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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