Volume 7 : Issue 10 October Skaha Matters 2015 Your FREE Monthly “Bringing Community Matters To You” Community Newsletter Published by Okanagan Matters Publications www.SkahaMatters.com [email protected] 250.490.6951 Quick Facts: 3300 copies are printed and distributed each Scan QR Code to month. All residents and businesses in Kaleden, Heritage the left with your Hills, Okanagan Falls, Skaha Estates, St. Andrews, and smart phone and Twin Lakes receive an issue via Canada Post on the last read any issue of business day of each month. 35 locations also carry copies. Skaha Matters. For full advertising details and to send in a submission, please email [email protected]. Fall Okanagan Wine Festival is October 1-11 Did you know that Okanagan Falls Winery Association has 13 award winning wineries with over 185 hectares in vines and produces a combined 110,000 cases for an amazing 1,300,000 bottles of wine each year? Visit our local wineries and learn more. www.ofwa.ca Water - Sewer - Garbage & Recycling - Bylaw Enforcement - Permits Regional Heritage Strategic Plan - Ocial Plan Plans Community HeritageRegional Strategic A “D” GOVE RE RN What is a Governance Study? A AN L C A E R O S The purpose of the study is to review and T Review & Improve T U C Your Community? E D L Y consider methods of improvement with Agency E FallsBC Liquor Market Smoking Cheap local governance. Who provides services “Pack” Deals Services & Costs? and at what cost? What do the residents (OK Food Mart) The “Corner” Store Your - Hwy 97 & 910 One Main Street, Stop Okanagan Falls Shop Follow for us at All www.facebook.com/falls.market.liquor.store Your Needs! think about this? How could we make it What do YOU think? Ice Cold Beer & Wine Full Selection of Liquor Unique Variety of Wines better? How could this aect us? Please Grocery Items Confectionary Treats Movie Rentals Smittys Live Bait note, incorporation is not a consideration. What matters to you? Let us know through surveys & open forums. Call for Special A major concern in one community may not be of signicance in another. Orders Area “D” covers Upper Carmi, Heritage Hills/Lakeshore Highlands, Skaha Estates, Apex, of Twin Lakes, St. Andrews, NE Vaseux Lake, Okanagan Falls, Kaleden & surrounding areas. Chester’s The Governance Study Committee is made up of citizens from throughout Area “D”. Chicken 250.497.5194 Open 9-9 Daily Curious about the Electoral Area “D” Governance Study? Stocked with the LARGEST Craft Selection in the South Okanagan! Please visit our webpage at www.rdos.bc.ca & click on the Electoral Area “D” Governance tab on the right hand side. Invasive Species - Regional Trails - Volunteer Fire Protection Fire Volunteer - Trails Species - Regional Invasive BIG SALE ~ BELOW BC GOVT PRICING EVERY MONTH! Transit - Parks & Recreation - Regional Growth Strategy - Bear Aware Page 2 October 2015 SkahaMatters.com October 2015 Community Calendar Get Your Event on the Community Calendar! View Online at www.SkahaMatters.com ~ Event Reminders on Facebook Page! Free Listing for Local Non-profi t Groups. Advertise Your Business Event Too! Call 250.490.6951 or [email protected] * Event info is included in this issue. November 2015 Special Events 1 2 3 November 3 ~ Kaleden Parks & Recreation Open Budget Meeting Do you have any household Adult Tech Training* OK Falls Senior Centre* items to donate to the OK Falls Library - Oct 2 & 9 Fall Flea Market 9-1pm November 8 ~ Legion Br #227 Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Bazaar OK Falls Senior Centre’s OK Falls Parks & Rec * OK Falls Legion #227* November 11 ~ Remembrance Day Ceremonies at Legion Br# 227 Fall Flea Market? Youth & Teen Night 7-9pm LA Monthly Bingo 1pm November 18 ~ OCP D-1 Open House at Kaleden Elementary School OK Falls Irrigation OK Falls Legion #227* Top Shelf Winery November 28 & 29 ~ Okanagan Falls Winery Association Holiday Cheer Open House Water Flushing Oct 1-15* Meat Draws Fri/Sat 5pm FAN Appreciation Daze * 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Festival of the Grape Top Shelf Winery OK Falls Senior Centre* Noble Ridge Vineyards Blood Donor Clinic * Advanced Polls* Wild Goose Winery & Fall Art Show * FAN Appreciation Daze * Tuesday Bingo 1pm “Harvest Work Day” * Penticton Senior Centre OK Falls Senior Centre “2nd Beale Street Festival” * 1st 3 Tuesdays each month Oct 9,10,11,12 Top Shelf Winery OK Falls Parks & Rec * OK Falls Parks & Rec * Oct 7,8,9 1:30-5:30pm Okanagan Stoneworks FAN Appreciation Daze * Floor Hockey Mondays Kaleden Kids Club Kids Yoga Weds 3-4pm OKF Heritage Meeting * OK Falls Museum & at Okanagan Fall Wine OK Falls Legion #227* OK Falls Parks & Rec * Kaleden Hall 4pm Badminton * OK Falls Club Room 1pm OK Falls Info Centre Festival in Penticton * Open Darts 11am Thanksgiving Crafty Kids Tuesdays until Oct 20 Kaleden Hall 7:30pm Last Day Open til Spring * Oct 9-10 Church Services* 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Kaleden & OK Falls Tumble Bumble * Kaleden Ladies OK Falls Senior Centre* Parenting Conference OK Falls Senior Centre* Community Churches 10am Thanksgiving Day! Kaleden Hall Tues 11-Noon Weekly Drop-in * Thursdays Bridge 1pm & Penticton Ramada Inn Drop-in Bingo 1-4pm OK Falls United Church & Thursdays Crib 7pm Oct 16 & 17 * Adult Tech Training * Kaleden Church Weds 1pm OK Falls Legion #227* Anglican Church 9:30am Kaleden Library OK Falls Senior Centre* OK Falls Parks & Rec * OK Falls Parks & Rec * Music Bingo 1pm Catholic Mass 11:30am Oct 13, 20 & 27 Carpet Bowling Weds 1pm Get Bent Bellydancing Youth & Teen Night 7-9pm Oktoberfest at 1912 * The Well 6pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 OK Falls Legion #227* Federal Election LEGO Night * Family Storytime * Fall Book Club * OK Falls Senior Centre* OK Falls Legion #227* Sunday Funday 1pm OK Falls Senior Centre OK Falls Library at 6pm OK Falls Library Kaleden Church Music & Coffee Drop-in Darts Saturdays 1pm Wednesdays 1:30pm Kaleden Hall Yoga with Carrie * Wed/Fri 9-10:30am OK Falls Senior Centre* OK Falls Legion #227* OK Falls Parks & Rec * OK Falls Legion #227* Kaleden Hall 9am Active Kids Thursdays OK Falls Legion #227* Potluck Dinner 5:30pm Shuffl eboard 1pm Starts Oct 20 Drop-in Darts Weds 7pm Meat Draws Fri/Sat 5pm Starts Oct 19 Starts Oct 21 25 26 27 Pharmasave’s 28 29 30 31 St. Barbara’s Church Kaleden Choir * Preschool Storytime * Customer LEGO After School * Annual Halloween Halloween 1st 3 Sundays at 9:30 Kaleden Church at 7pm Kaleden Library Appreciation Day * Kaleden Library at 2:30pm Dinner & Dance * Be Safe & Be Seen! 4th Sunday at 1pm Starts Oct 19 Tuesdays 10am Kaleden Hall 6pm Inner Bliss Belly OK Falls Legion #227* OK Falls Legion #227* OK Falls Parks & Rec* OK Falls Senior Centre* Dancing in Kaleden * OK Falls Parks & Rec * Halloween Bash LA Fowl Supper 4:30pm Halloween Crafty Kids Tuesdays Pool 6pm Drop-in Wednesdays Youth & Teen Night 7-9pm 2nd Annual Beale St. Festival *New Price* $15 - kids under 12 free includes souvenir wine glass October 10, 12:00 - 6:00pm Opening Act: Blues Boys Headline: Sherman “Tank” Doucette Craft, food & beverage vendors! Tasting Room Open Daily 10 - 5 Smoke & Oak Bistro Open Wednesday - Sunday 12 - 5 2145 Sun Valley Way, Okanagan Falls 250.497.8919 [email protected] @wildgoosewines Vintners Club wildgoosevineyards members receive 10% off wildgoosewinery.com SkahaMatters.com October 2015 Page 3 by the Legion Branch 227, while the fourth (corner) lot is owned by the FROM THE DIRECTOR Catholic Diocese of Nelson. “The falling leaves The proposed three story project will cost about $6 million dollars to drift by the window build. An equity bridge of approximately $4 million dollars value has been requested from the BC Housing Corporation in response to their The autumn leaves recent proposal call for senior’s projects in the Okanagan. The balance of red and gold” of $2 million will be mortgage-fi nanced by the Housing Society, with ~ Nat King Cole possible backing by the RDOS. The mortgage funds would be paid back with proceeds from a rental rate of about $765 per unit. The falling leaves of autumn are poignant The Okanagan Falls application led in July to an audit visit to the reminders of the sunny days of summer proposed site by an offi cial from BC Housing. This was followed by a now past, yet foretell the inevitable winter request for the Housing Society Board, chaired by Lorraine Harrison, weather soon to come. As we gather the to attend a meeting with a panel of BC Housing offi cials on September abundance of harvest from our gardens, 16th. At that meeting, which I attended, BC Housing asked the Society Tom Siddon fi elds and vineyards, we reminisce wistfully a number of detailed questions about fi nancial and operations issues. Director of about the falling leaves ... I believe that the project has a good chance of success, but will need RDOS Area ‘D’ Sadly, we think of those struggling with some further refi nement. And, it’s good that our MLA Linda Larson is serious illness, or who have now moved on helping to push the application along in Victoria. from our earthly world. And, our hearts go out to the families of those Meetings with Ministers at the UBCM ~ As I write this column, I am young children whose lives were lost in recent weeks; such as 5 year attending the Annual Convention of the Union of BC Municipalities, old James who was taken so tragically in a bizarre crosswalk accident along with several of my fellow RDOS directors and our Chair, Mark in Penticton a few days ago; or of the refugee children washing up on Pendergraft.