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Homeowners preparing for high water Flood watch: Rivers continue to swell; more rain ahead. By Lachlan Labere and Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
With heavy rains and rapid snow melt, some Sicamous homeowners are experiencing one of the cons to lakefront living. Sandbags were going up fast along the foreshore of Mara and Shuswap lakes last weekend to hold off the high water that’s expected to continue to rise over the next week. Sicamous Mayor Darrell Trouton says 10,000 sandbags have already been distributed through the district public works yard off of Sicamous-Solsqua Road. Most of those, he adds, have been used in areas just outside of the district, such as CambieSolsqua. There are another 11,000 bags still at the public works yard, and 12,000 more are on the way, all of which are provided by the Shuswap Emergency Preparedness program. “They fill them themselves and take the bags and make their walls or whatever they want to do,” says Trouton. As the water continues to rise, Trouton says the district will likely be closing down the public pier at The Legacy. A lot of the Beach Park, including the walking path, is already underwater. Trouton says the district will be addressing the sunken pathway in the fall. “We’re talking about raising that walkway that goes through the park, so people have proper access year round through there so they’re not worried about freezing and water in the winter and in the spring like this,” said Trouton. While a ridge of high pressure is expected to move into the area, pushing temperatures into the high 20s and 30s, more rain is expected by the weekend. “It’s the season to be thinking about severe weather,” says Doug Lundquist, warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada, who notes the advancing cold-air system could arrive with severe
Rising waters: Cyclists head underneath the CP Rail bridge along the submerged walking path in the Beach Park. Photo by Lachlan Labere
Bagged: Residents at Sicamous Sands Resort were busy over the weekend setting up a wall of sandbags along the foreshore. Kelly Grams photo thunderstorms. “June is normally wet; I call it the monsoonal month, but this one is on steroids.” Between June 1 and 16, the weather station at Salmon Arm Airport measured 80
mm of rain, considerably higher than normal rainfall, which is 63 mm for the entire month. Heavy rain and rapid snowmelt at upper levels has swollen rivers and resulted
in the BC River Forecast Centre issuing a flood warning for the Shuswap River downstream near Enderby, and a flood watch for Shuswap Lake and tributaries, including Eagle River. A flood watch means river levels are rising and will approach or may exceed bankfull, and a flood warning means river levels have exceeded bankfull or will exceed bankfull imminently. The station at Salmon Arm recorded a lake level of 348.76 metres and rising about seven to eight centimetres per day. “Shuswap Lake is expected to continue rising through the next week and peak at approximately 20-year levels,” reads the advisory. By Tuesday morning, the lake level was 349.1 metres – up 10 cm overnight, and City of Salmon Arm public works staff were busy implementing the city’s action plan. “We’re actively starting to protect infrastructure, we’ve contacted Federated See Fast-flowing on page 3
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District softens up on bylaw enforcement Illegal parking: Friendly warning issued prior to ticket/towing. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Call it a kinder, gentler approach to bylaw enforcement. Sicamous council and the district’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) are encouraging a soft approach to the enforcement of particular bylaws, parking being one of them. This summer, when a vehicle is initially found to be illegally parked, it will neither be ticketed nor towed. Instead, the vehicle’s owner will find on the windshield a small purple card from the district, with a greeting from Mayor Darrell Trouton. The card wishes that its recipient enjoys their stay in the community, adding the district will “endeavour to make your stay as enjoyable and as pleasurable as possible.” However, it continues to explain that the vehicle is parked illegally and notes a map on the other side of the card
that illustrates a number of places where vehicles can legally park. The card continues: “We don’t like to issue tickets to our guests, but should this vehicle he continue to violate the dparking bylaw, our dednt icated and observant fbylaw enforcement officers will add one of g those nasty parking d. fines to the windshield. ct Although the district dis grateful for the additional revenue, we d would rather you spend al your money at our local businesses.” Trouton says this is one way of getting across the idea that Sicamous’ municipal employees, and its residents are ambassadors for the community. “We’re the ones that make it enjoyable to live here, not just for the tourists but for each other,” Trouton explained at the June 13 council meeting . “We clean up our community, we can be proud of it. Embrace that and that will shine
from here out… that is the direction we’d like to take. And it seems to be working so far and let’s continue to move forward in that direction.”
We’re the ones that make it enjoyable to live here, not just for the tourists but for each other. Darrell Trouton This approach stems from discussions at the EDC. Coun. Greg Kyllo, the EDC chair, explained in a May council meeting that the district should be trying to encourage people to come and stay in the community. He noted a personal experience where a friend who had one tire parked on a “roll-up” curb along Riverside Ave. was towed without warning. “The bylaw enforce-
ment officer of the day ticketed them and actually towed their vehicle, so they came out of Moose Mulligan’s after a nice dinner and their vehicle was actually towed away,” said Kyllo. At that same meeting, council discussed other bylaw changes being looked at by the EDC to make the community more neighbourly. One was changing the name of the Unsightly Premises Bylaw to the Good Neighbourhood Bylaw, that would involve a “proactive approach,” as opposed to being entirely complaintdriven. Coun. Fred Busch questioned who would be responsible for this and how it would be done. Trouton described it as a joint effort between the district and the community that could take the onus off of residents in reporting an unsightly residence. “We shouldn’t leave
it to… neighbours to complain about their neighbours. A lot of people are uncomfortable about that and they don’t want to be signing off on that, so it’s a proactive way of cleaning up our neighbourhood…,” said Trouton. Elaborating on the direction the EDC is looking at, interim administrator Doug Ruttan said the district is “looking at rewriting the bylaw that covers a bunch of other small bylaws in terms of noise, fireworks, construction noise, a whole pile of things there that affect neighbourhoods.” “The whole concept was to take a slightly different approach. In terms of responding, we should respond to anybody that has a complaint in the community, regardless of what it is…,” said Ruttan. “The whole idea is to try and find a better way to do it without saying it’s unsightly, you’ve got to do this.”
CSRD director Ted Bacigalupo dies of undisclosed illness By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
Ted Bacigalupo, longtime director of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, and current chair, died in his Blind Bay home Wednesday, June 13 following an undisclosed illness. Bacigalupo was first elected to the position of Electoral Area C South Shuswap director in 1999, serving
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in that capacity for 13 years. “It was a role he filled with tremendous dedication, putting in many hours attending as many community meetings and functions as possible,” says a CSRD media release. “In addition, he championed the causes of the various commissions and committees on which he served; most notably the Okanagan Regional Library
Board, where he served as chair for the past five years, and the Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process (SLIPP). Bacigalupo was also on the executive of the Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA).” Regional district vice-chair and Revelstoke Mayor Dave Raven called Bacigalupo’s death a real loss, not only to his family and friends, but also to
June 23 - Mackenzie Camp Open House. 65th anniversary celebration. Meet at Maple Lake dock to catch the 10 am boat. Find out what’s happening for 1012. For info call 250-836-6293 or email maccamp@ shaw.ca June 30 - Craft Fair at the Show N Shine. Parkview School Playground Fundraiser. Sicamous & District Rec Center. 1121 Eagle Pass Way, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. For info call Parkview School: 250-836-2871 or Kathy at 250-836-3267 July 27, 28 & 29 - Sicamous Mixed Softball League Windup Tournament, all weekend at Finlayson Park. Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday- Sicamous Lions Club meets at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre, 1090 Shuswap Ave, Sicamous. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Everyone Welcome. For info contact Joan at 250-836-4876 or Kathy at 250836-3267 Every 1st & 3rd Wed.- Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509. Every 4th Mon.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m.
the wider community he served. “We’re all deeply saddened. Ted was a good friend to all of us on the board. He very proudly served his area,” said Raven. “He was a true gentleman and he taught me many lessons. He will be sadly missed and my heart goes out to his family and his many friends.” CSRD chief administrative officer Charles Hamilton, said he was
Third Sunday of the month -Regular meeting of the Eagle Valley Artisans Guild. 3:30 pm - Red Barn, Sicamous. Guests welcome. For info contact Terry Sinton: 250-836-4613. Every Monday and Thursday -Chairbiotics (low impact exercise) Seniors activity Centre 10:00 am. Join us. $2 each. Every Mon. & Fri. - Bridge, Seniors Activity Centre, 1 p.m. Every Tues. Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-832-9700. Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705. Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m. Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcome Every Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.
deeply saddened to hear of the death. “On behalf of all the staff at the CSRD, I would like to extend my heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends,” says Hamilton. “Ted was a great character with whom I had a wonderful working relationship. I will miss him very much indeed.” Bacigalupo died peacefully with his family by his side.
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Every Wed. - Seniors Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373. Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for info Every Wed until July 25 - Sicamous Mixed Softball League games, 6:30 pm at Finlayson Park Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m. Every Thurs. - Malakwa Thrift Store 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. $2 a bag (clothes sale) Located between the two churches. Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652 Every Thurs.-Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome. Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome.
Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695. Every 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 to 9 p.m., Sicamous Health Unit. Every 3rd Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:30 in the Malakwa Hall. Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at Catholic Church. 836-3440. Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club, Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! Every 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm. Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m. Last Saturday of every month -Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion #99 Ladies Auxilliary dinner 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm September 29th & 30th - CALL FOR GARLIC VENDORS 9th Annual Garlic Fest & Antique Tractor Show in Lower Nicola. Tables are $25.00 each. Fresh or garlic related products. For more info, pls call Becky 250-378-4199
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Permits open opportunities for business By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The district continues to make progress on bylaws that will allow for temporary commercial or industrial endeavors. Sicamous council has given three readings to a bylaw that establishes procedure for granting temporary use permits. These permits allow a property to be utilized for a commercial/industrial
use that is currently not permitted by its zoning. The permit is good for up to three years, and can be renewed only once for another three years. After that, applicant may be directed to return the property to its original state, or be asked to pursue a rezoning. Details of the permit, such as time limit, uses, etc., are determined by council at the time of applica-
tion, as guided by the procedural bylaw. The district was encouraged to introduce temporary use permits last summer by a commercial property owner who had wanted permission to allow temporary parking on an adjacent property he also owned. In response, council amended the official community plan to allow for temporary use permits in the dis-
trict’s Commercial Highway and Town Centre zones. Council has recently expanded this by adding Agriculture and Resource Use, Marine, Residential and General Industrial zones to the bylaw. At a public hearing for these recent inclusions, interim administrator Doug Ruttan said that, to date, the district had not received any applica-
tions for the permits. He also explained that such applications would be subject to the approval process – that council is in the process of approving. The proposed process requires applicants to provide thorough disclosure about what the permit is for, necessitates public notification, and gives council final authority to approve or deny a permit application.
Fast-flowing water courses a danger to children, pets Continued from front
Co-op and asked them to place a log boom at the end of marine wharf and are adjusting gangways, monitoring lake levels daily and preparing to sandbag the Canoe Beach pump station. “There has been an erosion of the land by wave erosion and the boat launch dock is now four feet away from the land,” says Rosenberg. “The federal wharf is still accessible, but the parking lot is under water, and in another four inches it will be so deep you’ll need to wear your bathing suit.” Rosenberg adds that the notion of closing Canoe Beach is becoming more realistic. The CPR pedestrian tunnel is on the verge of being closed and the storm system that empties into the lake is close to surcharging, because it can’t man-
age the load. “Our concern now is definitely on lake levels,” says Rosenberg, pointing out that other rivers are coping with the load. “In terms of boaters, not creating wakes can make all the difference in the world for some property owners that are in peril and wind is not our friend right now.” The Shuswap Emergency Program of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District advises the province has made sandbags and sand available at government expense to those affected by flooding. These are available at City of Salmon Arm public works yard, District of Sicamous public works yard, Swansea Point’s Oxford Road Beach Access Point, Sorrento Parts and Service, Gem Gravel in Celista and
Falkland Fairgrounds beside Bolean Creek Bridge. In Seymour Arm, residents in need of sandbags and sand should contact the Seymour Arm Community Association. “Parents are encouraged to keep children and pets away from watercourses at this time,” cautions the June 18 SEP release. “Banks will be slippery and potentially unstable due to the erosive qualities of fast-flowing water.” For flood risk info and preparedness tips, please visit http:// www.pep.bc.ca/floods/ index.html. To report a serious flood situation that may endanger life safety or necessitate an emergency evacu-
ation, call Emergency Management BC at 1-800-663-3456. And enjoy the few days of respite because the next system is scheduled to arrive from the south on Saturday. “I don’t like it when I see it straight out of the south, it definitely raises flags,” says Lundquist, pointing out the next system is moving in off the coast of California and is expected to roll on through Oregon and Washington. “We don’t have protection of the mountains and alleyway stops in Shuswap because of the mountains to the north, but it’s still long way into the future.” Even further into the future, but a lot sunnier, Lundquist
says the monsoonal pattern should give way to dryer weather sometime between July 1 and 10. In the meantime, Trouton is taking it all in stride, dealing with issues as they arise. “We do this every year. This isn’t something new,” says Trouton. “If you build on the river or your property is low, if the water comes up you’re going to expect it to flood. “We try to encourage people to raise their properties at times when it’s dry, and not just worry about it at the bad times, but that’s part of it. You live along the lake, you’ve got to expect in high water that it might flood.”
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OPINION Taxation integral to social fabric of the nation
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ardon us if we neglected to celebrate. Last week was Canada’s Tax Freedom Day, where calculations done by the Fraser Institute draw attention to the amount of taxes Canadians pay each year to local, provincial and federal governments. The idea is that if Canadians were required to pay all taxes up front, they would have to give governments each and every dollar they earned before Tax Freedom Day. “It’s when we start working for ourselves and not for the government,” reads the slogan. This year, Tax Freedom Day fell on June 11, one day later than last year, due in part to increased EI premiums at the federal level and rises in B.C.’s medical service plan payments. The Fraser Institute calls this a troubling trend which, they note, is compounded by the fact that the federal and almost all provincial governments are running deficits this year. If Canadian governments covered their current spending with greater tax increases instead of borrowing the shortfall, Tax Freedom Day wouldn’t arrive until June 23. Sounds pretty depressing, doesn’t it? It’s the kind of statistic that gets people all hot under the collar. After all, who likes to pay taxes instead of pocketing that money for a new car or a trip to Disneyland? We’d have more coin in our pockets and life would be sweet, right? As with many statistics, there’s a catch. As Vancouver Sun columnist Craig McInnes has rightly pointed out, the Fraser Institute’s calculation fails to account for how you benefit from paying taxes. Do your kids go to school? Did you? Do you drive on the roads? Does water come out of your tap when you turn it on? Do you visit the doctor without being presented with a bill for service or get that knee operation or have some of your prescription drug costs covered? Do the police come if you call because someone’s breaking into your house? Do you get Old Age Security payments? Do you take comfort in knowing that if you suddenly lost your job, there would be financial help for you and your family? These things and more are why we pay taxes — they fund projects and services that no individual could ever afford to take on. Yes, one can argue that we need to keep a close eye on our tax dollars to ensure they are spent effectively, but really, imagine what living in a country without taxes would look like. Our bank accounts might look richer, but think of how much poorer Canadian society would be.
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Province pushing work instead of welfare By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has taken some modest steps to tighten up the province’s income assistance system, and to encourage people to work when they are able to. With Premier Christy Clark swooping in to take credit, Social Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux unveiled changes that included fixing the worst mistake in B.C. Liberal policy. Cadieux acknowledged that B.C. was the only province that clawed back all earnings from employable welfare recipients, and she announced that from now on they will be able to earn up to $200 a month without penalty. The exemption for disabled people is increased from $500 to $800 a month. Another important change is requiring welfare recipients to file income tax returns. People can now do temporary work when it comes along, report the income and take advantage of the various tax credits that come from participating in society instead of just living off it. Any experience earning money is valuable experience. With baby boomers starting to retire in big numbers, the expected labour shortage has begun across West-
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ern Canada. And yet, increasing numbers of foreign workers are coming in to do farm and other work, while many young people are unemployed. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon took note of this during his budget preparations. Increasing numbers of young, employable people were applying for welfare in southern B.C., while jobs go begging in the booming northeast. Falcon mused about setting up a program to provide training and plane fare for these people, an idea quickly dubbed “welfare air.” Another effort to get young people working is Jobfest, a rock-themed road show currently touring northern B.C. towns. It attracts young people with music and souvenirs like drumsticks and guitar picks, and offers them skills assessment using sexy iPad apps and graphics that depict carpentry as cool. If Jobfest and welfare air sound a bit desperate, it’s because they are. They illustrate our society’s problem. We have a public school system where students pass whether they do the work or not. The culture assumes self-esteem is more important than achievement. The teachers’ union constantly sets an example that the way to get what you want is to stamp your feet and demand it from government. What do we ex-
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pect young people to learn? Old-timers might recall when Mike Harcourt’s NDP government took over from the allegedly miserly Social Credit regime and raised welfare rates. They compounded that mistake by relaxing eligibility rules and making it easier for employable people to stay on welfare. After a couple of years of this wealth redistribution, 10 per cent of the B.C. population was on welfare, with more piling on every day. Faced with the results of this staggering blunder, Harcourt lashed out at “cheats, deadbeats and varmints” scamming B.C. taxpayers and launched a crackdown on fraud. Later the NDP cut the basic rate for single employables to $500 a month. Today it stands at $610, and the NDP looks poised to repeat history. Surrey MLA Jagrup Brar did a monthlong publicity stunt in January, living on welfare by wandering from shelter to food bank with TV cameras trailing behind. Brar would have been better off if welfare air had been available. Instead of learning to live off the burgeoning urban handout industry, he could have gone up to Dawson Creek or Fort St. John and worked as a labourer.
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Shuswap rockers to open for Nazareth By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
Disbelief! That’s what Scarecrow’s John Hodgson felt when he first got wind of an invitation to open for Nazareth, the wildly popular Scottish rock band that will perform in concert at Salmon Arm’s Shaw Centre on July 7. When Shaw Centre events co-ordinator David Knight phoned to confirm, Hodgson was ecstatic. “I just about fell off the chair – I thought it was a joke,” laughs Scarecrow’s lead singer/guitarist. “As teenagers, we grew up listening to them, so it’s kinda going full circle.” Disbelief was accompanied by a good measure of colourful language when Hodg-
son shared the news with bandmates Dennean Gould, Rylan Wood and Kyle Reige. “We just weren’t expecting it, we’re flattered beyond belief. They’re rock heroes.” While Reige just joined the group last year, the other members have played together for four years. But Hodgson has been onboard since 1990 in Calgary, where the band was formed. He says moving to the Crazy Creek area west of Malakwa was terrible in terms of mosquitoes, but the best turn of events for picking up band members. Three-quarters of the band are now living in Alberta, with only one remaining in B.C. But Scarecrow, with its ability to play
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a wide variety of music well, is often back in the area – and that will continue. “It’s country, it’s rock, it’s what gets you off your chair – whatever works,” says Hodgson of Scarecrow’s musical repertoire. That’s something Winston Pain is happy to corroborate. As chair of the Shuswap Trail Alliance and of the team that organizes the annual trail party fundraiser, Pain knows how well crowds respond to Scarecrow. “The reason we keep bringing them back is their range is wide and they can play their own and cover stuff,” says Pain, describing Hodgson as exceptionally talented. “If you close your
eyes, you really think you’re listening to AC/ DC, or Elton John...” As well, Pain says Scarecrow has a way of completely engaging a broad age group, and keeping them on the dance floor until the early morning hours. “With Scarecrow as our name band we sell out all 450 tickets,” says Pain. “We’ve had them back by popular demand and we know they’ll be coming back again.” That will happen sooner rather than later, with Scarecrow happy to return for Canada Day festivities on a barge in Sicamous, another gig at a private celebration and then, of course, the highly anticipated Nazareth concert. “We’re like a travel-
ling pack of gypsies,” laughs Hodgson, noting the band was heading into a recording studio Monday to cut a CD. “The album will be like our live music – rock, country and in between,” he says. “I take in an idea, everyone throws their two bits into the sandbox and we see where it goes from there.” Popular since their start in the 1960s, Nazareth is on another world tour, still playing to sold-out audiences. Doors at the Shaw Centre open at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7 and the concert begins at 8. Tickets are $34 for general seating, or $39 for a place at a table on the floor.
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Brush and palette club planning show This is the 33rd year that the Eagle Valley Brush and Palette Club will be presenting their Annual Arts and Craft Show. In the last number of years the show has been growing in size – not only in the number of art pieces, but also in the number of people attending. And it is certainly worthwhile. Are you new in town? You live here and have never taken the time to go to one of these shows? This year would be a great time to visit. I can highly recommend it. The show is held at the Red Barn Arts Centre on Riverside Avenue. Meet the Artist is Thursday, June 28 at 7 p.m. From June 29 until July 2, the exhibit is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
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On Sunday, June 24 there’s a showing at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1:30. Tickets $10, $7 for seniors and students, and are available at TRU Value Hardware.
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Barn Arts Centre and the Malakwa Community Centre with the play, Murder Over A Love Song, sponsored by the Monashee Mountain Arts Society. The story is about a crime family going through issues of theft and betrayal. The play will run as a dinner theatre at the Malakwa Community Centre on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Call 250-836-4700 for details. In Sicamous, the play runs at the Red Barn, June 21 to 23, at 8 p.m., doors open 7:30.
Family fun The Eagle Valley Arts Council will be sponsoring the entertainment at the Lions Breakfast on July 1 at the Red Barn Arts Centre parking lot. Children’s entertainer Mat Duffus will be performing from 8 to 11. Duffus impressed young and old last year with his antics, and he is looking forward to entertaining the young ones again. There will also be clowns to help entertain the children (and the young at heart). Also sponsored by the Eagle Valley Arts Council is Music on the Water with the band Scarecrow on July 1. Music starts at
7 p.m., and plays until the fireworks start. The barge is donated by Mike Olde every year. Scarecrow, who will be on the barge floating in front of the beach park, plays music from the 50s to the present and are always a big hit with the audience. Let’s hope the weather co-operates again. At dusk there will be the fabulous – and now famous all around B.C. – Sicamous’ Light up the Lake fireworks show. The fireworks, together with all the lights of the boats on the lake, is a wondrous sight.
Healing music It’s long been known that listening to music can ease stress, but scientists are discovering that is has a powerful effect on pain, immunity and even recovery from heart attacks. It has also been shown that music has a healthy effect on blood
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Photo winners The winners of the Beautiful Sicamous arts contest were as follows: • Photography: Age group six to 12 – Rachel Rowbottom, $100; 13-17 – Victoria Rowbottom, $150; 18 and over – Colleen Thurgood, $200. • Painting: Ages six to 12 – Brittany Northway, $100; 13 to 17 – William Rowbottom, $150; 18 and over – Gail Martens, $200. If you wonder what form of art to pursue, trust that you will be attracted to what will give you satisfaction. For arts information, call Carla Krens at 250-836-4705, or carlakrens@telus.net.
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Karate students learning valuable life skills To wrap up the first successful year for the Community Karate & Kickboxing Schools in Sicamous and Salmon Arm, the Provincial Martial Arts Association hosted a karate tournament for these clubs Saturday, June 16 in Salmon Arm. For the majority of the students, it was their first martial arts competition and, according to instructor Holly Raczynski, they couldn’t have performed better. All competitors participated in two divisions: kata (patterned movements) and sparring. Raczynski notes it is not just karate that the students are learning. “The most important part of tournaments, and the program as a whole, is to give students a sense of individual accomplishment,” says Raczynski. “Not only are they learning martial art skills, they are also building their self-esteem and confidence. It teaches them how to focus their attention and believe in themselves. “They learn respect and support for fellow competitors and how to deal with personal challenges in a positive environment.” Listed below are the results from the tournament: • Division 1: Kata – 1. Evan Fankhauser, 2. Oscar Mayes, 3. Alexander Smolne; Sparring (tall) –1. Oscar Mayes, 2. Brian Tweddle, 3. Isabella Bishop; Sparring (short) – 1. Evan Fankhauser, 2. Sawyer Mayes, 3. Logan Cummings. • Division 2: Kata – 1. Houston Rampton, 2. Pheonix Nash, 3. Stanley Tweddle, 4. Gabriel Walsh; Sparring – 1. Pheonix Nash, 2. Ryley Meyer, 3. Houston Rampton, 4. Taylor Lovegrove. • Division 3:
High kick: Brianne Simpson attempts one of several high kicks while sparring against Salmon Arm’s Katie Cullen Saturday during tournament held in Salmon Arm. Simpson, of Sicamous, took top spot in sparring in her division, while Cullen beat out Simpson for top spot in kata routines. Photo by Lachlan Labere Kata –1. Katie Cullen, 2. Brianne Simpson, 3. Kerry Brown, 4. Angelina ChristianHack; Sparring – 1. Brianne Simpson, 2. Melissa Vandervoort, 3. Angelina Ingerhaag,
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Good beyond the last drop: BC Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA) ambassador Ali Omelaniec was in Sicamous last week to promote the BC Used Oil program, a province-wide recovery system for oil, anti-freeze and their respective filters/containers. According to the BCUOMA, each year more than 18 million litres of used oil is not recovered. While “extremely hazardous” to the environment, “used oil can be recycled into a variety of useful products.” For more information, visit www.usedoilrecycling.com. Photo submitted
The Valley Blacktop Angels Ladies fastball team will be hosting their annual Ladies C Tournament next weekend, June 23 to 24, in Finlayson Park, Teams from Sicamous, Prince George, Calgary, Vancouver, Cloverdale, Abbotsford, Vernon, and Coquitlam will battle it out for the $800 firstprize money. Games start at 8 a.m. Saturday and go all day, with the last games of the day starting at 6 p.m. Play resumes at 8 a.m., Sunday morning, with the playoffs starting at noon. All games will be held in Finlayson Park and there is no admission charge. Come cheer on the home-team Sicamous Angels.
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Cell 833-8009 Home 836-4154 Serving Sicamous & Area for 20+ Years
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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? STEEL BUILDING - Huge clearance sale! 20x24 $4,658. 25x28 $5,295. 30x40 $7,790. 32x54 $10,600. 40x58 $14,895. 47x78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
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4BDRM mobile, fenced private yard & storage shed. located in Mara beside Patula Park. F/S/W/D, $750 mo. + DD. Pets by approval (250)515-0811
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Take the quiz posted at www.kidney.bc.ca or www.bcrenal.bc.ca and see if you are at risk of developing Chronic Kidney Disease. You could be saving your own life (and you could win a prize!) Please give generously when a canvasser comes to call, or donate online at www.kidney.bc.ca
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