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Thank you from Kaylen
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: Dear Armstrong - Thank you for sending Stanley. I think he had a lot of fun. Did you know that Armstrong is 500 km from Calgary? From Kaylen
Thank you from Kaylen
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Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: Dear Armstrong - Thank you for sending Stanley. I think he had a lot of fun. Did you know that Armstrong is 500 km from Calgary? From Kaylen
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Food Drive at Pleasant Valley Secondary
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: This past week the annual local food drive competition ended at the local high school. Each homeroom class competed to bring in the most food items. Food drive items were also collected at the annual Christmas band concert, where all the bands of the school performed for parents and family. It was another succesful year for the food drive and a great boost to the local fod bank.
Food Drive at Pleasant Valley Secondary
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: This past week the annual local food drive competition ended at the local high school. Each homeroom class competed to bring in the most food items. Food drive items were also collected at the annual... more
my home armstrong
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: hey, armstrong is my home ,i've lived here for almost 7 years and you should give armstrong the money because you'd be proud to see what we can do with it. i love armstrong for many reasons butmy main reason is because it is a small homey town where lots of familys want to live but sometimes can't because it is full. but i know that i am most certain that i will live here for mast of my life, because of what it has done for me.
my home armstrong
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: hey, armstrong is my home ,i've lived here for almost 7 years and you should give armstrong the money because you'd be proud to see what we can do with it. i love armstrong for many reasons butmy main... more
Armstrong
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: Why Armstrong is a great place to live
Armstrong is a good place to live because there are lots of sports like hockey, skating, sledding, and skateboarding. There is cool stuff like the I.P.E, monster trucks! There is a fire department, police station. We also have a lot of gas stations like C.O-O.P. We also have great roads for biking. There is also 4-H pig, beef, goat, lamb, and photography.
Armstrong
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: Why Armstrong is a great place to live
Armstrong is a good place to live because there are lots of sports like hockey, skating, sledding, and skateboarding. There is cool stuff like the I.P.E, monster... more
Armstrong
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: Armstrong is a great place to live because it has a lot to do and keep you busy like the pool and the sled hill at A.E.S. You can also skate at the rink and visit O’Keefe ranch and buy candy on the tour.
Armstrong
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: Armstrong is a great place to live because it has a lot to do and keep you busy like the pool and the sled hill at A.E.S. You can also skate at the rink and visit O’Keefe ranch and buy candy on the tour.... more
Eating Healthy = Living Longer
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: For as long as I can remember, there has been a Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) and Keep Off Pounds Sensibly (KOPS) group in Armstrong. This group has supported one another in taking off and keeping off pounds through healthy food choices and being active. The support of TOPS and KOPS keeps members on track and the weekly weigh-ins make them accountable for their eating habits during the week. Way to go ladies!!
Eating Healthy = Living Longer
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Entry: For as long as I can remember, there has been a Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) and Keep Off Pounds Sensibly (KOPS) group in Armstrong. This group has supported one another in taking off and keeping off... more
All season sports
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: You gotta love a town with a great curling club and a wonderful golf club. What else would you need? Well maybe the chance to attend lacrosse games in the the spring and summer and basketball in the winter. Walking and cycling are both healthy and safe in our little town. Armstrong is a great place to live and raise a family.
All season sports
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: You gotta love a town with a great curling club and a wonderful golf club. What else would you need? Well maybe the chance to attend lacrosse games in the the spring and summer and basketball in the winter.... more
Pony club
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Join the Armstrong Pony Club! Lessons in stable management and riding lessons in dressage, stadium jumping and cross country. Participate in quiz, rally, and championships. Need to have your own horse or pony.
Pony club
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Join the Armstrong Pony Club! Lessons in stable management and riding lessons in dressage, stadium jumping and cross country. Participate in quiz, rally, and championships. Need to have your own horse... more
Environmental Sustainability
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Education is a key on the human side to recognizing and acting in favor of the planet toward the obtrusive footprint we are causing in this now modern world. I believe our community believes that thinking.
The local forestry corporation in our community started in 1993 a class display of “The Logger’s Side of the Story” at the local fair winning best educational display for at least 10 years. That was a very exciting time in my career. The display is no longer a fair venue but jobs for students spawned from those days at a poplar plantation project irrigated with municipal effluent on city owned property. Today, that 5 acres is a stooling bed, (nursery), and trees in rows watered with organic wastes from local industrial processing operations. There are no students employed, but the opportunity exists. Also today, after Government funding ended; (2002), Armstrong/ Spallumcheen Environmental Trust was started up to provide fund raisers for local students pursuing a career in environmental learning. (www.asetbc.ca)
In 2005, (through my company started in 2004), I started a poplar phytoremediation plantation installation at the local landfill site to address a leachate problem there. My acquired knowledge through my attempt to apply a ground water protection plan in Spallumcheen, (started in 1998), coupled with forestry experience made the project a fit. Our local Regional District and local politicians can be commended for supporting such a project. Atmospheric carbon sequestration, water protection, noise and dust control, aesthetics and future dollar value all figured in to give the project a go ahead. Capacity for leachate is now available because of the phyto installation usage. (www.prsi.ca) (Please note the 5 year review).
Today, my work is focusing on carbon sequestration, cap and trade and carbon trade emerging industry. There have been interesting and possible enquirers, but hedge row started trees seems to be the present main direction providing some returns for work performed.
David R Derbowka December 16, 2009
Environmental Sustainability
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Education is a key on the human side to recognizing and acting in favor of the planet toward the obtrusive footprint we are causing in this now modern world. I believe our community believes that thinking.... more
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Parent-Child Mother Goose Program
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program Infants & Toddlers program is free and everyone is welcome! Learn new rhymes and songs to sing with your child – learn new ways of dealing with cranky, fussy times – develop a network of friends – gain self-esteem – free snacks. Children show a marked improvement in language and preliteracy skills and much more.
Parent-Child Mother Goose Program
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program Infants & Toddlers program is free and everyone is welcome! Learn new rhymes and songs to sing with your child – learn new ways of dealing with cranky, fussy times... more
Babies Club
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Armstrong Babies Club meets weekly every Wednesdays at 9:30am. Bring babies and tots and get together with other parents, to chat about issues concerning our children.
Babies Club
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Armstrong Babies Club meets weekly every Wednesdays at 9:30am. Bring babies and tots and get together with other parents, to chat about issues concerning our children.
Storytime
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Storytime at the Armstrong branch of the Okanagan Regional Library every Friday morning. The drop-in, free program is designed for children between the ages of 2 ½ and 5 years old. Storytime happens from 10 – 11am.
Storytime
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Storytime at the Armstrong branch of the Okanagan Regional Library every Friday morning. The drop-in, free program is designed for children between the ages of 2 ½ and 5 years old. Storytime happens from... more
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Fun at Circle Square Ranch
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Circle Square Ranch is a Christian-based, non-denominational, non-profit organizations that welcomes youth of any faith and race. They encourage young lives to grow spiritually, mentally, socially, and physically in an exciting, fun-filled, outdoor adventure based program. Camp activities range from horsebac riding, climbing wall, mountain boarding, archery, BMX, swimming, group challenges and more! Check out this video to see the fun youth can have being active and outdoors!
Fun at Circle Square Ranch
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Circle Square Ranch is a Christian-based, non-denominational, non-profit organizations that welcomes youth of any faith and race. They encourage young lives to grow spiritually, mentally, socially, and... more
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Great service results in award
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Helping transfer insurance from one province to another, and doing it in a friendly, attentive manner, makes Marlene Petrie a Grand GO Getter. Petrie, an employee of HUB International Barton Insurance, is the August winner of the Armstrong-Spallumcheen Grand GO Getter Award, a customer service recognition program operated by the North Okanagan Employment Enhancement Society. The person who nominated Petrie wrote that they were having some insurance problems, so they phoned Petrie, who made calls to ICBC to work out the problems. “Marlene was fully attentive to our needs, and she helped transfer our insurance from Alberta to B.C.,” wrote the nominator. “She gave us great service with a wonderful attitude and smile.” For her efforts, Petrie received gift certificates from Askew’s Foods and Shepherd’s Hardware Ltd., a balloon bouquet, GO Award travel mug and GO Award lapel pin. The Armstrong-Spallumcheen GO Award Program is sponsored by The Morning Star, Tourism British Columbia, Askew’s Foods, Shepherd’s Hardware Ltd., The Okanagan Advertiser, Sun FM, Electric Paper Company and many local businesses and organizations. You can nominate someone for providing you with good customer service by entering a ballot in a GO Award box or by entering on-line at: www.goaward.ca.
Great service results in award
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Helping transfer insurance from one province to another, and doing it in a friendly, attentive manner, makes Marlene Petrie a Grand GO Getter. Petrie, an employee of HUB International Barton Insurance,... more
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A taste of Scotland
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Roy Ferguson is on a mission to demystify the world of Scotch whisky, one dram at a time. Ferguson, who grew up near Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland, moved to Armstrong nearly four years ago, and he knows his malts like Sidney Crosby knows hockey. Ferguson had his first brush with the industry as an exciseman, performing audits at distilleries all across Scotland. With the contacts he made, he then began working in sales for various distilleries, starting with the Chivas Brothers, the second-largest whisky producer in Scotland. Over a 12-year span, Ferguson estimates he worked at more than 40 different distilleries all over the country. Now a stay-at-home dad with children Daniel and Emma (his wife Eunice works in the health care industry), Ferguson decided to have a go at holding whisky tastings in the Okanagan. “It’s like a wine tasting, but a lot more fun,” he grinned. “I realized there was a lot of interest in malt whiskies here, but I found there was still quite a lack of knowledge. Ferguson believes whisky tastings could appeal to a wide range of people and situations – anywhere from corporate functions to office parties to private tastings. All it takes is a minimum of six people, and Ferguson will discuss a price, location, and most importantly, which whiskies will be chosen for sampling. He has already held his first session at the Armstrong Inn, with 22 people signed up. “I’m hoping to gauge it for all levels of experience – from people who know absolutely nothing about malt whisky...to catering for people who know a lot more. Ferguson can be contacted at tasteofscotland@telus.net.
A taste of Scotland
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Roy Ferguson is on a mission to demystify the world of Scotch whisky, one dram at a time. Ferguson, who grew up near Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland, moved to Armstrong nearly four years ago, and... more
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Landfills accepting old Christmas lights at no cost.
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Residents can once again recycle old light strings and bulbs free of charge at the local landfill. If you are replacing your old, inefficient lights with new, energy-efficient LED lights, do not put them in the garbage or blue bag. The strings contain recyclable metal and will be accepted for recycling. Just head to the landfill and the scale staff will direct you to the appropriate area. Be environmentally friendly this holiday season!
Landfills accepting old Christmas lights at no cost.
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Residents can once again recycle old light strings and bulbs free of charge at the local landfill. If you are replacing your old, inefficient lights with new, energy-efficient LED lights, do not put them... more
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Okanagan Shuswap Sheep Producers Associations
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Promoting the growth and development of the sheep and wool industry in BC, the Okanagan Shuswap Sheep Producers Association meets monthly in Armstrong and participates in many events, such as Harvest Pumpkin Festival and the Interior Provincial Exhibition. For the first time, they are also participating in the
Eat BC campaign, where they are promoting Eat BC Lamb. With this program, people can support the local community, the environment and the local community by eating locally raised food.
Okanagan Shuswap Sheep Producers Associations
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Promoting the growth and development of the sheep and wool industry in BC, the Okanagan Shuswap Sheep Producers Association meets monthly in Armstrong and participates in many events, such as Harvest Pumpkin... more
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Knights get win
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Trevor Fitzgerald says the shock of a coaching change was basically a wake-up call for the North Okanagan Knights. The Knights certainly had their eyes wide open as they iced the Penticton Lakers 5-3 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Sunday afternoon at the Nor-Val Sports Centre. The Knights outshot the Chase Chiefs 55-23 but fell 5-1 Saturday night at Art Holding Memorial Arena. “We played well Sunday and we outplayed Chase,” said Fitzgerald, who took part in the Junior A Vernon Vipers Christmas scrimmage Monday afternoon. “You can’t keep losing if you keep getting that many shots.” Fitzgerald leads the Knights with 22 goals and 39 points. “The change in coaches really hit home because it was the first time all of us had seen that happen. He (Dupas) really knows his hockey, for sure. Our goal now is to make the playoffs, and all we have to do is finish ahead of Penticton.” The Knights, who signed rugged 19-year-old Vernon forward Laine Keyes after Vernon product Kurtis Hagen left the team, improved to 5-26-0-2. Penticton, also an expansion club, dropped to 7-23-0-2. It was 3-2 Knights after two periods. Marley Keca scored his fourth and fifth goals of the year as the Knights beat the Lakers. Karson Holt (7th), first star Brodie Clark (4th) and Bryon Maxwell (6th) shorthanded completed the North Okanagan offence. Keyes took second star. Connor Tamai, with two goals, including a powerplay goal with 1:42 left to play, and Randy Finkbeiner replied for the Lakers. Chris Hurry made 27 saves for the win, while Kenny Quinn recorded 37 stops in the loss. The Kings begin a three-game Kootenay swing Friday night in Fernie against the Ghostriders.
Knights get win
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Trevor Fitzgerald says the shock of a coaching change was basically a wake-up call for the North Okanagan Knights. The Knights certainly had their eyes wide open as they iced the Penticton Lakers 5-3 in... more
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Awesome Armstrong
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: I have lived in Armstrong for over 30 years and I love it here. All my children went to schools here which are awesome as well. Christmas is especially wonderful because Armstrong gives the feeling of a huge block party at "light-up" and it seems that most homes here in Armstrong are decorated with lights! There are so many things always going on here in Armstrong and the Armstrong Fair, is one of a kind! Something we are all very proud of to have here in our community.
As I said Armstrong is Awesome!!!
Awesome Armstrong
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: I have lived in Armstrong for over 30 years and I love it here. All my children went to schools here which are awesome as well. Christmas is especially wonderful because Armstrong gives the feeling... more
Fair rates funds
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Stimulus money is rolling into B.C.’s largest agricultural fair. The federal government is providing $15,000 to the Interior Provincial Exhibition to improve recreational facilities in Armstrong. “With projects such as these, the Recreational Infrastructure Canada program is not only creating immediate jobs for our community, but is also paving the way for British Columbia’s future growth and prosperity,” said Stockwell Day, international trade minister. The Recreational Infrastructure Canada program will invest $500 million in recreational facilities across Canada over a two-year period.
Fair rates funds
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Stimulus money is rolling into B.C.’s largest agricultural fair. The federal government is providing $15,000 to the Interior Provincial Exhibition to improve recreational facilities in Armstrong. “With... more
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Snow Angels
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Who says you need expense equipment and facilities to get outside and get active? Not the students from area schools. After a recent snow fall, students from both elementary schools could be seen enjoying the new snow - including making a few snow angels in the playground areas.
Snow Angels
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: Who says you need expense equipment and facilities to get outside and get active? Not the students from area schools. After a recent snow fall, students from both elementary schools could be seen enjoying... more
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A different red suit?
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: As part of the holiday celebrations in our community, a children's Christmas party was recently held. Santa was a special guest and a hit with the children who attended. The venue was provided by Glad Tidings Church and volunteers provided treat bags and refreshments. As for the Jolly Man himself - it was Santa, although for his day job, you might see him wearing a slightly different red suit - one complete with a Stetson & High Browns! Thank you to everyone who came out and made this a special day for the children who attended:)
A different red suit?
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Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: As part of the holiday celebrations in our community, a children's Christmas party was recently held. Santa was a special guest and a hit with the children who attended. The venue was provided by Glad... more
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walking in armstrong
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: the dog and i walk the walking trails armstrong has supplied for exercise,we go every day and meet up with a friend . my sister in laws say it is the best and they live elsewhere. thank you armstrong
walking in armstrong
Date: Dec 16, 2009
Entry: the dog and i walk the walking trails armstrong has supplied for exercise,we go every day and meet up with a friend . my sister in laws say it is the best and they live elsewhere. thank you armstrong ... more
We love Armstrong!
Date: Dec 15, 2009
Entry: I moved here 17 years ago because the moment I drove into this town it felt like home. Both my children were born here and are very involved in sports. WE LOVE ARMSTRONG! The Rowe Family
We love Armstrong!
Date: Dec 15, 2009
Entry: I moved here 17 years ago because the moment I drove into this town it felt like home. Both my children were born here and are very involved in sports. WE LOVE ARMSTRONG! The Rowe Family
Winter lights
Date: Dec 15, 2009
Entry: Hey! Join us Dec 18th @ 6:30 pm
Danallanko Drive in Armstrong is having it's 4th annual winter show of lights.. We light up the entire street and get out in the snow to sing and play around the fire.
Santa joins us as we listen to a local Childrens Choir.
We have Hot Chocolate and Hot apple Cider by Donation all money goes to Children s Hospital.
don't forget to drive by and enjoy!
Merry Christmas Armstrong
Winter lights
Date: Dec 15, 2009
Entry: Hey! Join us Dec 18th @ 6:30 pm
Danallanko Drive in Armstrong is having it's 4th annual winter show of lights.. We light up the entire street and get out in the snow to sing and play around the fire.... more
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