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Fruit Growers’ slice into Arctic Apple issue Black Press

Members of the BC Fruit Growers’ Association sunk their teeth into the issue of the geneti-cally-modified Arctic Apple at the annual convention in Kelowna last weekend.

One of the resolutions up for debate over the weekend was to call on government to de-register the Arctic apple immediately. In addition to deregistering, the asso-ciation wants to have a moratorium placed on all future GMO tree fruits pending more research, studies into trade and impact on the consumer.

On the opening day of the 127th annual convention, BCFGA dele-gate Amarjit Lalli told fellow mem-bers he believed trying to have the Acrtic de-registered was a battle “we’re not going to win.”

“But we will win the public per-ception battle,” said Lalli.

He added while it generally takes about five years to get pro-duction of a new apple up and running, the association has lost its chance of getting ahead of the issue by not doing anything in 2015.

“We now have four years to get our act together,” he said.

BCFGA general manger Glen Lucas revealed the association did talk to a lawyer last year before the Arctic was registered, wanting an injunction to stop that from hap-pening but was unsuccessful.

He said the lawyer told asso-ciation representatives that such a move would fail because harm had to be shown to have taken place as a result of the registering and, as the Acrtic Apple was not on the market yet, that could not be shown.

Lalli said he supports the asso-ciation’s desire to see proper label-ling identifying genetically-modi-fied fruit.

The issue of GMO fruit was just one of many up for discus-sion at the convention this year. Other issues included a change to the insurance program that covers cherries damages as a result of weather, deer fencing to protect orchards and the new provincial replant program.

On Friday delegates were told about the replant program, which went into effect in 2015.It’s a $8.4 million plan over seven years to help growers plant new varieties.

Delegates were told there were

127 applications last year 94 of the 97 eligible submissions were funded. The new plantings account for 200 acres of orchard.

But some delegates raised con-cerns that not all farmers who replant will be funded under the program and it may need more money.

President Fred Steele said the BCFGA was successful in moving money around in the first year and hoped to see that continue to make sure all eligible applicants would be funded.

In welcoming the delegates, Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran praised the tree fruit industry, say-ing it was both very important and extremely relevant to his city.

Basran noted that 43 per cent of the city’s land is currently in the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve, meaning it is protected from development. Much of that land is still orchard.

The BCFGA represents 800 growers from up and down the val-ley and while the tree fruit industry here accounts for $130 million in wholesale sales, it also generates $900 million in economic activity.

Facade grant offers business community chance for faceliftReview Staff

Giving the Keremeos business community a facelift is the goal of the village’s newest grant initiative.

The Village of Keremeos recently announced the launch of a Business Facade Improvement Program.

The pilot initiative allows busi-nesses and owners of property in the village zoned as C1 (general com-mercial) and C2 (tourist commercial) to apply for grant funding to help offset the cost to renovate, restore or redesign their business storefront facades.

The grant provides a 50 per cent reimbursement up to a maximum of $2,000 per building project to improve the storefront facades of commercial buildings.

Eligible improvements may con-sist of – but are not limited to – new exterior lighting, exterior architec-tural features, signage, awnings, new siding and facade painting. Projects must have a minimum total cost of $500 in order to qualify. The pro-gram is open to all businesses and commercial property owners whose property taxes are currently paid in full and who hold a current, valid business licence with the Village of Kermeos.

To be eligible a property must not have any outstanding building per-mits, stop work orders or develop-ment permit condition requirements attached to the building or property at time of application. Applicants will be evaluated based on the pro-

posed improvements’ demonstrated benefit to the business, whether the project will provide a noticeable improvement on the street scape and whether the project will meet the applicable design guidelines.

Approved projects must be com-pleted by November 30 and funding cannot carry over from one calendar year to the next.

Further information with respect this this program – including aplica-tion forms, building design guide-lines and colour design guidelines – can be located by visiting the village office or website at www.keremeos.ca/content/business-facade-improve-ments-program.

A Design Review Committee will look at all applications

The BCFGA has called on the government to de-register the Arctic apple immediately.

Tara Bowie The Village is offering a new facade improvement grant. The grant provides a 50 per cent reimubursement up to $2,000 for qualified applicants.

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OKANAGAN FALLS2nd MON: Communities for Kids OK Falls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr., 250-498-8433 for more info.TUESDAY: South Okanagan Toastmasters 7 - 9 p.m. at Best Western in Osoyoos. Call 498-4412, 499-2144.TUESDAY: Bingo at the Senior Citizenís Centre on Willow St. 1p.m. (except last Tues.).3RD TUESDAY: Legion Branch #227 Gen Meeting 7 p.m. Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.WED. & SAT.: Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Seniorís Centre.WEDNESDAY: Join the Stroke Recovery Club for stroke survivors and caregivers, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the South Okana-gan Similkameen Brain Injury Society offi ce, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. 1st WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.3rd WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting, Falls Community Centre. Call Betty for more info - 497-6665.THURSDAY: Bridge 1 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Crib 7 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Computer classes 9 a.m. Seniorís Centre.FRIDAY: Arts group painting 1- 3 p.m.FRIDAY: Whist 7 p.m. 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY: A Wellness Clinic is held at the Seniors Centre, on Willow Street, 9 to 11 a.m. Have your blood pressure, heart and weight checked by a retired registered nurse. Open to everyone.1st FRIDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.3rd FRIDAY: OK Falls Legion Ladies Auxiliary Steak Fry Dinner 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: The Okanagan Falls Legion Branch #227 has meat draws from 5:00 p.m.SATURDAY: OK Falls Legion Branch #227, Dinner and Dance 6:00 pm.1st SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls.3rd SATURDAY: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St.

KEREMEOSMONDAY: N.A. meets at 7:30 p.m. at the South Similkameen Health Centre.MONDAY: Keremeos Bellringers, 7:30 pm, Cawston United Church, for info call Herma @ 499-5292, Joan @ 499-2450. 4th MONDAY: Orchard Haven - Friends and family council monthly meetings. Making a difference to residential care.MON, WED, FRI: Boot Camp 6 - 7 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Annette 499-22382nd TUESDAY: Similkameen COPS, 7 p.m., Ranch Restaurant. Ben Gumm for info 499-0216TUESDAY: Tumble Bumble, 10:00 - 11:30 am upstairs at the Legion Hall. AGes 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 102. TUESDAY: Every 2nd, Caregiver Group, Activity Room, Orchard Haven 1:30 - 3 p.m. For info 499-3020TUESDAY: AA Meetings, 7:30 p.m., in the Health Center Activity Room, info call Diane 499-1177 or Bill 499-5995TUESDAY: Handguns 5:30 pm Fly Tying/22 Shoot, 7 pm, KCSA Club House. More info call 250-499-7027. Nov. to Mar.WEDNESDAY: Mother Goose 9:30 am, Strong Start at Cawston Primary. Ages 0-6. For info 499-2352 ext. 102. WEDNESDAY: Qigong exercise 9 a.m. Cawston Church Hall. 499-7852 for information.WEDNESDAY: Kyokushin Karate at Legion Hall from 5 - 7 p.m. Phone Lyle for info 292-8565.WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in attendance. Dr. refer-rals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550.WEDNESDAY: Keremeos Search & Rescue meetings, 7 pm, little brown building behind the Village Offi ce.WEDNESDAY: Songster Sing-a-long, 10 - 11:15 am, Keremeos Seniors Centre, Starts October 8th.1st THURSDAY: South Similkameen Museum Society Meeting, 7 pm, at the Ecumenical Church in KeremeosTHURSDAY: Tumble Bumble, 3:00 - 4:30 pm upstairs at the Legion. Ages 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 102. THURSDAY: Positively Pregnant, 10:00 - 11:30 am at the Family Centre. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: AA meetings at 7:30 pm Health Centre activity room. Info. call Eleanor 499-5982 or Hugh 499-2273THURSDAY: KCSA Monthly meetings the last Thursday of each month at clubhouse 7:30 p.m.THURSDAY: Afternoon dances at the Keremeos Seniors Centre from 1:30 - 4 p.m (starts in October). Whist 6:30 pm to 9:00 pmTHURSDAY: Weight Watchers, 5 pm, Elks Hall. More info call Sarah at 250-499-2878.THURSDAY: Learning about Stroke by the SOSBI. FREE Starting April 24th. Call 250-490-0613 for more information. FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Call Georgina at 499-0202FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Keremeos Seniors Centre Bingo, 1:00 pm. - THURSDAYS until October.SUNDAY: KCSA Trap Shooting, 10:00 am to ?, Weather permitting.SUNDAY: AA Meeting at 10:00 am in the Health Center Activity Room. Info call Eleanor at 499-5982 or Marilyn 250-506-3026.3RD SUNDAY: Legion General Meeting. 2:00 p.m. Keremeos Legion Hall. 3rd MONDAY: Kars Under the K Meeting, 7:00 pm, Meeting Room at Health Center, Call Marcel Morin for info 499-7775.2nd TUESDAY: Can-Do General Meetings. Everyone Welcome. Phone 499-2420 for more information. 1ST WEDNESDAY: Regular meeting of the Keremeos Seniors Centre, at 2 p.m. Keremeos.1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY: Search & Rescue meet 7-9 p.m., 8th Ave. & 4th St. Call 499-6067 or 499-5429.2ND WEDNESDAY: The Similkameen Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Keremeos Seniors Centre, 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY: The Royal Purple Lodge meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Info: 499-7073.LAST THURSDAY: KCSA Club meeting.1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. 1ST SUNDAY: Jam Session. Keremeos Seniors Centre. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. Starts in September. 499-0112.

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HEDLEYTUESDAY: Once a month Soup and Sandwich. Hedley Seniors’ Center on Scott Ave.THURSDAY: Library 2 pm - 7 pm Hedley Seniors’ Center, free computer use.1ST MONDAY: Hedley Heritage Museum meeting, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum, Everyone wel-come to attend.2ND SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast, Hedley Seniors’ Center, 8:00 am to 10:00 am.3RD MONDAY: Monthly meeting at Seniors’ Center, 2 pm.3RD MONDAY: Community Club meeting at 7 pm at the Club.DAILY: Coffee & good conversation at the Seniors’ Center 6:30 am - 8 am. Every Mon./Wed./Sat. Exercise at 9 am. SUNDAY: Church Service at 9:30 am, Hedley Grace Church. Sunday school for the children.SUNDAY: Hedley Farmers Market 9-1, July - Oct. DAILY: Hedley Heritage Museum - Closed for season - open in May.TUESDAY & THURSDAY: Exercise at 9:00 am.

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Elks & Royal Purple Friday Night Bingo

Doors Open at 5:30 pm

Proceeds to local charity.

Lego Builders Club

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Saturday Feb 6 2-3 pm.

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Open House Tuesday7 pm - 9 pm

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 53(OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN)

The Board of Education of School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen) will be holding school closure consultation meetings in Osoyoos. All meetings begin at 7:00 p.m.

February 9 Osoyoos Secondary School, 5800-115th Street March 8 Osoyoos Elementary School, 8507 68th Avenue April 6 Osoyoos Secondary School

Please visit the school district website at http://www.sd53.bc.ca/district/osoyoos/ for further information.

Submitted photo Quick response from a homeowner and the Keremeos Fire Department is credited for snuff-ing out a fire on Schneider Road on Friday, January 29. The fire broke out in a shop building at a residence on Schneider Road around 9:30 a.m. The home owner used a fire extinguisher to knock down the flames on the inside of the shop. Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department arrived on scene and quickly extinguished the hot embers on the exterior wall around a furnace vent. Eleven fire department members attended the scene as well as members of the RCMP, BCAS and Fortis Gas.

Search and Rescue holding first Keremeos Family Day event

Review Staff Members of the Keremeos Search

and Rescue found a way to offer up a variety of fun-filled activities for Family Day.

On February 8, known as Family Day, the group has rented the Similkameen Recreation Centre and fun activities including the rock wall and bowling will be free for everyone.

“There has been nothing done on Family Day, so we thought it was a good day to pick to put an event on,” Darrell Taylor, president of Keremeos Search and Rescue said. “We’re really doing it to show our appreciation to the community for their support of us.”

The day will kickoff at 10 a.m. and run till 4 p.m.

Taylor said a several live bands have offered to play outside during the day to offer up some other entertain-ment. There will also be face painting.

The Keremeos Elks will be cook-ing up their famous rodeo burgers and

hot dogs and all proceeds from the food sales will be donated to Search and Rescue to help pay for the event.

“Everyone has been very generous. We just need families to come out now and enjoy the day,” Taylor said.

Members of Keremeos Search and Rescue will be on hand throughout the day with their uniforms and truck.

“We’re hoping to talk to the kids a bit about it throughout the day. We’re hoping to get more people interested and aware of what we do as a group,” he said.

Currently there are 10 search and rescue members. The group requires about two to three hours a week for practice.

Taylor said a number of different courses are offered to members.

“It’s a needed organization in this community. This past year when we were searching at Cathedral Lakes for those two people I logged in more than 100 hours personally. It’s something that’s really needed here.”

Village fundraising for outdoor exercise equipment Review Staff

The village is exercising its fundraising muscles with a goal of $15,000 for outdoor exercise equipment.

In 2015 the village received a $20,000 grant to install age-friendly weather resis-tant outdoor exercise equipment.

The purpose of the equipment is to provide a free, social outlet for the com-munity’s aging population to exercise. The equipment will not be limited to just seniors and will contribute to the overall health of the community.

The project with installation is expected to have a price tag of about $35,000.

A recommendation to install outdoor equipment was one of the actions proposed in the Keremeos Age-Friendly Action Plan.

Council adopted the plan in late December 2015.

An advisory committee will be formed to help with choosing the best location for the equipment.

An early suggestion that’s emerged is to put the equipment in Pine Park.

The village is aiming the majority of fundraising requests to non-profit organi-zations, service agencies, and provincial and federal funding bodies, but individual donations are also welcome.

“Contributions received throughout this campaign – regardless of the amount pro-vided – will go a long way in acquiring these amenities for our community as the village would be unable to cover all

the project costs alone due to our limited tax base,” a press release from the village stated.

Tax receipts are available for donations $25 or higher.

Donations can be made in person by vis-iting the Village Office at 702 4th Street or can be mailed to P.O. Box 160, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0.

“The village believes this campaign is a worthwhile initiative as amenities such as these are vital for the healthy development of small and aging communities,” the press release stated.

One stop health spot, health fair happening in March Review Staff

Want to eat better? Exercise more effec-tively? Live healthier?

Then there’s a fair coming up for you. The annual Healthy Living Fair is

happening Saturday, March 12th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre.

The fair is for everyone, whether you are someone who is just starting a healthy living plan or you are someone who is a successful triathlete considering competing in the Ultraman.

During the 2016 Healthy Living Fair a variety of organizations will promote resources, products and services that sup-port and encourage a healthy lifestyle. There will be activity demos, healthy eat-ing sessions, speakers, Healthy Living Assessment stations and over 80 informa-tion booths

The event is free to attend and open to everyone.

Healthy Living Assessment stations will host health professionals who will take your blood pressure, met with you one-

on-one to discuss stress, eating healthy, being fit, how to stop smoking, and setting your healthy-living goals. You will then be encouraged to take your completed assess-ment to your next annual Doctor’s appoint-ment to review and set up a plan.

The event is free to attend and open to everyone but registration is required for the Healthy Living Assessment Program and can be done in-advance on the event website www.healthylivingfair.com or in-person on the day of the event.

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Canada’s national anthem is important.You can tell because they play it at hockey games.For the tenth time in a century parliament is being

asked to change the words of O Canada to reflect gender neutrality.

Should Liberal MP Mauril Belanger be success-ful in passing his bill we will stop mumbling “In all our sons command” and instead move our lips around “In all of us command.”

What could be next? Women recognized as per-sons?

It’s crazy there could be any objection to this. Yet the last time Belanger pitched the legislation in 2014 only five Conservatives gave it the Yea, and it was defeated.

It’s also a little ironic. At the same time school boards across the country are showing so much respect for gender they are actually refusing to define it, we are fighting about whether or not our anthem should actually include – or at least not exclude – women.

There’s tradition of course. To that end it’s worth noting that the lyrics now being proposed are closest to the version of the song widely used in the early 1900s. “True patriot love thou dost in us command.” (The words were changed during the First World War to honour Canadians serving overseas, some of whom, of course, were women.)

Moreover O Canada can hardly be described as a sacred part of national history. It was only officially adopted as the anthem in 1980 and at that time the lyrics were changed again. Repetitive phrases were replaced with “From far and wide, O Canada” and “God keep our land, glorious and free.”

(Misogyny is acceptable, but sloppy writing has GOT to go.)

The anthem debate may take a new twist in coming weeks as its sponsoring MP is now being petitioned by humanist and atheist groups to remove the song’s God reference.

The organizations argue that the number of non-religious Canadians is rising and they should see their views reflected in our national symbols.

Remove God from the national anthem? Surely She would not approve of going that far.

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Urban drug ghettos aren’t workingCommunities around B.C.

are struggling to cope with the continued influx of what politi-cians call “homelessness,” a term that suggests the problem can be solved merely by pro-viding more homes.

Taxpaying citizens see the daily reality behind the sooth-ing euphemisms – mainly tran-sients squatting in parks and “tent cities” blighted by drug abuse and crime, and “home-less” shelters that fill up as soon as they open. They worry that the continued costly sup-ply of supports only invites more arrivals, particularly in the gentle climate of southwest-ern B.C.

Their worries are well found-ed. In Abbotsford, a 40-bed “temporary weather shelter” made from industrial camp trailers opened in December with a $450,000 operating grant from B.C. Housing.

It was full in 10 days. Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich told city council in January that his bike officers don’t recognize most of the shelter occupants from their constant patrols of local tent camps, the largest of which has been on a city-owned roadside site since 2013.

In Maple Ridge, a “low barrier harm reduction” shelter was opened last fall in response to a growing tent camp and accom-panying drug dealing, prosti-tution and petty crime.

One resident noted bitterly that a mayor’s task force had identi-fied 42 unsheltered homeless people, then found places for 77 from the camp, 40 from a closing “temporary” shelter and 40 in a new shelter. “How exactly does one house 157 out of 42?” she asked.

Victoria’s camping popula-tion has gathered in an Occupy-style squat on provincial land next to the courthouse, after years of uncontrolled camping in Beacon Hill and other city parks.

The city opened a shelter in a vacant Boys and Girls Club gym, complete with new indoor tents. By the time that was full, the courthouse camp was bigger than ever, with some occupants describing how they came to town for the oppor-

tunity. One said Vancouver Police gave her a bus ticket to Victoria.

The latest plan by a local agency that runs Victoria shelters is to con-vert an old, empty seniors’ care home into a 101-bed permanent housing facility. This would also

be “low barrier,” a euphemism for allowing drug and alcohol consumption in the rooms.

The city has come up with around $1 million for this proj-ect, in a residential area next to a school, but it still needs millions more to renovate and run it. This would presumably come from B.C. taxpayers via our social housing czar, deputy premier Rich Coleman.

Coleman pioneered this “housing first” experiment in 2007, buying up 13 century-old “single-room occupancy” hotels in Vancouver’s notori-ous Downtown Eastside. These crumbling bedbug habitats were bought and renovated for a staggering $143 million, plus a 15-year maintenance com-mitment and a cop assigned to

each one in an effort to contain the chaos inside.

Coleman brags endlessly about the great job he has done, but how is that actually work-ing? A new study by Simon Fraser University research-ers provides a more objective assessment.

Tracking 433 mentally ill homeless adults over 10 years, the study found the concen-tration of low-rent accommo-dation, food handouts, street outreach and medical supports resulted in “significant personal decline rather than recovery, as evidenced by their involvement in the criminal justice system, large increases in acute care and prolonged homelessness.”

The rate of people arriv-ing in this service-intensive hellhole has tripled in the last 10 years, a finding similar to studies of concentrated services in New York, Sao Paulo and Osaka.

It’s a cautionary tale for other urban communities where this failed containment model is proposed.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legisla-ture reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tom-fletcherbc

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Linda and I were still at the table in our sun room after breakfast last week when a firm knock on the front door surprised us. It was Barry, our next door neighbour. Visits from him are a rarity, so we knew intuitively something of importance had prompted him to come. The January air carried a distinct chill and he was wearing a parka with the hood up. I invited him in but he declined.

“I just came to tell you I’ve arranged for Silk to be put down today,” he said. His voice became raspy and he put a hand to his throat as though to help him speak. I could see this was an extremely difficult message for him to deliver. I again invited him in, but once more he declined. “I thought you might want to come and see her,” he said, “before I take her to the vet.”

He paused and momentarily turned away to look toward his yard, possibly hoping to catch a glimpse of the dog. Then, still in the clutches of an emotional moment, he sug-gested “maybe you could take a picture of her for the blog. After all, she was sort of a community dog.”

“ I’ll get a jacket on and come over imme-diately” I said. A few minutes later Linda and I approached the gate to Barry and Sharon’s high wood fence and were accosted by their two black Bernese Mountain dogs, barking and wagging their tails vigorously. Silk, a partial Golden Retriever hobbled toward us, obviously uncomfortable but wanting to be part of this social event. Although age and failing health had robbed her of her former robust vitality, and weakened hind quarters caused her movements to be laboured, her face retained an elegant beauty. She had not lost her desire to be in the company of friends.

For years, we had frequently observed Silk purposely wandering around town, alert for a rabbit to harass or a human to give her a few strokes. She had arrived in Hedley with the Nimchuk family. They had acquired her fourteen years ago as a 5 month old pup when they still lived on a 10 acre property, where she had freedom to explore. Not hav-ing a fence and not wanting to curtail her love of roaming and meeting people, they had allowed her to patrol the town. She had offered friendship to everyone she met, and many of us had gladly given her the strokes she craved. Silk enjoyed people and people enjoyed her.

Now, while he was attempting to keep the two younger dogs away, Barry told us how Silk had attached herself to him and Sharon, and their dogs. “Eight years ago she got a paw caught in the wire fence I had at that

time”, he said. “I freed her and she began hanging around and spending time with us and our dogs”. The Nimchuks recognized that she was at ease and happy with them. Silk gradually became part of the family, and we frequently saw Barry and the three dogs departing for a trek early in the morning. It was evident that Silk felt accepted.

Silk occasionally visited the Nimchuks. Ayrelea, one of their daughters, at times took her for a walk. On such occasions she usually

groomed and hand fed her. I snapped a few photos of Silk. She stood

quietly, as though understanding these pic-tures would provide her family and many friends with a means to remember her. Then she lay down, obviously having exhausted her meagre reserves of energy and strength. Calm and unmoving, she watched the two younger dogs capering about the yard. Possibly age had given her the understanding this time would come and she was facing it with dig-

nity and a sense of deep inner equanimity. Doug and Michelle Nimchuk and their

four children arrived to bid Silk a sad fare-well. They wanted to take her for one last walk around the block. She was eager and her spirit was willing, but her hind quarters would not support her. When the time of her departure drew near, Barry lovingly and gently placed Silk in his van for her final ride. She was truly a lady of distinction. The town has lost a faithful friend.

Family and village mourn loss of faithful friend

Silk made regular patrols of Hedley streets from many years.

Tales of The Young and The Rested of Valentines Day past A woman can give up a lot over

four children and thirty years of marriage.

The list includes but is far from limited to a healthy body weight, sanity, RRSPs and any enthusiasm whatsoever about Valentine’s Day.

That’s not to say there’s no love. There might even occasionally be romance.

(The definition of romance is a bit fluid though. After three decades it looks less like hearts and flowers and more like a new toothbrush.)

The year Valentine’s Day was officially declared a non-holiday in the DeMeer home is still well-remembered.

Mr. DeMeer went out and did what he felt was the right thing, ordering a large bouquet of long

stemmed red roses.Opening the box a small sigh

escaped my lips.“You put these on the VISA,

didn’t you?”Take it from a woman who

knows. If chivalrous gifts and ges-tures are important to you, just pay the damn bill and keep your mouth shut.

It wasn’t always so grim.BC (before children) there were

some pretty romantic February 14ths in our lives.

One year – young and broke – we dined on frozen meat pies in the living room (we did cook them first) drank a cheap bottle of wine and watched Groundhog Day on television.

Somehow when it’s written

down it doesn’t sound all that spe-cial, but it really was.

Another year we spent three hours driving around southwestern Ontario cities looking for a movie theatre that didn’t have a line snak-ing out the door and around the corner. Never found one. It didn’t say much for planning or originality but it was actually kind of fun.

My favorite Valentine’s Day was the year we played hooky from work, rented the local arena for two hours and taught each other how to skate. A lot of time was spent just clinging to one another’s coats and picking each other up. Not a bad couple’s exercise.

Mr. DeMeer would not have to think hard to recall his own favorite Valentine’s Day surprise.

This goes all the way back to BM (before marriage.)

While gentlemen might pre-fer blondes, my own true love is extremely partial to red hair.

An afternoon spent in the salon didn’t quite produce the desired effect – think Lucille Ball as opposed to Ginger from Gilligan’s Island – but the effort was rewarded with extreme appreciation.

Extreme appreciation.It was practically unflattering.While enjoying to some degree

the way redheads got treated in our home, by February 21st it was apparent there was no way to com-pete with the new woman in our lives.

She had to be killed.Harking back to the VISA bill I

probably don’t deserve roses, but Mr. DeMeer doesn’t deserve a red-head either.

Whatever you plan for Valentine’s Day, enjoy it with someone you love.

Can’t wait to see what color the new toothbrush is.

old dog new tricks

ANDREA DEMEER

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Letters to the Editor

Levies taking bite out of grower pockets To the Editor:

To all Ambrosia growers,I would like to express an opposing position

on the Ambrosia levy. This levy was well run and accomplished its purpose. It is time to end it. Like all levies of this type, there is a risk of it becom-ing a never ending tax on growers. I do not believe that the sale and pricing of Ambrosia will suffer in any way by the removal of levy funds. Marketers, wholesalers and retailers are quite capable of run-ning their own promotional programs if they need to increase Ambrosia sales. This is usually accom-plished with specials.

Ambrosias have become an entrenched variety in the apple industry worldwide. There is no need to use funds to gain market acceptance any longer. A large part of levy funds go to BC Tree Fruits. If they

need promotional funds, they should take it from their own growers’ product and not as an industry wide levy. This would free money to be used howev-er they feel is in their best interest instead requiring acceptance by the Ambrosia committee. Cawston Cold Storage is prepared to act in this manner.

Even if plantings of Ambrosia should increase dramatically in the next five years, I am quite con-fident that this variety can hold its own in the mar-ketplace. In the end, this money is simply best left in the pocket of growers. I would ask all Ambrosia growers to take the time to vote ‘no’ to extending the Ambrosia levy.

Billy PotashSales & Marketing

Cawston Cold Storage Ltd.

Letter writers inspire ‘think global, act local’ idea To the Editor:

There are some common themes between Arlene Arlow’s and Corey Brown’s thoughts published in your paper last week. (I know these two community leaders and commend their involvement and out-spokenness).

Our human race has shown much resilience through history, emerging a little better through plagues, wards and depressions.

Mentors have inspired us in the past and doubt-less will in the future. We do well to avoid cynicism, perhaps a disease worse than cancer. The pursuit of happiness is fantasy; happiness finds those whose actions have earned it.

Some very wealthy folks resister negative points for their angst over traffic snarls, cantankerous col-leagues and other woes.

Both these letter writers know how to think glob-

ally and act locally. A family friend used to tell us to ‘accentuate the good points.’ In complicated issues like climate change there is some degree of trust and faith in the work of others. Don’t re-invent the wheel.

Naomi Klien’s book ‘This Changes Everything’ is well-researched and provocative, much like Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ was 50-odd years ago.

Their condemnations of the present-day order call for sweeping change whereas a transition period is more achievable.

The public needs to see light at the end of the tunnel, not a bottomless black hole. When electric vehicles are competitively marketable I will trade in my diesel powered pickup truck.

Duncan Baynes Keremeos

Submitted Silver Scissors held its sixth anniversary customer appreciation and open house on Saturday. The hair salon recently revamped a room to be used to showcase work made by local artisans. At the open house Micki Bishop won a basket of goodies..

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Hired Equipment Registration

The Okanagan Shuswap District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire for the fiscal year of 2016/2017, which begins April 1, 2016. This district geographically covers the area from the United States border, east to Osoyoos, west of Princeton and north of Salmon Arm.

All individuals or companies registered in 2015 will have received invitations by mail to re‑register hired equipment for 2016. If you have new equipment to be added to your profile, you can register online at www.bcbid.ca or contact the District Office in Kelowna to obtain the appropriate forms. Any individuals who were not registered in 2015, but wish to have equipment listed are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance or up‑to‑date WorkSafe BC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

Only owned or lease‑to‑own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment may only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area.

The deadline for new registrations is midnight on Wednesday, March 18, 2016. Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment, or for changing or deleting equipment information already listed.

Register through the Okanagan Shuswap District Office at:1358 St. Paul Street, Suite 300, Kelowna, B.C., V1Y 2E1

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We are all so grateful for your love and guidance in our lives. You are kind, generous and always

thinking of others. Let this be the year that you put yourselves first and have as much fun as you can!

Love from Darrell, Lenora, Patricia, Carolyn and Wendy

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To the Editor: An open letter to the Prime Minister:Dear Prime Minister Trudeau I was so overjoyed when I heard that you would

be focusing your efforts internationally on Peace Keeping. We had a good reputation in that respect before things went awry.

My kudos to you and your staff.

But, now that I have your attention – I really hope you will listen to Lloyd Axworthy. He is great-ly respected and says you are getting bad advice regarding the sale of “jeeps” to Saudi Arabia. This was Harper’s baby. Why do you have to follow suit?

How does this go with the Peace Keeping again?Donna Stocker

Cawston, BC

BCSPCA says thank you for the help Letters to the Editor

Saudi Jeeps should not be part of Peace Keeping plan

To the Editor: On behalf of the South Okanagan Similkameen

BCSPCA I would like to take this opportunity to thank those merchants who kindly allow us to place our donation tins in their place of business. Tins are sometimes stolen but we stress it is not the fault of the merchant but merely a sign of the times.

We would also like to thank our dedicated vol-unteers who maintain the tins. We are fortunate to have tins placed in Summerland, Penticton, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Keremeos and Princeton.

All of the funds collected are used to directly help abused, neglected and unwanted animals

here in the South Okanagan Similkameen. It may seem like just a little loose change or a bill but it all adds up to make a big difference to the ani-mals. We are still accepting pennies. There’s no need to roll them. We have all the supplies.

If you would like to have a tin at your place of business, please contact me at the SPCA 250-493-0136 and I would be happy to make arrangements. I am generally at the shelter Friday afternoons but staff could pass along a message.

Once again, Thank You from all the animals at the South Okanagan Similkameen BCSPCA.

Avril BallantineVolunteer donation tin co-ordinator

Letter writer charges National Park would be bad for environment To the Editor:

I always find it strange when pro-National-Park environmentalists who have never worked a day on a farm try to argue that ranching is bad for the environment.

Sir George Stapledon (FRS), English grassland scientist, pioneer environmentalist, and one of the founders of the organic movement, stressed that grassland farming is not only the basis of organic farming, but the basis of all farming, and hence the basis of civilization itself.

The reason for this bold proclama-tion is, first of all, based on the fact that there is far more land across North America (and throughout the world) that is not arable, which means it can-not support cultivation and the produc-tion of crops. This land will literally blow away in the wind if it is broken up (cultivated), which is exactly what happened to vast expanses of land in the United States and Canada back in the Dirty Thirties.

So, our choices are either to set these vast expanses of land aside – as the urban elite of the pro-National-Park movement suggest – or we can allow ruminants to graze it, thereby providing us with a sustainable food source.

The problem with setting this land aside is that this turns out to be worse than breaking it up to plant crops. Because, unless grassland is grazed, it loses its symbiotic hold on the land and, pretty soon – sometimes after only a few short years – the grass goes to seed, dies, the seeds either blow away or are eaten by rodents and birds, and the land turns to dust. After all, keep in mind that the reason this land is not arable, and is classified as grass-land, is because it is very light land. In other words, it is essentially dust being held together by grass.

Contrary to what many conser-

vationists believe, the more that ruminants graze grass, the stronger it becomes. As long as grazing is managed properly and there is no over grazing, this activity builds the strength of the soil that supports our grasslands, and ensures their longev-ity. If this was not the case, the buffalo would have destroyed the grasslands of the North-American Midwest thou-sands of years ago.

It’s the same as when conservation-ists try to preserve a forest. Unless a forest is occasionally burned to the ground (or harvested for lumber) it becomes an old-growth forest with no undergrowth, and hence no food for animals like squirrels, rabbits and mice; no grass for ruminants like deer, and hence no prey for predators or quarry for humans. This is why Indians used to burn down old forests. The lesson: there’s no food in an old forest. Likewise, there is no food in an un-grazed or preserved grassland. In fact, preserving grassland is an eco-logical oxymoron.

The Sahara desert, it’s worth not-ing, was once one of the world’s larg-est grasslands until overgrazing led to its destruction. This was all purely natural. Humans were not involved. Likewise, there are areas of North America that used to be grassland, and again, before humans, were over-grazed through natural processes (per-haps due to a decades-long drought which forced ruminants to overgraze) and are now permanently condemned to be deserts.

Thankfully, with well-informed humans involved, we can ensure that modern farming never harms our grasslands either by cultivating them, overgrazing them, or by attempting to preserve them. To do any of these things to our grasslands would be, in a word, irresponsible.

Mischa PopoffRoyse City TX USA

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Valentine’s Gala Evening Crimson Tine Players Fundraising Dinner

Saturday, February 13 at 6pm at Riverside

An Evening of Comedy Sketches “About The Things We Love”

Featuring:

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School board balances budget using surplus

Black PressThe 2015-16 budget for the Okanagan-

Similkameen School District has a lot of red in it.The school board gave first, second and third

reading to an amended budget on Jan. 27, with a shortfall that the district will draw $617,798 from their surplus fund to balance. That is $53,900 more than expected at the beginning of the budget year, which runs from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.

The money to make up for the deficit will come from the surpluses built up over previous years. After taking what they need from it, the district is projecting they will have about $17,824 left in the surplus fund on June 30.

There is no one specific reason for the defi-cit, according to Secretary-Treasurer Lynda Minnabarriet.

“There have been increasing costs, but not increasing revenues,” she said. “So things like utili-ties and benefits costs. The board also puts money into purchasing capital assets every year (which they have a surplus in, but are unable to take money from). We have declining enrolment, but it doesn’t always happen in one location so you can’t reduce staffing costs to match it.”

The school board is considering closing one or more schools in the district, although Minnabarriet noted that wouldn’t completely solve the problem. School closure estimates vary from savings of $250,000 to $400,000 for next year.

Tara Bowie Workers cut a giant rock into pieces as they prepare to haul it away. The rock fell from the mountain during a freeze/thaw cycle on January 22. Miraculously the rock stopped within inches of the roadway and a passing semi-truck.


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Twenty-six years ago, our then-Head Gardener, Sharon Rempel, founded a little something called “Seedy Saturday” that has since become an incredibly popular way, across Canada, to share seeds, knowledge and community.

The Grist Mill and Gardens invites you to our Visitors Centre and Apple House on February 13th, from 10am -2pm, for our very own Seedy Saturday to exchange seeds and share knowledge.

• Our Seedy Saturday is coming together with a ton of great speakers and exhibitors that include:

• Lee McFadyen, of Mariposa Organic Farm, Similkameen’s original organic farm, will be speaking on seed saving

• Eva Durance, a South Okanagan gar-dener and author who will be speaking on the origins of common food and ornamental plants

• Leda Fair, President of the West Boundary Sustainable Foods and Resources Society will share her enthusiasm about microgreens

• The Similkameen Garden Club will be setting up a table with info about their many fantastic activities

• Border Free Bees, an exceptional public

art project associated with UBC’s Eco Arts Incubator, will be sharing their passion for wild pollinators

• Members of the Okanagan Master Gardeners will be here to answer all your gardening-related questions

• The Okanagan And Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) will be sharing information about invasive species in the Similkameen and Okanagan

• The Slow Food Thompson Okanagan

convivium will be promoting their initiatives to ensure our food supply is good, clean and fair.

• Naramata Seed Company will be selling their heritage open pollinated vegetable seeds

Be sure to start looking through your seed boxes and cupboards to see if you have anything you’d like to share with others as part of our big seed swap table. Also, please invite anyone else you know who might be interested in this event.

Admission is by donation with partial proceeds going to support the exceptional work of Seeds of Diversity, and in particular their Canadian Seed Library--a collection of over 2,300 regionally-adapted and rare seed varieties--some of which have a very close connection with our site.

The Grist Mill kitchen will be serving cof-fee, tea, baked goodies and lunch.

Fatal motorcycle crashes down 75 per cent

Seedy Saturday will happen Febraury 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grist Mill and Gardens.

Carsen top bowler with 267Pat Carsen scored a whopping

267 during Wednesday morning Ladies league. Other notable scorers that week included Judy Menshall, 224; Lynda Jensen with 220.

Big scorers in Wednesday morn-ing Ladies league from the week prior include Madeleine Pruden, 226; Ruby Cavenette, 223; Lynda Jensen, 220.

Alley Oops top scores for January 25 were Norm Boucher, 238; Bruce Crossman, 216.

Bundie Page scored 241 in Alley Oops action on January 18.

Top scorers over the last few weeks in the Thursday coffee league include Clyde M., 216; Diane P. 225/282; Wayne R. 234/221; Clyde M., 200.

Review Staff Fewer people died and were

injured in motorcycle crashes in the South Okanagan Similkameen in 2015.

In 2015 there was one fatal crash compared to four the previous year.

Crashes involving injuries also dropped significantly between those two years. In 2015 there was 28 crashes that resulted in injury compared to 39 in 2014.

“We are pleased to report a significant improvement in the motorcycle crash rate in the South Okanagan Similkameen in 2015,” an RCMP press release stated. “There was an alarming trend of an increasing number of fatal and injury motorcycle crashes in 2013 and 2014 that was identified. That trend continued into the spring of 2015.”

The RCMP identified the crash-

es as a trend throughout the region and started to discuss the issue with motorcycle shops throughout the central and south Okanagan.

A pro-active motorcycle skills demonstration was held Penticton this past spring.

Reserve Cst. Dave Cramm, with South Okanagan Traffic Services, conducted roadside safety talks with hundreds of motorcyclists throughout the South Okanagan

Similkameen. Cst. Cramm is a motorcycle instructor.

The feedback from motorcy-clists has been overwhelmingly positive.

In 2015 there was a 75 per cent reduction in fatals, and an overall reduction in crash-es of 33 per cent. Given that some m o t o r c y c l i s t s have a passenger,

this translates into at least three people alive and at least 11 people uninjured.

South Okanagan Traffic Services plans to continue motor-cycle safety efforts in 2016.

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It’s been over 13 years since a new weight-loss drug has come on the market. A new one was just OK’d in the U.S. It’s called Belviq and it works on a brain chemical that controls appetite. Weight-loss drugs have had a rather shaky history and it’s not sure how good this new one will be. The drug is still under review in Canada.

Losing weight is big business. However, there is no magic answer to the problem. To make weight-loss permanent, one must simply eat fewer calories or burn more calories. In fact, for better results, do both.

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How to avoid cross contamination If you have unopened packages that are not outdated but you know no one will eat the contents, put them in a box and donate them to the food bank. If you have pots and pans or dishes that don’t even get used for holidays send them to your favourite thrift store. You may be amazed at how much free cupboard space you have when you are done. Don’t however, get rid of things you will only have to go and replace later with new ones. That is not the point of this exercise. You will want to save your money so you can fill YOUR cupboard with gluten free things that are just for you. If the person who is gluten free is one of your children have them help you with this cleaning process. Giving away the foods that make them sick and filling a cupboard with food just for them will help with the transition to embracing a gluten-free lifestyle. When that process is done take a look in your fridge. Is there room to make a gluten-free zone? Possibly in the door or a drawer or even a bin that fits on the shelf. Label that space or drawer with a large GF so everyone knows this is off limits to all except the gluten-free person. If buying separate margarine, nut butter, jam, mayo etc is not an option then take a new unopened container of that specific product and put a large GF on the lid with permanent marker. It will remind everyone that you too need to use this and it has to be kept gluten free. This may be a challenge at first and having your own condiments may be a simple option, but we successfully manage this now. The other alternative is to put a small amount of the item, from a freshly opened jar, into a small container to keep in your designated GF zone in the fridge. Mark the container GF in case it ends up in the other part of the fridge. The only thing we do not share is the toaster. We bought a separate one and keep it up high so no one is tempted to use it. If there is room in your newly cleaned GF cupboard you could keep it in there. You may even want to put a large GF on it so if you have guests in your house they don’t use it ac-cident. If you have a toaster oven for your toaster, be sure to wash off the rack before you put your gluten free bread on it. So just how do you get your family to understand about cross contamination and how serious it can be to your health? This may require a family meeting or a discussion over dinner with all the family present. For those who have never felt a “gluten attack” it can be difficult for them to understand. You may need to explain what it is like for you when you eat gluten even if it is by accident. Everyone knows.....

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Kelowna orchardist re-elected as BCFGA presidentBarry Gerding Black Press

Kelowna orchardist Fred Steele has been re-elected for another term as president of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association.

Steele, who was being chal-lenged by North Okanagan fruit grower Jeet Dukhia, said he was relieved that the campaign was over.

“It starts about mid-November and continues until the convention vote. It’s about seven weeks of mayhem,” Steele said. “You have to get organized, find out where your support is or might be, figure those things out before you decide whether or not to take a run at it.”

Steele said he expected a close election and that Dukhia ran a strong campaign.

“I think this is the third time he and I have run against each other now. He ran a good, tough cam-paign and I respect that,” Steele said.

Looking forward, Steele says the fruit growing industry faces a more optimistic future in the short-term after many years of hard times for orchardists across the Okanagan Valley.

“Last year was the first time in 32 years that our industry didn’t shrink, which says someone has confidence about something or that (downward trend) would have con-tinued,” Steele said.

That optimism, he says, is a combination of many factors, start-ing with successful inroads being made for selling premium cherries and apples to South Asian markets.

He says finding financial support from provincial and federal govern-ment agencies for such things as replanting and crop insurance are an easier sell when the BCFGA is bringing an optimistic message to the table.

“If you keep talking about how everyone is going broke and the world is coming to an end, those government agencies start looking to other groups to help them out instead,” he said.

“They listen more when you come to them from a more positive direction.”

Steele said he was hesitant to call the Okanagan fruit growers completely unified, as there remains a streak of independence evident among many local growers.

“In some areas we are unified,

and some areas we are not,” he said. “But it’s important for the whole industry to come together and act as leaders.”

Steele said competition should always be welcomed among grow-ers, but sometimes the industry needs to stand together to present a unified voice when advocating for support of the industry.

In his speech to the BCFGA members gathered at the Ramada Hotel convention room in Kelowna on Saturday, Steele described the BCFGA president’s position as one that requires patience, vision, diplo-macy and optimism.

“You have to pick your fights, know when to stick your feet in the mud and when to back off. You need to have good judgement,” he said.

“As an industry, we need to come together to find common interest solutions.”

Also elected to the executive, all by acclamation, were vice-president Pinder Dhaliwal, north district rep-resentatives Sukhev Goraya, Surjit Nagra and Tony Nijjar, and south district representatives Ravinder Bains, Sukhdeep Brar and Peter Simonsen.

Fred Steele was re-elected as president of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association.

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Break-ins abnormally high in South Okanagan, Similkameen Mark Brett Black Press

A spike in break and enter com-plaints this month has prompted a warning to the public from area RCMP detachments.

Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth raised the issue this week and comes on the heels of the quarterly report pre-sented to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen by RCMP Supt. Kevin Hewco showing a jump in property crime.

“Without looking at the stats, just being a police officer in this town, they (break ins) are high-er, they’re abnormally high right now,” said Wrigglesworth. “People should look after home security and be talking to neighbours, have neighbours watch their houses and know who’s coming and going and

alarm systems and secure locks.“One brazen person doing a

break in every couple of days can make a difference but I would say it’s drug addicts in our community that are feeding their drug habit and they’re stealing stuff to support their drug habit.”

Cpl. Dan Moskaluk added there are a variety of factors resulting in increased crime and not just here, including specific individuals being released as well as economic factors.

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As well, not to advertise when they are away in any fashion, including social media.

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Home care programs spread too thin, seniors’ advocate claimsTom FletcherBlack Press

Health ministers across Canada say expanding community and home care is the best way to serve a growing senior population, but total home care hours declined last year in three out of five B.C. health regions.

That’s one of the findings in the first annual report on seniors’ servic-es by B.C. Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie.

Despite growing senior popu-lations across B.C., the report found the total hours of home sup-

port delivered to clients was down four per cent in Vancouver Island and Vancouver Coastal health regions, and down 11 per cent in the area served by Northern Health.

Fraser Health, the largest region by population from Surrey through the Fraser Valley, had a seven per cent increase in hours in 2014-15, the fiscal year that ended last March. Interior Health, including the Okanagan and Kootenays, saw a five per cent increase.

Mackenzie said there has been an increase in seniors served by

home care workers in most regions, but the hours received by each has declined. She said the data on hours reflects what she has heard from seniors around the province, who report that their home care services are being reduced.

“That validates to a large extent what people are saying, which is ‘I can’t get meal prep, they cut my bathing, they cut out my house-keeping’,” Mackenzie said.

Health Minister Terry Lake, who emphasized the need to move away from the acute-care hospital model

to community and home care at a recent health ministers’ conference in Vancouver, said the report is “a snapshot,” but acknowledged there is more work to do.

Lake said the 11 million hours of home care support provided last year is up 35 per cent since the B.C. Liberals took office in 2001, and the number of clients served is up 29 per cent.

“Despite the fact that we’ve seen a significant increase in hours and budget, the demographics are such that we are falling behind here a

little bit,” Lake said in an interview. “I think this is a good early warning system to tell us, we need to do a bit more in this area.”

Lake added that the new federal government has made a commit-ment to invest more in home health care. He said he is encouraged by Mackenzie’s finding that 96 per cent of B.C. seniors have a regular fam-ily doctor. The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union said Mackenzie’s report “paints a pic-ture of a system that is headed in the wrong direction.”

keremeos review, february 04, 2016

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