Salmon Arm Observer, April 04, 2012

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Getting their kicks Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble members Jacob Chatterton and Patrick Yurkiw perform on stage at the 16th Annual Ukraine Fundraising Banquet, sponsored by Broadview Church, held Saturday evening at the Gathering Place.

Four-day campout for immersion Education: Parents started lining up on Sunday for Wednesday’s registration into French program.

By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF

It may have been April Fools’ Day, but there was no way some people were going to feel foolish for missing their chance at getting their child a spot in the School District’s French immersion program.

Beginning Sunday morning, ap-

proximately 10 people were lined up in the first-come, first-served line for the remaining spaces in the kindergarten and late (Grade 6) immersion programs. It began at 6 a.m. and more people continued to join the line throughout the day. This year’s wait was extensive, nearly four days in duration, as the registration time is not until this morning.

A quick review of Observer files over the last 10 years indicated this is the earliest the waiting game has started. Parents bring lawn chairs, sleeping bags and thermoses of warm drinks to manage the chilly climate, as they sit outside the School District #83’s District Education Centre, just off Okanagan Avenue.

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Prentice is number seven in line for one of the 17 coveted kindergarten spots, having started her wait at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. By 5:50 a.m. Monday all 17 spaces were filled.

“I’m doing it for my kids. You watch these parents out here in the cold and wet, all out here because they care about their kids, and I can’t imagine a better group

of people for my kids to go to school with. I’m here because I want to invest in what’s best for my kids.”

Prentice says that while she was “a bit annoyed” that the lineup started so early, she can’t see a better system.

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Continued from front cause it all would have been out of my control.

I know it is not easy for everyone to do this.

The way I look at it is that I had four years to plan for this, because I knew I wanted French immersion right from when my child was a baby.�

Another parent, Terri Ross, was waiting for the late immersion class, which starts in Grade 6. While she was willing to do this to give her son a greater challenge and learning opportunity, she says the system does discriminate. “I’m fortunate I can take this time, but not everyone can... In that sense I think a lottery would be more fair, but there’s problems with that too. The only real fair thing would be to

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open it up to everyone who wanted it, but I realize that is not realistic given funding and teachers and the classrooms.�

As per the rules, parents are also not allowed to take numbers and leave — they must remain in place in the line or fear losing their coveted spot. They also must have members of their direct family wait in line. There’s no relying on friends or even, as one person jokingly suggested, paying an unemployed person to do the waiting for them.

Only 44 children are admitted to the kindergarten program each year, but the number of new registrations drops below this because parents with children already in the French program get priority registration. School District #83 confirmed

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Lock your vehicles.

Salmon Arm RCMP are reminding residents that thieves are taking advantage of unlocked vehicles.

Friday morning, police fielded a number of calls regarding thefts that had occurred overnight, many of them in the downtown area around 11th Street SE. Various items were taken, police report.

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Worth the wait: Michela Richot, Sandra Frommen, Cheryl

Peterson, Cody Spencer, Kim Fulton, Teena Billey, Teri Ross and Chantelle Prentice are among the parents waiting to register their children in the French immersion program. that for the Sept. 2012 school year, only 17 new spaces would be open in the kindergarten program.

Wendy Woodhurst, director of instruction, says in the past there’s never been enough students registering to even look at adding a third French immer-

One of the vehicles entered still had the keys in the ignition.

Police note this is a preventable crime which simply requires that a person lock their vehicle at night. “The suspect(s) which is responsible is likely not a hardened criminal but a youth(s) looking for easily attainable items,� states a police news release issued Friday afternoon. “It is important to point out that no vehicles

were entered by force and that every vehicle which was entered was unlocked and the items inside were free for the taking.

RCMP say leaving a vehicle unlocked, with the keys in the ignition or expensive electronic devices such as cellphones or MP3 players sitting on the dash, in plain site, is an invitation to criminals, and “you are simply asking for these items to be taken.�

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She adds if the wait list was long enough to allow for a second class, it would likely be given consideration by the

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TV promotion under consideration Today in America: Proposal to spend $25,000 scrutinized, questions raised about strategic plan.

Is it money wellspent? A decision will be made Thursday on whether the community will be spending $25,000 on a promotional segment with a U.S. television company, a plan which has sparked some criticism.

Salmon Arm’s Economic Development Society was approached by the Today in America show, hosted by Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw, to participate in a program called Canada’s Hidden Gems, The Best Places to Live, Work and Play.

What’s called ‘a scheduling fee’ for the five-minute Salmon Arm segment would be $24,800 US, and local organizations participating would have control over content.

The segment would air 35 times over a 90day period – once on the Discovery Channel in the U.S., once on Canada’s Business News Network, and in 33 regional slots that Salmon Arm would select. The City of Salmon Arm would provide up to $10,800, while seven local organizations would each provide $2,000: the economic

development society, the chamber of commerce, Shuswap Hospital Foundation, Shuswap Tourism, Downtown Salmon Arm, Community Futures Shuswap and SCIP (Shuswap Construction Industry Professionals). Once the five-minute segment is complete, the local partners would be able to use it as they wish.

Lana Fitt, manager of Salmon Arm Economic Development, said the organizations had their first meeting Friday and are expected to make a decision Thursday whether to proceed.

“We haven’t signed a contract... We want to do as much due diligence in this process as we can. We want to ensure a really good fit for our community before making a decision that it’s a no-go or a go,” she told the Observer Monday.

A number of complaints about the show’s promotional segments are made on various websites, including accusations that the promotion is a scam, the time slots when the programs air have few viewers and the videos are of poor quality.

One web commenter notes that Bradshaw also hosts similar info-

mercial-type programs called Net Worth Television, The EnviroReport, Business Day TV, Profiles with Terry, and The Edge with Terry.

Fitt says the society has already done a significant amount of due diligence, including speaking with communities which have participated in the show and contacting the Bet-

so the town declined.

Fitt said candid conversations with the show have pointed to previous problems being associated with a former owner or disgruntled employee.

In any case, Warren Welter of Salmon Arm, who has been active in the Shop Local initiative, says the city should have a defined target

We want to ensure a really good fit for our community before making a decision that it’s a no-go or a go.

Lana Fitt ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ter Business Bureau.

The communities she has spoken to – Fayetteville, Arkansas, the City of Langley and Whiting, Indiana – are satisfied, she said, and the company has a good rating with the bureau.

Kimberley Worthington of Economic Development spoke to Parsippany, New Jersey, a township that declined the show’s offer.

Fitt says Worthington was told a video, not the television exposure, was a priority for the town,

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While he said he respects the group effort

to move ahead, he also wonders why local expertise in video production or marketing/advertising isn’t involved.

“This is arguably the most we’ve spent in a single ad buy. If we are being asked to embrace this as a community, can we know what part of the plan it fits in, and is there a tangible outcome?”

Meanwhile, Carl Bannister, the city’s chief administrative officer, said the initiative is the economic development society’s and he believes the society has already done a fair amount of due diligence.

As far as the city’s participation goes, he said, “we are asking Lana at economic development to complete her due diligence on this before any city funds are put towards it.”

In an email response to the Observer, Mayor Nancy Cooper stated: “Carl Bannister and I

sat in on two of several phone calls with the Today in America producers. The city values

partnerships with community groups and will support their decision on this matter.”

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Posting news of funerals or weddings can open the door to trouble.

Notch Hill resident Patty Fleming and her family attended her mother-in-law’s funeral March 31.

Details of the event had been included in Lois Fleming’s obituary, which was published that morning, The mourners left their residence at about 9:30 a.m., returning in the afternoon with family and friends to discover much of their home had been ransacked.

Stolen were a bigscreen TV, laptop com-

puter, iPhone, camera and food from the freezer.

Other items were out on counters as if the thief or thieves had not finished.

While some of the material goods can be replaced, more than 1,000 cherished photos cannot.

“I am hoping someone has a conscience and can hand back the card from my camera,” says Fleming, pointing out she also has close to 700 pictures on her iPhone 3G. “They didn’t make it into our bedroom, it could have been worse.”

But Fleming’s 88-year-old mother is not so sure.

“That’s the really sad, sad thing, they got my mother’s jewelry and her mother’s too,” says Fleming. She says that while the jewelry may not all be expensive, the hurt to her mother’s heart is extreme.

Fleming says police told her they believe the thief or thieves probably read the obituary and took advantage of the fact the home would likely be vacant during the ceremony.

“It doesn’t take much; they look in the paper, then get the address,” she said. “I guess it’s easier for them than I thought. And they knew they’d have a long enough time to do what they wanted.”

Fleming, who says she has always felt safe, despite the remote location of her home, is rethinking her belief somewhat. But she’s looking for some good to come out of this. She recalls losing her wallet and spread the word that she didn’t care about the cash but wanted her ID. Some days later, the wallet and her ID showed up at the post office.

And Fleming is hopeful she will get back her iPhone – or an email containing the photos and the card from her camera.

In the meantime, the Flemings will keep an eye on area pawnshops.

And she adds a cau-

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AN UNFORGETTABLE GOLF EXPERIENCE!

Teachers stop participation in extracurricular activities

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cross-country running and track and field will be curtailed.

In some cases, efforts are being made for parents to coach teams or for community leagues to replace school-based activities.

School District #83 superintendent Dave Witt is attending meeting in Vancouver dealing with the

to intervene in the dispute, however, the mediator’s mandate still Teachers in School District requires the implementation of a #83 have voted to recommend net-zero contract, which is hotly the removal of all voluntary serdisputed by the BC Teachers’ vices including coaching sports Federation. teams, assisting with music or Bennett says the education sysdrama productions and organiztem needs better funding. ing graduation exercises.

“Here we have politicians The withdrawal of extraproudly saying that we have curricular activities is effec- Teachers should the lowest personal income tax tive immediately through rate in the country, but what not be expected the North Okanagan-Shusthey are not saying is that B.C. wap Teachers’ Association to continue to has the highest rate of child (NOSTA) boundaries, which subsidize an poverty. This government is includes Salmon Arm, Sor- underfunded not funding education as it rento, Sicamous, Enderby system with our Lynda Bennett needs to be funded. They are and Armstrong. not funding social programs unpaid time and NOSTA “As a group, we have had that need to be funded and our own money. PRESIDENT our constitutional rights rethey are not looking after kids moved by Bill 22 and there and families that need help.” are very few ways for teachWhile some teachers have ers to get their message out,” implications of Bill 22 and could sent out individual letters to stusays Lynda Bennett, president of not be reached for comment by dents about the withdrawal of NOSTA. “Teachers should not be press time. volunteer work, others have alertexpected to continue to subsidize Teachers in some other school ed students by word of mouth. an underfunded system with our districts, including Vernon, have Bennett says if parents or stuunpaid time and our own mon- already opted to withdraw par- dents have questions about the ey.” ticipation in voluntary extracur- status of particular activities they Secondary school sports that ricular activities to protest the should contact teachers directly. will be impacted by the teacher’s province’s legislation, which imThis recommendation would recommendation include: girls poses a net-zero wage mandate be in effect until the provincesoccer, rugby, track and field, and restricts job action. wide vote by teachers on an tennis, golf, and mountain bikEducation Minister George BCTF action platform which is ing. At the elementary level, Abbott has assigned a mediator taking place April 17-19.

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SENSITIVE HABITAT INVENTORY AND MAPPING AND WETLAND INVENTORY AND MAPPING IN SALMON ARM, BRITISH COLUMBIA The City of Salmon Arm invites proponents to submit proposals to complete Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping (SHIM) for streams and Wetland Inventory and Mapping (WIM) for wetlands in Salmon Arm, British Columbia.

RFP documents describe the work to be completed and outline the minimum submission requirements. RFP documents may be obtained from the City of Salmon Arm at Customer Service, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, or online at www.salmonarm.ca. All enquiries should be directed to the City’s Representative: Corey Paiement, MCIP Director of Development Services City of Salmon Arm 500 – 2 Avenue NE Box 40 – Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 Telephone: (250) 803-4015 Fax: (250) 803-4041 Email: cpaiement@salmonarm.ca RFPs must be made in the prescribed format and received by 2:00 p.m. on April 30, 2012, forwarded to the attention of the City’s Representative.

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FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH

Tracy Hughes

Playing the waiting game When I drove by the District Education Centre and saw the people huddled in their lawn chairs as the misty drizzle coated their toques and sleeping bags, I could feel their pain.

I remember our family’s experience a couple of years ago camping out for 33 long hours to get a space for our daughter in the French immersion program.

(My husband pulled the lion’s share of the overnight waiting, including one entire night outdoors, and he is still able to play that card when there is a disagreeable household chore.)

At that time, I thought 33 hours was a long wait. But that was trumped by this year’s group. With only 17 new spaces due to sibling priority registrations, waiting in the first-come, firstserved line started Sunday morning — four days before today’s registration time.

It seemed like a cruel April Fools’ trick, but the reality is that when it comes to something parents believe is best for their kids, they are willing to go the extra mile or, in this case, stay put however long it takes.

Of course, this longest wait in the history of the program renewed the debate about fairness and whether there’s a better approach. Elitism is cited by many, noting that for some parents taking four days out of their life to wait in line for a space in the program is impossible for financial or logistical reasons. There is merit in the argument. A single parent would have a much more difficult time with the lineup than a couple with a flexible work schedule. In past years, some single parents had to bed down their children beside the centre’s photocopy machine in order to continue waiting.

A lottery is continually suggested as an alternative. But it is one I personally disagree with. Having lost out on a number of coveted jobs when I lived in Ottawa because I was not bilingual, I had vowed, even before having children, that my kids would not miss out on similar opportunities. Losing in the bilingualism lottery would have made me irate.

Interviewing students to determine and only admitting those who might have the best chance of success is even more elitist — and has no place in public schools.

The only really fair system would be to open the program up to all who wanted it. There are pitfalls with this as well. A lot of planning has to go into how many classes, teachers and physical space would be available. And, I’m sure we’re all aware there are funding issues with the education system.

While it does seem ridiculous to have to sit for four days, there really doesn’t seem to be a more palatable alternative. (And the logical question is that if wait times are increasing every year, how long will the wait be next year?) If there was a better system, it likely would have already been implemented in school districts around the province, where the first-come, first-served policy causes waits in many other school districts.

So here’s a warning to parents with kids entering kindergarten in Sept. 2013. Get your camping gear ready — soon.

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Politics threatening BC Hydro It doesn’t take a stretch of the imagination to surmise BC Hydro is being set up to take a fall.

The BC Liberal government drove British Columbians into a tizzy when they outsourced some of the Crown corporation’s operations to a U.S. company. The move was viewed as the initial push to deregulate and privatize the utility, and that didn’t sit well with voters. A provincewide survey showed more than 62 per cent of the public wanted to keep the utility as their own.

Regardless, the BC government proceeded to put the utility at a disadvantage. They made it so BC Hydro must buy power from independent power producers, beyond what is needed and at a cost higher than market rates, and then sell surplus power to California at rates less than what British Columbians are paying.

Meanwhile, BC Hydro was allowed to defer paying more than $2 billion in operating costs, resulting in artificially low energy prices that are bound to catch up with users sooner or later.

Then there’s the smart meter. The politics surrounding the introduction and implementation of these devices mirrors the BC Liberal’s handling of the HST. The public’s disdain for the mandated meter wasn’t helped any when municipal leaders voted in favour of a moratorium on their installation, only to be told tough luck by hydro and Energy Minister Rich Coleman. Perhaps the current grassroots push for a moratorium will be more successful. Though it may be more beneficial if energies were expended on letting the public utility operate more freely from political interference.

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The Observer asked:

Should George Abbott run again in the next provincial election?

Isabelle Kyles “Yes. He’s had two of the worst portfolios there are and he has done a wonderful job.”

Jim Goodwin “Yes. He’s has had two of the most thankless portfolios and handled them both well.”

Stand up for democracy in this province It must be stressed that democratic rights are in jeopardy in B.C. Canada and its provinces, by extension, are constitutional democracies where parliamentary powers are limited by the constitution and rule of law.

When the courts rule that the actions of a government are in breach of those rights, the government must take corrective actions and the courts have the ability to impose remedies.

Justice Griffin of the BC Supreme Court ruled that provisions decimating teachers’ bargaining rights around class size, class composition, and student support services enacted in 2002 by the BC Liberal government were unconstitutional and invalid. These actions were found to be a breach of the Constitution and specifically the freedom of association rights. The B.C. government was given one year to “address the repercussions of this decision.”

However, instead of addressing the repercussions of the decision, the government enacted in Bill 22 the same offending provisions from 2002. They then add a section placing the legislation above the courts and Constitution: “ ...despite any decision of a court to the contrary made before or after the coming into force of this section, words, phrases, provisions and parts of provisions deleted... from a collective agreement... must not for any purpose, including any suit or arbitration commenced or continued before or after the coming into force of this section, be considered part of that collective agreement on or after July 1, 2002.”

The parliamentary structure that provincial governments exist under follow a practice of “government by consent of the governed” as established in the 1680s in Britain. As the British philosopher John Locke noted the legislature must rule “by declared and received laws...interpreted by known authorized judges.”

The B.C. government violates with Bill 22 this basic principle, calling into question our democracy and parliamentary legitimacy. When all the facts are measured up, I hope the public will see what is at stake and why this legislation offends far more than items on a bargaining table.

David Komljenovic

Nathan Meakes “No. If he’s questioning things, his heart’s not into it anymore.”

Phyllis Mack “Yes, I’d like to see him run again, but in the end it’s still entirely up to him.”

Ted Goodwin “Yes. He’s been able to hold tough against multiple odds.”

Driving record should be considered Thanks for the article on driving tests etc. for seniors. As I get older, I wonder whether it would not be fairer to assess the person’s recent driving record.

We all age at different rates. I know of a gentleman who drove safely till his mid nineties. It allowed him to stay in his Vernon home, where he lived alone.

Here in the North Shuswap where we have no public transit, and the nearest stores are in Scotch Creek, those of us living elsewhere would not be able to survive without ours cars. It means we’d have to move, but that means losing one’s friends, and the home we love.

The individual’s driving record is a

composite of lifelong driving experience, as well as cognitive faculties. I think it says more about the person’s abilities to drive safely than some office test under extreme stress due to fear of losing one’s lifestyle.

Eva Lyman

Budget streamlines pipeline review The 2012 federal budget is a travesty, as it will boost the profits for the one per cent and the big resource industries, while it is a disaster for the rest of us.

It is an attack on the environment despite the fact that in the long term a healthy economy depends on a healthy environment.

It will make life more difficult for the poor and does little to create jobs.

It will streamline the Gateway pipeline review likely because the Harper government wants it approved before what may soon-to-be a B.C. NDP government

rejects this ill-conceived scheme as the risks far outweigh any benefits.

The Harper government created the deficit by cutting taxes so they can now cut those programs that protect the environment and matter most to Canadians – like the CBC and Katimavik.

Instead of making post-secondary education more affordable as is the case in many other countries, our tax dollars provide massive subsidies to the already wealthy oil industry.

There is no need to raise the retirement age, which will result in fewer jobs

available for the underemployed younger generation, especially when money could be saved by simply cutting benefits for those seniors that do not need the money.

And what is most problematic is that the mainstream media is mostly giving the budget a glowing review without providing well-deserved criticism.

Unless the public is aware of these problems, political apathy will continue.

Jim Cooperman

Grow ops abound around the Shuswap Wow, the number of grow ops in the area appears to be on the rise.

Perhaps it is time an award was introduced and presented for the “Best Ops in The Shuswap.” This award would be presented for being the most attractive and best-kept marijuana grow op in the Shuswap.

For a first nominee (based on the pho-

to of course) I would like to nominate the grow op discovered near the Skimikin Road that appeared on page A3 of last week’s March 28 Salmon Arm Observer.

This one must surely be one of the neatest and healthiest looking agricultural enterprises around; it appears those doing the growing are very talented and

know what they are doing, We could even make it sort of a nationally acclaimed event and the tourists would not only visit for the houseboats and motorcycles, we would become home of the best MJ grow ops... Imagine the fame we might achieve?

B. Campbell

Base city’s advertising spending on strategic plan I have found a lot of information which was compiled from an Internet search about “Today in America” infomercials.

Parsippany, New Jersey, USA (pop.

50,000) was recently approached, simi-

larly to Salmon Arm, by the same media company and their council first agreed to proceed and then declined to go forward with the expenditure as they, the council, considered it most important to have a

previously adopted strategic plan to follow and not execute an action resulting from a convincing sales tactic.

Warren Welter

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BC VIEWS

Tom Fletcher

Liberal defection a boon for Cummins VICTORIA – In an interview with one of our Vancouver Island papers before Christmas, B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins made a bold prediction that he would have party status before the general election in May 2013.

That’s four seats, and it wasn’t based on an unlikely sweep of the Chilliwack-Hope and Port Moody-Coquitlam by-elections, now set for April 19. He hinted he was getting calls from MLAs looking to join up, after a November Angus Reid poll showed a sudden surge to 18 per cent for his resurgent brand.

We now know that one of those callers was Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen.

I asked Cummins on Friday if he is still confident about three more.

“Hopeful, let’s put it that way,” he replied.

Van Dongen’s explosive departure was arranged, with Cummins’ help, for maximum damage to Premier Christy Clark. Van Dongen notified the B.C. Liberal caucus that he was quitting. Then, in a questionable use of legislature privileges, he launched a broadside on Clark’s integrity.

He cited the $6-million legal payout in the B.C. Rail sale, a decision made before Clark’s time, and the recent collapse of a deal to sell naming rights to B.C. Place. He described the B.C. Liberals as “an organization headed for failure,” then announced he’s joined the B.C. Conservatives.

Cummins then joined van Dongen at a hotel news conference across the street, as the former Gordon Campbell cabinet minister disclosed he has hired his own lawyer to dig through the roomful of paper from the B.C. Rail case once again.

Auditor General John Doyle is already in court seeking access to details of the $6 million in lawyer bills, which the Attorney General’s ministry hasn’t provided because it doesn’t have them. These delicate matters were farmed out to yet more independent lawyers.

Independent special prosecutor Bill Berardino also spent seven years and many more millions on the B.C. Rail case, including the role of Clark’s lobbyist brother, Bruce. He didn’t find the smoking gun now sought by van Dongen.

This effort seems designed more for political revenge in an election year than to clarify the sorry legacy of the B.C. Rail sale that has already been examined through two provincial elections.

Van Dongen was at the top of everyone’s list of disgruntled B.C. Liberals. During last year’s leadership contest, he muttered darkly about not only B.C. Rail, but also the integrity of fellow Abbotsford MLA Mike de Jong. Now Clark is van Dongen’s target, with Cummins standing beside him trying to look statesman-like.

Of course van Dongen drove himself out of cabinet long before Clark returned. Chronic speeding by a public safety minister is a tough sell.

I asked Cummins about the reluctance of key cabinet ministers Kevin Falcon and George Abbott to confirm they are running again. His awshucks friendly-grandpa modesty precludes speculation, but he did allow it’s “maybe a comment on the state of affairs in the Liberal caucus.”

Reporters started surveying government MLAs after Falcon and Abbott kept their options open for 2013.

For the record, fellow ministers Terry Lake, Shirley Bond, Pat Bell, Mary Polak, Rich Coleman and Stephanie Cadieux all said they are firmly on Clark’s election team. Independent-minded backbenchers Bill Bennett and Kevin Krueger also saluted the B.C. Liberal banner.

Randy Hawes allowed that he’s 65, so if he leaves it will be for the golf course.

As I was talking with Cummins, B.C. Conservative advisor Randy White was assuring the Abbotsford News that more defections are coming. Cummins has people for the dirty work.

-Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

BC Hydro argument flawed Dag Sharman, the BC Hydro Meter Man, who purportedly said at a recent Salmon Arm council meeting that smart meters are “safe” and that only one per cent of British Columbians are opposed to them, is either an uneducated high school drop-out, a liar, an innocent propaganda pawn of the Liberal government and the BC Utilities Commission, or all of the above.

To date, 40 concerned communities have voted for a moratorium on the installation of this invasive and dangerous technology.

If Mr. Sharman’s math is correct, then each of those communities contains fewer than 1,000 residents on average. Is it possible

that these jurisdictions might just represent slightly more than one per cent of the provincial population of 4.5 million?

Also missing from his/BC Hydro’s argument is the fact that no one, either by mistake or convenience, has mentioned that the routers which search out, receive and send all this EMF (electromagnetic field) radiation add another 4,000 times to the effect.

Pile cell phone radiation, wireless fidelity (wi-fi), microwaves in every form, wireless phones, baby monitors, push-button car entry, etc., one atop the other and the public is being bombarded by an invisible health danger far beyond its ability to conceive. At

least 15 per cent of the population already is electro-hypersensitive and that number is increasing daily.

Then ask why whole countries such as the Netherlands and Italy have banned the use smart meters, and why some school boards are removing wi-fi from their libraries and labs, and what is your conclusion?

We can’t afford them and they aren’t necessary. The only reason to shove smart meters down the public throat is to sell smart meters, and then, of course, smart appliances. The greed factor says it all faithful reader.

Ed Murdoch

Downtown offers wealth of shopping If you are reading this, well good job. Anyway, I have been reading all about the “SmartCentre.”

Guess what?

The best shopping is right downtown in Salmon Arm. I spent the entire day walking around a sixblock radius. Had the best day ever

and spent a whole load of money.

And I had fun doing it.

Deanna Wertz

Liberal government ship developing leaks John van Dongen, the brandnew Conservative MLA from Abbotsford South, did not use political double-speak when giving his reasons for leaving the B.C. Liberal party. He pointed his finger of recrimination directly at Christy Clark for her incompetent attempt to play the role of a provincial premier.

Meanwhile, Kevin Falcon and

George Abbott are now musing aloud about not running in the next election. But both are being calculatingly careful not to offend any Clark supporters.

Their sudden disenchantment with politics seems opportunistic.

Not long ago they were running for the leadership of the B.C. Liberal party. Unfortunately for them (and the party), they ended

up second and third, respectively, behind Clark.

Both Falcon and Abbott are using political double-speak to send the same message to the Liberal backroom powerbrokers: Get rid of Clark and I’ll stay, because I want to be the next premier of British Columbia.

Lloyd Atkins

BCTF supports children as well as teachers I would like to respond to a couple of letters published in last week’s Salmon Arm Observer.

First of all teachers do not have to belong to the BCTF – it is called working for a private school, where typically teachers have fewer benefits, less security and fewer human resources.

Teachers usually don’t stay long in the private sector because they find it hard to raise a family or plan for the future. The BCTF gives them those things, but you don’t have to belong to teach in B.C. Teachers don’t get paid for summer holidays. Some take salary cuts during the school year so they receive a cheque over the summer.

“Teachers earning far more than private-sector slaves,” (a quote from last week’s letter). Teachers get a middle-class salary that allows them to afford a house (carpenters, plumbers, developers, etc. be happy) and contribute in many ways to the community.

This, so-called “elite income group,” ($60,000 a year is elite?) went to university for six debtfilled years to become professional teachers.

They bring all that training and knowledge into the classroom for the benefit of your children. Maybe you would prefer a high school grad making minimum wage in charge of your, “children, the na-

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tion’s most valuable natural resource.”

I think most people would prefer it if they didn’t have to, “suck it up,” or “be treated badly by their employer,” (paraphrase) and wouldn’t take it if they had the chance to do something about it. Well teachers do have that chance and should have the right to exercise it.

The BCTF does not, “contaminate, the learning environment and opportunities for our children.” It is the BCTF that has kept class sizes down and got extra help for learning-disabled kids. It is a constant struggle against mounting odds.

Neil Caves

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We do not print anonymous letters. Letters must be signed and include writer’s address or phone number for verification purposes only.

LIFE & TIMES

Salmon Arm Observer Wednesday, April 4, 2012

INSPIRATION

FROM THE

from the Man in Motion

Archives

1919

Residents were preparing to vote on a bylaw to establish an agricultural fair grounds here.

The federal government gave orders for the drawing of a new coat of arms for Canada as the existing symbol represented only those provinces in the Dominion at the time of Confederation.

1929

Jack Moir was the head of a Legion committee that staged a highly successful masquerade ball in the Agricultural Hall. More then 200 attended and costume prizes went to Mrs. McIntosh, H. McKendry, Miss Eleneor Scott, Mrs. Strom, Mrs. S. E. Beech, Messrs. Weinhard Hughes and McIntosh. A.B. Richards announced the winners and president Bert Evans distributed the awards.

Hydro power was coming closer as poles were now one mile past Enderby and post holes were dug as far as Gardiner’s Lake.

1939

Standard Oil Company took a 60 day option on the site occupied by the Technocrats at Alexander Avenue and Palmer Street.

“Trotty” Trotman completed his 17th year as a mail clerk for the Salmon Arm District.

The ice left the lake here, but at Craigellachie there was a 32 inch snowfall.

1949

Federal engineer N.G. Cox was inspecting Shuswap and Little Shuswap Lakes and Little River to determine the amount of dredging work necessary.

Frank Farmer opened a new confectionery, fruit and vegetable store on Front Street, with Mrs. Meryl Reedman in charge.

1959

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A three-hundred pound boulder dropped on the roof of a car eastbound near Three Valley Gap, smashed the engine hood and crashed through the windshield. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Olsen of Revelstoke suffered only minor injuries.

Trees and power poles were knocked down by gale force winds in Silver Creek and Deep Creek areas

By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF

Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion Tour touched millions of people around the world, but in Salmon Arm, as the 25th anniversary is commemorated, special connections are being remembered.

Two Salmon Arm women attended UBC with Hansen, one who knew him in his hometown of Williams Lake and ultimately became a member of his Man In Motion team. Another Salmon Arm resident was working at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre when Hansen underwent rehab following the car crash that injured his spinal cord at age 15. All are medal bearers in Salmon Arm. Today, following the medal bearers’ journey from Enderby to Salmon Arm, a celebration will take place at Spirit Square in front of city hall from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The event will include a speech from wheelchair athlete Marni Abbott, Just For Kicks dancers, music, refreshments and more. Community medal bearer Amy Witt will arrive at the square at 1 p.m. The relay convoy will remain in the area until Saturday, with no events planned on the Good Friday holiday.

Some schools will be visited both today and Thursday. Hansen won’t be visiting Salmon Arm because of family commitments.

On Saturday, the relay takes off from Little Shuswap and Neskonlith land through Salmon Arm to Canoe and Sicamous.

Jeanetta Zorn worked as a physiotherapist at Vancouver’s GF Strong in 1974. She didn’t treat Hansen directly but remembers him well.

“The most remarkable things I remember about Rick were his pleasant demeanour, how friendly he was. I certainly wasn’t surprised to see him carry on with the life he did.”

Both Heather Stanton and Patti Brock were in the phys ed degree program at UBC along with Hansen. As well as class time, Stanton was involved with sports for people with disabilities, so their paths crossed. She remembers with a laugh the time Hansen cooked moose-meat steaks for her and her roommate on her 20th birthday. Mostly, she sees Hansen, like Terry Fox – his friend from those days, as “a really highly motivated individual who played sports and was trying to make a difference.”

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No obstacle insurmountable: Clive Bryson snapped this photo on the Hope-Princeton Highway during the Man in Motion World Tour. for many years.

“The first time I remember Rick was watching him on the basketball court at our high school in Williams Lake,” she recalls.

“It was 1972 and Rick was an all-star athlete in numerous sports, including his particular passions, basketball and volleyball. Two years later, I met Rick again, now under very different circumstances. He had recently returned from a long recovery at G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, following an accident in the summer of 1973 that left him paralyzed.”

Now back at high school, and facing a new future and difficult challenges, he began assistant coaching Brock’s volleyball team.

“This began a life-long friendship for which I remain ever grateful.”

At UBC, Hansen became the first disabled student to complete a degree in PE. Throughout this time of promoting and developing sports adapted for people with disabilities, Hansen was planning his longheld dream – to wheel around the world to promote awareness and raise funds for spinal cord research, explains Brock.

“When Rick approached me and other close friends about joining him to organize the Man In Motion World Tour, there was no hesitation and it led to a four-year, full-time commitment to Rick’s incredible dream and an amazing journey.”

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Hansen wheeled through 34 countries in 26 months to complete the worldwide journey that inspired thousands of people to make a difference in their communities.

Salmon Arm’s Joan Curry, now in her eighties, has been an ardent supporter of and fundraiser for the tour since Day One. Clive Bryson stopped to take photos of Hansen as he wheeled along the HopePrinceton Highway. He and his family then attended the homecoming at BC Place Stadium. Was Bryson inspired?

“Absolutely, who wasn’t? I think everybody was at that time. The man still inspires me.

He’s turned a tragedy into a gift where he helps other people. He’s a wonderful man, one of our great Canadians.”

For Brock, Hansen’s philosophy that each person has something special to contribute and is capable of making a difference is a central belief for her. The Man in Motion tour, 25 years later, “still represents life’s brightest moment.”

“Twenty-five years later, the concept of 7,000 medal bearers representing ‘difference makers’ creates a whole new momentum behind a new generation of Canadians. It promotes the idea that every person, through passion, courage, respect and integrity, possesses a special skill or strength to contribute toward making a difference in peoples’ lives to form a greater world...”

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Shape future of recreation You’re invited to fulfill an important role. Help shape the future of parks and recreation in Salmon Arm. The City of Salmon Arm will be holding a public workshop on Wednesday, April 11, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort, to help set priorities, goals and objectives for the next 10 years, with a 20-year horizon. The workshop will provide input which will help form the city’s parks and recreation master plan, as well as the cemetery master plan.

“Public input is key to success,” says the city’s Brad Ackerman, noting the plans will influence future budget decisions. A first draft will be prepared with a second public workshop to be held, probably in July.

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As part of the information-gathering process for the city’s parks and recreation and cemetery master plans, a phone survey will be ongoing for the next six weeks. The Mustel Group has been hired to carry out seven- to 10-minute surveys of area residents, in order to get feedback on priorities for parks, the arena, the pool, the community centre – and more – over the next five, 10, 15 and 20 years. The phone survey will be combined with input from the public meeting to be held April 11.

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MLAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future unsure

By Richard Rolke BLACK PRESS

A veteran politician isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure what his future holds.

George Abbott, who was first elected Shuswap MLA in 1996, admits he is considering his options leading up to the next provincial election in May 2013. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 14 months away from an election and six months away from the nomination period,â&#x20AC;? he told The Morning Star Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am giving some thought to whether I give another four years to public office.â&#x20AC;?

When asked what factors he is considering, Abbott said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are the things that interest me and what I want to do with my life over the next four years.â&#x20AC;?

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As education minister, much of Abbottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent schedule has been occupied by the labour dispute with the B.C. Teachers Fed-

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Abbott also recently returned from China where he was promoting B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education system to international students.

Abbott insists that any decision not to seek another term will not be influenced by the current standings of the Liberal government, which are significantly behind the opposition NDP. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play the slightest role,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parties wax and wane in the polls on a constant basis.â&#x20AC;?

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John van Dongen, Abbotsford South MLA, recently quit the Liberals and joined the B.C. Conservatives.

In announcing his move, van Dongen stated he has concerns about the integrity of the government. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was disappointed that he made the decision he did and exited in the way that he did,â&#x20AC;? said Abbott.

Among van Dongenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns were the government paying the legal fees of two former employees who pled guilty to breach of trust in the sale of B.C. Rail, and the Liberals not selling the naming rights of B.C. Place to Telus.

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Anyone wanting to provide comments of support or opposition to the proposed road name change should do so in writing no later than April 27, 2012, to the Salmon Arm Area Office at Box 100, 16th Street NE, Suite 850C, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, V1E 4S4.

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Tory deficit raises eyebrows

By Richard Rolke BLACK PRESS

Ottawa has slashed spending, but Shuswap reaction is mixed.

The new Conservative budget calls for $5.2 billion a year in savings by 2015 and 19,200 federal jobs will be eliminated over three years.

“I wouldn’t call it drastic. They’re cuts that were reasonable,” said Colin Mayes, Okanagan-Shuswap MP. “Those things that will create jobs and are better for the economy are still there and in some cases, they are increasing.”

Mayes supports increased funding for research and training and he says $105 million over two years is being directed to forestry innovation and market development.

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Age Security will climb from 65 to 67 in 2023. It does not impact anyone 54 or older as of March 31, 2012.

“It’s not sustainable as it is,” said Mayes of the need to change the pension program.

“If we didn’t do something, we would go from $36 billion this year to $108 billion in 2030.”

There are also changes to political pensions.

“We recognize MPs and senators’ pensions are reasonably generous. MPs will be paying more into the plan as of 2013,” said Mayes.

The budget calls for a $21.1 billion deficit in 2012/13 and a surplus by 2015.

Mayes admits more could have been done to get Canada’s finances in order.

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Nick Hodge, Okanagan-Shuswap NDP president, says sarcasm is required when considering the budget.

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Hodge also says federal spending continues to increase and that will push total debt to more than $600 billion next

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“In 2006, Colin Mayes promised supporters at a Salmon Arm meeting that he would resign if a Conservative government ever ran a deficit.

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Following last fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home show, Integrity Roofing contractor Josh Bickle visited Dale Hansonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home to give him a quote on a new roof.

Bickle saw that the shingles were so worn, the underlying plywood was clearly visible. He left a quote and a month later, when he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard from the Ranchero resident, he drove by to see if the work had gone to another company. Three more drive-bys during the winter and Bickle took his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice to ask Hanson why he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had his roof repaired.

Hanson, whose only source of income is his old age pension, told him simply that he could not afford the $4,300 needed to do the job properly.

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Shuswap residents will have an opportunity to meet some new faces from a political party that hopes to challenge the Liberal domination in this riding in the May 2013.

Three candidates are vying for the right to represent the Shuswap for the BC Conservative Party: Tom Birch, Ed Klopp and Maureen Walker.

Birch, a Salmon Arm resident since 1998, has worked for nonprofits, and in the forest industry, where he is currently employed as a project manager for a Vancouver-based forestry software company.

“I am passionate in the belief that democracy is the people’s government and that we must re-engage those who are disillusioned with it,” he says. “Our youth particularly need to see how their participation does make a difference. We need to revive the concept of citizenship and working together to make our region, our province and our country greater for our having been here.”

Klopp, a resident of Sorrento, has been a trucker, property developer and, since moving to the Shuswap in 2010, currently owns an asphalt repair company. During his time in Alberta, Klopp has been involved with the federal Reform Party and the Wildrose Alliance Party.

“We need to stop expecting the government to keep fixing everything and expect taxes to go down at the same time. We can’t stay on the tax-and-spend spree that happened with the NDP in the ’90s and still is with the Liberal government to date...

We need smaller, more transparent government making tough decisions.”

Walker, a native of northern B.C., moved to the Enderby area in 1997 and is the former owner of the North Valley Echo newspaper.

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Bridge, ‘the chess of card games’

By Tammy Thielman OBSERVER CONTRIBUTOR

If you think bridge is only an older person’s game, think again. Bridge is exciting, challenging and played by young as well as old around the world.

In Salmon Arm, however, mainly older folks enjoy the game, but those who are younger are welcome to learn how to play.

Eugene Ogino, an enthusiastic local bridge player, invites new players to join a beginner’s group, Tuesday afternoons, 1:30 to 3:30 at the Fifth Avenue Seniors Centre.

“I consider bridge to be the chess of card games,” said Ogino, a retired high school teacher. “It can be played on many levels, social or very competitive.”

There are three types of bridge, describes Ogino, who has played for about eight years. Bridge involves “bidding,” and is always played with a partner. Four pairs play at each “table.” Several tables may play at once.

In social bridge, you change partners frequently. In rubber bridge, partners try to win two-out-of-three games. In duplicate bridge, each pair of partners is dealt the same hand and tries to play that hand to the best advantage.

All types of bridge require “a lot of thought, memory and analysis,” said Ogino, who plays both duplicate and social bridge.

Ogino finds duplicate bridge the most challenging. He plays several times each week.

“It’s a game I love to hate, just like golf,” he laughs.

“I don’t play the game well. I can’t remember cards and sometimes I forget what the count is,” he admits good-naturedly.

“Duplicate bridge can be very, very competitive. The only way you get points is by beating someone else, which gives you

Maintaining mental agility: (Above) Naomi Ogino, Bert Lamoureux, Eugne Ogino and Arlene Lamoureux play duplicate bridge. incentive to play really well.”

“It’s a challenge. If you do well, you get a great deal of satisfaction.”

Some top local players are Tom McNie and Judy Harris, Barb and Dave Peterson, and Jim McLean and Nan Blackburn.

McNie and Harris came in first recently at the Silver Star Winter Carnival bridge tournament in Vernon.

McNie, who Ogino credits with a “phenomenal memory – and after a few rounds of play can usually tell what you See Learning on page A18

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Planning: Gail Baker, Anne Dixon and Lavalle Vander Hoek figure out the game during a bridge class at the 5th Avenue Seniors Activity Centre.

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Skip Dave Belway releases a rock towards his rink of Wayne Shepherd, Doug Nakano and Grant Adam winning the Salmon Arm Men’s Club Championship Saturday at the Salmon Arm Curling Rink. Behind Belway came the Gord Duplisse rink with third Frank Egli, second John Danks and lead Ralph Puertas.

It’s a dream come true.

Salmon Arm’s Ethan Trotter will be joining the Junior A Okotoks Raiders lacrosse team this season. Trotter is on the reserve list and is expected to be signed shortly.

The team has an outstanding 82 and 6 record over the past four years and, three times, has made it to the Minto Cup – the pinnacle in Canadian lacrosse.

Trotter has been working hard to make the grade, averaging about three-and-a-half hours per day in the gym since last season, when he played with the Kelowna Raiders.

Off to U18 BC Cup Four members of the Salmon Arm Mall at Piccadily Female Midget Rep team have been chosen to attend the U-18 BC Cup in Invermere, April 25-29.

Salmon Arm’s Taylor Lund and Sarah Botter, Lisa Campeau of Lavington and Phoenix Lawry of Oyama were all members of the Salmon Arm team which recently hosted the BC Provincial Midget Female Championship over spring break.

The team was coached by Shawn Lund and Troy Haskell.

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June Scott, 3. Peggy Fetterly, 4. Norm Hannett.

March 26: 1. Dan Quilty, 2. Sylvester Wyoscki, 3. June Scott, 4. Geoff Collins. March 27: 1.

Arlene Lamoureux & Bert Lamoureux, 2. Lynne Storey & John Parton, 3. Doreen Roberts & Dennis Roberts, 4.Barb Grier & Gene Demens.

The Salmon Arm Duplicate Bridge Club meets every Tuesday evening. Everyone is welcome.

For more information call 250-832-7454 or 250832-7323. March 29: Social bridge - 1. Norm Hannett, 2. Natalie Sadesky, 3. Nick Mason, 4.

Gisela Bodnar. April 1: Sunday Duplicate Club - 1. Peggy Petersen & Ella Hoskins, 2. Vicki & Glen Coe 3. Orville Cooper & Dave Duncan, 2.

Nan Blackburn and Carol McGregor.

Beginner’s Bridge Club meets Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:30, call 250-832-6550 for info. April 2: 1.Georgina Marshall, 2. Dan Quilty, 3. Isa Ellis.

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Jam Cam Curling returns April 17 to 19 The 46th annual Jam Can Curling Bonspiel, which takes place April 17 to 19 on the ice at the Shaw Centre, is in need of help. Specifically, they need volunteers to help with registration. Lions Club member and organizer John Lund says they are in need of

at least a dozen volunteers to sit at registration booths that will be set up at the malls a week prior to the event. The whole event, he adds, requires around 75 volunteers during the three days of curling.

“We’re O.K. there – we always have plenty of parents

to help out,” says Lund. “It’s the registration at the malls where we really need the help.”

The perennial event, organized by the Salmon Arm Lions Club and co-sponsored by the City of Salmon Arm, attracts hundreds of local elementary school kids from

grades one to seven. An entry of $20 per four-member team is required to offset the cost of renting the ice. Hotdogs and drinks are provided free to participants on opening day by the Lions Club – all the cheering and yelling and fun is priceless.

Learning never stops when playing bridge Continued from page A17 have or don’t have in your hand,” has travelled to national tournaments in Seattle and Vancouver. He began playing bridge 30 years ago and plans to attend regional tournaments in Vancouver and Penticton this year. McNie holds Gold Life Master status, with 2,500 points.

For those who have never played before, Ogino offers lessons, and there’s the beginner group for players just starting out.

The cost per person to participate in games is small, said Ogino, who plays at

both the Seniors Centre and Downtown Activity Centre (DAC). Players may pay between $2 to $5 per person per game. Social bridge games typically last about two hours, rubber bridge slightly longer, and duplicate games can take three hours or more.

Ogino began playing bridge after retirement to give his brain a workout. He credits some very “kind and understanding” teachers who “babied me along” when he was learning bridge. Now, he enjoys introducing others to the game.

Dan Quilty of Salmon Arm

learned to play bridge about five years ago in lessons taught by former Salmon Arm mayor Don Rogers.

Quilty, now retired from the merchant navy, enjoys the socializing.

“Communication between the partners is the big thing,” said Quilty, who enjoyed playing many card games growing up in Ireland and throughout his working life.

“Bridge is a game you never master. There are so many intangibles. It’s a wonderful game you’re always learning.”

Quilty advises new players to take lessons on

fundamentals, then attend a group.

“Your brain is always engaged. It’s a game for life.”

Those interested can phone Quilty at 250-832-6422 or Ogino at 250-832-6550 about any of the following weekly bridge groups: Beginners, Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Duplicate, Sunday 1-4:30, Seniors Centre and Tuesday 7-10:30, DAC; Social, Monday 7-9 p.m. and Thursday 1-3:30, Seniors Centre.

Other groups also play in Cedar Heights, Chase and at some other Salmon Arm locations.

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Tyler Jacobson and Andrew Steinwand practise during the Shuswap Minor Lacrosse Association’s Tuesday night drop-ins. For lacrosse information, call registrar Jackie Bannister at 250-833-1571.

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Well-represented at ringette championship The ringette community is gearing up for the 2012 Tim Hortons Canadian Ringette Championships that will take place in Burnaby from April 9-14.

Competing with the LMRL Thunder in the 2012 NRL Championship is Salmon Arm forward Erika Lipsett, with assistant coach Cathy Lipsett.

On the BC2-Thompson Okanagan Ringette League team is forward Taigan Radomske, defenders Kairo Mair and Allison Bihari, goalie Tara MacMillan and assistant coach Cathy Lipsett.

A total of 46 teams from across the country will compete in three divisions – U16, U19 and the Nation-

al Ringette League (NRL) division (18+).

In the past, this event saw the top U16 and U19 teams in each province competing, but this year things will be a bit different.

For the first time, the event has been opened up to include additional teams and give more athletes the opportunity to experience

competition at this level. As such, there will be a total of 20 teams in the U16 division and 18 teams in the U19 division.

This year, the top four teams in the Western Conference (Prairie Fire, Lower Mainland Ringette League Thunder, Calgary RATH and Manitoba Jets) will compete against the

top four teams from the Eastern Conference. At the end of the week, a new NRL Champion will be crowned.

The defending NRL champion, Edmonton WAM!, did not qualify for the event this year.

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Ski pair races to double success At the Canadian Masters Championships in Golden March 17, Abbigail and Brian May could have received an award for fastest couple.

In the Masters Men’s 3 30-km Classic mass start, Brian placed first. Similarly in the Masters Women’s 3 30-km Classic mass start, Abbi took top spot.

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will also be available.

Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association will be holding its Annual Awards Night on Friday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m.

The event will be held at the SASCU Recreation Centre. All players, parents and friends are welcome to attend. Registration forms for next season

Sockeye time Sockeyes swimming season begins April 30 and goes to Aug. 22.

Registration is April 17 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) and 19 (5-7 p.m.) at the pool

or contact Sherri Devins for more information at 250-804-4447.

New swimmers are welcome. Swimmers should be able to swim one length of the pool.

Swimmers are usually ages six to 18. Please bring medical card.

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Whistler Cup for two skiers

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Slick style: Salmon Arm’s Max Scharf speeds his way down the hill during last season’s Whistler Cup.

Mitch Smith and Max Scharff recently attended the Western Canadian championships, covering an area from Manitoba to B.C. Results were as follows: In the slalom, Smith placed fourth, sixth in giant slalom and 13th in Super G. In the slalom, Scharf was fifth in the first round, but straddled a gate and was disqualified.

In the giant slalom, he hit a gate very hard, bruising his shin and tearing his new race suit.

In the Super G, both Scharf and Smith made a deep turn and got caught in slow, unpacked snow, losing serious time.

They both had only had two days of Super G training for the season.

Both boys, due to overall results in the BC Provincial Championships and Western Championships, qualified for the only international race they will have this year, the Whistler Cup, April 6.

Smith qualified for Team BC for that race.

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Lace ’Em up to learn basic hockey skills YOUR HOMETOWN PAPER Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association welcomes all players (male and female) who are thinking about playing minor hockey next year for the first time to the Lace ’Em Program on Thursday, April 19 at 3:45 p.m. at Shaw Centre.

Please bring your skates, helmet, gloves or mittens and stick.

The one-hour session will include an introduction to basic hockey skills – skating and stickhandling.

All ages from five to 17 are welcome to attend. No charge. Call the minor hockey office at 250-832-0095 and register, or send an email message to saminorhockey@ shaw.ca.

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Trail running Take to the trails in an exciting new Shuswap running series.

Have fun with family and friends as you discover the exceptional trail systems of our local parks.

Races will take

place on four subsequent Mondays beginning on April 23, with each event at a different location.

Runners can chose between a 2-km and a 5-km event at each location.

Participants may preregister at Cool Running Walking and Fitness or on race days at 5 p.m.

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ARTS & EVENTS

Book pays homage to courage and resolve

By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF

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t may have been the bannock that piqued her appreciation, but it was admiration for the cook that sparked a second book.

Local author Kay Johnston first introduced Squamish elder Mazie Baker in her first book, Spirit of the Powwow.

“She is what you would call the lost generation, post residential school – they knew nothing,” says Johnston who was introduced to the woman by way of raving about her bannock at a powwow. “Here was this dynamo churning out bannock in a tiny kitchen and graciously asking me to come on in.”

Baker, who died last spring, was unable to read or write and had no knowledge of her own culture.

But that didn’t stop her from advocating for her people and fighting unscrupulous band councils in the process.

“Once her husband died she became very involved with band policies,” says Johnston, noting the feisty aboriginal woman earned the cautionary phrase “don’t mess with Mazie” in the process. “If I was sitting in her living room typing and talking, she’d get phone calls saying, ‘Auntie we need your help.’

She was a pivot in that nation.”

Johnston says it was by sheer chance Baker heard the Squamish Nation council was pressing Ottawa for selfgovernment.

“Her people were not aware; she got on her high horse,” says Johnston, noting a small group travelled the length and breadth of the Squamish Nation making sure people knew what band council was up to. “Then they headed off to Ottawa where ultimately Baker argued against self-government before a senate committee in Ottawa.”

Baker fought other battles for the benefit of her people and had a heart attack in the middle of a meeting on another contentious issue. She died later in hospital.

But that battle was won with three band councillors being thrown off band council, says the author.

Johnston says Baker’s daughter told her it couldn’t have been better for her mother, to die “while in the thick of it.”

Battles were nothing new to Baker whose parents pull pulled her from a North Vancouver residential school when she was very young, fleeing across the line into Washington State.

For seven years, her family survived by picking whatever there was to pick during the growing season and working on Seattle docks during the winter.

“They didn’t dare come back across the border,” says Johnston, noting the family returned to Canada when Baker was well into her teens.

Baker went to work at the Gore Street Canadian Fishing Company’s Home Plant in Vancouver in 1947 when she was 16.

Married at 20, Baker gave birth to seven children and was determined they would get a good education. Most of her children continue to be very involved with their culture and the powwow, says Johnston.

“I love the people – they are a gentle people overall and they have respect for their elders,” she says, noting she and Baker became very good friends during the writing of the book Amazing Mazie. “They have such huge battles.”

Johnston will be using her book as the basis of a workshop she will present at the annual writers’ festival, which has been renamed Word on the Lake, a festival for readers and writers, which takes place May 25 to 27 at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort.

Writing one’s own memoir, or someone else’s life story, is like fitting jigsaw pieces together to see the full picture, Johnston says.

This workshop will provide participants with practical strategies and tools to help fit the puzzle pieces together and learn strategies to make their manuscripts interesting as opposed to a resumé.

Participants will take home work sheets they can use to keep on track in creating a wonderful picture of a life, says Johnston, who encourages them to take any work they have underway to the workshop with them.

There is a limit of 25 participants on a first-come, firstserved basis.

For more information on the festival and to register, visit www.saow.ca.

Recording history: (Above) Originally from England, local author Kay Johnston has written a second book about First Nations people. Johnston is one of several presenters at Word on the Lake, the newly named annual conference for readers and writers, which runs May 25 to 27.

At left, elder Mazie Baker is the subject of Johnston’s new book.

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Out on the Town

Capturing blooms: Art-

MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS

ist Joyce Dorey works on one of the paintings to be displayed in Bloom – Portaits of the Garden on display to April 28 at the SAGA Public Art Gallery.

Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our office, or use our new, easy to use cCalendar online. See below.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 • GARDEN TIPS – For beginners and green thumbs. Topics include starting seeds, planting seedlings, and container gardening at 7 p.m. at the CASSSA office at 351 Hudson Ave .

THURSDAY, APRIL 5 • SAGA EXHIBITION OPENS – SAGA Public Art Gallery presents Bloom – Portraits of the Garden, acrylics on canvas by Salmon Arm artist Joyce Dorey, at 7 p.m., featuring live music and refreshments. The exhibition runs to April 28. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 • EASTER CANTATA – Five Corners Church, 3160-10th Ave SE, hosts the third annual Easter Cantata, Your Great Name, Good Friday and Saturday, April 6 and 7, at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but a freewill offering will be taken for famine relief efforts in the Horn of Africa.

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Moments in garden inspire art

By James Murray OBSERVER STAFF

• EASTER SPRING FLING AT PICCADILLY– Children’s activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Easter egg hunt through the mall at noon, followed by an Easter bonnet contest at 12:30 and a mall-wide fashion show at 1.

• FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents The Kid With a Bike, profoundly moving European film about a neglected 12-year-old boy, at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 • CELEBRATE EASTER – Lakeside Community Church invites everyone to celebrate Easter at 11 a.m Sunday, April 8 at a sreet party on Alexander Street. This free event includes a presentation of the Easter story, activities for kids, followed by free lunch and family movie at the Salmar Classic Theatre. For more information, call 250-832-9142.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 • SAGA CONCERT – Rambling Dan Frechette, a blues/folk and bluegrass musician, performs with local guests at 7 p.m. at the art gallery. Tickets are $12 at Acorn Music or at the door.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12 • GALLERY JAZZ – Tenor sax players Sandy Cameron, Doug Sonju and Julian Veres present The Three Tenors at the SAGA Public Art Gallery at 7 p.m.

Admission by donation.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15 • SAVING SALMON – Canadian indie folk-rock superstar Joel Plaskett performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre. This is a benefit for the Shuswap Environmental Action Society and will help to raise funds to help purchase the property adjacent to the mouth of the Adams River, home to the worldfamous sockeye salmon run. Tickets are available at Acorn Music and online at www.ticketbreak.com. For more information, contact 250-679-3693.

• PARTING THE VEILS OF SEPARATION – Author Alida Hilbrander presents a workshop based on her book about after-death communication, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. at SAGA Public Art Gallery. Cost of the workshop is $45 or $35 for students and seniors. Pre-registration is required. Call 250-835-4896.

• AMANDA ROSEBERRY FUNDRAISER – Barbecue and a movie, Despicable Me, by donation from noon to 3 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre to raise funds to send Amanda for stem cell treatment for cerebral palsy.

Bloom - Portraits of a Garden is a retrospective of 28 acrylic paintings by local artists Joyce Dorey, which opens with a reception Thursday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at SAGA Public Art Galley and runs April 7 to 28.

For Dorey, an honours graduate of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, the show is the culmination of many years of sitting in her garden making sketches, followed by countless hours of concentrated work at her easel.

“My paintings are more about feelings and emotions than the simple reproduction of an image,” she says. “Each idea, each subject comes together as one experience in a painting, one trip through the garden.”

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FRIDAY, APRIL 27 • ON-STAGE – Shuswap Theatre presents If I Were You, a pointed comedy by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by James Bowlby. For more information, go to www.shuswaptheatre.com or call 250-832-9283.

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FRIDAYS UNTIL JUNE • MOTHER GOOSE PROGRAM – 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. in the Downtown Activity Centre library for parents with children three years and under. Stories, rhymes, songs and snacks. To register for this free program, call Carmen at 250-833-0256 or email c.a.moore@shaw.ca.

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Dorey adds that it is the view from her garden and the quality of light she experiences there that inspires her to create her often larger-than-life paintings.

“I also make a lot of notes to myself in my sketch books. Not only do my sketches serve as references when I go to paint, but my notes are able to take me back to the moment – back to that headspace where “I was inspired to create the painting.

It all stems from an idea and a moment in time.”

Dorey says that no matter where she goes, where she travels, she is always drawn back to the Shuswap.

“Besides, the longer you stay in one spot, the more you see.”

She is quick to point out too that “painting flowers in my own garden doesn’t take anywhere near the amount

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of energy it does to pack up and traipse off to paint somewhere else. My garden grounds me.”

She smiles when she says that her flowers are her babies – that they fulfill a nurturing instinct.

As a child, Dorey says she used to paint pictures of the horses that lived on the homestead where she grew up.

“When I graduated from high school, I just thought I would continue and go on to art school,” she says. “But somehow life got in the way. I was in my early 50s when I eventually got to Emily Carr.”

Dorey has also studied art at the Winnipeg School of Art and Okanagan University College.

Although admittedly influenced to some extent by the works of Emily Carr

and Georgia O’Keeffe, since graduating from art school, Dorey has worked hard to establish her own unique style. Her paintings of Oriental poppies, lilies and irises from her garden are full of organic colours, lines and shapes that seem to come alive and draw you into her world.

Dorey’s paintings have sold all over the world.

SAGA Public Art Galley director/curator Tracey Kutschker says the gallery is excited to be presenting this show of Dorey’s paintings.

Although a retrospective, the show includes 12 new works.

“Dorey has immersed herself in her subject matter for many years,” says Kutschker.

“The show is a visual journey that reflects the peace and beauty she has been able to find in her garden.”

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Author explores concept of after-death communication OBSERVER STAFF

In her book, Parting the Veils of Separation, local author Alida Hilbrander explores the power of death to separate us from those we love.

On April 15, Hilbrander will present a workshop at the SAGA Public Art Gallery in which participants will pursue the continuity of consciousness beyond what we perceive with our everyday senses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will do this from perspectives of after the separation of death when we communicate with loved ones, based on universal laws which create that potential,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will discover that the same unity of life also surrounds us in the natural kingdom.â&#x20AC;?

Hilbrander says participants will get in touch with dimensions in which people live in

their everyday world, as well as with dimensions that interpenetrate more subtle levels of awareness.

The day-long workshop will conclude with a 75-minute film, The Connecting with loved ones after death is a very common experience that has been part of life in ancient civilizations.

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Path â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Afterlife, which reveals the personal experiences of 12 professionals in after-death communication.

Hilbrander says there is no separation after death other than what

we create ourselves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is nothing new about this topic,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connecting with loved ones after death is a very common experience that has been part of life in ancient civilizations, such as the Greek, the Egyptians, the Sumerians, and more recently Amazonian, Maya, and other so-called primitive civilizations.â&#x20AC;?

Hilbrander says modern peoples have become so focused on what we can experience with our five senses and define that as reality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we experience with our intuition and deeper awareness

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Known for her powerful vocal range, Serena Ryder has logged some serious tour miles across Canada, the U.S., Australia and Europe.

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Ryder has earned two Canadian gold records, three Juno Awards, a No. 1 holiday single for Calling To Say and been part of Bravo! TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Live at the Rehearsal Hall series.

On her late-2006 debut for EMI, If Your Memory Serves You Well, she covered some of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest songwriters, including Leonard Cohen, as a way to learn from â&#x20AC;&#x153;these masters of storyâ&#x20AC;? and further develop her own songwriting skills.

Ironically, it was the plainspoken heartache of Ryderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own, entirely self-penned Weak in the Knees that propelled the record, earning her a Gold Single award.

Her follow-up record, Is It OK, is at times palpably sad, vulnerable and even confused, but always strikingly real and in the moment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a greater good to be found in the darker moments of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life...there are lessons in the dark, more potent than any facades of happiness,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m frustrated at how greatly misinterpreted the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;happinessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; has become by pop culture...most of us spend our whole lives trying to achieve this horrifically impossible state. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m feeling my way around in the dark to stop using my â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;book by the coverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eyes.â&#x20AC;?

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Her immense growth as a songwriter is evident throughout the album, especially as Ryder is able to bring optimism and energy even to the recordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s darker moments.

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TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Your work environment might be undergoing a change. Whether it is your personal routines that alter, or a person who decides to leave, be patient with yourself as you adjust to the changes. A higher vision of your life motivates you during this time of quick action.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Venus moves into your sign for a rare, extended stay. This month, life begins to accelerate your blessings, but first you have to get clear about what you love most. Be brave in your questions. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re laying the foundation to the rewards that will come later this year.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22): You see your past with clearer eyes. The insights you need are likely to come about through tough questions. Find a safe ear to confide in. With deeper understanding, matters of your relationships and the patterns you have lived can be changed instantly.

LEO (July 23 - August 22): A cousin or sibling might ask for help in a work related matter. Understand that your own security must come before you can truly be there for another. A new, creative idea strikes you, but you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure if you are ready for another personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s input. Share as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready.

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SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You feel a strong sense of the underlying messages in key conversations. This is the time to reach out to others and listen not to what they say, but for a message you need. With clarity in your own heart, you decide on a plan of action to move your life forward.

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GUDERJAN, NORMAN OTTO September 21, 1930 - March 19, 2012 “Remembering You is Easy” With his family by his side, Norman Guderjan passed away peacefully in the Kamloops Hospital at the age of 81 years. Norm is survived by his loving wife Mary, his son Dan (Judit), two daughters, Deb (Doug Alloway), Brenda (Barry Erhardt), Mary’s children, Judy (Dean Willows), Dave (Veronica Shewchuk), Joyce (Martin Nolan), 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, one sister Hertha Haslop, two brothers, Walter and Melvin (Beth), many nieces, nephews and friends. Predeceased by his granddaughter Jolain, two brothers Eric and Edward and his first wife Marie.

A celebration of Norman’s life will take place on Friday, March 30th, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Evergreen Funeral Chapel, 16204 Fort Road, Edmonton.

Inurnment and a reception will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Cremation has already taken place. A Celebration of Norman’s Life will be held in the Sorrento area at a later date.

The family cannot express in words the gratitude they feel for the compassionate care Norm received while in the ICU at the Kamloops Hospital and Salmon Arm Hospital.

Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC, 1212 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V2 or to the Brithish Columbia Lung Association, 2675 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 2K2 To view the book of condolences, please visit www.evergreenmemorial.com EVERGREEN FUNERAL CHAPEL & RECEPTION CENTRE, CEMETERY & CREMATION CENTRE 780-472-9019

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BAUN, NIKOLAUS 1931 - 2012 It is with deep sadness and regret we announce the passing of Nick Baun on the morning of March 23, 2012 in his home with his loving wife of 50 years Bruni, at his side.

Nick is also survived by their daughter Barbara (Rick), grandsons Nikolaus and Nathan, his brother Vic (Ruth), sisters Alexandra (Dieter) and Natalie (Alex) as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Nick was a builder/developer by trade, an avid golfer and always up for a good game of pool or cards with friends. He enjoyed travelling at home and abroad.

For about 30 years Nick was an active member of the Chase Lions Club.

A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in the Loft Restaurant Banquet Room; friends are welcome to help us celebrate his life.

Special thank you to the nurses of Chase Community Care, the care aides from Interior Health Home Support and Dr. Jill Calder.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Nick’s name may be made to the ALS Society of BC, 1233 13351 Commerce Parkway, Richmond, BC, V6V 2X7.

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LES HENRY PETERS Les Henry Peters, age 80 years, April 7, 1931 – March 22, 2012 passed away peacefully with family by his side, at Salmon Arm Hospital. He was predeceased by his wife Beverley and is survived by son Greg, daughter in-law Donna, grandchildren Justin & Lindsay, brother Orville and sister Verna. He will be dearly missed by family & friends in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver & Salmon Arm. Les was an ex-navy sea dog with character, charm and a bit of a bite. He always wore his heart on his sleeve. He was the type of guy who would say...in lieu of flowers buy stock in the Blackhawks!! Les loved Salmon Arm and over the past 17 years truly appreciated all the support and friends he made. gone but never forgotten...

Arrangements entrusted to FISCHER’S FUNERAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. EMAIL condolences and share memories at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

LEO GOETTING Carl Leo Goetting passed away on the evening of Sunday April 01, 2012. After some years of struggle and a short stay in the Shuswap Lake General Hospital, his ending was peaceful.

Leo was the 5th of 6 children born to Bill and Della Goetting of Moose Jaw, SK; after Della’s early passing he was raised by his father Bill and Aunt, Mary McIvor.

In Leo’s teens, the family moved to Castlegar, BC. While already very active in sports, it was while singing in the high school choir that Leo met the woman of his dreams, Louise. The two went on to study at U.B.C. in Vancouver. They married in 1960, and moved to the Shuswap where Leo took up teaching at J.L. Jackson.

While Leo majored in History and Geography, within a few years he was teaching full time Phys Ed. He was very involved in sports; he coached many students in track and field and cross country running and led the J.L. Jackson girls’ basketball team to winning a long string of provincial championships in the 1960’s.

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Angie, He is survived by his brother Roy and eldest daughter, Lynn.

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HILDA TOHMS Passed peacefully in Maple Ridge, B.C. on March 24, 2012. Hilda resided for many years in Sorrento and Salmon Arm, B.C. before moving to Maple Ridge. She is survived by her loving son Greg and Loraine Tohms, daughter Heather Tohms and granddaughter Tanya Tohms. Hilda was born in Saskatchewan and is survived by her remaining brothers and sisters, many relatives and friends.

Hilda worked for years at Riverview Hospital before retiring to the Shuswap.

Hilda had a wonderful, positive attitude towards life and was admired by all who knew her.

No funeral by request.

HADLEY, NANCY Nancy (Best) Hadley passed away peacefully at Piccadilly Care Centre, in Salmon Arm, on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 with family at her bedside.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5th Avenue Activity Centre, 170 - 5th Avenue, Salmon Arm, on Saturday afternoon, April 7, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers a donation, in Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, may be made to the Shuswap Hospital Foundation, Box 265 Salmon Arm, B.C., V1E 4N3.

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STRENGTHENING FAMILIES TOGETHER WORKSHOP This FREE 6 week (one night per week) workshop helps family members and friends of individuals with mental illness, understand and support their loved one while maintaining their own well-being.

Topics include: information about mental illnesses, coping and communication skills, problem solving, medications and treatments, how to support your loved one, selfcare and emotional support.

Date: April 11-May 16, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Tuesdays, 6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:15 p.m.

Location: Salmon Arm, B.C. Participants must pre-register before April 10, 2012, call Donna at (250) 832-2170 ext. 206 or email: salmonarm@bcss.org.

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If you are an employer in Salmon Arm, we are here to help. We tailor our services to meet your needs and help you find the best fit for your business.

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HOST AN Event for BC Annual Arts and Culture Week! April 22-28, arts councils & schools across BC are hosting inspiring arts events. www.bcartsweek.org

Information Gortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yogurt

$5.99 - 750g Sale ends April 6

WorkBC Employment Services Centre Salmon Arm 101-310 Hudson Avenue NE | 250.804.4770 | www.WorkBC-SalmonArm.com

Presented by Mental Illness Family Supprt & Info Centre, sponsored

by BC Schizophrenia Society, Interior Health and Province of B.C.

JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Ski Shack is open daily until March 18th. Open March 23-25. Always open by appt. Rentals by prior arrangement (250)832-3457 â&#x20AC;&#x153;LOWER INSURANCE COSTSâ&#x20AC;?

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The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

24/7 â&#x20AC;˘ anonymous â&#x20AC;˘ conďŹ dential â&#x20AC;˘ in your language

YOUTH AGAINST VIOLENCE LINE

1-800-680-4264

EMAIL: info@youthagainstviolence.com

Stand up.

Be heard.

Get help.

Lost & Found FOUND; Glasses in a glass case in front of Pharmasave brand name Proteck 250-8339925 FOUND: Kids 13â&#x20AC;? bike near 12th St and Foothill SW Call to ID 250-833-1399 FOUND: Pair of steel rim prescription glasses at Sunnybrae Canoe Pt. Rd. at the log boom. 250-835-8842 LOST: SET of keys with 50th Anniversary Credit Union Keychain with a bottle opener that says â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tally-Ho Nanaimo, BCâ&#x20AC;?

250-833-1527 Reward

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Business Opportunities

Business Opportunities

Education/Trade Schools

HOME BASED BUSINESSWe need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry.

High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com

APPLY NOW: Pennywise Scholarship For Women to attend Journalism certificate course at Langara College in Vancouver. Deadline May 30, 2012.

More information: www.bccommunitynews.com

HUNTING Firearms Safety courses. C.O.R.E. & P.A.L. required for Hunting/Firearms Licences. Call Trevor Holmes at (250)832-4105 www.huntingandfirearms.com

Employment Business Opportunities $294+ DAILY Mailing Postcards! Easy! Guaranteed Legit Work! www.ThePostcardGuru.com $20-$60/Hr Using Your Computer! www.FreeJobPosition.com Overnight Cash To Your Doorstep! www.CashGiftingBucks.com More Amazing Opportunities Visit: www.LegitCashJobs.com

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS to Every Hunter in BC! Advertise in The BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis 2012-2014 publication.

Increased circulation 250,000 copies! Tremendous Reach, Two Year Edition!

Contact Annemarie at 1 800 661 6335 or hunt@blackpress.ca FOR LEASE: Hairdressing & Esthetician shop at Blind Bay Market Place. Set up & ready to go. Call (250)804-6132

Help Wanted

LIKE DECORATING, cooking or entertaining? Need extra money? Become a Consultant and turn your passion into extra earnings! Canadian company expanding in this area!

Visit www.everydaystyle.com for free information.

Terrific career opportunity outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Experience Needed!! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 wks. vacation & benefits pkg.

Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time Valid License with air brake endorsement. High School Diploma or GED. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver DO NOT FILL IN CITY or STATE

Columbia Shuswap Regional District

AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available.

CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 1(877)818-0783.

Help Wanted

Farm Workers ADVENTURE + Agriculture = Agriventure! Live & work on European, United Kingdom, Australian, New Zealand or Japanese agricultural/horticultural operations.

Depart in spring, summer or fall for 4-12 months or more. 1-888-5984415. www.agriventure.com

Help Wanted Local Vernon Paving Company • Paver Operator • Screedman mid-April start Fax resumes to 250.545.4599 Email to rboysltd@shaw.ca Licensed Hair and make up artist for: Boudoir Studio and Salon Contact Randy or Crystal 250-832-2238

Summer Student Employment Program (2 positions available) The CSRD is now accepting applications for full-time, temporary, summer student positions to assist the Planning and the Environment and Engineering Departments.

THE POSITIONS: Planning Student (1 position) • assist in gathering property data to be used in the creation of a Zoning Bylaw for Electoral Area D and Area F. • organizes the data collected and input into the GIS. Environment and Engineering Student (1 position) • assist with the implementation of Phytoremediation Plan at the Salmon Arm Landfill.

• manage the poplar tree plantation, the irrigation system.

• prepare an end term report documenting tree growth rates, irrigation rates and leachate uptake.

• conduct refuse audits and provide information to the public.

For more information about these positions visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca Duration of Positions: • Early May to late August 2012 • Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

To apply, send your resume and cover letter, indicating the position you have applied for, no later than 4:00 PM (PST) on Friday, April 20th, 2012 to: Colleen Goodey, Administrative/HR Assistant Columbia Shuswap Regional District 781 Marine Park Drive NE Box 978 SALMON ARM, BC, V1E 4P1 Telephone: (250) 833-5922 Fax: (250) 832-9774 E-mail: cgoodey@csrd.bc.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Help Wanted

Trades, Technical

Join the FamilyThe Burger Family!

SEEKING new team members to join our Store. Positions available are Grocery/Warehouse, Bakery Position & Evening Deli/Cook. Must have experience, be energetic & enthusiastic to work in our fast paced environment. Please bring resume in to: Blind Bay Village Grocer, 2798 Balmoral Rd., Blind Bay, BC V0E 1H1 WANTED ASAP Qualified Early Childhood Educators 20-40 hrs/week Exp an asset up to 8 children 0-6yrs. please send resume with your brief philosophy on ECE. To: Salmon Arm Observer Box #1501 171 Shuswap St.

Apply today – We want to hear from you!

looking to fill the following positions:

Education/Trade Schools

Help Wanted

Sicamous A&W is looking for daytime kitchen staff please apply in person at 913 Maclean and McPherson Rd, Sicamous. 250836-2762.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - Vernon SolidWorks, AutoCAD & CNC programming. Marine Industry Knowledge.

Creativity and technical skills.

Effective communication.

Manage projects to completion. See www.harbercraft.com for details.

DRIVERS WANTED:

Employment

At A&W we offer flexible hours, competitive wages, and a great team!

Career Opportunities

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Employment

SURVEY CREW CHEIF AND FIELD ASSISTANT Pin Point Surveying Ltd has Full Time Crew Chief and Field Assistant Positions available immediately.

Based out of our Salmon Arm Office, all candidates should hold a valid driver’s license and be physically fit.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted Resumes can be faxed to (250) 832- 0084 or Emailed to randy@pinpointsurveying.com

BOAT & RV Repair. Detailing, autobody & fiberglass exp. an asset but will train. F/T, large clean shop. Send resume: MarineRV@shaw.ca or fax (250)833-1164 Salmon Arm CITY OF Yellowknife. Lifeguard/Instructor. We are seeking an experienced individual to be a Lifeguard/Instructor.

Refer to: www.yellowknife.ca for the required qualifications.

Submit resumes by April 13, 2012, quoting competition 602-106U to: Human Resources Division, City of Yellowknife, P.O. Box 580, YK, NT, X1A 2N4. Fax to: (867) 6693471. Email: hr@yellowknife.ca LINE Cook/Prep Cook, experience a asset. Resumes to be avail. at interview. Please contact Barry@ Carri’s Restaurant Centenoka Park Mall MARDEN AUTO HAULING LTD. a Salmon Arm based small trucking company.

Seeking Heavy Duty Mechanic Welding, hydraulic exp necessary Own tools. Competitive wages, Class1 driver, towing carrier, exp. an asset. Resume/abstract. fax 250-8040680, email: patlabr@telus.net MEAT Processing plant is looking for experienced slaughter person, start immediately. Must have HALAL slaughter capability & experience. Send resume Attention Rob to: rivmeats@telus.net RELIEF Milker requ’d for a 60 cow dairy herd in Deep Creek work schedule is 2-3 days/ week. Exp req’d. responsibilities will include milking feeding and caring for the main herd some tractor work 250-546-6158

SALMON ARM GM QUICKLUBE is now accepting applications for Service/QuickLube Consultant and Shuttle Driver/Detailer Email resume to: mikeg@salmonarmgm.com

The Adams Lake Division is located between Salmon Arm and Kamloops in the beautiful Shuswap region of British Columbia. In 2009 the Adams Lake operation successfully commissioned a new sawmill and is now a leader in safety, ef¿ciency and high value production. Those interested in joining this team must be safety leaders and must be ready to thrive in a fast paced, team oriented environment.

Reporting to the Divisional Accountant, key responsibilities include: • bi-weekly hourly payroll processing • hourly bene¿t administration • HR communications and support work • various data entry including AP/AR The successful candidate will have: • Strong interpersonal, time management and multitasking skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Solid computer skills – MS of¿ce suite, payroll systems, accounting systems • Basic accounting knowledge • Attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines We offer a competitive salary and bene¿t package. If you believe that you have the skills and quali¿cations that we are looking for, your resume can be emailed in con¿dence

by March 31, 2012 to: Darlene.Bordin@interfor.com As only short list candidates will be contacted, we thank you in advance for your interest.

CARE AIDES “Pride In Caring” Is AdvoCare Health Services Philosophy If you are looking for an opportunity to make a difference and be part of a company that is expanding its network, we are currently recruiting 2 Care Aides to work on a casual basis, at Piccadilly Care Centre in SALMON ARM. The ideal candidate will have a min. of 2 years’ experience as a Care Aide, must be registered with the BC CARE AIDE REGISTRY and have a registration # to be considered.

To apply please email: Jenni.Hicks@ advocarehealth.com or apply online at: www.advocarehealth.com

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services SICAMOUS B.C. Joe Schmucks Roadhouse Hiring for all positions E-mail Resume to elton.schmucks@telus.net or in person before noon or between 2pm-4pm (M-F) SUMMER CAMP COOK Mabel Lake east of Enderby June, July & August, weekends off. Cabin provided. Post resume/inquiries to: maccamp @shaw.ca by April 21.

Income Opportunity EARN EXTRA Cash! - P/T, F/T Immediate openings. Easy computer work, others positions are available. Can be done from home. No experience needed. www.hwc-bc.com

Medical/Dental Dental Assistant required Reply to Dr. Harvey Thompson, #22-665 Front St., Quesnel, BC V2J5J5. 250-992-3771

Trades, Technical

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR/HR ASSISTANT International Forest Products Limited, Adams Lake Division is seeking a Payroll Administrator/HR assistant to join our team.

Home Care/Support

Salmon Arm

seeking FT/PT Front desk agent/housekeeper Must be able to work weekends.

Apply with resume.

2401 T.C. Hwy, Salmon Arm

SHUSWAP LODGE is seeking hard working, compassionate, flexible, casual support staff worker. Must be available to work night shift please apply in person to: 200 TC Hwy. Attn.

Lisa Lawson

CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters.

Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and northern Alberta.

Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work;

john@raidersconcrete.com

Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780444-7103.

Help Wanted

HIRING LEASE OPERATORS • • • • •

Flat Deck Division Expanding Home weekends Competitive Compensation Pension Plan and Benefits Tractor Purchase Option Min 2 Years Super B Experience.

Please Send Abstract and Resume to: Fax – Attn: Shane 250-573-5157 Email – szulyniak@arrow.ca Phone # 250-377-5390

Build Your Career With us MAINTENANCE MANAGER Meadow Lake, SK • Focus on Safety Performance • Industry Leader in World Markets • Competitive Compensation Package • Sustainable Business Practices • Progressive Enviro.

Do you thrive in a dynamic & challenging environment with opportunities for continuous growth and development?

We want to hear from you.....

Apply online today & build your career with us!

www.tolko.com HHDI RECRUITING is hiring on behalf of Baker Hughes Baker Hughes Alberta based oilfield services company is currently hiring;

DRIVER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS & SERVICE SUPERVISORS Class 1 or 3 License required.

Drivers

HD MECHANICS 3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CVIP License to work in Whitecourt and Hinton, AB. Please call 250-718-3330 or Fax: 1-888-679-0759 For more information or send your resume & current drivers abstract to: driverclass1@shaw.ca

Work Wanted LANDSCAPE Gardener for Hire All aspects of gardening: -Spring/Fall cleanup -Planting & moving of plants -Weeding/gen. weekly maint.

-Top dressing/soil amendment -Yard waste, dump runs -Veg garden planting & maint.

Contact Coleen (250)832-7260

LARKSPUR SERVICES Treework, pruning, shaping, Free estimates Orchardist with Horticulture background

(250)517-7429

Services

Health Products HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Start today call 1-800854-5176.

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Pets & Livestock

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Real Estate

Acreage for Sale

Commercial/ Industrial Property

Esthetics Services

Home Improvements

Feed & Hay

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

PERMANENT Laser Hair reduction. Call for a free consultation. Sada (250)832-4266 Shuswap Laser Clinic or email: sada@sunwave.net

ALL HOME RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS. Free estimates.

Call Gary(250)253-4663

EXCELLENT Quality grass hay and grass alfalfa mix hay.

No rain barn stored $4-$6 bale. Straw $5 bale.

250835-4748 or 250-833-9595

2 SHEDS 16ft $1200 and 8ft,$900 Leather Sofa,$500 2 desks computer/wood, 4 horse troughs, blue and white landscape rocks, bricks, rails, posts, misc. From $1-$95 250835-2052

PTi1 Segway, personal transporter, Need wheels? Get mobile! Save those steps at home, on the job. Used 2yrs. $4500. obo Cell (250)5179552 or (250)832-3615

CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs?

Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991.

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT

Financial Services DROWNING IN Debt? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements.

Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation. Toll Free 1 877-5563500 www.mydebtsolution.com GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple.

Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com PROPERTY purchase and sales • Subdivisions & easements • Affidavits & declarations • Wills & power’s of attorney • Notorial services.

Experience you can rely on.

Call Zoe Stevens Notary Corporation (250)803-8883 email: www.zoestevens.ca

Business/Office Service DENIED CANADA Pensioplan disability benefits?

The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca

Handypersons HANDYMAN FOR HIRE Reliable semi-retired gentleman will do any household fix-its.

(250)675-3456 email: millwright94@hotmail.com

Irrigation/Sprinkler Systems CLEAN CUT RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS Home reno’s and repairs, Irrigation design and install Spring Start up and service Licensed & insured Frank Cell 250-515-3637 250-832-8153

Misc Services FOOTCARE AVAILABLE AT LAKESIDE MANOR

By Elaine Gale of Pedicare Junction.

For appointment call 1-250-837-2242 or 1-250-814-4337 SHUSWAP BBQ & Catering offers southern bbq for all occasions. Check out our website at www.shuswapbbq.com or call (250)803-8712

Painting & Decorating

Pet Services NEW LAKESIDE GROOMING Certified with over 20yrs. experience. In home one on one care & service. No cages.

Hand drying only. By appointment only. (250)832-8845

Pets 3 male Shit-tzu Bechon cross puppies, 10wks old, multi-colored, $350. (250)835-8616 Havanese & Bichon Pups available, good disposition, family oriented, first shots, dewormed, micro chipped for Identification. For more info and pricing call 250-832-4923 or email: rleech@telus.net N&T CANINE CARE Daycare, boarding, grooming.

Visit our webpage: www.nandtcaninecare.ca 250-835-0136 With Dignity & Understanding.

N&T PET CREMATION SERVICES call 250-835-0136

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Merchandise for Sale

& Commercial • Interior/Exterior

HUGE RANCH & Farm Equipment Auction. Saturday April 14, 11am for Allan Smashnuk at 6188 Vla Road, Chase BC, Tractors, Haying Equipment, Livestock Equipment, Welding Equipment, etc. Phone: BC Livestock (250)573-3939

Auctions

• Wallpapering • Drywall Repair • Professional Workmanship • Seniors Discounts

For Free Estimate call Lorraine

Cell 833-8009 Home 836-4154

$300 & Under

Serving Sicamous & Area for 20+ Years

FOUR Firestone summer tires, complete with Aluminum rims from ‘05 Honda P195/60/R15 (4 lugnuts). Best offer. 3 car mats avail. as well. (250)8330406

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay

$400 & Under

14-800LB round bales $25.

55 lb. Square bales $3.50 Grindrod 250-832-4160 A horse quality orchardgrass, $5, & other quality $2-4/bale Al Fritzel (250)832-9070 3RD CROP grass silage approx 300 tons 250-546-6158 Alfalfa Grass, square bales, no rain, stored in shed, $6/bale (250)558-5430 BLAND’S Farm Sales. Extra clean wheat straw phone(250)832-6615 (250)833-2449. Pick-up/del EXCELLENT 2nd crop Grass Hay, Barn stored, no rain 250546-6158

Financial Services

Garage Sales CHASE 1201 Okanagan Ave. Apr 7-Apr 14 9am-2pm Furn, tools, and numerous Misc items. 250-679-8199

Misc. for Sale 6’ Deli Display Cooler. New fan, new pressure switch,just serviced. Good Working Cond.

250-675-4323 Days 250-6753502 Eves.

Financial Services

FULL SIZE Commercial gas pizza oven great shape $2750 OBO 250-804-4940 **HOME PHONE Reconnect** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid long distance specials! Feature package specials! Referral program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect!

1-866-287-1348.

www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT

WELL Rotted garden manure, Top soils & bark mulch. Phone Stanley Bland (250)832-6615 or (250)833-2449

Misc. Wanted LOCAL Coin Collector, looking to buy collections, Mint & Proof sets, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins Etc. Any amount. Please Call Chad at 250-863-3082.

MOTORCYCLE and Skidoo Apparel and accessories, Cd’s and DVD’s, video games, consoles, Ipods, Amps, Fishing equipment/gear, tools. Call 250-814-4337

Debt troubles? Get your financial life back.

Excavating & Drainage

Excavating & Drainage

DAN DEGLAN EXCAVATING Professionally Beautifying Properties for Over 27 Years.

• Rock Walls • Utility Services • Site Prep • Terracing • Drainage • Pools

www.dandeglan.com 981 - 16th Street N.E., Salmon Arm V1E 2V2

250-832-0707

Garden & Lawn

Garden & Lawn

REIMER’S FARM SERVICE • Bark Mulch • Shavings • Sawdust

We Deliver

250-260-0110 or 804-3030

• Shavings, Sawdust, Bark Mulch, Wood Chips (bulk/ mini bags) • Well Rotted Manure • Soils • Extra Clean Wheat Straw

Misc Services

old gal says “GIT ‘ER DONE!”

CARPENTER/HANDYMAN Available

Stop struggling with debt.

CALL 1.877.898.2580

Trustees in Bankruptcy & Proposal Administrators Suite 100-2903 35th Avenue, Vernon 320-1620 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna (Resident Office)

or visit

MNPdebt.ca Dean Prentice, Trustee

2BDRM apt., avail. Apr 1, 191-4St. SE, NS, NP, $795/mo. (250)804-9627

A Must See! For Appt. to view call (250)675-4626

Pet Services

Pet Services

PET GROOMING With ROBIN

Monday to Friday

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

Misc. for Sale

Misc Services

Call 1.877.898.2580

Apt/Condos for Sale

For Sale By Owner 5 KM to Revelstoke Mountain Resort. 0.565ac. unique lot.

DUPLEX zoned. $259,000 Negotiable. (250) 515-3772 CUSTOM BUILT HOME 2400sqft. of living space plus double garage & workshop, 3bdrm., 2.5baths, large kitchen with lots of cabinets situated on .42acre backing on to the 12th fairway at Shuswap Lake Estates in Blind Bay.

271A Trans-Can. Hwy. N.E. (across from KFC) • 250-832-0604

Stanley Bland 832-6615 or 833-2449

FREE CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION

149,900

BAYS For lease and also licensed restaurant 97BHwy 250-832-3829

Appointments necessary.

PICK-UP OR DELIVERY

Financial Services

$

Ice Cream

Island Farms Classic $3.99 - 1.65l sale ends April 6

lRMaSnALdES’s B FA

YARD PRUNING SPRING SPECIAL Tree/Shrub Pruning.

40 years professional exp.

Complimentary Consultations and estimates.

Serving the Shuswap.

Salmon Arm, Sicamous and Enderby Call 250-517-0634

Your financial future starts with a free confidential consultation.

FAST RELIEF the First Night!!

Restless leg Syndrome and leg cramps gone. Sleep soundly, safe with medication, Proven results. 1-800-7658660. www.allcalm.com

OFFICE desks, file cabinets, misc supplies, 1 china cabinet 8’ in 3 sections 250-463-9647

HELPING HANDS is back.

Avail. for your spring jobs.

Gardening, pressure wash, window wash, painting, fencing, dump runs, home repair & reno’s. Reasonable rates. Free est. call Jim @ (250)803-0019

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DIY STEEL Building deals!

Many sizes and models. Make an offer on clearance buildings today and save thousands of dollars. Free brochure - 1-800668-5111 ext. 170.

Turtle Valley Small Acreage Bring your house and your horse!

Awesome 3.4 acres on the corner of Bailey and Heitman Rd. Drilled well in place, approx. .9 ac cleared ready for building, very easy access, under 15 mins. to Chase.

Lyn Riley, Riley & Associates Realty Ltd. 250-318-1289

Grumpy Old Man • Building Projects • Home Improvements • Repairs, Renovations • Too many years experience fixing old houses • Local References

250 833-5668

Misc. for Sale

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Real Estate Houses For Sale

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Real Estate

Homes for Rent

Suites, Lower

Suites, Upper

2BDRM Cottage on a fishing lake in Turtle Valley, Chase Avail Apr 1, 1 yr. Lease 250679-3950 2BDRM newer home DT Salmon Arm Avail May 1 Working single or couple NS Laundry $1000/mo. + util ref’s & DD (250)833-4618 2-bdrm plus attic house close to lake in Canoe. (Salmon Arm) large fenced yard close to bus stop Avail Immed. $950, (250)546-8129 3BDRM main floor. 1st mo. rent & DD of $450. req’d, 10 min from town $900/mo.

(250)675-4379 (250)833-4525.

4BDRM., 3bath, Sherwood Forest near college & amenities, avail. May 1, responsible, Non smokers, refs $1200/mo.util. (250)803-6105 BLIND Bay 2Bdrm semi lakefront Avail Apr 15/May 1 pets neg. $750/mo 250-319-6366 CHASE: 2bdrm small house on large lot w/ fruit trees ideal for elderly couple or single person ref’s req., avail. immed (250)981-1757 COZY 3bdrm., den, fenced yard, walk to town, covered deck, single car garage, NS, heathersinclair@live.ca Avail May 1 Pets negotiable $1200.

GREAT location! Lovely 3 bdrm upper level of home. Fully reno’d, fenced yard, close to rec center, college & schools.

Lots of storage & parking, avail Apr 1st - $1300/mth incl util. Call Cyndi 250.804.3342 New 3-bdrm home, Avail Apr 1, in Enderby, incl appl, a/c, f/p, lawn care, 2-car garage & much more. $1475/mo incl util n/p, n/s, (250)550-4096 NICE 1700 sq ft mobile on 2 acres. 3brm, 1 bath, lrg deck, lrg addition, 5 newer appl, wood stove. Horses, pets ok.

Horse shelter/hay shed, access to trails. $ 1000/mo + util.

NS. DD + refs reqd. 25 min S of SA. 250 379 2614.

SEMI beachfront top flr. house $900/mo. 2bdrm., lrg deck, 1100sq.ft, internet, W/D/DW, dock, 10 min. from Tappen, NS, NP, ref’s req’d. (604)6121715 or (604)861-6254

Lakeveiw 2-bdrm ground level suite, avail. Apr.1, walk to town, basic cable incl. util. extra.

NS/NP, DD req’d, $800/mo. 250-832-6684

WHITE Lake: bachelor suite, f/s, w/d, f/p, all in., $600/mo.

(250)803-4632 leave msg.

FOR Rent: updated 2bdrm mobile on 20 acres, Grandview Bench area. Set up for horses, detached shop, 3 stall barn, paddocks, fenced, avail. immed., (1-250)862-6249

Apt/Condo for Rent 1 BDRM apt avail Apr 1 in town quiet secure heat incl.

Adults No pets $650/mo 250833-4726 1 BDRM. grd flr across fr City Hall adult, N/S, pets neg, $690/mo 250-833-0420 or 250-804-4414 2BDRM, 2bath, Cambridge Court, gas FP, $1000/mo + util (inc gas & water) NS, NP, (250)675-2385 2BDRM close to downtown, NS, NP, $795/mo., hot water included (250)955-0774 AVAILABLE immediately, spacious 2bdrm. apt., downtown SA, $850/mo., +DD & ref’s, (250)307-2431

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Bright, spacious 1 & 2 bedroom apartments Close to town, family owned & operated newer apartment buildings.

Includes F/S/DW/AC/HW NS, NP. Available March 1 $720 & $825 respectively (250)803-1694 DANBURY MANOR 791 Okanagan Ave. 1bdrm., $650.

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suites in quiet adult NS, NP, seniors/professional building close to all amenities. Avail now 1 bdrm, and 2 Bdrm Unfurn. 1 Bdrm , 1 Bdrm + Den Furnished. Views McGuire Park and Shuswap Lake $795-$845/mo plus hydro.

Ref req’d 250-833-9148 LARGE 1bdrm apt. $695/mo Salmon Arm near Down Town, N/S, N/P. (1-250)955-0774

Commercial/ Industrial 1350 SQ. FT. retail or office space Downtown location 250307-2431 1-3 Bay-Light Industrial in downtown SA. Prime area between two malls. Zoned C-3.

Terms negotiable. (250)5153772 or (250)832-8220 DOWNTWN Office in light industrial park. $495/478 sq. ft.

2 rooms + bthrm. Parking, incl triple net & elec. Rent neg. Sq. ft. approx. (250) 515-3772 or (250) 832-8220

Cottages / Cabins 2BDRM furnished cabin, NE SA, 1.5bath, $950/mo inc. util cable avail now (250)833-0373 ENDERBY Cute cabin, Forest Grove MHP, 1bdrm., N/S (250)838-6041

Misc for Rent 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath + Den in Cedar Heights

3 Bedroom, 2 Bath on 18th Street

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath condo, close to malls

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Townhouses SHUSWAP RIDGE Quality Townhomes in Salmon Arm. Great location 2751 15 Ave NE Near high school. 3 styles.

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Mobile Homes & Parks

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Modular Homes 2BDRM trailer in Tappen. $700/mo Avail April 1st NP NS Ref’s req’d. (250)835-4480 CHASE 2Bdrm 2 bath 5 appl NP NS DD and Ref’s req Adult oriented. Avail Apr 15 250679-3359

Homes for Rent 2-2Bdrm Houses, in Salmon Arm Close to school and store 250-832-3829

Pasture YEAR round horse boarding.

Reasonable prices. Avail. May 1, Tappen (250)835-8537 (250)253-4935

LEVEL entry, 800sqft., 1bdrm, newer building, F/S/DW/W/D, $875/mo. incl. gas & hydro.

Call Lyle (250)833-6097 NEWLY renovated 1,100 sq.ft daylight basement suite, town & mall close. A real must see! $1,100/mo. incl. util. Available now. 1 yr.lease.

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Room and board. Single or Double Private bdrm, living room, bath inc. sat. TV, wifi, (250)804-5545 SUITS Senior all appl, util incl 1 block to DT pte entr $550/mo 250-833-4860

Suites, Upper 3 bdrm, up 2 Bdrm down 2 bath close to school, arena, Pool & College, NS NP, Avail.

May 1. $1000 (250)833-6232

Townhouses 2BDRM., downtown SA, W/D, F/S, DW, AC $875/mo., DD, NS, NP, avail. April 15th, ref’s req., (250)832-6991 2 bdrm ground level Townhouse, Salmon Arm, harbourfront, excellent condition, all appliances, covered parking, adult oriented, N/S, N/P, $850 250-803-0019

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Transportation

GLENEDEN: 2bdrm. dw, w/d, gas fp, garage, storage, N/S, N/P, $1000/mo util inc. avail Feb 1 (250)832-5484

Auto Accessories/Parts

Lots

V6 Chrysler Van Motor good running order. 250-832-3829

Corbett Lake Building Sites The Corbett Lake Country Inn is being reconfigured to offer 21 purchasers the opportunity to acquire a building site or an existing rustic cabin on the picturesque and private 70-acre Corbett Lake property. Located in the Nicola Valley, this lake is privately stocked and well known for its trophy fishing. This is a share offering.

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2 Bedrm., 2 Bath. Fully furnished condo, lake view, 5 appl., single garage, N/S, N/P. $ #8-2802 Henstridge Road, Sorrento 950/mo.

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2 Bdrm. Walk in Suite, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. Utilities incl. $ 2486 Eagle Bay Rd., Blind Bay 950/mo.

2 Bedrm., 1 Bath Upper Floor Lakeview house. 5 appliances, large deck. N/S, N/P. $ 2622 Blind Bay Road 900/mo.

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Rooms for Rent ROOMS Avail in Enderby. $300-375. Incl access to kitchen area, and laundry facilities.

509 Mill Ave. right DT 1 block from the traffic light. 250-8380587 for details.

Suites, Lower 1BDRM. Hillcrest area, NS, NP, No Drugs, No Parties $675/mo. inc. util, avail.

Immed. (250)833-7809 1BDRM HILLCREST: Level entry, util. Wifi and cable incl., laundry, NS, NP, avail. immed. $650/mo. (250)832-2052 1or 2bdrm Fr/St WD in town garage Suits single $750/mo NS NP Cat OK. 250-833-5555 2Bdrm (Larger) S Canoe. NS, $900. mth incl utilities.

(250) 832-0013 2BDRM., W/D, No Pets, NS, near college, $800/mo. inc gas & hydro (250)832-8962 BACH suite Avail Apr 1. Private entrance. $600/mo incl. util. F&S. 1 person only. Close to DT and College. ref’s please Call BRAD 1-877-832-2723 BEAUTIFUL 2 bed walk out suite. Garden avail, inside storage. Rm & Brd for horses avail. Tappen (250)835-8537 (250)253-4935 BLIND Bay, 1100sqft, 2bdrm, 2 bath, appls, shared laundry, fenced yard, sundeck, lakeview, private entrance. $900/mo, NS, NP, DD + utilities (250)253-7865 BLIND Bay: newer 1bdrm basement suite, $600. inc util & satellite NP(1-250)675-5068 CHASE: 2bdrm newly decorated N/S, N/P, W/D, heat included. $700/mo + DD. Refs req. Adult oriented (250)679-8578 (250)319-3706 DAYLIGHT 1bdrm. suite, level entry, parking, large kit., lots of storage, SW SA on bus rte., cable/util/int incl., refs req’d, pets neg., $789/mo Rent neg.

NS, No Parties (250)515-2343 R/MATE wanted. Male or Female. Sep. ent. Private livng area. Blind Bay (250)463-9647

Everyone deserves a beautiful place they can call home. Shuswap real estate agents firmly believe in that and will strive to make it happen for you and your family. Check out their ads in our real estate section and call any of them today and make your dreams come true!

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The Okanagan Regional Library is requesting bids from qualified janitorial firms for weekly cleaning of the Silver Creek Library Branch located at 921 Salmon River Road, Salmon Arm. Interested parties may pick up the list of cleaning duties from the Library branch or by e-mailing Don Nettleton Financial Manager at dnettleton@orl.bc.ca All bids, which must include the monthly rate, past experience and references, must be received by no later than 12 PM April 19, 2012 to dnettleton@orl. bc.ca or mailed to D. Nettleton, 1430 KLO RD, Kelowna, B.C. V1W 3P6 .

The Library reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to accept the bid that it feels best meets the needs of the Library.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Canadian Pacific Railway Company of Vancouver BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Southern Service Region – Thompson Okanagan Service Centre, Crown Land Adjudication office, for a Crown Grant for expansion of an existing railway siding covering unsurveyed Crown land adjacent to Section 18, Township 21, Range 8, W6M, Kamloops Division Yale District situated on Provincial Crown land located in the vicinity of Sicamous.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 3412493. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Crown Land Adjudication at 441 Columbia St, Kamloops BC V2C 2T3.

Comments will be received by MFLNRO until April 19, 2012. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http:// www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/ index.jsp Search Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to be public upon request.

Proposed Railway RW Acquisition – Area 2 (approx. 0.198 Ha) Proposed Railway RW Acquisition – Area 1 (approx. 0.204 Ha)

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REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGAN 9848 Aberdeen Road, Coldstream, BC V1B 2K9 Phone: 250-550-3700 / Fax: 250-550-3701 www.rdno.ca

PUBLIC NOTICE DISPOSITION OF ASSET

Call Brenda or Lisa at 250-832-8053 Toll Free 1-888-832-8053

Recreational/Sale

1988 23’ Prowler 5th Wheel.

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2009 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Silverado, chromed fender tips, engine bar, passing lamps mint cond., only 4300kms, $8100 obo. (250)832-3855

1978 Vanguard 18.5ft. tandem trailer, everything works, F/S, furnace, bathroom, very good shape $1500. obo (250)8364720

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Sex and the Kitty A single unspayed cat can produce 470,000 offspring in just seven years. Sadly, most of them end up abandoned at BC SPCA shelters or condemned to a grim life on the streets. Be responsible - don’t litter.

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Pursuant to Section 187(3) of the Local Government Act, Notice is hereby given that the Regional District of North Okanagan [RDNO] wishes to dispose of an old heritage barn located at 3691 Powerhouse Road, Spallumcheen, BC through moving the building off-site, or by deconstruction to salvage most of the wood and other material. Proposals will be accepted at the following address, or by email, up to 4:00 p.m. local time, Friday, April 27, 2012: Attention: Nicole Kohnert, P.Eng. 9848 Aberdeen Road, Coldstream, BC V1B 2K9 nicole.kohnert@rdno.ca Phone: 250-550-3741 Proposals shall include full contact information, a full and detailed description of the project and timeframe to complete the project, and all costs or benefits to the RDNO. Disposal of material must be minimized.

Please register your interest by contacting Nicole Kohnert before April 18 so that an on-site meeting can be arranged.

Tenders

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Columbia Shuswap Regional District INVITATION TO TENDER REFUSE/RECYCLING HAULING - SALMON ARM WASTE SHED The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is inviting tenders for the orderly transfer of refuse from Seymour Arm, Scotch Creek, Skimikin, Glenemma and Falkland to the Salmon Arm Refuse Disposal Site and the orderly transfer of compacted recyclables from the Salmon Arm Recycling Reload Facility to the Cascades Recovery Inc. processing facility in Kelowna, BC. Tenders clearly marked “Refuse/Recycling Hauling – Salmon Arm Waste Shed”, will be accepted until 2 PM local time on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the offices of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, P.O. Box 978, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P1.

Tender documents and further information are available on-line at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District website at www.csrd.bc.ca, on the BC Bid website at www.bcbid.gov. bc.ca, and at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District at the above address during regular office hours.

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the rights to accept or reject any or all Tenders and to waive any informality in the Tenders received, in each case without giving any notice. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the rights to accept the Tender(s) which it deems most advantageous.

Faxed or e-mailed submissions will not be accepted.

The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted.

For more information, please contact: Ben Van Nostrand, Waste Management Coordinator (250) 833-5940 or Toll Free 1-888-248-2773 e-mail: bvannostrand@csrd.bc.ca

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Contact Tammy at 250-832-2131 to advertise in this section

$

249,900

LOCATION! LOCATION! • 55+ townhouse across from mall • 2 bed, 2 bath, 1178 sq. ft.

1341 Foothill Rd. SW

New Listing

MLS® 10044028 M

$

279,900

UNIQUE HOME! 0.28 ACRES • Oak hardwood, new furnace • Must be seen to be appreciated

$

428,000

RARE FIND! • 3 in-town acres • Backs onto Little Mountain 4582 Eagle Bay Rd. MLS® 10035103

$

209,900

PRIVACY ON 1/2 ACRE • Wired, heated shop • New well, windows & roof #302 - 330 - 7th St. SE MLS® 10042912

$

269,000

PANORAMIC VIEWS! • Top floor executive condo • 1449 sq. ft. and secure parking

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101 - 3350 10TH AVENUE NE

1170 22ND STREET NE Great location for an eventual rezoned commercial venture. This property is located next to the Holiday Inn. At this time, would give a good revenue stream. Requires TLC.

Immaculate 2 bdrm home tucked away in a great park in a great location. Open floor plan, modern kitchen, appliances, skylights, bright living room, large master bdrm and private deck. Newly painted and ready to move into.

$399,000

MLS® 10043140

2858 JUNIPER CRES., SORRENTO

110 - 870 10TH STREET SW

Well maintained home in a central location. This 3 bedroom plus den, 2.5 bath home features large windows for natural light, large dining area and a wood fireplace. Fully landscaped yard and a deck for entertaining. Single carport, RV and additional parking. Land includes two lots which can be subdivided.

Bright and immaculate, 3 bdrm., 3 bath corner unit townhome across from Piccadilly Mall.

Newly painted and upgrades throughout.

Spacious kitchen, den with natural gas fireplace, main floor laundry, central air and lots of storage. Single car garage, extra parking stall and private patio. In a flat area, within walking distance to malls and park.

$259,900

MLS® 10030312

$89,900

MLS® 10022498

$329,000

MLS® 10037392

3201 16TH AVENUE NE

Spacious, updated family home on a .41 acre lot. 4 bdrms, 3 baths, central air, double, attached garage with workshop, and large fully landscaped yard. The fully finished lower level of this home is currently being used as a licensed family daycare. In a great location, on a no thru road close to schools and amenities.

2829 MARINE DR., BLIND BAY

Some features of this level entry, 3 bdrm, 3 bath home are oak floors, skylights, b/i vacuum, and stained glass windows. This beautiful home also has a detached guest house, hot tub, waterfall, ornate iron gates and art work, RV hookups and loads of parking.

Lake and mountain views.

$379,900

MLS® 10018594

$429,900

MLS® 10041185

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250.833.2062

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1870 Okanagan Avenue SE 4 bdrm., 3 bath family home close to downtown Salmon Arm. New kitchen with large island and eating bar. Large attached garage with 22’x24’ covered sundeck to enjoy the lakeview. .22 acre lot, loads of parking.

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120 17th Street SE

2220 Ta’Lana Trail

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mls® 10044105

2236 Sunset Point

$

469,900

449,000

European Charm

Silver Creek • 2 bdr, 2 bath 14x70 mobile • Quiet rural park • Loads of parking • Nicely landscaped • Large deck

$

mls® 10042420

79,900

Investment Opportunity

1,550,000

464,900

mls® 10031523

• 15-unit apartment building across from McGuire lake in downtown Salmon Arm • Total reno in 2010 • 6 2-bdrm. aparltments and 9 1-bdrm. apartments • Each unit has separate storage, easy access & parking • Coin laundry located on main level • Long term tenants, 0% vacancy rate

mls®10019435 ®

$

489,900

SHUSWAP

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mls® 10033197

Park & Waters Edge

$

299,900

• 55+ retirement community • 2 bedroom, 2 bath 1460 sq. ft. rancher • 3 sided fireplace, A/C, retractable awning over deck • Spacious floor plan with vaulted ceilings • Large pie shaped lot with raised garden area. Ideal location, walk to downtown Salmon Arm mls® 10041063

North Broadview

$

549,900

$

649,000

Each office independently owned and operated

mls®10043765

mls®10025207

Shuswap Lake Park

$

114,900

• This lot is ready for your RV or Park Model • Secured gated community • Clubhouse, boat launch and private beach • Boat slip and storage shed/ bunkhouse included • Hop, skip and jump from Sorrento

mls® 10041323

810 11th Street SE Finished & Ready to Move In

Semi-Waterfront Home

• Stunning 2300 sq. ft., 3 bdrm. plus den, 2 storey home across from Shuswap Lake • 2 1/2 baths, features granite counters, engineered hardwood, 2-sided fireplace, porcelain tiles, 350 sq. ft. deck • All appliances 5 year warranty left on home • Landscaped, fenced, 12x12 insulated studio • Extra lane access with room to build 36x36 shop

• Almost 4000 sq.ft. rancher with basement • 6 bdrms, 4 baths • Nestled on 1.94 acres in North Broadview • Spacious country kitchen, hardwood floors, main floor laundry • View of lake and mountains

#62 - 667 Waverly Park Frontage Rd.

3885 Sunnybrae-Canoe Pt. Rd.

Family Home • 3 bedroom, 2 bath rancher with full partially finished basement.

• Vaulted ceilings, 400 sq. ft. bonus room above the garage • Large fenced lot with access to back yard • Solid hardwood floors, handcrafted kitchen, quality craftsmanship throughout with many added features.

• Located at the end of a cul-de-sac in “The Ridge”

• Pride of ownership throughout • 3 bdrms, 3 baths, 3 sided fireplace • Stunning master bdrm and ensuite • Lake and mountain views • Loads of parking, fenced yard • New high-end stainless steel appliances

#10 350 Hudson Street NW

1321 23rd Avenue SW

611 8th Avenue NE

$

$

#13 3063 Hornsberger Rd.

• Energy efficient home in Cedar Heights has European flare • This 3 bdrm. + den, 3 bathroom rancher built in 2010 has 1624 sq. ft. on the main floor with a fully finished basement • In-floor heating, maple kitchen, stainless steel appliances, pantry, high ceilings, hardie board siding with timber accents • Covered concrete stamped deck.

Lots of room for the boat or RV, a must see.

6230 Park Hill Road NE

Lake View Home

Picture Perfect Inside & Out!!

This lakeview home in Blind Bay is sure to please. 2 bdrms. (could have 3rd bdrm.), 3 full baths. Elegant kitchen with island, living room has n/g fireplace, hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, huge covered deck, fenced yard, u/g irrigation, central air, incredible landscaping, main floor laundry, loft. An absolute must to see.

329,000

$

343,900

• 1560 sq. ft., 3 bdr, 2 baths • Main floor laundry, hardwood floors • Full unfinished basement • 24 x 21 garage, RV parking • HST not included in price • Heat pump mls® 10035861

1111 Lakeshore Drive SW, Salmon Arm 250-832-7051

cell: 250-804-9327 • www.rochelledale.com

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Call for all your Real Estate Needs!

Email:

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O Shuswap Lake! Over 40 On 400’ of frontage, architecturally unique design home with contemporary flair. High vaulted ceiling, floor to ceiling windows, 3 bdrms., 3 baths + guest studio w/ full bath, spacious deck & outdoor cooking area.

MLS® 10044079 $

1,900,000

In Orchard Ridge Subdivision. Walk to downtown, malls and Hillcrest school. Possible lakeview with specific home design. R-8 allows legal suite. Corner lot receptive to good tenant parking.

MLS® 10041561 $

With family in mind! Need 3 spacious bdrms, 3 full baths, loft master bdrm, floor to ceiling windows in open kit/ dining/lvgrm with access to wrap around covered deck?

Or convert the massive family room down to a suite that has plumbing & wiring ready.

137,500

MLS® 10043083 $

449,000

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ROYAL LEPAGE WESTWIN REALTY

2749 Golf Course Drive, Blind Bay MLS 10043338 • $437,500

Best bang for your bucks! Mint 10 year old 3+2 bedroom rancher with walk out basement has approx. 1850 sq. ft. main & 3450 finished. Has oak floors through living, formal dining & main floor family room with gas fireplace. Big open oak kitchen with granite topped island eating bar, stainless steel appliances, tile floor & eating area. Large master bedroom has his & her closets & jet soaker tub with separate shower. Basement is fully finished including easy inlaw suite if needed. Also has main floor laundry, large tile foyer, heat pump, central air, HE furnace, built in vac, security system, yard shed, 16x12 deck with natural gas BBQ hook up & more. Enjoy your treed in private yard & only minutes to lake. Located in Shuswap Lake Estates golf subdivision with gated RV parking & only 15 minutes to Salmon Arm.

250-679-3224

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Golf Course Ranchstyle Home, only steps away to the lake. 55+. $

269,900 Call Lyn at 250-318-1289

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1321 Jasper Rd.—Nice setting! Just a stone’s throw from the neighboring town, this home has a large fireplace in a living/dining room combination, a cozy, formal eating area off a great kitchen, and a main-floor utility room and walkout basement.

$000,000

250.832.2131

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401-640 3rd St. SW, Salmon Arm 61 - 1885 Tappen Notch Hill Road

New 3 bedroom doublewide with covered deck overlooking Tappen Valley and surrounding mountains. Nice open design with vaulted ceilings. Kitchen features lots of counters and cupboards and includes 3 appliances.

MLS® 10036443

Offered at

$

153,500

This really nice 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 4th floor unit is looking for new owners. Offered at

Very nice 3 bedroom double wide located in an adult MHP. Nice open design, air conditioned, cozy corner fireplace in living room, lots of cupboards and counters in kitchen, carport, deck to take in valley views and more.

MLS® 10039412 $159,900 MLS® 9226058

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RICK WATERS

7 - 1885 Tappen Notch Hill Road, Tappen

Offered at

$

148,500

6 - 1215 Notch Hill Road, Sorrento

One of the larger units in the complex with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and a loft. Vaulted ceilings, laminate flooring, gas fireplace. Nice and sunny with a great lake view. 2 car garage. Minutes from stores, the lake and golfing. New roof in 2009. Come take a look! $ MLS® 10043743

Offered at

992 Garroway Rd., Sorrento

35 - 6421 Eagle Bay Road Only steps from the lake and beach... is your perfect summer getaway or year round cozy 2 bedroom home set on a manicured lot. Check out the open design with hardwood floors, granite countertops and more. This is a popular family retreat.

MLS® 10024733 Offered at $439,000

234,900

1/27th Share of lakeshore lot.

Retire or start your family in this comfortable two bedroom, well-built home and enjoy the private lake shore lot owned by the community. Fully fenced yard, finished basement, minutes to Sorrento, school, short distance to golf and more! You share in the ownership of the lakeshore lot which has a nice sandy beach and washroom. A wonderful spot for your family. Enjoy the Shuswap Calll B Bob for details.

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Offered at

$

369,000

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1983 - 2011

241 Alexander Street NE, Salmon Arm

Call Lisa

149,900

Call Steve

Call Shirley

Bank Foreclosure $

www.shreal.com ~ shrealty@sunwave.net

Ideal investment home in downtown Enderby.

Recent upgrades include laminate floors, paint and fixtures, 2 bedroom, level fenced yard, large deck.

Expansive Lake View $

129,000

Renovated Mobile

From this level building lot at 400 20th Ave. SE. Services at lot line.

Walking distance to schools, recreational centre, arena, college and restaurants. Priced below assessed value.

$

close to shopping, schools, arena, vacant, and a pleasure to show.

MLS® 10039534

MLS® 10039042

MLS® 10040485

Spotless 3 bdrm., 1.5

69,000 bath in family park,

Call Jeremy

Call Tara

Call Gary

Can’t Beat This…

Live The Dream!

Vendor Wants it Sold

$

329,900

$

98,000

The list of upgrades is endless and won’t disappoint. Hardwood floors, custom cabinets, granite counter tops, stainless appliances, gas fireplace, covered deck and parking, backyard patio, A/C, custom blinds, all for a price you can’t beat.

MLS® 10041122

$990,000, this 699,900 from lakeshore property has 75 ft. beach, dock, buoy, 1600 sq. ft. home with 400 sq. ft. guest suite in Blind Bay. MLS® 10040169

Call Jeremy

Call Shirley

Vendor Motivated

289,900

Reduced to $699,900

$

MLS® 10010737

Call Gary $

Blind Bay building lot with spectacular view of Copper Island and Shuswap Lake. Quiet culde-sac location. Close to beach and marina.

What the Sellers Love About Their Home:

Three bedroom, two bath home within walking distance to city centre. Home comes with A/C, fenced yard, u/g sprinklers, 18x234 shop.

Move In Ready $

254,900

MLS® 10041984

This location makes it even better! Broadview Villas townhome in the center of everything offering a updated 2 bdrm. plus den, 2 bath, spacious master, patio and garage parking. Your whole world only a walk away!

MLS® 10037829

Call Steve

Call Shirley

Private Setting

Investment in Enderby? $

$

bdrm., 16x45 84,900 2doublewide, fully reno’d on 1.5 acres, lease rate $200 per month.

MLS® 10038513

Call Susanne $

89,900

The VIEW of Shuswap Lake, the convenient LOCATION to 9 hole golf course & Cedar Heights Community Centre and the KINDLY neighbours are just a few of the likes.

They LOVE their home and it shows! Upgraded w/new kitchen counters, bath fixtures, furnace & hot water tank, roof, A/C & more. $ MLS® 10042755

Attractive coin laundry business offers wash/dry/ fold services in addition to coin service, lots of opportunity to grow this business. Excellent central and high traffic location.

Selling for health reasons.

1,695,000

MLS® 10042180

2 Acre Hobby Farm

MLS® 9198231

58,800

$

369,900

Adult park located in Sunnybrae. Very well cared for home with 1200 square feet of living space. Affordable seasonal or year round home.

MLS® 10033472

Call Jeremy

McArthur Heights

69,000

$

MLS® 10042706

Call Susanne Prestigious neighbourhood, cul-desac close to recreational activities on Shuswap Lake. Lakeview lot is 0.61 acres. Bring your plans!

Walk to the Lake!

Executive post and beam custom built home loaded with all the extras, 2nd residence above triple garage, dock, buoy, desirable Bastion Bay.

Call Tara $

MLS® 10016671

Call Tara

Lakeshore Estate in Sunnybrae $

with high visibility and exposure. Suitable living space for a single or a couple … possible home-based business.

429,500

Call Lisa

Be Your Own Boss!!!

building that is 111,500 Unique in the heart of Enderby

Desireable Sunnybrae, 4 bed, 2 bath home with suite in basement, large open living and dining room & kitchen. 2 large decks incl. hot tub, all new appliances, wood stove, sauna. 30 x 20 shop, all fenced - this one has it all.

MLS® 10040664

Investor Alert! $

399,900

Subdividable lot with PLA in place connected to this updated 4 bedroom family home in a central location.

Suite potential makes this an even sweeter deal! Covered deck, covered parking and a yard to play in.

MLS® 10041053

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OPEN HOUSE! 4009 HACKING RD., SUNNYBRAE Saturday, April 7 • 1-4 pm

ACREAGE LOTS. Albas Road, Enderby. Gently rolling. NOT ALR. 24.22 acres MLS® 10043688 ....... $489,000 17.77 acres MLS® 10043690 ...... $289,000 6.52 acres

Tina Cosman

INCREDIBLE PROPERTY

Large renovated family home, guest house, workshop, large deck, walkout bsmt., private 0.54 acres steps from the beach, dock, buoy. Great B&B potential. $

864,000

MLS® 10040926

GREAT FAMILY HOME 5 bed/plus den family home. Basement mostly finished. Newer appliances, master with walk-in & ensuite. Nicely landscaped & fenced yard. Quiet family area close to beach.

www.tinacosman.com tina@tinacosman.com Cell: 250 804-6765

TREAT yourself to a new level of Customer Service LAKE VIEW!

NEW PRICE

Lake view 4 bed/3 bath close to downtown. 1998 home features large kitchen with island, beautiful brazilian redwood floors, gas FP, huge family room, central vac, deck, dble garage, workshop, lane access.

$

409,900

MLS® 10039450

LAKE VIEW

PARK LIKE .64 acre lot in Hillcrest. Totally private lot on cul-de-sac.

Bright home with 4 bedrooms/2 baths, upgraded windows, new deck, renovated basement, bathrooms, newer HWT & appliances. RV & boat storage.

$ MLS® 10038947

429,900

DESIRABLE HERON VIEW

Great family home. 5 bed/3 bath home. Large open kitchen/ dining area, master with walk-in ensuite, double garage, RV parking, deck off the kitchen, no through road, close to schools & parks. Basement could be suited.

Great 2 bed/2 bath unit.

Clean with newer fridge, stove. All appliances included. Walking distance to downtown. Next to wharf & waterfront area.

Enjoy worry-free living.

349,500

289,900

Beautiful lake view 2008 home in Shuswap Lake Estates. Hardwood, tile and granite. Open concept kitchen/dining/living area with 3 sided fireplace. Huge deck. Finished basement, 4 beds/3 baths.

GREAT LOCATION

$ MLS® 10036519

$

MLS® 10040859

$

MLS® 10042913

247,500

LAKEVIEW ESTATES MHP, SUNNYBRAE MLS® 10043488 .............................. $42,000 IN TOWN 1020 SQ. FT. MOBILE MLS® 10040688 .............................. $35,000 NORTH BROADVIEW ORGANIC FARM MLS® 10039742 ........................... $639,900 LINDEN CRT. BRIGHT 2 BDRM. MLS® 10032415 ........................... $299,900 CITY LIMITS WATERFRONT MLS® 10011087 ........................... $459,900 GREAT YARD/2 BEDROOM MH MLS® 10001859 .............................. $75,000 40 NON-ZONED AC. W/2 CABINS MLS® 9227837 ............................. $599,900 NEW PRICE

$ MLS® 10034832

$

59,900

519,900

5 BEDROOMS Spacious lake view home on 1/2 acre private lot.

Nicely updated, large deck, fireplace, paved driveway with carport.

Plenty of room for RV & parking.

Updated kitchen w/tiled backsplash and modern countertop.

Spa-inspired bath w/raised sink.

Bright open living room. Custom white window coverings. Large storage shed. Fenced back yard. Covered deck.

MLS® 10022485

CUSTOM BUILT LEVEL ENTRY 2007 open concept, level entry home. 2.2 acres, large deck, great lake and valley views. 3 plus bed/3 bath, finished bsmt., main floor laundry, non-zoned property. RV parking.

FRESH OPEN DESIGN

$

MLS® 10035019

379,900

MLS® 10043689 ...... $249,000

MLS® 10040385

$

359,900

SHUSWAP

1111 Lakeshore Drive, Salmon Arm, BC ®

Each office is independently owned & operated

Tracey Thompson ...bringing your dreams home

“I’m Just a Call Away”

Cell: 250-833-6611

Cell: 250-253-3000 • tammyc@remax.net

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This lakeview Townhouse features 3 bdrms., 3 baths, modern and updated throughout. All appliances within 3 years, incl. air conditioner. Only unit in the complex with glass sliding doors to the backyard. $

MLS® 10044083

259,900

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2 bdrm. & 1 1/2 bath townhouse features bright open floor plan, 2 parking stalls, private patio off living room. Close to Piccadilly Mall.

Updates include fresh paint and most flooring. Large bedrooms have oversize closets. Priced to sell. $

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MLS® 10043735

$

1,499,999

MLS® 10040854

MLS® 10043740

689,900

G TIN 3065 Birch Heights Drive

WATERFRONT - Captivating lake views from this immaculate 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom semi-waterfront home in Blind Bay with 123’ of titled lakeshore. This well appointed home offers a bright open floor plan with plenty of room for the whole family. Licenced dock. $

799,000

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318,800

4936 Ward Road, Malakwa

$

599,000

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1734 sq ft hhome on 12 A Acres.

This home features a 1634 sq ft wrap around deck,maple hardwood flooring,open concept,3 bed & 2 bath. 96 x 75 barn, river irrigation, insulated workshop w/Man Den-Pool rm, equipment shed & separate wife’s car garage.

MLS® 10043777

MLS® 10037149

$

489,000

813 Kappel Street, Sicamous

$

319,000

699,900

Country living with spectacular views, 1+ acre treed properties with full city services, paved roads and room to build your dream/ retirement home. Only a few properties left, so don’t delay!!

MLS® 10038650

$

210,000

211 Kappel Street, Sicamous INVESTMENT PROPERTY. FULL Duplex, one block from Sicamous Channel, 1924 total sq. ft. per floor up and down.

Both units are rented and both have the same layout w/3 bedrooms, large rec room, plenty of storage rooms, washer/dryer hookups. RV parking and fenced yyards.

Unique home, one of a kind, in Sicamous!! Vaulted ceilings, sunken living room, free standing propane fireplace in the dining room, open concept living area, 4 bedroom, ensuite, fenced yard, 2 large sheds, landscaped with pond, sundeck and more…

MLS® 10041503

$

Owl’s Nest Estates, Sicamous

26.56 ACRES EAGLE RIVER FRONTAGE with incredible mountain views, flat usable land with a few pole barns. 13 minutes from Sicamous and 20 minutes from Revelstoke, close to sledding and Mara Lake/ Shuswap Lake system.

This spectacular SEMI-WATERFRONT acreage has it all! Main residence offers 1700 sq.ft. of living space, the secondary dwelling offers 750 sq.ft. for guests. Property includes an RV pad, a dock and even a HOUSEBOAT! Amazing lake views on all two acres for the perfect getaway located minutes off of the T.C. Hwy. in the South Shuswap! All this on 2.09 ACRES!! Let the FUN begin!!

$

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#401 4900 Heritage Dr., Vernon

WATERFRONT - Prime location! 2005 built modern home on .58 acre in the heart of Blind Bay. Live in the 3 bdrm modular with large deck or build on this great easy to build lot. Offers privacy & is close to all amenities and Hwy. 1. Best buy on the waterfront!

2494 Eagle Bay Road

MLS® 10038488

215,000

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2661 Blind Bay Road

Immaculate WATERFRONT 5 bdrm home offers 224’ of beautiful pebbled beach minutes off of Hwy. 1 in Blind Bay. Gorgeous custom built home offers a large gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, 2 master bedrooms, spacious open floor plan & great views.

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$

219,900

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Built-ins throughout. 1100 sq.ft. Newer furnace, windows/doors, floors, drywall, fireplace, kitchen, deck. Tasteful decor. Deck with seating, shed, carport.

This 1584 sq. ft. home has 3 bdrms., 2 baths, huge new kitchen with island, living rm., family rm., fenced yard backing onto school property. Newer furnace, HWT, roof, flooring, etc.

Great park.

MLS® 10038588

MLS® 10029698

$

124,900

GREAT STARTER OR RETIREMENT

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185,000

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339,900

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MLS® 10011500

Fully Renovated!

349,900

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Well maintained 3 bedroom home. Large lot. Detached double garage. Very well maintained with newer furnace, vinyl windows, 50 year metal roof, updated electrical, covered back patio, fenced, partially fenced. Quiet area.

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2400 finished square feet 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Open & bright living area Amazing rec room with bar

$439,000

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Oversized heated garage .5 acre landscaped & fruit trees Spacious deck w/hot tub Lake view

MLS® 10036413

3390 30th Street NE

MLS® 10038623

MLS® 10039687

DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY

SUBDIVIDABLE • • • •

T140 Hadow Road

2580 21st Street NE

• 160 gorgeous acres • Peaceful rural setting • Spectacular views • Just minutes from town • Will be subdividable

IN TOWN ACREAGE

• 30 North Broadview Acres • Amazing views and vistas • A-2 zoning • Build your dream home • Great soil for many uses

$1,500,000

$825,000

4891 Foothill Road SW

6230 37th Street NE

#303 1391 10th Avenue NE

3981 Richardson Road

MLS® 10042742

MLS® 10034597

MLS® 10040798

MLS® 10040819

RURAL ESTATE

• Totally renovated 3600 sq. ft.

• Stunning inside and out • 7 bdrms + 1 bdrm suite • Fully lanscaped .72 acres • Amazing rural setting

LOTS OF PRIVACY

• Very private 2.6 acres • 2,500 finished square feet • Bright new kitchen • 4 bdrms & suite potential • Fenced with outbuildings

LAKE VIEW APARTMENT

PLACE TO CALL HOME

• Immaculate 1539 square feet • 2 bedrooms plus den • Bright open floor plan • 9’ ceilings, in-floor heat • Heated/secure UG parking

• 1,400 square foot rancher • Very well maintained • 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Landscaped .34 acre lot • Water softener/filter system

$619,000

$555,000

$305,000

$244,750

5941 Sunnybrae Canoe Point

311 Beatty Avenue

#202 - 40 Lakeshore Dr.

Hudson Avenue NE

MLS® 10031877

MLS® 10039120

MLS® 10036812

MLS® 10031033/34/40

FAMILY GETAWAY

• Two 2 bdrm cabins • Lovely covered deck • Very private .89 acre • Firepit, garage & utility sheds • Steps to public lake access

$236,400

COMMERCIAL LOT

• 50x125 corner lot • Fully serviced • C-2 commercial zone • Harbourfront area • Great for a new building

$64,900

FOR LEASE

• 2nd floor office space • 685 square feet • Offices & reception area • Downtown core location • Great lease rate

FOR LEASE

• 890 sq.ft. office space • 1770 sq.ft. 2nd floor space • 5500 sq.ft. lower level space • Great lease rates & location • Bring us your ideas

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White Lake/Shop/1.53 Ac. New!

• 192 ft. waterfront on Little White Lake • 4 bdrms., 3.5 bath, 28x24 workshop • Double garage, covered breeze way • Huge lakeview deck • Newer furnace & H/W tank

Ravenscroft – Detached • 1900 sq. ft. main, over 3800 finished • 5 bdrms. (or den/office), 3 baths • Private detached end unit, double garage • Spectacular 180 view of lake, town & mountains.

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359,900

MLS® 10043904

$444,900

MLS® 10036112

Executive Waterfront Townhouse • Over 3000 sq.ft. of luxury living • Private deck, granite counters & wood cabinets • Large master bdrm. w/jetted soaker tub & adjoining loft • Walk to town, beach, boat launch and pubs • Large garage, private dock and two boat slips

$781,900

MLS® 10040316

New Price!

Lifestyle & Location

North Broadview - 5 Acres • • • • • • •

$699,900

MLS® 10041752

Revenue Property

• Enjoy lifestyle & amenities… 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bath • Bright open plan w/9’ ceilings in kitchen & dining/18’ ceiling in the living room • Fully finished walk-out basement to covered patio overlooking Turner Creek • Central air, double garage, built-in vac, gas fireplace

Warm and cozy, 3 level split Vaulted ceilings, timber beams Lots of wood and rock accents 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Wood & gas fireplaces Large shop with attached shed & RV storage Guest cottage by 20x40’ pool

MLS® 10039996

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$349,900

Lakeshore 1.16 Acres

Great investment now and in the future 1/2 acre 6-plex – 4,000 sq. ft.

4 bachelor & 2 1-bedroom suites Common rec room, A/C, garage, carport Rent includes heat and hot H2O

• Semi-Lakeshore with deeded lakeshore • Updated throughout, great views • 4 bdrms., 3 baths, plus unfinished suite • Large patio & covered lakeview deck • Ample parking, 2 driveways • Only 5 minutes past Blind Bay store

$489,900

MLS® 10044002

$849,000

MLS® 10035919

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670 25th Street SE

LEGAL SUITE!! Enjoy 3200 sq.ft. of quality living.

Upstairs features 2 bdrms plus den, hardwood, granite, dble garage & the list goes on. Full walkout bsmt offers beautiful 2 bdrm suite w/covered parking. Perfect 2 family home - MUST VIEW!

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489,000

MLS® 10035068

#3-2751 15 Avenue NE

NO HST! Immaculate 1678 two storey quality townhome with full unfinished basement. Home features beautiful kitchen w/eating bar & pantry, formal dining, living room w/gas fireplace, hardwood, tile, crown moulding, 3 baths, c/air, dble. garage. $

339,900

MLS® 10040419

5901 70 Avenue NE, Canoe

1780 16th Street NE

Lake view home on private 1.67 acre. Beautiful landscaping, covered deck to enjoy the lake view plus large patio. Oversized garage with covered areas on both sides. Beautifully renovated with newer paint, flooring, and appliances

LAKEVIEW, PRIVACY & LOCATION. Lovely renovated 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath home with full walkout basement. Private .38 acre lot backing onto park. Home would lend itself to an in-law suite. Huge covered deck. Seconds to lake & walking trails. $

MLS® 10034694

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699,000

MLS® 10042682

364,900

#5 5080 20th Ave. N.E.

#3, 6458 Auto Road SE

Why pay rent? Here's a great opportunity to own your own mobile in a smaller park at a very reasonable price. Home features 3 bdrms., full bath, porch, open livingrm., kitchen concept with lots of windows & fenced yard w/garden shed. $

Perfect starter home. Features 4 bdrms., open living room/kitchen concept, addition includes 4th bdrm., lg. entry & storage room.

Lg. fenced yard with garden shed & patio with golf course behind. Includes all appliances.

29,900

MLS® 10042255

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MLS® 10035170

39,900

1250 18th Street NE

Unbelievable value – lakeview, 1/2 acre, 24x36 shop, 1 bdrm. in-law suite & excellent location near police station. Walk to all schools, pool, skating, restaurants, new Askew's and much more.

Home is renovated and move-in ready. MUST VIEW!!! $

MLS® 10041142

399,900

#36 1885 Tappen Notch Hill Rd.

Easy living in this immaculate 2005 modular.

Includes fridge, gas stove, dishwasher, washer, dryer and designer window coverings.

2 bdrms., 2 baths, ensuite has jetted tub, covered deck and garden shed. 55+ MHP park.

Close to golf & lake. $

MLS® 10025460

68,900

630 - 9th Street SE

Spacious and private 2172 sq.ft. home featuring 3 bdrms up, 1 down, 3 baths, gas & wood f/p, vaulted ceiling, eat-in kitchen plus formal dining. Home would lend itself to an in-law suite. Location & scenic views. Newer roof.

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327,000

MLS® MLS® 10024424 9218674

4331 Trans Canada Hwy NW, Tappen 1.2 acres of highway exposure. This newly subdivided property fronts the Trans Canada Highway.

Complete with septic perk test done, license on creek for water, power & gas. Build the home of your dreams or excellent investment.

MLS® 10023448

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139,000

New Listing

1280 7th Avenue SE

#3-1215 Notch Hill Road

#301 - 571 6 Street NE

Prime 0.18 acre building lot located at the end of a cul-de-sac in the quality development of Laurel Estates. Lot is gently sloping and suitable for a level entry rancher with a walk out basement.

Absolutely immaculate lake view townhome. Conveniently located behind Sorrento Mall. Rancher features, 2 bedrooms, den, 2 baths, double garage and 2 patios.

Rare offering! Gorgeous lake & mountain views. This 55 plus condo features 1 bdrm. plus den, 1265 sq. ft., large oak kitchen, 2 full baths, gas f/p, heated floors, c/air, 2 u/ ground parking stalls, elevator, secured entry.

MLS® 10023683

MLS® 10038956

MLS® 10034141

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299,000

#2 111 Harbourfront Dr. NW

Lakeview townhome in popular Heron View.

Top floor unit with large windows to enjoy all the views. 1400+ sq. ft., 2 bedrooms, spacious kitchen with tons of cupboards, 2 baths, formal dining, 2 decks, double garage, living rm. w/gas f/p. 55+. $

MLS® MLS® 10043103 9218674

299,900

Linda Clarke RE/MAX Shuswap Realty Ltd. ®

MLS® MLS® 10040772 9218674

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1641 16 Avenue SE

Perfect Hillcrest locaton on cul-de-sac. Large fenced private yard for kids, RV parking, room for a shop, single garage, 2 sheds, storage under deck. 4 bdrms., 3 baths, eat in kitchen plus formal dining, 2 gas f/p's.

Each office independently owned and operated • 1-888-676-2435

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324,900

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SalmonArmRealty.com

Cell: 250-253-5303

Cell 833-2088

#8 - 2850 7th Avenue NE

Website: www.erinleek.com Email: erinleek@shaw.ca

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FEATURE OF THE WEEK Amazing Value! New rancher with walk-out basement and double garage. Extra parking beside home, visitor parking nearby. Security system, high E furnace, gourmet kitchen with island, gas fireplace, low-e windows, fully landscaped, back patio. 45+. HST & kitchen appliances included.

MLS® 10038118

#53 2592 Alpen Paradies, Blind Bay $649,000 Blind Bay Lake View!

358,500

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• Custom layout and 4000 sq. ft. of unique touches • Huge workshop and room for all toys • Stunning entertainment deck

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#103 - 831 2nd St. SE, Salmon Arm Why Rent When You Can Own? • $145,000

Graystone Group Tour: Sat., April 7 @ 2 p.m.

• Countryside MHP 900 sq. ft.

• New windows, doors & siding • Landscaped w/shed & 2 apple trees Full details at… www.erinleek.com

• Country Gate 2 bdrm. lower townhome • Cozy patio & large storage • New flooring throughout, A/C Full details at… www.erinleek.com

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Full details at… www.erinleek.com

7834 Black Rd., Salmon Arm Your Own Private Acreage • $299,900

718 Stanley Avenue, Enderby Enjoy Exceptional Value! • $334,900

• 3 bdrm, 2 bath on 2.8 acres • Private treed setting & low taxes • Located in Ranchero area close to town Full details at… www.erinleek.com

• 1987 3 bdrm., 2 bath home in Enderby • Lots of valuable updates • Beautifully landscaped, fenced yard!

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3075 Brockman Rd., Salmon Arm Beautiful Homes on 80 Acres! • $699,900

3932 Parri Road, Sorrento Big White Lk. Waterfront • $1,550,000

• Minutes from Salmon Arm • 3 bdrm., 2 bath fully finished bsmt.

• Close to Gardom Lake & recreation Full details at… www.erinleek.com

• 3264 sq. ft. house 1557 awaits finishing • Features 4 outbuildings (huge shop) • Too many features to list call for info. pkg.

Full details at… www.erinleek.com

• 328 ft. of lakeshore on 1.45 acres • Custom built 2002 home, 4200 sq. ft.

• Outstanding list of highlights, call for info.

Full details at… www.erinleek.com

Ranchero Heights Phase II $

Lot 11 Lot 12 Lot 13 Lot 14 174,500 SOLD $174,500 $174,500

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$149,900 $174,500 $174,500 $174,500 $174,500 $174,500 $174,500 $174,500

174,500 $174,500 Lot 18 2.5 acre lots to build your dream home on!

Lot 6 Lot 15 $ 174,500 • Private treed settings $ 149,900 $174,500 • Fully serviced development • Gas, Hydro, drilled well Last f o lot • New paved road, easy access 1 e s a h P • Minutes from Salmon Arm • Low property taxes $

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Lakeside Realty Ltd.

Email: dericcsan@homelifebc.com Cell: 804-8333 • Toll Free 1-800-890-9166 • Bus: 250-832-7871 • Fax: 250-832-7573

Welcome to the Panoramic Lakeview of 2616 Highlands Dr.

.27 acre building lot in prestigious “Highlands” overlooking Shuswap Lake Estates Golf Course, Blind Bay, Copper Island and what an awesome view of it all! Shopping & amenities nearby. Minutes to beach, marina, Sorrento and 15 min. to Salmon Arm. Inquire on free golf membership! Bring your dreams, your builder, your golf clubs, and your offer to enjoy the Shuswap lifestyle! Call for details!

129,000

Welcome to #905 Chapman Crescent in Sicamous

Welcome to 2130 - 3rd Avenue SE, Salmon Arm

$

688 Viel Road, Sorrento

#31 2592 Alpen Paradies

2762 Valleyview Dr., Blind Bay

SUMMER’S COMING! Life at the lake is always a family favourite, creating memories for a lifetime. Just steps from the lake & boat launch, this 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home offers an open floor plan in the main living area, a huge sundeck for entertaining & enjoying the lakeview. The whole upper floor is the master bedroom, complete with ensuite and private balcony. The bright cheery guest suite above the garage is a perfect pad for your teenagers or guests. This one has it all for an affordable price.

This 3 bdrm., 2 bath 1200 sq. ft. rancher is perfect for a young family or folks looking to downsize. The level lot has great potential for a lovely garden, space for the kids to play or just enjoy the large backyard patio.

A Copper Island Fine Homes. Fully finished with Hardie exterior; stone finishing; 50 yr shingles; Duradeck covered deck; concrete drive, lower deck + basement floors. HE Lennox gas furnace w/a/c rough-in, pus thermostat cotrolled Lennox gas fpl. Custom kitchen cabinets with granite, Premium finishing.

Rock retaining walls, river rock access. Landscaped complete with underground irrigation. Priced below appraised value!

Lifetime Memories in a Shuswap Waterfront Park

Imagine owning your own unique circular 1/2 acre lot and cabin at Queest Village on Shuswap Lake. On community water system, with recent new quality docks and boat slip already paid by owner. Low strata fees and 58 lots in this 220 acre development. Room for all your water toys in summer, as well as snow toys in winter. Very well priced to sell! Access is ½ hour by boat from Sicamous or 1 hour by logging road. $ Call Darren 250-804-8333 MLS® 10040884

Call Darren 250-804-8333 MLS® 10041952

The Local Experts!

209,500

MLS® 10031235

MLS® 10039092

MLS® 10013909

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399,900

275,000

Merry Anderson

Bev Burk

Kevin Campbell

MANAGING BROKER

REALTOR®

REALTOR®

250-833-2799

250-833-6953

250-675-2317

merryanderson@telus.net www.merryanderson.com Modern open concept 5 bdrm., 3 bath home. Located in upscale area, walking distance to all amenities, including Shuswap Lake beaches and marinas. On City water and features: 2 car attached garage with 10 ft. door, alarm, B.I. Vac, RV parking, A/C and even a mortgage helper in-law suite! Beautifully manicured .23 acre yard with waterfall features. An awesome 4 seasons destination, made perfect just for you! $ Call Darren 250-804-8333 MLS® 10042837

349,500

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kevin@century21lakeside.com www.kevincampbellrealestate.com

bev@shuswap-homes.com www.shuswap-homes.com

www.century21lakeside.com

Panoramic lake and mountiain views! Prestigious “Sunset Ridge” - an area of quality homes centrally located close to all amenities.

1992, 3 bedrooms plus a den, 3 full baths, 2 lake view decks.

Safe, fenced yard with kids play centre and playhouse/shed. Even a dog run! On large .26 acre landscaped lot. Attached double garage. Recent roof, windows, furnace, heat pump, central A/C, B.I. Vac, etc.

Call Darren 250-804-8333 to view.

MLS® 10040126

466,355

South Shuswap Office

369,500

10-1240 Trans Canada Hwy. Sorrento, BC

250-675-2317 • 1-877-272-3063

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~ Canoe Creek Estates ~

~ Blind Bay ~

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~ Blind Bay ~

~ NE Salmon Arm ~

~ Blind Bay ~

NO PAD RENT - YOU OWN THE LAND

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PRECIOUS MEMORIES BEGIN HERE

2680 GOLF COURSE DRIVE

COUNTRY HILLS

BRIGHT, SPACIOUS and INVITING

• 4 bdrms, 2 bathrms on quiet cul-de-sac • Singlewide with addition • New furnace, H/W tank, and appliances • Near public beach, golf, school, ball park & community hall MLS® 10037744

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170,000

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• 3 bdrm, 3 bath, deck, fruit trees • Plus 2 bedrooms in unfinished basement • Near Shuswap Lake beach & boat launch • 2 car garage, fenced yard $

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299,900

MLS® 10043343

• 2007 quality built home with NO HST!!

• In center of 4 season recreation area • Shuswap Lake Estates golf membership included • 2 bedrooms, 3 baths • Modern kitchen, huge family room $

MLS® 10025357

369,000

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Plus 1 bedroom 1 bathroom basement suite • Well kept home near cul-desac • Separate laundry, 2 decks • Near school & new Askew’s complex $

373,000

MLS® 10035519

OPEN HOUSE ~Salmon Arm SE ~

~ Sorrento ~

~ Blind Bay ~

RARE OPPORTUNITY TOP FLOOR CONDO WITH LAKE VIEW

RECREATIONAL WATERFRONT CONDO

THE PERFECT 26’X32’ GARAGE/WORKSHOP

• Elevator, 2 bdrms, 2 bathroom • New paint and flooring • One of the largest units in the building • Strata fee includes heat and water • Covered deck, easy access $

MLS® 10034953

279,000

• 2 bdrm, 1 bath, covered deck • New kitchen, windows & floors • Wharf and boat buoy • 180 feet of sandy beach • In town, close to all amenities MLS® 10031400

Call: 250-832-0111 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Free Real Estate Evaluations

$

299,000

• 4 bdrms, jetted tub, built-in vac • Lake view and many upgrades incl. roof • Fenced yard, garden, patio • Near Cedar Heights Community Hall • Near golf, boating, swimming & hiking

MLS® 10026226

$

365,000

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~ Blind Bay ~

• Large kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms • 26’x35’ 4-car garage • 2 decks, patio, firepit • A/C, heat pump, fenced yard • Easy access by cul-desac MLS® 10041620

$

499,000

Full MLS® Service $ for ONLY Paid at closing

3,995

when Assist-2-Sell represents all parties to the sale.

Rates vary for properties over $400,000.

THE VILLAS • Popular adult strata on the Golf Course • Spacious main floor 1 bdrm and 1 1/2 bath • Vaulted ceiling, patio, mountain views • Basement 1 bdrm, 1 bath complete guest in-law suite

MLS® 10025035

$

335,000

Serving the South Shuswap since 2008 Visit Assist-2-Sell online at www.4ShuswapHomes.com

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Keith Chancellor

Rob McKibbon

Kent Redekop

#206 - 409 Main Street, Sicamous

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STOP paying rent Clean 2 bdrm., 1 bath apartment Centrally located Close to shopping and banking

Cori

$

85,000

MLS® 10043830

2 Bedrooms, 2 baths Massive 700+ sq. ft. garage 16 ft. high garage door Great mountain views

Dave

MLS® 10038655

$

294,990

#14 Willow Cove; 1581 20th St. NE • New Price! Willow Cove Subdivision • 4 bdrm., 3 bathroom custom 2008 home • Fully finished 3000 sq. ft. plus landscaping • Granite counters, hardwood, luxury ensuite

BIGRob

MLS® 10038717

$

404,990

Cori Maynes

#4 3959 Sunnybrae Canoe Pt. Rd., Tappen

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Beautiful lake and mountain views Walking distance to Shuswap Lake 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom Covered deck, heated/wired shop

Barb

#5 433 Finlayson St., Sicamous

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Lisa Butler

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95,700

MLS® 10043675

1626 Taylor Road, Sorrento

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FANTASTIC HORSE PROPERTY!!

SELLER MOTIVATED 15 flat acres 2,000 sq. ft. 4 bdrm. bsmt. home

Lisa

MLS® 10043261

$

349,900

#21 - 1070 1st St. SE, Salmon Arm

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Why rent when you can own?

Time to kiss your landlord goodbye! $5,995 down and just $486/mo. OAC! Call Kent Redekop @ 250-318-8120 to view!

Kent

4 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms, 3rd roughed in Like new, excellent lakeview Located on quiet cul-de-sac

Dave

MLS® 10038294

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424,990

MLS® 10041130

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119,900

1881  2nd Avenue SE, Salmon Arm • New Listing! Great SE Family Home!

• Lake view 3/4 acre walk-out lot • Spacious 2750 sq.ft. 4 bedrm home with shop!

• Would suite very easily. Well maintained.

BIGRob

#8 2592 Alpen Paradies Rd., Blind Bay

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Dave Strle

Barb LeRoux

MLS® 10043481

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359,000

713 Whitehead Road, Sicamous

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Newly renovated 3 bdrm., 2 bath New roof, siding and windows Single detached garage Large carport

Cori

MLS® 10038010

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259,000

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Perfect family home, perfect location 3 bdrms. up, 1 down, 3 full baths Front, lakeview balcony. Huge rear sundeck Finished up and down. Move right in.

Keith

MLS® 10040052

$

389,900

3660 Braelyn Road, Sunnybrae

9.88 hobby farm 4 bdrm. post & beam home Country setting in Gleneden Could be used for organic farming

Lisa

MLS® 10041822

4840 13th Street NE

6180 40th Street NW

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Cary Lentz Property Management

549,000

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Unobstructed view of the Shuswap Lake!

Immaculate, handcrafted, fir log home!

3800 sq. ft. with 5 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms!

Call Kent Redekop @ 250-318-8120 to view!

Kent

MLS® 10043207

SALMON ARM 250 832-6060

SICAMOUS 250 836-2121

364 Ross St. NE

301 Main St.

$

569,900

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W G E IN N T IS L

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Linda Rohlfs

Doris Mills Associate Broker REALTOR®

2953 Birch Lane

6551 40th Street NW

690 Okanagan Avenue SE

• Lakeview acreage with beautifully renovated home • Large, bright kitchen with 8 foot island with granite counter top, lots of drawers & a pantry • Spacious living room with huge windows & a gas fireplace • New flooring & windows throughout

• Three bedrooms one bath heritage style rancher on full basement • Recent upgrades of paint, some flooring, hot water tank and upgraded electrical panel • Original oak floors, open design, private setting, lane access and storage shed/shop

• Mint condition lake view home complete with inlaw suite on quiet cul-de-sac at Cedar Heights • Many upgrades. Beautiful hardwood floors, high coved ceilings, 2 cosy fireplaces, office off garage • Walk to beach, RV parking. Move in ready.

• Substantially renovated large 2 bedroom mobile in Countryside MHP • Spacious addition incl. M. bedrm. Roomy utility • Newly sided, laminate floors, s/steel appliances & freshly painted. Sunny porch plus 2 large sheds.

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$

$

545,000

MLS® #10043824

209,000

MLS® #10038484

369,900

MLS® #10042355

#114 2500 Hwy. 97B S.E.

$

64,900

MLS® #10032034

W G E IN N T IS L

Lot 20, 2908 Canada Way

#7, 3950 Express Point Road

2510 21 Street NE

1031 16th Street NE

• Waterfront luxury townhouse • Chef inspired kitchen, granite counters, stainless steel appliances with wine cooler • 3 bed, 3 bath, spa like ensuite & walk-in closet • Dramatic 18’ ceiling in living room, cosy fireplace • Superb hard wood floors • French doors to exterior grilling & entertainment area • Boardwalk pathways to beach & marina • No HST

• Cedar Heights .28 acre almost level lot in culde-sac on Canada Way • Beautifully treed with lake view • Great potential for a very private yard bordered by trees • Area of fine homes close to lake and golf • Underground services

• 0.73 of an acre lot with nice lake and city views • Spacious 5 bedroom, 3 bath home with large living room with wood burning fireplace • Huge deck outside with hot tub to relax and enjoy with views • 2 bedroom suite in basement

• Wonderful location for this updated home on 0.5 of an acre • 3 bed/2 bath on main, office and large rec room on lower level • Many upgrades, flooring, kitchen counter, roof, bath, insulation and more

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$

$

599,900

MLS® #10027648

90,000

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MLS #10043598

$

469,000

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MLS #10042359

$

319,000

MLS® #10035998

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LS9 Bastion Ivy Road

#10 151 8th Avenue SW

• 20 private lakeshore acres partially bordering Herman Lake • Serene acreage consists of newer 2 bedroom cabin • Neighbouring 40 acres also for sale • Beautiful rolling acreage with views of Herman Lake • Ideal setting for a retreat or a campground

• Upgraded 2 bedroom 2 bath bungalow in retirement complex at Florence Grove • Roomy kitchen with appliances. New paint & new floors • Spacious south facing patio. Large garage • Move in ready for quick possession. Great location

• Lake view from this 4 bed 3 bath rancher with walkout bsmt • Easy care laminate floors, spacious, bright rooms • Well maintained house offers privacy, 2 decks, and extra backyard parking for your toys, via easement through Chalet Drive • Quick possession possible

• Penthouse with lake view • 2 bdrms. and office, minutes to wharf,nature reserve & shopping • Open floor plan, high ceilings & gas fireplace.

Incl. appliances • 1456 sq. ft. of living

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$

799,000

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MLS #10010993

$

247,000

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MLS #10042441

2379 Pleasant Dale Road

$

305,000

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MLS #10035578

#5 140 Harbourfront Dr. N.E.

$

225,000

MLS® #10036173

W E E C N RI P

6571 Highway 97A

204 9804 Silver Star Road

• 3 bedroom furnished rancher, open floor plan, high ceilings, privacy and gorgeous lakeview west of harbourfront • Hot water heating system, covered patio and large double garage

• One treed acre of solace across from Gardom Lake access • Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath like new modular displays bright open kitchen/living area • Enjoy the goldfish in the pond from your spacious deck

• Garden of Eden, 2.35 fenced acres of fertile level land • Gardens incl. asparagus rows, variety of berry bushes & fruit trees. Artisan well, drip irrigation • 3 bdrm renovated rancher incl. kitchen, flooring, gas furnace, A/C, septic & roof

• One bed & alcove at popular Creekside at Silver Star Mountain • Fabulous location and easy access • This lovely unit has been well cared for & is walking distance to the Village, Tube Town & skating pond • Buy now and enjoy this all season resort!

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#42 601 Beatty Ave. NW

319,500

MLS® #10038369

682 Park Road

269,000

MLS® #10034379

379,900

MLS® #10038941

$

215,000

MLS® #10017434

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30 Lakeshore Drive SW Fantastic opportunity in downtown Salmon Arm. Great exposure at Lakeshore Dr & Shuswap St. w/lots of parking. Retail space w/offices. 10’ ceilings in warehouse & 9’ overhead door. Enjoy the stability of an “all in” monthly lease payment. $

MLS® 10043905

5,000/mo.

3 - 2924 Eagle Bay Road Bright and open 2 bed & den apartment across the street from Shuswap Lake.

Features include skylights, open kitchen/ living/dining area, patio, master bed w/ full ensuite & deck, parking & storage.

Beautiful grounds, short walk to beach & all at a great price. $

239,000

MLS® 10033738

380 20 Avenue SW

In town acreage with lots of privacy at the end of a quiet, no thru road. Situated on 3.79 acres there is plenty of room to roam and space for all your toys.

1.5 storey home with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths including an inlaw suite in the basement, which could also be used as additional living space. This home has lots to offer from soaring ceilings to hardwood floors and more.

MLS® 10022542

$

379,900

12 - 469 Main Street Newer, move-in ready 2 bed, 1 bath modular in downtown Sicamous.

Updated in 2011 w/new floors, appliances, hot water tank, light fixtures, deck & more. Located on a treed yard in quiet 55+ park. Close to public beach, shopping & amenities. $

59,900

MLS® 10042542

460 5 Street SE Charming 3 bed and den character house located within walking distance to amenities and recreation make for an ideal holding/development property. Private 100’ x 140’ lot. Development potential with property being designated high density in the Official Community Plan. Newer roof, furnace, hot water tank, and gas range.

MLS® 10033681

$

274,900

980 35 Street SE 2 story w/full part finished bsmt home (total 3390 sq.ft.). Open concept w/ hardwood & tile, large beds w/walk-in closets, mstr w/5 pce ensuite. Central air, b/i vac. Over-sized 2 level semi-detached garage, lower level has sep access & overhead door. $

MLS® 10039529

479,900

403 - 160 5 Avenue SW Large, top floor unit w/2 beds, 2 baths & bonus den/storage room. Incredible views, gas f/pl, breakfast bar, balcony, in-suite laundry, covered parking & storage locker.

New appliances & kitchen counters. Quiet building close to downtown. $

MLS® 10043366

198,000

7601 Hudson Road Large, landscaped .77 acre lot w/updated home & shop. 1,205 sq. ft. 3 bed, 2 bath home w/newer roof, windows, doors, and more. 30’ x 48’ heated shop w/16’ ceiling & enclosed storage area. Corner lot w/lg garden area. 10 min drive to Salmon Arm. $

MLS® 10043375

298,500

1940 60 Street NW

Gorgeous acreage in Gleneden. 20 acres with 10 under cultivation. Creeks on property with irrigation water rights.

Adjacent 20 acres for sale, together have potential to be subdivided. City water across the road on 50th Street NW. $

MLS® 10032719

499,000

2 - 2924 Eagle Bay Road Large 1 bed, 2 bath apartment across the street from Shuswap Lake with approx. 1076 sq.ft., open kitchen/living/ dining area, patio, master bed w/ensuite.

Secure parking & storage, beautiful grounds & short walk to the beach. $

MLS® 10033737

199,000

80 4 Street SE Updated 5 bed 2 bath home w/ in-law suite in a central location. 3 beds on main floor w/ 2 bed bsmnt suite. New furnace w/ A/C, new windows on main floor & recent flooring, lighting & paint.

Flat, fenced yard, large deck, plenty of parking. $

MLS® 10043079

299,900

73 - 6421 Eagle Bay Road Gorgeous home w/stunning lakeviews.

Finely finished 3 bed 3 bath home w/loft style master, 2 storey wall of windows, kitchen island, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, 2 large deck areas.

Attached workshop with it’s own basement. $

MLS® 10043034

539,000

NEW PRICE

2590 Auto Road

2711 Sun Ridge Place

Custom built 4 bed/4 bth home. Loads of storage & parking in the attached dbl garage & detached, heated shop. Ideal for cars & toys w/a 125’ concrete driveway for lrg RV parking & 30 amp service.

Magnificently landscaped private .22 acre lot. $

Incredible 3 bed 3 bath home w/panoramic lake & valley views. Granite counters, stainless appliances, central vac, large covered deck w/outdoor jacuzzi, bsmnt inlaw suite, triple garage w/oversized center bay & 14x46 RV garage in lower level. $

MLS® 10029762

550,000

MLS® 10033823

649,900

2151 12 Avenue NE 3.37 in town acres designated med density in OCP. Well kept 4 bed, 3 bath level entry home. Detached 26.5’x20.5’ garage, covered carport, flat backyard & large deck. Would be a good family home or development/holding property w/potential lakeviews. $

MLS® 10034002

699,000

2499 65 Avenue NE Incredible home w/ all the extras.

Gourmet kitchen, geothermal heat, heated concrete floors, wood f/pl & modern baths w/ soaker tubs. 10 acre property w/ spectacular views & complete privacy. 2 concrete patios, Quonset building & double carport. $

MLS® 10038279

1,400,000