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Family safely escapes early morning fire
Rude awakening: Sevenyear-old wakes up to find mattress burning. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
A Sicamous family had quite a scare when their daughter woke up to find her bed was on fire. Sometime after 1 a.m. on Monday morning, seven-year old Violet-Mae Sholtz was startled out of bed when she rolled over and saw it was on fire. Wysteria, Violet-Mae’s mom, said her daughter ran out of the bedroom and woke her dad, Warren, who was sleeping in the living room. When he went in with a fire extinguisher, the flames were already up to the ceiling. The family, including Violet-Mae’s older brother and one-year-old sister, along with pets, were quickly gathered outside I never like lateon the driveway. night structure fire “It was pretty awful, calls – this was as but we’re just all really good as they get. I’m happy that we’re not in glad everyone is safe, the hospital or mourning that was our biggest somebody,” said Wysteconcern. ria. Brett Ogino Sicamous Fire Chief Fire Chief Brett Ogino says that at 1:23 a.m., firefighters received a call to attend a structure fire on McLeanMcPherson Road. When they arrived, firefighters found it was, in fact, a residential fire. “Fortunately, though there’s smoke damage and a bit of a nice-sized burn mark up the wall… the residents, they were able to extinguish it and got the kids out…,” said Ogino. “The house is OK, there is some pretty good smoke damage… I talked to the little girl and she said she kind of woke up, rolled over and she could see fire in front of her face. A little scary.” Ogino believes the fire started from an electrical outlet near the bed. “We’re not sure why the electrical plug would cause it, but you could see it started right there…,” See Fire caused on page 3
Showing the love: Young Sicamous Eagles fans from Enderby show their support at Sunday’s game against 100 Mile. Six of the team’s players are billeted in Enderby and regularly help students at M.V. Beattie Elementary with reading, gym class and other activities. “Our students light up when they see them,” says M.V. Beattie teacher Jill Haskett, adding the school also received 80 complimentary tickets. See more Eagles action on page 7. Photo by Sharon Thibodeau
Prince George company wins demolition contract Policy: District to amend RFP process to benefit local companies. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
A sore spot was touched on, as was a need to revamp district policy during council’s recent awarding of the contract to demolish the former municipal office building. At its Jan. 22 meeting, district council agreed to award the contract to NAPP Enterprises Ltd. of Prince George. Out of five bids, NAPP’s was the lowest at $32,365 (before taxes). Other bidders included Solcam Industries of Sicamous at $37,200, and two Kelowna companies ($34,990 and $39,905). The total cost for demol-
ishing the former municipal building at 1214 Riverside Avenue is expected to come in at $38,500. This includes the $1,500 fee for an already completed hazardous materials assessment. Before council approved the award, Coun. Don Richardson spoke in favour of hiring local. District administrator Heidi Frank explained the tendered bids were ranked and scored through a grade system, and that for future RFPs, the policy would have to be amended so that local bids could take precedence. Coun. Fred Busch commented on the wording of the related staff report to council, that the building had been
“condemned as a result of damages caused by the Mara Lake flooding event of June 2012.” He asked this record be amended to reflect the BC Safety Authority’s involvement. “The actual damage was caused because BC Safety Authority removed the electric meter. It resulted in the pumps not pumping and, as a result, the basement flooded,” said Busch, “And now we have a building that is condemned, instead of a building that could have been used. “And I still feel BC Safety Authority was responsible for this flooding of the building. Even though the minister is saying, ‘oh no, this is fine.
Maybe he erred a little bit but you’ve got insurance so suck it up and stop complaining.’ But Fred isn’t going to stop complaining.’” In addition, Busch once again suggested that the demolition not occur without some fanfare and remembrance. He reflected on the building’s history and its use as a ranger station, then by the water board and, later, after incorporation in 1989, as a municipal office. “Well, there’s a lot of history in that building,” said Busch. “Things happened in that building as a result of it being a district office – most of it was good. And so I would See Gathering on page 3
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Drunk driver without licence arrested Need Help? A 45-year-old Sicamous man is facing multiple charges after being caught driving while under the influence in an uninsured vehicle without a driver’s licence. On Jan. 29 at 2:22 a.m., an officer on patrol spotted a vehicle known to be driven by an unlicensed and uninsured resident. Upon investigation, the officer noted the driver had been consuming alcohol. The driver was taken to the Sicamous RCMP detachment and administered a breathalyzer test, in which he registered well over the legal limit. The man is fac-
ing charges of driving while over .08, driving while impaired, driving with no driver’s licence, driving an uninsured vehicle and for having the wrong licence plate on the vehicle. • Jan. 30, 8:25 a.m., drug information was received by police. • Jan. 30, 8:29 p.m., police received a report of hazardous situation in which a brokendown tractor trailer unit was blocking part of travel lane on the TransCanada Highway outside of Sicamous. • Jan. 31,10:42 a.m., a lost trailer plate was turned in to police. • Jan. 31, 1:12 p.m., the fraudulent use of a
cell phone was reported to police. Dubnyk said somebody had activated a cell phone in someone else’s name and racked up bunch of bills. • Feb. 1, 7:24 a.m., a tractor trailer was reported to police to be speeding and passing on double solid lines. • Feb. 1, 9:59 a.m., police received a report of a suspicious person standing on the side of the highway waving his hands. Officers found the subject who was only attempting to track down someone to use a cell phone as their vehicle had broken down. • Feb. 1, 8 p.m., po-
lice received a report of motor-vehicle accident involving a deer. The driver was uninjured though the deer was killed on impact. • Feb. 2, 1:18 a.m.,truck trailers and snowmobiles were reported stolen from the Super 8 Motel. This is the first reported snowmobile theft this year. • Feb. 2, 10:39 a.m., police received a report of vandalism – three flower pots in front of a local pub were broken the night prior. • Feb. 2, 3:06 p.m., police received a report of possible impaired driver on Highway 1, having difficulty staying in their lane. Of-
ficers were unable to locate the vehicle, and passed the information on to the Revelstoke detachment. • Feb. 3, 1:23 a.m., police were requested to assist the fire department with a residential fire. • Feb. 3, 8:33 a.m., Sicamous RCMP were contacted by the Canadian Firearms Centre advising of a local individual whose firearm licence has expired. The individual’s record showed they were still in possession of firearms. Sicamous RCMP responded to five false alarms in this reporting period.
Rec programming on hold until new co-ordinator hired By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
District-run recreational programming is currently on hold until a new co-ordinator can be found. In November, Sicamous’ former recreation and wellness co-ordinator West Martin-Patterson left the district to take on a similar position working with seniors in Salmon Arm. This left existing programming in the lurch – something district council was made well aware of at its Jan. 22 meeting by resident Gary Devos, who expressed his frustration
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with the sudden loss of the pickleball program being run at the elementary school. District corporate administrative officer Heidi Frank told the News that with MartinPatterson’s departure, the programs he oversaw have been folded until a new co-ordinator can be found. However, she says the position is being expanded to include events co-ordination – something the chamber had been responsible for. Frank says it has not yet been determined if the district will continue to fund the chamber for
this role, and that the chamber hasn’t to take it on again. “It was done by the chamber and the various non-profit organizations – this will be more of a central position where the district-based type of events can be co-ordinated, and also when non-profits just don’t have enough volunteers,” said Frank. “Then, perhaps, our co-ordinator can lend a hand and help with those types of events as well. What we want to do is we’re hoping this position will set up nonprofits to be more successful.”
February 21 & 22 - Royal Canadian Legion Funspiel. Register at the Legion before February 16 Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays - Active After School Kidz. Ages 5-12 - to register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or recreation@ sicamous.ca Every 1st & 3rd Wed. - Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509. Every Mon. & Fri. - Bridge, Seniors Activity Centre, 1 p.m. Every Tues. Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-8329700. Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705. Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m. Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm. For info contact Juanita at 250836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472
Frank says the new co-ordinator will be expected to speak with the community and find out what programs people are interested in. However, programming will depend not only on community interest, but also ongoing support. “If there’s people out there who have something that they’re really interested in, the co-ordinator is going to look into various ways to make it happen… depending on the cost of equipment and things like that,” said Frank. “But if there is a group that,
Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcome Every Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon. Every Wed. - Seniors Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373. Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for info Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday - Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome. Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome. Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652 Every Thurs.-Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.
I’ll take kickboxing for example, a ladies kickboxing-type of class. If we have 15 women that are seriously interested in it and committed to a program like that for a year or two, then it’s worth going out and buying all the equipment, because something like that is quite expensive. “We can definitely deliver on the programs and what we’re looking for from the community is a commitment to use them.” And Frank says the pickleball program will be brought to the new co-ordinator’s attention.
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Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome. Every 2nd Thurs. - Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being a volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788 or just drop in to one of our meetings where you will be welcome. Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695. Every 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 to 9 p.m., Sicamous Health Unit. Every 3rd Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:30 in the Malakwa Hall. Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at Catholic Church. 836-3440. Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Esther 250836-4373 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpaletteclub.com Every Friday - Crib at the Legion at 1:00 pm
Every Friday - Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm Every 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm. Saturdays - Community Yoga 9:00 am NonHeated Hatha $5 drop-in All levels Families welcome. Last Sat. of the Month - Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door. Sundays - Candlelit Karma 6:30 pm. Warm & Gentle. Class by donation. Funds go towards community causes. Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m. Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m.
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Men sentenced in marijuana grow robbery By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Two Sicamous men will be serving time for charges relating to an April 2012 robbery of a marijuana grow operation. On Jan. 27, Salmon Arm Provincial Court Judge Roy Dickey sentenced Adam James Elford to two years less a day in prison, and
Jordan Jay Thomson to 18 months. In addition, they each received a two year probation order and a mandatory lifetime firearms prohibition. Elford and Thomson were charged under the criminal code for break and enter with intent of committing an indictable offence, unlawful confinement or imprisonment and possessing
a weapon for a dangerous purpose. The charges stem from an April 18, 2012 incident in Malakwa. According to Sicamous RCMP Sgt. Dave Dubnyk, the victim had heard his dog barking, alerting him to someone entering his yard. The victim saw a vehicle drive into his yard and two men get
out. One of the men allegedly showed that he had a handgun, exposing the handle to the victim. The suspects then explained they were there because the victim had a marijuana grow operation at his residence. During the incident, the suspects bound the victim’s arms and legs with tape. “The suspects stole
Oversight requires OCP amendment By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
OCP and zoning amendments should quell any interest in residential development on the site of the future water treatment plant. At its last meeting, council was informed by community planner
Mike Marrs how, in the process of adopting the latest official community plan and zoning bylaws, there was an oversight regarding district property at 524 Dabell Street – the location of a water highlift pump station and future home of the water treatment plant.
“I believe that property was inadvertently designated waterfront residential…” said Marrs, referring to the OCP. “As well, because it was deemed to be waterfront residential, the OCP designates it as a waterfront development permit area.” The property was
also zoned as R1 and 2 Single and Two Family Residential. Council gave first and second readings to motions recommended by staff to re-designate the property in the OCP as Parks and Community Facilities, and rezone to S3 Civic Use.
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said Ogino. The house is owned by the Hutchinsons. Wysteria says VioletMae is still disturbed by the incident, and none of the kids slept after the emergency evacuation.
“We’re all taking the day off school… we’re staying home today and we’re just going to hang out at grandma and grandpa’s… we’re all just going to take it easy,” she said. Ogino is grateful the family got out OK, add-
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a significant amount of marijuana bud, as well as an amount of cash that had been stored at the house; then the two of them fled with the marijuana and cash,” said Dubnyk. RCMP plain clothes officers from Kelowna were brought in to assist with the investigation, which resulted in the arrest of Elford and Thomson.
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Parent Information Meetings for French Immersion Programs Please note there is a change in registration practice from previous years for both EARLY and LATE immersion. Please read carefully! To find out more about French Immersion opportunities in our schools, and to possibly register your child for French Immersion, it is essential to attend the information meeting which pertains to your student! The meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. at École Élémentaire Bastion Elementary (early immersion) and L’École Intermédiare Shuswap Middle School (late immersion). It is essential for all parents interested in the French Immersion program to attend the information meeting pertaining to their child on March 4th at 7 p.m. If the numbers work out than registration will be taken at this meeting. If the numbers do not work out, we will continue with registration on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Registration will take place at the District Education Centre (DEC) located at #110 2960 Okanagan Avenue S.E., Salmon Arm on a first come first served basis. Sibling Enrolment. District practice provides opportunity for preregistration of students who already have siblings in the French Immersion Programs. Sibling registration forms will be mailed directly to all parents/guardians of students enrolled in French Immersion programs and must be completed and received at School District No. 83, by 4 p.m. Friday, February 21st, 2014.
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his week’s B.C. Supreme Court ruling that elements of legislation around teacher bargaining rights are still unconstitutional, and served to provoke a strike, should stand as a final warning to the B.C. Liberals. The decision, announced to great fanfare from the B.C. Teachers Federation, was the second such determination by Justice Susan Griffin. In 2011, she ruled that Bill 28 – enacted in 2002, it stripped class size and composition from the collective agreement – was unconstitutional. Part of her reasoning was that it removed the right to bargain those items in future. She gave the Liberals a year to sort things out, but the government ignored the ruling and kept those elements out of Bill 22, the 2012 legislation that expires on June 30. Education Minister Peter Fassbender, whose government has an eagle eye on costs, was no doubt nervous about the consequences of the ruling. The net result could see teachers and special needs assistants hired around the province to allow for smaller class sizes. Fassbender voiced disappointment with the ruling and claimed to have sought collaboration and co-operation in his discussions with the BCTF. That makes for a good sound bite, but government needs to focus more on the effect of its actions on the end users – students. No doubt it would cost more to create smaller classes, through hiring extra teachers and installing more assistants to work with students with special needs. But it would be a worthwhile investment. With fewer students in the room, those who need more individual help would, theoretically, have more chance to get a few minutes of their instructor’s time. Measuring that benefit to students, which is how governments must gauge such decisions, may be difficult in the short term. At the very least, returning class size and composition to contract discussions is a step toward creating a better learning environment for our children. -Victoria News
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VICTORIA – There are two reasons why the B.C. government must appeal the latest court ruling that damns its conduct, assesses damages of $2 million plus lawyer bills and appears to hand the B.C. Teachers’ Federation the keys to the treasury. The first is practical politics. The legislature reopens Feb. 11, ironically right after Family Day. An appeal will give rookie Education Minister Peter Fassbender the cover he will need during the daily 30 minutes of sniper fire that is Question Period. Rise. “It’s before the courts, Madam Speaker.” Sit. Even the trigger-happy Premier Christy Clark will be staying in her trench, after the bleeding wound she received from Justice Susan Griffin last week. The second reason is
practical economics. The 2014 budget has gone to press. Government lawyers told the court that retroactively returning to 2001 classroom rules could cost $500 million, an estimate Griffin dismissed as “speculative.” It could include compensation to retired teachers for earnings they gave up. This retroactive lump would be on top of the ongoing costs, running to hundreds of millions more as 60 school districts try to reassemble the world of 2002. This union victory began when the Supreme Court of Canada invented a constitutional right to collective bargaining in 2007, based on “freedom of association” in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In case there are parents and taxpayers who still believe that all would be calm had the NDP won the 2013 election, allow me to put that to rest.
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NDP leader Adrian Dix took to his Facebook page a couple of days after last week’s ruling, joining calls for an apology from Clark. That would be for what Justice Griffin characterized as deliberately provoking a strike to build public support for the latest of a long line of settlements imposed on teachers. Within minutes, Dix received this caustic response from Tara Ehrcke, president of the Greater Victoria teachers’ union. “But where was the NDP during the election campaign?” Ehrcke asked Dix. “You committed a measly $100 million – a third of what it will take to restore class sizes and less than the [NDP] platform in 2009, and only pocket change more than the Liberals’ Learning Improvement Fund of $75 million.” Note the mindset of this prominent member of the radical fringe that controls the BCTF. “A measly $100
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million.” An extra $25 million? “Pocket change.” This is the same union boss who demanded that hundreds of teachers be hired “this week,” to reorganize classes in the middle of the school year to make them smaller by one or two students. Parents and students would endure yet another major disruption of the public school system. No government, B.C. Liberal, NDP or Green Party, can let its unions control their own payroll, just as no private company can. That goes double for this union, which had its own obvious role in provoking an illegal strike in 2012. It made outrageous benefit demands and cancelled extracurricular activities for months before it even specified its wage demand. Bargaining, if you can call it that, resumes this week. Both sides need to cease fire.
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Province assessing ruling on class size By Tom Fletcher Black Press
The B.C. government is considering an appeal of a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that rejects legislation restricting teacher bargaining and assesses a penalty of $2 million plus court costs. “It doesn’t reflect government’s view of the case and the facts in the case,” Premier Christy Clark told a Kamloops radio station Tuesday. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said he is “disappointed” by the ruling, and ministry staff will study it before deciding on a possible appeal. Fassbender said he disagrees with the judge’s conclusion that the government tried to provoke a strike by reintroducing provisions
that had been struck down by the same judge. “What we need to do is to review the judge’s ruling in detail to see what the implications are, but clearly my message to school districts, to parents, is it’s business as usual in our schools,” Fassbender said. The B.C. Supreme Court ruling rejected the provincial government’s effort to keep class size and special needs support off the bargaining table with teachers, and ordered the government to pay $2 million in damages to the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. In a ruling released Monday, Justice Susan Griffin said the B.C. government’s replacement legislation, passed in 2011, is as unconstitutional as the
2002 law called Bill 28 that removed class size and special needs support from union working conditions. “The court concluded that the government did not negotiate in good faith with the union after the Bill 28 decision,” Griffin wrote. “One of the problems was that the government representatives were preoccupied with another strategy. Their strategy was to put such pressure on the union that it would provoke a strike by the union. The government representatives thought this would give government the opportunity to gain political support for imposing legislation on the union.” The ruling strikes down the portions of the new legislation that have not already expired.
BCTF president Jim Iker said the ruling returns contract language that was in place in 2002, and he expects that the province’s 60 school districts will have to rehire teachers and special needs assistants to reduce class size. He said there were 1,200 education specialists affected by the 2002 legislation, including teacher-librarians and counsellors. “It’s good for us, it’s good for public education, it’s good for British Columbia and for our students,” Iker said of Monday’s ruling. NDP education critic Rob Fleming called the ruling “real blow to the B.C. Liberals’ credibility,” adding it traces back to Premier Christy Clark’s time as education minister in 2002.
Crazy fun: Rielle Walsh proudly displays her Subway prize won during the Crazy Hat Skate event at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre. The event was one of several held for Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week. Photo by Gwyneth Gau
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Fri/ Sat/Sun – Feb 7- 9 th – WINTER SCRAPBOOKING RETREAT, S & D Rec Centre, Fri 4- 9 pm, Sat. 8 am - 9 pm, 8 am - 4 pm. Cost $85. For more info call Lynn @ 250 836-4912 or Joan @ 250 836-4876 SUNDAY, 9TH -DOWN TOWN SNOW SCULPTURE, 10 – 2 pm. Free Form, themes, snow/ice, colour, props & lighting. Registration forms @ Inkx Printing, Sicamous Info Centre,fee $10 per team. Register a spot by Feb. 3rd. For info call 250 836 - 3103
Monday - Feb 10th FRONT YARD SNOW SCULPTURE & LIGHT UP – register by Feb 8th, Pam @515-1692 Registration forms to be picked-up at Inkx Printing or Sicamous Info Centre, Civic Bldg 10TH -FRONT YARD SCULPTURE JUDGING & PEOPLE’S CHOICE…contestant addresses to be posted @Askew’s, SASCU and on Snow Days Facebook. 3 pm - Best Daytime. 7 PM – BEST LIGHT UP
Friday, Feb 14th, VALENTINE’S DANCE – Royal Canadian Legion - music by Transplant, social hour 4 pm.. Bring an appy!
Saturday, Feb 15th CABIN FEVER DINNER, AUCTION & DANCING, Sicamous Snowmobile Club, ERS School. Advanced tickets $25, call Michelle @ 250 833-9335
Sicamous and District Rec Centre
THURSDAY FEB 6 Public Skating: 8:30 - 10 am Lunch Bunch: 12 - 2 Public Skating: 2 - 4:30 SA Midget: 4:45 - 6:15 Sicamous Midgets: 6:30 - 8 Eagles: 8:15 - 9:15
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WEDNESDAY FEB 5 Parkview: 9 - 9:30 am Lunch Bunch: 12 - 1 pm School Hockey: 1 - 3 pm Public Skating: 3:15 - 4:30 pm Novice & Pre Novice: 5 - 6 pm Atom: 6 - 7 pm Midget: 7:15 - 8:15 Eagles: 8:30 - 10
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Lunch Bunch: 12 - 1 Hockey School: 1 - 3 pm Public Skating: 3 - 4:30 pm Kamloops vs. Eagles: 7 - 9 pm SATURDAY FEB 8 Summerland vs. Eagles: 7 - 9 pm SUNDAY FEB 9 Atom Game: 9 am - 10:30 pm MONDAY FEB 10 Closed for Family Day TUESDAY FEB 11 Public Skating: 9 - 11 am Lunch Bunch: 12 - 2 Figure Skating: 5 - 7:30 Eagles: 7:30 - 9 pm
Rec Centre Gym open 8:00 am to close. Full Membership: $20.
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Credit scam raises questions
IN PLAIN VIEW LACHLAN LABERE
This guy walks into a bar, orders a beer and a burger and, the next day, his credit card statement shows he’s five grand in the hole. No punch-line here, but I’d feel certainly feel as though I’d been punched in the stomach if I had to go through what Paul Chelli did. Recently, in gathering information for a story, I had an opportunity to speak to Chelli, a Kelowna resident who was keen to share an unrelated story of his own involving credit cards, wireless technologies and unexpected bills for more than $10,000, includ-
ing $1,500 spent on hotels in Germany. Chelli and his wife were victims of wireless skimming, a form of credit card fraud in which personal information contained on “tap-and-go” credit cards is stolen by a wireless device, such as a cellphone. With a special app uploaded to the phone, skimmers need only be in proximity to access a credit card number, expiry date and the cardholder’s name, provided the card is equipped with an activated RFID (radio frequency identification) or NFC (near field communication) chip. “I used to work in a government liquor store and was always looking for fraud daily… I was quite shocked that it happened to us,” said Chelli, explaining his wife’s card was billed for $10,300, while the $1,500 hotel bill was on his. “I went online and checked our ac-
count and saw that purchase was made, and it was a pre-authorized hotel credit… authorized by Visa.” Chelli says the matter has since been resolved with their credit card company as far as getting the money back, though he warns it can take up to four weeks before a fraud investigation concludes. And while banks will deactivate the chip on debit cards, the credit card company has been reluctant to do the same. So Chelli and his wife now wrap their cards in a sheet of aluminum – one of the top recommendations to prevent tap-and-go skimming. “As it is now, if our purchase is under $50, we don’t even pull the credit card out of our aluminum foil,” says Chelli, noting his credit card will only work for automatic, wireless purchases of $50 and under. Anything over,
he says, requires a pin number. Another recommendation, adds Chelli, is to avoid using tap-andgo cards with wireless point-of-sale devices. This, he says, was the advice of his fraud investigator. Of course, credit card companies argue the technology is safe and secure. Meanwhile, there’s a growing market for special, skimmer-proof credit card wallets. While credit card fraud isn’t anything new, did we really need another way to be ripped off? I mean, when was there ever a demand for tap-and-go credit cards? I don’t recall any hell being raised at the coffee shop over the five seconds it takes someone to tap in a four digit pin number. As much as we love our life-simplifying technological conveniences, we can never stop weighing risks and benefits.
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Heat is on: Sicamous Eagle Devin Gerun races for control of the puck during a special Hockey Day event in Salmon Arm versus the Chase Heat at Shaw Centre. Photo by James Murray Owen Rowsell. In the second period, Astasiewicz and Taylor potted power-play markers at the beginning and the end of the period, with 100 Mile scoring two
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with division rivals, the Chase Heat, for Salmon Arm’s Hockey Day event. A powerplay marker scored by the Heat early in the first frame was followed by a power-play goal by Blake, assisted by Head and Hawco. Grieve was next in line to score, with an assist by Maetche. Chase was last to score in the frame, tying the contest 2-2 going into the second period. Astasiewicz potted a single late in the second, assisted by Tyson and Gerun. Chase replied early in the third, with the remainder of the period going by goal-free, pushing the contest into overtime, where the Heat managed to earn a 4-3 victory. Finally, on Sunday night, Feb. 2, the Eagles were back on home ice where they wrangled a 4-3 win from the 100 Mile House Wranglers. Devin Gerun was first to light up the board with a short-handed goal at 5:33, assisted by
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riod. The Storm’s Felix Larouche replied with back-to-back markers, but Kamloops lost the lead in the last two minutes of the frame, with goals scored at 1:49 and :02 by Stephen Hawco and Curtis Witney. Assists were by Darien Head, Devin Gerun and Arlyn Semeschuk. The second period was book-ended with goals by Jayce Davis, assisted by Witney, and Nathan Grieve, assisted by Jameson Stoski and Colin Blake, with Kamloops potting a single in between. Similarly, in the third frame, unassisted goals by Grieve and Blake sandwiched two Kamloops markers, both by the Storm’s top scorer Josh Rasmussen. On Saturday, Feb. 1, the Eagles were in Salmon Arm, but not to take on their BCHL home team, the SilverBacks. The Sicamous team was in gorilla territory to do battle
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When you beat the best in the league, you know you’ve had a good weekend. The Sicamous Eagles manage to topple KIJHL front runners, the Kamloops Storm with a 7-5 tally during one of four games played between Jan. 29 and Feb. 2 – one of the more arduous yet rewarding weekends for the Eagles in a while. The Jan. 29 contest was a home-ice affair that saw the Eagles beat the Osoyoos Coyotes 5-3. The Coyotes got off to a two-goal lead in the first frame, but a marker at 11:15 by Nathan Grieve, assisted by Colin Blake, seemed to be a harbinger of their eventual demise. In the second frame, the Eagles were quick to tie the Osoyoos 2-1 lead with a goal by Nicholas Astasiewicz, assisted by Tyson Taylor and Bradley Whitehead. Minutes later, teammate Matthew Maetche potted an unassisted marker, with Osoyoos catching a rebound in the last five minutes of the period. At 18:12 in the third, Astasiewicz put Sicamous back on top with an unassisted goal of his own. With 17 seconds left on the clock, Riley Jepson potted an unassisted marker to seal the win for Sicamous. On Friday, Jan. 31, the Eagles were in Kamloops to battle the Storm. Eagle Tyson Taylor was first to light up the board with an unassisted marker at 18:09 in the first pe-
in between. Sicamous’ game-winning goal was scored by Maetche on a power play in the third, assisted by Davis and Gerun. Eagles Kris Joyce was back on the ice for all four games after he and fellow netminder Chris Turner were out with injuries. Despite the loss against the Heat, Eagles general manager Wayne March was pretty pleased with the team’s performance. “Beating Kamloops was a big plus… We went on four games in five nights and I’m surprised we had anything left for Sunday’s game, but they reached down and pulled it off,” said March, commending the team and the coaching staff. The Eagles host the Storm on Friday, Feb. 7. Game time is 7 p.m.
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Going Hawaiian: Chris Dewitt, Dale Kremer, Brenda Dazell and Karen Kremer show off their tropical flare after winning the A-event in the Sicamous Curling Club’s Hawaiian Funspiel. Coming in second in the A-event was the team of Ian Skeet, Suzanne Carpenter, Kevin Prystai and Sandy Moody. Winner in the B-event was the team of Mike and Ken Whitehead and Susan and Brian Bonder. Coming in second was the team of Murray and Donna Whitney, Dwain Meyer and Jim Arbuthnott. Photo contributed
Province set to loosen liquor policy for events Festivalgoers and sports enthusiasts, as well as the hotel industry and its patrons, will benefit from recommendations highlighted Friday in the final report on the B.C. Liquor Policy Review. The province says recommendations highlighted Friday will streamline the application process for special occasion licences (SOLs) and refresh outdated liquor policies around beer garden fencing, opening up new opportunities for B.C.’s many festivals,
special events and nonprofit organizations. Applications will be moved online, and the requirement for fencing around beer gardens will be eliminated. Once legislative changes are made, festivalgoers will be able to roam the grounds with a pint, rather than being restricted to a cordonedoff beer garden. “This will help decrease costs for festival organizers and allow parents with kids to enjoy a beer and remain with their family, as they might at a hockey game,” says a
Jan. 31 Government Communications and Public Engagement press release. “In addition, mixed spirit drinks – rather than only beer, wine, cider and cooler products –will also be permitted at events like music festivals and regattas, with continued restriction of sales to minors.” The province has announced its full support for 73 recommendations in the report. A number of these recommendations require significant policy work and implementation planning, which will be done over
the coming months. Other changes include: • Increasing flexibility around licensing and permitting spiritbased liquor sales in the stands of stadiums and arenas throughout the province. • Making licensing changes that will extend room service hours in hotels and allow guests to move more freely with alcoholic beverages. The full report is now available online at: http://engage.gov. bc.ca/liquorpolicyreview.
Hired Equipment Registration Okanagan Shuswap District
The Okanagan Shuswap District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire for the fiscal year of 2014/2015, which begins April 1, 2014. This district geographically covers the area from the United States border, east to Osoyoos, west of Princeton and north of Salmon Arm. All individuals or companies registered in 2013 will have received invitations by mail to re‑register hired equipment for 2014. If you have new equipment to be added to your profile, you can register online at www.bcbid.ca or contact the District Office in Kelowna to obtain the appropriate forms. Any individuals who were not registered in 2012/2013, but wish to have equipment listed are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms. Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance or up‑to‑date WorkSafe BC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects. Only owned or lease‑to‑own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment may only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area. The deadline for new registrations is midnight on Friday, March 14, 2014. Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment, or for changing or deleting equipment information already listed.
Register through the Okanagan Shuswap District Office at: 1358 St. Paul Street, Suite 300, Kelowna, V1Y 2E1 You can also phone 250 712-3660 or send a fax to 250 712-3669 to have the forms mailed or faxed to you.
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Columbia Shuswap Regional District NOTICE OF AN INTENTION TO DISPOSE OF AN INTEREST IN LAND
Pursuant to Section 187 of the Local Government Act, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board hereby gives notice of its intention to dispose of land, which is made available to the public for acquisition. The lands are the current Regional District offices, with civic addresses of 751 and 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, legally described as PID: 018-306-756, Lot 1, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10 West of the 6th Meridian Kamloops Division Yale District Plan KAP50017 and PID: 017-914-990, Lot 1, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10 West of the 6th Meridian Kamloops Division Yale District Plan KAP48068 (the “Lands”). The Lands are to be disposed of by way of a sale of the fee-simple interest of the Lands, provided that it shall be a condition of such sale that the Purchaser shall: • accept the lands as is, where is and subject to all existing charges; • acquire both parcels that comprise the Lands; and • allow for a flexible closing date, to be set for approximately March 31, 2015, based on the need to complete construction of new local government offices. The process by which the Lands may be acquired is to submit an offer to purchase to the Regional District on or before 4:00 p.m. on Friday March 28, 2014 to the attention of Charles Hamilton, Chief Administrative Officer. The offer to purchase shall include the proposed purchase price, which shall not in any event be less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). Further information on the lands may be obtained by contacting the Corporate Administration Services Department . The Regional District reserves the right to reject any and all submissions and to decide to either not dispose of the Lands or to accept any proposal submitted. The Regional District’s decision will be based on the offer that is in the Regional District’s best interest and will not necessarily be the highest amount offered.
MoTI Ad 1018A-NOTICE OF PARCEL TAX ROLL OKSH Hired Equipment The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has prepared the 2014 parcel
tax roll as required by Section 202 of the Community Charter. The parcel taxCountry roll lists Calendar the parcels eligible to be taxed for the following services and Lake will be available for inspection commencing February 11, 2014:
Summerland Review ElectoralSpotlight Area B Similkameen • Galena Shores Waterworks Keremeos/OK Falls Review • Trout Lake Electric Vernon Morning Star Electoral Area C Salmon Arm Observer • Cedar Heights Waterworks Sicamous Eagle Valley News • Copperview Waterworks Penticton Western News • Eagle Estates Waterworks Salmon ArmBay Shuswap Market • MacArthur Heights/Reedman News Heights Waterworks Salmon Arm Lake Shore News • Sorrento Waterworks Oliver Chronicle • South Shuswap Liquid Waste Osoyoos Times Management
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Electoral Area D • Falkland Waterworks Electoral Area E • Area E Liquid Waste Management Electoral Area F • Anglemont Waterworks • North Shuswap Liquid Waste Management • Saratoga Waterworks • Seymour Arm Liquid Waste Management • St Ives Street Lighting
The parcel tax roll may be viewed at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District office, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm BC, Monday 340through lines Friday between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm.
(4 columns x 85 lines)
Property owners may request a correction to the parcel tax roll only with respect to their own property and only for the following reasons: 1. there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll; 2. there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; 3. an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed. Requests for an amendment to the parcel tax roll must be received in writing and received at the address below no later than 4:00 PM on Monday February 24, 2014. Peter Jarman, Manager of Financial Services PH: 250 833-5908 pjarman@csrd.bc.ca
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Mattila, Ronnie Ronnie passed away peacefully at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, BC, on January 24th, 2014, after being diagnosed shortly before with lung cancer. He was born in Salmon Arm on August 22nd, 1939. Survived by his sister Lila (Ron) Tucker, Victoria, nephew Stephen (Claire) Tucker, and grandniece Elise, Montreal, Quebec. He is also fondly remembered by his long time school friend David Tiili of Nanaimo, BC. Ronnie grew up in the Solsqua area and attended Eagle River school in Sicamous. He left Sicamous at an early age and worked in the logging industry at various locations in BC. While Ronnie had a mischievous side he was also fun loving and caring. He enjoyed sports, especially hockey. He was well known for his dancing ability and love of music. He also enjoyed singing, and in his later years, drawing and painting. For the past 30 years Ronnie was a resident at Hazelmere Lodge in White Rock. Thank you to the staff at Hazelmere for their kindness and caring. A Memorial Service was held at Hazelmere Lodge, 19475 -16th Avenue, White Rock, BC, on Wednesday, February 5th at 11:00 a.m.
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NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of WILBURN HERBERT DOUGLAS EVANS ALSO KNOWN AS WIBERN EVANS ALSO KNOWN AS DOUGLAS EVANS, deceased, Retired, late of 737 Conn Street, PO Box 691, Sicamous, British Columbia, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executors care of FULTON & COMPANY LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, 300 - 350 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 1Y1, on or before the 28th day of February, 2014, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims of which the Executors then have notice. ARLENE NANCY EVANS and YVONNE MARIE MORRISS, EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF WILBURN HERBERT DOUGLAS EVANS ALSO KNOWN AS WIBERN EVANS ALSO KNOWN AS DOUGLAS EVANS, DECEASED
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