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Vol. 59 No. 43 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.com
Early education: Left – Ivan Hatch is enchanted with Barney the School Bus (operated by Kathy Keam) during the Early Years Learning Fair held Friday at the rec centre. Above – Eldon Smith checks out the BC Ambulance Service table with Amanda Van Damme, Wayne and Owen Smith; Megan and Lilian Kroeker spin the wheel at the Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society booth with the help of Jennifer Findlay. Photos by Lachlan Labere
Protests against high gas prices gathering steam By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The recent dip at the gas pumps in Sicamous and Salmon Arm may not be entirely due to global market trends. While it’s not uncommon for people to gripe about gas prices, people were out on the highway last week protesting the price at the pump in Salmon Arm. Their protest was spurred by how the cost of gas initially seemed static while the plummeting price per barrel resulted in dramatically decreased gas prices elsewhere in the province, and the nation. The price of a litre of regular in Salmon Arm has since dropped from 137.9 to 129.9. At the same time in Enderby and Vernon, it was 125.9. In Kamloops
gas was down to 112.9 at some stations, and in Abbotsford a litre could be found for as low as 107.9. “I’m a retired senior and these high prices can’t continue,” said Jennie Anderson, who joined other protestors Sunday afternoon on the Trans-Canada Highway near one of Salmon Arm’s downtown gas stations. “We can’t sit around. We have to do something to stop these big companies from taking advantage of us.” Fellow protestor Sylvia Lindgren agreed with the sentiment. “Two weeks ago there was one guy, last week there were two people and today there’s 10 of us. We have See Chamber on page 2
Fill up: Vehicle owners fill up Friday afternoon at the Sicamous Shell station, where gas was at 131.9. Photo by Lachlan Labere