Volume 65 Issue 43 Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Proudly serving the community since 1948 • www.similkameenspotlight.com SPOT L IGHT The Similkameen Weather Watch Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday High 9 / Low 6 High 10 / Low 5 High 10 / Low 2 High 10/ Low 5 High 10 / Low 4 $1.10 Includes TAX We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage. email: info@fletcherace.com 250-295-6938 222 Burton Ave.,Princeton Open @ 7am Mon-Fri, 8am Sat, 9am Sun FLETCHER Building Supplies • Otter Coop Value Plus Layer Pellets $1 off per bag until Oct. 31st! * If you find an identical item advertised locally at a lower price, we will match it! * Item must be identical and in stock. No rain cheques. Happy Halloween! Trick or Treat at Fletcher Building Supplies Dog Friendly Andrea DeMeer Similkameen Spotlight Princeton RCMP are investi- gating a shooting that took place early Monday morning outside a Burton Street apartment build- ing. Monday they searched a unit in the building, gathered evi- dence, and seized a SUV from the building’s parking lot that they believe is linked to the inci- dent. Sergeant Barry Kennedy said there is “a person of interest” in the case, but as of Monday at 5 p.m. he had not been located, nor was his name released to the press. Police were notified Monday morning by the apartment build- ing’s manager that shots had been heard behind the building at about 1 a.m. in the morning. The manager reported he’d received several complaints from tenants. Many building residents lin- gered outside their apartments Monday, observing the police investigation, but no one agreed to be interviewed by the Spotlight or wanted even to speak off the record. According to Kennedy there is no evidence that anyone was harmed in the incident, although he could not speculate about the circumstances surrounding the shooting. “That has yet to be deter- mined.” However he said police have ruled out the possibility the shooting was hunting-related. Gun violence in residential areas in Princeton is “pretty rare but it has happened more recent- ly,” said Kennedy. “When you get it in residential areas we are very vigilant.” Shots fired on Burton Ave Town rallies for stricken tot page 3 Andrea DeMeer Police seized this SUV outside the Burton Avenue apartment building Monday evening, citing evidence it was linked to the shooting Spotlight Staff A dramatic moonlight rescue from the side of Johnny’s Hat Mountain had a fortu- nate outcome Tuesday morning. A young hiker, who was struck on the head by a falling rock, was recovered and transported to Penticton General Hospital where she is in stable condition. The victim spent nearly 12 hours on the mountain, in and out of consciousness, while paramedics, RCMP, search and rescue crews from Princeton and Penticton as well as armed forces personnel from CFB Comox staged the operation. The woman, who is in her early 20s, is a volunteer at Rock Ridge Canyon, and was not experienced enough to be hiking in that area, said Rick Butler, communications man- ager for the camp. The incident occurred about 4 p.m. Monday, and ambulance workers reached the victim on foot at about 6 p.m. Between 10 p.m. and midnight a Buffalo aircraft from CFM Comax dropped flares to illuminate the mountain, and a rope crew from Penticton handed the victim down the hill on a stretcher in a basket. The mountain was clear of vol- unteers and rescue personnel about 4:30 a.m. Butler had high praise for the emergency services. “They did an amazing job…. It was so well managed by everyone.” Military lends help to mountain rescue
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Volume 65 Issue 43 Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Proudly serving the community since 1948 • www.similkameenspotlight.com
SPOTLIGHTThe Similkameen
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Andrea DeMeerSimilkameen Spotlight
Princeton RCMP are investi-gating a shooting that took place early Monday morning outside a Burton Street apartment build-ing.
Monday they searched a unit in the building, gathered evi-dence, and seized a SUV from the building’s parking lot that they believe is linked to the inci-
dent.Sergeant Barry Kennedy said
there is “a person of interest” in the case, but as of Monday at 5 p.m. he had not been located, nor was his name released to the press.
Police were notified Monday morning by the apartment build-ing’s manager that shots had been heard behind the building at about 1 a.m. in the morning. The manager reported he’d received
several complaints from tenants.Many building residents lin-
gered outside their apartments Monday, observing the police investigation, but no one agreed to be interviewed by the Spotlight or wanted even to speak off the record.
According to Kennedy there is no evidence that anyone was harmed in the incident, although he could not speculate about the circumstances surrounding the
shooting.“That has yet to be deter-
mined.”However he said police have
ruled out the possibility the shooting was hunting-related.
Gun violence in residential areas in Princeton is “pretty rare but it has happened more recent-ly,” said Kennedy. “When you get it in residential areas we are very vigilant.”
Shots fired on Burton Ave
Town rallies for stricken totpage 3
Andrea DeMeerPolice seized this SUV outside the Burton Avenue apartment building Monday evening, citing evidence it was linked to the shooting
Spotlight StaffA dramatic moonlight rescue from the
side of Johnny’s Hat Mountain had a fortu-nate outcome Tuesday morning.
A young hiker, who was struck on the head by a falling rock, was recovered and transported to Penticton General Hospital where she is in stable condition.
The victim spent nearly 12 hours on the mountain, in and out of consciousness, while paramedics, RCMP, search and rescue crews from Princeton and Penticton as well as armed forces personnel from CFB Comox staged the operation.
The woman, who is in her early 20s, is a volunteer at Rock Ridge Canyon, and was not experienced enough to be hiking in that area, said Rick Butler, communications man-ager for the camp.
The incident occurred about 4 p.m. Monday, and ambulance workers reached the victim on foot at about 6 p.m. Between 10 p.m. and midnight a Buffalo aircraft from CFM Comax dropped flares to illuminate the mountain, and a rope crew from Penticton handed the victim down the hill on a stretcher in a basket. The mountain was clear of vol-unteers and rescue personnel about 4:30 a.m.
Butler had high praise for the emergency services. “They did an amazing job…. It was so well managed by everyone.”
Military lends help to mountain rescue
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Two Princeton RCMP officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing follow-ing an altercation with a possible drunk driver
last March. Details about the
incident are vague as the man was subsequently charged with assaulting a police officer and that matter is still before the courts.
The three-page report
released Friday, about seven months after the incident, states the excessive force inves-tigation was launched following an alterca-tion, which occurred in a school parking lot at about 3 a.m. on March 22.
While on regular patrol an officer spot-ted a pickup truck with its engine running in the parking lot. While the officer began to inves-tigate for a possible impaired driver, a sec-ond cruiser arrived on scene.
A physical alterca-tion between the driver and the officers ensued.
After being arrested the man lost conscious-ness in the back seat of a cruiser. Officers immediately took the man to hospital, where he received medical
care and was released at about 1 p.m. the follow-ing day.
The man did not require any further med-ical treatment.
The only other wit-ness to the incident was a female passenger in
the pickup truck. The CJB reviewed
the investigative file including witness state-ments, police reports, photographic and medi-cal evidence.
“The officers involved in the incident
provided an explanation for the force used which Crown counsel has con-cluded is reasonably capable of belief in all of the circumstances,” the press release from the CJB stated.
“In addition, Crown
counsel has concluded, based on the available evidence, that there are concerns with respect to the weight that can rea-sonably be given to the statements of the driver and the passenger of the vehicle.”
Princeton RCMP officers cleared in excessive force inquiry
Community rallies for stricken toddler
Andrea DeMeerSimilkameen Spotlight
Hayley Jae Huff’s favorite color is purple. She loves the movie Brother Bear and her playthings of choice are Jimmy – her Chihuahua – and her hockey stick.
She is two-and-a-half years old and less than two weeks ago she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and immediately airlifted to Vancouver’s
BC Children’s Hospital to undergo lifesaving treatment. The diagnosis – the most common of all child-hood cancers – was made after Hayley was taken to the doctor suffering from cold-like symptoms.
ALL is a treatable cancer, although there is presently no word on Hayley’s prognosis.
In less than ten days friends of the Huff family have raised more than $28,000 to help Hayley’s par-ents Jessica McCarthy and Colby Huff meet the expenses of living away from home, and other costs associated with Hayley’s illness.
A on-line Go Fund Me page raised more than $20,000 in less than two days. As of Tuesday morn-ing 200 people had made on-line donations and the page, which had an initial goal of raising $10,000, had brought in $24,970.
The page was initiated by family friend Stephanie Vermette
“We’re raising money for every-thing they will need while they are away from home and dealing with treatments,” said Laura Robbins, another family friend who was one of the key organizers of a two-day
bake sale on the weekend that alone raised more than $5000.
Robbins described Hayley as an ironed-willed and sweet-natured child. “She’s always been special. She’s the most bubbly person and a strong minded little girl.”
Hayley is adjusting to life in hospital, said Robbins, and is enjoy-ing painting in the hospital’s activ-ity room. On Monday she said “I talked to them [Jessica and Colby] this morning and she was in the
playroom with her Dad.”Robbins said Hayley’s parents
– who work at Huffy’s Garage and Westland Insurance – are “doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. They’re being strong.”
The weekend bake sale at Coopers was supported by many local businesses including the grocery story which donated pop, hot dogs and buns for a barbecue, Subway which donated trays of
sandwiches, Fletcher’s, as well as a large network of volunteers who provided the bake goods.
Anyone wishing to donate to Hayley can do so at a trust fund established at Valley First, or by going on-line to http://www.gofundme.com/ftol2c.
Several home-based shopping parties are planned to raise further funds, and an event is in the works for November 14 at Brown Bridge Pub.
Andrea DeMeerA two-day bake sale raised more than $5,000 for Hayley Jae Huff and her family over the weekend. Pictured (left) is organizer Laura Robbins with friends and customers.
The Coalmont Hotel is sponsor-ing an All Candidates meeting on Tuesday October 28 at 7 p.m.
This is an opportunity to ask questions and hear what the three candidatesfor Area ‘H’ director
have to say. Bob Coyne, Charlie Weber, and Jamie Frandsen will be there and each will have an oppor-tunity to speak, followed by ques-tions from the floor.
All candidates night planned for Area H
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VICTORIA – “Hands up.” That famous command is attributed to Bill Miner,
an American career criminal who is also credited with B.C.’s first train robbery, at Silverdale on the Mission border in 1910.
A more genteel, and of course perfectly legal, trackside transfer of wealth is underway in the B.C. legislature. It’s called the Canadian Pacific Railway (Stone and Timber) Settlement Act, and it provides for taxpayers to hand over $19 million to CP Rail to settle a lawsuit over historic logging, rock and gravel rights given to B.C.’s pioneering railway builders.
Students of B.C. history will know that while Bill Miner got the headlines, it was the early coal, lumber and railway barons who really made out like bandits. And CP Rail inherited some of this by 1912 when it took over three early railways that had been granted vast tracts of provincial Crown land.
Deputy Premier Rich Coleman revealed the settlement in the legislature this month. It seems that when CP Rail took over the B.C. Southern Railway Company, the Columbia and Kootenay Railway and Navigation Company and the Columbia and Western Railway Company, there were some clerical errors along the way.
“I am pleased that Canadian Pacific Railway and the province have recently reached an agreement regarding the disputed ownership and value of timber and stone rights on 145,000 hectares of Crown land and 68,000 hectares of private land in the Kootenay and Okanagan regions,” Coleman told the legislature.
“The province granted land to three railway companies between 1892 and 1908 to subsidize railway construction. These railway companies reserved timber and stone rights for their own use when they sold the land to third parties in the early 1900s.
These reservations were not recognized in many subsequent land transactions, and many of them were not registered in the current land title system.”
These discrepancies came to light in the early 2000s. They involve some 1,600 properties, so you can imagine the lawyer fees that would be accumu-lated to sort through those in court. And Coleman’s statement suggests that the government has con-ceded its records are in error, rather than those of the railways.
Given the Wild West ways of B.C.’s early settle-ment and railway development, it’s not surprising there were some loose ends. For a fascinating look at this period, I recommend Barrie Sanford’s book Steel Rails and Iron Men (Whitecap Books, 1990).
Sanford recounts the fateful decision of the CPR to turn north at Medicine Hat and push Canada’s
defining railway through the Kicking Horse Pass, leaving the mineral-rich Kootenay region open to competitors for rail freight service.
A key figure of those days is James Dunsmuir, who inherited his family coal fortune and served as B.C. premier from 1900 to 1902. He ended up owning a large part of Vancouver Island in exchange for building the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, which he sold to the CPR in 1905, the same year he locked out miners in his coal operations for their push to organize a union.
Dunsmuir’s hard line provided a boost for a rival, James Jerome Hill, who built the Great Northern Railway in the 1890s and later quit the CPR board in a bitter feud. Hill was happy to supply coal from Fernie.
Dunsmuir took a turn as B.C.’s eighth Lieutenant Governor, sold his coal business and retired to his estate, Hatley Castle, which is now part of Royal Roads University.
He is buried at Victoria’s Ross Bay Cemetery. As Halloween approaches, it’s easy to imagine a chuckle from his grave as the railway barons once again rake it in.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]
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There is never a shortage of good causes to sup-port.
There are too many choices when it comes to donating time and money. Should you help the crisis center, the local food bank, support minor sports, or local schools?
One person, one business or one community can’t do it all.
Coopers in Princeton selects, as a part of a corpo-rate initiative, to raise funds and awareness for BC Children’s Hospital.
While it may seem like an odd charity for the local grocery to work for at first blush, when you realize that last year 63 children from Princeton were treated at BC Children’s Hospital the direct benefit to the community comes into sharp focus.
Coopers runs numerous fundraisers for the hos-pital at any given time. Right now it is raising money by raffling off a freezer, selling chances to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin, offering customers the opportunity to “round up” their grocery bills to the nearest dollar, and there are usually goodies that can be purchased near the front tills with proceeds going to the cause.
Supporting BC Children’s Hospital is critical for families in the community and across the province. BC Children’s Hospital is the province’s only full-service, pediatric acute care hospital and serves the one million children living in BC and the Yukon. All children who are seriously ill or injured are referred to Children’s Hospital and are either treated at the hospital facility in Vancouver or, with consultation from children’s specialists, in their home community.
Last year more than 81,000 children were treat-ed at Children’s Hospital. (Don’t forget 63 of them were from Princeton.) and BC Children’s Hospital Foundation received donations from more than 116,000 people and had revenues of over $91 mil-lion.
A reminder of the importance of this cause is timely, with so many people in the area pledging prayers and support for one of the hospital’s newest patients, Hayley Jae Huff.
It’s also important for the people of Princeton area to remember how much Coopers, and other local businesses of course, put back into town with through donations and sponsorships. The next time you think about shopping out of town because you think you might get a better deal, think again.
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Cops and reporters a bit like cats and dogsA recent press release from the
RCMP brought to mind an old friend from Paris, Ontario.
The press release addressed the dangers of brandishing replica weapons, and the friend is Reg.(Name changed to protect the beau-tiful.)
When I knew Reg he looked exactly like Sam Elliott as he appeared in the movie Roadhouse. He was 6’5” tall and had a southern drawl that came from the very bot-tom of the keyboard.
In his salad days Reg was a paratrooper with U.S. Special Forces. He did two tours of duty in Vietnam, and then was a street cop for years in Toronto. Yeah. Reg was as tough as a fuzzy bunny.
During what turned out to be his last shift with Metro city police Reg and his partner shot and killed a teenage boy who was crouched on a garage roof pointing a replica handgun.
Despite a lengthy and thorough inquiry into the tragedy, it was never revealed which officer’s bul-let caused the fatal wound. Even though both men were exonerated
of wrongdoing the media attention was intense. The partner quit polic-ing and Reg got the heck out of Dodge and accepted a position as constable in the town of Paris.
Reporters and cops aren’t exact-ly born enemies, but it’s foolish to deny they have a mutual and recip-rocal wariness. Cops think reporters are likely to get a story wrong so they resist releasing information to the press. The press knows full well it’s a whole lot easier to get a story right when police release all the information.
Reg had more reasons than most to be gun shy, so it took the staff of the local paper some time to win his trust. This was when cops walked a beat – rattling downtown door handles after dark and showing the colors.
Reg developed the habit of drop-ping by the office on production nights for coffee. He would some-times drop a lead on my desk, tidbits that got missed in the weekly press releases. Our homes were close and eventually our families spent many summer nights around the backyard campfire talking life and shop.
None of this kept Reg out of the newspaper. There was the day he backed his cruiser – with consider-able speed – into a tree. You can bet I hightailed it out to the impound yard to get a photo of the damage. On another occasion Reg mistook a beloved 18-year-old family pet for a rabid cat. He shot and killed it, and adding insult to injury he disposed of the body in a mixed bag of animal pieces on a shelf in the freezer of the town’s veterinary clinic.
The paper was all over that story like a blanket. It’s true. I will throw anyone under the bus for letters to the editor.
It should be noted the paper also reported when Reg went back to the vet’s, dug through the assorted animal carcasses to retrieve the cat, and returned it to its devastated owners.
I had occasion for professional dealings with Reg on another level.
One afternoon he pulled me over in a speed trap, and started to write me a ticket.
Seriously? I looked over the car window
at my dear friend. It’s possible my jaw slacked.
I probably don’t need to tell Princeton that in a small town when a person is tight with the constabu-lary you get accustomed to “get out of jail free cards.” That’s not a sense of entitlement. But you feel pretty comfortable flying past a radar gun and getting away with a gentle warning and a wink.
Reg ordered me to step out of the vehicle. He proceeded to crawl all over my car and composed a list of driving violations that totaled more than $1500 in fines. They ranged from a burnt out tail light to an absent wallet – no driver’s
license, ownership or insurance papers on my person.
Reg tore up the list, handed me a speeding ticket for $52 and then cuffed me gently on the side of the head and told me I had a bad reputation in town for driving like a maniac and he wasn’t about to watch me get shoveled off the pave-ment one night.
Then he gave me a hug, and his brown eyes were a little misty. “You have kids. Smarten up.” (I forgo the expletives.)
There’s a story in this week’s paper about two Princeton RCMP officers who were recently cleared of any charges in relationship to an accusation of excessive use of force. Cops and reporters have this much in common – the job isn’t an exact science. It’s emotional and situational and the good ones do the best they can with the skills and experience they possess, and they make judgment calls and some-times they get judged in return.
Anyways. That’s my friend Reg.
Tough as a fuzzy bunny.
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Vi Woods is a consultant in autism, a grand-mother, and at age 69, a member of a world cham-pion Dragon Boat racing team. Anyone needing inspiration to achieve a difficult goal will certainly find her to be a valuable role model. She provides ample proof that with determination, perseverance and a vision for something significant, great things are possible.
Entered in the 60 plus women’s category, her team competed in this summer’s Club Crew World Championships in Italy. The competition was orga-nized by the International Dragon Boat Federation.
Standing at 5 feet, 1 inch, Vi needed to train with exceptional diligence to make the team. It is her grit and strong will that attracted my interest. I also wondered if Dragon Boating might have a future in the Similkameen Valley. Certainly we have an abun-dance of lakes within easy driving distance.
Approximately 40 women, including some from Penticton, Victoria and other centres tried out for the championship team that made the trip to Italy. “Besides the Drummer who is at the front of the boat and the Steerer at the back, there are only 20 avail-able positions,” Vi told me in a telephone interview from her daughter’s home in Winnipeg. “I wasn’t at all certain I’d make the team. The women trying out for it were highly skilled, very strong and fiercely competitive.”
“My personal training included four strenuous sessions in the gym each week, one with a trainer. I also paddled two times each week with my regular team, the Grand Dragons, and once per week with the competition team. There were also two day camps, spaced several months apart. I needed to be totally disciplined in honing my paddling skills and
in my physical conditioning.”To be named to the team, Vi needed to suc-
cessfully complete a series of rigorous tests. These included a solo paddle on an outrigger boat. There were also strength tests such as an 80 pound lap pull, weight lifting and pushups (she can do 20). Much like an Olympic athlete, she had trained for some eight years to achieve the skill and fitness levels required to win a greatly coveted place in interna-tional dragon boat competition.
“When we are training for a competition,” she said “it becomes consuming. It’s what I think about and talk about.”
Dragon Boat racing dates back some 2500 years and is still part of religious ceremonies and folk customs, especially in areas of East Asia where there are ethnic Chinese populations. One purpose is to venerate the Chinese dragon water deity and to encourage rainfall.
“We have to work closely as a team,” Vi said. “Our strokes must be synchronized. The Drummer plays an important role in achieving this. We are all friends and help each other.”
She concluded by saying, “it’s very exciting going into a competition. These boats go really fast. We have to be totally fit and focused. All our strength goes into the race.”
Apparently their boat did go really fast. Her team wasn’t defeated in any of the races. Vi and her team mates each came away with three gold medals. Her reason for being in Winnipeg at this time is to spend time with Olin, her newly born grandson. Even Dragon Boat racing must step aside for this.
I’m not aware of Dragon Boat racing in the Similkameen Valley. It sounds like a great sport for some enterprising organizer to introduce here. Some of us might benefit from such a rigorous challenge.
Is the valley up for dragon boat racing?
The Similkameen Valley maybe the perfect place for a dragon boat challenge.
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Get ready for huge Halloween family bashTara Bowie
Similkameen SpotlightIt’s sure to be a spooktacular eve-
ning for everyone. The fourth edition of the revamped
Halloween Family Fun Night is set to take place Saturday, Oct. 25.
Volunteers have been tirelessly working for the last six weeks to put together the event, which has become a fall tradition for many.
“I love Halloween. I’m just all into the spook and fun,” organizer Jennifer Bernard said. “This is an event for the entire community.”
The free event attracted well over 1,000 people last year and Bernard expects an even bigger turnout this year at the Princeton Exhibition Grounds (fairgrounds).
“The first year we just started with a bonfire, we had fireworks, food and games,” she said. “Over the years we’ve added things tor make it fresh and exciting for everyone.”
This year will boast many of the same crowd-pleasing events including the bonfire, fireworks and free food in addition to the thrilling spook houses.
Games this year include a dart game and three-legged race. Again this year there will also be a craft cor-
ner and fireworks, which are set-off by professionals.
Although the event is free to attend, organizers hope the community will be generous with donations of non-perishable food for the food bank and monetary donations for the Princeton Secondary School senior band.
“A lot of people wonder why we don’t raise money for the family fun night but it’s because we want to give back and help the food bank and dif-ferent organizations,” she said.
Bernard said without the generous support of the community the ∑event wouldn’t go on each year.
The event is supported by the Town of Princeton, Princeton Crisis Assistance, Copper Mountain Mining Operations Ltd., RDOS – Brad Hope, Princeton Ground Search and Rescue and the Similkameen Spotlight.
Anyone interested in volunteering for the fun night can contact Bernard at 250-295-7438.
WHAT: Halloween Family Fun Night
WHERE: Princeton Exhibition Grounds (fairgrounds)
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 25 gates opening at 5 p.m.
More than 1,000 people are expected to turn out for Princeton’s annual Halloween Family Fun Night at the fairgrounds, including the charming guests pictured above.
Bob MarshFletcher’s Building Supplies raised more than $600 for the Princeton Posse last week when they raffled off a barbecue at Wednesday’s home game. Co-owner Susan Robinson was on hand to announce the winning ticket holder, Bill Montgomery.
The Similkameen Spotlight is pleased to announce the appoint-ment of Tara Bowie to the position of associate editor.Bowie recently moved to Princeton from Norwich, Ontario, where she worked for eight years as a reporter for Sun Media at both the weekly Norwich Gazette and the daily Woodstock Sentinel Review. Bowie is also the new associate editor of the Keremeos Review, while Spotlight publisher and editor Andrea DeMeer assumes management duties at that paper as well.
New staffer for Spotlight
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Dierre MaynardHockey is a little different than it once
was. As players laced up last this season, one boy could be seen taking a picture on his iPhone of his skates with the caption, “Lacing up my skates for the first time this season…it’s good to be back!” The dressing room was buzzing with excitement and enfolded in a comfortable familiarity.
Some things about hockey remain the same. One Mom comes smiling into the stands, “I missed my winter family. I feel like I have been in isolation.” New skates cut through the ice. There is little groan-ing as they skate lines. Even a tough first practice is welcome. Parents scan the kids…not yet familiar with what kid is in what new jersey. “Whose that in the black jersey over there? Wow…the kids have grown over the summer.”
New, yet, familiar, it all flows together. There are a lot of smiles in the Princeton Arena. Parents are happy to see their kids exercising in a sport they love. Kids are excited to be playing a sport they love. It is all one big place of good juju.
The season has some differences from other seasons. A strong executive is at the helm again. After a few years of bumpy roads, not enough board members and low funding, they have risen from the ashes. The club has much to be thankful for. Last year, a 50/50 ticket raffle was a huge suc-cess and one lucky winner went home with $3000 cash. The club put $3000 in their bank account and could proudly say they were in the black between that and their other sponsorship initiatives. Association President, Dan Lankinen, confirmed that due to last years success, there will be a similar and slightly larger 50/50 raffle again this season. “Princeton Minor Hockey wishes to thank everyone locally for last years support and looks forward to an even better drive this year. Although, we have other smaller projects in planning this is our major fund-raiser of the year and tickets will be going on sale soon with a planned draw later this season. Money raised helps keep registration fees down thereby, allowing Princeton youth to enjoy an exciting, physical sport locally. Please do your part to keep this initiative going by purchasing your ticket.”
Subway and FortisBC got the ball roll-ing on the club’s jersey drive three years ago. They gave their wholehearted support to the club to purchase new jerseys for two of the teams. Home Hardware, Copper Mountain Mine, Superior Propane, Hayes Creek Electric, A&W, Princeton Redi-Mix, IDA Pharmacy, Barry Beecroft, and Old Style Bins soon followed. All gave the club money to purchase new jerseys. While not every team has a sponsor yet, the club is still hopeful that there soon will be. Any busi-nesses interested in supporting PDMHA with jerseys sponsorship ($100 for one) or sign sponsorship ($500 for a 2’ x 4’), team spon-sorship ($500) or anything else, can contact sponsorship director Karen Fulton with the club at 250-295-1595.
Last year, PDMHA (Princeton and District Minor Hockey Association) also, started a new partnership with Sandman Inn Princeton. For every hockey room booked for Minor Hockey games and tournaments, through the Sandman Inn, PDMHA gets a kickback. Last year, that kickback turned out to be $342. Sandman Inn Manager, Judy Cross called again before the 2014/2015 season started. “I have a cheque for you.” This year, she held a bigger cheque in her hands for $408. PCMHA President Dan Lankinen stated “this is an example of a win-win situ-
ation between Princeton Minor Hockey and local business. Our tournaments over the season bring an influx of hundreds of players and parents spending money at hotels, restau-rants, and other establishments in Princeton in an off season time of the year. Sandman Inn has recognized that and has joined into a partnership with PDMHA that works for both groups. We thank all of our sponsors and look forward to working with you to develop other ideas that can continue to bring an economic benefit to us both. Bring on the season.”
Past Princeton and District Minor Hockey Association Vice President, Dierra Maynard, was pleased to accept a cheque for $408 from Sandman Inn Manager Judy Cross earlier this year.
Princeton minor hockey has much to be thankful for
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Area H -- Charles Weber
We all have choices. My wife and I chose to move to Princeton area twelve years ago. We Ranch full time on a 320 acre ranch we purchased 10 km east on Hwy 3, producing Hay for local and coastal sales, Pure bred breeding stock of sheep, premium lamb and a few beef.
We haved lived and farmed in Princeton for 12 years.Princeton has a glorious climate, with undeniable outdoor rec-reation, friendly people and boundless econom-ic possibilities.
We lived and worked in Abbotsford /Mission area for 30 years, I a teacher, my wife an Agrologist. We raised 2 children on our acreage on Sumas Mtn where we kept a small flock of sheep for our children and 4H., and Bev ran a wholesale Nursery. We
have been Rural people all of our lives.
I will support and promote all programs and policies that will bring about sustainable growth in this area. I will be transparent, accountable, accessible and honest in working and serving your inter-ests.
Area H needs to engage everybody in growing our commu-nity. I will be a strong voice with RDOS in Penticton, and will build a healthy relation-ship with the Town of Princeton. Share your ideas, I will listen!
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Area H – Jamie Frandsen
Age: 55Marital Status:
Married for 30+ yearsChildren: 3 young
adultsOccupation: Retired
Business ProfessionalEducation: Diploma,
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Residence: Full-time resident in the Similkameen Valley
Jamie Frandsen cur-rently resides full-time in the Similkmaneen Valley with his wife,
and has a long history in the community dating back to 1969. When he was just 10 years old, his family purchased a property at Allison Lake. Since then, he has spent countless days, weeks and months in the region growing up, as a young adult, and later raising a family of his own and watching his three children move onto adulthood while
spending many long weekends and summer holidays in the valley from Vancouver.
Since becoming a full-time resident last year, Jamie has con-tinued to be actively involved in the commu-nity. Jamie was elected President of “The Allison / Borgesson Ratepayer’s Association” and was elected as one of two Directors on
“The Allison Lake Improvement District” Board. Jamie is excited about the current oppor-tunity to be involved on a wider scale. Through being out in the com-munity and meeting as many members as pos-sible, a number of issues and concerns have been brought to his atten-tion which he plans to address as the campaign moves forward.
The BC Centre for Disease Control is reminding people to consume only pasteur-ized apple-based drinks this fall season.
Unpasteurized apple juice and cider common-ly available at pumpkin patch events and local farmers markets can become infected with harmful bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella. The vast majority of juice sold in BC is safe, but only pasteurization (heat treatment) can ensure that apple juice and cider are free of harmful pathogens.
To avoid infection by foodborne bacteria, consumers should check the package label to determine whether the apple juice or cider has been pasteurized. If the label does not provide this information, con-sumers can ask their retailer or producer, or phone the manufacturer listed on the label. When
in doubt, consumers should take precautions and consider the risks before drinking.
Safety tips for con-sumers:
Boil unpasteurized apple juice and cider for one minute before con-suming.
Avoid serving unpas-teurized apple juice and cider products to those most at risk (young chil-dren, the elderly, and peo
ple with weakened immune systems).
Freezing and refrig-eration do not make unpasteurized apple juice or cider safe.Ensure freshness and quality by refrigerating apple juice and cider products and respecting their best-before dates.
· If you believe that you have become ill as a result of drink-ing unpasteurized apple juice or cider, see a doc-tor immediately and notify your local health authority.
Consumers should also avoid raw milk, which can contain a number of disease caus-ing organisms, includ-ing E. coli, Salmonella and other pathogens. Pasteurization kills any pathogens that may be
present in raw milk. Raw milk is not permit-ted for sale in Canada.
Symptoms of infec-tion from E. coli or Salmonella can include stomach cramps, vomit-
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Seasonal apple juice and cider warning issued
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of Electoral Area “H” (Princeton Rural) of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen that an election by voting is necessary to elect an Electoral Area Director for a four year term commencing December 2014 and terminating in the fall of 2018, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:
Electoral Area “H” (Princeton Rural) Director – One (1) to be elected
Surname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence COYNE Bob Electoral Area “H” FRANDSEN Jamie Electoral Area “H” WEBER Charles Electoral Area “H”
NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING Electoral Area “H” (Princeton Rural)
MAIL IN BALLOT VOTING
Voters in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen are eligible to vote using a mail-in ballot if they: Have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity. If voters expect to be absent from the Regional District on voting day and at the times of all advance voting
opportunities. Voters who reside in East Gate Manning Park of Electoral Area “H” are eligible to use mail-in ballot, without
meeting the above two requirements, as it is remote from the voting places.
To receive a mail-in ballot package you must first submit a mail-in ballot application to the Regional District office between October 20, 2014 and November 7, 2014. To obtain the application please go to the website, www.rdos.bc.ca, Popular Links, choose 2014 Local Elections, click on Mail-in Ballot Voting and submit to the Regional District. If there is no challenge to registering you as an eligible elector, we will put your name on a list to receive a mail-in ballot package. The mail-in ballot package contains instructions, a ballot and the necessary return envelopes that will protect the secrecy of your vote.
Non-Resident Property Electors must also complete the Non-Resident Property Elector Application and if applicable a Non-Resident Property Elector Consent form to accompany the mail-in ballot application. These forms are available on our website under 2014 Local Election. Please contact the Regional District Office for further clarification.
In order for your ballot to be counted in the election, it is your responsibility to return the mail-in ballot package to the Chief Election Officer no later than 8:00 p.m. on General Voting Day - November 15, 2014.
ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements:
18 years of age or older on general voting day Canadian Citizen Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day Resident of OR registered owner of real property in the electoral area for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and Not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.
Resident electors will need two (2) pieces of identification that together prove who you are and where you live. One of them must have your signature on it (i.e. Driver’s License). Photo identification is not required.
Non-resident property electors may register in advance or at the voting place. However, if you choose to register at the time you vote, you must produce proof that you are the registered owner of the property. If you are one of two or more owners, you must also demonstrate – in writing – that you have the consent of the majority of all owners to vote as the non-resident property elector. Applicants must provide two (2) pieces of identification that together prove who you are and where you live. One of them must have your signature on it (i.e. Driver’s License). Photo identification is not required. Check with the Regional District for a more detailed explanation of the registration procedures.
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GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of Electoral Area “H” (Princeton Rural) on Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations:
Riverside Centre, 148 Old Hedley Road, Princeton, BC Tulameen Community Hall, 2595 Otter Avenue, Tulameen, BC
Advance Voting any qualified elector may vote at an advance opportunity, November 5, 2014, between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm, at the following location:
Riverside Centre, 148 Old Hedley Road, Princeton,BC BC
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Margaret FraserAn unseasonably warm weekend made it even easier for Princeton residents to enjoy the beauty of fall along The Similkameen. Sunday temperatures reached 12 degrees, and many people took advantage of the weather to walk or hike in the autumn colors.
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This past week, my brother and I have taken a little road trip together to Whistler. Our base has-been a very comfortable condo with plenty of room for both of us to sprawl out, take time for ourselves as well as have time together. Since both left our parental home, we have nearly always lived a fair distance from each other.
We’ve married, had children and made lives for ourselves in different parts of western Canada. We’ve stayed in touch and even visited near-ly every year but still, paths diverge and when we do get together it is usually with other fam-ily members present. Sometimes that means that we don’t really have time to share some of our sorrows along with the fun of group togeth-erness.
I’m getting a little long in the tooth and I felt an urge to recon-nect. When I mentioned a road trip to my brother, he thought it was a great idea. He had one week of holidays left (he’s much younger than I am and is still employed) and so on a whim we grabbed the opportunity and before we knew it, we were heading down Highway 3.
The drive through Manning Park and on through Hope and Vancouver proved to be delightful with fall colours along the way. It opened up a flood-
gate of conversation that caught us both up on the last few years. Gordie had been through a life threatening health event four years earlier that resulted in open-heart surgery. I of course was kept up to date at the time regarding his miraculous survival of the repair of a massively torn aorta but I had not realized the aftermath of debility and ongoing recovery.
My brother and I are children of Great Depression survivors and clearly, at least one of us occasionally fell back on our training to “suck it up” and get on with life. I am much more comfortable with broadcasting my dis-comfort and sharing my misery with the entire Western World so it was an eye opener.
As the days passed, we alternated between short walks around Whistler, a drive to Pemberton and beyond and light banter inter-spersed with comfort-able moments of silence.
We drove off highway to a lovely spot called Birkenhead Provincial Park. We took photos, breathed in the marvel-ously fresh rainforest air that was lightly scented with cedar. We chatted with a Welsh couple who arrived shortly after we did and were nearly desperate to see a bear, “Well, not too close!” And then, we found a market in Pemberton that sold the famous Pemberton seed pota-toes (who knew?) and
purchased our supper supplies there. I began to realize that the best place to talk was in the car, rolling up and down the winding mountain roads.
For some reason, it seems easier to slip into conversation that deals with sometimes dif-ficult topics when the participants (at least one of which is male) are not facing each other. I began to feel a rhythm to our days. It became easier to bring up issues that had been neglected for years.
Mostly the distance we had felt was about neglect rather than
intention.I had been teasing
my analytical, technical younger brother about teaching him how to make a monoprint and this had turned out to be the lighthearted open-ing that we had needed to rekindle our relation-ship. Now lest you think something absolutely unspeakable had come between us, let me say that it was not about that at all.
We had just not made the effort to keep up, living several hundred kilometres away from each other. Our extend-ed family has lived in nearly every continent
on the world and it is easy to slip and allow the distance to creep in. On top of it all, add in the fact that one sib-ling is completely left brained and the other (guess!) pretty much only uses the right side of her head.
As our time together came to an end and we were driving through the
mountains once again on our way home to Princeton, our conver-sation opened up even more. We agreed that we had needed to take this trip for many reasons. Together, we are closer in many ways than we are in any other relation-ship. We share a history that only we can really feel in our hearts. We
see the strengths of our parents (and the weak-nesses too of course) in each other. Together we are able to understand what our mother and father endured and dare I say, we can forgive them for not being per-fect, and that is a really, really good thing!
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The Princeton Posse was poised to stretch their winning streak to six games Sunday against the Osoyoos Coyotes when the team experienced an overwhelming third period meltdown.
With less than 14 minutes left in the game the Posse was leading the Coyotes 2-1 and when the buzzer sounded they were on the receiving end of a 6-2 defeat.
“We need to be better at closing out our wins,” said head coach Bill Rotheisler in an interview with The Spotlight. “That’s been sort of a problem for us all year…It seems like a lot of our games we are either winning or losing in the third period.”
Rotheisler said the team “seems to unwind a bit too soon,” as the clock ticks down, especially if they’ve been outmatching the opposing team.
He also identified weak shifts after goals – a tra-ditionally vulnerable time on the ice – as a contribut-ing problem. “We definitely have to focus on having big shifts after goals.”
Osoyoos outshot the Posse 45 to 29, and Spencer Huff turned away 39 shots.
Eden Dubchak was named the Away Star of Game, with a goal and an assist. Kurtis Klinger also had a goal and assist, and other assists went to Daine Elphicke and Cooper Prechel.
The Posse won back-to-back contests against the North Okanagan Knights earlier in the week. Wednesday at home Stephen Heslop faced 17 shots and earned a shut out in 3-0 win. Goals were scored by Colton St. John (2) and Destin Robinson. Assists went to Bryan Kromm (2), Eden Dubchak, Daine Elphicke and Cody Lassiter.
Saturday on home ice the Posse won 5-3 thanks to a four goal run in the second period led by Kyle Bergh who was the Home Star of the Game. Bergh had a three point game with two goals and an assist. Thomas Cankovic, Trevor Pereverzoff and Keith Comte all contributed goals. Assists went to Conkovic, Pereverzoff, Conner Sloan (2), Eden Dubchak, Cody Lassiter and Colton St. John.
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Debbie LyonDozens of volunteers turned out Saturday at China Ridge Trails for a work party. The goal of the day was preparing the trails for a season of winter activity.
Debbie LyonMore than 600 vehicles went through the gates of the Princeton and District Landfill over the week-end during free landfill days. Although tonnage of dropped items isn’t known, staff at the landfill took in 54 fridges, freezers, 96 mattresses, 14 hide-a-beds, garbage and about 40 yards of material in the grain and woodpile. More than 60 per cent of items were recycled.
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PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO:Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop op-portunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to join. 250-295-0527
PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY:The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featur-ing traditional music from many places. The three-day festival is free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you would like to help out with the festival, please con-tact Jon or Rika @ 250-295-6010
Community:INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION?For people who want to learn to pray with great sim-plicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are at a dead end, for people who want to get to know them-selves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We can go to God together and it’s free! Call me: Fr. Harry Clarke at 250-295-3541.
PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: 167 Vermilion Avenue [email protected]
WELCOME WAGON! Are you a new to Princeton? If so, we have information regarding local, civic, community services and facilities. We also have gifts for you from local merchants and busi-nesses. Call 1-866-856-8442
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Meets second Monday of every month, 1:00 p.m. Hos-pital Board Room. For info., Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577
PRINCETON and DISTRICT COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE SOCIETY:Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.
HEDLEY LIBRARY HOURS: A reminder that the Library is open every Thurs. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at the OAPO Hall on Scott Ave.
Community:HEDLEY SENIORS’ CENTRE: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings - Everyone welcome. 2nd Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 am - 10 am. Daily Coffee & conversation 6:30 am to 8 am. Every Tuesday & Thursday exercise at 9 am.
SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. Members can invite a guest.
MEMBERS ONLY POOL TOURNAMENT: Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre. 10:00 am
WHIST & CRIB: (Seniors Branch #30) First Saturday of each month at 1 PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone welcome.
VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BR. #185: Regular meetings second Friday of every month at 2 p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m.
SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the � rst and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information.
LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083
PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060
JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN:New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels” attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250-295-6727
CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional sup-port, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for con� -dential services.
MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE:@ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge nec-essary. Call Gail @ 250-295-0171
HealthPRINCETON COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CHAC): Meets third Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at Town Hall.
PRINCETON HEALTH ACTION COMMITTEE: Regular public meetings � rst Wednesday of every month at 7 PM at the BPO Elks Lodge.
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN:If interested in attending, please call: Barb 250-295-4050 or Del 250-295-3266TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meets at Riverside Wellness Centre every Thursday. Weigh-in-Time 8:30 AM Meeting 9:00–10:00 AM. For more information please contact Lynda 250- 295-3658 or Myrna 250-295-7272 Visit www.tops.org
HealthCOMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Shirley Haker at 250-295-3607. [email protected]
CRISIS LINE: You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call is con� dential and anonymous. The crisis line is 250-493-6622. Or call collect from locations within the South Okanagan Similkameen: 250-493-6622.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:Meet Friday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Library call 250-295-7005
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. Arbor House. Thursdays @ 7:30 p.m. Baptist Church. Old Hedley road. Contacts: Fred 250-295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663 AL-ANON:Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Contact Central Referral @1-604-688-1716
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meets every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in Chamber Basement 7:30 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809
Club Notes:FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER:Freemasonry has been active in B.C. for over 130 years. It is a fraternity open to men of all races and religions. If you are of good character and want more information, please contact: The Secretary Similkameen Lodge #95A.F. & A.M. C/O Box 174Princeton, BC V0X 1W0
ROYAL PURPLE:Meetings � rst and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton.
ELKS: Contact Chris at 250-295-3949.
PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet � rst Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.
GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY: Meet the third Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. in the Princeton Museum Archive Room (upstairs). Every-one is welcome!
PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.
HEDLEY MUSEUM:General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month. 6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum
THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150.
VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS:Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome.
OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME:Meetings 3rd Thursday of each month at noon in the Club House.
Club Notes:
VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY:Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact [email protected] New Members welcome!
PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m., at the Princeton PXA Grounds. New Members welcome!
PRINCETON FISH & GAME:Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, con-tact Al Lay 250-295-0250.
PRINCETON RACING DAYS ASSOCIATION: Meets the third Thursday of the month in the of� ce at Sun� ower Downs (PXA Grounds) at 6:30 p.m.
PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION:Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the of� ce at the PXA Grounds at 6:30 p.m.
PRINCETON ROTARY CLUB:Meets every Tuesday @ 12 p.m. Heartland Restaurant (dining room). For more info. Call Judy @ 250-295-0217. New members welcome!
COPPERHILL LANES:YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55. Mens, Ladies and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 for more information.
SPECIAL “O” BOARD;Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time.
LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB:Meetings held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for more info. New members welcome!
PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND:Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band Room. New musicians welcome!
PRINCETON CURLING CLUB:Leagues start Oct. 20th. Mon - mixed, Wed - Ladies, Thurs - Day League. www.princetoncurlingclub.com or 250-295-6400
YouthGIRL GUIDES OF CANADA:Contact: Carol Mack 250-295-7085
PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY:Lori Gullison 250-295-3977
SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: 250-295-3909 or 250-295-7374
PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 11- 2. (Pre-natal) 11 -12 Moms help prepare and enjoy lunch together.
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ALL PURPOSE ROOFING• Let me keep you dry /Reasonable rates• Any type of re-roofing & repairs• Serving the area for over 20 years• Over 60 years experience/NO Subcontracting
Bob MarshDoug Pateman, the voice behind the Princeton Posse webcasts, chatted with Posse netminder Stephen Heslop Saturday night at an after-game special event held at Little Creek Grill. The Posse was in a celebratory mood, having just beaten North Okanagan in back-to-back contests.
Bob MarshThere was an excellent turn out Saturday night for the Princeton Museum’s “Princeton – Then and Now” photographic tour of the community’s railway past, featuring the collection of Joe Smuin.
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RESIDENCE COMMUNITY WORKER
Southern Okanagan Association for Integrated
Community Living has an immediate opening
for the casual part-time position of Residence
Community Worker. The position requires the
ability to work both as a team member and
independently around the support of clients.
Applicants for this position would require:
Valid Class 4 Driver's License (unrestricted)Certificate in the field of Community CareValid First Aid certificateDoctor's letter of fitnessCurrent TB test Food Safe certificate
Wages are in accordance with CUPE contract.
Interested applicants can mail their resume
to:
SOAICL
PO Box 138
Oliver BC, V0H 1T0
or Fax to: (250) 498-0325
Attention: Susan daCostaManager Residential Services, Organization &
Princeton & District Community Services is accepting applications for the position of caretaker in an Assisted Living Complex. The preferred candidate will enjoy interact-ing with seniors and is required to live on site. Caretaker must be available from 8 PM to 8 AM. The caretaker is not required to be awake through the night but is responsible for an evening security check and respond-ing to emergency night calls. Terms of em-ployment are negotiable.Address applications to the attention of Lynn Pelly, Executive Director, Princeton & District Community Services, Box 1960, Princeton BC V0X 1W0. Closing date for applications is October 22, 2014. Further information is available at 47 Harold Avenue during regular business hours.
PLOW TRUCK
OPERATORSArgo is accepting Resumes for drivers experienced in the operation of tandem axle trucks for the Princeton Area. Part time, as and when required. Exp. operat-ing snow removal equipment would be an asset. Must hold a valid BCDL, minimum Class 3 with air. Submit your Resume with a current driver abstract by email to [email protected] or by fax to 250-295-7983.
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3. Company sponsored Fly-In / Fly-Out and Accommodations Program with charter flights from Calgary or Edmonton
• Long term and stable career at one of the largest oil & gas companies in Canada
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Employment
Help WantedAccounting clerk needed for busy operation. Excellent com-puter skills, attention to detail, and experience with point of sale systems required. Profi t-master experience is de-sirable. Accuracy a must and candidates will be tested. 5 days a week, 5 hours a day, Monday thru Friday. Applica-tions by email only to [email protected]
Class 1 Driver needed, good wages/benefi ts. Call 250-295-8855
Funeral Homes
Career Opportunities
Employment
Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators. Meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-780-723-5051.
Funeral Homes
Career Opportunities
Employment
Help WantedContractor sales person to support a busy lumber and building materials operation. Must be capable of take off, put service fi rst in relation-ships, and have excellent knowledge of building practic-es and contemporary building supplies. Computer skills and ability to work well within a team are an absolute must. Apply by email with resume and a cover letter to: [email protected]
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Career Opportunities
Employment
Help WantedPARTS PERSON required for a growing progressive auto/in-dustrial supplier. Experienced applicant will receive top wag-es, full benefi ts and RRSP bo-nuses working 5 day work week, plus moving allowanc-es. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto & Industrial, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected]
Employment
Help WantedVernon Service Company requires Journeyman Electrician. $36.00/hr Call (250)549-4444 or fax 250-549-4416 or email:[email protected]
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Help WantedExpanding business has a rare opportunity opening in Princeton, BC. This company has a reputation to uphold and has served the community in a historical landmark for well over 100 years. Repairing and servicing your community ve-hicles. Must have an intro pro-vincial license, knowledge of top of the line Diagnostic Equipment. Also experience with 4 wheel laser Alignment, high-speed wheel balancer. Brake works. Diesel and gas motor repairs. Hourly wage $28-32/hr. Mailed resumes will only be accepted. Mail to N&L Services Box 2378 Princeton BC.
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TeachersGPRC, FAIRVIEW CAMPUS needs a Power Engineering Instructor! Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers
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Financial Services
Employment
Trades, Technical
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HandypersonsNeed a Handyman? Painting, home repairs, yard work, xmas lights, reliable. 250-295-4038 ask for Ed.
Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.
Painting & Decorating
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Pets & Livestock
LivestockDORPER Cross Sheep fl ock for sale. 15 ewes and 25 lambs. $4500. Phone 250-397-4126.
Merchandise for Sale
Building SuppliesSTEEL BUILDINGS gift-card give-away! 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca
Misc. for SaleA-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS
Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all
sizes in stock. SPECIAL
Trades are welcome. 40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544
& 644 wheel Loaders. Wanted to buy 300 size
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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext: 400OTwww.norwoodsamills.com/400ot
Sofa and matching chair - like new, rocker/recliner, queen size mattress set, desk w/hutch, all items from non-smoking home. 250-295-6704
Tires, winter/summer, $25 and up. Please leave a message at 250-295-5354
Misc. WantedFIREARMS. ALL types want-ed, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-960-0045, www.dollars4guns.com
Mobile home 12’x68’, 2-bdrm, lg lot, clean, well kept, new roof and deck. No major prob-lems. Excellent appliances, lg water heater. Car shelter, 2 sheds and garden areas. Near Elem. school, hospital and shopping. A steal at $39,000 OBO. Contact owner at 250-295-1238 to view.
Rentals
Apt/Condo for Rent1 & 2 Bdrm apartments in new building. Close to trail & river. Twin River 223 Burton Ave., F/S, cats OK, starting @ $700/month + utilities. 604-783-7020.
1 bdrm Apt for rent in Prince-ton, available now. Level ac-cess in a quiet building. Need excellent references & D.D. No pets, can furnish if needed. Rents start at $530.00 month. Phone 1-250-295-1006 for de-tails or leave a message with the best time to call back.
APARTMENTS FOR RENT: Small bachelor unit $450. Lg. bachelor unit $550. 1 bed. unit $650. All utilities included. 1 bedroom $550 utilities extra. 1 bedroom $500 utilities extra. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095
Apartment Furnished
Two furnished Bachelor Suites available immediately. Contact The Villager Inn. 250-295-6996
Commercial/Industrial
COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent on Vermilion Ave. 1000 sq. ft. or 400 sq. ft. of commer-cial, with 600 sq.ft. attached living quarters. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095
Homes for Rent1 bdrm basement suite, heat, hydro, cable incl., $575/month + damage deposit. Avail. Nov. 1st. 250-293-6472
3 bdrm, upper fl oor, 2 pc. & 4 pc. bath, incl. heat, hydro, parking and shared laundry. 3rd Bench past hospital. Available Oct. 1/14, $1000/month. 250-293-6714
Recreational/Sale1984 20’ Travelaire 5th Wheel Trailer, no leaks, A/C, fridge, bathroom, etc. $1500 OBO. 1979 Dodge 18’ Motorhome, no leaks, runs great $1500 OBO. 1989 30’ Prowler 5th Wheel, good shape, clean, A/C, queen size bedroom, etc. $6500. For more details call 250-295-5354. Please leave a message.
Trucks & Vans1992 Ford Ranger, 4x4, good tires & rims, motor is good, Tilt & power steering, A/C. asking $500, transmission is gone. First $500 takes it. 250-295-6446
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