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The Ministry of Transportation is conducting speed and curve testing on the Princeton-Summerland Road near Osprey Lake beginning this week, following another acci-dent last Friday on the treacherous stretch of highway.

A truck driver received minor injuries Friday morning, when his trailer carrying logs tipped and spilled. The acci-dent occurred about 11:15 a.m.

David Swales, MTO regional manager, said the entire 80 km highway between Princeton and Summerland is being evaluated, but it will be a couple of months before tests are completed.

Swales said residents of the Osprey Lake area have been vocal with his office about the dangers on their local high-way. “I feel for the community absolutely and as far as our aspect goes we want to get it as safe as we can.”

Earlier this year the highway was improved with chev-rons and new signage to warn drivers of pedestrians.

Swales said the area is experiencing normal than usual use by logging trucks – as many as 75 per day – and he said not all drivers are respectful.

“How do you sign for respect? Roads are static items, they don’t move. What’s the moving part of the equation? It’s human.

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Princeton has big plans for long weekend

Andrea DeMeerSpotlight Staff

While Sunflower Downs will be silent this long weekend with the demise of Racing Days, there is still plenty to do in the Town of Princeton to celebrate Canada Day and the start of summer.

The annual Show and Shine is expected to draw hundreds of visitors and up to 150 classic car owners to downtown Princeton Saturday July 4.

The event has grown to be one of the most successful car shows in the area, according to co-organizer Mac MacDonald.

“We started 15 years ago with 27 cars,” she said. “It’s grown to this. The whole street is usually full and if you look down the street nobody can move.”

MacDonald said one of the joys of staging the show is that it gives local seniors a chance to enjoy some automotive history.

“The elderly people that have driven these cars, they can’t get out and go to other car shows but they come to this and they sit and reminisce and have a good time.”

Show and Shine is a fundraiser that over the years has con-tributed dollars to Princeton General Hospital, Ground Search and Rescue and the local fire department. The show is free for spectators and car owners make a donation to register.

“All the money stays in Princeton.”Show and Shine is held on Bridge Street from 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. where there will be a live band and A & W providing lunch.The Princeton Legion has also stepped up to provide enter-

tainment over the long weekend.A number of events normally held to celebrate Legion Week

– June 23-30 – have been moved to the weekend and Legion members are also reinventing a couple of fundraisers previously staged by the now-defunct Lions Club.

Cliff Glover, Legion president, said residents are happy to see the return of the once annual Duck Races in the Tulameen River, which will take place Sunday July 5 at 9:30 am beginning at the

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The driver of this logging truck received minor injuries on the Princeton Summerland Road Friday.

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LANDFILL CLOSED—JULY 11, 2015

The Town of Princeton wish to notify property owners and Area H residence that the landfill will be closed on Saturday, July 11th, 2015. This closure is necessary for the installation of a cattle guard at the front entrance. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Your patience is appreciated while this work is being completed. Regular Landfill hours are expected to resume on Sunday, July 12th, 2015.

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Water Restrictions are in effect!!! Even numbered civic addresses may

water on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Odd numbered civic addresses may water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-days.

No watering is permitted between Noon and 6:00 pm.

Watering is not permitted on Mondays.

2015 PROPERTY TAX NOTICES

Tax Notices for 2015 have been mailed. If you have not re-ceived a Tax Notice please contact the Town Office at 151 Vermilion Avenue or telephone 250-295-3135. Owners are responsible for 2015 Taxes and any applicable penalties; regardless of whether or not a Tax Notice is received. Payments and/or Provincial Home Owner Grant applications must be in the hands of the Collector at the Town Office by close of business on Friday, July 31, 2015 to avoid the Pen-alty of 10%. Postmarks are NOT accepted as date of payment.

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Community sale a hit with vendorsSpotlight Staff

From vintage furni-ture to cassette tapes, albums, hockey equip-ment and a public address system, there was something on sale for everyone at the Town of Princeton’s second annual commu-nity garage sale on the weekend.

“These are real garage sales, so you never know what’s going out the door,” said Lyle Thomas, Princeton’s recreation manager who was keeping an eye on sales Sunday morning.

Hosted at the Princeton Arena, sixteen vendors displayed their wares and sales over the two-day event were brisk, said Thomas.

Lyle said he hopes the garage sale will become a Princeton tra-dition.

“Our intent and desire is to have this grow into a fairly large and annual event.”

Sue Alton, who at one time owned an antique and vintage store down-town and uses the garage sale to keep her hand in the business, said it was a very successful

weekend especially for furniture sales.

“I even had people

bidding against each other” for a popular item, she said.

“A lot got sold yes-terday,” she said. “Today I’m spending money.”

Andrea DeMeerSue Alton, a former antique store owner, was one of the satisfied vendors at the community garage sale on the weekend.

Spotlight StaffIt was a busy weekend for the

Princeton fire department.In addition to providing support

to a forest fire near China Creek, the department extinguished a small blaze at the Princeton landfill site Saturday, and doused a fire at a trailer on private property near Missezula Lake Road Sunday.

Princeton Fire Chief John Larsen said the cause of the Missezula Lake

Road fire was likely electrical, and it was fortunate the local department got to the scene in time to stop the fire from spreading.

“We ended up having to break through a chain gate and then get over a bridge to the RV and we were able to put it out within two minutes.”

Larsen said the cause of the fire at the landfill was not human made, but also undetermined.

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Temperatures hit scorching and record breaking levels over the weekend – prompting Environment Canada to issue an unusual heat warning for the Similkameen Valley.

“Generally we do see this weather pattern over the summer time, that’s not unusual, but it was a little bit earlier than what you would nor-mally expect,” said Lisa Coldwells, a meteorolo-gist with Environment Canada, in an interview Monday.

Saturday June 27 temperatures in Princeton hit 38.5, breaking not only the daily record of 34.8 set in 2006 but the all-time June temperature record of 37.6 set in 2008.

Sunday’s high of 37.6 broke a daily record of 36.1 set previously in

1937.According to

Coldwells it is not normal practice for Environment Canada to issue heat alerts in BCs Interior, because unlike in other areas of the province and coun-try, the health authority cannot link extreme heat with mortality rates.

“We haven’t issued a special weather state-ment about heat for the Southern Interior [since] 2009,” she said.

In addition to record high tempera-tures, precipitation for June in Princeton has been unusually low, Coldwells added.

The 30-year aver-age rainfall for June in Princeton is 37.6 mm, while as of Monday June 29 Princeton had only accumulated 11.1 mm.

“So far we’ve got extra hot and extra dry

but at this moment we have the potential for some wet thunderstorms developing this after-noon,” she said.

For the balance of the week Environment Canada is forecasting “typical, perfect vaca-tion weather – sunny and temperatures in the low 30s.”

Princeton hits hottest day in June – EVER

Bob MarshPrinceton Fire Chief John Larsen said the cause of the small blaze at the landfill site Saturday is undetermined, but could have resulted from a chemical reaction created by disposed materials.

Spotlight StaffA tanker plane and

helicopter were utilized Saturday afternoon to extinguish a small forest fire at China Creek near Princeton.

According to BC Wildfire Management officer Kelsey Winter, the fire grew to be only .4 hectares in size, but crews were still on site Monday and the fire was in “mop up stage.”

The blaze was light-ening-caused.

The helicopter obtained water from the river to douse the flame, and the tanker dropped

chemical retardant throughout the area.

“That’s probably why it stayed at point

four,” said Winter.The Princeton

Volunteer Fire Department also

attended providing first response and support.

Minor forest fire gets air supportAndrea DeMeerMax Hiltz, 6, and his sister Beth, 3, were among the children who decided the Princeton splash park was a good place to beat the heat of the past few days.

Spotlight StaffMembers of Princeton Ground

Search and Rescue were among the first to respond to the call when a pair of Ontario hikers went missing at Cathedral Lakes Park last Monday night.

After seven days in the wilder-ness, Lynn Carmody and Rick Moynan were located Sunday and were able to walk to the lodge with their rescuers.

“They are very lucky people,” said Randy Rorvik, Princeton GSAR manager.

Rorvik and other members of Princeton GSAR were attend-ing a meeting in Keremeos last Monday night, close to the park, when the call about the missing hikers was received.

The search was hampered immediately by weather condi-tions, he said.

“Monday night it was raining

and windy in Keremeos and it got down to zero overnight,” he said, noting the missing hikers were said to be wearing only t-shirts and carrying virtually no provi-sions.

Searchers agreed the weath-er presented too much danger to “strike out into the bush” in the dark, so volunteers agreed to spend the night organizing, and launch search efforts at first light.

“We got hold of Penticton Search and Rescue and they have a working relationship with the helicopter companies and we managed to scare one of those up,” said Rorvik. “We took our command trailer, truck and ATV down and set up staging…and then we proceeded to do tasks all day in the ever-increasing heat.”

Eventually GSAR volunteers from communities across the province joined the highly pub-

licized search. At least half of Princeton’s crew members par-ticipated over the course of the seven days, with several searchers taking time off their paid work to lend a hand.

Princeton is called out for between seven and fourteen searches each year, both locally and through mutual aid.

Rorvik said he would not describe this search and others like them as stressful “because it’s what we are trained to do,” but acknowledged securing the safety of search parties can be a daunting task.

“You are responsible for all those people. I had 30 people the first day. They’re lives are literally in your hands and you are responsible for their health and safety.”

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VICTORIA – The man behind “HarperPAC” says it lived and died in a few days to make a point about third-party advertising in Canadian politics.

When it launched, I wondered why he would choose such a deliberately provocative name. No, not “Harper,” but the acronym for “Political Action Committee,” which has come to symbolize the finan-cial excesses of U.S. politics.

HarperPAC ran one radio ad, accusing Liberal leader Justin Trudeau of blaming voters for his declining popularity, and suggesting that Trudeau’s “months of mistakes” are a likelier cause. No kid-ding.

HarperPAC spokesman Stephen Taylor, who like Stephen Harper before him has worked for the National Citizens’ Coalition, announced the end of the project last week.

“We have contributed to a new discussion about political financing in a fixed election era that is critical to our democracy,” Taylor said. “We note that this discussion only occurred once a right-wing analog of the left’s PAC-style efforts emerged on the scene.”

Indeed, it was when HarperPAC emerged that muttering began about “dark money” in Canadian politics. Unifor, Anti-Conservative front LeadNow and the many faces of the Tides Foundation somehow failed to ignite much discussion in the Canadian media.

Taylor launched the bid in response to the emergence of “Engage Canada,” a union-financed action committee that he said was part of a broader effort by the left to oust the Conservatives. Engage Canada portrays itself as a brave alternative to shadowy right-wing groups such as Working Canadians, which has also run pro-Conservative ads.

Engage Canada’s latest ad plays on the union movement’s cher-ished “inequality” theme, selecting statistics to portray the wealthy as making out far better than the rest of us in Harper’s Canada. (The notion that “inequality” can and should be fixed by ever-

higher taxes on “the rich” staggers on, zombie-like, as if capitalism was the cause of poverty.)

Two recent developments have led to all this. Scheduled elections every four years have finally taken effect at the federal level, after a series of minority governments. And courts have repeatedly struck down efforts to restrict third-party spending in the so-called “pre-campaign” period as an unwar-ranted restriction on free speech.

The B.C. Liberal government tried and failed sev-eral times to restrict third party spending, largely in response to the million-dollar tirades of the teachers’ union. Former attorney general Wally Oppal used to warn about American-style influence by wealthy

interest groups targeting scheduled elections.Their strategy was not so much to keep corporate money out of

B.C. politics as to keep it flowing through the B.C. Liberal Party.This spring the B.C. Liberal majority passed Bill 20, the

Election Amendment Act. Not only did this recognize the free-dom of outsiders to weigh in on elections, it also did away with pre-campaign restrictions on registered political parties and can-didates.

NDP MLA Leonard Krog warned that this sets the stage for “some mad Wild West show,” with politicians so desperate to raise money they start looking for the B.C. equivalent of renting out the Lincoln bedroom in the White House.

The big difference between the pre-campaign ads for this fall’s federal election and the next provincial vote in 2017 is that cor-porate and union donations to parties and candidates have been eliminated at the federal level. That means more money available for third-party campaigns, but it seems to be fairly well distributed between the two sides, the Conservatives and everybody else.

Here in the Wild West, nothing’s going to change as long as the B.C. Liberals are in the saddle.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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Human rights were much on the minds of North Americans last week, with the US Supreme Court deci-sion that gays have a constitutional right to marry in all 50 states.

Closer to home, a different battle over human rights begins this week in New Westminster as the BC Supreme Court entertains a challenge of municipal bylaws in the community of Abbotsford, which make it illegal for homeless people to camp in public places.

The complainant, the BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors, argues the city violates the basic human right to a safe place to sleep, and that it wrongly evicted homeless people from a camp in Jubilee Park in 2013. The court has upheld similar challenges in the past, for example in 2009 requiring the city of Victoria to rewrite laws that prohibited overnight camping in parks.

The plight of the homeless in BCs urban centres, and local governments’ inability to address it, is often in head-lines. Two months ago the city of Vancouver reluctantly admitted it failed in its promise to eradicate homelessness by 2015. Efforts made since that lofty goal was set in 2008 appear to have stemmed an increase in the city’s homeless population, but have done little to reduce the numbers.

In November 2104 a report produced by a homeless advocacy group underlined the seriousness of the issue when it revealed the median age of death for a homeless person in BC is between 40 and 49, compared to an aver-age life expectancy of 83 for the general population.

The report also indicated – not surprisingly – that the two main causes of homelessness in Vancouver are lack of income and cost of housing, although it could not discount the contribution of many health related issues associated with being homeless, mental health issues, addiction and sexually-transmitted infection.

Experts agree that municipalities are not equipped to battle homelessness on their own. This is also suggested by past practice – for example when the city of Abbotsford ill advisedly dumped a load of chicken manure at a home-less camp in an attempt to discourage its residents.

Ultimately the situation demands greater federal and provincial investment in affordable housing – to keep individuals and families off the street in the first place – increased eligibility for assistance and improved access to mental health care services, addiction counseling, legal services and job training.

Homeless in rural areas like the Similkameen presents unique challenges for local governments. Each summer in Keremeos, for example, the village’s population balloons with individuals who habitat the parks surrounding the river. While in the village these people are often referred to as “transients’ as opposed to “the homeless” there is little to choose between the two labels. They both describe people living in makeshift shelters, who can create dis-comfort and controversy for those around them.

Knee jerk reactions – for example chicken manure – are clearly not the solution in rural areas anymore than they are in downtown city parks. Any attempt to address a homeless situation must involve dignity.

Level-headed consultation and assistance from multi-levels of government both in funding and policy setting are indicated.

The Charter holds a safe place to sleep as a basic human right. It must follow that everyone’s definition of “safe place” is different. For some that might be a park bench, or a shady spot by the Similkameen.

Homelessness is a reality that is not going to end, not for people living on sidewalks and in make shifts camps, and not for the people who live in high-rise apartment buildings or two-story houses with picket fences, and also have to “live with it.” - AD

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One of the things that struck our family about the BC Interior upon arriving here from southwestern Ontario almost a year ago is the lack of backyard swimming pools.

This is NOT an attempt to wade into the historic and controversial debate over Princeton’s need for an aquatic centre – just an observation it was difficult not to ponder as the mercury pushed 42 over the weekend.

In no way did the DeMeer family live in a moneyed neighbourhood back in the navel of universe, yet there was a high pool per capita ratio.

Ever the logical one, Mr. DeMeer points out that in-ground pools are so named because they are dug into the ground and that’s much harder to do if not down right impossible when the ground is so much rock.

Most of the pools on our street – and the one in the backyard – were working class oasis, above ground pools, much cheaper and easier to install and maintain.

Google does not provide a satisfactory answer when asked how many private pools exist in British Columbia. A 2012 article from the Globe and Mail claims that Quebec is decked out with the most pools in Canada, at least 300,000 which is more than Ontario

even though the navel has 5 million more people.

Quebec has more pools per capita than California, 26 Quebeckers for each pool, com-pared to 31 people per pool in the Golden State. No one knows why.

Saturday afternoon, while panting like mutts in the shade and trying not to move too much Mr. DeMeer sighed. “I miss our pool.”

I hit him with a rock.Over the years pool owner-

ship was not without its stresses. As in many other areas of our life I was manic about safety and would sometimes lie in bed and just worry about the chances of someone drowning in the four feet of water in the backyard. (You know you are over-the-top safety conscious when you catch yourself yelling at the kids: “Make sure you wear your helmet in the pool!”)

When the kids were very young, and after voluminous reading on the importance of establishing multiple barriers to open water, I created a virtual obstacle course between the

back door and the pool. There were enough doors and locks and bolts and gates and even chains that Mr. DeMeer opined it was like trying to swim in Fort Knox.

I went so far as to order a pool alarm from a company in one of the southern states. There were no pool alarm sell-ers north of the border at the time, not even in Quebec – and the conversation with the sales clerk on the line was memo-rable.

“Whatyall mean you don’t have pool alarms in Canada? What kind of country do you live in? We all got laws down here about pool alarms. We surely do.”

Interest in water safety notwithstanding it was ironic that the man aghast at Canada’s lack of pool legislation no doubt kept a hand-gun in his desk drawer.

The alarm, when it finally made it through customs, was a disappointment. It consisted of a probe, which was inserted in the water to measure displacement. We tested it by tossing in one of the kids and sure enough the alarm

emitted an ear- piercing shriek that could be heard for blocks. This also occurred when the wind blew, or if a leaf or a bug landed on the water’s surface. Most people with back yard pools find themselves pretty popular with the neighbours. The DeMeers were unique.

Where and how we swim is certainly cultural. On my first summer weekend in the valley I was shocked at being invited down to the river for a swim.

Despite the fact that for several years in the navel we lived in a community that was proud to be the meeting place of two major rivers, nobody ever swam in them. It simply wasn’t done.

That might be because those rivers were brown and somewhat brackish, also heav-ily populated by large carp. Still it took a 42-degree June afternoon to motivate me out of the shade and down to the Similkameen. The water wasn’t deep enough for actual swimming, but there was a nice roomy spot to anchor my posterior in front of a rock. It was certainly cool. Sipping a drink and look-ing up at the mountains I thought:

Yeah, this is a pretty cool backyard.

Cool beats pool as region experiences record highs

old dog new tricks

ANDREA DEMEER

Standing on guard – but who is the enemy now? Art Martens

livingsignificantly.caThis week, when we sing “O Canada, we

stand on guard for thee,” will it be with a comprehension that at times we must defend our system of government against those we have elected? I fear we have become overly complacent about our democracy, at every level of government. We seem not to consid-er that early reformers worked unstintingly to attain what we have today. And we give little thought to the possibility it can be eroded by insidious forces if we become too preoc-cupied to observe what is happening. If my perspective seems negative at a time when we celebrate our nation, I suggest we take a careful look at what I believe is a too cozy relationship between the BC government and the giant pharmaceutical companies.

The provincial government’s arbitrary fir-ing of eight Ministry of Health researchers is strikingly similar to the manner in which this land was ruled before it became a nation. At that time the Governor and his appointed Council determined who received land and timber rights. Usually it was the wealthy friends of the oligarchy. The Governor and Council made all financial decisions, without permission from the people. Even after the

Constitutional Act of 1791, any laws passed by the Elected Assembly could be vetoed.

When Canada was granted a Senate in 1867, its original purpose was to allow Canada’s wealthy elite to veto any legislation passed by the politicians representing the common people. Almost without exception, those in power at every level want to retain the privileges of power for their inner group. This enables them to reward those who help them hold on to their positions of influence.

The provincial government’s decisions concerning research in the pharmaceutical industry are reminiscent of a time when sig-nificant favours went to wealthy, influential speculators.

In 2012, when the government fired the researchers, it apparently didn’t occur to any-one that Roderick MacIsaac, one of the eight, would commit suicide and bring huge media scrutiny. With pointed questions, reporters began dredging up embarrassing, highly disconcerting facts concerning the possible motivation behind this decision.

In thetyee.ca, Andrew MacLeod revealed that “the researcher who committed suicide was developing a way to evaluate a project that was one of Premier Christy Clark’s pet initiatives.” It entailed the utilization of

Champix, a smoking cessation drug. The Tyee reported that both Health Canada and the American FDA had issued warnings about Champix. Also, according to Colleen Fuller, Chair of PharmaWatch, other countries were removing Champix from the market at the time the B.C. government decided to list it under PharmaCare.

The Vancouver Sun learned through a Freedom of Information request that “police were never given evidence by the govern-ment to investigate the wrongdoing which was used to justify the firings, despite the government telling the public an investiga-tion was ongoing.” The police actually closed the file due to lack of information.

Just as in the early years of our nation when the Governor and Council favoured wealthy friends, the provincial government appears to be favouring large corporations, from which they have received huge infu-sions of cash. Media reports indicate major pharmaceutical companies have given the Liberals tens of thousands of dollars in recent years.

The fired researchers had been delving into areas that were troubling for the pharma-ceutical companies. Were the ill conceived firings the government’s manner of appeas-

ing the multinational pharmaceuticals and thanking them for their substantial campaign contributions?

And what was the motivation behind the government’s 2012 suspension of funding for UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative research con-tracts? TI provides practical, evidence based prescription drug information to physicians and pharmacists. The program has saved Canada hundreds of millions and prevented many deaths from inappropriate prescrip-tions.

Only a massive media storm and public outcry persuaded the government to restore fifty per cent of the funding. Was our govern-ment so desperate to endear itself to the drug companies that it was willing to penalize its own citizens?

In “The March of Folly”, Barbara Tuchman suggests “the problem may not be so much a matter of educating officials of government, as educating the electorate to recognize and reward integrity of character.”

Retaining power has become a primary motivation of some in government. This makes them susceptible to the allurements of large corporate contributions.

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The Princeton Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) may have only moved down the street, but the new location is completely updated with more room for computer use, lounging and meeting, and natural light. To cel-ebrate the move, the ORL is inviting all members of the public for a free open house complete with ribbon cutting and refreshments at the new branch at 107 Vermilion Avenue on Wednesday, July 7 at 2:00 PM.

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The Crimson Tine Players hosted two very successful evenings of Murder Mystery fun at Vermilion Forks Restaurant last week. The event – a first-time effort for the local theatre company – was nearly sold out both nights and was a huge success according to director Rhianfa Riel. Left to right are cast members Britt Fraser, Pattyann Peal, Derek Hodgson, Taylor Gibb, Bobby Gibb, Josh Larsen, Heather Anderson.

Spotlight StaffJim Dixon is well aware that

sometimes medical professionals take the brunt of frustration and negative comments.

But on Sunday the 65-year-old Princeton man was fulsome in his praise of doctors and nurses from Princeton General Hospital.

“They saved my son’s life,” he said simply.

Jim’s 41-year-old son Wade underwent a routine tonsillectomy in Kamloops early last week and was convalescing in his father’s home.

On Saturday, after an unusual coughing spell, the dissolving gauze in Wade’s throat dislodged and he began to bleed profusely.

Jim called an ambulance and the medical team at Princeton General Hospital worked tire-lessly for more than four hours to stabilize their patient.

“It was close. He nearly bled to death,” the grateful father told the Spotlight in an interview.

“They worked as hard as they could and it was a very stress-ful situation for them,” he said. “They worked for more than four

hours and they had to get a trauma team in and then sent him to Penticton.

Sunday morning Wade was in Penticton General Hospital ICU in an induced coma.

Jim said Dr. Colleen Black, Dr. Ella Munro and four Princeton nurses saved his son’s life and he wanted to offer them a public thank you.

“I’d just like everyone to read a positive note. There’s negative and there’s positive and we just have to look at the positive side of life.”

Heroic hospital efforts save life

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town works yard on Angela Street and fol-lows a traditional pan-cake, omelet and sau-sage breakfast at the Princeton Splash Park on Thomas and Lime Streets (begins at 8 a.m..)

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GARDEN CLUB: Meets third Tuesday of every month, 1 PM, Seniors Branch 30. Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577

ARTS COUNCIL: Meets at Noon on the third Wednesday of the month. Everyone Welcome! Contact Marjorie Holland, Pres., 250-295-6718 or Joann Gabriel, Sec., 250-295-3361 for location. General meetings quarterly as announced.

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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

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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.

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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

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB:Wednesdays @ Riverside Centre 10:30-3. Call Arlen @ 250-295-6157

Health

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 & Saturday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Li-brary call 250-295-7005

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. United Church. 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 7:00 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! There will be no meetings in July & Aug.

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 7 p.m. 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 & 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 Wednesday @ 6 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

RECREATIONAL BADMINTON:Mondays at 8:00 pm at PSS gym, beginners welcome. Adult & Juniors (age 12+)

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 POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544

PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB:Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113

KOKANEE SUMMER SWIM CLUB:Lindsay: 250-295-0759

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.

THE SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UP TO DATE.Please remember to check your listing in the

Spotlight Community Calendar.If changes to your listing are needed,

please call us at 250-295-3535 or email [email protected]

Princeton Pentecostal Church

165 Vermilion Avenueinvites you to join us in

Sunday Worship10:30 am

Pastor Jack McNeil250-295-7951

Princeton Baptist Church

Across from Arena - Old Hedley Road Family Worship

10:00 am

250-295-7752

St. Paul’s United Anglican Church

O� ce: 250-295-7714

WORSHIP - 10:00 AM

190 - 1st AvenueEveryone Welcome

Living Water Community Church

Invites You to38 Kenley Avenue

10:30 AM Morning WorshipPastor Jason Neu� eld

Tel: 250-295-7733Cell: 250-293-6224

Shining His Light Ministries

(By Coopers)Join us for “Gospel Hour”Sunday mornings, 11 am

We would love to meet you.

250-293-1205

SPOTLIGHTSPOTLIGHTThe Similkameen

Proudly serving the community since 1948 • www.similkameenspotlight.com

� e Similkameen Spotlight facebook page is getting new likes every day, new reach and

starting new discussions in the community.

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Putting you in touch with the right business. Keep these

numbers for all of your service and shopping needs!

· New Fixtures Supplied & Installed · Drain & Sewer Cleaning · Service Repair · Hot Water Tanks · Hot Water Heating

Fully LicensedEmergency Service

250-295-7085Dave Mack or Nigel Mack

4 LICENSED MEChaNICS 2 with Extensive GM Training / 2 with 30 years experienceall mechanics take ongoing training & updating. We have the Best Diagnostic equipment availaBle•A/C Work •Transmissions • Specialize in Computers & Computerized Fuel Injectionnow offering: •Flat Repairs •New Tire Sales •Wheel BalancingCan inspect motorcycles to greyhounD Buses

Huffy’s Auto Repair

Ph: 250-295-6458

* now open 6 days a week! Huffy’s Auto Repair

331 Old Hedley Road

PO Box 948Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Ph: 250-295-0606Fax: 250-295-6588

Brian CoyneOwner

Old Style

Sales & DeliveryBedding & Pellet

222 Burton Ave., Princeton250-295-6938

ROOFING SUPPLIESSHINGLES, METAL

ONDURA...

FLETCHER Building SuppliesBuilding Supplies

Reichert Sales & Service Ltdski-doo & can-am Sales & Service

[email protected] & Ed ReichertPh: 250-295-6489Fax: 250-295-7768

Tulameen, B.C.V0X 2L0

222 Burton Ave., Princeton250-295-6938

FLETCHER Building Supplies

Farm Feed and Pet Food

CONTRACT CLEANINGWINDOW & GUTTER CLEANING

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

Box 2141Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 Ph: 250-295-6873

Reece LavictoireCall for appointment 7 days a week.

PRESSURE WASHING

TOM REICHERT RENTALSBox 1C #2 Tulameen, BC V0X 2L0 Phone 250-295-7329 Fax 250-295-7395Specializing in: Cement Finishing Damp Proofi ng & Forms

[email protected]

TOM REICHERT RENTALS

YOUR AD COULD BE HERE!Call 250-295-3535

for more information.

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SEPTIC SERVICEF1rst Choice

Septic CleaningOuthouse Rentals & Sales

Mark Riegling Owner /Operator

250-295-4191

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL

MAINTENANCE

New in Town

34 years in business since 1981!

OPEN: Mon - Sat, 9 am - 2:30 pmSundays 10:30 am - 2:30 pm#31 Ashnola Road, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N1Phone:(250)499-5785Email: [email protected]

Don & Anna’s Greenhouses& GARDEN CENTRE

Don & Anna’s Greenhouses

280 Main St.Penticton, BCV2A 5B2

Cel: [email protected]

331 Old Hedley RoadPO Box 948Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Brian CoyneOwner

Ph: 250-295-0606Fax: 250-295-6588

Old Style

Sales & Delivery

Posts

CONTRACT CLEANING

250-295-5440 1167 Hwy 3 East

Open May, June & July

Daily from9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

princetonflowerstop.com

Look for your Favourites &

Check out whats new!

“Styling Jen”Jennifer McDonald

Cell: 250-293-6307Business: 250-295-3333

1A-123 Vermilion, Princeton BC

Professional Hair StylistNow booking appointments: Wednesday to Friday, 11 - 5

“Styling Jen”


Putting you in touch with the right business. Keep these

numbers for all of your service and shopping needs!

MAC’S AUTO PARTS193 Vermilion Ave.Ph: 250-295-6944HONDAWATER PUMPS, TILLERS, LAWN MOWERS, GENERATORS, SNOW BLOWERS

3 Licenced Mechanics

N & L SERVICES

250-295-0005

We are a community based company

dedicated to serving our customers.

Where others fail...WE PREVAIL!

TIRESTOWING

SERVICES

THE HUT Bottle Depot

367 Hwy. 3 250-295-3835

WE ACCEPT MOST BEVERAGE CONTAINERSHOURS: 11 AM - 4 PM DAILY

CLOSED TUESDAYS AND STAT HOLIDAYS

• Electronics• Household Fire Alarms

• C02 Alarms• Light Bulbs

Drop off only during regular hours.

THE HUT

331 Old Hedley RoadPO Box 948Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Brian CoyneOwner

Ph: 250-295-0606Fax: 250-295-6588

Brian Coyne

Sakchai Rick Chaicomdee516 7th Ave. P.O. Box 128, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0Tel: 250-499-2561 Cell: 604-649-9908Email: [email protected]: www.benjathairestaurant.com

Phone: 250-295-7381 Princeton Plaza

Quality Foods,

Toys and Supplies for your

Dogs & Cats.

Aquarium Supplies Aviary Supplies

Herp SuppliesLive Fish

TOOL & EQUIPMENT RENTALSArnold Buteau

Rentals

[email protected]

PRESSURE WASHING SERVICES AVAILABLE

•Commercial •Residential •Industrial

OTTER VALLEY

Rentals, Supplies & Services

250-295-6449

Septic inStallation *Gov’t Cert./Registered/Isured*

• new inStall • Replacement • maintenance contRactS

FENCING SPECIALISTS

www.rdlandscaping.ca

Laska’s Floor Service•Supply •Sales •Installation

Phone: 250-295-0454 / Fax: 250-295-0474 Email: [email protected]

www.laskasflooring.com

Carpet ~ Hardwood ~ Lino ~ VC TilesLaminates ~ Engineered Wood ~ Cork~ Area/Throw rugs

OTTER VALLEY

Laska’s Floor Service

NICOLA VALLEY VETERINARY CLINIC LTD.

Serving Princeton clients for 39 years!

Located at: 282 Bridge StreetOpen: Tuesdays at 10:00 am

Ph: 250-295-7105 Merritt (250-378-6136

Dr. E.A. Ladyman & Associates

Edward Staples, Princeton Health Care Steering Committee

The Princeton Health Care Steering Committee (PHCSC) held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 16 at Princeton General Hospital. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Town of Princeton, Area H (RDOS), health care practitioners, Interior Health, and SOHC.

The Aesthetic Improvements Working Group reported that the first of the two vending machines in the waiting room at the front entrance have been removed and the second machine will be removed shortly.

This makes it possible to move forward with improvements for this area of the hospital.

Once funding is in place, Merrilyn Huycke will begin work on a mural that she will create for this area. She is in the process of making a drawing of her proposed work that will be presented to an advisory group made up of hospital and clinic employees.

Susan Brown, Administrator of Community Integrated Services for the South Okanagan, reported that Nurse Practitioner Tanya ter Keurs has returned to work at the Clinic following her leave.

She will be serving patients for three days a week and Viola Brown will continue at the Clinic for two days a week.

Cherie Whittaker reported that James Evans, Registered Nurse, has begun working at the hospital.

The Town of Princeton and Area H (RDOS) are looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on the Steering Committee.

Interested residents who would like to serve as repre-sentatives in one of these two areas can contact the Town of Princeton office or the Area H Regional Director.

Princeton General Hospital welcomes new and returning staff members

Art MartensShirley Hardy was

given her first diagno-sis of cancer 15 years ago. Presently she is battling it for the third time. She has endured both chemotherapy and radiation. “I don’t want any more of that,” she said. Her doctor has told her it is inoperable and would like to give her his estimate of the time she has left. Shirley is a fighter, though, and is focusing her thoughts on staying alive and becoming healthy again. Talking about this sig-nificant health challenge she smiled and said, “I’ve tried what doc-tors have to offer. Now

I’m putting my hope in homeopathic medicine.” On Sunday the Hedley Community Club served a delicious brunch as part of a fund raiser to help Shirley pay for the

homeopathic approach. Anyone looking for a good cause to support can contact T.J. Bratt at the Hedley Country Market. Ph. 250-292-8600.

Hedley woman tries alternative medicine

Shirley Hardy (left) with TJ Bratt

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It is with deep sadness that we an-nounce the passing of our mother

Florence Mason (nee Cleveland). Florence passed away at Seton Gen-

eral Hospital in Jasper, Alberta on June 13, 2015 at the age of 81.

Florence was born on January 01, 1934, in Saska-toon, Saskatchewan. Aft er high school she attended St Paul’s School of Nursing in Saskatoon, and gradu-ated as a Registered Nurse in 1956.Florence started her family in the town of Biggar, Saskatchewan, where she also worked as a registered nurse. In 1971, she moved to Princeton, B.C., where she continued to raise her children, and also worked as a registered nurse. While in Princeton, she loved to play golf, bridge, and to socialize with her many friends. In 1999, Mom and Bernie retired to Sechelt, B.C., where they continued to enjoy golf, bridge, as well as boating and crabbing.Florence was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Bernard L. Mason, on May 20, 2011; her parents Randal and Florence Cleveland, her brother Ernest Cleveland of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and her granddaughter April Keogan of Vancouver, BC.Florence is survived by her four children: Michael Keogan (Bonnie), of Regina Saskatchewan; Dr. Tim Keogan (Dr. Cathy Olsen), of Brooks, Alberta; Lisa Keogan of Brooks, Alberta; Jeff Keogan (Kathy) of Jasper, Alberta, her brother Dale Cleveland (Marge), of Regina, Saskatchewan and her sister June (Geza) Kardos of Ottawa, Ontario.She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and numer-ous others as a result of a blended family.In lieu of fl owers the family asks, if you desire, to make a donation to a charity of your choosing.Celebrations of Florence’s life in Jasper, AB; Princeton

B.C. and her fi nal resting place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan are being planned for the near future.

MASON,FLORENCE MABEL

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Employment

Caretaker wanted for acreage near town, must live on site, in one bedroom cabin. Salary/rent negotiable. Jenni-fer @ 250-317-1120 or [email protected]. Start Aug lst.

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Apply by e-mail to: uhsjobs@pac

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Medical/DentalMEDICAL Transcriptionists are in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535, www.canscribe.com or [email protected].

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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. 1-800-573-2928

Painting & Decorating

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3 Rooms For $2992 Coats Any Colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra)Price incls. Cloverdale Premium

Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Merchandise for Sale

FurnitureOak China Cabinet approxi-mately 5’ wide by 6’ high, 18’’ in depth. Glass doors and doors in the bottom. Dresser - Oak, 5’ long with mirror that is 6’ high, 9 drawers. Table and 6 chairs. To view please contact 250-295-7480.

Garage Sales9-2 Saturday July 4th. 2174 Princeton-Summerland Rd. Good 3 family sale. Lots of good stuff. Furniture, kitch-en, household things, pet stuff, wine making equip-ment.

CAWSTON. MOVING- Fri. July 3, noon-7pm. Sat. & Sun. July 4 & 5, 8-5pm. Pitt Road. Tools, furniture, antiques, etc.

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated con-tainers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG.Huge freezers. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Wanted:Will pay cash for construction equipment, back-hoes, excavators, dozers, farm tractors w/loaders, skid steers, wheel loaders, screeners, low beds, any condition running or not. 250-260-0217.

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Merchandise for Sale

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: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. WantedWanted: Bedroom Suite - size double, fridge with freezer or small chest freezer, 6 sturdy wood dining room chairs, or dining suite, 20’ metal shipping container, ATV’s , dirt bike in good condition, Princeton area. 604-617-3470

Sporting Goods2 Sport pal canoes 14’ and 12’. 12’ has oars and motor bracket. New 950- Selling for $450.00. 14’ has neck yok. and motor bracket. Selling for $300.00 or OBO Call 250-295-3987

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1 bedroom furnished suite for rent in down town Princeton, level access, including power & heat & satellite TV $550 per month. Need excellent Refer-ences, D.D. Cat maybe?? Avail. Feb. 1st. Phone 604-484-2783 and leave a message with the best time to call back.

Rentals

1 bedroom furnished suite for rent in down town Princeton, level access, including power & heat & satellite TV $550 per month. Need excellent Refer-ences, D.D. Cat maybe?? Avail. Feb. 1st. Phone 604-484-2783 and leave a message with the best time to call back.

Apartments 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 $500.00 month. Phone 1-250-295-1006 for de-tails or leave a message with the best time to call back.

Cottages / CabinsOne bedroom cabin for rent, 5 minutes out of town on acreage. Seeking tenant who will care take and work on property towards rent. Total value $500.00 plus utilities. Call Jennifer @ 250-317-1120 or [email protected]. Available Aug 1st.

Homes for Rent2 bdrm home w/additional 2 bdrm loft on Auburn Crescent, recently renovated, bright and clean. F/S W/D, lg. laundry room and storage area down-stairs. Avail. July 1st, $900/month + utilities. N/S No Pets. Must have references. Call 250-295-0898 or 1-604-302-1084

2 Bedroom apt. in a quiet building. Very clean, heat in-cluded. Coin op. laundry. $700.00 a month. Phone 250-295-3482

HOUSES FOR RENT. Call Heather at 250-295-8025

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Rentals

Information Caretakers/Residential Managers

Personal Care Misc. for Sale Apt/Condo for Rent Offi ce/Retail2 - 200 sqft offi ce space available.. Call Heather 250-295-8025

Suites, Upper2 Bedroom house for rent, upper suite. No pets. Washer & dryer, fridge & stove. Available July 1st or sooner. Asking $900.00 a month. Call 250-295-8333

3 Bedroom Upper Suite forrent. 3.5 year old home. Por-celain and laminate fl ooring. Fully applianced. Smoking is ok outside. Cats are ok. Locat-ed on Allison Flats. View of riv-er. $950/month plus utilities or $1150/month utilities with 1 year lease. Discounted for 1st month only if in by July 15th with damage deposit. Available July 1st. Call 250-295-1775

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Recreational/Sale1995 Columbus motorhome. 163,000kms. Sleeps 4, me-chanically sound. Full shower, 2-way fridge, stove, micro-wave, a/c. Good tires. New dif-ferential. Phone to view 250-295-2508 $6900.00

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