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Andrea DeMeerSpotlight Staff

The first day of spring was officially Friday March 20th but according to Environment Canada, in Princeton BC, “it’s almost like winter was cancelled.”

Princeton has just experienced its second warmest winter in 68 years, David Phillips, a senior climatologist with Environment Canada, told the Spotlight in a telephone interview from his office in Toronto.

Princeton’s average daily temperature from December 1st to February 28th was two degrees higher than average, said Phillips, adding the warmest winter occurred in 1992 when temperatures were five degrees above the norm.

The town also saw less snow this winter than expected, with a total accumulation of 110 centimeters compared to an average of 125.

Phillips noted the area is experiencing “a fantastic” and unusually early spring.

“It’s no wonder you people are sending us pictures of flowers,” he said. “Normal highs for now would be eleven degrees…by the end of this week you have temperatures of 19 and 20 with lots of BC sunshine.”

Phillips noted Environment Canada mea-sures shade temperatures so that in the sun-shine “you can add another five or six degrees to that temperature and it’s going to feel summer-like.”

While unable to officially declare winter chills a thing of the past, Phillips said for the most part spring here will continue to bloom.

“Given the fact that there has really been

no winter to speak of…and the prospects of the next seven days are for temperatures that are clearly well above normal, every day it becomes more difficult for winter to make a comeback,” he said.

“Our model suggests it’s more of the same. Sometimes what you see is what you get. There’s a certain thing in weather called persistence. It takes a lot of energy to turn weather around.”

Princeton has experienced extreme wintery conditions during early spring in the past, said Phillips. For example on March 24, 1955 the town had 44 centimeters of snow on the ground and temperatures as low as -25. On April 12, 1968, Princeton had 11.4 centime-ters of snow.

While not crystal-balling a snowstorm in Princeton’s future, Phillips said a few flakes over the next month are very possible.

“The past is a guide to the future…in the last 70 years in Princeton there’s only been seven Aprils without snow. My sense is I would bet a few loonies on the fact that in April you may see some white stuff,” he said. “It could be something like it snowed, whitened the ground and before you look it melted.”

Phillips said the balmy winter and current favorable temperatures were caused by warm coastal air currents and were “no surprise” to experts.

He concluded by qualifying any weather predictions.

“You can never say never with weather, especially in Canada.”

Princeton enjoys second warmest winter on record

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RCMP spent tense night hunting murder suspect

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RCMP searched throughout the night for the main suspect in a Princeton triple-shooting that occurred in 2013.

RCMP Cst. Joseph Bayda described the search for the prime suspect, John Ike Koopmans, to the jury in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Koopmans is charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in relation to the 2013 shooting and the deaths of Robert Keith Wharton and Rosemary Fox.

Bayda was off duty at 10:30 p.m. on March 30, 2013 when he received the call to action at his Osoyoos residence.

Bayda told court that it was a “scrambled situation” when he arrived at the scene of the shoot-ing in Princeton at 12:30 a.m. He said there were five or six officers on the scene.

“That’s what we had to work with,” Bayda said

The RCMP searched the property hours after the shoot-ing, including the camper trailer where Koopmans was found and arrested the next morning. Bayda said the officers “took their lead” from Cpl. Brian Burke who had relevant prior experience for the dangerous search of the property.

“I vividly recall Cpl. Burke knocking the cupboards off to the side with a flashlight saying ‘clear’,” Bayda said, describing the brief search of the camper that night.

During cross-examination Bayda estimated the officers were in the small camper for “five sec-onds tops.”

Police attempted to track Koopmans movements the night of the shooting by “pinging” his cell phone. Each “ping” would show which service tower the phone was closest to.

Bayda said the phone moved around a bit, and at one point officers were worried that who-ever had the cell phone was in an elevated area near the Princeton Airport above the property that would provide a “vantage point” of the crime scene.

The phone eventually brought the officers to a residence on Tulameen Avenue in Princeton, believed to be the house of Koopman’s girlfriend at the time, Elaine Hoiland. Bayda stayed in his car surveying the scene for approximately five hours.

Bayda said he didn’t see any-one enter or leave the property,

though he said a couple of deer passed by.

“It scared the you-know-what out of me, given the situation,” Bayda said.

Hoiland was eventually detained the next morning for questioning. Bayda said she was “emotional” upon hearing about the deaths of Wharton and Fox.

“She was very emotional. As far as non-cooperative I would say no there was none of that,” Bayda said.

He said Hoiland provided RCMP with a photo of Koopmans as well, as none of the officers were familiar with his appearance at the time.

It was the nose of a canine member of the RCMP that led to the discovery and arrest of Koopmans.

Police dog Brutus and his han-dler Cpl. Brian Burke discovered the main suspect the day after the March 30, 2013 triple shooting.

Koopmans was discovered in a camper on the Old Hedley Road property where the shooting took place and was subsequently arrested.

Burke had searched the small camper on the property the night of the shooting, but it wasn’t until he returned the next day that his dog Brutus picked up the scent.

Burke told court that the dogs head perked up “indicating he has obtained a smell of something” and that the “indication was actu-ally quite strong.”

Burke was led by Brutus to the

camper and with his pistol drawn entered to discover Koopmans.

“I immediately saw Mr. Koopmans laying down in a bed,” Burke said. He added Koopmans appeared to be sleeping.

Koopmans said little, and Burke said he did not hear an audible response when he advised the suspect of his rights.

Burke said Koopmans com-plied with his orders and was brought out of the camper at gunpoint and laid on the ground where he was handcuffed.

Koopmans girlfriend at the time, Elaine Hoiland, is expected to testify Tuesday in Penticton Supreme Court.

Earlier last week, RCMP officers testified about a break and enter that took place at Koopmans residence prior to the shootings. On Monday Steven Corlett-Parolin told the court during cross-examination that he believed Koopmans and Wharton had “buried the hatchet” over the break and enter, which Koopmans believed Wharton was involved in. Defence council Don Skogstad produced a document that showed a text message from Corlett-Parolin to an RCMP officer about a threat the lone survivor of the shooting, Bradley Martin, alleg-edly levelled to Koopmans.

Corlett-Parolin recalled hear-ing Martin from a distance stating he was going to “smash him in the head with a ball peen ham-mer.” He said he heard it and it was verified by Koopmans.

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VICTORIA – The B.C. government has made its most significant moves in decades to address the needs of some of the province’s poorest people.

The largest financial commitment is for a new program to help single parents escape from the welfare trap. There are 16,000 single parents in B.C. receiving provincial income assistance or disability payments, most of them women.

Even if they could find an entry-level job, it wouldn’t pay enough to cover the child care they would need to go to work. Worst of all, the cur-rent system requires that if they enrol in training, they lose their income assistance, including dental and extended medical care for themselves and their children.

That is the welfare trap, one of the most perverse government policies to have survived into our supposedly enlightened modern era.

The new program takes effect in September. It will not only continue income assistance payments when single parents enrol in skills training, it promises to cover their child care and transporta-tion costs for an approved training program of up to one year.

Medical and child care costs will then be covered for up to a year after training, to allow a transition to employment.

Approved training means training for jobs that are identified as in demand, requiring high school and occupation-specific training that can be completed in a year or less. They include retail sales, general office work and assistance jobs in health services.

Another overdue policy change is to double the allowable earnings for all income assistance recipients from $200 to $400 a month. This gives people a chance to improve their circumstances by taking whatever part-time or casual work they can manage, without having that little income cut from their already meagre welfare cheques.

And then there was the recent decision to end the claw-back

of parental child support payments from income assistance payments.

The province has for many years run a costly child maintenance enforcement program to track down (mostly) deadbeat dads and force them to pay at least a token amount to support their children. Now when they pay child support to a single parent on income assistance, they will at least have the satisfaction of knowing the chil-dren actually receive the extra benefit.

These harsh, historic policies were built around a philosophy that welfare is a temporary last resort, to be withdrawn as soon as some other

source of income is identified. That is a valid if unfashionable position to take on behalf of working taxpayers who pay for all this, but it only makes sense if the income assistance recipient has a realistic option.

For those who are already in the entry-level job market, the minimum wage goes up 20 cents an hour in September, from $10.25 to $10.45. This is the beginning of an annual review that will tie the wage to the consumer price index.

A paltry sum, to be sure, but anyone who still thinks jacking the minimum wage up to $15 an hour is a magic solution that won’t cost some entry-level jobs is clinging to a socialist dream world.

• I have been contacted by several low-income seniors who read my recent column on B.C.’s Seniors’ Advocate. They were asking where to find out if they are eligible for support programs such as the SAFER rent subsidy, assistance for Medical Services Plan premiums, property tax deferment and grants to help with home modifications for disabilities.

I apologize for this oversight. One place to start is the Seniors’ Advocate toll-free information line, 1-877-952-3181, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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

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Not too late to hug

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Saturday was a significant day for Princeton BC.It was the International Day of Forests, an event

to increase awareness about the contribution of healthy forests to a sustainable planet.

In Princeton and in much of British Columbia, however, healthy forests mean even more than that– they mean a sustainable economy.

A staggering 28 per cent of Princeton’s economy is involved in the forestry sector through companies like Weyerhauser and Princeton Wood Preservers. More than 40 per cent of BC’s regional economies are based on forestry activities. That translates to 7,000 businesses providing direct employment for more than 60,700 people across the province in 2014.

The forest industry is like oxygen to the BC economy, despite diversification in recent years. Last year BC forest product exports climbed to $12.4 billion, accounting for 35% of the province’s total exports by value.

The related economic impact – the spin off – is exponential.

Forest product industries purchase an array of goods and services within the province – every-thing from equipment, accounting, technology and machinery. Forestry is also a large consumer of electricity and transportation.

Add up all the linkages and the industry supports an additional 82,000 jobs.

In Princeton, our forestry companies are also generous supporters local charities, community ini-tiatives and sports.

A celebration of those points isn’t really the idea behind International Day of Forests – this year’s theme is Forests and Climate Change – but they absolutely must be top of mind when considering broader themes.

On that note there is much to applaud regarding BC’s record of maintaining environmental stan-dards.

British Columbia is home to one of the largest public forests in the world. Of a total land base of 95 million hectares, 55 million hectares are considered productive forest land and only 22 million hectares are available for commercial timber harvesting.

About 75 per cent of BC’s annual timber har-vest comes from operations that meet one of three internationally recognized sustainable forest man-agement certification standards. Since reforestation programs began in 1930, government and private industry have planted well over seven billion trees in the province.

Forest companies have been legally required to reforest the areas that they harvest since 1987. About half of all reforestation expenditures in Canada occur in BC with more than 200 million seedlings planted every year to supplement natural growth.

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This week’s story is about fear, and the craziest town meeting ever.

Now I award that designation on the eve of Princeton’s open meeting of the Urban Deer Committee. However unless someone pulls out a long gun March 31 at the Riverside and attempts to demonstrate the Final Solution there is no hope of a serious challenge.

This crazy public meeting was not about deer in town.

It was about Muslims in town.For most of its 200-year history, in the tiny

village of Burford, Ontario, the word Muslim was employed only when mispronouncing fabric.

There was no reason for it to be different. Baptists, the United Church, Catholics and Anglicans were well represented in Burford.

Islam was pretty thin on the ground.Then the local education board, as part of

restructuring, closed the high school. The stu-dents were scattered to different institutions in neighboring communities and the school building put on the block.

It was purchased by a private school from Toronto, which planned to escape the crip-pling operating costs in the city by bussing its kids 90 minutes to the middle of nowhere, five days a week.

It was a school for Muslim boys and the newspaper headline the day that came to light was a no-brainer – Real life Little Mosque on

the Prairie.Initially there was a lot of

excitement about the school and, admittedly, a few prob-lems. Teenage vandals defaced the newly erected sign and tore up a lot of the property’s landscaping shortly before the beginning of the school year.

Burford still is a community much like Princeton – one with a couple sickly organs but a big and healthy heart. A group of volunteers rallied, donated supplies, and had the building and grounds looking top-drawer by September 1.

Nothing happened for some time. The stu-dents arrived daily, exited their bus in private at the back of the property, and left every evening the same way. They didn’t frequent local establishments at lunch, visit any of the parks during breaks or buy candy from the corner store.

That was disappointing but also under-standable, as parents enroll their children for private religious instruction to separate them from secular influences.

After two years of relative harmony it became known the school was considering applying for a municipal zoning change to allow a small number of students to reside there fulltime in dormitories.

And so Burford’s own little war on terror – or common sense depending on how you looked at it – was underway.

A small but extreme and zealous group of residents went door-to-door convincing their neighbours the school was possibly an unlicensed terror-ist training camp. They printed flyers, and held a public meet-ing at – of all ironic places – the Legion.

Holding a meeting to abuse freedom of religion at a Legion is a little like asking a woman to disavow her faith in order to take a Canadian citizenship oath. I don’t know what made me think of that.

At least there would be cheap beer. You aren’t going to GO?The DeMeers discussed this after work

behind the barn, which is where we always went to smoke and hide it from our teenagers.

I thought I might drop by. Mr. DeMeer declared there was a Montreal

Canadiens game on that night and he wasn’t going with me.

Er…you aren’t going to say anything, right?

Blink. Blink. Of course not.And he let me get halfway down the block

all by myself.

Approximately 150 people were at the Legion that night. The name Al Qaeda was tossed around like packages of salted pea-nuts. One man distributed a hand drawn map of the school property highlighting a storage shed in a corner at the back.

WHAT ARE THEY KEEPING IN THIS SHED?

The answer - obviously - was weapons of mass destruction, either anthrax or an over-stock of tetherballs.

The discussion was almost completely one sided. The Baptists and the United Church and the Catholics and the Anglicans were well represented.

But I knew most of the people in that audi-ence and I wouldn’t ever call them racists. Burford’s a tobacco-growing town – a role call would have resembled a recitation of an Eastern European phone book.

They were just frightened. And they were made frightened by a few people with loud voices who wanted to stir things up for their own purposes.

I don’t know what made me think of that.Shortly after that meeting the Little

Mosque on the Prairie quietly packed up and went back to Toronto.

I do expect the Princeton Urban Deer Committee meeting will be more civil.

But the deer will be harder to get rid of.

Little Mosque on the Prairie is bad reality show

old dog new tricks

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In the poker game we call life, some indi-viduals believe they have been dealt a losing hand. Talking with Mike Jacobs, a Mohawk from Ontario, I quickly gathered that he gives a swift and decisive boot to these kinds of thoughts.

In response to my question concerning the impact of his early years, Mike wouldn’t give me permission to write anything that could be interpreted as “snivelling,” (to use his expres-sion). He said only “When I was young I worked on farms. A couple were good, some weren’t. Sometimes I had to get up at 4:30 to milk cows. Often I had to work until dark. I don’t look back or complain. Those experi-ences prepared me for challenges later in life. They made me tougher and stronger. Life is what we make of it. I look ahead.”

Mike and wife Marie live just outside Hedley on 8 acres, with a spectacular view of the Similkameen River. Mike’s daughter Michelle lives in Hedley.

He became aware early of an artist’s fas-cination with wood and for a time developed this interest. Within him lived a powerful drive to succeed financially though, and he turned to work that brought in money. His motivation far exceeded the usual. “From the age of 17 to 57 I always had a job,” he said. “I was a workaholic. Even when I was young, while others were partying, I was putting a roof on someone’s house, or installing doors. I partied when the work was done. Most of the time I had two or three jobs.”

Mike’s practical abilities enabled him to launch a home renovation business and also a pre-purchase home inspection business. He constantly scanned the horizon for opportuni-ties to acquire new skills. “When I was work-ing for the City of Burnaby,” he said, “I took every course they offered, in case the job with

the city didn’t last.”He declined to list his various trades but

did admit to being a journeyman carpenter. After an injury and the arthritis that fol-lowed, the city made him Coordinator of Maintenance.

In his youth Mike didn’t learn the Mohawk language or culture. Later though, he looked into his First Nations heritage. “As a kid I never thought of myself as white,” he said. “Our heritage should always mean something to us. But we don’t need to be militant.”

People sometimes tell him he threw away his gifting when he focused on work rath-er than pursuing his artistic interests. He responds with, “I didn’t throw away my gift-ing. I passed it on to my daughter Michelle.”

We were sitting at a work table in his shop, with Michelle listening intently. At one point she said, “Dad always had the Mohawk abil-ity to work high above the ground. His sense of balance was off the charts.”

Michelle has certainly inherited Mike’s interest in artwork. While we talked she worked patiently, drawing a man wearing a wolf headdress. She also does beadwork. Although this isn’t where she earns a living, much of what she makes is for sale under the name “Beadwork by Michelle.” Some of her inspiration comes from the legendary Chief Dan George. “He had a modern life style and still taught the older ways,” she said. “I’ve read a lot of his poetry.”

Like her father, Michelle has practical working skills. She’s a certified electrician, working north of Fort McMurray. She gets a thrill, she told me, “when a project is completed and we turn on the lights.” When I asked if working with crews consisting primarily of men was intimidating, she said, “right now there are 4 females and about 180 men on the project. It doesn’t bother me. I’ve worked with Dad a lot. I’m used to being

around men on the job.” Mike and Marie arrived in the Hedley area

in 2008. Since then they have become deeply integrated into the community. They belong to the Community Club and the Seniors’ Centre. At the latter, along with others, they take turns hosting the morning coffee time. Mike supervised a complete renovation of the Centre and Michelle did the electrical work.

The Jacobs believe in contributing. “When people get involved,” Mike says, “everyone benefits.”

Mike has recently returned to his love

of working with wood. On Saturday, March 28th he will display his and Michelle’s cre-ations at the Hedley Seniors’ Centre Annual Craft sale.

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BURNING OF LEAVES AND GREEN BRUSH

The Town of Princeton is advising residents not to burn wet leaves, thatch and green brush. Smoke from burning can create serious health problems. Wet leaves, thatch and green brush are potent sources of smoke when burnt. Thick bellowing smoke contains soot, dust and fine particulates that can cause serious health problems for children, seniors and people with respiratory issues. Fine particulates in smoke have been linked to increases in heart and lung disease and cancer. The Okanagan and Similkameen valleys can trap smoke causing a buildup of particulates. Residents have a number of ways to dispose of leaves, thatch and green brush. The Princeton & District Landfill can take, free of charge, compostable yard waste. Leaves can also be composted beautifully at home. Leaves are designed to break down quickly creating nutrient rich compost that can be applied to lawns or gardens.

LETS TALK—URBAN DEER URBAN DEER ADVISORY COMMITTEE

OPEN FORUM

The Town of Princeton through the Urban Deer Management Advisory Committee has been working on a plan to manage the Urban Deer within the town boundaries. The Town of Princeton, the Urban Deer Advisory Committee, and guest speakers WildsafeBC’s Provincial Coordinator, Frank Ritcey and WildsafeBC Community Coordinator, Zoe Kirk invite the community to an open forum to discuss the Urban Deer within the town boundaries. DATE: March 31st, 2015 LOCATION: Riverside Centre 148 Old Hedley Rd. Theater TIME: 7:00 pm

COMMUNITY WIDE STREET SWEEPING

The Public Works Department has commenced their Spring Street Sweeping Program and we kindly ask for your coop-eration in removing vehicles if possible from the street ahead of the sweeper. Community Wide Street Sweeping prepares our local roads for bare weather conditions, reducing environmental dust levels, increasing pedestrian and bicycle safety, and present-ing a groomed, aesthetically pleasing road network system. To ensure the safety of workers in work zones please reduce your speed accordingly. Questions and comments may be forwarded to Kevin Huey, Director of Infrastructure and Parks at 250-295-3135.

2015 WATER & SEWER BILLS

2015 Water and Sewer invoices have been mailed to prop-erty owners. If you did not receive your invoice please con-tact the Town Office at 250-295-3135. To receive a 10% discount, full payment must be received in the Town Office by 4:30 pm on Friday, April 10th, 2015. Postmarks on mailed remittances will not be considered as date of payment. Payments can be made by cash, cheque, debit card, tele-phone banking or online through your bank’s website.

FREE LANDFILL DAYS

FREE DUMPING is being offered once again at the LANDFILL on APRIL 25 & 26, 2015 for the Town of Princeton and Regional District Okanagan Similkameen Area “H” residents only.

Free Dumping is an opportunity to drop off trash items that are regularly charged a fee such as: Televisions — Refrigera-tors — Air conditioners — Home renovation materials (i.e. floor coverings, drywall, roofing, etc.)

EARTH DAY 2015

2015 Earth Day

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April 22nd, 2015

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School board grapples with budget cuts


The local school board must cut approximately $265,000 from its adminis-trative budget over the next two years as a result of slash-es in provincial funding, and trustees are frustrated with the continued downward pressure.

“It seems every budget year the ministry is claw-ing back something else. At some point it reaches a break-ing point where you’re going to have a negative impact on the kids,” Gordon Comeau, board chair of Nicola-

Similkameen School District 58, told The Spotlight in an interview.

While increasing edu-cation spending overall to meet the requirements of the new teachers’ agreement, the recent provincial budget demands $29 million in sav-ings from local boards this year, and a further $24 mil-lion in the following year.

For School District 58 that means a reduction of about $145,000 in year one and $125,000 in year two.

Comeau said the local board has already reached out to parents, through their advisory committees, to ask what services are most cru-cial to community schools.

“It gives us some guid-ance.”

Parents seem most con-cerned with “maintaining our special education sup-port services and Education Assistants in the classrooms where you might have a larger number of kids who have special needs. Making

sure they have that support is where the highest priority is,” he said.

The board has also iden-tified a pressing need for a principal at John Allison School in Princeton, and that position has already been approved. For several years John Allison has shared a principal with Vermilion Forks Elementary. “We were finding a lot of problems with that.”

John Allison School is experiencing a trend in increased enrolment. “A child’s learning opportunities are most critical in the first three or four years of going into the school system. We really need to put an admin-istrator into that school.”

An exact cost for the posi-tion has not been established, he said.

Comeau also acknowl-edged the board recently voted an increase in remu-neration for trustees of $2,000 a year each, and a $2,500 increase for the chair

and vice chair. Trustees will now receive $14,500 per year, with $15,500 going to the vice chair and $17,500 to the chair.

Comeau said it is the first time in about eight years the board has received an increase. “We did it just before the budget came out...There is never a good time to do it. But at the same time it hadn’t been adjusted in a number of years.”

He said the community has demonstrated under-standing about the increase. “They tell us they are glad they don’t have to do our job. The job has become ever the more time consuming espe-cially when you consider the amount of travelling you have to do. People that are employed take a lot of time off work.”

In order to find the required administrative sav-ings the board is looking at efficiencies with busing and energy costs as well as property maintenance. “We

look at what we can do for maintenance, finding savings there by not doing as much maintenance as you would do normally, letting things slide for a year or more than you would ordinarily.

The board is seeking the public’s input on the budget, and a questionnaire covering priorities, cost cutting and revenue generating ideas is available on the board’s web-site http://www.sd58.bc.ca. A public meeting will also be held April 9.

Comeau expressed dis-appointment with the prov-ince’s move to reduce board budgets while claiming to fully fund the teachers’ agreement.

“I just think it’s unfortu-nate that the shell game is played, the part about we were fully funding [the con-tract] but taking it out of another part of the budget. To me that isn’t fully fund-ing the contract...A negative impact for learning for kids is the bottom line.”

John Allison School will receive a fulltime principal in the new budget.

Chair Gordon Comeau

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Important Notice to Resource Road Users

A province wide, safety-oriented project is underway to standardize two-way radio communications on forest service roads and some resource roads. This project includes standardized signage, new dedicated resource road radio channels and standardized call procedures.

The Quesnel Natural Resource District, along with other districts in the Southern and Northern Interior, will begin implementing new resource road radio channels commencing on May 4th, 2015. Districts on the Coast and in the Cariboo have already transitioned or are currently transitioning.

Forest industry workers and other road users using mobile radios must have their radios reprogrammed to incorporate the new resource road channels.

It is recommended that road users retain current radio frequencies until they are sure they are no longer required.

New signs posted on local resource roads indicate which radio channel to use and the calling interval, with drivers required to indicate their direction of travel and their vehicle type. Drivers using mobile radios must call according to the posted channels and call protocols.

All road users are reminded that forest service roads are not radio-controlled, but radio-assisted. All users should drive safely and according to road and weather conditions.

It is strongly recommended that all resource road users exercise additional caution during this transition period.

Local resource road safety committees have worked together to implement these changes. More information (including radio communications protocols, radio channels, maps and standardized signs) is available online at: www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/engineering/Road_Radio_Project.htm

If you have questions about this project, please contact the Quesnel Natural Resource District office (Ministry of Forests, Lands

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Spotlight StaffThe funding continues to flow into valley

with two more water related planning proj-ects getting the go ahead.

The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) approved $28,840 in funding to the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen to support Phase 2 of the Regional Water Use Regulation and Conservation Bylaw and Phase 1 of the Regional Drought and Flood Risk Management and Mitigation Plan.

“We’re very pleased to see the OBWB’s support for two of our water conservation

projects,” said Candace Wagner, RDOS engi-neering technologist. “The Regional District is committed to building and sustaining environmentally responsible communities, a vision it shares with the Water Board.”

The Regional Water Use Regulation and Conservation Bylaw is intended to unify water use standards within the Regional District through water conservation/efficien-cy and sustainable water management, inte-gration of drought management recommen-dations. The bylaw will also include Cross Connection Control (CCC) requirements and

consistent interpretation of the regulations.The first phase of the Regional Water

Use Regulation and Conservation Bylaw is currently underway thanks to the 2014/2015 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement Grant from the Okanagan Basin Water Board.

The second phase completes work to develop and bring into implementation the final bylaw.

The Regional Drought and Flood Risk Management and Mitigation Plan will enhance the Regional District’s ability to protect against water shortages and flooding

events. With proper planning the RDOS can enjoy the benefits of the weather each year and not be unprepared in overly dry or wet years.

The first phase of the Regional Drought and Flood Risk Management and Mitigation Plan consists of data gathering and consulta-tion to assess the existing water sources and users, past droughts and floods and their impacts, factors that could reduce or inten-sify the local effects, and existing or required drought and flood protections.

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To the editorAfter a fairly quiet fall and winter it’s time we

got into the swing of things again. On Friday March 13 we met with the Keremeos Garden Club at the Hitching Post Restaurant in Hedley for lunch. There was a whooping great crowd of 35 enthusiastic gar-deners in attendance.

This was a very social time with lots of interac-tion between the clubs. John Sandness gave us all a challenge and passed out pieces of paper and giving us the word Similkameen we were to write down as many words as possible using the letters of it. After a brief time, when the place was pretty quiet com-pared to a few minutes previous, the papers were collected. You can sure make a lot of words from Similkameen.

After we ate a delicious lunch the winners were

announced. They were all from the Keremeos club, Lani 40, Marne 36, Bonnie 33 and Angie 30. A good time was had by all.

The next few months we will be continuing with the restoration of the gardens at Ridgewood with members of the Rotary. Still lots to do there so if you want to get out and volunteer some hours with us please contact me or Barb at Ridgewood for more information on this very worthwhile project. We will be having a work party there at 9:30 Monday morning on March 30th to finish off the pruning we started last fall.

In May we will be having our booth at the flea market in the strip mall parking lot. Date will be May 23rd. We will be selling a few plants and our book “Yes, You Can Garden in Princeton”.

We also have a large collection of various other used books on gardening and will be selling some and giving away others. Be sure to come around and talk to us perhaps we can help you solve your gardening problems.

We have been trying to get speakers of interest to address our meetings but are not having the greatest of luck. If you think you could give us a talk on something relating to gardening please give me a call at 250 295 1577. I would love to talk with you.

Hope everyone has a wonderful spring.

Doreen Poulsen

To the editorGuest speakers sought for garden club

Christine Perkins has been appointed as the Assistant Superintendent of Schools for The Board of Education of School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) effective August 1st, 2015. Perkins succeeds Stephen McNiven who has taken on the role of Superintendent of Schools for School District No 58 (Nicola-Similkameen).

Perkins is from Squamish, British Columbia where she is the Principal of Howe Sound Secondary School. She has a Doctor of Educational Leadership and Policy and extensive leadership experience as a public school educator and administrative officer. Perkins comes to the district with a wide range of experiences including work in the areas of second-ary education, Aboriginal education, curriculum and instruction, social justice and technology.

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Join us for a celebration of the Similkameen Valley tourism industry and unveiling of the

2015 Travel Experiences Guide!

Main Event: Riverside Centre, 148 Old Hedley Rd, Princeton 5-6:30 p.m.

Networking, refreshments, business showcase exhibits, presentation and marketing projects for 2015/16.

Afternoon session for tourism operators:

Riverside Centre, 148 Old Hedley Rd., Princeton 1:30-4:30 p.m. Professional development workshop with Jody Wall on ‘Google my Business.” Workshop Q&A and

one-on-one assistance with similkameenvalley.com website 4-4:30 p.m.

RSVP to Salina Petschulat Curtis1-250-707-1298 or

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billy’s restaurant

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co co’s bistro

converge construction -(mission)cool beanz

coopers foods

country kitchen

country lumber (langley)dairy queen

driftwood diamond drilling

druck family

everything pets

ferguson family

fields

firemaster

fletchers / ace hardware

gwg rentals

-(lower mainland)harker family

heartland restaurant

home hardware

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lay family

lordco

mac’s auto

marshall family

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princeton brewery

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The Princeton Fish and Game Association would like to thank

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redi-mix cement

round the corner café

royal lepage (april earle)shoppers drug mart

the funky monkey café

the source

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valley first insurance

weyerhaueser mills

white robin kennels

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Do you need help with a passport?

Do you have a problem with a federal government service or issue?

Meet with M.P. Constituency Staff Thursday, February 26th And the LAST Thursday of every month

Princeton: 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm Community Skills Centre, 206 Vermilion

Keremeos: Call 250-498-5353 for appointment

Or 1-800-667-2393 [email protected]

Important Notice From Alex Atamanenko

your Federal Member of Parliament

Thursday, March 26thKathy Michaels

Black PressA wholesale change in the way

the Mounties conduct internal business may be the only thing to keep the national police force functional, says an advocate of unionization.

Earlier this month, the Mounted Police Professional Association held meetings across the Okanagan, aimed at educat-ing RCMP members about the benefits of unionizing, a right recently made possible with a Supreme Court decision handed down in January.

“We conclude,” the Supreme Court majority wrote at that time, “that the s. 2(d) guarantee of freedom of association protects a meaningful process of collective bargaining that provides employ-ees with a degree of choice and independence sufficient to enable them to determine and pursue their collective interests.”

It concluded the current regime denies Mounties that choice and “imposes on them a scheme that does not permit them to identify and advance their workplace con-cerns free from management’s influence.”

Although the court didn’t explicitly endorse moving for-ward with unionization, associa-tion representative Rob Creasser said that’s the best option.

“We are light years behind every other Canadian and inter-national police agency when it comes to having the right of col-lective bargaining and having a meaningful say on pay, benefits and working conditions,” said Creasser, noting officers in more

than 250 police forces in Canada are already unionized.

He says the absence of that ability has made the RCMP a toxic workplace.

Creasser echoed what the local police superintendent has often said, noting that regional detach-ments are grossly under-staffed.

“If you took a community policed by RCMP and compare it to a community policed by the Ontario Provincial Police, the caseload per member would be 1.5 to two times higher for the RCMP,” he said, adding that a recent report on RCMP staffing calls for 5,000 new members, immediately.

Wages, he said, are also $8,000 to $10,000 less in the RCMP than they are in other police forces. “So we are working harder for less money right now,” he said.

Those conditions have created a toxicity that has spilled out onto the communities the Mounties are supposed to protect.

“I’m not trying to make excus-es,” he said.

“But there are quite a few peo-ple who are off on stress related leave because they can’t handle it anymore, and that exacerbates an existing shortage, and that puts more pressure on those who are left behind.”

In this area alone, there were a series of court cases involving Kelowna Mounties and commu-nity members. Of particular note was the case with Buddy Tavares, a brain injured man who was kicked in the head by a Mountie after he had submitted to arrest.

The volume of those kinds of stories have abated, seemingly

in tandem with increased police staffing.

On the national stage, the prob-lems keep popping up as well.

The question may just be whether or not change is afford-able.

“Our system of labour rela-tions hasn’t informed the public about the challenges we face,” Creasser said. “I think if people know, they’re supportive. Now that I’m a civilian, if I think about living in a community of 80,000 people with only four RCMP members on the rad, I’d chip in more money.”

If that doesn’t happen, he said, it might be time for the RCMP to get out of community policing altogether.

“I believe that the RCMP is in trouble,” he said.

“(Experts) say you need 5,000 more bodies right now if we’re going to continue with federal policing.”

That doesn’t account for the number of bodies required for jobs that traditionally fell outside the purview of the RCMP, like policing international gangs and anti terrorism measures.

“There was a recent case here where the people graduating from depot in Regina were diverted to Ottawa to work on Parliament Hill (following the shooting of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo ),” he said.

Those Mounties were sup-posed to go to detachments across the country to help fill the voids there.

“If you continue to take from Peter to pay Paul, the fabric of the RCMP is just going to rip apart,” said Creasser.

Police association claims RCMP officers suffer from “toxic work environment”

By Tom FletcherBlack Press

Drivers must vacate the left lane when a vehicle comes up behind them, unless they are passing another vehicle, avoid-ing debris on the road, allowing traffic to merge from the right, preparing to turn left or passing an official vehicle stopped on the highway.

That will be the rule any time when the speed limit is 80 km/h or higher and traffic is moving at more than 50 km/h, under chang-es coming to the Motor Vehicle Act.

Hogging the left lane and holding up traffic is already a ticket offence, but one that police found difficult to enforce due to the wording of the legislation, said Transportation Minister Todd Stone. The fine continues to be $109 for unnecessary use of the left lane.

Stone said slow drivers in

the left lane are a big frustra-tion, prompting drivers to pass on the right, which is also illegal. The changes are not intended to encourage people to exceed the speed limit in the left lane, he said.

Amendments tabled in the B.C. legislature Monday also aim to clarify the province’s roadside driving prohibition law, after court challenges. That law gives police powers to impound vehicles and suspend driving privileges for up to 90 days after a driver blows a “warn” or “fail” level of blood alcohol on a roadside screening device.

The “immediate roadside pro-hibition” program took effect in 2010, effectively replacing most impaired driving charges with administrative penalties, includ-ing a three-day driving ban and a $200 administrative fee for those who register between 0.05 and 0.08, if the police officer has

reason to believe the driver is impaired.

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A rally is planned for downtown Princeton March 31st, National Day of Action on Public Health Care, and organizers are hop-ing for a large turnout out of Princeton resi-dents garbed in red.

“We’re encouraging everyone in the com-munity to attend and wear red, bring a red umbrella or a Canadian flag as a symbol of support for public health care,” Ed Staples, president of Support Our Health Care, said in an email to The Spotlight.

The rally will be held in Veterans’ Square and begins at 11 a.m.

SOHC is coordinating the event with the help of the Hospital Employee’s Union.

“There’s no question that Canada’s public

health care system is going through difficult times. It’s under attack on a variety of fronts, such as federal budget cuts and legal chal-lenges to the system itself,” said Staples.

“The general public needs to send the message to our political leaders that public health care is worth saving. Especially in this federal election year, it’s important that everyone vote for the party and candidate that has a plan to support and improve Canadian Medicare.”

While Staples could not speculate on how many people are expected, he noted last year on the same date more than 100 people turned out for a similar Princeton event. The date is chosen as it is the anniversary of the end of the Canada Health Accord.

In a media release Bonnie Pearson, HEU

Secretary-Business Manager, said the union is helping to organize a number of rallies across BC this year, and the message is based on improving health care funding, as well as protecting health care jobs.

“Let’s not forget the workers who bear the brunt of health care cuts,” the release said.

“Between January 21 and February 26, nearly 1,500 health care workers were laid-off at care homes and hospitals across B.C. because of contracting out or contract flips.

“And then there are the 175 family-sup-porting jobs in hospital laundry services across 11 Interior communities – including Princeton – that were put on the chopping block on February 6.

“Laundry cleaned at the hospital by local workers who earn decent wages and benefits

will likely be shipped to a private firm in the Lower Mainland or Alberta for processing by employees earning far less.”

Staples said he is not aware of how laundry at the Princeton Hospital may be transitioned. “I don’t know the details of the removal of locally run laundry services; my understanding is that Interior Health recent-ly purchased new laundry equipment for Princeton General Hospital, but I don’t know if these will continue to get used. Interior Health – and I’m sure all Health Authorities in the province – is in the difficult front-line position of trying to do more with less and this often translates into loss of services and jobs that communities have become used to. With further funding cuts, we can expect fur-ther reductions.”

Rally to support health care planned for downtown

Thank you Princeton businesses for putting The Spotlight on kids this week


Tip Anderson’s March 14th field trip at Wolfe Lake segued into a very festive gathering, com-plete with the sharing of pie, cake and bannock. Thirty Vermilion Forks Field Naturalists and guests, including host Pat Parsons, made our way up a trail on the west side of Wolfe Creek to the north end of Issitz Lake, and back again using an alternate route.

We climbed over and under fallen trees, skirted patches of ice, and discovered moose scat, a pair of bald eagles in their nest, snow geese and ducks on the water, as well as a delectable patch of watercress beside the trail. Our 1.5 hour trek was nicely bal-anced by our 1.5 hour lunch around a large, warming fire, where we were joined by another eight friends.

Lunches were cooked over the flames, while Kelley Cook presented Tip with a “Tippie” shirt and a birthday cake! We enjoyed calm, mild weather

until the last half hour, when a few raindrops and gusts of wind reminded us it was time to head home. Special thanks to Pat Parsons for his generous hos-pitality!

Our next field trip will be a walk along River Road to the Turner property on Saturday, March 28th. Please confirm attendance with Frank or Jean Turner at 295-0878, and meet at Billy’s Restaurant parking lot at 10 am.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 14th, 7 pm at Riverside Centre. Guest speaker Zoe Kirk will offer information on “sustainable backyards,” including rain barrels, rain gardens and composting in bear country. Please join us for an educational and entertaining evening!

Vermilion Forks Naturalists will discuss sustainable backyards at next meeting

Thirty people took advantage of the weather, and a trip to Wolfe Lake with the naturalist club, recently.

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The bright and hope-ful symbol shows peo-ple living with cancer that they don’t have to face cancer alone, and that we won’t give up until we have achieved our vision of a world where no Canadian fears cancer.

During April – Daffodil Month – the Canadian Cancer Society asks all Canadians to buy a daf-fodil pin and wear it to show their support for those living with cancer.

“We celebrate the power of the flower all year round – but April is really our time to shine!” says Lynnette Wray, Financial Support Program Team Lead for the Canadian Cancer Society in the Southern Interior Region. “When loved ones are diag-nosed with cancer, we often want to do some-thing to help or honour them. This April, we want people to know

that there is something they can do.”

Princeton residents can support Canadians living with cancer by buying and wearing a daffodil pin during April. Every dona-tion made during the Canadian Cancer Society’s April Daffodil Campaign brings us one step closer to preventing cancer, detecting it earli-er, improving treatment and helping Canadians live longer, healthier lives.

Last year, thanks to the generous sup-port of Daffodil Month,

the Canadian Cancer Society was able to fund $45 million dollars in world-class research to fight all cancers and help more than 85,000 Canadians through its information and support services.

“In April we like to focus on the sup-port programs that help people in Princeton on a cancer journey,” said Wray.

“Like our Lodge in Kelowna where patients can stay during cancer treatments to the finan-cial support program that helps pay for their

travel expenses to get there.”

Of the five differ-ent regions in the BC/Yukon Division of the Canadian Cancer Society, the Southern Interior Region is the largest user of the finan-cial support program.

Since September 2010, over 1,500 clients have been approved for a total of over $700,000 in funding.

“Our region is the biggest user of the finan-cial support program for several reasons,” said Wray. “We’re very geo-graphically dispersed and patients often have to travel long distances for cancer treatment in Kelowna or Vancouver. For example, a patient in Cranbrook might need specialized treatment that they can only get in Vancouver. That’s 958 kilometres with limited low-cost transportation options and barriers such as mountain passes

and winter weather.”The daffodil pin will

be available by donation at various businesses in Princeton throughout April including the BC Liquor store and the Town of Princeton.

“We’re looking for-ward to another success-ful Daffodil Campaign!” said Wray. “I want to thank everybody that buys a pin, or a bunch of daffodils, or donates to one of our volunteers at the door. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their fami-lies.”

Daffodil campaign comes to Princeton to help local patients

Daffodil pins will be available at various busi-nesses in Princeton next month, as well as the


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Over $18K for Shave for the Brave 30 people participated in the Shave for the Brave campaign organized by local ladies, Frankie Reichert and Sandra Lewis. Over $18,000 dollars was raised this year, almost tri-ple the amount raised in 2012. The shaving event was held at the Princeton Fire Hall.

Head hunters neededRoom closures were at the top of the

discussions. “No one is happy with this situation,” stated Mayor McLean. “Interior Health is paying out a lot of money to get these interim doctors in to cover shifts, but that is not what any of us need or want in the end. What we all want is to have at least four full time physicians committed to living and working in Princeton. Interior Health is working hard and so are many others in our community to try and find us the physicians we need. Until then we are going to have to try and minimize the closures and keep on working towards our ultimate goal.”


ArtsSHIRLEY’S ART CLASSES:Wednesday & Thursday Call Shirley at 250-295-4076

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.

BUNCHGRASS QUILTERSMeet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Riverside Centre from 10 - 3 p.m.. Everyone Welcome! Contact Sharon 250-295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511

PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO:Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop op-portunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to join. 250-295-0527

PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY:The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featur-ing traditional music from many places. The three-day festival is free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you would like to help out with the festival, please con-tact Jon or Rika @ 250-295-6010

Community:INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION?For people who want to learn to pray with great sim-plicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are at a dead end, for people who want to get to know them-selves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We can go to God together and it’s free! Call me: Fr. Harry Clarke at 250-295-3541.

ORL- PRINCETON BRANCH:Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: 167 Vermilion Avenue [email protected]

WELCOME WAGON! Are you a new to Princeton? If so, we have information regarding local, civic, community services and facilities. We also have gifts for you from local merchants and busi-nesses. Call 1-866-856-8442

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Meets second Monday of every month, 1:00 p.m. Hos-pital Board Room. For info., Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577

PRINCETON and DISTRICT COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE SOCIETY:Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

HEDLEY LIBRARY HOURS: A reminder that the Library is open every Thurs. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at the OAPO Hall on Scott Ave.

Community:HEDLEY SENIORS’ CENTRE: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings - Everyone welcome. 2nd Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 am - 10 am. Daily Coffee & conversation 6:30 am to 8 am. Every Tuesday & Thursday exercise at 9 am.

SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. Members can invite a guest.

MEMBERS ONLY POOL TOURNAMENT: Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre. 10:00 am

WHIST & CRIB: (Seniors Branch #30) First Saturday of each month at 1 PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone welcome.

VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BR. #185: Regular meetings second Friday of every month at 2 p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m.

SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the � rst and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information.

LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083

PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060

JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN:New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels” attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250-295-6727

CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional sup-port, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for con� -dential services.

MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE:@ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge nec-essary. Call Gail @ 250-295-0171

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!

PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.

HEDLEY MUSEUM:General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month. 6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum

THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150.

VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS:Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome.

OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME:Meetings 3rd Thursday of each month at noon in the Club House.

Club Notes:

VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY:Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact [email protected] New Members welcome!

PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m., at the Princeton PXA Grounds. New Members welcome!

PRINCETON FISH & GAME:Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, con-tact Al Lay 250-295-0250.

PRINCETON & 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

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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

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE 11:00 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

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WORSHIP - 10:00 AM

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Living Water Community Church

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EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE10:30 AM

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Shining His Light Ministries

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CAPRICORN: Experiences at home can affect your sense of security, Capricorn. Take the necessary steps to feel safer. Surround yourself with friends and family during this time.

AQUARIUS: Avoid making any big decisions this week, Aquarius. You are preoccupied with something else and cannot devote enough attention to any one task at the moment.

PISCES: Some extra money unexpectedly comes your way this week, Pisces. Work with a financial planner for some good ideas.

ARIES: Aries, your hard work will finally come to fruition this week. You will feel like a huge burden has been lifted off of your shoulders, and you deserve to take some time off.

TAURUS: Taurus, don’t allow frustration to get the better of you. A problem you can’t seem to solve may have you feeling hopeless, but perseverance will lead you to a solution.

GEMINI: Others may need your help this week, Gemini. You are ready and willing to offer your services and advice when they are sought. A welcome reward is coming to you.

CANCER: Cancer, your career may conflict with the demands of your relationship if you let them. Find a balance between the two so you can have your cake and eat it, too.

LEO: Leo, some exciting changes lie ahead. Now is a great time to step out of your comfort zone, even if you are a little nervous to take the first steps.

VIRGO: Virgo, this week brings a change in your life, and this change will lead to some great things down the road. Don’t be embarrassed to be excited about this new path.

LIBRA: You may feel pushed and pulled in a number of directions, Libra. This makes it difficult to pursue your own personal goals as a result. Speak up if you need more time to yourself.

SCORPIO: Scorpio, a relatively rebellious streak surfaces this week. Risk-taking is at the center of this new attitude, and you may find yourself doing a little damage control.

SAGITTARIUS: ASagittarius, you may think that the grass is greener somewhere else, but that is not always the case. Seek ways to make your own grass greener.

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Of Keremeos, BC. Born: June 30, 1922.

Died: March 15, 2015. Dad lived a full 92 years. He was a mem-ber of the Operating

Engineers Local #115 until his death. Dad worked on all the highways throughout B.C. from the 50’s through the 80’s. Dad is sur-vived by his wife Dorothy Crow, sister Thel-ma, his children Sandra (Adam), Gordon (Connie), Joe-Ann (Richard), Step-children Coral, Beverly (Terry), Tom (Linda) and Deb, numerous grandchildren and great grandchil-dren, nephews Stewart and Glen as well as his first wife Fay. He was predeceased by his dad, mom, brothers Eugene and Fred, daughter Colleen, grandson Jim, stepson Doug Crow, and his second wife Mary.Joe’s family want to thank the staff of Orchard Haven and Kyalami Place for their love and care of Dad.There will be a celebration of his life at 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 26th at St. John the Divine Church on 5th Street in Keremeos, BC. Please consider making a donation to a char-ity of your choice in Joe´s memory. Condo-lences may be sent to the family by visiting www.hansonsfuneral.ca .

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Lydia Antonick passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16th

at the age of 91 at Th e Hamlets Residential Care

Facility in Penticton, BC. Lydia is survived by her son Jim Anton-ick and daughter-in-law Debbie of Pent-icton, granddaughter, Jasmine Palardy, her husband Pat and great grandson Emery, all from Calgary, Alberta, and special friends, Dave and Jule Matser of Penticton, BC. Lydia is predeceased by her husband Joseph, son Robert and sister Vera. Th e family wishes to thank Dr. Glen Burgoyne and the staff of Th e Hamlets for their compassionate care.Condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.everdenrust.com

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DOROTHY IRENE ROBB (RALFS)

November 17, 1916 – February 28, 2015

Mom slipped away peaceful-ly in her sleep at Victoria General Hospital following a brief illness and in her 99th year. Mom was born and raised in Victoria. After graduation from High School, she entered teacher college in Victoria. Upon completion, Mom began her teaching career at age 18 on South Pender Island, then on to Sterling Creek, Jura, and Allenby. She took a number of years away from teaching to raise her family, and returned to teach in Hedley fi nishing off her teaching career in Princeton. She also served on the Princeton (SD 17) School Board for fourteen years. There are many children in those communities who were started on their way by her. After many years of teaching she retired to Vic-toria to be close to her fami-ly. Mom leaves six children and their families behind: they are Ian (Barbara), Les-lie (Roberta), Elizabeth (Pe-ter), Rosemary, Alan (Leigh Ann) and Dorothy (Eric). She is also remembered by 14 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Mom was predeceased by her hus-band Norman Robb, her par-ents Arthur and Elizabeth Ralfs and 3 broth-ers and 2 sisters.Thanks to the staff at Vic-toria General Hospital emer-gency ward and the Priory Day Program. Donations to the BC Neuro-Fibromytosis Society, the Priory Day Program, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation can be made in her name.Internment will take place on Friday June 26th at 1:30pm in the Princeton Cemetery.

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