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A roof at Okanagan Tree Fruit Cooperative caught fire last week and caused damage.

Tree fruit growers are having a peachy time har-vesting the latest varieties.

The Okanagan Gleaners Society is a step closer to upgrading its facilities in Oliver.

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Lyonel Doherty photoAnother sampleEngineering technician Shawn Goodsell has been conducting a lot of water samples in Oliver lately since the Town issued a water quality advisory last week. Here, he takes another sample from the Rockcliffe pump station on 342 Ave. The advisory was issued because total coliform bacteria was detected in the Town’s water supply.

Public Works crews are scratching their heads to find the source of bacteria that has prompted the Town to issue a rare water quality advisory.

“This is the first time there’s been a water quality advi-sory in town,” said engineering technician Shawn Good-sell.

The advisory was issued on Tuesday, Aug. 3 when traces of total coliform bacteria were detected in water samples. Total coliforms include fecal coliform bacteria and other non-fecal bacteria that are common in the natural world (wood, soil, etc.). But generally, total coliforms consist mainly of organic matter, Goodsell said, and that’s what he

believes is the issue here.“It’s not fecal and it’s no E. coli.”Municipal Manager Tom Szalay said the risk of disease

from total coliforms is much less than the risk from fecal coliforms.

“If this was fecal coliform, we would be boiling our wa-ter,” Szalay said on the day the advisory was issued.

Under a water quality advisory, people are still encour-aged to boil their drinking water for at least one minute before consumption. They can also seek out other sources.

The Town notified the public on August 3 through mailouts, postings and through the media. After that, the phones started ringing, Goodsell said

“We don’t know where the total coliforms are coming from. It’s frustrating . . . we’re doing our best to try and

come up with solutions.”Goodsell and Director of Operations Bruce Hamilton ad-

dressed members of council on August 3 about water qual-ity concerns.

Goodsell said they’ve been getting total coliform counts during the past couple of weeks, starting in the area of Mc-Gowan subdivision where the water twinning project was completed.

Normally, Public Works staff take one or two water sam-ples a week, but lately they’ve been taking seven or eight samples a day to find out where the problem is. So far, they haven’t been able to obtain three clean samples in a row.

Goodsell said the problem areas last week were Sawmill Road and the Public Works yard. But Tuc-el-Nuit and Mc-Gowan subdivision tested okay last week.

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A bowl of SWEET CHER-RIES to Oliver’s Commu-nities In Bloom for all the hard work.

- A happy resident

A bin full of SWEET CHERRIES to all the local businesses that have painted their store fronts.

There is still time for oth-ers to jump on the band wagon and make this program a success.

- A pleased resident

SWEET CHERRIES to the Okanagan Gleaners lo-cated on Rd. 3. Anyone who can spare a couple of hours per week from Mon to Fri from 8:30 am to noon to volunteer would be great for our community.

No experience neces-sary. Coffee and cookies a bonus.

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SWEET CHERRIES to all our bylaw enforcement officers who do such a great job in our town. This is a demanding job and we appreciate you!

-A loyal local

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Town issues water quality advisory after detecting bacteria in system

“We’re scratching our heads,” he stated Mayor Pat Hampson questioned if this was a case of

someone introducing a contaminant into the water system as a result of a construction project

Goodsell said they talked to local contractors, but their work didn’t match the days that water samples were taken

Hamilton said his “gut feeling” is the problem may stem from the change (twinning) of the water system, including the long connections out to Road 22 south and McGowan subdivision north He noted if you stir things up, you will likely get organic matter (not fecal coliforms) in the sys-tem

Hamilton said the way to combat the problem is chlori-nation, which the town has never had to do

Both Goodsell and Hamilton proposed that the Town purchase a hypo-chlorine pump and install it (for $9,000) at the Rockcliffe pump station on 342 Ave This pump would chlorinate the system and help fight the bacteria Once the Town obtains three clean samples in a row, it can consider lifting the water quality advisory

Council agreed to purchase the new pump, which was expected to be installed by Monday, August 9, and be fully operational by August 10

Szalay acknowledged that some people don’t like the taste of chlorine, but it’s preferable over a boil water ad-visory

Hampson said he would rather have chlorine in the sys-tem than coliforms

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Council briefs Police briefs

Town to ask for more cops

Even though it might be like flogging a dead horse, the Town of Oliver plans to ask the solicitor general for more police officers.

“It may fall on deaf ears, but it’s important to keep raising the issue,” said Councillor Marji Basso.

Fellow Councillor Terry Schafer said this topic results in “frustration for the RCMP.”

The perceived shortage of police officers in Oliver is an ongoing concern for council, and Mayor Pat Hampson is going to raise the issue at the Union of BC Municipali-ties convention this fall.

He will also raise a concern about funding cutbacks that have negatively impacted several local agencies that support youth.

OTA encouraged to act

Town council is encouraging the Oliver Tourism Asso-ciation to come up with recommendations on how tour-ism funding should be spent.

Councillor Jack Bennest said the relatively new associ-ation is looking for direction, but it’s not council’s intent to tell the group what to do.

Councillor Michael Newman said the group is encour-aged to take a leadership role in Oliver.

“They are an excellent group of people with a lot of skills. I’d like to see them in an active role and provide us with that leadership.”

Councillor Marji Basso also urged the group to gener-ate ideas and bring them forward during budget delib-erations.

Mayor Pat Hampson said it’s up to the OTA to come up with recommendations to help council decide where to spend money for tourism.

Cherry market ‘strong this year’

Water councillor Rick Machial said the cherry market in Oliver this year was quite strong.

This is because of lower yields in Washington State this season, he noted.

“Overall we had a successful crop in Oliver.”

‘They’re baaack?’

Referring to the movie, “Poltergeist,” Mayor Pat Hampson said he hopes that Canada geese are not back in full force.

The mayor said he saw a few geese outside his house, and it was noted that a few feathers were reported on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake.

Fortunately, Lakeside Resort hasn’t reported any geese complaints or problems so far.

The Town has taken a firm stance on goose control by issuing hunting permits. It has also joined the valley’s goose management program.

Post office concerns raised

A letter from the national president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has at least one Oliver council-lor concerned.

CUPW President Denis Lemelin said Canada Post’s modernization plans could destroy thousands of jobs.

“As you know, the corporation is also cutting services by eliminating rural mailbox delivery, closing post of-fices and removing street letterboxes,” Lemelin stated in a letter to town council.

The union requested council to send a letter to the federal government protesting service and job cuts at Canada Post.

Council decided to receive and file the letter from Lemelin. But Councillor Jack Bennest said he’s con-cerned about the possible loss of post offices.

Body found near Ashnola River

RCMP Air Services found the body of an adult male near the Ashnola River in the Similkameen Valley last Sunday.

Although the identity of the deceased was unknown at the time, it may be that of 23-year-old Sunny Gill from Oliver, who went missing on June 5 after his car plunged into the Ashnola River near Keremeos. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday, August 9. Police believe it will determine the man’s identity and the cause of death. Police previously stated that alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.

According to police, there is only one recent and out-standing missing person’s file , and that is the disappear-ance of Gill.

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Family and friends of Gill have been searching for him since he went missing.

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Many hours spent on bylaw enforcement

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Lightning showRecent lightning storms in the South Okanagan provided a great opportunity for some amazing photographs. This was taken looking west across Fairview Mountain. For this particular shot, the shutter was left open.

Just like rules, bylaws are made to be broken. Unfortunately, that causes prob-lems . . . and a lot of paperwork.

This is evident in the 2010 semi-annual report by Marshall and Daniels Security, the bylaw enforcement provider for Oliver.

In January, officers spent nearly 50 per-cent of their time conducting patrols and traffic enforcement. The focal point was re-moving derelict vehicles from boulevards in anticipation of winter snow removal.

Fifteen citations were issued for traffic infractions, while two citations were issued for animal control infractions.

In February, 11 citations were issued for traffic infractions, while animal control is-sues resulted in four citations. Calls regard-ing snow removal took the majority of time when dealing with complaints.

“Most other calls were generated by dis-gruntled offenders asking for more time to remove derelict vehicles,” said bylaw en-forcement officer Steven Marshall.

As the weather cleared in March, un-sightly premises violations became a high priority with many complaints, Marshall noted. Animal control required 31 percent of hours allotted in March. This was mainly due to transportation and maintenance of animals.

“April was a very busy month for dogs at large,” Marshall said, noting that officers spent some time chasing unwanted dogs.

Due to owners not coming forward to claim their dogs, no fines were cited, and all the canines were adopted by the SPCA.

Ten citations were issued to owners of illegally parked vehicles, and noise com-plaints re-emerged as the weather im-proved. Yet again, unsightly premises reared their ugly heads.

Bylaw enforcement officer Gabrielle

Campbell began shifts in April, bringing the total number of officers in Oliver to five.

Marshall said changes in primary en-forcement staff in May resulted in a more visible presence within the community. Animal control became a priority through frequent patrols and public education, Marshall pointed out. And unsightly prem-ises enforcement also ramped up in prepa-ration for Communities In Bloom.

In June, unsightly premises took prece-dence over everything else as the Town was preparing to host two judges from BC Communities In Bloom.

Officers had some animal control issues that saw six animals impounded and even-tually surrendered to non-profit organiza-tions, Marshall said. One ticket was issued for an aggressive dog.

Ten traffic tickets were issued in June, as well as one ticket for a noise infraction and 14 warning tickets.

Marshall said they plan to establish monthly initiatives where officers focus their attentions. The public will be edu-cated on particular bylaws via a media re-lease. An enforcement bulletin will cite the offence and applicable fines.

“This will increase the public’s aware-ness of the bylaw and compel voluntary compliance. It is expected that with added education comes increased complaints.”

The following is a monthly initiative schedule: In July, unsightly premises and sidewalk/transient issues; in August, the same; in September, dealing with a large number of dogs left behind by transients; in October, inform public about noise con-trol bylaw; in November, traffic blitz relat-ing to unlicenced vehicles; and in Decem-ber, snow removal awareness.

In a final recommendation, Marshall has asked the Town to consider building a four-stall impound facility in the Public Works yard. There is no facility in Oliver where animals can be kept. As a result, officers have been travelling to and from the Os-oyoos pound when space permits.


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Uranium levels in well up and down

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The Oliver Fire Department responded to a call at Okanagan Tree Fruit Cooperative last week, when part of a roof caught fire during a torch-on roofing project. Firemen were on scene with three trucks, using water to extinguish the blaze. A fire official reported there was a fair amount of damage, but no injuries.

The CPR water well in town is a roller coaster when it comes to uranium levels.

Last week Deputy Director of Operations Shawn Good-sell reported a spike in uranium levels in mid-July. Other wells tested fine (below parameters).

“We’re continuing to test it. The last two samples seem to be okay . . . by a whisker.”

But the most recent tests showed decreased levels of uranium, Goodsell said.

Director of Operations Bruce Hamilton said recent con-struction on Sawmill Road (with people using hydrants) could have created unusual flow patterns and stirred things up.

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Tobacco IndustryAround 1927, tobacco

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Don’t take water quality for granted

The Oliver Chronicle welcomes letters to the [email protected]

Many people don’t realize how precious our water is today. We turn on the tap and ex-pect clean water every time, and when we

don’t get it, we’re looking for someone’s head on a spit.

Meanwhile, in third-world countries, people have no choice but to drink contaminated water, hoping their children don’t get sick and die.

Residents in the Town of Oliver have enjoyed quality water for years, and for the first time last week they were issued a water quality advisory. To-tal coliform bacteria has been detected in the water system, and the source is yet unknown. This has Public Works staff literally scratching their heads and taking water samples like there’s no tomorrow. In the meantime, residents are advised to boil their water or get it from another source.

Luckily the Town isn’t under a direct boil water advisory, where the risk of disease is higher. Take Is-land Road resident Audrey Mayer, for example. She’s been boiling her water (six months of the year) since 2008. Her disgruntlement is understandable. Boiling water before you drink it or brush your teeth with it is a real pain. And she’s right – we shouldn’t have to boil our water in a civilized era, and she won’t have to once Phase 3 of the rural water-twinning project is complete. Unfortunately, Mayer and the other residents on Island Road are the last customers to be serviced by the project, and the Town doesn’t have the money right now to finish Phase 3.

But the fact is the Town must be commended for taking on such a huge project to improve water qual-ity in the rural area. Even Summerland doesn’t have such a progressive system, and we’re always hearing about boil water advisories there.

A boil water advisory has just been issued for Okanagan Falls, and residents there are hoping it doesn’t last 12 months like the previous advisory did. If you have children, this is a real concern since they can forget about the advisory and drink water from the tap when mom and dad aren’t around. The next thing you know they’re sick and off to the hos-pital.

One idea is to place bright-coloured notes on every tap in the house to remind the kids and the grandparents not to consume tap water, not even for teeth brushing.

It’s disconcerting that despite modern technology and the latest treatment methods, our water is at the mercy of bacteria.

The bottom line is we should never take our water for granted.

Suzuki info should be challenged

Another letter to ‘scream’ about

Editor, Oliver Chronicle:

We moved to this area when I was 10 (40 years ago). Since then I’ve followed this paper even when I moved

away and returned with a family of my own, lived, worked and farmed in this area. It’s gone through many changes, some good, some bad.

What bothers me most now about this paper is the eco-green social engineering bend it is on now. Regardless of what real science says this paper is doing its part in pro-moting garbage and false information from the likes of activists like David Suzuki. Just because this fellow wraps himself in a lab coat does not make him an ethical scientist.

I’ve seen in many of his articles out and out falsehoods. Items and ideas that David Suzuki promotes as fact when the real truth of the matter is opposite of what he pro-motes and preaches. While many true scientists are admi-rable and honest there are equally as many that are not and “peer reviews” are not reliable measures of “truth.”

There are many scientists who have and will knowingly

fake data to “prove” their agenda. It would be nice to see the other side of the arguments of the eco-green move-ment being printed. Having a one-sided argument is not information but a dissemination of controlled information.

The whole of the eco-green movement smacks of social engineering and a move by politicals to tax and spend . . . follow the money . . . I’m all for being responsible stewards of what we have. This means not polluting, composting and treating with respect our environment.

What I’m against is the fear mongering, lies, data manip-ulation, taxation and the putting “nature” over the inter-ests of healthy business and people. Hopefully this paper will endeavour to “balance” things out a bit. As I’m sure there are many people who just take the “science” from eco-activists like David Suzuki hook, line, sinker and boat without putting a lot of thought into what they read or see on the TV. Always challenge what you see or read and never quit questioning.

Brian Pinske, Osoyoos

Editor, Oliver Chronicle:

Dear Mrs. Janice Thompson. So sorry but one more time to scream and maybe keep screaming. (Chronicle letters, July 28/10).

What happens if you’re in a car accident and nobody came? Your house is on fire and nobody came? Your son or daughter is lost somewhere? You’re hanging off a cliff and need to be rescued and you screamed and nobody came?

I had a house fire once and wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Thankfully everyone got out alive. The flames were shooting 200 feet in the air. The heat was intense at 3 a.m.

Thank God my wife woke me up as she was pregnant with our first child and had to go to the bathroom. She

came back to our bedroom and woke me up and said there was smoke in the kitchen. I told her to go downstairs and wake the landlord.

The fire started behind a wall in the basement. The land-lord’s five children were sleeping. I was on my bed with my pants half pulled up because I was overcome with smoke. Six people lived above us and a young Chinese artist going to UBC lived in an attic suite.

Scream Mrs. Thompson! To make a long story short, the next day we were allowed back in to retrieve what was left. I couldn’t believe the damage! But Mrs. Thompson, the fire-men took all my clothes and personal stuff and wrapped it in plastic to save it for us!

Scott McDerment, Oliver

Don’t judge the car or truck in my yardEditor, Oliver Chronicle:

I have been a “car guy” most of my adult life. I have, on occasion, brought home vehicles that are nowhere near being in running condition. Oftentimes, they have been merely a body and/or frame to use as a foundation on which to turn my “sow’s ear” into a somewhat costly “silk purse.” My fear, when I read comments such as those made by Mrs. Basso and Mrs. Mandziuk, is that my choices in my hobby will be limited by those who have so much time on their hands that they wish to make everyone else’s life just as complex as their own.

It seems to me that whenever the issue of messy yards

is brought up, cars are always attached and attacked as if they are nothing more than unrecycled scrap iron. What may seem as such to Mrs. Basso and others may actually be a custom car under construction or a classic/collector car appreciating in value or just my old 1949 Ford pick-up sitting in my yard waiting for me to put enough money into my savings account so I can rebuild the motor and buy insurance.

My point is simply, don’t judge the car or truck in my yard by your standards of what constitutes a derelict ve-hicle. It may be of greater value than what you drive.

Jaime D. Pacheco, Oliver


United States has plan in place for Iran attack

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When Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the highest-ranking American officer, was asked re-cently on NBC’s Meet The Press show whether the United States has a military plan for an attack on Iran, he replied simply: “We do.”

General staffs are supposed to plan for even the most unlikely future contingencies. Right down to the 1930s, for example, the United States maintained and annually updated plans for the invasion of Canada – and the Canadian military made plans to preempt the invasion. But what the planning pro-cess will have revealed, in this case, is that there is no way for the United States to win a non-nuclear war with Iran.

The US could “win” by dropping hun-dreds of nuclear weapons on Iran’s mili-tary bases, nuclear facilities and industrial centres (i.e. cities) and killing five to ten million people, but short of that, nothing works. On this we have the word of Richard Clarke, counter-terrorism adviser in the White House under three administrations.

In the early 1990s, Clarke revealed in an interview with the New York Times four years ago, the Clinton administration had seriously considered a bombing campaign against Iran, but the military professionals

told them not to do it.“After a long debate, the high-

est levels of the military could not forecast a way in which things would end favourably for the United States,” he said. The Pentagon’s planners have war-gamed an attack on Iran several times in the past fifteen years, and they just can’t make it come out as a US victory.

The problem is that there’s nothing the US can do to Iran, short of nuk-ing the place, that would really force Teh-ran to kneel and beg for mercy. It can bomb Iran’s nuclear sites and military installa-tions to its heart’s content, but everything it destroys can be rebuilt in a few years. And there is no way that the United States could actually invade Iran.

There are some 80 million people in Iran, and although many of them don’t like the present regime they are almost all fervent patriots who would resist a foreign inva-sion. Iran is a mountainous country, and very big: four times the size of Iraq. The Iranian army currently numbers about 450,000 men, slightly smaller than the US Army – but unlike the US Army, it does not have its troops scattered across literally dozens of countries.

If the White House were to propose any-thing larger than minor military incursions

along Iran’s south coast, senior American generals would resign in protest. Without the option of a land war, the only lever the United States would have on Iranian policy is the threat of yet more bombs – but if they aren’t nuclear, then they aren’t very per-suasive. Whereas Iran would have lots of options for bringing pressure on the Unit-ed States.

Just stopping Iran’s own oil exports would drive the oil price sky-high in a tight market: Iran accounts for around 7 percent of internationally traded oil. But it could also block another 40 percent of global oil exports just by sinking tankers coming from Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the other Arab Gulf states with its lethal Noor anti-ship missiles.

Meanwhile Iran would start supplying modern surface-to-air missiles to the Tal-iban in Afghanistan, and that would soon shut down the US military effort there. (It was the arrival of US-supplied Stinger mis-

siles in Afghanistan in the late 1980s that drove Russian helicopters from the sky and ultimately doomed the whole Soviet inter-vention there.)

Iranian ballistic missiles would strike US bases on the southern (Arab) side of the Gulf, and Iran’s Hizbollah allies in Beirut would start dropping missiles on Israel. The United States would have no options for escalation other than the nuclear one, and pressure on it to stop the war would mount by the day as the world’s industries and transport ground to a halt.

The end would be an embarrassing re-treat by the United States, and the defini-tive establishment of Iran as the dominant power of the Gulf region. That was the outcome of every war-game the Pentagon played, and Mike Mullen knows it.

So there is a plan for an attack on Iran, but he would probably rather resign than put it into action. It is all bluff. It always was.

As we wrote recently, nothing would please us more than if climate change deniers were right. It isn’t fun to delve daily into the ever-mounting evidence of the catastrophic conse-quences of climate change. And life would be easier if we didn’t have to spend it trying to get stubborn gov-ernments to do something about the problem, and trying to get the public to care without driving them to de-pression.

Meanwhile, arguments from deniers keep getting knocked down, to the point where one must conclude that there really are only two types of denier: those who are paid by industry to spread misinformation in attempts to confuse the public, which is criminal, and those who are unable to see the evidence staring them in the face and who still cling to arguments that one min-ute with Google would dispel, which is pa-thetic and stupid.

The latest blow to the deniers came when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency examined in detail 10 petitions challenging its 2009 finding that climate change is endangering the planet, that it is largely caused by burning fossil fuels, and that it threatens human health and the en-vironment.

In every case, the EPA found that the petitions misinterpreted data, contained outright false claims, and included exag-gerated charges.

“The endangerment finding is based on years of science from the U.S. and around the world,” said EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “These petitions – based as they are on selectively edited, out-of-context data and a manufactured controversy – provide no evidence to undermine our de-termination. Excess greenhouse gases are a threat to our health and welfare.”

Another recent report, published by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, looked at data from 10 cli-mate indicators measured by 300 scientists from 160 research groups in 48 countries.

It concluded that human-caused cli-mate change is undeniable and is in-creasing.

And so ice in the Arctic and in gla-ciers continues to melt, ocean tem-peratures and sea levels continue to rise, ecosystems and wildlife habitats continue to shift or degrade, and ex-treme weather events continue to become more frequent.

On top of that, a recent study by Dalhousie University oceanographer

Boris Worm and his team found that phy-toplankton populations in the ocean are declining at an alarming rate because of human activity and climate change. These microscopic plants are the base of the food chain and account for half the produc-tion of organic matter on Earth. They also remove carbon dioxide from the air and produce more than half the oxygen we breathe.

According to report co-author Marlon Lewis, "Climate-driven phytoplankton de-clines are another important dimension of global change in the oceans, which are al-ready stressed by the effects of fishing and pollution.” The report, published in the July 29 edition of Nature, states that phy-toplankton have declined by about 40 per cent since 1950.

While governments stall and deniers spread confusion, it gets more and more difficult to achieve the kind of emissions reductions that scientists say are neces-sary to prevent the Earth from reaching a cataclysmic rise in global average tempera-tures. It was once possible, and may still be, but we are reaching a point where it will become impossible.

We all have a responsibility to do every-thing we can to reduce our own emissions, to vote for governments that make climate change a priority, and to make sure those governments focus on real solutions.

The fossil fuel industry, which contin-ues to reap multi-billion dollar profits, has spent millions to support a handful of de-niers, right-wing think tanks, and websites that call climate change “junk science” and deny human activity is influencing global warming.


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Just peachyFrom left, brothers Harshbir and Joey Khangura from Rama Fruit Stand on Highway 97 north of Oliver help their father, Bhim (Sam) Khangura sort through a bin of juicy red ha-ven peaches for sale.

The Oliver Tennis and Pickleball Club has reached a milestone -- its 50th mem-ber (Dian Lees) just joined.

The club is also looking forward to the second annual Oliver Wine Capital of Canada mixed doubles tennis tour-nament on Sept. 11-12. Tournament di-

rectors Greg Smith and Bob Grant have achieved success in filling the 36 slots available.

The tournament was a big hit last year, with lots of fun and prizes.

“All we need now is a cheering crew for the best teams to win, so we are call-ing on the community members to come and support the tennis tournament,” said club member Peter Perkin.

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A whole lotta’ LoveFrom left, Tryp Love, J.J. Love, and River Love from Oliver are all smiles as they play on a foam mattress with the help of mom, Melanie McArthur, during an afternoon of fun at Rotary Beach. The park has been a popular place this summer for locals and visitors trying to escape the heat.

The Okanagan Gleaners Society is one step closer to up-grading and expanding its operations in Oliver.

Last week the RDOS approved a zoning amendment by-law for the Gleaners’ subdivision proposal, which will go to public hearing (yet to be scheduled).

The Gleaners want to purchase and subdivide a 1.7-hect-are lot from a 5.7-hectare property it currently uses on 336 Ave. (Road 3). The plan is to upgrade its food processing fa-cility to feed more impoverished people around the world. The proposal includes an additional 4,000-5,000 square feet of indoor storage space and 10-12 fully serviced RV sites (not 16 as initially requested by the Gleaners) for volun-teers who process the dried food.

President Steve Hetherington said the next step is for Area C Director Allan Patton to convene the public hearing.

“In light of his ongoing opposition to the property pur-chase, we are concerned that he might want to delay hold-ing the meeting.”

Hetherington said they want the meeting held as soon as possible, preferably this month.

Patton opposes the location of the expansion project, saying the area represents viable agricultural land that should be preserved. He previously recommended an al-ternate, more suitable location on Sawmill Road, but the Gleaners rejected it, saying it’s too costly.

In January of this year, the RDOS approved the subdivi-sion proposal (Patton voted against it). But a few days later the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) sent a letter stat-ing it would not approve it. The commission’s main con-cern was that if the property was more heavily developed for processing, there “may be issues in the future with non-agriculturally related industrial uses on the property if the Gleaners moved.”

The commission was not supportive of the RDOS propos-al to rezone the 1.7-hectare property to a light industrial designation.

The Gleaners appealed, and the ALC held off making a

final decision until some of the commissioners visited the site.

The ALC subsequently approved the expansion under the following conditions: If the property is to be rezoned, it be rezoned to only allow the processing of agricultural products, such as fruits and vegetables; the number of RV pads on the property be limited to 12, and can only be used exclusively for short-term volunteers; no further paving be undertaken on the property except as required for the foundation of the new storage building; the registration of a covenant that restricts the construction, location and placement of additional dwellings (there is currently one dwelling); the construction of a fence along the south and west boundaries of the lot for the purpose of limiting the impact of the operation on adjacent agricultural opera-tions; and approval for non-farm use is granted for the sole benefit of the Gleaners and is non-transferable.

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AUG 12 – Music In The Park – 6:30 pm. CPR station. Jazz Trio – with Chenoa MacKenzie, Alistair Heinrichs & Jordan Hardy. (jazz instrumentals). Bring a lawn chair.AUG 12 – Music In The Park – 6:30 pm. CPR station. Tusk Mountain Band – with Mike Szalay, Carson Ruhland & Travis Eek. (folk rock music). Bring a lawn chair.AUG 14 – Oliver Flying Club breakfast 8 am to noon at Oliver airport. Come see the pilots and their aircraft plus classic car showing. All welcomeAUG 19 – Music In The Park – 6:30 pm. CPR station. Ingrid Schellenberg (celtic, classical &

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Oliver couple takes fight all the way to Supreme Court

The Town of Oliver has awarded a $591,000 contract to an excavating company for some major road work and sidewalk projects this year.

The projects include: 105 Ave. reconstruction between 356 and 360 Avenues; Highway 97 curb and sidewalk from Desert Gem RV Resort to 342 Ave.; Cul-de-sac pavement overlay off of 87 St. north of 370 Ave.; pavement overlay on 87 St. and 372 Ave.; and a sidewalk on 71 St. from 370 Ave. to Tradewinds Mobile Home Park driveway.

Mayor Pat Hampson said residents have been asking for a sidewalk on 71 St. for the past two years because of safety concerns.

The Town received two tenders for these five projects: one from Mike Johnson Excavating Ltd. ($591,000), and the other from V-Line Construction for $605,000.

Despite being $22,000 over budget, the Town chose the $591,000 tender. The additional $22,000 will come from re-serve monies.

An Oliver couple is in the Supreme Court spotlight in a bid to quash a lawsuit by a 71-year-old woman.

Ken and Sherry Anderson are continu-ing their 11-year-old fight against Ken’s mother who is suing him and his siblings for financial support.

Ken is arguing in Vancouver Supreme Court that his mother abandoned him when he was 15 years old. He believes he

shouldn’t have to pay his mother for sup-port because she left him.

Ken told the media that it’s not right for his mother to win the case, noting he and Sherry are retiring and raising two chil-dren.

His mother is asking for $750 in monthly support payments from each child. (It is reported there are five children, including Ken.)

Company awarded road-sidewalk work

If you love a good break-fast, or have any interest in airplanes, you’ll want to be at the Oliver airport on Sat-urday, Aug. 14.

The annual “Fly-In” and breakfast begins at 8 a.m. and runs until noon, so don’t be late.

Oliver Flying Club mem-ber Bill Michael said the event is a great opportunity to find out what the airport is all about. And you won’t want to miss the fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, bacon, pancakes and more – all

for only $7 per person. The proceeds from the break-fast will go towards opera-tional expenses for the ter-minal building.

Michael said the fly-in will feature a variety of dif-ferent aircraft, including home-builds and certified planes. There will also be a couple of Warbird trainers from the 1950s.

Pilots will also be on hand to answer questions and share information with aviation buffs. Michael said children should get a real

Fly-in boasts great breakfast with planes and classic cars Lyonel Doherty photo

Playing ‘500’The Oliver Senior Centre is a popular place for card players. Here, Peter Martens and Do-ris Stevenson play “500” with Fern Rehbein and Ruth Poirier (not in photo). Seniors are welcome to play “500” every Thursday starting at 1 p.m. Other games during the week include skat, bridge, crib, bingo and floor curling.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Oliver Chronicle B5

Directory of ReligionsLIVING WAY

CHRISTIAN CENTRElive * laugh * dream * love

River Rd. & Hwy 97 - 3 miles north of Oliver

Pastors Mark & Rae PankratzSunday Service 10:00 a.m.

www.livingway.com250.498.4595

OLIVER ALLIANCEJust north of town on Hwy 97

Lead Pastor: Jeremy CookAssociate Pastor: Steve McLeanPastor of Seniors: Henry Wiebe

Summer Sunday Service: 10 a.m.Children’s Church for ages 3 - 8

& Nursery Care for children under 36 months available during the service.

Phone: 250.498.4253www.oliveralliancechurch.com

Office : 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri.

OLIVER WORD OF LIFE CENTREOn 119 St. off of 350th Ave.

Pastors Cameron & Margaret OgilvieSunday Services:

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.(includes Children’s Church)Wed. 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study

at the Church250.498.4020 (home)

250.498.4434

PARK DRIVE CHURCH36672 - 79th St., Oliver

Sunday Morning WorshipService at 10:00 a.m.

Affiliated with Pentecostal As-semblies of Canada

Phone: 250.498.2322Office hrs: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tues. - Thurs.

ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR

(Anglican/Episcopal)Welcomes you!

34660 - 103 St., OliverRev. Patrick ReidSunday Service:

11:00 a.m.Information:

250.498.2559

ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCIC)

10132 - 362nd Ave., Oliver(2 blocks west of Legion Hall

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.250.498.8889

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCC)

Visitors welcome!342nd Ave. at Airport Rd.

Pastor Chuck CooleyDivine Service: 11 a.m. Sunday

Sunday School: 11 a.m. during Wor-ship Service

Adult Bible Study: 9:45 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

All are welcome10450 - 346th Ave.

Pastor: Oscar HalversonServices Saturday:

Sabbath School: 9:30 a.m.Worship Service: 11 a.m.

250.498.4820

THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

All are welcome9915 - 358th Ave.

Minister: Ann WhiteServices Sunday:

Sunday School & Church Service: 10 a.m.250.498.2781

VALLEY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

30850 Black Sage Rd.Sunday Worship Gathering:

9:45 a.m.250.498.4829

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• EyeExams• ContactLenses• Low-VisionServices

Why do people need reading glasses when they get old-er? Inside the eye, just behind the coloured iris, there is a small lens. When you look in the distance, the lens is flat and when you look up close, it is signaled to change shape and become rounder. This change increases the eye’s power and allows you to focus on near objects. When people enter their mid-40s, the lens gets stiff. Be-cause the lens cannot change shape as much, it makes it difficult to see objects up close. This condition is called presbyopia and everyone eventually experiences it. Reading glasses are worn in order to provide the extra visual power needed with this condition.

Some drivers never learn.“On the busiest (August long) weekend within BC for

traffic flow there were still drinking and aggressive driv-ers,” said Cpl. Bryce Petersen of South Okanagan Traffic Services.

A blitz of major highways in the South Okanagan and Similkameen resulted in numerous fines, including 381 for speeding. There were 24 fines ($368 and $483) for excessive speeding. The highest speed was 73 km/h over the posted limit; the driver was travelling 153 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

Police issued 21 fines to drivers not wearing seatbelts, and charged one motorist for impaired driving.

Other charges included: drinking and driving over the blood/alcohol limit (three); 24-hour suspensions (four); illegal possession of liquor (one); illegal drug possession (one); and vehicle impoundment (one).

Keremeos RCMP also gave a 24-hour suspension to a driver who was required to have an interlock device in his vehicle. The vehicle was not equipped with one, so he was also charged for driving contrary to his driver’s licence re-

striction.The Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) says harsher

laws and tougher penalties are coming to BC this fall. If you fail or refuse a breathalyzer test, you will be prohibited from driving for 90 days. You could also be charged with a Criminal Code offence.

If you drive while prohibited or suspended, your car could be impounded for a minimum of 60 days. You would also be subject to a $500 fine, jail time or more driving pro-hibitions.

ICBC says motorists who drive over the legal limit or un-der the influence of drugs may not be covered under their basic Autoplan insurance. And if they crash while drinking and driving, they could be personally responsible for 100 percent of the costs if someone else is injured or his/her property is damaged.

The BC government is expanding the ignition interlock program. Up to 4,000 more BC residents whose driving re-cords show evidence of drinking and driving will now be forced to provide breath samples every time they operate their vehicles.

Aggressive, drinking drivers nabbed by RCMP during long weekend blitz


Smile of the week

CMYK

Finding happiness isn’t hard for Alicia Quellette

Alicia Quellette

THE OLIVER COMMUNITIES IN BLOOM COMMITTEE

wishes to acknowledge and thank the followingSponsors, Supporters and a few of the very special people who made the first year of our Oliver Communities in Bloom efforts

such a bloomin' success.

• Silver Sage Winery • Oliver Sikh Community• High Chaparral Guest House • Sonora Room Burrowing Owl Winery

• Future Gardens • Royal LePage • Self Sense Feldenkrais®• DigPic Productions • Savvio’s Family Restaurant

Sponsors and Supporters:

And A Big Thank You To:• Lyonel Doherty of the Oliver Chronicle

• Val Johnson and Martin Nyhus of East Link TV• Alleson Mandziuk Town of Oliver for her assistance with

the Community Profile• Bruce Hamilton and his Public Works Team who worked diligently to ensure

that all that could be done was done to present Oliver well and to finish the Hwy97 & 346 Ave Corner.

• The Town of Oliver, RDOS Area C, the Osoyoos Indian Band, service clubs, businesses and citizens for their cooperation and help.

We look forward to 2011 with anticipation of further cooperation and success for Oliver Communities in Bloom

Alicia Quellette was born in New West-minster, BC and grew up in Langley. One of her favourite memories from her child-hood is visiting White Rock Beach. She played softball for three years and enjoyed it immensely. She moved to the Okanagan in 2004 and quickly found work as an esthe-tician. She continued in this line of work for five years, for a total of eight years.

Alicia then decided it was time for a ca-reer change, and attended Sprott Shaw Community College for six months to be-come a Resident Care Aide. Alicia loves her new job working at Mariposa Gardens in Osoyoos.

“Being able to give the residents hugs and kisses and make them feel good is my favourite part of the job,” she says. “It’s nice to be there for them.”

Alicia has a 13-year-old son named Nick-olas, who she adores. She recently moved in with her boyfriend, Doug Cooper, who has two daughters, Amanda at 17 and Alee-sha at 15. Nickolas and Aleesha have be-come great friends, and the entire family is very happy to have found each other.

Alicia is an extremely loyal friend, who will stand up for anything she believes in. She loves to spend her free time doing things like quadding, tubing down the Oli-ver river, going to the gym and just relax-ing at home with her family. She also loves to cook, and her favourite type of cuisine to cook is Greek. She loves butter chicken but prefers Best of India’s version.

She loves the rocks and the scenery sur-rounding Oliver, and like most of us, the weather. Having grown up in a big city at-mosphere, she really appreciates the peace and quiet of a small town, and the laid back atmosphere. She feels very confident that Oliver is a wonderful place to raise chil-dren, and loves that this is where Nickolas is growing up.

One of the things Alicia is looking for-ward to is doing some camping with family and friends. One of her favourite spots to camp in is up at Bear Lake. She recently had company from the Coast, her brother and his family, and parents who visited for two days. While they were here they attempted to go boating on Skaha Lake, but due to me-chanical problems they were unable to. In-stead, they went tubing and had a fantastic time. Alicia’s brother Garrett and his family loved the area so much they would like to move here one day.

Last November Alicia and Doug went to see ZZ Top with several of their clos-est friends. They stayed at the Penticton Lakeside Resort, and had a blast. Both Alicia and Doug look forward to attending more shows at the South Okanagan Event Cen-ter. Going to concerts are some of Alicia’s best memories, and her all-time favourites would be Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots and Cher.

Above all else Alicia is a dedicated and hard-working woman, who loves her fam-ily and friends with intense passion. She has finally found the one she loves and is grateful to have found happiness in her life.

Tiffany BeckedorfSpecial to the Chronicle

Photo contributed


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A crash courseAll practice and no play makes young baseball players dull athletes. So members of “Big League Experience” took a break from training last week to enjoy a slip ‘n slide activity in Oliver’s community park.

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COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSRe: The estate of Mona Ber-nice Pushor, also known as Mona B. Pushor and Mona Pushor, deceased, formerly of 229-9701 Main Street, Os-oyoos, B.C.Creditors and others hav-ing claims against the estate of Mona Bernice Pushor, also known as Mona B. Pushor and Mona Pushor, deceased, are hereby no-tified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particu-lars of their claims should be sent to the executor at #202- 8309 Main Street, P.O. Box 800, Osoyoos, B.C. V0H 1V0, on or before September 16, 2010, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, hav-ing regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice. Derrald Ulry, ExecutorBy Gordon & YoungBarristers and Solicitors 7c4

CHARLIE’S HAIRis now offering mobile hair

care for men and women on Tues. and Wed. for shut-ins.

within the Oliver area.Call 250-498-5502.

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SINCERE THANKSGo out to all who were in-volved in saving me from a certain drowning in Vaseux Lake on Saturday night, July 31. I am alive today because of God’s goodness in using you!

Carolyn Cote 8v1

GOOD SHEPHERD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Parents interested in enroll-ing their child for 2010/11 school year in K-7, F/T Kin-dergarten Sept. 2010, Call 250-495-3549 (school), 250-495-5077 (home), or email: [email protected] 37ctf

1991 CHRYSLER 5th Ave. New Yorker. One owner. Only 127,000 kms, sunroof, air, etc. Excellent condition. $2600 OBO. Call 250-485-0014 or cell 250-328-1777 7p2

DESERT HILLS ESTATE WINERY is looking for two full-time vineyard manag-ers. Wages $15 hr. Starting now. Please e-mail resume to: [email protected] or fax 250-498-3015. 6v4

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! Call Harry Martens, Estate Administrator At 1-800-661-3661 today to set up your free consultation. Donna Mi-halcheon, CA, CIRP, KPMG inc. Trustee in bankruptcy. Jan 1, 2011

THE OLIVER CHRONICLE is seeking a full-time sales representative. Duties to include but not limited to: maintaining current client base and sourcing new busi-nesses in the South Okana-gan. Selling advertising for scheduled monthly supple-ments. Liaise with clients daily via phone calls, faxes and personal drop-ins to as-sist in developing and proof-ing ads. We offer a base sal-ary plus commission. Fuel and cell phone allowance, medical and dental offered. Meeting strict deadlines is crucial. Must be computer literate in Word with excel-lent e-mail expertise. Own transportation required. This is a relaxed yet busy office and we offer unlimited po-tential to expand. Position to begin mid August 2010. Training provided. Apply in person or e-mail resume to [email protected]. No phone calls please. 6ftf

FALCON RESORT/SPAN-ISH FIESTA RESORT, 7106 Main St. Osoyoos, BC. Part-time chamber maids want-ed. High school students or seniors welcome. Starting at $12 hr. Contact in person only. 1v10

GOOD SHEPHERD CHRIS-TIAN SCHOOL in Osoyoos is accepting applications to fill a FT Education As-sistant position commenc-ing Sept 7th. The position may have the possibility of extended hours with an af-terschool program. Please send resumes to [email protected] or GSCS, Box 203, Osoyoos, BC, V0H 1T0 or fax to 250-495-3549. Please direct any questions to [email protected]. The deadline for applica-tions is 5 pm Friday, Aug 20th. 8c2

PHARMACY TECHNI-CIAN wanted. F/T, OK Falls Pharmasave. Position avail immed. Resumes by fax at 250-497-8400 or drop off in person. 8mc2

ALFALFA – grass/hay on Road 18, in Oliver. $8/per bale. Call 250-498-2918. 1mctf

SAWDUST and livestock bedding for plants, green-houses, farms, fir bark mulch for landscaping and com-post. Call 250-498-4267. 51vtf

MARY KAY - SKIN CAREFinally. Skin care that’s

made for you. Call Margaret Ogilvie at 250-498-4020. Mary Kay Independent

Beauty Consultant. Dec 31/10

FIREWOOD, larch $180 per cord, fir $150 per cord, split, seasoned, delivered. Call 250-485-7916. Dec 31/10

CALL FOR YOUR FREE REGAL CATALOGUE. Hun-dreds of unique gift ideas. Call Tina 250-497-6426 or shop online www.OKFALLS.shopregal.ca 31ftf

NEW QUEEN – Orthopedic pil-low top mattress and box. new, still in plastic – cost $1,250. Must sell $350. Also, king-size $650, can deliver. 250-488-4677. 17vtf

ACOUSTIC guitar, like new. $200. Call 250-498-5377 af-ter 5 pm or leave a message. 52ftf

WATKINS PRODUCTS100% guaranteed, natural, organic products. 140 years of dedicated service. Call Inez and Ken at 250-498-4450. 4p12

BRAND NEW Acer Laptop, used one hour, Windows 7, 3 GB, 250 GB HDD, 15.6” HD LED LCD, DVD-Super multi DL drive. $500. Call 250-488-2004. 7f2

KENMORE stacking washer & dryer. 5 yrs old. (110 volt). Includes stacking rack. $200 OBO. Call 250-689-0719. 8v3

EXCELLENT horse hay. Brome, Timothy orchard grass mix. Alfalfa grass mix. $8 per bale. Call 250-446-2080. Anarchist Mtn, Os-oyoos..

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1 SINGLE STROLLER-$10. Good condition. 1 double stroller-$80. OBO, Brand new, never been used. Paid $150. Call 250-485-4394. 8p1

2 OAK CABINETS, 6’ high x 32” width. Very good condi-tion. Lights inside. Must see to appreciate. $200 each OBO. Call 250-498-7997. 8v1

FREE – kittens. Cute friendly kittens (aren’t they all) need homes. A wide inventory to select from. Will deliver. 250-498-4574 7f2

PROFESSIONAL golf train-ing in a private, comfortable setting. Computer/video training with modern train-ing aids. C.P.G.A. profes-sional Paul Monaghan. Call 250-494-8178. 8c1

EDGING EMERALD CEDARS

Okanagan grown special 6 ft - 10 for $280.005 ft - 10 for $189.504 ft - 10 for $150.00

2 gal - 20 for $135. 00 1 gal - 20 for $95.00

3 ft Blue Spruce - 10 for $250

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Call Budget Nurseries 250-498-2189.

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FOUND - Men’s watch at Rotary Beach on Aug 2nd. Call to claim & identify at 250-498-4911. 8f2

LOST - BIKE - kid size trek ML 220 mountain bike. White with black and bur-gundy. Lost July 28 at Tuc-el-Nuit school. If found please call Mark Pankratz 250-488-1568. 7c2

LOST: Male orange tabby cat with white rings on tail in the Sunnybeach RV Park area. (71 St + 374 Ave). Call 250-498-2070. 8mc2

BEAUTIFULSRI MODULARS!

Custom built homes from Canada’s largest builder include full ten year war-

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BRECKENRIDGE PARK TRAILER Model 2005, (new Oct 2006) 12’ x 40’. Set up in immaculate RV Resort on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake. Fully skirt-ed, carport, sundeck, cold weather package, all “GE” appliances, lots more and many options. $38,000.Call 250-498-6532. 8p2

PUPPIES for sale. Ready for a new home. Collie/Shepherd cross. Males one black & one tan/black/brown. Contact me by [email protected]. 8p1

GOLDEN RETRIEVER pup-pies for sale (2). Purebred, unregistered and shots are all up to date. Call Jessie 250-295-3020 7p2

PANARAMA ORCHARD and fruit stand of North Oli-ver is open for the season. Cherries, peaches, fresh onions, field tomatoes and much more. Call 250-498-6103. 2v14

LATE BLACK CURRANTS. Large, almost grape-size, juicy and very tasty berries. Easy picking. Great for jams, jellies, syrup and pies. Rd. 6 U-Pick, Oliver. Call 250-498-4603. 7mc3

U-PICK SOUR CHERRIES and Damson plums. Call 250-495-2234. 8p1

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FOR SALEFOR SALEEMPLOYMENTCHRONICLE DEADLINESCLASSIFIED ADS by 9:00 a.m. Tuesdays(Must be prepaid, cash, Visa or Mastercard)

Email: [email protected]

CLASSIFIED AD RATES:Up to 20 words - $6.00; 20¢ each additional word.

Per column inch $5.00 plus GSTNOTICES: Weddings, engagements birth announcements, cards of thanks, in memoriums, obituaries, and other notices (min. charge) $7.50 plus GST

for 32 words and under. 20¢ each additional word.

Business display advertising rates on application.PHONE 250.498.4416 or 250.498.3711

Fax: 250.498.3966. Email: [email protected] mail your advertisement to:

OLIVER CHRONICLE, P.O. Box 880, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0or drop in to our Main Street office (next door to the Oliver Theatre),

or drop in our door letter slot.CHRONICLE OFFICE HOURS:

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Advertising Regulations: The Oliver Chronicle reserves the right to classify ads under appropriate headings and to separate therefore and to determine the page location.

The Oliver Chronicle reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the Chronicle Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental. All claims of errors to advertisements must be received by the publishers within seven days after the first publication.

It is agreed by the advertiser requesting space that the liability of the Oliver Chronicle in the event of failure to publish an advertisement or in the event of an error appearing in the advertisement as published, shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for only one incorrect insertion for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect or omitted item only and that there shall be no liability in any event greater than the amount paid

Advertisements must comply with the British Columbia Human Rights Act, which prohibits any advertising that discriminates against any person because of his/her race, religion, sex, colour, nationality, ancestry or place of origin or because his/her age is between 44 and 65 years unless the condition is justified by a bona fide require

DISPLAY ADVERTISING (boxed): 12:00 p.m. noon Fridays.

NEWS COPY: 10:00 a.m. Mondays

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MOTORHOME for sale. 1990 Ultra Star Champion 454 Chevrolet Motor home. 84,000 kms. Has its own generator, furnace and A/C. Well kept with 3 piece bath and oak interior. Call 250-498-6918. 8p2

2008 Coleman tent trailer. Powerlift, 3 way fridge, hot water, furnace, awning, sleeps 6-7. Asking $8000. Call 250-498-5494. Ask for Sandi 7p2

FOR SALE BY OWNER: 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo in Casa Rio, Oliver. Children and small pets OK. New - 1 own-er, quiet, 1160 sq. ft. S/S and black appliances, W/D incl, en-suite with walk-in closet, private large deck, lots of sunshine, walking distance to all amenities, central air, secure underground park-ing, storage room, elevator, electric fireplace, No agents please. $235,000. Call 250-485-0149. 6ftf

NEWER 3139 sq. ft. Ranch-er, walk-out basement, 3 bdrms, den, 2.5 bath rooms, 2 kitchens. Tuc-el-Nuit area. Immaculate. $489,900. Call 250-498-2021. 5v10

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CASA RIO – Ground floor & upper unit, 2 bdrm, 2-bath. $875 & $975 per month. Call Karen Lewis at RE/MAX Wine Capital Re-alty, 250-498-6500. 37ctf

FOR RENT - 1 bdrm. Large suites, S/F, AC, close to downtown, very nice, freshly redone. ground level. $600 to $725 + util. Call Honey Bug Suites. 250-498-0232. 4p20

OLIVER,$525 month - plus utilities, small 1 bdrm, 1 bath house right in town. Avail. Sept. 1

OSOYOOS,$700 month - plus utilities, large 2 bdrm, 1 bath, base-ment suite with view of the lake. Avail. Sept 1.

PENTICTON, $1000 month + util. 2 bdrm, 1 bath house in Penticton. Avail Sept 1.

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CLEAN, freshly painted 2 bdrm house. 1 blk. from down town, W/D, F/S, hy-dro included. N/P, N/S, $850 mth. Avail. immed. Call 250-498-0546. 6mc3

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FOR RENT OR LEASE on Main Street. Approx 1064 sq ft. Call 250-498-4332. 4p7

FOR LEASE ON MAIN ST. 2200 sq ft of retail or office space. Newly renovated. For information. Call Dale at 250-498-4014 or cell 250-498-1096. 1p12

OSOYOOS, 1400 sq. ft con-do for rent. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, & den. 5 appliances plus air conditioner, water softener, reverse osmosis unit. Swim-ming pool on site. Vineyard & lake view, park and beach close by. Year lease pre-ferred. Available immedi-ately. $895. Per month. 250-498-0304. 7m/c5

FOR LEASE OR RENT. 1) 900 square ft. office space. Second floor of Shopper’s Drug Mart build-ing.2) 1000 square ft. workshop, warehouse, and / or office in centre of town. Clean, se-cure, reasonable rate.3) Storage areas from 60 square ft. to 500 square feet. Clean, secure, in town, rea-sonable rates. For informa-tion about any of the above, Call 250-498-4014 or cell 250-498-1096. 3p9

2 BDRM HOUSE. N/S, N/P, Call after 11 am. 250-498-0872. 7p2

1 BDRM APT close to shop-ping. Secure building. $650 month, power included. Call 250-498-3138. 8p3

HOUSE FOR RENT - $650.00 per month. 4 bdrm, 2 bath. Available now. Call 250-495-7006. Cell 250-498-1819. 7p2

HOUSE FOR RENT, south of Oliver on a vineyard. 3 bdrm, W/D, F/S, N/S, N/P. $1000. per month plus utili-ties, available Aug. 15. Call 250-498-2389 7v2

FOR RENT: 3 bdrm, 1 bath home, 3 kms south of Oliver. Renter must be clean and non-smoker. No pets. Call 250-498-0269 or 250-485-2918 7p2

2 ROOM CABIN for rent. 6 km N of Oliver, by Jackson Triggs. Access to OK River. Furnished, A/C, $600 mth. Includes utilities. Damage deposit and references re-quired. Call 250-495-2872 or cell 250-689-5045. 7p2

2 BDRM HOUSE for rent. Walking distance to Mall & downtown. $700 month. Avail Oct 1st. Call 250-498-9910. 8p2

VERY NICE spacious 2 bdrm condo for rent in Kelowna. 55+ on bus route to all facilities. Ideal for qui-et persons or couple. Call 1-780-352-5546.

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3 BDRM HOUSE. 1.5 bath, W/D, D/W, F/S, partial base-ment, 2 sheds in back yard. Freshly painted, very clean, close to downtown near el-ementary and highschool. Ref req. Avail Sept 1st. Call 778-320-8930. 8v2

BRAND NEW 2 bdrm base-ment suite. Close to school. Laundry & util incl., A/C. Call 250-498-6114 or 250-490-1997. 8p2

CAMELOT COURTVery large 1 bdrm apt. Pri-vate ground entrance, save energy/new furnace & lights. F/S, A/C, parking, walk-in closet, bookcase, large view windows, window cover-ings, fixed indoor cat, hot water incl. No smoking. Ref req. Avail now, $695 month. + util. & security deposit. ALSO 1 bdrm apt, A/C, hot water, F/S, parking, fixed indoor cat, private ground entrance. No smoking. $550 month + util. Avail now. Ref req. Call 250-498-4058. 8p4

1 BDRM TRAILER in Oliver. $550 month. incl everything. Call 250-498-6862. 8p1

SANDALWOOD COURT in Oliver. 2 bdrm + den unit available Sept 1st. 55+, F/S, bathrm adapted for disability use. N/S only. 1 block to Oli-ver Place Mall. $760 month. Incl util. Call 250-485-2389. 8mc2

2 + Bedroom home in Os-oyoos. Large private yard. newly renovated. $1000 + utilities. N/S, N/P. Avail im-mediately.For more information on these homes, please callNita Neufield at Royal LeP-age South Country Prop-erty Management. 250-498-6222. 8c1

Locations West RealtyOkanagan Falls Office

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2 BDRM basement suite in Oliver. $800 month incl ev-erything. Call 250-498-6862.

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55+ PARK AVENUE ES-TATES. Large 2 bdrm + den townhouse. N/S, N/P, $800 + utilities. Call 250-498-2343. 8mc3

4 BDRM HOUSE. Close to school, $1400 mth. plus utili-ties, N/S, small pet consid-ered. OR choice of 3 bdrms. $500 to $700 mth. plus half utilities. Mature employed person prefered. Referances required. Call 250-486-3088. 8v1

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2 BDRM MOBILE home for rent. Sept 1. All appliances included. $750 mth. Great view overlooking peanut lake. Minimum age of 55. Pets are allowed. Please call for more details. Rick 250-485-2415. 8p3

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Call ALLISON at 250-498-6428.

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Check us out. We accept clean, serviceable items. Please no clothing. Call 250-485-0242 or 250-498-0176. Please leave a message, you will be answered. 33ctf

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UNIQUE YARD SALE.Quality clean houseware items, horse tack, records, turntable, furniture. Sat/Sun.

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B12 Oliver Chronicle Wednesday, August 11, 2010 SPORTS

This year’s salmon run one of largestreturns for Okanagan Nation fishers

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A joke on the sideHead counsellor Ben Fines (left) shares a joke with young participants in the “Big League Experience” baseball camp. The athletes got some quality training time and improved their game on the community park ball fields.

The Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) states that the salmon run is expected to be one of the largest returns since 1938.

The ONA estimates between 120,000 and 140,000 Okana-gan Nation sockeye will return to their spawning grounds along the Okanagan River upstream of Osoyoos Lake and downstream of Okanagan Falls.

Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band said: “We are extremely pleased that Okanagan Nation sockeye are rebounding after decades of decline due to federal mis-management, hydro electric development, and river chan-nelization. This year marks a turning point in the resto-ration efforts of the ONA to rebuild the Okanagan Nation sockeye fishery. The success of the Skaha Lake sockeye re-introduction program, combined with the determination and continued efforts of the Okanagan Nation to maintain its inherent responsibilities to restore and protect its salm-on fisheries, will ensure the survival of Okanagan Nation sockeye for the benefit of our people today and for future generations.”

Howie Wright, ONA fisheries program manager said: “Originally we had a conservative pre-season estimate about this year’s returns, but favourable ocean conditions along with our restoration efforts have resulted in a bigger run this year. In the end, it’s a good story, it’s always better to have more fish than less fish.”

After years of hard work, political advocacy, and collab-orative effort the ONA is proud to see its dream of rebuild-ing the Okanagan Nation sockeye fishery realized. For over a decade, ONA has been working with provincial, federal and US tribes and agencies to rebuild this sockeye run.

One of the projects resulting from this collaborative work has been the Skaha Lake sockeye reintroduction pro-gram. The ONA fisheries department has been directed to develop and implement the reintroduction program with input and guidance from Okanagan Nation member bands. The reintroduction program is also coordinated through the Canadian Okanagan Basin Technical Working Group (COBTWG), which is a tri-partite technical working group with federal, provincial and ONA representation that ad-vises on technical issues associated with the management of salmon and resident fish stocks, as well as their associ-ated habitat requirements, in the Okanagan River basin.

In a continued effort to maintain the well-being of this salmon fishery, and to ensure safe and valuable fishing op-portunities for Okanagan Nation members, the ONA will remain vigilant by teaming up with federal and provincial fisheries staff to observe and monitor this year’s record-breaking Okanagan Nation sockeye fishery.

The ONA would like to remind the public that harvest opportunities are for Okanagan Nation members only.

The ONA fisheries department will be working with fed-eral and provincial officials to monitor this aspect of the fishery. Monitoring efforts will also focus on creating pub-lic awareness about activities that may be harmful to this fish stock and or their habitat. For example, walking on spawning grounds or transferring fish beyond their cur-rent range (Okanagan Falls) is not permissible.

Chief Jonathan Kruger of the Penticton Indian Band stated, “Okanagan Nation sockeye are an integral and vital part of our collective Aboriginal title and rights, and I am certain this year’s fishery will have a profound impact for the Okanagan Nation. Okanagan Nation fishers will finally be able to have a substantial fishery that contributes to the Nation’s food, social and ceremonial fish harvest.”

ContributedTo the Chronicle

Nk’Mip Ladies’ & Men’s Golf Results for August 4th, 2010

Ladies’ Day Results:

First Flight, 0 - 25:

1st: Annie Sloan, 34.52nd: Mary Builder, 35

3rd: Jean Futa

Second Flight, 26 - 30:

1st: Frieda Seal, 32.52nd: Pat Beauchamp, 343rd: Eveline Baanstra, 35

Third Flight, 31+:

1st: Paula Wegner, 32.52nd: Teresa Kwas, 33

3rd: Judy Peckinpaugh, 35.5

KP’s:

1st Flight: Frieda Seal

2nd Flight: Sandi Elefson

3rd Flight:Judy Harvey

*Specials*Specials*Specials**Monday - Friday Early bird Special: two eggs any style, ham,

baconor sausage with toast & hashbrowns for $ 5.99*Fish ‘n Chips Friday Nite: $9.99

Men’s Nite Results:

Low Gross, 0 - 17:Jeff Crumb

Low Net, 0 - 17:Justin Hall

Low Gross,18+:Ted Allen

Low Net, 18+:Jamin Feist

KP, 0 - 10:Jeff Crumb

KP, 11 - 17:Toby Pike

KP, 18+:Dave Pagett

Longest Drive:0 - 10: Mike Gallagher

11 - 17: Harry Gallagher18+: Matt Carlson

KP in Two: Mike Gallagher

Longest Putt: Gary McCluneKP to Tree: Glenn Deobald

online edition - august 11, 2010

Documents

rare water quality advisory

drinking water

total coliforms

lot of water samples

fecal coliform bacteria

fecal coliforms

water quality advisory

towns water supply