Salmon Arm Observer, January 02, 2013

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20 12 The Year in Review

This week Take a look back at some of Salmon Arm’s most memorable moments from 2012 as drawn from the pages of the Observer.

Index Year in Review ........A2 Opinion ....................A6 Classifieds ....A12-A14 Real Estate..............B1 Vol. 106, No. 01, 28 pages

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2012: A Monthly RecAp

The year that was

COmPlImEnTARy

Pet Grooming

January

• Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week takes place this month with events being hosted at the Mall at Piccadilly.

• An unattended propane torch being used to thaw out frozen pipes caused a house to be destroyed by fire and two dogs to perish.

• Local businesses complain to the city regarding snow removal procedures. Businesses say they are losing customers because the streets aren’t being plowed properly.

• A local teenager, Jodi Hanna, waits to see if she will gain eyesight after undergoing surgery in Arizona.

The teen’s stem cells were harvested then injected into her optic nerves in the hopes of her seeing for the first time. She was born with optic nerve hypoplasia.

• A man and his two young sons perish in a mobile home fire in Sicamous.

• Salmon Arm West students from kindergarten to Grade 5 learn Secwepemc, the Shuswap traditional language; about 45 per cent of the students at the school are First Nations.

• Salmon Arm Nature Bay Society asks city council to leave the beavers that live around the first boardwalk off the nature trail alone. Council responded that they would look further into the situation before taking action.

• Salmon Arm council endorse staff to create an agricultural advisory committee as follow up of the recommendations outlined in the Agricultural Area Plan created in 2004.

• The Arts Centre building in Salmon Arm celebrates its 75th anniversary with a special art exhibit at the SAGA Public Art Gallery.

• A Blind Bay resident win $1 million dollars with a Scratch N’ Win ticket.

We would like to introduce our new groomer Michelle by offering a complimentary pet grooming for January and February, a $45 value free just for booking. Small dogs and cats only, large dogs will be at a discounted rate. One pet per household. Call today for your pets appointment.

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One piece at a time: Jody Hanna, sitting with her mother Alicia at the kitchen table, works on a jigsaw puzzle.

• B.C. Assessment releases 2012 property value statistics; both Salmon Arm and Sicamous property values have dropped in the last year.

• One case of Scarlet Fever was discovered at Bastion Elementary School. Doctors administered antibiotics to the patient and stated they were not concerned about an outbreak.

• Salmon Arm Secondary Principal Greg Kitchen leaves School District #83 after 22 years of working at various schools in the district.

• Tire Stewardship BC awarded Blackburn

Park universally accessible playspace a grant for $30,000 that will provide 35,000 pounds of recycled rubber to be poured beneath the play equipment. This is the second grant for the playground — the first was for $20,000 that was used to create a recycled rubber pourin-place landing.

• Police investigate the shooting of a 59-year-old man. The incident occurred near Roderick Haig Brown Provincial Park in Lee Creek.

• School Board trustee of six years, Lisa Rolland, died of cancer.

• Over $10,000 was

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Announcement The Management & Staff at

Shuswap Massage Therapy

Continued from pg. A2 raised for the Heart and Stroke foundation at the Larch Hills 28th annual Reino KeskiSalmi cross-country ski loppet.

• The Salmon Arm SilverBacks trade team captain, Brett Knowles, to Cowichan Valley Capitals and gain forward Travis Stephens.

• NHL central scouting lists SilverBacks’ Morgan Zulinick in their top-210 North American skaters. He also won a NCAA Division 1 scholarship.

• Members of the Shuswap Swimming Team took the plunge in the fifth annual Polar Bear Swim on New Year’s Day at Canoe Beach. The event is meant to raise awareness and funds for diabetes research.

• Charles Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers is performed by Salmon Arm Secondary grades 11 and 12 drama students.

• The Heap the Honda children’s Book Drive kicks off at the SilverBacks hockey game.

February

• Judy Wilson is re-elected as Chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band. She won with 85 votes against Gary Wiens’ 38 votes and Bert Denault’s 28 votes. Councillors voted in include Joan Manuel, Rock

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Show of solidarity: Students from the Salmon Arm campus of Okanagan College protest student fees during a demostration held Wednesday at the intersection of Alexander Street and the TransCanada Highway.

Denault, Martin Sauls, Karen August, Randy Sam, and former chief and councillor Art Anthony.

• Salmon Arm council agrees to include the Downtown Activity Centre, which is the former Salmon Arm Elementary School, into Salmon Arm’s heritage registry.

• Salmon Arm Crown counsel Gregory Koturbash is appointed as a new Provincial Court Judge in Penticton.

• Lynne Wickett, Daila Duford, and Rosemarie Vennard earn this year’s Shuswap Women of Distinction awards at the It’s All About Women Conference.

• King’s Christian School places 182nd out of 860 schools according to the Fraser Institute report card on B.C. Elementary Schools. Other schools within the Salmon Arm system dropped in

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ranks with Bastion Elementary and Ranchero Elementary placing highest at 505th position.

• Okanagan College students participate in the “All Out” national day of protest against student debt.

• A Salmon Arm woman was taken to hospital with a broken ankle by local passerbys when she was told there were no ambulances in the city. The woman had slipped on some ice.

• A pedestrian was hit by a car when crossing the street on the Trans Canada Highway. The driver was making a left hand turn and did not notice the person crossing.

• Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board approved a reso-

lution to contact the Southern Interior Local Government Association regarding concerns about the lack of police coverage in rural areas.

• The CSRD also invited Interior Health to a board meeting to discuss the inadequate health-care services provided to their communities.

• Fields and Zellers announce they will be closing their doors and Canadian Tire will be moving to Zellers location. Staples will open its doors to Salmon Arm in June. Fisherman Direct Seafood of Enderby will expand their business to Salmon Arm; the business will be a restaurant as Continued on A4

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Year in review 2012

Out on the Town

Continued from A3 well as a store.

• KAIROS Salmon Arm, the Shuswap Okanagan NDP and the Shuswap Environmental Action Society sponsored a public forum for local residents to learn about the controversial 1,177 kilometer Enbridge Gateway pipeline proposal that will go from the Alberta tar sands to the West Coast Port of Kitimat tar sands.

• Salmon Arm Secondary School curling team moves towards provincials after winning the Okanagan Zone playdown.

• The annual Pirate Loppet took place at Larch Hills with nearly 400 children between grades three to seven participating. Money raised from the event went toward the purchase of cross-country ski equipment for local schools.

• Cross-country skier Alysson Marshall won the Haywood NorAm Eastern Canadian championships, held in Cantley, Quebec.

• Larch Hills Nordic Society won the club championship trophy for the second year in a row at the 2012 BC Championships held at the Larch Hills ski area.

• BC Winter Games sees over 30 athletes from the Shuswap compete in several events.

• Salmon Arm

MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS

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

FRIDAY, JAN. 4 WRITE NOW – The Writers’ Union of Canada has launched its 20th Annual

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Unique canvas: Airbrush and body paint artist Ken Paterson works on a live model at the Salmon Arm Motorsports Show.

Salmar Classic Lightning Pee Wee Hockey team captured first place overall in the North Okanagan Pee Wee Super league.

• The Salmon Arm Midget Tier 1 Female Team won the league this season and was presented the OMAHA banner for their efforts.

• Team Steadman of Salmon Arm won first place in the Super Novice Division of the Salmon Arm Junior Bonspiel.

• Children’s CharityVariety earned $1,200 during their 8th annual breakfast fundraiser.

The money raised goes towards funding and medical equipment for treating children at Shuswap Lake General Hospital.

• R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum hosts the 16th

Annual Heritage Week at Piccadilly Mall. This year’s theme was Energy in B.C., A Powerful Past and Sustainable Future.

• Shuswap Film Society presents 12 films at the ‘80’s Film Festival held over three days at the Salmar Classic.

March

SATURDAY, JAN. 5

• Teachers waved protest signs outside MLA George Abbott’s office as the province makes more cuts to education and Bill 22.

Students also rallied in support of the teachers’

the SAGA Public Art Gallery and takes place weekly from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

OPERA – Salmar Theatre’s Live at the Met program presents Les Troyens at 9 a.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre. This is the first Met revival of Francesca Zambello’s acclaimed 2003 production of Berlioz’s Trojan War epic.

BOTTLE DRIVE – Shuswap Variety Club hosts a bottle drive to raise funds for Variety The Children’s Charity of British Columbia. Drop off recyclable beverage containers at the Salmon Arm Legion, or call Brenda at 250-8323157 for bottle pick-up.

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Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers. Submissions should be sent along with a $29 entry fee per submission to The Writers’ Union of Canada at 90 Richmond St. East, Suite 200, Toronto, Ont., M5C 1P1, by March 1, 2013. See more information, rules and regulations at http://www. writersunion.ca/short-prose.

FIFTH AVENUE SENIORS – Monthly birthday lunch at noon. Reserve tickets, seating is limited. Dance to the Jammers Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.

DEADLINE – Last day for submission to the 15th Annual Okanagan Short Story Contest, which is open to all Southern Interior writers. Stories should be previously unpublished works and range from 1,000 to 4,000 words. Each entry must be accompanied by a $15 entry fee, either a money order or cheque payable to the University of British Columbia. See contest rules and submission address at www.okstorycontest.org.

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FAMILY SATURDAYS – The free drop-in art program for families resumes at

TUESDAY, JAN. 8

PROBUS CLUB – Monthly general meeting takes place from 10 a.m. to noon

at the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre. Doors open at 9:30 for coffee and social.

HEALTHY BABIES – Healthiest Babies Possible program features handprint crafts from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shuswap Family Resource Centre.

Door prizes and lunch provided.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9

RETIRED TEACHERS – Meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the SASCU

Downtown Activity Centre. Topic of discussion will be age-safe communities. Call A. Waters at 250-832-9973 for information.

SUNDAY. JAN. 13

FLAPJACKS – The Fifth Avenue Seniors Activity Centre serves a pancake

breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m.

THURSDAY, JAN. 17

BABY TALK – The Shuswap Children’s Association presents Baby Talk for

parents of babies from newborn to 12 months at 10 a.m. at the Health Unit. Take your babies with you. For more information, call 250-833-0164 or email info@shuswapchildrens.ca.

SATURDAY, JAN. 19

FREE CHILD-MINDING – The Salmon Arm Secondary leadership students offer

parents a break from 10 a.m. to noon at the Jackson campus. A donation to the food bank is welcome. Email pchudiak@sd83.bc.ca with any questions or to register your children.

FRIDAY, FEB. 1

TRAIL TALK –Tickets are available for the annual Shuswap Trail Party and

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Fundraiser that supports local greenways and trails. The always sold-out event features a silent auction, locally made appies, a cash bar and dancing. Tickets are available at Lakeside Insurance, Salmon Arm Financial, Skookum Cycle and Ski, Ridetech and Kula Movement and Wellness.

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• The city awarded its website redesign to a Kansas company. Local designers, printers, and marketing businesses approach council requesting a shoplocal policy as well as the city’s list of expenditures.

• An $80,000 snow blower is purchased through the 2011 city surplus. The snow blower will be used mainly for the downtown area where it blows snow directly into the back of a truck and takes it to another location to be dumped.

• Jenn Wilchuk was elected as the School District #83 trustee for the Carlin-Sorrento area in a by-election.

• The corner of Hudson Avenue and Alexander Street NE is to be renovated in a British/European theme after council approves the proposal.

• Locals, businesses and the city all work together to remove the

tires from Shuswap Lake. This effort was led by Ken Stengler, who hated see the tires there when he walked the shoreline. Over 152 tires were removed.

• Participants raise $53,000 for the Salvation Army’s Lighthouse Shelter during The Coldest Night of the Year Walk. This was the third-highest amount raised in all of Canada.

• Rochelle Dale of Re-Max Shuswap is recognized for her volunteer efforts at the annual Realtors Care Awards put on by the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board’s Shuswap Zone. Dale has served on the minor hockey board for years; first as treasurer and now as risk manager. She also was part of the host committee for 2011 Midget Provincial Hockey Championships and has been a billet for 10 years.

• Observer staff are nominated for Canadian Community Newspaper Associa-

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tion awards. Martha Wicket is nominated for the best news story, circulation up to 3,999 category; James Murray is nominated for two photos and Lachlan Labere is nominated for a photo entitled, True Inspiration.

• Okanagan College’s SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team won three western Canada regional competitions including winning gold in the Scotia Bank Go Green Challenge.

• Jackson Robertson was awarded the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal for 20 years of outstanding service to the country in the capacity of firefighter. Many retired firefighters were also honoured for their service.

• A third X-ray room opens thanks to joint funding from the North Okanagan Shuswap Hospital District and the Shuswap Lake Hospital Foundation.

A total of $200,000 was put towards creat-

ing this room as well as a CT scanner room and three ultrasound rooms.

• RCMP and the Southeast District Emergency Response Team corner an armed man in a Salmon Arm house. He eluded police on foot but was later captured in Vernon.

• Salmon Arm’s Midget Tier 1 female hockey team wins first in OMAHA playoff championships after also winning the regular season.

• Cherilyn Drew and Rick Hofmann, skating for Salmon Arm Ice Breakers Speed Skating Club win gold medals at the BC Short Track Championship held in Kamloops.

• All four Bulldogs Boxing club members who went to the Vernon CounterPunch Boxing Club amateur card won their matches.

• Two Salmon Arm teams win the 2012 BC Provincial Stick Curling Championship – one team won first in the tournament while

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Message: Quinn Foreman is among the high school and middle

school students expressing their opinions during a rally to show support for teachers held in front of Minister of Education George Abbott’s office. another team won second place in the consolation draw.

• International Women’s Day was celebrated at Java Jive Neighbourhood Bistro with a fun and casual evening of live music.

• Jazz and gospel vocalist Leora Cashe hosted a workshop at the Salmon Arm Ac-

tors Studio while Mimosa, a quintet playing a blend of jazz, Brazilian sambas, French ‘60’s pop and cabaret, played at SAGA Public Art Gallery.

April

• With not enough spots in the Salmon Arm French Immer-

sion programs, parents line up in the firstcome, first-serve line.

This year, parents lined up four days before registration, bringing sleeping bags, lawn chairs and food as they waited outside School District #83’s District Education Centre.

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City News and Public Notices BUSINESS LICENCE RENEWALS

2013 DOG LICENCES

2013 Business Licence Renewal Notices have been mailed. Any business that did not receive a renewal notice should contact the Business Licence Department at 250-803-4003.

Spayed or Neutered, All Breeds $ 17.00 Not Spayed or Neutered, All Breeds $ 35.00 A discount of $5.00 per licence will be allowed if paid on or before February 15, 2013.

Dog licences are available at the following locations: Animal House, Canoe General Store, City of Salmon Arm, Ed’s World of Critters, For Paws Bathhouse and Boutique, K- 9 Control and Pals with Paws.

Dog licences are required for all dogs over six months of age.

2013 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT NOTICES The 2013 Property Assessment Notices will be mailed by the B.C. Assessment Authority in early January 2013. Please contact the B.C. Assessment Authority’s Kelowna office at 250763-8300 or 1-800-990-1192 if you have not received your 2013 Property Assessment Notice by January 20, 2013.

2013 ANNUAL UTILITY BILLS

2012 PROPERTY TAX AND UTILITY NOTICES

Please note other dates to keep in mind as shown.

Pursuant to Section 245(1) of the Community Charter, outstanding balances in property taxes and annual or metered utilities at December 31, 2012, will be transferred to arrears taxes effective January 1, 2013. Arrears taxes are subject to interest at a rate prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council in accordance with Section 11(3) of the Tax Act. HAVE YOU MOVED? Remember to advise City Hall of your new mailing address. Each year, many undeliverable utility and property tax notices are returned to the City, often resulting in late payment charges.

Annual utility bills for water and sewer have been mailed. To qualify for the 10% discount, payment must be received at City Hall on or before 4:00 pm February 15, 2013. Post marks are not accepted as proof of payment.

Dog Licences – discount date Annual Utility – discount date Annual Utility – to avoid penalty Metered Utility – to avoid penalty following billing Property Tax Notices Mailed Property Taxes – to avoid penalty

February 15, 2013 February 15, 2013 July 2, 2013 15th of the month Third week of May July 2, 2013

You can pay your property taxes and utility bills by internet and telephone banking services. You no longer need to stand in a line-up or carry cash. We readily accept post-dated cheques, and have a drop box to the left of the front doors of City Hall.

For more information call 250-803-4000

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OpiniOn GueSt Shot

Christopher Foulds

Some wishful thinking My maternal grandpa died in 1961, well before any of my six siblings were either born or old enough to interact, so we never knew him. There are very few photos and the scant stories told of him are vague memories now that three of his six children, including my mom, have passed on.

There was a reunion 13 years ago in Mundare, Alta., that filled in plenty of detail of how I ended up being born in Burnaby in 1968, thanks to various decisions of others stretching back to the late 1800s in the Ukraine.

But, there isn’t much about John Chmelyk that I recall being told — other than he smoked, was a sheriff in Vancouver when he died and had the misfortune in 1957 of running as the federal Social Credit party candidate in Vancouver East, a riding dominated by the CCF (forerunner to the NDP).

All of which is to explain why a new BC Archives search section on the Royal BC Museum website is so fascinating.

Original historical records of births, marriages and deaths in British Columbia are available to be viewed and printed — free of charge.

The endeavour is a partnership between the BC Archives and the Vital Statistics Agency, and was helped by an in-kind donation by FamilySearch International. Original records are being scanned, indexed and ready to be searched. It is an ongoing venture, with more and more documents to be added each day.

As of now, one can search for birth records between 1854 and 1903; marriage records between 1872 and 1936; death records between 1872 and 1991; colonial-marriage records between 1859 and 1872; and baptismal records between 1836 and 1888.

Like any genealogy reference point, the site simply opens up one more avenue to those interested in their family history — or that of B.C. history, and its people, in general.

What makes this site so mesmerizing is the fact you are staring at the original documents.

Beyond family history, the archives provide all sorts of searching ability — but the searcher must be precise.

Upon searching in vain for the death certificate of Canadian hero Terry Fox, I finally determined proper names must be entered.

Thus, Terrance Fox’s record of death appeared on my computer screen, offering interesting tidbits.

He was a student when he succumbed to cancer and pneumonia in 1981. He is buried in Oxford Cemetery in Port Coquitlam (spelled “Couquitlam” on his certificate).

There are so many more records to search — and details to arrive.

It truly is a remarkable project, one that will only get better as time goes by.

It can be found at www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/ - Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week.

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Firearms debate going nowhere The horrific fatal shooting of 20 students and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., has caused so much pain and anguish. To many the idea didn’t sound real, they were shocked that such a thing could happen.

But it was all too real, as the U.S. again faces its demons in trying to reconcile a constitutional amendment to bear arms against the destructive capacity of modern weaponry.

Speaking at a church service in Newtown, President Barack Obama said the greatest test of the U.S. is how it looks after its children, and the Newtown experience, like other schools where similar shooting atrocities have occurred before it, gives his country a failing grade.

In a country that places greater value on owning guns than helping those who suffer from mental illness or who are left behind, the end result was again repeated for all Americans to experience— and unfortunately again probably ignore with time.

Selling guns in America is also big business, and in that country’s current culture, profit and loss on the corporate balance sheet exceeds the need for compassion of those who need help. The families of all those who lost loved ones in the Newtown school deserve some forward-thinking results from that debate rather than endless partisan bickering, but they’re not likely to get it.

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• Local businesses band together to pay for a 72-year-old Ranchero man’s roof.

• Easter Spring Fling held at the Mall at Piccadilly had an Easter egg hunt and an Easter bonnet contest that children of all ages enjoyed.

• As part of the 100year anniversary of the Titanic sinking, two researchers come to town to visit relatives of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Fortune, Salmon Arm residents who were lost on the that fateful voyage.

• The Shuswap Launch-a-Preneur program, Salmon Arm’s own Dragon’s Den, concludes at the Salmon Classic this month with Conrad Wilkins of OneKan declared winner and Jennifer Ripel of White-oCoccoli receiving the Green Initiative Award.

• A Tappen couple and their children welcome their new Haitian sisters as their adoption goes through. It was a five-year process but 10-year-old Jesula and six-year-old Chrismene have arrived in the Shuswap to their new home.

• Observer photographers James Murray and Lachlan Labere win awards for their photographs at the British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspaper Association Awards held in Vancouver.

• Salmon Arm Observer subscribers get access to the newspaper’s premium online content at no extra cost, effective this month.

• City council approves funding for both a new dock and relocation of the vol-

leyball courts at Canoe Beach.

• Council agrees to move a plaque in memory of those who have lost their lives as a result of a workplace accident or occupational disease. The plaque was moved to a garden rock at Marine Peace Park, where it is better displayed for public viewing.

• A man driving a semi-tractor trailer on the Trans-Canada Highway near 24th Street NE in Salmon Arm was so drunk he was held in custody until sober. He was issued a 24 hour driving prohibition, a violation ticket for open liquor in his vehicle and an administrative driving prohibition. Further criminal charges were recommended to Crown council.

• The Salmon Arm Bantam SilverTips finished their season placing sixth at the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament.

• Abbigail and Brian May both win first place in their divisions at the Canadian Masters Cross-Country Ski Championships held in Golden this year.

• New head coach and general manager of SilverBacks Hockey Team is announced.

Troy Mick brings an exciting new energy and vision to the team.

• Salmon Arm’s own Erika Lipsett, as part of the BC Thunder team, defeated all contenders at the 2012 National Ringette Championship. The team not only won but also made history, as traditionally Edmonton and Cambridge teams have volleyed the winning title back and forth since

Year in review 2012 dents temporarily and a natural gas meter was also hit.

• Due to the judicial review of a development permit for SmartCentres shopping centre being dismissed by the BC Supreme Court,

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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 willing to wait outside for four days in order to register their children in the French Immersion program. the championship’s inception.

• The Shuswap Swimming team takes 11 first-place wins at the Vernon Kokanee Swim Club Spring Invitational Swim Meet.

• Salmon Arm’s Charmaine Chard earns spot on Felions dance team, the cheerleading for the BC Lions football team.

• SAGA Public Art Gallery exhibits Bloom-Portraits of a Garden; a retrospective of 28 acrylic paints by local artist Joyce Dorey.

• Alida Hilbrander, local author of Parting the Veils of Separa-

tion, a book about the power of death to separate us from those we love, hosts a workshop based on the principles of her book.

• The 12th Annual Shuswap Music Festival showcases more than 450 talented local youth.

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Continued from A7 award at the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards for best news story of the year for a community newspaper with a circulation under 4,000. Her story was about the city installing a device in the downtown that emits a high frequency that only young people can hear. The device was meant to cut down on loitering and vandalism downtown.

• The Chase man who threatened to set off a bomb in a Chase bank is charged with two counts of theft under $5,000, one count of uttering threats, one count of mischief and one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

• A teenager lost her footing and fell 60 feet off a trail above Gleneden Falls as she and a friend were walking.

She was taken to hospital in critical condition, but was later expected to make a full recovery.

• Lake levels begin to rise on Shuswap Lake as rain continues to fall in the Shuswap.

• A “sophisticated” grow op is discovered in Sorrento by police A total of 448 marijuana plants were found in an underground bunker that seems to have been in operation for several years.

• Police arrest a man for cocaine trafficking in the Blind Bay area; they seized crack cocaine, powder cocaine, prescription drugs and cash.

• Two people are arrested in the Silver Creek area for stealing two quads, two gaspowered generators, a laptop computer and an assortment of tools and equipment – a total value of about $10,000.

• An RCMP Bicycle Rodeo took place this month, teaching children safe bike-riding practices.

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• The Pedal Power art exhibit was presented by SAGA Public Art Gallery. The exhibit was about the bicycle as an agent of social change.

• The annual fundraising Hike for Hospice event took place at the Enderby cliffs.

• Past Salmon Arm Secondary grad and now neuroscientist,

Bechara (John) Saab goes to London to represent the University of Zurich and Switzerland in a prestigious science competition.

• Three secondary school students go to E-spirit, a business plan competition held in Manitoba for aboriginal students in grades 10 to 12. From hundreds of business plans submitted, Katie Kenoras, Sage Tomma and Kayla Butts’ ab-

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• Emmy Sim of Salmon Arm runs in the Vancouver 2012 marathon. Just turned 16 two days before the race, she is the youngest person to have ever run this marathon. She placed first in her age group.

• Grade 12 student, Katie Frese, received high achievement marks after dancing two Royal Academy of Dance Advanced ballet exams.

• Salty Dog enduro mountain bike race was a great success again with about 485 participants racing the six-hour main event, and about 250 young people between ages three and 15 racing in the three-hour event.

• The Literary Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) partnered with Book Lady, Mary Scheidegger, to raise money for a collection of adult learner books.

June

• Salmon Arm residents raised more than $153,000 during this year’s Relay for Life; there were 349 participants.

• A Salmon Arm couple, Ruth and Roy Tapp, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.

• A past SAS grad, Ryan Trenholm won an award for his re-

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• School District #83 students delved into aboriginal culture at the Mary Thomas Cultural Village. Students were shown how to identify plants, listened to traditional stories, and were taught about tanning animal skins and picking berries.

• Skydive NOVA, a new company located at the Salmon Arm airport, opened its doors this month.

• Floods sweep through the Shuswap as heavy rain hits the area. Emergency programs throughout the Shuswap work together to help families affected by the floods.

• A home was totally destroyed by a fire that brought out all Salmon Arm fire departments; luckily, no one was injured.

• Multiple search

parties look for Andrew Wilson, a local resident who went missing after being swept downstream in the Seymour River. Andrew and a friend went for a day hike to Seymour Falls when Wilson decided to jump into the river to cool off.

• A father and two daughters were killed in a head-on car collision in Rosetown, Sask.

• Long-time director of the CSRD Ted Bacigalupo passed away.

• The milkman returns to deliver milk right to residents’ front step in Salmon Arm, as Tim Dolan, of Dolan Home Delivery, brings his business to the city.

• Sisters Erica Fairley and Andrea Pickard from Salmon Arm earn medals for their top grades upon graduating from Okanagan College. Both earned their diplomas in Business Administration with plans to pursue careers in accounting.

• Brandon West from the Okanagan Rockets was hired as the new assistant coach and Rob Morphy is the new director of scouting and head scout for the SilverBacks.

• The first-ever Salmon Arm Barrel Bonanza was held at the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds.

• The first two swim meets of the season saw the Sockeyes’ off to a great start. The girls’ team placed second overall and the boys placed first in division 1 and 4; several individual medals were handed out to team members as well.

• Ride for a Child’s Wish was a huge success with 47 rides that raised $11,585 for the British Columbia and Yukon chapter of Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada.

• The Second Harvest Food Bank in Salmon Arm organized

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Continued from A9 a month-long fundraiser. Residents were asked to donate just $1 for the cause.

• Daphne Brown, Dave Wallensteen and Jan Kehl all participated in the Oliver Half Ironman held this month. They all finished in just over six hours.

• Fourteen teams participated in the annual Beat The Train, an event that combines biking, running and paddling.

• The Shuswap Dragon Boat Festival enjoyed another great turnout in both participants and spectators this year.

• The Shuswap Swimming Team brought home five gold medals, five silver and one bronze medal from the Kamloops Long Course June Classic Swim Meet.

• SAGA Public Art Gallery exhibited the Photographing Our Lives project put on by grades one to five South Broadview students; the students had been given cameras for a week with the direction to take photographs at school, at home and in the community.

• Families celebrated Father’s Day at RJ Haney Heritage Village who put on a special event including lunch, a scavenger hunt and entertainment.

• The Salmar Grand won $5,000 in a BC Hydro Power Smart energy-efficient lighting makeover by getting the most votes in the Power Smart Energy Fix contest in the Salmon Arm, Kamloops, Vernon and Revelstoke area.

July

• Gorman Bros.

Lumber Ltd. announces they are buying the Canoe sawmill that was for sale by Federated Co-operatives Limited.

• School District #83 school board enters into a two-year contract with teachers while First Na-

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• A call to the bar ceremony was held in Salmon Arm for lawyer Jonathan Avis, a ceremony the city has never held before.

• Falkland is proposed to join the Kelowna, Summerland, Merritt, Logan Lake and Princeton political riding boundaries.

• Union staff with the Okanagan Regional Library stop driving delivery trucks for four days as a labour dispute continues.

• The managers of Vernon and Salmon Arm Rona Building Supplies worked together and took 5,400 bottles and 60 fivegallon jugs of water to Sicamous to help flood relief efforts.

• A Shuswap Lake Hospital team won a provincial award for coming up with an acronym for identifying strokes. FAST stands for face, arms, speech and time. The initiative was to help hospitals look at what improvements needed to be made and then sharing their results with other hospitals across the province.

• An aggressive bear forces conservation officers to shut down the South Canoe Trail system. Three incidents occurred where the bear chased pedestrians on the trails.

• A lightning storm created small spot fires around the Shuswap; the Salmon Arm Rapattack crew extinguished all without in-

cident.

• A dishwasher was suspected to be the blame for a local house fire. The home was saved but the homeowners had to live elsewhere for a few weeks while damages on the house were being fixed.

• A truck hit a Salmon Arm telephone pole, leaving residents without service for several days.

• A powerboat was found to be carrying invasive quagga mussels in Shuswap Lake. The boat had been transported from Arizona. Officials removed the boat from the lake and took mitigative measures in hope that the mussels would not spread.

• Cambridge Road beach access, a mess from the flood, was cleaned up by efforts

from cadets with the Vernon summer training camp.

• Interior Health, the Division of General Practice North Okanagan, and the province distributed a survey throughout the community asking residents’ opinions on ways to improve palliative/end-of-life care in the Shuswap.

• Local supermarket, Askew’s Uptown, opens its doors for the first time.

• Chantelle Bykerk returns home with a bronze medal from the X Games Enduro Cross Race. This win also earned her a spot in next year’s games.

• The Shuswap FC U-16 boys soccer team came home with bronze medals from the 2012 BC Soccer B Cup Provincial Championships held in Al-

dergrove.

• Glynis Sim from Salmon Arm wins a gold medal in track at the BC Summer Games.

• Shuswap Rotary Club hosted a fundraising garden party at Granite Creek Estate Winery to raise funds for the Ecuador Dental Mission and African Barani School Lunch Program.

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• A plane carrying three passengers and the pilot crashed in a farmer’s field just outside of Salmon Arm. All four survived.

• A major storm hit

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• Salmon Arm’s environmental committee was frustrated with city council turning down four committee recommendations, including two relating to the Landscape Standards and Recommended Species guide and two recommendations regarding soil/fill deposition.

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• Premier Christy Clark came to Salmon Arm to speak at a Women’s Town Hall meeting. She discussed environmental issues, creating jobs, alternative energy projects and answered questions from the audience.

• South Canoe Trails opened after conservation officers killed an aggressive black bear.

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• Ellen McInnes celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family at Piccadilly Terrace Retirement Residence.

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• The Louisiana Hayride Show came to town where singer/ actors showed up as Elvis, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison, singing their famous songs.

• Approximately 1,500 people showed up for the 23rd Annual Summer Stomp, held in Silver Creek this year.

• Clara Anderson of Salmon Arm won first place in the 61-65 age division at the 39th annual Kimberley International Old Time Accordion Championships.

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Every tax receipted gift ensures that the name of your loved one will be remembered in perpetuity.

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From the Observer Gang

RN, RPN, LPN

needed to work 1:1 in home with a medically fragile child in Salmon Arm. Union wages, benefits, paid training and full support provided.

If you want to make a difference in a child’s life, please fax your resume to 1-250-762-9898 attention Debra Leverrier or email dleverrier@ western.ca.

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DISHWASHER/PREP Person needed. Call Andiamo Restaurant (250)832-9949 EXPERIENCED Journeyman Carpenter for framing & exterior siding (250)515-2996

WANTED SHORT Logger and Hayrack for work till the end of March. Call 604-819-3393.

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Stirring up trouble on your

You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society To donate In Memory or In Honour: online: www.cancer.ca or mail to:

Salmon Arm Unit Office 111 Lakeshore Dr. N.E, PO Box 3451 Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4S2 Please include: Your name & address for tax receipt; Name of the person being remembered; Name & address to send card to.

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50th Birthday!!

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• Traditional Services • Cremation Services • Prearrangement Planning • All inquires welcome 24 hrs.

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Whether you’re considering pre-planning or have lost a loved one, you can trust our professional and friendly team to support you with meaningful grief services. We provide individualized funeral, memorial and celebration of life services, as well as grief counselling and an aftercare program.

For more information and the answers to many frequently asked questions, visit us online at: Andre Carelsé, Funeral Director

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Services

Pets & Livestock

Help Wanted

Misc Services

Feed & Hay

DRIVER avail. Anywhere in North America. All travel cost & fuel involves your vehicle.

You fly-I’ll drive and fly back.

Call for a quote & ref. Ed Campbell (250)832-2548 edcamsa@shaw.ca

Shavings or sawdust 150 yard loads.Cedar or Fir.Bark mulch. Delivered. 1 (250)8386630

Join the FamilyThe Burger Family!

Painting & Decorating

Salmon Arm A&W is currently accepting applications. Positions available are: Full-time Supervisor position and full/part-time crew position. Please apply in person or at www.aw.ca

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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

North Okanagan Beef Ranch is looking for person to calve 200 cows, night shift starting about January 10th to approx end of March. Previous experience an asset. (250)838-7392, 250-838-7529 Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780725-4430

& Commercial • Interior/Exterior

• Wallpapering • Drywall Repair • Professional Workmanship • Seniors Discounts

For Free Estimate call Lorraine

Cell 833-8009 Home 836-4154 Serving Sicamous & Area for 20+ Years

Professionally Beautifying Properties for Over 27 Years.

• Rock Walls • Utility Services • Site Prep • Terracing • Drainage • Pools 250-832-0707

Pets

Purebred Beagles all females 9 weeks old, 1st shots, vet checked. Ready for Christmas! $450.ea (250)546-9571 With Dignity & Understanding.

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

Merchandise for Sale

Food Products FARM Fresh free range brown eggs $3/dozen (250)832-8918

Education/Trade Schools

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.

Education/Trade Schools

Health Products

PERMANENT Laser Hair reduction. Call for a free consultation. Sada (250)832-4266 Shuswap Laser Clinic or email: info@shuswaplaser.com

Financial Services 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.

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Contractors Custom blueprints.Visit: wwldesigns.ca Save! Save! Save!

Handypersons CLEAN CUT RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS Home reno’s and repairs, Interior painting and trim Licensed & insured Frank Cell 250-515-3637 250-832-8153

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Tuition-free upgrading New classes begin NOW!

Call 250-832-2126 in Salmon Arm ADULT ACADEMIC & CAREER PREPARATION

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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, this senior technical and administrative manager is accountable for providing leadership in planning and managing the growth and development of the City.

Help Wanted

The City of Salmon Arm has an immediate opening for a Certified Carpenter.

Reporting to the Supervisor of Roads & Transportation, this position provides carpentry and general maintenance services related to the repair, alteration and construction of municipal buildings, fixtures and equipment as well as the alteration or development of municipal infrastructure including, but not limited to, sidewalks, manholes, and retaining walls. He/she may also direct various employee classifications as required.

Requirements for this position include: • BC certified Journeyman Certificate as a Carpenter.

• Grade 12 education or equivalent.

• BC Drivers License minimum Class 5; Class 3 with air brakes endorsement preferred.

• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications.

• Thorough and current knowledge of the standards, practices, regulations, methods, tools and equipment of the trade.

• Good basic knowledge of painting, finishing and concrete framing/forming.

• Ability to perform a variety of skilled carpentry tasks in the construction and maintenance of municipal facilities.

• Ability to communicate effectively using courtesy, tact and discretion in dealing with requests, complaints and clarification of information from various departments and the public.

• Good understanding and comprehension of the BC Building Code requirements.

• Good basic knowledge of level, transit and laser equipment.

This is a unionized position with a wage of $28.67 per hour and the City offers a comprehensive benefit package. Reply in writing enclosing resume, cover letter and references prior to January 15, 2013 to Human Resources City of Salmon Arm Box 40 (500 – 2 Avenue NE) Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 Fax: 250.803.4041 E-mail: humanresources@salmonarm.ca We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

This position performs a significant public relations role in the community with responsibilities for the Official Community Plan, as well as other major planning documents. As the Approving Officer, the incumbent is an independent decisionmaker concerning subdivision applications. This senior management position is responsible for planning, bylaw enforcement and building department staff, including recruitment, training, performance assessment and motivation.

Candidates for this position will possess a university degree or college diploma in municipal planning or geography supported by 7 or more years experience in municipal planning, of which a minimum of 4 years are in a management position; an equivalent combination of education and experience is acceptable. Candidates who qualify for membership in PIBC or CIP will be given preference.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in dealing with developers and business professionals in both the public and private sector with a strong sense of vision and comprehensive knowledge of municipal and provincial acts directly related to municipal planning. Strong communication and public speaking skills are essential.

Experience with GIS and other computer applications is preferred.

Salary will be commensurate with experience and the City offers a comprehensive benefit and remuneration package. Reply in writing enclosing resume, cover letter and references prior to January 14th, 2013 to Human Resources, City of Salmon Arm, Box 40 [500 – 2 Avenue NE], Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2; fax: [250] 803-4041; e-mail: humanresources@salmonarm.ca.

We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Help Wanted

CERTIFIED CARPENTER

Services

Esthetics Services

PICK-UP OR DELIVERY

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

Stanley Bland 832-6615 or 833-2449

School for Adults

Work Wanted

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Firewood/Fuel

• Bark Mulch • Shavings • Sawdust

We Deliver

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

N&T CANINE CARE Daycare, boarding, grooming.

Visit our webpage: www.nandtcaninecare.ca 250-835-0136

Garden & Lawn

REIMER’S FARM SERVICE

DAN DEGLAN EXCAVATING

FIR DRY Cut split and delivered. (250) 832-2401

Education/Trade Schools

Garden & Lawn

Excavating & Drainage

www.dandeglan.com

SNOW REMOVAL Sidewalks,driveways,small parking lots, roofs. Residential or Commercial Shuswap Window Cleaning 250- 833-2533 At A&W we offer flexible hours, competitive wages, and a great team!

Excavating & Drainage

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Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217

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Real Estate

Rentals

Other Areas

Misc for Rent 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Condo in Salmon Arm 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath Basement Suite in SA 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath + Den 4 plex in Salmon Arm 1 Bedroom Condo in Salmon Arm 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath House

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Roads surveyed. Near El Paso, Texas. 1-800-843-7537 www.sunsetranches.com

Misc. for Sale

in Gleneden

Ron Marchand

Call AL BINGHAM (250)804-6216

832-3320

the Video Man

MEMORIES ON DVD!

Films, slides, photos & video transferred to DVD. Copies for gifts!

ronmarchand@shaw.ca

10-15 used portable toilets $50. each, need some repairs Attention: Orchard Growers.

Reliable Septic Services (250)832-8404 APPLE iMac: silver 20” Core 2 Duo, 4 gigs ram, wired apple keyboard, wireless mighty mouse, clean install of OSX. Great shape, no issues $650 Call 250-832-6765 AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Sine 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; w w w. b i g i r o n d r i l l i n g . c o m .

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. BIG BUILDING sale... “”This is a clearance sale. You don’t want to miss!”” 20x20 $3,985.

25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859.

35x48 $11,200.

40x52 $13,100. 47x76 $18,265. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel at: 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca FUTURE STEEL BUILDING Still in Crate 35’X70’, Profile Shaped Never assembled Phone (250)546-6114 GREAT GIFT IDEA! ChillSpot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. Use promo code COOLGIFT For 10 % off! www.chillspot.biz STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent

2BDRM avail.immed NS, NP, kids welcome $750/mo + util. .

191 4th St. SE (250)804-9627 3BDRM., 191-4 St. SE, parking spot, coin laundry, NP, NS, $895/mo. avail Jan 1.

(250)804-9627 AVAIL immed, large. 2bdrm.

DT SA, Res or Comm use. $850 +DD ref’s, 250-307-2431 BRIGHT 2 bdrm apt. available immed. Central loc. Mature adults.

Pet negotiable. $795/mo. 1 bdrm available Jan 1, $695/mo. Phone 250-8326490 Cambridge Court, 2 bdrm 2 bath, in suite ldry, gas f/p, covered prkg, new carpet & ktchn floor Np/NS. Long term lease with mature adults $900 incl gas/hydro. biggarf@gmail.com 1-778-255-4599 LGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-836-4516.

10 min to SA 2+Bdrm, 2bath, 2 decks priv. fenced yard. f/p, a/c, sm. pet ok, $950/mo. + util., DD 5appl. Avail. Immed.

(250)836-0034 (250)833-2236 1BDRM waterfront cottage, Sunnybrae, quiet, bright, clean, gas F/P, garage, storage, NS, NP, ref’s req. $795/mo. (250)804-9706 2BDRM Home w/half basement in Canoe incl FS Hydro NS NP $900 250-833-2518 2 bedroom loft on farm in MARA, $650./mo includes utilities. 1-(250)838-6630 3BDRM. 2bath Heritage Home near DT SA, NS, NP, DD & ref’s req., avail. immed., $1100/mo. (250)833-6972 3BDRM., .5acre in SA, double carport, rec room in bsmt., approx. 2400sqft., $1200/mo. + util. & DD (250)832-3348 (250)804-9039 PRIVATE 2 Bdrm cottage min to town pet neg $900 incl util 250-804-2934 Avail Jan 1

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

Misc. Wanted I like to buy $100 coins, coin collections & specialty foreign coins. Todd 250-864-3521 NEPTUNE POOLS & SPAS We want to buy: Good used Hot Tubs Willing to pick-up old, unwanted units

(250) 832 3378

Rentals

Transportation

Transportation

Homes for Rent

Suites, Lower

Auto Financing

Cars - Domestic

4bdrm home, $700 + utils.

Also 2bdrm home $600 + utils.

Bachelor suite $400 utils incl.

All in Sicamous area. 250-8362928, 250-309-0975

BACH shared lndry util incl.

Ranchero area 5 min to industrial park $425 250-804-4895 LARGE 2-BDRM. walk-in basement suite newly renowned, in SA. incl. cable and util. $900/mo. 250-803-1946 RANCHERO/Mellor’s Store area: 2bdrm. $750/mo. + utils. avail. now, NP, W/D/F/S & parking. (250)546-3717

Rentals

SORRENTO nice 3+bdrm house, 2bth, lakeview, near beach/town, , lrg rec room W/D/F/S incl., avail. immed, $1100/mo + util. DD req.

(250)803-1081 TOP floor of executive home w/panoramic view of lake, Appleyard Sub., 2bdrm, 2 full bath, covered carport, all util. incl., ref’s req. $1200/mo., NP (250)832-5041

Shared Accommodation BETWEEN SA & Enderby, nice big farm, pets and/or livestock welcome $600/mo. + DD, (250)832-7710 or email ateka77@fastmail.fm

Suites, Lower 1Bdrm close to Safeway Heat & Light incl. Avail Now. Reas Rent for NS, ND Npartying person/s without a dog 250804-4780 or 250-253-2464 1BDRM., W/D, No Pets, NS, near college, $700/mo. incl. util. (250)832-8962 2BDRM. newly reno’d, appl., NS, avail immed., $775/mo. util. incl. (250)832-0013

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No games or gimmicks, deal direct with local dealerships. www.newcarselloff.com No qr code reader?

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Suites, Upper 1250SQFT. 3BDRM upper floor house in Hillcrest, 4appl., fabulous lakeview, avail. immed, $1000/mo. (250)8032921 Newly Reno’d ONE BDRM suite util incl. $675/mo, Avail Immed NS. (250)804-0399

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Townhouses 3 bedroom 2 full baths for immediate possession. Garage, hardwood floors, natural gas fireplace. Private deck backing onto green belt. Please call 250-423-0160 or 250-5179786 for more info. This is a must see!!

Houses For Sale

Transportation

Auto Financing DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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HOME BUYING MADE EASY

Cars - Domestic 2000 Pontiac Sunfire, 63,515km, always been properly maintained, ex. cond., $4000. obo (250)833-0150

Trucks & Vans

2001 Buick Century Ltd, great cond., leather, loaded, all access. working, winter & summer tires incl. $4000.

(250)832-3334 after 6pm

GMC SIERRA 1500, 2002 4X4 pick-up. Ext. cab, 5.3L V8. Clean, reliable, well maint., no accidents, full load, heated leather seats, A/C, CD, AM/FM., remote start, on star cap., rocker panels, nerf bars, box rails. $10,000. Call Steve-oh eve. (250) 804-1728

Mobile Homes & Parks

Mobile Homes & Parks

• New home on its own 50 X 100 lot • All landscaping c/w underground sprinklers • Concrete drive & walkway Ask how to get $10,000 back from the government.

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10 minutes to downtown Vernon.

Boat launch, Spallumcheen Golf & Country Club, O’Keefe Ranch – just a few mintues away!!

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Home Buying Made Easy Homesites Available Throughout the Columbia Shuswap and Okanagan Area Call for Details Your Dream / Our Team

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Lots

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Underground Services Installed. Individual Wells, Lots of Water.

INCREDIBLE LAKEVIEWS Ready to Build your Dream Home

5+ Acres ................ $249,000 ........ MLS® 10051042 6+ Acres ................ $249,000 ........ MLS® 10051041 7+ Acres ................ $309,000 ........ MLS® 10051043 15+Acres ............... $469,000 ........ MLS® 10051037 Steven Lewis - Personal Real Estate Corporation

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2003 Nissan Murano AWD, fully loaded, leather, moon roof, 2 sets tires/rims, brand new winters, serviced locally.

Won’t last at $5999. (250)8044355 or (250)833-8535

Work: 250-832-9997 Cell: 250-804-8244

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Year in review 2012 Continued from A11 due to the recent rise in counterfeit currency that was being distributed throughout the community.

• The body of Andrew Wilson was pulled from the mouth of the Seymour River on Shuswap Lake after he was swept away in June.

• Two former Salmon Arm residents participated in the Summer Olympics in London, Eng. Rebecca Howard and her horse Riddle Master competed as part of the Canadian Eventing Team, while Allison McNeill, coach of the Canadian Women’s Basketball Team, made it all the way to the quarterfinals.

• The city’s youngest minor hockey teams take on the SilverBacks name as Salmon Arm SilverBacks Junior A Hockey Club and Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association build a new relationship and set up new agreements. The new name includes new jerseys for the previously named Silvertips as well as having the SilverBacks assistant coach act as the coach mentor for the minor hockey teams.

• Alexa Ranahan, 16-year-old Salmon Arm native, earned a spot on Canada’s National Women’s Under 18 Hockey Team.

• Twenty-year-old Ben Shaule of Salmon Arm won first place in the Canadian 3D Archery Championship and Mickey Sims remains boxing champi for the second time in the World Senior Master Middleweight Championship held in Kansas.

• Forty-four out of 50 members on the Salmon Arm Sockeyes Swim Club took a medal home from the Okanagan Regionals qualifying meet, and the team took first place finish overall. They continued to shine at the Provincials by earning 12 gold medals and placing fifth overall.

• Jim Cliffe and Kirk Caouette, past Salmon Arm grads, showed their films at the Salmar Classic, after having been shown at multiple film festivals across Canada.

• Residents and visitors enjoy the Second Annual Routes and Blues celebration that swept through several Shuswap communities as a lead-up to the big Roots and Blues Festival. The festival was considered a great hit this year, and included a performance by Richard Underhill and the Shuffle Demons who played at the first festival 20 years ago.

September

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gan Shuswap School District along with private schools in the area welcomed about 6,600 students, from Kindergarten to Grade 12, back to class in the first week of September.

• Students enjoy a rock concert-themed JobFest held at the Ross Street Plaza, which targeted students from grades 10 to 12.

• Former Salmon Arm mayor, Marty Bootsma, announces he will seek the Liberal nomination in the race for MLA in the Shuswap riding in the next provincial election.

• Two Blind Bay beaches were temporarily closed after ecoli levels rose about federal guidelines of 400 e-coli colonyforming units. Goose feces is suspected of the reason for the spike although there are no tests to distinguish between human and animal sources.

• Local residents had the opportunity to present their opinions for community improvements at the Salmon Arm Council budget meeting this month.

Suggestions included expansion of the 10th Street SW sidewalk, Memorial Arena improvements, and a cantilevered walkway on Lakeshore Drive, among other requests.

• Local Shuswap Trail Alliance leader, Phil McIntyre-Paul, was presented with the Queen’s Jubilee Medal

by Canadian Senator Nancy Green Raine at a surprise celebration held at city hall. Cindy Derkaz of Salmon Arm was also presented with the medal for her contributions to the Shuswap Community Foundation, Shuswap Film Society, the Salmon Arm Nature Bay Enhancement Society, the Shuswap Art Gallery Association and the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society.

• More than 8,740 people enjoyed the 15th Annual Fall Fair, more than 1,000 people more than last year.

• Salmon Arm Tennis Club hosted the

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• The SilverBacks announced the acquisition of 17-year-old forward Riley Hunt to the team. Hunt came from the Vernon Vipers.

• Police officer Yvonne Dibblee won seven gold medals in the 2012 BC Seniors Games held in Burnaby. Dibblee won first in all events that she entered.

• The “Meeting our aboriginal neighbours again for the first time” workshop saw almost 150 attending. The event was a joint effort between the First United Church and the Switzmalph Cultural Society. Presentations covered the Salmon River Delta restoration, traditional plants and cultural uses at the delta, contemporary science meets traditional knowledge and wisdom, and an update on the Mary Thomas Heritage Sanctuary and eco/cultural tourism initiative.

• Local singer and songwriter, Aimie Laws, releases a new single, ‘I’ll be waiting,’ and a professional music video.

• A suicide prevention event was held at Marine Park in the hopes of preventing suicides and providing

support for those who have experienced loss due to suicide.

• The Peterson Family Farm was presented with a Century Farm Award for the family’s contributions towards B.C.’s agricultural industry and economy over the past 100 years.

The family is one of the founding farm families in the Shuswap, having arrived and settled in the area in 1911.

• Sedo’s Old Fashioned Butcher & Deli won three gold medals and a bronze for their homemade sausages at the First Annual Great Canadian Sausage Making Competition at the Fraser Valley Food Show.

• BC Living Best People’s Choice Awards for the Interior region voted for four local businesses.

Table 24 placed second in the Best Restaurant category, Salmon Arm Camping Resort and Barley Station Brew Pub both placed second runner up in the Best Campsite category and Best Bar/Pub category, respectively; Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival was second.

• R.J. Haney Heritage Village hosts the 15th Annual Harvest Celebration with a “Taste of the Shuswap” theme.

October • City council continues discussion of what to do with the beavers living in the Christmas Island area.

The beavers natural behaviour of chewing bark and falling trees causes safety concerns but the Salmon Arm Bay Nature Enhancement Society recommends leaving the beavers alone. It suggests council use mitigative safety measures regarding the trees.

• Erik Lees of Lees & Associates presented the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for Salmon Arm. Lees summed up what the company had come up with as the top priorities for improvements.

A new swimming pool, a running track next to the sports fields at Little Mountain and four ball diamonds at Klahani Park were listed as possibilities.

• Fire crews tried to save a 10th Avenue SE home from burning down to no success. It was confirmed that the fire was set intentionally and police were investigating.

• The Salmon Arm Observer and Shuswap Market News recognized the service of newspaper carriers during the National Carrier Week.

• Many women of Salmon Arm were rec-

ognized and celebrated throughout the week of October 21 to 27 as part of Women in Business Week.

• It was also the month for National Day of Action Against Smart Meters as locals walked with billboards along the Trans-Canada Highway in protest of smart meters.

Firefighters are celebrated and thanked for their hard work and dedication during Fire Prevention Week, October 7-13.

• 2011 Census released information regarding languages spoken in Salmon Arm; English is number one at 97.8 percent of the population speaking only English, 0.2 percent spoke only French, and 1.4 percent spoke a non-official language. English is the first language of 15,835 out of 17,400 residents.

• Askew’s Uptown wins the Retail Award at the ReMAX Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards held in Kelowna.

• Dani Konrad is named recipient of the 2012 British Columbia Summer Swimming Team Aquatics Coach of the Year award.

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• The Senior Girls and Junior Boys Salmon Arm Secondary Cross-Country Running teams place first at the Okanagan Championships in Summerland. The Senior Boys placed second. Both senior teams will go on to provincial championships.

• The Shuswap Swimming Team won 17 first-place medals at the Fourth Annual Fall Jamboree Swim Meet, held in Salmon Arm. • Salmon Arm’s Cody Bell finished in the top 10 at the 2012 PING CCAA Golf National Championship held in Oshawa, Ont. • The Salmon Arm Pee Wee Tier 2 SilverTips won the gold medal in a tournament held in Abbotsford.

• Al Oster, a Canadian singer/songwriter, achieved national acclaim when he won the Broadcast Music, Inc., BMI Canada Certificate of Honour Achievement Award for an outstanding contribution to Canadian music.

November

• Sturgis North Motorcycle Jamboree and Music Festival organizers announce that next year’s event will be held at Silvery Beach, located at Little Shuswap Lake on Neskonlith Band land.

• Salmon Arm RCMP discovered a marijuana grow operation in the 1700 block of 18th Avenue SE. A 54-year-old man is facing charges after police seized 2.5 kilograms of dried marijuana.

• Police are on the lookout for an older man driving a white GMC van who exposed his genitals in the parking lot of a business on Ross Street NE. • Ellen Amos, a resident of Piccadilly Terrace, celebrates her 100th birthday with friends and family.

• Salmon Arm council agrees to turn a blind eye to an encroach-

ment infraction at the new Hudson Street development downtown. Due to the extra width of Styrofoam that was used to help create the Tudor style of the building, two extra inches triggered an encroachment.

• Council crunched numbers for the 2013 budget and was able to drop taxpayers’ increase from 1.94 to 1.48 per cent. Much of the increase is due to the increased policing budget. Other initiatives include recycling for the downtown and a Fourth Street revitalization project.

• The Shuswap Hospital Foundation begins a fundraising campaign to help raise enough funds to buy items on the hospital wish list. The items at the top of the list include a panda warmer for newborn infants ($35,000), a portable ventilator ($40,000), a fetal monitor ($21,000), a $22,000 ECG machine, and $100,000 worth of endoscopes.

This past year the foundation was able to raise enough for several of last year’s items thanks to contributions from the community.

• The SAGA Public Art Gallery hosts its annual Affordable Art Fair with an exhibition of 100 multi-media works by more than 20 local artists.

• The North Okanagan-Shuswap school district has allotted funds for six new school buses.

• Evan Smith, a Grade 6 student at Shuswap Middle School, won first place in the age nine to 12 category of a National Forest Week contest held by the Association of BC Forest Professionals and the Truck Loggers Association.

Children were asked to submit works of art with the theme of what the forest means to them. There were more than 600 entries.

• A 20-year-old man and 21-year-old woman have been arrested with first-degree murder for the death of Ty-

Year in review 2012 ler Myers whose body was found shot on the grounds of Bastion Elementary School four years ago. Both the accused were youth under 18 at the time of the murder so their names cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. • Salmon Arm speed skater Alyssa Skaalid, 17, won first place in all four of the events she entered at the New Gold November chill Speed Skating race held in Kamloops.

• Thirty-two rinks participated in the 17th Annual Canadian Cancer Society Fun Spiel. The theme this year was tropical with teams dressed up in grass skirts, leis, and beach attire.

• Salmon Arm SilverBacks won four games in a row with the team playing strong defence and getting great shots on goal.

December

• Salmon Arm council approved Salmon Arm Secondary students’ idea of drawing footprints on the sidewalks to connect the Sullivan and Jackson campuses. The students explained that there has been a disconnect between the campuses and see this as a way to reconnect.

• Downtown stores keep their doors open late through the holiday season so people can complete their Christmas shopping.

• Grade 6 students won first place in the dance category at the Seventh annual Western Canada RoboCup Junior Games held at Okanagan College’s Kelowna Campus.

The students built two robots from scratch under the direction of their coach, Kim Webster. The team has a chance to compete at the world level competition held in the Netherlands.

• Stephanie Hall is announced as the new executive director for Okanagan Regional Library after Lesley Dieno stepped down with plans to retire.

• Salmon Arm’s own Jordan Grieve received three awards at the UBC Thunderbirds Football Awards

Gala held in Vancouver. Grieve was recognized as the player that inspired the team the most. He also re-

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ceived the Courage to Casey Award for consistently demonstrating courage, discipline, commitment and

dedication to the UBC Thunderbirds Football team. Grieve also accepted his helmet as a fifth-year player.

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