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The April 1 snow survey data from the BC Rivers Forecast Centre indicated a snowpack in the Similkameen of 124 per cent of normal.

This represents the highest snowpack in � ve years for the Similka-meen valley. Predictions for the runoff rate from April through June is expected to be 115 per cent of normal, indicating the possibility for increased risk of � ooding this spring.

Seasonal weather during the snow melt season is a critical fac-tor in determining whether or not � ooding will occur. The Rivers Forecast Centre advise that adverse weather, including extreme heat or extreme precipitation, can cause � ooding in years with normal, or even below normal snow packs.

The Climate Prediction Centre at the U.S. National Weather Service/NOAA is currently forecasting approximately a 50 per cent chance of the emergence of El Niño conditions into the summer. El Niño years typically have increased winter temperatures and decreased winter precipitation, and while this may not play a role in terms of 2014 summer weather, it may become a factor for the 2014-15 snow season.

Seasonal forecasts from Environment Canada indicate an in-creased chance of above normal temperatures for the April to June 2014 period through most of British Columbia, including the Similkameen valley. Forecasts for seasonal precipitation do not in-dicate an increased likelihood of any particular precipitation trend through the spring.

Keremeos Village Foreman Jordy Bosscha said he had not heard of any early season � ooding issues in the Lower Similkameen to date, although the river has been up and down over the past couple of weeks.

This week’s weather in the Lower Similkameen is expected to be cool and wet, but the extended forecast for the last few days of April is calling for above normal temperatures and sunny skies. Of� cials at the Rivers Forecast Centre expect the seasonal transition to snow pack melt will likely occur by the end of April.

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Lorraine Lance is passionate about Hedley Museum See page 13

OFF TO KOREA

Korean war vet returns to old battle� elds See page 3

Three-year-old So� a Genberg of Keremeos tries to get her new pony to negotiate the barrel course during the junior barrels event at the Chopaka Rodeo, which took place on April 20.

Photo courtesy of Mark Brett / Western News

Similkameen snowpack at 124

per cent of normal Weather conditions presently favourable for snowpack transition from accumulation to melt in the Similkameen watershed

By Steve Arstad [email protected]

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OKANAGAN FALLSSECOND MON: Communities for Kids OKFalls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr. at OK Falls Elementary, 250-498-8433 for more info.TUESDAY: South Okanagan Toastmasters 7 - 9 p.m. at Best Western in Osoyoos. Call 498-4412, 499-2144.TUESDAY: Bingo at the Senior Citizenís Centre on Willow St. 1p.m. (except last Tues.).EVERY 3RD TUESDAY: Legion Branch #227 Gen Meeting 7 p.m. Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.WED. & SAT.: Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Seniorís Centre.WEDNESDAY: Join the Stroke Recovery Club for stroke survivors and caregivers, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society offi ce, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. FIRST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.THIRD WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting at the Falls Community Centre business at 7, entertainment at 8 p.m. Call Betty for more info - 497-6665.THURSDAY: Bridge 1 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Crib 7 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Computer classes 9 a.m. Seniorís Centre.FRIDAY: Arts group painting 1- 3 p.m.FRIDAY: Whist 7 p.m. 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY: A Wellness Clinic is held at the Seniors Centre, on Willow Street, 9 to 11 a.m. Have your blood pres-sure, heart and weight checked by a retired registered nurse. Open to everyone.FIRST FRIDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.THIRD FRIDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion Ladies Auxiliary Steak Fry Dinner 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: The Okanagan Falls Legion Branch #227 has meat draws from 5:00 p.m.SATURDAY: OK Falls Legion Branch #227, Dinner and Dance 6:00 pm.FIRST SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls.THIRD SATURDAY OF MONTH: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St.

KEREMEOSMONDAY: N.A. meets at 8 p.m. at the South Similkameen Health Centre.MONDAY: Keremeos Bellringers, 7:30 pm, Cawston United Church, for info call Herma @ 499-5292, Joan @ 499-2450. 2nd MONDAY: Similkameen COPS, 7 p.m., Upstairs at the Legion (Legion Hall). Ben Gumm for info 499-02164th MONDAY: Orchard Haven - Friends and family council monthly meetings. Making a difference to residential care.MON, WED, FRI: Boot Camp 6 - 7 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Annette 499-2238MON, WED, FRI: KrossFit Fitness (similar to ‘boot camp’) 7:15 - 8 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Theresia 499-2029 or email [email protected]: Tumble Bumble, 10:00 - 11:30 am upstairs at the Legion Hall. AGes 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. TUESDAY: Every 2nd, Caregiver Group, Activity Room, Orchard Haven 1:30 - 3 p.m. For info 499-3020TUESDAY: AA Meetings, 7:30 p.m., in the Health Center Activity Room, info call Diane 499-0077TUESDAY: Handguns 5:30 pm Fly Tying/22 Shoot, 7 pm, KCSA (Keremeos Cawston Sportsmans Association) Club House. More info call 250-499-7027.WEDNESDAY: Mother Goose 10:00-11:30 am, Strong Start at Cawston Primary. Ages 0-6. For info 499-2352 ext. 106. WEDNESDAY: Qigong exercise 9 a.m. Cawston Church Hall. 499-7852 for information.WEDNESDAY: Kyokushin Karate at Legion Hall from 5 - 7 p.m. Phone Lyle for info 292-8565.

WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in attendance. Dr. referrals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550.WEDNESDAY: Yoga at Cawston Hall, 6 - 7:30 pm1st THURSDAY: South Similkameen Museum Society Meeting, 7 pm, at the Ecumenical Church in KeremeosTHURSDAY: Tumble Bumble, 3:00 - 4:30 pm upstairs at the Legion. Ages 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: Positively Pregnant, 10:00 - 11:30 am at the Family Centre. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: AA meetings at 7:30 pm Health Centre activity room. Info. call Eleanor 499-5982.THURSDAY: KCSA Monthly meetings the last Thursday of each month at clubhouse 7:30 p.m.THURSDAY: Afternoon dances at the Keremeos Seniors Centre from 1:30 - 4 p.m. Whist 6:30 pm to 9:00 pmTHURSDAY: Similkameen Adult Badminton Club, Oct. 16th to Dec. 18th, 7 pm to 9 pm, For more info call Manfred at 499-5290.THURSDAY: Weight Watchers, 5 pm, Elks Hall. More info call Sarah at 250-499-2878.FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Visitors & new members are welcome. Call Georgina at 499-0202 for more info.FRIDAY: Carpet Bowling at Cawston Hall, 1 pm, Call Alice at 250-499-2246FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Keremeos Seniors Centre Bingo, 1:00 pm.SUNDAY: KCSA Trap Shooting, 11:00 am to ?, Weather permitting.SUNDAY: Yoga at 8:00 am at Sim. Rec Centre, bring a yoga mat & blanket. Theresia 499-2029 email [email protected]: AA Meeting at 10:00 am in the Health Center Activity Room. Info call Eleanor at 499-5982.3RD SUNDAY: Legion General Meeting. 2:00 p.m. Keremeos Legion Hall. 3rd MONDAY: Kars Under the K Meeting, 7:00 pm, Meeting Room at Health Center, Call Marcel Morin for info 499-7775.2nd TUESDAY: Can-Do General Meetings. Everyone Welcome. Phone 499-2420 for more information. 1ST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: Regular meeting of the Keremeos Seniors Centre, at 2 p.m. Keremeos.1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY: Search & Rescue meet 7-9 p.m., 8th Ave. & 4th St. Call 499-6067 or 499-5429.2ND WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: The Similkameen Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Keremeos Seniors Centre, 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY: The Royal Purple Lodge meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Info: 499-7073.LAST THURSDAY OF MONTH: KCSA Club meeting.EVERY 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. 1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Jam Session. Keremeos Seniors Centre. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. 499-0112.1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Friends of Olalla, 4 pm, contact 250-599-9090.

HEDLEYTUESDAY: Once a month Soup and Sandwich - watch for posters.Hedley Seniors’ Center on Scott Ave.THURSDAY: Library 2 pm - 7 pm Hedley Seniors’ Center, free computer use.1ST MONDAY: Hedley Heritage Museum meeting, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum, Everyone welcome to attend.2ND SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast, Hedley Seniors’ Center, 8:00 am to 11:00 am.3RD MONDAY: Monthly meeting at Seniors’ Center, 2 pm.3RD MONDAY: Community Club meeting at 7 pm at the Club.DAILY: Coffee & good conversation at the Seniors’ Center 6am - 8 am. Every Mon./Wed./Sat. Exercise at 9 am. EVERY SUNDAY: Church Service at 9:30 am, Hedley Grace Church. EVERY SUNDAY: Hedley Farmers Market 9-1, July - Oct. DAILY: Hedley Heritage Museum open daily 9am - 4pm, Daly Ave.

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Roy Robertson holds a photo of himself taken during the Korean war. The vet is off to Korea this week to visit former battle sites and com-memorate the war with fellow soldiers from Korea and Canada.

Keremeos resident Roy Robert-son is heading to Korea to revisit old battlefields and commemo-rate the memories of those who lost their lives in the 61 year old Korean War conflict.

Robertson is part of the Cana-dian Veterans Revisit contingent, one of 24 veterans the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs is fly-ing to Inchon, Korea, on Easter

Sunday for a week of Korean War remembrance and commemora-tive ceremonies.

Robertson served in Korea with the Lord Strathcona Horses B squadron as a tank driver.

“It’s been 61 years since I have been there,” Robertson said, “I’m hoping to revisit the scenes of battle I experienced.”

Robertson spent a year on the 38th parallel - from June 1, 1952 to June 1, 1953. Like many vets who served on an active battle

front, he refuses to talk about his experiences in Korea.

“I lost my co-driver while over there,” was all he would say about battle memories.

The contingent will be meeting with Korean war vets, travelling to several memorials and help-ing to dedicate new ones. They will also visit Busan to pay their respects at a large war cemetery located there. The vets will also receive a peace medal during the trip.

War veteran returning to former Korean battlegroundsPhoto by Steve Arstad


During the past few months Similkameen Coun-try, Village of Keremeos along with Myles Bruns, Economic Development Officer Regional Manager, Thompson Okanagan Region, Ministry of Jobs, Tour-ism and Skills Training, have been working on and plan-ning a business walk to the many businesses in Cawston and Keremeos.

The walk is scheduled to take place on Monday after-noon April 28.

Teams made up of RDOS staff, Similkameen Country volunteers, and Village of Keremeos volunteers will be visiting your business to ask three questions:

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3. What can be done to help your business thrive?

Business owners are being asked to give some thought about these questions so that their views and ideas can be part of the study to help the success of current businesses and develop a plan to en-courage new businesses into the area.

This is local businesses’ chance to have their say and

help develop the business community. These walks have taken place in other towns in B.C., and have re-sulted in some amazing success results.

Please help our community be one of these success stories.

Thank you for taking part in this venture.

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Economic Development Officer Myles Bruns, Similkameen Country President Traci Russell and Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer on a business walk earlier this year on Seventh Avenue in Keremeos.

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opportunity to competeKeremeos businessman Jake MacDonald

expressed his dissatisfaction last week over the lack of patronage the Village of Keremeos was providing the community’s businesses.

The village responded to MacDonald’s com-plaints with sympathy, saying their hands were essentially tied by legislation and contract terms.

MacDonald’s displeasure over this inability to get involved in local municipal projects is surely not an isolated case. There must be similar busi-nesses in similarly - sized communities, similarly denied similar opportunities to take part in vil-lage expenditures.

The Community Charter, in section 25 says a “council must not provide a grant, benefit, advantage or other form of assistance to a busi-ness.”

What the charter needs to recognize, however, is by not providing some means by which small, local businesses can compete for municipal work, it is creating an advantage for bigger companies from out of town, especially when it comes to services or goods that could be procured locally.

We have legislation in place to ensure fair and free trade for municipal contracts, legislation that opens the door for contractors from out of province, and indeed, even out of the country, - so why can’t we also add a caveat to these rules that gives local small business at the very least, an opportunity to participate?

The Community Charter needs to recognize the importance of local business’ participation in municipal contracts through legislation. Look-ing at the cost of the washroom contract alone, it seems to us there is room in the contracted cost for locals to compete competitively for the services they can provide, given a means to do so.

With our trade laws, we’ve done a good job of ensuring a level playing field for the “big guys” - now we need to do something to ensure the smaller guys get a piece of the pie in the com-munities in which they pay taxes.

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Business opponents of Multi Material BC are planning a court challenge to reverse the takeover of B.C.’s curb-side recycling system by the stewardship agency.

They continue to urge the provincial government to freeze the new MMBC system before it takes effect May 19, but are also laying the groundwork for a legal battle.

The MMBC pro-gram aims to transfer recycling costs from municipal taxpayers to the producers who generate packaging and printed paper, while collecting more con-tainers and material types than before.

But many businesses argue they’re unfairly compelled to pay far higher fees than a similar system run in Ontario.

Critics say MMBC’s

three-member interim board is controlled by executives with mul-tinational firms like Unilever and Proctor and Gamble who have manipulated the launch of the new program to their benefit rather than the interests of most B.C. businesses.

Questioned by the NDP last week, Envi-ronment Minister Mary Polak said she expects a more representative 15-member permanent board to be named soon after MMBC’s launch.

Polak said it’s logical the biggest industries that pay the most into MMBC get a large role.

A new advisory council was also recent-ly unveiled by MMBC with reps from several B.C. business groups, but critics say it has no real power.

Pausing the program and the payment of fees by member busi-nesses would cut off the money MMBC will

send to most local cities that agreed to continue curbside pickup.

“Any delay in imple-mentation for those communities would mean a loss of that sav-ings,” Polak said, add-ing many municipalities have already budgeted to receive promised MMBC payments.

She said examples of those amounts are $1.5 million a year com-ing to Richmond and $917,000 to Nanaimo.

Mike Klassen, B.C. director of the Cana-dian Federation of Independent Business, said he’s not aware of any cities reducing their property taxes as a result of the expected MMBC savings.

“That’s one of the things that’s been most misleading – the idea that this was going to save money for the gen-eral taxpayer,” he said.

Klassen argues con-sumers will pay twice – their local taxes won’t go down but they’ll also

pay higher retail prices as businesses pass along the MMBC charges.

He said most may-ors and councils are be-ing cautious and aren’t spending MMBC sav-ings until they actually arrive – meaning there’s s t i l l opportunity to freeze the rollout.

“That suggests to me they’re also very wary of the program and have a fallback program in case things don’t work,” Klassen said.

“The world doesn’t all of a sudden turn upside down if we pause this program and take some time to reflect on how to do this well.”

Small businesses with single storefronts have been exempted by the province from MMBC’s requirements.

But Klassen sa id franchisees don’t qual-ify, leaving hundreds of small businesses like meat shops and Subway sandwich outlets facing hefty costs.

MMBC opponents prepare for court fight By Jeff Nagel Black Press


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Local Keremeos businessman Jake MacDonald is mad as hell at the Village of Keremeos over their tendering process, and he is speak-ing up about it.

“This (park) washroom contract is the last straw,” MacDonald, owner of Keremeos Home Building Centre, declared April 16. He’s fed up with being completely left out of the loop supplying materials to large village projects like the current rebuild of the community’s park washrooms.

MacDonald said a simple clause in the contract stipulating that local services be given an opportunity to bid would be all he needs to be in the game - instead of being over-looked every time.

“The guys who pay the taxes in this community should get a chance to bid,” MacDonald said, “it’s like they don’t think anyone in this community has the talent or the

ability to compete.” MacDonald said he pays $10,000 per year in taxes and is lucky to see $8,000 in business from the village office.

“I do favours for the village, lend them my forklift, and get return business that is more of an incon-venience than anything else. The village doesn’t account for anything (to me) in the way of sales.”

MacDonald said the recladding of Victory Hall was another project that could have been done locally, but was awarded to out of village contractors.

MacDonald is looking for a public apology from the village for its lack of support to his and other Keremeos businesses.

“I’m ticked,” he said, “Why should I consider them if I can’t even get access to village work?

“I’m looking for an apology - I’m done dealing with them.”

Keremeos Chief Administrative Officer Laurie Taylor apologized for the perception the village was

not sympathetic to local suppliers, but said legislation prevented them from “tying the hands” of general contractors hired to do village work.

“It’s actually against the Com-munity Charter to favour one supplier over another,” she said, “we can’t hire a general contractor to do the work, and then tell them who to buy from. “If we were acting in the capacity of general contractor, and piece-mealing every aspect of the con-tract, then we could provide oppor-tunities to local suppliers, but we lack the capability to do that.”

Taylor said that preference could be given to hire a local general contractor if that company was within a certain per centage of the lowest bid, but that didn’t necessar-ily guarantee local procurement of materials.

“If we can, we buy from Kere-meos Home Centre,” Taylor said, “our maintenance staff are in the store frequently.”

Dave Tayler of Tayler Masonry of Summerland completes an outside wall on the new washroom building at Memorial Park. Tayler will be completing the interior walls this week and roof trusses are expected to be placed at the end of the week.

Local business misses out on public contracts

Photo by Steve Arstad

The reader board in front of the infocentre is back up and running after a series of delays related to the sign’s repairs. The village had to send the transmitter and receiver back to the board manufacturer three times, contending with lengthy delays getting the parts back. Many dif-ferent types of cables were tried before a fibre optic cable, fitted with the proper ends by the board manufacturer, finally resulted in a work-able solution.

Keremeos businessman cries foul over tendering practices


Graffiti spree continues defacement of downtown Keremeos

Star recently reported an attempt by the Nelson Police Department to combat the crime in that city.

A member of the NPD tracked a suspect through the snow to the suspect’s home 10 blocks away, fol-lowing the early morning discovery of fresh graffiti on March 20.

“There is no denying that Nelson displays its fair share of graffiti,” reported Sergeant Brian Weber of the NPD in a press release. “Some people see these ‘tags’ as a creative art form while others view the tags as the defacing of a beautiful community. Whatever side of the fence you see the issue from there is no denying that the application of graffiti to public or private property without expressed permission may constitute criminal mischief.”

A recent discussion about graffiti in Nelson had residents expressing their views about the subject.

“Tagging is an attempt to claim ownership of a place,” said one resident, while another said, “What happened to the rights of people to simply have their property respected and left alone?”

Keremeos has suffered through several graffiti sprees over the past year or so, the most recent taking place over the weekend of April 12-13.

It’s an activity that is not exclusive to this village, as the Nelson

Problem not exclusive to Keremeos, as Nelson discussion revealsGraffiti or “tagging” is sometimes explained away by the perpetrators as an art form.

Recent graffiti van-dalism in Keremeos included spray paint-ing a businesses’ wall, as well as a garbage container.

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To the Editor:Please help support my girls in their effort

to raise funds for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Oncology department.

This hospital is very dear to our hearts as it helped save Marlee and Mya’s cousin Jaidyn’s life. She is a survivor of Leukemia and was treated at Children’s Hospital for over 2 1/2 years.

We will participate in the kilometre Child-Run in Vancouver on June 1, 2014.

Our goal is $1,000 for each of my girls as they then can participate in the Chip’s Challenge where Chip Wilson will also do-nate another $1,000 each. They will receive an orange super hero cape and get to go up on stage and have their photo taken with all the other kids that reached over their

$1,000 fundraising goal. Last year the girls each raised $1,100 and were able to partici-pate in Chip’s Challenge and had a blast. It is for such a good cause and 100 per cent of the proceeds go to the Oncology De-partment.

If you feel the need to donate please find the links to the girls page below.

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Thank you in advance for your support. Marlee and Mya Winser, Keremeos

Looking for fund raising support

David Black discusses the perils of bitumen shipments

My name is David Black. I am the majority owner of Black Press, the company that owns this newspaper. This is the first of two columns addressing what I see as the greatest threat to the BC environment in our lifetime. I am a reason-ably sensible and conservative businessman, not an alarmist. All of the information in this column can be confirmed from public sources.

The oil industry wants to export Alberta bitu-men to Asia via tankers. Under no circumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coastline, together with the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hun-dreds of years.

Bitumen, even if it is diluted, does not float in sea water if there is sediment present. This has been proven many times, most recently in a thor-ough Environment Canada study published on November 30 2013. Page 51 of the study provides graphic evidence of sunken bitumen. Given that there is an abundance of sediment along the B.C. coast, the bitumen will sink rapidly and there will be little chance of recovering any of it if there is a spill. By Northern Gateway’s own admission the likelihood of a bitumen spill at sea is over 10 per cent over the next 50 years. Others say that it is much higher. We are in agreement with the posi-tion taken by the Coastal First Nations that even the slightest risk of a spill of bitumen at sea is unacceptable.

The grounding of the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in 1989 is often held up as an example of how bad an oil spill at sea can be, however, a spill of bitu-men at sea would be much worse. The Exxon Val-dez carried light crude and lost 250,000 barrels, one eighth of a tanker load. The light oil floated and could be removed from the beaches. Even so, after four years of work with up to 11,000 work-ers and 1,400 boats involved, less than 10 per cent of it was recovered. Roughly 200,000 birds and many kinds of other wildlife were killed. Ap-proximately 1,300 miles of shoreline were affected and the fishery has yet to fully recover. Bitumen is very different. It would harden up on shore and much of it would sink to the bottom, making it unrecoverable and killing virtually everything with which it came in contact. Imagine if we lost a full

tanker load.Some say that, with GPS-based navigation and

double hulls, spills such as Exxon Valdez are not possible today. They are wrong. Double hulls do not prevent hull fracture if there is a collision at speed, only if there is a gentle scrape. As for the GPS claim, most marine accidents are caused by human inattention, not by a lack of knowledge about position. All ships carried systems to indicate their location before GPS came along. The Exxon Valdez crew could have glanced at their instruments to determine their location but they didn’t, neither did the crew on the Queen of the North. Marine disasters regularly occur and a quick search of the internet shows human error is most often the problem. Undoubtedly there will be many more marine ac-cidents in future. Our grandchildren will not thank us if we willingly risk the destruction of the B.C. coast on our watch.

Fortunately there is a solution that is beneficial for all concerned: all we have to do is build a refinery at Kitimat. The refinery will convert the bitumen to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel which float and evaporate if they are spilled. Often little or no spill remediation is required. These refined fuels simply do not cause the habitat destruction of conventional or synthetic crude oil, or anywhere near the devastation caused by bitu-men.

The second part of this OPED will run in the next issue. It will discuss the enormous value-add benefits and environmental advan-tages of a modern green refinery. The pipeline from Alberta and the tanker fleet to export the refined fuels will also be considered.

Let me declare my biases. I am for creating thousands of good permanent jobs in B.C. I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. I am for building an oil pipeline that will never leak. I am for building a modern tanker

fleet that carries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers.

If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers please contact your local MP and say so. The Canadian government makes a decision on this next month.

By David Black Owner, Black Press

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I think we got the best part of the whole week when we held our Annual Easter Fun Day from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Easter Sunday. The wind died down and the sun was out so bright. We love to see the community get together and have some old fashioned fun for the whole family.

Without all our volunteers we could not put this event on. Our registration desk was cheerfully managed by Tom and Shirley Haker and Linda Gagnon this year. Our Bunny Golf volunteer Evan Reichl kept the children busy, Volunteers Cassandra Leake and Ashley Free-

man face painted some originals this year, Walter Despot’s grand-daughter Nora Goddard-Despot showed the children how to really blow some awesome bubbles , play-ing a round of Rabbit Ring Toss was volunteered by Chelsea and Jennifer Patterson, the Volunteer Easter Bunny was Rayanna Kirton, and hiding that special egg in Nana’s Maze that had your child’s name on it was done by Bundy Page’s granddaughter Alexis, and Zack and Leah Reigling.

I truly believe the highlight of this year’s event was the live bun-nies that my neighbour Sue Pat-terson brought over. The children couldn’t get enough of playing with

these bunnies. Some of the children even brought a bunny over to get their pictures taken with the Don and Anna Easter Bunny.

The aroma of the Elks barbequ-ing those delicious hot dogs, and hamburgers made it feel like a fam-ily gathering.

Our event continues to be free of charge thanks to all our volunteers, and our co-sponsors such as Valu-Plus for the candy donation, Phar-masave for developing those free pictures, and the Review, and South Okanagan Country Radio for the support.

I would like to thank all the families that brought their children out to enjoy the morning with us.

Bantam hockey player Alex Helm won the Sportsmanship Award following an out-standing season of play with his Osoyoos based team.

Keremeos residents Lynn and Jack Anderson’s granddaughter, Tara, (left) with her friends, Jennifer, (middle) and Emily (right) had VIP seats at the Hedley Concert Tour playing in Thunder Bay, Ontario on March 31. It was Jennifer’s 14th birthday, and her gift was to go to a live concert.

Keremeos resident Miranda Sparkes entered a contest to win a backstage pass to meet mem-bers of the band Florida - Georgia Line when they played Kamloops recently. Sparkes, who attends Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, won the opportunity on April 11.

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The second industry day for the Similka-meen Valley Tourism Advisory Council took place at the Grist Mill on April 16.

The event was also the stage for the unveiling of the 2014 Similkameen Valley Travel Experiences Guide, geared this year to act as a companion piece to the tourism council’s official website.

Industry Day at the Grist Mill also fea-tured an afternoon of workshops designed to assist Similkameen business owners with their tourism marketing. Approximately 40 stakeholders took part in the afternoon sessions.

SVPS Chair Manfred Bauer expressed thanks to all those contributing to this year’s effort, which he said marked a mile-stone in the Similkameen’s regional tourism strategy. Thematic amongst those speaking during the tourist guide unveiling was the achievements accomplished by working col-laboratively.

“The valley is blossoming because people are working together,” said Similkameen Valley Wine Association Chair George Hanson.

“People working together is a really important thing. We can’t do a lot of stuff by ourselves,” he said, “Let’s keep doing it

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Community Development Special-ist Simone Carlysle-Smith said Similkameen businesses now had a complete suite of tools to promote their tourism brand.

The experience guide complements a refined and updated website, along with regional and community pad maps and a social media campaign.

Smith also noted the benefits of “lever-aged funding.” Core funding for the TAC tourism initiative came from Destination BC community tourism programs. Additional le-veraging was obtained through an agreement with Black Press (owners of the Review and the Similkameen Spotlight) to produce the travel experiences guide. She described future funding through this program as “a challenge” due to a core review of provincial programs.

“We should know by June,” she said regard-ing funding for 2015.

The official unveiling of the travel experi-ences guide took place in front of approxi-mately 50 stakeholders and local and regional politicians.

“Our stakeholders have benefitted from working with SVPS, TOTA, local govern-ments, First Nations, Black Press, Destination BC, and residents throughout the valley. We’re now more ready than ever to promote our wonderful tourism destinations,” said SVPS - TAC Chair Joan McMurray.

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Boundar y-Similka-meen MLA L i nda Larson discusses - beesiness?- with John Sladen of Orchard Blossom Honey dur-ing the second annual Similkameen tourism industry day held at the Grist Mill on April 16.

Jesce Walker and Sara Harker helped to host the event, pour-ing from a number of Similkameen wines made available by member wineries of the Similkameen Win-ery Association.

Helping out with the culinary duties in the Tea Room kitchen were Elaine Stewart and Emma Roberts.Approx imate l y 40 stakeholders took part in afternoon work-shops held by Similka-meen Country prior to the unveiling of the 2014 tourist guide. This year’s tourism ini-tiative included the coordinated launch of an up to date web-site, tourist guide and promotional maps and decals.

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The dinner is the first fundraiser for The Lower Similkameen Committee of The Community Founda-tion of South Okana-gan Similkameen.

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To the Editor:Cell phone service in Hedley? Yes it is coming. I started 10 years

ago on this when I was an alternate Area “G” Director to Roger Mayer.

I was trying for toll free dialing in Area “G” – Village of Keremeos and Princeton and for cell phone service; now, after 10 years of work, waiting, lobbying, more waiting and opposition and now 90 per cent or more of Hedley residents are behind the project, the construction of the foundation for the antenna will begin this week.

Once the foundation is completed, crews will install the antenna mast and the radio equipment that needs to be mounted on the mast. There will be some additional electronic equipment installed inside the Telus building to connect the antenna to the rest of the Telus network, and to provide power to the antenna and remote telemetry to allow technicians in the National Network Operations Center to monitor the healthy, workings of the antenna system 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

So if anything goes wrong, if it is

not working as it should, the center will know right away and dispatch a technician to investigate and repair any problems. It will take some time to install and test this electronic equip-ment. If all goes well we could have the antenna on-air and have cell phone at the end of June or first of July, I was told at a recent meeting.

I was also told that Telus is going to use the state of the art 4G wireless technology, Hedley will have faster and more comprehensive 4G wireless service than currently exists across most of Europe, as less than 25 per cent of Europeans have access to 4G wireless service. So Hedley, we will be better connected than most of the European Union.

The 4G wireless service we will have in Hedley, will include the familiar voice and text message as of traditional cell phone service; but we will also have ac-cess to wireless internet service at speeds up to 21 megabits per second, the speed will vary with distance and the traffic loading on the antenna. I think we will find the wireless internet service to be

very impressive – fast.We now have cell service coming, the

toll free calling was/is too expensive, as the cost would increase your phone bill too much and residents were not in favor of that. However Hedley has toll free calling to Penticton, that helps.

I was informed that Telus is going to offer a variety of “bundled” plans that include voice and data for cell phones. Some of the wireless internet plans, I have been told, starts as low as $5 per month (for tablets) or $10 for a TELUS Smart Hub that uses WiFi to connect multiple PC’s or smartphones in our home to the internet through a single wireless data plan. Don’t forget one of the benefits of wireless internet is you can take it with you to the park or anywhere in town. The Hedley antenna will not rely on any cell towers on the Highway, but will use a fiber optic cable from the Telus building and out to the network.

Hope this helps explain where we are with this project.

Elef Christensen, Hedley

Elef Christensen provides update on Hedley cell service

I’d like to thank the Cawston foodbank for helping me a little more since I lost my work at a local fruit stand a few seasons back.

Since the Temporary Foreign Workers Program our government tells me they don’t care about the low wage worker and only try to help the orchard business with

the patronage of TFW program. So thanks again for all the help from the food bank,

but no thanks to all those farmers using TFW because they can’t deal man to man with Canadian worker’s right to say “no.”

Romeo LaChapelle, Cawston

Thank you to the Cawston food bank for extra help

Sitting at a large wooden table in the log home of Eric and Lorraine Lance, I felt I had stepped back into an earlier time and a simpler way of life. Built by Eric, the home overlooks the Similkameen River just west of Hedley and allows an extensive view of the valley. It seems an appropriate home and setting for a deeply committed woman who has devoted years and much energy to preserving the area’s history.

As a young woman, Lorraine studied broadcast communications at BCIT. “My goal was to work in news reporting,” she said. When she and Eric moved to Princ-eton, he worked at the mine and she was employed by the Similkameen Spotlight. She wrote a column on pioneers and recalls interviewing the Rabbitts, a well known pioneer family in the area. She also served as assistant editor for a time.

For her it was “an extraordinarily interesting era.” The mine and mill were both expanding, Princeton was booming and housing was scarce. She remembers vividly living in a 40 foot trailer.

When they acquired the three acres on which they now live, they moved into a small rustic dwelling on the property. Eric began building the log house, at times with her assistance.

Lorraine says it was Ruth Dunham, a longtime Hedley area resident, who encouraged her to get involved with the group that wanted to start a museum. Ruth told her, “everyone can make a difference in the community. It’s your choice.”

Lorraine quickly caught the early vision. When she speaks now of the group’s ef-forts, it is with a rare passion known only to the totally committed. She explains that the group’s purpose was to preserve the unique heritage of the Hedley area by en-couraging and participating in historic building restora-tion and site conservation. The 1983 Constitution ex-pressed the founders desire to also foster the develop-ment of arts and crafts in the community. Initially they named the organization The Hedley Heritage, Arts and Crafts Society. In 1998 the name was changed to The Hedley Heritage Museum Society.

“I wanted to do the museum work,” Lorraine says with just a hint of regret, “but I was always slotted into fund rais-ing.” Although this wasn’t her wish, she believed fervently in the society’s goals and pursued government grant opportunities with a relentless tenacity. She particularly recalls a $20,000 grant, which was used to buy the museum property. Also a Cul-tural Initiatives grant of $25,000, devoted to constructing the building.

It is evident that Lorraine feels im-mense respect for the founding group. “It was Helen Moore who gave us the idea,” she says. “She had common sense for what to do. She was the only one who had lived here during the mining days. She knew the history. If anyone can be called the saint of the museum, it is Helen.”

Bernice Hodges, an early proponent, now deceased, was a potter and artist. Vince and Audrey Flynn gave many hours to tracking down photos and obtaining permission to use them. Mike Sanford, a mining engineer, served as society presi-dent a number of years. His wife Debra was treasurer during that time. “It was a real team effort,” Lorraine remembers.

Presently Lorraine is dealing with a significant health challenge that prevents her from being active in museum work. Her passion is still evident, however. “The training of volunteers is important,” she says. “They need to understand muse-ums don’t need a lot of heat. Lighting is critical. Pictures can be damaged by light. Only duplicates of pictures should be on walls. Also, water and museums don’t go together well.”

She believes a museum is important because it helps a community retain its sense of history. “It provides us with a bet-ter understanding of our rich and vibrant past,” she says.

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LandscapingTOP SOIL & COMPOSTED MANURE for garden & land-scaping. You’re welcome to drop off lawn clippings. 250-499-5084.

Painting & Decorating

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

3 Rooms For $299,2 Coats Any Colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium

Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Merchandise for Sale

Garage Sales524 6th Ave., Saturday, Speedair Compressor, 12 cfm, 100 amp temp., power service. Grand piano, Mikida, table saw & more.ANNUAL GARAGE SALE April 26, 19’ 1997 Wilderness, furniture, 109 K-Mountain Mo-bile Home ParkHUGE GARAGE SALE: April 26 & 27, 8 am to 2 pm, 1508 Main Street N. Olalla, tools, VHS’s furniture, household items & misc., rain or shine!KEREMEOS - April 26 & 27, 9 - 12, 3140 10th Ave., lots of free stuff!Sat. Apr. 26 & Sun. Apr. 27, 8 am to ?, handcrafted 23 pces pine furniture, misc. wood-working tools, household, items, knitting, plush animals, etc. 1426 Main St. S., Olalla.Saturday, April 26, 313 K-View Crescent, 8 am. Household, garage stuff, 10,000 watt Hon-da Generator. 250-499-2375

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OTSTEEL BUILDINGS. Hot sav-ings - Spring sale! 20x24 $4,348. 25x24 $4,539. 30x30 $6,197. 32x36 $7,746. 40x46 $12,116. 47x72 $17,779. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel Call 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.caSTEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

Misc. WantedCollectors Currently Buying:Coin Collections, Antiques,Native Art, Old Silver, Paint-ings, Jewellery etc. We Dealwith Estates 250-499-0251

Real Estate

Recreational

Recreation Paradise Year Round!

Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Prince-ton and steps to Osprey Lake. 2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom. New detached garage for storing the toys.

Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at

250-809-6322 for a private viewing.

Rentals

Homes for Rent1 double wide trailer, 2 bdrm, F/S/W/D, no pets, $700 incl. utilities. 3 bdrm house F/S/W/D, $750 + utilties. Available May 1st. 250-499-0499

2 bdrm house, $750/month, reduced rent w/some manage-ment duties. 250-499-95512 bdrm house for rent in Cawston. Damage deposit & references required. 250-499-91852 bdrm house on By-pass road. Small pets OK. Refer-ences required. Call 250-499-5328 or Cell 250-499-6392.Available immediately, 1 bdrm + den on Main St. Keremeos, 55 yrs + complex. F/S DW W/D $750/mo. + utilities. Call 250-499-2883 or 250-499-6034

KEREMEOS - 2 Bdrm for rent. W/D, F/S. Fenced yard. In-cludes small storage space. $675 a month plus utilities. Small pets negotiable. 250-490-5846Keremeos - 3 bed, 2 bath house, available immediately. Call 250-499-1066

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

Auto Financing

Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive Today! 1.800.910.6402

Off Road Vehicles1997 GMC Jimmy Whistler Special Edition, SUV 4x4. In great condition. 125 k,power everything, leather seats and good tires. $4500 OBO. Con-tact 250-499-2689

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2151 MAIN STREET, CAWSTON $175,000*over 1,300 sq feet living space, com-mercial kitchen on

main, nice yard* 1 bed, 1 bath fully contained

rental suite upstairs MLS®

13 - 4354 HWY 3 KEREMEOS

$79,900* Best value in Riv-erside Resort! 2006 Destination Trailer

& storage shed* Great landscap-

ing, large river view deck. MLS®

511 7TH AVE., KEREMEOS

$299,000 *turn-key oppor-tunity here! Land,

building, equipment, business.

* over 2,000 sq ft, great customer base!

MLS®

317 VETERANS AVE, KEREMEOS

$259,000* 2 bed, 2 bath, just over 1,200 sq feet

* lots of room, great back deck, updates galore.

MLS®

2624 UPPER BENCH ROAD, KEREMEOS

$353,600*1.6 acres not in

the ALR, 1,800 sq ft Character home* set back from the road & overlooking the valley. MLS®

#29 - 1292 HWY 3A, KEREMEOS

$139,500*55+ Sagewood

MHP, small dog on approval

* Great views! Per-fect shop and huge deck. Carport, and

more. MLS®

825 DALY AVENUE, HEDLEY $349,000*stunning 5 bed, 4 bath grand home in the heart of Hedley* High ceilings, ga-rage, fenced yard, wrap around deck,

hardwood... MLS®

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“NEW LISTING”

“NEW PRICE!”

“NEW LISTING”

373 COULTHARD ROAD, CAWSTON

$475,000 *5.5 acres, 3 bed

2 bath home, detached garage/

workshop* Keremeos creek

fl owing through the back corner, land

was in Hay. MLS®

LOCATIONS WEST REALTY

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EMBRACING CHANGE - TRANSITION

The topic of managing life transitions is something I speak about quite frequently. I have found that being able to successfully weather the storm that change can bring is more complex than whether or not someone is capable of, or simply willing to embrace change.Changing careers, relationship challenges, death of someone close, moving from a familiar environment– are just some of the many common changes that create stress in life. Regardless of how the change has come about (if you chose it or it chose you) everyone goes through three distinct phases during transition. Author and Change Management Consultant William Bridges describes the three phases of transition in his book “Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes” as the “Ending, Neutral Zone and New Beginning”. Each phase is important and valuable and provides great gifts if we are open, however this does not necessarily mean the process is a comfortable one!When in the “Ending” phase, whatever has come to an end needs to be acknowledged. Ask yourself, “What are my losses in this?” It is more often the loss that needs to be grieved rather than the ending itself. This is true even if you created the change and are pleased about the result. All change has loss associated to it and when we allow ourselves time to grieve the losses, we move through the phases of transition with greater ease.Once you have given yourself time to acknowledge and bring closure to what has come to an end, you will likely find yourself ready to explore possibilities in the second phase.The “Neutral Zone” is an important stage that is often overlooked. It can be an uncomfortable and confusing place, and it’s gestational characteristics don’t like to be rushed. This phase can also provide an oasis in which to heal, gather new ideas and make sense of what has come to pass, and where you desire to go next. How much time you require to spend here is individu-al and unique. Trying to rush through this stage can inhibit you from gleaning the gems of wisdom this time has to offer you. As your need for exploration in the “Neutral Zone” wanes, you will set forth into the “New Beginning”. Take time in this phase to put strategies in place that will support your future success. Be patient, and recognize that the stages of learning inherent in starting something new apply no matter how “experienced” you may be.For most people, how well they navigate the three phases of transition will indicate quite clearly how successful they will come through to the other side. Being in the midst of a transition, good or bad – it is important to remember that transition is not an ideal time to make any major life decisions. That for-ward-moving energy is best used to explore options and set yourself up for success in the “New Beginning”. Self care is important during times of transition, so make sure to take care of the most important person in this…You!Carpe Diem –Seize the day!This article is of the copyright of OK in Health and the author; any reproduction, duplication and transmission of the article are to have prior written approval by OK in Health or the authorThese articles are provided by OK In Health eMagazine. To sign up for your free eMagazine go to www.OKinHealth.com for more great articles, events, recipes, and more. This column and articles are provided by OK In Health. Come visit HYPERLINK “http://www.OKinHealth.com” www.OKinHealth.com Your on-line community events and wellness magazineGet Connected! Sign up for your FREE monthly OK In Health’s E-Magazine.OK In Health - Your Wellness Community at Your Finger-Tips!

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PSA TESTSPSA tests are done on men to check the health of their prostate gland. When you are getting your PSA checked, it’s a good idea to refrain from sex for at least two days prior to the test. The ejaculation process may result in a higher PSA reading.

AUTISMAutism is a serious neurological disorder in which the outcomes can be improved if it is diagnosed early. A doctor in Tennessee has developed a method of analyzing the sounds and vocalizing patterns of very young children to determine if autism may be present. Evidently, the number and types of sounds made can help make an autism diagnosis earlier.

SHRINKINGYou’ve probably heard people saying that they seem to have lost some height as they get older. It’s true this can happen. Those little pads (disks) between vertebrae in the spine become drier and thinner with age and people actually will become shorter. Evidently, regular exercise can help slow this process.

GETTING THE MESSAGEYoung people seem to be getting the message of the dangers of unprotected sex. However, for people over 50, the message doesn’t seem to be getting through as well. It is especially important when multiple partners are involved no matter what your age.

Pharmacists are a good source of contraception information. If you have any questions about this matter, just ask. We can talk to you in private and give you all the information you need.

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SCALEto climb up or over

Enjoy an evening out taking in a

movie

Oliver Theatre250-498-2277

REGULAR SHOWTIMESSunday, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 p.m.

Friday & Saturday 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.(unless otherwise stated)

www.olivertheatre.ca

If you haven’t already, now is the time to book your Mother’s Day ad.

Call the Review at 250-499-2653.

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