at Summerland Alliance Church at 7 p.m. For more information con-tact the SAC office at 250-494-9975 and ask to speak to Pastor Rick.Did you know Summerland has a Garden Club? Meetings are casual. Gardening experience varies. All gardeners are wel-come. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Jan Carlson at 250-494-5112 for more information.Summerland Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the former library build-ing on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For informa-tion call Mary at 250-494-5851.Summerland ATV Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the lower level of the former Summerland Library building on Wharton Street. The club promotes respon-sible ridership including registration, insurance, safety certification and scheduled pleas-ure rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages including those with disabilities.

UpcomingChristmas Presents Summerland Holiday Market, Saturday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Local crafters and exhibitors, kids’ crafts, music, gift wrapping by donation and Santa pictures at 1 p.m. both days. Admission by donation to the Summerland Food Bank.Rebekah Annual Chilli Night during

Summerland’s Festival of Lights, Nov. 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the IOOF Hall on Main Street. Enjoy a big bowl of chili and a bun with a cup of hot chocolate or apple cider.Rebekah Tea and Bazaar Nov. 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the I00F Hall on Main Street. Door prizes, bake table, raffles, craft table and more.Summerland Singers and Players have post-poned their production of The Butler Did It until April 21 to 24, 2016. They are still looking for an actress to fill the role of Vickie, who is in her 20s. Rehearsals begin in the spring. Contact Bob Read, at [email protected], if interested in trying out.The Heritage Advisory Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month in Council Chambers at

the Municipal Hall from 10 a.m. to noon. The next meeting is Nov. 18. The commission makes suggestions and recommendations to Municipal Council on Heritage issues. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.Start your Christmas season with a music-al extravaganza. Come to a concert in Penticton featuring six local choirs, each pre-senting some of their own music and finish-ing with more than 100 voices singing togeth-er, at the Penticton United Church, corner of Eckhardt and Main, Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets avail-able from a member of one of the choirs,from Dragon’s Den on Front Street, or from the church office, 696 Main St. in Penticton (open weekdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

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SUMMERLANDMinisterial Association

Church Pageanglican church of st. stephen 9311 Prairie Valley Rd. (Stone Church in Summerland)

Sunday Services - 8:30 am & 10 amOffice Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - 9 am - 1 pm

250-494-3466The Reverend Rick Paulin

www.summeranglican.camodern clean banquet facility available

Julia street coMMunitY church 9918 Julia Street

Worship with us, Sunday at 10:00 amwith Kids Shop during the service

Loving God, Loving PeopleLead Pastor: Rev. Don Huston

250-494-8248 [email protected] Affiliated with the PAOC

suMMerlanD allianceReal Life... Right Now!Morning Worship: 10:00amChildren's Church & Nursery

Be.Free Christ-centered 12-Step: Wed. @ 7 pmPastor: Rev. Rick Gay

Church Office: 250-494-9975

suMMerlanD baptist10318 Elliott Street

Two Services each Sunday 9:00am & 11:00amSBC Kids In Both ServicesLead Pastor: Larry Schram

Associate Pastor: Del Riemer

For info or help call 250-494-3881

www.summerlandbaptist.ca

10am SUNDAY GATHERING

suMMerlanD uniteD church13204 Henry Avenue

(250) 494-1514

Minister: Rev. Armand Houle

www.summerlandunited.bc.ca

We are an open and welcoming

faith community…ALL ARE

WELCOME!


Carla McLeodSpecial to the Review

The face of the Royal Can-adian Legion is changing.

The national organization was formed shortly after the First World War in order to give veterans a place where they could share their experiences.

Over the years it has expanded to looking after vet-erans, promoting remembrance and supporting communities.

With the veteran base rapidly declining every year, the Sum-merland Branch has taken a pro-active approach to recruit-ing new members.

The executive committee has worked hard to keep things up and running and the branch’s president Mike Brazeau said that things are going “extreme-ly well.”

“Right now we are increas-

ing our membership. Our members are getting younger,” he explained. “We are getting the 30- and 40-year-old people and we are looking forward to getting younger ones as time goes on.”

The Summerland Branch currently has 680 members, 140 of whom are veterans. Approxi-mately 40 of those veterans are living in Summerland but only six or seven of them visit the legion regularly.

At one time a person wish-ing to join the Legion must have served in the military or come from a military family. That has now changed.

“We are now accepting any persons who wish to join the Legion, that have an under-standing of what the Legion is about and who wish to sup-port the veterans,” explained Brazeau.

A veteran himself, having served in the military for forty years, Brazeau firmly believes in the support of veterans and has an understanding of what they have gone through and

what their needs are.“We are trying to bring

forward the idea that we have modern day veter-ans,” he said.

Brazeau explained that since the Korean War, there have been various peace keeping missions and those who have served are running into issues. Some who have returned are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which Brazeau

likened to something called shell shock after the Second World War.

“Back in the First and Second World Wars people were ashamed to come forward say-ing they had issues. They were supposed to be the tough sol-diers,” Brazeau said. “It was there before, it was just never diagnosed. Now it’s out in the open and it is not considered a black mark anymore.”

The Summerland branch has a Service Officer on the executive who is able to assist any veteran suffering from PTSD with the referral process in order to get them the help needed.

Along with promoting the Legion as a very friend-ly welcom-ing place, the Sum-m e r l a n d branch is also trying to get rid of an age old stig-ma. A sign o u t s i d e the build-ing reads, “ W e ’ r e more than just beer.”

“ T h e r e still is this idea in p e o p l e s ’ minds that it is just a bunch of old guys sitting at

the bar telling war stories,” Brazeau said. “I’m telling you that is not the case.”

A few months ago the branch started serving lunch and sup-per from its newly renovated, state of the art kitchen. Bra-zeau said the response has been good and they are looking into expanding their hours of oper-ation.

Over the last year the branch has donated over $15,000 to various organizations in the community. The money is raised largely through gaming funds as the branch has poker and pull-tab machines and a keno machine.

The money that is raised during the November poppy campaign is used strictly for the support of veterans. At Christmas time each veteran in Summerland receives a comfort gift, such as a sweater, toque or blanket.

The Summerland Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is successful and actively recruit-ing new members.

The executive works well together and has fun together as well.

They approach the member-ship for ideas and suggestions, trying to include everyone.

“In this branch we are try-ing to make it welcoming and open,” Brazeau said. “The members here are a good bunch of people, a very friendly, wel-coming group. It’s a good place for people to come and sit down and chat. We maintain a high standard of decorum…we treat people with respect and dignity here.”

Legion changing as veteran base declines

Supporting cadetsThe 902 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron has received support from the Summerland Legion. Pictured with cadets are Bob Wolleswinkel, at left, and Mike Brazeau, at right, providing financial support to the cadet program.

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if they were not exempt. The value of the exemption has been calculated using 2015 Property Tax rates.

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION

In accordance with the Local Government Act (section 809 and 810), Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen Proposed Bylaw 2713, 2015 includes the following properties, which will receive exemptions from Property Taxes for 2016.

Assessment Roll Number

Legal Description Civic Address Organization Estimated Value of Property Tax Exemption – Regional District portion only

715-00565.105

Parcel A, Bl 3, DL210 SDYD Pl 519

224 Robinson Ave Naramata

Naramata Museum Society

$ 1,530

714-00796.090

Lot 9, Pl 34520, DL 374, SDYD

1145 Main Street Okanagan Falls

Okanagan Falls Heritage & Museum Society

$ 2,556

714-06485.000 714-06485.100

Lot 3, Pl 4041, DL 2450S, SDYD Portion L 727 Lot 1, Pl 13268, DL 2450S, SDYD

10384 384 Ave 10393 384 Ave

South Okanagan Sportsmen Association

$ 1,215 $ 195

714-09060.000

DL 2450S, SDYD

14000 Strawberry Creek Road

Osoyoos Wildlife Federation

$ 564

715-02713.010

Lot A, Pl 40972, DL 2 366 367, ODYD (Portion outside Municipal Boundary)

600 Comox Street, Penticton

City of Penticton (leased to golf course)

$ 820

716-02752.000

Lot A, Pl B6949, DL 319, SDYD

Keremeos Rural

Keremeos-Cawston Sportsmen Assoc

$ 960

716-09035.000 716-09035.002

Lot 13-15, Block 8,Pl 2565, DL 2482, SDYD

1396 Scott Ave

Hedley Sports Association

$ 494

716-10308.000

SDYD, SUP 11350

Penticton Rural

Nickel Plate X-Country Ski Club

$ 404

714-06476.020

Lot 1, Pl KAP62023, DL 2450S

Old Golf Course Rd

Fairview Mountain Golf Club Society

$ 11,288

717-00895.600

Block B, DL 1091 OS, SDYD

365 Darcy MTN Rd

Princeton Golf Club

$ 4,063

716-02837.000

Parcel A, DL 0457, SDYD

3012 River Road

Keremeos Elks Lodge

$ 1,643

714-00819.081

Parcel Y, DL 0374, SDYD

1108 Willow St

OK Falls United Church

$ 640

714-05353.070

Lot B, PL KAP89970, DL 2450S

Oliver Rural

The Natures Trust

$ 600

777-09000.100

DL 2499 Except Plan H 397 41847, For Mobile Folio C/REF 89000.100

1787 HWY 97

Penticton Shooting Sports Association

$1,250

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BANHAMDorothy E. (Coles)

1930 – 2015

Dorothy Banham passed away October 30th, 2015 in Salmon Arm, BC. In her final days her hands were held, her face caressed, and her hair stroked lovingly by family. Dorothy grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba and graduated as a Registered Dietitian from the University of Manitoba before heading west to Kamloops, BC. Dorothy married Frederick L. Banham (predeceased 1929-2008) and together they settled and raised a family of five in Summerland, BC (Trout Creek, 1965-2009). Dorothy will be greatly missed by her five children and their spouses: Fred Banham (Brenda) of Sicamous BC, Cheryl Bawtree of Salmon Arm BC, Dave Banham (Shelley) of Vanderhoof BC, Geoff Banham (Faye) of Edmonton AB, and Jane Banham (John) of Vancouver BC. She will be missed by her nine grandchildren known as ‘Grandma’ and five great grandchildren known as ‘GG’. Dorothy was a special lady and she will be remembered for her love of people, especially children, her sense of humor and her laugh. She took with her wonderful memories of family, friends and travel.

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Coming EventsRick Cogbill of Mercy Tech Mission will be giving a report on his recent trip to Mozam-bique and Swaziland, and speaking about his upcoming trip to Mexico where he will continue teaching trades to the local people. Everyone is wel-come, Saturday evening, November 14, 7:00 pm at Summerland Baptist Church in the Fireside Room.

THE Okanagan Master Gar-deners are pleased to present Brian Minter speaking about “The Changing World of Gar-dens “ Date: Nov.14, 2015 Time: 1:00-2:30 PM Place: Okanagan College Theater 1000 KLO Road Kelowna Tickets $5.00 at the door Free parking Come early as there are only 245 seats available

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RONDA DARLENE FABBI NEE STANWOOD

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ronda Darlene Fabbi on Saturday morning November 7, 2015 at the Kelowna General Hospital, with her family by her side. Ronda put up a tremendous battle over the past 2 ½ years with skin cancer. Ronda will be sadly missed and forever remembered by her husband; Allan and daughters Lauren and Taylor, her sister Sharon (Bob), brothers Bruce (Judy), Phillip (Shirley), Greg (Gail) and sister in law DJ, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and extended families. A Memorial Mass will be held November 14, 2015 at 11:00 am at the St. Charles Garnier Parish, 3645 Benvoulin Road, Kelowna, BC with Father Pat Monette celebrant. Interment will follow at a later date in the Canyon View Cemetery in Summerland, BC. Ronda and husband Allan purchased Summerland Pharmacy in the summer of 1987 which they owned for over 20 years. � ey created Willowbrook Lane in May 1992 and operated for almost 21 years. Memorial Tributes may be made in Ronda’s honour to the “Save Your Skin Foundation”, #319-3600 Windcrest Dr, North Vancouver, BC, V7G2S5. Visit their website saveyourskin.ca. All donations made to Save Your Skin are tax deductible. � e family would like to acknowledge the compassionate care that Ronda received from Dr. Janet Evans, Dr. Gillian Fyles and the nursing sta� of 4B at the Kelowna General Hospital.

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Story timeMayor Peter Waterman read from Milo and the Magical Stones at Summerland Montessori School on Nov. 4. Waterman was at the school as part of its literacy breakfast.

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STRATA AND RENTAL MANAGEMENT• BILL MORTENSEN 250-488-0393• MICHAEL DYSON 250-462-8402

(l-r) Michael Dyson, Robert Andres, Laurie Andres, Bill Mortenson, Al Eden, Sue Eden, Ryan Eden, Kevin Kole, Vickie Ohmenzetter, Adrienne Foggo, Larry Young

ROBERT & LAURIEANDRES 250-770-0666

HOBBY FARMERS TAKE NOTICE!2 BDRM HOME ON ONE ACRE CLOSE TO

TOWN, 3 BAY DETACHED SHOP

$419,000MLS®

ROBERT & LAURIEANDRES 250-770-0666

GREAT STARTER OR RETIREMENT HOME!3 BDRM, 2 BATH IN GREAT LOCATION, NEW WINDOWS, NEWER FURNACE

$339,900MLS®

ADRIENNE & VICKIE250-809-6322

$239,900MLS®157970

IMMACULATE CONDITION! 3 BDRM,3 BATH, TOWNHOUSE, 2 DECKS, NEWKITCHEN AND MANY MORE UPDATES

BILL MORTENSEN250-488-0393

2 BDRM TOP FLOOR CONDO, AWESOME WESTERN VIEWS, ONE PARKING STALL

AND STORAGE, GREAT TENANT IN PLACE!

$309,900MLS®

MICHAEL DYSON 250-462-8402

2 BDRM PLUS OFFICE PENTHOUSE, POOL, HOT TUB, FITNESS ROOMS, 2 PARKING STALLS, VACANT, QUICK POSSESSION

$1,250,000MLS®

RYAN & SUE EDEN 250-490-6651

SUMMERLAND SKY, STUNNINGLAKEVIEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOTS,

5 LOTS STILL TO CHOOSE FROM

$319,900MLS®144999

RYAN & SUE EDEN 250-490-6651

WASHINGTON GARDENS - BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS 2 BDRM, 2 BATH TOWNHOUSE, AGE 55+, PETS & RENTALS ON APPROVAL

$239,900MLS®157839

LARRY YOUNG250-490-6416

3 BDRM RANCHER - .28 ACREFENCED POOL, RV PARKING

View online: www.larryanddonna.com

$359,000MLS®157721

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$389,900 MLS® • 3 Bedroom Rancher

• Quiet Street, BeautifullyRenovated

• Flat 0.23 Acre Lot11815 Sinclair

$287,900 MLS® • Sweeping valley, mountain

and lake views• Building Lot in PrestigiousSedona Heights • No GST!

Lot 24 - 6709 Victoria Rd. S.

$239,900 MLS® • Stunningly Updated 2 Bedroom

Condo in Coveted Silver Birch• Outdoor Swimming Pool,

Secure Parking208-8404 Jubilee Road East

SUMMERLAND

FRESHNESS!home to Quality &

Fresh Local ProduceFull Service Bakery with Speciality Items

Fresh Meat & SeafoodFull Service Deli with Speciality Items

HOURS ARE NOW 8AM - 9PM DAILY2015 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RETAIL EXCELLENCE AWARD

7519 Prairie Valley Rd., SUMMERLAND, BC250-494-4376

Quality Guaranteed!

Locally Owned & Operated by Colin Powell

WINNER of the BEST OF THE SOUTH OKANAGAN

7 years in a row!

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Support our LOCAL FOOD BANK and receive tickets to see the

Summerland SteamJoin IGA at Summerland Arena from 6pm to 9pm, Friday November 20th

to collect non-perishable food items for the Summerland Community Food Bank!

The � rst 100 people to donate a bag of food will get tickets to see the Summerland Steam face the

Kelowna Chiefs Friday night at 7:30pm!

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