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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011 ISSUE 29, VOL. 75

The “Biggest Loser” challenge in Oliver has gar-nered a lot of attention. Read all about it.

Birdwatchers counted 103 species during the recent bird count in the Oliver/Osoyoos area.

The senior boys Hornets basketball team has proved it is a force to be reckoned with.

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Leaving their markIce boat sailing on Vaseux Lake is a popular winter pastime for some enthusiasts. Here, they leave their mark with an artistic display of ice calligraphy. With a good wind, you’re laughing.

Council members identify top issues for 2011They exchanged gifts, ate their turkeys, and rang in the

new year with drinks and revelry. Now the holidays are over and it’s back to business for Town Council members.

What’s on their minds? A lot of things. For example, Water Councillor Rick Machial wants to complete the fi nal phase of the water twinning project.

“It’s really crucial. We want to get the rural people off of ditch water (particularly the people north of town).”

Machial said council will continue pressing the govern-ment for phase 3 funding.

But the one issue that really concerns the councillor is the potentially devastating effect that a particular little pest will have on the local economy this year.

Machial is referring to the spotted wing drosophila fruit fl y and its impact on cherries and other fruits.

“I think it will be a much bigger problem than people anticipate.”

The councillor said the pest is relatively new but has in-troduced itself in orchards very quickly. “In our orchard last year, we went from nothing to fi nding it in our cher-ries. It’s a big story.”

Machial said the drosophila has the potential of costing the local economy millions of dollars because the agricul-tural industry is the main driver. He fears what will happen to the organic cherry crop since organic growers can’t use pesticides.

Fellow Water Councillor Andre Miller agreed with Ma-chial that fi nishing the water twinning project will be an important focus for the Town.

“They (the government) promised us funding for the twinning project. We got two parts done, now we’re left with the last part high and dry.”

Miller said the people north of Oliver (the third and fi nal

phase) deserve the same water quality as everyone else.While council will continue to pressure the government

for funding, Miller encourages dissatisfi ed residents to ex-press their concerns to their MLA.

Councillor Jack Bennest said one issue he wants to see completed is road improvements on 350 Avenue, from the bridge to 107 Street.

He said this avenue, to be renamed Fairview Road, is the main thoroughfare that connects the hospital, recreation centre, library, college, town archives, post offi ce, govern-ment offi ce and schools.

“It should be made into a tree-lined boulevard with speeds reduced and high pedestrian use. It should be com-mercialized with cafes and personal services.”

Bennest said these improvements will be determined by a plebiscite on roadwork funding.

The other issue the councillor sees as a pressing issue is keeping the budget in line.

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Mayor Pat Hampson said the fi rst issue he’d like to focus on is ensuring that existing downtown businesses benefi t from the additional shoppers who will be attracted to the Southwinds Crossing development this year.

“This will require developing an information program likely through signage and media advertising. The secret will be to decide how the Town can assist in this marketing program.”

The second pressing issue for Hampson is securing funding for the Oliver Airport Strategic Plan and developing the airport as an economic boost to the community.

The mayor said this is evolving as part of an overall regional strategy to market the airport and tell potential developers and visitors that Oliver is open for business.

Councillor Terry Schafer said the street naming issue will be fi rst and foremost on people’s minds next year.

“Folks have been peppering me with complaints and concerns about having to send out all those change of address forms to all of their con-tacts. I don’t blame them. It will be a pain for most of us.”

Besides that issue, there will be the election this fall, Schafer said, not-ing that candidates are already making themselves known. “Should be in-teresting.”

The councillor said Oliver’s ongoing water issues continue to plague the Town. He noted there are liability concerns about some water infrastruc-ture that must be addressed in relation to last year’s water quality advi-sory. And when you have uranium and manganese concerns thrown into the mix, it makes for a challenging issue.

“We all hope nothing new pops up in the water department that needs

addressing,” Schafer concluded.Councillor Michael Newman said he will be putting a lot of focus on

completing the street naming and numbering project. He noted the Town needs to ensure the transition is as smooth and

seamless as possible.Newman said the issue that will continue to occupy council’s attention

in 2011 will be the usual confl ict between the demands of the Town’s in-frastructure for maintenance and improvement and its limited resources for paying for it.

“The escalating demands of Interior Health on our water utility, the years of failing to fully fund road repairs, and the inevitable unanticipated problems will probably provide Council with more than enough tough choices for the coming year.”

Councillor Marji Basso said future sustainability is one key issue she wants to focus on.

“In order for our community to continue to prosper and fl ourish we need to encourage existing businesses and foster new business opportu-nities while making responsible long-term planning decisions for expan-sion.”

Basso said there has been a collective effort to have Oliver viewed as a “let’s do” community, which can be credited to various champion organi-zations such as Communities in Bloom, Oliver Tourism Association, and the Measuring Up Society for Accessible Communities.

Basso is also excited by the efforts of the newly formed Oliver Business Association, which she believes will help in this sustainability.

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ducted a check stop on Highway 97 near Lions Park when a Nissan Frontier travelling northbound failed to stop.

After subsequently stopping the vehicle, an offi cer detected the odour of liquor on the driver’s breath. The driver provided two breath samples into a screening de-vice and failed both times. When asked why he didn’t stop earlier, the driver stated that he did not see the member conducting the stop.

The driver, a 47-year-old Oliver male, was issued a 90- day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

Fully loaded with alcoholAn Oliver RCMP member recently observed a speed-

ing vehicle on 71 Street. The vehicle continued to accelerate as it passed the

offi cer, who then engaged the emergency equipment on his vehicle and stopped the driver. Upon approaching the vehicle, the offi cer noted an opened liquor bottle in the rear passenger area. In all, the offi cer located a half full bottle of tequila, a third full bottle of Jagermeis-ter, and a can of Palm Bay. The offi cer noted an odour of liquor on the driver’s breath. Two subsequent breath samples registered a fail.

The 20-year-old female driver from Oliver was served a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and the vehi-cle was impounded for 30 days.

Tools stolenA recent break and enter at Senkulmen Enterprise

Park on Highway 97 resulted in the theft of tools.Police report someone cut several locks on tool sheds

and stole a large quantity of tools, as well as a quantity of copper wire.


NEWS

Terry Ridgewell photoThe ‘snow ghosts’Many skiers and snowboarders on Mt. Baldy have found themselves in paradise this season. Here, these “snow ghosts” stand against the sun, making the scenery an awesome sight to behold.

Bill C-474 puts farmers first indebate about modified foods

The connection between Okanagan apples and the House of Commons in Ottawa goes straight through Bill C-474, scheduled for debate on February 7. Introduced as a pri-vate member’s Bill by federal NDP agriculture critic Alex Atamanenko, MP for the Southern Interior, C-474 puts farmers first in the debate over and pursuit of the commercialization of genetically engineered (also called geneti-cally modified) foods in Canada.

So far that has not been the case, he not-ed.

Aware that Canadian flax farmers lost their European Union markets following the discovery of GE contaminated flax in their shipments in 2009—even though GE flax seeds had been pulled from produc-tion years earlier—Atamanenko went pro-active when he learned that GE alfalfa and GE wheat were awaiting registration in Canada.

“If that happens it could be very devas-tating to farmers,” he said from his constit-uency office, pointing out that such a regis-tration could effectively shut international doors on those exports too.

However, it is not just grain farmers who stand to gain or lose from either the passage or defeat of C-474. Con-ventional and organic apple growers in the Okanagan Si-milkameen are waiting to see whether a small Okanagan company will win commercial approval for a genetically engineered non-browning apple. If successful, the new apple could prove to be an economic hardship for growers worried about cross-contamination and ultimately closed foreign markets.

The Bill’s message is succinct and aimed at the federal government: it would require that an analysis of potential harm to export markets be conducted before the sale of any new genetically engineered seed is permitted.

“We worded it to look like a pocketbook issue. We aren’t tackling it from the point of view of health or anything else—that’s a whole other argument,” stated Atamanenko.

The BC Fruit Growers Association has included GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in their upcoming an-nual convention, drafting a resolution aimed at telling the government the BCFGA does “not support the open field release of GMO tree fruits in Canada until the government can provide assurance and indemnity to industry that

there will be no impact of the introduction of GMOs on the market returns for tree fruits”…and furthermore that the government not approve GMOs for open field release “un-til a protocol is in place to assure there is no impact on or-ganic farm certification from the introduction of tree fruit and other GMOs.”

Lucy Sharratt, coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnol-ogy Action Network (CBAN) in Ottawa, said C-474 is highly relevant to the fruit indus-try and she is hoping growers will contact their Members of Parliament with their concerns and add their support to the Bill.

“Many people might make the assump-tion that Canada already assesses the eco-nomic impact of genetic engineering on our farmers but that’s not the case. Neither the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, nor Health Canada, nor any other regulatory agency considers the economic or social impact of genetic engineering before a new GMO is released into the environment or onto the market. For them, safety is the only criteria.”

Sharratt went on to say that people can write directly to their MP from her website at www.cban.ca/474

“This is a problem that is obviously go-ing to keep happening, crop by crop and the government has to do something to address this. If the Bill fails, it means farmers will have to keep fighting to protect their businesses from the economic harm caused by GMOs. And it will mean the government has failed to meet its respon-sibilities to farmers; that government has made a pledge to the biotechnology industry to support GE and that the concerns of farmers and the future of apple growers in this case is not a concern.”

Atamanenko said the Bill would be debated on Monday, February 7, with a vote taking place later the same week, but he wouldn’t hazard a guess as to its success. Intense lobbying from the biotech industry is creating waffling among MPs from the other political parties, including Kelowna-Lake Country Conservative MP Ron Cannan and Liberal Agriculture critic, Wayne Easter.

And Easter’s pull back puzzles Atamanenko. “He’s a for-mer president of the National Farmers’ Union, which has been really strong in their support for this Bill.”

Atamanenko can be reached toll-free at his constituency office at 1-800-667-2393 or at his Ottawa office at (613) 996-8036. Or email him at [email protected].

Wendy JohnsonSpecial to the Chronicle

“This is a problem that is obviously go-ing to keep happen-ing, crop by crop and the government has to do something to address this. If the Bill fails, it means farmers will have to keep fighting to pro-tect their businesses from the economic harm caused by GMOs”.

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NEWS

Patton pins down top fi ve things for 2011

There’s one thing Area C Director Allan Patton knows for sure going into 2011 – it’s going to be a very busy year for projects.

Patton said there are a few things he’d like to see com-pleted or improved on.

The AAPThe fi rst is the Agricul-

tural Area Plan and its incor-poration into Area C’s zoning and Offi cial Community Plan. It has undergone fi rst and second reading, and is now destined for a public hearing soon.

“I’m encouraging people to show up because agricul-ture is a very important as-pect to our economy and our way of life.”

Patton said the AAP is a land-use document that strikes a balance between protecting farm-land and allowing farmers to conduct a profi table business the way they see fi t.

“I think it’s a document that can be used for the rest of the regional district and the province.”

The director only hopes they can turn the relevant parts into legislation before the document collects dust.

Street naming/numberingThe second issue Patton wants to see

completed is the street naming and num-

bering initiative. Although it will result in a much better system than what we have now, “it’s going to be a big pain in the ass” changing addresses, he admitted. But once the dust settles, residents will see the ben-efi ts, Patton believes.

Septic receiving facilityPatton hopes the new sep-

tic receiving facility at the Oliver Landfi ll will be com-pleted by the end of spring.

This facility will provide septic service for residents in Area A (rural Osoyoos) and Area C (rural Oliver). Patton said it will be a lot cheaper than trucking sewage to Penticton.

Air qualityAs chairman of the Okana-

gan Similkameen Airshed Coalition, Patton wants to ensure that air quality pro-grams continue in 2011.

For example, Patton said the coalition has done well reducing the amount of wood smoke in the region.

“We want to make sure that people live in as much smoke-free environment as possible.”

Gallagher Lake sewerPatton hopes to see progress on extend-

ing sewer service to Gallagher Lake proper-ties. He wants to seek funding and a part-nership with the Osoyoos Indian Band to make this happen.


Atamanenko hosts drop-in for concerned constituents

Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko and staff plan to host an open house in Oli-ver on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 9964-350 Ave.

“I am looking forward to meeting con-stituents who have time to drop in to dis-cuss their individual or community con-cerns about any federal service or issue,” he said.

Constituents can also make appoint-ments, although these spots may fi ll quick-ly for that day. Staff will be on hand to as-

sist constituents as well. The open house begins at noon and runs

until 2 p.m. Constituents can either drop in or make an appointment by calling 1-800-667-2393, or emailing [email protected]. Atamanenko said his offi ces in Castlegar, Oliver and Ottawa also assist people with their concerns throughout the year on a range of issues including: EI, student loans, Canada Revenue Service, border issues, CPP and OAS.

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Allan Patton


LETTERS

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Upon request, we will use a pseudonym only, but only rarely and for compelling reasons. Letters published do not necessarily reflect the editorial policies or beliefs of this newspaper. All letters must include your first and last name, contact number, town or city of residence to be considered.

OPINIONBig Breaks

Although this photo is from 1956, a similar hap-pening was reported in the Oliver News in 1946, where a 48 foot section of the wood flume at the head of Osoyoos Lake gave way but with no damage to the highway or orchards.

Roma Pedersen, Archives Volunteer

Photograph Number: OLP.990.038.8Date: 1956Donor/Photographer: S.O.L.I.D.Photo: Courtesy of Oliver and District Archives, 250-498-4027

Jobs, housing need attention

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If the lack of jobs and affordable housing is forcing some people to leave Osoyoos, it’s happening in the town of Oliver too.

In fact, a number of families have already left be-cause they couldn’t fi nd employment. Just talk to school superintendent Juleen McElgunn; she’ll tell you all about the disturbing decline in enrolment.

What is also disturbing is what former Osoyoos mayor Tom Shields said to Times reporter Tasleem Mawji: “Anybody moving to this town is coming here to either slam golf balls around or drink wine.”

Well, we certainly hope that’s not the reason why most people move to Oliver. And we hope Oliver doesn’t become “too expensive,” as Shields says of Osoyoos.

Oliver Mayor Pat Hampson is remaining positive despite the job situation. He believes local businesses will benefi t from the additional shoppers coming to town for the new Southwinds Crossing experience. But that remains to be seen.

Councillor Marji Basso says Oliver needs to attract new businesses (and continue supporting existing ones) if the community hopes to remain viable. We agree with her assertions that new business and de-velopment will bring new workers, new families, new taxpayers, and new students. Just what the economic doctor ordered.

The Town of Oliver needs to be more than a desti-nation; it needs to be a place to work, a place to reside . . . a sustainable community.

Now, if we can only snap our fi ngers and create the jobs and the affordable housing needed to attract people here and keep them here.

We need more people like Helen Overnes, president of the Oliver Women’s Institute, who’s been champi-oning for affordable housing for as long as we can re-member. She has been very persistent in this cause, and won’t let the Town forget about its moral obliga-tions. But she has hit more brick walls than anyone, and despite all the disappointment, she keeps trudg-ing on.

We’re hoping this will change after Thursday’s public meeting on poverty at the Elks Hall at 7 p.m. It is hoped that some creative ideas will get the ball rolling where it needs to roll.

Fortunately, we have several new enterprises to look forward to in Oliver this year. For example, we’re expecting good things from Southwinds Crossing, Oliver Suites Hotel, Senkulmen Enterprise Park, and the Airport Strategic Plan. And with a positive atti-tude, such as the one showed by members of the Oli-ver Business Association, this might be Oliver’s turn-around year.

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Poor people can barely survive

Editor, Oliver Chronicle:

Today I would like to write about the restorative justice program, and how it helps communities, such as Oliver.

Restorative justice is not about punishment, but about getting to the heart of the underlying issue(s) that have led one to commit a crime/wrong. It allows all persons that are affected by the wrongdoing and the wrongdoer to come together in a safe environment to explore and discuss the impacts of the wrongdoing.

This program helps people come to terms with what they have done, how it was wrong, and how it has truly impacted those that are affected. It also helps those people that have been wronged to get closure, to understand the person that has wronged them, and to have a satisfactory outcome that all parties can feel good about. It helps the wrongdoer fi gure out what they could have done to avoid whatever situation they were in, and ways that that person

can ensure that they do not fi nd themselves in a similar situation again. It can also help to put that person in touch with resources that could help them deal with any under-lying issues that may have led them to commit the wrong.

Restorative justice, like the one in Oliver, also gives you a chance to make right for the wrong you have committed, as all parties come up with and agree upon a suitable and meaningful way for the offender to restore the wrong.

Restorative justice frees up the court system, saving money, and saving otherwise good people from falling into the system. It helps them grow to becoming better people who can contribute positively to society. The restorative justice process has helped me personally to become a bet-ter person, and I would like to spread the word about this great program, and how helpful it can be.

Robert Nicholson, Kelowna


People living on social assistance are not just people who fi nd themselves out of work. People with physical and mental functioning disabilities, and people suffering from major mental health issues earn a social assistance income called disability pension.

Did you know that this disability is subject to claim any income tax credit as income, an income deducted from their next monthly cheque?

A single person on maximum disability assistance is re-ceiving about $930 a month. Rent and utilities are $630, which leaves a person $300 a month for food, clothing, bus expenses to get to and from doctors, and support pro-grams.

The Canadian government decides to give you a tax credit refund. A bonus is how the receiver should feel, they just won the tax credit lottery, it doesn't happen that of-ten, but no -- you have to claim that money.

These poor people can barely survive from month to month, even with a visit to the food bank. Now the next month is even less. They still have to pay 13 per cent HST on everything they buy.

This is just cruel treatment of the impoverished, dis-abled or the mentally ill to give in one hand and take with the other hand. Is BC not a province that cares for its poor and disabled or is BC a province of money-grabbing Liberals that care nothing for the poor, while they earn very healthy pensions?

Carrie-Ann Dambrowitz, Osoyoos

Restorative justice benefi cial to society


Last week the Chronicle very kindly included a picture of our 7th annual Community Christmas dinner.

Unfortunately the caption was edited and did not in-clude the facts that, although most of the volunteers at this event are those who attend Oliver Alliance Church, this dinner also relies on the expertise and generosity of Jo

Johnson and her Willowbrook catering staff who volunteer their time to prepare the hot food, and on the Oliver Parks and Recreation Society who give us the facility.

My position as coordinator of this event is always a re-warding and pleasurable job because of the many gracious and willing volunteers.

Shiela Lange, Oliver

Church thanks the volunteers


If food shared equally, there would be enough

Hunting in parks at odds with our conservation

David Suzuki

Gwynne Dyer

If all the food in the world were shared out evenly, there would be enough to go around. That has been true for centu-ries now: if food was scarce, the problem was that it wasn’t in the right place, but there was no global shortage. However, that will not be true much longer.

The food riots began in Alge-ria more than a week ago, and they are going to spread. Dur-ing the last global food shortage, in 2008, there was serious rioting in Mexico, In-donesia, and Egypt. We may expect to see that again this time, only bigger and more widespread.

Most people in these countries live in a cash economy, and a large proportion live in cities. They buy their food, they don’t grow it. That makes them very vulnerable, because they have to eat almost as much as people in rich countries do, but their in-comes are much lower.

The poor, urban multitudes in these countries (including China and India) spend up to half of their entire income on food, compared to only about 10 per cent in the rich countries. When food prices soar,

these people quickly find that they simply lack the money to go on feeding themselves and their children properly – and food prices now are at an all-time high.

“We are entering a danger territory,” said Abdolreza Ab-bassian, chief economist at the Food and Agriculture Organisa-tion, on January 5th.

The price of a basket of cere-als, oils, dairy, meat and sugar that reflects global consumption patterns has risen steadily for six months, and has just broken through the previous record, set during the last food panic in June, 2008.

“There is still room for prices to go up much higher,” Abbassian added, “if for example the dry conditions in Argentina become a drought, and if we start having problems with winter kill in the northern hemisphere for the wheat crops.”

After the loss of at least a third of the Russian and Ukrainina grain crop in last summer’s heat wave and the devastating floods in Australia and Pakistan, there’s no margin for error left .

It was Russia and India banning grain

exports in order to keep domestic prices down that set the food prices on the inter-national market soaring.

Most countries cannot insulate them-selves from this global price rise, because they depend on imports for a lot of domes-tic consumption. But that means that a lot of their population cannot buy enough food for their families, so they go hungry. Then they get angry, and the riots start.

Is this food emergency a result of global warming? Maybe, but all these droughts, heat waves and floods could also just be a run of really bad luck.

What is nearly certain is that the warm-ing will continue, and that in the future there will be many more weather disasters due to climate change. Food production is going to take a big hit.

Global food prices are already spiking whenever there are a few local crop fail-ures, because the supply barely meets de-mand even now.

As the big emerging economies grow, Chinese and Indian and Indonesian citizens eat more meat, which places a great strain on grain supplies.

Moreover, world population is now passing through seven billion, on its way

to nine billion by 2050. We will need a lot more food than we used to.

Climate change is going to make the situation immeasurably worse. The mod-est warming that we have experienced so far may not be the main cause of the floods, droughts and violent storms that have hurt this year’s crops, but the rise in tempera-ture will continue because we cannot find the political will to stop the greenhouse-gas emissions.

The rule of thumb is that we lose about 10 percent of world food production for ev-ery rise of one degree C in average global temperature. So the shortages will grow and the price of food will rise inexorably over the years. The riots will return again and again.

In some places the rioting will turn into revolution. In others, the rioters will be-come refugees and push up against the borders of countries that don’t want to let them in.

Or maybe we can get the warming under control before it does too much damage. Hold your breath, squeeze your eyes tight shut, and wish for a miracle.

In nature, predators usu-ally go after the weakest of the prey — the oldest or young-est, the injured or ill. It makes sense; these animals are easier to catch, even if they're not al-ways the meatiest.

We humans are different. We're often out to prove some-thing, and so, with our fancy hunting or fishing gear, we go after the biggest and strongest animals — the trophy bucks with bigger horns, the bears with the best coats, or the biggest salmon or halibut.

In the natural order, the predator-prey relationship can ensure that wildlife popu-lations stay strong, as the weakest animals get culled while the strongest and healthi-est survive to pass on their genes.

Some hunting and harvesting done by humans has the opposite effect. Research published in the Proceedings of the Nation-al Academy of Sciences shows that many of our current hunting and fishing prac-tices not only reduce population numbers but also cause dramatic and often negative changes in the behaviour, size, and charac-teristics of targeted species.

Researchers from Canadian and Ameri-can universities looked at 29 earlier stud-ies, mostly of fish but also of larger ani-mals such as bighorn sheep and even some plants, and found that rates of evolutionary change were as much as three times higher in species that are hunted and harvested by humans.

We've long known that unsustainable rates of hunting and fishing can devastate wildlife populations and fish stocks. Just think of the Atlantic cod fishery and the crisis in the Pacific salmon fishery. Now, as the study shows, we're not just affect-ing the numbers; we're also having an im-pact on the characteristics of the animals themselves, such as body size and the age at which they reproduce. We have become a part of the evolutionary process, and that has huge implications when you consider how ignorant we are about the web of liv-ing things.

It's an important issue to consider when we look at hunting and fishing practices and regulations. When rules are overhauled to allow hunters to take even more species

of animals, we have to think hard about what effect that may have on biodiversity and on evolution.

For example, the Ontario gov-ernment posted a proposal to radically overhaul hunting rules in Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park, a large protected area in the province. These changes would expand the existing hunt-ing season for traditional "game"

species such as black bears, and would al-low hunters to kill previously protected non-game species, such as foxes, weasels, groundhogs, porcupines, raccoons, skunks, and a range of amphibians, common bird species such as crow and grackle, and snap-ping turtles. The increased hunting oppor-tunities would, in turn, trigger an increase in ATV use in the park.

While I don't hunt (although I love fish-ing), I'm not opposed to sustainable hunt-ing and fishing for subsistence and even commercial purposes. But we should be clear: the Ontario government's hunting rules for Kawartha Highlands Park are not about putting venison on the table. This is about expanding the human footprint within a protected area.

Doing so is hardly consistent with the park's stated mandate to "preserve, pro-tect and enhance the natural composition and abundance of native species, biologi-cal communities and ecological processes in the Park." I'd bet it's also at odds with the values of most citizens in Ontario, who believe that parks should provide a safe haven for wildlife — especially considering that more than 90 per cent of Ontario is al-ready open for hunting.

What really steams me is that the plans are at also odds with a key principle of sustainable wildlife management: that we should keep common species common to ensure they aren't placed at risk in the first place.

Parks like Kawartha Highlands Signature Site are an integral part of a commitment to maintain ecological integrity. Wildlife species in Canada are already under enor-mous pressure, due mainly to habitat loss and fragmentation.

We need to act in a precautionary way now to minimize our actions that affect the ability of species to survive and evolve.


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The “Biggest Loser” challenge has literally taken Oliver by storm, with 50 people registering for the 12-week program. At left, recreation program manager Carol Sheridan weighs participant Hazel Brandt as trainer Jorg Mardian and participant Glady Morin look on.

‘Biggest Loser’ challenge begins

Are you Oliver’s “Biggest Loser?” Come on, admit it; there’s nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, it’s something to celebrate.

Oliver Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce an exciting fi tness challenge that starts January 12.

The “Biggest Loser” challenge is the hottest program in 2011. In fact, the challenge has literally taken the commu-nity by storm.

Based on the hit TV show, 50 locals looking for change will have the opportunity to be a part of a group challenge that encompasses increasing fi tness, losing weight, better nutrition, and the social aspect of meeting new people dur-ing classes and at the gym.

Hazel Brandt from Oliver signed up on the second day, saying she’s using the challenge as a motivator.

“You know, when you’re 80, you have to get your priori-ties right,” she laughed.

Carol Sheridan, recreation program manager, said they initially planned for 25 spots, but an overwhelming re-sponse resulted in a total of 50 people being registered. The program is now full.

On Wednesday, all 50 participants will come to the Oli-ver Community Centre to do their baseline fi tness testing

and measurements, and meet their trainer, Jorg Mardian. Each participant will then set personal goals in what he/she would like to achieve by the end of the 12-week pro-gram.

Group sessions including tours of the fi tness/weight room and a nutrition workshop are also part of the pro-gram, as well as a suggested workout routine and meal plan provided by Mardian, who is also a nutritionist.

To ensure that everyone has the means to kick-start his/her own fi tness journey, each Biggest Loser participant will also receive a 10-ticket fl ex pass to the community centre fi tness room, and a 10-class fl ex pass to be used at regular fi tness classes such as Body Rock, Gentle Fit, Cross Fit and Zumba. Participants will be asked to keep in touch over the 12 weeks to track their progress, and then on April 13, everyone will come back together again for fi nal measure-ments and fi tness testing. This will be a chance to celebrate individual successes and see how far each participant has come with health and fi tness goals.

For more information on the Oliver Biggest Loser fi tness challenge call 250-498-4985, visit the community centre, or online at www.oliverrecreation.ca.

The 2011 Winter Recreation Guide for the Oliver Com-munity Centre is now out and registration for January-March programs has begun. Pick up your copy today and check out all that is being offered.

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Thank You to a Generous Community!

KNIGHTS OFCOLUMBUS

Thanks to our generous community, the 2010 Christmas Hamper Program was a success again this year. Residents and Business Owners donated money, toys, non-perishable food and kind services to help make Christmas a little brighter for many families in need in our Community.

On Saturday, December 18th, the Oliver Knights of Columbus, with many volunteers, worked out of Christ the King Parish Church to put together over 200 Christmas Hampers and numerous children’s toys. Without the toy donations, many of the children in need would not have received any gifts this Christmas. Thank you to everyone who made a contribution to the Christmas Food Program. A special thank you to these very generous contributors who went above and beyond for the Hamper Program:

•Bargain Shop, Oliver •Oliver Elem. School students and teachers

•Burrowing Owl Winery •Oliver Fire Department

•Buy Low Foods, Oliver •Oliver Lions & Lioness Clubs

•Cherry Grove (Group) •Oliver United Church

•CUPE Local 4595 (Beaver Lodge) •South Okanagan Co-op, Oliver

•First West (Valley First Credit Union Staff), Oliver •South Okanagan Local H E U (O.K. Falls)

•Lakeside Resort, Oliver •South Valley Supplies

•McGavin’s Bread, Penticton •Super-Valu Store and Bakery, Oliver

•Okanagan Motorcycle Riders Assoc. Penticton •Tim Horton’s Oliver

•Oliver Bakery •Tuc-el-Nuit Elem. students and teachers

•Oliver Chronicle Thanks!To those and anyone I have missed that expressed generosity, together we made a difference. THANK YOU! Sincerely, Knights of ColumbusWayne Danbrook, Christmas Food Hamper Chairman

Lyonel Doherty photoPassport winners

The Oliver Business Association (OBA) recently sponsored a business passport contest, designed to have people visit all the businesses in their town. There were three winners of $100 each. Shown from left are OBA member Tracy Veintimilla, contest winners Amy (Knetchel) Encina and Barbara Seiler, and OBA member Maureen Doerr. Missing is con-test winner Ivy Stephenson.

RCMP make short work of home invasion case

On January 5 at approximately 12:36 a.m., the Oliver/Osoyoos RCMP responded to an alleged home invasion which had oc-curred at a residence located in a rural area on 168 Avenue, approximately two kilome-tres north of Osoyoos.

The residents of the home were awak-ened to fi nd a male inside their residence who had apparently entered the residence through an opened side door. The male al-legedly threatened the homeowner, bran-dishing what appeared to be an assault style rifl e and was wearing garments cover-ing his face. The lone man then demanded cash from the occupants. The homeowner complied, placing a small quantity of cash on a counter.

The male then ordered the homeowner to lay on the ground. When the homeown-er complied, the male collected the money then exited the residence through a rear door and fl ed on foot with a small amount of cash. Neither the male homeowner nor his wife, who was also present in the resi-dence, were harmed during the incident.

“As the victims interacted with the sus-pect and albeit the room was darkened, the homeowners felt there was a certain feel-ing of familiarity with the man standing be-fore them. This recognition of the suspect was based on the general stature, manner-

isms and the intruder’s voice. It then struck the homeowners that they believed that intruder to be their next door neighbour. The couple provided a description and re-layed their strong suspicions to police on their arrival to the call.

The Osoyoos/Oliver RCMP attempted to locate the male, including employing the Penticton Police Dog Service to perform a track. A search was also conducted of a neighbouring residence, during which a fi rearm suspected to be the one used in the robbery was recovered. Unfortunately, the male suspect was not located at that time. The South Okanagan General Investigation Section was engaged to assist with the fi le, with investigators returning to the same residence the following day, locating the suspect, and taking him into custody with-out incident.

Twenty-two year old Harjevan Singh Gill was remanded in custody and appeared in Penticton court on January 6. Gill is facing three charges including: robbery with a fi rearm, break & enter, and wearing a dis-guise with Intent.

Subsequent to a court appearance, Gill was released on a signifi cant cash surety with deposit. He is subject to a curfew and strict residency requirements as well as a condition not to attend the Town of Os-oyoos.

Gill is known to local police.

Cpl. Dan MoskalukSpecial to the Chronicle

Desert Sun hosts big nightDesert Sun Counselling and Resource

Centre is hosting its 6th annual Grand Night event (dinner dance and silent auc-tion) on January 22 at the Osoyoos Golf and Country Club.

This year’s theme is “A Captain’s Gala

Dinner.” All proceeds go towards the Safe Home Program, Community Kitchen/Gar-den and men’s counselling.

Tickets are available at Desert Sun, Home Hardware, and Imperial Offi ce Pro in Osoyoos.


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Property owner’s checklistYour 2011 assessment

Have you received your 2011 property assessment notice?

If it has not arrived in the mail by January 19, call toll free 1-800-668-0086.

If so, review it carefully.

Any questions, call your local assessment offi ce.

Go online to compare other property assessments using the free e-valueBCTM service on our website.

Don’t forget ... if you disagree with your assessment, you must fi le a formal appeal by January 31, 2011.

For more information visit www.bcassessment.ca

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Lyonel Doherty photoSoup’s on . . . almost

From left, Gleaners volunteers Rudy Spent and Hank Eschbath seal bags of soup mix be-fore they are shipped to hungry people across the world.

Auditions begin for classic comedy ‘The Odd Couple’

Oscar and Felix. The Odd Couple. Most TV buffs are familiar with the 1968 fi lm and series about a slob and a fussbudget who get on each other's nerves when reduced to sharing an apartment. Fewer people are aware there's also an “Olive-and-Florence” ver-sion of the famous Neil Si-mon play.

The South Okanagan Amateur Players are scout-ing for actors of either gen-der to play the title duo in their spring theatrical pro-duction of The Odd Couple. Members of the public are encouraged to audition, re-gardless of previous stage experience.

“SOAP's decision to pro-duce the male or female version of the play will de-pend on who auditions,” says director Penelope Johnson. “Both scripts have their own appeal, with that trademark Neil Simon humour.” Johnson has di-rected three previous SOAP productions and last ap-peared onstage with SOAP in Neil Simon's Rumors.

Oscar (or Olive) Madison keeps a slovenly apartment, relaxing with friends over beer, pretzels, and a game of poker -- or in Olive's case, a game of Trivial Pursuit with the gals. This laid-back life-style ends abruptly with the arrival of Felix (or Florence) Unger, newly separated, suicidal, and searching for a place to sob out the story of a marriage gone sour. Madi-son takes pity on Unger and offers room and board, but soon starts regretting it when Unger embarks on

a series of home improve-ments, including Madison's fi lthy habits.

Six other roles are also available in both genders. The male version requires four more men to play Os-car's poker buddies. It also calls for two women to play the giggly Pigeon sisters, on a date gone awry with Felix and Oscar. The female ver-sion reverses the genders: four women play Olive's girlfriends, and two men are required as the charm-ingly funny Spanish suitors Manolo and Jesus.

Auditions for The Odd Couple will be held on Thursday, January 13 in Room 1, Sonora Centre in Osoyoos and on Friday ,January 14 at the Quail's Nest Arts Centre (34274 - 95th Street) in Oliver. Drop in from 7 – 9 p.m. either evening. Hopefuls will be asked to read portions of the script with other actors, and to act out some simple stage movement.

For more information, to book an alternative audi-tion time, or to volunteer for backstage work, tele-phone Penelope Johnson at 250-498-0183 or email [email protected] .

Penelope JohnsonSpecial to the Chronicle

Town to get letterThe regional district has sent a letter of support for

the Town of Oliver’s grant application to the Real Estate Foundation of BC. However, the application has been turned down. The Town is seeking fi nancial assistance to develop an “Airport Strategic Plan.” This plan will trans-form the airport into a regional airport to support the wine and tourist markets in the South Okanagan.


Another saveKyle Laslo of the Osoyoos Coyotes makes a save during a recent game against the Prince-ton Posse. His 4-0 shutout pushed his save percentage up to 92.63. Laslo has a 2.27 GAA.

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Jen Jensen photo

Be positive or negative in 2011, it’s your choice

Life is 10 per cent what happens to you and 90 per cent how you respond to it. Let this story that I came across set the pattern for 2011.

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I would be twins.” He was a natural motiva-tor.

If an employee was hav-ing a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. See-ing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, “I don’t get it. You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?”

He replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the

positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.”

“Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,” I pro-tested.

“Yes, it is,” he said. “Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how

people affect your mood.”Several years later, I

heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a com-munications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hos-pital with rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident.

When I asked him how he was, he replied, “If I were any better, I’d be twins . . .

wanna see my scars?” He lived, thanks to the skill of his doc-

tors, but also because of his amazing atti-tude.

I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.

Therefore, do not worry about tomor-row, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own – Matthew 6:34.

After all, today is the tomorrow you wor-ried about yesterday.

Ministerial

Henry WiebeSpecial to the Chronicle

Air quality to be enhancedThe RDOS is entering a partnership with

the Okanagan Valley’s two other regional districts to improve outdoor air quality.

The purpose of this partnership is to develop a comprehensive strategy for air

quality management by assessing issues and prioritizing problems. Appropriate ac-tions will then be taken to protect public health, enhance quality of life, and pre-serve the environment.

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Hair Friends Family hairstyling open Monday - Saturday! Tanning Beds: 10 sessions for $40.00

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Performer April Verchis taking centre stage

If you saw the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010, you may remember that some pretty energetic Ca-nadian fi ddling and step-dancing were part of the proceedings. Taking centre stage was a young, vibrant and highly accomplished performer named April Verch.

April has toured every continent in the world from North America to Australia, Eu-rope and China, selling out at prestigious venues and festivals for years; and she will be coming to Osoyoos for one night only on Friday, January 21st.

While her music is rooted in natural Ca-nadian traditions, specifi cally the Ottawa valley fi ddle style, she is no stranger to blues, Latin music, Eastern European mu-sic, jazz, and Americana. Besides working all these genres into her own music, Verch also embraces the world of dance, and be-gan taking stepdancing lessons at the age of three.

The Pembroke, Ontario, native knew by the age of ten that fi ddle playing and stepdancing were things she wanted to do professionally. Two self-released albums appeared before she fi nished high school. College meant Boston's Berklee School of Music and mastering more styles of fi ddle

playing. Within a year, the money had run out and Verch would move back to Canada, landing in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and country singer Tommy Hunter's band.

In 1997 she won the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championship, followed a year later by the Canadian Open Fiddle Championship. In 2003 she was nominated for a JUNO award for Best Roots/Tradition-al solo album.

Now Verch has her own band featuring world-class musicians Clay Ross on guitar and Cody Walters on double bass and banjo. Together, these three passionate players have established a reputation as consum-mate artists, winning over audiences not only with sheer virtuosity on their respec-tive instruments, but also with charm, hu-mour and boundless energy on stage. This, added with her own simultaneous fi ddling and dancing and mixture of bluegrass, Celt-ic, old-time folksongs and original material make for a truly electrifying spectacle that will get your hands clapping and feet tap-ping.

April Verch will be performing at the Osoyoos High School Mini-theatre on 21st January at 8:00 pm. Tickets are available at Imperial Offi ce in Osoyoos and Sundance Video in Oliver or at the door.

Don’t miss it.

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Saturday, Feb. 19, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. – mark this day on your calendar. It is the 19th annual “Mainly for Women” trade show, sponsored by W.O.W. – Women of Ol-iver for Women at the community centre.

In spite of the name, this trade show has something for everyone – men, women and children.

Admission is free.Stay for lunch, coffee, or just enjoy a

walk-about viewing the samples of goods and services offered by South Okanagan businesses and home businesses. In the past this show has drawn large crowds to view displays by top-notch exhibitors. A sampling might include healthcare, arts and crafts, fashion jewellery, hair care, skin care products, preserves, clothing and

much more.W.O.W.’s mandate is “To enrich the lives

of women and children in our community and beyond.” Projects include support of the food bank, soup kitchens, safe house, Desert Counselling and Resource Centre, Literacy, McKinney Place, Hospice, Okana-gan Gleaners, and Adopt a Highway (clean-ing twice a year).

Monies raised from the show also go towards bursaries for women who due to circumstances need further education to enable them to go back into the work force.

Membership is open to any woman who is interested in making a difference. Meet-ings are held once a month. Come out and meet the group at the show. We will be happy to meet you and spend some time with you. For further information call Shir-ley at 250-498-6033.

Church, Desert Sun host fi lmThe Osoyoos Baptist Church and the Des-

ert Sun Counselling and Resource Centre are partnering with MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) to host two public showings of the acclaimed fi lm Poor No More, featuring Canadian actress and co-median Mary Walsh.

The fi lm will show on Thursday, Janu-ary 13th at 7:00 PM at the Oliver Elks Hall (9725- 360th Avenue) and on Monday, Jan-uary 17th at the Osoyoos Baptist Church (6210 Hwy 97).

The fi lm’s promotion notes: We were always told “If you work hard,

things will get better.” But while corpora-tions protected their profi ts, hard-working Canadians’ lives and livelihoods have un-ravelled. The recession erased jobs and piled up public and private debt, leaving more people poor or insecure.

Osoyoos Baptist Church Pastor Phil Johnson, Desert Sun Executive Director Roxie Van Aller and Atamanenko will be joined after the fi lm showings by represen-tatives of faith, community service, wom-

en’s, poverty and labour groups in panel presentations and open discussion with the public, to explore what is happening and what can be done to reduce poverty and in-crease economic justice.

“This evening hopes to shine a light on issues of poverty,” said Pastor Johnson, “and what it looks like in our community.”

“This fi lm will help spark a conversation about economic well-being in our commu-nities,” said Rhonda Bruce, a health worker with seniors in the south Okanagan, and panellist at the Oliver forum. “Things like a living wage and affordable housing, edu-cation and health care are fundamental to this. Work should lift you out of poverty, not keep you there.”

“I fi rmly believe that we can tackle pov-erty and strengthen our Canadian econo-my,” said Atamanenko. “This fi lm gives a chance for people to see how it has worked in other places, and how it could be dif-ferent in Canada. I am looking forward to some good discussion.”

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AN OPERATIONAL CERTIFICATE

Operational Certificate #15280 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT

Take notice that the Director intends, a minimum of 30 days after the date of this publication, toissue AN OPERATIONAL CERTIFICATE, OC # 15280 to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen for the Oliver Sanitary Landfill located in Oliver, BC.

The Operational Certificate will replace the existing Permit # PR-4911 and authorize the contin-ued operation of the sanitary landfill in Oliver, BC.

A copy of the draft Operational Certificate may be viewed during normal business hours at:Ministry of Environment office located at 102 Industrial Place, Penticton, BC V2A 7C8Town of Oliver office located at, 35016 - 97th Street PO Box 638 Oliver, BC V0H 1T0 Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen at 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5J9

Any comments regarding the draft operational certificate must be sent to: the Regional Manager, Environmental Protection, Ministry of Environment, 102 Industrial Place, within 14 days of the date of this publication.

A copy of any comments should also be sent to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, attention Doug French, at 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5J9.

Dated at Penticton, British Columbia on December 29th, 2010.

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Character of players impresses local coach

I have been writing basketball summa-ries for the teams I have coached for almost 10 years. This is the first one I will write in the first person, and do so only to fully ex-press how impressed I am with this team, and also for the first time I will not talk too much about basketball, but rather on the character this group of girls possess.

The 2010/2011 season has included a Christmas break tournament in Tucson, Arizona.

The season has been faced with the im-mense problem of numbers and we have played all season so far with only seven players, as Courtney Louie still battles a femur stress fracture. This means most players play a fast paced 40 minutes with no subs. This challenge is enormous and yet the feisty girls would rather drop than give up. This trait has made them of one the strongest teams in the entire valley and certainly one of the best the school has produced in its rich history.

We went to Tucson not knowing what to expect and what transformed was one the most impressive displays of human devel-opment I have ever seen.

Ashley McGinnis, one of the province’s best players, received the news of her fa-ther’s passing. George McGinnis passed away on December 27. The composure and leadership shown by Ashley towards her teammates was indeed remarkable. She

flew home to bury her father before we played the first game, and before leaving she gave all of us the inspiration to contin-ue and play the sport we love with grit and determination.

The challenge of a parent passing is something we all face sometime in our lives but very seldom at a young age. How she dealt with adversity will stand out for my entire lifetime.

What was equally impressive is how her teammates would go on and play even more short-handed and against some of the finest teams in Arizona, without their point guard. And so with Ashley always on our minds we plowed ahead and showed to all that attended, we could play basketball, even against impossible odds. Even though we were 1-4, we earned the respect of all the teams we played. (A full summary can be seen at www.northwestdesertclassic.com, with links to The Tucson Citizen that provided great coverage.)

The people of Tucson, tournament of-ficials, organizers and all the players we met there were friendly and welcoming. It was as if we were amongst friends and we would recommend anyone to go there and visit.

I feel it a defining moment in all our lives and we all came back stronger people, and I, in a rare public moment, want to tell you as their coach, I am very proud of them, and happy these fine young ladies will make the world a better place as they move on after graduation.

Chris JentschSpecial to the Chronicle

Committee reps appointedCouncil has appointed representatives to

serve on numerous standing committees.For example, Mayor Pat Hampson and

Councillor Jack Bennest have been appoint-ed to serve on the RDOS board, while Ben-nest and Councillor Michael Newman will serve on the Okanagan Regional Library board.

Other appointments include the follow-ing: Bennest/Hampson (Airport Advisory Committee); Councillor Terry Schafer/Newman (emergency and protective ser-

vices); Councillor Marji Basso/Hampson (children and youth); Basso (Communities In Bloom); Schafer (Restorative Justice); Hampson/Bennest (RDOS air quality com-mittee); Newman/Schafer (Oliver and Dis-trict Heritage Society); Bennest/Newman (South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce); Water Councillors Andre Miller and Rick Machial (Water Supply Association of BC); and Hampson/Bennest/Basso (Oliver Parks and Recreation Society).

The Hornets basketball team takes a break in the desert during a recent tournament in Tucson, Arizona.


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Rotary Club preparing for annual gala dinner

On behalf of the Rotary Club of Oliver, I would like to ask for your support in raising funds for our club’s projects through our annual gala dinner and auction.

The auction has become our primary fundraiser with proceeds benefi ting a va-riety of local and international Rotary projects. Some of our past projects have in-cluded: Desert Sun Counselling Dental Pro-gram, Rotary Beach, Desert Valley Hospice Society, Boys and Girls Clubs, Air Cadet Big Horn Squadron 232, SOSS bursary, Commu-nities for Kids, Burrowing Owl rehabilita-tion facility, Rotary Youth Exchange Pro-gram, Rotary Adventures in Citizenship, Oliver Ambassador Program, South Okana-gan Health Fair, Oliver Half Iron Triathlon, Subaru Ironman Triathlon, Sunshine Festi-val parade, and library sale day.

Internationally we have supported: Shelterbox for Haiti, World Neighbours, Afghanistan Literacy Project, and Ethiopia Water Project.

This year we are again partnering with the Desert Valley Hospice Society and a portion of the event proceeds will support the proposed free standing hospice.

The willing assistance of businesses like yours plays a signifi cant role in our suc-

cess. In return we can provide you with a positive promotional opportunity and the chance to highlight your products during the auction evening.

We are now planning our 13th annual gala dinner and auction and hope that you will be able to generously support us.

We have enjoyed great past success, and are planning an even bigger and better event this year with the participation of the Desert Valley Hospice Society. We hope that we can count on you for a donation of merchandise or services. A Rotary Club of Oliver member will be contacting you be-fore the end of January to ask you for your support. If you are able to donate, please include a business card, brochure and/or other promotional material, to enable us to promote your business.

Saturday, March 12 is the date of this year’s dinner and auction. We invite you to come and enjoy this entertaining and worthwhile event with us. Again this year, as a special thank-you to all our donors, you will have the chance to win two tick-ets for the evening. Also, you may purchase tickets from any Rotarian or by calling Ann Hayes at 250-498-6222 or Mo Doerr at 250-498-6898.

The Rotary Club of Oliver would like to thank you in advance for your generous support.

Ann HayesSpecial to the Chronicle

Resort sales still movingThe fi ve-phase project at Canyon Desert

Resort being built in partnership with the Osoyoos Indian Band and Bellstar Hotels and Resorts continues to move forward successfully.

“Sales have been better than expected,” said Susan Wyatt, sales manager for Can-yon Desert Resort.

Overall, there will be approximately 90 villas in total and the fi rst phase of 20 vil-las all have priority reservations on them by purchasers who have made a fi nancial commitment to the Resort. Backup reser-

vations are also being accepted at this time.“We actually have done very little mar-

keting,” stated Wyatt. The fi rst couple of villas sold were to

Oliver residents, pleasing Wyatt. Construc-tion of the fi rst 20 villas should start in the spring and be completed by late fall. The next phase may be opening up for sales sometime in the spring and she anticipates there will be a great deal of interest in those units also.

Long-term plans for the resort include beachfront residences, golf villas, beach lodges and a full-service hotel that will have conference facilities, pool and restau-rant.

Carol Ann QuibellSpecial to the Chronicle


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NOTICE of Land Disposition

Pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter and inaccordance with Section 94 of the Community Charter, noticeis given that the Town of Oliver intends to grant an interest inland as follows:

• Legal Description of Land: Lot 2M, DL 2450S, Plan 1728, S.D.Y.D

• Authority who is to acquire the interest in the property: FORTISBC INC

• Nature and term of acquisition: Statutory Right of Way, in perpetuity, for power lines as shown in the sketch map below.

• Consideration to be received by the Town: One Dollar ($1.00)

Dated this 29th day of December, 2010

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Artists get their quailsWinners of the 27th annual Fall Art Show and Sale last fall recently received their awards -- metal quails. From left are Russell Work (3rd place photography), Marion Trimble (2nd place new media), Shirley Nilsson (1st place fibre art), Donna McLean (2nd and 3rd place three dimensional), and Merle Somerville (1st place photography).

‘Paint the Town’ funds available“The reception has been fantastic,”

said Laurena Weninger, who has been hired by the Town of Oliver to work as a go-between with Town staff and Oliver’s business community.

Her main focus has been to ensure all of the businesses avail themselves of the federal government funds re-ceived for the “Paint the Town” proj-ect.

“There are applications currently in the works and more to come,” added

Weninger. The Town wants to make sure that the remaining $50,000 grant money is used before the deadline of March 31, and Weninger is confident they will be successful.

Another aspect of her role is to connect with the business commu-nity and solicit ideas or suggestions on how to enhance the business dis-trict. Weninger says they may be looking for sponsors to help dress up the town’s empty storefronts. It has been suggested that they have his-toric paintings or murals available for empty storefronts that can be moved

to another location when the first one becomes occupied. The idea is to make the downtown business area more ap-pealing and not have empty store win-dows creating a negative impression.

Weninger will still be contacting more businesses about the “Paint the Town” project and also encourages all of Oliver’s business community to get involved in the Oliver Business Asso-ciation. They will be meeting on Janu-ary 19 and everyone is welcome. If you have any suggestions or concerns you would like addressed by Weninger, she is available at 250-498-1713.

Police ticket drivers

Carol Ann QuibellSpecial to the Chronicle

The Oliver/Osoyoos RCMP recently attended a two-ve-hicle collision at 79 St. and 363 Ave. in Oliver.

The collision occurred when the driver of a gray 2010 Subaru Forrester mistook the accelerator for the brake and accelerated into the intersection of the four-way stop, striking a brown 2003 Chevrolet Impala. Both vehicles re-quired a tow, but neither the 70-year-old female driver of the Forrester, nor the 63-year-old driver of the Impala were seriously injured.

A violation ticket was issued to the 70-year-old Oliver resident for failing to obey a stop sign.

In another incident, police report an unoccupied Nissan pickup truck was struck while it was parked at Oliver Place Mall recently.

The motorist of the offending vehicle left the scene without stopping. Witnesses described the vehicle as a newer model Ford 4X4 with an older male driver.

Police said it is possible the driver didn’t know he struck the parked truck, which sustained a broken tail light and a dent above the light.

In yet another case, a 17-year-old Penticton youth had his car taken away for seven days after he was caught speeding in Oliver twice in one day.

In the first incident, police stopped the youth and gave him a warning. But two hours later the same youth was observed speeding excessively on McKinney Road. In fact, he was travelling about 120 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.

“The youth was stopped and this time was not provided another opportunity to drive away,” said Cpl. Jason Bayda.

The youth’s 1997 Subaru Outback was impounded for a week.


Jennifer Smith scans for some feathered friends during the recent Vaseux Lake Bird Count.

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Birdwatchers brave cold to count 103 species

The 32nd annual Oliver-Osoyoos Christ-mas bird count was held on January 1.

The high temperature for the day of -7 made this year the second coldest count day ever, surpassed only by 1990 when it was a chilly -12.

Thirty-eight participants went out in 15 parties and put in 111 party hours and trav-elled 729 kilometres searching for birds. All this is done within the count area, a 15-mile diameter cir-cle.

This is our highest mileage ever, mainly due to the fact that more time was spent in vehicles instead of on foot.

We recorded 27,217 birds of 103 species which gives us the top species total for the BC interior, beating Pentic-ton by one species.

There was one new species for the count, a Savannah Sparrow which was found along Black Sage Road. The species is a common breeder here but usually leaves for warmer climes.

Notable species seen this year were Greater White-fronted Goose, our 4th re-cord; Eurasian Wigeon, 3rd record, 3rd straight year; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 6th record; Red-tailed (Harlan's) Hawk, 10th record.

Eurasian Collared-dove, a recent addi-tion to the area's avifauna, was found for the 5th straight year and the 93 birds seen this year show the species is now well es-

tablished here. Record high numbers were recorded for

Greater Scaup and Bufflehead, both small diving ducks, and Eurasian Collared-dove.

Other species in notable numbers were Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Great Horned Owl, Mountain Chickadee, European Starling, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco and House Spar-row, all with their second highest totals ever while White-crowned Sparrow and American Wigeon both had their 3rd best

numbers. Overall 65 of the 103 species

were recorded in above aver-age numbers. Golden-crowned Kinglet, a small bird of the coniferous forests, tied their lowest number ever. Some of these numbers are up due to increased participation in the count but many are due to distributional changes in species due to changes in our

climate. There were 2591 Canada Geese found

this year, well below the 2007 high of 3988, but certainly a change from the 33 found in 1979, the first year of the count.

Overall it was a very successful count with an enjoyable time out in the woods and the Oliver-Osoyoos count continues to be the premier count in the BC interior.

Local naturalist and bird lover Dick Can-nings was excited about the 103 species be-ing the highest total for any count in the BC Interior, “and likely one of the highest anywhere in interior Canada.”

Doug BrownSpecial to the Chronicle

There were 2591 Canada Geese found this year, well below the 2007 high of 3988.

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Okanagan Gleaners volunteer Sharon McClennon looks through a hopper during a break at the Oliver plant on Road 3 where the society has been busy preparing dried soup mixes destined for hungry families in Haiti and Moldova.

Most homes in Oliver are worth a little less on this year’s property assessment roll compared to last year, according to BC As-sessment.

“A typical single family home that was assessed at $331,000 on the last assessment is now valued at $324,000 for the 2011 as-sessment,” said Regional Deputy Assessor Dan Gaudry.

More than 8,000 property owners in the town of Oliver and surrounding areas have received their assessment notices.

Overall, the Oliver assessment roll in-creased from $759.4 million last year to $764.7 million this year. The total increase of about $5.3 million reflects changing market values for many properties but also includes new subdivisions, rezoning and new construction.

Karen Amos from Amos Realty said Oli-ver had an increase in the overall volume of sales of 17.1 per cent, (according to MLS

South Okanagan Real Estate Board statis-tics).

“As anything, some go up and some go down. Some houses were on the market too high to begin with and came down when an offer became available to them. On the surface, it looked like they dropped a lot but in reality, they were too high to begin with.”

Although the recession has been de-clared over, we are in recovery mode and that means things will move slowly for at least another year to 18 months, Amos said.

She noted things have improved slightly since 2009, pointing out that the number of sales have increased, albeit minor (seven more than the previous year).

Amos said people need to be watching the indicators of an improving economy, such as the stock market, oil and gas prices, and the jobless rate. A good thing to watch is the availability of rentals. When there’s no rentals available, the real estate market is moving, she stated.

“My prediction for the year is good . . .

my crystal ball sees interest rates remain-ing stable and the number of properties for sale slowly dwindling, which also stimu-lates sales.”

If people are in the market for a piece of property this year, Amos advises them to get it now. In 2012 she’s expecting a price increase in the double digits.

“I also believe Oliver is ripe for develop-ment in many areas and that could surprise us all and stimulate the economy sooner than we think.”

For the first time in British Columbia’s history, the total value of all 1.9 million real estate properties on the assessment roll has surpassed $1 trillion. Last year the total was $970 billion.

Local realtor Sara Amos said not every-one will agree with the valuations of their properties, however, in order to decide whether it is correct you need to under-stand how it is determined.

The 2011 assessments are based on the values of most properties as of July 1 of each year. An appraiser takes into consid-

eration size, age, shape, quality, condition and location.

“Therefore the assessment you receive does not reflect today’s market. This is one assumption many people make,” Sara said.

She noted there are a number of differ-ent classifications that properties may be placed into. These different classifications will create adjustments to the property value.

“In the case of farming, it more often than not will decrease the assessed value.”

If you decide the valuation is incorrect you have the option of appealing. “Many people do not realize this,” Sara said.

To begin the appeal process you must first file a notice of complaint to the Prop-erty Assessment Review Panel (PARP). The forms are located on the BC Assessment website for your convenience.

Once you have appealed you will be giv-en a date to appeal your case in front of the PARP. However, the appraiser that is given your case will review it, and you may

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Expansion proposedA significant expansion of an existing

fruit processing facility south of Oliver is slated for public hearing.

Last week RDOS board members dis-cussed a zoning amendment application by Manvinder Khela, who wants to increase the total floor area of his farm buildings at 31468 Highway 97.

Khela proposes to amend the current Agricultural One (AG1) zone by increasing the permitted gross floor area from 600 to 1,000 square metres. The plan is to demol-ish an existing fruit stand and cold storage building and develop a new processing fa-cility with a floor area of 465 square metres.

“We have started dealing with major store chains and there is a lot of competi-tion out there, so I have to do better pack-ing, better storage at better temp control,” Khela said.

The grower added that to fulfill demands for his farm produce, he has to start a pack-ing line hydro-cooler to pack cherries and sort peaches.

Khela said he isn’t removing any fruit trees for the expansion because the area in question is currently used as a fruit stand and old cooler (which will be demolished).

The property is approximately 3.8 hect-ares on the west side of Highway 97, about 5.6 kilometres south of town. The south side of the property was impacted by the Testalinda Creek mudslide on June 13 last year.

Under the AG1 zone, the gross floor area is restricted to 600 square metres (for the processing, packing and storage of farm and off-farm products).

Last fall Area C’s Advisory Planning Com-mission (APC) recommended that the ap-plication be approved subject to the floor

area of all buildings be no greater than 650 square metres. The APC’s recommendation was to ensure the applicant does not ex-pand beyond the existing developed “foot-print” of the property.

RDOS planner Christopher Garrish said administration agrees with Khela that it is preferable to have the expansion situated on lands that have already been developed.

However, he noted a concern that what is being proposed may be considered a trans-fer of development rights. For example, as-signing a floor area from a separate parcel owned by Khela to the subject property will allow a higher density than what is permit-ted in the zoning. Therefore, administra-tion recommended that Khela be required to enter into a restrictive covenant limit-ing the applicant’s ability to develop such a facility on a separate (different) property owned by the applicant.

Garrish said the board had the option of not requiring the restrictive covenant, allowing the applicant to expand to 1,000 square metres, or to the total area recom-mended by the APC. In order to comply with the APC recommendation, the appli-cant would have to consider removing oth-er structures (such as the decommissioned dwelling house), in addition to reducing the size of the proposed expansion to ap-proximately 300 square metres.

Area C Director Allan Patton made a mo-tion to proceed to public hearing on condi-tion that Khela reduce the size of the old principal dwelling to 70 square metres. He noted this secondary dwelling is supposed to be decommissioned.

Patton didn’t agree with the restrictive covenant, saying the board should only be looking at the property in question, not re-stricting what happens on another piece of property.


OLIVER & AREA RESIDENTS: YOU ARE INVITED TO Meet your Member of Parliament

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Bring your individual or community concerns, comments or questions about any federal service or issue.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Oliver Chronicle B3COMMUNITY NEWS

COMING EVENTS IN OLIVER

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* Please send your coming events to: [email protected] *

JAN 12 - Lions meeting. 7pm Call Linda at 250-498-3710.JAN 13 - “Poor No More” film & forum on poverty & the prosperity gap with guest panelists. 7 pm, Elks Hall 9725-360th Ave. Free. Everyone welcome. Call 250-498-2538. Hosted by Desert Sun Counselling & Alex Atamanenko, MP.JAN 13 - South Okanagan Amateur Players’ auditions for “The Odd Couple” by Neil Simon, 7-9 pm, Rm #1, Sonora Centre, Osoyoos. Call 250-498-0183 or [email protected] 14 - Concert pianist, Sara Buechner, performs under the auspices of the S.O. Concert Society. 8pm, Venables auditorium. Tickets at Beyond Bliss or at the

door.JAN 14 - South Okanagan Amateur Player’s auditions for “The Odd Couple” by Neil Simon, 7-9 pm, Quail’s Nest Arts Centre, 34274-95 St. Call 250-498-0183 or [email protected] 15- 16 - Juvenile Play-Downs. Regions 3,4 & 7. “Local girls team is playing”. 8:30 am to 6pm, both days. Everyone is welcome. Oliver curling rink.JAN 18 - Bring your concerns and issues about any federal service or issue to the MP Open House drop-in and meet Alex and staff. 9964-350 Ave. Noon – 2pm.JAN 19 - Oliver/Osoyoos Aktion Club meets, 6pm at Kiwanis Manor. 34822-99 St. Call 250-495-6617.

Dick Cannings photo

You lookin’ at me?A great horned owl stares at the camera during the re-cent Oliver/Osoyoos Bird Count.

Oliver property owners can appeal ...Continued from Pg B1

possibly come to an agreement which will amend the current valuation.

BC Assessment says real estate sales determine a proper-ty’s value. Local governments and other taxing authorities are responsible for property taxation and, after determin-ing their own budget needs this spring, will decide their property tax rates based on the assessment roll for their jurisdiction.

Changes in property assessments reflect movement in the local real estate market and can vary greatly from property to property. Property owners who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2010 or see incorrect information on their notice should contact the BC Assessment office indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January.

BC Assessment’s website provides a listing of property assessments and sales to help property owners understand their property’s market value and provide comparable

sales information. Go to www.bcassessment.ca and click on the e-valueBC link.

Copies of neighbourhood assessments are also available at local area offices and most municipal halls and govern-ment agent offices across the province.

For the 2011 Assessment Roll, BC Assessment will pro-vide temporary in-person counter service in Penticton at the Service BC location at 40 Calgary Ave. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until February 4.

If property owners are still concerned about their as-sessment after speaking to an appraiser, they may appeal by January 31 for an independent review.

More than 98 per cent of property owners accept their assessments without proceeding to a formal review.

The Okanagan assessment office is located at suite 202-1500 Hardy Street in Kelowna. During the month of Janu-ary, office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Fri-day.

Get involved in protective servicesIf you have a desire to help people during crises or emer-

gencies, there are many protective services organizations that could use your help.

These include fire departments, Emergency Social Ser-vices, search and rescue, amateur radio, animal response, and emergency planning committees.

The RDOS is the lead agency for emergency manage-ment in the South Okanagan and Similkameen. Recently, member municipalities joined the RDOS in one integrated emergency program. Now, district staff, volunteers, first responders, First Nations, and non-government agencies plan, train and exercise together to be prepared for the next large scale emergency or disaster.

The last incident where all these groups came together was the Testalinda Creek mudslide in Oliver on June 13, 2010. This was a concerted effort to assist families who were literally uprooted by the catastrophe.

The province assists local governments in being pre-pared before disaster strikes. When one does, an emer-gency operations centre (EOC) will immediately open its doors. An EOC is responsible for declaring a state of local emergency, coordinating multiple agencies, providing me-dia releases, and managing evacuees.

For more information on how you can get involved in emergency services, call the RDOS at 250-492-0237.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Oliver Chronicle B5

Directory of ReligionsLIVING WAY

CHRISTIAN CENTRElive * laugh * dream * love

River Rd. & Hwy 97 - 3 miles north of Oliver

Pastors Mark & Rae PankratzSunday Service 10:00 a.m.

www.livingway.com250.498.4595

OLIVER ALLIANCEJust north of town on Hwy 97

Lead Pastor: Jeremy CookAssociate Pastor: Steve McLeanPastor of Seniors: Henry Wiebe

Sunday Services 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.Kids FORCE & Adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.Nursery care is available during both services.

Phone: 250.498.4253www.oliveralliancechurch.com

Office : 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri.

OLIVER WORD OF LIFE CENTREOn 119 St. off of 350th Ave.

Pastors Cameron & Margaret OgilvieSunday Services:

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.(includes Children’s Church)Wed. 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study

at the Church250.498.4020 (home)

250.498.4434

PARK DRIVE CHURCH36672 - 79th St., Oliver

Sunday Morning WorshipService at 10:00 a.m.

Affiliated with Pentecostal As-semblies of Canada

Phone: 250.498.2322Office hrs: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tues. - Thurs.

ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR

(Anglican/Episcopal)Welcomes you!

34660 - 103 St., OliverRev. Patrick ReidSunday Service:

11:00 a.m.Information:

250.498.2559

ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCIC)

10132 - 362nd Ave., Oliver(2 blocks west of Legion Hall

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.250.498.8889

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCC)

Visitors welcome!342nd Ave. at Airport Rd.

Pastor Chuck CooleyDivine Service: 11 a.m. Sunday

Sunday School: 11 a.m. during Wor-ship Service

Adult Bible Study: 9:45 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

All are welcome10450 - 346th Ave.

Pastor: Oscar HalvorsonServices Saturday:

Sabbath School: 9:30 a.m.Worship Service: 11 a.m.

250.498.4820

THE UNITED CHURCHOF CANADA

All are welcome9915 - 358th Ave.

Minister: Ann WhiteServices Sunday:

Sunday School & ChurchService: 10 a.m.250.498.2781

VALLEY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

30850 Black Sage Rd.Sunday Worship Gathering:

9:45 a.m.250.498.4829

COMMUNITY NEWSNEWS

When your child chooses science, they’re choosing more than a rewarding career. They’re choosing to contribute, achieve and have their thinking recognized. And to start

them off right, we’re even offering one potential scientist a $25,000 scholarship.To learn more, visit yearofsciencebc.ca

Wildfire risk reduced in McCuddy Creek area near OliverThe RDOS is attempting to alleviate a po-

tential hazard in the McCuddy Creek area east of Oliver.

Under the Wildfire Risk Reduction Pro-

gram, the RDOS and an environmental con-sultant are working together to clear haz-ardous forest fuels in the quest to reduce the wildfire threat.

To date, more than 150 hectares of high risk interface areas have been treated. The program is slated for completion this March.

“Hazardous fuel accumulations in our forests have become a growing concern and can contribute to severe wildfires,” said RDOS board chair Dan Ashton.

Ashton noted these wild-fires not only pose a risk to structures and human lives, they impact wildlife populations and their habi-tat, damage soils, increase erosion, degrade water quality, and increase air pollution.

On January 11 media outlets joined politicians, RDOS directors, McCuddy Creek residents and pro-gram manager John Davies on a tour of the site.

The program began in December 2009 and treat-ment operations have been ongoing since that date.

The Wildfire Risk Re-duction Program contrib-utes to the survivability of homes in the event of an interface fire, and provides a safe location for fire pro-fessionals to defend homes in the event of a wildfire

The program also im-proves forest health by re-ducing inter-tree competi-tion for site resources, and enhancing wildlife habitat and vegetation.

The initiative has cre-ated a number of skilled la-bour jobs and professional forest management posi-tions.

The estimated total per-son months of employment by March will be 236.

There are approximately 2,000 wildfires in BC each year. Of those, about half are caused by humans, while the other half are caused by lightning.


Smile of the week

CMYK

For a little girl in Oliver, she’s got a big goal

Komal DhaliwalStaff photo

Why did you choose to live in this town?Because it is a beautiful town and the envi-ronment is good.

What would make Oliver a nicer commu-nity?More buildings for children to play in.

Do you have a goal in life?Yes, to be a gynecologist.

If you had one super power, what would it be?To fly anywhere I want and also read minds.

If you won the $50 million Max lottery, what would you do with the money?I would donate some of it and leave some for college. Also, I would give the money to my parents, and I would fly to India to meet my family.

If you were the mayor of Oliver, what would you do?If I was mayor I would have a free Slurpee day and also for the elders I would discuss and fix the issues of the town.

What is your pet peeve in this community?That when some little child goes to fund-raise at your door and you turn them down without even letting them finish about what they are selling.

What is the perfect day for you in Oliver?The perfect day would be Halloween be-cause the town is really safe and you get a lot of candy.

What community issues need the most at-tention?I would say smoking in public when chil-dren are around.

What would be your ideal job?My ideal job is to be a gynecologist.

Who inspires you the most?My mom, she supports me a lot.

If a genie granted you three wishes, what would they be?That I could wish as many wishes as I want. That I could go wherever I want. That I could get a Mac Book.

What living person do you most admire?I admire my dad because he is always hard-working and loving.

When and where were you happiest?I was most happiest when I got my latest report card.

Which talent would you most like to have?I would like to have juggling as a talent. I want to be able to juggle.

Who are your heroes in real life?My hero is Oprah.

What or who is your greatest love in your life?My friends and family are my greatest love.

What is it that you most dislike?I really don’t dislike anything.

What do you consider your greatest achieve-ment?My greatest achievement would be get-ting a “Celebration of Learning” or straight “A”s.

What is your favourite book?My favourite book is Ramong and Breezus because it’s funny and an awesome book.

What is your favourite meal?My favourite meal is dessert because it’s delicious.


CMYK

OLIVER– The New –

2011 - 2012 Business and Residential Telephone Directory

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Email: [email protected]

NOW ON SALE!The NEW Oliver 2011-2012 Business and Residential Telephone Directory is now on sale! No need to search through the big book to find local Oliver listings, business listings and

services - we’ll have it all! This directory is proudly brought to you by the Oliver Chronicle andwill arrive in your mail box at the end of April 2011. For information on advertising please

contact Carol Ann at 250-689-1394 or email her at [email protected]

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ATTENTION LOCAL BUSINESSESThe Oliver Business & Residential Phone Directory is a

great place to advertise your business!! For less than$13.00 a month, you can be in every home and business

in Oliver for the entire year. The advertising costs are kept low and sales are available until Tuesday, March 15th. We want your advertising to be a success in the Oliver area. If you need us to come out and take photos or design your advertisement with you - we will. Please contact Carol Ann andshe will be happy to assist you in any way she can.


COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

RE: The estate of Amarjit Singh Gill, also known as Amarjit Gill, deceased, for-merly of 7157-332 Ave, Oli-ver, BC.Creditors and others hav-ing claims against the es-tate of Amarjit Singh Gill, also known as Amarjit Gill, deceased, are hereby noti-fied under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the administrator at # 202-8309- Main Street. PO Box 800, Osoyoos, B.C. V0H 1V0 on or before Feb-ruary 24, 2011, after which date the administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, hav-ing regard to the claims of which the administrator then has notice.Rupinder Ruby Gill, Admin-istrator By Gordon & Young Barristers and Solicitors. 29c4

GUITAR & BASS GUITAR LESSONS.

Experienced teacher, many styles, many ways to help you learn the music you like. Free first lesson. Call 250-498-4494. 26v5

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re: The estate of JOHN HOVANES, deceased, for-merly of 38079 - Highway 97 North, Oliver, BC.Creditors and others hav-ing claims against the es-tate of JOHN HOVANES, deceased, are hereby noti-fied under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the executor at #202 - 8309 Main Street, P.O. Box 800, Osoyoos, B.C. V0H 1V0, on or before February 17, 2011, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.Ronald James Hovanes, ExecutorBy Gordon & YoungBarristers and Solicitors. 28c4

THE OLIVER KIWANIS CLUB and Share The Spirit coordinators wish to thank all the sponsors for their generosity again this year. As a result 40 families in the community have had a mer-rier Christmas. 29p1

CANTALOUPE ANNIE’S WINTER SPECIALS

Breakfast $2.998:30 - 11:00 Lunch $4.95

Soup and 1/2 a sandwich of the day.Supper to go - $8.95

Winter hours 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Monday to Friday.

29c7

Okanagan Portuguese Club would like to thank all the people who attended and helped our annual new years dinner and dance. A big thank you to local busi-nesses for donating a door prize.Fairview FlooringCIBCChevronSuperValuSubwayOK TireSabyan AutomotiveOliver Car & TruckGerard’s EquipmentA&WJohnston Meier InsuranceAlberto’s DecoratingNAPAShopper’s Drug MartRoyal BankQuinta Ferreira WineryValley FirstOliver Home HardwareEchlin InsuranceTim Horton’sInterior SavingsBuy-Low Foods 29c1

EVENING ART LESSONS

Oils, acrylic, drawing and sketching. Thursday eve-nings. Jan. 6 to the end of June. 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm. $50 year or $5 a night.Quails Nest Art Centre34274-95 St.Drop in or Contact Steve Staresina 250-498-8461. 28p4

SOUTH OKANAGAN AMATEUR PLAYERS

Auditions for “The Odd Couple”

By Neil Simon. Roles for men and women. Male and female versions considered. Thurs. Jan 13, 7 pm - 9 pm-Room 1, Sonora Centre, Osoyoos.Fri. Jan. 14, 7 pm - 9 pm.Quail’s Nest Arts Centre, Oliver. (34274-95 St.) Info.: 250-498-0183 or [email protected] 29p1

SCRAPBOOKINGIf you are a scrapbooker or you are interested in start-ing - we are scrapbooking 9 am - 9 pm, Sat. Jan 29 at the Elks hall. Cost $40 includes lunch, supper and so much more. Please register by phone or email to:[email protected] or call 250-498-6633. 29p2

GOOD SHEPHERD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Parents interested in enroll-ing their child for 2010/11 school year in K-7, F/T Kin-dergarten Sept. 2010, Call 250-495-3549 (school), 250-495-5077 (home), or email: [email protected] 37ctf

NEW PRICE! 85 DODGE WORK VAN. 6 cyl. Inside shelving. Good condition. $700. Call 250-498-7653. 23ftf

2008 KIA MAGENTIS 4 door sedan, 4 cyl, good tires, cruise, air, and ra-dio & tranferable warranty. $10,000.00. Call 250-485-0203. 29mc2

HELP WANTED - 4 vineyard workers for Saddle Ridge Vineyards. Wage $9.28 hr. starting Feb. 1. Contact Bill by fax 250-498-3977. 27v4

A & G VINEYARD in Oliver/Osoyoos, needs 4 F/T farm workers. March to Oct 2011, $9.28 hr. Call 250-498-7268 or 250-498-1335. 28p2

S & B DHALIWAL ENT. Needs 6 vineyard work-ers from Jan. to the end of Oct. Seasonal, F/T. $9.50 hr, 30616-97 St. Oliver. Call 250-498-7792. 28v6

OK LABOUR CO. LTD. Requires 4-10 F/T seasonal workers in our vineyards for the 2011 season. Our vineyards are located in Cawston, Oliver, and OK Falls BC. Workers will have 40 - 60 hours a week. $9.14 to $12.00 per hour (depend-ing on duty & experience.) Duties include all general farm work through to pick-ing in the vineyards. To ap-ply Fax 250-497-5041. Call 250-490-7695 after 7 pm. 27v6

THE COAST HOTEL in Os-oyoos is now hiring P/T and F/T housekeepers. Please apply in person with resume to 7702 Main St, Osoyoos. 29v4

H&R ORCHARDS requires four full time orchard labour-ers. Two in Oliver and two in Creston. 40 hrs/week. Orchard maintenance, fall, winter, spring picking up pruned branches, packing orchard ladders, sorting, weighing, packing, loading, unloading, picking, planting and transferring fruit. Clean-ing racks, trays and grow-ing area. No experience required. Punjabi an asset. Start $12 hr. Call 250-498-8839. 29p4

LOOKING FOR cheerful, friendly counter person at Jojo’s Cafe’ in Osoyoos. We offer you flexible hours, a great work environment and a fair wage in return for com-mitment to quality & cleanli-ness and excellent customer service skills. Barista experi-ence an asset, however all training will be provided. Please send resume to Box 476, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V0. 28mc2

H&R ORCHARDS requires 18 seasonal orchard la-bourers. Six in Oliver and twelve in Creston. March 15 to November 15, 2011. Orchard maintenance, fall, winter, spring picking up of pruned branches, packing orchard ladders, sorting, weighing, packing, loading, unloading, picking, planting and transferring fruit. Clean-ing racks, trays and grow-ing area. Punjabi an asset. No experience required. 40 hours per week. Start $9.28 hr. Call 250-498-8839. 29p4

TWO VINEYARD workers wanted from Jan 15th, 2011. Full time. $12.00 hr. English or Punjabi. Mail resume to Bakshish Farms, RR1, S52, C4, Oliver, BC. V0H1T0. 29v2

READY FOR A CHANGE? Company rapidly expanding in the Okanagan. Urgently looking for 12 individuals in Oliver. PT or FT. Cash bo-nuses, incentives, promo-tions! Even a car bonus! START TODAY! Email: [email protected] 29mc1

H&R ORCHARDS requires two full time orchard man-agers. 40 hrs/week. One in Creston and one in Oliver. $15 hour. One year mana-gerial experience required. Punjabi an asset. Start im-mediately. Call 250-498-8839. 29p4

VALLEY FRESH PRODUCE needs 1 F/T farm worker. March to Oct. 2011 in Oliver, BC. $9.28 hr. Call 250-498-6100. 29p2

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD (beetle kill, orchard or oth-er.) Call T.C.B.

The Chopping Block.Call 250-498-9039.

Inkaneep Rd. 26c4

SLEEP APNEA MACHINEC-PAP REMSTAR AUTO with humidifier plus all acces-sories. Cost $3000.00, will sell for $995.00 OBO. Used for sleep apnea and heavy snoring. Call 250-485-0339. 24ftf

EXCELLENT horse hay, Brome, Timothy, orchard grass mix, alfalfa grass mix. $7 per bale. Call 250-446-2080. Anarchist Mtn, Os-oyoos. 28p13

‘PREPARE THE PERFECT POUR” from Michael Go-dards “Don’t Drink and Draw” series. 28” x 37.5”. Signed, numbered limited edition, #G16/250, framed with certificate of authen-ticity and limitations, still in packaging. $1,000 OBO. Call 250-809-5359. 25ftf

MARY KAY - SKIN CAREFinally, skin care that’s made for you. Call Margaret Ogilvie at 250-498-4020.Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant. Jul01/11

DRY FIREWOOD for sale. Spruce, pine & fir. $150 cord. Delivery now available $50 extra. Call 250-809-5285 or 250-498-8299. 29p2

WATKINS PRODUCTSFor more information or a catalogue, phone Inez & Ken 250-498-4450. 28p13

RCMP commemorative ring. Hand-crafted, solid sterling silver, 24 k gold plating, black onyx center stone, Mint w/ certificate, $200. Boat motor, trailer, sell or trade for aluminum flat bot-tom. Call 250-485-4067. 29p2

FIREWOOD for sale. Larch/Pine $160 P/U load. Call 250-498-1421. 29p2

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Confi dential counselling services are offered free of charge.Funding is provided by the Province of British Columbia.www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca

Help is available.All day. Every day.BC Problem Gambling Help Line1.888.795 6111 (24 hrs)For services in your area ask for Central Okanagan Counselling Services

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GE DRYER, good condition, almond colour - $50.Bryant heat pump & Carrier air handler, 9 yrs old, good condition. - $500Volvo marine parts, starter, alternator, water pump, heat exchanger etc,- $10 & up. Call 250-498-3695. 29p2

ALFALFA – grass/hay on Road 18, in Oliver. $8/per bale. Call 250-498-2918. 1mctf

ITEMS FOR SALE. 2 queen beds, $200 each, 3 dressers, $20, $20, $25. 2 small white bookcases, $10 each. Old vanity table, 4 drawers needs refinishing, $35. White microwave stand, $25. Electric lawn mower, $75. Pictures starting at $15 each. Various small tables and desks, $10 to $25. Call 250-498-8283. 29v3

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FREE - Amana washer - needs a seal replaced. 11 years old. Call 250-498-8299. 28f2

FOUND- Female puppy, ap-prox. 3-4 mths. old. Light brown, short hair. Found near Napa and Lordco. Call 250-689-3411 or 250-485-4394. 29f2

LOST before Christmas, 6 month old Golden Lab. $200 REWARD. Call 250-498-2903. 29p2

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3 LONG HAIRED CHIHUAHUAS left.

For sale - Ready to go. $800. Will take installment payments. Need deposit to hold. Includes vet check and 1st shots. Call 250-498-9039. 27c4

FRESH FROZEN BLACK-BERRIES.

Spray free, 5 lbs for $15. Call 250-498-8880. 27v9

FOR RENT - 1 bdrm. Large suites, and 2 bdrm. suites. S/F, close to downtown, very nice, freshly redone. Starting at $600 mth + util. Call 250-498-0232. 21p18

FOR RENT - 3 rd. floor, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, Casa Rio Condo. Great view, 6 appli-ances, available Feb.1/10. $950 plus utilities and DD. Call 250-498-4276. 27mc4

3 BDRM + DEN duplex in town. Appliances included, NP, references required. Call 250-498-2753. 28p2

AVAILABLE IN OLIVER.1) One bdrm. + den in Casa Rio, lovely views. $885 plus utilities, N/S, N/P. 2) Two bdrm + den pent-house. $1200 plus utilities, N/S, N/P. Rent negotiable for long term tenant.3) Rural home, very large, $850 plus utilities.For more information on these homes or homes for rent in Osoyoos please call:

Nita Neufield at Royal LePage South Country Property Management.

250-498-6222. 29ctf

1278 SQ. FT. Casa Rio con-do, $975 per month. Call Karen Lewis RE/MAX WCR Call 250-498-6500. 23ctf

2 HEATED industrial bays. 850 sq. ft. each in Oliver in-dustrial park. Call 250-498-0167. 25ctf

1 BDRM basement suite. Close to By-Low. Includes cable, laundry, N/P, N/S. $575 mth. Call 250-498-2650. 28p2

3 BDRM, nice, clean base-ment suite. N/P. Call Garry 250-498-6619 or 250-498-9696. 28v2

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OLIVER,$950 month plus util,- house, rural, 2 bdrm, 1 bath Avail immed.$800 month - util incl. - 2 bdrm house, 1 bath, Avail. Oct 15 to March 31.$750 month - util. incl. Base-ment suite, 2 bdrm. 1 bath. Avail. immed. $750 month - plus utilities. - house, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, short term rental Dec. 1 - June 30.$780 month - plus utilities - Apartment, 2 bdrm, 1 bath. Avail. immed.

OSOYOOS,$700 month, plus util, large 2 bdrm, 1 bath, basement suite. Avail. immed.

Amos Realty

35841-97th. St. Oliver, B.C.Phone 250-498-4844

ONLINE APPLICATIONS AND UNIT PHOTOS@

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2 ROOM CABIN - One bdrm, 6 KM N of Oliver by Jackson Triggs. $575 per month, includes utilities. Damage deposit and ref. required. Avail. Jan 1. Call 250-495-2872 (cell) 250-689-5045. 28v2

3 BDRM HOUSE in town. 2100 sq. ft. $1300 mth. Call 250-485-7365. 27p3

LAKEVIEW - 4 bdrm, 2 bath house w/yard. East Os-oyoos, N/S, N/P, W/D/F/S. Long-term avail. $1000 month. Call 250-495-2361. 28mc3

COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent. App. 950 sq. ft. or 1190 sq. ft. Good location on Main Street. Call 250-498-4332. 28V4

1 BDRM APT. Close to shopping, secure building. $650 month. Call 250-498-3138. 29p3

VERY LARGE 2-3 bdrm. Up-stairs suite in a single family home. Close to amenities. Short or long-term ok. $750 OBO. Call 250-498-3656. 29v2

1/2 DUPLEX, top floor, 3 bdrm, F/S/W/D, N/P, N/S, in town. Call 250-498-2697. 29p2

SECURE GARAGE for rent. Call 250-495-6477. 29v4

2 BDRM HOUSE. 1000 sq. ft., F/S/W/D, $800 plus utili-ties. Gallagher Lake. Call Ray 403-239-5013. Please leave a message. Available Feb. 1/11. 28v4

2 BDRM house + util, $500 month, N/P, N/S. Avail now.Call 250-498-0961. 29p2

4 BDRM, 2 bath farmhouse. $750 month + util, W/D, N/P, N/S. Avail now. Call 250-498-0961. 29p2

ROOMMATE wanted in Os-oyoos. Near Tim Hortons. Separate entrance, shared laundry/kitchen. Call 250-498-1519. 29f2

RESIDENTIAL EVICTION SERVICES-

Terminal Bailiffs, Call 250-493-2618.

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2 BDRM WALKOUT base-ment apartment. N/S, shared laundry, $635 mth. Includes gas and power. Call 250-498-4133 after 4:00 pm. 29p2

4 BDRM, 2 bath house in downtown Osoyoos. Large fenced yard. $1250 mth plus utilities. Call 250-495-6477. 29v4

2 BDRM HOUSE, 600 sq ft, newly renovated on a vine-yard. Hwy 97, 10 min north of Oliver. References re-quired. $850.00 month plus util. N/S,N/P. Call 250-498-8815. 29v2

2 BDRM, 1 bath corner unit in Woodside Villa. Freshly redone, nice view. $725 mth. plus utilities. Call 250-498-9951. 29v2

SERVICES

ARGON ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Residential - CommercialElectric Heating

DEAN MALMBERG250-498-4506

Contractor # 434749336 348 Ave. Unit A

www.argonelectrical.ca ctf

TECHNICAL SUPPORTfor your computer.

Call Darryl 250-498-2850. 27p4

RENTALS SERVICESRENTALS

OFFICE AND HOME CLEANING

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DON’S CARPET CLEANING

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28p8

AVAILABLE FOR:House cleaning, yard

maintenance, dump runs, or snow shovelling.

$20 hour. Call 250-485-0015.

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HUTTON’S INTERIOR DECORATING & PAINTING

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more.

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FIVE STAR HANDYMANQualified Licensed

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Carpentry-Electrical, Plumb-ing-Drywall-Flooring-Tiles-Cabinets-Windows-Painting.

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NEED FIREWOOD SPLIT?The Chopping BlockInkaneep Rd. $50 hr.

250-498-9039.Call T.C.B.

The Chopping Block250-498-9039

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RAY’S PAINTING 3 ROOM SPECIAL

Any 3 rooms for $250. Walls, minor repairs, 2 coats, interior - exterior.

Satisfaction guaranteed. 25 years experience.

Call Ray at 250-487-0840.

July 2011

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WANTED - I collect coins, looking for older Canadian and American silver dollars, 50 cents, 25 cents etc. Any amount, local. Call Chad 250-499-0251. 26v4

YARD SALES

KIWANIS MARKET 34782-91st Street

(Sawmill Road)Check us out. We accept clean, serviceable items. Please No clothing. Call 250-485-0242 or 250-498-0176. Drop off times: 9:00- 12:00 Wednesdays, and 9:00 - 12:00 Fridays. Open for sales: 8:30 to 12:30 Saturdays. Please leave a message, you will be answered. ctf

WANTED

Arrangements entrusted toNunes-Pottinger Funeral Service

& Crematorium, Oliver & Osoyoos, BC.www.nunes-pottinger.com

In loving memory

Lynn Harbottle1926 - 2011

With great sadness, we note the peaceful passing of Lynn Harbottle on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at the South

Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 84 years.Lynn is lovingly remembered by family and friends, includ-

ing her sister, Lori (Bill) VanderHooft, their daughter, Rene; her husband Peter, aunt, Pauline Keibel, cousins, Marilyn and Suzanne Gravel, Herb Keibel, Allen (Kathleen) Keibel, June (Gus) Mathias, Lillian (Allen) Kaufman.

She was predeceased by three children, Mark, Kim and Kevin.

Lynn was born in Endiang, AB, to Ed and Emily Keibel. Lynn went to high school in Leduc, worked in Calgary and married in Nelson, BC. She lived in Ontario for seven years, Nelson for 20 years and Oliver for 36 years. Lynn loved play-ing music in the church.

In lieu of fl owers donations gratefully accepted for The Gideon’s or The Okanagan Gleaners.

A Memorial Service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Park Drive Church, 36672 – 79 Street, Oliver, BC.

Condolences & tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com

Arrangements entrusted toNunes-Pottinger Funeral Service

& Crematorium, Oliver & Osoyoos, BC.www.nunes-pottinger.com

In loving memory

Lillian Margaret Hatzisavva

Dec. 8, 1943 - Jan. 7, 2011

On Friday, January 7, 2011, Mrs. Lillian Margaret Hatzisavva of Osoyoos passed away peacefully at the Kelow-na General Hospital with her family by her bedside after a long battle with cancer at the age of 67 years.

She will be fondly remembered by her family, including loving husband, Gabriel; her son, Nick, and her daughter, Kim. Lillian will be missed by all her family and friends.

Lillian loved to read, gardening and flowers, her Greek Or-thodox faith, and waking up with the birds. She devoted spare time to volunteer work with non-profit organizations and was always looking for ways to help others with a smile on her face. Lillian was always putting everyone before herself and was happy to do it.

A visitation will be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at the Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Chapel, 34505 – 89th Street, Oliver. A Greek Orthodox funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday January 12, 2011 at the Osoyoos United Church. Interment & committal will follow at the Os-oyoos Lakeview Cemetery.

Condolences & Tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com

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Oliver Meals On WheelsClients Wanted

The Meals on Wheels program delivers meals atnoon, six days a week (Monday - Saturday) within

the town boundaries. All meals are made fresh dailyat the South Okanagan General Hospital.

All meals include soup, entrée and dessert delivered hot by volunteer drivers. For more information about the program please call Peter or Beverly at 250-498-0889.

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Following the actionThe South Okanagan Minor Hockey Association hosted a 12-team midget house league tournament last weekend. Shown here are members of the South Okanagan team following the action from the bench. The team won one of its four games. The tournament winner was Semiahmoo out of Surrey. They beat Westside in the final.

Thunder swipes Jr. Grizzlies in 9-4 win for the new year

On January 8 the South Okanagan Bantam Rep Thunder minor hockey team travelled to Sicamous to play the first place Revel-stoke Jr. Grizzlies and came out on top with a big win.

Thunder goaltender Nar-cisse Baptiste Mota played the full 60 minutes, holding Revelstoke’s offence at bay making some big saves.

Fighting off 42 shots on net leading the Thunder to a 9-4 victory, Jaymin Dias led the scoring with 4 goals, 2 assists, followed by Shelby Taylor with

2 goals, 3 assists, Jarrod Street also with 2 goals, 3 assists, Tristan Calverly 1 goal, Craig Thompson, Ty-ler Holz, Blake Loura, and Derik Launier each with 1 assist.

Next weekend the Thun-der hosts Kelowna Jr. Rock-ets on January 15 at 6:15. p.m at the Oliver Arena, and January 16 at 3 p.m. against Vernon.

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Southern Okanagan Secondary School is currently ranked #2 in the province’s AA basketball poll, and this past week the Hornets demonstrated why they are a po-tential contender for another championship as they won all five of their games.

On January 3 the Hornets played a tight game with Keremeos for three quarters, but in the fourth they put the game away with a 24-11 run en route to a 80-50 vic-tory. Parry Aulakh once again led all scorers with 27, Harey Dhaliwal and Dale Polychroniou chipped in with 18 each.

On January 5 the Hornets travelled to Summerland for a league game. The Hornets started strong against the short benched Rockets as they jumped out to a 10-point lead ear-ly, however, in the second quarter the Hornets bench could not find the net as they allowed the Rockets to go on a 17-4 run to close out the half with a four-point lead. The game

remained very close, until late in the third quarter when the Hornets subbed in Baltej Gill who was able to spark the team as they went on a 28-3 run to finish the game by a score of 69-48. Parry Aulakh scored 22 and Harey Dhaliwal and Raj Sidhu both chipped in with 12 and 10 points.

On Friday the Hornets hosted the 50th annual Okana-Qen. This year’s tournament had teams from the Lower Mainland, the valley, and the interior represented with three of the top 10 teams in AA, #2 SOSS, #4 GW Graham (Chilliwack), and #7 Fulton (Vernon).

The tournament in the past has seen many great teams go on to win the provincial championship and this year’s crop has that same potential.

The Hornets opened the tourney facing Columneetza of Williams Lake. In front of a stunned student body the Cougars took a commanding seven-point lead which they did not relinquish until early in the fourth quarter. Much to the delight of the students of SOSS the Hornets finally took a 68-67 lead, however, the Cougars were able to re-capture the lead with two minutes left and it looked like the Hornets might suffer their second defeat of the season, but some last second heroics by Parry Aulakh and Harey Dhaliwal had the home crowd cheering their team on to victory 82-78. Harey Dhaliwal led the Hornets with 21 points, as Parry Aulakh added 17 points and Dale Polychro-

niou, Baltej Gill and Raj Sidhu chipped in with 13,12, and 10 points, respectively.

In the semi finals the Hornets faced the hot shooting #4 ranked Grizzlies from Chilliwack. Using a stifling defense to counter the outside shooting of the Grizzlies the Hor-nets were able to take a 16-point lead into half time. For some reason the Hornets decided to play team Canada in the third quarter as they allowed the Grizzlies to claw back to within five points. A late fourth quarter push allowed the Hornets to seal the victory 72-59. Parry Aulakh led all scorers with 37 points, and Harey Dhaliwal chipped in 15.

In the finals the Hornets faced #7 Fulton, a valley rival. The Hornets executed the game plan very well as they forced the Maroons to take outside shots thus minimizing their strong inside game. In the end, even though the Hor-nets trailed by two at the half, their bench strength and deep scoring threat allowed the Hornets to go on a 13-0 run early in the fourth to seal the victory as they cruised to a 74-58 final. Parry Aulakh scored 24 points, Harey Dhali-wal added 21, and Baltej Gill chipped in with 12.

It was a great weekend of play and the last senior boys basketball tournament to be played in the famed east gym of SOSS. The gym that hosted the 1986 Provincial Champi-onship saw Coach Ron Lee and Spencer McKay and Oliver ref Rich Fournier win it all in front of the packed house.


The senior boys Hornets basketball squad from SOSS showed everyone who was boss at the 50th annual Okana-Qen tourna-ment last weekend. The Hornets won the contest and are now ranked #2 in the province’s AA division. Shown here in foreground (wearing gold) are Raj Sid-hu and Dale Polychroniou scrambling for a loose ball against the Cougers from Williams Lake. In back-ground are Hornets players Lucky Gill and Parry Aulakh (far right). The Hornets won the game 82-78.

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Last second foul shots force overtime as Bassi delivers when it really counts

Jasmine Bassi fouled with .2 seconds left on the clock and her team down two points was the situation she found herself in as the Hornets played their last basketball game at the Pitt Meadows Classic this past weekend.

Plagued by a shooting demon all season long amplified the already extreme pressure she felt. Missing any one of the two shots would lose the game and relegate the SOSS Hornets to fifth place in the tournament.

Making them would tie the game and give her team a chance to capture third in the annual contest, and that is exactly what she did. Her teammates did the rest in the fol-

lowing five-minute overtime to beat the Belmont Bulldogs 80-71.

She provided the highlight of the entire weekend and provided her with the confidence needed as the playoffs are only three weeks away.

The Hornets lost their opener to a strong Van Tech squad 66-51. This matched them up with the host Pitt Meadow Marauders. In a fast-paced game the Oliver girls were in control most of the game and finished 82-62.

Ashley McGinnis was named to the all-star squad. In league play the Hornets lost the season opener against

Summerland last Wednesday 57-51. Their next game will be against Princess Margaret on January 12, their final game in the SOSS gym before it’s decommissioned.

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