BUSINESS JR Contracting changes hands Page 3
NEWS New postal outlet opens in Shopper’s Drug Mart Page 5
COMMUNITY
100th Birthday Celebration Page 10
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The Similkameen
Volume 65 Issue 32
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
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Tulameen hosts annual Fun Days
Four days of family fun draws locals and visitors out to the community of Tulameen during the B.C. Day long weekend. Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com
An annual event held in the beautiful community of Tulameen draws people of all ages to visit, each BC Day long-weekend in August. The four day weekend includes; a Slo-pitch tournament, beach volleyball games and tournament, games for kids, horseshoes, refreshment garden, duck race and a Monday morning pancake breakfast. On Saturday, the parade was lead by Sgt. Barry Kennedy of the Princeton RCMP followed by various floats, hilariously outfitted ball teams, kids on bikes, the Tulameen Ferris Wheel and representatives of Princeton; Mayor Frank Armitage, along with Princeton Youth Ambassador, Alex Burke and vice-ambassador Kassidy McCutcheon, (driven by CAO Rick Zerr) followed by Princeton Councillors Kim Maynard and Marilyn Harkness. “Uncle Chuck and his Truck” represented the Princeton Legion and trucks from the Tulameen Fire Department finished off the funfilled parade. A few parade attendees provided a “cooling down” for those in the parade by super soaking sprays with water, which was accepted gratefully by most and with good humour by the rest.
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The Tulameen Ferris Wheel, was a huge hit during the Annual Tulameen Days Parade held on Saturday, August 2. Suoer soaker cooling down via parade attendees was appreciated by many of the folks in the parade.
Visitor drowns in weekend tragedy Andrea Demeer editor@similkameenspotlight.com
A 37-year-old Surrey man drowned Sunday in the Similkameen River at Bromley Rock. Lakhvir Brar was returning home from a family holiday in Penticton when he stopped with his wife, two young children and two family friends, for a rest break. Brar was a non-swimmer. He waded into the river, lost his footing, and slipped beneath the water. “Twenty people jumped into the river to help search for him,” said Princeton RCMP sergeant Barry Kennedy.
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Brar was pulled from the river after ten minutes; about 50 meters downstream from where he was last seen. An off-duty physician and two local firefighters administered CPR until BC Ambulance Services arrived. Paramedics spent a further 30 minutes by the water, attempting to resuscitate Brar. “They had a faint pulse,” said Kennedy. Brar was transported to Princeton hospital where he died.Kennedy noted this is the third drowning in the Similkameen River in 2014, and issued a caution for residents to use safe water practices. “The water level is low but there is still a deep channel that runs through it and it is quite fast.”
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