Salmon Arm Observer, April 17, 2013

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Sturgis eyes move to Merritt Motorcycle rally: Silvery Beach event dropped without explanation from promoter, band.

By Martha Wickett OBSeRVeR STAFF

Merritt may be the next location proposed for the Sturgis north Motorcycle Jamboree and Music Festival.

The 2013 Sturgis north jamboree plans for Silvery Beach near chase won’t be moving forward, according to information supplied to police.

Sgt. Gary Heebner of chase RcMP told chase council on April 9 that the event has been cancelled.

He said it’s unknown if the jamboree will be located at the same site in 2014, and it’s rumoured organizers might be looking at a venue in Merritt.

Heebner told the Observer that police were informed April 5 by the neskonlith Indian Band that Sturgis north was being cancelled.

Although neither chief Judy Wilson of the neskonlith band nor Joan Hansen, president of Sturgis north, could be reached for comment, Bob Holcombe, manager of the Motoplex Speedway and event Park in Spallumcheen, which hosted the 2012 event, told the Observer he received an email from Hansen saying the event will be moving to Merritt.

He wasn’t sure if she meant this year or next.

He also said he was told organizers were hoping to send out a news release this week concerning future plans for the event.

Matt noble, chief administrative officer for the city of Merritt, told the Observer last week that the city had received no official overture from Sturgis north.

The columbia Shuswap Regional district also received word from chase RcMP that the Silvery Beach event has been cancelled. cpl. Mark Skotnicki sent an email April 9 to the cSRd, noting that the organizers have cancelled the jamboree and so restrictions on police officers taking leave during the event could be rescinded.

Brad Handel, owner of Techlectric, one of the businesses owed money from the 2011 motorcycle rally in Salmon Arm, said he doubts any of the local creditors will see payment.

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Battling the blaze: Firefighters work to extinguish a burning vehicle and nearby grass fire on the Trans-Canada Highway near Squilax, while a member of Chase RCMP surveys the scene.

Motorists rescue woman Heroism: Men disarm distraught driver, free her from vehicle.

By Tracy Hughes OBSeRVeR STAFF

With only seconds to spare, two drivers managed to subdue a knifewielding woman and pull her from her burning vehicle at the side of the Transcanada Highway just east of Squilax last Wednesday night.

One of the two men involved in the rescue was Observer photographer James Murray, who happened to be driving to chase that evening, and instead of his usual role of recording the news, found himself at the centre of the incident.

The lone occupant of the vehicle was a female driver, who had previously been reported to be driving erratically in chase. At approximately 7:30 p.m.

RcMP received reports that the vehicle

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had crashed, rolled to the side of the highway and caught fire.

Murray did not see the crash, but arrived at the scene soon thereafter, where he joined another couple who had stopped to offer assistance.

The woman was on the phone to 911, and Murray and the other man ran to the vehicle to check on the driver.

“I saw the woman, because the car was flipped on its side, she was sitting on the door,” says Murray. “I could see the knife in her hand, she was throwing things around inside the vehicle. I tried to talk to her, but she started stabbing at the upholstery. I could see she had slash marks on her arms.”

Murray kept talking to the woman, trying to calm her and encourage her to get out of the vehicle, which had begun

to smoke.

“I did all I could, but I couldn’t calm her down. I tried to tell her to get out, that the vehicle was starting on fire, but she just told me she didn’t care.”

Within seconds, flames were shooting out of the engine.

“I looked at the other man and suddenly he made the decision. He climbed up on top of the vehicle and went in through the driver’s side window — even though she still had the knife,” says Murray.

“I can’t believe how much guts that guy had to climb in there, into that car with her still holding the knife. It was like in that moment we looked at each other and knew if we didn’t get her out, See Man enters on page A2

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The man began kicking out the passenger window.

“Suddenly, her hand was there,” says Murray. “I grabbed her wrist and bent it back and she let go of the knife.”

Now that the woman was unarmed, Murray was able to drag the woman out of the broken window. As the woman still struggled, Murray was only able to drag the woman a short distance. But then additional help arrived in the form of a police officer, who was able to handcuff the woman and helped Murray drag her further away

from the burning car.

Chase RCMP report the woman was taken by ambulance to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with undetermined injuries. They suspect the involvement of alcohol as a factor.

Afterward, Murray sat on the bumper of the fire truck, feeling in shock. He and the other man were taken to separate police cars to provide statements.

“I never saw the other guy again and that’s my biggest regret, I never got his name. I wanted to shake his hand. What he did was amazing.”

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“The RCMP are grateful for the assistance of the motorists who stopped at the scene. Without their willingness to assist despite the obvious dangers, the outcome may have been very different in this case,” says Heebner.

Murray hopes to one day be able to talk with the other motorist.

“I’ve been haunted since, because I know that if it had been me by myself, I couldn’t have done it, I wasn’t strong enough to save her on my own. He was younger and stronger than me and he made that decision to climb in. I want to be able to tell him he’s a hero.”

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Literacy funds restored

Cuts reversed: Award-winning Shuswap program back on track.

By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF

formed that due to provincial “We’ll provide volunteers train volunteers to help chilcutbacks, $30,000 in co-ordi- and training and are hoping dren with their reading, and nator funding would not be to get it started in May and to hire a co-ordinator for the available for the coming year. June,” said Findlay. “We’ll children’s literacy programs.

Abbott, a strong advocate tweak it over the summer and “My job is evolving into for literacy programs, went to run it full bore in the fall.” grant writing and supervisbat for the alliance, taking his And there was more good ing, just because we’re growconcerns directly to the min- news: BC Community Gam- ing,” said an elated Findlay. ister of education. ing came through with “The other part of the gamWith a few more ing money will support bumps in the ride, restofamily literacy programs ration of literacy funding such as Unplug and Play, was confirmed at the end Family Literacy Week, of March.

Books for Babies and the A relieved Findlay, Spread the Word Book was further delighted by Exchange.” an April 9 press release Findlay is particularly Jennifer Findlay issued by MP Colin happy because the fundLASS Mayes’ Vernon office, ing supports the position co-ordinAtor confirming $20,100 in of a Shuswap Commufederal funding to the We went from having zero dollars nity Association for LivLiteracy Alliance of the and thinking are we packing up here, ing client who keeps the Shuswap Society – “to to getting $80,000 – all in a couple Spread the Word bins support social participain both malls, the rec tion and inclusion of se- of weeks. centre, Salvation Army,

It was a roller-coaster ride that ended on a high.

Several weeks ago, the Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) was looking at closing.

But thanks to strong community support, the efforts of local MLA George Abbott, federal dollars and successful grant-writing, the alliance is on solid ground and happily planning to expand services.

“We went from having zero dollars and thinking are we packing up here, to getting $80,000 – all in a couple of weeks,” said an excited LASS co-ordinator Jennifer Findlay last Thursday.

The ride began in mid January when Abbott presented the Literacy Alliance with niors by setting up a new a premier’s award for “out- computer lab and volunstanding achievement, inno- teer opportunities for one-on- $32,000, which is earmarked Deal 402 practice and excellence one tutoring.” vative partly to cover children’s litin COM literacy.”

LASS is partnering with erary programs, including the Text ENG Art ENG_OPENING Proud to be acknowledged the Seniors Drop-in Centre One-To-One Children’s LitArtfor COM BKGstellar efforts, LASS on Hudson Avenue to create eracy program in 15 Shuswap their Size: 10.3˝w x 7˝ h - Full Colour Bleed .25" officials were stunned when, the Cyber Seniors Computer elementary schools. two weeks later, they were in- Tutoring Centre.

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Plum pension for Abbott

By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF

With the writ for the provincial election issued yesterday, MLA George Abbott is now formally retired as representative for the Shuswap riding.

But according to the BC Taxpayers Federation, Abbott will continue to reap the benefits of having served the riding since 1996.

Abbott is one of 21 MLAs retiring after this term who will collect $20.8 million in pension payouts, based on calculations that assume the pension collection begins at age 65 and they live to be 80 years old.

Abbott’s share amounts to just under $90,000 a year.

In order to qualify for the pension, MLAs must have served at least two terms in office.

A former professor at Okanagan College, Abbott has now accepted a position with the University of Victoria, teaching a course on public policy development.

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Question: How will you stimulate the economy of the Shuswap?

Tom Birch is project manager for a forestry software company and lives in Salmon Arm. He has worked for a number of companies in the forest industry and also has worked in Africa for a nonprofit. He graduated from Trinity Western with a degree in communications.

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Tom Birch responds...

I commit to working with the local municipalities to help them achieve their growth goals.

I will focus on local production, starting by helping to get a community forest in the Shuswap and the jobs that it will provide.

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Finally, I will work with industry to address local environmental concerns rather than discouraging development.

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Fifty per cent of households in our riding rely on government transfers for their primary income.

We are 78th out of 85 in B.C. on median family income. We have work to do on bringing prosperity to our community.

As MLA I would stimulate the economy of the Shuswap by working with government to imple-

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A farmer, Steve Gunner is president of North Okanagan Poultry Processing Incorporated in Armstrong, which raises pasture raised organically fed chicken and turkeys. He is also manager of the Armstrong Curling Club in the fall and winter.

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Steve Gunner responds...

Putting people back to work in the forest sector is a priority. This can be done in part by ensuring fibre supply and removing roadblocks that hinder emerging and growing companies.

With tourism, I understand the importance of making sure the North Okanagan/Shuswap is well marketed, well supported and protected from infrastructure problems that could cause

a loss of some or all of the tourism season. We would encourage an agricultural resurgence by reinstating a province-wide Buy BC program and supporting local agricultural initiatives.

I would like to work collaboratively with post-secondary institutions and businesses to help develop a long-term plan for the Downtown Campus project.

A Sicamous councillor, Greg Kyllo is the president of Twin Anchors Marine Group, which operates luxury vacation houseboats, as well as TA Structures, a venture in portable housing. He has lived in Sicamous for 35 years, and studied at Okanagan College.

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Greg Kyllo responds...

B.C. must maintain the businessfriendly environment created by the BC Liberal government.

Higher taxation will result in capital-flight – as evidenced during the 1990’s when the NDP grew both government and taxes – literally driving business out of B.C. Four-laning of the Trans-Canada Highway is vital to the growth and

prosperity of the Shuswap; encouraging tourist traffic and providing the necessary infrastructure for local manufacturers to access major markets both east and west.

I will work to see that local businesses have the opportunity to participate in large B.C. projects including LNG, hydroelectric and mining.

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Council: Expanded bylaw would include all city recreation sites.

By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF

A city bylaw prohibiting smoking in Fletcher Park may be wafting into several more parks and playgrounds under the city’s jurisdiction.

Following a presentation from resident Dan MacQuarrie in January, city council agreed that staff should prepare a report regarding a bylaw that would prohibit smoking on all city recreation properties, not just in Fletcher Park as the current bylaw dictates.

Corey Paiement, the city’s corporate officer, presented his report to Monday’s meeting of the development and planning services committee.

The proposed bylaw redefined park as “any improved land used for outdoor recreation such as a playground, beach, spray park, skateboard park, athletic court, athletic field, trail, wharf and public plaza that are under the care, management and jurisdiction of the city,” as well as “any unimproved land for natural and environmental purposes” that is under the city’s jurisdiction.

Paiement’s report noted that the provincial Tobacco Control Act and Regulation does not regulate smoking on city land except within close proximity to building entrances. The proposed city bylaw would then prohibit smoking on city park land such as: Fletcher Park, Little Mountain Park and Athletic Fields, Coyote Park, Blackburn Park, Canoe Beach, SABNES Foreshore Trail, Ross Street Plaza and the cemetery.

A suggestion in his report that the bylaw amendments would not apply to cityowned properties that are leased to another party – such as the southern part of the fall fairgrounds leased to the agricultural asso-

ciation, the Rod & Gun Club property in South Canoe and the Salmon Arm Tennis Club property – sparked discussion.

Coun. Denise Reimer remarked that she is not telling people whether they should smoke, but “we own these properties so we should take the initiative...”

Coun. Marg Kentel voiced a similar view.

“I think if someone were really wanting to pursue this, I think the onus legally would be on the city – it is our property. I think we should go to the fall fair, and say we would like a sign posted.”

Regarding provin-

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“We own these properties so we should take the initiative...”

cial legislation, Paiement explained that the fairground property is leased to the fall fair so the association can set whatever rules it wants.

But provincial rules dictate that smoking can’t occur in buildings or within three metres of them.

Coun. Alan Harrison said he is a member of the Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake Agricultural Society and he could bring the issue to the society’s board.

He said he thinks that would be a much easier way to approach such groups.

He noted that the

Salmon Arm Tennis Club took an ideal approach. Club members decided to prohibit smoking on the property and enforce the rule themselves – without city involvement.

Coun. Chad Eliason noted it would be impossible to control smoking by enforcement.

“We don’t have the resources. How we patrol will be peer pres-

sure. I don’t support going on to lease lands.

We have a lot of lease lands,” he said, noting that the fall fairgrounds host the demolition derby as well as the beer gardens during the roots and blues festival.

Paiement said public information would be the most effective way to make the bylaw work. Signs would cost up to $150, he said, with more than

130 signs ultimately required. Harrison suggested taking the money out of the council initiatives fund.

Paiement said council’s adoption process of the proposed bylaw would include referral to the Interior Health Authority for comments, a public input session at an evening council meeting and providing proposed bylaw amendments to the Ministry of Health.

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Barb Brouwer

Life, loss and a little dog I am sitting in my cozy den, my little white dog lying on the floor beside me, enjoying the warmth of a fire.

It is a scene that has been repeated many times in this room where I work, play and socialize on my computer. No matter where I am in my house, Spanky, aka Mr. Spankford or Rat Bag, follows me, the ticky-tacking of his nails on the floor a cheerful reminder of his presence.

He knows his cues and in the kitchen sits patiently, hoping a scrap of food will hit the floor, or that the word ‘walk’ will be followed by his leash coming off the hook by the door. A squeak from one of his toys signals that his favourite game of fetch might be next. Since my husband died five years ago, this long-legged, gangly piece of fluff has been my main buddy, a living being that loves me without cause or reason, a warm presence beside me at night in an otherwise silent house.

Thanks to an understanding boss and colleagues, Spanky has been an office dog who, for the most part, snoozed quietly in the bed under my desk while I worked. That is unless he heard the rustle of a bag, indicating someone might have something delicious to eat and, more importantly, be willing to share.

As I glance down at him now, I see his breathing is very laboured. My little friend is losing his grasp on life and it’s breaking my heart. A Sunday morning emergency visit with Dr. Jim Clark, one of the best veterinarians and most compassionate human beings I have ever met, confirmed what I had been observing over the previous four days. Life was becoming more and more of a struggle for my heart buddy. Spanky had coped with epilepsy and a heart murmur for most of his 10 years with a wagging tail and a lust for life. An X-ray two weeks ago showed a cough that began in February was caused by his swollen heart pushing against his trachea. New medication was added to the slate and walks were reduced to flat land and fewer minutes. His last walk was a week ago.

In the next four days, Spanky’s health deteriorated quickly. A blood test Sunday revealed he was becoming dangerously anemic, probably the result of a tumour somewhere near the upper part of his stomach. We could have had several more tests done to find the origin of the latest complication, but the news, Jim assured me, would not be good.

So I have decided that, with Jim’s help, I will see Spanky safely on his way with dignity, holding him and telling him I love him, just as I always have. I look out on the grey day and see his toys littering the lawn, the dirt of the garden he dipped his paws into just this morning, the budding of new life on the trees.

And I know that for Spanky, life has come full circle. I know that in the days and weeks to come, I will laugh at his remembered antics. In the meantime, I am holding him, feeling the warmth of this little being who has given me such joy, and wiping away the tears that are coursing down my cheeks.

Grief is part of the fabric of life. So is love. And, it is love, in the end, that softens grief.

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Editorial

Treat election like a hiring decision With less than one month to go to the provincial election, all the players of the drama are in place.

Some – like the BC Conservatives – have been rehearsing their lines loudly and long. Others – like the Green Party and even the NDP – are starting to make their presence felt on the stage.

And then there are the BC Liberals, who seem to have been in a situation of permanent campaigning since Gordon Campbell stepped down.

What is now needed to complete the show is the presence – and the voice – of the people.

And what we should remember at this point – all smoke and mirrors, scriptwriters and noisy cliques to one side – is that this is far more than theatre. We, the electorate, are not simply an audience. We are employers, and the politicians – no

matter their party affiliations or ideological alignment – are the applicants hopeful of being hired as our representatives. Their pay will come out of our pockets, and their decisions will have a very real impact on the course of our lives for the next four years. Like any employer, we have the right to ask questions of potential employees, and make note of straightforward answers, as well as evasions and attempts to obscure the truth.

Our participation in the election, particularly when ballots are cast, is vital to the process. This is more than a matter of the usual lecture about civic responsibility, low voter turnout and the importance of stepping up and being counted.

The choice is ours.

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The Observer asked: What is the most important issue for you in the upcoming provincial election?

Aileen White “Our health-care system and hospital wait times in particular.”

David Pearson “Fiscal responsibility.”

Greg Hoffos “Probably the environment and the whole pipeline issue in particular.”

Patty Munro “It’s not so much about changing political parties as it is about getting the job done.”

Paulette Anderson “The environment ... period.”

City survey format slow, Vandals target new parents difficult to complete The City of Salmon Arm Residents Survey was not designed for busy people or people without access to a computer.

The promised 20 to 25 minute limit for filling it out did not include the time necessary to review the voluminous Official Community Plan online, generate survey responses and then complete the comment sections, which were the most meaningful part of the survey form.

Due to computer glitches and survey time constraints, my responses were often erased before I’d completed the survey.

I’m wondering how many residents gave up and/or made a special trip to city hall for a hard copy and to refer to the OCP in hard copy form in situ. Many working people would not be able to

manage the latter due to city hall closing at 4 p.m.

I do hope mayor and council won’t make flash decisions about matters crucial to the present and future of Salmon Arm with the excuse that “Residents had a chance to state their views on the survey form, but so few responded that we (council) had to go ahead and act accordingly on matters covered under the survey’s goal headings.”

Next time, if there is a next time, I would suggest renting the rec centre and having councillors and others who designed the survey walk residents through it and be willing to answer questions or quote from the OCP along the way.

Judith Benson

BC Liberals pinning their hopes on Kitimat refinery Now we have Jim Shepard promoting the Liberal pipe-dream of the Kitimat Oil Refinery concept to refine Northern Gateway Pipeline product. (Salmon Arm Observer, April 10) This is the same (insider, former personal policy adviser) Jim Shepard guy, volunteering as Christy Clark’s pit-bully orchestrating all the multi-million dollar personal attack adds on radio and TV against the NDP. You know those nauseating dumb ads that cause you to change the channel immediately. They have had the opposite results, actually increasing NDP ratings.

We were led to believe that millionaire B.C. businessman David Black was researching the feasibility of such a refinery.

Well it looks like we taxpayers funded an expensive feasibility study paid for through the ‘Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training.’ The study was done by a California firm, Navigant Consulting Inc. It is titled Review of the Proposed Kit-

imat Refinery Project, Technical Assessment and Asian Supply/Demand Analysis.

Black didn’t get where he is by being stupid.

The Liberals are trying to hype this as another big utopian lotto like liquid natural gas, then we can all hold debt-free hands and sing kumbaya. It’s in a very preliminary research stage with no identified supply or market and the odds of it proceeding appear slim, hope and prayer.

Mr. Black’s financing through the Oppenheimer Investments Group appears mysterious, and since it’s being used as an election issue, demands transparency.

The NDP indicate it’s another desperate Liberal PR stunt that Rich Coleman is being willingly duped in promising jobs by promoting this. It appears the BC Liberals are grasping at straws trying to get some traction for the election.

Roland Seguin

The evening of March 17 I gave birth to my beautiful son at Shuswap Lake General Hospital. The nurses were amazing towards us for the nights that we had to stay because Liam had jaundice. We felt safe and loved until the morning of March 21 when one of the nurses came in to the room to tell us that our car and two other vehicles had been broken into.

Who thinks, ‘I am going to go to the hospital parking lot and break into a few cars and see what I can get?’

The people at the hospital are either sick, having a baby, visitors or staff. Do they not have a heart?

We had a brand-new baby and a car full of broken glass.

Thankfully one of the janitorial staff had a shop-vac so that we could quickly make the car safe for our baby’s first ride home. Because of the inconsiderate people that damaged our car we had to take $300 from our savings to replace our window. If they get to read this, I want them to think of the hurt they caused on a big

day. We didn’t do anything to deserve this bill and my baby deserved a warmer, safer drive home.

The hospital has amazing staff, always there for you, but we now need to work on the hospital security so this doesn’t happen to another family that is excited to finally go home and then find out they now have an unexpected bill and a vehicle they can no longer use until they clean it up.

Amanda Jones

Why I choose to Relay for Life Last year was my first year of doing the relay, and it was something that I had always wanted to do.

The ladies on our team were very welcoming towards a new member and it felt good to be with women who were so kind and friendly. Watching how they put their hearts out towards people and how determined they were to join together to fight this horrible disease impressed me that it was the right thing to do.

I walked all night in honour of my mom. She had passed away earlier that year, at the age of 92 after fighting a

double battle of breast cancer and finally losing the battle to bladder and lung cancer.

Besides being an incredible mom, wife, grandma, friend and community leader, people who know her say she was a genuine lady and a fighter. In walking it helps me to support all that she stood for.

When we would go to the cancer clinic, we would see families that represented all demographics, but sitting in the waiting rooms they were all silently bonded together and that is oddly where we saw humanity at its best.

Struggling together, try-

ing to maintain their dignity, and doing their best to cope both physically and mentally against something that is so cruel.

When I walked that night, I hoped that those who had suffered, were suffering, and to those who were going to suffer would know that they are not alone, and that others care, even if we don’t know your name. It was a testament to them and their courage.

That is why I walked, and why I will continue to walk until I am unable to do so!

Donna Vienneau

Political baggage may catch up to Liberals On April 11, Christy Clark, appearing on TV in defence of her government about past allegations made, declared that though the statements are not necessarily true they were made regardless.

By the same rule of thumb the endless attack ads against

Adrian Dix may not actually be the brainchild of the group calling itself Concerned Citizens for BC. It has to be someone with really deep pockets or heaven forbid – our government “liberally” digging into the pockets of the taxpayers.

Those commercials don’t run on peanuts.

As an after thought – while you Liberals are busy cleaning old skeletons out of the NDP closet, better look at your own.

Alli M. Graham

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The remodelling of the Palmer Block on Front Street is nearing completion. The foundation was renewed and the floor raised to the new street level.

While releasing a log which had jammed the wheel of the steamer C.R. Lamb, Frank M. Smith, 20, son of Capt. J.J. Smith, had a narrow escape. The log rolled and Smith was caught by the revolving stern wheel, carried down into the water, up again and flung off.

By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF

Geoffrey David Thomson is breathing a deep sigh of relief.

He is this year’s choice to receive a new roof, free of charge, from Integrity Roofing.

Burdened by multiple disabilities and confined to a wheelchair, Thomson was facing a frightening future.

“I felt I was going to have to sell my home, but I had no place else to go,” he said, noting that living on $906 a month in disability payments is impossible and certainly wouldn’t stretch to the $3,000-plus needed for a new roof. “It’s wonderful, I can’t describe how I feel, it just simply solves an enormous problem and takes a huge burden off my shoulders.”

Thomson has suffered from Ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis, since he was 21 years old. His condition deteriorated to the point his entire spine had fused by the time he was in his late 30s.

“It’s sometimes called bamboo spine, it breaks easier,” he says, pointing out he has broken his neck twice, his back three times, and has been in a wheelchair for 23 years. “The first neck break resulted in a spinal cord injury.”

Particularly frustrating for Thomson is that, prior to the onset of his condition, he was an extremely active individual, able to do professional-grade construction work.

“I’ve done my own roofs before, so not to be able to do it is extremely frustrating,” he says.

“And I can’t hire a tradesperson.”

Also frustrating is that every year when the federal government gives Thomson a modest

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An addition was being made to the government building which was to contain the fuel supplies.

A statement from Premier Hart’s office informed the public of plans to link B.C. highways with the new Alaska Highway.

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The provincial voters’ list for the Salmon Arm riding contained a total of 5,229 names.

The Girls’ Hospital Aid ordered a $1,600 case room table for the Salmon Arm General Hospital.

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Appreciation: Integrity Roofing’s Josh Bickle discusses plans for replacing the roof on Geoffrey Thomson’s residence. The act of kindness, began with a similar project last year and he hopes to turn the project into a tradition. $12 cost-of-living increase, the same amount is reduced from the provincial portion of his disability payment.

The need for a new roof for his mobile home, built in 1994, became evident this winter, when water marks appeared on his bedroom ceiling. A volunteer who shovelled snow from the roof told him it needed to be replaced.

“The government said resource the community, call all the churches, community clubs, and on and on,” said a frustrated Thomson of the response to his request for funding.

Thomson had no idea that his mother had responded to a story offering a free roof to a deserving individual that ran in the Observer and in the Shus-

wap Market News in February.

Integrity Roofing owner Josh Bickle and his wife Joanna felt so good about giving a 73-year-old Ranchero resident a new roof last year, they decided to try to make it an annual event.

The Bickles were stunned, not only by the number of “gut-wrenching” requests this year – a total of 28, but that they came from as far away as Revelstoke, Chase and Kamloops.

“It was a heartbreaking process – my wife was crying at every one,” says Josh, noting he and Joanna first narrowed the applications down to three local residents all in very similar situations. “The part that got to us, is not only does he (Thomson) have financial dif-

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ficulties, but physical ones as well and a whole string of events not working out in his life. We felt he was the man to get it.”

Josh calls the decision “brutal” and says the Bickles had no idea about the scope of the need, primarily among seniors on pensions.

“Others had had the wool pulled over their eyes,” he says.

“They had paid for products that would extend the life of their roofs but didn’t and one couple had their deposit taken without the work being done.”

Willing to consider this an annual event, Josh says he is very grateful that both Rona and GAS Corporation, an international shingle manufacturer, got on-board with the project again this year.

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School district cuts City News and Pu blic Notices programs, staff NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF SALMON ARM NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF SALMON ARM Notice is hereby given thatNOTICE the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in OF PUBLIC HEARING

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them, you get less money,” said Chris Notice isthe hereby given that theofCouncil the City holdArm, a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber the CityofHall, 500 of - 2Salmon AvenueArm NE, will Salmon BC, on Monday, AprilCouncil 22, Coers, Enderby trustee.

Chamber of the City Hall, 500 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, April 22, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

Notice herebyatgiven 7:00 that p.m.the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Declining enrolment is a result of is2013, Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, April 22, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

The axe has dropped in the North aging demographics, says Falkland 1. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: Okanagan-Shuswap School District. trustee Debbie Evans.

1. Proposed Amendment Bylaw No 2303: 20, Rezone Lotto1,Zoning Section 25, Township Trustees slashed programs and “There are only a few districts 1. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw 2303: Range 10, W6M, KDYD, PlanNo KAP44782 from R-9 staff positions April 9 to address a in B.C. seeing increases and that’s Rezone Lot 1, Section 25, Township 20, Residential Zone) to R-7 (Large Lot Single $1.8 million shortfall for the coming where there is employment growth Range 10,(Estate KDYD, KAP44782 Rezone LotW6M, 1, Section 25,Plan Township 20, from R-9 school year. and families moving in,” she said.

Family Residential Zone) (Estate 10, Residential Zone)Plan to R-7 (Large Lot Single Range W6M, KDYD, KAP44782 from R-9 “It’s always difficult when you are District revenue is expected to drop (Estate Family Residential Zone) to R-7 (Large Lot Single Residential Zone) Civic Address: 4731 – 20 Street NE having to cut money,” said Laurie by $1.32 million and costs will climb Family Residential Zone) Location: Raven Subdivision Myers, Armstrong trustee. by $531,000.

Civic Address: 4731 – 20Upper Street NE Present Use: Single Principal and vice-principal time Coers says there is no provincial Location: Upper Raven Civic Address: 4731 – 20Subdivision Street NE Family Dwelling will be reduced so they can teach assistance to help with inflationary Present Use: Single Family Dwelling Proposed Use: Subdivision for one future lot Location: Upper Raven Subdivision more and there will be 12 teachers demands such as fuel, electricity and Proposed Use: Subdivision for one future Present Use:Owners Single Family Dwelling / Applicant: C. & J.lotMaking Owners / Applicant: C. & J. Making lost as a result of dropping enrolment. employee benefits.

Proposed Use: Subdivision for one future Reference: ZON-981/ Bylawlot No. 3966 Reference: ZON-981/C.Bylaw No. 3966 All supply budgets will be trimmed.

“We have to come up with addiOwners / Applicant: & J. Making Storefront schools in Armstrong, tional money to fund those.”

Reference: ZON-981/ Bylaw No. 3966 Enderby, Salmon Arm Trustees will continue 2. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: 2. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: and Sicamous are also to look at the 2013/14 Rezone Lot 7, Section 18, Township 20, Range 9, Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: being restructured. budget prior to it 2.being W6M, KDYD, Plan KAP76905 from R-1 (Single Family (See the story on page formally adopted May Rezone Lot 7, Section 18, Township 20, Range 9, Residential Zone) tofrom R-8 (Single Family / Secondary W6M, Plan KAP76905 R-1Range (Single RezoneKDYD, Lot 7, Section 18, Township 20, 9,Family 10 for a closer look at the 14.

Residential Zone) to R-8 (Single Family / Secondary Suite Residential Zone) W6M, KDYD, Plan KAP76905 from R-1 (Single Family storefront school restrucWith deficits becomSuite Residential Zone)Zone) to R-8 (Single Family / Secondary turing details.) ing an annual situation, Residential Civic Address: 730 – 37 Street SE Suite Residential Zone) Storefront schools, Coers says the district Location: Little Mountain Subdivision Civic Address: 730 – 37 Street SE which assist adult learnhas contacted the MinLocation: Little Mountain Subdivision Present Use: Single Civic Address: 730 – 37 Street SE Family Dwelling ers, were targeted beistry of Education and Present Use: Single Family Dwelling Location: Little Mountain Subdivision Proposed Use: Single Family Dwelling cause of rising costs and warned that program deBobbi Johnson Proposed Use:Single Single Family Dwelling Suite Present Use: Family Dwelling with Secondary a decline in students. livery is at risk. with Secondary Suite School Board Proposed Use: Single/ Family Dwelling Owners Applicant: P. & V. Hoops “Hopefully in the next “We have done what Owners / Applicant: P. & V. Hoops with Secondary Suite chair Reference: ZON-987/ Bylaw No. 3967 year or so, these numbers we can with efficien-

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will increase so we can again afford to add to the program,” said Bobbi Johnson, chairperson.

A financial analysis indicates that storefront, adult and continuing education programs are operating with a $520,000 deficit.

“It’s an important part of the community but it’s not in our kindergarten to Grade 12 mandate,” said Myers.

A major factor in the overall budget is the continuing trend of decreased enrolment.

Enrolment is anticipated to drop about 240 students per year for the next four or five years. The district’s student population has shrunk by 25 per cent in the last decade.

“When (provincial) funding is attached to students and there is less of

Reference: ZON-987/P.Bylaw No. 3967 Owners / Applicant: & V. Hoops

cies,” she said.

Reference: ZON-987/ Bylaw No. 3967 The North Okanagan-Shuswap 3. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: Teachers Association believes3.there Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: Rezone Lotto2,Zoning Section 14, Township were some budget options overlooked 3. Proposed Amendment Bylaw No 2303: 20, Range 10, by the district.

W6M, KDYD, Plan 32175 from R-1 (Single Family 2, SectionZone) 14, Township 20, Range 10, / Secondary “Very few districts have nine trust- Rezone Lot Residential to R-8 (Single Family W6M, KDYD, Plan 32175 from R-1 (Single Family ees and with declining enrolment, Rezone Lot 2, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10, Suite Residential Zone) Residential Zone) R-8 (Single Family / Secondary trustees need to look at the costs as- W6M, KDYD, Planto32175 from R-1 (Single Family Suite Residential Zone) Zone) to R-8 (Single / Secondary Civic Address: 391 – Family 10 Avenue SE sociated with the two extra trustees Residential Zone) in terms of actual salary and costs of Suite Residential Location: Northwest corner of intersection of 10 Civic Address: 391 – 10 Avenue SE travel and conferences,” said Lynda Avenue SE and 4 Street SE Location: Northwest corner of intersection of 10 Avenue SE Civic Address: 391 – 10 Avenue SE Bennett, NOSTA president.

Present Use: Vacant and 4 Street SE Location: Northwest corner of intersection of 10 Avenue SE “Our district has a higher proportion Proposed Use: Single Family Dwelling with a Secondary Present Use: Vacant and 4 Street SE of administrators to teachers; in other Suite Proposed Use: Single Family Dwelling with a Secondary Suite Present Use: Vacant words, other districts manage with Owner/ Applicant: E.Applicant: Gale Dwelling Owner/ E. Gale Proposed Use: Single Family with a Secondary Suite less administrators. To have principals Reference: ZON-988/ Bylaw No. 3968 Owner/ Applicant: E. Gale Reference: ZON-988/ Bylaw No. 3968 and vice principals taking on teacher Reference: ZON-988/ Bylaw No. 3968

work is not a huge cost savings, more would be saved by decreasing the number of administrators.”

All Candidates Forum Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board and The Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce are pleased to co-host the All Candidates Forum for the May 14, 2013, Provincial Election.

Questions to the candidates will be received in written format only, preferably in advance at www.sachamber. bc.ca, (click on the question submission link on the front page). Questions can also be submitted at the forum but will be placed in the queue following all previous submissions.

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013 Time: 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Location: SASCU Recreation Centre – Auditorium For more information, contact the Chamber at

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The files for the proposed bylaws are available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from April 9 to April 22, 2013, both inclusive, in the office of the Corporate Officer at the City of Salmon Arm, 500 - 2 Avenue NE. THOSE WHO DEEM THEIR INTEREST AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED BYLAWS ARE URGED TO REVIEW THE FILES AVAILABLE IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT (OR TELEPHONE 803-4000) TO OBTAIN THE FACTS OF THE PROPOSALS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. Corey Paiement, Corporate Officer

PUBLIC NOTICE - BEER GARDEN PERMITS

The public is reminded that all requests for Beer Garden Permits must be made to the Chairman of the Committee to Approve Public Events (C.A.P.E.). Requests must be received prior to 4:00 p.m., Friday, May 10, 2013, for the 2013 season.

Remember, if you are planning to host a beer garden, you must have your permit request submitted prior to May 10, 2013.

City of Salmon Arm Attention: Bylaw Enforcement Officer 500 – 2 Avenue NE, Box 40 Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 Fax: 250-803-4041 For more information call 250-803-4000

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Adult education: Changes for expected to save school district $345,000.

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Storefront schools in Sicamous, Salmon Arm and Enderby are being cut back as the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District attempts to meet a projected $1.8 million budget shortfall.

Storefront schools, which assist adult learners, were targeted because of rising costs and a decline in adult student enrolment. The three schools combined currently serve 38 adult students.

“Basically, our adultlearning program was costing us more than the ministry funds us, so these changes cut it back to the level where we are spending the money the ministry is giving us for adult education on adult education, and we are not taking away from anywhere else,” explained SD#83 spokesperson Alice Hucul.

How this translates, according to Tim Lavery, an educator with the Sicamous Learning Centre, is a 70 per cent reduction in opening hours and a 50 per cent reduction in staffing.

The learning centre itself will be closed, and

programming would likely be run out of Eagle River Secondary.

“It will have a significant impact on the delivery of programming for adult students in small communities,” said Lavery.

Sicamous-Malakwa Trustee Barry Chafe

It will be moved from its current location to the Downtown Activity Centre, with a reduction of instruction time resulting in a $94,000 saving.

The proposed restructuring of adult programming is expected to save the school district

This tuition FREE training program is designed to prepare students for modern entry-level administrative positions, or to upgrade the skills of individuals who have previously been employed in an administrative capacity but whose skills are no longer current.

To be eligible for this tuition FREE training, applicants must be: • Unemployed • Not attached to Employment Insurance • Legally entitled to work in Canada • A resident of British Columbia • Not be a student (ie. enrolled in high school or other post-secondary training) • Not participating in another LMA funded program Program runs: Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Okanagan College in Salmon Arm. Program dates are May 13 - August 1, 2013

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It will have a significant impact on the delivery of programming for adult students in small communities.

Tim Lavery SicamouS Learning centre calls the perception the program is being cut “unfair.”

“You only have so much money in the pot, and the challenge that we have is when you don’t have a program that’s being funded completely you have to find it from other sources.

“The challenge here, with the adult program, your next source is school-age kids…,” said Chafe.

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Specifics relating to what adult programming will look like in the 2013/14 school year have yet to be determined.

“I will be meeting with continuing-ed staff as well as the principals of the secondary schools involved to brainstorm the best methods to meet the needs of each community with the limited resources available,” said Wendy Woodhurst, the school district’s director of instruction.

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Dangers of fracking relayed

By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF

Fracking is a process that can not only contaminate and diminish water supplies, lead to earthquakes and increase greenhouse gases, it will take money out of your pocket.

This message was one that two members of the Vancouver-based Wilderness Committee, Eoin Madden and Joe Foy, brought last Wednesday to the Sullivan campus theatre filled with Salmon Arm Secondary students enrolled in related studies.

Madden explained that fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a way of getting gas out of shale formations under the earth’s surface by pressurizing a mix of sand, water and chemicals into a drill hole so that rocks below are cracked, releasing gas which finds its way up to the surface.

“When the water comes back up it’s a horrible mix of deadly chemicals, sand… so they leave it in huge big ponds,” Madden said. It is then trucked out.

He noted that the provincial government

is saying the way to secure the future of B.C. is to build LNG (or liquid natural gas) plants – plants that produce greenhouse gases.

He pointed out that everyone who is young pays the price for climate change, a cost which could be trillions.

“When oil and gas companies are making bad decisions on your future, it’s like taking money out of your pocket... The loss of biodiversity and species... you have to think how much it’s costing you...”

“We’ve seen in other countries like Germany it’s possible to make lots and lots of jobs that don’t make problems for the future and give you jobs you can be proud of...,” he said.

“There are lots of clean jobs you don’t hear about every day.”

As well as producing greenhouse gases, methane gas and toxic chemicals can leach out and contaminate nearby groundwater during fracking. The water coming out of taps in some places in North America can be lit with a match, he said. Fracturing also consumes

water, with one fracture using 400 swimming pools’ worth.

“This is a bad deal for B.C. We expend one gigajoule of energy to get just two gigajoules back. The ratio for conventional gas is 15 to one,” he said, adding

Eoin Madden wilderness committee that the jobs predicted in 2020 “are probably not even enough jobs for this town.”

A government report stated climate change could cost Canada $5 billion in 2020 and double that by 2050, he said. Meanwhile LNG royalty forecasts are far less.

“It’s really irresponsible to say we have jobs secured for your future. It really doesn’t add up.”

Joe Foy told the students that hiking in the beauty of the Stein Val-

ley wilderness led to his passion for protecting the environment. He was instrumental in a successful campaign opposed to a proposal to log the pristine valley.

“What it taught me was, we build our own future. We get what we work for. We have that possibility in this part of the world. We can talk, we can think... We are protected by our rights and freedoms.

We can make changes – and sometimes it’s not easy.”

Foy, too, relayed a lot of information including warning of dangerous trade deals being signed by the federal government.

He also said the provincial government’s run-of-river projects didn’t sound bad when proposed. However, private companies staked

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Sawmill equipment from Canoe Forest Products Ltd. now resides in Burns Lake.

Rick Scott, chief financial officer of Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. which took over Federated Co-operatives forest products operation in Canoe last year, confirmed that about half the sawmill equipment has been sold.

“The majority of it went to Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake,” Scott said, noting it will be used to replace equipment that burned during the sawmill fire of January 2012.

Scott said Gorman Bros.’ intention was never to operate the Ca-

noe sawmill.

“There’s never been any comment on it being operated again.

It’s always been, ‘no it won’t be.’ There was never a promise out there we have not lived up to.”

The sawmill hasn’t operated since December 2007 due to unfavourable market conditions.

“The sawmill equipment was sold so we can reap some cash to invest in the plywood plant,” Scott explained.

The funds will go towards the purchase of a lathe line for the plant.

“We will be installing it over the next year… so we’re just changing the investment from sawmill to plywood.”

The other half of the

sawmill equipment in Canoe is still for sale, Scott noted. He said the Burns Lake sale was a fair deal.

“It worked for everyone involved and provided continued employment up there.”

One other change, he said, is that a group of companies is working together, which is helping to utilize the plant.

A kiln in Canoe is being used in winter to dry lumber coming from Downie Timber in Revelstoke, continuing on to a planer mill in Westbank, B.C. or Oroville, Washington.

Scott adds that, overall, the Gorman family members “are just ecstatic with the work force up there (in Canoe).”

B.C.’s rivers, with BC Hydro signing $50 billion worth of contracts to purchase the energy.

However, he said, the energy was so expensive, BC Hydro can’t sell it at a profit.

“Now we’re on the hook for $50 billion.”

He said the Site C Dam, which will sink a lot of important farmland, will cost about $10 billion.

He warned: “LNG has the potential, like the run-of-river, to make us poor.”

Foy said the B.C. election is an exciting time, urging students to pay attention to what parties are saying.

Regarding environmental protection, he concluded: “You and I all do things to make our lives better, but there are things we must do collectively. “

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1. Set a budget and stick to it Take a critical look at your income and expenses and set a realistic monthly budget that includes an amount for saving and investing.

2. Get your debt under control and keep it there Develop good spending habits and use debt wisely. Always pay off credit cards and other high-cost, non-tax deductible debt first.

3. Maximize RRSP contributions Investing in RRSP eligible investments is the best tax-sheltered savings builder for most Canadians. Strive to make maximum contributions for faster and bigger potential investment growth.

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4. Develop an education savings plan for your children A tax-sheltered, compound-growth Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) eligible investments is an excellent way to cover escalating education costs and give your kids a head start on life.

5. Be a prudent money manager Carefully consider each dollar before it’s gone. Start with a careful and critical assessment of your life goals and your income and set aside enough on a regular basis to achieve those goals.

6. Check and revise your insurance coverage to match changing needs As your life changes your need for income protection and estate planning changes. Be sure your insurance coverage keeps pace.

7. Make ‘tax-efficient’ investment decisions Certain investments are more tax-efficient than others.

For example, interest income is taxed significantly higher than dividends and capital gains – so it’s often better to hold investments that earn dividends and capital gains outside your RRSP eligible investments and interest-earning investments inside it. Take advantage of the Tax-Free Savings Plan (TFSA) eligible investments, which allows investment income to grow and be eventually received on a tax-free basis.

8. Establish an asset allocation plan that complements your financial planning needs An effective asset allocation plan delivers a portfolio that includes the right balance of assets from the three asset categories -- cash, fixed income investments and equities -- for steadier long-term growth.

9. Minimize your taxes Take advantage of all the tax deductions and tax credits available to you including moving expenses, child-care expense, tuition fees, medical expenses, charitable donations, and safety deposit box charges.

10. Develop a financial plan and stick to it A consolidated financial plan – and the common sense and discipline to stick to it – plus the help of a professional advisor will keep you on track to achieving your dreams.

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Committee can’t proceed with Jackson site purchase

By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF

The Downtown Community Campus Committee, which is advocating the development of an expanded Okanagan College Campus on the former J.L. Jackson school site, has told the school board it can not purchase the property at this time.

Salmon Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper, representing the Downtown Community Campus Committee (DCC), told trustees that they are regretfully not in a position to bring forward an offer to purchase the former J.L. Jackson site.

Later in the meeting, a letter from Cooper on behalf of the DCC asked that if the school district proceeds with the public bid process, that they consider incorporating a right of first refusal to the DCC project partners.

“Incorporating a Right of First Refusal into the Request for Proposal process would ensure the project partners have the option to consider matching any offers which you may receive in a public bid process, in order to secure the property for

Nancy Cooper Mayor of SalMon arM the future development of a downtown community campus.”

“The City of Salmon Arm, Okanagan College, and the Downtown Community Campus Committee continue to jointly

Seniors’ suggestions sought for program A new program is being introduced into Salmon Arm through a partnership with United Way and the provincial government called Better at Home.

Better at Home is intended to support seniors in Salmon Arm to live at home independently longer by receiving free or affordable non-medical services.

These services could range from transportation to appointments, house-cleaning, minor repairs or even a friendly visit. But which type of these Better at Home services or other services are needed in Salmon Arm? Program proponents say it’s important for the Salmon Arm community to talk about what are the main issues to address seniors living longer in their own homes. Also, to know which services and programs are currently offered and who provides them.

If you want to learn more about Better at

Home and have the opportunity to share your ideas, come and join a brief presentation and discussion at the following locations: • Seniors’ Drop In Centre, 31 Hudson Street NE, on April 19 from 10:30 a.m. to noon • Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity Centre 170 Fifth Ave. from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. May 10.

• Seniors’ Resource Fair; Mall at Piccadilly from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

May 31 and June 1.

Copies of the community survey are available at the Seniors’ Resource Centre at 320A Second Ave. NE, or by emailing: suevernon@ shawcable.com for an electronic version.

The information gathered will be presented to the community early in June.

For more information, contact Sue Rossi at 250-549-4534 or suevernon@shawcable. com.

work towards viable options and look forward to presenting an offer for your consideration as soon as details can be formalized.”

Trustee Holly Overgaard moved that the

school district proceed with the request for proposal for the sale of the former Jackson property. She pointed out that the Ministry of Education has given the board a very short

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time line to sell the property.

“We don’t have to sell it to the highest bidder so if they (the DCC) do come forward with an offer we can look at it then. But

we need the funds for the school district and I think we should go ahead.”

Trustee Bob Fowler noted that no one would be asking a member of public to

sit on their property for 10 years. “Hesitating any longer wouldn’t do us any good at all,” he added.

The board will be moving forward with the sale process.

To the Community of Blind Bay, Area C residents, and all concerned citizens:

I write in response to a Salmon Arm Observer and Shuswap Market News article, dated April 3rd and 5th, 2013 that pertains to our family’s property in Blind Bay. Blind Bay Resort has applied to complete an unfinished 2.45 acre portion of land, together with an adjacent ½ acre parcel, to generous RV/ park model trailer sites. I find it interesting that the article is headlined “A Storm is Brewing” over a small area that has been historically used for RV camping, boat trailer storage, and a commercial marina and boat launch dating back to 1972.

This property is not the cause of a storm – unless people choose to make it one for their own interests. When my wife, family and I came to Blind Bay in 2005, we purchased an outdated seasonal campground that was sorely in need of updating, and was the scene of late-night summer revelry in a quiet residential community. As new owners, we jumped in energetically to repair, replace and improve upon a facility that could not safely deliver potable water, had failed septic and electrical systems, and an environmental footprint that was less than acceptable. This work was costly, and undertaken specifically on the understanding we could achieve a use of the beachfront lands to help fund it. We’ve invested millions of dollars, much of which comes from a private equities lender and their family investors from Kelowna, who believe in us and the project. All our family’s net worth is invested in this property, and we’ve hung on through a challenging economic and personal time. The only ‘storm’ brewing is the reality we can no longer proceed without help from this community, to simply finish what we started. As the article indicates, we face a very vocal opposition that does not check its facts, refuses to consider the family they attack, nor the well-being of a community should we fail to hold on.

Friends, we are asking for 19 waterfront recreational lots that can accommodate either an RV or park model cottage, to replace the historical camping that has occurred there for over 40 years. We are NOT asking for a residential community as alluded to, apart from wishing to keep our resort open to local and migrant trades, to conform to changing electrical standards, and to accommodate winter occupants. A single family residential status is required by the CSRD to continue uses that include RV accommodations for work crews, such as those who stayed with us while building the Adams Lake bridge, sawmill upgrades, and more recently, the four-lane and underpass improvements to the Trans Canada. We are the only local resort offering winterized water and sewer, with the convenience of stores and dining in the immediate vicinity. It is our position this is a necessary and welcome provision, that all would agree is beneficial. We also need to set up a ‘residential’ status to address changes to the electrical code that will affect park models and accessory shed wiring. We have imposed setback, height and land coverage restrictions, plus will continue resort bylaws to control occupancy and structures, to maintain our recreational theme and business model.

We wish to move our moorage into deeper water, and gain a few more slips for the summertime peak season. This relocation will improve the foreshore wave action needed to clean the beach area, and

will improve the safety for our swimming children.

Temporary slips will remove the conflict that exists between our paying guests and the boaters who randomly tie up to access the store. It will take our ‘traffic’ further away from the adjacent neighbors, and improve their privacy. A raised walkway will address Best Management Practice guidelines, and provide a desirable community promenade. We have placed careful thought into how best to protect the foreshore, while continuing our uses that are necessary and important. We do and will continue to protect a sensitive painted turtle habitat at the foot of the KOA road. A Comprehensive Development zone will guarantee our uses as specified. And we’ve proposed a public access at our expense.

I will host a public meeting to discuss this in greater detail, and will of course be present when the actual public hearing is called. We will provide a direct mailer, and will have a full disclosure of our plans available at the property. I will be posting and updating all pertinent details on our web page, www. blindbayresort.com, for your perusal. Just follow the link! I have requested meetings with SWAT and SLIPP to continue our transparency and I am awaiting their response. I may also be contacted directly to discuss concerns or explain details, and to conduct a personal tour at your request.

In short, we have asked anyone to show us where we have failed to represent the best interests of Blind Bay residents, businesses, and clients who may be affected by our use of this land and the Shuswap Lake. The proposed new OCP for Area C does not allow for new waterfront development outside of a single home on a 2.5 acre parcel, that according to a few, should apply to us now… regardless of consequence to our family or this community. Blind Bay Resort provides an important access to the water, and is one of the very last entry points that bring future buyers to our community. We are tax payers, our guests and owners do nothing but spend, and we have a right to exist. The OCP should recognize this, and provide for the improvements we intend. Please ask the questions, do your due diligence, and then participate! If you do not write your support, or show up at our meetings, we may lose this critical battle to survive. Our family needs your help now. It’s been 6 long years since we initiated this process, and our daughter’s remarkable stability affords us this chance to finish well.

Your letters must be personally addressed, and emailed to Mr. Paul Demenok, Area C Director, CSRD, at pdemenok@csrd.bc.ca, or faxed to 250-832-3375.

I would appreciate a copy as well, so that I may respond to any comments or concerns that you may express.

I may be reached by email, at dbaskill@hotmail.com, cell at 250-803-2595, or in person by appointment at our resort. We have nothing to hide, and everything to lose or gain by your actions.

Dan Baskill Blind Bay Resort Jaydan Ventures Inc. 2698 Blind Bay Road Blind Bay, BC. V0E 1H1

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tracy HugHes/OBSERVER

SASCU invites all members to attend

In the hot seats: Candidates (from left) Chris George, Greg Kyllo, moderator Patrick Riley and Tom Birch (far right) listen to Steve Gunner at the Okanagan College all-candidates meeting Tuesday evening.

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Candidates tackle student issues

By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF

In an effort to rally younger voters with the Rock the Vote campaign, Okanagan College hosted the Shuswap’s first allcandidates forum April 9 — and all the candidates came ready to woo students to mark an ‘X’ beside their name.

Roughly 40 people, including a mixed crowd of students, seniors and campaign workers, heard the candidates answer prepared questions before taking a few questions from the floor.

Of primary concern to students is the rising cost of post-secondary education and the increasing student debt loads.

BC Conservative candidate Tom Birch suggested there needs to be an emphasis on increasing scholarships based on academic merit, as well as a focus on providing educational opportunities closer to home, so students can reduce expenses. He also suggested a program of interest reduction or loan forgiveness should students commit to working in B.C.’s more remote areas.

NDP candidate Steve Gunner noted the debt burden on the average student in B.C. has reached $27,000, which can be difficult to manage as students move into entry-level

jobs in the workforce.

He suggests linking grant money to the completion of career training programs, thereby providing an incentive for students to successfully complete their studies.

BC Liberal candidate Greg Kyllo had a different take, noting that while graduates should not face excessive financial hardships, the main focus should be on building a strong B.C. economy to ensure that there are satisfying, well paying jobs available when they graduate.

“I think students would much prefer having a solid job when they leave school to having their interest costs off set,” he said.

The Green Party’s Chris George said he was glad to see other parties suggesting some of the longstanding Green Party platforms in their agendas, including a 20 per cent reduction in tuition, and a refund of a portion of students loans with five years of service in their chosen field in B.C. “We value education as an investment in our people.”

All four candidates expressed enthusiasm for an expansion of Okanagan College in keeping with the suggestion of the Downtown Community Campus Committee.

Birch referred to the balance for the local economy with having an influx of students in

the winter to complement the summer tourism season, and the ability for people to be trained here to feed the specific needs of the local labour market.

George emphasized the downtown campus’ ability to create a walkable community for students and its enriching effects on the downtown core.

Kyllo saw opportunity in on-site dorms, which could be used to assist with tourism opportunities and the ability to attract international student programs, while providing a pool of students to fill tourism-related jobs in the summer months.

Gunner noted the impact UBCO has had on Kelowna, drawing both economic, social and

cultural benefits, and says the same could happen in Salmon Arm. “This is an idea with really good merit and with a group that is putting together a wellthought-out plan, I’d like to see it in place by 2020.”

Other issues touched on included transit access, possible reductions to government funding for post-secondary education and green energy solutions.

Salmon Arm’s next all-candidates forum will take place Saturday, April 20 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the SASCU Recreation Centre, sponsored by the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce and the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board.

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Postal workers appeal to council New outlet: Employees concerned planned downtown retail outlet will lead to closure.

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Salmon Arm Canada Post workers are skeptical about the Crown corporation’s interest in opening a private franchise downtown.

Last month the Observer reported that Canada Post had begun a process of looking at options for a new private postal outlet in the downtown. Canada Post spokesperson Anick Losier explained that while the corporate outlet on Hudson is doing well, a private dealer will be able to meet the broader needs of the community.

“It’s not to threaten the corporate post office – it’s doing quite well. It’s just to complement it,” said Losier, noting Canada Post, as a whole, has been losing revenue, and last year experienced its first financial loss in the past 16 years.

Post office employee and CUPW local 823 (Salmon Arm) president Dale Wereschuk, in a recent presentation to Salmon Arm council, explained how his employer has already

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established a precedent of opening privately run post offices near corporate ones, and closing the latter soon after. He said the first example of this was Perth, Ont. “In 1990, Canada Post opened its first franchise in Perth, Ontario, a town of about 10,000 people, right next to a corporate outlet. The next year they closed the corporate outlet,” said Wereschuk, adding a federal moratorium was put in place in 1994 to prevent the closure of rural post offices. He said Salmon Arm’s was included in the moratorium. But Wereschuk explained the moratorium doesn’t seem to offer much protection under the Conservative government.

“If they feel an office isn’t making money, they’re going to shut it down, even if it’s on the moratorium. I think we’ve (lost) 30 since 2012,” said Wereschuk.

Wereschuk warned it would be unlikely any private postal franchise downtown would

succeed because they wouldn’t be able to handle parcels, where the money is typically made. He said Shoppers Drug Mart already has a national contract with Canada Post for parcels.

“If another little franchise opens up, they’re not going to get that benefit of those parcels coming to them because Shoppers has got a national contract to service that,” said Wereschuk.

This prompted Coun. Ken Jamieson to question what incentive there is to open a private franchise.

“The aim of opening a franchise in the downtown core is to shut the corporate offices,” replied Wereschuk. “Nobody makes any bones about it.

That’s what their intent is, and they’ve done that right across the country.”

Wereschuk left council with a request that they not support a new postal franchise opening in the community. Council did not respond to the request.

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The innovative work by the shuswap Trail Alliance to better manage environmental impacts of recreational trails has caught provincial attention.

In 2009, the shuswap Trail Alliance developed an environmental trail screening protocol for use in the region thanks to funding through Western economic Diversification Canada and the southern Interior Development Initiative Trust. The Provincial recreation sites and Trails office recently recognized the importance of that original work, asking the shuswap Trail Alliance to adapt the tool for a pilot study in other parts of the province.

“We’re pleased to be working with trail alliance leadership on this important project,” said John Hawkings, provincial trails manager, who acknowledged environmental management has been identified as a top priority within the provincial trails strategy.

“The idea is to understand the potential impacts increased recreational use might have on local ecological communities, and make appropriate choices to limit those impacts,” says consulting biologist, Jeremy Ayotte, who developed the original environmental trail screening process with his colleague, noted plant biologist, rachael blotting, and trail alliance naturalist, John Coffey.

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Former Salmon Arm Secondary grad Breyden Erickson passes through the Shuswap on his walk across Canada to raise money and awareness for cancer research.

Donations to his cause can be made at www.tinyurl.com/ crosscanadacure. His goal is to raise $323,323.

This year Salmon Arm residents will have an extra hour to pay their property taxes.

City council passed a motion introduced by Coun. Denise Reimer to extend city hall’s hours from 4 to 5 p.m. on the July 2 property tax due date. Reimer asked that this be done to “capture those citizens who are unable to attend city hall by 4 p.m. due to commitments.” She also asked for it to be advertised how, on the property tax due date, city hall will be open a half hour early at 8 a.m. to accommodate those wanting to pay their taxes before regular business hours.

City administrator Carl Bannister explained staying open another hour would cost about $600 for union staff.

Reimer said she would have preferred

the city be open until 5:30 p.m., but recognized that for every extra hour city hall is open, it’s an hour-anda-half for staff.

Couns. Chad Eliason, Marg Kentel and Debbie Cannon opposed the idea. Both noted how taxpayers have a number of ways to pay in the six weeks from when the notice is served to the due date.

“I think that taxes and death, they’re there. You’ve got to pay your taxes. So I think just leaving it the way it is is what I would like to see,” said Cannon.

Mayor Nancy Cooper, and Couns. Ken Jamieson and Alan Harrison supported the extension.

Property taxes are expected to be mailed out in May. They can be paid at city hall, through the mail and over the Internet.

A 10 per cent penalty is added if taxes are not paid on or before the due date.

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Firefighter joins humanitarian mission Mike Bailey, assistant Fire this improved training. FWB chief with the Salmon Arm Canada has also delivered Fire Department has been two large donations of used spending his spring vacation firefighting equipment over with a group of B.C. Fire- the past two years, some of fighters providing enhanced it from here in the Shuswap. training for Central American These donations included firefighters, known as Bomb- three apparatus, hundreds of eros. sets of turnout gear and tons The Cuerpo General de of other firefighting equipBomberos Voluntarios del ment.

Peru (CGBVP) is an all-volThis year’s FWB Canada unteer National Fire Service team of instructors features serving the more than 29 mil- a broad knowledge base and lion citizens of Peru. There come from a number of difare approximately 10,000 ferent B.C. fire departments male and female Bomberos including Salmon Arm Fire protecting the citizens and department’s assistant chief, property of Peru from 196 fire Mike Bailey. The team spent stations. two weeks delivering intenWhile the country moves sive training covering a range forward with a booming of topics including positive economy, the fire service is pressure ventilation, auto exalso trying to modernize with trication, emergency scene their main emphasis on im- management, essential fire proved training. attack skills, first aid/EMS, Firefighters Without Bor- driver operator training, fire ders Canada has developed ground survival and fire inan excellent working rela- vestigation tionship with the Peru Fire Bailey sees this as an opJeff Mowattwith AD 12the 12 19_HZ 8.5 xof 11 adportunity 12/19/12 4:01 PM Page Service delivery to take the 1knowl-

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“I am very passionate about the fire service and being a part of the brotherhood of firefighting. I am excited to pass on some of the knowledge and experience that I have gained here in North America and share it with the Peruvian Bomberos,” said Bailey prior to going.

Bailey, along with the other members of Firefighters Without Borders Canada, has been involved in fundraising efforts and securing donations of equipment for their deployment. The organization and its members bear all the costs of shipping equipment, developing training programs, travelling expenses and utilize their vacation time for the mission.

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in Vancouver BC. What began as a group of dedicated firefighters in 2008 as Engines for El Salvador, then became Firefighters Without Borders BC and finally Firefighters Without Borders Canada.

The mission of the group is to collect outdated firefighting apparatus and equipment and donate it to countries where there is a need. Since 2008, the group has donated 13 fire trucks, 1,000 sets of turnout gear, 400 breathing apparatus and 20 tons of equipment valued at over $2 million to Belize, Cebu Philippines, The Congo, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Thailand.

Also in that time they have deployed training missions to El Salvador five times, Paraguay four times, Peru three times and once each to Panama and Thailand.

Firefighters from all over B.C. have participated using their own vacation time and paying their own airfares.

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Local Liberals embrace Trudeau

By Richard Rolke BLaCk PreSS

Okanagan-Shuswap Liberals are standing firmly behind their new leader.

Montreal MP Justin Trudeau captured 80 per cent support during the federal Liberal leadership process that wrapped up Sunday.

“He’s going to bring youth and excitement to the party,” said Janna Francis, the party’s local spokesperson, who was at the Ottawa convention.

“He’s committed to developing policies and working at the riding level. There’s a lot of confidence.”

There have been questions about Trudeau’s experience, but Francis isn’t concerned.

“There’s a lot of depth in the team surrounding Justin Trudeau. He’s a man who believes in the importance of a team,” she said. “Canadians are looking for some-

new leader is only part of restoring the party to its traditional role in government.

“This is day one of a lot of hard work but we’re up to it,” she said.

“There’s a lot of depth in the team surrounding Justin Trudeau...

Canadians are looking for someone who evokes emotion in politics.”

Janna Francis LiberaL representative one who evokes emotion in politics.”

Polls have indicated the Liberals have more public support than the official opposition NDP, but Francis admits a

Colin Mayes, Conservative MP for Okanagan-Shuswap, isn’t sure how much impact Trudeau will have on the political scene.

“It’s great to have a

young, good-looking person but you need to have some substance,” said Mayes.

“There’s a lot of hype but not a lot of policy statements you can make judgments on either good or bad.”

Mayes believes media focus on the leadership contest has bolstered the Liberals’ poll standings but he says that may not be sustainable.

“There are still twoand-a-half years of the (Conservative) mandate and we will have to see how it plays out. We’ve had a great record as a government on the economy,” he said.

Nick Hodge, Okanagan-Shuswap NDP president, isn’t concerned about Trudeau

and the Liberals undermining the position of his party.

“There’s not much difference between the Conservatives and the Liberals. They govern from the right side and if you want change in Canada, the NDP is the way to go,” he said.

“It’s a matter of spreading the word to Canadians.”

The federal NDP held a convention on the weekend and delegates voted to remove references to socialism from the party’s constitution.

However, Hodge says the party is not watering down its principles.

“Democratic socialism is still a core value.

The language has been modernized and updated,” he said.

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Claiming Canadian gold

by Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF

The competition couldn’t have been any closer.

Shay-Lyn Steiger came home from the Canadian Juvenile Wrestling Championships in Saskatoon, Sask. with a gold medal.

The competition that led to her winning her 40 kg-and-under class was a best two-out-ofthree affair.

“We had two clinches so we were both pretty even,” she explained.

Her coach Ray Munsie says Steiger displayed her characteristic mental toughness.

“Shay-Lyn was down a point in the second round. If Shay-Lyn didn’t score, she would lose that round. If it is tied one-one, whoever scored last wins,” says Munsie.

“She had to score a point – she knew it, her opponent knew it, everyone in the gym knew it. And she scored it. That’s mental toughness... To be able to do it when you have to do it.”

Munsie was very pleased.

“I’m absolutely

thrilled, I’m delighted, I’m extremely proud of her,” he said, pointing out that she’s worked very hard since October.

Steiger is happy but less effusive.

“It was good, I felt pretty good. I was proud of myself that I got all that way and I won.”

There’s a competition in Vancouver on May 4 and, if she’s successful against some very tough competition, she’ll be heading to the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec in August.

Asked what she likes about wrestling, Steiger says: “I really like how you can be really competitive. It’s kind of like your own game, you don’t depend on the whole team for it.”

Munsie, meanwhile, encourages every Salmon Arm Secondary and Shuswap Middle School student to come join the club next year. He says he doesn’t think Hazelton, where Olympian Carol Huyhn is from, is much different from Salmon Arm. “There’s an Olympian in every one of these towns.

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cadet/juvenile wrestling championship in Saskatoon, Salmon Arm’s Shay-Lyn Steiger poses with B.C. wrestler Carol Huyhn, 2008 Olympic gold medalist and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist.

Cycling event to connect four campuses An ambitious and dedicated group of Okanagan College cyclists with a geographic bent have decided to connect the dots between all four campuses with a three-day open ride June 21 to 23.

“This is unlike any other event in the region,” said OC4 Cyclosportif organizer and geography professor Markus Heinrichs.

“What we wanted to do was create something that would have all four campuses involved,” he said. “And the community is going to have a chance to learn something about this unique region, visit each campus, get some exercise and enjoy some great gourmet food.”

The idea for the event came through a conversation the Salmon Arm-based professor had with his colleague, geography professor Levi Gahman.

“We had been riding for a while, and he said why don’t the two of us ride from Vernon to Kelowna,” Heinrichs said. “And then we thought: we should ride between the campuses.

I guess we got carried away.”

It didn’t take long before the entire Geography and Earth & Environmental Science Department caught wind, and soon maps were being created on Google Earth so cyclists can learn about the topography as they tour the region.

Heinrichs emphasizes this is not a race. Riders can select any one of the three day’s events, or the entire OC4 Cyclosportif. They can also choose to simply ride a portion of the course, and still take part.

“I can’t imagine anyone training for this,” he said, admitting he himself is a regular triathlete. “But to get the most out of it, cyclists should be able to ride for three to four hours.”

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provincials at Shaw The teams are set to go for the upcoming BC Hockey Male U16 BC Cup, to be held in Salmon Arm beginning tomorrow, April 18 to 21.

Selected from four regional camps, the teams represent some of the best players in their age group from across the province.

Players advancing from the cup will attend the 2013 Male U16 Provincial Camp in July in Nanaimo. For more information, visit www. bchockey.net.

top volleyball The season is over for the Salmon Arm Volleyball League, with team I’d Hit That coming out on top. Recent playoffs concluded with I’d Hit That coming in first place in Division 1, giving them 59 wins and 118 points in overall standings. Team We Get It Up took second place, and ends the season with 43 wins and 86 points. The Ball Whisperers and SASCU Heat took third and fourth place in the division.

First place in Division 2 was A’s Team, with the Salmon Armers coming in second, Spunch in third and Gunn Show in fourth place.

Walk for health Shuswap Lake Healthcare Auxiliary, in co-operation with the Shuswap Hospital Foundation, is planning a fundraiser Footsteps for the Future of Women’s Health to be held on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the south end of the fairgrounds. There will be a two, five or 10-km walk/run. All ages are welcome and team participation is encouraged.

Registration for the walk is being taken at the foundation kiosk at the Mall at Piccadilly (beside Jane’s Restaurant). For info, call Gloria at 250-832-0481.

’Backs on the move The Salmon Arm SilverBacks made two announcements last week. Seventeen-year-old goaltender Angus Redmond has committed to play for the NCAA’s Michigan Tech Huskies in the fall of 2015. The Langley native and rookie BCHL net-minder became a hit with his teammates and Salmon Arm hockey fans this season after joining the organization in January from the PIJHL’s Port Moody Panthers.

As well, 19-year-old centre Steven Iacobellis has committed to the University of Massachusetts Minutemen. Iacobellis, a Burnaby native and BCHL veteran of over 150 games, joined the SilverBacks in November before posting 15 goals and 42 points while pushing the ’Backs into the post-season.

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New players quick to learn Golds Junior Rugby came out strong and fit Thursday, rucking the Maroons down the field. Camped on the Maroons 22-metre line, in the first minutes of the game, the Golds couldn’t get the little ball into their end zone.

Due to several players just learning rugby, the team took a few penalties that allowed Fulton to get out of their end of the field. From the end of the lineout, Jordan Hislop stormed the Fulton standoff to cause him to cough up the ball. Logan Christiansen and Jase Roberts utilized the ball possession and ran down the field only to be stopped in the 22-metre zone.

Just making it over the 50-metre line, the Maroons managed to break two tackles and score in the corner.

Crunching tackles by Nathan Gollen slowed the Maroons down heavily but to no avail; the Golds were stammered to get the ball into the Maroons endzone. Brandt Adams had a great game from the front row, making incredible yards with the ball in open field.

Josh Cline was the terminator at the rucks, clearing out two to three players as he drove over top of the ruck.

Final score: 25-0.

Overall the SAS team did incredibly well for so many players having played their first game.

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Pen High came to

town with their Grade 12 girls and size to match, all sporting their purple jerseys. The Jewels got stuck in hard in the first 10 minutes of the game. Ebony Derksen, at scrum half, distributed the ball well to Flynn Johnson, who made some excellent clearing kicks, getting the Jewels out of trouble. The wave of Pen Hi continued with their size and strength but the tough young Jewels were persistent and did not give up.

The Jewels did improve with their rucking and exceeded at winning their own scrummages. It was the speed and passing from Penticton that put the points on the score board. The Jewels were coming up with some big tackles and were forced to support one another. Brianna Henderson and Anmei Andreasson made some great tackles on the day.

Grace Rempel had a burst down the wing, as well as Hannah Whitehead, to gain great yardage with the ball only to be stopped a little short of the try line. The rookies of the game who really played up a notch after just learning were Hannah Froud and Sam Bergman.

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Stopped short: Colin Pringle of the Salmon Arm Secondary

Golds brings down ball carrier Davron Polok of Fulton in junior boys rugby Thursday in Vernon. scored three, only to be stopped short by inches away from the try line.

The first of five games was against arch rivals Fulton in a “wickedly painful end to end game,” said Josh Szoke.

SAS dominated, but silly mistakes in the end cost the Golds to either not catch the ball or receive a penalty.

The second game against Sahali was a cake walk over some not-so-skilled players.

The end result was 200, with scores by Wilson Hlina (2) Will Walton and Jordan DeWinter.

The greatest play was the kickoff which went 10 yards and the Sahali team was asleep at the wheel, leaving Walton to retrieve his kick and pass the ball to Jagr Chesney who made

it all the way to the 10-metre line before he got tackled.

The third game against Princess Margaret from Penticton was again 20-0. Scores were made by Szoke, Hlina, Walton and DeWinter, who managed to touch it down easily in the end zone.

The fourth game against Kelowna Christian was indeed a challenge of the fittest, because both teams had played three games already and this was a deciding game to see who would head to the BCs in Vancouver.

“Both teams had great passion and sportsmanship for the game,” said coach Lyle Chapman. “Kelowna Christian was definitely a match with their skills

and abilities, they got away on a few runs and capitalized on them with field possession.”

Since the Kelowna team scored first, they went on to the next round, but not after DeWinter and Jacob Ashton scored.

“The fifth game (against Immaculata) was like watching two teams completely out of gas, moving in slow mo,” said assistant coach Greg Seed.

Matt Bacon made a brilliant soccer kick down a third of the field only to be stopped on the five-metre line. Bacon continued the chase but was unable to score.

The Golds finished fifth overall.

The Golds play Penticton on Thursday, April 18 at the Jackson field.

Salmon Arm to be first leg of cycle tour Continued from pg. 20 shortest and easiest leg, mostly downhill on back roads to the Vernon campus. The second day, riders will head from Vernon through Lake Country via the scenic orchards in East Kelowna to the Kelowna campus on KLO Road.

The final, and most challenging leg, includes a welcoming ceremony hosted by

the Westbank First Nation as the cyclists make their way from Kelowna through Westside and down to Penticton, with a brief jaunt through back roads around Summerland.

“There will be a sweep vehicle at the end of each day, and we’ll have aid stations on the way, including one at the college’s Aerospace Campus near the Kelowna airport,” he said. “Plus,

the Canadian Ski Patrol has offered to assist with first aid en route.”

Along with Heinrichs, Gahman and Gill are part of the event’s large organizing committee that is a who’s who of Okanagan College-based athletes and supporters: Penticton-based geography professor and Fondo rider Todd Redding, Economics professor Brad Clements, who organized the 2005

World Cup of Crosscountry skiing, chemistry professor Scott Richardson, who has an Ironman under his belt, ultra-marathoner and bachelor of science – nursing professor Monique Powell.

“When we started this, I just wanted to ride my bike,” Heinrichs laughed.

“But at the end of the day, I’d like people to see how great the college is and associate OC4 Cyclosportif

with the best event in the valley.”

Registration for the event is open to everyone for $100 the first day, and $25 for each additional day.

To register, and learn more about OC4 Cyclosportif, visit www. okanagan.bc.ca/OC4.

Proceeds from the event will go to create bursaries for the college’s two nursing programs practical nursing and bachelor of science – nursing.

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Jewels split league games The Salmon Arm Secondary Soccer Jewels had a reality check Monday in their first league game.

They got thumped 6-1 by Mt. Boucherie Secondary. It was 2-1 at half with the lone goal scored on a free kick by Katie Harding.

Mt. Boucherie’s goals were quite spectacular. Their first shot was top right-hand corner. The Jewels’ goalie, Brooke Ambler, did not have a chance.

Salmon Arm played evenly with the Bears in the first half, but struggled in the second half under Mt. Boucherie’s constant pressure and speed.

On Wednesday the Jewels travelled to Rutland, where Salmon Arm won 3-0.

On a bumpy small field the game was quite crowded with no flow to the game. Rutland played more of a kick-and-run game, which was in stark contrast to Monday’s match. Katie Harding scored two of the Jewels’ goals with Maddie Lavery notching the single.

The team does not have a league game this week but travels to UVIC for a tournament that starts on Thursday.

test with both sides enjoying the lead during the game which ended in a 2-2 draw.

Penticton’s patient attack provided them with the majority of ball possession and more shots on net.

Shuswap, however, was responsible defensively and countered quickly after forcing Penticton turn-overs.

This hard-fought, physical game took its toll on both sides with injuries to key players.

Player health and conditioning will make the difference between the top and bottom of this highly competitive division.

Shuswap travels to Kamloops next Sunday for game three of a nine-game season.

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Secondary School tries to get past Salmon Arm Secondary Jewels defender Julia Anderson during the Jewels 3-1 junior girls soccer win Wednesday, April 10 at Marshall field in Vernon.

To left, Gabby Jackson of the U16 Shuswap Selects battles with Vernon United Sunday, where the Selects posted a 3-2 win.

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Outlaws open with wins The Shuswap Outlaws Midget lacrosse team began the 2013 season this weekend with a pair of league games on the road.

The defending Provincial Midget B Champions were in Kamloops on Saturday where they defeated the Kamloops Rattlers 7-0.

Sean MacDonald and Austin Pugh each scored a pair of goals while Carson Hoult, Brandon Osbourne and Zach Fournier contributed singles.

Goalie Calvin Davyduke was solid in the Outlaws net, and recorded his first shut-out of the season.

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“I didn’t think we played very well against Merritt but this team has lots of potential.”

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Shuswap Theatre offers psychological thriller Shuswap Theatre’s third mainstage production and entry into the Okanagan Zone Festival is Peter Whelan’s The Herbal Bed. This beautifully written drama was created for the Royal Shakespeare Company of Stratford on Avon, London.

The Herbal Bed is a taut, emotional thriller based upon a genuine historical event involving Susanna Hall, the daughter of William Shakespeare. Susanna chose a “good marriage” to an older man, a respected physician. She charges a young gentleman, until recently apprenticed to her husband, with slander over his drunken accusations of an illicit affair and worse.

Where does the truth lie?

Audience members are kept on the edge of their seats as the passions of these all-too-human characters collide with their beliefs about truth and morality.

“There were several things that attracted me to this historical drama when I first read it,” says director Kim MacMillan.

“First was Peter Whelan’s use of language. His phrasing is precise and musical to the ear. Not one line is wasted; each contributes to our understanding of these complex characters.”

MacMillan was also intrigued with the three themes within the play.

• Our lives are sometimes constrained by external events and sometimes by our own choices.

How do we respond when the circumstances of our lives and the social rules of our time cause

the wonderful group of actors and crew we have assembled for this play,” he adds. “I have rarely seen such hard work and dedication.”

A member of Shuswap Theatre since 1978, MacMillan is passionate about live theatre.

His retirement in 2008 has allowed him to immerse himself again after a break of two or three decades. He directed the very popular comedy Wrong for Each Other two years ago and is excited to tackle this thrilling historical drama.

MacMillan first apNot one line is wasted; each peared as an actor in contributes to our understanding of Neil Simon’s Come these complex characters.

Blow your Horn. His other acting credits include The Crucible, Kim MacMillan Godspell, Enemy of the People and Two Director Gents. Offstage, MacMillan has recently war. In this story the protagonists moved into technical work, reare interrogated by a zealous vic- ceiving Ozone Festival awards ar general determined to “scour for Best Visual Effects (Emily) the kettle clean” of any hint of and Best Sound Design (Heartsin, who believes that “sin feeds break House). on softness as maggots do.”

The show previews Thursday, “In our modern world we are April 25 (instead of the regular no strangers to the effects of this Friday preview) and opens Satkind of religious fervour,” Mac- urday, April 27. Evening showMillan says. “Of course, part of time is 7:30 p.m. April 25, 27, the appeal of The Herbal Bed is 30, May 1 to 4. A Sunday matithe opportunity to see marvel- nee runs at 1:30 p.m. April 28.

Doors open one hour before lous 17th century costumes and curtain.

There are no shows on to experience the world as it was Mondays.

Tickets are available near the end of William Shakeat Wearabouts on Alexander St., speare’s life.” or at the Shuswap Theatre box While the details are fictionoffice. alized, the actual facts of the Adult tickets are $17, seniors case are on record. Whelan’s (60 and over) are $15, students imagination created a gripping $7.

Preview night is $9 at the scenario that could explain the door only and Tuesday is two-for historical facts. one night.

“I would like to comment on our natural passions to shrivel up?

• A second theme is the question of truth and lies. What is the right thing to do when a lie is required to prevent catastrophic consequences falling upon an innocent party?

• The third theme is that of religious zealotry. The play takes place in 1613 as the “purifiers” and the traditionalists were battling it out for control of the Church of England, a struggle that eventually resulted in civil

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Talented siblings play it forward in concert Young pianists Jaeden and Aria Izik-Dzurko are putting their musical abilities to great use for the instrument they love.

Accompanied by Joseph Dansereau and David Izik-Dzurko, the siblings will perform works

by Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann, Debussy and more at First United Church at 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 21. Proceeds from the concert will go to the church’s piano restoration fund.

Aria was accepted into Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s summer intensive program. She was also recommended by Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts as an ob-

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Equally accomplished, Jaeden was accepted to Mount Royal University’s “Morningside Music Bridge,” an international enrichment program for gifted young musicians.

Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts recommended him as a competitor in the Performing Arts BC Provincials for the fourth consecutive year – as a competitor and two-time winner in the Canadian composer category. He was the winner of the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra concerto competition.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

SOUL JOURNEY – Shuswap Questers presents Norma Cowrie, teacher of

personal transformation and counsellor, from 7 to 9:15 p.m. in the library of the Downtown Activity Centre. Admission is $5.

GRAD 2013 –A free hair fashion show or this year’s grads takes place from

7 to 9 p.m. at Tarnow’s Hair & Day Spa, featuring makeup tips, sunless tanning demos and prizes, raffles and giveaways.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

JAZZ CLUB – The Jazz Club presents the Worst Pop Band Ever with their

combination of indie pop and improvisational jazz, at 7 p.m. at SAGA Public Art Gallery. Suggested donation of $15 at the door.

FRIDAY, APRIL 19

FUNDRAISER – Canada Safeway joins the Easter Seals Foundation and

Special Olympics in a fundraising barbecue at the Ross Street Plaza from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Homemade apple pies for sale, spinning prize wheel, live music, brown bag lunch, silent auction.

ALT-ROCK – The Michael Wood Band from Victoria performs at the Hideaway Pub located at 995 Lakeshore Dr. at 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20

HIPPETY HOP –The Canadian Rabbit Hopping club will compete against the

Vancouver agility club in the first interclub competition at Harmonious Homestead and Ewe from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $7.50 cash only.

SUBJECT SALMON – SEAS and KAIROS-Salmon Arm present Salmon Confidential, a new 70-minute documentary by Twyla Roscovich about the work of Alexandra Morton, followed by a discussion at 7 p.m. at the Salmar Classic. Admission is $5.

DINNER HOUR – Sunnybrae Seniors serve a special spaghetti dinner with garlic toast, salads, dessert and tea or coffee at 3585 Sunnybrae/Canoe Point Rd. at 6 p.m. Admission is $6 per person. Everyone is welcome.

DANCE – Salmon Arm Couples Social Dance runs from 8 to 11 p.m. at the legion. Admission is $25 per couple and includes snacks and prizes.

FILM FARE – Back by popular demand, Shuswap Film Society presents the Canadian film, Still, about a determined New Brunswick farmer’s “dance” with a building inspector, at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

EARTH DAY – Go green at the Mall at Piccadilly Saturday and Sunday. Get information on recycling, gardening, composting, earth preservation and more. Enter to win a backyard composter and other ‘green’ prizes.

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Music megastar on-board A true maverick, 2013 Roots & Blues headliner Daniel Lanois began his extraordinarily successful production career at the age of 17, when he and his brother Bob started recording bands in their mother’s Hamilton, Ont. basement.

His acumen and hard work ultimately paid huge dividends to the point where the Hull, Que. native has produced a roll call of superstars including Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Neil Young, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris and, with Brian Eno, most of U2’s work since 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire.

Noted for his unmatched atmospheric sensibilities, Lanois pursues emotional authenticity over technical perfection, relying on vintage equipment and unconventional studio methods to achieve a signature sound both viscerally compelling and intricately beautiful. His work in this capacity has brought him critical acclaim, with more than one of his clients’ albums honoured with a Grammy Award for album of the year.

As a master musician and songwriter, Lanois’ own work as a recording artist surfaced in 1989 with the release of

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Superb sound: Master musician and songwriter Daniel Lanois brings his magic to this year’s Roots and Blues Festival. his critically acclaimed debut album Acadie – described as a “stunning blend of New Orleans rhythm, rock, new age mysticism, and folk… as caressing to the ear as to the mind.”

“It’s a lovely thing when you can elevate somebody’s spirit,” Lanois has said, “and that’s what a record should be about – to give people an outlet for their imagination.”

Following Acadie, Lanois continued creating an impressive body of musical work – including 1993’s For the Beauty of Wynona, the soundtrack to 1996 Academy Award winning film Sling Blade, 2003 album Shine, and 2005’s Grammy nominated album Belladonna. His autobiographical documentary, Here

Is What Is, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007.

In 2008 he released his all instrumental three-disc Omni Series, which showcased Lanois ambient virtuosity on the pedal-steel guitar conjuring up deep, ethereal soundscapes.

Always trailblazing, in 2009 Lanois formed Black Dub with bassist Daryl Johnson, drummer Brian Blade, and vocalist/keyboardist Trixie Whitley. The quartet make a beguiling, seductive music that blurs rock, soul, blues, gothic Americana, New Orleans funk, and dubwise reggae.

The band’s self-titled album was released in late fall 2010 to glowing reviews.

In 2011, Lanois’ autobiography Soul Mining: A Musical Life was published but it’s no swan song, merely an account of the iconoclast’s story thus far.

“You’d think that after having been in the trenches as long as I have the fun would kind of wear off and that one would like to try one’s hand at something else,” he says. “I can only be thankful that I haven’t gotten tired of music.”

Lanois has won seven Grammies and eight Juno Awards with many more nominations. He was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2005 and in 2012 was given the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame Award.

The 21st Annual Roots & Blues Festival, runs Aug. 16 to 18.

JAVA JIVE – The Java Jive Neighbourhood Bistro hosts Harley & Harley, a

husband and wife team performing all original tunes in swing, country, roots, folk, blues and novelty songs from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is $10.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

HEALTHY KIDS – A Kindergarten Health Fair runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

at the Salmon Arm Health Centre – immunizations, information booths, face-painting, bean bag toss, fish pond, arts and crafts. Call 250-833-4101 to make an immunization appointment.

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SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE – Silvercreek Music presents a Songwriters

for students five to 18, in School District #83 and #22, is Thursday, April 18. Get entry information at www.saow.ca.

PAIN MANAGEMENT – A free six-week workshop to self-manage pain runs April 25 to May 30 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Senior’s Drop-in Centre.

Deadline to register is this weekend. Call 1-866-902-3767, or at www. selfmanagementbc.ca.

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Best of the worst plays SAGA Toronto based “indie” jazz group, the Worst Pop Band Ever performs at the SAGA Public Art Gallery April 18.

The band is on tour in support of their latest album, Sometimes Things Go Wrong, recorded in 2011 at Cory Weed’s Cellar on their last Western Canadian Tour.

Despite it’s name, the band has been a mainstay of the Toronto jazz scene, and the individual members have played with a who’s who of the Canadian Music Scene, from Feist to the Shuffle Demons; Tanika Charles to Amanda Martinez. And two of them have won Junos.

The band consists of Chris Gale on sax, Adrean Farrugia on keys, Gordan Mowat on bass, Tim Shia on drums and LEO37 on turntables.

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Jazz masters: The Worst Pop Band Ever plays their exuberant mix of indie jazz at the SAGA Public Art Gallery.

The band is also running a “Worst Pop Song Contest” in conjunction with Long and McQuade music in hopes of finding

some new material.

The show starts at 7 p.m. and admission is by a minimum donation of $15 at the door.

McMahon, who took home awards for Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year at last year’s Vancouver Island Music Awards — is busy recording his fifth collection of songs.

McMahon will ap-

pear at the Shuswap Pie Company Saturday, April 20, sharing the space with Vancouverbased singer-songwriter Sam Masterton.

Masterton has been playing slide guitar for 16 years and has shared stages with Jim Byrnes,

54-40, Cam Penner, the Greg Cockerill Band and Ben E. King, and he played with Vancouverbased roots band Run GMC/The Washboard Union for seven years.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and tickets are $10.

Author signs children’s books at Piccadilly Blind Bay resident Gillian Richardson, has published 17 books for children that include nonfiction, novels and picture books.

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Her recent nonfiction

book, Kaboom! Explosions of All Kinds, won the American Institute of Physics 2010 Science Writing Award for children.

She is an instructor for The Institute of Children’s Literature, which offers corre-

spondence courses in writing for children, and writes reviews of children’s books.

Richardson will be signing copies of her books at Bookingham Palace from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20.

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Horoscope ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are beginning to think further about your basic necessities in life. You might consider saving or increasing your cash flow in order to fulfil your fundamental needs. Certain expected returns may not be easily achieved and you may be asked to review your credit.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This is your week to put your best foot forward and act upon your personal identity. You want to be recognized and known for your hard work and recent efforts you have dedicated so much time to. You are starting to feel energized. Welcome the new you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): After an eventful social lifestyle, your energies are switching from a less extroverted way of life towards a quieter one. You sashay into a reflective phase where you will be contemplating upon your recent life events. It’s your time to slow down and analyze things from a different perspective.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your professional life has taken quite a lot of your attention recently. You are now ready to embark into a lighter atmosphere filled with social get-togethers and increased group activities. Utilize this enlightening vigour and get in touch with your ultimate dreams and desires.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are starting to put more emphasis on your chosen vocation. You will channel your undivided attention into improving your social image and your professional standing. Don’t neglect your fundamental needs for a balanced home life. Opt for healthy career choices.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Important relationships will ask of your complete consideration. You might be involved in some serious arbitration where your roles will have to be clearly defined. Get the right counselling by partnering up with someone and seek out for some important feedback or advice.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your fun days are not over yet, but this week will remind you of certain obligations that you need to meet. You might consider thinking over your dietary plans or your eating habits.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t take yourself too seriously and let yourself enjoy a more adventurous lifestyle. You may be prone to taking too many calculated risks that will simply deprive you of pleasing your soul.

Embrace your daring side and sail away with a good dose of vivacity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A lively, active phase will still continue for you, but now, you need to meet your family needs and be more present in your parental life or spend more time in your household. Social and professional demands may be high. Juggle with your responsibilities wisely.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Material needs and your financial standing took much of your time recently. If certain activities seemed to slow you down, now you can gradually catch up and get in touch with your local community. See what’s new and what is buzzing around.

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Adam and Rachelle Kaufman are pleased to announce the arrival of their new son Jeremy Paul Kaufman

Jeremy was born on March 27th, weighing 8lbs 10 oz.

Jeremy enjoys lots of snuggles and love from his big brother Nathaniel. Proud grandparents are Mel and Sherry Kaufman and Jack and Ellen Kalf.

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ANNIE STUPARYK August 08, 1937 - April 08, 2013 It is with great sadness that the family of Ann announces her sudden passing at home in Salmon Arm on Monday, April 08, 2013.

Ann is survived by her loving husband John her 5 children: Jo-Ann (Tracy) , Marc(Sherry), David (Valerie), Willard (Lisa) and Susan, her11 grand children; Tim, Amy, Tanya, Chrystal, Alex, Kayla, Krissy, Matthew, Jonathan, Teagan and Kierra and great-grand child Erik, her sisters; Olga, Kay and Mary, brother; Myron and her many nephews and friends near and far. She is predeceased by her parents; Katie and John and granddaughter Sarah.

Ann was born in Myrnam, AB and was raised in the Beauvallon, AB area where her parents farmed. Her schooling was taken in Stoney Rapid and Beauvallon after which she went to work in Vermillion where she met John. They married in March 1958 in Kimberley, BC where their 5 children were born. In 1969 they moved to Pine Point, NWT where they lived for 19 years before coming back to BC upon John’s retirement.

Ann and John spent the next 25 years in Blind Bay enjoying their well deserved retirement. In 2012 they moved into Salmon Arm. Ann will be missed more than words can say.

Rest well Ann/ Mom / Grandma A Celebration of Life Service for Ann was held on Monday April 15, 2013 at 11:00 am from Bowers Funeral Chapel, a reception followed in the Mountainside Room where friends and Family continued to share memories. Donations in memory of Ann can be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Online condolences can be sent through Ann’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangement are in the care of Bowers Funeral Service, Salmon Arm, BC

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KERR, BARBARA J. 1930 -2013 The Kerr family sadly announce the death of Barbara Joyce Kerr “our angel” on April 9, 2013, age 82, at Piccadilly Care Centre, Salmon Arm. Barbara leaves behind her husband, The Ven. Victor L., Kerr; five children, Judith Russell, Nanaimo; Janice (Marcel) Hrechuk, Edmonton; Jo-Ann (Rob) Macdonald, Whitehorse; Jeffery (Reta), Edmonton; Jeremy (Tammy), Victoria and our Swiss children Heinz & Andrea Nussbaumer and family, 14 grandchildren as well as eight great grandchildren.

She was born in Kamloops, BC and attended school and graduated there. She was a busy little lady raising a family and supporting her husband of 63 years of marriage. Her life was one of support and aiding others; in her church, schools, and community generally. She worked in her later years, retiring with her husband in 1993 to Sorrento, BC. The family wants to thank the doctors, nurses and care givers at Piccadilly for their care of her over the last two years.

A memorial will be held in the summer (to be announced later) to honour and bless her.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Barbara’s name may be made to a charity of choice.

Arrangements entrusted to FISCHER’S FUNERAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm 9250) 833-1129. EMAIL condolences and share memories through Barbara’s obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.

WILLIAM DONALD MACKAY William Donald Mackay (Don) passed away peacefully on April 9th, 2013 in Bastion Place, Salmon Arm, B.C. at the age of 90. Don is survived by his wife of 66 years of marriage, Ruby Mackay, his daughter Judi Kimmerly, and grandchildren Alex, Nicholas & Noelle Troll. He was predeceased by his son Gordon Mackay in 2002.

Don was born March 27th, 1923 in Vancouver, B.C. He worked for the Canadian National Railway and had a career spanning 40 years. Don was the “Regional Manager of B.C. Projects” Mountain Region.

Don retired from the CNR in 1981 with his wife Ruby to Victoria, B.C. where he took on his new full time career in Golf at the “ Royal Colwood” golf club. Don loved warm weather and golf and often combined the two in Hawaii where he and Ruby spent many vacations over the years.

A Memorial service will be held this summer for family and friends. We will truly miss our wonderful Husband, Father and Grandpa.

Thank you to all the caring staff at “Bastion Place” for all the compassionate care given with dignity and respect.

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ARNOLD, MURIEL MAY (NEE PULLIN) FEBRUARY 10, 1925 – APRIL 9, 2013 Muriel May Arnold (nee Pullin) passed away peacefully in her sleep in the evening of April 9, 2013 at Hillside Village in Salmon Arm at the age of 88. Born in Thornbury England to Ivy and Jesse Pullin, she arrived in Canada in April 1925 at two months of age with her older sister Violet and her parents. They then embarked on the CP Trans-Continental train across Canada to homestead in Balmoral.

Muriel was predeceased by her husband Frank in 1992, daughter Stella in 1972 and son Ricky in 1978 and grandchild Stacey 1984. She is survived by 6 children, Michael (Judy) of Revelstoke, Ron (Karen Warner) of Kelowna, Evelyn (Paul) Hundt of Kelowna, Barbara (Tim) Pennell of Clearwater, Mel (Linda) of Salmon Arm and Shelley (Terry) Colton of Williams Lake. Muriel will also be lovingly missed by 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Muriel loved and was loved back as a daughter, sister, wife, aunt, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and friend. In her later years the grandchildren and great grandchildren were her greatest joy.

Mom took great pride in her family’s English heritage, their farming background and making the best of what they had. She was also proud of the fact that she started school at the age of 4 so that there would be enough pupils to keep the Balmoral school open. Mom and Auntie Violet lost their mother when mom was only 10 years old, so as pioneer girls they learned to do the baking and housework out of necessity. Mom’s baking only got better with time and was enjoyed by everyone, especially her pies, breads, chiffon cakes and cinnamon buns. Her homemaking skills also included knitting countless sweaters and hundreds of pairs of mittens for the kids and grandkids. Every one of us can remember making snowballs and snowmen wearing a pair of her knitted mittens.

After the family farm was sold in 1971, Mom worked for a few years candling and packaging eggs in Sorrento and then a number of years at Sorrento Centre until she eventually retired.

Retirement wasn’t the end of her activity though as she continued to sit on the Salmon Arm Fair Board, acted as strata council secretary and worked hard to get around seeing all of her grandkids.

Mom loved playing softball and won a championship while living in Victoria in her teens.

Watching baseball remained one of her favorite pastimes. She was like a kid in a candy shop the night she went to see the Arizona Diamondbacks play in Phoenix. Mom devoted much of her volunteer time to local children and youth programs. From the Notch Hill children’s Christmas fund to many years as a 4-H leader and councillor she helped many kids learn important life skills.

She was very proud to have received her Canadian Citizenship in the Nation’s capital when she was chaperoning a group of 4-H members to Ottawa.

She felt honoured when she was asked to cut the ribbon at the 100th celebration of the Salmon Arm Fall Fair.

The family wishes to thank the many good friends Mom had in the Notch Hill, Sorrento area and at Macintosh Grove & Piccadilly Terrace. Your friendship meant a lot to Mom and to us as family as we knew you were all there for her. We would be unable to count the number of card games mom shared with friends in her 88 years. The family also thanks Dr. Lipsett (retired) who helped mom deliver most of us children into the world and the many health care workers who cared for mom at different times over the years.

Our appreciation of our mom will be forever.

When you were born, you were crying.

And everyone around you was smiling.

You lived your life so that when you died You’re the one who is smiling And everyone around you is crying.

A celebration of Muriel’s life will be held at the Seniors 5th Avenue Centre (170 5th Ave. SE. Salmon Arm) on Saturday April 20th from 2-5 pm.

Memorial donations in Muriel’s name can be made to either the Sorrento Centre, or the Alzheimer’s Society, Online condolences can be sent throughMuriel’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of Bower’s Funeral Services, Salmon Arm.

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We thank all those who apply, however, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Canoe Forest Products Ltd. (CFP) has an immediate opening in its plywood operations, located in the Salmon Arm, BC area, for a Certified Millwright.

Qualifications include interprovincial/certified millwright trade ticket, excellent people skills, coupled with strong organizational and problem solving skills. Preference will be given to those applicants who have troubleshooting experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical machinery. Previous experience with log processing/ handling equipment and veneer production equipment would also be an asset. Shift work, which may include weekends, and a strong safety oriented background are also a requirement of this position.

A full range of benefits, including payment of medical, extended health benefits, Southern Interior Health & Welfare benefits, and a pension plan are available for the successful applicant.

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Help Wanted

LIBRARY PAGE

SALMON ARM BRANCH The Okanagan Regional Library has a vacancy for a Library Page at our Salmon Arm Branch.

Please refer to our website at www.orl.bc.ca for the Job Description, position requirements and information about applying for this opportunity. Only full time students are eligible for this position.

Closing Date: April 26th, 2013 Closing Time: 3 p.m.

Please quote Competition #13-43

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Wanted: SALES MANAGER Manager will be responsible for the sales of residential properties.

Partial list of job duties includes; • Supervising part time sales staff • Advertising, marketing and website management Email resumes to terry@shuswaplakeestates.com

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF S.D. NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) CASUAL BUS DRIVERS School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) requires Casual Bus Drivers to work on a casual basis in All Areas. The work involves the operation of school buses used to transport students within the district and on field trips.

Applicants will have a demonstrated safe driving history as presented by a Driver’s Abstract from Practical working the Motor Vehicle Branch. knowledge of school bus maintenance and repair requirements, along with the ability to deal in a friendly, courteous and effective manner with a variety of passenger situations is required. Drivers must also possess a good knowledge of the North Okanagan-Shuswap Area.

The successful applicant will have a valid B.C. Class 2 Driver’s license with an air brake endorsement and at least one year work experience in the operations of passenger buses.

The rate of pay is $23.70 per hour, plus 4% vacation pay.

All resumes can be sent to tward@sd83.bc.ca . Please include email addresses of two past supervisors as professional references by April 30, 2013.

Human Resources Department School District No. 83 220 Shuswap Street Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Services

Home Improvements

Painting & Decorating

FLOORING SALE Over 300 Choices Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Laminates - $0.59/sq ft Engineered - $1.99 sq ft Hardwood - $2.79 sq ft Overnight Delivery in most of BC!

www.kingoffloors.com

1.877.835.6670

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS Misc Services

HOME

Business/Office Service ARE YOU applying for or have you been denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits?

Do not proceed alone. Call Allison Schmidt 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca

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

Renovation Repair Maintenance

250-253-4663

Miles’ Mobile Mechanical

Think Spring

Handypersons HELPING HANDS to help you with LAWNS, GARDENS and YARDWORK. “Husband/Wife team.” Mowing, edging, trimming, blowing, washing, Dump runs.

Have 25 years experience in painting interiors, exteriors, fences. Reasonable rates and free estimates!

Jim or Gwen 250-803-0019

Repairs & Maintenance to: • Lawn & Garden Equipment • Chainsaws • Trimmers • ATVs • Sleds

MILES KENTEL

Cell 804-6869 • 30+ years locally

250-832-4213

Excavating & Drainage

DAN DEGLAN EXCAVATING Professionally Beautifying Properties for Over 27 Years.

• Rock Walls • Utility Services • Site Prep • Terracing • Drainage • Pools

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

250-832-0707

Garden & Lawn

We thank all applicants for their interest in our organization; however, only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Shuswap Lake Estates

Services

Medical Health

Garden & Lawn

’s BlanLd ES

A FARM S • Shavings, Sawdust, Bark Mulch, Wood Chips (bulk/mini bags) PICK-UP • Well Rotted Manure OR • Soils DELIVERY • Extra Clean Wheat Straw

Stanley Bland 832-6615 or 833-2449

REIMER’S FARM SERVICE We Deliver

• Bark Mulch • Shavings • Sawdust

250-260-0110 or 804-3030 Financial Services

Financial Services

nt iscou $D ting$$ $ ain P • Residential & 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

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay A horse quality orchardgrass, 2nd crop $5 , & 1st crop $4 Al Fritzel (250)832-9070 1st Cut alfalfa grass, 2nd cut grass. No rain. Shed stored. $3/ 65lb bales. 250-307-8633

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions

Garage Sales

Auction Huge 3 Restaurant Like New Equipment Auction.

April 20 @ 11 AM at Dodd’s Auction 3311-28 Ave, Vernon.

1-866-545-3259 View photos at doddsauction.com .

$200 & Under Wood Bunk Bed. clean, good cond.w/2 matresses. Barely used $150 250-804-0801

Firearms Canadian Firearms Safety Courses (PAL) Downstairs at Chase Legion PAL: April 27 & 28, 9am-?

Cost $105 includes manual & exams Pre-registration required Call Ivan: (1-250)679-2758 Hunter Training Course (C.O.R.E.) Downstairs at Chase Legion CORE: May 4 & 5 9am-5pm Cost $140 includes manual, exams & BCWF Fee Pre-registration required Call Ivan: (1-250)679-2758

Garage Sales

With Dignity & Understanding.

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

3202 White Lake Rd., indoor, Apr20/21, 10-5, lots of antique furniture, used furn, misc items 4801 13th St NE (Raven) Sat Apr 20 8:30-2pm Fridgedaire Smooth top Conv. Range, elliptical, bikes, hshld, Bouncey Castle, Toys, boys Clothes, Baby Gear and lots more.

Chase Secondary School’s Clean and Green Team will be holding a garage sale in the parking lot on Saturday April 20th from 9am-1pm. Hot dogs and drinks, silent auction items. and new items will be sold. Any donations will be graciously accepted by phoning 250-679-3218. Please support our students committed to preserving the health of our community.

ESTATE/GARAGE Sale Lots of indoor and outdoor plant pots, plant stands, LP’S and CD’S, tupperware, corningware, knickknacks, artwork, small aquarium, shelving units and tons more! Sat April 20th and Sun 21st. 9:00-4:00 6891 50th Ave SW (Salmon Valley Road) Estate garage sale Sat Apr 20 9am-3pm 7080 54St NE Canoe. Everything must go.

Moving Sale - Sat. Apr 20th 8:30am-1:00pm.

1200-50th Ave NE (Raven)

Pet Services

Pet Services

ALFALFA/grass 1st cut, small squares, 1 rain, good feed, $2/bale J.Lepine (250)832-2962 Excellent 2nd & 3rd crop, grass hay, nutrient analysis avail. 250-546-6158.

GRASS HAY, (250)253-4663

$2/bale

Pasture for Horses. Shelter, water $50/mo. 250-832-6635 Shavings or sawdust 150 yard loads.Cedar or Fir.Bark mulch. Delivered. 1 (250)8386630

Livestock SET of heavy leather draft horse harnesses, brass studded c/w bridle & reins, very good shape $1000. open to reasonable offers (250)679-4660

Pets N&T CANINE CARE Daycare, boarding, grooming.

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

PET GROOMING With Michelle

Monday to Friday

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

Appointments necessary.

271A Trans-Can. Hwy. N.E. (across from KFC) • 250-832-0604

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

INDUSTRIAL PARK Final Clearance 4391-45St. SE, Apr.20/21, 9-4, tools, quantity of 1” below ground sprinkler pipe & access., bathroom access, metal racks, aquariums, welder, cement mixer, patio set, beautiful rose wood desk & credenza, 2-3’x6’ comm. desks, misc. stuff Multi Family Yard Sale Saturday Apr 20 only 10am-2pm motel & hshld items, furn appliances, light fixtures, china, tools, German books and more, View Point Motel 6871 TCH NW Salmon Arm SALMON Arm: 1230 24Ave SW, Apr.20/21, 8-2, family downsized, lots of household items, furniture, etc.

SALMON Arm: 5530-20Ave SE off Hwy 97B, Apr. 20/21, 9-2, bar stools, tvs, tools, saddle, compressor, etc SALMON Arm: 621 8Ave SE, Apr.20, 9-?. Street Garage Sale 4 addresses in cul-desac. Lots & lots of misc. items SALMON Arm: 6891 50Ave. SW, Apr.20/21, 9-4, Estate Garage Sale, lots of indoor & outdoor plant pots, plant stands, LP’s, CD’s, knickknacks, art, aquarium, terrarium, shelving units, lots more!

WILLOW COVE subdivision Multi family Sat Apr 20 9am2pm 1581 20th St NE

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.

SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!

40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com SCRAP PAPPY 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

Misc. for Sale 20’ American shuffle board, solid wood $1000., Arctic snow plow $2000., Weider weight bench $50., (250)2530509 2 Lovely stained glass hanging lamps, Various shades of green and Sea foam. Lg. and Sm. valued $1500, asking $750. 250-832-1561 45Gal food grade plastic and steel barrels 6 different types to choose from. 250-833-4963 AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 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. BERNINAARTISTA200 Unit Low hours + $2500obo 7784894875

Embroidery accessories

DERBY car for sale, half built ‘87 Dodge Diplomat, comes with extra parts, tires, rads, etc $200. (250)832-4659 FRAMUS 5-string resonator banjo, mint condition with hard shell case.$350 ALLAN and Heath 16 Channel mixer, high-end British built, lots of effects. $400

Phone 250-833-1976 or 250-517-8087 GET READY FOR

FISHING SEASON

SAGE XL fly rod, 9ft 8 weight with metal case $300 FENWICK XL fly rod, 9ft 6 weight, with reel,line and case. $125 Call 250-517-8087

PORTABLE wood electric fire place 1400 watt, $100. 35 in Sanyo television $100. Round wood pedastal dining table c/w leaf and 4 chairs $200. Free spirit treadmill, good working cond, $100. 2 Wood stools, white legs $25. Computer desk $25. Contact 250-675-4413 or billm@eaglebaycamp.com RESTLESS LEG Syndrome & leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. Online www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

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Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Rentals

Rentals

Misc. for Sale

Mobile Homes & Parks

Mobile Homes & Pads

Suites, Lower

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

DOUBLE wide, 3bdrm, lake view, modular in Blind Bay, lrg. covered deck, $995/mo + util.

(250)675-3790

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188.

25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860.

32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760.

47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. or visit us online at: www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca WROUGHT iron patio set, lounger, swing, tea trolley, 6 chairs & cushions. $250. 3 tier glass top coff. table solid wood. $100. Chrome kitchen set $250. 4-6 man hot tub good cond. $3000. (250)8325060

Misc. Wanted COINS, Private Collector wanting to buy coins, tokens, medals. Canadian, US, Specialty Foreign.

Collections, rolls, older bank bags of coins, special coins from safety deposit box, sets ect. Call Todd: 1-250-864-3521 PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670 Quarters. I will pay $1 each for older 25¢. Loose, rolls, bags, ect. I will consider other coins as well. 1-778-932-2316 RIMS for Toyota Corolla p185/65/R15 Noting fancy, for all seasons. 250-832-6765 True Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-778-281-0030 WANTED: camper jacks, cable/crank type (250)8327896

Musical Instruments FRAMUS 5-string resonator banjo, mint condition with hard shell case. $350 ALLAN and Heath 16 Channel mixer, high-end British built, lots of effects. $650

Phone 250-833-1976 or 250-517-8087

UPRIGHT Heinzman piano (250)832-9256

Plants /Nursery Spring clearance. Landscape trees, wholesale prices, Blue Spruce/Pine, 5-7 feet. Excellent privacy source or yard focus. Discount on 5 or more.

Pick your tree now. Digging May 1st. Valley Tree Farm.

250-832-7742

Mortgages TEKAMAR MORTGAGES

Best rate 5yr-2.89%OAC

Serving the Columbia-Shuswap since 1976.

Rates Consistently better than banks

(250)832-8766

Toll free 1-800-658-2345

Townhouses SHUSWAP RIDGE - Quality Townhomes. 2 styles and a demo unit. Great location.

2751 15th Ave NE Near SAS and Askews. Call or text Dane.

1-250-808-2400

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1BDRM. across from Askew’s DT, W/D, parking, Call Colin (1-604)858-8176 or Jeremy (1-250)253-2404 Avail now 1bdrm across from City Hall.

Adults, N/S, pets negot., refs req’d $690/mo. Phone: 250833-0420, 250-253-0606 1BDRM. apartment, close to down town, adults, NS, NP, references req.(250)833-6855 1BDRM apartment, downtown SA $650/month.

Recently renovated, clean, bright unit.

Parking, laundry. NS. NP. Quiet building, great location.

Call Keith (250)832-6060 1BDRM. handicapped features, pet OK, adults, private & level entry, new 4plex, W/D, avail. May1, $800/mo, 1070 1st ST SE (250)833-2129 1 Bdrm walk DT quiet bldg NS ND NP Cable incl. hydro extra $595 May 1 250-832-4429 2BDRM apt. ground floor in quiet building, adult oriented, avail. Now, on bus route, walk to DT & hospital, heat/hot water included, AC in suite, coin laundry, NS, NP, DD, $825/mo.

(250)546-3066 (250)546-1970 3BDRM SA.Reliable, responsible, working tenants. N/S, N/P. Washer/dryer, lge kitchen Above D/T business. Avail. now $900. (250)463-9777 BACHELOR ste downtwn Salmon Arm N/S, Sat TV util, coin lndry. $575. Call 604-835-4111 Bright 1&2BDRM close to DT NS NP Starting at $ 575/mo hot water incl (250)955-0774

Free Items

LAKEVIEW MANOR Beautiful fully furn. Apts.

Viewing Shuswap Lake & McGuire Park. Close to all amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building starting at $700-$825/mo. + Hydro Ref req’d (250)833-9148

SWEET, young male cat, great mouser, independant (250)833-4228

Misc for Rent

Real Estate Houses For Sale Care-free living!

2 bedroom, 2 bath + den townhouse with a garage.

All one level.

Overlooks green space and has a lovely porch area.

New flooring, paint, fridge, stove and water heater. $215,000.

Call (250)832-6765

Lots ANNOUNCING: Salmon Arm’s Newest Estate lot Subdivision.

Green Emerald Estates is now taking reservations. Fee simple not a strata. Limited number available this year. 20th St. (Upper Lakeshore) at 45th Ave NE 250-833-5855 www.greeenemeraldinc.com LAKEVIEW 3.85 Acres, 3 possible building sites, drilled well & driveway, hydro/phone at lot line, fishing & ATV heaven. 10 min to golf course at Blind Bay, 20 min to Salmon Arm $135,000 (250)835-8888

Homes for Rent

2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Condo in Salmon Arm 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath + Den 4 plex in Salmon Arm

Call AL BINGHAM (250)804-6216

Houses For Sale

4BR, 3Bath. Near Arena. W/D, Garage. NS, NP. References. $1400.

675-4806.

Avail Immed.

BEAUTIFUL 3400sqft. lake view 3bdrm., 2.5bath, dbl garage in SA, NS, NP, $1450/mo. + util. (250)838-0207 jarks@telus.net BEAUTIFUL 3 bdrm 2 bath home, lake views, close to amenities, 5 appl, newly reno’d, large yard with shop. $1550 + dd and utilites, ref req’d. Call 250-463-4670 BLIND BAY - 2bdrm. fantastic lakeview. N/S, N/P, 2 person 2 veh. max., all appl. $750/mo. + util., Avail May 1 (250)675-2124 Brand New bright, beautiful 3 bdrm 2 car garage great location $1500/mo.250-833-6188 COZY central 2bdrm, NS, $1000/mo. + utilities, (250)833-0310 NO YARD WORK! 3Bdrm Executive lakeview home W/ 2 BALCONIES in an adult only High end community. 2 levels. 1500 sq. ft on each floor. NS NP $1400/mo plus util & DD ref’s req’d.

250-832-3864

Office/Retail FOR LEASE: Goldpanner Restaurant Space Located @ Tappen Esso Effective May 5th 2013 for more infor or appointment contact Art at 250835-4585

Suites, Lower 1-bdrm bright, open, walk-out suite, full kitchen, w/d, incl util.

800 sq. ft. N/S, N/P. Avail. Apr. 1st. $800/mo. 250-833-4727 1BDRM. SA, close to DT, laundry, large yard, avail April 15, NS, NP, $700/mo. incl. utilitities plus DD (250)804-6289 1BDRM spacious daylight walking distance to DT, carport, priv. ent., alarm, cable, internet & util incl. NP, NS ref’s req’d $750/mo. (250)833-8588 1BDRM. w/o suite, util, wifi, satelite incl., all appl, 8km from SA $650/mo. (250)832-7809 1 Bedroom + Den Bsmt suite.

Large, new suite near Bastion school. Generous room sizes.

Daylight on one side. A/C. $850 incl utilities.

NS (250) 517-9617.

BRIGHT 2bdrm quiet suite close to DT SA on bus route, utilities, laundry, cable incl’d. avail. Jun.1, $750/mo. NS, Call (250)803-1081 BRIGHT, walk-in, 1-bedroom basement suite on Grandview Bench acreage, recently renovated, available May 1st. F/S, W/D, approx 1,000 sq ft, geothermal heating/AC, utilities included, satellite tv available, suitable for quiet individual or couple, non-smoking, no dogs (cat - maybe), large bathroom w in-floor heat. References required. $900.00/month Colleen or Tony @832-7216 (daytime) 832-7973 (eves/weekends) DAYLIGHT 1bdrm. suite, level entry, parking, large kit., lots of storage, SW SA on bus rte., cable/util/int incl., refs req’d, pets neg., $789/mo. rent neg.

NS, No Parties (250)515-2343 Enderby (rural) 1bdrm $650. incl all util, satellite TV & internet., 250-558-9171.

Houses For Sale

HOME BUYING MADE EASY • 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.

All for only

149,900

$

250-833-4728

plus HST

or

699

$

per month OAC

1-877-60HOMES

www.eaglehomes.ca

(604-6637)

Daylight Bachelor Suite.

Suitable for single person. Reno’d bathroom Close to town, college and bus route. F/S, W/D. Sep. parking and entrance. NO SMOKING. N/P, DD and ref’s req. $600/mo inc. util. and cable tv. Available now lynda.jb@shaw.ca (250)833-5123 Lakeview 2-bdrm ground level suite, avail. May 1 , walk to town, basic cable incl. util. extra.

NS/NP, DD req’d, $800/mo. 250-832-6684 NEWLY renovated 1,100 sq.ft daylight basement suite, town & mall close. A real must see! $1,100/mo. incl. util. Available now. 1 yr.lease. 250-833-8966

Rentals Townhouses

Cars - Domestic

Recreational/Sale

2001 Buick Century Ltd, great cond., leather, loaded, all access. working, winter & summer tires incl. $3800.

(250)832-3334 after 6pm

2008 Cedar Creek 5th wheel trailer model 32TK 3 P/O, AC, FP, Wide screen, Dble pane tinted windows Skirt incl. $38,500 OBO 250-675-3569

2006 Infiniti G35X Fully Loaded lots of extras 108,000kms Very clean good looking car $17,000 250-833-1081 2006 Jeep Commander, loaded, like new, silver, good tires, 60,000km $14,750. (250)8324663

1992 Jeep Cherokee 4 door wagon, new tires & shocks. 6 cy auto. $1750.(250)832-5577

BRIGHT 3BDRM Townhouse Close to Askews uptown near Rec Ctre Private deck 11/2 baths ns/np ref req’d, quiet long term tenants pref’d. $950/mo 250-832-3303

Transportation

Auto Financing

Suites, Upper

Cars - Sports & Imports 2010 Honda Civic EX-L 4 door sedan, automatic. 75,000 kms, all HWY driven, fully loaded, moon roof, air, tilt, cruise, heated leather seats, protective clear hood covering, alloy wheels, 4 snow tires on rims, alarm, cd player, usb plugs, p/s, p/w, p/l, p/m, heated mirrors. Excellent condition, no accidents, all service records.

Must sell. $12,900.

250-803-4629

Recreational/Sale 1995 Xplorer 10’ camper, fridge, stove, forced air furnace, bathroom, awning, N/S bed, power jacks, new batteries $6250. obo (250)832-9256 1998 38’ Discovery Diesel Cummins, Allison. Newer 2 dr fridge, front tires, batteries.

Tow dolly $29, 000 Firm 250-675-2116 tow car avail.

Townhouses

2006 33ft Colorado 5th Wheel. Dry weight 8756 lbs Class 5 license only. 3 slide outs. Full Queen bed, Dining table and 4 chairs. Hide-abed, heated FP, AC no pilot lights. Computer table, exterior shower, electric front jacks. asking $20,900 Call Paul 250-832-6333 DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Legal Notices

Transportation

BEAUTIFUL, 2 bdrm 1 bthrm townhome in Sorrento/Blind Bay. New f/s/w/d, 2 patios, dbl garage. Lake view. Walking dist to bank, groceries, drugstore. Suit retired couple or single. NS, NP. Call/text 250804-5366 lv msg. Avail May 1st $800. + util.

1Bdrm+Den 10 min to town bright $700 all util incl. 250835-4329 or 250-833-7761 3BDRM., 1.5bath, $800/mo + $250/mo. for utilitites. Incl water, gas, power, sat. tv, garbage p/u. NS, 10 min from SA, avail. Now (250)832-5376 HILLCREST: bright 2bdrm. main floor, NS, NP, 5appl., large deck & yard, $1100/mo. incl. util., avail May 1st, (250)833-7840

2BDRM + den, 2.5bath, clean quiet end unit, garage, 6appl., gas f/p, close to all, NS, lease req’d, responsible individual $1200/mo.+util. (250)457-0011 2BDRM., downtown SA, W/D, F/S, DW, AC $825/mo., DD, NS, NP, ref’s req., avail.Immed (250)832-6991 3Bdrm 3bath townhouse.

Great location. Close to schools, Rec Centre, College.

Single garage. Washer dryer, dishwasher, fridge, stove NS Prefer No pets (small dog may be ok) $1100/mo plus utilities Call Lyle 250-833-6097

Transportation

Legal Notices

In the matter of Warehouseman’s Liens Act

Auto Rd. Self Storage - 5421 Auto Rd. 250-832-3997 Claims a Warehouseman’s Lien against the following person. If not paid in full on or before the date stated, the goods will be sold or disposed of May 26, 2013 Dominic Ethier, amount owing $3,131.40.

Notice of Application

Captains Village Utilities Inc.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO THE COMPTROLLER OF WATER RIGHTS UNDER THE WATER UTILITY ACT AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION ACT NOTICE is hereby given by CAPTAINS VILLAGE UTILITIES INC. that and application has been made to the Comptroller of Water 5ights for a Certiðcate of PXblic Convenience and Necessity for the proposed constrXction and operation of a ZaterZorNs distribXtion system to serve residents in the area of the SW ¼ of SEC 27, TP 22, RGE 11, W6M, KDYD WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE WATERS IF SHUSWAP LAKE EXCEPT (1) PLAN ATTACHED TO DD5912F (2) PLAN B5406, 8408, 9416, 9920, KAP79865, AND KAP85492.

Any person Zishing fXrther information in connection Zith this application shoXld apply directly to Captains Village Utilities Inc., 3877 Captains Village Way PO Box 24001, Scotch Creek, BC V0E 3L0.

Any objections to this application are to be forZarded to Rick CoXroXx, Secretary to the DepXty Comptroller of Water Rights, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 9340 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria, BC V8W 9M1, or by email Rick.CoXroXx#gov.bc.ca or by fax 250 953 5124 to be received in this ofðce on or before May 20, 2013.

Captains Village Utilities Inc.

3877 Captains Village Way, P.O. Box 24001, Scotch Creek, BC V0E 3L0

Legal Notices

Sport Utility Vehicle

Trucks & Vans 1995 Ford F150 short box super cab $2500. (250)253-0509 2010 Ford F-350 4x4 turbo diesel, 15,000 miles, 6 pass cab., remote start, tow/haul switch, rear tailgate step, trailer mirrors, reverse sensing, free maintenance till Aug. 2015, sprayed cargo box, adj. gas & brake pedal. Lots of Extras. Asking $40,000. OBO Paul 250-832-6333 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. $8750. O.B.O. Call Steve-oh eve. (250) 804-1728 WANTED to buy: Newer 4x4, ext. cab p/u truck, good shape, low kms (250)253-0862

Boats 14FT. aluminum boat, trailer & 7.5HP Mercury motor $1000.

(250)955-2913 PONTOON boat, 16’x6’ w/trailer both pressure treated in ex. cond., 50HP Honda, Minnkota elec. motor, auto pilot, fish finder, GPS, downrigger, battery charger, storage cover $9400. (250)804-0261 SAILBOAT, 19’ daysailer w/cabin, retractable keel, trailer, 4HP outboard $3500. obo (250)832-8462

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE:

The Estate of JANICE EDITH TONN a.k.a JAN EDITH TONN a.k.a JANICE E TONN a.k.a JANICE TONN, deceased, formerly of 6789 Ranchero Drive, Salmon Arm, in the Province of British Columbia.

Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of JANICE EDITH TONN a.k.a JAN EDITH TONN a.k.a JANICE E TONN a.k.a JANICE TONN are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executrix, HAZEL ZIEGLER, c/o 51 -3rd Street N.E., P.O. Box 67, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, V1E 4N2, on or before May 17, 2013, after which date the Executrix will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix then has notice.

Executrix: HAZEL ZIEGLER Solicitor: Kathryn M. Vennard BROOKE, JACKSON, DOWNS 51 - 3rd Street N.E. P.O. Box 67 Salmon Arm, B.C V1E 4N2

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FENCING SERVICES QUOTATION PROCESS School District No. 83 is advertising for interested parties to submit a quotation for Fencing Services for the 2013 School year.

Quotation documents, addendums or corrections for this quote can be obtained from the School District No 83 Works Complex located at 5911 Auto Road SE., Salmon Arm, BC or downloaded from the School District website at www.sd83.bc.ca Quotation process closes at 12:00 PM May 31, 2013.

Further information can be obtained via email to fmarasco@sd83.bc.ca

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charged wna man has been A 22-year-old Kelo rsonation ts of fraud, theft, impe ted in with multiple coun nses after he was arres ation and using false prete oper credit card skimming d to connection with a wna, and may be linke that took place in Kelo Arm. on similar cases in Salm p.m., the Kelowna RcMP On March 16 at 1:30 of a possible fraud. laint responded to a comp g that he Id card and statin A man wearing an the RoneRVeR tions on behalf of JAMEs MurrAy/OBS was collecting dona apparently just had ity char e ald Mcdonald Hous use of a pora resident with the taken money from n Webster fencing student Aike Mctable debit device. ely phoned Ronald an épée as fellow ate in the The resident immediat fencing footwork with ey to Vernon and Armstrong to particip his ed that this was an tises advis prac was and mitt e Ryan Sch a dedonald Hous story on A21. travel down the vall provided police with dy a their exploits, see the background. The pair on the e in ongoing scam. She s custo mor into For train ury. taken ect was to the 18th cent scription and the susp ingly simisport, which dates back . This story is strik short distance away Salmon Arm. lar to the reports from James Alexander as ified ident The man was ins in n to police and rema Graham, who is know t on Tuesday, March 19. cour custody to appear in Graham iries indicated that neighbourhood inqu er furth vicarea and there were led that had canvassed the tigation also revea 2012 intims. Subsequent inves iceberg, with more than during a March 22, the of section, this may be the tip wna and town, and spection of the inter few days in both Kelo traffic coming into r-present 47 victims in just a including an “eve directly across from Labere lan third the Lach .

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