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Dan Beck, a biology professor at Central Washington University, and student Joey Chase perform surgery June 24 to place radio transmitters into two rattlesnakes as part of Chase’s masters thesis in a laboratory at CWU in Ellensburg. The devices will help track the snakes to gather data about how the reptiles are affected by wildfires.
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Karl Albert Slatten, 52, of Richland, died Aug. 27 in Kennewick.
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World Wrestling Entertainment says the former star wrestler and manager Harry Fujiwara, better known as Mr. Fuji, has died at age 82. An obituary posted on WWE's website Sunday said Fujiwara died that morning. The obituary doesn't say where he died or list a cause of death. The WWE hasn't responded to a request for comment from The Associated Press.
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World Wrestling Entertainment says the former star wrestler and manager Harry Fujiwara, better known as Mr. Fuji, has died at age 82. An obituary posted on WWE's website Sunday said Fujiwara died that morning. The obituary doesn't say where he died or list a cause of death. The WWE hasn't responded to a request for comment from The Associated Press.
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The State Department said it is evaluating a video released by the Afghan Taliban showing a Canadian man and his American wife warning that their Afghan captors will kill them unless the Kabul government ends its executions of Taliban prisoners.
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The State Department said it is evaluating a video released by the Afghan Taliban showing a Canadian man and his American wife warning that their Afghan captors will kill them unless the Kabul government ends its executions of Taliban prisoners.
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The investigation and possible prosecution of metropolitan Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be handled by the U.S. Justice Department after federal prosecutors in Arizona asked to be removed because of unspecified conflicts of interest, according to a court filing made public Friday.
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The investigation and possible prosecution of metropolitan Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be handled by the U.S. Justice Department after federal prosecutors in Arizona asked to be removed because of unspecified conflicts of interest, according to a court filing made public Friday.
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Sen. Joe Manchin says U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is accepting his offer to visit his coal-dependent home state of West Virginia.
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Three Kennewick children grouped together with their friend to raise money for the fair. They set up a stand with cookies, brownies and lemonade, which cost 50 cents each, at their grandpa’s house.
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1:13 U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz talks energy jobs at PNNL
1:19 One dead in suspected gang shooting at Kennewick apartment complex
1:32 Convoy of Hope 2016
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2:29 ACLU sues Pasco, saying election system violates federal Voting Rights Act
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Montenegrin police have used pepper spray to stop laid-off employees of an aluminum smelter from storming the parliament building.
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2:32 Vincent the cat gets very rare prosthetic legs
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1:08 'Lucky' Turkey to Receive Presidential Pardon
2:59 The Buzz with Buzz: the Koch brothers, money and politics
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Bernhard Langer made a 3-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Woody Austin and Kevin Sutherland on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions' Boeing Classic for the second time.
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Bernhard Langer made a 3-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Woody Austin and Kevin Sutherland on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions' Boeing Classic for the second time.
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C.J. Cron isn't missing many pitches anymore.
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A request by the Innocence Project Northwest for DNA testing has been denied in the case of Ricky Anthony Young, convicted of murdering Franklin County Judge James Lawless with a pipe bomb in 1974. Benton Franklin Superior court Judge Jackie Shea Brown said the testing would not prove his innocence. She said Young had admitted in 1994 to his role in the bombing that killed Lawless when he opened a package containing the bomb in the Pasco courthouse.
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6:13 RJ Lee explains how its mobile chemical detection lab works
14:43 'A is for Atom'
0:46 Time-lapse video: Vit plant melter lid
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5:07 Murray grills energy secretary on Hanford funding
1:46 Celebration of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park
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Boise's Municipal Park has a new name as the city has dedicated the 28-acre park to three-time Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong.
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Donald Trump pipes in on Anthony Weiner’s sexting scandal, Hillary Clinton still hasn’t had a press conference, and disdain for Trump and Clinton has reached 'unprecedented' levels.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump met with about two dozen Latino supporters in Nevada to discuss strategies for boosting Hispanic turnout in the swing state, part of his effort to make the case that his economic policies would be better for small minority-owned businesses than those of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump met with about two dozen Latino supporters in Nevada to discuss strategies for boosting Hispanic turnout in the swing state, part of his effort to make the case that his economic policies would be better for small minority-owned businesses than those of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
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The “stark parallels” of the Martinez Torres case to the Zambrano-Montes case (TCH, Aug. 10) should be a clue that the police in Wapato acted as best they could under the circumstances. As unfortunate as any killing is, it is high time we all recognize without reservation that police officers cannot when faced with a violent person hold a debate as to whether they should shoot or not.
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France's interior minister convened Muslim leaders Monday to discuss a French-style Islam that honors the nation's secular values, a task given new urgency after deep divisions surfaced over burkini bans in 30 French beach towns and after terror attacks that also stigmatized Muslims.
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France's interior minister convened Muslim leaders Monday to discuss a French-style Islam that honors the nation's secular values, a task given new urgency after deep divisions surfaced over burkini bans in 30 French beach towns and after terror attacks that also stigmatized Muslims.
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Premier Christy Clark isn't going into next year's election with a promise to jack up Canada's only significant carbon tax
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Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak plug in an electric car at an announcement of the government's latest climate change plan in Richmond Aug. 19.
A B.C. Liberal operative was out with the online spin hours before Premier Christy Clark confirmed the much-leaked news in a Friday afternoon announcement at an obscure location in Richmond.
The, er, freeze is continuing for B.C.’s ground-breaking, world-saving carbon tax, which hasn’t changed since before Clark was elected in 2013.
The spin was Olympic-themed, with a picture labeled to show B.C. as a swimmer far out in the lead in the pool, to symbolize that it’s the other provinces that need to catch up in the race to save the planet.
Clark has been saying that for years, and there is merit to it. Even without a tax on “process emissions” such as from cement kilns, B.C.’s carbon tax encourages imports of non-taxed cement from the U.S. and China.
Alberta business professor Andrew Leach, who advised the Stephen Harper and then Rachel Notley governments on greenhouse gas policies, summed up the problem this way.
“Until the rest of the world has policies that impose similar cost, you’re not actually reducing emissions to the extent you think,” Leach said. “You’re just displacing the emissions and the economic activity to other jurisdictions.”
Alberta is moving to join B.C. with a modest carbon tax, but the NDP government plans to spend the proceeds rather than return them in income tax as B.C. has done. And Washington state and most of the rest of the world have no carbon tax as such, so their businesses benefit from B.C.’s “climate leadership.”
B.C.’s foreign-funded eco-radical community was, needless to say, appalled. The Pembina Institute’s Matt Horne and career protesters Tzeporah Berman and Merran Smith were named to the premier’s advisory committee last year, along with business, academic and aboriginal representatives.
They concluded that increases to B.C.’s broad-based tax on carbon fuels should resume its upward march in 2018.
Other committee members, including the mayors of Surrey, Comox and Burns Lake, were not heard from. Public discussion on this issue is now reduced to a staged conflict between those who demand a holy war on deadly carbon dioxide “pollution,” and those who don’t care if their grandchildren perish in a hell-fire of fossil fuel use.
We’ve just come off another El Nino year, like the hot year of 1998. Regular readers will recall the last time I discussed this topic was this spring, where I questioned the premier’s dire warnings of another horrendous forest fire season.
What followed has been one of the slowest forest fire seasons in the last decade, although dry conditions have finally emerged this month. Climate predictions, like next week’s weather forecast, are less than consistent.
I am regularly sent messages calling me a “climate change denier,” the nonsense term that continues to be used by federal Environment Minister Catharine McKenna among many others. I know of no one who denies that climate is always changing, at times dramatically.
If you wish to believe that paying an extra seven cents a litre for gasoline in B.C. is helping to slow the very gradual increase in temperatures we’re seeing in the northern hemisphere, you are free to do so.
You may even be persuaded to take a government subsidy and buy an expensive, short-range electric car. Me, I’m off to Prince Rupert and Revelstoke pretty soon, so I’ll stick with my little four-cylinder gas sipper for now.
Hydro-powered B.C. represents a small fraction of the less than two per cent Canada contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions. We’re not the problem, and no, the world is not looking to us for guidance.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
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See displays and take part in activities at the Kelowna Museum.
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Tuesday June 21 is National Aboriginal Day.
Drop by the Okanagan Heritage Museum on Queensway in downtown Kelowna to take part in guided activities at 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Come and visit the newly built qʷćiʔ (Okanagan winter home) and experience the space in an exciting way. A guided, hands-on activity will engage all your senses.
Admission is by donation. Drop in anytime from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Hallmark shoots series, Autumn in the Vineyard, starting Aug. 28. Series airs starting October.
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An original movie series, Hallmark’s Autumn in the Vineyard, will be filming in Oliver starting Sunday, Aug. 28.
Production started in Vancouver on Aug. 14 and will continue in an Oliver vineyard this Sunday with filming until Aug. 3.
This original movie series will be airing on Saturday nights throughout October, premiering on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. on the Hallmark Channel in the US.
After just finishing filming Hallmark’s Summer Love movie series in mid-July in B.C., Rachael Leigh Cook (Robot Chicken, Perception) is back in B.C. to star in Autumn in the Vineyard.
The story is based on the 2013 book of the same name written by Marina Adair. Autumn in the Vineyard follows Frankie Baudouin, an aspiring winemaker who wants to turn his ranch into an award-winning winery.
Nate DeLuca has the same plans. The two have to put their differences and distrust aside in order to make their dreams come true, and somewhere along the way they begin to fall in love.
Jon Summerland, Okanagan Film Commissioner said in a press release Friday, “The Okanagan is often compared to California’s Napa Valley where the story is set. Once again, our beautiful Okanagan locations are bringing more and more productions to the region.”
For more information on the Okanagan Film Commission and all of the current productions visit okanaganfilm.com
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With hot dry weather this week, officials move to ban fires in local municipalities
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Campfires will be banned in Central Okanagan municipalities starting at noon on Friday.
With the extreme fire hazard all campfires are prohibited throughout all Central Okanagan municipalities and electoral area fire service areas.
The ban took effect Friday, August 19 and will remain in effect until further notice.
As a result of the extremely dry conditions and extended period of hot, dry weather that has boosted the fire danger rating to extreme, local fire chiefs have decided to implement the total ban on campfires within all local government fire jurisdictions in the Regional District of Central Okanagan including the City of West Kelowna, District of Lake Country, District of Peachland, Westbank First Nation and the Central Okanagan East and West Electoral Areas. Campfires are not permitted at any time within the City of Kelowna.
Violators could receive a fine and be charged the cost of the fire department response to a burning complaint. Residents are encouraged to report anyone who is illegally burning by calling the Regional Fire Dispatch Centre at 250-469-8577.
Fire departments throughout the Central Okanagan remind residents and visitors that all smoking materials should be carefully snuffed out and motorists are reminded not to toss cigarettes or other smoking materialsfrom their vehicle.
Smoking is not allowed in any RDCO regional park or municipal park in Kelowna and West Kelowna. Smoking is also prohibited in children’s play areas, sports fields, undeveloped parks and wilderness trails in the District of Peachland.
Open burning has not been allowed within any jurisdiction of the Regional District and member municipalities since April 30th. As well, local bylaws prohibit the use of any fireworks at any time throughout most areas of the Central Okanagan. Use of fireworks in the District of Lake Country and City of West Kelowna must be approved in writing by the Fire Chief.
Residents are reminded that anytime you see smoke, call 9-1-1 and report it.
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This year, the Lake Country Art Gallery's contribution to ArtWalk will go 'Off the Rails.'
Art works chosen for the annual artistic extravaganza will relate to the theme.
Artists are invited to create a work of art for the Theme Gallery, which could be part of the exhibition at the Lake Country Art Gallery from Aug. 27 to September 24.
This is a Juried exhibition.
“The Lake Country Art Gallery is a pubic gallery and provides an opportunity for artists to display artwork that may not fit in a more conventional venue. I encourage artists to challenge, expand and interpret this years Art Walk theme, Art Off the Rails.
As curator, Wanda Lock will work with the ArtWalk artists to create a cohesive Art Off the Rails theme exhibition. All art work will be thoughtfully selected and hung in a way that brings out the best in all of the work.
The curator reserves the right to make selection decisions about the work included in the theme exhibition.
● Artists Participating in Artwalk: It is free for artists participating in Artwalk to submit work to the Artwalk Theme Gallery at the Lake Country Art Gallery.
● For artists who are members of the Lake Country Art Gallery but not participating in Artwalk, there will be a $10 exhibition fee to submit work for the Artwalk Theme Gallery.
● For artists who are not members of the Lake Country Art Gallery and are not participating in Artwalk, the exhibition fee will be a $35 which gives them membership to theart gallery.
If you have any questions, contact Wanda Lock at 250-766-1299 or [email protected]
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Specially adapted iPads bring literature back to the reading-impaired.
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Madeleine Jeanson with a specially-equipped iPad that gives the 90-year-old with macular degeneration greater access to the Okanagan Regional Library’s resources.
A new pilot program at Kelowna branches of the Okanagan Regional Library is bringing a wealth of new materials to members with print disabilities, thanks to funding from the Central Okanagan Foundation.
The iPad Accessibility Project enables those who cannot read traditional print books—either due to a visual disability, an inability to manipulate books manually, or a cognitive disability—to use tablets for their reading pleasure and education.
The project takes advantage of specially-created files designed by the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) and the Centre for Equitable Library Access that can convert books in text format to audio. Other apps and the iPad’s accessibility settings can also be manipulated to alter the screen in a way that makes print more legible.
“This project harnesses all these great new technologies and puts them together in a way that gets our library collections into the hands of people who otherwise might not be able to use them,” said Kelowna Branch's reference and instruction supervisor, Christine McPhee.
The ORL has long carried large print books and audiobooks for customers who prefer these formats. But even these formats don't work for everyone with print disabilities, and selection can be limited.
"With funding from the COF and the iPads, we can dramatically open up the breadth of materials available for our print-disabled members," McPhee added.
At 90 years of age, Madeleine Jeanson suffers from advanced macular degeneration and doesn’t have a computer at home. She is delighted with the iPad project.
"The service is really great. The staff download great books for me, and it's so easy to use – press a few buttons and go," she said. "I just finished The Grapes of Wrath—what a pleasure to read Steinbeck again!"
Six iPads were funded by a grant from the COF for use at the three library branches in the City of Kelowna in Rutland, Mission and downtown.
Foundation executive director Bruce Davies said: "This was an excellent opportunity for us to make resources truly accessible to people who need them the most. We believe promoting literacy is a key component of being a smart and caring community.”
Currently, only ORL members who qualify as print-disabled are eligible to use the specially-equipped iPads.
"The iPads are already being well-used and we would love to be able to expand the program with more iPads and to other ORL locations, if more funding were available," McPhee said.
For more information, contact the Kelowna Branch reference services desk at 250-762-2800, ext. 2820.
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Water test results from last week put the water as safe to swim in
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Swiming/beach water quality advisory lifted for Lake Countr's Beasley, Reiswig parks
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A beach water quality advisory has been lifted for two beaches in Lake Country.
Beach water test results from last week on Wood Lake have improved and the August 19th swimming and beach water quality advisory has been removed for Beasley Park and Reiswig Park on Wood Lake.
According to Interior Health, lake water is not pristine, and beach water quality can fluctuate due to a number of factors including lake currents, runoff and the outflow of creeks, changing environmental factors and waterfowl and animal waste.
Additionally, Water Quality is typically poorer in the summer when the warm weather escalates bacterial growth and swimmers stir up the lake bottom.
A Swimming Advisory is a notice to swimmers that bacterial levels are currently higher than those allowed in the Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality. The maximum allowable number of E. coli bacteria in recreational water is 200 per 100-millilitre sample. IHA recommends an advisory when the bacterial counts geometric mean is high over a period of multiple samples.
For more information on beach water quality, contact Interior Health at 250 862-4200.
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Crespi’s research revolutionizes study of psychiatric disorders and shifts understanding of human mental illness.
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SFU evolutionary biologist receives Sterling Prize
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Bernard Crespi
Bernard Crespi, a professor at Simon Fraser University’s department of Biological Sciences, is the 2016 recipient of the SFU’s Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy for his novel research that re-envisions human mental illness through the lens of evolutionary biology.
According to the New York Times, Crespi’s theory is one of the most revolutionary ideas to psychiatry since Freud.
Crespi will be presented with the Sterling Prize at an award ceremony held on Monday, October 17 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at SFU’s Vancouver campus.
Following the ceremony, Crespi will present a lecture outlining his research. The event is free and open to the public but requires registration.
“I think the award recognizes research that’s new, novel, and potentially wrong but potentially revolutionary as well,” Crespi says. “That encourages people to take risks, which they might not otherwise do.”
Crespi’s Diametric Theory of Human Mental Illness, originally published with co-author and sociologist Christopher Badcock in 2008, proposes that psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia are diametric opposites on a mental illness spectrum. The theory also posits that human mental illness occurs in part from conflict between maternally and paternally-inherited genes.
Crespi’s work calls for the revision or replacement of the American Psychologist Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) as a categorization for psychological adaptations.
The Sterling Prize was first awarded in 1993, and remains committed to recognizing work that provokes and contributes to the understanding of controversy, while presenting new ways of looking at the world and challenging complacency. The Prize recognizes work across disciplines and departments, and is awarded annually by the Sterling Prize committee.
LEARN MORE:
ABOUT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY:
As Canada's engaged university, SFU is defined by its dynamic integration of innovative education, cutting-edge research and far-reaching community engagement.
SFU was founded 50 years ago with a mission to be a different kind of university—to bring an interdisciplinary approach to learning, embrace bold initiatives, and engage with communities near and far.
Today, SFU is Canada’s leading comprehensive research university and is ranked one of the top universities in the world. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties, delivers almost 150 programs to over 35,000 students, and boasts more than 135,000 alumni in 130 countries around the world.
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The personal representative (executor/administrator/trustee) has a stringent duty to keep detailed records of all capital, expense and income transactions with documents, invoices and receipts.
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Three principles to build your strength and enjoyment of bicycle riding.
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Physio: Tips for healthy cycling
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Cycling orchard-lined roads, touring between vineyards, cruising the Kettle valley railway, flowing down trails at Smith Creek, or eagerly awaiting completion of the Okanagan rail trail—cycling offers something for everyone in the beautiful Okanagan.
After an injury or surgery, my patients commonly ask: “Do you think I’m ready to get back on my bike?”
More often than not, the answer is yes. The bicycle is such a fantastic tool for rehabilitation and exercise, producing low impact forces on the body, while promoting lower limb range of motion and strength. However, whether your goal is rehabilitation, fitness, competing in the next triathlon, or just plain enjoyment, you should be aware of some common aches and pains that can stem from time on your bike.
Necks, backs and knees are the most common areas of complaint from cyclists.
Sure, cycling is low impact but it can also require long periods of time in sustained postures. When a muscle is in a prolonged contraction its blood flow is limited, its pH level drops becoming more acidic, at which time the muscle will begin to fatigue and complain.
Experiencing muscle fatigue and mild pain is a normal process of getting stronger, however only when balanced with adequate recovery time. Prolonged load beyond your tissues tolerance and inadequate recovery time are the primary reasons for injuries on the bike.
If you’re new to cycling or getting back on the bike after a long hiatus, I would encourage you to adhere to the following three principles.
1. Get your bike properly fitted to you. A well fitted bike creates an efficient posture, significantly reducing unwanted loading on your neck, back and knees. Your local bike store can guide you in this process.
2. Start low and build slow. Gradually increasing the load on your bodies tissues and allowing recovery after a ride will allow your tissues to adapt, becoming more tolerant to prolonged postures on the bike.
3. Develop your core strength. The concept of ‘core strength’ is an over promoted concept but when it comes to cycling, having strong gluts and lower back muscles will help to maintain an efficient posture for producing power through the legs and minimizing strain on your back in the process. Consider consulting a physiotherapist or exercise professional for a few core strengthening exercises that can be performed off the bike two to three times a week.
The benefits of cycling far outweigh any of the potential aches and pains mentioned above. Train smartly by adhering to the above principles and continue to experience the joys of cycling in the Okanagan. Maybe I’ll see you at next year's Apple triathlon?
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Cotter defeated Sean Geall 7-6 on Sunday to capture the Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship
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Jim Cotter's Kelowna-Vernon rink captures 6th B.C. Championship
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Jim Cotter felt the target on his back. Maybe that's why he looked invincible.
Cotter defeated Sean Geall 7-6 on Sunday to capture the Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship after having finished undefeated at the Nelson Curling Club.
The title is the sixth of Cotter's career. He'll be joined by third Ryan Kuhn, second Tyrel Griffith and lead Rick Sawatsky as the Vernon-Kelowna rink competes for the national title at his third consecutive Brier, March 5 to 13 in Ottawa.
Cotter, who had already defeated Geall in Saturday's Page 1-2 playoff, said he didn't take victory for granted despite rolling through the 16-team event.
"We know that that team is coming hard at us," said Cotter. "They're great guys and fabulous curlers, so we knew we were in tough. All week we've had teams coming at us pretty hard and we just knew we had to continue to make good shots and hope for the best."
Swagger isn't Cotter's style. He repeatedly deferred credit to his team and said he never expected an easy championship, even if that's what it was.
"We just concentrate on process and stay within our own team armour and just try to make shots and support each other along the way," he said.
Cotter's rink is now a dynasty in BC curling and has often been on the edge of greatness without ever having represented Canada. He won silver at the 2014 Brier and was runner-up at the Canadian Olympic trials in 2013.
"We can't get too far ahead of ourselves," he said. "It's just going to start with game one at the Brier."
Geall, along with third Andrew Bilesky, second Steve Kopf and lead Mark Olson, will have to wait another year to face Cotter. Geall's lone trip to the Brier was in 2009.
Geall had an eventful week. He arrived a day late to the tournament after his wife gave birth to a daughter Tuesday. "I'm going to get home as fast as I can," he said.
Still, the New Westminster rink were the clear No. 2 side of the event. Geall's team finished 5-1 in the round robin before losing to Cotter in the playoff and beating Dean Joanisse 4-2 in Sunday's semifinal to earn a rematch against the eventual champions.
"[Team Cotter are] very good. You have to play well to beat them every time," said Geall. "They're one of the elite teams in the world. Did I think we could win? Obviously, yeah, we had as good a chance as anyone. But you have to be on your game, and when you play like we did in the first of the game, it's going to make the second half an uphill battle and it was."
After a scoreless first end, Cotter scored one in the second and stole another in the third.
In the fourth, Cotter curled inside the button and Geall failed to follow suit with the same throw. That allowed Cotter to throw a guard with his last stone and steal another point for a 3-0 lead when Geall split two guards.
Cotter isn't the only one who can throw on his rink. Geall had two stones on the button that Kuhn knocked out with a statement takeout in the fifth end, which drew a loud cheer from the crowd.
Bilesky followed with a heavy shot that went right through the house, one of several early throws that didn't go according to plan for his team. However, Geall held the hammer during the end and had a clear path to his first point with the final rock.
Cotter had to navigate a difficult shot in the sixth. Geall had a stone on the button guarded by a Cotter rock. Cotter tried to curl around the guard and knock his way into the button, but the throw wasn't heavy enough and barely nudged Geall.
After a timeout with plenty of options, Geall opted to protect his shot stone instead of going for two. But Cotter made no mistake this time, curling another beautiful shot that nudged Geall off the button for a 4-1 lead.
But Geall came back in the seventh. Cotter failed a double-peel attempt and Geall made him pay with an easy shot that scored him a deuce and cut the deficit to 4-3.
The comeback died one end later after Geall made a critical error.
He had a chance to guard shot stone but his throw was a hair too heavy and the rock slid in right to the top of the button. Cotter pounced with three-point throw that put him back up 7-3 and essentially won him the championship.
Geall scored another deuce in the ninth with the hammer but the result wasn't in doubt. He stole one more in the 10th and walked off the ice as Cotter's rink celebrated.
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Nature’s Fare Markets co-owners, Alexa Monahan and Claire Volpatti and Trail Ambassadors Laurie Postill and Debbie Clarke are impressed with the length of trail funded by the recent donation matching campaign.
Nature’s Fare Markets and the communities of Vernon and Kelowna raised a whopping $30,000 for Okanagan Rail Trail construction in a two day matching fundraising campaign.
“We are thrilled," said Alexa Monahan co-owner of family run business Nature’s Fare Markets. "This campaign exceeded our expectations. Our customers and visitors were extremely generous, and between the Kelowna and Vernon stores, contributed $15,124.64. Nature’s Fare is happy to join our customers in contributing $10,000 towards this valuable community project."
On the last day of the campaign, when the totals posted outside of the store indicated that the response would exceed Nature’s Fare matching, an anonymous donor volunteered to make up the difference to reach a total of $30,000, according to Nature's Fare.
“The matching campaign has been a great experience for our staff and customers," said Claire Volpatti, Nature’s Fare co-owner. “Nature’s Fare challenges other businesses to come forward as rail trail business partners, and meet or beat our meters. With five or six similar business campaigns, we could fund a kilometre of trail, and this will build as more businesses come forward.”
This amount will fund 187.5m of the rail trail on the discontinued rail corridor between Coldstream and Kelowna.
“The success of this two day event demonstrates the power of donation matching. Supporters who had not yet come forward were motivated by the opportunity to double their donation,” said Heather Stewart, Kelowna Trail Ambassador. “It will be great to see businesses from Kelowna to Vernon stepping up to meet Nature’s Fare challenge and help make the trail happen.”
The rail trail fundraising campaign is community driven with volunteer Trail Ambassadors in Kelowna, Lake Country and Vernon working with campaign partners and business partners to raise awareness and inspire donations. The Community Foundation of North Okanagan and the Central Okanagan Foundation are collecting donations and providing tax receipts. Since the campaign began in May, communities have raised about $870,000, enough to fund nearly 5.5 km of trail construction.
“The response to the Nature’s Fare campaign has been fantastic," said Brad Clements, trail ambassador. “It is important to keep up the momentum in order to be prepared to start trail work next spring. Any businesses who would like to join in the campaign should contact us through the website: www.okanaganrailtrail.ca.”
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Not only does life insurance enable you to benefit a charity after your death, but you can also receive substantial tax savings, depending on how you structure your gift of life insurance.
You can either set it up so that you own the life insurance policy yourself with the charity as your named beneficiary thereunder, or you can set it up so that the charity owns the policy on your life, and is the beneficiary thereunder as well.
If you are doing it in the latter way, provided the charity has a charitable registration number, the premiums you pay for the life insurance policy each year qualify as a tax-deductible donation on your annual income tax return—giving you the benefit of instant tax savings.
Some people prefer to own the life insurance policy on their own life themselves and name the charity as the beneficiary. You could also name your estate as the beneficiary and then deal with the life insurance through your will, but this will incur probate taxes of approximately 1.4 per cent and delay the gift giving until probate has been granted.
The benefit of this arrangement is that it allows you to easily change the charity that will receive the benefit, if your affiliation changes during your lifetime.
However, if you own the life insurance policy and name the charity as the beneficiary, in terms of tax consequences, you aren’t entitled to a charitable donation tax credit for the life insurance premiums you pay. That being said, upon your death the charity will issue a tax receipt for the life insurance proceeds it receives. The charitable tax credit may help reduce the income tax payable by your estate: For example if your estate owes capital gains tax/taxes on your RRSPs etc. So there is still some benefit to structuring your life insurance gift this way.
Either way, life insurance is a great way to give a potentially sizeable gift to a charity, without it costing you a fortune—other than the monthly premiums.
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The B.C. government's plan B for income assistance cheques and other time-sensitive documents could be re-activated as the long-running Canada Post labour dispute reaches another deadline.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is in a legal position to strike as of Monday, but postponed threatened rotating strike action after weekend talks with a federal mediator. Its initial action would be an overtime ban rather than a full-scale walkout that would disrupt mail delivery.
Canada Post served lockout notice in July, with the two sides far apart on issues including pension changes for future employees and pay for rural carriers.
Income assistance, rent subsidy and other B.C. government payments are not affected if they are direct deposit. For mailed cheques and information, updates on possible postal strike effects to the Ministry of Social Development will be available as necessary at this website or at 1-866-866-0800.
Phone and online contacts are set up for questions about affected provincial departments:
• Ministry of Advanced Education and StudentAidBC online here.
• Ministry of Children and Family Development 1-877-387-7027
• Medical Services Plan payments online here or 1-877-405-4909
• ICBC inquiries 1-800-663-3051
• Family Maintenance and Enforcement program 604-660-2528
• Public Guardian and Trustee online here or 604-660-4444
• Vital Statistics 1-888-876-1633
• WorkSafe BC online here or 1-888-967-5377
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The former feral child who was raised in the jungles of Africa by the great apes, returns in The Legend of Tarzan.
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Davis: Tarzan swings through movie theatres again
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Of all of the works that came from the mind of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan is probably the most well known. The author himself wrote 26 books starring the character starting in 1912, plus there were numerous books from other authors. And according to the Internet Movie Database, there are literally hundreds of movies featuring Tarzan.
The first actor to portray the character on-screen was Elmo Lincoln in 1918 and was followed by Olympic swimmers Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe and then by Olympic shot-putter Herman Brix. More recently, Christopher Lambert starred in 1984’s Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and Tony Goldwyn was the voice of the animated Tarzan in the 1999 Disney animated film.
In The Legend of Tarzan, Alexander Skarsgård (TV’s True Blood) is the latest to tackle the role of John Clayton, 3rd Viscount of Greystoke, the former feral child who was raised in the jungles of Africa by the great apes. Now living the aristocratic life in the United Kingdom with his beloved wife Jane Porter, he is invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of the House of Commons. However, he soon discovers that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge and must return to the jungle to stop an evil war monger. Also starring Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Hurt, it directed by David Yates who has proven himself adapting stories based upon popular literary characters. Not only did he direct that last four Harry Potter movies, his next project is the spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them coming out this November.
Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) is another famous author getting the big screen treatment this weekend and he has arguably the most successful director of all time at the helm. When you mix the imaginations of Dahl and Steven Spielberg, the screenwriting talents of Melissa Mathison (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) and maestro John Williams composing the music, you know The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) is going to be magical moviemaking. The story revolves around a British orphan named Sophie who befriends a friendly giant. Together they set out on an adventure to capture the evil, man-eating giants who are invading the human world. The BFG also marks the first collaboration between Spielberg and The Walt Disney Company, which is distributing the film.
The Purge: Election Year is the third instalment in the Purge films series popular with sci-fi horror fans. In the near future, “The New Founding Fathers of America” have established a totalitarian government and police state in which one night a year, no police, fire and medical services are available for 12 hours. Called the Purge, the only rules are that explosive weapons are not allowed and the only citizens that are safe from being attacked are certain government officials. However, the latter rule is abolished in the latest instalment which spells trouble for a presidential candidate who is running on a platform to eliminate the Purge.
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I can’t fathom someone paying thousands of dollars for hearing aids only to keep them in their drawer.
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VanBergen: Keep your hearing aids in your ears, not in the drawer
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One of the worst things I can hear from a client is that their hearing aids are in their drawer more often than they are in their ears.
Every time I hear this I am baffled, as I can’t fathom someone paying thousands of dollars for hearing aids only to keep them in their drawer.
As I meet with these people and start to ask questions, I will typically discover why they are not using their hearing aids.
One of three common reasons tend to arise.
Low Motivation: Many people decide to purchase hearing aids at the urging of a family member and are therefore quite reluctant to wear them.
These people have very low motivation and stop wearing hearing aids as soon as any degree of problem occurs.
They are almost looking for reasons to not wear their hearing aids.
Acclimatization: When most people decide to get hearing aids they will have typically been living with hearing loss for approximately seven years.
By the time they get fitted with hearing aids their brain has become accustomed to living in a very quiet world and has become used to a reduced level of stimulation.
After being fit with hearing aids the level of stimulation in the auditory cortex is increased significantly.
When this happens we can have a very unpleasant experience with the hearing aids as most sounds are perceived as being excessively loud. Many people would rather live in silence than to put up with living in a noisy world.
Hearing aids are not set properly: Your hearing aids are only as good as the hearing professional who has set them for you.
There are hearing aids out there that have not been set/programmed properly.
As a result certain sounds will be over-amplified while others will be under-amplified.
The end result is hearing aids that either do not provide sufficient benefit or are far too loud/noisy.
In many instances there is a simple problem that has not yet been addressed adequately with the hearing aids.
Perhaps the hearing aid is too tight, has feedback, or is not staying in the ear properly.
These problems can typically be addressed very easily with a single appointment with your hearing professional.
In other instances, the problem is that the hearing aids are not set properly.
If this is the case you would be wise to return to your hearing aid provider and explain your problems.
They should then take the time and start the fitting process over from the beginning.
The fitting of a new hearing aid involves several appointments over a period of two to three months.
During this period of time the hearing aids are set at a softer ‘beginners’ level and are then gradually turned louder over time.
Many appointments are needed throughout this process where your hearing professional can iron out the inevitable wrinkles that can crop up.
But in the end, never keep hearing aids that are not working properly for you.
All hearing aids come with a return period which typically varies from 60 to 100 days depending on where you get them from.
If you have reached the end of your trial period and are not confident that you have made a good decision with the hearing aids, either request a trial period extension or return them.
Never should you keep a hearing aid that will end up in the drawer.
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B.C. Day, on Monday, Aug. 1, is an opportunity to celebrate this spectacular province. See how well you know British Columbia.
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B.C. DAY TRIVIA QUIZ: How much do you know about British Columbia?
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B.C. Day, on Monday, Aug. 1, is an opportunity to celebrate this spectacular province. See how well you know British Columbia.
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Being involved in music or sport and having access to cultural activities can have a significant positive impact on us and on our kids.
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Letnick: Arts, culture, sport grants awarded
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Passing on an appreciation for culture, music and sport is one of the most important things one generation can do for the next.
Here in Kelowna, we are fortunate to have many clubs, societies and organizations that provide opportunities for us and our children to benefit from pursuing cultural, athletic and musical interests.
This month, I and my local MLA colleagues Christy Clark (Westside-Kelowna) and Steve Thomson (Kelowna-Mission), announced 14 organizations offering sport, arts and culture programs in Kelowna have received $335,000 through the government’s community gaming grant program.
Provincewide, these grants benefit more than 5,000 local non-profits every year, providing
$135 million in total funds, and helping enrich the lives of our families by keeping these extracurricular activities affordable.
Whether at home or within the community, being involved in music or sport and having access to cultural activities can have a significant positive impact on us and on our kids.
These pursuits foster an awareness of the broader world in which we live by informing us about those who came before us.
They present us with role models that spark our ambition and teach valuable life lessons in commitment, perseverance and triumph over adversity.
In Kelowna, five long-established musical organizations received grants this year. The Kelowna City Concert Band has been performing here for well over 100 years, while the Kelowna International Choir and the Okanagan Festival Singers have both been delighting audiences for 30 years.
Meanwhile, our residents and children have benefited from the Kelowna Community Music School’s instruction for a full 40 years, while the Early Music Studio has been making music from traditional, period instruments in Kelowna for 20 years.
I’m glad to know our grants will help these fine institutions continue to bring music into our community.
Sport programs are also very important in Kelowna, and six sport organizations benefited from grants this year.
Kelowna’s Springboard Diving Club, Volleyball Club, Youth Soccer Association and Ringette Association, as well as the West Kelowna Minor Hockey Association and the Westside Ringette Association will use these funds to get our community moving and keep our kids progressing in the activities they love.
Finally, the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, the Central Okanagan Heritage Society and the Kelowna Art Gallery Association will also get grants to continue their good work of giving our community access to local history and art.
I know our community is a better place to live and raise a family because of organizations like these, and I’m proud to see them receiving such important support from the government.
If you know of a non-profit organization that serves our community and could benefit from supplemental funding, feel free to call my office at 250-765-8516 (or toll free at 866-765-8516) to find out more about how to apply for community gaming grants through the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.
Norm Letnick is the Liberal MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country and B.C.’s agriculture minister.
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Your dog, if it could talk, would ask to be left at home, to loyally await your return…
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Our View: For Fido’s sake, leave your pet at home on hot days
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There’s nothing better than the dog days of summer. Life seems brighter when the sun shines. There is more fun to be had under blue skies.
Kids and adults alike splash in pools, float on lakes, camp and explore in what feels like the most carefree days of the year.
But when that temperature soars to the high 20s and into the 30s, it seems, for some, their brain gets fried in the heat, along with their skin if they aren’t using sunscreen and covering up.
And despite hearing horror stories over the years, people continue to leave their pets in hot cars, not only putting the canines in danger but sometimes tying up police resources in the rescue effort.
There still seems to be this misconception out there from seemingly dog-adoring people that our canine friends need to go everywhere with us.
They don’t.
Don’t bring your dog for a car ride to the grocery store.
Don’t just “run in” to grab a few things at the mall.
Don’t go do some banking with Fido waiting in the car.
Even in the shade, with the windows rolled down, the vehicle can heat up to more than 35 C in just minutes.
Dogs don’t have the ability to sweat. Your dog, if it could talk, would ask to be left at home, to loyally await your return with a wag of the tail, a bark and a lick.
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A combination of things kept the Bear Creek fire from being worse than it was including solid work from fire crews
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Calm weather, kick-butt crews contain Bear Creek wildfire
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A combination of a cool and moist morning on Monday and some excellent work from both B.C. Wildfire and West Kelowna fire crews kept the Bear Creek fire from expanding and destroying any homes after igniting overnight on Sunday and being whipped into a frenzy by the overnight wind storm.
At its peak the fire came within metres of several homes in the Bear Creek area but crews were able to keep the blaze from destroying any homes. The fire did damage and destroy several out-buildings on area properties.
However as of Tuesday afternoon, Hydro crews were working to restore power to the area and an evacuation order had been lifted for 51 of the 156 properties originally evacuated. An evacuation alert remained in place for those 51 as well as 14 propertes in the Pine Point subdivisiopn, north of Trader's Cove. More than 100 residents remained evacuated, although the situation is reviewed several times per day.
"A lot of infrastructure is down and still needs to be replaced; there is electricity that is off and there is a communications network that needs to be restored," said Bruce Smith, communications officer for the Central Okanagan Regional District. "The evacuation order and alert is based on the fire activity. It's just not safe yet to be able to send people home. We appreciate their patience. Until it is safe we have to keep the order and alert in effect."
The cause of the fire remains under investigation and officials could not comment on how it started. Winds overnight on Sunday helped the fire spread to a high of 53 hectares but cooler weather Monday morning allowed crews from BC Wildfire service to get the upper hand.
"The main reason we didn't see a lot of growth was the calmer weather," said Jason Bojahra of the B.C. Wildfire Service. "The day after the first burning period, we had a cool, moist morning, we had manpower on the scene and we had air support and they were able to get enough action on the perimeter of the fire to stop its growth. We've just been building on that ever since."
Bojahra said crews were having a little bit of an easier time fighting this fire due to the wetter summer the Okanagan has had. However he cautioned it doesn't take long for everything to become bone dry and a fire to flare up.
"The potential is there. All it takes is a week or two for the fuels to dry out and we could have a wind driven wildfire. The risk is almost always there," said Bojahra, who noted warmer weather in the forecast could actually help crews find hot spots, but could also mean more fire potential for the Okanagan. "Certainly rainy, cool weather would help us out more. Hot, dry weather means more fire activity, especially if we get some windy conditions."
Westside Road remains closed between Bear Creek Provincial Park and Traders Cove through the fire area.
The Emergency Support Services (ESS) Reception Centre in the Lions Hall at 2466 Main Street in West Kelowna is open to assist evacuees. More than 350 people have registered for assistance with ESS volunteers.
View the map on cordemergency.ca to see the current area under evacuation order or evacuation alert.
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China built 4,000 km of pipeline to northeastern Russia…The US has found vast amount of shale gas and oil and won't rely on Canadian energy…
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Letter: LNG a no-go industry for B.C.
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To the editor:
Christy Clark is pushing the federal government for approval of a non-existent LNG (liquid natural gas or more appropriately called liquid "fracked" gas) industry.
In 2014 Clark travelled to Malaysia to sign an LNG [agreement] with the company, PETRONAS, alias Pacific North West, alias Trans Canada Corporation.
The price of LNG has plummeted from $15 per unit to around $4 to $5 per unit. B.C. will not break even at this price.
Fortunately, B.C.'s economy is not dependant on oil and gas, such as is the case in Alberta. Approximately 100,000 people have lost their jobs in the Canadian oil patch over the last two years as prices have plunged due to a glut of oil and gas in North America.
In 2014 China and Russia signed a $440-billion LNG deal. Sealing this 30-year deal, China built 4,000 kilometres of pipeline to north eastern Russia. China will not be buying B.C. LNG. The United States, Canada's primary customer, has found vast amount of shale gas and oil, and won't need to rely on Canadian energy as much in the future.
Besides being financially unprofitable, LNG is more harmful to the environment than any other fossil fuel, including coal. In 2011 Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, released a study establishing LNG, methane gas, which leaks into the atmosphere at well sites, compressor valves along pipelines, at storage sites and during transportation.
Hydraulic fracking, which is a process of forcing vast amounts of water through the aquifer to the shale rock, contaminates surrounding ground water. Hydraulic fracking also causes earthquakes.
The BC Liberals and Pacific Northwest (PETRONAS) plan to build an LNG plant on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert and the Khutzeymateen provincial park. Khutzeymateen means "sheltered place of fish and bears." This place of the Great Bear Rain Forest is ecologically sensitive, containing trees that are 800 to 1,000 years old. In this area the water contains eelgrass which nurtures young salmon. One biologist stated this area is like "Grand Central Station" for juvenile salmon.
According to Russian scientist, they built an LNG plant on the ocean and their salmon population has been wiped out.
Our coastline of beautiful B.C. will not be beautiful anymore.
• 2015 BC Oil and Gas [Commission] confirmed hydraulic fracking caused a 4.6 magnitude earthquake near Fort St. John, BC(vicinity of Site-C dam).
• Between July 2010 and March 2013 a dozen earthquakes ranging between 1.6 and 3.4 occurred in this area of northeastern B.C.
• BC Oil and Gas and BC Hydro have been concerned.
• Stanford University, USA, published a study in the journal of Environmental Sciences and technology confirming that fracking impacts underground drinking water.
• Professional, scientific and technical workers in B.C. outnumber oil and gas workers by a ratio of 36 to one.
Judy McKee, Kelowna
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The BC Fruit Growers Association is reminding employers that the minimum wage in B.C. increases to $10.85 per hour on Sept. 15.
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All workers, including those in the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program and those earning piece rate, must earn a minimum of $10.85 per hour. In order to convert piece rates to hourly rates, a timesheet must be kept for all workers, including those paid by piece rates.
The BCFGA had request the wage change take place at a different time of year to avoid the awkward mid-harvest timing, but was turned down.
For hourly workers, it is a requirement that they be paid a minimum additional four per cent vacation pay or given paid vacation leave equivalent to a minimum of four per cent.
For piece rate workers, vacation pay is included in the piece rate, so no additional vacation pay is required for piece rate work.
Also, seasonal farm workers are not required to be paid overtime for hours in excess of eight hours a day, or for hours worked on a Statutory Holiday. Overtime pay is not a requirement in agriculture and it is normal in B.C. and in all other jurisdictions that overtime is not paid in agriculture harvest work.
The minimum wage for liquor servers increases to $9.60 per hour on September 15, up from $9.20 per hour.
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Caleb Sturgeon shot a 7-under 64 on Thursday at Gallagher’s Canyon to take the first round lead at the inaugural GolfBC Championship
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Laurens, South Carolina’s Caleb Sturgeon shot a 7-under 64 on Thursday at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf and Country Club to take the first round lead at the inaugural GolfBC Championship, the third event of the 2016 Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada season.
The 23-year old University of South Carolina graduate holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to reach 7-under, one shot ahead of Victoria, B.C.’s Cory Renfrew, French Polynesia’s Vaita Guillaume and Cosa Mesa, California’s Jake Knapp.
“It was a good feeling,” said Sturgeon of the long birdie putt at the final hole. “I hadn’t made too many long putts today. Just to see that one go in to close out the day gave me some good momentum going into tomorrow.”
Sturgeon’s other notable highlight from the day came on the par-4 2nd hole, where he holed out from 121 yards. Beyond a few fireworks, however, the second-year pro said it was mostly consistency that led him to his solid opening round.
“I felt good over the golf ball. I just did everything solid. I did hole out, but other than that I felt like I had a good attitude, and kept it moving forward,” said Sturgeon.
Renfrew, a fifth-year Mackenzie Tour member, shot his first sub-70 round of the season to hold solo second place and credited a different approach than his first two events of the season (T50-CUT) for his round.
“I worked hard over the weekend and came into this week with a different attitude, trying to go get it instead of letting it come to me. I think I was just relaxed from the get-go, even though I started with a bogey on my second hole. I just stayed patient and had fun out there,” said Renfrew.
Guillaume, meanwhile, leveraged a stellar short game for his round 65, including a hole out for eagle from about 60 yards on the 18th (his ninth hole of the day) and a difficult up-and-down for birdie on the ninth.
“When you know that your short game can save you from bad situations, it takes a little bit of pressure off. Fortunately, I found a little swing though this morning that seems to have helped,” said Guillaume.
Knapp, who Monday qualified for the event, said he was appreciative of the opportunity to compete this week and took advantage with a solid opening round.
“I felt like this was all I really needed, to get through those Mondays,” said Knapp. “Those are really the hard part for me, and if I played well enough in those, I knew I had the game to play well in the actual tournament.”
KEY NUMBERS TO KNOW:
64: Caleb Sturgeon’s opening round at Gallagher’s Canyon, representing the new course record.
12: The number of players within two shots of the lead.
89: Players under par on day one.
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UXO found during mop-up of recent fire near Predator Ridge and stops work.
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This unexploded ordinance was found while crews were mopping up the fire near Predator Ridge.
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Vernon residents are being reminded of the danger of unexploded ordinances (UXOs) in the area after firefighters from Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) and Wildfire Management Branch made an unexpected discovery while battling the Kokanee Road/Predator Ridge fire this weekend.
Firefighters that were involved in the mop-up stage after the fire was controlled were pulled back to the staging area after a UXO was found by a member of the crew.
Following the discovery of the UXO, RCMP were called to the site to map the coordinates. The Department of National Defense (DND) was also notified, and a UXO recovery team has been assembled.
The area is currently cordoned off and nearby residents have been notified to stay away.
There is the potential for other UXOs surrounding Vernon, including in the Commonage area, on Okanagan Indian Band reserve land, Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park and other rural areas. If discovered, leave the area immediately and call 9-1-1 to report the UXO.
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Bacterial levels are currently higher than those allowed in the Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality.
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Interior Health Authority has recommended the Central Okanagan Regional District post swim advisory signs at Reiswig Regional Park.
The District of Lake Country has followed suit and posted swim advisory signs on the adjoining Beasley Park on Wood Lake until further notice due to poor water quality.
Beach Water Quality
Lake water is not pristine, and beach water quality can fluctuate due to a number of factors including lake currents, runoff and the outflow of creeks, changing environmental factors and waterfowl and animal waste.
Additionally, Water Quality is typically poorer in the summer when the warm weather escalates bacterial growth and swimmers stir up the lake bottom.
Swimming Advisory
A Swimming Advisory is a notice to swimmers that bacterial levels are currently higher than those allowed in the Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality. The maximum allowable number of E. coli bacteria in recreational water is 200 per 100-millilitre sample. IHA recomends an advisory when the bacterial counts geometric mean is high over a period of multiple samples.
The risk of infection is directly related to bacterial counts in the water. When E. coli reaches 200 units per 100 millilitre sample it’s expected that one per cent of bathers may develop gastrointestinal illness (GI) if these bacteria are ingested. For every one GI illness, two to three other illnesses – skin rashes (swimmer’s itch excluded) and eye, ear and throat symptoms – can be expected. The very young, the very old and people with weakened immunity are the most susceptible.
When a Swimming Advisory is in place signage will be posted at the affected beach.
Once testing shows bacteria levels have returned to acceptable levels the Swimming Advisory will be lifted and the signage removed.
Protect Yourself
• Avoid swallowing lake water
• Avoid swimming with an open cut or wound
• Avoid swimming for 24-hours after a significant rainfall
• Stay away from the water if you are experiencing digestive or intestinal problems
• Wash your hands before handling food
Protect the Beach
• Don’t feed the birds
• Don’t take your pet to most beaches
• Don’t litter or discard food on the beach
• Change diapered children in the bathroom frequently, not at the beach
• Dispose of boat sewage in onshore sanitary facilities
• Wash your hands with soap and water after using the toilet or after changing diapers
• Never bury waste in beach sand
• Call 250-766-5650 if you see something that needs our attention
For more information on beach water quality, contact Interior Health at 250 862-4200.
Water Testing
Each summer, municipal staff collect water samples from a number of our beaches for Interior Health to test and analyze. Beaches that historically have shown higher than acceptable coliform counts at certain periods during the summer months are sampled weekly, with no
fewer than five samples in a 30-day period.
The District of Lake Country is also taking measures to enhance beach water quality including the implementation of a valley-wide Goose Management Plan.
Understanding Beach Water Quality
• Disease-causing microorganisms in water include bacteria, viruses and parasites (e.g. Giardia and Cryptosporidium). These disease-causing organisms can be discharged directly to water bodies or transported with surface runoff. Sources are numerous and include discharge of untreated sewage, runoff from agricultural activities and wastes from waterfowl and wild and domestic animals. Fertilizers, pesticides, and garbage can also contaminate beach water
• Beach water quality is typically poorer in summer due to warmer water temperatures and the number of people swimming. Contamination is also more likely to increase during and after rainstorms.
• Escherichia coli (E. coli) belongs to a group of bacteria called fecal coliforms that originate in the digestive tract of warm-blooded animals. E. coli is a common human bacteria primarily used as indicator bacteria and should not be confused with E. Coli 0157:H7 which causes outbreaks of bloody diarrhea, however, there are categories of E. coli that cause diarrhea.
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New UBCO Heat men's volleyball coach Brad Hudson, replacing Greg Poitras who had been running the program since 2005.
There has been a coaching change within the UBC Okanagan men's volleyball program.
Brad Hudson has been named the interim head coach of the men’s volleyball team at UBC Okanagan, replacing the recently departed Greg Poitras.
The UBCO Heat made the announcement lat Thursday in a press release heading into the long weekend.
Details of Poitras' departure were not included in the release. Poitras has been running the men's volleyball program at UBC Okanagan for more than a decade, dating back to the days when the program was in the BCCAA.
Hudson was hired from the Douglas Royals program in the PACWEST where he has guided his teams to PACWEST medals five out of the 10 years and according to UBCO, has built a reputation for building a solid culture, identifying, recruiting and developing talented student athletes, and of consistently winning.
“Brad has an impressive record of building winning teams and a strong reputation as a student athlete oriented coach. In my experience these things very often go hand-in-hand,” said Rob Johnson, director of athletics and recreation. “The Heat men’s volleyball and the UBC Okanagan athletic department are fortunate to attract a coach of Brad’s calibre.”
During his time at Douglas, Hudson’s squad never failed to qualify for the post season, earning two league championships, two provincial championships, and five provincial medals. In three trips to the CCAA national championships, the Royals won a silver and placed top-five all three trips.
"I am extremely grateful to UBC for affording me this opportunity” said Hudson. “Through my coaching career I have invested wholly in the shared pursuit of personal and collective excellence and I believe there is no greater platform than that of head coach at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Our culture, relationships and ultimately our commitment to High Performance as well as the complete Student-Athlete experience, will give us the tools to be successful. I’m excited and am looking forward to a great season.”
2016-17 will be the UBC Okanagan Heat men’s volleyball team sixth season in the Canada West conference, the toughest men’s volleyball conference in the CIS. Of the 50 championship teams in the history of the CIS, 43 have come from Canada West, including 21 of the last 22.
This extreme level of competition will not be totally foreign to Hudson as he was an assistant in 2004-05 with the UBC Thunderbirds in Vancouver, and his Douglas team would routinely schedule CIS and NCAA foes in their yearly exhibition schedule.
The gruelling 24-match conference schedule will see the Heat open the season on their home court, hosting the Brandon Bobcats on Friday, October 28. The first semester will end with a pair of home matches against the University of Calgary Dinos (December 2-3) and the season will close, once again on their home court, versus the MacEwan Griffins on October 25. You can find the full schedule at goheat.ca.
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…there does seem to be a relationship between regular marijuana use during adolescence and psychotic symptoms that can persist.
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As we continue to move down the road to legalizing cannabis for medicinal and recreational use, we must also continue to research its effects—both the potentially therapeutic and the potentially harmful.
For years there has been a perceived link between marijuana use and the development of psychotic symptoms. Though an association has been seen, there have been limitations in the studies done to date.
We have not been able to determine whether a prior history of regular cannabis use increases an adolescent’s risk of experiencing persistent psychotic symptoms even after drug use has stopped for several months or years.
Also, it has been unclear whether the association between adolescent marijuana use and later psychotic symptoms is actually causal or a function of other factors. Some wonder whether cannabis causes symptoms or whether people already with those symptoms are more likely to attempt to self-medicate with cannabis.
A study published in May examined this relationship in more than 1,000 adolescent boys to determine whether those with regular marijuana use had a systemic increase in psychotic symptoms that persisted even during periods of abstinence from cannabis use.
Results found that regular adolescent marijuana use may significantly increase the likelihood of developing persistent psychotic symptoms.
For each year adolescent boys regularly used marijuana, their expected level of psychotic symptoms rose by 21 per cent, their odds of experiencing paranoia went up 133 per cent, and hallucinations 92 per cent. Further, the effect of marijuana use on psychotic symptoms persisted even when the teens stopped using the drug for a year.
No support was found for the self-medication theory—the subjects were not more likely to use marijuana after their psychotic symptoms increased.
This is a good step forward in our understanding of the relationship between marijuana use and the development of psychotic symptoms and disorders. However, more research is needed. For example, this study examined only boys from one geographic region. Future studies should look at girls as well and a variety of environments.
Future research should also examine how many individuals with psychotic symptoms went on to develop full-blown psychotic disorders in adulthood and whether linkages remain important after accounting for other factors.
What we can see though is that there does seem to be a causal relationship between regular marijuana use during adolescence and the development of psychotic symptoms that can persist even after drug use has stopped. This should be considered when we give young people information about recreational or medicinal use of this product.
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In this story…we are not the goal of creation; we are a part of its continuing story.
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Taylor: The greatest story ever told
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With apologies to the novel and the movie for borrowing their title, maybe it’s time to revisit the biblical story of creation. Instead of one man’s story, this is everyone’s story. In the beginning, there was nothing. Not even darkness.
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Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached tentative agreements, averting the prospect of a labour dispute that has loomed over the talks for months.
In a statement, Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk says the agreements were reached "voluntarily," but provides no other details about the deals themselves.
The issue of differences in paycheques for rural mail carriers — most of whom are women — and urban letter carriers had been at the forefront of protracted contract talks between the two sides.
The negotiations were extended twice since the weekend, when a deadline expired on a 72-hour job action notice issued last Thursday by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
The two sides were in talks nearly around the clock at the request of a special mediator appointed Friday by Mihychuk.
Canada Post described the tentative agreements as short-term. It said they are for two years and that four-year contracts were typically negotiated in the past.
"The agreements will avert a work disruption, bringing much-needed certainty in the postal system for our employees and customers," said Canada Post in a statement. "Canadians can now use the postal system with confidence."
The tentative agreements, however, still must be ratified by the members.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is Canada Post's largest union, representing more than 50,000 postal workers
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Four locals missed the cut, also charity a big winner at the event, which closed out on Sunday
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Syracuse, New York’s Dan McCarthy took a commanding lead on the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Order of Merit Sunday, cruising to victory at the inaugural GolfBC Championship at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf and Country Club.
The 30-year old managed a final round 7-under 64, including a hole out from 102 yards on the par-5 12th, to win by seven over Vancouver, B.C.’s Ryan Williams. McCarthy shot 25-under 259 for the week, setting the new PGA TOUR-era scoring record on the Mackenzie Tour for 72 holes.
All four players from Kelowna missed the cut, set at -3 after the first two rounds John Mlikotic and Greg Machtaler both shot 68-72 to sit at -2 through two rounds, narrowly missing the cut. Christopher Trunzer shot 75-71 to finish at plus-four and Conner Kozak shot 75-74 for a plus-seven finish.
Golf BC also announced it had raised $150,000 for charity at the event.
With the win, McCarthy strengthens his lead atop the Order of Merit to $30,053 over Adam Cornelson, putting him in position to earn exempt status on the Web.com Tour for 2017.
“It hasn’t even fully hit me yet, but I’m sure it will on the way home when I have some time to decompress.” said McCarthy, who also claimed victory two weeks ago at the Freedom 55 Financial Open. “It feels so good. I’ve worked really hard for a really long time, so this is a really nice culmination of it all.”
Starting the day two strokes ahead of Williams thanks to a hole-out eagle from 103 yards on the 18th hole Saturday, McCarthy built a four stroke lead after 10 holes, then holed out for eagle again on the 12th to remove any doubt of who the week’s winner would be.
“I think I’ll be laying up to 102 or 103 a few more times this year. That was really fortunate to have two hole outs on the weekend,” said McCarthy.
The victory marks the first time a player has captured two victories in the first three starts of the season since Joel Dahmen won the Freedom 55 Financial Open and Syncrude Boreal Open presented by AECON in 2014. McCarthy said he plans to keep trying to make as many birdies as possible as he chases a promotion to the Web.com Tour in 2017.
“It sets me well ahead of everyone else, and now they’re chasing. I’m not going to let up and I’m going to keep my foot on the pedal. These guys are really, really good up here, and I’m sure many of the guys will give me a run for my money,” said McCarthy.
One shot behind Williams in solo third was Laurens, South Carolina’s Caleb Sturgeon, while Temecula, California’s John Chin was two shots further behind in solo fourth.
With a total score of 18-under par in solo second place, Vancouver, B.C.’s Ryan Williams finished as the top Canadian on the leaderboard, earning Freedom 55 Financial Canadian Player of the Week honours and a $2,500 prize.
The top Canadian on the leaderboard each week takes home the award, with the top Canadian on the Order of Merit at season’s end earning the Dan Halldorson Trophy, Freedom 55 Financial Canadian Player of the Year honours and a $25,000 prize.
Williams, who is a member of Freedom 55 Financial’s Team Freedom along with fellow players Matt Hill, Mackenzie Hughes, Taylor Pendrith, Adam Svensson and Albin Choi, took home the honour for the fifth time in his Mackenzie Tour career.
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Health Care in 2040 presented by Imagine Kelowna Speaker Series, 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 29.
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If doctors today are growing ears in Petri dishes, imagine what the future of health and health care could look like.
Technological innovation and advancements in medicine will change the nature of our health care system and our community needs to be prepared.
During the afternoon Kelowna city council meeting on Monday, Aug. 29, Interior Health board chair Erwin Malzer and Interior Health CEO Chris Mazurkewich will present Health Care in 2040 as part of the Imagine Kelowna Speaker Series.
The talk will focus on the opportunities and challenges the Canadian health care system will face due to a growing and aging population, rising cost burdens related to chronic disease and advances in technology.
Malzer has served on the Interior Health Board of Directors since 2007, and was appointed as board chair in January 2015. He has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration degree, and is a former business consulting partner with IBM.
Mazurkewich was appointed as president and CEO of Interior Health in October 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Master of Administration in Health, and a Chartered Accountant designation.
A live-stream of the discussion starts at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 29.
This council presentation is part of the Imagine Kelowna Speaker Series, through which topic experts share their knowledge and experience on trends and planning for the future.
To learn more and be part of the city-wide conversation, visit imagine.kelowna.ca.
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What should you do if you are self-employed and want to buy a home, refinance your existing mortgage or switch lenders?
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Of Prime Interest: Mortgages for the self-employed
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These days, as a result of the rules brought in over the past few years by the regulator of the country’s chartered banks, borrowing money to buy a home has become much more difficult for the 2.75 million Canadians who are self-employed—a group that according to Stats Canada has a higher median net worth than paid employees.
In the past, self-employed individuals with a 680+ credit score and their word they were earning enough from their business, could secure a mortgage with little or no documentation.
Today these same individuals are shocked to find they are no longer ‘approvable,’ even with a perfect repayment record of their existing mortgage.
The guideline B-20, which required federally regulated banks to tighten their approval process, has had a negative impact on self-employed individuals.
If you are self-employed or a business owner, you may be surprised to find that getting a mortgage without the conventional documents is not a simple process. The self-employed typically lower their taxable income by maximizing business expenses and personal deductions resulting in a discrepancy between what shows on their tax return and how much they actually do earn.These individuals have obtained their mortgage through what is referred to as “stated income” applications which require an impeccable credit history and a signed income declaration along with sound proof of the self-employment. Today they can still apply for a stated income mortgage but under B-20 they can only borrow up to 65 per cent of the value without the requirement of default insurance from Genworth, CMHC or Canada Guaranty. The criteria for qualification has increased and each insurers has different criteria.
So, what should you do if you are self-employed and want to buy a home, refinance your existing mortgage or switch lenders? Begin by having copies of your CRA Notice of Assessments for the last two or three years. Good credit is a must. Ensure your tax returns are filed on time and pay the taxes owing to create a positive picture of your finances.
You will be required to provide confirmation of your business. This can be as easy as providing a business license. A mortgage for a self-employed business owner “stating income” may, in some cases, result in a higher mortgage rate and higher mortgage insurance premiums.
If you are able to qualify with your self-employed earnings and there are ways a professional can assist with this, your rate will reflect the best rates offered.
Mortgage professionals assist clients every day with their mortgage requirements. If you are unsure whether you can prove your income - talk to one.
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Agricultural Land Commission clears the way for Kelowna Airport expansion
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The Agricultural Land Commission cleared the way for an expansion to Kelowna Airport and approved the agricultural land reserve exclusion application.
YLW applied to the ALC to exclude four properties at the south end of the airport lands to be used for aeronautical-related, airside development. The exclusion of these 22 hectares are needed for future airside development and expansion at YLW, securing long-term sustainability of operations.
“This decision was exceptionally important,” said Sam Samaddar, Airport Director, in a press release. “As we’re unable to move the airport, we need to ensure that we have the available land to support the growth of YLW for future generations.”
As a part of the ALC’s application process, YLW incorporated extensive public feedback. The ALC’s approval is subject to conditions including YLW’s completion of the mitigation measures and agricultural enhancement strategies as outlined in the Agricultural Impact Assessment, submitted as part of the proposal.
“YLW recognizes the importance of agriculture and agri-tourism as an economic driver for both the Okanagan Valley and the airport,” said Shayne Dyrdal, Senior Airport Finance and Corporate Services Manager. “YLW has been active in supporting the local agri-tourism economy by identifying opportunities to highlight the sector to travelers, partnering with local agri-tourism businesses and involving community partners wherever possible.”
The full decision record and approval conditions will be posted by the ALC on its website at www.alc.gov.bc.ca.
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Two months after having an endoscopy Joan Dudoward received a letter telling her that the endoscope used was not cleaned properly.
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VIDEO: Prince Rupert woman treated with unclean medical equipment, Northern Health, B.C. Centre for Disease Control confirms more than a hundred affected
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A routine check-up at the hospital has turned into a nightmare for a Prince Rupert woman.
A month-and-a-half after having an endoscopy to inspect her nose and throat, Joan Dudoward received a letter from Northern Health stating that the endoscope used at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital was not cleaned properly.
From April until the end of June 2016, the endoscope, which is a flexible tube with a light and a camera used in nonsurgical procedures, was being cleaned with the wrong cleaning solution to disinfect the equipment. There were 104 patients affected and Dudoward was one of them.
“I was majorly stressed out,” she said in an exclusive interview with the Northern View. “I'm a cancer survivor. I try to keep my health up for my mom, I'm a caregiver for a 95-year-old woman.”
Dudoward had gone to the Prince Rupert hospital for an endoscopy on June 29 at 3:30 p.m. after complaining to her physician about reoccurring plugged ears and a sore throat. She received the letter from Northern Health on Aug.24, which stated the error did not impact the diagnostic outcome of the tests and the process error has been corrected.
The letter also states that the BC Centre for Disease Control has been consulted and “the risk of a patient being exposed to a virus as a result of this process error is extremely low.” The contact number for the director of acute care services is offered in case she has any other questions or concerns. Dudoward has many.
She called to find out why the instrument wasn't cleaned, what had happened and how many people had gone through the procedure before and after her. “She said she's not permitted to tell me anything about this,” was the response Dudoward said she received.
The vice-president of medicine for the Northern Health authority, Dr. Ronald Chapman, was quick to respond to media inquiries and stressed the importance of transparency. He said, based on previous experience, once they realized the mistake had occurred they consulted the BC Centre for Disease Control as well as the Northern Health infectious disease specialist in Prince George.
“The risk for the patient is extremely low. We're not concerned that it will at all have any negative impact on their health,” Dr. Chapman said. He added that it's Northern Health's policy to make patients aware even if the risk to them is low. “We believe it's important to be open with those patients and to be fairly transparent so at least they are aware of the mistake. In this case, we don't recommend any particular follow up or tests for the patients.”
This type of process error has happened before, Dr. Chapman confirmed. Not with the same scope, but he said there are many different endoscopes used and each are made by different manufacturers that have various recommendations on how to clean the equipment.
“The health sector is run by human beings and it's fairly complex. If mistakes do happen what we encourage our staff to do is to make management aware so they can learn from that experience,” he said. “I'm happy to say where those mistakes have happened in our environment, a process has been put in place and we haven't had any repetitions after some of those learning experiences.”
For the 104 patients that were affected by this incident, Dr. Chapman said their general practitioners have been notified and if they have any questions they can speak to them and the infectious disease specialist. They can also contact Northern Health's Patient Care Quality Officeto register a complaint.
For Dudoward, who had a bone marrow transplant in 2011 to battle leukemia, she is concerned and has already scheduled a meeting with her physician in early September.
“I'm thinking that my body is not going to be able to fight off infection like I was able to before the cancer because chemo takes a lot out of your body so this is like a bomb exploding in my life,” she said.
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The acronym of GRACE—Generosity, Resilience, Acceptance, Compassion and Engagement—keeps bringing me back to what is important
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My husband and I have been dealing with our beloved dog Jake and his aging body suffering the decline that can come with aging.
A sudden rupture of his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee have had us going to the vet, working to deal with the pain of this development and wondering what is the best plan of action.
Selling our house in five days, learning I am expecting my first grandchild and dealing with the loss of a dear client have rounded out the week.
With such a mix of emotions, it is not surprising I have wanted to just take to my bed and let myself absorb it all.
Life’s changing horizons can leave many of us feeling like we want things to just stop for a while so we can catch up, get our breath and figure out what all to do.
As I ponder these happenings that seem so filled with a sense of loss, but also punctuated with an exclamation mark of great joy, I wonder how to allow my heart to embrace the precious moment I have been anticipating amidst the current pain of letting go.
This circle of life that is ever present, the ebb and flow of birth and death seemingly happening on a continuous basis, causes me to want to withdraw when it becomes overwhelming.
Loss can be an initiator of wanting to close your heart to further pain. Anticipatory change can do the same thing. Feeling the need to make a shift, a course adjustment often presents as life unfolds in unexpected ways. The gift of aging is making room for the joys of becoming a grandparent, taking in the beauty of a sunrise, giving the extra love and care to someone you love as they come to the end of their life.
Feeling the need to slow down to smell the roses is something I came face to face with when my Mom became very ill and I brought her into our home to live. Having to face the fact that, of late I seem to have accelerated my life up to warp speed again and it is coming home to roost for some contemplation.
I listened to a wise teacher a couple of weeks ago share that a helpful phrase to repeat in such times of transition is “I consent to God’s plan for me.”
I have been saying that daily of late. Letting go of control is not easy for me.
Resistance for many of us kicks into full force when we are urged to surrender.
However, I usually eventually come to realize that I need to be quiet and listen. I need to open my heart to what is and what will be and look for the open path.
I am reminded of my own teaching about “GRACE” as we age.
The acronym of Generosity, Resilience, Acceptance, Compassion and Engagement keeps bringing me back to what is important as we travel these third chapter years.
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I opened my email this week to a request from an old high school friend to support her in the 2016 Parkinson’s SuperWalk.
This is a woman who can only inspire you to be better with her own giving nature.
Having been diagnosed with Parkinson’s nine years ago while still very young, she is a living example of strength and courage.
The “heart center” is the place where sending and receiving happens. This is where the sensations of generosity —or its lack—touch us with a feeling of openness or tightness.
As I read her email and remembered her ability to give to others amidst her own challenges, I was reminded of my own self-absorption of late.
I send her a gift of support for her walk and invite you to do the same.
Please email me at [email protected] and I will forward you the information for her donation page to support this incredibly brave and wonderful person to reach her goal of $2,000.
I know, together, we can help her achieve that.
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Generosity to yourself is equally as important as giving to others. When we are treading on burnout, something I spoke of for caregivers a couple of columns back, taking time for yourself becomes imperative.
I have to look into my own mirror also and know when to take a break.
So booking a week off it is for me.
I begin my movement toward that by breathing into the overwhelm I feel this week and just receiving it, then sending generosity to my friend and to others as I breathe out from my heart.
I have to embrace my own aging and my need to rest more from time to time and send a generosity of white light from my own heart center to this “older me,”
I allow the feelings that surface about growing older and breathe them through. The whole mix of them: regret, sadness, curiosity, excitement, confusion and joy.
Letting all the emotions dissolve into consent fortifies resilience, encourages acceptance, nurtures compassion and when the time is right, returns you to engagement.
And I say softly to myself, “As I age, may I be kind to myself” and I begin again.
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Entrepreneurs all over the world have a true and innate pioneering spirit. They make their dreams happen.
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Is the entrepreneurial spirit innate or can you cultivate it?
This question often appears central to economic development since entrepreneurs, in fact, create most new jobs, invest and create the newest technologies and build successful entrepreneurial ventures.
In cultivating my thoughts for this week’s column, I came across an interesting piece of trivia.
Joseph Schumpeter, a noted German economist, is considered by many the father of the theory of entrepreneurship theory;
He coined the phrase “Unternehmergeist,“ which translated into English means the entrepreneurial spirit.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the term itself didn’t stick but the idea behind it sure has.
The term entrepreneurship doesn’t apply strictly to our careers and the way we go about making money; it applies, I espouse, to every part of our life.
Strictly speaking, entrepreneurship still refers to starting and operating one’s own entrepreneurial venture—an endeavour that requires independence, creativity, innovation, individuality and risk.
But the same skills that enhance your life as an entrepreneur can also enhance your own personal life.
An entrepreneur is a person who doesn’t wish to be locked into a job.
A possessor of varied skills, an entrepreneur generally is not a 9 to 5 person who collects a paycheque every week or two.
Entrepreneurs all over the world have a true and innate pioneering spirit. They make their dreams happen.
It is said that successful entrepreneurs have their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground.
Consider the analogy of someone sitting in a kayak with the waves breaking over your head. The force of the water is much greater than the force of you trying to paddle against it.
But if you make the right moves by focusing your concentration and being diligent and careful, you can get to where you want to go in that kayak.
As a serial entrepreneur myself, I’ve learned that you must paddle as fast as the current itself.
If you don’t, the current will push you sideways and take you off course.
Then, you become vulnerable to the waves that will flip you over.
Successful entrepreneurs feel that a life without risk is a life without living—you will never achieve any success or happiness in life without taking risks.
Another key to the successful entrepreneurial spirit is doing something with your life professionally that you love.
The people who are successful in business and industry are truly doing something they love to do, but you also need to be flexible when harnessing your entrepreneurial spirit.
I often subscribe to this credo: What you may perceive to be an entrepreneurial opportunity, may not be an entrepreneurial opportunity for you, but may, in truth be for others.
Changing careers is difficult. You wonder if you’re throwing something away for which you studied long and hard.
It’s not smart to change merely if you don’t have a good reason.
Consider the change only if you can clearly see that it will improve your life and the lives of those you love.
To run a successful venture, you will want to increase the number of clients. The same idea works in our lives, the number of successful friendships you forge the more successful your life can become.
The parallels are endless between an entrepreneurial venture and one’s personal life journey.
Unleashing your entrepreneurial spirit means recognizing that you can’t separate those two parallels—work and life.
Being an entrepreneur is indeed a way of life.
Look around you. Would the success of identifiable corporations or social organizations have come to be without the evolution of an entrepreneurial credo to guide them? I think not.
So, budding entrepreneurs go for the gold. Ignite and preserve the power of the entrepreneurial spirit, but try to put in place what your company, your organization or your dream will need to grow.
You can really have your cake and eat it too, but it takes some courage and faith.
In closing my column this week, let me invite you to explore seven characteristics that will aid you to foster your entrepreneurial spirit:
• Fervent faith that you can change things for the better. An unshakable belief that you can devise better, quicker, cheaper ways of presenting products or services needed in the marketplace
• Always having a solution in sight for any complexities and ability to overcome challenges effortlessly
• Optimistic about the prospects of your venture and each venture you become associated with in your entrepreneurial life
• Independent mindset
• High energy levels along with unwavering mental stamina and internal motivation
• Willingness to live for and invest in the future
• Willingness to experiment and a joyous penchant for innovative and creative thinking.
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This year, the Lake Country Art Gallery's contribution to ArtWalk will go 'Off the Rails.'
Art works chosen for the annual artistic extravaganza will relate to the theme.
Artists are invited to create a work of art for the Theme Gallery, which could be part of the exhibition at the Lake Country Art Gallery from Aug. 27 to September 24.
This is a Juried exhibition.
“The Lake Country Art Gallery is a pubic gallery and provides an opportunity for artists to display artwork that may not fit in a more conventional venue. I encourage artists to challenge, expand and interpret this years Art Walk theme, Art Off the Rails.
As curator, Wanda Lock will work with the ArtWalk artists to create a cohesive Art Off the Rails theme exhibition. All art work will be thoughtfully selected and hung in a way that brings out the best in all of the work.
The curator reserves the right to make selection decisions about the work included in the theme exhibition.
● Artists Participating in Artwalk: It is free for artists participating in Artwalk to submit work to the Artwalk Theme Gallery at the Lake Country Art Gallery.
● For artists who are members of the Lake Country Art Gallery but not participating in Artwalk, there will be a $10 exhibition fee to submit work for the Artwalk Theme Gallery.
● For artists who are not members of the Lake Country Art Gallery and are not participating in Artwalk, the exhibition fee will be a $35 which gives them membership to theart gallery.
If you have any questions, contact Wanda Lock at 250-766-1299 or [email protected]
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Collector plates will be available next year for modified as well as stock cars made between 1958 and 1974
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Modified versions of the 1969 Camaro SS and other popular vehicles will soon be eligible for B.C. collector plates, allowing occasional use for parades and car shows.
The B.C. government is expanding its collector vehicle licence system to include eligible modified cars made between 1958 and 1974, to capture the popular "muscle car" era of the 1960s.
The ICBC collector plate program gives car enthusiasts a lower-cost licence plate that allows occasional use for parades and classic car shows. ICBC plans to take applications starting in 2017 for eligible modified vehicles up to 1974, and replica cars resembling North American production cars from 1942 and earlier.
With strict rules that the cars must be in "collectible condition," changes will take in modified popular cars from the Dodge Duster to the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang, as well as replicas of the popular Ford "deuce coupe" from the 1930s.
Premier Christy Clark announced a break for older cars this spring, allowing vehicles from 1940 or earlier and their replicas to run without fenders or mud flaps when the highway is dry and paved.
Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the collector car industry is significant for B.C., with registered collector vehicles having doubled to 26,000 in the past 10 years.
"We want to see this specialty vehicle program remain viable, preserve vehicle history and evolve with the times," Stone said. "That's why we are opening up the opportunity to owners of specialty cars within the 'muscle car' era."
Currently, the standard collector plate is available to cars 25 years or older, as well as discontinued or limited production vehicles 15 years or older. It requires a stock engine with no performance enhancements, no rust, dents or "significant wear and tear" of the interior.
Modified vehicles from 1958 or older are currently eligible for collector plates, if they retain the shell of the original body but have parts replaced or modified in the chassis, engine, suspension, steering or brakes.
Owners have to apply for a collector or modified collector plate, with purchase and parts bills, photos and inspection reports.
Applications for collector and modified collector programs are available on ICBC's website, www.icbc.com, and can be dropped off at Autoplan brokers.
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Lambert Schmalz and Gord Wilson each pledged $50,000 to Okanagan College's trades training facilities in Kelowna.
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An alumnus with a connection to Okanagan College that spans more than five decades has made a gift to inspire the next generation of tradespeople who will follow in his footsteps.
Lambert Schmalz, owner of Lambert & Paul Construction Ltd., pledged $50,000 toward the Bright Horizons campaign in support of the new Trades Training Complex at the college’s Kelowna campus.
The donation was matched by his friend and colleague Gord Wilson.
The new three-storey tower opened to students in April, as part of an overall $33-million, 10,000 sq. metre renovation and expansion project.
“The college and this region are very dear to me,” said Schmalz, who was born in Germany and immigrated to Canada in 1956 after completing his training as a journeyperson carpenter.
“I am proud to support the place where our future tradespeople will train.”
At that time, there were only 9,600 people in Kelowna and very few residential or commercial builders.
He says the opening of the College (then B.C. Vocational School) in 1963, helped spark the growth of the construction industry in the years that followed, and was critical in developing a culture of apprenticeship in the valley.
“Having come up through the European system of apprenticeship which has been going strong for hundreds of years, I was surprised by how little apprenticeship there was in the valley when I arrived,” explained Schmalz.
“I am pleased with the progress that has been made to change that over time, and the college has played a big role in that development.”
Schmalz’s involvement with the college has taken many forms over the years.
As a student, he took business courses in the mid-1960s, adding bookkeeping, drafting, and estimating to the skills he learned as a journeyman Carpenter travelling Europe.
He also served on the program advisory board for the carpentry program for more than a decade beginning in the 1970s.
In 2004, Okanagan University College conferred upon Schmalz an honourary doctorate, in recognition of his long-term involvement.
“Lambert has been a dedicated champion and supporter of the College for many years,” said Okanagan College president Jim Hamilton.
“We deeply appreciate his significant contributions to our institution and his dedication to advancing apprenticeship in the Okanagan.”
In addition to founding multiple contracting companies, Schmalz was also a founding member of the Okanagan chapter of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA), a professional organization that promotes affordability and choice in the residential construction industry.
Individuals and businesses from the construction sector have contributed more than $500,000 to the Bright Horizons campaign to date.
Schmalz recently challenged the valley’s builders to reach the $1-million mark.
“These tradespeople are our future work force,” said Schmalz. “If we don’t support them, who will?”
It is a message echoed by Gord Wilson. Wilson, owner of Team Construction, who also donated $50,000 to the campaign.
OC’s Trades Training Complex is now open to students; a grand opening is being planned for September.
The three-year capital construction project rejuvenated existing spaces to match the same sustainability standards of the new tower, which is targeting LEED Platinum, net-zero energy usage, and carbon-neutrality.
The complex will allow the college to train more than 2,700 students per year in Kelowna.
The Okanagan College Foundation is aiming to raise an additional $5 million for capital construction and $2 million for program and student support, to top up the provincial government’s $28 million investment.
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Health Care in 2040 presented by Imagine Kelowna Speaker Series, 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 29.
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If doctors today are growing ears in Petri dishes, imagine what the future of health and health care could look like.
Technological innovation and advancements in medicine will change the nature of our health care system and our community needs to be prepared.
During the afternoon Kelowna city council meeting on Monday, Aug. 29, Interior Health board chair Erwin Malzer and Interior Health CEO Chris Mazurkewich will present Health Care in 2040 as part of the Imagine Kelowna Speaker Series.
The talk will focus on the opportunities and challenges the Canadian health care system will face due to a growing and aging population, rising cost burdens related to chronic disease and advances in technology.
Malzer has served on the Interior Health Board of Directors since 2007, and was appointed as board chair in January 2015. He has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration degree, and is a former business consulting partner with IBM.
Mazurkewich was appointed as president and CEO of Interior Health in October 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Master of Administration in Health, and a Chartered Accountant designation.
A live-stream of the discussion starts at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 29.
This council presentation is part of the Imagine Kelowna Speaker Series, through which topic experts share their knowledge and experience on trends and planning for the future.
To learn more and be part of the city-wide conversation, visit imagine.kelowna.ca.
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Your BC 'Best Shot' photo contest is now underway. Check out our top 3 photo tips. Entry deadline July 4th 2016
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Photo Contest Deadline July 4th 2016: UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO HERE
With summer-like weather providing great photo opportunities, there's no better time to put your skills to use and submit your best shots to a contest being presented by London Drugs, Black Press Community News Media and one of the top ten air shows in the world - the Abbotsford International Airshow.
Almost 2,000 entries have already been entered for the fourth annual "Your Best Shot" contest for amateur photographers around B.C. It's time for you to enter your best photo!
Photographers are encouraged to send in their favourite photos from the past 12 months, including those taken during major events.
Whether it's an action-packed sports shot, a colourful scenic landscape or an amazing portrait, budding photographers are encouraged to send it in.
Contestants can submit up to five of their favourite photos for a chance to win some spectacular prizes.
The contest is now open and runs until July 4th.
All photos will be judged by a panel of experts on subject, composition, impact and other criteria.
Finalists will receive full VIP access to the Abbotsford International Airshow, which runs August 12th to 14th, with preferred viewing to take photos of all the action.
They will also compete for more than $1,500 in prizes and the chance to be named the Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year.
TOP THREE PHOTO TIPS:
Last year, Black Press received more than 2,000 entries for the Your Best Shot contest from
amateur photographers from more than eighty communities including; the Fraser Valley,Kelowna, Vancouver and communities throughout B.C.
More than 60 finalists gathered at the Abbotsford International Airshow, submitting their best photos for the final competition. The winner of last year's Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year award was Ken McAllister of Surrey.
The winner of the 2014 Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year was Steve Dutt, Surrey, BC and in 2013 Rod Jones of Abbotsford was acclaimed the winner. To submit an entry, click here.
Are you a Youtube or Vimeo enthusiast?
If you have taken video in the last 12 months, you could be eligible to participate in the Amateur Videographer of the Year contest. Simply send us a link to a video taken in the last 12 months. Video to be no longer than 3 minutes in length. Any genre of video may be entered. Maximum of five video links per entry.
A select number of videographers will be invited to join us at the Abbotsford International Airshow to compete for great prizes and the overall title. All photographers attending the show will automatically be entitled to enter the Videographer of the Year contest. Deadline July 4th 2016. Send entries to [email protected] . Please mark subject line Videographer of the Year Contest.
Make taking better photos a snap: new camera products, features, tips, and techniques from London Drugs PhotoLab experts. Sign up for a newsletter.
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Abbotsford International Airshow : August 12, 13 and 14
This year's airshow will feature all-time favourite static and air displays, as well as the fourth annual twilight show complete with pyrotechnics.
A few of this year's performers include:
USN F/A-18 Super Hornet
CF Hawk and Harvard II
422 Sqn SAR Demo
Canadian Skyhawks
Screamin Sasquatch
HFM A1 Skyraider
HFF Spitfire Mk IVe
HFF F8F Bearcat
Indy Boys Jet Bus
Team Rocket Aerobatics
CF-18 Hornet
Plus another year of amazing AV8FX Pyrotechnics.
The Breitling Jet Team, a seven-plane civilian jet team, has been added to the lineup for a second year running. The team, based in Dijon, France, will provide another incredible flying display.
“Our patrons will get to see two of the world’s finest jet teams in one venue, with both the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and Breitling Jet Teams set to perform in 2016,” said airshow president Jim Reith.
The Breitling Jet Team was created by Breitling, a major Swiss watchmaker, and will be flying fast and powerful L-39C Albatros aircraft.
Organizers say the show will be "a meticulously co-ordinated ballet in which planes sometimes fly within three metres of each other, at speeds of over 700 km/h" and fly "a rapid-fire succession of figures that are perfectly calculated, mastered, synchronized and fine-tuned down to the smallest details."
Gates open August 12th at 3.30pm. Enjoy your afternoon and evening prior to an amazing Fireworks finale. Saturday August 12th/13th gates open at 9am. Don't forget, the Twilight and Daytime Programs are very different. Check online for details. http://www.abbotsfordairshow.com/tickets/
For more information, visit www.abbotsfordairshow.com.
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Suicide Squad is a group of imprisoned baddies who are recruited to execute a dangerous black ops mission.
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There have been some pretty impressive movies based upon comic book characters so far this year including Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War and X-Men: Apocalypse. However, this summer it is the villains that are getting a chance in the spotlight.
Suicide Squad is a group of imprisoned (mostly by Batman) baddies who are recruited by a secret government agency to execute a dangerous black ops mission against an unknown but powerful threat in exchange for clemency. However, none are actually expected to survive, especially since each are implanted with an explosive device just in case they decide to escape.
The villains include Deadshot (Will Smith), Joker (Jared Leto), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Boomerang (Jai Courtney), El Diablo (Jay Hernandez), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Slipknot (Adam Beach) and Enchantress (Cara Delevingne). The “good guys” are played by Viola Davis, Scott Eastwood and Joel Kinnaman.
As this is the third movie in the DC Extended Universe (after Man of Steel and Batman v Superman), expect a few surprise cameos. Interest in Suicide Squad has been very high ever since it was announced and it is currently expected to surpass $100 million on its opening weekend.
What is also interesting is the questioning of the difference between a hero and villain in recent comic book movies. While the morality debate of heroes trying to do the right thing but with questionable means has been raging in comics for years, the movies like Deadpool and Suicide Squad feature anti-heroes who do good through bad deeds and Batman v Superman and Captain America: Civil War deal with the question of whether or not to let the heroes do their thing unchecked.
Art is imitating life as these storylines seem to reflect our society and its questioning of authority.
Director Barry Sonnenfeld is best known for Get Shorty, the two Addams Family movies and the three Men in Black Movies. With the family comedy Nine Lives, he gets to put a certain billionaire developer into the body of a cat. No, not the one you are probably thinking of, but rather one played by Kevin Spacey.
He is Tom Brand, whose company Firebrand is nearing completion on its greatest achievement to date—the tallest skyscraper in the northern hemisphere. However, his workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, particularly his wife (Jennifer Garner) and adoring daughter. To make it up to them, he decides to buy his daughter a cat for her 11th birthday, even though he hates cats. However, he leaves it until the last minute and depends on his GPS which directs him to an odd pet store with even odder owner Felix Grant (Christopher Walken, of course). On his way to his daughter’s party, he gets into an accident and when he regains consciousness he finds himself trapped in the body of the cat. Felix tells Tom that he must reconcile with his family within one week or be stuck as a cat forever.
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B.C. stands in the way of Justin Trudeau government's plan to hike Canada Pension Plan contributions, but likely not for long
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Jordan Bateman, Canadian Taxpayers' Federation
The B.C. government is hearing objections from businesses and individuals faced with increasing Canada Pension Plan contributions in the coming years, and is the last province needed to ratify the increase.
Instead of joining other provinces in meeting the federal government's July deadline to adopt the change, the B.C. government launched a consultation phase expected to run through August. And they are getting push-back on a plan that would increase payroll deductions and employer contributions starting in 2019.
Jordan Bateman, B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation, said he's receiving hundreds of responses to his call to supporters to make their views known to the B.C. government. Most concerned are employers who would pay higher contributions for each of their employees.
Employer and employee contributions are to go up from the current 4.95 per cent of earnings to 5.95 per cent by 2023. For each employee earning $54,900, the employer contribution goes up $7 to $8 per month in each of the first five years of the phase-in.
"Obviously, lots of people are concerned about having to pay more," Bateman said. "But the interesting ones are the small business owners who talk about just how close to the edge they are financially."
B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong joined other provinces in agreeing in principle to the expansion in June. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau said he is concerned about the decline in workplace pension plans and wants the CPP to move from replacing one quarter of employment income to one third by 2025.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business surveyed its members nation-wide when the CPP plan was announced, and more than 80 per cent wanted consultation and a delay of implementation. Morneau has indicated he plans to table legislation this fall.
B.C.'s refusal to sign on could derail the federal plan, but it shows little intention of doing so.
"British Columbia is committed to engaging with stakeholders in advance of ratifying the agreement in principle," said the statement from de Jong's office announcing the consultation.
The province's consultation website and feedback address can be found here.
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The Pink Floyd tribute band PIGS is at the theatre in the Rotary Centre, Aug. 3.
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Calling themselves "Canada's most authentic Pink Floyd tribute band," the oddly named PIGS performs Aug. 3 at the Mary Irwin Theatre in Kelowna.
The band it touring its authentic sounds to nine B.C. cities this summer.
Pink Floyd fans will hear the band covering 47 years worth of Pink Floyd’s legendary repertoire from 1967 to 2014, ranging from the band’s earliest release to their final album.
The songs come from the psychedelic misadventures of Arnold Layne to the final float down The Endless River.
In addition to classics from legendary albums such as Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall, the band have many surprises in store, including material that has rarely, if ever, been performed live by the real Pink Floyd.
The band, and their lighting, sound and visual designers are all Floyd aficionados who have come together to create a breathtaking audio/visual for what should be an incredible night.
For a glance at what PIGS can do with Pink Floyd's music view a clip on YouTube.
The Mary Irwin Theatre is in the Rotary Centre For The Arts, at 421 Cawston Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30.
Tickets are available from the Rotary Centre For The Arts box office or online at www.rotarycentreforthearts.com for $39.50 plus service charge.
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Letter: MLA reimbursed for non-allowable travel expenses
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To the editor:
The statutory regulation for B.C. members of legislative assembly expense claims is that MLAs claim expenses from their constituency offices to and from Victoria, all expenses while in Victoria, and expenses in regards to travel within the province outside of their elected constituency offices.
These are called allowable expenses.
These allowable expenses become non-allowable expenses when working in their home constituency offices. The reason for this is that all MLAs receive $119,000 per year for the financial management operation of their offices. No expense claims are allowed to them in their home constituency offices.
The NDP MLAs have their expense claims available on line to anyone who is interested to see what expenses are being reimbursed. Some examples of bogus expenses, are NDP MLAs claiming non-allowable expenses while working in their home riding. They include Sue Hammell claiming car mileage; Judy Darcy claiming car mileage and parking; Jane Shin claiming car mileage, breakfast, lunch and dinner meals; Bruce Ralston claiming lunches, Trans Link fares, parking and taxi; Kathy Corrigan claiming car mileage, taxi, breakfast and lunch meals, parking and Trans Link fares; Raj Chouhan claiming Trans Link fares, parking and mileage; Adrian Dix claiming Trans Link fares and parking.
Harry Bains and Mike Farnworth make allowable expense claims on taxi fares during their travels. These taxi fares average $100 per ride. Does this mean that they are avoiding public transit and taking a taxi from the Legislature to the ferry terminal?
My conclusion is that MLA travel expense claims are not being audited by the B.C. Auditor General's department. Also why are the accounting staff in the B.C. Legislature office writing out cheques for these bogus expense claims? No verification whatsoever is being dong.
One big joke! A license to print money on the B.C. taxpayer expense.
Joe Sawchuk, Duncan
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Cameras were the focus as 70 photographers from across B.C., including Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Kelowna and Nelson, competed in the fourth annual Next Generation BC Amateur Photographer of the Year Contest at the recent Abbotsford International Airshow.
Sponsored by London Drugs and Black Press Media, the contest took place Aug. 12-14, as participants captured their best air, crowd, static, and wildcard shots.
Photographers experienced close-up action at the airshow including Friday's twilight show, and earned the "hot-side" tour at the airshow where they shot exclusive aircraft including the F-35, CF-18, FA-18, Breitling Jet Team, the Snowbirds and more for a chance to win the title of B.C.'s next Amateur Photographer title.
Awarding categories also include The Best in-air photograph ($750 grand prize), The Best ground/static scene photograph ($500 prize),The Best crowd scene photograph ($250 prize ), The Best video submission ($500 prize) all courtesy of London Drugs and honorary acknowledgement for Best Wildcard entry.
For the People's Choice Award Winner, the time has arrived for the public to vote on their favourite photo and be entered for a chance to win BC Lions game tickets.
For voting and contest information, click here.
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Newfoundland, where everything is brought to the island by ship, is paying $1.15 per litre.
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Letter: Politicians-Get off you bums and fix our gas prices
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Letter: Politicians: Get off you bums and fix our gas prices
To the editor:
I am continually amazed that we in the Okanagan Valley are taken advantage of every day.
As I am currently in Ontario for a few weeks, I find gas prices ranged from 90 cents per litre to 94 cents per litre.
What I notice here is the amount of competition among all the different gas stations. Unlike the Okanagan Valley where gas prices are fixed by the distributor and/or fixed by oil company management, the fact is, there seems to be no one with a spine to stop these greedy bastards.
Oil is at an all-time low and we are paying the highest prices in the country by 26 cents per litre. Newfoundland, where everything is brought to the island by ship, is paying $1.15 per litre. Victoria B.C. is paying $1.12 per litre.
When asked why we are getting the big shaft, we are told it is the cost of freight. What bull. Our gas comes from Kamloops, 166 km away. London’s gas comes from Sarnia which is 112 km away.
So, maybe it is time for the people of this valley to start calling their elected officials and tell them in no uncertain terms to get off their ass and start doing something about these inflated fixed gas prices here in the valley taking place right under their noses.
I realize the politicians don’t give a damn as their gas is paid for by us, the taxpayer. Election time is around the corner and it is high time we started asking some serious questions and demanding some serious results from these pigs at the trough we are paying six figure plus incomes to and golden pensions.
Ian MacLean, Kelowna
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Independence Day returns with Resurgence as the aliens come back to finish the job they started.
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It's been 20 years since the original became the biggest movie of 1996, Independence Day: Resurgence sees the aliens return to try to finish the job they started.
Humanity has had 20 years to prepare, but so have they. It is up to original cast members Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Judd Hirsch and newcomers Liam Hemsworth, Sela Ward, Jessie Usher and Maika Monroe to fight off the latest invasion. You can see both movies as a double feature in the Xtreme auditorium on Thursday, June 23 starting at 5 p.m.
Blake Lively (Gossip Girl, The Age of Adaline) gets to show her acting chops in The Shallows as she is the lone star of the movie whose co-star is a shark. She stars as a young medical student who loves to surf and finds a beautiful and secluded lagoon which she thinks is a dream come true. What she doesn’t know is that it is the feeding ground for a great white shark becoming stranded only 200 yards from shore. To survive, she must use all of her will, ingenuity, resourcefulness and fortitude.
In Free State of Jones, Matthew McConaughey is eyeing up another Oscar in this Civil War historical drama based on the true story of a rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County Mississippi. He plays farmer and runaway rebel soldier Newt Knight who inspires a rebellions of slaves, former soldiers and others who band together to create their own territory of freedom. Even though McCanaughey is the star, director Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, The Hunger Games) also focuses on the large ensemble cast of characters that join Knight in the rebellion.
The Neon Demon is an internationally produced thriller about an aspiring model (Elle Fanning) who moves to Los Angeles and is accepted into an agency to begin a promising career. However, her beauty and youth are put in jeopardy by the women she becomes associated with in the industry who will stop at nothing to get what she has. Also starring Christina Hendricks, Jena Malone and Keanu Reeves, it was nominated for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Maggie’s Plan is a dramatic comedy starring Greta Gerwig as a woman who hasn’t had much luck with relationships and decides to have a baby on her own. But her plan becomes derailed when she falls for an unhappily married man (Ethan Hawke). The fantastic supporting cast includes Julianne Moore, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader and Wallace Shawn.
I do not mention Landmark Cinemas Encore enough as it is a great place to see older movies at a cheaper price. This week they are opening Sing Street, a critically acclaimed musical comedy-drama about a boy who starts a band to impress a girl. It is from the writer-director of Once and Begin Again and if you have seen either of those infectious movies, Sing Street should be on the top of your must-see list.
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So often I am asked how to prune hydrangeas and my answer always begins with what type of hydrangea are we dealing with.
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Burnett: Gardening advice on how to prune hydrangeas
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By type, I mean species.
The genus Hydrangea includes more than 70 species, several of which will grow in Okanagan gardens.
There are actually only three common ones and a fourth if you include Hydrangea petiolaris, the climbing hydrangea, which by the way only needs pruning to control where it’s going for size and shape.
The three main species are H macrophylla big leaf hydrangea, H arborescens smooth hydrangea and H paniculata the panicled hydrangea.
Examples of not so common species are H sargentiana sargents hydrangea and H quercifola oak leafed hydrangea.
Although these two are not so common, they do make desirable specimen plants in Okanagan gardens.
Pruning practices for the different species vary.
Let’s take the H arborescens first; these include the very popular ‘Annabelle’ and newer varieties such as ‘Incrediball’ and ‘Invincibelle.’
All varieties have large ball-shaped blossom heads opening at first with a green colour, usually turning white to cream then drying to bronze as the season comes to an end.
These are best pruned first thing in spring before they leaf out.
They can be pruned hard to six inches from the ground or left a bit higher if they are in a sunny location.
You want to avoid too tall or the plant will be spindly especially in the shade.
Because the bloom heads are so large and dense they become very heavy in wet weather and will droop to the ground if the stems aren’t strong enough to hold them.
The H paniculata sports conical shaped blossoms with several new and exciting varieties available.
Varieties to look for are ‘Unique’ ‘Fire Light’ ‘Pinky Winky’ and ‘Quick Fire’; these are all exciting varieties and all are very hardy and reliable bloomers.
This group can be pruned in spring to about the two-foot level and at the same time very old wood can be removed to promote renewal. All are very good for drying to make beautiful dried arrangements for indoor use.
The type of hydrangea that really put on a rare spectacular showing this year is the H macrophylla with its gorgeous blues and pinks.
I say rare because usually these can be quite sporadic with their performance often due to a cold winter freezing the bloom buds or incorrect pruning techniques.
Prune this group after the current seasons blossoms have finished and beginning to dry up.
Don’t prune hard as they bloom on old wood and you need to preserve the fat looking bloom buds.
If in doubt its best to leave these alone to avoid taking out the blooming wood.
There you have it a short lesson on how to prune you hydrangea.
Just a note on the blue and pink macrophylla: To keep that nice deep colour in the blue varieties apply aluminum sulphate in spring and re-apply in June.
The pinks have no problem staying a deep pink with our alkaline conditions in the Okanagan.
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The Okanagan celebration was modelled on the historic farm picnics which happened annually from the 1920s to the 1950s.
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Steele: Summerland research farm/gardens celebrate centennial
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Gwen Steele, standing on the edge of the cactus garden at the Summerland Ornamental Gardens Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, leads her guided tour during the experimental farm/garden centennial celebrations.
On the weekend of July 16 and 17, I participated in the enjoyable and varied celebrations marking the centennial of the Summerland Ornamental Gardens.
It was also the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Friends of the Summerland Ornamental Gardens.
The event was modelled on the historic farm picnics which happened annually from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Hundreds of people of all ages participated in the centennial event. It was a delight to hear the music floating through the gardens from musicians on the stage set up on the great lawn.
There were tours of various parts of the gardens led by experts familiar with the gardens. I especially enjoyed the tour of some of the 135 species of mature trees with Douglas Justice, associate director of the UBC Botanical Gardens.
Many old-time Summerland residents enjoyed catching up and sharing stories of olden days at the farm.
The events were punctuated by the whistle of the historic KVR steam train as it passed by across the canyon.
The Canyon Walk at the edge of the property provides an excellent view of the canyon, train and old trestle bridge.
In the early years,the Dominion Experimental Farm researched all aspects of valley agriculture. Most employees lived on the farm so it was a real community.
The gardens were started in 1916 as part of an ornamental research program at the farm (now the Summerland Research and Development Centre) which was established in 1914.
It was the place in the Okanagan to find out what trees, shrubs and flowers would thrive in gardens and parks. Over time the area developed into an English-style garden covering about 15 acres.
When the research station closed the ornamental horticulture program in the 1980s, the gardens languished under minimal maintenance. The Friends of the Gardens was formed to save these beautiful, historic gardens.
Over the years they have worked hard to restore the gardens.
In 1991, then garden manager Brian Stretch introduced the first public xeriscape demonstration/test garden to the Okanagan. It was the first in Canada and is still the largest.
Now the focus is to bring the gardens into the 21st century so they can be the place to go to find out what plants and techniques are appropriate for our dry climate.
Program manager Eva Antonijevic has done a remarkable job of organizing new garden projects, obtaining grants to finance them, and involving many volunteers, including school classes, to implement them.
Friends raise funds through annual plant sales, memberships, and donations from garden visitors to pay two seasonal gardeners and other garden expenses.
Today the gardens are a lovely place for a quiet picnic.
To ensure this treasured resource continues, be sure to make a donation in the collection box beside the new vegetable gardens when you visit or buy an annual membership.
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Evacuation order/alert rescinded for Bear Creek fire near Kelowna
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The Emergency Operations Centre advises that effective 12:00 p.m. today, the Evacuation Order and Alert for the Bear Creek fire are rescinded. No areas remain under Evacuation Order or Alert.
Residents who have been out of their homes for the Bear Creek fire are heading home today.
The Emergency Operations Centre advises that effective 12 pm. today, the evacuation order and alert for the Bear Creek fire are rescinded. No areas remain under Evacuation Order or Alert.
Those returning to approximately 105 properties in the Traders Cove subdivision should be aware that active fire suppression continues in the area west of Westside Road. Visible smoke and flames may be seen as B.C. Wildfire Service firefighters remain in the area working over the next few days to completely extinguish the fire. Those returning may encounter various hazards on private properties as a result of the wildfire.
For their safety, members of the public are asked to stay out of the fire-affected area and please obey any warning and hazard signs. This includes not entering any of the local hiking trails including Bear Creek Provincial Park.
Also as of noon today, Westside Road will be open again for two-way traffic. Motorists are asked to use caution driving through the fire area. They may experience temporary delays as fire and utility crews are still working.
While electrical service to the affected area has been restored, as a result of the fire and for the safety of first responders, there was an extended period when there was no electricity throughout the area. Those residents returning may have concerns for food safety. Interior Health advises during an extended power outage, food in a fridge or freezer may not be safe to eat. ‘When in doubt, throw it out’. Specific information about Food, Water Quality, Septic Systems and Fire Retardants is available at:
www.interiorhealth.ca/YourEnvironment/EmergencyPreparedness/Pages/Forest-Fires.aspx
The Emergency Support Services reception centre is now closed.
Bear Creek Main Forest Service Road is closed to all traffic except for local residents. BC Wildfire Service will allow the resumption of traffic when it is safe.
For campers, information regarding the status of Bear Creek Provincial Park can be found at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/bear_crk/.
The Regional Emergency Program would like to thank all residents for their understanding and patience while supporting first responders on this fire.
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We would like to hear from or meet with any interested individuals regarding horse use on suitable sections of the rail trail.
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To the editor:
Regarding the development of the rail trail a multipurpose recreational linear corridor.
I am one of the members of the newly formed Equestrian Trail Riders Advocacy Committee( ETRAC). This committee represents the Back Country Horsemen of B.C., Okanagan chapter, and individual horse owners.
We would like to hear from or meet with any interested individuals regarding horse use on suitable sections of the rail trail to discuss fund raising efforts, pros and cons and address any concerns in regards to the above.
Most horse users are not interested to ride 50 km of level trail—it’s more the concept of using [the rail trail].
We will be visiting rail trail locations and hope to meet up with users and supporters.
If you have negative concerns regarding horse use, we would like to hear from you too.
A post to the Lake Country Rail Trail Facebook regarding a cleaning up after your horse bylaw, generated more than 100 comments in 48 hours.
One comment was complaining about a large amount of ‘meadow muffins’ interfering with someone’s bike ride.… I am now inspired to take my bike on the rail trail to find a pile of H.S. that I can’t ride my bike through as was reported to council.
In my opinion, level the fines, nail the offenders, shame noncompliance and ban repeaters. They spoil it for the rest of us who work tirelessly to practice and promote good stewardship in a multi-use system.
Council needs to also address the dog owners who do clean up but then hang or toss the bag when no one is looking—aka ‘dogie bag bombs.’
And even if you spend the big bucks to buy special degradable bags it’s not OK to toss it in the bushes.
Peter Obstfeld,
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Volunteers to ask seniors about staff, food, privacy, medications and other conditions in residential care
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B.C. has 300 seniors' care facilities, and residents and their loved ones are to be surveyed on conditions.
More than 250 volunteers have signed up to compile a survey of seniors in residential care, and B.C.'s Seniors Advocate is looking for more.
The 27,000 seniors living in 300 residential care facilities around the province are being asked about their experience with care home staff, the quality of food, privacy, medications and other conditions.
It's the first comprehensive survey done in B.C., to measure resident satisfaction and provide a "roadmap" for improvements, said Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie.
Interviews will be conducted in person by trained volunteers, and a matching mail-out survey will be sent to each resident's most frequent visitor.
The project is seeking volunteers with a range of professional backgrounds, ages and ethnicities. To apply as a volunteer, visit www.surveybcseniors.org or call the Office of the Seniors Advocate at 1-877-952-3181.
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The union representing most workers at Canada Post has issued a 72-hour notice of job action as it tries to bargain a collective agreement with the Crown corporation.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the notice spells out what actions it is planning, but stops short of a full-blown walkout.
CUPW national president Mike Palecek says Canada Post forced the labour disruption by refusing to accept a request from the federal labour minister to continue negotiations with the help of a special mediator.
But a spokesman for the agency says that's not the case.
The union's strike mandate was set to expire at midnight.
The two sides have been in negotiations for more than nine months but are far apart on key issues including pay equity for rural carriers and proposed changes to the Canada Post pension plan.
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Talks continue, with rotating overtime ban set to begin Monday if no agreement by midnight Sunday
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Postal workers union give details of job action if no deal is reached Sunday
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OTTAWA – Contract talks continue between Canada Post and its largest union, but neither side is hinting as to whether any progress has been made.
A federally appointed mediator has been meeting with the two sides since Friday to try to reach a deal.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says if there is no deal by midnight, it would begin job action on Monday by having its members refusing to work overtime on a rotating basis, starting in Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
CUPW served 72 hour strike notice Thursday night, accusing Canada Post of forcing a labour disruption by refusing to bargain in good faith.
The two sides have been deadlocked for months on the issues of pay scales for rural letter carriers and proposed changes to pensions for future employees.
A CUPW news release says the initial job action will cause little disruption to Canada Post customers and that its members will still be delivering mail every day.
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Sharon McCoubrey has been pushing the arts in the Okanagan Valley for years.
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Lake Country's McCoubrey wins ARTSCO Lifetime Achievement award
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On May 28, 13 Okanagan Arts Awards were presented by the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan.
Sharon McCoubrey has been pushing the arts in Lake Country for years and now her lifetime of artistic endeavours have been recognized.
Over her career McCoubrey has succeeded in integrating two of her passions: Education and community arts.
She is a Professor Emeritus with the Faculty of Education at UBC Okanagan, with a specialization in art education.
McCoubrey has been given a number of awards for her work in art education and public art. She is currently past president of the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, is a director of the Central Okanagan Foundation, chair of the Lake Country Public Art Commission, president of the Lake Country Art Gallery Society, and is in her 15th year as chair of Lake Country ArtWalk.
These were the ninth annual award presentations. The other winners were:
Visual Arts: Laurie Koss
Dance : Janessa McGrath
Music: Andrew Judah
Literature: Michael V. Smith
Theatre: Robert Mason-Brown
Time Based Media: Todd Ramsay
Applied Arts: Art Felt Collaborative
Art & Business: Carrie Mayhew
Business Supporter: The Heritage Retirement Residence
Emerging Artist: Kelsie Balehowsky
Innovation: Opera Kelowna
Community Impact: Lake Country Art Gallery.
In a press release, ARTSCO explained how each winner was vetted for their accomplishments according to a set of criteria to recognize, foster and encourage excellence in the arts:
Public Presentation – work that has been publicly presented and acknowledged by cultural institutions, organizations or other outstanding practitioners (local,regional, national or international)
Peer Recognition – attained a level of artistic excellence in their chosen discipline as recognized and acknowledged by other practitioners in that same discipline
Community Engagement – how the community and practitioner have previously and/or currently engage with each other – their ideas and their work – as demonstrated by any or all of the following: gained local media attention, favourable peer review, quoted in other sources and/or by other practitioners cultural event attendance, created learning opportunities, like workshops and lectures
Leadership – practitioner is recognized in the community as a leader in their discipline and/or nomination category
Extended Reach – how the artistic practitioner is putting the Central Okanagan on the map regionally, nationally and internationally.
The winners were feted in style May 28 at the Habitat in Kelowna with performances by Wildson, The Trips, Lucy Hazelwood, Anna Jacyszyn, Loni Moger, Stephen Buck, father and son duo Graham and Aaron Ord, Leah West, Kelly Derrickson and DJ Wolfhous, as well as a live painting/performance by MC and host Peter Breeze and visual artist Alex Ross.
Neil Facey and Barbra Barrett directed the award showcase and Glen Samuels of Mountain Lake films created all the videos of the winners.
For more information on the winners of the 9th Annual Okanagan Arts Awards, please visit artsco.ca.
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Council decides to provide $7,500 for renovations to kitchen and bathroom
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Oyama Community hall upgrades coming with municipal grant
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Taxpayers are helping with upgrades at the Oyama Community Hall but not as much as originally sought.
Lake Country council decided Tuesday to provide $7,500 for kitchen and bathroom repairs.
“That’s what was left (in the community hall capital improvement grant) and that’s what they got,” said Mayor James Baker.
The Oyama Community Club had originally applied for $20,000 for a variety of projects, but only about $11,000 of the municipality’s $15,000 community hall capital improvement grant was remaining.
As a result, the OCC changed its grant request.
“We’ve scaled back the needs,” said Deb Butler, club president.
The focus is specifically the kitchen.
“The cabinets and counter tops are breaking off. In order to be Food Safe, we need to replace them,” said Butler.
Beyond the municipal grant, the OCC has revenue from fundraisers and facility rentals.
The total cost of the kitchen/washroom project is about $15,000.
“We will make it happen and some of it may be through volunteer labour,” said Butler.
“We also appreciate any donations from the community.”
On another matter, the District of Lake Country is amending zoning to allow event camping on the Oyama Community Club site.
When OCC rents the hall, it includes the adjacent ball field and other amenities. Camping has occurred previously during special events although it’s not allowed under existing municipal rules.
“This bylaw formalizes the situation,” said Coun. Owen Dickie.
“There could be family reunions or weddings. There are restrictions on how many people can camp there and for how long.”
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Some urban districts struggle with overcrowding, special funds for declining rural schools, bus service to take effect
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B.C. school enrolment up for second year
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Students return to public school next week, with changes to curriculum and some provincial exams.
Students are returning to class next week in most of B.C.'s public schools, with enrolment expected to be up province-wide for the second year running.
Education Minister Mike Bernier says early forecasts show about 529,000 students, an increase of 2,900 from last year. But that increase is centred on fast-growing school districts, while many rural areas continue to struggle with declining student numbers.
Among changes that parents and students will see this year is a new curriculum in place up to Grade 9, with a test year for changes in the senior grades. Bernier said the new emphasis on collaboration and communication skills does not mean a watering down of the basic skills, and is designed to improve students' ability to work at modern jobs.
Report cards are to continue this school year, but the ministry is reviewing its system with an eye to providing more frequent updates. Parents are being consulted on the changes, Bernier said.
Foundation Skills Assessment tests in grades four and seven are also continuing after years of protests from teacher unions, but that program is also being examined for possible changes. FSA tests will be "enhanced" but not eliminated, Bernier said.
Provincial exams continue for graduates in math and English, but science and social studies will now be assessed at a classroom level rather than school-wide tests, Bernier said.
The ministry provided a series of top-ups to education funding this year, for bus service and to keep selected rural schools from closing. Applications are still being taken for a transportation fund until Sept. 30, requiring districts to drop across-the-board school bus fees to qualify.
Districts may still charge transportation fees for international students or those from outside a school catchment area.
NDP leader John Horgan highlighted the crowding in Surrey school district, where 7,000 students remain in portables despite an expansion program. The NDP says the B.C. government's claim of record per-student funding ignores a reduction of education funding as a share of the provincial economy.
"Since 2001, the B.C. Liberals have dragged public education funding in this province from the second best in Canada to the second worst," Horgan said.
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Opportunities abound—you just have to look for them.
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Young: Finding entrepreneurial inventors in our midst
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I know what you are thinking—you still relate the word and the meaning of “entrepreneur” to be pure business venturing.
But, this week, I want to recognize and embrace the reality that entrepreneurial creation, in its purest form, relates in large measure to the elements of innovation and creativity via inventive development.
Yes, inventors continue to be very relevant in our global world and definitely within the entrepreneurial world.
So, I want to focus on an important aspect of “entrepreneurial invention”, that being the entrepreneurial opportunity.
An all too common question I get from would-be inventors, creators and entrepreneurs is “how do I find real problems to solve?”
There are, I’ve discovered in my six years of living in this region, an incredible number of exceptionally-talented individuals who are on track to seek their entrepreneurial opportunity niche.
By the same token, books have been written, scholars lecture and much discussion and debate conjures up the issue how to find the opportunities that can be converted into genuine realistic and realizable ventures for you.
OK, so let’s begin with another reality check—there is no easy journey to entrepreneurial success . Any potential successful venture for any of us requires hard work, commitment, dedication and, yes, patience.
You should read Peter Drucker’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Drucker is the so-called “father of management” and to some degree, entrepreneurship theory.
His book, around since the 1980s, is a classic exploration presenting the how-to approach for finding opportunities.
It even includes strategies for guiding your path of discovery.
Another critically important milestone on your opportunity discovery journey is to recognize that all ventures begin with the customer.
True entrepreneurship is the ability to find and solve a problem or void in the marketplace that will solve a want or a need.
If you can’t find someone to pay you to do what you want to do for them don’t give up until you’ve researched and analyzed your idea thoroughly and exhausted all possibilities.
Then, perhaps, your next best approach might be find that certain someone with the need—or a very strong interest in— something you develop on your own to address that want or need, and sell it to them.
The key to this approach is qualifying the need to the market.
The better you can qualify the need, the more likely you won’t be wasting your time.
Go talk to potential customers.
Ask them, if I had something that would satisfy your want and need, would you be interested? How interested? At what price?
What you’re looking for is interest. If you get it, then give the solution you have found, some serious attention.
So, let’s tackle some objectives that would-be entrepreneurs cite when pursuing this methodology.
“If I give them my idea, they’ll just go and develop it themselves” Why would they spend their time and resources when they have a motivated and dedicated person champing at the bit to make it happen?
“I don’t have the time to get out and talk to prospects.” If you convince yourself you don’t, then give it up now because you are swimming upstream against the current.
“I don’t feel ethical trying to market something before I’ve got it aced. What if I can’t deliver? “ There is nothing unethical about going out in the world to find a potentially needed and profitable venture to present. It’s not uncommon for entrepreneurial dreamers to take some cash upfront before they actually solve the market problem. Don’t feel guilty about it.
“I like spending time in the lab. I don’t like making cold calls.” Either learn to like it,or find a partner who does because that is the essence of entrepreneurial venturing. Commercially speaking, nothing counts until it sells. And, ignoring that fact is a road to failure. Don’t underestimate the value and need for partnering in your venture. Also, surprisingly effective preparation sometimes turns up other unanticipated genuine opportunities.
The other part of preparing for achieving your entrepreneurial opportunity is adequately preparing yourself.
Force open your eyes, set some goals and importantly, build a productive mindset. You’ll need it.
Erase “should” and “could” from your vocabulary and your thinking. And, don’t get trapped in your own notions.
A good deal of your knowledge may constitute solutions to yesterday’s problems.
It may or may not apply to today.
Some of the best opportunities lie among “truths” that no longer apply.
The final part of preparing for opportunities is to quit preparing and act.
Find out what works and doesn’t work for you.
The more time you spend in entrepreneurial activities and exploration, the better you’ll get at it which will increase the odds of success in your favour.
Don’t be afraid to take risks. And, don’t be afraid to fail.
You will learn more from your mistakes and failures, no matter how big or small.
Go with what works and discard what doesn’t.
The old Gestalt saying, “don’t push the river, it flows by itself” applies well to entrepreneurial invention.
There are no lack of ideas and opportunities today. Arguably, there are more genuine opportunities in our world today than ever in our history.
Entrepreneurial invention and opportunities arise from both social and technological change.
If you’re running around frustrated by what you feel is a lack of ideas and potential opportunities, maybe you’re doing it to yourself.
It’s definitely not being done to you.
The opportunities are there whatever level you’re aiming for.
So, prepare, look, act and prosper.
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I feel that Tom was rude in saying that Sharon Noble was a protester…
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Letter: Court upholds 'Liberty Interest' in smart meter case
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To the editor:
With respect to Tom Fletcher's news story on the class action suit brought against BC Hydro not being approved by Judge Adair. Judge Adair's decision not to certify the class action suit brings forth the fact that the foundational argument of the case survived the attack by BC Hydro. The court found merit and plausibility in the success of a cause of action which embodied the Charter of Rights, Section 7 Liberty Interest.
In short, the court recognized the right to be free from government interference regarding choices of a fundamental and personal nature within one’s home was a valid argument. Now that’s a success that we would not have achieved without this class action application.
The court’s recognition of the Section 7 Liberty Interest as it relates to forced smart meter application and unacceptable microwave radiation emissions exposure there from is a major development and a big step up the stairway to success.
It is important to note that the decision did not assert that the microwave radiation emissions from smart meters is safe, Tom you got it wrong there, and because the Notice of Civil Claim against BC Hydro was filed in 2013, recent and even more credible science is reporting the possibility of devastating ill health effects from wireless exposure. Such articles, which would have further supported health concerns, were released after the court had closed submissions. We could have really put forth a better case if the recent science had been able to be used. The latest being the US National Toxicology Program science article on brain and heart cancers from two years intermittent “cell phone” exposure.
I feel that Tom was rude in saying that Sharon Noble was a protester when she is a lot more than that. She is the director for the Coalition to Stop Smart Meters here in B.C., a group I proudly say I am a member of. Sharon devotes her time doing her own research into credible studies by credible scientists. Nomi Davis is not just a yoga instructor but an extremely successful business woman.
Kathy Read, Agassiz
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Spousal relationships, or the breakdown of those relationships, can have a huge impact on your estate planning
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DeDominicis: Marriage or divorce and their effect on your will
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Who is a 'spouse' under the Wills Estates and Succession Act (WESA)?
Firstly, it is important to take a look at how WESA actually defines a spouse. A spouse includes both married and unmarried spouses who have lived with each other in a marriage-like relationship, including a marriage-like relationship between persons of the same gender, for at least two years.
This two-year requirement for couples living in marriage-like relationships to acquire the status of 'spouse' and be treated on the same basis as legally married persons is consistent with other B.C. Acts that define the term spouse.
Marriage
Previously, a will was automatically revoked if the will-maker married after the will was executed, unless the will expressly states that it was being made “in contemplation of marriage.”
Now a will is no longer automatically revoked by the subsequent marriage of the will-maker.
That being said, it is still strongly recommended that wills be reviewed whenever a major event, such as a marriage or birth of a child, occurs in a person's life. A marriage is certainly an important life event and consideration needs to be given to spousal provisions in your new wills.
Divorce
Under the old law, a person would be automatically disinherited from their spouse's will if they divorced their spouse, their marriage was annulled by the court or if there was a judicial separation. Section 56(2) of WESA, simply states that an “appointment of or gift to the surviving spouse is revoked if the spouses had ceased to be spouse.”
Note the definition of spouse above. Thus, if spouses separate and forget to re-do their wills, any appointments and gifts to the former spouse made thereunder will be revoked.
Again, this is not a reason not to update your wills. If a major life event occurs, such as a separation or divorce, it is very important to have your entire estate plan looked at by a lawyer.
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Lake Country's classic car show goes this weekend. Cruise is on Saturday, with the car show on Sunday Aug. 21 at Swalwell Park.
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Customs & Classics car show
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The Car Cruise is set for Saturday, Aug. 20, starting at the Lake Country Alliance Church at 12025 Oceola Road in Lake Country.
Meeting time is 3 p.m. with the cruise starting at 5 p.m. It will continuing for about an hour, ending up right back at the Alliance Church.
Dinner will follow at the church.Not The Change Of Venue This Years. Cars and drivers are not meeting on Main Street for the Car Cruise. The time and the routing that is showing on some of the registration forms has been changed due to construction.
Cars will start and end at the Lake Country Alliance Church on Oceola Road.
The car show takes place this Sunday, Aug. 21 at Swalwell Park,10150 Bottom Wood Lake Rd.
The show starts at 10 a.m., wrapping up at 4 p.m. Car registration costs $20.
On Sunday, cars can enter the park starting at 7 a.m.
Register your car early calling 250-766-5670. Registration is also available at the cruise or at the show.
Entry to the public is free.
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Designer of Kicking Horse and Jumbo resorts gets approval to proceed with $175 million project east of Prince George
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The B.C. government has approved a master development plan for a new year-round ski resort in the Cariboo Mountains west of Valemount.
Valemount Glacier Destination Resort is a $175 million project led by Oberto Oberti, who designed the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort near Golden and the controversial Jumbo Glacier Resort proposal west of Invermere.
The Valemount plan includes lifts and gondolas that would carry skiers and sight-seers to the summits of Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Mount Arthur Meighen. Its vertical drop of 2,050 metres would be higher than Whistler-Blackcomb and the largest in North America.
"There are very few places in the world, and none in North America, where you go and ride a lift to the very top and the glacier is below you," said Jill Bodkin, a director of the company.
Valemount is a remote community of about 1,000 residents near the Alberta border east of Prince George. The region is west of Jasper National Park, which attracts visitors from around the world.
On the project's website, Oberti says people will travel to Switzerland for this kind of mountain resort experience, so a three-hour drive from Prince George isn't an obstacle to success.
Valemount Mayor Jeanette Townsend called the master plan approval "exciting news." She said the community attracts visitors who stay there to avoid the expensive accommodation in Jasper and the resort will take it to the next level.
Chief Nathan Matthew of the Simpcw First Nation said his community has been involved since the beginning, and he sees the project as an important economic development for the northern part of Simpcw's traditional territory.
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I am disappointed that this province has not chosen to upgrade its aging [oil and gas distribution] infrastructure.
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Letter: Let's not have a Lac-Mégantic in B.C.
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To the editor:
After reading the letter to the editor (Politicians: Get Off Your Bums and Fix Our Gas Prices, Aug. 19 Kelowna Capital News) I felt compelled to reply and provide insight into Mr. Maclean's confusion about where freight costs originate.
Shipping costs are not only the costs of shipping fluid on truck, they include the cost of shipment through pipeline. As British Columbians we're acting environmentally 'progressive' in refusing to support more interprovincial pipelines, or retrofit of existing lines—we've chosen to effectively bottleneck the routes of supply coming into our province and refineries in certain areas.
Not only is this detrimental to our pocketbooks but the larger pipelines currently in operation are a significantly lower flow volume than is ideally competitive in today's market as compared to when they were commissioned decades ago.
I feel I should also mention that 'pipeline spills' is often cited as a risk to the environment along with wanting to "get off" petroleum products. Economics rule #1 is supply and demand; these products will find their way to market as long as it's economically feasible. If oil demand increases (which it undoubtedly will) in this province, alternative means of transmission will be utilized (train, freight). Reflecting on recent tragedies in Quebec, shipment by rail or truck does not appear to be a safe (or insurable) mode of transit that can protect or indemnify the public from oil spills. I find it redundant and hypocritical that safety and the environment are used as arguing points for fewer pipelines when the alternative is less safe for people's environment and more greenhouse gas-intensive.
As a result of factors described above, prices aren't as competitively ideal because competition (and arguably safety) is being stifled by the public's ignorance being masqueraded as environmental concerns by political interests.
I am disappointed that this province (among others) has not chosen to upgrade its aging infrastructure to not only make petroleum products less expensive, but reflect current (safer) pipeline construction codes. I also think the people should get off their couch and research facts relating to this topic—in large part because I don't want what happened in Quebec to occur here.
Scott Juniper, Peachland
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Bring your picnic blankets, refreshments and midnight snacks to enjoy an evening of moonlight and opera with the Lake Country Art Gallery.
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The Under the Moon Picnic goes this Saturday, Aug. 20 from 8 p..m. to midnight at the Lake Country Art Gallery.
Melany Nugent’s artwork Moon provides the inspiration and ambiance for an evening picnic that will include a performance by opera singer Eeva-Maria Kopp, accompanied by pianist Graham Vink. Their performance will take place at 9 p.m.
This free event is hosted by the Lake Country Art Gallery and Opera Kelowna.
The Lake Country Art Gallery is at 10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd. in Lake Country.
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Water bombers soar over Okanagan Lake as they tackle a fire near Predator Ridge Saturday.
Progress is being made on a fire burning near Predator Ridge.
As of 8 p.m. Saturday, the fire is about seven to nine hectares in size and is relatively contained at its perimeter.
"It's showing as a rank one and two ground fire with some flames," said Rachel Witt, a fire information officer with the B.C. Wildfire Service.
"Ground crews are still working on the perimeter."
Air support has been grounded for the evening because of darkness but they have been able to place retardant around much of the fire.
"Ground crew will be fighting the fire through the night and provincial wildfire crews will have more ground crew arriving in the morning," said Tanya Laing Gahr, communications officer with the City of Vernon.
The evacuation alert continues for 45 residences in the Sunset Properties subdivision off of Okanagan Landing road.
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Banks, investors, customers and even your family will love you to pieces if you can present a business plan…
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The importance of planning cannot be understated in attempting to start your first entrepreneurial journey.
So great, you get to be in charge of your own destiny. Every day suddenly is different with new opportunities to explore.
But while all that sounds exciting and new, there are some key points to consider and act upon to give your new venture a chance to succeed.
First, step back and identify if you are passionate about your new venture idea.
For example, a photographer may be passionate about colour, light and capturing moments on film.
An entire day with camera in hand does not seem like work at all. It feels, for that photographer, life-fulfilling.
Photography is a passion that will get you up at 5 a.m. or give you the energy to work late and on weekends.
One of the world’s leading authorities on business and success, suggests that to be successful, we must work longer and harder and perhaps practice the 40 plus formula—40 hours per week for survival and everything over 40 hours is toward your success.
Can you handle that theory?
Simply put, if you have chosen to move forward with a business idea that ignites your inner flame, then you are on the right business track.
So, let’s get a bit more specific. An important question that aspiring entrepreneurs need to address is the necessity to prepare a formal business plan.
While a new entrepreneur may be challenged for time while a new startup is in development, there are many reasons why this step should be priority for your time.
A thorough business plan can provide the necessary direction for a new venture’s path to success.
A business plan provides a structure, a roadmap as I like to call it, to the entrepreneurs thinking process, making certain the most important determinants for their entrepreneurial success have been identified.
It also helps focus on the future once the business is opened and how to deal with competition in the marketplace moving forward.
And a business plan aspect to me that is critically important, a business plan will aid the communication of the essentials of the entrepreneurial venture not only to potential investors but also employees, suppliers and clients.
A carefully crafted business plan can be used to elicit the reactions and recommendations of others to aid and inspire you to greatness along the path to success for your entrepreneurial dream machine, so take advantage of the assistance a business plan can offer.
Yes, I have met many successful entrepreneurs over the years who did not originate their entrepreneurial journey with a business plan and achieved phenomenal success.
But even they recognized at some point the need for a business plan to think out their company’s present and future direction, for success is ultimately geared to proper and effective planning.
The editors of Profit magazine once made this statement in support of drawing up a business plan: “You won’t get everything right the first time around, but the very act of planning—knowing your products and services and analyzing your markets—will help you anticipate problems and opportunities and see you through the rough times that may lie ahead.”
There is a strong assertion within the world of entrepreneurship today that business planning is a worthwhile activity, an important part of fundamental new venture creation and effective management in increasing the aim of profitability.
While writing the business plan, you may uncover new information about your potential customers that may lead to a new product or service.
This realization in the business plan development process is not uncommon. You will also learn very important information about the apparent trends in your industry area.
You can Google business plan templates on Google search and be overwhelmed with 1,290,000 options.
If you don’t want to sort through all that, attend a workshop to learn how to get started on a business plan.
Other resources are available from Community Futures, Women’s Enterprise Centre, Business Development Bank and our own Okanagan Valley Entrepreneurs Society (OVeSociety.org).
As well, most chartered banks have documented information to assist you as well as the local chambers of commerce and the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission.
So let’s get to it budding Okanagan entrepreneurs: Banks, investors, customers and even your family will love you to pieces if you can present a business plan that offers a pathway for your entrepreneurial spirit to follow.
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Windy Lake and Little Windy Lake to be poisoned to remove unwanted non-native perch
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia's Fish and Wildlife Branch says all the fish in two lakes in the Upper Nicola watershed will have to be killed in order to get rid of an unwanted perch.
Biologist Steve Maricle says perch were spotted earlier this year in Windy Lake and Little Windy Lake, both about 50 kilometres northwest of West Kelowna.
Perch are not native to the lakes or the Nicola watershed and biologists say the rapidly breeding species competes for food with native fish and has the potential to wipe them out.
Maricle says barriers will be set up on waterways leading in and out of the lakes to contain the perch this year.
Rotenone, a poison lethal to fish but with limited effect on other animals such as frogs or waterfowl, will then be used to kill all fish in both lakes.
The lakes will be restocked once the perch have been removed, but Maricle says it will be next year at the earliest before any action is taken.
"It's just the logistics of all the permitting that's required to get the product, the rotenone, that we use to treat the lake. To get all the permitting in place to get (the rotenone) in, there's no way we could jump on it this year."
The Fish and Wildlife Branch believes visitors to Windy Lake and Little Windy Lake intentionally introduced the perch into the water. (CHNL)
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Kelowna swimmer performs well in Europe in lead-up to this summer's Olympic Games in Brazil
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If her recent performances in Monaco are a sign things to come, then Kierra Smith looks to be on the right track heading into the 2016 Olympic Games.
In a field of international competitors, mostly from Europe and Asia, the 22-year-old swimmer from Kelowna won both the 100- and 200-metre breaststroke events last weekend at the Mare Nostrum Tour meet in Monte Carlo.
Smith showed the way in the 100 in a time of 1:08.94, and in the 200 in 2:26.54.
"My swims in Monte Carlo were great for right now," said Smith. "It's good to have racing experiences like that leading up to the games.
"It gave me a lot of confidence that I'm in the right place."
Smith's specialty is the 200 metres, an event she won at the Pan American Games in Toronto last summer in her breakout season of 2015.
This spring at the Canadian trials in Toronto, she qualified to compete in both the 100 and 200 races in Rio.
Since then, Smith's training has been split between Minneapolis, Kelowna and, most recently, Europe.
With her first ever Olympics drawing ever closer, the Immaculata grad said her preparation is going as well can be as expected, both mentally and physically.
"I'm feeling great two months out," said Smith, a longtime member of the Liquid Lighting Swim Club. "I am confident in my training and racing and really enjoying the process.
"There is a lot of excitement right now and I'm trying to take it all in."
Smith's coach in Kelowna, Emil Dimitrov, is encouraged by her progress this spring and said Smith's times and performances in Monaco "were fantastic" keeping her on the right course towards the Olympics.
As for the current political and social concerns awaiting all the athletes in Rio, Dmitrov said it has had no bearing on the way Smith has been preparing for the most important competition of her athletic life.
"It's not really a factor," Dmitrov said. "We keep away from the whole talk of what's happening there. Those are things that can't be controlled, so we just focus on the process, focus on what Kierra needs to do be prepared the best she can."
The final phase of Smith's preparation will be split between Kelowna, Minneapolis and Toronto, the last meeting place for Canada's Olympic swimmers before heading to Rio in late July.
The 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil are set for Aug. 5 to 21.
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As they crossed, I saw the dog lifting a paw and hobbling on three. The owner seemed unaware of his dog's suffering.
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Letter: Pavement too hot for dogs to handle
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To the editor:
At about 3:30 on the afternoon of July 28 I was waiting for a green light at Cedar Avenue and Pandosy. On the corner opposite me a man with a black lab-cross dog was also waiting to cross Cedar Avenue. We were going in opposite directions—he and dog south and I north.
The dog could not stand on four feet at any time during the wait. His pads were clearly burning from the heat.
As they crossed, I saw the dog lifting a paw and hobbling on three. The owner seemed unaware of his dog's suffering. He may have been a tourist as he had a large camera hanging on this chest. The temperature at the time was 34 C (93 F).
This man may wonder why his dog's paws are cracked or blistered if he takes the time to look later this evening.
Residents know better than to walk their dogs in the heat of the day, but tourists may not know this.
I took my shoe off to see how I could take the heat of the sidewalk. I would have had serious burns if made to walk barefoot like that dog that afternoon.
Helen Schiele, Kelowna
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Running your dog, or leaving it in a parked car on a hot day can be a death sentence.
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Letter: Your dog can't tell you: Enough
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To the editor:
My compliments on the “Our View” editorial: For Fido’s Sake, Leave Your Pet at Home When the Days Are Hot.
Even on what does not seem to be a very hot day, leaving a dog in a parked car can be a death sentence.
Related to this is the practice of people riding bikes or jogging with dogs in hot weather. I’ve seen a woman on a bike humming along on a 30 C+ day when her large dog was just panting away.
Last year, on our day with the worst fire smoke and air advisories, a man was jogging with his small dog.
I don’t care if he hurts his lungs, but why subject a pet to this. People, aren’t you thinking?
I have seen people who apparently think it is so cute to have their dog in their lap whilst driving. Not only is this a distracted driving offense, but also puts the dog’s life in danger. Airbags in North American cars use much more force than their European counterparts, in that the devices here are designed to protect people who don’t use their seatbelts (yes there are still some dummies out there). A small dog will be crushed if the air bag deploys.
Dogs and other pets in vehicles should always be in a safe carrier or other safe place in the vehicle, such as a partitioned area in station wagons. They no more belong in the front seat area than does a small child.
Pets rely on their owners for protection. Please take this seriously.
Bob Sherman, Kelowna
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With a disability you might find yourself caught in vicious cycle of limited mobility and decreased physical activity.
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Moger: Exercising with a disability
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“He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.”
—Unknown
Not only can spending hours in a wheelchair or bed be uncomfortable, but it also leads to weak muscles, joint and muscle stiffness, weight gain and weakened heart and lungs.
If you’re an individual experiencing a physical disability, you might find yourself caught in vicious cycle of limited mobility and decreased physical activity accompanied by weight gain.
The more weight you gain, the harder it becomes to exercise. The more inactive you become, the more weight you gain. And so the cycle goes, one that can be very frustrating and discouraging.
Being overweight is only one problem. Being overweight also greatly increases the risks for other health issues such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, cancer and sleep apnea. With this in mind, it’s very significant to find an exercise and healthy eating program that can help with your weight maintenance and/or weight loss.
While moving as much as possible is important for anyone with weak or disabled legs, how do you accomplish this when many exercises involve the use of functioning legs? Often times individuals who have lost functioning in the legs, arms or other parts of the body become discouraged, believe it is pointless or too difficult to exercise with their disabilities.
There are many ways those with physical impairments can still exercise and be more active:
• An arm cycle or arm ergo meter—a great way to get cardiovascular exercise for those in a wheelchair.
• Water exercise—if you have some leg function water aerobics classes will help improve your cardiovascular and strengthen your legs. If you do not have leg function there is still much you can do for cardio and stretching while using a belt, floating on a noodle or having a partner assist you in exercising the upper body and trunk.
• Chair exercises—Performing resistance exercises with an exercise band or light dumbbells will build bone and muscle strength. You can begin by wrapping your resistance band under your bed or chair to perform bicep curls, triceps extensions, front and side shoulder raises, and shoulder press exercises. Wrap a resistance band from around the back of your chair, grab the handles and push away from your chest to perform a chest press. To work the opposing muscle group wrap the band around a pole and pull the handles towards your body to work the back.
• To gain strength—focus on using a thicker resistance band or dumbbells that you can only lift 10 to 12 times .Perform two to three sets per exercise (resting 30 seconds between sets) three times a week with a day between workouts for muscle recovery.
• Workout videos—easy way to get some exercise by just following along with the routine.
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Ghostbusters reboot defies critics—audiences love it, handsome box office.
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The crew of the Enterprise is back in Star Trek Beyond (left to right) John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Simon Pegg.
The reboot of Ghostbusters defied all the negative comments prior to its opening and not only received favourable reviews (73 per cent 'Certified Fresh' on Rotten Tomatoes), good audience reaction (B+ Cinemascore) and a better than predicted box office of $46 million.
While a sequel has not been officially announced, the weekend results has one executive at Sony Pictures saying that he has no doubt that there will be one with hopes of it becoming one of that studio’s tent pole franchises.
However, it is facing competition from another beloved franchise. The third movie in the Star Trek reboot is opening this weekend and promises to be another action-packed romp through space. The entire crew is including Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as Kirk and Spock respectively, as well as Simon Pegg as Scotty, Karl Urban as McCoy, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, John Cho as Sulu and Anton Yelchin (who tragically died in a car accident last month) as Checkov.
Titled Star Trek Beyond, it has the crew of the Starship Enterprise halfway through their five-year mission of deep space exploration when they are attacked by a seemingly unstoppable wave of unknown aliens. Forced to abandon ship, the crew are stranded on an unknown planet with no apparent means of rescue. Idris Elba plays the main villain in the movie.
Long-time Star Trek fan Pegg uses his passion for the franchise to help craft the screenplay. And because he was busy directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams handed the directing reigns over to Justin Lin (Fast and Furious 6), but has stayed on as producer. Even before Star Trek Beyond’s release, Abrams has announced that there will be a fourth film in the rebooted franchise.
And another successful film series has its fifth instalment opening this weekend. Ice Age: Collision Course sees the return of Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo), Diego (Denis Leary), Ellie (Queen Latifah) and Scrat (Chris Wedge) for another prehistoric adventure.
In his never-ending quest to bury his acorn, Scrat come across an abandoned alien ship which he activates and flies into deep space where he unwittingly sends several asteroids towards Earth. To save themselves, Sid, Manny and Diego must lead the rest of the heard on a new quest full of comedy and adventure meeting new and colourful characters.
Other voice talents include Seann William Scott, Simon Pegg, Jennifer Lopez, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Adam DeVine, Michael Strahan, Nick Offerman and Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Horror movie fans will want to see Lights Out, a supernatural thriller about a young woman (Teresa Palmer), who was tormented throughout her childhood by something in the dark. After she leaves home, her little brother starts experiencing the same terrifying events that jeopardized her safety and sanity. Holding a mysterious attachment to their mother (Maria Bello), the supernatural entity has returned to haunt the entire family.
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Canada's softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. expired last fall, and U.S. interests are pushing to reduce the share allowed to go south.
Premier Christy Clark and other provincial and territorial leaders have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking him to refute the latest lumber trade action by U.S. interests.
"Unfair and inaccurate allegations of Canadian lumber subsidies" have been made by 25 U.S. Senators to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, seeking a reduction in the cap on Canadian lumber sales, the premiers wrote from their meeting in Whitehorse this week.
The premiers cited decisions by the World Trade Organization and NAFTA in 2006 that found Canadian subsidies to be less than one per cent and ineligible for trade action.
Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama reported progress on negotiating a new softwood lumber deal after their meeting in Ottawa in late June.
Trudeau and Obama's joint statement acknowledged the increase in cross-border ownership of forest products producers, and said a key feature a new agreement would be "designed to maintain Canadian exports at or below an agreed US. market share to be negotiated."
The last Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement expired in the fall of 2015, leaving trade unrestricted as Canadian producers benefit from a stronger U.S. dollar and housing construction.
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Revelstoke dam on the Columbia River is due to have a sixth water turbine added, but Site C is BC Hydro's priority today.
BC Hydro is going ahead with its planned four per cent rate increase this year and deferring more debt to future years as it revises its electricity demand forecast downward.
The provincially-owned utility has not asked for an increase in its government-imposed rate plan despite a revised demand forecast with $3.5 billion less revenue over the next 10 years. BC Hydro has filed a three-year plan with the B.C. Utilities Commission that would increase rates four, 3.5 and three per cent in the next three years. The four per cent increase is already showing up on customer bills as an interim increase.
With the Site C dam on the Peace River and other upgrades amounting to $2 billion a year, the plan includes additional deferred debt until 2023, when Site C is due to be completed. BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald said the long-term nature of capital projects means its capital cost savings don't start until the next decade.
BC Hydro has also cut some of its familiar Power Smart activities, such as the fridge buy-back plan and incentives for energy efficient light bulbs.
McDonald said BC Hydro is seeing lower revenues due to two warm winters and downturns in mining and forest products. It still projects growing overall demand as population and economic growth continue.
NDP energy critic Adrian Dix said the new deferred debt represents roughly $500 for each of BC Hydro's two million customers, and it is a political move to get the B.C. Liberal government past next year's election.
The 10-year rates plan imposed by Energy Minister Bill Bennett in 2013 overstated demand to justify the construction of Site C, and translates to a 28 per cent rate increase. It allows the utilities commission to regain control over approving customer rates by 2020, after five years of political direction.
Dix said with the new demand forecast and commodity prices expected to remain low, BC Hydro should have added a sixth turbine to its Revelstoke dam for $450 million before embarking on the $9 billion Site C project.
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I fully understand the conflict that can arise in oneself when attuned continually to giving and the programming that this emanates from.
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Horne: Connecting with peace and grace
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My last column talked about caregiver burnout resulted in me speaking to several caregivers caring for their spouses, and how it had brought them to a realization of their own inner feelings about their situation.
The purpose of my writing about the symptoms of this place we can arrive at where we want to just escape, to leave, to push away all that is happening was to offer an opportunity to do something differently.
Having been a caregiving personality all my life, I fully understand the conflict that can arise in oneself when attuned continually to giving and the programming that this emanates from.
Especially as we age and continue in life with a particular pattern of behaviour, often our deepest emotions about these situations cause us to revert to a sense of wanting to flee, or to fight or to freeze.
In all of these reactive states, we are in a form of resistance against what is.
How do we counter the conditioning to control our inner experience which leaves us trapped inside a painful mood?
How do we change the cycle of not fully being with what is, embracing the feelings that arise with that acknowledgment so we can come to a greater understanding of what is triggering these emotions and open up a space for acceptance to enter?
I think for many of us, we truly desire a greater connection to peace and grace as we are aging.
We’ve been there and done that so many times, there is a genuine willingness to change.
This authentic intention is very important. For me it came fully into being as I watched my mom struggle at the end of her life to let go as I cared for her through those intense last months.
She would not surrender. She kept fighting and it was painful to watch.
I decided I did not want to replay this in my own life, and it opened up a sincere openness to discover how I might accomplish this.
The answers have come slowly and developing a practice to liberate my consciousness is the pathway to healing that I think so many of us seek.
Freedom comes with a pausing, being with what is and having the courage to realize that our reactions to circumstances do not come from anything outside of us, but from our own perceptions of what we feel we need to do to be loved, feel safe or feel like we belong.
Mindfulness is a practice of being present in the moment with what is.
Instead of pushing our feelings away, we pause and be with them whatever they are.
Often when caregiving for some length of time, the first emotion you may connect with is anger or frustration, a resentment of what you are going through.
If you ask, “What is going on inside me right now?” and then breathe deeply into that and let it be, let it expand, this is mindfulness.
It takes courage to name whatever you feel and accept it.
As you do, you make room for a door to open to what is underneath.
Ask what this is. It may be fear or it may be feelings of guilt or perhaps sadness.
Let each emotion be felt and use your breath to embrace it without judgment.
As we do this, it allows for a shift to occur. One that will take us to being able to act from right action, not from habit, or protection, but from a more compassionate place for ourselves and for those around us.
We are listening, truly listening to a voice within us and in this acceptance we can move to being able to respond, rather that react.
This frees up an amazing amount of energy to move from resistance to acceptance.
Carl Rogers said, “It wasn’t until I accepted myself just as I am, that I was given the freedom to change.”
Engaging with how it is and allowing it, frees it. It moves you from resignation, which is very different from authentic acceptance.
Opening to whatever is can be heartbreaking, but let the heart break.
Let the natural inclination to resist soften, and use the intention to do so as an invitation to receive the support that will allow it to happen, one little step at a time.
A wise man said, “If you let go a little, you find a little peace. If you let go a lot, you find a lot of peace. If you let go absolutely, you find absolute peace and tranquility.”
Danna Faulds in her poem White Dove says it with such wisdom:
“In the shared quiet, an invitation arises like a white dove lifting from a limb and taking flight.
“Come and live in truth.
“Take your place in the flow of grace.
“Draw aside the veil you thought would always separate your heart from love.
“All you ever longed for is before you in this moment if you dare draw in a breath and whisper ‘Yes.’”
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Guns intercepted at Pacific region border crossings up 116 per cent compared to this time last year
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Guns seized from visitors entering Canada at the Huntington-Abbotsford border crossing, 2014.
Canadian Border Services Agency has seen a 116 per cent increase in the number of firearms seized in the Pacific Region in the first half of 2016.
With a 10 per cent increase also recorded in the Prairie region, the CBSA is working with U.S. officials on a firearms awareness campaign to remind Americans about restrictions on bringing guns into Canada.
"Attempting to smuggle firearms across the border can result in immediate forfeiture, hefty fines and even significant jail time," said Kim Scoville, CBSA's regional director general for the Prairie region.
Visitors entering the border inspection line should declare any firearms at their first opportunity. Border services officers will take possession of the weapon if it is declared, but the visitor has the option of shipping it back under CBSA supervision or surrendering it without prosecution.
The RCMP has procedures for visitors bringing firearms into Canada
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The Abbotsford International Airshow takes place Aug. 12-14 and includes US Navy Super Hornets and the Breitling Jet Team
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By JIM REITH, President Abbotsford Airshow
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 Abbotsford International Airshow – Heroes of the Skies! Gadgets, special suits, technology and the coolest flying machines… Learn what it takes to be a HERO at the 2016 Abbotsford International Airshow!
From August 12-14, Heroes of the Skies take flight over the Fraser Valley for the 54th annual Abbotsford International Airshow. Watch in awe as we welcome back the world-class Breitling Jet Team from Europe in the second and final year of their North American tour. Explore the McDonald’s Kids Zone and Science World on the Road! Experience Friday’s twilight show and fireworks finale! And, watch in awe as the Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Waco, Boeing and US Navy Super Hornets, Snowbirds, Skyhawks and others take to the sky!
The Airshow is pleased to welcome the involvement of several key players in the aviation industry, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Eurofighter and more. Spectators will see Boeing’s involvement in dramatic fashion – as the aerospace giant will bring two jets to do corporate flying demos with a full array of simulated weapons, a simulation trailer and the test pilot will be available to talk about the exceptional capabilities of the aircraft. Lockheed Martin and Eurofighter are also on-site in various capacities with educational and promotional pieces.
“An aspect of the Airshow’s strategic vision is to strengthen key partnerships with aerospace organizations such as AIAC Pacific who produce an annual Aerospace & Defence trade show in conjunction with our airshow, and the CBAA which will hold its annual convention next year at Abbotsford in conjunction with the airshow as well. Looking to the future, we expect the Abbotsford Airshow will have a major aerospace trade show event occurring in the days prior to the public weekend show in the style of Farnborough and Paris airshows.”
Heroes of the Skies tell the stories of everyday women and men who work hard to make the world a better place, in their own communities and beyond. We are proud to honour them at this year’s Abbotsford International Airshow! Tickets for this action-packed weekend are available at Save-On-Foods or by clicking abbotsfordairshow.com.
Next Generation BC Amateur Photographer of the Year
Finalists for this year’s 4th annual Next Generation BC Amateur Photographer of the Year contest have now been selected. From Vernon to Victoria and from Surrey to Smithers, seventy finalists have been chosen from all corners of BC to move forward and compete in an intense competition at the Abbotsford International Airshow, where they will race against the clock to complete daily photo challenges. Finalists will shoot 10 of their best photographs and/or videos, to be reviewed by a judging panel — one will come out with the title of 2016 Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year. Almost 3,000 entries were received from 80 B.C. communities.
Whether you’re a finalist or not, this is a show you won’t want to miss: The Abbotsford International Airshow is world-renowned for its prestigious performers and family-friendly entertainment. The 2016 Airshow on August 12th through 14th will feature two jet teams, (Snowbirds and the European Breitling Jet Teams ) a Friday twilight show with fireworks, the Canadian Forces Skyhawks parachute team, and the US military jet, the Super Hornet to name but a few. More details visit www.abbotsfordairshow.com.
CLICK HERE FOR INTERACTIVE AIRSHOW SPECIAL INCLUDING VIDEO
Photographhs by Ken McAllister - 2015 Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year. Photographs featured from the 2015 Abbotsford Airshow.
Congratulations to all of the finalists in the 2016 Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year contest, sponsored by London Drugs, the Abbotsford International Airshow, and Black Press. To see photo gallery click here. See you there!
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Whatever happens, you want to make sure your family members have a roof over their heads and can feed themselves if the company goes south.
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It’s been my experience that the perfect strategy between spouses who own a corporation is to have both as shareholders of the corporation, but only one as the director.
However, I have seen instances where only one spouse holds both the corporation and the personal assets with the other spouse being the chief operating officer or having nothing to do with the corporation at all.
The reason you want to segregate the personal assets from the business assets in a family-owned corporation is in case someone takes legal action against you.
Whatever happens, you want to make sure your family members have a roof over their heads and can feed themselves if the company goes south.
You may not face legal action from a supplier or customer, but you may from the Canada Revenue Agency.
There was a recent court case in May where there were two director shareholders in a corporation where one was basically a silent partner and let the other make all the decisions.
It was very similar to a family held corporation.
Unfortunately, the business started to go sour and was unable to make its monthly payroll.
The silent partner became aware that the remittances were not being made because he or she would receive the notices in the mail.
The silent partner confronted the managing partner and was told things were being looked after and everything was expected to turn around in the future and the remittances would be made.
CRA took legal action against the corporation and the two directors for the payroll liability.
Directors can be held personally liable for non-remittance of payroll deductions.
The silent partner’s defence was that he or she relied on the other partner’s word.
That defence was not accepted in court.
The judgement was that any prudent person would have done their due diligence (monitored the situation themselves) to make sure the payments were being made and what was being promised by the managing partner was actually happening.
You may think the silent partner could have just resigned as a director when the corporation started failing, but again you need to have been resigned for two years prior to any difficulty in order to not to be dragged into any legal proceedings of the corporation.
The best tax strategy for setting up a family owned corporation is to have one spouse as a director/shareholder of the corporation and have the other as a shareholder.
The director/shareholder could then receive a salary or bonuses from the corporation and the other spouse would be free to earn income outside of the corporation and hold title to the family’s personal assets. Each spouse needs to own a different class of shares so when the corporation has retained earnings and is able to pay dividends, the choice can be made as to who would receive the dividends based on their personal financial position.
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Gold mine near Prince Rupert shut down last summer for permit violations, owners charged for failing to report spill
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Two men and a mining company in receivership have been charged with 18 pollution infractions related to their shut-down gold mine on an island near Prince Rupert.
Benjamin Mossman and Dirk Meckert are scheduled to appear in Prince Rupert provincial court Sept. 7. Also charged is Banks Island Gold Ltd., which went into receivership after being shut down last year for provincial permit violations.
The Yellow Giant mine was ordered shut down by the Ministry of Environment in July 2015 after a tailings spill was reported on a tip. There is one charge of failing to report a spill of a polluting substance, and the other 17 charges are for failing to comply with permits.
North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice raised the issue in the legislature this spring, after receiving a letter from the Gitxaala First Nation referring to two separate tailings spills. Rice said the ministry did not inspect the operation for 15 months, until receiving a complaint.
NDP mining critic Norm Macdonald told the legislature a worker at the mine "became fed up, put his job on the line, sent the ministry and me a tip and pictures that documented what was going on there."
Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the mine was shut down when the situation was brought to its attention. The mine's 90 employees lost their jobs.
The province has a $420,000 security bond from the mining company, to provide ongoing monitoring. In March the mines ministry and Banks Island Gold removed explosives from the mine site and in May ministry technical staff assessed the hazardous materials on site.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service, which recommended the charges, would not comment on the current condition of the Banks Island site, because it is evidence for the prosecution.
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We are sorry that our problem has become a problem for everyone in the Okanagan and beyond.
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Letter: Nitrate contamination flows into Okanagan watershed
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Open letter to Okanagan Valley mayors and councils:
I am writing today to update you on the recent events associated with the nitrate contamination of the Hullcar Aquifers in the Township of Spallumcheen, which are rapidly becoming an issue that should be of concern to all residents of the Okanagan Valley and south.
The 53 farms (approximately 150 people) on the Steele Springs Waterworks District have been under a water advisory since March 6, 2014 when the nitrate level in the springs coming from Aquifer 103 exceeded 10 ppm, the maximum allowable content (MAC) under the Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines.
On July 14 of that year, another 150 people on private wells in the Hullcar Valley were advised by Dr. Trevor Corneil of Interior Health to have their private well water tested at least once per year because of the nitrate contamination.
A Compliance Order was issued by Mike Reiner, senior environmental protection officer, on the HS Jansen and Sons dairy farm on Knob Hill Rd. as the “likely” source of the contamination as they spread thousands of gallons per acre of liquid effluent from their flush barn, which uses water to flush the excrement and urine from the barn, rather than the more common scraper system.
The liquid effluent is held in a lagoon, the solids removed and the remainder sprayed on the farm fields behind a tractor with an umbilical cord attached to nearby underground piping. Reiner pinpointed the “field of concern” as the location of the problem, a 220-acre field adjacent to and over top of Steele Springs, the only significant natural outlet for the aquifer.
Since then, trustees of Steele Springs, led by chairman Dr. Brian Upper, have attempted to have the Ministry of Environment enforce the Agricultural Waste Control Regulations, with little success. So in February of this year, the Save Hullcar Aquifer Team (SHAT) through the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria, filed a request with Interior Health for a Hazard Abatement and Prevention Order under the Drinking Water Protection Act.
The Save Hullcar Aquifer Team is a group of local citizens, Including Hullcar private well owners, members of the Splatsin Nation, which has two reserves in the valley with more than 50 members served by Private wells. In filing the request, SHAT received letters of support from Steele Springs, the Township of Spallumcheen, City of Armstrong, Shuswap Environmental Action Society, B.C. Ground Water Association, Water Suppliers Association of B.C., Small Water Users of B.C. and other water groups.
The goal of SHAT is to stop the contamination of the aquifer permanently and start the process of remediation, so the aquifer can once again be used as safe drinking water. Interior Health is working with Steele Springs to find another water source, with no luck so far. But there is no other source available to the private well owners in the Hullcar Valley.
Shortly after the SHAT request for drinking water protection was filed on Feb. 1, 2016, Interior Health created a four-person team to assess the merits of the request. At about the same time, the provincial government created the Hullcar Aquifer Inter-Ministry Working Group to address the issue of the contamination of the aquifers.
The Working group includes staff from the ministries of agriculture, health, environment and forests, lands and natural resource operation. They are led by Christa Zacharias-Homer, deputy director, Regional Operations Branch, Ministry of Environment.
Since the Working Group was formed they have held meetings with SHAT, Steele Springs, Spall council representatives and Chief Kukpi7 Wayne Christian of the Splatsin Nation, as well as local farmers and the public. They have decided they can’t be absolutely certain of the cause of the contamination, so in May issued pollution abatement orders to some 11 farms, including the Jansens. Their order cancelled the previous Compliance Order.
Subsequently, several of the orders have been rescinded, for a variety of reasons, but several remain.
The Working Group is also proposing creation of an Area-Based Management Plan, and doing fall and spring soil testing on many farms to determine the source or sources of the nitrates. As a result of this effort, our request for drinking water protection is in limbo. The decision is up to Medical Health Officer Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi, who has stated several times he doesn’t have enough evidence to issue a Hazard Abatement and Protection Order, and will await the results of the testing done by the Working Group before making his decision.
And therein lies the heart of the problem. Some 12 of the 53 farms on Steele Springs have water treatment. The rest have to buy their water on a daily or weekly basis, and there are a number who can’t afford treatment or bottled water, so have no choice but to drink the contaminated water from their taps, risking their health every day.
The private well owners of Hullcar Valley have to live with the uncertainty of their wells becoming contaminated, and in the past year, though the numbers are still low, the nitrate levels in some of their wells have doubled. Some are attempting to sell their farms and move, but the water situation has reduced property values.
Members of the Splatsin Nation, under federal jurisdiction, were never notified by provincial authorities of the danger to their health, and came to SHAT to find out what they were facing. They do not have the option of selling their land and moving to where drinking water is safe. As Splatsin Councilor George William said at a recent meeting with IHA, “We used to be able to drink from any stream in the valley, and now we are afraid to drink what is coming out of our taps.” One of their wells tested at 21 ppm.
But sadly, it is not just our problem in the Hullcar Valley and Spallumcheen. Earlier this year Dr. Upper of Steele Springs determined that the overflow from the springs, which travels down to Deep Creek, Otter Lake and into Okanagan Lake, out of Hullcar Aquifer #103 “ …presently contributes a minimum of 43.8 kilograms (96 lb.) of nitrate every day of the year, to Deep Creek, an important tributary of Okanagan Lake.”
As of July 31 this year, that will have been 878 days since the Ministry of Environment issued the Compliance Order for a total of 84,288 lb., or 38.23 metric tons of nitrates going into the Okanagan Lake drainage system. The Hullcar Aquifers are the headwaters of that system. The water coming into the Hullcar Valley is pristine, but it doesn’t stay that way for long.
Each month that nothing is done to stop the contamination, an additional 2,880 lb. of nitrates is added to the Okanagan watershed, from which thousands of people draw their drinking water. Each year the lake receives another 35,040 lb. of nitrates, or another 15.89 metric tons.
Nitrates are a fertilizer, and in water they cause eutrophication, which is excessive plant growth that in turn removes oxygen from the water, killing fish and other aquatic life, and in sufficient quantities causing algae blooms. Some algae blooms produce toxins that are harmful to people and animals.
To be sure, the nitrates going into Okanagan Lake are diluted by the massive volume of lake water. But the concentrations will be higher in North Arm, and will gradually work their way south. One only has to look at Otter Lake to see the eventual results, water the consistency of pea soup.
The question becomes: Where is the tipping point? How much is too much?
Keep in mind these totals do not include the volumes added to the lake from this same source before March 2014 when the Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines were reached and exceeded. Nor does it take into consideration the 7-10 years (or more) it could take to remediate the aquifer if the government were to decide today to grant the moratorium on the field of concern, and ensure the farmer didn’t add that volume of liquid effluent indiscriminately to another field, causing the same problem from a different location.
And these totals are just for nitrates. At a meeting of ministry staff, water users, the farmer and dairy association members on Feb. 26, 2015, among six promises made was one from the farmer to share his soil testing data that led to continued applications of liquid effluent on the field adjacent to the aquifer. But when the Environmental Law Centre asked for that data in late 2015, the MoE refused.
A couple of weeks ago the data was finally released on the orders of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner. It turns out that in addition to nitrates, there are elevated levels of phosphorus, potassium, boron and copper in that field, which are soluble in water. Comprehensive water tests have not been done as they are expensive (approx. $1,275 per test)
Last week our MLA Greg Kyllo agreed to ask the government to pay for a comprehensive testing program, which would also test for antibiotics, steroids, pesticides and herbicides such as Roundup, because the farm grows huge fields of GMO corn for sileage.
As a public advocacy group lobbying for clean drinking water for the 350 people using the Hullcar aquifers, the Save Hullcar Aquifer Team, Steele Springs and the Splatsin Nation have never even suggested that the farm be shut down. We have suggested many possible solutions, from switching their flush barn to a scraper barn to a community digester that could be accessed by all farmers with an excess of manure.
That would produce power and dry, sterile bedding for any farm animals.
We are sorry that our problem has become a problem for everyone in the Okanagan and beyond. We tried our best to stop the contamination before it got out of control, but so far have been stymied at every turn. We will keep trying.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please don’t hesitate to contact me, and thanks for taking the time to ready my letter.
Al Price, chairman,
Save Hullcar Aquifer Team
BC government Hullcar Aquifer Information
B.C.Hydrologists Call for Government Action on Hullcar Aquifer Pollution, April 24, 2016 Globe and Mail.
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A Transport Canada order enabled the flights to resume Friday, Aug. 26.
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BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) air ambulance flights operated by Helijet resumed Friday at four hospital helipads, as a result of an exemption order issued late Thursday, Aug. 25, by Transport Canada.
The four hospital helipads are:
• Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
• St. Joseph’s Hospital, Comox
• Sechelt Hospital
• Vancouver General Hospital day flights only. Night flights will continue to be diverted to either the Vancouver Harbour Heliport or Vancouver International Airport, with final patient transport by ground ambulance.
In addition, BCEHS anticipated that flights would resume shortly at the helipad shared by BC Children’s and BC Women’s Hospitals, subject to minor site modifications required by Transport Canada, which BCEHS was immediately addressing.
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For one night only see Jim Byrnes perform at Lake Country winery.
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Jim Byrnes Aug. 20 at Ex Nihilo Winery in Lake Country
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An intimate evening with award winning Jim Byrnes is coming to you at Ex Nihilo on Aug. 20.
There are just 60 seats available for this Red, White & Blues evening evening of wine and music.
Tickets include dinner and a welcoming glass of wine, are $130 plus GST. Call the winery for tickets at 250-766-5522.
Ex Nihilo is at 1525 Camp Road in Lake Country. Visit the website at exnihilovineyards.com
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