Salmon Arm Observer, August 15, 2012

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Observer SALMON ARM

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Minutes before: A surveillance camera captures nothing unusual at 5:03 a.m.

JAMES MURRAY/OBSERVER

Aftermath: Security officer Geoff Stokes removes the money from an ATM at the Mall at Piccadilly that was damaged during an attempted robbery in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Smash: In the blink of an eye, a truck is seen ramming the mall entrance.

ATM thieves thwarted

There’s a lot of money involved, but thieves didn’t get any – they just made it into a movie. Two men used a stolen pickup truck in an attempt to get at a Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union ATM by ramming their way through the main entrance of the Mall at Piccadilly at 5

a.m. Aug. 11. The men were captured on the mall’s video surveillance equipment as they attempted unsuccessfully to remove the cash machine. An RCMP forensic team has completed an examination of the scene. Police have secured the video and con-

tinue to investigate the attempted theft. Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union officials say the ATM will be out of service until further notice due to the attempted theft. An estimated cost for damage incurred by the mall or the ATM had not yet been calculated.

Attempted grab: A suspect in black unsuccessfully tries to steal the ATM.

Council lukewarm on gaming centre By Lachlan Labere OBSERVER STAFF

A gaming centre may not be their first choice for the former GM site at 10th Street SW and the Trans-Canada Highway, but city council is supporting the Adams Lake Indian Band’s proposed development nonetheless. At their Monday meeting, council had an opportunity to discuss a letter from Adams Lake Indian Band (ALIB), in which

band manager Albert Quinn provides information about the intended development while seeking feedback. The letter states the facility will be more than 20,000 square-feet inside, and will offer electronic bingo, up to 100 slot machines initially, as well as a restaurant and a lounge. “This facility will provide as many as 100-plus employment positions to the local area and, of course, will draw customers from

a wide area within the Shuswap and surrounding districts,” writes Quinn, noting final design and layout would have to be approved by the BC Lottery Corporation. City staff recommended council support the gaming centre and permit the connection of the subject properties to the municipal storm sewer as part of the city’s Municipal Servicing Agreement with ALIB. First to speak to the recom-

This week A grieving mother is speaking out about her son’s suicide and the need to help others. See A12-A13. Hockey stars from the NHL, AHL and WHL took to the ice at the Shaw Centre. See A17.

mendation, Coun. Alan Harrison made note that the band would be paying for municipal services through the servicing agreement. As for the development itself, he said a casino wouldn’t be his first choice for the property, but that it wasn’t his choice, and that ALIB Chief Nelson Leon has good reasons for putting the gaming centre at the former GM site, a lot and building that is only deteriorating.

“And Chief Nelson recognizes that that’s not good for anybody – having something happen there is better than what’s happening there now,” said Harrison. “I think the timing is actually good considering where we are in our economic development, and the fact that economic times are not great. I think there’s positives there as far as employment goes, not just for See City on page A2

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