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Golfers give generously at Shootout By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

For the NHLers who hit the greens of Hyde Mountain on Friday for the inaugural Sicamous Shootout, the action may not have been as fast as what they’re used to, but the day was still rewarding. About 40 hockey celebs answered the call of NHL d-men and Sicamous natives Shea Weber and Cody Franson to come play golf in their hometown for a good cause, as did many others. In fact, there wasn’t a golf cart to spare. And, after a full, hot day of day of golf, event organizers estimate more than $100,000 was raised. As planned, a portion of this will be going to the BC Cancer Foundation. However, some of the money will also be going to a disaster relief account set up at the Sicamous branch of the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union for those hometown residents in need. “For a little while there, we weren’t even sure if the event would happen,” comments Weber in a news release. “But the more Cody and I talked about it, the more we were determined to not only go forward with the event, but to make it a resounding success. We know the fabric of the com-

Get there: “It’s all about looking good,” laughs Shea Weber after a powerful swing doesn’t quite put the ball where he’d planned at the inaugural Sicamous Shootout, a fundraiser he and fellow Sicamous NHLer Cody Franson held Friday at Hyde Mountain Golf Course. Photo by Lachlan Labere munity, and faced with all the adversity recently, that they would band together to help pull it off.” For a first year event, Franson said it exceeded expectations, and he is grateful

to all the participants and sponsors and supporters who helped out. “It really was a team effort and it was great to see so many people play big roles in making this event come to fruition and

support two great causes,” said Franson. Weber says it was great to see so many familiar faces at the event – family and friends – as well as the many visitors who enjoyed taking part in a good cause.

Mayor Trouton to Alberta: Sicamous is open for business Hit the road: Difficult summer for business prompts mayor to appeal to Calgary council. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

Sicamous’ Mayor Darrell Trouton is hitting the road to let Alberta know the community is open for business, and that the community cares for its guests. At last week’s council meeting, Trouton bounced the idea off of council that he would go to Calgary and, if need be, Edmonton and Vancouver, to let their municipal councils know that, contrary to the perception put out by some media outlets, Sicamous is not up to its knees in water. “We were kicking around the idea of what we else we can do,” Trouton explained. “Myself and many others throughout the community have been on every TV station,

radio station and paper that we bassador for our community, d can be and I had come forward saying ‘hey, we’re open for ito try to tell people that Sibusiness, we didn’t fall off the d camous is still alive, come and map as some of the news mere visit and holiday here. We’re dia tells you, so don’t believe not underwater.” everything you read in the paiThe mayor noted that busipers,’” commented Coun. Don m nesses are still suffering from Richardson. Darrell Trouton h the impact of the June 23 flash Coun. Fred Busch was also Mayor d flooding in Two Mile, and supportive of the idea, but caug flooding from high water along tioned that inviting people to the foreshore that has since come to Sicamous while the dropped dramatically, and is expected to be beach is underwater might backfire. back to normal within a couple of weeks. “I think it’s a good idea and certainly we Council was supportive of the mayor get- should perhaps aim to have all the publicting a positive message out there. ity come just before the August long week“That’s a good direction, being the am- end because, if you’re going to say, ‘people

come to Sicamous,’ what are they going to do here in Sicamous? Sitting on the beach is certainly one of the things people come for, and if we don’t have a beach, in my mind we have egg on our face because we’re inviting them to come and they don’t have anything to do.” Interim administrator Doug Ruttan explained the idea is to get out and start promoting the community now, with the expectation that it would be roughly two weeks before there’s any impact seen in the community – in time for Saturday, Aug. 4, when the district will be holding a community celebration and fireworks display to thank everyone who helped out during the comSee Treatment on page 2

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Fire sparked along tracks west of town Need Help? By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

Sparks from a moving train are believed to have caused a wildfire west of Sicamous. The blaze started west of Sicamous, on tracks down from the Old Sicamous Road trail. It was reported by the railway crews Wednesday, July 11, at about 12:30 a.m.

Though it was out of the Sicamous Volunteer Fire Department’s jurisdiction, they were paged to provide the initial attack on what Fire Chief Brett Ogino described as a “lowlevel fire,” roughly 100 by 400 feet in size. “We ran a couple of truckloads of water down to it and basically took it from a low-rank fire to just

embers and stuff,” says Ogino. “They (Forestry) monitored it for the night and put a crew on it first thing in the morning. They just hammered it and put it out.” Ogino noted that the fire was out of the Sicamous fire department’s protection area, “but it was a Forestry gig, so we were covered on it.”

Forest fire season has begun, with this incident showing just how dry the forests are and how quickly fire can spread, warns the fire department. As of Friday, the Kamloops Fire Centre had posted a high danger warning for the Salmon Arm area (there was no data for Sicamous). The Fire Centre has also is-

sued a ban on open fires, which includes the burning of yard waste, the use of burn barrels and the use of fireworks. When such a provincial ban is in place, the District of Sicamous’ fireworks bylaw prohibits the use and sale of fireworks within the district. The Fire Centre has not issued a ban on campfires.

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Four hospitalized following head-on collision on highway By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

A Salmon Arm resident was one of four people injured in a two-vehicle collision last Tuesday afternoon near Sicamous. The collision occurred July 10, about three-kilometres east of Sicamous on the Trans-Canada Highway. Sicamous RCMP Sgt. Carl Vinet says an

eastbound vehicle carrying two Toronto residents crossed the centre line and drove head on into a westbound vehicle carrying the Salmon Arm resident as well as a resident of Calgary. “It seems they had broken bones and severe bruising, but no injuries have been reported as life threatening,” said Vinet. “We did call in a re-

constructionist to the scene because of the seriousness of the accident, and two of the four people (one from each vehicle) had to be extricated with the assistance of highway rescue.” Highway traffic was temporarily reduced to single-lane, alternating traffic.

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pears to be a factor in a motorcycle crash involving a 44-year-old Malakwa man in Kelowna. The man suffered serious injuries Friday night when his Harley Davidson hit a ditch on Highway 33. On July 13th at 8:15 p.m., Kelowna RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Highway 33, about 8 kilo-

metres south of Joe Rich Road. The driver had been travelling south when he went off the road on a left-hand curve. The corner is posted with an advisory speed limit indicating for drivers to reduce their speed by 10km/h. Police say the man was taken to hospital for treatment of “nearly life-threatening injuries.”

Treatment of Albertan guests called an embarrassment Continued from front

munity’s recent crisis. Regarding Busch’s concerns, Trouton noted after the meeting that while the sand at the Beach Park may still be under water, this hasn’t stopped people from enjoying the area. Asked about the water quality at the beach, Trouton says the constant flow of the channel and the Eagle River helps to keep water in the area clean. He added that earlier concerns of fuel and sewage going into Mara Lake as a result of the flash flood in Two Mile proved to

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be unfounded. “We know, during the flood, there were some large fuel tanks over at Waterway that could have been damaged, there were some sewer tanks that could have been damaged. None of it was,” said Trouton. “We know that and there have been tests by Interior Health. There is no arsenic in the water tests and that is why we’re on the Do Not Consume order but you can wash with it and so-forth.” Interior Health sampling of water quality at the Beach Park

completed on July 9 confirms E.coli and fecal coliform counts are within acceptable limits. Along with promoting the community, Trouton said he also wants to assure Alberta residents that Sicamous endeavours to care for its guests. He referred to reports of visitors who were affected by the flash floods but were told at the evacuation centre that they weren’t eligible for assistance. “I found out after the fact that some people from Alberta, because they didn’t live here,

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they weren’t set up for any kind of help,” said Trouton. “They couldn’t go back to their homes, the highways were closed, they’d just come off a boat, they didn’t have vehicles, the motels in town were full, so they were turned away – after we safely evacuated people, we got them to the centre and they were turned away, and to me that’s unacceptable. “I’m embarrassed by that. You can call it policy, you can call it procedure, but that’s not our mandate, and

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. 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

that’s not the province’s mandate.” Trouton added that Waterway Houseboats did step up to help care for those from out of province, and said he has since been informed by the province that these expenses will be covered. “The province is coming to the table, and people need to get that message,” said Trouton. “But on top of that, Sicamous’ mandate is we take care of people here. That’s what we do and I’m proud of our community for doing that.”

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Cadets help with clean-up in Swansea Point Two busses and an army medic truck rolled into Swansea Point Friday morning and parked at the Cambridge Road beach access. Within minutes, the 78 cadets received their instructions and started work immediately, hauling driftwood and debris from the beach access to the side of the road. By 9:49 a.m., the Cambridge access was finished. The cadets split into two groups and were off to clean up the rest of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District beach access points. “The cadets are gung-ho, they are excited,” says Lt. Col. Lyle Johnson, the Commanding Officer of the Vernon summer training centre. “When I got here this morning this road was blocked. But now, with the debris taken out of the water and moved to the side, it’s cleaned up.” With officers standing close by, the cadets unofficially organized themselves into working groups. Some formed assembly lines while others formed bigger teams to bring out the larger logs. Others work individually, hauling smaller pieces. One young cadet

Pile it up: Cadets from the Vernon summer training camp remove debris from public beach accesses in Swansea Point. Photo submitted picked up a slender, round piece of wood a few feet taller than himself. Posing momentarily, he says, “I stand here like Gandalf…” referring staffwielding wizard from Lord of the Rings. Joyce Balestra, a local resident, stopped to take a photo of the cadets hard at work. “I think it’s fantastic that they’re doing this; it’s extremely helpful,” she said. They crew broke for lunch about 11:30, many of them dripping wet from having carried water-soaked logs on their shoulders. “They said we were cleaning up beaches, I

figured we were going to be on litter patrol,” said 16-year-old Colton Moubert. “It was a bit of a shock,” he added with a laugh. The cadets, who come from all over Canada, are attending a summer camp. They had only been at camp for five days before they were told they were going to be helping the community of Swansea Point. “This has been a huge opportunity for team building,” said Major Larry Jeffries. “I’m extremely proud of each and every one of them.” Jeffries was one of

a team who had come up with the idea of offering help. He says it fits in with one of the overall goals they’re trying to teach the cadets. “Citizenship wasn’t built into our program (Air Rifle Marksmanship Course), but it’s one of the goals of the cadet program,” Jeffries explained. “Once we got on the ground here in Vernon, we decided to branch out to the community to find out what things we could do in the community.” When the flooding hit their neighbouring community, they made some phone calls of-

fering assistance. By this time, the community of Swansea let the Shuswap Emergency Program know they could use some help with their beach accesses. “It was a perfect fit,” said Ed Campbell, a volunteer for the Shuswap Emergency Program who helped organize the clean-up project. Campbell said he was thoroughly impressed with the work ethic of the cadets, who had everything cleaned up by 3 p.m. Their help has left the Swansea Point residents overwhelmed with gratitude says Tina Keely, secretary for the Swansea Point Community Association. “Everyone thought it was the most fantastic thing, seeing those kids around,” she said. “It is one of those heartwarming stories. We certainly did appreciate it. It was just the greatest thing, giving the community a hand like that.” For Cadet Moubert, it just makes sense that they should come out to help. “The people fund DND (the Department of National Defense) so it’s giving back to the community. It’s a good thing to do.”

DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS PUBLIC NOTICE For Flood Victims wishing to make application to the Disaster Financial Assistance program for homeowners, please be advised that you have until September 26th, 2012 to submit an application. Application forms are available at the District Office, 446 Main Street, Sicamous and are also available on the Emergency Management BC website at http://pep.bc.ca/dfa_claims/dfa. html The Provincial program office encourages people to read the guidelines, contact their insurance companies and submit an application if they deem they are eligible. Should flood victims require assistance to fill out the forms, please visit the Recovery (Resiliency) Centre at 1091 Shuswap Avenue, Sicamous, B.C. where people are available to help you.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Eagle Valley News

Community keen to put difficult times behind

he past few weeks have been hectic, to say the least. The impact from the flooding, and the flash floods in Two Mile and Swansea Point, is still being felt with varying water advisories in place, evacuation alerts and, of course, the ongoing recovery effort. And no chances are being taken. Just this Monday morning, Two Mile residents were being cautioned to be ready to evacuate ASAP as the water level in Sicamous Creek had once again dropped dramatically and the water was flowing muddy. Highway 97A was closed and a helicopter was sent up so the upper levels of the creek could be assessed for blockages. It was soon discovered, thankfully, that there was no cause for alarm and the highway was quickly re-opened. Meanwhile, the weather has once again changed from extreme wet to extreme heat, and regional and local fire officials are urging everyone to take extra caution when enjoying our beautiful back country trails and camping areas. With forest floors covered in an abundance of dried-out fallen fuels, it takes very little to start a wildfire. Despite all of this, life, as they say, goes on in Sicamous, with great people doing great things in and for the community. On Friday, Sicamous’ own NHL superstars Cody Franson and Shea Weber held their inaugural Sicamous Shootout at Hyde Mountain, and raised more than $100,000, which will be divided between the BC Cancer Foundation and the Sicamous disaster relief fund set up at the Sicamous SASCU branch. On the prior weekend, the Sicamous Stingers took the U12 Girls Regional Provincial Championships held right in Sicamous’ own Finlayson Park. Preparations are underway for a party/fireworks display on Aug. 4 at the Beach Park to thank everyone who volunteered their time or donated items to help the community in its time of need. Yes, Sicamous is moving forward, eager to leave the hectic times behind.

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DriveBC a hit on the information highway By Tom Fletcher News Columnist

VICTORIA – By the time you read this I should be in Vanderhoof, the geographical centre of B.C., to visit relatives. Born in the Okanagan, raised in the Peace country and working for 20 years in Metro Vancouver, I’ve driven from one end of the province to the other more times than I can count. A similar trip last year began just as a huge mudslide was cleared near Chilliwack. Other drives have featured mid-summer hail piled 10 centimetres deep on the Coquihalla, a near miss between two moose in the Pine Pass, plus the usual blizzards and hundreds of traffic jams for construction, accidents and growing urban volume delays. This time I’ve got a new tool on board, the mobile version of DriveBC.ca. Launched two years, ago, the mobile site has taken off with the surging popularity of smartphones. In the past year, DriveBC’s online traffic averaged 1.2 million visits a month, about half to the five-yearold desktop site and half from mobile users. It’s by far the most popu-

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tween 6:30 a.m. and midnight, staff update conditions and respond to inquiries. (Major events are automatically tweeted overnight.) Verified reports are fed from highways staff and contractors all over the province, and co-ordinated through the provincial highways condition centre in the Lower Mainland. The mobile service now has an option for drivers to report new problems they encounter. After determining your smartphone’s location, the site displays the name and phone number of the local maintenance contractor who can take the report. For those who haven’t joined the smartphone era, there is an old-fashioned option. Dialing 5-1-1 anywhere in the province gives access to a toll-free line that connects to recorded DriveBC messages. Agarwal said use of that service has been declining as phones with web access become more popular. The 5-1-1 system still gets surges of heavy use during major events like the recent flooding. The plan is to upgrade the system to allow voice recognition, so drivers can use headsets to get updates on the move.

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Stingers take regional championship The hometown Sicamous Stingers came away as champions, defeating the Kelowna Storm 7-5 in the championship game at the U12 Girls Regional Provincial Championship held in Sicamous July 6-8 in Finlayson Park. All the teams competed in a round robin format and were seeded after that. Sicamous had a three-win, oneloss record, with wins coming over Kamloops, Summerland and West Kelowna, and a tight loss to Kelowna. This resulted in a second-place seeding after round-robin play and a playoff match-up with the Kelowna Iron Maidens. Sicamous jumped out to an early lead against the Maidens behind the strong pitching of Niah Laroy, who had five strikeouts in her three innings of pitching. Sicamous held a 4-2 lead after three innings, and then blew the game open in the fourth inning with five runs on big hits from Jordann Carr, Alyssa Clark and a fine bunt from Taylor Grenier. Madison Dewitt came to pitch in relief

Girls got game: The Sicamous Stingers relax for a team photo with their new hardware after taking the U12 Girls Regional Provincial Championships. Photo submitted of Laroy and promptly bats came alive in the A great way to finish a struck out eight of the fourth inning, scoring fine season: Regional next nine batters. Si- five runs to take a 7-5 Provincial Champion. camous won the game lead. Tiffany SigvaldaIn the Boys Division, 14-2 in a mercy deci- son led off with a single, the Sicamous Predators sion. Laroy with a double and had a great weekend The win set up a re- Carr with a double, get- as well, winning the match with the Kelowna ting the Stingers rolling, silver medal after a Storm, who had defeat- with hits also from Gre- hard fought 13-12 loss ed Barriere to reach the nier, and singles from to Barriere in the final final game and remain Dewitt, Emily Gordon game. undefeated. Stinger and Kaitlyn Sherlock, After a record of pitcher Laroy led off the and a double from Al- two wins, two losses first inning by hitting a yssa Clark. in round-robin play, solo home run, her third Clark came in and the Predators faced a of the championship. pitched a scoreless tough Enderby BoyAnd then Laroy pitched fourth inning, getting lers team in their first a strong first three in- three strikeouts. Si- playoff game. Led by nings, holding Kel- camous pitcher Madi- strong pitching from owna to four runs, with son Dewitt pitched the Brittany Northway and five strikeouts. With last three innings and Julia Wilby, the Predathe game score 4-2 for struck out all nine bat- tors defeated Enderby Kelowna after three in- ters to preserve the 7-5 9-2 and advanced to nings, the Sicamous win for the home team. the Boys Division fi-

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nal game. Jacob Dewitt went three for four at the plate and Ryan and Sean Spelay each had three hits as well. Tyler Kruger played great at catcher and Matthew Shaw had two hits and played a very strong third base. In the goldmedal game against Barriere, the Predators fell behind early and had to battle all game to catch up. Down to Barriere 13-7 in the fifth inning, the Predators rallied for five runs to make it a one-run game, but could not score the elusive tying run despite having runners at second and third in both the last two innings. Hayden Gjaltema led the defence, making several great plays at second base. Ryan Spelay was strong as catcher and Dylan Peter and Connor Schmitz contributed several crucial base hits to help the offence. All in all it was a great display of boys fastball.

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When he decided to complete his masters of science, Marco Bieri’s number-one criteria was being able to play in a punk band. Particle physics wasn’t on the radar, let alone contributing to the discovery of the elusive Higgs boson. After completing undergraduate studies in Calgary, Bieri chose to complete his masters in the Lower Mainland, largely due to its music scene. “I didn’t even know what I was going to do – I just applied to school in Vancouver, because I wanted to move to Vancouver, because I wanted to play in a punk band and that was the way to do it,” says Bieri. “And I ended up getting into SFU.” During an orientation day, when potential professors were showing what they had to offer, Bieri says he was drawn to a presentation by Dr. Mike Vetterli, who offered an opportunity to work with CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva. After further discussion with Vetterli, Bieri committed to working with him and the schools High Energy Physics Group on studies related to CERN’s pursuit of the elementary Higgs bo-

son or Higgs particle, the elusive final piece to the standard model of particle physics. Peter Higgs first proposed the existence of what became known as the Higgs particle in 1964, as well as the Higgs field where the particle takes on mass. “Nobody knew 100 per cent… Why does an electron have mass, why does a proton have mass, and of course, why do we have mass?” explains Bieri. “So this guy proposed this theory that particles would travel through this field and interact via this Higgs boson. But nobody could measure if this thing actually exists.” Enter CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest high-energy particle accelerator, built 100 metres underground in a 27-kilometre tunnel. While the LHC can and is being used for a variety of experiments, its main purpose was to prove the existence of the HIggs particle. Between 2004 and 2006, Bieri was traveling back and forth between SFU and CERN while working on his thesis, which focused on calibration of a component, the calorimeter of ATLAS detection apparatus used by the LHC. “Essentially, what

our machines did, these particle reactions take place, so these particles penetrate material and get stuck, and we wanted to see how much energy was deposited,” said Bieri. “So then, when they turn on the machine, they can see what kind of reading they get and they can

sonal big strike against it.” After years of drumming with the Glim Project, followed by extensive touring with Celticpunk-folk band the Dreadnoughts, Bieri is spending the summer at home in Sicamous with his dad Ruedi

I didn’t know what I was going to do – I just applied to school in Vancouver because… I wanted to play in a punk band, and that was the way to do it. Marco Bieri

th t – hhow much h map that energy was deposited. Based on that, they can see what kind of particle was coming out.” When Bieri completed his masters, he decided not to carry on in the field of particle physics, pursuing his passion for pounding the skins in a punk rock band instead. “I didn’t continue on because I thought some other things like music were more interesting to me,” says Bieri. “But I was lucky, I thought it was really cool to work there for a few years. But in the world of research, there’s a lot of computing, and on a personal level I didn’t want to work on a computer all day. That was my per-

d mom V d and Vreny. A And, despite his reluctance to sitting in front of computers, that’s exactly where he was on July 4, the day CERN announced their discovery (with 99.99 per cent certainty) of the Higgs particle. “I’d been on emails all day… My old boss is in Geneva right now and got to see the press conference live,” said Bieri. “He said they got up at four in the morning and they were lining up like kids at a rock concert, all the profs there, because I think it started at 9, and they got there five hours before with, like, blankets and whiskey. They were all so happy because they’ve been working

on this forever. It was like the biggest rock concert in the particle physics world.” Bieri admits he was a small fish, one of thousands behind the potential discovery of the Higgs. “But it’s still kind of cool to say you were part of one of the biggest discoveries in the last whatever years,” he says. Asked if he thought the Higgs boson project is worth the $6 billion-plus that’s gone into it, Bieri suggests CERNs recent discovery is but a beginning. “That’s kind of like their holy grail, this discovery, but there’s so much more science that can go on too,” says Beiri. “They have so much data that they can work on, they can test these other theories like string theory and other stuff. These discoveries are amazing, but they push everything.” “CERN invented the Internet in the late 80s, they invented www because it’s an immense data transfer. So I mean, yes, that $6 billion, people are like, ‘Oh, what a waste of money,’ and ‘you could feed half the world with that.’” It’s just a lot of our technological backing originated from projects like that because you always have to push boundaries.”

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Paving/Seal/ Coating

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Commercial/ Industrial

Auto Financing

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2 BAY SHOP-2160 sq. ft. w/ hydraulic hoist. TCH & Seed Frontage Rd. Sicamous. Next to Gas Plus. For rental inquiries call 250-836-0095.

Help Wanted

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Financial Services

LOOKING FOR Sales Representatives - Canadian Taxpayers Federation is expanding our Sales Division in your area. For more information visit: www.taxpayer.com Call 1800-667-7933 Ext 111 or email: national.manager@ taxpayer.com

QUAD L ENTERPRISES LTD. has job openings for: CertiďŹ ed Utility Arboristâ€™s and Mulcher Operators Please submit resumes to: hr@isley.ca or fax (780)538-3949

INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca M O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No credit refused. Fast, easy, 100% secure. 1-877-776-1660.

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AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for welders. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster, we have openings for 10-3rd year apprentices or journeyperson welders. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd yr apprentice $28$30/hr, journeyperson $32$35/hr, higher with tank experience. ProďŹ t sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at; (ofďŹ ce)780-8462231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca; p r o d u c t i o n @ a u t o t a n k s. c a . Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform.

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Merchandise for Sale

For Free Estimate call Lorraine

Garage Sales

Serving Sicamous & Area for 20+ Years

WANTED: a bookcase for our ofďŹ ce. Should be 8 ft long, or 2 4 footers. Shelves need to be at least 18â€? high. Call 250-8362570.

Landscaping

Cell 833-8009 Home 836-4154

Skid-Steer Loader * Track Excavator Light Equipment Hauling * Dump Truck

At A&W we offer ďŹ‚exible hours, competitive wages, and a great team! Sicamous A&W is looking to hire with full time and part time positions available please apply in person at 913 Maclean and McPherson Rd, Sicamous. 250-836-2762. www.aw.ca

Apply today â€“ We want to hear from you!

LANDSCAPING / GENERAL EXCAVATING / SEPTIC INSTALLATIONS

Serving the Shuswap/ Okanagan

ROBIN NIELSEN info@nielsenlandscaping.net www.nielsenlandscaping.net

Misc. for Sale

1/2 PLRANIECOUES MISCEL FOR SALE ADS!

Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Misc. Wanted I Buy Old Coins & Collections Olympic, Gold Silver Coins etc Call Chad 250-863-3082 Local PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

Mobile Homes & Pads 2 BDRM, 2 BATH. mobile in Malakwa. $800/mo. Avail. Sept. 1. 250-836-5559.

Modular Homes

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

2 BDRM. HOME $700/mo. + util. 3 bdrm. home $800/mo. + util. in Sicamous area. 250309-0975. 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

Homes for Rent 3 BDRM, 2 BATH Sicamous House 2 car garage heat pump. $1000/mo. plus utilities. Avail.Sept 1. 250-836-4841.

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Rentals

Cars - Domestic

Apt/Condo for Rent

2007 Ford GT Mustang-Blue 53,000 kms, 2 sets of wheels, lady driven, exc. shape. $20,000. 250-804-9989

3 BDRM. APT. In Sicamous. Quiet neighborhood. Lge. deck. $975/mo. util. incl. 250836-3545. LGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-836-4516 or 250-804-5364. SICAMOUS: 1 BDRM. Questview Apts. $590/mo. some util. incl. Avail. now, ref. required. (250)312-3344.

Cars - Sports & Imports ATTENTION COLLECTORS 1980 CAMARO, only 50,000 K on punched 305 eng. 3 spd. Needs some body work. For more info. $2800 OBO. 1-250-523-9762. (Logan Lake)

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For the month of JULY all ads in the Items for Sale category will be

1/2 PRICE! AD MUST BE BOOKED TO START BETWEEN July 4th & 31st. No refunds if cancelled. Must book min. 4 weeks. Cannot be combined with any other special. No changes permitted with the exception of price.

Call 250.836.2570 to book

1993 JAYCO 5TH WHEEL. 30 1/2 ft. lge. slide, beautiful cond. $6600.00 obo. Call Gus 250-836-9460 or 250-4631921. 1999 TRAVELAIRE 22FT 5th wheel in exc. cond. Price reduced to $4500.00. 12 ft awning. Hitch and tailgate incl. Many other extras. 250-8363539.

Trucks & Vans â€˜97 FORD AEROSTAR VAN, AWD, 2 sets of tires w/ rims. 250,000 kms. $950.00 FIRM. 250-804-5156.

Interior South

4228 Bloomquist Road, Malakwa

LOVINGLY MAINTAINED! 2 titles, 1.27 acres, 3 level split, 1595 sq. ft.; 3 bdrms., 2 baths, beautiful 22â€™5 X 14.5 year round sunroom. new windows thruout! New ďŹ replace and insert! 18X25 carport/storage, 13 X 31 attached carport, fully fenced, paved driveway! 15 minutes to Sicamous lakes, 30 minutes to Revelstoke Ski Hill and in the heart of Sledding country!

$349,000

MLSÂŽ10049832

Call Charlotte Hutchinson Personal Real Estate Corporation

TOLL FREE

1-800-582-8639 CELL 250-833-6545 OFFICE 250-836-2223 at Mara Lake INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

www.charlottehutchinson.com

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LUXURY CONDO LIVING ON MARA LAKE OWN A 2 BDRM + DEN FROM $1135/MO.* MARINA I AMENITIES I RESIDENT MANAGERS

SHOW SUITE OPEN DAILY FROM 11 AM - 5 PM (CLOSED WEDNESDAYS) 326 MARA LAKE LANE - 2 KMS SOUTH OF SICAMOUS ON HWY 97A

Call Judy at 250.836.4748 *Based on 30 Year Amortization, 2.99% Rate, 10% Down, Strata Fees Paid by Developer for 1 year. Some Conditions apply.

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