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Issues surrounding $90,000 in provincial and RDOS grant money used in Hedley to build a wash-room and storage facility in 2010, prompted the Regional District to make changes to its grants policy in 2015.

The problems with the wash-rooms date back to 2007 when the Hedley Community Club, under Elef Christensen applied and received funding for a multi-pur-pose recreational facility.

The facility was to be located next to the community’s outdoor rink and would be wheelchair accessible and include concessions, change rooms, washrooms and showers. Instead the community received a small block washroom and a separate storage facility.

The project received a $45,000 provincial LocalMotion grant that was matched by the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen out of its gas tax funding.

When Christensen and the Hedley Community Club received

the funding, Christensen was not an Area director. But, he was elected as Area G director in fall 2008.

The construction of the build-ings were completed in 2010 while he was director.

Christensen lost his bid for re-election in 2011. He was re-elected in 2014 as Area G director.

Paperwork the Review has obtained shows that Christensen under his gold mining equipment shop, Misty Mountain Gift Shop billed the project more than $2,000 for his own services.

The Penticton Herald filed a Freedom of Information request regarding the project and reported this week that Christensen was paid $1,900 for managing the project and $755 for his own labour.

Documents also showed that three toilets had been billed to the project but that only one was installed.

The Review attempted to reach Christensen before deadline we were told he was out of town at the dentist.

Christensen has admitted he took a fee for the project in the past.

While under fire from ques-tioning taxpayers, Christensen did admit to personally receiving funds from the project at an all-candidates meeting in October 2014 shortly before the last municipal election.

He provided no other details. “It was a longtime ago and I

don’t remember,” he said to the audience that night while being grilled about the project.

Bill Newell, CAO for the RDOS said the project was never the responsibility of the RDOS although the Regional District wrote the cheques.

“Our role was to simply pay out on the invoices we received,” he said.

Newell said the project was under review in 2014 but that the file has since been closed.

“We checked the invoices to make sure we had an invoice for each payment and we did,” he said.

Newell said the RDOS gives out a variety of grants throughout

the year to groups and the RDOS provides oversight to none.

“Really it’s the responsibility of the agency to use the funds effec-tively,” he said.

Mark Pendergraft, chair of the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen said it is not common for area directors or volunteers to charge a consulting fee on projects.

“My personal view is that I would not want to put myself in that position where you are charg-ing a consultant fee when you are an area director,” he said during a phone interview Tuesday morning. “I have to say it is not a common process by any means. Not that I’m aware of locally.”

Pendergraft said he didn’t think Christensen meant to do anything “untoward,” to taxpayers but rather didn’t consider the optics of charg-ing them for his services on the project.

“I don’t believe it was done with any sort of intent to rip someone off. If anything it would just be done not thinking things through.

You would really have to speak to him about his motives,” he said.

Pendergraft said he didn’t think the project would have any long-term ramifications for the Hedley Community Club requesting funds in the future but that it did influ-ence changes made to the RDOS grant policy.

“Well, I think it kind of put the icing on the cake. (We were) always wondering on how to deal with issues of money with groups... There’s been concerns in the past and (the Hedley project) did not help the situation,” he said.

The new policy means gas tax money is for the most part to be used on RDOS owned and oper-ated facilities to ensure projects are completed as proposed and money is being used properly.

The provincial LocalMotion project handed out in 2007 came under scrutiny by then Auditor-General John Doyle because there were no records to review to ensure projects met criteria and were exe-cuted as proposed.

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OKANAGAN FALLS2nd MON: Communities for Kids OK Falls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr., 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.).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 Okana-gan Similkameen Brain Injury Society offi ce, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. 1st WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.3rd WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting, Falls Community Centre. 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.1st FRIDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.3rd FRIDAY: 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.1st SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls.3rd SATURDAY: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St.

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New dock nets anglers Tara Bowie

Review Staff Anglers are literally floating on water after a new

dock was put in at Yellow Lake last week. After several years the Keremeos-Cawston

Sportsmen Association was able to secure funding to put in the new dock.

“It’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long-time,” Kathaleen Gibbs, of the sportsmen associa-tion said.

“A lot of people don’t have a boat or they don’t want to put one in just to go fishing for a few hours. This way with the dock Grandpa can take little Johnny or Sally fishing easily. Just get out of the car with your pole and walk down to the dock and you’re fishing.”

The Keremeos Cawston Sportsmen Association received a grants totalling $12,554 from the Ministry

of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources and the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Areas B, G, and D for the project.

The club also pitched in money collected in the Tim Clarke memorial fund.

The RDOS grant money totalled $5,685. “We’re very thankful to receive the grants and

that they saw value in the dock at Yellow Lake,” she said.

About 10 members of the Keremeos Cawston Sportsmen Association help put out the dock which is 40 feet wide and goes out about 16 feet.

Staff from New Wave Docks from 100 Mile also helped put out the dock.

The dock was built in memory of avid fisherman and outdoorsman Tim Clarke who passed away about 15 years ago.

Tara Bowie The Keremeos Cawston Sportsmen Association found funding for a new dock at Yellow Lake. The dock was built in memory of Tim Clarke an avid fisherman and outdoorsman.

Tara Bowie About 10 people helped put out a new dock at Yellow Lake. The entrance to the dock is at the pull off nearest to Twin Lakes.

Grist Mill moves up Apple Day Tara Bowie

Review Staff An early harvest has prompted the Grist Mill and

Gardens to pick a different date for Apple Day and scrambling to find heritage variety apples.

Christ Mathieson, manager of the Grist Mill said because harvest is about two to three weeks early he’s decided to move Apple Day up from Thanksgiving Monday to September 20 the same day as the Heritage Fall Fair.

“Everything is insanely early. It’s not a bad thing but it’s weird,” he said. “For us it creates a problem because our Apple Day is usually the middle of October but there won’t be a lot of heritage apples in their prime at that time.”

There are about 40 different varieties of heritage apples in the Grist Mill orchard but only about 20 made fruit this year.

Mathieson said Apple Day is a chance to educate people about all the different apples that were once grown, so he’s hoping local orchardists or even peo-ple that might have a tree or two in their backyard might contact him so their apples can be on display.

“Nowadays you only see a few varieties of apples in grocery stores, the commercial varieties that everyone knows. We want to educate people about kinds they’ve never even heard about before,” he said.

Although changing the date means Grist Mill goers will have an apple jam packed day September

20, Mathieson said he needs to find some new vol-unteers to help that day.

“A lot of the people that would usually help will be out in the orchards,” he said.

Activities that day include delicious apple pie contest, the apple race down the creek, apple dis-plays and maybe even bobbing for apples.

The second annual Heritage Fall Fair will be held the same day.

Judges will be busy inspecting entries in cat-egories from preserving, baking, produce, flower arrangement and more.

“It’s a fun day. It’s a chance for everyone to showcase what they do,” he said.

File photo The early harvest means the Grist Mill is moving up its Apple Day to September 20.

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Urban society slides into helplessness

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these women So we’ve heard about the economy.And we’ve been lectured on national security.We’ve pondered the middle class, taxation and the

Senate.During this past week we’ve done practically noth-

ing but fret about the migrant crisis and whether or not we are doing enough for refugees.

It’s far past the time to talk about indigenous issues and what our federal leaders are willing to do to aid First Nations people.

The lack of focus on First Nations is not hard to understand. After all, statistics show that in most rid-ings fewer than 50% and sometimes less than a third of eligible voters living on-reserve cast a ballot.

There are 49 indigenous candidates spread out between the four parties. Only three have the Conservative nomination (shocker), with the NDP leading in aboriginal candidates (23), followed by the Liberals (16) and the Greens (7).

Each party has an Indigenous Peoples platform or set of policies and promises. The Conservatives’ is the shortest (shocker) and includes more than $1 billion in funding mostly for areas surrounding education and skills development. The party promises to review the 94 recommendations released by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Greens, in that comfortable position of knowing they will never achieve power, promise more than $5 billion and offer among other things a commitment to review all existing federal policies on self-government.

Land claims, treaties, fishing, trapping and logging rights, and the correcting of historic wrongs. These are issues so complex they challenge even the most informed voter – to say nothing of the candidates – to form fact-based opinions.

But here is one issue that’s pretty darned easy to get your head around: Canada has been either the lost home or the grave for more than 1,100 abducted and slaughtered aboriginal women over the past 30 years.

Only the Liberals and the NDP pledge to launch the long-lobbied-for national and public inquiry into the crisis of missing and murdered aboriginal women.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been painfully clear he thinks these women do not represent “a socio-logical phenomena”.

This feeling was also expressed eloquently last week by Kootenay Columbia Conservative candidate David Wilks, when he said that these women should be discussed simply as “missing and murdered people.”

Yes, we get they are people. But does everyone?Wilks said: “I don’t think when it comes to missing

and murdered Aboriginal peoples that it’s fair for the government of the day – whether it’s us, the Liberals the NDP or the Greens – to say ‘what are you going to do about it?”.

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BC ViewsTOM FLETCHER

Of all the immature, igno-rant whining that came out of the recent power failure in the Lower Mainland, one example summed up the decline of our urban culture for me.

It wasn’t the people who flooded 9-1-1 with calls demanding to know when their power would be restored, or complaining about their freez-ers. It wasn’t those on Twitter insisting BC Hydro pay for food that went bad. It was another social media moment.

With part of his community without electricity for a third day, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart went to his Facebook page, which has a wide fol-lowing. There he pleaded with residents to stop phoning city hall to demand that a local big-box supermarket provide milk and eggs.

Power had been restored at the store only a few hours before, in the dead of night, and it’s safe to assume that all stores were working flat out to restock perishables.

Where do people get the notion that city hall, or what-ever all-powerful nanny state they imagine, controls grocery stores? How do they conclude that in the midst of the worst

electrical grid failure on record, BC Hydro is going to address their personal situation above all others?

Va n c o u v e r broadcast media weren’t much better. Their big focus was that BC Hydro’s website crashed, so people couldn’t call it up on their smartphones and find out instantly when their power would be back on.

Some even questioned why wireless power meters didn’t help. Perhaps these were the same journalists who fed the tinfoil-hat superstition about their signals.

The facts should be known by now. After an extremely dry spring and summer, a high wind shattered trees and took down more wires and poles than BC Hydro had ever coped with before. Further damage was done within areas that were already blacked out, leaving overtaxed technicians unable to accurately assess the full extent of it.

In Coquitlam and elsewhere, poles were down in areas too rain-satu-rated for heavy repair trucks to reach. Yes, there were some too-optimistic repair estimates given out, in response to the constant screeching for instant answers.

About 15 years ago I experienced my worst power outage in the Fraser Valley. In a semi-rural area with little backup grid capacity (since greatly improved), my family went three days without power. This was in winter, due to wind and freezing rain followed by snow and cold.

Trickles of water kept pipes from freezing, and the gas stove provided a bit of heat. I heard no complaints about the crews struggling around the clock with the dangerous job of repair. Media coverage was mostly adult supervised.

Megastorm madness isn’t an isolated case. A couple of weeks before that, a tempo-

rary construction bump on the Lion’s Gate Bridge deck caused panic and rage.

Aggravated by a couple of accidents on the alternate route, and fed by hysterical media, drivers of West Van luxury cars were white-knuckled. Traffic choked the region that recently declined to pay a bit more for road improvements.

In both cases, people out-side Lotus Land were mutter-ing: Welcome to our world.

This is pertinent to the fed-eral election. Are you compe-tent to save for your retirement with RRSPs and a tax-free sav-ings account, or do you need the government to do it for you, by force?

Are you capable of manag-ing your own child care, or should the nanny state create a hugely subsidized system, which has already failed in Quebec, from coast to coast?

Are you ready for the day when the machine stops?

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“Pow Wows help keep the culture alive” Art Martens

livingsignificantly.caAs Linda and I parked across

the street from the Ashnola Campground on Saturday, we could hear the distinct, steady boom of a large drum. Somewhat akin to the toll of a village church bell summoning the faithful, the drum was announcing that afternoon’s session of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band Pow Wow. At the entrance to the circle of bleach-ers, we saw dancers in elaborate, colourful regalia assembling for the Grand Entry into the performance arena. We were about to experi-ence the Similkameen Pow Wow of Champions.

In a phone conversation several days earlier, one of the organizers, Wendy Terbasket, had told me a Pow Wow is “a social and contest event. There are competitions in singing, dancing and drumming. The dancing is about prayer,” she said. “While dancing you think about people who can’t.”

We would also learn it is about family and culture. Some of the dancers were barely past the learn-ing to walk stage. Young parents and grand parents were making an effort to keep the children involved.

Noticing a man in an especially intricate regalia, I asked if I could take his photo. He agreed read-ily and told us he is a Blackfoot (Siksika) from Alberta. His name is Leon Crane Bear and he has an M.A. in Native American Studies.

The ceremony began with a brief talk and prayer by an Elder. She prayed earnestly for her people, especially youth who have gone astray. “We must love them and give them a hug,” she said. She also prayed for people with cancer and other illnesses, and those who have passed on. I sensed her deep desire to see the values and culture of her people transmitted to the next generation.

The dancers, a wonderful splash of colour, now proceeded with great dignity onto the grass floor of the

arena. Here their pent up excite-ment and energy was released in eye pleasing dances, accompanied by drumming and singing. There were too many to count, children, youth, adults and some elderly individuals. It was an impressive moment of joy and exhilaration for dancers and audience.

I wandered away several times from the arena to speak with indi-vidual dancers waiting to perform. Moonlite was one of the princesses honoured by the MC. Some of her brief address to the audience had been in the Okanagan language. She permitted me to take several photos and said her ambition is to become a psychologist.

I also spoke with Tyler Jensen. His outfit had cost him about $1800 but still needs bead work, which will be costly. Many dancers do some or all the work themselves. I gathered that being a dancer involves com-mitment of time, energy and funds.

For Wendy and Lauren Terbasket, the initiation of their seven year old nephew Kirshon into the Pow Wow gave special significance to the event. The initiation included several dances in which he was central. Steven Point, a provincial judge and for-mer Lieutenant Governor of B.C., was present to witness the ceremo-ny. Laurence Trottier, a respected dancer, singer, and friend of the

family spoke in Kirshon’s honour. For the Terbasket family it was a memorable occasion.

In a conversation with Lauren I came to a greater understanding of the Pow Wow. “Our committee spends the whole year planning,” she said. “We get a lot of help from the community.” She especially appreciates the assistance given by Darlene Choo of Bright Light Pictures and also Gorman Brothers.

“The singing and dancing heal the participants and the onlookers,” she believes. “It’s a celebration dance and it draws families togeth-er. We want children to participate at a young age. We give them each $5.00 for dancing. Pow Wows help keep the culture alive. We don’t allow any drugs or alcohol.”

Lauren paused for a moment to consider, then said “the drum beat is the heart beat of the people. Watching the dancers makes you feel good. It lifts up the spirit and heart. The Pow Wow is our way of giving to the people. Blessing comes when we give.”

When we left, I was impressed with the organization and efficiency of the event. Equally important is the emphasis on teaching values and culture, giving young people a sense of pride in their heritage, and striving to keep families intact. As we drove away, the big drum was still booming.

Suspicious of National Park intentions Residents of the South Okanagan

Valley have been hearing about the pros and cons of a South Okanagan Similkameen National Park fairly intensely for about 13 years with Parks Canada spending much of that time doing a feasibility study of the park concept. The Okanagan First Nations spent more than a year doing their own feasibil-ity study. However, the Provincial Government pulled out of the park study group in December, 2011 saying there was insufficient sup-port for a park. A recent Freedom of Information request by the Osoyoos Times revealed that in fact the Cabinet had made the decision to pull out of the talks in January 2011 but kept that decision secret for just about one year.

Since then the Provincial Government has been adamant in its opposition to a National Park. Local MLA Linda Larson said only one year ago that she couldn’t

understand why Park supporters insist on “flogging a dead horse”. She went on to say that tourism wasn’t that important and she would much rather have ranchers than tourists.

However, on August 13 the Provincial Government released what it called an Intentions Paper titled “Protected Areas frame-work for British Columbia’s South Okanagan”. The “dead horse” seems to have gained new life, at least temporarily. The Intentions Paper proposes that the level of protection be significantly upgrad-ed for three areas of the south Okanagan –basically all of the area proposed by Parks Canada for a park plus some additional areas. In fact they suggest that 2 of the 3 areas be considered by Parks Canada for a National Park! How original! While the intent of the Province opens the door to a renewed conversation about the

possibility of giving some of our rarest landscape national park sta-tus, there is a great deal about this Intentions Paper that smells very fishy to me. I don’t think it is a coincidence that the paper was released just two weeks after a Federal election campaign got underway and with no advertising of the concept to the public. No open houses or information ses-sions were scheduled for the public

to become informed or ask ques-tions on this very important land use issue. In addition only 60 days is being allowed for public com-ment so anyone wishing to com-ment must do so by October 12. Not only are we in the midst of a Federal election, but school is just starting up and agricultural people are tied up with fruit and grape harvesting. The Park issue has been around for at least 13 years – why the big rush now to get public com-ment within 60 days. In addition, the government has provided seven questions for the public to con-sider in responding to the Intentions Paper. To my mind, the questions are so generalized and require so much specialized knowledge of the areas in question that very few peo-ple, me included, are in a position to provide a meaningful response. In addition, the Government has requested that all public comment be submitted by way of their web-

site and using only their questions. There seems to be no provision for people without internet access to be involved. A suspicious mind might think it is a ploy by the Provincial Government to keep comments to a minimum. In discussing whether some of the area should become a national park, the Intentions Paper appears to put so many conditions on the Park Proposal that the same suspicious mind might conclude that the Provincial Government is actually hoping Parks Canada will find the proposal unacceptable and then the Provincial Liberals can blame Parks Canada for there not being a South Okanagan National Park.

I really hope I’m wrong about all of this.

Bob Handfield is past-president of the South Okanagan Naturalists’ Club but the views expressed here are his own and not necessarily those of the Club.

Tara Bowie There was room for even the smallest of dancers at the Similkameen Powwow of Champions Saturday afternoon.

Tara BowieKirshon Terbasket, left, dances his initiation dance with Bryson Longchild Saturday at the Similkameen Powwow of Champions.

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Letter to the Editor

Health care top issue this election To the Editor:

Recent polling places health care at the top of the list when voters are asked what issues matter most. And yet the federal government is on track to reduce the rate of increase in health transfers to the provinces starting in 2017, a strategy that would rob the provinces of up to $36 billion over 10 years.

This approach is being taken at a time when our health care system lacks standards, has no national pharmacare program and no strategy to address the needs of an aging population. A National Seniors Strategy would ensure that the current 15% of hos-pital beds often occupied by seniors no longer need-ing hospital care, could be made available to other patients waiting for medically necessary procedures and surgeries.

A National Seniors Strategy would provide ade-quate Home Care, Long Term Care and End of Life Care while freeing up this acute care space.

Thus far in this federal election campaign we are not hearing a firm commitment from any candidate to maintain the current level of health transfers and to work with Provinces and Territories to improve the delivery of services to all Canadians.

I urge voters to call upon candidates to commit to action that will improve Health Care for Canadians both now and well into the future.

Christine ElderSummerland

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After a successful performance of Gods of Carnage at the Cawston Hall and in Penticton this spring Cawston Players are beginning to look at putting together another of their popular plays in December 2015. But in order for that to happen we need actors and a strong support cast of people interested to help out in Stage designers,stage construction,publicity and promotion, a producer, director, set decor and makeup . To such there is a meeting at the Cawston Hall on Thursday September 10th at 7 p.m. for anyone who would like to enter the exciting world of theatre. All are welcomed and the more support we have the more likelihood is that we can put together a performance that the community will enjoy

For more information Contact Bob McAtamney at 250-499-5616.

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Community Foundation fundraiser a laugh a minute Review Staff

It’s time to laugh for a good cause. The Community Foundation of the

South Okanagan-Similkameen is holding its 16th annual Community Foundation Comedy Festival October 3.

“Every year this event sells out and it’s not hard to see why. We bring in world class talent at an unbelievable price and throw in an excellent meal to top it off,” a press release from the Foundation stated.

This year’s comedians include Dwight Slade, Kelly Taylor and John Wing.

The comedians have performed in ven-ues including Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,

Comedy Central, The Debaters, on CBC, Man, Woman & Child, on CBC and many more.

Tickets for the event are $65 including dinner, an amaz-ing auction and all three shows. Tickets are on sale at Lakeside Resort or from a Community Foundation board member.

Show Details:October 3, 2015$65 per personBarking Parrot BarDoors open at 5:30pm; dinner

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Similkameen Powwow of Champions

Stef Laramie Hundreds of people participated and watched the Similkameen Powwow of Champions over the weekend in Ashnola.

Tara Bowie Young Thunder was the host drum at the Similkameen Powwow of Champions over the weekend.

Tara Bowie Competition was fierce in the Junior Girls Fan category at the Similkameen Powwow of Champions over the weekend.

Tara Bowie Dancers compete in the junior girls traditional category.

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Stef Laramie photo Steven Point, BCs Lieutenant Governor for five years until his retirement in 2012, was one of the many competitors at the Similkameen Powwow of Champions held in Ashnola over the weekend.

Tara Bowie Mens chicken dance is a favourite style of dancing at the Similkameen Powwow of Champions.

Tara Bowie In between competitions inter-tribal dances were performed.

Tara Bowie Kirshon Terbasket was initiated during the Similkameen Powwow of Champions in Ashnola over the weekend.

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It’s a sisterhood. The Canadian Royal Purple

Society has been going strong in Keremeos for more than 68 years and over 100 in Canada.

Their mandate is raise money for children and have fun doing it.

“It’s a sisterhood. It’s cama-raderie. It’s a lot of fun,” Marla Atchison, Keremeos’ Honoured Royal Lady said.

“Basically we work for fun to give it away.”

Atchinson said she joined the Royal Purple Society about six years ago shortly after she moved to the area.

For quite awhile she had been visiting a friend and got to know the people of the society and decided to jump in and join.

“I became really good friends with the people,” she said.

Marie Farren, a longtime mem-ber said she’s enjoyed being part of the society.

“I’ve met so many people and we’ve done a lot of good,” she said.

The Keremeos ladies of the Royal Purple Society help with a variety of events throughout the year.

The Royal Purple does catering for all types of events including teas, weddings, showers and funer-als. They also put on dinners for other organizations and are often barbecue at events.

Each week they help to put on the Bingo at the Elks Hall.

They raise about $3,500 through bingos and another $2,500 to $3,000 in their other activities.

The money is donated back to the community through bursaries and other initiatives.

“We’ve helped people get back on their feet after fires. We donate to a speech and hearing resource centre. We’ve donated to the hos-pital fund and so many causes throughout the years,” Farren said.

Most of the members range in age between 60 to 90 years old but there is room for younger members.

“We’d love to get the younger

generation to join. We have room and we have a lot to offer,” she said.

Meetings are held every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

After the meeting the group usually enjoys refreshments.

Anyone wanting more informa-tion can contact Farren at 250-499-

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Submitted Honoured Royal Lady, Marla Atchison presents Misha Zebroff with an $800 bursary at the 2015 graduation ceremonies at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School. Bursary’s are one of many ways the Canadian Royal Purple Society continues to support youth in the community.

Multi-media artist bringing Talk Show to Cawston hall Review Staff

It won’t be like watching Oprah, but a talk show of a different kind is coming to the Cawston Community Hall later this month.

Multi-media artist Erick Thompson is hosting a presen-tation he calls Talk Show with the Travis Weir group starting at 7:30 p.m. September 27.

The show features stories, social commentary, and live music.

The show also includes inter-views with local and visiting guests.

“This is a continuation of my work as a video producer and journalist,” stated Thompson in a press release.

Thompson, who was once a TV news anchor and reporter on Vancouver Island, has created

several shows and feature seg-ments on a variety of topics.

Thompson first hosted a stage show called Not Trying to be Funny in April 2015.

The Travis Weir Group, who will accompany Thomson on stage, features three acclaimed Okanagan musicians.

Travis Weir, Stefan Bienz and Michael Treadway play a mix of original folk, rock, jazz, fun and experimental music.

Dave Mai, a local performer is acting as the show’s technical director.

Tickets are $10 and avail-able at Cawston Marketplace, Similkameen Insurance Agencies and the Grooveyard in Penticton.

The show contains some coarse language and is not suit-able intended for people who are easily offended.

Multi-media artist Erick Thompson is hosting a presentation he calls Talk Show with the Travis Weir group starting at 7:30 p.m. September 27.

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EXERCISE AND EXCUSES - SIMPLE CHAIR STRETCHES WHILE AT WORK

Why bother? I don’t have time! Can we take the “work” out of workout?All these questions/hesitations/excuses! Yes, even I, a qualified Fitness trainer for over 12yrs, still has those days where exer-cise is more like a chore than a joyful, enlightening, stress- relieving task that it actually is.However, I am here to tell you that not only can it be fun, invigorating and good for you! It can also be a social gathering, a new learning experience and a wonderful way to regain confidence in that body you have been verbally abusing in front of the mirror the last few months. Lol.What you need to ask yourself is: What workout appeals to you? We have a plethora of choices out there now, as an instructor, changing with the constant tide of new trends is part of the fun. Zumba, Yoga, Weight Training, Gravity Training, Spin. All these and more I am teaching in Penticton. So no more excuses, there is something for every-one/shape and size.If while at work, you find yourself becoming stiff behind the keyboard, a bit like myself right now, here are a few easy stretches to keep you limber. Just until you all come to class of course!

Simple chair stretches while at work:1. Sit on the edge of your chair with legs in a V position, feet flat on the floor. Place hands behind your head or on thighs. Arch your upper back, lifting chest to the ceiling as you lean forward.Then contract your abdominals to round out the spine, bringing your head downward as you return to a neutral spine. Re-peat four to six times. This is a great way to limber up for exercise or just to stretch upper body and spine.2. Sitting in upright position, rotate the shoulders up to ears in a rolling motion, reverse direction and rotate back down. Repeat this 4-6 times, reversing the rotating position each time.3. Again, sitting upright on edge of chair, back straight abs engaged, raise right knee to chest, hold, extend leg and flex foot, holding for 10-12secs. Should feel slight pull through the hamstring, maintain strong core. Keep left foot firmly on the ground to stabilize. Bring knee back to chest and release to floor. Repeat action with left leg, do both legs 2 or 3 times.4. Stand with arms by sides, letting the shoulders relax. With slight bend in elbows, reach behind your back, clasping hands together by interlocking fingers. Take deep breath through the nose and exhale through the mouth. Slowly push your shoulders back and straighten your arms. Keep looking straight ahead and try not to hyperextend the neck. You can raise arms higher to increase stretch. Hold for 15- 30 seconds.Feel the stretch across the chest and top of shoulders. This increases range of motion and flex-ibility.As always, remember to check with your Doctor before doing any strenuous exercise, Take care and Be Healthy

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TOO MANY PAIN PILLS?Can you take too many pain pills? The answer is yes. Sometimes overuse of analgesics can make the pain worse and encourage the use of a higher dose which still doesn’t help. If you are taking more pain pills and still not getting relief, talk to your doctor.

PREVENTION OF GOITERIt was 100 years ago this year that British medical scientists discovered that goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland) could be prevented by taking iodine. We need very little in our daily diet and using iodized salt and eating seafood can satisfy these needs easily.

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AQUARIUS: Aquarius, your generosity knows no bounds this week. All that you do unselfishly will come back in spades. Keep up your charitable efforts.

PISCES: Pisces, if things seem a little bit confusing this week, take some time to sit and reflect. The answers will come to you eventually.

ARIES: Aries, explore a new way of thinking and keep an open mind. Maintain energy and enthusiasm about a new project. Your energy will inspire others to get moving.

TAURUS: You may need to get a little pushy to get what you need, Taurus. Don’t overdo it, but don’t hesitate to insert yourself into certain situations this week.

GEMINI: This is a good week to share your positive thoughts and hopes with others. It’s advantageous to have as many people on your side as you can.

CANCER: Cancer, you have many things to do in the coming days, but you can still manage to have fun along the way. Schedule some rest and rejuvenation once the week has passed.

LEO: If you learn something new this week, it very well may be something important, Leo. Stay attuned to the things going on around you, so you know when to act.

VIRGO: Getting your point across will be difficult this week, Virgo. Take a patient approach and give others the time to explain their points of view before sharing your own.

LIBRA: You are still in love with that special someone after all of these years, Libra. Share your good fortune with others and you may inspire some new relationships in the process.

SCORPIO: Scorpio, it may be difficult to avoid conflict this week, but do your best to smooth over the situation. Try not to escalate any encounters and add fuel to the fire.

SAGITTARIUS: Sagittarius, give something frivolous a try this week. You may find it takes your mind off of other things and restores some of your natural joviality.

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Linda Hamilton Wallace passed away peacefully August 31, 2015 in Keremeos, B.C. at the age of 86. Linda was predeceased by her loving husband Robert in 2006.

She is survived by her children Pat (Jim) Johnston, Wendy (Ford) McDonald, Nancy Allen and Mark Wallace, eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Cawston United Church, 2146 Main Street Cawston, BC at 1 pm September 19, 2015 followed by a reception at the home of Nancy Allen, Keremeos, BC. Condolences can be sent to the family c/o HansonsFuneral.ca.

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The B.C. government has added $1 million to its budget for helping refugees settle in the province, and has opened a toll-free information line for those who want to sponsor people fleeing violence in Syria.

Premier Christy Clark announced the funding in Vancouver Tuesday, along with a toll-free infor-mation number for community groups and private sponsors at 1-877-952-6914.

Clark said the province currently spends about $4 million a year to support the federal program that settles immigrants in B.C. The extra funds will be reserved for assistance to Syrian refugees, she said.

“It is our belief that it’s just not good enough to totally open our doors,” Clark said. “We have to make sure that when refugees get here, we’re doing

everything that we can to help them realize the Canadian dream and find their way as seamlessly as possible in to British Columbia.”

The one-time investment will be used for trauma counselling, help for for groups of citizens to navigate the refugee sponsorship process, foreign credential recognition and community and employer supports including matching training funds for those committed to hiring a Syrian refugee.

Clark said all the federal parties have indicated they want to increase refugee intake in response to the Syrian civil war, and B.C. has supported that position for several years. Last year Ottawa admit-ted about 36,000 immigrants to B.C., and about 1,500 were refugees.

“Our job isn’t to decide who’s coming in when,” Clark said. “That’s their job. Our job is to make sure we’re ready.”

B.C. offers $1M fund, hotline to help Syrian refugees

US State DepartmentAerial view of Za’atri camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, July 18, 2013.

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