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Here’s where to get help PHOTOS BY DAWN RENAUD, GILLIANNE RICHARDS, MICHAEL BOTNER, SHANNON LINDEN AND CONTRIBUTED okanaganlife.com JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2013 5 paul'svoice hoarding it? The average Wretched Fan has skated backwards for the past 30 years. He only makes $46,000 a year. I’d Love To Change The World fi ts nicely here. In a brilliant rendition of Money for Nothing—Your Pucks for Free, Bill Daly and Gary Bettman yodel the many challenges poor Owners encounter every day in their harsh and bitter lives. The greatest challenges can be Some of them now have less than a billion dollars to get by on. They whine managed with the right team. out the ABBA tune Money, Money, Money. In a decidedly weird twist, the Hockey fans— second act opens with Owners At MacKay LLP, we are dedicated to providing our clients with value-added constructing a barricade to lock and cost effective solutions. Our firm’s service is defined by our hands- on approach to client relationships. 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