Daybreak South
with Chris Walker
Friday February 10, 2012
News:
Okanagan winery to send 1000 cases to China
Painted Rock Estate Winery owner, John Skinner (Contributed by: Painted Rock Estate Winery)
The trade agreements are expected to open up doors for Canadian businesses.
But one Penticton winery has already walked through those doors. Painted Rock estate winery signed a deal with a Chinese wine brokerage house last year, and will ship 20 per cent of its wines there.
Owner John Skinner spoke with Daybreak host Chris Walker.
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Friday February 10, 2012
Breeding a better bee
It might still be the middle of winter, but certain creatures in the Okanagan are already getting set for spring, and their anxious owners are checking up on them.
For beekeepers, the survival of little worker bees is good for business, but they also keep the entire food chain afloat.
Vic Macdonald is an avid apiculturist, this "bee master" is a former president of the Capital Region Beekeeper Association in Victoria.
He owns and runs his own bee colonies, and he bred their rulers, the so-called Victorian Queen Bees, bees hearty enough they can survive the Canadian Winter.
For beekeepers, the survival of little worker bees is good for business, but they also keep the entire food chain afloat.
Vic Macdonald is an avid apiculturist, this "bee master" is a former president of the Capital Region Beekeeper Association in Victoria.
He owns and runs his own bee colonies, and he bred their rulers, the so-called Victorian Queen Bees, bees hearty enough they can survive the Canadian Winter.
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Wednesday February 8, 2012
Interior Health penalized $3.4 million over wait times
The Interior Health Authority was hit with a $3.4-million penalty because it failed to meet wait time targets for hip, knee and cataract surgeries. (iStock)
IHA was hit with a $3.4 million penalty because it failed to meet wait time targets for hip, knee and cataract surgeries.
Out of the five health authorities in B.C., IHA took the biggest hit.
Fraser Valley, the largest health authority in the province, had $2.8 million clawed back, the Northern Health Authority was cut by $790,000 while Vancouver Coastal and Vancouver Island
managed to meet their targets.
Donna Lommer, the dhief financial officer for the Interior Health Authority, explains to Daybreak Host Chris Walker how it will cope with the clawback.
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Wednesday February 8, 2012
News:
Lower Nicola Indian Band blocks smart meters
Members of the Lower Nicola Indian Band have posted these signs to tell BC Hydro installers not to change their analog meters to smart meters. (Contributed by: Joe Shuter)
The Lower Nicola Indian Band is saying "no" to smart meters.
The band has locked up the old analog hydro meters on its public buildings. This prevents BC Hydro from replacing those meters with the new controversial smart meters.
To tell us what's behind this, Daybreak host Chris Walker reached Hyrum Peterson, the band's public works manager.
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Tuesday February 7, 2012
News:
Penticton Indian Band disappointed at losing jail bid
A member of the Osoyoos Indian Band drums before Premier Christy Clark announces a remand centre will be built on band lands 7km north of Oliver. (Brady Strachan/CBC)
The Osoyoos Indian band can chalk up another win.
Along with its sprawling vineyards, the Nk'mip Cultural centre and more, it can look forward to adding a jail to its economic bag.
Their win, however, is a loss for the Penticton Indian band. It wanted the $200-million jail to improve its economic prospects.
Daybreak host, Chris Walker spoke with Jonathan Kruger, chief of the Penticton Indian Band.
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Tuesday February 7, 2012
News:
B.C. First Nations ask China to discuss Canadian human rights record
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in China today. It's a business trip, to talk trade and energy exports.
But Harper has also committed to talk to China about its human rights record.
As it turns out, China might have something to say back.
The Yinka Dene First Nation has written a letter to the Chinese government asking it to talk to Stephen Harper about Canada's human rights record.
To understand more, we've reached Chief Jackie Thomas, with the Saik'uz First Nation.
She's one of five chiefs to have signed this open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao, and explained why to Daybreak host, Chris Walker.
But Harper has also committed to talk to China about its human rights record.
As it turns out, China might have something to say back.
The Yinka Dene First Nation has written a letter to the Chinese government asking it to talk to Stephen Harper about Canada's human rights record.
To understand more, we've reached Chief Jackie Thomas, with the Saik'uz First Nation.
She's one of five chiefs to have signed this open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao, and explained why to Daybreak host, Chris Walker.
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Monday February 6, 2012
Province scraps West Kelowna land swap
A view of the 8 acres that the Westbank First Nation traded to the Province in exchange for 700 acres in another location. (Contributed by the Ministry of Transportation.)
A controversial land deal between the province and the Westbank First Nation is going back to the drawing board.
Under the plan, the province would swap 700 acres of crown land for 8 acres of reserve land, specifically, where the Westside Road interchange was built.
The crown lands sits in the Bear creek, Rose valley watershed area, and that upset a lot of people in West Kelowna.
Now Transportaion and Infrastructure Minister Blair Lextrom says that deal is being reworked.
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Monday February 6, 2012
News:
Osoyoos Band site picked for new Okanagan jail
The 360-cell provincial remand centre is expected to be built by 2015 (CBC)
That's according to Summerland mayor Janice Perrino.
Premier Christy Clark, Solicitor General Shirley Bond and Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie are expected to make a big public safety announcement Monday morning, but Perrino says she was called yesterday by Brent Marchant, assistant deputy minister of the B.C. Corrections Service.
He said the jail would NOT be built in her community.
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Friday February 3, 2012
Penticton Vees eye 29th straight win
(Contributed by: www.pentictonvees.ca)
The Junior A hockey team is going for its 29th consecutive victory.
If they beat the Chilliwack Chiefs Friday night, they will tie a 22-year-old B.C. Hockey League record.
The Vees general manager and head coach is Fred Harbinson, Daybreak host Chris Walker reached him in Penticton.
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Friday February 3, 2012
Snowmobilers get smart about backcountry sledding
Snowmobiles are collected where a large avalanche occurred near Revelstoke, B.C. in March, 2010. (Jeff Bassett/CP)
snow of the backcountry.
But for the last ten years snowmobilers have accounted for the greatest number of avalanche
related deaths in Canada.
Now some within the sledding community are trying to change that.
CBC Freelancer Marion Warnica has this report from the slopes of Revelstoke.
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