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A man dressed in dark clothing was struck and killed by a pickup truck while trying to cross the highway in Keremeos.

The collision occurred just after 11 p.m. Friday, April 17 on Hwy 3 near Schneider Road. The driver of the truck remained on scene and was cooperative with police.

Alcohol and speed were not a factor. No charges have been laid at this time.

Police were not able to identify the man immediately follow-ing the collision. The description they released is as follows: caucasian, between 25-30 years old, with brown thick and pulled back hair. He was wearing dark blue CROC shoes and a flan-nel dark brown jacket.

The man has been identified by the coro-ner’s office but details were not released by press time.

Police are still look-ing for witnesses to the late night collision.

If there is any infor-mation that can be brought forward to police regarding this collision, please contact the Keremeos RCMP Detachment at 250-499-2250.

The matter is being investigated by Cst. McDiarmid with the South Okanagan Traffic Services.

Province cancels lease for addiction facility Tara Bowie

Review StaffThe provincial government has ter-

minated its lease agreement for a prop-erty outside Keremeos that formerly housed a residential teen addictions recovery facility.

The Crossing, which opened in 2009, was suddenly closed in March by its operator, a Quebec-based com-pany called Portage. The facility had not been serving any clients for sev-eral months before its closure.

“We are profoundly disappoint-ed,” Jennifer Johnstone, Central City Foundation president and CEO said in a telephone interview.

The province was only in its first year of a five-year lease with option to renew multiple times when it termi-nated. The province leased the facility at no charge.

Johnstone explained Central City Foundation first bought the 58-acre

property in 2000. The goal was always to turn it into

a residential therapeutic facility for teens with addictions issues.

It took almost 10 years for the foundation to raise $6.5 million need-ed for renovations and to put together partnerships between the government and an operator.

“We did everything we did under-standing that the Ministry of Health, the health authorities were going to fund that (the operating of the facility) going forward,” she said.

“We have more work to do now. It’s going to be more challenging... but I certainly have not given up on brining the government back to the project.”

The lease was officially terminat-ed by the Provincial Health Services Authority on April 13, about six weeks after the facility was closed.

“We are sad for the families. They

are what continues to drive us, the families. We know that we have years and years of evidence that longterm residential treatment work,” Johnstone said.

The provincial government has not yet announced a plan as to how they will move forward with teen and youth addictions.

There were only two other facili-ties in the province that offer a similar addictions program.

“PHSA (Provincial Health Services Authority) has transitioned the prop-erty back to Central City Foundation as of Monday April 13, 2015.

Wild� re season heating up in Southern Interior

Man dies in collision with truck

Tara Bowie Review Staff

A wildfire started in BC is now burning in Washington State.

The permitted fire was started by a private landowner near Chopaka but has now grown to about 80 hectares in size.

Kayla Pepper, communications specialist for the Southern Interior Wildfire Management Branch said since April 1 the fire was being moni-tored. Wildfire Management suspect-ed the fire was getting beyond the intended area of burn and crews and a helicopter were sent in to respond over the weekend and into early this week.

“We had eyes on the fire every-day. We were monitoring it closely,” Pepper said.

Wildfire Management crews are working with crews in Washington to put out the fire.

At this point it’s mainly a “smoul-dering grass fire with some open flame,” she said.

“The vast majority of the fire is in Canadian borders.”

The fire caused no risk to people or

structures. Crews were working in steep ter-

rain, high temperatures and low rela-tive humidity conditions. They are now just mopping up.

Over the weekend crews were also called out to Ashnola Fire Service Road southwest of Keremeos.

A 13.4 hectare fire also caused by human error. It was discovered Saturday.

Crews attended and were faced with steep inoperable terrain. Natural barriers helped put out the snow as the fire ran into rock face.

“On top of the fire above where it was burning there was even snow left,” she said.

Fires at this point in April are well below the 10-year average. At this point 12 fires have been detected. The 10-year average in the same time period is 23.

Although the stat seems great it could be attributed to warm weather in March meaning more people were doing burns that month.

Activity in March was double the 10-year average stats. This March, 14

fires were reported in the Interior at the Kamloops detachment opposed to the usual seven.

“Warm weather could mean people were out earlier doing things they usu-ally do in April,” she said.

The no burn will be in effect May 15 for grass burns, brush burns, barrel burns, fireworks and burning lanterns.

Outside campfires will still be allowed unless otherwise notified.

Pepper reminds anyone planning on doing an outside burn to check with their local authorities. If local authori-ties don’t have a fire management plan they must obey the wildfire branch management regulations, which state there must be adequate water, hand tools on site to control the fire. A burn pile cannot exceed three metres wide by two metres high unless the burner obtains a registration number.

A fire must never be left unat-tended.

“What we have observed especially this year on windy days, is that when someone isn’t watching is the time that most likely fires will escape,” she said.

File Art The Province has cancelled its lease with Central City Foundation for the property known as The Crossing.

File Art Crews from Southern Interior Wildfire Management Branch were busy over the weekend fighting fires caused by human error in Chopaka and Ashnola.

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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 busi-ness 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 pressure, 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 residen-tial care.MON, WED, FRI: Boot Camp 6 - 7 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Annette 499-2238TUESDAY: 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 499-1177TUESDAY: 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 at-tendance. Dr. referrals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550.WEDNESDAY: Yoga at Cawston Hall, 6 - 7:30 pmWEDNESDAY: Keremeos Search & Rescue meetings, 7 pm, little brown building behind the Village Offi ce.1st 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.THURSDAY: Learning about Stroke by the SOSBI. FREE Starting April 24th. Call 250-490-0613 for more information. 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: 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: 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 10:00 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 6:30 am - 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.EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY: Exercise at 9:00 am.

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To Owners & Occupiers of Land within the Boundaries of the Keremeos Irrigation District:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ELECTORS of the Keremeos Irrigation District will be held

at the Victory Hall located at 427 - 7th Ave., Keremeos, B.C. on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015 at 7:00 P.M.

FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:1. To receive from the Trustees a report on District

operations, and a financial statement for the year ending December 24, 2014.

2. To receive the Auditor’s report to ratepayers;3. To ELECT ONE TRUSTEE for a term of THREE YEARS. 4. To discuss with the Trustees any matter relating to the works

and finances of the District;5. To fix remuneration of the Trustees for the ensuing year;6. To consider and handle any other business which may be

properly brought before the meeting.Nomination papers for the position of Trustee can be picked up at the District Office located at 712-6th Avenue. Nomination papers for the position of Trustee must be received at the District Office by NOON, Friday, April 24th, 2015.

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Our classifieds are also available on line at bcclassifieds.comAnother family doctor to retire

Review Staff Keremeos is now on the hunt for two

family doctors. Longtime area physician Dr. Michael

Biggs has given notice to Interior Health and is set to retire in September.

“Keremeos is really lucky. They have an excellent health centre there. They’ve been our most stable area for doctors for a good many years,” Susan Brown, VP of acute services for Interior Health said.

Biggs will be the second doctor to retire from the facility in the last year. Dr. Partridge retired in late 2014 although he is continuing to work in the interim while a replacement is found.

Brown said physicians at the health centre are integral in the process of doctor recruitment.

“The physicians themselves are very

proactive in the process. They talk amongst themselves. They’d already began adver-tising before Dr. Partridge was done,” she said.

Keremeos will be represented at the Interior Health booth at a physician recruit-ment health job fair being held in Penticton in the coming months.

“We know that for physicians they really want to talk to the other physicians. They want to know what is their practice like. What’s the call set like. How do they like living and working in the community. Doctors are our best ambassadors,” she said.

Currently there are at least 100 vacant family physician positions in the Interior Health authority.

Interior Health has been in talks with the municipality and other stakeholders

about ways to improve chances of attract-ing new physicians.

Ideas floating around include having a home furnished for locums or new doctors to use while they are settling in.

“Often times locums will stay in the community. They are doing the locum to find out what the community is like and what the opportunities are like. It’s nice for them to have a home to stay in instead of an apartment or a hotel,” she said.

As it’s still several months away it’s unknown at this time how the centre will handle Dr. Biggs retirement or how long he will stay on in the interim.

“It can take quite a bit of time to find a physician. We’ll be working closely with the community to help in that process,” she said.

Review Staff Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer will

continue in his role as Similkameen Valley Planning Society chair.

Bauer has served as chair previously. George Bush, Area B director will serve as vice chair.

Both were acclaimed to their positions at the annual general meeting of the soci-ety last Wednesday at the Grist Mill and Gardens.

The SVPS is made up of the chiefs from the Upper Similkameen Indian Band and Lower Similkameen Indian Band, all area directors in the Similkameen and the may-ors of Princeton and Keremeos.

The Society is currently working on phase three of the non-regulatory watershed plan that encompasses the Similkameen Valley. Phase two results are expected by fall.

The non-regulatory water plan once completed will provide scientific informa-tion about how much water is in the Similkameen, what it is used for and the effects climate change will have on water in the area among other things.

The SVPS also works on a tourism strategy for the entire valley including the most recent Similkameen Valley Tourist

Guide, which is completed through a joint venture with TOTA and Black Press.

The SVPS also approves grants to dif-ferent organizations that attract tourism to the area through events and other initia-tives.

Review Staff The village is on track to have tax

notices sent out for May 15. The advanced financial plan bylaw and

tax rate bylaw were read into the record at Monday night’s council meeting.

Council agreed earlier this month to a 5 per cent municipal tax increase. The tax increase will cost the average property owner who owns a residence assessed at $208,000 an additional $38 on their munic-

ipal portion of their tax bill. Some residents might see their munici-

pal tax bill go down though. The reason being is that property assessments went down across the province this year.

If an assessment decreased by more than the provincial average of 2.15 per cent the taxes will go up but not as high as 5 per cent.

If an assessment dropped by less than the average 2.15 per cent the taxes will go

up by more than 5 per cent. The village also collects taxes for

school, RCMP, BCAA and MFA. All of the requisitions have been received except the school and RCMP at press time.

Tax notices are expected to be out by May 15. Taxes are due July 2.

The village does have some programs underway to aid residents in paying their taxes including equal billing and other options.

Taxes to be sent out mid-month

Bauer acclaimed as SVPS chair

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It’s amusing – this endless fascination with the royal family.

Interest is reaching stratospheric heights now, in the homestretch of Lady Kate Middleton’s second pregnancy. Speculation and rumor own the front page of supermarket tabloids during this – the birth watch – and last week the London Telegraph reported 90 per cent of people placing wages on the gender of the spare to the heir are plumping for a princess.

Even here in the Similkameen Valley, which is geographically positioned almost as far as it’s possible to be from the centre of the British empire without actually leaving the planet, there beats a strong heart for the monarchy.

Any connection to the Windsor clan is a memorable honor. In February a Keremeos winery, Clos de Soleil, made headlines when it was selected as the only BC winery to

participate in the opening of Canada House in London, England. Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth attended the celebration.

I’ve never met the Queen but I came awfully close many years ago when she visited my old hometown of Paris, Ontario.

The Queen had lunch at an exclusive restaurant just out-side community, called The Olde School. It’s the kind of place people frequent for spe-cial birthdays and anniversaries. The food is excellent and the ambience is special – the restaurant is literally a converted one-room schoolhouse. It boasts a cigar lounge, a piano bar and a fantastic wine cellar.

Last year just before moving to the Similkameen Valley the DeMeers renewed

their wedding vows and cel-ebrated afterwards with a small albeit exorbitantly-priced fam-ily dinner at the Olde School.

(On the subject of treasuring any connection with the mon-archy, the restaurant’s owners milked the royal teat for all it’s worth. More than twenty years later its menus, bills, and adver-tisements make prominent ref-erence to the Queen’s lunch, and it’s possible the only room in the building without her

Majesty’s picture and a plaque proclaiming “The Queen Sat Here” is the ladies’ lavatory.)

There was considerable build up to the Queen’s visit and hundreds of people flocked to the Olde School on the appointed after-noon just for a glimpse. There was interna-tional as well as local media covering the

tour, although security was high and reporters were not allowed inside to watch the Queen actually eat.

A photo opportunity was arranged outside, and from among the many school children clustered in the parking lot one youngster – a young girl perhaps six years old – was select-ed to present the Queen with a fresh bouquet.

She was taken aside and given lessons in how to courtesy and how to hand over flow-ers. She practiced at length and was then swept to the front of the crowd to await the appearance of the Queen and her entourage.

Moments before the front doors to the res-taurant opened a man in an impeccable suit jumped up, rushed over the girl, bent down and whispered urgently in her ear.

“The Queen is the one in the yellow hat.”Perhaps that fascination with the royal

family is not something we are born with, but something we learn.

Everyone cherishes a connection with the royal family

Send us your letters!The Keremeos Review wants your letters to the editor on matters of public interest. Gotta beef? Gotta bouquet? Let’s hear it Keremeos. Drop your letter off at our office or email [email protected].

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Eric Goodfellow of Princeton may be the only individual who ever walked the rugged mountainous trail from Princeton to Hope at the age of 7.

He sent me an e-mail after reading my column about Bill Robinson’s cabin at Camp Defiance along the Hope-Princeton Highway. My research had not led me to any living per-sons who had walked the trail in those early years. For this reason his words surprised me. “I walked with my father from Princeton to Hope in 1934. We stopped in at the cabin and

visited with Bill Robinson. He gave us coffee with sugar.”

Hoping he might be able to expand my understanding of this aspect of BC geog-raphy and history, I invited him for coffee and a conversation. When he arrived at my home in Hedley at 10:00 a.m. as arranged, I sensed immediately that he is a congenial individual who enjoys people. He began by saying, “In 1927 my father, Reverend John C. Goodfellow, was invited to become pastor of the United Church in Princeton. I was only 6 weeks old when we moved from Victoria. The first time I walked the trail with him was in 1934. All I carried that time was a pillow. He carried our sleeping bags and food.”

In answer to my question as to his father’s motivation for undertaking such an ardu-ous and unlikely trek, Eric said, “He took along 10-15 boys. They were mostly from the Sunday School in his church, but other boys were welcome. He didn’t talk much about religion on these walks. I think he just wanted to develop relationships with the boys and build into their young lives. He walked the trail 19 times, always starting out on the first Monday of July. All told he took along a total of about 250 boys. The last 2 years a Mrs. Busche came along, each time with a group of girls.”

They began their trek on the section of highway from Princeton to Fraser Camp, (the Whipsaw Creek area),where the road ended at that time. “From there we climbed the Dewdney Trail up the moun-tain to about the 7000 foot level,” he said. “At the top we removed our shoes and socks and stuck our feet into the ice cold

water of a lake. That was very refreshing.”“There were places where the trail was

overgrown and narrow. In the morning the branches were wet with dew. They slapped our faces and bodies. By noon our clothes were soaked and we built a fire to dry our-selves. We rarely saw anyone else on the trail. At night we cut boughs and placed our sleeping bags on them. We didn’t have tents. We built a big fire to keep away the animals.”

The only adverse incident Eric remembers is when a boy placed a full can of pork’n beans on the fire without first poking holes in the top. “It exploded and we were all covered with beans.” It was probably a minor disas-ter. He laughs now at the memory.

“When we got to Hope,” Eric said, “Mr. Thacker let us pick big ripe strawberries in his field. We put them in our bowls and poured cream on them from a small Pacific Milk can.” With his fingers he indicated the can was about 3 inches tall. Getting cleaned up after nearly a week in the wilderness was

another highlight for the boys. “The man-ager of the Commercial Hotel let us wash up.” In our conversation he returned a couple of times to the delicious strawberries with cream and the opportunity to wash off the grime. His appreciation is still very evident. “Saturday at midnight,” he said, “we got on the Kettle Valley CPR train and arrived in Princeton at 4 am.” Eric did the walk with his father seven times.

In 1946 he undertook one more adventure through the difficult terrain, this time driv-ing a Model A Ford on the as yet incomplete Hope-Princeton Highway. “They hadn’t built bridges over the creeks,” he said. “We had to drive through them. There was a bridge over the Sumallo River not far from Bill Robinson’s cabin though, and I stopped in and had a very pleasant visit with him.”

At the end of our conversation, I felt as though I had been at Eric’s side on the trail, experiencing the rigours and joys of this momentous adventure.

Following old footsteps on a fascinating trail

Eric Goodfellow, Bill Robinson, Rev. John C. Goodfellow

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Review Staff After helping build schools in a

Honduras village a Cawston couple now has their sights set on helping with medi-cal needs.

Gerrie Harker and Roger Clinton recent-ly returned from their winter volunteer work in the Central American village of Esperancita, Honduras. They first arrived in Honduras in December.

The rainy season proved challenging but it didn’t dampen their enthusiasm.

“It was a tough start. We can only get down there in the winter season. You get down there and it’s the rainy season and the roads are just washed out. It would take 40 minutes just to go 10 kilometres,” Harker said during a phone interview after the couple arrived home.

Clinton was able to talk to the mayor of Santa Fe and help with providing some funds along with US charity Corazon y Corazon to help rebuild the roads so that supplies could be taken up to the village.

Once the road was repaired more than $10,000 worth of building supplies were transported to the village.

Money raised through a fundraiser at Rustic Roots Winery were used to help buy supplies along with other donations by individuals and Clinton.

Unfortunately because of the weather Harker and Clinton were not able to see the school fully built. Villagers had started building before they returned to Canada and construction is expected to be finished within the next few months.

In previous years the couple also helped fund a kindergarten school.

“Education is really important. We want to see these children do well and they need a place to do that,” she said.

With the buildings now constructed the couple is looking at buying school supplies and teacher’s aids for the village.

“They have nothing. There’s no desks or books. They have very little. It isn’t like here where the government buys books and furnishes schools,” she said.

The couple is looking to have desks built in Honduras and books and aids bought there as well.

They also would like to build a medi-cal station for supplies and with an exam room.

“They don’t have doctors there. They have to go down the mountain if they can or someone can take them. There are a lot

of sick kids, a lot of sick people,” she said. Harker said diabetes and juvenile dia-

betes is very common in Honduras and it often leads to blindness. A lot of people also struggle with high blood pressure.

“Even if they can get a doctor to come to their village they have nowhere to treat them,” she said.

“They need a place to keep supplies and perhaps we can run medical clinics and educational times where we teach them about things like washing their hands and other important things to stop the spread of diseases,” she said.

At this point no fundraisers have been planned but they are in the works.

“Everyone here is very generous and they are very interested in what we’re doing there and happy that someone local is doing something,” she said. “We can’t thank everyone enough.”

Submitted photo Gerrie Harker and Roger Clinton recently returned from their winter volunteer work in the Central American village of Esperancita, Honduras.

“The decision to terminate the lease was not taken lightly and was informed by the advice of PHSA legal and facilities management colleagues,” an email from PHSA spokesperson Heather Oliver stated.

“This does not preclude future operations at the site, however, PHSA is committed to exploring a full range of options for the provision of pro-vincial youth residential treatment for substance use and are meeting with Ministry and Health Authority stake-holder partners to get input on next steps.”

Since 2009 about 400 teens were

served through the program at The Crossing.

Following the sudden closure, a variety of ongoing issues have sur-faced from both the operator’s and the province about operations at the facility.

Portage spokespeople have charged that they were forced to work without an official agreement with the govern-ment and without secured funding for the last two years. PHSA spokespeo-ple have said there have been ongoing questions surrounding qualifications of staff and use of funds.

The Crossing received about $2.5 million a year in provincial funding to operate.

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To the Editor: Only in a small town.... On Wednesday, April 15 about

7:15 p.m. I forgot to pick my wal-let up at the ATM in the Credit Union lobby.

I didn’t realize this till I got home. I drove back to the Credit Union but you guessed it, the wal-let was gone.

I phoned the police station and left a message. Then I phoned the credit card companies and can-celled them.

On Thursday morning while waiting for the police station to

open I walked over to the Hilltop Station for coffee.

The woman on duty said to me, “this must be yours,” as she handed me my wallet.

Some young lady had picked my wallet up and took it to the Hilltop. She left no name so now I have no way of showing my appreciation.

If this young lady will leave her name and phone number at the Hilltop I then will be able to thank you personally.

Buzz Henshaw Keremeos

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PUFFY EYES BE GONE

Whether you suffer with Spring Allergies or just have been up too late and need to look your best the next day, here are some simple natural remedies to correct red and swollen eyes. Most of these ingredients come from your fridge, pantry or the local supermarket. If you are a tea drinker, here are some ideas that will be just your cup of tea! Take one chamomile tea bag and two make up remover pads, (they just happen to be round perfect for those tired eyes) dip the tea bag into very hot water and then sand-wich the bag between the make up pads and squeeze over a sink. Place these on your eyes, the warmth will relax the eyes, and as they cool, the chamomile will refresh and soothe the eyes. Leave on for about 15 mins.

Using regular tea bags – the round ones are ideal, place two in some boiling water, just enough to make the tea draw and release the goodness. Pop them into the fridge until chilled. Here the temperature of the bags will reduce swelling and the tannins in the tea also work to make the puffiness disappear.

No tea in the house? No problem, just as long as you have potatoes handy! Peel a tater and slice off two pieces and again these are round - very handy! Place on eyes for 15 mins or so and Voila no more bags. The alpha lipoic acid in the mighty spud has wonderful attributes for refining the shape of our skin and giving a firmer look as well.

Another inexpensive way to freshen and clear puffiness any where in the face is to use ice and water. Place an ice cube in the mouth, using the tongue to hold the cube against the roof of the mouth. This will “depuff ” from the inside and can be used with the other methods mentioned above to bring rapid relief. Alternatively, you can suck a Popsicle along with your kids (the natural fruit juice kind of course) and no one will be aware of the side effects that you are gaining as well!

If you are very brave you can try something Kate Hudson does and before her Paul Newman used to do. This will tighten up the complexion and banish swelling from a late night soothing a cranky child. Fill a large bowl or sink with ice water and plunge your face into it, word has it that Paul Newman used a snorkel so he could stay under longer! Not for the faint hearted.Lastly many people will do the cucumber slices on the eyes, and they can help, but if you are prone to laugh lines, the astringent nature of cucumbers can emphasize this and who wants to go from swollen to wrinkly?Now you realize you have an arsenal of eye treatment remedies right at home. Who knew?

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“BRAIN PACEMAKER”Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is such a heartbreaking affliction. Work is being done all over the world to find a cure or at least a way of slowing the progress of the disease. One method being tested right now is a “brain pacemaker” which sends mini-electric signals to the part of the brain that is affected by AD. It does show promise. Although not a cure, it could help delay memory loss.

DENTAL HYGIENE & PREMATURE BIRTHSHere’s another reason why taking good care of your teeth and gums is important, especially for young women. There is a link between poor dental hygiene and premature births. Bacteria from the mouth can migrate to the child in the womb and increase the risk of early delivery. Not had a dental check-up lately? Do it now.

WHAT’S YOUR DAILY SALT INTAKE?We hear a lot about cutting down our salt intake. Some sources say Canadians eat too much salt, sometimes double the recommended 1500 mg daily maximum. Our bodies need only 1000 mg daily to function. To put that visually, that’s around half a teaspoonful. Something to think about at our next meal.

Take charge of your own health. Let our pharmacists be part of your health team.

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Celebration of Lifeelebration of LifeMemorial for

Helga BoshoffSunday, April 26 at 3:00 pm SESS High School Gymnasium

Review Staff This time of year allergies seem to be top of mind

for many area residents. Over the last month or so there’s been a steady

stream of traffic at the Keremeos Pharmasave look-ing for advice on how to tackle the symptoms of allergies.

“Oh yes, we’ve been really busy with people coming in and asking about allergies,” Jayesh Patel, a pharmacist at Pharmasave said.

His best advice is taking over the counter anti-histamines.

“It doesn’t matter what brand but antihistamines are the best thing to use,” he said.

For those that have poison ivy or have other allergic reactions Patel recommends coming in to talk to the team and they will recommend a cream that will help.

Patel is spending his first spring in the valley after coming to work in Pharmasave last September.

At this point he is not suffering from any allergies himself but has compassion for his clients that are coming in with itchy watery eyes and are sneezing.

“It’s everywhere. There are lots of things you can get into that can cause an allergic reaction,” he said.

Patel comes from India but spent the last four years in Toronto training to become a pharmacist in Canada.

Also new at Pharmasave is Sravani Mettu who arrived in Keremeos just two months ago. She also did four years of training in Toronto before coming to BC.

She worked in India for two years as a pharmacist before immigrating to Canada.

“BC is good weather wise,” she said. “This is a great place to start working.”

New faces at Pharmasave

Tara Bowie Sravani Mettu, left, and Jayesh Patel are fairly new to Keremeos. Patel arrived last September and Mettu started work a few months ago. They both spent four years in Toronto before coming to Keremeos.

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Land trust could solve rural challenges Tara Bowie

Review Staff A community based land ownership arrangement

could be one solution for challenges created by an aging population, youth-out migration and lack of afford-able housing the Similkameen Valley Planning Society heard.

Kim English and former Area G director Angelique Wood along with several community and industry part-ners in the real estate, health and education fields are researching the idea of bringing a Community Land Trust (CLT) to the Similkameen.

English and Wood presented information collected over the last year through research and community con-versations at the SVPS annual general meeting at the Grist Mill last Wednesday.

A Community Land Trust is a nonprofit organization that develops and stewards affordable housing and other community assets on behalf of the community.

“We know the majority (of senior residents) want to leave Hedley feet first but don’t know how they’re going to do that,” English said.

Currently about 20 per cent of Hedley’s homes are vacant and for sale for a variety of reasons ranging from increased medical needs, forced to find employment out of the area, and death.

In addition to fewer people living in the community, the area’s population is well above the provincial aver-age for seniors.

About 22 per cent of the area’s population falls between the ages of 70 and 90 plus. Fifty-three per cent fall between the ages of 56 to 90 plus.

By 2030 those numbers will rise to about 32 per cent of the population between 70 and 90 plus years while 56 per cent will be between 56 and 90 plus.

“These people are going to need supports to stay in their communities. We need to draw younger people here to help out in the community, to volunteer, to maintain the services and activities that we have and provide services for the seniors that want to stay living here,” English said.

Wood explained that CLTs are unique to each com-munity. Each one has its own guidelines and purposes.

The idea behind a Hedley CLT is to offer affordable

housing and a chance for people to own instead of rent so they are building equity.

A Hedley CLT would buy properties with homes on them. The property itself would be held in the trust

while a person who meets the criteria setup by the CLT buys the home on the land.

“In Hedley for example like many other communi-ties there are people who are paying rent much higher than what a mortgage would be,” Wood said.

Wood went on to say she knew several seniors that were forced to make tough decisions about meeting their basic needs, buying medication versus food, because their rent was too high.

The CLT could have the first right to buy back the home from the seller meaning a professional or young family looking to move to the area wouldn’t have to worry about whether their home would sell if they needed to move on.

“Something like this could address many of the chal-lenges we are facing,” she said.

Those working on the CLT are in the process of securing funders and hope to transfer two properties into the organization during the second phase of the project.

Tara Bowie Angelique Wood explains the premise behind com-munity land trusts during the SVPS annual general meeting.

Additional dump day creating buzz of activity

No one is dumping on the decision to add an extra open day at the Keremeos Waste Transfer Station.

In the first two weeks it’s been open on Wednesday’s to the general public more than 160 vehicles dumped material.

“The RDOS (Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen) is keep-ing track so we’ll know if we should extend it on past the end of the summer. We’ll talk about that when we have numbers,” Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer said at Monday’s council meeting.

Starting Wed., April 8 the Keremeos Waste Transfer Station will be open Wednesdays from12 p.m. to 4 p.m. This extra Wednesday opening will continue until the end of September.

The Keremeos Waste Transfer Station continues to be open on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The purpose of the extra day of open-ing is to reduce line ups and provide better service to residents in Keremeos, Hedley, Cawston and Olalla.

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InformationAPPLY NOW: A $2,500 Pen-ny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certifi cate Pro-gram at Langara College in Vancouver. Application dead-line April 30, 2015. Please send applications by email to: [email protected]. More in-formation available online at: www.bccommunitynews.com/ our-programs/scholarship.

The Annual General Meeting of the Cawston Irrigation District will be held on April 29, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Cawston Community Hall.

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MARINE ENGINEERING Offi -cers required for various civil-ian positions with the Depart-ment of National Defence in Victoria and Nanoose Bay, BC. Online applications only through the Public Service Commission of Canada web-site, Reference# DND14J-008698-000051, Selection Process# 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Canadian Forc-es Auxiliary Fleet. Applicants must meet all essential qualifi -cations listed and complete the application online: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index -eng.htmLe ministère de la Défense na-tionale recherche des agents de la mécanique navale pour combler divers postes civils à Victoria et Nanoose Bay en Colombie-Britannique. Nous acceptons uniquement les candidatures posées en ligne au site Internet de la Commis-sion de la fonction publique du Canada, numéro de référence DND14J-008698-000051, nu-méro du processus de sélec-tion 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Flotte auxiliaire des forces ar-mées canadiennes. Les postu-lants doivent remplir le formu-laire de demande et posséder toutes les qualifi cations essen-tielles énumérées. http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index-fra.htm

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4 Farm Workers required June - December for pruning, thinning, picking, packing & general farm labour. Work is in Keremeos & Cawston. $10.49/hr. 250-499-6555 or 250-499-0525B&J Farm.

Help Wanted2 people to work in the fruit-stand starting end of May and 2 full time farm workers start-ing end of June for picking, pruning & general farm labour, $10.49/hr, 680 Bypass Road, Keremeos BC. Mariposa Fruit-stand. 250-499-5328 or 250-499-6392.

Summer wine shop position for outgoing person willing to work weekends. Must be 19, have Serving It Right and be able to lift 40 lbs. Wine knowl-edge and computer experi-ence an asset. Email: [email protected]

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Trades, TechnicalINDUSTRIAL Millwright - Lead Hand. Penticton Lumber remanplant requires Journeyman Mill-wright with machining, weld-ing, fabrication experience. Pref. Exp. with European re-man machinery, moulders/plan-ers, RF Press, hydraulics, manufacturing. Duties: Mainte-nance, troubleshooting, in-stall/repair, ordering parts. Team player, works unsuper-vised, provides direction to mtce workers. USWA contract. Benefi ts. Starting wage min $26.13 per hour. Fax resume to 250-493-5152 or email [email protected].

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Garage SalesTwo family yard sale, Friday May 1 and Saturday May 2, 9 am to 2 pm, 2626 Hwy 3

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Misc. WantedPrivate Collector Looking toBuy Coin Collections, Silver,Antique Native Art, Estates +Chad: 250-499-0251 in town.

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Legal NoticesThe AGM for the Similkameen Improvement District will be held at 7 pm, Wednesday April 22nd, 2015 at Roger Mayer’s residence 2794 River Road Keremeos, BC.

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The third annual volunteer work party hap-pens this weekend at the Grist Mill Heritage Site in Keremeos. On Sunday evening the Grist Mill and Gardens Operator, Chris Mathieson will host a Traditional Dinner for the volunteers.

This past March the Provincial Government was prompted by a community outcry abandoned moves to lease out or mothball the provincially des-ignated historic site. Mathieson Heritage Services will operate through to 2016 when a 10-year plan with a Community Contribution Company will get underway.

This Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. the work party begins. Volunteers are urged to bring gloves and a couple of their favourite hand tools such a rakes, shovels and clippers.

On Sunday the work party starts again at 10 a.m. and wraps up at 4 p.m. both days.

“The Grist Mill Heritage Club is the committee in charge of raising local volunteers to help out at the mill and it does so with the long term goal of preserving our heritage treasure which is the 1877 Water Driven Flour Mill built and operated by Barrington Price into the 1890’s.

“In the past two years Mathieson Heritage Services have been the contractor with the Province and their operation has met with much approval and

support locally and throughout the region,” said Dave Cursons of The Grist Mill Heritage Club.

Grist Mill work party this weekend

Tara Bowie The Cawston Primary School held a community dinner in conjunction with its annual Terry Fox Run. Students had been walking each day in April racking up more than 282 kilometres. Last Wednesday parents, friends and family members had the chance to join in.

Tara Bowie The Community Foundation held a successful dinner and silent auction at the Branding Iron last Saturday. Several thousand was raised at the event. The goal is to raise $100,000 before any interest is drawn to help community initiatives.

Keremeos Review, April 23, 2015

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